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Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest - Sand Jar Locations
The Prophecy of Mount Qaf is one of the Side Quests that you can undertake in your adventures in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
- Location Started: Lower City
- Found During Main Quest: Lost in Mount Qaf
- Reward: Time Crystals (per turn in), Soma Tree Petal (x2), Holy Fire Amulet, Amulet Holder, Azure Damascus Ingot, Soma Tree Flower
You can first encounter this side quest early near the main path leading from the Haven in the Lower City towards the Hyrcanian Forest.
When you reach the first lower water-wheel in the large open area to the right of the Haven, head to the right wall to find a small doorway leading to a large room with a huge faded fresco on the wall, and an object lying in the center. Attack the Spirited Sand Jar to release Sands of Prophecy, which will in turn reveal part of an ancient prophecy regarding the legend of Mount Qaf.
This will begin The Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest, and you’ll find many such Spirited Sand Jars containing more bits of prophecy all over the citadel, and breaking this first one will earn you the Arslan’s Glory Amulet.
These Sand Jars are located all over Mount Qaf in some very hidden places, with many locked behind places that my require a specific ability to reach, so expect to retread familiar ground and return to previous regions often to find Spirited Sand Jars you couldn't get to before.
For each 5 Spirited Sand Jars you return to the Prophecy Room, another verse of the prophecy will be revealed, and you'll get Time Crystals for each jar returned, and a special item for every 5:
- First Reward (5 Sand Jars): Soma Tree Petal
- Second Reward (10 Sand Jars): Holy Fire Amulet
- Third Reward (15 Sand Jars): Amulet Holder
- Fourth Reward (20 Sand Jars): Soma Tree Petal
- Fifth Reward (25 Sand Jars): Azure Damascus Ingot
- Sixth Reward (30 Sand Jars): Soma Tree Flower
See the list of Spirited Sand Jars below for information on where to find them, and what's needed to reach them, divided up by region:
Region | Number of Spirited Sand Jars | ||
---|---|---|---|
Lower City | 4 | ||
Hyrcanian Forest | 2 | ||
Sacred Archives | 4 | ||
The Depths | 3 | ||
Sunken Harbor | 3 | ||
Soma Tree | 3 | ||
Pit of Eternal Sands | 3 | ||
Upper City | 3 | ||
Raging Sea | 1 | ||
Hidden Village | 1 | Tower of Silence | 3 |
Lower City Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There are 4 Spirited Sand Jars that can be found in the Lower City region of Mount Qaf (not including the one you break to start the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest.
Lower City Spirited Sand Jar 1
- Required Abilty: N/A
This first Sand Jar can be found along the main path that you'll need to take from the Lower City to the Hyrcanian Forest.
At the bottom of the large water wheel room to the right of the Haven, you'll need to take a passage left through several spinning spike traps.
Jump up and wall-jump off the right wall to reach the platform high up, then jump against the far left wall and let it slowly slide you down. Spikes will alternate on both sides, so allow gravity to slide you down just above the next set of spikes before jumping to the opposite wall until you find a ledge on the right to get over to.
As you reach the ledge, look up to spy a high platform you can use another wall-jump to reach, and you’ll find a Spirited Sand Jar to add to the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest. Be sure to return to the Prophecy Room and add the sands, and you’ll get 50 Time Crystals for doing so.
Lower City Spirited Sand Jar 2
- Required Ability: Rush of the Simurgh
After you've defeated Jahandar the Manticore in the Lower City, you'll gain the ability to perform an air dash, unlocking new areas for you to explore. Look for a pathway to the left below the path you took to reach the Manticore boss, along the statue’s arms.
This room had a long pit of spikes, but with your Rush of the Simurgh dash, you can now clear it easily, letting you progress the main quest.
When you reach the next pit, be sure to drop down and dash to a platform on the left, and cross another small gap to find one of the Sand Spirited Jars that you can collect for the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest.
