The heck is the glowing gold orb? It looks important
#Currently learning this game
quaint juniper
spring pasture
those are called Motes, used to learn the names of locations. Whenever you see one of those glowing orbs, press left ALT to go into soul mode, or press the soul mode button on your gamepad, and you'll grabe the mote. It will translate a tiny part of the location's name.