Athelias is a large world, very large. The world really starts at level 99. Of course, there are many things to do during his leveling (just check the class quests to be convinced), but most of the quests that will be added during the development of the world will be level 99 quests. There are three major sets of level 99 quests, each time to get a part of the main level 99 equipment. These quests are marked in red in the list. They take place in different parts of the world: Athelias Island for the weapons, the Desertic Lands for the rings and amulets, and the Old World for the armour (not implanted yet). When a character has completed the main quest of the part of the world he is born in, he is able to travel to a new part. A character born in Athelias Island who has completed the Dark Paladins and Teredroz Invasion quests for example could travel to the Desertic Lands and continue his journey there. The other level 99 quests are not mandatory but will give you some nice rewards - I let you check the level 99 quests section to discover them.
What are the class quests? Every class has a unique quest, divided in three or four parts. Traditionally, it starts in the Academy or Training Ground reserved to the specific class, most likely at level 25. These quests are all unique, and each time you train a char you discover a new part of the story of Athelias. This is also the way to get the spells or skills reserved to the class picked. You must have achieved your class training and completed these quests to start the main level 99 quests.
What about the other low level quests? Most of these quests give you a magical piece of equipment, generally with a boot-effect (double-speed, repeal enemies...). These quests are simple and generally quickly completed, so hopefully you won't get bored when you will train your tenth char and could complete most of them without breaking your leveling.
What are the random events? Most of the random events are still to implant. There are two kinds of random events : in a city and outside. Most of the fights are replaced by random events in a city (however you will sometimes be attacked by a robber, so be careful!), either a merchant selling some stuff or an encounter with a NPC. Anywhere else, the main random events are fights with large groups of monsters. There is a 50% or 60% probability that they drop a rare item after the fight. On the main leveling map, it will be a ring or an amulet (note: amulets and rings cannot be bought in shops). Otherwise, you will encounter a NPC as well.
Should I be in a team to complete a quest? The low-level quests are designed to be soloed by most of the classes. The last part of the class quests might require some help but generally you can solo everything. As of version 1.24, Athelias includes a unique feature in Well of Souls: mercenaries. Mercenaries are NPC that can be hired in taverns at level 99 and fight with you. The idea is simple: if a quest normally requires 6 players, then you can solo it and have up to 5 mercenaries fighting with you. If there are 2 other players in the team for example, then only 3 mercenaries will fight. Of course, you can choose to have only 2 mercenaries fighting for instance.
Here is a partial list of the quests of Athelias. All the quests are not listed: none of the class quests appear in the list, nor many other quests. I will probably add them the next time I'll update the site.
| Lady Ardon's Necklace |
Requirement : None Starting Point : Thesarian Creek Reward : Thesarian Necklace (double speed) Quest : Find at least five pearls on Thesarian Shells and bring them to Lady Ardon. Level suggested: 5-10, depending on your class and attack. Level 8 seems to be good. |
| Sap Cure quest |
Requirement : None Starting Point : Eldest Wizard, Irkatshk Reward : sap cure Note : Yellow herbs are dropped by Mandragoras; also, the alchemist needs scorpion tails, not aralian scorpion tails or giant scorpion tails for example. |
| Armenis Alchemist |
Requirement : None Starting Point : Alchemist, Armenis Reward : Poison cure |
| Prina Sewers |
Requirement : level 20 Starting Point : Sewers entrance in Prina Reward : Enchanted Spiked Shield |
| Arwen's Husband |
Requirement : level 25 Starting Point : Arwen's, Irkatshk Reward : lock (you can lock your camps with this item) |
| Troubles in the Dark Woods |
Requirement : level 30 Starting Point : Link to the Dark Woods Reward : Witch's Broom (level 30 double speed "shoes") |
| Robbers in Terendroz |
