Cardia RL 1 + Ivillis Dungeon

After completing Trigrem and Ethral and obtaining Soulreaver equipment/weapons, you can head towards Cardia. However, to reach Cardia, you must be at Royal Level 6. To reach Royal Level 1, you must complete a quest series that begins with [Cardia Instructor] Franklin, located next to the post in Flaris.

After completing several quests, you will be directed to Ivillis Dungeon, where you must complete numerous quests and defeat the bosses. More information regarding this quest series can be found here.