Sunday, November 30, 2008

Dragoon AF Guide

A Craftsman's Work
From FFXIclopedia, the free Final Fantasy XI encyclopedia
This is the first Dragoon Artifact Armor quest - otherwise known as AF1.

Start NPC: Miaux - Northern San d'Oria (E-6)
Requirements: Dragoon 40+
Items Needed: None
Title: None
Repeatable: Yes, after AF is complete.
Reward: Peregrine

Previous Quest: The Holy Crest
Next Quest: Chasing Quotas


Walkthrough
* Talk to Miaux in Northern San d'Oria outside the 2nd floor entrance to the Smithing guild.
* She needs her father's old armor repaired, but needs you to get a Altepa Polishing Stone for the repairs.
* Travel to H-8 in Eastern Altepa Desert. Find and examine the ??? to spawn the NM Decurio I-III. The ??? is on the top level near the ruins in the bottom right corner of the entrance to the Quicksand Caves.
* Defeat Decurio I-III and re-examine the ??? to obtain the Altepa Polishing Stone (key item).
o You do not have to be on dragoon to spawn Decurio I-III.
* Take the Altepa Polishing Stone back to Miaux for your reward.


Chasing Quotas
From FFXIclopedia, the free Final Fantasy XI encyclopedia
This is the second Dragoon Artifact Armor quest - otherwise known as AF2.

Start NPC: Ceraulian - Port San d'Oria (I-10)
Requirements: Dragoon 50+
Items Needed: Gold Hairpin
Title: None
Repeatable: Yes, see Vingijard after AF is complete.
Reward: Drachen Brais

Previous Quest: A Craftsman's Work
Next Quest: Knight Stalker and Borghertz's Dragon Hands


Walkthrough
* Speak to Ceraulian in Cargo Room A for a cutscene and agree to help him obtain a Gold Hairpin.
* Trade a Gold Hairpin to Ceraulian for a cutscene.
* After Japanese Midnight, talk to Ceraulian again for a cutscene.
* Talk to Miaux in front of the Blacksmiths Guild in Northern San d'Oria for a cutscene. She will give you the Shiny Earring (key item).
* You may now speak with Ceraulian for a clue to visit the Goldsmith's Guild. (Optional)
* Talk to Ardea in front of the Goldsmiths Guild in Bastok Markets and then make your way back to West Ronfaure.
* After arrival in West Ronfaure, speak with Esca located inside the tower at (F-6) for a cutscene.
* Now, you must go to the small island in Batallia Downs, which can only be reached through The Eldieme Necropolis.

* You must have at least one person with you to operate the gates inside of The Eldieme Necropolis.
* In Batallia Downs, go to (J-10) and locate the small cave on the side of the hill. Follow the tunnel into The Eldieme Necropolis. Your goal here is to get to the hole at (G-9).
* There is a switch to manipulate the gates in each of the four large square rooms.
* Wait at (H-9) where lich spawn and face south at the closed Titan's Gate.
* Once there, have someone flip the switch at (H-8) to open Titan's Gate.
* If you require their assistance for the upcoming fight, you will need to operate a second switch in your area at (G-9) before they will be able to join you.
* After everyone who will be taking part in the fight are gathered around (G-9), walk over the center-most grave and fall down the hole.
* If lich and Tomb Wolf aggro you then you must put sneak up before the fall.
* Once your at the bottom, follow the path until a fork and turn right. Proceed south and zone at (J-9) into Batallia Downs.
* Outside on the island, examine the ??? left of the entrance to spawn the NM Sturmtiger.
* The ??? is on the opposite side of the island from the Stone Monument.
* Sturmtiger attacks extremely fast, so blink tanking will be relatively ineffective.
* Highly susceptible to both slow and paralyze.
* Defeat it and examine the ??? again for the Ranchuriome's Legacy (key item). Bring it back to Ceraulian to finish the quest.


Knight Stalker
From FFXIclopedia, the free Final Fantasy XI encyclopedia
This quest is the final Artifact quest for Dragoon- otherwise known as AF3.

