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A series of Latter-Day Saint novels written by the author Chris Heimerdinger. The first book, ''Tennis Shoes Among The Nephites,'' centers around two boys, Jim Hawkins and Garth Plimpton, finding a magical cave that sends them back in time to the days of ancient America, during the time of Literature/TheBookOfMormon. As the series goes on, Jim and Garth grow up and continue to embark on time-travelling adventures in the Book of Mormon, the Bible, and the Doctrine and Covenants.
A series of Latter-Day Saint novels written by the author Chris Heimerdinger. The first book, ''Tennis Shoes Among The Nephites,'' centers around two boys, Jim Hawkins and Garth Plimpton, finding a magical cave that sends them back in time to the days of ancient America, during the time of Literature/TheBookOfMormon. As the series goes on, Jim and Garth grow up and continue to embark on time-travelling adventures in the Book of Mormon, the Bible, and the Doctrine and Covenants.
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A series of Latter-Day Saint novels written by the author Chris Heimerdinger. The first book, ''Tennis Shoes AmongThe Nephites,'' the Nephites'', centers around two boys, Jim Hawkins and Garth Plimpton, finding a magical cave that sends them back in time to the days of ancient America, during the time of Literature/TheBookOfMormon. As the series goes on, Jim and Garth grow up and continue to embark on time-travelling adventures in the Book of Mormon, the Bible, and the Doctrine and Covenants.
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The series also crosses over with Chris Heimerdinger's ''Passage To Zarahemla'' and ''Escape From Zarahemla'' novels in the twelfth book, ''Drums of Desolation.''
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** Inverted in Books 5-7. Jim Hawkins spends most of them missing his son Harry and wondering if and when he'll return home safe.
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Apollus falls in love with Meagan, whose natural hair color is said to be strawberry blonde.
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*WorldOfBadass: Oh, yeah.
*WorldOfSnark: Not much for the ancient characters, but the modern characters are full of one-liners.
*WorldOfSnark: Not much for the ancient characters, but the modern characters are full of one-liners.
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The series consists of four stages:
Books 1 and 2 are stand-alone adventures where Jim, Garth, and Jim’s sister Jenny deal with people from the Book of Alma.
Books 3 and 4 are a two-parter about the now-adult trio and their families in the Book of 3 Nephi.
Books 5-7 are about Jim’s teenage son Harry and his future stepsister Meagan in the late New Testamant.
And Books 8-13 are an ever-increasing RescueArc that is culminating with [[GrandFinale the final battle at the end of the Book of Mormon.]]
Books 1 and 2 are stand-alone adventures where Jim, Garth, and Jim’s sister Jenny deal with people from the Book of Alma.
Books 3 and 4 are a two-parter about the now-adult trio and their families in the Book of 3 Nephi.
Books 5-7 are about Jim’s teenage son Harry and his future stepsister Meagan in the late New Testamant.
And Books 8-13 are an ever-increasing RescueArc that is culminating with [[GrandFinale the final battle at the end of the Book of Mormon.]]
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* ActionDad: Jim briefly becomes one after his kids Steffanie and Harry are kidnapped by Pochteca and Jim threatens Kumarcaah with a knife.
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* ActionDad: Jim briefly becomes can become one after when pushed. When his kids Steffanie and Harry are kidnapped by Pochteca and Jim he threatens Kumarcaah their leader with a knife.
*TheBusCameBack: The series loves doing this. If a character doesn’t die or get a happy ending, they’re likely to return.
*CastHerd: Not so much in the first five books, but by the time of book 10 there are ten narrators and twice as many relevant characters. See the character page for details.
*CastHerd: Not so much in the first five books, but by the time of book 10 there are ten narrators and twice as many relevant characters. See the character page for details.
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** This is even weaponized in the intro of Book 11, when Jim and Jenny, unsure of where they need to go, decide to just jump in and count on providence to put them where they’re meant to be. [[spoiler: And while it starts out [[BuriedAlive a little hairy]], they turn out to be right.]]
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** This is even weaponized in the intro of Book 11, 10, when Jim and Jenny, unsure of where they need to go, decide to just jump in and count on providence to put them where they’re meant to be. [[spoiler: And while it starts out [[BuriedAlive a little hairy]], they turn out to be right.]]
*FishOutOfTemporalWater: Every single book.
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* GivingTheSwordToANoob: Quite literally in ''Gadaintons And The Silver Sword.'' Todd Finlay is the police officer that Jim gives the sword of Coriantumr to, and he later finds himself seduced by the sword's magic.
