The Stepping Stones (DotP)

Hokan's Dream Game

ℹ The events of this game are not part of the canon story and timeline of the SpellForce universe.

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The Stepping Stones
The Trial of Tiara
Map ID	P702_Stepping_Stones
Basic Info
Inhabitants	Ghosts
Status	N/A
Ruling Body	The Guardians‏‎
Climate	Varies
Vegetation	Fir, Oak, Palm, Pine, Boxwood
Wildlife	N/A

Intro

The Stepping Stones is the second map in the Demons of the Past's campaign.

It's supposed to be located somewhere on the undiscovered continent named Inenland as a trial, created by the Gods themselves, for mortals to prove their worth and reach their Realm alive.

It consists of 10 islands, each dedicated to one Guardian and where the Elder must pass each Guardian's test in order to proceed to the next map, The Realm of the Gods.

Although the Elder encounters a few inhabitants while crossing each islands, it's assumed that most of these are not real but instead projections of the real people they represent since most places are empty and devoid of any life until each trial begun.

Most of these tests require wit and knowledge, others brute force and some a bit of stealth and mischief.

Here it is the map, with the important locations to remember when playing it:

Map

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The Stepping Stones

🗡️ Journey Stones
1. 1 The Stepping Stones
🗡️ Portals
2. 2 Incoming Portal (Disabled) / Hirin's Island
3. 3 Elen's Island
4. 4 Hirin's Island
5. 5 Zerbo's Island
6. 6 Elen's Island
7. 7 Fourth Trial (Nor's) Island
8. 8 Zerbo's Island
9. 9 Niethalf's Island
10. 10 Fourth Trial (Nor's) Island
11. 11 Ereon's Island
12. 12 Niethalf's Island
13. 13 Shanna's Island
14. 14 Ereon's Island
15. 15 Eighth Trial (Kerona's) Island
16. 16 Shanna's Island
17. 17 Ninth Trial (Zarach's) Island
18. 18 Eighth Trial (Kerona's) Island
19. 19 Tiara's Island
20. 20 Ninth Trial (Zarach's) Island / Fire Gate
🗡️ Locations / NPCs
21. 21 Stranger (Time Counter)
22. 22 Stranger (Lunatic)
23. 23 Stranger (Messenger)
24. 24 Stalker / Elen's Singing Bowstring
25. 25 Fruit Vendor
26. 26 Suspicious Figure
27. 27 Zoraeen
28. 28 Colin
29. 29 Great Old Tree
30. 30 Ziggurat

Trivia

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The Guardian introduced as Kerona on Demons of the Past's campaign as the Guardian of Time, it's not canon.

In fact, it contradicts the lore of previous games as it's already mentioned on those that the Guardian of Time is Hirin.

Quests

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• The Trials of the Guardians

  Pass all tests of the islands

  • The ghost of Craig Un'Shallach wanted you to come here. He insisted that you should contact the Guardians to get their help in the fight against the Nameless.
    These mysterious , called the Stepping Stones, are the only path to the Guardians' location. Visit each island and pass all the trials.
  1. 1

     Trial of Hirin

     Deliver all 3 messages
     The trial of Hirin is to find three people in the maze and pass on the correct message to them.
     Good thing you can start it over if you fail. Just touch the Guardian Stone again.

     • Stranger (Time Counter) 💡
       It is time
     • Stranger (Lunatic) 💡
       Makkebitay quperiajot!
     • Stranger (Messenger) 💡
       I'm the messenger.

       • To Whom It May Concern

         Deliver the message you received on Hirin's island to the right person
         Yeah, but who is the addressee? Hirin's got a strange sense of humour.
         This will be hard without any knowledge...
         Oh, wait a second, did I say knowledge? Ereon should have an island here too... 💡
         Einar
  2. 2

     Trial of Elen

     Walk on the path of the hunt and defeat all high-prize game you come across
     The trial of Elen invites you to a hunt. Follow the path and hunt the wild beasts wandering around.
     You can call yourself a true hunter only if you run down all of them.

