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Keening Highlands is the largest open area explorable in Ys IX: Monstrum Nox. The southeast corner was the battlefield of the Hundred Years' War, known as Ancient Battlefield.

Collectibles[]

Map of Keening Highlands

Map of Keening Highlands

  • Chest #1: Life Elixir Life Elixir
  • Chest #2: Gold 2400 Gold
  • Chest #3: Panacea Panacea x2
  • Chest #4: Nightfrost Beauty Nightfrost Beauty x2
  • Chest #5: Hermit's Remedy Hermit's Remedy
  • Chest #6: Bloodshot Tear Bloodshot Tear x2
  • Chest #7: Gold 3600 Gold
  • Chest #8: Gold 3000 Gold
  • Chest #9: Smoked Meat Smoked Meat x4
  • Chest #10: Full Potion Full Potion
  • Chest #11: Barghest Stone Barghest Stone
  • Chest #12: Drill Fang Drill Fang x2
  • Chest #13: Amber Shawl Amber Shawl
  • Landmark: Ninefold Falls
  • (Red Stars marks locations that can be used as shortcut with Crimson King's Crimson Line)

Ancient Battlefield[]

  • Chest #1: Shield Earring IV Shield Earring IV
  • Chest #2: Panacea Panacea x2
  • Chest #3: Gold 6000 Gold
  • Chest #4: Life Elixir Life Elixir
  • Chest #5: Sol Spar Sol Spar x2
  • Chest #6: Defense Elixir Defense Elixir
  • Chest #7: Master Bangle Master Bangle
  • Chest #8: Warrior Seal IV Warrior Seal IV
  • Chest #9: Gold 8000 Gold
  • Chest #10: Hermit's Remedy Hermit's Remedy x2
  • Chest #11: Gold 7000 Gold
  • Chest #12: Formula Strength Formula
  • Landmark: Watchtower of The Hundred Years' War
  • (Red Stars marks locations that can be used as shortcut with Crimson King's Crimson Line)

Side Quests[]

Side quest #28 – Tree Stumped    
Location Keening Highlands Client Vallin
Priority 2 Deadline Short
Destination Keening Highlands Target
Availability Chapter 7, after Keening Highlands is unlocked Type Investigation
Reward Tempest Elixir Tempest Elixir
Contents Vallin is searching for a legendary tree spoken of in the Nors faith.

It's supposedly somewhere in the Keening Highlands, but he'd certainly be no match for the beasts wandering the area on his own. Maybe we should help him look.
Note: After the quest, you can choose to return to where you initiate the quest or back to the Dandelion.
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Side quest #39 – Life by the Sword    
Location Keening Highlands Client Xavier
Priority 3 Deadline Short
Destination Target
Availability Final Chapter, after Aprilis joins Dandelion Type Investigate
Reward Holy Sword's Hilt Holy Sword's Hilt
Contents I've a request for you, sudden as it may seem. Could I get you to come to the ancient battlefield?

There's something I need to get ahold of. It'll no doubt prove wirthy to assist you in your plights. I'll be eagerly awaiting your arrival, Rusty!
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Grimwald Nox[]

Grimwald Nox #15 – Legions of Calamity    
Type Siege Location Chapter 8 - Keening Highlands
Wave 5 Unlocks Ciel Canyon Road
Rec. Lv. 59 Area Charonian Valley
Skill usage Krysha, Yufa, Dogi, Chante, Silhouette, Lucien
Contents
Legions of Calamity

