Forspoken Barren Plains – Full Area Completion Guide

The Barren Plains Overview Map

The Barren Plains is one of areas on the map in Forspoken that have special locations you can tick off. There is a list on the map so you can see if you have them all completed. If not, check out the locations below. They are listed in the same order as on the map.

1 – Pilgrim’s Refuge
2 – Cave, Ruin, Etc.
3 – Monument
4 – Locked Labyrinth
5 – Mutant
6 – Flashbacks

Barren Plains – Pilgrim’s Refuge

When you follow the story, you should have picked up the “Leap” ability at the Mulberry Fount. Use it to get over the big wall next to the found and you will see a building that looks a bit like a chapel. That’s the Pilgrim’s Refuge Fast Travel and Rest point.

Barren Plains – Cave, Ruin, and more

The Campground

East from the Pilgrim’s Refuge, you can see a footstep marker on the map. This is The Campground. As soon as you get close to it, you’ll get one of the two “Cave, Ruin, Etc.” achievements on the map. Make sure you also open the campground chest.

Ruins of Plebus

If you don’t know how to get there: The ruins had two access bridges. The bridge to the left is closer to the ruins. Use the Zip to get up to THE SACRED PEAKS. There you can cross the bridge with magic parkours. In the air, use Zip to get to the other side.

Enter the ruins, defeat the enemies and pick up the archive entry.

Red Box 1: on the centre platform, Red Box 2: In the south east corner.

Barren Plains – Monument of Strength

The monument is in the north of THE BARREN PLAINS. Climb to the top of the monument and attack the corruption around the monument to receive the power by interacting with it.

Reward:
FREY GAINS DEFENSE +5

Barren Plains – Locked Labyrinth

Far east of the Pilgrim’s Refuge is a small building with a purple glow in the centre. Go inside and interact with the glow.

You are teleported inside a purple dungeon. Before you leave this room to go further inside, look for a small monument. When you touch it, you can go back to the surface.

As you head deeper inside the structure, you 3 instances of enemies. There is always one of the small monuments between the fights, so you can leave in case you had enough. The first room will have a group of zombie-like fiends, the second one a tiger with two cubs and at the end you are faced with the boss, the LESSER DEINOSUCHUS – a water enemy. It will attack you with round razor blades and waterbombs that it places on the ground.

After the fight, pick up the necklace at the other side of the pool:
ORISON: Triggers an auto-heal effect when an enemy is defeated.

Barren Plains – Mutant: Altered Mylodon

East of the monument is a red and white mutant bear – the Altered Mylodon – that needs to be defeated. It is super strong and can one-hit Fray. You can try to defeat it at the start of the game, but there is no shame in coming back when you’re stronger.

Barren Plains – Flashbacks

The Flashback is called THE FALLEN TEMPLE. Take out all enemies within the time limit.

If you don’t know how to get there: The ruins had two access bridges. The bridge to the left is closer to the ruins. Use the Zip to get up to THE SACRED PEAKS. There you can cross the bridge with magic parkour. In the air, use Zip to get to the other side.