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0,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_00","Lydirceil seems unusually enthused."
1,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_01","Lydirceil wishes to see your phantom weapon further enhanced, and assures you that Gerolt is equally keen, if not quite ready, to proceed. In fact, the temperamental weaponsmith is diligently pondering the next step of the endeavor─or so Lydirceil claims. He encourages you to speak with Gerolt directly to learn what it is the blacksmith is planning.
0,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_00,Lydirceil seems unusually enthused.
1,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_01,"Lydirceil wishes to see your phantom weapon further enhanced, and assures you that Gerolt is equally keen, if not quite ready, to proceed. In fact, the temperamental weaponsmith is diligently pondering the next step of the endeavor─or so Lydirceil claims. He encourages you to speak with Gerolt directly to learn what it is the blacksmith is planning.
※Please note this quest cannot be abandoned via the journal. If you wish to abandon the quest, you may do so at any time by speaking with Lydirceil."
2,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_02","Gerolt has indeed been deep in thought, eager to expand his repertoire and elevate your weapon to new heights of power. To this end, he has tasked the expedition's resident archaeologist to search the records for suitable techniques. His mind fogged by a few too many cups of rum, the weaponsmith bids you visit the archaeologist to glean her findings while he sobers up."
3,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_03","Upon your arrival, the expedition archaeologist provides a thorough explanation of the three ancient methods she has deemed worthy of further inquiry: “hexcarving,” “Karnak forgecraft,” and “aetheric conversion.” Armed with new knowledge and a sheaf of detailed notes, you make for the smithy to consult with Gerolt. "
4,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_04","After discussing the matter with Gerolt, the weaponsmith resolves to replicate the technique of aetheric conversion. To begin the process, a selection of ingredients is required, and as the only one free to leave the Occult Crescent, their procurement inevitably falls to you. Gerolt will be waiting by the smithy for your return.
2,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_02,"Gerolt has indeed been deep in thought, eager to expand his repertoire and elevate your weapon to new heights of power. To this end, he has tasked the expedition's resident archaeologist to search the records for suitable techniques. His mind fogged by a few too many cups of rum, the weaponsmith bids you visit the archaeologist to glean her findings while he sobers up."
3,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_03,"Upon your arrival, the expedition archaeologist provides a thorough explanation of the three ancient methods she has deemed worthy of further inquiry: “hexcarving,” “Karnak forgecraft,” and “aetheric conversion.” Armed with new knowledge and a sheaf of detailed notes, you make for the smithy to consult with Gerolt. "
4,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_04,"After discussing the matter with Gerolt, the weaponsmith resolves to replicate the technique of aetheric conversion. To begin the process, a selection of ingredients is required, and as the only one free to leave the Occult Crescent, their procurement inevitably falls to you. Gerolt will be waiting by the smithy for your return.
Umbral clay: seek a trader in the markets of Tuliyollal.
Aspected aether agglomerate, aspected aetheroconductor, aspected aetherocatalyst: craft using the relevant recipe or purchase from the market board.
※Should you choose to craft the aspected materials, you will need to have obtained the Master Recipe XII tomes of the Disciples of the Hand."
5,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_05","You deliver the ingredients to Gerolt, who is ready and eager to proceed─after a swift libation. No doubt the freshly rum-fortified weaponsmith will begin his task once you speak with him again."
6,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_06","Having briefly relocated to one of the structures in the phantom village, Gerolt returns from his endeavors accompanied by a singular voidsent. Hearing the weaponsmith recount the aetheric conversion procedure, it becomes apparent that the creature was inadvertently summoned by his hand. The voidsent itself seems confused, and insists its original form was more powerful, leading Dodokkuli to surmise the vessel Gerolt crafted is somehow unsuitable. To encourage the beleaguered creature to stay─and secure its eventual cooperation in the weapon enhancement process─you form a pact, promising aether in exchange. The next step will be to aid it in unleashing its full potential─though by what means, and to what end, remains unclear..."
7,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_07",""
8,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_08",""
9,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_09",""
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22,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_22",""
23,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_23",""
24,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_00","Speak with Gerolt."
25,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_01","Speak with the expedition archaeologist."
26,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_02","Speak with Gerolt."
27,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_03","Deliver the requested items to Gerolt."
28,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_04","Obtain a sack of umbral clay."
29,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_05","Obtain a lump of aspected aether agglomerate."
30,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_06","Obtain a lump of aspected aetheroconductor."
31,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_07","Obtain a lump of aspected aetherocatalyst."
32,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_08","Speak with Gerolt."
33,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_09",""
34,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_10",""
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48,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_001","Good to see you. That weapon o' yers treatin' ye well?"
49,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_002","Glad to 'ear it. Me an' the crew might not be cut out for the fires o' battle, but equippin' an upstanding adventurer like yerself is its own reward."
50,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_003","Anyroad, I'm keen to get yer phantom weapon enhanced again, but Gerolt ain't up to the task just yet."
51,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_004","That's not to say 'e's gotten work-shy, mind─the bugger seems to be givin' the 'ole endeavor some thought."
52,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_005","I'm sure 'e'll tell ye what 'e's been schemin', at any rate."
53,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_006","Please note that the current quest “Timeworn Techniques” cannot be abandoned via the journal. Should you wish to do so, speak with Lydirceil."
54,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_010","Off adventurin', are ye? Well, you know where to find us when yer done."
55,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_015","Abandon the quest “Timeworn Techniques”?"
56,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_016","Are you sure you wish to proceed?"
57,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_017","Abandoning this quest will forfeit any delivered items. If you choose to proceed with the quest at a later date, you will need to collect the requisite ingredients again."
58,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_018","I understand and wish to abandon the quest."
59,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_020","Like I said, Gerolt's been ponderin' the next step o' the weapon enhancement. I'm sure 'e'll be more than 'appy to share the details."
60,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_100","Just the <If(PlayerParameter(4))>lass<Else/>lad</If> I wanted to see. It's time we spoke about elevatin' that weapon o' yers."
61,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_101","After masterin' that ancient technique from the Archive's stone tablet, I've been itchin' to expand me repertoire an' transform yer weapon into somethin' truly frightenin'..."
62,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_102","But if we start tinkerin' without a vision in mind, the progress we've made'll vanish into thin air like some bloody conjurer's trick."
63,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_103",""
64,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_104","Which is why I've got the expedition's archaeologist scourin' the records for the perfect technique."
65,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_105","I'd see how she's gettin' on, but I've had more than a sip or two o' rum to pass the time... Don't reckon I can stomach much in the way o' long-winded explanations an' technical jargon right now."
66,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_106","Seein' how it concerns yer weapon, I figured you could go in me stead. She's holed up in that buildin' past the stairs to the west."
67,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_110","I've picked up enough tidbits in me time to make sense of the odd stone tablet or two. 'Course, when it comes to siftin' through ancient texts, yer best leavin' it to the experts. Good thing we brought an archaeologist along with us."
68,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_115","Ye'll find the archaeologist in the buildin' past the stairs to the west o' here. With any luck me head'll have cleared by the time you get back."
69,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_200","Ah, you must be <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. If you're here regarding Gerolt's request, I've just now finished collating my findings─with some invaluable insight from the Archive, I might add."
70,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_201","I've identified three promising methods of enhancement that may prove compatible with your phantom weapon."
71,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_202","The first is a Skallic technique known as “hexcarving.” Next, we have “Karnak forgecraft,” a method for imbuing arcane armaments that originates from the selfsame city."
72,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_203","And last but not least, the Mhachi technique of “aetheric conversion.”"
73,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_204","I'd be delighted to provide a brief summary should any of those have piqued your interest!"
