The Deep Woods

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The Deep Woods

The Deep Woods

Before Unlock

After Unlock

The Deep Woods, as it appears on The Player's map before they gain access.

The Deep Woods, as it appears on The Player's map after they gain access.

Location

Mistria

Information

Type

Region

Residents

Caldarus

To Unlock

Story Quest "Breaking The Fire Seal"

Theme

Deep Woods Theme

The Deep Woods is a location in Fields of Mistria. It lies north of The Eastern Road.
The staircase leading to The Deep Woods from The Eastern Road is inaccessible until The Player completes Story Quest "Breaking The Fire Seal" and is able to remove the thick vines blocking the path.

Connections

Points of Interest

The Grove of Rest

A number of tree mounted grave stones nestled in a clearing. Most are too high up to read but the more recent markers belong to March and Olric's Parents (Jade and Olin) and Hayden's Grandmother (Greta).

There is a small pile of stacked stones near the entry to the grove. Examination of the pile has The Player note that the stones appear to have been deliberately placed. This may be a reference to the real-world practice of building "cairns", stone piles erected to mark places of significance like trail heads, spiritual sites or, most relevant here, grave sites.

The Temple

The path to enter the Deep Forest Temple's courtyard is blocked by a Big Stump, requiring a Copper Axe or better to clear. Curiously, this stump respawns daily and has to be cleared each time The Player chooses to enter the temple grounds by foot, unlike the similar obstruction blocking the Wishing Well. However it it is also possible for The Player to jump (default is ( space key ) on PC) over it, again unlike the similar stump in The Narrows.

The Temple courtyard is relatively sparse; Near its main stairs are a small seating area with stone lanterns and a bench, and on the other side of the path is a small garden that Caldarus maintains. Interestingly, this garden will sometimes include seasonal forage plants that would not typically be obtainable without certain Farming perks, perhaps as a nod to Caldarus himself being the source of those skills.

The Temple's interior serves as Caldarus' home while in his human guise, and is modestly furnished. The most notable feature within the Temple interior is a small shrine to Caldarus himself, with coins placed around it as though offerings left in ancient times. This small shrine can teleport The Player back to  Caldarus' Statue on The Farm in exchange for 10.

Collections

Archaeology

The Deep Woods Museum Set is exclusively found in The Deep Woods.

