Finding Balance
Finding Balance
- Year
- 1337 AE
- Storyline
- Janthir Wilds
- Chapter
- Finding Balance
- Location
- Janthir Syntri
(Janthir) - Level
- 80
- Preceded by
- Twice Stricken
- Followed by
- Against the Wall
- API
- 725
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Finding Balance is the eighth chapter of the Janthir Wilds story.
Objectives[edit]
- Speak with Frode.
- Check in with Frode at Moon Camp to update him on recent events.
- "Discover" the journal entry written by Isgarren.
- Meet Poised Arrow at Harvest Den and talk to Stoic Alder together.
- Assist in restoration efforts.
- Use Your Warclaw to Sniff Out and Rescue Animals Hiding in Moldering Greenwood
- Use Your Warclaw to Collect Seedlings Covered by Wildfire Ash in Sticken Plains
- Check in on your homestead.
- Return to your homestead to care for the rescued flora and fauna.
- Greet Waiting Sorrow and Poised Arrow.
- Tend to the Needs of the Rescued Animals
- Nurture the Transplanted Seedlings
- Help restore environmental balance.
- Complete Events and Weaken Titan Forces in Janthir Syntri
- Conduct bloodstone research at Sanguine Crater.
- Meet Malice and Caithe at Bloodstone Research Camp near Sanguine Crater.
- Use the Heart of the Obscure on a bloodstone shard.
- Seek shelter within Waiting Sorrow's shield to avoid the magical blowback.
- Attempt to speak with the bloodstone ghost.
- Continue using the Heart of the Obscure to neutralize bloodstone shards: x/5
- Return to the Astral Ward camp to discuss results and next steps.
- Confront Waiting Sorrow about her history.
Rewards[edit]
Walkthrough[edit]
- Speak with Frode.
Return to 
Astral Ward Moon Camp Waypoint — and speak to Frode, then read Isgarren's journal page and go back to Harvest Den Waypoint — .
- Assist in restoration efforts.
Head to Festering Basin Waypoint — and head west. Sniff has a fairly small radius, despite the visual on the minimap, so make sure to not run full tilt and instead stop occasionally and comb back over your previously visited area. Use the digging skill that replaces Sniff to dig up piles of black rock and look on the minimap for green magnifying glasses that designate animal spots.
The 
Kindle Barrens — , southeast of Stricken Plains Waypoint — , house most of the plants, stacked in a tight space. Use Sniff then dig up the plants and interact with them again to grab them.
- Check in on your homestead.
- Speak with Poky and Sorrow, then help the plants and animals.
- The water is the only thing needed for both groups. Pick up a bucket and take a swim in the stream to gain 3 charges of water to dole out.
- Medicine is given to injured animals.
- There are 3 types of food: fertilizer is given to malnourished plants, hay is given to hungry herbivores (fawns and such), and meat is given to predators (ravens, crabs, the warclaw cub).
- Help restore environmental balance.
Complete 10 events in Janthir Syntri.
- Conduct bloodstone research at Sanguine Crater.
Destroy the first bloodstone and then quickly take cover in Waiting Sorrow's shield or get downed. Speak with ghost and then repeat the process with the 5 other bloodstone shards.
Go back to camp and speak to Waiting Sorrow again.
Achievements[edit]
 Finding Balance
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Janthir Wilds: Act 2 | 1  1
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| Restore environmental balance.Journal: Finding Balance | Completed Finding Balance | 1
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- Complete the mission.
| Foster Parent | Janthir Wilds: Act 2 | 1
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| Tend to the needs of all the rescued plants and animals at your homestead.Journal: Finding Balance | Tended to All the Rescued Plants and Animals at Your Homestead | 1
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- Can be completed even after all the story steps in the instance are done, as long as the instance itself isn't exited from.
- There are just enough animals and plants to help to get the achievement in one go.
- Since the plants are all stationary in one spot, if you are one or two points below the required they have probable wandered in behind one of the houses.
- Eligibility can be tracked via
Achievement Eligibility: Foster Parent
| Teaching Trust | Janthir Wilds: Act 2 | 1
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| Witness a teacher and pupil rebuild trust.Journal: Finding Balance | Witnessed Waiting Sorrow and Poised Arrow Rebuild Trust | 1
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- After the initial dialogue in the story instance Hearth's Glow follow the two of them and then talk to Waiting Sorrow.
