Sharpening the Sword

This is the first Paladin Artifact Armor quest - otherwise known as AF1.

Sharpening the Sword
Starting NPC	Ailbeche - Northern San d'Oria (J-9)
Required Fame	None
Additional Requirements	Paladin 40+
Title	None
Repeatable	Yes, after AF is complete
Rewards
Honor Sword

← Previous Quest	Next Quest →
Father and Son and A Knight's Test	A Boy's Dream

Walkthrough

• Complete the Father and Son quest and make sure to give the Willow Fishing Rod back to the son.
• Talk to Ailbeche again who will ask you for an Ordelle Whetstone.
• Talk to Sobane in (D-6) of Southern San d'Oria. Be sure to talk to her twice if you get a cutscene the first time. The cutscene is the beginning of either the quest Signed in Blood or Tea with a Tonberry? and not part of this quest.

From this point on, the quest can be completed on any job.

• Head to Ordelle's Caves, entering from the western most entrance at (F-7) from La Theine Plateau.
• From the first map, head east to the ramp at (I-6). This puts you on the second map. Head southwest to the room at (G-8), then take a left. Next, head south up the ramp at (H-9). This puts you back on the first map. The Stalagmite is next to the hole in the first small room.
• Select the Stalagmite to spawn and defeat the NM Polevik, an Earth Elemental.
  • Can be defeated on any job, as long as quest is active.
  • Should be level 65+ to solo the fight.
  • If completing with multiple Paladins, NM only needs to be defeated once and all Paladins can loot the KI.
• Touch the Stalagmite again to receive the Ordelle Whetstone.
• Talk to Ailbeche to complete the quest.

Testimonial (01/14/24): Duoed by 40 RDM and 43 PLD. We were never in danger of dying, but it took us a while to kill it. Polevik can Cure III itself. Silence landed fairly easily even throughout the long fight.