Steam Full Release · Key item
Eternal Lantern
Quick answer
Complete Deeper Research to obtain the Eternal Lantern. It is available later — after reaching Town 3. It is part of the route toward Deep Woods.
- Key item
- Progression
- Quest-related
- Best source
- Quest reward · Town 3
- Can be bought
- Not recorded
- Can be crafted
- Not craftable
How to Get It
The recommended route is completing Deeper Research in Town 3. Every other recorded route is grouped underneath it.
Best way
Quest rewardDeeper ResearchTown 3
Quantity 1
Available later — after reaching Town 3.
Conditional or later routes
Pick upOld Woods
Quantity 1
Available later — after reaching Old Woods.
What It’s Used For
It is part of the route toward Deep Woods.
Where This Fits in Progression
The Eternal Lantern unlocks the path to Deep Woods.
You receive it during the Daeus stage of Deeper Research, after returning the Essence of Daeus to Professor Dayton. Once you have it, return to Old Woods and use the darkness-barrier route.
The area it opens
Return the Essence of Daeus during Deeper Research to receive the Eternal Lantern.
Where to Find It
2 areas are recorded for it. The most reliable one leads.
- Old WoodsPick up · not guaranteed · available later — after reaching Old Woods
Quests
The quest that hands this item over, with a link to its own guide.
- Obtained fromDeeper Research
Can I Sell It?
Keep it until its progression use is complete. It gates an area, and the release does not record a second copy.
Can I Get Another?
No confirmed repeatable source.
Availability
In player terms: quest-linked, available later, limited.
- Quest-linked
- Available later
- Limited
Item Details
The game’s own description, what kind of thing it is, and the value the database records.
An old lantern which shines light only in the darkest of places.
- Type
- Key item
- Category
- Key items
What Should I Do After Getting It?
This item opens something. The assistant continues from wherever your save is.
Need another way to get this?
The Item Finder lists every recorded source with its requirements, so you can compare the route you have against the route you want.
Playing the Demo?
This item has no counterpart in the Demo archive, which was a much smaller build. Everything the archive does cover is listed on its own item index. Browse the Demo items →