Lower City Spirited Sand Jar 3
- Required Ability: Dimensional Claw
After defeating the Forest Queen in the Soma Forest, and gain the ability to store projectiles and launch them to break open glowing cracked walls. You can find one such wall at the entrance to the Lower City, right where you fought the first Cursed Soldiers. Look for a small underground passage here containing a glowing cracked wall, and use your Dimensional Claw to throw an explosive barrel into it.
This will create a new passageway leading to an underground maze of small rooms with debris blocking doorways, and several fire-breathing hounds that can claw at you quickly, Many of them are also near strange statues with pressure plates that cause them to shoot firebolts down — which you can knock them onto to hit them with their own traps.
Move cautiously through this maze, and drop down the second room going left, and look for a small hole in the bottom right wall. This will lead you to one of the Spirited Sand Jars that’s part of the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest.
Lower City Spirited Sand Jar 4
- Required Ability: Chakram Shadow of the Simurgh
This last Sand Jar can only be gained once you've defeated the boss at the top of the Upper City West during the Celestial Guardians quest. Outside the Prophecy Room, head down the open floor gate at the base of the room outside, head down the stairs and look for another sealed gate to the left you can toss your Chakram through to the other side, and pull a lever to open the gate.
Head left and drop down, and then look for a room to the right that's full of flying imps. Shoot them down, and check the back of the room for the last Spirited-Sand Jar in the Lower City that you can add to the Prophecy of Mount Qaf room when you head back up.
Hyrcanian Forest Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There are 2 Spirited Sand Jars that can be found in the Hyrcanian Forest region of Mount Qaf.
Hyrcanian Forest Spirited Sand Jar 1
- Required Ability: N/A
After arriving in the Hyrcanian Forest, you can find one sand jar early on just past the first Wak-Wak Tree, but its entrance is well hidden.
From the Wak-Wak Tree, drop down a platform to the right and down some mushrooms to fight another Hyrcanian Warrior in a cave. Right where you dropped down the hole from the Wak-Wak Tree, aim your blades at the left wall, and it will glow white when struck. You can keep hitting it to reveal a secret path.
The walls are lined with purple brambles making wall-jumping up impossible, but at the bottom of the pit you’ll find one of the Spirited Sand Jars that adds to the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest. Slide out the end, and you’ll be back on the main path.
Hyrcanian Forest Spirited Sand Jar 2
- Required Ability: Bow of Menolias
This sand jar can be found after you have defeated the Erlik in the Hyrcanian Forest and gained the Bow of Menolias. As you make your way back across the top of the region toward the Lower City, you'll find Menolias himself, who will teach you about the Chakram.
Just past where you meet Menolias, look for a small pit to drop down onto a mushroom platform and then narrow stone ledges below.
Head all the way to the left across the spiked pits to find a ledge along the far left wall that has a Spirited Sand Jar you can break to add to the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest.
Sacred Archives Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There are 4 Spirited Sand Jars that can be found in the Sacred Archives region of Mount Qaf.
Sacred Archives Spirited Sand Jar 1
- Required Ability: Rush of the Simurgh
The first sand jar that you can find once you enter the Sacred Archives can be found in the Prison sub-section. That means you'll have to get captured by the Jailer who roams the rooms of the archives. Let him grab you, and then break out of your cell.
Head to the right side of the main prison room, where you’ll find the lever for the lower door is broken, but a high ledge on the right has a wooden gap you can break to slide under.
Break through the debris and drop down, and you’ll face off against the Cursed Spear Guard with a deadly long spear. Defeating him will let you read a note, and you can climb to a high ledge to find one of the Spirited Sand Jars needed for the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest.
Sacred Archives Spirited Sand Jar 2
- Required Ability: Shadow of the Simurgh
Once you've gained the Shadow of the Simurgh power and escaped The Depths, you'll be able to access the Tower of Knowledge portion of the Sacred Archives.
