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Passaj (first visit)
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[World Map:]
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Sign: North: Passaj Mountain Climb
East: Kaocho
Southwest: Harapa
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| Passaj Mountain Climb |
[Outside:]
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P01: The ladder has been cut. It must have happened when Passaj was attacked by Kaocho soldiers.
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[Inside:]
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Sign: Wind Advisory: Dangerous path ahead! Very high chance of horrible gusts! —Passaj Safety Board
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P02: Welcome to our zol mine! We gather all the floating zol stones that we can find... Then send 'em higher on the updrafts in here. Zol floats on the wind, you know!
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P03: The ancients used their Psynergy to blow these zol stones around. How I wish I could do that!
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P04: What a pain! We can't get back into town since the winds are so strong right now. Guess we have to wait.
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[As you enter town:]
Rief: We've climbed all the way to the mountain town of Passaj! I can't wait to see it again! Now, follow me to the very spot that Kraden believed was the only way across the peaks!
[Rief leads the way to the north part of town, Matthew follows.]
Rief: We're almost to the passage that Kraden believed would lead across the Khiren Mountains. It's above the town. Let me take you there directly. We can come back to explore Passaj later.
[Rief heads across the bridge.]
-Onward!-
| Passaj |
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[If you try to head back into town anyway:]
Karis: We can go back into the main part of Passaj later. Let's follow Rief.
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Sign: Passaj Cloud Platform
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-Onward!-
[When you cross the bridge, Rief is standing on a platform looking at a strange white spire.]
Rief: So, this is the way across the Khiren Mountains.
Tyrell: What?! But we're so high in the clouds that there's nowhere else to go!
Rief: Nonetheless, this is the spot that Kraden believed was the key to crossing over.
Karis: That's impossible. We're at the very top of this mountain! How can we go anywhere from here, except back down?
Rief: If only we had a soarwing with us! But here's the crux of the matter. See that mountain across the sky? That's Craggy Peak. Kraden says that the ancient ancestors of us Adepts lived there. They were known as the Jenei. Our ancestors lived there and many other places across Weyard. The Jenei that lived on that peak were known as the Neox, and they looked over this part of the world.
Karis: Did Kraden think that the Neox used their powers to travel between here and there?
Rief: Exactly. He thinks they could create some sort of sky passage between the peaks. The Neox Jenei worked with the ancient people of Passaj to create a machine that could manipulate the clouds. Kraden said that such machines were based on Alchemy principles. The one in Passaj is called the Alchemy Forge.
Tyrell: Well, show us the way to this machine then!
Rief: It's not so simple. Kraden couldn't figure out how to get Passaj's Alchemy Forge running.
Karis: But Kraden is a genius. How can we succeed when he couldn't?
Rief: We have to figure it out. There's no other way to reach Belinsk and catch up with Kraden. Not to mention getting to Morgal to find that feather... If only we hadn't run into those fiends in the cave!
Karis: Hey, Blados had a direct hand in forcing us into the south part of Angara... But why is that masked man tagging along with him? You know, that guy who wanted to know if we had the Glyph Book? He was eager to send us south to find you, Rief. Not Kraden.
Rief: From what I could gather, it seemed that Kraden suspected his true identity.
Karis: I got the feeling that they knew each other pretty well.
Rief: Do you think so? Perhaps that explains why Kraden was so willing to part ways. Well, I can't imagine that they'd be friends. But old allies, perhaps?
Karis: I trust Kraden, but I can't see trusting anything about that masked man or Blados.
Tyrell: I don't see how this helps us get across the sky. Now, if only we DID have a soarwing.
Karis: Too bad that ours is broken. Of course, we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for that.
Rief: So all we have is an ancient legend about a machine that could make a cloud passage. I wish I had pried more details from Kraden when we were last here.
Karis: No use fretting about it now.
Rief: I guess we'll just have to investigate this ourselves.
Karis: That's the only way we'll get to that peak.
Tyrell: So, we have nothing but a dusty Jenei legend to go on?!
Karis: That's all—just the Jenei and a fabled cloud passage to Craggy Peak.
[Rief seems to be thinking.]
Tyrell: What, have you had another thought, Rief?
Rief: There was one more reason Kraden gave up on getting to that peak! He said we didn't have a wide-enough variety of Psynergy to start the Alchemy Forge!
Karis: Variety? What kinds of Psynergy did he think you needed?
Rief: I don't know!
Tyrell: Well, who else came here with you and Kraden?
Rief: Just my sister, Nowell, and we're both Water Adepts.
Karis: Then maybe we have a chance, because we cover all types of elemental energy!
Rief: You might be right!
Tyrell: Then let's find that Alchemy Forge, Rief!
Karis: I'm sure that we'll create that cloud passage to Craggy Peak in no time.
Rief: I didn't notice it before... Things feel a little different from when I was last here... This place is brimming with Psynergy power now. Can't you feel it? I'm certain it wasn't like this before. Change is in the wind... The key to all of this is in Passaj.
Karis: Let's head back to town then! I’m sure we'll uncover the secret there!
-Onward!-
[Outside:]
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P05: We people of Passaj have always valued an honest day's work. We've been craftsmen for ages, long before the days when Alchemy vanished from the world.
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P06: Grandma said the Alchemy Forge here could melt anything down... then make it whole again!
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P07: We often speak of the ancient times here, young ones. The people of Passaj owe much to our ancestors, the Exathi, who were master craftsmen. But the Exathi owed just as much to a people with special powers called the Jenei. There was also a third group of ancients we have heard of, known as the Fori. They had neither special powers nor master craftsmanship. Sadly, the world laughed at them. I feel for the Fori now, for we have lost so much of the old ways.
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Passaj Woman: The elders are angry that Kaocho recently tried to take over Passaj. Does Kaocho want our Alchemy Forge or something?
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Sign: Meeting in Session
Entry Prohibited
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[Inside:]
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P08: No doubt about it, Alchemy has returned to the world. I know it because the country of Ayuthay is doing well now. It's an Exathi area like ours!
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P09: The Alchemy Forge is the key to Passaj's survival. Without it, we may just fade away...
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Oven: This is a mountain-style dumpling filled with minced vegetables and a hot-and-sour sauce. What high-altitude tastiness!
