Answers to Quests

[Optional Boss]

What seems to be your problem with it, exactly? I finished it this afternoon, maybe I can help you?

[OMGitsaLisa]

I know this is a dumb question but...how do I turn in the Fish Festival quest? I probably have enough fish by now, but I have looked all over for a guard to talk to and I just can't find him.

[Lord Zombie]

[scy]

For the Ant Agony quest, you need to go to [hide]E2 on Floor 9[/hide] to find the entrance to the [hide]Ant Queen's "hideout"[/hide].

Presuming, of course, that's the translation for the quest I'm thinking of, anyway.

[Lord Zombie]

@ Scy thank you!

>.< I don't know how I kept missing it after passing by it so many times..

Though I guess it's party my fault for getting distracted by the FOEs that were nearby..

Though now I'm having issues with the side-boss..xD [hide]I guess I should try binds now given that elemental damage doesn't seem to do much..[/hide]

[Lord Mutton Chops]

3rd stratum quest.

So i'm searching for [hide]hot springs in the magma floor 9[/hide] Ive found [hide]2[/hide] of them so far, but the way the game put it, I think a third one or more could be down there. Anyone know all the grid spots where they are?

[Wolkenritter]

[Lord Mutton Chops]

[scy]

Same format as before:

1st Stratum / HIGH SEAS
[spoiler]Tanniyn hunting
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the Lighthouse.

Just catch the Tanniyn. It's not hard to find (giant Fish) and shouldn't be hard to catch either. Overall, fairly simple introduction to catching fish I suppose.

Reward: 2 Ariadne Threads, 1500 EXP.[/hide][/spoiler]

2nd Stratum:
[spoiler]Too close to home.
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 5th Floor.

Pretty simple quest all things considered. Go to the 1st Floor and kill the 3 Greedy Lizards. They're nothing special and should easily be killable by the time you get this quest. They appear on your map when you enter at D2, C5, and B2.

Reward: Fire Hammer, 5500 EXP[/hide]

Messages from aeons past I
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 5th Floor.

Not too hard unless you miss the entrance at C2 leading to the west. It's really close to the down staircase (C1) so it's not hard to find. There's two chests there as well (Blinding Dagger, Theriaca B).

Reward: Spatha (40 wATK Dagger, 1 Empty Forge Slot), 4500 EXP.[/hide]

Clinic's Request
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 6th Floor.

Just need to get Thick Throats which are the Conditional Drop from Koolasuchus. It's an 85% Drop Rate and requires you to kill them with Volt damage but ... they tell you this (well, minus the drop rate). They appear starting on the 6th Floor and aren't too rare.

Reward: 1500 En, 8000 EXP[/hide]

Statue of Salvation
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 6th Floor.

Find the statue on the 6th Floor at C3. Not much else to say, really.

Reward: Panic Fleuret (1 wATK Rapier, 6 Terror Slots), +300 HP/TP from statue (one-time), 6000 EXP[/hide]

Deep blue
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 7th Floor.

Bring an Indigo Pith, an item from the Cut nodes found on the 7th Floor, back. Not too complex. The two nodes are located at B4 (40%) and B2 (70%).

Reward: Sleep Hammer, 9000 EXP.[/hide]

Professor Scott's all-nighter
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 7th Floor.

Floor 7, D5. Just stay and watch them. If you stay long enough (too long?), there will be a series of three fights: 2x Red Starfish, 1x Blue Starfish then 3x Red Starfish, 2x Blue Starfish, and finally 2x Blue Starfish, 1x King Starfish.

Reward: Pole Stone x5, 9750 EXP

Note: Reward MAY vary if you leave after the King Starfish is born but before you slaughter them all. I don't have a save to double check this so I hope someone else can do this for me. Please?[/hide]

Unknown Mutation
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 8th Floor.

Floor 8, B2. It's a fight vs a souped up version of an Iron Turtle. Nothing special to say, really.

Reward: Power Book, 12000 EXP[/hide]

Lost treasure
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 8th Floor, Finish the "Letter in a bottle I" Quest.

Multiple steps:

1) First Floor, D2. Hard to miss as you just head straight north until you run smack dab into him.
2) Ask about Ruffalo's Knife at Aman's Inn. Merely use the "Talk" option to do it.
3) Go to the bistro and "Gather Information" from the Long-haired blond man.
4) Return to the Inn and "Talk" again. The blond man is the liar.
5) Return to the bistro.

Reward: Varied; Amrita II x 3 if you do it right on the first try and goes down if you mess things up, 11,500 EXP[/hide][/spoiler]

[scy]

Same as before.