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* GivingTheSwordToANoob: Quite literally in ''Gadaintons ''Gadiantons And The Silver Sword.'' Todd Finlay is the police officer that Jim gives the sword of Coriantumr to, and he later finds himself seduced by the sword's magic.
*LongRunner: Has been being written for over ''thirty'' years! Although the first eight or so books were all written over the course of twelve, a pretty typical rate. It’s only in the finale arc that things have slowed down.
*NarniaTime: Time in the past seems to operate this way, as two months in the past equate to six hours in the present in Book 1. However, this starts shifting in later books, which causes no end of grief to people waiting for loved ones.
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** A decent amount of work is put into depicting the more historical peoples, such as the 4th century Maya and the first century Israelites. Starting in the eighth book, each chapter includes an addendum explaining the real-life elements depicted there in.
*** This is actually part of the appeal of the series, as Mormons enjoy learning about the eras surrounding scriptural events.
** In addition, the scriptural events are always depicted accurately, even avoiding the BeamMeUpScotty tendencies most adaptations have.
** A decent amount of work is put into depicting the more historical peoples, such as the 4th century Maya and the first century Israelites. Starting in the eighth book, each chapter includes an addendum explaining the real-life elements depicted there in.
*** This is actually part of the appeal of the series, as Mormons enjoy learning about the eras surrounding scriptural events.
** In addition, the scriptural events are always depicted accurately, even avoiding the BeamMeUpScotty tendencies most adaptations have.
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* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Inverted. Jim Hawkins spends most of the fifth, sixth, and seventh books missing his son Harry and wondering if and when he'll return home safe.
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** From the third book on, Garth is frequently away from his family on either proselytizing missions or rescue missions. He’s a very caring father, but it’s noted to be difficult on Jenny, at least.
** Inverted in Books 5-7. Jim Hawkins spends most ofthe fifth, sixth, and seventh books them missing his son Harry and wondering if and when he'll return home safe.
** From the third book on, Garth is frequently away from his family on either proselytizing missions or rescue missions. He’s a very caring father, but it’s noted to be difficult on Jenny, at least.
** Inverted in Books 5-7. Jim Hawkins spends most of
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*ContrivedCoincidence: Lampshaded and justified. Whenever the heroes time travel accidentally, they always emerge in time to be involved in some important event in Christian history. They deduce that this is simply because God is putting them where they need to be to learn an important lesson.
** This is even weaponized in the intro of Book 11, when Jim and Jenny, unsure of where they need to go, decide to just jump in and count on providence to put them where they’re meant to be. [[spoiler: And while it starts out [[BuriedAlive a little hairy]], they turn out to be right.]]
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*MagicAisMagicA: The time travel always works the same way: travel to certain spots in the world (most often Frost Cave in modern-day Wyoming), and eventually you’ll come out in a different era. This works for everyone, regardless of moral affiliation. Traveling also grants you the gift of tongues for people in that era, no matter your background. As the series goes on, we start to see more iterations of time travel, but they still stick to the fundamentals of this.
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*TranslatorMicrobes: Explained in detail in the first book.
**No one in the eras they visit should be speaking English, yet to their ears everyone they meet IS speaking English. However, sometimes people they meet don’t understand each other, and claim they’re speaking different languages, [[MindScrew even while the heroes themselves can still understand them.]] Garth deduces thus that traveling through time has given them the gift of tongues - here meaning the ability to speak languages you have not learned - and the gift of interpretation of tongues - meaning the ability to understand the same. Everyone hears them as speaking the language they’re most familiar with, [[BeyondTheImpossible even when speaking to multiple language groups at the same time.]]
**This only extends to people from other times, however, as Jim doesn’t understand the Spanish his modern-day friends speak.
**No one in the eras they visit should be speaking English, yet to their ears everyone they meet IS speaking English. However, sometimes people they meet don’t understand each other, and claim they’re speaking different languages, [[MindScrew even while the heroes themselves can still understand them.]] Garth deduces thus that traveling through time has given them the gift of tongues - here meaning the ability to speak languages you have not learned - and the gift of interpretation of tongues - meaning the ability to understand the same. Everyone hears them as speaking the language they’re most familiar with, [[BeyondTheImpossible even when speaking to multiple language groups at the same time.]]
**This only extends to people from other times, however, as Jim doesn’t understand the Spanish his modern-day friends speak.
