Gaerlan's Citadel

Walkthrough
There is a pair of bunkers in Eastham (17.1N, 63.0E) that contain many portals related to this quest. Portals exist for the Ziggurats, Proving Grounds and the Citadel Library. If you die or lose connection, you can use the portals for fast re-entry.

Part 1: Guardian Lair

 * 1) Enter to the Guardian Lair appropriate to your level range:
 * 2) * For the 20-39 Guardian Lair, take the Sennon Valley Retreat portal at 32.9N, 59.4E from Arwic. Run to the Frost Guardian Lair at 52.8N, 62.4E.
 * 3) * For the 40-59 Guardian Lair, take the Anadil portal at 66.3N, 14.3E from Crater Village. Run to the Fire Guardian Lair at 73.5N, 3.2W.
 * 4) ** To get to Crater Village, take the Songview portal from Mayoi at 60.8S, 80.3E. Run to the Crater Pathway dungeon at 60.5N, 15.7E and take every path that leads upward as you go. Take the surface portal at the end.
 * 5) * For the 60-79 Guardian Lair, get some Sake and run to the Drunken Madman outside Baishi at 53.1S, 61.0E and take the portal he summons. Run to the Acid Guardian Lair at 30.5S, 74.3W. (An alternate route is to recall to Mount Lethe and run from there, or have someone who has the recall tie to the Sclavus Cathedral portal 33.4S, 80.1W. The surface portal drops you at a short run from the Lair.)
 * 6) * For the 80-149 Guardian Lair, take the Artifice Cottages portal at 32.9N, 59.4E from Arwic. Run to the Lightning Guardian Lair at 86.7S, 10.4E.
 * 7) * For the 150+ Prismatic Guardian Lair, go to 10.9N 81.2W either from NW Direlands Aerlinthe portal or from Fort Tethana.
 * 8) Work your way to the bottom of the dungeon, where you'll find a boss golem for your level range.
 * 9) Kill the boss golem and take the portal that spawns at the top of the ramp to be portaled to Citadel Valley.

Part 2: 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 Ziggurat portal at about 57.1N, 47.8E that matches your level range.
 * 4) * 20-39 is the Lightning Ziggurat. 40-59 is the Acid Ziggurat. 60-79 is the Fire Ziggurat. 80-149 is the Frost Ziggurat. 150+ is the Prismatic Ziggurat
 * 5) ** Note: From this point onward, and until you finish the quest, you may use the Ziggurat portal appropriate for your level range in the bunkers south of Eastham.
 * 6) Work your way through this dungeon, always going up, until you reach a Platinum Golem (NPC)
 * 7) Hand the Platinum Golem (NPC) your Imbued Pyreal Nugget, and then enter the Proving Grounds portal located next to him.
 * 8) * Note: From this point onward, and until you finish the quest, you may use the Proving Grounds portal appropriate for your level range in the bunkers in Eastham.

Part 3: Proving Grounds
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.

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.
 * 2) * Note: The only safe spots to stand inside this dungeon are on the 45 degree angles that are the corners of the alcoves.
 * 3) 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.
 * 4) 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 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:
 * 2) From the left side of the room, walk on to the Fire tile to start.
 * 3) Move North 3 spaces to the 3rd Frost tile.
 * 4) Move East 4 spaces to Fire tile.
 * 5) Move North 1 space to the Frost tile.
 * 6) Move East 2 spaces to the Acid tile.
 * 7) Move North 2 spaces to the Frost tile.
 * 8) Move West 1 space to the Acid tile.
 * 9) Move North and exit the puzzle.
 * 10) 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 to NOT TALK in open chat. If you do, you'll have to start over and fight your way through a series of golems. This includes spellcasting and anything that your character says openly. Fellow chat and global channels are still fine.
 * Reverence must be shown during a ceremony. (Note that sometimes this is bugged; nothing happens some trips when you speak out loud.)


 * 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.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2) Use the Citadel Portal Gem to be portaled to the Citadel Surface.
 * 3) Hand your Imbued Ornate Seal to any Ornate Pillar on the structure to be portaled to the Citadel Library:
 * Ornate Pillar teleports you with Citadel Library.
 * 1) * Note: From this point onward, and until you finish the quest, you may use the Citadel Library portal in the bunkers in Eastham.
 * 2) 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.
 * 3) At the top, take the portal at the very top to be portaled to final part of the quest.
 * 4) * 20-39 will use Icy Demise, 40-59 will use Fiery Consumption, 60-79 will use Entropic Decay, and 80+ will use Electric Destruction.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2) At the top, take the portal at the very top to be portaled to final part of the quest.
 * 3) * 20-39 will use Icy Demise, 40-59 will use Fiery Consumption, 60-79 will use Entropic Decay, and 80+ will use Electric Destruction.

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.
 * 3) * 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.
 * 4) Once Gaerlan is dead and vanishes, quickly take the portal to Gaerlan's Inner Sanctum that spawns in the room under the catwalk.
 *  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."
 * 1) From the drop head up the ramp to the South, take your first 2 lefts, and then your first right.
 * 2) 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.
 * 3) Use the Gaerlan's Phylacteric Prison to receive an Elemental Master Robe, Iasparailaun, and an additional unique reward (see below).
 * 4) * Note: The unique rewards are distributed based on what skills you have trained or above. The item you get will go in order from the most skill credits to train the skill down to the least, then restart. (For War, and its 4 staves, this means you must do 3 full rotations of your skills and do the quest 1 more time for the fourth.)
 * 5) [Optional] Take the Citadel Apex portal on the South wall and loot Martine's Mask and Martine's Robe.
 * 6) [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:
 * 7) [Optional] Turn in your Modified Iasparailaun to an Agent of the Arcanum for 5 MMD notes, XP (95mill at level 147), and a Gaerlan Token, which can be handed back for the title of Gaerlan Slayer:
 * From this day forward  shall be known as Gaerlan Slayer.

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Asheron's Platinum Golem
 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."

Handing in Imbued Pyreal Nugget
 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."

Handing in Ornate Seal
 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.

Using Gaerlan's Phylacteric Prison
Gaerlan's Phylacteric Prison gives you Modified Elemental Master Robe. Gaerlan's Phylacteric Prison gives you Modified Iasparailaun. You've earned 350,000,000 experience. You've earned 15,000 Luminance. Gaerlan's Phylacteric Prison gives you Modified Saulandoi..

Quest Repeat
A woman's voice sounds in your mind, "You have not yet earned the right to draw what you will from his soul. Return when you have waited a full cycle of the days. Greed is a poor attribute to have, child.

Handing in Iasparailaun
 You allow Agent of the Arcanum to examine your Modified Iasparailaun. You hand over 1 of your Modified Iasparailauns. 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 100,000,000 experience. Agent of the Arcanum gives you 5 Trade Notes (250,000). Agent of the Arcanum gives you Gaerlan Token. 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." From this day forward,  shall be known as Gaerlan Slayer.."