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Dark Wizard has many towns and a lot of chatter going on in them. Here's the first collection of that text.
Note: Dark Wizard uses ALL CAPS for its dialogue which has been preserved in these text dumps.
Control codes have been edited out but lines are still organized based on how they were
originally coded. In the game file and RAM these are all one big block of data.
Towns A through F.
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ARIEN
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SAY, I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING YOU AROUND HERE BEFORE. ARE YOU STRONG?
PLEASE GO AND HELP OUR MAYOR.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG, BUT EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE VERY WORRIED.
YOU'RE A HOBBIT, RIGHT? I JUST KNEW IT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVEN MET A HOBBIT.
ICK!! HUMANS!! RUN!!! EVERYBODY RUN!!
ACK!! DWARVES!! RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY!!
EVER SINCE OUR MAYOR STARTED TO GET BETTER, HE'S BEEN BUGGING ME TO DO MY MAGIC STUDIES.
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND OUR FEELINGS, YOU'RE AN ELF. WHY ARE YOU TRAVELING WITH HUMANS ANYWAY?
IF YOU'VE COME TO BUY FOR HUMANS, I WON'T BE ABLE TO SELL TO YOU.
WELCOME. WHAT'LL IT BE?
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SELL TO HUMANS. NOW LEAVE.
I DON'T SELL TO DWARVES. LEAVE NOW.
I'M AWFULLY SORRY, BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK. I HAVE TOO MANY CUSTOMERS WAITING.
BUT, I DO NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOU AT SOME POINT, IF YOU'LL COME BACK LATER, WE CAN TALK.
FOR NOW, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BUY ANYTHNG YOU LIKE, BUT, DON'T FORGET TO COME BACK AND SEE ME.
SO, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT HELPED THE MAYOR'S GRANDDAUGHTER TO ESCAPE, HUH?
MAYBE I MISJUDGED YOU. I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING SPECIAL TO MAKE UP FOR IT.
AMONG THE MAGIC STUFF THAT WE MAKE, THIS IS REALLY SPECIAL.
I HAVE A LIQUID CALLED ELF TEARS WHICH HAS THE POWER TO TURN A DESERT INTO AN OASIS INSTANTLY.
...I KNEW THAT YOU WEREN'T EVIL, BUT...
ONCE YOU HEAR MY STORY, YOU SHALL KNOW WHY WE ELVES DO NOT TRUST HUMANS.
ONE NIGHT, A HUMAN WIZARD CAST A SPELL ON MY PRECIOUS GRANDDAUGHTER.
HE KIDNAPPED HER, SHRUNK HER DOWN, AND PUT HER IN A LITTLE JAR.
ACCORDING TO RUMORS, SHE HAS BEEN PUT ON SALE IN A BAZAAR SOMEWHERE.
I BEG YOU, SAVE MY PRECIOUS LITTLE GRANDDAUGHTER? YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE I CAN ASK FOR HELP. PLEASE, SAVE MY GRANDCHILD!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU! YOU HAVE MADE ME SO HAPPY. HERE, I WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING AS PAYMENT.
PLEASE TAKE THIS BLUE CRYSTAL. IT IS A SECRET TREASURE OF OUR VILLAGE.
THE CRYSTAL SHOULD BE WORTH SOME GOLD. PLEASE, SAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE THE BLUE CRYSTAL.
AHHH, SO YOU WILL TAKE ON THIS TASK FOR ME.... I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR YOUR TROUBLES.
IT'S A JEWEL WE ELVES HAVE HELD FOR GENERATIONS. OH, BUT YOU'RE CARRYING TOO MUCH.
WHY DON'T YOU LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD AND COME BACK. I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.
AH, YOU'VE RETURNED. HERE IS OUR LEGENDARY BLUE CRYSTAL.
THE CRYSTAL SHOULD BE WORTH SOME GOLD. PLEASE, SAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
AHHH, SO YOU WILL TAKE ON THIS TASK FOR ME...
I WANT TO GIVE YOU OUR VILLAGE'S SECRET TREASURE TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR YOUR TROUBLES.
PLEASE LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD AND COME BACK AGAIN.
AHH...A HOBBIT FOR A GUEST... THIS IS A RARE HONOR.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO OFFER YOU, BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REST HERE.
SO, THIS PLACE HAS FINALLY BEEN DISCOVERED BY HUMANS. THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
PLEASE SAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
OH, MY PRECIOUS ONE, ARE YOU OK? HERE, I'LL GET YOU OUT OF THERE. ...
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THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME. I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU FROM INSIDE THE JAR ALL THIS TIME.
YOU'RE SO BRAVE... THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
TRAVELER, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. IS IT TRUE THAT THE ONE YOU SERVE IS A HUMAN?
PERHAPS THE TIME HAS COME FOR ELVES TO RE-EVALUATE YOU HUMANS. PERHAPS WE HAVE BEEN TOO HASTY.
WE WILL RETHINK OUR ATTITUDES TOWARD HUMANS.
PLEASE TAKE THIS AS OUR THANKS TO YOU. I'M SURE YOU CAN PUT IT TO GOOD USE.
MANY THINGS HAVE HAPPENED BETWEEN ELVES AND HUMANS. MAYBE THE TIME TO FORGIVE HAS COME.
SO, THIS PLACE HAS FINALLY BEEN DISCOVERED BY DWARVES. WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE AGAIN.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE AN ELF'S BOW.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE ELF TEARS.
...I THOUGHT... IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN'T CARRY ANYTHING ELSE.
COME BACK WHEN YOU CAN CARRY MORE THINGS, OR ASK SOMEONE ELSE TO COME FOR YOU.
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ASAI
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I HEARD THERE WAS SOMEONE IN THE DEMON ARMY WHO OPPOSED THE TREACHERY OF AQUA.
HE SECRETLY DEFECTED FROM THE ARMY AND ESCAPED TO A CITY WEST OF HERE CALLED YENTZ.
HE'S A WIZARD, AND HE SUPPOSEDLY SPECIALIZES IN STEALING THE MAGIC POWERS OF OTHER WIZARDS.
THIS IS THE CASTLE TOWN OF ASAI. IT'S THE BIGGEST TOWN AROUND HERE.
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE LEGENDARY SWORD USED BY THE DRAGON RIDER VIAN?
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE SWORD USED TO STRIKE DOWN ARLIMAN LONG AGO.
IT MUST BE SOME SWORD. I HEARD THAT IT'S BEEN SEALED AWAY SOMEWHERE IN CHESHIRE.
IS IT TRUE YOU FOUND VIAN'S SWORD? THAT'S WONDERFUL!
I'D LOVE TO GET A HOLD OF A SWORD LIKE THAT. I'LL GIVE YOU TWENTY FOR IT. TWENTY FIVE?
THERE'S NOTHING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP CAN'T CURE, AND I'VE GOT THE BEST BEDS IN TOWN.
THERE WAS A TROUBADOUR AT RUNVAIL WHO WAS REALLY GOOD AT PLAYING THE HARP...
I WONDER IF I WILL EVER HEAR HIM PLAY AGAIN.
COME NOW, WHY SO NERVOUS? WHY DON'T YOU PRAY BEFORE THE MIRROR OF TRUTH?
SABRINA SEES THROUGH ALL.
YOU MEAN NIM, THE PRIEST IN YENTZ? ACTUALLY, HE HAS BEEN ACTING A BIT STRANGE LATELY.
RECENTLY WHEN I VISITED HIM, HE TOLD ME I WORSHIPPED AN IMPURE GOD, AND THREW ME OUT.
I HAVE AN IDEA. USING THIS MIRROR, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG.
IF SOMEONE HAS TAKEN ON THE IMAGE OF NIM, THIS MIRROR SHOULD LET YOU SEE THEIR TRUE FORM.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE THE MIRROR OF TRUTH.
YOU MEAN NIM, THE PRIEST IN YENTZ? ACTUALLY, HE HAS BEEN ACTING A BIT STRANGE LATELY.
RECENTLY WHEN I VISITED HIM, HE TOLD ME I WORSHIPPED AN IMPURE GOD, AND THREW ME OUT.
I HAVE AN IDEA. USING THIS MIRROR, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG.
IF SOMEONE HAS TAKEN ON THE IMAGE OF NIM, THIS MIRROR SHOULD LET YOU SEE THEIR TRUE FORM.
WAIT, YOU'RE CARRYING TOO MUCH ALREADY. I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO DROP IT.
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU SOME OTHER TIME.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO LOAN YOU THE MIRROR, BUT YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU CAN CARRY ANY MORE.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT NIM TOO. I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO GO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT...
AHH, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU. PLEASE, TAKE THIS.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE THE MIRROR OF TRUTH.
HMMM...SO NIM WAS EATEN BY A MONSTER... I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
PLEASE DEFEAT VELONESE. PLEASE RESTORE PEACE TO OUR LANDS.
THEN NIM WILL BE AVENGED.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO YENTZ? I'M WORRIED ABOUT NIM. WOULD YOU GO AND CHECK ON HIM FOR ME?
PRAY. NO MATTER WHAT, PRAY. I AM CERTAIN THAT SABRINA WILL HEAR YOUR PRAYERS.
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CARBIE
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THIS IS THE CASTLE TOWN OF CARBIE, WHERE DIANNA AND CHELSEA WERE BORN AND RAISED.
LONG AGO, WHEN THEY WERE STILL KIDS, THEY WOULD WALK AROUND, DISGUISED AS COMMONERS.
BUT EVERYONE KNEW WHO THEY WERE AND WE WATCHED THEM WHILE THEY PLAYED. I LONG FOR THOSE DAYS.
L-LADY DIANNA, IT'S REALLY BEEN A LONG TIME.
THIS PLACE USED TO PROSPER AS THE LOCAL LORD'S CASTLE TOWN. BUT NOW, THERE ISN'T MUCH LEFT.
AHEM. WE RUN A HIGH CLASS ESTABLISHMENT. THE LADY DIANNA HERSELF HAS BOUGHT WEAPONS HERE.
IT WOULD BE A SUPREME HONOR FOR HER TO VISIT US, EVEN IF SHE DOESN'T BUY ANYTHING.
MY SISTER WAS KILLED BY THE DEMON ARMY. SHE WAS A GOOD, INNOCENT GIRL.
SHE BELIEVED THAT SOME DAY A PRINCE ON A WHITE HORSE WOULD COME AND CARRY HER AWAY.
I WANT TO AVENGE HER DEATH, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE SWORDS OR SPELLS...
I POLISH SWORDS, HOPING SOME DAY THE PERSON USING MY WEAPON WILL BRING VENGEANCE TO HER KILLERS!!
YEARS AGO, THE LADIES DIANNA AND CHELSEA CAME TO THIS STORE AND BOUGHT A PENDANT.
THE TWO HAD SIMILAR TASTES AND BOTH OF THEM WANTED THE SAME THING AT FIRST.
THEY WERE EVEN ARGUING OVER IT. DON'T TELL ANYONE I SAID THAT.
CHELSEA SAID THAT SHE WAS "GOING TO PUT LORD ($FB)'S PORTRAIT INSIDE IT."
THEN DIANNA LOOKED LONELY AND ENVIOUS. SHE QUIETED DOWN AND GAVE UP.
AHH...LADY DIANNA! IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME!
YEARS AGO, ROYALTY WOULD COME TO SHOP AT OUR STORE. WE WERE FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE.
BUT EVER SINCE THE DEMON ARMY INVADED, OUR BUSINESS HAS GONE DOWN THE DRAIN.
LADY DIANNA CAME HERE ONCE DISGUISED AS A COMMONER AND MADE A CONFESSION. SHE SAID:
"WHENEVER MY SISTER AND I WANT THE SAME THINGS, I GIVE UP AND LET HER HAVE THEM.
"THEY SAY THAT'S WHAT AN OLDER SISTER IS SUPPOSED TO DO.
"I KNOW I'LL HAVE TO GIVE UP AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME, IT'S SOMEONE, NOT SOMETHING.
"BUT IT'S SO HARD! I TRY TO FORGET, BUT MY HEART FEELS AS IF IT'S BEING CRUSHED!
"WILL THE GODDESS HELP SOMEONE LIKE ME?" SHE SAID THESE WORDS AND STARTED CRYING.
THAT WAS THE ONLY CONFESSION OF LOVE SHE ALLOWED HERSELF TO UTTER.
OF COURSE, IT WAS A CONFESSION THAT ONLY THE GODDESS COULD HELP HER WITH.
AFTER CHELSEA'S TRAGEDY, DIANNA CAME HERE, LOOKING DEEPLY DISTURBED...
SHE LOOKED AS IF SHE WAS PREPARING TO MEET HER DEATH...
PLEASE, WATCH OVER LADY DIANNA. SEE THAT SHE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING RASH.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU LOOKING SO WELL, LADY. THERE IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KEEP IN MIND.
