Dune-Entombed Fecundity: Part II

Dune-Entombed Fecundity: Part II is the fourth part of the World Quest Series The Dirge of Bilqis.

Steps[]

Go to the place Azariq mentioned
Enter the machine wreckage
Open the cabin door and go inside
Activate the giant machine's energy system
Enter the control cabin
Activate the machine
Go to your destination
Check on the condition of the machine's interior
Discuss what to do with Azariq and the others
Restore power to the left arm
Go back to the control room and open the passage
Enter the cave through the ancient machine's arm
Keep exploring
Activate the ancient mechanism
Go deeper into Mt. Damavand
Look for the passage to proceed
Proceed deeper
Connect the junctions
Proceed deeper
Open the ancient gate
Proceed deeper
Obtain Liloupar's fragment
Open the door
Go to the deepest part of Mt. Damavand
Activate the mysterious mechanism
Activate the mechanism
Defeat the attracted monsters
- Wave 1:
  - Primal Construct: Reshaper ×1
  - Primal Construct: Prospector ×1
- Wave 2:
  - Whirling Electro Fungus ×3
  - Stretchy Electro Fungus ×2
- Wave 3:
  - Grounded Geoshroom ×2
Head to the exit
Talk to Jeht and the others
Return to the surface

Gameplay Notes[]

Azariq and Jeht will fight alongside the player during step 27 as an Eremite Stone Enchanter and an Eremite Desert Clearwater, respectively.

Dialogue[]

Quest Description

You run into Azariq in the desert and find yourself invited to accept his help in making your way to the next location...

(Approach the marked area)

Azariq: Look, this is it!

Paimon: Whoa! It's huge...

Jeht: Hmph! This kind of scrap can be dug up everywhere in the desert. Why did you ask us to come here specifically? Are we gonna play at war inside or something?

Azariq: Be patient, little wildcat. This one's interior is in perfect condition! We can activate it and use it to cross those dangerous quicksand-filled areas!

Liloupar: Hmph... A tribesman who knows the inner workings of machinery? An eye-opener, to be sure.

Jeht: ...

Azariq, how do you know how to activate it?

Azariq: The blueprints Aderfi left behind recorded the mechanical structure of this thing. It wasn't difficult to understand that structure with the basic knowledge that I have.

Azariq: Maybe those northerners from the snowy lands gave it to him in a trade... Who knows what he would've wanted this for, though...

Jeht, what's on your mind?

Jeht: Azariq, you knew all these things... But you never once told me about them.

Azariq: *sigh* Don't get mad at me, little wildcat.

Azariq: Relax. You know I won't hide anything from you! I'll tell you the full story once this journey is over.

Jeht: ...

Azariq: C'mon, I'm here to help! (Traveler), you're a knowledgeable sort. You must have seen this sort of machine before, right?

(If the player has not completed either Vimana Agama: Jazari's Chapter or Afratu's Dilemma‍^{[verification needed]})

It does look fascinating, but I can't say I understand how it works...

Paimon: Yeah, we've seen lots of Ruin Guards before, but an iron ball of this sort and size... Hmm, Paimon really has no idea what it would be for.

Jeht: I've seen similar machines in the desert before as well. But this is the first time I've seen one that's this intact.

(If the player completed Vimana Agama: Jazari's Chapter first)

We've seen one in the rainforest before.

Paimon: Ah, you mean that giant iron mountain! And we even studied it with Ararycan and Jazari, didn't we?

Jeht: I've seen similar machines in the desert before as well. But this is the first time I've seen one that's this intact.

Jeht: Dad once said that these are war machines left over from 500 years ago... I can't help but wonder what actually happened in that era...

Paimon: But this big guy seems... a little different from the one we saw before.

(If the player completed Afratu's Dilemma first)

It's a war machine left by the people of Dahri.

Jeht: I've seen some machines like this in the desert before, but they're not quite the same... This is the first time I've seen one so complete.

Jeht: Dad also once said that these are war machines left over from 500 years ago... I can't help but wonder what actually happened in that era...

Azariq: From 500 years ago? Interesting... Almost all records of that period have been destroyed, insofar as I've read.

You could put it like that...

It's a long story...

Paimon: Uh, Paimon can't quite explain it... Anyway, it was a long, long time ago!

Paimon: Come to think of it, this big guy does look different from the one we saw before.

Azariq: Huh... Interesting. Let's just go in through its arm first, shall we?

