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''Food in the desert is so scare that there is fierce competition between mice over it. Watch out for the vicious grublings in this area, who hoard food and Garden Essences like no other mouse!''
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'''Hunting in the [[Sand Crypts]] with any cheese other than [[Graveblossom Camembert]] will transport Hunters to the [[Sand Dunes]].'''
== Description and Requirements ==
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! colspan="2" width="350" style="border-style: solid; font-size:125%; border-width: 2px 2px 2px 2px;" bgcolor=#E9967A  | Region: [[Sandtail Desert]]
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 0 0px 2px" | '''Minimum Rank:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 2px 0px 0" | [[Baron|Baron/Baroness]]
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  |-
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 0 0 2px" | '''Travel Requirement:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 2px 0 0" | [[Living Garden Key]]
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  |-
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 0 0 2px" | '''Required [[Power Type]]:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 2px 0 0" | [[Shadow]]
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  |-
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 0 0 2px" | '''Required Cheeses:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 2px 0 0" | [[Dewthief Camembert]]
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  |-
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 0 0 2px" | '''Recommended Charms:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 2px 0 0" | See [[#Grubling Stampede Minigame|Minigame]]
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  |-
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 0 0 2px" |  '''Number of Mice:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 2px 0 0" | '''6'''
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  2px 0 2px 2px" | '''Shops:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  2px 2px 2px 0" | [[Sand Dunes Charm Shoppe|Charm Shoppe]]<br/>[[Sand Dunes Cheese Shoppe|Cheese Shoppe]]<br/>[[Sand Dunes General Store|General Store]]
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 0 0 2px" | '''Lose Gold:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 2px 0 0" | '''Yes'''
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  |-
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 0 0 2px" | '''Lose Points:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 2px 0 0" | '''Yes'''
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  |-
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 0 0 2px" | '''Lose Cheese:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  0 2px 0 0" | '''Yes'''
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  |-
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  | nowrap align="left" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  2px 0 2px 2px" | '''Release Date:'''
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  | nowrap align="right" style="border-style: solid; border-width:  2px 2px 2px 0" | '''14 November 2012'''
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  |-
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  | colspan="2" align="center" style="font-size:110%; padding:10px;" | Food in the desert is so scare that there is fierce competition between mice over it. Watch out for the vicious grublings in this area, who hoard food and Garden Essences like no other mouse!
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==Overview==
 
The '''Sand Dunes''' is a location in the [[Sandtail Desert]] region requiring a minimum rank of [[Hunter's Title|Baron]] and the [[Living Garden Key]] to enter.
 
The '''Sand Dunes''' is a location in the [[Sandtail Desert]] region requiring a minimum rank of [[Hunter's Title|Baron]] and the [[Living Garden Key]] to enter.
  
 
The alternate version of this location, the [[Sand Crypts]], can only be accessed after catching a [[Carmine the Apothecary]] in the [[Living Garden]].
 
The alternate version of this location, the [[Sand Crypts]], can only be accessed after catching a [[Carmine the Apothecary]] in the [[Living Garden]].
  
