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10TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SEQ_00Krile wishes to take stock of the situation.
21TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SEQ_01Having taken stock of the situation, Krile declares that she will remain in the Omphalos for a time to explore. In the meantime, G'raha Tia wishes to investigate the worship of the Twelve across Eorzea, and invites you and Deryk to accompany him.
32TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SEQ_02By learning about the Twelve as They are worshipped, G'raha hopes to identify any similarities or differences between Them and the beings you encountered; in so doing, he believes you will draw closer to the truth of their identities. Your mission thus established, you set out first for Rhalgr's Reach, the holy ground for disciples of the Destroyer.
43TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SEQ_03Upon arriving at your destination, Deryk states that those places where phantom realm sightings are known to occur often have a tradition of Twelve worship. Encouraged by this fact, you split up to seek out people who may possess knowledge about the local faith.
54TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SEQ_04Among a few other details, your search has yielded a copy of *Destructivity*, a rare surviving scripture of the Fist of Rhalgr. Satisfied with the fruits of your efforts, you go to reconvene with your comrades at Starfall.
65TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SEQ_05Skimming over the scripture, G'raha Tia finds an account of the construction of the great image of the Destroyer. The text states that, among the refugees who followed Rhalgr's comet to safety during the Sixth Umbral Calamity, some few claimed to have caught sight of the divinity Himself. Yet even as you struggle to decide whether the mysterious beings gave rise to their respective faiths or were born of them, Rhalgr and Byregot appear before you once more, in the form of a hawk and a spriggan respectively. The two explain that mortals may catch glimpses of them in their true forms when the aether surrounding their sanctums becomes unstable─a phenomenon known to occur during an Umbral Calamity. Having shared this detail in lieu of an apology for their earlier deception, the pair then take their leave. As you discuss these revelations, Krile contacts you with word that she has recruited an acquaintance to your cause─an authority on mythology. While G'raha Tia takes himself to the Sunken Temple of Qarn to receive this individual, you are tasked with going ahead to Ul'dah with Deryk to make inquiries about Nald'thal.
76TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SEQ_06Though Deryk has agreed to accompany you, his apprehension towards the idea is plain to see. Whatever may be the source of his discomfiture, for now you decide to focus on the task at hand.
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2524TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_TODO_00Speak with G'raha Tia.
2625TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_TODO_01Wait at the designated location in Rhalgr's Reach.
2726TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_TODO_02Make inquiries on the Fist of Rhalgr.
2827TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_TODO_03Wait at the designated location.
2928TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_TODO_04Speak with Deryk.
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4948TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_000'Tis well Krile could make her way here quickly.
5049TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_005She's another one of your colleagues, I take it?
5150TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_KRILE_000_010Greetings. I am Krile, of the Students of Baldesion. Do I have the pleasure of addressing Deryk, the explorer who sought aid in investigating this place?
5251TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_011Aye, I am Deryk. And this here is a baby opo-opo.
5352TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_KRILE_000_012Yes, I can see that. Doesn't it have a name?
5453TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_013None that I know of. Nor would I presume to bestow one, for that would be condescending.
5554TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_KRILE_000_014I see. That's very considerate of you.
5655TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_KRILE_000_015So, I understand you explored the various phantom realms with Deryk. Will you recount to me the experience?
5756TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_016So while the gods tested you sorely, you did not sense any malicious intent...
5857TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_100_016As Byregot said, they wish to do battle with us. But 'twould seem they do not necessarily wish to cause us harm.
5958TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_017Though much and more about this perplexes, mayhap 'tis safe to assume that they are not primals.
6059TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_018As you may recall, Livingway once told us that the art of summoning as taught by the Ascians incorporates the fervent desire to assimilate others into one's belief.
6160TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_019Thus do the resultant primals seek to enthrall worshipers, who in turn seek to grow their ranks.
6261TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_020But these beings appear to harbor no such desire. If they are primals, then they are unlike those that have been summoned in recent memory.
6362TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_021We might suppose that they were created in antiquity in like manner to Hydaelyn, but there is no way to prove it.
