Aion 5.0: My First Adventure

I've been absent from Aion for a long time,  probably at least a year, and a year before that.  I logged in last summer (2015),  and didn't log in again until yesterday,  7.30.2016.   I downloaded the 5.0 patch,  and checked out the new update.  I did the first campaign quest,  with it's rewritten lore, courtesy of my good friend Raxu via NCsoft.  His blog posts on the lore of Aion have obviously influenced the devs into re-thinking the storyline and that is evident in the latest patch here.  We are now Archdaevas,  with a new island created between Theobomos and Sanctum  called Iluma.   As all returning players to Aion,  I began with a level 65 campaign quest,  this one called "Memories of Eternity".  It's a classic Aion campaign quest for after a major update:  a quest where the player is asked to walk around and speak to a long list of NPCs,  each of whom gives you a piece of the new story that's been added to the game lore.    The quest begins with talking to Sanctum Keeper Ador. The player daeva suffers a fainting spell (see pics below),  and wakes to see a lady standing before him/her.     He explains about Iluma being a high security place due to the tower being there,  and sends you off to speak to Agent Viola.

A  headache begins the quest Memories of Eternity,  

The headache leads to the daeva passing out at the feet of 2 NPCs

The NPCs remark that they didn't expect that to happen.

You also meet this lady who appears in a beam of light

 Speaking to Ador

Ariel's Sanctuary is in the new region of Iluma.

Talking to Viola

You then begin a long line of tasks....






Such as looking for a fragment of the Tower of Eternity at the Eternal Pool.
In case you were wondering where the Eternal Pool is,  here's some info:

How to find the Eternal Pool

It's here:

The fragment of the Tower of Eternity

Clicking on the fragment transports you to another realm:




You meet Lugbug,  from way back in the game.  Remember him from Leibo Island?   What is he doing here - it's hard to say,  and he isn't very friendly either.

Lugbug

He calls you an intruder and summons some fleshgolems to fight you.




You fight your way through in order to gain access to read this scroll:




which speaks of a hero who rose to prominence amidst a culture of unbelievers.





Lugbug reappears,  and directs you to read another scroll.  You are declared to be the Protector of Atreia, and that the destruction of Atreia is not Aion's will.

The last thing to do is defeat the Augmented Fleshgolem and speak to Leibo.















You must open the Archive of All Knowledge to leave this campaign quest "instance".  It reminded me a bit of Linkgate Foundry in it's layout.

A map of the Archives of Eternity

Then this lady appears:






Who has a rude awakening in store:




She transforms into the Archdaeva of Eternal Waves:




Then the Archdaeva of Eternal Earth:






and finally the Archdaeva of Eternal Flames:

Back at the Eternal Pool

Completion of the quest and getting a mythic weapon as a reward

Acquiring the "Protector of Atreia" Title

The quest gives you a new set of wings,  which are mythic grade.

I also acquired something called Growth Aura.  It allowed me to augment the skill of my choice.

The new options for upgrading your skills

I used it to augment a skill of my choice.


I have yet to explore the rest of Iluma,  and I'm hoping to do so soon.  I have yet to socket my new sword before I do that!  Thanks for reading :)