Meriana's Crucible

What to prepare

The quest requires farmer level 80 and miner level 20 at minimum, the Koutoulou's Temple dungeon, and many trips to the four corners of the World of Twelve.

• 10 × Obsidianfor the Abyssal Alloy
• 10 × Dolomitefor the Abyssal Alloy
• 10 × Sepiolitefor the Abyssal Alloy
• 10 × Abyssal Metalfrom monsters in the Merkator areas (25% base), or at the resource auction house

Quest Resources, obtained along the way

• 3 × Living Waterat the well at [-1,0], with the Running Water
• 3 × Peaceful Remainsfrom the three Ancient Chafers
• 1 × Indescribable Unmixable Oilfrom the Koutoulou Larva
• 1 × Abyssal Alloyto craft as a miner
• 7 × Shred of Possibilityto reap in Ingalsses' Fields
• 7 × Evergreen Branchone per forest
• 1 × Alchemical Compostfrom Meriana
• 1 × Tree of Originsbranches planted in the compost
• 1 × Alchemical Stonegiven by the Solitary Alchemist

The 17 quest steps

1. 1Talk to Meriana

   Dialogue[-6,-3] · Meriana

   Meriana can perform a spell to separate the souls of Crocoburio and Leane, but she needs your help. She gives you a Page from Meriana's Spellbook: check it in your inventory, it details the components to gather.

   • Page from Meriana's Spellbookreceived

   

2. 2Collect 3 Living Water

   Combat

   Living Water requires three round trips. Each time, talk to a Running Water so that it follows you, then click the well at [-1,0], which must contain water: you get 1 Living Water. Another well in Amakna may also work.

   • [-3,-40] first Running Water
   • [-7,-40] second Running Water
   • [-6,-36] third Running Water
   • [-1,0] click the well after each Running Water

   At the well, a random fight may start against a Water Fleek. It is solo.

   • Water Fleekfight · level 200 · 3,800 HP · 10 AP · 10 MP
   • Living Waterreceived

3. 3Defeat the Ancient Chafer of Ohwymi

   Combat[17,-61] · Ancient Chafer

   Head to Ohwymi: talk to the Ancient Chafer to attack it. The fight is solo. You get the first Peaceful Remains.

   • Ancient Chaferfight · level 200 · 3,800 to 6,600 HP · 10 AP · 5 MP
   • Peaceful Remainsreceived

4. 4Defeat the Ancient Chafer of the Îlot des Tombeaux

   Combat[22,-11] · Ancient Chafer

   The Îlot des Tombeaux is reached via the Wabbits' path: from [21,-11], go right. Talk to the Ancient Chafer to attack it. The fight is solo.

   • Ancient Chaferfight · level 200 · 3,800 to 6,600 HP · 10 AP · 5 MP
   • Peaceful Remainsreceived

5. 5Defeat the Ancient Chafer of the Primitive Cemetery

   Combat[-12,17] · Ancient Chafer

   To enter the Primitive Cemetery, get yourself killed in the Koalaks area, or die with the quest The Primitive Cemetery. Talk to the Ancient Chafer to attack it: the fight is solo.

   • Ancient Chaferfight · level 200 · 3,800 to 6,600 HP · 10 AP · 5 MP
   • Peaceful Remainsreceived

6. 6Collect the Indescribable Unmixable Oil

   Combat[27,26]

   In the depths of Sufokia, do the Koutoulou's Temple dungeon and defeat the Koutoulou Larva. The Indescribable Unmixable Oil drops at the end of the fight.

   • Koutoulou Larvafight · level 220 · 18,000 to 26,000 HP · 20 AP · 6 MP
   • Indescribable Unmixable Oilreceived

7. 7Craft the Abyssal Alloy

   Crafting

   Get 10 Abyssal Metal from monsters in the Merkator areas (25% base), or buy them at the resource auction house. Then, as a miner of level 20 minimum, craft the Abyssal Alloy with 10 Abyssal Metal, 10 Obsidian, 10 Dolomite and 10 Sepiolite.

