Path to a Warrior

Now I'm a master who teaches young Fighters, but I was once a soldier for the Warrior League, walking the borderline between of life and death on the battlefield.

To be accepted into the Warrior League, there's no need for a noble birth or the lord's recommendation. We accept any Fighter who has courage and spirit.

You do not seem to have enough experience. I can tell from the dents on your armor and the calluses on your palms. Train some more before you come back. At that time, I will test you to see if you have the qualities to become a true Warrior.

Why has one who has already attained the title of Warrior come to seek me? Is not your place on the battlefield? Leave at once! May the goddess of victory smile down on you!

You seem to have already decided on the path you will take. So why have you come to me?

You already have the medallion of the Warrior. Then you already have the qualifications to enter the warriors guild. Take the medallion and go to Grand Master Ramos of our guild, and he will change your profession to a Warrior. He's the one standing right over there.

So you've met Simplon? I see he has given you a difficult task. The sword of trial is not given to just anyone, you know. But don't think too harshly of Simplon -- he may seem stern on the outside, but really he's a fine friend once you get to know him.

How do you hunt a poison spider with a rusty sword? Look here, fellow, do you know what the creed of our warriors guild is? It's stay alive even in the worst conditions. There is no law that says you will always be at an advantage in a fight against your opponent. However, in any situation, you can win if you keep your wits about you.

Think of this ... do you think a knight armed with luxurious steel armor and a steel sword has achieved a real victory after killing a farmer who is armed with a wooden spear? True victory is rolling in the mud and taking a beating, then picking up a stone and striking for your opponent's head. It is that gruesome. Do you understand what I'm saying?

What? Are you trying to become a Warrior? Ha ha! To me, you seem like a novice! Well, now that I think of it, when I was young the elder soldiers would often look down on me because I had a childlike face. So I will give you an opportunity.

Well, if you want to be a Warrior, you must first find the sword of trial. I already know where it is, but first let me test your disposition.

Recently, the lord announced that he would restore all the villages that became ruins during the war and solicited to the warriors guild for soldiers to do away with the undead. If you want to prove that you have the qualities of a Warrior, go to the Ruins of Despair and fight with thetracker skeletons!

The skeletons in the ruins are the spirits of poor soldiers that lost their lives cruelly during the war and become undead. Bring back ten rusted swords that they used. While you perform this task, take this mark with you, since you have become a member of our warriors guild for a short time.

What? Difficult? What are you saying! Twenty years ago when I was about your age, the witch Cleo led undead troops into the Castle of Gludio Castle Town. My comrades and I fought against hundreds of skeletons in just one night! And here you are whining about killing just ten tracker skeletons?! No more unnecessary words, now be off with you!

Ho, you have brought back ten rusted swords used by the tracker skeletons of the ruins. I can tell from the Gracian characters engraved on the blade -- the undead of the ruins are all spirits of the soldiers that died during war with Gracia.

Anyway, many thanks for your trouble. Here, take one of these rusted swords. Why? Because that is none other than the sword of trial!

What is that dumbfounded look on your face? Don't be unreasonable. Look here, young fellow, did you think we warriors had a magical sword with splendid ornaments? If I say that is the sword of trial, then understand that it is so, and be off! Here, I will write you a letter to take to Master Aymus!

So, how do you like the sword of trial that I gave you? By the way, why are you still staying in this village? Go along to Master Aymus and show him the letter that I wrote. Then he will tell you about the test you must take with the sword of trial to become a Warrior.

Good! If you go out by the northern gate of the village and follow the coastline, you will reach a wilderness where giant poison spiders and bind poison spiders called "trimden" are often seen. There are also many spiders on the southern coastline of Gludio Castle Town. Collect twenty of their legs and bring them to me.

I will know which weapon you have used by looking at the legs, so don't think you can fool me! You must use the sword of trial that Simplon gave you when you hunt the spiders. Do you understand? Well, off you go, then ...

Have you returned? Well, I knew you would be able to do the job magnificently. I hereby give you the medallion of the Warrior. It is proof that you have earned the qualifications to change profession to a Warrior. Take it and go to Grand Master Ramos of our guild. He will change your profession to a Warrior. He is the one right over there.

I don't know how your future will turn out, but I hope you do not forget the warrior's creed that I've taught you. Until we meet again, may the goddess of victory smile on you!