Hi all, I'm back!

I know I promised a while ago that I was coming back. My apologies for the white lie! I ended up extremely busy with school, life, moving, etc. etc.

However! My life has finally settled down and I once again started a new character! I currently have 3 main characters and one that I'll probably never really mess with again. My three characters on Faeblight include Niahm (Level 70 Cleric), Nyteangel (Level 67 Mage), and my new rogue Aethia (at this time almost level 22).

I just finished the Freemarch zone and I've started on Stonefield a little. I have a friend I'm running around and leveling with. We both decided to tackle all of the crafting skills at high levels so we made baby toons to gather all of the low-level stuff with to level our craft skills.

I don't know how popular this game still is, but I figured that I would come around and tackle some of the old zone puzzles, hidden gems, cairns, and whatnot with you guys. Anything I find interesting that I think you guys may like I'll post here! If you have any specific requests, questions, or interests, just leave a comment. I always try to reply as soon as I can. You can also message me on one of my toons!

For now, I'm going to tackle the little hidden treasures in the Lake of Solace! There are a number of sunken treasure boxes at the bottom of the lake with level 20 gear just waiting to be opened for all of you little toons! The best place to start is /setwaypoint 5644, 5644. From here, you can see the glitter of the first clickable treasure chest, as shown below, straight in front of you.

The second treasure chest is at /setwaypoint 5459, 6005. Be very careful with this one! It's technically in the Shimmersand zone and there are elites swimming around the area. If you're careful, you can avoid them easily. The box is nestled against some underwater boulders as shown below.

From this chest, you'll swim down deeper into the lake. There is a crevice pathway you will follow around the lake where you'll periodically find chests. The third one is at /setwaypoint 5570, 6235. 

After collecting this treasure chest, you'll follow the crevice pathway to the left. The fourth box is at /setwaypoint 5881, 6223. 

After collecting this chest, the path will split. When you reach the Y, keep left. The fifth box is at /setwaypoint 6336, 6233.

The next one is also technically in Shimmersand, so be careful! You'll go to /setwaypoint 6043, 6514.

The last Shimmersand-based treasure chest is at /setwaypoint 6447, 6432. This one isn't as dangerous, there aren't any high-level mobs around.

From this treasure chest, you'll make your way to /setwaypoint 6725, 5985. This is the final treasure chest. This gives you the achievement Seeking Solace!

After this, if you're interested in the Freemarch puzzle located in the Lake of Solace, it's at /setwaypoint 5998, 6141.

The way to complete this puzzle is pretty self-explanatory. You have to get all of the lamps to light up. They disappear and reappear pretty quickly so it may take a few minutes to complete. 

Once completed, you will get the achievement Sleeping with the Fishes!

I'll be back with more soon! Until then, stay Rifty! 

Starting Over

Okay, so today I started a new character on Rift.

Partly because I haven't played in months due to college and everything in this game changing while I was away, and partly because I kind of wanted to start over, work on the achievements from the beginning, and post logs about those.

For those of you new to rift and interested in the "acheesements" (mostly zone type achievements) side of things, I'm hoping to be able to put in some time on this game over my summer break and go over as many of the achievements as I can in the first 50-ish levels. (I am also playing FF14 with a friend, so I'm going to divide my time as best I can between real life and these two games.)

My new character is named Niahm (Guardian), and I'm on the Faeblight server.

I'll make a new post once I get up to a point in Silverwood where I can start working on some of the zone achievements.

If you have any specific ones you're interested in seeing, you can leave a comment here or message/mail me in game! Just let me know which achievement and for which zone!

How to reach Vesdar Doc in Seratos - Necropolis

The location for this cairn is 10590, 4800.

To reach this cairn, start in Necropolis and take the transporter to the top level and take the upper exit.  Where the storm legion rift is, there is a dead-end like path to the right.  Follow it and go around the back of the rocks till you come to the steep narrow hill (10467, 5109).  Climb up that.

Make your way along the hills till you reach a fork in the paths at 10449, 4931 where you should take the left, lower pathway and continue along it until you reach the cairn!

Hope this helps clear up the confusion! :)

M'Doidoi Doll @ 6015, 10531

This post is in response to the Anon who asked about the M'Doidoi doll located at 6015, 10531.

The best way that my friends and I have found to reach this particular doll is quite an interesting pathway.  It may take you a few tries to get there, but it does work!  There's no race-specific things involved, just jumping and falling and the like.

