Xenoblade Chronicles DE: Part 19: Treading Through Satorl Marsh
After training Dunban a little bit, I finally move on into the Satorl Marsh, though I'll be using Dunban over Shulk more going forward.
To get to the upper regions of the Bionis, they have to venture inside of the Bionis, and the only way to get to that inside is through this marsh.
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Satorl Marsh is probably the most dynamic area in the entire game. During the daytime, it's a rather musky-looking swamp, but when nighttime falls, its bioluminescence flourishes as many plants glow to make the swamp shine with pretty blue lights, all accompanied to one of the most beautiful and enchanting songs in the entire game. I just had to change the time to nighttime because I wanted the game to introduce this area at night.
But beware during nighttime that more dangerous enemies will show up. At any time, watch out for the poisonous swamps that you find here. They will drain your HP if you so much as dip your toes in it, and it also cleverly does not let you move faster through it by jumping like you could in waist-high water.
You won't find any Mechon in this area but you will find Nopon Merchants that will serve to give you shops and Quests.
A majority of this video is focused on taking exploring this area and taking on these Nopon Quests.
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I finish this video sometime after I have the party reach a Glowing Obelisk.
The lamp was from the High Entia before they moved further up the Bionis. Dickson decided to have the crew take a rest here.
During their rest, Shulk remembered the last few times she saw Fiora before her death, with what hurt about that the most that previously she had wished that all of their days could stay peaceful.
Shulk also remembered the Vision he had of him being very high up on the Bionis, right on Prison Island fighting Metal Face with a bigger Monado... and another Face Mechon... which appeared to have someone inside of it. He also remembered about that mysterious voice asking him about wanting to change the future...
According to Dickson, Shulk was only 4 years old when Dickson found him in those mountain ruins. It had been 14 years since that happened, and just as well, 14 years since Dickson found the Monado, believing, just like Reyn, how the Monado was likely meant for Shulk to have.
Shulk owes his life to Dickson, especially since Shulk had lost his own parents. That's why Shulk had dedicated a lot of his life to study the secrets of the Monado.
The next day, the Homs plan a march towards the High Entia ruins, though there's still more of the marsh that I want to explore...