   • 10 × Abyssal Metalto give
   • 10 × Obsidianto give
   • 10 × Dolomiteto hand over
   • 10 × Sepioliteto give
   • Abyssal Alloyreceived

8. 8Reap 7 Shred of Possibility

   You need to be a farmer of level 80 minimum. In Ingalsses' Fields, reap the shreds at the four spots below. They regrow in about 3 minutes: you can reap the same one several times.

   • [10,7] 2 shreds to reap
   • [11,7] 2 shreds to reap
   • [11,6] 3 shreds to reap
   • [12,6] 1 shred to reap

   • Shred of Possibilityreceived

9. 9Gather the seven evergreen branches

   Items

   The Tree of Origins is prepared with seven evergreen branches, one per forest. On each map, talk to the Evergreen Branch to break off a small piece, apologizing.

   • [-10,-12] Treechnid forest
   • [24,-32] Pandala forest
   • [30,11] Forest of Masks
   • [4,14] Amakna forest
   • [-5,18] evil forest, through Dark Vlad's Labyrinth in the Evil Forest, entrance at [-5,13]
   • [-53,-43] snowy forest
   • [-74,-66] petrified forest

   A fight may start at random: after the victory, break the branch again to get it. Spells seen in this fight: Protector's Weakness (-50% resistances for 2 turns), Protective Motivation (+50% critical for 2 turns), Clear the Undergrowth (deals 350 Earth). For the evil forest, you must have completed Pendulum Swinger's Guide, given by Lanseuft of Troille at [-5,13].

   • Evergreen Branchreceived

10. 10Collect the Alchemical Compost

    Items[-6,-3] · Meriana

    At Meriana's, click the bag the compost comes out of. If it isn't clickable, talk to Meriana first, who tells you where to find it.

    • Alchemical Compostreceived

11. 11Obtain the Tree of Origins

    Items

    Click the Alchemical Compost in your inventory: it is used with the seven branches and gives the Tree of Origins. You can already show Meriana, at [-6,-3], with all the components gathered while waiting to find the alchemist.

    • 7 × Evergreen Branchto give
    • 1 × Alchemical Compostto give
    • Tree of Originsreceived

12. 12Follow the alchemist's trail

    Movement

    You need an alchemist who has accomplished the Great Work. Talking to these characters doesn't seem to update the quest, but you must talk to them; only Otomai can be skipped. Magus Ax tells you that an alchemist named Yliaste is said to have succeeded, and Aisling describes him: solitary, fond of vervain infusion, spotted around Brakmar.

    • [-55,15] Otomai doesn't have an alchemical stone, but a group of Astrub alchemists searched for the Great Work
    • [3,-21] Magus Ax, at the Astrub alchemists' workshop, tells you about Yliaste
    • [7,-19] Aisling describes Yliaste to you
    • [-27,17] in the house, click the box at the back to take some Brumen's Vervain
    • [-18,33] a Disillusioned Spectre: alchemists like cave mushrooms
    • [-9,33] Fungus Cavern (basement): the Gloomy Mycologist guides you to Yliaste

    Dialogue

    1. “Ask him if he has an alchemical stone”
    2. “Ask him if he has accomplished the Great Work”
    3. “Ask him if the city records mention the alchemist Yliaste”

    • Brumen's Vervainreceived

13. 13Eat the fruit of the Gnarled Tree

    Dialogue[-18,27] · Gnarled Tree

    Click behind the tree on the right to reach a hidden map. The Gloomy Mycologist tells you to talk to the tree: talk to the Gnarled Tree and follow that dialogue. The last choice gives you a 1,000 Initiative penalty.

    Dialogue

    1. “Reach out and pick a fruit”
    2. “Bite into the fruit with some apprehension”
    3. “Keep eating the fruit”
    4. “Cling to a comforting memory to forget the suffering”

    

14. 14Convince the Solitary Alchemist

    Dialogue[-18,27] · Lone Alchemist

    Enter the house and talk to the Solitary Alchemist. He gives you the Alchemical Stone.

