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0,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_00","Krile is intent on uncovering the reason behind the Forum's inexplicable behavior."
1,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_01","As a means to gain insight into the Forum and their confounding obstinacy, Krile has been scouring Sharlayan's archives for any mention of the Final Days. Progress has been slow, however, and she enlists you and your fellow Scions to help with her research. For your first task, you are to meet Krile at the nearby entrance to Noumenon─the grand library of Sharlayan."
2,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_02","Krile instructs you to seek out any books on the subject of Sharlayan history or the workings of the Forum. It seems she wishes for you to brush up on your fundamental knowledge for the sake of the ongoing investigation."
3,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_03","Having reviewed the basics of Sharlayan's founding and the establishment of the Forum, you feel sufficiently prepared for the task ahead. You then recall that you were to rendezvous with the others at the stone benches just outside Noumenon's entrance."
4,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_04","Alisaie and G'raha Tia are the first to join you, and following a revealing discussion of their respective family situations, they settle down to study their borrowed books. Alphinaud and Krile should both be along soon..."
5,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_05","As expected, Alphinaud and Krile appear next, bearing their own armfuls of reading material. Krile subjects you to a sudden interrogation regarding your experiences in Amaurot, wishing to compare your firsthand account with what she knows of the Final Days. Satisfied that her understanding is now equal to the rest of the Scions, she and Alphinaud focus on their reading, leaving you to keep an eye out for the final member of your research group."
6,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_06","Last to arrive, Y'shtola expresses doubts that the sensitive knowledge you seek would be contained in Noumenon's public archives. She is of the opinion, however, that some snippet of useful information might still be found, and enlists you as her research assistant. After what feels like an age, you are released to speak with Krile."
7,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_07","Despite your exhausted appearance, Krile informs you that, should you so desire, Noumenon's reference mammet can point you towards the same books you located earlier. For the moment, however, you are excused from further reading duties."
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24,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_00","Speak with Krile outside Noumenon."
25,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_01","Read books in Noumenon on the relevant subjects."
26,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_02","Wait at the designated location."
27,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_03","Wait at the designated location again."
28,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_04","Wait at the designated location once more."
29,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_05","Speak with Krile."
30,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_06",""
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48,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_000","If the Forum is intent on concealing its intentions, then a cursory investigation will avail us little, I suspect. We will need to dig deeper─and with the greatest of care..."
49,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_005","I still don't understand how the vote could be unanimous... What could possibly convince them all to turn their backs on Eorzea?"
50,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_010","The process by which Forum members are elected is fair and equitable─neither wealth nor social standing offers any advantages to a prospective candidate. But fairly elected or not, Master Matoya still found them all to be insufferable."
51,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_015","Our tour of the city was a pleasant distraction. I feel more than ready now to tackle the challenges of the day!"
52,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_020","An unsettling change has come over Sharlayan, but together we will divine the underlying cause for the Forum's callousness."
53,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_021","As I mentioned before, however, questioning the councilors directly is a fruitless endeavor. They seem to have already come to a consensus as to what─and how little─they are willing to divulge."
54,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_022","Which is why I began scouring Sharlayan's archive of historical records for any hint of a connection to the Final Days."
55,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_023","Suffice it to say that progress has been slow─there are only so many dusty pages one can skim in a day. But now that I have this band of willing reinforcements, the search should proceed all the swifter!"
56,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_024","Let us reconvene outside Noumenon, shall we?"
57,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_025","Exit the annex to the right, and you'll find the archives on the western edge of the woods."
58,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_030","My directions were easy enough to follow, I hope? In any case, you stand now before the doors of Noumenon, Sharlayan's grandest collection of books and tomes!"
59,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_031","This building is actually only an entrance─and one of many at that─for the archives of Noumenon extend deep beneath the surface like the roots of a tree. The vast halls of the Great Gubal Library pale in comparison to Noumenon's endless maze of subterranean chambers."
60,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_032","Any citizen of Sharlayan is free to enter and peruse its shelves. ...Well, most of its shelves. Only Archons are afforded access to certain restricted vaults."
61,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_033","I've dispatched Y'shtola and Raha to investigate those. Meanwhile, Alisaie and Alphinaud will help me continue my search through the stacks open to the general public."
62,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_034","Your status presents more of a problem. As a non-citizen, you are only permitted to browse the first floor here at the entrance. Even so, there should be a number of books which touch upon Sharlayan history or Forum policy."
63,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_035","Your task will be to find and study the relevant publications. I promise you, a working knowledge of those subjects will make it far easier to spot the sort of clues we're looking for."
64,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_036","Let us be about it, shall we? I've told the others to meet us at the stone benches over there once they've found some promising tomes. Happy reading!"
65,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q1_000_040","The title on the spine reads <Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>.
0,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_00,Krile is intent on uncovering the reason behind the Forum's inexplicable behavior.
1,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_01,"As a means to gain insight into the Forum and their confounding obstinacy, Krile has been scouring Sharlayan's archives for any mention of the Final Days. Progress has been slow, however, and she enlists you and your fellow Scions to help with her research. For your first task, you are to meet Krile at the nearby entrance to Noumenon─the grand library of Sharlayan."
2,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_02,Krile instructs you to seek out any books on the subject of Sharlayan history or the workings of the Forum. It seems she wishes for you to brush up on your fundamental knowledge for the sake of the ongoing investigation.
3,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_03,"Having reviewed the basics of Sharlayan's founding and the establishment of the Forum, you feel sufficiently prepared for the task ahead. You then recall that you were to rendezvous with the others at the stone benches just outside Noumenon's entrance."
4,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_04,"Alisaie and G'raha Tia are the first to join you, and following a revealing discussion of their respective family situations, they settle down to study their borrowed books. Alphinaud and Krile should both be along soon..."
5,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_05,"As expected, Alphinaud and Krile appear next, bearing their own armfuls of reading material. Krile subjects you to a sudden interrogation regarding your experiences in Amaurot, wishing to compare your firsthand account with what she knows of the Final Days. Satisfied that her understanding is now equal to the rest of the Scions, she and Alphinaud focus on their reading, leaving you to keep an eye out for the final member of your research group."
6,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_06,"Last to arrive, Y'shtola expresses doubts that the sensitive knowledge you seek would be contained in Noumenon's public archives. She is of the opinion, however, that some snippet of useful information might still be found, and enlists you as her research assistant. After what feels like an age, you are released to speak with Krile."
7,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_07,"Despite your exhausted appearance, Krile informs you that, should you so desire, Noumenon's reference mammet can point you towards the same books you located earlier. For the moment, however, you are excused from further reading duties."
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24,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_00,Speak with Krile outside Noumenon.
25,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_01,Read books in Noumenon on the relevant subjects.
26,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_02,Wait at the designated location.
27,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_03,Wait at the designated location again.
28,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_04,Wait at the designated location once more.
29,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_05,Speak with Krile.
30,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_06,
31,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_07,
32,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_08,
33,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_09,
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48,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_000,"If the Forum is intent on concealing its intentions, then a cursory investigation will avail us little, I suspect. We will need to dig deeper─and with the greatest of care..."
49,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_005,I still don't understand how the vote could be unanimous... What could possibly convince them all to turn their backs on Eorzea?
50,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_010,"The process by which Forum members are elected is fair and equitable─neither wealth nor social standing offers any advantages to a prospective candidate. But fairly elected or not, Master Matoya still found them all to be insufferable."
51,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_015,Our tour of the city was a pleasant distraction. I feel more than ready now to tackle the challenges of the day!
52,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_020,"An unsettling change has come over Sharlayan, but together we will divine the underlying cause for the Forum's callousness."
53,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_021,"As I mentioned before, however, questioning the councilors directly is a fruitless endeavor. They seem to have already come to a consensus as to what─and how little─they are willing to divulge."
54,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_022,Which is why I began scouring Sharlayan's archive of historical records for any hint of a connection to the Final Days.
55,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_023,"Suffice it to say that progress has been slow─there are only so many dusty pages one can skim in a day. But now that I have this band of willing reinforcements, the search should proceed all the swifter!"
56,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_024,"Let us reconvene outside Noumenon, shall we?"
57,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_025,"Exit the annex to the right, and you'll find the archives on the western edge of the woods."
58,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_030,"My directions were easy enough to follow, I hope? In any case, you stand now before the doors of Noumenon, Sharlayan's grandest collection of books and tomes!"
59,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_031,This building is actually only an entrance─and one of many at that─for the archives of Noumenon extend deep beneath the surface like the roots of a tree. The vast halls of the Great Gubal Library pale in comparison to Noumenon's endless maze of subterranean chambers.
60,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_032,"Any citizen of Sharlayan is free to enter and peruse its shelves. ...Well, most of its shelves. Only Archons are afforded access to certain restricted vaults."
61,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_033,"I've dispatched Y'shtola and Raha to investigate those. Meanwhile, Alisaie and Alphinaud will help me continue my search through the stacks open to the general public."
62,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_034,"Your status presents more of a problem. As a non-citizen, you are only permitted to browse the first floor here at the entrance. Even so, there should be a number of books which touch upon Sharlayan history or Forum policy."
63,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_035,"Your task will be to find and study the relevant publications. I promise you, a working knowledge of those subjects will make it far easier to spot the sort of clues we're looking for."
64,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_036,"Let us be about it, shall we? I've told the others to meet us at the stone benches over there once they've found some promising tomes. Happy reading!"
65,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q1_000_040,"The title on the spine reads *An Introduction to the Heavens*.
Read the book?"
66,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_041","(-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Have you ever gazed at the skies above and contemplated the mysteries contained therein? I speak not of shifting cloud patterns, but of the vastness beyond─of the sun and the twinkling tapestry of the night.</Emphasis>"
67,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_042","(-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Some think the dome above us to be a finite space, yet amongst the leading thinkers of our age, one scholar's depiction of a boundless sea of stars has firmly taken root.</Emphasis>"
68,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_043","(-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Alas, this heavenly sea remains an unreachable, unknowable destination. There are few indeed who can explain, in satisfactory detail, why our own star is believed to revolve around the sun.</Emphasis>"
69,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_044","(-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>It was the technologists of Allag who came closest to understanding the laws which govern that starry abyss. It was they who launched Dalamud, and sought to expand beyond our earthbound existence.</Emphasis>"
70,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_045","(-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>...Having read of their ancient ambitions, I wonder: has your interest in this field of study waxed or waned?</Emphasis>"
71,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_046","(-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>What if I were to tell you that the eternal constellations were arranged differently in the distant past? That their positions continue to shift almost imperceptibly but measurably as we journey into the future?</Emphasis>"
72,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_047","(-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Would it shock you to learn that the stars drift further and further apart, and may indeed do so forever? Are you eager to learn more?</Emphasis>"
73,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_048","This book is on the wrong subject. Search for works which contain details on the Forum, or mention the history of Sharlayan."
74,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q2_000_049","The title on the spine reads <Emphasis>The Voice of a Growing City</Emphasis>.
66,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_041,"(-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*Have you ever gazed at the skies above and contemplated the mysteries contained therein? I speak not of shifting cloud patterns, but of the vastness beyond─of the sun and the twinkling tapestry of the night.*"
67,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_042,"(-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*Some think the dome above us to be a finite space, yet amongst the leading thinkers of our age, one scholar's depiction of a boundless sea of stars has firmly taken root.*"
68,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_043,"(-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*Alas, this heavenly sea remains an unreachable, unknowable destination. There are few indeed who can explain, in satisfactory detail, why our own star is believed to revolve around the sun.*"
69,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_044,"(-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*It was the technologists of Allag who came closest to understanding the laws which govern that starry abyss. It was they who launched Dalamud, and sought to expand beyond our earthbound existence.*"
70,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_045,"(-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*...Having read of their ancient ambitions, I wonder: has your interest in this field of study waxed or waned?*"
71,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_046,(-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*What if I were to tell you that the eternal constellations were arranged differently in the distant past? That their positions continue to shift almost imperceptibly but measurably as we journey into the future?*
72,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_047,"(-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*Would it shock you to learn that the stars drift further and further apart, and may indeed do so forever? Are you eager to learn more?*"
73,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_048,"This book is on the wrong subject. Search for works which contain details on the Forum, or mention the history of Sharlayan."
74,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q2_000_049,"The title on the spine reads *The Voice of a Growing City*.
Read the book?"