== Shops ==
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===Accessing the Twisted World===
These are the shops that can be found in the Sand Dunes:
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The '''Twisted World''' locations of [[Twisted Garden]], [[Cursed City]], and [[Sand Crypts]] can only be accessed by capturing [[Carmine the Apothecary]] with [[Duskshade Camembert]] in the [[Living Garden]]. Capturing [[Carmine the Apothecary]] will move the Hunter to the [[Twisted Garden]] and the following message is displayed:
*[[Cheese Shoppe#Living Garden Cheese Shoppe|Cheese Shoppe]]
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*[[General Store#Sand Dunes.2FSand Crypts General Store|General Store]]
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''On catching Carmine the Apothecary, a light flashes and a spell she had prepared in advance erupts! Nightmarish tendrils of dark smoke burst from the ground around me, and before I knew it the world had changed before my very eyes into a wild and twisted version of itself.<br/>I can feel this world itself attempting to reject me and send me back, but I must stay as long as I am able to find out what Carmine is doing in this hidden, dark place.''
*[[Charm Shoppe#Sand Dunes Charm Shoppe|Charm Shoppe]]
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Hunting with any cheese other than [[Graveblossom Camembert]] in the [[Sand Crypts]] will cause Hunters to be moved to the [[Sand Dunes]] and the following message will be displayed:
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''Almost as if an illusion suddenly shattered, the world around me snaps back to normal. Using '''X''' Cheese has brought me back to the normal world.''<br/>
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If an [[M400 Hunting Research Assignment]] requires capturing the [[M400]] in the [[Sand Dunes]], Hunters can encounter it in the [[Sand Crypts]], but will be dropped to normal reality for hunting with the wrong cheese.
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===The Living Garden Sequence===
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Hunters will need to hunt the areas in the '''Living Garden sub-region''' in a specific order. The following steps outline the basic requirements for accessing and hunting in each location.  Additional information on [[minigame]]s and other activities can be found on the individual location pages.
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The steps of the cycle that can be completed in the [[Sand Dunes]] location are highlighted in bold.
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*Step 1: [[Living Garden]]
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:Step 1a: Hunt with [[Standard Cheese]] in the [[Living Garden]] to collect [[Dewthief Petal]]s.<br/>
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:Step 1b: Use [[Dewthief Petal]]s to purchase [[Dewthief Camembert]].<br/>
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*'''Step 2: [[Lost City]] and [[Sand Dunes]] - steps ''a'' and ''b'' can be done in any order.'''<br/>
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:Step 2a: Hunt with [[Dewthief Camembert]] in the [[Lost City]] to collect [[Dreamfluff Herbs]].<br/>
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:'''Step 2b: Hunt with [[Dewthief Camembert]] in the [[Sand Dunes]] to collect [[Duskshade Petal]]s.'''<br/>
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:'''Step 2c: Use [[Dreamfluff Herbs]] and [[Duskshade Petal]]s to purchase [[Duskshade Camembert]].'''<br/>
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*Step 3: [[Living Garden]]
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:Step 3a: Hunt with [[Duskshade Camembert]] in the [[Living Garden]].<br/>
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:Step 3b: Capture [[Carmine the Apothecary]] to open the Twisted World and travel to the [[Twisted Garden]].<br/>
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*Step 4: [[Twisted Garden]]
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:Step 4a: Hunt with [[Duskshade Camembert]] in the [[Twisted Garden]] to collect [[Graveblossom Petal]]s.<br/>
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:Step 4b: Use [[Graveblossom Petal]]s to purchase [[Graveblossom Camembert]].<br/>
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*Step 5: [[Cursed City]] and [[Sand Crypts]] - steps '''a''' and '''b''' can be done in any order.
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:Step 5a: Hunt with [[Graveblossom Camembert]] in the [[Cursed City]] to collect [[Plumepearl Herbs]].<br/>
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:Step 5b: Hunt with [[Graveblossom Camembert]] in the [[Sand Crypts]] to collect [[Lunaria Petal]]s.<br/>
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:Step 5c: Use [[Plumepearl Herbs]] and [[Lunaria Petal]]s to purchase [[Lunaria Camembert]].<br/>
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*Step 6: [[Twisted Garden]]
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:Hunt with [[Lunaria Camembert]] in the [[Twisted Garden]] to attract [[Twisted Carmine]].
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==Sand Dunes HUD==
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Hunters can access and track the following using the Heads-Up Display:
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*The [[#Grubling Stampede Minigame|Grubling Stampede Minigame]]
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*[[Garden Petals and Herbs]]
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*[[Garden Essences]]
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*The [[Book of Living Recipes]]
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== Grubling Stampede Minigame ==
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This minigame is activated randomly while hunting for mice, or immediately after a successful catch with a [[Grubling Bonanza Charm]] armed.
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[[Grubling Bonanza Charm]] are sometimes made available at [[Ronza's Traveling Shoppe]] and can be traded on the [[Marketplace]] or through [[Give To Friends]].
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During a stampede, the HUD will highlight the '''Grubling Stampede Alert''' and the image will change from a barren desert to an image of stampeding Grublings.<br/>
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The HUD also tracks the Hunter's inventory of [[Grubling Chow Charm]]s, but the charms cannot be armed through the HUD.
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Upon activation of a stampede, the following message is displayed in the [[Hunter's Journal]]:
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:''It's a stampede! Grubling Mice are running wild for 15 more hunts!''
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For the duration of the 15 hunts, if the Hunter has [[Grubling Chow Charm]]s armed, there is a chance of attracting [[Grubling]] mice.<br/>
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'''NOTE:''' If [[Grubling Chow Charm]]s are not armed, [[Grubling]] mice cannot be attracted, and nothing changes during the minigame.
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[[Grubling Chow Charm]]s can be purchased in the [[Sand Dunes Charm Shoppe]] in exchange for 350 gold and 1 [[Aleth Essence]].<br/>
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'''WARNING:''' The [[Grubling Chow Charm]] will continue to be consumed even if a stampede is not active.
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After the 15 hunts, the following message is displayed:
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:''Aw, the Grubling stampede is over. Next time, Grublings!<br/>I guess Grubling Chow Charms won't be needed until the next stampede!''
  
