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In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, there’s a special collectible called Gratitude Crystals. Once you meet Batreaux, you will be able to find them and trade them in for valuable items. Most people that you help will express their gratitude by producing five Gratitude Crystals at a time.

There are 80 Gratitude Crystals in total, so keep a keen eye open for any people with chat bubbles that look like they need assistance. Or you can reference the locations of all the crystals listed below. For more Zelda: Skyward Sword HD guides, be sure to check out our guide roundup. Otherwise, read our Skyward Sword HD review.

Gratitude Crystal Side-Quest Walkthroughs

You gain most of the game’s Gratitude Crystals by completing bite-sized quests tasked to you by the various NPCs in the world. Below you can find a list of our guides detailing all the ways you can earn Gratitude Crystals.

Individual Gratitude Crystal Locations

As mentioned, you typically gain five Gratitude Crystal s from completing quests and helping people. However, there are 15 individual Gratitude Crystals that you can obtain organically at Skyloft.

1. If you spend the night at Beedle’s shop, you can get a Gratitude Crystal from the roof of his airshop once you awake on his private island.
2. The exit of the waterfall cave in Skyloft, near where you found your Loftwing.
3. The waterfall cave your loftwing was held captive in by Groose.
4. Right behind the base of the light tower in the Plaza.
5. The wooden path on a lower ledge north of the Bazaar.
6. Use your beetle to retrieve one from the ceiling rafters of the sparring hall.
7. Inside Orielle’s and Parrow’s home at the corner of the room.
8. There is a Gratitude Crystal on the floating island above the lake. Snag it with the Quick Beetle to cover the necessary distance. Though, you can make it easier for yourself by waiting for the Clawshot to make it up to the floating island.
9. On the second floor of the Knight Academy, inside a potted plant.
10. Within the branches of a tree, nearest the pumpkin patch.
11. Links room at the Knight Academy on his desk.
12. There is another waiting for you in Zelda’s room. You need to have the clawshot to enter from the outside through the chimney.
13. If you situate yourself south of the Knight Academy and look to the west, you’ll see some vines leading down. Jump down this path to find a Gratitude Crystal.
14. The storage shed, in the back of the Lumpy Pumpkin.
15. The second floor of the Lumpy Pumpkin.

Gratitude Crystal Rewards

Below are all the rewards you get for exchanging Gratitude Crystals to Batreaux.

Prize	Crystals Required
Medium Wallet	5
Heart Piece	10
Big Wallet	30
Cursed Medal	30
Gold Rupee (300 Rupees)	40
Giant Wallet	50
Gold Rupee x2 (600 Rupees)	70
Tycoon Wallet	80

There are a myriad of collectibles to find in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, from familiar items like pieces of heart to brand-new trinkets like Goddess Cubes and Gratitude Crystals. The latter are especially valuable; you’ll often receive them after helping the residents of Skyloft with their problems, and you can trade them in for bigger wallets and other helpful rewards.

Nearly every character in Skyloft has some sort of side quest for you to complete, including Instructor Owlan in the Knight Academy. Here’s what you need to do to complete Owlan’s quest and earn his Gratitude Crystals. We also have a ton of other Skyward Sword HD guides in our roundup, including heart piece and Goddess Cube locations. Be sure to check those out before you set off on your adventure.

Instructor Owlan’s Request

• Location: Knight Academy
• Prerequisites: Must complete Faron’s Song of the Hero quest

For one of your final tasks, you need to retrieve a Kikwi for Instructor Owlan at the Knight Academy to study. To start, head to the academy and talk to the professor. Return to Faron Woods and use your dowsing ability to find Machi in the eastern part of the forest. Talk to him, then have Scrapper return him to the clouds. Instructor Owlan will be so intrigued by the strange plant-like creature that he’ll reward Link with some precious Gratitude Crystals.

For details on the rest, be sure to read our Gratitude Crystal quest roundup, including walkthroughs for each one, locations for individual Gratitude Crystals, and the rewards you can get from exchanging them.

In addition to your quest to find Zelda, you’ll be hunting for a ton of collectibles in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, from traditional items like heart pieces to unique ones like Gratitude Crystals. You’ll typically receive these crystalized bits of happiness after helping out the various residents of Skyloft with their problems, and they can be exchanged for some helpful rewards and upgrades, making them very valuable.

Nearly every character you encounter in Skyloft has some sort of problem they need help with, including the fortune teller Sparrot. Here’s how to complete Sparrot’s side quest and earn some more Gratitude Crystals. We have a ton of other Skyward Sword HD guides in our roundup, including heart piece and Goddess Cube locations, as well as beginner’s tips. Be sure to also check out our full Zelda: Skyward Sword HD review.

