Shimmering Ruins

The Shimmering Ruins is a recurring location in the Mana series.

Background

“These ruins are quite complex... I hope we can make some headway.”

—Riesz, in-game dialogue

“Ruins where the Mana Stone of light is hidden. Situated in the mountains after passing through the Cascade Caverns from Wendel.”

—Notebook

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Image	Location	Availability
	In rubble, plaza southwest of gold mana statue.	Chapter V
	Far western north-south corridor, before bridge triggered by crystal switch (no requirement for switch to be tripped).	Chapter V

Name	Location	Availability
Gold Item Seed	On a broken path southeast of the Mana statue.	Chapter V
Gold Item Seed	On a lower square-shaped platform northeast of the Mana statue.	Chapter V
Gold Item Seed	On a broken path behind a square-shaped room in the eastern part of the map.	Chapter V
Lightgazer's Ring	On an elevated platform linked by a collapsible row of blocks in the eastern part of the map ; the blocks need to be raised by a nearby crystal trigger.	Chapter V
Honey Elixir (2)	On a winding path beyond a collapsible row of blocks in the eastern part of the map ; the blocks need to be lowered by a nearby crystal trigger.	Chapter V
Cup of Wishes (3)	On a balcony connected to a small rectangular room in the northwestern part of the map.	Chapter V
2500 Lucre	On a narrow winding path behind some stairs in the southwestern part of the map.	Chapter V
??? Seed	On a dead end facing the Mana statue in the southern part of the map.	Chapter V
Gold Item Seed	At the end of a straight path in the eastern part of the map.	Chapter V
Honey Elixir (3)	On a lower platform due east of the Mana statue. A crystal trigger must be activated in order to lower the water level.	Chapter V
Stardust Herb (3)	On an elevated platform located in the eastern part of the map and reached by jumping onto smaller ones.	Chapter V
4000 Lucre	On a lower path near the central plaza.	Chapter V
Cup of Wishes (3)	At the end of a covered path near the central plaza.	Chapter V

Spoiler ends here.

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