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* 7.45 follow-up
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1,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_000","<Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, how fare your adventures? You, uh, wouldn't happen to have any you'd like to share, would you?"
2,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_Q1_100_000","What will you talk about?"
3,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_A1_100_001","Nothing."
4,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_002","Nothing worth sharing right now? Oh! Does this mean you're putting together a carefully curated account of exciting exploits to regale me with later!? I can hardly wait to hear it!"
5,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_100_002","<sigh> I need a new novel to read that's truly...novel."
6,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_003","The Sil'dihn Subterrane? I am passing familiar with its history."
7,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_004","And Mistress Momodi's client had you exploring this network of tunnels and aqueducts?"
8,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_005","Fascinating! By your description, this mysterious gate's floral motif sounds very much like a gerbera─or daisy, as some prefer to call it."
9,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_006","Shallow Moor is our resident botanical expert, so I can only tell you what she's told me; that gerberas are a common sight in Ul'dah, having adapted to thrive in Thanalan's arid climate. I've also read that the Royal House of Thorne had something of a special relationship with these blooms."
10,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_007","And was it not during the Thorne Dynasty that the Sil'dihn waterways were purged of zombies?"
11,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_008","Curious... The Thornes' shadow flickers, ever present, at the edges of your tale. I understand you are not at liberty to tell me everything, but even the abridged account has been absolutely captivating!"
12,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_009","A sealed gate. The hidden paths which lie beyond. The kind of perilous locales a poor combatant such as myself would read about but never hope, or wish, to visit."
13,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_010","Deep beneath Ul'dah do mighty guardians dwell, but what have they been placed to protect...? It practically bleeds intrigue!"
14,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_011","Yes, I'm ready to write my adventure epic, and it will be set in the dank passageways of the Sil'dihn Subterrane!"
15,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_012","...But let me think a moment. Anything lurking in moldy aqueducts for an extended length of time would surely deteriorate as rust or decay set in."
16,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_013","Putting aside the question of how long they've been down there, is it not reasonable to expect the inhabitants were once far stronger...?"
17,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_014","...Perhaps strong enough to challenge even the indomitable <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, eh? With you as my muse, this book will all but write itself!"
18,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_015","So inspired was I by the retelling of your subterranean adventure, that I snatched up a quill and penned an entire draft in one sitting!"
19,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_016","Picture labyrinthine tunnels winding beneath Ul'dah's golden streets; fearsome foes aplenty to menace our courageous hero!"
20,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_017","A daring desert saga, packed with action from cover to cover!"
21,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_018","I wonder, would you do me the honor of being the first to read it? After all, your expert opinion is the only one I care to hear!"
22,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_019","Though you only intended to skim a few pages, Osmon's surprisingly well-crafted story draws you in with its evocative descriptions and breathtaking pace..."
23,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_020","Mount Rokkon? The name rings familiar... It is home to a place known as Shojo Temple, is it not?"
24,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_021","So the rumors were true! A few of my fellow gleaners have mentioned it before. Unfortunately, such mentions tend to be paired with a copious helping of complaints."
25,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_022","In the past, the guildship would often assign gleaners to Kugane, that we might locate and collect valuable Far Eastern antiques. Yet our every attempt to purchase these items ended in failure, for an unknown buyer outbid us at every turn."
26,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_023","Baffled by this buyer's seemingly bottomless coinpurse, the gleaners conducted an investigation of their own, and eventually discovered their rival's identity: Shojo Temple's head monk. To my knowledge, Shallow Moor has not had the displeasure of bidding against the man... Perhaps that is best."
27,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_024","Your missive was from the East Aldenard Trading Company, yes? Were you privy to some manner of dealings with the head monk?"
28,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_025","To think such a fate could befall the temple... I am passing familiar with the concept of tsukumogami, but I had not realized that the myths surrounding them would bleed into reality."
29,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_026","Having been a place of worship for much of its history, the mountain and its surrounding environs were likely rich in aether."
30,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_027","And if such is the case, those so-called accursed treasures were not unlike kindling to a burgeoning flame... A shame indeed that the whole mountain had to suffer for one man's avarice."
31,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_028","But this tragic tale <Emphasis>must</Emphasis> be told in writing! I can almost picture it─the lush greenery, the silence of the mountain marred by the unholy sight of demons... Yes, it's all coming together!"
32,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_029","Now, if memory serves, tsukumogami manifest themselves with a singular purpose in mind. Yet as their long-awaited goals slowly come to fruition, their power begins to wane. Not ideal for stirring hearts and raising the literary stakes, if I'm to be honest."
33,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_030","But what if, like the great auspices, their power grew over the centuries?"
34,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_031","Why, they would be more fearsome than one could imagine─more terrifying than the horrors you have faced! A conflict that grand would be a most splendid thread for the tale I plan to weave..."
35,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_035","So taken was I with your adventures in the Far East, that I could not help but pen down the whole manuscript!"
