REVEN NIEGA

been wandering Reven Niega for hours now, going in circles. found both switches, and from what i've read here the bottom (gold) switch needs to be OFF to access all the areas. haven't found Stardust yet, is there a secret door or switch i'm not finding? i also can't access the purple tent just beyond the three chests (oddly, i believed i died in that fight the first time and when i reloaded the save, the chests were open -- did i trigger a bug, maybe?) finally, i don't have quest #9 -- does this mean i won't find the wind elemental, and how is that quest triggered? i've seen a screenshot of the location of the wind elemental, a large pool with a T shape in the middle, but i haven't come across a pool that looks like that. any ideas? am i screwed?