Shimmering Ruins

Shimmering Ruins
Type	Dungeon
Environment	Ruins
Location	East of Lake Astoria, above the Cascade Cavern
Inhabitants	Lightgazer

The Shimmering Ruins (called the Ancient Ruins of Light in the fan translation) is a dungeon in Trials of Mana. It is the sanctuary of Mana Stone of Light and, later, the lair of Lightgazer, the Benevodon of Light.

Like Gemstone Valley Daria and the Woods of Wandara, it is inaccessible without the Flammie Drum.

According to an elderly man in Wendel, the Shimmering Ruins is a legendary place constructed in honor of the Mana Goddess, as it is believed that the Goddess had made her first steps into Fa'Diel upon her descent onto its grounds after the creation of the world.

Enemies

2D Version

Note : each level gain correspond to the number of slain benevodon, starting from none and ending at six.

• Dragodon (evolve from Tanpole) Lv 28 | Lv 30 | Lv 32 | Lv 34 | Lv 36 | Lv 38 | Lv 40
• Magic Tezla Lv 28 | Lv 30 | Lv 32 | Lv 34 | Lv 36 | Lv 38 | Lv 40
• Marmpoto Lv 28 | Lv 30 | Lv 32 | Lv 34 | Lv 36 | Lv 38 | Lv 40
• Parpoto (spawn from Marmpoto) Lv 28 | Lv 30 | Lv 32 | Lv 34 | Lv 36 | Lv 38 | Lv 40
• Silver Knight Lv 28 | Lv 30 | Lv 32 | Lv 34 | Lv 36 | Lv 38 | Lv 40
• Siren Lv 28 | Lv 30 | Lv 32 | Lv 34 | Lv 36 | Lv 38 | Lv 40
• Tanpole Lv 28 | Lv 30 | Lv 32 | Lv 34 | Lv 36 | Lv 38 | Lv 40
• Lightgazer (boss)

2020 Remake

Chapter V

Note : each level gain correspond to the number of slain benevodon, starting from none and ending at six.

• Dragodon (evolve from Tanpole) Lv 38 | Lv 40 | Lv 42 | Lv 44 | Lv 46 | Lv 48 | Lv 50
• Magic Tezla Lv 38 | Lv 40 | Lv 42 | Lv 44 | Lv 46 | Lv 48 | Lv 50
• Marmpoto Lv 38 | Lv 40 | Lv 42 | Lv 44 | Lv 46 | Lv 48 | Lv 50
• Parpoto (spawn from Marmpoto) Lv 38 | Lv 40 | Lv 42 | Lv 44 | Lv 46 | Lv 48 | Lv 50
• Silver Knight Lv 38 | Lv 40 | Lv 42 | Lv 44 | Lv 46 | Lv 48 | Lv 50
• Siren Lv 38 | Lv 40 | Lv 42 | Lv 44 | Lv 46 | Lv 48 | Lv 50
• Tanpole Lv 38 | Lv 40 | Lv 42 | Lv 44 | Lv 46 | Lv 48 | Lv 50
• Lightgazer (boss) Lv 51

Treasures & Items

Treasure Boxes (2D version)

Treasure	Location	Availability	Notes
Honey Drink	End of the path south of the puzzle slates	After rescuing the Faerie	-

Treasure Boxes (3D version)

Count: 13

Treasure	Location	Availability	Notes
Gold Item Seed (1)	On a broken path southeast of the Mana statue.	Chapter V	-
Gold Item Seed (1)	On a lower square-shaped platform northeast of the Mana statue.	Chapter V	-
Gold Item Seed (1)	On a broken path behind a square-shaped room in the eastern part of the map.	Chapter V	-
Lightgazer's Ring (1)	On an elevated platform linked by a collapsible row of blocks in the eastern part of the map ; the blocks need to be raised by a nearby crystal trigger.	Chapter V	-
Honey Elixir (2)	On a winding path beyond a collapsible row of blocks in the eastern part of the map ; the blocks need to be lowered by a nearby crystal trigger.	Chapter V	-
Cup of Wishes (3)	On a balcony connected to a small rectangular room in the northwestern part of the map.	Chapter V	-
2500 lucre	On a narrow winding path behind some stairs in the southwestern part of the map.	Chapter V	-
Honey Elixir (3)	On a lower platform due east of the Mana statue. A crystal trigger must be activated in order to lower the water level.	Chapter V	-
??? Seed (1)	On a dead end facing the Mana statue in the southern part of the map.	Chapter V	-
Gold Item Seed (1)	At the end of a straght path in the eastern part of the map.	Chapter V	-
Stardust Herb (3)	On an elevated platform located in the eastern part of the map and reached by jumping onto smaller ones.	Chapter V	-
4000 lucre	On a lower path near the central plaza.	Chapter V	-
Cup of Wishes (3)	At the end of a covered path near the central plaza.	Chapter V

Li'l Cactus

• Far western north-south corridor, before bridge triggered by crystal switch (no requirement for switch to be tripped).
• In rubble, plaza southwest of gold mana statue.

Trivia

• Although the Shimmering Ruins would seem to be a protected and holy place, its abandonment and earthly nature is suggestive of philosophical and spiritual concepts related to how divine presence from a creator would be inherent to all things than just one place, that ritual without intrinsic insight and meaning is but empty zeal and vanity, and how focus of religion's power and attraction than piety and religiosity by applied faith, compassion, and understanding of life leads into materialism and idolatry. This is exemplified with how at the Shimmering Ruins, the footfalls of the Mana Goddess are praised more than the Mana Goddess and her creations themselves.