Testimony of Fate

This is a copy of Kaisha's Revelation, ancient religious scriptures that I transcribed at great risk to my life. I will safeguard it for future generations. Although it is dark elves who now seek its secrets, I find it rewarding that such an old truth is again known to the world.

You may obtain a written copy of the revelation from Gludin Village's warehouse. First you must obtain a bill from my daughter 'Roa' who lives in this village. Go to her and say 'The moon emits light though you hide it with your hand.' She will then give you the bill.

The Book of Abyss is an amazing scripture, a collection of all the knowledge and experiences of our race through the millenia. The time has come for you to contribute your part to our history.

You must prepare and use a special ink for this process. Thus will begin the Initiation Ceremony of the Shilen Circle.

I know what you want! You have come for the bloody fairy dust! Do you think I would just give it to you for free?

If you do me a favor, I will give you what you seek. So listen closely!

Our queen is a collector of bones. She seems most happy when she is arranging the skulls of strange animals. I admit, she is a little eccentric, but she is my queen!

I will give you the red fairy dust if you bring 10 skulls each, from the grandis, karull bugbear, Breka Orc Overlord, reto lizardman Chief! I swear on this jewel!

You have collected all the skulls! I am impressed! The queen will be happy, too! Here is your red fairy dustas promised! And remember this! This is much more valuable than the normal silver fairy dust.

Come in, Dark Elf Village. Do you know why I've asked you here? Once I had a beloved sister. She was the only family I had left. She was executed during the rebellion of farmers because of her relationship with the Bishops. And this after she was excommunicated! The High Priest said that her soul would be damned and her body could not be buried in consecrated ground!

Einhasad teaches forgiveness and mercy but I cannot suppress the furious sadness of my heart.

I must have revenge on those who killed my sister!

If you will help me avenge my sister, I will take the skull of Brother Alders from the crypt in the temple. There are 2 things with which I need your help. First, find the remains of my sister in the Execution Ground Her body hangs from the branches of a tree. This is no normal tree, but a fearsome creature the undead call Hanged Man Ripper. Once you retrieve my sister's remains, put them in this pot and bring them to me.

Thank you so much. At last my sister can have a decent burial...

If you could please help me with one more thing, I need you to bring me some 'Belladonna'. I have read that this poison can kill a bull with just one droplet! I intend to kill the Priest Criton who executed my sister with this same poison.

Isn't it true that your race has some familiarity with poisons?

Please fetch the belladonna as soon as possible and I will give you the skull of Brother Alders.

Our task is to discover the hidden facts, and reveal the truth. The Dark Elves have the shortest history and are the fewest in number among the 5 races, but we understand the power of darkness better than anybody else. We explore and manage without fear the very thing that other tribes fears, the power of darkness, the ultimate secrets veiled under the abyss of darkness.... This is our strength.

That the more we uncover the truth and reveal hidden knowledge, the stronger we will become. This is what we firmly believe. If you can discover theForbidden Knowledgeand thereby enrich our spiritual heritage, you will be acknowledged for your contribution and be given the qualifications to win a promotion to a higher rank Warrior or Magician.

Go now toEinhasad's shrineand meet Brother Metheus. He told us that he will pass over the remains of Alder placed in the shrine basement. Be careful. You should not let other people notice.

I knew that he was expecting something in return. We have no choice. Grant everything that he requests as long as it is within our power. The important thing is that we acquire the revelation.

belladonna? When it comes to poison Master Ixia from the Dion Castle Town is the expert. Go and ask her. By the way, the guy,

Belladonna? Of course I can make it for you. But first you must find me the materials.

The things that I need are Medusa Blood, Marsh Spider Fluids, Dead Seeker Dung, Paagrio Crusader's Blood, and Nightshade Root. I need 10 each.

Dead Seeker bat can be found in the Execution Ground of Dion Castle Town, and Paagrio Crusader is in Southern Entrance of Wastelands of

I need 10 of Medusa Blood, Marsh Spider Fluids, Dead Seeker Dung, Paagrio Crusader's Blood, and

You have found all the materials. This is enough make the belladonna. Please wait a moment. I will make you the belladonna. Be careful! The belladonna is a strong poison. Just one drop can even kill a mighty bull. It's finished. Put it to good use.

I won't ask who you are trying to use the belladonna on. But no need to doubt its power. For, just one single drop of the belladonna will chill his body into a dead corpse and it will send the spirits back to Shilen.

It was reported from Magister Kaira. That you were taking a test to promote to a higher rank. Does the belladonna that I made you the other day have anything to do with the test? Anyway, I wish you good luck.

Thank you so much! At last my sister's death will be avenged! Although I shall surely be damned for it, I intend to personally see the beast get what he gave to my beloved sister.

Here is the skull of Alders from the crypt of the temple as I promised. Take it.

After I bury my sister I shall avenge her death. You Dark Elves have been very useful to my preparations for this day, but I will take it from here.

At last you have brought the Alder's Skull. With this we can perform the exorcism ritual which can summon the spirit of Alder. Let's try it now.

In the name of Shilen, Master of hell, Queen of the dead,

thou who have crossed the waters of forgetfulness, spirit of Eldus Bricent...

Cross the border of life and death and appear in front of me!

Finally,the complete copy of the revelationwhich was thought to be lost 200 years ago is in our hands, at last. Good job, brother of darkness. Thanks to your efforts our tribe will have an even better understanding of the power of darkness. In appreciation of your endeavors, I will give you the opportunity to promote to a higher rank. I bet that is want you want, as well.

Why would a Dark Elf Village like you want to see me...?

