| New Local Quest | If you see this over an NPCs head, he has a new quest for you, and the quest takes place wholly in the current zone. |
| In Progress Local Quest | This NPC will advance a local quest you already have. |
| Complete Local Quest | This blue starburst indicates that this NPC will accept the final turn-in for a quest, and give you your reward. |
| New Key Quest | If you see this over an NPCs head, he has a new key quest for you. These are quests that are central to or advance the zone story. |
| In Progress Key Quest | This NPC will advance a Key quest you already have. |
| Complete Key Quest | This dark blue starburst indicates that this NPC will accept the final turn-in for a key quest, and give you your reward. |
| New Travel Quest | This NPC has a new quest for you that will require travel to another zone to complete. |
| Complete Travel Quest | This magenta starburst indicates that this NPC will accept the final turn-in for a travel quest, and give you your reward. |
| New Campaign Quest | You will never actually see this icon in game, as Campaign quests auto-start. |
| In Progress Campaign Quest | This NPC will advance a campaign quest you already have. |
| Complete Campaign Quest | This yellow starburst indicates that this NPC will accept the final turn-in for a quest, and give you your reward. |
| Unavailable Quest | Misty, grey arrow. Your current level is too low, or you have yet to complete an earlier quest in this series. Come back later and this NPC will have work for you. |
| Quest Decision | I am not 100% sure of this, but I think this icon denotes an NPC that is going to offer you a branching in the story of your adventure in Aion. Depending on your choice the rest of your adventure could be very different. Choose wisely, young Jedi! |