The Shrine

The Shrine is a hidden place, located in the nation of Bastion, on the planet Coda, as of the year 468 LV.

History

The Shrine is a special cave under the Junkhead Basin formed during an unknown time. Throughout history, the Shrine has been used by Regulators for illicit exchanges, including dangerous Shaper artifacts.

In 468 LV, during one such transfer of s Shaper relic, a “Regulator” tried to hide it from a dangerous adversary from the north. This enemy turned out to be the Monitor, who tried to negotiate the relic’s location inside the Shrine for the Dominion. These cruel northern conquerors had conducted an Incursion in Bastion. When the Freelancer tried to find out more about this with the help of Owen Corley, the Monitor killed this Regulator inside this cave.

Subsequently, no Regulator sightings were found inside the Shrine. So Outlaws tried to take over the cave system.

Geography and Layout

The Shrine is an underground cave system with a river flowing inside it and multiple karst formations. There are eight chambers that make the Shrine, most of them do not have access to sunlight. However, there is plenty of moisture for karst formations.

Upon entering the Shrine, there is along chamber with flowing stream. There are several leftover Regulator equipment with some Pink Chimeric Minerals in the first chamber. This leads into a continuous long tunnel-like cave with rocks and water.

The second chamber is quite small and starts from the end of the stream. There isn’t anything special here, except for a massive door, likely constructed by the Regulators who were previously here. This door is artificial and has a special lock, which when opened, allows to enter the next chamber.

The door leads into a third chamber, which is an open cave system with a fallen strider hanging from the ceiling, around which some plants grow. The chamber is quite dark, but primarily lit by bioluminescent lifeforms. Outlaws are seen with established camp equipment amid the karst boulders. There is a shallow river in the middle.

The entrance to the fourth chamber is another door. The river continues down here with more bioluminescent lifeforms. The chamber slopes downward, until the exit is reached. The river ends inside this chamber. Often, Brown Chimeric Minerals are found here.

The fifth is small and consists of a deep-water lake. The lake is not the deepest but has several aquatic flora and fauna living inside it. Its floor is made of sand. Occasionally, Brown Chimeric Minerals can be found here. The Shrine is the only hidden place that has a deep water lake inside it.

The sixth chamber is a tall one and has a minor waterfall from the ceiling with vines hanging, and its center has a deepwater pond with minor flora and fauna inside. Several Brown Chimeric Minerals can be found around and inside the pond. The exit here is another door, usually guarded by more outlaws.

The seventh chamber is a small ante chamber before the final one. There are more human artifacts here, very likely remnants from when Regulators were here. There are plenty of boxes with stolen artifacts stacked on shelves. There is a small shallow water pool here. The then leads to a vast cave’s mouth.

Entering the eighth and the final chamber, there is a dark cave with more bioluminescent beings. More outlaw equipment is found with these enemies trying to survive here. There is an exit gate here that can be used to return to the surface without traveling all the way to the entrance again.

Flora

The following are the revealed varieties of plantlife that are guaranteed to be found in The Shrine. Even a single instance of the flora found in this location is listed here. There may still be more plants that aren't accurately charted:

Aquatic Spore Teal
Aquatic Tendril Green
Bioluminescent Moss Teal
Crabgrass (Outside)
Enset (Outside)
Fern (Outside)
Grass (Outside)
Ivy Vine (Outside)
Lily Pad (Outside)
Monstera Plant (Outside)
Moonpod
Moss (Outside)
Rock Fungi Green
Suspended Vine (Outside)
Woody Vine

Creatures

The creatures marked with and are found only through World Encounters and World Events respectively. Those unmarked may also be found in such events, but are usually found on their own. The following types of fauna, Chimera, and Elementals are revealed to be found in The Shrine. There may also be small Insects which are tough to identify. Weaponized and Shaper Corrupt creatures are not listed here

Bioluminescent Fish Blue
Bivalve
Glowworm
Grabbit
Frost Wolven (Outside)
Pearl Barnacle Blue
Pearl Barnacle Green

Enemy Encounters

As with all locations of Coda, The Shrine may have hostile forces. Hostile plantlife and animals, if found here, aren't considered as enemy encounters. The enemies marked with and are found only through World Encounters and World Events respectively. Those unmarked may also be found in such events, but are usually found on their own.

The following types of enemies may be encountered in The Shrine:

Cortex

Cortex entry below is either unlocked in The Shrine or collected during exploration in other locations.

Check Cortex Entry: The Shrine (1) for More Information

You will often find Regulator camps in natural cave systems. They set up quickly and tear down just as fast. This system allows them to move incredible amounts of contraband in a single day. The difficulty is knowing if any given cave is a storehouse of Shaper relics or a gambling den. Often, the line between them is blurred.

—From "The Sentinel's Survival Guide to Bastion"

For a Collection of similar Cortex Entries, See: The Shrine (Loading Screen)

Expedition List

The following expeditions take place in The Shrine or this location is mentioned during conversations. The expedition types are marked with their appropriate icons:

Trivia

This hidden place or its surroundings will look different during various seasonal times, which includes the presence or absence of various cataclysmic storms.
The Shrine is one of the Hidden Places that is used during a mission.
The Shrine is one of the Hidden Places where no World Event takes place. This may be because it has World Encounter of Outlaws. These enemies were tough to find around the time of launch in order to complete the Faction related Weekly Challenges.
The Shrine, like other hidden places, uses a unique instanced map which is not a part of Northern Bastion map.
The Cortex Entries for the Shrine cannot be obtained in the Library. Each time a loading screen is encountered when entering the Shrine, one entry is available to read, at random.

Interactive Locations Map

Below is a map which can be used to locate various places inside Northern Bastion across all its Subregion's individual areas, including "The Shrine". Any possible places like camps, landmarks, and others, if present inside this area can also be found. This map can be interacted with. Use the filters to find out specific positions.