A Guardian Once More

A Guardian Once More is an achievement you can start by interacting with a Weathered Book on the second floor of Arborstone in the library, near Researcher Hui. To start this achievement you need to have Arborstone Revitalization: Entertaining Amenities mastery unlocked.

Collection items one through six must be completed in order.

After finishing the achievement you will be able to ring bells in Seitung Province and one in Arborstone to receive Zunraa's Gift.

Achievement

A Guardian Once More	Arborstone	1  5
Work with Kyung to determine the fate of Zunraa. Rewards: Tier 1:   Shred of Sea of Jade Mastery Tier 2:   Scrap of End of Dragons Mastery Tier 3:   Scrap of End of Dragons Mastery (2) Tier 4:   Scrap of End of Dragons Mastery (5) Collection	1 Step Completed	1
	6 Steps Completed	1
	14 Steps Completed	1
	16 Steps Completed	2

Collection items

	Collectible	Type	Subtype	Map	Notes
1	The Disappearance of Zunraa	Item	Service		Hint: Find the author of "The Disappearance of Zunraa" at a shrine near the location written within. Talk to Kang Hyesoon. She can be found praying at several different locations at or near Valor Shrine.
2	In Need of a Friend	Item	Service		Hint: Find a ritualist who you may call ally in Seitung Province. Talk to Kyung at Zen Daijun Temple, after completing [Group Event] Defeat Tae-Sung, and stop him from harming the spirits (80).
3	Into the Puzzling Dark	Item	Service		Hint: What you seek lies at the heart of a puzzle shrouded in darkness. Complete the puzzle in the maze around the Zen Daijun Temple. Find three glowing totems (Red, Green and Blue) to gain buffs that allow you to damage the corresponding Champion bosses in the maze. Defeat all three bosses and get teleported to a secret room, where you can find the objective. You might want to do this with a small group of people, as it is very challenging alone.
4	Guest Appearance	Item	Service		Hint: Meet Kyung at her place of residence in the outskirts of the harbor in Seitung Province. Kyung can be found in her house at Town Outskirts.
5	Seeking Greater Knowledge	Item	Service		Hint: That which you seek sits on the shelves in a hall surrounded by water. Find the "Mysterious Book" at Sizhou Hall. The teleporter next to the local heart vendor will take you inside. The book is in a bookcase on the second floor.
6	Practice Makes Perfect	Item	Service		Hint: Learn how to harness the powers granted by the stone. Return to Kyung at the Town Outskirts point of interest and talk to her. She'll read the book too and open a portal to the spirit realm for you. Gather the 5 red spirit energy orbs to complete the objective.
7	Seitung Province's First Spirit Portal	Item	Service		Hint: What you seek waits where light shines upon the once deceased. East of Spirit Vestibule, at the crossroads near the cliff facing the bay. Enter the portal and gather the 5 red spirit energy orbs.
8	Seitung Province's Second Spirit Portal	Item	Service		Hint: What you seek waits among those that bloom within a newfound refuge. At the Derelict Temple. Enter the portal and gather the 5 red spirit energy orbs.
9	New Kaineng's First Spirit Portal	Item	Service		Hint: What you seek waits among the ruins of old. West of Aetherblade Camp in Old Kaineng, on an upper level of the ruins. Enter the portal and gather the 5 red spirit energy orbs.
10	New Kaineng's Second Spirit Portal	Item	Service		Hint: What you seek waits near the waters of familiar ruins below a bridge that ties past and present. East of Aetherblade Camp in Old Kaineng, at the edge of the water. The starting point of one of the objectives for Little Foxes in the Big City lies right next to it. Enter the portal and gather the 5 red spirit energy orbs.
11	Echovald Wild's First Spirit Portal	Item	Service		Hint: What you seek waits within the halls of zu Heltzer. Right next to the Skygazer Cathedral in Saint's Vale. Enter the portal and gather the 5 red spirit energy orbs.
12	Echovald Wild's Second Spirit Portal	Item	Service		Hint: What you seek waits at the bottom of the shrine hidden in the trees. Next to Saint Anjeka's Shrine in Warden's Folly. Enter the portal and gather the 5 red spirit energy orbs.
13	Dragon's End's First Spirit Portal	Item	Service		Hint: What you seek waits at the crossing of respite. Next to Jade Wind's Respite in Mother's Lament. Locked behind a successful Dragon's End meta completion, though the portal can be entered and the orbs collected by trickery involving mounts, heals, teleport skills and immunity skills, before dying of the region's effect.
14	Dragon's End's Second Spirit Portal	Item	Service		Hint: What you seek waits below the waters frozen in time near abandoned solitude. At Archemorus's Solitude in Unwaking Waters. Enter the portal and gather the spirit energy orbs.
15	Prepare for the Worst	Item	Service		Hint: Return to Kyung's home with that which you've found. Speak with Kyung at Town Outskirts in Seitung Province again.
16	Hope for the Best	Item	Service		Hint: The final step can be found where the story of that which you seek began. Enter a portal in front of the bridge leading to the Zen Daijun Temple in Seitung Province. It takes you into an instance A Chance Encounter. Speak to Kyung to start the mission. Head to the temple and interact with the orb. You'll have to kill two enemies and destroy the spirit bindings holding the Champion Kirin.

