Quests

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# Orders of the Inkbound

## Needless of the Ink

### Sprung from the Sea

> A fresh Needless, born from the Sea of Ink, you bond with your Kwill and venture into the cavernous depths of the Atheneum.
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* Speak with Nib & Bin
* Venture further into the Sea of Ink
* Speak again with Nib & Bin
* Defeat the Guardian of the Void
* Speak once more with Nib & Bin
* Escape the Sea of Ink
* Speak to the Gatekeeper

**Completion reward** - The Atheneum Access

Quest completion unlocks: **The Atheneum Access**

### 1st Inkwell Dive

Previous quest: #Sprung from the Sea

> The Gatekeeper has given you permission to dive into the last Inkwell of the Atheneum, though you get the impression he doesn't expect you to return.
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* Talk to the Gatekeeper
* Create an Inkwell portal in the Atheneum
* Enter the Inkwell to the Sea of Ink
* Enter into a new world from the Sea of Ink
* Survive a Combat against Unravelled
* Explore the worlds of the Inkwell as far as you can
* Return to the Gatekeeper

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks:

### Binders of the Atheneum

Previous quest: #1st Inkwell Dive

> There are few Binders that remain in the Atheneum, but those that do are eager to meet a new Kwill-bound Needless.
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* Speak with the Gatekeeper
* Meet the Counselor
* Meet the Stigmatist
* Meet the Inkbound
* Return to the Gatekeeper

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks:

## Aspects of Lost Binders

### Forms & Aspects

Previous quest: #Binders of the Atheneum

> Forgotten Aspects of previous Binders allow you to harness their power to your own ends. Gaining access to that power, however, will require a little doing. The Stigmatist has given you some leads to help you on your way.
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* Speak with the Stigmatist
* Inspect the Aspect Apparatus
* Inspect the Reform Enclosure
* Speak with the Stigmatist

**Completion reward** - Access to Aspect Apparatus and Reform Enclosure

Quest completion unlocks: **Access to Aspect Apparatus and Reform Enclosure**

### The Clairvoyant

Previous quest: #Forms & Aspects

> The Stigmatist wrote: Now much is known of the lost Aspect of the Clairvoyant, but she often spent time in the Sea of Ink, so that's a good place to start looking.
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* Speak with the Scribe
* Speak with OHM in the Silent Promenade
* Find Allyra's Shardglobe at the end of Vengewood
* Bring Allyra's Shardglobe to the Gardener
* Bring Allyra's Shardglobe to the end of the Garden's Edge
* Return to the Aspect Apparatus with the Aspect of the Clairvoyant

**Completion reward** - Gain access to the Aspect of the Clairvoyant.

Quest completion unlocks: **Gain access to the Aspect of the Clairvoyant.**

### The Obelisk

Previous quest: #Forms & Aspects

> The Stigmatist wrote: A merchant travels the worlds of the Inkwell. Little is known of them. Are they Binder? Are they Kwill? They sit, they carve, they sell. And they watch. The Carver will know of this ancient Aspect.
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* Speak with the Carver
* Find Hektor's Shields at the end of the Proving Grounds
* Bring Hektor's Shields to the Carver
* Ask the Gatekeeper about Hektor's Shields
* Toss Hektor's Shields down the Well in the Atheneum.
* Return to the Aspect Apparatus with the Aspect of the Obelisk

**Completion reward** - Gain access to the Aspect of the Obelisk.

Quest completion unlocks: **Gain access to the Aspect of the Obelisk.**

## Rebuilding the Atheneum

### The Garden's Edge

Previous quest: #???

> The Gatekeeper has said that the Garden's Edge is under threat more than any other story right now, and that to save it, you must reclaim some of the ink there.
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* Speak to the Gatekeeper
* Collect Ink by completing **4** Garden's Edge tasks
* Enter the Garden's Edge
	+ Reward:
* Deal **400** Damage from a Binding
	+ Reward:
* Gain **25**  in a single Combat.
	+ Reward:
* Eat a Fish in Garden's Edge
	+ Reward:
* Defeat **??** Inklings
	+ Reward:
* Defeat Nim the Lost in Garden's Edge
	+ Reward:
* Place the Ink into the Repository
* Return to the Gatekeeper

