Novus Side Quests Guide - Final Bastion (2024)

Novus Side Quests

Mirroring our popular Main Questline guides, the Side Quests guide sets out to help players keep track of all their side questing as they become available or after players finish the main questline.

Quests will be listed by chronological availability along with the name of the NPC who gives the quest and the location the quest is accepted. A series of uninterrupted quests will be consider a questline and designated by letters next to the quest number. This article lists all the side quest available in the world Novus.

I have divided the quests in the Spiral into the following groups:

Talk:Quests that require an interaction with an NPC.
Mob:Quests that require the defeat of regular monsters.
Elite:Quests that require the defeat of an elite creature.
D&C:Quests that require the collection of something from certain monsters (Defeat and Collect).
Boss:Quests that require the defeat of a boss. Elite monsters are not counted as bosses.
Minor Cheat: Quests that require defeating a boss that cheats a little (these cheats can generally be ignored).
Cheat:Quests that require the defeat of a cheating boss (these cheats will hinder normal gameplay somewhat).
Major Cheat:Quests the require the defeat of a cheating boss (these cheats will hinder normal gameplay significantly).
Solo: Quests you need to do alone.
Instance:Quests that require the completion of a place behind a sigil with at least 2 battles.
Interact:Quests that require interaction with a certain object.
Explore: Quests that just require you to run towards a certain area, NPC or item.
Collect: Quests that require you to collect multiple items from areas.
Photomancy:Quests that require you to take a picture of an object using Photomancy.
Play as Your Pet: Quests that require you to utilize the Play as Your Pet feature.
Investigate: Quests that require you to search and collect for clues.

Novus Side Quests

1. A Yarn As Old As Time – Catmandu, Mooshu

- Objectives: Instance(x2): (Mob + Intereact), Instance: (Minor Cheat + Interact)
- Requires Completion: Illegally Smoldering Cats
- NPC: Acolyte Ang
- Rewards: World Spellements, 1000 Gold

Moo Bu Side Questline

2-A. Live And Die By The Horde – Catmandu, Mooshu

- Objectives: Mob + Mob
- Requires Completion: Scaredy Cats
- NPC: Moo Bu
- Rewards: World Spellements, 400 Gold

2-B. Aberrant Weight Of Massive Ego – Catmandu, Mooshu

- Objectives: Interact(x3) + Talk + Elite
- Requires Completion: Live And Die By The Horde
- NPC: Moo Bu
- Rewards: World Spellements, 600 Gold

2-C. Howl’s Moving Cannonball – Catmandu, Mooshu

- Objective: Instance(Mob + Mob + Minor Cheat (Iron Face))
- Requires Completion: Aberrant Weight Of Massive Ego
- NPC: Moo Bu
- Rewards: World Spellements, 400 Gold, Badge: Slapped The Iron Face

3. This Must Be The Place – Conatus, Novus

- Objective: Collect
- Requires Completion: Scaredy Cats
- NPC: Prospector Zeke
- Rewards: World Spellements, x1 Gold Key, x1 Training Point, 600 Gold, Badge

4. A Ribbit By Any Other Name – Conatus, Novus

- Objective: Collect
- Requires Completion: Scaredy Cats
- NPC: Eloise Merryweather
- Rewards: World Spellements, x1 Gold Key, x1 Training Point, 600 Gold, Badge

5. Cuckoo Clocks – Conatus, Novus

- Objective: Minor Cheat (The Chronomonger)
- Requires Completion: Scaredy Cats
- NPC: Salavador
- Rewards: World Spellements, 400 Gold

6. Can You Picture It? – Conatus, Novus

- Objective: Photomancy(x4)
- Requires Completion: Scaredy Cats
- NPC: Staffordshire
- Rewards: World Spellements, 400 Gold

7. Dye For Art – Conatus, Novus

- Objective: Photomancy + Mob
- Requires Completion: Scaredy Cats
- NPC: Don Leonardo
- Rewards: World Spellements, 400 Gold, Puerto Nuovo Painting

8. A Bunch Of Thieves – Puerto Nuovo, Novus

- Objective: Defeat & Collect
- Requires Completion: Scaredy Cats
- NPC: Labradora Houndsley-Chewingston
- Rewards: World Spellements, 300 Gold

9-A. Vex Mentallo – Puerto Nuovo, Novus

- Objective: Defeat & Collect
- Requires Completion: Scaredy Cats
- NPC: Rana
- Rewards: World Spellements, 300 Gold

9-B. The Princess Request – Puerto Nuovo, Novus

- Objective: Collect + Interact + Mob
- Requires Completion: Vex Mentallo
- NPC: Rana
- Rewards: World Spellements, 600 Gold

