David's Exploration

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• Rescue Hel to complete the Slags Quest.
• Talk to her to start The Survivors Quest.
• Talk to David (he must be alive).

Outline

There are several paths through this quest. Any one of these must be completed to complete the quest.

First path: Helping the Mushroom People

• Make your way to the Mushroom Cavern (see Finding the Mushroom Cavern below)
• Find the Mushroom Servant and pitch in and then strike up conversation.
• Find the Ancient Shroom and ask to help.
• Head up to the waterfront (etheric no longer required).
• You need to find and tear up about 100 Fae Plush, found various locations:
  • Non-etheric: Searching the Waterfront: Pile of Crates for dolls will give 2-3.
  • Non-etheric: Or, Searching the Midgard Warehouse: Stacks of Crates for plushes will give 6-10 (note: must have searched on the waterfront at least once).
  • Non-etheric: Or, you can equip a PDA on the Waterfront: Pile of Crates encounter to get a link to hack the JoyTime Products website. Redirect or sabotage the site.
• Head back down to the Mushroom Cavern again.
• Find the Ancient Shroom and check on your progress.
• Find him again and ask David's question.
• Talk to David again to complete the quest.

Quest Log (Mushroom Path)

Starting quest

David has asked you to make contact with the strange, intelligent beings that haunt the visions of Eclipse users. He suggested starting at the Docks, although his experience there wasn't entirely pleasant.

After talking with Ancient Shroom about helping out, second section appears

David has asked you to make contact with the strange, intelligent beings that haunt the visions of Eclipse users. He suggested starting at the Docks, although his experience there wasn't entirely pleasant.

The leader of the mushroom people, or whatever they are, has requested you destroy representations of the Eldest being distributed through the Docks above.

After destroying sufficient (~100) Fae Plushes and checking your progress with the Ancient Shroom, end section updates to show this

You've helped restore the balance of power for the mushroom people beneath the sewers. They might be able to answer David's questions.

Finished quest

You've found David's strange involvement in the story of Eclipse and the intelligent denizens of the ether.

Second path: Helping the Fae

• Find your way into the Mushroom Cavern (see Finding the Mushroom Cavern below)
• Watch the fae acrobatics carefully.
• Head for the cave in the Cavern Grove (you need >20 buffed reflexes and have Fae Blessing active for this).
• Talk to the King of the Fae and ask David's question.
• She sets you two goals, which can be done in either order:
  • One, deal with the mushroom people:
    • Help the Mushroom Servant and then strike up conversation to unlock the ancient shroom.
    • Ask him to surrender, and kill him.
    • (Alternatively, can you destroy the fae plushes? - to be spaded)
  • Two, deal with the fish people:
    • Take the draught of breath and head down into the lake.
    • Picking up any diving ability gear here (from the Great Stand Of Seaweed) might speed things up later.
    • Head across the Murky Border to the south side of the lake.
    • Approach the Distant Palace and look for urns until there are none left.
• Return to the Mushroom Cavern and talk to the King of the Fae again.
• Talk to David again to complete the quest.

Quest Log (Eldest Path)

Starting quest

David has asked you to make contact with the strange, intelligent beings that haunt the visions of Eclipse users. He suggested starting at the Docks, although his experience there wasn't entirely pleasant.

If you talk with Ancient Shroom about helping out, this second section of the quest log appears.

David has asked you to make contact with the strange, intelligent beings that haunt the visions of Eclipse users. He suggested starting at the Docks, although his experience there wasn't entirely pleasant.

The leader of the mushroom people, or whatever they are, has requested you destroy representations of the Eldest being distributed through the Docks above.

After talking with Ancient Shroom and Fae Queen, third section appears

David has asked you to make contact with the strange, intelligent beings that haunt the visions of Eclipse users. He suggested starting at the Docks, although his experience there wasn't entirely pleasant.

The leader of the mushroom people, or whatever they are, has requested you destroy representations of the Eldest being distributed through the Docks above.

The Eldest leader has requested you quell their rebellious servants and destroy their enemies' urns in the sea. Apparently there is a special draught you can create chemically that will allow you to pass into that watery realm.

After killing off Ancient Shroom the third section changes

You've completed half the Eldest leader's request, but must still must destroy their enemies' urns in the sea. Apparently there is a special draught you can create chemically that will allow you to pass into that watery realm.

Last section after smashing the urns

You've completed half the Eldest leader's request, but must still quell their rebellious servants.

Last section after killing the Ancient Shroom and smashing the urns

You've completed the tasks set before you by the Eldest leader.

Finished quest

You've found David's strange involvement in the story of Eclipse and the intelligent denizens of the ether.

