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{{HMQuest}}
{{ Quest infobox
| id = 1387
| name = Ever Closer to the Edge
| section = The Jade Sea
| given by = [[Guardsman Qao Lin]]
| given at = [[Kaineng Center]]
| region = Kaineng City
| campaign = Winds of Change
| preceded by = [[Trading Blows]]
| followed by = [[Violence in the Streets]]<br>[[Ever Closer to the Edge (Hard mode)]]
| map = [[File:Even Closer to the Edge map.jpg|160px]]
}}
See what the [[Am Fah]] are up to on [[the Jade Sea]].

==Quest information==
===Objectives===
* Seek out the Am Fah.
* Protect the [[Luxon Diplomat (Winds of Change)|Luxon Diplomats]].
* See [[Guardsman Qao Lin]] for your reward.

===Reward===
*2,500 [[Experience]]
*1,000 [[Gold]]
*1,000 [[Luxon Faction]]
*[[Imperial Guard Requisition Order]]
*[[Imperial Commendation]]

==Walkthrough==
Start from [[Leviathan Pits]], follow the quest markers through [[Gyala Hatchery (explorable area)|Gyala Hatchery]], and protect the Luxon Diplomats. They are high level [[healer]]s, but you will get attacked by enemies that [[spawn]] from three different directions, be sure not to leave them unprotected against attacks from behind.

The best place to defend is behind the diplomats, just under the bridge that leads up to the ship, and between the two rocks there. There your party is protected from ranged attacks and projectile spells at nearly all sides. This greatly reduces the damage that your party takes. Your healer is also within range to heal the diplomats as needed.

You can use the technique of [[Hero flag|flagging]] a [[minion master]] [[hero]] near the Diplomats to have the NPCs follow away from the initial location (such as to the southwest) to heal [[minion]]s, meaning that you can fight in one direction rather than three.

==NPCs==
===Allies===
[[Human]]s ([[Luxon]]s)
*{{rt}} 26 [[Luxon Diplomat (Winds of Change)|Luxon Diplomat]]

===Foes===
Humans ([[Am Fah]])
*{{w}}{{a}} 24 (26) [[Am Fah Warrior]]
*{{r}}{{e}} 24 (26) [[Am Fah Ranger]]
*{{mo}}{{w}} 24 (26) [[Am Fah Monk]]
*{{n}}{{mo}} 24 (26) [[Am Fah Necromancer]]
*{{me}}{{r}} 24 (26) [[Am Fah Mesmer]]
*{{e}}{{me}} 24 (26) [[Am Fah Elementalist]]
*{{a}}{{me}} 24 (26) [[Am Fah Assassin]]
*{{rt}}{{me}} 24 (26) [[Am Fah Ritualist]]

Humans ([[Ministry of Purity]])
*{{w}} 26 (28) [[Elite Ministry Enforcer]]
*{{w}} 24 (26) [[Ministry Enforcer]]
*{{r}} 26 (28) [[Elite Ministry Ranger]]
*{{r}} 24 (26) [[Ministry Ranger]]
*{{mo}} 26 (28) [[Elite Ministry Cleric]]
*{{mo}} 24 (26) [[Ministry Cleric]]
*{{n}} 26 (28) [[Elite Ministry Purger]]
*{{n}} 24 (26) [[Ministry Purger]]
*{{me}} 26 (28) [[Elite Ministry Illusionist]]
*{{me}} 24 (26) [[Ministry Illusionist]]
*{{e}} 26 (28) [[Elite Ministry Mage]]
*{{e}} 24 (26) [[Ministry Mage]]
*{{a}} 26 (28) [[Elite Ministry Bladesman]]
*{{a}} 24 (26) [[Ministry Bladesman]]
*{{rt}} 26 (28) [[Elite Ministry Medium]]
*{{rt}} 24 (26) [[Ministry Medium]]
*{{p}} 26 (28) [[Elite Ministry Captain]]
*{{p}} 24 (26) [[Ministry Captain]]
*{{d}} 26 (28) [[Elite Ministry Zealot]]
*{{d}} 24 (26) [[Ministry Zealot]]

