Targeting the Captain

Targeting the Captain
Required Fame	Unknown
Level Restriction:	None
Starting NPC	Halshaob, Nashmau (H-10)
Pack	None
Title	None
Repeatable	Yes
Description	The Imperial Army has decided that the only way to rid the Empire of the Ashu Talif is to dispose of its captain. The Maelstrom Company is to board the Ashu Talif with a small force and end the threat for good.

Previous Quest	Next Quest
Royal Painter Escort	None
Requirements
Royal Painter Escort completed Imperial Mythril Piece
Rewards
??? Box Barbarossa's Zerehs ??? Gloves Barbarossa's Moufles Koga Shuriken G

Note: You can only partake on one quest of this questline per Earth day. Other quests that are affected by this restriction are Scouting the Ashu Talif and Royal Painter Escort.

Walkthrough

• Trade Halshaob one Imperial Mythril Piece.
  • You are only allowed to do this quest once every 24 hours.
• Head to the Cutter, located in the Arrapago Reef.
  • To get there, first travel to Dvucca Isle Staging Point and exit into the Mire.
  • Head East to (G-9) and zone into Arrapago Reef.
  • Head North to (H-8) to find the Cutter.
  • The Survival Guide in Caedarva Mire puts you on the north side of the zone, which is a short run to G-8.
• The battle has a 30 minute time limit.
• Make your way to the cabin of the ship. Along the way you will run into 2 Windjammer Imps.
  • They are great for building TP for the NM fight ahead.
• Inside the cabin you will find 2 NM's: Cutthroat Kabsalah and his pet Bubbly.
  • Cutthroat Kabsalah is a COR and has access to Wild Card.
    • He will always use a Weapon Skill immediately after using Wild Card.
  • Cutthroat Kabsalah double attacks almost every time.
  • Bubbly is an Opo-opo and has access to all their regular TP moves.
    • His Spinning Claw is a very powerful AoE move.
• At the end of the fight, you can get up to three treasure chests. The conditions for these to appear are as follows:
• 1): Defeat Cutthroat Kabsalah
• 2): Defeat Cutthroat Kabsalah after defeating Bubbly
• 3): Attack Cutthroat Kabsalah by surprising him. In order to do this, the following conditions must be met:
  • The Windjammer Imps must be attacked, not aggroed
  • Cutthroat Kabsalah must not hear any of the flute-based abilities of the Imps
  • Cutthroat Kabsalah must be pulled (preferably by spells or ranged attacks) without alarming Bubbly
  • If you successfully surprise the captain, he will say something indicating his surprise.
• The ideal strategy is to have someone kite Cutthroat Kabsalah while the rest of the party focuses on killing Bubbly.
• Once Bubbly is down, everyone can take out Cutthroat Kabsalah.
• After both NM's are defeated, treasure chests will spawn on the boat.

Notes:

• Barbarossa's Zerehs can be found in either of the first two chests.
• The third chest contains ??? Gloves which sometimes appraise into Barbarossa's Moufles.