Yay for Iosai!

Iosai made it so that she now tells you to try again later?

GealbhanBheag:

Okay, Rikenfriez.

Earlier I'd bugged: Quest Rikenfriez. After falling through the ice, and being transported back to
shore, the ice pick is lost from inventory and Ahhuma won't give a new one.

And then:Your bug report has been reviewed and is not considered a
bug. If you feel it is a game balance concern, you should speak to your guild
envoy.

So, losing the pick is not a bug? And I have to wait how many hours to start over? Seems a bit discouraging.

-Confused-

If you complete it you may retry it immediately, if you fail you have to wait for reset (1hr on this one).

It's all working now, forgot to mention it in the excitement.

What's the reward for the aetherspace epic quests? I've heard its a bubblix, to which bubble(s)? Granted I'm a long ways off...

It's not a bubblix. It's access to a contraption that takes you from one bubble to another. Each side of the honor has its own set of four bubbles you can move between using the contraption, I don't remember which side has which. You still have to be able to get to one of the four bubbles to shift around between them.

Scourge: dramube, muckle, canker
Master: frost, crum, bottle
Both: Facility

So basically if you have a bubblix to one of the bubbles you can get to three other bubbles depending on which side you helped. But if you don't have a bubblix you can't really use the reward easily?

Correct.

How the heck to I make the Sulfurous Spear of Abyssal Torment... -do- something? It's being so recalcitrant and boring right now.

EDIT: Never mind! *evil cackle*

Stuck at Ethildora:

You greet Ethildora Varrim, the Dark Virago with a sincere smile.
Ethildora Varrim, the Dark Virago exclaims, "With Thorgan out of the way, I can summon Azbir's
Army!"
8932h, 4092m, 5700e, 10p, 27900en, 26386w elrxkdb-(+83 Mana)
Ethildora Varrim, the Dark Virago says, "I cannot do it on my own, so will you help me summon the
Army of King Azbir, Chade?"
8932h, 4167m, 5700e, 10p, 27900en, 26400w elrxkdb-(+75 Mana) say yes
You say, "Yes."
Ethildora Varrim, the Dark Virago exclaims, "I require the dagger to be fully charged!"

No matter what I try I can't get her to talk about that damned dagger, any clues?

Throw it at someone, Tervic.

Chade:

Stuck at Ethildora:

You greet Ethildora Varrim, the Dark Virago with a sincere smile.
Ethildora Varrim, the Dark Virago exclaims, "With Thorgan out of the way, I can summon Azbir's
Army!"
8932h, 4092m, 5700e, 10p, 27900en, 26386w elrxkdb-(+83 Mana)
Ethildora Varrim, the Dark Virago says, "I cannot do it on my own, so will you help me summon the
Army of King Azbir, Chade?"
8932h, 4167m, 5700e, 10p, 27900en, 26400w elrxkdb-(+75 Mana) say yes
You say, "Yes."
Ethildora Varrim, the Dark Virago exclaims, "I require the dagger to be fully charged!"

No matter what I try I can't get her to talk about that damned dagger, any clues?

You shouldn't get that dialog from her until she has given you the dagger, which should not happen until you have gotten her in to the real forge and done some other things. Bug it, I say (again, hmph)!

Last leg of the Kiakoda Reserve, I need to get ink, but Arfur only says he's the one able to get the octopus.. and various forms of how do I how do you etc don't work. I tried influencing him and nada. I tried killing the octopus and nothing.. even had Orv do a little octopus calling dance, nothing.. help? Do I need a Necronomomnomnomicon?

Try finding something that he's lost.

I have, multiple times.. if I think its what it is... just need to repeat it like 10 more times?

EDIT: Arfur has got to be bugged somehow. He doesn't do anything with the ring, I've asked about ink, him for help, I have used every noun and verb that pertains to the area including penguins and donkeys, and Cynthia and nothing I've given him the ring before ink, I've given him the ring after mentioning ink, I've offered him a tea party with the octopus. It's been hours. Nothing.

EDIT 2: I did end up figuring it out with some help from Ragniliff, forgot to post here ^^;

Arfur isn't bugged, there's just a very specific phrase you have to use.

I think " wants me to get ink from the octopus from you." worked for me. However you may need to repeat yourself due to Arfur being deaf, so even if you say the right combination of key words you may not trigger his response.

Once you do say it properly, he'll tell you to bring him the ring. It's probably best to get the ring first, so you can give it to him immediately, because I've had him tell me to bring him the ring, and then by the time I'd gotten it, he'd forgotten, and just took the ring. Whatever you do, don't kill the octopus.

Stuck trying to get inside the palace in Meliashmora to find an object but can't seem to get in - does it require handling some hidden object to enter or is it something a bit more obscure? Am I missing a step?

Ankastra:

Stuck trying to get inside the palace in Meliashmora to find an object but can't seem to get in - does it require handling some hidden object to enter or is it something a bit more obscure? Am I missing a step?

It's a lot lot more obscure. Try heading to the Shrine of Saint Loathys first.

Not that it'll help you that much. I've scoured the place I'm told to visit thrice over, even being told what I need to probe for and I still can't find it. :(