Start NPC: Rahal - Chateau d'Oraguille (H-9)
Requirements: Dragoon 50+ San d'Oria Rank: 2, Bastok/Windurst Rank: 3 or Mission 2-3
Items Needed: None
Title: Paragon of Dragoon Excellence
Repeatable: Yes, see Vingijard after AF is complete.
Reward: Drachen Armet

Previous Quest: Chasing Quotas
Next Quest: None


Walkthrough
* Speak with Rahal in Chateau d'Oraguille for a cutscene.
o Rahal is in the Royal Knights' Quarters (to the left after you enter the Chateau).
o You must be Dragoon to flag the quest.
* Speak with Ceraulian (in Cargo Room A) in Port San d'Oria for another cutscene where Brugaire asks you to find the helm of the last Dragoon for him.
* You need to speak to Ceraulian again after the cutscene.
* Go to Kuftal Tunnel and open a coffer to obtain the key item Challenge to the Royal Knights.
o You do not need to be Dragoon when you open the coffer.
* Return to Chateau d'Oraguille and speak with Rahal.
* Speak with Balasiel (F-7) in Southern San d'Oria and then go back and speak to Rahal one more time. At this point Rahal will tell you that you need to find the helm of the last dragoon, and that your wyvern should be able to sense where it is.
o (He doesn't mention a helm or a dragoon at all, only that your Wyvern can sense him somewhere in the south --Joytaru 03:18, 4 November 2008 (UTC))
* Head to the Temple of Uggalepih in Yhoator Jungle.
* You will need your Wyvern out to spawn the NMs. (Call Wyvern)
* Make your way to south to F-11 on the first map and walk through the granite door to the North of F-11 to enter a room in F-9/10. (Note: The ??? here is very close to the one used to spawn the Death from Above NM.)
* Only invisible is needed to make it to this room safely.
* Clear out the tonberries, bees and doll in F-11 and then you are ready to spawn the 2 NM shadows. The Rumble Crawlers aren't aggressive like the ones in Crawler's Nest, so they may be ignored.
* When ready, cast Sneak (or have a mage cast it on you) and hit the ??? on the floor to spawn Cleuvarion M Resoaix and Rompaulion S Citalle.
* The NMs will not link if you spawn them with Sneak active and pull them from afar.
* It is only necessary to Kill Rompaulion S Citalle to complete this Quest (If doing so, let Cleuvarion M Resoaix despawn first before killing it)
* You can also kill Cleuvarion M Resoaix instead and let Rompaulion S Citalle despawn although the warrior is much harder to kill.
* Both NMs are either Highly Resistant to Repose or Immune to it all together.
* After the shadows are dead, touch the ??? again to receive a cutscene and complete the quest. (Please note, that if you get the message, "It seems some kind of ceremony occured here...", you may be too far from the ???. Play around with the angle at which you're standing, and the cutscene will start.)

Note
-Returning to Ceraulian in Port San d'Oria when you are done will trigger a short cutscene with Brugaire, although is not necessary. Rahal will also thank you for solving the mystery behind the last Dragoon.
* Note* If and when you get to fight for the shadows please note that a party thats there can claim one shadow. We killed 1 shadow and a near by party killed the second one. Please note that as of now I do not know which shadow must be killed to trigger cutscene but for my party we killed Rompaulion S Citalle.
* Other NM must despawn before the first dies in order to obtain the cutscene.


Borghertz's Dragon Hands
From FFXIclopedia, the free Final Fantasy XI encyclopedia

Start NPC: Guslam - Upper Jeuno (H-8)
Requirements: Dragoon 50+ Must have started Chasing Quotas quest
Items Needed: Boyahda Coffer Key, Cauldron Coffer Key, Quicksand Coffer Key
Title: None
Repeatable: Yes, see Vingijard after AF is complete.
Reward: Drachen Finger Gauntlets, Drachen Mail, Drachen Greaves

Previous Quest: Chasing Quotas
Next Quest: None



Walkthrough
* Speak to Guslam at H-8 in Upper Jeuno in the Durable Shields shop and accept the quest.

The Hands
* You'll need to head to Boyahda Tree and open a coffer there, so either obtain a Boyahda Coffer Key; or Come as a thief and bring along tools to pick the lock.
* Open a coffer in Boyahda Tree and obtain the Old Gauntlets (key item).
* 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.
* Deadly Minnow, behind the counter in the same shop as Guslam, 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, 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 other players in the party 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 ??? at the toolbox for a cutscene. This completes 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:
* Ifrit's Cauldron: Drachen Mail
* Quicksand Caves: Drachen Greaves
* You must have DRG as your main job when you open these coffers.

Notes
* You must have started Chasing Quotas (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.
* The coffer in The Boyahda Tree can be picked by a level 47 Thief using skeleton keys. It took me five attempts to successfully pick the lock this way. Make sure you have a warp method and Perfect Dodge handy in case a fail spawns a Mimic.





(Note: Increases duration of ancient circle by 30 seconds)


(Note: Defensive Wyvern:uses healing breath when HP is at 50% or less
Multipurpose Wyvern:uses healing breath when Hp is at 33% or less
Offensive Wyvern:will use elemental breath to exploit monsters weakness)





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