A Time For Legends
A Time For Legends is a quest given by Hawkwind the Time Lord that introduces the Skill Mastery system. Hawkwind challenges you to prove yourself by slaying a powerful boss monster — the Target of the Day — and in return grants you a Skill Mastery Primer for a skill of your choosing, unlocking Volume 1 of that skill's mastery ability.
The quest is the gateway to all skill masteries and can be repeated for each mastery you wish to learn.
Prerequisites
- You must have at least one skill with an available mastery that you have not yet learned. If you have already unlocked Volume 1 for every eligible mastery skill, Hawkwind has nothing left to teach you.
- Only skills flagged as mastery-eligible appear in the selection list. Discordance, Provocation, and Peacemaking are excluded — their masteries are obtained through other means.
Starting the Quest
Approach Hawkwind the Time Lord. He will automatically speak to you if you are within 3 tiles, or you can double-click him. He offers the quest with the following words:
"Throughout my travels in time I have forever encountered those who've reached the pinnacle of their profession. These Legends are told of in our most cherished tales and are the fabric by which heroes are born. I offer you now a chance to walk the path of these Legends. Complete my task and you too shall know the secrets of the Master."
Accept the quest to proceed.
Quest Walkthrough
Step 1: Choose Your Mastery
Immediately after accepting, a Choose Your Path gump appears listing all mastery skills that you have not yet learned. Each entry shows the mastery name with a button to select it.
Choose the skill mastery you wish to unlock. This determines which Skill Mastery Primer you receive as your reward.
Note: If you close this gump without selecting a skill, speak to Hawkwind again and it will reappear. If you cancel the quest entirely (button ID 0), the quest is abandoned.
Step 2: Slay the Target of the Day
After selecting your mastery, you are assigned the current Target of the Day — a powerful boss monster that rotates every 24 hours. Your quest log shows which creature you must slay and whether the objective is complete.
The Target of the Day is the same for all players on the shard. It is chosen at random from the following pool of 20 bosses:
| Boss | Location |
|---|---|
| Semidar | Champion Spawn (Abyss) |
| Mephitis | Champion Spawn (Arachnid) |
| Rikktor | Champion Spawn (Cold Blood) |
| Lord Oaks | Champion Spawn (Forest Lord) |
| Neira | Champion Spawn (Unholy Terror) |
| Barracoon | Champion Spawn (Vermin Horde) |
| Serado | Champion Spawn (Sleeping Dragon) |
| Meraktus | Labyrinth (Minotaur Champion) |
| Ilhenir | Stygian Abyss Champion Spawn |
| Twaulo | Stygian Abyss Champion Spawn |
| Abyssal Infernal | Stygian Abyss Champion Spawn |
| Primeval Lich | Stygian Abyss Champion Spawn |
| Corgul the Soul Binder | High Seas encounter |
| Dragon Turtle | High Seas encounter |
| Dread Horn | Peerless (Blighted Grove) |
| Travesty | Peerless (Citadel) |
| Chief Paroxysmus | Peerless (Palace of Paroxysmus) |
| Lady Melisande | Peerless (Twisted Weald) |
| Monstrous Interred Grizzle | Peerless (Bedlam) |
| Shimmering Effusion | Peerless (Prism of Light) |
You must land the killing blow on (or earn kill credit for) the assigned boss. The quest checks the exact creature type — killing a different boss will not count.
Step 3: Claim Your Reward
The quest completes automatically upon slaying the target. You receive the following messages and rewards immediately:
- "You have proven your prowess on the battlefield and have completed the first step on the path of the Master!"
- "You have received a mastery primer!"
- A Book of Masteries and a Skill Mastery Primer (Volume 1 for your chosen skill) are placed in your backpack.
Rewards
| Reward | Details |
|---|---|
| Book of Masteries | A reference book for the mastery system |
| Skill Mastery Primer | Volume 1 primer for the skill mastery you selected; use it to permanently unlock that skill's mastery ability |
Tips
- The quest has no cooldown and can be repeated immediately. Each time you complete it, choose a different mastery skill to gradually unlock all of your masteries.
- The Target of the Day rotates every 24 hours and is the same for everyone on the shard. If today's target is a boss you can't access or defeat, you can wait for tomorrow's rotation and try again.
- Since the target is randomly selected, you may sometimes get a Champion Spawn boss (which requires progressing an entire champion spawn) or a Peerless boss (which requires keys or quest access). Plan accordingly.
- You only need to slay the exact creature type assigned. If the Target of the Day is Semidar and you kill Rikktor instead, it will not count.
- Discordance, Provocation, and Peacemaking masteries are not available through this quest. Those bard masteries are obtained through a separate system.
- Once you have learned Volume 1 of every eligible mastery, Hawkwind will no longer offer the quest — there is nothing left for him to teach.
- Group up with other players for Champion Spawn and Peerless targets. These are endgame bosses that are difficult or impossible to solo for most characters.