IF THERE IS CONFUSION IN YOUR HEART, BE HONEST TO YOURSELF AND THE GODDESS WILL FORGIVE YOU.
BE TRUE TO YOUR HEART. IF YOU HAVE COMPASSION FOR OTHERS, THE GODDESS WILL SURELY FORGIVE YOU.
NOT LONG AGO, LADY DIANNA VISITED US. WE WERE HONORED BY HER PRESENCE.
SHE WENT SOUTH SOON AFTER. SHE SEEMED PREOCCUPIED, AS IF SOMETHING WEIGHED ON HER MIND.
SHE SPENT MOST OF HER TIME ALONE WITH HER THOUGHTS, WANDERING ABOUT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
THE DAY BEFORE SHE LEFT, I WAS OUT FOR A WALK, AND LAY DOWN BEHIND SOME LOGS FOR A NAP.
WHEN I AWOKE, I HEARD SOMEONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WOODPILE. I HEARD A WOMAN'S VOICE.
SHE MUST NOT HAVE NOTICED ME, BECAUSE SHE SEEMED TO BE TALKING TO HERSELF. I HEARD HER SAY:
"THE THOUGHTS OF CHELSEA ARE ALSO MINE. MY LOVE...MUST BE EXTINGUISHED...WITH HER DEATH."
THE WORDS STUCK IN MY HEAD. PLEASE DON'T TELL ANYONE I TOLD YOU.
LADY DIANNA, YOU'RE SAFE! WHEN YOU LEFT HERE, I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
THE SISTER OF THE GIRL AT THE WEAPON SHOP WAS KILLED BY THE DEMON ARMY.
THE GIRL'S BEEN SAYING SHE WANTS REVENGE. SHE'S NO SWORDSWOMAN, THOUGH.
SHE'S BEEN BUSY SHARPENING WEAPONS INSTEAD. SHE WORKS TIRELESSLY AT IT.
SHE HOPES THAT SOMEONE WILL WREAK VENGEANCE ON THE DEMON ARMY WITH ONE OF HER WEAPONS.
ADMIRABLE, I SUPPOSE, BUT I THINK SHE'S A BIT ON THE EDGE.
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CASTIN
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ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE SPELL OF REBIRTH?
AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, IT's A SPELL TO BRING THE DEAD BACK TO LIFE.
THE SPELL IS DIFFICULT TO CAST. YOU MUST HAVE GREAT MAGIC POWERS.
YOU ALSO MUST MAKE SOME KIND OF SACRIFICE. WHAT MUST BE OFFERED TO THE GODS?
YOU MUST OFFER A FAIR TRADE FOR THE LIFE OF THE DEAD.
YOU MUST DECIDE WHAT IT IS THAT YOUR GOD WANTS IN SITUATIONS LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE WITH THE SOVEREIGN's ARMY, RIGHT? WOW, YOU MUST BEVERY BRAVE.
I'M TOO SCARED TO GO SEE THE BATTLES FOR MYSELF, MUCH LESS FIGHT IN THEM.
I HOPE YOU SEE THE DIFFICULTY OF YOUR TASK. NUMBERS ALONE WILL NOT INSURE VICTORY.
YOU NEED PEOPLE YOU CAN TRUST, WHO ARE TOTALLY LOYAL TO YOU AND YOUR CAUSE.
SKILLED WARRIORS AND MAGICIANS WOULD BE YOUR BEST BET.
THERE ARE A GREAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE LANDS OF CHESHIRE. THEY CAN AID YOU IN MANY WAYS.
ALTHOUGH SOME MAY BE MORE HELPFUL THAN OTHERS.
IF YOU GET THE CHANCE, TRY TO TALK TO EVERYONE YOU CAN. YOU MAY PROFIT FROM IT.
NO MATTER HOW FOOLISH THEY LOOK, THEY MAY HAVE USEFUL INFORMATION.
BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU BUY WEAPONS AND ARMOR. NOT EVERYONE IS TRAINED IN THEIR USE.
FOR EXAMPLE, PRIESTS MAY ONLY USE MACES, AND WIZARDS MAY ONLY USE STAFFS.
ALL WARRIORS CAN USE SWORDS, BUT WARRIORS WHO FOLLOW THE GOD OF LIGHT MAY ALSO USE LANCES.
WARRIORS WHO FOLLOW THE GOD OF DARKNESS MAY WIELD AXES. OTHER WARRIORS MAY USE BOWS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WEAPONS YOU CAN USE DIFFER DEPENDING ON WHAT GOD YOU BELIEVE IN.
THE SAME CAN BE SAID OF SHIELDS AND ARMOR, SO TAKE HEED OF THIS BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING.
I'VE HEARD THAT THE GRAND WIZARD GILLIAM CAST A SPELL OF IMMORTALITY ON VELONESE.
IF THAT IS SO, IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFEAT VELONESE UNLESS THAT SPELL IS BROKEN.
DO YOU THINK GILLIAM MIGHT HAVE USED THE SPELL ON HIMSELF? THAT COULD MEAN HE's STILL ALIVE.
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CHESHIRE
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MAY YOUR MAJESTY BE PRAISED!! THANK YOU FOR SAVING CHESHIRE. THE TOWNSPEOPLE ALL THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE TOWN THAT ARMER I ESTABLISHED AS THE HOLY CAPITAL.
WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE? FROM THE HOLY ARMY, EH? WELL, I DIDN'T HIRE YOU!
I WAS FOOLED BY YOU IMPOSTORS FOR A MINUTE THERE. LISTEN WELL.
THE REAL RULER OF CHESHIRE IS ME, YOURS TRULY HERE. ...I'M THE KING.
REALLY, IT'S ME! PLEASE, BELIEVE ME...
OH, FINALLY... ($FB) IT'S YOU. YOU'VE COME BACK!
YOU'VE BECOME A FINE RULER SINCE YOU LEFT HERE...I CAN'T BELIEVE MY OWN EYES.
ARMER VIII, BLESS HIS SOUL, WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF YOU.
($FB), Y-YOUR MAJESTY! YOU'VE FINALLY COME BACK!
I ALWAYS BELIEVED THE DAY WOULD COME WHEN YOU WOULD SAVE US FROM VELONESE.
I'M SURE THE FALLEN KING WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY PROUD OF YOU.
DID YOUR MAJESTY KNOW OF THE TIME WHEN SABRINA, THE GODDESS OF LIGHT, WALKED AMONG US?
I HEARD AN ALTAR TO WORSHIP HER WAS BUILT AT AN OASIS IN A DESERT SOMEWHERE.
I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT THE JEWEL OF LIGHT CONTAINING HER POWERS IS THERE.
CHESHIRE MEANS "GOLDEN LAND." BUT, EVEN SO BEAUTIFUL A LAND AS OURS HAS ITS DARK SPOTS.
THERE IS SUCH A PLACE BEYOND THE EASTERN MOUNTAIN RANGE, A NO MAN'S LAND OF SAND AND SUN.
THEY SAY A SHRINE TO SABRINA WAS BUILT THERE, SO SHE WOULD TURN THE DESERT INTO A PARADISE.
THE AREA IS HOLY GROUND TO US.
HEH, HEH, HEH.
AS MY THANKS TO YOU FOR SAVING CHESHIRE, I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING INTERESTING.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE JEWEL OF LIGHT, RIGHT? THE JEWEL IS INSIDE A SHRINE IN THE DESERT.
WHAT, YOU ALREADY KNEW? WELL, THEN I BET YOU DON'T KNOW THIS.
IN ORDER TO FIND THE SHRINE, YOU NEED A MAGICAL ITEM WHICH ONLY THE ELVES POSSESS.
YOUR MAJESTY!! YOU'VE FINALLY RETURNED!
I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT YOU'D SAVE US.
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DIOS
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I HEARD A STRANGE TALE. THERE WAS A BATTLE RECENTLY, IN A FOREST TO THE EAST.
ONE OF THE WOUNDED WARRIORS, A WOMAN, WAS SEEN WANDERING THROUGH THE FOREST.
SHE SEEMED TO BE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE, YOU COULD ASK THE FORTUNE TELLER IN IYALTIS. SHE MIGHT KNOW.
I'M SICK OF ALL THIS WAR AND FIGHTING. I WISH EVERYTHING WAS NICE AND PEACEFUL AGAIN.
RIBBIT, RIBBIT.
RIBBIT.
RIBBIT, RIBBIT.
RIBBIT.
DO YOU WANT TO USE SOME OF DIARMUID'S POTION?
AH, IT'S YOU, ($FB). I WAS COMING TO AID YOU, BUT THE DEMON ARMY IS SO POWERFUL.
FORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE DAVID. HE IS FAR TO THE SOUTHEAST IN TALISLAR.
I COULD NEVER TRAVEL THAT FAR ALONE. WILL YOU ALLOW ME TO TRAVEL WITH YOU?
($F9)WILL YOU ADD KAIL TO YOUR PARTY?
I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU. COME THEN, LET US MAKE HASTE FOR TALISLAR.
PLEASE, DON'T SAY SUCH THINGS. I BEG YOU.
AH, IT'S YOU, ($FB). I APOLOGIZE FOR PUTTING YOU THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE.
YOU CAME JUST IN TIME. I NOTICED ONE OF THE LOCAL CATS EYEING ME...
ABOUT DAVID... WHAT? HE HAS ALREADY JOINED YOU?
SABRINA BE PRAISED, MY SEARCH IS OVER. WILL YOU PERMIT ME TO TRAVEL WITH YOU?
($F9)WILL YOU ADD KAIL TO YOUR PARTY?
GOOD. NOW WE ARE READY. WE MUST WORK TO RESTORE PEACE TO OUR COUNTRY.
PLEASE, SAY IT ISN'T SO. I BEG YOU!
DAVID, IS IT REALLY YOU? IT IS YOU! GODS BE PRAISED. THANK YOU FOR RESCUING ME.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FAR AND WIDE FOR YOU. IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT YOU AID THE QUEEN IN THE...
WHAT? YOU HAVE ALREADY JOINED HER? THIS IS GOOD NEWS!
WELL THEN, I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY, EXCEPT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN YOUR BATTLE.
($F9)WILL YOU ADD KAIL TO YOUR PARTY?
I FEEL CONFIDENT NOW THAT I'M WITH YOU. LET US WORK TOGETHER TO HELP THE QUEEN.
IS THIS SOME KIND OF TRICKERY? COME NOW, WE SHOULD TRAVEL TOGETHER.
FINALLY...I'VE RETURNED TO NORMAL. NO MORE FLIES! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
I WAS FOOLISH TO FALL UNDER THE DEMON ARMY'S SPELL.
FORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER THE WHEREABOUTS OF DAVID.
HE IS FAR TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE CITY OF TALISLAR.
SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY OF THE DEMON ARMY'S MONSTERS ABOUT, I COULD NEVER GET THERE BY MYSELF.
WILL YOU ALLOW ME TO TRAVEL WITH YOUR GROUP?
($F9)WILL YOU ADD KAIL TO YOUR PARTY?
THIS IS GOOD NEWS! NOW, LET US MAKE HASTE TO THE CITY OF TALISLAR!
MY CONCERN IS NOT JUST FOR DAVID ALONE, BUT FOR THE QUEEN AS WELL.
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO GO WITH YOU.
RIB... FINALLY! BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN. I APOLOGIZE FOR PUTTING YOU THROUGH ALL THAT TROUBLE.
I ONLY WISH I HAD FOUND DAVID. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR SO LONG.
WHAT? DAVID IS ALREADY WITH YOU? THEN, MY SEARCH HAS ENDED.
MAY I TRAVEL WITH ALL OF YOU AND HELP HER MAJESTY?
($F9)WILL YOU ADD KAIL TO YOUR PARTY?
BUT WHEN DID DAVID JOIN YOU...?
THERE ARE SO MANY OF THE DEMON ARMY AROUND I CAN'T POSSIBLY MAKE IT TO THE CASTLE ALONE!
PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU.
THERE ARE FROGS A-CROAKING. I THINK I'LL HEAD FOR HOME.
THE DEMON ARMY CAPTURED A YOUNG SWORDSMAN. THEY DRAGGED HIM INTO THE CHURCH AND BEAT HIM.
THEY LEFT HIM TO DIE, AND HEADED SOUTHEAST. NOW EVERYONE IS AFRAID TO GO NEAR THE CHURCH.
THE MOANING THAT USUALLY COMES FROM THE CHURCH SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED.
I GUESS SOMEONE HELPED THAT POOR MAN.
THIS IS THE CITY OF DIOS, WESTERN GATEWAY TO THE LANDS OF CHESHIRE.
DIOS IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE WESTERN CAPITAL.