Requirement : level 30, have bought at least one turquoise Starting Point : The jewellery of Terendroz Reward : 1 crystal |
| Marcus and Michel |
Requirement : level 35 Starting Point : Marcus's barn in Benadrim Reward : Gold or a new trophy bag, depending on what the player chooses to do, and who he chooses to help. |
| Aralian Valley Crystal |
Requirement : level 40 Starting Point : Aralian Valley Reward : Aralian Helmet (repeals enemies) Note : Require the Ring of the Wanderer (dropped in the Goblins Cave after a random fight) to climb the mountains and get the helmet. |
| The Dark Queen |
Requirement : level 50 Starting Point : Hermit, Athelias Cave, level 1 Reward : Cobweb Coat (double speed) |
| Argoz's Needs |
Requirement : level 50 Starting Point : Argoz's, Latsha Reward : Healing pet Quest : Argoz asks you to bring some ingredients for an incantation. Remember that white dragons can be found on Athelias main map as a random event. |
| Irkatshk Blacksmith |
Requirement : level 60 Starting Point : Irkatshk (smithy) Reward : Helmet of Flight (double speed) Note : Must find Windget Kobold Wings (5% probability after each fight) |
| Arguazil Mine |
Requirement : level 70 Starting Point : Minor, Arguazil Reward : gold, platinium |
| Joe's Magical Shop |
Requirement : level 75 Starting Point : Joe's (Irezar) Reward : Mum and frostbite cure Quest : Provide raw material for the shop (Major Demon blood that is - maybe you'll find a demon in some catacombs of Athelias willing to give his blood for science, who knows?). |
| Varanas Castle Treasure |
Requirement : level 85, 30000 Tomans Starting Point : Pr Eric, Varanas Castle Reward : Wind Sandals (level 85, double speed) |
| The Deads of the Southern Swamps |
Requirement : level 90 Starting Point : Denwel, Southern Swamps Reward : 110 slots trophy bag or 150,000 Tomans. |
| Illusionists Quests |
Requirement : Level 40 Starting Point : Camp scene Reward : None. Quest : A ghost appears... you should go and let Marleen know about this after the apparition. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Requirement : Level 60 Starting Point : Marleen, Illusory Academy (Latsha) Reward : Ability to learn teleportation spells Quest : Talk to Marleen and watch for strange events happening in Latsha, and seek the lost warpstone in Irezar. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Requirement : Level 80 Starting Point : Marleen, Illusory Academy Reward : Summon spell Quest : Return the crypt of Irezar Palace and use the warpstone to open a gate through the warp to a chaotic dimension... |
| Paladins Quests |
Requirement : Level 25 Starting Point : Master Alric, Paladins Castle, Benadrim Reward : Pet Horse Quest : Go and visit Marlyn in Latsha to get information about an old relic, the Skull of Jeren. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Requirement : Level 50 Starting Point : Master Alric, Paladins Castle, Benadrim Reward : Ability to buy Pet Destrier from... somewhere. Quest : Defend yourself against the guards of Prina. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Requirement : Level 75 Starting Point : Master Alric, Paladins Castle, Benadrim Reward : Raise strength /all spell. Quest : Convince the Barbarians of Irkatshk to help the Paladins defend the city against the army of the Regent. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Requirement : Level 99 Starting Point : Master Alric, Paladins Castle, Benadrim Reward : Level 99 tunic and a pet Azgueral. Quest : Defend the city of Benadrim against the army of the Regent. |
| Underground Galleries |
Requirement : level 99 Starting Point : Prina Gate Reward : Being allowed to use the underground galleries. Quest : Clean the Underground Galleries. |
| Armenis Giants |
Requirement : level 99 Starting Point : Armenis Townhall Reward : 300,000 Tomans, and a Warp Crystal to Armenis. Quest : Find and get rid of the giants who attack the hunters from the village since several weeks. |
| The Nine Dark Paladins and the Second Invasion |
Requirement : level 99, class training achieved Starting Point : Prina Temple Reward : level 99 weapons Quest : The nine dark paladins are awaken and are about to launch a second invasion over Athelias. Find Tenisan, the grand priest of the old, kept prisoner of an eternal sleep in Varanas Castle and seek his advice. You will have to penetrate the forgotten city of Arkhangalsk to make fail the ritual the chaos sorcerer are about to accomplish, and kill the nine dark paladins.
