This article will provide you with an in-depth guide to completing the Nature and Nurture quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Continue reading if you’d like to learn more.
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Disney Dreamlight Valley – Nature and Nurture Quest Guide
The steps for completing the “Nature and Nurture” quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley are as follows:
- Investigate the Giant Skull in the Elephant Graveyard of the Sunlit Plateau.
- Talk to Scar
- Enter the Vitalys Mines at the mouth of the river in the Sunlit Plateau.
- Explore the Vitalys Mines and find whatever’s blocking the river.
- Check the sign next to the barrel in the Vitalys Mines.
- Search the mining camp in the Vitalys Mines for the Ingredients.
- Tell Merlin about what you’ve found.
- Prepare the Extra Fizzy Root Beer at a Cooking Station.
- Put the Extra Fizzy Root Beer and the Crackling Candies in the barrel to clear the Night Thorn roots blocking the water source in the mine.
- Return to the Sunlit Plateau to see if the river has been restored.
- Follow the Forgotten through the Dark Portal near the Elephant Graveyard.
- The Forgotten dropped something! Pick it up.
- Return to Dreamlight Valley.
- Show Merlin what you’ve found.
- Gather the following items needed for the Miracle Growth Elixir: Vitalys Crystal x10, Rich Soil x10, Dreamlight x1000
- Craft the Miracle Growth Elixir.
- Use the Miracle Growth Elixir in your Backpack to upgrade your Watering Can.
- Talk to Merlin.
- Plant the Orb of Nurturing at the Pillar in the Sunlit Plateau.
- Tend to the Orb of Nurturing until it’s fully restored. (This might take a few days!)
- More to come – Stay tuned for updates!
You’ll realize right away that you need access to the Sunlit Plateau. If you don’t already have this area unlocked, go to the Plaza’s northwestern corner and spend 7,000 Dreamlight to clear out the large night thorns. You’ll find a path leading to a massive elephant skull, campsites, and a ramp leading to the Forgotten Lands once you enter the area. For the time being, stay inside the massive skull.
Scar, the lion, will be found inside the skull in an unexpected turn of events. Speak to him to hear his monologue about how you were his devoted subject and how he did, in fact, rule over the Valley. The main point of this discussion is that the power of the Pillar of Nurturing has died, and it is up to you to restore it by venturing into the Vitalys Mines.
When you exit the Giant Skull, turn right towards the river. The mine entrance is located on the northern cliffside. Enter this area to start a cutscene that highlights the state it is now in.
As you explore this cave, you will encounter many turns and twists that may be confusing to you. The recommended path is as follows:
- When you first enter the cave, turn left into the corridor.
- Turn right and break the rocks that are blocking the nearby mineshaft entrance.
- Continue down this path until you reach broken rail tracks. Continue here.
- Go right at the second fork, breaking any rocks you come across. You’ll start seeing a lot of glowing, purple mushrooms.
- You will come to another fork in the road. Follow the left path, then the right.
- By this point, you’ll be in a room with a bunch of minecarts and a ramp leading to a massive boulder. Go up this ramp.
At the top of the ramp, you’ll see a sign and a red barrel. Read the sign to learn that you must make root beer. Continue down the ramp until you reach a green chest on the right. When you open it, you’ll find dried ginger, crackling candies, and a recipe book for Root Beer. Collect them and leave the cave to consult with Merlin.
Your conversation with Merlin will reveal his dislike for Scar, as well as the caves’ resistance to your magic. The answer? That previous root beer! Make it at a cooking station with Vanilla, Sugarcane, and the Dried Ginger you purchased earlier. Return to the mines’ red barrel and toss them in to cause an explosion! You can now exit the cave once more, with the Night Thorns gone and the water flowing down the river again.
However, when you leave, you will discover some bad news. The river has become contaminated, and a dark portal has appeared! Enter the portal to find a corrupted version of your character running around. Break through the rocks, collect the Lifeless Orb of Nurturing, and return home before paying another visit to Merlin. She’ll instruct you to plant the orb and collect Vitalys Crystals from the mines in order to make a Miracle Growth Elixir. The following items are required:
- Vitalys Crystals x10 – Break the glowing, grey, and blue rocks in the mines. They will almost certainly drop the crystals.
- Rich Soil x10 – Plant and harvest crops if you want to have a small chance of getting rich soil. To speed up the process, plant some wheat in Peaceful Meadow and harvest it after the one-minute growth period is over. Continue planting until you have all ten.
- Dreamlight x1000 – Complete Dreamlight tasks. Check the Dreamlight section of the menu to see what tasks are available to you.
With all of the necessary items in hand, proceed to a nearby crafting table and select Potion & Enchantment. Choose Miracle Growth Elixir and craft it before going into your inventory and using the potion. Talk to Merlin once more now that you have your new upgrade.
He’ll tell you that you must plant the Orb of Nurturing in front of the Pillar in Sunlit Plateau. To get to the pillar, go to Sunlit Plateau and follow the river edge southwest. The pillar is closest to the Glade of Trust on the edge. Make a hole in front of the pillar, then plant and water the orb. This will take a few days.
As of this writing, the Orb of Nurturing is still expanding. We’ll provide more information once the plant has completed its growth cycle, so keep an eye out for the next Disney Dreamlight Valley – Nature and Nurture Quest Guide.
