Generation 12: Return of the Hero

For the in-game script of this Generation, see Script - Generation 12: Return of the Hero.

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To start Generation 12, you must have completed Generation 11 or get your cumulative level to 450 and talk to Duncan.

Generation 12: Return of the Hero is the final piece to Chapter 3. The war between the Royal Alchemists and the Corrupted Alchemists continue within the plot, but meanwhile, the King of the Gods, Nuadha, makes his return, but has sinister plans for the other Gods, their city Falias, and the Milletian.

Changes in Generation 12 Due to Updates

Changes as of Generation 17, Season 4: Nightmare

• All Shadow Missions have been rebalanced and fixed to Intermediate Difficulty.
  • Several Shadow Missions have a supply chest at the start of the mission.
• All Shadow Missions have drastically reduced EXP rewards.
• During Arat Alchemy Society, you will receive a Red Wing of the Goddess to Peaca Dungeon.
  • After clearing Peaca Dungeon, you will receive Wings of the Blue Goddess to Tara's Stonehenge.
• Investigate the Underground Waterway and Investigate the Underground Waterway 2 has reduced amount of rooms you have to clear before moving on to the next area.
• After clearing the Temple Knights Lair Rundal Dungeon, you will receive Wings of the Blue Goddess to Tara's Stonehenge.
• During Andras' Clue, Andras can warp you to Connous Underground Maze.
• During Belita of the Royal Geological Society, Legatus will warp you to Rano, placing you off near Myrddin after receiving the Falias Bait Tin and the Magic Wand.
• During Voight's Memory, Alexina will warp you to Nubes Mountains, just right outside of Solea's entrance.

Changes as of The Enlightenment

• During Final Chapter, the Falias Gatekeeper now provides 5 Fire Crystals and 10 Wind Crystals instead of 5 Shock Crystals.

NPCs involved in Return of the Hero

NPCs involved in Return of the Hero

NPC	Occupation	Location
Aineah	Maid	Great Hall (Rath Royal Castle)
Alpin	Gardener	Garden (Rath Royal Castle)
Berched	Druid	Druid's House (Taillteann)
Cichol	God of Fomors	Falias
Collen	Priest	Church (Taillteann)
Corentin	Priestess	Pontiff's Court (Tara)
Dorren	Alchemy Teacher	Alchemist's House (Taillteann)
Falias Gatekeeper	Gatekeeper	Falias
Hans	Artist	Town Square (Tara)
Helvetius	Leader of the Corrupted Alchemists	Shadow Realm
James	Priest	Outside Cathedral (Emain Macha)
Jarlath	Corrupted Alchemist	Shadow Realm
Jenna	Blacksmith	-
Keith	Bank Manager	Bank (Tara)
Lennox	Elder Royal Alchemist	Basement (Rath Royal Castle)
Leymore	Royal Alchemist	-
Lezarro	Minister	Front Rath Castle Gate (Tara)
Lileas	Jousting Arena Manager	Jousting Arena (Tara)
Morgant	-	-
Morrighan	Goddess of War & Vengeance	Falias
Neamhain	Goddess of Light	Falias
Nuadha	King of Gods/Godesses	Shadow Realm, Falias
Padan	Praetorian	Temporary Headquarters (Tara)
Sinead	Secretary	Reception Room (Rath Royal Castle)

Threat of the Homunculus

Threat of the Homunculus

	Name	Threat of the Homunculus	NPC	Sinead
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Sinead in Rath Castle 2F to receive the Tara shadow mission, Investigate the Homunculus Experiment. The mission has no time limit. The difficulty of this mission is not fixed on Intermediate and may scale all the way up to Hard. The mission starts north of Tara and takes the same path as Shadow Cast City. Head towards the square defeating three waves of enemies. Sulfur Spiders will Self-Destruct upon death. Caution is advised. You will encounter a Boy. Talk to him, then fight a fourth wave of monsters. Talk to the boy once more to have him lead the way. The boy will run to the barrier at the town square. You don't actually have to follow him, you can ride a mountable pet to the barrier and wait for him. Talk to the boy to unlock the barrier. Enter to fight the boss, Corrupted Alchemist X 3. After clearing, manually exit the mission. Talk to Sinead. Complete the quest (18,000 EXP) and wait for the next quest to arrive.

