For the Birds

Start NPC:   Koblakiq - Oldton Movalpolos (H-11)   Requirements:   None   Items Needed:   Arnica Root   Title:   None   Repeatable:   No   Reward:   Jaguar Mantle   Previous Quest:   Missionary Moblin   Next Quest:   Better the Demon You Know

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Walkthrough

• Pepare for sneak and invisble if you are going with a charakter under Level 52 to Oldtown Oldton Movalpolos.
• When attempting to activate this quest, you must zone and re-zone after completing Missionary Moblin for Koblakiq to give you the quest. Logging out and back in again will not work.
• Talk to Koblakiq and agree to help her to start the quest.
• Obtain an Arnica Root. This drops from cactuar mobs in either Eastern Altepa Desert or Western Altepa Desert. It is also available in the Auction House.
• Trade the Arnica Root to the NPC Daa Bola the Seer located in Castle Oztroja

• Go through the door at I-8 on the first map, then through the exit at G-7 on the second. On the next map, head north to the alcove at I-7.

• Return to Oldton Movalpolos and talk with Koblakiq who will give you a Glittering Fragment (key item) and send you to Beadeaux.
• Go to Beadeaux and head through the underground area. Go back up to the upper level using the ramp, across the small then large bridge to the north side of G-10. The NPC Ge'Fhu Yagudoeye is located by the smokestacks.
• Clear the surrounding Quadav near him, then talk to him to spawn four NMs: two Nickel Quadav (Paladin) and two Magnes Quadav (Black Mage). They can be slept and silenced (very high resistance to Silence) to make the fight easier; the Magnes Quadav have far fewer HP and should generally be killed first.
• Kill the four NM Quadav and then talk to Ge'Fhu Yagudoeye for a cutscene. If the cutscene does not appear, re-zone into Beadeaux to receive it. If multiple people are doing the quest at once, it may be necessary to respawn and kill the NMs for each character who is on the quest; they can be spawned without zoning, by each different character, about every 5 minutes from the NPC.

• Can be soloed as RDM75/BLM37 with little to no difficulty. Although resistant to Silence they did not resist one Sleepga. Prebuff after clearing the area of surrounding Quadavs. Talk to Ge'Fhu Yagudoeye which will immediately spawn the 4 NMs which will instantly start casting spells. Immediately cast Sleepga and start with the Magnes (Staff wielding) Quadavs. Fight was lengthy but went off without a hitch. Finished off final Nickel Quadav with Convert Chainspell and 4 Thunder III's to finish him off. Although not necessary, it made completing the fight extremely easy.

• Can be soloed as DRG75/SAM37 or any decent 75 damage dealer job. Store TP before hand so you can take out one of the Black Mages instantly, then kill the other one before attacking the Plds. They will hit you for between 30-50 damage each, but being level 45 will have very poor accuracy. Blms cast Tier II nukes and Tier I -agas, which pose little threat.

• Can be soloed as BLU75/NIN37 with little difficulty. Start by casting Yawn or Sheep Song on the 4 NMs as soon as they spawn. Kill them off one by one starting with the two Magnes Quadav then the two Nickel Quadav. Using Disseverment and Frenetic Rip can take out a chunk of the monster's HP, but be wise and conserve your MP. However, if you do need quick MP, you can cast MP Drainkiss and absorb a lot of MP from either Quadavs. If the Quadavs awake themselves early, recast Yawn, Sheep Song or Soporific.

• Easily soloed as BLM75/WHM37 with no difficulty. Stoneskin at the beginning of the fight, then cast Thundaga III, Blizzaga III, Blizzaga II will kill all the NM's and any potential links. Two-Hour may be necessary for non-Taru lacking MP merits.

• Very easily soloed as MNK75/WHM37 with minimal evasion gear in ~45 seconds. Popped the NMs, Dodged, Focused, and Hundred Fists. All four NMs were dead before HF wore. I was /WHM just for a Teleport-Dem afterward, pretty much any subjob would have worked.

• Soloable as a DRG65/RDM32. Like the strategy above, get TP before starting the fight to knock out the first BLM Quadav. Protect, Shell, Blaze Spikes, Aquaveil, Blink, Fish Mithkabob. Only needed to use Wyvern Healing 2 or 3 times during the fight. No 2HR needed.

• Can be soloed as PUP/WAR without any problems (with Stormwaker; Soulsoother wasn´t available @ this time)

• Easy solo as THF75/NIN37. Don't bother with Utsusemi as 4 mobs will take your shadows off very quickly (all 4 opened with a spell removing shadows). Opened with Dancing Edge to kill one of the BLM, then moved on to 2nd BLM. Bloody Bolts necessary, but HP never dropped low enough to worry.

• Not even a challenge for a 75 NIN/WAR, as stated above, just store TP before the fight and it should be over pretty quickly.

• Soloable by 68SMN/34WHM. Kill surrounding Quadav first and use Fenrir's Eclipse Bite to get the hate from the 2 PLD (will 1-shot the BLM). Stoneskin, Blink, Shell, and Protect a must.

• Return to Oldton Movalpolos and talk with Koblakiq to complete the quest.

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Game Description

Client: Koblakiq (Oldton Movalpolos)
Summary:

A letter has arrived from Zeelozok asking for an "arnica root" to be brought to Castle Oztroja. Koblakiq has entrusted this task to you...