Friday, November 14, 2008

Blackmage AF Guide

The Three Magi
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Start NPC: Chumimi - Heavens Tower
Requirements: Black Mage Level: 40+
Items Needed: Glowstone
Title: Doctor Shantotto's Supporter; Professor Koru-Moru Supporter; Yoran-Oran's Supporter
Repeatable: Yes, by erasing AF memory
Reward: Casting Wand

Previous Quest: None.
Next Quest: Recollections


Walkthrough
* Head over to Windurst Walls, enter Heavens Tower and head to the right and go down the stairs, until it ends and you see the NPC Chumimi.
* Talk to Chumimi and watch a cutscene with Shantotto, Koru-Moru, and Yoran-Oran
* You will be given an option to agree with one. It doesn't matter with whom you agree, as the message "No one paid any attention to you." will be displayed.
* When you choose to side with an NPC, you will receive a title from that NPC.
o Choosing Shantotto will grant you the title "Doctor Shantotto Supporter"
* At the end of the cutscene, Shantotto will ask you to go toss a Faded Crystal into the gorge in Xarcabard, and bring back a Glowstone.
* Grab any type of crystal and travel to any Crag (Holla, Mea, or Dem) or any Teleport Crystal (Altepa, Vahzl, Yhoat, Jugner, Pashh, Meriph) and trade the crystal that you have chosen to the teleport crystal to receive a Faded Crystal.
* Travel to Xarcabard and head west to (E-8) and look for two ???. You want the one that's inside the gorge. You do not want the one that's on a cliff with the torch.
* There may be some Demon Pawns and Demon Knights at the ??? so be ready to fight, just in case.
* Note: If you are doing this with 2 or more BLM's the ??? stays in place but there is a 10 minute time limit before you can trade and repop the Chaos Elemental.
* Trade the Faded Crystal to the ??? and a Chaos Elemental will appear.
* Kill the Chaos Elemental and obtain the Glowstone.
* Return the Glowstone to Chumimi, who will tell you that Shantotto left the Casting Wand for you.


Recollections
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Start NPC: Chumimi - Heavens Tower
Requirements: Black Mage Level: 50+
Items Needed: Bag of Seeds, Whine Cellar Key
Title: None.
Repeatable: Yes, by erasing AF memory
Reward: Wizard's Sabots

Previous Quest: The Three Magi
Next Quest: The Root of the Problem and Borghertz's Sorcerous Hands


Walkthrough
* Talk to Chumimi in Heavens Tower to get a cutscene. Zoning out of the tower is required after finishing The Three Magi quest.
* (Optional) Travel to Ru'Lude Gardens and talk to Laityn at G-9 to get another cutscene.
* Travel to Crawlers' Nest and kill a Water Elemental or Fire Elemental and obtain a Bag of Seeds.
o To avoid wasting time, use the Weather Reporter NPCs to find out when there will be weather in Rolanberry Fields (and thus Crawler's Nest).
o Note: Weather can be really weird sometimes and it may not pop for the 5 following hours.
* After you get the Bag of Seeds, go back to Heavens Tower and give it to Chumimi.
* You must next go to Castle Zvahl Baileys and kill a Demon Commander, Demon General, Demon Magistrate, or Demon Chancellor and obtain the Whine Cellar Key.
* Bring the Whine Cellar Key to Castle Zvahl Keep. Hug the right wall to the 1st "Iron Bar Gate". Go in it, turn right and continue around. Just before the next "Iron Bar Gate" there is an "Ore Door" on the left. Use the Whine Cellar Key at the "Ore Door" for a cutscene, at which point you will obtain the key item Foe Finder Mark I.
o You do not have to be on Black Mage as your main job to complete any part of the quest, aside from the first cutscene with Chumimi, you will need to be Black Mage to start it.
* After the cutscene, bring the Foe Finder Mark I back to Chumimi in Heavens Tower to get your reward.


The Root of the Problem
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Start NPC: Chumimi - Heavens Tower
Requirements: Black Mage Level: 50+
Items Needed: Silk Cloth
Title: Paragon of Black Mage Excellence
Repeatable: Yes, by erasing AF memory
Reward: Wizard's Petasos

Previous Quest: Recollections
Next Quest: None.


Walkthrough
* Talk to Chumimi in Heavens Tower to get a cutscene. Zoning is required after finishing the Recollections quest.
* Then talk to Koru-Moru at (E-7) in Windurst Walls and trade him a Silk Cloth.
* Go back to Chumimi for another cutscene. You will receive a Sluice Surveyor Mark I (key item), which is a magic doll.
* Go into Toraimarai Canal via the Three Mage Gate (or through Windurst Walls if you have the Rhinostery Certificate) and find the three ???.

Note: For this part, you have to be on BLM to check the first two ??? (since you will have to use Manafont at one point). The NM however can be spawned as any job, so after you check the ???s, you can still change job and come back to fight it.

