QUICK ROUTE
Do it in this order
1. Summer Island NPC - 10 Summer Crates
The first hidden NPC is on a mountain on Summer Island. Climb the gray mountain until you reach the NPC named Haiden Seek.
Talk to the NPC to claim 10 Summer Crates for free. This is the quickest reward in the route, so collect it before leaving Summer Island.

Talk to this NPC to claim 10 Summer Crates for free.
Summer Island map route
Open the Summer Island map and use the player-arrow position in the screenshot as your destination. The arrow points to the gray mountain on the western side of the island.

The NPC itself is shown in the previous image.
2. Physical Restriction mountain NPC - 10,000 Lumens
The second Haiden Seek NPC is on a mountain near the Physical Restriction area. Look for the narrow space where the gray stone wall meets the tall green wall.
Talk to this NPC to receive 10,000 Lumens for free.

Talk to this NPC to receive 10,000 Lumens for free.
Map route to the second NPC
Use the player arrow on the far western mountain edge in the map screenshot. Travel toward that edge from the Physical Restriction area, climb to the marked height, and check the corner where stone meets the green wall.

The map is a positioning reference; the NPC model is shown in the previous image.
3. Offense Trainer stone NPC - missing-hat quest
The third Haiden Seek NPC stands on top of a high stone near the Offense Trainer. Climb to the top of the stone and speak to the NPC to start the hidden quest.
The quest asks you to find the NPC's hat. After accepting it, a marker appears on your map, so follow the marker instead of searching the entire world.

Accept the quest here, then follow the map marker to HaidenHat.
Map route to the third NPC
Use the player arrow in the map screenshot as the exact position of the tall stone. The Offense Trainer area is your main landmark; once you reach it, look upward and climb onto the highest stone.

The map is a positioning reference; the NPC and stone are shown in the previous image.
Find Haiden's hat and claim the quest reward
Follow the quest marker to HaidenHat. The item is tucked beneath a large rock platform, as shown in the screenshot, so check under the rock instead of only searching the top.
Collect the hat to complete the quest and receive 20,000 Lumens and 1 Zenin Emblem.

The quest marker leads to HaidenHat, so you do not need to search the entire map manually.
4. Shadow Island tree NPC - Divine Essence exchange
The final hidden NPC is the ??? Exchange NPC on Shadow Island. It is inside the large tree, so climb onto the tree and enter the green interior to find it.
You can exchange 50 Shadow Essence and 2,500 Cursed Crystals for 1 Divine Essence. After collecting 2 Divine Essence, you can use them to summon the special boss inside the cave on Shadow Island.

You need two Divine Essence in total to summon the special boss in the Shadow Island cave.
Shadow Island map route
The player arrow in the map screenshot marks the large tree that contains the ??? Exchange NPC. Use the named teleport points and nearby landmarks to reach the lower-left side of the tree canopy, then climb into the interior.
Before starting the exchange, check that you have 50 Shadow Essence and 2,500 Cursed Crystals.

One Divine Essence costs 50 Shadow Essence and 2,500 Cursed Crystals, so two cost 100 Shadow Essence and 5,000 Cursed Crystals.