36,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_036","Ahem! “On the venerable slopes of Mount Rokkon, a demonic threat rises... Shojo Temple's once-immaculate walls are stained with the blood of the pious. Yet against the crowds of fleeing monks and pilgrims, a hero walks on, undeterred, unyielding...”"
37,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_037","A gripping start, is it not? I daresay this draft may well be the next Tale of Tenzen!"
38,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_038","I don't suppose you'd want to give it a read, would you? The tale is yours, after all, and I would not wish to do your heroic depiction any injustice."
39,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_039","Though you only intended to skim a few pages, you are immediately captivated by Osmon's riveting prose. His astonishing depictions of your encounters with the mononoke leave you craving a battle of equally grand proportions..."
40,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_040","I am told you paid a visit to the south sea isles, yes?"
41,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_041","Good, good! The isles are of great interest to us gleaners. Ancestral home of the Plainsfolk, and birthplace of arcanima."
42,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_042","It's also been speculated that some of its inhabitants emigrated from the ancient city of Nym. Alas, the records supporting this are fragmentary and in poor condition besides. Needless to say, no two scholars in the Studium can agree as to their veracity."
43,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_043","With so much history packed into such a remote locale, you can understand why I would hang on every word of your account. You <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> share it with me, won't you?"
44,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_044","Aloalo... Where a forgotten people once made their home, and where scant traces of their legacy remain..."
45,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_045","In hearing of this Speaker and its shrine, I am reminded of a merchant from whom I procured tomes of arcanima, and a particular tale he had to tell."
46,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_046","You know of Mealvaan's Gate in Limsa Lominsa, yes? Its establishment was proposed by Ikuku Iku, advisor to the Admiral and arcanist from the south sea isles."
47,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_047","Rumor had it that her island was home to a statue of tremendous power, and through her people's efforts to decipher the statue's secrets, the art of arcanima was born."
48,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_048","It takes no prodigious leap of logic to conclude that Ikuku Iku must have hailed from Aloalo."
49,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_049","And the first settlers─they must have commanded powerful magicks indeed. Magicks unlike any we know today, which were lost to history when their wielders vanished."
50,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_050","Had the ancient arts survived intact and been refined further by successive generations, what impossible wonders might have been wrought upon the island..."
51,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_051","Imagine the beasts you encountered in your expedition, but with their ferocity multiplied manifold! Ahh, 'tis on these flights of fancy that our minds may soar to inconceivable heights!"
52,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_055","So taken was I with your account of Aloalo that, as if in the grip of a fever dream, I composed a new manuscript in a flash! Allow me to offer you a taste..."
53,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_056","“Among the remote south sea isles is a singular place known as Aloalo, whose beauty is rivaled only by the savagery of the beasts which prowl its shores. Into the deadly wilds a dauntless adventurer must journey in search of secrets long forgotten...”"
54,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_057","A tale of high adventure, engrossing mysteries, and thrilling battles, set in a tropical paradise!"
55,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_058","You must promise to read it. As my primary inspiration, your feedback would prove invaluable."
56,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_059","Though you only intended to skim a few pages, you find yourself enchanted by Osmon's tale. His grandiose descriptions and extreme embellishments are so engaging that you soon realize your own recollection of Aloalo is being colored by his fiction..."
57,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_060","<Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, I hear you were thrust into the pages of an enchanted book! Forgive me if I say I'm more than a little envious."
58,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_061","I've heard of <Emphasis>The Merchant's Tale</Emphasis> and its popularity within Corvos before. Still, I never knew about this most singular edition of the story..."
59,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_062","Y'rhul Nunh's reputation was well deserved. I've worked in the same field as him for many years, but never come close to making such a momentous discovery."
60,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_063","While inside the book, I take it you saw the Corvos of old? From a time before imperial rule?"
61,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_064","Verdant plains of green that shone like emeralds... Even if the story may have embellished some aspects, I can scarcely imagine how striking it must have been!"
62,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_065","Corvos is known for its natural beauty, but the idyllic land must have been transformed into a paradise by the storyteller's imagination."
63,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_066","The beautiful scenery made breathtaking, and the dangerous beasts made deadly. Oh, if only I could peruse the pages myself!"
64,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_067","My only recourse is to build upon the work of the past and make the tale even more fantastic! I consider it a challenge to my own imagination!"
65,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_068","Besides, I have the benefit of countless generations of history and information to draw upon. Surely I can add elements which will bring even more thrills to readers."
66,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_069","Picture this, if you will: in the storybook setting of Corvos, a young merchant sets off in search of the one treasure which will bring joy to his beloved. However, standing between him and his goal is a veritable army of mythic beasts!"
67,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_070","Yet his stalwart companion is there to face down each and every one! Weapons clash, blood spills, and spirits soar! With all the passion of the original authors, I shall describe battles of sheer intensity."
68,"TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_071","<Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, you must promise to read it when I'm done, if only to experience the world of <Emphasis>The Merchant's Tale</Emphasis> in a new light!"
