The Name of Evil - 1

Hmm... You are not the outsider I was looking for...

I know that I was out of my senses with fever, but I know that I would still recognize my savior.

Go back, outsider -- return to your own kind.

(This quest may only be undertaken by a character of level 76 and above who has formed a bond with the Elroki tribe.)

Uh... We've never met before...have we? You seem somehow familiar...

"We spoke briefly while you were very sick."

Then you are the outsider of fate, the one Marquez sent! Oh yes, I remember now, through the haze of my fever...

Asamah tells me that you have brought the Mantarasa egg, despite the danger? I am not completely recovered, but I am mending, thanks to you. Like my friend Marquez, you have rare courage! Venturing into the lair of those dinosaurs to save this old man's life...

Tell him that you did what you had to do.

You are not only brave, but also humble.

Outsider -- no, now my friend -- I am in your debt. But I must ask you for help in a still more serious matter.

We Elrokians have a saying:"A brave warrior wears a bell necklace that calls danger." It seems to apply to you as well.

"What do you mean?"

No, no. Forgive the ramblings of an old man.

It's unfair to ask you to aid our Elroki tribe, given all that you've already done for me, but... Somehow I think you may be able to succeed where we have failed.

Tell him that you are interested and ask to hear more.

Thank you for saying that. Asamah and I do not think that everything is set to rights simply because I have been cured.

My illness was no coincidence, my foreign friend. I suspect that it is connected to something in our people's distant past. And in you I see the fated link that will reconnect our past and our future. The moment my eyes beheld you, my spirit told me so.

"I don't understand. What are you talking about?" "Tell me how I can help."

I find it difficult to speak of our troubles in detail using your language. Simply put, the Elrokian race is only a shadow of its former self.

Now an ancient evil has been reawakened, and unless it is stopped we Elrokians will be exterminated entirely. This entire island will revert to the primeval chaos that once ruled here.

The evil is connected to our old home, the Lost Nest. Do you understand me so far?

Listen to him further.

I have spent my life trying to win back the Lost Nest for my people. Many believe it is a fool's errand, and that I have neglected the present for the sake of the past. But in my heart I know that this is my sacred duty.

The relative comfort of our life on these Primeval Plains is a sweet poison to my people, sapping our will and causing us to forget our glorious past. We must complete the duty entrusted to us by the goddess; if we fail in this trust, we deserve to be erased from the memory of the world!

As I see the signs -- secret feuds, mysterious diseases, violent children -- I see our end approaching. And I believe these occurrences are connected to some change in the Lost Nest itself. Have you met the shaman Karakawei?

Tell him you did.

I have spent my life trying to win back the Lost Nest for my people. Many believe it is a fool's errand, and that I have neglected the present for the sake of the past. But in my heart I know that this is my sacred duty.

The relative comfort of our life on these Primeval Plains is a sweet poison to my people, sapping our will and causing us to forget our glorious past. We must complete the duty entrusted to us by the goddess; if we fail in this trust, we deserve to be erased from the memory of the world!

As I see the signs -- secret feuds, mysterious diseases, violent children -- I see our end approaching. And I believe these occurrences are connected to some change in the Lost Nest itself. Have you met the shaman Karakawei?

Tell him you did.

Very well. Then go to Karakawei and tell him that I sent you. He will tell you in detail what you must do in the Lost Nest.

Complete the task as Karakawei directs you and then return to me.

This is all I can tell you -- it is not entirely safe to speak openly of these important matters here.

Before you leave, take this. There will be a time when it proves useful to you, so please take good care of it.

Very well. Then go to Karakawei and tell him that I sent you. He will tell you in detail what you must do in the Lost Nest.

Why haven't you left? If you've already spoken with Karakawei, you should know what you have to do. I can do nothing else for you now, so go.

Shilen, you have answered our heartfelt prayers! Blessed are you!

Oh, outsider of fate, our tribe already owes you our thanks.

You have risked your life to bring us this epitaph, and Asamah and I will not rest until we have deciphered it. Thanks to you, I know we will finally prove to our Elrokian brothers and sisters that we are the descendants of the same glorious race who once governed the dinosaurs of the Lost Nest.

Asamah, Karakawei and I have pledged a blood-oath that we will never cease our efforts until we Elrokians return to the Lost Nest and are reborn as the great Elroki tribe we once were. As leader of the Elroki tribe, I thank you for all your efforts on our behalf. I am sorry we have to wealth with which to thank you, but I will shortly display my gratitude as best I can.

