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Elyos Story Quest Walkthrough
October 25, 2026 at 03:18 AM
Fill the missing Power in the Lake story step between Withered Tree Daminu and Fledgling Wings.
Follow the Elyos story through Poeta and Verteron with the conversations, objects and encounters below. Complete the active Journal objective before moving to the next stage; a recommended quest level does not replace the entry requirements of a dungeon.
Shared Ascension trials and some story transitions have their own walkthroughs. Use the current quest marker through those transitions, then resume at the next named stage below. Check the reward preview in your service before choosing equipment or planning a reward run.
The Kochi introductions, Thorough Preparation: Elyos, Shugo Tracks and Shugo in the Cellar are covered in Verteron and Altgard Quest Walkthroughs.
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The Approaching Dawn | After escaping Ishtar Castle, speak with Guard Silvar before entering the Dawn Legion Forward Base. Inside the base, speak with Nania and then Eaetos. Bind at the nearby Kibelisk and return to Eaetos. |
Making Yourself Useful | After The Approaching Dawn, ask Eaetos about helping and then speak with Robin at the other tent. Speak with Supply Soldier Arisel, open the Forward Base Supply Chest near the Kibelisk, and return to Arisel. |
Lost Supplies | After Making Yourself Useful, speak with Arisel to check the Selvis, then meet Robin in Daminu Forest. Defeat the Kerubar attacking the Dawn Legionnaires, speak with the rescued legionnaire and search the first supplies. Continue with Robin through the Kerubar and Kerubian camps. Search the second and final supplies after clearing enemies, then return to Nania at the Forward Base. |
Withered Tree Daminu | Speak with Nania and Ryan for the scout report, then defeat Forest Dratona and meet Arno in Daminu Forest. Destroy the Balaur Watchstones and defeat their guards on the approach to Clione Lake. Speak with Daminu. |
The Power in the Lake | After Withered Tree Daminu, speak with Daminu in Daminu Forest. Enter the nearby Clione Lake Cave, dive into the water and follow the light beams to land. Continue along the beams to the end of the cave and defeat the Lake Guardian. The following scene transfers you to Asahr for Fledgling Wings. |
Fledgling Wings | After Power in the Lake, the story transfers you to Asahr in the Subspace of Ascension. Complete The One Who Perceives flight trial. After the automatic return to Daminu Forest, speak with Daminu to finish this story step. |
Shattered Sky Island | After Fledgling Wings, meet Nania in Daminu Forest and use the updraft to reach Sky Island. Follow the light beams to two fallen legionnaires. Collect three Fenix Eggs for the wounded one; the guarding Fenixes do not need to be defeated if their aggression is avoided. Defeat the Balaur pursuers and elites, contact Nania and Caelid through the Selvis, then use the edge Windstream back to the base and speak with Nania. |
Search Preparation | Attend the briefing with Nania and Caelid, then travel to the camp outside Migzatu Brigade Supply Depot. Speak with Nania, defeat the Kobolds and open the Kobold Supply Chest. Report to Nania. |
Drakana Heist | After Search Preparation, enter Migzatu Supply Depot with Nania. Defeat patrolling Draconutes, reach and open the storage door, then speak with the Dawn Legionnaire inside. Leave together, avoid traps and defeat enemies on the escape route. Return to Caelid at the Forward Base. |
Brigade Base Neutralization | After Drakana Heist, Caelid sends you to sabotage Migzatu Brigade Base. Use the bombs found there to destroy three Communication Towers while defending against enemies. Climb the stairs to the upper base and follow the light beam to escape. After the scene, follow the route toward Lacrima Cliff and defeat the Drakan groups. Reach the airship to complete the quest and arrive at the Dawn Legion Base in Verteron. |
