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Dark Legacy - DRK AF1  

Realm:Bastok
Start Area: Metalworks
Start NPC:Raibaht (G - 8)
Type:Artifact
Related Mobs:Cochal-Monchal (F - 7)
Mighty Fist (G - 9)
Vaa Huja the Erudite
Mission:1 - 0
Min Level:40
Max Level:75
Rating
*****
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Items Required:Darksteel Formula
Yagudo Cherry
Items Granted:Raven Scythe
This Quest is Repeatable
Last Updated: Thu Aug 20 06:00:36 2009

Summary

You have been asked to find and bring back a book pertaining to the Galka's darksteel formula.

Walkthrough

Talk to Raibaht in Bastok Metalworks. He's in the same room as Cid, on the second floor.

He will send you to talk with Mighty Fist in the Dark Steel Forge (first room on the left as you enter the Metalworks). Then you have to go see Cochal-Monchal in the Windurst Optistery in Windurst Waters.

Get a Yagudo Cherry from the auction house or a vendor. It is sold by either Ahyeekih (H-10 Windurst Waters), Fiva (G-6 San d'Oria Port) or Yafafa (I-5 Bastok Markets), but the they will only sell it if their nation is in control of the Kolshushu region.

Go to H-14 in Giddeus and trade the cherry to the ???. Vaa Huja the Erudite will spawn. Note: might be a good idea to clear the other birds around the ??? before you do the turn in as they will link. After you kill Vaa Huja the Erudite, check the ??? again and receive the key item Dark Steel Formula.

Go back to Bastok Metalworks and talk to Mighty Fist. He'll tell you to go to back to Raibaht. View the cutscene and you will then receive your Raven Scythe.


For transcripts of this quest go to the Dark Legacy - DRK AF1 Spoilers page.


Quest Series

This quest is part of the Dark Knight artifact armor quest series. The entire quest series includes:

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Other DRK artifact quests
# Mar 21 2004 at 8:35 PM Rating: Default
go here: not much but tells where and how to get other AF for drk:

http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/final_fantasy_xi_dark_knight_af.txt

RE: Other DRK artifact quests
# May 05 2004 at 3:31 PM Rating: Good
32 posts
That link seems to be down. I had to hop over to KillingIfrit, which ganked it's info from the Bilingual Site, in order to find what I needed on the remaining AF Quests for DRK. My perma-group just obtained the Chaos Sollerts for a our DRK the other night. I figured I'd post what I discovered. Maybe the guys at Allakhazam will make a separate quest from it. Here Goes DRK AF2:

Captives in Darkness (AF2)
Client: Cid, Bastok Metalworks
Required Items: 1 Darksteel Ingot (10K?)
Rewards: Chaos Sollerets.
Requirements: DRK Level 50 (?), Complete DRK AF1.

After Talking to Cid, you have to head over to Ordelle's Cave. Inside Ordelle you have to find 3 sets of ???. I'll try best to explain how to find each one. On the first map, you will notice a spot at H-12 on the eastern side of the cave. This is a hole down which you must drop. RSE hunters will be familiar with this location, since Stropers and higher tier goblins spawn in the area below. Getting here will be tricky, but follow the map until you reach the droping location. Fall below. You should wind up on the third map Around H-11/12. IN the far south-western corner, you will find the first ???. Trade a Darksteel Ingot to the spot. This will trigger the spawn of named monster Gerwitz's Axe, a Weapon-Type enemy (duh). Of the three monsters you must fight, this one is the strongest. He uses moves familar to anyone who has faught a weapon-family mob. Keep hate on your Tank and you should be fine. It does use a 2-Hr, Mighty Strikes, I believe, but I'm not entirely sure which one it is. Once the mob activated it's attack, it went down pretty fast. After beating this Axe, you will receive the aptly named rare/ex item Gerwitz's Axe. Make sure your DRK obtains this item. From the same area, you will need to head eastward towards a staircase (I-11). Head up and then southward towards the area on Map 2 where Morlbolger spawns. Somewhere around H-8 you will find another ???. Trade the Axe to trigger another NM spawn. This time you will be fighting Gerwitz's Sword. I found this fight to be very easy. Same deal as before; keep hate were it belongs and you'll have no problem. After defeating the sword you will recieve a rare/ex item of the same name, Gerwitz's Sword. Take this item with you to the room farthest to the south on the same map. In the northwest corner of this room you will find the third ???. Trade the sword to trigger another NM spawn, this time a Ghost-Family enemy named Gerwitz's Soul. This enemy has high HP, but we didn't have any problems. It failed to land any strong attacks, possibly due to our PLD's Holy Circle. I think this thing tried to use Fear-Touch, but that's all I can remember of the fight, other than some willy-nilly teleporting that screwed up our Fuidama. After this enemy is defeated, exit at G-10, and your DRK should receive a cutscene and his Sollerets. Total cake. We did this quest with a party of WHM 56, PLD 56, DRK 55 (grats Lou!), THF 56, MNK 56 (me), and MNK 57 (Thanks for your help Suu! You rock!). I imagine a party at level 54 could defeat these monsters, possibly lower. I know it's no problem at level 56. Hope this helps some DRKs out.
where is the other af?
# Mar 19 2004 at 5:43 PM Rating: Decent
ok, i was barely able to do this one with a 58DRG and a 41DRK(me), i died and he was able to barely kill it. but where are the other AF for dark given at? i only see 2 on this site.
AF
# Mar 13 2004 at 8:06 PM Rating: Decent
Yeah. I need to know the rest of the DK AF quest too!
fame?
# Mar 10 2004 at 10:33 PM Rating: Decent
How much bastok fame do you need for the quest? (what does that guy have to say about your name?)
RE: fame?
# Mar 17 2004 at 6:41 PM Rating: Decent
Do you need any fame for the other AF quests?

