| I did the quest at level 30. Well technically level 29 since I died and lost a level in the attempt. Make sure you can reach Kazam before you attempt it.
Step one: Go to bastok and get the quest and do all the relevant steps before heading to the mines (sounds obvious but its relevant to step 2). Make sure you get the relevant maps.
Step two: Sit outside the entrance to the mines and run searches on high level players. I managed with one 68 Thf/War. The reason you should make sure you get the quest is that nothing will infuriate the guy helping you more than having him take you all the way in, then realizing it was useless. Listen to what he says, and let him do the fighting (again this would seem obvious)
Step three: Optionally buy a map for Kazam in Jeuno. Get to Kazam. Sit in town and beg for a high level mage to help you get to Norg. You NEED sneak. End of story. I did it with a 57 WHM/BLM and another WHM that was tagging along. Do not do what I did and figure that you're leet enough to dodge the mobs in the Leviathan caves. I lost a level for that mistake: the mobs don't need line of sight to aggro you.
Step four: Once in Norg, talk to the NPC the quest gave you, make sure you traded the coral for a sword, then either get the mage to help you back or change jobs to a level 1 and suicide.
Step five: Get back to bastok. Trade in the sword and you can become a ninja.
As a sidenote, the quest goes a lot quicker if you leave your bind point in Bastok. But thats a risk if you die. Whatever you do, do NOT bind in Norg.
And I apologize if I'm a little non-specific in places: I'm constructing this from memory. Feel free to correct me if I missed a step ^^. |