I'm down with doing some Ballista at some point. I know other members of KoR have been itching to do this as well.
Noxx, in order to get your license, go over to Ranperre's Gate in North Sandy. You'll see a white haired Elvaan with reddish armor. Talk to that guy to start the whole deal. Having an airpass makes this job much easier (still can't believe I did this all on foot back when I did it. what a pain in the *** ><).
Basically, you talk to the Elvaan, the go to the other nations, talk to people that he tells you to talk to there. These people are in the gov't sections of the nations. The Galka you have to talk to is in the Metalworks, in that room that is between the two elevators on the second floor. The Mithra you need to talk to in Windy is in the room in Heaven's Tower with all the Tarus sitting behind a counter. Talking to these two people allows you to go speak with the heads of state, who clear you to enter Conflict. Once the head of state has cleared you, you must talk to the contacts again to deliver letters to them, per the Elvaan in Sandy's request.
Once that is done, return to the Elvaan at Ranperre's Gate and speak to him, and you should get your Ballista license. Or he might ship you off to the castle to speak to the King to get it. I can't remember, but just follow what he says and you'll be fine.
Sorry I can't remember the names of the NPCs, but I did this a while ago. ><
Edited, Wed Oct 27 08:47:15 2004 by Xanoxonax