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The following are transcripts and videos for the quest An Empty Vessel.

Cast

• Waoud
• Yasfel
• Raubahn
• Wathdeeh
• ???

Act 1: Aht Urhgan Whitegate

Waoud: Ah, a visitor from foreign shores. Greetings. I am Waoud, a humble seer of Al Zahbi.

Waoud: I divine from your appearance that you hail from the western continent... A place we here know as the “Middle Lands.” An adventurer, yes?

Waoud: The Empire of Aht Urhgan recruits mercenaries on a grand scale, as she does all things. Our meager city has become a scurrying anthill of activity.

Waoud: But you did not come to hear simple gossip. Destiny brought you to me, and it is of destiny I shall speak. I require less coin from adventurers for my divinations, considering their...uncertain employment.

Waoud: Most excellent. I shall now proceed to ask you several questions.

Waoud: My divinations follow a somewhat unorthodox process. Answer truthfully and all shall be revealed.

Waoud: What is destiny?

Waoud: Does the accomplishment of a goal require sacrifice and hardship?

Waoud: You hold in your hands a forbidden scroll. Reading it will bring you untold wisdom, but cost all that you own.

Waoud: If the loss of one life would save ten thousand, would you offer yourself without hesitation?

Waoud: Would you choose a tumultuous life where fame or fortune were attainable, or a tranquil life where both were forever beyond your reach?

Waoud: You stand on the precipice between life and death. Would you choose to live life as a beast if it would save you from falling into the shadowy abyss of the underworld?

Waoud: A companion in battle turns against you, raising a weapon to attack.

Waoud: A loved one is afflicted with a terrible illness and has little time left to live. You are asked to end that life by your own hand.

Waoud: You are in the midst of a fierce battle. The enemy lying at your feet was once a friend. His breath is ragged and weak.

Waoud: A superior to whom you owe a great debt orders you to act in a way that violates your sense of justice.

Waoud: Thank you for your patience. The answers you have provided will be most helpful in my divination. Let us look upon what has been revealed...

Waoud: Sky, Flame, Gale, Stone, and Spring. I see all five serpent symbols... This sign heralds a turning point in your destiny.

Waoud: A time will come when you must choose one of two paths. The road you walk will be entirely up to you...

Waoud: Even I cannot ascertain what awaits you at the end of each path. Yet one must be chosen nonetheless.

Waoud: This choice cannot be avoided...

Waoud: ...My divination is at an end. Have I unsettled you?

Waoud: Ahahaha. A seer I may be, but I suggest you take these divinations with a light heart--no matter what the signs suggest.

Waoud: Should a sign prove to be the gentle push that was needed, then consider it a blessing.

Waoud: Now comes the matter of payment... I am told that an object of incredible rarity can be found in the Middle Lands.

Waoud: Would you consider bringing me this prize in place of common coin?

Waoud: To be truthful, the one who wishes to gaze upon this object is my own bedridden mother. A final wish from a curious old lady...

Waoud: Do not concern yourself with haste. My dear mother clings to life with surprising ferocity.

Waoud: The object of which I speak is precious in the Near East, but worth precious little elsewhere...

Waoud: The treasure I would have you seek is a precious stone. It is said to be as red as blood and found in a land of geysers.

Waoud: The discovery of this object is apparently made easier under very particular conditions, but I am not sufficiently familiar with the geography of your continent to even know where to start.

Waoud: I cannot provide you with the name of this treasure, but perhaps with your knowledge...

Waoud: ...My apologies. You do not need to hear the woes of some street-corner fortuneteller.

Waoud: In fact, I shall not ask payment of you this day. And please forget my unreasonable request. May fortune smile upon you...

Act 2: Aht Urhgan Whitegate

Waoud: Are you sure of this? A thousand thousand blessings on your house! I am speechless with gratitude...

Waoud: Again, my apologies! I know not the name of this object, but I do remember some clues...

Waoud: The treasure I would have you seek is a precious stone. It is said to be as red as blood and found in a land of geysers.

Waoud: The discovery of this object is apparently made easier under very particular conditions, but I cannot provide you with any more details. My original source of information returned home to the Middle Lands before I could learn more.

Waoud: But with your knowledge of that continent, you may have a chance...

Waoud: May the winds of fortune guide you!

Act 3: Aht Urhgan Whitegate

Waoud: Yes! This is the wondrous Dangruf Stone the traveler spoke of!

Waoud: Ah... Waoud: To be perfectly honest, it was the mother of a colleague who wished to gaze upon this treasure...

Waoud: I am afraid I have another favor to ask you... Would you consent to deliver this to my colleague? I cannot leave the city, you see...

Waoud: A thousand thousand apologies.

Waoud: My colleague is currently part of an Imperial patrol that apprehends desecrators of the ruins found in the Aydeewa Subterrane.

Waoud: The Aydeewa Subterrane runs beneath Bhaflau Thickets. May the winds of fortune guide you.

Act 4: Aydeewa Subterrane

Yasfel: Ah... The new potential...

Yasfel: I am Yasfel of the Immortals.

Yasfel: I regret to inform you that the Dangruf Stone you have brought me was nothing more than a ruse.

Yasfel: We merely wished to test the limits of your innermost desire for power.

Yasfel: Yes... We needed to gauge your “suitability”...

Yasfel: You undertook what was, in essence, an unreasonable request, and completed the task admirably. Such commitment is worthy of praise...

Yasfel: But it all comes back to your search for power...

Yasfel: I stand before you as one who holds the only key to unlocking your potential.

Yasfel: Naturally, this power comes at a price. Something precious will be lost to you.

Yasfel: Though you may not even notice it is missing...

Yasfel: If you are willing to pay the price...

Yasfel: If you truly desire the power that a blue mage wields...

Yasfel: Take my hand... (If you decline)

Yasfel: You choose the safer path.

Yasfel: So be it...

Yasfel: I will ask you one more question. Do you feel any regrets in your decision?

Yasfel: Your life...now belongs to the Empress and the Empire...

Act 5: Imperial Ward

???: ... The potential is ready for your inspection.

???: Her cobalt levels were very low, and I was afraid this would be another failure. But she somehow clawed her way back from the edge of death.

???: Hmph. Her answers were not entirely truthful.

???: You were the one who transplanted this!

???: This... ...loathsome Ahriman lens!

???: Hold your tongues. She awakens...

Raubahn: Congratulations, PLAYER. Welcome to the ranks of the blue mages.

Raubahn: However, at this moment you are but an empty vessel--a base creature, weaker than the most ordinary mortal.

Raubahn: A blue mage must wrest her strength and vitality from her enemies.

Raubahn: Show me your hunger for unrivaled power!

Raubahn: This is the only guidance I shall give you.

Wathdeeh: If you prove your worth, you may one day find a place among the Immortals.

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