Third path: Helping the Fish People

• Note that you must be etheric for nearly all encounters in the lake.
• Find a way into the Lake Metroplex (south):
  • With Ocean Sight, you can go through the Massive Oil Slick
  • Alternatively, with Ocean Sight, you can find the Fish Person on the waterfront, listen to its song, then swim south across the Murky Border.
  • If you have Fae Eyes, you will have to find your way to the Mushroom Cavern (see below) and use a draught of breath to get to the lake.
• Find the Distant Palace and offer any of the following gifts:
  • The Bone Scepter as a reward from the Problems on the Docks quest.
  • A Buried Crown from trading shark teeth with Fish People.
  • A Regal Crown from an ancient treasure chest, from the Tainted Shoreline.
  • The Sea Lord's Crown as a reward from the Ship of the Damned quest.
  • A Black Crystal Orb (crafted)
  • A Ghoulish Crown (crafted)
  • NOTE: If you give The Bone Scepter or Sea Lord's Crown without using it first, you potentially get a different reward at the end (see below)
• Find the Distant Palace again and go to the palace to ask David's question to receive a sloshing urn.
• Make your way to the Mushroom Cavern
  • If you have Fae Sight, you can follow the appropriate directions from Finding the Mushroom Cavern below.
  • Or, in any case, steps 5 to 7 of that same section will also lead you to it.
• Gain 40-45? energy of Fae Blessing.
• Trap the slowest Fae among the Fae Acrobatics.
  • Alternatively to gain a skill later, watch the fae acrobatics.
  • Head for the cave with at least 25 reflexes & fae blessing active, and trap the King in your urn.
  • If you don't have Fae Sight, and want to still be able to access the cavern after you leave, see the last note in Finding the Mushroom Cavern below.
• Go back to the Distant Palace with your urn and return it.
  • If you trapped the Fae King, then you gain the skill: Blessed of the Seas. If you previously gave the Bone Scepter or the Sea Lord's Crown without acquiring the Ghoultouched or Monarch's Call skills respectively, you gain Vassal of the Seas instead.
• Talk to the Ocean King again and ask David's question.
• Talk to David again to complete the quest.

If you have received the urn, the second paragraph becomes:

You've agreed to prove yourself as a warrior by capturing one of the 'Eldest' in an urn.

After capturing one of the fae in an urn, the second paragraph becomes:

???

After handing over an urn, the second paragraph becomes:

You've earned the favor of the fish people's leader. It may be able to fill in some details.

Fourth path: Helping the Ghoul King

• While looking for Dr. Amundsen in the Underground Asylum (during the University Quest) grab a Tome of Binding.
• Complete the Problems on the docks quest by binding the Ghoul King to gain the Kingly Favor skill.
• The next day, use Kingly Favor to ask the Ghoul King twice about the artist, with your tome equipped. He will send you on The Missing Artist quest.
• Ask David's question to the Ghoul King.
• WARNING: You must do the above two steps, even if you started the Missing Artist quest from someone else. If you do not talk to the Ghoul King about the missing artist before rescuing him, you will not be able to complete this path.
• Complete the Missing Artist quest in a way that saves the artist (return his sketchbook without killing him, or carry him to the Charnet house's island before he dies).
• Ask David's question to the King again.
• Talk to David to complete the quest.

Fifth Path: Warrior Of The Seas

• Note that you must be etheric for nearly all encounters in the lake.
• Find a way into the Lake Metroplex (south):
  • With Ocean Sight, you can go through the Massive Oil Slick
  • Alternatively, with Ocean Sight, you can find the Fish Person on the waterfront, listen to its song, then swim south across the Murky Border.
  • If you have Fae Eyes, you will have to find your way to the Mushroom Cavern (see below) and use a draught of breath to get to the lake.
• Find the Distant Palace and offer one of the following gifts:
  • The Bone Scepter as a reward from the Problems on the Docks quest.
  • A Buried Crown from trading shark teeth with Fish People.
  • A Regal Crown from an ancient treasure chest, from the Tainted Shoreline.
  • The Sea Lord's Crown as a reward from the Ship of the Damned quest.
• Find the Distant Palace again and go to the palace, then select "Charge Him" to fight the Ocean King. Be sure to buff up! (Note: You may wish to talk to him for a Sloshing Urn first)
• Use the Royal Orb. Spading needed to determine if you only need to get the Lake Metroplex Vision or all of them
• The only reason to pick this path over the others is bragging rights.

Finding the Mushroom Cavern (for paths 1, 2 and 3)

Note that you must be etheric at all times when in the cavern, or you will be kicked back to the sewers.

If you have Fae Sight:

• Take some eclipse to get Fae Sight.
• Gain some energy of Fae Blessing (available in various areas, probably easiest in the Dockside sewers).
• Adventure in the Dockside sewers until you find the Dancing Fae.
• Talk to it to go to the Mushroom Cavern.

Or, if you have Ocean Eyes:

1. Note that you must be etheric for nearly all encounters in the lake.
2. Find a way into the Lake Metroplex (south):
   • Find the Massive Oil Slick and one of the random encounters will lead underwater.
   • Or, find the Fish Person on the waterfront, and listen to its song, then swim south across the Murky Border.
3. Find the Distant Palace and offer one of the following gifts:
   • The Bone Scepter as a reward from the Problems on the Docks quest.
   • A Buried Crown from trading shark teeth with Fish People.
   • A Regal Crown from an ancient treasure chest, from the Tainted Shoreline.
   • The Sea Lord's Crown as a reward from the Ship of the Damned quest.
4. Find the Distant Palace again and go to the palace to ask David's question to receive a sloshing urn.
5. Head to the north side of the lake.
6. Find enough items to gain at least 3 Diving Ability from the Great Stand Of Seaweed.
7. Find the fish person, ask about the urn and follow him to the Mushroom Cavern.

In order to still be able to access the cavern with Ocean Eyes, but no sloshing urn in your inventory (the fish person only leads you to the cavern if you do have it), do the following while in the cavern:

• Watch the fae acrobatics.
• Head for the cave at the Cavern Grove (Fae Blessing and 20+ reflexes required).
• Ask David's question to learn about the pool (as well as the recipe for Draught of Breath).
• Exit the cavern through the pool in the cavern grove. This will let you come back to the cavern through the Call Of The Chasm in lake metroplex north.

Rewards

• Helping the Fish People can give the Blessed of the Seas or Vassal of the Seas skill (see Helping the Fish People).
• Optionally killing the Ocean King can give the royal orb:
  • Return this to the King of the Fae to gain the Subterranean Rhythm skill.
  • Or, use the royal orb and get each vision in the correct order to gain the Warrior of the Seas skill.