Scattered throughout the world of Kena: Spirit Bridge are pockets of what’s called “spirit leash.” these messages correspond to the various houses in the village at the center of the game, most of which are covered in corruption that block your ability to enter them. With spirit mail, you can access each of the houses in turns, which often hide battles and always contain collectible rewards. To fully restore the village, you must find all the spirit mails hidden in various areas of the game, and you cannot find all the hidden rewards in Kena: Spirit Bridge without them.
Like other collectibles, spirit mail can be difficult to find, but often the paths to the items are out of sight and your ability to observe will help you locate them. We have found all the hidden emails within the game and below you will find instructions to unlock each one. If you need help finding any spirit mail, you can check the mailbox in front of the house you’re trying to unlock, which will give you a clue as to where you can find the message that unlocks it.
We have much more coverage of kena: the bridge of spirits to help you reach the ultimate goal of reaching the mountain shrine. Read our beginner tips to get started and check out our guide to solving the fishing shrine in the forgotten forest, which has tripped up many players. You may also want to read our guide to beating the game’s tough first big boss, Taro, if you stop, and check out our Kena: Bridge of Spirits review.
town
There are three spirit mails to find in the village, but the last two won’t be available until the end of the game when you start dealing with the third spirit in the game, toshi. The first one you can take on your way to the Taro Tree, Rusu Mountain, and the Forgotten Forest, but you’ll have to come back later to grab the rest. the rest of the spirit mail in the game can be taken as you enter each area and gain their new power.
onthe road to the forest
When you first arrive at the village, you’ll eventually head off the main path to the right, past where the first hat cart is. There are a lot of houses along the way but not many you can enter. As you’re headed up the path toward Taro’s Tree, the last house on the right side of the path will have a door blocked by a piece of wood.
Go around the back of the house and direct the Rot to pick up the big barrel you find there. Move it over by the house to the right and you can climb up onto the roof, then drop down inside. You’ll find the Spirit Mail in the back corner of the room.
in the tower
You’ll visit the northwest side of the village once you have the Dash ability. Here, near the Maskmaker’s Path area, is a big wooden tower that you don’t need to enter for any other purpose.
Head inside and climb to the top to find the Spirit Mail.
on the path of the warrior
The last Spirit Mail is only accessible when you start the Warrior’s Path portion of Taro’s quest. Not too far in, you’ll need to throw a bomb at a bunch of rocks to levitate them, opening your access to some gates. Climb to the top of the rock behind you, where there’s a round platform that makes raising the rocks below easy (there’s also a sliding path to your right that you’ll use to access the gates). Don’t move forward with the gates, though; instead, look to your left and you’ll spot some floating rocks set into the cliff face.
Blow them up to create a path, and then use your bow to hit the blue flower across the way and enter a cave. You’ll find a fight inside, but beyond it, you’ll be able to access a gate that will take you to a sanctum of Taro’s, where he could look down at the blossoming cherry tree. You’ll find the Spirit Mail here sitting in the open there.
roller coaster
There is only one Spirit Mail on the roller coaster, and you can get it as you progress through the path the first time you arrive.
in the waterfalls
On your way up the mountain, you’ll see a place with big waterfalls and a climbing puzzle. You’ll need to jump out to an island with a tree on it, then make your way to the left to the wall there, which is marked by a bunch of climbing spots.
When you leap over to this wall, instead of heading left and up, jump to the right and go around the corner. You’ll climb up into an opening in the wall that hides the Spirit Mail.
forgotten forest
after receiving the bow and opening the door to the forgotten forest, you will need to remove the corruption from three shrines to unlock taro’s memories. the two spirit mails in this area are near a couple of those shrines.
near the god tree shrine
You’ll find the first Spirit Mail near the God Tree Shrine. You’ll need to climb up onto one of the trees to reach it. As you’re headed up, you’ll eventually climb on a round wooden ledge with a tree branch sticking out between two parts of it. Drop onto the branch and turn around to look out over the forest. You should spot a blue flower you can shoot with your bow to launch yourself across the gap.
When you arrive, use the climbing ledges to get around the side of the tree to a platform, where the Spirit Mail waits.
near the water sanctuary
With the Water Shrine at your back, look at the path to your right that goes further into the woods and around the side of the stone ruins you’re facing. If you walk a few feet down that path and look up and left, you’ll spot a blue flower you can hit with your bow.
There’s nothing to land on, so you’ll immediately need to draw another arrow and look for another flower to your right, using the bow’s mid-air time-slowing ability to hit the target. When you hit the second flower, look to your left for another one ahead. Keep doing this until you reach a high point and somewhere you can stand, where the Spirit Mail waits.
warehouse
Once you’re done with the taro spirit, you’ll head back to town and head west into the fields. the entrance to that area takes you through the storeroom, where you’ll find a single spirit mail and can grab it on the way.
on the second floor
When you arrive in the Storehouse, you’ll get an introduction on using your spirit bombs for the first time. Detonate them on glowing black-and-blue rocks, and they’ll make platforms levitate. Use the bombs to reach the higher floor of the Storeroom to advance, but while you’re here, make sure you check each area you’re able to reach on the second floor, as there are several piles of rocks that can make paths.
Look for the Spirit Mail on the right side of the room, which you can reach with the pile of rocks toward the middle that’ll make a path leading upward.
fields
There is only one spirit mail in the fields, which you can find while unlocking memories. this one is in the forge at the north end of the area.
on top of the forge
Work your way through the Fields section until you get to the Forge, which is on the way to dealing with Adira’s Regret, once you’ve advanced the quest far enough to start looking for her relics.
When you get to the Forge, use the scaffoldings around the outside of the building to climb up as high as you can go. You’ll find the Spirit Mail at the top, at a dead end.
heart of the town
Your last memory will take you to the heart of the town area, which is a central town square and a bunch of underground caves. There are two messages here: one in the plaza area with the waterfall fountain, and one near the door to the caves, you’ll need to solve a puzzle to open.
in the square in the heart of the town
When you arrive at the Village Heart, you’ll fight a big battle and clear some corruption. After it’s gone, check the house at the back of the area, to the right of the waterfall fountain at the back-center of this space.
The Spirit Mail is waiting on a table and is easy to nab.
at the door of the caves in the heart of the town
Continue inside the Village Heart cave, where you’ll need to use bombs to put together the crystal columns that can allow you to activate the door. Instead of doing that, turn left and head outside. The cliffside path goes left and right, so turn to your right and look down when you reach the gap here to see some rocks you can levitate with a bomb. Start those platforms floating, then jump across the gap to a spot where you can grab the wall and shimmy around the corner.
Climb up and you’ll be standing in front of a stone door you can open with a bomb, which will reveal a cave with the Spirit Mail inside.