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Messages from an Ancient Era is a Side Adventure in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) that is found in Lookout Landing. Read on to learn how to unlock Messages from an Ancient Era, its location and rewards, as well as how to find all the stone tablets on this Side Adventure!
You can unlock the Messages from an Ancient Era by talking to Wortsworth at Lookout Landing. You can find him looking at a stone tablet that seems to have fallen from the sky.
Sky and Depths Side Adventures | ||
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Legend of the Great Sky Island | Messages from an Ancient Era | A Call from the Depths |
Messages from an Ancient Era is a part of the Sky and Depths Side Adventure Arc. You can start this quest anytime as soon as you find and talk to Wortsworth in Lookout Landing!
Sky and Depths Side Adventures
The exact coordinates for this quest on the map are -0273, 0065, 0018.
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・Zonai Survey Team Fabric
・1,200 Rupees |
You will need a low-budget Hover Bike to travel the sky and get to the tablets. It's only composed of 3 Zonai Devices, which are two Fans and a Steering Stick.
If you have Autobuild, you can also create it using 9 Zonaites if you save the Hover Bike to your Autobuild.
Riding a vehicle consumes energy. It will consume more if multiple devices are attached to your vehicle. It will be important to increase as it will be needed to fly the vehicle when hunting all the stone tablets in the sky.
You can always use a Zonai Charge to recover energy instantly if you don't have enough materials to increase it!
How to Increase Energy
Aside from riding a vehicle in the sky, you will also be gliding a lot to reach the stone tablets. It's better if you have it to the max so you can save up a few Stamina-recovery dishes or elixirs.
How to Increase Maximum Stamina
Having several Stamina-recovering food and elixirs will also help you when trying to get a picture of all the tablets. The easiest one you can make is an Energizing Elixir using a Restless Crickets and any monster parts in your inventory.
Cooking Guide: List of Food and Dishes
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Go to Kakariko Village and talk to Wortsworth. He will tell you the content of the stone in Lookout Landing and ask you to get more of those stones so he can translate them.
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
Go to Gerudo Skyview Tower or teleport there if you've unlocked it already. Use the tower to boost yourself into the air.
Alternatively, you can teleport to Siyamotsus Shrine and use that as a starting point. You can climb the tall walls or build a flying vehicle to reach the tablet.
Glide towards the stone tablet floating south of the tower. You'll need Energizing Elixir or any food that can boost and recover your Stamina to make it there!
Take a photo of the stone tablet upon landing. Do it fast before it falls!
You can still follow it on the ground if it falls and snap a picture of it.
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
Head to Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower and boost yourself in the air.
Alternatively, you can teleport to Rakashog Shrine if you've unlocked it and use it as your starting area.
Head northeast until you reach the stone tablet. You can glide or build a flying vehicle to reach the stone tablet.
Bring out your camera and take a photo of the tablet. Do it quickly so you won't have to follow it on the ground once it falls!
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
Travel to Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower, or teleport there if it's unlocked. Use the tower to boost yourself up in the sky.
Once in the air, glide northeast towards the Stone Tablet. You should see it blending in the nearby Sky Islands.
Take a picture of the Stone Tablet once you get there. Take your time, as the stone tablet won't fall to the ground.
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
For this part, you need to get the Zora Armor to reach the Stone Tablet quickly. You can get it by following the Sidon of the Zora questline.
You can still do this part without the Zora Armor, but it will take more time and resources to get to the tablet.
Head to Rabella Highlands Skyview Tower and boost yourself in the sky.
If you have the Zora Armor, you can go to the waterfall on the east and land on the island at the top. If you don't have the Zora Armor, go east instead and land on the island where Kumamayn Shrine is located.
The tablet's location has more elevation than the island you're standing on, whether you're on the waterfall's island or Kumamayn Shrine.
If you're on the waterfall, you can make a simple flying device, like a Balloon with a Flame Emitter and a Cart, to make it to the tablet.
If you're on the shrine, you can build a Hover Bike or a plane to get to the tablet.
Use your camera to take a picture of the stone tablet. Follow it to the ground if you didn't take a shot in time!
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
Go to Mount Lanayru Skyview Tower and use the tower to throw yourself in the sky.
Alternatively, you can go to Kumamayn Shrine and use that as your starting location.
You can go south and head towards the stone tablet by gliding if you're at the Skyview Tower. You need at least one Energizing Elixir to restore your Stamina and reach the tablet!
You can also build a Hover Bike or a plane and head east. It requires a large energy capacity to make it there, but you can always replenish your energy using Zonai Charges!
Take out your camera and snap a picture of the stone tablet. Follow it to the ground if it falls!
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
Go to Popla Foothills Skyview Tower and use it to boost yourself in the sky.
You should see the tablet in the southwest direction. You can easily glide through the location even with only 1 Stamina Wheel.
It's time to take a photo of the stone tablet, so take out your camera and take a shot!
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
The closest waypoint to the 7th stone tablet is the Taninoud Shrine. Teleport there if you have it unlocked, or you can use the Pikida Stonegrove Skyview Tower to get there.
Build a Hover Bike or plane that gets you to the tablet. You can also glide if you have Vow of Tulin and use the launcher to throw yourself near the tablet!
Bring out your camera and take a picture of the stone tablet.
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
The closest waypoints to the 8th stone tablet are the Mayam Shrine and Thyphlo Ruins Skyview Tower.
You will see the tablet in the west direction. Glide down there to get to the tablet.
Take a picture of the tablet once you get there. Be quick, or it will fall down into the Depths!
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
Go to Ulri Mountain Skyview Tower and use it to go up in the sky.
Glide southeast to the Sky Island, where you can find a Flux Construct II. Go to the spot where you can find a bunch of Zonai devices on the ground and build a flying vehicle there.
Fly towards the stone tablet once you're flying vehicle is complete. Go southwest from your location to get there.
Take a picture of the stone tablet upon getting there.
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
Travel to Upland Zorana Skyview Tower and use it to get to the sky. You can also teleport to Jirutagumac Shrine and adjust the dome to see the tablet.
You can get to the Stone Tablet by gliding south from the skyview tower or the shrine.
Take out the camera and use it to take a picture of the Stone Tablet. Be quick when taking a picture, so you won't have to follow it to the surface!
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
Teleport to Kadanaur Shrine and use it as your starting point. You can use the Eldin Canyon Skyview Tower and the rail tracks to get there if you haven't unlocked it yet.
Glide southeast once on the shrine and drop down to the stone tablet.
Take a picture of the stone tablet. You don't have to hurry as the tablet won't fall to the surface!
Messages from an Ancient Era Stone Tablets | |||
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1st Tablet | 2nd Tablet | 3rd Tablet | 4th Tablet |
5th Tablet | 6th Tablet | 7th Tablet | 8th Tablet |
9th Tablet | 10th Tablet | 11th Tablet | 12th Tablet |
Head to Kahatanaum Shrine to get close to the stone tablet. You can reach the shrine during the Tulin of Rito Village quest!
From the Kahatanaum Shrine, you can build a Hover Bike to get there.
If you choose to glide, make sure to boost yourself in the air first using the ship's sail nearby to make it to the tablet. Note that you need 2 Stamina Wheels or more to make it there!
The stone tablet won't fall to the ground, so take your time getting a picture of it!
After getting all the stone tablets, you can return to Wortsworth in Kakariko Village and show him everything. He will give you 100 Rupees for each tablet and the Zonai Survey Team Fabric for getting all of them!
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