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24,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_TODO_00,Speak with Beq Lugg.
25,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_TODO_01,Speak with Magnus.
26,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_TODO_02,Search Mount Biran Mines for lumps of pristine clay.
27,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_TODO_03,Deliver the lumps of pristine clay to Beq Lugg.
28,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_TODO_04,Speak with Alisaie.
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48,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_000,Corporeal and incorporeal aether... I confess I have never had cause to make the distinction.
49,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_005,Did they just say what I think they said? Might there really be a way to help Halric and the others? And help ourselves in the process?
50,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_HALRIC_000_005,...<mumble>
51,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_020,"I suspect the Crystal Exarch has told you of my past. That I was once a mage of the royal court of Voeburt, and that soulcraft was my field of study."
52,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_021,The tonic you administered to the patients here is one of the fruits of my labors. I hoped to do great things for the kingdom...
53,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_022,"<sigh> But in the end, my knowledge brought only suffering. A plague the like of which none had ever seen."
54,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_100_022,"In the hands of unscrupulous men, what should have been my greatest triumph instead became my greatest shame..."
55,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_Q1_000_000,What will you say?
56,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_A1_000_000,You mustn't dwell in the past.
57,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_A2_000_000,And now you have a chance to redeem yourself.
58,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_A3_000_000,At least the Warriors of Light brought those responsible to justice.
59,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_025,"I know that only too well. Alas, the knowledge we require is steeped in such bitter memories."
60,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_030,That I do. A comforting thought indeed.
61,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_035,"Aye, that they did. I shudder to think what might have happened had they not."
62,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_040,But let us return to the task at hand─finding a means by which we might revitalize these people's incorporeal aether.
63,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_041,Do you think it can be done?
64,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_042,"Were the skies still ablaze with primordial Light, I would call it an exercise in futility. But now─now we may have a chance."
65,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_043,"The method I have in mind will entail the conjuring of a familiar. They are able to amplify the energies poured into them, making them the perfect conduit for the aether-revitalizing magicks we will ultimately employ."
66,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_044,"If you're about to launch into a lengthy explanation of the metaphysics of your plan─don't bother. I'd rather get on with doing whatever it is that needs to be done, if it's all the same to you."
67,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_045,"Whatever reagents must be procured, or spells invoked─I'll do it."
68,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_046,...I admire your spirit.
69,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_047,Very well. Your first task will be to gather the necessary materials.
70,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_048,"The purest of waters and finest of clays, as well as a fae lantern brimming with pixie magick."
71,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_049,If you're *convinced* the resulting familiar could help the patients─fine.
72,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_050,"Alphinaud─the water and clay will be simple enough, but I think you know what we'll have to do to get the lantern."
73,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_051,You don't mean─
74,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_052,"The pixies took quite a liking to us before. If we humor them with our company, I'm sure they'll be willing to help us."
75,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_053,...
76,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_054,...*Fine*. We'll pay a visit to Il Mheg. Though I never thought *you* would be the one to suggest going back there.
77,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_055,"I'm impressed you've been there at all, let alone befriended the fae folk."
78,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_056,"Oh, while you're about it, seek out the Nu Mou of Pla Enni. They will be able to supply you with water suitable for our needs."
79,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_057,"Right. Let's get this over with, shall we."
80,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_058,There still remains the matter of the clay. Might I prevail upon you to find it?
81,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_070,Clay from Amh Araeng would likely be best. Know you of anyone who might be able to assist us?
82,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_Q2_000_100,What will you say?
83,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_A1_000_100,I could ask the miners at Twine.
84,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_A2_000_100,"Well, there are the scavengers at Mord Souq."
85,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_075,"Ah, yes! They will be able to point you in the right direction, I am sure."
86,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_080,"Scavengers, you say? Well...they may know the lie of the land, but I daresay they are more interested in the trinkets and baubles hiding in the earth than the earth itself. Now, miners on the other hand..."
87,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_081,What's that? You know the miners of Twine? Perfect! Speak with them and you should have no trouble procuring what we need.
88,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_085,"While you and the twins are occupied, I will see if there is aught else I can learn of the stagnation which afflicts the people here."
89,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_100,"I have no doubt that the miners of Twine can help you find what we need. While you are away, I will do what I can to learn more about the nature of the patients' affliction."
