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NEXUS
The Elemental RiftA portal to the Elemental Planes has opened here, allowing the Nexians to enter Krystara. |
A SHAYLE OF TWO CITIES[Help Shayle find her way.]Hero: We heard a shout up ahead. Hero: It was a strange creature - she was made of... stone? Shayle: Oh, hello! Travelers! You heard me yelling? Hero: Yes we did. Shayle: Good... Thank you, by the way. MY name is Shlayle. I'm ... new here. And lost. Hero: Can we help? Shayle: I hope so! I'm trying to find the path I was on. Hero: Follow us.
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: You know, I'm really not sure where the path was. Hero: Where were you heading? Shayle: Umm... I'm not really sure. I was looking for a... city? Hero: Out here? Shayle: I'm... new here. I was traveling with a companion. Hero: What happened? Shayle: We were attacked by beasts - I lost him. Hero: I see. Shayle [Rite of Earth] Bigger, Boulder, Better! |
LOVERS LOST[Help Shayle look for Hawthorn.]Shayle: My companion's name was Hawthorn. He's a lot more worldly than I. Hero: I see. Shayle: I was hoping if I could find a path to the nearest settlement, he'd be there. Hero: Okay. Shayle: But these lands are so confusing - nothing like my homeland. Hero: Where is that? Shayle: I'll explain as we go. Perhaps you help me find Hawthorn though. Hero: Very well.
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: These tracks are fresh. Hawthorn's not far. Thank you so much! Hero: You're welcome. Shayle: As you've been so kind, I should tell you about my homeland. Hero: I'm curious. Shayle: I come from a land called Nexus. It's not part of this world. Hero: How strange! Shayle: It is a portal to many places, and recently it opened up here. Hero: I see. Hawthorn [Nature's Path] Natureboy. |
SAVING PRIVATE HAWTHORN[Save Hawthorn from the Dragons.]Shayle: I see Hawthorn ahead. And... are those Dragons? Hero: Yes they are! Shayle: We have Dragons in our world too. Hero: They're everywhere... Shayle: I think he's in danger. We need to help him. Hero: Very well. Shayle: Hawthorn! Hawthorn! We're coming! Hero: Indeed we are...
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: We saved Hawthorn, but he's been injured. Hero: Who is he? Shayle: It's... complicated. We don't belong here, but we have nowhere else to go. Hero: I see. Shayle: Can you help him? Please! I know I'm asking a lot of you. Hero: We can. Shayle: Thank you again. A million times, thank you. Hero: You're welcome. Volthrenax [Thunderblast] Thunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening... |
SEARCHING HIGH[Look for the portal in Dragon's Claw.]Shayle: Hawthorn seems much better now. Thank you again. Hero: What next? Shayle: We came here through a portal. I think we need to find it again. Hero: To return home? Shayle: We can't go home, sadly. But this world is strange, and dangerous. Hero: True. Shayle: Hawthorn believes the portal is here where the Dragons live. Hero: Dragons Claw...
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: It looks like the portal isn't here after all. Hero: It seems not. Shayle: I wish we we could go home. Nexus is beautiful. Hero: Tell me more. Shayle: The Nexians are born of 4 elements - earth, water, fire, and nature. Hero: Aha... Shayle: I am of the Earth Caste, Hawthorne is of the Nature Caste. Hero: I see... Sylfrostenath [Frost Breath] Stay frosty! |
SEARCHING LOW[Look for the portal in the Mist of Scales.]Shayle: Perhaps the portal is this way? Hero: The Mist of Scales? Shayle: I don't know. Directions in Nexus work quite differently to here. Hero: Really? Shayle: Also... I am of the Earth Caste - the royals. We are not experts in these things. Hero: Ah. Shayle: Hawthorn is a Warden though - the Nature Caste. And even HE is lost. Hero: I see.
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: Another dead end. I wish we had never come here. Hero: Why DID you? Shayle: It's a complicated story. Hawthorn and I are in love. Hero: That's not complicated. Shayle: It is if you are a princess, and you love a Nexian fom the lowest Caste. Hero: Oh dear. Shayle: We fled when my father, King Heliodor, threatened to kill Hawthorn. Hero: I see. Tai-Pan [Venom Lance] This guy really hisses me off. Heliodor [Stone Dominion] Check out those rock-hard abs! |
DUDE, WHERE'S MY PORTAL?[Look for the Portal in the Forest of Thorns.]Shayle: Perhaps the Portal is in the forests nearby. Hero: The Forest of Thorns? Shayle: I do remember large trees and beasts. Does that sound right? Hero: It does. Shayle: I hope so. Initially we hated this place, but you've helped us so much. Hero: Why not stay? Shayle: Indeed. Let us think on it. Hero: Very well.
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: The Portal! It's nearby. I can't thank you enough. Hero: That's okay. Shayle: Hawthorn and I were discussing something last night. Hero: Oh? Shayle: You've been so kind to us. We hate to one more thing of you. Hero: Ask away. Shayle: Would you travel with us to Nexus and talk to my father, the king. Hero: Why not! Lord Belanor [Noble Leap] Gazelle + Elf = Gazelf? |
APPROACH WITH CARE[Make your way to the Portal.]Shayle: Do you see that faint glow in the sky to the... north? Hero: I do. Shayle: That will be the portal. The world of Nexus is filled with energy. Hero: I see. Shayle: It radiates through into your world. Nexus is so beautiful. Hero: I can't wait. Shayle: Take care though - we may not have been the only ones to come through. Hero: Okay.
