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Lost for Words  

Realm:Windurst
Start Area: Windurst Walls
Start NPC:Any Gate Guard
Type:Mission
Related Areas:Inner Horutoto Ruins
Maze of Shakhrami
Mission:2 - 1
Min Level:11
Max Level:75
Reward:Rank 2-2
Rating
*****
(Average from 45 ratings)
Items Required:Hideout Key
Lapis Coral
Lapis Monocle
This Mission is Not Skippable
Previous Mission: The Price of Peace
Next Mission: A Testing Time
Last Updated: Wed Dec 15 18:21:44 2010

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Mission Orders

There are reports that the Cat Burglar has her paws on a "Book of the Gods," a restricted book that was lost twenty years ago. Assist the Opistery in investigating the reports, and attempt to retrieve the priceless, but dangerous, tome.

Walkthrough

First talk to Tosuka-Porika in the Optistery at (G-8) in Windurst Waters to begin this quest. Outside the Optistery and down some stairs is Tonana, who will warp you to Windurst Woods. Talk to Nanaa Mihgo and she will give you the key item: Lapis Monocle. It is highly recommended that you have the Map of the Maze of Shakhrami before doing this mission. It can be purchased from Mhoji Roccoruh or Pehki Machumaht. Unless your group intends to fight their way to the spot, you should bring a method of Sneak and Invisible for yourself.

Head to the Maze of Shakhrami, which can be found at the very Northeast corner of Tahrongi Canyon (K-5). Once inside, go down the tunnel until you reach a large room. This first room has bones, worms, and goblins. The worms are not aggressive. Take the tunnel to the left. You will reach another large room. This room has worms, goblins, and scorpions. The goblins and scorpions are aggressive.

Follow the left wall until you come to two tunnels and take the one on the right (G-6). You will reach a small opening, again stay to the left. The next room you reach is the room you seek (H-5). There are several Fossil Rocks in this room. Examine each one until you acquire the key item: Lapis Coral. You will need to drop Invisible in order to examine the Fossil Rock and obtain the key item.

Head back to Nanaa Mihgo in Windurst Woods (J-3). She will give you the key item: Hideout Key and direct you to the Inner Horutoto Ruins. It is highly recommended that you have Map of Horutoto Ruins for this area before proceeding. It is obtained by completing the quest Glyph Hanger.

Enter the Inner Horutoto Ruins through the Lily Tower at (J-7) in East Sarutabaruta. Once inside, go through the Cracked Wall at (G-8). You go to a new map at this point. Go through the Mahogany Door (G-7). NOTE: the Mahogany Door is not actually at these coordinates. In fact, it is not on the map at all. But at these coordinates you will find the hallway that leads to the Mahogany Door.

After the cutscene, head to the "House of the Hero" in Windurst Walls (G-3). After the cutscene, go back to Tosuka-Porika to finish the mission.


To read the transcripts for this quest, see the Lost for Words Spoilers page.


Mission Series

This mission is part of the Windurst rank series. The complete mission series includes:

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question
# Jun 29 2004 at 9:36 PM Rating: Default
ok can i skip this quest?
RE: question
# Jul 04 2004 at 3:09 AM Rating: Decent
no
Mahogany door
# May 22 2004 at 8:46 AM Rating: Default
i cant open Mahogany door!~!!!!!! please help

i havee the coral
i dotn knwo what to do
RE: Mahogany door
# May 23 2004 at 9:13 AM Rating: Decent
you need to speak to nanna mihgo first.
map
# May 13 2004 at 8:51 PM Rating: Decent
Where and what is this Glyph Hanger? I need the map to the ruins. Can somebody help me?
Help! Cant get 2-1
# May 10 2004 at 1:15 PM Rating: Default
Hey everyone, Sagar here. Im now at level 12 with over 1500 quest points, and for some reason, the guards will NOT tell me what Im to do next, they will not give me a mission.

I finally gave in and bought the maze map from the map dealer and I still have no clue what to do, where to go or anything.

