MapleStory/Kerning City

Kerning City

• Region: Victoria Island
• Roads: Victoria Road, Hidden Street, Warning Street, Kerning City Subway & Line 3 Construction Site, Kerning City Town Street, Victoria Island (MapleSEA)
• Level Range: 2-20

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The Kerning City PQ area.

This is the place where you go to become a thief. You must be at least level 10 and have 25 dex. It is located on the western side of Victoria Island, situated between Henesys, Lith Harbor and Perion. This is the most urban town in Victoria Island, hence its name. Outside of the town, there are a number of construction sites and partially completed buildings, overrun by monsters. The little pit with sewer pipes is usually crowded due to the high popularity of party quests. The middle sewer pipe leads you to a warning street, heading to the dungeon town, Sleepywood. Kerning City features the First Accompaniment Party Quest for users level 21 and over, with a King Slime boss at the end.

In JapanMS, Perry the Pelican can take players from Kerning to Zipangu.

During Big Bang patch, Sleepywood is no longer accessible using the middle sewer. It is accessible using Six Path Crossway. Kerning City surroundings are heavily altered to ease Maplers to walk.

Monsters

• Blue Snail
• Red Snail
• Stump
• Orange Mushroom
• Blue Mushroom
• Green Mushroom
• Octopus

Secret Flower Garden

This is the hideout place for Dual Blades, which is accessible via a portal outside the Dark Lord's place, or through Ryden. Lady Syl, the creator of Dual Blades, can be found here. The 2nd Job advancement takes place here too.

Kerning Subways

• Level Range: 15-56

The Kerning Subway area.

Kerning's most popular training area is in the Subways. It is also the host to three Kerning Jump quests. The first map, as would be expected, is populated by the weak Bubblings, however they can pose quite a threat to players that cannot deal enough damage to knock them back. The next map is filled with the flying enemies, Stirges. At this point, called the Transfer Area, the path splits into 2 lines(Line 1 and Line 2). Both routes are similar, featuring Jr. necki and both Jr. and the "senior" Wraiths. The boss-like Bot-catching monster Shade spawns alongside the Wraiths at the end of both lines. Shades can be weakened by activating the lamp. The subways are also used by players to go to Kerning Square, a theme dungeon that mirrors Taipei 101 in Formosa.

In TaiwanMS, a subway train that departs from Kerning can take players to Ximending, the main Taiwan town. In GlobalMS,TaiwanMS, MapleSEA and EuropeMS, a subway train that departs from Kerning can take Players to New Leaf City.

Monsters

• Bubbling
• Stirge
• Jr. Necki
• Jr. Wraith
• Wraith
• Shade - Boss/Bot-Catching (Not available in all versions.)

Kerning Airport

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The Kerning Airport.

The Kerning Airport is a recently built area, currently available in MapleSEA, TaiwanMS, GlobalMS and EuropeMS. Players can take a plane from Kerning City Airport to reach Singapore Airport for 20,000 meso per ticket. However it only costs 6000 mesos for MapleSEA.

In the Big Bang patch, the airport has been moved to the Six Path Crossway, but retains the background of the airport.

Kerning Swamp

• Level Range: 6-65

The Kerning Swamp area.

The Kerning Swamp is the swamp after Kerning City and the subways. It has the enemies you would expect in a swamp, such as snakes and alligators. When one goes deeper into the swamp, he/she will encounter crocodiles as well. In some versions, a boss monster, called the 'Dile, spawns here in the middle of the swamp. It is an enormous alligator with a bird riding on its back.

Monsters

• Slime
• Jr. Necki
• Ligator
• Lupin
• Zombie Lupin
• Croco
• 'Dile - Boss (Not available in all versions)

Swamp of Despair III Scroll Merchant

Sells 100% scrolls.

Equipment	Effect	Price
Helmet	Weapon Defence +1	35,000
Helmet	HP +5	35,000
Overall	Dexterity +1	35,000
Bottomwear	Weapon Defence +1	35,000
Shoes	Avoid +1	35,000
Shoes	Jump +1	35,000
All weapons	Attack +1	70,000

NPCs

NPCs that appear in multiple towns

• Cody (Wizet Wizard)
• Dalair (Monk of Honor)
• Donation Box
• Duey (Package Deliverer)
• Mu Lung Dojo Bulletin Board
• Regular Cab (Takes you to Ellinia (1,200 Mesos), Henesys (1,000 Mesos), Lith Harbor (1,000 Mesos), and Perion (800 Mesos)
• Spinel (World Tour NPC)
• Spiegelmann (Monster Carnival NPC, found at left side of Victoria Road: Kerning City)

Unique NPCs

NPC	Location	Notes
Alex	Victoria Road: Kerning City	Alex The Runaway Kid (Level 20) quest.
Chris	Victoria Road : Kerning City Repair Shop	??.
Dark Lord	Victoria Road : Thieves' Hideout	A master thief, Dark Lord is the first job trainer to advance from Beginner to Rogue. Quest giver.
Don Giovanni	Victoria Road : Kerning City Hair Salon	??.
File:MS NPC Dr. Andre.png Dr. Andre	Victoria Road : Kerning City Hair Salon	??.
Dr. Faymus Potion Seller	Victoria Road : Kerning City Pharmacy	Sells potions.
Icarus	Victoria Road: Kerning City	Quest giver.
Jake	Victoria Road : Subway Ticketing Booth	??
Jane Doe	Victoria Road : Niora Hospital	Quest giver.
JM from tha Streetz	Victoria Road: Kerning City	Item maker.
Lakelis	Victoria Road: Kerning City	Kerning Party Quest starter.
File:MS NPC Mainstein.png Mainstein Weapon Seller	Victoria Road : Kerning City Self-Defence Item Store	Sells weapons.
File:MS NPC Mapa.png Mapa Armor Seller	Victoria Road : Kerning City Self-Defence Item Store	Sells armor.
Matthias	Victoria Road: Kerning City	"Kerning City Agent"; Cygnus Knight related NPC. Added in GMS patch 0.73.
Mr. Hong Storage Keeper	Victoria Road: Kerning City	Storage NPC
Mr. Pickall	Victoria Road: Kerning City
Nana(K) Love Fairy	Victoria Road: Kerning City	Requires 30 Horny Mushroom Caps for a Proof of Love. Will give you another Proof of Love if you lose it. After getting married this "quest" is completed. This means that after having an annulment, you must give her another 30 Horny Mushroom Caps for a Proof of Love. Also known as Hera in MSEA
Nella	Victoria Road: Kerning City	Quest giver.
Ria	Victoria Road: Kerning City	(also known as Tia)
Shumi	Victoria Road: Kerning City (outside the Subway entrance).
File:MS NPC Subway Worker.png Subway Worker	Found in the Subway entrance.