HP Challenges - Storyline Quest Guide

Hello!
I was initially documenting my HP challenges progress to share with my guildies, but I thought it would be nice to turn this into a forum guide instead!

STATUS: Tier 2 guide complete! Caught up on all tiers

Some points to cover before beginning:

Formatting:
I use formatting to highlight certain elements so it's easier to read!
Underline: NPCs
Italics: Quests and Maps
Bold: Items


Completed Guides

Spoiler: Tier 1

1.
Talk to Vikin at Lith Harbor and start Vikin's Treasure.


2.
Go to JM From Da Streetz in Kerning City and start A Suspicious Figure.


3.
Head to The Swamp of Despair II and click on this spot near the right portal for the Lost Coins.



4.
Turn in A Suspicious Figure to JM From Da Streetz and head back to Vikin at Lith Harbor to start A Matter of Trust.


5.
Talk to Dances with Barlog to turn in A Matter of Trust.


To gain Dances with Barlog's trust, go talk to Blackbull at Perion to begin The Wild Amulet.

(Blackbull's image kept getting taken down, so I'm trying to obscure him here and hopefully it doesn't get taken down lmao)

6.
Go to Dangerous Valley II. It's a hidden street along the path from Perion to Sleepywood, which is accessible via Deep Valley I via this door here:


7.
Here, farm Red Drakes until they drop a Fierce Fang.

8.
Once you have the Fierce Fang, return to Sophia in Perion’s potion shop and select ‘Talk with Sophia’ to proceed. She’ll list down some instructions to empower it using buff potions that you can buy from the potion guy. Buy the following potions and select them in the following order:

1. …Quickness of a hog…: Speed Potion
2. …Agility of a nimble monkey…: Dexterity Potion
3. …Keen eye of a sharp eagle…: Sniper Potion
4. …Strength of a hunter…: Warrior Potion
5. …Wisdom of the ancient gods…: Magic Potion

If done correctly, you should now have an Empowered Fierce Fang!


9.
Head back to Blackbull and turn in The Wild Amulet to receive the Wild Amulet.


10.
Equip the Wild Amulet and talk to Dances with Barlog. He’ll instruct you to enter a hidden portal where I’m standing at:


11.
After entering, talk to Dances with Barlog first, then click on this spot here to inspect the remains of the treasure and obtain a Dirty Treasure Coin.


Talk to Dances with Barlog again to begin Mysterious Clues, then head to Sophia again at the Perion potion shop and turn in Mysterious Clues.



12.
Sophia will ask you to go to Jay in Henesys to find out more about the Dirty Treasure Coin. She also has a request to borrow a book from him as well. Talk to Jay, select ‘Jay’s Library’, and choose the following dialogue options:

1. I actually am! I love reading about ancient books. I finished my last tome yesterday!
2. I’m a friend of Sophia from Perion.
3. We need help with a mysterious potion recipe. Sophia couldn’t find anything about it…

If done correctly, you’ll be transported to Jay’s Library. Talk to him and begin Jay’s Library.



13.
Jay had asked you to dig around the library, so stand near these hotspots and click on them:


Once you’ve clicked all these hotspots, Jay’s Library will be completed. Talk to Jay and he’ll tell you that the substance on the Dirty Treasure Coin is from a mushroom in the highest point of Ellinia, and it was used in an invisibility potion recipe written by Wing the Fairy.

You can also fulfill Sophia’s request now. The book she wanted (101 Recipes and Potions with Ancient Trees Sap) was located in this hotspot for me (not sure if it’s the same for everyone), so I took it and completed A Book For Sophia with Jay.



14.
We'll get the mushroom before talking to Wing the Fairy: travel to Top of the Tree That Grew (path from Ellinia to Perion – keep going up via the trunks in The Tree That Grew I).


Once you’re there, talk to the lovely purple mushroom to obtain some Violet Sagecaps and begin The Unknown Ingredients.



15.
Head to Ellinia and turn in The Unknown Ingredients to Wing the Fairy. Talk to him again to begin The True Recipe. He’ll ask you to get the following items:

• 1 Lemon
• 1 Violet Sagecaps (already obtained earlier)
• 100 Curse Eye Tails
• 200 Malady’s Experimental Frog
• 100 Clang Claw
• 200 Tortie Shell

…that’s a lot of items!

Spoiler: A concise guide of where each item can be obtained

1. Lemon
The Ellinia potion shop sells them!

2. Violet Sagecaps
You already have this! But if you do lose it, go back to Top of the Tree That Grew and talk to the purple mushroom again.