You have failed to communicate with Chuta Kaimu.

Go back to the first screen.

(Staring closely at the Pillar of Wisdom, the delicate letters on its face seem to move rhythmically. Given its location, this must be Chuta Kaimu....)

Touching the pillar seems to cause it to react. Try to communicate with it.

Try to enter the first letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

Try to enter the second letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

Try to enter the third letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

Try to enter the fourth letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

(The delicate letters on the face of the pillar begin organizing themselves into what seem to be sentences.)

The pillar appears to be pulsing slowly, almost as if it was breathing.

What would happen if you gently put your hand on it?

Who...Who has awakened me from this silence you small and strange-looking creature has done it I have never seen such a strange-looking creature since Shilen gave me life...

The speech is so fast that it's impossible to understand. Ask it to say it again slowly.

I am Chuta Kaimu, a Pillar of Wisdom whose name means "eyes watching heaven" in the Elrokian tongue. You used Shilen's word to awaken me!

Now you know how to communicate with me, so tell me: How is it that you came to know that word? It evoked a sacred oath between my mother Shilen and the ancient Elrokian warriors...

"I'm an adventurer who came here to help the Elroki tribe. They call me the outsider of fate."

The outsider of fate!

(The engraved letters on Chuta Kaimu's monument scatter, then begin to form a new pattern. You suspect that it may be searching for information regarding the outsider of fate. Finally the letters stop moving, having reassembled themselves into a new pattern.)

Ask if it is confirming your identity.

Both the wisdom I possess and that of my brother Balu Kaimu confirms that you are whom you say you are. It was fated that we should meet.

Outsider of fate, what wisdom do you seek from me? To repay you for awakening me from ages of silent slumber, ask me anything you wish to know.

Show Chuta Kaimu the relic you received from Mushika. "Why did the goddess Shilen abandon the Lost Nest?" "Why did the Elroki tribe, who once controlled dinosaurs, become so weak?"

It is not true that Shilen abandoned this island. The truth is that she was stripped of her right to govern after she was seduced by her father, Gran Kain. Although the crime was his, it was Shilen who was punished, and it was the Lost Nest that suffered most.

History scorns Shilen for this act, judging her as willful, cold-hearted and selfish. But this island's creatures know the truth.

Far from cold-hearted, Shilen loved even the primitive creatures that the other gods had forsaken. As their mother-goddess, she fretted about their safety and the future of this island until the moment her position was usurped.

Check for other wisdom.

With the Lost Nest no longer under Shilen's rule, the goddess was unable to continue to protect the Elroki tribe, and much of the Elrokians' power derived from her mighty magic was lost.

Meanwhile, freed from Elrokian control, the dinosaurs roamed unfettered throughout the land, wreaking havoc wherever they went.

The Elroki tribe was forced to flee to the Primeval Plains, where they settled and became a mere shadow of their former selves. Gone were the mighty Elrokian warriors, replaced by timid villagers and short-sighted leaders. Eventually, their descendants even forgot their true heritage and their true home.

But in you I see the spirit of a true Elrokian warrior of old! Fate has decreed that you should be the one to help save their race and restore them to their ancient glory.

Check for other wisdom.

(Show the item to Chuta Kaimu.)

This is...

Long years have changed its shape and appearance, making recognition difficult. Wait while I access more stored wisdom regarding it.

Check for other wisdom. Wait.

The pride of the ancient Elrokian warriors -- in a sense, their other self, proof of Mother Shilen's blessing and faithfulness. Ah, this is! This must be a fragment of the weapon the Elrokian warriors once wielded.

May I see it more closely?

Show Mushika's relic to Chuta Kaimu.

This fragment is surely a remnant of the axe Gazkh, which was once wielded by Elrokian warriors at the peak of the tribe's power. Now I believe that you are truly the outsider of whom the prophecies speak. Blessed be the name of Shilen!

"What do the prophecies say about this outsider of fate?"

May I see it more closely? (Place the relic near the Pillar.) This is indeed proof that you are the long-awaited outsider fated to save this island. Long ago, Shilen foretold that when the ancient evil of this island woke again from its slumber, fate would send an outsider, armed with Gazkh, to save the Elrokian people and restore them to their rightful home.

Shilen instructed the we Kaimus share with him the wisdom he needs. You are the outsider whom fate has chosen! I now obey my mother Shilen's command -- here is written wisdom concerning Gazkh. Return to the Elrokian village and give this to its leader. He too has an important role to play in averting this coming doom and will aid you in your quest.

