Slimy Doubt |
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Required: Platinum Warriors quest. |
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→ Go to
Henas Kenar |
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YOU: Henas Kenar? I am Huarwar, Initiate of the Order of the Keen Edge. Maybe Percival told you about me? |
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Henas: Told me about you, Huarwar? |
Henas: I am Champion of the order, why should I know about you?... |
Henas: Never mind! |
Henas: I am just playing around. |
Henas: Ahah! |
Henas: Don't mind me, sometimes patrolling the city is boring if nothing happens. |
Henas: Not it's often the case in Ojaveda but... |
Henas: Ok... |
Henas: I am too talkative. |
Henas: So, I think I am supposed to give you a small test of your abilities concerning... |
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- Henas Kenar grabs a thin paper from his pocket and reads. |
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Henas: Concerning the Side-Thrust and Lunge techniques. |
Henas: Get ready to execute them, will you? |
Henas: Don't take too long. |
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YOU: I am ready. |
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- Henas Kenar points toward your blade, nodding. |
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Henas: Show me that you are still practising what you have learned so far. |
Henas: Perform a Side-Thrust then take a few steps back and Lunge a few times in a row, please? |
Henas: Be sure not to fall on the floor while doing it, THAT would be annoying. |
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-You perform the moves as requested and Henas nods apparently satisfied.- |
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Henas: Not bad, not bad Huarwar. |
Henas: Looks like you are ready to learn something new, hum, eh? |
Henas: I will now teach you the next move in the classic one-hand sword style, the Beat-Attack. |
Henas: This... |
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- Henas Kenar is interrupted by a Groffel that lands next to him, a message is tied to its neck. |
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YOU: Ah. I can wait if you like, come back to you later? |
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- Henas Kenar is reading the message. |
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-He does not answer immediately and you see him frowning and he begins to growl, his ears falling backwards.- |
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Henas: Vaatjho! |
Henas: Idiots... |
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- Henas Kenar shakes his head. |
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Henas: A message from Percival is it not? |
Henas: Again... |
Henas: They are all the same, and all about the same dung... |
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YOU: What's the problem, if I may ask? |
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Henas: Hum. |
Henas: I should have guessed Percival would not have briefed you before sending you to me. |
Henas: Looks like a lot of the Order's members have resigned lately. |
Henas: What a shame. |
Henas: No one has a clue as to why those silly people quit. |
Henas: Worst of all, they are not just recruits deciding to go back to mindlessly training on a dummy. |
Henas: There are highly ranked members. |
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- Henas Kenar raises an eyebrow and looks at you. |
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Henas: Hum, looks like I found the right test for you. |
Henas: You have a new mission. |
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YOU: Ok... And it is? |
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- Henas Kenar ignores your question. |
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Henas: Well, I will teach you the Beat-Attack. |
Henas: I am sure you will be in need of it. |
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- Henas Kenar unsheathes his sword and waits for you to be on guard. |
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-Before you are able to start an offensive attack, he strongly beats your sword with his own, obliging you to block.- |
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-As soon as you try to regain balance and a guarding position, he takes a very quick step to the side, forms a spiral with his wrist and lunges, stopping just before piercing your chest.- |
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Henas: See it? |
Henas: I keep your weapon busy just before doing my next move. |
Henas: Which is fatal. |
Henas: This Beat-Attack will never break through your defences unless you are stupid enough not to block me. |
Henas: But, while your weapon is busy you are not going to hit me and it gives me a small time to perform the second attack. |
Henas: Got it? |
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YOU: Yes... Like this? [You repeat the move.] |
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Henas: Exactly! |
Henas: Remember, a Beat-Attack will open up a short opportunity for you to launch a fatal attack. |
Henas: Short... |
Henas: Now the mission. |
Henas: Percival thinks Moren Findel has all the information you need, so go see him. |
Henas: He has been a Champion of the Order for more than 10 years. |
Henas: Have fun, Huarwar. |
Henas: And if you meet any of those "tail-pullers", teach them a lesson. |
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- Henas Kenar smirks, giving you a wink. |
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→ Go to
Moren Findel |
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YOU: Moren, hello. I am Initiate of the Keen Edge and come from Henas Kenar. |