 
== Sand Dunes Mice ==
 
== Sand Dunes Mice ==
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All mice found in the '''{{PAGENAME}}''' are part of the [[Sand Dunes Mice]] group.
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All mice found here are weak only to [[Shadow]] weapons.
  
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===Grubling Mouse===
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The [[Grubling Mouse]] can only be encountered during a '''Grubling Stampede'' while [[Grubling Chow Charm]]s are armed.<br/>
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A '''Grubling Stampede''' can be triggered by capturing a '''{{PAGENAME}}''' mouse with a [[Grubling Bonanza Charm]] armed.
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===Cheese Preferences and Loot===
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[[Dewthief Camembert]] is required to attract all mice in the [[Sand Dunes]].
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{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin:0 20px; text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse;" class="sortable"
 
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
 
|- bgcolor="#dddddd"
  ! width="150px" | Mouse
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  ! width="150px" | Mouse<br/.>
  ! Points
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  ! Points<br/>
  ! Gold
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  ! Gold<br/>
! Mouse Group
 
 
  ! width="250px" class="unsortable" | Loot
 
  ! width="250px" class="unsortable" | Loot
|-  
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|-
 
  | align="left" | [[Dunehopper]]
 
  | align="left" | [[Dunehopper]]
 
  | 13,500
 
  | 13,500
 
  | 1,650
 
  | 1,650
| Sand Dunes Mice
 
 
  | align="left" | [[Aleth Essence]]<br/>[[Ber Essence]]<br/>[[Cynd Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petal]]
 
  | align="left" | [[Aleth Essence]]<br/>[[Ber Essence]]<br/>[[Cynd Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petal]]
 
|-  
 
|-  
  | align="left" | [[Grubling]]
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  | align="left" | [[Grubling]]<br/>'''Requires [[#Grubling Stampede Minigame|Grubling Stampede]] and [[Grubling Chow Charm]]
 
  | 14,500
 
  | 14,500
 
  | 2,400
 
  | 2,400
| Sand Dunes Mice
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  | align="left" | [[Cynd Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petal]]
  | align="left" | [[Cynd Essence]]
 
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
  | align="left" | [[Grubling Herder]]
 
  | align="left" | [[Grubling Herder]]
 
  | 15,675
 
  | 15,675
 
  | 825
 
  | 825
| Sand Dunes Mice
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  | align="left" | [[Aleth Essence]]<br/>[[Ber Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petal]]
  | align="left" | [[Aleth Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petals]]
 
 
|-  
 
|-  
 
  | align="left" | [[Quesodillo]]
 
  | align="left" | [[Quesodillo]]
 
  | 15,750
 
  | 15,750
 
  | 950
 
  | 950
| Sand Dunes Mice
 
 
  | align="left" | [[Aleth Essence]]<br/>[[Ber Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petal]]
 
  | align="left" | [[Aleth Essence]]<br/>[[Ber Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petal]]
 
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|-  
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  | 13,250
 
  | 13,250
 
  | 1,150
 
  | 1,150
| Sand Dunes Mice
 
 
  | align="left" | [[Aleth Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petal]]
 
  | align="left" | [[Aleth Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petal]]
 
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|-  
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  | 14,500
 
  | 14,500
 
  | 2,600
 
  | 2,600
| Sand Dunes Mice
 
 
  | align="left" | [[Ber Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petal]]
 
  | align="left" | [[Ber Essence]]<br/>[[Duskshade Petal]]
 
|}
 
|}
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===Mice with Special Requirements===
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*[[M400]] – This mouse will sometimes be available in the [[Sand Dunes]] when Hunters are actively working an [[M400 Hunting Research Assignment]]. It is attracted only to [[Fusion Fondue]] which will not attract any other mice. It drops a wide variety of loot.
  
