Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Locations
The explorable regions of Xenoblade Chronicles, laid out in rough story order from Colony 9 on the Bionis' foot to the Mechonis core and the final confrontation. The world is one continuous body: the Bionis and the Mechonis are the two continents, and the campaign climbs the Bionis from its shin to...
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| Name | Type | Description | Region | Points Of Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colony 9 | Starting Area / Homs Colony | The Homs colony built on the Bionis' shin, and the game's opening hub. | Bionis' foot (right leg) | Central Plaza Defence Force barracks Shulk's research lab Tephra Cave entrance |
| Tephra Cave | Dungeon / Cave | The cave system under Colony 9 that connects the colony to the Bionis' leg. | Beneath Colony 9 | Arachno Queen's nest Vilia Lake |
| Bionis' Leg | Open Region | The first wide-open zone, a plateau of grass, cliffs and shallow water on the titan's thigh. | Bionis' leg | Zax Guidepost Gaur Plains Refugee camp |
| Colony 6 | Homs Colony / Reconstruction Project | The second Homs colony, wrecked by the Mechon before the party arrives. | Bionis' leg | Housing reconstruction Commerce reconstruction Nature reconstruction Special reconstruction Recreation reconstruction |
| Satorl Marsh | Swamp Region | A misty marsh on the titan's waist that turns luminous at night, when the ether in the water lights up and the zone's colour palette flips entirely. | Bionis' waist | Nopon Arch Altar of Reckoning |
| Makna Forest | Forest Region | A huge tropical forest on the Bionis' arm, home to the Nopon and the road to Frontier Village. | Bionis' arm | Great Makna Falls Frontier Village approach Contaminated Cave |
| Frontier Village | Nopon Settlement / Hub | The Nopon capital, built in the canopy of a colossal tree and reached by climbing its interior. | Makna Forest | Chief's residence Nopon shops and trading post Heropon shrine |
| Eryth Sea | Sea Region | A vast sea around the Bionis' shoulder, dotted with floating reefs and reachable only by boat and by the teleporter network. | Bionis' shoulder | Hovering Reefs Sky Terrace Alcamoth teleporter |
| Alcamoth | High Entia Capital / Hub | The High Entia imperial capital, a white city floating above the Eryth Sea. | Eryth Sea | Imperial Palace Audience chamber Alcamoth plaza |
| Valak Mountain | Snow Region | A frozen mountain range on the Bionis' upper body, crossed at night in a blizzard that limits visibility and drains the party. | Bionis' upper body | Three Sage Summit Zokhed Pass Great Glacier |
| Sword Valley | Battlefield Region | The valley where the Mechonis' sword cut into the Bionis, and the site of the battle that made Dunban a hero. | Between the titans | Memorial to the fallen Homs forward base Galahad Fortress approach |
| Galahad Fortress | Fortress / Dungeon | The Mechon fortress guarding the route onto the Mechonis, fought through as a multi-level dungeon of hangars, bridges and defence turrets. | Sword Valley | Hangar bays Command bridge Outer ramparts |
| Fallen Arm | Coast Region | The Mechonis' arm, severed in the ancient war and lying in the sea. | Mechonis' severed arm | Hidden Machina Village Mechonis Field entrance Wreckage coastline |
| Mechonis Field | Dungeon / Machine Interior | The interior of the Mechonis' arm and torso, a vertical machine space of lifts, catwalks and rotating platforms. | Mechonis | Central lift shaft Maintenance catwalks Control nodes |
| Central Factory | Dungeon / Production Facility | The Mechon production plant inside the titan, where new machines are assembled and the Face units are maintained. | Mechonis | Assembly lines Furnace core Face unit maintenance bay |
| Agniratha | Ruined City | The ruined Machina capital, a dead city of towers and plazas inside the Mechonis. | Mechonis | Central tower Machina plaza Ruined residential districts |
| Bionis' Interior | Dungeon / Organic Interior | The inside of the Bionis itself, reached late in the campaign. | Bionis | Ether channels Central cavity Passage to Prison Island |
| Prison Island | Fortress / Late-Game Dungeon | The sealed island fortress off the Bionis' head, visited early as a glimpse and returned to late in the campaign. | Bionis' head | Sealed gate Monado chamber Summit arena |
| Mechonis Core | Final Dungeon | The heart of the Mechonis and the campaign's endgame arena, where the war between the titans is decided. | Mechonis | Core chamber Yaldabaoth arena |
| Bionis Shoulder | Epilogue Region (Future Connected) | The setting of the Future Connected epilogue, an area of the Bionis opened up only in the Definitive Edition. | Bionis | Ponspector camps Melia's route Epilogue boss arenas |
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