Focusing Stone Quest

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Quest Summary Quest Type: Solo/Group Start Location: Mines of Despair Timer: 20 hours Level Restrictions: 14+ Level Suggestions: 20+ Rewards Summary Items: Full details here Focusing Stone MMDs: None Luminance: None Max XP: Full details here 1,845,177 Titles: None Related Articles Introduced In: Lonely in the World Updated In: Remembering the Past Related Quests: Skull of High Acolyte Quest, Crafting Golems, Diemos Flagging

Vortex at the end of the Mines of Despair

Quest Overview

Quest to create a Focusing Stone casting item which is very useful for its ability to buff the user's Focus attribute or a target's Focus attribute. The Focusing Stone is a widely used utility item to assist with buffing and raising Arcane Lore for a short time.

In order to complete this quest the standard way, you must have someone with Lockpick and you must obtain one Skull of High Acolyte from the Skull of High Acolyte Quest.
It's also possible to complete this quest by using the PKL bug to bypass the required 4 locked doors.

PKL Walk Through (One person won't make it though)

1. Enter the Mines of Despair at 75.4S 57.2E.
   • Route: From Mayoi, take the Xinh Portal in 60.8S 80.4E.
   • Note: The portal is tie-able and can be summoned.
2. From the drop, head north and PKL the locked door straight ahead.
3. Head north through the first door, then take a right at the split.
4. Jump down into the pit, run down the ramp to the north, then hug the wall right until you reach a lever-activated door.
5. PKL this door and take your first right.
6. Hug the left wall until you reach another lever-activated door, in a larger room with Undead Miners.
7. PKL the door and move down the linear dungeon until you reach the Lich Overseer. Kill him and loot an Inactive Focusing Stone from his corpse (drops 3).
8. [OPTIONAL] While in this room, you can also loot a Empyrean Sun Stone, which is used in Diemos Flagging and in making Crafting Golems.
9. PKL the door to the west, follow the hall into a larger room, and enter the portal to Beyond the Mines of Despair.

Beyond the Mines of Despair

1. From the drop, follow the linear dungeon until you reach a suspended bridge.
2. Move to the center of the bridge and jump off to the west side.
3. Run around to the northwest, then use the ramp down on the east side.
4. From here, its linear all the way to the final room, where you'll find a Vortex.
5. Use the Inactive Focusing Stone on the Vortex to activate your Focusing Stone!

Standard Walk Through

Getting Keys

1. If you will not be PKLing the locked doors, complete the Skull of High Acolyte Quest to get a Skull of High Acolyte.
2. Find Le-Ai Rea at 75.9S 57.3E and hand him the Skull of High Acolyte. He will return a Golden Key and Le-Ai Rea's Key.
3. Enter the Mines of Despair at 75.4S 57.2E.
   • Route: From Mayoi, take the Xinh Portal at 60.8S 80.4E.
   • Note: The portal is tie-able and can be summoned.

Mines of Despair: Part 1

Note: One person with lockpick should do most of this part, while the rest of the party "holds the doors". The walkthrough is split up for these 2 separate roles.

Lockpicker Walkthrough

1. From the drop, head north and unlock the wooden door with the Golden Key.
   • Tip: If you have a group, have someone hold this door for you, as you'll need to come back through it.
2. Go left at the split and jump down into the pit.
3. Hug the left wall until you reach a locked door at the bottom of a wide ramp. Lockpick it.
4. Take a right at the next split, and then your first left.
5. At the next split, take a right, and then hug the wall left until you reach an intersection that has a pit to your left and a small square room to your right.
6. Open the door to the small square room and use the wall lever to open the first lever door.
7. Back out of the room, jump down into the pit, and hug the wall left until you reach another small square room with a wall lever. Pull this lever to open the second lever door.
8. Now portal recall to get back to the Mines of Despair drop.
9. Head north and take a right at the split. Jump down into the pit, run down the ramp and hug the right wall to join your group.
   • Note: If the first key door has closed already, use your Golden Key to open it again.
10. Jump down into the pit, run down the ramp to the north, then hug the wall right until you reach the first lever-activated door.
11. The door should be open and held by someone from the rest of the group. Have everyone proceed through the door.
12. Once through the door, take your first right.
13. Hug the left wall until you reach another lever-activated door and the rest of the group.
14. Proceed with everyone together beyond the second lever door.