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Oven: This is a dessert spun from sugar that looks like clouds. So pretty, so sweet!
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P10: Our legends tell of a people called the Jenei who lived atop distant Craggy Peak.
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P11: Hmm. Those ancient people... What are they known as now? Oh, yes! They're called Adepts!
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Book: The Zol Below the Clouds: How can zol look like rock but be lighter than air, and even drift like the clouds? In ancient times, zol was mined from the earth all throughout Ei-Jei, and it was used in many wondrous constructions!
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Book: The Alchemy Machines: The ancients were known to create immensely powerful machines that drew upon elemental energy. These machines were meant to benefit civilization and improve peoples' lives, but most Alchemy Machines no longer work.
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P12: Looking for our elder? Try the central hall where the Alchemy Forge is!
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P13: Our ancestors here in Passaj were like two peas in a pod with an ancient people called the Jenei. The people here were then superb craftsmen, so the Jenei were said to value their abilities.
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P14: Long ago, it was said that the clouds seemed to bridge the sky between here and Craggy Peak. It's a phenomenon that was called the Clouds of Passaj.
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Oven: This is a simple soup of meat and mushrooms. Hearty stuff for Passaj's workers!
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Miner 1: One of the zol miners once stepped off the edge of the platform above Passaj... He'd heard of the old stories about a cloud passage that went to Craggy Peak. Pretty dumb idea. That was the last we ever saw of him. Then there's that OTHER old story about some kind of man-beasts who live across the clouds... Sounds just as ridiculous, if you ask me.
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P15: This is where we store the floating rocks. We float the zol stones up from the mine below!
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Miner 2: I've looked for the cloud road that was once said to exist above Passaj. What a waste of my time. There's nothing up there!
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P16: This here's our treasure vault. I don't let so much as a mouse through without say-so from Bogho.
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[Inn:]
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Passaj Innkeeper: Quite a few people make the long trip up to Passaj to see our amazing craftsmen. So I do a pretty brisk business. They're all ready for a good night's sleep after that climb!
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P17: The Alchemy Forge in the central hall is said to have been made by the ancient Jenei of Craggy Peak.
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Book: Ancient Languages: Sad to say, but very few people alive today know how to decipher any ancient languages. Words are often the only portal into long-dead worlds, so ancient tablets are like windows closed to us forever.
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[Weapon/Armor Shop:]
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Passaj Weapon Seller: Here's the real reason there's a town all the way up here. Because metal liquifies more easily at this high altitude! Take it from an old metalworker like me—or discover it for yourself!
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Passaj Armor Seller: If only we could get the Alchemy Forge working properly. My hammer is begging for action!
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[Healer's Place:]
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P18: The Jenei people have long gone. They were the original Adepts, with the purest abilities. We of Passaj are descendants of the Exathi, but our smithing skills don't hold a candle to theirs.
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P19: Long ago, the Exathi were much respected by the Jenei, who once ruled the world. Yet it saddens me to think that we, the descendants of the Exathi, don't respect ourselves so much anymore.
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Book: The Ancient Exathi: Though the Neox ruled much of the ancient world, they had a special appreciation for the Exathi. The Exathi were renowned as master craftsmen, and the modern citizens of Passaj and Ayuthay are their descendants. Though their peoples possess little or no Psynergy, their ancestors' powers of craftsmanship have been passed down.
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Book: The Ancient Jenei: Those ancients with the power of Psynergy were called the Jenei. Theirs was a great and vast civilization. They understood the laws of Alchemy and could use them to create things from their deepest imaginings.
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[When you enter the Alchemy Forge:]
Rief: This is the machine!
Matthew: ...?
Karis: What is all this?
Tyrell: So this is the ancient machine, Rief?
Rief: Indeed it is!
Tyrell: Well, tell us everything. Don't keep us waiting!
Rief: This is the Alchemy Forge!
Karis: This doesn't look like any kind of forge I've ever seen.
Tyrell: Forges are normally used to make weapons. And this one creates a cloud passage to Craggy Peak, huh?
Karis: But the Alchemy Forge isn't doing much of anything at the moment.
Rief: Perhaps it's broken?
[Karis investigates.]
Karis: Hey, Tyrell! Throw a fireball at this spot marked with the flame!
Tyrell: I can't stand when Karis bosses me around...
Karis: Just fire it up!
[Tyrell and the others head to the spot and he casts Fireball. The machine lights up and paths of energy flow across the floor, only to cut off before doing anything.]
Karis: So...that's the secret! It's not broken, just disconnected!
Rief: So you think we can get it running again?
Tyrell: I don't know. It's awfully big.
[Karis stares at a puddle on the floor.]
Rief: Maybe you're onto something, Karis!
Karis: So, what do you think, Matthew? Can we get the Alchemy Forge started?
Matthew:
Karis: I agree! This place looks like it has lots of parts that we can manipulate.
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Matthew:
Karis: I completely agree! This chamber is crammed with parts that we can manipulate!
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Matthew:
Karis: Don't doubt yourself. This place is full of parts that we can manipulate.
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Matthew:
Karis: Don't get frustrated! This place is full of parts that we can manipulate.
(*Continuing*)
Tyrell: All right then. So, where do we start, hotshot?
[Karis looks around some more.]
Rief: Are those blocks the secret to reconnecting the forge, Karis?
Tyrell: She gets like this. Just watch.
Rief: I am watching... But I don't understand what she's doing.
Karis: The lines of power are broken! First, let's reconnect them throughout the chamber. Then we should fire up the forge again to see if the Alchemy Forge powers up!
Tyrell: Er, yeah. What she said.
Karis: We'll have this Alchemy Forge up and running again in no time. So let's reconnect all of the power lines, then throw another fireball, OK?
-Onward!-
| Alchemy Forge |
[When you get the Forge powered up, a shape appears on the wall. An old man comes running in.]
Bogho: Who has tampered with the Alchemy Forge?! Who are you intruders?! Tell me at once! If you're with those terrible soldiers...
[Karis shakes her head.]
Bogho: don't bother trying to strong-arm me or my people!
[Matthew shakes his head.]
Bogho: I may look old, but I'm a descendant of the ancients! Passaj will never cave to you outsiders!
[Rief shakes his head.]
Bogho: We descendants of the Exathi will band together! So I'll speak with the Ayuthay king—but not yours!
