Quests
One of the foremost means of leveling up in the game is completing quests available throughout the realm. These quests vary in difficulty and rewards, from opening up new areas (such as the beach in the low-level South Path quest) to giving great deals of experience points and coin. Completing some quests on the first try will result in 2x the reward. To see a list of available quests in game, type: quest To see a specific quest's hint file, type: quest <questname>
Kill Quests
Kill quests are quests that give a bonus of experience points and money
for killing a number of specific monsters within certain areas of the
game. Kill quests which are available can be seen within the quest list
which is displayed when you type 'quest'; along with the minimum player
level you need to be in order to do the quest for the bonus. It should
be noted that you can always kill the monster involved in the kill quest
regardless of your player level however you need to be a minimum player
level in order to undertake the kill quest related to those monsters.
The restriction is ONLY on player level and not guild level.
Currently available kill quests are:
kq_checkers - Checkers Kill Quest - No minimum player level requirement
kq_vest1 - Moaning Skeleton Kill Quest - Minimum player level 3
kq_rats - Bog Rat Kill Quest - Minimum player level 5
kq_dragons - Water Dragon Kill Quest - Minimum player level 8
kq_vest2 - Ghast Kill Quest - Minimum player level 10
kq_amazon - Amazon Guard Kill Quest - Minimum player level 12
kq_oni - Oni Kill Quest - Minimum player level 25
By typing 'quest <questname>' you are given details of the
location of the kill quest as well as which non-player-character to
speak with in order to start the quest as well as complete the quest to
get the bonus rewards.
Kill Quest Locations:
Checkers - Head north from Astaria's Grand Hall until you are almost at
the Astaria City North Gate and you will see a door to the west heading
into a tavern. Visit the tavern and ask the lacertain about the quest.
The checkers are located in the checkers/chess arena just east off the
north road halfway between Astaria and Sunhillow.
Skeletons - Head west from the Astaria's Grand Hall to the Vestachelon
Cemetery, head to the south gate and ask the hero there about the
horrible skeletons that are roaming the lands. But beware of the dreaded
dire wolves that loom around the cemetery's towers and center are quite
angry and may attack you on sight and even inflict you with disease.
Rats - Head to Altheon. From the Altheon ship docks go east and
northward along the road until you see the first east past which will
lead you to a small village. Walk east a few and then north into the
home of James and ask him about those vermin, the rats of the Sargaul
Bog! Then head back to the main road and follow it southward to the
bogs. Just before the bogs you will pass the Altheon Outpost (do not
enter since monsters in there are very hard and will kill you). The bogs
are located north off the road just past the outpost and be sure to
bring a torch to light and burn leeches off! Leeches inhabit the bogs
and will get onto you and slowly damage you over time, but rest assured a
lit torch can burn them off (burn leech with torch).
Water Dragons - Head to the bogs and talk to the hero at the entrance of
the bogs, then go forth and decimate the population of water dragons of
the bogs!
Ghasts - Ask the same hero for the skeleton quest about the hoards of ghasts inhabiting the cemetery.
Amazons - Head to Altheon. The Green Griffon Inn is located on the main
road between Starfall and Westkeep (northeastern Altheon). Beside the
inn you'll find and art gallery, head all north and east. Enter mural.
Then head 2 east and several north to find the amazon fortress. You
should ask Bomer about the quest first to begin it and he is located 1
or 2 east and 1 or 2 south from the entrance to the fortress.
Oni - Head to the distant lands of Sakai. From the sakai docks head east
until you see a sign and a north exit then head all the way north onto
the mighty Ryu Mountain; at the base of it you will find a catfolk
warrior. Talk with him to begin your quest for the slaughter of the
mighty Oni's high upon the mountain.
To start a particular kill quest, first find the NPC to speak with and
begin asking them questions related to the quest description given when
you type 'quest <questname>'. I.E. 'ask ghost about ghast' or 'ask
james about rats' for the ghast or rat kill quests. The NPC will offer
you the quest and prompt you to type 'accept' to begin the kill quest.
Once the kill quest has begun you can go kill the monsters and increase
the quest count to the required number of monsters for the specific
quest before you can cash in for the quest rewards. To see how far along
you are in the kill quest you can type 'kqstatus' and the game will
tell you how many monsters you have killed and the total number of
monsters needed to kill to finish the kill quest. Once you have reached
the required number of kills, simply walk back to the quest NPC and type
'complete'. You may then begin the quest again by asking the NPC about
the quest and typing 'accept' again.
It should be noted that kill quests give DOUBLE the experience and cash
reward the first time you complete them so it is a good idea to do each
kill quest at least once.
Some kill quests, specifically the ghast kill quest in the vestachelon
cemetery southwest of astaria city may be done while in a party with
other adventurers. In order to party while doing a kill quest you must
first have completed the kill quest by yourself. When in a party and
doing a kill quest you may kill an endless number of the specific
monsters and the reward is scaled off how many you killed when you cash
in the quest. For example the ghast kill quest in single player needs 10
ghasts killed and any killed above the ten will not count towards more
of a reward when you cash the quest in however if you are in a party
('help party') and kill the ghasts together you could kill up to 100 ghasts and cash the quest in for a very large reward.
One of the best ways to level a character up and to make money is doing a
kill quest such as the ghast kill quest with a large number of people
in your party. While the experience and money gained from each ghast is
split between all the party members, each player gets the full quest
reward experience and money. A large party can kill ghasts very quickly.
A good way to level yourself up is to do kill quests of higher and
higher required level and work your way up to the higher level kill
quests.
Note: If you log off Astaria while in the midst of a kill quest your
kill quest monster count will reset to zero when you log back in.