Your Storybook Vale Adventures is about to begin!

Open your mailbox to receive a letter from … The Keeper of the Lore. Who is The Keeper of the Lore, you ask. Now that’s a very good question and one that has no answer …. at this time.

Quest Task: Open your mailbox and claim the content of the message titled “The Storybook Vale awaits…” to embark on a new adventure.

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If you are brand new to Disney Dreamlight Valley, there are a few quests that need to be completed before you can venture forth to The Storybook Vale. They provide you with the basic tools you need for your adventures.

Here is the list of the required quests:

• The Dream Castle – Merlin Quest
• Friendship is Everything – Merlin Quest
• Making Cents of Things – Scrooge Quest
• Scrooge McDuck’s Grand Re-Opening – Scrooge Quest
• Fishing Expedition – Goofy Quest
• The Port of Many Worlds – Merlin Quest

Once you are ready, head to the Stardust Port. Your ride to The Storybook Vale awaits you there!

Quest Task: You need to find a place called the Stardust Port to continue your adventure to the Vale.

• Complete ” The Port of Many Worlds” quest

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The Stardust Port is found by entering Dream Castle. Head inside and climb the left staircase. Once you reach the landing, move down the west corridor. Pass through the large metal doors to find the StarDust Port immediately up ahead.

Circle around the left of the port. Your ride to The Storybook Vale is docked under the arch with the plaque of an open book.

Quest Task: Use the gate inside the Dream Castle to access the StarDust Port.

Quest Task: Embark on the Hummingbird Airship in the Stardust Port to go to the Storybook Vale.

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The Hummingbird Airship is a great mode of transportation. It sails smoothly through the sky, giving you a great view of the new world you are about to explore.

Welcome to The Storybook Vale!

The airship docks, letting you disembark at a pathway leading up to the Library of Lore located in the center of The Storybook Vale. While the only open path is forward, it’s always fun to take look over the railings to see what lies below!

Quest Task: You’ve arrived in the Storybook Vale!

• Explore this strange new world

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There is someone up ahead and they seem to be surrounded. Charge forward and lend some magic.

It’s Merida and she’s surrounded by Inkies! Luckily, your magic makes quick work of them!

Quest Task: That Strange magical ink seems to have trapped that Villager!

• Free Merida and talk to her

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Merida is thrilled to meet you (and to be free of the Inkies) and welcomes you to the Storybook Vale with great enthusiasm.

Then, she explains that The Storybook Vale is in big trouble, as you have undoubtedly suspected, and right now, you need to meet The Lorekeeper (a.k.a. The Keeper of the Lore). She’ll be able to tell you more, if she can hold on long enough, that is!

Great! You finally get to meet the person who sent you the letter!!

Quest Task: Follow Merida.

Quest Task: Talk to… The Lorekeeper?

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The Lorekeeper resides in the Library of Lore and is … a talking magical book!

But The Lorekeeper is in trouble. She has just about lost all her strength and magic.

With the strength she has left, The Lorekeeper starts to explain their current situation. To help The Storybook Vale, and her, you need to find something called The Royal Net, which is hidden nearby.

But before she can tell you more, the last of her magic escapes her in the form of Snippets!

Quest Task: Return to Merida.

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Oh no! You can’t let those Snippets get away!

You need to catch them and return them to The Lorekeeper. It’s the only way to restore her magic and learn more about what is happening to The Storybook Vale.

Still, according to Merida, the only way to catch the Snippets is with The Royal Net, the same item The Lorekeeper asked you to find in her final breath.

So, that is where you have to start.

Unfortunately, when you try to clear the debris from the room so you can begin your search for the Royal Net, you find that your Royal Pickaxe is just not up to the task. Now what!

Quest Task: Return to Merida.

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You’re in luck! Merida has a potion that will help to strengthen your Royal Pickaxe. She keeps it in her bag in the corner of the room.

Take the potion out of Merida’s Bag and open your backpack Inventory to “use” it. The potion gives your Royal Pickaxe a nice upgrade. It can now break all the Petrified Wood rock piles littering the floor.

Now this is progress!

Quest Task: Return to Merida.

Pro Tip: Grab everything out of Merida’s bag, if you want the food items. You will not have access to its’ contents if you come back later (at least not during the initial launch of The Storybook Vale).

