Underwater Foundations

Underwater Foundations is an expedition area that can be reached with the Floating City of Balance quest: Deep Dark Dives.

The area first appeared during the River Festival, but then returned as a permanent area in August 2021.

(Not to be confused with the Underwater Foundations (Festival Version), which was the area during the River Festival.)

Luciola Forest (Main Area)
- Aurilis Magic Academy (Island) - Unlocked by Portal to Magic Academy
Mama Tree (Main Area) - Unlocked by Spider Nest
- Elder Library (Expedition Area, Hunt for the Ancients HQ) - Unlocked by Winding Path to Elder Library
- Mama Tree Station (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Exit: Station Raising!
- Base Camp (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by New Adventurous Horizons
  - Forward Base (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Hard Day's Walk
    - Stone City (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Stone's Throw East
    - Tall Trees (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Javelin Toss West
    - Guardian's Lair (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by North: Homeward Bound
Three Points Crossing (Main Area) - Unlocked by Aid to an Elder
- Dragon Lair (Expedition Area, formerly Dig Site) - Unlocked by Next Stop: Dragon Lair!
  - Ruins (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Question to Axe
    - Shrine of Ages (Expedition Area, Past events) - Unlocked by Tunnel Locked On
- Impact Crater (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by A Way North: Up the Mountain
  - Mining Site (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Technology & Dinti
    - Spaceship (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Learning to Breathe
    - Research Lab (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Orders to Repair
Gansu Watering Hole (Main Area) - Unlocked by A Way South
Riza Rivertown (Main Area) - Unlocked by Dust to Dust
- River Diner (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Chef at River Diner
- Raina Surface Camp (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Raina Surface Camp (Quest)
  - Swamplands (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Energy Now, Tired Later
    - Raina Sacred Site (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Twisted Treacherous Trails (2/2)
      - Rebel Raina Hideout (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by A Worthy Offering
Floating City of Balance (Main Area) - Unlocked by Journey Upriver
- Underwater Foundations (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Deep Dark Dives
- Clouds Area (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Cloud Climbing
- Dawn Area (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Dawn Drifting
- Tempest Area (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Tempest Trailblazing
Dark Forest Outpost (Main Area) - Unlocked by The Water Calls
- Caretaker's Garden (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Dark Forest Path (or Stone Cavern Path in Cave)
Purple Gate (Main Area) - Unlocked by Well of Lost Souls
Cave (Main Area) - Unlocked by A Familiar Fight
City of Light (Main Area) - Unlocked by The Final Fight
Dusted Castle (Main Area) - Unlocked by Prepare to Attack
Winter's Island (Main Island) - Unlocked by Ship Building Extreme

Town[]

Underwater Store[]

Buy/Craft
Dive Suit Pants 600 Coins 50 River Grass 25 Algae 15 Essence	Dive Suit Sleeves 400 Coins 25 River Grass 25 Algae 10 Essence	Dive Suit Chest Piece 500 Coins 10 River Grass 10 Algae 25 Hardwood	Dive Suit Oxygen Bubble 1,000 Coins 50 River Grass 1 Hardwood 25 Algae 50 Essence
Dive Suit Goggles 250 Coins 10 River Grass 5 Essence 5 Algae 2 Hardwood	Wooden Snorkel 100 Coins 10 River Grass 1 Hardwood	Air Bubble 1,000 Coins 25 Essence 25 Algae	Jorri Plushie 100 Coins 10 Raw Fabric 10 Leaves 15 Rope
Wynot House Plushie 100 Coins 10 Raw Fabric 10 Leaves 15 Rope	Coral Bubble Lamp 250 Coins 5 Essence 10 Algae 15 River Water	Water Bubble Chair 1,000 Coins 100 River Water 50 Algae 50 River Grass 15 Essence	Coral Bubble Pot 500 Coins 50 River Water 25 River Grass 25 Algae 1 Vezi Shell 15 Essence
Small Pond 1,000 Coins 25 Sandstone 150 River Water 100 Algae 5 Vezi Shell 5 River Stone	Coral Lamp 500 Coins 10 Purple Ink 1 Vezi Shell 10 Essence 50 Ardii Dust	Coral Wall Ledge 500 Coins 50 Algae 10 Stone 2 Vezi Shell

Quests[]

