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Episode quest · You're in the Palm of Our Hands

Malice Laid Bare

Level 18Unlocks at 10AltgardAltgardAsmodian

Malice Laid Bare is an Episode quest for level 18 in Altgard for the Asmodians. Menrik (Fang Legion), at Fang Hideout, Altgard, gives it and takes it back. It has 5 steps. Rewards: 158,869 EXP, 3 item rewards.

Talk to Menrik at Fang Hideout

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
Menrik (Fang Legion)Fang Hideout, Altgard
Character level
10
Finish
Menrik (Fang Legion)Fang Hideout, Altgard

Steps

The journal's lines and objectives, as the game writes them; who and what each objective names, from QuestStep.GoalList.

  1. Step 1 · Altgard
    Interrogate Blades Captive
    • Enter the captive's prison cell
  2. Step 2 · Altgard
    Discuss further plans
    • Talk to Menrik
    Menrik (Fang Legion)Fang Hideout, Altgard
  3. Step 3 · Altgard
    Collect transformation materials for infiltration
    • Collect the Balaur Language Manual
    • Collect the Draconute Superior Soldier's weapon
    • Collect the Draconute Tinkerer's tissue sample
  4. Step 4 · Altgard
    Deliver the transformation materials
    • Talk to Menrik
    Menrik (Fang Legion)Fang Hideout, Altgard
  5. Step 5 · Altgard
    Learn the Balaur language
    • Use the Language Artifact to learn

Rewards

EXP: 158,869

Dialogue

18 lines, as the game writes them (NpcTalk rows named after the quest); lines in italics have no speaker.

Accepting · 7 lines

Menrik: I'm Menrik, the leader of the Fang Legion. We're not all that impressive, just people struggling to survive among the Balaur.

Menrik: This area is already overrun with Balaur... They are constantly hunting Daeva.

Menrik: We've been resisting however we can. It hurts a little less to be beaten when you're at least fighting back.

Menrik: I had a brief acquaintance with Nemon in the past. Since then, we've been regularly exchanging information.

Menrik: Not long ago, a group of unfamiliar Daeva took someone to the outpost. We were lucky to capture one of them alive.

Menrik: A few of us got hurt badly in the process, but I think we should be able to squeeze some good information out of him.

Menrik: The prisoner is downstairs. Ulgorn is already waiting there.

Step 2 · 7 lines

Menrik: How did the interrogation go? Did the prisoner speak?

Menrik: Hmm... Those Blades are undoubtedly up to something. They haven't been around for long.

Menrik: I had some members infiltrate the Outpost, but it's been a while since we heard from them. If we can get back in contact, the situation might become clearer.

Menrik: If you're looking for more information, maybe we can work together. The infiltrators will know more details.

Menrik: Hmm... But it won't be easy to get any information from there with all those Balaur prowling about.

Menrik: How about transforming yourself as one of them? If you bring me the materials, I can help.

Menrik: You'll need a language book, too. Else you'll be found out in no time.

Step 4 · 2 lines

Menrik: Did you get everything? Great, you even got a book.

Menrik: Now, just manipulate this artifact.

Step 5 · 1 line

Learned the Balaur language.

Turning in · 1 line

Menrik: Good, now you're ready to infiltrate.

When it is done

"We encouraged one of them, Kraki, to do it!" The Blades Captive spilled everything during interrogation. The Blades had hired the Hugo Mercenaries to secretly steal the Fafnite, then approached one of the members, Kraki, and convinced him to betray his comrades. Ulgorn was furious about the Blades' meticulous use of double contracts to conceal their identity. He insisted that further investigation was needed into the Blades, who had been seen at the Sanctum Outpost. You decided to investigate them by transforming into a Balaur with Menrik's help.

Quest chain (26 of 89)

