A Task for a Citizen of Honor Quest Guide (Kerning City Earrings) in MapleStory Classic World

A Task for a Citizen of Honor is the 5-quest reward chain for reaching Kerning City Citizenship grade 10, open at level 57. Dark Lord has a gift for you, after one job: find out what happened to a comrade kidnapped long ago. It pays 83,660 EXP, 8,384 mesos, 10 Mana Elixirs and Kerning City Earrings.

Quick answer: Requirement: Lv 57 and Kerning City Citizenship grade 10+. Tasks: Encrypted Document from Croco in the marshland, then Ink of Truth from Maladies for Slade. Reward: Kerning City Earrings (Lv 57, 42 magic DEF, +7 MP, +2 avoid, +2% crit damage, 5 slots, any class).

Before you start

How citizenship grades work is in the citizenship guide. The first quest has no NPC listed in the launch data; its text points you to Dark Lord at Thieves' Hideout.

Step-by-step walkthrough

Quest	Given by	What to do	Rewards
Becoming a Citizen of Honor	none listed	Go see Dark Lord at Thieves' Hideout.	12,460 EXP, 1,248 mesos
A Missing Comrade	Dark Lord, Thieves' Hideout	Defeat Croco in the marshland for the Encrypted Document. Bring Encrypted Document.	17,800 EXP, 1,784 mesos
An Unbreakable Code	Dark Lord, Thieves' Hideout	Find Slade in the cabin at Monkey Swamp III. You're handed Encrypted Document when you accept; you don't need to find it.	17,800 EXP, 1,784 mesos
What It Takes	Slade, The Hermit's Cabin	Get Ink of Truth from Maladies near Ellinia. Bring Ink of Truth.	17,800 EXP, 1,784 mesos, 10 Mana Elixir
The Weight of Truth	Slade, The Hermit's Cabin	Take the Deciphered Document to Dark Lord at Thieves' Hideout (the step completes with him). You're handed Deciphered Document when you accept; you don't need to find it.	17,800 EXP, 1,784 mesos, Kerning City Earrings

Where to hunt

Croco (Lv 52, 3,136 HP): Dangerous Croko II has 24, against only 6 in Dangerous Croko I, so go straight to II.
Malady (Lv 55, 2,998 HP): The Forest of Evil II (23), The Forest of Evil I (15)

Spawn counts are from the game data. Drop rates aren't, so how many kills each document takes is unknown; you need one of each.

Slade, the code-breaker, lives in The Hermit's Cabin at Monkey Swamp III.

Is it worth it?

Yes, it's your grade 10 payoff. Our take assumes you don't already have a better earring:

Kerning City Earrings: level 57, 42 magic DEF, +7 MP, +2 avoid, +2% crit damage and 5 slots, no class or gender lock. Same stats as the Henesys version.
83,660 EXP, with 17,800 on four of the five steps: about 8.1% of a level at 57 (1,031,036 EXP to level).
Only two drops to farm: one Encrypted Document and one Ink of Truth.

The Henesys version is A Gift for a Citizen of Honor. You can do both if you reach grade 10 in both towns.

Frequently asked questions

How do I start A Task for a Citizen of Honor?

Reach level 57 and Kerning City Citizenship grade 10. The first step, Becoming a Citizen of Honor, sends you to Dark Lord.

Where do I get the Encrypted Document?

From Croco in the marshland, per the quest text.

Where is Slade in Classic World?

In The Hermit's Cabin at Monkey Swamp III.

Where do I get Ink of Truth?

From Maladies near Ellinia.

Sources: Game data v1.0.0. Names and game content © Nexon, used for informational purposes. The explanations on this page are our own.