74,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q1_000_000","What would you like to ask about?"
75,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_001","Hexcarving."
76,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_002","Karnak forgecraft."
77,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_003","Aetheric conversion."
78,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_004",""
79,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_206","The ruins of ancient Skalla were hewn from the dense stone common to Gyr Abania. While the material's durability is second to none, this very property makes it difficult to manipulate."
80,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_207","Thus was the technique known as hexcarving conceived!"
81,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_208","Using hammers enhanced with a panoply of hexes, Skallic stonemasons could elicit structural changes within the materials they worked with."
82,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_209","I daresay the same principle would also apply to your phantom weapon, allowing for its complete reconfiguration."
83,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_210","Are you by any chance familiar with the fabled warriors of Karnak and the fearsome arcane weapons they utilized? In a compositional sense, their blades were perfectly neutral─designed to be subsequently enhanced with all manner of chimerical powers."
84,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_211","To achieve this, artisans made use of unaspected crystals during the smithing process."
85,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_212","Gerolt could replicate this method to enhance your phantom weapon and modify its aspect in one fell swoop. Certainly worth considering, in this scholar's humble opinion!"
86,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_213",""
87,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_214","A most curious technique! One that requires all due caution, owing to its “bizarre nature and terrific potency,” if the description is to be believed."
88,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_215","Its inventor was inspired by the very principle of “aetheric infusion” that elevated your weapon to its current form. They sought to further amplify the effect by manipulating the aether imbued during the process."
89,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_216","It is much to my chagrin that I cannot tell you more─so degraded was the stone tablet bearing the inscription!"
90,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_217","From what I could glean, however, the technique involves imbuing a tool rather than the weapon itself. For a blessing, the required materials and overall procedure were perfectly legible, though the same cannot be said for the section regarding the final outcome..."
91,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_218","I took the liberty of compiling a few notes─just in case you wish to refer to the finer details at any point."
92,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_219","Doubtless you'll wish to consult with Gerolt before choosing a method to replicate. May your endeavors bear fruit!"
93,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_220","You look as though ye've 'ad an 'ole bleedin' lecture on long-lost weapon enhancin' techniques. The archaeologist's an odd lass, but ye'd be 'ard-pressed to find a sharper mind─at least not one daft enough to join our motley bunch."
94,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_225","I trust you'll find something worthwhile among the techniques I selected. Do be sure to consult with Gerolt on the matter!"
95,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_300","Ye must be back from seein' the archaeologist. Did she turn up anythin' worthwhile?"
96,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_302","Hexcarvin', huh? All well an' good if yer lookin' to knock lumps out o' stone, but it'd never work with a complex creation like yer phantom weapon."
97,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_304","Karnak forgecraft's no good either. What we're tryin' to do is forge a weapon with a bite of its own, not some lifeless set piece to dress up with magical bells an' whistles."
98,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_305","Aetheric conversion, on the other hand... Now that sounds promisin'."
99,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_306","After all, ye won't find a technique more compatible with aetheric infusion than one inspired by it. As soon as we get me hammer enhanced, I'll have yer weapon honed to even deadlier perfection!"
100,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_307","But there's bits missin' from the inscription. A few too many unknowns for my likin'..."
101,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_100_307","Bah! As long as I know what materials I need an' what I'm doin' with 'em, we'll be fine. "
102,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_308","Besides, this technique's the only viable one out o' the bloody lot!"
103,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_309","Besides, we've faced narrower odds than this before, ain't we? I say we roll the bleedin' dice!"
104,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_310","Heh. Yer knack for stokin' Gerolt's fire'll never cease to amaze me."
105,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_311","Might I ask what is required to replicate this technique? Perhaps you took some notes during your meeting with the archaeologist?"
106,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_312","Hmmm. It looks like we'll require some umbral clay..."
107,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_312","...A lump of aspected aether agglomerate, a lump of aspected aetheroconductor, and a lump of aspected aetherocatalyst."
108,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_200_312","And, as you've doubtless already anticipated, vast quantities of aether."
109,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_313","Ah, rest assured that the aether collection shall not fall to you! With enough time, we can gather sufficient quantities on the isle by ourselves."
110,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_313","All I ask is that you procure the four ingredients I just mentioned!"
111,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_314","Unfortunately, the notes didn't specify where and how one might do so, but I believe umbral clay is widely traded in Tural. You're sure to find what you need in the markets of Tuliyollal."
112,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_315","As for the aspect additives, a seasoned artisan should be able to craft them, though I'd wager they too can be bought for the right price."
113,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_316","Once you deliver the requisite items to Gerolt, we shall be ready to replicate the aetheric conversion process and enhance his hammer!"
114,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_317","Details on obtaining each ingredient are noted in your journal."
115,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_301",""
116,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_303",""
117,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q2_000_000",""
118,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_001",""
119,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_002",""
120,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_003",""
121,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_320","'Ate to burden ye with the busywork, but we're still trapped on this rock. The aether though, you leave that to us!"
122,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_325",""
123,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_400","Find the ingredients I need, ye hear? Me hammer won't enhance itself."
124,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_401","Some of the items Gerolt requires can be obtained in the following locations:
5,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_05,"You deliver the ingredients to Gerolt, who is ready and eager to proceed─after a swift libation. No doubt the freshly rum-fortified weaponsmith will begin his task once you speak with him again."
6,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_06,"Having briefly relocated to one of the structures in the phantom village, Gerolt returns from his endeavors accompanied by a singular voidsent. Hearing the weaponsmith recount the aetheric conversion procedure, it becomes apparent that the creature was inadvertently summoned by his hand. The voidsent itself seems confused, and insists its original form was more powerful, leading Dodokkuli to surmise the vessel Gerolt crafted is somehow unsuitable. To encourage the beleaguered creature to stay─and secure its eventual cooperation in the weapon enhancement process─you form a pact, promising aether in exchange. The next step will be to aid it in unleashing its full potential─though by what means, and to what end, remains unclear..."
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24,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_00,Speak with Gerolt.
25,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_01,Speak with the expedition archaeologist.
26,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_02,Speak with Gerolt.
27,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_03,Deliver the requested items to Gerolt.
28,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_04,Obtain a sack of umbral clay.
29,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_05,Obtain a lump of aspected aether agglomerate.
30,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_06,Obtain a lump of aspected aetheroconductor.
31,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_07,Obtain a lump of aspected aetherocatalyst.
32,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_08,Speak with Gerolt.
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48,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_001,Good to see you. That weapon o' yers treatin' ye well?
49,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_002,"Glad to 'ear it. Me an' the crew might not be cut out for the fires o' battle, but equippin' an upstanding adventurer like yerself is its own reward."
50,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_003,"Anyroad, I'm keen to get yer phantom weapon enhanced again, but Gerolt ain't up to the task just yet."
51,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_004,"That's not to say 'e's gotten work-shy, mind─the bugger seems to be givin' the 'ole endeavor some thought."
52,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_005,"I'm sure 'e'll tell ye what 'e's been schemin', at any rate."
53,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_006,"Please note that the current quest “Timeworn Techniques” cannot be abandoned via the journal. Should you wish to do so, speak with Lydirceil."
54,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_010,"Off adventurin', are ye? Well, you know where to find us when yer done."
55,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_015,Abandon the quest “Timeworn Techniques”?
56,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_016,Are you sure you wish to proceed?
57,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_017,"Abandoning this quest will forfeit any delivered items. If you choose to proceed with the quest at a later date, you will need to collect the requisite ingredients again."
58,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_018,I understand and wish to abandon the quest.
59,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_020,"Like I said, Gerolt's been ponderin' the next step o' the weapon enhancement. I'm sure 'e'll be more than 'appy to share the details."