Image	Name	Description	Rarity	Requirements	Museum Set
	Crystal Apple	A rare artifact. Appears to have been infused with essence.	Rare	None	Deep Woods
	Fossilized Mandrake Root	A legendary artifact. Thankfully, it's fossilized.	Legendary
	Gathering Basket	An uncommon artifact. Still smells faintly of Bell Berries.	Uncommon
	Metal Leaf	A rare artifact. So detailed, it's not clear if it was grown or crafted.	Rare
	Petrified Wood	An uncommon artifact. Incredibly old and beautiful.	Uncommon
	Coin Lump	An uncommon artifact. A mass of old coins, fused together by time.	Rare	Aquatic Antiquities Skill	Aquatic
	Giant Fish Scale	An uncommon artifact. Can't imagine what fish this came from.	Uncommon
	Rubber Fish	An uncommon artifact. How did this get in the water in the first place?	Uncommon
	Rusted Treasure Chest	An uncommon artifact. Looks quite valuable, a shame it can't be opened.	Uncommon
	Water Sphere	An uncommon artifact. You're not sure why, but it won't pop.	Uncommon
	Clay	A small lump of clay. Used in a variety of crafting recipes.		None	Dig Site
	Peat	A brick of compressed organic matter, commonly burned as fuel. Used as a crafting material.
	Shard Mass	A large mass of shards originating from unknown artifacts. Used as a crafting material.
	Shards	Shards originating from unknown artifacts. Used as a crafting material.
	Sod	A square of cut earth. Used as a crafting material.
	Mist Crystal	An uncommon artifact. A strange hollow crystal. If you put your ear to it, you can hear a howling wind.	Uncommon	Mist Sight Skill	Mist
	Mist Flute	A rare artifact. Through unknown means and at random times, this flute will play a haunting melody.	Rare
	Mist Scroll	A rare artifact. The words on this scroll are illegible, due to its constantly shifting lines.	Rare
	Misty Black Mirror	An uncommon artifact. A black mirror, filled with mist, that thrums with magical power.	Uncommon
	Misty Feather Quill	An uncommon artifact. This ethereal quill begins to tremble when placed near paper.	Uncommon
	Black Tablet	An uncommon artifact. Made of a strange metal, it's not clear what this is for.	Uncommon	Well Placed Skill	Oopart
	Completely Wrong Map	An uncommon artifact. A badly faded map that appears to show a landmass where the Western Bay now lies.	Uncommon
	Muttering Cube	An uncommon artifact. This device emits a low hiss most of the time, and occasionally what sounds like voices from far away.	Uncommon
	Unknown Dragon Statuette	An uncommon artifact. This doesn't appear to be Caldarus.	Uncommon
	Weightless Stone	An uncommon artifact. This black stone appears otherworldly in origin. It has no weight, and will roll around from the slightest breeze.	Uncommon
	Criminal Confession	An uncommon artifact. Too bad the pages are fused together.	Uncommon	Sunken Secrets Skill	Sunken
	Mermaid's Comb	An uncommon artifact. Looks suspiciously like a fork.	Uncommon
	Rainbow Seaweed	An uncommon artifact. Can only be found floating in the current, no one seems to know where it grows.	Uncommon
	Rock with a Hole	An uncommon artifact. Seems to be naturally formed.	Uncommon
	Rusted Shield	An uncommon artifact. A very old shield with an unusual design.	Uncommon

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Fishing

Pond Fish as well as Fish unique to The Deep Woods are able to be caught when Fishing or Diving here.

