Mushroom Castle Quest Guide
| Level | 30 or higher |
|---|---|
| Start | Head Security Officer in Mushroom Forest Field, the first map of the Mushroom Castle |
| Getting there | A portal in An Empty House (a hidden map near Henesys) leads to Mushroom Forest Field |
| First gate | The magic barrier in Deep Inside Mushroom Forest: use the Killer Mushroom Spore once, or spend a Poison Spore each time you pass |
| Second gate | The thorns past Split Road of Destiny: cleared with the Thorn Remover in Over the Castle Walls (4) |
| Quests | About 25, one long chain with a few branches |
| Repeat | Once per character each |
The Mushroom Castle quests are the story of King Pepe's castle, told from the forest outside to the Wedding Hall at the top. They form one long chain at level 30. The castle has two gates you open through the quests themselves: a magic barrier at the end of the forest and a wall of thorns in front of the castle. This page explains both, then the quests in order.
The maps, in order
Each map links to the next, left to right. Mushroom Forest Field leads to Secluded Mushroom Forest, Isolated Mushroom Forest and Deep Inside Mushroom Forest. The barrier at the end of Deep Inside Mushroom Forest leads to Split Road of Destiny, then Castle Wall Edge, Outer Castle Wall, Skyscraper 1 and 2, West Castle Tower, Skyscraper 3, 4 and 5, Central Castle Tower, Skyscraper 6, East Castle Tower, Entrance to Wedding Hall, The Last Castle Tower, and finally the Wedding Hall. The chain continues past East Castle Tower: the way on is the portal from East Castle Tower to the Entrance to Wedding Hall. Every Mushroom Castle map has its own page on the World Map: open the World Map anywhere in the castle and it shows the castle and its maps.
The two gates
The magic barrier (Deep Inside Mushroom Forest)
The way out at the right end of Deep Inside Mushroom Forest is a vine-covered magic barrier that leads on to Split Road of Destiny.
- Killer Mushroom Spores (from Scarrs) gives you one Killer Mushroom Spore as its reward.
- Stand right next to the barrier in Deep Inside Mushroom Forest and double-click the spore. It is used up and the barrier is open for you for good. Chat shows: "You have used the Killer Mushroom Spore to open the way."
- Used on another map, the spore is kept and you see: "There seems to be no magic barrier that needs to be eliminated here".
- Used on the right map but too far away, it is kept and you see: "Getting as close as possible to the magic barrier is necessary to eliminate it".
- Without the spore used, each pass through the barrier costs one Poison Spore and says "You have used a Poison Spore to pass through the barrier." Poison Spores drop from Poison Mushroom, found in Deep Inside Mushroom Forest and Split Road of Destiny. The item's own description says it can get you through the barrier once.
- With neither, the barrier stays shut and says: "The overgrown vines is blocking the way."
The wall of thorns (Split Road of Destiny to Castle Wall Edge)
- The hidden path at the far right of Split Road of Destiny leads to the castle wall.
- Before you finish Over the Castle Walls, it does not open and says: "The path ahead is covered with sprawling vine thorns, only a Thorn Remover to clear this out..."
- After Over the Castle Walls (1), it opens onto Castle Wall Edge still covered in thorns. There is no way up from there; this is the wall you investigate in Over the Castle Walls (2) and clear in (4).
- Once you have handed in Over the Castle Walls, the same path opens onto the cleared Castle Wall Edge, which has the way up to Outer Castle Wall and the rest of the castle.
