Test of Magus

Mages who command the ultimate elemental magic is like a song from heavens. Unlike other magic, Elemental Magic is used by combining the songs of the spirits.

However not even the element's tone is heard in your ears? Indeed, a symphony of swords and shields or a hymn of prayer and blessings will be easier to hear for you.

(Quest for Wizards, Elven Village Wizards and Dark Wizards, level 39 or above.)

The strange songs of the spirits will still not let me sleep. Please go meet Parina and investigate the origin of this music.

This is very disturbing. That song was from the legendary evil spirit Singing Flower. As Parina advised you, you should go and meet Sage Kasian. He will tell you more about Singing Flower.

The Singing Flowers must be stopped from ever singing that song again. You must find them all and destroy them. You can obtain golden seeds when you destroy them. You must get 3 types of seeds from 3 different types of Singing Flowers.

Excellent! The Golden Seeds of the Singing Flower!

I have experience raising flowers from these seeds. One must be very careful in their cultivation, they can grow into brutal flowers if the seeds taste living human blood. Under normal circumstances they grow into a beautiful flower called 'Millenium Flower.' To grow these you must be able to produce the exquisite 'Absolute Tone'.

The problem is that I cannot produce absolute tone with my skills... Would you be willing to help me once you start your job?

To make an Absolute Tone we need 4 tones that correspond to 4 elements. As you know, our world is composed of these 4 elements and the 4 tones represent the essence of each element.

That is, we can only make the Absolute Tone which controls all other tones by collecting 4 notes that correspond to the 4 elements.

Remember, collecting these 4 tones is a difficult, time-consuming task..

Ahhh, the thousand year flower! I see… So you seek the golden seed and the 4 elemental notes, then?

Well, I guess it doesn't matter... Yes, I will give you the Note of the Earth. But you must find out something for me first.

In that place that the Humans call Town of Oren, near the Ivory Tower, I have seen monsters. They seem similar to those from the place called Gludio Castle Town, but much stronger than any that I have ever seen... Why is this happening? I must know!

Strengthened Monster Eye, Strengthened Stone Golem, Strengthened Steel Golem... These are the monsters you must slay. You must kill them and bring me what they carry...and plenty of it!

Ten! Yes! Ten from each will do!

Take this totem with you as a reminder of your promise...

1, 2, 3... Yes… I think you have brought all that I asked for. I shall bestow upon you the Note of the Earth. May you create beautiful music with this and make the thousand year flower bloom...

What is it, my child? Have you no fear of fire?

...Ah, you seek the Note of Fire... I see...

Of course I have it, silly! Nothing comes for free, however...

If you will journey north, near the Ivory Tower, and retrieve 5 Flame Crystals from the ghost fires, I shall take them in exchange for the Note of Fire! But not one less than 5!

Five flame crystals... Oh how lovely. Here is the Note of Fire. Take it!

So you, Rucal, heard the song as well. That's right, I've been hearing those melodies every night, recently. I've heard many songs before but I'm sure this one is no Human's voice.

It seemed like the song was coming from all different directions. And from somewhere far away... Perhaps the voice belongs to the legendary 'singing flower'...

The singing flower is an legendary malignant spirit which is said to sing in order to bloom flowers. Its appearance is that of a beautiful lady but in fact it is a very horrible creature. They shoot out from a seed called 'the Golden Seed'.

It is not so romantic as it may sound. For the singing flower is said to seduce people with its beautiful voice, only to feed on the blood of its preys...

I am also consulting Kasian the Wise about this matter at the moment so why don't you go and meet him with my letter. He is in Southern Entrance of Wastelands right now.

You must not be tempted by the voice of the singing flower. They are evil creatures for sure, creatures that ought to disappear from earth. Find them and kill them. Find the Golden Seed which bears the blood of the innocent. If you find 3 of them, take them to Bard Rucal.

So, I heard that you are looking for the notes of the 4 elements for Rucal? I hope you gather all the notes and complete the total music.

Sage Kasian

I am well aware that Perina is suffering because of that monstrous flower ... I have thought over and over about the problem for the past few days... My conclusion is that there is no other way than to find the creature before it harms anyone.

There is not only one singing flower! There are 3 of them--The nightmare singing flower, the phantom singing flower, and the darkness singing flower. We have to find all 3 of them.

Sage Kasian

The singing flowers are said to root their golden seed near waterfalls or lakes, and seduce the stunned people with their beautiful voice. Two different kinds of singing flowers would never bloom close to each other.

Perina, Rukal... and I investigated its location and we managed to agree on a few places. Those places are, the Permel Lake in Gludio Castle Town, the waterfalls near the Ivory Tower of Town of Oren, and somewhere in the southern part of Giran Castle Town

Did you get it? The singing flowers are bound to gather around the watery areas by its nature. Therefore, look around the 3 places that I had mentioned, and especially the watersides, lakes... are the places you need to pay good attention to. Take this amulet just in case. The singing flowers all possess small amounts of poison... This will help you.

Sage Kasian

It seems that you have found all of them... Good, good...! You may go now. Take it to Bard Rucal.

Sage Kasian

The note of the element? Even I, a prestigious Sage, have never heard of such a thing before... Well, I did hear about their stunning beauty several times, though.

b Bard Rukal:

You must collect the 4 tones that correspond to the 4 elements in order to create an Absolute Tone.

To obtain the Note of Water You must visit the Water Undine, a water spirit who lives in Permel Lake... It is located northwest of Gludin Village, north of the Abandonded Camp.

To obtain the Note of Fire you must seek the Flame Salamander. Lizard spirits such as this salamander are formed with the power of flame. They can be found in the Ruins of Despair, south of Gludio Castle Town

To locate the Note of Wind you must meet the Wind Slyph. She is on the northwest side of the 3 entrances to Southern Entrance of Wastelands of Gludio Castle Town

Last, the Note of Earth can be obtained from the Earth Snake. He is in the Ruins of Sorrow, on the north side of Gludio Castle Town

I will give you a musical book in which to put the 4 notes. When you have found them all return the book to me.

I am Undine, the guardian of the deep lake, the spirit of the precious water... Did you come for the Tone of Water?

It is the rhythm which expresses the nature of water among the 4 basic elements which the world consists of... To make one of those, you need 20 Dazzling Drops from the monsters of the marshlands.

Inpicioes which live in the Cruma Marshlands... And the swamp stakatos have the Dazzling Drops. If you can bring 20 of them, I shall make you the tone. This amulet is a voucher of promise...

...18, 19, 20... Good... That is exactly 20. Then. I shall give you the Tone of Water. Here you go.

Yes. You are a wise man, indeed. Please find me these things. 20 Harpy Feathers, 10 Wyrm Wingbone, and 10 Windsus Manes... You can get them all from the magic creatures in Giran Castle Town

Do you understand? The harpy which glides with the wind, the wyrm which makes a strong blast while it feathers, and the mane of the windsus blowing in the winds. All these materials are related to the wind, things which I need to control it...

...You have gathered all of them! You are a faithful man indeed... Fine. Even the wind keeps its promise. Take the Tone of Wind... Be careful cause it might blow away somewhere...

The Test of the Magus will not be complete until all 4 tones essential for Absolute Tone are collected. Please do your best to get these tones for me.

Congratulations! You have passed the Test of the Magus! Now I can start the time-consuming process of creating Absolute Tone. This would not have been possible without your efforts. I will let you know when the Millennium Flowers bloom. Come to see me then.

Congratulations again on passing the test! I shall grant you the Mark of the Magus.