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Episode quest · Encountering Zikel's Core

The High Priest Awakens

Level 44Unlocks at 10AltgardAltgardAsmodian

The High Priest Awakens is an Episode quest for level 44 in Altgard for the Asmodians. Nemon, at Zemurru's Tomb, Altgard, gives it and takes it back. It has 3 steps. Rewards: 77,073,036 EXP, 2 item rewards.

Talk to Nemon at Zemurru's Grave

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
NemonZemurru's Tomb, Altgard
Character level
10
Finish
NemonNornir Assembly, 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
    Return to the Nornir Assembly
    • Talk to Urd
    Urd (Nornir)Nornir Assembly, Altgard
  2. Step 2 · Altgard
    Awaken the High Priest's body
    • Go to Nornir Altar
  3. Step 3 · Altgard
    Collect information about the Impetusium
    • Talk to Nornir Sandre
    • Talk to Nornir Oldan
    Sandre (Nornir)Nornir Assembly, AltgardOldan (Nornir)Nornir Assembly, Altgard

Rewards

EXP: 77,073,036

Dialogue

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

Accepting · 3 lines

Nemon: Amunta is rightfully worried about what Indnath will do in his rage.

Nemon: Have we already lost the relationship with the Mau we fought so hard to build?

Nemon: Let's hurry back to the Nornir Assembly instead. Even if we knew how to help them, we have no time.

Step 1 · 5 lines

Urd: Nemon! ‹your name›! You made it back safely! Oh, but this energy...?!

Urd: You really found the High Priest's Fafnite. Such wild power—there's no doubt it belongs to Hystan.

Urd: You really did it, Nemon. But... I cannot help but notice your circle has grown smaller.

Urd: You must have been through a lot... But there is no time for rest.

Urd: Too much time has passed already. Let's go to the altar. I hope you can get the answers you've been searching for, Nemon

Step 3 · 14 lines

Sandre: Nice to see you, ‹your name›. I've heard much about you since arriving here.

Sandre: I was growing curious as to what kind of person you might be, I finally got to meet you before I leave.

Sandre: The Impetusium? Yes, I passed it on the way here from Morheim.

Sandre: It was covered in the Blood Barrier, same as ever. Ah... but the Lagta Brigade had a tight grip on the surrounding area.

Sandre: They were hard at work trying to destroy the Blood Barrier.

Sandre: The Impetusium. Zikel's Sanctum, still standing tall... The Balaur are trying all they can to shatter the barrier and destroy it.

Sandre: Be very careful if you're planning to go to the Impetusium. Though my foresight is limited, I sense great danger.

Sandre: Good luck.

Oldan: You want to know more about the Blood Barrier?

Oldan: It seems like Urd overestimated me. I regret to admit I know next to nothing about it.

Oldan: All I know is that it is a powerful barrier forged through a life-risking vow, and that it can only be broken when everyone trapped inside... has perished.

Oldan: High Priest Hystan offered to take you inside the Blood Barrier?

Oldan: If anyone could achieve such a feat, it would be him.

Oldan: But I advise caution. The Blood Barrier will destroy anything in its path.

Talk · 16 lines

Nemon: Come down here, ‹your name›. Everything's ready to go.

Nemon: The core was inside the Impetusium all along...

Nemon: Keeping the core inside the Impetusium? What was he thinking? The Balaur could take it with hardly any trouble.

Urd: It might have been Empyrean Lord Zikel's choice, not Hystan's.

Urd: The Impetusium is protected by a barrier erected through the sacrifice of Zikel and a hundred of his elite Archons. No one may pass through a barrier created through a Blood Oath.

Urd: Barriers forged in blood cannot be easily breached. Especially one bought with the life of an Empyrean Lord... Nowhere in the world could be safer.

Urd: Empyrean Lord Zikel was prepared to face extinction. He wanted to ensure the core's safety even if it meant paying the ultimate price.

Nemon: I'll never understand the Empyrean Lords' plans...

Nemon: ...We have to go back south. Urd, do you know the situation there?

Urd: Hmm... a Nornir named Sandre recently arrived from Morheim. She should have passed by the Impetusium, so it would be best to ask her.

Urd: Talking with Oldan could be worthwhile, too. He knows far more about barrier magic than I do.

Nemon: Okay. ‹your name›. We'll take a short rest and then prepare to leave for the Impetusium.

Nemon: I'll see what more I can learn about apparitions. Hystan mentioned they can pass through barriers.

Nemon: ...There is also another who seeks eternal rest there.

Nemon: I'll talk in more detail outside.

Urd: Go see what Sandre and Oldan have to say. ‹your name›. I'll be waiting outside with Nemon.

Turning in · 6 lines

Nemon: Did you learn anything useful?

Nemon: The Balaur are also trying to shatter the barrier? Then there's no time to waste.

Urd: While you two were busy, I thought of something that may help you.

Urd: If Hystan still remains as an apparition, the same is likely true of the Archons who fought to protect the Impetusium.

Urd: If you are able to speak with them, I'm sure they have plenty to teach you.

Nemon: Of course! Thank you, Urd.

When it is done

"Please, answer me. Where is the Empyrean Lord Zikel's Core?" After a long pursuit, you finally have High Priest Hystan's Fafnite. Back at the Nornir Assembly, you were able to awaken High Priest Hystan's body with Urd's help and discover the whereabouts of the Core. Much to your surprise, Zikel's Core is in the Impetusium—the place where Empyrean Lord Zikel and a hundred Destruction Archons risked their lives to erect the Blood Barrier and capture Dragon Lord Fafnir. To find the Core, you must enter the Impetusium.

Quest chain (82 of 89)

  1. 77.Daybreak Societylevel 41
  2. 78.Daybreak Society Rescue Operationlevel 41
  3. 79.The Breaking of the Daylevel 42
  4. 80.Chief of the Black Clawlevel 42
  5. 81.High Priest's Fafnitelevel 43
  6. 82.The High Priest Awakenslevel 44
  7. 83.Lingering Apparitionslevel 44
  8. 84.Blood Barrierlevel 44
  9. 85.Zikel's Corelevel 45
  10. 86.Farewellslevel 45
  11. 87.Forgotten Commanderlevel 45
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  75. 75.Treatmentlevel 40
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  78. 78.Daybreak Society Rescue Operationlevel 41
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  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
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The High Priest Awakens FAQ

How do you start The High Priest Awakens in AION 2?

Talk to Nemon at Zemurru's Tomb, Altgard; it unlocks at level 10.

Where do you turn in The High Priest Awakens?

To Nemon at Nornir Assembly, Altgard.

How many steps does The High Priest Awakens have?

3: “Return to the Nornir Assembly”, “Awaken the High Priest's body” and “Collect information about the Impetusium”.

What are the rewards for The High Priest Awakens?

77,073,036 EXP, Kina (Bound) ×51,000, Superior Life Serum (Bound) ×20.

Quest ID 2102750 · internal name HQ2102750 · Data: client 2.0.6.0 (Steam build 25767555, 2026-10-07)