Mercenary Recruitment  

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Rating:
*****
Information:
Level:51
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Task
Quest Goal:
  • Advancement
Quest Items:
Related Zones:
Related Creatures:
Era:Veil of Alaris
Recommended:
Group Size:Solo
Appropriate Classes:
  • All
Appropriate Races:
  • All
Entered: Fri Feb 3 23:41:22 2012
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
You must have 300 skill in Smithing, Tailoring, Jewelcraft, Baking, Brewing, Fletching, and Pottery. You may repeat this quest 4 times.

This mercenary slot only applies to the character you do the quest for. However this will stack with the marketplace merc slots. 4 max slots from this quest and 5 additional slots with marketplace.

You say, 'Hail, Mercenary Captain Cecille'

Mercenary Captain Cecille says 'Well met. You are ______, right? I'm Captain Cecille, and I run this group of mercenaries. This isn't my first run at this, but our group is still getting situated. I heard you might be interested in learning how to handle mercs yourself. It's not easy, let me tell you, but it is possible. If you want to [help] out, I'll gladly share my knowledge with you.'

You say, 'I'll help.'

You have been assigned the task 'Mercenary Recruitment'.

Mercenary Captain Cecille says 'That's just what I wanted to hear. I'm going to need you to help out a few of my subordinates. Let's see how you handle them. Managing mercenaries can sometimes be like manging whining children. Minus the violent tempers and bad attitudes that can be common in this line of work. Good luck!'

Speak to Cook Yates 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)

You say, 'Hail, Cook Yates'

Your task 'Mercenary Recruitment' has been updated.

Cook Yates says 'Great to see you, ______! The Captain said you'd be coming by. So, we've got a lot of people to feed, and I need help.'

Assist Cook Yates with a special feast by making some food 0/1 (ALL)

Craft a Great Feast (baking, trivial 335): Braxi Tenderloin, Ground Pepper, Jug of Sauces, Rock Salt.

Assist Cook Yates with a special feast by brewing some drinks 0/1 (ALL)

Craft Shreddergut Booze (brewing, trivial 335): Barley, Bottle, Cork, Liquid Nightmare, Water Flask.

Assist Cook Yates with a special feast by crafting new plates and bowls 0/1 (ALL)

Craft Mercenary Tableware (pottery, trivial 335): Durable Clay Mixture.

Speak to Quartermaster Quinn 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)

You say, 'Hail, Quartermaster Quinn'

Quartermaster Quinn says '_____, right? The Captain said you'd be along. A mercenary group needs quality gear, and we could stand to have some new equipment. I need your help with this.'

Assist Quartermaster Quinn by forging some swords 0/1 (ALL)

Craft Rugged Blades (smithing, trivial 335): Smithy Hammer, Underfoot Purified Ore.

Assist Quartermaster Quinn by crafting some bows 0/1 (ALL)

Craft Durable Bows (fletching, trivial 335): Planing Tool, Valley Wood.

Assist Quartermaster Quinn by tailoring some armor 0/1 (ALL)

Craft Custom-Fit Armor (tailoring, trivial 335): Plated Filament, Prowler Pelt, Simple Sewing Needle.

Deliver the cooked food 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)

Deliver the brewed drinks 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)

Deliver the crafted plates and bowls 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)

Deliver the smithed weapons 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)

Deliver the fashioned bows 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)

Report to Mercenary Captain Cecille 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)

You say, 'Hail, Mercenary Captain Cecille'

Your task 'Mercenary Recruitment' has been updated.

Deliver the tailored armor 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)

Craft a mercenary signet ring 0/1 (ALL)

Craft a Mercenary Signet Ring (jewelcraft, trivial 15, no fail): Jewelers Glass, Oval Cut Tool, Platinum Bar, Triumvirate Blood Stone.

Deliver the mercenary signet ring 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)

Upon hand-in:

You've mastered the art of handling mercenaries in return for assisting Captain Cecille.

Mercenary Captain Cecille says 'You've done well. In fact, you're an unofficial member of our group. I'll teach you a few things about how to keep mercs in line.'


Rewards:
100 platinum
Experience (about 1 AA)
"Hero's Barracks" (a passive AA that grants an additional mercenary slot)
Rewards:
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Getting Triumvirate Blood Stone takes forever
# Feb 27 2024 at 9:58 AM Rating: Decent
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If you're considering doing this, get the Triumvirate Blood Stone first. It will take a long while to camp for it.