Missing Crystal Ball

Location: Sparrot’s house at East Skyloft

Prerequisites: Must defeat The Imprisoned for the second time and have the Clawshot

Once you’ve returned to Skyloft after battling the Imprisoned for the second time, you should head to the eastern part of town and talk to the fortune teller Sparrot at his house. He’ll tell you that he needs a new crystal ball. If you remember correctly, there is an object that looks like a crystal ball above the entrance to the Earth Temple at Eldin Volcano. Land at the entrance of the temple, Clawshot yourself above the entrance, and have Scrapper return the crystal ball to Skyloft for you.

For details on the rest, be sure to read our Gratitude Crystal quest roundup, including walkthroughs for each one, locations for individual Gratitude Crystals, and the rewards you can get from exchanging them.

The world of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is filled with collectibles, from traditional Zelda staples like heart pieces to unique items like Goddess Cubes and Gratitude Crystals. The latter are particularly valuable; you’ll typically receive them when you help out the various residents of Skylot, and you can trade them in for some helpful rewards, including bigger wallets.

One side quest to earn Gratitude Crystals revolves around Bertie and Luv, the potion brewers in Skyloft’s Bazaar. Here’s what you need to do to complete the quest and earn their Gratitude Crystals. Be sure to check out our Skyward Sword HD guide roundupfor beginner’s tips, heart piece locations, and more guides. You can also read our full Zelda: Skyward Sword HD review.

The Missing Baby Rattle

• Location: Bertie and Luv’s house (nighttime) at East Skyloft
• Prerequisites: Must have the Clawshots which you get from completing the Lanayru Desert Silent Realm (second Silent Realm)

Go to the potion brewers’ home at night to learn that the potion brewers will need some assistance with their child. You need to locate their lost rattle to help the baby fall asleep. It’s located in a nest near the Bazaar. To get there, grapple with your Clawshot from the entrance of the waterfall cave to the island floating overhead. You can then skydive to the nest and clear the birds’ dirt with the Gust Bellows to reveal the missing rattle. Return it to the couple to receive five more Gratitude Crystals. You won’t be able to skydive from your Loftwing, which is why you must leap from the island instead.

For details on the rest, be sure to read our Gratitude Crystal quest roundup, including walkthroughs for each one, locations for individual Gratitude Crystals, and the rewards you can get from exchanging them.

Of the many collectibles to find in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Gratitude Crystals are among the most valuable. You’ll receive these gems after helping the residents of Skyloft with their various problems, and you can trade them to Batreaux for special rewards like bigger wallets and pieces of heart, so you’ll want to collect as many Gratitude Crystals as you can while adventuring around the skies.

One of the final Gratitude Crystal side quests you can undertake involves the merchant Beedle and his precious missing beetle. Here’s what you need to do to recover the insect and earn more Gratitude Crystals. For more tips, be sure to check out our Skyward Sword HD guides roundup, which will also help you find every heart piece and Goddess Cube location in the game. Be sure to also read our Zelda: Skyward Sword HD review for our full thoughts on the game.

Beedle’s Missing Beetle

Location: Bug Rock

Prerequisites: Must defeat Bilocyte

Once Strich opens up Bug Rock in the thunderhead, this will open the final Gratitude Crystal-related task. Head for Beedle’s airshop and sleep ’til night. Wake up, and talk to Beedle on his island. He needs to recover his precious Horned Colossus Beetle. Go back to sleep and awake in the morning. Go to Strich’s island in the thunderhead. He will confess to taking Beedle’s property unknowingly but will only return it to Link if you can beat his expert-level bug catching challenge. Catch the required number of bugs in less than three minutes, and he will return the cage to you. Sleep until nighttime in Beedle’s shop once again and return the cage to him for your reward.

For details on the rest, be sure to read our Gratitude Crystal quest roundup, including walkthroughs for each one, locations for individual Gratitude Crystals, and the rewards you can get from exchanging them.

Besides your quest to find Zelda, there are plenty of side activities to do in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, including helping the residents of Skyloft and earning Gratitude Crystals. These small gems are crystallized bits of happiness, and you can trade them to a certain character for rewards like bigger wallets, making them especially valuable.

While some Gratitude Crystals can be found out in the open, you’ll receive most of them after completing a side quest for one of the many characters found in Skyloft and the other floating islands in the sky, including Kina at the Lumpy Pumpkin bar. Here’s what you need to do to complete Kina’s side quest and earn her Gratitude Crystals. Be sure to also check out our Skyward Sword HD guides roundup for more tips and guides, as well as our Zelda: Skyward Sword HD review.

