# [Mediah] The Way Back

**Quest No Raw**: 939009
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 21505
**Entry (questId)**: 14

## Giver Label

_Neruda Shen_

## Objective

Edan is happy to see you and gratefully accepts the talismans, though doesn't need one for himself due to his resilience towards the dark energy. Report back to Neruda Shen in Altinova.

_Return to Neruda Shen;_

## Requirements & Objectives

Known requirements and objectives for this quest.

### Encounters

- **Meet** — [Neruda Shen](/npc/44017.md)


## Rewards

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

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Exile of Bareeds III](/item/36686.md)
- **Quest Reward** — [Recover 5 Energy](/item/544.md)
- **Quest Reward** — [Concentrated Magical Black Stone](/item/16004.md) ×3


### Other Rewards


- **Quest Reward** — [Neruda Shen](/npc/44017.md) — Amity +10


## Summary

Ah, you've returned. Wonderful! I have no doubt these talismans
will solve the problems at the Altinova mines. Thank you.

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [Edan](/npc/44136.md) — _Ruins Excavator_
- **Turn-in** — [Neruda Shen](/npc/44017.md) — _Mediah Merchants Union Chairman_

## Related Quests

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

### Earlier Steps

- [[Mediah] A Familiar Face](/quest/873473.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] Mine Trapped in Darkness](/quest/87041.md) — Neruda Shen said that the efficiency of the workers at the northern mines has decreased significantly due to t...
- Entry #2 — [[Mediah] Shen Merchant Guild's Concerns](/quest/152577.md) — A member of the Shen Merchant Guild who supervises the mines said he can't seem to get through to the workers,...
- Entry #3 — [[Mediah] Hardships of the Workers](/quest/218113.md) — The worker showed hostility hearing that you are a part of the Shen Merchant Guild and explained that it is im...
- Entry #4 — [[Mediah] Dark Hallucinations](/quest/283649.md) — The workers at Altinova Mine have been complaining of suffering from dark hallucinations. Tell Ridley that you...
- Entry #5 — [[Mediah] The Village of Sorceresses](/quest/349185.md) — Ridley mentioned the village of Tarif, somewhere to the west, and advised that you may find some clues regardi...
- Entry #6 — [[Mediah] Investigating the Dark Influence](/quest/414721.md) — Ahon Kirus, the Chief of Tarif, says the symptoms the workers are showing are the first signs of the Black Spi...
- Entry #7 — [[Mediah] The Mausoleum](/quest/480257.md) — Visit Tantu at the Mausoleum as Ahon Kirus suggested.
- Entry #8 — [[Mediah] The Bautt Talisman](/quest/545793.md) — The Giant Chief, Tantu, told you that Bautt paper talismans can be made by transferring power from the pieces ...
- Entry #9 — [[Mediah] Broken Pieces of the Bautt Slate](/quest/611329.md) — The skilled Giant said you need to collect pieces of the original Bautt Slate, scattered across the mountain r...
- Entry #10 — [[Mediah] [Boss] Helm Tribes' Shield](/quest/676865.md) — The Black Spirit spots a large Helm that has crafted many pieces of the Bautt Slate into a shield. Defeat the ...
- Entry #11 — [[Mediah] Bautt's Enchantment](/quest/742401.md) — The Giant has transferred power from the pieces of Slate into the parchment. He tells you that in order to fin...
- Entry #12 — [[Mediah] Ancient Ruins Excavation Site](/quest/807937.md) — Ain Greid said he is done enchanting the talismans and asked you to visit the Ancient Ruins Excavation Site an...
- Entry #13 — [[Mediah] A Familiar Face](/quest/873473.md) — Jamo Hasa thanks you for bringing the talismans, although he doesn't believe that the workers' hallucinations ...
- **Current:** Entry #14 — [[Mediah] The Way Back](/quest/939009.md) — Edan is happy to see you and gratefully accepts the talismans, though doesn't need one for himself due to his ...