Arat Alchemy Society

	Name	Arat Alchemy Society	NPC	Collen, Jenna, James, Helvetius
	Information	All party members on this quest will also receive completion.
Instruction	Talk to Collen at Taillteann's church to receive the Taillteann shadow mission, Arat Alchemy Society. You may bring one player to assist you. Both players can complete the quest objective as long as they talk to Jenna at the end. You will begin outside Taillteann's southern gate and must fight nine sets of enemies on the way towards the Taillteann Headquarters. Enemies include: Arat Deer, Arat Boar, Shadow Fighter, and Shadow Lancer, with bronze, silver, and gold variations. The last group will include a Shadow Warrior. After you defeat all enemies, Jenna will appear near the Taillteann Headquarters. Talk to her to clear the mission. Talk to James at Emain Macha's cathedral to receive the item Secret Lair Pass (1 x 2) and a Red Wing of the Goddess to Peaca Dungeon. Offer the Secret Lair Pass at Peaca Dungeon's altar to enter the solo special and weaker version of Peaca, Arat Alchemy Society's secret lair. There are roughly 10 rooms to battle in. Possible spawns include: Coffin Mimics, Just Revived Ghouls, Faint Cloakers, Tired Ghosts, Wights, and Vampire Bats, but only one or two monsters will spawn at a time. There is no boss; just a cutscene. After entering the boss room, you will receive Helvetius's Personal Letter (2 x 2), a Wings of the Blue Goddess to Tara's Stonehenge and then be removed from the dungeon. Complete the quest (10,500 EXP) and wait for the next quest to arrive.

Elder Royal Alchemist Lennox

	Name	Senior Royal Alchemist Lennox	NPC	Lennox, Jarlath
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Lennox in Rath Castle 1st Floor. He will take Helvetius's Personal Letter from you and give you the solo Shadow Mission Obtain Information from Jarlath. There is no time limit. Start the mission at the Tara stonehenge. There is a supply chest with Arat Berry Supplies. You must speak to Jarlath in the upper-left room of the castle. You will encounter Blinkers and Ice Mines. You can completely avoid all fighting if you head through the Dining Hall (the center room). However, you will encounter additional ice mines there. If you fail the mission, talk to Lennox to receive the mission again. After speaking to Jarlath, there will be a cutscene and the mission will be completed. Talk to Lennox. Complete the quest. You will receive 10,500 EXP. Wait for the next quest to arrive.

Mobilizing the Royal Alchemists

	Name	Mobilizing the Royal Alchemists	NPC	Sinead, Nuadha
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Sinead to receive the Tara shadow mission, Investigate the Underground Waterway. The mission has a time limit of 1 hour. The mission takes place at Rath Royal Castle, you will start in a gated space with Leymore. Talk to Leymore to begin the mission and have him follow you. The mission will fail if Leymore is defeated. Clear two rooms and continue forward until you approach Amos. Amos will close the gate and flee. Wait for Leymore arrive and a small dialog will occur where he asks to split up. This will begin a pattern, each time he gets away you will wait a bit, then backtrack to a previously barred off room to hit a switch, defeat enemies, and unlock the gate. Continue until you and Leymore have both cornered him. Amos will reveal knowledge of the Heat Buster skill. Now you must go to the Underground Waterway. Leymore will not join you. It's at the upper right room of the castle map. Before the upper right room you will enter a room with a switch which spawns a Corrupt Alchemist. Defeat him to get a key and reveal a chest containing a Secret Note (1 x 1) item with the code. In the upper right room, enter the closet to move to the secret room. From anywhere inside the secret room, enter the secret phrase on the note into chat to reveal the staircase. The secret phrase is case sensitive: you must enter it exactly how it appears. Traverse the waterway to find 3 corrupt alchemists. Defeat them and continue to find a Goddess Statue which will clear the mission. Return and talk to Sinead to receive the Tara shadow mission, Investigate the Underground Waterway 2 and Badhbh Cath's Talisman (Bronze) (1 x 2). The mission has a time limit of 1 hour. The mission takes place at Rath Royal Castle. Near the start you will find a chest with Arat Berry. You must clear 4 rooms and a secret note room on your way to the Underground Waterway. Enter the same way you learned how in the previous mission, by saying the secret phrase from the note in the secret room. In the Underground Waterway, there are several Ice Mines in the center of the first 3 octagonal sections. You may avoid them by passing through away from the center. Use the Badhbh Cath's Talisman once you return to the Statue and a cutscene will occur, followed by an encounter with Nuadha and four Daols who are all inhostile. After talking with Nuadha, you will clear the mission. When you are within range, an on screen message will appear with the text "Try using the Badhbh Cath's Talisman" The talisman will not work if you are too close to the statue, you may need to move closer to or further from the statue before you can get it to work. Keep trying in different spots. Complete the quest. You will receive 26,000 EXP. Wait for the next quest to arrive.

