Puppetmaster Blues

Puppetmaster Blues
Required Fame	Aht Urhgan Fame Level: Unknown
Level Restriction:	Level 50+ Puppetmaster
Starting NPC	Iruki-Waraki - Aht Urhgan Whitegate (K-9)
Pack	Treasures of Aht Urhgan
Title	Paragon of Puppetmaster Excellence
Repeatable	Yes, after Memory reset
Description	Iruki-Waraki has lost all faith in himself. Meet with his teacher and try to find a way to get Elisabeth to come around.

Previous Quest	Next Quest
Operation Teatime	Achieving True Power
Requirements
Valkeng's memory chip Toggle switch
Rewards
Puppetry Taj

Walkthrough

• Speak with Iruki-Waraki who, during a cut-scene, asks you to inquire with his mentor, Shamarhaan about the situation.
• You can be any job from here on.
  • Note: At this point, you can now commission Dhima Polevhia to craft three Artifact pieces. See her page for details.
• Travel to Bastok Markets and talk to Shamarhaan at (F-9) who gives a cut-scene and the key item Valkeng's memory chip from his own Automaton. He also tells you to retrieve an item from Mount Zhayolm.
• Travel to Mount Zhayolm and reach the position (L-8) to investigate the ??? located on a round steam vent on the ground to receive the key item Toggle switch.
  • The easiest way to reach the location is via Voidwatch warp. From where you spawn head north and then turn left to move towards the south part of the map.
• After obtaining Valkeng's memory chip and the Toggle switch, find your way to Talacca Cove for a battle.
  • The entrance is next to the Caedarva Mire Home Point. This will bring you straight in front of your destination.
• Examine the Rock Slab in the North-Western direction of the area for a cut-scene and to enter the battlefield to fight Shamarhaan's old military Automaton, Valkeng. The BCNM battle may include a party of up to 6 with a time limit of 30 minutes.
  • Trust Magic is usable inside the battle.
• If underleveled/geared, this battle can prove to be very challenging for an unbalanced and low-number group.
  • This fight is trivial for an ilevel 119 player to solo on any job.
• Valkeng is an Automaton type mob beginning as a Harlequin Frame and every 30 seconds, will change into a different frame depending on the grand total of damage types it has received during the battle. Valkeng will never return to its initial Harlequin Frame.
  • If 50% or more of its damage taken has been from Melee attacks, it will change to its Valoredge Frame form.
  • If 50% or more of its damage taken has been from Ranged attacks, it will change to its Sharpshot Frame form.
  • If 50% or more of its damage taken has been from Magic, it will change to its Stormwaker Frame form.
• Each frame Valkeng changes to has significant stat and strategy changes.
  • Harlequin Frame form:
    • Casts Dia II
    • Uses Slapstick weaponskill
    • Receives normal damage
  • Valoredge Frame form:
    • Very fast attack rate
    • Very high Accuracy and Attack
    • Very high physical damage reduction
    • Uses Chimera Ripper and String Clipper weaponskills
  • Sharpshot Frame form:
    • Very high Accuracy and Evasion
    • Uses Ranged Attacks every 5 seconds
    • Uses Slapstick and Arcuballista weaponskills
    • Has low physical defense
  • Stormwaker Frame form:
    • Casts various high-level Elemental Magic every 10 seconds
    • Uses Slapstick weaponskill
    • Very high Magic Defense
    • Receives normal physical damage

• Upon defeating Valkeng, a cut-scene will occur. Choice of answer during will not affect any outcome.
• Return to Bastok Markets and speak to Shamarhaan for a cut-scene. Again, the answer to the question will not matter.
• Travel back to Aht Urhgan Whitegate to speak with Iruki-Waraki once again for a cut-scene.
• Travel to Nashmau and speak with Sajhra at (H-9) in the docks for another cut-scene.
• Return to Iruki-Waraki in Aht Urhgan Whitegate and speak with him for one last cut-scene and to receive your reward: Puppetry Taj

Artifact Commission

After receiving the quest Puppetmaster Blues, you may commission Puppetmaster Artifact Armor from Dhima Polevhia.

You may choose the order in which you receive the armor. You must wait until the next Vana'diel day to receive the piece you chose, and may commission a new piece immediately after the last piece was completed.

Puppetmaster Artifact Armor
Armor	Ingredients	Coin Cost
Puppetry Babouches	Ruby Wamoura Cloth Marid Leather Platinum Sheet	Imperial Mythril Piece x2
Puppetry Dastanas	Rainbow Thread Wamoura Cloth Marid Leather Platinum Sheet	Imperial Mythril Piece
Puppetry Tobe	Ruby Wamoura Cloth Moblinweave Scarlet Linen	Imperial Gold Piece