(Enter the arm of the Ruin Golem): Liloupar: This smell... How discomforting.; Paimon: Hmm... Paimon doesn't get why anyone would even think of putting a passage in the arm...; Azariq: Haha, who knows? Perhaps this wasn't a passage in the first place. It might've been, say, the release pipe for some weapon.

(Approach the closed cabin door): Azariq: The cabin door here needs to be charged to open... just like the illustration on the blueprint says.; Azariq: Let's search this place again for energy sources, shall we? It should take... three of them.; Jeht: ...

(Place the three Energy Blocks into the mechanism to open the door): Azariq: Haha! Finally, my... our robot!

(Enter the inside of the Ruin Golem): Azariq: If the blueprint is correct, the generator room should be down there. We need to activate the power system first before we can activate this big guy.; Azariq: (TravelerTraveler), sorry to trouble you again. After confirming that the energy system has been activated, let's all head to the control cabin.

(After the cutscene): Liloupar: This fellow's actions are quite suspicious... not to mention overeager...; Jeht: Azariq... No, it's nothing...

(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Azariq, optional): Azariq: (...Good, good. Almost... almost there...)

(Talk to Azariq, optional): Azariq: It's incredible to think that such a giant thing can even move...; Azariq: What's the matter, (TravelerTraveler)? According to the blueprint, the generator room should be right down there. We must activate its energy system first, and I'll leave that to you.

(After placing an Energy Block into one of the generators): Liloupar: Such unnerving power... I've never seen a machine like this before...

(After placing all three Energy Blocks into the generators and Ruin Golem powers on): Azariq: Let's go, (TravelerTraveler)! I see the gauges coming to life!

(Enter the control cabin): Azariq: *huff* Let me see... Energy system, looks fine; engine, fine; weapons... the long-range sub-weapon is out of order, the main one isn't functioning normally; melee weapons and left arm, working...; Azariq: Hmm, it all looks pretty good, to be honest!; Jeht: ...; Paimon: Hey, Jeht, what's wrong? You look like something's on your mind...; Jeht: N—No, it's nothing... It's just that I didn't get even half of what he said just now...; Jeht: Azariq feels like a different person. I've never seen him like this before...; Azariq: What? I've become more reliable, haven't I? Hahaha.; Jeht: ...; Azariq: Autopilot... autopilot... Hmm, looks like it's been dismantled. Can't find that device at all...; Azariq: Sorry, it seems that we'll have to operate this big guy by ourselves.; You mean I have to, don't you?; Where are we heading?; Liloupar: Worry not, my master. I shall guide you from the side.; Azariq: Oh, so you know the way?; Liloupar: Of course I do. I can sense the vibrations of my fragments, after all.; Azariq: Well, guess we'll be troubling you to show us the way, then. Let's start this machine in the meantime, shall we?; On my way.; Steady yourselves!; Paimon: Whoaaa!

(Open the console): Azariq: Alright, alright. I've set the target coordinates. It's ready to be activated at any time!

(After activating the Ruin Golem): Jeht: The big iron ball stopped! What happened?; Azariq: Don't panic. The operating system is working fine, and we've marked the target correctly... It should just be that we have reached our designated location.

(Open the console again)

Liloupar: But here... There's no opening. It's probably sealed into the sand dunes.

Liloupar: This lumbering giant must have a weapon! Why don't you try using it to throw a punch?

Paimon: But it hasn't been turned on in quite a while, has it? That might cause some problems...

Azariq: Huh... Let me see. Weapons, weapons...

Jeht: Is this it? Just as it stopped, it went off... The left arm seems to be stuck...

(The screen exits the console)

Azariq: Ugh... If only Aderfi were here...

Jeht: He's a traitor to the tribe.

Azariq: But he was also the only one who could figure out how this thing works.

Azariq: Please allow me some time to focus here... Aderfi did leave those blueprints behind... I just need to recall what those illustrations looked like.

With an arm so massive, the amount of energy it consumes must be absurd...

Paimon: Hmm, Paimon wonders how much stuff it has to eat to work normally... Hmm. Maybe it can't move anymore because it's been hungry for too long!

Could it be "protective interruption"?

Paimon: Hey, that could be it! Still, how do you know this kind of stuff, anyway...

Azariq: There should be a backup power source for the weapon system on each side of the control cabin.

Azariq: The imitations they made all had this structure, so perhaps this old one will be no exception either.

Liloupar: "They"? Who's "they"?

Azariq: You are interested in your own fragments, and Jeht is interested in the Eternal Oasis. Never mind who "they" are for now, would you?

Liloupar: Fair enough. I shall ask again later.

Jeht: ...

Azariq: ...Sorry, Jeht. I know I'm being a bit impatient...

