Phantasmal Bog

The Phantasmal Bog is a dungeon visited by Matthew's party in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.

Background and History
The nature of the Phantasmal Bog is unclear. It is a complicated maze, featuring multicolored flora and a large dream leaf at its center. It is unclear if the Phantasmal Bog is a real place or simply a dream world: it can only be visited via the use of Dream Leaf, and yet events that take place in the Phantasmal Bog seemingly have an effect on the "real" world.

The Phantasmal Bog presumably came about as a result of the Golden Sun event, when Kolima Village and Kolima Forest were mysteriously moved to the east. The two areas landed on marshland located in the northeast corner of the country of Morgal. The move effectively destroyed the marshland and many of its native inhabitants, and the area became fertile ground. The destruction angered one of the marsh's former inhabitants, Sludge, who came to haunt the area and placed a curse on both Kolima Village and Kolima Forest. The curse rendered Kolima Forest unnavigable, and caused one of Kolima's four great trees, the Dream Tree, to sicken. The Dream Tree was the source of Dream Leaves, which normally caused people to have good dreams. When the Dream becomes ill, people begin to have nightmares. To find the source of the Dream Tree's illness, Matthew and his friends use Dream Leaves at the base of the Dream Tree, and soon find themselves in the Phantasmal Bog. The explore the Bog, sighting Sludge along the way, and when they come to the end, the Adepts remark on the mysterious Bog and its resident "lizard monster." Sludge then makes an appearance, and attacks the party. After a fierce battle, Matthew's party defeats Sludge, ending the curse. The Adepts then awaken in the Dream Tree, and are somewhat confused as to the nature of their recent adventure. It was supposedly a dream, yet the Adepts gain the Crush Tusk, a relic of Sludge that held Sludge's power. They find that the curse on Dream Tree was lifted; Matthew is then able to use Hermes' Water to heal the Dream Tree.

Walkthrough
After a cutscene showing the party's use of Dream Leaf, the player will land on a circle of yellow light in the Bog. Standing on this yellow light allows you to leave the dream.

Jump to the right and upwards, and a weird crocodile will try to smash you. It will continuously Crush the weak looking ground parts, but no worries, just follow the path counter-clockwise, push the rock in the bog, and exit south.

Continue south and take the right exit. Continue down the path until the big lake on the 1F, as it's pretty linear. Head north at the lake and in the next room cast Arid Heat on the puddle in the center of the giant dream leaf. This will dry up the lake. Jump back to the start of this area and down into the lake bed so you can grab the Mint from the chest.

Now go down into the next area and push the log south, and then up. Now push the south log left, and then the north log down one more time. Now go fill up the leaf with water and come back here. You'll be able to get to the chest on the left now for a Faery Vest. With that treasure in hand, go back and drain the water and come back to this lake. Push the south log right again and the other log down. Now push the south log left.

Go refill the lake now and come back. You can now get to the south bank. Go through the south exit and follow the path. In this room there's the Mars Djinni Glare hanging out on a ledge. Go freeze the southern puddle and push the left log to it. Now push the northern log south and then freeze that puddle to make a bridge. Then you can grab your new Mars Djinn, Glare, after a quick fight. Continue to the next room.

In here the only thing you can do is push a log into the water below. Now if you played around with turning the water into ice you'll see right away why this is important. Slide down the convenient slide here to get back to the lake quickly. Jump to the leaf and freeze it. Now slide to the right, down, up, and left to access a new portion.

Move on to a new frozen section. To get the chest here we need to get over to the other side. Slide down, right, up, left, up, right, down, and left. To get the chest, walk on the ground to the northern stairs and slide down, right, and up for a Giant Axe. Get back to the land on the right and go south.

Follow this path and push the block down to continue. You'll come to a place where you need to grab to continue. You'll also see the tip of the massive chunk of ice, so melt it to continue. Push the next block into the water as well. Now go into the door you freed. Prepare for a Boss Fight. After defeating Sludge, you will be automatically transported out of the Phantasmal Bog.

It is possible to return here by using a Dream Leaf at Kolima Village's inn. So if players missed Glare the first time, it is still possible to obtain it. However, the area becomes permanently inaccessible after requesting Arangoa Prelude in Belinsk, barring use of the Endless Wall glitch.

Collectibles
Glare: found in a room with a rolling log puzzle. Faery Vest: found in a chest in the room south of the giant Dream Leaf room. Mint: found in a chest at the bottom of the Dream Leaf room. Must use Arid Heat to reach the chest. Giant Axe: found in a room with an icy floor.