| Region | Suthorn |
|---|---|
| Location | Suthorn Prairie, inside a curved stone wall among the carved stone pillars and square ponds |
| Quest giver | Verley, a Suthorn Village resident stuck on top of a stack of stone blocks |
| Available | Early; this guide met him while exploring Suthorn Prairie right after clearing the Suthorn Ruins |
| You’ll need | Any way to fight a few Spear Moblins (a Peahat echo works well) |
| Reward | 20 Rupees |
Verley got so carried away chopping grass that he cut his way from Suthorn Village all the way to Suthorn Prairie, and now he’s trapped on a pile of stone blocks with monsters circling below. Clear out the Spear Moblins around him and the quest finishes on its own. It’s a quick fight you’ll probably stumble into anyway while exploring the prairie’s pillars and ponds, and Verley’s chat is one of the first times a villager mistakes Zelda for Link.
How to Start
Explore the part of Suthorn Prairie with the tall carved stone pillars and small square ponds. Near them is a curved stone wall enclosing a patch of grass and a short stack of stone blocks. As you approach, a voice calls “Link! Link, are you there?” and the camera pans to Verley, standing on top of the blocks: “There are so many monsters here. Fight them off for me, please!” The banner Side Quest: Up a Wall appears with a Destination marker, and you’re dropped back into control just outside the wall.
Walkthrough
Step 1: Defeat the Spear Moblins
A handful of Spear Moblins (pig-faced monsters with spears) wander the grass around the blocks and the stone ledges nearby. Summon a fighter and let it do the work: a Peahat echo is a good choice, since it flies straight at the nearest monster and chews through them while you stay back. Follow the fight around the pillar and into the walled patch, and keep summoning or switching targets until every Moblin is gone. Verley shouts “Save me!” while you work. If you take hits, grab the hearts that drop as the Moblins go down.
Step 2: Talk with Verley on the blocks
When the last Moblin falls the screen fades, and Zelda is placed on top of the blocks next to Verley automatically, so there’s no need to climb. He starts “Wow! Saving the day as always, the heroic… Huh? You’re not Link!” and apologises: “That hood had me thinking you were someone else.” He introduces himself as Verley, a resident of Suthorn Village. He set out to chop grass in his village and before he knew it he’d chopped his way to Suthorn Prairie, then decided to clear the shrubs and make a little plot for himself. “That was when the monsters appeared and… well, you know the rest.” His lesson: “You should never get too absorbed in your work.”
Reward
“I’d like to pay you back for saving me. It’s not much, but I hope you’ll take it.” Zelda holds up a red rupee: “You got 20 rupees! Excellent!” Verley then tells you about Link, the brave swordsman from Suthorn Village who has been a light to everyone and is off fighting monsters. If you run into a swordsman wearing a hood and green tunic, he asks you to pass on a message: “His friends in Suthorn Village will be there for him when he comes home.” Verley leaves, and the Side Quest Complete banner for Up a Wall appears while you’re still standing on the blocks.
Tips
- You don’t have to climb the blocks at any point; the game moves you up to Verley once the monsters are gone.
- The Peahat echo is learned in the brazier-lit cave in Suthorn Forest, well before you reach this spot. Any fighting echo you have will also do the job.
- The same stretch of Suthorn Prairie holds a Piece of Heart on top of a pond pillar and the start of The Blocked Road, so clear all three while you’re here.