ON MY WAY BACK FROM THE CITY OF ZOLT THE OTHER DAY, I SAW A BATTLE WITH THE DEMON ARMY
THEY WERE FIGHTING IN A FOREST WITH SOME TROOPS. I COULDN'T TELL WHO THEY WERE.
I RAN AS QUICK AS I COULD, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO WON THE BATTLE.
WELL, THAT'S ENOUGH DEPRESSING TALK FOR ONE DAY! LETS HAVE SOME FUN. GET YOURSELF A DRINK.
A FROG PRIEST? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR KAIL, I KNOW I SAW HIM A WHILE AGO, IN THE CITY.
COME TO THINK OF IT, I GUESS HAVEN'T SEEN KAIL SINCE THAT FROG SHOWED UP.
KAIL DISAPPEARED AND THE FROG APPEARED...OR WAS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND?
HEY, DID YOU HEAR? TRAEGER, THE DARKEST OF THE DARK SWORDS, IS IN THE CITY OF ZOLT!
I HEARD RUMORS THAT THE DEMON ARMY WAS LOOKING FOR IT.
YOU FOUND TRAEGER? GOOD GOING!
THE REASON YOU CAME IN HERE IS TO DRINK, RIGHT? SO DRINK YOUR FILL!
DIARMUID, THE ALCHEMIST IN ZOLT, IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT SORCERY.
I HEAR HE SELLS SOME RARE POTIONS TOO.
YOU GET THE BEST BUYS FROM OUR STORE! YOU CAN USE OUR STUFF FOREVER...UNLESS IT BREAKS...
YESTERDAY, THERE WAS A BATTLE TO THE SOUTHEAST.
IT WAS BETWEEN SOME UNKNOWN TROOPS AND THE DEMON ARMY.
THE TROOPS FOUGHT HARD, BUT WERE FINALLY OVERWHELMED BY THE SHEER NUMBERS OF THE DEMON ARMY.
I HEAR THERE IS A SURVIVOR FROM THE BATTLE TO THE EAST OF HERE IN THE CITY OF IYALTIS.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE, YOU'LL HAVE TO GO THERE AND FIND THE SURVIVOR.
OR, I SUPPOSE YOU COULD ASK THE DEMONS.
I PRAY FOR YOUR GOOD FORTUNE. ALL OF CHESHIRE IS COUNTING ON YOU.
MONSTERS FROM THE DEMON ARMY CAME INTO TOWN AND RANSACKED MY CHURCH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANTED, BECAUSE I DIDN'T STICK AROUND TO FIND OUT.
NOW, I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK. THERE ARE MOANING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE CHURCH.
I THINK THEY LEFT A DEMON IN THERE TO EAT ME WHEN I GO BACK.
SIO-COOL SABRINA, PLEASE PROTECT MY CHURCH FROM EVIL. SIO-COOL SABRINA...
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE PRIEST, HE WENT BACK TO THE CHURCH WHEN THE MOANING STOPPED.
IF YOU ASK ME, THAT PRIEST HAS NO BACKBONE. OF COURSE, NEITHER DO I.
ONE OF THE FOUR DEMON ARMY LEADERS, ARACNA, CONTROLS THIS AREA.
ARACNA SEEMS TO HATE THE WIND, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHY.
PERHAPS IF YOU FIND OUT WHY ARACNA HATES THE WIND, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DEFEAT HIM.
A BISHOP NAMED KAIL VISITED THIS CITY NOT LONG AGO. HE WAS VERY GOOD WITH MAGIC.
DESPITE THE FACT HE WAS JUST PASSING THROUGH, HE TOOK THE EXTRA TIME TO TREAT THE SICK.
THEN MONSTERS FROM THE DEMON ARMY CAME AND TURNED HIM INTO A FROG...
THE FROG YOU SEE IN OUR TOWN SQUARE IS KAIL. YOU'VE GOT TO HELP HIM!
OH, KAIL! YOU'RE NO LONGER A FROG! THIS IS WONDERFUL!
SABRINA BE PRAISED! NOW I CAN THROW AWAY THOSE FLIES I WAS SAVING FOR YOU.
UNLESS YOU STILL WANT THEM...?
KAIL HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL? I'M SO GLAD... SABRINA BE PRAISED!
ALL THAT CROAKING WAS KEEPING ME AWAKE NIGHTS.
SISTER...I FINALLY DISCOVERED THE RESTING PLACE OF THE DARK SWORD, TRAEGER. ALAS...
I WAS CAPTURED BY THE DEMON ARMY AND BOUND WITH CHAINS OF DARKNESS.
THE POWER OF DARKNESS CONTAINED IN THESE CHAINS IS TOO STRONG FOR ME TO FIGHT.
IN ORDER TO BREAK IT, WE NEED A WEAPON WITH THE SAME POWER OF DARKNESS...
TRAEGER IS SUCH A WEAPON. IT RESTS IN THE CHURCH IN THE CITY OF ZOLT.
SISTER, YOU MUST BRING TRAEGER TO ME. ONLY TRAEGER CAN FREE ME!
OOOOO...WH/WHO IS IT? ...WAIT...IS ANYONE THERE? PLEASE...YOU MUST LISTEN!
PLEASE, BRING TRAEGER. THE POWER OF DARKNESS CONTAINED IN THESE CHAINS IS TOO STRONG.
ONLY A WEAPON THAT ALSO HAS THE POWER OF DARKNESS CAN BREAK MY BONDS.
TRAEGER IS SUCH A WEAPON. IT RESTS IN THE CHURCH IN THE CITY OF ZOLT.
BUT BEWARE! THE DEMON ARMY IS ALSO SEARCHING FOR TRAEGER.
PLEASE...PLEASE GO AND FIND IT!! YOU MUST FREE ME FROM THE BONDAGE OF DARKNESS!
AHH...SO, THAT IS TRAEGER! SISTER, PLEASE USE IT TO BREAK THESE CHAINS.
WAIT? THE CHAINS! THEY...THEY'RE DISSOLVING BY THEMSELVES!
THANK YOU, SISTER. I AM FINALLY FREE! NOW THE DEMON ARMY SHALL PAY!
SISTER, I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS! WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ARMER THE 8TH?
HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO AVENGE KIMBERLY? ...SISTER, WHAT IS WRONG? WHY WON'T YOU ANSWER ME?
($F9)WILL YOU ADD MARCUS TO YOUR PARTY?
SISTER...YOU'VE BECOME THE QUEEN? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
SISTER...WHY WON'T YOU ANSWER ME? DID YOU STRIKE DOWN THAT TYRANT, ARMER THE 8TH?
THAT MUST BE TRAEGER, THE DARK SWORD! PLEASE, USE IT TO CUT THESE CHAINS...WAIT...
THE CHAINS ARE COMING APART BY THEMSELVES. I-I'M FREE! THANK YOU, STRANGER.
BUT...WHO ARE YOU? DO YOU SERVE THE KING? IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I HEARD NEWS.
THE RULER IS A SORCERESS NAMED KRYSTAL? WHY...HOW...HOW CAN THIS BE? THAT'S MY SISTER!
I MUST SEE MY SISTER, UH, THE SOVEREIGN.
($F9)WILL YOU ADD MARCUS TO YOUR PARTY?
THANK YOU. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MY SISTER IS THE RULER OF THESE LANDS!
WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ARMER THE 8TH?
PLEASE, TAKE ME WITH YOU! I MUST HEAR THE TRUTH FROM MY SIST...
I WANT TO MEET THE QUEEN AND HEAR THE TRUTH FROM HER!
I AM FINALLY ABLE TO RETURN TO MY CHURCH. GREAT SABRINA, I THANK THEE...
ONE OF THE FOUR DEMON ARMY LEADERS, ARACNA, CONTROLS THIS AREA.
ARACNA SEEMS TO HATE THE WIND, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHY.
PERHAPS IF YOU FIND OUT WHY ARACNA HATES THE WIND, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DEFEAT HIM.
SABRINA ALWAYS WATCHES OVER YOU. IF YOU PRAY, YOUR PRAYERS WILL BE ANSWERED.
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DREIK
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VELONESE HAS DIVIDED CHESHIRE INTO SEVERAL REGIONS. EACH OF THE FOUR DEMONS RULES A REGION.
IT SEEMS THAT VIOSDIA ISLAND IS STILL CONTROLLED BY VELONESE HIMSELF...
A BEAST WITH MYSTIC POWERS SUCH AS THE UNICORN WOULD SERVE YOU WELL.
IF YOU CAN CATCH ONE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRAIN IT. I'M SURE SUCH A BEAST WOULD COME IN HANDY.
IF THERE IS A FLYING BEAST WITH YOU, SUCH AS A GRIFFIN, IT WILL HELP YOU GREATLY...
IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, ADD ONE TO YOUR PARTY.
LONG AGO, ELVES CAME AROUND HERE ALL THE TIME. THEY LIVED IN A NEARBY FOREST.
ACCORDING TO MY FATHER, HE GOT ALONG WELL WITH ELVES.
THEY OFTEN HUNTED AND GATHERED MEDICINAL PLANTS AND HERBS TOGETHER.
THERE ARE STILL A FEW OF THEM AROUND, ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHERE.
I BET THEY'D BE A GREAT ASSET IF YOU COULD ONLY GET THEM TO JOIN YOU.
THIS IS DISASTROUS! SOMEONE HAS STOLEN MY FAMILY'S TREASURED SCROLL...
HOW CAN I FACE MY GRANDCHILDREN WITHOUT IT? IT WAS THEIR LEGACY. WHAT SHALL I DO...
YOU FOUND OUR TREASURED FAMILY SCROLL!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU...
HERE, PLEASE TAKE THIS. THINK OF IT AS A SMALL TOKEN OF MY GRATITUDE.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE 5000 GOLD PIECES.
THIS SCROLL CONTAINS OUR FAMILY PROVERBS. I WILL READ ONE OF THEM TO YOU.
"TO CREATE IS TO LIVE." WHAT DO YOU THINK? WORDS OF WISDOM, EH?
THE FOUR DEMON LEADERS OF THE DEMON ARMY ARE DANGEROUS FOES.
IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DESTROY THEM WITH REGULAR SWORDS AND SPELLS.
THE DEMONS WERE CREATED FROM THE FOUR ELEMENTS- WIND, WATER, FIRE, AND EARTH.
IF YOU FIGHT THEM WISELY, YOU WILL BE VICTORIOUS.
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ENHAS
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SINCE OUR MISTRESS' FORTUNES HAVE STARTED COMING TRUE, WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY.
THERE'S ALREADY A HUNDRED PEOPLE AHEAD OF YOU IN LINE.
OUR MISTRESS IS THE GREATEST FORTUNE TELLER IN ALL THE WORLD. OF COURSE WE'RE BUSY.
YOU EXPECT US TO MAKE ALL THESE PEOPLE WAIT, JUST SO YOU CAN SPEAK WITH HER?
WOULD THAT BE FAIR? WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK SOME OTHER TIME?
LOOK, IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE MISTRESS, YOU SHOULD GET A PROPER LETTER OF INTRODUCTION.
SO YOU HAVE A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION, EH? WELL, WHO WROTE IT FOR YOU? YOUR MOM?
OH, THIS LETTER IS FROM THE MISTRESS' HUSBAND. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU KNEW HIM.
PLEASE, COME INSIDE.
MY DEAR, WHAT DO YOU WISH FOR ME TO SEE IN YOUR FUTURE? WHAT?
YOU'RE NOT HERE TO HAVE YOUR FORTUNE TOLD?
YOU WANT ME TO LOOK AT THAT LETTER? LET'S SEE HERE...
OHHH, THIS IS MY HUSBAND'S HANDWRITING! HMMM...I SEE...YOUR FRIEND IS...
IF A CURSE CAN BE BROKEN WITH THIS CRYSTAL, GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT TO THE ONE WHO NEEDS IT.
IT DOES LITTLE GOOD HERE. GO ON, TAKE IT.
I SUPPOSE I GOT TOO WRAPPED UP IN THE HEADY LIFE OF A FORTUNETELLER.
BESIDES, I MADE MY DEAR HUSBAND WORRY. I'LL HAVE TO MAKE IT UP TO HIM.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE THE EXORCISM CRYSTAL.
I'VE QUIT MY WORK AS A FORTUNE TELLER. I'M ABOUT TO RETURN TO MY HUSBAND IN TALISLAR.
I FEEL AS IF I'VE REAWAKENED SINCE I GAVE AWAY THE CRYSTAL. I WON'T BE LONG NOW, MY HUSBAND.
DON'T THINK THAT EVERYONE WELCOMES THE SOVEREIGN'S ARMY!
ONLY FOOLISH ADULTS SOLVE THINGS BY FIGHTING...WHAT? DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT!
HAVE YOU SEEN THE VISITING WIZARD? HIS HEALING SPELLS ARE AMAZING!
I BROKE MY LEG, BUT THANKS TO HIM, MY INJURIES HAVE HEALED.
