MapleStory/Grandis

Grandis is 1 of the dimensions found in MapleStory.

Cernium
Cernium is the 1st area of Grandis, and requires Level 260 or above. There are 5 main areas. Monsters have 65x the HP and gives 9.76x the EXP.
 * 1) Rocky Beach: Monsters are Level 260. Requires 50 Authentic Force.
 * 2) Cernium West Castle Walls: Monsters are Level 261. Requires 50 Authentic Force.
 * 3) Cernium Square: Town
 * 4) Cernium East Castle Walls: Monsters are Level 262. Requires 50 Authentic Force.
 * 5) Royal Library: Monsters are Level 263~264. Requires 50 Authentic Force.

A Daily Quest can be performed to receive 5 Authentic Symbol: Cernium everyday. You can choose your daily quest. (All maps require 50 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 1,000 Black Sun Soldiers
 * Kill 1,000 Black Sun Archers
 * Kill 1,000 Monster Seagulls
 * Kill 1,000 Fire Spirits
 * Kill 1,000 Wandering Scholar Spirits
 * Kill 1,000 Curious Scholar Spirits

You can also receive 7,500 Level 264 unrounded grandis monsters worth of EXP (7,500 times 187,337 times 9.76 = 13,713,068,400 EXP) once per world, not per character.

Fallen Cernium
Fallen Cernium is the aftermath of Cernium. Requires Level 265 or above. There are 4 main areas. Monsters have 84.5x the HP and gives 10.83x the EXP.
 * 1) Battle-ravages West Castle Walls: Monsters are Level 265. Requires 70 Authentic Force.
 * 2) Broken Cernium Square: Town
 * 3) Battle-ravages East Castle Walls: Monsters are Level 266~267. Requires 100 Authentic Force.
 * 4) Burning Royal Library: Monsters are Level 268~269. Requires 100 Authentic Force.

A Daily Quest can be performed to receive 5 Authentic Symbol: Cernium everyday. You can choose your daily quest.
 * Kill 1,000 Floras Soldiers (70 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 1,000 Floras Monks (70 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 700 Floras Assassins (100 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 700 Floras Panzers (100 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 700 Black Sun Bombers (100 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 700 Black Sun Monks (100 Authentic Force)

You can also receive 6,600 Level 269 unrounded grandis monsters worth of EXP (6,600 times 200,764 times 10.83 = 14,350,209,192 EXP) once per world, not per character.

Where Serene took the power of the holy sword. However, (redacted due to spoilers), so she is coming after you now. As such, she became a boss monster in Cernium.
 * Serene the Chosen one

Hotel Arcs
Hotel Arcs is the 2nd area in Grandis. Requires Level 270 or above. There are 4 main areas.
 * 1) Outlaws' Wasteland: Monsters are Level 270. Requires 130 Authentic Force.
 * 2) Fallen Wilderness City: Town
 * 3) Romantic Drive-in Theater: Monsters are Level 271~272. Requires 160 Authentic Force.
 * 4) Train With No Destination: Monsters are Level 273~274. Requires 200 Authentic Force.


 * Monsters Level 270 have 92.1x the HP and gives 11.18x the EXP.
 * Monsters Level 271~272 have 99.71x the HP and gives 11.54x the EXP.
 * Monsters Level 273~274 have 109.85x the HP and gives 12.02x the EXP.

A Daily Quest can be performed to receive 5 Authentic Symbol: Hotel Arcs everyday. You can choose your daily quest.
 * Kill 1,000 Iron Bullet Slayers (130 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 1,000 Sandblade Looters (130 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 700 Exploring Foxilions (160 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 700 Junk Collector Foxilions (160 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 500 Strict Station Employees (200 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 500 Masterless Watchdogs (200 Authentic Force)

You can also receive 7,500 Level 274 unrounded grandis monsters worth of EXP (7,500 times 214,884 times 12.02 = 19,371,792,600 EXP) once per world, not per character.

Karotte the Unstoppable Tower
It is the bridging area between Hotel Arcs and Odium. A gatekeeper named Kalos resides there too, and it is a weekly boss.

Odium
Odium is the 3rd area in Grandis. Requires Level 275 or above. There are 7 main areas.
 * 1) Path to the Caste Gate: Monsters are Level 275. Requires 230 Authentic Force.
 * 2) Researchers' City: Town
 * 3) Occupied Alley: Monsters are Level 276. Requires 260 Authentic Force.
 * 4) Awoken Laboratory: Holding map
 * 5) Sunny Laboratory: Monsters are Level 277. Requires 280 Authentic Force.
 * 6) Laboratory Behind the Locked Door: Monsters are Level 278~279. Requires 300 Authentic Force.
 * 7) Power Room that Calms the Heart: Another holding map

All monsters have 142.8x the HP and gives 13.34x the EXP.

A Daily Quest can be performed to receive 5 Authentic Symbol: Odium everyday. You can choose your daily quest.
 * Kill 1,000 Enhanced Watcher Guemgang (230 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 1,000 Enhanced Watcher Gamram (230 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 1,000 Enhanced Watcher Sano (230 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 800 Angler Robot Type A (260 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 800 Angler Robot Type B (260 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 800 Angler Robot Type C (260 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 700 Guard Soldier Corundum (280 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 700 Guard Soldier Agate (280 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 500 Collapsing Test Subject (300 Authentic Force)
 * Kill 500 Failed Test Subject (300 Authentic Force)

You can also receive 10,500 Level 279 unrounded grandis monsters worth of EXP (10,500 times 229,364 times 13.34 = 32,127,015,480 EXP) once per world, not per character.