60,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_100,Just the lass I wanted to see. It's time we spoke about elevatin' that weapon o' yers.
61,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_101,"After masterin' that ancient technique from the Archive's stone tablet, I've been itchin' to expand me repertoire an' transform yer weapon into somethin' truly frightenin'..."
62,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_102,"But if we start tinkerin' without a vision in mind, the progress we've made'll vanish into thin air like some bloody conjurer's trick."
63,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_103,
64,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_104,Which is why I've got the expedition's archaeologist scourin' the records for the perfect technique.
65,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_105,"I'd see how she's gettin' on, but I've had more than a sip or two o' rum to pass the time... Don't reckon I can stomach much in the way o' long-winded explanations an' technical jargon right now."
66,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_106,"Seein' how it concerns yer weapon, I figured you could go in me stead. She's holed up in that buildin' past the stairs to the west."
67,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_110,"I've picked up enough tidbits in me time to make sense of the odd stone tablet or two. 'Course, when it comes to siftin' through ancient texts, yer best leavin' it to the experts. Good thing we brought an archaeologist along with us."
68,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_115,Ye'll find the archaeologist in the buildin' past the stairs to the west o' here. With any luck me head'll have cleared by the time you get back.
69,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_200,"Ah, you must be Player. If you're here regarding Gerolt's request, I've just now finished collating my findings─with some invaluable insight from the Archive, I might add."
70,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_201,I've identified three promising methods of enhancement that may prove compatible with your phantom weapon.
71,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_202,"The first is a Skallic technique known as “hexcarving.” Next, we have “Karnak forgecraft,” a method for imbuing arcane armaments that originates from the selfsame city."
72,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_203,"And last but not least, the Mhachi technique of “aetheric conversion.”"
73,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_204,I'd be delighted to provide a brief summary should any of those have piqued your interest!
74,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q1_000_000,What would you like to ask about?
75,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_001,Hexcarving.
76,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_002,Karnak forgecraft.
77,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_003,Aetheric conversion.
78,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_004,
79,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_206,"The ruins of ancient Skalla were hewn from the dense stone common to Gyr Abania. While the material's durability is second to none, this very property makes it difficult to manipulate."
80,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_207,Thus was the technique known as hexcarving conceived!
81,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_208,"Using hammers enhanced with a panoply of hexes, Skallic stonemasons could elicit structural changes within the materials they worked with."
82,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_209,"I daresay the same principle would also apply to your phantom weapon, allowing for its complete reconfiguration."
83,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_210,"Are you by any chance familiar with the fabled warriors of Karnak and the fearsome arcane weapons they utilized? In a compositional sense, their blades were perfectly neutral─designed to be subsequently enhanced with all manner of chimerical powers."
84,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_211,"To achieve this, artisans made use of unaspected crystals during the smithing process."
85,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_212,"Gerolt could replicate this method to enhance your phantom weapon and modify its aspect in one fell swoop. Certainly worth considering, in this scholar's humble opinion!"
86,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_213,
87,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_214,"A most curious technique! One that requires all due caution, owing to its “bizarre nature and terrific potency,” if the description is to be believed."
88,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_215,Its inventor was inspired by the very principle of “aetheric infusion” that elevated your weapon to its current form. They sought to further amplify the effect by manipulating the aether imbued during the process.
89,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_216,It is much to my chagrin that I cannot tell you more─so degraded was the stone tablet bearing the inscription!
90,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_217,"From what I could glean, however, the technique involves imbuing a tool rather than the weapon itself. For a blessing, the required materials and overall procedure were perfectly legible, though the same cannot be said for the section regarding the final outcome..."
91,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_218,I took the liberty of compiling a few notes─just in case you wish to refer to the finer details at any point.
92,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_219,Doubtless you'll wish to consult with Gerolt before choosing a method to replicate. May your endeavors bear fruit!
93,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_220,"You look as though ye've 'ad an 'ole bleedin' lecture on long-lost weapon enhancin' techniques. The archaeologist's an odd lass, but ye'd be 'ard-pressed to find a sharper mind─at least not one daft enough to join our motley bunch."
94,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_225,I trust you'll find something worthwhile among the techniques I selected. Do be sure to consult with Gerolt on the matter!
95,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_300,Ye must be back from seein' the archaeologist. Did she turn up anythin' worthwhile?
96,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_302,"Hexcarvin', huh? All well an' good if yer lookin' to knock lumps out o' stone, but it'd never work with a complex creation like yer phantom weapon."
97,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_304,"Karnak forgecraft's no good either. What we're tryin' to do is forge a weapon with a bite of its own, not some lifeless set piece to dress up with magical bells an' whistles."
98,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_305,"Aetheric conversion, on the other hand... Now that sounds promisin'."
99,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_306,"After all, ye won't find a technique more compatible with aetheric infusion than one inspired by it. As soon as we get me hammer enhanced, I'll have yer weapon honed to even deadlier perfection!"
100,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_307,But there's bits missin' from the inscription. A few too many unknowns for my likin'...
101,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_100_307,"Bah! As long as I know what materials I need an' what I'm doin' with 'em, we'll be fine. "
102,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_308,"Besides, this technique's the only viable one out o' the bloody lot!"
103,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_309,"Besides, we've faced narrower odds than this before, ain't we? I say we roll the bleedin' dice!"
104,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_310,Heh. Yer knack for stokin' Gerolt's fire'll never cease to amaze me.
105,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_311,Might I ask what is required to replicate this technique? Perhaps you took some notes during your meeting with the archaeologist?
106,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_312,Hmmm. It looks like we'll require some umbral clay...
107,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_312,"...A lump of aspected aether agglomerate, a lump of aspected aetheroconductor, and a lump of aspected aetherocatalyst."
108,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_200_312,"And, as you've doubtless already anticipated, vast quantities of aether."
109,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_313,"Ah, rest assured that the aether collection shall not fall to you! With enough time, we can gather sufficient quantities on the isle by ourselves."
110,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_313,All I ask is that you procure the four ingredients I just mentioned!
111,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_314,"Unfortunately, the notes didn't specify where and how one might do so, but I believe umbral clay is widely traded in Tural. You're sure to find what you need in the markets of Tuliyollal."
112,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_315,"As for the aspect additives, a seasoned artisan should be able to craft them, though I'd wager they too can be bought for the right price."
113,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_316,"Once you deliver the requisite items to Gerolt, we shall be ready to replicate the aetheric conversion process and enhance his hammer!"
114,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_317,Details on obtaining each ingredient are noted in your journal.
115,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_301,
116,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_303,
117,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q2_000_000,
118,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_001,
119,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_002,
120,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_003,
121,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_320,"'Ate to burden ye with the busywork, but we're still trapped on this rock. The aether though, you leave that to us!"
122,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_325,
123,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_400,"Find the ingredients I need, ye hear? Me hammer won't enhance itself."
124,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_401,"Some of the items Gerolt requires can be obtained in the following locations:
Sacks of umbral clay are sold in the markets of Tuliyollal."
125,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_402","Lumps of aspected aether agglomerate, aspected aetheroconductor, and aspected aetherocatalyst can be crafted via the crafting log using the relevant Master Recipe XII tomes of the Disciples of the Hand."
126,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_403","Details on obtaining each item are noted in your journal."
127,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_404","That'll do the job."
128,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_405","While you were rootin' about the markets, we filled up an empty aetherwell in preparation. Reckon I've earned a quick snifter o' rum for all the hard work─I'll get crackin' once I've wet me whistle."
129,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_460","This aetheric conversion business is a right ol' mystery. Just like this bleedin' isle..."