Quest	Objectives	Rewards	Approximate words needed
Save the Jorri[] Repeatable	100x Jorri 10x River Water	Bubble Jorri (House Item)	5,000 words
A large school of Jorri was chasing away a Wynot when a strong river current caught them. It's taking them upstream, closer to Dust and away from their normal swimming areas, so there's a call for an experienced Dust Warrior to help bring them back safely, and looking around at who's here, I'm pretty sure that's going to be me.
Friends or Food?[]	6x Wynot 10x Hestal	Hand Swimming Fins (Wardrobe)	4,000 words
Lodo took me aside and asked for a favor; apparently Hestal and Wynot don't get along very well, and with the two groups continuing to clash during the Festival, he's asking me to keep them apart. Since it's either this or continuing the work of bringing down the dam, I agreed. It'll be nice to get away from the demolition.
Curious Cavorting Creatures[]	20x Wynot	2x River Chest	10,000 words
One of the fun things about playing in, or at least near, the river is that the Wynot are such fun little creatures to watch. They'll examine anything that catches their interest (and I think everything catches their interest) and they'll all raise their tails when it's going to rain. I wonder if they'll let me stroke their back algae?
A Coral Quarrel[]	5x Zowfay 10x Coral Wignow	Coral Wignow Earrings (Wardrobe)	7,500 words
Out in the middle of the river, several Zowfay have found Coral Wignows and are using them as... balls? I think that's what they're doing, tossing the annoyed creatures from nose to nose. Are the Zowfay doing it because the Coral Wignows are infected? Or are they causing trouble because they're infected? Either way, I'm going to check it out.
The Right Shell[]	15x Cuazu 3x Oxraso	Bubble Cuazu (House Item)	6,750 words
There's a joke circulating the camp that Oxraso only hang out around Cuazu because the smaller creatures lead them to the shells perfect for the card game they've picked up by watching Landwalkers. Personally, I like to think they just appreciate pretty shells. At the moment though, beautiful shells or not, I need to keep them away from the dam.
No Strings Attached[]	3x Nuig 9x Jorri	150x Coins	3,000 words
If I hadn't seen it for myself, I wouldn't have believed it, but several Jorri managed to tie a few Nuig into knots. Sigh. I feel a headache brewing. Someone's going to have to untangle creatures, and knowing my luck, they'll attack me the entire time I'm trying to help free them from their mistake. No rest for the helpful.
Underwater Snack Time[]	1x Vezi 8x Puna 10x Jorri	Swimming Fin Shoes (Wardrobe)	2,600 words
Sometimes I feel sorry for Puna; the small fish seems to be the perfect snack size for everything larger and Vezi are no exception. They're not the only creatures who enjoy the fish (grilled Puna is a staple on Luko's menu at the Inn). And maybe a decent snack will help me move this stubborn Vezi to a safer area.
Three Underwater Strikes[]	4x Hestal 4x Furoxi 4x Wynot	Dive Suit Headpiece (Wardrobe)	3,200 words
Every so often, a Dust Warrior thinks that swimming in the river would be a fun, relaxing break... and that's a notion I need to scrub from my brain. Maybe it's just me, but it seems the local wildlife loves to wait until I'm off guard, then rush in to attack. At least it helps me get more experience fighting?
Corraling Coral Wignows![]	15x Coral Wignow	Coral Wignow Mustache	6,660 words
The best way to gain experience is to do something repeatedly and I honestly need more practice figuring out actual coral versus a Coral Wignow. This is going to mean a LOT of underwater battles, but thankfully it'll mean a lot more loot too! I think the trick is to see if there are several large air bubbles... I think.
School of Zowfay[]	4x Zowfay 8x Puna	Coral Necklace (Wardrobe)	3,200 words
Traveling under the City of Balance has been amazing! On the plus/minus side, everyone has noticed that Zowfay like to travel in schools, which means the attack I see coming toward me is going to be a one-two combo of Zowfay and Puna. Time to get my defenses ready and knock some Dust infected creatures back to their senses!
Upriver Without A Paddle 1/2[]	10x Rokris 8x Yista 12x Xonard	1x River Chest Underwater Shell Earrings (Wardrobe) Unlocks Upriver Without A Paddle 2/2	14,600 words
There used to be an underwater dam blocking the path upriver, but thankfully the community came together and took care of it. With that gone, though, the current's too strong to go far upriver. I should be able to find the larger Dust-infected creatures I've heard stories about, particularly the large Skraak I'll just need to keep my eyes open.
Upriver Without A Paddle 2/2[] Unlocked by Upriver Without A Paddle 1/2	6x Skraak 8x Haweisz	3x River Chest 1x River Key Water Bubble Chair (House Item)	8,600 words
It might not be a long way, but I've made it as far upriver as I can go. Now, before I'm spotted by anything living here, is the perfect time to settle in and be ready to defend myself against the upstream creatures. I'll do all I can to help the Raina make this river a safe place for all!