Liera's Cure |
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Required: Learning Nature's Secrets quest, 10 Ruby Crystal, 10 Cinnabar Ore, 10 Zinc Ore, 2 Maulbernaut Talon, 5 Neoten Consumer Blood, 4 Coamti Tongue, 10 Barberry Syrup. |
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→ Go to
Liera Zireti |
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YOU: I am here to learn about alchemy. |
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-Liera has her head down and looks frazzled.- |
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-She looks up and blinks a few times focusing her eyes on you.- |
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Liera: No no, I have no time to teach. |
Liera: I am trying to find a cure. |
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-She seems to speak to herself.- |
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Liera: What am I missing? |
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YOU: Maybe I can help? |
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-Liera narrows her eyes at you.- |
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Liera: If you are here to learn then you are a beginner. |
Liera: I am working on a very powerful potion that takes quite some skill. |
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-Liera composes herself and starts from the beginning.- |
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Liera: You see, there has been a plague spreading on the third level. |
Liera: Several towns have been quarantined. |
Liera: Magic along with herbal and alchemy solutions have been attempted but at best have only helped treat symptoms. |
Liera: There has been no outright cure. |
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YOU: I am willing to learn and help. |
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Liera: No, that will take too long. |
Liera: This plague is serious and can cause permanent death. |
Liera: We need something fast. |
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-Liera turns to her shelves and searches frantically, then turns to you.- |
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Liera: I already tried a potion called Universal Panacea and it made patients feel better, but only for awhile. |
Liera: It was no cure, which is strange because this is one of the most powerful potions known and cures almost anything if prepared right. |
Liera: If you want to help, go talk to other members of the Science Association and see if they have some ideas, meanwhile, I'll keep trying to find the right potion. |
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YOU: Whom should I speak with? |
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Liera: Think back to your dealings with the Science Association. |
Liera: Start with Durok. |
Liera: Kra is a respected member and might have some insight. |
Liera: But don't tell Vladovic that I am working on a cure. |
Liera: That old goujah will take all the credit for sure. |
Liera: If you see him, just be vague. |
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YOU: Why do you want to find a cure so bad? |
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-She seems lost in thought for a bit, then shakes her head and turns to you.- |
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Liera: I sell potions here at the arena, but that's how I am seen by the Science Association. |
Liera: I make these potions myself, you know. |
Liera: I want to be taken seriously as an alchemist. |
Liera: If I can find this cure, the Association will be sure to notice me. |
Liera: That and I want to help those poor people on the third level, of course. |
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→ Go to
Durok Rrecrok |
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YOU: What can you tell me about plagues? |
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Durok: Mmmm…ooh…plague. |
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-Kra cringes slightly.- |
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Durok: Why do you want to know? |
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YOU: I am helping searching for a cure for one. |
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Durok: Ahh…maybe you…are practicing alchemy? |
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YOU: I am just trying to help Liera. |
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Durok: Mmmm……I see…the potion merchant from the Hydlaa arena. |
Durok: Wonderful… |
Durok: Plagues…mmmm….usually caused by very tiny creatures too small to see. |
Durok: Seek out Kilas. |
Durok: He is….quite knowledgeable about….many things. |
Durok: You can often find him….near here, in East Hydlaa. |
Durok: Plague…..mmmm….serious. |
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→ Go to
Kilas Tungse |
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YOU: I am researching a cure for a plague. |
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Kilas: Oh my, that's serious stuff. |
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-Kilas looks around.- |
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Kilas: Hey, keep it down, we don't want to alarm Aldaaren. |
Kilas: He's paranoid as it is. |
Kilas: To find a cure would take quite some work. |
Kilas: It's not just a matter of whipping up a potion. |
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- Kilas speaks up proudly and points upward as he says: |
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Kilas: It must be scientific! |
Kilas: One must experiment and be precise. |
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-Kilas pauses in thought and speaks softly.- |
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Kilas: I have heard of some sort of outbreak on the third level. |
Kilas: Might this be what you are trying to cure? |
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YOU: I am helping Liera to find a cure. |
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Kilas: Ah, a fine lass. |
Kilas: Well I wish good luck to you both. |
Kilas: I'm not an alchemist but I think one can apply what I call scientific methodology. |
Kilas: What that means is to approach the problem systematically. |