130,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_450",""
131,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_406","Hand over the notes, would ye?"
132,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_407","Hmm... Says here I've got to arrange the components on the ground an' check the surroundin's are safe an' secure─bleedin' dubious if ye ask me!"
133,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_408","Well, it'd be a pain in the arse if anythin' happened to the aetherwells, so I'll set up shop in this big ol' buildin'. Sit tight, alright?"
134,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_409","Sorry to keep ye waitin'."
135,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_410","Wh-What the bloody 'ells is that!?"
136,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_411","Ain't got a clue."
137,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_412","It's quite obviously a voidsent! How and why did it get here!?"
138,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_413","Listen, I just followed the instructions."
139,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_414","“Knead the umbral clay into a pliable state, then shape the mass while combinin' it with the aspect additives... Next, infuse the form with life-givin' aether.”"
140,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_415","After that, I just recited the words at the end of the note, an' the next thing I knew, this little bugger was starin' back at me."
141,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q3_000_000","What will you say?"
142,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A3_000_001","A truly masterful summoning. Bravo!"
143,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A3_000_002","Perhaps this was one technique best left untested..."
144,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_417","Hah! These gods-given hands even work wonders with a lump o' bleedin' clay!"
145,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_418","The instructions didn't bear any obvious relation to the summoning of voidsent. No doubt that would have been apparent were the missing information to hand..."
146,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_419","If only the tablet were in a better state, we might have avoided this result. I'm rather ashamed I didn't sense something awry while perusing the notes..."
147,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_420","What's all this about avoidin' results? Even if I knew what was comin', I'd have plowed ahead regardless. This is all part of aetheric conversion, no doubt about it!"
148,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_421","Was this really supposed to 'appen? 'Fraid I don't see the connection between that puddle o' gubbins an' phantom weaponry!"
149,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_422","(-???-)Oooerh?"
150,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_423","Where is this? Wh-Who am I?"
151,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_424","Ahem. Judging by your physical appearance, I believe you might be a species of voidsent known as “hecteye” in the common tongue."
152,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_425","You are wrong. I was not so...feeble of frame."
153,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_426","Well, that body o' yers is just what I cobbled together from the clay an' whatnot. I'm guessin' yer real form is somethin' else entirely."
154,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_427","Come to think of it, I recall hearing that summoned voidsent require an appropriate vessel if they are to function effectively in this world."
155,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_427","Perhaps your clay construction is unsuitable for this particular creature, thus limiting its power."
156,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_428","'Ow do we know what kind o' vessel the bleedin' thing needs if we don't know its proper form?"
157,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_100_428","I was... I...cannot remember."
158,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_200_428","Just our bloody luck..."
159,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_429","This is...unpleasant. I want to go home."
160,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_100_429","Wait! If you bugger off, we're back to square one!"
161,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_200_429","If you need my...services, I demand...aether. Much aether."
162,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q4_000_000","What will you say?"
163,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A4_000_001","Let's form a pact."
164,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A4_000_002","Well, as long as you promise to lend us your power..."
165,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_431","Oooerh! I sense...your aether. Sweet aether! With you I will...deal."
166,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_100_431","Once my power flows, I will...aid you."
167,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_432","If this really is part o' the process, we'll 'ave to 'elp the li'l bugger unleash their true power before we even think of enhancin' Gerolt's 'ammer... Either way, glad to 'ave you on board again."
168,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_500",""
169,"TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_501",""
125,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_402,"Lumps of aspected aether agglomerate, aspected aetheroconductor, and aspected aetherocatalyst can be crafted via the crafting log using the relevant Master Recipe XII tomes of the Disciples of the Hand."
126,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_403,Details on obtaining each item are noted in your journal.
127,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_404,That'll do the job.
128,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_405,"While you were rootin' about the markets, we filled up an empty aetherwell in preparation. Reckon I've earned a quick snifter o' rum for all the hard work─I'll get crackin' once I've wet me whistle."
129,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_460,This aetheric conversion business is a right ol' mystery. Just like this bleedin' isle...
130,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_450,
131,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_406,"Hand over the notes, would ye?"
132,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_407,Hmm... Says here I've got to arrange the components on the ground an' check the surroundin's are safe an' secure─bleedin' dubious if ye ask me!
133,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_408,"Well, it'd be a pain in the arse if anythin' happened to the aetherwells, so I'll set up shop in this big ol' buildin'. Sit tight, alright?"
134,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_409,Sorry to keep ye waitin'.
135,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_410,Wh-What the bloody 'ells is that!?
136,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_411,Ain't got a clue.
137,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_412,It's quite obviously a voidsent! How and why did it get here!?
138,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_413,"Listen, I just followed the instructions."
139,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_414,"“Knead the umbral clay into a pliable state, then shape the mass while combinin' it with the aspect additives... Next, infuse the form with life-givin' aether.”"
140,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_415,"After that, I just recited the words at the end of the note, an' the next thing I knew, this little bugger was starin' back at me."
141,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q3_000_000,What will you say?
142,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A3_000_001,A truly masterful summoning. Bravo!
143,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A3_000_002,Perhaps this was one technique best left untested...
144,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_417,Hah! These gods-given hands even work wonders with a lump o' bleedin' clay!
145,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_418,The instructions didn't bear any obvious relation to the summoning of voidsent. No doubt that would have been apparent were the missing information to hand...
146,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_419,"If only the tablet were in a better state, we might have avoided this result. I'm rather ashamed I didn't sense something awry while perusing the notes..."
147,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_420,"What's all this about avoidin' results? Even if I knew what was comin', I'd have plowed ahead regardless. This is all part of aetheric conversion, no doubt about it!"
148,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_421,Was this really supposed to 'appen? 'Fraid I don't see the connection between that puddle o' gubbins an' phantom weaponry!
149,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_422,(-???-)Oooerh?
150,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_423,Where is this? Wh-Who am I?
151,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_424,"Ahem. Judging by your physical appearance, I believe you might be a species of voidsent known as “hecteye” in the common tongue."
152,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_425,You are wrong. I was not so...feeble of frame.
153,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_426,"Well, that body o' yers is just what I cobbled together from the clay an' whatnot. I'm guessin' yer real form is somethin' else entirely."
154,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_427,"Come to think of it, I recall hearing that summoned voidsent require an appropriate vessel if they are to function effectively in this world."
155,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_427,"Perhaps your clay construction is unsuitable for this particular creature, thus limiting its power."
156,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_428,'Ow do we know what kind o' vessel the bleedin' thing needs if we don't know its proper form?
157,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_100_428,I was... I...cannot remember.
158,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_200_428,Just our bloody luck...
159,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_429,This is...unpleasant. I want to go home.
160,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_100_429,"Wait! If you bugger off, we're back to square one!"
161,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_200_429,"If you need my...services, I demand...aether. Much aether."
162,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q4_000_000,What will you say?
163,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A4_000_001,Let's form a pact.
164,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A4_000_002,"Well, as long as you promise to lend us your power..."
165,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_431,Oooerh! I sense...your aether. Sweet aether! With you I will...deal.
166,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_100_431,"Once my power flows, I will...aid you."
167,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_432,"If this really is part o' the process, we'll 'ave to 'elp the li'l bugger unleash their true power before we even think of enhancin' Gerolt's 'ammer... Either way, glad to 'ave you on board again."
168,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_500,
169,TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_501,
1 key 0 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_00 1 Lydirceil seems unusually enthused.
