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Flight in Distress CBQuestIcon
Quest Info
Length Long
Difficulty Hard
Tags Unlocks Fast Travel
Location Letvus Airbase
Province Gavel
Combat Level 75
Starter NPC Airship Clerk
Required Quest Acquiring Credentials
Required Item Gavellian Passport
Reward As follows:

Flight in Distress is a long level 75 quest in the Letvus Airbase. You will need the passport obtained from Acquiring Credentials before starting this quest.

Preview[]

The player is going on a flight from Cinfras to Detlas. However, a few mishaps happen while they're on it...

Stage 1[]

» Bring your Gavellian Passport to the Airship Clerk at [-172, 108, -4946].

File:AirshipClerk.png

  • Airship Clerk: Good day, soldier! Will you be flying with us today?
  • Airship Clerk: May I see your passport please?
  • Airship Clerk: It's a bit dusty! It looks very old, but the picture looks like you.
  • Airship Clerk: Well everything seems to be in order, climb aboard and I hope you have a pleasant journey.

Stage 2[]

» Enter the airship.

CaptainAckbar

  • Captain Ackbar: Please remain seated, passengers. We'll be taking off in a moment!

Stage 3[]

» Speak to Captain Ackbar regarding the missing child.

  • Broadcast: Attention passengers. There has been a missing person reported aboard. If there are any volunteers to help search for them, please report to the bridge and speak to the captain.
Spoiler alert: The hidden text contains spoilers relating to an optional thing to do.

In the Cargo Hold, there will be a Brown Bear at the end of it. When you interact with it, the following dialogue will play:

BrownBear

  • The bear seems hungry...

Go upstairs to where the Food Merchants are. They sell Cooked Fish for 4 Emeralds, Cooked Chicken for 5, and an Apple for 2. Get a Cooked Fish from the merchant and return the the Cargo Hold and give the fish to the bear.

  • The bear really liked the cod!

There are several NPCs scattered across the ship, all of which are not necessary to talk to in order to progress the quest. A list of them can be found in the collapseable below.

  • Ship Crewman in the Boarding Area at [-796, 182, -9662]:
    ShipCrewman

    • Ship Crew: This area is off limits to passengers during take off. Climb up to the passenger decks, there will be an attendee waiting at your cabin.

    Passenger Jeremy in the Lower Passenger Decks at [-799, 193, -9675]:
    PassengerJeremy

    • Passenger Jeremy: I hope I do not get nauseous...

    Baron Axol in the Lower Passenger Decks at [-791, 193, -9669]:
    BaronAxol

    • Baron Axol: Greetings, young adventurer. You haven't seen my glasses, have you?

    Passenger John in the Lower Passenger Decks at [-793, 193, -9661]:
    PassengerJohn

    • Passenger John: The interior of this ship is beautiful!

    Attendant by Your Cabin at [-793, 202, -9655]:
    Attendant

    • Attendant: Good day to you, soldier! This will be your quarters for the flight. I wish you a pleasant trip with us!
    • Attendant: You can sleep through your journey here if you have nothing else to do!

    Passenger Casula in the Dining Area at [-799, 204, -9665]:
    PassengerCasula

    • Passenger Casula: The food they serve here is dreadful! As if it were meant for beasts they transport below deck.

    Passenger Nancy in the Dining Area at [-790, 204, -9666]:
    PassengerNancy

    • Passenger Nancy: *Sniff*... Have you seen my child? We were in our cabin, and then he just disappeared!

    There are Food Merchants at [-802, 204, -9672] and [-788, 204, -9672] in the Dining Area. They each sell the following items:
    FoodMerchant(FlightinDistress)
    Food Merchant:

    • 1
      Cooked Fish: 4
      Emeralds
    • 1
      Cooked Chicken: 5
      Emeralds
    • 1
      Apple: 2
      Emeralds

    Sub-engineer Akot at [-800, 202, -9694]:
    Sub-engineerAkot

    • Sub-engineer Akot: I heard that a big ship was approaching from north. I saw it from the entrance deck. I wonder what they are doing.
  • CaptainAckbar

    • Captain Ackbar: Are you here to volunteer to search for the missing child?
    • Captain Ackbar: We only just to set off and there is already an incident.
    • Captain Ackbar: His mother informed us that her son disappeared soon after boarding.
    • Captain Ackbar: Poor parenting, if you ask me. Alas, we must find the lad.
    • Captain Ackbar: Since we don't have any leads, it might be best to ask some of the passengers for information.
    • Captain Ackbar: Most of them will be in the dining area or in the lounge.
    • Captain Ackbar: Thank you so much for your help; I hope you find the lad soon.
    Image Name Level Health AI Type Abilities Elemental Stats Drops Location
    FlightPassenger Flight Passenger 75 10000 Passive - - - Cinfras Airship
    FlightOfficer Flight Officer 75 100 Passive - - - Cinfras Airship Control Deck

    Stage 4[]

    » Try and find out where the missing child is located by speaking to the passengers.