Kilas: First, we have the disease. |
Kilas: Then we have various potions and ingredients to treat it. |
Kilas: But how can we determine effect? |
Kilas: How can we know if an attempt works or not? |
Kilas: For this we need samples. |
Kilas: Are you with me so far? |
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YOU: Sounds a bit dangerous, no? |
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Kilas: Quite, but not if done right. |
Kilas: I assume there must be a team of scientists already on the scene. |
Kilas: To get a sample -safely- one must put it in a dish and surround it with sealed glass. |
Kilas: This can be done by an experienced glass blower. |
Kilas: The glass is filled with a special gel-like substance which acts to keep the disease inert. |
Kilas: Then one can apply a sample of treatment using a very thin needle and observe the effects through a powerful magnifying machine called a microscope. |
Kilas: I helped get one sent to someone in Ojaveda recently, I don't remember who, maybe a student of Vladovic, a well respected herbalist and alchemist there. |
Kilas: I think they developed this microscope over at the university in Amdeneir. |
Kilas: Anyways, check with Vladovic and good luck to you. |
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→ Go to
Vladovic Chel-Astra |
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YOU: What will cure a plague? |
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-Vladovic panics, drinks 3 different potions and spreads a foul smelling powder on the counter.- |
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Vladovic: You bring disease to me!? |
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YOU: No, I'm not sick. |
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-Vladovic breathes a sigh of relief and collects the powder, brushing back into its container.- |
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Vladovic: Ohhh, I see, sorry but one cannot be too careful. |
Vladovic: I've been hearing rumors about some outbreak on the third level. |
Vladovic: It's bad enough several Dsars here in Ojaveda are under quarantine, but I don't think the two incidents are related. |
Vladovic: Are you an alchemist? |
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YOU: I am trying to learn as well as help a friend. |
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Vladovic: I see, I see. |
Vladovic: Usually we try to kill such things with poisons or venoms. |
Vladovic: However, we must kill the infection without harming the surrounding tissue or the subject. |
Vladovic: So just the right amount must be determined and used. |
Vladovic: A sample will have to be procured so it can be worked on safely. |
Vladovic: This is very dangerous so they will not give out such things without a very good reason. |
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YOU: Would a Universal Panacea potion help? |
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-Vladovic eyes widen for a second with a look of alarm.- |
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Vladovic: A what potion? |
Vladovic: Where did you hear of such a thing? |
Vladovic: That's a mystical potion. |
Vladovic: Do not speak of it. |
Vladovic: Only the most skilled alchemist would be foolish to even attempt such a thing. |
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YOU: It has already been attempted. |
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Vladovic: Really? |
Vladovic: It must have come from a very talented alchemist familiar with The Great Work because it is a very intricate potion that takes many many iterations to create. |
Vladovic: Did it have positive results? |
Vladovic: No, I suppose not or you would not be here, eh? |
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YOU: It treated symptoms but it was no cure. |
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Vladovic: I see, I see. |
Vladovic: Yes, it is quite the conundrum, you see. |
Vladovic: That is a very powerful potion, yet what we need is to both heal and poison. |
Vladovic: A combination of ingredients must be found such that these things do not cancel each other out. |
Vladovic: Kill the disease without killing the subject but heal the subject without healing the disease, hmm? |
Vladovic: It would take quite some experimentation to find the right ingredients in the right amounts. |
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YOU: Do you know someone with a microscope? |
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Vladovic: Ah yes, fascinating tool, and quite helpful with such things. |
Vladovic: I have a student who has been working with Chired Idelall. |
Vladovic: In fact, if I know this student, he may have gone down to the third level to help. |
Vladovic: But you should be able to find Chired. |
Vladovic: She has a shop in Dsar Kore. |
Vladovic: And please do not speak of such potions freely. |
Vladovic: The Great Work is very spiritual and is best to be out of the public ear. |
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→ Go to
Chired Idelall |
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YOU: Hello, I hear you have a microscope? |
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-Chired narrows her eyes to see you better and her hand grasps tightly on her cane.- |
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Chired: Hmm? |
Chired: Where did you hear such a thing? |
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YOU: I heard it from Vladovic. |
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Chired: Ah, I see. |
Chired: Are you an aspiring scientist or alchemist? |
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YOU: Yes, I am helping to find a cure for a plague. |
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-Chired speaks in a somewhat feeble voice, clearing her throat frequently.- |
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Chired: Ohhh, I seeeee. |
Chired: Is this about the outbreak on the third level? |
Chired: I have a student who has gone down to help. |
Chired: I have equipment here if you ever get some samples we can analyze. |
Chired: The microscope can be critical in seeing if a cure works. |
Chired: Who is working on this if I may ask? |