3. Curse Eye Tails
Leave Ellinia by the top left portal until you're at The Forest North of Ellinia, then navigate the tree dungeons until you reach a The Tree Dungeon: Forest Up North IX for Curse Eyes.

4. Malady's Experimental Frogs
Leave Ellinia by the bottom left portal until you're at The Forest of Wisdom - head in the hidden street portal at the very top, until you reach Forest of Evil II for Maladies.

5/6. Clang Claws and Tortie Shells
Go to Lith Harbor, talk to Pason to go to Florina Beach, and head right until you hit the last map - Hot Sand. This map has a good mix of Clangs and Torties.

Once you’re done, turn in the quest to Wing the Fairy, and he’ll ask you to go craft a sample of the potion with Sophia at Perion’s potion shop.

16.
Talk to Sophia, who will take you in as an apprentice in crafting the potion. But before you proceed, remember the number of drops of Malady's Experimental Frog! This number might be different for each player.
When ready, proceed and select these chat options:

1. Peel them
2. Enter your number of drops here!
3. Carve some fragments
4. Dice them
5. Break them and put the meat into the cauldron
6. Mash them

Once done, you have a Translucent Potion in your use inventory!

17.
Head to Warrior’s Sanctuary, consume the Translucent Potion, and enter the hidden portal located at the top of the stairs again.


Take some coins from the treasure pile, and head back out to complete How the Thief Got Away with Dances with Balrog.



18.
Now, head back to Wing the Fairy and take Who is Arel?



19.
Go back to Vikin to turn it in, and take Barlog’s Involvement.



20.
Go to Sleepywood and select the Barlog’s Involvement option with the following NPCs in no particular order:

• Chrishrama
• Sabitrama
• Eurek the Alchemist
• Mysterious Statue
• The Rememberer

Once done, talk with Sabitrama, and he’ll suggest you talk to the Hotel Receptionist in the Sleepywood Hotel. Go back to the Mysterious Statue.


21.
From Sleepywood, enter the right portal to Ant Tunnel I, and a light bulb will appear. Beginning this quest will start a 7-minute timer where you have to reach The Tunnel That Lost Light II within the limit - so don't accept it until you're ready!

Spoiler: Suggestions for Classes Without Teleport/Haste/Flash Jump

• Hog/Silver Mane Mount: (+50/70 Speed and +20 Jump)
• Mysterious Candy: purchased from FM (+20 Speed/+15 Jump for 30 Minutes)
• Soccer Fever: a weather effect purchased from Cash Shop for 300NX (+20 Speed/+10 Jump for 10 Minutes)

Spoiler: Maps with Optimizable Routes

ANT TUNNEL PARK
Right after entering the map, go down and drop down through the part with the arrow - you'll save a good few seconds going the long route.


TUNNEL THAT LOST LIGHT I
Try and follow this path to keep towards the right of the map earlier on, as there's a ledge at the bottom of the map which might cost you a few seconds to traverse via the rope.

22.
Once you’ve caught up to Arel, talk to her to complete Catch Arel!. She’ll prompt you to proceed to The Cursed Sanctuary to Face Jr. Balrog.



23.
…But once you attempt to enter The Cursed Sanctuary, you get warped back to Another Entrance!

Take the light bulb quest - you’ll be tasked by Insignificant Being to do the following in order to enter The Cursed Sanctuary:

• 999 Ice Drakes
• 999 Dark Drakes
  • You can farm both of them at Cold Cradle.
• 10 Thunder Catalysts (drops from Tauromancis and Spearomancis)
  • A rare drop - be patient! It can take upwards of an hour or so!
    
  • Note that if you change channels within any Sanctuary maps, you will be warped back to Another Entrance! However...
    
  • Thanks to EggWaffle and Subterlabor for testing this part!: You can do the Zak method of switching channels! After clearing a map, click on the FM button, change to another channel, exit to clear more mobs, and repeat!

Once you’re finally done, go back to Another Entrance and talk to Insignificant Being. The barrier should now be weakened, so head back into The Cursed Sanctuary!


24.
Defeat Jr. Balrog for making you waste hours on all those drakes and ‘mancises, and head back to Dances with Balrog to start A Pirate’s Blessing.


