Trial by Lightning

Trial by Lightning
Starting NPC	Ripapa, Mhaura (I-9)
Required Fame	Windurst Level 6
Title	Heir of the Great Lightning
Repeatable	Yes, after Japanese midnight after receiving your reward.
Description	Ring the tuning fork of lightning upon the protocrystal in the Boyahda Tree. A path will open to the trial that awaits.
Rewards
Ability to summon Ramuh or 10,000g or Elder Branch or Lightning Belt or Lightning Ring or Ramuh's Staff

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Boyahda Tree 1

Boyahda Tree 2

Walkthrough

Speak to Ripapa in Mhaura. If you have sufficient fame, she will give you a Tuning fork of lightning.

If you have never talked to this NPC before you may have to talk to her a few times before she gives you the quest.

Travel to Boyahda Tree and find the Cloister of Storms.
- Enter Boyahda Tree from The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah at (K-12).
- Follow the path to the first fork, take a left. Take the next right and follow that until you come to a large room with a huge tree in the middle.
- Travel northwest through the big room and through a second big room until you get to (A-7) and head up the tunnel. You will go up another level and eventually come out at (E-6) of another map and another huge room.
- Head south-east as much as possible until you see an immense waterfall. Walk under the big waterfall and down the passageway behind it. You will zone into the Cloister of Storms.
Once you defeat Ramuh, you will acquire the Whisper of Storms.
Return the Whisper to Ripapa for your reward.

Alternatively, hold onto it and when you have all six whispers, you may start the quest The Moonlit Path to fight Fenrir Prime.
If you are collecting items for the Evoker's Ring, you will want the Elder Branch from Ripapa.

Alliances are not allowed, they will be broken up into separate battlefields.
Everyone who is involved in the fight must have a tuning fork of the correct protocrystal.
There is no cap on this battle.
There is a 30-minute time limit.
You can buff up before entering the protocrystal, so feel free to do so and rest up while still outside.
Try to fight Ramuh Prime on Earthsday and do not fight him on Lightningday or during a New Moon Phase.
Keep up Barthundra at all times.
Do not use Thunder-based spells, weaponskills, or weapons that have Additional effect: Lightning damage, as they will heal Ramuh Prime.
The battlefield is shaped like a long path up the side of hill, with a switchback about halfway to the top. This allows the mages to stand above the fight (and out of easy reach of the avatar) while still being able to cast spells upon the combatants.

There are a total of 6 prime avatar quests for the main summons. Here is the relevant information on each:

Trial by	Avatar	Start NPC location	Item Needed Tuning fork of	Location closest zone	Reputation required
Earth	Titan	Juroro Port Bastok (I-8)	Earth	Cloister of Tremors Quicksand Caves	Bastok - 6
Fire	Ifrit	Ronta-Onta Kazham (J-9)	Fire	Cloister of Flames Ifrit's Cauldron	Kazham - 6
Water	Leviathan	Edal-Tahdal Norg (H-9)	Water	Cloister of Tides Den of Rancor	Norg/Tenshodo - 4
Lightning	Ramuh	Ripapa Mhaura (I-9)	Lightning	Cloister of Storms Boyahda Tree	Windurst - 6
Wind	Garuda	Agado-Pugado Rabao (G-9)	Wind	Cloister of Gales Cape Teriggan	Selbina/Rabao - 5
Ice	Shiva	Gulmama Northern San d'Oria (E-7)	Ice	Cloister of Frost Fei'Yin	San d'Oria - 6