[WLK:V1] Ven's Story: Dwarf Woodlands

Navigate Ven's Story in the Dwarf Woodlands of Among the Sleep. Find all treasure chests, stickers, and complete the Snow White escort mission.

With the Land of Departure cleared, you will find yourself in space on your Keyblade hovercraft. Only one new world will be accessible for now, so head over there. It is the Dwarf Woodlands. If you have not already read Section WLK:P2, now would be a good time to take a look. It will help you understand the information I provide for each world:

TREASURE CHESTS:

• PAYBACK RAID: Mine, North end
• PANACEA: Mine, East end
• MINI: Mine, Ledge in the southeast corner (climb up near the south exit)
• SOOTHING CRYSTAL: Flower Glade, Southwest corner
• SHIMMERING CRYSTAL: Deep Woods, South end
• POTION: Deep Woods, Chokepoint between the two open areas
• ETHER: Deep Woods, North end
• FIRE: Cottage Clearing, Northwest corner
• POISON: Cottage Clearing, Southeast corner down the stream
• MAP: Cottage Clearing, Northeast corner
• ATTACK RECIPE: Cottage, Northeast corner
• POTION: Mountain Trail, Halfway up
• ETHER: Mountain Trail, Northwest corner
• POTION: Mountain Trail, Northeast corner on the ledge

STICKERS:

• ICE CREAM STICKER: Cottage Clearing, Center high in the air (requires High Jump)
• BALLOON STICKER: Mine Entrance, West end

PRIZE PODS: (APPLE PIE and MERRY DAIRY)

On the right side of the Mine area (not the Mine Entrance). You have to take down two Monotruckers and then a group of Red Hot Chilis first. If the Prize Pods don't appear after that, leave the area, come back and try again.

Before you get too far into this world, let me repeat the advice I gave at the beginning of Terra's story in case you are still new to Birth by Sleep gameplay. There are three things you should be using regularly to give yourself an edge in combat:

• Shotlocks: Press L+R. You are vulnerable when charging but other than that, Shotlocks are the strongest and safest attacks in the game.
• D-Links: Especially with Aqua so that you can use her Cura ability. Press right on the directional pad to switch to the D-Link menu.
• Fever Pitch and/or finish commands: These are activated whenever your Command Gauge fills up. Which one you get depends on whether you have been using battle commands or just attacking.

You can only use Shotlocks when your Focus Gauge is full, and you can only use D-Links when your D-Link Gauge is full, but don't worry: these bars both fill up fast. Also, you probably want to level up your D-Links, and you can only do that by using them!

This world begins with Ven spying on the seven dwarves. Collect the nearby chests, and then follow the dwarves into their mine. Dopey will stay with you but the others will run to the back of the mine, and you will need to track them down:

1. Sneezy: Just to the right of the entrance in a box that hops up and down as he sneezes. Destroy the box to find him.
2. Grumpy: In a group of boxes near Sneezy. He will charge you if you get close, and it is very hard to avoid getting hit. If your health gets low, I recommend using Strike Raid or a Shotlock to destroy his box from a distance.
3. Sleepy: Asleep in a box in the back right corner near a chest. His box won't really move around but it will shake as Sleepy snores away. Destroy it too.
4. Doc: In a group of boxes near Sleepy in the back right corner. He will run away very fast as you approach. Just keep chasing him, and use battle commands and Fever Pitch to help.
5. Happy: In a box at the back left near the mine cart. Like Doc, he will constantly run away. Deal with him in the same way.
6. Bashful: In a mine cart that follows a couple tracks on the left side. Destroy the cart. Stay behind it though - you will take damage if it rolls into you.

While you're doing this, be sure to get the chests too. PAYBACK RAID, which you will find at the back end of the mine will remain useful through the whole game. If you ever need to heal, you can step out at any time to the save point in the previous room. You won't have to recapture the dwarves you've already found.

With that taken care of, head back the way you came. Search the Cottage and the Deep Woods for chests (see above for the exact chest locations), and then speak with Snow White.

BOSS FIGHT: SNOW WHITE ESCORT

You have to escort Snow White through the Deep Woods without letting her die. The enemies are going to focus on her more than you, and there is no way to heal her, so you are going to want to clear the enemies as fast as possible. I recommend equipping Mini and Poison for that.

The main thing to watch here are the trees themselves. When Snow White approaches a tree, it will come to life and start hitting her with a