Our starting point is on the south side of Cassana Estate -

The puzzle is also located in this area, about 5886, 10719.  Oddly enough, I found there is a M'Doidoi doll located right beside the puzzle. I'm not sure if it is collectible or not, but it's worth checking out.  Might get you an easy way out. ;-) 

If you do choose to follow through with this, follow the pathway that I marked with a red line on the picture above till you reach the tower that blocks your path.  Down to the right there is a roof.

Back up about 10 or so paces and, while mounted, you should jump down onto that roof.  Once down there go to the other side and look down to your right again.  There is a round pillar that you should slide down onto.  Aim carefully though, you may slide right off. 

Once you're on that pillar, jump to the curved edge of the roof that surrounds the tower straight across from you.  Make your way around it and to the tower on the other side and there's your doll! 

I hope this helps you!  Sorry it's somewhat complicated.  If anyone finds an easier way, please let me know!

RE: Eastern Holdings Cairn - Oryp Namap

This post is for the Anon who asked about reaching Oryp Namap in Eastern holdings for the Cairn Do Too achievement. 

A good starting point for this is near the vine on the lower side of the mountain the cairn is located on.  There's a smaller hill leading up to the mountain.  The coordinates I'm at right now to start are about 7411, 9004.

You can use the path ways leading up this hill to reach the next part.

There's some jumping to hit the right groves but it's pretty easy. :) 

Then it's a straight shot across the top of the mountain with some precise stepping/jumping and you're there!

Hope this helps you!

M'Doidoi

The achievement M'Doidoi is a fairly easy one to do. You have to collect 6 dolls from around Cassana Estate. They can be a little tricky to get to at times but all in all its a very simple achievement.

The dolls are in the following locations

5843, 10671
5835, 10547
5796, 10414
5884, 10649
5967, 10618
6015, 10531

If you have any questions on how to get to a specific one, feel free to ask. I can update this with directions/pictures if needed :)

Ascended By Lamplight

For the achievement Ascended By Lamplight you have to find a lamp on the roof of a building at eight different locations. They are not too hard to access, you just need to find the right path to each one. They are as follows

Reservoir - 8267, 8107
Strozza North - 8768, 7796
Strozza East - 9048, 8059
Strozza West - 8651, 8334
Commons Central - 8687, 8535
Commons East - 8845, 8582
Commons North - 8138, 8583
Commons West - 7515, 8280

Solution Finder Achievement

The Achievement Solution Finder is the achievement for completing the puzzles in Silverwood, Freemarch, Gloamwood, Stonefield, Scarlet Gorge, Scarwood Reach, Droughtlands, Moonshade Highlands, Iron Pine Peak, Stillmoor, and Shimmersand. There is also a puzzle in Ember Island but it is not included in this achievement. I will not go into detail with the puzzles in this post in case someone is just looking for the location of a specific on and wants to find out how to complete it on their own. I will however, write up a solution for each puzzle that I'm able to write more details on in separate postings and link those solutions here once completed.

Until then, here are the locations for each puzzle and a little explanation on what needs done.

Silverwood - Puzzled at the Top of the World - 6415, 3155

There is a plaque on the tower you have to click on to start the puzzle. It will port you up and you'll see more plaques. To solve this puzzle, you will need to find the correct order to click them (each one ports you up or down a level) until you reach the top of a tower where you will receive a key and you'll be able to open the chest.

Freemarch - Sleeping with the Fishes - 5996, 6128 (Lake of Solace)

This puzzle at the bottom of the Lake of Solace, so you will need either a potion, rune, or buff to breathe underwater. The objective is pretty obvious once you see it.. You will need to light up all the lamps to receive the key to open the chest.

Gloamwood - Shield Wall - 4540, 2380

On the wall of the building at the back of Shadefallen Keep, you will see a plaque. Click this to enter into the keep and go down the stairs. On the wall of the first room you enter you will see items on the wall. Go down the next flight of stairs and you will see those same items on the wall in a different order. The objective is to make them match the pattern in the first room.

Stonefield - Spinning Plates - 4577, 4976

To complete this puzzle, you will need to light up the telescopes in the correct order in so that you can pull the lever. If you have a buff to make you run faster, it may be a good idea to use it.. however you will not have enough time to mount up and run to the next before the puzzle resets.

Scarlet Gorge - A Barrel of Laughs - 3603, 2776

This one is pretty much the same as the Gloamwood puzzle.