Kina’s Pumpkin Assistant

Location: Near the pumpkin patch at the Lumpy Pumpkin

Prerequisites: Must defeat The Imprisoned for the second time, finish the Fire Sanctuary, and obtain the heart piece from the Lumpy Pumpkin questline

During the Lumpy Pumpkin shopkeeper’s questline, you’ll spend time helping Kina on Pumpkin Landing carry her pumpkins over to the storage shed. Later on, you’ll find that Kina needs help tending to the pumpkin patch. As eager as Link might be, he isn’t fit for the task. Fi will set a dowsing target to find the Mogma that is truly suited for the job. Head to the entrance of Eldin Volcano, where you skydive into the base of the volcano after entering via the steam vent. The elder is located on one of the platforms below, so keep an eye out when you dive into the volcano’s void. Once you speak to him, Scrapper will once again step in to haul him back above the clouds. Converse with Kina to receive your crystals.

For details on the rest, be sure to read our Gratitude Crystal quest roundup, including walkthroughs for each one, locations for individual Gratitude Crystals, and the rewards you can get from exchanging them.

It wouldn’t be a Zelda game without collectibles, and there are a ton of them to find in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. In addition to series staples like pieces of heart and bottles, Skyward Sword features a variety of unique collectibles to get your hands on, including monster parts and Gratitude Crystals. The latter are particularly valuable, as they can be traded to a certain character for helpful rewards and upgrades.

While a handful of Gratitude Crystals can be found out in the open, you’ll primarily receive them after helping the various residents of Skyloft with their problems. That includes Dodoh, the clown from Fun Fun Island. Below, we’ve broken down how to complete Dodoh’s side quest and earn his Gratitude Crystals. For more tips and guides, be sure to check out our Skyward Sword HD guide roundup, as well as our full Zelda: Skyward Sword HD review.

Dodoh’s Party Wheel

• Location: Fun Fun Island
• Prerequisites: After repairing the Scrapper

When you arrive at the colorful Fun Fun Island, Dodoh the clown will tell you about his missing color wheel, the key to operating his amusement island. Luckily, you can retrieve it for him. Head to the Desert Entrance bird statue in the Lanayru Desert and look for the timeshift stone in the vicinity. Activating it will reveal a set of vines that will carry you up to the ledge overhead. Once there, you can locate the color wheel stuck in the ground. Fi will call Scrapper to return the wheel to its home, and you should return to Fun Fun Island to claim your reward.

For details on the rest, be sure to read our Gratitude Crystal quest roundup, including walkthroughs for each one, locations for individual Gratitude Crystals, and the rewards you can get from exchanging them.

There are a ton of collectibles to find in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, but some of the trickiest ones to get your hands on are Gratitude Crystals. You’ll typically receive these crystalized bits of happiness when you help out the many residents of Skyloft, and they can be traded in for some rare rewards, making them among the game’s most valuable collectibles.

Nearly every denizen of Skyloft has some sort of problem or side quest they need help with, including one unusual request involving the Knight Academy’s bathroom. Here’s what you need to do to complete this side quest and earn some more Gratitude Crystals. For more Skyward Sword HD guides, check out our full guide roundup, which also includes beginner’s tips and heart piece locations. Be sure to also read our full Zelda: Skyward Sword HD review.

Haunted Bathroom

• Location: Knight Academy
• Prerequisites: Must defeat The Imprisoned for the first time

If you stick around the Knight Academy at night, you will notice haunting sounds coming from the bathroom in the dorm. Alternatively, you can find your way to this side quest by talking to Dovos at the Bazaar, or Henya the lunch lady at the Knight Academy.

Regardless, investigate to discover a spirit is in dire need of some paper for a most…unsavory deed. From there, return to the daytime and look for Cawlin. He has a love letter that he wants to pass on to Karane. You can opt to deliver the letter as promised; this will ultimately lead to a cutscene where Karane talks to Cawlin and Pipit intervenes, revealing his true feelings for her. Karane will say she feels the same, and Cawlin will run off heartbroken. His sadness is your fortune, however, as you’ll receive five Gratitude Crystals from Karane.

Alternatively, you can choose to give Cawlin’s letter to the spirit in the bathroom. The spirit will be so grateful that you’ve brought it some toilet paper that you’ll receive five Gratitude Crystals. Regardless of who you decide to give Cawlin’s letter too, you’ll get the same reward (though you may spare him some heartache if you go with the spirit).

