Ulukai, I give you my greetings. I am Shamaz Kaleb. What can I do for you?
[kaleb_greet_2]
*CUTTER*
I need some information.
[kaleb_greet_3]
*KALEB*
It is the reason I am here. Thank you for removing the soldiers from our city of Cyana. Many talan have been afraid since Kroax came last moon and reverted a number of talan for being suspected Guardians.
[kaleb_greet_B_1]
*KALEB*
Shamaz Kaleb am I, and you, Ulukai, are disappointing me. But you did remove the soldiers from our city of Cyana so I will be of what little help I can to you.
[kaleb_greet_G_1]
*KALEB*
The stairs are good for your essence, no? I, Shamaz Kaleb, take them 10 times a moon.
[kaleb_greet_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Do tell.
[kaleb_greet_G_3]
*KALEB*
Thank you Ulukai for removing those horrible soldiers from our beautiful city of Cyana. I was afraid that most talan here would never again feel freedom after Kroax was here last moon.
[kaleb_greet_G_4]
*CUTTER*
Kroax was here?
[kaleb_greet_G_5]
*KALEB*
Yes. He captured many talan and reverted them, saying that they were all Guardian spies. I think he was only trying to scare all talan into not helping you, Ulukai.
Of course, Ulukai. I would have brought it here for you myself, but no talan would take me to Gorgor Island. They are all too afraid.
[kaleb_mon_2]
*CUTTER*
Of what?
[kaleb_mon_3]
*KALEB*
Of the gorgor. The only talan who would even think of going out there is Oru, but I am more scared of Oru than of the gorgor.
[kaleb_mon_B_1]
*KALEB*
For all the right reasons, I hope. Ulukai, I will be honest with you. You have upset many talan, but you are also our only hope of stopping Fae Rhan. So I will help you.
[kaleb_mon_B_2]
*CUTTER*
Great.
[kaleb_mon_B_3]
*KALEB*
You need to get to see Oru, the hunter. He is the only talan who will travel to Gorgor Island. He is not afraid of the gorgor.
[kaleb_mon_G_1]
*KALEB*
And I only wish the Yods had allowed me to have it for you, Ulukai. I tried to find a talan to take me to Gorgor Island and remove it from its resting place, but none would go.
[kaleb_mon_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Why?
[kaleb_mon_G_3]
*KALEB*
They all fear the gorgor that lives out there. Well, all but Oru.
It is a fierce creature, as big as a home. It is said that if you look right at it, you will not be able to move.
[kaleb_gorgor_2]
*CUTTER*
And you put the Mon out there where this thing lives?
[kaleb_gorgor_3]
*KALEB*
Would you look for it there?
[kaleb_gorgor_4]
*CUTTER*
Good point.
[kaleb_gorgor_B_1]
*KALEB*
The gorgor is the most terrible creature I have ever seen, but if you continue to harm talan I will not be able to say that about the gorgor anymore.
[kaleb_gorgor_G_1]
*KALEB*
The gorgor? I do not even like to think of it. It stands as big as my home and has many sharp teeth. I have only seen it once, but I will never forget it.
[kaleb_gorgor_G_2]
*CUTTER*
And you hid the Mon out there where this thing lives?
[kaleb_gorgor_G_3]
*KALEB*
Who in their right essence would go there?
[kaleb_gorgor_G_4]
*CUTTER*
True, but how am I supposed to get it now?
[kaleb_gorgor_G_5]
*KALEB*
You are the Ulukai. Yours is the power to do anything, yes?
Oru is a very unhappy talan. He was injured by a gorgor that lives on Gorgor Island and ever since then, he can think of nothing else but his failure. It was the only time he was ever hurt.
[kaleb_oru_2]
*CUTTER*
So then what happened?
[kaleb_oru_3]
*KALEB*
He used to be a great hunter, but the gorgor was his last hunt. After that one, he moved to his own island and chases away all who try to speak with him.
[kaleb_oru_4]
*CUTTER*
And he's the only one who will go out there?
[kaleb_oru_5]
*KALEB*
No other talan will. He is the only one I can think of.
