Bastion/The Workmen Ward

Squirt Steps
The Squirt Steps is accessed through the south-west path.

This section contains several squirts, the initial ones trying to attack at a distance. A few tend to appear in melee range, and you can eventually encounter a squirt generator.

There are two pickups in this section. The first is the War Machete, which can make fast attacks or be thrown at targets. The second is the squirt lure secret skill, which calls a friendly squirt.

When you return to the center, there is a final wave of squirts that tacks.

Scumbag Alley
Scumbag Alley follows the south-east path.

It begins with an attack from four scumbags, although they sometimes charge off the side of the road, allowing them to be quickly defeated.

There is a battle with a single large scumbag, and it is supported by a squirt generator. The battle shouldn't be much different than before, simply block the scumbag when it charges and chop it to bits with your weapon.

There is nothing here, but defeating the scumbag is worth 150 XP, and you should find Something sharp after returning to the central area (when a squirt bring it up as it arrives).

East Side
This is found in the north-east path, and is guarded only by a few gasfellas.

It is the home of the forge, which allows you to upgrade your weapons with the various somethings that you founded. On the first visit, you likely have enough fragments to upgrade two of the weapons.

When you return to the center, there are a few more gasfellas that are present. You can also head down a side path to see one of the various minor characters.

Gasfella foreman
To the northwest is the path to the gasfella foreman.

In the first half, there are three gasfells that attack alongside an ambush of four turrets. Here, there is also the Ragged Hood momento.

The core is in the second room, but it is behind a cage. The gasfella foreman arrives, with other gasfellas forming an arena ring. The ring will simply do slam attacks to keep you within the arens, while the foreman tends to use a fast spinning attack. Defeating the foreman will free the core, and allow you to return to the center and exit.

There is one more gasfella thatppears when you return to the center, but is easily handled.