# Traces He Left

**Quest No Raw**: 162086
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 31014
**Entry (questId)**: 2

## Objective

As soon as Velia's alchemist Alustin saw the ore you received from Zaaira, it appears he has something to say.

_Show the Caphras Ore to Alustin;Give the ingredients to Alustin;Give the ingredients to Alustin;Give the ingredients to Alustin;_

## Rewards

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

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Caphras Powder](/item/65581.md)


## Summary

Ah, it seems we are ready now.
Oh, I neglected to mention what I am crafting.
By blending the raw ore you brought with the other ingredients,
I seek to unveil the secrets Caphras has hidden within his journal.
He has concealed writing in the empty spaces of the journal.
Now, we need only pour the Clear Essence here to liquefy it.

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [Alustin](/npc/40014.md) — _Velian Alchemist_
- **Turn-in** — [Alustin](/npc/40014.md) — _Velian Alchemist_

## Related Quests

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

### Earlier Steps

- [Remnants of Someone](/quest/96550.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 — [Remnants of Someone](/quest/96550.md) — Zaaira, Velia's material vendor, claims to be able to get her hands on an interesting object related to Caphra...
- **Current:** Entry #2 — [Traces He Left](/quest/162086.md) — As soon as Velia's alchemist Alustin saw the ore you received from Zaaira, it appears he has something to say.
- Entry #3 — [Tragedy Revealed](/quest/227622.md) — Alustin says he needs an essence to mix with the finished powder. Go find Alustin's daughter to mix it with th...
- Entry #5 — [Caphras's Lady](/quest/358694.md) — Iliya Island's Chief Diega rages after hearing the name, Caphras.
- Entry #6 — [Caphras: Book of Immortality](/quest/424230.md) — The Black Spirit says the leaf given by Diega and the book are reacting to each other. Let's give Caphras's Jo...
- Entry #7 — [Caphras: The Life of Light and Shadow](/quest/489766.md) — The Black Spirit claims Caphras's Journal is showing unusual movements again. Go talk to Alustin in Velia for ...
- Entry #8 — [Caphras's Journal, Mysterious Power](/quest/555302.md) — Alustin thinks you can use the power contained within Caphras Stones to break the seal binding the journal's p...
- Entry #9 — [[Repeat] Caphras's Journal, Mysterious Power](/quest/620838.md) — Alustin thinks you can use the power contained within Caphras Stones to change the flow of the journal's power...