Four Against One

What to prepare

Everything goes into crafting the Nightmare Catcher, with a Carver of level 10 minimum. The four fights are solo: resistant gear helps for two of them.

• 20 × Walnut Woodfor the Nightmare Catcher
• 6 × Silk Stringfor the Nightmare Catcher
• 100 × Nuggetfor the Nightmare Catcher
• 1 × Ruby Stonefor the Nightmare Catcher
• 1 × Emerald Stonefor the Nightmare Catcher
• 1 × Sapphire Stonefor the Nightmare Catcher
• 1 × Crystal Stonefor the Nightmare Catcher

Quest Resources, obtained along the way

• 1 × Draconiros's Powerentrusted by Draconiros

The 11 quest steps

1. 1Talk to Draconiros

   Dialogue · Draconiros

   The quest starts in the Dreamlands, with Draconiros in his dragon form. He asks you to eliminate the four Horlamares by dividing them, using marks blessed by Eiwech, the god of dreams, placed in four places in the World of Twelve. He entrusts you with a part of his power to craft a nightmare catcher.

   • Draconiros's Powerreceived

2. 2Craft the Nightmare Catcher

   Crafting

   Craft 1 Nightmare Catcher with a Carver of level 10 minimum: 1 Sapphire Stone, 100 Nugget, 6 Silk String, 20 Walnut Wood, 1 Ruby Stone, 1 Emerald Stone, 1 Draconiros's Power and 1 Crystal Stone.

   • 1 × Sapphire Stoneto hand over
   • 100 × Nuggetto give
   • 6 × Silk Stringto hand over
   • 20 × Walnut Woodto hand over
   • 1 × Ruby Stoneto hand over
   • 1 × Emerald Stoneto hand over
   • 1 × Draconiros's Powerto hand over
   • 1 × Crystal Stoneto hand over
   • Nightmare Catcherreceived

3. 3Meet Eiwech's follower

   Dialogue[-1,-31] · Dream Shepherdess

   Eiwech's follower is the Dream Shepherdess. She gives you clues to find four resting places, which you will recognize by the presence of dream Gobblies.

4. 4Place the four nightmare marks

   Place a mark entrusted by Draconiros in each of the four places, in any order you like.

   • [4,-6] where a king dreams: in Allister's castle, go straight to the throne room, then right into Allister's bedroom; click his bed
   • [-1,9] where a god takes a nap: in the Sadida temple, in the room between the statue and the dopple, click the root sticking out of the ground
   • [-55,15] where an alchemist sleeps: in Otomai's house, go upstairs and click his bed
   • [-77,-42] where a prisoner of time dreams: at the Frigost Town Hall, go to the room on the right and click the bed

   

   

   

   

5. 5Start the hostilities

   Dialogue · Dream Gobbly

   Go back to one of the four places. Equip the Nightmare Catcher as a weapon: it gives you the extra spell Nightmare Catcher, to use at the right moment to finish off each Horlamare. Talk to the Dream Gobbly on the map to activate the power of the marks.

   Dialogue

   1. “Say that you are ready to start hostilities”

   You need to equip the Nightmare Catcher for each of the four fights, which are all solo.

6. 6Capture the Oppressive Horlamare

   Combat[4,-6] · Oppressive Horlamare

   At Allister's castle, talk to the Oppressive Horlamare. It is invulnerable and summons 5 small monsters. Each small one killed leaves a one-cell black glyph where it died: stand on it, otherwise it comes back to life on the next turn. So kill only one small one per turn; once they are all dead, cast Nightmare Catcher on the big one to finish it off in one go.

   • Oppressive Horlamarefight · levels 60 to 200 · 1,800 to 13,000 HP · 20 AP · 0 MP

   

7. 7Capture the Aggressive Horlamare

   Combat[-55,15] · Aggressive Horlamare

   In Otomai's house, talk to the Aggressive Horlamare. It has few resistances, but the goal is not to kill it: hit it relentlessly to move it from state I to state VI, each state depending on an HP threshold. At state VI, at 2,500 HP, it becomes invulnerable: then cast Nightmare Catcher from its melee range, outside the black glyph.

   The Nightmare Catcher spell only works outside the black glyph, that is, in melee with the Aggressive Horlamare.