[Tyrell shakes his head and Bogho turns away.]
Rief: Excuse me, sir. But we're not who you think we are...though you and I have met before.
[Bogho looks at the shape on the wall.]
Tyrell: What are you looking at, gramps?
Bogho: GRAMPS?! I'm an elder of Passaj! Call me that...or by my name, Bogho! Anything else is disrespectful! Now, who lit these fires? Was it you?! One of you must be able to wield Psynergy!
Rief: All of us can. We're Adepts.
Bogho: Are you, now? The Adepts are descendants of the Jenei, who reigned over the ancient world.
Rief: I have heard the legends of the Jenei—and even the Neox of nearby Craggy Peak. I have also heard of the Exathi, who were your ancestors of legend, right?
Bogho: How did you come to know of all this?
Rief: I am a student of Alchemy. I once visited here with the scholar Kraden.
Bogho: Kraden, did you say? Is Kraden with you now?
Rief: No, I'm sorry to say that he's not.
Bogho: What a shame. He was an interesting old fellow, and we parted ways too soon.
Rief: Kraden couldn't figure out how to restart your forge. But we Adepts have!
[Bogho heads up to the indent in the wall. The kids follow.]
Bogho: So you have!
[He looks around the Forge some more.]
Bogho: Well...look at that! The fires are blazing! Though the Alchemy Forge has been relit...this writing says that we need a critical part to control it!
Tyrell: What does it say?
Bogho: What? It couldn't be clearer! It says what it says!
Rief: You'll have to forgive our ignorance. It simply looks like a curious design to us.
Karis: It all means something?
Bogho: My, my... For Adepts, it seems that you know less than I'd expect.
[He touches it and a more detailed indentation appears.]
Karis: What is THAT?!
Bogho: Ah... Sol...Mask. That's what it says.
Rief: Sol Mask?
Tyrell: Anything else, gramps? You've got all the answers!
Bogho: Don’t call me gramps! It says that the machine can only be used once the Sol Mask is inserted here. Ah! And that this mask is in the ancient Ouroboros labyrinth. Hmm, that WILL be a problem, given that the Ouroboros is below Kaocho Palace.
Rief: But are you sure we need the mask? The forge looks ready to go!
Matthew:
Karis: Yes, I bet you're right! The ancients probably wanted to ensure that only the right people used it!
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Matthew:
Karis: Yes, I bet you're right! The ancients probably wanted to ensure that only the right people used the forge!
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Matthew:
Karis: Yes, it is frustrating, but the ancients probably wanted to ensure that only the right people used it!
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Matthew:
Karis: Yes, it's strange, but the ancients probably wanted to ensure that only the right people used it.
(*Continuing*)
Bogho: I'm certain that's why we need the mask. I only wish it were here.
Karis: Bogho, what exactly is the Sol Mask?
Bogho: You seem to have heard of the Neox on distant Craggy Peak who watched over this part of Angara.
Rief: The Neox were Jenei who helped build Harapa, Ayuthay, and—I'd guess—the Ouroboros?
Bogho: Yes, and Passaj. Ah, so few alive today know the secrets of those ancient times. I am one of them—and I rarely share secrets with outsiders. But since you know Kraden, I'll tell you more. I know of an old prophecy about what would happen if Alchemy was restored to the world. The Neox predicted that Adepts would come to restore our fallen civilization to its former glory. I have long hoped that such a thing would come to pass. For life here gets harder by the year. Those of us in the southern part of Angara owe what little we have to the ancient Neox. We live our hardscrabble lives amid the broken pieces of their long-dead civilization.
Matthew: ...?
Tyrell: Those people who lived on Craggy Peak really made that much stuff, huh?
Karis: It's hard to imagine that the Neox could have done so much, yet so little is known of them.
Rief: The Jenei all over ancient Weyard took their secrets with them. These Neox sound fascinating.
Bogho: I know nothing of Jenei elsewhere, only of the Neox who guided the fate of our region from that peak. When the ancient Jenei faded into history, so too did the Neox. I'm sure Kraden has told you that the ancients cut off the world's connection to Alchemy.
Karis: Of course. All that powerful Psynergy was too tempting for the ancient people of Weyard. So they placed devices across the world to stop it up.
Rief: As we now know, stopping the flow of Psynergy had terrible consequences.
Bogho: Psynergy is what sustains the world. Without it, everything began to decay.
Tyrell: Our parents were the ones who saved the world! The Warriors of Vale!
Bogho: Those are your parents?! Kraden told me all about the quest to save the world with the Golden Sun!
Rief: Kraden does like to talk about it, doesn't he? He's quite proud of the role he's played.
Bogho: A noble soul, that Kraden! And you are the children of the Warriors of Vale! Remarkable!
Karis: How does all this relate to the Sol Mask?
Bogho: Oh, yes! The Neox created the Alchemy Forge just for the craftsmen of Passaj. But Psynergy was needed to keep the forge running.
Tyrell: So, when the Neox vanished, Passaj couldn't use the Alchemy Forge anymore.
Bogho: What a clever young man you are. Without Psynergy, our forge stopped, and Passaj began its long and slow decline through the ages. When the Golden Sun happened 30 years ago, we thought our forge might restart. But it didn't. I guess we simply needed the right Adepts to come along. But it's not yet at full strength, it seems. To get the Alchemy Forge back in working condition, you don't need any more fire, that's for certain.
Karis: We need the Sol Mask, don't we?
Bogho: Right—as you can see, that's exactly what we still need.
Rief: But why would the Neox require a mask to operate the machine?
Bogho: If I had to guess, it was to ensure that only their allies could get to the Neox city on Craggy Peak. And speaking of allies... and enemies... Sol Mask [sic] is perilously close to OUR enemy, King Wo of Kaocho. The Ouroboros is under distant Kaocho Palace, from which King Wo is waging war on Passaj. Kaocho has sent waves of soldiers to conquer Passaj. We've fended off their attacks.
Karis: Do you think that the Kaocho soldiers are trying to get their hands on the Alchemy Forge?
Matthew:
Bogho: Do you think so? It's possible, I suppose.
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Matthew:
Bogho: Do you think so? Now that you mention it, I bet they ARE after our forge!
