Bluestone Quest Walkthrough (Knytt Underground)

Help a not-too-bright fairy to locate the famed bluestone; discover a juicy bit of info from Dora’s past.

Quest location: 4,28
Item location: 4,27
Reward: Bluestone

Premise
Mi and her companions stumble upon a remote outpost where a solitary fairy is desperately searching for the elusive bluestone. Upon sight of Niles the fairy, Dora goes into hiding, leaving Mi with no choice but to rely on Cilia to talk to the fairy. The conversation goes smoothly, and it turns out that the location of the incredibly rare bluestone is a family secret passed down to Niles from his father. The info is a bit vague though, so it’s up to Mi and Cilia to guide Niles to the exact spot and reap some of the rewards.

Analysis
Although the item is right above the place where the quest starts out, you need to navigate a quagmire of hidden pathways to discover the only one that leads to the bluestone in a long roundabout way. The only clue to the right path is held by a mysterious broken statue called the Ortofaktor. You’ll have to find this statue and then solve a small puzzle involving a broken hand that would point to the right direction if it was still attached to the arm.

From there on it’s a straight follow-the-hidden-tunnel challenge, occasionally interrupted by open-air places where you need to find the next hidden tunnel entry until you reach your goal. The marked map below might help you get around the area:

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Once you find the bluestone, Niles lets you keep that first piece you found, and the group heads back to the outpost. Here Niles spots Dora, goes into rage mode and leaves. The ensuing dialog between Dora and Cilia reveals the reason for his sudden anger and gives away some surprising info from Dora’s past: