Don't know where to go next

[Nezumi]

About 7 hours in and have no idea where to go next. I walked all around the Forgotten Crossroads, Greenpath, and Fog Canyon, but can't find any way to progress. Only bosses I've defeated are the False Knight, Brooding Mawlek, and Gruz Mother (if that one counts). The only ability I have is Vengeful Spirit.

I was trying to get the map of Fog Canyon from Cornifer, but he seems to be behind an impenetrable black barrier.

I also tried navigating the Stone Sanctuary in Greenpath, but it was so dark I kept walking into spikes so I gave up.

If anyone can me throw some ideas while spoiling as little as possible, that would be great.

[Desticler]

Greenpath. Very close to the stag station. There's a boss. I'm surprised you managed to find Brooding Mawlek, but not this one boss that is required to progress.

[fp123]

Definitely missed something in Greenpath, head to the west end and explore.

[Gamplayr]

if you walked around all of greenpath surely you noticed a certain character running away from you...?

[NG75]

Buy the Lumafly Lantern from Sly in Dirtmouth will open up a lot more for you

[Edger 11]

No offense to you, but I just find it amusing that you found your way to fog canyon and mawlek (past all those spikes, too!) but missed Hornet, the one that dashes away whenever she sees you in Greenpath. It goes to show how big the game's world is.

As NG75 says, do save up for the lumafly lantern; it allows access to several dark areas throughout the game. But don't worry about that black stream barrier at the moment. The powerup to get across it and its ilk is acquired relatively late. You'll know which one it is when you get it.

[#EuthanizeTF2]

There’s a certain ability that you obtain from a certain boss in the Greenpath that’ll allow you to access the Fungal Wastes. The boss I mentioned is in the upper-left of the Greenpath, near the Stag Station.

Hope I helped, if you need more direction feel free to ask

[(Edgy) Asriel Dreemurr]

How did you get to Brooding Mawlek without the mantis claw?

And you need to fight a boss in Greenpath to progress.

[Zap]

The next area is Fungal Wastes, below Forgotten Crossroads

[Edger 11]

Originally posted by (Edgy) Asriel Dreemurr:

How did you get to Brooding Mawlek without the mantis claw?

And you need to fight a boss in Greenpath to progress.

Actually, no. You can pogo jump off the spikes to reach Mawlek. As a matter of fact, I did just that today. The claws make it easier, but they're not absolutely necessary. There are several places in the game you can reach "before you're supposed to".

[SaltHuntress]

in greenpath there is a character in a red dress you need to seek after. Her name is Hornet.

[Nezumi]

I figured it out. There was a cave in Greenpath that led me to the Vengefly King which eventually led me to Hornet. I appreciate all the help tho. :)