90,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_JERYK_000_105,I can't stop thinking about that giant Talos we built. Can you imagine what it could do with a matching trolley? It feels like a waste *not* to build one.
91,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_THAFFE_000_110,"<sigh> Sometimes I wish we'd never got that trolley running again. Now Jeryk wants *more* of the bloody things, and refuses to shut up about it."
92,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_MAGNUS_000_120,"Player! Well, what a coincidence!"
93,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_THAFFE_100_120,You've come at a good time. We've just this moment finished repairing the Talos and trolley you lot took to Nabaath Areng.
94,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_MAGNUS_101_120,"The trolley was no trouble, but the Talos would have been another matter, had we not had a visit from Master Chai."
95,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_MAGNUS_102_120,"He offered us a share of the leftover building materials from Daedalus Stoneworks, as well as a few trade secrets to help us along."
96,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_JERYK_000_121,"Clever man, that Chai-Nuzz. He seemed pretty keen on the ideas I had for putting the giant Talos to work."
97,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_JERYK_101_121,Like a giant trolley! But Magnus still refuses to see all the good we could do with it...
98,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_THAFFE_000_122,"You're entitled to your dreams, Jeryk, but that doesn't mean you can go harassing our guests with them. Master Chai was just being polite."
99,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_MAGNUS_100_122,"And something tells me Player here didn't come all this way to talk about trolleys. What is it you need, friend?"
100,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_MAGNUS_000_123,I see. And this...familiar requires clay from Amh Araeng.
101,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_JERYK_000_124,"Well, look no further. If anyone can find you some quality clay, it's us."
102,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_THAFFE_000_125,"Saying that, it isn't exactly a commodity nowadays... But there must be some lurking somewhere or other, waiting to be dug up."
103,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_MAGNUS_000_126,"If I'm not mistaken, there was a time when they used to take clay from Mount Biran Mines to make adobe bricks."
104,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_MAGNUS_000_127,"Place is swarming with coyotes now, but if you're after the good stuff, you could do worse than to look there."
105,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_JERYK_000_140,"I still say a trolley for that Talos is a good idea. You agree, don't you?"
106,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_THAFFE_000_145,"You'll want to be on your guard at the mines. Spend too long peering at the ground, and a coyote is sure to come and bite you on the arse."
107,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_MAGNUS_000_150,Stay safe out there. And remember: you don't need an excuse to come and visit us.
108,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_160,"The pixies were constantly confusing me with Alisaie. In jest, I assume. I mean, it's not as if we look *that* much alike!
We, uh...don't look that much alike, do we?"
109,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_165,"That had better be the only thing we need from the pixies. If I have to endure one more prank, so help me gods..."
110,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_200,"The twins have returned, and in one piece at that. I was convinced the pixies would turn at least one of them into a garden ornament...but no."
111,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_100_200,"...You have the clay, I take it?"
112,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_201,"Wonderful. We need but combine the clay and the water, then heat the mixture with the fae lantern. After that, it will be a simple matter of settling upon a suitable form, and performing the necessary incantation."
113,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_202,"Beq Lugg. I have a question. In the event that we had need of this spell and you weren't around, would it be possible for another to perform the incantation?"
114,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_203,"Assuming they possessed the requisite skill, yes."
115,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_204,"Halric and the others have suffered so much, and I swore to do everything in my power to save them. If there is a chance this spell could do that, I would be the one to invoke it."
116,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_205,...Hmmm. Mayhap you *should* be the one to do so.
117,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_206,"A deep understanding of the subjects' physical state, combined with a strong desire to help them, can drastically increase the magick's effect. And you are plainly more familiar with these people than I."
118,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_207,"I daresay there are few in all of Norvrandt more dedicated to finding a cure. Is that not so, Player?"
119,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_Q3_000_200,What will you say?
120,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_A1_000_200,Absolutely. She's the best woman for the job.
121,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_A2_000_200,Very few. But if aught should go awry...I'll see what I can do.
122,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_210,I'll give it my all. For Halric. For Tesleen...
123,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_215,"Is that a challenge? Well, I'll be damned if I let it come to that."
124,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_220,Then we are all of a mind on the matter. Alisaie shall be the one to conjure the familiar.
