Blood of Heroes

Requirements	Wings of the Goddess
Items Needed	None
Title Granted	House Aurchiat Retainer
Repeatable	No
Reward	Ram Staff

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Walkthrough

Points of interest in Xarcabard [S]

The Forbidding Portal

• Head to Xarcabard (S).
• Go to (J-9) and examine the Animal Spoor found nearby the entrance to Beaucedine Glacier (S) for a cutscene.
• Go to (I-9) and examine the Wheel Rut found to the west from the Animal Spoor, in an alcove, for another cutscene.
• Head back to the Animal Spoor for yet another cutscene.
  • You will obtain the key item Vial of military prism powder, which is needed to enter a battlefield.
• Go to (I-7) and examine the Forbidding Portal, northwest from the Animal Spoor, for a cutscene.
• Examine this once again to enter the battlefield for Blood of Heroes.
• Upon victory, return to the Wheel Rut for a cutscene and your reward.
  • Upon loss, you will have to pick up another key item at the Animal Spoor.
    • You can obtain only one per Vana'diel day.
      • If you have completed this mission before, you do not need to obtain the KI again in order to help with this mission.

Battle

• Only characters that are currently on this part of the quest, or past it, can enter.
• Time limit is 30 minutes.
• Experience points are not lost upon defeat.
• Buffs do not wear upon entry, but TP and any other buffs lost upon changing area do.
• Excenmille fights alongside of you and must be kept alive in order to succeed.
  • Excenmille can be buffed.
  • Will engage after 2:30
  • Uses several AoE weaponskills, making sleepga strategy difficult.
  • Occasionally sounds his horn and says: "I beseech you, Machegue! Be with us now!" which grants Attack Boost to all party members within range.
  • May also use an item called "Vunkerl Herb Tonic", which erases and regens everyone within range.
• The opponents are:
  • Kingslayer Doggvdegg (Paladin)
  • Gherrmoga (Kingslayer Doggvdegg's Bugard pet)
  • 4 Bloodwing Maimers (Warrior)
  • 2 Bloodwing Deathrainers (Black Mage)
• Only Kingslayer Doggvdegg needs to be defeated for victory.
• Kingslayer Doggvdegg has around 10,000 HP
• All the orcs are immune to Break and Bind.
• Kingslayer Doggvdegg and Gherrmoga seem to be immune against sleep but the rest of the orcs are susceptible.
• The mages use Sleepga often.
• Kingslayer Doggvdegg uses Invincible, as well as TP moves including Tornado Edge, Berserker Dance, and a potent version of Arm Block.
  • Specifically, the Arm Block appears to include a Stoneskin effect in addition to the typical defense boost.

(see testimonials)

• Upon victory, return to the Wheel Rut for a cutscene and your reward.

Game Description

Client

Excenmille, (J-9, Xarcabard)

Summary

Count Aurchiat lies dead, felled in an Orcish ambush that has left the Cardinal Stags severely weakened deep in the heart of enemy territory. The key to survival lies in a joint operation with the Iron Rams...