Generation 12: Return of the Hero

Generation 11's Uroboros must be cleared in order to start.

All Shadow Missions **difficulty is based on your total level**:

* 1~99: Basic
* 100~299: Intermediate
* 300~999: Advanced
* 1000+: Hard

If you fail any of these Shadow Missions you will receive them again upon leaving the Shadow Realm.

#### **Threat of the Homunculus**

1. Talk to Sinead in Rath Castle 2F to receive the Investigate the Homunculus Experiment shadow mission. This is a **solo** mission with no time limit.
	* Start the mission by using the Tara stone henge altar.
	* First you will find three waves of enemies before you encounter a Boy. Talk to him, then fight a fourth wave. Afterwards, talk to him again, and he will lead you to the square.
		+ In the fourth wave, the monsters will not aggro the Boy nor the Boy will attack them. However, a Stone Golem's stomp may hit him (though it will do 1 damage), but will still do nothing.
	* Afterward, you will fight Corrupt Alchemists x3 in the boss room in the square. You will see 3 Anxious Boys, but they will do nothing except groan in pain and die as you kill the Alchemists.
2. Complete the mission.
3. Talk to Sinead.
4. Complete the quest.
5. Wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **Arat Alchemy Society**

1. Talk to Collen at Taillteann's church.
2. You will receive the shadow mission Arat Alchemy Society. This is a mission for 1-2 people and has a 30 minute time limit.
	* Start the mission at Taillteann's stone henge.
	* For this mission, you begin at Taillteann's southern gate and must fight monsters 9 sets of monsters that lead inside Taillteann.
	* There is no boss.
	* After you defeat all enemies, Jenna will appear near the Taillteann Headquarters. Talk to her to clear the mission.
		+ **Note:** For those who also need to talk to Jenna, only one person may clear it, as players cannot directly communicate with her after the Shadow Mission is completed.
3. Complete the mission.
4. Talk to James at Emain Macha's cathedral and you will receive the item Secret Lair Pass (1 x 2).
	* Offer the pass at Peaca Dungeon's altar to enter a special version of Peaca, Arat Alchemy Society's secret lair. This is a **solo** dungeon. There are roughly 10 rooms to battle in. Possible spawns include Coffin Mimics, Just Revived Ghouls, Frail Cloakers, Tired Ghosts, Wights, and Vampire Bats, but only one or two monsters will spawn at a time. Fortunately, these variations of monsters are much weaker than the usual spawns of a Normal Peaca. There is no boss; just a cutscene.
		+ If the player is on Hard difficulty, however, the monsters will be Peaca Normal monsters.
	* After entering the boss room, you will receive Helvetius's Personal Letter (2 x 2).
5. Complete the quest. You will receive 20,000 EXP.
6. Wait for the next quest to arrive.

#### **Elder Royal Alchemist Lennox**

1. Talk to Lennox in Rath Castle 1st Floor. He will take Helvetius's Personal Letter from you and give you the shadow mission Obtain Information from Jarlath. This is a **solo** mission with no time limit.
	* Start the mission at Tara Shadow Gate.
	* You must speak to Jarlath in an upper-left room of the castle. On the way there are several Blinkers. There are also Ice Mines. Bringing Arat Berries or an L-Rod is recommended.
		+ It is strongly recommended to head through the Dining Hall, as there are no Blinkers there.
	* After speaking to Jarlath, there will be a cutscene and you will clear the mission.
2. Talk to Lennox.
3. Complete the quest. You will receive 18,000 EXP.
4. Wait for the next quest to arrive.

#### **Mobilizing the Royal Alchemists**

1. Talk to Sinead to receive the *solo* shadow mission Underground Waterway Investigation. There is a 1 hour time limit for this mission. If you lose this mission, talk to Sinead to get it again.
	* Start this mission at Tara stone henge.
	* You are aided by Leymore. If he dies, the mission fails. Also, his aid is only temporary.
	* You are to track a Corrupt Alchemist named Amos, who will occasionally flee at the sight. Leymore will leave you as an attempt to cut him off. Continue clearing rooms and eventually, you'll find the two in a corner.
	* Now you must go to the Underground Waterway. Leymore will not join you.
		+ In the right-upper room of the castle, you will open a chest to get the Secret Note (1 x 1) item with the code.
		+ Venturing into the inner sanctum of the underground waterway will lead you to a chest of drawers, which if you have the Secret Note with you (type the words written on the note in the public chat), will cause a spiral staircase to appear upon examination.
	* Deeper into underground waterway you will come across 3 Corrupt Alchemists who are panicking, worrying, and talking. Afterward you will see a Goddess Statue which will clear the mission and also .
2. Talk to Sinead again and you will receive the *solo* shadow mission Underground Waterway Investigation 2. This mission has a 1 hour time limit. She will also give you the item Badhbh Cath's Talisman (Bronze) (1 x 2).
	* This time you must be cautious of Ice Mines that are in the underground waterway in the center of the "circles".
	* Use the Badhbh Cath's Talisman once you get there and a cutscene will occur, followed by an encounter with Nuadha and four Daols who are all inhostile. After talking with Nuadha, you will clear the mission.
		+ Note that the cutscene will not occur if you are too close to the statue when you use the Talisman
3. Complete the quest. You will receive 25,000 EXP.
4. Wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **Alchemy and Homunculus**