   • Aggressive Horlamarefight · levels 60 to 200 · 1,600 to 11,000 HP · 20 AP · 6 MP

   

8. 8Capture the Stingy Horlamare

   Combat[-77,-42] · Stingy Horlamare

   At the Frigost Town Hall, talk to the Stingy Horlamare. It has 99% resistance everywhere and it is vulnerable: you need to make it invulnerable. Hit it every turn at least once in Water, Air, Fire or Earth: it takes the state of that element and hits in that element. Hold on for about 11 turns like this, then cast Nightmare Catcher on it.

   It steals characteristics every turn and hits harder and harder: plan for resistant gear.

   • Stingy Horlamarefight · levels 60 to 200 · 1,800 to 13,000 HP · 20 AP · 6 MP

   

9. 9Capture the Pernicious Horlamare

   Combat[-1,9] · Pernicious Horlamare

   At the Sadida temple, talk to the Pernicious Horlamare. It has 99% resistance everywhere and splits into 8 small ones; nobody can move or be moved. Each monster has a purple glyph of radius 4, which grows by 1 per turn: each hit taken reduces it by 1, 2 at most per turn and per monster. At 0, the monster gets a skull state and a single hit eliminates it. Finish with the big one's glyph, then cast Nightmare Catcher on it.

   Being inside a purple glyph hits for 200 Water damage: plan for resistant gear and area spells to hit several monsters at once.

   • Pernicious Horlamarefight · levels 60 to 200 · 2,300 to 16,000 HP · 20 AP · 0 MP

   

10. 10Go back to see Draconiros

    Dialogue · Draconiros

    Go to the Dreamlands through the Infinite Dreams tab and talk to Draconiros to reach the crucible, then to Draconiros in his dragon form. Give him the Nightmare Catcher containing the four Horlamares: he throws it into the crucible while reciting a formula, and a vision appears in the smoke, as a cutscene.

    Dialogue

    1. “Join the dream of the dream crucible”
    2. “Proudly announce that you managed to capture the four Horlamares”

    • 1 × Nightmare Catcherto hand over

11. 11Ask Draconiros about the vision

    Dialogue · Draconiros

    The cutscene shows four mystery figures, perhaps behind the Horlamare. Talk to Draconiros again: he does not know who they are but is certain he knows them, and according to him a storm is brewing that will spare no one. The quest ends.

The fights

The rewards

• XP3,150,000 experience points
• 52,776 kamas

Related quests

The quest follows Hunting Party and unlocks Translucent Dreams, the seventh quest in the series, by talking to Draconiros again. It is part of the achievement Eliocalypse: Resonance, which groups nine quests.

Achievements · Eliocalypse

Eliocalypse: Resonance

Quest 6 of 9 · 10 achievement points

Complete the following quests:

1. There's a Time for EverythingLvl. 50
2. Reality Is Out ThereLvl. 50
3. Things Will Be Better BeforeLvl. 50
4. Prophetic NightmaresLvl. 50
5. Hunting PartyLvl. 50
6. Four Against OneLvl. 50
7. Translucent DreamsLvl. 50
8. Who Watches the Watchers?Lvl. 50
9. The Root of All EvilLvl. 50

← Hunting PartyNext quest: Translucent Dreams →

Where does the Four Against One quest start?

With Draconiros, in his dragon form, in the Dreamlands. It follows Hunting Party and requires level 50.

What is the recipe for the Nightmare Catcher?

Eight ingredients, with a Carver of level 10 minimum: 1 Sapphire Stone, 100 Nugget, 6 Silk String, 20 Walnut Wood, 1 Ruby Stone, 1 Emerald Stone, 1 Crystal Stone and 1 Draconiros's Power.

Where do you place the nightmare marks?

In four resting places, in any order you like: on Allister's bed in the castle [4,-6], on the root of the Sadida temple [-1,9], on Otomai's bed upstairs in his house [-55,15] and on the bed in the right-hand room of the Frigost Town Hall [-77,-42].

Where do you find Eiwech's follower?

In [-1,-31] : she is the Dream Shepherdess. She gives the clues to find the four places, recognizable by their dream Gobblies.

How do you defeat the Horlamares?

By equipping the Nightmare Catcher and casting its spell at the right moment. Each Horlamare has its own mechanic: killing the summons, raising a state, making it invulnerable or reducing glyphs.

Can the fights be done in a group?

No, all four fights are solo. Resistant gear is recommended against the Stingy Horlamare and the Pernicious Horlamare.

Which quest follows Four Against One?

Translucent Dreams, the seventh quest in the series, unlocked by talking to Draconiros again.