Beyond bosses and chests, each chapter hides Meditation Spots — quiet places that reward you for simply finding and sitting at them. They are pure exploration currency and easy to walk past for an entire chapter.
Still to verify. Still to confirm in-game: how many there are per chapter, where each one is, and exactly what finding them grants.
What to find
- Meditation Spots — quiet vantage points that reward exploration and lore.
- Gourds, Drinks and Soaks — expand and improve your healing.
- Celestial materials — craft new staves and armour sets.
- Use the Keeper's Shrine map and revisit chapters to mop up anything missed.
Sweeping a chapter
- Fast-travel between shrines and clear outward from each to cover the whole map.
- Meditation Spots are usually on ledges and scenic overlooks — look up and off-path.
- Grab gourd and drink upgrades early in a chapter so they help with its boss.
- Return in New Game+ for anything gated behind late abilities or questlines.
Why bother
- Meditation Spots reward exploration with lore, materials and sometimes upgrades.
- Gourd, Drink and Soak upgrades from side areas directly raise your survivability.
- Celestial materials let you craft the newest staff and armour ahead of the curve.
- They also count toward 100%, so sweeping them saves an NG+ backtrack.
What to know
- They are marked by the scenery, not by the map — look for a deliberate, still composition.
- They tend to sit just off the main path, usually at a viewpoint.
- Sitting is the whole interaction; there is no fight and nothing to fail.
- They are worth a detour: the reward compounds over a full playthrough.
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