1. Talk to Lennox.
2. Complete the quest. You will receive 6,000 EXP.
3. Wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **Path of a God**

1. You will receive the *solo* shadow mission The Path to Becoming a God and Nuadha's Talisman. This mission has no time limit.
	* Start this mission at Tara's shadow gate.
	* This time around, there are Ghosts of Partholon and Corrupted Alchemists to fight in this mission. There aren't that many, so this mission should be sufficiently easier than the last two.
	* Once again, go through the underground waterway and speak to Nuadha to clear the mission. There are no Ice Mines unlike the last journey in this area.
2. Complete the quest. You will receive 11,000 EXP.
3. Wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **Alpin's Request**

1. Talk to Alpin in the Rath Castle 2F Garden.
2. Talk to Aineah in Rath Castle Great Hall.
3. Talk to the left Guard in front of the Castle.
4. Talk to Alpin.
5. Talk to Lileas at the Jousting Arena to get the keyword "Lilith's Deluxe Honey Set".
6. Use the "Lilith's Deluxe Honey Set" keyword on **one** of the following NPCs:
Keith (Bank), Hans (Square), Padan (Shadow Gate), and Lezarro (Palace Gate)
The keyword will then disappear.
7. Talk to Lileas again to receive the item Lileas's Donation (2 x 2).
8. Click the box in Pontiff's Court to donate Lileas's Donation. The box is in the building, east of the door.
9. Complete the quest.
10. Wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **Badhbh Cath's Talisman**

1. Talk to Alpin. A cutscene will occur.
2. You will receive the *solo* shadow mission The Goddess of Light. This mission has a 15 minute time limit.
3. You will also receive Badhbh Cath's Talisman (Silver) (1 x 2).
	* Start this mission at Tara stone henge.
	* Simply make your way to Neamhain to clear the mission. Fighting the four Daols is not recommended.
		+ If you delay, a message will warn you to ignore the Daols and make your way to Neamhain.
			- The message follows: *"The Daols may be too much for you to handle. Go and help Neamhain"*.
		+ Despite the 15 minute limit, the mission will automatically fail if you do not reach Neamhain in time.
		+ When you enter the Shadow Mission, all four Daols will immediately aggro, so avoiding them is impossible. A simple tactic to clear this mission is to run directly pass them. A fast mount may help.
4. Complete the quest.
5. Wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **Doubts about Nuadha**

1. Talk to Lennox.
2. Talk to Corentin.
3. Now you must use the confession room to gather information about The Battle of Mag Tuireadh.
	* To gain admission to the confession room you must not be wearing weapons (both main and auxiliary) or armor and you **MUST** wear clothing and a robe. You may also wear shields.
		+ Wearing only a robe **DOES NOT** count. You must be wearing clothing underneath the robe.
	* Use the Rest skill to sit in the chair and wait for a few moments until an NPC talks to you.
	* There are several ways to gain the information you need. Take your time and use many words and/or NPCs and they will eventually admit what you need.
		+ One possible way is to select “Advise” – “Appease” – “Change Topic” – “About forbidden book”.
4. You may take your time and use as many NPCs as you need until you get the information.
5. Talk to Collen to receive the Manual: Temple Knight Coat of Arms (1 x 2) and the shadow mission Temple Knight Coat of Arms. This is a 1-3 person mission with a 1 hour time limit. Talk to Collen again if you fail the quest.
	* Start this mission at the Taillteann stone henge.
	* The objective of this mission is to fight monsters until you get all 6 types of Temple Knight Coat of Arms Material, upon which you talk to Jenna to clear the mission and receive the Temple Knight Coat of Arms (2 x 1) item
6. Once you get the Temple Knight Coat of Arms from Jenna, offer the Temple Knight Coat of Arms at the Rundal Dungeon altar for a *solo* dungeon that contains roughly 1 floor and 24 rooms. Fortunately, Jenna will aid you.
	* This dungeon is similar to the one previously done in Generation 9. The difference is the amount of rooms and floors provided.
	* Should Jenna die, you will fail, automatically be booted from the dungeon, and **must get the Coat of Arms to enter again.**
	* If you lose the Coat of Arms, ask Collen for another one.
7. After clearing the boss room you will receive The Battle of Mag Tuireadh (1 x 2).
8. Talk to Lennox.
9. Complete the quest.
10. Wait for the next quest to arrive.

