Elderberry
CommonResources
Tart dark-purple berries used in desserts and medicinal beverages.
Type
fruit
Tool
Bare Hands
Rarity
common
About
- •Tart berry with deep purple hue — more acidic than other berries
- •Prized ingredient for beverages: dessert wines, medicinal tonics, sweet drinks
- •Also used in baking (tarts, pastries, preserves) — adds tartness to balance sweetness
- •Harvested in Delesyia primarily; also found in Hernand's temperate forests
- •Often gathered in batches since bushes are productive — worth clearing nodes completely
- •Related fruits: blackberry, blueberry, raspberry — co-spawn in same biomes
Gathering Guide
- •Primary source: Delesyia forests and orchards — most reliable gathering location
- •Secondary locations: Hernand forests, especially near stream beds and meadows
- •Gather with bare hands — no tool required
- •Nodes glow faintly; found near elderberry bushes and thorny vegetation
- •Respawn after time passes — revisit same area for more batches
- •Co-gather with blackberry, raspberry, and blueberry in same regions
Gathering Regions
DelesyiaHernand
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Last updated: March 2026