# [Mediah] Neruda Shen and the Merchants

**Quest No Raw**: 152474
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 21402
**Entry (questId)**: 2

## Giver Label

_Nelople_

## Objective

Neruda Shen, head of the Shen Merchant Guild of Mediah, encouraged you to look around Altinova for the answers you seek. Speak to the villagers of Altinova.

_Talk to Nelople, a villager in Altinova;_

## Requirements & Objectives

Known requirements and objectives for this quest.

### Encounters

- **Meet** — [Nelople](/npc/44004.md)


## Rewards

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

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Gold Bar 10G](/item/3.md)


### Other Rewards


- **Quest Reward** — [Nelople](/npc/44004.md) — Amity +10


## Summary

I can tell from your appearance that this is your first time in Altinova.
Be careful not to lose your silver to pickpockets!

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [Neruda Shen](/npc/44017.md) — _Mediah Merchants Union Chairman_
- **Turn-in** — [Nelople](/npc/44004.md) — _Altinova General Goods Vendor_

## Related Quests

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

### Earlier Steps

- [[Mediah] Mediah Merchants Union](/quest/86938.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 — [[Mediah] Mediah Merchants Union](/quest/86938.md) — Mevo Muranan flatly denied any involvement with the spread of the dark energy in the lava cave. He also told y...
- **Current:** Entry #2 — [[Mediah] Neruda Shen and the Merchants](/quest/152474.md) — Neruda Shen, head of the Shen Merchant Guild of Mediah, encouraged you to look around Altinova for the answers...
- Entry #3 — [[Mediah] The Merchants of Altinova I](/quest/218010.md) — Nelople, the Potion Vendor in Altinova, gave you some advice about staying in Altinova and said he didn't have...
- Entry #4 — [[Mediah] The Merchants of Altinova II](/quest/283546.md) — Tulem, the weapons vendor in Altinova, lets out a hearty laugh as he tells you that he hasn't seen any custome...
- Entry #5 — [[Mediah] The Merchants of Altinova III](/quest/349082.md) — Deve, the storage keeper, said he does not remember seeing anyone particularly suspicious, and asked you to co...
- Entry #6 — [[Mediah] Shady Rumors](/quest/414618.md) — Lucy Benkum, the Central Market Director, said she may have some clues leading to the witch possessed by the d...
- Entry #7 — [[Mediah] The Song of the Barbarians](/quest/480154.md) — The children that Lucy Benkum told you to speak to said the song they were singing came from the Barbarians. F...
- Entry #8 — [[Mediah] The Linguistically Proficient Instructor](/quest/545690.md) — You were not able to make heads or tails of the lyrics to the song as it's in the Barbarian tongue. The child ...
- Entry #9 — [[Mediah] The Prophet of God](/quest/611226.md) — Abdul Jaum, who understands the language of the Barbarians, explained that the song is based on Sirare's proph...
- Entry #10 — [[Mediah] Ominous Prophecy](/quest/676762.md) — The Prophet Sirare spoke as if he expected you. Talk to Sirare about the Barbarian prophecy and the Witch.
- Entry #11 — [[Mediah] Rise of the Barbarians](/quest/742298.md) — The Black Spirit thinks the prophecy may have something to do with a Barbarian rebellion. Go back to Neruda Sh...