The Road Home: step-by-step guide
Help the cave fairy Zelya get home in three quests: map fragments from Glowshrooms, petals from Raffles, then a hunt west of her village. You get 16,199 EXP, 3,537 mesos, 20 Blue Potions, 2 Return Scrolls to Forgotten Hollow and a Greater earring stat scroll.
✓ Checked Oct 24, 2026In game: Zelya's Map, Natural Adhesive and The Road Back Home. How sure we are: Likely
From Nov 18
Not out yet. This quest opens Nov 18, 2026 (Forgotten Hollow update). The steps come from the quest data already in the game, so details may change when it goes live.
The 30-second version
- Start: talk to Zelya in Cave Fairy Sanctuary, Forgotten Hollow at Lv 39.
- Collect: 25 Zelya's Map Fragment, 25 Raffle Petal.
- Defeat: 50 Raffle, 50 Aqumander, 50 Echopus.
- You get: 16,199 EXP, 3,537 mesos, Greater earring stat scroll (random), Return Scroll x2 to Forgotten Hollow, Blue Potion x20.
Where to start
Zelya · Cave Fairy Sanctuary, Forgotten Hollow
From Ellinia, go through The Field Up North of Ellinia, The Tree That Grew I and The Forest North of Ellinia to The Tree Tunnel At the Forest Up North. Head down into the Forgotten Hollow to the Cave Fairy Sanctuary.
Before you start
- Finish Shadow of the World Tree (it ends with Welcome to the Hollow).
This guide covers 3 quests: Zelya's Map (Lv 39) › Natural Adhesive (Lv 39) › The Road Back Home (Lv 43)
What you need
| Item | How many | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Zelya's Map Fragment | 25 | Glowshroom: Forgotten Entrance III, Forgotten Entrance II, Forgotten Dungeon TunnelFrom the Glowshrooms east of the village. |
| Raffle Petal | 25 | Raffle: Forgotten Entrance II, Forgotten Entrance III, Forgotten Entrance IZelya says to look for Raffles whose red flowers haven't fully bloomed. |
Monsters to defeat
| Monster | How many | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Raffle | 50 | Forgotten Entrance II, Forgotten Entrance III, Forgotten Entrance I |
| Aqumander | 50 | Collision of Ice and Fire, Primeval Forest I, Forgotten Entrance I |
| Echopus | 50 | Perilous Descent I, Perilous Descent II, Primeval Forest II |
Step by step
Tick each step as you finish it. Your ticks stay on this device.
Rewards
That EXP is 6% of a level at Lv 39.
Blue Potion x20Zelya's Map
- Return Scroll to Forgotten Hollow x2Natural Adhesive
Earring STR Scroll: Greater randomThe Road Back Home: you get one of the four
Zelya's Map: 5,062 EXP and 1,140 mesos. Natural Adhesive: 5,062 EXP and 1,140 mesos. The Road Back Home (Lv43): 6,075 EXP and 1,257 mesos.
Tips
- Monster levels: Glowshroom 39, Raffle 40, Aqumander 43, Echopus 45.
- The 50 Raffle kills and 25 Raffle Petals come from the same hunt, so grab petals as you go.
- Keep the 2 Return Scrolls to Forgotten Hollow. The Hollow is a long walk from Ellinia.
Still being confirmed
- Zelya may show up in two spots in the Hollow; which one gives the quest isn't confirmed.
- Numbers may change when the Nov 18 update ships.
We update this page as players confirm these. Know the answer? Use the feedback box below.
Sources: NiaMeowDB (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5), maplestory.quest
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