[kaleb_oru_6]
*CUTTER*
So how do I get to him?
[kaleb_oru_7]
*KALEB*
Go to the docks on the west side of Cyana. Find someone there to take you to Oru's island.
[kaleb_oru_B_1]
*KALEB*
I have little time to talk, Ulukai. Head to the docks on the west of Cyana. Find a boatman to take you to Oru's island.
[kaleb_oru_G_1]
*KALEB*
His story is a tragic one, I am afraid. He was a great hunter who had never before been injured in battle. Then, during a gorgor hunt, he was almost reverted. After that moon, he never hunted again.
[kaleb_oru_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Really?
[kaleb_oru_G_3]
*KALEB*
Yes. It has been hundreds of moons since that happened and all he does is sit on his island. I have tried to talk with him about this, but he is getting old and is very stubborn.
[kaleb_oru_G_4]
*CUTTER*
And he's the only person who you think will go out there?
[kaleb_oru_G_5]
*KALEB*
I am hoping that if he sees you, the great Ulukai, he will again feel he is of some use. When you are ready, find a boatman near the docks to the west of Cyana and travel to see him.
So he will do it? I knew there was some Fae left in him. His gun is inside the sunken temple of Milea to the far southwest of Cyana.
[kaleb_gun_2]
*CUTTER*
Sunken temple?
[kaleb_gun_3]
*KALEB*
Yes. You will have to open the gate to the temple. On the land near the temple there are two buttons which must be pushed at the same time to open the gate.
[kaleb_gun_4]
*CUTTER*
So, that means I need another person?
[kaleb_gun_5]
*KALEB*
Yes. I am sure someone around that area will be able to help you.
[kaleb_gun_B_1]
*KALEB*
So you convinced him? I am surprised, Ulukai. Yes, of course he needs his gun. It is in a sunken temple to the far southwest of Cyana.
[kaleb_gun_B_2]
*CUTTER*
Sunken?
[kaleb_gun_B_3]
*KALEB*
Yes. There is a gate to enter into the temple that must be opened by two buttons that are up on the land near where the temple lies. Find these two buttons and find another talan who will push them with you, at the same time.
[kaleb_gun_G_1]
*KALEB*
He will help? I knew you could do it, Ulukai. I only hope that after this he is able to let go of his failure. His gun is in the sunken temple of Milea to the far southwest of Cyana.
[kaleb_gun_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Sunken temple?
[kaleb_gun_G_3]
*KALEB*
Yes. There is still a working gate on it though. You will need to find two buttons on land, I think they were southeast of the temple. These two buttons must be pushed at the same time, so you will need another talan's help.
[kaleb_gun_G_4]
*CUTTER*
You can't come with me?
[kaleb_gun_G_5]
*KALEB*
No, I am needed here. But there are always farmers or treasure seekers around that area. They should be able to help. But be careful of the waters, for as everywhere in Okasankaar, they can be deadly. Stay close to the temple.
Knowing him, he is happier this way, Ulukai. All hunters want to die in the hunt. For Oru, to be killed by the very animal that hurt him was the only way he wished to be reverted.
[kaleb_oru_dead_B_1]
*KALEB*
I am happy for Oru that he was reverted in the way of a hunter, but I only wish you could have saved him. Please, I would like to be alone to say a blessing to the Yods for him.
[kaleb_oru_dead_G_1]
*KALEB*
His essence is at peace, then. For all hunters, this is the only manner of reversion that they ask for. I was afraid that Oru would never put himself in the face of danger again and that his essence would revert in his sleep.
[kaleb_oru_dead_G_2]
*CUTTER*
That's bad?
[kaleb_oru_dead_G_3]
*KALEB*
Yes. All hunters who do not die during the hunt have their essence hazadess traveling around for many moons. Most think their essence is looking to finish what their body could not, to be reverted while in battle.
It was built many thousands of moons ago as a place for all Fae talan to be reverted.
[kaleb_darosham_2]
*CUTTER*
You mean killed, right?
[kaleb_darosham_3]
*KALEB*
Sort of. When a Fae talan dies in battle, their essence returns to the Yods in peace. But if one falls ill or dies not in battle, then they could be reverted inside the flame of the Darosham and their essence would also be at peace.
