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Overview

The Shrine of Ages is a special Expedition Area where you can permanently unlock and revisit Special Events from the past, and discover new mini-events that exist only at the Shrine. Events you unlock here are yours forever, with no time pressure and no expiration. The Shrine currently has 15+ mini-events, each with its own creatures, quests, and exclusive rewards. New events are added over time.
Where to find it: Left sidebar → Adventure → Universe → Expedition Areas map → Shrine of Ages Open in 4TW ↗
The desert Expedition Areas map showing the Shrine of Ages location

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How to Unlock the Shrine of Ages

The Shrine of Ages is deep in the desert. Unlocking it requires working through a chain of quests across multiple Expedition Areas:
  1. Complete “Camouflage”, the 3rd main quest in Three Points Crossing
  2. Complete “Next Stop: Dragon Lair!”, a side quest in the Three Points Crossing quest market. This also unlocks the Dragon Lair.
  3. Complete “Question To Axe”, found at the Dig Site Quests market inside the Dragon Lair. This opens the underground Ruins area.
  4. In the Ruins quest market: complete the four directional quests. East, South, West, and North
  5. Complete “Tunnel Locked On”, also in the Ruins quest market, available after the four directional quests. This unlocks the Shrine of Ages.
The Dragon Lair is a prerequisite. You’ll pass through it on the way to the Shrine. See the Dragon Lair guide if you haven’t unlocked it yet.

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How It Works

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Meeting Motes

Motes, the Shrine keeper, juggling rune stones
When you first arrive at the Shrine of Ages, you’ll meet Motes, the Shrine keeper. You need to defeat Motes in battle and complete their quests to gain full access to the Shrine and its market.

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Shrine Tickets

Shrine Tickets are the currency used to purchase Bracelets (event unlocks) at the Shrine Market.
  • You earn 1 Shrine Ticket per player level. They accumulate automatically as you level up
  • You can also trade Stempos for extra Shrine Tickets if you want to unlock events faster
  • Tickets are permanent. They don’t expire

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Bracelets: How Events Are Unlocked

Each past event or mini-event at the Shrine is represented by a Shrine Bracelet. To access an event:
3-step Bracelet flow: Buy Bracelet, Equip on Wardrobe look and Save, Return to Shrine to see your event
  1. Buy the Bracelet from the Shrine Market using Shrine Tickets. Each Bracelet unlocks one event permanently.
  2. Equip the Bracelet onto your current avatar look in your Wardrobe and save the look.
  3. Return to the Shrine of Ages. You’ll see the monsters, quests, and rewards for that event waiting for you.
  4. Complete the event using Shrine Stones (earned by defeating Shrine monsters) as the event’s internal currency.
You can only wear one Bracelet at a time. To switch events, go to your Wardrobe, swap the Bracelet for a different one, and save your look. Your progress in the previous event stays exactly where you left it.

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Once Bought, Forever Yours

Once you purchase a Bracelet, that event is permanently unlocked on your account. There’s no time limit, no expiration, and no pressure. You can return to an event at any time by equipping its Bracelet.

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What’s at the Shrine

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Mini-Events

Shrine event creatures, items, and exclusive rewards from past events
Each mini-event has:
  • Exclusive creatures to discover and battle
  • Quests specific to that event
  • Unique rewards only available through that event
Each event has unique drops. If you need a specific item, check whether it’s available through a Shrine event and unlock that Bracelet first.

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Shrine Marketplace

The Shrine also has a permanent marketplace where you can spend Shrine Stones on Chests, Keys, and Reactions. You earn Shrine Stones by defeating monsters within the Shrine while wearing any Bracelet.
The community Wikia has full details on every Shrine mini-event’s creatures and rewards.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Shrine Tickets are the currency for buying Bracelets at the Shrine Market. You earn 1 automatically for each player level, and can also trade Stempos for extras.
A Bracelet permanently unlocks one Shrine event. You buy it with Shrine Tickets, then equip it in your Wardrobe to activate that event at the Shrine.
Yes. You can own as many Bracelets as you can afford. But you can only wear one at a time. Swap Bracelets in your Wardrobe to switch events.
No. Your progress in each event is tied to its Bracelet. Swap away and return later. Everything will be where you left off.
The Shrine lets you revisit past Special Events (and some Shrine-exclusive mini-events). The main Special Events are live, time-limited events open to all players. The Shrine is your way back to content after it’s ended.
You earn Shrine Stones by defeating Shrine monsters while wearing a Bracelet. Spend them at the Shrine marketplace on Chests, Keys, and Reactions.
No. The unlock path goes through the Dragon Lair’s Dig Site Quests. You need to complete the Dragon Lair unlock first as a prerequisite.
You haven’t completed the full unlock chain. Work through it in order: “Camouflage” in Three Points Crossing → “Next Stop: Dragon Lair!” → “Question To Axe” in Dragon Lair → the four directional quests in Ruins → “Tunnel Locked On.”
Make sure you saved your Wardrobe look after equipping the Bracelet. The look must be saved for the Shrine to recognize the equipped item. After saving, return to the Shrine of Ages.
You earn one Shrine Ticket per player level. Your total should equal your level minus any you’ve already spent. If the count seems off, check the Shrine Market UI.
Motes must be defeated in battle first. Look for the quest involving Motes when you first arrive at the Shrine. Completing that quest chain is required before the Shrine Market opens.
How you got here and what came before

Dragon Lair

Prerequisite area where you raise dragon companions on the way to the Shrine.

Special Events

Live time-limited events that the Shrine lets you revisit.

Universe & Maps

World maps and Expedition Areas.