0,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_CFC_TO_INSTANCE_CONTENT,
1,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_000,"Player, how fare your adventures? You, uh, wouldn't happen to have any you'd like to share, would you?"
2,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_Q1_100_000,What will you talk about?
3,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_A1_100_001,Nothing.
4,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_002,Nothing worth sharing right now? Oh! Does this mean you're putting together a carefully curated account of exciting exploits to regale me with later!? I can hardly wait to hear it!
5,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_100_002,<sigh> I need a new novel to read that's truly...novel.
6,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_003,The Sil'dihn Subterrane? I am passing familiar with its history.
7,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_004,And Mistress Momodi's client had you exploring this network of tunnels and aqueducts?
8,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_005,"Fascinating! By your description, this mysterious gate's floral motif sounds very much like a gerbera─or daisy, as some prefer to call it."
9,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_006,"Shallow Moor is our resident botanical expert, so I can only tell you what she's told me; that gerberas are a common sight in Ul'dah, having adapted to thrive in Thanalan's arid climate. I've also read that the Royal House of Thorne had something of a special relationship with these blooms."
10,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_007,And was it not during the Thorne Dynasty that the Sil'dihn waterways were purged of zombies?
11,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_008,"Curious... The Thornes' shadow flickers, ever present, at the edges of your tale. I understand you are not at liberty to tell me everything, but even the abridged account has been absolutely captivating!"
12,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_009,"A sealed gate. The hidden paths which lie beyond. The kind of perilous locales a poor combatant such as myself would read about but never hope, or wish, to visit."
13,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_010,"Deep beneath Ul'dah do mighty guardians dwell, but what have they been placed to protect...? It practically bleeds intrigue!"
14,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_011,"Yes, I'm ready to write my adventure epic, and it will be set in the dank passageways of the Sil'dihn Subterrane!"
15,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_012,...But let me think a moment. Anything lurking in moldy aqueducts for an extended length of time would surely deteriorate as rust or decay set in.
16,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_013,"Putting aside the question of how long they've been down there, is it not reasonable to expect the inhabitants were once far stronger...?"
17,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_014,"...Perhaps strong enough to challenge even the indomitable Player, eh? With you as my muse, this book will all but write itself!"
18,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_015,"So inspired was I by the retelling of your subterranean adventure, that I snatched up a quill and penned an entire draft in one sitting!"
19,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_016,Picture labyrinthine tunnels winding beneath Ul'dah's golden streets; fearsome foes aplenty to menace our courageous hero!
20,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_017,"A daring desert saga, packed with action from cover to cover!"
21,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_018,"I wonder, would you do me the honor of being the first to read it? After all, your expert opinion is the only one I care to hear!"
22,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_019,"Though you only intended to skim a few pages, Osmon's surprisingly well-crafted story draws you in with its evocative descriptions and breathtaking pace..."
23,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_020,"Mount Rokkon? The name rings familiar... It is home to a place known as Shojo Temple, is it not?"
24,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_021,"So the rumors were true! A few of my fellow gleaners have mentioned it before. Unfortunately, such mentions tend to be paired with a copious helping of complaints."
25,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_022,"In the past, the guildship would often assign gleaners to Kugane, that we might locate and collect valuable Far Eastern antiques. Yet our every attempt to purchase these items ended in failure, for an unknown buyer outbid us at every turn."
26,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_023,"Baffled by this buyer's seemingly bottomless coinpurse, the gleaners conducted an investigation of their own, and eventually discovered their rival's identity: Shojo Temple's head monk. To my knowledge, Shallow Moor has not had the displeasure of bidding against the man... Perhaps that is best."
27,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_024,"Your missive was from the East Aldenard Trading Company, yes? Were you privy to some manner of dealings with the head monk?"
28,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_025,"To think such a fate could befall the temple... I am passing familiar with the concept of tsukumogami, but I had not realized that the myths surrounding them would bleed into reality."
29,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_026,"Having been a place of worship for much of its history, the mountain and its surrounding environs were likely rich in aether."
30,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_027,"And if such is the case, those so-called accursed treasures were not unlike kindling to a burgeoning flame... A shame indeed that the whole mountain had to suffer for one man's avarice."
31,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_028,"But this tragic tale *must* be told in writing! I can almost picture it─the lush greenery, the silence of the mountain marred by the unholy sight of demons... Yes, it's all coming together!"
32,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_029,"Now, if memory serves, tsukumogami manifest themselves with a singular purpose in mind. Yet as their long-awaited goals slowly come to fruition, their power begins to wane. Not ideal for stirring hearts and raising the literary stakes, if I'm to be honest."
33,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_030,"But what if, like the great auspices, their power grew over the centuries?"
34,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_031,"Why, they would be more fearsome than one could imagine─more terrifying than the horrors you have faced! A conflict that grand would be a most splendid thread for the tale I plan to weave..."
35,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_035,"So taken was I with your adventures in the Far East, that I could not help but pen down the whole manuscript!"
