On Balance
This page provides an overview of how to complete the On Balance Optional Quest.
Unlock Conditions
This quest unlocks once you have completed the three Main Scenario Subquests of 
Things Fall Apart, including “The Flames of War,” “Why We Fight,” and “Down the Rabbit Hole.”
Quest Giver and Location
You can find Shirleigh, the Tutor, in the ‘Shelves’ of the Hideaway.
Quest Details
This is an extremely easy quest. All you have to do is travel the ‘Atrium’ area of the Hideaway to find the three children staring contemplatively at the dismembered scale on the desk.
Inspect the scales by looking at each of the three parts: the arm, the pans, and the gear. Clive will explain how each of the three parts works before reassembling the scale for them.
Return to Shirleigh to complete the quest.
Rewards
Black Blood- Gil Bug
- 900
Experience Points - 700
Ability Points - 800
Gil - 25
Renown
Next Steps
Three other Optional Quests can be completed once this one becomes available; however, the other ones require moving into the next Main Scenario Quest (Cloak and Dagger) so that you can travel to the other Obelisks. The other quests you can complete are:
Not to Be Outdone
Optional Quest
“Molly, cauldron keeper at the Tub & Crown, seeks to recreate an ancient recipe for “fried mortress of skyworm.” Unfortunately, she’s not exactly sure what several of the ingredients are—namely drakesmint and skyworm.”
An Eye for an Eye
Optional Quest
“Ill rumors being spread about Lady Charon’s past has poor Goetz worried sick for his Nan. The gentle giant has asked if Clive might discreetly inquire with her about the veracity of said whispers.”
Smooth like Butler
Optional Quest
This quest begins from a missive called 
A Humble Request.
“Wanting to learn more of the state of the realm following the fall of its Mothercrystals and the darkening of its skies, Lord Byron Rosfield does what any man of means might: task one of his servants with the endeavor. That servant, however, now wishes to speak with Clive and urgently requests an audience in Martha’s Rest.”
Once the four quests have been completed, head back to the walkthrough using the link below:
Cloak and Dagger
Walkthrough Guide
“An army of Akashic have gathered at the walls of Kanver, trapping Mid, Byron, and Gav in the Free Cities where they scramble frantically to complete work on Mid’s ship, the Enterprise. Fearing the worst, Clive makes their friends’ rescue his top priority.”