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Outline
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- The search for true source of Deluge begins, with Cachely's readings pointing to the Fossilized Depths in northeast Gearonia Caverns.
- There, containment chambers for a forbidden material kept captive by the Lithari are discovered. Texts near the chambers warn of the material's disastrous power.
- The chambers have clearly been breached and emptied by a third party at some point, with the material transported elsewhere.
- The transport is somehow traced to the Fungal Hollow and to the Blast Brothers' Depot on the mountainside above.
- The two Sumo Bros there had been running overt transport operations from that area in the Fossilized Depths for years, delivering the material to Matcha Manor in exchange for handsome sums from Tobias Matcha, who remained anonymous throughout their business history.
- Mario returns to Matcha Manor to ask Whispen about the shipments, who was aware of their existence but had no idea of the implications behind them. He guides Mario to the dropoff location of all the shipments, one of Tobias' labs that the Boos were forbidden to enter.
- Clues from inside the lab lead Mario to Matcha Graveyard, where he discovers Tobias' wife and daughter buried in the center.
- The graveyard houses a secret path to a full secluded section of the forest. Tobias coined this area Solace Arboretum. This is where he and the true source of the Deluge are being held.
- The Arboretum is a deteriorating false reality constructed by Tobias following the death of his family. It was created using the same material that birthed the Umbral Deluge.
- Mario eventually makes it to the Arboretum's core, where he discovers Tobias' body, suspended midair, puppeted by the Deluge. The final battle ensues, where Mario must simultaneously subdue the Deluge and surgically remove Tobias from its grasp.
Still open questions
- Why didn't Cachely's readings in the Fossilized Depths trigger any conversation earlier?
- It is already decided that the player travels through the Fossilized Depths through a whirlpool in Romaine Ruins. What reason do they have for going there instead of finding a more direct path to the depths?
- What lead is discovered that points to the Fungal Hollow as the route towards the shipments' destination?
- What is the most reasonable path from the Fungal Hollow to Blast Brothers' Depot? The Sumo Bros likely would have taken this route to the Fossilized Depths, so some infrastructure needs to exist that brings them down under the surface.
- Should the Arboretum be most pure at the edge or the epicenter?
- Does Tobias die alongside the Deluge?
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