Edited, Wed Mar 17 18:40:56 2004
RE: fame?
# Mar 12 2004 at 6:10 AM Rating: Decent
good news is: you don't need any
Precisions
# Mar 09 2004 at 5:25 AM Rating: Decent
A few notes on this guide:
The so called windurst library is the optistery (west door)
You don't make a yagudo cherry, but you can buy them either at AH or from regional merchants (as cherries are often only found in stacks at AH). Depending on which country controls Kolshushu, it will be either Yafafa (Bastok Markets I-5), Fiva (Port San d'Oria G-6) or Ahyeekih (Northern Windurst Waters H-10)
If you are with other DRKs doing the quest with you, you only need a single cherry. Killing the NM once will advance the quest for everyone

BTW... don't forget to get a WHM with you... The NM is the worst example of a BLM overnuker... He will spam 280DMG Stonega II
Wow
# Mar 07 2004 at 8:57 AM Rating: Decent
Had a lv 75 ranger help, droped in two hits, the first one did 2430 dmg, the 2nd did 1314
Not so Hard
# Mar 06 2004 at 10:51 PM Rating: Decent
Well I did this at lvl 43 with a 50 rdm, 61 pld and 61 nin we had no problems at all
Quest
# Mar 06 2004 at 8:39 AM Rating: Default
Members
40 WHM
40 DRK
41 DRK

Finished the first part of the quest, then went out to giddeous and did a shout out for help and found a level 74 WAR JP. We placed the cherry on the ??? and spawned the NM. The AoE ripped apart the three of us who were nearby 1/2 way thru the battle. We got raised and went for a second time. This time we kept a considerable distance and cure III'ed our 74 WAR 3 times until he managed to kill it. We clicked on the ??? and got the book. That was it. I would say that the mob is more than likely level 65. Unless you find someone that high of a level, have at least 2 that are 70+
HELP
# Mar 04 2004 at 7:09 PM Rating: Decent
I killed the NM today but he didnt drop anything!! Is he supposed to drop the book? Im confused....
RE: HELP
# Mar 14 2004 at 4:40 AM Rating: Decent
you check the ??? after you kill him to get the darksteel formula :p
u will need help part 2
# Mar 02 2004 at 8:46 AM Rating: Decent
searchin for help directly in giddeus is also not bad, because a lot of highlvl hunting NM or are farming there.
=]
# Feb 26 2004 at 2:02 AM Rating: Decent
hey guys dont bother getting help in jueno. go to giddeous around JP primetime. there will be some high level guys there. i got a 70drk to help, who also asked his buddy who happens to be another 70 drk. we were all untouched. it got rocked. :D.
AF2
# Feb 23 2004 at 12:06 PM Rating: Default
Does anyone know where to find exactly the ??? in Ordelle's Caves for AF2? I mean the exact <pos> of it and are the 3 ??? all close to each other or are they really far apart...meaning not in the same floor/area? Please help. I'm doing this right now and I don't really know the exact spot of these ???. Thanks. Help on the quest would be much appreciated too ^^.

Celestial
LV 51 DRK/25 WAR
Asura Server

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# Feb 23 2004 at 12:06 PM Rating: Decent
I took lvl57 Pal, 54 Blm, 42 Dk(me), 32 rdm, 32 whm, and 30 rdm.

This guy ripped us apart with aoes but we made it through with no deaths. I would not do this without atleast 4 level 55's or higher just to be safe.
Easy
# Feb 15 2004 at 1:10 AM Rating: Decent
I did it with a lvl 60 whm and a lvl 60 drk. I'm lvl 45. It was easy. I dont think any of us even dipped into yellow.
Vaa Huja the Erudite
# Feb 14 2004 at 2:17 AM Rating: Default
Just another post guessing level.
42 Drk, 46 Pld, 55 Rdm, all fully equiped, got him down to about 30% life before all dying. His AoE spells did around 200, and his spells targeting one person did 300+. This guy is NOT a level 45, I would guess more accuratly around 52-53, and possibly as high as 55 or 56.