10. Dirty Tricks – Conatus, Novus

- Objective: Photomancy + Collect + Instance(Mob) + Explore
- Requires Completion: Gone To The Dogs
- NPC: Don Leonardo
- Rewards: World Spellements, 1200 Gold, New Vicorgia Painting

Rententen Side Questline

11-A. The Clash Of Dogs – New Vicorgia, Novus

- Objective: Mob + Talk + Talk
- Requires Completion: The Deepest Circle of Well
- NPC: Lassie
- Rewards: World Spellements, 300 Gold

11-B. While Marleybone Sleeps – Regent’s Square, Marleybone

- Objective: Instance(Mob)
- Requires Completion: The Clash Of Dogs
- NPC: Nenette
- Rewards: World Spellements, 300 Gold

11-C. Dogs Of The Regiment – New Vicorgia, Novus

- Objective: Talk(x4)
- Requires Completion: While Marleybone Sleeps
- NPC: Lassie
- Rewards: World Spellements, 300 Gold

11-D. Rough Waiters – Puerto Nuovo, Novus

Boss Cheats:

“Does this chicken look cooked to you?” –Gourmand summons Apollo Bright One and casts 100% Intercept
“There’s enough garlic in here to defeat every Vampire in Darkmoor!” – Blades, Bubbles, and Traps will trigger a Monster Mash casted on either the target of the blade spell or the Wizard with the lowest health. This spell deals damage equivalent to 25% of the player’s health and ignores hanging effects.
“You’ve used so much thyme, the professor arrived in the telegraph box to save us all!” –Unknown spell

11-E. Tracked In Ice Country – La Ville Rose, Novus

- Objective: Instance(Major Cheat (Rententen)) + Talk
- Requires Completion: Dogs Of The Regiment
- NPC: Citizen Patrol
- Rewards: World Spellements, 300 Gold

Rententen Boss Cheats

Health: 14,595

Resist: 45% Universal

School: Death

Boss Cheats:

“Bad Timing” –When Rententen takes damage he heals 100% of his base health
“You Can’t Spy on a Legendary Spy” –After defeating the minions Rententen adds a Legendary Spy item card to the players hand. This will allow the caster to see Rententen’s spell during card selection
“Take Your Shot” – Rententen will say this the round he casts Snowball barrage. During this round he will not heal after taking damage.
“Missed Your Chance” –Indicates that players missed the round to damage Rententen and that he will heal if hit.

Check out our Rententen Guide for an in-depth strategy for this boss!

12. Feathers And Stone – Conatus, Novus

- Objective: Photomancy + Defeat & Collect
- Requires Completion: No Bad Deed
- NPC: Don Leonardo
- Rewards: World Spellements, 400 Gold, Stone Of Heaven Painting

13. Alone On The Stone – Stone Of Heaven, Novus

- Objective: Mob
- Requires Completion: Heaven Is A Place Disturbed
- NPC: Nigel Scruffington
- Rewards: World Spellements, 200 Gold

14. You And Megrims – Conatus, Novus

- Objective: Photomancy + Mob
- Requires Completion: One Fish, Shoe Fish
- NPC: Don Leonardo
- Rewards: World Spellements, 300 Gold, La Ville Rosa Painting

15. Trust The Press – La Ville Rose, Novus

- Objective: Collect
- Requires Completion: One Fish, Shoe Fish
- NPC: Salonard
- Rewards: World Spellements, 200 Gold

16. The Devil Wears Dada – La Ville Rose, Novus

- Objective: Instance(Boss)
- Requires Completion: One Fish, Shoe Fish
- NPC: Avant Guard
- Rewards: World Spellements, 300 Gold

17. MMO People, MMO Problems – La Ville Rose, Novus

- Objective: Instance(Boss)
- Requires Completion: Table Flip
- NPC: Avant Guard
- Rewards: World Spellements, 300 Gold

18. Waiting For Who Knows – La Ville Rose, Novus

- Objective: Instance(Major Cheat(The Abyss))
- Requires Completion: The Quakespiracy
- NPC: Avant Guard
- Rewards: World Spellements, 300 Gold

The Abyss Boss Cheats

Health: 14,595

Resist: *Immune*

School: Shadow

Boss Cheats:

“You’re late!” – Casts -75% mass infection
“The Abyss fears no attack.” – Uses an afterlife affect to convert healing into damage.
“The Abyss has a secret for you” –Beguiles a player – This will allow you to heal the boss to deal damage
“The Abyss will defend itself”– Casts -80% heal shield
“The Abyss cannot allow you to heal” – Casts doom and gloom
“The Abyss cannot tolerate these Heals…”– Cast’s a random spell including Dragonspear, Power Current, or Scarecrow