The world ofPaliais filled with mystery. Humans, long thought to be extinct, are appearing again suddenly thanks to what seems like magical intervention; parts of their ruins are activating again; and magic itself is heavily illegal due to events in the past. Many quests you do will offer you pieces of lore about the world and things that happened in it.

One of these is Keyed In, and it introduces you to the person who previously lived in your home plot and hints at why you found a ton of debris there. In this guide, we’ll show you how to unlock Keyed In and team up with Jina again to figure out what the Pulsing Key is and how to ensure it won’t be doing any damage.

Player character speaking to Jina during Keyed In and she mentions that it’s called an Unstable Unlocker and how dangerous it is in Palia.

How To Start The Keyed In Quest

To unlock this quest, you’ll first need todiscover the Pulsing Keyquest item. The Pulsing Key can befound randomly while tilling your gardenat any time of day, and obtaining it willimmediately unlockits quest.

Head to Jina andspeak with her, and she’ll inform you that the Pulsing Key is actually anUnstable Unlocker, a highly illegal and magical key with a tendency to make things explode if it’s used improperly.

Player character speaking to Eshe in her office in Kilima City Hall and about to ask her about Florentine’s key in Palia.

She’lltake the keyfrom you for safekeeping and suggest you ask around aboutandinvestigate the previous owner of your plot.

How To Get Information On The Pulsing Key

There arefour possible charactersyou can ask and receive information from about your plot’s previous owner, Florentine. While you can speak to all four of them, youonly need to speak with Ashura and Esheto get the information needed to progress.

Speaking with Eshe and Ashurabothwillprogress you to the next quest stepandlock you out of asking Caleri and Elouisaabout Florentine.

Player character speaking to Jina in and library and telling her that they know the correct phrase for the Unstable Unlocker in Palia.

After speaking with them,return to Jina.

How To Finish The Keyed In Quest

Speak to Jina again, andshe’ll tell you that to defuse the key’s magic, you’ll needthe name of Florentine’s pet.

Tell her that Florentine’s Palcat name wasOne-Eyed Sheremy,and the key will besafely defused. She’ll thank you and decide to keep the key permanently so it doesn’t cause any future issues.

You’ll receive a small amount of Renown and anEmberborn Hanging Lamp furniture piecefor completing the quest.