The Temple of Bù is an ancient temple located in the White Leaf Desert in Desert Island.
In both games, there are a lot of Kashes hidden in the Temple, so it also serves as a place to accumulate large sums of currency that are required further in the plot.
LBA[]
The Old Wiseman of Desert Island claims the temple was buried by a violent sandstorm, although it seems to rather be a subterranean structure. When the temple is fully shown in a cinematic in LBA and on the cross-section of Twinsun in LBA2, it's shown that instead, it's floating on a piece of rock within the planet's mantle. In LBA2 rollercoaster cinematic, the floating building is shown to be a separate entity from the underground complex. How all these depictions coexist is never explained.
In LBA, Twinsen finds the old rabibunny at the entrance of the temple, that tells him to get the Book of Bù from inside the temple. Twinsen then enters the temple, that is guarded by skeletons and traps as falling rocks, and retrieves the book, proving he is the chosen one that the legend speaks of.
LBA2[]
In LBA2, the temple has been turned into a touristic attraction called Temple Park, and a rollercoaster has been installed. Although the park offers an entrance through a cavern, Twinsen can enter the temple from the old entrance by jumping into the well, where he can find lots of Kashes. Twinsen can ride the cart and guide it by turning some arrows (by throwing the Magic Ball) and access some doors (they open only when Twinsen is near; the empty cart will just bounce and go back). By riding the cart Twinsen can jump to some high places and get mushrooms hiding bonuses. Guiding the cart to the end of the route offers a cutscene.
The Esmers volunteer to make work on the Temple tunnels, but actually they are building a secret base underneath the Bald Mountain. Later they take control of the Park and Temple. Twinsen has to infiltrate the Esmer base to steal a shuttle to go to Emerald Moon.
Characters[]
LBA2[]
- Grobo tourist
- He says that he is the brother of the park warden to whom he left the tickets.
- Later (perhaps after Twinsen falls from the well) he admits he forgot the admission tickets and worries that someone might ask them. He hesitates to go farther.
- He has no idea about the School of Magic.
- Asked about the Wizards, he says he hasn't seen any passing by, but many Esmers.
- Sphero kid
- Boasts that his father is so smart that he managed to get them in without paying tickets.
- Asked about the School of Magic, he says he doesn't like school.
- Asked about the Wizards, he says he didn't see any man with funny hats.
- Rabibunny woman
- She says that the Temple is magnificent and wonders what will she see next.
- Later (perhaps after Twinsen falls from the well) she tells that her son adores tales of magic so much that he believes that they got there by miracle.
- Asked about the School of Magic she says she didn't know one existed and would like to visit if they have time and manage to find it.
- Asked about the Wizards, she says she hasn't seen any in the Temple.
- Sphero attendant
- He stands by the cart tracks, and gives instructions to the visitors about safe use of the carts.
- He has never heard about the School of Magic.
- Asked about the Wizards, he says he didn't see any, but some Esmers going to the lowest basements, claiming to do some repairs.
- Rabbibunny repairman
- He stands by a blocked door and he is honored to meet Twinsen in person; he explains that the lower levels are temporarily inaccessible for being hazardous to the visitors, and he is happy that the Esmers volunteered to do the "repairs".
- The only thing he has heard about the School of Magic is that it is somewhere in the White Leaf Desert.
- He says he hasn't seen any Wizards as long as he had been there.
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