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As you clear the Petrified Wood rock piles from around the room, you can make out a large picture in the center of the chamber. It appears to be a sort of puzzle, made of three rings that move when you interact with the levers at the picture’s base.

Spin the rings of the picture using the levers until it forms the picture of Aurora, Sleeping Beauty.

When all the rings align, a cylinder rises from the center of the floor, revealing the Royal Net inside.

Quest Task: Find the Royal Net’s secret location by investigating the Library of Lore.

• Optional: Ask Merida for a hint

Quest Task: You uncovered the hiding place!

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Take The Royal Net and put it to good use. Approach the flying Snippets and swing away at them. It won’t take long before you snag the ones that are flying around the center chamber.

Tutorial Time: Catching Snippets

Quest Task: Use the Royal Net to catch the Snippets in the main hall of the Library of Lore.

• Equip the Royal Net and approach the Snippets. Press Y (switch controls) to do a vertical swipe! Hold and release Y to do a spin! – 4

You can also use the Royal Net on the door mechanisms.

There is a circle attached to the door mechanism that moves with the air created by The Royal Net. The position of the circle also indicates in which direction you should swing your Royal Net at it.

• If the circle is vertical, looking a little like a Ferris Wheel, press Y (Switch controls) to do a vertical swipe of the air.
• If the circle on the mechanism is lying on its’ side, looking a little more like a Merry Go Round, press and hold Y, then release it to cause you Royal Net to swing in a horizontal circle around you.

Check out the doors on both sides of the chamber. Use the appropriate swing of your Royal Net and watch them swing open, allowing you to explore the east and west wings of the Library of Lore.

There are more Snippets inside each Library wing. Your new Royal Net is sure getting a workout!

Quest Task: Talk to Merida.

Quest Task: You found the Royal Net! You can put it to good use:

• Open the gates to each wing using the right Royal Net swing on the golden wheels (Press Y – switch controls – to do a vertical swipe! Hold and release Y to do a spin!) – 2
• Catch all Snippets in the Library’s wings – 6

Catch all the Snippets in the Library. With them in your inventory, you will be able to restore at least some of The Lorekeeper’s magic.

Still, it’s not enough to just stuff them back inside the book. You also need to rearrange the pieces, so that the stories once again make sense. This process is called “reorder stories” and is a mini-puzzle game.

Quest Task: Return to Merida.

Quest Task: Rearrange stories in the Lorekeeper’s pages by talking to her and selecting “reorder Stories” from the dialog menu!

• Rearrange the “Once Upon a Time in Storybook Vale…” story in the Lorekeeper’s pages

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To Reorder Stories, approach The Lorekeeper and select the dialog option “I want to reorder stories”.

Ok, so far so good.

You will get a screen showing Tales to Reorder. Unlocking a Tale requires Snippets. The number and type of Snippets required to unlock them is shown under each Tale, along with your reward when you complete it.

Start by unlocking “Once Upon A Time in the Storybook Vale”. When you do, you’ll get a puzzle to put together.

The concept of this mini-game is fairly straight forward. Drag and Drop the pieces from the left side of the screen onto the correct spot on the puzzle board. You can also turn the pieces using the “L” or “R” buttons as needed. Take notice of the faint outlines on the puzzle board designed to help you find the right spot for your piece.

If the puzzle piece is dropped in the correct spot, it will click into place nicely. But don’t worry. If you pick a wrong spot, you can simply click on the piece and move it around the board or even back to the left side where it started from.

Tutorial Time: Unlock Stories to reorder.

Tutorial Time: Reorder Stories – Controls.

As you complete the “Once Upon A Time in the Storybook Vale” puzzle, magic pours back into The Lorekeeper. As it does, light also streams out of her and The darkness hanging over all of The Storybook Vale is dispelled!

Now that’s more like it. Now this is a great welcome to the Storybook Vale!

Quest Task: Talk to the Lorekeeper.

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The Lorekeeper is much refreshed and launches into the tale of the feud between Hades and Maleicent, which tore the land apart and ended in… the Neverafter.

The Storybook Vale needs your help to fix this! Get ready for some great adventures!!

Quest Task: Return to Merida.

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Welcome to the Storybook Vale adventures, which continue in A New Chapter.