36,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_036,"Ahem! “On the venerable slopes of Mount Rokkon, a demonic threat rises... Shojo Temple's once-immaculate walls are stained with the blood of the pious. Yet against the crowds of fleeing monks and pilgrims, a hero walks on, undeterred, unyielding...”"
37,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_037,"A gripping start, is it not? I daresay this draft may well be the next Tale of Tenzen!"
38,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_038,"I don't suppose you'd want to give it a read, would you? The tale is yours, after all, and I would not wish to do your heroic depiction any injustice."
39,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_039,"Though you only intended to skim a few pages, you are immediately captivated by Osmon's riveting prose. His astonishing depictions of your encounters with the mononoke leave you craving a battle of equally grand proportions..."
40,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_040,"I am told you paid a visit to the south sea isles, yes?"
41,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_041,"Good, good! The isles are of great interest to us gleaners. Ancestral home of the Plainsfolk, and birthplace of arcanima."
42,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_042,"It's also been speculated that some of its inhabitants emigrated from the ancient city of Nym. Alas, the records supporting this are fragmentary and in poor condition besides. Needless to say, no two scholars in the Studium can agree as to their veracity."
43,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_043,"With so much history packed into such a remote locale, you can understand why I would hang on every word of your account. You *will* share it with me, won't you?"
44,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_044,"Aloalo... Where a forgotten people once made their home, and where scant traces of their legacy remain..."
45,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_045,"In hearing of this Speaker and its shrine, I am reminded of a merchant from whom I procured tomes of arcanima, and a particular tale he had to tell."
46,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_046,"You know of Mealvaan's Gate in Limsa Lominsa, yes? Its establishment was proposed by Ikuku Iku, advisor to the Admiral and arcanist from the south sea isles."
47,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_047,"Rumor had it that her island was home to a statue of tremendous power, and through her people's efforts to decipher the statue's secrets, the art of arcanima was born."
48,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_048,It takes no prodigious leap of logic to conclude that Ikuku Iku must have hailed from Aloalo.
49,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_049,"And the first settlers─they must have commanded powerful magicks indeed. Magicks unlike any we know today, which were lost to history when their wielders vanished."
50,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_050,"Had the ancient arts survived intact and been refined further by successive generations, what impossible wonders might have been wrought upon the island..."
51,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_051,"Imagine the beasts you encountered in your expedition, but with their ferocity multiplied manifold! Ahh, 'tis on these flights of fancy that our minds may soar to inconceivable heights!"
52,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_055,"So taken was I with your account of Aloalo that, as if in the grip of a fever dream, I composed a new manuscript in a flash! Allow me to offer you a taste..."
53,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_056,"“Among the remote south sea isles is a singular place known as Aloalo, whose beauty is rivaled only by the savagery of the beasts which prowl its shores. Into the deadly wilds a dauntless adventurer must journey in search of secrets long forgotten...”"
54,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_057,"A tale of high adventure, engrossing mysteries, and thrilling battles, set in a tropical paradise!"
55,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_058,"You must promise to read it. As my primary inspiration, your feedback would prove invaluable."
56,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_059,"Though you only intended to skim a few pages, you find yourself enchanted by Osmon's tale. His grandiose descriptions and extreme embellishments are so engaging that you soon realize your own recollection of Aloalo is being colored by his fiction..."
57,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_060,"Player, I hear you were thrust into the pages of an enchanted book! Forgive me if I say I'm more than a little envious."
58,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_061,"I've heard of *The Merchant's Tale* and its popularity within Corvos before. Still, I never knew about this most singular edition of the story..."
59,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_062,"Y'rhul Nunh's reputation was well deserved. I've worked in the same field as him for many years, but never come close to making such a momentous discovery."
60,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_063,"While inside the book, I take it you saw the Corvos of old? From a time before imperial rule?"
61,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_064,"Verdant plains of green that shone like emeralds... Even if the story may have embellished some aspects, I can scarcely imagine how striking it must have been!"
62,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_065,"Corvos is known for its natural beauty, but the idyllic land must have been transformed into a paradise by the storyteller's imagination."
63,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_066,"The beautiful scenery made breathtaking, and the dangerous beasts made deadly. Oh, if only I could peruse the pages myself!"
64,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_067,My only recourse is to build upon the work of the past and make the tale even more fantastic! I consider it a challenge to my own imagination!
65,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_068,"Besides, I have the benefit of countless generations of history and information to draw upon. Surely I can add elements which will bring even more thrills to readers."
66,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_069,"Picture this, if you will: in the storybook setting of Corvos, a young merchant sets off in search of the one treasure which will bring joy to his beloved. However, standing between him and his goal is a veritable army of mythic beasts!"
67,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_070,"Yet his stalwart companion is there to face down each and every one! Weapons clash, blood spills, and spirits soar! With all the passion of the original authors, I shall describe battles of sheer intensity."
68,TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_071,"Player, you must promise to read it when I'm done, if only to experience the world of *The Merchant's Tale* in a new light!"
