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{{Glance|title=At a glance
|Level|55 to start, 60 for the last quest
|Start|[[NPC:Alcaster|Alcaster]] in [[Map:El Nath Market|El Nath Market]]
|End|[[NPC:Alcaster|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 [[NPC:Elma the Housekeeper|Elma the Housekeeper]] in Orbis Park.
# '''Hella's Missing''' to '''Where's Hella?''' and '''One Clue''': Elma and [[NPC:Jade|Jade]] in El Nath trade you back and forth.
# '''Looking For the Old Lady''' leads to [[NPC:Spiruna|Spiruna]] in Orbis (Old Man's House). Her quests (Black Crystal, Fairy Dust with [[NPC:Kriel the Fairy|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 [[NPC:Scadur|Scadur]], then four wise men each give a piece of the map: [[NPC:Dances with Balrog|Dances with Balrog]] (Perion), [[NPC:Grendel the Really Old|Grendel the Really Old]] (Ellinia), [[NPC:Athena Pierce|Athena Pierce]] (Henesys) and the [[NPC:Dark Lord|Dark Lord]] (Kerning City).
# '''All the Map Pieces in One Place''', '''Restoring the Map''' and '''Acquiring the Memory Powder''' with [[NPC:Corporal Easy|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 [[Item:Dark Crystal|Dark Crystal]] and a [[Item:Star Rock|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:
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Item !! scope="col" | Price
|-
| [[Item:Holy Water|Holy Water]] || 300 Vesos
|-
| [[Item:All Cure Potion|All Cure Potion]] || 400 Vesos
|-
| [[Item:The Magic Rock|The Magic Rock]] || 5,000 Vesos
|-
| [[Item:The Summoning Rock|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.

{{Changed|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.}}

== See also ==
* [[Quest:Alcaster's Cape|Alcaster's Cape]]

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[[Category:Ossyria]]

Book of Ancients Quest Guide - Revision history

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