In order to journey deeper into the recesses of the outlining region - the forest,  the beach, the mine, the mountain  - you will need to speak with Krasz, the village huntsman, who will only be available to speak with at night in town. Krasz will, after some overly macho prompting, task you with clearing out various monsters from each area in question in order to go deeper within their depths, however, you will need to fight a boss before you can proceed, which means that it would be wise to forage earlier on and then return to the village of Cotton Hill to make use of what you can gather for yourself before the attempt.

Foraging can be done easily enough by selecting the command to forage while within an battleground area, sometimes you will often find treasure chests within the area, the likes of which can contain some very nice loot, provided you can obtain the keys for them. Beware if you do not have any and attempt to force them open as mimics will abound.

There are three levels to each of the above outlining regions, the enemies you face will grow progressively stronger as you enter into their depths, but the rewards you will find will also increase in value, especially if you are diligent in your crafting in town, of which can be done by speaking to the local business owners.