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2 # 1 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_000 Player, how fare your adventures? You, uh, wouldn't happen to have any you'd like to share, would you?
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_Q1_100_000 str What will you talk about?
4 0 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_CFC_TO_INSTANCE_CONTENT 3 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_A1_100_001 <Sheet(ContentFinderCondition,IntegerParameter(1),3)/> Nothing.
5 1 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_000 4 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_002 <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, how fare your adventures? You, uh, wouldn't happen to have any you'd like to share, would you? Nothing worth sharing right now? Oh! Does this mean you're putting together a carefully curated account of exciting exploits to regale me with later!? I can hardly wait to hear it!
6 2 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_Q1_100_000 5 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_100_002 What will you talk about? <sigh> I need a new novel to read that's truly...novel.
7 3 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_A1_100_001 6 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_003 Nothing. The Sil'dihn Subterrane? I am passing familiar with its history.
8 4 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_002 7 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_004 Nothing worth sharing right now? Oh! Does this mean you're putting together a carefully curated account of exciting exploits to regale me with later!? I can hardly wait to hear it! And Mistress Momodi's client had you exploring this network of tunnels and aqueducts?
9 5 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_100_002 8 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_005 <sigh> I need a new novel to read that's truly...novel. Fascinating! By your description, this mysterious gate's floral motif sounds very much like a gerbera─or daisy, as some prefer to call it.
10 6 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_003 9 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_006 The Sil'dihn Subterrane? I am passing familiar with its history. Shallow Moor is our resident botanical expert, so I can only tell you what she's told me; that gerberas are a common sight in Ul'dah, having adapted to thrive in Thanalan's arid climate. I've also read that the Royal House of Thorne had something of a special relationship with these blooms.
11 7 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_004 10 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_007 And Mistress Momodi's client had you exploring this network of tunnels and aqueducts? And was it not during the Thorne Dynasty that the Sil'dihn waterways were purged of zombies?
12 8 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_005 11 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_008 Fascinating! By your description, this mysterious gate's floral motif sounds very much like a gerbera─or daisy, as some prefer to call it. Curious... The Thornes' shadow flickers, ever present, at the edges of your tale. I understand you are not at liberty to tell me everything, but even the abridged account has been absolutely captivating!
13 9 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_006 12 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_009 Shallow Moor is our resident botanical expert, so I can only tell you what she's told me; that gerberas are a common sight in Ul'dah, having adapted to thrive in Thanalan's arid climate. I've also read that the Royal House of Thorne had something of a special relationship with these blooms. A sealed gate. The hidden paths which lie beyond. The kind of perilous locales a poor combatant such as myself would read about but never hope, or wish, to visit.
14 10 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_007 13 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_010 And was it not during the Thorne Dynasty that the Sil'dihn waterways were purged of zombies? Deep beneath Ul'dah do mighty guardians dwell, but what have they been placed to protect...? It practically bleeds intrigue!
15 11 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_008 14 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_011 Curious... The Thornes' shadow flickers, ever present, at the edges of your tale. I understand you are not at liberty to tell me everything, but even the abridged account has been absolutely captivating! Yes, I'm ready to write my adventure epic, and it will be set in the dank passageways of the Sil'dihn Subterrane!
16 12 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_009 15 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_012 A sealed gate. The hidden paths which lie beyond. The kind of perilous locales a poor combatant such as myself would read about but never hope, or wish, to visit. ...But let me think a moment. Anything lurking in moldy aqueducts for an extended length of time would surely deteriorate as rust or decay set in.
17 13 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_010 16 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_013 Deep beneath Ul'dah do mighty guardians dwell, but what have they been placed to protect...? It practically bleeds intrigue! Putting aside the question of how long they've been down there, is it not reasonable to expect the inhabitants were once far stronger...?
18 14 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_011 17 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_014 Yes, I'm ready to write my adventure epic, and it will be set in the dank passageways of the Sil'dihn Subterrane! ...Perhaps strong enough to challenge even the indomitable Player, eh? With you as my muse, this book will all but write itself!
19 15 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_012 18 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_015 ...But let me think a moment. Anything lurking in moldy aqueducts for an extended length of time would surely deteriorate as rust or decay set in. So inspired was I by the retelling of your subterranean adventure, that I snatched up a quill and penned an entire draft in one sitting!
20 16 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_013 19 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_016 Putting aside the question of how long they've been down there, is it not reasonable to expect the inhabitants were once far stronger...? Picture labyrinthine tunnels winding beneath Ul'dah's golden streets; fearsome foes aplenty to menace our courageous hero!
21 17 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_014 20 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_017 ...Perhaps strong enough to challenge even the indomitable <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, eh? With you as my muse, this book will all but write itself! A daring desert saga, packed with action from cover to cover!
22 18 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_015 21 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_018 So inspired was I by the retelling of your subterranean adventure, that I snatched up a quill and penned an entire draft in one sitting! I wonder, would you do me the honor of being the first to read it? After all, your expert opinion is the only one I care to hear!
