There are several save shrines in the Forbidden Lands. Each of these small structures contains a stone tablet (shaped roughly like a PS2 memory card) which Wander may pray to in order to save his progress. One white-tailed lizard can always be found on or near each shrine. The shrine can also be climbed to provide a nice view of the lands, and to point Wander in the right direction.

Even though the game can be saved after defeating colossi, these shrines serve as a good stopping place for players who simply wish to explore the world for lizards and fruit trees without fighting.

There are 25 save shrines in all. Each shrine is marked on the world map (as a green symbol) when Wander prays there. Saving the game at a shrine reveals the name of the region on the save screen. The shrines and their names are listed here from top to bottom and left to right on the game's world map.

Not all save shrines face south, there are a few that face other directions.

Coordinates Shrine Name Number on Map C1 Umbral Glade 1 E1 Dried Marsh 3 G1 Desert Fortress 5 D2 Stone Arch Gorge 2 F2 Northern Span 4 G2 Misty Falls 6 E3 Ravine Entrance 7 E3 Round Stone Hill 10 G3 Half-moon Canyon 8 B4 Lair to the West 11 B4 Lair on the Mesa 14 C4 Western Plain 9 E4 Stone Bridge Cliff 12 F4 Shrine of Worship N/A G4 Cliff Path 13 B5 Western Cape 15 C5 Arch Bridge Plain 16 D5 Blasted Lands 17 E5 Autumn Forest 18 G6 Eastern Bluff 20 H6 Valley Plain 19 D7 Southwestern Cape 21 F7 Southern Plain 22 G7 Green Cape 23 F8 The Broken Seal* 24 * This Shrine is only accessible after defeating 15 colossi.

Shrines and locations in the Forbidden Lands

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