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Moren: Aye, Henas sent me a Groffel 'bout it. |
Moren: Thank ye for comin', we're in need of hands. |
Moren: Though, sorry but I have to insist on a thin'. |
Moren: Every member should take the Order as seriously as I do. |
Moren: So, before givin' ye the information, I would like to check 'bout a thin' that ye SHOULD know. |
Moren: The tenets. |
Moren: What is the first tenet of our Order? |
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YOU: [You recite.] Fight with justice, your sword will protect the weak and defend the just. |
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Moren: Aye! |
Moren: Well done! |
Moren: Live by it! |
Moren: Swear by it! |
Moren: We're here for justice, we're here to serve and to help! |
Moren: By my faith and force, I live by it! |
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- Moren Findel smiles, proudly then clears his throat. |
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Moren: Good. |
Moren: Now, listen well. |
Moren: Yer mission consists in gettin' hold of Thrynt Glass, one of yer co-initiates in the Order. |
Moren: He was sent on an errand an' Percival hasn't heard from him for quite some time. |
Moren: As for the details...the mission was a result of a report by a merchant called Gofi Mitu, a Nolthrir sellin' slimy seaweed all over the Dome. |
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YOU: Oh yes! I met him not too long ago when training with Percival. |
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Moren: Oh? |
Moren: Right, that's good. |
Moren: Gofi regularly sends caravans to the Bronze Doors Fortress where they use the seaweed in soups or powders due to their high nourishin'. |
Moren: In the last caravan, he slipped in a very particular book that needed to reach the commander... |
Moren: An' it never did. |
Moren: We sent Thrynt Glass on the mission because he currently trains at the Fortress with the Shadow Squadron. |
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YOU: I see. And Thrynt didn't send any news? |
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Moren: Like I said, that's it. |
Moren: So ye go an' see where he's at, eventually give him a hand to finish this mission, have it done an' classified. |
Moren: I suppose ye can start by the storage manager of the fortress, Tarmeen Alecheech, he must have the last pieces of information. |
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→ Go to
Tarmeen Alecheech |
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YOU: Good day Tarmeen. I am sent by the Order of the Keen Edge concerning the Nolthrir caravan. |
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Tarmeen: Ah! |
Tarmeen: By the gods, I am glad to see that the Order is taking this affair seriously! |
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-He says, ironically.- |
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Tarmeen: Not only have we lost track of the caravan, convoying goods under MY watch, but we've also "lost" the person supposed to retrieve it. |
Tarmeen: That's interesting. |
Tarmeen: What is the Keen Edge planning to do about it? |
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- Tarmeen Alecheech's tone clearly implies that he expect a proper answer. |
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YOU: Please provide me with all the information you have and I will deal with it. I am not leaving the fortress until it is done. |
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- Tarmeen Alecheech looks at you for a moment, then nods. |
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Tarmeen: All right. |
Tarmeen: I sense determination in you and I like that, so here is what you need to know. |
Tarmeen: Yesterday, around this hour even, we received a message from the caravan leader informing us that they were near the outskirts of the fortress and would be arriving soon. |
Tarmeen: Excellent initiative because we have more or less their last known position. |
Tarmeen: Which is at the crossroad, just after the passageway off the Fortress territory. |
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YOU: Right, thank you. I will have a look. But first, can you tell me where I can find Thrynt Glass? |
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Tarmeen: As far as I know he returned with the Shadow Squadron soldiers and Zhaomal. |
Tarmeen: Should be just by the water wheel back here. |
Tarmeen: Please, Huarwar, concerning the caravan, simply provide us with a position and I will send a squadron to retrieve eventual goods. |
Tarmeen: Thanks. |
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→ Go to
Thrynt Glass |
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YOU: Hello, Thrynt? I am Huarwar, Initiate of the Keen Edge. I am here to help you finish the mission concerning Gofi Mitu's caravan, especially the book. |
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- Thrynt Glass frowns, seems embarrassed but determined in same time. |
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Thrynt: Oh? |
Thrynt: Well good luck. |
Thrynt: I am not doing this mission. |
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YOU: Wait, why? I am here to help. We have more chance to finish it properly together. What has happened? |
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Thrynt: What happened, hum?! |
Thrynt: Speak of honour, of justice, of dedication! |
Thrynt: Those don't feed families! |
Thrynt: For months I have been training to become part of the Shadow Squadron, for months I have been trying to work hard and impress so the squadron appreciates me and my work, trying to keep links with the nobles of Hydlaa so I can hope to become an Officer! |
Thrynt: For months I've also trained in the Order to gain reputation with a sword, but it doesn't feed a family! |