Image	Name	Description	Price	Size	Season	Weather	Rarity	Museum
	Alligator Gar	A rare giant pond fish found in winter.	100t	Giant	Winter	Any	Rare	Yes Winter Pond
	Angel Fish	A common small pond fish found in spring.	45t	Small	Spring	Any	Common	Yes Spring Pond
	Barb	A common small pond fish found in spring.	40t	Small	Spring	Any	Common	Yes Spring Pond
	Bluefish	A common large pond fish found on rainy days in fall.	45t	Large	Fall	Rainy  Rain  Storm  Thunderstorm	Common	Yes Fall Pond
	Brown Bullhead	A common medium pond fish found in summer.	40t	Medium	Summer	Any	Common	Yes Summer Pond
	Brown Trout	A common large pond fish found in spring.	50t	Large	Spring	Any	Common	Yes Spring Pond
	Burbot	A common large pond fish found on snowy days in winter.	45t	Large	Winter	Snow  Blizzard	Common	Yes Winter Pond
	Catfish	An uncommon medium pond fish found in all seasons.	80t	Medium	All	Any	Uncommon	No
	Cherry Fish	A legendary small pond fish found on breezy cherry blossom days in spring.	500t	Small	Spring	Wind	Legendary	Yes Legendary
	Copper Rockfish	A common fish that can only be lured with Common Fish Bait. The scales of his fish are a deep, burnished copper.	40t	Medium	All	Any	Common	Yes Fish Bait
	Crucian Carp	A common medium pond fish found in spring.	40t	Medium	Spring	Any	Common	Yes Spring Pond
	Flathead Catfish	A common medium pond fish found in winter.	80t	Medium	Winter	Any	Common	Yes Winter Pond
	Forest Perch	A common medium Deep Woods fish found on rainy or snowy days in all seasons.	50t	Medium	All	Rain  Thunderstorm  Snow  Blizzard	Common	Yes Deep Woods
	Giant Koi	A rare giant pond fish found in summer.	90t	Giant	Summer	Any	Rare	Yes Summer Pond
	Giant Tilapia	An uncommon giant pond fish found in winter.	80t	Giant	Winter	Any	Uncommon	Yes Winter Pond
	Golden Eel	A rare fish that can only be lured with Rare Fish Bait. This mysterious eel is rarely seen in nature.	100t	Giant	All	Any	Rare	Yes Fish Bait
	Golden Shiner	A common small pond fish found in summer.	45t	Small	Summer	Any	Common	Yes Summer Pond
	Goldfish	A rare small pond fish found in spring.	120t	Small	Spring	Any	Rare	Yes Spring Pond
	Iron Fish	An uncommon fish that can only be lured with Uncommon Fish Bait. It could almost be mistaken for a piece of iron.	65t	Small	All	Any	Uncommon	Yes Fish Bait
	Killifish	A common small pond fish found in fall.	40t	Small	Fall	Any	Common	Yes Fall Pond
	Koi	A common medium pond fish found in all seasons.	40t	Medium	All	Any	Common	Yes Multi-Season
	Lake Chub	A common small pond fish found in summer.	35t	Small	Summer	Any	Common	Yes Summer Pond
	Lake Trout	A common large Deep Woods fish found in all seasons.	45t	Large	All	Any	Common	Yes Deep Woods
	Massive Minnow	A common fish that can only be lured with Common Fish Bait. It's quite massive...for a minnow.	35t	Small	All	Any	Common	Yes Fish Bait
	Muskie	An uncommon large Deep Woods fish found in all seasons.	90t	Large	All	Any	Uncommon	Yes Deep Woods
	Rainbow Trout	A common medium pond fish found in fall.	35t	Medium	Fall	Any	Common	Yes Fall Pond
	Roach	A common medium pond fish found in all seasons.	35t	Medium	All	Any	Common	No
	Sauger	A common large pond fish found in summer.	45t	Large	Summer	Any	Common	Yes Summer Pond
	Silver Redhorse	An uncommon medium Deep Woods fish found in all seasons.	80t	Medium	All	Any	Uncommon	Yes Deep Woods
	Silver Squid	An uncommon fish that can only be lured with Uncommon Fish Bait. Widely considered to be good luck if caught.	75t	Large	All	Any	Uncommon	Yes Fish Bait
	Snakehead	An uncommon large pond fish found in spring and fall.	60t	Large	Spring  Fall	Any	Uncommon	No
	Snapping Turtle	A common large pond reptile found in summer and winter.	40t	Large	Summer  Winter	Any	Common	No
	Striped Bass	A common large pond fish found in fall.	40t	Large	Fall	Any	Common	Yes Fall Pond
	Sunny	A common small Deep Woods fish found on rainy or snowy days in all seasons.	45t	Small	All	Rain  Thunderstorm  Snow  Blizzard	Common	Yes Deep Woods
	Tetra	A common small pond fish found in all seasons.	40t	Small	All	Any	Common	No
	Tilapia	A common small pond fish found in winter.	45t	Small	Winter	Any	Common	Yes Winter Pond
	Turtle	A common large pond reptile found in all seasons.	45t	Large	All	Any	Common	No
	White Perch	A rare medium pond fish found in fall.	120t	Medium	Fall	Any	Rare	Yes Fall Pond

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Diving

Image	Name	Description	Price	Size	Season	Weather	Rarity	Museum
	Bullfrog	A common small pond catch found on rainy and snowy days in summer and winter.	45t	Small	Summer  Winter	Rainy  Rain  Storm  Thunderstorm  Snow  Blizzard	Common	No
	Frog	A common small pond amphibian found in spring and fall.	35t	Small	Spring  Fall	Any	Common	No
	Newt	A common amphibian found in all seasons.	45t		All	Any	Common	No
	Paper Pondshell	A common pond mussel, found in all seasons.	20t		All	Any	Common	No
	Pond Snail	A common pond gastropod found in all seasons.	25t		All	Any	Common	No

