The Western Ruins

The Western Ruins

The Western Ruins

The Western Ruins Map

The Western Ruins in  Spring

The Western Ruins, as it appears on the Player's map

Location

Mistria

Information

Type

Region

The Western Ruins is the western-most zone in Fields of Mistria.

There is an inaccessible staircase leading to an upper level of the ruins, where a shrine is located.

Connections

Points of Interest

The Digsite

The Digsite is located in the southern part of The Western Ruins. Archaeological Artifacts can potentially be dug up from the digsite, with new dig spots spawning daily.

Large Staircase

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A set of broken stairs repaired following completion of The Mines' Questline.

The Dragon Priestess Shrine

There is a Dragon Priestess shrine atop the staircase in the northern portion of The Western Ruins. This shrine is removed following completion of The Mines' Questline and replaced by a door leading to  Seridia's House

Plum Blossom Trees

In front of The Shrine are two Plum Blossom trees which flower in the  Winter, accessible following completion of The Mines' Questline.

Collections

Archaeology

The Ancient Museum Set is exclusively found in The Western Ruins.

Image	Name	Description	Rarity	Requirements	Museum Set
	Ancient Crystal Goblet	A rare artifact. Elegant and sturdy, this goblet was likely used during Witch Queen rituals.	Rare	None	Ancient
	Ancient Gold Coin	An uncommon artifact. Etched with the outline of the Witch Queen on one side, and a magnificent tower on the other.	Uncommon
	Ancient Horn Circlet	A rare artifact. A horn circlet from the age of the Witch Queens. Was this a fashion accessory or did it serve a greater purpose?	Rare
	Ancient Royal Scepter	A legendary artifact. A Royal Scepter with the head of a dragon. The symbol of the Witch Queen's authority.	Legendary
	Ancient Stone Lantern	An uncommon artifact. An impossibly delicate stone lantern from the age of the Witch Queens. It still retains an ethereal glow from within.	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

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Fishing

Ocean Fish are able to be caught when Fishing in The Western Ruins.
Diving is not currently possible.

Image	Name	Description	Price	Size	Season	Weather	Rarity	Museum
	Bonito	A common medium ocean fish found in summer and winter.	45t	Medium	Summer  Winter	Any	Common	No
	Butterfish	A common small ocean fish found in fall.	40t	Small	Fall	Any	Common	Yes Fall Ocean
	Char	A common large ocean fish found in summer.	40t	Large	Summer	Any	Common	Yes Summer Ocean
	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
	Crab	A common small ocean crustacean found in summer.	40t	Small	Summer	Any	Common	Yes Summer Ocean
	Dart	A common small ocean fish found in summer.	45t	Small	Summer	Any	Common	Yes Summer Ocean
	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
	Grouper	A rare giant ocean fish found in summer.	90t	Giant	Summer	Any	Rare	Yes Summer Ocean
	Halibut	A common large ocean fish found on rainy days in fall.	50t	Large	Fall	Rainy  Rain  Storm  Thunderstorm	Common	Yes Fall Ocean
	Horse Mackerel	A common small ocean fish found in winter.	40t	Small	Winter	Any	Common	Yes Winter Ocean
	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
	Jellyfish	An uncommon medium ocean invertebrate found in spring and fall.	80t	Small	Spring  Fall	Any	Uncommon	No
	King Crab	A common large ocean crustacean found on snowy days in winter.	45t	Large	Winter	Snow  Blizzard	Common	Yes Winter Ocean
	Lobster	A common medium ocean crustacean found in spring.	40t	Medium	Spring	Any	Common	Yes Spring Ocean
	Mackerel	A common large ocean fish found on rainy days in spring.	45t	Large	Spring	Rainy  Rain  Thunderstorm	Common	Yes Spring Ocean
	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
	Mullet	A common medium ocean fish found in fall.	40t	Medium	Fall	Any	Common	Yes Fall Ocean
	Oarfish	A rare giant ocean fish found in winter.	100t	Giant	Winter	Any	Rare	Yes Winter Ocean
	Ocean Sunfish	A rare giant ocean fish found in spring.	80t	Giant	Spring	Any	Rare	Yes Spring Ocean
	Octopus	An uncommon large ocean cephalopod found in summer and winter.	70t	Large	Summer  Winter	Any	Uncommon	No
	Puffer Fish	An uncommon medium ocean fish found in summer and winter.	90t	Medium	Summer  Winter	Any	Uncommon	No
	Red Snapper	A common large ocean fish found in spring and fall.	45t	Large	Spring  Fall	Any	Common	No
	Sand Lance	A common small ocean fish found in winter.	45t	Small	Winter	Any	Common	Yes Winter Ocean
	Saury	A common large ocean fish found in fall.	45t	Large	Fall	Any	Common	Yes Fall Ocean
	Sea Bass	A common medium ocean fish found in winter.	40t	Medium	Winter	Any	Common	Yes Winter Ocean
	Sea Bream	A common medium ocean fish found in spring and fall.	45t	Medium	Spring  Fall	Any	Common	No
	Shark	A rare giant ocean fish found in fall.	100t	Giant	Fall	Any	Rare	Yes Fall Ocean
	Shrimp	A common small ocean crustacean found in spring.	40t	Small	Spring	Any	Common	Yes Spring Ocean
	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
	Snow Fish	A legendary medium ocean fish found on blizzard days in winter.	500t	Medium	Winter	Blizzard	Legendary	Yes Legendary
	Squid	A common medium ocean cephalopod found in all seasons.	30t	Medium	All	Any	Common	No
	Stingray	A common medium ocean fish found in summer.	40t	Medium	Summer	Any	Common	Yes Summer Ocean
	Swordfish	An uncommon large ocean fish found in spring and fall.	80t	Large	Spring  Fall	Any	Uncommon	No
	Tuna	A common large ocean fish found in all seasons.	40t	Large	All	Any	Common	No

