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Key Items
The following tables cover the Key Items that allow
you to
move along in the plot of Septerra Core. These are
unique
items that you will need to seek out and then use
in a specific
location, or in a specific combination, to achieve a plot
milestone.
These tables are organized by the game’s episode
s. Many
items are used with the same episodes in which
they are
found, while others will be picked up early in the
game and
not used until much, much later. Use the tables
to keep
track of your progress, and as a tool to jump into
the
walkthrough chapters, if you have already play
ed into the
game before reading this strategy guide.

The tables that follow do

not contain the colored
keys that are found and
used in the same area.
The tables cover only the
more unique and some-
times less obvious items.

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Episode 1: Smugglers’ Blues

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Power Converter Grubb’s Workshop Pumping Station Control Panel;
use on Conduit
Conduit Pumping Station Pumping Station Control Panel

Episode 2: Betrayal at Wind City

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Acid Vial Southfarm Items Shop On Living Dead blood in Graveyard
Acid Vial (full) Graveyard Library; Draxx statue head
Passport Library (from Abbot) On Helgak Port clerk

Episode 3: The Seeds of War

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Sword Bombed town villager On imprisoned Corgan
Holo Message From Grubb at downed On computer at Led’s workshop
Jinam ship
Dogtags From Ankaran soldier On locked door in downed Jinam ship
at Led’s place
Power Converter Rear lab on Jinam Ship On Led at her workshop

Episode 4: Strange Allies

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Bounty Hunter After fight with On locked Bounty Hunter
Hideout Key Lochmaster back entrance
Earplugs Items Shop in the Equip before facing Sonic Lava boss
World Bazaar
Explosives From Hermit at On Dark Lake water
Mining Ruins
Empty Bio-Lum From Mining Ruins On opened Mold Plants
Lantern
Helgak Bone From Helgak Graveyard On Carver at Southfarm Items Shop
Helgak Flute From Carver On closed Mold Plants in Mold Forest;
with Mixing Bowl and Healing Herb
Full Bio-Lum By using empty lantern On bone circles at Underlost Village
2 Lantern on opened Mold Plants
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There are no Key Items

found or used in
Episode 5.

Episode 6: Masquerade
Item Where Found? Where Used?
Lens Shard Near crashed Lens Ship On Hermit at Mining Ruins
Helgak Egg Mountain Path With Drill
(World Shell 6)
Healing Plant At end of Pranno Street With Helgak Flute and Mixing Bowl
Drill At Scumm Town With Helgak Egg
Shipping Port
Cargo Manifest At Scumm Town Shipping On dock guard at Scumm Town
Port—Araym steals it Shipping Port
from clerk
Meat Buy at Scumm Town On Leeches in bog
Tattoo Shop
Sleep Plant At Helgak Lair On drilled Helgak egg
Leeches At bog With meat
Bloated Leeches At bog (after meat) On sleeping Swamp Helgak
Flare Gun From Lobo Fire at sky on top of Spikey Isle
(Connor’s hideout)
Dock Key From Lobo On door in Scumm Town Shipping Port

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Episode 7: The Fall of Aspertine

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Core Key Artifact In throne room after On Hell God Claw
battle with Magi

Episode 8: The Conjunction

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Research Lab Key In Ankaran Capitol— On Research Lab door
after fight with pirate
Breather Masks (3) In Ankaran Research Lab Equip before entering the deep
Mold Forest
Diamond Wheel In Ankaran Research Lab On Hermit at the Mining Ruins
Hell God Claw Deep within the Ruined On Core Key Artifact
Village
Claw with Key From using Claw on On Lava Pool
Key artifact
Core Key Revealed From Lava Pool Doskias takes it from Maya to
begin Conjunction

Episode 9: Revolution
Item Where Found? Where Used?
Reservoir Key From Layla in On Reservoir Gates
Mountain Pass
Corite Lens From Hermit in the Use with Lobo to destroy Wind City
Mining Ruins power cable—On Underlost Chief
Grappling Hook Oasis Junkpile On large Helgak Shell in Helgak
Graveyard
Pipe Section Oasis Junkpile On pump at Fuel Pump Station
Large Helgak Shell In Helgak Graveyard (you As boat to cross Wind City Reservoir
must use hook on it)

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Episode 1O: Signs and Portents

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Chosen Sewer Keys Alisa, during cinematic On Chosen Sewer entrance
with Azziz
Doomsday Weapon From Kaleb in Imperial On Azziz
Plans Throne Room

Episode 11: Metamorphosis

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Reformatting Disk From Watchers in Factory On computer in Mayor’s Hideout
Canal Key From fleeing Mayor To open canal access from the
World Bazaar
Fiberoptic Vine From Lens Jungle On door at Chosen Temple
Lens Jungle From Lens Jungle On Watchers to heal Layla
Healing Herb
Talisman From deep within the With Imperial Seal
Chosen Temple

