Cinder Vault
| Cinder Vault | |
|---|---|
| Type | Vault |
| Region | Springlands |
| Sub-region | - |
The Cinder Vault is the starting point of the game, in the south of the Springlands. Every new Flameborn wakes here from a Cinder Vessel. These vessels keep a sleeper alive and untouched by time until the Flame rouses them. Inside, the Flame speaks for the first time and starts the quest Claim A Spot For Your Base. The caves below hold the first torch, the first Fell and a hidden chest with the Hunter's Ring. Past them, the first Return Beacon unlocks the Workbench and the Construction Hammer. Every new character starts the game in the Cinder Vault, .
Where to Find Cinder Vault - Map Location
The vault lies in the south of the Springlands. Longkeep is the first village to the north. Saline Quarry lies to the east. The tall tower seen in the distance from the vault is the Ancient Spire - Springlands.
Cinder Vault map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Quests
Claim A Spot For Your Base starts when the Flame speaks inside the vault. It asks for a Flame Altar in the wilds to reclaim the land. A site in the plains is marked on the map, but any spot above the Shroud will do. On the way, a cave on the left holds a torch. A side cave holds Explosive Powder Balls that blow open a rubble wall. Further down, a Fell Critter and a Fell Footsoldier guard the path to the first Return Beacon. The quest ends with a talk with the Flame at the new altar.
| Quest | Image | Given By | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claim A Spot For Your Base | 
|
The Flame | Flame Altar |
Chests
A wooden chest stands in a small structure just outside the cave. A silver chest hides behind rubble in a side cave of the starting caves. It holds the Hunter's Ring. The Explosive Powder Balls lying in the same cave clear the way.
| Chest | Image | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Wooden Chest | 
|
Small structure just outside the cave. |
Hidden Chests
A silver chest in the starting caves sits behind a wall of rubble. Explosive Powder Balls in the same side cave clear the way.
Silver chest behind the rubble wall
- Follow the caves down from the vault.
- Enter the side cave where the Explosive Powder Balls lie.
- Pick up the Explosive Powder Balls.
- Blow up the rubble wall, or dig through it with a Pickaxe.
- Open the silver chest behind the wall.
Lore Pages
"On the Flame and Its Murmurs" lies on a bench beside a corpse, just outside the vault. It is the first page of Balthazar's notes on the Flame. He writes that the Flame guards the knowledge of the Ancients in its burning core. He can stare into the fire for hours, but it never speaks to him. It only talks to those born from the Flame, and he finds that a shame.
| Lore Page | Where |
|---|---|
| On the Flame and Its Murmurs | Found on a bench beside a corpse, just outside the starting vault (Cinder Vault). |
About Cinder Vault
The Cinder Vault is a protected chamber where Flameborn sleep in Cinder Vessels until they are released into Embervale. The vessels were the work of Balthazar, the Alchemist. His notes tell how his first test failed and the flame inside charred a rat. A second rat, Igni, slept, could be woken again and did not decay. Balthazar saw the vessels as the only chance to survive the Shroud. The vault keeps its sleepers untouched by time until the Flame rouses them.
Everything named above, at a glance:
| Name | Image |
|---|---|
| Alchemist | 
|
| Shroud | 
|
What's Inside
- Inside stands a Flame; communing with it starts Claim A Spot For Your Base and unlocks the Flame Altar recipe.
- Stairs lead down into a mine with a torch, a chest and the first lore note.
- Lore notes by Balthazar tell how the Cinder Vessel was built and tested.
Rewards
Past the caves below, the first Return Beacon unlocks the Workbench and Construction Hammer. A side cave hides explosive powder balls; blowing the rubble reveals the Hunter's Ring.
Everything named above, at a glance:
| Name | Image | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Workbench | 
|
Crafting Station |
| Construction Hammer | 
|
Building tool |
| Hunter's Ring | 
|
Ring |
Notes
Balthazar's last note says the first human to enter a Cinder Vessel would be the true prototype. The Blacksmith volunteered for that role. He had to sleep in the vessel until he was roused again, or risk slipping into eternity. Other craftspeople sleep in Cinder Vessels in the Ancient Vaults across Embervale. The Flame's quest Find The Sleeping Survivor wakes the Blacksmith from his vessel in the Ancient Vault - Blacksmith.
Location Categories
Every other place in the Springlands, and each kind of location in Embervale, from settlements to Shroud Roots:
