Hunt of the Black Lion

What can I help with?

OK, shall I demonstrate my talents now? First... Attach the legs to the base... Then the torso above that... And if we match the joints of the arms and head properly... OK! It's finished! The joints of the connecting parts are still visible but overall, it looks perfect, don't you think? Hmm... Is it the image of the goddess of Shilen? Looking at it carefully, it's really a beautiful statue.

OK, shall I demonstrate my talents now? First... Attach the legs to the base... Then the torso above that... And if we match the joints of the arms and head properly... Huh? The statue just crumbled... I knew that it was really old and the material weak but.. When I just applied some pressure to connect... Oh, I'm really sorry.

OK, shall I demonstrate my talents now? Well, this fragment looks like it goes to the very bottom section of the stone tablet... And this piece is above that... It's like putting together a puzzle... OK... It's finished! It's an ancient stone tablet... I'm really curious whether some secrets of history are recorded on it! Hmm... But these letters look like writing of the titans... I've seen this somewhere before...! Where in the world could...?!

OK, shall I demonstrate my talents now? Well, this fragment looks like it goes to the very bottom section of the stone tablet... And this piece is above that... Oh! The tablet just crumbled... I should have expected that the material would be really weak from having been exposed to the rain and wind for such a long time... Darn...! I'm really sorry for making such a big mistake.

This clay tablet... Where in the world could...?! It's just one part, but... Maphr...! Where did such a precious thing...? Look at this, young fellow! I'll present to you a big gift of gratitude so please give this tablet to me!

I'm really thankful! Finally the deep-rooted work of our guild federation...! Here, take this gift of gratitude! And if you find more of these clay tablets in the future, please bring those to me also! I'll express my thanks adequately!

Huh...?! I said I'd express my thanks abundantly but you still refuse... Look here, young fellow. Do you really think you can sell that tablet somewhere else at a higher price? I guarantee that no matter how hard you look, you won't find anyone that will give you as much as I will. If your opinion changes, please come to me again. Turn over that tablet to me anytime and I'll give you a big gift of gratitude as I promised!

You're a member of the Black Lion Mercenaries, aren't you? I heard that you are working hard to get rid of the evil creatures in this area recently. Please keep up the good work in the future too! But do you have some business with me...?

You've gotten another freight box. I'm thankful again. The freight that is being looted by the evil creatures is increasing by the day but without the help of mercenaries like yourself, the losses of our commercial guild would be so much more. Here, take this gift of gratitude!. And, as always, I present you with these coins from our guild. Please keep up the good work in the future too!

I really thank you for recovering so many freight boxes like this for us. If the financial situation of our commercial guild were a bit better, we would hire competent mercenaries such as yourself as bodyguards... In that case, the evil creatures would never be able to loot our stuff, no?

OK! Here, take the gift of gratitude! The amount of the gratitude money increased greatly after I spoke to my superiors about the hard work you have been doing for our guild. As this is appropriate acknowledgment for your hard work, please take it without refusing. And, as always, I present you with these coins from our guild.

Freight box...? What box are you talking about? It doesn't look to me as if you have one of those...

Is there anything I can do for you...?

Hey brother! Did you tell me that you’re currently on active duty? I know that must be hard work! Is there anything I can help you with?

What kind of box is that…? Oh, I know. That’s a cargo box used by traders. Since you brought it to me… I can assume that you don’t have any intention of returning it to the merchant, am I right? All right. I’ll open the box for you. Of course, you can have the contents of the box. Instead, I’ll charge you a small fee. I think 650 adena will be appropriate. Think of it as the price for opening the box and for keeping my mouth shut.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

Fruit…? Oh, they must be apples grown in Gludio Castle Town! Mmm… they look delicious. If you take them to the market before they go bad, I guess you will be able to make some money.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

Hmm? Isn’t this corn meal? Isn’t this used to feed pigs? Well, anyhow, since it’s not anything you can use for yourself, you should take it to the market to sell it.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

What’s this… pelts…? Dire Wolf Pelts? They seem to have been tanned by a leather craftman. But they are not of high quality. Maybe they can be used to make leather hats? Well, anyhow, if you take them to the market, you will get some money for them.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

A gem? Oh wow, a Moonstone! You should be able to sell it at a fairly good price.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

Hmm? What’s this powder…? Should I taste it? Yes, this must be Gludio Wheat Flour! It can be used for baking bread I guess. Well, anyhow, you should be able to sell it for a decent price at the market.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