Episode 12: Grave Robbers

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Explosives Once from Campbell; On crumbly walls in Catacombs
twice from Hermit
Jinam Security Pass From dead body in bridge On door in Jinam Lab to gain access
of crashed Jinam ship to the Doomsday Weapon
Terrarium World Bazaar Items Shop With Lens Tree in Lens Jungle; on hole
in wall in Lens Jungle (with leaf inside)
Mixing Bowl World Bazaar With Helgak Flute and Healing Herb
Apothecary shop
Mold Poison From using Mixing Bowl, Use on Hermit to heal him and make
Antidote Healing Plant, and Helgak him happy
Flute together
Pick Ax From Hermit in the On Doric Ore vein in the upper
Mining Ruins Caverns of World Shell 7

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Episode 13: Search and Rescue

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Spray Paint In Wind City, near On Curse, in Connor’s Treasure Lair
Cathedral
Treasure Lair Key From Scumm Town To open Connor’s Treasure Lair at end
shipping clerk of Mountain path
Pump Key From canister in On valve at Fuel Pump Station
Treasure Lair
Imperial Seal From Alisa, after combat With Chosen Talisman

Episode 14: The Lost City of Marduk

Item Where Found? Where Used?
Subway Key From escapee in Gregor On door in Ankaran subway station
Mirror Frame From Connor On Underlost Chief; on Mirror
Surface item
Doric Ore From rock vein in upper On Underlost Chief
Caverns in World Shell 7
Smelted Lens From Underlost Chief On Hermit to create mirror
Mirror Surface From Hermit On Mirror Frame
Kyra’s Mirror From combination of On beam of light in Lens Jungle
Mirror Surface and
Mirror Frame
Seal/Talisman From combination of Seal On door to Marduk’s Inner Temple
Combination and Talisman

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Secrets and Sides

D evelopers often include secrets or surprises (a.k
.a Easter
Eggs) within their games to reward the observa
nt and dedi-
cated player. This appendix lists the various rew
ards the
developers of Septerra Core have spread throug
hout their
magical world.
The side missions are small quests that you can
under-
take at certain milestones in the game. The secr
et areas
are hidden environments that will offer unique
treasures
as a reward for the intrepid explorer.

Side Missions
The following three side missions give you a chance to mend some rifts between the
oddly matched members of your party. You don’t need to attempt these missions to win
the game, but they will allow you to learn more about your characters and gain some
benefits at the same time. The missions can be attempted at any point after they are made
available; so it’s totally up to you when to pursue these “extra credit” paths of adventure.

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Corgan and Selina

Available After Episode 6: Masquerade
If you place Corgan and Selina together in your party, you may notice that they occasionally
lash out and attack each other during combat. This is because Corgan hasn’t yet gotten
over his hatred of Selina for the destruction of his hometown, Armstrong.
To mend the rift between the two, you will need to retrieve the Seal of Armstrong
(looted by Selina’s hired thugs, and the only thing that protected Armstrong from the
Living Dead). With Selina in your party, return to Outlaw Canyon. Use her to examine
the secret door to the southeast corner of the map (on the lower level). Selina will gain
access and a battle will ensue. After the fight, you will have retrieved the Seal. Now head
back to Armstrong and use the Seal item on the Shrine to mend the rift between the two.

Led and Lobo

Available After Episode 7: The Fall of Aspertine
Led hates Lobo because he is a Jinam Cyborg, the same sort of warrior that laid waste to
her country during the long war between Ankara and Jinam. She is also angry because
the Jinam-engineered plague that killed so many of the Ankaran population also killed
her mother.
To fix this rift, take Lobo to the downed Jinam Battleship. Take him into the medical
lab at the back of the ship (the same environment where you found Led’s Power
Converter). Here, he can download a digital cure for the plague. Now head to Gregor and
talk to Malcom, the dark-skinned villager who returned Corgan’s sword. He can now heal
all those infected by the plague; this will mend the rift between the two.

Grubb and Led

Available After Episode 6: Masquerade
Led has a crush on Grubb, but he seems oblivious. In order to get them together, you’ll
need to help them work as a team. With both Led and Grubb in your party, head to the
Ankaran Capitol, with Maya, and examine the door to the military headquarters.
Working together, they can open the door and go inside.
Once inside, Maya will leave the two alone while Led asks Grubb about his true
feelings. Before he can answer, the two witness some pirates looting the building. At this
point, Grubb must decide whether he wants to stay and fight with Led or go and fight the
pirates to retrieve the gadget they are stealing; it’s a tough call.
If Grubb stays with Led, they learn a powerful combo-skill that they can use in combat.
If Grubb goes for the gadget, he will recover a Core Engine more powerful than any you
can buy in the shops (at the time).

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Secret Areas
This section lists the location of all of the secret environments scattered throughout
Septerra’s World Shells. All of these hidden environments will reward you with unique
power items that can’t be found anywhere else within the game.

World Shell 1
There is a secret environment that can be reached from the upper left floating island. The
entry area does not change your cursor, so you’ve got to just fly over it to access it (it’s just
to the right of the little lake). Inside the environment is a storage cylinder that contains the
Luck Charm, an item that only Maya can equip (it raises the amount of cash she earns
from each battle).
After the section of the World Bazaar has been raised in Episode 13 (Search and
Rescue), you can reach a secret area on the newly raised sub-continent. Inside the
environment, you’ll be able to find Slash Knives, a Soul Stone, and Sticky Fingers
(a unique item that helps Runner or Araym to steal).