Thanks for clearing up the little confusion above, but Im still lost with, WHO DO I TALK TO TO GET THIS MISSION STARTED??? Please, Anyone help, Id appreciate it.
[b][/b][Green][/Green] ChEeSe IsNt YoUr EnEmY, ThE RoAd BlOcK AhEaD iS.
RE: Help! Cant get 2-1
# Jun 02 2004 at 2:42 PM Rating: Excellent
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You may be looking at 1500 "conquest points", you know, the points you use to buy things from W.W. Taru at Leviathon's Gate? These are not what you need to get missions you need Rank points. "Trade" the W.W. at Leviathon's gate crystals to raise your rank points to get the mission.
RE: Help! Cant get 2-1
# Jun 02 2004 at 11:13 AM Rating: Excellent
Make sure that you are indeed rank 2.
RE: Help! Cant get 2-1
# May 11 2004 at 3:39 AM Rating: Decent
You need to trade some crystals to the W.W to have enough rank points for the quest.
Help! Cant get 2-1
# May 10 2004 at 1:15 PM Rating: Decent
Hey everyone, Sagar here. Im now at level 12 with over 1500 quest points, and for some reason, the guards will NOT tell me what Im to do next, they will not give me a mission.

I finally gave in and bought the maze map from the map dealer and I still have no clue what to do, where to go or anything.

Thanks for clearing up the little confusion above, but Im still lost with, WHO DO I TALK TO TO GET THIS MISSION STARTED??? Please, Anyone help, Id appreciate it.
[b][/b][Green][/Green] ChEeSe IsNt YoUr EnEmY, ThE RoAd BlOcK AhEaD iS.
Help! Cant get 2-1
# May 10 2004 at 1:15 PM Rating: Default
Hey everyone, Sagar here. Im now at level 12 with over 1500 quest points, and for some reason, the guards will NOT tell me what Im to do next, they will not give me a mission.

I finally gave in and bought the maze map from the map dealer and I still have no clue what to do, where to go or anything.

Thanks for clearing up the little confusion above, but Im still lost with, WHO DO I TALK TO TO GET THIS MISSION STARTED??? Please, Anyone help, Id appreciate it.
[b][/b][Green][/Green] ChEeSe IsNt YoUr EnEmY, ThE RoAd BlOcK AhEaD iS.
RE: Help! Cant get 2-1
# Jun 07 2004 at 2:20 PM Rating: Excellent
you check your progress through STATUS and Profile - there is where you see your Rank points. To go up here - trade some Crystals (use cheap ones) will take about 5 dozen (4.5) TRADE the a dozen at a time to the guy who gives you Signet - as you go out to fight.

Happy Hunting

Vallor WHM 18/WAR 9
RE: Help! Cant get 2-1
# Oct 14 2004 at 2:01 AM Rating: Decent
I got some problem also. I try every guards but it don't give me Acept Mission. Can you please help me how to do to get to 2-1 mission? Thanks
RE: Help! Cant get 2-1
# Jun 06 2004 at 12:50 PM Rating: Decent
on the other side of any windurst exit, across from the taru who casts signet, is a mithra (i think there is a group of them actually). talk to one of them to get the quest.
Wrong Map....
# May 08 2004 at 3:23 PM Rating: Excellent
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The map the guy under this thread is talking about, is NOT the Maze of Shakrami Map. He seems to mistake things. First, the map you get from Glyph Hanger is the Map to the Horutoto Ruins. Second, to get the map for the Maze of Shakrami, you have to buy it from an NPC in Windurst Woods at H-11 in Bomingo Round, for 3000 gil. Not cheap.

Had to clear things up, Retisin sounded a bit confused.

