Journey to Aetherius

Journey to Aetherius is a quest.

Details

Property	Description
Giver	Main
Membership	Any
Requirements	None (story-driven)
Summary	Find the Mantella in the Mantellan Crux Map and touch it; the ending decides who holds the Bay.

Objectives

Use the location names in your quest journal. Follow map markers when they are available.

Step	Objective	Optional
1	Find the Mantella in the Mantellan Crux Map and touch it	No

Outcomes

Added gear requires a successful quest payment and a qualifying outcome. Quest mail alone does not count as payment.

Outcome	Gold multiplier	Gear choice
Numidium rose for the Totem in King Gothryd's hand, and Daggerfall's rule spread across the Bay.	No added payment	No
Numidium rose for the Totem in the Emperor's hand, and the Iliac Bay came back under the Empire.	No added payment	No
The King of Worms took Numidium's power for himself and passed beyond mortal reach.	No added payment	No
Numidium rose for Gortwog's Totem, and Orsinium Map stood as a nation among nations.	No added payment	No
Numidium rose for the Totem in Queen Akorithi's hand, and Sentinel Map's rule spread across the Bay.	No added payment	No
The Underking reclaimed his heart, the Mantella, and passed at last into death.	No added payment	No
Numidium rose for the Totem in King Eadwyre's hand, and Wayrest Map's rule spread across the Bay.	No added payment	No
The Mantella was never touched.	No added payment	No

With Questlines enabled, these outcomes control the added rewards. Gold multipliers apply only to gold the quest actually pays. A gear choice offers a weapon, armour and jewellery; keep one. See Quest rewards and loot for rarity, payment and online reward rules.

See Quest reference for offer requirements across quests.

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