Saga of the Maestro

Our Black Anvil guild has watched you closely for a long time. We paid particular attention when you passed the cruel test of the three blacksmiths and were proclaimed an Artisan, and when you made seven Journeyman Rings and passed the guild's trial.

Not long ago, we determined that you are a splendid Dwarf, with exceptional guts and acumen! I'd like to make you an official offer! One time only! Do you wish to challenge a test given to only the best Artisans? This is your chance to become a Maestro, the ultimate Artisan!

• "I'll do it."

The Black Anvil Guild has watched you closely for a long time. We paid particular attention when you passed the cruel test of the three blacksmiths and were proclaimed an Artisan, and when you made seven Journeyman Rings and passed the guild's trial.

We've determined that you're a splendid Dwarf, with exceptional guts and acumen! I'd really like to offer you the chance to become a Maestro, the ultimate artisan, but you don't have enough experience yet. Keep up the hard work!

(This quest may only be undertaken by a Warsmith of level 76 or above.)

He's probably in the Town of Goddard by now. He, like his brother, tends to show up and disappear suddenly! So, I'm not quite sure.

Yesterday he came running up to me and dropped this off. He asked me to give it to you. I skimmed through it, and it seems to be a report about a spirit that protects one of the six tablets. You should read it, since you'll have to face it eventually. Now, get going! Good luck!

You should meet Master Tobald first and ask him about the pilgrimage of tablets. He's probably in the Town of Goddard by now. He, like his brother, tends to show up unexpectedly and then vanish just as suddenly... So, I'm not quite sure.

You must read the report I gave you! You'll need to know what's in it! Get going now! Good luck!

To reach the level of Maestro, you must learn the basic truths of absolute geometry. No books or scrolls exist on the subject, so your path will not be an easy one. The knowledge is far from the domain of Dwarves, in the territory of the gods. The secret is supposedly written on six ancient tablets, hidden by the gods in secluded areas and protected by formidable monsters to prevent anyone from discovering the magic they contain.

Once you learn all the knowledge specified in the six tablets, you'll become a Maestro, with the crystal structures of metals flowing through your fingertips! A Dwarf named Master Tobald left earlier to undertake the pilgrimage of the tablets. Do you know him? His brother is the famous Master Toma! He may be careless, it must run in his family, but his abilities are undeniable! Tobald can help you with various things regarding the pilgrimage of the tablets. Go and find him!

• "Where is he?"

Welcome back! Well, Master Tobald came by a few days ago and was talking about you! He said that you'd be coming by today, and here you are! How strange!

Did you really finish the pilgrimage of tablets? You finished before Tobald! That's incredible!

• "Now what?"

You've learned the ultimate sacred truths of absolute geometry! My only role is to confer an appropriate title upon the person with the knowledge.

On behalf of the Black Anvil Guild, I hereby grant you the title of Maestro!

Congratulations! The birth of a new Maestro is a very happy occasion! I expect great things from you! Please do your best to become a model for all Dwarves!

You've learned the truths of absolute geometry, but you still haven't learned the most sacred truths! Your pilgrimage isn't done yet!

Like food, knowledge must be digested to become truth. Have more experiences and then come back!

(Only a character of level 76 or above can transfer to the Maestro class. Don't abandon the quest until class transfer is complete.)

You've learned the ultimate sacred truths of absolute geometry! My only role is to confer an appropriate title upon the person with the knowledge.

On behalf of the Black Anvil guild, I hereby grant you the title of Maestro!

Congratulations! The birth of a new Maestro is a very happy occasion! I expect great things from you! Please do your best to become a model for all Dwarves!

You've learned the truths of absolute geometry, but you still haven't learned the most sacred truths! Your pilgrimage isn't done yet!

Like food, knowledge must be digested to become truth. Have more experiences and then come back!

(Only a character of level 76 or above can transfer to the Maestro class. Don't abandon the quest until class transfer is complete.)

Long time no see! I knew you'd come. Thank you. I would have been killed by the assassin if it weren't for you. Do you remember my project? I succeeded in developing the time machine! It's called Wilma #3. Unfortunately, I can't show it to you now, it's broken.

The pilgrimage of tablets? Ah, yes! You still haven't done the pilgrimage. I forgot that you'd returned to the future...

Hey! I'm really glad to see you! The pilgrimage! Sure, I'll help you!

• "Have we met before?"

Huh? You're still here. Did you meet Blueprint Seller Borodin? He was supposed to repair the cooling system of my time machine, Wilma #3, but something went wrong. Go ask him what the problem is and help him. Thank you!