Rest of Group Walkthrough

Note: While one person is doing the levers (above), the rest of the group should follow this walk through.

1. Head north through the first door, then take a right at the split.
2. Jump down into the pit, run down the ramp to the north, then hug the wall right until you reach a lever-activated door.
3. One the door opens (from the lever runner), one person should hold it while the rest continue.
4. Once through the door, take your first right.
5. Hug the left wall until you reach another lever-activated door, in a larger room with Undead Miners.
6. Again, wait here for the lever to be pulled, and when it opens, hold the door.

Mines of Despair: Part 2

1. Once your party is all together, move down the linear dungeon until you reach the Lich Overseer. Kill him and loot an Inactive Focusing Stone from his corpse (drops 3).
2. [OPTIONAL] While in this room, you can also loot a Empyrean Sun Stone, which is used in Diemos Flagging and in making Crafting Golems.
3. Now, use Le-Ai Rea's Key on the door to the west, follow the hall into a larger room, and enter the portal to Beyond the Mines of Despair.

Beyond the Mines of Despair

1. From the drop, follow the linear dungeon until you reach a suspended bridge.
2. Move to the center of the bridge and jump off to the West side.
3. Run around to the North West, then use the ramp down on the East side.
4. From here, its linear all the way to the final room, where you'll find a Vortex.
5. Use the Inactive Focusing Stone on the Vortex to activate your Focusing Stone!

Maps

Dungeon	Coordinates	Wiki Map	ACmaps	Other	Quests
Mines of Despair	75.4S 57.2E	--	0188	--	--
Beyond the Mines of Despair	--	--	02AB	--	--

Items

Quest Items
		Scrawled Note (Mines of Despair)		Bound Book		Golden Key (Mines of Despair)		Le-Ai Rea's Key
		Focusing Stone (Inactive)		Vortex

Rewards
		Focusing Stone

Experience Rewards

Task Required	Max Experience	Percentage & Level Cap
Give Skull of High Acolyte to Le-Ai Rea.	100,000xp	Fixed XP
Give complete Focusing Stone to Le-Ai Rea..	1,845,177xp	35% up to level 50
See Level Costs for per level information.

Images

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  Portal to Beyond the Mines of Despair
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  The Vortex

Lore & Dialog

You give Le-Ai Rea Scrawled Note.
Le-Ai Rea gives you Bound Book.
Le-Ai Rea tells you, "Didn't you read the note? That place is dangerous. You'll surely die if you go in there."
Le-Ai Rea tells you, "Now I have to return the note to the dungeon. Thanks a lot!"
Le-Ai Rea tells you, "I tell you what, hand me the skull of the Tortured Soul that hides in the Grievous Vault and I'll give you access to the mines."

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You give Le-Ai Rea Skull of High Acolyte.
Le-Ai Rea tells you, "Very ipressive! You managed to obtain the most unholy of skulls."
You've earned 100,000 experience.
Le-Ai Rea holds the Skull of the High Acolyte with much admiration.
Le-Ai Rea tells you, "You have proven your worth to me."
Le-Ai Rea tells you, "Take these keys. It will give you access to the place many fear."
Le-Ai Rea gives you Golden Key.
Le-Ai Rea gives you Le-Ai Rea's Key.

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Lich Overseer tells you, "Soon you will fall into the endless slumber of death."

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As the Lich Overseer falls to his endless sleep, you hear him say, "Maharani, I have failed you! Now the relic falls into their hands...But they will never learn how to use it!"

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The vortex imbues the Focusing Stone.

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You give Le-Ai Rea Focusing Stone.
Le-Ai Rea tells you, "You adventurers always seem to be going in and taking these - I think I'd like to keep one of my own. You don't mind, do you?"
You've earned 1,845,177 experience.

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Notes

• During the Remembering the Past event, Le-Ai Rea was updated to accept a completed Focusing Stone for an xp reward.