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Dawn Legion | After Brigade Base Neutralization, wake in the Dawn Legion Base Recovery Room and visit Caelid's office. Speak with Caelid, read his journal and retrieve the broken Selvis from storage. Speak with Shuron and Hart at the base to finish. All Geared Up follows. |
All Geared Up | After Dawn Legion, speak with Nania and Etezia at the base. Answer Nania's call through the Selvis, then approach Kaidros to finish. |
Odyle Collection | After All Geared Up, speak with Kaidros at Dawn Legion Base, then meet Nania at Valley Outpost. Collect from the Western Odyle Collector in Western Cantas Valley and defeat Kalgolems. Speak with Gabru at Cantas Valley Base to finish. |
Bird's-eye View | After Odyle Collection, speak with Gabru and report to Nania through the Selvis. Find Lebronus in Western Cantas Valley. Defeat the Dratona ambush, then investigate the egg area and defeat the newly appearing enemies. Use the updraft to the Sky Island, take the edge Windstream to Coastal Camp and speak with Luteros. |
Valley of Hope | After Bird's-eye View, speak with Luteros at Coastal Camp. On the way to Coastal Cave, inspect the marked clothing and barrierstone. Enter together, follow the route while defeating enemies and inspect Odylium. Defeat the High Priestess's Illusion and avoid falling rocks. Remove the Illusion God's Barrier, defeat the Sealed Sura and return outside automatically. Report to Nania through the Selvis, then speak with her in the Valley of Hope. |
Soaring Free | After Valley of Hope, speak with Nania and collect feathers from the marked Crestlich Nest. Defeat guards if aggression is triggered. Return to Nania at Dawn Legion Base for the turn-in. |
Visions in Smoke | After Soaring Free, accept Caelid's funeral invitation. Use the nearby Windstream to the Crematorium and speak with Garvia. After the scene transfers you to Dream Crossroad, speak with Asahr. |
Illusion Cavaliers | After Visions in Smoke, speak with Nania in the recovery room, then attend Caelid's meeting with Hithanya and Luteros. Speak with Dakian at Steep Guard Post and contact Hithanya through the Selvis. Find Rohin at Eastern Cantas Campsite. At Ugaros Thieves Campsite, recover five of Rohin's supplies, defeat the guards and Captain Ugaros, and open the Treasure Chest. Collect Odylium Fragments from nearby creatures in Eastern Cantas Valley, then return to Rohin. |
Collapsed Barrier Tower | After Illusion Cavaliers, speak with Hithanya at Marsh Outpost and assess the marsh at the campsite. Inspect the floating rift and Cavalier's Corpse. Continue to the marked campsite, avoiding spirits. Retrieve the Odyle Shard from its chest, defeat the marked Coastal Zelophi and Marsh Vine Spirit, then speak with Ione at the Collapsed Verteron Barrier Tower. |
Rampaging Spirits | After Collapsed Barrier Tower, speak with Ione and remove the marked Rift Auras in the Contaminated Marsh. Fight guards only as necessary. Return to Ione at the Collapsed Verteron Barrier Tower. |
Beyond Etheria | After Rampaging Spirits, speak with Ione at the collapsed tower and travel to Spirit's Rest, surviving the ambush on the approach to the Spirit Tree. Speak with Ione, enter the portal and defeat Rampaging Dark Spirits. Break the wall and ride the Windstream to Oathbreaker Gartua. Defeat Gartua, return to Verteron and speak with Laveis in Spirit's Rest. |
Undying Light | After Beyond Etheria, speak with Laveis at Spirit's Rest. Defeat two nearby Water Spirits to collect Odyle Energy and interact with the Etheria Rift Fissure. Speak with Laveis again, then Luteros after the scene. Speak with Hithanya at Marsh Outpost to finish. |
Awakened Hope | After Undying Light, speak with Hithanya at Marsh Outpost. Return to Caelid's office and speak with him. At the bedside, heal Phernos. Speak with Caelid again and then Luteros outside. |
Empyrean Monolith: Elyos | After Awakened Hope, speak with Luteros outside Caelid's office. Find Jackson beside the Monolith. Interact with the nearby Empyrean Trace: Verteron, then resonate at the Monolith. Speak with Jackson again and return to Luteros. |
