Lair on the Mesa
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The Lair on the Mesa is a location and shrine in the far west area of the Forbidden Lands, in the southwest area of quadrant B4. The "lair" referred to in the title is Dirge's cave; this shrine is located at the lair's southern entrance. (Another shrine, the Lair to the West, is at the north end.)
The "mesa" in the title is actually a series of elevated areas of land, connected by steep slopes along the cliffs. Many hawks fly by these ledges, including Loki, one of the three larger hawks. Loki is a nickname given by fans and not canon. If one is lucky, Wander may be able to hitch a ride.
The path down the mesa leads to the Western Cape, a coastal area where fruit trees grow in abundance by the many earthen bridges spanning the cliffs.
The Colossal Tree
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The Lair on the Mesa area features a distinguishing landmark above the cave entrance and shrine: an enormous dead tree growing in the cliffs. This tree is much larger than any other in the Lands, and is unusually conspicuous, even from afar. It is named the 'Colossal Tree' by fans. The most likely reason for the tree's existence is to simply act as a landmark by which a player can easily find the cave and shrine, but this hasn't stopped others from speculating whether or not the tree is part of a yet-undiscovered secret.
The Shrine of Worship
Umbral Glade • Stone Arch Gorge • Dried Marsh • Northern Span • Desert Fortress • Misty Falls • Ravine Entrance • Half-moon Canyon •
Western Plain • Round Stone Hill • Lair to the West • Stone Bridge Cliff • Cliff Path • Lair on the Mesa • Western Cape • Arch Bridge Plain •
Blasted Lands • Autumn Forest • Eastern Bluff • Valley Plain • Southwestern Cape • Southern Plain • Green Cape • The Broken Seal
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| Characters | Wander (Kenji Nojima) • Agro • Mono (Hitomi Nabatame) • Dormin (Kazuhiro Nakata, Kyōko Hikami) • Emon (Naoki Bandō) | |
| The Colossi | ( I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV • XV • XVI ) • Magic Sigil • Time Attack • Unused Colossi • Hard Mode | |
| The Forbidden Lands | Shrine of Worship • Shadow creatures • Save shrines • Fruit trees • White-tailed lizards and other animals | |
| Production & Staff | Fumito Ueda • Kenji Kaido • Kō Ōtani (Roar of the Earth) • Sony Computer Entertainment • [Full Credits...] | |
| Giantology campaign | (Fake discoveries of Phalanx, Valus, Hydrus, Quadratus, Gaius) • Eric Belson (podcasts 1, 2, 3, 4) • IPICP memo | |
| Other media | Demo • "Nico" bonus DVD • Official artbook/guidebook • Collectible figurines • Upcoming film adaptation by Sony Pictures | |