Text during the spirit portal segments

Seitung Province's Practice Spirit Portal

As you step through the door to this strange world,
Into the dark echoes of Cantha's past,
The gravity of despair weighs upon you as you realize...
You stand amid the stained memories of the Ministry's purge. Alone.
No, you sense him. Feel his light, as though you are...one. He is here.

Seitung Province's First Spirit Portal

You emerge, choked by the sharp inhale of icy breath,
But the cold sinks within you, hardens to dread. His dread. Yours.
You ache, watching those you vowed to protect...
Destroy themselves.
And feel your vow shatter like their mortal bones.

Seitung Province's Second Spirit Portal

Despair suffocates you. Between gasps, you watch them...
Cruel people. No, he corrects you: cruel actions.
Lost souls following orders from those they've never seen in the flesh...
Burning flesh... The smell stains your nostrils.
You hold your breath to block the scent of death.

New Kaineng's First Spirit Portal

Are they monsters? Fueled by evil? No—for most, it's fear.
And their deepest fear is others knowing they're afraid,
So they mask themselves in hate,
To shield their true faces, even from themselves.
But he shows you past illusions, and what you see is worth protecting.

New Kaineng's Second Spirit Portal

When he left the mortal world, was he enraged?
Did he simply turn and go, disillusioned,
Ignoring screams of children, unconcerned with elders' wails?
Suddenly, you feel as though you're crying, but in place of tears,
You shed your doubts, exchanging them for truth: he did not choose this.

Echovald Wilds First Spirit Portal

You blink, trying to lift the veil of dream from consciousness.
Clouded still, the air chills your exhalations, which linger like hanged phantoms.
You do not recognize this place, but he is well acquainted.
Limbs bound by shackles, frozen in death's clenched hands,
He conjures light to guide you to this tomb, where he's been left to rot.

Echovald Wilds Second Spirit Portal

Some say the pages of history are scribed in blood...
And here, the bloodshed is so potent, a taste of foul iron taints your tongue,
Sickening him with reminders of those he failed to save.
You plead with him to forgive himself, but he doesn't hear you.
Or perhaps he's choosing not to listen.

Dragon's End First Spirit Portal

In this dark past, you feel as though you walk within time itself,
Wandering this raw space between being and nonbeing,
Wondering, "Did they hear creation's whisper calling them back?"
"Or was it an abrupt fade to black?"
"And do you really want to know the answer?"

Dragon's End Second Spirit Portal

He shares with you a moment, not seen, but felt:
Bright noise, brief explosions that split light, tear life.
Quick flashes illuminate a child's silhouette,
You shield her, white hot pain brands your side, she cries.
Blinded, you feel your limbs being bound, and fall, half dead on the ground.

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