Scarwood Reach - Scarwood by Torchlight - 3629, 2755

For this puzzle, there are pillars and many torches. You will see three red lights on each pillar in the front. Clicking them will make the torches move around either clockwise or counter clockwise. In each ring of torches, there is an empty space. In order to solve the puzzle, you will need to have the empty space fall between the pillars of each ring at the same time.

Droughtlands - Don't Be Cagey - 8340, 6200

Here, you will find a circle of cages with lights on them, some changing color and some not.Your objective is to pick the correct color for each cage.

Moonshade Highlands - Go With the Flow- 6459, 1178

At the entrance to Hammerknell Fortress there is a small, sparkling object that looks like the rune vessels you collect for daily quests. Click on this and it will teleport you to the roof of Hammerknell where you will see the puzzle. There are hoses and regulators and a generator. The object of the puzzle is to power up the generator so that you can pull the lever.

Iron Pine Peak - Tracks in the Snow - 3750, 2270

This one can be frustrating at times, but it's fairly easy to figure out. There is a maze with a rabbit in it, and a rabbit waiting outside of it. Your objective is to chase the rabbit that's in the maze, out.

Stillmoor - Herding Bats - 1720, 2320

Bats in your belfry? This achievement takes place in one of the towers of Thalin Tor. Basically, you have to have at least one bat in each cage to solve the puzzle. It's easier if you have a partner there to help you, one to ring the bell and the other to cage the bats.

Shimmersand - A Classic Treasure - 6420, 7715

Ahh, again, probably the most difficult one. Can also be considered something like the game peg-solitaire or chinese checkers. The end result should be that the only stone left is in the center of the board.

Cairn Do Locations

The achievement Cairn Do is pretty fun even though its older now, taking place in the low-level zones. But for those of you who still seek the achievement, here's a list of Cairns for the achievement.

Silverwood - Miron Sternhammer - 6345, 2317

Freemarch - Bahar Farwind - 5900, 5030 (may become flagged for pvp attempting to reach this one as you have to climb the hill beside Meridian to reach it.)

Gloamwood - Nylaan Starheath - 5576, 3210

Stonefield - Nasreen Tahleed - 5328, 5363
                - Valta Cliffswind - 4667, 5030

Scarlet Gorge - Faraz Massi - 4658, 3093

Scarwood Reach - Ehgel Makil - 4075, 4443

Droughtlands - Mongo Vachir - 9161, 6927

Moonshade Highlands - Roma Gammult - 5348, 2239

Iron Pine Peak - Harwin Kalmar - 4975, 1860

Stillmoor - Thera Valnir - 1579, 1857

Shimmersand - Quara Chuluun - 7530, 7165
This cairn is the most difficult one to reach. Your starting position is in Gnawbone Valley at 7595, 7330. You will find a steep hill to climb, may take a few jumps to reach the top.

Once at the top in Golden Summit, you will see a dragon or two, level 50 elite. You can avoid them by skirting the edge of the cliff. Follow the path to the left. You will have to jump/cross over a few parts of the mountain. For example..

Once across this, you will drop down and climb along the somewhat narrow ledge part of the mountain. Careful though, one wrong step and you'll slide right off.

Go through the hole in the rock and the cairn is on the other side!


There is also a cairn on Ember Island that has a companion pet in it. It's called Wanton Cache, location 13592, 3848.

Follow the path up the mountain to Searing Brink on the south side (guardian side). There is a lava pit at 13679, 3771. You'll need to get onto the rock that's behind it. Climb most of the way up and then drop down onto the rock below. You may die, its a fair amount of falling damage. Run along that rock for a good ways and there will be a ledge on the right that you'll see the cache on. Here's a video for it if you're a visual person, it's not the most clear but it's helpful.

Cairn Do Too!

The achievement Cairn Do Too is a work in progress. So far, here are the one's that I, guildmates, and friends have found as well as help from Rift Zam listings. If you've found any that are not on this list, please share in comments the coordinates and zone that the cairn is in. Sharing is always helpful and much appreciated! :)


Cape Jule - Sanco Outpost - Queny Sulgar - 7763, 11039
Cape Jule - Hiberna Rainforest - Ashsa Tonavar - 6436, 11012
Cape Jule - Kelrath Peninsula - Ina'eme Sarus - 7435, 12195

Kingdom of Pelladane - Glacio Mountains - Tirror Awaya - 7448, 4077
Kingdom of Pelladane - Ferric Harbor - Omight Tonig - 8486, 5896