6463TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_KRILE_000_022Who could they possibly be? And why do they desire battle with man?
6564TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_EMETSELCH_000_023(-Emet-Selch-)Even of your little Eorzea, you know precious little. The true identities of the Twelve, for instance.
6665TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_024Emet-Selch did say that, didn't he?
6766TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_100_024By which we may assume he knew the truth...and challenged you to seek it out too. Suffice it to say you'll do so, of course?
6867TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_KRILE_000_025Insofar as we can ascertain, this is a matter which has implications for the entire star. In light of this, the Students of Baldesion formally accept the commission. We will investigate the phantom realm and the beings who call themselves the Twelve.
6968TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_026I'm pleased to hear that. Thank you.
7069TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_KRILE_000_027Without further ado, then, I will take a look around. There are a few things I'm curious about.
7170TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_028Then with your permission, I will take myself around Eorzea and investigate the worship of those gods we encountered.
7271TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_029Player, Deryk. Seeing as you've already seen this place, would you care to accompany me?
7372TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_030By all means. In which case...
7473TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_KRILE_000_031To be deleted.
7574TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_031Could you stay here with Krile, my friend? It wouldn't do to leave a fair maiden alone.
7675TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_BABYOPOOPO_000_032Ook ook!
7776TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_KRILE_000_033Hehe, I shall be glad for the company. Take care, then, and good luck.
7877TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_KRILE_000_040Raha has also shared his observations with me. Keeping your combined accounts in mind, I shall see what else I can learn here.
7978TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_BABYOPOOPO_000_045(-Baby Opo-opo-)Ook!
8079TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_047Shall we ask G'raha Tia about his plan?
8180TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_050So, to explain my plan...
8281TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_051'Tis believed that the Twelve were already worshipped during the Third Astral Era, when the Allagan Empire flourished.
8382TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_052Come the Fifth Astral Era, those nations that fought in the War of the Magi each took one of the Twelve as a guardian deity.
8483TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_053This practice has continued to the present day in Eorzea, with some notable regional differences. For instance, Ishgardians hold Halone as absolute, while Sharlayans enjoy a moderate relationship with Thaliak.
8584TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_054By visiting various locations in Eorzea and learning about the Twelve as They are worshipped, I hope to identify any similarities or differences between Them and the beings we encountered.
8685TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_055In so doing, I believe we will draw closer to the truth of their identities.
8786TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_056For our first destination, I propose we take ourselves to Rhalgr's Reach. The place is holy ground for worshipers of the Destroyer, and promises to yield useful details.
8887TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_060There you are, Player.
8988TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_061This place served as the base of operations for your investigation into Omega, did it not? How delightful to be here together!
9089TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_062So, this is Rhalgr's Reach, where the dauntless soldiers of the Ala Mhigan Resistance gathered... How stirring to stand here with you!
9190TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_063If you don't mind my making an observation, it seems you enjoy traveling with company.
9291TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_064I do. It's something I had dreamed of for a long time.
9392TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_Q1_000_000What will you say?
9493TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_A1_000_001There's nothing like traveling with good friends.
9594TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_A1_000_002I enjoy company, but sometimes I prefer my own.
9695TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_065Is that so...
9796TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_066What of yourself? Do you normally travel alone?
9897TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_067Aye. In my wanderings, I much prefer to have solitude.
9998TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_068Not that I avoid people or communities, mind you. As a matter of fact, I've been here before, on the trail of the phantom realm.
10099TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_069Hmmm, now that I think on it...
101100TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_070More often than not, those places where phantom realm sightings are known to occur have a tradition of Twelve worship.
102101TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_071Then I dare to hope that we are on the right track.
103102TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_100_071As I'm sure you know, Rhalgr's Reach is home to the Temple of the Fist, the ancient headquarters of the Fist of Rhalgr.
104103TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_072Razed by the mad king Theodoric, the temple lay abandoned before the Ala Mhigan Resistance claimed it for its operations.
105104TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_073While I doubt that much literature has survived over the years, the people here may possess some knowledge of the local faith.
