The Forbidden Path

Start NPC	Lehko Habhoka - Windurst Waters (S)
Requirements	Wings of the Goddess
Items Needed	Bottled Pixie Scintillant strand Refulgent strand Irradiant strand Testimony
Title Granted	Karaha-Baruha's Research Assistant
Repeatable	No
Reward	Varies, see below

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Walkthrough

The Small: Examine the Fey Blossoms at (F-5) in Grauberg (S) twice for cutscenes. (Note: NOT the nearby Fay Spring.) It will prompt you to bring back a Bottled Pixie at nighttime.
Trade the Bottled Pixie to the Fey Blossoms to receive Scintillant strand.
- The fastest way to get a Bottled Pixie is the higher drop rate in Castle Oztroja (S). Bottled Pixie 100% drop from Yagudo High Priest, (this statement is not correct I've spent 4 hours farming these things with 0 drop, unless Bottled pixie only drop on lightsday the drop rate is no where near 100% in fact I would as far as to say that they are rare drop--Mrdolphin 19:42, May 19, 2012 (UTC)) one immediately to the right as you enter Castle Oztroja (S), and one more in the large room immediately after entry.
  - These monsters are Lv80.
- You can also try Lv65 Orcs in The Eldieme Necropolis (S) who have a lower, but not terrible, drop rate.
- Alternatively, for players who have access to a Soothing Healer Adventuring Fellow, Yagudo High Priest and Yagudo Sentinel spawn right outside Castle Oztroja (S) in Meriphataud Mountains (S) and are a couple levels weaker. You cannot use your Signal Pearl inside Castle Oztroja (S). Beware, the High Priest at this location is usually camped by players seeking bottle pixies for cure staff trials. The Sentinels have a rather low drop rate.
- Bottled Pixie is also a very common drop from Union chests.

The Winged: Head to Castle Oztroja (S) and examine the Writhing Flame at the north part (G-7) on the first map for cutscene.
- The Writhing Flame is located in the long hallway leading to the area where Mee Deggi the Punisher would spawn in the present day.
Trade a Testimony of your current job to the Writhing Flame to receive Refulgent strand.
- Use caution as the Yagudo roaming in the hallway may aggro as soon as you are out of the CS.
- If you catch aggro, the cutscene will drop aggro, if you're quick enough.
- You can trade the Testimony more quickly if you set a macro for it, such as "/item 'Smn. Testimony' <t>", target the Writhing Flame, and use it the moment your invisible wears off.
- It doesn't matter if the Testimony has already been used for a "Shattering Stars" fight, a "torn" testimony works.
- The Testimony is not returned to your inventory on completing the cutscene.

The Eight-sided room: Head to Inner Horutoto Ruins past the Three Mage Gate to the elemental rooms. Click on the Gate of Darkness (I-7 of Map 4) for a cutscene and to receive Irradiant strand.

Return to Velda-Galda Windurst Waters (S) (K-9 Northern map) by the gate to Windurst Walls and speak to him to return each item.
- Total of three cutscene conversations to turn in all three items.
Wait till new game day and speak to Velda-Galda again.
- NOTE: Reward is based on job at the time you receive this cutscene.

Client: Lehko Habhoka (Windurst Waters (S))
Summary: In his secret laboratory deep beneath Windurst, the genius Karaha-Baruha pores over ancient tomes, that he might once again summon the Great Beast in his nation's time of need. Deliver what he seeks to Velda-Galda by the gate to Windurst Walls!