Authentic Force
Authentic force is used in Grandis to penetrate the defense system of monsters in Grandis. Authentic Symbols are the only source of Authentic Force. Based on your Authentic Force and required Authentic Force, your final damage is adjusted to between 5% to 125% of the original damage and monster damage will hit between 100% to 200% of its original damage (not applied to %HP attacks).
 * For every 1 Authentic Force below required, you deal 1%p lesser final damage. (Max reduction of 95%)
 * For every 2 Authentic Force above required, you deal 1%p more final damage, rounded down. (Max increase of 25%)
 * Normal damage taken is increased to 1.5x for having 1~50 Authentic Force below required, and increases to 2x if it is even lower. Normal damage taken cannot be reduced further once the force requirement is met.

Authentic Force can be obtained by equipping Authentic Symbols. You gain 10 Authentic Force per Authentic Symbol Level equipped.

Authentic Symbols
Authentic Symbols can be leveled up to give more Authentic Force by equipping duplicated Authentic Symbols. Authentic Symbols can only be obtained from daily quests. Monsters will not drop any authentic symbols.

In addition, events may give out Authentic Symbol Selector coupons to exchange for a symbol of your choice (only the ones that you have obtained a symbol from quest are allowed to be chosen)

"floor" means rounding down.
 * Required number of symbols to level up: $$9 \times SymbolLevel^2 + 20 \times SymbolLevel$$
 * Required mesos to level up
 * Cernium: $$100,000 \times floor(970.2 + 884.4 \times SymbolLevel) $$
 * Hotel Arcs: $$100,000 \times floor(1.1 \times floor(970.2 + 884.4 \times SymbolLevel)) $$
 * Odium: Approximately $$100,000 \times (1,174 + 1,071 \times SymbolLevel)$$

Both symbols and mesos are needed to increase the symbol level.

You can use a lower growth symbol to combine with a higher growth symbol at no additional cost, but mesos used on the lower growth symbol are not refunded. This makes it possible to exceed the required symbol for the next level, and the excess is carried over.

You may refer to this for the total meso cost in table format (credits to player whackybeanz of MapleSEA): https://whackybeanz.com/calc/symbols

For daily quest EXP, you can refer to: https://whackybeanz.com/calc/everything-exp

(EXP awarded is available once daily per area per world, not per character)

Authentic Symbols will increase your Final Stats and Authentic Force.
 * All Jobs (except Xenon and Demon Avenger): 200 Final Primary Stat per 10 Authentic Force from Authentic Symbols + 300 Final Primary Stat per unique Authentic Symbol equipped
 * Xenon: 96 Final STR, Final DEX and Final LUK per 10 Authentic Force from Authentic Symbols + 144 Final STR, Final DEX and Final LUK per unique Authentic Symbol equipped
 * Demon Avenger: 4,200 Final HP per 10 Authentic Force from Authentic Symbols + 6,300 Final HP per unique Authentic Symbol equipped

Event Authentic Symbols History (MSEA)
This section is calibrated to the MapleSEA service.

Values in brackets come from selector coupons between Arcane and Authentic Symbols.

Up to Hotel Arcs
 * Additions
 * Maple Live
 * 100 from shop
 * (37) from progress
 * 31 January 2022 stay online for 1 hour without disconnecting event: (25)
 * Chew Chew Food Festival: 100 from shop
 * (Aquila and Bootes only) 3 March 2022 rollback compensation: (25)
 * 11/12 March 2022 network error compensation: (25)
 * Blooming Forest
 * 100 from shop
 * (25) from progress
 * 11 May 2022 stay online for 1 hour without disconnecting event: (25)
 * Destiny
 * 100 from shop
 * (40) from Stellar Pass
 * (40) from paid Stellar Pass
 * 8 August 2022 stay online for 1 hour without disconnecting event: (25)
 * 10/11 August 2022 maintenance compensation: (25)
 * Spiegelmann Starlight Box Day 3: (10)
 * Night Troupe cannon event: (0.7~1.2) daily on average based on maximum participation, event lasts for 34 days, average total value is around 40 symbols
 * Special Classes with the Toben Hair Warrior: (10)
 * I didn't do anything for 60 hours: (10)
 * Golden Carriage 81 stamps: (40)
 * Maple Idol Wannabe Level 5: (10)
 * Super Haste: 48 from shop
 * Tactical Relay 3: (68) based on perfect attendance
 * Ignition Warming Up Day 1: (25)
 * Ignition
 * 100 from shop
 * (40) from Ignition Pass
 * (40) from paid Ignition Pass
 * Meowmas: (25)
 * Orchid's New Year Holiday: (4)
 * 18 January 2023 stay online for 23 minutes without disconnecting event: (25)
 * 23 January 2023 stay online for 23 minutes without disconnecting event: (25)
 * Hyper Ignition with Blake: (40)

(Each day missed would be -5 symbols per area, and the dates below show the highly probable missed dates)
 * Subtractions
 * 19 November 2021 server downtime (~8.15pm onwards)
 * 10 August 2022 server downtime (~12.05am onwards)

Up to Odium
 * Additions
 * Neo Tokyo event coin shop: 10
 * Camila's Pop-Up Store Day 2: (10)
 * Golden Carriage Day 91: (40)

The authentic symbol timeline based on perfect daily quest clears are as follows: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/248315264104529920/1082589027863101482/Screenshot_20230307-170147_Gallery.jpg
 * For Night Troupe event on Hotel Arcs symbol, a value of 40 symbols is assumed.
 * Excludes subtractions from possible missed days as above.
 * The world specific compensation for Aquila and Bootes is included for Hotel Arcs symbol.