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The Valak Mountain (ヴァラク雪山, Vu~araku yukiyama lit. Valac Snowy Mountain) is located on Bionis' right arm in Xenoblade Chronicles. It is by far the largest location in the game by explorable area. Located at the bottom of Valak Mountain is a path that leads to Bionis' Thumb, which in turn leads to Sword Valley. At night the ice trees send a beam of light into the sky, illuminating the mountain with a yellow glow. The two strongest enemies in the game are located here, which are the Blizzard Belgazas and the Avalanche Abaasy, and they appear only after defeating Egil, as the other Superbosses.
It houses ruins of High Entia and Giant origin. It is said that Valak Mountain was not always this cold, but a movement of Bionis changed its climate.
There are no permanent settlements in this zone, and its only inhabitants are a couple of Nopon explorer parties. Later in the game, a fleeing group of High Entia uses the Sealed Tower as a refuge after the events in the Mechonis Core.
Story
The party, heading to Sword Valley, must pass though Valak Mountain. Upon reaching the area, they are told by Alvis to head towards the Sealed Tower. Arriving at the entrance to the tower, they find that the door is covered by a thick layer of ice. The party must then obtain the Magma Rock from the Conflagrant Raxeal in the Lava Cave in order to melt the ice and enter the tower. Once resting inside Sealed Tower, Alvis tells Shulk that he has to accept his vision, which Dunban overhears. After that, the party continues towards Bionis' Wrist via the Great Glacier, where they encounter Face Nemesis and engage Metal Face in battle, where he reveals himself as Mumkhar.
Landmarks and Locations
Landmarks Upper Level
- Zokhed Pass
- Mechonis Wound
- Hollow Bone
- Bafalgar Pedestal (Secret Area)
- Three Sage Summit (Secret Area)
Locations Upper Level
- Serik Waterfall
- Apis Lair
- Nagul Waterfall
- Kana Peak
- Agul Mountain Range
- Chilkin Lair
- Url Crevasse
- Bagnar Snowfield
- Bionis' Right Elbow
- Valak Peak
Landmarks Lower Level
Locations Lower Level
Mining
- Serik Waterfall (Mine symbol is obscured on area map by location name) [Water]
- E of Kana Peak and WSW of Apis Lair [Wind]
- Nagul Waterfall [Ice]
- S of Nopon Camp [Wind]
- W deposit in Lava Cave [Fire]
- E deposit in Lava Cave [Fire]
- E of Harict Chapel [Water]
- SE of Ignia Hill and far NW of La Luz Church [Ice]
- Bionis' Right Elbow N [Water]
- N of Great Glacier on a ledge [Ice]
Enemies
Normal Minor Enemies
- Atomis Ansel
- Atomizek Ansel
- Bow Chilkin
- Costa Aries
- Crista Apis
- Corladio Apis
- Ent Antol
- Entma King
- Feltl Eks
- Fuchsia Chilkin
- Gloria Slobos
- Glory Slobos
- Hista Aries
- Krawli Slobos
- Latio Apis
- Lophos Moramora
- Monta Moramora
- Noto Feris
- Poleaxe Chilkin
- Porcu Hox
- Reef Nebula
- Sesna Lexos
- Sierra Vang
- Sparas Pagul
- Ucan Nebula
- Zefa Ories
Quest Exclusive Enemies
Unique Monsters
- Agile Barbatos
- Avalanche Abaasy (Superboss)
- Barbaric Sitri
- Blizzard Belgazas (Superboss)
- Exposure Wolfol
- Final Marcus (Superboss)
- Glorious Buer
- Hidden Gamigin
- Moonlight Paimon
- North Star Gusion
- Vague Barbas
- Wandering Amon
Quest Exclusive Unique Monsters
Boss
NPC
Heart-to-Hearts
- "A Snowy Hot Spring"
- Shulk and Riki - Cloudy Affinity
- "In Ose Tower"
- Dunban and Riki - Green Affinity