John the Lith Harbor fisherman has an emotional 3-quest arc: wife's anniversary flower basket, follow-up present, then his mother's grave. Rewards a random glove from 5-slot pool + guaranteed Pansy Earrings.
Let's go meet John in Lith Harbor.
I met a fisherman named John in Lith Harbor. He wants to
get his wife a nice flower basket for their upcoming
anniversary. Later, he asks for Blue Violas as a follow-
up present. And finally, he tells me his mother has
passed away recently, and asks for one last favor.
Rewards
EXP
19,743 EXP total across 3 quests6,581 EXP per quest. Substantial at L45.
MESOS
3,948 mesos total
ITEM
30x Screw (Pink Flower Basket step 1)30 GUARANTEED Screws. Screws are Leatherworking crafting inputs (JM From tha Streetz uses these). FM value 20-60 mesos each = ~600-1,800 mesos in FM resale value.
1x Pansy Earrings (Last Present step 3)GUARANTEED - Pansy Earrings (1032012). Named earrings themed around the pansy flower (John's mother's favorite, implied by the memorial context). Emotional reward matching the quest's narrative weight.
Liven's take
John's Deep Forest of Patience is
Classic MapleStory's most emotionally-loaded
fetch chain. Three quests, each with escalating
emotional stakes:
The 3-quest emotional arc
10006 - Pink Flower Basket. John's
wedding anniversary is coming. He wants a Pink Flower
Basket for his wife. Wholesome domestic setup.
Rewards 30 Screws.
10007 - Present (Blue Violas). A
follow-up gift - Blue Violas this time. John is
thoughtful, not just doing one-off gestures. Rewards
random glove from 5-slot pool.
10008 - Last Present.John's mother passed away recently.
He needs one last favor - implicitly a memorial
offering for the grave. Rewards Pansy Earrings
(Pansy = mother's favorite flower, implied).
The chain progresses from JOY (anniversary) to GRIEF
(mother's death) across three steps. The Pansy Earrings
reward isn't just a stat item - it's a memorial. Classic
World writers earned this one.
Where the Deep Forest of Patience is
"Deep Forest of Patience" is the level tag prefix on
all 3 quests. This zone extends from
Sabitrama's
Forest of Patience in Sleepywood - "Deep" implies
further-in / higher-level territory. Blue Violas grow
here; the Pink Flower Basket materials come from here.
Zone chain: Sleepywood -> Sabitrama's
Forest of Patience (L25) -> Deep Forest of Patience
(L45+). This is a natural progression corridor.
The 5-glove pool analysis
Glove
ID
Class Bias
Work Gloves
1082000
Any (Beginner)
Dark Knuckle
1082054
Warrior
Dark Arten
1082057
Magician
Dark Brace
1082060
Bowman
Dark Cleave
1082063
Thief
5-way random roll covering all 4
classes + Beginner. If the roll matches your class, use
it. If not, FM sell or gift to a friend of that class.
Character note: John the Fisherman
John is a Lith Harbor NPC. Fishermen in Lith are a
running character type - the town is built around the
ferry docks. John is unusual because his quest arc has
emotional stakes beyond the typical fetch quest. Most
Lith NPCs give you delivery / gathering quests without
personal stakes.
Community-maintained data dashboard extracted directly from the Classic World CoT 2 client. Provides 163 skills with per-level stats + PNG icons, 712 items + 1,199 equipment with icons, 187 monsters with animated sprites, 348 crafting recipes with ingredients and meso costs, 322 quests with chains and rewards, and full patch notes. GitHub-mirrored so the dataset survives even if the live dashboard goes down.
Confirmed facts
CoT 2 contains 163 skills across 25 classes (datamined Aug 11 2026)
CoT 2 contains 348 crafting recipes across 6 disciplines
CoT 2 contains 322 quests organized into chains by region
CoT 2 contains 712 non-equipment items and 1,199 equipment items
Warrior 1st job in CoT 2 has 6 skills including new 'Precise Strikes'
Archer 1st job in CoT 2 dropped 'Blessing of Amazon' and added 'Power Knockback'