What’s this…? It’s Spidersilk Rope! It’s a very strong and light rope that is made from the spidersilk that is collected from the Tarantula Spider’s webs in the Spine Mountain Range. If you take it to a store, I’m sure you should be able to get a really good price for it.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

Hmm? A silver bowl? And a teacup? They seem to be of pretty high quality! It seems like they were made by Elven Village artisans. I am not interested in such exquisite items… but, anyway, if you take them to a store, you should be able to sell them for a fairly good price.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

Hmm? Machine parts…? This Guild Mark seems to be that of the Black Anvil Guild… what do you think? Although I don’t know for sure, these seem to be parts that are used by dwarves to do repair work on golems. If you take them to a store, I think you will be able to sell them at a pretty reasonable price.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

What’s this gem…? Ah! It’s a Fire Emerald! Don’t you know about it? it’s a rare and precious gemstone that gives out a strong red light when it’s exposed to sun light. You are so lucky! You can take it to a store and sell it at a very high price.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

Isn’t this a dress?! This is a silk dress for a woman. It looks pretty expensive, don’t you think? Take a look at this design. This is an item that has been imported from Avella of the East. At a time like this, who would use such a luxurious item…? This must be ordered by a noblewoman who has a liking for foreign products… don’t you think? You should take this to a store and sell it off! I’m sure you will get a very high price for it.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

Hmm? Don’t tell me! I don’t believe it!!! Wow, an Imperial… Diamond? Isn’t this the one that was used to decorate the crown of the king of Elmo-Town of Aden…? It’s truly… beautiful…! You are extremely lucky! You got yourself a priceless item. If you take it to the market, I’m sure you will be able to get a huge amount of money for it.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

What’s this…? A fragment of a stone statue? Hmm… it looks like a Statue of Shilen, the goddess… Isn’t she the goddess of death? For some reason, I don’t have a good feeling about this. But, if this was not a fragment but the complete statue, it could have fetched a large amount of money… There is someone who can put together a broken relic like this… He’s Blacksmith Rupio. If you collect all the fragments of the statue and take them to him, he will put them together to restore it and make it complete.

All right, let’s go ahead and open this box… Opening a padlock like this one is a piece of cake… Here we go! There… that was too easy. Now, let’s see what’s in the box.

What’s this…? A broken tablet fragment? Hmm… It has some incomprehensible symbols on it. Is this a relic from ancient times? If it was not a fragment but a complete tablet, this might have been a very valuable historical object. If you can find all the fragments of the tablet, you can get them to be restored to its complete form… If you are interested, go see Rupio the blacksmith. He is an expert of relic restoration.

Is there anything else you would like me to help you with?

Sorry. I don’t have any new information for you. Why don’t you stop by again later.

Some time ago, I overheard some dwarves talking among themselves in a blacksmith’s shop… The head of the dwarves… perhaps he is called the first elder? Anyway, he was desperately looking for a scroll that had hieroglyphic characters of giants on it. Although I didn’t get to hear the details, it seemed like some very critical secret regarding the giants’ scientific technology was written on it. I always thought that dwarves were just busying themselves with their work in blacksmith shops and being warehouse keepers. But what do you know… I think they have been working on secret things while avoiding the scrutiny of humans.

Some time ago, while I was talking with the members of the Dark Elf Village Guild, I found out that… Dark Elves worship the Goddess Shilen!! Are you saying that everybody already knows about that? Well, I heard about it for the first time…

Why would you want to worship a goddess of death… It doesn’t make any sense to me. But according to those who have been to The Dark Forest, the Temple of Shilen built by the Dark Elves is truly magnificent. They told me that the Abyssal Celebrants at the temple are gathering fragments of the statue of Goddess Shilen from everywhere!

Have you ever heard of a hatchling? It is a cute baby dragon that has been hatched from the egg of a wyrm or a drake. Among pet handlers, I heard that there is someone who knows how to raise a hatchling as one’s own pet… I think his name is Cooper or something like that. If you are interested in keeping a hatchling as a pet, why don’t you go see him!

I will give you the information that a clan leader, who wants to grow the power of his clan would be interested in obtaining. In each area, there are aristocrats who give support to small clans. These aristocrats would include Sir Kristof Rodemai in Giran Castle Town and Sir Gustaf Athebaldt of Town of Oren. Of course they are not just philanthropists. I would say they would want something in return for their support of a clan, wouldn’t you agree?

