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{{Quest infobox
{{Quest infobox
| title = The Mad King's Trove
| title = The Mad King's Trove
| description = Alphinaud seems eager to share his theory.
| description = [[Alphinaud]] seems eager to share his theory.
| image =  
| image = The Mad King's Trove Image.png
| quest-giver = Alphinaud
| quest-giver = Alphinaud
| location = The Lochs
| location = The Lochs
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| location-y = 33.0
| location-y = 33.0
| type = main scenario
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Stormblood Main Scenario
| quest-line = Post-Stormblood
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 70
| level = 70
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| exp = 0
| gil = 4325
| gil = 4325
| unlocks =  
| unlocks = dg The Drowned City of Skalla
| prev-quest = The Darkness Below
| prev-quest = The Darkness Below
| next-quest = The Butcher's Blood
| next-quest = The Butcher's Blood
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*Investigate the passage.
*Investigate the passage.


*Use the Duty Finder to enter [[the Drowned City of Skalla]].
*Use the [[Duty Finder]] to enter the [[The Drowned City of Skalla|Drowned City of Skalla]].


*Speak with [[Alphinaud]] in [[the Ala Mhigan Quarter]].
*Speak with [[Alphinaud]] in the [[Ala Mhigan Quarter]].


==Journal==
==Journal==
*Alphinaud seems eager to share his theory.
*Before unveiling his grand theory, [[Alphinaud]] would adjourn to a more appropriate location -- specifically, the southern shore of [[Loch Seld]].


*Before unveiling his grand theory, Alphinaud would adjourn to a more appropriate location─specifically, the southern shore of Loch Seld.
*After favoring you with a short lecture on the history of Loch Seld, Alphinaud posits that the “darkness beneath the palace” referred to by [[Ernold]] may contain the submerged remnants of the ancient city of [[The Drowned City of Skalla|Skalla]]. He further theorizes that [[Theodoric]] had his kinsmen cursed and cast into the depths not only to punish them for their imagined crimes, but to have them serve as guardians over his treasures. Whilst Alphinaud and [[Arenvald]] search for a way into the ruins from above, you are to scour the loch bed for an underwater entrance.
 
*After favoring you with a short lecture on the history of Loch Seld, Alphinaud posits that the “darkness beneath the palace” referred to by Ernold may contain the submerged remnants of the ancient city of Skalla. He further theorizes that Theodoric had his kinsmen cursed and cast into the depths not only to punish them for their imagined crimes, but to have them serve as guardians over his treasures. Whilst Alphinaud and Arenvald search for a way into the ruins from above, you are to scour the loch bed for an underwater entrance.


*In the frigid waters of Loch Seld, you discover a passage leading directly beneath the palace foundations. Such a find warrants further investigation...
*In the frigid waters of Loch Seld, you discover a passage leading directly beneath the palace foundations. Such a find warrants further investigation...


*You have discovered a stone door which appears to offer a way into the ruins beneath the palace. Enter the Drowned City of Skalla, and search for the mad king's trove!
*You have discovered a stone door which appears to offer a way into the ruins beneath the palace. Enter the Drowned City of Skalla, and search for the mad king's trove!<br/>※The Drowned City of Skalla can be accessed via the [[Duty Finder]].


*You have defeated the monstrous denizens of Skalla. The fabled treasure must surely lie nearby...
*You have defeated the monstrous denizens of Skalla. The fabled treasure must surely lie nearby...


*As you gaze upon the riches of the mad king's trove, Alphinaud and Arenvald tumble in from a different section of the ruins. Return to the Ala Mhigan Quarter, and recount your respective adventures.
*As you gaze upon the riches of the mad king's trove, Alphinaud and Arenvald tumble in from a different section of the ruins. Return to the [[Ala Mhigan Quarter]], and recount your respective adventures.


*With grudging admiration, Alphinaud declares you the victor of the impromptu race to the treasure. Arenvald, meanwhile, seems more intent on teasing Alphinaud for his reaction to one of the ruins' ghostly inhabitants...
*With grudging admiration, Alphinaud declares you the victor of the impromptu race to the treasure. Arenvald, meanwhile, seems more intent on teasing Alphinaud for his reaction to one of the ruins' ghostly inhabitants...
==Walkthrough==
Your destination is a tunnel with crystalline spites at x24.3, y21.2, z-2.8.

Revision as of 23:07, 26 April 2018

Main Scenario Quest icon.png

The Mad King's Trove

The Mad King's Trove Image.png
Quest giver
Alphinaud
Location
The Lochs (X:32.0, Y:33.0)
Quest line
Post-Stormblood
Level
70
Experience
Experience 0
Gil
Gil 4,325
Previous quest
Main Scenario QuestThe Darkness Below
Next quest
Main Scenario QuestThe Butcher's Blood
Patch
4.1

Alphinaud seems eager to share his theory.

— In-game description


Rewards

Unlocks

Steps

  • Search the ruins on the loch floor.
  • Investigate the passage.

Journal

  • Before unveiling his grand theory, Alphinaud would adjourn to a more appropriate location -- specifically, the southern shore of Loch Seld.
  • After favoring you with a short lecture on the history of Loch Seld, Alphinaud posits that the “darkness beneath the palace” referred to by Ernold may contain the submerged remnants of the ancient city of Skalla. He further theorizes that Theodoric had his kinsmen cursed and cast into the depths not only to punish them for their imagined crimes, but to have them serve as guardians over his treasures. Whilst Alphinaud and Arenvald search for a way into the ruins from above, you are to scour the loch bed for an underwater entrance.
  • In the frigid waters of Loch Seld, you discover a passage leading directly beneath the palace foundations. Such a find warrants further investigation...
  • You have discovered a stone door which appears to offer a way into the ruins beneath the palace. Enter the Drowned City of Skalla, and search for the mad king's trove!
    ※The Drowned City of Skalla can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
  • You have defeated the monstrous denizens of Skalla. The fabled treasure must surely lie nearby...
  • As you gaze upon the riches of the mad king's trove, Alphinaud and Arenvald tumble in from a different section of the ruins. Return to the Ala Mhigan Quarter, and recount your respective adventures.
  • With grudging admiration, Alphinaud declares you the victor of the impromptu race to the treasure. Arenvald, meanwhile, seems more intent on teasing Alphinaud for his reaction to one of the ruins' ghostly inhabitants...