    Spoiler alert: The hidden text contains spoilers relating to Missing Child Location.
    The missing child is on the front of the ship on the outside. Navigate to the lower deck, exit the ship at -780 201 -9655. Then walk to the north side of the ship.

    MissingChild

    • Missing Child: Hey! Look at that ship over in the distance. It has been following the ship almost since we left off.
    • Missing Child: I know I shouldn't be down here but...
    • Missing Child: I love airships, and I have never seen one like that.
    • Missing Child: Oh, my mummy wants me?
    • Missing Child: Okay then, I will head back right now!

    Stage 5[]

    » Return back to the Captain.

  • If you go back to Passenger Nancy, she will have different dialogue with her child. PassengerNancy&FoundChild

    • Passenger Nancy: Thank you so much for finding my child! He will not be leaving my side for the rest of the trip.
    • Found Child: I'm sorry I caused such a worry earlier...
  • CaptainAckbar

    • Captain Ackbar: Hello again, did you find him?
    • Captain Ackbar: How did he get down there?! There is supposed to be someone on duty!
    • Captain Ackbar: Thank you so much for finding him. You were the only volunteer.
    • Captain Ackbar: Hopefully that is the only hiccup in the journey.

    As you walk away from Captain Ackbar, a thud will happen in the airship.

    • Captain Ackbar: What in good heavens was that? Crew, report!

    AirshipCrewmember

    • Airship Crewmember: Sir! One of our engines blew out! We've lost all thrust on that side.
    • Captain Ackbar: Blast it all! We are sitting dead in the water without both engines.
    • Captain Ackbar: Go check on the condition of the passengers.
    • Captain Ackbar: Soldier, go report to the Engineer in the engine room and see if there is anything you can do to help us get moving once again.

    Stage 6[]

    » Look if the engineer has something for you to do in order to help.

    EngineerEric

    • Engineer Eric: You must be the 'uman the captain done told me.
    • Engineer Eric: We sure are havin' quite the situation down 'ere.
    • Engineer Eric: I hafta stay here and man the 'ngines, else she might damage 'erself.
    • Engineer Eric: If ye wanna help 'uman, go on up the riggin' and take a gander at the props.
    • Engineer Eric: Ye can get to 'em through the access 'atches in the bridge.
    • Engineer Eric: If'n they're stopped, just hit the breakers that are off.
    • Engineer Eric: Come back here when ye done. I need ta stay here and keep her cool.

    Stage 7[]

    » Go find and fix the issue with the airship's engines. They are located on top of the balloon through the bridge.

    Once you get to the engine, you have to click on a lever to start.

    • Engine Instructions: In event of shut-down, maitenence must be performed.
    • Engine Instructions: Worker must restart all wooden switches before engine overheats.
    • Engine Instructions: DO NOT PRESS THE STONE SWITCHES

    You will then press wooden buttons to restart the engine. Try not to hit any stone buttons. There will be three rounds of this.

    • That fixed the engine, better get back to the Engineer now.

    Stage 8[]

    » Report to Engineer Eric that you fixed the engines.

    Dialogue:

    • Engineer Eric: Thank ye! The 'ngines are back up and running!
    • Engineer Eric: I couldn't have dun this without ye.
    • Engineer Eric: You go back to yer quarters and get some rest. A passen'er like yerself shouldn' have to help the crew.
    • Engineer Eric: I hope the rest of yer journey is good. I'll let the cap'n know so he can turn her up ta max and get us movin' again.
    • Engineer Eric: Thanks 'uman.

    Stage 9[]

    » Return back to your cabin.

    Your cabin is Room 24.

    • Airship Crew: muffled yelling
    • Broadcast: All staff report to stations! This is not a drill! All staff report to stations!
    • Maybe you can see what's going on in the loading bay...

    Stage 10[]

    » Explore the lower deck and find out what caused the explosion.

  • Engineer Eric can still be found in the Engine Room at [-1793, 184, -8808]: EngineerEric

    • Engineer Eric: Hol' togetha old girl, ye got this!

    Captain Ackbar can also be found in the Bridge at [-1773, 195, -8811]: CaptainAckbar

    • Captain Ackbar: Men, hold her steady. We can still survive this! We just need to stop them following us.
  • Image Name Level Health AI Type Abilities Elemental Stats Drops Location
    File:PanickingPassenger.png Panicking Passenger 0 10000 Scared - - - Cinfras Airship

    A cutscene will play once you get to the loading bay that shows another airship attacking the one you are currently on.

    Stage 11[]

    » Get to the other ship.

    • Sky Raider: Look here girls, the meat has come to us!
    Image Name Level Health AI Type Abilities Elemental Stats Drops Location
    File:Skyraider(FlightinDistress).png Skyraider 75 4000 Melee - - - Upper Level

    You will have to defeat three waves of Skyraiders, first 5, then 7, and finally 9.

    • Sky Raider: Send more in! They can't get all of us!
    • Sky Raider: The rest of you all, get in here!
    • That should be enough of them gone. The way to the lower deck is open.