23 19 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_016 22 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_019 Picture labyrinthine tunnels winding beneath Ul'dah's golden streets; fearsome foes aplenty to menace our courageous hero! Though you only intended to skim a few pages, Osmon's surprisingly well-crafted story draws you in with its evocative descriptions and breathtaking pace...
24 20 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_017 23 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_020 A daring desert saga, packed with action from cover to cover! Mount Rokkon? The name rings familiar... It is home to a place known as Shojo Temple, is it not?
25 21 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_018 24 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_021 I wonder, would you do me the honor of being the first to read it? After all, your expert opinion is the only one I care to hear! So the rumors were true! A few of my fellow gleaners have mentioned it before. Unfortunately, such mentions tend to be paired with a copious helping of complaints.
26 22 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_019 25 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_022 Though you only intended to skim a few pages, Osmon's surprisingly well-crafted story draws you in with its evocative descriptions and breathtaking pace... In the past, the guildship would often assign gleaners to Kugane, that we might locate and collect valuable Far Eastern antiques. Yet our every attempt to purchase these items ended in failure, for an unknown buyer outbid us at every turn.
27 23 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_020 26 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_023 Mount Rokkon? The name rings familiar... It is home to a place known as Shojo Temple, is it not? Baffled by this buyer's seemingly bottomless coinpurse, the gleaners conducted an investigation of their own, and eventually discovered their rival's identity: Shojo Temple's head monk. To my knowledge, Shallow Moor has not had the displeasure of bidding against the man... Perhaps that is best.
28 24 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_021 27 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_024 So the rumors were true! A few of my fellow gleaners have mentioned it before. Unfortunately, such mentions tend to be paired with a copious helping of complaints. Your missive was from the East Aldenard Trading Company, yes? Were you privy to some manner of dealings with the head monk?
29 25 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_022 28 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_025 In the past, the guildship would often assign gleaners to Kugane, that we might locate and collect valuable Far Eastern antiques. Yet our every attempt to purchase these items ended in failure, for an unknown buyer outbid us at every turn. To think such a fate could befall the temple... I am passing familiar with the concept of tsukumogami, but I had not realized that the myths surrounding them would bleed into reality.
30 26 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_023 29 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_026 Baffled by this buyer's seemingly bottomless coinpurse, the gleaners conducted an investigation of their own, and eventually discovered their rival's identity: Shojo Temple's head monk. To my knowledge, Shallow Moor has not had the displeasure of bidding against the man... Perhaps that is best. Having been a place of worship for much of its history, the mountain and its surrounding environs were likely rich in aether.
31 27 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_024 30 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_027 Your missive was from the East Aldenard Trading Company, yes? Were you privy to some manner of dealings with the head monk? And if such is the case, those so-called accursed treasures were not unlike kindling to a burgeoning flame... A shame indeed that the whole mountain had to suffer for one man's avarice.
32 28 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_025 31 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_028 To think such a fate could befall the temple... I am passing familiar with the concept of tsukumogami, but I had not realized that the myths surrounding them would bleed into reality. But this tragic tale *must* be told in writing! I can almost picture it─the lush greenery, the silence of the mountain marred by the unholy sight of demons... Yes, it's all coming together!
33 29 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_026 32 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_029 Having been a place of worship for much of its history, the mountain and its surrounding environs were likely rich in aether. Now, if memory serves, tsukumogami manifest themselves with a singular purpose in mind. Yet as their long-awaited goals slowly come to fruition, their power begins to wane. Not ideal for stirring hearts and raising the literary stakes, if I'm to be honest.
34 30 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_027 33 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_030 And if such is the case, those so-called accursed treasures were not unlike kindling to a burgeoning flame... A shame indeed that the whole mountain had to suffer for one man's avarice. But what if, like the great auspices, their power grew over the centuries?
35 31 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_028 34 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_031 But this tragic tale <Emphasis>must</Emphasis> be told in writing! I can almost picture it─the lush greenery, the silence of the mountain marred by the unholy sight of demons... Yes, it's all coming together! Why, they would be more fearsome than one could imagine─more terrifying than the horrors you have faced! A conflict that grand would be a most splendid thread for the tale I plan to weave...
36 32 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_029 35 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_035 Now, if memory serves, tsukumogami manifest themselves with a singular purpose in mind. Yet as their long-awaited goals slowly come to fruition, their power begins to wane. Not ideal for stirring hearts and raising the literary stakes, if I'm to be honest. So taken was I with your adventures in the Far East, that I could not help but pen down the whole manuscript!
37 33 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_030 36 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_036 But what if, like the great auspices, their power grew over the centuries? Ahem! “On the venerable slopes of Mount Rokkon, a demonic threat rises... Shojo Temple's once-immaculate walls are stained with the blood of the pious. Yet against the crowds of fleeing monks and pilgrims, a hero walks on, undeterred, unyielding...”