THERE IS A NICE FELLOW NAMED ANDREW WHO HAS BEEN STAYING AT THE CHURCH.
IT SEEMS THAT HE HAD A LITTLE QUARREL WITH A PRIEST AND ENDED UP BEING CURSED.
BECAUSE OF THE CURSE, HE PRAYS EVERY DAY.
I HEARD THAT ANDREW LEFT THE CHURCH. GOOD FOR HIM.
SAY, PLEASE DON'T START ANY TROUBLE. WE DON'T LIKE VIOLENCE AROUND HERE.
THE PEACE MAY BE ENFORCED BY TERROR, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT.
THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN DON'T MUCH LIKE YOU, BUT I'M A SECRET SUPPORTER OF YOUR CAUSE.
GO GET THOSE MONSTERS!
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE OLD FORTUNE TELLER IS MARRIED TO THE MAYOR OF TALISLAR?
AFTER GETTING HER HANDS ON SOME CRYSTAL, SHE SUDDENLY TOOK AN INTEREST IN FORTUNE TELLING.
SUPPOSEDLY THE FORTUNES SHE TELLS ARE PRETTY ACCURATE.
THAT OLD FORTUNE-TELLING WOMAN IS MOVING BACK TO TALISLAR.
SHE SAID THAT MARRIAGE IS BEST WHEN HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE LIVING TOGETHER.
THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING WIZARD FROM RUSSELL WHO IS STAYING AT MY HOUSE.
HE IS TREATING THOSE WHO WERE ATTACKED BY THE DEMON ARMY. WHAT AN ADMIRABLE MAN!
THE GREAT SWORDSMAN DAVID HAS BEEN TURNED INTO STONE?! HRRUMPH!
JUST A MOMENT... I'LL MAKE A POTION. ...
THIS POTION SHOULD RETURN HIM TO NORMAL.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE IZAM'S SECRET POTION.
THANKS TO VELONESE I'VE GOT MY HANDS FULL TAKING CARE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED.
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF DAVID FOR ME. MY JOB IS TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED, BUT I'M TOO BUSY.
I WISH THAT PEACE WOULD RETURN TO OUR WORLD.
HRRUMPH! THE GREAT SWORDSMAN DAVID HAS BEEN TURNED INTO STONE?!
JUST A MOMENT... I'LL MAKE A POTION RIGHT NOW!! ...
HERE, THIS POTION SHOULD RETURN HIM TO NORMAL.
WHAT, YOU CAN'T CARRY ANYMORE? WHAT IF YOU SPILLED IT? GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT!
YOU NINNY! IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR, I'D THINK YOU'D BE A BIT MORE SENSIBLE.
HURRY UP AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR BELONGINGS!
AHH, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU. TAKE THIS TO DAVID, QUICKLY!
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE IZAM'S SECRET POTION.
SHEENA IS THE RULER OF THIS AREA. SHE IS ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE DEMON ARMY.
SHE LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, BUT DO NOT BELIEVE YOUR EYES.
HER ACTIONS BETRAY THE IMAGE OF HER BEAUTY...FEAR SHEENA FOR SHE IS MERCILESS.
YES, I'M ANDREW, THE VAMPIRE HUNTER. BUT, I'M NOT TAKING ON ANY NEW CUSTOMERS AT THE MOMENT.
THIS IS BECAUSE OF A CURSE PUT ON MY SILVER SWORD BY A PRIEST FROM RUSSELL.
MY SWORD IS NOW STUCK TO THIS ALTAR. THE PRIEST SAID I HAVE SIN WRITTEN ALL OVER MY FACE.
HE SAYS I NEED TO REPENT. I REALLY WISH HE WOULD LEAVE ME ALONE.
OH, IT'S YOU SUSAN. YOU CAUGHT ME IN A BIND. I CAN'T MOVE.
A PRIEST FROM RUSSELL SAW ME SLAYING MONSTERS, AND TALKED MY EAR OFF.
"HAVE A MERCIFUL HEART," "MONSTERS ARE PEOPLE, TOO," BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
FINALLY, HE TOLD ME TO REPENT, AND AS A RESULT, MY SILVER SWORD IS STUCK TO THIS ALTAR.
I'M REALLY IN A TIGHT SPOT.
WHAT? MY SWORD IS JUST GLUED ON? OHH, UHH, I KNEW THAT.
STILL, I CAN'T JUST YANK IT OFF AND RISK BREAKING IT. IT'S GOT GREAT SENTIMENTAL VALUE.
I CAN'T ASK YOU TO GUARD MY SWORD, BUT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ELSE FOR ME INSTEAD.
WILL YOU PLEASE GET SOME OIL FOR ME? I'LL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ANDREW? HE SAID HE NEEDED SOME PINE OIL, BUT HE LEFT A WHILE AGO.
THANKS TO HIM, I HAVE TO SIT AROUND HERE ALL DAY. HE TOLD ME TO GUARD THAT SWORD.
I BET HE'S HALFWAY TO RUSSELL BY NOW. IF YOU CAN GET THE SWORD DOWN, WILL YOU TAKE IT TO HIM?
($F9)DO YOU WANT TO USE THE PINE OIL?
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE THE SILVER SWORD.
IF YOU HAVE THE PINE OIL, YOU COULD TAKE THE SWORD DOWN AND GIVE IT TO ANDREW.
ANDREW? I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS. IF HE DOESN'T COME BACK, I WON'T BE ABLE TO GO PLAY.
IS ANDREW DOING ALL RIGHT? PLEASE SAY HELLO TO HIM FOR ME.
THE PRIEST FROM RUSSELL SAID THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE A MERCIFUL HEART...
...EVEN IF YOUR ENEMIES ARE MONSTERS.
HE WHO HAS THE GRACE OF THE GODDESS SHALL SURELY BE FORGIVEN HIS SINS.
EVEN IF THE GODDESS SHOULD CLOSE HER EYES, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU.
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EROS
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HAVE YOU HEARD OUR VILLAGE FOLK TALE YET? YOU REALLY SHOULD HEAR IT.
A PRETTY GOOD STORY, EH? I WISH I COULD HAVE A GORGEOUS MERMAID FOR A GIRLFRIEND.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD IT YET? WHY DON'T YOU GO DOWN TO THE INN AND ASK THE OLD LADY?
YOU MUST BE NEW TO OUR TOWN. HAVE YOU HEARD THE MELANCHOLY TALE OF OUR TOWN?
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TELL YOU?
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR IT, COME BY ANYTIME. I'LL BE WAITING.
A LONG TIME AGO, A YOUNG MAN NAMED ALVERNUS LIVED HERE IN THE TOWN.
HE WAS A CHEERFUL YOUNG MAN, WELL-LIKED BY EVERYONE, AND ALSO A MASTER HARPER.
HE WOULD PLAY HIS HARP BY THE SEASIDE WHENEVER HE HAD A CHANCE.
WHEN HE PLAYED, PEOPLE WOULD GATHER FROM ALL AROUND, AND LISTEN TO HIS BEAUTIFUL SONGS.
THERE WAS NEVER A DRY EYE IN HIS AUDIENCE, FOR HIS SONGS WOULD REACH INTO THEIR VERY HEARTS.
ONE DAY, AS HE PLAYED ALONE ON THE SEASHORE, A MERMAID STOPPED TO HEAR HIS ENCHANTING MUSIC.
SHE WAS SO ENTRANCED BY HIS MUSIC, SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM ON THE SPOT.
ALVERNUS LOVED HER AS WELL, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE TOO DIFFERENT TO EVER BE TOGETHER.
BUT ANOTHER MAN IN THE VILLAGE GREW JEALOUS OF THEIR LOVE, FOR HE WAS MEAN AND HATEFUL.
HE SPREAD EVIL RUMORS ABOUT THE MERMAIDS, UNTIL THEY WERE ALL HUNTED DOWN AND KILLED.
WHEN ALVERNUS HEARD HIS LOVE WAS DEAD, HE CAME TO THE SEASHORE ONE LAST TIME.
FOR THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS, HE PLAYED HIS HARP, NOT EVEN STOPPING TO EAT OR SLEEP.
HE MADE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND SAD MUSIC THIS LAND HAS EVER HEARD.
PEOPLE WOULD STOP AND LISTEN UNTIL THEIR HEARTS COULD TAKE NO MORE, YET HE PLAYED ON.
AFTER THREE DAYS, ALVERNUS COLLAPSED IN THE SURF. HE WAS DEAD FROM EXHAUSTION.
OR PERHAPS FROM GRIEF.
WHEN HE DIED, THE SEAS GREW ANGRY, AND A GREAT WAVE BROKE UPON THE SHORE.
ALVERNUS' BODY, AND THE MAN WHO STARTED THE RUMORS, WERE NEVER SEEN AGAIN.
ALL THAT REMAINED WAS HIS HARP.
I'M THINKING ABOUT MAKING SOMETHING CALLED MERMAID TREATS...
DO YOU THINK THEY'D SELL?
YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT MERMAIDS...?
WELL, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE MERMAID'S HARP IS STILL KEPT AT THE VILLAGE CHIEF'S HOUSE.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE SAD LEGEND OF ALVERNUS?
IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES EVERY TIME I HEAR IT.
IF YOU ASK THE OLD WOMAN AT THE INN, SHE'LL TELL IT TO YOU. MAKE SURE TO HEAR THE STORY.
WASN'T IT A REALLY SAD STORY? POOR AL... POOR MERMAID...
AND YOU KNOW, THE HARP IN THE STORY IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE IN THE VILLAGE TO THIS VERY DAY.
THE VILLAGE MAYOR GAVE AWAY THE MERMAID'S HARP TO SOMEONE? I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A RECALL.
WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE OF EROS, THE HOME OF THE LEGEND OF THE MERMAID.
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE STORY, WHY DON'T YOU GO TO THE INN.
I GAVE AWAY THE MERMAID'S HARP TO A TROUBADOUR WHO SANG THE MOST INCREDIBLE SONG FOR ME.
I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT, BUT HIS MUSIC WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, I FELT I HAD TO GIVE HIM SOMETHING.
HE SAID HE WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE CITY OF SUNDREK BECAUSE HE HAS A LOVER THERE.
DID YOU FIND THE MERMAID'S HARP? WHAT? HE DROPPED IT INTO A MOAT?!
THAT'S THE LAST MUSICIAN I TRUST. IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOME TROUBLE TO GET IT OUT.
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EURESKA
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SILPHIA, THE WIND SPIRIT, OPENS HER HEART TO THOSE WHO HAVE WIND DROPS.
YO! HOWYADOIN'? HOWZABOUT A DRINK?!
WIND DROPS? COME TO THINK OF IT, GRANNY HAD SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
GRANNY PASSED AWAY THOUGH.
THERE'S AN OLD WISE WOMAN IN THIS TOWN. SHE TELLS STORIES OF THE PAST.
SHE TOLD A STORY ABOUT THE LEGENDARY DRAGON RIDER VIAN, AND A MAGICAL OBJECT.
THE OBJECT HAD SABRINA'S POWERS SEALED WITHIN IT. VIAN STORED IT IN A SHRINE SOMEWHERE.
I'M AFRAID GRANNY HAS GONE OUT POWER-WALKING. PLEASE COME BACK LATER.
YOU WANT WIND DROPS? ALAS, WANTING AND GETTING ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST YOU...BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THEM STOLEN BY THE DEMON ARMY.
IF YOU HAVE THE STRENGTH TO PROTECT THE WIND DROPS, THEN MAYBE...
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. DELIVER THIS LETTER AND PACKAGE TO THE MAYOR AT SAPPLE SAFELY.
IF YOU CAN DO THAT, I WILL GIVE YOU THE WIND DROPS.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE GRANNY'S LETTER.
MAKE HASTE FOR SAPPLE.
I'M SORRY, BUT GRANNY IS ILL. SHE CAN'T SEE ANYONE. WE HOPE SHE'LL BE BETTER TOMORROW.
GRANNY PASSED AWAY. SHE REALLY DID MEAN TO GIVE YOU THE WIND DROPS.
BUT YOU SEE, THE DEMON ARMY IS TOO POWERFUL AROUND HERE...SHE COULDN'T TAKE THE CHANCE.
IF THEY KNEW YOU HAD THE WIND DROPS, SHE KNEW YOU'D FACE GRAVE DANGER.
SHE WANTED YOU TO REACH SAPPLE SAFELY.
HEY, YOU CAN'T CARRY ANY MORE. WHY DON'T YOU SELL SOMETHING, OR THROW SOMETHING AWAY?
IF YOU TRAVEL WEST FROM THE CITY OF SAPPLE, YOU'LL COME UPON A PLACE CALLED CAPE WIND.
THE SHRINE TO THE WIND SPIRIT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
Note: Dark Wizard uses ALL CAPS for its dialogue which has been preserved in these text dumps.
