Gloom Dragons: Alastair's "The Architects" Quest Guide

Gloom Dragons have landed in your Kingdom! Follow Tom and Alastair's expertise in banishing the foul beasts before they set everything ablaze!  "The Architects" quest line has 9 parts, and unlocks one new land expansion area for you to explore and add to your kingdom.

Tip: There are 2 new recipes in the Beastie Lab, and you'll need a lot of both.  Collect as much as you can of the following ingredients.

Quest 1: The Ancient Artifact

Quest tasks

• Place the Ancient Artifact (found under the Decor section of your Inventory)
• Have a Beastie Laboratory (purchased under the Buildings section in the Market)
• Click on the Ancient Artifact

Quest rewards

• 1,000 Coins
• 20 XP

Quest 2: Strange Noises

Quest tasks

• Visit 2 Neighbors
• Tax 2 Houses
• Feed 3 Animals
  • Tip: Do this in a neighbor's kingdom to save energy

Quest rewards

• 1,000 Coins
• 20 XP

Quest 3: House of Fire

Quest tasks

• Craft 2 Mystic Wind (crafted in the Beastie Lab)
  • Mystic Wind: Craft in 5 seconds with 3 Red Feathers, 5 Pails of Water, and 4 Wool.
• Extinguish 2 Gloom Flames (click on burning buildings to use Mystic Wind)
  • Tip: One of the burning buildings is Yvette's House.  The other will be either Rafael's House or another house.
• Have 4 Compasses (found by clicking the Post to Friends button in the quest window or found on the Newsfeed)

Quest rewards

• 1,500 Coins
• 30 XP

Quest 4: Myrick's Flask

Quest tasks

• Place Myrick's Flask (found under the Decor section of your Inventory)
  Tip: Alternate spellings for Myrick include Myriel, Merrick, Merick, Meyrick, Meyric, and Mirick
• Construct a base to hold the Flask (click on the Flask to build).  Materials required:
  • 2 Ice Picks
  • 4 Iron Bars
  • 8 Freezing Potions (post to friends)

Quest rewards

• 1,750 Coins
• 35 XP

Special Notes

• Unlocks Tom's Gloom Dragon quest line, A Knight's Tale.

Quest 5: How to Catch a Dragon

Quest tasks

• Mine 5 Rocks (in your kingdom)
• Craft 1 Wood Club in the Workshop
• Activate Myrick's Flask.  Materials required:
  • 2 Dragon Sparks (get by putting out Gloom Fires)
  • 8 Berries
  • 8 Coal

Quest rewards

• 1,750 Coins
• 35 XP
• 1 Dragon's Breath plant (in the Nature section of your inventory)
  • Tip: You might get an error when you try to place the Dragon's Breath plant from inventory, due to a bug that causes a conflict with the Flower of Life.  To work around the problem:
    • Put your Flower of Life into the Storage Cellar (using the Storage button in the Design Tools).
    • Place the Dragon's Breath plant into your kingdom.
    • Take the Flower of Life back out of storage again.

Special Notes

• Unlocks the Gloom Dragon Potion recipe in the Beastie Lab.

Quest 6: The Essence of All Things Mythical

Quest tasks

• Have 4 Journals (found by clicking the Post to Friends button in the quest window or found on the Newsfeed)
• Craft 2 Ink (crafted in the Studio)
• Use Mythium to activate the Ancient Artifact (click on Artifact to activate)
  • Tip: When you click the Artifact it opens (like a backpack or chest) and gives you some "treasure" items.  Some potions, rubies and silver, and a Hyper Craft will come out - so make sure your inventory is not already maxed out for Hyper Crafts or it will go to waste!

Quest rewards

• 1,000 Coins
• 20 Xp

Quest 7: Manifest Destination

Quest tasks

• Explore the Gloom
  • Tip: For many players this step will be checked already, unless you have not yet explored all the previously available land in the north east.
• Chop 10 Trees
• Craft 3 Bags of Popcorn (crafted in the Kitchen)

Quest rewards

• 1,750 Coins
• 35 XP

Quest 8: The Ancient Castle Builders

Quest tasks

• Continue exploring the Gloom
  • Tip: For many players this step will be checked already, unless you have not yet explored all the previously available land in the north east.
• Have 6 Spyglasses (found by clicking the Post to Friends button in the quest window or found on the Newsfeed)
  • Tip: If your inventory is already at maximum (10) for Spyglasses, you'll need to sell some before you can collect more.
• Craft 3 Candles in the Studio

Quest rewards

• 1,750 Coins
• 35 XP

Quest 9: Garden of the Architects

Quest tasks

• Explore the Gloom to find the Ancient Artifacts
  • Tip: The new land expansion unlocked is across the river to the east, just south of where George was frozen in the ice.
  • Expansion Requirements: 1900 Castle Level, 18 Exploration Crystals, 394000 Coins
• Activate Myrick's Flask
• Activate 1 Ancient Artifact
  • Tip: Each of the 4 Artifacts requires a different amount of Mythium to open - 6, 9, 12, and 15.
  • Tip: When you click an Artifact it opens (like backpacks and chests do) and gives you treasure.  Some potions, rubies and silver, and a Hyper Craft will come out - so make sure your inventory is not already maxed out for Hyper Crafts or it will go to waste!

Quest rewards

• 1,750 Coins
• 35 XP

FAQ

Q: How do I summon a Gloom Dragon?

A: Gloom Dragons can be summoned using Gloom Dragon Potions, crafted in the Beastie Laboratory. The Gloom Dragon Potion recipe is unlocked after you complete Quest 5, "How to Catch a Dragon".

Gloom Dragon Potion Recipe:

• 5 Opals (ask friends)
  • Tip: Max inventory limit for these is 15 Opals (increased from the original 5).  Don't request too many at a time or you won't be able to accept them all.
• 8 Bass
• 2 Chicken Meat
• 3 Crucibles (post to friends)
  • Tip: Crucibles also can drop as random loot when you visit and help your neighbors.
  • Tip: Max inventory limit for these is just 5 Crucibles!  Try to use your Crucibles for crafting before you start visiting neighbors, so you'll have room to collect more.

Q: How do I douse the Dragon Flames?

A: Just click on the building that's aflame and use the Mystic Wind (crafted in the Beastie Lab) to put out the flames.



Q: Where do I find Dragon Sparks?

A: Summon a Gloom Dragon and douse their flames with the magical Mystic Wind to turn them into Dragon Sparks.



Q: Why won't my Myrick's Flask activate so I can banish the Gloom Dragon?

A: You need to summon a Gloom Dragon first. In order to banish the Dragon, you'll need to use its flames against it. Summon a Gloom Dragon, and using Mystic Wind you can turn its flames into Dragon Sparks and activate the Flask to banish the Dragon for good!



Q: Why can't I seem to get any Spyglasses for the objective?

A: If you already have the limit in your Materials Inventory for this item, you will need to sell the current ones before new ones can be added for the quest.