Autumn's Rise

Autumn's Rise
A bright and lush area painted in the warm colors of autumn.
Rooms	27
Traders	4
Quests	10
Chests
Normal	28
Bronze	1
Total	29

Autumn's Rise is a location in CrossWorlds. It is a large, forested area crisscrossed by rivers where it appears to be permanently autumn. This is the first area Seekers explore when they exit Rookie Harbor.

Autumn's Rise
Autumn's Rise is a temperate area that seems to be in a state of permanent autumn. It's the first area a Seeker has to travel through. The Fauna mainly consists of Hedgehags and Rockin' Hillkats but the area also contains some rather nasty Mad Bovines to deal with. Going off-path in Autumn's Rise might lead to interesting places such as the Old Observatory in the south-west of the area.
-Encyclopedia entry

Layout

Autumn's Rise stretches in a roughly east-west direction between Rookie Harbor and Bergen Trail. The halfway point of the area is Obelisk Lake, where a large obelisk serves as a waypoint and hosts a small group of traders. In the southwest stands a mysterious abandoned observatory. To the north is a small guild village known as Autumn Residences.

Most of the area can be accessed immediately, with the exception of Autumn Residences, which is unlocked when you meet the First Scholars after reaching Bergen Village, and the Inner Observatory, which is opened during The Observatory.

Connecting Regions

The regions adjacent to Autumn's Rise are Rookie Harbor via Entrance, Bergen Trail via Ending Pathway, and Autumn's Fall later on via Normal Clearing. A connection to Homestedt is added via Pathway 5 once the main story is completed and A New Home's events begin.

Rooms

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Rooms of Autumn's Rise

#	Room/Landmark Name	Floor
1	Entrance Landmark: Western Exit	GF
2	Pathway 1	GF
3	Quiet Passage 1	GF
4	Quiet Passage 2	GF
5	Hedgehag's Den	GF
6	Normal Clearing	GF
7	Pathway 2	GF
8	Off Road 1	GF
9	Off Road 2	GF
10	Pathway 3	GF
11	Obelisk Lake Landmark: Old Obelisk	GF
12	Drippy Den	GF
13	Pathway 4	GF
14	Old Observatory Landmark: Old Observatory	GF
15	Pathway 5	GF
16	Pathway 6	GF
17	Pathway 7	GF
18	Ending Pathway Landmark: Northern Exit	GF
19	Autumn Residences Landmark: Autumn Residences	GF
20	Last Minute Heroes Plaza	GF
21	First Scholars Home	GF
22	First Scholars HQ (GF)	GF
23	First Scholars HQ (1F)	1F
24	Last Minute Heroes HQ GF	GF
25	Last Minute Heroes HQ 1F	1F
26	Hillkat Cave	GF
27	Inner Observatory	GF

Treasures

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Acc.	Type	Contains	Location	Info
1	Normal	5 × Sandwich	Entrance
2	Normal	3 × Gold Beetle	Pathway 1	Trying to open the chest aggros the nearby Hedgehags. Defeat them to open it.
3	Normal	5 × Hi-Sandwich	Normal Clearing
4	Normal	1 × Masterball	Normal Clearing	Step on the button in the northwest corner to spawn the chest.
5	Normal	3 × Tofu Cracker	Quiet Passage 1
6	Normal	4 × Metal Needles	Quiet Passage 2	Enter from Quiet Passage 1 on the south upper ledge to reach here.
7	Normal	1 × LV01Broken Gauntlet	Hedgehag's Den	Spawn and defeat the Blue Hedgehag to find this chest.
8	Normal	3 × Flaming Bun	Pathway 2
9	Normal	3 × Fruit Salad	Pathway 3
10	Normal	4 × Green Leaf Tea	Obelisk Lake	Use the south entrance from Pathway 3 to reach here.
11	Bronze	1 × Golden Triangle	Obelisk Lake	Get the Thief's Key to open this chest.
12	Normal	3 × Veggie Wraps	Off Road 1
13	Normal	1 × Geo-Data #3469	Off Road 1	Spawns as part of the Digging for Data quest
14	Normal	1 × LV11Cooling Veil	Off Road 2
15	Normal	4 × Bovine Skin	Pathway 4
16	Normal	6 × Twilight Dew	Pathway 4
17	Normal	3 × Bear Cicada	Pathway 4
18	Normal	1 × Dungeon Heart	Old Observatory
19	Normal	1 × LV13Daikon	Pathway 5
20	Normal	1 × Blue Shell	Pathway 5
21	Normal	1 × Autumn Ingredients	Pathway 5	Chest spawns as part of the Bull Grab quest
22	Normal	1 × Weird Hillkat Tech	Hillkat Cave	Chest spawns as part of the It can dig, but it can't hide! quest
23	Normal	3 × Azure Dragonfly	Pathway 6	Enter from Pathway 7 on upper ledge to reach this
24	Normal	6 × Headphone Scraps	Pathway 6	Enter from Pathway 7 on upper ledge to reach this
25	Normal	1 × LV13Assault Vest	Pathway 6	Hit the set of linked switches to spawn. Both switches and chest are reached from Pathway 7 on the upper ledge
26	Normal	2 × Chef Sandwich	Pathway 7	Take the west ledge to Pathway 6 and return on the east ledge to reach this
27	Normal	3 × Sweet Lemonjuice	Pathway 7	Take the west ledge to Pathway 6 and return on the east ledge to reach this
28	Normal	3 × Golden Satchel	Ending Pathway	Start on the upper right side (height level of the exit) and activate the timer switch on the upper left part
29	Normal	1 × Halcyon Droplet	Drippy Den	Visit the cave first from the left and solve the puzzle to gain access on the right side

