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Walkthrough (Golden Sun)

Chapter 12: Altin, the Miners' Village

Only the way west remains for you, the one also Feizhi talked about. Wander in northwestward direction from Xian on and you'll seen come to a bridge. Cross it and keep going west. Now you'll come to a crossing in the mountainside, the Alpine Crossing.

Once the Alpine Crossing's reached you only have to make a few steps until you can hear Feizhi's cries for help! She has followed you and has gone completely nuts because her vision of a blocked Sild Road became true. She's trying to find her beloved Hsu and shouts after him, but nothing's the only reply. You'll have to watch how her search comes to an early end because of a giant pile of blocking rocks!

However... those rocks hinder you from going further, too! So for you only the way to the north remains, to Altin, a village of miners. But before you leave the Alpine Crossing you should take a look at the puddle next to Feizhi, let it freeze with your Frost. Now go to the little plant that's growing left of the road sign new the mountain's bottom. With the Growth psynergy (it's best to give Ivan a Venus Djinni for it) you can turn it into an enormous vine! Climb it up and jump down the notch that follows. Follow the path and jump with the help of the ice pillar to the other mountain. You'll come to a chest with a 'Power Bread'! Don't waste it! Now go back (use another notch for that) and leave the Alpine Crossing in northern direction.

Altin itself's actually already located directly before you, inmidst of the many mountains... You can also make out the entrance of a cave in the west, but patience, you can't reach it yet!

In Altin you'll be informed that the whole village has been flooded as of late... and indeed, the major part of the village is underwater currently! The people here are more or less without shelter because of that and have fled onto the still-dry areas... It's also said there be monsters! What might that mean?

So venture deeper into the village to get to know more about it! By the way, you can move the stone statue at the entrance. Behind it you can find a hidden cave, inside it a Psy Crystal in a chest! :-)

You'll come to the inn of Altin when you go further. Because of it's high position it's the only business still available in Altin as of now! Maybe you should take a rest for a while here when your characters are weak and tired.

Coming from the inn you'll now have to go to Altin's south. Climb down the ladder before the tavern and follow the way. What's that?! You'll stand close to a monster, and tons of water are being spit out of its mouth! But as soon as it notices your presense it'll stop and flee to a nearby cave. Quickly follow it!

Here follow the way into the cave and you'll soon meet the monster you've just seen again. It'll once again flee from you by freezing a puddle and jumping over the icy creation to another hill. Continue chasing it, thereby climbing up a ladder to get to a higher level. The beast will manage to escape again, but this time it'll jump down the hill it's been standing on and start to happily spit its water. Run after the monster, and as soon as you'll come in contact with it it'll start attacking you!

Defeat the living statue. When the fight's over you'll receive the Frost Jewel, which grants its wielder the Frost psynergy when equipped. You're going to need it soon! As the water in the cave will quickly drain away after the monster's death, and only when you've freezed the remaining puddle with Frost you'll be able to exit the cave again. Okay, not quite. Of course you still remember Isaac's Retreat psynergy, don't you?

Back in the village you'll also notice one thing: a part of the water has drained away here, too! Climb down the ladder before the cave and follow the now dried way. You'll come to man who'll confirm you that the water in this area has indeed gone away (despite he can't really explain why that is). And behind of you there are rails leading directly into an entrance... The entrance to the actual mines of the village!

And in these mines exactly you'll have to do some research now! So enter the labyrinth-like tunnels beneath Altin's houses...

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