38 34 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_031 37 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_037 Why, they would be more fearsome than one could imagine─more terrifying than the horrors you have faced! A conflict that grand would be a most splendid thread for the tale I plan to weave... A gripping start, is it not? I daresay this draft may well be the next Tale of Tenzen!
39 35 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_035 38 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_038 So taken was I with your adventures in the Far East, that I could not help but pen down the whole manuscript! I don't suppose you'd want to give it a read, would you? The tale is yours, after all, and I would not wish to do your heroic depiction any injustice.
40 36 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_036 39 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_039 Ahem! “On the venerable slopes of Mount Rokkon, a demonic threat rises... Shojo Temple's once-immaculate walls are stained with the blood of the pious. Yet against the crowds of fleeing monks and pilgrims, a hero walks on, undeterred, unyielding...” Though you only intended to skim a few pages, you are immediately captivated by Osmon's riveting prose. His astonishing depictions of your encounters with the mononoke leave you craving a battle of equally grand proportions...
41 37 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_037 40 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_040 A gripping start, is it not? I daresay this draft may well be the next Tale of Tenzen! I am told you paid a visit to the south sea isles, yes?
42 38 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_038 41 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_041 I don't suppose you'd want to give it a read, would you? The tale is yours, after all, and I would not wish to do your heroic depiction any injustice. Good, good! The isles are of great interest to us gleaners. Ancestral home of the Plainsfolk, and birthplace of arcanima.
43 39 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_039 42 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_042 Though you only intended to skim a few pages, you are immediately captivated by Osmon's riveting prose. His astonishing depictions of your encounters with the mononoke leave you craving a battle of equally grand proportions... It's also been speculated that some of its inhabitants emigrated from the ancient city of Nym. Alas, the records supporting this are fragmentary and in poor condition besides. Needless to say, no two scholars in the Studium can agree as to their veracity.
44 40 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_040 43 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_043 I am told you paid a visit to the south sea isles, yes? With so much history packed into such a remote locale, you can understand why I would hang on every word of your account. You *will* share it with me, won't you?
45 41 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_041 44 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_044 Good, good! The isles are of great interest to us gleaners. Ancestral home of the Plainsfolk, and birthplace of arcanima. Aloalo... Where a forgotten people once made their home, and where scant traces of their legacy remain...
46 42 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_042 45 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_045 It's also been speculated that some of its inhabitants emigrated from the ancient city of Nym. Alas, the records supporting this are fragmentary and in poor condition besides. Needless to say, no two scholars in the Studium can agree as to their veracity. In hearing of this Speaker and its shrine, I am reminded of a merchant from whom I procured tomes of arcanima, and a particular tale he had to tell.
47 43 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_043 46 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_046 With so much history packed into such a remote locale, you can understand why I would hang on every word of your account. You <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> share it with me, won't you? You know of Mealvaan's Gate in Limsa Lominsa, yes? Its establishment was proposed by Ikuku Iku, advisor to the Admiral and arcanist from the south sea isles.
48 44 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_044 47 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_047 Aloalo... Where a forgotten people once made their home, and where scant traces of their legacy remain... Rumor had it that her island was home to a statue of tremendous power, and through her people's efforts to decipher the statue's secrets, the art of arcanima was born.
49 45 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_045 48 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_048 In hearing of this Speaker and its shrine, I am reminded of a merchant from whom I procured tomes of arcanima, and a particular tale he had to tell. It takes no prodigious leap of logic to conclude that Ikuku Iku must have hailed from Aloalo.
50 46 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_046 49 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_049 You know of Mealvaan's Gate in Limsa Lominsa, yes? Its establishment was proposed by Ikuku Iku, advisor to the Admiral and arcanist from the south sea isles. And the first settlers─they must have commanded powerful magicks indeed. Magicks unlike any we know today, which were lost to history when their wielders vanished.
51 47 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_047 50 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_050 Rumor had it that her island was home to a statue of tremendous power, and through her people's efforts to decipher the statue's secrets, the art of arcanima was born. Had the ancient arts survived intact and been refined further by successive generations, what impossible wonders might have been wrought upon the island...
52 48 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_048 51 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_051 It takes no prodigious leap of logic to conclude that Ikuku Iku must have hailed from Aloalo. Imagine the beasts you encountered in your expedition, but with their ferocity multiplied manifold! Ahh, 'tis on these flights of fancy that our minds may soar to inconceivable heights!
53 49 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_049 52 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_055 And the first settlers─they must have commanded powerful magicks indeed. Magicks unlike any we know today, which were lost to history when their wielders vanished. So taken was I with your account of Aloalo that, as if in the grip of a fever dream, I composed a new manuscript in a flash! Allow me to offer you a taste...
54 50 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_050 53 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_056 Had the ancient arts survived intact and been refined further by successive generations, what impossible wonders might have been wrought upon the island... “Among the remote south sea isles is a singular place known as Aloalo, whose beauty is rivaled only by the savagery of the beasts which prowl its shores. Into the deadly wilds a dauntless adventurer must journey in search of secrets long forgotten...”
