GBL Goddess Temple

Behemoth carries the temple of the ancient Goddess Venus. Leslie Bagrans first discovered one of the oldest buildings in history, believed to be a work of the Humans of the ancient civilization that once prospered on Behemoth. Their ceremonial dresses depicted in the murals in the goddess's temple have inspired the GBL's masks and dresses. Some time ago, a group of GBL followers went into the temple and never came back. Marcellus, the leader of the Bloody Purge, followed suit in his attempt to find them. GBL Leader Ophelia asked you to investigate the temple. You broke through the ward around the temple and entered inside, only to learn that the missing GBL followers were now deformed, deranged monsters. "Oh, no! Some wicked force must have tainted the grace of Goddess Venus. Now her grace is a deadly curse." You asked if she knew about the corrupting force. Ophelia shook her head, her downcast eyelashes trembling with fear.

Details

• Level Range: 41-45
• Area(s): Behemoth
• Dungeon(s): Forbidden Shrine

Quests

Blessed by Devolved Grace

Quest Giver	Seria Kirmin
Briefing	"Wait, <Player>. I'm sensing strange energy radiating from you. Oh, no! <Player>, you're affected by the devolved grace of Venus, just like those in her temple. I'm afraid you'll soon join their ranks, forever doomed to roam inside the temple. If only there was a way to... Oh, maybe we can transfer the devolved grace from you to something else! Evil energy is attracted to evil objects. Let me think what evil object we can use... Ah, Master Hunter's Shoulder Blades sound perfect! Please bring them to me."
Objective	Master Hunter's Shoulder Blades: 0/3
Upon Completion	"You've brought them. Please give me a moment."
Rewards	XXX gold XXX exp

Lifting the Curse

Quest Giver	Seria Kirmin
Briefing	"No! <Player>, the shoulder blades turned to dust the moment the devolved grace touched them. I'm afraid the devolved grace in you is too strong to be contained within the shoulder blades. We need something more durable. You said there's a priest in the temple who employs the power of Venus. If he has employed her power long enough, the residue of her power must have become crystallized within his body. Please go see if you can find Crystallized Blessing from him."
Objective	Type the instruction to complete the quest here
Upon Completion	Seria: "You've brought it. Let me transfer the energy of the blessing from your body into this. Hold on... You need to relax. Player: "Ugh..." Seria:*Pant Pant* "It's done, <Player>. You're freed from the cursed energy of the blessing. I'm glad to be of help. <Player>... I'm going to take a nap for a while... I must have exhausted my energy... I feel weak..."
Rewards	XXX gold XXX exp

Disaster in the Goddess Temple

Quest Giver	Ophelia Bagrans
Briefing	"How strange! Numorous ancient sites exist on top of Behemoth, and only two of them are shaped like temples. One belongs to an ancient god named Philis, but you must never enter it. Shortly after the occurrence of the Great Metastasis, a giant evil creature appeared on Behemoth. That monster controlled the minds of many followers and tried to sink Behemoth into the ocean. His appearance was foretold in the prophetic book of my order. My followers and I sealed it away with our magical power. The evil creature, Lotus, is capable of controlling minds, so steer clear of Philis's temple for your safety. The other temple belongs to another goddess, Venus. It's long been a research subject for my order. Recently, a group of followers entered the temple days ago, but they haven't returned. Marcellus went in to find them, only to go missing as well. I'm worried for their safety. <Player>. Would you enter the temple and check the situation? Destroy Goddess Venus's statue, and that'll lift the ward around the entrance to her temple."
Objective	Clear Forbidden Shrine
Upon Completion	"All of the followers in the temple have turned into monsters. So has Marcellus... Aww... Holy Leslie Bagrans!"
Rewards	7128 gold 151700 exp

Goddess's Blessing

Quest Giver	Ophelia Bagrans
Briefing	"It breaks my heart that the followers went in to learn about the ancient site and ended up falling victim to evil, but I can't afford to grieve for them right now. If I don't find the cause of their mutation and come up with some countermeasure, more of my people will be victimized. You said Marcellus said the grace of the goddess had devolved into a curse. Isadora is one of the most knowledgeable among the GBL followers. Maybe she can help you understand what Marcellus said."
Objective	Ask Isadora about the goddess's grace.
Upon Completion	Isadora: "Welcome, <Player>. Oh... That sounds grave. The ancient Goddess Venus's blessing..."
Rewards	4752 gold 128945 exp

