Multi stage quest to infiltrate Hoshino's fortress and tower. Advance warning: The creatures in the fortress and dungeons hit very hard with melee damage, slashing war spells, and void DoTs. Creatures you'll encounter are primarily ghosts, undead, mu-miyah, and rats. Soulbound should be your weapon of choice.
You carefully place the arm bone inside of the skull. You feel a gentle click as the bone attaches to a groove inside of the skull.
You carefully place the arm bone inside of the skull. You feel a gentle click as the bone attaches to the second groove inside of the skull.
Hand the completed Ancient Skull and Bones to the Ancient Altar, located in upper east level of the dungeon, near the Samurai Titan.
Note: Do not get too close to the Titan or he will agro.
After the first person does their turn in, the Crypt Eidolon will spawn, smite the Samurai Titan, and subsequently disappear.
Note 1: If you wish to see this animation again, wait for the Samurai Titan to respawn before handing in your skull and bones.
Note 2: After your turn in, you will get the Vanquisher of the Titan title, ~300mil Xp, 5,000 Luminance, a Legendary Key, and a Middle Gate Key (used in the next part).
After everyone has turned in their Ancient Skull and Bones, take the nearby surface portal, which takes you back to the courtyard (very hot drop).
Note: The surface portal will expire within a few minutes of the last person's turn-in (it can be re-spawned via a turn in).
Use your Middle Gate Key on the lock of the next door and proceed through the next area of the courtyard.
Clear the entire spawn inside this area of the courtyard. Once the last creature dies, the next door will open.
Run through the door and enter the Falatacot Temple portal, located inside a small building in the middle of the courtyard.
Part 3: Falatacot Temple
Inside this dungeon, your group must kill creatures, and collect the upper, middle, and lower pieces of a lever from their corpses.
Note: The disintegration timer on these pieces all begin when you enter the dungeon, and not when you pick them up.
Once you have all three pieces, combine them to create a Lever Handle.
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Head to the north end of the dungeon and hand the Lever Handle to the Lever Box (located to the right of the door) to open it.
Proceed past the door, and you will be portaled into the next part of this dungeon.
Note: Once you portal in, don't move forward, or you will draw agro.
Kill everything in this dungeon to trigger the opening of the door (located in front of you at the drop).
Head up the stairs and down the hallway until you reach a room containing several creatures, including an Exarch Nanjou Shou-jen.
You allow Ancient Altar to examine your Ancient Skull and Bones.
You hand over 1 of your Ancient Skull and Boness.
Ancient Altar gives you Middle Gate Key.
As you place the bones onto the altar, the ground starts to tremble. You feel the room begin to charge with energy.
A huge skeleton suddenly appears. It seems to be focused intently on the Samurai Titan.
Ancient Altar tells you, "You have earned the title of "Vanquisher of the Titan"."
You've earned 315,069,990 experience.
You've earned 5,299 Luminance.
Ancient Altar gives you Legendary Key.
Crypt Eidolon says, "Abomination! The souls within these walls will not be enslaved to Hoshino Kei. Leave this place!"
The Samurai Titan falls to the ground in defeat at the hands of the Crypt Eidolon. A portal to the surface appears in the northwest corner.
Crypt Eidolon says, "Back to the abyss dark Titan. Do not return to this sacred place."
Freed Temple Exarch tells you, "Thank you for freeing me from the infinite torture I have been enslaved to."
Freed Temple Exarch tells you, "Being the guardian of this temple was never my choice, but instead was a duty thrust upon me and labeled as an honor."
Freed Temple Exarch tells you, "I hope the little I can give helps to repay my debt to you."
Freed Temple Exarch gives you Final Gate Key.
You have been awarded the title of "Heretic"
You've earned 297,235,856 experience.
You've earned ??,??? Luminance.
Freed Temple Exarch gives you Legendary Key.
You allow Mareeno Donn to examine your First Lieutenant's Insignia..
You hand over 1 of your First Lieutenant's Insignia.s.
Mareeno Donn tells you, "Those are disturbing reports. Hoshino Kei has amassed great power and her army is growing."
Mareeno Donn tells you, "If her influence continues to spread this could mean a war will be upon us, and I can't say that we would be able to stop her."
Mareeno Donn tells you, "It was important for you to explore her fortress. You have earned this."
You have been awarded the title of "Captain"
You've earned 297,235,856 experience.
You've earned ??,??? Luminance.
Images
Entrance to Hoshino Tower
Bird's Eye View of Hoshino Tower
Overview over all the courtyards
Bird's eye showing the courtyards
"active" Ancient Altar
Crypt Eidolon
Freed Temple Exarch
Entering Hoshino's Tower
Notes
During the Lessons from the Past event there was an increase in the number of quest trophy bones that drop from the three bosses in the Venerable Mausoleum.