Story

Featured Characters

• Elrike
• Balt

Side Featured Characters

• Elaine
• Ryle

Storyline

The Desert Merchant Storyline

Event Obtainables

• Job Change: Balt upgrade to Desert Champion
  • Tokens obtained from "Max 30 skills used" quest mission for EX
  • Desert Weave Jacket Diagram Piece, Carthamus Bandana Diagram Piece, Cyclone's Twin Edge Diagram Piece: 25 pieces from 10x clear milestones for EX, 55 pieces from drops in EX
  • Desert Boots Diagram Piece, Desert Weave Cloth Diagram Piece, Hawk Medallion Diagram Piece: 25 pieces from 10x clear milestones for EX Multiplay, 55 pieces from drops in EX
• Unit: Elrike
• Soul Shards
  • Water x 5
  • Wind x 5
• 300 Gems

Event Quests

• The Desert Merchant - Episode 1 (10 AP)
• The Desert Merchant - Episode 2 (20 AP)
• The Desert Merchant - Episode 3 (30 AP)
• The Desert Merchant [EX] (40 AP)
• The Desert Merchant [EX] [Multiplay] (20 AP)

Event Guides

• Incredibly fast and lazy guide to Desert Merchant EX

Event Milestones

[Limited Time] The Desert Merchant

	Name of Milestone	PEXP	Gems	Other Rewards
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 1 [1/5]	200		Elrike Soul Shard (x5)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 1 [3/5]	200		Elrike Soul Shard (x5)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 1 [5/5]	200	20	Elrike Soul Shard (x5), Crystal Apple (x3)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 2 [1/10]	300		Elrike Soul Shard (x10), Bard Token (x6)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 2 [3/10]	300		Elrike Soul Shard (x10)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 2 [5/10]	300		Elrike Soul Shard (x10)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 2 [10/10]	300	30	Elrike Soul Shard (x10), Gold Ingot (x3)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 3 [1/20]	500		Elrike Soul Shard (x15), Crystal Apple (x5)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 3 [3/20]	500		Elrike Soul Shard (x15)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 3 [5/20]	500		Elrike Soul Shard (x15)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 3 [10/20]	500		Elrike Soul Shard (x15), Gold Ingot (x5)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 3 [15/20]	500		Elrike Soul Shard (x15)
	Clear The Desert Merchant - Episode 3 [20/20]	500	50	Elrike Soul Shard (x20), Merchant Token (x6)

[Limited Time] The Desert Merchant [EX]

	Name of Milestone	PEXP	Gems	Other Rewards
	Clear The Desert Merchant [EX] [1/10]	1000		Desert Weave Jacket Diagram Piece (x25)
	Clear The Desert Merchant [EX] [5/10]	1000		Carthamus Bandana Diagram Piece (x25)
	Clear The Desert Merchant [EX] [10/10]	1000	100	Cyclone's Twin Edge Diagram Piece (x25), Crystal Apple (x10)

[Limited Time] The Desert Merchant [EX] [Multiplay]

	Name of Milestone	PEXP	Gems	Other Rewards
	Clear The Desert Merchant [EX] [Multiplay] [1/10]	1000		Hawk Medallion Diagram Piece (x25)
	Clear The Desert Merchant [EX] [Multiplay] [5/10]	1000		Desert Boots Diagram Piece (x25)
	Clear The Desert Merchant [EX] [Multiplay] [10/10]	1000	100	Desert Weave Cloth Diagram Piece (x25), Gold Ingot (x10)

Quest Mission Rewards

The Desert Merchant - Episode 1

Kill all foes:	Elrike Soul Shard x 50
No deaths:	Skip Ticket x 1
Max 5 items used:	Silver Ingot x 2

The Desert Merchant - Episode 2

Kill all foes:	Forbidden Apple x 1
No deaths:	Skip Ticket x 1
Max 5 items used:	Gold Ingot x 1

The Desert Merchant - Episode 3

Kill all foes:	Forbidden Apple x 2
No deaths:	Water Soul Shard x 5
Max 5 items used:	Gold Ingot x 2

The Desert Merchant

Kill all foes:	Crystal Apple x 5
No deaths:	Skip Ticket x 3
Max 3 items used:	Gold Ingot x 5

The Desert Merchant [EX]

Clear without continues:	Trace Blades Diagram Piece x 30
Max 30 skills used:	Balt Token x 6
No deaths:	Wind Soul Shard x 5

Event History

• Released on May 24, 2018
• Rerun on October 11, 2018
• Rerun on December 20, 2018
• Rerun on April 25, 2019, with an upgrade of Balt J+ (Twin-Blade Swordsman to Desert Champion)
• Added to Event Archives on June 6, 2019
• Rerun October 8, 2020
• Rerun January 14, 2021
• Rerun May 6, 2021
• Rerun September 16, 2021
• Rerun February 24, 2022
• Rerun August 18, 2022
• Rerun December 1, 2022