Enemies

Enemies of Autumn's Rise

Name	Sprite	Drops	Locations
Hedgehag		Metal Needles, Sandwich, Ruby	Entrance, Pathway 1, Normal Clearing, Quiet Passage 1, Quiet Passage 2, Hedgehag's Den, Pathway 2, Pathway 3, Off Road 1, Off Road 2, Obelisk Lake, Pathway 4, Old Observatory, Pathway 5
Old Hedgehag		Metal Needles, Chili Con Carne, Ruby	Quiet Passage 1, Quiet Passage 2, Hedgehag's Den, Pathway 3, Obelisk Lake, Pathway 4, Old Observatory, Pathway 5, Pathway 6, Pathway 7, Ending Pathway
Flying Hedgehag		Metal Needles	Off Road 2
Rockin' Hillkat		Headphone Scraps, Hi-Sandwich, Ruby	Pathway 1, Normal Clearing, Quiet Passage 1, Pathway 2, Pathway 3, Off Road 1, Off Road 2, Obelisk Lake, Pathway 4, Hillkat Cave
Flamin' Hillkat		Headphone Scraps, Flaming Bun, Ruby	Pathway 4, Old Observatory, Pathway 5, Pathway 6, Pathway 7, Ending Pathway, Hillkat Cave
Chillin' Hillkat		Headphone Scraps	Normal Clearing
Mad Bovine		Bovine Skin, Raw Meat, Ruby	Pathway 3, Off Road 2, Obelisk Lake
Red Eyed Bovine		Bovine Skin, Raw Meat, Ruby	Pathway 3, Old Observatory, Pathway 5, Pathway 6, Pathway 7, Ending Pathway
Blue Hedgehag (boss)		2x Chili Dog, Golden Ring	Hedgehag's Den
Hillkat Bandleader (boss)		Headphone Scraps, Chef Sandwich	Hillkat Cave

Botanics

Destroyable		Contents
	Alpha Ball Plant	Autumn Leaves (12 %) Season Apples (8 %) 20 to unlock
Commonly found everywhere. 10 to unlock
	Beta Ball Plant	Autumn Leaves (12 %) Season Apples (7 %) Bear Cicada (1 %) 20 to unlock
Commonly found everywhere. 10 to unlock
	Omega Ball Plant	Bear Cicada (45 %) Season Apples (55 %) 8 to unlock
Rarely found on high grounds. 4 to unlock
	Alpha Water Blades	Gold Beetle (12 %) Twilight Dew (8 %) 20 to unlock
Mostly found near Water. 10 to unlock
	Beta Water Blades	Gold Beetle (12 %) Twilight Dew (7 %) Azure Dragonfly (1 %) 10 to unlock
Mostly found near Water. 10 to unlock
	Omega Water Blades	Azure Dragonfly (45 %) Twilight Dew (55 %) 7 to unlock
Rarely found on hard to reach places near water. 4 to unlock

Traders

A small group of traders is located by the obelisk in Obelisk Lake.

• Player Trader (consumables) — Located in Obelisk Lake.

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
2x Spicy Bun	50	1x Fruit Set
2x Fruit Drink	50	1x Fruit Set
2x Rice Cracker	50	1x Veggie Set
2x Veggie Sticks	50	1x Veggie Set

• Player Trader (equipment) — Located in Obelisk Lake.

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
LV11Civilian Trigger	1740	3x Headphone Scraps, 2x Junk Metal
LV11Mugger's Blade	1690	6x Metal Needles, 2x Junk Metal

• Player Trader (enemy drops) — Located in Obelisk Lake.

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
Metal Needles	100	2x Junk Metal, 1x Bear Cicada
Headphone Scraps	150	2x Metal Needles, 2x Autumn Leaves
Bovine Skin	250	2x Headphone Scraps, 2x Season Apples

• Player Trader (trade components) — Located in Obelisk Lake.