106105TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_074So let us split up and make inquiries, and reconvene here afterwards to share findings.
107106TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_080Learned anything thus far?
108107TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SYSTEM_000_089You read the words inscribed on the monument...
109108TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SYSTEM_000_090(-Bloodstorm-)A storm of blood approaches fast, Hells open, Heavens weep. For no one soul doth lie beyond The measure of His Reach.
110109TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SYSTEM_000_091Once upon a time, Lyse explained to you their meaning─that we must prepare ourselves for the strife and sorrow that will inevitably come.
111110TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_ALAMHIGANLIBERATOR04538_000_092Oh, if it isn't Player! Is this man perchance a friend of yours?
112111TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_ALAMHIGANLIBERATOR04538_000_093When last he visited, he shared with me the tales he heard on his journeys. And what amazing tales they were!
113112TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_ALAMHIGANLIBERATOR04538_000_094If you have time, I'd love to hear both of your stories!
114113TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_095Alas, we're in some haste. We're investigating the worship of Rhalgr, and seek literature on the subject─religious texts and the like. Can any still be found here?
115114TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_ALAMHIGANLIBERATOR04538_000_096Just about all of it is gone, sadly─destroyed by the Empire if not the mad king before that.
116115TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_ALAMHIGANLIBERATOR04538_000_097But we haven't lost everything. The mighty image of the Destroyer... The tales we share at the campfire, like the legend of our nation's founding...
117116TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_ALAMHIGANLIBERATOR04538_000_098We still have these things, and they were a source of great comfort and strength to us in our darkest moments.
118117TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_099I see. If you don't mind, I would be obliged to hear your stories this time.
119118TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_100Player, rest assured I have this well in hand. Feel free to carry on as you were.
120119TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SCHOLAR04538_101...Yes? If you have business, please make it quick. I'm due to meet with someone any moment now.
121120TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_102(-???-)Forgive me my delay!
122121TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_103Hm? You're an adventurer, I take it? What can we students of Ala Mhigan history do for you?
123122TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_104Researching the worship of the Destroyer, you say! In that case, I have something that ought to be of interest!
124123TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_105Why, if it isn't the adventurer who kindly escorted me to the Temple of the Fist! Are you studying monks too, perchance?
125124TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_106If so, you ought to work together with me and my colleague here! Few things are finer than joining heads with like-minded folk!
126125TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_107Researching the worship of the Destroyer, you say! Why didn't you mention it sooner!?
127126TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_108This is a copy of *Destructivity*, a scripture of the Fist of Rhalgr. The original is one of the few texts that survived the temple's razing, and is in the safekeeping of one Professor Erik.
128127TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_109This is a copy of *Destructivity*, a scripture of the Fist of Rhalgr. The original is one of the few texts that survived the temple's razing, and was recovered by a monk named Widargelt.
129128TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_110I went to the trouble of having this made for my colleague...only for her to say she doesn't need it. So I will offer it to you instead!
130129TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_SCHOLAR04538_111<sigh> Lest you forget, this is *your* passion, not mine. I'm simply assisting you as a favor, and I'd thank you not to put us in danger.
131130TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_112Ah, but danger is the crucible in which the monk tempers body and mind! <sigh> So sublime, monks...
132131TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_MARJORIE_113Well, we had best return to our work! Till next time, adventurer!
133132TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_ALAMHIGANLIBERATOR04538_000_115Next time, I hope to hear some of your stories too!
134133TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_121Player, what were you able to learn?
135134TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_122A copy of one of the scriptures, you say? A moment while I skim over it!
136135TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_123I see... This chapter appears to be a record of the construction of the great image of Rhalgr, written in a style that suggests folklore was committed to parchment.
137136TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_124When the deluge of the Sixth Umbral Calamity threatened Eorzea, the ancestors of the Ala Mhigans were guided to safety by a comet.
138137TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_125Believing that it was sent by Rhalgr, they came to hold Him in the highest. This much of the tale, I had been familiar with...