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Matthew:
Bogho: The very notion saddens me as well. What a terrible thing it would be!
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Matthew:
Bogho: The very notion makes me seethe too!
(*Continuing*)
Tyrell: But how could they do anything with it?
Rief: What do you mean?
Tyrell: Well, we Adepts could only start it up, and even now, we still need the Sol Mask to actually use it. You know, that mask seems just as important to the people of Passaj as it does to us! So it's twice as important to find that Sol Mask!
Rief: Kraden did think this machine was very important...
Karis: It does seem that Bogho and his people have fallen upon hard times without their forge.
Bogho: We cannot ask you to enter the Ouroboros for our sakes. No, it is far too dangerous.
Rief: What is inside the Ouroboros?
Bogho: It's a fiendish labyrinth. Its twisting, turning coils have ensnared all who dare enter it.
Tyrell: Gramps, that's some crazy story!
Bogho: Stop calling me that! Nevertheless, it's all true. The Ouroboros is a maze filled with riches. Many treasure hunters have ventured inside. But none has ever returned. Not one in all these years.
Rief: Have any Adepts ever tried?
[Bogho seems surprised.]
Rief: Elder...?
Bogho: I don't believe so. Perhaps you could succeed! We of Passaj could never thank you enough, if you were able to restore our Alchemy Forge fully. And wouldn't the king of Ayuthay be fascinated...!
Tyrell: The king of Ayuthay?
Rief: King Paithos.
Bogho: The people of Ayuthay are also descended from the Exathi. They have their own ancient machine.
Tyrell: Ayuthay has another one of these machines?
Rief: Theirs is called the Alchemy Well.
Bogho: The Ayuthay machine started working suddenly about 20 years ago. Ayuthay's growth has been explosive since then. I've been somewhat jealous. So my heart's desire is to see our own Alchemy Forge working again!
[Bogho starts walking away.]
Tyrell: Where's he hurrying off to all of a sudden?
Bogho: Before you leave Passaj, you must learn more at our meeting hall. We have ancient secrets to share. Please come outside, then climb the stairs on the side to reach it. I'll wait for you in our hall.
-Onward!-
| Passaj |
[Meeting Hall:]
[As you enter the larger room:]
Bogho: Please! Everyone! I must have your attention! We have special visitors to our meeting—the children of the Warriors of Vale. They have just arrived in Passaj. They've used their great Psynergy powers to restart our Alchemy Forge!
Brown Elder: Our forge, fixed?
Olive Elder: Psynergy powers?
Baghi: I can't believe it! Visitors from Vale!
Bogho: Settle down. Our forge has been restarted, but it's not functional. We need a crucial item.
Teal Elder: Not functional?
Blue Elder: A crucial item?
Baghi: But we have to get our forge working again!
Bogho: What we need is the Sol Mask from the Ouroboros labyrinth.
Brown Elder: Not the Ouroboros labyrinth!
Blue Elder: But that's under Kaocho Palace!
Olive Elder: Then it's hopeless!
Baghi: Hmm, maybe not! I think I know a way to get the Sol Mask...
Bogho: Calm down, everyone. The children of the Warriors of Vale will fetch it for us. So please, answer their questions. Now, please enter, friends! These elders possess great wisdom. You may find something vital for your journey in their thoughts.
-Onward!-
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Brown Elder: I am meditating upon...the Ouroboros. It is by the Ouroboros that you will enter a labyrinth. And it is by labyrinths that treasures are found. Thus, in the Ouroboros, you should come face-to-face with the Sol Mask.
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Blue Elder: I am ruminating upon...Kaocho Palace. King Wo had that palace built upon ancient ruins. He has raised himself high by disrespecting the past.
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Teal Elder: I am contemplating...the Ouroboros puzzles. The ancient Ayuthay people, then part of the Exathi, helped build the labyrinth. So, aside from the ancient Neox, the Ayuthay people must hold the secrets of surviving it.
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Olive Elder: I am pondering...our Alchemy Forge. Our ancestors crafted many things for the ancients with it. They used the floating material we call zol. Perhaps zol was used to make something that could cross the sky.
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Bogho: I've informed everyone about what you plan to do. We're all relying on you to bring us the Sol Mask.
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[When you speak to Baghi:]
Baghi: My name is Baghi. So you're helping my grandfather Bogho? Then you must be headed to Kaocho to find what we need to make the Alchemy Forge functional. Why would you do this for us? Do you perhaps...hope to get across the mountains? The ancients crossed the mountains by a special passage. Or so it's said. If the Alchemy Forge was working, I'm sure you could go the same way. So, if you must enter the Ouroboros...I know someone who might know how to survive that labyrinth. His name is Amiti. He leads a pretty privileged life in Ayuthay. I guess you could say he's their golden child. So it's difficult for most outsiders to get anywhere near him. But I'm his friend. I know a way. But I'll need to give you something first. Follow me.
[Baghi walks off.]
-Onward!-
[Matthew follows to the other part of the building.]
Baghi: Now, where did I put it...?
[He looks around the room.]
Baghi: That's odd...
[He looks a bit more.]
Baghi: Ah! Found it! Now, before I give this to you, I've got to tell you the latest news from Ayuthay.
[He goes back to Matthew.]
Baghi: King Wo of Kaocho wants to take over Ayuthay. In fact, he's got the main castle surrounded by troops. Don't worry. King Wo's soldiers can't possibly succeed. The people of Ayuthay have hidden deep under the castle grounds where Kaocho can't find them. There is a gate into this hidden city, but I hear that Kaocho's generals cannot open it. No one can. So, if YOU want to get inside Ayuthay, you'll need this.
Text: Matthew got the Tree Flute.
Baghi: This flute is the secret to getting into the castle. But it still won't be easy. You'll need to get past the generals to reach the inner Ayuthay courtyard. There you'll find a strange and ancient tree. Walk up to it, then play this flute. That tree is your only way into Ayuthay. Once you get inside, find Amiti. Oh, I bet our zol transport might be working, now that you powered up the forge! That's the fast way down to the bottom of our mountain. It hasn't been used in my lifetime. Look for it in the zol storehouse nearby. OK then. Go find that Sol Mask. We're all counting on you.
-Onward!-
Baghi: After hearing about the Ouroboros, you must be having second thoughts. King Wo would love to get his hands on the relic inside, but the Kaocho refuse to go inside!
