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Mission Name:   Written in the Stars   Start NPC:   Any Windurst Gate Guard   Requirements:   Mission: 3-1   Suggested Level:   30   Title:   ---   Repeatable:   Yes   Reward:   Rank 3-3   Portal Charm (optional)         Previous Mission:   To Each His Own Right   Next Mission:   A New Journey         Replay Cutscene      Written in the Stars   Mashua Heavens Tower (?-?)   Written in the Stars   Goblin Footprint Inner Horutoto Ruins (I-7)

Contents 1 Walkthrough 1.1 Accept the Mission 1.2 Three Mage Gate 1.3 Notes 2 Game Description 2.1 Game Script

Walkthrough

Accept the Mission

• This mission may be skipped by turning in a total of 3 and 1/2 stacks of crystals (42) since gaining rank 3; however, if this mission is skipped, you will not obtain the Portal Charm which many people will want due to future missions and quests. For more information and if you have skipped this mission, moved up to Rank 5 and now wish to complete it, see the Notes below.
• Trading 1 stack of crystals will unlock this mission.
• Accept the Mission from the Gate Guard and then go to Heavens Tower.
• Head up to the second floor and talk to Zubaba to get a necessary Charm of Light Key Item.
• Gather a group that includes a Black Mage, White Mage, and Red Mage OR someone that has done this Mission before and has obtained the Portal Charm. It is best to have a party of level 30+ so that you can handle the aggro, or you can try to Sneak/Invisible yourselves through.
• Once you have your group gathered head out to the Lily's Tower which is in East Sarutabaruta at J-7.
• Note: If you have started the quest Toraimarai Turmoil, you can enter Toraimarai Canal from Windurst Walls and go behind the gate that way. You will need sneak to get through the map. There is 1 room that requires invisible but if you take the right route you won't encounter any beetles.

Three Mage Gate

• Go to the small room at G-8 and through the Cracked Wall on the north side of the room.
• Make your way to E-10 and go through the Magical Gate of Horutoto there.
• Continue straight west to a Cracked Door at D-10 and go through to the next area.
• Follow the path to the large room at H-9. You'll find the Sealed Portal on the north side of the room. In front of this door are 3 circles on the floor - a whitish one, blackish one, and reddish one. This is the Three Mage Gate.
• To open the gate have your Black Mage stand on the dark circle, White Mage on the light one, and Red Mage on the reddish one. They will begin to glow and the door will open. If you brought someone who has the Portal Charm, they just need to click on the door to open it.
• Everyone needs to head through quickly - when the door closes, that's it. It cannot be re-opened from the inside.
• Follow this passage a few steps to a round room with two hallways - one to the north-east, and one to the north-west. It doesn't matter which one you take - they'll both lead to the same place. They look like dead ends, but they're just false walls. Walk right through the wall at the end of the tunnel to find yourself in a room full of Wendigos and Battle Bats.
• Head over to the small room in G-7 (west side, north room) and click on the Gate of Light for a cutscene.
• You can get back to the Three Mage Gate by walking into the glowing light on the platform in the east room at H-6. From here you can make your way back through the ruins the same way you came. Otherwise if you want, bring an Instant Warp Scroll.

• Go back to Heavens Tower and talk to Zubaba again.

Notes

• To get the Portal Charm, trade a Rolanberry to Kupipi. She won't actually ask you for it, just trade her one after the mission is finished. It seems as if it is possible to receive it without completing this mission, though. See the Discussion page of the Portal Charm for more information.
• If you're repeating this quest or skipped it and are doing it for the first time, it is a bit different:
  • After accepting the Mission, go speak to Zubaba. She will only require 3 Rusty Daggers to prove you were there. You can either buy these from the AH, or actually go farm them off Wendigos behind the 3 Mages Door in Inner Horutoto Ruins - she doesn't care.
    • Only the Wendigos carrying the club and shield in the Rose Tower map drop the Rusty Dagger.
  • Trade the 3 Rusty Daggers to Zubaba and the Mission is complete.

Game Description

Mission Orders

On the command of Zubaba, the head lady-in-waiting, you are to journey beneath the central magic tower of the Horutoto Ruins. There, you are to report to the facility managed by Heavens Tower, which protects the talisman that seals Castle Zvahl. Render whatever assistance is necessary.

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