Ulukai? I had heard you were in Shamazaar. I am a Dolotai Guardian myself, but please do not tell any talan. I am only counting riss for Kroax so we can learn of how much resources he has.
[counter_one_greet_B_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
It saddens me to see our hope in you being wasted Ulukai. Zokrym must be very upset to hear what you are doing.
[counter_one_greet_B_2]
*CUTTER*
What are you doing?
[counter_one_greet_B_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
I am counting the riss that is being harvested and planted for Kroax, if you must know.
[counter_one_greet_G_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
You are making my moon a great one with your presence, Ulukai. I will tell all my children of this.
[counter_one_greet_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Whoa, down boy. I'm curious as to what you are doing here?
[counter_one_greet_G_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
I am counting riss to see how much we are making for Kroax. But, and do not say this to any other talan, I am really a Dolotai Guardian. Zokrym wants to know how much riss Fae Rhan is getting for his forces.
This riss is going to feed the soldiers of Kroax. Fae Rhan has made it law that all of the soldiers will be given all food before other talan.
[count_one_riss_2]
*CUTTER*
Doesn't sound very fair.
[count_one_riss_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Of course it is not. The soldiers eat all the riss we make for them. If they do not get it regularly, they become weak and vulnerable.
[count_one_riss_4]
*CUTTER*
So why not stop making it?
[count_one_riss_5]
*COUNTER_ONE*
It is hard to get all to agree to this. Maar, the leader given to us by Kroax, is a very stupid but very loyal leader. All are afraid of him.
[count_one_riss_B_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
It goes to feed the soldiers, which will some moon stop you if you do not stop hurting talan.
[count_one_riss_G_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
All of the riss that you see here is taken by a caravan to the city of Okriana. There, it is divided up and sent to the other soldiers around Adelpha. All who are not soldiers very rarely get this riss to eat.
[count_one_riss_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Doesn't sound like a good deal for the others.
[count_one_riss_G_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
No, it is not, Ulukai. But when we Guardians can, we try to slow down the shipments or production of riss to weaken the soldiers. We have had a hard time doing this.
[count_one_riss_G_4]
*CUTTER*
Why?
[count_one_riss_G_5]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Kroax put in place a very stupid but loyal leader by the name of Maar. Maar reports any talan who work slow or sound like they are going to try and hurt Kroax. He is dumb, but he does his job very well.
No, Ulukai. You know the way of the talan is one of no violence. Maar does not know that every talan fears him almost more than Fae Rhan. One bad word from him and most talan would find themselves reverted the next moon.
[count_one_maar_2]
*CUTTER*
If he's so dumb, why do you think Kroax picked him?
[count_one_maar_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Because he can easily control him and he feels assured that Maar will never turn on him. But Maar might listen to you. One of the Shamaz here has been slowly trying to gain his trust and telling him great stories about you.
[count_one_maar_4]
*CUTTER*
Why should I talk to him?
[count_one_maar_5]
*COUNTER_ONE*
All talan will do nothing to help you stop Fae Rhan until they know Maar will not turn them in. All talan must be as one or none will stand for fear of having to harm another talan.
[count_one_maar_B_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
You only think of killing, do you not Ulukai?
[count_one_maar_G_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Like what, Ulukai?
[count_one_maar_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Well, silence him somehow?
[count_one_maar_G_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
One of the Shamaz here is trying to gain Maar's trust. So many soldiers beat Maar when he was a worker that when Kroax began to treat him nice, he took to him quickly. I think Kroax set it up to get Maar's loyalty.
[count_one_maar_G_4]
*CUTTER*
I have heard of that tactic before.
[count_one_maar_G_5]
*COUNTER_ONE*
We need to get Maar on our side. He may be the dumbest talan I have ever met, but all others here fear him more than anything. All Maar has to do is mention one bad thing about a talan to Kroax and that talan is never seen again.
[count_one_maar_G_6]
*CUTTER*
He's just one talan. If he's all that is stopping you, why not take more drastic measures?
[count_one_maar_G_7]
*COUNTER_ONE*
All talan believe that violence is not a tool, Ulukai. And all feel Maar is not at fault, so none want him harmed. We just need someone to convince him to help us hurt the soldiers by slowing down our riss shipments. Someone like you, maybe?
Yes, Ulukai. I hid it in the water myself. Almost got reverted by the sankaar that live in the waters.
[count_one_dynamite_2]
*CUTTER*
Where is it?
[count_one_dynamite_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
To the south-east of the Temple Fae, inside the strange circle-shaped mound of land under the water.
[count_one_dynamite_B_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
I do, but I will not tell you were in the waters they are, Ulukai. Maybe the pain the sankaar give you as they feed on your essence will teach you not to hurt others.
