Brother Lycabe's Trial: Knowledge of a Lost City  

This quest initiates with Brother Lycabe on the second floor of the Tower of Four Winds. In order to gain access to the second floor, you must complete Balance of Nature and Mediate the Masters on the first floor.

Brother Lycabe asks you to investigate the Forsaken City and bring back information.

Zone into The Forsaken City and speak to Saphis Once-Blessed. ( 0,-44.74,22.35 ) Copy

You now must gather clues in 4 areas of the zone. These are bookcases that are harvestable. Once harvested, examine the harvested page to get your update.

Hall of Discourse ( -53.22,15.22,-21.97 ) Copy

''When you enter The Forsaken City and run down to the three way fork go left. Go down stairs to where the Gunthak plunders are, and then up the two flights of stairs. Hang a right, and walk across the plank. Hang a right and go up the stairs. Head east through the congealed mortis, across the stone bridge, into the corridor, and then down the stairs. Hang a left and go down the other flight of stairs. Hang another left and then go up the two flights of stairs. Go through the ghosts, and Captain Starshoud, and you will find the Hall of Discourse.''

Alchemic Alcove ( 40.23,15.30,24.28 ) Copy

''When you enter The Forsaken City and run down to the three way fork go left. Go down stairs to where the Gunthak plunders are, and then up the two flights of stairs. Hang a right, and walk across the plank. Keep going straight, down the short stairs, hang a right and go up the two flights of stairs. Go through the training ghosts, and Tornuk the Warweary, up another flight of stairs and you will find the Alchemic Cove.''

Clerical Conclave ( -52.39,-69.92,5.35 ) Copy

Upon entering, run down the slope ahead and stop at the bottom of it. Turn right ( facing east ), and move to the edge of the platform. Below you should see a slope leading up into a room where you can see some forsaken priests. Drop down onto the slope and enter the room above via the door furthest north ( this avoids accidentally falling a level below through the gap in the floor ). The bookcase for the Clerical Conclave is on the north wall in this room.

Esoteric Library ( 54.22,-58.03,95.10 ) Copy

''When you enter The Forsaken City and run down to the three way fork go left. Go down stairs to where the Gunthak plunders are, and then up the two flights of stairs. Hang a right, and walk across the plank. Hang a right and go up the stairs. Head east through the congealed mortis, across the stone bridge, into the corridor, and then down the stairs. Hang a left and go down the other flight of stairs. Go down three stairs/levels and then down through the forsaken priests. Go down stone bridge, through doorway, then go left up cave. You will find the Esoteric Library at the end of cave.

CAREFUL! If you are invisible and you try to harvest update, they will aggro you.''

Return to Brother Lycabe in The Village of Shin to complete the quest and claim your reward.

Completion of this quest, along with Brother Pang's Trial: Combating Corruption, provides access to the third floor of the tower.