The Big Bang
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| The Big Bang | |
|---|---|
| Section | Festival Event Quests |
| Given by | Coordinator Tahyaa in Shing Jea Monastery (Shing Jea Island) |
| Preceded by | Fire in the Sky |
| Campaign | Factions |
| Type | Festival quest |
Contents |
[edit] Quest information
[edit] Requirements
- Must at least be level 5.
- This quest can only be completed during Canthan New Year.
[edit] Objectives
- Obtain fireworks from Nubah Lao so you can defend Kaitan Village in Panjiang Peninsula!
- Stock up on fireworks to ensure you have enough to defend Kaitan Village. You have 0...5 of 5 fireworks.
- Destroy the nian before they can doom Kaitan Village to a year of bad luck! Set off a firework near a group of nian to scare them away.
- See Coordinator Tahyaa for your reward.
[edit] Reward
- 5,000 Experience
- 500 Gold
- 25 Lunar Tokens
- 2 Bottle Rockets
- 2 Champagne Poppers
- 2 Sparklers
[edit] Walkthrough
When you start this quest you will be directed to speak with Nubah Lao in Sunqua Vale to obtain additional fireworks. (This can be avoided if you already have 5 in your inventory.)
Once you have 5 fireworks, head to Panjiang Peninsula and walk towards the village. A yellow ping on your map will reveal the location of the first Nian. Head him off at the the #1 on the provided map and use a firework when in its danger zone.
Quickly head North East, towards the next yellow ping, and use a firework to destroy the 2 Nian.
Turn back and head West, aim for the middle of the two again, and use a firework to destroy them. (The North Nian pauses to wait for the second one to catch up, you can use this opportunity to destroy both when it does.)
[edit] Dialogue
[edit] Initial dialogue
Coordinator Tahyaa
- "Have you heard, <Player name>? Nian are swarming through Kaitan Village in Panjiang Peninsula! We have to chase them away or the village will have nothing but bad luck all year. We cannot send any of our fireworks, lest we risk getting overrun here as well. We need your help!
- Go talk to Nubah Lao to see if he has any fireworks he can spare. The noise from the fireworks is the only way to defeat the Nian, as they are immune to weapons and magic. Oh dear... I cannot bear to imagine what will befall Kaitan if we do not stop this nian invasion!"
[edit] Intermediate dialogue
Nubah Lao
- "Kaitan Village is being attacked by the nian, you say? Hmm...I do not have near enough fireworks to keep both it and the monastery safe! You'll need to bring me more supplies. Luckily, the noise from each firework will scare away nian in a pretty large area. If you are careful and concentrate your attacks on the larger nian groups, you should only need a few fireworks to protect the village. I think five should be plenty. Now, go get those supplies so we can keep the village from suffering a year of bad luck!"
In Panjiang Peninsula:
- Child: "Oh no! Here they come from the south!"
- Child: "Look out! More nian northeast of the village!"
- Child: "Help! The Nian are still coming! Now, they are west of the village!"
[edit] Reward dialogue
Nubah Lao
- "You did it! You kept the nian away from Kaitan Village! The villagers sent me a very nice letter of appreciation for all that we...and especially you...did for them this day."
[edit] NPCs
[edit] Foes
28 Nian
[edit] Notes
- To kill a Nian, use one of the fireworks within danger zone range.
- If timed correctly, a group of 2 Nian can be scared off with one firework.
- This quest can be done with one person without a speed boost if done correctly.
- Speed boosts are highly recommended.
[edit] Trivia
- The addition of the level 5 requirement occurred in Canthan New Year 2008 and was probably added to prevent the festival quest farming that took place during the 2007 celebration.