Take this written wisdom to the leader of the Elroki tribe. He too has an important role to play in averting this coming doom and will aid you in your quest.

Are you not the outsider who went to search for the Mantarasa Egg? Why have you come here?

Tell him that Chief Mushika sent you.

It seems Mushika has already decided.

Outsider, I know that Mushika has asked you to go to the Lost Nest. But did he tell you of the place itself, of of his purpose in sending you there?

In the Elrokian tongue, the Lost Nest is called Wallamai.

"Wallamai?"

Wallamai means a bowl filled with blood. Once the Lost Nest was a sacred place for the Elroki. Young warriors proved themselves by traveling there and completing a ceremonial rite-of-passage. But then the dinosaurs of the Lost Nest became so vicious that few of our young men returned, and those who did were half-past dead with the fear of what they had seen. In our day, only one warrior has successfully penetrated the Lost Nest and returned: Mushika. He brought out a metal fragment that he claimed was a sacred relic of our ancient past.

But he was the last Elrokian to enter the Lost Nest, and it cost him dearly. I did not expect that the chief would entrust our fate to an outsider like yourself, but perhaps he sees more than I do of this matter. So, outsider of fate, are you ready to leave for our Wallamai?

"I will do it."

Very well. Mushika wishes you to obtain a record of our ancestors that legend says is hidden in the Lost Nest. Specifically, it is a memorial tower erected by Shilen to commemorate our honorable dead Elrokian warriors.

Keep listening.

In that bygone age, Shilen was the sacred goddess of water, and she was like a mother to all the creatures of this island.

Legend says that Shilen imbued a stone pillar with the magical ability to record and remember every single detail of the Elroki tribe.

"What does this pillar have to do with Mushika's request?"

Mushika suspects that the last of the ancient Elrokian warriors, whose truth has been hidden under the veil of years, the ancient relic he himself once brought out of the Lost Nest, and the cause of his present illness are all related. But none know how this could be, which is why we need the wisdom of that magic stone pillar, whom legend says observes and remembers all that occurs on this island. Mushika especially wished to discover the identity of the relic and its purpose. Both he and I agree that it is our best -- our only -- clue to these bizarre happenings.

"Do you know where that stone pillar is?"

Alas, no one knows for certain if it even still exists. But through my sorcery, I can summon the spirits of my ancestors and ask for their guidance.

The ritual will require special materials that I do not have, however.

I will especially need Ornithomimus' claws and Deinonychus' bone fragments to perform the ritual. Can you obtain those materials for me?

Ask where you can get the materials.

I know very well where the dinosaurs live. If you leave this place with Kariachin's help and go up north, you will find a cave linked to an area of the Lost Nest.

Enter it and you will find the dinosaurs easily. Once among them, hunt Ornithomimus and Deinonychus and gather their claws and bone fragments for the ritual.

Once you have obtained more than two of each of them, return here. In the meantime, I will prepare another part of the ritual.

Haven't you collected the materials for the ritual yet? We cannot begin until I have the claws and bone fragments necessary to summon the spirits of my ancestors.

Go to the Lost Nest and hunt Ornithomimus and Deinonychus.

Collect their claws and bone fragments; you must obtain more than two each in order for me to proceed with the ritual.

Excellent! These are claws and bone fragments I need for the ritual! I know that the dinosaurs must have fought fiercely, but I see that you were able to procure everything we need. Well done!

Now that we have all the materials, we will proceed with the ritual.

Watch the ritual.

(Karakawei begins chanting in a low voice. Suddenly, his body becomes rigid and unmoving, like a stone statue. Has his spirit left his body to communicate with his ancestors?)

Karakawei appears to regain awareness. Speak to him.

Phew... Our great ancestors have shared their wisdom with me, their unworthy descendant. As a shaman of the Elroki people, I now pass this wisdom to you, the outsider of fate.

Are you ready to hear the wisdom of the Elroki?

Tell him yes.

The ancestors say that the legendary stone monument really does exist. It is a sacred child of Shilen, given life though her powerful water magic. But now it sleeps a slumber deeper than death, and there is only one thing that can awake it: the very word that Shilen first spoke to it at its creation.

"Where is the stone monument, and what word will awaken it?"

The ancestors have told me that the word is tepu. And they have also revealed that the monument stands beneath a tree at the end of the northeast part of the Lost Nest.

