Over the Hills and Far Away

Client	Summary
	Antreneau (Rusty Anchor Pub, Port San d'Oria) Antreneau's Uncle Louverance set out on a journey to cross the Uleguerand Range quite some time ago. Antreneau tells you that the other side of the mountains can be reached through a cave found on the slopes of Thousandfall Ridge...

Here's a map of Uleguerand Range (i.e. the very key item that you're trying to procure by completing this quest).

Okay, in order to participate in this quest you must have first completed the San d'Oria's To Cure A Cough quest.

• Travel to the house that is located west of Amaura's in Southern San d'Oria (G-6). On the nightstand of the upstairs bedroom is a diary; read Page 4 of the diary.

• Make sure that you found the 3,000 gil buried under the signpost in East Ronfaure. This can be located using the Scroll of Treasure that Nenne gives you at the completion of the To Cure A Cough quest.
• Make sure that you talk again with Nenne after you have finished that quest. After you have done this, zone out and then try to read the diary again.

Before heading off to Uleguerand, make sure you've obtained a Moblin Hotrok (Rare/Ex) from Oldton Movalpolos. These are dropped off Moblin Ashman quite frequently.

Once you've obtained your Moblin Hotrok, head to Uleguerand Range from (F-7) in Xarcabard.

Even for those who are Lvl.75, you're going to get aggro if you're not careful. This zone is crowded with monsters; Demons, Buffalo, Tigers, and Snolls all aggro to site. Raptors, bats, and ghosts all aggro to sound. The Brontotaur-monster types (DC and IT to 75s) are True Site (able to see through Invisible) and can aggro from quite a distance, so steer very clear of them. These can also cast the spell of Doom on you, which counts down 10 seconds before you fall over dead. You can occassionally counter Doom with the spell Cursna and by using a vial of Holy Water. However, it is best just to turn around (so that you're not facing them) when they start to use their Doom ability.

Once in Uleguerand, you'll need to make your way couter-clockwise across the zone, slowly climbing to the top of the Thousandfall Ridge. You may notice once you zone into Uleguerand that a very large slope (see picture above and look at the map for reference) appears to your north. This is the southern slope. There are two little moguls on the left side of this southern slope and a cave at the top-right. Below the slope's dropoff are two bottom cave entrances. You're aiming to "snowboard" down the Thousandfall Ridge, the path being indicated by the red arrow in the above screenshot, and land on the small ledge protruding from the bottom cave. The cave you are aiming for is "cave S3".

However, during my trip through Uleguerand I actually entered the small cave located on the southern slope (entitled simply as "cave S1" on the above screenshot) and worked my way through a series of mountain tunnels to another cave that exits on the western slope (entitled "cave W1"). From there I was able to slide down the western slope and enter "cave W3", similar to the one that is located at the bottom of the southern slope.

Please keep in mind that once you start down the slope, you're committed. You can steer a little to the left and right and you can even slow your descent by running against gravity, but if you misjudge your distance and your direction, you will miss the outcropped cave ledge and have to climb back up the entire mountain.

Once you have entered one of the bottom caves (either "cave S3" from the southern slope or "cave W3" from the western slope) make your way to (F-8) and scan for a ???. Once you have the ??? selected, examining it will offer you the following text:

You see something glittering beneath the surface of the ice.
There are many cold Moblin hotrocks scattered around the area.
Could someone be trying to melt the ice to retrieve what lies beneath?

Next, trade your Moblin Hotrok to the ???.
The ice melts to reveal a bejeweled dagger of great power and a cutscene will ensue.

Return to Port San d'Oria and talk to Antreneau. Congratulations, this horrible little quest is over.

Reward: A Map of Uleguerand Range
Pre-requisites: To Cure A Cough & Chains of Promathia Expansion Pack
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Repeatable: No