Ruins (PetStarPlanet)

The Ruins is the hub world in Skylanders: Teamwork. It is a larger version of the hub world of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, with the hub world in Teamwork having many areas that could not be entered in the original game. The hub world can be entered after completing the first level.

Story
The Ruins is known as the place where the legendary Core of Light is located. Originally, the Core of Light consisted of ten Eternal Elemental Sources. However, when Kaos destroyed the Core of Light, eight of the Eternal Elemental Sources were sent into random locations in Skylands, while the Light and Dark Sources were banished into their respective elemental realms. Shortly after the Core's destruction, the Skylanders were able to collect eight of the ten Eternal Elemental Sources and rebuilt the Core of Light. While the Skylanders were searching for the Eternal Elemental Sources, they got many new allies who started residing in the Ruins.

Four years later, the Skylanders' allies (as well as Kaos) noticed that the Eternal Light and Dark Sources were still missing. Using this as an advantage, Kaos planned to use many Core Bombs, which are bombs that only work if the Core of Light is missing at least one Eternal Elemental Source. Quickly, the Skylanders searched for the two last Eternal Elemental Sources and restored the Core of Light.

Look
In the beginning of Skylanders: Teamwork, the hub world looks the same as it looks at the end of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (the only difference is that Cap'n Flynn's Ship is located in the Ruins). However, new areas can be unlocked after completing levels and at the end of the game, the place looks like the Ruins looked like before the destruction of the Core of Light. In addition of the look changing, new areas can be entered and allies can be found in the hub world.

Cap'n Flynn's Ship
Cap'n Flynn's Ship is the starting area. It is where the Skylanders can talk to Flynn and Cali. Later, Captain Dreadbeard will appear as a Skystones opponent. Cap'n Flynn's Ship.

Trivia

 * Other areas from previous games, such as Cap'n Flynn's Ship and Mushroom Ridge (the first part of Stonetown), can also be entered.