After making some progress in removing the corruption from infected creatures, teleporting a handful of them to the BioArk, and deepening their understanding of Naam culture, village chief Hon'lo still needs to be impressed. Especially since Tabitha has set up a Control Center nearby, Victoria must find a way to be in the chief's good graces.
This is where they'll receive the "A Warm Invitation" quest and per instructions from Hon'lo, they must find the Sibling Trees to get the Welcome Branches. This guide explains how players can find all the Welcome Branches in Creatures of Ava.
How To Find The Welcome Branches In Creatures Of Ava?
Welcome Branches are "party invitations," according to village chief Hon'lo, which are used to announce a gathering between all Naam settlements throughout Ava. Due to the Withering and the gates being closed, they last interacted with each other some time ago, and as such, Hon'lo tasks Victoria with finding the Sibling Trees and speaking with their guardians to obtain a Welcome Branch.
The Western Sibling Tree, also known as the Mâruba Swamp Sibling Tree, is one of the sibling trees that village chief Hon'lo tasks Victoria with locating in western Ava. This specific tree is the objective of the "A Warm Invitation" quest, in which Victoria must also find the Nari Jungle Sibling Tree to the east and the Antar Dunes Sibling Tree to the south.
The purpose is to obtain a Welcome Branch from these trees to reunite the Naam tribes, which were cut off from each other when the gates closed. Much later, they'll have to find cogstone fragments for Nim'ar to unlock the Nari Jungle gates, but for now, the Welcome Branches Victoria needs to acquire.
En route to the Western Sibling Tree west of the Tamûra Grasslands Sibling Tree, she'll arrive at the Mâruba Swamp Sibling Tree location, where a Naam NPC can be found resting at a campsite nearby. Being introduced to Bay'rush, they exchange dialogue with the herbalist, who will task Victoria to craft something at the nearest campfire.
It's here where they'll unlock the Crafting system, and with the resources gathered so far, they can only craft Healing Brews for the time being and return to Bay'rush to show their crafted items. Impressed with the results, they told Victoria she could keep the crafted items before handing her the Mâruba Welcome Branch.
The next branch to obtain is from the Antar Dunes Sibling Tree located south of the Tamûra Grasslands Sibling Tree; speak to the next guardian, Lar'oc, who is distressed at the arrival of humans on Ava. While they also express their displeasement with Hon'lo trusting Victoria to get the Welcome Branches, they'll give her the Antar Welcome Branch, and Victoria can proceed to the last sibling tree.
The Nari Jungle Sibling Tree is east of the Tamûra Grasslands Sibling Tree, and it is relatively easy to find as it is right by the Scientific Refuge location. The Naam guardian, Ker'am, is right by a campfire in this location, but they'll have to tackle the infected Ohol in the area before speaking to them.
They need a Lindejar Flower, which contains White Essence, to craft white pigments, and they can collect them at the pond nearby and give them to Ker'am. They'll give them the Nari Welcome Branch, and all that's left is to bring them to Hon'lo.