Ori and the Will of the Wisps Diamond in the Rough: Quest

A Diamond in the Rough: The Quest Route at a Glance

A shovel sticking out of the desert sand is the clue that makes Ori and the Will of the Wisps Diamond in the Rough easier to follow. Completing Ori and the Will of the Wisps Diamond in the Rough earns you the Secret Spirit Shard, which helps detect nearby secrets. The route connects a buried Eerie Gem in Windswept Wastes, Tokk near a Spirit Well, and Twillen in Wellspring Glades.

The quest’s in-game title is A Diamond in the Rough. Its essential requirement is Burrow, the ability used to retrieve the buried gem. Once you have that ability, your immediate objective is to find the shovel and burrow into the sand beneath it.

Quest detail	What to look for
Quest name	A Diamond in the Rough
Starting region	Windswept Wastes
Required ability	Burrow
Search landmark	A shovel stuck in the sand
Quest item	Eerie Gem
Characters involved	Tokk and Twillen
Final destination	Western Wellspring Glades
Reward	Secret Spirit Shard

The Supersoluce walkthrough for A Diamond in the Rough documents the gem, character visits, and reward. The official Ori and the Will of the Wisps Steam listing provides the game’s publisher and product information.

For the shortest overview, follow this sequence: retrieve the Eerie Gem beneath the shovel, speak with Tokk in eastern Windswept Wastes, use the Spirit Well behind him to reach Wellspring Glades, and show the gem to Twillen in the west. The sections below explain each handoff and the distinction between discovering the quest and finishing it.

Find the Eerie Gem Beneath the Shovel

The crucial landmark for Ori and the Will of the Wisps Diamond in the Rough is a shovel protruding from the sand in Windswept Wastes. The gem is buried beneath that shovel, and the documented method for collecting it is Burrow.

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This is a specific search target. Windswept Wastes also contains other collectibles and traversal challenges, so a good approach is to keep the shovel landmark in mind instead of treating every unexplored passage as part of this quest.

Have Burrow Before Searching the Sand

The walkthrough explicitly identifies Burrow as the required ability. If you have reached the desert but have not obtained it, return to the gem objective after acquiring Burrow.

There is no need to guess at an alternative attack or interaction. The supported instruction is to use Burrow under the shovel. The reference material does not provide controller inputs or keyboard bindings, so follow your configured controls for that ability.

Stage	Action	What the walkthrough records
Prepare	Obtain Burrow in Windswept Wastes	You have the ability required to retrieve the gem
Locate	Find the shovel stuck in the sand	You have reached the search landmark
Retrieve	Use Burrow beneath the shovel	Ori finds the Eerie Gem
Continue	Check the quest’s next destination	A marker points to eastern Windswept Wastes

The supplied walkthrough includes map screenshots, but its extracted text does not identify coordinates or a precise route to the shovel. The dependable written directions are therefore the region, the landmark, and the action beneath it. Avoid assuming that an unrelated sand patch contains the item.

Identify the Item Before Moving On

The item you need is named Eerie Gem. Finding a Life Cell Fragment or another collectible elsewhere in the desert does not match the item described in this quest’s walkthrough.

A good approach is to confirm that you have collected the Eerie Gem before heading toward the next character. That keeps your return trip focused: you are taking a particular object to someone who can help identify its purpose.

In the media guide’s sequence, retrieving the gem starts A Diamond in the Rough and produces a marker directing you east. However, the supplied player video shows another introduction to the quest through Tokk. That difference explains why you might already have the quest listed before finding the buried item.

Visit Tokk in Eastern Windswept Wastes

After retrieving the gem, the documented Ori and the Will of the Wisps Diamond in the Rough route sends you to Tokk in eastern Windswept Wastes. Speak with him about your discovery.

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Tokk’s role is to point you toward someone with the expertise to work with the gem. He does not provide the final shard in the walkthrough. His advice leads to the next destination: Twillen in Wellspring Glades.

Character	Where this quest places them	Role in the quest
Tokk	Eastern Windswept Wastes, with a Spirit Well behind him	Suggests showing the gem to an expert
Twillen	Western Wellspring Glades	Offers to carve the gem and provides the Secret Spirit Shard

These character roles are useful when checking your progress. If you have the Eerie Gem and have spoken with Tokk, your remaining destination is Twillen. Continuing to search the desert would not follow the next step described in the guide.

Why Your Quest May Already Be Active

Player experience: In the supplied Windswept Wastes exploration video, the player talks to Tokk about scavenging among the ruined Gorlek structures. That conversation produces a new side-quest notification for A Diamond in the Rough before the player finds the Eerie Gem during the shown episode.