25.
Finally, head back to Vikin at Lith Harbor. You will be handsomely rewarded with…

A Blue Snail Shell!! Wow!!! Oh and 5,000,000 mesos

Spoiler: Tier 2

Co-Written with Isomeride and PreistestSky!
Thanks exzessiv for confirming the other quest for Albatross is Missing! and testing Doom's effectiveness in Making the Cleansing Potion 2!
1.
Begin Albatross is Missing! with Muse at Aqua Road.



2.

2.1. Checking Two Palm Trees for Robinson's The Lost Pilot's Request
Head to Two Palm Trees and talk to Robinson to start The Lost Pilot’s Request. He needs help finding his Navigator’s Charm, and you can find it by smashing the treasure chests in Aqua Road (or just the map before this, since it's convenient).

2.2. If Robinson does not have The Lost Pilot's Request available for you to start...
Head to Snowy Whale's Island and talk to Nanuke and start The Husky-Lover's Demand. She'll ask for 3 x Frost Pearls, which you can obtain by hitting chests around Aqua Road. This might take 20 minutes or so depending on your luck.



3.
Complete Albatross is Missing! with Muse and take A Feast for Albatross. Muse will also give you 21 x Fishing Wands and… Albatross!



You need to use the Fishing Wands near Aqua Road monsters to get food for the Albatross. You don't need to damage the monsters - just use the Fishing Wands near them! There are a total of 4 food dishes:

LEFT AQUA:

• Poisonous Scales: Poison Poopa, Krappy
• Seal Teeth: Freezer, Sparker

RIGHT AQUA:

• Colorful Fins: Mask Fish, Flower Fish, Bubble Fish
• Seafood: Krip, Cico, Seacle, Pinboom

Using the Fishing Wand on any other monsters will not yield anything, but it also won’t consume it. If you ever run out of Fishing Wands, go back to Muse and select ‘Talk to Muse’ to get more.

Fish for 5 of each food, and prepare to feed Albatross by double clicking on it in your Etc. inventory. Drag and drop the food items into the Albatross window in an alternating order so it won’t get bored of each dish:

Once Albatross is satisfied, head back to Muse.


4.
Complete A Feast for Albatross with Muse and take Exploring with Albatross.

Now, you need to bring Albatross on a tour around Aqua Road. Double click on it in your Etc. inventory again and proceed to the maps below. Click on the hotspot shown in the screenshots, and Albatross should be getting more entertained!

i. Ocean I.C (Left Aqua)


ii. The Sharp Unknown (Right Aqua)


iii. The Grave of a Wrecked Ship (Deep Aqua)

Once Lil’ Abby is entertained, head back to Muse.


5.
Complete Exploring with Albatross, and start The Cursed Bird from Muse. She’ll ask you to go find Carta.


Carta can be found in this cave at Deep Sea Gorge I.


Turn in The Cursed Bird and start Making the Cleansing Potion 1 with Carta.


Carta will request that you wipe out the whole Deep Aqua ecosystem:

• 999 x Bone Fish
• 999 x Goby
• 499 x Squid
• 499 x Risell Squid
• 499 x Shark
• 499 x Cold Shark

Here’s a brief breakdown of each map containing the required monsters:


And here’s a table of each mob’s properties and drops:


Oh! And Carta also asks to bring Albatross to her cave too, so get it from Muse to complete Making the Cleansing Potion 1.



6.
After completing Making the Cleansing Potion 1, talk to Carta again and begin Making the Cleansing Potion 2. There’s a few things to unpack for this part…

1. Carta will transport you to a map where there are special versions of Bone Fishes, Gobies, Squids, and Sharks.
2. You need to weaken and capture 10 of each type using Carta’s Fishing Wand. This works exactly like catching a hog for your mount, though the monsters can actually die!
3. Also, because Albatross is kinda scared of Carta, it is accompanying you into this strange realm.
4. Thus, taking too many hits from the monsters in there will cause Albatross to panic, making you exit the map and losing all your progress!

TIPS BEFORE ENTERING:

• Hotkeying Carta’s Fishing Wand is crucial, as you’d want to catch the monsters ASAP before they die/touch you.
• When entering for the first time, take this opportunity to figure out which of your attacks kill immediately, and which ones leave a sliver of health that enables you to catch them.
  • If you are extremely strong, consider using an unscrolled, weaker weapon, or take off some gear.
• Amongst the 4 types, note that Gobies are relatively more dangerous, as they’re the only ones with free and unpredictable movement, which can cause you to take more hits.
• Once you get all 40 souls, I’d be wary of taking any more hits, as Albatross may still panic and boot you out!!
• Lastly, Failing is OKAY! Don’t get frustrated and take it easy - you have 30 minutes to get 40 monsters, it’s doable!

