Gaerlan's Citadel

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Gaerlan

Quest Summary Guide - Items - Maps - Images - Lore
Quest Type	Group/Solo
XP Reward	5%
XP Cap	15,000,000
Item Reward	(see below)
Title Reward	Gaerlan Slayer
Starting Location	Frost: Arwic Fire: Crater Lake Acid: Baishi Lightning: Arwic
Timer	14 Days
Level Restrictions	Frost: 20-39 Fire: 40-59 Acid: 65-79 Lightning: 80+
Level Suggestions	Same as Above
Introduced In	Verdict

Walk Through (80+)

Part 1: Lightning Guardian Lair

1. Enter to the Lightning Guardian Lair at 86.7S, 10.4E.
   • Route: From Arwic, take the Artifice Cottages Portal at 32.9N, 59.4E.
2. Work your way to the bottom of the dungeon, where you'll find a Diamond Golem Suzerain.
3. Kill the Diamond Golem Suzerain and take the portal that spawns at the top of the ramp to be portaled to Citadel Valley.

Part 2: Frost Ziggurat

1. Jump down off the cliff and run Southeast to 57.8N, 48.4E, where you'll find Asheron's Platinum Golem.
2. Speak with Asheron's Platinum Golem and you'll receive an Imbued Pyreal Nugget.
3. From here, run Southwest and enter the Frost Ziggurat portal at 57.1N, 47.8E.
4. Work your way through this dungeon, always going up, until you reach a Platinum Golem (NPC)
5. Hand the Platinum Golem (NPC) your Imbued Pyreal Nugget, and then enter the Proving Grounds Extreme portal located next to him.

Part 3: Proving Grounds Extreme

Inside the proving grounds, you must tackle a series of trials:

Trial #1: The Riddle

1. Speak with the Tribunal located in the center of the room, and you'll be given a riddle.
2. To answer the riddle, use the statue that corresponds with the right answer. If correct, you'll receive a blue Seal Fragment and be portaled to the Rolling Balls of Death.

 
 Q: I've legs, and a foot, and also a head. But I cannot think nor move on my own. What am I?
 A: Bed


 Q: I am void, and absence, I am not a color. What am I?
 A: Black


 Q: The maker want it not, the buyer does not use it, and the user never sees it. What am I?
 A: Coffin


 Q: No sound, no voice, no breath,no sleep, no thought, no sight, no more. What is it?
 A: Death


 Q: It begins eternity, ends time and space, it rests at the start of every end and the end of every place. What is it?
 A: E


 Q: I never grow, but can become very wide, and everything falls into darkness when I hide. What am I?
 A: Eyes


 Q: I can be an old love, but mostly a lost passion. My life grows as you feed me, but when I drink water I die.
 A: Flame


 Q: What is it that has one voice but becomes four-footed, two-footed, and three-footed?
 A: Man


 Q: I am a room without walls, windows or doors. What am I?
 A: Mushroom


 Q: A poor man has too much of me, a wealthy man needs me not, and if you feast upon me you will die. What am I ?
 A: Nothing


 Q: What has no beginning or end, yet binds two together?
 A: Ring


 Q: You will break me if you name me. What am I?
 A: Silence


 Q: At night they come without being called, but at dawn they are lost without being stolen. What are they?
 A: Stars


 Q: I pass through the water and never get wet. What am I?
 A: Sunshine


 Q: It waits for none and gauges all, it is eaten by leisure and work the same, it is abundant but there never seems to be enough. What is it?
 A: Time


 Q: It never was, is always to be, none have seen it, but many dream of it, it is the hope of all that live that it shall always come. What is it?
 A: Tomorrow


 Q: It cannot be slain so long as there is a ray,  it is inspires the heart to wish for the best, yet exercise caution to not lose this gift for then you shall just be forlorn. What is it?
 A: Hope


 Q: I whip, and I whistle all the day long, sometimes my voice can sound as a song. I never grow tired but sometimes grow weak, and I change without warning and cause door to creak. What am I?
 A: Wind


 

Trial #2: Rolling Balls of Death

1. Take a moment to identify the pattern, and when ready, move through the dungeon, only stopping at the safe spots (alcove corners) until you reach the last alcove.
   • Note: The only safe spots to stand inside this dungeon are on the 45 degree angles that are the corners of the alcoves.
2. Once you get to the last safe spot before the long hallway, you'll see a door. Use missile weapons to destroy the door and then run into the room on the far side.
3. After the door has been destroyed, carefully make your way to the end of the room and loot an orange Seal Fragment from the Chest on the South wall, and then use the Proving Grounds Extreme portal on the North wall.

