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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownimpresses platform enthusiasts with its combat system and captivating atmosphere. But the game’s story and side quests are just as mysterious and atmospheric as the main storyline. Speaking of side quests and storylines, have you completed the Prophecy of Mount Qaf side quest? It’s definitely not easy.
This quest requires you to find Spirited-Sand Jars and unveil the prophecy. This won’t be a walk in the park, though, because the Spirited-Sand Jars are hidden in quite secretive places on the game’s vast map. If you’re determined to find them all, let’s uncover the prophecy together.
How To Claim Prophecy of Mount Qaf Side Quest
After passing The Mage, you will encounter the Wak-Wak Tree. Continue moving to the right from this tree. You will enter anarea with water wheels.
From the wooden platforms that allow you to descend to the lower levels, descend from the second one parallel to the wall. When you descend from the handholds on the wall, you willsee a beam of light to the right.
you may start the “Prophecy of Mount Qaf” side quest in this room by breaking the Spirited-Sand Jar. Also, you will find the amulet named Arslan’s Glory on theright side of the jar.
There are30 Spirited-Sand Jars intotalin Mount Qaf. You will rewarded each time when you return to this room afterbreaking five Spirited-Sand Jars.That means you will get rewarded six times.
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From the Haven,go right by passing the Wak-Wak Tree. Move downward from the first wooden platform and head left after reaching thebottom of the rotating platforms. Pass the rotating spiked cylinder andslide left through the narrow holein the wall.
Perform wall jumpsto navigate through the spiked walls.Use Rush of the Simurgh to jump over the next spiked cylinder. Use a wall jump toreach the column abovethe spiked wall. Slide down slowly and perform a wall jump to avoid the spikes below.
You’ll find a room on the rightafter avoiding the spikes. Jump from the gap above to reach the right section, where you’ll find the first Spirited-Sand Jar.
Rush of the Simurgh power
Start from atop the colossal statueat the center andmove leftwardover the statue’s arm. Proceed to the left down the descending stairs. Navigate through the spiked floor by using your Rush of Simurgh ability to jump over them.
Descend carefully andjump to the leftagain with Rush of Simurgh toavoid hitting the spikeson the ground. As you continue to the left and overcome the other spiked floors, you’ll find the second Spirited-Sand Jar.
Dimensional Claw power
To acquire this Sand Jar, you’ll need to use the Dimensional Claw tocatch something with explosive properties. The red explosive barrels in the area will serve this purpose.Begin from Old Royal Road, the entry point to Lower City, andhead right.
After crossing the wooden platform, use Rush of the Simurgh toleap up the stairs onto the pole above. Proceed to the right andenter the door near a red flag.
Pass the Fariba’s location andopen the barred dooron your right. If it’s closed, use the switch. After dropping down,continue moving to the right. Further ahead, on your right,you’ll find a columned area.
Descend to the lower left part from here, where you’ll spot some destructible yellow stones. After throwing the barrel you caught with the Claw todetonate stones, proceed left and descend from the wooden platforms.
You’llarrive in a dark area. Jump down from here andbreak the wooden door on your left. Descend from the first wooden platform you encounter. You’ll land on a stone surface; jump over the gap to the opposite side. Break the wooden door and move down. Carefully proceed to theright past the statue head with red eyeson the wall.
After dropping down,break the wooden planks belowthe right wall and slide through. This will lead you to the Spirited-Sand Jar.
Chakram Shadow of the Simurgh power
Start from the Wak-Wak Tree in Haven andhead to the area with the waterwheelon the right side. Aftermoving down to the bottomof this area,jump inside the iron gratebelow.
Proceed through the stairson the right and then turn left. After moving down,you’ll see an iron-barred dooron the left side.Teleport behind the doorusing the Chakram Shadow Of Simurgh power.
After going down on the left side,you’ll find a room with Impson the right side. In this room, the Spirited-Sand Jar awaits you.
Bow of Melionas
Start from the upper connection point between Lower City and the Hyrcanian Forest.Move right, open the iron bars with the Chakram, andcross the tree trunk. Carefullymove downwardsfrom a narrow stone platform, using mushrooms for safe jumps.
Jump over the thin stoneson the left, avoiding the purple thorn vines.Grab onto the poleand jump onto a stone between the vines and the stakes on the ground.Continue by jumpingover the yellow mushroom onto the next stone.Inside the room to your left,you’ll find the Spirited-Sand Jar.
Start from theWak-Wak Tree with Kamilin the underground passage connecting Lower City to the Hyrcanian Forest.Descend from the wooden platformand mushrooms on the right.Reveal an illusory wallon the left.
