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Prerequisite Quests: A Petitioner's Plight.
This is a shared task. You can get this quest from Riana Gadliun in Stratos at -154, -75, +154 straight south of the entrance as you are coming around the islands from the entrance going back east. You say, 'Hail, Rianar Gadliun' Rianar Gadliun says, 'Hello Jeffro. I am Rianar. I have come here to learn what I can of these jann, their society, and their magic. Perhaps you can assist me? You do look like an [adventurer], after all.' You say, 'adventurer' Rianar Gadliun says, 'Perhaps you are just the thing I need. You see I have been trying to get these beings to talk to me, but most of the time they treat me either as an idiot or as if I were trying to trick them in some way. It is obvious that they don't think much of us 'mortals'. I am a researcher, and my usual methods of inquiry have proven unsuccessful to date. I have [learned] very little.' You say, 'learned' Rianar Gadliun says, 'Well, I am most certainly willing to share what little I do know. It is obvious by their appearance that these jann are of the same breed in some way. How that came to be is one of the things I would dearly like to know. When you consider the inherent [volatility] of their respective elements it seems odd to me that they appear so [civil] to each other.' You say, 'volatility' Rianar Gadliun says, 'Surely you know that air is devoured by fire as it burns? Earth, when mixed with water, becomes an entirely different thing. And of course you know the water extinguishes fire. I have heard talk of a plane of smoke, which appears to have come into existence in between, if such a thing is really possible, the two greater elemental planes of air and fire. Apparently this was the result of battle between the two planes in ancient times.' You say, 'civil' Rianar Gadliun says, 'It is my best guess, and it bothers me that this is only a [guess], that the answer to their apparent civility is related to their complex interactions. It all seems to be governed by a set of rules that is so complex that even they seem to have difficulty parsing them properly. I suspect that our lack of understanding of these rules is part of why they think so little of us.' You say, 'guess' Rianar Gadliun says, 'Guesses upset me, even when they stand on a reasonable foundation of fact. That is what I am hoping you can help me with. I would be grateful for any information you could bring me about the society of the jann, or, frankly, any information at all will be helpful. Since we are here, we should probably begin with the djinn.' You have been assigned the task 'Political Awareness'. Task Window: Rianar, some sort of scholar from Erudin, has been having troubles learning about the jann. He appears to have been failingto do so and has asked for your assistance. Starting at the very basics is what he suggests, and in this case he would like to know what can be discovered about the way the djinn society functions. He hopes that he can begin to glean information about their deeper secrets. Hail, a gale. A gale says, "You may have writ here but that does not mean that I have to approve of it. Things have not been [proper] here lately, I am certain you mortals have something to do with it. You say, 'proper' A gale says, 'Change is good, usually, we know that. But cuh an overwhelming swarm of petitioners and outsiders, and mortals at that! Surely it is not the [way it was]. You say, 'way it was' a voluminous gale is also reported to work on this step. Task Window: ? Say 'what about wind of the shining void' to random mobs near the Great Sky Ocean island and northen islands to Cold Cloud Blossom island. A brumebreeze armor says, 'He was foolish, made too many [mistakes].' You say, 'mistakes' A brumebreeze armor says, 'Got caught not keeping an agreement, that's what! His excuse, that it was not his fault that the djinn he promised to meet was unable to attend, is weak. Not his fault that the fool he was to meet got himself trapped in a muhbis. Maybe so, I suppose, and so long ago that how would anyone remember. Seems to me that the real thing to remember is that Moon Serf of the Harmonious Heavens is the better leader. He was clever and diligent enough to find the error where Wind of the Shining Void was not. In the end, we gain the proper leadership.' Task Window: ? Say 'what about the current rulership' to various mobs in same area. The first three updates of different phrases will update steps 4-6 and have a chance to spawn the elementals for step 7. A random response after that will update this step and open step 8. Task Window: ? Say 'what about the current rulership' to various mobs in same area An easterly mephit say, 'Each ruler has faults and flaws, each has strengths and benefits. I tend not to worry about it, so long as they obey the rules.' Task Window: ? Say 'what about the current rulership' to various mobs in same area A patrician djinn says, 'Finally we take action! We need to repay these efreeti for what they did to us during the war. How is it that we are the only ones that followed the pact in the first place? Wind of the Shining Void will bring justice for us all.' Task Window: ? Say 'what about the current rulership' to various mobs in same area A patrician djinn says, 'Moon Serf of the Harmonious Heavens? Lackluster and weak. He let the efreeti into our plane. THere is a war on! Wind of the SHining Void would never have allowed such to happen.' Task Window: ? This comes as you do the previous hails and kill the elementals they spawn. Task Window: ? You say, 'Hail, Rianar' Rianar Gadliun says, 'Interesting, very interesting. On the surface they don't seem all that different from us. Leader makes a mistake, loses power, people have varying opinions about it. The only thing that seems odd to me is the mistake. Failing to meet someone an age ago caused Shining Void fellow to lose power? Seems a bit extreme to me. Also, you mentioned that one of them said something about the creatures of air, or perhaps the djinn, keeping a pact that the others broke? I wonder what that pact was and exactly who the others that broke it might be? So much more to learn. Thank you for getting me started. At least now I have some questions to start with.' Reward(s): 283pp, 3g, 3s, 3cp Experience | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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