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: As you can see, everything in Nexus is made of the 4 Elementals. Hero: Amazing. Shayle: Stone is the Royal Caste. Water is the Priest Caste. Hero: Okay. Shayle: Fire is the Warrior Caste, while the Nature Caste are wardens and workers. Hero: Ah. Shayle: It is not just the Nexians, but all the beasts of our world belong to these Castes. Hero: I see. Stone is the Royal Caste. Water is the Priest Caste. Fire is the Warrior Caste, Nature Caste workers. |
PORTAL PATROL[Fight King Heliodor's Portal Guards.]Shayle: It seems my father, King Heliodor, sent guards through the portal to look for us. Hero: Aha! Shayle: You may see other Wardens, and Fireborn Warriors. Hero: We can handle them. Shayle: I have seen many other elemental creatures in your world... Krystara? Hero: Yes. Shayle: I suspect our worlds may have touched once before. Hero: So it seems.
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: At last - the Portal. Hero: It's impressive. Shayle: Are you sure you don't mind coming back to our world to help. Hero: I'm happy to. Shayle: You're the bravest souls I've met. My people could learn a lot from you. Hero: And I from them. Shayle: Very well... prepare yourselves for a journey! Hero: Let's do this. |
FOREWARNED, FOREARMED[Help Tassarion learn about the portal.]Tassarion: One moment, before you go jumping into this thing... Hero: Oh? Tassarion? Tassarion: Did it occur to you that it might be DANGEROUS on the other side? Hero: Not really... Shayle: Oh dear, I never thought of that! You are not born of the elements like us. Hero: Oops. Tassarion: Gather me some ingredients! Let's learn some more about this place. Hero: Very well.
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Tassarion: Hmmm... Hmm... Hmm... Hmmm... Hero: What is it? Tassarion: It may not be as dangerous as I thought. Hero: That's good. Tassarion: But you cannot stay in that place very long, do you hear me? Hero: Yes, sir. Shayle: That is good! We're all set to go. Hero: Let's go! Tassarion [Forbidden Lore] : It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise. Treant [Barkskin] No matter what anyone tells you, he hates being called "Woody". Sylvanimora [Tremor] If a tree falls in the forest, did a dragon do it? |
INTO THE RIFT[Cross the portal to Nexus.]Shayle: Our first task will be to pass the gate. Hero: Is that hard? Shayle: Now the guards are here, my father has almost certainly locked it. Hero: I see. Shayle: We can fight the magic though! Hero: Lead on.
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: Welcome to Nexus! Hero: It's beautiful. Shayle: Here, all 4 elements become one. Hero: Indeed. Shayle: Except Hawthorn and I... Hero: I'm sorry. Shayle: We hope you can help us. It seems wrong to keep people apart. Hero: It is. |
THE PALACE ROAD[Travel to Heliodor's Palace.]Shayle: The road to my father's palace is made of stone. Hero: Makes sense. Shayle: As we travel, you may find the world a little disorienting. Hero: I already do. Shayle: But keep your eyes on the road, and we will watch for guards. Hero: Guards? Shayle: My father will have the roads patrolled. Hero: I see.
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: This is the palace! Hero: It's... HUGE! Shayle: My father is one of the most powerful Nexian Kings. Hero: Impressive. Shayle: He will grant us an audience, I'm certain. Hero: I hope so. Shayle: Let's go in. Hero: Lead on. Fireborn Warrior [Festival of Fire] Gems of War needs more hot dudes. Waterborn Priestess [Triumph of Water] She's wholly water. |
THE NEXIAN KING[Confront King Heliodor.]Shayle: My father sits on his throne up ahead. Hero: He looks... mad. Shayle: I fear there will be no reasoning with him. Hero: We'll see. Shayle: Please try not to hurt him if he disagrees. Hero: I'll try. Shayle: Let us approach the throne... Hero: After you.
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: I am sorry that did not go as planned. Hero: As am I. Shayle: But I realise something - something very important. Hero: Oh? Shayle: I do not need another person's permission to be happy. Hero: Indeed. Shayle: And it would make us happy to travel back to Krystara with you. Hero: You're welcome. |
ELEMENTALIST TRAINING[Learn how to become an Elementalist with Shayle.]Shayle: As you have helped us so much, Hawthorn and I would like to return a favor. Hero: Oh? Shayle: We would like to teach you a form of Nexian magic? Hero: Interesting. Shayle: Call it Elementalism if you like. We will teach you the 4 secrets. Hero: Secrets! Shayle: Once you understand them, you may call upon elemental power. Hero: Let's begin!
Shayle: Goodbye Hero: Okay. Shayle: Do you understand what I have said? Hero: A little... Shayle: That is okay - it will take some time for the truth to be learned. Hero: I see. Shayle: Once you reflect on these things though, you will gain great wisdom. Hero: Very well. Shayle: A truth is a truth, no matter which world you live in. Hero: Thank you. |