Palia: Where To Find & Use Garnet Starstones

A symbol of protection and representing leadership and perseverance, the Garnet Starstones are a precious gemstone that players can obtain in Palia. Whether it's adorned on their persons or utilized to highlight their heroic deeds, these Starstones can be mined in Bahari Bay, depending on which nodes to hit.

Nevertheless, this Starstone is a befitting stone associated with "The General" Star Path, but if players have started their pursuits for them, they may not know where to look precisely. Do not fret, players, for we have explained in this guide where players are more likely to acquire the Garnet Starstones in Palia.

Where To Find Garnet Starstones In Palia?

Garnet is one of the ten Starstones made available for players to mine across Kilima Village and Bahari Bay. Possessing a deep red color that glistens under the dazzling daytime sun, which is said to have been a symbol of protection and associated with the heart and blood, it has a similar meaning in Palia.

The Garnet Starstone represents leadership and perseverance, and it's aligned with a specific constellation, "The General" Star Path. Naturally, those of this constellation have shown their leadership skills and perseverance in their daily lives and other areas before settling down in Kilima Village and Bahari Bay.

If players want to obtain this precious gemstone for themselves or other purposes, they must locate a specific node type and have the right pickaxe equipped. Therefore, they will look for iron nodes scattered across Bahari Bay, specifically in the Pavel Mines, Proudhorn Pass, the Outskirts, and Thorny Thicket areas.

Additionally, having the Fine Pick will aid them in mining the nodes to acquire iron ores and, more importantly, Garnet Starstones. As we're still busy exploring Bahari Bay for more Garnet Starstones, we'll update this guide once we've pinpointed more locations where players can get Garnet Starstones.

How To Use Garnet Starstones In Palia?

With the v0.172 patch update now live and players actively mining iron nodes in Bahari Bay for Garnet Starstones, they can begin using them in a handful of ways. One of the ways the Garnet Starstones are used is by selling them off for 400 Gold each by dropping them off at the Shipping Bin available on their Housing plot.

The Gold obtained can be utilized in a myriad of ways that players see fit, whether it be adding more Housing Add-ons, increasing their Bag inventory and storage chests, or their Focus Bar. Another way players can do this is by gifting Garnet Starstones to Villagers, friends, and other players, which can be viewed from the Social tab by hitting the O key and selecting the Requests tab.

As for Villagers who can receive Garnet Starstones, those who are aligned with "The General" Star Path, like Delaila, Hodari, and Sifuu, who have showcased their leadership skills and perseverance in their lives. Delaila is possibly considered the head of her household, the same can be said for Hodari, especially following the loss of his partner and Najuma's mother, and Sifuu was an expert monster hunter before she settled down with her partner and her son, Hassian.

As these Villagers can accept Garnet Starstones as gifts, remember they will be considered "Loved Gifts" by them. Naturally, they'll need to wait a week for the cooldown period to end before receiving another Garnet Starstone as a gift, which will improve their Friendship with them.

Palia is currently available via the Epic Games Store and in Open Beta for PC, as players can install the game launcher detailed in this guide. The game is now available to download for Nintendo Switch as of 14th December 2023.