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
Veggie Set	100	2x Autumn Leaves, 1x Twilight Dew
Fruit Set	100	2x Gold Beetle, 1x Season Apples
Spice Set	250	1x Bear Cicada, 1x Azure Dragonfly
Junk Metal	90	2x Autumn Leaves, 2x Gold Beetle

Quests

The quests that can be started in Autumn's Rise are:

• The Observatory
• First Steps
• A Few Steps More
• Autumn's Rise Trailblazing
  • Autumn's Rise Collect
  • Autumn's Rise Landmarks
  • Autumn's Rise Defeat
  • Autumn's Rise Data Probe
• Round and Round
• Crocus Pocus

Trophies

Main article: Trophies

There is no Cow Level

Visit the Perfectly Normal Tree in Normal Clearing.

Gotta go Fast

Defeat the Blue Hedgehag.

Autumn Landmarks

Find all landmarks in Autumn's Rise.

Autumn's Scavenger

Obtain all chests in Autumn's Rise; see #Chests.

A New Home DLC Changes

The only change introduced to Autumn's Rise in the A New Home DLC is the addition of a new entrance leading to Homestedt.

Connecting Regions

• Homestedt (via Pathway 5)

Role in the Plot

In CrossWorlds

New Seekers pass through Autumn's Rise on their way to the Temple Mine. This is the first free-roam area in CrossWorlds, and therefore serves as a beginner's area with low-level enemies.

In CrossCode

As the First Scholars HQ is located in Autumn's Rise, Lea returns here numerous times over the course of CrossCode.

Lea initially passes through Autumn's Rise traveling with Emilie. Along the way, they are confronted by Apollo, who challenges Lea to a duel once she reaches Bergen Trail.

Lea and Emilie later return to Autumn's Rise to meet up with Schneider, who takes them to visit his guild, the First Scholars. Here, they meet Hlin, Albert and Buggy. Lea and Emilie decide to join the guild, but are told they must complete the Temple Mine and take part in a quiz first.

After completing the dungeon, Lea and Emilie return to the guild. Despite Lea's speech synchronization issues, both girls are able to pass the quiz and officially join the guild. Lea then logs off for the night, before heading to Maroon Valley the next day.

Later, after the Chase of the Hologram Frobbit quest, Lea returns to the First Scholars HQ for a briefing about the Para Island raid. She logs off for the night, and heads to the raid the next morning.

After escaping from Vermillion Wasteland, Lea goes to the guild to meet up with Emilie. However, Emilie seems to blame her for disappearing from the raid... Lukas then shows up, with no memory of Vermillion Wasteland, causing Lea to panic and run away. Sergey then reveals to her the truth he suspected about Luke.

After completing the first dungeon in Gaia's Garden, Lea returns to the guild to reunite with the other guild members. She logs out for the night, before leaving the next day to run the second dungeon.

After completing the Grand Krys'kajo, C'tron calls Lea back to the guild, where it is revealed that they are planning a second raid. However, Sergey reveals that a security vulnerability in the raid system was likely how Lea was abducted in the first place, so Lea reluctantly declines.

After finally meeting with Satoshi, Sergey gets Lea to return to the guild in order to confirm that he can use the projector there to create a hologram of himself. Lea logs off for the night. The next morning, C'tron reveals that he will be taking a break from the game. Hlin also shows up, and hints that Albert is meeting with someone in Rhombus Square...

During the good ending story line, Lea returns to the guild, and with much difficulty convinces Albert to meet with her. Sergey then reveals himself to him, and the two arrange to talk outside the game. Lea logs off, and the next day she returns to the news that Albert has been able to set up a meeting between Lea and Ivan.

After the final plans are made for the attack on Vermillion Wasteland, Lea returns to the First Scholars HQ and gathers all her friends together. Sergey then shows up as a hologram, and finally explains Lea's situation to them. Everyone agrees to help Lea recover the Evotar Server, and they leave to prepare for heading to Vermillion Wasteland.

A few months after the end of the main story, the members of the First Scholars gather in the guild house, and Sergey shares with them Lea's fate.

During the A New Home DLC, Lea returns to the First Scholars HQ for a briefing on their new attempt to run the Para Island raid.

Challenges and secrets

In the Hedgehag's Den area, defeating all enemies will cause the Blue Hedgehag miniboss to spawn. Defeating this enemy is necessary for the A Promise is a Promise sidequest.

The Autumn's Rise Observatory is located in the area. It can be accessed in the last part of the quest chain A Promise is a Promise.

There is a Perfectly Ordinary Tree located in the Normal Clearing area. Its presence is completely irrelevant. There seem to be similarly shaped things in different regions.

The Drippy Den is a hidden cave area accessible from Pathway 4 and Off Road 2 by jumping across the water.

To the south of First Scholars Home, there is a sign that can only be reached through long jumping or other exploits. The sign reads "There's no easter egg here".