Control codes have been edited out but lines are still organized based on how they were
originally coded. In the game file and RAM these are all one big block of data.
Towns A through F.
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ARIEN
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SAY, I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING YOU AROUND HERE BEFORE. ARE YOU STRONG?
PLEASE GO AND HELP OUR MAYOR.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG, BUT EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE VERY WORRIED.
YOU'RE A HOBBIT, RIGHT? I JUST KNEW IT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVEN MET A HOBBIT.
ICK!! HUMANS!! RUN!!! EVERYBODY RUN!!
ACK!! DWARVES!! RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY!!
EVER SINCE OUR MAYOR STARTED TO GET BETTER, HE'S BEEN BUGGING ME TO DO MY MAGIC STUDIES.
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND OUR FEELINGS, YOU'RE AN ELF. WHY ARE YOU TRAVELING WITH HUMANS ANYWAY?
IF YOU'VE COME TO BUY FOR HUMANS, I WON'T BE ABLE TO SELL TO YOU.
WELCOME. WHAT'LL IT BE?
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SELL TO HUMANS. NOW LEAVE.
I DON'T SELL TO DWARVES. LEAVE NOW.
I'M AWFULLY SORRY, BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK. I HAVE TOO MANY CUSTOMERS WAITING.
BUT, I DO NEED TO SPEAK WITH YOU AT SOME POINT, IF YOU'LL COME BACK LATER, WE CAN TALK.
FOR NOW, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BUY ANYTHNG YOU LIKE, BUT, DON'T FORGET TO COME BACK AND SEE ME.
SO, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT HELPED THE MAYOR'S GRANDDAUGHTER TO ESCAPE, HUH?
MAYBE I MISJUDGED YOU. I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING SPECIAL TO MAKE UP FOR IT.
AMONG THE MAGIC STUFF THAT WE MAKE, THIS IS REALLY SPECIAL.
I HAVE A LIQUID CALLED ELF TEARS WHICH HAS THE POWER TO TURN A DESERT INTO AN OASIS INSTANTLY.
...I KNEW THAT YOU WEREN'T EVIL, BUT...
ONCE YOU HEAR MY STORY, YOU SHALL KNOW WHY WE ELVES DO NOT TRUST HUMANS.
ONE NIGHT, A HUMAN WIZARD CAST A SPELL ON MY PRECIOUS GRANDDAUGHTER.
HE KIDNAPPED HER, SHRUNK HER DOWN, AND PUT HER IN A LITTLE JAR.
ACCORDING TO RUMORS, SHE HAS BEEN PUT ON SALE IN A BAZAAR SOMEWHERE.
I BEG YOU, SAVE MY PRECIOUS LITTLE GRANDDAUGHTER? YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE I CAN ASK FOR HELP. PLEASE, SAVE MY GRANDCHILD!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU! YOU HAVE MADE ME SO HAPPY. HERE, I WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING AS PAYMENT.
PLEASE TAKE THIS BLUE CRYSTAL. IT IS A SECRET TREASURE OF OUR VILLAGE.
THE CRYSTAL SHOULD BE WORTH SOME GOLD. PLEASE, SAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE THE BLUE CRYSTAL.
AHHH, SO YOU WILL TAKE ON THIS TASK FOR ME.... I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR YOUR TROUBLES.
IT'S A JEWEL WE ELVES HAVE HELD FOR GENERATIONS. OH, BUT YOU'RE CARRYING TOO MUCH.
WHY DON'T YOU LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD AND COME BACK. I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.
AH, YOU'VE RETURNED. HERE IS OUR LEGENDARY BLUE CRYSTAL.
THE CRYSTAL SHOULD BE WORTH SOME GOLD. PLEASE, SAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
AHHH, SO YOU WILL TAKE ON THIS TASK FOR ME...
I WANT TO GIVE YOU OUR VILLAGE'S SECRET TREASURE TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR YOUR TROUBLES.
PLEASE LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD AND COME BACK AGAIN.
AHH...A HOBBIT FOR A GUEST... THIS IS A RARE HONOR.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO OFFER YOU, BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REST HERE.
SO, THIS PLACE HAS FINALLY BEEN DISCOVERED BY HUMANS. THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
PLEASE SAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
OH, MY PRECIOUS ONE, ARE YOU OK? HERE, I'LL GET YOU OUT OF THERE. ...
...
THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME. I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU FROM INSIDE THE JAR ALL THIS TIME.
YOU'RE SO BRAVE... THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
TRAVELER, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. IS IT TRUE THAT THE ONE YOU SERVE IS A HUMAN?
PERHAPS THE TIME HAS COME FOR ELVES TO RE-EVALUATE YOU HUMANS. PERHAPS WE HAVE BEEN TOO HASTY.
WE WILL RETHINK OUR ATTITUDES TOWARD HUMANS.
PLEASE TAKE THIS AS OUR THANKS TO YOU. I'M SURE YOU CAN PUT IT TO GOOD USE.
MANY THINGS HAVE HAPPENED BETWEEN ELVES AND HUMANS. MAYBE THE TIME TO FORGIVE HAS COME.
SO, THIS PLACE HAS FINALLY BEEN DISCOVERED BY DWARVES. WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE AGAIN.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE AN ELF'S BOW.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE ELF TEARS.
...I THOUGHT... IT LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN'T CARRY ANYTHING ELSE.
COME BACK WHEN YOU CAN CARRY MORE THINGS, OR ASK SOMEONE ELSE TO COME FOR YOU.
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ASAI
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I HEARD THERE WAS SOMEONE IN THE DEMON ARMY WHO OPPOSED THE TREACHERY OF AQUA.
HE SECRETLY DEFECTED FROM THE ARMY AND ESCAPED TO A CITY WEST OF HERE CALLED YENTZ.
HE'S A WIZARD, AND HE SUPPOSEDLY SPECIALIZES IN STEALING THE MAGIC POWERS OF OTHER WIZARDS.
THIS IS THE CASTLE TOWN OF ASAI. IT'S THE BIGGEST TOWN AROUND HERE.
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE LEGENDARY SWORD USED BY THE DRAGON RIDER VIAN?
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE SWORD USED TO STRIKE DOWN ARLIMAN LONG AGO.
IT MUST BE SOME SWORD. I HEARD THAT IT'S BEEN SEALED AWAY SOMEWHERE IN CHESHIRE.
IS IT TRUE YOU FOUND VIAN'S SWORD? THAT'S WONDERFUL!
I'D LOVE TO GET A HOLD OF A SWORD LIKE THAT. I'LL GIVE YOU TWENTY FOR IT. TWENTY FIVE?
THERE'S NOTHING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP CAN'T CURE, AND I'VE GOT THE BEST BEDS IN TOWN.
THERE WAS A TROUBADOUR AT RUNVAIL WHO WAS REALLY GOOD AT PLAYING THE HARP...
I WONDER IF I WILL EVER HEAR HIM PLAY AGAIN.
COME NOW, WHY SO NERVOUS? WHY DON'T YOU PRAY BEFORE THE MIRROR OF TRUTH?
SABRINA SEES THROUGH ALL.
YOU MEAN NIM, THE PRIEST IN YENTZ? ACTUALLY, HE HAS BEEN ACTING A BIT STRANGE LATELY.
RECENTLY WHEN I VISITED HIM, HE TOLD ME I WORSHIPPED AN IMPURE GOD, AND THREW ME OUT.
I HAVE AN IDEA. USING THIS MIRROR, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG.
IF SOMEONE HAS TAKEN ON THE IMAGE OF NIM, THIS MIRROR SHOULD LET YOU SEE THEIR TRUE FORM.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE THE MIRROR OF TRUTH.
YOU MEAN NIM, THE PRIEST IN YENTZ? ACTUALLY, HE HAS BEEN ACTING A BIT STRANGE LATELY.
RECENTLY WHEN I VISITED HIM, HE TOLD ME I WORSHIPPED AN IMPURE GOD, AND THREW ME OUT.
I HAVE AN IDEA. USING THIS MIRROR, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG.
IF SOMEONE HAS TAKEN ON THE IMAGE OF NIM, THIS MIRROR SHOULD LET YOU SEE THEIR TRUE FORM.
WAIT, YOU'RE CARRYING TOO MUCH ALREADY. I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO DROP IT.
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU SOME OTHER TIME.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO LOAN YOU THE MIRROR, BUT YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU CAN CARRY ANY MORE.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT NIM TOO. I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO GO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT...
AHH, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU. PLEASE, TAKE THIS.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE THE MIRROR OF TRUTH.
HMMM...SO NIM WAS EATEN BY A MONSTER... I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
PLEASE DEFEAT VELONESE. PLEASE RESTORE PEACE TO OUR LANDS.
THEN NIM WILL BE AVENGED.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO YENTZ? I'M WORRIED ABOUT NIM. WOULD YOU GO AND CHECK ON HIM FOR ME?
PRAY. NO MATTER WHAT, PRAY. I AM CERTAIN THAT SABRINA WILL HEAR YOUR PRAYERS.
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CARBIE
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THIS IS THE CASTLE TOWN OF CARBIE, WHERE DIANNA AND CHELSEA WERE BORN AND RAISED.
LONG AGO, WHEN THEY WERE STILL KIDS, THEY WOULD WALK AROUND, DISGUISED AS COMMONERS.
BUT EVERYONE KNEW WHO THEY WERE AND WE WATCHED THEM WHILE THEY PLAYED. I LONG FOR THOSE DAYS.
L-LADY DIANNA, IT'S REALLY BEEN A LONG TIME.
THIS PLACE USED TO PROSPER AS THE LOCAL LORD'S CASTLE TOWN. BUT NOW, THERE ISN'T MUCH LEFT.
AHEM. WE RUN A HIGH CLASS ESTABLISHMENT. THE LADY DIANNA HERSELF HAS BOUGHT WEAPONS HERE.
IT WOULD BE A SUPREME HONOR FOR HER TO VISIT US, EVEN IF SHE DOESN'T BUY ANYTHING.
MY SISTER WAS KILLED BY THE DEMON ARMY. SHE WAS A GOOD, INNOCENT GIRL.
SHE BELIEVED THAT SOME DAY A PRINCE ON A WHITE HORSE WOULD COME AND CARRY HER AWAY.
I WANT TO AVENGE HER DEATH, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE SWORDS OR SPELLS...
I POLISH SWORDS, HOPING SOME DAY THE PERSON USING MY WEAPON WILL BRING VENGEANCE TO HER KILLERS!!
YEARS AGO, THE LADIES DIANNA AND CHELSEA CAME TO THIS STORE AND BOUGHT A PENDANT.
THE TWO HAD SIMILAR TASTES AND BOTH OF THEM WANTED THE SAME THING AT FIRST.
THEY WERE EVEN ARGUING OVER IT. DON'T TELL ANYONE I SAID THAT.
CHELSEA SAID THAT SHE WAS "GOING TO PUT LORD ($FB)'S PORTRAIT INSIDE IT."
THEN DIANNA LOOKED LONELY AND ENVIOUS. SHE QUIETED DOWN AND GAVE UP.
AHH...LADY DIANNA! IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME!
YEARS AGO, ROYALTY WOULD COME TO SHOP AT OUR STORE. WE WERE FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE.
BUT EVER SINCE THE DEMON ARMY INVADED, OUR BUSINESS HAS GONE DOWN THE DRAIN.
LADY DIANNA CAME HERE ONCE DISGUISED AS A COMMONER AND MADE A CONFESSION. SHE SAID:
"WHENEVER MY SISTER AND I WANT THE SAME THINGS, I GIVE UP AND LET HER HAVE THEM.
"THEY SAY THAT'S WHAT AN OLDER SISTER IS SUPPOSED TO DO.
"I KNOW I'LL HAVE TO GIVE UP AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME, IT'S SOMEONE, NOT SOMETHING.
"BUT IT'S SO HARD! I TRY TO FORGET, BUT MY HEART FEELS AS IF IT'S BEING CRUSHED!
"WILL THE GODDESS HELP SOMEONE LIKE ME?" SHE SAID THESE WORDS AND STARTED CRYING.
THAT WAS THE ONLY CONFESSION OF LOVE SHE ALLOWED HERSELF TO UTTER.
OF COURSE, IT WAS A CONFESSION THAT ONLY THE GODDESS COULD HELP HER WITH.
AFTER CHELSEA'S TRAGEDY, DIANNA CAME HERE, LOOKING DEEPLY DISTURBED...
SHE LOOKED AS IF SHE WAS PREPARING TO MEET HER DEATH...
PLEASE, WATCH OVER LADY DIANNA. SEE THAT SHE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING RASH.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU LOOKING SO WELL, LADY. THERE IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KEEP IN MIND.