- Eligibility can be tracked via Achievement Eligibility: Teaching Trust
| The Dead Do Tell Tales | Janthir Wilds: Act 2 | 1
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| Speak with all of the bloodstone ghosts.Journal: Finding Balance |
Spoke with 5 Bloodstone Ghosts | 1
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- During the objective "Continue using the Heart of the Obscure to neutralize bloodstone shards: x/5", each destroyed bloodstone shard spawns a ghost the has to be talked to.
- Each ghost has to be spoken to 2-3 times, so make sure to stick around and wait for the dialogue to finish.
- The northwest shard spawns the Gavril Citizen, the northeast one the Frightened Kodan Cub, the southeast one the Charr Prisoner, the southwest one Manikaz, and the central one finally spawns the Mae Twins.
- Eligibility can be tracked via Achievement Eligibility: The Dead Do Tell Tales
NPCs[edit]
Allies[edit]
Sanguine Crater[edit]
Foes[edit]
Sanguine Crater[edit]
Objects[edit]
Dialogue[edit]
Lowland Shore[edit]
- Speaking with Frode
- <Character name>: Tell me you've moved from this spot since I left.
- Frode: Wayfinder. There's been plenty to keep me busy as of late. Though I don't need to tell you that.
- <Character name>: Afraid this won't settle your nerves any. We had another brush with the titans.
- Frode: Titans? So Isgarren was correct. He'll love that.
- <Character name>: Two in total. And they're working together.
- <Character name>: Greer, who we thought previously defeated. And Decima, a lightning conduit.
- Frode: And how did this battle fare?
- <Character name>: Brutal, but useful. We discovered a possible vulnerability of the titans: a fragile inner core.
- <Character name>: The Claw's son was injured blocking an attack, so our battle was cut short. Brave. And stupid.
- Frode: A sentiment completely alien to the two of us. How's he doing now?
- <Character name>: On the mend. We made it to the village healing master in time to treat him.
- Frode: Hm. No easy task, carrying a grown kodan to safety. And what did you say was used to treat him?
- <Character name>: I didn't. The healing master is versed in some level of recovery magic. Trained in the Shiverpeaks, apparently.
- Frode: Interesting. I suppose healing magic would be less frowned upon than the more ostentatious schools...
- Frode: Can never be sure who knows more than they're letting on.
- Frode: Hm.
- Frode: You're a reader, yes? I was reading a fascinating book earlier. It's upstairs. You should give it a look.
- Frode: And act natural.
- Speaking with Poky and Paw
- Stoic Alder: Normally, If my son came home injured, I'd question in whose company he was engaging in such reckless behavior.
- Stoic Alder: But since your arrival, Wayfinder, there is no question.
- <Character name>: Stoic Alder-
- Poised Arrow: Paw, I told you, the fault is mine. I didn't respect my limits. The wayfinder reminded me it's all right to step away.
- Stoic Alder: Hm.
- Poised Arrow: Paw... I'm okay.
- Poised Arrow: You should've seen the wayfinder out there. Never witnessed a stoic warrior turn into such a kindly mother hen.
- Poised Arrow: Checking my wounds, aiding my exit. All with concern in the voice and a tear in the eye.
- <Character name>: Might be a bit of an exaggeration...
- Stoic Alder: Heh.
- Stoic Alder: Regardless, my son requires time to recuperate. As does the ecosystem. The titans have done a number on our community...
- Stoic Alder: Initiatives are underway in Moldering Greenwood and Stricken Plains to restore the local flora and fauna.
- Stoic Alder: Wayfinder, any additional aid you may provide would greatly benefit our restorative efforts.
- <Character name>: Say no more. Happy to help.
Janthir Syntri[edit]
- While rescue animals and collect seedlings
- <Character name>: You found something. Good job!
- <Character name>: That's one finely tuned nose you've got. Great work.
- <Character name>: Don't worry, you're safe now.
- <Character name>: Not to worry. We'll get you back to your old self.
Homestead[edit]
- Waiting Sorrow: Perking up already, isn't he?
- <Character name>: Stronger by the minute.
- Poised Arrow: Paw suggested I get some rest out here away from the village. Said the fresh air would do me good.
- <Character name>: Makes sense. Glad he's willing to trust you in my vicinity.
- Poised Arrow: Course he does. He likes you. Just worries too much. About everybody, not just me...
- Waiting Sorrow: We'll tell him soon, Poky. I promise. After you're recovered a bit more. Don't want to put him in healing ward, too.
- Waiting Sorrow: For now, best do what your paw says. Relax and enjoy the scenery.
- <Character name>: You won't be the only one here recuperating. I'm housing some rescued wildlife while they recover. Should check on them.
- After following Waiting Sorrow
- Poised Arrow: So...is this the same magic the seeds use?