Break through the wall andhead left. Jump down past the thorny wall and go right. Use a wall jump on the left tobypass the thorns on the right, revealing the Spirited-Sand Jar. Slide through the narrow hole in the right wall to exit.
After being caught by the Jailer,you’ll be thrown into a cell. Break the wooden platform above the skeleton on the left side of your cell. Jump above, then slide through the gap in the wall to the right.Climb up the handholds to the rightof the tower where the Cursed Soldiers are imprisoned.
When you look to the rightfrom the top of the tower, you’llsee a gapin the wall covered with wooden planks you can pass through. Jump there with Rush of the Simurgh, cut through the planks, and slide through the gap.
You’ll find yourself in a dark room;slide through the gapon the right again to land next to a warrior below. After defeating them,you’ll see the Spirit-Sand Jar abovethe grated exit door on the left side. You can reach it by wall jumping and using Rush of the Simurgh from the right wall.
Shadow of the Simurgh
Start from the room with thechained sphere icon. Here, there are spiked stone tablets sensitive to your movements;head towards the left tablet. Then, facing it,leave a copyof yourself using Shadow of the Simurgh. Immediately turn around and proceed to the center. The stone tablet will come towards you;teleport to where your copy is. This way, you’ll be behind the stone tablet.
From here,go left,and you’ll enter the Temple of Knowledge section. As you progress to the left,take the cage-shaped lift down. Go to the right from the lift andjump across the gap. Activate the switch tocall the second elevator. Use the wall on the right to perform a Rush of the Simurgh andreach the top of the lift’s dome, then jump to the right from there. This way, you’ll find the Spirited-Sand Jar.
Clairvoyance power
Start from the Wak-Wak Tree next to theTemple of Knowledge fast travel point. Use the switch next to the Wak-Wak tree toopen the grate below. Drop down and use Clairvoyance tomake the ground invisibleon the left side, then jump there.
After defeating the enemies,pass through the narrow holein the wall to your right. You’ll find the jar there.
Start from theeasternmost Wak-Wak Tree. Go left andmove downwardsonto a wooden platform. Activate Clairvoyance andproceed left, defeating enemies as needed. Jump down to another wooden platform to the right. Continue right until you reach a door.
Enter the area with a dimensional floor and walls. Jump andactivate Clairvoyanceto slip between walls. Deactivate Clairvoyance tosolidify the floor. Repeat for the next set of walls. Activate Clairvoyance,jump onto a platform with spikes, then quickly deactivate Clairvoyance as you pass through. Use Wall Jump to escape between two-dimensional obstacles.
Proceed through a door to the next area. Use Clairvoyance and Wall Jump toreach the upper section. Deactivate Clairvoyance as you leap to the top right corner.Activate Clairvoyance on a dimensional stoneand jump right to reach the area with the Jar.
Start from the Wak-Wak Tree located to theleft of the Shallows Fast Travel point. Proceed to the left.Jump over the rotating cylinderbelow using the Rush of the Simurgh ability.Move to the leftand climb using the handholds on the wall.
Slide down the water slideto the left. Be carefulnot to fall onto another water slidethat will drop you down. You need tocontinue to the left. Jump up using wall jumps over the broken wooden platforms. There will be Rat Assassins in that area.
After passing them,slide to the rightthrough the gap in the wall. This way, you will obtain the Spirited-Sand Jar.
After receiving “The Tiger and the Rat” main quest
Start from theelevator in the lower levelsof the Depths.Turn left at the top floorof the elevator. Descend from the wooden platform andgrab the handhold on the left wall.
Be careful not to touch the acid below. As you move to the left, go immediately to the left over the trapped hatch, where you’ll find the Spirit-Sand Jar.
Go to thearea below the Catacombs fast travel node. you may reach here from the area withthe trio of Medusa headsin the Catacombs or from the initial area in the Catacombs byleaving a copy under the spiked cylinders.
When you arrive here,you’ll see a narrow holein the left wall. Slide inside and you’re able to break the jar.
Start from the area above the Wak-Wak Tree marked with hanging cargo and hanging spiked logs on your map. There will bea lift that you can move with a Chakramhere.
As the lift moves, if youcarefully look to the right, you will see the jarbehind the wooden barricades. Jump over there and break the barricade to reach the Spirited-Sand Jar.
Gravity Wings power
To get this jar, you need toreach the room marked with the ship iconon your map. Start in front of the entrance to the Captain’s Lair.
Go to the rightanddescend from the wooden platform. Proceed to the right from the cave-like section and descend further down.
In the middle of the wooden platforms,there will be crabs. There is a wooden platform in the area where the crabs are located that allows you tomove down.
Descend from there and head to the right. A large crab will emerge from the ground. You can defeat it if you wish.