75,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_050","(-<Emphasis>The Voice of a Growing City</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>In the years which followed the founding of Sharlayan, civic policy and other matters of import were decided at the Ecclesia─a public forum at which every citizen was eligible to speak.</Emphasis>"
76,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_051","(-<Emphasis>The Voice of a Growing City</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>As the city's population grew, however, this format became increasingly impractical. The larger number of participants gave rise to ever-longer debates, resulting in significant delays of vital resolutions.</Emphasis>"
77,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_052","(-<Emphasis>The Voice of a Growing City</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Various measures were introduced in an attempt to curtail protracted discussions, but in the year 201 of the Sixth Astral Era, it was ultimately decreed that Sharlayan would transition to a new form of governance.</Emphasis>"
78,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_053","(-<Emphasis>The Voice of a Growing City</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>The nation would now be led by a body of ninety-nine members─citizens chosen from amongst their peers by means of a nationwide vote. Thus was the Forum as we know it today conceived and created.</Emphasis>"
79,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_054","You have gained a fundamental understanding of Sharlayan history and the foundation of the Forum. Head outside to the rendezvous point and await your companions."
80,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q3_000_055","The faded title on the spine reads <Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>.
75,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_050,"(-*The Voice of a Growing City*-)*In the years which followed the founding of Sharlayan, civic policy and other matters of import were decided at the Ecclesia─a public forum at which every citizen was eligible to speak.*"
76,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_051,"(-*The Voice of a Growing City*-)*As the city's population grew, however, this format became increasingly impractical. The larger number of participants gave rise to ever-longer debates, resulting in significant delays of vital resolutions.*"
77,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_052,"(-*The Voice of a Growing City*-)*Various measures were introduced in an attempt to curtail protracted discussions, but in the year 201 of the Sixth Astral Era, it was ultimately decreed that Sharlayan would transition to a new form of governance.*"
78,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_053,(-*The Voice of a Growing City*-)*The nation would now be led by a body of ninety-nine members─citizens chosen from amongst their peers by means of a nationwide vote. Thus was the Forum as we know it today conceived and created.*
79,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_054,You have gained a fundamental understanding of Sharlayan history and the foundation of the Forum. Head outside to the rendezvous point and await your companions.
80,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q3_000_055,"The faded title on the spine reads *Stewards of Wisdom*.
Read the book?"
81,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_056","(-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>During the chaos of the Sixth Umbral Calamity, Archon Nyunkrepf, founder of Sharlayan, bore witness to the madness and savagery of men brought to the brink of despair. Upon raising a settlement on an island in the Northern Empty, he instructed his people thus:</Emphasis>"
82,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_057","(-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Renounce the ways of war, and pursue enlightenment through knowledge and reason.</Emphasis>"
83,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_058","(-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>The Sharlayans took to heart the words of their savior, and thenceforth served as stewards of wisdom.</Emphasis>"
84,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_059","(-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Upon a foundation of accumulated learning, they built a homeland unlike any other─a nation born from strength of minds, rather than strength of arms.</Emphasis>"
85,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_060","(-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>With knowledge of economics came shrewd trading. With knowledge of agriculture came bountiful crops. Engineering brought wells and sewers, ending squabbles over water.</Emphasis>"
86,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_061","(-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Wealth of expertise could be bartered for wealth in coin. And the more their wisdom spread throughout the world, the more mankind as a whole would thrive.</Emphasis>"
87,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_062","(-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>And so it was that no matter the trials and tribulations of the age, the citizens of Sharlayan would live by their founder's teachings. For the sake of a better tomorrow─for the sake of a brighter star─they would eschew the tools of war, and with knowledge deliver the world.</Emphasis>"
88,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q4_000_063","The title on the spine reads <Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>.
81,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_056,"(-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*During the chaos of the Sixth Umbral Calamity, Archon Nyunkrepf, founder of Sharlayan, bore witness to the madness and savagery of men brought to the brink of despair. Upon raising a settlement on an island in the Northern Empty, he instructed his people thus:*"
82,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_057,"(-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*Renounce the ways of war, and pursue enlightenment through knowledge and reason.*"
83,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_058,"(-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*The Sharlayans took to heart the words of their savior, and thenceforth served as stewards of wisdom.*"
84,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_059,"(-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*Upon a foundation of accumulated learning, they built a homeland unlike any other─a nation born from strength of minds, rather than strength of arms.*"
85,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_060,"(-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*With knowledge of economics came shrewd trading. With knowledge of agriculture came bountiful crops. Engineering brought wells and sewers, ending squabbles over water.*"
86,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_061,"(-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*Wealth of expertise could be bartered for wealth in coin. And the more their wisdom spread throughout the world, the more mankind as a whole would thrive.*"
87,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_062,"(-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*And so it was that no matter the trials and tribulations of the age, the citizens of Sharlayan would live by their founder's teachings. For the sake of a better tomorrow─for the sake of a brighter star─they would eschew the tools of war, and with knowledge deliver the world.*"
88,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q4_000_063,"The title on the spine reads *Forever Twenty Summers*.
Read the book?"
89,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_064","(-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>My beloved seekers of knowledge. Have you ever put learning before your health, and neglected to feed and rest your body as you should?</Emphasis>"
90,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_065","(-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>I, too, once engaged in such foolish practices. But one night, engrossed in philosophical study, I had an epiphany:</Emphasis>"
91,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_066","(-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>For all the world's mysteries that drive us to reckless abandon, we have so very few years of life in which to achieve our goals.</Emphasis>"
92,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_067","(-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Thus do I share with you this mantra: I am forever twenty summers young.</Emphasis>"
93,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_068","(-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>The number itself is unimportant─you could be nineteen, or twenty-three, or forty. Whatever age you are when you discover this manual, let that be the age you aspire to remain.</Emphasis>"
94,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_069","(-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Through mindful, healthy living, will you extend the time available to spend upon your chosen research─another day, another moon, another summer to grasp the greater truths you pursue.</Emphasis>"
95,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_070","(-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>In the pages that follow, we will explore the secrets of maintaining one's physical condition from a biological, aetherological, and arcane viewpoint...</Emphasis>"
96,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q5_000_071","The title on the spine reads <Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>.
89,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_064,"(-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*My beloved seekers of knowledge. Have you ever put learning before your health, and neglected to feed and rest your body as you should?*"
90,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_065,"(-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*I, too, once engaged in such foolish practices. But one night, engrossed in philosophical study, I had an epiphany:*"
91,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_066,"(-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*For all the world's mysteries that drive us to reckless abandon, we have so very few years of life in which to achieve our goals.*"
92,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_067,(-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*Thus do I share with you this mantra: I am forever twenty summers young.*
93,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_068,"(-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*The number itself is unimportant─you could be nineteen, or twenty-three, or forty. Whatever age you are when you discover this manual, let that be the age you aspire to remain.*"
94,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_069,"(-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*Through mindful, healthy living, will you extend the time available to spend upon your chosen research─another day, another moon, another summer to grasp the greater truths you pursue.*"
95,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_070,"(-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*In the pages that follow, we will explore the secrets of maintaining one's physical condition from a biological, aetherological, and arcane viewpoint...*"
96,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q5_000_071,"The title on the spine reads *The Story of Sharlayan*.
Read the book?"
97,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_072","(-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Long, long ago, on an island in the northern sea, there lived a Roegadyn man by the name of Nyunkrepf.</Emphasis>"
98,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_073","(-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Nyunkrepf was a student of astrology, and he divined that a flood of terrifying proportions would soon sweep over the lands of Eorzea.</Emphasis>"
99,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_074","(-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>So it was that he built a gigantic ship, assembled a crew, and set sail for that imperiled realm.</Emphasis>"
100,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_075","(-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>The flood arrived as foretold, and to their horror the strangely churning waters drove the people towards the ocean. It was there, however, that Nyunkrepf's crew hauled them aboard his ark, but the danger had not passed: a towering wave approached, threatening to smash the vessel to pieces!</Emphasis>"
101,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_076","(-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>With only moments to spare, Nyunkrepf wove a mighty spell of teleportation, and shifted the entire ship to safety atop Abalathia's Spine.</Emphasis>"
102,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_077","(-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Refugees from the surrounding regions huddled there alongside them, but it was not long before disputes over the dwindling supply of food led to violence and bloodshed.</Emphasis>"
103,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_078","(-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Saddened by the sight, Nyunkrepf gathered to him his crew and his grateful passengers, and abandoned the ark to those reddened peaks. They journeyed to the coast where they built a new ship, intent upon returning to the northern seas.</Emphasis>"
104,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_079","(-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>They landed on the beach of an island, and settled upon that very spot. That settlement prospered and grew, and in time it became the city of Sharlayan we live in to this day.</Emphasis>"
105,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q6_000_080","The title on the spine reads <Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>.
97,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_072,"(-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*Long, long ago, on an island in the northern sea, there lived a Roegadyn man by the name of Nyunkrepf.*"
98,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_073,"(-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*Nyunkrepf was a student of astrology, and he divined that a flood of terrifying proportions would soon sweep over the lands of Eorzea.*"
99,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_074,"(-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*So it was that he built a gigantic ship, assembled a crew, and set sail for that imperiled realm.*"
100,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_075,"(-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*The flood arrived as foretold, and to their horror the strangely churning waters drove the people towards the ocean. It was there, however, that Nyunkrepf's crew hauled them aboard his ark, but the danger had not passed: a towering wave approached, threatening to smash the vessel to pieces!*"
101,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_076,"(-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*With only moments to spare, Nyunkrepf wove a mighty spell of teleportation, and shifted the entire ship to safety atop Abalathia's Spine.*"
102,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_077,"(-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*Refugees from the surrounding regions huddled there alongside them, but it was not long before disputes over the dwindling supply of food led to violence and bloodshed.*"
103,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_078,"(-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*Saddened by the sight, Nyunkrepf gathered to him his crew and his grateful passengers, and abandoned the ark to those reddened peaks. They journeyed to the coast where they built a new ship, intent upon returning to the northern seas.*"
104,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_079,"(-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*They landed on the beach of an island, and settled upon that very spot. That settlement prospered and grew, and in time it became the city of Sharlayan we live in to this day.*"
105,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q6_000_080,"The title on the spine reads *Roads of Old: The Colony*.
Read the book?"
106,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_081","(-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Many years ago, on the banks of the Thaliak in the Dravanian hinterlands, a Sharlayan colony once thrived.</Emphasis>"
107,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_082","(-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>This settlement was originally established as a mere outpost to study the aetherial sea in the year 1311 of the Sixth Astral Era.</Emphasis>"
108,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_083","(-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Scholars dispatched to Eorzea found the facilities wanting, and their demands encouraged a gradual expansion in structures and services.</Emphasis>"
109,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_084","(-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>As rumors spread of a growing community of academics, the area was further inundated with Eorzean students hoping to share in the renowned wisdom of the Sharlayans.</Emphasis>"
110,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_085","(-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Fifty years later, the Forum passed a motion to recognize what had become a flourishing town as an official Sharlayan colony.</Emphasis>"
111,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_086","(-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Eorzean residents took to calling the colony itself “Sharlayan,” which led to no small amount of confusion when discussions turned to the subject of the motherland.</Emphasis>"
112,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_087","(-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>In response, some Sharlayan inhabitants, if pressed for a name, would simply refer to it as “Emporium.”</Emphasis>"
113,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_088","(-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Following the exodus, however, goblins and treasure hunters claimed for themselves a corner of the abandoned colony and gave it yet another name: Idyllshire.</Emphasis>"
114,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_089","The following chapters go on to introduce the most prominent features of Idyllshire. This book does not appear to contain additional information on the Forum, or cover the history of the Sharlayan motherland in greater detail."
115,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_090","Sorry, were you waiting long?"
116,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_091","I wanted to make sure I'd borrowed at least a few promising volumes. Alphinaud and Krile should also be along shortly."
117,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_092","I was delayed in similar fashion. As far as I could see, no titles in the Archon stacks mentioned the Final Days specifically, so we have no choice but to start with the tangentially relevant tomes─if they are even that."
118,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_093","At present, the plan is to skim through as quickly as we dare, and share our discoveries as we make them."
119,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_094","It would've been nice to invite everyone to the estate. Plenty of comfortable places to read, and a ready supply of hot tea..."
120,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_095","Oh, I was always quite fond of reading outside."
121,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_096","...But it's not about the little pleasures, is it? You miss your home."
122,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_097","It's been...difficult. After our arrival, we managed to speak with one of the family servants and ask how things were."
123,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_098","It seems our dear father has instructed the staff that even if Alphinaud and I were to return to Sharlayan, we were not to be allowed across the threshold."
