Kerning City Party Quest
| Level | 21 to 30 |
|---|---|
| Party | 3 to 4 players |
| Start | Lakelis in Kerning City |
| Time limit | 30 minutes |
| Runs | A private copy of the maps for every party |
| Daily limit | None |
| Rewards | 3,000 EXP from the five stages and one random prize from Cloto (scrolls, earrings, hats, potions or ores) |
| Weekly rotation | Yes, see Weekly Open Party Quest |
The Kerning City Party Quest (the game calls it the Kerning Party Quest, and its maps are the "1st Accompaniment") is the first party quest most adventurers meet. A party of three or four characters between Lv 21 and 30 clears five stages for Cloto, then hunts in a bonus stage. Every party gets its own private copy of the stages, so several parties can run it at once.
Before you go
- Form a party of 3 or 4. Everyone who should take part must stand in Kerning City next to Lakelis and be Lv 21 to 30.
- The party leader talks to Lakelis. Only members standing on the same map and inside the level range are taken in; anyone elsewhere is left behind. If fewer than 3 eligible members are present, or the leader is not among them, Lakelis refuses.
- A Super Beginner's Head Start skill widens the level range for that character.
Rules
- One 30-minute clock for the whole run, shown to every member. When it runs out, everyone is sent to the exit map.
- Leaving the quest's maps, dying (you revive outside) or being disconnected for about a minute takes you out of the run.
- The whole run ends for everyone if the leader leaves, if the party disbands, or if a member leaves while only 3 players are left in the run.
- Coupons and Passes belong to this quest: any you still carry are taken away when you leave the run.
- Each stage pays its EXP once to every player still in the run when it clears.
Stage by stage
Stage 1: Coupons
The map holds 22 Ligators, which drop Coupons; the map refills every 15 seconds.
Every member except the leader talks to Cloto and gets a question. Each question asks for a number of Coupons. Bring exactly that many (not more, not fewer) and talk to Cloto again: the coupons are taken and you earn a Pass for the party. When every member has answered, the leader talks to Cloto to clear the stage (the leader needs one pass for each member other than the leader).
| Cloto asks for the minimum... | Coupons |
|---|---|
| level for the first job advancement as a warrior | 10 |
| STR for the first job advancement as a warrior | 35 |
| INT for the first job advancement as a magician | 20 |
| DEX for the first job advancement as a bowman | 25 |
| DEX for the first job advancement as a thief | 25 |
| level for the 2nd job advancement | 30 |
| level for the first job advancement as a magician | 8 |
Clear EXP: 100.
Stages 2 to 4: Ropes, platforms and barrels
- Stage 2 has 4 ropes, stage 3 has 5 platforms, stage 4 has 6 barrels. In each, 3 of them are correct. The answer is drawn at random for every run, the first time the leader talks to Cloto on that stage.
- Put exactly one member on each of three spots (hang near the middle of a rope, stand near the middle of a platform or barrel), with nobody on any other spot. A 4-player party's fourth member stays off all of them.
- The leader then talks to Cloto. Right: the portal opens. Wrong: a "wrong" effect plays and you can simply try another combination; there is no penalty and no limit on tries.
There is no fixed answer. Work through the combinations in order and call positions in chat. Stage 2 has 4 possible combinations, stage 3 has 10 and stage 4 has 20.
Clear EXP: 200 (stage 2), 400 (stage 3), 800 (stage 4).
Stage 5: The bosses
The map holds 6 Jr. Neckis, 3 Curse Eyes and one King Slime. They drop Passes. Members drop (hand over) their passes to the leader; when the leader holds 10 Passes, the leader talks to Cloto, the passes are taken and the stage clears. Clear EXP: 1,500.
Bonus stage
A map of Green Mushrooms (12) and Horny Mushrooms (24) that refills every 15 seconds, so you can hunt until the clock runs out. Talk to Nella to leave early; she is on every stage.
Rewards
| Stage | EXP for every member |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 200 |
| 3 | 400 |
| 4 | 800 |
| 5 | 1,500 |
Cloto's prize. After the leader clears stage 5, every member talks to Cloto once more: Incredible! You cleared all the stages to get to this point. Here's a small prize for your job well done. Each member gets one item, drawn at random from the list below with every line equally likely, and is then taken to the bonus stage. A character gets one prize per run. With no room for it Cloto says Please make room on your inventory first! and you stay put until you have made room, so keep free slots in Equip, Use and Etc. There is no EXP or Vesos prize.
| Prize | Amount |
|---|---|
| Scroll for Overall Armor for DEF, Scroll for Overall Armor for INT, Scroll for Overall Armor for DEX, Scroll for Helmet for DEF, Scroll for Bottomwear for DEF, Scroll for Topwear for DEF, Scroll for Gloves for DEX (all 10%) | 1 |
| Yellow Square, Gold Earrings, Red Cross Earrings, Lightning Earrings, Emerald Earrings, Star Earrings, Sapphire Earrings | 1 |
| Brown Bamboo Hat, Green Bamboo Hat, Blue Bamboo Hat | 1 |
| Blue Potion, Orange Potion, White Potion | 80 |
| Mana Elixir | 50 |
| Unagi | 5 |
| Pure Water, Elixir | 15 |
| Screw | 30 |
| Bronze Ore, Steel Ore, Mithril Ore, Adamantium Ore | 15 |
| Silver Ore, Orihalcon Ore, Gold Ore, Lidium Ore, Garnet Ore, Amethyst Ore, AquaMarine Ore, Emerald Ore, Opal Ore, Sapphire Ore, Topaz Ore | 8 |
| Diamond Ore, Black Crystal Ore | 3 |
Tips and common mistakes
- The leader never gets a question in stage 1; the leader collects the passes.
- Wrong coupon counts are the usual stage 1 failure: drop extra coupons before you answer.
- Standing near the edge of a platform or low on a rope does not count.
- Do not let the leader wander out of the quest maps: the whole party is sent out.