(After the cutscene): Azariq: You should find a mechanism over there, trigger it and the energy system will be reactivated... if I'm not mistaken, anyway.

(Talk to Azariq, optional): Azariq: What's the matter? Can't find the backup power sources?; Azariq: They should be somewhere on either side of the control cabin. Once you find one of the mechanisms, trigger it and the energy system should reactivate.; Azariq: I certainly hope that the blueprint Aderfi left behind is reliable enough...

(While approaching the exit through the arm on the middle floor, optional): Paimon: Whoa! We have to run around here while it's tilting all over this place? Ugh, Paimon's getting dizzy already...

(After placing both Energy Blocks into the backup generators): Azariq: Very good, now come back! The gauges are working again!

(Talk to Azariq, optional): Azariq: Now you just need to operate it to open the passage.; And why don't you operate it yourself?; Azariq: W—Well... There are just some things that have more... ceremony, when you do them.

(Activate the console): Azariq: Power's charged, the interlocking mechanism is working. Quick! Press this button on the console...

(Activate the Ruin Golem)

(The Ruin Golem comes to life and delivers a punch)

Azariq: Whoa...! *huff* Did anyone fall and hurt themselves?

Jeht: (Traveler)! Are you alright?

I'm okay.

Almost bumped my head...

Paimon: Whew, guess none of us were hurt then!

Azariq: We can enter that opening through the passage inside the arm now.

Azariq: We should leave some people here to stand guard while the rest of us move on.

Jeht: Wait, don't you care about the "taboo" anymore?

Azariq: Eh, I care more about your safety.

Liloupar: ...

(Exit the Ruin Golem): Jeht: Wow... So this iron ball could make such a huge hole...; Paimon: It's more like a rift than the entrance to a cave...; Azariq: If we can bring this thing back to the tribe, it will definitely be of great use.; Jeht: And what would you do, take Matriarch Babel out for a joyride?

(Enter the cave created by the Ruin Golem): Jeht: Hey, check this out! I've never seen flowers like these before... They're so beautiful, but it's kinda unsettling for them to appear like this in the desert.; Liloupar: These flowers belong to the mistress... After she fell into a deep slumber, they were said to have disappeared into the desert... I didn't expect to see them again here...; Azariq: At least this shows that there must be an environment deep in this cave that allows plant roots to absorb nutrients.

(Approach the mechanism): Paimon: Look, it's a water pump!; Liloupar: Hmph, you just can't teach old dogs new tricks. Let's go activate it.

(Activate the mechanism)

(Sand begins to flow and a nearby mechanism unlocks)

Paimon: Hey, look, the door over there seems just about ready to open! W—Well... Paimon's intuition says so, anyway!

(Enter the door): Jeht: Hmm... The gate here is closed, and there seems to be no other way.; Azariq: There may be clues to open the gate around here. Let's all keep our eyes peeled.

(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Azariq, optional): Azariq: (...Tunnels, tunnels everywhere...)

(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Jeht, optional): Jeht: (Azariq, Azariq... What are you hiding?)

(Talk to Azariq, optional)

Azariq: There should be a mechanism around here that can help open the gate. Let's all keep our eyes peeled.

You sure are knowledgeable, Azariq.

Azariq: It's completely normal. Like I said, I have many friends on the outside and I've learned a lot from them... Don't you underestimate us tribespeople, alright?

Have you found anything?

Azariq: Hmm... If I were you, I'd start from those pipelines. After all, that's the one thing we've no shortage of.

(Talk to Jeht, optional)

Jeht: (Traveler), have you found anything?

Paimon: Not yet! What about you?

Have you found anything?

Jeht: Not really... But I think we just need to move along the walls as we search.

About Azariq...

Jeht: ...What about him?

Jeht: Well... I know you may have doubts about him, but he's Matriarch Babel's most trusted subordinate, so it does us no good being suspicious all the time.

Jeht: That said, he does know a little too much, which makes me uneasy... But that's just a gut feeling, you know?

Liloupar: Ah, but intuition can be quite accurate sometimes...

(Connect the junction): Paimon: This will allow the pipes to connect the two sides! Let's go back and see if the gate is moving!