IF THERE IS CONFUSION IN YOUR HEART, BE HONEST TO YOURSELF AND THE GODDESS WILL FORGIVE YOU.
BE TRUE TO YOUR HEART. IF YOU HAVE COMPASSION FOR OTHERS, THE GODDESS WILL SURELY FORGIVE YOU.
NOT LONG AGO, LADY DIANNA VISITED US. WE WERE HONORED BY HER PRESENCE.
SHE WENT SOUTH SOON AFTER. SHE SEEMED PREOCCUPIED, AS IF SOMETHING WEIGHED ON HER MIND.
SHE SPENT MOST OF HER TIME ALONE WITH HER THOUGHTS, WANDERING ABOUT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
THE DAY BEFORE SHE LEFT, I WAS OUT FOR A WALK, AND LAY DOWN BEHIND SOME LOGS FOR A NAP.
WHEN I AWOKE, I HEARD SOMEONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WOODPILE. I HEARD A WOMAN'S VOICE.
SHE MUST NOT HAVE NOTICED ME, BECAUSE SHE SEEMED TO BE TALKING TO HERSELF. I HEARD HER SAY:
"THE THOUGHTS OF CHELSEA ARE ALSO MINE. MY LOVE...MUST BE EXTINGUISHED...WITH HER DEATH."
THE WORDS STUCK IN MY HEAD. PLEASE DON'T TELL ANYONE I TOLD YOU.
LADY DIANNA, YOU'RE SAFE! WHEN YOU LEFT HERE, I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
THE SISTER OF THE GIRL AT THE WEAPON SHOP WAS KILLED BY THE DEMON ARMY.
THE GIRL'S BEEN SAYING SHE WANTS REVENGE. SHE'S NO SWORDSWOMAN, THOUGH.
SHE'S BEEN BUSY SHARPENING WEAPONS INSTEAD. SHE WORKS TIRELESSLY AT IT.
SHE HOPES THAT SOMEONE WILL WREAK VENGEANCE ON THE DEMON ARMY WITH ONE OF HER WEAPONS.
ADMIRABLE, I SUPPOSE, BUT I THINK SHE'S A BIT ON THE EDGE.
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CASTIN
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ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE SPELL OF REBIRTH?
AS THE NAME SUGGESTS, IT's A SPELL TO BRING THE DEAD BACK TO LIFE.
THE SPELL IS DIFFICULT TO CAST. YOU MUST HAVE GREAT MAGIC POWERS.
YOU ALSO MUST MAKE SOME KIND OF SACRIFICE. WHAT MUST BE OFFERED TO THE GODS?
YOU MUST OFFER A FAIR TRADE FOR THE LIFE OF THE DEAD.
YOU MUST DECIDE WHAT IT IS THAT YOUR GOD WANTS IN SITUATIONS LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE WITH THE SOVEREIGN's ARMY, RIGHT? WOW, YOU MUST BEVERY BRAVE.
I'M TOO SCARED TO GO SEE THE BATTLES FOR MYSELF, MUCH LESS FIGHT IN THEM.
I HOPE YOU SEE THE DIFFICULTY OF YOUR TASK. NUMBERS ALONE WILL NOT INSURE VICTORY.
YOU NEED PEOPLE YOU CAN TRUST, WHO ARE TOTALLY LOYAL TO YOU AND YOUR CAUSE.
SKILLED WARRIORS AND MAGICIANS WOULD BE YOUR BEST BET.
THERE ARE A GREAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE LANDS OF CHESHIRE. THEY CAN AID YOU IN MANY WAYS.
ALTHOUGH SOME MAY BE MORE HELPFUL THAN OTHERS.
IF YOU GET THE CHANCE, TRY TO TALK TO EVERYONE YOU CAN. YOU MAY PROFIT FROM IT.
NO MATTER HOW FOOLISH THEY LOOK, THEY MAY HAVE USEFUL INFORMATION.
BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU BUY WEAPONS AND ARMOR. NOT EVERYONE IS TRAINED IN THEIR USE.
FOR EXAMPLE, PRIESTS MAY ONLY USE MACES, AND WIZARDS MAY ONLY USE STAFFS.
ALL WARRIORS CAN USE SWORDS, BUT WARRIORS WHO FOLLOW THE GOD OF LIGHT MAY ALSO USE LANCES.
WARRIORS WHO FOLLOW THE GOD OF DARKNESS MAY WIELD AXES. OTHER WARRIORS MAY USE BOWS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WEAPONS YOU CAN USE DIFFER DEPENDING ON WHAT GOD YOU BELIEVE IN.
THE SAME CAN BE SAID OF SHIELDS AND ARMOR, SO TAKE HEED OF THIS BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING.
I'VE HEARD THAT THE GRAND WIZARD GILLIAM CAST A SPELL OF IMMORTALITY ON VELONESE.
IF THAT IS SO, IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFEAT VELONESE UNLESS THAT SPELL IS BROKEN.
DO YOU THINK GILLIAM MIGHT HAVE USED THE SPELL ON HIMSELF? THAT COULD MEAN HE's STILL ALIVE.
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CHESHIRE
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MAY YOUR MAJESTY BE PRAISED!! THANK YOU FOR SAVING CHESHIRE. THE TOWNSPEOPLE ALL THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE TOWN THAT ARMER I ESTABLISHED AS THE HOLY CAPITAL.
WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE? FROM THE HOLY ARMY, EH? WELL, I DIDN'T HIRE YOU!
I WAS FOOLED BY YOU IMPOSTORS FOR A MINUTE THERE. LISTEN WELL.
THE REAL RULER OF CHESHIRE IS ME, YOURS TRULY HERE. ...I'M THE KING.
REALLY, IT'S ME! PLEASE, BELIEVE ME...
OH, FINALLY... ($FB) IT'S YOU. YOU'VE COME BACK!
YOU'VE BECOME A FINE RULER SINCE YOU LEFT HERE...I CAN'T BELIEVE MY OWN EYES.
ARMER VIII, BLESS HIS SOUL, WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF YOU.
($FB), Y-YOUR MAJESTY! YOU'VE FINALLY COME BACK!
I ALWAYS BELIEVED THE DAY WOULD COME WHEN YOU WOULD SAVE US FROM VELONESE.
I'M SURE THE FALLEN KING WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY PROUD OF YOU.
DID YOUR MAJESTY KNOW OF THE TIME WHEN SABRINA, THE GODDESS OF LIGHT, WALKED AMONG US?
I HEARD AN ALTAR TO WORSHIP HER WAS BUILT AT AN OASIS IN A DESERT SOMEWHERE.
I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT THE JEWEL OF LIGHT CONTAINING HER POWERS IS THERE.
CHESHIRE MEANS "GOLDEN LAND." BUT, EVEN SO BEAUTIFUL A LAND AS OURS HAS ITS DARK SPOTS.
THERE IS SUCH A PLACE BEYOND THE EASTERN MOUNTAIN RANGE, A NO MAN'S LAND OF SAND AND SUN.
THEY SAY A SHRINE TO SABRINA WAS BUILT THERE, SO SHE WOULD TURN THE DESERT INTO A PARADISE.
THE AREA IS HOLY GROUND TO US.
HEH, HEH, HEH.
AS MY THANKS TO YOU FOR SAVING CHESHIRE, I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING INTERESTING.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE JEWEL OF LIGHT, RIGHT? THE JEWEL IS INSIDE A SHRINE IN THE DESERT.
WHAT, YOU ALREADY KNEW? WELL, THEN I BET YOU DON'T KNOW THIS.
IN ORDER TO FIND THE SHRINE, YOU NEED A MAGICAL ITEM WHICH ONLY THE ELVES POSSESS.
YOUR MAJESTY!! YOU'VE FINALLY RETURNED!
I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT YOU'D SAVE US.
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DIOS
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I HEARD A STRANGE TALE. THERE WAS A BATTLE RECENTLY, IN A FOREST TO THE EAST.
ONE OF THE WOUNDED WARRIORS, A WOMAN, WAS SEEN WANDERING THROUGH THE FOREST.
SHE SEEMED TO BE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE, YOU COULD ASK THE FORTUNE TELLER IN IYALTIS. SHE MIGHT KNOW.
I'M SICK OF ALL THIS WAR AND FIGHTING. I WISH EVERYTHING WAS NICE AND PEACEFUL AGAIN.
RIBBIT, RIBBIT.
RIBBIT.
RIBBIT, RIBBIT.
RIBBIT.
DO YOU WANT TO USE SOME OF DIARMUID'S POTION?
AH, IT'S YOU, ($FB). I WAS COMING TO AID YOU, BUT THE DEMON ARMY IS SO POWERFUL.
FORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE DAVID. HE IS FAR TO THE SOUTHEAST IN TALISLAR.
I COULD NEVER TRAVEL THAT FAR ALONE. WILL YOU ALLOW ME TO TRAVEL WITH YOU?
($F9)WILL YOU ADD KAIL TO YOUR PARTY?
I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU. COME THEN, LET US MAKE HASTE FOR TALISLAR.
PLEASE, DON'T SAY SUCH THINGS. I BEG YOU.
AH, IT'S YOU, ($FB). I APOLOGIZE FOR PUTTING YOU THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE.
YOU CAME JUST IN TIME. I NOTICED ONE OF THE LOCAL CATS EYEING ME...
ABOUT DAVID... WHAT? HE HAS ALREADY JOINED YOU?
SABRINA BE PRAISED, MY SEARCH IS OVER. WILL YOU PERMIT ME TO TRAVEL WITH YOU?
($F9)WILL YOU ADD KAIL TO YOUR PARTY?
GOOD. NOW WE ARE READY. WE MUST WORK TO RESTORE PEACE TO OUR COUNTRY.
PLEASE, SAY IT ISN'T SO. I BEG YOU!
DAVID, IS IT REALLY YOU? IT IS YOU! GODS BE PRAISED. THANK YOU FOR RESCUING ME.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FAR AND WIDE FOR YOU. IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT YOU AID THE QUEEN IN THE...
WHAT? YOU HAVE ALREADY JOINED HER? THIS IS GOOD NEWS!
WELL THEN, I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY, EXCEPT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN YOUR BATTLE.
($F9)WILL YOU ADD KAIL TO YOUR PARTY?
I FEEL CONFIDENT NOW THAT I'M WITH YOU. LET US WORK TOGETHER TO HELP THE QUEEN.
IS THIS SOME KIND OF TRICKERY? COME NOW, WE SHOULD TRAVEL TOGETHER.
FINALLY...I'VE RETURNED TO NORMAL. NO MORE FLIES! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
I WAS FOOLISH TO FALL UNDER THE DEMON ARMY'S SPELL.
FORTUNATELY, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER THE WHEREABOUTS OF DAVID.
HE IS FAR TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE CITY OF TALISLAR.
SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY OF THE DEMON ARMY'S MONSTERS ABOUT, I COULD NEVER GET THERE BY MYSELF.
WILL YOU ALLOW ME TO TRAVEL WITH YOUR GROUP?
($F9)WILL YOU ADD KAIL TO YOUR PARTY?
THIS IS GOOD NEWS! NOW, LET US MAKE HASTE TO THE CITY OF TALISLAR!
MY CONCERN IS NOT JUST FOR DAVID ALONE, BUT FOR THE QUEEN AS WELL.
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO GO WITH YOU.
RIB... FINALLY! BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN. I APOLOGIZE FOR PUTTING YOU THROUGH ALL THAT TROUBLE.
I ONLY WISH I HAD FOUND DAVID. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR SO LONG.
WHAT? DAVID IS ALREADY WITH YOU? THEN, MY SEARCH HAS ENDED.
MAY I TRAVEL WITH ALL OF YOU AND HELP HER MAJESTY?
($F9)WILL YOU ADD KAIL TO YOUR PARTY?
BUT WHEN DID DAVID JOIN YOU...?
THERE ARE SO MANY OF THE DEMON ARMY AROUND I CAN'T POSSIBLY MAKE IT TO THE CASTLE ALONE!
PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU.
THERE ARE FROGS A-CROAKING. I THINK I'LL HEAD FOR HOME.
THE DEMON ARMY CAPTURED A YOUNG SWORDSMAN. THEY DRAGGED HIM INTO THE CHURCH AND BEAT HIM.
THEY LEFT HIM TO DIE, AND HEADED SOUTHEAST. NOW EVERYONE IS AFRAID TO GO NEAR THE CHURCH.
THE MOANING THAT USUALLY COMES FROM THE CHURCH SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED.
I GUESS SOMEONE HELPED THAT POOR MAN.
THIS IS THE CITY OF DIOS, WESTERN GATEWAY TO THE LANDS OF CHESHIRE.
DIOS IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE WESTERN CAPITAL.