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[World Map:]
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Sign: North: Passaj Mountain Climb
East: Kaocho
Southwest: Harapa
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[Outside:]
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P01: The ladder has been cut. It must have happened when Passaj was attacked by Kaocho soldiers.
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[Inside:]
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Sign: Wind Advisory: Dangerous path ahead! Very high chance of horrible gusts! —Passaj Safety Board
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P02: Welcome to our zol mine! We gather all the floating zol stones that we can find... Then send 'em higher on the updrafts in here. Zol floats on the wind, you know!
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P03: The ancients used their Psynergy to blow these zol stones around. How I wish I could do that!
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P04: What a pain! We can't get back into town since the winds are so strong right now. Guess we have to wait.
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[As you enter town:]
Rief: We've climbed all the way to the mountain town of Passaj! I can't wait to see it again! Now, follow me to the very spot that Kraden believed was the only way across the peaks!
[Rief leads the way to the north part of town, Matthew follows.]
Rief: We're almost to the passage that Kraden believed would lead across the Khiren Mountains. It's above the town. Let me take you there directly. We can come back to explore Passaj later.
[Rief heads across the bridge.]
-Onward!-
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[If you try to head back into town anyway:]
Karis: We can go back into the main part of Passaj later. Let's follow Rief.
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Sign: Passaj Cloud Platform
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-Onward!-
[When you cross the bridge, Rief is standing on a platform looking at a strange white spire.]
Rief: So, this is the way across the Khiren Mountains.
Tyrell: What?! But we're so high in the clouds that there's nowhere else to go!
Rief: Nonetheless, this is the spot that Kraden believed was the key to crossing over.
Karis: That's impossible. We're at the very top of this mountain! How can we go anywhere from here, except back down?
Rief: If only we had a soarwing with us! But here's the crux of the matter. See that mountain across the sky? That's Craggy Peak. Kraden says that the ancient ancestors of us Adepts lived there. They were known as the Jenei. Our ancestors lived there and many other places across Weyard. The Jenei that lived on that peak were known as the Neox, and they looked over this part of the world.
Karis: Did Kraden think that the Neox used their powers to travel between here and there?
Rief: Exactly. He thinks they could create some sort of sky passage between the peaks. The Neox Jenei worked with the ancient people of Passaj to create a machine that could manipulate the clouds. Kraden said that such machines were based on Alchemy principles. The one in Passaj is called the Alchemy Forge.
Tyrell: Well, show us the way to this machine then!
Rief: It's not so simple. Kraden couldn't figure out how to get Passaj's Alchemy Forge running.
Karis: But Kraden is a genius. How can we succeed when he couldn't?
Rief: We have to figure it out. There's no other way to reach Belinsk and catch up with Kraden. Not to mention getting to Morgal to find that feather... If only we hadn't run into those fiends in the cave!
Karis: Hey, Blados had a direct hand in forcing us into the south part of Angara... But why is that masked man tagging along with him? You know, that guy who wanted to know if we had the Glyph Book? He was eager to send us south to find you, Rief. Not Kraden.
Rief: From what I could gather, it seemed that Kraden suspected his true identity.
Karis: I got the feeling that they knew each other pretty well.
Rief: Do you think so? Perhaps that explains why Kraden was so willing to part ways. Well, I can't imagine that they'd be friends. But old allies, perhaps?
Karis: I trust Kraden, but I can't see trusting anything about that masked man or Blados.
Tyrell: I don't see how this helps us get across the sky. Now, if only we DID have a soarwing.
Karis: Too bad that ours is broken. Of course, we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for that.
Rief: So all we have is an ancient legend about a machine that could make a cloud passage. I wish I had pried more details from Kraden when we were last here.
Karis: No use fretting about it now.
Rief: I guess we'll just have to investigate this ourselves.
Karis: That's the only way we'll get to that peak.
Tyrell: So, we have nothing but a dusty Jenei legend to go on?!
Karis: That's all—just the Jenei and a fabled cloud passage to Craggy Peak.
[Rief seems to be thinking.]
Tyrell: What, have you had another thought, Rief?
Rief: There was one more reason Kraden gave up on getting to that peak! He said we didn't have a wide-enough variety of Psynergy to start the Alchemy Forge!
Karis: Variety? What kinds of Psynergy did he think you needed?
Rief: I don't know!
Tyrell: Well, who else came here with you and Kraden?
Rief: Just my sister, Nowell, and we're both Water Adepts.
Karis: Then maybe we have a chance, because we cover all types of elemental energy!
Rief: You might be right!
Tyrell: Then let's find that Alchemy Forge, Rief!
Karis: I'm sure that we'll create that cloud passage to Craggy Peak in no time.
Rief: I didn't notice it before... Things feel a little different from when I was last here... This place is brimming with Psynergy power now. Can't you feel it? I'm certain it wasn't like this before. Change is in the wind... The key to all of this is in Passaj.
Karis: Let's head back to town then! I’m sure we'll uncover the secret there!
-Onward!-
[Outside:]
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P05: We people of Passaj have always valued an honest day's work. We've been craftsmen for ages, long before the days when Alchemy vanished from the world.
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P06: Grandma said the Alchemy Forge here could melt anything down... then make it whole again!
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P07: We often speak of the ancient times here, young ones. The people of Passaj owe much to our ancestors, the Exathi, who were master craftsmen. But the Exathi owed just as much to a people with special powers called the Jenei. There was also a third group of ancients we have heard of, known as the Fori. They had neither special powers nor master craftsmanship. Sadly, the world laughed at them. I feel for the Fori now, for we have lost so much of the old ways.
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Passaj Woman: The elders are angry that Kaocho recently tried to take over Passaj. Does Kaocho want our Alchemy Forge or something?
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Sign: Meeting in Session
Entry Prohibited
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[Inside:]
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P08: No doubt about it, Alchemy has returned to the world. I know it because the country of Ayuthay is doing well now. It's an Exathi area like ours!
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P09: The Alchemy Forge is the key to Passaj's survival. Without it, we may just fade away...
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Oven: This is a mountain-style dumpling filled with minced vegetables and a hot-and-sour sauce. What high-altitude tastiness!
