Trial of the Challenger

Trial of the Challenger walkthrough

The first quest for the second profession for all the melee damage dealers (Bladedancer, Destroyer, Gladiator, Swordsinger, Tyrant and Warlord): Trial of the Challenger. The quest is so simple and quick that it is downright annoying: why does such happiness go to the damage dealers too, why not give it to the Shillien Elder or the Elven Elder. No such luck. Well, never mind, at least somebody got lucky. In this quest we have to be speleologists for a while: visit three caves and one dungeon. No tedious grinding of heaps of mobs. A freebie has arrived.

1. Town of Dion. Find Kash in the Warriors Guild and take the quest. You receive: Letter of Kash.

   The quest is taken at level 35 from the NPC Kash behind the warriors guild of Dion (in the yard between the warriors guild and the warehouse).

   

   

2. Undine Waterfall. Kill Shyslassys (lv. 36) to get: Broken Key.

   The first quest mob Kash sends us to is called by the strange name Shyslassys (it looks as if somebody among the developers had all his teeth knocked out, and such a name was all he could utter). The quest mob lives in a cave under the waterfall in the location not far from the Swampland (teleport from the dark elven village; the NPC recommends running from the Neutral Zone, but it is much farther from there). We teleport to the Swampland and run to the waterfall. Several NPCs and several quest trees will stand there; we run past them and into the cave under the waterfall, and in the left branch stands the quest mob with its guards. We beat all the mobs; I left this very Shshshslshshsh for last, because after it a chest appears.

   

   

3. Talk to Chest Of Shyslassys. Hand over: Broken Key. You receive: Scroll of Shyslassys.

   In the dialogue with the chest, Chest of Shyslassys, we press the line "use some key" (that line is the one and only there, you will not miss).

4. Town of Dion. Return to Kash in the Warriors Guild. Hand over: Scroll of Shyslassys.

   Then we return to Kash in Dion.

5. Town of Giran. Find Martien at the north gate.

   Kash sends us to Giran, to the NPC Martien, who stands at the upper right exit from the town.

   

   

6. Floran Village. Kill Gorr (lv. 36) to get: Watcher's 1st Eye.

   Martien says that we have to run to the outskirts of Floran, but in fact the next cave is next to the Monster Derby Track, so we teleport from Dion to the Plains of Dion; to the right of the track there will be a mountain, and on its right side there is the entrance to the cave. We go inside and see the quest mobs, among which is the main one, Gorr. We beat them all and get the quest item.

   

   

7. Town of Giran. Return to Martien at the north gate.

   We return to Martien.

8. Hive Fortress. Kill Baraham (lv. 36) to get: Watcher's 2nd Eye.

   The next cave is in the location Beehive; it is the cave we have to run to for the noblesse quest. The mobs are the same, the key mob is Baraham. We go into the cave and kill all the mobs.

   

   

9. Talk to Champion Raldo.

   The NPC Champion Raldo appears and tells us that we ought to go to the dwarven village and have a talk with the dwarf Filaur.

   

10. Dwarven Village. Find Gray Pillar Member Filaur in the main hall of the village.

    Filaur stands in the round house opposite the teleport. We run to him; he hints that our way leads farther to the Mithril Mines, where we have to find the quest mob Succubus Queen. No problem.

    

    

11. Abandoned Coal Mines (teleport from Dwarven Village). Kill Succubus Queen (lv. 34).

    At this point I will tell a little more, because many look for this mob for a long time. The Succubus Queen stands at the very bottom of the Mithril Mines, it is just a long run to her. I had not been there for a long time and ran there again now: it all took 12 minutes. The mines have several entrances; I will tell about the way that starts from the usual teleport to the mines. In the mines each room has a way to the level below: either a descent by stairs or simply a road down between the rooms. We need to go down all the time. We enter the mine, pass the first corridor and go left, go down into the next room and left, there will be a wooden staircase. And down again. In short, you have got the principle. Down all the time. You may pay no attention to the mobs, they are small; even if they drain your HP, an ordinary healing potion makes up for it.

