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Guild Wars 2: Guide to the "Radiance of the Sun God" Achievement (Gift of the Hylek for the Legendary Endless Summer Ring)
This guide walks you through all the steps required to complete the "Radiance of the Sun God" achievement in Guild Wars 2, which is needed to craft the legendary Endless Summer Ring. It involves talking to NPCs, defeating enemies, solving puzzles, and collecting items in various zones.
1. 📍 Starting Point: Talk to Shaman Huelc at Shipwreck Beach
- ✅ Head to Visions of Eternity Shipwreck Beach and take the Hall Garden Pier waypoint.
- ✅ Talk to the Hylek Shaman Pollic, who is located on a cliff.
- ⚠️ Watch out for Inquest types nearby.
00:00 - 00:39
1. 📍 Starting Point: Talk to Shaman Huelc at Shipwreck Beach
- ✅ Head to Visions of Eternity Shipwreck Beach and take the Hall Garden Pier waypoint.
- ✅ Talk to the Hylek Shaman Pollic, who is located on a cliff.
- ⚠️ Watch out for Inquest types nearby.
00:52 - 01:22
2. ⚔️ Defeat Tequatl the Sunless in Sparkfly Fen
- ✅ Head to Sparkfly Fen and take the Splittered Coast waypoint.
- ✅ Defeat the world boss Tequatl the Sunless.
- ✅ Use an event timer to find out when the boss spawns.
01:23 - 02:50
3. 🧩 Find the Shard of Zintl in Wychmire Swamp (Kaladan Forest Mini-Dungeon)
- ✅ Head to Kaladan Forest and take the Failish waypoint.
- ✅ Complete the mini-dungeon to get to the end.
- ✅ Throw a stone at the gong to open the door.
- ✅ Solve the puzzle in the room with the face by adjusting the dots on the floor.
- ✅ Light all four torches to open the door.
- ✅ Open the chest to get the achievement.
03:09 - 03:55
4. 🤝 Help the Hylek in Jelako Cliffrise (Bloodtide Coast)
- ✅ Head to Bloodtide Coast and take the Jelico waypoint.
- ✅ Talk to the Hylek.
- ✅ Help with the defense by completing the heart in the north.
- ✅ Talk to the chief near the heart.
- ✅ Complete an event if the village is overrun.
04:21 - 05:33
5. 🐠 Track down the Lorantl Hylek and recover the stolen shard from the trolls in the Risewild Hills
- ✅ Head northeast and take the Firstside Vigil waypoint.
- ✅ Look for trolls in the Risewild Hills.
- ✅ Defeat the trolls to recover the stolen shard (approx. 10 trolls).
05:34 - 06:25
6. 📍 Find Palak's Acolyte in Viathan's Arm (Kessex Hills)
- ✅ Head to the Kessex Hills and take the Viathan waypoint.
- ✅ Enter the cave and dive underwater.
06:46 - 07:11
7. 🥩 Buy Dragonfly Steaks from the Hylek Chef in Michoan Marsh (Metrica Province)
- ✅ Head to Metrica Province and take the Mitchell Grounds waypoint.
- ✅ Talk to the heart NPC (Hylek Chef).
- ✅ Complete the heart first, if necessary.
- ✅ Buy a Dragonfly Steak for 7,000 Karma.
07:12 - 08:12
8. 🍲 Return to the Togatl Chief with the Dragonfly Steaks (Kessex Hills)
- ✅ Return to the Kessex Hills and take the Via waypoint again.
- ✅ Swim to the Togatl Chief.
- ✅ Give him the Dragonfly Steaks.
08:17 - 08:47
9. 📍 Find Palak's Acolyte in the Hunting Banks (Timberline Falls)
- ✅ Head to Timberline Falls and to the Hunting Banks.
- ✅ Look for the achievement marker on the map.
- ✅ Unlock the achievement "Helping Hilik Kill Crate".
08:51 - 09:09
10. 🧙 Defeat Krait of the Krait Witch at Nonmoa Lake (Timberline Falls)
- ✅ Head south to Nonmoa Lake.
- ✅ Either defeat the Krait Witch or kill 25 Krait.
- ✅ You can find the Krait Witch at the top of the tower.
09:31 - 10:05
11. 📍 Find Palak's Acolyte in Whitland Flats (Mount Maelstrom)
- ✅ Head to Mount Maelstrom and take the Old Sledge Site waypoint.
- ✅ Go north to the personal marker.
- ✅ Unlock two different shards that need to be collected in this area.
10:06 - 11:26
12. 🧪 Discover the shard in the Inquest Reactor by solving the zone puzzle (Mount Maelstrom)
- ✅ Head north from the Old Sledge Site waypoint to the Inquest Reactor.
- ✅ Check if you can loot the chest (if the puzzle has already been solved).
- ✅ If not, enter the reactor via the western entrance.
- ✅ Visit all Points of Interest in the reactor in the correct order: Black, Green, Blue, Red, Violet, and White.
- ✅ Collect the chest in the white area.
11:27 - 17:23
13. 🌿 Recover the shard stolen by the Keepers of the Elements (Hidden Garden Jumping Puzzle, Mount Maelstrom)
- ✅ Head to the Hidden Garden Jumping Puzzle in Mount Maelstrom.
- ✅ Kill one of the four keepers to open the portal.
- ✅ Collect the four elements (Earth, Water, Sky, Sun) to unlock the final chest.
- ✅ Earth: Under the tree.
- ✅ Water: In a cave.
- ✅ Sky: In a cave.
- ✅ Sun: At the very top of the tree.
17:24 - 18:04
14. 🧘 Seek out the shaman in Astrozintli Forelands and meditate at the sacred site of the Hylek (Sparkfly Fen)
- ✅ Head to Sparkfly Fen and to the Zentle Holy Grounds waypoint.
- ✅ Go inside and talk to the shaman.
- ✅ Head to Mount Maelstrom and take the Judgment waypoint.
18:08 - 18:19
15. 🧘 Meditate at the sacred site of the Hylek
- ✅ Head to the heart vendor and type /sit until you get the achievement (approx. 15 seconds).
18:20 - 18:29
16. 📍 Return to Shaman Huelc (Sparkfly Fen)
- ✅ Return to Sparkfly Fen.
18:42 - 19:25
17. 🎁 Return to Palak to receive the Gift of the Hylek (Shipwreck Beach)
- ✅ Return to Palak at Shipwreck Beach.
- ✅ Take the Hall Garden Pier waypoint.
- ✅ Receive the Gift of the Hylek.
- ✅ Throw the items into the Mystic Toilet to get the legendary Endless Summer Ring.