Nahpui Quarter (mission)

This is a mission entry. For information on the mission outpost Nahpui Quarter, see Nahpui Quarter (outpost). For information on the explorable area Nahpui Quarter, see Nahpui Quarter (explorable).

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Mission map

Objectives

Defeat the Celestial creatures to become Closer to the Stars.

• Defeat Kaijun Don, the Celestial Kirin.
• Defeat Kuonghsang, the Celestial Turtle.
• Defeat Hai Jii, the Celestial Phoenix.
• Defeat Tahmu, the Celestial Dragon.

Rewards

Reward	Mission completion time	XP	Gold	Skill Points
Standard	> 30 minutes	1,000	100	1
Expert's	25 - 30 minutes	1,500	150	1
Master's	< 25 minutes	2,000	200	1
Hard mode
Standard	> 45 min	1,000	200	1
Expert's	40-45 min	2,000	300	1
Master's	< 40 min	3,000	500	1

Walkthrough

You will have to defeat the four Celestials:

• Hai Jii - Phoenix (Mesmer; point 1) (To start here, Use Eastern portal)
• Tahmu - Dragon (Elementalist; point 2)
• Kuonghsang - Turtle (Necromancer; point 3)
• Kaijun Don - Kirin (Monk; point 4) (To start here, Use Western portal)

The Map Area window indicates the location of the four Celestials using star icons. You can take them in any order. If you want the Master's Reward, go in the order of Kaijun Don → Kuonghsang → Tahmu → Hai Jii.

This mission is very hard if it is your first time. Each Celestial is guarded by several Star Tengu; furthermore, when a Celestial is defeated, it spawns several Essences all over the area, both ahead of you and behind you. This severely limits your retreat. Slain Essences will respawn after a while. Exceptional teams just mow down all opponents in their way, except for the last group, where they focus only on the last celestial. However depending on your team's makeup, you may want to plan on what you don't want to fight beforehand: Essence of Phoenix, Essence of Turtle, Essence of Dragon, or Essence of Kirin. Do note that these enemies do not leave corpses, but they do attack and move a bit.

A common mistake made by new teams is to assume that the Kirin spawns will be healers, since they are Monks. This causes a lot of teams to leave Kaijun Don for last. Actually, the Kirin are Smiting Monks, and not very dangerous ones at that. One quick tip: don't be the first to charge into battle against a Kirin, for they will knock you down with Signet of Judgment. The most dangerous spawns to an average team are the Mesmer spawns of Hai Jii, who use Conjure Phantasm and Crippling Anguish and can quickly out-degen your healers.

Tips for Master's reward

• This mission is considered by many to be one of the more difficult ones to obtain the Master's Reward.
• It is recommended that one start with the Kirin (location 4) and work towards the Phoenix (location 1), although it is possible to work from the Phoenix to the Kirin.
• A quick group should be able to defeat the first two bosses in under 8 minutes.
• Since all of the bosses are casters, an anti-caster Mesmer can be extremely useful.
• If a Minion Master is present in the group, try to kill the turtle essences first because they will exploit the corpses that the MM needs.
• Notable shortcuts are visible on the attached Map. Take note of the path between locations 3 and 2 as well as the sharp turn to the North at location 2, the dragon. With going north here, up to three minutes can be shaved off of the time as there are fewer monsters to deal with (29 instead of 50). Nevertheless most groups will take the obvious path instead.
• At the last boss, it is not necessary to kill all those around him. Simply killing the last boss will complete the mission. It will take a while to kill all around the last boss because they will keep respawning.
• Proper usage of the skill "Finish Him!" can make taking out the bosses far faster.
• For Hard Mode, henchmen seem to be more effective here because they focus on one target at a time, which makes the bosses a lot easier to deal with. Two Searing Flames elementalists work wonders. Equip them with interrupts if you are able, Leech Signet and Power Drain are good for this since it helps with their energy as well.

Creatures

NPCs

• 10 Adept Nai

Monsters

• Tengu
  • 20 Star Blade
  • 20 Star Sentinel
  • 20 Star Light
• Celestials
  • 20 Essence of Dragon
  • 20 Essence of Kirin
  • 20 Essence of Phoenix
  • 20 Essence of Turtle

Bosses and Skills

• 22 Kaijun Don (Signet of Judgment)
• 22 Kuonghsang (Grenth's Balance)
• 22 Hai Jii (Lyssa's Aura)
• 22 Tahmu (Lightning Surge)

Dialogues

Adept Nai

"The celestials and their guardians have been summoned. You must defeat them if you wish to become Weh no Su."

"Upon the destruction of a celestial, its essence will spread, creating countless smaller celestials that will endlessly return, much like the stars in the night sky."

"The difficulty of this task increases with each celestial you encounter, since you will face not only that celestial, but the essence of those you have already defeated, as well as the celestials' guardians."

"Pass through an orb to begin your trial. You will find yourself transported to a location near a celestial you must defeat."

(When spoken to)

"Your only hope to defeat Shiro is to become Closer to the Stars. Defeat the cardinal celestials and you will have proven to the Oracle that you are indeed ready to become Weh no Su. I must warn you, however, that this is a journey that only the bravest undertake and the most skilled survive."

Follow-up

• Upon completion of the mission players will find themselves in Senji's Corner.
• To continue the storyline, take the quest To Tahnnakai Temple.

Notes

• This mission completes the process of becoming Weh no Su, the Factions Campaign equivalent of Ascension, which will grant your character access to the Realms of the Gods and the ability to change his/her secondary profession.
• If you're not concerned with the completion time, a common tactic is to run through the mission killing the Star Lights, Blades and Sentinels first. Once these are all dead you can backtrack and kill the bosses. This will stop the Celestials from spawning while you fight the normal mobs.
• After this mission, many new quests in the area become available.
• The chance of getting Celestial items (such as Celestial Staff) from Canthan chests is greater during the mission than elsewhere, so it may prove wise to bring along some Canthan Keys during the mission. Most of the chests will be scattered along the path of mission.
• Pulling is very effective here, since each cluster of foes actually consists of several small groups of only 2 or 3 foes each - the Tengu and the Celestials are on separate "teams". Pulling is especially important when killing the third and fourth bosses, because the number of nearby foes can then get large enough to wipe a careless party if they are all aggroed at once. Over the long run, spending a few extra seconds for pulling can save time overall.

Trivia

• In a popular Taoist / Chinese Creation story, Pangu is aided in the task of separating the earth from the sky for eighteen thousand years by four most prominent beasts, namely the Turtle, the Kirin, the Phoenix, and the Dragon.

Bug! If a user stands on a portal area before it is opened they will not be transported, the user must move out of its area and then walk back into the portal.

Factions Campaign Missions
Minister Cho's Estate → Zen Daijun → Vizunah Square → Nahpui Quarter → Tahnnakai Temple → Arborstone → Boreas Seabed → Sunjiang District → The Eternal Grove, Gyala Hatchery → Unwaking Waters → Raisu Palace → Imperial Sanctum