Changes: Tephra Cave

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Tephra Cave (English dub: /ˈtɛfɹə/) is a large, cavernous area in Xenoblade Chronicles. The cave is located inside the Bionis' right leg spanning from the right calf to its kneecap. It must be navigated at least twice throughout the game in order to reach both the Cylinder Hangar and Bionis' Leg. At first it can be reached via Tephra Cave Entrance at Colony 9. Tephra Cave is the first area where Ether Crystals can be mined.

Story

This cave network is the main path from Colony 9 to Colony 6 and the rest of Bionis. A permanent squad of the Defence Force is within the complex. Another path links the cave with the Cylinder Hangar which rests above Colony 9.

Reyn has been tasked with gathering Cylinders to operate a Mobile Artillery that has crashed into a house in the Residential District of Colony 9. The actual Cylinder Hangar appears to be part of a larger ship, which Shulk theorizes was made by Homs.

After the Mechon assault on Colony 9, a previously sealed door has now been unsealed. Shulk and Reyn use this new path to reach Colony 6. While in the cave, they reach some dead travelers. They decide to allow them to "return to the Bionis", leaving the corpse in a body of water. After this, they decide to rest, while they comment on the lack of travelers on the caves. After Shulk wakes up, he catches up with Reyn, and they are attacked by a group of spiders, which take Reyn hostage. Shulk tries to catch up with him, scared because of a vision he saw with Reyn being killed by a big spider. After a long chase, he manages to catch up with Reyn just before he is killed by the spider. In an act of desperation, Shulk manages to unlock Monado Shield and saves Reyn. Together they manage to kill this beast and safely exit the caves, but not before theorizing that the spider was the reason why nobody from Colony 6 had reached Colony 9 for a while. After the events in Mechonis Core, a new area of Tephra Cave opens up, which contains enemies of level 90 and up. The new path can be found at Vilia Lake, where there were previously rocks blocking the path. The new area also contains a Giant ruin.

Landmarks and Locations

GF Landmarks:

GF Locations:

Caterpile Nest
Escape Pod Bay
Warehouse 2
Tephra Cavern

Map of Tephra Cave Ground Floor and First Floor
Hidden Warehouse
Forgotten Cave

Map of Tephra Cave Second and Third Floors

1F Landmarks:

1F Locations:

2F Landmarks:

Heavenly Window

2F Locations:

3F Landmarks:

Leg Pass

Mining

Near Spring of Grief [Ice]
- Ether Def Up I
- Chill Attack I
NE of Vilia Lake [Earth]
- Muscle Up V
- Attack Stability V
S of Vilia Lake [Water]
- HP Up I
- Poison Defence I
In the Forgotten Cave [Earth]
NW-most deposit on 2F, no nearby locations or landmarks [Fire]
- Blaze Plus V
- Slow Resist V
Near the Heavenly Window [Fire]

Enemies

Normal Minor Enemies

Post Mechonis Core:

Quest Exclusive Enemies

Post Mechonis Core:

Satisfied Gogol

Story Exclusive Enemies

Unique Monsters

Post Mechonis Core:

Quest Exclusive Unique Monsters

Post Mechonis Core:

Boss

Arachno Queen

Heart-to-Hearts

"The Legend of the Spider"
- Shulk and Reyn - Cloudy Affinity

"A Scene Revisited"
- Reyn and Fiora - Heart affinity

"Glowing in the Night"
- Dunban and Riki - Cloudy Affinity

Background Music

Tephra Cave

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+| name        = Tephra Cave
+| image       = File:Tephra Cave.png
+| caption     = Tephra Cave
+| type        = Area
+| located     = Inside [[Bionis]]' right leg
+| inhabitants =
+| weather     =
+| connects to = [[Colony 9]], [[Bionis' Leg]]
+| music       = [[Tephra Cave (music)|Tephra Cave]]
+}}
 '''Tephra Cave''' (English dub: /ˈtɛfɹə/) is a large, cavernous area in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]''. The cave is located inside the [[Bionis]]' right leg spanning from the right calf to its kneecap. It must be navigated at least twice throughout the game in order to reach both the [[Cylinder Hangar]] and [[Bionis' Leg]]. At first it can be reached via [[Tephra Cave Entrance]] at [[Colony 9]]. Tephra Cave is the first area where [[Ether Crystal]]s can be [[Mining|mined]].