Baium quest

Quest: An Arrogant Search

An Arrogant Search is a repeatable, solo quest in Lineage 2 C2: Age of Splendor for characters of level 60+. It starts with Hanelin in Town of Aden.

Baium quest walkthrough

The quest An Arrogant Search for the way to the epic boss Baium is taken in the dark guild in Aden from the NPC Hanellin; it can be done from level 60, but as a rule it is done together with the subclass quests.

Town of Aden. Take the quest from Magister Hanelin.
The Giant's Cave. Hunt Lesser Giant Mage (lv. 64), Lesser Giant Elder (lv. 65) until you have: Titan's Powerstone.
Hanellin at once sends us to the location Giant's Cave, to the very bottom of the cave, to beat the mobs Lesser Giant Mage and Lesser Giant Elder (the detailed way to these mobs is in the description of the location, The Giant's Cave). We patiently beat the mobs until we get the titan powerstone.
Town of Aden. Return to Magister Hanelin.
We return to Magister Hanellin. She gives a new task: to carry three letters to three different NPCs, do what they say and bring three relics.
Aden Castle. Talk to Claudia Athebalt.
We start with the NPC in Aden: Claudia Athebalt stands before Aden castle, the way to her is through the gate that joins the town to the castle.
The Cemetery. Talk to Holy Ark of Secrecy2.
Claudia sends us to The Cemetery, the place where Cabrio stands; the way is in the description of the location, only when you enter the gate, Cabrio is to the left and the chest to the right. We come up to the chest and talk to it, and a mob appears.
Kill Ark Guardian Elberoth (lv. 60) to get: Key of Ark2.
We kill it, and a key drops from the corpse.
Return to Holy Ark of Secrecy2. Hand over: Key of Ark2. You receive: Book of Saint.
We talk to the chest again, and Book of Saint falls into the ordinary inventory.
Giran Castle Town. Find Martien at the north gate.
Next we teleport to Giran and look for Martien: from the teleport point we run into the passage where the warriors' guild is; before the exit from the town, behind the last little house on the right, stands this NPC.
Tanor Canyon (teleport from Town of Dion). Talk to Holy Ark of Secrecy3.
Martien sends us to Tanor Canyon; there is no need to teleport anywhere, we run out of the town through the exit next to the smithy and run to the canyon. As soon as we have run into the location, without turning anywhere, we run to a high mountain, climb it and see one more high mountain right in front of us. On that second mountain, at the very top, is the chest.
Kill Ark Guardian Shadowfang (lv. 60) to get: Key of Ark3.
Return to Holy Ark of Secrecy3. Hand over: Key of Ark3. You receive: Bough of Saint.
Everything goes the same way as at the first chest: a talk, a mob, a key, the item Bough of Saint.
Dark Elf Village. Talk to Magister Harne.
The third NPC, Harne, stands in the temple in the Dark Elven Village.
Undine Waterfall. Talk to Ark Guardian's Corpse.
She sends you to Swampland (teleport right from here, from the village). We teleport and run by the quest arrow; having reached a mountain, we see some stones at its foot, remember them and climb the mountain to the left of the stones. Up there lies the corpse of an angel. We talk to it, and its killer appears.
Kill Angel Killer (lv. 60).
We beat it; we will not kill it, but we will kick it about.
Return to Ark Guardian's Corpse. You receive: Key of Ark1.
After the Angel Killer disappears, we talk to the angel again and get the key.
Talk to Holy Ark of Secrecy1. Hand over: Key of Ark1. You receive: Blood of Saint.
And we go to that heap of stones we remembered. Behind the stones the last chest is hidden; we open it and get Blood of Saint.
Town of Aden. Return to Magister Hanelin. Hand over: Book of Saint, Bough of Saint, Blood of Saint. You receive: White Fabric.
We return to Hanellin and hand the items in. She asks for one orange healing potion (Healing Potion) and five antidotes (Antidote); we buy all that in the nearest shop and give it to the NPC. Then comes a dialogue with her in which you must choose the line "I want to make some money". Let me explain why: the quest goes on even if you poke the first line, but then you are not given the additional fabrics and you get to Baium only once, and then everything has to be done anew; so we definitely poke the second line. Hanellin gives us a white fabric and sends us to the Tower of Insolence.
Tower of Insolence (teleport from Town of Aden). Hunt Platinum Tribe Shaman (lv. 70), Platinum Tribe Overlord (lv. 71) until you have: Blooded Fabric.
Now we set off to the seventh floor of the tower (the detailed way is in the description of the location, Tower of Insolence); we run onto the floor and look for the mobs Platinum Tribe Shaman and Platinum Tribe Overlord (the second is preferable, as the shaman can cancel your buffs, while the overlord can only stun you). We lead a mob out into an empty corridor, take our weapon off and start beating it with bare hands. It is better when many people beat the mob at once: it attacks only one, and the others beat it in peace. Some take a Necromancer along to hang paralysis on the mob, or a cat summoner with a cubic: when the cubic works, the mob is paralysed too. Colouring the fabric takes 40-50 minutes.
Town of Aden. Return to Magister Hanelin. You receive: White Fabric ×9.
As soon as the fabric is coloured, we return to Hanellin. As a reward we get two little nuts and one key material for a top B weapon, plus nine more white fabrics, which are already coloured in the usual way (that is, with a weapon in hand) on the angels in the tower (I usually colour on the tenth floor, but any other from the 7th up will do). The fabrics can be coloured at once or later; I prefer at once, as somebody may fail at Baium (well yes, it happens that Baium is not farmed at the first try), then Baium falls asleep again and the access to him opens once more.
Crowds may be waiting for you on the fourteenth floor. As a rule, those who come for the subclass are let through to Baium without hindrance: we go inside and modestly wait aside until the epic is woken up; as soon as we are allowed, we run up, prick Baium and teleport to town. We go on with the subclass quests: Fate’s Whisper.