    

    

12. So, going down lower and lower, you soon reach a little bridge. That means you are on the right way. We cross the bridge and continue the descent; farther on there will be some water on the right side, we run past it and on. At some moment you run into a big room with a huge hole in the centre going down in rings. We jump in there; there will be mobs of levels 29-30, but they will not catch you. After the jump we run into the exit that is right in front of you. A few rooms later a light appears ahead. We move in that direction and soon run out into an open space. We keep moving towards the light and run out onto a platform, in the centre of which stands some strange construction, and next to it that very quest mob, the Succubus Queen.

13. Return to Champion Raldo. You receive: Mark of Challenger.

    We kill the quest mob, Champion Raldo appears again, we talk to him and get the mark Mark of Challenger. My congratulations.

14. Next, racial quests await all the seekers of the second profession. The Gladiator and the Warlord go to do the quest for all the humans, Testimony of Trust. The Bladedancer do the quest for the dark elves, Testimony of Fate. The Swordsinger the quest for the light elves, Testimony of Life. And the Destroyer and the Tyrant the quest for the orcs, Testimony of Glory.

Rewards

• EXP1,067,606
• SP69,242
• Adena×194,556

Quest journal

1. Cave of the Shyslassys

   Kash says that anyone who wants to get the mark of challenger should enter the cave behind the Undine Waterfall in the northern part of the Neutral Zone, destroy Shyslassys and retrieve an old parchment.

   Monster to Hunt - The Shyslassys

   Go to: Undine Waterfall

   • Scroll of Shyslassys×1

2. Return to Kash

   You've defeated Shyslassys and retrieved the parchment. Take it to Kash.

   Go to: Kash

3. In search of Martien

   Kash tells you to get the mark of challenger from Martien in Giran Castle Town.

   Go to: Martien

4. Defeat Gorr

   Martien says that he will give you the mark of challenger if you defeat an evil spirit known as Gorr that haunts the area around Floran Village.

   Go to: Gorr

   • Watcher's 1st Eye×1

5. Return to Martien

   You defeated Gorr and taken the mark of the watcher's eye. Now return to Martien for the mark of challenger.

   Go to: Martien

6. Defeat Baraham

   Gorr's defeat has not made the people of Floran Village any safer. They're now threatened by another evil creature. Find and destroy Baraham in the caves near Gorr's lair.

   Monster to Hunt - Baraham

   Go to: Baraham

   • Watcher's 2nd Eye×1

7. Raldo

   You've defeated Baraham. Who is this mysterious stranger?

8. The Final Magic Force Field

   Champion Raldo warns of an evil that will be resurrected unless a magic force field remains protected. Speak with Filaur of the Gray Pillar in the Dwarven Village and ask him where the last magic force field was known to exist.

   Go to: Filaur of the Gray Pillar

9. Protect the Magic Force Field

   Gray Pillar Member Filaur of the Dwarven Village has informed you that he has investigated the Abandoned Coal Mines that has recently been emitting an evil energy, and he has discovered the Queen of the Succubus. Is this Succubus Queen the mastermind behind all the conspirators? Go to the Abandoned Coal Mines, the source of the evil energy that can break the fantasy!

   Monster to hunt - Succubus Queen

   Go to: Abandoned Coal Mines

10. Raldo's Reappearance

    At the death of the Succubus Queen, Raldo reappears. Speak with him.

Map

Quest items

• Scroll of Shyslassys
• Watcher's 1st Eye
• Watcher's 2nd Eye

Quests: level 31–39

• Temple Champion - 1 · Lv. 35
• Temple Executor · Lv. 35
• Temple Missionary · Lv. 35
• Trial of the Scholar · Lv. 35
• Gather Ingredients for Pie · Lv. 34
• Temple Champion - 2 · Lv. 36
• Testimony of Life · Lv. 37
• Birthday Party Song · Lv. 31
• Certified Arbalester · Lv. 39
• Test of Magus · Lv. 39