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YOU: I am trying to help Liera Zireti, but don't tell Vladovic. |
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-Chired chuckles, then coughs.- |
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Chired: Oh yes, I remember Liera. |
Chired: A Ynnwn girl right? |
Chired: I trained her awhile back. |
Chired: Very talented and ambitious. |
Chired: Well, have her procure some samples in a sealed glass dish. |
Chired: My student there will know what to do on that end. |
Chired: Then if she wishes, we can test some of her treatments and see what effect they have on the disease. |
Chired: This is dangerous but it can be done safely. |
Chired: Do let me know, we need to help those poor people down there. |
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→ Go to
Liera Zireti |
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YOU: [You tell Liera what you have learned.] |
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-Liera eyes light up with excitement.- |
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Liera: Yes, YES! |
Liera: Brilliant! |
Liera: Vladovic is right, the Universal Panacea can act as a booster while the poison kills the plague. |
Liera: The old coot is smart, I'll give him that. |
Liera: You didn't tell him of my work, did you? |
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YOU: No, I kept it general. |
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Liera: Hah, good. |
Liera: Oh and how is dear sweet Chired? |
Liera: Well, never mind, now…there are several possibilities for a poisonous ingredient. |
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-Liera begins checking her shelves, speaking to herself.- |
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Liera: Poison carkarass parts, check; Velnishi blood, check; Tloke warrior stinger, check; various Consumer blood, check… |
Liera: Hmm, I don't seem to have any more poison Grendol blood. |
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-Liera finally turns her attention back to you.- |
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Liera: You really want to help? |
Liera: I need some poison blood from the Toxic Grendol. |
Liera: You'll have to venture into the sewers to find those vile creatures. |
Liera: Get them yourself, form a group, buy them…I don't care. |
Liera: I need five poison bloods. |
Liera: Oh and one more thing. |
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-Liera scribbles a note on a piece of paper then hands it to you.- |
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Liera: Here, please find Tarela and have her deliver this to the quarantine station on the third level. |
Liera: Hopefully they will give me those samples as you stated. |
Liera: In the mean time, I will work with what I have. |
Liera: Hurry…Tarela first, then the blood. |
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→ Go to
Tarela Girshon |
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YOU: I have an urgent message. |
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Tarela: Yes, yes, aren't they all? |
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-Tarela's doesn't even look at you and holds out her hand, speaking in a monotone fashion as if reciting a list she's spoken many times.- |
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Tarela: Messages five to twenty tria, depending on the location; small packages twenty tria, large packages fifty tria…where to? |
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YOU: I am trying to help Liera cure a plague! |
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-Tarela blinks a few times and turns her full attention to you, then reads the note.- |
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Tarela: Hmm? |
Tarela: Oh. |
Tarela: OH MY! |
Tarela: Yes, this is serious stuff. |
Tarela: Ok I will…no…do you have winch access? |
Tarela: Never mind, let's do it this way. |
Tarela: Go immediately and find Amidison Stronghand, the Vigesimi around here. |
Tarela: She will give you clearance. |
Tarela: Winch access is currently restricted to the third level because of this outbreak. |
Tarela: They might not listen to us but Amidison can give the authority. |
Tarela: And tell her Tarela says it's top priority! |
Tarela: Quickly!! |
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-Tarela hands you back the note.- |
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→ Go to
Amidison Stronghand |
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YOU: I need to get an urgent message to the winch. |
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Amidison: So? |
Amidison: Do you have winch access, Sir? |
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YOU: Yes, I do. |
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Amidison: Then why do you need to see me? |
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YOU: This is about the outbreak on the third level, we may be close to a cure. |
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Amidison: Aha, yes, I have heard of some outbreak. |
Amidison: I got word winch access to that level has been suspended. |
Amidison: Sorry, it's too dangerous. |
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YOU: I don't need to go there, I just need to send a message. We need samples to test the cure. |
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Amidison: You want to bring this plague to the Dome?!? |
Amidison: Are you mad? |
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YOU: It's safe, the scientists know what to do. And Tarela says it's top priority. |
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Amidison: Hmm, Tarela sent you here? |
Amidison: Well, I know her and trust her judgment. |
Amidison: What is your name, Enkidukai? |
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YOU: I am YOU, Vigesimi. |
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-Amidison flips through a bunch of papers she happens to have on her.- |
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Amidison: Very well, here's what I'll do: Take this paper. |
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-Amidison seals it with the Octarchal Seal before handing it to you.- |
