Alongside all sorts of flora and fauna on land, the oceans ofPaliaare teeming with life. We may not be able to see all of it, but the evidence is all over the beaches: crabs scuttling about, snails scooting along in the sand, coral and oysters in the water, and plenty of shells lying around.

RELATED:Palia: Beauty Business Quest WalkthroughYou’ll need at least a few shells throughout your journey in Palia if you want to complete all the available quests, and they can help you gain relationship with some villagers. In this guide, we’ll show you exactly where to find them and what uses they have.

Player character standing on the coast of Bahari Bay next to a gatherable Shell in the shallow water in Palia.

Where To Find Shells

Shellscan only be found inthree regionsin Bahari Bay:Beachcomber Cove, Lighthouse Lagoon, and Coral Shores.

you’re able to find them not onlyon the sandalong the three areas, but alsowithin the shallow water. Like other gatherables, they exhibit botha pulsing glow, and have theirown noise which resembles a chime. As they spawn in the same area as Unopened Oysters, you’ll find a lot of them around or near each other.

Player character interact with Tau and gifting him a Shell, one of his liked items, in Palia.

Shells and oysters can be told apart by their coloring and noise. Shells arerounder and bright pink, and as well as having asofter and higher noisethan oysters.

What Are Shells Used For

Shellsprimarily serve as a gift or weekly wanted itemseveral villagers: Ashura, Chayne, Elouisa, Tish, Najuma, and Tau.

Gathering them is also aquest objective in two quests, A Look To Dye For and Beauty In Unexpected Places, both of which aregiven to you by Jel.

A Look To Dye For is a Discovery quest that can be found whenencountering the trigger dialogue when talking to Jel,and Beauty in Unexpected Places is Jel’slevel three romance quest.