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A Force Of Will

Level 15 · Adventuring · Magi Hold

Find the Great Statue of Arakorr northwest of Master Kiyo. Strike the statue to focus energy until the time comes to return. Kiyo said that time will be evident. Return to Kiyo in the Imperial Training Center when finished.

Objectives

Strike the statue to focus energy Find the Great Statue of Arakorr northwest of Master Kiyo. Strike the statue to focus energy until the time comes to return. Kiyo said that time will be evident. Return to Kiyo in the Imperial Training Center when finished.

Description

Master Kiyo says, “A Dragon never hides from conflict. There may come a time when you are faced with a seemingly unbeatable foe, but you must not shy away. You must remain confident, and never show fear.” “To the northwest, lies the Great Statue of Arakorr, a monument to a great hero. It keeps watch over the pass for invaders. You must strike this stone to focus your energy. Though painful, you must not stop until the task is complete. You will know when.” “Return to me when your task is finished.” On returning: Master Kiyo explains, “The statue is unyielding, yet you continued to strike. Such resolve is at the very heart of the Dragon.” Master Kiyo continues, “There may come a day when this very statue crumbles under the power of your fist, but it is not this day. I am pleased. For the Jin flows through you ever so strongly, unlike any that I have seen before.” “Enough talk! From today forward, you are a student of the Dragon, and I shall train you as my pupil, [your name].” Completing this grants two stances: Immortal Stone Dragon and Legendary Storm Dragon.

What they say

On offering it

Master Kiyo
A Dragon never hides from conflict. There may come a time when you are faced with a seemingly unbeatable foe, but you must not shy away. You must remain confident, and never show fear. To the northwest, lies the Great Statue of Arakorr, a monument to a great hero. It keeps watch over the pass for invaders. You must strike this stone to focus your energy. Though painful, you must not stop until the task is complete. You will know when. Return to me when your task is finished.

Recorded by quest description.

On finishing it

Master Kiyo
The statue is unyielding, yet you continued to strike. Such resolve is at the very heart of the Dragon. There may come a day when this very statue crumbles under the power of your fist, but it is not this day. I am pleased. For the Jin flows through you ever so strongly, unlike any that I have seen before. Enough talk! From today forward, you are a student of the Dragon, and I shall train you as my pupil, [your name].

Recorded by quest description.

Notes

Read from the VGO Emulator client, which supplied the game id and the reward. The client and the wikis disagree on what is struck. The client calls it the Great Statue of Arakorr and says to strike the statue; the wikis call it the Great Stone of Arakorr and say to strike the rock. The client's own text is inconsistent with itself too -- it names a statue, then says “you must strike this stone”. Previously recorded as: “Master Kiyo says, "A Dragon never hides from conflict. There may come a time when you are faced with a seemingly unbeatable foe, but you must not shy away. You must remain confident, and never show fear." "To the northwest, lies the Great Stone of Arakorr, a monument to a great hero. You must strike this stone to focus your energy. Though painful, you must not stop until the task is complete. You will know when." "Return to me when your task is finished."” With the objective given as: “Find the Great Stone of Arakorr the northwest of Master Kiyo. Strike this rock to focus your energy until the time comes to return. Kiyo said that you would know when. Return to Kiyo in the Imperial Training Center when finished.” The reward panel showed “1 50” -- two figures, most likely one silver and fifty copper, but the units were not shown and are not assumed here. This is the end of the dragon branch, and it completes on the VGO Emulator -- unlike the harmonious branch, which stalls one quest earlier at The Flowers Of The Deep.

Another account

A second source described this quest differently. Both are kept here; neither is a correction of the other.

Description as recorded by mmodb

Master Kiyo says, "A Dragon never hides from conflict. There may come a time when you are faced with a seemingly unbeatable foe, but you must not shy away. You must remain confident, and never show fear." "To the northwest, lies the Great Stone of Arakorr, a monument to a great hero. You must strike this stone to focus your energy. Though painful, you must not stop until the task is complete. You

Objectives as recorded by mmodb

Find the Great Stone of Arakorr the northwest of Master Kiyo. Strike this rock to focus your energy until the time comes to return. Kiyo said that you would know when. Return to Kiyo in the Imperial Training Center when finished.

Summary as recorded by mmodb, a second capture of the same page

Find the Great Stone of Arakorr the northwest of Master Kiyo. Strike this rock to focus your energy until the time comes to return. Kiyo said that you would know when. Return to Kiyo in the Imperial Training Center when finished.

Summary as recorded by the archive's own earlier wording, replaced 2026-09-24

Strike the Great Statue of Arakorr northwest of Master Kiyo to focus your energy, then return to him.

Details

Starts with
Kiyo
Starts in
Magi Hold
Series
Monk: choosing a path
Hand in to
Kiyo
Also involved
Great Statue of Arakorr
Previous
The Dragon's Bite
Rating
7.0

Source

https://www.vgoemulator.net/archive/MMODB%20Vanguard/vg.mmodb.com/quests/a-force-of-will-2194.html

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