Gideon

Location

Everdune

Side Quest

Excavation Investigation

You've met Gideon, an avid explorer and researcher from the Levora Expedition. Fancy lending him a hand with his research?

Tasks

Find Ancient Fossils whilst mining Sandstone (Task has no location)

• Ancient Fossil: 0/5

Rewards

• Common Ability Power Core 5x
• Common Weapon Power Core 5x
• Gold 250x
• 750 Mining EXP

Dialogue

First Encounter

Gideon: Shhh – you'll scare it!

Player: Scare what?

Po enters the scene

Gideon: That! The panda!

Gideon: I've been waiting all day for it to -- uh.. for it to ah -- ah --

Gideon: ACHOO!

Po leaves the scene

Gideon: Darn it... I stayed still for 5 hours waiting for that panda!

Player: Mirelle sent me

Gideon: Oh! She must want her report – I completely forgot!

Gideon: Well. As you saw. I was unsuccessful in engaging with the panda. But I found 5 new types of moss, so that's a win!

Gideon: So tell her Gideon had asuccessful-ish day! That's me. by the way! Gideon Fairchild, at your service!

Gideon: You look like a curious type – maybe you can help me out with some research some time! I'll let you know if I need an assistant.

Second Encounter

Gideon: Player, my new assistant! Just in the nick of time.

Gideon: I need a hand. A steady one. Preferably yours.

Gideon: I'm studying a long-extinct sea creature from Neo-Tilus – the Palaeospina Gideolsa! At least, that's what I want to call it...

Gideon: I've been searching for a fossil to study to know exactly what it looked like - could you help me find one?

Quest "Excavation Investigation" Starts

Gideon: I really need a few fossils before I can know what the Palaeospina gideolsa looked like!

Return the Ancient Fossils to Gideon

• Is that the fossils? May I see it?

• Oh, look at those spines. That's definitely a Palaeospina gideolsa. What a majestic creature!

• Excellent work, assistant! Now I'll need to run some tests. Radiocarbon dating. density analysis…

• The mind truly boggles!

Quest Complete