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== Hunting Strategy ==
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Hunters should arm [[Dewthief Camembert]] to collect [[Dreamfluff Herbs]] from the mice found in the [[Sand Dunes]]. Hunters can then use [[Dreamfluff Herbs]] (along with [[Duskshade Petal]]s) to purchase [[Duskshade Camembert]].
  
== Hunting Strategy ==
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Hunters can then return to the [[Living Garden]] and arm [[Duskshade Camembert]] to capture [[Carmine the Apothecary]] which opens the '''Twisted World''' and causes Hunters to travel to the [[Twisted Garden]].
=== Grubling Stampede Minigame ===
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This minigame is activated randomly while hunting for mice with any [[charm]] armed ([[Grubling Chow Charm]]s are not required, but they increase the odds). Upon activation, the following message is displayed:
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Hunters wishing to attract the [[Grubling Mouse]] must play the [[#Grubling Stampede Minigame|Grubling Stampede Minigame]], which requires using [[Grubling Chow Charm]]s. The [[#Grubling Stampede Minigame|Grubling Stampede Minigame]] can be triggered by capturing a mouse with a [[Grubling Bonanza Charm]].
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===Location-Specific Effects===
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====Bases====
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*[[Aurora Base]] - '''Limited Edition''' - has a chance to generate a random essence (from [[Aleth]] to [[Icuri]])
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*[[Hothouse Base]] - '''Limited Edition''' - Doubles the range of [[Garden Petals and Herbs]] dropped by mice in this location.
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*[[Living Base]] - Doubles the range of [[Garden Petals and Herbs]] dropped by mice in this location.
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*[[Desert Heater Base]] - '''Limited Edition''' - consumes a [[Flameshard]] each hunt and generate bonus loot when capturing a mouse.
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====Charms====
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*[[Grubling Bonanza Charm]] - Catching a mouse with this charm will trigger a Grubling stampede for 15 hunts, if it is not already active.
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*[[Grubling Chow Charm]] - Allows the [[Grubling Mouse]] to be attracted during a Grubbling stampede.
  
''It's a stampede! Grubling Mice are running wild for 15 more hunts!''
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===[[Adventure Book]]===
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Hunters can complete steps to [[Defeat Twisted Carmine]] by hunting with [[Dewthief Camembert]] in the [[Sand Dunes]].
  
For the duration of the 15 hunts, if the hunter has [[Grubling Chow Charm]]s armed, he/she has a chance of attracting [[Grubling]] mice.<br/>
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===[[Library Assignments]]===
NOTE: If [[Grubling Chow Charm]]s are not armed, [[Grubling]] mice cannot be attracted, and nothing changes during the minigame.
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*[[M400 Bait Research Assignment]] - This assignment may require Hunters to track down specific items from [[Sand Dunes]] mice in order to complete it.
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*[[M400 Hunting Research Assignment]] -  This assignment may require collecting 1 [[Piece of M400 Intel]] from mice in the [[Sand Dunes]] and/or capture the [[M400]].
  
After the 15 hunts, the following message is displayed:
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===[[Tournaments]]===
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[[Sand Dunes]] mice are worth points during some [[Tournaments]].
  
''Aw, the Grubling stampede is over. Next time, Grublings!<br/>I guess Grubling Chow Charms won't be needed until the next stampede!''
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===[[Treasure Map]]s===
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Many mice in the [[Sand Dunes]] are often found on [[Relic Hunter Treasure Map]]s and [[Living Garden Treasure Map]]s.  
  
 
=== Hunting tips by [[Larry]] ===
 
=== Hunting tips by [[Larry]] ===
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Or is there perhaps a more sinister reason...?
 