Brother Alder? He who is said to be my great, great grandfather? But why would a Dark Elf Village ask about my ancestor? What is it that you want to know about a person who already died years ago?

What?

That is what I heard from my grandmother when I was young... She told me to remember it until my dying day, and be sure to pass it on to my children. I couldn't understand the meaning exactly, but I could feel that it was talking about something very important. She said that if someone comes to me and says those words, I must give this thing to that person. I am not sure, but I think it is some kind of slip. If you look up here, it says 'Gludin Village warehouse'. Take it . See what it is all about.

The thing that my ancestor kept with me seems to be the slip when you deposit something in the warehouse. Perhaps my ancestor kept something precious in the warehouse? It says on the slip 'Gludin Village warehouse' so you'd better go and check that place. I bet you'll be able to get some more specific information there.

Is it true that the antique document that my ancestor wrote is the book banned by the Priests of Einhasad? I wonder why my ancestor would have researched such prohibited knowledge? You'd better watch out as well. They say that the book contains dark messages that corrupts one's soul.

.black.willow.lurkerbreak.off.its.branches.dig.out.its.roots.cut.off.its.stems.burn.its.stump

.black.willow.lurker.leaf.Bring.it.and.you.shall.have.yoursap.of .ti.mi.riran.

.I.give.you.my.word.I.promise.I.give.you.take.this.seed.as.the.voucher.

.Killed.black.willow.lurker.withered.shriveled.never.can.covet.our.land.again

.Thank.you.good.job.fought.well.keep.my.promise.I.shall.give.the.sap.of.ti.mi.riran

I remember... I've read it in an old account book. We Dwarves are very strict on keeping the account book. It is recorded that when my predecessor first came here to the town's warehouse, a pale looking man with a priest gown left a scroll with him.

It is the Steel Gate Guild's principle to protect all deposited things thoroughly, so we have kept the scroll in the locker for the last 200 years. Although your chit that you brought is also very old, there is no doubt that it is issued by our warehouse. Wait a moment. I shall bring the deposited goods.

Here! Take it. I am telling you, some pages in this book are torn ... But that was how it looked like from the beginning!

I don't know what that document is about , but please be reminded that it has been kept preciously by our Steel Gate Guild for over a hundred years. To us, credit is the greatest virtue!

Then I will write you a recommendation letter. Take this recommendation letter to Tetrarch Thifiel of the Dark Elves' Village. Then take 'Shilen's Initiation' to enter the higher rank. By doing so, you can get the 'Mark of Fate' from the Tetrarch.

You are bold enough to show your ambitions. But you are still unprepared to take 'Shilen's Initiation'. Come back after you have accumulated more experience.Then I will write you the letter of recommendation.

Good. Now you are ready enough. I will write a recommendation letter for you. Take this recommendation letter to Tetrarch Thifiel of the Dark Elven Village. Take 'Shilen's initiation' and receive the Mark of Abyss.

Quick! Go back to the Dark Elven Forest and meet Tetrarch Thifiell. Follow his directions and take 'Shilen's Initiation'. Then you'll be able to get the '

I hope you successfully carry out the 'Shilen's Initiation' and are promoted to a higher rank. May the eye of the abyss lead you.

Welcome home, young brother. It seems just a few days ago when you came here after finishing your training in the shrine of Shilen. You have matured a great deal since then.

The very document that you discovered this time is the 'Kaisha's Revelation' which contains the truth about Shilen's myth! It is Goddess' bible which was thought to be lost a long time ago! That document is an important clue to our suvival in the Age of Chaos, as well as a key to the opening of a new era.

Now it is time for you to take the Initiation Ceremony. It is the ceremony where you share the experience and knowledge that you acquired in the Human world, as well as inheriting the accumulated knowledge of previous successors. First take this letter and amulet and go see the Shaman Arkenia of the Dark Elves Initiation Altar. And with her help, complete the Initiation Ceremony of Shilien.

It is time for you to take the Initiation Ceremony of Shilien. Take the letter and amulet that I gave you and go see the Shaman Arkenia of the Dark Elves Initiation Altar. She will take charge of your ceremony.

The Book of Abyss is the living history and bible of our past and future. It is where all our tribe's knowledge and experience is recorded. To write down your own phrase in the book is the Initiation Ceremony. I hope you complete it successfully.

To create the ink you must use to write in The Book of Abyss you will need to obtain two ingredients: Red Fairy Dust from the Bloody Pixy and Ti-mi-riran Sap from Ti-mi-rirans.

You have assembled the ingredients needed for making Scarlet Ink. The Initiation Ceremony of the Shilien Circle may begin.

Purge your soul and absorb the knowledge and experience of your ancestors from the Book of Abyss. Add your contribution to our holy scripture.

I, Arkenia, Shaman of the Abyss proclaim that you have been given the sacred knowledge of our ancestors. You are privy to the prophecies foretelling our dark, chaotic future and have been shown what our race must do to survive.

Specific memories will fade from your mind, but the knowledge will be held in your heart for the right moment.

Congratulations! The Initiation Ceremony of the Shilen Circle is complete. You have acheived a higher level. Now go back to Tetrarch Thifiell.

I congratulate you on completing the Initiation Ceremony of Shilen. Now take the letter that I gave you to Tetrarch Thifiell.

My brother of darkness who just realized the true principles of abyss, I congratulate you on your awakening. You have witnessed the dark fate that our race should bear in the upcoming Chaotic Chronicle. But there's no need to be disappointed or be sorrowful at all. We need to carry out our duty only.

Now I shall present the Mark of Fate to you. This mark is essential for promoting to a higher rank. I guess you'll be even more mature next time I meet you. I hope that Shilen's mercy will cast on you.