Guides
Step-by-step walkthroughs for quests, job changes, and leveling. Plain words, numbered steps, clickable map pins. Grandma can do it.
Your first hour, in order. Work down the list — the full guide library is below.
The main questline. Follow Ren and discover why the Veil is thinning.
Chapter I: The First Notice
Your first quest in ArionRO. Meet Ren and Serin Alda, collect samples, and choose your faction at the Crossroads.
Chapter II: The Faction Road
Faction-branched continuation. Guild players collect Sticky Mucus for Director Thorne; Seeker players collect Clover for The Listener. Both paths end with a hint of Transcendence.
Chapter III: The Threshold
The climax of the opening arc. No faction split, no item collection. Walk to The Threshold and hear The Voice speak after 2,847 years of silence.
Chapter IV: The Widening Rift
Season 1 arc. The Veil destabilises and Veil Rifts tear open across Midgard. Find a rift, clear the swarm, kill the Rift Keeper, and seal it for your faction.
Chapter V: The Faction War
Season 2 arc. Guild and Seekers fight over Rift Fronts, and a revelation surfaces: The Voice was deliberately sealed 2,847 years ago. Carry a contested front for your faction.
Chapter VI: The Awakening
Season 3 arc and the climax of Arc I. Stand inside a breaking Veil seal. The bond you built across all four seasons turns inward: the Resonance Awakening, gateway to the 4th-job ascension.
Core game systems every new player should know: Kafra, zeny, gear, and where to level.
Getting Around: Kafra, Save Points, and Storage
What the Kafra does, how to save your respawn point, how to use storage, and when to use the teleport service.
Your First Gear: Eden Group Equipment
How to claim free Eden Group equipment for your job class. No farming required — just join and pick it up.
Refining Your Gear
What refining does, the safe refine levels, where to refine in Prontera, and how to avoid breaking your gear.
Zeny and Shopping
How to earn zeny by selling drops, where to buy potions and gear from NPCs, and how to use the player Market.
Where to Level: Beginner Spots
A level-by-level map path for new players on ArionRO's 5x low-rate server. Porings to Orc Dungeon, step by step.
Endgame systems and recurring events. Instances, Veil Rifts, World Boss, Season Pass, and daily bounties.
Veilkeeper's Sanctum
A solo instance locked to your character. Kill twelve Resonance Wraiths, then beat the Veilkeeper's Echo boss. 1-hour cooldown, 50 Arion Coins on clear.
The Sundering Trial
A harder solo wave-survival instance. Survive four escalating waves, then kill the Sundering Echo boss. 1-hour cooldown, 70 Arion Coins and a cosmetic wing on clear.
Veil Rifts
A public field event every ~30 minutes. A rift tears open, spawns twelve wave monsters, then a Rift Keeper boss. Any player on the map can join. Seal it for season points and Arion Coins.
Season Pass
A free cosmetic reward track. Earn season points from daily check-ins, MVP kills, and Veil Rifts, then claim cosmetics from the Season Herald. No stat gear, no paying required.
World Boss
A resonance-corrupted MVP spawns on a random field map four times a day. The killing-blow player earns 100 Arion Coins. Open to everyone, no sign-up needed.
Daily Hunt Board
Three kill contracts posted every day. Pick one tier (Easy/Mid/Hard), kill the required monsters, return to collect Arion Coins and a Mark of the Threshold token.
Arion Boutique & Boost Exchange
Three NPCs near the Prontera cluster: a daily-rotating costume shop (Arion Boutique), a capped EXP/drop boost shop (Boost Exchange), and a one-time cosmetic for opening-arc finishers (Cosmetic Curator). All earned with Arion Coins, no real money.
Warp Network
Visit each city once and pay 2,000 zeny to attune its waypoint. After that, the Warp Network NPC in Prontera can send you there instantly on any character.
Chronicle of Deeds
A notice board that pays out Arion Coins for major milestones: finishing story chapters, clearing the Sanctum, and hitting level 50/100/150/200. Rewards are one-time and never expire.
Voting Rewards
Vote for ArionRO on listing sites every 12 hours to earn Vote Points. Spend them at the Vote Shop in Prontera for Arion Coins, boosts, and the exclusive Vote Ribbon cosmetic.