2 # 1 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_01 Lydirceil wishes to see your phantom weapon further enhanced, and assures you that Gerolt is equally keen, if not quite ready, to proceed. In fact, the temperamental weaponsmith is diligently pondering the next step of the endeavor─or so Lydirceil claims. He encourages you to speak with Gerolt directly to learn what it is the blacksmith is planning. ※Please note this quest cannot be abandoned via the journal. If you wish to abandon the quest, you may do so at any time by speaking with Lydirceil.
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0 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_00 Lydirceil seems unusually enthused.
1 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_01 Lydirceil wishes to see your phantom weapon further enhanced, and assures you that Gerolt is equally keen, if not quite ready, to proceed. In fact, the temperamental weaponsmith is diligently pondering the next step of the endeavor─or so Lydirceil claims. He encourages you to speak with Gerolt directly to learn what it is the blacksmith is planning. ※Please note this quest cannot be abandoned via the journal. If you wish to abandon the quest, you may do so at any time by speaking with Lydirceil.
3 2 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_02 2 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_02 Gerolt has indeed been deep in thought, eager to expand his repertoire and elevate your weapon to new heights of power. To this end, he has tasked the expedition's resident archaeologist to search the records for suitable techniques. His mind fogged by a few too many cups of rum, the weaponsmith bids you visit the archaeologist to glean her findings while he sobers up. Gerolt has indeed been deep in thought, eager to expand his repertoire and elevate your weapon to new heights of power. To this end, he has tasked the expedition's resident archaeologist to search the records for suitable techniques. His mind fogged by a few too many cups of rum, the weaponsmith bids you visit the archaeologist to glean her findings while he sobers up.
4 3 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_03 3 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_03 Upon your arrival, the expedition archaeologist provides a thorough explanation of the three ancient methods she has deemed worthy of further inquiry: “hexcarving,” “Karnak forgecraft,” and “aetheric conversion.” Armed with new knowledge and a sheaf of detailed notes, you make for the smithy to consult with Gerolt. Upon your arrival, the expedition archaeologist provides a thorough explanation of the three ancient methods she has deemed worthy of further inquiry: “hexcarving,” “Karnak forgecraft,” and “aetheric conversion.” Armed with new knowledge and a sheaf of detailed notes, you make for the smithy to consult with Gerolt.
5 4 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_04 4 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_04 After discussing the matter with Gerolt, the weaponsmith resolves to replicate the technique of aetheric conversion. To begin the process, a selection of ingredients is required, and as the only one free to leave the Occult Crescent, their procurement inevitably falls to you. Gerolt will be waiting by the smithy for your return. Umbral clay: seek a trader in the markets of Tuliyollal. Aspected aether agglomerate, aspected aetheroconductor, aspected aetherocatalyst: craft using the relevant recipe or purchase from the market board. ※Should you choose to craft the aspected materials, you will need to have obtained the Master Recipe XII tomes of the Disciples of the Hand. After discussing the matter with Gerolt, the weaponsmith resolves to replicate the technique of aetheric conversion. To begin the process, a selection of ingredients is required, and as the only one free to leave the Occult Crescent, their procurement inevitably falls to you. Gerolt will be waiting by the smithy for your return. Umbral clay: seek a trader in the markets of Tuliyollal. Aspected aether agglomerate, aspected aetheroconductor, aspected aetherocatalyst: craft using the relevant recipe or purchase from the market board. ※Should you choose to craft the aspected materials, you will need to have obtained the Master Recipe XII tomes of the Disciples of the Hand.
6 5 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_05 5 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_05 You deliver the ingredients to Gerolt, who is ready and eager to proceed─after a swift libation. No doubt the freshly rum-fortified weaponsmith will begin his task once you speak with him again. You deliver the ingredients to Gerolt, who is ready and eager to proceed─after a swift libation. No doubt the freshly rum-fortified weaponsmith will begin his task once you speak with him again.
7 6 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_06 6 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SEQ_06 Having briefly relocated to one of the structures in the phantom village, Gerolt returns from his endeavors accompanied by a singular voidsent. Hearing the weaponsmith recount the aetheric conversion procedure, it becomes apparent that the creature was inadvertently summoned by his hand. The voidsent itself seems confused, and insists its original form was more powerful, leading Dodokkuli to surmise the vessel Gerolt crafted is somehow unsuitable. To encourage the beleaguered creature to stay─and secure its eventual cooperation in the weapon enhancement process─you form a pact, promising aether in exchange. The next step will be to aid it in unleashing its full potential─though by what means, and to what end, remains unclear... Having briefly relocated to one of the structures in the phantom village, Gerolt returns from his endeavors accompanied by a singular voidsent. Hearing the weaponsmith recount the aetheric conversion procedure, it becomes apparent that the creature was inadvertently summoned by his hand. The voidsent itself seems confused, and insists its original form was more powerful, leading Dodokkuli to surmise the vessel Gerolt crafted is somehow unsuitable. To encourage the beleaguered creature to stay─and secure its eventual cooperation in the weapon enhancement process─you form a pact, promising aether in exchange. The next step will be to aid it in unleashing its full potential─though by what means, and to what end, remains unclear...
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25 24 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_00 24 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_00 Speak with Gerolt. Speak with Gerolt.
26 25 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_01 25 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_01 Speak with the expedition archaeologist. Speak with the expedition archaeologist.
27 26 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_02 26 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_02 Speak with Gerolt. Speak with Gerolt.
28 27 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_03 27 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_03 Deliver the requested items to Gerolt. Deliver the requested items to Gerolt.
29 28 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_04 28 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_04 Obtain a sack of umbral clay. Obtain a sack of umbral clay.
30 29 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_05 29 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_05 Obtain a lump of aspected aether agglomerate. Obtain a lump of aspected aether agglomerate.
31 30 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_06 30 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_06 Obtain a lump of aspected aetheroconductor. Obtain a lump of aspected aetheroconductor.
32 31 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_07 31 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_07 Obtain a lump of aspected aetherocatalyst. Obtain a lump of aspected aetherocatalyst.
33 32 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_08 32 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_TODO_08 Speak with Gerolt. Speak with Gerolt.
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49 48 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_001 48 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_001 Good to see you. That weapon o' yers treatin' ye well? Good to see you. That weapon o' yers treatin' ye well?
50 49 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_002 49 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_002 Glad to 'ear it. Me an' the crew might not be cut out for the fires o' battle, but equippin' an upstanding adventurer like yerself is its own reward. Glad to 'ear it. Me an' the crew might not be cut out for the fires o' battle, but equippin' an upstanding adventurer like yerself is its own reward.
51 50 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_003 50 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_003 Anyroad, I'm keen to get yer phantom weapon enhanced again, but Gerolt ain't up to the task just yet. Anyroad, I'm keen to get yer phantom weapon enhanced again, but Gerolt ain't up to the task just yet.
52 51 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_004 51 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_004 That's not to say 'e's gotten work-shy, mind─the bugger seems to be givin' the 'ole endeavor some thought. That's not to say 'e's gotten work-shy, mind─the bugger seems to be givin' the 'ole endeavor some thought.
53 52 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_005 52 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_005 I'm sure 'e'll tell ye what 'e's been schemin', at any rate. I'm sure 'e'll tell ye what 'e's been schemin', at any rate.
54 53 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_006 53 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_006 Please note that the current quest “Timeworn Techniques” cannot be abandoned via the journal. Should you wish to do so, speak with Lydirceil. Please note that the current quest “Timeworn Techniques” cannot be abandoned via the journal. Should you wish to do so, speak with Lydirceil.
55 54 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_010 54 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_010 Off adventurin', are ye? Well, you know where to find us when yer done. Off adventurin', are ye? Well, you know where to find us when yer done.
56 55 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_015 55 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_015 Abandon the quest “Timeworn Techniques”? Abandon the quest “Timeworn Techniques”?
