92 xenoblade - exploring crown tree and dark swamp

Dear Readers,

We explored yet more of the Satori Marsh. We discovered the Crown Tree landmark.

The big tree here had a Heart-to-Heart we couldn't access and one of its upper branches reached onto the cliff above so we could continue that way. It was pretty nice.

We got into a fight with Coppice Quadwing but it was joined by one of those huge birds and we got wiped out.

We picked a fight with the Ignas and one of the really strong ones with a weird name joined the fight. We won but it was close. Interesting how the battle music changed over and back.

We came across the Dark Swamp and picked a fight with a poison brog, but one of those big birds joined again and we were in a fair amount of trouble. I was able to land finishing attacks just in time. Teammates go into the poison water unfortunately and I don't know how to tell them to stay out of it.

Remembering the big birds I referred to earlier in the post are called Mist Rhoguls.

We found a red item called a Dull Radiant. For a later quest I suppose.

We found Cheryl's son's knife at a secret area called the Shining Pond. This was above the Dark Swamp and there was a path branching off and going all the way up to a cave where we found it.

I had another look at Cheryl's list. We found the armour and the knife but not the gun, which was the second item. Did we miss it on our way here?

We then waded out of the Dark Swamp, discovered the Silent Obelisk nearby, and explored the small bit of area to the south. Exploring Satori Marsh continues...