Then,jump from the stone wall on the right sideof this area to the hanging plank on the left. From there, when you jump to the right, you will find the Spirited-Sand Jar.
First, you need toreach the room marked with hanging spiked logson the left of the Pirate Village Fast Travel point on your map.
Use Gravity Wings to double jump andclimb upwardsusing the peeled sides of the hanging logs. Once you’ve climbed high enough, you’llreach a large wooden platform.
Inside the chest on the left side of this platform, you’ll find the Coral Skin. Use Chakram Shadow Of Simurgh power from the stone floor toteleport yourself upwards. This way, reach the peeled part of the log above you. Jump to this log’s top.
From there,reach the thin wooden platformthrough the peeled part of the upper log hanging over the lower one on your right side.
In the area between the spiked walls on the left, you’ll find the Spirited-Sand Jar waiting for you.
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Start from the Wak-Wak Tree to theleft of the room where you fought the Forest Queen. Move to the right, and be careful not to fall into the hole below. After climbing the stairs,you’ll see Fariba’s locationwith carpets.Climb up the green vinesto the right. You’ll see wooden platforms at the top of the stone structure; climb up them.
This part requires good timing. First,shoot your arrow at the flowerto the right of the arrow rack. Quickly jump to the spawned red mushroom. Then, immediately continue to jump onto the two orange mushrooms to the right and climb up to thestone wall on the left. Slide along the wall andjump to the right, shooting an arrow at the flower-spawning mushrooms at the top so you can spawn mushrooms below without hitting the spikes on the ground.
Quicklyjump to the orange mushroomto the right from the red one.Jump to the first wall on the rightand slide along it, then jump to the corner of the wall rising from the ground. From there, use Rush of the Simurgh toreach the right sidewhile sliding on the wall.
Reach the safe pointby wall jumping. Go to the right from there and climb up with a wall jump. After clearing the area of monsters,enter the stone structureon the right. you may reach the jar via the wooden platforms.
Start from theSoma Tree Fast Travel point. Proceed to the right, passing the large Wak-Wak tree and Chamrosh.
Jump onto the wall abovethe passage on the right using your Gravity Wings power.Climb upthrough the wallsbetween the purple thorny vinesusing wall jumps andturn right.
Overcome the trapshere, and when youreach the top of the wall, you will find the Spirited-Sand Jar.
Chakram Shadow of Simurgh power
Start from theForest Ruins fast travel point. Go to the right andjump down through the iron-barred gate.
After turning left,you will reach a wooden platform; move downwards from there. Turn right, then move down again, and you willsee an illusionary wallon your right side.
Hit this wall to destroy it.Proceed forward and descend, andthen you canreach behind the iron barson your left side using the Chakram Shadow of Simurgh ability.
This way, you will reach the room where the Spirited-Sand Jar is located.
Start from the Wak-Wak Tree next to the Sealed Lair fast travel point, marked with astone tablet icon on your map. Climb up the sand columns from here. When you reach the left,use the upper wooden platforms to ascend.
From there, head to the left wall, where there’s an illusion. Strike todispel the illusion.
Enter inside,climb up the stairs on the left, and reach the Jar hidden beneath the wooden floor on the right. If you may’t see it among the other jars, simply strike the jars there.
Start from theWak-Wak Tree next to the Sealed Lairfast travel point, marked with a stone tablet icon on your map.Move downwards from the rightmost sand columnand, once on the ground,head left.Wall jump upward and continue left. You’ll enter the area with red crystals, and as you proceed left, you’llencounter large masked centipedes. You need to reach thethird centipede areafrom the left side of your map.
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After reaching the third area’s entrance,jump onto the sand column to your leftand move up. Reach the leftmost sand column. If a red crystal forms above you while trying to reach its top, wait on the sand column to the right without hitting anything. Once the crystal disappears, climb to the top of this sand column andreach the one on the right.
From there, there is a safe ground on the right, but you need togo to the sand column on your leftand climb to the top. At the top, you’llsee a wall of a structure on the left, which is an illusion.Hit the illusiona few times with arrows or your sword to dispel it. After entering, proceed left andwatch out for the stone snake trap. After bypassing it, you’ll reach the Spirited-Sand Jar.
Start fromSentinel’s Road fast travel point.Turn left and pass the Wak-Wak Tree. You need toclimb the wall abovethis tree by wall jumping. Thenjump to the left walland use Rush of Simurgh toavoid deadly red crystals. You will encounter two enemies in the next part.Climb to the stone structureon the right side.
To reach this jar, you need towall jump from the wallon your right side. Adjust your height and leave a copy with Shadow of the Simurgh power when you cling to this wall. Then, jump towards the left side by dashing in the air. When you see a stone snake trap triggered,quickly teleport to your copy’s location.