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , , , ,

### The Radiant Market & The Silent Promenade

Previous quest: #The Garden's Edge

> The Spooler directed you towards the Radiant Market and the Silent Promenade to sew up loose ends and reclaim their lost ink.
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* Speak with the Spooler
* Collect Ink by completing **4** Radiant Market and Silent Promenade tasks
* Visit both the Radiant Market and Silent Promenade in a run
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* Spend  Kwillings in the Radiant Market 0/1 000
	+ Reward:
* Gain **2** Binding Augments in the Silent Promenade during a run
	+ Reward:
* Eat **2** Fish in a single Combat
	+ Reward:
* Defeat **3** Treasure Pots
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* Defeat **15** Bombbits
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* Place the Ink into the Repository
* Return to the Spooler

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , , , ,

### The Proving Grounds & The Vengewood

Previous quest: #The Radiant Market & The Silent Promenade

> The Counselor believes the Proving Grounds and the Vengewood require the most attention next and reclaming their ink to be of utmost importance.
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* Speak with the Counselor
* Collect Ink by completing **4** Proving Grounds and Vengewood tasks
* Enter both the Proving Grounds and the Vengewood in a single Run
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* Fully Augment a Binding in the Proving Grounds
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* Defeat **10** Dummies
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* Heal **30**  HP in the Vengewood
	+ Reward:
* Defeat **5** Tangled Kwills 0/5
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* Complete **3** Hard Combat Encounters in a Run
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* Place the Ink into the Repository
* Return to the Counselor

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , , , ,

## A Theory on Story Fragments

### Fragments of Stories

Previous quest: #Facing a Villain

> You've faced a Villain and gained some amount of trust from the Binders in the Atheneum. Now, the Counselor has included you in a plan to aid the Inkbound. A plan best kept quiet for now.
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* Speak with the Counselor
* Find the Story Fragments in each Book's Tethered Shrine
* Find the Story Fragment in the Garden's Edge Tethered Shrine
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* Find the Story Fragment in the Radiant Market's Tethered Shrine
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* Find the Story Fragment in the Silent Promenade's Tethered Shrine
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* Find the Story Fragment in the Proving Grounds Tethered Shrine
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* Find the Story Fragment in the Vengewood's Tethered Shrine
	+ Reward:

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , , ,
### How to Anchor a Story

Previous quest: #Fragments of Stories

> You've faced a Villain and gained some amount of trust from the Binders in the Atheneum. Now, the Counselor has included you in a plan to aid the Inkbound. A plan best kept quiet for now.
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* Speak with the Counselor
* Speak with the Gardener in the Garden's Edge
* Speak with OHM in the Silent Promenade
* Go to the Bindery

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks:

## A Theory on Lost Ink

### Ink Retrieval Duty

Previous quest: #How to Anchor a Story

> Your previous attempts at recovering the lost Ink have been fruitless, and the Unravelled return in force with every dive back into the Inkwell. But, the Stigmatist and the Counselor believe they have some idea to recover the Ink for good.
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* Speak with the Counselor
* Retrieve Vial of Ink by completing the tasks below^
* Defeat Nim the Lost in **5** turns or less
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* Defeat The Captor in **5** turns or less
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* Defeat Rhinferno in **5** turns or less
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* Defeat Janus the Malformed in **5** turns or less
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* Defeat Lusk the Blightbag in **5** turns or less
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* Deposit the Ink into the Repository
* Return to the Counselor

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , , ,

### Only the Purest

Previous quest: #Ink Retrieval Duty

> Now, the problem has become one of purity. To retrieve even more Ink, even purer Ink, you must defeat Unravelled in specific ways designed by the Counselor.
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* Speak with the Stigmatist
* Retrieve Vial of Pure Ink by completing the tasks below:
* Defeat Nim the Lost before Nim's Rage Nim's Rage is applied 10 times to Nimbits.
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* Defeat the Captor before Soulshackle Soulshackle is applied **6** times
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* Defeat Rhinferno before 5 Bombbits explode
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* Defeat Janus the Malformed before enemies gain Inky Might Inky Might **13** times from Training Mode Training Mode
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* Defeat Lusk the Blightbag before **20** Lusklings spawn
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* Deposit the Ink in the Repository
* Return to the Stigmatist

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , , ,

## Unbound Villains

### Facing a Villain

Previous quest: #???