Or is there perhaps a more sinister reason...?
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== Shops ==
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These are the shops that can be found in the [[Sand Dunes]]:
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===Charm Shoppe===
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|- style="background:whitesmoke"
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! align="left" width="200" | Item<br/>
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! width="75" | Cost <br/>Per Piece<br/>
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! width="75" | Refund<br/>Per Piece<br/>
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|-valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Aromatic Oil]]
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| 1,000,000
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| 1,000,000
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|-valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Charmbit]]
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| 25
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| 20
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|-valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Epic Orb]]
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| 125,000
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| 125,000
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|-valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Grubling Chow Charm]]
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| 350<br/>1 [[Aleth Essence]]
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| N/A
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|}
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===Cheese Shoppe===
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{| cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" class="sortable" border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; margin-bottom:2em"
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|- style="background:whitesmoke"
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! align="left" width="200" | Item<br/>
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! width="75" | Cost <br/>Per Piece<br/>
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! width="75" | Refund<br/>Per Piece<br/>
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Gouda]]
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| 600
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| 600
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Dewthief Camembert]]
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| 750 <br/> 1 [[Dewthief Petal]]
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| N/A
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Dewthief Camembert 4-Pack]]
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| 3,000 <br/> 3 [[Dewthief Petal]] <br/> 1 [[Magic Essence]]
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| N/A
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Duskshade Camembert]]
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| 1,100 <br/> 1 [[Duskshade Petal]] <br/> 1 [[Dreamfluff Herbs]]
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| N/A
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Duskshade Camembert 4-Pack]]
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| 4,400 <br/> 3 [[Duskshade Petal]] <br/> 3 [[Dreamfluff Herbs]] <br/> 1 [[Magic Essence]]
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| N/A
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Graveblossom Camembert]]
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| 1,500 <br/> 1 [[Graveblossom Petal]]
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| N/A
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Graveblossom Camembert 4-Pack]]
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| 6,000 <br/> 3 [[Graveblossom Petal]] <br/> 1 [[Magic Essence]]
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| N/A
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Lunaria Camembert]]
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| 1,775 <br/> 1 [[Lunaria Petal]] <br/> 1 [[Plumepearl Herbs]]
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| N/A
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Lunaria Camembert 4-Pack]]
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| 7,100 <br/> 3 [[Lunaria Petal]] <br/> 3 [[Plumepearl Herbs]] <br/> 1 [[Magic Essence]]
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| N/A
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|}
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===General Store===
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{| cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" class="sortable" border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; margin-bottom:2em"
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|- style="background:whitesmoke"
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! align="left" width="200" | Item<br/>
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! width="75" | Cost <br/>Per Piece<br/>
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! width="75" | Refund<br/>Per Piece<br/>
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Essence Prism]]
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| 500
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| 500
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Plant Pot]]
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| 900
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| 900
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Rift Base Blueprints]]
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| 7,500,000
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| 7,500,000
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|- valign="top"
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| align="left" | [[Umbral Capacitor]]
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| 500,000
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| 500,000
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|}
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== History and Trivia ==
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*'''14 November 2012:''' The [[Sand Dunes]] opened along with the [[Living Garden]].
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt301/s18067/SandDunes.jpeg Banner Image]
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* [{{MHdomain}}/images/environments/6e96db3ec1b7075ba09875173e1999d5.jpg Banner Image]
  
 
{{Location}}
 
{{Location}}

Revision as of 03:58, 27 November 2021

Hunting in the Sand Crypts with any cheese other than Graveblossom Camembert will transport Hunters to the Sand Dunes.

Sand Dunes
Region: Sandtail Desert
Minimum Rank: Baron/Baroness
Travel Requirement: Living Garden Key
Required Power Type: Shadow
Required Cheeses: Dewthief Camembert
Recommended Charms: See Minigame
Number of Mice: 6
Shops: Charm Shoppe
Cheese Shoppe
General Store
Lose Gold: Yes
Lose Points: Yes
Lose Cheese: Yes
Release Date: 14 November 2012
Food in the desert is so scare that there is fierce competition between mice over it. Watch out for the vicious grublings in this area, who hoard food and Garden Essences like no other mouse!

Overview

The Sand Dunes is a location in the Sandtail Desert region requiring a minimum rank of Baron and the Living Garden Key to enter.

The alternate version of this location, the Sand Crypts, can only be accessed after catching a Carmine the Apothecary in the Living Garden.