A newly formed Nox blocking the way to the aqueduct. Harness the Monstrum's might to purge it free of rage and despair!
Rewards
Rank Score Normal Rewards First Rank Bonus First-Time Clear Bonus
S 135000~ Nightfrost Beauty Nightfrost Beauty x2 Hero Cloak Hero Cloak x1 Indestructible Shell Indestructible Shell x1
Unfading Hide Unfading Hide x1
Polar Night Drop Polar Night Drop x1
Defense Elixir Defense Elixir x1
A 120000~ Mystic Lazulite Mystic Lazulite x2 Hermit's Remedy Hermit's Remedy x1
B 100000~ Sacred Branch Sacred Branch x2 Sol Spar Sol Spar x1
C ~99999 Verdant Leaf Verdant Leaf x2 Dry-aged Meat Dry-aged Meat x1
Lemures
Name Drops Name Drops
Ys9-Lu-Anjy Lu-Anjy Anguished Tear Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Ys9-Valron Valron Anguished Tear Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid
Ys9-Dei-Rabby Dei-Rabby Anguished Tear Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Ys9-Aspiyus Aspiyus Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Polar Night Drop
Ys9-Varlukan Varlukan Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Polar Night Drop Ys9-Garguleo-Roa Garguleo-Roa Dark Drop Beast Hide Luminescent Fluid
Ys9-Zea-Grautney Zea-Grautney Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Polar Night Drop Ys9-Exceflude Exceflude Polar Night Drop Bloodshot Tear Relic Bone
Ys9-Zerasporte Zerasporte Indestructible Shell Bloodshot Tear Relic Bone Ys9-Disastyrfe Disastyrfe* (Lord of the Night) Polar Night Drop Bloodshot Tear Relic Bone
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Grimwald Nox #17 – Neverending Threat    
Type Siege Location Chapter 9 - Keening Highlands
Wave 6 Unlocks Ancient Battlefield
Rec. Lv. 69 Area Diabolic Road
Skill usage Xavier
Contents
Neverending Threat

Lemures swarms of unprecedented scales await at the Keening Highlands, but what will await the Monstrums at their victory's end?
Rewards
Rank Score Normal Rewards First Rank Bonus First-Time Clear Bonus
S 185000~ Nightfrost Beauty Nightfrost Beauty x3 Nocturne Oil Nocturne Oil x4 Indestructible Shell Indestructible Shell x2
Unfading Hide Unfading Hide x2
Polar Night Drop Polar Night Drop x2. Tempest Elixir
A 170000~ Mystic Lazulite Mystic Lazulite x4 Otherworldly Core Otherworldly Core x2
B 150000~ Sacred Branch Sacred Branch x4 Adichivo Shell Adichivo Shell x1
C ~149999 Verdant Leaf Verdant Leaf x4 Sol Spar Sol Spar x1
Lemures
Name Drops Name Drops
Ys9-Valron Valron Anguished Tear Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Ys9-Fol-Odh Fol-Odh Dark Drop Anguished Tear Luminescent Fluid
Ys9-Lu-Anjy Lu-Anjy Anguished Tear Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Ys9-Geo-Tarylux Geo-Tarylux Dark Drop Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid
Ys9-Aspiyus Aspiyus Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Polar Night Drop Ys9-Dei-Rabby Dei-Rabby Anguished Tear Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid
Ys9-Varlukan Varlukan Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Polar Night Drop Ys9-Garguleo-Roa Garguleo-Roa Dark Drop Beast Hide Luminescent Fluid
Ys9-Melgevaudan Melgevaudan Anguished Tear Luminescent Fluid Bloodshot Tear Ys9-Exceflude Exceflude Polar Night Drop Bloodshot Tear Relic Bone
Ys9-Dio-Manthe Dio-Manthe Polar Night Drop Relic Bone Otherworldly Core Ys9-Baturolle Baturolle Polar Night Drop Relic Bone Otherworldly Core
Ys9-Disastyrfe Disastyrfe Polar Night Drop Relic Bone Otherworldly Core Ys9-Guarmedhu Guarmedhu* (Lord of the Night) Polar Night Drop Relic Bone Otherworldly Core
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Enemies[]

Name Stats Description
Ys9-Ras-Gublin Ras-Gublin LV: 50
HP: 1120
Str: 496
Def: 416
Gold: 18
Exp: 856
Wk: None
Gublins that specialize in the raising and riding of livestock. Their lack of weapons make their overall battle prowess lower than that of normal Gublins.

