- This is the first Red Mage Artifact Armor quest - otherwise known as AF1.
| Start NPC | Sharzalion - Southern San d'Oria (K-6) |
|---|---|
| Requirements | Red Mage Level 40+ |
| Items Needed | Orcish Dry Food |
| Repeatable | Yes, after AF is complete. |
| Reward | Fencing Degen |
| ← Previous Quest | Next Quest → |
|---|---|
| None | Enveloped in Darkness |
Walkthrough
- Talk to Sharzalion at the bar in the Lion Springs Tavern. He wants some Orcish Dry Food.
- To get this food, you need to get a key to open the Storage Hole which spawns randomly about Davoi.
- Travel to Davoi and defeat Purpleflash Brukdok around (E-9)/(F-9). He will drop the Davoi Storage Key.
- Purpleflash Brukdok pops around (E-9) / (F-9) when you enter the zone with the RDM AF weapon started. VERY IMPORTANT You must travel down the river to get to this point. Get down to the river at (J-10) and follow it north and west to (D-8).
- Note: there are a few orcs on the way that aggro even at 75, also all nearby orcs linked SMN75's Garuda fighting the NM.
- Note: coming /NIN for the NM greatly helps. He spams Bio, Poison, Sleep that minimize risk of death.
- The Storage Hole spawns randomly around Davoi, so just hunt around until you find it. There are patterns on the ground which identify potential spawn positions. The patterns look like someone stretched animal skins over a hole in the ground, except that they are the same colors as the ground. There are 4 "skins" in a pattern forming a rough circle divided into 4 quadrants with a fifth small "skin" covering the middle. Trade the key to it to receive the Orcish Dry Food (key item). The location changes each game day. It no longer disappears upon trading the Davoi Storage Key (Confirmed).
- Some known locations of the Storage Hole are at (E-10), (F-6), (F-7), (F-9), (G-9), (G-10),(I-7), (I-8), (J-7), (K-7), (K-8), (K-9),(K-10), and another at (J-8). There are other locations it can spawn in, anywhere on the map.
- The Storage Hole at (H-8), previously thought unreachable without running through Monastic Cavern, CAN be reached from the river below. Running through Monastic Cavern is not necessary.
- Once you have obtained the Orcish Dry Food, talk to Sharzalion to receive your Fencing Degen.
Game Description
- Client
- Sharzalion (Lion Springs Tavern, Southern San d'Oria)
- Summary
- Retrieve some Orcish dried food from a storage hole in Davoi. Sharzalion will let you in on something in return.
SPOILER WARNING: Details about the Final Fantasy XI in-game storyline follow.
Cutscenes
Game Script
The Crimson Trial (pt.1) - Southern San d'Oria Sharzalion: How dare you eavesdrop on me! What do you want? Valderotaux: Now, now. Give it a rest, Sharz. I'm sure there is an explanation for this. Well, sir/madam? Let's hear it.
Sharzalion: Oh, never mind. Say, you are a red mage, like me. I have a tale you may wish to hear, but I shall not tell it for free.
Sharzalion: Well, I've heard that in Davoi they store their riches in many different vaults. I seek to borrow some Orcish dry food from them, you see.
Sharzalion: Would you mind running this errand for me? Only then I shall tell you my tale. I guarantee it will be worth your while.
Sharzalion: That's the spirit, my friend. Now, head to Davoi and search the Orcs' storage holes.
Sharzalion: The malicious Orcs dig false ones, and often move their treasure from hole to hole as well. Never assume it will stay in one place for long!
The Crimson Trial (pt.2 - Southern San d'Oria Sharzalion: Excellent form, my friend. I am impressed. Valderotaux: Well, I'll be! She's got more talent than you I dare say.
Sharzalion: My dear sir, will you not hush? I wish to tell my tale. First, are you the daring type?
Sharzalion: Hmph. Only the meek say such things.
Sharzalion: At any rate, my tale takes place in the church. Something is sometimes sighted there.
Sharzalion: What is, you ask? How obtuse! I speak of course of a spirit, a ghost! Have you not felt it so, by the look of the interior there?
Sharzalion: So, after learning of the rumors, I went to investigate.
Sharzalion: The catacombs underneath the structure were so frightening, even I was taken aback.
Sharzalion: But it scared me not, for seen I paid it no heed.
Valderotaux: Well? Did you find it or not?
Sharzalion: Why, you--! Silence please. At least until the end.
Sharzalion: Anyway, I thought I might as well say a prayer, so I walked before the altar.
Sharzalion: And then, I felt my skin crawl. I tried to spin around, but I could not move!
Sharzalion: Ever I felt it creep closer. But I heard not a footstep!
Valderotaux: Hmm.
Sharzalion: Still I felt it draw closer, so I summoned all my strength to turn and look behind me.
Sharzalion: And I saw it right there! Right next to me!
Valderotaux: Was it floating in the air?
Sharzalion: Yes, and not only that, it wore a fine suit of armor. Obviously it was no mortal person, for I could see right through it.
Valderotaux: Thank heavens you're alive!
Sharzalion: Yes, well... Ere long it disappeared, surrendering but a glimpse to me. Yet that was enough, for I knew who it was.
Sharzalion: It was Rainemard.
Valderotaux: Rainemard? Yes, I've heard that name. Say, he was a red mage, like you! Ah, those were the days...
Sharzalion: This is no time to reminisce! Have you forgotten how he died? Surely he has come for revenge.
Valderotaux: Come to think of it, Rainemard had a daughter, didn't he? What was her name again?
Sharzalion: Did he? That I did not know. Pray tell, Valdero, who was she?
Valderotaux: Oh... I can't remember. Many an age has passed since those days.
Sharzalion: I see. Well, so ends my tale. What, you didn't like it? Forgive me! Rarely are ghost stories told well. At any rate, this is for you.
Valderotaux: Wait, I remembered her name! The daughter of the red mage Rainemard!
Sharzalion: It's about time. Well, tell us, then!
Valderotaux: It was Curilla... Yes, Curilla was her name. I remember Rainemard watched over her well.
Sharzalion: Curilla? Hmm... Curilla... I've heard that name before.
Sharzalion: Wait, the maiden general was named Curilla! Yes, she would be about that age, too. Who would have thought that she was Rainemard's daughter!
Valderotaux: It must be a terrible thing...to hear your father's spirit still wanders.
Sharzalion: Truly!