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- Thrynt Glass is clearly emotionally broken and on nerves. |
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Thrynt: I am doing all I can to support my family, to make it so my children have gifts for their birthday. |
Thrynt: Do you think the Order pays us for what we do? |
Thrynt: Those missions that we do alone, where we risk our life more than once? |
Thrynt: Do you see the colour of one golden circle? |
Thrynt: No! |
Thrynt: So I am not doing it, no I am not doing it! |
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YOU: Calm down Thrynt, I understand... |
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Thrynt: If you care that much, you go find the book. |
Thrynt: The contract is yours. |
Thrynt: It's not worth it for what the Order is rewarding us with. |
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- Thrynt Glass hesitates then adds some information about the mission. |
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Thrynt: Tarmeen mentioned several cut-throat attacks on the road so I suppose the reason for the disappearance of the caravan is simply due to them. |
Thrynt: There are some abandoned houses and I wouldn't be surprised if they were used as a hideout. |
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--INFORMATION- You need to find the correct building and then right click on the floor to "search", you will see an on screen message when you find the right spot.- |
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YOU: I have searched, but I can't find anything. |
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- Thrynt Glass sighs. |
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Thrynt: Move down out of the fortress. |
Thrynt: Some distance from the base of the cliffs are a series of abandoned houses, those are the ones you need to search. |
Thrynt: I'm certainly not going to show you myself, so just go and look harder... |
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[INFO]: Go to the abondened houses in front of the fortress. They are located in a 30 degree angle on the right side, 20 seconds walk from the exit of the fortress. If you are there, click on the ground behind the door of the right house. |
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→ Go to
Tarmeen Alecheech |
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YOU: Tarmeen, the goods have been retrieved. The caravan was attacked by cut-throats on the road. [You hand over the seaweed bag and the book.] |
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Tarmeen: Cut-throats again? |
Tarmeen: By Laanx this is enough! |
Tarmeen: I will immediately send a squadron to clean this area. |
Tarmeen: I have lingered far too long without taking action. |
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- Tarmeen Alecheech checks the bag. |
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Tarmeen: All seems to be here and the bag is yet sealed. |
Tarmeen: Perfect. |
Tarmeen: I guess the thieves had no use for the seaweed...we have been very lucky, here. |
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-The Ylian is now looking at the book.- |
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Tarmeen: Hum, yes, all seems to be in order. |
Tarmeen: Right, Huarwar, I thank you for dealing with this affair diligently. |
Tarmeen: I won't keep a grudge against the Order, rather praise its honour. |
Tarmeen: I will talk directly to your superiors about it. |
Tarmeen: As for you, please have this for your efficiency, I personally always reward it! |
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→ Go to
Moren Findel |
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YOU: Moren, I am back. The case is closed. |
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Moren: Ah, Huarwar. |
Moren: Good to hear. |
Moren: Tell me what happened then, is Thrynt all right? |
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YOU: Well in fact, Thrynt did find out what happened to the goods and their location. I just had to go and retrieve them. [Option 1/2] |
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Moren: Teamwork then, as a matter of fact... |
Moren: Right. |
Moren: The important thing is that the requested service has been completed. |
Moren: As a reward, I officially name ye Disciple of the Order of the Keen Edge! |
Moren: Congratulations! |
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YOU: Thank you Moren! I would like to entrust to the attention of the Order items I found alongside the caravan goods. |
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Moren: Hum? |
Moren: Which exactly, Disciple? |
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-You hand Moren the piece of Laanx church flag and the instructions letter.- |
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- Moren Findel stays silent, looking at the items then, says on a deaf tone. |
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Moren: This flag seems to follow us.. |
Moren: Rather hauntin'. |
Moren: It looks like the flag of Ylian Roniston Shane. |
Moren: You've already heard of him if I am right? |
Moren: In Pathajiti. |
Moren: And this letter... |
Moren: Hum. |
Moren: I will go and see Percival, thank ye Huarwar. |
Moren: Yer keen eyes and sharp mind serve the Order well. |
Moren: Keep trainin' yer techniques for now, stay in shape. |
Moren: When ye are ready to make a demonstration, eyes closed, meet Gurgus Dahnik in Gugrontid. |
Moren: Kra is one of the high managers of the Order. |
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QUEST COMPLETED |
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Rewards: 1 Level in Sword, 'Single Handed Sword' Combat Move 'Beat-attack', 25 Faction with Order of the Keen Edge, 2000 Tria. |
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