The media walkthrough presents the sequence differently: collect the gem, then follow the marker to Tokk. These sources document different points of entry into the same quest, rather than establishing that you must see the notification in one particular way.

If your quest is already active because you spoke with Tokk, use the shovel and Eerie Gem as your next concrete search targets. An active quest notification alone does not establish that you have retrieved the buried item.

Use the Spirit Well Behind Tokk

The walkthrough directs you to the Spirit Well behind Tokk to reach Wellspring Glades. A good approach is to use that documented connection after speaking with him, keeping the trip centered on the gem handoff.

The important destination is Wellspring Glades. Once there, head west to find Twillen. The reference does not supply a detailed walking route through the settlement, so use the western part of the area as your navigation cue.

Bring the Gem to Twillen for the Secret Spirit Shard

The final handoff in Ori and the Will of the Wisps Diamond in the Rough takes place with Twillen in western Wellspring Glades. Show him the Eerie Gem, and he offers to carve it.

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That exchange gives you the Secret Spirit Shard and concludes the side quest in the walkthrough. If you are deciding whether the quest is finished, this reward is the clearest endpoint documented by the source.

The Eerie Gem and Secret Spirit Shard serve different purposes in the route. The gem is the object you uncover and carry through the quest; the shard is the reward you receive from Twillen.

What the Secret Spirit Shard Does

The Secret Spirit Shard allows you to detect nearby secrets. That is the effect stated in the supplied guide.

A good approach is to consider that effect when revisiting areas where you want to investigate hidden content. Because the reward concerns nearby secrets, it gives this short character-and-item quest a practical connection to exploration.

The reference does not specify a detection distance, a complete list of affected secrets, or exactly how the indication appears. It also does not document upgrade costs or additional effects. Those details should not be assumed from the shard’s name.

For this walkthrough, the essential reward information is straightforward: Twillen carves the gem, you receive the Secret Spirit Shard, and A Diamond in the Rough ends. Once that exchange is complete, you have reached the quest’s documented conclusion.

Troubleshooting the Quest Without Losing Your Place

The most useful way to troubleshoot Ori and the Will of the Wisps Diamond in the Rough is to separate its stages: finding the gem, consulting Tokk, and delivering the gem to Twillen.

Check which stage you have actually completed before retracing a large section of Windswept Wastes. Each stage has a distinct landmark, character, or item.

Where you are stuck	Detail to check	Next action supported by the guide
You found the shovel but cannot retrieve the item	Whether you have Burrow	Obtain Burrow, then use it beneath the shovel
You have the quest but have not found its item	Whether you collected the Eerie Gem	Search for the shovel in Windswept Wastes
You collected the Eerie Gem	Tokk’s eastern Windswept Wastes location	Speak with Tokk
Tokk suggested consulting an expert	Twillen’s location	Travel to Wellspring Glades and head west
You reached Wellspring Glades with the gem	Whether you have shown it to Twillen	Speak with Twillen to receive the shard

Player experience: The supplied video includes repeated damage, deaths, and unsuccessful traversal attempts while exploring Windswept Wastes. It also shows the player collecting other items after accepting the quest. That footage illustrates how broader desert exploration can interrupt the search, but it does not show the completed gem delivery.

A good approach is to keep your current objective narrow:

• Before retrieving the gem, look for the shovel.
• After retrieving it, follow the documented visit to Tokk.
• After his advice, make Twillen your destination.

Do not use the video’s unrelated collectible searches as required quest steps. The media walkthrough provides the complete handoff sequence; the player video contributes context about the Tokk conversation and exploration around it.

For Ori and the Will of the Wisps Diamond in the Rough, the decisive checks are the named item and the final recipient. If you have the Eerie Gem, follow the character route. If Twillen has given you the Secret Spirit Shard, the documented quest is complete.

FAQ

Where is the Eerie Gem in Ori and the Will of the Wisps Diamond in the Rough?

The Eerie Gem is buried beneath a shovel stuck in the sand in Windswept Wastes. Use Burrow under the shovel to retrieve it. The supplied text does not provide exact map coordinates.

Do you need Burrow to complete A Diamond in the Rough?

Yes. The walkthrough identifies Burrow as the ability required to uncover the Eerie Gem beneath the shovel. It does not document another retrieval method.

Who should receive the Eerie Gem?

Follow the walkthrough by speaking with Tokk in eastern Windswept Wastes, then taking the gem to Twillen in western Wellspring Glades. Twillen is the character who carves it and gives you the reward.

What is the reward for A Diamond in the Rough?

You receive the Secret Spirit Shard, which allows you to detect nearby secrets. The walkthrough records the quest ending after Twillen carves the Eerie Gem and provides the shard.