Palworld: The New Moonflowers Faction's Lore Explained

Summary

The new Sakurajima update in Palworld introduces the intriguing Moonflowers faction, providing a fresh challenge for players to discover.
Delving into journal entries reveals the mysterious history and motivations of the Moonflowers, adding depth to their character and purpose.
The addition of the Moonflowers hints at the potential for a story mode in Palworld, offering the opportunity for more developed plots and engaging gameplay.

As players explore the islands of Palworld, they will eventually run into powerful enemy factions. As threatening as they can be, they provide the game's overworld with life, ensuring they liven up the environments they inhabit. Palworld's major Sakurajima update has brought in the new Moonflowers, an interesting faction that brings quite a challenge and an air of mystery regarding their circumstances. Although many may have already encountered them, some may be pleased to know there is more to them than just being worthy adversaries on the game's new Sakurajima island.

The recent Sakurajima update brought a lot of content for Palworld. The additions improved the single and multiplayer aspects of the game, introducing things like new structures, a PvP mode, and one of the more noteworthy inclusions, a new faction. The Moonflowers are a unique group whose design seems to be fashioned around Japanese warriors, possibly from the Sengoku era, and they can only be found on the aptly named Sakurajima island. As interesting as they may be, much like the other factions, there's little to learn about them unless players take the time to find journal entries from their respective leaders. While the Moonflowers may be a question mark to some, they actually have an interesting tale that players should consider learning about.

The Story Behind Saya Kurosaki and the Moonflowers

Though Saya and the Moonflowers have a unique and interesting appearance, some say that the new Sakurajima faction needs to break the mold, and one of the ways to do that is by giving it an interesting story. Like the other factions, their tale is tucked behind journal entries that players must search high and low to obtain, making it a tedious chore just to learn more about an enemy group. But regardless of the bothersome method of acquiring the information, it is at least worth it as their stories give them more depth. Regarding Saya and her Moonflowers faction, there are a few things that her diary tells the player, such as:

Saya states that she and the Moonflowers have guarded Sakurajima island for countless ages, suggesting the group has been around even before the other factions.
An entry states that the Moonflowers continue to protect the tower and the island but for unknown reasons, showing that the group has been given no clear purpose since its inception.
While their purpose is unclear, it does show that they're hostile towards any group that isn't their own, as an entry states that they hunt down other factions who would defile their land.
Saya believes a crescent moon will illuminate their path, and with the arrival of Selyne and her crescent moon-like appearance, their group has something to look forward to, especially in death.

The faction that guards Palworld's beautiful Sakurajima island has many more mysteries surrounding it, but there is at least enough that tells who they are and why they do what they do. The future may hold an update that sheds more light on Saya and her group, possibly giving them a bigger role within the game.

How the Moonflowers and the Other Factions Can Show That They Can Play Much Bigger Roles in Palworld

The game adding this faction to Sakurajima island could make one type of future content more likely, one that it and all the other factions deserve: a story mode. Every journal entry for each organization shows that they have the potential to become more than what they currently are, and a well-developed plot that ties them all together is the perfect way to help with that. Aside from allowing the game to dive deeper into and better characterize each faction and its leaders, it can also generate new content like overworld tower boss battles or constant faction wars. There are still many other areas of opportunity that such a change could bring, and it may be for the game's benefit if Pocketpair capitalizes on them.

The Moonflowers and Palworld's Sakurajima update could be a good sign for an underbaked feature known as the factions, as the implementation of the new group could be a sign that the developers are considering giving them more significance. While there is much to learn about Saya and her dangerous organization, the same can be said about the rest. With time, an update may just give them what they need to live out their true potential and enhance the game and player experience.

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