The Air Temple Mission Pack DLC

The Air Temple Mission Pack DLC

Once the DLC is loaded after a short delay in the game you flag the quest Storm Island > A Bad Feeling.  Talking to Patty reveals a rumor going around about a hermit named Eldric -- a Druid who helped you fight the Fire Titan in the first game.  It seems he is on Antigua, and Patty tells you that this is trouble.  You vow to find the Druid Eldric and find out what is going on!  This flags the quest An Old Friend.

Chart a course for Antigua and head for the pub there and have a chat with the bartender to learn that Eldric was actually at the tavern, but left.  The bartender things he will have gone to ground in the sticks and suggests that you ask Bill, the guard at the north gate.  When we talk to Bill he verifies that he did indeed see Eldric, and that the Druid went out into the Jungle despite Bill's warning of the dangers, heading off to the west downstream.

Well, there is nothing for it but to follow after Eldric, right?  But hey, by now we are a serious and dangerous pirate-warrior dood, so this should be cake!  Following the stream takes us to an ambush in which those little Sand Devils and a Gargoyle attack... Wait...  A Gargoyle?!  Fortunately we know how to deal with large beasts -- we kill them!  So hey, good on ya mates, you have killed your first Gargoyle and, you probably already know this, it is the first of many since the Gargoyles are something like the theme of this expansion.

Be sure to fully loot the beasts -- including the Gargoyle -- and then continue on the way to Eldric, who is sitting in his camp.  When you arrive and greet him you have a conversation -- work your way through the chat options to learn all about what has been going on and why he is there.   It is really no surprise that Mara is the underlying cause for his coming out of his hermitage and traveling the world, and we share with him that we are out to kill her.  Eldric briefs you on the Gargoyles and how Mara is using them, and then he explains why the Gargoyle are such a threat to the world.

The mystery deepens as he explains why he must find the Air Temple, and you discuss the Inquisition and the research that he is undertaking, particularly about the eggs and how he needs you to bring ANY you find to him...  There appear to be three more Gargoyles here on the island, so why not head out and deal with them now?  Two north and one south?

There are three directly to the north with some Sand Devils -- killing them is not as hard as you might think, though the Sand Devils can be annoying.  There are five more with Cave Bats and Sand Devils near the pass-through cave to the beach, and you will find a nest with three eggs in it (eggs 3/5) directly across from the cave entrance.

In the area above northeast of Eldric there are three more with a nest above with one egg (eggs 4/5) and a Level 20 chest that has a Pistol and some gold in it.  The last one and egg is directly west of the one you just cleared.  Once you finish off the Garg and grab the egg head back to Eldric and talk to him to give him the eggs and let him know you were a success.  That concludes the tasks here on Antigua -- but Eldrid now joins your party after telling you more about the Air Temple.

-- We are On Our Way --

Return to the ship and welcome Edlric on board (he likes the bow) -- chat him up to learn that you must find the Air Temple without delay!  Uh huh...  Talk to Patty and ask after the Air Temple and she tells you about Storm Island.  She knows the route, so hey, cool!  Make sure you have resupplied if you are low on healing kit, and then head for Storm Island.

When we arrive at Storm Island talk to Patty and then Eldric.  He tells you that you need to explore the island and joins the group.  Use the dinghy to row to the island and start by clearing the beach to the left, where there is a grave and a Level 40 chest with some Jade, a Sailor's Earring, Torch and Bullets.  At the other end are Sunken Ones and, once you kill them, Eldric comments that it is a good sign that Mara's Minions are here as it suggests that we are in the right place.

On the far beach you will battle more Sunken Ones and find a Message in a Bottle that when read reveals the quest The Treasure on Storm Island Plateau.  Things got really buggy for me at this point, with the game losing frames and stuttering.  A reboot of the Xbox seemed to fix it but it was both disconcerting and disturbing... 

A little up the beach Eldric spots Gargoyles and confirms that this is indeed the correct island, and now we need to clear the beach and explore a bit more of the island but first head down the beach to meet a castaway named Crouse, who has been stranded here and may be a bit mad... 

It seems that Mara has been talking about you and Crouse has been listening -- he is a bit repetitive, but you get a lot of information out of him eventually, and you learn that he has a hidden chest of Gargoyle eggs.  You make a deal with him -- you will take him home to Antigua and he will give you the eggs.  He tells you where the chest is after that.

