Trial by Earth

Start NPC	Juroro - Port Bastok (I-8)
Requirements	Bastok Reputation 6
Title Granted	Heir of the Great Earth
Repeatable	Yes, after Japanese midnight after receiving your reward.
Reward	Ability to summon Titan or 10,000g or Desert Light or Earth Belt or Earth Ring or Titan's Cudgel

← Previous Quest	Next Quest →
None	The Moonlit Path Mama Mia Waking the Beast

Quicksand Caves

Walkthrough

• Speak to Juroro in Port Bastok, located at I-8 (near the drawbridge). If you have sufficient fame, she will give you a Tuning fork of earth after accepting her request.

If you have never talked to this NPC before you may have to talk to her a few times before she gives you the quest.

• Travel to Quicksand Caves, and head to the Cloister of Tremors.
  • Enter from Eastern Altepa Desert at (J-7).
  • In the first room, follow the east wall, dropping to the east, and following a passage south.
  • When the path opens into the next room, head due west along the north wall. Through another small passage and into a third room (E/F-9), go to the west wall and drop west.
  • Alternatively this is Home Point Quicksand Caves #2
• In the Cloister of Tremors, stick to the right wall to get to the Earth Protocrystal.
• Once you defeat Titan Prime, you will acquire the Whisper of Tremors.
• Return the Whisper of Tremors to Juroro for your reward.

• Alternatively, hold onto it and when you have all six whispers, you may start the quest The Moonlit Path to fight Fenrir Prime.
• If you are collecting items for the Evoker's Ring, you want the Desert Light.
• If you see an airship moving through the background of the reward cutscene, this is because an airship arrived or departed during the cutscene.

The Fight

• Everyone who is involved in the fight must have a tuning fork of the correct protocrystal.
• There is no level cap on this battle.
• There is a 30-minute time limit.
• You can buff up before entering the protocrystal, so feel free to do so and rest up while still outside.
• Try to fight Titan Prime on Windsday, and do not fight him on Earthsday.
• Keep up Barstonra at all times.
• Do not use Earth-based spells, weaponskills, or weapons that have Additional effect: Earth damage, as they will heal Titan Prime.
• The battlefield is shaped like a long path up the side of hill, with a switchback about halfway to the top. This allows the mages to stand above the fight (and out of easy reach of the avatar) while still being able to cast spells upon the combatants.
• See testimonials.

See Trial by Earth/Strategies for strategy and videos.

Related Quests

There are a total of 6 prime avatar quests for the main summons. Here is the relevant information on each:

Trial by	Avatar	Start NPC location	Item Needed Tuning fork of	Location closest zone	Reputation required
Earth	Titan	Juroro Port Bastok (I-8)	Earth	Cloister of Tremors Quicksand Caves	Bastok 6
Fire	Ifrit	Ronta-Onta Kazham (J-9)	Fire	Cloister of Flames Ifrit's Cauldron	Kazham 6
Water	Leviathan	Edal-Tahdal Norg (H-9)	Water	Cloister of Tides Den of Rancor	Norg/Tenshodo 4
Lightning	Ramuh	Ripapa Mhaura (I-9)	Lightning	Cloister of Storms Boyahda Tree	Windurst 6
Wind	Garuda	Agado-Pugado Rabao (G-9)	Wind	Cloister of Gales Cape Teriggan	Selbina/Rabao 5
Ice	Shiva	Gulmama Northern San d'Oria (E-7)	Ice	Cloister of Frost Fei'Yin	San d'Oria 6

Game Description

Client

Juroro (Near drawbridge, Port Bastok)

Summary

Bring the tuning fork of earth upon the protocrystal in the Quicksand Caves. A path will open to the trial that awaits.