The forge is lit! Vulcan, the master smith among the guardians, has set up shop in Giran and Aden. The event runs for 30 days.

Hunt monsters for Guardian's Coins, forge your Guardian's Rune level by level, enjoy its growing bonuses while you farm, and trade finished runes for exclusive rewards.

How It Works

Monsters level 76+ drop Guardian's Coins while you hunt (every party member gets their own drop chance)
Buy your Starter Rune (Lv. 1) from Vulcan's coin shop for 1,000,000 adena
Forge in the compound window: each attempt combines your rune with 1 Guardian's Coin plus a flat 10,000 adena fee at every level
Failures never destroy your rune, and the guarantee gauge applies: every fail builds toward a guaranteed success
Forge results of Lv. 11 and above are announced server-wide, so the whole realm knows when you strike it big
Trade runes (Lv. 6 and up) and coins at Vulcan for rewards

Guardian's Rune Bonuses

The rune works straight from your inventory, no need to equip it:

Every level: +1% XP and SP gain (up to +15% at Lv. 15)
Lv. 3 and up: stat bonuses begin, adding a new stat almost every level (MEN, CON, WIT, DEX, INT, STR)
Lv. 9 and up: bonuses grow to +2, reaching all six stats at +2 by Lv. 12
Lv. 10 and up: your attacks have a chance to unleash Vulcan's own Full Hammer strike
Lv. 14 and up: the proc upgrades to the mighty Iron Age hammer

Higher-level runes keep everything from the levels below. A Lv. 15 rune is a serious farming companion: +15% XP/SP, +2 to all stats, and hammers raining on your enemies.

Coin Shop

Spend leftover coins any time, no limits:

Scroll: Boost Guardian's Attack (5 Coins)
Scroll: Boost Guardian's Defense (5 Coins)
Guardian's Special HP Recovery Potion (1 Coin)
Starter Guardian's Rune Lv. 1 (1,000,000 adena)

Rune Trade-In

Trade your forged runes for rewards. The rune is consumed, so forge as many as you can! Limits are per account.

Lv. 6-8 Runes:

Lv. 6: Package: Aden's Soul Crystal Lv. 1 - Armor (100 pcs.) (up to 5x)
Lv. 7: Package: Aden's Soul Crystal Lv. 1 - Weapon (100 pcs.) (up to 5x)
Lv. 8: Package: Hardin's Soul Crystal Lv. 1 (50 pcs.) (up to 5x)

Lv. 9-12 Runes:

Lv. 9: Greater Upgrade Stone x3 (up to 10x)
Lv. 10: Transcendent Upgrade Stone (up to 10x)
Lv. 11: Special Armor Coupon x3 (up to 4x)
Lv. 12: Scroll: Enchant Rare Accessories (up to 2x)

Lv. 13-15 Runes:

Lv. 13: Kill Effect - Summer Memory (1x), Name Background - Summer Sea (1x), Boss Weapon Coupon (1x).
Lv. 14: Armor of Protection Coupon (1x)
Lv. 15: Selection Coupon: Heroic Doll (1x)

Tips

Forge your main rune high and keep it while you farm: the XP/SP and stat bonuses pay for themselves. Trade it in near the event's end.
Trading a rune consumes it, so grab a fresh Starter Rune from Vulcan and keep forging: the Lv. 13 rewards alone are worth three separate runes.
Monsters far below your level drop nothing, so hunt near your own level.
Success gets rarer the higher you forge, but the guarantee gauge means no rune is ever out of reach. Patience beats luck.
All event items are time-limited and expire 45 days after you receive them.
Find Vulcan near the Gatekeeper in Giran and Aden.