Veiled Sea is the 1st chapter in Sword of the Sea. This guide contains all collectible locations and everything you need for trophies/achievements.
Collectibles Overview:
- Sword of the Sea Collectible Guide
Veiled Sea Collectibles
Stele #1: The Sea Remembers – In the first area after the title, follow the wall to the left to find a group of lanterns. Ride through them to turn them on to reveal a cave. Interact with the stele with .
Chest – In the first area after the title, follow the wall to the right to find a ramp leading up to a higher ledge. Look off the ledge to spot a chest on a pillar. Jump to the pillar then use to open the chest. You are only required to find 10 chests for trophies and there are many throughout the game, so these won’t be listed further, but it is still recommended to open any chests you see as these give Astra which is required to be traded at the vendor for ability unlocks.
Water Point #1 – In the center of the area, interact with the circle by the pillar with to restore water to the area. Points like this are generally required to progress the story.
Secret Shell #1 – In the area with the half pipe below the vendor, on the left of the half pipe is a hole in the wall leading to the shell.
Water Point #2 – In the large area after the first time you find the vendor, follow the wall to the left to find a pillar with lanterns around it. Turn them all on to spawn jellyfish that can be bounced on to reach the top where you can find a water point on the ground. Interact with to restore water to the area. Water points like this are sometimes required for progression but most are typically optional and unlock areas to access other collectibles.
Stele #2: The Necropolis – After interacting with the water point, bounce up to the higher ledge using the new jellyfish to find the stele.
Secret Shell #2 – At the bottom of the pillar, look toward the waterfall under the stele and enter the cave on the right side of it to find the shell.
Water Point #3 – From the pillar area follow the left wall up a hill to find a cave under a sand waterfall. Jump onto the platform in the middle of the cave to find the water point.
Tile – After activating the above water point you can follow the water to jump on top of a statue where you can find one of the first tiles of the game, which you can go over top of to collect. You are only required to find 10 tiles for trophies and there are many throughout the game, so these won’t be listed further, but it is still recommended to collect any you see as these give Astra which is required to be traded at the vendor for ability unlocks.
Water Point #4 – Keep to the left wall where you can find a group of lanterns on a slope. Turn them on to reveal an entrance, then go inside and activate the second set of lanterns to lower the sand inside the cave. Follow the path into the cave on the left to reach the water point.
Stele #3: The Blade – After interacting with the water point, you can interact with a stele to the right of the large mural.
Water Point #5 – To the right of the stele is a small cave entrance. Bounce up the jellyfish inside and follow the path to the left where a new water point is found.
Secret Shell #3 – After activating the water, a wall ride appears on the left. Use it to reach the platform at the end to find the shell.
Water Point #6 – Back in the main area, in the direct center near the door the chains are leading to, activate the lanterns near the center of the rock spikes to restore water to the area.
Water Point #7 – Follow the left chain up to the large building, then use the jellyfish that appear to reach the next story related water point.
Rideable Animal: Orca – After restoring the water, a bunch of fish will appear in the area. Some of them are orcas that will move around the area. Use the jellyfish to jump onto to ride it, awarding the trophy/achievement Orca Rider after you jump off.
Stele #4: The Fish Swim in the Sky – From the platform where the water point was looked, look to the right (facing the entrance of the building) and you can see one of the sets of windows is open with a platform behind it. Inside this room is the stele.
Secret Shell #4 – Go to the top of the building above the vendor and look at the statue on the left where you can spot a shell on top. To reach it you need to ride one of the Orca that are swimming around when it goes near the statue, then jump on top to reach the shell.
Secret Shell #5 – Go back outside of the building facing where the chain is leading and look off the ledge to the left to spot two pillars lower off the side of the area. Gain speed and then jump toward the closer of the two pillars to find a Secret Shell. You can get back to the main area by jumping to the second pillar and using on the hole to be warped back.
Secret Shell #6 – On the opposite side of the building you can travel across the narrow waterfall and drop down to a ledge with a cave. In the cave you can find this shell.
Stele #5: The Cycle is Broken – Follow the other chain to the right side of the area, and on the left before the door you can find the stele on a platform.
Water Point #8 – Directly in front of the door, required to progress.
Water Point #9 – Follow the path behind the door to the end to reach the next water point required to progress.
Secret Shell #7 – After dropping the sand by interacting with the button in the center of the area, follow the left wall up the cliff to a path with a wall ride. On the other side you can find the Secret Shell.
Water Point #10 – Interact with the two large lanterns on top of the building to open the door leading to the water point. If you activated all other water points you will now earn Cleanse the Veiled Sea . The main door in the area is now open, but don’t go through it until you have collected everything else as this ends the area.
Stele #6: Auma – Behind the building you can travel up some kelp after returning the water to the area. Follow the path at the top of the waterfall to a platform with the stele at the end.
Secret Shell #8 – From the top of the waterfall follow the path to the right along the cliff until you reach the area with the stone walkways leading off the cliffs. Go out onto the one faster right (relative to the central area) and look down and left to spot a flag on the cliff. Beside the flag is a cave containing the Secret Shell.
Desert Rain Frog – Keep following the path along the same cliff to where there are more walkways leading down. Drop to the lowest level to find the frog on the lowest level on a stack of rocks, awarding the trophy/achievement Desert Rain Frog .
Secret Shell #9 – From the platform where the frog is located look down where there is a statue below. Jump down to it where the shell is on the small cliff beside it.
Trick Attack Area #1 – To the left of the central building in this area a door in the wall leading to the first trick attack area. Beat the high score of 8000 points.
Secret Shell #10 – When going back to the main area either grind the chains or use the kelp to reach the cliffs on the right. On the cliffs just before the large central area you can find the shell in a small sandy area, awarding Veiled Sea Shell Collector .
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