Disney Dreamlight Valley’sStorybook Valefinale has finally arrived, and with it, a brand-new villain, Maleficent, has finally been welcomed to the valley. Although Maleficent was present throughout the ending ofStorybook ValePart 1, she was unable to be unlocked completely as the rest of her quest content had not yet been released.
Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Storybook Vale Part 2: The Unwritten Realms
Now, as part of Part 2, The Unwritten Realms, her story can be completed, and she can officially be welcomed to the valley and befriended. However, doing so won’t be easy, as Maleficent’s quests serve as the bulk ofThe Unwritten Realms content, which means there are plenty of puzzles to solve if you hope to gain access to this villain.
Begin The Unwritten Realms With A Storm Of Stories Quest
Start The Storybook Vale Part 2 & Discover What’s Happening To The Villagers
As long as you havecompletedThe Storybook Vale’s contentup to this point, which includes unlocking every biome and completing the other characters' quests, you should receive a letter in your mailbox from the Lorekeeper upon updating your game. In the letter, the Lorekeeper shares that a mysterious sickness is affecting the villagers, so you need to go toStorybook Valeto investigate.
After you talk to the Lorekeeper, they will ask you to speak with thelocalDreamlightValleyvillagers, who are all surrounded by a storm of letters and appear to be fading. Luckily, when you interact with them and complete a simple task, you’re able to remind them a bit about their story, which makes the sickness subside. Unfortunately for Maleficent, however, it’s not so simple. After speaking with the Lorekeeper again,you’ll need to repair Maleficent’s story to find out what happened to her.
Upon completing it, you’ll discover that she’s been sent to the Unwritten Realms, which you’ll need to use a portal to reach. To do this,interact with the three tall candle stands that are in the middle of the room where the Lorekeeper resides. Each one will spin a different piece of the Maleficent portrait on the floor. Your goal is tospin the pieces so that the image is positioned with Maleficent’s horns at the top, towards the Lorekeeper, and everything else is lined up to complete the picture. When you’ve done it, a storybook portal will open.
Travel To The Unwritten Realm
Help Maleficent Receive Some Help In The Unwritten Realms
When you arrive in the Unwritten Realms, head up the stairs to find Maleficent frustrated that she is still waiting to be seen. Unfortunately, after also talking to the Magical Quill yourself, you’ll find out that the wait is rather long. I’m talking eons, so it’s up to you to speed things along. To do this,help Maleficent recover the torn pieces of her ticket throughout the waiting room.
One can be found between the large section of couches, another is in the middle of a smaller section of couches, and the last one is behind the Magical Quill at their desk. With all three in hand, you now have the completed ticket number, which is 9375. Head back to where Maleficent stands by the ticket board andchange the numbers by interacting with them so that they match the ticket you just collected, and then bring the ticket to the Magical Quill.
Once you hand them the ticket, they’ll inform you that Maleficent is unfortunately scheduled for erasure, and the reason why has been redacted. Since the process has already begun, you’ll need tohead to the Review and Processing floor to speak with the quills there, who will then tell you that you need to recover Maleficent’s story if you intend to help her. In total,you will need to recover three of Maleficent’s anchor moments to restore her.
Recover Maleficent’s Anchor Moments
Help Maleficent Recover Three Anchor Moments To Stop Her From Being Erased
To help Maleficent, you will need tocomplete three separate trials and recover the memory in each one. Each one will be entered through a portal, and you will need to report back to Maleficent after each one. They includeMaleficent’s Gift, The Spinning Wheel, and Maleficent’s Demise.
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Maleficent’s Gift
After handing over the ticket, head up the stairs to speak with another quill, who will direct you to a lever beside them that will then open the portal.
The first thing you need to do isfind the three dragon-head statues on the walland turn them so they’re all upright.
Then, head through the door that opens as a result to find a small fountain you can fish in.Fish out the missing tile and take it back up to the floor puzzleand insert it.
Now you can begin solving the floor puzzle using the room’s clues. The solution is, from top left to bottom right:
Skull, Griffin, Griffin.
The Spinning Wheel
To reach this portal, head up to the second review floor, after taking Maleficent the first memory, and speak with the Quill.
They will present you with a quiz based on the Unwritten Realms, to which the answers are44 Seats, 4 Quills, and 2nd Floor.
With the wheel they give you,use the spinning levers to create a path for the portal to pass through, and then you will be able to enter it through the gate behind the quill.
Once in the portal, go ahead anduse your Watering Can on the spinning flapper on the floor behind the Spinning Wheel statue.
After that, head behind Aurora’s into a room where you’ll need to do the same toactivate three pedestals that will create a path for you to reach the missing panel for the watering contraption behind Aurora’s statue.
Once you’ve retrieved it,head back to Aurora’s statue, place it, water it,and you should see two beams from the two statues, pointing towards a doorway that is now open and contains the second anchor moment.
Maleficent’s Demise
To reach the last Anchor Moment, you’llgo up the stairs near where the quizzing Quill wasand spin the wheel to speak with yet another Magical Quill.
This one will tell you they’ve unfortunately already tossed this moment, so you’ll need tofish it out of the tornado next to themif you want it. Do that and you’ll pull up the last portal you’ll need to enter.
This trial will consist of completing three puzzles that need to be arranged toallow a Knight on the main path to pass through.
Puzzle 1:Move both of the racks that are blocking the path to the right side of the puzzle.
Puzzle 2 (In Order):Push the furthest horizontal rack to the left. Push the only vertical rack up. Push the closest horizontal rack to the right.
Puzzle 3 (In Order):Push the three vertical racks to the bottom, so they are closest to the Knight. Push the two horizontal racks to the right.None of the racks should be on the left at this point, and the path should be clear to proceed and collect the Anchor Moment.
After the last one, a Magical Quill will attempt to stop you, relaying a message fromThe Storybook Vale’s Lorekeeper, and attempt to convince you to get rid of Maleficent for good, but you need to proceed with returning the last moment to Maleficent anyway.Once all three Anchor Moments have been collected and returned to Maleficent, she will be restored to her full glory.
Maleficent will not come with a house to placeas she still lives in her castle in the Beanstalk Marshes ofThe Storybook Vale, similar to how Jafar resides in his palace inA Rift In Time.
Now, head back toThe Storybook Valeto confront the Lorekeeper about their lies, who will convince you that it turns out Maleficent wasn’t the problem; it’s you. You’re the problem. Following this awkward conversation,you will officially be able to unlock Maleficent as a villager and earn her friendship rewards. However, you’re not done yet, as you still have one more villager to find inDisney Dreamlight Valley’sStorybook Valefinale.
Disney Dreamlight Valley
In Disney Dreamlight Valley, players will create their own Disney avatar as they interact with some of the most iconic characters in Disney and Pixar history. The story surrounds the dream castle and the realm it resides in, which is a place where several characters, hero and villain alike, have lived together in harmony. However, an evil force known as the Forgetting consumes the kingdom. It’s up to the player to solve puzzles, reunite characters, and embark on feature-rich character storylines to save the Dream realm.