ON MY WAY BACK FROM THE CITY OF ZOLT THE OTHER DAY, I SAW A BATTLE WITH THE DEMON ARMY
THEY WERE FIGHTING IN A FOREST WITH SOME TROOPS. I COULDN'T TELL WHO THEY WERE.
I RAN AS QUICK AS I COULD, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO WON THE BATTLE.
WELL, THAT'S ENOUGH DEPRESSING TALK FOR ONE DAY! LETS HAVE SOME FUN. GET YOURSELF A DRINK.
A FROG PRIEST? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR KAIL, I KNOW I SAW HIM A WHILE AGO, IN THE CITY.
COME TO THINK OF IT, I GUESS HAVEN'T SEEN KAIL SINCE THAT FROG SHOWED UP.
KAIL DISAPPEARED AND THE FROG APPEARED...OR WAS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND?
HEY, DID YOU HEAR? TRAEGER, THE DARKEST OF THE DARK SWORDS, IS IN THE CITY OF ZOLT!
I HEARD RUMORS THAT THE DEMON ARMY WAS LOOKING FOR IT.
YOU FOUND TRAEGER? GOOD GOING!
THE REASON YOU CAME IN HERE IS TO DRINK, RIGHT? SO DRINK YOUR FILL!
DIARMUID, THE ALCHEMIST IN ZOLT, IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT SORCERY.
I HEAR HE SELLS SOME RARE POTIONS TOO.
YOU GET THE BEST BUYS FROM OUR STORE! YOU CAN USE OUR STUFF FOREVER...UNLESS IT BREAKS...
YESTERDAY, THERE WAS A BATTLE TO THE SOUTHEAST.
IT WAS BETWEEN SOME UNKNOWN TROOPS AND THE DEMON ARMY.
THE TROOPS FOUGHT HARD, BUT WERE FINALLY OVERWHELMED BY THE SHEER NUMBERS OF THE DEMON ARMY.
I HEAR THERE IS A SURVIVOR FROM THE BATTLE TO THE EAST OF HERE IN THE CITY OF IYALTIS.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE, YOU'LL HAVE TO GO THERE AND FIND THE SURVIVOR.
OR, I SUPPOSE YOU COULD ASK THE DEMONS.
I PRAY FOR YOUR GOOD FORTUNE. ALL OF CHESHIRE IS COUNTING ON YOU.
MONSTERS FROM THE DEMON ARMY CAME INTO TOWN AND RANSACKED MY CHURCH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANTED, BECAUSE I DIDN'T STICK AROUND TO FIND OUT.
NOW, I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK. THERE ARE MOANING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE CHURCH.
I THINK THEY LEFT A DEMON IN THERE TO EAT ME WHEN I GO BACK.
SIO-COOL SABRINA, PLEASE PROTECT MY CHURCH FROM EVIL. SIO-COOL SABRINA...
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE PRIEST, HE WENT BACK TO THE CHURCH WHEN THE MOANING STOPPED.
IF YOU ASK ME, THAT PRIEST HAS NO BACKBONE. OF COURSE, NEITHER DO I.
ONE OF THE FOUR DEMON ARMY LEADERS, ARACNA, CONTROLS THIS AREA.
ARACNA SEEMS TO HATE THE WIND, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHY.
PERHAPS IF YOU FIND OUT WHY ARACNA HATES THE WIND, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DEFEAT HIM.
A BISHOP NAMED KAIL VISITED THIS CITY NOT LONG AGO. HE WAS VERY GOOD WITH MAGIC.
DESPITE THE FACT HE WAS JUST PASSING THROUGH, HE TOOK THE EXTRA TIME TO TREAT THE SICK.
THEN MONSTERS FROM THE DEMON ARMY CAME AND TURNED HIM INTO A FROG...
THE FROG YOU SEE IN OUR TOWN SQUARE IS KAIL. YOU'VE GOT TO HELP HIM!
OH, KAIL! YOU'RE NO LONGER A FROG! THIS IS WONDERFUL!
SABRINA BE PRAISED! NOW I CAN THROW AWAY THOSE FLIES I WAS SAVING FOR YOU.
UNLESS YOU STILL WANT THEM...?
KAIL HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL? I'M SO GLAD... SABRINA BE PRAISED!
ALL THAT CROAKING WAS KEEPING ME AWAKE NIGHTS.
SISTER...I FINALLY DISCOVERED THE RESTING PLACE OF THE DARK SWORD, TRAEGER. ALAS...
I WAS CAPTURED BY THE DEMON ARMY AND BOUND WITH CHAINS OF DARKNESS.
THE POWER OF DARKNESS CONTAINED IN THESE CHAINS IS TOO STRONG FOR ME TO FIGHT.
IN ORDER TO BREAK IT, WE NEED A WEAPON WITH THE SAME POWER OF DARKNESS...
TRAEGER IS SUCH A WEAPON. IT RESTS IN THE CHURCH IN THE CITY OF ZOLT.
SISTER, YOU MUST BRING TRAEGER TO ME. ONLY TRAEGER CAN FREE ME!
OOOOO...WH/WHO IS IT? ...WAIT...IS ANYONE THERE? PLEASE...YOU MUST LISTEN!
PLEASE, BRING TRAEGER. THE POWER OF DARKNESS CONTAINED IN THESE CHAINS IS TOO STRONG.
ONLY A WEAPON THAT ALSO HAS THE POWER OF DARKNESS CAN BREAK MY BONDS.
TRAEGER IS SUCH A WEAPON. IT RESTS IN THE CHURCH IN THE CITY OF ZOLT.
BUT BEWARE! THE DEMON ARMY IS ALSO SEARCHING FOR TRAEGER.
PLEASE...PLEASE GO AND FIND IT!! YOU MUST FREE ME FROM THE BONDAGE OF DARKNESS!
AHH...SO, THAT IS TRAEGER! SISTER, PLEASE USE IT TO BREAK THESE CHAINS.
WAIT? THE CHAINS! THEY...THEY'RE DISSOLVING BY THEMSELVES!
THANK YOU, SISTER. I AM FINALLY FREE! NOW THE DEMON ARMY SHALL PAY!
SISTER, I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS! WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ARMER THE 8TH?
HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO AVENGE KIMBERLY? ...SISTER, WHAT IS WRONG? WHY WON'T YOU ANSWER ME?
($F9)WILL YOU ADD MARCUS TO YOUR PARTY?
SISTER...YOU'VE BECOME THE QUEEN? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
SISTER...WHY WON'T YOU ANSWER ME? DID YOU STRIKE DOWN THAT TYRANT, ARMER THE 8TH?
THAT MUST BE TRAEGER, THE DARK SWORD! PLEASE, USE IT TO CUT THESE CHAINS...WAIT...
THE CHAINS ARE COMING APART BY THEMSELVES. I-I'M FREE! THANK YOU, STRANGER.
BUT...WHO ARE YOU? DO YOU SERVE THE KING? IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I HEARD NEWS.
THE RULER IS A SORCERESS NAMED KRYSTAL? WHY...HOW...HOW CAN THIS BE? THAT'S MY SISTER!
I MUST SEE MY SISTER, UH, THE SOVEREIGN.
($F9)WILL YOU ADD MARCUS TO YOUR PARTY?
THANK YOU. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MY SISTER IS THE RULER OF THESE LANDS!
WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ARMER THE 8TH?
PLEASE, TAKE ME WITH YOU! I MUST HEAR THE TRUTH FROM MY SIST...
I WANT TO MEET THE QUEEN AND HEAR THE TRUTH FROM HER!
I AM FINALLY ABLE TO RETURN TO MY CHURCH. GREAT SABRINA, I THANK THEE...
ONE OF THE FOUR DEMON ARMY LEADERS, ARACNA, CONTROLS THIS AREA.
ARACNA SEEMS TO HATE THE WIND, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHY.
PERHAPS IF YOU FIND OUT WHY ARACNA HATES THE WIND, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DEFEAT HIM.
SABRINA ALWAYS WATCHES OVER YOU. IF YOU PRAY, YOUR PRAYERS WILL BE ANSWERED.
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DREIK
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VELONESE HAS DIVIDED CHESHIRE INTO SEVERAL REGIONS. EACH OF THE FOUR DEMONS RULES A REGION.
IT SEEMS THAT VIOSDIA ISLAND IS STILL CONTROLLED BY VELONESE HIMSELF...
A BEAST WITH MYSTIC POWERS SUCH AS THE UNICORN WOULD SERVE YOU WELL.
IF YOU CAN CATCH ONE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRAIN IT. I'M SURE SUCH A BEAST WOULD COME IN HANDY.
IF THERE IS A FLYING BEAST WITH YOU, SUCH AS A GRIFFIN, IT WILL HELP YOU GREATLY...
IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, ADD ONE TO YOUR PARTY.
LONG AGO, ELVES CAME AROUND HERE ALL THE TIME. THEY LIVED IN A NEARBY FOREST.
ACCORDING TO MY FATHER, HE GOT ALONG WELL WITH ELVES.
THEY OFTEN HUNTED AND GATHERED MEDICINAL PLANTS AND HERBS TOGETHER.
THERE ARE STILL A FEW OF THEM AROUND, ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHERE.
I BET THEY'D BE A GREAT ASSET IF YOU COULD ONLY GET THEM TO JOIN YOU.
THIS IS DISASTROUS! SOMEONE HAS STOLEN MY FAMILY'S TREASURED SCROLL...
HOW CAN I FACE MY GRANDCHILDREN WITHOUT IT? IT WAS THEIR LEGACY. WHAT SHALL I DO...
YOU FOUND OUR TREASURED FAMILY SCROLL!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU...
HERE, PLEASE TAKE THIS. THINK OF IT AS A SMALL TOKEN OF MY GRATITUDE.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE 5000 GOLD PIECES.
THIS SCROLL CONTAINS OUR FAMILY PROVERBS. I WILL READ ONE OF THEM TO YOU.
"TO CREATE IS TO LIVE." WHAT DO YOU THINK? WORDS OF WISDOM, EH?
THE FOUR DEMON LEADERS OF THE DEMON ARMY ARE DANGEROUS FOES.
IT WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DESTROY THEM WITH REGULAR SWORDS AND SPELLS.
THE DEMONS WERE CREATED FROM THE FOUR ELEMENTS- WIND, WATER, FIRE, AND EARTH.
IF YOU FIGHT THEM WISELY, YOU WILL BE VICTORIOUS.
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ENHAS
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SINCE OUR MISTRESS' FORTUNES HAVE STARTED COMING TRUE, WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY.
THERE'S ALREADY A HUNDRED PEOPLE AHEAD OF YOU IN LINE.
OUR MISTRESS IS THE GREATEST FORTUNE TELLER IN ALL THE WORLD. OF COURSE WE'RE BUSY.
YOU EXPECT US TO MAKE ALL THESE PEOPLE WAIT, JUST SO YOU CAN SPEAK WITH HER?
WOULD THAT BE FAIR? WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK SOME OTHER TIME?
LOOK, IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE MISTRESS, YOU SHOULD GET A PROPER LETTER OF INTRODUCTION.
SO YOU HAVE A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION, EH? WELL, WHO WROTE IT FOR YOU? YOUR MOM?
OH, THIS LETTER IS FROM THE MISTRESS' HUSBAND. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU KNEW HIM.
PLEASE, COME INSIDE.
MY DEAR, WHAT DO YOU WISH FOR ME TO SEE IN YOUR FUTURE? WHAT?
YOU'RE NOT HERE TO HAVE YOUR FORTUNE TOLD?
YOU WANT ME TO LOOK AT THAT LETTER? LET'S SEE HERE...
OHHH, THIS IS MY HUSBAND'S HANDWRITING! HMMM...I SEE...YOUR FRIEND IS...
IF A CURSE CAN BE BROKEN WITH THIS CRYSTAL, GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT TO THE ONE WHO NEEDS IT.
IT DOES LITTLE GOOD HERE. GO ON, TAKE IT.
I SUPPOSE I GOT TOO WRAPPED UP IN THE HEADY LIFE OF A FORTUNETELLER.
BESIDES, I MADE MY DEAR HUSBAND WORRY. I'LL HAVE TO MAKE IT UP TO HIM.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE THE EXORCISM CRYSTAL.
I'VE QUIT MY WORK AS A FORTUNE TELLER. I'M ABOUT TO RETURN TO MY HUSBAND IN TALISLAR.
I FEEL AS IF I'VE REAWAKENED SINCE I GAVE AWAY THE CRYSTAL. I WON'T BE LONG NOW, MY HUSBAND.
DON'T THINK THAT EVERYONE WELCOMES THE SOVEREIGN'S ARMY!
ONLY FOOLISH ADULTS SOLVE THINGS BY FIGHTING...WHAT? DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT!
HAVE YOU SEEN THE VISITING WIZARD? HIS HEALING SPELLS ARE AMAZING!
I BROKE MY LEG, BUT THANKS TO HIM, MY INJURIES HAVE HEALED.