Venus the Goddess of Beauty

Quest Giver	Isadora
Briefing	"Venus is an ancient goddess of beauty. She was the most beautiful goddess, as well as the most jealous. Venus blessed her Human followers so that they'd enjoy eternal youth. Her blessing is still sustained within the temple. Followers that studied her temple appear to age more slowly than the rest. If her grace has devolved... Well, that surely warrants investigation. Would you go back to the temple and collect the energy of her grace found in the followers?"
Objective	Defeat Fallen Zealots and collect Devovled Grace Energies while in Forbidden Shrine on Medium or a higher level.
Upon Completion	"The energy of her blessing is so impure that it's more of a curse now."
Rewards	7128 gold 151700 exp

Devolved Blessing of Beauty

Quest Giver	Isadora
Briefing	"I can't think of anything that could affect a goddess's power to such a degree. Seria is well-versed in ancient knowledge. You should bring this energy to her."
Objective	Type the instruction to complete the quest here
Upon Completion	Seria: "Ah, this energy... The ancient Goddess Venus's blessing has been tainted by evil! No wonder why everyone in her temple has turned into a monster."
Rewards	XXX gold XXX exp

Destroying the Goddess's Halidom

Quest Giver	Seria Kirmin
Briefing	"Originally, the goddess's grace let her followers enjoy a beautiful and youthful appearance. Now it's nothing but a curse that plants inexplicable jealousy and hatred in one's mind while deforming their appearance. It's clear there has been intervention in the Metastasis of her grace, but I don't know what it is exactly. We can at least contain her grace from spreading outward by destroying all her halidoms that intensify the power of her grace. When you're done destroying her halidoms, you can relay the information about the devolved goddess's grace to Isadora."
Objective	Type the instruction to complete the quest here
Upon Completion	Isadora: "Her blessing has been devolved into a curse by some evil energy. I'm glad we contained the spreading of the curse."
Rewards	XXX gold XXX exp

Goddess Worshipers

Quest Giver	Isadora
Briefing	"We were able to stop the curse from spreading across Behemoth, but the energy of the curse is still growing inside the temple. I'm afraid there's a medium that keeps charging the curse. That reminds me of a few fanatics that are infatuated with Venus's power and called themselves the leaders of a cult. Perhaps they're the ones charging the curse. Would you investigate them?"
Objective	Type the instruction to complete the quest here
Upon Completion	"This token manifests in the most loyal followers of hers. It's now the symbol of the cursed effects of her blessing. Strangely, I don't sense the cursed energy of her blessing in it."
Rewards	XXX gold XXX exp

Holy Grail Filled with Godly Authority

Quest Giver	Isadora
Briefing	Isadora: "If they're not charging the curse, who else could it be?" Ophelia: "How are you doing with the investigation of the temple of the goddess?" Isadora: "Ophelia. We've been looking for a medium that keeps charging the devolved grace of the goddess." Ophelia: "A medium that charges the goddess's grace? That reminds me of someone. Isadora, you remember Priest Alsor, don't you? He's been studying and overseeing the temple of the goddess for decades. One day, he stopped coming out of the temple. He said he'd found Venus's holy grail that is imbued with her authority. Maybe the holy grail is what keeps charging the curse." Isadora: "That sounds plausible. We should check the holy grail in Alsor's possession. <Player>, please defeat Corrupt Alsor and bring the goddess's holy grail."
Objective	Type the instruction to complete the quest here
Upon Completion	Isadora: "The energy of the curse radiating from this grail is unmistakable. This is it--it's the medium that has been spreading the curse! We will seal this cursed grail of the goddess using our magic power. We'll also close off access to her temple. We couldn't have found this medium if it weren't for our leader's insight. Some members of the congregation aren't happy to serve such a young leader, but even they can't deny that we all could have died if it weren't for her. When Lotus terrorized Behemoth, it was Leader Ophelia who sealed him away and saved all of us from the same madness that gripped those in the temple of the goddess. I'm a firm supporter of Ophelia. I believe GBL will continue to flourish under her leadership. Ah, I'm sorry if I kept you for too long. I'd better go report to my leader on the latest events. Thank you for your help."
Rewards	XXX gold XXX exp