The Rescue Drill  

ok, this might sound rediculous but i cannot get this mission and i dont know why. im a lvl 11 thf, rank 2, and have completed the previous missions. does anyone know what i should do? thanks

Ok i just solo this mission as a lvl4 RDM. Had no real problems really, I think as you have said the only real trouble is the Poison Fungars, but its possible to just pass round them without getting into a battle.
I got my bronze sword from Deaufrain, the captain, which is the only thing which seems kind of strange since most of you seemed to have got it from Galaihaurat. But as some people have said, just talk to everyone because anyone of them might have it in the end.

I'm sure that most of you have figured out by now that there is a step missing from the above description. After returning the bronze sword, the scared Knight will thank you, and you'll feel proud that you did something good.
Rather than heading back to Sandy, as the directions state, go back to one of the guards and he'll grant you a certificate. The guard, for me, was standing near those dandilion looking things semi-hidden from sight.
At any rate, this is a fairly simple mission. Be wary of the Posion Fungars; they aggro. Luckily, I had the help of a level 72 Red Mage to protect me from those buggers. A party of level 10-12's could have been fine, too.
Have a happy mission!

Gotta talk to the Captain again >.< I didn't cause it wasn't in the above guide, couldn't finish ; ;

The other day I did this as a 17rdm together with a 16war partner and the Funguars were no problem. Even killed a few Bats in the caves too. Using an ordinary bronze sword doesn't work, Ruillont will tell you "That's not my sword." So you can't just bring one from the weapons dealer or AH, you have to go all the way back up to Galaihaurat who's near the main road in La Theine to get Ruillont's sword. The one that gave me the certificate was Vicorpasse, but someone else said that it was Deaufrain, so this might change. Check all of the npc's on the way out.

Edited, Tue Apr 26 07:03:43 2005

I went a friend who is a 15 pld/whm I was a 13rdm, we made it in, fungars got him going back out to get the sword but i had enough cure to help him not die.. We went in again to give the sword to the guy an got aggro by 3 fungars right at npc I needed to talk to , he ran off with the 3 fungars as I talked to the npc but he died before he could zone. Bummer.. but its done..

Galaiaurat (E-6) HOLY CRAP HES NO WHERE NERE THE CRAG but thats who i got it from

So I read 15 is a good lvl to try this at, does that seem accurate? Just wondering what lvl's people where at when they completed it. I haven't even attempted it but I'm a lvl 12 THF so I think I may be too weak to try it out.

I can't even start this mission. I’ve completed every mission before this Smash the Orcish scouts, bat hunt, and save the children. However when I talk to a gate guard there is a cut scene but he just tells me to accept a mission, then it gives me a list of the mission that I already did. I tried trading him crystals—didn’t work. Would I have to do the missions over again? Other then that I’m out of ideas. Anyone know what might be the matter?

Excellent! I didn't notice the little ledges. I think I'm going to head up and give it another try, as I got pwned pretty hard by the Funguars the first time I tried. :) Thanks for the info

I hate to say this, but this mission guide is absolutely atrocious. Therefore, I've taken the liberty of providing one that you may or may not use as future reference. (Mind you, it's been a while since I've done this mission, so a few small details I'm a little foggy on, but I'm quite sure the basics are accurate.)

Start off in San d'Oria. If you're unable to get this mission, then take the opportunity to donate some crystals to the Temple Knight nearest to you. Now that that's finished, speak to the gatehouse guard (personally, I always spoke to Endracion at F-9 in South Sandy), and he'll tell you that there's a faux rescue mission in La Theine that he wants you to participate in. (I'm not certain if he says to bring back proof, but the 'bring back proof' thing's a pre-requisite for pretty much every misson and quest in this game, so always bear that in mind.)

Mission's received. Now, I'd like to take a moment to remind you that even though it says Lvl 8 minimum in the requirements, please note that minimum does not equal recommended. The Poison Fungars at the bottom are positively lethal at lower levels--they do aggro, and they do link, and they will slaughter anyone below a level, say, 15 or so. Therefore, before you even step foot into the ravine, I suggest you either gather a well-armed and well-prepared full party or, more simply, get a higher level to act as a path-clearer. If you try to brave the ravine alone, without any kind of counter-measures like Sneak, Invisible, and/or Deoderize, you will die, and quickly. Just a friendly warning.

Head to La Theine, and go to the first ravine on the righthand side, F-6 and F-7 respectively. Speak to Equesobillot nearby the ramp to go into the ravine, and then proceed down. Once reaching the bottom, head south, minding the Poison Fungars very carefully, and speak to all the other guards along the way, of which there are five--most notably the captain, Deaufrain. You reach the entrance to Ordelles, talk to Narvecaint, and he'll mention that maybe he went in the cave.

Ordelle's Caves, and the fun part begins. Go inside, walk to the first opening, then turn left. Walk through the little pond and check to see a soldier named Rulliont crouched behind a rock. Talk to him, and the Reader's Digest of his speech is that he was trapped there by monsters and needed his sword to get out. If only we could grab his sword and give it to him. Here's the beauty of it--never once does he mention his friend's name. God, I love this game.

Anyway, I'm not certain if this changes for everyone, but you might as well try and talk to everyone again, regardless, just to make sure they don't have the sword. If they don't, then talk to Galaihaurat in E-6, at the mid-bottom:

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  ^ ^ Galaihaurat 
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(A little text mappage to help give you an idea of where he is. It took me ages to find him.)

He'll say something along the lines of, "Oh yeah, he gave me his sword, here you go," and you're off to head back down into the Ravine of Death and give him the sword back. You re-enter Ordelles, give Rulliont the sword, and he'll thank you and shoo you away. Exit, go to the captain Deaufrain and speak with him one last time. He'll compliment the knight, and then he'll give you some Key Item and send you back to Sandy. Glady oblidge, and scurry the hell back to safer territory.

San d'Oria. Speak with the gatehouse guard. He'll mention something about real situations being better than any training exercize, and bam, Rank 2-2. There you have it. One handy-dandy guide that actually tells you what to do and where to go. Gasp and shock. :)

Edited, Fri Dec 31 19:23:16 2004

I was on my way to this when I saw a battering ram. So I hopped off my bird and killed my first one. :) (25 blm/whm) I asked around for the entry to Ordelle Cves, and a guy told me some coordinates, so I went there afte finding the garrison, and found the caves. I died twice running from the WRONG END of the caves.. I finally switched to 23whm/blm and used sneak/deodorize to avoid the stupid hognose bats... Although I ended up training about 10 gobs to the zone, I got tot he right zone and kicked myself when I saw it was in teh same canyon as the garrison..
zoned back in, talked to the guy, went back out, talked to teh garrison, went back in, gave him the sword, and i'm now on my way back to sandy.. If I'd known where the proper entry was, i'd stayed on my blm and waroped.. o.0

An allternative to giving awy crystals is to do the save the children quest again.. I used waterga and a blizard and cleared it in 53 seconds.. The record on my server (Lakshmi is 23 seconds..)

Dont' be misguided, you don't have to go down a ravine north of the crag... stay in the ravine with teh garrison.. :P