A perfumer named Dael is waiting outside a glowing cave in the Forest of Falling Stars, and she cannot go in herself. The cave is a Celestis outpost, which means only a Celestis is welcome inside. That one restriction shapes the entire side quest, because you have to change shape before you can take a single step through the entrance.
Quick answer: Use an Anipod on a wild Celestis to take its form, enter the cave, place three Large Starines in the three nests, then hand the Treasured Large Starine to Dael.
Requirements before you can enter the Celestis outpost
There is no combat gate here and no prior quest chain to grind. The blockers are all practical, and you can clear them in under a minute if you are already carrying capture items.
- At least one Anipod in your bag to transform into a Celestis.
- A wild Celestis (Lv.23), the small blue squirrel-like Aniimo with a yellow star on its head, roaming near the cave mouth.
- Ten regular Starines, all of which are found inside the cave itself.
- Room in your inventory for three Large Starines plus chest loot.
You do not need to keep the Celestis afterwards. The form is only there to get you past the outpost entrance and through the cave.
Where the quest starts in the Forest of Falling Stars
The Forest of Falling Stars sits upstream in the purple stretch of woodland inside the wider Breezy Plains area, and it is the one place in Idyll where wild Stellarys appear. Open the world map and look for the side quest marker there; the coordinate readout around the entrance runs roughly between -1541, 0952 and -1489, 0965.
Dael stands on a ledge just outside the cave, which glows faintly from the starine light inside. Speaking to her sets the objective to Explore the Celestis outpost! and puts a waypoint on the entrance below her.
All three Large Starine locations inside the cave
Three empty nests sit near the cave entrance, and each one needs a Large Starine. Two are simply hidden in the environment, and the third belongs to a resident who will not hand it over for free.
| Large Starine | Where it is | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| First | Rocky alcove guarded by Dum-Dum | Trade 10 Starines |
| Second | Inside a hollow log | Pick it up |
| Third | Rocky crevice nearby | Pick it up |
Regular Starines, the small ones used for the trade, are scattered loose across the cave floor and stashed in a chest tucked into a separate hollow log. Sweep the floor as you walk and you will hit ten without needing to backtrack.
Walkthrough: From Dael to the Nest of Stars
The Stellarys cutscene, Twinkle, and the gold chest
The three Large Starines lift out of the nests, a Stellarys appears above them, and Starines rain down from the cave ceiling. Stellarys is a dark-type Aniimo that normally keeps to itself at night, and the Forest of Falling Stars is the only region where it turns up in the wild, so the cutscene is worth watching rather than skipping.
Once the star rain settles, look in the bushes for a Celestis named Twinkle. Talking to Twinkle hands you the Treasured Large Starine, the item Dael actually needs, and spawns a gold chest right there.
Before you leave, open the gold chest and grab the Dreamtide Bloom growing in the water nearby. Neither is flagged by the quest tracker, and there is no reason to come back for them later.
Quest rewards from the gold chest and Dael
| Source | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Gold chest after the cutscene | Glimmer x50, Growth Fruit x1, Common Herb Seed Co. x1, Credits x2000 |
| Dael, on quest completion | Peace of Mind x1, Breezy Plains Dewdrop x1, Glimmer x30, Credits x7500 |
Peace of Mind is the perfume Dael was trying to make, and it is the headline reward for the whole trip. The Credits payout from her is comfortably the largest single chunk of the quest.
How to confirm the quest is complete
Leave the cave and climb the rock face back up to Dael’s ledge, then interact with her and hand over the Treasured Large Starine. The quest closes out on that conversation, the reward popup lists Peace of Mind along with the Credits, Glimmer, and Breezy Plains Dewdrop, and the marker disappears from your map.
If the tracker still shows the outpost objective after the cutscene, you have not spoken to Twinkle yet. The Treasured Large Starine only exists in your inventory once Twinkle gives it to you, and Dael has nothing to say until you are carrying it.
