Secret in the Box

Secret in the Box

Quest giver

Mysterious Maiden

Location

Old Sharlayan (X:10.6, Y:11.1)

Level

80

Required quest

Outside Help

Experience

 168,300-190,575

Gil

 735

Patch

6.0

“

The mysterious maiden regards you with interest.

— In-game description

Rewards

• 1   Chondrite Ring Coffer (IL 545)

Steps

• Examine the letter.
• Solve the riddles in the letter to obtain keys.
• Examine the box.

Journal

• The mysterious maiden regards you with interest.

Walkthrough

1. Go to x7.9, y13.8 and /doze with the Sleepy Student.
2. Go to x8.7, y7.2 and type "golden acorn" in <say> to the Nutkin npc.
3. Go to x11.5, y8.5 and talk to Izumi (no need to say anything).

Dialogue

Mysterious Maiden: You are [Forename] [Surname], are you not? I've been looking for you.
Mysterious Maiden: I'm an adventurer too, and I've been tasked with delivering this letter and box to you. Though I can't say who sent them, rest assured that my client means you no ill.
Mysterious Maiden: My work is done, so I'll leave you to it, but I suggest you start by reading the letter.

Unsigned Letter: Dear [Forename],
There is a gift for you in the box─if you can open it.

Unsigned Letter: To do so, you must acquire three keys, the keepers of which are somewhere in Sharlayan.

Unsigned Letter: Solve the following riddles to find them. And do try to have fun. This is a game, after all.

Unsigned Letter: Towards wisdom aspiring, a keeper doth gaze,
By young minds inquiring and new trails blazed.
Yet the mind is a muscle, in rest it doth grow,
So let all embrace slumber, the better to know.

Unsigned Letter: By life ever-flowing, a keeper doth wait,
Clutching a prize, his hunger to sate.
Yet no prize is so coveted as one golden-hued,
The mention of which is never thou
The mention of which is never thought rude.

Unsigned Letter: Blessed by the nymphai, a keeper doth stand,
Enthralled in a tale, a book in his hand.
Yet evocative as letters on parchment may be,
'Tis words said and heard which impel destiny.