Renewed Resolve | After Empyrean Monolith: Elyos, speak with Luteros, enter Caelid's office and speak with Caelid to join the legion. Rendezvous with the legion, receive Luteros's blessing outside, then visit the Command Post. Speak with Hepallin outside afterward. |
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A Gesture of Sincerity | After Renewed Resolve, speak with Hepallin and Caelid. Collect Hungry Brax Leathers in Ellun River Meadow as a gift for the illusion mage. Speak with Cecilia at the Illusion Cavaliers' Campsite. Close the rift fissure in the water and defeat the riverside Kailin, then speak with her again. |
Transformation Prep | After A Gesture of Sincerity, speak with Cecilia at Dundu's Rest and gather the transformation materials requested around the Verteron ruins, defending against enemies. Return to Cecilia at Verteron Fortress Ruins after collecting all required materials. |
Fortress Ruins Infiltration | After Transformation Prep, speak with Cecilia at Verteron Fortress Ruins. Question the Kobolds and Krall about Reda, then read the shift instructions on the table. Fight the enemies while accompanying Caelid toward the campfire and onward to the Krall Command Post. Defeat the post's lieutenants and soldiers, inspect its documents and objects, answer Caelid's call outside, then meet him at Collapsed Pillar. |
Kaisinel's Seal | After Fortress Ruins Infiltration, speak with Caelid at Collapsed Pillar and enter the Illusion Sanctum. Defeat enemies, avoid the purple traps and reach Sanctum Guardian Gauss in the arena. Defeat Gauss and claim the rewards in the chest room before leaving. |
Path to the Altar: Part 1 | After Kaisinel's Seal, speak with Phernos at Collapsed Pillar. In Verteron Fortress Ruins, defeat three Enhanced Krall variants and destroy two weapon racks. Find Phernos in the ruins for the turn-in. |
Illusion Oratory | After Path to the Altar: Part 1, speak with Phernos in Verteron Fortress Ruins. Inspect the Scarlotus on the table, speak with Phernos again, then speak with Caelid in the ruins. |
Daeva in a Dream: Elyos | After Illusion Oratory, travel to Asahr at Dream Crossroad and complete The One Who Hears the Voice if still pending. Return to Caelid in front of the Illusion Oratory at Verteron Fortress Ruins to finish the Elyos story step. |
Wind Breeze Merchants | After Daeva in a Dream: Elyos, speak with Caelid at the Illusion Oratory, then meet him at the Temporary Outpost near Pilgrim's Ridge. Enter the encampment and speak with Bao in the cell. Defeat nearby enemies, free Bao and the other prisoner, then speak with Bao again. Collect three Wind Breeze Merchant Supplies around the camp and return to Caelid. |
Precious Minerals | After Wind Breeze Merchants, speak with Bao beside the outpost tent and Kibelisk. Meet Dili at the Krao Cave entrance in Ellun River Midstream. Complete Krao Cave, including the dungeon objectives, binding one Kibelisk and defeating Ultimate Berk. Return to Bao at the Temporary Outpost and then speak with Caelid. |
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Mercenary Pursuit | After Finding Kochi, speak with Arin outside Kochi's Quarters, then meet Caelid at the Northern Tolbas Forest bridge. Past the bridge at Southern Shugo Station, defeat eight Astin Mercenaries alongside Luteros and Caelid. Inspect the weapon rack and break the pile of chests to reveal the Astin Mercenary Watcher. Speak with the Watcher and Arin, then meet Astin at the Astin Mercenaries Base. |
Weapon's Owner | After Mercenary Pursuit, speak with Astin at his base, then Carter directly behind him. Speak with Jade near the tent, then Baison behind the broken wall near Jade. |
Best Served Cold | After Weapon's Owner, speak with Baison at Astin Mercenaries Base. Enter Astin's Secret Storage and defeat Tyrant Ursus, then return to Baison. |
Hidden Scheme | After Best Served Cold, speak with Baison behind the base's broken wall. At Night Dew Cave, interact at the door and speak with Phernos. Inspect the Fallen Shugo and collect Traces of Sorcery, Scattered Feathers and Torn Document Scraps, then speak with Phernos again. Return to Jade at the base and Bao at Southern Shugo Station. Defeat four Astin Mercenaries west near the ruins, return to Bao, then meet Caelid outside Illicit Trade Spot. |