===Bosses===
Human (Am Fah)
*{{me}} 26 (30) [[Ajun Xi, Deft Blade]] → [[Stolen Speed]]
Humans (Ministry of Purity)
*{{w}}{{p}} 26 (30) [[Initiate Jeng Sunjoo]] → [[Battle Rage]]

==Dialogue==
===Initial dialogue===
;Guardsman Qao Lin
:''"First the [[Jade Brotherhood]], and now the Am Fah! It seems a group of them has headed into the Luxon lands. [[Gyala Hatchery (explorable area)|Gyala Hatchery]], to be precise. The Ministry of Purity is in pursuit of them. Given what you discovered last time, I don't doubt that this is of importance as well, and it's something that I ask you to put a stop to."''
:''"I can't quite put my finger on it, but I've got a very bad feeling that there's something more to all of this."''
{{ Offer dialog
| accept = I'll end this before anything can come of it.
| decline = That's pretty far away. I'm going to stay here for now.
| ask = The Am Fah were seen heading to Gyala Hatchery, with the Ministry of Purity tailing them. We need you to make sure no ill comes of it.
}}

===Intermediate dialogue===
Upon approaching [[Ajun Xi, Deft Blade]]:
:'''Ajun Xi, Deft Blade:''' ''"...we've got so much in common. You're pirates, we're thieves. You've got giant crabs, and we've got... No, more importantly, we've got a shared enemy."''
:'''Ajun Xi, Deft Blade:''' ''"The Ministry of Purity sees fit to pass judgment on those they feel fall outside of what a [[Cantha]]n should be. You know as well as I do how they see you."''
:'''Luxon Diplomat:''' ''"So what if they do? There are many in Cantha that shun us, and our way of life. We've lived proudly thus far. Why should that change?"''
:'''Ajun Xi, Deft Blade:''' ''"Because they won't just ignore you the way that the Emperor does. They will either see you assimilated, or destroyed. Neither of those sounds very appealing to free spirits like ourselves, now does it?"''
:'''Initiate Jeng Sunjoo:''' ''"I think you've said quite enough. It is easier for a criminal to blame justice than to face their own deficiencies. Your words only incriminate yourselves to all that would listen. You even stand in the company of one known to be a traitor."''
:'''Ajun Xi, Deft Blade:''' ''"And as promised, they have arrived. Ask yourselves this! How long do you truly believe that you can avoid them? This moment is only the beginning!"''
:'''Luxon Diplomat:''' ''"We shall not be used as pawns by either of you. The Luxon Armada has no interest in your war!"''
:'''Ajun Xi, Deft Blade:''' ''"We'll see how your elders feel about our war once they realize it has arrived on their doorstep! Your heads, courtesy of the Ministry of Purity, should do the trick."''
:'''Initiate Jeng Sunjoo:''' ''"Enough! Deal with them! We shall show them what happens to criminals and those who conspire with them!"''
:'''Luxon Diplomat:''' ''"There's too many of them! We must hold out!"''
Once all enemies have been slain:
:'''Luxon Diplomat:''' ''"We owe you our thanks for what you've done here. But this has been a troubling encounter for us."''
:'''Luxon Diplomat:''' ''"The Luxons do not wish to be engaged in matters of the empire... but I wonder how much longer those days can truly last."''

===Reward dialogue===
;Guardsman Qao Lin
:''"First the Jade Brotherhood tries to draw the Kurzicks into the conflict. Then the Am Fah try to draw in the Luxons. What's their angle in all of this? These are unusual movements...even for those two groups. This isn't sitting very well with me, friend."''

[[Category:Rewards Luxon faction]]
[[Category:Rewards Imperial Commendation]]
[[Category:Rewards Imperial Guard Requisition Order]]
[[Category:Rewards Platinum]]

Ever Closer to the Edge - Revision history

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