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Bug Catching

Image	Name	Description	Price	Spawn Condition	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity	Museum
	Fuzzy Moth	An uncommon insect found at night in all seasons.	15t		All	Sunny  Wind  Wind	8 PM- 2 AM	Uncommon	Yes Multi-Season
	Windleaf Butterfly	A common Deep Woods insect. Clever camouflage makes this insect look like leaves fluttering about.	20t		All	Sunny  Wind  Wind	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Deep Woods
	Mote Firefly	A common Deep Woods insect. Legends say that they are known to guide lost travelers out of the woods.	25t		All	Sunny  Wind  Wind	8 PM- 2 AM	Common	Yes Deep Woods
	Loam Caterpillar	An uncommon Deep Woods insect. These caterpillars can be found munching away in the thick loam of the Deep Woods.	35t	Additional spawns in trees	All	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	Yes Deep Woods
	Dragon Horn Beetle	A common Deep Woods insect. This beetle spends most of its time sharpening its horn.	40t		All	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Deep Woods
	Singing Katydid	A rare Deep Woods insect. These remarkable insects spend their whole lives crafting a unique and beautiful song.	70t		All	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Rare	Yes Deep Woods
	Ant Queen	An insect that can only be lured with Common Pheromones. This Ant Queen has a can-do attitude and is ready to start her very own colony.	30t	Common Bug Pheromones	All	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Bug Pheromone
	Biggest Beetle	An insect that can only be lured with Legendary Pheromones. Now that's a big beetle!	120t	Legendary Bug Pheromones	All	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Very rare	Yes Bug Pheromone
	Queen's Birdwing	An insect that can only be lured with Rare Pheromones. This very large butterfly has a regal bearing.	90t	Rare Bug Pheromones	All	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Rare	Yes Bug Pheromone
	Saint Mantis	An insect that can only be lured with Uncommon Pheromones. This mantis is unusually peace-loving and gentle.	60t	Uncommon Bug Pheromones	All	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	Yes Bug Pheromone
	Sunset Moth	An insect that can only be lured with Common Pheromones. What an eye-catching moth!	35t	Common Bug Pheromones	All	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Bug Pheromone
	Fairy Bee	A legendary insect found during fall. It's beautiful!	30t		Fall	Sunny  Wind	6 AM - 2 AM	Very rare	Yes Legendary
	Leafhopper	A common insect found in fall. Sometimes found when cutting grass.	10t	Additional spawns when cutting grass	Fall	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Grass
	Inchworm	A common insect found in fall.	10t		Fall	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Fall
	Mistmoth	A rare insect found at night in fall.	30t		Fall	Sunny  Wind	8 PM- 2 AM	Rare	Yes Rare
	Monarch Butterfly	A common insect found during the daytime in fall.	10t		Fall	Sunny  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Common	Yes Fall
	Cicada Nymph	A common insect found at night in fall.	10t		Fall	Any	8 PM- 2 AM	Common	Yes Fall
	Chillipede	An uncommon insect found in fall. Found when breaking rocks.	15t	Breaking rocks	Fall	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	No
	Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly	An uncommon insect found during the daytime in fall.	15t		Fall	Sunny  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Uncommon	Yes Fall
	Walking Leaf	An uncommon insect found during the daytime in fall. Sometimes found when shaking trees.	15t	Additional spawns in trees	Fall	Any	6 AM - 8 PM	Uncommon	Yes Fall
	Caterpillar	A common insect found in spring. Sometimes found when shaking trees.	10t	Additional spawns in trees	Spring	Sunny  Wind  Rain  Rainy	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Spring
	Butterfly	A common insect found during the daytime in spring.	10t		Spring	Sunny  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Common	Yes Spring
	Luna Moth	A rare insect found at night in spring.	20t		Spring	Sunny  Wind	8 PM- 2 AM	Rare	Yes Spring
	Orchid Mantis	A rare insect found during the daytime in spring.	20t		Spring	Sunny  Wind  Rain  Rainy	6 AM - 8 PM	Rare	Yes Rare
	Flower Crown Beetle	A legendary insect found during the daytime in spring. It's so cute!	30t		Spring	Sunny  Wind	6 AM - 2 AM	Very rare	Yes Legendary
	Snail	An uncommon gastropod found in spring.	15t		Spring	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	No
	Ladybug	A common insect found in spring.	10t		Spring	Sunny  Wind  Rain  Rainy	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Spring
	Roly Poly	An uncommon insect found in spring. Found when breaking rocks.	15t	Breaking rocks	Spring	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	Yes Spring
