Speak to Spark Augren about his early aptitude for the family business of alchemy.
Help him gather ingredients for his experiment:
Harvest 5 salt at the west and north-east facing beaches.
Harvest 5 aluminum among the rocks near the waterfalls by the Tower of the Four Winds. ( -15, 0, -167 ) Copy/waypoint -15, 0, -167
Harvest 5 sulfur in the rocks near Terai Augren, not far from the Mystic Waterfalls. ( -245, 0, -72 ) Copy/waypoint -245, 0, -72
Purchase 10 basic coal from a merchant. The nearest choice would be Ulgofar Wisme inside the banker building at Outsiders' Landing. ( -68, -2, 134 ) Copy/waypoint -68, -2, 134
Return to Spark Augren for your reward. (Make sure you still have all of the items in your inventory, including the Basic Coal.)
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