Hoshino Fortress Infiltration
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Hoshino Fortress Infiltration | |
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Level: | ?? |
Type: | Group |
Starts At: | ?? |
Repeat: | ?? |
Quest Overview
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.
Walk Through
Part 1: Main Gate Key
- Talk Mareeno Donn outside the Royal Tent, located at 80.7N 43.0W.
- Route: From Stonehold, take the Desolation Beach portal at 69.6N, 20.2W and run to 80.7N, 43.0W.
- Collect three broken key pieces from the three Gatekeepers that spawn inside one of the clusters of buildings at the base of the fortress:
- Broken Key (Lower) - From the Bushi Gatekeeper
- Broken Key (Middle) - From the Samurai Gatekeeper
- Broken Key (Upper) - From the Claw Master Gatekeeper
- Note 1: The particular building in each cluster that the Gatekeepers spawn appears to be random.
- Note 2: Each piece of the key has a one hour timer before it disintegrates. Combining the pieces resets the timer.
- Combine the 3 Broken Key pieces into a Main Gate Key, which has a two hour timer before it disintegrates.
- Go to the entrance to the fortress and hand the Main Gate Key to the Lock, located next to the gate.
- Once inside the fortress enter the Venerable Mausoleum portal in the courtyard.
Part 2: Venerable Mausoleum
- From the drop, take the ramp down and work your way to a room with three pits (north, east, and west).
- Jump down into each pit, and work your way to the end until you find the boss (see below).
- Kill the bosses, and loot a bone from their corpses (drops 4). Everyone in the group needs one of each bone:
- North - Ronin Hirachi drops an Ancient Skull
- East - Ronin Ginmura drops a Shaped Arm Bone
- West - Ronin Shimakawa drops an Ancient Arm Bone
- During the Lessons from the Past event there was an increase in the number of quest trophy bones that drop from the bosses in the Venerable Mausoleum.
- After looting each bone, use the surface portal nearby to head back to the top of the dungeon. Repeat these steps for each pit.
- After you have both bones and a skull combine them into Ancient Skull and Bones.
- 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 Mana Forge 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.
- Head to the north end of the dungeon and hand the Lever Handle to the Lever (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.
- Kill the Exarch Nanjou Shou-jen, and a Freed Temple Exarch NPC will spawn.
- Speak with the Exarch NPC, to receive your second set of rewards.
- Note: After your turn in, you will get the Heretic title, ~300mil xp, 5,000 lum, a Mana Forge Key, and a Final Gate Key (used in the next part).
Part 4: Hoshino Tower
- When your group is ready, use the surface portal in this room to return to the courtyard (very hot drop).
- Use the Final Gate Key to open the final door in the fort, which leads to an overlook, containing the spectral towers.
- Admire the spectral towers floating on the side of the fortress then enter the Hoshino Tower portal.
- Inside, kill the First Lieutenant and loot the First Lieutenant's Insignia from his corpse (drops 9).
- After he dies, take the ramp up until you reach a room containing tables with O-Yoroi Armor and Reinforced Shou-jen Armor on them.
- You may loot one piece of armor from either set (13 day timer).
- Return the First Lieutenant's Insignia to Mareeno Donn at the Royal Tent tent for your final set of rewards.
- Note: After your turn in, you will get the Captain title, ~300mil xp, 12,000 lum, a Mana Forge Key, and a Grand Casino Key.
Maps
Dungeon | Coordinates | Wiki Map | ACmaps |
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Items
Broken Key (Upper) Broken Key (Middle) Broken Key (Lower) Broken Lever Main Gate Key Ancient Arm Bone Ancient Skull Shaped Arm Bone Ancient Skull and Bone Ancient Skull and Bones Middle Gate Key Broken Lever (Lower) Broken Lever (Middle) Broken Lever (Upper) Broken Lever (Lower and Middle) Lever Handle Final Gate Key First Lieutenant's Insignia.
Grand Casino Key Mana Forge Key
O-Yoroi Helm O-Yoroi Coat O-Yoroi Gauntlets O-Yoroi Leggings O-Yoroi Sandals
Reinforced Shou-jen Shozoku Mask Reinforced Shou-jen Shozoku Jacket Reinforced Shou-jen Shozoku Gauntlets Reinforced Shou-jen Shozoku Trousers Reinforced Shou-jen Jika Tabi
Title Rewards
Lore & Dialog
- 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 297,235,856 experience.
- You've earned 5,000 Luminance.
- Ancient Altar gives you Mana Forge 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 12,000 Luminance.
- Mareeno Donn gives you Grand Casino Key.
Images
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Entrance to Hoshino Tower
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Bird's Eye View of Hoshino Tower
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Crypt Eidolon
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Freed Temple Exarch
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.