Zaikhal Defender

File:Zaikhal Defender Live.jpg

Zaikhal Defender w/ coat and helmet.

Quest Summary
Quest Type	Group
XP Reward	--
XP Cap	--
Item Reward	Blooded Platinum Invader Lord Helm Coat of the Zaikhal Defender
Title Reward	--
Starting Location	Plateau Village
Map	ACMaps - Platinum Legion Keep
Timer	--
Level Restrictions	Varies
Level Suggestions	Varies
Introduced In	Throne of Destiny

Walk Through (100+)

Note: You must be level 100+ to complete this version of the quest.

1. Speak with Jun Sawashima at 44.1N, 43.4W in Plateau Village.
2. Enter the Platinum Legion Keep (100+) at 16.5N, 0.6E
3. Move through the dungeon until you reach a locked door. Use the lever on the platform above (North Wall) to open the door and then continue down the hall.
4. Again, move until you reach a room with another locked door. Use the lever on the pillar before the door to open it and move up the ramp.
5. At the top of the ramp, use the Torch (lever) to open the 2nd locked door and enter the hallway.
6. [OPTIONAL] As you enter a room at the end of the hallway, there will be a cutback hallway to your right. Head down this hallway, kill the Platinum Legion Quartermaster, and loot the Platinum Legion Quartermaster's Key. At the end of this hall use the key on the Platinum Legion Quartermaster's Chest to get some decent treasure-generated loot. Backtrack to the the cutback entrance to continue the quest.
7. Continue down the North West hallway until you reach the Platinum Legion Doorkeeper, kill him loot the key and enter the nearby door.
8. At the end of the hall, kill Captain Balanchi and his Platinum Legion Bodyguards, then loot a Platinum Invader Lord Helm and a Corcima Castle Platinum Ward Portal Gem from Captain Balanchi's corpse.

• When everyone is ready, Use the Corcima Castle Platinum Ward Portal Gem to summon a portal to Corcima Castle. Enter the portal.

1. • Note: The portal is a hot drop.
2. Once everyone inside the Corcima Castle, kill the Platinum Legion Castellan nearby and loot Royal Blood from his corpse.
3. Next, find General Corcima deeper in the courtyard and loot a Shard of Corcima's Armor from his corpse. He also drops 1 vial of Royal Blood.
   • [OPTIONAL]: General Corcima also drops a Dispatch to General Corcima (for lore purposes only).
4. Return to Jun Sawashima at 44.1N, 43.4W in Plateau Village and hand him your Shard of Corcima's Armor to receive the Coat of the Zaikhal Defender.
5. Apply the Royal Blood to your Platinum Invader Lord Helm to create a Blooded Platinum Invader Lord Helm.

Items

• Dispatch to Captain Balanchi
• Dispatch to General Corcima
• File:Viamontian Reconnaissance icon.png Viamontian Reconnaissance
• Royal Blood
• Shard of Corcima's Armor
• Corcima Castle Platinum Ward Portal Gem
• Platinum Legion Door Key
• Platinum Legion Quartermaster's Key
• Platinum Invader Lord Helm
• File:Blooded Platinum Invader Lord Helm icon.png Blooded Platinum Invader Lord Helm
• File:Coat of the Zaikhal Defender icon.png Coat of the Zaikhal Defender

Images

File:Captain Balanchi's Quarters.jpg File:Corcima Castle Image 1.jpg File:Corcima Castle Image 2.jpg

Lore & Dialogue

Jun Sawashima tells you, "The Viamontian assault on Zaikhal was successfully repelled. However, their fortresses remain. We must continue to assault their strongholds in order to keep them off our lands. My associate, Ardry the Dubious, has scouted out the Viamontians' defenses. Here are his notes."
Jun Sawashima gives you Viamontian Reconnaissance.
Jun Sawashima tells you, "Please go to Zaikhal and show those dogs the might of our Queen!"

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You give Jun Sawashima Shard of Corcima's Armor.
Jun Sawashima tells you, "A shard of the armor of Corcima himself! Truly, you are a hero. I can use this shard to make armor every bit as good as that which Corcima wore. Take this coat, with my gratitude."
Jun Sawashima gives you Coat of the Zaikhal Defender.

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You smear the blood on the helm and the helm thrums briefly with magical power..