Were the gem quests that started with Marcus in Kion removed? I did a forum search and could find updates like the number of required gems reduced, but nothing that said these quests were removed.
Today I tried to start the quest with my DCRA 17 hatchie, and Marcus offered no quests. I next tried with my Level 10 Jeweler, and again no quests were offered. I tried talking the Bastea in Kion, and nothing there. I even travelled to see Murrina in Parsinia and nothing from her either.
This happened on Chaos.