57 56 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_016 56 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_016 Are you sure you wish to proceed? Are you sure you wish to proceed?
58 57 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_017 57 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_017 Abandoning this quest will forfeit any delivered items. If you choose to proceed with the quest at a later date, you will need to collect the requisite ingredients again. Abandoning this quest will forfeit any delivered items. If you choose to proceed with the quest at a later date, you will need to collect the requisite ingredients again.
59 58 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_018 58 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_018 I understand and wish to abandon the quest. I understand and wish to abandon the quest.
60 59 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_020 59 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_020 Like I said, Gerolt's been ponderin' the next step o' the weapon enhancement. I'm sure 'e'll be more than 'appy to share the details. Like I said, Gerolt's been ponderin' the next step o' the weapon enhancement. I'm sure 'e'll be more than 'appy to share the details.
61 60 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_100 60 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_100 Just the <If(PlayerParameter(4))>lass<Else/>lad</If> I wanted to see. It's time we spoke about elevatin' that weapon o' yers. Just the lass I wanted to see. It's time we spoke about elevatin' that weapon o' yers.
62 61 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_101 61 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_101 After masterin' that ancient technique from the Archive's stone tablet, I've been itchin' to expand me repertoire an' transform yer weapon into somethin' truly frightenin'... After masterin' that ancient technique from the Archive's stone tablet, I've been itchin' to expand me repertoire an' transform yer weapon into somethin' truly frightenin'...
63 62 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_102 62 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_102 But if we start tinkerin' without a vision in mind, the progress we've made'll vanish into thin air like some bloody conjurer's trick. But if we start tinkerin' without a vision in mind, the progress we've made'll vanish into thin air like some bloody conjurer's trick.
64 63 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_103 63 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_103
65 64 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_104 64 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_104 Which is why I've got the expedition's archaeologist scourin' the records for the perfect technique. Which is why I've got the expedition's archaeologist scourin' the records for the perfect technique.
66 65 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_105 65 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_105 I'd see how she's gettin' on, but I've had more than a sip or two o' rum to pass the time... Don't reckon I can stomach much in the way o' long-winded explanations an' technical jargon right now. I'd see how she's gettin' on, but I've had more than a sip or two o' rum to pass the time... Don't reckon I can stomach much in the way o' long-winded explanations an' technical jargon right now.
67 66 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_106 66 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_106 Seein' how it concerns yer weapon, I figured you could go in me stead. She's holed up in that buildin' past the stairs to the west. Seein' how it concerns yer weapon, I figured you could go in me stead. She's holed up in that buildin' past the stairs to the west.
68 67 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_110 67 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_110 I've picked up enough tidbits in me time to make sense of the odd stone tablet or two. 'Course, when it comes to siftin' through ancient texts, yer best leavin' it to the experts. Good thing we brought an archaeologist along with us. I've picked up enough tidbits in me time to make sense of the odd stone tablet or two. 'Course, when it comes to siftin' through ancient texts, yer best leavin' it to the experts. Good thing we brought an archaeologist along with us.
69 68 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_115 68 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_115 Ye'll find the archaeologist in the buildin' past the stairs to the west o' here. With any luck me head'll have cleared by the time you get back. Ye'll find the archaeologist in the buildin' past the stairs to the west o' here. With any luck me head'll have cleared by the time you get back.
70 69 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_200 69 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_200 Ah, you must be <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. If you're here regarding Gerolt's request, I've just now finished collating my findings─with some invaluable insight from the Archive, I might add. Ah, you must be Player. If you're here regarding Gerolt's request, I've just now finished collating my findings─with some invaluable insight from the Archive, I might add.
71 70 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_201 70 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_201 I've identified three promising methods of enhancement that may prove compatible with your phantom weapon. I've identified three promising methods of enhancement that may prove compatible with your phantom weapon.
72 71 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_202 71 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_202 The first is a Skallic technique known as “hexcarving.” Next, we have “Karnak forgecraft,” a method for imbuing arcane armaments that originates from the selfsame city. The first is a Skallic technique known as “hexcarving.” Next, we have “Karnak forgecraft,” a method for imbuing arcane armaments that originates from the selfsame city.
73 72 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_203 72 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_203 And last but not least, the Mhachi technique of “aetheric conversion.” And last but not least, the Mhachi technique of “aetheric conversion.”
74 73 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_204 73 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_204 I'd be delighted to provide a brief summary should any of those have piqued your interest! I'd be delighted to provide a brief summary should any of those have piqued your interest!
75 74 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q1_000_000 74 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q1_000_000 What would you like to ask about? What would you like to ask about?
76 75 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_001 75 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_001 Hexcarving. Hexcarving.
77 76 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_002 76 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_002 Karnak forgecraft. Karnak forgecraft.
78 77 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_003 77 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_003 Aetheric conversion. Aetheric conversion.
79 78 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_004 78 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A1_000_004
80 79 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_206 79 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_206 The ruins of ancient Skalla were hewn from the dense stone common to Gyr Abania. While the material's durability is second to none, this very property makes it difficult to manipulate. The ruins of ancient Skalla were hewn from the dense stone common to Gyr Abania. While the material's durability is second to none, this very property makes it difficult to manipulate.
81 80 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_207 80 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_207 Thus was the technique known as hexcarving conceived! Thus was the technique known as hexcarving conceived!
82 81 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_208 81 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_208 Using hammers enhanced with a panoply of hexes, Skallic stonemasons could elicit structural changes within the materials they worked with. Using hammers enhanced with a panoply of hexes, Skallic stonemasons could elicit structural changes within the materials they worked with.
83 82 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_209 82 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_209 I daresay the same principle would also apply to your phantom weapon, allowing for its complete reconfiguration. I daresay the same principle would also apply to your phantom weapon, allowing for its complete reconfiguration.
84 83 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_210 83 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_210 Are you by any chance familiar with the fabled warriors of Karnak and the fearsome arcane weapons they utilized? In a compositional sense, their blades were perfectly neutral─designed to be subsequently enhanced with all manner of chimerical powers. Are you by any chance familiar with the fabled warriors of Karnak and the fearsome arcane weapons they utilized? In a compositional sense, their blades were perfectly neutral─designed to be subsequently enhanced with all manner of chimerical powers.
85 84 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_211 84 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_211 To achieve this, artisans made use of unaspected crystals during the smithing process. To achieve this, artisans made use of unaspected crystals during the smithing process.
86 85 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_212 85 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_212 Gerolt could replicate this method to enhance your phantom weapon and modify its aspect in one fell swoop. Certainly worth considering, in this scholar's humble opinion! Gerolt could replicate this method to enhance your phantom weapon and modify its aspect in one fell swoop. Certainly worth considering, in this scholar's humble opinion!
87 86 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_213 86 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_213
88 87 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_214 87 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_214 A most curious technique! One that requires all due caution, owing to its “bizarre nature and terrific potency,” if the description is to be believed. A most curious technique! One that requires all due caution, owing to its “bizarre nature and terrific potency,” if the description is to be believed.
89 88 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_215 88 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_215 Its inventor was inspired by the very principle of “aetheric infusion” that elevated your weapon to its current form. They sought to further amplify the effect by manipulating the aether imbued during the process. Its inventor was inspired by the very principle of “aetheric infusion” that elevated your weapon to its current form. They sought to further amplify the effect by manipulating the aether imbued during the process.
90 89 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_216 89 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_216 It is much to my chagrin that I cannot tell you more─so degraded was the stone tablet bearing the inscription! It is much to my chagrin that I cannot tell you more─so degraded was the stone tablet bearing the inscription!