124,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_099","A harsh measure, indeed. I hope that our efforts to understand his position─and that of the Forum─will perhaps lead to a reconciliation..."
125,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_100","We'll mend this rift one day. I'm certain of it."
126,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_101","And what of you, G'raha? Have you been to visit your family? Or do they not live here in the city?"
127,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_102","Ah, well... My situation is also somewhat complicated. I was raised in Sharlayan, yes, but I was born rather further away."
128,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_103","In the southern reaches of Ilsabard, in fact. For generations, my people have dwelt in Corvos, the coastal region opposite the island of Thavnair."
129,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_104","The Allagans founded a city in that fertile land, and by ship, brought in the subjugated tribes of the Miqo'te to serve as laborers."
130,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_105","Of course, the massive earthquakes of the Fourth Umbral Calamity brought an end to the empire's reign. And when the Fifth Calamity froze the seas solid, many of the tribes still living in Corvos braved the journey back to Eorzea..."
131,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_106","My ancestors, however, chose to remain, that they might prevent the remnants of Allagan technology from being misused."
132,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_107","Isn't Corvos under Garlean rule?"
133,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_108","For the past fifty years, yes. Some semblance of local culture remains, as is the case for most imperial provinces, but Garlemald renamed the region “Locus Amoenus.”"
134,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_109","...When I was a boy, a nearby town came under the jurisdiction of an illustrious imperial family─the nobles of House Darnus."
135,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_110","House Darnus demonstrated a singular interest in Allagan civilization, and so my tribe was forced to consider a plan of action."
136,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_111","For some time already, voices had been raised in favor of abandoning our ancient customs─after all, the Allagan Eye no longer passed to our eldest children as reliably as it once had."
137,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_112","Fear of discovery eventually tipped the scales, and the decision was made to bury our ties to the knowledge and traditions of Allag."
138,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_113","As the last child born with the Allagan Eye, I was given over to the custody of friends in the Students of Baldesion, who had me registered as a Sharlayan citizen."
139,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_114","I never even considered... Forgive me, it was an unkind question."
140,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_115","Even Thancred was taken in by Archon Louisoix, was he not? Stories of adopted waifs and rescued orphans are more common among Sharlayans than you might think."
141,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_116","Yet regardless of our origins, we are all provided with an equal opportunity to learn. And with sufficient perspicacity, we outsiders can even earn the vaunted title of “Archon.”"
142,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_117","'Tis exactly why I have such love for this country. And why I wish it to remain a nation of which its citizens can be proud."
143,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_118","Hear, hear! Another good reason to get to the bottom of the Forum's stubbornness─aside from the trifling matter of our impending doom."
144,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_119","Excuse us while we try to make some headway into these books, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. More company should be arriving any moment now!"
145,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_120","There are others better suited to poring over old history books, so I thought I'd try my luck with more recent events. If I can find anything to better inform the Forum's baffling behavior..."
146,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_125","Hm? What else do I know of Corvos? Precious little, I am afraid─I've not returned since Master Galuf first brought me here."
147,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_126","I can tell you that Corvosi rebels still seek to slip the yoke of their imperial masters, though the fighting is far less fierce than it once was."
148,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_127","Oh, and they have carpets. <Emphasis>Flying</Emphasis> carpets! The legends are quite extraordinary!"
149,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_130","We've returned with our selections!"
150,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_131","Although I must say, the pickings were quite slim indeed─Mistress Krile has already flicked through every history book devoted to disasters, and more than a few which barely made mention of them."
151,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_132","As such, we will be looking into research papers on the Umbral Calamities, as well as articles written by prominent Forum members. Perhaps their knowledge of the Final Days comes from an unexpected source..."
152,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_133","Speaking of which, might I ask <Emphasis>you</Emphasis> a few questions related to the Final Days?"
153,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_134","I'm the only one here who didn't witness the events of Amaurot firsthand, and fear I may be overlooking critical details."
154,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_135","My thanks! Now, where to begin..."
155,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_136","First things first─what kind of phenomena did the ancients encounter as the Final Days drew nigh?"
156,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q7_000_137","What will you say?"
157,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_138","A complete destabilization of creation magicks."
158,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_139","Primals of unrivaled power were summoned from the aether."
159,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_140","The worst kind of phenomena you can imagine!"
160,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_141","Yes, the unfolding catastrophe wrought havoc on all manner of life..."
161,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_142","The chaos extended to the ancients themselves, causing their powers of creation to spiral out of control. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets..."
162,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_143","Ahem, I believe Hydaelyn and Zodiark were summoned <Emphasis>after</Emphasis> the Final Days had arrived. Quite deliberately, in fact."
163,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_144","If we are speaking of phenomena caused by the Final Days, the chaos of creation magicks run rampant is what first comes to mind. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets..."
164,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_145","Well, that certainly is an accurate─if somewhat ambiguous─impression."
165,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_146","To expound upon that explanation, the unfolding catastrophe wrought havoc on all manner of life..."
166,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_147","The chaos extended to the ancients themselves, causing their powers of creation to spiral out of control. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets..."
167,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_148","That more or less aligns with my understanding. If only the arts of creation had survived until the present day, we might have had something substantial to analyze."
168,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_149","To the best of our knowledge, however, those techniques were not preserved or passed on. Y'shtola surmises that the closest known magick is that of the summoning rituals promulgated by the Ascians."
169,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_150","Was there aught else of note which heralded the approach of the Final Days?"
170,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q8_000_151","What will you say?"
171,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_152","The entire star was engulfed by disaster all at once."
172,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_153","They say it began with a keening sound from the land itself..."
173,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_154","Alphinaud, you can answer this one!"
174,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_155","I...think you may be misremembering. As I recall, 'twas more of a gradual spread."
175,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_156","The Amaurotines spoke of a “keening” sound that rose from the land itself just before a region was visited by catastrophe. We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness..."
176,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_157","Ah, yes, the Amaurotines spoke of it, didn't they? We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness..."
177,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_158","But it seems that each and every one of the catastrophes was preceded by this ominous noise. Eventually it resounded all across the star, and not even Amaurot was spared."
178,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_159","M-Me!? Well, as you wish..."
179,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_160","The Amaurotines were debating the cause of an anomaly which had been observed in the lands across the sea. By this fact alone, we can deduce that the Final Days occurred not all at once the world over, but rather had a point of origin from which it began to spread."
180,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_161","Others also spoke of a “keening” sound rising from the land itself, just before a region was visited by catastrophe. We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness..."
181,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_162","So the ground was crying out, you say? To be considered the harbinger of doom, it must have been quite distinctive...and probably quite loud."
182,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_163","I'll have to speak with one of Noumenon's mammets, and ask after any books which make mention of such a sound."
183,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_164","Last but not least, would you describe how the ancients sought to quell this unprecedented calamity? What definitive action did they take?"
184,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q9_000_165","What will you say?"
185,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_166","They summoned Zodiark."
186,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_167","They summoned Hydaelyn."
187,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_168","They knocked Dalamud from the sky."
188,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_169","Yes, with Elidibus serving as His heart. So many gave themselves in sacrifice to bring Him into being..."
189,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_170","Ah, I believe it was <Emphasis>Zodiark</Emphasis> who was summoned in response to the Final Days. Many sacrificed themselves to bring Him into being, with Elidibus serving as His heart..."
190,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_171","Surely you can't be serious! That was the Seventh Umbral Calamity─hardly an event of the distant past. And even if Dalamud had existed at the time, bringing down a moon of any kind would surely only make things worse!"
191,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_172","The ancients summoned <Emphasis>Zodiark</Emphasis> in response to the Final Days. Many sacrificed themselves to bring Him into being, with Elidibus serving as His heart..."
192,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_173","We do not know exactly how Zodiark brought salvation to the star, only that by His godlike will were the laws of nature set aright."
193,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_174","Then, once the balance was redressed, the ancients offered up a further sacrifice to heal the ravages of the Final Days."
194,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_175","Lives sprouted anew, and it was these fledgling souls they intended to render unto Zodiark. A “trade” that would have allowed them to resurrect the shades of loved ones absorbed by the primal..."
195,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_176","...Or might have, had Venat and her fellows not manifested their opposition in the form of Hydaelyn."
196,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_177","Thank you─both of you─for the detailed review. I feel much more confident now in my understanding of events."
197,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_178","With all that freshly in mind, it does make me wonder what the Telophoroi truly mean when they speak of bringing back the Final Days."
198,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_179","We've seen what they're doing with those towers of theirs. Is forcing people to summon primals a kind of catalyst? Are they attempting to mirror the conditions caused by unstable creation magicks?"
199,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_180","Or are they simply using the Final Days as a figure of speech? A convenient metaphor for the scale of destruction they plan to unleash..."
200,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_181","<sigh> But this is all just pointless conjecture at this stage. Let us return our attention to the Forum, shall we?"
201,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_182","We should keep an eye out for Y'shtola, but 'tis time we began studying these research papers..."
202,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_190","Many Forum members are also researchers or professors. If they know aught of the Final Days, then that knowledge might surface in their writing. That is my hope, anyway..."
203,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_195","It really is comforting to have all these dedicated assistants on hand. Right, then! Enough chatting, more reading!"
204,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_200","I'm the last, am I? Well, my extended search of the Archon stacks produced one or two possibly useful books."
205,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_201","...But I wouldn't get your hopes up."
206,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_202","If you recall, Urianger learned of the Source's reflections from <Emphasis>The Gerun Oracles</Emphasis>. For its potential to cause panic and confusion, that tome was deemed apocrypha and sealed away in the Great Gubal Library."
207,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_203","'Tis even less likely that knowledge of the unsundered world, not to mention the horrors of the Final Days, would be left sitting on a shelf for any curious scholar to find."
208,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_204","It stands to reason then that my colleagues─be they Archons or councilors─should perforce be largely ignorant of the subject."
209,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_205","Yet when you confronted Master Fourchenault with knowledge of the Telophoroi and their machinations, he scoffed at the suggestion that they posed a threat. He seemed adamant that the Forum would know if the Final Days were truly upon us."
210,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_206","Which only supports the conclusion that whatever privileged wisdom is guiding the Forum's behavior, it is being kept secret from the rest of the nation."
211,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_207","...Not that I mean to excuse myself from reading duty. Whether they contain mention of the Final Days or no, these books could yet hold something of value."
212,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_208","You weren't thinking of leaving, were you? There's plenty of work for everyone."
213,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_209","You labor for what feels like an age as Y'shtola's research assistant..."
214,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_210","I've found naught of interest so far. I think Y'shtola might be right about not getting our hopes up."
215,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_215","Ngh..."
216,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_220","......"
217,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_221","Your efforts to gain G'raha Tia's attention go unnoticed. He appears to be lost in his reading..."
218,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_225","Thank you for your help, but I think I can manage the rest without your assistance. If I were you, I'd steal a few quiet moments for myself..."
219,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_230","Oh dear, you look exhausted! But what about <Emphasis>your</Emphasis> studies? Were you able to find any books on the subjects I mentioned?"
220,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_231","Then the day was well spent! Should you wish to read them again, a mammet at the reference desk will point you in the right direction."
221,"TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_232","For the moment, though, I suggest you take a well-deserved rest─we might be occupied with our research for quite some time..."
106,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_081,"(-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*Many years ago, on the banks of the Thaliak in the Dravanian hinterlands, a Sharlayan colony once thrived.*"
107,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_082,(-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*This settlement was originally established as a mere outpost to study the aetherial sea in the year 1311 of the Sixth Astral Era.*
108,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_083,"(-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*Scholars dispatched to Eorzea found the facilities wanting, and their demands encouraged a gradual expansion in structures and services.*"
109,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_084,"(-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*As rumors spread of a growing community of academics, the area was further inundated with Eorzean students hoping to share in the renowned wisdom of the Sharlayans.*"
110,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_085,"(-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*Fifty years later, the Forum passed a motion to recognize what had become a flourishing town as an official Sharlayan colony.*"
111,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_086,"(-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*Eorzean residents took to calling the colony itself “Sharlayan,” which led to no small amount of confusion when discussions turned to the subject of the motherland.*"
112,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_087,"(-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*In response, some Sharlayan inhabitants, if pressed for a name, would simply refer to it as “Emporium.”*"
113,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_088,"(-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*Following the exodus, however, goblins and treasure hunters claimed for themselves a corner of the abandoned colony and gave it yet another name: Idyllshire.*"
114,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_089,"The following chapters go on to introduce the most prominent features of Idyllshire. This book does not appear to contain additional information on the Forum, or cover the history of the Sharlayan motherland in greater detail."
