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The achievement Perplexing Puzzle Pieces rewards you level 65-70 gear for finding and picking up caches in the Starfall Prophecy launch zones. Completing it also unlocks an reward whose purpose is as yet unknown in Tok's Proving Grounds.
Some are easy to get to, some are very hard. This post will show you how to get them all.
With thanks to everyone in this post for finding and posting them, and rift.pictures for the hi-res map.
None of these require the Opie mount jump or a racial jump, but they will make it easier. The runecrafted Glyph of the Shalistiri helps you jump higher and can help, but is still not necessary. A Rogue Riftstalker's Memory Capture & Flashback abilities can also save you time. But I have done it the hard way and you can too.
Scatherran Forest
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1. Scatherran Forest Whirring Puzzle Box - /setwaypoint 6059, 5431
Port to Blackthorn Fall and go up to west of that box (about /setwaypoint 5959, 5404) and hop up the rocks and head east on them:
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Mount up and jump to land on the lowest flower lip:
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Then jump up the ledges and the box is in the middle of the big flower thing.
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2. Scatherran Forest Tocking Puzzle Box - /setwaypoint 5832, 6748
Start way north at about /setwaypoint 5719, 6260 . Go up, scale the rocks and ridges to the box. Beware invisible walls.
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3. Scatherran Forest Ticking Puzzle Box - /setwaypoint 4779, 6088
Very easy to get to, hard to see. In the critter den whose opening is at /setwaypoint 4775, 6103 ; reachable from the ramp, not the bottom.
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4. Scatherran Forest Humming Puzzle Box - /setwaypoint 5942, 4540
Quite hard to jump to. The puzzle piece is on a pillar. The pillar is below a tree. The tree is below a cliff. You have to get to that cliff the long way.
Start way southwest at about /setwaypoint 5487, 4887 (you can also start at about 5753, 4515)
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and scale the rocks and ridges. See video for the full how-to.
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5. Scatherran Forest Buzzing Puzzle Box - /setwaypoint 4884, 6783
This is all the way at the bottom of the waterfalls & river, behind a waterfall.
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Gedlo Badlands
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1. Gedlo Badlands Tocking Puzzle Box - /setwaypoint 3444, 6389
This one is in a nook near Saint Taranis and is easy to get to. Jump in and turn around.
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2. Gedlo Badlands Buzzing Puzzle Box - /setwaypoint 3665, 6325
This one is in Saint Taranis, on top of the dog statue that holds the fire pit important to the story. However, it's very hard to jump to.
Start on the outcropping about 3633, 6291 and jump to the base of the top claw. Yes, it's possible:
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Run up the claw/blade to the top of the blade:
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Hop on to the rock and walk half of the way up:
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Jump to the stone ear opposite you:
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Walk and pick up the box. You made it!
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3. Gedlo Badlands Ticking Puzzle Box - /setwaypoint 3462, 7381
Start northeast of the box at about /setwaypoint 3805, 7165 and it's an easy jaunt. Watch for invisible walls. A bit hard to see against the rock.
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4. Gedlo Badlands Whirring Puzzle Box - /setwaypoint 3772, 5833
This one is on top of a floating pillar. Go around up to the ledge near it (about /setwaypoint 3745, 5829) and jump on to it.
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5. Gedlo Badlands Humming Puzzle Box - /setwaypoint 2793, 5835
This is found on the BOTTOM of the floating rock. Stand on the highest outcropping you can and look up and you will be able to pick up the puzzle piece.
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