You can now use the power to bypass the large moving spiked block in the armillary room, and teleport behind it, letting you access the tower.
Once inside, head down the lift up the stairs to a lower level with two notes scribbled on the wall, and a sealed gate to the left. You can raise a second lift up on the right side, and then jump on top of the lift to reach a high ledge. Here you’ll find one of the Spirited Sand Jars to add to the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest.
Sacred Archives Spirited Sand Jar 3
- Required Ability: Clairvoyance
After you've solved the puzzle portal rooms in the Tower of Knowledge, you'll gain the power of Clairvoyance, allowing you to swap into dimensions to reveal new platforms. You can use this ability to climb the two large pillars to chase the Jailer and start heading east to find a Wak-Wak Tree.
As you drop down through the dimensional platforms to the floor below, there will be a bridge you can remove using Clairvoyance, and reveal two enemies down below.
Defeat them, and look for a small gap in the right wall to find a Sand-Spirited Jar to add to your collection for the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Sidequest.
Sacred Archives Spirited Sand Jar 4
- Required Ability: Clairvoyance
After you've gained the Clairvoyance ability, you can return to the Sacred Archives Wak-Wak Tree leading to the lower part of the Upper City. Go west and then drop down to a lower room and move through the dimensonal platforms going east to a large dimensional bridge.
Head through the doorway on the far right, and move through into a large room full of dimensional walls and floors. Swap dimensions to pass through the doorway, but wait before swapping again as several Lost Souls crash into the walls in front of you.
Once they’re gone, remove the walls, you can spot a large rectangle of blocks ahead that you could try and jump into and trigger while inside, but getting out can be tricky. An easier trick is to simply wall-jump up the left wall above you where you entered, then swap dimensions to create a roof you can jump to the tall rectangle.
Wait here for several Lost Souls to crash into the wall below, then jump off onto a small wooden platform.
From here, you can swap dimensions and dash right to reach a platform with the last Spirited Sand Jar in this region to collect for the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest.
The Depths Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There are 3 Spirited Sand Jars that can be found in The Depths region of Mount Qaf.
The Depths Spirited Sand Jar 1
- Required Ability: Rush of the Simurgh
Once you fall into the Depths, you'll have to travel to the very bottom to get your map function back, but along the way you'll reach a large stone lift that takes you deeper. When you reach the lift, head left intstead to find a small room with a pit.
Carefully drop down the handholds and dash across the poison and recessed platform to reach the other side. Here you’ll find one of the Spirited Sand Jars for the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest.
The Depths Spirited Sand Jar 2
- Required Ability: Shadow of the Simurgh
Once you've gained the Shadow of the Simurgh power from The Depths, you can return to the place where you first fell down, and go left to find a passage leading up to where this region connects to the Lower City. You'll need to use the Shadow of the Simurgh Power to get past a large enemy, and then find a passage up to a Wak-Wak Tree.
Head left from the area above the Wak-Wak Tree, and you’ll find the slopes of running water here, but if you avoid the breakaway platform and dash to the left wall, you can climb up the handholds to reach a higher platform.
Here, defeat the two Rat Assassins lie that in wait, and slide through a hole in the wall to the right to reach a Spirited Sand Jar to add to the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest.
The Depths Spirited Sand Jar 3
- Required Ability: Shadow of the Simurgh
The last sand jar in the Depths is located in the Catacombs sub-section. You can enter from the western Wak-Wak Tree and head east until you reach a large room full of smaller platforms, Crawlers, and a Djinn.
Drop down the center pit into a large area where a Djinn will stalk you before appearing to grab or swipe at you. Counter it carefully and dodge when it lunges, then move left to fight a creature against a far left wall.
Slide into the alcove in this far left wall, and you’ll find the last Spirited Sand Jar in the Depths, over in the corner, and add it to the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest, plus a lever to open a trap door to the floor above.
