Upper Level (Mor Ardain)

Upper Level
Main area	Mor Ardain
Connects to	Alba Cavanich Lower Level
Music	Mor Ardain - Roaming the Wastes - Mor Ardain/Night

Upper Level is a sub-area in Mor Ardain in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It is the upper level of the Ardainian Titan, housing many geothermal plants.

Landscape

The upper level of the Ardainian Titan is located on its left shoulder, spanning most of it. It mostly features wastelands, dotted with industrial installations such as mines, chimneys and plants, as well as an abandoned city that links it to the Lower Level.

On its south side, the upper level is linked to the imperial capital, Alba Cavanich, through Midorl Bridge, a heavily guarded bridge due to the risks of monster attacks.

The center of the upper level is where most of its active industrial constructs are found, such as geothermal turbines, the Great Heat Extraction Duct, multiple chimneys, all the way to the Geothermal Mining Plant at the northmost point. Due to the wasteland's unwelcoming environment, a cable car system was put in place, running from the capital's Smùide Mountain to the mining plant, that is supported by multiple pylons running along the central section.

A huge mine, Mine No. 2, can be found on the eastern side of the upper level. However, its grounds have been occupied by a rebel organization, Brionac, which has made the area its headquarters. The path to the mine's entrance is a winding path at the bottom of some plateaus that begins near Midorl Bridge.

The western side of the upper level consists mainly of an abandoned settlement, the Old Industrial District and the Old City of Teddim. The Old Industrial District is mostly labyrinthic, spanning multiple floors with many rooms, such as a canteen, an infirmary, a control room, a warehouse and a refinery. The Old City of Teddim is an abandoned city that was built into the cliffside that is now the hideout of Ignas. Multiple sets of stairs around the area lead to the Chansagh Wastes on the lower level of the Titan.

Even more to the north of the Old City of Teddim is a hidden hot spring, the Nopon Pioneers' Spring, accessed by walking along the cliffside.

NPCs

List of NPCs in the Upper Level. Permanent means the NPC can be talked to in a fully completed file. Temporary means the NPC will either disappear or move to another location at one point, either through quests or story progression.

Permanent

• Affuma

Temporary

• Alec
• Amir
• Fire Dragons
• Jaruru
• Tekuteku
• Timell
• Yamama

Locations

• Jelidorend Highlands
• Turbine Tower
• Great Heat Extraction Duct
• Geothermal Mining Plant
• Geothermal Processor
• Bellyfull Canteen
• Office Corridor
• Heat Material Refinery
• Delizé's Infirmary
• Storage Warehouse
• Old Pipe Junction Corridor
• Junction Control Room
• Old City of Teddim
• Brionac Occupied Zone

Landmarks

• Midorl Bridge
• Old Industrial District
• Mine Elevator
• Mine No. 2 Entrance
• Ruined Laborers' Bridge
• Geothermal Plant Lobby

Secret Areas

• Nopon Pioneers' Spring

Enemies

Normal enemies

• Armor Scorpox
• Arogan Rhogul
• Baroon Armu
• Brionac Madadh
• Brionac Milltear
• Brionac Seàirdeant
• Brionac Snaidhpear
• Brionac Tanca
• Brionac Trùpair
• Brish Aspar
• Captain Igna
• Darml Lysaat
• Drive Nest
• Fabel Bufa
• Fayl Symbol
• Flash Scout
• Fort Igna
• Gabondo Lexos
• Gast Urchon
• Growsa Aspar
• Hooligan Igna
• Land Volff
• Liberion Emblem
• Meson Griffox
• Natto Lizard
• Nel Arachno
• Noog Skeeter
• Pipe Vang
• Ranger Igna
• Reener Arachno
• Rudoni Anlood
• Saber Igna
• Sandi Bunnit
• Spanner Bunnit
• Speed Runner
• Spitt Pod
• Stellar Scout
• Telgoo Rapchor
• Tempest Pterix
• Vool Igna
• Zeld Rodonya

Unique monsters

• Decapitator Marvin
• Judicial Kollin
• Man-Eating Glenn
• Slasher Buffon
• Vagrant Baldr
• Tattooed Hugo