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Amidison: Bring it directly to Vigesimi Datal. |
Amidison: And there'd better not be an outbreak here on the Dome or heads will roll, namely yours, YOU! |
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→ Go to
Datal Allavium |
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YOU: An urgent message! |
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-Datal looks up.- |
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Datal: Let's see here… |
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-Datal reads the letter and his eyes widen with a look of concern and shock.- |
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Datal: Huh, I'm not sure about this, but since this came from the Hydlaa Vigesimi herself, very well. |
Datal: Let me see this letter to be sent. |
Datal: I need to understand what's going on here. |
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YOU: Here it is. |
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-As Datal reads the letter, he makes several distorted facial expressions.- |
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Datal: This had better work! |
Datal: It seems like an unnecessary risk to me. |
Datal: Scientists…they're going to be the end of us all. |
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-Datal shouts to Venec even though he's close by.- |
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Datal: VENEC! |
Datal: HALT THE SCHEDULE AND PREPARE THE WINCH FOR A SPECIAL DELIVERY! |
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- Venec calmly speaks: |
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Datal: I'm right here, sir. |
Datal: Isn't the third level under restriction? |
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-Datal replies in a normal tone.- |
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Datal: Yes, but this is important, we must get this message down there and await an important reply. |
Datal: We are to take the return package immediately to Miss Zireti at the arena. |
Datal: This is top priority. |
Datal: Lives are at stake! |
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-Datal now directs his words to you.- |
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Datal: We'll take it from here, citizen. |
Datal: Thank you for your service. |
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→ Go to
Liera Zireti |
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YOU: Your bloods. |
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Liera: Great! |
Liera: And the letter has been delivered? |
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YOU: Yes, I gave it to the Winch Vigesimi, himself. |
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Liera: Excellent. |
Liera: I left instructions to deliver those samples here. |
Liera: But I realized, I have no way of testing them. |
Liera: You said Chired will help with that? |
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YOU: Yes, she has a microscope there. |
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Liera: Wonderful lady, Chired. |
Liera: She may be older now but a great trainer. |
Liera: I trust her to help us figure out if any of my concoctions works. |
Liera: But first, there is still much to do. |
Liera: Vladovic gave me a good idea. |
Liera: We should not stop at just one potion, even one as powerful as Universal Panacea. |
Liera: There are others I can make too, which will be a regimen of treatments to be given at different stages. |
Liera: Yes, yes, this will work, I am sure of it. |
Liera: But I need a LOT of supplies. |
Liera: I have some, like iron ores and some animal parts, but I need a resupply of others. |
Liera: You want to learn about alchemy? |
Liera: Here's your chance. |
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-Liera gets out a quill and paper and starts writing, but after a few strokes she starts rubbing the quill quickly.- |
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Liera: Ugh! |
Liera: Out of ink. |
Liera: I hope you have some handy, I'll just have to tell you what to get, but be warned, it's extensive. |
Liera: Ready write it all down? |
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YOU: Yes, I am ready. |
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-Liera takes a deep breath.- |
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Liera: I need 10 ruby crystals. |
Liera: 10 cinnabar ores. |
Liera: 10 zinc ores. |
Liera: 2 maulbernaut talons. |
Liera: 5 neoten consumer bloods. |
Liera: 4 coamti tongues. |
Liera: Some Barberry Syrup, 10 will do. |
Liera: I also need a restock of reagents, particularly combinations of them. |
Liera: So on your way back, find Charisa Malod. |
Liera: She has a house near the main street in Hydlaa. |
Liera: She's a retired alchemist but she still supplies me with reagents from time to time. |
Liera: She'll know what I need. |
Liera: As for the Barberry Syrup you can see Aleena if you need help with that. |
Liera: For the animal parts, you can buy them or you might want to form a hunting party and go in a group. |
Liera: Got it? |
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→ Go to
Charisa Malod |
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YOU: Liera needs reagents. |
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Charisa: Ah? |
Charisa: Alright, I should still have some supplies. |
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-Charisa goes into her house briefly and comes out with a handful of vials and bottles along with a box.- |
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-She starts putting various things into the box carefully and neatly.- |
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Charisa: Anything important Liera is working on? |
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YOU: She is working on a cure for a plague. |
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-Charisa gasps.- |
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Charisa: Oh my. |
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-She starts putting some extra supplies in the box.- |
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Charisa: A plague…that's terrible. |
Charisa: I pray Laanx will show mercy. |