[count_one_dynamite_G_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
I know there is some in the waters to the southeast of the Temple Fae, for I placed them there myself.
[count_one_dynamite_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Thanks a lot.
[count_one_dynamite_G_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Be careful of the sankaar, Ulukai. They can hurt you greatly if many attack. If you can make a loud explosion in the water, they will die, but I know of no other way to stop them.
I hear that you know something of the essence idols?
[count_one_idols_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Yes, Ulukai. We have been in charge of hiding them from the soldiers.
[count_one_idols_2]
*CUTTER*
Where do you hide them?
[count_one_idols_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
We have kept them hidden in the riss store houses for many, many moons because guards never have gone near them.
[count_one_idols_4]
*CUTTER*
And now?
[count_one_idols_5]
*COUNTER_ONE*
When news first came that the Ulukai had been rescued by the Guardians, a small number of farmers got too happy and began burning the riss in the store houses. Now, guards are around each and every one. All four were there until last moon, when we could not find the idol that was hidden in the village storage house.
[count_one_idols_6]
*CUTTER*
And the other three?
[count_one_idols_7]
*COUNTER_ONE*
We think they are still hidden, Ulukai The one we are missing I fear is in the heart of the Temple Fae someplace. The soldiers must have found it.
[count_one_idols_8]
*CUTTER*
Do you know why someone would be looking for them?
[count_one_idols_9]
*COUNTER_ONE*
I do not know the stories about why they are important, just that we were to guard them.
[count_one_idols_B_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Yes. There are four of them in all. We had all of them hidden in the riss storage houses, but one has been lost just last moon.
[count_one_idols_B_2]
*CUTTER*
From which house did you lose it?
[count_one_idols_B_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Would you not like to know?
[count_one_idols_B_4]
*CUTTER*
Gee, thanks. So what is so special about them?
[count_one_idols_B_5]
*COUNTER_ONE*
I do not honestly know, Ulukai. I doubt anyone will tell you with the acts you are performing now.
[count_one_idols_G_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
I do, Ulukai. I only wish that I was able to give them to you easily, as was intended.
[count_one_idols_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Was intended?
[count_one_idols_G_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Yes. We Guardians have been hiding them for thousands of moons, to one moon give them to you. We had the best place to hide them, in each of the four riss store houses. The soldiers never went into these storehouses.
[count_one_idols_G_4]
*CUTTER*
And now?
[count_one_idols_G_5]
*COUNTER_ONE*
There are soldiers guarding every one. On the moon that you appeared on Adelpha, a small number of farmers became too happy and began burning the riss at one of the storehouses, trying to weaken the soldiers.
[count_one_idols_G_6]
*CUTTER*
How nice of them.
[count_one_idols_G_7]
*COUNTER_ONE*
When Kroax learned of this, he had 3 times the number that were involved reverted and then posted many soldiers around the houses so it would not happen again.
[count_one_idols_G_8]
*CUTTER*
And the idols are still in there, right?
[count_one_idols_G_9]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Yes.
[count_one_idols_G_10]
*CUTTER*
My lucky day.
[count_one_idols_G_11]
*COUNTER_ONE*
All except the idol that was in the storehouse next to the village. It was discovered missing last moon. We think the soldiers must have found it and taken it in to the heart of the Temple Fae. But the other three are in the storehouses that are surrounded by soldiers.
[count_one_idols_G_12]
*CUTTER*
And have you any idea why you were guarding them for me?
[count_one_idols_G_13]
*COUNTER_ONE*
No, Ulukai. I did hope that you would know already. My guess is that it has something to do with the statues at the top of the Temples since the idols are the same shape, but that is just my guess.
There are two in the waters that surround the Temple Fae. Another lies to the northeast of the Temple Fae, between the Temple Eluee and the Temple Gandha. The last is in the village itself.
[count_one_riss_house_B_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
I see no reason I should help you find them, Ulukai. You have not shown that you are very willing to help us talan.
[count_one_riss_house_G_1]
*COUNTER_ONE*
I would be glad to take you there myself, Ulukai...but I would then lose my secret.
[count_one_riss_house_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Just tell me then.
[count_one_riss_house_G_3]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Two of them are on islands in the water around the Temple Fae. Another is to the northeast of the Temple Fae, placed in between the Temple Eluee and the Temple Gandha. The fourth one is in the village, but I think little of value is in there.
[count_one_riss_house_G_4]
*CUTTER*
Thanks
[count_one_riss_house_G_5]
*COUNTER_ONE*
Be careful attacking these places, Ulukai. They are heavily guarded.
