Vizunah Square (mission)

Objectives

 * Locate the source of the plague in Kaineng City
 * Mhenlo must survive
 * Master Togo must survive
 * ADDED: Destroy Shiro's construct

Mission Walkthrough
Vizunah Square is the first Cooperative Mission of the Factions Campaign on mainland Cantha. The native Canthans, investigating the Afflicted plague, follow Brother Mhenlo to meet Master Togo. Along the way, they are attacked by a swarm of Afflicted. The foreigners (characters native to other continents), having followed Mhenlo to Cantha, enter to find Togo and his group under attack.

The mission begins with the Canthans starting from Vizunah Square (Local Quarter), getting a head start into the first courtyard area. The foreign team begins from Vizunah Square (Foreign Quarter). It is important for both teams to group up as soon as possible, while keeping their NPC's alive. You'd better have semi decent healing power to do so! After fighting through a few Afflicted mobs, the two teams of 8 meet up, and a cutscene plays. The mission involves fighting through multiple waves in three areas, with bosses interspersed within the waves. In the near end of the mission, you'll fight a Shiro'ken along with another group of high level Afflicted.

Upon completion, the players are introduced to the Envoys: Herald Demrikov, Emissary Heleyne, Messenger Vetaura, Courier Torivos, and Shiro Tagachi.

Elite Skill Capture

 * The Afflicted Ako - Enraged Smash
 * The Afflicted Huan - Broad Head Arrow
 * The Afflicted Miju - Ray of Judgment
 * The Afflicted Thu - Order of Apostasy
 * The Afflicted Li Yun - Stolen Speed
 * The Afflicted Kam - Mind Burn
 * The Afflicted Soon Kim - Shadow Form
 * The Afflicted Hakaru - Weapon of Quickening

Tips for Masters

 * As two groups will be meeting, it is best if parties consist of players and not henchmen. If there is no party joining from the other quarter, a team with nothing but henchmen will be met.
 * The immense number of enemies (and thusly corpses) means that this mission is a paradise for necromancers, especially Minion Masters. One minion master on each team means that you have a veritable ARMY of undead to help out. Just be wary about using Blood of the Master if there is more than one minion master in the mission, because the skill not only heals your undead, it heals all of your allies' undead minions as well. The resulting massive health sacrifice can easily kill an unprepared necromancer.
 * Using Edge of Extinction is a double-edged sword, as ANY ally that dies will cause damage to both teams. Consider Rupture Soul to disable the EoE in tense situations. Also consider bringing Dwayna's Sorrow, as it will counter some of the damage inflicted by EoE if you bring it. Make sure you tell the other group that you have EoE so they can be ready for it. And be extra careful not to cast EoE before the fight, as there are NPC civilians who are scripted to die in at least one of the fights, and their deaths will trigger EoE. (Note: The NPCs' deaths used to automatically kill both teams, but EoE now only affects people with less than 90% health. It is still inadvisable to use EoE before battle, but it will have no effect if all players are at full health.)
 * An often overlooked strategy is simply to bring several rangers with Barrage; continual spamming of this skill will make short work of the clustered enemies. Keep in mind, however, that unless your character is from Tyria or Cantha, and has made considerable headway, the Elite will not be available until the Boreas Seabed mission.
 * Much of the fighting (in fact, almost all of it) is done with the characters in one particular area - consider bringing in the following:
 * Wells
 * Wards
 * Trap skills quick reference (also see the general trapping guide)
 * Shouts
 * Spirits that help the party more than the opponents (ie, Fertile Season might not be a good choice); Ritualists can be a boon in this mission with multiple attacking spirits giving your party long range, unmanaged firepower.
 * "I Will Avenge You!" for warriors since there are a lot of Canthan Peasant (that all end up death fast) you can keep it up during all the fight
 * Area hexes/spells/attacks
 * If you will be bringing henchmen and are starting from the local quarter know that if your party is standing its ground while the foreign party approaches, the henchmen will be drawn to the moving party and might leave you to run to them. To stop this from happening:
 * With the exception of the beginning, always stay close to Master Togo and Mhenlo
 * In the beginning, allow Master Togo a head start to the center of the square.
 * Engage the enemies closest to your entrance.
 * After the first wave, join Master Togo.
 * Because this mission can be rather frustrating if the paired group is weak, it is wise to overcompensate for potential disasters.
 * Get to level 20 before attempting the mission. Bukdek Byway and Wajjun Bazaar offer numerous small quests to gain experience.
 * Bring a Resurrection power. There are quite a few bosses, so Resurrection Signet is a perfectly good choice.
 * For elite skill hunters, it is best that they consider the alternate locations of the Afflicted bosses. The mission can get very hectic, and with only 4 spawn points for 8 professions, there is only a 50% chance that the boss desired for capture will appear. Alternatively, occupying 1 or 2 skill slots on your skill bar with the Signet of Capture may lower your effectiveness and endanger the mission. There are multiple Afflicted bosses for each profession with the same elite skills appearing in and around Kaineng City.

Additional Notes

 * To gain access to Vizunah Square (Local Quarter) as a foreigner you must complete both Minister Cho's Estate and Zen Daijun missions, then join a team doing the last part of Mayhem in the Market (watch the advertisements in The Marketplace. You will be teleported in with the team into the local quarter.
 * To gain access to Vizunah Square (Foreign Quarter) as Canthan you have two choices. One way to gain access is to tag along with a foreign character doing Welcome to Cantha.  Alternatively, after you complete Nahpui Quarter (Mission) you can simply run yourself to the gate. It will be open.
 * The players will be taken to Dragon's Throat (Location) at the completion of this mission.