3rd Stratum
[spoiler]Wishing on a branch
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 9th Floor.

Floor 9, E4. Not ... much else to say.

Reward: Ice Hammer, 10000 EXP[/hide]

The gourmand's demands
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 9th Floor.

Floor 9 to B2 to have the ants spawn; the Pomona itself shows up at D3. After you get the first one, three more ants appear that you can chase down and kill for another Pomona Fruit.

Reward: Varies; Madora x3 and 16500 EXP if you get all the fruit, Madora x1 and 15000 EXP otherwise.[/hide]

Letter in a bottle II
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 9th Floor and finish the first Letter in a bottle quest.

Another series quest but at least it's different from the first one.

1) Talk to the boy at the Inn.
2) Speak to Angie in the Deep City Inn.
3) Obtain some Scarlet Sage (Rare Take) from the 3rd Stratum.
4) Take the Green Remedy back to the Armoroad Inn.

Reward: Frost Jar x2, 12500 EXP.[/hide]

Messages from aeons past II
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 10th Floor and finish the first Message from aeons past quest.

You need to get Monster Bones from Flame Lizards, Cave Elephants, and Stegosauruses. Do be careful that you DO NOT SELL the item before the quest turn-in or else you need to go off searching for it again.

Items in question:

Stegosaurus: Stegosaur Fin (75%)
Cave Elephant: Red Tusk (85%)
Fire Lizard: Dino Calcaneus (30%)

Reward: Sonic Dagger (1 wATK, 5x Speed Forged), 16000 EXP[/hide]

Searching for springs
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 10th Floor.

Another variable reward quest. There's no reason to not get all three to be honest. They're located at:

A7 (4,2)
A1 (2,4)
D1 (2,1)

Reward: Varies, 3000 En and 14000 EXP if you find them all; 2000 En and ? EXP if you find less.[/hide]

The sculptor's request
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 11th Floor.

Obtain three Igneous Rocks from killing Lava Beasts with Ice Damage. It's a 100% Conditional Drop under those circumstances though it also stops their regular drop.

Reward: Speed Book, 15500 EXP.[/hide]

Ant Agony
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 11th Floor, finished the "The gourmand's demands" quest.

You have to kill the Ant Queen ... which is harder than it sounds, really. She's comparable to a Stratum Boss and she's the first optional boss of the game. She has the following stats:

8888 HP, 830 TP
43 STR, 45 VIT, 36 TEC, 36 AGI, 44 LUC
75% Cut/Stab/Bash Resistance
100% Fire/Ice/Volt Resistance
1% Death and Petrify Resistance
50% Sleep Resistance
20% Poison, Blind, Confusion, Paralyze, Curse, Decay/Rot, and any other status I forgot Resistance
30% Head/Arm/Leg Bind Resistance
20% Lethal Resistance (any status that successfully lands has an additional 20% multiplier on it not working).

[Note: All resistances are multipliers; if you have 100%, just multiply across to get your true percentage.]

She's uh ... harder than you'd think. I'd advise you to come back after you finish the 3rd Stratum most likely. She's not too bad herself but she constantly spawns Ants that will eventually swarm you to death. I'd like to note she has a Conditional Drop of Kill while Sleeping that nets one of the best Daggers in the game.

Reward: Vigor Book x3, 22500 EXP, 1st Optional Boss Down Fuzzy Feelings[/hide]

Filling the Monstrous Codex
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 11th Floor

You only need 40 types to get this unlocked. It's really hard NOT to get this since you have the following:

1st Stratum: 15 Enemies, 4 FoE, 1 Pasaran, 1 Boss (21)
2nd Stratum: 12 Enemies (+3 behind the Moon Door, I believe), 3 FoE, 1 Quest Enemy, 1 Pasaran, 1 Boss (18 - 21)
3rd Stratum, up to the 11th Floor: 11 Enemies, 2 FoE, 1 Quest Enemy, 1 Pasaran (15)

54 to 57 enemies and that's _not_ counting anything you find while doing Sea Quests. Really, it's hard to NOT have this done by this point.

Reward: Head Hammer, 14000 EXP[/hide]

The jeweler's request
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 12th Floor.

Another variable reward quest. All you have to do is bring back something you get from Mining in the 3rd Stratum.

Reward: Varies based on what you bring back:
Corundum: Panic Guard (3x Confusion Resist Forged), 14500 EXP
Clastic Rock: Gale Amulet (5x AGI Forged), 16000 EXP
Pyrargyrite: Critical Belt (3x Critical Forged), 17500 EXP [/hide][/spoiler]

[scy]

Same as before. Though I am wondering a bit if anyone is even reading these.

