The Magicite Mine is location within the Lower Stratum of Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist. This abandoned mine was carved into a vast cave and is renowned for its crystalline formations, including the rare Magicite.
Description
Magicite Mine is a ring-shaped route carved into a massive cave, filled with dense smoke that slowly rises upward. The area is rich with crystalline formations, some identified as Magicite, casting an ethereal blue glow, with a stunning room adorned with glowing purple crystals adding to the variety. The background reveals a vast depth of caves, with rope bridges stretching across chasms, connecting hidden pathways and passages obscured from view. The environment features wooden supports, abandoned tools, shelves with items, rusted machinery, drilling rigs, minecarts, cargo roads for transporting stones and crystals, piles of debris, miner helmets, and scattered dynamite stacks. Campfires with heated kettles, protruding metal structures, and massive working gears alongside cargo lifts add to the industrial decay. The rooms are dimly lit by yellow hanging lamps, with occasional sunlight or magical light piercing through the canyon. The atmosphere is heavy with the remnants of past labor, enhanced by the presence of vast crystal clusters and icy formations.
The mine is littered with the remains of deceased Homunculi miners, scattered throughout some intact, others broken into pieces. The right half of the mine delves into dark, enclosed caves, while the left half opens into a canyon with spaces covered in white flowers and Magicite crystals, leading to a bright, densely floral cavern adorned with gravestones and mining tools. This cavern, known as the Floral Cavern, serves as the lair of Garm, a victim of Blight corruption. A long corridor tunnel houses the Squad Leader, guarding a shortcut to the exit.
The mine has a single entry and exit point located on the right, making it a dead-end area.
The Magicite Mine features three respite points. "Broken Apparatus" Respite centered around a bench illuminated by a floor-mounted magical lamp and spotlights from nearby machinery, with a drilling bit and pulley system visible. The background is filled with massive crystal chunks and wooden supports for exits. "Rest Area" Respite a room with abandoned drilling equipment and tools behind a bench, featuring a campfire with a kettle to the left and a pile of discarded mining gear and sacks to the right. This is where Heath is first encountered, recovering from a Homunculi attack. "Floral Cavern" Respite - a small chamber before Garm's lair, filled with large boulders covered in white flowers and scattered tools, wooden crates, and a piece of broken rail.
Lore
During the reign of House Milius in the Lower Stratum, Magicite Mine was a primary site for extracting the magical stones known as Magicite. These stones, imbued with various magical properties depending on their source, were highly versatile-ranging from fiery, frosty, to electric variants. Magicite crystals were used to power industrial machinery, such as the mine's cargo lifts, and even sustained the Empyrean Parasol before a more substantial energy source was discovered. Some Homunculi are known to feed on these stones for sustenance.
The mining operations were exclusively handled by Homunculi, specifically those deemed old, worn-out, or rebellious, who were sent from the upper sectors to the Lower Stratum as punishment, forced into grueling labor. The area was strictly off-limits to the city's civilian population, with all mined Magicite meticulously accounted for, theft of the stones was considered a severe, punishable crime.
Following the Blight contamination, the mine became a source of thick, toxic smoke that rapidly infected the workers, forcing House Milius to seal it off. Despite losing control over the remaining Homunculi, some continued their mining duties, driven by a lack of purpose, while others embraced their newfound freedom from servitude.
At the edge of the mine, within the floral garden of the Floral Cavern, Garm lingers, repeatedly returning to this spot to cling to the last memories of his fallen friends. Prolonged exposure to the high Blight concentration in the area has driven him into a state of aggression.
In the current events of the game, Heath ventures into Magicite Mine to retrieve a Magicite crystal necessary to activate the Grand Lift in the Old City. After a confrontation with Garm, Heath sustains injuries and retreats, entrusting his Homunculus, Muninn, to Lilac to assist in the mission while he returns to the city to recover.
Inhabitants
- Old Scout Unit: Type 2
- Miner Model: Type 1
- Miner Model: Type 2
- Miner Model: Type 3
- Specialized Miner
- Excavator No. 1
- Heavy Mining Apparatus: Type 1
- Heavy Mining Apparatus: Type 2
Bosses
Characters
- Heath at Rest Area Respite (transient)
- Squad Leader after tuning (transient)
Entry
One entry and exit point accesses Magicite Mine:
- Right: A single passage leading into and out of the mine, connecting to Lower Stratum Streets
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