Arion Economy & Coins
How ArionRO's two currencies work: zeny for standard RO needs, and Arion Coins (earned in-game, never bought) for cosmetics and convenience. Includes the daily Map of the Day +50% EXP bonus.
Adventurer's Guide & First Login
What to do when you first log in. Meet Ren, get starter Red Potions, complete the first quest with Serin Alda, collect your first Arion Coins, and get level-appropriate hunting tips from the Adventurer's Guide.
Where to level, free gear, and the fastest paths to your next job.
Eden Group: Free Gear and Easy Leveling
The Eden Group gives you free equipment and easy leveling missions for beginners. Your first stop after job change.
Leveling 1 to 25: Prontera Fields and Culvert
Where to hunt from your first Poring kill to level 25. Prontera Fields, Stainers, and Prontera Culvert -- all within walking distance of the city.
Leveling 25 to 50: Orcs, Argos, and the Coast
Orc Village fields, Mt. Mjolnir Argos, Payon Cave Skeletons, and Goblin maps. Real density, real EXP. Time to be a first-class job.
Leveling 50 to 75: Mjolnir, Marsh, and Prontera East
Magnolias, Argiopes, Alligators, and Grand Peco. Dense maps that reward AoE. Second job class begins to shine.
Leveling 75 to 100: Rachel Fields, Lighthalzen, and Glast Heim
Roween and Anacondaq on Rachel Plains, Sleepers and Rafflesia near Lighthalzen, and Undead packs in Glast Heim Churchyard for Priest classes.
Leveling 100 to 130: Juperos, Cursed Monastery, and Splendide
Third-class leveling. Venatu and Apocalypse in Juperos, Zombie Slaughter and Banshee in Abbey, and coin-dropping Naga in Splendide.
Leveling 130 to 160: Bio Lab, Tartaros, and Illusion Dungeons
Somatology Laboratory Bio Lab clones, Tartaros Sewage and Power Plant, and the daily Illusion of Underwater dungeon. Gear up and party up.
Leveling 160 to 200: 4th-Class Endgame Grinding
Glast Heim Abyss Contaminated monsters, Mine Dungeon F3 Minerals, Nogg Road Rigid monsters, and Magic Power Plant F2. The final push to 200.
Equipment guides: what to wear and where to get it.
Bunny Band Quest
Bring 100 Feathers, 1 Four-Leaf Clover, 1 Pearl, and 1 Kitty Band to the Kafra Employee in Alberta. She sews you a DEX +1 Bunny Band headgear on the spot. No level gate.
Black Cat Ears Quest
Bring a Kitty Band, Black Dyestuffs, 200 Fluff, and 10,000 zeny to Neko Neko in Payon. She crafts LUK +1 Black Cat Ears for you with no level requirement.
X Hairpin Quest
Bring 1 Stellar and 400 Ectoplasm to Argen in Geffen. He scrapes and shapes the materials into an X Hairpin on the spot. Repeatable, no level requirement.
Flower Hairpin Quest
Bring 1 Romantic Flower, 10 Steel, and 20,000 zeny to Argen in Geffen. He attaches the flower to a hairpin and hands it over with a leftover Stem. Repeatable.
Indian Headband Quest
Bring 1 Indian Fillet, 1 Striped Hairband, 10 PecoPeco Feathers, and 10,000 zeny to Meruntei in Comodo. He crafts an Indian Headband and shouts a tribal cheer. Repeatable.
Tulip Hairpin Quest
Bring 1 Mr. Smile and 1 Scarlet Dyestuffs to Seth, an origami-loving child in Geffen. He cuts and dyes the mask into a tiny paper tulip hairpin. Repeatable.
Alarm Mask Quest
Bring 3,000 Clock Hands and 1 Mr. Scream to Muscle Man in the Al De Baran Alchemist Quarter. He uses the parts for his research and gives you a mechanical Alarm Mask.
Kitsune Mask Quest
Bring 999 Nine Tail drops to the fox spirit Nine Tails in Payon Cave level 3. He uses them to cast a resurrection spell and rewards you with a Kitsune Mask. Repeatable.
Crunch Toast Quest
Bring 50 Milk, 50 Cheese, 50 Pieces of Cake, and 50 Old Frying Pans to Kasis the baker in Juno. He feeds his factory friends and gives you his specialty bread-shaped headgear.
