Dark Lord is the Thief job instructor in Kerning City, responsible for advancing qualifying Beginners into the Thief job branch. He is one of the four original 1st-job instructors of Victoria Island, alongside Athena Pierce (Bowman), Dances with Balrog (Warrior), and Grendel the Really Old (Magician).
Role in job advancement
Dark Lord performs the Thief 1st job advancement for Beginners who meet the requirements:
- Level 10 or higher
- DEX 25 or higher
A qualifying Beginner who speaks with Dark Lord is sent to a small trial area to defeat a set number of monsters and return with proof of their effort. Once the proof is delivered, the character is permitted to advance into the Thief branch and to choose between the Assassin (claw, ranged) and Bandit (dagger, melee) sub-paths at 2nd job.
Dark Lord does not perform 2nd job advancement himself. At level 30 he sends qualifying Thieves to his appointed examiner for further trials.
Quests
| Quest | Role | Level required |
|---|---|---|
| Asking After Dark Lord | Turn-in | 12+ |
| First Greeting with Dark Lord | Turn-in | 12+ |
| The Dark Lord's Signature | Giver | 28+ |
| Finding the Instructor (Thief) | Giver | 30+ |
| Proof of Qualification (Thief) | Turn-in | 30+ |
| The Thief's Next Journey | Both | 30+ |
| A Missing Comrade | Both | 57+ |
| An Unbreakable Code | Giver | 57+ |
| Becoming a Citizen of Honor | Turn-in | 57+ |
| The Weight of Truth | Turn-in | 57+ |