Ah, It's fixed! Thank you very much! You're always there for me! Have you started the pilgrimage of the stone tablets yet? I'm a little confused, this is my first experience with time travel! I'll tell you about the Tablet of Vision.

It concerns the ancient times, when the giants became intoxicated with power and rebelled against the gods. Einhasad broke the tablet that he used to teach magic to the giants into six pieces. They contain the most profound truths. The passages written on these six Tablets of Vision were indecipherable, as they were written in the characters of the gods. No one can understand unless they are a god or possess the power of a god.

However, there is a way to learn the knowledge...

• "How?"

You're still here? Find the first Tablet of Vision with the Resonance Amulet I gave you. Use the map if you need to. Follow your feeling. I know you can do it!

I don't know! I need to bring a few things to help you with the pilgrimage. We'll need to fix my Wilma #3. Can you help me out? Then you'll find the first Tablet of Vision! Cheer up! You'll do great work in the future. Please be careful!

I asked my student, Blueprint Seller Borodin, to repair the cooling system of Wilma #3, but something went wrong. I'm sure you can quickly find the problem. Please do this for me!

Take this Resonance Amulet. I don't need it anymore. With its power you can read the god's characters on the Tablet of Vision. You can also intuitively see where the next tablet is hidden just by holding the amulet in your hand. Isn't it great? I wonder who made it. Don't you think someone is trying to teach us the knowledge forbidden by Einhasad?

Soon you'll be a Maestro! Remember, follow where the amulet leads you, and you'll find the first tablet! Cheer up! You'll do great work in the future. Please be careful!

What are you doing here? You're on the pilgrimage of the tablets, huh? Oh, that's right! You're still taking the test of the Maestro.

Because of the time paradox, I shouldn't do this, but I have a favor to ask of you. During the pilgrimage, we'll meet again. That is, you'll meet me when I was still taking the test. Please help me pass the test. I know I can't defeat the assassin on my own... I can't say anything more. If you know too much about the future, the continuity of time and space may crack!

• "Do you have the fourth Resonance Amulet?"

Meet Ketra Messenger Wahkan. They'll be hiring soldiers. This is a great opportunity to gain their trust!

Soul Guide Asefa is their chief shaman. He has the Divine Stone of Wisdom that we're looking for. If things don't go your way, you can switch sides and approach the Varka Silenos. Cheer up!

Meet Messenger Naran Ashanuk of the Varka Silenos. They'll be hiring soldiers. This is a great opportunity to gain their trust!

Soul Guide Udan Mardui is their chief shaman. He has the Divine Stone of Wisdom that we're looking for. If things don't go your way, you can switch sides and approach the Ketra Orcs. Cheer up!

To use the fourth Resonance Amulet, you must get the Divine Stone of Wisdom that the Ketra Orcs or the Varka Silenos have. You must first gain their trust, but it won't be easy as they are tough and belligerent. Cheer up!

You've got the Divine Stone of Wisdom! This is the other half of the fourth Resonance Amulet. Now we can join them.

• "Join the fragments."

Take the Resonance Amulet I gave you to the fourth Tablet of Vision. You'll intuitively know the location by holding the Resonance Amulet. Good luck!

Ah, you must feel this small fragment of the fourth Resonance Amulet. I brought it from the future, but it broke into pieces when my time machine malfunctioned and part of it flew into the past. We must find one of the other pieces and reunite them.

The pieces that flew through the time slip are called Divine Stones of Wisdom and are worshiped by the primitive tribes in this area. I think the Ketra Orcs and Varka Silenos have them. To get a stone, you must gain the tribe's trust. You must choose which tribe to approach first, they are both tough and belligerent...

• "I'll go to the Ketra Orcs."
• "I'll go to the Varka Silenos."

These two pieces fit perfectly, don't they? Take this Resonance Amulet and find the fourth Tablet of Vision. Follow your feeling! Good luck!

Who are you? What? You're on the pilgrimage of tablets as well, huh? Hmm! Did you feel this Resonance Amulet that I found? I can't give it to you! You have no idea what I had to go through to get it!

Don't look so pathetic, I'll tell you where to get another one. Go to the Imperial Tomb or the Wall of Argos. At the cemetery, you must enter the Four Sepulchers which is farthest inside. At the Wall of Argos, go to the Shrine of Loyalty at the northeastern end. One more thing...

• "What?"

How narrow-minded! To get your hands on the fifth Resonance Amulet, you must slay the Archon of Halisha! Find him in the cemetery or at the Shrine of Loyalty inside the Wall of Argos.

At the cemetery, you must enter the Four Sepulchers, which is farthest inside. At the shrine, you must kill as many low-level beasts as you can before the Archon will appear. That's all the advice I'll give you!