  3. 3

     Trial of Zerbo

     Sneak through the city
     Sneak through the city without raising any attention.
     Don't get into a fight. No blood should be spilled – not even yours.

  4. 4

     The Fourth Trial

     Survive the night
     Make it through the night alive on this mysterious island.
     Watch out for any new company. They might be far from friendly.

  5. 5

     Trial of Niethalf

     Reach the mother lode
     Niethalf bestowed leadership of a group of dwarves on you. Battling giants and golems, you should fight your way to the mother lode in the cave.
     Your trial is completed when the dwarves reach the Adamantinum and you've cleansed all corridors of your enemies.

  6. 6

     Trial of Ereon

     Tell the Guardian Stone the name of the one who tells only the truth
     

     Speak to all 5 people here, and find out who is the only truly honest person.
     Return to the Guardian Stone then and tell the stone the name you have puzzled out.💡
     Urgi
  7. 7

     Trial of Shanna

     Protect the Great Old Tree from the attacks
     There is a tree standing in the centre of this island, the Great Old Tree. She is harassed by demonic creatures.
     Protect her from the attacks, and heal her with the magical essences you find.
     The stone said your life depends on the tree, so you'd better make sure she lives, because there won't be a second chance here.

  8. 8

     The Eighth Trial

     Reach the portal on the other side of the island
     A strange trial. It wants you to walk over to the other side and use the portal there.
     Is that it?

  9. 9

     The Ninth Trial

     Complete the construction of the Ziggurat
     Protect the construction of the Ziggurat from the attacks of the elementals. The construction ends when all 4 levels are done.
     The stone also hinted that your life ends when the Ziggurat is destroyed, so make every effort to reach your goal.

  10. 10

      Trial of Tiara

      Solve the puzzle by activating the pedestals in the correct order
      

      Solve the puzzle in order, to open the portal to the Realm of the Gods.
      The island is all marble and columns. There are 8 pedestals with objects, some of them can even be turned around.
      You need to find the right direction and the correct activation order. Each correct move will feed the holy fire of Tiara.💡
      • The Torch: The dawn of day, but light illuminated the darkness of a cold night.
      • The Knight: In the flickering lights, a knight in full attire stood still, facing the rising sun. (Rotate the Knight to the Sword)
      • The Sword: My sword for gold!, shouted he, for treasures, were his heart's desire. (Rotate the Sword to the Chest)
      • The Chest: And out he rode into the clear morning, to once again defy the crystalline foe. (Rotate the Chest to the Crystal)
      • The Crystal: Wherever he would find her, he'd fight her with his sword and shield.
      • The Shield: His foe, the crystal witch, who stole his treasured cup. (Rotate the Shield to the Cup)
      • The Cup: In the end he found and killed her with a mighty blow.
      • The Cauldron: Her limp body fell lifeless. A huge fire spread out, engulfing the knight holding the treasured cup in his hands.

• Sidequests

  1. 1

     Colin's Diary

     Find all pages of the diary
     Colin asked you to collect all the pages of his diary.
     The pages can be everywhere on the islands, including on any you've already visited. 💡

     Here are the pages' locations in no special order, some can be found during the normal progression of the main quest, others require returning to previous islands.

     1. First page of Colin's diary - Shanna's Island
     2. Second page of Colin's diary - Hirin's Island (it's in the bottom right nook to the right from the Time Counter)
     3. Third page of Colin's diary - Niethalf's Island
     4. Fourth page of Colin's diary - Zerbo's Island (north from the jealous husband, Zoraeen))
     5. Fifth page of Colin's diary - Elen's Island (nearby to where the Spiders were)
     6. Last page of Colin's diary - Fourth Trial (Nor's) Island (dropped by an Undead in the final wave)

     • Proof

       Deliver the notes to Jasse in Westguard
       You've collected all the pages. Colin's wish is that you bring them back to his niece Jasse, who lives in Westguard.

Colin's ghost

The Phoenix Bearer and Hokan Ashir (DotP version)