125,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_280,"By the Twelve! Though it was only for a moment, he spoke! There may yet be hope for these people!"
126,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_285,The girl's resolve is quite impressive. One might almost think she drew strength from another...
127,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_HALRIC_000_290,M... Mothe... Al...
128,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_300,"How is he, Beq Lugg? Did it work?"
129,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_301,I believe it did. You and your fledgling familiar have done well.
130,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_302,"If my eyes do not deceive, a hint of color has returned to his soul."
131,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_303,Gods... I would jump for joy if I weren't so exhausted.
132,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_304,"We're so close now, Halric..."
133,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_305,"As you are even now in the process of discovering, this magick asks much of the invoker. What you may *not* have realized is that the same is also true of the subject. As such, we must proceed with caution. However, with further treatment, I have the utmost confidence the boy will make a full recovery."
134,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_306,"Observing the reanimation of his stagnant soul has been most enlightening. I will need time to put my theories to the proof, but I believe I can fashion a spell to produce the opposite effect. That is, to *induce* stagnation."
135,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_307,Thus enabling our safe transport back to the Source via auracite!
136,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_308,A thought occurred to me─about this treatment.
137,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_309,"Beq Lugg said when the soul is rendered dormant, the mind is separated from the body. That a person becomes incapable of interacting with the world around them."
138,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_310,Does that not sound a lot like some of the tempered back in the Source?
139,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_311,Not really. It is the fate of most tempered to become slaves to primals─save in a handful of cases. Or am I missing something?
140,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_312,If I can master this technique─the art of revitalizing the soul─I know of at least one in the Source who could desperately use such treatment.
141,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_Q4_000_300,What will you say?
142,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_A1_000_300,I'm not sure I follow...
143,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_A2_000_300,*Ga Bu*.
144,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_A3_000_300,Do you really think it could work?
145,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_315,"*Ga Bu*. His condition is eerily similar to Halric and the others', the only difference being that his soul was suffused with earth-aspected aether from summoning Titan, rather than Light. It follows that if his soul is subject to a similar kind of stagnation, there may be a chance we can save him...right?"
146,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_320,"Exactly! His condition is uncannily similar to Halric's, is it not? The only difference being that his soul was suffused with earth-aspected aether instead of Light. It follows that if his soul is subject to a similar kind of stagnation, there may be a chance we can save him...right?"
147,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_325,"Why shouldn't it? Ga Bu's condition is virtually identical to Halric's, is it not? The only difference being that his soul was suffused with earth-aspected aether instead of Light. It follows that if his soul is subject to a similar kind of stagnation, there may be a chance we can save him."
148,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_326,"Forgive me, but who is this Ga Bu fellow of whom you speak?"
149,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_330,"...I see. His condition does sound similar...yet there is much and more about the soul that remains unknown even to me. I say this not to discourage you, you understand, but to remind you that this is delicate work we do here. Work requiring *patience*."
150,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_331,"Of course. And as long as there is hope for the patients here, I will devote whatever time is needed to see this through."
151,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_332,"But I refuse to spend that time in idleness. If it's all the same to you, I'd like to stay here with Angelo and continue with their treatment."
152,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALISAIE_000_333,The two of you should return to the Crystarium with Beq Lugg and see if you can't make some headway with their newly posited theories.
153,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_334,"I would tell you to rest first, but I see you're not to be convinced. Ah, the fire of youth."
154,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_335,"Let us return to the Crystarium, then."
155,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_KAISHIRR_000_336,(-???-)Finally! I've found you!
156,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_337,Kai-Shirr!? What are you doing all the way out here?
157,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_KAISHIRR_000_338,"There's trouble back in Eulmore. Lady Chai's beside herself. Sighing, pacing, the whole lot. Near enough *begged* me to go and find you."
158,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_339,"...Sighing *and* pacing, you say? It must be urgent."
159,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_BEQLUGG_000_340,"I take it I will be returning to the Crystarium alone. Go on, then. It's not as if I have anything for you to do."
160,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_ALPHINAUD_000_341,"Thank you, Beq Lugg."
161,TEXT_LUCKMG104_03676_KAISHIRR_000_342,"Sorry for bothering you and all that, but she says the future of Eulmore's at stake."
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