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The Aspirant's Crucible The Aspirant's Crucible A Life of Service A Forge Gone Cold The Cycle of Anima: Etherwyrms The Cycle of Anima: Flower Power The Cycle of Anima: Drought Conditions Light the Forge, Forgelite The Work of One's Hands The True Crucible Awaits Assessing Your Stamina Assessing Your Strength Assessing Your Spirit The Chamber of First Reflection The First Cleansing The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer The Archon's Answer All An Aspirant Can Do

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Comment by Boxofbeer

To complete this quest you need to collect a Condensed Anima Mote from the Anima Extractor.
Anima Extractor can be found nearby at 54.88 79.49 coordinates. Interact to it to activate.
After few seconds Ravenous Etherwyrm will fly down from the skies, defeat it and collect Anima Canister at the extractor.

TomTom coordinates:

/way 54.88 79.49 Anima extractor

The Cycle of Anima: Drought Conditions - https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=270

There is a table covered by spoiler, you can check you progress through The Aspirant's Crucible quest storyline.

The Aspirant's Crucible quest storyline / The Path to Ascension
*	Order	Quest Title	Video Time Link
x	#1	The Aspirant's Crucible	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=7
x	#2	A Life of Service	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=55
x	#3	A Forge Gone Cold	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=225
x	#4a	The Cycle of Anima: Etherwyrms	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=270
x	#4b	The Cycle of Anima: Flower Power	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=270
===>	#4c	The Cycle of Anima: Drought Conditions	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=270
x	#5	Light the Forge, Forgelite	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=550
x	#6	The Work of One's Hands	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=636
x	#7	The True Crucible Awaits	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=775
x	#8a	Assessing Your Stamina	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=805
x	#8b	Assessing Your Strength	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=805
x	#9	Assessing Your Spirit	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=1082
x	#10	The Chamber of First Reflection	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=1132
x	#11	The First Cleansing	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=1185
x	#12	The Archon's Answer	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=1406
x	#13	All An Aspirant Can Do	https://youtu.be/YAlV_ws-G-o?t=1484

Comment by Mypciscraze

Hi all

I present The Aspirant's Crucible part of The Path to Ascension Storyline Quest Chain in Bastion

See Video Full Quest chain if need it - https://youtu.be/kfTO7RzS1Cs
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Quest Name:	Start and description
1. The Aspirant's Crucible	Ride Theonara 48 74.1
2. A Life of Service	Press on The Eternal Flame 57 81.3 then kill 3 waves of mobs. To call new wave use The Eternal Flame.
3. A Forge Gone Cold	Speak to Sika 52.7 82.6
4. The Cycle of Anima: Etherwyrms	Collect 25 Glowing Viscera dropping from Languishing Etherwyrm or Starved Etherwyrm. This quest can be done in same time with The Cycle of Anima: Flower Power and The Cycle of Anima: Drought Conditions.
5. The Cycle of Anima: Flower Power	collect 6 The Cycle of Anima: Flower Power from big flowers from ground.
6. The Cycle of Anima: Drought Conditions	Activate and defend Anima Extractor 55 79.5. after you will kill Ravenous Etherwyrm pick up Condensed Anima Mote is on mid in Anima Extractor.
7. Light the Forge, Forgelite	Just follow NPC but don't forget to pick up Raw Materials and drop in to Basin. Then clean 2 Anima Forge Vent then Tidy up 5 elements inside forge
8. The Work of One's Hands	Speak to Sika next to forge then use 5 raw material then open a vent. Now the hardest think xD you need to keep the heat ( i throw 10 raw materials and when Sika call that is to hot i use only 1 vent then i throw more raw material and that work xD ). At the end you need to help pressing on Armor.
9. The True Crucible Awaits	Speak with Kleia 51.8 81
10. Assessing Your Stamina	You need to Sparring with Aspirant 8 times just speak with them and they will attack you. You can do this quest together with Assessing Your Strength
11. Assessing Your Strength	You need to Defeat the 3 Praetorian Sparring Assistants: Archilon 50.6 81.7, Straticus 50.2 80.6, Epilon 50.4 79.3.
12. Assessing Your Spirit	You will challange Athanos you will lose but that normal xD.
13. The Chamber of First Reflection	Speak with Kleia She is inside chamber 57.2 86.6.
14. The First Cleansing	Pick up 3 item from left chamber ( one of them is to take bathe in pool use extra skill to activate ) then back to Kleia speak with Her and go to right chamber to activate 3 Soul Mirror one by one and every activation you will need to kill mobs. after finish with last mirror move out from chamber to speak with Kleia.
15. The Archon's Answer	Speak with Kalisthene 53.5 87.2
16. All An Aspirant Can Do	Go to Kleia She is behind bridge 48.3 72.9.

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Thank You i Hope that Help You

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The Cycle of Anima: Drought Conditions

Collect a Condensed Anima Mote from the Anima Extractor.

	Activate the Anima Extractor (1)
	Defend the Anima Extractor (1)
	Condensed Anima Mote (1)

Description

In days past, keeping a forge burning was a trivial task. The anima extractors could run constantly without ever running dry. Now, even turning an extractor on is a risk. Etherwyrms, without the anima streams to feed on, are attracted to any source of anima. They are a frequent nuisance. I am going to ask that you risk their attentions. Activate the extractor and guard it until it can accumulate what little anima remains. Bring me the product it collects. Let us hope it is enough.

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/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(57265))