Accessing the Twisted World

The Twisted World locations of Twisted Garden, Cursed City, and Sand Crypts can only be accessed by capturing Carmine the Apothecary with Duskshade Camembert in the Living Garden. Capturing Carmine the Apothecary will move the Hunter to the Twisted Garden and the following message is displayed:

On catching Carmine the Apothecary, a light flashes and a spell she had prepared in advance erupts! Nightmarish tendrils of dark smoke burst from the ground around me, and before I knew it the world had changed before my very eyes into a wild and twisted version of itself.
I can feel this world itself attempting to reject me and send me back, but I must stay as long as I am able to find out what Carmine is doing in this hidden, dark place.

Hunting with any cheese other than Graveblossom Camembert in the Sand Crypts will cause Hunters to be moved to the Sand Dunes and the following message will be displayed:

Almost as if an illusion suddenly shattered, the world around me snaps back to normal. Using X Cheese has brought me back to the normal world.

If an M400 Hunting Research Assignment requires capturing the M400 in the Sand Dunes, Hunters can encounter it in the Sand Crypts, but will be dropped to normal reality for hunting with the wrong cheese.

The Living Garden Sequence

Hunters will need to hunt the areas in the Living Garden sub-region in a specific order. The following steps outline the basic requirements for accessing and hunting in each location. Additional information on minigames and other activities can be found on the individual location pages.

The steps of the cycle that can be completed in the Sand Dunes location are highlighted in bold.

Step 1a: Hunt with Standard Cheese in the Living Garden to collect Dewthief Petals.
Step 1b: Use Dewthief Petals to purchase Dewthief Camembert.
Step 2a: Hunt with Dewthief Camembert in the Lost City to collect Dreamfluff Herbs.
Step 2b: Hunt with Dewthief Camembert in the Sand Dunes to collect Duskshade Petals.
Step 2c: Use Dreamfluff Herbs and Duskshade Petals to purchase Duskshade Camembert.
Step 3a: Hunt with Duskshade Camembert in the Living Garden.
Step 3b: Capture Carmine the Apothecary to open the Twisted World and travel to the Twisted Garden.
Step 4a: Hunt with Duskshade Camembert in the Twisted Garden to collect Graveblossom Petals.
Step 4b: Use Graveblossom Petals to purchase Graveblossom Camembert.
Step 5a: Hunt with Graveblossom Camembert in the Cursed City to collect Plumepearl Herbs.
Step 5b: Hunt with Graveblossom Camembert in the Sand Crypts to collect Lunaria Petals.
Step 5c: Use Plumepearl Herbs and Lunaria Petals to purchase Lunaria Camembert.
Hunt with Lunaria Camembert in the Twisted Garden to attract Twisted Carmine.

Sand Dunes HUD

Hunters can access and track the following using the Heads-Up Display:

Grubling Stampede Minigame

This minigame is activated randomly while hunting for mice, or immediately after a successful catch with a Grubling Bonanza Charm armed.

Grubling Bonanza Charm are sometimes made available at Ronza's Traveling Shoppe and can be traded on the Marketplace or through Give To Friends.

During a stampede, the HUD will highlight the Grubling Stampede Alert and the image will change from a barren desert to an image of stampeding Grublings.
The HUD also tracks the Hunter's inventory of Grubling Chow Charms, but the charms cannot be armed through the HUD.

Upon activation of a stampede, the following message is displayed in the Hunter's Journal:

It's a stampede! Grubling Mice are running wild for 15 more hunts!

For the duration of the 15 hunts, if the Hunter has Grubling Chow Charms armed, there is a chance of attracting Grubling mice.
NOTE: If Grubling Chow Charms are not armed, Grubling mice cannot be attracted, and nothing changes during the minigame.

Grubling Chow Charms can be purchased in the Sand Dunes Charm Shoppe in exchange for 350 gold and 1 Aleth Essence.
WARNING: The Grubling Chow Charm will continue to be consumed even if a stampede is not active.

After the 15 hunts, the following message is displayed:

Aw, the Grubling stampede is over. Next time, Grublings!
I guess Grubling Chow Charms won't be needed until the next stampede!

Sand Dunes Mice

All mice found in the Sand Dunes are part of the Sand Dunes Mice group. All mice found here are weak only to Shadow weapons.