World Shell 2
There is a small floating island in the bottom left-hand corner of the level. When you move
your mouse over it, you’ll see three question marks (“???”) pop up. In the environment is a
farm with a ghost child who runs away and into a well when Maya approaches.
A book in the Wind City Library tells the boy’s story; about how he died in a well. To
stop him from going into the well, stick to the northeast fence and make your way around
the perimeter (inside the fence) to the table and the well. When Maya gets near this area
she tells the boy to stop before he falls into the well. For her reward, Maya receives the
Holy Water, a unique item that protects against Undead-based damage.

World Shell 3
Available after Episode 8: The Conjunction
A book in the Wind City Library tells of the strange behavior of the Kalhi Crabs that only
come to shore to mate once every hundred years, after the Conjunction.
On World Shell 3, there is a small beach level right next to the Helgak Port (your
mouse cursor will turn into a “???” when you move it over the area). After the
Conjunction, you can find the Kalhi Crabs here and fight them to receive a Kalhi Crab
Shell Armor item and an Aqua Guard.

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The Helgak Spirit Tree

Available After Episode 2: Betrayal at Wind City
There is another secret environment on World Shell 3 that can be entered from the World
Map in the small clump of trees to the far east of the main continent. This area has a tree
surrounded by five stones. By clicking on the first stone, you initiate a fight with a
Thunder Lion variant. When you win, you can click on the next stone and so forth. The
battles quickly become tougher and tougher. Although you can get there after Episode 2,
you won’t be able to fight all the way through until you are stronger. The following table
outlines the rewards from each of the five battles.

Battle 1 Soul Stone

Battle 2 Soul Stone
Battle 3 Quick Gem (unique item that raises Agility)
Battle 4 Earth Prism (unique item that protects from Earth-based
damage)
Battle 5 Spirit Guard (unique item that protects from any element-based
damage)

The Tower
This is the largest secret of the game. There is a tower to the northeast of the Wind City
environment that can’t be opened until you find ten colored pigeons scattered
throughout Septerra.
A little old lady (the one feeding the pigeons) in Southfarm will give Grubb ten seeds.
If you use the Seeds item on one of these pigeons, it will fly from its current location to the
tower in Wind City. Once all ten pigeons have arrived at the tower, the tower door will open.
Inside the tower is a treasure-trove of unique weapons and armor that will help you in
your final assault upon Doskias and his flagship. The following table outlines the object
you’ll find in the tower.

Heaven’s Plate Human Armor

Tiamat Skin Underlost Armor
Iron Man Robo Armor
Orion Blades Underlost Knives
Glamdink the Wrench
Foe Wrench
Gilgamesh Sword
Bahamut Engine

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The ten pigeons can be found in the following locations:

Episode World Shell Location

1 2 Outlaw Canyon
2 3 Graveyard (with Silver Clove)
3 5 Bombed Town—on bridge
3 5 Mesa Bridge (near hidden chest to
northwest)
4 4 One of the Bazaar warehouses
4 7 Dark Lake
6 6 East Marsh
6 6 or 1 Pranno
11 6 Chosen Ruins
14 4 Jungle Ruins

The episode numbers

indicate when the
pigeons first appear—
you can certainly go back
and claim them later or
out of sequence.

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World Shell 4
The two secret areas located on World Shell 4 offer no mouse feedback for you; you’ll
just have to “fly blind” as you click on the World Map to find the exact location of the
entrance trigger.
The first secret environment is just west of the main World Bazaar entrance, near the
largest clump of buildings at the edge of the map. In this secret environment, you’ll find a
forgotten tomb with a mysterious ghost chest that cannot be opened. However, there is a
light on the wall (the cursor will change to a hand when you move over it). Move the cursor
over the light and click. The light will switch off and you’ll hear the sound of a stone moving
in the wall. Search around and find another light and do the same thing. Every time a light is
turned off, another turns on, until finally (and with a crack of lightning) the chest becomes
solid. Inside is a unique item called the Enkidu Bell, which raises your magical damage.
The entrance to the second environment is north of the main World Bazaar entrance,
near the north pole of this World Shell. Here you will discover a jungle environment.
After a few combat encounters, you will find a chest that contains a unique item called
the Restore Ring. This item helps to defend against all adverse status changes.

World Shell 5
At the southwest corner of the map is an island with a “???” level entrance that leads to a
secluded mountain-top retreat. Inside the chest, you can find a unique item called Mind
Barrier that protects fully from a Berserk attack.

World Shell 6
There is a secret entrance south of the Pirate Mountain Base that can be flown to only in
Lobo’s ship. The entrance is not easily spotted, but can be found by flying over the small
clump of trees to the south of the mountain range.
Inside is a secluded clearing with a chest. Inside the chest is the Touch Stone, a
unique item that only Maya can equip (it raises the amount of experience she earns from
combat encounters).

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