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* ''Tennis Shoes Among The Nephites'' (1989)
* ''Gadiantons And The Silver Sword'' (1991)
* ''The Feathered Serpent, Part One'' (1995)
* ''The Feathered Serpent, Part Two'' (1996)
* ''The Sacred Quest'' (1997)
* ''The Lost Scrolls'' (1998)
* ''The Golden Crown'' (1999)
* ''Warriors Of Cumorah'' (2001)
* ''Tower Of Thunder'' (2003)
* ''Kingdoms And Conquerors'' (2005)
* ''Sorcerers And Seers'' (2010)
* ''Drums Of Desolation'' (2014)
* ''Thorns Of Glory, Part One'' (2020)
* ''Thorns Of Glory, Part Two'' (upcoming; no release date known)
* ''Gadiantons And The Silver Sword'' (1991)
* ''The Feathered Serpent, Part One'' (1995)
* ''The Feathered Serpent, Part Two'' (1996)
* ''The Sacred Quest'' (1997)
* ''The Lost Scrolls'' (1998)
* ''The Golden Crown'' (1999)
* ''Warriors Of Cumorah'' (2001)
* ''Tower Of Thunder'' (2003)
* ''Kingdoms And Conquerors'' (2005)
* ''Sorcerers And Seers'' (2010)
* ''Drums Of Desolation'' (2014)
* ''Thorns Of Glory, Part One'' (2020)
* ''Thorns Of Glory, Part Two'' (upcoming; no release date known)
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* ''Tennis Shoes Among The Nephites'' ''Literature/TennisShoesAmongTheNephites'' (1989)
*''Gadiantons And The Silver Sword'' ''Literature/GadiantonsAndTheSilverSword'' (1991)
*''The Feathered Serpent, Part One'' ''Literature/TheFeatheredSerpentPartOne'' (1995)
*''The Feathered Serpent, Part Two'' ''Literature/TheFeatheredSerpentPartTwo'' (1996)
*''The Sacred Quest'' ''Literature/TheSacredQuest'' (1997)
*''The Lost Scrolls'' ''Literature/TheLostScrolls'' (1998)
*''The Golden Crown'' ''Literature/TheGoldenCrown'' (1999)
*''Warriors Of Cumorah'' ''Literature/WarriorsOfCumorah'' (2001)
*''Tower Of Thunder'' ''Literature/TowerOfThunder'' (2003)
*''Kingdoms And Conquerors'' ''Literature/KingdomsAndConquerors'' (2005)
*''Sorcerers And Seers'' ''Literature/SorcerersAndSeers'' (2010)
*''Drums Of Desolation'' ''Literature/DrumsOfDesolation'' (2014)
*''Thorns Of Glory, Part One'' ''Literature/ThornsOfGloryPartOne'' (2020)
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A series of Latter-Day Saint novels written by the author Chris Heimerdinger. The first book, ''Tennis Shoes Among The Nephites,'' centers around two boys, Jim Hawkins and Garth Plimpton, finding a magical cave that sends them back in time to the days of ancient America, during the time of [[Literature TheBookOfMormon]].Literature/TheBookOfMormon. As the series goes on, Jim and Garth grow up and continue to embark on time-travelling adventures in the Book of Mormon, the Bible, and the Doctrine and Covenants.
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** Brock McConnell as well, in ''Drums Of Desolation.''
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** Brock McConnell [=McConnell=] as well, in ''Drums Of Desolation.''
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* AdvancedAncientHumans: In Book 9, the people of 3000 B. C. are shown to have constructed a flying machine-a glider, no less. To be fair, in the chapter endnotes, Chris Heimerdinger cites sources of historical information that influenced his decision to have this in the story.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: In Book 11, Jim inadvertently gives Judas Iscariot the idea to betray Jesus Christ.
** Book 1 somewhat inverts this; Jim is worried about potentially tampering with the events chronicled in the Book of Mormon for fear that it will mess up the timeline. Garth tells him that they're still accountable for their choices, and that they should try to help people out while they're in the past.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Many historical figures in the Bible and the Book Of Mormon, such as Akish, Simon Magus, and Judas Iscariot, are given scant details in the original source material. This series tries to flesh out their characters and fill in the gaps of their backstories.
** Book 1 somewhat inverts this; Jim is worried about potentially tampering with the events chronicled in the Book of Mormon for fear that it will mess up the timeline. Garth tells him that they're still accountable for their choices, and that they should try to help people out while they're in the past.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Many historical figures in the Bible and the Book Of Mormon, such as Akish, Simon Magus, and Judas Iscariot, are given scant details in the original source material. This series tries to flesh out their characters and fill in the gaps of their backstories.