Trial #3: Floor Puzzle

The floor puzzle contains a series of tiles that contain a hidden path to the other side. If you step on a wrong tile you'll fall through and be forced to start over.

1. Navigate your way through the Floor Puzzle:
   1. From the left side of the room, walk on to the Fire tile to start.
   2. Move North 3 spaces to the 3rd Frost tile.
   3. Move East 4 spaces to Fire tile.
   4. Move North 1 space to the Frost tile.
   5. Move East 2 spaces to the Acid tile.
   6. Move North 2 spaces to the Frost tile.
   7. Move West 1 space to the Acid tile.
   8. Move North and exit the puzzle.
2. Enter the room to the North and loot a green Seal Fragment from the Chest on the East wall, and then use the Proving Grounds Extreme portal on the Northwest corner.

Trial #4: Reverence of the Ceremony

The key to this riddle is NOT TO TALK in open chat. If you do, you'll have to start over and fight your way through a series of golems.

Reverence must be shown during a ceremony.

1. Without speaking, run through the linear dungeon and loot a purple Seal Fragment from the chest at the end of the hall, then use the Citadel Valley portal to complete the Trials.

Part 4: Citadel Library

1. Combine the the blue and orange Seal Fragments to create a Combined Seal Fragment.
   • + =
2. Combine the green and purple Seal Fragments to create another Combined Seal Fragment.
   • + =
3. Combine the 2 Combined Seal Fragments to create an Ornate Seal.
   • + =

   The larger fragments fit together to create an Ornate Seal.

4. Return to Asheron's Platinum Golem at 57.8N, 48.4E and hand him your Ornate Seal to receive an Imbued Ornate Seal and a Citadel Portal Gem.
5. Use the Citadel Portal Gem to be portaled to the Citadel Surface.
6. Hand your Imbued Ornate Seal to the Ornate Pillar at 57.6N, 48.0E to be portaled to Gaerlan's Library:

   Ornate Pillar teleports you with Citadel Library.

7. From the drop, use the East facing staircase just to your front left and take it all the way to the platform at the top of the dungeon.
8. At the top, take the Electric Destruction portal to be portaled to final part of the quest.

Part 5: Gaerlan

1. From the drop, follow the linear dungeon until you reach a catwalk, from which you can see Gaerlan himself in the room below.
2. Fully debuff and fester Gaerlan, and then kill him with Pierce or Slash weapons.
   • Tip: A common strategy is have melee players form a melee wall on the catwalk, and then drag him up to the catwalk. This way mages and archers can attack from a safe distance.
3. Once Gaerlan is dead and vanishes, quickly take the portal to Gaerlan's Inner Sanctum that spawns in the room under the catwalk.

   <Player Name> has defeated Gaerlan's electric aspect. As the illusion crumbles away a deep voice thunders over the world, "A doomed eternity to relive this life. Stasis within the walls of a crystalline prison. How could I have fallen to you vermin. Nuhmudira, my revenge upon you shall be as painful as yours upon me."

4. From the drop head up the ramp to the South, take your first 2 lefts, and then your first right.
5. At the T intersection, take either direction and run until you reach a pit of acid or fire. Jump down into the room with Gaerlan's Phylacteric Prison.
6. Use the Gaerlan's Phylacteric Prison to receive an Elemental Master Robe, Iasparailaun, and an additional unique reward (see below).
   • Note: The unique rewards are distributed based on what skills you have specialized.
7. [OPTIONAL] Take the Citadel Apex portal on the South wall and loot Martine's Mask and Martine's Robe.
8. [OPTIONAL] Turn in your Iasparailaun to an Agent of the Arcanum for 2 MM notes, XP, and a Gaerlan Token, which can be handed back for the title of Gaerlan Slayer:

   From this day forward <Player Name> shall be known as Gaerlan Slayer.