Quest-exclusive enemies

• Akatsuki's Driver
• Brionac Aliente
• Brionac Caboi
• Brionac Grynd
• Brionac Head
• Brionac Neslis
• Brionac Psychis
• Brionac Tanga
• Brionac Yuze
• Glaring Aspar
• Lackey Errol
• Lackey Neb
• Maxos Arachno
• Nenz Rodonya
• Noog Skeeter (quest)
• Svarm Appix
• Svarm Nest
• Turncoat Bhianc
• Weirdo Gillick

Heart-to-Hearts

• Unforgiving Terrain

Quests

Main article: Quest (XC2)#Upper Level (Mor Ardain)

Treasure troves

Treasure Trove	Location	Req. Field Skills	Item rewards	Gold
※ White-gold chest 802 (buried)	After obtaining the Mor Ardain Murals info item: Mor Ardain, Brionac Occupied Zone, between the first two pumps (image, map image)	• Lockpicking level 6  • Earth Mastery level 5  • Keen Eye level 2	Mysterious Part B (x1)	5814 - 6395 (10 piles)
※ Wooden chest 803	Mor Ardain, South of the Old Industrial District (image, map image)	none	Nopon Doubloon (x1)	2469 - 2716 (2 piles)
※ Wooden chest 833	Mor Ardain, North of Turbine Tower (image, map image)	none	Swordfighting Banner  (x1) Common Core Crystal  (x1)	1208 - 1329 (3 - 5 piles)
※ White-gold chest 835	Mor Ardain, Brionac Occupied Zone, northeastern encampment (image, map image)	• Lockpicking level 5  • Focus level 5	Rare Core Crystal  (x1) Legendary Core Crystal  (x1)	17513 - 19264 (20 piles)
※ Wooden chest 836	Mor Ardain, In the trench north of the entrance to Old Industrial District (image, map image)	none	Silver Earrings  (x1)	1477 - 1625 (3 - 5 piles)
※ Wooden chest 839	Mor Ardain, Upper level of the Geothermal Mining Plant, where the gondolas arrive (image, map image)	none	Range Boost Up II  (x1) Common Core Crystal  (x2)	3456 - 3802 (3 - 5 piles)
※ Wooden chest 844	Mor Ardain, Room opposite the Heat Material Refinery (accessed by jumping down the hole in front of the entrance to Bellyfull Canteen) (image, map image)	none	Mechanized Greaves  (x1) Common Core Crystal  (x1)	1343 - 1477 (3 - 5 piles)
※ Red-silver chest 845	Mor Ardain, Isolated part of the catwalk under Ruined Laborers' Bridge (image, map image)	none	Bolt Hat  (x1) Common Core Crystal  (x1)	3088 - 3397 (5 piles)
※ Red-silver chest 846	Mor Ardain, Junction Control Room (image, map image)	none	Arts Aggro Boost II  (x1) Common Core Crystal  (x1)	3186 - 3505 (10 piles)
※ Red-silver chest 847	Mor Ardain, Plateau to the east of Turbine Tower (accessed by taking a gondola near Smùide Mountain and jumping off about midway through the ride) (image, map image)	none	Pouch Expansion Kit (x1)	4248 - 4673 (3 piles)
※ Wooden chest 852	Mor Ardain, Turbine Tower, near the path down Mine No. 2 Entrance (image, map image)	none	Magnet Chip  (x1)	1921 - 2113 (5 piles)
※ Wooden chest 853	Mor Ardain, Bellyfull Canteen (image, map image)	none	none	3251 - 3576 (5 piles)
※ Red-silver chest 856	Mor Ardain, Old City of Teddim, inside Decapitator Marvin's house (image, map image)	none	Shackle Blade Resist II  (x2) Common Core Crystal  (x1)	3398 - 3738 (10 piles)
※ Red-silver chest 858	Mor Ardain, Nopon Pioneers' Spring (image, map image)	none	Incense of Calm  (x1) Common Core Crystal  (x1)	3694 - 4063 (10 piles)
※ Wooden chest 859	Mor Ardain, On the catwalks of the Storage Warehouse (image, map image)	none	Chain Chip  (x1)	2216 - 2438 (5 piles)
※ Red-silver chest 860	Mor Ardain, West of Geothermal Mining Plant (image, map image)	none	Shell Shoes  (x1) Common Core Crystal  (x1)	4137 - 4551 (10 piles)
※ Wooden chest 861	Mor Ardain, East of Geothermal Mining Plant (image, map image)	none	none	2955 - 3251 (5 piles)

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  The Brionac Occupied Zone

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