Crime Scene | After Hidden Scheme, speak with Caelid outside Illicit Trade Spot and enter. Defeat Duduri's Gang, rescue the imprisoned Shugo and speak with them. After the scene, speak with Luteros inside. Leave and speak with Bao at Eastern Shugo Station. |
Exiled Aullaeu | After Shugo in the Cellar, speak with Kochi in Aullaeu Village, answer Luteros's call, then meet Kochi at the Abandoned Wind Breeze Office. In the Forest of Exiles, defeat the named wandering Aullaeu enemies and speak with Daki. |
Holyaul Rescue Operation | After Exiled Aullaeu, speak with Daki in Forest of Exiles and defeat the villagers behind the conversation area. Speak with Holyaul at the cage, defeat the attacking Aullaeu and totems, and speak with Holyaul again. Return to Kochi at the Abandoned Wind Breeze Office. |
Aulamus's Key | After Holyaul Rescue Operation, clear the marked wandering warriors and Sparkles around Aullaeu Village. Defeat the Sorcery Field enemies and destroy its totem. Subdue Aulamus at his named place to obtain the key. Speak with Caelid outside the Aullaeu Altar. |
Secrets of the Altar | After Aulamus's Key, enter Aullaeu Altar. Defeat its wraiths, break the blocking stone wall and advance through the controlled enemies. Destroy the Domination Stones linked to controlled Aullaeu. Defeat Sharp Aulak and open the Altar Door. Destroy the Reincarnation Stone and defeat Resurrected Ritualist Aulisa. Return to Caelid at Aullaeu Village Border. |
Secrets Within Secrets | After Secrets of the Altar, speak with Caelid and Kochi, then meet Kochi at Wind Breeze Merchants HQ. Enter Urugugu Canyon from the listed entrance at Ellun River Midstream, complete its objectives and defeat Divine Auldor. Return to Nania at Wind Breeze Merchants HQ. |
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An Uneasy Alliance | After Secrets Within Secrets, meet Caelid at Zumion Village and speak with Ordan and Aus about Dymones. Meet Dymones in the Blessing Room. Collect Odyle Powder from Highland Sparkles in Western Altamia Highland, then speak with Rodelos at Rock Hill Outpost. |
Rocky Tomb | After An Uneasy Alliance, speak with Rodelos. In eastern Rock Tomb Hill, defeat Renegade Daeva Watchers and Patrols and inspect the eastern Illusion God's Barrierstone. Move west, defeat Sura and inspect the other barrierstone. Speak with Nania through the Selvis, then return to Rodelos. |
Protectors of the Rock Hill | After Rocky Tomb, recover the fallen legionnaires' belongings from the nearby Daeva corpse. Deliver the belongings to Rodelos at the outpost, then speak with Dymones in Zumion Village. |
Shadow of the Canyon | After Protectors of the Rock Hill, speak with Dymones and Caelid, then meet Caelid in Altamia Canyon. Destroy the Dark Spiritstones and defeat the Corrupted Spirits around Canyon Campsite, then speak with Odite. |
Barrier Traces | After Shadow of the Canyon, speak with Odite. Destroy the marked Dark Spiritstones and examine the Ancient Tablet and Ancient Barrierstone. Discuss the barrier with Phernos in Altamia Canyon, then return to Dymones in Zumion Village. |
Another Dream | After Barrier Traces, travel to Asahr at Dream Crossroad and complete The One Who Dreams. Return to Dymones in Zumion Village for the story turn-in. |
Between Faith and Doubt | After Another Dream, speak with Dymones and Phernos at Zumion Village. Attend the Notos Legion Office meeting and speak with Dymones, Phernos, Caelid, Hithanya and Luteros. Collect the Holy Artifact from Adrian outside, then speak with Lachesis at Alert Observation Post. |
Headless Statue | After Between Faith and Doubt, speak with Lachesis. Defeat the marked Wandering Knight's Souls and Wandering Ranger's Souls. Inspect the Calliste, Agathon and Estian statues, then speak with Luteros at Destroyed Temple Site. |
