Alex the Runaway Kid: step-by-step guide
Patch things up between runaway Alex in Kerning City and his dad, Chief Stan in Henesys. Three quick quests pay 15 Blue Potions, 5 Meat and a random earring: Weighted Earrings or Yellow Square.
✓ Checked Oct 24, 2026How sure we are: Confirmed
Must do
The 30-second version
- Start: talk to Alex in Kerning City at Lv 18.
- Collect: 15 Blue Mushroom Cap, 15 Green Mushroom Cap.
- Defeat: 25 Blue Mushroom, 25 Green Mushroom.
- You get: 3,159 EXP, 1,579 mesos, Weighted Earrings or Yellow Square (random), Blue Potion x15, Meat x5.
Don't miss: The earring is a single 50/50 roll. If you get Weighted Earrings, keep them: the last quest of Dr. Betty's Research on Plants takes a pair.
Where to start
Alex · Kerning City
Alex is in Kerning City itself. Take a taxi to Kerning City if you're elsewhere.
This guide covers 3 quests: Alex's Request › Talking to Stan › Mother's Gold Watch
What you need
| Item | How many | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blue Mushroom: The Blue Mushroom Forest, The Breathing Rock, The Entrance of Golem's Temple, The Road to the Dungeon | |
| 15 |
Monsters to defeat
| Monster | How many | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Mushroom | 25 | The Blue Mushroom Forest, The Breathing Rock, The Road to the Dungeon |
| 25 | Henesys Hunting Ground III, West Rocky Mountain III, Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IV, The Forest of Wisdom |
Getting to the hunting spots
🧭 The Blue Mushroom Forest: Start in Henesys. 4 maps from town.
HenesysThe Hill East of HenesysThe Rain-Forest East of HenesysThe Forest East of HenesysThe Blue Mushroom Forest
See every step on a minimap (NiaMeowDB) ↗🧭 West Rocky Mountain III: Start in Perion. 4 maps from town.
PerionWest Street Corner of PerionWest Rocky Mountain I–IIWest Rocky Mountain III
See every step on a minimap (NiaMeowDB) ↗🧭 Tree Dungeon, Forest Up North IV: Start in Ellinia. 4 maps from town.
ElliniaThe Field Up North of ElliniaThe Tree That Grew IThe Forest North of ElliniaTree Dungeon, Forest Up North IV
See every step on a minimap (NiaMeowDB) ↗Step by step
Tick each step as you finish it. Your ticks stay on this device.
Rewards
That EXP is 23% of a level at Lv 18.
Meat x5Alex's Request
Blue Potion x15Talking to Stan
Weighted Earrings random50/50 with Yellow Square. Lv20, +22 M.DEF, +1 avoid, 5 slots
Yellow Square random50/50 with Weighted Earrings. Lv20, +22 M.DEF, +1 crit damage, 5 slots
You get one of the two earrings at random. NPCs pay 3,000 mesos for either, and Serabi the Fairy in Ellinia sells either for 9,000.
Tips
- Chief Stan's answers, in order: 'Haha... Isn't it beautiful today?'; 'Cut it out! Alex is sorry for running away!'; 'Why don't you ask Alex yourself?'; 'I think you hide the fact that you're actually a warm person.'; 'Alex's been unsettled since his mother passed away...'; 'If you truly believe that, you should try to reconcile with him.'
- Jane and the Mushroom (Lv20) also wants 15 Blue Mushroom Caps, so collect 30 if you plan both.
- Got Yellow Square instead? You still need Weighted Earrings for Dr. Betty's Research on Plants. Serabi the Fairy in Ellinia sells them for 9,000 mesos.
- Alex's story continues at Lv27 in the Kerning City citizenship quests (A Lost Thank-You).
Still being confirmed
- It's not confirmed whether a wrong answer to Chief Stan lets you try again.
- Alex's exact spot in Kerning City isn't confirmed yet.
We update this page as players confirm these. Know the answer? Use the feedback box below.
Sources: NiaMeowDB (1 · 2 · 3 · 4), maplestory.quest (1 · 2)
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