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* FictionalizedDeathAccount: The Book of Mormon doesn't provide much in the way of details on Akish's death. However, Book 12 of this series [[spoiler: sees him killed in cold blood.]]
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* HistoricalCharacter'sFictionalRelative: Akish's wife is unnamed in the Book of Mormon; in this series, her name is Asherah. Not to mention, they had several extra children.
* HistoricalDomainHero: Teancum, the prophet Nephi, Jesus Christ, the Apostles John and Orson Hyde, Moses, Mormon, and Moroni.
* HistoricalDomainHero: Teancum, the prophet Nephi, Jesus Christ, the Apostles John and Orson Hyde, Moses, Mormon, and Moroni.
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* RubberBandHistory: The story arc of Books 5-7 is that Harry and Meagan may have accidentally altered history by taking a scroll from Quamran, and they must work hard to fix the problem.
** Later, when Joshua expresses his desire to stop the Nephites from being destroyed, his parents rub this concept in his face.
** Later, when Joshua expresses his desire to stop the Nephites from being destroyed, his parents rub this concept in his face.
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* TakeOverTheWorld: Jacob Moon expresses this desire.
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* Trick-And-FollowPloy: Towards the end of Book 6, Harry, Garth, and Gidgiddonihah [[spoiler: go to Mount Gerizim to give the Scroll of Knowledge to Simon Magus, as a means of buying time for the Roman army to arrive.]]
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* Trick-And-FollowPloy: TrickAndFollowPloy: Towards the end of Book 6, Harry, Garth, and Gidgiddonihah [[spoiler: go to Mount Gerizim to give the Scroll of Knowledge to Simon Magus, as a means of buying time for the Roman army to arrive.]]
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* TakeUpMySword: Midway through Book 2, [[spoiler: Muleki is badly injured by Mehrukenah]], and he ends up saying this to Jim.
* TakingOverTheTown: Jacob Moon, Spearthrower Owl, Fireborn, and Akish are all guilty of this.
* ThoseWereOnlyTheirScouts: The main characters immediately suspect this when they encounter a pair of Gadianton Ghost scouts.
* TimeBomb: When Harry goes back in time to [[spoiler: prevent Gidgiddonihah from being killed]], he encounters this danger; if he stays in the past while his past self is still present, he could very well fade from existence.
* TrialOfTheMysticalJury: This happens to Jim in Book 3, and to Harry in Book 7. Even if Jim and Harry are innocent in each case.
** The prologue of Book 12 hints that this could happen to Jim again in the next book.
* Trick-And-FollowPloy: Towards the end of Book 6, Harry, Garth, and Gidgiddonihah [[spoiler: go to Mount Gerizim to give the Scroll of Knowledge to Simon Magus, as a means of buying time for the Roman army to arrive.]]
* UnstoppableRage: When Kumarcaah kidnaps Steffanie and Harry, Jim lets his anger out on Kumarcaah and forces him to release his kids.
* VillainousRescue: Sort of-in Book 5, Harry, Meagan, and Jesse are surrounded by hyenas, and Simon Magus scares off the hyenas so he can talk to them.
* ViolenceIsDisturbing: As the series goes on, this trope is exemplified.
* TakingOverTheTown: Jacob Moon, Spearthrower Owl, Fireborn, and Akish are all guilty of this.
* ThoseWereOnlyTheirScouts: The main characters immediately suspect this when they encounter a pair of Gadianton Ghost scouts.
* TimeBomb: When Harry goes back in time to [[spoiler: prevent Gidgiddonihah from being killed]], he encounters this danger; if he stays in the past while his past self is still present, he could very well fade from existence.
* TrialOfTheMysticalJury: This happens to Jim in Book 3, and to Harry in Book 7. Even if Jim and Harry are innocent in each case.
** The prologue of Book 12 hints that this could happen to Jim again in the next book.
* Trick-And-FollowPloy: Towards the end of Book 6, Harry, Garth, and Gidgiddonihah [[spoiler: go to Mount Gerizim to give the Scroll of Knowledge to Simon Magus, as a means of buying time for the Roman army to arrive.]]
* UnstoppableRage: When Kumarcaah kidnaps Steffanie and Harry, Jim lets his anger out on Kumarcaah and forces him to release his kids.
* VillainousRescue: Sort of-in Book 5, Harry, Meagan, and Jesse are surrounded by hyenas, and Simon Magus scares off the hyenas so he can talk to them.