Sunken Harbor Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There are 3 Spirited Sand Jars that can be found in the Sunken Harbor region of Mount Qaf.
Sunken Harbor Spirited Sand Jar 1
- Required Ability: Shadow of the Simurgh
This sand jar can be gained quite easily when first exploring the Sunken Harbor region after escaping The Depths. You'll need to make your way halfway up past the first lift room and another vertical room full of hanging traps and spiked logs.
Once you reach the second lift room, throw a Chakram to send the lift up, keep an eye on the right wall. When you spot an alcove, jump to the right and break open the barricade to find another Spirited Sand Jar to add to the Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest.
Sunken Harbor Spirited Sand Jar 2
- Requires: Dimensional Claw
To find this Spirited Sand Jar, you'll need the power of the Dimensional Claw gained from defeating the Forest Queen in the Soma Forest, which allows you to explore more of the Sunken Harbor (explode debris along the wall to the right of the hanging cargo room by tossing an explosive barrel at is). Travel to the area housing the Captain's Lair, fall to the lowest level, and then walk to the center of the area to find a wooden platform you can drop through.
Once in the lower area, defeat the giant crab miniboss, then approach the right wall.
Double-jump to reach the wall overhead, wall jump off of it and dash right to find the Spirited Sand Jar on the upper ledge.
Sunken Harbor Spirited Sand Jar 3
- Requires Gravity Wings
To find the final Spirited Sand Jar in the Sunken Harbor, you'll need to have gained the Gravity Wings by exploring the Pit of Eternal Sands to defeat Azhdaha. Once you have the ability, return to the vertical northwestern passage marked on your map with spiked logs and the anchor you were able to drop into a well.
When you enter the room, carefully jump and dash between the spiked logs to reach a wooden platform overhead. To your left, you can find the Coral Skin Treasure, but instead, double-jump onto the log above to continue climbing. Once at the top of the area, dash into the left alcove to collect the final Sunken Harbor Sand Jar.
Soma Tree Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There are 3 Spirited Sand Jars that can be found in the Soma Tree region of Mount Qaf.
Soma Tree Spirited Sand Jar 1
- Required Ability: Dimensional Claw
After you've defeated the Forest Queen and gained the Dimensional Claw ability, you can head up to find Fariba, and continue upwards through a room with mushroom platforms leading to a larger open room.
Up in this outdoor area, cleave through the skittering creatures quickly before two Elite Hyrcanian Shamans appear on the platforms above. You can try just deflecting their own projectiles back at them while tossing your Chakram at them, or try to wall-jump off the left wall to chase and engage them.
Once defeated, look for a path into some ruins on a high ledge to the right, and inside you’ll find a Spirited Sand Jar on the top platform.
Soma Tree Spirited Sand Jar 2
- Requires Gravity Wings
This Spirited Sand Jar can be found by traveling down two distinct paths, but both routes require the Gravity Wings.
Firstly, you can head toward the doorway east of the Wak-Wak tree imbued with the spirit of the Soma Tree, then wall-jump upward while using your Gravity Wings to avoid the spikes. When you reach the top-right ledge, follow the natural path ahead and wall-jump up to find the Spirited Sand Jar.
Alternatively, you can head west of the Soma Tree Fast Travel point and climb onto the upper platform before heading east. Continue walking east until you reach the vertical corridor completely covered in spikes, then double-jump, and you should be able to reach the Spirited Sand Jar.
Soma Tree Spirited Sand Jar 3
- Requires Chakram Shadow of the Simurgh
To collect this Spirited Sand Jar, unlock Chakram of the Simurgh, then return to the Mystery Chest Puzzle found on the northeastern edge of the Hyrcanian Forest. Use the platforms to reach the top-right ledge, then walk into the ruins. Continue walking right and slash through the Hidden Breakable Wall at the end of the path.