[kaleb_darosham_4]
*CUTTER*
And now?
[kaleb_darosham_5]
*KALEB*
Now, when Kroax has any workers he wants to get rid of or any Dolotai Guardians he has captured, he reverts them in the Darosham flame.
[kaleb_darosham_6]
*CUTTER*
Even if they are not Fae talan?
[kaleb_darosham_7]
*KALEB*
Yes. Kroax believes that if he reverts any essence talan by flame, that there is a greater chance that when a new talan is converted, their essence will become Fae and he will have more soldiers.
[kaleb_darosham_8]
*CUTTER*
Where is it?
[kaleb_darosham_9]
*KALEB*
South of the city. Poor Zidar. His friend is to be reverted out there this moon.
[kaleb_darosham_B_1]
*KALEB*
I have little time to chat about such things, Ulukai. And poor Zidar's friend is about to be reverted too.
[kaleb_darosham_G_1]
*KALEB*
It was once a great temple, built thousands of moons ago to aid Fae talan in their reversion back into the original essence.
[kaleb_darosham_G_2]
*CUTTER*
You mean it helped them die?
[kaleb_darosham_G_3]
*KALEB*
Yes. The ceremony is a happy one. Fae talan are different from the other three essence talans because their essence is hungry for battle. If they do not die in a battle, their essence hazadess can be seen traveling the land for moons after they die.
[kaleb_darosham_G_4]
*CUTTER*
And how does the Darosham help that?
[kaleb_darosham_G_5]
*KALEB*
Any of the peacefully dead or very ill Fae talan were placed into the flame of the Darosham, reverting their essence back to the Yod Fae and putting at rest their hazadess.
[kaleb_darosham_G_6]
*CUTTER*
I think I understand.
[kaleb_darosham_G_7]
*KALEB*
The essence wheel behind the flame guards a chamber of intense heat, where the lava that feeds the flame flows up from the ground. I have never been behind the wheel, but I know it must be dangerous.
[kaleb_darosham_G_8]
*CUTTER*
Where is the Darosham?
[kaleb_darosham_G_9]
*KALEB*
South of the city. Poor Zidar. His friend is to be reverted out there this moon. If only you could save him.
Milea is the path that the essences take to be in harmony with each other.
[kaleb_milea_2]
*CUTTER*
I don't understand.
[kaleb_milea_3]
*KALEB*
Each of the four essences, Ka, Fae, Eluee, Gandha interact with each other all around us. Ka, the essence of air, interacts with Gandha or the essence of land all the time. As do all others. When they are in harmony, we call that Milea, the circular path where no one essence is controlling the others.
[kaleb_milea_B_1]
*KALEB*
Ulukai, would you please leave? I have blessings and prayers to attend to.
[kaleb_milea_G_1]
*KALEB*
That is the path that the four essences take when they are in harmony. Ka is for the essence air, Gandha the essence land, Fae the essence fire and Eluee the essence water.
[kaleb_milea_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Ok.
[kaleb_milea_G_3]
*KALEB*
When all four essences are the circular path of Milea, then no one essence is controlling the others and we on Adelpha have a pleasant moon. When they are not on this path, storms and great suffering usually follow.
When a talan is reverted with unfinished goals, his essence will rise from his body and search out the thing that would make their destiny complete. Most times, it is another talan who they need to try and tell something to before they revert completely.
[kaleb_hazadess_B_1]
*KALEB*
Yes. Continue in your actions and you will see many of these visit you.
[kaleb_hazadess_G_1]
*KALEB*
The hazadess is the essence of a talan who has died. Rather than peacefully returning to the Yods, however, it tries to finish one last task that it feels will help it fulfil its destiny.
[kaleb_hazadess_G_2]
*CUTTER*
Destiny?
[kaleb_hazadess_G_3]
*KALEB*
Yes. All talan believe that our essence has a destiny. Something that it must do before it returns. When it is reverted before its time, it leaves the body and goes to the place or person that it needed to see before dying, screaming all the time. It is very sad.