There are two ways to confront the Archon of Halisha. The devil has the fifth Resonance Amulet.

If you go to the Imperial Tomb, you'll find him in the Four Sepulchers. If you go to the Shrine of Loyalty, you must slay many of his minions for the Archon to appear.

This is all I can tell you! If you run into me later, don't bother me!

Help me, I could get killed!

I'm going to die!

That was close. I never want to see him again!

Help me, I could get killed!

I'm going to die!

What a scary fella he is! Are assassins all like that? They are the ones that I would never wish to come across again.

I narrowly made it because you helped me. I don't know what kind of person he is, but he must have eyes on the one who passes this test.

• "So?"

I almost got killed! I have a long ways to go.

• "So?"

I'll defend myself, thank you. Take the stone I gave you and commune with the last tablet!

Take the stone I gave you and commune with the last stone tablet!

Thank you. He almost stole the stone! I hope you can pass this test. Goodbye for now!

• Wait...!

Thank you! He almost stole the stone from me! You're more worthy than I, you should have it. That fight made me think of a great new invention, a time travel device. I'd better hurry back and draw up the blueprints!

The Resonance Amulet exists near the tablet. Putting your hands on the tablet will reveal the location of the amulet. Put your hands on the tablet.

• Patrol the area.

Putting your hands on the slate, your entire body is knocked back by something powerful but invisible. Then, it begins to apprear.

The Tablet of Vision cannot be accessed without the Resonance Amulet. Defeat Archangel Iconoclasis, and take it from him.

Someone else is currently communing with the Tablet of Vision. Come back later.

Ancient, indecipherable hieroglyphs are engraved upon the tablet. They emit a mysterious, dim light. There is something magical and powerful in the tablet.

• Commune with the Tablet of Vision.

The Tablet of Vision becomes overwhelmed by bright lights. While you are holding the tablet to work on it, you start to acquire a new sense of knowledge as you hear the voices of thousands reading scriptures in the background. You now realize the truth of the world and yet understand nothing. One of the voices is a familiar female whisper. But it quickly disappears. Slowly, you begin to visualize where the next Resonance Amulet is...the Town of Goddard...There is Master Tobold.

Master Tobold has the Resonance Amulet! In an instant, the images disappear and then the tablet goes completely dark.

Putting your hands on the tablet, the location of the Resonance Amulet again becomes clear. Master Tobald in the Town of Goddard has the amulet! Find Master Tobold and get it from him.

You can feel the presence of the Resonance Amulet near the tablet. You feel you can find out its exact location if you lay your hands on the tablet.

• Lay hands on the tablet.

As you are about to lay your hands on the tablet, you can feel something behind you. And a new creature that you haven't seen before appears...

You need the Resonance Amulet to decipher the hieroglyphs on the tablet. Speak with Master Tobalt about the Resonance Amulet.

Someone is already communing with the tablet. Try again later.

The tablet is inscribed with indecipherable hieroglyphs. The letters emit a dim light and the tablet seems to manifest strong magical powers.

• Use the Resonance Amulet.

As you hold the Resonance Amulet and concentrate on it, the tablet gets surrounded by bright light. You hear several hundred people simultaneously reading scriptures, and new knowledge starts to enter your mind. On one hand, you feel like you understand everything. On the other hand, you feel that you don't understand anything.

You hear someone's low-pitched laughter. And you hear a man's voice.

"You now have one more successor that you like."

A blonde woman replies.

"No, he's like a baby who just started walking. But he will no longer need his mother's protection..."

All images disappear, and you start to recognize the surrounding environment. You are starting to understand the knowledge you have gained from the tablet little by little. The pilgrimage of the tablet seems to have ended. Return to the Rune Township and see Chief Golem Crafter Telson.

Nothing happens any more even when you lay your hands on the tablet. Now that you have finished your pilgrimage of the tablet, go back to the Rune Township and see Chief Golem Crafter Telson.

That's right! I've been asked to repair one of Master Tobald's inventions! What an honor! Master Toma's development of the spatial movement device was amazing, but a machine that lets you travel through time is something, isn't it?

• "I heard that you are having a problem making the repairs."

You're really narrow-minded, aren't you? Look! I must have Ice Crystals to repair Wilma #3! You'll find them in the Hot Springs area in the north part of Goddard. Chef Jeremy can tell you more.

Welcome back! You've brought the Ice Crystal that produces a temperature of absolute zero! I can fix the cooling system easily with this!

I heard you killed Bumbalump! Is that true? Awesome!

• "Here you go."

Why are you back? I fixed the cooling system of Wilma #3 and gave it to you to take to Master Tobald! Get going!