CLASS SPECIFIC TIPS:

Spoiler: HEROES

Shout stuns monsters in place, which is extremely helpful for you to position for extra attacks and captures.

Spoiler: PALADINS

Heaven’s Hammer leaves the monsters at 1 HP, which is well below the capturing threshold. Ice Charge also freezes mobs, so you take less unwarranted hits.

Spoiler: F/Ps

F/Ps eat well - Slow gives you more wiggle room for more attacks and captures, Poison Mist leaves monsters at 1 HP for easy capturing opportunities, and Paralyze stuns!

Spoiler: I/Ls

I/Ls have a good spread that focuses on freezing - Slow, Cold Beam, and Ice Strike help to make capturing extremely easy.

Spoiler: BISHS

Confirmed by exzessiv: Doom has immense utility here! The monsters become snails, so they're way slower and easier to catch.

Spoiler: BMs

Arrow Bomb and Hamstring enable you to capture mobs easily, thanks to the slow or stuns.

Spoiler: MMs

Blizzard freezes!

Spoiler: NLs

Shadow Web helps to root monsters, so you can wither them down for captures. It also doesn’t pull aggro, so Albatross is safe. If you do have it, Ninja Ambush can help wither down monsters too.

Spoiler: SHADS

Boomerang Step stuns and damages, but just be wary of how much it deals in case you 1-hit the monsters. Ninja Ambush works similarly for shads too, and if you really wanted, you could also make use of Smokescreen to ensure captures for a short period.

Spoiler: BUCCS

Double Uppercut and Backspin Blow both stun, though the latter makes you take contact damage.

Spoiler: SAIRS

Blank Shot stuns and Ice Splitter freezes.

…So! Once you’re ready, double click on Albatross in your Etc. inventory to bring it out before talking to Carta and select ‘Talk to Carta’ to proceed.



Once you’ve collected all 40 souls - congratulations! Turn in Making the Cleansing Potion 2 to Carta.


7.
Begin What’s Wrong with Albatross? with Carta and… apparently Albatross is depressed! Head back to Muse and turn in What’s Wrong with Albatross?. Begin A New Friend.


Muse wants Albatross to leave Aqua Road with you and travel the world!! But first, she wants to test your friendship. Select the following options for the quiz:

1. Two Palm Trees OR Snowy Whale's Island
2. ANY OPTION CONTAINING 2 OF THE FOLLOWING: Colorful Fins, Seafood, Poisonous Scales, Seal Teeth
3. ANY OPTION CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING: …Wrecked Ship, …Orbis Tower, …Korean Folk Town

If answered correctly, Albatross joins you on your adventures, and is placed in your Cash Shop inventory!!

Guides In Progress / Uncompleted Tiers

Spoiler: Tier 3

Not Released!

Spoiler: Tier 4

Not Released!

Spoiler: Tier 5

Not Released!

Spoiler: Tier 6

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Spoiler: Tier 7

Not Released!

Spoiler: Tier 8

Not Released!

Spoiler: Tier 9

Not Released!

Spoiler: Tier 10

Is there even a tier 10... why did put this here

Credits / Changelog

Spoiler: Credits

• All ML staff - thanks for making these challenges!
  
• Duds for prove-checking Tier 1's questline! xoxo love u guys
• Isomeride and PreistestSky for massively helpful inputs (for both Tier 1 and Tier 2)

Spoiler: Changelog

7 November 2023: Started this guide - also my first forum post wow!!
9 November 2023: Updated with Tier 2's guide! Also touched up the number headers.
13 November 2023: Updated Tier 2's guide with a screenshot of the alternative path for Albatross is Missing!.

 

Updated with Tier 2's guide! Enjoy your adventures with Albatross
Also... if I'm committing for all tiers... that means I'll have to reach Lv.180 at... some point...???

 

Thanks for the confirmation! Gave you credits for that part - would you happen to have any screenshots and information of the sub-quest name (like how Robinson had The Lost Pilot's Request).

 

It definitely takes a while but hang in there! I think that's practically the roughest part between Tier 1 and Tier 2 (for me, at least).

 

Thanks for confirming on both of these things! I just credited you at the top of the Tier 2 guide - don't want it to get too crowded between steps

 

Completing the main questline is just 1/3rd of the HP Challenges! Did you...

1. Complete your class damage challenge with your 1st job instructor?
2. Complete at least 3 optional challenges?