City Core - Aqueduct - Warsul Icero - 7097, 8583
City Core - Citizen's Library - Nunmemph Batshinshin - 7266, 9340
City Core - Aqueduct - Irque Guemech - 7168, 8300

Eastern Holdings - Strozza Estate - 9093, 8383
Eastern Holdings - Villa Orphela - Tathon I'rilgar - 8090, 9630
Eastern Holdings - Avendrus Estate - Oryp Namap - 7530, 8881

Ardent Domain - Auditorium Carnos - Riduf Enthum - 4829, 10188 (nearby, there is also the achievement Heady Heights if you run southwest towards the edge of the zone.)
Ardent Domain - Dawnkeeper Vale - Yer'shyi Att - 5846, 9837

Kingsward - Menagerie - Skeltorard Perdyn - 4050, 9090
Kingsward - Arakhosian Hinterlands - Niey Tiran - 6231, 7239
Kingsward - The Academy - Is'bur Oughverund - 5607, 8071

Ashora - Optheron - Omoos'i Itnal - 2664, 7115
Ashora - Majeric Tower - Orn Tonall - 2081, 6034 - (cairn is underwater along with achievement Five Fathoms Deep)
Ahora - Vizeya - Okalu Prev - 4081, 7127

Morban - Forest of Flesh - Osm - 12333, 4716
Morban - Brink of Angoro - Lunibe - 15703, 6072
Morban - Black Strand - Urari Urari - 12640, 7348

Seratos - Necropolis - Vesdar Doc - 10590, 4800
Seratos - Fetid Plains  - Sayiss Vernysi - 11253, 3609 (difficult climbing, but the view is very nice!)

Steppes of Infinity - Arcanum Conservatory- Fevok Beleen - 15591, 7390

Dendrome - Morbur Atl Itther - 2960, 4554
Dendrome - Uomu Tonig - 3988, 5925
Dendrome - Ildbur Reled - 4540, 4273

I Don't Get the Point Achievement

The achievement I Don't Get the Point is a Kingdom of Pelladane one that takes some very precise jumping skills to reach. To start with, jump onto the roof of Aurentine Palace from the coordinates 7685, 4658. From there, you'll run across onto the broken sky bridge. Run to the end where you will see two metal beams.

Walk out onto the beam of your choice.. mount up and do a running jump. You can use either beam, but your aim has to be very precise to land on the large jagged rock. Once you make it onto the rock, walk to the very point of it for your achievement. You will also receive the suffix title "the Pointless". Enjoy! :)

Intro and My Way or the Skyway achievement

My name is Highfallen Nyteangel. I play the game Rift and am a member of the guild Return of the Chosen on the US server Deepwood. We're a casual play guild and enjoy doing group activities and just having fun together. My two main toons are a cleric (Highfallen), and a mage (Nyteangel). Recently, the Storm Legion expansion was released and we've all been busy leveling up to the new cap of 60. Grinding definitely gets boring after a while so to break from the annoyance I started seeking out some of the new achievements in Brevane and Dusken (my focus mostly on Brevane at this time as that's where I've quested most). Many of the new achievements are actually quite fun and challenging to do. For example, one that I did last night in Kingdom of Pelladane:

- I Don't Get the Point

That achievement takes some very tricky jumping to achieve. And one that I did today in City Core:

 - My Way or the Skyway

This achievement can be very confusing as many think the "skyways" you're to find are the broken TBTS bridges when actually they're just small connectors from the buildings in the public market area.

This is the first achievement that I will cover as it's the most recent.

My Way or the Skyway is a City Core zone achievement. To start, go to the Public Market area of the zone. At coordinates 6875, 10005 you will find a vine coming up through the ground. Run onto it and, when at its peak, turn to face the roof of the nearby building.

Jump over onto the tower. From there, run to the other end of the roof. Go to the right corner and jump onto the wall that extends out to another tower. From here you will drop down onto the first and second Skyway.

Jump onto the railing of the tower and drop onto the first skyway on the left. To receive credit, you will have to walk to the other end of it. Then, jump down onto the second skyway. Again, walk to the other end to make sure you receive credit. Run back to your starting point at the vine and jump back over to the roof and run all the way across to the middle tower. Looking down, you can see the zone puzzle that you need a book to complete.

You will have to drop down onto that area below. You will take about 13000 falling damage doing so, make sure you heal up. On the left side of the roof near the tower you can look down and see another roof and the skyway. Drop down onto that roof (again, you will take a good bit of falling damage), and walk out onto the skyway. And there you go!