	Petalhopper	A common insect found during the daytime in spring. Sometimes found when cutting grass.	10t	Additional spawns when breaking grass	Spring	Any	6 AM - 8 PM	Common	Yes Grass
	Hummingbird Hawk Moth	A rare insect found in all seasons but winter.	20t		Spring  Summer  Fall	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Rare	Yes Multi-Season
	Big Bee	An uncommon insect found during the daytime in all seasons but winter.	15t		Spring  Summer  Fall	Sunny  Wind  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Uncommon	Yes Bee
	Speedy Snail	A legendary gastropod found in all seasons but winter. It goes fast!	30t		Spring  Summer  Fall	Sunny  Wind  Wind  Rain  Rainy	6 AM - 2 AM	Very rare	Yes Legendary
	Rhinoceros Beetle	An uncommon bug found at night in all seasons but winter.	15t		Spring  Summer  Fall	Any	8 PM- 2 AM	Uncommon	No
	Redhead Worm	An uncommon worm found in all seasons but winter. Found when breaking rocks.	15t	Breaking rocks	Spring  Summer  Fall	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	No
	Question Mark Butterfly	An uncommon insect found during the daytime in all seasons but winter.	15t		Spring  Summer  Fall	Sunny  Wind  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Uncommon	No
	Bumblebee	A common insect found during the daytime in all seasons but winter.	10t		Spring  Summer  Fall	Sunny  Wind  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Common	Yes Multi-Season
	Praying Mantis	A common insect found during the daytime in all seasons but winter.	10t		Spring  Summer  Fall	Sunny  Wind  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Common	Yes Multi-Season
	Grasshopper	A common insect found during the daytime in all seasons but winter. Sometimes found when cutting grass.	10t	Additional spawns when cutting grass	Spring  Summer  Fall	Sunny  Wind  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Common	Yes Grass
	Ant	A common insect found in all seasons but winter.	10t		Spring  Summer  Fall	Sunny  Wind  Wind  Rain  Rainy	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Multi-Season
	Cicada	A common insect found in summer. Sometimes found when shaking trees.	10t	Additional spawns in trees	Summer	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Summer
	Strobe Firefly	A legendary insect found in summer. It's mesmerizing!	30t		Summer	Sunny	6 AM - 2 AM	Very rare	Yes Legendary
	Cricket	A common insect found at night in summer.	10t		Summer	Any	8 PM- 2 AM	Common	Yes Summer
	Dragonfly	An uncommon insect found during the daytime in summer.	15t		Summer	Sunny  Rain  Rainy	6 AM - 8 PM	Uncommon	Yes Summer
	Strawhopper	A common insect found in summer. Sometimes found when cutting grass.	10t		Summer	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Grass
	Magma Beetle	A rare insect found in summer.	20t		Summer	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Rare	Yes Rare
	Firefly	A common insect found at night in summer.	10t		Summer	Sunny	8 PM- 2 AM	Common	Yes Summer
	Jewel Beetle	An uncommon insect found in summer. Found when breaking rocks.	15t	Breaking rocks	Summer	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	Yes Rare
	Walking Stick	An uncommon insect found in winter.	15t		Winter	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	Yes Winter
	Icehopper	A common insect found in winter. Sometimes found when cutting grass.	10t	Additional spawns when cutting grass	Winter	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Grass
	Snug Bug	An uncommon insect found in winter. Found when breaking rocks.	15t	Breaking rocks	Winter	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	No
	Fur Bee	A common insect found during the daytime in winter.	10t		Winter	Sunny	6 AM - 8 PM	Common	Yes Bee
	Winterpillar	A common insect found in winter. Sometimes found when shaking trees.	10t	Additional spawns in trees	Winter	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Winter
	Snowball Beetle	A legendary insect found during heavy snow in winter. It's adorable!	30t		Winter	Blizzard	6 AM - 2 AM	Very rare	Yes Legendary
	Brightbulb Moth	A common insect found at night in winter.	10t		Winter	Sunny	8 PM- 2 AM	Common	Yes Winter
	Polar Fly	A common insect found in winter.	10t		Winter	Sunny	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	No
	Crystal Caterpillar	A rare insect found on snowy days in winter.	20t	Additional spawns in trees	Winter	Snow  Blizzard	6 AM - 2 AM	Rare	Yes Winter
	Frost Flutter Butterfly	A common insect found during the daytime in winter.	10t		Winter	Sunny	6 AM - 8 PM	Common	Yes Winter
	Sweet Bee	An uncommon insect found during the daytime in all seasons.	15t		All	Sunny  Wind  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Uncommon	Yes Bee
	Moonlight Bee	A rare insect found during the nighttime in all seasons.	20t		All	Sunny  Wind  Wind	8 PM- 2 AM	Rare	Yes Bee
	Flower Bee	A rare insect found during the daytime in all seasons.	20t		All	Sunny  Wind  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Rare	Yes Bee

