Palium Ore

Palium Ore is a Common crafting material in Palia.

Description

“	A rock that contains palium. Can be smelted into bars for crafting.	”
–In-Game Item Description

How to Obtain

Mining

Palium Ore can be Mined from Palium nodes that can be found in the Elderwood.

Drops

Palium nodes come in three sizes: small, medium, and large. Every node size will always drop varying amounts of Palium Ore and Stone.

Small and medium nodes require at least a Fine Pick, while large nodes require an Exquisite Pick to be mined.

Node Size	Image	Drops		Hits to Break Node
		Stone	Palium Ore	Fine Pick	Exquisite Pick
Small		1 - 3	1 - 3	5	3
Medium		1 - 4	1 - 5	6	4
Large		1 - 6	1 - 11	N/A	6

There is a small chance of obtaining one or more of the following items while mining Palium Ore:

• 0 - 1 Amethyst
• 0 - 1 Ruby
• 0 - 1 Rainbow Kitsuu Plush

The Starstones can also be of Star Quality.

Reward

Palium Ore can be rewarded as a chance prize from a Rummage Pile in Kilima Valley and Bahari Bay, and from the Piksii Grove.

Palium Ore can be obtained by looting Treasure Chests in the Temple of the Roots.

Uses

Gifting

Current weekly wants of Palium Ore for February 23, 2026 - March 1, 2026:

• Nobody

Villagers who like Palium Ore:

•  Einar
  
•  Hekla
  
•  Hodari
  
•  Nai'o
  
•  Najuma
  
•  Sifuu
  
•  Subira
  
•  Tamala
  
•  Tish
  
•  Zeki
  

Crafting

The following use Palium Ore as an ingredient:

• Palium Bar
• Elderwood Lure

Furniture Making

• Moonstruck Table Lamp
• Winterlights Gold Topper
• Winterlights Icy Tree Topper

Accomplishments

The following accomplishments require Palium Ore:

• Every Mineral is Mine

Quest Items

Palium Ore is used to craft a Quest Item:

• Pin for Subira
• Pin for Hodari

Quests

Palium Ore is used in the following Quests:

Main

• The Nature of Shadows

Discovery

• Magic and Maji

Romance

Pins

Level 4

• Hodari's Pin (Quest)
• Subira's Pin (Quest)

Bundles

Palium Ore is not used in any Bundles.

Notes

• Palium, Whitestone and Platinum nodes share the same spawn table. As such, Whitestone and Platinum nodes must be cleared out in order for more Palium nodes to continue spawning.

Experience from mining Palium Ore counts towards the following Accomplishments:

• Advanced Miner
• Expert Miner
• Master Miner
• Mining Nodes

Similar Items

• Copper Ore
• Silver Ore
• Iron Ore
• Gold Ore
• Platinum Ore

Gallery

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  Official Icon of Palium Ore in Palia.

Update History

Build 0.198:

• Now has a chance to drop a Rainbow Kitsuu Plush.

Build 0.191:

• Location changed: Bahari Bay --> Elderwood
  
• Rarity changed: Rare --> Common

Build 0.175:

• Palium can now spawn from any location where Iron Ore nodes also appear.

Build 0.172:

• Palium nodes increased with 60%.

Build 0.169:

• Medium Palium nodes now drop an additional Palium Ore - new minimum to obtain is 2.
  
• Medium Palium nodes now grant more skill XP to better match their small and large counterparts.