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SCROOMS: How to Get the Ocarina and Play Homeward Melody

Finish Halden's quest, claim the Ocarina in hotbar slot 5, and play the four-note melody that warps you home.

Finish Halden’s quest, claim the Ocarina in hotbar slot 5, and play the four-note melody that warps you home.

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The Ocarina is a special instrument in SCROOMS that lets you channel songs to interact with the world. You earn it from Halden after completing his quest, and the first song it teaches, Homeward Melody, sends you straight back to your set spawn point. Here is exactly what to do.

Quick answer: Complete Halden’s quest “The Next Step” by paying respects at all five weathered statues in Songkeeper’s Grove, accept the Ocarina, then play Homeward Melody with the notes Left, Down, Up, Left.


The Ocarina and Homeward Melody in SCROOMS

Unlock requirement: Halden’s quest “The Next Step”

Halden gives you the Ocarina for completing his quest, “The Next Step.” Songkeeper’s Grove is the starting area, where many tamers’ first notes still linger in the branches; find its five weathered statues and pay your respects at each one.


How to claim the Ocarina from Halden

Once you have paid respects at all five weathered statues, return to Halden to complete “The Next Step.”
Accept the Ocarina, Halden’s reward for the quest.
Nighttime SCROOMS screen as the Ocarina and Magic Melody badge are awarded
The moment the Ocarina is granted and the Magic Melody badge pops up.
Read the unlock popup. It reads “Unlocked the: Ocarina” with the tooltip “Used to: Channel the song to interact with the world!” Press Continue. The item lands in hotbar slot 5 and you are awarded the Magic Melody badge.

The Ocarina song interface

Equip the Ocarina from hotbar slot 5 to open the song interface. On the left is a “Known Songs” panel with a “Skip Song” toggle and two tabs, “Known Songs” and “Songsheets.” The center shows a musical staff, and below it sits an ocarina with four directional arrow buttons plus a red play/stop button.

The four input buttons are Left, Up, Down, Right. You press them in the right order to perform a song. Homeward Melody is the first song you know, and its description reads “Return to your set spawn point.”

Known Songs menu open with the ocarina keys and musical staff visible
The Known Songs panel, musical staff, and the four arrow inputs on the ocarina.

Homeward Melody notes and how to play it

Homeward Melody uses four notes. Enter them in this exact order on the arrow buttons: Left, Down, Up, Left.

Known Songs menu showing Homeward Melody and its note sequence on the staff
Homeward Melody selected in Known Songs with its note sequence laid out on the staff.

How to know it worked

Play the four notes in that order and the song takes you back to your set spawn point.

Homeward Melody casting text as the avatar stands on a forest path with a guitar
The “Now playing: Homeward Melody” cast as the song takes effect.

You arrive beside the leaderboard boards showing Most Catches, Most Playtime, and Most Chimes, which confirms the melody carried you home.