Grubling Mouse

The Grubling Mouse can only be encountered during a 'Grubling Stampede while Grubling Chow Charms are armed.
A Grubling Stampede can be triggered by capturing a Sand Dunes mouse with a Grubling Bonanza Charm armed.

Cheese Preferences and Loot

Dewthief Camembert is required to attract all mice in the Sand Dunes.

Mouse
Points
Gold
Loot
Dunehopper 13,500 1,650 Aleth Essence
Ber Essence
Cynd Essence
Duskshade Petal
Grubling
Requires Grubling Stampede and Grubling Chow Charm
14,500 2,400 Cynd Essence
Duskshade Petal
Grubling Herder 15,675 825 Aleth Essence
Ber Essence
Duskshade Petal
Quesodillo 15,750 950 Aleth Essence
Ber Essence
Duskshade Petal
Sand Pilgrim 13,250 1,150 Aleth Essence
Duskshade Petal
Spiky Devil 14,500 2,600 Ber Essence
Duskshade Petal

Mice with Special Requirements

Hunting Strategy

Hunters should arm Dewthief Camembert to collect Dreamfluff Herbs from the mice found in the Sand Dunes. Hunters can then use Dreamfluff Herbs (along with Duskshade Petals) to purchase Duskshade Camembert.

Hunters can then return to the Living Garden and arm Duskshade Camembert to capture Carmine the Apothecary which opens the Twisted World and causes Hunters to travel to the Twisted Garden.

Hunters wishing to attract the Grubling Mouse must play the Grubling Stampede Minigame, which requires using Grubling Chow Charms. The Grubling Stampede Minigame can be triggered by capturing a mouse with a Grubling Bonanza Charm.

Location-Specific Effects

Bases

Charms

Adventure Book

Hunters can complete steps to Defeat Twisted Carmine by hunting with Dewthief Camembert in the Sand Dunes.

Library Assignments

Tournaments

Sand Dunes mice are worth points during some Tournaments.

Treasure Maps

Many mice in the Sand Dunes are often found on Relic Hunter Treasure Maps and Living Garden Treasure Maps.

Hunting tips by Larry

I hope you managed to build up a large collection of Dewthief Camembert, hunter. The mice in these dunes don't seem to like anything else! And be sure to arm your most powerful Shadow trap, as not only will delicious Dewthief attract the mice, but so will the promise of shade from the sun.

There's a lot of competition for food here in the empty desert, and the top competitor is the Grubling Mouse. They dash from food source to food source, gobbling up anything they can find when they get there.

You can take advantage of this by purchasing and using Grubling Chow Charms when there's a grubling warning in effect. Catching Grublings will help you immensely, since they tend to hoard Garden Essences in their attempts to find food.

Or is there perhaps a more sinister reason...?

Shops

These are the shops that can be found in the Sand Dunes:

Charm Shoppe

Item
Cost
Per Piece
Refund
Per Piece
Aromatic Oil 1,000,000 1,000,000
Charmbit 25 20
Epic Orb 125,000 125,000
Grubling Chow Charm 350
1 Aleth Essence
N/A

Cheese Shoppe

Item
Cost
Per Piece
Refund
Per Piece
Gouda 600 600
Dewthief Camembert 750
1 Dewthief Petal
N/A
Dewthief Camembert 4-Pack 3,000
3 Dewthief Petal
1 Magic Essence
N/A
Duskshade Camembert 1,100
1 Duskshade Petal
1 Dreamfluff Herbs
N/A
Duskshade Camembert 4-Pack 4,400
3 Duskshade Petal
3 Dreamfluff Herbs
1 Magic Essence
N/A
Graveblossom Camembert 1,500
1 Graveblossom Petal
N/A
Graveblossom Camembert 4-Pack 6,000
3 Graveblossom Petal
1 Magic Essence
N/A
Lunaria Camembert 1,775
1 Lunaria Petal
1 Plumepearl Herbs
N/A
Lunaria Camembert 4-Pack 7,100
3 Lunaria Petal
3 Plumepearl Herbs
1 Magic Essence
N/A

General Store

Item
Cost
Per Piece
Refund
Per Piece
Essence Prism 500 500
Plant Pot 900 900
Rift Base Blueprints 7,500,000 7,500,000
Umbral Capacitor 500,000 500,000

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