Chapter 3
Magmoor and Phendrana
The Magmoor Caverns were an area of intense heat and magma not unlike Norfair. It was also home to its namesake, the Magmoor. Upon walking to the edge of the lake, Samus saw a Magmoor rise up out of the lava and breathe fire. Samus blew its head off.
After traveling for a few minutes, Samus came upon the Monitor Station. This was obviously made by the Pirates. Samus got a couple missile expansions and an Energy Tank, then took a nearby elevator to the Phendrana Drifts.
The Phendrana Drifts were the opposite of the Magmoor caverns. Whereas the Magmoor Caverns were an area of intense heat and magma, the Phendrana Drifts were an area of snow, ice, and subzero temperatures. As Samus looked out upon the Phendrana Shorelines, she realized what a wonderful respite it was from Magmoor.
After refilling at a nearby station, Samus headed up until she came to some frozen ruins. There, Samus found another lore entry and scanned it.
None know if our temple, the Cradle, will prove powerful enough to contain this abomination forever. How can we Chozo hope for it to remain intact when that which it guards writhes in the darkness, growing always stronger? The fate of this world rests with the gathering of the artifacts we call the Cipher, but even it is not all-powerful. It is strong, yes, an enchanted whole of twelve links. Still, it is finite in its reach and we who guard it are slowly succumbing. When our vigilance crumbles away into madness, the Cipher will be exposed and the fate of Tallon IV will be beyond our influence.
Samus bowed her head, troubled by what she had just read. "Samus," said the Hive Mecha, "the Boost Ball is in the room ahead. Once you get it, you can get the Space Jump Boots."
Samus got the Boost Ball, then went back to the Tallon Overworld and got the Space Jump Boots, allowing her to double jump.
Along the way, she found another lore entry.
Many Chozo have gone beyond now, and this is a mercy. Those who remain suffer in dimensional flux, drifting helplessly across time and space, guided by unseen and inexorable currents. The Chozo who cling to sanity fight the tide, but our minds are weakening. Soon we will all be like the Turned, Chozo who have been utterly corrupted by the Great Poison. The Turned still hold to their Chozo forms, but their minds are black with fell intentions. Gone is their respect for life. They honor only destruction, and seek to disrupt the artifacts holding the Great Poison at bay. All life taunts them, and they do not rest. Before long, they will be all that remain of the Chozo here.
After refilling at her ship, Samus traveled to the Chozo Artifact Temple to get the first artifact, the artifact of Truth. When Samus grabbed it, she was able to scan clues to the locations of the other artifacts on the totems.
Invaders have claimed Phendrana as their own. A tower sits atop their fortress. Collapse it to reveal the chamber where the artifact of Elder is held.
A tall cave stands at Phendrana's Edge. Seek the unseen entrance at it's top to find the artifact of Spirit.
The heat of Magmoor was a test for many warriors. A shrine in their honor holds the artifact of Strength.
Within the ruins of our home, we honor our fallen elders in a great hall. A chamber beneath the statue holds the artifact of World.
A sunchamber high atop our ruined home became the nest of a great beast, and a source of corruption. Many Chozo spirits have been drawn to this tainted place. Release their bond to the world to claim the artifact of Wild.
There is a tower within the ruins where light always shines. Move thru the waters there to find the artifact of Lifegiver.
In one of Tallon's far corners, a grove of life lies. Reveal the pillar beneath the waves to find the artifact of Chozo.
Deep within Magmoor a fiery lake lies. Break the pillar at it's center to find the artifact of Nature.
Near Phendrana's shorelines, a temple lies. Melt the waters flowing from the elder to find the artifact of Sun.
A room of research lies in the mines. A corrupted invader is trapped there. Defeat this creature to earn the artifact of Warrior.
Invaders mine the depths in their greed. Roll thru a tunnel of the Great Poison to find the artifact of Newborn.
Samus got the artifact of Strength, then headed to the Phendrana Drifts to get the Wave Beam.