Drop items: Razor Claw Ultradense Bone Beast Hide Smoked Meat

Note: Cannot be harmed until their Jyacomo is defeated
Ys9-Jyacomo Jyacomo LV: 51
HP: 4670
Str: 567
Def: 487
Gold: 124
Exp: 1665
Wk: None
A bizarre species of bird that has been tamed by the Gublins. They serve as their masters' legs, using their beaks to drive away approaching adversaries.

Drop items: Beast Hide Ultradense Bone Polar Night Drop Red Meat
Ys9-Vaume Vaume LV: 49
HP: 1220
Str: 471
Def: 610
Gold: 17
Exp: 760
Wk: Slash
Giant, ring-shaped worms that burrow within the ground. They prefer to take their victims by surprise, emerging from the ground without warning before spurting out a petrifying fluid.

Drop items: Thick Hide Anguished Tear Midnight Sun Drop
Ys9-Ratnilarda Ratnilarda LV: 52
HP: 6390
Str: 1114
Def: 556
Gold: 798
Exp: 6020
Wk: None
Ratnis that have grown large and fat in their climb up the food chain. They can swing the large cacti they wield as weapons with relative ease.

Drop items: Unfading Hide Drill Fang Relic Bone Cheese
Ancient Battlefield
Ys9-Ras-Gublin Ras-Gublin LV: 67
HP: 1570
Str: 669
Def: 565
Gold: 25
Exp: 1971
Wk: None
Gublins that specialize in the raising and riding of livestock. Their lack of weapons make their overall battle prowess lower than that of normal Gublins.

Drop items: Ultradense Bone Drill Fang Unfading Hide Smoked Meat

Note: Cannot be harmed until their Reyzard is defeated
Ys9-Reyzard Reyzard LV: 70
HP: 3760
Str: 677
Def: 635
Gold: 191
Exp: 3535
Wk: None
An amphibious beast that has been tamed by the Gublins. They can traverse the marshlands with ease, striking down prey with their characteristic tongues and tails.

Drop items: Luminescent Fluid Unfading Hide Drill Fang White Meat
Ys9-Yammer Yammer LV: 69
HP: 1890
Str: 751
Def: 586
Gold: 26
Exp: 1906
Wk: Pierce
Gigantic dragonflies that lived for the hunt. They chase their quarries around in a clamor of buzzing before running them through with their toxic stingers.

Drop items: Anguished Tear Armored Shell Luminescent Fluid
Ys9-Mudo-Veidon Mudo-Veidon LV: 71
HP: 36200
Str: 878
Def: 1445
Gold: 1266
Exp: 7292
Wk: None
Seven-eyed monsters that have acclimated to marshland biomes. They suffocate prey by dragging them into the marsh, stopping to feast once all movement goes still.

Drop items: Polar Night Drop Relic Bone Otherworldly Core
Ys9-Diglem Diglem LV: 70
HP: 6320
Str: 663
Def: 1096
Gold: 191
Exp: 3226
Wk: None
Mysterious life-forms endowed with metallic bodies. Humans have been the sole target of their ruthless slaughters since the days of old.

Drop items: Crimson Spar Luminescent Fluid Diglem Core
Side quest #39: Life by the Sword
Ys9-Geo-Tarylux Geo-Tarylux LV: 65
HP: 1910
Str: 599
Def: 997
Gold: 26
Exp: 2876
Wk: Pierce
A variant of Tarylux more savage than any other. They are capable of unleashing a neverending onslaught of arcane energy.

Drop items: Dark Drop Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid
Ys9-Varlukan Varlukan LV: 67
HP: 8940
Str: 595
Def: 565
Gold: 234
Exp: 10597
Wk: None
A decidedly sanctimonious breed of jester-esque Lemures. They genuinely enjoy the anguished screams that rise from their senseless slaughters.

Drop items: Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Polar Night Drop
Ys9-Aspiyus Aspiyus LV: 66
HP: 229
Str: 7960
Def: 769
Gold: 229
Exp: 10226
Wk: 685
The superior variant of Snerpent, more ferocious than ever before. They can deftly maneuver the wheels on their backs to mangle human victims.

Drop items: Midnight Sun Drop Luminescent Fluid Polar Night Drop
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