For details on the rest, be sure to read our Gratitude Crystal quest roundup, including walkthroughs for each one, locations for individual Gratitude Crystals, and the rewards you can get from exchanging them.

Imagine an MMO where players can collectively build a settlement up from a small collection of tents and wagons to a sprawling city filled with people. Now imagine that rival factions can attack those settlements, steal off with the loot, and use the resources to build up a settlement of their own. That’s the ambition of the upcoming MMO Ashes of Creation, and recently I helped some of my fellow players turn a patch of land into a large town and it was absolutely bonkers. I also found that Ashes of Creation’s ambitions for an online, connected game world that’s affected by the choices of it’s players extends well beyond what we were able to do in a single weekend of play time.

On the surface, Ashes of Creation feels quite familiar as MMOs go. I spent most of my time picking off enemies, exploring new areas, completing quests, crafting items, and leveling up. But what separates it from the other online worlds is in how the players literally shape the world from the ground up.

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As I explored and tackled quests, I was helping my faction establish and expand various settlements, called Nodes, on the world map. In fact, everything I did within a region’s borders gave that region XP in the same way that my individual character was earning it. The more that I and the other players accomplished, the bigger our settlements grew, and with growth came new vendors, better defenses, and access to better equipment and services. I could even make investments in these settlements, like by buying property for example.

As Nodes develop and get more complex, they also introduce politics in the form of governmental institutions — each settlement can even get a mayor who’s a real player that gets elected by a settlement’s citizens and controls how that Node gets developed. And depending on which faction or culture is most heavily involved in a settlement’s growth, the architecture, aesthetic, and access to certain resources and training is influenced by those variables. For example, because the settlement I spent most of my time in was built by lots of dwarves, the buildings were shorter and ornamental whereas if humans had built them they would have been taller and more familiar to real-life medieval structures.

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But it’s how these settlements interact with one another and can be acted upon that takes this concept from an interesting idea to absolute insanity that feels like the Wild West. Because resources are limited and large settlements might encroach upon space occupied by neighboring settlements, each Node is in direct competition with its neighbor in a zero sum game. For your settlement to succeed and continue to grow, other settlements will need to be brought to heel or burned to the ground in a siege.

In addition to being a game about slaying monsters and leveling up, Ashes of Creation is an ongoing power struggle where forces are competing with one another on a macro level with incredibly high stakes. And some of these risky opportunities for PvP can have a direct and real impact on the player. After all, if I bought land in a settlement that was later sieged and destroyed, then my investment turns into a smoldering pile of rubble.

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And any resources kept in a settlement need to be physically moved to another location via a caravan if you want to relocate it and with that undertaking comes the unenviable position of having to worry about your caravan being pilfered in transit by unscrupulous players. That’s something I never had to worry about in other games and the anxiety of this darwinian landscape made playing Ashes of Creation all weekend an incredibly stressful affair in the best possible way.

It’s still extremely early with Ashes of Creation and the Alpha I played was very unpolished and filled with bugs – as you’d expect at this stage from any game of this scale. But its premise is fascinating, exciting, and frankly a little bit scary. I’m looking forward to seeing how it all comes together.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD features many collectibles to find during the course of your adventure, but among the most valuable are Gratitude Crystals. These can be traded in for some helpful rewards, and they’re typically earned by helping out the denizens of Skyloft with their various problems. One such character is Fledge, Link’s meek friend who is looking to get stronger.

Below, we’ve broken down everything you need to know to help Fledge improve his strength and earn his Gratitude Crystals. For more on Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, be sure to check out our guide roundup, as well as our Zelda: Skyward Sword HD review.

Improving Fledge’s Strength

Location: Knight Academy

Prerequisites: Must complete Lanaryu Mining Facility

The first time you meet Fledge in Skyward Sword, you’ll see him struggling to lift barrels in the Knight Academy. Disheartened by his lack of strength, Fledge tries to get in some training to become stronger, and you’ll find him in his room attempting to do push-ups when you visit the Knight Academy at night. Unfortunately for the poor guy, his training isn’t going so well, so you’ll need to step in and help.

Give Fledge a Stamina Potion from the Bazaar and he’ll feel reenergized to continue his training. That’s not the end of this little quest, however. Return the following night and Fledge will say his energy is running low again, so you’ll need to give him a second Stamina Potion to perk him back up. Sleep until the following night once again, then speak to Fledge and he’ll tell you that he’s gotten much stronger thanks to your encouragement. You’ll then receive five Gratitude Crystals as a reward.

For details on the rest, be sure to read our Gratitude Crystal quest roundup, including walkthroughs for each one, locations for individual Gratitude Crystals, and the rewards you can get from exchanging them.