Mekiv Caverns

Mekiv Caverns
Legend of Mana artwork
First appearance	Legend of Mana (1999)
Latest appearance	Legend of Mana (2021)
Transforms from	Jade Egg
Background music	Earth Painting

The Mekiv Caverns is a Land in Legend of Mana. It is created by placing the Jade Egg artifact onto the world map.

History

Background

A limestone construction crafted by the weathering and eroding actions of subterranean currents, the Mekiv Caverns is comprised of a multitude of levels and is home to a variety of monsters seeking refuge in darkness, including the Pincher Crab and the Bloodsucker. This land is created during The Lost Princess quest and is typically one of the first lands visited after the player's Home and Domina.

Legend of Mana

“This limestone cavern was created by underground currents. Over the centuries it was hollowed out, and pillars were created. The cavern is made up of many levels.”

—In-game Encyclopedia

Quests

• Cosmo
• The Lost Princess
• The Treasure Map

Enemies

• Bloodsucker
• Goblin
• Mushboom
• Pincher Crab
• Poto
• Skeleton

• Du'Inke (boss) | (The Lost Princess)
• Jewel Beast (boss) | (Cosmo)

Items

NB: See mini-map in gallery for tile numbers

• Vampire Fang - tile 3
• Lizard Meat - tile 12
• Moth Wing - tile 7
• Blank Eye - tile 9
• Blackened Bat - tile 18

Non-player characters

• Sproutlings
• Boink
• Duelle
• Pearl (during The Lost Princess and Cosmo)
• Elazul (during The Lost Princess and Cosmo)
• Sandra (during The Lost Princess, if The Flame of Hope has not started, and Cosmo)
• Lord of Jewels (during Cosmo)
• Pirate Penguins (during The Treasure Map)
• Dudbears (during The Treasure Map)
• Roger (during The Treasure Map, if quest failed)

Sub-locations

NB: See mini-map in gallery for tile numbers

• Mekiv Caverns Entrance - (tile 1)
  • Ground Level - (tile 2)
  • Underground Level 2 - (tiles 4-5, 9, 18-19)
  • Underground Level 3 - (tiles 6-7)
  • Stalagmite Cavern - (tile 8)
  • Ground Level - (tile 12)
  • Underground Level 1 - (tiles 13-16)
  • Stalactite Room - (tile 20)

Trivia

• Alongside Gato Grottoes, Tower of Leires, Ulkan Mines and a completed Lucemia, Mekiv Caverns doesn't have a constant map animation.
• The Mekiv Caverns appear in numerous Echoes of Mana stories, such as In a Patchworked World, Searching for Lost Luster, and Missed Match Mayhem.

Gallery

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  Mekiv Caverns sprite

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  Mevik Caverns encyclopedia entry

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  Map

	Randi --"Whoa! What's a Rabite doing in a place like this?"
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