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Souls in Shadow

Start NPC	Novalmauge - Bostaunieux Oubliette (G-8)
Requirements	Warrior, Dark Knight, or Beastmaster Level 71+ Scythe Skill 240+ No other WSNM quest active
Items Needed	Scythe of Trials Weapon Training Guide Map to the Annals of Truth Annals of Truth
Repeatable	No
Reward	The weapon skill Spiral Hell

Walkthrough

Note: You cannot start this quest if you have another WSNM quest active.

1. (Bostaunieux Oubliette G-7) Talk to Novalmauge in the hallway.
   • He gives you the Scythe of Trials and a Weapon Training Guide.
   • Trading the weapon back gives the option to cancel the quest.
2. Use the Scythe of Trials until the latent effect disappears.
   • To remove the latent effect, you must perform Weapon Skills and Skillchains on monsters that check Easy Prey or higher to accumulate 300 Weapon Skill Points.
   • You receive 5 points for opening/soloing a weaponskill, 7 points for closing a Lv.1 Skillchain, 9 points for closing a Lv.2 Skillchain and 11 points for closing a level 3 Skillchain.
   • To check to see if the latent effect has disappeared, see if you do not get the elemental resistance bonuses. If not, you are done. 'Note' the latent effect itself will not disappear, only the bonuses it gives will.
     • You do NOT have to un-equip/re-equip the weapon to check for changes in the elemental resistance bonuses.
   • You cannot earn points towards unlocking the weapon by participating in Campaign Battles, but points can be earned while in Level Sync. Points can be earned from Reives.
3. (Bostaunieux Oubliette F-8/H-8) Give the latentless Scythe of Trials back to Novalmauge in (Bostaunieux Oubliette F-8/H-8).
   • He will give you a Map to the Annals of Truth.
   • He tells you to head to the Den of Rancor.
   • Fastest way is to take Den of Rancor Home Point #2.
4. (Den of Rancor Map 2 I-13) Click the ??? to spawn the NM Mokumokuren.
   • Once the NM is dead, reexamine the ??? to obtain the Annals of Truth.
5. (Bostaunieux Oubliette F-8/H-8) Bring this back to Novalmauge for your reward.

Game Description

Client

Novalmauge (Bostaunieux Oubliette)

Summary

Lift the curse on the scythe that Novalmauge has given you and gain a new weapon technique.

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Source entry: Souls in Shadow. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.