The Camellia Society is an S-rank Synthesis Arc in Neverness to Everness (NTE) and the signature weapon for Baicang. It is obtainable for free by clearing two linked spinoff quests in Unheard Shores and then defeating the Serenetti world boss inside Serenity Manor. The Arc rewards low-HP combat with stacking CRIT DMG and unlocks a special state called Silent Garden.
Quick answer: Finish the spinoff quests Tomato Jelly Rampage: Live Report! and Where Words Sprout, Fall Unfolds, then defeat the Serenetti field boss in Serenity Manor (Unheard Shores). The Camellia Society Arc drops on the post-quest rematch.
Unlock requirements for the Camellia Society Arc
The Arc is gated behind story progress and two consecutive spinoff missions tied to Lacrimosa and the Camellia Society faction. The Serenetti boss must also be available as a repeatable field encounter, which only happens after the second spinoff is complete.
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Story progress | Advance the main narrative until spinoff quests appear |
| Spinoff 1 | Tomato Jelly Rampage: Live Report! |
| Spinoff 2 | Where Words Sprout, Fall Unfolds |
| Boss fight | Defeat Serenetti in Serenity Manor, Unheard Shores |
| Reward | Camellia Society S-rank Synthesis Arc |
Stepwise unlock path
Step 1: Reach the point in the main story where Lacrimosa's spinoff thread becomes available. Open the quest log and accept Tomato Jelly Rampage: Live Report! Complete every objective in the chain, including the live-stream encounter with the tomato devil anomaly.
Step 2: After the first spinoff resolves, accept and finish Where Words Sprout, Fall Unfolds. This quest sets up the Camellia Society storyline and makes the Serenetti field boss eligible for a rematch.
Step 3: Travel to Serenity Manor in the Unheard Shores region. Locate Serenetti on the overworld map and start the boss encounter as a repeatable field fight rather than a story instance.
Step 4: Defeat Serenetti. Watch for the phase change at roughly 50% HP, when the boss begins chaining aggressive attacks. Prioritize survivability during that window and weave damage between attack patterns.
Step 5: Claim the rewards screen. The Camellia Society Arc is added to your inventory automatically. You can confirm the unlock by opening the Arcs database, where the entry will switch from locked to owned.
Camellia Society stats
The Arc uses CRIT Rate as its substat and reaches a base ATK of 666 at level 80, placing it among the top free S-rank options for damage dealers that can self-trigger HP loss.
| Level | Base ATK | CRIT Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | 4.8% |
| 20 | 178 | 6.0% |
| 30 | 265 | 7.2% |
| 40 | 351 | 8.4% |
| 50 | 438 | 9.6% |
| 60 | 524 | 10.8% |
| 70 | 611 | 12.0% |
| 80 | 666 | 12.0% |
Skill effect: Silent Garden
The Arc skill triggers when the wearer loses HP without taking damage from an enemy. Each tick of self-inflicted HP loss adds a CRIT DMG buff that stacks up to four times and lasts five seconds. While the buff is active, the wearer enters the Arc: Silent Garden state, which periodically consumes 5% of current HP to launch one of two attacks on a 25-second cooldown.
| Refinement | CRIT DMG per stack | Harsh Rebuke (5 hits) | Incessant Nagging (6 hits, last x2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 12% | 24% ATK | 18% ATK |
| R2 | 14% | 28% ATK | 21% ATK |
| R3 | 16% | 32% ATK | 24% ATK |
| R4 | 18% | 36% ATK | 27% ATK |
| R5 | 20% | 40% ATK | 30% ATK |
The trigger condition is the key detail. Damage from enemies does not count, so the buff only forms when the wearer drains their own HP through skills, ultimates, or other self-cost effects.
Best user: Baicang
Baicang is the intended owner of the Camellia Society. His kit spends his own HP to generate Power Words and trigger his domain, which means the Silent Garden condition is satisfied passively during normal rotations. The four-stack CRIT DMG buff stays at full uptime in extended fights, and the periodic Silent Garden attacks add free Incantation damage on top of his ability rotation.
Common reasons the Arc does not drop
- The first spinoff, Tomato Jelly Rampage: Live Report!, is incomplete or partially turned in.
- Where Words Sprout, Fall Unfolds has not been finished, so Serenetti is still locked to the story version of the fight rather than the repeatable field version.
- The encounter being engaged is a different field boss in Unheard Shores; only Serenetti at Serenity Manor drops the Arc.
- The boss was defeated during the original story sequence rather than on the post-quest rematch that grants the reward.
Once those conditions line up, the Camellia Society slots straight into Baicang and gives him a stable CRIT DMG ceiling without needing a pulled signature, which is why it is widely treated as the strongest free Arc currently available in NTE.