Alchemy and Homunculus

	Name	Alchemy and Homunculus	NPC	Lennox
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Lennox. Complete the quest. You will receive 8,000 EXP. Wait for the next quest to arrive.

Path of a God

Path of a God

	Name	Path of a God	NPC	Nuadha
	Information
Instruction	You will receive the solo Shadow Mission The Path to Becoming a God and Nuadha's Talisman. Start this mission at Tara's Stonehenge. Go through the underground waterway and speak to Nuadha to clear the mission. There are no Ice Mines. Complete the quest. You will receive 10,500 EXP. Wait for the next quest to arrive.

Alpin's Proposition

	Name	Alpin's Proposition	NPC	Alpin, Aineah, Guard, Lileas, Keith, Hans, Padan
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Alpin in the Rath Castle 2F Garden. Talk to Aineah in Rath Castle Great Hall. Talk to the left Guard in front of the Castle. Talk to Alpin. Talk to Lileas at the Jousting Arena to obtain keyword Lileas Deluxe Honey Set. Use the Lileas Deluxe Honey Set Keyword on one of the following NPCs: Keith (Bank), Hans (Square), or Padan (camp near Tara's Stonehenge) The keyword will then disappear. Talk to Lileas again to receive the item Lileas's Donation (2 x 2). Click the box in Pontiff's Court to donate Lileas's Donation. The box is in the building, east of the door. Complete the quest. You will receive 12,500 EXP. Wait for the next quest to arrive.

Badhbh Cath's Talisman

	Name	Badhbh Cath's Talisman	NPC	Alpin
	Information	Thanks to you, the wedding was a success! Now it's my turn to keep my promise to you. -Alpin
Instruction	Talk to Alpin. You'll get a cutscene. You'll receive Badhbh Cath's Talisman (Silver) and the Tara Shadow Mission, Goddess of Light. On entering the mission, you'll get a cutscene. Neamhain is being attacked. Move onto Neamhain to clear the mission. If you take longer than a minute the mission will fail. All four Daols will immediately aggro. Even if you defeat the Daols, nothing happens, so it is ill-advised to fight them. A simple tactic to clear this mission is to run directly past the Daols. A fast mount may help and it is recommended to summon it before entering the mission. Elven and Crystal Deer's Hide do not work. Shadow Cloak does work. Complete the quest. [10,500 EXP]

All-Out War

Doubts about Nuadha

	Name	Doubts about Nuadha	NPC	Lennox, Corentin, Collen, Jenna
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Lennox on the first floor of Rath Royal Castle. Talk to Corentin in the Tara Pontiff's Court. Go to the Confessional to gather information about the book. To enter, a robe and a clothing must be equipped. Weapons and armor must not be equipped. Use the Rest skill to sit in the chair and wait for an NPC to talk to you. Leave when you have obtained the information. Talk to Collen in Taillteann. You'll receive Manual: Temple Knight Coat of Arms (1 x 2) and be prompted to enter the mission Temple Knight Coat of Arms. Get the Temple Knight Coat of Arms from Jenna. After clearing the mission you'll get Temple Knight Coat of Arms (2 x 1) and Blue Wings of a Goddess (Emain Macha). Obtain 'The Battle of Mag Tuireadh'. Offer Temple Knight Coat of Arms at the Rundal Dungeon altar to enter Temple Knights Lair (G12). If you lose Temple Knight Coat of Arms, you can receive another one from Collen After clearing the boss room, you'll receive Blue Wings of a Goddess (Rath Royal Castle). Obtain The Battle of Mag Tuireadh (1 x 2) from your reward chest. Talk to Lennox on the first floor of Rath Royal Castle. Complete the quest. [20,500 EXP]

Goddess Morrighan

	Name	Goddess Morrighan	NPC	Corentin, Morrighan
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Corentin in the Tara Pontiff's Court. You'll receive Badhbh Cath's Talisman (Gold) (1 x 2) and be prompted to enter the mission Soul Stream. Talk to Morrighan. Complete the quest. [10,500 EXP]

