Hekla, a Galdur known for her kind and caring nature, employs her considerable size to care for her friends. Her unwavering companion, Jina, first encountered her amidst the ancient ruins that scatter Kilima Village. Since that moment, Hekla has remained inseparable from Jina, drawn to her kindness. With strong maternal instincts intrinsic to her Galdur nature, Hekla dedicates her long life to fostering unity. Her home resonates with the soothing melodies of old human lullabies, often heard as she sings, adding to her charm.
Hekla’s Schedule
| Time | Location |
| 3:00 am | Wakes up and stands outside Jina`s ruins. |
| 12:00 pm | Travels to the Night Sky Temple. |
| 3:00 pm | Walks to the Library. |
| 11:00 pm | Sleeps in their tent. |
Hekla’s Map Location
Hekla’s presence is often accompanied by her companion, Jina, who thrives on exploring the area of Kilima Village. Serving as Jina’s constant companion, Hekla seamlessly blends her quest for knowledge with her role as a protector, ensuring her dear friend’s safety amidst potential danger. Her frequent place is the Mirror Pond Ruin, sitting just above her home, located at the uppermost part of the map near the Mirror Fields.
On most days, you’ll discover Hekla stationed in the village’s main library, where she patiently awaits Jina to finish reading books. You would not want to mess up the books in the library, or Caleri would get furious at you. As night descends, Hekla often retreats to her shelter, settled below the Mirror Pond Ruin, seeking restful sleep.
Quests
- A Special Play Date
- Item Procurement
- Potato Shrine
- For the Record
Friendship and Romance
Friendship points. a form of virtual affinity currency. can be acquired through two distinct avenues. The first involves engaging in casual conversations with any of the villagers residing within Kilima village and Bahari Bay. These conversations refresh every real-time hour, providing you with frequent chances to interact with the villagers. The second approach to earning friendship points involves giving gifts. Once a day in the real world, you can present a gift to a villager. further enhancing your bond.
After uncovering these items, they are integrated into the weekly wishes section of the friendship user interface. As you progress through different friendship tiers with the villagers, accomplishing their quests brings forth a diverse array of rewards. The game acquires an extra dimension of thrill due to the unique nature of these rewards. These exclusive advantages become available solely upon the successful completion of quests offered by the villagers.
Palia also incorporates a romantic option. granting villagers within Kilima the opportunity to delve into more profound connections with player. transcending the boundaries of mere friendship once a specific level of intimacy is attained. Within Kilima, a cherished tradition revolves around the exchange of pins between partners, serving as symbols of affection and commitment. Additionally, in the world of Palia, maintaining multiple romantic interests or partners is completely natural and widely embraced. It’s worth highlighting, however, that the constraint of wearing just a single pin at any given time prevails! Unfortunately, you cannot have a romantic relationship with Hekla, as she is already content with her friend Jina.
Friendship Quest Hekla
Level 2 Friendship Quest (Item Procurement)
To start off this quest, talk to Hekla once you have triggered the 2nd friendship quest for him. Hekla will ask you to help him procure an item.
The requirements for this quest are 1 Potato, 1 Button, and 1 Fabric. You might be wondering why there are no Button items for this game and how to get it. You can get it from our friendly taylor, Jel! Talk to him.
After talking to Jel, you will receive the buttons. Once you have all the items for this quest, go back to Hekla to complete the quest.
Job Complete! You will receive an improved relationship with Hekla, 20 Renown, 5 Sweet Leaf, and 5 Wild Garlic. That is all for the 2nd Friendship quest of our friend, Hekla!
Level 3 Friendship Quest (Potato Shrine)
Hekla has admired you as his one true, loyal Friend! Congratulations! Talk to Jina to progress this quest.
Jina said Hekla has a weird “Potato Shrine” in their tent.
Jina said that back in the day she found Hekla leaning over a baby carriage. Hekla must have treated the potato as a baby since he is longing for a baby to take care of.
Jina promised assistance to Hekla in locating artifacts that held clues about why he was leaning over a baby carriage. With this task fulfilled. the job is considered complete! It appears to be a straightforward assignment, and as a reward, you will receive 25 Renown points and a Celebratory Cake.
Level 4 Friendship Quest (For the Record)
Now that you and our bubbly friend, Hekla have maxed your Friendship status, you will be given a quest that is entitled “For the Record”. Check your mailbox to start the quest.
As stated by Jina in her mail, there are records of Hekla’s history. but they were incomplete. Jina wanted you to find the other records to complete and find out where Hekla came from.
The location of Hekla where he was found is between a cave at Hideaway Bluffs and Windy ruins. Fast Travel to Bahari Bay.
Travel to this location and find the records.
The Records are at this exact location. Pick it up and go back to Jina for her assessment.
Thanks for getting the record. But Jina said it is not in a readable language. Since Hekla is not responding to her. Einar could translate them. Go to Einar.
Einar said it is a record of a Female who died during the labor of a child. Einar said that the records only said little information. Return to Jina to report this matter.
Jina sensed that it was bad news and asked to talk to Hekla. Comfort Hekla.
Hekla said that no matter what, He would listen to Jina and help her. With this, you will be receiving 80 Renown, Loaded Potato Soups, and a Decorative Ranch House Cherrytail. This is a sad story, but let’s cheer up for our friend Hekla! Congratulations on completing this Job and proving that you are worthy of being a friend of Hekla!
Level 5 Friendship Quest (Funeral Potatoes)
Hekla and you have reached the peak of your Friendship! To start the quest, Jina will be waiting on your plot and she said that Hekla is acting strange.
Talk to Jina and explain the situation of Hekla.
Jina is surprised and Hekla worries about the funeral. Jina asks for your help to prepare the things for the funeral.
Enter the Ruins or the Ancient Library. Continue straight ahead.
Read this book located on the left side of the first room that you will pass through. it talks about funerary rites. Then talk to Jina beside it.
The Funeral must be done in the Temple of Flames. as stated by Jina. Talk to Hekla and invite him to the funeral.
Hekla is happy that you are handling things and the funeral for his son. You will need to gather the materials for the funeral
1 Fabric
5 Silk
2 Silver Ore
These are the things needed for the funeral. Once acquired. Head straight to the temple of flames.
Enter the ruins and talk to Hekla inside to start the ceremony.
Looks like everyone is here! Talk to Jina and let us hope for the success of this ceremony.
Funeral Potatoes is done and dusted! Hekla said that he appreciates your help and he feels happy now. Good Job! another level 5 friendship quest is completed and it collaborates with the temple of flames which is truly a sight to see for me! You will receive an Ancient Human Airship for this quest and Loaded potato soup to celebrate this occasion. Well done Palian!
Conclusion
And that wraps up our introduction to the most exceptional companion in town, Hekla. Unfortunately, that’s all the information we currently possess about her within the game. The presence of a dynamic duo truly injects thrill and delight into the gameplay. With Hekla steadfastly supporting her friend, she undoubtedly assumes a significant role in the game. Just remember to treat her friends with care and kindness—no harm, please!
As the game is still in its open beta, we’ll work hard to bring you new information about him and update this guide in the future. If you found this guide helpful, let us know in our community’s discord. Check out more guides for Palia on our Palia homepage!