    Stage 12[]

    » Head below deck.

    CapturedPrisoner

    • Captured Prisoner: I heard fighting? Is someone there? I am in the jail cell!

    Stage 13[]

    » Speak to the prisoner.

    CapturedPrisoner

    • Captured Prisoner: I heard fighting above, well done! Any chance to see those raiders get what's coming warms my old heart.
    • Captured Prisoner: I used to be the greatest locksmith in all of Gavel! I was known all over, unfortunately.
    • Captured Prisoner: These fiends captured me, years ago, and made me create hundreds of keys for their raids.
    • Captured Prisoner: I am much too old now, but I would love to see them taken down before I leave this world.
    • Captured Prisoner: My key making gear is stored down the hall, behind the staircase. You can use them to craft a way inside the Queen's quarters.
    • Captured Prisoner: Just look into the keyhole to see how to make them. Good luck!

    Stage 14[]

    » Make the key to reach the Skyraider Queen.

    Image Name Level Health AI Type Abilities Elemental Stats Drops Location
    File:Rat(FlightinDistress).png Rat 5 5 Passive - - - Lower Level
    Spoiler alert: The hidden text contains spoilers relating to making the Key.
    Queen Key

    To make the correct key, press the buttons the following number of times:

    Button 1: 5 presses, Button 2: 4 presses, Button 3: 6 presses, Button 4: 2 presses
    • Skyraider Queen: So you think you can just come on my ship, huh?
    • Skyraider Queen: Kill my crew? Interrupt my plunder?
    • Skyraider Queen: I know how to deal with 'problems' like you!

    Stage 15[]

    » Fight the Skyraider Queen and take one of her personal treasures with you.

    Image Name Level Health AI Type Abilities Elemental Stats Drops Location
    File:SkyraiderQueen.png Skyraider Queen 90 105000 Melee Heavy Multihit
    Charge
    Vanish
    Knockback Resistance
    Blindness Resistance
    Slowness Resistance
    ✤ Weak
    ❋ Dam
    ❋ Def
    - Queen's Quarters
    File:MiniatureCannon.png Miniature Cannon 85 180000 Rapid Ranged Knockback Immunity
    Blindness Immunity
    Slowness Immunity
    - - Queen's Quarters
    • It looks like the way out is open.

    Stage 16[]

    » Escape the ship and speak to Captain Ackbar.

    CaptainAckbar

    • Captain Ackbar: Wow, You single handedly took out a skyraider invasion.
    • Captain Ackbar: And you're a passenger! It's a good job you did...
    • Captain Ackbar: We have no defense on this ship. We are a civilian carrier.
    • Captain Ackbar: What is this? A ring from the queen? It looks valuable. You should keep it.
    • Captain Ackbar: I still do not know how to thank you... We owe you so much.
    • Captain Ackbar: Wait! I know! You can have free travel from Detlas to Cinfras!
    • Captain Ackbar: A private airship owner called Calo owes me big.
    • Captain Ackbar: I will tell him the deal. All you have to do is enter his ship and he'll take you back and forth!
    • Captain Ackbar: Oh, and you will also be rewarded kindly monetarily. I will also personally send him the ring, so that it doesn't get damaged on the way, and you will receive it there.
    • Captain Ackbar: Just head down to the entrance deck, and we are about to arrive at Detlas Airbase now.
    • Captain Ackbar: Thanks for helping us, really!

    Stage 17[]

    » Head down to the entrance deck, and get off.

    Once you get down to the entrance deck, just right-click the hologram that says to disembark the ship.

    Stage 18[]

    » Speak to Calo next to the little ship at the Detlas docks.

    Calo(Detlas)

    • Calo: Hey there. You must be the Human Ackbar told me about.
    • Calo: I heard what you did on the ship, very admirable. Fortunately for you, I owe Ackbar.
    • Calo: I'll take you from Detlas to Cinfras or vice versa whenever you want.
    • Calo: All you have to do is board my ship. Oh, this was also from Ackbar.

    Tips[]

    • If you die at any point during the quest, you may re-enter the airship and sleep in your cabin. This will take you to the latest stage you reached that takes place on the main airship.
    • If you lost the Gavellian Passport item, you are able to retrieve it by going to -256, 57, -4980, the Passport Office where the Acquiring Credentials quest starts. You will be given another if you lost your original.

    Trivia[]

    • Captain Ackbar is a reference to the Star Wars Battleship commander, Admiral Ackbar.
    • This quest was updated in 2.0. To see the old version, see Flight in Distress(1.20).
    • In the side opposite of the Captured Prisoner, you can see various items that the Skyraiders have captured, most of which are similar to the items you have encountered in your journeys, these being:
    • After the quest, if you board the airship again, you will be brought to Detlas.
    • In the cargo hold of the ship, there is a hungry brown bear. You can purchase cooked cod on one of the upper floors to feed to it. Doing so will spawn a cloud of hearts around the bear.
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