Priests of Zumion | After Headless Statue, inspect Healing Monolith: Sacrifice, Healing Monolith: Declaration of Resistance and Healing Monolith: Oath of the Seal. Collect four Ashen Kalgolem Fragments, one essence from the Furious Knight's Corpse and two Statue Heads from the marked enemies. Deliver the materials to Luteros and speak with Phernos at Alert Observation Post. |
Fragmented Tale | After Priests of Zumion, remove four Wandering Knight's Armor obstacles and the Altamia Highland Ruins Device. Resonate with the Calliste and Agathon statues, then the Estian statue. Return to Phernos at Alert Observation Post. |
Zumion's Ward | After Fragmented Tale, meet Nania at Ancient Temple Site and enter Zumion Relic Storage. Follow the route, defeat enemies as needed and inspect the fallen stone tablets before passing the stone door. Inspect the floating Warding Feather, then defeat Incarnated Warding Feather in its trial. After returning outside, speak with Phernos at Alert Observation Post. |
Purifying Flame | After Zumion's Ward, speak with Gustino at Hill of Purification about Contaminated Sanctum. Collect Purifying Powder from Guardite and the marked Mutated Vine Bundle Root for kindling. Light the Clear, Pure and Abundant Purifying Braziers, then return to Gustino. |
Perilous Purification | After Purifying Flame, protect the Purifying Brazier in Contaminated Sanctum by defeating Contaminated Scorpions and Yellow-Tailed Skamas. Return to Gustino at Hill of Purification. |
Activating Altar Purification Devices | After Perilous Purification, collect four Contaminated Guardite's Mana Conduits and two Weak Odyle Auras. Activate the Left, Center and Right Purification Devices, then return to Gustino. |
Path to the Altar: Part 2 | After Activating Altar Purification Devices, defeat enemies around the device at Contaminated Sanctum until the quest gauge fills. Contact Luteros through the Selvis. |
Meslamtaeda's Poison | After Path to the Altar: Part 2, speak with Luteros and Caelid, open the Purifying Altar Door and retrieve Meslamtaeda's Poison. Interact with the sealed poison, speak with Caelid before leaving, then speak with Gustino outside. Meet Caelid at Canyon Campsite. |
Those Who Remain | After Meslamtaeda's Poison, speak with Caelid, visit Illusion Hideout and dispel the Illusion Veil. After the scene, speak with Dymones in Zumion Village. |
After Those Who Remain, speak with Dymones. Travel to Ancient Zumion Temple Site and complete the Fire Temple Expedition, including its final boss. Return to Dymones in Zumion Village. |
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Where the Drana Flows | After Fire Temple, speak with Dymones and the concerned Caelid. Meet Kepillia at Notos Legion Outpost. Question the Kobold Gatherer, Fertilizer Worker and Drudge at Laborer's Rest Stop. Inject poison into the marked Condensed Drana Roots and Drana Sprouts, then return to Caelid at Notos Legion Outpost. |
To the Scarlet Forest | After Where the Drana Flows, speak with Caelid, Kepillia and Nania to prepare for Scarlet Forest. At Scarlet Forest Observation Site, speak with the transformed Notos Legionnaire and investigate the marked unidentified corpse. Contact Nania through the Selvis and report to Sthen at the observation site. |
Sowing Seeds of Chaos | After To the Scarlet Forest, speak with Caelid and Sthen. Destroy the marked Drana Injector and defeat Damaged Mutated Sura, Wandering Sura Warriors and Wandering Sura Rangers. Return to Sthen at Scarlet Forest Observation Site. |
Notos Legion Makeover | After Sowing Seeds of Chaos, speak with Caelid and Sthen. Collect the Scarlet Forest Dratona bludgeon, Mutated Forest Dratona tissue and the Balaur Language Manual from the General Goods Chest. Return to Scarlet Forest Observation Site, use the Language Artifact and speak with Sthen. |
Power Tower Sabotage | After Notos Legion Makeover, defeat the marked Scarlet Forest Krall until the quest gauge fills. Speak with Nania at Notos Legion Outpost, then meet the Drana Supervisor at Drana Cultivation Area. Operate the Power Tower Control Device and defeat the ambushing Drakan Guard. Return to Kepillia at Notos Legion Outpost. |