115,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_090,"Sorry, were you waiting long?"
116,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_091,I wanted to make sure I'd borrowed at least a few promising volumes. Alphinaud and Krile should also be along shortly.
117,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_092,"I was delayed in similar fashion. As far as I could see, no titles in the Archon stacks mentioned the Final Days specifically, so we have no choice but to start with the tangentially relevant tomes─if they are even that."
118,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_093,"At present, the plan is to skim through as quickly as we dare, and share our discoveries as we make them."
119,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_094,"It would've been nice to invite everyone to the estate. Plenty of comfortable places to read, and a ready supply of hot tea..."
120,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_095,"Oh, I was always quite fond of reading outside."
121,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_096,"...But it's not about the little pleasures, is it? You miss your home."
122,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_097,"It's been...difficult. After our arrival, we managed to speak with one of the family servants and ask how things were."
123,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_098,"It seems our dear father has instructed the staff that even if Alphinaud and I were to return to Sharlayan, we were not to be allowed across the threshold."
124,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_099,"A harsh measure, indeed. I hope that our efforts to understand his position─and that of the Forum─will perhaps lead to a reconciliation..."
125,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_100,We'll mend this rift one day. I'm certain of it.
126,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_101,"And what of you, G'raha? Have you been to visit your family? Or do they not live here in the city?"
127,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_102,"Ah, well... My situation is also somewhat complicated. I was raised in Sharlayan, yes, but I was born rather further away."
128,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_103,"In the southern reaches of Ilsabard, in fact. For generations, my people have dwelt in Corvos, the coastal region opposite the island of Thavnair."
129,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_104,"The Allagans founded a city in that fertile land, and by ship, brought in the subjugated tribes of the Miqo'te to serve as laborers."
130,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_105,"Of course, the massive earthquakes of the Fourth Umbral Calamity brought an end to the empire's reign. And when the Fifth Calamity froze the seas solid, many of the tribes still living in Corvos braved the journey back to Eorzea..."
131,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_106,"My ancestors, however, chose to remain, that they might prevent the remnants of Allagan technology from being misused."
132,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_107,Isn't Corvos under Garlean rule?
133,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_108,"For the past fifty years, yes. Some semblance of local culture remains, as is the case for most imperial provinces, but Garlemald renamed the region “Locus Amoenus.”"
134,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_109,"...When I was a boy, a nearby town came under the jurisdiction of an illustrious imperial family─the nobles of House Darnus."
135,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_110,"House Darnus demonstrated a singular interest in Allagan civilization, and so my tribe was forced to consider a plan of action."
136,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_111,"For some time already, voices had been raised in favor of abandoning our ancient customs─after all, the Allagan Eye no longer passed to our eldest children as reliably as it once had."
137,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_112,"Fear of discovery eventually tipped the scales, and the decision was made to bury our ties to the knowledge and traditions of Allag."
138,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_113,"As the last child born with the Allagan Eye, I was given over to the custody of friends in the Students of Baldesion, who had me registered as a Sharlayan citizen."
139,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_114,"I never even considered... Forgive me, it was an unkind question."
140,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_115,"Even Thancred was taken in by Archon Louisoix, was he not? Stories of adopted waifs and rescued orphans are more common among Sharlayans than you might think."
141,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_116,"Yet regardless of our origins, we are all provided with an equal opportunity to learn. And with sufficient perspicacity, we outsiders can even earn the vaunted title of “Archon.”"
142,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_117,'Tis exactly why I have such love for this country. And why I wish it to remain a nation of which its citizens can be proud.
143,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_118,"Hear, hear! Another good reason to get to the bottom of the Forum's stubbornness─aside from the trifling matter of our impending doom."
144,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_119,"Excuse us while we try to make some headway into these books, Player. More company should be arriving any moment now!"
145,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_120,"There are others better suited to poring over old history books, so I thought I'd try my luck with more recent events. If I can find anything to better inform the Forum's baffling behavior..."
146,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_125,"Hm? What else do I know of Corvos? Precious little, I am afraid─I've not returned since Master Galuf first brought me here."
147,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_126,"I can tell you that Corvosi rebels still seek to slip the yoke of their imperial masters, though the fighting is far less fierce than it once was."
148,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_127,"Oh, and they have carpets. *Flying* carpets! The legends are quite extraordinary!"
149,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_130,We've returned with our selections!
150,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_131,"Although I must say, the pickings were quite slim indeed─Mistress Krile has already flicked through every history book devoted to disasters, and more than a few which barely made mention of them."
151,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_132,"As such, we will be looking into research papers on the Umbral Calamities, as well as articles written by prominent Forum members. Perhaps their knowledge of the Final Days comes from an unexpected source..."
152,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_133,"Speaking of which, might I ask *you* a few questions related to the Final Days?"
153,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_134,"I'm the only one here who didn't witness the events of Amaurot firsthand, and fear I may be overlooking critical details."
154,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_135,"My thanks! Now, where to begin..."
155,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_136,First things first─what kind of phenomena did the ancients encounter as the Final Days drew nigh?
156,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q7_000_137,What will you say?
157,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_138,A complete destabilization of creation magicks.
158,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_139,Primals of unrivaled power were summoned from the aether.
159,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_140,The worst kind of phenomena you can imagine!
160,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_141,"Yes, the unfolding catastrophe wrought havoc on all manner of life..."
161,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_142,"The chaos extended to the ancients themselves, causing their powers of creation to spiral out of control. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets..."
162,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_143,"Ahem, I believe Hydaelyn and Zodiark were summoned *after* the Final Days had arrived. Quite deliberately, in fact."
163,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_144,"If we are speaking of phenomena caused by the Final Days, the chaos of creation magicks run rampant is what first comes to mind. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets..."
164,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_145,"Well, that certainly is an accurate─if somewhat ambiguous─impression."
165,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_146,"To expound upon that explanation, the unfolding catastrophe wrought havoc on all manner of life..."
166,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_147,"The chaos extended to the ancients themselves, causing their powers of creation to spiral out of control. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets..."
167,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_148,"That more or less aligns with my understanding. If only the arts of creation had survived until the present day, we might have had something substantial to analyze."
168,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_149,"To the best of our knowledge, however, those techniques were not preserved or passed on. Y'shtola surmises that the closest known magick is that of the summoning rituals promulgated by the Ascians."
169,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_150,Was there aught else of note which heralded the approach of the Final Days?
170,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q8_000_151,What will you say?
171,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_152,The entire star was engulfed by disaster all at once.
172,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_153,They say it began with a keening sound from the land itself...
173,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_154,"Alphinaud, you can answer this one!"
174,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_155,"I...think you may be misremembering. As I recall, 'twas more of a gradual spread."
175,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_156,"The Amaurotines spoke of a “keening” sound that rose from the land itself just before a region was visited by catastrophe. We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness..."
176,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_157,"Ah, yes, the Amaurotines spoke of it, didn't they? We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness..."
177,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_158,"But it seems that each and every one of the catastrophes was preceded by this ominous noise. Eventually it resounded all across the star, and not even Amaurot was spared."
178,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_159,"M-Me!? Well, as you wish..."
179,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_160,"The Amaurotines were debating the cause of an anomaly which had been observed in the lands across the sea. By this fact alone, we can deduce that the Final Days occurred not all at once the world over, but rather had a point of origin from which it began to spread."
180,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_161,"Others also spoke of a “keening” sound rising from the land itself, just before a region was visited by catastrophe. We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness..."
181,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_162,"So the ground was crying out, you say? To be considered the harbinger of doom, it must have been quite distinctive...and probably quite loud."
182,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_163,"I'll have to speak with one of Noumenon's mammets, and ask after any books which make mention of such a sound."
183,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_164,"Last but not least, would you describe how the ancients sought to quell this unprecedented calamity? What definitive action did they take?"
184,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q9_000_165,What will you say?
185,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_166,They summoned Zodiark.
186,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_167,They summoned Hydaelyn.
187,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_168,They knocked Dalamud from the sky.
188,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_169,"Yes, with Elidibus serving as His heart. So many gave themselves in sacrifice to bring Him into being..."
189,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_170,"Ah, I believe it was *Zodiark* who was summoned in response to the Final Days. Many sacrificed themselves to bring Him into being, with Elidibus serving as His heart..."
190,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_171,"Surely you can't be serious! That was the Seventh Umbral Calamity─hardly an event of the distant past. And even if Dalamud had existed at the time, bringing down a moon of any kind would surely only make things worse!"
191,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_172,"The ancients summoned *Zodiark* in response to the Final Days. Many sacrificed themselves to bring Him into being, with Elidibus serving as His heart..."
192,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_173,"We do not know exactly how Zodiark brought salvation to the star, only that by His godlike will were the laws of nature set aright."
193,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_174,"Then, once the balance was redressed, the ancients offered up a further sacrifice to heal the ravages of the Final Days."
194,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_175,"Lives sprouted anew, and it was these fledgling souls they intended to render unto Zodiark. A “trade” that would have allowed them to resurrect the shades of loved ones absorbed by the primal..."
195,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_176,"...Or might have, had Venat and her fellows not manifested their opposition in the form of Hydaelyn."
196,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_177,Thank you─both of you─for the detailed review. I feel much more confident now in my understanding of events.
197,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_178,"With all that freshly in mind, it does make me wonder what the Telophoroi truly mean when they speak of bringing back the Final Days."
198,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_179,We've seen what they're doing with those towers of theirs. Is forcing people to summon primals a kind of catalyst? Are they attempting to mirror the conditions caused by unstable creation magicks?
199,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_180,Or are they simply using the Final Days as a figure of speech? A convenient metaphor for the scale of destruction they plan to unleash...
200,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_181,"<sigh> But this is all just pointless conjecture at this stage. Let us return our attention to the Forum, shall we?"
201,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_182,"We should keep an eye out for Y'shtola, but 'tis time we began studying these research papers..."
202,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_190,"Many Forum members are also researchers or professors. If they know aught of the Final Days, then that knowledge might surface in their writing. That is my hope, anyway..."
203,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_195,"It really is comforting to have all these dedicated assistants on hand. Right, then! Enough chatting, more reading!"
204,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_200,"I'm the last, am I? Well, my extended search of the Archon stacks produced one or two possibly useful books."
205,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_201,...But I wouldn't get your hopes up.
206,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_202,"If you recall, Urianger learned of the Source's reflections from *The Gerun Oracles*. For its potential to cause panic and confusion, that tome was deemed apocrypha and sealed away in the Great Gubal Library."
207,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_203,"'Tis even less likely that knowledge of the unsundered world, not to mention the horrors of the Final Days, would be left sitting on a shelf for any curious scholar to find."
208,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_204,It stands to reason then that my colleagues─be they Archons or councilors─should perforce be largely ignorant of the subject.
209,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_205,"Yet when you confronted Master Fourchenault with knowledge of the Telophoroi and their machinations, he scoffed at the suggestion that they posed a threat. He seemed adamant that the Forum would know if the Final Days were truly upon us."
210,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_206,"Which only supports the conclusion that whatever privileged wisdom is guiding the Forum's behavior, it is being kept secret from the rest of the nation."
211,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_207,"...Not that I mean to excuse myself from reading duty. Whether they contain mention of the Final Days or no, these books could yet hold something of value."
212,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_208,"You weren't thinking of leaving, were you? There's plenty of work for everyone."
213,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_209,You labor for what feels like an age as Y'shtola's research assistant...
214,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_210,I've found naught of interest so far. I think Y'shtola might be right about not getting our hopes up.
215,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_215,Ngh...
216,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_220,......
217,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_221,Your efforts to gain G'raha Tia's attention go unnoticed. He appears to be lost in his reading...
218,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_225,"Thank you for your help, but I think I can manage the rest without your assistance. If I were you, I'd steal a few quiet moments for myself..."
219,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_230,"Oh dear, you look exhausted! But what about *your* studies? Were you able to find any books on the subjects I mentioned?"
220,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_231,"Then the day was well spent! Should you wish to read them again, a mammet at the reference desk will point you in the right direction."
221,TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_232,"For the moment, though, I suggest you take a well-deserved rest─we might be occupied with our research for quite some time..."
1 key 0 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_00 1 Krile is intent on uncovering the reason behind the Forum's inexplicable behavior.
2 # 1 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_01 As a means to gain insight into the Forum and their confounding obstinacy, Krile has been scouring Sharlayan's archives for any mention of the Final Days. Progress has been slow, however, and she enlists you and your fellow Scions to help with her research. For your first task, you are to meet Krile at the nearby entrance to Noumenon─the grand library of Sharlayan.
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_02 str Krile instructs you to seek out any books on the subject of Sharlayan history or the workings of the Forum. It seems she wishes for you to brush up on your fundamental knowledge for the sake of the ongoing investigation.
4 0 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_00 3 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_03 Krile is intent on uncovering the reason behind the Forum's inexplicable behavior. Having reviewed the basics of Sharlayan's founding and the establishment of the Forum, you feel sufficiently prepared for the task ahead. You then recall that you were to rendezvous with the others at the stone benches just outside Noumenon's entrance.
5 1 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_01 4 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_04 As a means to gain insight into the Forum and their confounding obstinacy, Krile has been scouring Sharlayan's archives for any mention of the Final Days. Progress has been slow, however, and she enlists you and your fellow Scions to help with her research. For your first task, you are to meet Krile at the nearby entrance to Noumenon─the grand library of Sharlayan. Alisaie and G'raha Tia are the first to join you, and following a revealing discussion of their respective family situations, they settle down to study their borrowed books. Alphinaud and Krile should both be along soon...
6 2 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_02 5 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_05 Krile instructs you to seek out any books on the subject of Sharlayan history or the workings of the Forum. It seems she wishes for you to brush up on your fundamental knowledge for the sake of the ongoing investigation. As expected, Alphinaud and Krile appear next, bearing their own armfuls of reading material. Krile subjects you to a sudden interrogation regarding your experiences in Amaurot, wishing to compare your firsthand account with what she knows of the Final Days. Satisfied that her understanding is now equal to the rest of the Scions, she and Alphinaud focus on their reading, leaving you to keep an eye out for the final member of your research group.
7 3 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_03 6 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_06 Having reviewed the basics of Sharlayan's founding and the establishment of the Forum, you feel sufficiently prepared for the task ahead. You then recall that you were to rendezvous with the others at the stone benches just outside Noumenon's entrance. Last to arrive, Y'shtola expresses doubts that the sensitive knowledge you seek would be contained in Noumenon's public archives. She is of the opinion, however, that some snippet of useful information might still be found, and enlists you as her research assistant. After what feels like an age, you are released to speak with Krile.
8 4 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_04 7 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_07 Alisaie and G'raha Tia are the first to join you, and following a revealing discussion of their respective family situations, they settle down to study their borrowed books. Alphinaud and Krile should both be along soon... Despite your exhausted appearance, Krile informs you that, should you so desire, Noumenon's reference mammet can point you towards the same books you located earlier. For the moment, however, you are excused from further reading duties.
9 5 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_05 8 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_08 As expected, Alphinaud and Krile appear next, bearing their own armfuls of reading material. Krile subjects you to a sudden interrogation regarding your experiences in Amaurot, wishing to compare your firsthand account with what she knows of the Final Days. Satisfied that her understanding is now equal to the rest of the Scions, she and Alphinaud focus on their reading, leaving you to keep an eye out for the final member of your research group.
10 6 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_06 9 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_09 Last to arrive, Y'shtola expresses doubts that the sensitive knowledge you seek would be contained in Noumenon's public archives. She is of the opinion, however, that some snippet of useful information might still be found, and enlists you as her research assistant. After what feels like an age, you are released to speak with Krile.
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25 21 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_21 24 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_00 Speak with Krile outside Noumenon.
26 22 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_22 25 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_01 Read books in Noumenon on the relevant subjects.
27 23 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SEQ_23 26 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_02 Wait at the designated location.
28 24 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_00 27 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_03 Speak with Krile outside Noumenon. Wait at the designated location again.
29 25 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_01 28 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_04 Read books in Noumenon on the relevant subjects. Wait at the designated location once more.
30 26 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_02 29 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_05 Wait at the designated location. Speak with Krile.
31 27 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_03 30 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_06 Wait at the designated location again.
32 28 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_04 31 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_07 Wait at the designated location once more.
33 29 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_05 32 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_08 Speak with Krile.
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49 45 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_21 48 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_000 If the Forum is intent on concealing its intentions, then a cursory investigation will avail us little, I suspect. We will need to dig deeper─and with the greatest of care...
50 46 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_22 49 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_005 I still don't understand how the vote could be unanimous... What could possibly convince them all to turn their backs on Eorzea?
51 47 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_TODO_23 50 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_010 The process by which Forum members are elected is fair and equitable─neither wealth nor social standing offers any advantages to a prospective candidate. But fairly elected or not, Master Matoya still found them all to be insufferable.
52 48 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_000 51 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_015 If the Forum is intent on concealing its intentions, then a cursory investigation will avail us little, I suspect. We will need to dig deeper─and with the greatest of care... Our tour of the city was a pleasant distraction. I feel more than ready now to tackle the challenges of the day!
53 49 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_005 52 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_020 I still don't understand how the vote could be unanimous... What could possibly convince them all to turn their backs on Eorzea? An unsettling change has come over Sharlayan, but together we will divine the underlying cause for the Forum's callousness.
54 50 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_010 53 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_021 The process by which Forum members are elected is fair and equitable─neither wealth nor social standing offers any advantages to a prospective candidate. But fairly elected or not, Master Matoya still found them all to be insufferable. As I mentioned before, however, questioning the councilors directly is a fruitless endeavor. They seem to have already come to a consensus as to what─and how little─they are willing to divulge.
55 51 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_015 54 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_022 Our tour of the city was a pleasant distraction. I feel more than ready now to tackle the challenges of the day! Which is why I began scouring Sharlayan's archive of historical records for any hint of a connection to the Final Days.
56 52 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_020 55 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_023 An unsettling change has come over Sharlayan, but together we will divine the underlying cause for the Forum's callousness. Suffice it to say that progress has been slow─there are only so many dusty pages one can skim in a day. But now that I have this band of willing reinforcements, the search should proceed all the swifter!
57 53 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_021 56 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_024 As I mentioned before, however, questioning the councilors directly is a fruitless endeavor. They seem to have already come to a consensus as to what─and how little─they are willing to divulge. Let us reconvene outside Noumenon, shall we?
58 54 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_022 57 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_025 Which is why I began scouring Sharlayan's archive of historical records for any hint of a connection to the Final Days. Exit the annex to the right, and you'll find the archives on the western edge of the woods.
59 55 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_023 58 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_030 Suffice it to say that progress has been slow─there are only so many dusty pages one can skim in a day. But now that I have this band of willing reinforcements, the search should proceed all the swifter! My directions were easy enough to follow, I hope? In any case, you stand now before the doors of Noumenon, Sharlayan's grandest collection of books and tomes!
60 56 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_024 59 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_031 Let us reconvene outside Noumenon, shall we? This building is actually only an entrance─and one of many at that─for the archives of Noumenon extend deep beneath the surface like the roots of a tree. The vast halls of the Great Gubal Library pale in comparison to Noumenon's endless maze of subterranean chambers.
61 57 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_025 60 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_032 Exit the annex to the right, and you'll find the archives on the western edge of the woods. Any citizen of Sharlayan is free to enter and peruse its shelves. ...Well, most of its shelves. Only Archons are afforded access to certain restricted vaults.
62 58 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_030 61 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_033 My directions were easy enough to follow, I hope? In any case, you stand now before the doors of Noumenon, Sharlayan's grandest collection of books and tomes! I've dispatched Y'shtola and Raha to investigate those. Meanwhile, Alisaie and Alphinaud will help me continue my search through the stacks open to the general public.
63 59 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_031 62 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_034 This building is actually only an entrance─and one of many at that─for the archives of Noumenon extend deep beneath the surface like the roots of a tree. The vast halls of the Great Gubal Library pale in comparison to Noumenon's endless maze of subterranean chambers. Your status presents more of a problem. As a non-citizen, you are only permitted to browse the first floor here at the entrance. Even so, there should be a number of books which touch upon Sharlayan history or Forum policy.
64 60 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_032 63 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_035 Any citizen of Sharlayan is free to enter and peruse its shelves. ...Well, most of its shelves. Only Archons are afforded access to certain restricted vaults. Your task will be to find and study the relevant publications. I promise you, a working knowledge of those subjects will make it far easier to spot the sort of clues we're looking for.
65 61 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_033 64 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_036 I've dispatched Y'shtola and Raha to investigate those. Meanwhile, Alisaie and Alphinaud will help me continue my search through the stacks open to the general public. Let us be about it, shall we? I've told the others to meet us at the stone benches over there once they've found some promising tomes. Happy reading!
66 62 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_034 65 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q1_000_040 Your status presents more of a problem. As a non-citizen, you are only permitted to browse the first floor here at the entrance. Even so, there should be a number of books which touch upon Sharlayan history or Forum policy. The title on the spine reads *An Introduction to the Heavens*. Read the book?
63 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_035 Your task will be to find and study the relevant publications. I promise you, a working knowledge of those subjects will make it far easier to spot the sort of clues we're looking for.
64 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_036 Let us be about it, shall we? I've told the others to meet us at the stone benches over there once they've found some promising tomes. Happy reading!
65 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q1_000_040 The title on the spine reads <Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>. Read the book?
67 66 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_041 66 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_041 (-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Have you ever gazed at the skies above and contemplated the mysteries contained therein? I speak not of shifting cloud patterns, but of the vastness beyond─of the sun and the twinkling tapestry of the night.</Emphasis> (-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*Have you ever gazed at the skies above and contemplated the mysteries contained therein? I speak not of shifting cloud patterns, but of the vastness beyond─of the sun and the twinkling tapestry of the night.*
68 67 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_042 67 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_042 (-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Some think the dome above us to be a finite space, yet amongst the leading thinkers of our age, one scholar's depiction of a boundless sea of stars has firmly taken root.</Emphasis> (-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*Some think the dome above us to be a finite space, yet amongst the leading thinkers of our age, one scholar's depiction of a boundless sea of stars has firmly taken root.*
69 68 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_043 68 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_043 (-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Alas, this heavenly sea remains an unreachable, unknowable destination. There are few indeed who can explain, in satisfactory detail, why our own star is believed to revolve around the sun.</Emphasis> (-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*Alas, this heavenly sea remains an unreachable, unknowable destination. There are few indeed who can explain, in satisfactory detail, why our own star is believed to revolve around the sun.*
70 69 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_044 69 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_044 (-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>It was the technologists of Allag who came closest to understanding the laws which govern that starry abyss. It was they who launched Dalamud, and sought to expand beyond our earthbound existence.</Emphasis> (-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*It was the technologists of Allag who came closest to understanding the laws which govern that starry abyss. It was they who launched Dalamud, and sought to expand beyond our earthbound existence.*
71 70 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_045 70 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_045 (-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>...Having read of their ancient ambitions, I wonder: has your interest in this field of study waxed or waned?</Emphasis> (-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*...Having read of their ancient ambitions, I wonder: has your interest in this field of study waxed or waned?*
72 71 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_046 71 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_046 (-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>What if I were to tell you that the eternal constellations were arranged differently in the distant past? That their positions continue to shift almost imperceptibly but measurably as we journey into the future?</Emphasis> (-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*What if I were to tell you that the eternal constellations were arranged differently in the distant past? That their positions continue to shift almost imperceptibly but measurably as we journey into the future?*
73 72 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_047 72 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKONE_000_047 (-<Emphasis>An Introduction to the Heavens</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Would it shock you to learn that the stars drift further and further apart, and may indeed do so forever? Are you eager to learn more?</Emphasis> (-*An Introduction to the Heavens*-)*Would it shock you to learn that the stars drift further and further apart, and may indeed do so forever? Are you eager to learn more?*
74 73 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_048 73 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_048 This book is on the wrong subject. Search for works which contain details on the Forum, or mention the history of Sharlayan. This book is on the wrong subject. Search for works which contain details on the Forum, or mention the history of Sharlayan.
75 74 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q2_000_049 74 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q2_000_049 The title on the spine reads <Emphasis>The Voice of a Growing City</Emphasis>. Read the book? The title on the spine reads *The Voice of a Growing City*. Read the book?
76 75 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_050 75 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_050 (-<Emphasis>The Voice of a Growing City</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>In the years which followed the founding of Sharlayan, civic policy and other matters of import were decided at the Ecclesia─a public forum at which every citizen was eligible to speak.</Emphasis> (-*The Voice of a Growing City*-)*In the years which followed the founding of Sharlayan, civic policy and other matters of import were decided at the Ecclesia─a public forum at which every citizen was eligible to speak.*
77 76 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_051 76 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_051 (-<Emphasis>The Voice of a Growing City</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>As the city's population grew, however, this format became increasingly impractical. The larger number of participants gave rise to ever-longer debates, resulting in significant delays of vital resolutions.</Emphasis> (-*The Voice of a Growing City*-)*As the city's population grew, however, this format became increasingly impractical. The larger number of participants gave rise to ever-longer debates, resulting in significant delays of vital resolutions.*
78 77 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_052 77 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_052 (-<Emphasis>The Voice of a Growing City</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Various measures were introduced in an attempt to curtail protracted discussions, but in the year 201 of the Sixth Astral Era, it was ultimately decreed that Sharlayan would transition to a new form of governance.</Emphasis> (-*The Voice of a Growing City*-)*Various measures were introduced in an attempt to curtail protracted discussions, but in the year 201 of the Sixth Astral Era, it was ultimately decreed that Sharlayan would transition to a new form of governance.*
79 78 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_053 78 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTWO_000_053 (-<Emphasis>The Voice of a Growing City</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>The nation would now be led by a body of ninety-nine members─citizens chosen from amongst their peers by means of a nationwide vote. Thus was the Forum as we know it today conceived and created.</Emphasis> (-*The Voice of a Growing City*-)*The nation would now be led by a body of ninety-nine members─citizens chosen from amongst their peers by means of a nationwide vote. Thus was the Forum as we know it today conceived and created.*
80 79 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_054 79 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_054 You have gained a fundamental understanding of Sharlayan history and the foundation of the Forum. Head outside to the rendezvous point and await your companions. You have gained a fundamental understanding of Sharlayan history and the foundation of the Forum. Head outside to the rendezvous point and await your companions.
81 80 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q3_000_055 80 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q3_000_055 The faded title on the spine reads <Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>. Read the book? The faded title on the spine reads *Stewards of Wisdom*. Read the book?
82 81 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_056 81 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_056 (-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>During the chaos of the Sixth Umbral Calamity, Archon Nyunkrepf, founder of Sharlayan, bore witness to the madness and savagery of men brought to the brink of despair. Upon raising a settlement on an island in the Northern Empty, he instructed his people thus:</Emphasis> (-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*During the chaos of the Sixth Umbral Calamity, Archon Nyunkrepf, founder of Sharlayan, bore witness to the madness and savagery of men brought to the brink of despair. Upon raising a settlement on an island in the Northern Empty, he instructed his people thus:*
83 82 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_057 82 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_057 (-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Renounce the ways of war, and pursue enlightenment through knowledge and reason.</Emphasis> (-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*Renounce the ways of war, and pursue enlightenment through knowledge and reason.*
84 83 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_058 83 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_058 (-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>The Sharlayans took to heart the words of their savior, and thenceforth served as stewards of wisdom.</Emphasis> (-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*The Sharlayans took to heart the words of their savior, and thenceforth served as stewards of wisdom.*
85 84 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_059 84 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_059 (-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Upon a foundation of accumulated learning, they built a homeland unlike any other─a nation born from strength of minds, rather than strength of arms.</Emphasis> (-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*Upon a foundation of accumulated learning, they built a homeland unlike any other─a nation born from strength of minds, rather than strength of arms.*
86 85 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_060 85 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_060 (-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>With knowledge of economics came shrewd trading. With knowledge of agriculture came bountiful crops. Engineering brought wells and sewers, ending squabbles over water.</Emphasis> (-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*With knowledge of economics came shrewd trading. With knowledge of agriculture came bountiful crops. Engineering brought wells and sewers, ending squabbles over water.*
87 86 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_061 86 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_061 (-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Wealth of expertise could be bartered for wealth in coin. And the more their wisdom spread throughout the world, the more mankind as a whole would thrive.</Emphasis> (-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*Wealth of expertise could be bartered for wealth in coin. And the more their wisdom spread throughout the world, the more mankind as a whole would thrive.*
88 87 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_062 87 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKTHREE_000_062 (-<Emphasis>Stewards of Wisdom</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>And so it was that no matter the trials and tribulations of the age, the citizens of Sharlayan would live by their founder's teachings. For the sake of a better tomorrow─for the sake of a brighter star─they would eschew the tools of war, and with knowledge deliver the world.</Emphasis> (-*Stewards of Wisdom*-)*And so it was that no matter the trials and tribulations of the age, the citizens of Sharlayan would live by their founder's teachings. For the sake of a better tomorrow─for the sake of a brighter star─they would eschew the tools of war, and with knowledge deliver the world.*
89 88 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q4_000_063 88 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q4_000_063 The title on the spine reads <Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>. Read the book? The title on the spine reads *Forever Twenty Summers*. Read the book?
90 89 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_064 89 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_064 (-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>My beloved seekers of knowledge. Have you ever put learning before your health, and neglected to feed and rest your body as you should?</Emphasis> (-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*My beloved seekers of knowledge. Have you ever put learning before your health, and neglected to feed and rest your body as you should?*
91 90 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_065 90 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_065 (-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>I, too, once engaged in such foolish practices. But one night, engrossed in philosophical study, I had an epiphany:</Emphasis> (-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*I, too, once engaged in such foolish practices. But one night, engrossed in philosophical study, I had an epiphany:*
92 91 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_066 91 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_066 (-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>For all the world's mysteries that drive us to reckless abandon, we have so very few years of life in which to achieve our goals.</Emphasis> (-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*For all the world's mysteries that drive us to reckless abandon, we have so very few years of life in which to achieve our goals.*
93 92 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_067 92 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_067 (-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Thus do I share with you this mantra: I am forever twenty summers young.</Emphasis> (-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*Thus do I share with you this mantra: I am forever twenty summers young.*
94 93 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_068 93 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_068 (-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>The number itself is unimportant─you could be nineteen, or twenty-three, or forty. Whatever age you are when you discover this manual, let that be the age you aspire to remain.</Emphasis> (-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*The number itself is unimportant─you could be nineteen, or twenty-three, or forty. Whatever age you are when you discover this manual, let that be the age you aspire to remain.*
95 94 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_069 94 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_069 (-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Through mindful, healthy living, will you extend the time available to spend upon your chosen research─another day, another moon, another summer to grasp the greater truths you pursue.</Emphasis> (-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*Through mindful, healthy living, will you extend the time available to spend upon your chosen research─another day, another moon, another summer to grasp the greater truths you pursue.*
96 95 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_070 95 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFOUR_000_070 (-<Emphasis>Forever Twenty Summers</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>In the pages that follow, we will explore the secrets of maintaining one's physical condition from a biological, aetherological, and arcane viewpoint...</Emphasis> (-*Forever Twenty Summers*-)*In the pages that follow, we will explore the secrets of maintaining one's physical condition from a biological, aetherological, and arcane viewpoint...*
97 96 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q5_000_071 96 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q5_000_071 The title on the spine reads <Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>. Read the book? The title on the spine reads *The Story of Sharlayan*. Read the book?
98 97 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_072 97 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_072 (-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Long, long ago, on an island in the northern sea, there lived a Roegadyn man by the name of Nyunkrepf.</Emphasis> (-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*Long, long ago, on an island in the northern sea, there lived a Roegadyn man by the name of Nyunkrepf.*
99 98 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_073 98 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_073 (-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Nyunkrepf was a student of astrology, and he divined that a flood of terrifying proportions would soon sweep over the lands of Eorzea.</Emphasis> (-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*Nyunkrepf was a student of astrology, and he divined that a flood of terrifying proportions would soon sweep over the lands of Eorzea.*
100 99 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_074 99 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_074 (-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>So it was that he built a gigantic ship, assembled a crew, and set sail for that imperiled realm.</Emphasis> (-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*So it was that he built a gigantic ship, assembled a crew, and set sail for that imperiled realm.*
101 100 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_075 100 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_075 (-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>The flood arrived as foretold, and to their horror the strangely churning waters drove the people towards the ocean. It was there, however, that Nyunkrepf's crew hauled them aboard his ark, but the danger had not passed: a towering wave approached, threatening to smash the vessel to pieces!</Emphasis> (-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*The flood arrived as foretold, and to their horror the strangely churning waters drove the people towards the ocean. It was there, however, that Nyunkrepf's crew hauled them aboard his ark, but the danger had not passed: a towering wave approached, threatening to smash the vessel to pieces!*
102 101 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_076 101 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_076 (-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>With only moments to spare, Nyunkrepf wove a mighty spell of teleportation, and shifted the entire ship to safety atop Abalathia's Spine.</Emphasis> (-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*With only moments to spare, Nyunkrepf wove a mighty spell of teleportation, and shifted the entire ship to safety atop Abalathia's Spine.*
103 102 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_077 102 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_077 (-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Refugees from the surrounding regions huddled there alongside them, but it was not long before disputes over the dwindling supply of food led to violence and bloodshed.</Emphasis> (-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*Refugees from the surrounding regions huddled there alongside them, but it was not long before disputes over the dwindling supply of food led to violence and bloodshed.*
104 103 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_078 103 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_078 (-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Saddened by the sight, Nyunkrepf gathered to him his crew and his grateful passengers, and abandoned the ark to those reddened peaks. They journeyed to the coast where they built a new ship, intent upon returning to the northern seas.</Emphasis> (-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*Saddened by the sight, Nyunkrepf gathered to him his crew and his grateful passengers, and abandoned the ark to those reddened peaks. They journeyed to the coast where they built a new ship, intent upon returning to the northern seas.*
105 104 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_079 104 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKFIVE_000_079 (-<Emphasis>The Story of Sharlayan</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>They landed on the beach of an island, and settled upon that very spot. That settlement prospered and grew, and in time it became the city of Sharlayan we live in to this day.</Emphasis> (-*The Story of Sharlayan*-)*They landed on the beach of an island, and settled upon that very spot. That settlement prospered and grew, and in time it became the city of Sharlayan we live in to this day.*
106 105 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q6_000_080 105 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q6_000_080 The title on the spine reads <Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>. Read the book? The title on the spine reads *Roads of Old: The Colony*. Read the book?
107 106 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_081 106 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_081 (-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Many years ago, on the banks of the Thaliak in the Dravanian hinterlands, a Sharlayan colony once thrived.</Emphasis> (-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*Many years ago, on the banks of the Thaliak in the Dravanian hinterlands, a Sharlayan colony once thrived.*
108 107 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_082 107 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_082 (-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>This settlement was originally established as a mere outpost to study the aetherial sea in the year 1311 of the Sixth Astral Era.</Emphasis> (-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*This settlement was originally established as a mere outpost to study the aetherial sea in the year 1311 of the Sixth Astral Era.*
109 108 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_083 108 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_083 (-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Scholars dispatched to Eorzea found the facilities wanting, and their demands encouraged a gradual expansion in structures and services.</Emphasis> (-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*Scholars dispatched to Eorzea found the facilities wanting, and their demands encouraged a gradual expansion in structures and services.*
110 109 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_084 109 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_084 (-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>As rumors spread of a growing community of academics, the area was further inundated with Eorzean students hoping to share in the renowned wisdom of the Sharlayans.</Emphasis> (-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*As rumors spread of a growing community of academics, the area was further inundated with Eorzean students hoping to share in the renowned wisdom of the Sharlayans.*
111 110 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_085 110 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_085 (-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Fifty years later, the Forum passed a motion to recognize what had become a flourishing town as an official Sharlayan colony.</Emphasis> (-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*Fifty years later, the Forum passed a motion to recognize what had become a flourishing town as an official Sharlayan colony.*
112 111 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_086 111 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_086 (-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Eorzean residents took to calling the colony itself “Sharlayan,” which led to no small amount of confusion when discussions turned to the subject of the motherland.</Emphasis> (-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*Eorzean residents took to calling the colony itself “Sharlayan,” which led to no small amount of confusion when discussions turned to the subject of the motherland.*
113 112 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_087 112 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_087 (-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>In response, some Sharlayan inhabitants, if pressed for a name, would simply refer to it as “Emporium.”</Emphasis> (-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*In response, some Sharlayan inhabitants, if pressed for a name, would simply refer to it as “Emporium.”*
114 113 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_088 113 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_BOOKSIX_000_088 (-<Emphasis>Roads of Old: The Colony</Emphasis>-)<Emphasis>Following the exodus, however, goblins and treasure hunters claimed for themselves a corner of the abandoned colony and gave it yet another name: Idyllshire.</Emphasis> (-*Roads of Old: The Colony*-)*Following the exodus, however, goblins and treasure hunters claimed for themselves a corner of the abandoned colony and gave it yet another name: Idyllshire.*
115 114 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_089 114 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_089 The following chapters go on to introduce the most prominent features of Idyllshire. This book does not appear to contain additional information on the Forum, or cover the history of the Sharlayan motherland in greater detail. The following chapters go on to introduce the most prominent features of Idyllshire. This book does not appear to contain additional information on the Forum, or cover the history of the Sharlayan motherland in greater detail.
116 115 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_090 115 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_090 Sorry, were you waiting long? Sorry, were you waiting long?
117 116 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_091 116 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_091 I wanted to make sure I'd borrowed at least a few promising volumes. Alphinaud and Krile should also be along shortly. I wanted to make sure I'd borrowed at least a few promising volumes. Alphinaud and Krile should also be along shortly.
118 117 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_092 117 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_092 I was delayed in similar fashion. As far as I could see, no titles in the Archon stacks mentioned the Final Days specifically, so we have no choice but to start with the tangentially relevant tomes─if they are even that. I was delayed in similar fashion. As far as I could see, no titles in the Archon stacks mentioned the Final Days specifically, so we have no choice but to start with the tangentially relevant tomes─if they are even that.
119 118 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_093 118 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_093 At present, the plan is to skim through as quickly as we dare, and share our discoveries as we make them. At present, the plan is to skim through as quickly as we dare, and share our discoveries as we make them.
120 119 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_094 119 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_094 It would've been nice to invite everyone to the estate. Plenty of comfortable places to read, and a ready supply of hot tea... It would've been nice to invite everyone to the estate. Plenty of comfortable places to read, and a ready supply of hot tea...
121 120 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_095 120 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_095 Oh, I was always quite fond of reading outside. Oh, I was always quite fond of reading outside.
122 121 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_096 121 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_096 ...But it's not about the little pleasures, is it? You miss your home. ...But it's not about the little pleasures, is it? You miss your home.
123 122 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_097 122 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_097 It's been...difficult. After our arrival, we managed to speak with one of the family servants and ask how things were. It's been...difficult. After our arrival, we managed to speak with one of the family servants and ask how things were.
124 123 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_098 123 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_098 It seems our dear father has instructed the staff that even if Alphinaud and I were to return to Sharlayan, we were not to be allowed across the threshold. It seems our dear father has instructed the staff that even if Alphinaud and I were to return to Sharlayan, we were not to be allowed across the threshold.
125 124 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_099 124 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_099 A harsh measure, indeed. I hope that our efforts to understand his position─and that of the Forum─will perhaps lead to a reconciliation... A harsh measure, indeed. I hope that our efforts to understand his position─and that of the Forum─will perhaps lead to a reconciliation...
126 125 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_100 125 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_100 We'll mend this rift one day. I'm certain of it. We'll mend this rift one day. I'm certain of it.
127 126 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_101 126 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_101 And what of you, G'raha? Have you been to visit your family? Or do they not live here in the city? And what of you, G'raha? Have you been to visit your family? Or do they not live here in the city?
128 127 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_102 127 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_102 Ah, well... My situation is also somewhat complicated. I was raised in Sharlayan, yes, but I was born rather further away. Ah, well... My situation is also somewhat complicated. I was raised in Sharlayan, yes, but I was born rather further away.
129 128 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_103 128 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_103 In the southern reaches of Ilsabard, in fact. For generations, my people have dwelt in Corvos, the coastal region opposite the island of Thavnair. In the southern reaches of Ilsabard, in fact. For generations, my people have dwelt in Corvos, the coastal region opposite the island of Thavnair.
130 129 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_104 129 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_104 The Allagans founded a city in that fertile land, and by ship, brought in the subjugated tribes of the Miqo'te to serve as laborers. The Allagans founded a city in that fertile land, and by ship, brought in the subjugated tribes of the Miqo'te to serve as laborers.
131 130 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_105 130 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_105 Of course, the massive earthquakes of the Fourth Umbral Calamity brought an end to the empire's reign. And when the Fifth Calamity froze the seas solid, many of the tribes still living in Corvos braved the journey back to Eorzea... Of course, the massive earthquakes of the Fourth Umbral Calamity brought an end to the empire's reign. And when the Fifth Calamity froze the seas solid, many of the tribes still living in Corvos braved the journey back to Eorzea...
132 131 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_106 131 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_106 My ancestors, however, chose to remain, that they might prevent the remnants of Allagan technology from being misused. My ancestors, however, chose to remain, that they might prevent the remnants of Allagan technology from being misused.
133 132 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_107 132 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_107 Isn't Corvos under Garlean rule? Isn't Corvos under Garlean rule?
134 133 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_108 133 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_108 For the past fifty years, yes. Some semblance of local culture remains, as is the case for most imperial provinces, but Garlemald renamed the region “Locus Amoenus.” For the past fifty years, yes. Some semblance of local culture remains, as is the case for most imperial provinces, but Garlemald renamed the region “Locus Amoenus.”
135 134 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_109 134 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_109 ...When I was a boy, a nearby town came under the jurisdiction of an illustrious imperial family─the nobles of House Darnus. ...When I was a boy, a nearby town came under the jurisdiction of an illustrious imperial family─the nobles of House Darnus.
136 135 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_110 135 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_110 House Darnus demonstrated a singular interest in Allagan civilization, and so my tribe was forced to consider a plan of action. House Darnus demonstrated a singular interest in Allagan civilization, and so my tribe was forced to consider a plan of action.
137 136 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_111 136 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_111 For some time already, voices had been raised in favor of abandoning our ancient customs─after all, the Allagan Eye no longer passed to our eldest children as reliably as it once had. For some time already, voices had been raised in favor of abandoning our ancient customs─after all, the Allagan Eye no longer passed to our eldest children as reliably as it once had.
138 137 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_112 137 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_112 Fear of discovery eventually tipped the scales, and the decision was made to bury our ties to the knowledge and traditions of Allag. Fear of discovery eventually tipped the scales, and the decision was made to bury our ties to the knowledge and traditions of Allag.
139 138 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_113 138 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_113 As the last child born with the Allagan Eye, I was given over to the custody of friends in the Students of Baldesion, who had me registered as a Sharlayan citizen. As the last child born with the Allagan Eye, I was given over to the custody of friends in the Students of Baldesion, who had me registered as a Sharlayan citizen.
140 139 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_114 139 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_114 I never even considered... Forgive me, it was an unkind question. I never even considered... Forgive me, it was an unkind question.
141 140 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_115 140 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_115 Even Thancred was taken in by Archon Louisoix, was he not? Stories of adopted waifs and rescued orphans are more common among Sharlayans than you might think. Even Thancred was taken in by Archon Louisoix, was he not? Stories of adopted waifs and rescued orphans are more common among Sharlayans than you might think.
142 141 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_116 141 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_116 Yet regardless of our origins, we are all provided with an equal opportunity to learn. And with sufficient perspicacity, we outsiders can even earn the vaunted title of “Archon.” Yet regardless of our origins, we are all provided with an equal opportunity to learn. And with sufficient perspicacity, we outsiders can even earn the vaunted title of “Archon.”
143 142 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_117 142 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_117 'Tis exactly why I have such love for this country. And why I wish it to remain a nation of which its citizens can be proud. 'Tis exactly why I have such love for this country. And why I wish it to remain a nation of which its citizens can be proud.
144 143 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_118 143 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_118 Hear, hear! Another good reason to get to the bottom of the Forum's stubbornness─aside from the trifling matter of our impending doom. Hear, hear! Another good reason to get to the bottom of the Forum's stubbornness─aside from the trifling matter of our impending doom.
145 144 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_119 144 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_119 Excuse us while we try to make some headway into these books, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. More company should be arriving any moment now! Excuse us while we try to make some headway into these books, Player. More company should be arriving any moment now!
146 145 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_120 145 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_120 There are others better suited to poring over old history books, so I thought I'd try my luck with more recent events. If I can find anything to better inform the Forum's baffling behavior... There are others better suited to poring over old history books, so I thought I'd try my luck with more recent events. If I can find anything to better inform the Forum's baffling behavior...
147 146 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_125 146 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_125 Hm? What else do I know of Corvos? Precious little, I am afraid─I've not returned since Master Galuf first brought me here. Hm? What else do I know of Corvos? Precious little, I am afraid─I've not returned since Master Galuf first brought me here.
148 147 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_126 147 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_126 I can tell you that Corvosi rebels still seek to slip the yoke of their imperial masters, though the fighting is far less fierce than it once was. I can tell you that Corvosi rebels still seek to slip the yoke of their imperial masters, though the fighting is far less fierce than it once was.
149 148 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_127 148 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_127 Oh, and they have carpets. <Emphasis>Flying</Emphasis> carpets! The legends are quite extraordinary! Oh, and they have carpets. *Flying* carpets! The legends are quite extraordinary!
150 149 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_130 149 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_130 We've returned with our selections! We've returned with our selections!
151 150 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_131 150 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_131 Although I must say, the pickings were quite slim indeed─Mistress Krile has already flicked through every history book devoted to disasters, and more than a few which barely made mention of them. Although I must say, the pickings were quite slim indeed─Mistress Krile has already flicked through every history book devoted to disasters, and more than a few which barely made mention of them.
152 151 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_132 151 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_132 As such, we will be looking into research papers on the Umbral Calamities, as well as articles written by prominent Forum members. Perhaps their knowledge of the Final Days comes from an unexpected source... As such, we will be looking into research papers on the Umbral Calamities, as well as articles written by prominent Forum members. Perhaps their knowledge of the Final Days comes from an unexpected source...
153 152 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_133 152 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_133 Speaking of which, might I ask <Emphasis>you</Emphasis> a few questions related to the Final Days? Speaking of which, might I ask *you* a few questions related to the Final Days?
154 153 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_134 153 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_134 I'm the only one here who didn't witness the events of Amaurot firsthand, and fear I may be overlooking critical details. I'm the only one here who didn't witness the events of Amaurot firsthand, and fear I may be overlooking critical details.
155 154 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_135 154 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_135 My thanks! Now, where to begin... My thanks! Now, where to begin...
156 155 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_136 155 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_136 First things first─what kind of phenomena did the ancients encounter as the Final Days drew nigh? First things first─what kind of phenomena did the ancients encounter as the Final Days drew nigh?
157 156 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q7_000_137 156 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q7_000_137 What will you say? What will you say?
158 157 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_138 157 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_138 A complete destabilization of creation magicks. A complete destabilization of creation magicks.
159 158 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_139 158 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_139 Primals of unrivaled power were summoned from the aether. Primals of unrivaled power were summoned from the aether.
160 159 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_140 159 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A7_000_140 The worst kind of phenomena you can imagine! The worst kind of phenomena you can imagine!
161 160 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_141 160 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_141 Yes, the unfolding catastrophe wrought havoc on all manner of life... Yes, the unfolding catastrophe wrought havoc on all manner of life...
162 161 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_142 161 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_142 The chaos extended to the ancients themselves, causing their powers of creation to spiral out of control. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets... The chaos extended to the ancients themselves, causing their powers of creation to spiral out of control. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets...
163 162 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_143 162 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_143 Ahem, I believe Hydaelyn and Zodiark were summoned <Emphasis>after</Emphasis> the Final Days had arrived. Quite deliberately, in fact. Ahem, I believe Hydaelyn and Zodiark were summoned *after* the Final Days had arrived. Quite deliberately, in fact.
164 163 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_144 163 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_144 If we are speaking of phenomena caused by the Final Days, the chaos of creation magicks run rampant is what first comes to mind. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets... If we are speaking of phenomena caused by the Final Days, the chaos of creation magicks run rampant is what first comes to mind. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets...
165 164 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_145 164 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_145 Well, that certainly is an accurate─if somewhat ambiguous─impression. Well, that certainly is an accurate─if somewhat ambiguous─impression.
166 165 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_146 165 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_146 To expound upon that explanation, the unfolding catastrophe wrought havoc on all manner of life... To expound upon that explanation, the unfolding catastrophe wrought havoc on all manner of life...
167 166 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_147 166 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_147 The chaos extended to the ancients themselves, causing their powers of creation to spiral out of control. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets... The chaos extended to the ancients themselves, causing their powers of creation to spiral out of control. Fear and despair manifested in terrible, tangible fashion─meteors raining from the sky, fire erupting from the ground, indescribable abominations prowling the streets...
168 167 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_148 167 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_148 That more or less aligns with my understanding. If only the arts of creation had survived until the present day, we might have had something substantial to analyze. That more or less aligns with my understanding. If only the arts of creation had survived until the present day, we might have had something substantial to analyze.