(Pass through the door): Liloupar: I can feel my fragment calling to me. It is just up ahead.; Jeht: What a long tunnel... And those same strange flowers we saw earlier...; Liloupar: This place used to be the mistress's greenhouse, but now, perhaps only these flowers survive.; Azariq: Fascinating... Were these tunnels excavated by humans? I didn't see any steps or paved paths... Everything seems to have been shaped naturally.; Jeht: Perhaps they have all been weathered away... Or perhaps the builders never thought of leaving too many traces of artifice in passages of this kind?; Liloupar: This was once a sacred place, inaccessible to all save the priests... Or so my broken memories tell, should they serve me correctly.; Paimon: There were red crystals in the first tunnel, and this one has all these large purple flowers...; Liloupar: Well, have you noticed? "The Three Eternal Companion-Gods" — that's who this oasis commemorates.; Paimon: Huh...?; Jeht: So the one in whom we Tanit place our faith... Nabu Malikata...; Liloupar: That's my mistress, yes. Now show some respect, little lass.; Liloupar: She slumbers in the Eternal Oasis. This tunnel was dug in her memory.; Azariq: So the relationship between Gurabad and this place...; Liloupar: The Lord charged the mortals' ideal kingdom with guarding his Eternal Oasis. That is why there was a city on the periphery of this dune.; Liloupar: But the city of Gurabad fell into a gap in the sand, and became shrouded by death and oblivion... Well, that's another story.

(Approach the junction): Azariq: Looks like we'll need to open that gate up there next. As per our previous experience, the pipelines here will probably have to be connected to let the quicksand drive the gate.; Jeht: But the mechanisms next to the pipes seem completely broken...; Azariq: Then we can only see if there's any way to connect the pipes in other places. Hmm... The pipes are supposed to connect the two sides, right? If the mechanism that controls the gate is on one side, then the other side...; Paimon: Oh, Paimon thinks it should lead to that room over there!; Azariq: Alright, let's go and see what's in there first.

(Bring the Primal Ember to the Primal Torch): Paimon: Ah, the mechanism that controls the pipes seems to be working again...

(Connect the junction)

(A nearby stone slate is repaired)

Paimon: Alright, let's keep moving along the pipes.

(Approach the door): Liloupar: This dull aching feeling... We're getting closer...

(Activate the mechanism): Paimon: The door's unlocked!

(Approach Liloupar's fragment): Liloupar: It's the fragment... It is just up ahead, my master!

(Collect Liloupar's fragment)

As the shard of light merges with Liloupar's magic bottle, you feel a little of your own power being pulled away...

Through the Jinni's entranced eyes, you see a ravenous shepherd boy and a bright red pomegranate...
You see the pomegranate juice flowing freely, like the wine of tyrants, the infatuation of lovers, and the fresh blood of innocent victims...
You see the plump pomegranate being handed to the shepherd boy...

"Take a bite and use it to quench your thirst. But be careful not to let it burst in your hands..."

Jeht: (Traveler), are you okay...?

Paimon: You suddenly froze up again, and you wouldn't respond to anyone... You really scared us there!

Liloupar: Do not fret, (‍he/she‍) is fine.

Don't worry, Jeht. I just zoned out for a bit.

Paimon: Phew, okay... Stop scaring us like that, though!

Don't worry, Paimon. I'll be fine.

Paimon: Ugh, fine, if you say so! Jeht was also really worried about you, you know?

Liloupar: My apologies if my troubled memories bothered you. But thanks to your help, my power has been restored... partly, in any case.

Liloupar: Pomegranates... Ah, pomegranates... The sweet fruit made from the congealed blood of the victimized... Should I have the chance to share it with you, my master, I surely will.

Liloupar: How I desire to see the plump arils burst between your teeth, and how the rich juice overflows from your lips...

Paimon: Uh... That does sound delicious, but Paimon doesn't think she's talking about fruit...

Jeht: ...

Jeht: Ahem, we should go. There're still many mechanisms waiting for us ahead.

Liloupar: Now, now, little girl, are you sulking again?

Jeht: I'm not! I just said we should go!

Azariq: Careful, the little wildcat is about to bite.

Jeht: ...!

(Jeht sets her fists on her hips and glares at Azariq.)

(After the cutscene): Paimon: Jeht's face was so red just now...; Jeht: It was not!

(Approach the door): Paimon: Ugh, another door. How are we going to open this one up?

(Open the door): Paimon: Alright, the gate's open!

(Approach the hole): Azariq: Watch your step! There's a big hole here!; Jeht: Whoa! That was close! I mean, how could there be such a big hole here, anyway!?; Azariq: It's the desert creatures, I reckon. Many animals have built their nests here for the longest time, and as their tunnels continued to expand and collapse, they finally formed something like this...; Liloupar: Life is quite wondrous, wouldn't you say?

(Approach the mechanism): Liloupar: This is the mechanism. Hmph, the entire tunnel no longer bears any traces left by mortals, yet this structure remains intact... How ironic.

