In a Grain of Sand
In a Grain of Sand is an A Star to Guide Us achievement given by Ziya the Radiant once she appears in Sun's Refuge, involving hunting for magical Corrupted Sand around the Crystal Desert.
Achievement[edit]
| A Star to Guide Us | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
Gather samples of corrupted sand from around Elona for Ziya's research.Eventually all greatness crumbles to sand. Some great things start from sand, however.
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Gathered 1 Sample of Corrupted Sand | 0 |
| Gathered 2 Samples of Corrupted Sand | 1 | |
| Gathered 7 Samples of Corrupted Sand | 1 | |
| Gathered 11 Samples of Corrupted Sand | 1 |
Walkthrough[edit]
To unlock this achievement, Ziya the Radiant must first be present in Sun's Refuge to talk to, by completing the event chain beginning with Defend Ziya as she searches for Vemyen (80) in Confluence of the Elements. After talking to her and accepting the task, travel to the associated zones listed below, mount up on your jackal, then use the Sand Compass gizmo to provide the Detect Corrupted Sand special action skill.
The mechanics of this skill are very similar to those experienced during the
Transfer Chaser achievement. Upon using the skill, a colored marker, one for each target grain of corrupted sand, will appear around the character. Moving closer to the target will change the color of the orb from blue to yellow and finally to red, at which point an interact option to "recover" the sand will appear.
| Objective | Map | Area | Closest landmark | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spoke to Ziya and accepted her request. | Sun's Refuge | Venta Pass Waypoint — | Upon starting the achievement. | |
| 2 | Somewhere in Jahai Bluffs | Almorra's Stand | Venta Pass Waypoint — | Northwest of Battleground Ramparts, high up. | |
| 3 | Somewhere in Jahai Bluffs | Kodonur Temple | Yatendi Village Waypoint — | West from the Confluence of the Elements, directly south of the last "e" in Temple on the world map. | |
| 4 | Somewhere in Jahai Bluffs | Fortress of Jahai | Reclaimed Chantry Waypoint — | Southeast of the Harpy Rock mastery insight is a jackal portal. Take the jackal portal, or use a springer, to reach the ledge above. | |
| 5 | Somewhere in Jahai Bluffs | Central Brand Scar | Soul's Vendetta Waypoint — | North of the waypoint. | |
| 6 | Somewhere in the Desolation | Broken Shelf | Sand Jackal Run Waypoint — | To the far west of Broken Shelf, just north of the sulfur area. | |
| 7 | Somewhere in the Desolation | Poisoned Outcrops | The Scourgeway Waypoint — | East of the Shadow Arcade point of interest, on an island above the sulfur. | |
| 8 | Somewhere in the Desert Highlands | Transcendent Bay | Brightwater Waypoint — | On the island to the east of the word "Bay" in Transcendent Bay on the world map. | |
| 9 | Somewhere in the Elon Riverlands | Prophet's Path | Skimmer Ranch Waypoint — | On top of a sand dune, south of the first letter P in Prophet's Path.
Note: If the event Use your mount to sniff out and defeat burrowed devourers (80) is active, Smell Danger will override Detect Corrupted Sand and you will not be able to use the Sand Compass. Either wait for the event to finish, or move out of range of the event and use the Sand Compass and Detect Corrupted Sand to reveal the Corrupted Sand, which will appear as a pulsing small yellow orb. | |
| 10 | Somewhere in the Domain of Vabbi | Eastern Mihan Hillsides | Seborhin Waypoint — | Just above the "n" in Eastern on the world map. | |
| 11 | Somewhere in the Domain of Vabbi | Forum Highlands | Necropolis Waypoint — | On the sand dune in the middle of the quicksand area, northeast of the waypoint. |
Related achievements[edit]
A Star to Guide Us: Full House — Discover and complete all the collections within Sun's Refuge. (10
)