So anyone going to fight this, be advised that it does take 2 55's to kill it, and that alone makes me think it is around 55-56. *Even - Low Tough* for 55's.

Wether my level guessing is right or not is unimporatant, just remember, all Dark Knights wanting their first AF. Bring a level 75, or a couple 55's...because even a party of 45's would have a hard time taking this guy down :S
My experiences in this
# Feb 06 2004 at 9:28 PM Rating: Default
Okay, i killed this guy yesterday evening with the help of a 71 Dragoon and a 36 White Mage. The fight went fine, and was over quickly without too much problem. The spells that he uses are quite strong and almost brought me, a 43 DRK with 706 HP, down below 100 HP. The WHM was a necessity. In the order I went starting from bastok, it went raibaht>mighty fist> conchal mochal (windurst waters optistery left door) > Auction House to buy a Yagudo Cherry > find some friends to help > Killing the Yagudo > Back to Bastok to Talk to Raibaht. After that sequence i had my AF Scythe.

Anyone on Kujata will know me as Tiaan.

~Ti
RE: My experiences in this
# Mar 07 2004 at 8:05 AM Rating: Default
I find it rather funny how you speak of your self as having a high def^^
RE: My experiences in this
# Feb 21 2004 at 12:55 AM Rating: Default
Yagudo Cherry are a common harvest in Buburimu if you need to pick one up cheaply.
Dommoure
# Feb 06 2004 at 7:42 PM Rating: Default
LV45........ROFL and ******** this **** is very strong. me(lv41DRK) and lv58WHM where owned by it.

LOOKING FOR PEOPLE ON GIGLAMESH TO KILL THIS SUCKER.....PLEASE TELL ME. DOMMOURE
RE: Dommoure
# Mar 06 2004 at 2:29 AM Rating: Decent
did ya get it?
True way to beat it
# Feb 05 2004 at 8:20 PM Rating: Default
LV55 x2 or more
This NM is NO WAY lv45.
# Feb 04 2004 at 5:47 AM Rating: Default
This NM is NO WAY lv45.
Just tried it.. 53 drg, 51 pld, 41 thf, and 43 drk (me). 3 of us died and only the pld survived with about 100 hp left. But since I died so I didn't get the key item T_T
Vaa Haja The Erudite
# Feb 03 2004 at 7:59 AM Rating: Default
I did it 3 days ago with my friend lvl 70 DRK and he had BLM lvl 17 sub (for warp ^^) but anyway he had his HP cut in half after the fight so dont try this on ur on guys, dont fear to ask

Dark Knight lvl 43
Warrior 31
other artifact quests
# Feb 02 2004 at 9:32 AM Rating: Default
where are the other ARTIFACT quests for DRK.... does any1 know?????
cherry
# Jan 30 2004 at 11:26 AM Rating: Default
ok i know they skipped the part in this guide about getting the letter so i am a little worried now. i spoke to the little dude in windhurst at the libary who says rouge theif yagado dude stole the book but he mentions nothing about getting a cherry so has this guide missed another step? or do i just goto giddeus and smackdown the dude fer the book?
Tried this last night
# Jan 27 2004 at 1:25 AM Rating: Decent
21 posts
Ok well - I tried this lsat night. Traded the yagudo cherry to the spot, and as planned he spawned. Im a lvl 43 DRK/War, took along a 47 dragoon friend, and had a 42 rdm with us for healing. Well let me tell you, this thing killed, no raped us. Lightning2(or whatever its called), water 2, some AOE which did 200+ to each of us. Was using AOE stuns and AOE sleep. We got it to around 70% before all 3 of us died. From the vague information ive been able to scour from the net previous to spawning the mob, its level 45, but I can tell ou, this thing is considerably tougher than a 45 mob, this thing was loaded with cans of whoop ***, be very careful. A full party of 45's or so MAY be able to take it, but after getting so throughly pounded, im not so sure.
Killing it?
# Jan 19 2004 at 5:21 PM Rating: Default
Is it possible to kill Vaa with:

~A 41 Dark Knight and 45 Dragoon?

~What about if we both sub White Mage?

~What about a 41 Dark Knight, and TWO 45 dragoons?
Morkai
# Jan 19 2004 at 5:21 PM Rating: Default
Is it possible to kill Vaa with:

~A 41 Dark Knight and 45 Dragoon?

~What about if we both sub White Mage?

~What about a 41 Dark Knight, and TWO 45 dragoons?
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