Old Wounds

Quest Information
Expansion:	Rise of the Zilart
Starting NPC/Zone:	Curilla - Chateau d'Oraguille (I-9)
Description:	Curilla has agreed to help you polish your single-handed sword skills for the upcoming tourneys.
Fame Level:	San d'Oria Fame Level: Unknown
Quest Requirements:	Sword skill 240+, Level 71
Item Requirements:	None
Level Restriction:	None	Repeatable?	No
Quest Series
Previous Quest:	None
Next Quest:	None
Rewards
Title Granted:	None
Reward:	Savage Blade weapon skill

Walkthrough

Speaking with Curilla will grant you the key item Weapons Training Guide as well as the Sapara of Trials. You will need to break the latent on the Sapara of Trials before completing the rest of the quest.

You must accumulate 300 points by using the Sapara of Trials to do Weapon Skills and Skillchains on monsters that are at least Easy Prey.
A stand-alone Weapon Skill and opening a Skillchain are worth one point. Closing a level 1 Skillchain is worth two points. Closing a level 2 Skillchain is worth three points.
You will know when the latent is broken if its bonus stats disappear when you unequip and reequip the Sapara of Trials. You can also check and see if the elemental bonuses have disappeared from your stats.

Trade the Sapara of Trials back to Curilla. This will give you the key item Map to the Annals of Truth. You will be instructed to travel to Quicksand Caves.

Take Echo Drops and Silent Oil with you. Head to Western Altepa Desert. You will need to open the Altepa Gate; this requires taking either 3 Tarutaru, 2 Hume, Elvaan, or Mithra, or 1 Galka for the weight-activated switches. Once you open the Altepa Gate, it will remain open for 15-30 minutes. It is advisable to either get help lowering the colored columns or have a mule behind the gate. Having a mule behind the gate eliminates the need to lower the columns and saves considerable time.

Once you are behind the Altepa Gate, follow the path to the intersection and go north into the large room. You may need to clear this room of the Anticans that live in it. The ??? to spawn the NM is at the northern tip of this room at (I-6).

This fight is against Girtablulu, a scorpion. It is weak to Ice and Light attacks. Once you kill it, re-examine the ??? to receive the key item Annals of Truth.