Mad's tip: This quest is tough - very tough if you try to solo it. It is possible : I've just done it again, but be prepared to die. In my mind, the best combination of mercenaries for those quests consists in 1 healer, 1 priest (you will definitely need two life monsters, trust me, even when Tenisan will join you), 1 rodeur (good attack and some healing skills), 1 death dancer, and 1 barbarian (or 1 death dancer and 1 paladin : remember that palis can heal a couple of times as well). Priests and healers are probably the best classes to solo this quest. They can rebuff the mercenaries and heal them. Warriors are good as well as they can strike hard and focus on the most dangerous monsters : the life rider for the second part, the elementalists/summoners for the last one. If you are on an illusionist, use the charm /all spell I let you have to turn the summons into allied creatures for the last part. If by chance you have a life pet, I don't suggest you to call it out at the beginning of the battle : do not risk it to die ; call it only to heal/rebuff you or when you're about to die so it can rez you (assuming you have a GS of course, but you have one, right?!). If you die or if your mercenaries are poisoned (a couple of monsters can cast poison /all) then you can run : the fight is 99% lost. Oh, and one more thing : have fun, I'm sure you will love the challenge!
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| Terendroz Invasion |
Requirement : Nine dark paladins quest Starting Point : somewhere on the map of Athelias... Reward : Pestilential weapons (repel enemies). Quest : The dark paladins are dead but their army remains, and is besieging Terendroz. Fight to enter the city and find the Ancient to receive your orders. After having beaten back out of the city the chaos knights, you will have to clear a path through the battlefield with the gnomish warriors to reach the headquarters and kill the major demonic summoner that leads the troops. Mad's tip: The quest is pretty easy with a good team of mercenaries. But beware : there are two monsters present in several fights that may cause some difficulties : Life Pods (level 110 healing monsters) and Psychotics (can be killed in one hit, but can also almost kill you in one hit); kill those two monsters first. |
| Illusionist Challenge |
Requirement : Terendroz invasion Starting Point : Athalantis Port Reward : Mystical Crystal (allow to cast any spell up to level 3). Quest : Once upon a time, a powerful illusionist on Karsheek Island used to organize the so-called illusionist challenge. No one knows what it consisted in, but many were the adventurers who went there, and tried their luck. It is said that the illusionist is still alive, waiting for new competitors... |
| Taj Isha |
Requirement : lvl 99, class training achieved Starting Point : Tahamanraset Temple Reward : level 99 amulet Quest : Aralshek, the cursed grand priest of the old has been awaken, and summoned chaos creatures attacking the Tahamanaris. Find the scepter of his old master, Taj Isha, and penetrate Aralshek's sepulchre to face him. |
| Tahamanraset Palace |
Requirement : Taj Isha quest completed Starting Point : Tahamanraset Palace Reward : level 99 ring Quest : The palace of Tahamanraset has been invaded by chaos creatures. Find where they come from and kill them all. |
| Towers of Silence |
Requirement : Tahamanraset Palace quest completed Starting Point : Towers of Silence, desert Reward : Bone Armor |
| The Bag Maker of the Desert |
Requirement : level 99, desert travel quest started. Starting Point : Bag Maker, The Long Way (desert). Reward : A huge 150 slots trophy bag - you won't get a larger one! Quest : Find 5 Hill Giants bags. Those trophies can only be found during the quest around Armenis. Most likely, you will not get 5 bags after having completed this quest, and will need to do it again in the team of someone who never did it. |
| From Tahamanaraset to Kotor |
Requirement : Taj Isha and Tahamanraset palace completed Starting Point : Harem of Tahamanraset Palace (link to Medhi) Quest : Travel through the desert to reach the Duchies of Kotor and convince the Dukes of the Old World to create a new alliance between humans against the Chaos. Note : Necromancers are more than helpful in this quest thanks to their poison /all spell - you'll love it against the beastmen shamans around Sadramand! |