Some time ago, I heard a rumor that there is a society of ancient coin collectors. At first, I thought that they must be collectors of some anniversary coins that are not very valuable. But later, I found out that the value of the coins they collect is extremely high. And members of this society are very enthusiastic about their collection activities that whoever brings some rare coins to them, they will trade them for some high priced items! I heard that in order to join the coin collection society, you have to go see a dwarf called Sorint at the Hunters Village

I heard that if you go near the Ivory Tower in Town of Oren, you will find a fake alchemist. It is said that he goes around telling people that he can make some magic potion that will make people’s wishes come true… Many people have fallen victim to his fake potion. But what is surprising is that once in a blue moon, after using the potion people’s wishes actually did come true. The problem is that this only happens ‘very very rarely’…

Hush! Come closer to me. I’ll give you some information of great worth. I overheard traders talking among themselves. Some time ago, the cargo wagon of the Town of Aden Business Association that was traveling from Giran Castle Town to Dion Castle Town had been robbed and an item of great value was stolen. It is a gem called the

Have you heard about the rumor? Antharas, the earthdragon who had been sleeping in Dragon valley has awoken. This is terrible news… If it comes out of The Lair of Antharas and runs amok, all of Giran Castle Town region will fall into a state of pandemonium in no time…

However, there is someone who is recruiting people to form a militia fo

In this village, there is a young man who is dreaming of becoming the best chef in the kingdom. His name is Jonas. Lately he has been working hard to prepare himself to compete in a culinary competition. He is looking for an adventurer who can find ingredients to make exotic dishes…

In Giran Castle Town, there is a young man whose only aim in life is to take revenge. Everybody has been telling him that it’s useless but he is determined to kill the earthdragon Antharas with his own hands. Every day, he makes special arrows. Furthermore, if anybody brings him the raw materials he needs to make the arrows, he will pay the person with an ample reward. If you are interested, why don’t you go see him? His name is Belton and he works as a guard in Giran Castle Town

I will give you some information that will be useful to someone who travels a lot like yourself. According to the law of the land, the traders of this kingdom are not allowed to deal with criminals. But there are some traders who ignore this rule and sell their items to outlaws. These people include, Grocer Pano of Floran Village and Twyla who has set up her trade in the western section of The Dark Forest. Although they are business people, I think it’s shameless of them to deal with criminals… just to make money.

Would you like me to introduce you to a job opportunity? If you go to the northwestern area of Gludio Castle Town, there is a farmer whose name is Peter. He is currently hiring mercenaries to chase out turek orcs that have settled down near his farm… With your ability, you could deal with turek orcs with no problem, right?

By the way, did you know that relics of ancient kingdoms are often found in that area? While dealing with turek orcs, I heard that some people have discovered precious ancient relics by accident.

Have you heard of the Town of Aden Business Guild? It is an association of human traders. Since they saw that Dwarven Village traders and warehouse keepers were generating a lot of profit while engaging in their organizational activities, humans decided to imitate them by forming a guild of their own. However, it seems to me that the business savvy of a dwarf is inborn… No matter how hard humans try, I don’t think they can keep up with dwarves.

On top of that, adding insult to injury, evil spirits frequently attack the guild’s cargo wagons and steal their valuable goods making the humans suffer great losses.

Mercenary Red Foot

Is there anything else I can help you with?

Oh this piece must be…? Although it’s only part of it… still this piece came from one of the statues of Shilen that were lost…! Where in the world did you find it? Where did you find this sacred object…? This statue is a sacred object for us dark elves. I will pay you a great sum of money if you will hand it over to me. After all, it is not of much use to you any way, right?

Due to the humans’ distorted religious reformation, our goddess that we worship has been misunderstood to be a sinister being that brings death and destruction. But we dark elves still worship Shilen as our creator and as a goddess who is in charge of life and death. Unfortunately, when this place was invaded by the allied forces of humans and elves, many sacred objects which were decorating the temple were lost. Especially, many statues of the goddess Shilen which were exquisitely crafted were stolen. The statue you brought here is one of the statues that were lost at that time. Thank you so much. Here is the reward money I promised you. If you find any more statues like this, please bring them to me. Well, then may the divine protection of abyss be with you!

That statue is a sacred object for us dark elves. Anyway, if you keep it for yourself, you won’t have much use for it. Furthermore, if you carry a statue of Shilen with you and walk around among humans, people will accuse you of being a pagan. You would be lucky if you are not burnt to death at the stake. Anyway, if you change your mind, please come back and see me. If you hand over the statue to me, I am willing to pay you a generous sum of reward money. Well, then may the divine protection of abyss be with you.

About which mission would you like to hear about?

