Valley of Dead Heroes Map - M12 Torment: Tides of Numenera Guide

The map above shows the Valley of Dead Heroes. This location is visited after you leave Sagus Cliffs, during On the Builder's Trail main quest. One of the most important information about his location is that there are two rival groups - Children of the Endless Gate and Memorialists. The decision (one of a few) about what group you want to support must be made immediately upon your arrival in this location. The representatives of both factions unlock different side quests, although with a bit of skill you can finish all of the side quests without becoming a full supporter of only one faction.

In the Valley of Dead Heroes you can find a few interactive objects that grant you bonuses to stats, valuable artifacts or unlock minor quests. Elements of environment called Minnim (two light and two dark) are also worth mentioning. They work like teleports, allowing your team to travel between the lower part of the location and the upper walls that surround it (the teleportation is free and it does not have any additional costs or hindrances). In the Valley there is only one entrance to Necropolis (the description of that location is on the next page of this guide) because the direct passage to Kholn Village is collapsed.

Resting place in Valley of Dead Heroes

Thalana demands 100 shins for making the resting place safe.

The resting option is offered by Thalana MarQuereth from the Memorialists camp (M12.6). But this, sadly, costs 100 shins. If you only care about recharging your stat pool then you should take an interest in the reverse pyramid in south-west corner of the location (M12.13). A successful use of the ability connected with mystical objects can guarantee you a one-time stat pool regeneration. It is recommended to use this option after having a few fights when your team is weakened and really needs help.

Other key places in Valley of Dead Heroes

1. Airship Quay. This is where you start your exploration. Right after arriving here you must decide whether you want to help Klin'Kar (Children of the Endless Gate) or Beltrax and Ronos Cai'Sul (the Memorialists behind the boards). You can unlock The Caretaker's Riddle and Ednless Horror side quests (you can do both because they are not excluding each other).

2, 3. Minnims. You can teleport between two light and two dark minnims (in both cases they are used to travel between the Valley's bottom level and the upper walls).

4. Animal Statue. Examine the entire statue and look into its eyes. You get XP for each try - 3+4+3+15. Near the statue you can meet Blob-of-Three. You can speak with him (XP) and bring him the mask that can be acquired when you get closer to the eastern portal (M12.11). For this you get 25 XP.

6. Memorialists Campsite. You can meet with Memorialists even if in the beginning of your visit in the Valley you helped the Children of the Endless Gate.

Ronos Cai'Sul - You can promise him that you will help him and get the password to the whisperlock in Necropolis (The Caretaker's Riddle side quest).

Thalana MarQuereth - You can ask her for a place to rest. This action costs 100 shins.

Speak with other Memorialists to get XP.

8. The merchant, Tantulum. This person offers their items - armor, cyphers, shields, melee weapons, ranged weapons, usable items. You can also tell Tantalum about your visits in various tombs in Necropolis. From him you can also get one of the unique codes.

12. Huge skull. Phoenix - Talk to him and exhaust all dialogue options to receive a note and to unlock Phoenix's Wisdom side quest.

There's a yellow pool nearby. Use Quick Fingers to fish out shins, Pellucid Wrap bonded item and Savan't Slipknot cypher.

13. Reverse pyramid. Examine the pyramid to unlock a one-time free stats pool regeneration.

14. Huge crystal. Examine it to witness a vision (3 XP) and unlock Severed Child side quest.