All Out Attack

	Name	All Out Attack!	NPC	Lennox, Leymore, Jenna, Helvetius
	Information	Talking to Lennox during this quest will allow a player to access all the bonuses from the Tower Cylinder.
Instruction	Talk to Lennox on the first floor of Rath Royal Castle. You'll receive a Tower Cylinder (2 x 3) and be prompted to enter the mission All Out Attack!. Attack the Arat Alchemy Society. Complete the quest. [26,000 EXP]

Falias

Nuadha's Trap

	Name	Nuadha's Trap	NPC	Morrighan
	Information	Morrighan is in danger. Please use the Holy Water of Falias, which contains the memory of Morrighan, at the Taillteann altar! - Eabha
Instruction	You'll receive the RP Taillteann Shadow Mission Goddess' Memory and a Holy Water of Falias in case you forfeit the mission. Clear the Morrighan RP. Start the mission at the Taillteann stonehenge. If you forfeit the mission, use Holy Water of Falias to receive it again. Complete the quest. [20,500 EXP]

Morrighan Caught in a Trap

	Name	Morrighan Caught in a Trap	NPC	Morrighan, Falias Gatekeeper
	Information
Instruction	You'll receive the mission Goddess in Danger and Falias Fragment (2 x 1) in case you forfeit the mission. Talk to the Falias Gatekeeper. Activate Awakening of Light or cast Shock on yourself and equip Brionac. Use Brionac's Create Falias Portal ability to enter the mission. If you forfeit the mission, use Falias Fragment to receive it again. Rescue Morrighan. After clearing the mission, you'll automatically exit and receive Morrighan's Feather (1 x 1). Complete the quest. [12,500 EXP]

Treasure of the Gods

The Four Vates

	Name	The Four Vates	NPC	Dorren, Berched
	Information	I received the sad news about Lennox and Helvetius. Seeing my old friends depart this world makes me reminisce about the past. - Dorren
Instruction	Talk to Dorren in Taillteann. Talk to Berched in Taillteann. You'll receive The Ark of Falias (1 x 2). Complete the quest. [12,500 EXP]

Fragments of Falias

	Name	Fragments of Falias	NPC
	Information	When the fragments of Falias are gathered, the Brionac will regain its power. - Falias Gatekeeper
Instruction	Clear the Lezarro and the Treasures of the Gods quest. Clear the Andras's Clue quest. Clear the Belita of the Royal Geological Society quest. Clear the Wave Sweeper quest. Clear the Voight's Memory quest. Clear the Finding the Seventh Treasure quest. Clear the Golden Apple quest. Complete the quest. [38,000 EXP]

Lezarro and the Treasures of the Gods

	Name	Lezarro and the Treasures of the Gods	NPC
	Information	I looked into the treasures of the Gods that you were looking for. I think Lezarro may be able to offer you some help. - Cai
Instruction	Talk to Lezarro in Tara. Obtain the First Treasure. Obtain the Goblet of Truth. Place Goblet of Truth into The Ark of Falias to clear the objective. Complete the quest. [10,500 EXP]

Andras's Clue

	Name	Andras's Clue	NPC
	Information	Father asked me to help you. According to Hagel in Connous, you should be able to find another treasure of the Gods inside the underground maze in Connous.
Instruction	Talk to Andras in Taillteann. Obtain the Second Treasure. Obtain the Uaithne. Place Uaithne into The Ark of Falias to clear the objective. Complete the quest. [20,500 EXP]

Belita of the Royal Geological Society

	Name	Belita of the Royal Geological Society	NPC
	Information	The Royal Geological Society referred me to someone named Belita. She seems to have some clues about a treasure of the Gods... You better head to Zardine. - Leymore
Instruction	Talk to Belita in the Calida Exploration Camp. Talk to Legatus at Lake Calida. Obtain the Third Treasure. After talking to Legatus, he will send you to Myrddin at Rano Beach. You'll get 3 separate stacks of 100 Falias Bait Tins (2 x 2 each). The bait is used in the next quest. Obtain Magic Wand. Place Magic Wand into The Ark of Falias to clear the objective. Complete the quest. [12,500 EXP]