(Activate the mechanism): Jeht: Alright, the quicksand is starting to flow!; Azariq: "The quicksand is starting to flow!" You say that as if it ever does anything else!; Jeht: H—Hey!; Liloupar: Good. Now, let us move on to the platform ahead. From there, we should be able to unlock the door to the central base.

(Start the mechanism): Jeht: Protect the machine! Darn it... Where did they come from?; Azariq: They were originally the guardians of this place... I guess.

(After defeating the opponents)

(The mechanism starts and opens a door)

Jeht: Phew... That should be the last of them.

Paimon: The door over there has opened as well. Shall we go and have a look?

(Approach Deshret's Glass Goblet)

Jeht: Alright... Now it looks like there's only one passage left for us to open.

Paimon: What!? There's more!? Paimon's legs are already sore!

Jeht: Oh? And you know this because you walk on your own two feet?

Paimon: Uh... Nah! Paimon was just, uh, speaking for (Traveler)! Yeah! Y—You must be tired, right?

Not really.

Jeht: Haha, (Traveler) is a veteran adventurer after all. You'd better exercise more, or (‍he/she‍)'ll leave you behind sooner or later.

Paimon: N—No way! (Traveler) will definitely wait for Paimon, no matter what...

Ooh, I'm beat. Super beat.

Paimon: See? What did Paimon tell you? We've walked for so long that even (Traveler)'s tired!

Jeht: Hahaha! (‍He/She‍) was just messing with you. This much walking is hardly a challenge for a veteran adventurer, you know?

Jeht: But if you're really so tired, Paimon, why don't you let me carry you around? Hehehe.

Paimon: N—No need! That would just be embarrassing...

Liloupar: Hmm... My memory is gradually coming together. I can now guide you to the next location.

(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Jeht, optional): Jeht: (Why does Azariq seem so impatient? Could it be...)

(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Azariq, optional): Azariq: (...It's about time for some sunshine. It's depressing being here.)

(Talk to Jeht)

Jeht: (Traveler), are we leaving now?

(Return to the surface) Let's go.

Jeht: Alright! Azariq, time to go!
(The player is teleported to the surface)

I'd like to stay here a little longer.

Jeht: Please be careful. We'll wait for you here.

(Talk to Azariq)

Azariq: Well? Do you want to explore here some more or go back to that big iron ball?

(Return to the surface) Let's go back.

Azariq: Alright! Jeht, time to go!
(The player is teleported to the surface)

I'd like to explore here some more.

Azariq: *sigh* Oh, the curiosity... But, as you wish.

(Return to the surface by talking to Jeht or Azariq, or approach the marked location)

(Quest ends)

Video Guides[]

Dune-Entombed Fecundity: Part II Guide

Other Languages[]

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Dune-Entombed Fecundity: Part II	—
Chinese (Simplified)	埋葬丰饶的沙丘・中 Máizàng Fēngráo de Shāqiū - Zhōng	Dunes Filled With Abundant Fertility - Second
Chinese (Traditional)	埋葬豐饒的沙丘・中 Máizàng Fēngráo de Shāqiū - Zhōng	Dunes Filled With Abundant Fertility - Second
Japanese	豊穣のうずまる砂丘・中 Houjou no Uzumaru Sakyuu - Chuu‍^[!]^[!]Assumed reading	Dunes Filled With Abundant Fertility - Second
Korean	풍요를 매장한 모래 언덕・중 Pung'yoreul Maejanghan Morae Eondeok - Jung	Sand Slope That Buried Richness - The Second
Spanish	Un fértil oasis bajo las dunas (II)	A Fertile Oasis Below the Dunes (II)
French	Fécondité ensevelie dans les dunes - 2	Dune-Entombed Fecundity - 2
Russian	Изобилие под песчаными дюнами II Izobiliye pod peschanymi dyunami II	Abundance Under the Sand Dunes II
Thai	เนินทรายซึ่งกลบทับความอุดมสมบูรณ์ (กลาง)
Vietnamese	Cồn Cát Vùi Chôn Màu Mỡ II
German	Füllhorn unter Sanddünen – Teil II	Horn of Plenty Under Sand Dunes - Part II
Indonesian	Bukit Pasir yang Mengubur Kelimpahan: Bagian II	The Dunes Burying Abundance: Part II
Portuguese	Fecundidade Coberta de Areia - II
Turkish	Kum Tepelerinin Altındaki Bereket: Bölüm II
Italian	Fecondità sepolta tra le dune: Parte II	Fecundity Buried In Between the Dunes: Part II

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