The third secret on Frozen Village is the only one of the island’s three that requires a boss kill, and it is also the only one gated behind a rotating spawn window. Everything hinges on finding three green crystallized totems buried around the Yeti boss area, breaking all of them, and then killing the Awakened Yeti before the window closes.
Quick answer: Confirm with the Secrets Master in Middle Town that the next awakened boss is the Yeti, fly to Frozen Village, destroy all three green totems near the Yeti spawn to light the three torches, then defeat the Awakened Yeti and talk to the Villager NPC to bank the star.
Check the Awakened Yeti spawn rotation first
Do not sail to Frozen Village first. The awakened bosses in the First Sea rotate on a schedule, and only one of them is active at a time. If the rotation is pointing somewhere else, the totems will not spawn and you will waste the trip.

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Three crystallized totems, sometimes described as green blobs or snowballs, sit scattered around the Yeti boss area. They are small, tucked into ledges and corners, and they do not always sit next to the spawn point itself. Expect to circle the area once or twice on your first attempt.
Three unlit torches near the boss spawn act as your progress tracker. Each torch lights up the moment one totem is destroyed, so you always know how many are left without guessing.


Note: the torches are the confirmation you want. If you break something and no torch lights, it was not a totem.
Beat the timer and kill the Awakened Yeti
With all three torches burning, the Awakened Yeti spawns and a roughly three-minute timer starts counting down. That clock is the real difficulty here, not the boss itself. A handful of solid hits is enough to put it down if your damage is anywhere near the island’s level range.

Killing it pays out a chunk of money along with a chance at a premium item drop. After the boss dies, go back to the Villager NPC and speak to him one more time to officially close the secret and collect the star.
You will know it registered when the world map shows the third star filled in for Frozen Village.
Why the secret does not trigger
| What went wrong | Fix |
|---|---|
| No totems anywhere on the island | The rotation is not on Frozen Village. Re-check with the Secrets Master in Middle Town. |
| Only one or two torches lit | A totem is still standing. Sweep the ledges behind and beside the giant ice structure. |
| Boss spawned but despawned | The three-minute timer ran out. Break the totems again once the window is back. |
| Boss killed but no star | Return to the Villager NPC and talk to him to complete the turn-in. |
Where this fits in the Frozen Village star count
Frozen Village carries three secrets in total, and the Awakened Yeti is the last of them. The other two are always available or weather-gated, so they are worth clearing while you wait for the boss rotation to swing back to the island.
| Secret | What it needs |
|---|---|
| Ability Teacher | Break the ice around the frozen NPC in the cave with M1 attacks, then talk to him. |
| Snowman | Only during snowfall. Roll three snowballs and combine them. |
| Awakened Yeti | Break three totems during the boss window, kill the Yeti, report to the Villager. |
Clearing all three fills out the island’s rating and unlocks its teleporter, which is the practical reason most players bother with the totem hunt at all. The ice-breaking secret is the one to do first since it has no conditions attached, leaving you free to camp the hourly rotation for the Yeti.






