You may not feel it, your character, but Brusthonin used to be a beautiful and fertile land. Before it was contaminated, that is.

But the contamination didn't sweep through the whole Brusthonin at a stroke. It wasn't noticeable at first, but it soon started spreading to many areas.

People weren't safe from it either. They were contaminated by the food they ate, prepared from ingredients they'd always used but didn't know were contaminated.

When one person was infected, the rest of their family soon followed. In the end, everyone in the village became undead. It was truly a tragedy.

Under the circumstances, people who were not contaminated tried hard to survive.

So they all rushed to Adma Stronghold. They thought the contamination couldn't have reached the Stronghold, since it was the farthest away from the source of contamination.

But Lanmark, the feudal lord who owned the Stronghold, packed all food in Nahor Old Castle and retreated to the Adma Stronghold with his men.

He locked the gate and never went out of the Stronghold even though many people suffered from starvation and pain right outside the gate.

Nothing is known about the people who went to the Stronghold. Nobody knows whether they turned into undeads or not.

The gates to the Stronghold remains locked, and all attempts to open them have failed. To this day, we still haven't found a way in.

If all of them in the Stronghold became undeads, they will be a threat to the reclamation band later.

Also, we need to check Adma Stronghold for the sake of those who will come to live here someday.

In addition, I recently heard a rumor about a young child wandering around the Stronghold. That makes me even more worried.

I want you to take this mission, your character. To start with, you will need to figure out a way to enter the Stronghold.

I have no idea what went on at that time, so you'd better ask help to someone who has been here for a long time.

The Elim Neligor might know something. Obtain his help and find out how we can enter the Stronghold.

I always thank you for your efforts to control the contamination and protect Baltasar.

So tell me, if you want to know anything.

I don't know what happened in another area. I haven't left Baltasar.

A Brohum as old as I am may know something.

But it's hard to find Cayron, the Brohum Elder.

Seek help from a Moogle you must. Help you shall find, if you meet BuBu Khaaan.

What's up, mumu?

Do you want to do something in this village?

Then, get a wild ginseng to ask for my permission, mumu.

The Elder of Brohum, mumu?

I don't know.

The grand chieftain who used to lead my tribe may be able to tell you something, mumu.

Find BuBu Chan in Iollu Hillock.

You managed to find me.

You must have come for an important business to get this far to find me, mumu.

Tell me what it's about, mumu.

I never expected a Daeva to want to meet a Brohum.

But even if I tell you where you can find him, it won't be easy to talk to him. Brohums don't like humans, mumu.

But take something Cayron likes and he might give you a chance to speak with him. Go and obtain Chimaera Sirloin, Brandy, Aether Crystal, and Amalilis for now, mumu.

You can get Untturtle Sirloin by hunting Sea Untturtles along the Carobian Coast. You can buy the Brandy from Daraia, a cooking merchant in Pandaemonium, mumu.

Aether Crystals can be extracted from large Aether and you'll find lots of Amalilis if you go east.

If you get everything I told you, I'll let you know where Cayron is.

You are back, mumu.

Did you get everything I told you?

Then, give me Chimaera Sirloin, Brandy, Aether Crystal, and Amalilis first, mumu.

You don't want to see Cayron, do you?

Without the items I told you, you can't even talk to him, mumu.

You must be here for something important. You will be in trouble if you can't meet Cayron, right?

So, get the items that I told you, mumu.

Haha, you got them all.

Since you got everything I told you, I will tell you where Cayron is and how you can talk to him, mumu.

In truth, Cayron doesn't hate humans. Other Brohums do, but Cayron is a little different.

He is in the Iollu Forest. He'll meet you if you go there, mumu.

Then, I'll keep these items. Thank you.

It has been long since I talked to people.

I wish all Brohums and people could peacefully get along.

Beritra must have done something when he left.

Otherwise, there's no way the contamination suddenly affected Brusthonin.

By the way, what business do you have with me?

I can't remember well. It's a long time ago.

But I think you can enter Adma Stronghold from Nahor Old Castle.

I think one of the books in my tribe keeps the record. So reading the book should help us discover the way.

You can find the book in a house made with plaited tree branches deep inside the village in Brohunir.

It is Book of Brohum. Please find the book and bring it to me.

(It is a book made with leaves.)

(When you opened it, you found some drawings and symbols.)

(There is a picture that looks like Nahor Old Castle.)

(This seems to be the book Cayron told you.)

(It is a book made with leaves.)

(There are many drawings of animals and weapons.)

(This doesn't seem to be the book Cayron told me.)

(You'd better leave it here.)

It's good to see you safely come back while other Brohums are hostile to you.

I wish my tribe members were okay, too...

Anyway, did you bring the book?

(He looks for something turning over the pages.)

There is a secret passage in Nahor Old Castle that leads to Adma Stronghold.

You need a key to enter the secret passage. If you search Nahor Old Castle, you will find Old Wooden Box that contains the key.

This is all I can do for you. I hope you find the box and safely enter Adma Stronghold.

One more thing. I once saw a young boy wandering around Adma Stronghold. I only saw him from a distance, but I felt that something wasn't right about him. It was so eerie that I could hardly believe he was a human child.

That boy isn't the only thing suspicious about Adma Stronghold. There's definitely something going on, so do be careful.

(It is a wooden box.)

(When you opened the cover, you found a copper key.)

(This seems to be the key to the secret passage Cayron told you.)

(You'd better take it and show it to Surt.)

(It is a wooden box.)

(When you opened the cover, you found something like dust.)

(This doesn't seem to be the box with the key in it.)

If we can restore Brusthonin to what it once was, it will help many Asmodians. The food supply situation in Asmodae will improve as well.

To achieve that, we must nip potential problems in the bud. That is why we must learn what's happening in Adma Stronghold.

Have you found out how to get into the Stronghold?

I'm surprised to hear you have gotten help from a Brohum.

Cayron, was it...? We'd better maintain a good relationship with him for our future.

Anyway, it's good to see there is a way to enter Adma Stronghold from Nahor Old Castle.

You have done very well. Now all that remains is locating the secret passage.

1. Talk with Surt.

2. Talk with Neligor.

3. Talk with BuBu Khaaan.

4. Talk with BuBu Chan.

5. Obtain BuBu Chan's Requested Items and return to BuBu Chan.

   Chimaera Sirloin x7, Brandy x3, Aether Crystal, [Static] Fresh Grobule

6. Talk with Cayron.

7. Find Book of Brohum.

8. Talk with Cayron.

9. Go to Nahor Old Castle and find the Secret Passage Key inside Old Wooden Box.

10. Report back to Surt.

Orders: Surt has a request in relation to Adma Stronghold. Go to Surt and listen to the detailed story.

When Brusthonin started to get contaminated, some people entered Adma Stronghold to survive. But they locked the gate not to let others in.

Surt wanted to check the Stronghold because the people inside the Stronghold might have become undeads.

But the gate was closed. He told you to ask help from Neligor, an Elim, to find out how to enter the Stronghold.

With the help of Neligor and the BuBu Tribe, you met Cayron, a Brohum who is friendly towards humans. When you brought the Book of Brohum to Cayron as he asked, he told you there was a secret passage from Nahor Old Castle to Adma Stronghold, and that the key for the passage could be found inside the Castle.

When you got the key and came back, Surt was pleased to find out how to get into the Stronghold.