Charisa: I don't know if you ever heard of the story, but there was once a Lemur priest who strayed from Laanx's teachings. |
Charisa: For punishment Laanx unleashed a terrible plague. |
Charisa: The Lemurs searched furiously for a cure and it is said that was the origins of what is now alchemy. |
Charisa: There is a good book in the library if you are interested. |
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YOU: I will look for that, thanks. |
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-Charisa smiles and hands you a box of supplies.- |
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Charisa: Here is the package for Liera. |
Charisa: I wish her all the luck and my prayers are with her. |
Charisa: May Laanx frighten the shadows from your path. |
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→ Go to
Aleena Arlavin |
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YOU: I need ten Barberry Syrups for Liera. |
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Aleena: Hello, YOU. |
Aleena: Learning alchemy I see? |
Aleena: Hmm, perhaps Barberry Syrup is a bit beyond your skills at the moment. |
Aleena: We can do one of two things. |
Aleena: You can just buy some if you like, or I can help you make them quickly. |
Aleena: What do you say? |
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YOU: Let's make them. |
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-Aleena smiles.- |
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Aleena: Very good, I will need ten Barberry Teas. |
Aleena: Perhaps you have some from your practices? |
Aleena: If not, you should know how to make it from Barberry Root. |
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YOU: Here are your 10 Barberry Teas. |
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Aleena: Perfect. |
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-Aleena takes the tea, goes over to the table and puts it in a pot, making an extract. She then adds honey and puts it back in the pot and repeats the process until done with ten.- |
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Aleena: There we go, ten Barberry Syrups. |
Aleena: These are good for making cures for poisons. |
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→ Go to
Liera Zireti |
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YOU: Whew! That was not easy. I finally have your supplies. |
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-Liera is working but looks exhausted, then looks up at you.- |
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Liera: Ah, good. |
Liera: I was beginning to think you weren't going to return. |
Liera: Whatever you did worked, the samples have arrived and now I need to make a few potions from the poisons. |
Liera: Let's do this in stages. |
Liera: First the crystals. |
Liera: Do you have the 10 rubies? |
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YOU: [You hand over 10 rubies.] There you go. |
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Liera: Good, now the metals. |
Liera: 10 cinnabar and 10 zinc ores? |
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YOU: [You put the ores on the table.] |
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-Liera looks and counts, nodding approvingly.- |
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Liera: Powders made from both crystals and metals are often used in potions. |
Liera: And the animal parts? |
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YOU: [You plop all the animal parts on the counter.] Coamti Tongues?!? |
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-Liera nods, grabbing the parts bit by bit and putting them on her shelves.- |
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Liera: Sounds strange, but yes, tongues are known to have restorative properties. |
Liera: Coamti Tongue is an ingredient in a Greater Potion of Restoration. |
Liera: You have a ways to go before you can make those. |
Liera: Finally, let's do the syrup and the reagents. |
Liera: You have those? |
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YOU: Here you go. |
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Liera: Great! |
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-Liera takes items out of the box from Charisa and places them on her shelves, making remarks as she does.- |
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Liera: …Oh good…perfect….oil of vitriols….mhmm…vitriol salts…I really needed more sulphur…way to go Charisa! |
Liera: Good, now… |
Liera: I have already made several potions. |
Liera: These supplies will help me make more. |
Liera: But now I need you to make a few things. |
Liera: Even at minimum skill, you can at least make some minor potions. |
Liera: First thing I need you to do is simply combine an Oil of Vitriol with 2 Niters and give me the mixture. |
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-Liera grabs some small bottles from the shelf and hands them to you.- |
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Liera: Here's a few oils, just use one. |
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YOU: Umm, do I need a book for this? |
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-Liera seems very exhausted, barely paying attention.- |
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Liera: Hmm?… |
Liera: Oh, right, you are just starting out, aren't you? |
Liera: Do you don't have a Basic Potions Tome? |
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YOU: No, I don't have one of those yet. |
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-She shakes her head as if trying to stay alert.- |
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Liera: Aha, it would help, wouldn't it? |
Liera: I'm sorry, I've been at this for too long now, but I'm hoping you can help me with that shortly. |
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-Liera grabs a new looking book from behind her counter and hands it to you.- |
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Liera: This is a Basic Potions Tome. |
Liera: It will teach you how to make many of these small potions. |
Liera: Now, using this book, just combine one Oil of Vitriol with 2 Niters on the Alchemist's table. |
Liera: Just like with combining metals, cooking, or making herbal ingredients. |
