Book of Ancients Quest Guide
At a glance
| Level | 55 to start, 60 for the last quest |
|---|---|
| Start | Alcaster in El Nath Market |
| End | Alcaster |
| Repeat | Each quest once |
| Rewards | 79,000 EXP and a random Justice Cape, then 400,000 EXP and a random Magic Cape; unlocks Alcaster's shop |
The Book of Ancient line is a 30-quest chain that runs between El Nath, Orbis and the four first-job towns. Alcaster only opens his shop at the very end, after the quest that follows the Book's return, which is where players expected it earlier.
Chain overview
- The Descendent of the Author of the Book of Ancient: Alcaster sends you to Elma the Housekeeper in Orbis Park.
- Hella's Missing to Where's Hella? and One Clue: Elma and Jade in El Nath trade you back and forth.
- Looking For the Old Lady leads to Spiruna in Orbis (Old Man's House). Her quests (Black Crystal, Fairy Dust with Kriel the Fairy) lead to Hella is Found!.
- The Small Grave That's Hidden and An Old Ring: back to Alcaster.
- Collecting Wolf Skin for Scadur, then four wise men each give a piece of the map: Dances with Balrog (Perion), Grendel the Really Old (Ellinia), Athena Pierce (Henesys) and the Dark Lord (Kerning City).
- All the Map Pieces in One Place, Restoring the Map and Acquiring the Memory Powder with Corporal Easy in Cloud Park VI.
- The Secrets Behind the Statue: speak to the Statue on the 8th floor of Orbis Tower.
- The Book of Ancient is Back! (level 55): hand the book to Alcaster. 79,000 EXP and one random Justice Cape (blue, red, white or black).
- Alcaster and the Dark Crystal (level 60): bring a Dark Crystal and a Star Rock. 400,000 EXP and a random Magic Cape. Dark Crystals come from evil monsters; Spiruna in Orbis refines ores.
Alcaster's shop
After you finish Alcaster and the Dark Crystal, talking to Alcaster offers:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Holy Water | 300 Vesos |
| All Cure Potion | 400 Vesos |
| The Magic Rock | 5,000 Vesos |
| The Summoning Rock | 5,000 Vesos |
He sells up to 100 of each at a time.
Common problems
- "Alcaster has no shop." It opens after Alcaster and the Dark Crystal, not right after The Book of Ancient is Back!.
- Many of the 30 quests only ask you to talk. Follow the Quest Log; each step names the next NPC.
Different from the original game The Book's return pays 79,000 EXP and the Dark Crystal quest 400,000 EXP; the original game paid 16,170 and 18,410.