> The Gatekeeper has given you a purpose: defeat the Villains plaguing the stories of the Atheneum and retrieve the Ink they have stolen.
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* Speak to the Gatekeeper
* Defeat a Villain
* Return to the Gatekeeper

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks:

### Defeating the Menagerie

Previous quest: #Facing a Villain

> The Ink that's been recovered through your defeat of a Villain has not been enough. You must defeat all of them to have some hope of saving the Atheneum.
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* Speak to the Gatekeeper
* Defeat every Villain once more
* Defeat Cynder the Nightcaller
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* Defeat Argolath
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* Defeat the Shadow of Ruhnstone
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* Return to the Gatekeeper

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , ,

### Over and Over and Over Again...

Previous quest: #Defeating the Menagerie

> Defeat the Villains. Again and again. Perhaps this will give the Inkbound some room to make their move or some time to plan. Something. Anything...
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* Speak to the Gatekeeper
* Defeat **5** Villains

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks:

## Attuning the Sea

### Forgotten Harmonies of the Deep

Previous quest: #???

> The Chronicler has tasked you with the attunment of specific Third Age Vestiges in hopes that they can provide some insight into how to restore the Atheneum.
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* Speak with the Chronicler
* Complete **4** out of 6 Vestige Research Tasks for the Chronicler:
* Use 3  Movement Bindings with  in the first 3 turns
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* Gain  Kwillings from  5 times
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* Deal 700 damage in first turn of combat with
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* Trigger  3 times in a single Turn
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* Damage 75 enemies using
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* Deal 500 damage on your first action with
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* Return to the Chronicler

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , , , ,

### A Debt that is Owed

Previous quest: #Forgotten Harmonies of the Deep

> The Chronicler believes that the you must attune Vestiges of a more ancient variety and has tasked you with speaking with the Tinkerer on the matter.
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* Return to the Chronicler
* Speak with the Tinkerer
* Complete **5** Vestige Research Tasks
* Pickup **?** Orbs with  equipped in a single Run
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* Gain **?**  using  in a single Combat
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* Gain **15**  from  in a single Run
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* Take **50** damage with
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* Use **?**  Movement Bindings with
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* Apply  **10** times using
	+ Reward:
* ???

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , , , ,

# Inkwell Mysteries

## The Stories

### Library of Worlds

Previous quest: #???

> The worlds of the Atheneum are endless, all explorable through the Inkwell. Exploring new worlds will help bring some light to the mysterious plague.
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* Speak with Nib & Bin
* Complete all quests
* Visit the Carver in a Run ? times
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* Visit the Gardener in Garden's Edge 2 times
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* Visit the Chronicler in the Radiant Market 2 times
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* Visit OHM in the Silent Promenade 2 times
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* Complete ? Run Quests
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* Visit 2 Sea Breaches in a single Run
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* Visit ? Tethered Shrines
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* Return to Nib & Bin

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , , , , ,

## The Inkspots

### Pockets of Light

Previous quest: #Library of Worlds

> The path to enlightenment lies between pockets of light littering the worlds of the Inkwell.
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* Speak with Nib & Bin
* Listen to all of the the hidden Inkspots:
* Find me in the blooming greens tended to by matronly hands (Garden's Edge)
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* Find me with the merchant who whittles his sculptures in a world of trade and brightness (Radiant Market)
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* Find me with the sole Kwill to reside in a place of ruin and stone (Silent Promenade)
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* Find me near the Shrine in ruins for the world of training young Binders (Proving Grounds)
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* Find me where the sea has broken the surface in a world of poison and bogs (Vengewood‎)
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* Return to Nib & Bin

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks: , , , ,

## The Wellpeople

### The Well Behind the Shelves

Previous quest: #Over and Over and Over Again...

> The Underborn and Birdie have told you to speak with the mysterious 'Wellpeople' to prove you're a good Needless.
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* Speak with the Underborn
* Reach Argolath, Terror of the Inky Depths
* ???

**Completion reward** -

Quest completion unlocks:

# Aspects

Each Aspect has two quests for each of their three base bindings. Acquiring all ascensions for a binding will unlock a cosmetic item for that Aspect while acquiring all augments for a binding will unlock a Aspect specific vestige.

## Magma Miner

* Acquire all Ascensions and Augments for Magma Miner's Bindings:

## Mosscloak

* Acquire all Ascensions and Augments for Mosscloak Bindings:

## Weaver

* Acquire all Ascensions and Augments for Weaver's Bindings:

## Obelisk

* Acquire all Ascensions and Augments for Obelisk's Bindings:

## Clairvoyant

* Acquire all Ascensions and Augments for Clairvoyant's Bindings: