So Many Words, So Little Time

What to prepare

A long quest with a lot of luck: several haiku drop randomly and as duplicates. They can be traded between players and are also found at the auction house. A level 200 Fisherman, Miner or Alchemist profession helps a lot, without being mandatory.

• 2,000 kamasKeg O'Beer's Okirhym beer, essential to start the quest
• 4,444 kamasthe crossing on the Akeranzu with Karon the Ferrier, for the Samurai Haiku: Autumn
• 1 × Okirhymfrom Keg O'Beer at [19,-31], after Thirst Talks
• 12 × Ginsengfor the Ferrier's Elixir
• 5 × Pandala Rainfor the Ferrier's Elixir
• 4 × Selenite Stonefor the Ferrier's Elixir
• 4 × Samurai Ghost Fabricfor the Ferrier's Elixir
• 2 × Maltfor the Ferrier's Elixir
• 1 × One for the Roadfor the Ferrier's Elixir, see the Road Safety quest
• 5 × Ink Snapperfor the Celestial Candy
• 5 × Liquid Crystalfor the Celestial Candy
• 5 × Paper Tulipfor the Celestial Candy
• 5 × Bendable Crystalfor the Celestial Candy
• 1 × Ink Petalfor the Errant Guide
• 1 × Paper Petalfor the Errant Guide
• 1 × Ferrier's Elixircrafted by an Alchemist of level 140 or higher
• 1 × Celestial Candycrafted by a level 200 Farmer

Quest Resources, obtained along the way

• Blackened Words4% from Kingdom of Paper monsters, outside the dungeon
• Folded Words4% from Kingdom of Ink monsters, outside the dungeon
• Harvested Wordsfrom resource guardians, or from Harvest Spirits
• Obscure Wordsfrom the Evanescent Spirits of the Kingdom of Ink
• Enlightened Wordsfrom the Ephemeral Spirits of the Kingdom of Paper
• Offering to Celestial Spiritstraded with Daoh for two resources from the same kingdom monster

The 18 quest steps

1. 1Buy the Okirhym beer

   Items[19,-31] · Keg O'Beer

   First, buy 1 Okirhym for 2,000 kamas from Keg O'Beer. The beer is only sold to characters who have completed Thirst Talks.

   No need to buy it with another character: you have to have completed Thirst Talks anyway to start the quest.

   • 2,000 kamasto pay
   • Okirhymreceived

2. 2Access the Kingdoms of Ink and Paper

   Dialogue

   If you have never been there, enter one of the two sanctuaries and talk to Daoh. For the first question, the nature of the fire burning within you, answer “The White Fire” (Ecaflip, Eniripsa, Iop, Cra, Feca, Sacrier, Eliotrope), “The Black Fire” (Sadida, Osamodas, Enutrof, Sram, Xelor, Pandawa, Rogue, Masqueraider, Foggernaut, Ouginak) or “The White Fire and the Black Fire” (Huppermage, Forgelance). For the second, about the creator of the Kingdom of Paper, answer “The Dragon of Pandala.”

   • [15,-31] Wukang sanctuary: enter the cavern and go to the right
   • [20,-38] Wukin sanctuary, accessible via the Highland Kwak

   Dialogue

   1. “Learn more about this place”
   2. “The Dragon of Pandala”

   The Iroru Symbol gives you access to the kingdoms whenever you want: leave the sanctuary to arrive in a kingdom. To return to Pandala, talk to Daoh again in a sanctuary, then leave.

   • Iroru Symbolreceived

3. 3Turn into a Leopardo

   Movement

   Once in the Kingdom of Paper, use the Okirhym beer: it turns you into a Leopardo. Without this transformation, you can't start the quest.

   • 1 × Okirhymto hand over

4. 4Talk to Kigob

   Dialogue[0,0] · Kigob

   Turned into a Leopardo, talk to Kigob, who is contemplating the character drawn on the paper floor. This paper goblin is the embodiment of the word haiku: to compose his poems, he needs haiku, eight sets in all.

   Dialogue

   1. “Tell yourself that this quest may have you traveling between the Celestial Kingdoms and the island of Pandala, but take up the challenge”

   The haiku can be collected in any order, but start the Wukin, Wukang and Pandala ones early: you have to wait 1 hour or 2 hours between attempts.

5. 5Collect the 5 Ink Haiku

   Items

   From Kingdom of Paper monsters, collect Blackened Words (4% base). Open each Blackened Words: it randomly gives one of the five Ink Haiku, Tale, Invisible, Shadow, Mystery and Illusion, sometimes as duplicates. Starting The Dragon Effect and Spectacular Ink at the same time, which also require fighting in the area, saves time.

   Blackened Words don't drop in dungeons. Keep one unopened: it is used for a Samurai Haiku.

   • Ink Haiku: Talereceived
   • Ink Haiku: Invisiblereceived
   • Ink Haiku: Shadowreceived
   • Ink Haiku: Mysteryreceived
   • Ink Haiku: Illusionreceived

6. 6Collect the 5 Paper Haiku

   Items

   From Kingdom of Ink monsters, collect Folded Words (4% base). Each Folded Words opened randomly gives one of the five Paper Haiku: Pig, Chtiger, Swane, Froog and Qilin. The Dragon Effect can be done at the same time.

   Folded Words don't drop in dungeons. Keep one unopened for a Samurai Haiku.

   • Paper Haiku: Pigreceived
   • Paper Haiku: Chtigerreceived
   • Paper Haiku: Swanereceived
   • Paper Haiku: Froogreceived
   • Paper Haiku: Qilinreceived

7. 7Collect the 5 Dragon Haiku

   Items

   In the Orukam's Memory dungeon, the Imafugo drops the Dragon Haiku: Passion (8% base) and the boss, King Imagami, the Dragon Haiku: Creation (12%). In the Imagiro's Memory dungeon, the Fugokam drops the Dragon Haiku: Resolution (8%) and Queen Amirukam the Dragon Haiku: Destruction (12%). Do Two Breaths, One Inhalation first, which also goes through these two dungeons.

   The fifth, Dragon Haiku: Rebirth, is traded in the exit room: with the Imihasu (Orukam's Memory) for a Passion or a Creation, or with the Sulianam (Imagiro's Memory) for a Resolution or a Destruction. So you need to get one of the first four twice.

   • Dragon Haiku: Passionreceived
   • Dragon Haiku: Creationreceived
   • Dragon Haiku: Resolutionreceived
   • Dragon Haiku: Destructionreceived
   • Dragon Haiku: Rebirthreceived

8. 8Collect the 5 Two Kingdoms Haiku

   Items

   You need Harvested Words. The recommended method: they drop at 100% from resource guardians in both kingdoms, which requires a level 200 Miner, Fisherman or Alchemist profession. Otherwise, trade with Daoh, at [0,2] or at [-1,-3], Offerings to Celestial Spirits for two resources from the same kingdom monster, then click on an altar: “Make an offering to the harvest spirits”. A Harvest Spirit appears at one of three locations; when you talk to it, you have a low chance of getting Harvested Words, otherwise a harvestable resource.

   • [-1,4] Kingdom of Paper altar: the Harvest Spirit appears at [-2,3], [-2,1] or [-1,0]
   • [-1,-5] Kingdom of Ink altar: the Harvest Spirit appears at [1,-4], [1,-2] or [-1,-1]

   Dialogue

   1. “Make an offering to the harvest spirits”

   Don't pick the wrong offering at the altar. You have to wait 1 hour before another offering in the same area, and this method slows you down for the Wukin and Wukang haiku. Keep one Harvested Words unopened for a Samurai Haiku.

   • Two Kingdoms Haiku: Sleepreceived
   • Two Kingdoms Haiku: Fermentationreceived
   • Two Kingdoms Haiku: Harvestreceived
   • Two Kingdoms Haiku: Blossomingreceived
   • Two Kingdoms Haiku: Passagereceived

9. 9Collect the 5 Wukin Haiku

   Items[-1,-5]

   Trade Offerings to Celestial Spirits with Daoh, at [0,2] or at [-1,-3], for two resources from the same monster. On the Kingdom of Ink altar, make an offering to the evanescent spirits: an Evanescent Spirit appears at [-2,-4], [-4,-2] or [0,-1]. When you talk to it, you have a 33% chance of getting Obscure Words; otherwise you are turned into a monster of the area. Each Obscure Words opened randomly gives one of the five Wukin Haiku: Sakura, Cold, Scarecrow, Black and Evening.

   Dialogue

   1. “Make an offering to the evanescent spirits”

   1 hour wait between two offerings in the area. Keep one Obscure Words unopened for a Samurai Haiku.

   • Wukin Haiku: Sakurareceived
   • Wukin Haiku: Coldreceived
   • Wukin Haiku: Scarecrowreceived
   • Wukin Haiku: Blackreceived
   • Wukin Haiku: Eveningreceived

10. 10Collect the 5 Wukang Haiku

    Items[-1,4]

    With an Offering to Celestial Spirits, click on the Kingdom of Paper altar and make an offering to the ephemeral spirits: an Ephemeral Spirit appears at [1,3], [-1,2] or [3,1]. When you talk to it, you have a 33% chance of getting Enlightened Words; otherwise you are turned into a monster of the area. Each Enlightened Words opened randomly gives one of the five Wukang Haiku: Morning, White, Sakura, Heat and Thunder.

    Dialogue

    1. “Make an offering to the ephemeral spirits”

    1 hour wait between two offerings in the area. Keep one Enlightened Words unopened for a Samurai Haiku.

    • Wukang Haiku: Morningreceived
    • Wukang Haiku: Whitereceived
    • Wukang Haiku: Sakurareceived
    • Wukang Haiku: Heatreceived
    • Wukang Haiku: Thunderreceived

11. 11Collect the 7 Pandala Haiku

    Items

    One or two Wandering Yokaiku appear at random on one of the seven maps below. Talk to each one until they all disappear: each has a 33% chance of giving the haiku of its area. The next ones reappear 2 hours later, on a random map.

    • [22,-32] Pandala Haiku: Forbidden Inn
    • [16,-34] Pandala Haiku: Feudala
    • [21,-34] Pandala Haiku: Aerdala
    • [25,-29] Pandala Haiku: Plantala
    • [25,-22] Pandala Haiku: Terrdala
    • [21,-21] Pandala Haiku: Akwadala
    • [37,-43] Pandala Haiku: Nolifis, visible only after drinking a Ferrier's Elixir

    Talk to the Yokaiku even if you already have the haiku for their area: otherwise, they don't reappear elsewhere. In Nolifis, the elixir is no longer needed once a Yokaiku has been seen.

    • Pandala Haiku: Forbidden Innreceived
    • Pandala Haiku: Feudalareceived
    • Pandala Haiku: Aerdalareceived
    • Pandala Haiku: Plantalareceived
    • Pandala Haiku: Terrdalareceived
    • Pandala Haiku: Akwadalareceived
    • Pandala Haiku: Nolifisreceived

12. 12Craft the Ferrier's Elixir

    Crafting

    The elixir is used for the Pandala Haiku: Nolifis and the Samurai Haiku: Autumn: drink it and do both back to back. It is crafted by an Alchemist of level 140 or higher, with 1 One for the Road, 4 Selenite Stone, 2 Malt, 4 Samurai Ghost Fabric, 5 Pandala Rain and 12 Ginseng. The quest Road Safety explains how to get some of these resources.

    • Ferrier's Elixirreceived

13. 13Obtain the Samurai Haiku: Spring

    Items[22,-29] · Samurai Khou

    You must have completed Two Breaths, One Inhalation and have a Harvested Words. In the Daimya's room, ask Samurai Khou for the poem and give him the Harvested Words in exchange.

    Dialogue

    1. “Ask him to write this poem for you”
    2. “Give him harvested words”

    • 1 × Harvested Wordsto hand over
    • Samurai Haiku: Springreceived

14. 14Obtain the Samurai Haiku: Summer

    Items[36,-44] · Tofugawa Clan Samurai

    You must have completed Cursed Disappearance. Buy or have a Celestial Candy crafted by a level 200 Farmer, with 5 Ink Snapper, 5 Liquid Crystal, 5 Paper Tulip and 5 Bendable Crystal. In the first room of the Shogun Tofugawa's Tomb dungeon, give it to the Tofugawa Clan Samurai.

    • 1 × Celestial Candyto hand over
    • Samurai Haiku: Summerreceived

15. 15Obtain the Samurai Haiku: Winter

    Items[38,-40] · Tareo Dokodo

    You must have progressed in Two Breaths, One Inhalation until you meet Tareo Dokodo, and have an Obscure Words. Tareo Dokodo gives you the haiku to counter the Obscure Words.

    • 1 × Obscure Wordsto hand over
    • Samurai Haiku: Winterreceived

16. 16Obtain the Samurai Haiku: New Year

    Items[33,-43] · Minamoto Tsuneyoshi's Memory

    You must have completed Where's My Samurai? and have an Enlightened Words. In the vault, click on the samurai armor, then talk to Minamoto Tsuneyoshi's Memory: he trades the haiku for the Enlightened Words.

    • 1 × Enlightened Wordsto hand over
    • Samurai Haiku: New Yearreceived

17. 17Obtain the Samurai Haiku: Autumn

    Items[37,-47] · Karon the Ferrier

    You must have completed To the Last Sigh. Drink the Ferrier's Elixir, then pay 4,444 kamas to Karon the Ferrier to sail on the Akeranzu. Keep talking to Karon while avoiding the Lemures until you reach the Errant Guide: he gives you the haiku in exchange for 1 Ink Petal and 1 Paper Petal.

    Without having drunk the elixir, Karon won't take you. Take the opportunity to try the Pandala Haiku: Nolifis, which requires the same elixir.

    • 4,444 kamasto pay
    • 1 × Ferrier's Elixirto give
    • 1 × Ink Petalto hand over
    • 1 × Paper Petalto hand over
    • Samurai Haiku: Autumnreceived

18. 18Give the haiku to Kigob

    Items[0,0] · Kigob

    With all the different haiku requested, go back to the Kingdom of Paper and give each set to Kigob. The quest ends.

The fights

The rewards

The Poet Certificate gives the title Soul of a Poet.

• XP5,250,000 experience points
• 87,960 kamas
• 1 × Poet Certificate
• 1 × Collection of Withered Leaves

Related quests

The quest doesn't unlock another quest. It is part of the achievement Two Dragons Walk into a Bar…, which groups six Wukin and Wukang quests, including The Dragon Effect and Spectacular Ink.

Achievements · Pandala Island

Two Dragons Walk into a Bar...

Quest 4 of 6 · 10 achievement points

Complete the following quests:

1. Spectacular InkLvl. 200
2. The Dragon EffectLvl. 200
3. Heart Beating Like WingsLvl. 200
4. So Many Words, So Little TimeLvl. 200
5. Bow Meows Know the DifferenceLvl. 180
6. The Saga of the Pilgrim MonkLvl. 200

← Heart Beating Like WingsNext quest: Bow Meows Know the Difference →

Where does the So Many Words, So Little Time quest start?

With Kigob, in the Kingdom of Paper at [0,0]. You must first be turned into a Leopardo with the Okirhym beer, sold by Keg O'Beer at [19,-31] after Thirst Talks.

How do you get to the Kingdom of Paper?

Through the Wukang sanctuary at [15,-31] or the Wukin one at [20,-38]. The first time, answer Daoh's two questions to get the Iroru Symbol, then leave the sanctuary.

How many haiku do you need to collect?

42 different haiku, in eight sets: five per set, except the Pandala Haiku, which are seven. Many drop randomly and as duplicates: trading between players helps.

Which haiku should you start with?

The ones for Wukin, Wukang and Pandala, which impose a wait of 1 hour or 2 hours between attempts. The others can be done during these waits.

How do you see the Nolifis Yokaiku?

By drinking a Ferrier's Elixir before going to [37,-43]. Once a Yokaiku has been seen in Nolifis, the elixir is no longer needed.

How many kamas should I plan for?

6,444 kamas: 2,000 for the Okirhym and 4,444 for the crossing with Karon the Ferrier, not counting the resources for the two crafts.

Why keep Words without opening them?

Samurai Haiku are traded for Words: one Harvested Words for Spring, one Obscure Words for Winter, one Enlightened Words for New Year.

What does the quest give?

5,250,000 XP, 87,960 kamas, the Poet Certificate, which gives the title Soul of a Poet, and a Collection of Withered Leaves.