# Cursed Stone

**Quest No Raw**: 266645
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 4501
**Entry (questId)**: 4

## Giver Label

_Hakan Derk_

## Objective

Gulabi at the Extraction Mill told you to meet Hakan Derk, who used to work at Omar Lava Cave when it was being used as a furnace.

_Ask Hakan Derk about the Black Stone;_

## Requirements & Objectives

Known requirements and objectives for this quest.

### Encounters

- **Meet** — [Hakan Derk](/npc/50493.md)


## Rewards

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

### Other Rewards


- **Quest Reward** — Contribution EXP +35


## Summary

Even little kids know that Black Stones are expensive.
Also that there are lots of people who desire them.
Tell you what. People who've been handling the Black Stone
all their life, people like me,
wouldn't want anything to do with the Black Stone.
Do you know why?
'Cause something tragic always happened around it.
Believe me!

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [Gulabi](/npc/44032.md) — _Alluvial Mining Manager_
- **Turn-in** — [Hakan Derk](/npc/50493.md) — _Omar Lava Cave Node Manager_

## Related Quests

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

### Earlier Steps

- [Testimony of the Workers](/quest/201109.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 — [Desire for Better Weapons](/quest/70037.md) — Tulem, arms dealer in Altinova, wants to learn more about the Black Stone and make better weapons with it. Ask...
- Entry #2 — [Expert Opinion](/quest/135573.md) — Even more confused after asking around the villagers, Tulem now wants an expert opinion. Meet Tiu, an alchemis...
- Entry #3 — [Testimony of the Workers](/quest/201109.md) — Alchemist Tiu says you might be find out more about the Black Stone if you visit the extraction mill. Meet Gul...
- **Current:** Entry #4 — [Cursed Stone](/quest/266645.md) — Gulabi at the Extraction Mill told you to meet Hakan Derk, who used to work at Omar Lava Cave when it was bein...
- Entry #5 — [Unpleasant Memory](/quest/332181.md) — It seems that Hakan Derk is trying to avoid talking about anything Black Stone-related. Go where he pointed to...
- Entry #6 — [Ship Shrouded in Black Aura](/quest/397717.md) — According to Hakan Derk, Nurio spotted a suspicious ship full of Black Stone coming in and out of the Mediah w...
- Entry #7 — [Whereabouts of the Black Stone](/quest/463253.md) — Nurio thinks the ship full of Black Stone is a trader. Meet Quina, a trader in Altinova, and ask if anyone has...
- Entry #8 — [Black Stone Researchers](/quest/528789.md) — If Quina's memory serves, the person who bought a bulk of Black Stone introduced herself as an archaeologist. ...
- Entry #9 — [Leave Weapons to Blacksmiths](/quest/594325.md) — Devisha thinks you should really ask a blacksmith if you want to make weapons. Meet Zinor Denin, a blacksmith ...
- Entry #10 — [Hard-earned Secret](/quest/659861.md) — Zinor Denin, a blacksmith in Abun, gladly instructed you on how to use the Black Stone. Go back to Altinova an...
- Entry #11 — [Find an Eyewitness](/quest/725397.md) — Quina is sure that someone must have seen the owner of such a big ship. Meet a wharf worker and ask him.
- Entry #12 — [Fill Him Up First](/quest/790933.md) — The sailor seems to know something. Let's give him what he wants.
- Entry #13 — [Practice Makes Perfect](/quest/856469.md) — Zinor Denin told you to process some Black Stones as instructed. Process magic crystals or Black Stone to make...