    Dialogue

    1. “Accept, though not without some worry about Yliaste's motives”

    • Alchemical Stonereceived

15. 15Bring the components back to Meriana

    Items[-6,-3] · Meriana

    Go back to Meriana and show her all the components: 3 Living Water, 3 Peaceful Remains, 1 Indescribable Unmixable Oil, 1 Abyssal Alloy, 7 Shred of Possibility, 1 Tree of Origins and 1 Alchemical Stone.

    

16. 16Fill the crucible in order

    Dialogue[-6,-3]

    Go down to the basement. The components are placed in the crucible in a precise order: first choose to sort them, then place them one by one in the order below.

    Dialogue

    1. “Sort the components so you can place them one by one in the crucible”
    2. “Place the Living Water”
    3. “Place the Tree of Origins”
    4. “Place the unmixable oil”
    5. “Place the Alchemical Stone”
    6. “Place the Abyssal Alloy”
    7. “Place the Shreds of Possibility”
    8. “Place the Peaceful Remains”

    One mistake in the order and a monster attacks you: you then have to start over.

    • 3 × Living Waterto give
    • 1 × Tree of Originsto give
    • 1 × Indescribable Unmixable Oilto give
    • 1 × Alchemical Stoneto give
    • 1 × Abyssal Alloyto give
    • 7 × Shred of Possibilityto give
    • 3 × Peaceful Remainsto give

17. 17Show the result to Meriana

    Items[-6,-3] · Meriana

    Go back up to Meriana to show her the result of the transmutation. The quest ends.

The fights

The rewards

• XP6,300,000 experience points
• 105,552 kamas
• 3 × Angular Stone

Related quests

The quest follows In Search of Crocoburio and unlocks A Painful Separation. It is part of the achievement Ebony Black, the ten quests of the Ebony Dofus.

Achievements · World Quests

Ebony Black

Quest 5 of 10 · 50 achievement points

Complete all of the Ebony Dofus quests.

Gives the Ebony Dofus

1. Sword from the StoneLvl. 120
2. Legendary SmithLvl. 120
3. To Dream's EndLvl. 130
4. In Search of CrocoburioLvl. 200
5. Meriana's CrucibleLvl. 200
6. A Painful SeparationLvl. 200
7. The Black DragonLvl. 200
8. The Last Emperor's RevengeLvl. 200
9. Crocabulia's EggLvl. 200
10. New HeirLvl. 200

← In Search of CrocoburioNext quest: A Painful Separation →

Where does the quest Meriana's Crucible start?

With Meriana, in the Nauseating Swamps at [-6,-3]. It follows In Search of Crocoburio.

Which professions do you need?

Farmer level 80 and miner level 20 at minimum. The farmer reaps the Shreds of Possibility, the miner makes the Abyssal Alloy.

Where to find Abyssal Metal?

From monsters in the Merkator areas, at 25% base. It can also be bought at the resource auction house.

How to access the Primitive Cemetery?

By dying in the Koalaks area, or with the quest The Primitive Cemetery. The Ancient Chafer is at [-12,17].

How to reach the branch in the evil forest?

Through Dark Vlad's Labyrinth in the Evil Forest, entrance at [-5,13]. You must have completed Pendulum Swinger's Guide, given by Lanseuft of Troille. The branch is at [-5,18].

Where to find the alchemist Yliaste?

In [-18,27], on a map hidden behind the tree on the right. Eat the fruit of the Gnarled Tree, then enter the Solitary Alchemist's house.

In what order should the components be placed in the crucible?

Living Water, Tree of Origins, unmixable oil, Alchemical Stone, Abyssal Alloy, Shreds of Possibility, Peaceful Remains. A mistake makes a monster appear and forces you to start over.

Which quest follows Meriana's Crucible?

A Painful Separation, again with Meriana at [-6,-3].