91 90 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_217 90 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_217 From what I could glean, however, the technique involves imbuing a tool rather than the weapon itself. For a blessing, the required materials and overall procedure were perfectly legible, though the same cannot be said for the section regarding the final outcome... From what I could glean, however, the technique involves imbuing a tool rather than the weapon itself. For a blessing, the required materials and overall procedure were perfectly legible, though the same cannot be said for the section regarding the final outcome...
92 91 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_218 91 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_218 I took the liberty of compiling a few notes─just in case you wish to refer to the finer details at any point. I took the liberty of compiling a few notes─just in case you wish to refer to the finer details at any point.
93 92 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_219 92 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_219 Doubtless you'll wish to consult with Gerolt before choosing a method to replicate. May your endeavors bear fruit! Doubtless you'll wish to consult with Gerolt before choosing a method to replicate. May your endeavors bear fruit!
94 93 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_220 93 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_220 You look as though ye've 'ad an 'ole bleedin' lecture on long-lost weapon enhancin' techniques. The archaeologist's an odd lass, but ye'd be 'ard-pressed to find a sharper mind─at least not one daft enough to join our motley bunch. You look as though ye've 'ad an 'ole bleedin' lecture on long-lost weapon enhancin' techniques. The archaeologist's an odd lass, but ye'd be 'ard-pressed to find a sharper mind─at least not one daft enough to join our motley bunch.
95 94 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_225 94 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_225 I trust you'll find something worthwhile among the techniques I selected. Do be sure to consult with Gerolt on the matter! I trust you'll find something worthwhile among the techniques I selected. Do be sure to consult with Gerolt on the matter!
96 95 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_300 95 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_300 Ye must be back from seein' the archaeologist. Did she turn up anythin' worthwhile? Ye must be back from seein' the archaeologist. Did she turn up anythin' worthwhile?
97 96 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_302 96 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_302 Hexcarvin', huh? All well an' good if yer lookin' to knock lumps out o' stone, but it'd never work with a complex creation like yer phantom weapon. Hexcarvin', huh? All well an' good if yer lookin' to knock lumps out o' stone, but it'd never work with a complex creation like yer phantom weapon.
98 97 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_304 97 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_304 Karnak forgecraft's no good either. What we're tryin' to do is forge a weapon with a bite of its own, not some lifeless set piece to dress up with magical bells an' whistles. Karnak forgecraft's no good either. What we're tryin' to do is forge a weapon with a bite of its own, not some lifeless set piece to dress up with magical bells an' whistles.
99 98 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_305 98 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_305 Aetheric conversion, on the other hand... Now that sounds promisin'. Aetheric conversion, on the other hand... Now that sounds promisin'.
100 99 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_306 99 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_306 After all, ye won't find a technique more compatible with aetheric infusion than one inspired by it. As soon as we get me hammer enhanced, I'll have yer weapon honed to even deadlier perfection! After all, ye won't find a technique more compatible with aetheric infusion than one inspired by it. As soon as we get me hammer enhanced, I'll have yer weapon honed to even deadlier perfection!
101 100 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_307 100 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_307 But there's bits missin' from the inscription. A few too many unknowns for my likin'... But there's bits missin' from the inscription. A few too many unknowns for my likin'...
102 101 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_100_307 101 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_100_307 Bah! As long as I know what materials I need an' what I'm doin' with 'em, we'll be fine. Bah! As long as I know what materials I need an' what I'm doin' with 'em, we'll be fine.
103 102 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_308 102 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_308 Besides, this technique's the only viable one out o' the bloody lot! Besides, this technique's the only viable one out o' the bloody lot!
104 103 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_309 103 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_309 Besides, we've faced narrower odds than this before, ain't we? I say we roll the bleedin' dice! Besides, we've faced narrower odds than this before, ain't we? I say we roll the bleedin' dice!
105 104 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_310 104 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_310 Heh. Yer knack for stokin' Gerolt's fire'll never cease to amaze me. Heh. Yer knack for stokin' Gerolt's fire'll never cease to amaze me.
106 105 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_311 105 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_311 Might I ask what is required to replicate this technique? Perhaps you took some notes during your meeting with the archaeologist? Might I ask what is required to replicate this technique? Perhaps you took some notes during your meeting with the archaeologist?
107 106 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_312 106 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_312 Hmmm. It looks like we'll require some umbral clay... Hmmm. It looks like we'll require some umbral clay...
108 107 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_312 107 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_312 ...A lump of aspected aether agglomerate, a lump of aspected aetheroconductor, and a lump of aspected aetherocatalyst. ...A lump of aspected aether agglomerate, a lump of aspected aetheroconductor, and a lump of aspected aetherocatalyst.
109 108 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_200_312 108 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_200_312 And, as you've doubtless already anticipated, vast quantities of aether. And, as you've doubtless already anticipated, vast quantities of aether.
110 109 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_313 109 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_313 Ah, rest assured that the aether collection shall not fall to you! With enough time, we can gather sufficient quantities on the isle by ourselves. Ah, rest assured that the aether collection shall not fall to you! With enough time, we can gather sufficient quantities on the isle by ourselves.
111 110 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_313 110 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_313 All I ask is that you procure the four ingredients I just mentioned! All I ask is that you procure the four ingredients I just mentioned!
112 111 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_314 111 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_314 Unfortunately, the notes didn't specify where and how one might do so, but I believe umbral clay is widely traded in Tural. You're sure to find what you need in the markets of Tuliyollal. Unfortunately, the notes didn't specify where and how one might do so, but I believe umbral clay is widely traded in Tural. You're sure to find what you need in the markets of Tuliyollal.
113 112 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_315 112 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_315 As for the aspect additives, a seasoned artisan should be able to craft them, though I'd wager they too can be bought for the right price. As for the aspect additives, a seasoned artisan should be able to craft them, though I'd wager they too can be bought for the right price.
114 113 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_316 113 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_316 Once you deliver the requisite items to Gerolt, we shall be ready to replicate the aetheric conversion process and enhance his hammer! Once you deliver the requisite items to Gerolt, we shall be ready to replicate the aetheric conversion process and enhance his hammer!
115 114 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_317 114 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_317 Details on obtaining each ingredient are noted in your journal. Details on obtaining each ingredient are noted in your journal.
116 115 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_301 115 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_301
117 116 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_303 116 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_303
118 117 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q2_000_000 117 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q2_000_000
119 118 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_001 118 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_001
120 119 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_002 119 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_002
121 120 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_003 120 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A2_000_003
122 121 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_320 121 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_320 'Ate to burden ye with the busywork, but we're still trapped on this rock. The aether though, you leave that to us! 'Ate to burden ye with the busywork, but we're still trapped on this rock. The aether though, you leave that to us!
123 122 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_325 122 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_ARCHAEOLOGIST05454_000_325
124 123 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_400 123 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_400 Find the ingredients I need, ye hear? Me hammer won't enhance itself. Find the ingredients I need, ye hear? Me hammer won't enhance itself.
125 124 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_401 124 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_401 Some of the items Gerolt requires can be obtained in the following locations: Sacks of umbral clay are sold in the markets of Tuliyollal. Some of the items Gerolt requires can be obtained in the following locations: Sacks of umbral clay are sold in the markets of Tuliyollal.
126 125 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_402 125 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_402 Lumps of aspected aether agglomerate, aspected aetheroconductor, and aspected aetherocatalyst can be crafted via the crafting log using the relevant Master Recipe XII tomes of the Disciples of the Hand. Lumps of aspected aether agglomerate, aspected aetheroconductor, and aspected aetherocatalyst can be crafted via the crafting log using the relevant Master Recipe XII tomes of the Disciples of the Hand.
