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Crystal Chest List
These are lists of all the indoor and outdoor locations where you can find the special crystal chests. They all contain random, leveled treasure, and they all require a Heart of Order to open. (See the Heart of Order Notes for details on how to obtain them.)
Outdoor Locations
* Cylarne (location 53), at the base of the mushroom tree on the small island a ways to the east * Cylarne (location 53), underwater a bit to the south * Hardscrabble Camp (location 6), a ways directly to the south * Longtooth Camp (location 32), under a huge mushroom tree near the shore a ways to the west * Lost Time Camp (location 18), next to a small peninsula a ways to the north * New Sheoth, outside, about halfway down the east wall of the palace area * Runoff Camp (location 24), a bit to the SE, near the shore * Vitharn (location 16), underwater beneath a mushroom tree a ways to the SE (a bit east of the nearby obelisk) * Xeddefen (location 3), a bit to the east, on the other side of the Fringe wall * Xirethard (location 26), at the base of a tall waterfall a bit to the NE
Indoor Locations
* Brellach or Pinnacle Rock, Hall of Honor (inside crystal-blocked room in the NW corner of the central area) * Brellach or Pinnacle Rock, Hall of Devotion (on a ledge next to the stairs at the east end of the large northern room) * Xeddefen, Great Chamber (in the large room with the obelisk) * Xiditte, Catacombs (see directions below)