Continue along the beach to find Crouse's Storehouse, on a barrel in front of which is a map of Storm Island that you need.  Take that and continue along the path to the marker and you will find the foul smelling chest and loot the eggs as well as some Grog and gold.

-- Gargoyle Hunt --

Backtrack to the beach and start killing Gargoyles (2/16) and find 2 more eggs in a nest there.  Gargoyle 3/16 is on the path above, and two more ahead take it to 5/16.  Eldric points out a volcanic wellspring -- it seems that we have found the Air Temple or at least the route to it.  At the back of the area is a nest with 2 more eggs, and there is another Gargoyle (6/16) with some Cave Bats here as well.

Examine the Magic Geyser to trigger a related quest and then continue up the path to take out Gargoyle 7/16 and grab another egg from the nest here.   Across the bridge you battle Gargoyles 8/16 and 9/16 and find 2 more eggs in a nest.  Gatgoyle 10 of 16 spawned while I was in that area, and the treasure chest marker for the Plateau quest was on the left side of the area near the path that heads up from the plateau.  The chest contains a Ruby, 600 gold coins, a Silver Plate and an Idol.  At the top of the path (which is a dead end) is a rare resource, Sharpeye.

Follow the path on the far side to battle Gargoyles 11/16 and 12/16, and find 2 more eggs in a nest near them.  At the top of the path you arrive at the Temple and battle Gargoyles 13/16 and 14/16 -- note though that this can be bugged.  If there is only one Gargoyle look up because the second will be floating in the air, so pull out your Shotgun and kill it!

How to deal with a bugged Gargoyle

At this point you have reached the Temple Barrier, so have a chat with Eldric and discuss what Crouse saw, as well as the geysers, and the Temple.  Eldric tells you that they should be sealed up -- and gives you a serum to do the job with.  Clearly stopping the geysers will open the way to the Temple.  There is nothing for it but to head down and plug them all.

After you seal the first one you need to talk to Eldric and he tells you that he needs five eggs to make one dose of the serum -- so hand over five eggs and he makes a batch for you.  Plug the second geyser and then have him make another batch, and use that to plug the last of the three.

Hurry back up and go into the Temple, heading down its long stairs and kill The General.  Be sure to loot his special blade, also called The General.

Head deeper into the Temple and kill the last two Gargoyles (15/16 and 16/16) and grab an egg from the nest there, and then 2 eggs from another nest.  Have Eldric make another batch of serum and plug the last geyser, and then talk to Eldric again and you will unlock the Achievement "Templar" (10 GP) for dealing with the Air Temple quests.

Eldric tells you that you have to go to all of the other islands and eliminate the Gargoyles on them in order to completely suppress the threat, so jump back to the ship now and talk to Patty to fill her in. 

You need to find Creuse before you leave, as he is not on board the ship, so head back to the beach and go looking for him at the small camp.  He should be by the fire but if not sleeping on the ship and then returning usually works.  Talk to him and tell him you will get him off the island, then return to the ship.  Talk to Eldric before you leave to complete his information on the Gargoyles.

Have Patty set a course for Antigua and when you arrive Creuse will depart the ship and you will unlock the Achievement "Robinson Crusoe"  (10 GP) for his rescue!  Well done mates!

Have a chat with Eldric and then you need to start clearing the islands.  Basically that means you travel to each island and talk to Eldric to learn if there are Gargoyles on this island.  If not, you go to the next, if there are you land and kill them all, being sure to collect the eggs -- which you need to give to Eldric.  I am not sure if you have to visit ALL of the islands or not, but in case you do, here is the list:

Caldera (no gargoyles /eggs, but you have to talk to Eldric anyway)
Isle of the Dead (no gargoyles /eggs, but you have to talk to Eldric anyway)
Tacarigua (3 gargoyles to kill/ 3 eggs to collect)
Maracai Bay (6 gargoyles to kill/ 6 eggs to collect)
Sword Coast (6 gargoyles to kill/ 6 eggs to collect)
Isle of Thieves (3 gargoyles to kill/ 3 eggs to collect)

Once you have them all cleared you unlock the Achievement "Exterminator" (30 GP) for killing all of the Gargoyles and turning in their eggs!

Right then!  After you have your last conversation with Eldric he chooses to join the crew for the fight with Mara, but of course we already did that... And that wraps up the Air Temple DLC.  Good on ya, well done!