Quick Answer

The Bronze Gate is a locked mid-forest door in the Moonlit Forest, at the Azure Bay / Mural Valley junction opposite a bubble path over a waterfall ravine. You need both Ruins Key halves in your inventory: the quest key half from Zephyria when you start Become an Intermediate Explorer, and the elevator chest key half from a chest by the wooden elevator in the river valley below the bubbles. Drop down — guides say there is no fall damage — loot the chest near coal and a glowing blue plant, ride the elevator back up, then interact with the gate. No worktable combination is required. The door leads straight into the Glintortle boss, then toward Harvest Yard. Track each half by where you obtained it.

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Prerequisites

  • Explorer profession progress: reach the point where Zephyria offers Become an Intermediate Explorer (also called the Intermediate Certification Trial). The gate will not open without this quest line.
  • Reach Azure Bay in the Moonlit Forest, then continue past the bubble path / waterfall to the Mural Valley area.
  • Recommended: unlock the Mural Valley camp before committing to the gate, so you can return without recrossing the bubbles. Bring arrows — a boss waits on the other side.

Treat the camp as the staging point for both halves and the boss beyond the door. Empty enough bag space for the chest item, confirm the quest half is carried, and rest before leaving camp. That preparation prevents a second trip caused by storage or a full inventory.

Find the Gate

  • Guides phrase the location differently but describe one lock, not two gates:
Guide reference table
SourceWording
IGNEast of the Mural Valley campsite, across from large bubbles
EurogamerThe massive bronze door at the end of Azure Bay; a left-hand downward path leads to Mural Valley camp
VG247Between Mural Valley and Harvest Yard
DualShockersIn Mural Valley (the sixth forest section), up the stairs from camp to an open area
Screen HypeA large locked gate after Azure Bay's bubble / waterfall crossing
  • The location descriptions all point to one mid-forest lock between the Azure Bay route and Harvest Yard. Use the bubble crossing, waterfall ravine, Mural Valley camp, and wooden elevator as stable landmarks. Do not search for a second gate when a guide approaches the same door from another direction.

Key Half from Zephyria

  • Speak to Zephyria at the Exploration Club and start Become an Intermediate Explorer. Most guides — IGN, VG247, Eurogamer, DualShockers, Sportskeeda, PCGamesN — say he hands over the quest key half when you accept or start the quest.

Start Become an Intermediate Explorer before making the chest run. This gives you Zephyria's half and keeps the route aligned with the profession objective. Confirm the item entered your bag before returning to the forest.

  • Zephyria's location is described as the Exploration Club on the left side of town above Green Pasture Ranch (Screen Hype), northeast of Flower Corridor (Sportskeeda), or northwest of the farm (TheGamer).

Key Half from Elevator Chest

  • The elevator chest key half is in the river valley between Azure Bay and Mural Valley, by the wooden elevator.
  1. From the gate, walk toward the bubbles and drop down — IGN and VG247 both say there is no fall damage and you will not pass out. Alternatively, ride the elevator down from the broken stone bridge in front of Mural Valley camp (DualShockers notes it starts moving after about five seconds).
  2. At the bottom, look near the elevator base, the coal nodes, and a glowing blue plant / flowers. IGN puts the chest on the higher rock right of the elevator; VG247 puts it just past the elevator base on the western side of the river; Eurogamer says face downstream, hug the right wall, and open the locked chest on a ledge.
  3. Open the chest and take the Ruins Key half.
  4. Ride the elevator back to the upper path.

If the chest is not visible, confirm the Explorer quest is active and retrace the river valley from the waterfall. Check the elevator base, the coal nodes, the higher rocks, and the glowing blue plant before leaving the area. These landmarks are more reliable than approaching from a single compass direction.

Open the Gate

  • With both halves in your inventory, return to the gate and interact with it. DualShockers' inspection text describes the Ruins Key as broken into left and right sections, with both halves needed to unlock the door — no worktable step is required, and no walkthrough treats crafting as the intended path.

The reliable route is entirely quest-and-exploration based. Collect the quest half, loot the elevator chest, and return with both items still in the bag. If the interaction does nothing, confirm that neither half was moved to storage and that the Intermediate Explorer quest is active.

  • Guides also split on wording: titles say repair, while body text says unlock / open. It is one interaction, not two mechanics.

What Comes Next

  • Glintortle is immediately behind the gate. IGN recommends Mini Sentry Bots and plenty of arrows.
  • Guides report Water Arrow and Pristine Orb blueprints as Glintortle rewards, plus a loot chest; Eurogamer notes the fight is part of Become an Intermediate Explorer.
  • After Glintortle, Fire and/or Water Arrows are needed to clear or grow the vines into Harvest Yard, where the Waterwheel repair and the later ore tiers begin.

Key Checklist Troubleshooting

Use acquisition source as the checklist: one half from Zephyria and one half from the elevator chest. Open the inventory and confirm both items are in the bag rather than storage. Then return to the Bronze Gate and interact with the door itself.

If one half is missing, revisit its source instead of searching for a crafting recipe. The quest half is tied to Become an Intermediate Explorer, while the exploration half is inside the chest in the river valley. The wooden elevator connects that lower chest route back to the gate path.

The route evidence comes from early walkthroughs rather than an official gate guide. The stable facts across them are the two acquisition sources, the elevator landmarks, and the gate interaction with both halves carried. Those are the checks to repeat when progression appears blocked.

If the chest is not where expected, retrace the river valley rather than searching around the gate itself. Check the wooden elevator base, the nearby coal, the higher rocks, and the glowing blue plant because guides describe the same small area from different approaches. Whether the chest requires the active Intermediate Explorer quest is to be confirmed, so activating that quest is the safest troubleshooting step.

FAQ

Where is the Bronze Gate in Starsand Island?
At the Azure Bay / Mural Valley junction in the Moonlit Forest, opposite a bubble path over a waterfall ravine. Guides phrase it differently — east of Mural Valley camp (IGN), the massive door at the end of Azure Bay (Eurogamer), between Mural Valley and Harvest Yard (VG247), up the stairs from Mural Valley camp (DualShockers) — but all describe one mid-forest lock, not two gates.
Where do I get both Ruins Key halves?
The quest key half comes from Zephyria when you start Become an Intermediate Explorer. The elevator chest key half is in a chest by the wooden elevator in the river valley between Azure Bay and Mural Valley, near coal nodes and a glowing blue plant.
Do I need to combine the key halves at a worktable?
No. DualShockers' gate inspection says the Ruins Key is broken into two sections and that having both halves in your inventory is enough to open the door. Data dumps list Worktable I recipes for the halves, but no walkthrough uses crafting as the intended path.
How do I identify the two key halves?
Identify them by source: one comes from Zephyria's Explorer quest and the other comes from the elevator chest. Return to the gate after collecting one from each source.
What if I looted the elevator chest before starting the quest?
That still works. VG247 and Eurogamer report the pair opens the door regardless of order, and Steam players confirm looting the chest first and later taking Zephyria's half still completes the key.
What is behind the Bronze Gate?
The Glintortle boss, then a vine path into Harvest Yard that needs Fire and/or Water Arrows. Guides report Water Arrow and Pristine Orb blueprints as Glintortle rewards.

Sources

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