Processing-area sabotage | After the Power Tower step, speak with Kepillia and Caelid at Notos Legion Outpost. Destroy the small Drana Repository in Drana Processing Area and defeat the Gatherers and Processing Laborers. Return to Kepillia. |
Striving for a Purpose | After the processing-area sabotage step, speak with Kepillia and Caelid. Destroy Plantation Large Totem and defeat the marked Plantation Kobold Laborers and Drana Watch Scouts. Return to Caelid at Notos Legion Outpost. |
Unpleasant Memories | After Striving for a Purpose, speak with Caelid and collect waste at Drana Transport Hub as the delivery cover. Speak with Overseer Davian and obtain the entry permit from Access Control Officer Devisha in Drana Plantation. Meet Caelid outside Nahid Disposal Plant in Nahid Brigade Fortress. |
A Balaur's Trash is a Daeva's Treasure | After Unpleasant Memories, speak with Caelid, open the Nahid Disposal Plant door and advance while defeating enemies and searching waste for Teina's Bracelet. Defeat Bargott at the end, then speak with Phernos in Zumion Village. |
Time Takes Its Toll | After A Balaur's Trash is a Daeva's Treasure, return Teina's Bracelet to Reda at Illusion Hideout. Approach Reda, subdue Enraged Reda after the scene, then speak with Phernos outside the entrance. |
A Means to an End | After Time Takes Its Toll, speak with Phernos at Illusion Hideout entrance and visit Notos Legion Office. Speak with Dymones and meet the group inside, then speak with Paitos at Pilgrim's Rest. |
Pilgrims of the Garden | After A Means to an End, speak with Paitos, Dioni and Nestor at Pilgrim's Rest, then find Anteia in Garden of the Illusion God. Close the marked Rift Fissures and defeat Wandering Wind Spirits and the named vine specters. Return to Anteia. |
Another Rift | After Pilgrims of the Garden, speak with Anteia, contact Caelid through the Selvis and meet Nestor to check on the scattered pilgrims. Close the rifts, defeat the attacking contaminated spirits and the newcomer from the new rift, then destroy the Etheria Rift. Speak with Nestor. |
Memories of the Garden | After Another Rift, find Dorian in Garden of the Illusion God and read Illusion Monolith: Oath. Continue through the marked records, including Proof of the Faith and Memory of the Seal, then speak with Dorian again. |
The Path of Pilgrimage | After Memories of the Garden, report Dorian's disappearance to Nestor at Pilgrim's Rest. Collect the quest's marked essence in Garden of the Illusion God. Recover belongings from Wandering Dark Spirit, Wandering Water Spirit, Garden Guardian and the marked corpse, then speak with Dioni. |
Sacred Offering | After The Path of Pilgrimage, speak with Dioni. Offer Illusion Tree's Essence to the Message, Oath, Seal and Faith Braziers in Garden of the Illusion God. Speak with Caelid at Ardus Shrine Entrance. |
The Core of Illusion God | After Sacred Offering, speak with Caelid and interact with the Tablet of Testament at Ardus Shrine. Inside, subdue the illusions of the companions and Kaisinel's Illusion. Speak with Phernos outside after the trial. |
Diverging Paths | After The Core of Illusion God, speak with Phernos in Zumion Village, then meet Nania at the marked next location to discuss the plans. Return to Dymones in Zumion Village. |
After Diverging Paths, speak with Dymones and enter Draupnir from Garden of the Illusion God. Complete the Expedition and defeat Transcendent Bakarma. Afterward, use the quest's Abyss route when available and speak with Koro at Latesran Eastern Root. | |
Witness to a Nightmare | After Draupnir, visit Asahr at Dream Crossroad and complete The One Who Witnesses the Nightmare if still pending. Return to Paitos at Pilgrim's Rest for the Elyos story turn-in. |
When a quest offers class-specific weapons, read its selection window rather than treating the displayed weapon types as a bundle. Complete any pending Ascension trial before returning to the story NPC.
For the broader story sequence, shared Ascension trials and the separate dungeon routes, use the related guides below.
Hero Quests; Verteron and Altgard Quest Walkthroughs; Strongholds and Sealed Dungeons