- Waiting Sorrow: Very similar to that.
- Poised Arrow: Huh. That's neat.
- After completing tasks
- Waiting Sorrow: Seems like things are in pretty good shape around here. At this point, our time is probably best put toward research.
- Waiting Sorrow: Wayfinder, you should return to the isles. Seems they're a hotbed for stranger activity. We'll keep an eye on the place.
Janthir Syntri[edit]
- After completing events around Janthir Syntri
- Malice Swordshadow: Commander—finally, some good news. Caithe and I have a lead on combating the titans.
- Malice Swordshadow: We think bloodstone might be our missing piece. Meet us at the research camp at Ground Zero.
- <Character name>: Leaving now. Poky's resting at the homestead. He's... in good hands.
- Malice Swordshadow: Glad to hear it. Kid's a tough one. We'll talk more when you're here.
- Entering the instance
- Waiting Sorrow: So you do have good things to say about me, when I'm not around to hear them. "In good hands," hm?
- <Character name>: Seems I spoke too soon. Thought you were with Poky.
- Waiting Sorrow: He's fast asleep. I asked Har and Willow to stay with him so I could tend to some business.
- Malice Swordshadow: The business of listening to our calls? That right?
- Waiting Sorrow: If you don't want me to listen, don't give me the damned listening device.
- Waiting Sorrow: That's beside the point. I heard you're looking into the bloodstones.
- Waiting Sorrow: Thought I could be of use. Rather, the Heart of the Obscure could.
- <Character name>: Go on.
- Waiting Sorrow: If the titans are siphoning energy from the bloodstone, neutralizing the shards may nullify their advantage.
- Waiting Sorrow: Something the Heart of the Obscure should be more than capable of.
- Malice Swordshadow: Risky, but it's worth a shot.
- Caithe: I'm inclined to agree. Though it is an unpredictable material, even in small quantities.
- Caithe: Be cautious, Commander. Last thing we want is to turn this place into Bloodstone Fen.
- After neutralizing the bloodstone shard
- Waiting Sorrow: It's going to explode!
- Waiting Sorrow: Get back! I'll cover you!
- Rhea Ingham and two Gavril Citizens appear at the shard
- Caithe: Who... are they?
- Waiting Sorrow: They must be victims. Those sacrificed on bloodstone remain tethered in death. Unless... severed.
- Malice Swordshadow: Couldn't hurt to ask what they've witnessed.
- Approaching the ghosts
- Rhea Ingham: Traitors! Saul sought to foil the titan prophecy, yes. But not by sacrificing the blood of our own!
- Rhea Ingham: When he returns, your treacheries will be punished. The names of the Mae twins shall be stained in White Mantle history!
- Rhea Ingham: Where—? Lurking in the shadows, readying to stab me in the back, aren't you? Fitting!
- Easy, spirit. Your mortal disputes hold no weight in death. Nor do Saul's.
- Rhea Ingham: So you come to spew blasphemy! And to whom do I owe this discourtesy?
- To you, I'm a prophet of things to come. And you're D'Alessio's bootlicker?
- Rhea Ingham: You look nothing of a prophet to me. And I would certainly know.
- Rhea Ingham: I am Rhea Ingram, leader of Gavril, appointed by Saul himself. I oversee this village and its proceedings.
- Malice Swordshadow: You talk like a politician. Take it by "proceedings," you mean the murder of innocents on the bloodstone.
- Rhea Ingham: You're more informed than you appear. I won't waste your time speaking in riddles, then.
- Rhea Ingham: It is true that stopping the prophecy of the titans' return comes at a cost. But the lives saved will be innumerable.
- Rhea Ingham: The Unseen Ones vow to this future, and so do I. Those who have sacrificed themselves have not done so in vain.
- As if they had a choice. You all died in vain, thanks to the titans.
- Waiting Sorrow: But not before the mursaat turned on you and your little dress-up club. Slain on the bloodstone like pigs to slaughter.
- Waiting Sorrow: That's the future to which you "vowed."
- Rhea Ingham: I... How... H-how could...
- Rhea Ingham: I-I refuse to entertain your madness. Leave! Now! Or you'll be the next cast upon the stone!
I don't have time for this nonsense.
- I don't have time for this nonsense.
- I don't have time for this nonsense.
- Southwest bloodstone shard
- Manikaz: I normally require an appointment to speak with me. But seeing as you've interrupted my work...
- Manikaz: Let's make this quick, shall we? You may speak.
Don't suppose your "work" is bloodstone related?
- Manikaz: Ah, a follower. Manikaz. Or the Blood Phenom, if you prefer. My followers often do.