Reach the triggered trap and use it for wall-jumping to the right side. Afterward, when you are above the red crystal ledge,create another copy. Trigger the trap on the right wall.Teleport to your copy quicklybefore falling to the deadly surface or getting crushed by the trap.
For the last part,run above the triggered trapand jump to the stone section with a Spirited-Sand-Jar on it.
After you receive the “Celestial Guardians” main quest.
Start from theWak-Wak tree next to The Holds Fast Travel point. Head to the left andclimb up to the top left corner,where the flying jellyfish are located.
From there, perform a wall jump to the right toreach the upper area. Turn to the right. You need toclimb up the wreckage of the ship, which is located to the left, by traversing over the large jellyfish.
After climbing onto the shipwreck,slide down the wooden wall located at the bottom right. You’ll need to jump toward the protruding wooden wall on the left sideusing the Rush of the Simurgh and Gravity Wingscombo.
Pass to the left sideof this wooden wall and use the same combo to reach the wooden platform. This way, you’ll reach the Spirited-Sand Jar.
Fabric of Time power
Start from theSoma Tree fast travel point. From there, proceed straight ahead without deviatingto the right. Along the way, you’ll encounter two giant tree monsters. Afterward,use the Fabric of Time ability on the trianglesin the air to pass through the area with two birds. When you’ve gone far enough to the right,you’ll find a place called the Lighthouse.
Jump from the wooden platformfrom the ground to thewall on the right. Use the Dimensional Claw tograb the exploding sackon the ceiling.
Then,use the Fabric of Time power on the triangle on the leftto exit the building from the left side. When youjump up to the top floorwith the triangles,proceed to the right.
Use the Dimensional Claw to throw the sack you caught todetonate rocks. When you enter this area, you’ll reach the Spirited-Sand Jar.
To obtain this Jar, you need to go to the wall on thefar right sideof the large room marked with awing symbol on your map.
Afterreaching the ledge on top of the wallwith a double jump, you should use the Chakhram Shadow of Simurgh ability toteleport above the metal platformlocated in the upper left corner.
Once you defeat the spear-wielding enemy there, the Spirited-Sand Jar will be waiting for you in theupper left corner.
Start at the Wak-Wak Tree north of the room marked with theSaturn icon on your map. When you reach thecenter of this area at the bottom, you will see a stone tablet.
The Spirited-Sand Jar islocated on top of this tablet. You can reach the jar by using the rotating platforms in the area or by using the Chakram Shadow of Simurgh from the section where the stone tablet is located. If you haven’t opened the area for the jar yet,you need to activate the switchesfound in the corners of the room.
Enter the roommarked with the icon of the chained cylinderson your map to obtain this jar.
Jump from the first cylinder on the leftto the twin cylinder on the right.Climb to the top of the cylinder, then wait for it toreach the highest level.
Once it’s at the top, use the Fabric of Time power on the triangle to walljump from the upper wallsto reach the top floor. The Spirited-Sand Jar will be waiting for you on theright side.
To obtain this Sand Jar, you need to go to thearea marked with falling rockson your map.
Afterdescending to the lowest levelof this area,pass the giant creatureon the wooden bridge below.
Go to the right andjump to the top left of the stone block. There will be a hooked stone with a triangle at the end, which can be pulled using the Fabric of Time power. First,leave a copyof yourself with Shadow of the Simurgh next to this stone.
Then, move away from the stone anduse Fabric of Time to pull it. After that,teleport to where your copy is, and you’ll reach the Spirited-Sand Jar.
To get this Spirited-Sand Jar, start from the Wak-Wak Treebelow the Tomb Entrance fast travel point.
Proceed byclinging to the ice blockson the ceiling to your right. Use your Fabric of Time ability on the trianglebetween the first and second ice blocksto ascend.
You’ll need topass between the two ice blocks on the right. Thendrop down to the platform below on the right.You’ll find the Spirited-Sand Jar on this spot.
To get this, start from the Wak-Wak Treebelow the Tomb Entrance fast travel point.Proceed by clinging to the ice blocks on theceiling to your right.
When you reach the end of all the ice blocks using Fabric of Time, you’llarrive at a stone platform on the upper right.From there, continue to the right,bypass the sword-wielding lichenemy, and avoid the falling rocks.
Jump to the stone platform on your rightwithout hitting the bottom. Then,jump into the structurelocated diagonally to your bottom right and stop when youreach two stacked wooden platforms.There will be a gap above you.
Teleport here with Chakram Shadow of Simurghand use a wall jump to reach the platform on the upper right. There, you’ll find the Spirited-Sand Jar awaiting you.