Edited, Feb 27th 2024 1:49pm by warrennt
Still Only one Merc at a time right?
# Oct 25 2019 at 11:51 AM Rating: Decent
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This only makes an additional slot right? Not two mercs at a time?
Still Only one Merc at a time right?
# Oct 27 2019 at 11:44 AM Rating: Excellent
balathar wrote:
This only makes an additional slot right? Not two mercs at a time?


Just an additional slot.
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More Mercs?
# Nov 15 2015 at 4:46 PM Rating: Good
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Awesome! That means more DPS/Healing and Blasting on standby, the mobs will most likely be sad to see me with this much backup! Smiley: nod
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More Mercs?
# Jun 22 2015 at 8:03 PM Rating: Decent
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Ok I have 4 mercs per my All access Gold J5 account...will this quest/task give me another? So a total of 5 mercs?
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More Mercs?
# Oct 09 2015 at 6:28 PM Rating: Good
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This task is repeatable up to four times. In your AA window under the "Special" tab you'll see an AA named "Hero's Barracks" AFTER completing the task. After completing this task four times and having purchased all the mercenary slots you are allowed to buy from the Daybreak cash store, I have 11 Mercenary slots.
Consolidated drop location info
# May 23 2015 at 10:33 AM Rating: Decent
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Made this list for myself and figured other people might be interested in it:

Braxi Tenderloin: braxis in Beasts' Domain, City of Bronze, Grelleth's Palace, Resplendent Temple, Shard's Landing, Windsong Sanctuary
Durable Clay Mixture: Hail Marius Lenn in Sarith, City of Tides
Liquid Nightmare: random mobs in House of Thule zones
Prowler Pelt: prowlers in Beasts' Domain
Underfoot Purified Ore: random mobs in Underfoot zones
Valley Wood: mosstroopers in Valley of Lunanyn
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Already have 7 merc slots
# Oct 21 2014 at 7:22 AM Rating: Decent
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If you already have 7 merc slots (via station cash etc), does this quest give you an 8th?
Already have 7 merc slots
# Feb 13 2015 at 8:51 AM Rating: Decent
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I went from 6 out of 9 to 7 out of 10, so the answer seems to be yes. Hope this helps.
crappy
# Sep 12 2014 at 12:39 PM Rating: Decent
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I just finished this Task and did not get an extra mercenary slot BOGUS!!
crappy
# Feb 13 2015 at 8:48 AM Rating: Decent
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I would hope you found out by now that you need to zone before it will show up in your mercenary window (even tho it immediately shows up for your AA count).
Final combine.
# Aug 30 2014 at 12:39 AM Rating: Decent
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The first 6 combines are confirmed as having trivial levels of 335.
Mercenary Signet Ring, jewelry making, has a trivial of 15.
Which is a good thing considering the material(s).

Edited, Aug 29th 2014 11:50pm by Temperance
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Finish the Quest
# Dec 30 2013 at 5:09 AM Rating: Decent
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No xp reward and i think it's the same thing that the market place "Mercenary Slot". The quest just give you one more slot of the number max of total slots.
Marketplace
# Oct 07 2013 at 6:08 AM Rating: Decent
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Perhap's a stupid question, but i don't speak very well... Is the reward of this quest give the same thing that the Mercenary Slot of the marketplace buying?

Tx for your help :)
Marketplace
# Jan 17 2017 at 6:29 PM Rating: Excellent
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The difference between Marketplace merc slots and slots from this quest are that Marketplace slots apply to every character on your account, while slots from this quest only apply to the character that did the quest. They stack though -- up to 4 additional slots from this quest, plus up to 5 additional slots from Marketplace.
Marketplace
# Jan 18 2017 at 10:45 AM Rating: Excellent
nytmare wrote:
The difference between Marketplace merc slots and slots from this quest are that Marketplace slots apply to every character on your account, while slots from this quest only apply to the character that did the quest. They stack though -- up to 4 additional slots from this quest, plus up to 5 additional slots from Marketplace.