- You seem awfully proud of yourself.
- Manikaz: Of course. Should the scientist shun their discoveries? The artist be ashamed of their creations?
- Waiting Sorrow: And I bet you fancy yourself both.
- Manikaz: Art envisions the world as it could be. Science makes it a reality. My greatest work is born of their convergence.
- Makes cold-blooded killing sound almost poetic.
- Manikaz: Death is a... distasteful byproduct in the transference of power to bloodstone.
- Manikaz: But the transfer itself is an alchemy of miracles. And maximizing the power retained is crucial.
- Manikaz: If that amplifies the subject's pain during the process, at least it will be short lived.
- Manikaz: And the end result, regardless, will be the same.
- Waiting Sorrow: Squeezing every last bit of life from your victims like a binding snake.
- Manikaz: Whether you grasp the true scale of my vision is of no concern to me. Small minds breed smaller opinions.
- Waiting Sorrow: Ha! Whatever helps you rest in peace.
- This is a waste of time.
- I'm no follower of yours.
- This is a waste of time.
- Northwest bloodstone shard
- Gavril Citizen: I've been here the whole time, huh? Sure looks different than I remember.
- Gavril Citizen: So, how long have I been dead?
- You're quite perceptive. Well over a century.
- Gavril Citizen: Thanks. Always been quick on the uptake, if I do say so myself.
- Gavril Citizen: A century, huh? Explains why so much has changed around here...
- Afraid not everything's changed. The titans have returned.
- Gavril Citizen: "Returned"? Ha! Getting the last laugh is a nice consolation, even in death.
- Gavril Citizen: Once the White Mantle started taking out their own, I knew that'd be the end of this place.
- Gavril Citizen: Ingham wasn't so bad. But once those creepy twins took over? Forget it! All hell broke loose.
- You lived here before the White Mantle, then?
- Gavril Citizen Yeah. I was out here trying to get my life back together. My former line of work was a bit... unsavory, you could say...
- Gavril Citizen But being a crook wasn't all I wanted out of life. Knew there was more to me then just that.
- Caithe: I can certainly empathize...
- Gavril Citizen So I started fresh. Had a job, a family...and then the White Mantle showed up. And here we are. Well, were...
- Gavril Citizen Incredible. Entire village full of ex-cons, and it's the zealots who morally bankrupt the place.
- Gavril Citizen Hypocrites, all of 'em. If only the titans got to them sooner.
- Gavril Citizen Just wish that wasn't true of all of us. There were some good ones here. What a waste...
- Creepy is an understatement.
- More than you could fathom.
- I don't have the heart to tell her.
- Central bloodstone shard
- Cosmos Mae: Did you need something?
- Cordelia Mae: You can ask us anything.
- Cosmos Mae: Yes, ask us.
- Cosmos Mae: We don't bite.
- Cordelia Mae: We don't bite.
- Malice Swordshadow: Burn me, don't these two seem fun.
- The twins stare unsettlingly toward you, smiling. They never seem to blink.
- Don't suppose you know anything about bloodstone...
- Cordelia Mae: Bloodstones are our area of expertise, you might say...
- Cosmos Mae: Yes, you might. They're quite powerful. And useful.
- Cordelia Mae: Very useful. Our friends certainly think so.
- Cosmos Mae: (giggles)
- Cordelia Mae: (giggles)
- Your "friends"—the mursaat? Care to elaborate?
- Cosmos Mae: Bloodstone gives one strength. With strength comes power.
- Cordelia Mae: With power, one may do what they want...
- Cosmos Mae: Say what they want...
- Cordelia Mae: And silence what they don't...
- Cosmos Mae: Or who.
- Cordelia Mae: Or who.
- Caithe: They're wasting our time, and they're putting my petals on end.
- Couldn't agree more. Let's move on.
- Cordelia Mae: Going so soon? Shame.
- Cosmos Mae: Shame, indeed. Take care, now.
- Cordelia Mae: And be sure to...
- Cosmos Mae: Watch your back.
- Cordelia Mae: Watch your back.
- Cosmos Mae: You never know—
- Cordelia Mae: Who might be—
- Cosmos Mae: Out to get you.
- Cordelia Mae: Out to get you.
- This is getting us nowhere.
- This is getting us nowhere.
- Northeast bloodstone shard
- Frightened Kodan Cub: Huh? Paw? Where am I?
- It's all right, cub. Just wanted to ask you some things.
- Frightened Kodan Cub: Who are you? Where's my paw?
- Waiting Sorrow: Easy, cub. Catch your breath. Do you remember what you were doing before you... woke up?