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YOU: Here you go. You want the remaining oil of vitriols back? |
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Liera: No, keep them, you'll need them. |
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-She takes the mixture.- |
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Liera: Very good. |
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-She moves to the stove and puts the mix into an odd looking container.- |
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Liera: This here is called an Alembic. |
Liera: The mix is boiled and once condensed, it travels from this first container to the other one through a tube. |
Liera: This is called distillation, which extracts the spirits from the mixture, in this case creating Nitric Spirit. |
Liera: I will use that for one of the potions. |
Liera: While this is working you can move onto your next task. |
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-Liera pours some sort of tea and takes a sip.- |
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Liera: The potions you will make in combination with this tea should perk me up good. |
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-She smiles.- |
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YOU: What do I do next? |
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Liera: I'm going to have you make a very simple potion, called a Minor Potion of Dermorian's Willpower. |
Liera: This doesn't mean it's just for Dermorians. |
Liera: Many potions from the Basic Potions Tome are named after races, associating a trait of that race; like Ynnwn's toughness, Kran's vigor, or Enkidukai's grace. |
Liera: Each potion affects a trait like intelligence, endurance, willpower, and so on. |
Liera: So for this willpower potion, I will give you a diamond and some quicksilver. |
Liera: First, using the mortar and pestle, grind the diamond into a powder. |
Liera: Then on the table, combine -one- powdered diamond and the quicksilver to make a raw potion. |
Liera: Finally, take the raw potion and using a melting pot on the stove, amalgamate the solution until it is a proper potion, holding a glass stirrer. |
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-Liera hands you a diamond, a small vial with quicksilver in it, and a glass stirrer, then goes back to work.- |
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YOU: Here you go, one willpower potion. Anything else? |
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-Liera takes the potion and sets it aside.- |
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Liera: Great. |
Liera: Next is going to be a Minor Potion of Lemur's Smartness. |
Liera: For this you'll need just one tin ore and a vitriol salt. |
Liera: But there are a lot of transformations to make so we'll do this in stages. |
Liera: First here is a tin ore. |
Liera: Make it into a powder, but instead of using the mortar and pestle, use this wooden mallet. |
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-Liera hands you a tin ore and a wooden mallet.- |
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YOU: Done! |
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Liera: Already? |
Liera: A self starter…I like that. |
Liera: You even figured out how to get quicksilver and bought all the materials. |
Liera: You're going to make a great alchemist, YOU. |
Liera: I really need this…bottoms up! |
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-Liera drinks some more tea, then takes the first potion you gave her and drinks it.- |
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Liera: Not bad…not the best quality, but not too bad for a beginner. |
Liera: And now the intelligence potion. |
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-Liera quickly downs the potion and smacks her lips a bit.- |
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Liera: Salty. |
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-She then takes out a small bottle of juiceberry juice and drinks it.- |
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Liera: Whoooooo! |
Liera: Now we're talkin'! |
Liera: Juiceberry juice is nice and sweet and takes care of that salty and metallic taste. |
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YOU: How are you feeling? |
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-Liera perks up almost immediately and looks much more focused and alert.- |
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Liera: Once this all wears off, I'm going to need a good long sleep, but for now I can continue my work. |
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-Liera quickly moves between the table and stove, using various ingredients to make mixes and potions.- |
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-You notice as she takes the poison Grendol blood you gave her earlier and distills it in the alembic before putting it into the athanor.- |
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-She takes the resulting residue, adds some things to it, puts it in the melting pot and pours the resulting liquid into a vial.- |
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-Then after making several other things, she again puts various items in a box, seals it, and hands it to you.- |
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Liera: Alright, here we go. |
Liera: In this box is the plague samples and various treatments. |
Liera: I need you to take it to Chired in Dsar Kore and have her analyze it. |
Liera: Take the pterosaur, it's faster. |
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-Liera reaches into a container of small items and pulls something out.- |
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Liera: Take this token and use it as payment with the attendant near the temple, it's worth one free pterosaur ride. |
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→ Go to
Chired Idelall |
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YOU: Here are the samples from Liera. |
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Chired: Oh yes. |
Chired: Thank you, dear. |
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-Chired takes the box and disappears up the stairs.- |
