Returning Curios Quest Walkthrough

Returning Curios is a quest unlocked in the Veluriyam Mirage map, which you can complete by finding the locations of all three hidden treasures in Genshin Impact. Read on to see the walkthrough of this quest in this guide!

How to Unlock Returning Curios Quest

Complete Dreams and First Encounters Quest

After completing the finale quest of Secret Summer Paradise, teleporting to Thinker's Theater opens up Returning Curios in your Quest Journal.

The quest will have you go to Silver Bottle Courtyard to look for Idyia in the booth south of the Waverider Waypoint to start it!

Dreams and First Encounters! Quest Guide

Returning Curios Walkthrough

Find the Three Hidden Treasures

The locations of all three Returning Curios Hidden Treasures are found sequentially during the quest, but you won't be going blindly as the quest directs you to those locations. After inquiring with Idyia, a riddle will be given to you detailing where to go and what to do.

Thankfully, the map shows you the general area!

First Hidden Treasure Location

The clue for the first Hidden Treasure is the sweet mist and dancing lamplight. It also hints that you will need to take a seat. This riddle simply wants you to sit on a chair nearby a lamppost! Here's where to find it:

Step	Walkthrough
1	Head just south of the booth where Idyia is.
2	Over the small stretch of river, go to the tables and chairs sitting on a wooden deck by a lamppost.
3	Sit on any of the chairs to make the chest containing the first Hidden Treasure appear!
4	Return to Lydia and report your findings.

Second Hidden Treasure Location

The clue for the second Hidden Treasure talks about a shooting star of vines in a forest. It also talks about a secluded dreamland, which we'll find is a preprint puzzle in a cave!

In this part, you will be heading to a previously locked location southeast of Silver Bottle Courtyard via a Choo-Choo Cart.

Step	Walkthrough
1	Teleport to the Central Hub then drop down southeast to the Choo-Choo Cart stage.
2	Ride the Choo-Choo Cart. This will take you to the previously locked cave south.
3	Inside the cave, move the crate in the real world first in preparation for the preprint puzzle. Enter the Projector once you've moved the box.
4	Inside the projector, simply make your way up with the moved crate and stand on the flat platform to take you up to the next area.
5	In the next area, stand on the flat moving platform and jump off immediately to get to the chest, then go further up to the exit.
6	Exiting the portal will take you to the other side of the vines. Simply go to the glowing dig spot and get the treasure! Return to Idyia afterwards.

Third Hidden Treasure Location

The clue for the third Hidden Treasure talks about a blue ceiling and a floor of white candy. This riddle is talking about a high place above the clouds, and the highest place in the map is the Central Hub, where the wheel is turning!

It also talks about soft companions, which are the Hydro Eidolons. You will have to humor them in order to spawn the path to the final treasure.

Step	Walkthrough
1	Teleport to the Central Hub, then simply walk up to the Hydro Eidolons by a bubbled-up Clusterleaves of Cultivation.
2	The Hydro Eidolon will play a game of hide-and-seek, but luckily they're already shown in the map!
3	For Hydro Eidolon #1, head inside the trunk of the big three and approach it to make it move outside.
4	Follow the Hydro Eidolon. At the near end, make sure that you use the sigils so you can latch down the platform. It will be resting on a tree afterwards. Simply talk to the Hydro Eidolon to complete the first puzzle.
5	For Hydro Eidolon #2, return to the waypoint and head up to the lone floating island.
6	Press Investigate on the plant and hit all three balloons with a Bow character. This should complete the second puzzle!
7	For Hydro Eidolon #3, from the lone floating island, you can use the sigils south of you to go down to a wooden deck where the final Eidolon is located. Simply defeat all enemies to free it.
8	Return to the Clusterleaf location where you first started and it will spawn more sigils at the top of the Central Hub. Make your way up the branch until you get to the wheel and signage.
9	Similar to the final Secret Summer Paradise quest, when you're at the top of the Hub, ride on the rotating platform to go up the wheel until you can teleport to the sigils.
10	Use the sigils until you get to the final floating island, where the last digging spot is located. Dig on the central spot to reveal the Luxurous Chest and find the third and last Hidden Treasure!

Return to Idyia to Finish the Quest

Locations to choose

Lakeside Burial Example

After collecting all three Hidden Treasures, handing over the mementos to Idyia will allow you to bury your very own in either the Central Hub, the lakeside, or the entrance of Veluryiam Mirage.

Wherever location and whatever item you decide to bury will not change the ultimate outcome of the quest, so head to the specified location and talk to Paimon to complete your task!

Returning Curios Rewards

Total Quest Rewards

Quest Rewards
Primogem x20	Mora x11,000

Returning Curios Quest Details

Returning Curios Release Date

Returning Curios was released on July 9, 2023 as part of Version 3.8's Summer Event, Secret Summer Paradise in Veluriyam Mirage.

Check out everything in the 3.8 update here:

Version 3.8 Banners, Release Date, and Events

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Veluriyam Mirage Map Guide

Veluriyam Mirage Events

Events in Veluriyam Mirage
Secret Summer Paradise	Character Locations
Kaeya Skin	Klee Skin

Veluriyam Mirage Items

Items in Veluriyam Mirage
Joyeux Vouchers	Joyspar Gadgets
Mysterious Mora Pocketwatch

Veluriyam Mirage Quests

Secret Summer Paradise Quests
An Invitation From Afar!	Mirage Paradise in Crisis!
Dreams and First Encounters!
An Invitation From Afar Sub Quests
A Mysterious Missive on Paper Wings	Glaze Domain, Multum in Parvo
Zip Along
Dreams and First Encounters Sub Quests
Treehouse Theater	Back to Normal
Daiya's Three-Day Reverie World Quest Chain
Daiya's Three-Day Reverie	The Black Nacre
Petrifying Gaze	Skycastle Saviors
World Quests in Veluriyam Mirage
Capturing Light and Shadow	A Starry Night, as Remembered
Returning Curios
Quest Objectives in Veluriyam Mirage
Unseal the Projectors	How to Restore the Mural
Unlock and Raise the Crystal	Use the Preprints to Fix the Central Hub

Veluriyam Mirage Puzzles

Puzzles in Veluriyam Mirage
Treasure Chest Locations	Choo-Choo Carts
Hydro Eidolon	Preprints
Gleaming Lamps	Silver Bottle Courtyard Luxurious Chest
Overgrown Valley Luxurious Chest	Pavilion of Hermits Luxurious Chest
Time Trial Puzzle Locations	Hydro Monument Puzzles
Apple Hydro Eidolon	Water Droplet Scene Note
Thinker's Theater Chest by the Waypoint

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List of Events