#### **Goddess Morrighan**

1. Talk to Corentin and receive the solo shadow mission Soul Stream and the Badhbh Cath's Talisman (Gold) (1 x 2). There is no time limit.
	* Start this mission at the Tara stone henge.
	* Simply speak to Morrighan to clear the mission.
2. Complete the quest.
3. Wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **All Out Attack!**

1. Talk to Lennox to receive the solo shadow mission All Out Attack! and a Tower Cylinder (2 x 3). This mission has a 20 minute time limit.
	* Start this mission at Taillteann stone henge.
	* Inside the mission, you must talk to Leymore and Jenna, then fight Corrupt Alchemists (all intensified) and help Royal Alchemists as you make your way from the east gate to the square.
		+ While every Royal Alchemist is armed with a Tower Cylinder, they rarely fire it and constantly fiddle with setting it up.
	* At the square, you are aided followed by five Royal Alchemists, Lennox, Cai, Leymore, and Jenna. Six Corrupt Alchemists will spawn, followed by another six, and then the boss. The boss is Helvetius along with 4 Corrupt Alchemists. Defeat them to clear the mission.
		+ Keep in mind that if either Lennox, Cai, Leymore, Jenna, or all five Royal Alchemists dies, the mission fails.
2. Complete the quest.
3. Relog or change channels to trigger a cutscene and wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **Nuadha's Trap**

1. You will receive the *solo RP* shadow mission The Goddess' Memory and a Holy Water of Falias. This mission has a 20 minute time limit.
	* Start this mission at the Taillteann stone henge.
	* You must RP as Morrighan and defeat all four Daols to clear the mission.
	* Morrighan is Level 200, has 6000 HP, 999 MP, 999 SP, Rank 1 Silent Move, Rank 1 Wings of Eclipse, and Rank 1 Wings of Rage.
	* Morrighan is limited to walking. Therefore, Silent Move plays not only as an evasion, but to get around as well.
	* If you are defeated, the mission will automatically fail; you are not given any resurrection options whatsoever and will immediately warp out of the RP.
		+ It is highly recommended that you use Wings of Eclipse all the time, and stay at a great distance from the other Daols while attacking as their multi-aggro can kill you easily. Try to take them out one at a time. However, one of their Spear of Light will disarm Wings of Eclipse.
		+ It usually takes several Wings of Rage to eliminate the Daol. However, during the stunlock effect, they will always attempt to use Spear of Light. Before launching, they will say "!!!", and is a very good time to use Silent Move before the impact.
2. Complete the quest.
3. Relog or change channels to trigger a cutscene and wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **Morrighan Caught in a Trap**

1. Relog or change channels to trigger a cutscene, receive a Falias Fragment (2 x 1), and the *solo* shadow mission Goddess in Danger. This is a 20 minute time limit mission. If you fail this mission, you will need to create another portal to Falias.
2. You must activate Awakening of Light or cast Shock on yourself and use Brionac's Create Falias Portal ability in order to go to Falias. You will need to bring a Cylinder and a Shock Crystal into Falias regardless of which method you use to get in.
3. Once in Falias talk to Eabha, move forward and you will see a cutscene.
4. What you need to do is look at the lithograph at the center of the area with Shock casted on yourself, look at which side is shimmering blue and head in that direction, then locate a structure that looks like a stonehenge (looks like an Arch) piece and hit it (you will need to do this to several of them). If it is not destroyed, you will have to go to the nearby floating stone and fight some monsters. When enough stonehenges are destroyed, you will be prompted with "Use the Altar to destroy Nuadha's Barrier". Go to the northernmost part, a few steps from the center. There are some stairs with another stonehendge and a seemingly altar piece. Click the altar and it should start moving. The mission should end automatically after the altar has finished its animation.
	* While you are performing the certain tasks around Falias, Morrighan and Nuadha are locked in combat, battling each other. Nuadha is highly resistant to her damage, but Morrighan can die eventually. If she dies, the mission fails.
	* The only monsters you fight are Aonbharrs. They are very powerful and have high wound rates.
	* Beware: The floating stone can use Chain Casting and attack with Fireball and Thunder, so lure monsters far away.
5. At the end you'll get Morrighan's Feather (1 x 1).
6. Complete the quest.
7. Relog or change channels for a cutscene and wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **The Four Vates**

1. Talk to Dorren.
2. Talk to Berched and receive The Ark of Falias (1 x 2).
3. Complete Quest
4. Wait for the next quest to arrive

#### **Fragments of Falias**

Now you must now undergo a series of quests to gather all the Treasure of Falias Fragments into The Ark of Falias, much like a collection book. However, you need to do it in order.

