Do You Smell That? is a Regional quest for level 45 in Verteron for the Elyos. Althea (Creion), at Dawn Legion Temporary Outpost, Verteron, gives it and takes it back. It has 4 steps, including defeating 4 Foul Slime and 4 Aquascale Crasaur. Rewards: 4,044,724 EXP, 5 item rewards.
Talk to Althea at Dawn Legion Temporary Outpost
Start and finish
From the quest's acquire and complete rules in the game's Quest table; where an NPC stands is its spawn point in the map's spawn list.
- Starts
- Althea (Creion)Dawn Legion Temporary Outpost, Verteron
- Requires
- Finish
Draupnir - Character level
- 10
- Finish
- Althea (Creion)Ellun River Midstream, Verteron
Steps
The journal's lines and objectives, as the game writes them; who and what each objective names, from QuestStep.GoalList.
- Step 1 · VerteronObserve the situation at the Contaminated Lake
- Collect Foul Slime Nucleus
- Defeat Contaminated Spirit
- Step 2 · VerteronReport the situation at the lake
- Talk to Althea
Althea (Creion)Dawn Legion Temporary Outpost, Verteron - Step 3 · VerteronDo a favor for Althea
- Collect Aquascale Crasaur fin
- Step 4 · VerteronHelp Althea's purifying experiment
- Talk to Althea
Monsters to defeat
Where each stands (its most-used spawn areas in the maps' spawn lists) and what it drops per kill from its own reward table.
Rewards
Dialogue
33 lines, as the game writes them (NpcTalk rows named after the quest); lines in italics have no speaker.
Accepting · 8 lines
Althea: Wait... are you with the Dawn Legion, by any chance? I've heard a lot about you. Mind giving me a hand?
Althea: As you know, the Creion have been running all kinds of experiments to find an Odyle substitute. Though... the results haven't exactly been stellar.
Althea: The experiment produced some unidentified contaminant this time. On top of that, it seems to have leaked into the nearby lake.
Althea: The others I was working with ran off the moment things went sideways. I should report every last one of them to get kicked out of the Creion!
Althea: Ah, sorry. Just thinking about it makes my blood boil again. Anyway, I want to try an experiment to restore the contaminated lake.
Althea: First, I'll need the core of a Foul Slime. Divided Slimes fresh from the core are pretty docile, so they're perfect as test subjects.
Althea: And I'd really appreciate it if you could check out the lake too. If the contaminated slimes spread, we're in serious trouble.
Althea: I'm trying to clean up the mess I made. Please, I need your help. I'm begging you.
Talk · 1 line
Althea: How am I supposed to clean this up...?
Step 2 · 9 lines
Althea: Ugh! What's that smell?! What did you bring me?!
Althea: Oh, the slime we contaminated? You could've given me a heads-up... Ahem!
Althea: It's worse than when I last checked. Looks like we'll need some additional materials to restore the lake.
Althea: I did some research just in case something like this happened. We'll need the fins of Aquascale Crasaurs from the Ellun River.
Althea: I'm hoping to use the natural healing properties of Aquascale Crasaurs to help the ecosystem recover. If I insert the tissue sample into the device I made...
Kuku: Ugh... Do you smell something weird, nyerk?
Tote: Worse than a Lugi that hasn't bathed in a year... Blegh!
Althea: Ack! Looks like the Shugo caught a whiff, too. Let's get out of here before they start asking questions. Explaining this will be a pain.
Althea: Once you've got the materials, meet me by the contaminated lake. We'll see how the experiment goes there.
Step 4 · 9 lines
Althea: You've already got everything? Impressive. If you weren't so busy, I'd want you as my permanent research partner. *chuckle*
Althea: All right, let's connect the purification device to the stinky slime. If the purification works, it should turn green.
Althea: If it fails, the slime might get aggressive. You'll need to take it down if that happens. Not that I think it will!
Althea: If this works, restoring the lake's ecosystem should be a breeze. I hope this works.
Althea: W-Watch out! Quick, take that slime down!
Althea: Next time's the charm, for sure! Let's hook up the purification device!
Althea: Eek! D-Daeva! Do something about that slime, quick!
Althea: This time it's really going to work! You believe me, right? Connect the device again!
Althea: Success! Phew... At least we got some usable results!
Turning in · 6 lines
Althea: That's odd. Only one of them was purified... They should've all been cleansed...
Althea: Hmm... I must've overlooked something. I'll need to revise the experiment.
Althea: I've been so focused on the cleanup that I haven't made any progress on Odyle replacement research... Wait, maybe this is an opportunity?!
Althea: What if we push this further, refine the tech, and purify Balaur energy to make a whole new energy source?!
Althea: Though... Daeva may not be willing to use it due to its origins.
Althea: Well, the path of a trailblazer is always a lonely one.... For now, I need to focus on cleaning up this mess. Thanks for your help.
When it is done
"Well, the path of a trailblazer is always a lonely one..." During one of Althea's experiments, pollutants accidentally leaked into a nearby lake. To remedy the situation, Althea began a new experiment aimed at restoring the contaminated waters. She attempted to purify the pollution using a device that harnessed the natural healing properties of the Aquascale Crasaur. For testing, she introduced contaminated Slime into the device, but only a portion of it was successfully purified. As Althea reviewed the partial results, her thoughts began to wander toward another idea entirely. It appears the complete purification of the lake will still require more time.
Do You Smell That? FAQ
How do you start Do You Smell That? in AION 2?
Talk to Althea (Creion) at Dawn Legion Temporary Outpost, Verteron; it unlocks at level 10.
Where do you turn in Do You Smell That??
To Althea at Ellun River Midstream, Verteron.
How many steps does Do You Smell That? have?
4: “Observe the situation at the Contaminated Lake”, “Report the situation at the lake”, “Do a favor for Althea” and “Help Althea's purifying experiment”.
Which monsters does Do You Smell That? ask you to defeat?
4 Foul Slime (level 18) and 4 Aquascale Crasaur (level 18).
What are the rewards for Do You Smell That??
4,044,724 EXP, Kina (Bound) ×100,000, Wisdom Stone (Bound), Daevanion Crystal (Bound), Title: Mad Scientist.
Quest ID 1202055 · internal name DQ1202055 · Data: client 2.0.6.0 (Steam build 25767555, 2026-10-07)