Detective Hat Quest
Bring 10 Magnifiers, 1,887 Tassels, 1 slotted Bucket Hat, and 1,887 zeny to Morris Poe in Lighthalzen. Salute to join his Young Detective's Club and receive the Renown Detective's Cap.
Censor Bar Quest
Bring 1 Black Dyestuffs, 100 Slick Paper, 99 Sticky Mucus, and 100,000 zeny to the mysterious anonymous NPC in Rachel. They craft a black Censor Bar headgear to help you hide your identity.
Feather Beret Quest
Bring 1 Beret, 100 Soft Feathers, and 1 White Dyestuffs to Sakjul in Rachel. He crafts a Feather Beret with a small RNG failure chance. On failure, all materials are consumed with no reward.
Brides Corolla Quest
Startle the Orc Lady Aite-Nah-Zir-Be in the Orc Village interior, then bring her 1 Silk Ribbon and 1,000 Maneater Blossoms. She trades the floral corolla she was weaving for your materials.
Red Ribbon Quest
Bring a Big Ribbon, a Ribbon, and a Silk Ribbon to Nephia in Prontera. She ties them into a Red Ribbon headgear with no level requirement, no zeny cost, and no farming.
Decorative Mushroom Quest
Bring 300 Mushroom Spores to Ipore in Geffen. He casts a mushroom-growing spell on your head, then converts it into a headband you can tilt yourself. No zeny cost.
Sea-Otter Hat Quest
Bring a Raccoon Hat and a Smokie Leaf to Pretty Lindsay in Lutie. She uses her mother's magic to transform the hat into a blue Sea-Otter Hat. No level requirement, no zeny cost.
Teddybear Hat Quest
Bring a Panda Hat, 100 Needle Packets, 100 Spools, and 300 Black Bear Skins to Fuzzy Fuzz in Lutie. He builds a Teddybear Hat for free. Materials require mid-level farming.
Hot-Blooded Headband Quest
Bring 300 Red Mufflers, 300 Burning Hearts, a Bandana, and White Dyestuffs to Zhenbolt in Juno. He gives you his personal symbol of fighting spirit: the AGI +1 Hot-blooded Headband.
Angel Wing Ears Quest
Bring an Angel Wing, Elven Ears, and 20,000 zeny to Hatbyr Mhore in Juno. He crafts the MDEF +1 Angel Wing Ears. The same NPC also makes Evil Wing Ears from an Evil Wing instead.
Band Aid Quest
Bring 1 Alcohol and 500 Rotten Bandages to Argen in Geffen. He turns the medical waste into a Giant Band Aid headgear on the spot. Repeatable, no level requirement.
Catfoot Hairpin Quest
Hunt 1,000 Kobold Archers for Myu on Geffen Field 05. Do not kill any Wild Roses during the hunt or the quest resets. Complete the kill count and she gives you her prized Catfoot Hairpin. Repeatable.
Valkyrie Helm Quest
Bring 10 specific monster cards, 1,000 Rune of Darkness, 1,000 Bloody Rune, and 10,000,000 zeny to Ghenirhemin in Hugel. An end-game prestige headgear requiring significant card farming and zeny investment.
Payon Masks Quest
Help Chungwolmang in Payon with a lucky-items errand, then choose one of three traditional masks he will craft for you: Hahoe Mask, Bride Mask, or Mythical Lion Mask. Each mask has its own material list.
Lutie Hat-Maker: Party Hat, Straw Hat, Cowboy Hat, Sombrero, Beanie
A hat-maker in the Lutie interior (xmas_in) crafts five novelty headgears: Party Hat, Straw Hat, Cowboy Hat, Sombrero, and Beanie. Each has its own material list. All are repeatable with no level requirement.
Yuno Crown-Maker: Decorative Golden Bell, Crown of Ancient Queen, Crown of Mistress
A crown-maker in Juno (yuno_in03) crafts three upper headgears from mid-game materials: the Decorative Golden Bell (Gold + Fabric), Crown of Ancient Queen (Gold + Elunium + Biotite), and Crown of Mistress (Gold + Elunium + Diamond). All repeatable.
How to unlock maps, quests, and areas that have prerequisites.