Tataroo Valley

Tataroo Valley is the first dungeon visited in Tales of the Abyss.

Geography
Tataroo Valley is located north of Chesedonia, on the Ispania Peninsula. The valley is a wide area that contains an extensive flora almost untouched by humanity. The valley always have Selenia flowers in bloom that tends to cluster around fon slots, indicating that there is a Sephiroth in the area.

Nighttime in the Valley
Luke fon Fabre and Tear Grants fist reached the valley at night after an unintentional hyperresonance occurred between the two of them at the Fabre Manor in Baticul. After Luke regained consciousness due to the incident in Baticul, Tear apologies for dragging him on the conflict with Van Grants. They agreed that she will take him back to the mansion, so they headed out of the valley.

At the valley's entrance there was a coach driver. He said he was going to the capital, so Tear paid the fee with a pendant. After riding the coach, a malkuthian land dreadnaught, the Tartarus, appeared chasing a group of thieves called the Dark Wings as they blew up Rotelro Bridge. The two of them realized that they were at the Malkuth Empire and heading to Grand Chokmah, not Kimlasca's Baticul. But it was already too late to turn around, since the bandits blew up Rotelro Bridge that connects to Baticul. Because of this Tear and Luke ended up heading for Engeve.

Preparations for the descent
The party visits a second time the valley after Ion said that there's a passage ring in Tataroo Valley that could be used to measure the core’s vibration frequency, information needed in order to stop the core’s vibration.

As the party went farther into the valley, they came across with a rare butterfly that can be sold for a lot of money. Anise Tatlin ran after it but just then an earthquake occurred and Anise almost fell off the edge of a cliff. Anise almost dies if it weren’t for Tear and unexpected Guy actions. After the entrance with the usual Daathic seal protecting the Sephiroth, a Uniceros started go attack the group. After knock it unconscious and then having Mieu talk to it. The creature said that he doesn't like miasma, and since Tear had miasma in her, it had attacked us unthinkingly and left.

After breaking the Daathic and Yulian Seals they measured the core's vibration frequency and made preparations for lowering the Outer Lands while we were at it. According to Jade the plan is to link all the remaining passage rings together, and have them lower the Outer Lands all at once. After finishing business at the valley’s Sephiroth the party headed back to Sheridan to report the results to Iemon and the others.