Tips

When Hanellin asks about companions, say that you work alone, to get all three letters yourself. The other answer splits the errands between three members of a party.
By the quest journal the additional white fabrics are dipped in the blood of a seal angel or a guardian angel of the tower.

Rewards

Quest journal

Step 1
Magister Hanellin requests that you go to the Cave of Giants, defeat a lesser giant elder or a lesser giant mage and bring back the titan's powerstone.
Step 2
Learning of your wish to work with your companions, Magister Hanellin gives you three flowers and orders you to distribute them to each of your companions and then come back to her.
Step 3
You have decided to work alone.
Step 4
Magister Hanellin asks that you meet with Magister Harne in Dark Elven Village, Claudia Athebaldt in Aden Castle Town and Martien in Giran Castle Town. At each meeting you will open a chest and retrieve a sacred relic.
Step 5
Upon receiving the white flower Magister Hanellin gives you a letter and asks you to take it to Magister Harne in Dark Elven Village.
Step 6
Upon receiving the red flower Magister Hanellin gives you a letter and asks you to take it to Claudia Athebaldt in Aden Castle Town.
Step 7
Upon receiving the yellow flower Magister Hanellin gives you a letter and asks that you take it to Martien in Giran Castle Town.
Step 8
Claudia Athebaldt explains that although she possesses the sacred chest she cannot open it, as it is being guarded by an angel. She requests that you kill the angel.
Step 9
The sacred chest is locked. While examining the lock you are attacked by the guardian angel Elberos.
Step 10
You have defeated the guardian angel Elberos and retrieved the key to the chest.
Step 11
You have unlocked the sacred chest and taken possession of the saint’s book.
Step 12
Martien explains that although the chest has been located, it is being guarded by the platinum race. He requests that you kill the platinum race.
Step 13
You find that the the chest is locked. As you are examining the lock you are attacked by shadow fang, the guardian of the sacred chest.
Step 14
You have defeated the guardian of the sacred chest and retrieved the key.
Step 15
You unlock the sacred chest and find the saint’s branch.
Step 16
Magister Harne requests that you search for a sacred chest hidden somewhere in the western Misty Mountains.
Step 17
While investigating the corpse of the guardian lying next to the chest, you are attacked by angel slayer.
Step 18
Angel slayer tells you of a key hidden on the corpse of the guardian of the sacred chest and then disappears.
Step 19
You unlock the sacred chest and retrieve the saint’s blood.
Step 20
You turn over the sacred relics you have gathered to Magister Hanellin. She requests that you give her some time to investigate and asks you in the meantime to go and buy antidote and greater healing potion.
Step 21
Magister Hanellin gives you three pieces of cloth and asks that you distribute them among your companions and then return to her.
Step 22
Magister Hanellin asks that you dip the cloth in the blood of a platinum overlord or shaman.
Step 23
Magister Hanellin promises to tell you a secret after you have dipped the cloth in the blood of a platinum overlord or shaman and brought it back to her.
Step 24
Magister Hanellin gives you 10 pieces of white cloth and asks that you dip them in the blood of an angel and bring them back to her.
Step 25
Magister Hanellin asks that you deliver the blood-soaked cloths to Sir Gustaf Athebaldt in Oren Castle Town, to Hardin of Hardin's Academy and to Iason of Heine.
Step 26
As a reward for successfully completing the delivery you are given the ingredients needed in order to manufacture a weapon.