1. Lezarro and the Treasures of the Gods
	* Talk to Lezarro and you will receive the first fragment, the Goblet of Truth.
	* Drag the Goblet of Truth onto the The Ark of Falias.
	* Complete the quest and wait for the next one.
2. Andras' Clue
	* Talk to Andras in Taillteann and receive the Connous Treasure Chest Key (1 x 1).
	* Go to Connous Ant Hell and use the key to open one of any chests you find to obtain the second fragment, the Uaithne .
	* Drag the Uaithne onto The Ark of Falias.
	* Complete the quest and wait for the next one.
3. Belita of the Royal Geological Society
	* Talk to Belita in Calida Base Camp.
	* Talk to Legatus to receive the third fragment, Magic Wand and 300 Falias Bait Tins. The bait is used in the next quest.
	* Drag the Manannan's Wand onto the The Ark of Falias.
	* Complete the quest and wait for the next one.
4. Wave Sweeper
	* Board the Fishing Boat. You can get there by passing through the southernmost part of Karu Forest and walking through a trench. Talk to Myrddin with the Aspiring Sailor Title (you must have this title).
	* Equip the Falias Bait Tin and a Fishing Rod and fish on the boat.
		+ Despite that you are given 300 Bait Tins, you shouldn't need all of them to nab the item, since it's highly possible to get it on the first catch.
	* You will receive the fourth fragment, the Wave Sweeper.
	* Drag the Wave Sweeper onto the The Ark of Falias.
	* Complete the quest and wait for the next one. (Upon completing this quest, the remaining Falias Bait Tin will disappear from your inventory)
5. Magic Breastplate
	* Talk to Kousai in Cor.
	* Talk to Voight to receive the fifth fragment, the Magic Breastplate
	* Drag the Magic Breastplate onto the The Ark of Falias.
	* Complete the quest and wait for the next one.
6. Voight's Memory
	* Talk to Alexina at Qilla Base Camp to receive the sixth fragment, the Failinis and a Solea Treasure Chest Key. The key is used in the next quest.
	* Drag the Failinis onto the The Ark of Falias
	* Complete the quest and wait for the next one.
7. The Search for the Seventh Treasure of the Gods
	* Go to either north or south Solea Underground Tunnel and use the key to open one of any chests you find to obtain the seventh fragment, the Magic Club
	* Drag the Magic Club onto the The Ark of Falias.
	* Complete the quest and wait for the next one.
8. The Golden Apple
	* Talk to Karpfen in Taillteann to receive the shadow mission The Golden Apple. This is a 1-8 person mission with a 1 hour time limit.
	* Start this mission at Taillteann stone henge.
		+ This mission involves seven monster spawn locations, with one of the following patterns:
		Corrupt Alchemist x8
		Shadow Ghost x8
		Red Sulfur Spider x5, Sulfur Spider x5, Corrupt Alchemist x3
		Dark Commander (Strong) x1, Shadow Wizard (Boss) x3, Shadow Archer (Strongest) x2
		Shadow Commander (Strong) x1,Shadow Fighter (Strong) x3, Shadow Archer (Strongest) x3
		Giant Sulfur Golem x2, Corrupt Alchemist x5
		+ After fighting all seven, proceed to the square to fight the boss:
		Crag Cow (Boss) x3, Arat Deer x2, Arat Boar x2
			- As the boss battle progresses, there will be a Tree and a glowing circle in the center. 10 monsters must be "offered" to the circle in order to clear the mission.
		+ **Warning: Many enemies within the mission are at their strongest level. You are advised to be well prepared before entering.**
	* Once you clear the mission, you will receive the eighth fragment, the Golden Apple
	* Drag the Golden Apple onto the The Ark of Falias.
9. Now that you have gathered all of the treasures to go into the The Ark of Falias collection book, open it and click on complete to receive the reward, which is the Falias Slab (2 x 2)
10. Go to the underground room on Ceo Island (the place where Aer is) and watch a cutscene. Morrighan's Feather (1 x 1) will now be usable and you will receive another Falias Fragment (2 x 1).
11. Complete the quest. You will immediately receive the next one