139138TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_126But according to the scripture, among those refugees who followed the comet, some claimed to have caught sight of Rhalgr Himself.
140139TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_127Their accounts were passed down through the centuries, and worshipers of the Destroyer pieced them together to give shape to yonder statue.
141140TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_128I must say, it bears more than a passing resemblance to the being we encountered...
142141TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_129Were that Rhalgr a primal, the explanation for the similarities would be simple.
143142TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_130That is, the statue gives rise to a unified interpretation of Rhalgr's appearance, which in turn lends form to the primal.
144143TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_131However, this fails to account for what inspired the likeness in the first place. If the scripture is to be believed, it was the sightings during the Sixth Umbral Calamity. Yet for those witnesses to be able to recognize Rhalgr, they would have needed an agreed-upon idea of His appearance beforehand.
145144TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_132If we then consider the history of Twelve worship─that it already existed in the Third Astral Era─it would not be ridiculous to think that these divinities existed even prior to that.
146145TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_133So the question is, did these beings give rise to their respective faiths, or are they primals born of them?
147146TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_RHALGR_000_134(-Rhalgr's Voice-)I thought we had made it clear. We are not summoned beings.
148147TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_RHALGR_000_135(-Hawk with Rhalgr's Voice-)Since time immemorial, our domains have lain scattered across Eorzea. As a matter of fact, one of those in which you set foot is nearby. 'Tis not unusual for mortals to glimpse us.
149148TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_136That voice... Could they be...?
150149TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_BYREGOT_000_137Indeed. I am Byregot, and the hawk beside me is Rhalgr. I shall elaborate upon my master's explanation.
151150TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_BYREGOT_000_138We thus disguise ourselves when we wish to observe the world without, for being seen in our true forms would violate our laws of conduct.
152151TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_BYREGOT_000_139Yet though we similarly disguise our sanctums, veiling them in illusion, rents are known to manifest when the surrounding aether is unstable.
153152TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_RHALGR_000_140In such a time, should a gifted mortal chance to be near, they may inadvertently catch sight of us.
154153TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_141Of course! During an Umbral Calamity, aetheric imbalance occurs on a star-wide scale─the ideal condition for seeing the phantom realm!
155154TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_RHALGR_000_142Precisely how many times we have been seen, we ourselves have no way of knowing, but aye─that is a sound assumption to make.
156155TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_RHALGR_000_143Well, Byregot, I believe that much shall suffice by way of an apology for our deception. Shall we?
157156TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_BYREGOT_000_144Indeed, that is all we are at liberty to reveal. Fare you well, children of man.
158157TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_150Aside from their reticence where it concerns their identity and objective, these divinities are certainly approachable.
159158TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_151If what they said was true, and their worship can be traced back to their sightings, it would serve to explain one thing.
160159TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_152According to my research, in the field of comparative mythology, Rhalgr is often observed to bear many similarities with Ramuh.
161160TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_153Assuming both were inspired by the Rhalgr of the phantom realm...
162161TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_154Their divergence may be attributable to differences in culture between man and sylph.
163162TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_155So you believe that they gave rise to the prevailing faiths of Eorzea?
164163TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_156Given available evidence, yes─I am inclined to. Yet none of this explains their presence. How and when did beings of such power come into existence?
165164TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_157...Oh, 'tis you, Krile. Has something happened?
166165TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_158...Truly!? Very well, I shall take care of it.
167166TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_159Krile has recruited an acquaintance to aid in our investigation─an authority on mythology.
168167TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_160I must go and receive her at the Sunken Temple of Qarn, where she is currently conducting fieldwork─after a brief detour to prepare...a little something.
169168TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_161Conveniently, Thanalan is home to countless adherents of Nald'thal. While I tend to business, may I ask the two of you to make inquiries in Ul'dah?
170169TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_162Very well...
171170TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_GRAHATIA_000_163Excellent. I will join you as soon as I'm able. By your leave...
172171TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_170So, it's to be just you and me in Ul'dah...
173172TEXT_AKTKEA103_04538_DERYK_000_171<sigh> I suppose it can't be helped...