Tears of Itlaocol

Tears of Itlaocol

Map of Tears of Itlaocol

Type

Mini-dungeon

Area

Wychmire Swamp
(Caledon Forest)

Image(s)

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Tears of Itlaocol is an Explorer achievement and mini-dungeon found in Caledon Forest.

Achievement

Tears of Itlaocol	Explorer	10
Solve the puzzle of Itlaocol.Sadness, or joy?	Exploration Achievement	10

Getting there

The mini-dungeon entrance is south of the  Falias Thorp Waypoint — at the Dengatl Grounds, behind the veteran hylek chief. A large gong can be found above and to the right of one of the gates. Sounding the gong by means of throwing a boulder at it will open the gates (targeting the gong is easiest using action camera / by switching autotargeting off).

View of entrance at the Dengatl Grounds.

Anomaly:

It's also possible to enter the mini-dungeon by climbing over the gate. Use the fence to climb onto the roof of the hut left of the entrance, then jump onto the wooden spikes and drop down behind the gate.

Walkthrough

The final objective is beyond a second gate, beyond the gong gate, requiring completion of a puzzle. Running to the puzzle (instead of fighting) is recommended as there are several Veteran (and a Champion) Hylek which are difficult to beat solo and they do not pursue fast nor far; and there is a wall that shoots poison darts which will wear down those that tarry. To reach the puzzle, hug the right wall the entire way from the first gate (per the map at the top right of this page). Follow the path first West, then South, then West for a tiny distance, then avoid the obvious South turn and continue to the right to go straight North past the poison dart wall. The puzzle lies before the final closed gate in an unpopulated marshy clearing. On the ground before the gate are 9 pressure plates in a 3x3 pattern, and scattered glowing spheres called Tear of Itlaocol, which can be picked up and dropped on the pressure plates. A large rock representing a human face is suspended from the ceiling to the right of the gate, with bright dots on each cheek, representing the positions of the figure's tears. The wall has four unlit torches, two on either side of the gate, and two further to the right of the suspended figure's head. To solve the puzzle and open the gate, match the dot patterns on the cheeks by placing the Tear of Itlaocols on the corresponding pressure plates. A torch is lit for each successful match. You will need to match the patterns four times to light the four torches. Check for lit torches before proceeding, as someone may have partially completed the puzzle before you arrived (zero or two lit: start with the left pattern; one or three: start with the right one). If there are no lit torches, start with the left cheek pattern. "Left" is as you look upon the face, which is actually the figure's right cheek. Upon a successful match, the room will rumble and the torch to the left of the gate will light up. Repeat for the right cheek pattern to light a torch to the right of the gate. After lighting both torches, the patterns will change. Repeat the process for the next two torches and the gate will open. The gate to the chest remains open only for a short while. The face-like structure which indicates the patterns Patterns The known patterns are as follows : ◉ represents a stone with a tear on it ○ represents a stone without a tear. The top row is the closest to the face and the gate. Pattern 1   Pattern 2   Pattern 3   Pattern 4   Pattern 5   Pattern 6 ◉ ◉ ○ ○ ○ ◉ ◉ ○ ◉ ◉ ○ ◉ ◉ ◉ ○ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ◉ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ○ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ◉ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ Pattern 7   Pattern 8   Pattern 9   Pattern 10   Pattern 11   Pattern 12   ○ ○ ◉ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ○ ○ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ○ ◉ ◉ ○ ○ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ◉ ○ ○ ○ ○ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ○ ○ ◉ ◉ ○ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉ ○ ○ ○ ◉ ◉ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ◉ ○ ○ This is not a complete list of all possible patterns

Gallery

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  One torch lit

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  Two torches lit

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  Treasure area

NPCs

Allies

• Raven (80)

Foes

Hylek

• Champion Hylek Cuicani (15)
• Veteran Hylek Amini (15)
• Veteran Hylek Cuicani (15)
• Veteran Hylek Tlamatini (15)

Objects

At the start

• Gong

In the treasure room at the end

• Alchemy Supplies
• Grand Chest
• Itlaocol's Flower

Related achievements

• Daily: Daily Tears of Itlaocol Minidungeon — Complete the Tears of Itlaocol minidungeon in Caledon Forest. (0) (Historical)
• HOPE I: Research: Vial of Potent Hylek Poison — The secrets to crafting a quality hylek poison can be found among the alchemy supplies hidden in the treasure room of the Tears of Itlaocol in Caledon Forest.
• Kudzu I: The Experimental Longbow: Itlaocol's Flower — Found growing in the Tears of Itlaocol treasure room in Caledon Forest.
• Nevermore III: The Raven Staff: Chase the Spirit beyond the Tears
• Twilight III: Dusk: Itlaocol's Gloom — Use the Gloominator to capture the gloom of the treasure room in the Tears of Itlaocol mini dungeon in Caledon Forest.
• Ryland Steelcatcher's Footsteps: Distilled Hylek Mead — Found in the chest at the end of the Tears of Itlaocol in Caledon Forest.

Notes

• Completing the mini-dungeon does not require any fight with the enemies inside, so any build capable of avoiding the attacks of the veterans along the way (e.g. blocking, invulnerability, swiftness, stealth) will allow a solo player to reach the chest.
• There are no restrictions on Mounts in this area.

Bug:

It can be impossible to complete the mini-dungeon if the Tears of Itlaocol have been "displaced" by other players. The only fix is finding the Tears and carrying them back to the mini-dungeon.