This was all I heard before my strength was exhausted and my spirit fled back to my body.

But I fear that you will face obstacles on this journey that I cannot foresee.

The word that will awake the monument is tepu. The monument itself stands beneath a tree at the end of the northeast part of the Lost Nest.

But take care! I fear that you will face obstacles on this journey that I cannot foresee.

Have you already returned from discovering the stone monument and learning the secret of the ancient relic? No? Oh, outsider, you can lie to Karakawei, but you cannot cheat our ancestors or escape the destiny that Shilen has decreed for you.

Choose now! Will you return to the Lost Nest and finish this task, or do you plan to simply wander around like a drunken fool?

Ah, is this the real epitaph from the pillar of wisdom?

You, outsider, have done well indeed. Thank you for showing it to me, but Mushika should be the first to see it.

Go and give it to him.

You have failed to communicate with Balu Kaimu.

Go back to the first screen.

(Staring closely at the Pillar of Wisdom, the delicate letters on its face seem to move rhythmically. Given its location, this must be Balu Kaimu....)

Touching the pillar seems to cause it to react. Try to communicate with it.

Try to enter the first letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

Try to enter the second letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

Try to enter the third letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

Try to enter the fourth letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

(The delicate letters on the face of the pillar begin organizing themselves into what seem to be sentences.)

The pillar appears to be pulsing slowly, almost as if it were breathing.

You feel a sudden urge to place your hand against the pillar.

Who...Who has awakened me from this silence you small and strange-looking creature has done it I have never seen such a strange-looking creature since Shilen gave me life...

The speech is so fast that it's impossible to understand. Ask it to say it again slowly.

I am Balu Kaimu, a Pillar of Wisdom whose name means "eyes watching sea" in the Elrokian tongue. You used Shilen's word to awaken me!

Now you know how to communicate with me, so tell me: How is it that you came to know that word? It evoked a sacred oath between my mother Shilen and the ancient Elrokian warriors...

"I'm an adventurer who came here to help the Elroki tribe. They call me the outsider of fate."

The...outsider...of...fate!

(The engraved letters on the face of the pillar scatter, then begin to form a new pattern. When the reorganization is over, the letters stop moving.)

Ask what it is doing.

I am mentally connected with my brother, Ulu Kaimu, whom you also awakened with Shilen's word. I have shared information concerning you with him, so you will not need to prove yourself to him. In fact, the entire flow of history, from the creation of the Lost Nest until the present, made our meeting here and now inevitable.

It is my mother Shilen's will that I communicate with you. Outsider, tell me: what wisdom do you seek from Balu Kaimu?

"What did the Lost Nest used to look like?" "What caused the destruction of the Lost Nest?" Ask for insight about the item that you received from Chief Mushika.

Long, long ago, when all the dinosaurs had finished their migration to the Lost Nest under the supervision of the Elrokian warriors, Elkrokhian civilization was at its peak.

The seal stones set in place by my mother Shilen and the statues that reflected her beauty were arranged in perfect harmony. The island was fertile and peaceful.

Shilen even enlisted the help of the other gods to make this place a a true paradise. Dinosaurs and Elrokians coexisted in peace and prosperity in those days.

Verify other wisdom.

The end of paradise was heralded by the sharp claws of Sailren the dinosaur. Violent and vicious, Sailren almost seemed clothed in flame. Not even the greatest Elrokian warrior could tame it.

Finally, Shilen ordered Sailren isolated on a remote part of the island, far from civilization. Many Elrokian warriors perished in the capture of that terrible creature.

Only Shilen's help made it possible, but from that day on, the balance of the island was lost. In the years that followed, most of the seal stones -- even the fabric of civilization itself -- were destroyed by dinosaurs that had become impossible to control.

Check for other wisdom.

(Present the item to Balu Kaimu.)

Hmm... It seems familiar to me, conjuring memories long buried.

I remember Elrokian warriors in their shining silver armor striking their fierce dinosaur foes with weapons forged by the gods themselves! But I don't think this is the wisdom you seek.

Perhaps you should go to another Kaimu and ask its wisdom on the matter...

Verify other wisdom. Ask if there are other Kaimus with whom you might communicate.

That is correct. Just as I can communicate with Ulu Kaimu, I can communicate with my other brothers as well. But Chuta Kaimu cannot communicate with Ulu Kaimu. I can communicate with both, but I cannot channel all their wisdom.

We Kaimus share our wisdom through a complex process. For so it is ordained by my mother, Shilen, that we cannot monopolize our wisdom.

