Stone Hill is the first realm of the Artisans homeworld in Spyro the Dragon and its remake in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. It is also the setting of both the opening and ending cutscenes of the first game.
In the remake, this world has replaced the main area of the Dragon Realms seen in the original games, with that area appearing to be non-existent.
Description
Stone Hill is a peaceful, sunny countryside realm surrounded by green, rolling hills on three sides, with a bluish sea on the fourth side. A perfect blue sky arches overhead and white clouds mingle on the horizon. The realm contains two large areas, each with grassy knolls surrounded by a stone wall with simple fountains and stubby stone towers.
An archway leads to the tunnel that connects the two areas. In the first area, there is a dried-up well with a dragon, Gavin, several gems, and a Locked Chest at the bottom. The key is hidden in a cave in a secret coastal area. In the center of the second area, there is a tower that Spyro can glide from to reach the upper hills that surround the two main enclosed areas.
The terrain here is even more hilly, with wispy, round trees and a blue egg thief. Large stone pillars mark the boundaries of the realm, and if Spyro tries to pass between them, he runs into an invisible wall. The main castle lies on the edge of the realm, right on the coast. Spyro can access the inside of the castle from the first grassy area and can explore the top of the castle from the upper hills.
Statistics
Dragons
- Lindar - Found in a cave with several treasure chests and metal chests.
- Gildas - Found at a tower in the middle of where the thief runs.
- Astor - Found in the area which has the ending vortex-portal.
- Gavin - Found down the well that has the Locked Chest.
Skill Point (Reignited Trilogy)
- Burn the hidden pink tulip - Found between the castle spires on the hill where the thief is found.
Japanese Signposts Description
| Japanese Hint | Translation |
|---|---|
| このさき じょうしょうきりゅうの とう |
Updraft to the tower ahead. |
| ホームへの おかえりは こちらから |
Return home this way. |
| このとうのうえから まわりの たかだいに いくことが できます。 |
From the top of this tower you can go to the surrounding mountains. |
| よんぶんかつ メッセージ その１ ダイヤは この たかだいの |
Four-part message #1: Gems are on this mountain |
| よんぶんかつ メッセージ その２ あちこちにちらばっているので |
Four-part message #2: The gems are scattered all over the place |
| よんぶんかつ メッセージ その３ すみずみまで |
Four-part message #3: Search all the corners |
| よんぶんかつ メッセージ その４ よくさがしましょう |
Four-part message #4: Search for the gems carefully |
| きけん！ このいどは かれいどなので みずがありません。 あぶないので なかに はいらないでください。 |
Danger! This well is dry, so there's no water. It's dangerous, so please don't go in. |
| あおいかんばんで そうさほうほうを しっかり マスターしよう！ こうりゃくのヒントも あおい かんばんで ばっちりチェック！ |
Master the controls by reading the blue signposts! The blue signposts also give out hints for stages! |
| きけん！ ここからしたを のぞかないでください。 ∆ボタンなんか つかっちゃ ダメですからね！ |
Danger! Please don't look down from here! Don't press the ∆ button either! |
| よくできました！ このグライドのテクニックはとても じゅうようです。 しっかりマスターしてください！ |
Well done! The glide technique is very important. Make sure you master it! |
| あそこにみえる かんばんのところまで グライドしてみましょう。 Xボタンをいっかいおして、 ジャンプのてっぺんで もういちど Xボタンをおします。 |
Try gliding to the sign over there. Press the X button once, and at the peak of your jump, press the X button again. |
| もちぬしより ホームにもどる じょうしょうきりゅうの そばにある かいがんであそんでいたら かぎを なくしてしまいました。 かぎをみつけたひとに この たからばこのなかみを さしあげます。 |
From the owner: While playing near the beach by the updraft that leads home, I lost my key. The person who finds the key will receive the contents of this treasure chest. |
| タマゴどろぼうの とうぞく しゅつぼつちてん ダッシュでおいかけて つかまえてください。 たいあたりか ほのおで やっつけて ドラゴンぞくのたいせつな タマゴを とりかえしてください。 |
Egg thief's arrival point. Dash to chase after them. Knock them out with a charge or fire, and return the important egg back to the dragon clan. |
Walkthrough
Gallery
- Main article: Stone Hill/Gallery
Trivia
- The cutscene that shows Spyro being interviewed about his defeat of Gnasty Gnorc takes place here.
- Through means of hacking, if you can fly far enough, you can fly towards the mountains. If you fly to the lower part of the mountains, you will be knocked back by an invisible wall. If you manage to get there, the mountains are strangely solid. Even though it is not reachable by regular, non-hacking methods, hacks can let you make it to the mountains.
- In the demos, none of the dragons' cutscenes are more than text.
- In one of the demos, this level was replaced by Town Square. However, it still had this level's music.
- in one of the demos, this level is present and accessible but the music is replaced with the end credit song.
- This is one of the three levels in the Spyro series to have Shepherds, the other two being Toasty and Dragonfly Falls.
- Variants of this level's background appear to have been reused in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!. The levels Zephyr and Robotica Farms both have a very similar background, but the bottom half is green, blending in with the hills, while Scorch appears to use another variant, with the hills being yellow dunes.
- For the first eleven seconds of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy announcement trailer, you can hear a segment of this level's remastered theme.
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