In Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Storybook Vale, players will encounter Merida, one of the new characters introduced in the latest DLC. However, unlocking her can be somewhat challenging. Although you meet Merida early in your adventure, she won’t immediately become a companion. As is typical in Disney Dreamlight Valley, gaining access to new characters often requires completing various tasks, including cooking, crafting, and engaging in puzzle-solving activities.
Unlocking Merida
To unlock Merida, players must complete part of the Storybook Vale main quest, titled ‘Welcome to Storybook Vale’. This is where your journey truly begins.
Completing ‘Welcome to Storybook Vale’
Step 1: Head to Storybook Vale
Start by opening your mailbox in the Valley and claiming the ‘Storybook Vale awaits’ message. Next, proceed to the main castle and navigate to the Stardust Port, located on the second floor to the left. Enter the section marked with a storybook sign. This is where you can meet Merida. Afterward, head into the Library of Lore, clear the Inkies using your magic, and talk to the character who appears trapped.
Merida will inform you that the Lorebook invited you but that the land is in danger due to fading magic. You’ll need to gather Snippets released from the Lorebook as part of the quest.
Step 2: Find the Royal Net
To capture the Snippets properly, you will need a Royal Net. Merida advises you to look beneath the Petrified Wood and offers you a potion for your pickaxe. To obtain this potion, find Merida’s bag near the stone campfire in the top right corner, then apply the potion to your pickaxe. Afterward, mine the rocks surrounding the nearby pillar, completing a puzzle to reveal the Royal Net.
Step 3: Catch the Snippets
With your Royal Net in hand, it’s time to catch the Snippets. Approach them and press ‘space’ or the right mouse button (or the corresponding key on your console) to snag them. You’ll need to catch four Snippets, predominantly located around the Library of Lore. Once you’ve successfully captured them, return to Merida.
Step 4: Open the Gates
Open the gates using your Royal Net based on the orientation of the golden wheel. Once inside, catch all six Snippets that may be hiding in the wings.
Step 5: Rearrange the Lorekeeper’s Pages
Once you’ve grabbed all Snippets, engage with Merida to initiate the “Reordering Stories” puzzle. Complete the ‘Once Upon A Time In Storybook Vale’ tale to finish the first quest and unlock further biomes.
Completing ‘A New Chapter’
Step 1: Gain Access to The Bind
After completing ‘Welcome to Storybook Vale,’ meet Merida by the Well outside the Library of Lore to start the ‘A New Chapter’ quest. She will ask you to clear the walls to access The Bind.
You will need to pay 500 Story Magic to unlock the gate and freely explore The Bind with Merida.
Step 2: Remove the Inkies and Catch Snippets
Merida will need your help in restoring The Bind, specifically removing 15 Inkies and catching 5 Snippets using the Royal Net.
Step 3: Unlock Scrooge’s Store and Goofy’s Stall
As you continue, engage with the villagers, Goofy and Scrooge, who are eager to reopen their respective venues. You will need to:
- Mine ten gems and minerals
- Catch three fish or seafood
Once completed, meticulously construct their stalls and stores according to their requests before checking back with Merida.
Step 4: Explore Aurora’s Hidden Room
Merida will mention a hidden room she discovered beneath the bridge. Interact with the large wooden doors to obtain the sparkling page inside and inform Merida about your find.
Step 5: Welcome Merida to the Valley
After your adventures, Merida will decide she no longer wishes to reside in the Library and would prefer a home in your Valley. Build her house for 5,000 Star Coins, extending a warm welcome to her in Storybook Vale. Note that the main quest continues beyond this point.
Merida’s Friendship Quests
Level 2 Friendship Quest: Clan Dunbroch’s Rules of the Hunt
Step 1: Remove Mossy Logs
Merida is frustrated with the lingering Snippets and will request your help in catching some as she shares her father’s wisdom about controlling the domain. Begin by clearing six Mossy Logs, aided by a potion she provides.
Step 2: Build a Slow Trap
Your second task will be to craft a Slow Trap to aid in capturing Snippets more efficiently. Gather the necessary ingredients and place the trap in The Bind.
Step 3: Catch the Snippets
With the trap set, catch ten Snippets that are attracted to it. Be patient, as they may not appear immediately.
Step 4: Complete a Lorebook Page
Return the Snippets to their rightful place by completing a Tale in the Lorekeeper’s pages within the Library of Lore.
Level 4 Friendship Quest: Archery and Archrivals
Step 1: Speak to Merida and Flynn
After unlocking Flynn, a rivalry highlighted by disagreement about archery ensues between him and Merida. Engage with both characters to navigate their conflict.
Step 2: Take Down Flynn’s Wanted Posters
Remove five wanted posters around Flynn’s home to ease tensions.
Step 3: Cook Persimmon Sour Fondue
Prepare two Persimmon Sour Fondue dishes to invite both characters to a feast. Gather the ingredients needed, which can be found in The Bind.
Step 4: Set Up for an Archery Competition
Organize an archery competition to settle the dispute. You will need to place five Archery Contest Signs and craft some Archery Targets using various resources.
Step 5: Enter the Fairy Tale Trial
Navigate to the Fairy Tale Trial in the Wild Woods to conduct the archery competition fair and square.
Step 6: Complete the Archery Competition
After the competition, witness how the rivalry transforms into a blossoming friendship between Merida and Flynn.
Level 7 Friendship Quest: Change Your Fate
Step 1: Search Merida’s House for Clues
Upon reaching level 7 friendship with Merida, assist her in thwarting Hades’ plans. Start by investigating her home for clues related to the artifact.
Step 2: Find the Fierce Warrior with a Bo Staff
Track down Mulan, the fierce warrior who was last involved with the artifact, and gather more information.
Step 3: Find the Statue of a Giant Flying Horse
Your next mission will lead you to the Elysian Fields, where the statue of a giant pegasus conceals the next clue beneath its wing.
Step 4: Find Where the Wolf Drinks Spilled Tea
Follow the clues to the Wild Woods, where the memory of a mother and her wolf will guide your next moves.
Step 5: Find One’s Place in the World
Look for a globe in the Library of Lore, as it will inform about the location of the hidden artifact.
Step 6: Find the Cave
Discover the cave located in The Bind, behind a bookshelf concealed by the waterfall. Here you’ll uncover Hades’ prior visit.
Step 7: Confront Hades
Finally, confront Hades to recover the artifact, which is humorously being used as a dinner plate. Secure the shield for Merida, completing the quest.
Level 10 Friendship Quest: A Very Scottish Celebration
Step 1: Speak to Scrooge McDuck
Merida aims to throw a grand Scottish banquet and will send you to Scrooge for supplies, including Clan banners.
Step 2: Cook Three Salt-Baked Sea Wolf Meals
Prepare three Salt-Baked Sea Wolf meals using Sea Wolf fish and Salt Crystals sourced from The Bind.
Step 3: Craft Merida’s Fate Tapestry
In the spirit of the banquet, create a Fate Tapestry for Merida as a heartfelt gift. Gather the necessary materials and design the tapestry.
Once crafted, deliver it to Merida, who will express her gratitude and follow this up with a Tartan Celebration Outfit as a token of appreciation. Congratulations! You’ve successfully completed all of Merida’s friendship quests.
Having unlocked and completed Merida’s captivating quests, delve into the adventures awaiting you with Hades and Flynn Rider, or explore the variety of recipes available in Disney Dreamlight Valley.
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