55 51 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_051 54 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_057 Imagine the beasts you encountered in your expedition, but with their ferocity multiplied manifold! Ahh, 'tis on these flights of fancy that our minds may soar to inconceivable heights! A tale of high adventure, engrossing mysteries, and thrilling battles, set in a tropical paradise!
56 52 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_055 55 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_058 So taken was I with your account of Aloalo that, as if in the grip of a fever dream, I composed a new manuscript in a flash! Allow me to offer you a taste... You must promise to read it. As my primary inspiration, your feedback would prove invaluable.
57 53 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_056 56 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_059 “Among the remote south sea isles is a singular place known as Aloalo, whose beauty is rivaled only by the savagery of the beasts which prowl its shores. Into the deadly wilds a dauntless adventurer must journey in search of secrets long forgotten...” Though you only intended to skim a few pages, you find yourself enchanted by Osmon's tale. His grandiose descriptions and extreme embellishments are so engaging that you soon realize your own recollection of Aloalo is being colored by his fiction...
58 54 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_057 57 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_060 A tale of high adventure, engrossing mysteries, and thrilling battles, set in a tropical paradise! Player, I hear you were thrust into the pages of an enchanted book! Forgive me if I say I'm more than a little envious.
59 55 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_058 58 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_061 You must promise to read it. As my primary inspiration, your feedback would prove invaluable. I've heard of *The Merchant's Tale* and its popularity within Corvos before. Still, I never knew about this most singular edition of the story...
60 56 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_SYSTEM_000_059 59 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_062 Though you only intended to skim a few pages, you find yourself enchanted by Osmon's tale. His grandiose descriptions and extreme embellishments are so engaging that you soon realize your own recollection of Aloalo is being colored by his fiction... Y'rhul Nunh's reputation was well deserved. I've worked in the same field as him for many years, but never come close to making such a momentous discovery.
61 57 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_060 60 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_063 <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, I hear you were thrust into the pages of an enchanted book! Forgive me if I say I'm more than a little envious. While inside the book, I take it you saw the Corvos of old? From a time before imperial rule?
62 58 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_061 61 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_064 I've heard of <Emphasis>The Merchant's Tale</Emphasis> and its popularity within Corvos before. Still, I never knew about this most singular edition of the story... Verdant plains of green that shone like emeralds... Even if the story may have embellished some aspects, I can scarcely imagine how striking it must have been!
63 59 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_062 62 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_065 Y'rhul Nunh's reputation was well deserved. I've worked in the same field as him for many years, but never come close to making such a momentous discovery. Corvos is known for its natural beauty, but the idyllic land must have been transformed into a paradise by the storyteller's imagination.
64 60 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_063 63 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_066 While inside the book, I take it you saw the Corvos of old? From a time before imperial rule? The beautiful scenery made breathtaking, and the dangerous beasts made deadly. Oh, if only I could peruse the pages myself!
65 61 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_064 64 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_067 Verdant plains of green that shone like emeralds... Even if the story may have embellished some aspects, I can scarcely imagine how striking it must have been! My only recourse is to build upon the work of the past and make the tale even more fantastic! I consider it a challenge to my own imagination!
66 62 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_065 65 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_068 Corvos is known for its natural beauty, but the idyllic land must have been transformed into a paradise by the storyteller's imagination. Besides, I have the benefit of countless generations of history and information to draw upon. Surely I can add elements which will bring even more thrills to readers.
67 63 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_066 66 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_069 The beautiful scenery made breathtaking, and the dangerous beasts made deadly. Oh, if only I could peruse the pages myself! Picture this, if you will: in the storybook setting of Corvos, a young merchant sets off in search of the one treasure which will bring joy to his beloved. However, standing between him and his goal is a veritable army of mythic beasts!
68 64 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_067 67 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_070 My only recourse is to build upon the work of the past and make the tale even more fantastic! I consider it a challenge to my own imagination! Yet his stalwart companion is there to face down each and every one! Weapons clash, blood spills, and spirits soar! With all the passion of the original authors, I shall describe battles of sheer intensity.
69 65 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_068 68 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_071 Besides, I have the benefit of countless generations of history and information to draw upon. Surely I can add elements which will bring even more thrills to readers. Player, you must promise to read it when I'm done, if only to experience the world of *The Merchant's Tale* in a new light!
66 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_069 Picture this, if you will: in the storybook setting of Corvos, a young merchant sets off in search of the one treasure which will bring joy to his beloved. However, standing between him and his goal is a veritable army of mythic beasts!
67 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_070 Yet his stalwart companion is there to face down each and every one! Weapons clash, blood spills, and spirits soar! With all the passion of the original authors, I shall describe battles of sheer intensity.
68 TEXT_CTSOPN62OSMON_00790_OSMON_000_071 <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, you must promise to read it when I'm done, if only to experience the world of <Emphasis>The Merchant's Tale</Emphasis> in a new light!