Edited, Sat May 8 16:51:04 2004
RE: Wrong Map....
# May 19 2004 at 8:57 PM Rating: Decent
I thought that was the wrong map, but thanks for clarifying it.
missing something
# May 06 2004 at 11:37 PM Rating: Decent
I did glyph hanger and got a map,went and checked on this mission and did what was told,went to the maze and it shows up that I have no map.So ok I got escorted by a level 48 warrior who just kind of cleared the path for me,went to the fossil and said it shimmers faintly or something like that effect.Clicked on the fossil and nothing,am I supposed to trade it something?I checked the other fossils and said they looked like regular rocks is all.
So 1. im missing the map (glyph hanger is completed under quests)
2.Somehow I must of not talked to someone to give me something to bring their or dont know what im supposed to bring and its in my mog storage or safe.
minimum level
# Apr 03 2004 at 11:01 PM Rating: Good
i just loged this quest @ level 10
RE: minimum level
# Apr 21 2004 at 1:12 PM Rating: Default
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You really dont have to have items just be cautious. Mission complete with no aggros, friend did same LOL
RE: minimum level
# Apr 21 2004 at 12:48 PM Rating: Decent
I logged it at 8 and got the lapis coral a level 9 . I haven't finsihed the rest of it. I just dodged my way through the monsters. I did die twice though.
MIssion
# Apr 02 2004 at 11:15 AM Rating: Decent
Okay, I'm having the same problem with not being able to get this quest. I've heard to donate crystals, do supply quests, and do Mission 6. How do I do mission six if this is mission 4? At least, its the 4th mission i'll be doing. I'm really confused. And what is Mission 6, exactly? And how do I get it?
RE: MIssion
# Jun 06 2004 at 12:52 PM Rating: Decent
? i don't know about doing mission 6...you should be able to without doing that! mission 6 is where you fight the dragon, and i highly recommend that you are lvl 25 with full party before you do that!
RE: MIssion
# Apr 12 2004 at 9:43 PM Rating: Default
Yes, to do this quest you must first donate about 40 cyrstals or so to the taru who casts signet on you. Your rank point bar should fill up most of the way but not all the way. Then you can go getthe mission. ^__^ Hope this helps.
question
# Apr 02 2004 at 12:13 AM Rating: Decent
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654 posts
if I were to say go in without armor would I still need sneak oil?
?!?!
# Mar 29 2004 at 2:37 PM Rating: Decent
Okkk, what do u mean min lvl? I did this quest at lvl 8. Its easy to sneak past (i didnt comit suicide by the way. It is an ez mission.
lloo
# Mar 24 2004 at 6:25 AM Rating: Decent
hehe i did this mission at 12th level... snuck past everything... suicided to get out easy
Helpful Tips
# Mar 01 2004 at 6:16 PM Rating: Excellent
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If you wish to solo this mission before you are able to solo monsters in Shakhrami, I highly recommend the following:

- Use silent oil (sneak) for the Scorpions, Maze Makers, Ghouls, ect. These usually go for about 800 gil at AH.

- Prism Powder (invisible) for Goblins, since they detect by sight. I did not need to use this, just run behind them, and they won't see you (I was poor at the time). >.<

- Possibly deoderizer, until looking at the description of Maze Scorpions in the Beastiary, I did not realize the Scorpions detected things by scent. I only had sneak on, and was very close to the scorpion, and it did not aggro me.

- Do the Glyph Hanger quest:

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/quests.html?realm=Windurst&fquest=111

For a map of Horutoto. If you are lazy, and do not want to do this, just got the the tower in (J-7) of East Sarutabaruta, and head right until you find the door. You will need to go through a cracked wall.

