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Unique-reward quest - ID 80000

'Mar' the Fairy and the Water of Life

Utility quest - Mar the Ellinia fairy REVIVES YOUR DEAD PET using the Water of Life. No level requirement. The go-to for anyone whose pet has expired. CoT-exclusive naming with a v83-derived mechanic.

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At a glance

Quest giver
Mar the Fairy (Ellinia)
Minimum level
1
Class requirement
Any
Chain position
Step 1 of 1

In-game text

I met a fairy in Ellinia that was busily studying the magic of life. Her name was Mar, and she took a look at the lifeless doll that was once my pet for me. She can bring it back to life - if I bring her the necessary ingredients. This is a UTILITY quest - accessible at any level, primarily used by players whose pets have "died" (in MapleStory, pets have hunger/happiness meters and eventually expire).

Rewards

Liven's take

Mar the Fairy is Classic MapleStory's pet revival NPC. Pets in MapleStory follow a hunger / happiness cycle. Ignore them too long and they "die" - become lifeless dolls in your inventory. Mar's the fairy who brings them back.

Why the "L0" level requirement

Utility quests like Mar's don't have level gates - pet death can happen at any character level, so revival needs to be accessible at any level. The datamine shows level_min: 0 (or no level requirement) to signal universal accessibility.

Where Mar is

Ellinia - the mage town in the treetops. Mar is one of the fairy NPCs on the tree platforms. Distinct from:

All 4 fairies live in Ellinia but have distinct personalities and quest specialties. Mar's specialty is life magic - the most emotionally-loaded fairy discipline.

The Water of Life mechanic

The Water of Life is a rare consumable ingredient. You need to obtain a Water of Life to bring Mar - she applies it to your dead pet. Sources of Water of Life:

  • Rare mob drops: various L30-50 mobs occasionally drop it
  • Cash Shop: in traditional MapleStory, Water of Life was Cash Shop premium item. CoT's Free-to-Play mission suggests this may be in-game only.
  • Quest reward: may drop as random reward from Sleepywood or Forgotten Hollow chains (pending live verification).

Pet system context

Pets in MapleStory:

  • Follow you around the map (cosmetic + minor QoL)
  • Can auto-loot with a Pet Loot skill (Cash Shop)
  • Have hunger/happiness meters that decay over time
  • "Die" if neglected - become lifeless dolls in inventory
  • Can be revived ONCE per character (or multiple times with Water of Life)

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