The Execution Ground is located in the eastern part of the village. It is an eerie place where people can hear the never ending cries of dead souls. Your mission is to clean out the undead that are infesting the place. According to a rumor, in order to pay for the spilled blood of innocent people who were killed during the farmers uprising, the undead came back to this world… Well, all I know is that we need to carry out the given assignment. Still, I don’t feel good about this for some reason.

This mission is to drive out the remnants of the Grecian military force that is currently encamped in the northwestern part of the Horseshoe Valley. Don’t take them too lightly by thinking that they are mere rabble of defeated soldiers. Your opponents are ol mahums of the Bloody Axe army led by the Blood Lord Nurka. They are a formidable enemy that you shouldn’t take too lightly.

The headquarters of delu lizardmen was originally located at the shore area in the southern part of Giran Castle Town. However, lately, many of them are infiltrating into Dion Castle Town territory. We don’t know yet whether they are entering Dion Castle Town just to find food or to prepare some large scale invasion. But what is clear is that they are making their movements with some clear goal. Our mission is to smash their units one by one and instill fear in them thereby discouraging them from settling down in this area.

This mission has to deal with weird evil creatures called “stacato” that are infesting the Cruma Marshlands. Have you ever seen a stacato? It looks like an insect. It’s a sinister race that gives you a creepy feeling. Their body is covered by a tight stakato chitin and they have sharp claws instead of hands. They also have surprisingly fast movements. You should never underestimate them.

To make matters worse, the Marshlands are inhabited by giant leeches, spiders and strange evil spirits hovering around the Tower of Giants. This makes the place very treacherous when one has to carry out military operations.

The enemies that you will deal with are delu lizardmen, delu lizardman scouts and delu lizardman warriors. As a proof that you slayed them, bring back the delu lizardmen’s teeth. But be careful. Comparing with the felim tribe in Gludio Castle Town or langk lizardman, they are much more violent and hostile.

The more proofs of victory you bring, the greater your reward will be. Well, since you once worked under Captain Leopold, you should already know the rule about proofs and rewards, don’t you?

Wait a moment. I present to you the mark of the lion’s eye. This is an award to recognize your distinguished services that you have demonstrated on the battlefield. Now, I expect you to continue to make great achievements.

Wait a moment. I present to you the mark of the lion’s eye. This is an award to recognize your distinguished services that you have demonstrated on the battlefield. And new supplies have been issued for you. Since they are expendable goods that will be useful in combat, store and guard them well! Now, I expect you to continue to make great achievements.

I appreciate your hard work so far. Even a lion needs a break. Retire to the village and replenish your energy while resting there. Maintaining one’s own physical strength is one of the basic skills of being a mercenary.

What?! You want to leave the Black Lion troop? Well, I guess you must have your own reasons. I won’t ask about that… However, I’ll tell you one thing… The only place for someone like yourself who was born with the blood of a fighter is in a mercenary troop. No matter where you go, you are destined to end up on the battlefield.

Anyhow, if you really want to withdraw from the mercenary troop, bear this in mind. Upon your departure, you will have to return the Black Lion Mark. Also, according to your contributions of service you have achieved so far, you will receive the proper discharge pay.

Dear brother. I appreciate your hard work in carrying out the mission. I’ll give you your reward according to the number of proofs you have brought back.

Dear brother. I appreciate your hard work in carrying out the mission. I’ll give you your reward according to the number of proofs you have brought back.

What is that box…? It seems like you have brought back a cargo box that belongs to a traders union. Since there is no clause regarding the returning of a cargo box written in our contract, I guess we don’t have the duty to return the cargo to the traders. But, if we return it to the traders’ union, perhaps they will give us some sort of reward? If you don’t feel like helping traders, you can go see Red Foot. He is an expert in dealing with spoils that are hard to get rid of.

Red foot… you may not like him much personally. But he is the type of person who is missed when he is not around. Although he is in charge of delivery of military supplies, he also works on the side as a broker of stolen war trophies and loot. He is also a great source of information for our mercenary troops. Since he brings with him quite a lot of useful information, stop by often to ask him questions.

This cargo box definitely belongs to the Town of Aden Traders Union. I can tell from the seal that is stamped on the box. If you want to return the cargo to them, go see Trader Union Member Morgan at the magic grocery store. He works for the

If you really have already made up your mind, I will not hold you back any more. Please return the Black Lion Mark. I regret that our relationship as comrades will end from here on. Oh, take this before you go. This is the reward for your services you have earned until now for the mercenary troop. Wherever you go, you can use it as seed money to establish yourself in a new place. Well, until the day when we draw our swords together again. Good luck brother!