Hope this helps you!!! ^^
RE: Helpful Tips
# Jul 16 2004 at 10:02 AM Rating: Decent
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I did this but note that you cannot examine the rock while invisible. Take several doses of sneak and invisible, two to get in and two to get out. Or buy a scroll of instant warp with conquest points and go straight back to Windy.
Taru Funk
# Mar 01 2004 at 2:34 PM Rating: Default
Also I gave a hella lot of crystals to the guard to the point where is said that I don't need to hand in anymore crystals. Once that message appeared then this quest opened up.
Taru Funk
# Mar 01 2004 at 2:32 PM Rating: Default
The scorpion in that area that surrounds the fosil is really tough. I'm lvl 28 Rdm but I used invisible to sneak by it since I went down there alone. In the first maze you need to head upwards to the largest area (on the map) and walk up some cliff and go down some tunnel. You will know when you are there cause you can target around till you select some fosils. and there are some unusual collumns there. You will need to do the quest to get the map of the horutoro ruins and you go into the inner ruins in e. Saru.
wont give me mission
# Feb 28 2004 at 3:35 AM Rating: Decent
i went to every guard there is at the gates and none of them will give me the mission it just says decline mission and when i check my mission log it says no current mission available. all the guards tell congrats on being rank 2 and i got like 5300 conquest points...what is going on ?!!
RE: wont give me mission
# Feb 29 2004 at 4:29 PM Rating: Excellent
36 posts
It did the same thing to me - donate a stack and a half, or so, of crystals. You need to be rank 2.25, not just rank 2. Good luck ^^
....
# Feb 23 2004 at 6:44 PM Rating: Default
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BulletofPhoenix
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i've not finished this mission yet but you have to find the cat burgler.. she is at the top of windy woods once you speak to her she then says you do me a favour before she'll give you the book.. she gives you an item to look at the rocks or something

and then come back to her.. with something.. and you get the book i guess

like i said i've not yet finished this
hope that helps :S
map
# Feb 18 2004 at 9:13 AM Rating: Default
what part of windurst can you buy the map?

Kikapo
lvl 14 rdm taru
Siren
RE: map
# Sep 08 2004 at 3:31 PM Rating: Decent
There's a shop on the way to the auction house in windy woods. It's in a yellow tentlike thing.
ugh
# Feb 16 2004 at 7:44 PM Rating: Decent
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592 posts
Still having trouble with this mission.I have the mission in my "Current mission" list, but I dont remember the NPC ever saying anything about going to the maze. All he wold me was that I needed to find the missing book. I've made it the the room in Shakrami with the fossil stones. When checked ,the stone in back says " a piece of this rock glistens in the light" or something to that effect. The other rocks say "this is a normal rock" or something close. I can't get any items from examining them. Do i have to use an pickaxe and mine there?
This got annoying....
# Feb 05 2004 at 8:35 PM Rating: Default
Ok so I got the quest... I didn't get the map because I didn't have the gil, so I chocod to the maze. By the way I'm a level 31 black mage. I went to the 2nd big room sneaked past a scorpian. Thank god I had my strategy guide map but it still didn't help a lot. All i knew where to go was h-5 so I took the tunnel to the area. There was a hight level whm in the area who killed a ghoul for me. In the end i ended up in a gold section and called upon a wendigo from a pool of water or something. I figured out I was dieing so i quickly bound the wendigo and ran for my life. My enfeebling skills were maxed out and that saved my life probably. I aggrod at least 5 gobs and a ghoul and maybe a scorpian but i wasn't sure so now i hate the maze and i don't know what to do.... My rant is now over :)
#Anonymous, Posted: Jan 31 2004 at 11:10 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) spoons
#Anonymous, Posted: Jan 31 2004 at 11:10 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) spoons
Raising Rank above 2
# Jan 27 2004 at 3:18 PM Rating: Default
To raise your ranking, you can't just give crystals. Talk to the War Warlocks at the gates and volunteer to perform a supplies quest. When you complete the quest, your rank rises slightly.
RE: Raising Rank above 2
# Feb 10 2004 at 4:09 PM Rating: Default
doin supply quests will help you about as much as giving crystals, only to a certain extent tho. u need to complete mission 6 to get rank 3, and no matter how many crystals u give or supply quests u do, rank 3 wont happen till then
#Anonymous, Posted: Jan 25 2004 at 10:45 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I have dropped 100+ crystals into the War Wizards and my rank has not increased from 2 to 2.2, so to speak.
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