TotK Mushroom Haven: Nat and Meghyn's Three Side Quests

Nat and Meghyn are sisters wandering Hyrule in search of mushrooms, and they are after a secret they will only call “that.” Their three side quests in Tears of the Kingdom follow one another: Cave Mushrooms That Glow, The Captured Tent and Who Finds the Haven? The last one has you crack a field guide riddle yourself. Every side quest is on all side quests.

How do you complete Cave Mushrooms That Glow?

Head east from Rito Village along the road through the Tabantha Frontier. East of Oromuwak Shrine is Brightcap Cave (Show on map). The sisters stand outside: they came for the brightcaps that grow inside, but cannot quite bring themselves to go in.

1. Talk to them. Nat, the older sister, wants 10 brightcaps.
2. Hand them over if you have them; if not, go into the cave, where some grow near the entrance. Monsters are said to guard a chest deeper in.
3. In return you get Spicy Tomato Mushroom Stew. If your pouch is full, make room and talk to Nat again.

They let slip that they are traveling in search of “that” but will not say what it is until you meet again. Next, they are heading to northern Hebra.

How do you complete The Captured Tent?

After the first quest, go to Snowfield Stable (Show on map). The sisters are fretting by the cooking pot: monsters have taken over the tent they pitched in a cave.

1. The tent is in Mount Drena Foothill Cave (Show on map), north of the stable along the road. Lizalfos are said to lie in ambush near the entrance.
2. Inside, three Bokoblins and a Moblin have the tent. Defeat them all.
3. Return to Snowfield Stable and tell Nat and Meghyn, for Spicy Steamed Mushrooms.

To thank you, they finally reveal what “that” is: a mushroom haven described in a field guide. The next quest starts right away.

What is the answer to Who Finds the Haven?

The sisters’ field guide reads:

“Vapors drift over Sturnida Basin, near a pond in Hebra. At the source of the steam lies a bright mushroom haven.”

Sturnida Basin is in western Hebra, and its hot spring is the Sturnida Secret Hot Spring (Show on map); the vapors are the spring’s steam. Follow the spring to its source and you reach Sturnida Springs Cave (Show on map). The haven is at the far end.

1. Inside, the sisters arrive too, decide the haven must be deeper in and split up to search.
2. Head deeper. A rock wall on your left blocks a side passage; break it and go in.
3. More rock walls follow. What you are looking for is a boulder hiding a low tunnel: move it with Ultrahand, crouch and crawl through.
4. At the end is the glowing mushroom haven. The sisters arrive right after, a bit vexed you got there first but happy to have found it.

There is no item reward, but you can pick every mushroom in the haven. Hearty Truffles and Big Hearty Truffles are said to grow there too.

Related guides

• Hot spring quests: the Sturnida Secret Hot Spring is also one of the three springs in Treasure of the Secret Springs.
• Hearty Truffle: one of the best healing ingredients.
• Caves: every cave location.