Wave Sweeper

	Name	Wave Sweeper	NPC
	Information	I am Myrddin, First Officer of the Petra Marine Transportation Corp. I heard that you were looking for the treasures of the Gods. Please come see me. I'm located at the southern tip of Iria.
Instruction	Obtain the Fourth Treasure. Talk to Myrddin to get on the fishing boat. Then use the Fishing skill with Falias Bait Tin to fish and catch Wave Sweeper. Obtain Wave Sweeper. Place Wave Sweeper into The Ark of Falias to clear the objective. Complete the quest. [20,500 EXP]

Magic Breastplate

	Name	Magic Breastplate	NPC
	Information	Young man, I heard that you were looking for remnants of the Gods. Come see me when you get the chance. - Kousai
Instruction	Talk to Kousai in Cor. Talk to Voight in Cor. Obtain the Fifth Treasure. Obtain the Magic Breastplate. Place Magic Breastplate into The Ark of Falias to clear the objective. Complete the quest. [20,500 EXP]

Voight's Memory

	Name	Voight's Memory	NPC
	Information	If I recall correctly, Alexina had one of those treasure of the gods things. - Voight
Instruction	Talk to Alexina at the Qilla Base Camp. Obtain the Sixth Treasure. After talking to Alexina, she will send you to the Solea tunnel entrance. You'll get a Solea Treasure Chest key (1 x 1). The key is used in the next quest. Obtain the Failinis. Place Failinis into The Ark of Falias to clear the objective. Complete the quest. [10,500 EXP]

Finding the Seventh Treasure

	Name	Finding the Seventh Treasure	NPC
	Information	Use the Solea Treasure Box Key to obtain the Magic Club inside the underground maze. - Alexina
Instruction	Obtain the Seventh Treasure. Go inside Solea Underground Tunnel and use the key to open one of any chest to obtain Magic Club. A group of chests can be found quickly by sticking to the left wall and following it. Obtain the Magic Club. Place Magic Club into The Ark of Falias to clear the objective. Complete the quest. [20,500 EXP]

Golden Apple

	Name	Golden Apple	NPC
	Information	I've discovered where the last treasure of the Gods, the Golden Apple, is located. but there is a problem... Go see Karpfen, the leader of the Giant Expeditionary Force. - Jenna
Instruction	Talk to Karpfen in Taillteann. You'll be given the Taillteann Shadow Mission, Golden Apple. Obtain the Eighth Treasure. After clearing the mission, you'll receive Golden Apple (Quest). Obtain the Golden Apple. Place Golden Apple (Quest) into The Ark of Falias to clear the objective. Complete the quest. [26,000 EXP]

Fragments of Falias

Fragments of Falias

	Name	Fragments of Falias	NPC
	Information	The fragments of Falias have finally been gathered. It is now time for the Sword of the Gods to revive. - Morrighan
Instruction	Receive the Collection Book Reward for The Ark of Falias Read The Ark of Falias and press [Receive your completion bonus] to obtain Falias Slab. You can get the Falias Slab before or after receiving this quest, it does not matter. Meet Morrighan. Go to the underground room at Ceo Island (the place where Aer is). You'll get Morrighan's Feather (1 x 1). Complete the quest. [20,500 EXP]

The Finale

	Name	The Final Chapter	NPC	Eabha, Nuadha
	Information	The light of Caliburn has been restored. You have the power to stop Nuadha. - Falias Gatekeeper
Instruction	You'll receive the mission Final Chapter and Falias Fragment (2 x 1) in case you forfeit the mission. Transport to Falias using the Brionac. Activate Awakening of Light or cast Shock on yourself and equip Brionac. Use Brionac's Create Falias Portal ability to enter the mission. If you forfeit the mission, use Falias Fragment to receive it again. Talk to Falias's Eabha. Restore the Stonehenge pillar. Stop Nuadha. After clearing the mission, you'll automatically exit. You'll be awarded rank F Wings of Rage and rank F Wings of Eclipse. You'll also automatically be given Morrighan's support, disabling Neamhain's Spear of Light and Fury of Light. To change which Goddess' powers you may use, go to Falias and talk to Eabha with 5 Holy Water of Lymilark in your inventory. You may only change power alignment once per real-life week. You do not have to wait a week after completing Generation 12 to change power alignment. Complete the quest [38,000 EXP] You are now allowed to start Falias Treasure Quest after warping to Falias.

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