Iria: Episode 8 - Holy Land: The Sacrifice

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To start Episode 8, open the Chapter Info menu, select the "Chapter 5 The Saga" tab, click the Watch button, and select "EP 8 - Holy Land: The Sacrifice" under "Iria". You may not play other episodes while playing Episode 8. Replaying Episode 8 costs 5,000 Gold. Warning: Choosing to stop the Episode at any point will erase all progress. You can not skip the cutscenes on your first playthrough of the Episode.

“	Millia and the shamans that went with her have vanished. Akule intends to use the demonic possession affecting Milletians to find her. Meanwhile, the hidden past of Black Mask starts to come to light...	„

Iria: Episode 8 - Holy Land: The Sacrifice is the eighth episode of The Saga: Iria. Akule plans a course of action against the Cessair, whose base of operations are located at Renes. Tarlach and Ruairi's motives before the start of the Saga are revealed.

The Shadow Mission difficulty is based on your total level:

Beginner for 1~99 total
Intermediate for 100~299 total
Advanced for 300~999 total
Hard for 1000+ total

NPCs involved in Holy Land: The Sacrifice

NPCs involved in Episode 8 - Holy Land: The Sacrifice

NPC	Occupation	Location
Admiral Owen	Admiral	Fleet Commander's Official Residence (Commonwealth of Belvast)
Akule	Shaman	Various
Bhafel	-	Human Landmark
Black Mask	-	Various
Castanea	Elf Leader	Filia (Chief's House)
Eirawen	Queen	Rath Royal Castle (Office)
Krug	King of the Giants	Vales (Chief's House)
Languhiris	-	Whirlpool Landmark
Millia	Shaman-in-Training	Renes
Ruairi	-	Various
Shamala	Shaman	Various
Tarlach	-	Various

Trail of the Demon

	Name	Trail of the Demon	NPC	Akule Shamala
	Information	To start the episode, open the Saga menu, select the "Iria" tab, select "EP 8 - Holy Land: The Sacrifice", and watch the Episode 8 cinematic.
Instruction	Talk to Akule located at the Connous Oasis. A cutscene will occur after completing the previous step. Talk to Akule. Deliver 3 Emerald Cores to Shamala located near the entrance of Hillwen Mine. Emerald Cores are dropped by the monsters inside Hillwen Mine. Deliver 10 Mutant Rabbit Feet to Shamala located near the entrance of Shyllien Nature Reserve. Mutant Rabbit Feet are dropped by Mutant Rabbits inside Shyllien Nature Reserve. Talk to Shamala. A cutscene will occur after completing the previous step. Complete the quest. [8,000 EXP]

Premeditated Possession

	Name	Premeditated Possession	NPC	Akule
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Akule located at the Connous Oasis. A cutscene will occur after completing the previous step. You will be taken into the Shadow Mission, "Searching for Millia". Enemies: Demonic Ghouls × 4 + Demonic Headless × 1 → Demonic Archers × 3 + Demonic Warriors × 3 → Demonic Archers × 2 + Demonic Poets × 2 + Demonic Argus × 1 → Demonic Argus × 1 + Demonic Headless × 1 + Demonic Lesser Lich × 1. Talk to Akule. A cutscene will occur after completing the previous step. Complete the quest. [8,000 EXP]

Preparing for War

	Name	Preparing for War	NPC	Akule
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Akule located at the Connous Oasis. A cutscene will occur after completing the previous step. Complete the quest [8,000 EXP]

Recruiting Reinforcements

	Name	Recruiting Reinforcements	NPC	Castanea Krug Eirawen Admiral Owen
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Castanea located inside the Chief's House in Filia. A cutscene will occur. Talk to Krug located inside the Chief's House in Vales. A cutscene will occur. Talk to Eirawen located inside the Throne Room in Rath Royal Castle. Be aware that if Generation 16 is in progress, any changes in Eirawen's location will force you to go to that place to complete the objective. You will be taken into the RP Shadow Mission, "Hope and Despair". You will role-play as Tarlach. Simply talk to Ruairi. Talk to Admiral Owen located at the Fleet Commander's Official Residence in the Commonwealth of Belvast. You will be taken into the RP Shadow Mission, "Break Every Seal". You will role-play as Tarlach. He has 1,226 Health, 1,388 Mana, 999 Stamina, 634 Strength, 838 Intelligence, 544 Dexterity, 645 Will, 500 Luck, 317~473 Damage, 165 Magic Attack, 58~100% Injury, 176.5% Critical, 80% Balance, 134 Defense, 90 Protection, 63 Magic Defense, 41 Magic Protection, and 35 Armor Pierce, as well as Rank 1 Defense, Smash, Counterattack, Windmill, Final Hit, Combat Mastery, Critical Hit, Sword Mastery, Meditation, Healing, Magic Mastery, Bolt Mastery, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Mastery, Thunder, Shockwave, Firebolt, Fireball, Icebolt, and Mana Shield, and Rank Novice Chain Casting (Monster). He also has a Movement Speed 40% Boost Potion (10 min), 40 HP 100 Potions, and 40 MP 100 Potions in his inventory. Tarlach's NPC Black Mask's Cane does not require elemental charges to use Thunder or Fireball. This mission is split into three parts: Defeat two Shaman Warriors, two Shaman Fighters, and two Shaman Mages, then destroy the Guardian Pillar. Enter the portal to the Whirlpool Mark and defeat four Ancient Shaman's Ghosts, then destroy the Guardian Pillar. Enter the portal to the Human Landmark and defeat three more Shaman Warriors, three more Shaman Mages, and two more Ancient Shaman's Ghosts before destroying the Guardian Pillar. Finally, click the last portal to complete the mission, then manually leave the mission. Make sure to disable the Mini Effects from the Options Dialog or the portals may not appear. A trick to clearing the second and third waves is to launch a Fireball at the Guardian Pillar, then approach it to spawn the enemies. Loading Fireball before entering the first portal and then clicking the portal multiple times will cause strange things to happen with varying effects, noted by the notification saying that you cannot teleport while unconscious. Possible effects may include going from the first area straight to the Human Landmark. If this happens the Guardian Pillar will not spawn and you will have to redo the mission. Another effect may include outright clearing the entire mission. Complete the quest [8,000 EXP]

Renes Infiltration

	Name	Renes Infiltration	NPC	Akule Ruairi
	Information
Instruction	Talk to Akule located near the Jungle Tree Crest Mark. You will be taken into the RP Shadow Mission, "Renes Infiltration Operation" after completing the previous step. You will role-play as Transformed Shamala. Walk up to Ruairi to trigger a conversation. A cutscene will occur after doing so. Complete the quest. [100,000 EXP, Complete Saga Box, Saga EP8 Box] Replaying Episode 8 does not reward a Complete Saga Box. You may only obtain up to 1 Saga EP Box a day for all episodes. However, you will always receive a box for the first time finishing the episode. The Daily Bonus is applied on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. This resets at EDT: 10:00am UTC: 2:00pm AEDT: 1:00am 7:00am PDT100.