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- After some time, she yells out: |
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Chired: Aha! |
Chired: Success! |
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-Soon she returns.- |
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Chired: I tried several of Liera's treatments. |
Chired: One repelled the bacteria but did not kill it, one killed it but also killed tissue samples I had. |
Chired: Finally, it was the one labeled “Grendol”. |
Chired: I suppose Liera created some sort of treatment based on Grendol Poison Blood. |
Chired: Whatever it was it worked perfectly, containing some very interesting antibodies. |
Chired: Here is the box back, it contains notes of my findings. |
Chired: I suppose you'll be taking the pterosaur back? |
Chired: Here, have a travel token. |
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-Chired hands you the box and a token, then hesitates a bit as if she has something to say.- |
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YOU: Is there something else? |
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-Chired looks a little sad.- |
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Chired: While you were away, I remembered something about Liera. |
Chired: Oh, it's not for me to say. |
Chired: But I wonder if you know the reason Liera is so determined to find a cure. |
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YOU: She said she wanted to be noticed by the Science Association. |
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Chired: Hmm, I suspect there might be a deeper reason. |
Chired: Anyway, it's not important, off you go. |
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→ Go to
Liera Zireti |
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YOU: Chired found the Grendol blood worked. |
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Liera: Aha, see? |
Liera: Good thing I had you get some. |
Liera: Good, good, while you were away I finished all of the potions. |
Liera: I have also written a letter of instructions for the research team. |
Liera: Word has really spread that I am doing this. |
Liera: Everyone has been encouraging me. |
Liera: So go back to the winch and deliver this. |
Liera: And thank you again, YOU. |
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-Liera takes out unnecessary items from the box, leaving several potions, the samples, and puts in the cure and several other potions, then puts the instructions in and reseals it.- |
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Liera: I just know this is going to work. |
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-Liera sighs deeply.- |
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Liera: It…it -has- to. |
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-Liera sniffs and hands you the box.- |
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YOU: I'm sure it will be alright. |
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-Liera smiles.- |
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Liera: Thank you. |
Liera: Any anytime you want to work on alchemy, you are welcome to come back here and use my station. |
Liera: There is also Chired's shop, but the best location is the basement of the magic shop. |
Liera: Keep getting training from me and after about 15 lessons total, I'll teach you some more things and give you another book. |
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-Liera hands you a pouch of tria.- |
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Liera: This is for your tremendous efforts, YOU. |
Liera: Now get that box to the winch! |
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YOU: What's the real reason you want to find the cure? |
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-Liera eyes well up and she begins to sob.- |
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Liera: Th-the truth is…I…well…I have f-f-family on the third level! |
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-Liera looks tired again as she cries a bit.- |
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Liera: I don't even know if they are alright. |
Liera: They live in one of the quarantined towns. |
Liera: I am very worried about them. |
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YOU: Can you tell me more about these things you sell? |
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-Liera nods.- |
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Liera: Sure, most of the things I think we went through. |
Liera: Common Salt, Niter, Oil of Vitriol, and Spirit are all reagents which are required for various potions. |
Liera: Tools include the three types of stirrers: wooden, iron, and glass. |
Liera: Different ones are needed to stir different types of mixtures. |
Liera: For instance, you wouldn't want to use an iron stirrer with molten metals…the stirrer would melt as well. |
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-Liera smiles.- |
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Liera: Finally, there is Sulphur Powder, which is another reagent, and Tartar and Stibine which are used in that branch of alchemy Vladovic wants to keep so secret. |
Liera: They are used in making that Universal Panacea potion I talked about…again, do keep that to yourself. |
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-Liera rolls her eyes a bit.- |
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Liera: You can buy such ingredients and tools from me, Vladovic, or Levrus. |
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→ Go to
Datal Allavium |
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YOU: I have the cure! |
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Datal: Ah yes, very good. |
Datal: I'll take that and we'll get it to the third level at once. |
Datal: Well done, citizen. |
Datal: The Octarchy will take note of your efforts, and this alchemist, Liera. |
Datal: Fine work, now be gone. |
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QUEST COMPLETED |
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Rewards: 1 Basic Potions Tome, 1 Glass Stirrer, 1 Wooden Mallet, 1 Faction with Science Association, 19200 XP. |
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