One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Will they heal our life-weary souls, and let us rest our troubled brows? Will there ever be a day, when we will cease to exist? Will there be an afterlife? Will they awake us from the age of slumber? We can no longer linger. We have to be prepared. We have to be ready for whatever is yet to come. Help us, and you shall be rewarded. : I can help you, what do you need? One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: The need is great, it may not last forever. I willl not hide the facts. I need you to get hold of some samples and artifacts, and deliver an ancient text for my friend. But if you haven't done so yet, I would recommend you to go and visit Excalibur's End. It's a great starting point to get a feeling of just how old this land is. : Excalibur's End? One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Yes! Go to Excalibur's End, and take a look at the sword in the stone. : I can help you, what do you need? One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: The need is great, it may not last forever. I willl not hide the facts. I need you to get hold of some samples and artifacts, and deliver an ancient text for my friend. : Deliver an ancient text. One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: There is one of our number that is in need of help, but our assistance he now refuses. We fear his sanity is not all that it used to be, or perhaps the malign influence of those who would corrupt him from the shadows is stronger than we think... Either way, can you please bring this to him, it is an ancient text he had promised to transcribe? : Yes. One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: His name is Shades of Grey, whether he will take this I know not, but please try and get him to help us. : Find the frozen artifacts. One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: We need two frozen artifacts. The first is a frozen bone from a Chill Spider, and the other is a frozen goblet of frost breath from the Icy Shadows. Please be careful when you handle these items, and when you bring them back to me, a special gift will await you. That is the Sable Sleeves of Fantasies, and a purse with 250 000 credits. : Find the rafter root samples. One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: I want you to get hold of root samples from the Rafters for me. The different Rafters have distinct roots, and I would need a sample from each of the 4 types. Will you help me? I will give you the Staff of Pelias and 200 000 credits if you do this for me. : Yes, I'll help you! One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Good, now, I will need all 4 root samples, so it is for all 4 of them that I will reward you. You do not need to hunt down all the different rafters at the same time, but the samples will have to be delivered to me all at once. Understood? Now, do you want to start looking for some of the roots, or all at once? : I'll help you find all 4 samples at once. One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Well, good luck to you! And remember I want all 4 samples delivered in one go. : Get hold of the hiathlin artifact. One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: In battle, the hiathlins of the old used very powerful artifacts to aid them. Few of these artifacts are left today, but we know that the Hiathlin Lookout has access to one, the Hiathlin Soulcatcher. We want you to retrieve this one for us. However, because it is unlikely that the Hiathlin Lookout will wield this weapon unless a lot of them has died in battle, you will have to do a lot of killing before you take down the Hiathlin Lookout. We have written a guide for you to follow that we believe will ensure a successful outcome of the battle. For your bravery, you will be awarded the Wrath of Zeus and 1 000 000 credits. : Where can I find Ergo? One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Ergo is in the border area close to Scheol up north. Sure I am he will be pleased to see you. : You wanted some help, what do you need? One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: The need is great, it may not last forever. I willl not hide the facts. I need you to get hold of some samples and artifacts, and deliver an ancient text for my friend. : Goodbye -- One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Hello my friend, how did it go? : I have the rafter root samples for you. One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: All of them? The Mire, Coral, Crystal and Flux Rafter root samples? Please, let me have them! One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Thank you. It will be very interesting to examine these roots. As promised, for you there is the Staff of Pelias and 200 000 credits. If you have more time, I have more tasks for you. : Goodbye -- One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Hello my friend, how did it go? : I have the frozen artifacts! One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: This is good news. I will accept them now thank you. One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: I'm very happy to see you got hold of these frozen artifacts. They are of great importance to us. The Sable Sleeves of Fantasies are yours, and 250 000 credits with it. If you have more time, I have more tasks for you. : Goodbye -- Loot: Hiathlin Soulcatcher NODROP UNIQUE Quality level: SPECIAL Charges: 1 (Splitable) Description: This device was once one of the most powerful weapons of the ancient Xan. It was capable of unleashing a great wave of mental energy that could drive vast numbers of enemies insane. Unfortunately as with all weapons of great power the soulcatcher had two major drawbacks. Firstly it required the spiritual energy of fallen comrades to charge it. If a soulcatcher was nearby when an ally fell in battle, your allies soul would be captured by the device. It had to be an honorable death in battle else the soulcatcher was said to ignore the spirits so it was impossible to trick the soulcatcher with sacrificial killing. This meant it was useless as a first strike weapon since it required large number of your own forces to have died before it was useful. Secondly insanity itself is not predictable and the ancient Xan often found that when they did use the Soulcatcher its victims often drew strength from their insanity in combat and whilst their tactics may suffer it was often found that their zeal for battle increased. As such the Soulcatcher was seen very much as a weapon of the last resort. -- One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Hello my friend, how did it go? : I have the Hiathlin artifact, the soulcatcher. One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Ah, the Hiathlin soulcatcher! Let me have a look at her! One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Excellent. I hope you are not too tired from the battle. And if you are, take time to get some rest. I will give you the Wrath of Zeus as I promised. And also the 1 000 000 credits. If you are not battle-weary, I will have need of further assistance. : Goodbye -- One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: Hello my friend, how did it go? : I found the sword at Excalibur's End! One Who Has Taken Vow Of Truth: You may have heard about the sword before? Legends say talk about the sword in the stone, and also about Excalibur. Some say these were the same, some say that they were not. You see, the legend of Excalibur, as with so many other things, is not a matter of true or false. It is a matter of many truths and many lies. The real knowledge found at Excalibur's End should be as clear as a rainbow when the smile of the sun and the tears of the moon both fall on us with their blessings. Why? Because when we forget our true past, we will remember the lies that others present to us, and they will become true since the real truth is forgotten. Seek the truth of the past, my friend. And if you find it, make sure you don't forget. : Goodbye