Desert Island in the First Sea hides a small tomb underneath the sand, and the only way in is a spot most players walk straight past. Inside, an NPC named Hasan is stuck on a barrel while skeletons close in, and freeing him is one of the Island Secrets added in Update 30. The fight itself is short. The tricky part is finding the drop-in point and knowing that the quest is not finished when the last enemy dies.
Quick answer: Claim the treasure chest on the dark dirt patch beside the cactus near the pyramid corner closest to the village, drop into the tomb, pick Help Hasan, defeat all four Desert Skeletons, speak to Hasan again, then return to the surface and talk to the Desert Merchant to claim the reward.
Hasan tomb secret: requirements and rewards
Everything for this secret happens on Desert Island itself, so there is nothing to prepare beforehand except a weapon that can clear four enemies quickly. The skeletons are low-level, but they hit in a confined space, so a ranged or area attack makes the fight far less messy than trading melee swings in a corridor.
| Detail | What to know |
|---|---|
| Island | Desert, First Sea |
| Secret name | Help Hasan |
| Entry point | Darker patch of dirt with a treasure chest on it, beside a cactus near the pyramid |
| Enemies | Four Desert Skeletons that spawn from the wall tombs |
| Completion condition | Talk to Hasan after the counter reads 4/4 |
| Reward claim | Desert Merchant, on the surface in the village area |
| Reward | EXP that pushes past your level cap, plus one star |
Stars are the reason to bother with every secret rather than just this one. Each completed Island Secret across the First Sea awards a star, and collecting all 40 unlocks the teleporter in Middle Town.
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Talk to Hasan and clear the four Desert Skeletons



Enemies defeated: 1 / 4 up to 4 / 4. That counter is your only progress indicator, and it does not reset if you die partway through.
Note: dying here is not a failure state. Respawn, fly back to Desert Island, drop through the same entrance, and finish off whichever skeletons are still standing. The count carries over.
Claim the reward from the Desert Merchant
All enemies defeated! Talk to Hasan! appears. Go back to Hasan and interact with him a second time. Skipping this is the single most common reason the secret sits unfinished.
Why the tomb secret does not complete
- You chose Walk away in the opening dialogue, so the skeletons never spawned.
- The counter never reached 4/4 because a skeleton was left alive after you died and respawned.
- You cleared all four enemies but left the tomb without speaking to Hasan a second time.
- You spoke to Hasan but never returned to the Desert Merchant, so the reward was never handed out.
Once Hasan is safe, the Desert Merchant opens up a follow-up dialogue option called Prickly Harvest, which sends you around the island breaking cacti. Some players find it does not appear straight away, in which case spending a little more time on the island before talking to him again tends to shake it loose.