Good info, added.
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Trival for mercenary signet ring
# Apr 26 2013 at 5:56 AM Rating: Decent
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Just did the final JC combine for the signet ring, it seems the trival has been further lowered to 15.
You should have a very hard time failing it now.
i did the final combine too soon
# Oct 30 2012 at 11:23 AM Rating: Decent
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I had done the quest on one toon already and was working on the second toon. I forgot that i had to hail the quartermaster before making the final combine and now it won't update. i petitioned it but i am not sure if soe will help or not. darn and that blood stone is such a rare drop.
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Here's the text when you start the quest
# Jul 09 2012 at 9:03 AM Rating: Good
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You say, 'Hail, Mercenary Captain Cecille'
Mercenary Captain Cecille says 'Well met. You are Caudyr, right? I'm Captain Cecille, and I run this group of mercenaries. This isn't my first run at this, but our group is still getting situated. I heard you might be interested in learning how to handle mercs yourself. It's not easy, let me tell you, but it is possible. If you want to [help] out, I'll gladly share my knowledge with you.'
You say, 'I'll help'
You have been assigned the task 'Mercenary Recruitment'.
Mercenary Captain Cecille says 'That's just what I wanted to hear. I'm going to need you to help out a few of my subordinates. Let's see how you handle them. Managing mercenaries can sometimes be like manging whining children. Minus the violent tempers and bad attitudes that can be common in this line of work. Good luck!'

Task Step: Speak to Cook Yates 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)
You say, 'Hail, Cook Yates'
Your task 'Mercenary Recruitment' has been updated.
Cook Yates says 'Great to see you, Caudyr! The Captain said you'd be coming by. So, we've got a lot of people to feed, and I need help.'

Task Step: Speak to Quartermaster Quinn 0/1 (Plane of Knowledge)
You say, 'Hail, Quartermaster Quinn'
Your task 'Mercenary Recruitment' has been updated.
Quartermaster Quinn says 'Caudyr, right? The Captain said you'd be along. A mercenary group needs quality gear, and we could stand to have some new equipment. I need your help with this.'
Final dialogue
# Jun 09 2012 at 9:04 PM Rating: Decent
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"You've mastered the art of handling mercenaries in return for assisting Captain Cecille.

You receive 100 platinum.

[You have gained an ability point! You now have X ability points.
You gain experience!!]

Mercenary Captain Cecille says 'You've done well. In fact, you're an unofficial member of our group.
I'll teach you a few things about how to keep mercs in line.'

You have gained the ability "Hero's Barracks" at a cost of 0 ability points.
You have successfully been granted your reward for: Mercenary Recruitment"
Finished Quest Info
# May 22 2012 at 4:49 PM Rating: Decent
i just got this quest finished. 05/22/12
only glitch i saw was you have to zone or log to get the new merc slot to show up after you complete the quest, if you already have bought a merc slot witch Station cash

all items you need for this are tradeable and lore

you can do this quest 4 times aperently as it gives me a 1/4 on the aa. and lets me do the quest again. i will try it and see if it works.

Lessw (on Test)
Finished Quest Info
# Jul 26 2012 at 6:49 PM Rating: Decent
(Lessw)
I just finished doing this quest again today for the second time!
yup it worked no problem.

AA Hero's Barracks 2/4

so with some SC bought Merc slots + the aa ones now i have 5 Merc Slots, i have 1 of each kind and 2 clerics.
2 clerics because when 1 is OOM in a pinch ... in between Pulls or i can (Fade) and change to a Full mana Cleric Merc very quickly
trivial min
# Apr 13 2012 at 4:52 AM Rating: Decent
whats the minimum to start quest?
slots
# Mar 20 2012 at 5:36 AM Rating: Decent
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The slot given,is it just on 1 charactor or does it give it to all the charactors on the account?
Quest is NOT doable at level 1.
# Feb 23 2012 at 4:01 PM Rating: Good
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I don't know if there is a minimum level for Mercenary Captain Cecile to talk to you. However, even if you buy all the dropped components or farm them on a higher level toon, the tradeskill requirement means that you cannot do this quest unless you are (or at least have been) level 51 and have purchased all 6 ranks of New Tanaan Craft Mastery AA.
Quinn dialogue
# Feb 16 2012 at 4:58 PM Rating: Decent
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Hail Quartermaster Quinn

Quartermaster Quinn says 'Kansan, right? The Captain said you'd be along. A mercenary group needs quality gear, and we could stand to have some new equipment. I need your help with this.'
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