Chronicle, player level, rates, city & tax

Lv diff	XP	Loot/Spoil	Boss
+++	100%	100%	100%
0	100%	100%	100%
-1	100%	100%	100%
-2	100%	100%	100%
-3	100%	100%	85%
-4	100%	100%	70%
-5	100%	100%	55%
-6	83%	82%	40%
-7	69%	64%	25%
-8	58%	46%	10%
-9	48%	28%	RAID CURSE

Hunting Interlude

Preparing access to Valakas

Into the Flame supplies the Floating Stone.

L2Tools guideUpdated 2026-09-08

Stone preparation

Begin Into the Flame, quest 618, with Klein in the Forge of the Gods and speak with Hilda. The recorded task requires 50 Vacualite Ore from targets including Kookaburra, Bandersnatch and Grendel. Complete the return steps to obtain the Floating Stone for the Flame Pass.

A five-step preparation route

Speak with Klein first, then visit Blacksmith Hilda in Goddard. Accept the ore-collection step before hunting in the Garden of Beasts. Kookaburra, Bandersnatch and Grendel are the named targets. Collect 50 Vacualite Ore, return to Hilda for Vacualite, and take that processed material back to Klein. The final reward is a Floating Stone; raw ore alone is not the entry item.

Check completion before moving the group

Look for the Floating Stone in your inventory before joining the final approach through the Forge of the Gods. If you only have ore, return to Hilda; if you have Vacualite, return to Klein. This simple item check distinguishes the unfinished collection step from the finished access preparation. The quest prepares entry to the Flame Pass and does not describe a complete Valakas combat strategy.

Keep in mind

The access item does not establish current boss availability, safe raid composition or a respawn timer.