* The first is at (H-7), fairly close to the Horutoto entrance. Check it and get a cutscene where the doll absorbs the magic. To get the cutscene, you must be on the same side of the gate as the ??? (the Dark Aspic CAN be on either side of the gate.) You can receive text from either side, but only one side will give the cutscene. In addition, this may be the cutscene that requires Manafont, effectively switching cutscene mentioned below. Don't use Manafont unless told to from the cutscene!
* The second is at (I-9) on the same map, on the west side of that gate. Once you get there check it once for the first cutscene, the doll will say that she needs you to use your BLM powers and the cutscene will end. Use Manafont and check it again, and watch another cutscene. This is the only portion of the quest that requires you to be BLM. You may leave the canal after this and return as another job to fight the NM.
* Head to the third ??? at (J-8). When you examine it, the NM Magic Sludge will spawn. The NM is like all other elementals in that it's highly resistant to physical attacks, but is also resistant to magic. The fight is easy just takes some time due to most damage sources doing little. Use some Poison Potions if you want to reduce the danger of the Sleepga it can cast. It's recommended to bring Monks with Chi Blast and anyone who can use a Sword for Spirits Within to speed up this process. The Diabolos Blood Pact ability Nether Blast is also effective.
* You do not have to kill this once per Black Mage, simply clear the area and have each BLM pop the Magic Sludge with sneak letting the elemental depop each time. Then when the last BLM pops kill Magic Sludge then have all Blms examine the ??? for the CS. Meaning you only have to fight once. It takes 5min to depop, and you must wait 5min after that to repop it.
* Defeat Magic Sludge and click on the ??? again for a final cutscene.
* Head back to Chumimi in Heavens Tower for the final cutscene and your reward.

Optional
* Talk to Kupipi in Heavens Tower, she is behind the reception desk near the Starway Stairway door, and receive an Earthen Charm (Key Item).
* Head back to Horutoto and past the Three Mage Gate to find the Gate of Earth (I-7, room full of Wendigos). When you click on the Gate of Earth, you will get a cutscene.


Borghertz's Sorcerous Hands
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Start NPC: Guslam - Upper Jeuno (H-8)
Requirements: Black Mage 50+, Must have started Recollections quest
Items Needed: Garlaige Coffer Key, Eldieme Coffer Key, Davoi Coffer Key
Title: None
Repeatable: Yes, by erasing AF memory
Reward: Wizard's Gloves, Wizard's Coat, Wizard's Tonban

Previous Quest: Recollections
Next Quest: None



Walkthrough
* Speak to Guslam at H-8 in Upper Jeuno in the Durable Shields shop and accept the quest.
* Note: You must talk to Guslam as BLM.

The Hands
* Head to Garlaige Citadel and open a coffer here, so either:
* Obtain a Garlaige Coffer Key; or
* Come as a thief and bring along tools to pick the lock (see Picking your Coffers and Chests).
* Open a coffer in Garlaige Citadel and obtain the Old Gauntlets (key item). You can obtain this key item as any job, so long as the quest is active.
* You may use the Lycopodium (NPC) to get through the Banishing Gate #2 in Garlaige Citadel without 4 people when checking for Treasure Coffer.
* Also, with Wings of the Goddess, you may use the Carvenous Maw in Sauromugue Champaign (S) to get beyond Banishing Gate #3 in the present.
* If you are reacquiring AF or getting AF for another job, skip this portion and proceed to the next step. If this is your first job, do the following:
* Head back to Upper Jeuno and talk to Guslam again, who will tell you he lacks the skill to repair them.
* Talk to Deadly Minnow behind the counter in the same shop as Guslam, and he will tell you to find a Mithra at the Tenshodo for more information.
* Go to Lower Jeuno and go into the Tenshodo to talk to Yin Pocanakhu at J-8. Pay her 1,000 gil to hear her story.
* Head to Port Jeuno and go downstairs into the Auction House area and find a ??? on some crates outside the Jeuno Duty-Free shop (H-8).
* Click on the ??? for a cutscene and ask to have the gloves repaired.
* Go to F-8 in Castle Zvahl Baileys and touch one of the torches to spawn Dark Spark.
* Kill Dark Spark touch the torch again (make sure you touch the same torch you used to spawn him) to receive the Shadow Flames (key item).
* If there are others in the party that also need this key item, they can touch the torch as well - you don't have to fight him for each person.
* Head back to Port Jeuno and click on the the ??? where the toolbox is for a cutscene and to complete the quest.

The Rest
* Guslam mentions something about armor scattered about Vana'diel. You can find two more pieces of armor by simply opening coffers in the following zones:
* The Eldieme Necropolis: Wizard's Tonban
* Monastic Cavern: Wizard's Coat
* Note: You must have BLM as your main job when you open these coffers.


Notes
* You must have started Recollections (AF2) before you can start this quest.
* If you have any other Borghertz's Hands quest active you will need to complete that one before you can get this quest.
* After starting the quest, you can obtain the rewards in any order.
* The quest is marked complete upon obtaining the gloves.












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