Please tell me where he is and how I can awaken him. Check for other wisdom.

To meet my brother, Chuta Kaimu, start here and travel southwest. You will find him where the road ends.

To wake him from his slumber, speak only the word wagu, the same word that my mother Shilen spoke when she gave him life. Possibly he will share his wisdom with you.

To meet my brother, Chuta Kaimu, start here and travel southwest. You will find him where the road ends.

To wake him from his slumber, speak only the word wagu, the same word that my mother Shilen spoke when she gave him life. Possibly he will share his wisdom with you.

You have failed to communicate with Ulu Kaimu.

Go back to the first screen.

(Staring closely at the Pillar of Wisdom, the delicate letters on its face seem to move rhythmically. Given its location, this must be the stone monument Karakawei told you about...)

Touching the pillar seems to cause it to react. Try to communicate with it.

Try to enter the first letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

Try to enter the second letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

Try to enter the third letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

Try to enter the fourth letter of the ancient word.

p   w   o n   t   a u   e   g h

(The delicate letters on the face of the pillar begin organizing themselves into what seem to be sentences.)

The pillar appears to be pulsing slowly, almost as if it was breathing. What would happen if you gently put your hand on it?

Who...Who has awakened me from this silence?!? You? A small and strange-looking creature has done this? I have never seen such a strange-looking creature... by all that is Shilen...

The speech trails off and is so fast that it's impossible to understand. Ask it to say it again slowly.

I have already discovered why you are here by connecting the threads of events past.

You need not prove yourself to me.

That I am awake and communicate with you now is the will of Shilen.

O fated outsider, what ancient wisdom do you seek?

"To begin with, why did the dinosaurs and the Elroki tribe come here?" "I heard that you know everything about what happened in the past. But why were you asleep?" "I would like to receive wisdom about the item Mushika gave me."

The dinosaurs are primitive creatures born when the circle of the gods was broken in the ancient time. Possessed of the same power as the giants, they were a threat to the other 5 races -- to the gods themselves, in fact.

The gods wished to protect the other races from these creatures, but hesitated.

So the water goddess, Shilen took it upon herself to be a mother to these dangerous creatures.

She made them a comfortable nest on this Primeval Isle. But she was not blind to the danger of their violent natures. Therefore she designated the brave Elroki tribe to be the guardians of this island and preserve order here.

Check for other wisdom.

That is related to the reason why the order of the Lost Nest was threatened. Shilen ordered the Elroki tribe to move the dinosaurs to a more remote place.

But during that journey, some of the dinosaurs disobeyed Shilen's commands and attempted to flee. The brave Elrokian warriors defeated them at great cost to their tribe -- and then only with the help of Shilen herself.

The order Shilen had imposed was thrown out of balance, and the seals of gods created to control those violent dinosaurs were damaged. For you see, Shilen had bestowed the power to seal to stone pillars like us in order to curb her violent children.

"Us? You mean there are other stone pillars like you?"

That's right. In her wisdom, Shilen fashioned several stone pillars in order to record the island's history in the hopes that order could again be restored.

But when Shilen was transformed into the goddess of destruction and the Elroki tribe was driven out to the Primeval Plains by the dinosaurs, our focus shifted to serving as guardians.

It fell to us to try to control the rampages of the dinosaurs; communication with the outside world was lost and most of the Elroki have long since forgotten us.

Check for other wisdom.

(Show the item to Ulu Kaimu).

Hmmm... This recalls memories of....

The blessing of water...my mother Shilen... I also remember Shilen's wisdom -- and her concern about the dinosaurs.

But I don't think my memories are the wisdom you seek.

Go to my other brother Kaimus and show them the item and receive their wisdom...

Check for other wisdom. "Brother Kaimus? Are there other Pillars of Wisdom?"

Shilen made several brothers like me in order that the history of the island might be recorded from many different angles. She created us in groups and granted us the power to communicate among ourselves, that we might share our wisdom with each other.

But because Shilen was concerned that Kaimus might abuse the wisdom she gave us, she alone knows how many stone pillars have life.

Among them, I can communicate only with one brother Kaimu. I do not know if he possesses the wisdom that you seek.

"Please tell me where he is and how I can communicate with him." Check for other wisdom.

My brother Balu Kaimu stands under a tree near the road if you travel south from here. Communicate with him in the same way you have with me.

Awaken him with the word toon, which Shilen first said to him when she gave him life. He will share his wisdom with you.