  1. 21.Back on the Scentlevel 14
  2. 22.Dead Men Tell No Taleslevel 15
  3. 23.Buried Atrocitieslevel 16
  4. 24.Empyrean Monolithlevel 16
  5. 25.A New Leadlevel 18
  6. 26.Malice Laid Barelevel 18
  7. 27.Broken Fanglevel 19
  8. 28.Watchful Eyeslevel 19
  9. 29.Imminent Threatlevel 20
  10. 30.Crossroadlevel 20
  11. 31.Creeping Shadowlevel 21
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  1. 1.Ishalgenlevel 1
  2. 2.A Village in the Foglevel 2
  3. 3.Prepare to Escapelevel 2
  4. 4.Shadow Forestlevel 3
  5. 5.PIsolated Lakelevel 4
  6. 6.The Being Beneath the Lakelevel 5
  7. 7.Spread Your Wingslevel 6
  8. 8.Signs of a Crash Landinglevel 6
  9. 9.Prison Compound Infiltration Planlevel 7
  10. 10.Brigade Prison Compound Infiltration Operationlevel 7
  11. 11.PThe Longest Nightlevel 9
  12. 12.Finding Nemonlevel 10
  13. 13.Survival Supplieslevel 10
  14. 14.Gathering Essentialslevel 10
  15. 15.Crash Site Rendezvouslevel 11
  16. 16.Contaminated Arealevel 11
  17. 17.Express Daeva Deliverylevel 12
  18. 18.Veiled Truthlevel 12
  19. 19.Urgent Pursuitlevel 13
  20. 20.Cemetery Cleanuplevel 13
  21. 21.Back on the Scentlevel 14
  22. 22.Dead Men Tell No Taleslevel 15
  23. 23.Buried Atrocitieslevel 16
  24. 24.Empyrean Monolithlevel 16
  25. 25.A New Leadlevel 18
  26. 26.Malice Laid Barelevel 18
  27. 27.Broken Fanglevel 19
  28. 28.Watchful Eyeslevel 19
  29. 29.Imminent Threatlevel 20
  30. 30.Crossroadlevel 20
  31. 31.Creeping Shadowlevel 21
  32. 32.Children of the Elimlevel 21
  33. 33.In the Elims' Namelevel 21
  34. 34.Verdant Melodylevel 22
  35. 35.Daeva in a Dreamlevel 22
  36. 36.Disturbed Balancelevel 22
  37. 37.Searching for Survivorslevel 24
  38. 38.Prison Breaklevel 24
  39. 39.Finding Stolen Relicslevel 24
  40. 40.Voice of Ragelevel 25
  41. 41.Tangled Pastlevel 25
  42. 42.The High Priest Slumberslevel 26
  43. 43.Striving for Coexistencelevel 26
  44. 44.Preparations for Restorationlevel 27
  45. 45.A Collective Effortlevel 27
  46. 46.Land of Riftslevel 29
  47. 47.Dying Lightlevel 30
  48. 48.Contaminated Sacred Treelevel 30
  49. 49.The Past Revealedlevel 30
  50. 50.Canyon's Secretlevel 30
  51. 51.Bitter Realitylevel 32
  52. 52.Eye of the Red Towerlevel 32
  53. 53.The Survivorslevel 32
  54. 54.Rescue Operationlevel 32
  55. 55.Last of the Destruction Archonslevel 32
  56. 56.A Daeva Dreaming Anewlevel 32
  57. 57.Last Refugelevel 33
  58. 58.Scripture in the Ruinslevel 33
  59. 59.Blood Monumentlevel 33
  60. 60.Impending Threatlevel 34
  61. 61.Visible Traplevel 34
  62. 62.Destruction Archon Underground Fortresslevel 34
  63. 63.Enemy Territorylevel 35
  64. 64.Powder of Deathlevel 35
  65. 65.Creion of Gribadelevel 36
  66. 66.Frozen Fafnitelevel 36
  67. 67.Inevitable Encounterlevel 37
  68. 68.Unveiling the Truthlevel 37
  69. 69.Lake of Confrontationlevel 37
  70. 70.An Ill Fate's Resolutionlevel 37
  71. 71.Mirror of Greedlevel 37
  72. 72.Fafnite's Whereaboutslevel 40
  73. 73.Exiled Ritualistlevel 40
  74. 74.Healing Herbslevel 40
  75. 75.Treatmentlevel 40
  76. 76.Symbol of Liberationlevel 40
  77. 77.Daybreak Societylevel 41
  78. 78.Daybreak Society Rescue Operationlevel 41
  79. 79.The Breaking of the Daylevel 42
  80. 80.Chief of the Black Clawlevel 42
  81. 81.High Priest's Fafnitelevel 43
  82. 82.The High Priest Awakenslevel 44
  83. 83.Lingering Apparitionslevel 44
  84. 84.Blood Barrierlevel 44
  85. 85.Zikel's Corelevel 45
  86. 86.Farewellslevel 45
  87. 87.Forgotten Commanderlevel 45
  88. 88.Daeva Trapped in a Nightmarelevel 45
  89. 89.Waiting for the Next Journeylevel 46

Malice Laid Bare FAQ

How do you start Malice Laid Bare in AION 2?

Talk to Menrik (Fang Legion) at Fang Hideout, Altgard; it unlocks at level 10.

Where do you turn in Malice Laid Bare?

To Menrik at Fang Hideout, Altgard.

How many steps does Malice Laid Bare have?

5: “Interrogate Blades Captive”, “Discuss further plans”, “Collect transformation materials for infiltration” and “Deliver the transformation materials” and more.

What are the rewards for Malice Laid Bare?

158,869 EXP, Kina (Bound) ×8,500, Life Serum (Bound) ×20, Outsider Greaves.

Quest ID 2102115 · internal name HQ2102115 · Data: client 2.0.6.0 (Steam build 25767555, 2026-10-07)