The Lava Ruins

Today we are going to explore the Lava Ruins located inside of the mountain in Trampoli.

Just past the entrance to the ruins is a circular lake pictured below. Upon closer investigation, it is quite possible that this lake is a caldera.

As you can see in the background, there are a few other "mountains"(as they are called in the game), insinuating that this is not just one single volcano, but part of a small volcanic arc, possibly caused by subduction, much like the Cascade Volcanoes. However, since its shape is never clearly seen, it is not clear exactly what type of volcano it is, but concerning the fact that it is either not active at all, or active very little, it is safe to say that it is a type of mafic volcano.

Adventuring inside of the ruins, one explores the innards of an in-active volcano. The fact that amount of magma increases as one travels farther down into the ruins is caused by the fact that one is venturing closer and closer to the magma chamber.

This is from the first, and highest floor in the ruins:

Just two floors below, the magma increases dramatically:

All images in this entry were taken by my from the game:  Rune Factory Frontier. Marvelous Entertainment USA, Inc and XSeed Games.2007 Nintendo