Ha! I'm embarrassed to say, but that's what happened. Honestly, I need a very powerful coolant to repair such a huge cooling system... Could you please find some Ice Crystals for me? I've heard they reach a temperature of absolute zero! You can only find them in the Hot Springs area in the northern part of Goddard. Chef Jeremy will tell you where to find them if you help him find some soy sauce.

As you can see, the problem isn't my skill, only the shortage of raw materials! I fixed it, didn't I? Take it to Master Tobald now. Wilma #3 is working fine!

I heard you were on the pilgrimage of the tablets. I didn't realize you were so important! Good luck! May you become as great a craftsman as Master Tobald himself!

You must have the Resonance Amulet to access this Tablet of Vision. The amulet is being held by one of the female warriors with platinum wings.

Hieroglyphics are engraved on the tablet. They emit a dim light, with a mysterious and powerful magic.

• Use the stone.

The Tablet of Vision becomes overwhelmed by bright lights. While you are holding the stone to work on it, you start to acquire a new sense of knowledge as you hear the voices of thousands reading scriptures in the background. You now realize the truth of the world and yet understand nothing. One of the voices is a familiar female whisper. But it quickly disappears.

Slowly, you sense the stone... You see the third Tablet of Vision... and an angel with two pairs of wings... She is holding the stone in her hand...

In an instant, the images disappear and then the stone goes completely dark.

Once again, you see the third Tablet of Vision... and a female warrior with wings... She is holding the stone in her hand.

You are compelled to go forth and find the stone right now!

To decode the figures in the tablet, the Resonance Amulet is needed. The fifth Resonance Amulet is in the possession of the Archon of Halisha! You can find him at the Sepulchers or the Shrine of the Feudal Lords at the northeastern part of the Wall of Argos, and defeat low-grade evils.

Ancient, indecipherable hieroglyphs are engraved upon the tablet. They emit a mysterious, dim light. There is something magical and powerful in the tablet.

• Commune with the Tablet of Vision.

The Tablet of Vision becomes overwhelmed by bright lights. While you are holding the tablet to work on it, you start to acquire a new sense of knowledge as you hear the voices of thousands reading scriptures in the background. You now realize the truth of the world and yet understand nothing. There is a vision of a beautiful blonde woman and a knight with black armor. The vision disappears. Slowly, you begin to visualize where the next Resonance Amulet is...A vision appears...The sixth Tablet of Vision hidden in the wilds. Standing in front of the sixth tablet is an unfamiliar human figure...His face is invisible in the darkness, but the Resonance Amulet held in his hand emits a dim light.

In an instant, the images disappear and then the tablet goes completely dark.

Putting your hands on the tablet, the location of the Resonance Amulet again becomes clear. The sixth Resonance Amulet is hidden in the wilderness and there are ominious signs of a person's presence ...He is holding the Resonance Amulet in his hands...Go and get the amulet from him!

Hieroglyphics are engraved on the tablet. They emit a dim light, with a mysterious and powerful magic.

• Use the stone.

The Tablet of Vision becomes overwhelmed by bright lights. While you are holding the tablet to work on it, you start to acquire a new sense of knowledge as you hear the voices of thousands reading scriptures in the background. You now realize the truth of the world and yet understand nothing. One of the voices is a familiar female whisper. But it quickly disappears.

Slowly, you begin to visualize where the next Resonance Amulet is... in the valley of dust... you see a second Tablet of Vision... and a female warrior in platinum armor. She is holding the amulet... She unfolds her wings and flies away... and she's not alone...

In an instant, the images disappear and then the tablet goes completely dark.

You visualize the stone once again when touching the Tablet. In the yellow-brown valley... you see a female warrior with platinum wings... She is holding the stone in her hand.

You are compelled to go forth and find the stone right now!

Ancient, indecipherable hieroglyphs are engraved upon the tablet. They emit a mysterious, dim light. There is something magical and powerful in the tablet.

• Commune with the Tablet of Vision.

The Tablet of Vision becomes overwhelmed by bright lights. While you are holding the tablet to work on it, you start to acquire a new sense of knowledge as you hear the voices of thousands reading scriptures in the background. You now realize the truth of the world and yet understand nothing. There is a vision of a beautiful blonde woman and a knight with black armor. The vision disappears. Slowly, you begin to visualize where the next Resonance Amulet is...The Town of Goddard...Master Tobald with the Resonance Amulet appears. He is scratching his head.

In an instant, the images disappear and then the tablet goes completely dark.

Putting your hands on the tablet, the location of the Resonance Amulet again becomes clear. It seems Master Tobald in the Town of Goddard has the fifth Resonance Amulet. Go and get it from him!