Once through the wall, drop down, and then look left to spot a gate across from a spike pit. Aim your Chakram at the gate, wait for it to pass through, then teleport to the Chakram to reach the Spirited Sand Jar inside.
Pit of Eternal Sands Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There are 3 Spirited Sand Jars that can be found in the Pit of Eternal Sands region of Mount Qaf.
Pit of Eternal Sands Spirited Sand Jar 1
- Required Ability: N/A
Once you are able to descend into the Pit of Eternal Sands during The Darkest Soul quest, make your way down to the large open ruins area below the room you first drop onto, and you'll find a pit leading down towards a Wak-Wak Tree.
Following the golden trail of a Wak-Wak Tree, stop just before you drop down through a wooden platform into the room below. Check the stone wall to the left and attack it to reveal a hidden breakable wall.
Inside, you'll find another lore stele to read about Azhdaha and its battle across time with the Simurgh, and if you break the pots away on the ledge above, you'll find a hidden Spirited-Sand Jar stashed away here.
Pit of Eternal Sands Spirited Sand Jar 2
- Required Ability: N/A
After you reach the sealed entrance to the pit containing the Darkest of Souls in the Pit of Eternal Sands, you'll need to destroy two seals to reach Azhdaha. Taking the western path will lead through a series of rooms filled with giant tunneling centipedes you'll need to avoid.
Make your way into the second large room with centipedes and head to the far left of the room to find a series of sand pillars going up, and another sand pillar against the left wall leading to a dead end, but there's a stone wall section to the left. Hit it to reveal a hidden breakable wall, and dash inside.
Here you'll find a secret chamber with a Spirited Sand Jar to add to your Prophecy of Mount Qaf collection, but beware of a pressure plate just in front of it that triggers a massive stone snake to crash into you from above!
Pit of Eternal Sands Spirited Sand Jar 3
- Required Ability: Gravity Wings
The final Spirited Sand Jar can be found in the spike-covered passage northeast of the Sentinel's Road Fast Travel point. Starting from the fast travel point, approach the nearby Wak-Wak tree and look up to spot a previously unreachable wall. Use Gravity Wings to double-jump onto the wall overhead, then wall-jump to journey east past a couple of enemies.
In the next room, double jump off the right wall, drop a Shadow, and then dash left to activate the trap overhead.
Once the first trap moves, quickly return to your Shadow, jump off the trap, dash right, and leave another Shadow in mid-air. Next, fall to activate the trap in the lower-right wall, and return to your Shadow before falling into the spikes below. Finally, jump onto the upper right ledge to collect your third and final Spirited Sand Jar.
Upper City Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There are 3 Spirited Sand Jars located in the Upper City region of Mount Qaf, including both the Upper City West (Day), and Upper City East (Night).
Upper City Spirited Sand Jar 1
- Required Ability: Gravity Wings
After unlocking the Gravity Wings ability, head to the large rectangular room on the southwestern edge of the region. Once in the room marked on your map with a wing, approach the right doorway and use your double jump to climb the wall above the doorway. Climb as high as you can, then dash left before double-jumping through the wooden platform overhead.
After landing on the upper level, head left, jump up and then approach the left ledge to find the Spirited Sand Jar.
Upper City Spirited Sand Jar 2
- Required Ability: Gravity Wings
The second Spirited Sand Jar can be found in the area due north of the boss battle site where you took on Vahram at the end of The Abducted Prince Main Quest. To get there, use the elevator near the Day Temple Fast Travel point to enter the central structure, then use the hanging platforms to your right to climb as high as possible before heading into the room to your right.
Once in the next area, head east to find "The Greatness of King Darius" slab, then double-jump onto the left ledge above the slab. From here, dash left to find an Archer protecting a lever. Take down the Archer, hit the lever, then climb the right wall to find a second, Archer-protected lever.
After pulling both levers, return to the central platform to find newly opened doors leading to this Spirited Sand Jar.
