# A Tragic Beginning

**Quest No Raw**: 131910
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 838
**Entry (questId)**: 2
**Event quest**: yes

## Giver Label

_Black Spirit_

## Objective

Gathering the Small Traces

I barely made it past the patrolling soldiers and arrived at the point I assumed to be the epicenter of the explosion. Judging by the size of the crater, I could calculate the exact force of the explosion.

A sudden feeling of despair overtook me, but I quickly brushed it off, and gathered my thoughts to see if I could find a clue to help unravel this mystery.


How much time had passed? I'm not sure, but I eventually had looked over every nook and cranny and found nothing. Just when I was about to give up and retreat, I spotted something sparkling from a spot not too far off.


Simultaneously, I heard the footsteps of the soldiers draw closer. With no time to think, I instinctively ran towards the shining object.

The very moment my hand was about to wrap around the mysterious Black Stone, I felt the cold steel of a blade press up against my neck.

_Hand over Oil of Corruption x1,000 to Alustin;_

## Rewards

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

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Caphras Stone](/item/721003.md) ×50


## Summary

Good job! We did it!
Hehe. Did you by any chance find its ring?

## Related Quests

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

### Earlier Steps

- [Peaceful Sea](/quest/66373.md)
- [Something from Nothing](/quest/131909.md)
- [Past and Present, Connected by Karma](/quest/197445.md)
- [Biding One's Time](/quest/262981.md)
- [Rising Fame](/quest/328517.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 — [Following Their Footsteps](/quest/66374.md) — Growing Questions
- **Current:** Entry #2 — [A Tragic Beginning](/quest/131910.md) — Gathering the Small Traces
- Entry #3 — [Memories Lost](/quest/197446.md) — Destiny Begins
- Entry #4 — [Faintly Heard](/quest/262982.md) — Meshing Cogwheels
- Entry #5 — [Death's Shadow](/quest/328518.md) — The Hour of the Dog and Wolf