# Purpose of the Shrine

**Quest No Raw**: 1117178
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 3066
**Entry (questId)**: 17

## Giver Label

_Ancient Ruins_

## Objective

When you placed the Memories of the Deep Sea on the Ancient Shrine Device, you were transported to the lower level of the shrine. Follow the light leading from the altar nearby into the ancient ruins.

_Investigate the ancient ruins;_

## Requirements & Objectives

Known requirements and objectives for this quest.

### Encounters

- **Meet** — [NPC](/npc/57111.md)


## Rewards

Rewards this quest can give. Choice rewards are marked separately.

### Other Rewards


- **Quest Reward** — Contribution EXP +36


## Summary

(You can see the following text on the artifact:
The thing threatening life on the ocean floor has been sealed within the shrine.
Thus was the will of the ancients, to put a end to the never-ending war.
The seal can only be broken by an descendant of Edana.
Only the descendant can decide if the seal should be broken.)

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [NPC](/npc/57111.md)
- **Turn-in** — [NPC](/npc/57111.md)

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, and branch choices.

### Earlier Steps

- [Eyes of the Deep Sea](/quest/1051642.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. This list does not necessarily mean each quest unlocks the next.

- Entry #1 — [The Mortally Wounded Man](/quest/68602.md) — A woman at Port Epheria says she found an injured man on the beach, and asked you to bring her a medical kit. ...
- Entry #2 — [The Origin of the Rumors](/quest/134138.md) — According to the woman, the injured sailor kept talking about an island he called the Island of the Abyss. Pee...
- Entry #3 — [Island of the Abyss](/quest/199674.md) — Paso Anca said that there is no such island called the Island of the Abyss. Was the injured sailor talking non...
- Entry #4 — [Twisted Earth](/quest/265210.md) — Arteedman is a geologist who is currently investigating the anomalous ocean currents. He wants to you meet up ...
- Entry #5 — [A Foreboding Depiction](/quest/330746.md) — Geologist Arteedman believes he'll be able to find a clue as to what the injured sailor was talking about at t...
- Entry #6 — [A New Step](/quest/396282.md) — The old journal from the library is a record of the discoveries made by a traveler who ended up on an undiscov...
- Entry #7 — [Those Who Haven't Returned](/quest/461818.md) — Igor Bartali, the Chief of Velia, said the burned bodies of those who set sail for Weita Island have been wash...
- Entry #8 — [Mysterious Plant](/quest/527354.md) — Arteedman took a sample from a strange plant he found, and said he will head toward Weita Island next. Let's g...
- Entry #9 — [Rift on the Ocean Floor](/quest/592890.md) — You followed Arteedman to Weita Island and there you saw a gigantic rift that looked as if it was formed recen...
- Entry #10 — [Slippery and Slimy Underwater Battle](/quest/658426.md) — The Black Spirit suddenly appeared and said that it thinks you should take sample from the underwater cave cre...
- Entry #11 — [Collecting Traces](/quest/723962.md) — The Black Spirit said that you should collect a sample of the soil from the bottom of the cave. Use the Gather...
- Entry #12 — [Faith Beneath the Ocean](/quest/789498.md) — A mysterious creature came up to you in the underwater cave. The creature moved its body as if it wants to say...
- Entry #13 — [Sail of Truth](/quest/855034.md) — You read the new journal you found, which mentioned not only the Protties but also marine ancient weapons. Mee...
- Entry #14 — [Wind on the Ocean Floor](/quest/920570.md) — You saw some debris of some kind of ancient weapons unlike anything you have ever seen scattered on the shores...
- Entry #15 — [Forgotten City](/quest/986106.md) — The Black Spirit thinks there might be traces of the traveler who wrote the journal you found, and you should ...
- Entry #16 — [Eyes of the Deep Sea](/quest/1051642.md) — When you looked at the traveler's journal again, you noticed a passage that mentioned a shrine with a lower le...
- **Current:** Entry #17 — [Purpose of the Shrine](/quest/1117178.md) — When you placed the Memories of the Deep Sea on the Ancient Shrine Device, you were transported to the lower l...
- Entry #18 — [The God of the Protties](/quest/1182714.md) — It is written on the ancient artifact that only a descendant of Edana can draw out the thing that is sealed wi...
- Entry #19 — [Normalized Currents](/quest/1248250.md) — When the Memories of the Deep Sea was placed at the center of the underwater ruins, it was as if a seal was br...