Upper City Spirited Sand Jar 3
- Required Ability: Gravity Wings
The third Spirited Sand Jar can be found above the eastern room marked on your map with several chained cylinders. To get there, start at The Clockwork Fast Travel point before heading south. Once on the lowest floor, trek west into the room full of chained cylindrical platforms, then wall-jump between the cylinders to head left.
When you reach the second cylinder from the left, wall-jump up to the spike-free platform, then use Fabric of Time to launch yourself upward. Land on the upper right ledge, and you'll find the final Spirited Sand Jar in the Upper City.
Raging Sea Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There is only 1 Spirited Sand Jar that you can find in the Raging Sea region of Mount Qaf.
Raging Sea Spirited Sand Jar 1
To find this Spirited Sand Jar, start at The Holds Wak-Wak tree, dash left, shoot down the jellyfish and then wall-jump to reach the top of the ship. Next, use the jellyfish and wooden platforms to your left to climb up to the floating wreckage frozen in time.
Once atop the wreckage, jump off the eastern ledge and dash left to cling to the wall. When you slide off the wall, dash left again, then double-jump through the wooden platform to take on a couple of foes. After eliminating the enemies, drop back through the wooden platform and dash left to grab the wall and reset your abilities.
Slide down the wall, dash left, then cling to the other side of the same wall. Lastly, dash left again and jump through the wooden platform above to reach the Spirited Sand Jar.
Hidden Village Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There is only 1 Spirited Sand Jar that can be found in the Hidden Village and Lighthouse region of Mount Qaf.
Hidden Village Spirited Sand Jar 1
Once in the Lighthouse on the eastern end of the Hidden Village, use the right wall to wall-jump upward and use Dimensional Claw to grab the purple growth attached to the ceiling. With the explosive sac secured, dash left and use the Fabric of Time grapple point to dash through the gap in the left wall.
Next, use the grapple points outside the Lighthouse to climb, then dash right to land on a wooden platform. From here, jump onto the platform to your right, look up at the left wall overhead, and throw the explosive sac at the glowing wall to clear a path.
Lastly, double-jump off the right wall, then dash through the newly destroyed wall to find the Spirited Sand Jar.
Tower of Silence Spirited Sand Jar Locations
There are 3 Spirited Sand Jars that can be found in the Tower of Silence region of Mount Qaf.
Tower of Silence Spirited Sand Jar 1
To check off the final Spirited Sand Jar, travel to the room marked on your map with two icy stones and drop to the area's lowest level while remaining cautious of the boulders overhead and the spikes below. Next, head east and defeat the brute protecting the lower-left corner of the area. Once the hulking enemy has been eliminated, jump onto the upper ledge and place a Shadow near the movable platform.
After placing the Shadow, walk right, pull the platform with Fabric of Time, and teleport to your Shadow to claim the Spirited Sand Jar.
Tower of Silence Spirited Sand Jar 2
To find this Spirited Sand Jar, start at the Wak-Wak tree below the Tomb Entrance Fast Travel point, then dash onto the net on the upper right wall. Drop off the net, dash right, and grapple to reach the next net, then use this strategy again to reach the third net in this path. Once here, use the grapple point overhead to launch yourself onto the upper platform and you'll find this Spirited Sand Jar.
Tower of Silence Spirited Sand Jar 3
To find this Spirited Sand Jar, start at the Wak-Wak tree below the Tomb Entrance Fast Travel point, then dash onto the net on the upper right wall. Use the nets and the Fabric of Time grapple points to reach the far northeastern ledge, then continue traveling east. Soon, you'll reach a drop-off where littered with falling stones.
Wait for the stones to pass by before dropping down, then dash into the first passage on your right.
Next, dash onto the platforms in the right wall, wait for the boulders to pass, then leap onto the left platform.
Continue climbing to reach the upper right ledge, head east, then drop through the narrow passage pictured above. As you fall, dash left to find a secret entrance leading to this Spirited Sand Jar.