#### **Final Chapter**

1. Warp to Falias to receive the solo shadow mission Final Chapter, which has no time limit.
	* Unlike previous generations, the quest tells you to perform certain tasks during the shadow mission. Therefore, if you complete one progress, you are not required to repeat it.
2. Once in Falias, talk to Eabha and you will receive 5 Shock Crystals and a Cylinder.
	* If you somehow fail and restart, you will not receive any replacements.
3. Now you must restore the stonehenge. To do so you must stand near the lithograph in the center, cast Shock on yourself, and click on the lithograph.
	* **DO NOT** transfer Shock's ability to the Brionac or it won't work.
	* Afterwards, the lithograph will glow and point in a certain direction (one of the panels is shimmering in blue) as with a previous quest. In that direction, you will need to perform a certain task to Stonehenges. Repeat a few times.
		+ A red effect will mean monsters that you have to defeat will appear near the floating stone. Be wary of it's advanced magic.
		+ If the stone henge crumbles, then you have to defeat the Aonbharr around it and use their Falias Stonehenge Fragments near the stonehendges.
	* If you have completed the tasks but had failed and restarted, you are not required to repeat these processes.
4. Once enough stonehenges have been restored, the gate a bit north of the lithograph will open. Enter the portal at the altar north of the center and the fight with Nuadha will begin. See here for more specific information.
	* In the first stage you must use Morrighan's Feather while Nuadha is poised to strike with the Light Sword before you can proceed. This is done by using the feather and then clicking Nuadha, though you must be close to him in order for the feather to work.
		+ During this phase, a message prompts you to use the feather as Nuadha casts and executes his sword.
			- The message follows: *"When Nuadha's swords are scattered in Falias, use Morrighan's Feather"*.
		+ Nuadha will constantly be in Flight and use Spear of Light, Fury of Light, Teleportation, and Smash.
		+ When he goes down to ground level, he will **never** use a normal attack, but **always** a smash. Simply hit him to avoid the attack. Afterward, he will go back to flying and use his Light spells.
		+ It will take a while before Nuadha uses his sword, so dodging is the top priority at this time.
		+ Play Dead will never work on Nuadha; he is constantly on the offensive.
	* After successfully using Morrighan's Feather, the second stage of the fight will begin with a cutscene and you will be in permanent Awakening of Light (like in the two previous generations) and acquire the Wings of Eclipse and Wings of Rage skills, temporarily disabling the use of Spear of Light and Fury of Light due to Morrighan's power. In this stage Nuadha will have three Daol helpers. Simply kill the Daols while avoiding Nuadha.
		+ Unlike Generation 10's Light and Darkness and Generation 11's Location of Destiny, using Wings of Eclipse **will consume it's EXP and will rank down.** Wings of Rage may be used without penalty, however.
		+ If your Shadow Spirit count is empty at this point, a message saying *"A dark power fills your spirit"* will appear and the shadow count will be replenished.
		+ Daols have high defense and protection that can be shaved using either Shadow Spirit or Brionac.
		+ At this point, Nuadha will be on the ground walking (running if Smashing) and rarely attacks with Spear of Light.
	* Once the 3 Daols are defeated, A cutscene shows and the third stage of the fight begins. Now Nuadha's protection can be trimmed with Shadow Spirit or Brionac like in the previous phase to the Daols. Morrighan will arrive to aid you in battle.
		+ Again, if Morrighan dies, the mission fails.
		+ Nuadha will often fly whenever he gets the chance. Using Wings of Rage simultaneously with Morrighan seems to guarantee knocking him back down. Otherwise, multiple single hits will also bring him down.
		+ **Refrain from using Windmill. Due to the nature of Windmill resetting the AI, it tends to make Nuadha use Flight.**
		+ When using Wings of Rage, it will only do 1 damage on him, despite it's inherit ability to ignore the opponent's Defense stat.
			- Because of this, Morrighan cannot deal lethal damage as Wings of Rage is her only offensive skill. However, Morrighan can serve as a distraction.
		+ This time, Nuadha can run with Fury of Light and will sometimes pound the ground to produce a shockwave. He will no longer use Smash.
	* Once you finish Nuadha, you will be warped back to central Falias.
	* Destroy one stonehendge and Generation 12 will be over.
5. You will be awarded with rank F Wings of Rage and rank F Wings of Eclipse. You will also automatically be sided with Morrighan's affliction, disabling Neamhain's affliction with Spear of Light and Fury of Light.
	* To switch afflictions, you must go to Falias and talk to an NPC with 5 Holy Water of Lymilark in your inventory to request affliction change. You may only change afflictions once per real-life week.
6. Morrighan's Feather, the Falias fragment, and any Stonehenge fragments will disappear.
7. Complete the quest and The Ark of Falias will disappear