Offers a soft texture and sweet aroma when roasted or boiled. Delivers a natural sweetness from deep beneath the earth. Serves as a simple and easy snack. Cultivated in Hernand and Demeniss, and especially common around the borders.
vegetable
Bare Hands
common
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- •Soft, sweet-fleshed root vegetable with natural aroma when roasted or boiled
- •Top-tier Spirit recovery option: grants +2 Spirit per bite when eaten raw
- •One of four vegetables (with garlic, potato, carrot) providing fastest Spirit recovery
- •Grillable ingredient — most effective as quick field snack between engagements
- •Spans all game phases — abundant early farms, still valuable in late-game alchemy
Gathering Guide
- •Primary source: farm plots in Hernand lowlands — gather by hand, no tools needed
- •Secondary region: cultivated in Demeniss alongside onion, turnip, beet, and cabbage
- •Also available from Grocer vendors in settlements — check inventory rotation
- •Peak gathering during farming sessions — nodes regenerate after harvest cycles
- •Easy early-game vegetable — collectible from character start through endgame
Gathering Regions
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Potato
Carries a rich, earthy aroma with a fluffy texture. Provides high satiety, making it an essential staple for any meal. It serves as a versatile ingredient for many recipes, and can be grown throughout the continent of Pywel.
Garlic
Beneath its peel, a sharp aroma and a pungent, spicy taste spread through one's mouth when chewed. When cooked, the pungency shrinks and the flavor deepens, adding a rich taste to dishes. Produced only in Delesyia.
Carrot
It has a long, smooth orange-colored root, with a crisp texture and a subtle sweetness. If the soil is hard, its root won't grow evenly. Cultivated in small amounts in Hernand and Demeniss.
Onion
Its white flesh are layered. With a distinctive spice, it can make one tear up if the juice gets in the eyes while cutting it. When cooked, the spiciness is reduced, and its aroma and sweetness seep in, creating a deep, rich flavor. Cultivated widely throughout Hernand and Demeniss.
Cucumber
Stays crisp and refreshing with a subtle sweetness. Because it contains a lot of water, people sometimes bring it along as a substitute for drinking water on long journeys. Usually grown in northern Hernand, it has been spreading throughout the central and southern areas as well.
Turnip
A vivid red bulb crop with a strong sweetness and a subtle earthy aroma. Its crisp yet gentle flavor makes it perfect as a light snack. Mostly produced in Hernand, with a small amount cultivated in Demeniss.
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Last updated: March 2026