Early in Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time’s story, players obtain the Royal Hourglass, a powerful new tool used to uncover treasures around Eternity Isle and the Valley. This new tool can be upgraded at a new type of crafting bench, the Timebending Table. Upgrading the Royal Hourglass unlocks an assortment of new recipes and also enables it to recover specific, crucial crafting materials called Ancient Cores.