4th Stratum
[spoiler]The shrub fruit
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 13th Floor.

Reach D6 on Floor 13. Um ... not much else to say.

Reward: Kotegiri (1 wATK Katana, 6 Arm Bind Forged Slots), 19500 EXP.[/hide]

Elval's hobby
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 13th Floor.

You need to kill tons of monsters. Nothing else. The quest itself actually takes place in the 3rd Stratum and the points you get per encounter are based off of what you kill:

Floor 9: 1 pt/encounter.
Floor 10: 2 pts/encounter.
Floor 11: 3 pts/encounter.
Floor 12: 4 pts/encounter.
Mud Lurkers: 15 points.
Mother Dragons: 20 points.
Poison Dragons: 25 points.

You need a minimum of 30 points or you're disqualified.

Reward varies based on your placing:
3rd Place: 100 points, Metopon x2, 20000 EXP.
2nd Place: 150 points, Metopon x3, 22500 EXP
1st Place: 250 points, Metopon x5, 25000 EXP[/hide]

Statues of limitation
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 14th Floor.

Pretty simple puzzle located at A4/A5. Push all the buttons once (sans the X since that resets) to solve it. The order is irrelevant.

Reward: Paralysis Hammer (Stun when you actually get it), 26000 EXP.[/hide]

Treasures of the depths
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 14th Floor.

Multiple possible rewards. Buy a vase from Napier's Firm (3000en) or find one of four items on the 14th Floor at A2. Each one has a different reward.

1) Stylish Pot - Death Magatama (Accessory, 3x Death Resistance Forged Slots), 20000 EXP.
2) Coin (1,5) - 19000 EXP.
3) Large Plate (1,2) - 19000 EXP.
4) Candlestick (3,3) - Strength Ring (Accessory, 5x STR Forged Slots), 22500 EXP.
5) Statue (5,3) - 19000 EXP.

You also get an Energy Bracelet (Accessory, 5x VIT Forged Slots) regardless of which choice you choose.[/hide]

An artisan's choice
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the 15th Floor.

Multiple reward possibilites though it's not hard to figure out which you're getting--you select the reward after all. The quest itself requires you to get 5 Spearhead Chips and 1 Damascus Edge. Spearhead Chips are drops from Deep Marines (55%) and the Damascus Edge is dropped by the Deep Raiders (80% Conditional, Kill with Strike/Bash damage).

The weapons you can choose are:
Sword: Schiavona (Cost: 11160en, 123 wATK, 1x HP Forged, 1x Empty)
Rapier: Colichemarde (Cost: 10860en, 115 wATK, 2x Empty)
Dagger: Ballock Knife (Cost: 10630en, 96 wATK, 3x Empty)
Spear: Partizan (Cost: 11220en, 124 wATK, 3x Empty)
Katana: Warabite (Cost: 11200en, 120 wATK, 1x Empty)
Hammer: Bolt Warhammer (Cost: 11240en, 133 wATK, 3x Volt Forged)
Crossbow: Dardanelles Gun (Cost: 11310en, 129 wATK, 2x Empty)
Tome: Firm Book (Cost: 10550en, 88 wATK, 2x VIT Forged, 1x TEC Forged, 1x Empty)
Gun: Ice Cannon (Cost: 11190en, 106 wATK, 3x Ice Forged)

Reward: Weapon of your choice, 22500 EXP[/hide]

Secrets on a pedestal
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the middle of the 16th Floor; I believe you need to turn in the first 4th Stratum Mission first too.

You want to reach D4 on Floor 15 (right in front of the stairs, actually). The order the tablets go in is pretty easy if you've been reading all themurals (C1, A4, C7)

Sky -> Top
Earth -> Left
Man -> Right

If you mess up, you're teleported to A4. If you're right, it opens and you get a set of Antique Armor (...which isn't useable ... yet).

Reward: Plague Hammer, Plate Coat, 27500 EXP[/hide]

A comrade sleeping below
[hide]Pre-requisite: Reach the middle of the 16th Floor; I believe you need to turn in the first 4th Stratum Mission first too.

He shows up when you enter and then heads towards the hole at E6; if you follow him down the hole, he leads you on a chase to the hole at E2. So ... just don't follow him down the hole. Go down the stairs instead and fight him since you have him cornered.

Reward: 6000en, 30000 EXP[/hide][/spoiler]

[eharper256]

[Isabelyes]

[scy]

[Lord Mutton Chops]

Does anyone have a general party level guide for these ocean quests?