THERE IS A NICE FELLOW NAMED ANDREW WHO HAS BEEN STAYING AT THE CHURCH.
IT SEEMS THAT HE HAD A LITTLE QUARREL WITH A PRIEST AND ENDED UP BEING CURSED.
BECAUSE OF THE CURSE, HE PRAYS EVERY DAY.
I HEARD THAT ANDREW LEFT THE CHURCH. GOOD FOR HIM.
SAY, PLEASE DON'T START ANY TROUBLE. WE DON'T LIKE VIOLENCE AROUND HERE.
THE PEACE MAY BE ENFORCED BY TERROR, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT.
THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN DON'T MUCH LIKE YOU, BUT I'M A SECRET SUPPORTER OF YOUR CAUSE.
GO GET THOSE MONSTERS!
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE OLD FORTUNE TELLER IS MARRIED TO THE MAYOR OF TALISLAR?
AFTER GETTING HER HANDS ON SOME CRYSTAL, SHE SUDDENLY TOOK AN INTEREST IN FORTUNE TELLING.
SUPPOSEDLY THE FORTUNES SHE TELLS ARE PRETTY ACCURATE.
THAT OLD FORTUNE-TELLING WOMAN IS MOVING BACK TO TALISLAR.
SHE SAID THAT MARRIAGE IS BEST WHEN HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE LIVING TOGETHER.
THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING WIZARD FROM RUSSELL WHO IS STAYING AT MY HOUSE.
HE IS TREATING THOSE WHO WERE ATTACKED BY THE DEMON ARMY. WHAT AN ADMIRABLE MAN!
THE GREAT SWORDSMAN DAVID HAS BEEN TURNED INTO STONE?! HRRUMPH!
JUST A MOMENT... I'LL MAKE A POTION. ...
THIS POTION SHOULD RETURN HIM TO NORMAL.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE IZAM'S SECRET POTION.
THANKS TO VELONESE I'VE GOT MY HANDS FULL TAKING CARE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED.
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF DAVID FOR ME. MY JOB IS TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED, BUT I'M TOO BUSY.
I WISH THAT PEACE WOULD RETURN TO OUR WORLD.
HRRUMPH! THE GREAT SWORDSMAN DAVID HAS BEEN TURNED INTO STONE?!
JUST A MOMENT... I'LL MAKE A POTION RIGHT NOW!! ...
HERE, THIS POTION SHOULD RETURN HIM TO NORMAL.
WHAT, YOU CAN'T CARRY ANYMORE? WHAT IF YOU SPILLED IT? GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT!
YOU NINNY! IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR, I'D THINK YOU'D BE A BIT MORE SENSIBLE.
HURRY UP AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR BELONGINGS!
AHH, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU. TAKE THIS TO DAVID, QUICKLY!
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE IZAM'S SECRET POTION.
SHEENA IS THE RULER OF THIS AREA. SHE IS ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE DEMON ARMY.
SHE LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, BUT DO NOT BELIEVE YOUR EYES.
HER ACTIONS BETRAY THE IMAGE OF HER BEAUTY...FEAR SHEENA FOR SHE IS MERCILESS.
YES, I'M ANDREW, THE VAMPIRE HUNTER. BUT, I'M NOT TAKING ON ANY NEW CUSTOMERS AT THE MOMENT.
THIS IS BECAUSE OF A CURSE PUT ON MY SILVER SWORD BY A PRIEST FROM RUSSELL.
MY SWORD IS NOW STUCK TO THIS ALTAR. THE PRIEST SAID I HAVE SIN WRITTEN ALL OVER MY FACE.
HE SAYS I NEED TO REPENT. I REALLY WISH HE WOULD LEAVE ME ALONE.
OH, IT'S YOU SUSAN. YOU CAUGHT ME IN A BIND. I CAN'T MOVE.
A PRIEST FROM RUSSELL SAW ME SLAYING MONSTERS, AND TALKED MY EAR OFF.
"HAVE A MERCIFUL HEART," "MONSTERS ARE PEOPLE, TOO," BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
FINALLY, HE TOLD ME TO REPENT, AND AS A RESULT, MY SILVER SWORD IS STUCK TO THIS ALTAR.
I'M REALLY IN A TIGHT SPOT.
WHAT? MY SWORD IS JUST GLUED ON? OHH, UHH, I KNEW THAT.
STILL, I CAN'T JUST YANK IT OFF AND RISK BREAKING IT. IT'S GOT GREAT SENTIMENTAL VALUE.
I CAN'T ASK YOU TO GUARD MY SWORD, BUT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ELSE FOR ME INSTEAD.
WILL YOU PLEASE GET SOME OIL FOR ME? I'LL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ANDREW? HE SAID HE NEEDED SOME PINE OIL, BUT HE LEFT A WHILE AGO.
THANKS TO HIM, I HAVE TO SIT AROUND HERE ALL DAY. HE TOLD ME TO GUARD THAT SWORD.
I BET HE'S HALFWAY TO RUSSELL BY NOW. IF YOU CAN GET THE SWORD DOWN, WILL YOU TAKE IT TO HIM?
($F9)DO YOU WANT TO USE THE PINE OIL?
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE THE SILVER SWORD.
IF YOU HAVE THE PINE OIL, YOU COULD TAKE THE SWORD DOWN AND GIVE IT TO ANDREW.
ANDREW? I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS. IF HE DOESN'T COME BACK, I WON'T BE ABLE TO GO PLAY.
IS ANDREW DOING ALL RIGHT? PLEASE SAY HELLO TO HIM FOR ME.
THE PRIEST FROM RUSSELL SAID THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE A MERCIFUL HEART...
...EVEN IF YOUR ENEMIES ARE MONSTERS.
HE WHO HAS THE GRACE OF THE GODDESS SHALL SURELY BE FORGIVEN HIS SINS.
EVEN IF THE GODDESS SHOULD CLOSE HER EYES, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU.
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EROS
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HAVE YOU HEARD OUR VILLAGE FOLK TALE YET? YOU REALLY SHOULD HEAR IT.
A PRETTY GOOD STORY, EH? I WISH I COULD HAVE A GORGEOUS MERMAID FOR A GIRLFRIEND.
YOU HAVEN'T HEARD IT YET? WHY DON'T YOU GO DOWN TO THE INN AND ASK THE OLD LADY?
YOU MUST BE NEW TO OUR TOWN. HAVE YOU HEARD THE MELANCHOLY TALE OF OUR TOWN?
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TELL YOU?
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR IT, COME BY ANYTIME. I'LL BE WAITING.
A LONG TIME AGO, A YOUNG MAN NAMED ALVERNUS LIVED HERE IN THE TOWN.
HE WAS A CHEERFUL YOUNG MAN, WELL-LIKED BY EVERYONE, AND ALSO A MASTER HARPER.
HE WOULD PLAY HIS HARP BY THE SEASIDE WHENEVER HE HAD A CHANCE.
WHEN HE PLAYED, PEOPLE WOULD GATHER FROM ALL AROUND, AND LISTEN TO HIS BEAUTIFUL SONGS.
THERE WAS NEVER A DRY EYE IN HIS AUDIENCE, FOR HIS SONGS WOULD REACH INTO THEIR VERY HEARTS.
ONE DAY, AS HE PLAYED ALONE ON THE SEASHORE, A MERMAID STOPPED TO HEAR HIS ENCHANTING MUSIC.
SHE WAS SO ENTRANCED BY HIS MUSIC, SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM ON THE SPOT.
ALVERNUS LOVED HER AS WELL, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE TOO DIFFERENT TO EVER BE TOGETHER.
BUT ANOTHER MAN IN THE VILLAGE GREW JEALOUS OF THEIR LOVE, FOR HE WAS MEAN AND HATEFUL.
HE SPREAD EVIL RUMORS ABOUT THE MERMAIDS, UNTIL THEY WERE ALL HUNTED DOWN AND KILLED.
WHEN ALVERNUS HEARD HIS LOVE WAS DEAD, HE CAME TO THE SEASHORE ONE LAST TIME.
FOR THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS, HE PLAYED HIS HARP, NOT EVEN STOPPING TO EAT OR SLEEP.
HE MADE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND SAD MUSIC THIS LAND HAS EVER HEARD.
PEOPLE WOULD STOP AND LISTEN UNTIL THEIR HEARTS COULD TAKE NO MORE, YET HE PLAYED ON.
AFTER THREE DAYS, ALVERNUS COLLAPSED IN THE SURF. HE WAS DEAD FROM EXHAUSTION.
OR PERHAPS FROM GRIEF.
WHEN HE DIED, THE SEAS GREW ANGRY, AND A GREAT WAVE BROKE UPON THE SHORE.
ALVERNUS' BODY, AND THE MAN WHO STARTED THE RUMORS, WERE NEVER SEEN AGAIN.
ALL THAT REMAINED WAS HIS HARP.
I'M THINKING ABOUT MAKING SOMETHING CALLED MERMAID TREATS...
DO YOU THINK THEY'D SELL?
YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT MERMAIDS...?
WELL, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE MERMAID'S HARP IS STILL KEPT AT THE VILLAGE CHIEF'S HOUSE.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE SAD LEGEND OF ALVERNUS?
IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES EVERY TIME I HEAR IT.
IF YOU ASK THE OLD WOMAN AT THE INN, SHE'LL TELL IT TO YOU. MAKE SURE TO HEAR THE STORY.
WASN'T IT A REALLY SAD STORY? POOR AL... POOR MERMAID...
AND YOU KNOW, THE HARP IN THE STORY IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE IN THE VILLAGE TO THIS VERY DAY.
THE VILLAGE MAYOR GAVE AWAY THE MERMAID'S HARP TO SOMEONE? I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A RECALL.
WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE OF EROS, THE HOME OF THE LEGEND OF THE MERMAID.
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE STORY, WHY DON'T YOU GO TO THE INN.
I GAVE AWAY THE MERMAID'S HARP TO A TROUBADOUR WHO SANG THE MOST INCREDIBLE SONG FOR ME.
I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT, BUT HIS MUSIC WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, I FELT I HAD TO GIVE HIM SOMETHING.
HE SAID HE WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE CITY OF SUNDREK BECAUSE HE HAS A LOVER THERE.
DID YOU FIND THE MERMAID'S HARP? WHAT? HE DROPPED IT INTO A MOAT?!
THAT'S THE LAST MUSICIAN I TRUST. IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOME TROUBLE TO GET IT OUT.
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EURESKA
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SILPHIA, THE WIND SPIRIT, OPENS HER HEART TO THOSE WHO HAVE WIND DROPS.
YO! HOWYADOIN'? HOWZABOUT A DRINK?!
WIND DROPS? COME TO THINK OF IT, GRANNY HAD SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
GRANNY PASSED AWAY THOUGH.
THERE'S AN OLD WISE WOMAN IN THIS TOWN. SHE TELLS STORIES OF THE PAST.
SHE TOLD A STORY ABOUT THE LEGENDARY DRAGON RIDER VIAN, AND A MAGICAL OBJECT.
THE OBJECT HAD SABRINA'S POWERS SEALED WITHIN IT. VIAN STORED IT IN A SHRINE SOMEWHERE.
I'M AFRAID GRANNY HAS GONE OUT POWER-WALKING. PLEASE COME BACK LATER.
YOU WANT WIND DROPS? ALAS, WANTING AND GETTING ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST YOU...BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THEM STOLEN BY THE DEMON ARMY.
IF YOU HAVE THE STRENGTH TO PROTECT THE WIND DROPS, THEN MAYBE...
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. DELIVER THIS LETTER AND PACKAGE TO THE MAYOR AT SAPPLE SAFELY.
IF YOU CAN DO THAT, I WILL GIVE YOU THE WIND DROPS.
($F9)YOU NOW HAVE GRANNY'S LETTER.
MAKE HASTE FOR SAPPLE.
I'M SORRY, BUT GRANNY IS ILL. SHE CAN'T SEE ANYONE. WE HOPE SHE'LL BE BETTER TOMORROW.
GRANNY PASSED AWAY. SHE REALLY DID MEAN TO GIVE YOU THE WIND DROPS.
BUT YOU SEE, THE DEMON ARMY IS TOO POWERFUL AROUND HERE...SHE COULDN'T TAKE THE CHANCE.
IF THEY KNEW YOU HAD THE WIND DROPS, SHE KNEW YOU'D FACE GRAVE DANGER.
SHE WANTED YOU TO REACH SAPPLE SAFELY.
HEY, YOU CAN'T CARRY ANY MORE. WHY DON'T YOU SELL SOMETHING, OR THROW SOMETHING AWAY?
IF YOU TRAVEL WEST FROM THE CITY OF SAPPLE, YOU'LL COME UPON A PLACE CALLED CAPE WIND.
THE SHRINE TO THE WIND SPIRIT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
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