* ViolenceIsDisturbing: As the series goes on, this trope is exemplified.
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* SeparatedFromTheAdults: Jim, Garth, and Jenny all sneak out of their parents' houses to embark on their first adventure to ancient times.
** Harry and Meagan later do the same.
* SharkPool: In Book 9, Harry encounters an underground pool with [[spoiler: a Mosasaurus swimming in it.]]
* SlaveGalley: Harry is undergoing this in book 7 when he meets Micah.
* SlaveLiberation: It's not like the heroes set out to rescue slaves, but it seems to happen a lot.
* StormingTheCastle: Several times.
** First in ''The Feathered Serpent, Part Two.'' Jim and his companions ally with an army of warriors to storm Jacobugath to rescue Melody, Garth, and the other captives.
** In ''The Lost Scrolls,'' Harry, Gidgiddonihah, Mary, and Symeon all have to get into the city of Jerusalem-while it's under siege from the Romans-in order to find the Scroll of Knowledge.
** In book 8, Apollus, Lamanai, and Ryan lead an attack on Tikal to save Moroni.
** Harry, Gidgiddonihah, Micah, and Jesse attack the Tower of Babel in book 9 to save Steffanie.
** Harry and Meagan later do the same.
* SharkPool: In Book 9, Harry encounters an underground pool with [[spoiler: a Mosasaurus swimming in it.]]
* SlaveGalley: Harry is undergoing this in book 7 when he meets Micah.
* SlaveLiberation: It's not like the heroes set out to rescue slaves, but it seems to happen a lot.
* StormingTheCastle: Several times.
** First in ''The Feathered Serpent, Part Two.'' Jim and his companions ally with an army of warriors to storm Jacobugath to rescue Melody, Garth, and the other captives.
** In ''The Lost Scrolls,'' Harry, Gidgiddonihah, Mary, and Symeon all have to get into the city of Jerusalem-while it's under siege from the Romans-in order to find the Scroll of Knowledge.
** In book 8, Apollus, Lamanai, and Ryan lead an attack on Tikal to save Moroni.
** Harry, Gidgiddonihah, Micah, and Jesse attack the Tower of Babel in book 9 to save Steffanie.
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* RapePillageAndBurn: Every now and then, the main characters encounter villages that underwent this treatment.
* TheRestShallPass: When Jim is going after the wicked men who kidnapped his daughter Melody, he brings his other kids Steffanie and Harry with him. At the end of Book 3, Jim leaves Harry and Steffanie behind while he goes on ahead with a group of warriors and trackers. Although, Harry ends up following and joining them.
* RiverOfInsanity: In Book 1, Jim, Garth, and Jenny discover the Rainbow Room and fall into a river that takes them through a time-travel rift. As a result, they end up in Nephite times.
** Happens again to Meagan, Apollus, and Ryan in Book 8.
* RooftopConfrontation: Happens in Book 9 and 10.
* SalvagePirates: In the beginning of Book 10, Jim and Jenny are transported to ancient Jerusalem and end up in the side of a hill. They are dug out, but their rescuers turn out to be Zealots operating under the wicked Barabbas.
* ScalingTheSummit: The Rainbow and Galaxy Rooms must be reached by climbing Cedar Mountain and traversing a cave near the top.
* SecretPath: Meagan and Jesse find one when they're being held by the Sons of the Elect.
* TheRestShallPass: When Jim is going after the wicked men who kidnapped his daughter Melody, he brings his other kids Steffanie and Harry with him. At the end of Book 3, Jim leaves Harry and Steffanie behind while he goes on ahead with a group of warriors and trackers. Although, Harry ends up following and joining them.
* RiverOfInsanity: In Book 1, Jim, Garth, and Jenny discover the Rainbow Room and fall into a river that takes them through a time-travel rift. As a result, they end up in Nephite times.
** Happens again to Meagan, Apollus, and Ryan in Book 8.
* RooftopConfrontation: Happens in Book 9 and 10.
* SalvagePirates: In the beginning of Book 10, Jim and Jenny are transported to ancient Jerusalem and end up in the side of a hill. They are dug out, but their rescuers turn out to be Zealots operating under the wicked Barabbas.
* ScalingTheSummit: The Rainbow and Galaxy Rooms must be reached by climbing Cedar Mountain and traversing a cave near the top.
* SecretPath: Meagan and Jesse find one when they're being held by the Sons of the Elect.