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Oven: This is a dessert spun from sugar that looks like clouds. So pretty, so sweet!
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P10: Our legends tell of a people called the Jenei who lived atop distant Craggy Peak.
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P11: Hmm. Those ancient people... What are they known as now? Oh, yes! They're called Adepts!
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Book: The Zol Below the Clouds: How can zol look like rock but be lighter than air, and even drift like the clouds? In ancient times, zol was mined from the earth all throughout Ei-Jei, and it was used in many wondrous constructions!
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Book: The Alchemy Machines: The ancients were known to create immensely powerful machines that drew upon elemental energy. These machines were meant to benefit civilization and improve peoples' lives, but most Alchemy Machines no longer work.
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P12: Looking for our elder? Try the central hall where the Alchemy Forge is!
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P13: Our ancestors here in Passaj were like two peas in a pod with an ancient people called the Jenei. The people here were then superb craftsmen, so the Jenei were said to value their abilities.
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P14: Long ago, it was said that the clouds seemed to bridge the sky between here and Craggy Peak. It's a phenomenon that was called the Clouds of Passaj.
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Oven: This is a simple soup of meat and mushrooms. Hearty stuff for Passaj's workers!
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Miner 1: One of the zol miners once stepped off the edge of the platform above Passaj... He'd heard of the old stories about a cloud passage that went to Craggy Peak. Pretty dumb idea. That was the last we ever saw of him. Then there's that OTHER old story about some kind of man-beasts who live across the clouds... Sounds just as ridiculous, if you ask me.
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P15: This is where we store the floating rocks. We float the zol stones up from the mine below!
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Miner 2: I've looked for the cloud road that was once said to exist above Passaj. What a waste of my time. There's nothing up there!
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P16: This here's our treasure vault. I don't let so much as a mouse through without say-so from Bogho.
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[Inn:]
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Passaj Innkeeper: Quite a few people make the long trip up to Passaj to see our amazing craftsmen. So I do a pretty brisk business. They're all ready for a good night's sleep after that climb!
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P17: The Alchemy Forge in the central hall is said to have been made by the ancient Jenei of Craggy Peak.
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Book: Ancient Languages: Sad to say, but very few people alive today know how to decipher any ancient languages. Words are often the only portal into long-dead worlds, so ancient tablets are like windows closed to us forever.
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[Weapon/Armor Shop:]
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Passaj Weapon Seller: Here's the real reason there's a town all the way up here. Because metal liquifies more easily at this high altitude! Take it from an old metalworker like me—or discover it for yourself!
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Passaj Armor Seller: If only we could get the Alchemy Forge working properly. My hammer is begging for action!
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[Healer's Place:]
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P18: The Jenei people have long gone. They were the original Adepts, with the purest abilities. We of Passaj are descendants of the Exathi, but our smithing skills don't hold a candle to theirs.
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P19: Long ago, the Exathi were much respected by the Jenei, who once ruled the world. Yet it saddens me to think that we, the descendants of the Exathi, don't respect ourselves so much anymore.
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Book: The Ancient Exathi: Though the Neox ruled much of the ancient world, they had a special appreciation for the Exathi. The Exathi were renowned as master craftsmen, and the modern citizens of Passaj and Ayuthay are their descendants. Though their peoples possess little or no Psynergy, their ancestors' powers of craftsmanship have been passed down.
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Book: The Ancient Jenei: Those ancients with the power of Psynergy were called the Jenei. Theirs was a great and vast civilization. They understood the laws of Alchemy and could use them to create things from their deepest imaginings.
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[When you enter the Alchemy Forge:]
Rief: This is the machine!
Matthew: ...?
Karis: What is all this?
Tyrell: So this is the ancient machine, Rief?
Rief: Indeed it is!
Tyrell: Well, tell us everything. Don't keep us waiting!
Rief: This is the Alchemy Forge!
Karis: This doesn't look like any kind of forge I've ever seen.
Tyrell: Forges are normally used to make weapons. And this one creates a cloud passage to Craggy Peak, huh?
Karis: But the Alchemy Forge isn't doing much of anything at the moment.
Rief: Perhaps it's broken?
[Karis investigates.]
Karis: Hey, Tyrell! Throw a fireball at this spot marked with the flame!
Tyrell: I can't stand when Karis bosses me around...
Karis: Just fire it up!
[Tyrell and the others head to the spot and he casts Fireball. The machine lights up and paths of energy flow across the floor, only to cut off before doing anything.]
Karis: So...that's the secret! It's not broken, just disconnected!
Rief: So you think we can get it running again?
Tyrell: I don't know. It's awfully big.
[Karis stares at a puddle on the floor.]
Rief: Maybe you're onto something, Karis!
Karis: So, what do you think, Matthew? Can we get the Alchemy Forge started?
Matthew:
Karis: I agree! This place looks like it has lots of parts that we can manipulate.
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Matthew:
Karis: I completely agree! This chamber is crammed with parts that we can manipulate!
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Matthew:
Karis: Don't doubt yourself. This place is full of parts that we can manipulate.
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Matthew:
Karis: Don't get frustrated! This place is full of parts that we can manipulate.
(*Continuing*)
Tyrell: All right then. So, where do we start, hotshot?
[Karis looks around some more.]
Rief: Are those blocks the secret to reconnecting the forge, Karis?
Tyrell: She gets like this. Just watch.
Rief: I am watching... But I don't understand what she's doing.
Karis: The lines of power are broken! First, let's reconnect them throughout the chamber. Then we should fire up the forge again to see if the Alchemy Forge powers up!
Tyrell: Er, yeah. What she said.
Karis: We'll have this Alchemy Forge up and running again in no time. So let's reconnect all of the power lines, then throw another fireball, OK?
-Onward!-
[When you get the Forge powered up, a shape appears on the wall. An old man comes running in.]
Bogho: Who has tampered with the Alchemy Forge?! Who are you intruders?! Tell me at once! If you're with those terrible soldiers...
[Karis shakes her head.]
Bogho: don't bother trying to strong-arm me or my people!
[Matthew shakes his head.]
Bogho: I may look old, but I'm a descendant of the ancients! Passaj will never cave to you outsiders!
[Rief shakes his head.]
Bogho: We descendants of the Exathi will band together! So I'll speak with the Ayuthay king—but not yours!