The quest chain
| Quest | From and to | What to do | EXP |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Test | Head Security Officer | Bring 50 Mutated Spore | 31,000 |
| The Story Behind the Case | Head Security Officer to Secretary of Domestic Affairs | Talk to the Secretary | 34,000 |
| Exploring Mushroom Forest | Secretary of Domestic Affairs | Walk to Deep Inside Mushroom Forest, then return to the Secretary | 25,000 |
| Exploring Mushroom Forest | Secretary of Domestic Affairs to Secretary of Magic | Talk to the Secretary of Magic | 34,000 |
| Exploring Mushroom Forest | Secretary of Magic to Scarrs | Talk to Scarrs | 34,000 |
| Killer Mushroom Spores | Scarrs | Bring 100 Poison Mushroom Cap | 45,000 |
| Killer Mushroom Spores | Scarrs | Bring 50 Mutated Spore; you receive a Killer Mushroom Spore | 31,000 |
| Killer Mushroom Spores | Scarrs to Secretary of Magic | Deliver the Killer Mushroom Spore Sample | 38,000 |
| Friendship with Bruce | Scarrs to Bruce in Henesys | Also unlocked by Killer Mushroom Spores (2): hand the same sample to Bruce instead | 38,000 |
| Over the Castle Walls | Secretary of Magic to Secretary of Domestic Affairs | Talk | 34,000 |
| Over the Castle Walls | Secretary of Domestic Affairs | Take the right-hand path of Split Road of Destiny to the thorn-covered Castle Wall Edge, then report back | 11,000 |
| Over the Castle Walls | Secretary of Domestic Affairs to Secretary of Magic | Bring 100 Intoxicated Pig Tail | 58,000 |
| Over the Castle Walls | Secretary of Magic | Receive a Thorn Remover, use it at the thorns on Castle Wall Edge, then report back | 8,400 |
EXP figures are the base reward. The game multiplies quest EXP by the current EXP rate and quest rate; see Quest Log and Quest Helper#How much EXP does a quest pay?.
After Over the Castle Walls (3) the chain branches: James's Whereabouts to (3) (Helmet Pepe's Helmet, James in the Central Castle Tower), Sending Provisions and (2) (200 Destroyed Helmet, then 200 Broken Spear), The Seal of the Empire (the Royal Seal of the Mushking Empire, 22,000 EXP) and Stop the Wedding (35,000 EXP, from the Mushking). The finale quests are Where's Violetta?, The Story of Betrayal (kill the Prime Minister), Truth Revealed (55,000 EXP and a Mushking Leather Glove) and King Pepe's Scroll (a big kill list for the Head Security Officer, 64,000 EXP).
James hides behind the sleeping guards in Central Castle Tower. He only appears while James's Whereabouts (1), (2) or (3) is in progress; before you accept (1) from the Head Security Officer and after you finish (3), there is no one there to talk to.
Over the Castle Walls (4): using the Thorn Remover
- Accept Over the Castle Walls (4) from Secretary of Magic. She gives you a Thorn Remover.
- Go through the right-hand path of Split Road of Destiny to the thorn-covered Castle Wall Edge and stand right by the thorns. Double-click the Thorn Remover. Chat shows "You have used the Thorn Remover to clear the path." and every Thorn Remover you carry is used up.
- It also works on Split Road of Destiny itself, standing right at the hidden right-hand path.
- On Castle Wall Edge but too far from the thorns: "Try to get closer to the thorns as much as possible to completely clear them." The remover is kept.
- Anywhere else, or when the quest is not in progress: "There are no thorns here that need to be cleared". Kept.
- Go back to the Secretary of Magic in Mushroom Forest Field and hand the quest in (8,400 EXP).
- From now on the right-hand path of Split Road of Destiny leads to the cleared Castle Wall Edge and up to the Outer Castle Wall.
Common problems
- "Exploring Mushroom Forest (1) will not complete. The second step says go to the barrier, but the portal is already open."
- Fixed. Reaching the barrier map, Deep Inside Mushroom Forest, now marks the visit done. Walk there, then go back to the Secretary of Domestic Affairs to hand it in.
- "The map chain ends at East Castle Tower."
- Fixed. The portal onward was being dropped. Keep going right: East Castle Tower leads to the Entrance to Wedding Hall.
- "A quest is not offered after the first spore quest."
- The chain is ordered strictly. Check that you finished the step before it.
- "The vines at the end of Deep Inside Mushroom Forest will not let you through."
- Use the Killer Mushroom Spore from Killer Mushroom Spores (2) right next to the barrier, or carry a Poison Spore for each pass. See The magic barrier.
- "Over the Castle Walls (2) only sends you back to the Secretary."
- Fixed. The investigation is a place: take the right-hand path of Split Road of Destiny to the thorn-covered Castle Wall Edge, then go back to the Secretary of Domestic Affairs.
- "The Thorn Remover does nothing at the castle wall, so you cannot hand in Over the Castle Walls (4)."
- Fixed. Stand right by the thorns on Castle Wall Edge and use it. If it says to get closer, move nearer the wall and try again. Then report to the Secretary of Magic.
- "You cannot find James in the Central Castle Tower."
- Fixed. He only shows while one of his three quests is in progress. Accept James's Whereabouts (1) from the Head Security Officer first.