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Foraging

Image	Name	Description	Season(s)	Uses	Sell Price	Museum
	Wild Berries	These small red berries are foraged in spring. Used in a variety of cooking recipes.	Spring	Berry Bowl Trail Mix Wild Berry Jam Wild Berry Pie Wild Berry Scone Berries and Cream	1t	No
	Blueberry	These round blue berries are foraged in spring. Used in a variety of cooking recipes.	Spring	Berry Bowl Blueberry Jam	5t	No
	Marigold	A vibrant golden flower usually grown in the summer. Can be given as a gift or used in various crafting recipes.	Summer	Marigold Sign Faux Marigold	40t	Yes Summer Flower
	Hydrangea	A wild blue flower grown in the summer. Makes a nice gift.	Summer		20t	No
	Wintergreen Berry	A wonderful winter berry. Used in a variety of cooking recipes.	Winter	Hot Chocolate Wintergreen Ice Cream	5t	No
	Thorn Vine	A wild plant foraged in all seasons. In addition to being extremely tough, this thorny vine grows very quickly.	All	Faux Thorn Vine Water Sprite Statue (v5)	25t	Yes Deep Woods
	Spirit Mushroom	A wild mushroom foraged in all seasons. It only seems to grow deep in the woods. Sometimes used in cooking recipes.	All	Faux Spirit Mushroom Spirit Mushroom Tea	35t	Yes Deep Woods
	Temple Flower	A wild flower foraged in all seasons. For some reason, it can only be found growing in the wild around Caldarus' Temple.	All	Faux Temple Flower Temple Flower Sign Water Sprite Statue (v3)	25t	Yes Deep Woods
	Walnut	A wild nut foraged in all seasons. Very nutritious, with an earthy flavor. Sometimes used in cooking recipes.	All	Faux Walnut Candied Walnuts	25t	Yes Deep Woods
	Bell Berry	A wild berry foraged in all seasons. These uniquely shaped sweet fruits are only found in Mistria. Sometimes used in cooking recipes.	All	Bell Berry Bakewell Tart	20t	Yes Deep Woods

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History

• v0.13: Quest line to access added.