[Tyrell shakes his head and Bogho turns away.]
Rief: Excuse me, sir. But we're not who you think we are...though you and I have met before.
[Bogho looks at the shape on the wall.]
Tyrell: What are you looking at, gramps?
Bogho: GRAMPS?! I'm an elder of Passaj! Call me that...or by my name, Bogho! Anything else is disrespectful! Now, who lit these fires? Was it you?! One of you must be able to wield Psynergy!
Rief: All of us can. We're Adepts.
Bogho: Are you, now? The Adepts are descendants of the Jenei, who reigned over the ancient world.
Rief: I have heard the legends of the Jenei—and even the Neox of nearby Craggy Peak. I have also heard of the Exathi, who were your ancestors of legend, right?
Bogho: How did you come to know of all this?
Rief: I am a student of Alchemy. I once visited here with the scholar Kraden.
Bogho: Kraden, did you say? Is Kraden with you now?
Rief: No, I'm sorry to say that he's not.
Bogho: What a shame. He was an interesting old fellow, and we parted ways too soon.
Rief: Kraden couldn't figure out how to restart your forge. But we Adepts have!
[Bogho heads up to the indent in the wall. The kids follow.]
Bogho: So you have!
[He looks around the Forge some more.]
Bogho: Well...look at that! The fires are blazing! Though the Alchemy Forge has been relit...this writing says that we need a critical part to control it!
Tyrell: What does it say?
Bogho: What? It couldn't be clearer! It says what it says!
Rief: You'll have to forgive our ignorance. It simply looks like a curious design to us.
Karis: It all means something?
Bogho: My, my... For Adepts, it seems that you know less than I'd expect.
[He touches it and a more detailed indentation appears.]
Karis: What is THAT?!
Bogho: Ah... Sol...Mask. That's what it says.
Rief: Sol Mask?
Tyrell: Anything else, gramps? You've got all the answers!
Bogho: Don’t call me gramps! It says that the machine can only be used once the Sol Mask is inserted here. Ah! And that this mask is in the ancient Ouroboros labyrinth. Hmm, that WILL be a problem, given that the Ouroboros is below Kaocho Palace.
Rief: But are you sure we need the mask? The forge looks ready to go!
Matthew:
Karis: Yes, I bet you're right! The ancients probably wanted to ensure that only the right people used it!
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Matthew:
Karis: Yes, I bet you're right! The ancients probably wanted to ensure that only the right people used the forge!
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Matthew:
Karis: Yes, it is frustrating, but the ancients probably wanted to ensure that only the right people used it!
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Matthew:
Karis: Yes, it's strange, but the ancients probably wanted to ensure that only the right people used it.
(*Continuing*)
Bogho: I'm certain that's why we need the mask. I only wish it were here.
Karis: Bogho, what exactly is the Sol Mask?
Bogho: You seem to have heard of the Neox on distant Craggy Peak who watched over this part of Angara.
Rief: The Neox were Jenei who helped build Harapa, Ayuthay, and—I'd guess—the Ouroboros?
Bogho: Yes, and Passaj. Ah, so few alive today know the secrets of those ancient times. I am one of them—and I rarely share secrets with outsiders. But since you know Kraden, I'll tell you more. I know of an old prophecy about what would happen if Alchemy was restored to the world. The Neox predicted that Adepts would come to restore our fallen civilization to its former glory. I have long hoped that such a thing would come to pass. For life here gets harder by the year. Those of us in the southern part of Angara owe what little we have to the ancient Neox. We live our hardscrabble lives amid the broken pieces of their long-dead civilization.
Matthew: ...?
Tyrell: Those people who lived on Craggy Peak really made that much stuff, huh?
Karis: It's hard to imagine that the Neox could have done so much, yet so little is known of them.
Rief: The Jenei all over ancient Weyard took their secrets with them. These Neox sound fascinating.
Bogho: I know nothing of Jenei elsewhere, only of the Neox who guided the fate of our region from that peak. When the ancient Jenei faded into history, so too did the Neox. I'm sure Kraden has told you that the ancients cut off the world's connection to Alchemy.
Karis: Of course. All that powerful Psynergy was too tempting for the ancient people of Weyard. So they placed devices across the world to stop it up.
Rief: As we now know, stopping the flow of Psynergy had terrible consequences.
Bogho: Psynergy is what sustains the world. Without it, everything began to decay.
Tyrell: Our parents were the ones who saved the world! The Warriors of Vale!
Bogho: Those are your parents?! Kraden told me all about the quest to save the world with the Golden Sun!
Rief: Kraden does like to talk about it, doesn't he? He's quite proud of the role he's played.
Bogho: A noble soul, that Kraden! And you are the children of the Warriors of Vale! Remarkable!
Karis: How does all this relate to the Sol Mask?
Bogho: Oh, yes! The Neox created the Alchemy Forge just for the craftsmen of Passaj. But Psynergy was needed to keep the forge running.
Tyrell: So, when the Neox vanished, Passaj couldn't use the Alchemy Forge anymore.
Bogho: What a clever young man you are. Without Psynergy, our forge stopped, and Passaj began its long and slow decline through the ages. When the Golden Sun happened 30 years ago, we thought our forge might restart. But it didn't. I guess we simply needed the right Adepts to come along. But it's not yet at full strength, it seems. To get the Alchemy Forge back in working condition, you don't need any more fire, that's for certain.
Karis: We need the Sol Mask, don't we?
Bogho: Right—as you can see, that's exactly what we still need.
Rief: But why would the Neox require a mask to operate the machine?
Bogho: If I had to guess, it was to ensure that only their allies could get to the Neox city on Craggy Peak. And speaking of allies... and enemies... Sol Mask [sic] is perilously close to OUR enemy, King Wo of Kaocho. The Ouroboros is under distant Kaocho Palace, from which King Wo is waging war on Passaj. Kaocho has sent waves of soldiers to conquer Passaj. We've fended off their attacks.
Karis: Do you think that the Kaocho soldiers are trying to get their hands on the Alchemy Forge?
Matthew:
Bogho: Do you think so? It's possible, I suppose.
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Matthew:
Bogho: Do you think so? Now that you mention it, I bet they ARE after our forge!
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Matthew:
Bogho: The very notion saddens me as well. What a terrible thing it would be!