- Frightened Kodan Cub: Well...was out hunting. Paw was teaching me how to stalk prey. We were sneaking up on some game, then...
- Frightened Kodan Cub: Everything went dark. Then some voices woke me up. One was Paw. He was...yelling.
- Did you see anyone?
- Frightened Kodan Cub: Um...uh...
- Waiting Sorrow: It's all right. You can answer. This is a friend of mine.
- Frightened Kodan Cub: Not...at first. I tried to stand to go look for Paw, but...something hit the back of my head...
- Frightened Kodan Cub: When I woke up again, my head really hurt. And I was laying on something cold and hard. That's when I saw people...
- What did they look like?
- Frightened Kodan Cub: They covered themselves with...long cloths. But they didn't have any fur. Just skin.
- If human:
- Frightened Kodan Cub: Just like you.
- Frightened Kodan Cub: They were all around me...staring. It was scary. Then...I can't remember any more...
- Caithe: What monsters. To an innocent child?
- Frightened Kodan Cub: Can I see my paw now?
- Waiting Sorrow: He's... resting. And so should you. You can see him when you wake up.
- Frightened Kodan Cub: Promise?
- Waiting Sorrow: Rest now, young one. You'll be with him soon.
- Hush, now, it's over. You don't have to worry.
- It's okay. I'm sure he didn't mean to scare you like that when he yelled.
- I'm not your paw, little one. I'll keep an eye out for him, though.
- Southeast bloodstone shard
- Charr Prisoner: (snarls)
- Malice Swordshadow: Stand down. What's a charr doing here?
- Charr Prisoner: The dame wants me to stand down? That how you speak to a shaman?
- Malice Swordshadow: What kind of shaman gets captured by humans?
- Charr Prisoner: Untie me.
- You heard her. What are you doing in Janthir?
- If human
- Charr Prisoner: I'd watch your mouth. As soon as your friend removes my shackles, I'm going to rip your jaw from that pretty skull
- If sylvari
- Charr Prisoner: And what kind of abomination are you?
- If charr
- Charr Prisoner: You working with them now? Things going south on the front?
- Malice Swordshadow: I'll remove those shackles if you tell us what you're doing here.
- Charr Prisoner: Watch your tone.
- Malice Swordshadow: Guess he doesn't want out...
- Charr Prisoner: My warband was camped in the cascades when we were ambushed.
- Charr Prisoner: They took a few captives, killed the rest... Think I'm the only one left now.
- Charr Prisoner: Between friends, I don't think I've got much time. They look at me like a meal, and they're running out of food.
- Malice Swordshadow: While just as barbaric, you did turn a city to ash.
- Charr Prisoner: And what a bright day that was...
- Ascalon, you mean?
- Charr Prisoner: The smell was magnificent. You could see the sky light up all the way from the Shiverpeaks.
- I'm sure you can tell us all about the titans, then.
- Charr Prisoner: They will build us a bridge to the next world.
- Charr Prisoner: Ten more years and this one will be done.
- Caithe: What does that mean?
- Malice Swordshadow: Doesn't matter. He was wrong. They all were.
- I don't have time for this.
- Only for some.
- If human
- No.
- After returning to the Astral Ward Bloodstone Research Camp
- Malice Swordshadow: Think we've gathered enough information to put to work against the titans?
- Caithe: I'd say so. And enough bloodstained history to make me never want to set foot here again.
- Caithe: Seeing how the bloodstone got so powerful makes me want to keep anyone from using it, titan or not.
- Waiting Sorrow: Power accumulated off of stolen lives is no small threat, but it's not infallible.
- Waiting Sorrow: As long as we're intentional in its use, the Heart of the Obscure is our most promising solution up to this point.
- Waiting Sorrow: Let's regroup at the homestead. We can check on Poky, then talk strategy.
- Waiting Sorrow: May the innocent rest. And the wicked writhe.
- Confronting Waiting Sorrow about her past
- Waiting Sorrow: Wayfinder, what is it? Are you not headed to the homestead?
- I know who you are, Waiting Sorrow.
- <Character name>: Isgarren broke rules to ascend you when you were suffering. You're not just a wizard, you're...a fable to the bearkin.
- Waiting Sorrow: Quiet. Quiet, please. Don't tell them. Don't tell Poky or Alder.
- Waiting Sorrow: I am not a fable. I was...I was just hurting. Koda's voice... It burned my core raw.
- Waiting Sorrow: It would rattle their worlds. Don't...please. Don't.
- <Character name>: I'll see you at the homestead.
- Hold that thought.
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