169 168 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_149 168 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_149 To the best of our knowledge, however, those techniques were not preserved or passed on. Y'shtola surmises that the closest known magick is that of the summoning rituals promulgated by the Ascians. To the best of our knowledge, however, those techniques were not preserved or passed on. Y'shtola surmises that the closest known magick is that of the summoning rituals promulgated by the Ascians.
170 169 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_150 169 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_150 Was there aught else of note which heralded the approach of the Final Days? Was there aught else of note which heralded the approach of the Final Days?
171 170 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q8_000_151 170 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q8_000_151 What will you say? What will you say?
172 171 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_152 171 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_152 The entire star was engulfed by disaster all at once. The entire star was engulfed by disaster all at once.
173 172 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_153 172 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_153 They say it began with a keening sound from the land itself... They say it began with a keening sound from the land itself...
174 173 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_154 173 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A8_000_154 Alphinaud, you can answer this one! Alphinaud, you can answer this one!
175 174 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_155 174 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_155 I...think you may be misremembering. As I recall, 'twas more of a gradual spread. I...think you may be misremembering. As I recall, 'twas more of a gradual spread.
176 175 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_156 175 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_156 The Amaurotines spoke of a “keening” sound that rose from the land itself just before a region was visited by catastrophe. We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness... The Amaurotines spoke of a “keening” sound that rose from the land itself just before a region was visited by catastrophe. We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness...
177 176 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_157 176 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_157 Ah, yes, the Amaurotines spoke of it, didn't they? We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness... Ah, yes, the Amaurotines spoke of it, didn't they? We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness...
178 177 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_158 177 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_158 But it seems that each and every one of the catastrophes was preceded by this ominous noise. Eventually it resounded all across the star, and not even Amaurot was spared. But it seems that each and every one of the catastrophes was preceded by this ominous noise. Eventually it resounded all across the star, and not even Amaurot was spared.
179 178 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_159 178 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_159 M-Me!? Well, as you wish... M-Me!? Well, as you wish...
180 179 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_160 179 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_160 The Amaurotines were debating the cause of an anomaly which had been observed in the lands across the sea. By this fact alone, we can deduce that the Final Days occurred not all at once the world over, but rather had a point of origin from which it began to spread. The Amaurotines were debating the cause of an anomaly which had been observed in the lands across the sea. By this fact alone, we can deduce that the Final Days occurred not all at once the world over, but rather had a point of origin from which it began to spread.
181 180 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_161 180 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_161 Others also spoke of a “keening” sound rising from the land itself, just before a region was visited by catastrophe. We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness... Others also spoke of a “keening” sound rising from the land itself, just before a region was visited by catastrophe. We never did hear this sound ourselves, of course, thrust as we were into the midst of the madness...
182 181 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_162 181 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_162 So the ground was crying out, you say? To be considered the harbinger of doom, it must have been quite distinctive...and probably quite loud. So the ground was crying out, you say? To be considered the harbinger of doom, it must have been quite distinctive...and probably quite loud.
183 182 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_163 182 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_163 I'll have to speak with one of Noumenon's mammets, and ask after any books which make mention of such a sound. I'll have to speak with one of Noumenon's mammets, and ask after any books which make mention of such a sound.
184 183 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_164 183 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_164 Last but not least, would you describe how the ancients sought to quell this unprecedented calamity? What definitive action did they take? Last but not least, would you describe how the ancients sought to quell this unprecedented calamity? What definitive action did they take?
185 184 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q9_000_165 184 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_Q9_000_165 What will you say? What will you say?
186 185 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_166 185 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_166 They summoned Zodiark. They summoned Zodiark.
187 186 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_167 186 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_167 They summoned Hydaelyn. They summoned Hydaelyn.
188 187 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_168 187 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_A9_000_168 They knocked Dalamud from the sky. They knocked Dalamud from the sky.
189 188 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_169 188 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_169 Yes, with Elidibus serving as His heart. So many gave themselves in sacrifice to bring Him into being... Yes, with Elidibus serving as His heart. So many gave themselves in sacrifice to bring Him into being...
190 189 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_170 189 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_170 Ah, I believe it was <Emphasis>Zodiark</Emphasis> who was summoned in response to the Final Days. Many sacrificed themselves to bring Him into being, with Elidibus serving as His heart... Ah, I believe it was *Zodiark* who was summoned in response to the Final Days. Many sacrificed themselves to bring Him into being, with Elidibus serving as His heart...
191 190 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_171 190 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_171 Surely you can't be serious! That was the Seventh Umbral Calamity─hardly an event of the distant past. And even if Dalamud had existed at the time, bringing down a moon of any kind would surely only make things worse! Surely you can't be serious! That was the Seventh Umbral Calamity─hardly an event of the distant past. And even if Dalamud had existed at the time, bringing down a moon of any kind would surely only make things worse!
192 191 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_172 191 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_172 The ancients summoned <Emphasis>Zodiark</Emphasis> in response to the Final Days. Many sacrificed themselves to bring Him into being, with Elidibus serving as His heart... The ancients summoned *Zodiark* in response to the Final Days. Many sacrificed themselves to bring Him into being, with Elidibus serving as His heart...
193 192 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_173 192 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_173 We do not know exactly how Zodiark brought salvation to the star, only that by His godlike will were the laws of nature set aright. We do not know exactly how Zodiark brought salvation to the star, only that by His godlike will were the laws of nature set aright.
194 193 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_174 193 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_174 Then, once the balance was redressed, the ancients offered up a further sacrifice to heal the ravages of the Final Days. Then, once the balance was redressed, the ancients offered up a further sacrifice to heal the ravages of the Final Days.
195 194 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_175 194 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_175 Lives sprouted anew, and it was these fledgling souls they intended to render unto Zodiark. A “trade” that would have allowed them to resurrect the shades of loved ones absorbed by the primal... Lives sprouted anew, and it was these fledgling souls they intended to render unto Zodiark. A “trade” that would have allowed them to resurrect the shades of loved ones absorbed by the primal...
196 195 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_176 195 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_176 ...Or might have, had Venat and her fellows not manifested their opposition in the form of Hydaelyn. ...Or might have, had Venat and her fellows not manifested their opposition in the form of Hydaelyn.
197 196 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_177 196 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_177 Thank you─both of you─for the detailed review. I feel much more confident now in my understanding of events. Thank you─both of you─for the detailed review. I feel much more confident now in my understanding of events.
198 197 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_178 197 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_178 With all that freshly in mind, it does make me wonder what the Telophoroi truly mean when they speak of bringing back the Final Days. With all that freshly in mind, it does make me wonder what the Telophoroi truly mean when they speak of bringing back the Final Days.
199 198 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_179 198 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_179 We've seen what they're doing with those towers of theirs. Is forcing people to summon primals a kind of catalyst? Are they attempting to mirror the conditions caused by unstable creation magicks? We've seen what they're doing with those towers of theirs. Is forcing people to summon primals a kind of catalyst? Are they attempting to mirror the conditions caused by unstable creation magicks?
200 199 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_180 199 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_180 Or are they simply using the Final Days as a figure of speech? A convenient metaphor for the scale of destruction they plan to unleash... Or are they simply using the Final Days as a figure of speech? A convenient metaphor for the scale of destruction they plan to unleash...
201 200 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_181 200 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_181 <sigh> But this is all just pointless conjecture at this stage. Let us return our attention to the Forum, shall we? <sigh> But this is all just pointless conjecture at this stage. Let us return our attention to the Forum, shall we?
202 201 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_182 201 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_182 We should keep an eye out for Y'shtola, but 'tis time we began studying these research papers... We should keep an eye out for Y'shtola, but 'tis time we began studying these research papers...
203 202 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_190 202 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_190 Many Forum members are also researchers or professors. If they know aught of the Final Days, then that knowledge might surface in their writing. That is my hope, anyway... Many Forum members are also researchers or professors. If they know aught of the Final Days, then that knowledge might surface in their writing. That is my hope, anyway...
204 203 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_195 203 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_195 It really is comforting to have all these dedicated assistants on hand. Right, then! Enough chatting, more reading! It really is comforting to have all these dedicated assistants on hand. Right, then! Enough chatting, more reading!
205 204 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_200 204 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_200 I'm the last, am I? Well, my extended search of the Archon stacks produced one or two possibly useful books. I'm the last, am I? Well, my extended search of the Archon stacks produced one or two possibly useful books.
206 205 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_201 205 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_201 ...But I wouldn't get your hopes up. ...But I wouldn't get your hopes up.
207 206 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_202 206 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_202 If you recall, Urianger learned of the Source's reflections from <Emphasis>The Gerun Oracles</Emphasis>. For its potential to cause panic and confusion, that tome was deemed apocrypha and sealed away in the Great Gubal Library. If you recall, Urianger learned of the Source's reflections from *The Gerun Oracles*. For its potential to cause panic and confusion, that tome was deemed apocrypha and sealed away in the Great Gubal Library.
208 207 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_203 207 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_203 'Tis even less likely that knowledge of the unsundered world, not to mention the horrors of the Final Days, would be left sitting on a shelf for any curious scholar to find. 'Tis even less likely that knowledge of the unsundered world, not to mention the horrors of the Final Days, would be left sitting on a shelf for any curious scholar to find.
209 208 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_204 208 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_204 It stands to reason then that my colleagues─be they Archons or councilors─should perforce be largely ignorant of the subject. It stands to reason then that my colleagues─be they Archons or councilors─should perforce be largely ignorant of the subject.
210 209 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_205 209 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_205 Yet when you confronted Master Fourchenault with knowledge of the Telophoroi and their machinations, he scoffed at the suggestion that they posed a threat. He seemed adamant that the Forum would know if the Final Days were truly upon us. Yet when you confronted Master Fourchenault with knowledge of the Telophoroi and their machinations, he scoffed at the suggestion that they posed a threat. He seemed adamant that the Forum would know if the Final Days were truly upon us.
211 210 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_206 210 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_206 Which only supports the conclusion that whatever privileged wisdom is guiding the Forum's behavior, it is being kept secret from the rest of the nation. Which only supports the conclusion that whatever privileged wisdom is guiding the Forum's behavior, it is being kept secret from the rest of the nation.
212 211 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_207 211 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_207 ...Not that I mean to excuse myself from reading duty. Whether they contain mention of the Final Days or no, these books could yet hold something of value. ...Not that I mean to excuse myself from reading duty. Whether they contain mention of the Final Days or no, these books could yet hold something of value.
213 212 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_208 212 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_208 You weren't thinking of leaving, were you? There's plenty of work for everyone. You weren't thinking of leaving, were you? There's plenty of work for everyone.
214 213 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_209 213 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_209 You labor for what feels like an age as Y'shtola's research assistant... You labor for what feels like an age as Y'shtola's research assistant...
215 214 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_210 214 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALPHINAUD_000_210 I've found naught of interest so far. I think Y'shtola might be right about not getting our hopes up. I've found naught of interest so far. I think Y'shtola might be right about not getting our hopes up.
216 215 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_215 215 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_ALISAIE_000_215 Ngh... Ngh...
217 216 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_220 216 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_GRAHATIA_000_220 ...... ......
218 217 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_221 217 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_SYSTEM_000_221 Your efforts to gain G'raha Tia's attention go unnoticed. He appears to be lost in his reading... Your efforts to gain G'raha Tia's attention go unnoticed. He appears to be lost in his reading...
219 218 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_225 218 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_YSHTOLA_000_225 Thank you for your help, but I think I can manage the rest without your assistance. If I were you, I'd steal a few quiet moments for myself... Thank you for your help, but I think I can manage the rest without your assistance. If I were you, I'd steal a few quiet moments for myself...
220 219 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_230 219 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_230 Oh dear, you look exhausted! But what about <Emphasis>your</Emphasis> studies? Were you able to find any books on the subjects I mentioned? Oh dear, you look exhausted! But what about *your* studies? Were you able to find any books on the subjects I mentioned?
221 220 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_231 220 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_231 Then the day was well spent! Should you wish to read them again, a mammet at the reference desk will point you in the right direction. Then the day was well spent! Should you wish to read them again, a mammet at the reference desk will point you in the right direction.
222 221 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_232 221 TEXT_AKTKMA103_04359_KRILE_000_232 For the moment, though, I suggest you take a well-deserved rest─we might be occupied with our research for quite some time... For the moment, though, I suggest you take a well-deserved rest─we might be occupied with our research for quite some time...
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