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Matthew:
Bogho: The very notion makes me seethe too!
(*Continuing*)
Tyrell: But how could they do anything with it?
Rief: What do you mean?
Tyrell: Well, we Adepts could only start it up, and even now, we still need the Sol Mask to actually use it. You know, that mask seems just as important to the people of Passaj as it does to us! So it's twice as important to find that Sol Mask!
Rief: Kraden did think this machine was very important...
Karis: It does seem that Bogho and his people have fallen upon hard times without their forge.
Bogho: We cannot ask you to enter the Ouroboros for our sakes. No, it is far too dangerous.
Rief: What is inside the Ouroboros?
Bogho: It's a fiendish labyrinth. Its twisting, turning coils have ensnared all who dare enter it.
Tyrell: Gramps, that's some crazy story!
Bogho: Stop calling me that! Nevertheless, it's all true. The Ouroboros is a maze filled with riches. Many treasure hunters have ventured inside. But none has ever returned. Not one in all these years.
Rief: Have any Adepts ever tried?
[Bogho seems surprised.]
Rief: Elder...?
Bogho: I don't believe so. Perhaps you could succeed! We of Passaj could never thank you enough, if you were able to restore our Alchemy Forge fully. And wouldn't the king of Ayuthay be fascinated...!
Tyrell: The king of Ayuthay?
Rief: King Paithos.
Bogho: The people of Ayuthay are also descended from the Exathi. They have their own ancient machine.
Tyrell: Ayuthay has another one of these machines?
Rief: Theirs is called the Alchemy Well.
Bogho: The Ayuthay machine started working suddenly about 20 years ago. Ayuthay's growth has been explosive since then. I've been somewhat jealous. So my heart's desire is to see our own Alchemy Forge working again!
[Bogho starts walking away.]
Tyrell: Where's he hurrying off to all of a sudden?
Bogho: Before you leave Passaj, you must learn more at our meeting hall. We have ancient secrets to share. Please come outside, then climb the stairs on the side to reach it. I'll wait for you in our hall.
-Onward!-
[Meeting Hall:]
[As you enter the larger room:]
Bogho: Please! Everyone! I must have your attention! We have special visitors to our meeting—the children of the Warriors of Vale. They have just arrived in Passaj. They've used their great Psynergy powers to restart our Alchemy Forge!
Brown Elder: Our forge, fixed?
Olive Elder: Psynergy powers?
Baghi: I can't believe it! Visitors from Vale!
Bogho: Settle down. Our forge has been restarted, but it's not functional. We need a crucial item.
Teal Elder: Not functional?
Blue Elder: A crucial item?
Baghi: But we have to get our forge working again!
Bogho: What we need is the Sol Mask from the Ouroboros labyrinth.
Brown Elder: Not the Ouroboros labyrinth!
Blue Elder: But that's under Kaocho Palace!
Olive Elder: Then it's hopeless!
Baghi: Hmm, maybe not! I think I know a way to get the Sol Mask...
Bogho: Calm down, everyone. The children of the Warriors of Vale will fetch it for us. So please, answer their questions. Now, please enter, friends! These elders possess great wisdom. You may find something vital for your journey in their thoughts.
-Onward!-
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Brown Elder: I am meditating upon...the Ouroboros. It is by the Ouroboros that you will enter a labyrinth. And it is by labyrinths that treasures are found. Thus, in the Ouroboros, you should come face-to-face with the Sol Mask.
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Blue Elder: I am ruminating upon...Kaocho Palace. King Wo had that palace built upon ancient ruins. He has raised himself high by disrespecting the past.
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Teal Elder: I am contemplating...the Ouroboros puzzles. The ancient Ayuthay people, then part of the Exathi, helped build the labyrinth. So, aside from the ancient Neox, the Ayuthay people must hold the secrets of surviving it.
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Olive Elder: I am pondering...our Alchemy Forge. Our ancestors crafted many things for the ancients with it. They used the floating material we call zol. Perhaps zol was used to make something that could cross the sky.
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Bogho: I've informed everyone about what you plan to do. We're all relying on you to bring us the Sol Mask.
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[When you speak to Baghi:]
Baghi: My name is Baghi. So you're helping my grandfather Bogho? Then you must be headed to Kaocho to find what we need to make the Alchemy Forge functional. Why would you do this for us? Do you perhaps...hope to get across the mountains? The ancients crossed the mountains by a special passage. Or so it's said. If the Alchemy Forge was working, I'm sure you could go the same way. So, if you must enter the Ouroboros...I know someone who might know how to survive that labyrinth. His name is Amiti. He leads a pretty privileged life in Ayuthay. I guess you could say he's their golden child. So it's difficult for most outsiders to get anywhere near him. But I'm his friend. I know a way. But I'll need to give you something first. Follow me.
[Baghi walks off.]
-Onward!-
[Matthew follows to the other part of the building.]
Baghi: Now, where did I put it...?
[He looks around the room.]
Baghi: That's odd...
[He looks a bit more.]
Baghi: Ah! Found it! Now, before I give this to you, I've got to tell you the latest news from Ayuthay.
[He goes back to Matthew.]
Baghi: King Wo of Kaocho wants to take over Ayuthay. In fact, he's got the main castle surrounded by troops. Don't worry. King Wo's soldiers can't possibly succeed. The people of Ayuthay have hidden deep under the castle grounds where Kaocho can't find them. There is a gate into this hidden city, but I hear that Kaocho's generals cannot open it. No one can. So, if YOU want to get inside Ayuthay, you'll need this.
Text: Matthew got the Tree Flute.
Baghi: This flute is the secret to getting into the castle. But it still won't be easy. You'll need to get past the generals to reach the inner Ayuthay courtyard. There you'll find a strange and ancient tree. Walk up to it, then play this flute. That tree is your only way into Ayuthay. Once you get inside, find Amiti. Oh, I bet our zol transport might be working, now that you powered up the forge! That's the fast way down to the bottom of our mountain. It hasn't been used in my lifetime. Look for it in the zol storehouse nearby. OK then. Go find that Sol Mask. We're all counting on you.
-Onward!-
Baghi: After hearing about the Ouroboros, you must be having second thoughts. King Wo would love to get his hands on the relic inside, but the Kaocho refuse to go inside!
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