Items

Citadel Portal Gem	Saulandoi	Taulandoi
Lautaloi	Palauloi	Falauloi
Sacraloi	Dauloirae	File:Saelgauloi icon.png Saelgauloi
Ring of Intellect	File:Bracelet of Knowledge icon.png Bracelet of Knowledge	File:Circlet of Supremacy icon.png Circlet_of_Supremacy
Daulan Faur	File:Elemental Master Robe icon.png Elemental Master Robe	Iasparailaun
Martine's Mask	Martine's Robe	Gaerlan Token

Maps

• ACMaps - Lightning Ziggurat (20 - 39)
• ACMaps - Frost Ziggurat (80+)
• ACMaps - Gaerlan's Inner Sanctum

Images

File:Gaerlan's Citadel (Lightning Guardian Lair Entrance).jpg Lightning Guardian Lair	File:Gaerlan's Citadel (At a Distance).jpg Gaerlan's Citadel from a Distance	File:Gaerlan's Citadel (Rolling Balls of Death).jpg Rolling Balls of Death
File:Gaerlan's Citadel (Citadel Library).jpg Citadel Library Staircase	File:Gaerlan's Citadel (Battle).jpg Battling Gaerlan	File:Gaerlan's Citadel (Citadel Apex).jpg The Citadel Apex

Lore & Dialog

Asheron's Platinum Golem tells you, "Though lord Asheron does not condone the horror wrought upon him, I have been placed here to assist those that would strike down the undead form of Gaerlan."
Asheron's Platinum Golem tells you, "Where once he meant to control the world and destroy my lord Asheron, now he suffers for eternity, now he has been given over unwillingly to the carrion call of the undead by Nuhmudira."
Asheron's Platinum Golem tells you, "Enter and activate the Platinum golems so they may hold the citadel open for you as you progress. You will need this to awaken my brethren within. When they are awake you shall be asked to past the tests that all must face to pass deeper into the citadel."
Asheron's Platinum Golem gives you Imbued Pyreal Nugget.
Asheron's Platinum Golem tells you, "The portals into the citadel's inverted ziggurat lay nearby. Complete this task and the magic within the pyreal will allow Asheron's voice to enter you. I will speak to you more once this is accomplished."

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You give Platinum Golem Imbued Pyreal Nugget.
Platinum Golem says, "I hear and obey Lord Asheron Realadain."
Asheron's voice fills your mind, "You have done well. Now you must pass a set of trials that the citadel itself will place before you. In a sense it lives, as this was the design of the Empyrean from before my years. You must not fail. Failure can lead to death. I will ensure that portals are created to assist you should you meet with misadventure."

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You give Asheron's Platinum Golem Ornate Seal.
Asheron's Platinum Golem tells you, "This was constructed by the most ancient of the Empyrean people."
Asheron's Platinum Golem tells you, "I have been given gems that will portal you onto the citadel. There you should find entrance into the library. They will appear as pillars of a bygone era. Give this seal to the pillars. Once done, you should be transported into the lowest level of the sanctum, located in the tower."
Asheron's Platinum Golem tells you, "Lord Asheron wishes you well on your endeavor."
Asheron's Platinum Golem gives you Imbued Ornate Seal.
Asheron's Platinum Golem gives you Citadel Portal Gem.

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<Player Name> has defeated Gaerlan's electric aspect. As the illusion crumbles away a deep voice thunders over the world, "A doomed eternity to relive this life. Stasis within the walls of a crystalline prison. How could I have fallen to you vermin. Nuhmudira, my revenge upon you shall be as painful as yours upon me."

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You give Agent of the Arcanum Iasparailaun.
Agent of the Arcanum tells you, "I see that you have visited revenge upon the man that wanted to bring our race to an end. Nuhmudira thanks you for this. Here is your reward."
You've earned 15,000,000 experience.
Agent of the Arcanum gives you 2 Trade Notes (200,000).
Agent of the Arcanum gives you Gaerlan Token.
Agent of the Arcanum tells you, "If you hand the token back to me I will make sure that you are recognized for your efforts. The madness of his reign is over and now we can move forward."

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You give Agent of the Arcanum Gaerlan Token.
From this day forward <Player Name> shall be known as Gaerlan Slayer.