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Bug Catching

Image	Name	Description	Price	Spawn Condition	Season	Weather	Time	Rarity	Museum
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Fuzzy Moth	An uncommon insect found at night in all seasons.	15t		All	Sunny  Wind  Wind	8 PM- 2 AM	Uncommon	Yes Multi-Season
	Monarch Butterfly	A common insect found during the daytime in fall.	10t		Fall	Sunny  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Common	Yes Fall
	Mistmoth	A rare insect found at night in fall.	30t		Fall	Sunny  Wind	8 PM- 2 AM	Rare	Yes Rare
	Fairy Bee	A legendary insect found during fall. It's beautiful!	30t		Fall	Sunny  Wind	6 AM - 2 AM	Very rare	Yes Legendary
	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
	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
	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
	Ladybug	A common insect found in spring.	10t		Spring	Sunny  Wind  Rain  Rainy	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Spring
	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
	Luna Moth	A rare insect found at night in spring.	20t		Spring	Sunny  Wind	8 PM- 2 AM	Rare	Yes Spring
	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
	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
	Roly Poly	An uncommon insect found in spring. Found when breaking rocks.	15t	Breaking rocks	Spring	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	Yes Spring
	Butterfly	A common insect found during the daytime in spring.	10t		Spring	Sunny  Wind	6 AM - 8 PM	Common	Yes Spring
	Snail	An uncommon gastropod found in spring.	15t		Spring	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	No
	Orchid Mantis	A rare insect found during the daytime in spring.	20t		Spring	Sunny  Wind  Rain  Rainy	6 AM - 8 PM	Rare	Yes Rare
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Strawhopper	A common insect found in summer. Sometimes found when cutting grass.	10t		Summer	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Common	Yes Grass
	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
	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
	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
	Walking Stick	An uncommon insect found in winter.	15t		Winter	Any	6 AM - 2 AM	Uncommon	Yes Winter
	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
	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
	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
	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

Note: Some Forageables are only obtainable after completing an unreleased Story Quest .

Image	Name	Description	Season(s)	Uses	Sell Price	Museum
	Blackberry	A delicious berry that grows in fall. Used in a variety of cooking recipes.	Fall	Blackberry Jam	5t	No
	Fog Orchid	A haunting white flower foraged in fall. Can be given as a gift or used in crafting recipes.	Fall	Faux Fog Orchid	40t	Yes Fall Flower
	Snowdrop Anemone	A rare and beautiful flower that grows in spring. Can be sold, gifted, or used in certain crafting recipes.	Spring	Snowdrop Anemone Sign Faux Snowdrop Anemone	40t	Yes Spring Flower
	Dill	A popular herb grown in summer. Commonly used as a cooking ingredient.	Summer	Crab Cakes Cucumber Salad Herb Salad Dill Sign Faux Dill	30t	Yes Summer Forage
	Daisy	A pretty white flower grown in the summer. Can be given as a gift or used in various crafting recipes.	Summer	Daisy Sign Summer Bed (Yellow) Summer Double Bed (Yellow) Summer Wallpaper (Yellow) Faux Daisy	15t	Yes Summer Flower
	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
	Snapdragon	A darling pink flower foraged in winter. Can be used in crafting recipes.	Winter	Snapdragon Sign Faux Snapdragon	40t	Yes Winter Flower
	Ice Block	A foraged block of pure ice. Commonly used as a cooking ingredient.	Winter	Ice Cream Sundae Iced Coffee Pomegranate Sorbet Wintergreen Ice Cream Faux Ice Block Lovely Cottage Icebox Whisky Glass	5t	No
	Glowberry	A wild plant foraged in winter. Has a sweet flavor and naturally glows. Used as a crafting and cooking ingredient.	Winter	Glowberry Cookies	5t	No
	Wintergreen Berry	A wonderful winter berry. Used in a variety of cooking recipes.	Winter	Hot Chocolate Wintergreen Ice Cream	5t	No
	Plum Blossom	A delicate pink flower grown in the winter. Can be given as a gift or used in various crafting recipes.	Winter	Witch Queen Rug	30t	No

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