127 126 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_403 126 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_SYSTEM_000_403 Details on obtaining each item are noted in your journal. Details on obtaining each item are noted in your journal.
128 127 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_404 127 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_404 That'll do the job. That'll do the job.
129 128 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_405 128 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_405 While you were rootin' about the markets, we filled up an empty aetherwell in preparation. Reckon I've earned a quick snifter o' rum for all the hard work─I'll get crackin' once I've wet me whistle. While you were rootin' about the markets, we filled up an empty aetherwell in preparation. Reckon I've earned a quick snifter o' rum for all the hard work─I'll get crackin' once I've wet me whistle.
130 129 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_460 129 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_460 This aetheric conversion business is a right ol' mystery. Just like this bleedin' isle... This aetheric conversion business is a right ol' mystery. Just like this bleedin' isle...
131 130 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_450 130 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_450
132 131 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_406 131 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_406 Hand over the notes, would ye? Hand over the notes, would ye?
133 132 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_407 132 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_407 Hmm... Says here I've got to arrange the components on the ground an' check the surroundin's are safe an' secure─bleedin' dubious if ye ask me! Hmm... Says here I've got to arrange the components on the ground an' check the surroundin's are safe an' secure─bleedin' dubious if ye ask me!
134 133 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_408 133 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_408 Well, it'd be a pain in the arse if anythin' happened to the aetherwells, so I'll set up shop in this big ol' buildin'. Sit tight, alright? Well, it'd be a pain in the arse if anythin' happened to the aetherwells, so I'll set up shop in this big ol' buildin'. Sit tight, alright?
135 134 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_409 134 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_409 Sorry to keep ye waitin'. Sorry to keep ye waitin'.
136 135 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_410 135 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_410 Wh-What the bloody 'ells is that!? Wh-What the bloody 'ells is that!?
137 136 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_411 136 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_411 Ain't got a clue. Ain't got a clue.
138 137 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_412 137 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_412 It's quite obviously a voidsent! How and why did it get here!? It's quite obviously a voidsent! How and why did it get here!?
139 138 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_413 138 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_413 Listen, I just followed the instructions. Listen, I just followed the instructions.
140 139 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_414 139 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_414 “Knead the umbral clay into a pliable state, then shape the mass while combinin' it with the aspect additives... Next, infuse the form with life-givin' aether.” “Knead the umbral clay into a pliable state, then shape the mass while combinin' it with the aspect additives... Next, infuse the form with life-givin' aether.”
141 140 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_415 140 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_415 After that, I just recited the words at the end of the note, an' the next thing I knew, this little bugger was starin' back at me. After that, I just recited the words at the end of the note, an' the next thing I knew, this little bugger was starin' back at me.
142 141 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q3_000_000 141 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q3_000_000 What will you say? What will you say?
143 142 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A3_000_001 142 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A3_000_001 A truly masterful summoning. Bravo! A truly masterful summoning. Bravo!
144 143 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A3_000_002 143 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A3_000_002 Perhaps this was one technique best left untested... Perhaps this was one technique best left untested...
145 144 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_417 144 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_417 Hah! These gods-given hands even work wonders with a lump o' bleedin' clay! Hah! These gods-given hands even work wonders with a lump o' bleedin' clay!
146 145 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_418 145 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_418 The instructions didn't bear any obvious relation to the summoning of voidsent. No doubt that would have been apparent were the missing information to hand... The instructions didn't bear any obvious relation to the summoning of voidsent. No doubt that would have been apparent were the missing information to hand...
147 146 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_419 146 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_419 If only the tablet were in a better state, we might have avoided this result. I'm rather ashamed I didn't sense something awry while perusing the notes... If only the tablet were in a better state, we might have avoided this result. I'm rather ashamed I didn't sense something awry while perusing the notes...
148 147 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_420 147 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_420 What's all this about avoidin' results? Even if I knew what was comin', I'd have plowed ahead regardless. This is all part of aetheric conversion, no doubt about it! What's all this about avoidin' results? Even if I knew what was comin', I'd have plowed ahead regardless. This is all part of aetheric conversion, no doubt about it!
149 148 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_421 148 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_421 Was this really supposed to 'appen? 'Fraid I don't see the connection between that puddle o' gubbins an' phantom weaponry! Was this really supposed to 'appen? 'Fraid I don't see the connection between that puddle o' gubbins an' phantom weaponry!
150 149 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_422 149 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_422 (-???-)Oooerh? (-???-)Oooerh?
151 150 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_423 150 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_423 Where is this? Wh-Who am I? Where is this? Wh-Who am I?
152 151 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_424 151 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_424 Ahem. Judging by your physical appearance, I believe you might be a species of voidsent known as “hecteye” in the common tongue. Ahem. Judging by your physical appearance, I believe you might be a species of voidsent known as “hecteye” in the common tongue.
153 152 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_425 152 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_425 You are wrong. I was not so...feeble of frame. You are wrong. I was not so...feeble of frame.
154 153 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_426 153 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_GEROLT_000_426 Well, that body o' yers is just what I cobbled together from the clay an' whatnot. I'm guessin' yer real form is somethin' else entirely. Well, that body o' yers is just what I cobbled together from the clay an' whatnot. I'm guessin' yer real form is somethin' else entirely.
155 154 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_427 154 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_000_427 Come to think of it, I recall hearing that summoned voidsent require an appropriate vessel if they are to function effectively in this world. Come to think of it, I recall hearing that summoned voidsent require an appropriate vessel if they are to function effectively in this world.
156 155 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_427 155 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_DODOKKULI_100_427 Perhaps your clay construction is unsuitable for this particular creature, thus limiting its power. Perhaps your clay construction is unsuitable for this particular creature, thus limiting its power.
157 156 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_428 156 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_428 'Ow do we know what kind o' vessel the bleedin' thing needs if we don't know its proper form? 'Ow do we know what kind o' vessel the bleedin' thing needs if we don't know its proper form?
158 157 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_100_428 157 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_100_428 I was... I...cannot remember. I was... I...cannot remember.
159 158 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_200_428 158 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_200_428 Just our bloody luck... Just our bloody luck...
160 159 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_429 159 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_429 This is...unpleasant. I want to go home. This is...unpleasant. I want to go home.
161 160 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_100_429 160 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_100_429 Wait! If you bugger off, we're back to square one! Wait! If you bugger off, we're back to square one!
162 161 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_200_429 161 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_200_429 If you need my...services, I demand...aether. Much aether. If you need my...services, I demand...aether. Much aether.
163 162 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q4_000_000 162 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_Q4_000_000 What will you say? What will you say?
164 163 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A4_000_001 163 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A4_000_001 Let's form a pact. Let's form a pact.
165 164 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A4_000_002 164 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_A4_000_002 Well, as long as you promise to lend us your power... Well, as long as you promise to lend us your power...
166 165 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_431 165 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_000_431 Oooerh! I sense...your aether. Sweet aether! With you I will...deal. Oooerh! I sense...your aether. Sweet aether! With you I will...deal.
167 166 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_100_431 166 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_BRIGID_100_431 Once my power flows, I will...aid you. Once my power flows, I will...aid you.
168 167 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_432 167 TEXT_KINGKW201_05454_LYDIRCEIL_000_432 If this really is part o' the process, we'll 'ave to 'elp the li'l bugger unleash their true power before we even think of enhancin' Gerolt's 'ammer... Either way, glad to 'ave you on board again. If this really is part o' the process, we'll 'ave to 'elp the li'l bugger unleash their true power before we even think of enhancin' Gerolt's 'ammer... Either way, glad to 'ave you on board again.
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