Квест на трансформацию

Among Shilen's creatures, there are those who are able to change their appearance to terrorize and attack people.

As a Necromancer, I am naturally very interested in such abilities. What if their power could be utilized as a kind of magic?

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Why do I research transformation magic?

At the core, it is because I am curious about lifeforms and knowledge -- I want to understand all knowledge, power and magic under the sun.

Ha ha...

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Hmm...

Actually, this Transformation Magic is almost complete.

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But in order to transform, the soul must first be prepared.

I am still researching that final component... Frankly, I could use some assistance.

• It sounds interesting. Say that you will help.

Adventurer, you may believe that you are skilled and strong, but your soul is not yet strong enough to endure this transformation experiment.

(Only characters level 50 or above may undertake this quest.)

Thank you for agreeing to help me complete my experiment.

Now, listen carefully...

The transformations that I am researching are not like illusions or hypnosis or some other parlor tricks...

• Continue listening.

Thank you for agreeing to help me complete my experiment.

Now, listen carefully...

The transformations that I am researching are not like illusions or hypnosis or some other parlor tricks...

• Continue listening.

My process will physically change the subject's actual material form.

Understand that the body of a living being is merely a vessel for the soul.

Outward appearance is an expression of that inner substance; put another way, the body is intimately connected to the soul.

By using powerful magic, I was successful in changing a subject's outward appearance by reconfiguring the molecular bonds that constitute the body.

However, I discovered that life functions soon came to a halt. Soon thereafter, the reconfigured bonds themselves disintegrated...

• Does that mean the soul has to be transformed as well?

Very good! You are a quick study, I see. Yes, in order to successfully transform a subject's physical appearance, the soul must also be transformed to some degree.

• Is it even possible to transform the soul? Moreover, if the soul transforms, wouldn't there be a loss of identity?

Ha! An adventurer after my own heart... Don't try to satisfy your curiosity in one gulp, though.

If we make progress with these experiments, I'm sure all of your questions will be answered.

At this stage in my research, I absolutely require Stabilized Ectoplasm.

I have learned that it can be obtained from Dark Elf Magister Errickin in Hunters Village, but I cannot leave my experiment at the moment.

Will you go in my place, obtain it and bring it back here?

Please bring me Stabilized Ectoplasm from Dark Elf Magister Errickin in Hunters Village.

Don't delay!

Ah, I see that you have brought me the Stabilized Ectoplasm. Excellent!

I see you are bursting with questions; let me satisfy at least a portion of your curiosity.

Through research and experiment, I have arrived at certain conclusions.

The energy that makes up the soul is like the water in a water balloon. Depending on the shape of the balloon, it can be shaped into different forms, but once the shape within the water balloon is fixed, it cannot endure another change in form.

Another example: melted plaster can be fashioned into any shape, but once it hardens it must be broken in order to change its form.

The souls of gods are eternal and immortal, and therefore free from bodily constraints. As a result, the gods can come and go as they please, appearing in different forms at their whim.

This is why transformation magic was originally the province of the gods alone.

• Keep listening.

Through research and experiment, I have arrived at certain conclusions.

The energy that makes up the soul is like the water in a water balloon. Depending on the shape of the balloon, it can be shaped into different forms, but once the shape within the water balloon is fixed, it cannot endure another change in form.

Another example: melted plaster can be fashioned into any shape, but once it hardens it must be broken in order to change its form.

The souls of gods are eternal and immortal, and therefore free from bodily constraints. As a result, the gods can come and go as they please, appearing in different forms at their whim.

This is why transformation magic was originally the province of the gods alone.

• Keep listening.

The ability to change the soul and then restore it to its original state is an essential condition for transformation magic.

If the soul perishes after transformation, or if the subject cannot be returned to its original state, the power is worthless.

Needless to say, this posed an extremely difficult problem even for my intellect, but I was able to use Mimir's Elixir and principles of Necromancy to solve it.

Still, the process has not been perfected...

I am now experimenting with a method that I believe may provide that last key.

By using Mimir's Elixir and the Stabilized Ectoplasm that you brought me, I am reasonably certain that I can allow your soul to endure the transformation process.

Once in that state of transformation, you should be able to use the Seal of Transformation to further transform at will.

• Seal of Transformation?

The soul's combination of information and energy that is necessary to preserve a living being's outward appearance can be magically stored in a Seal of Transformation...

Unfortunately, I cannot personally link this Seal of Transformation with your individual body. It is simply not my specialty...

However, the Transformation Wizard, Avant-Garde, can engrave the Seal of Transformation. You can find him in the Ivory Tower.

If you convey to him the meaning of the Seal, the detailed method of preparation, and the energy of the transformation magic that I have designed, he will be able to give you the Seal.

• "How do I do that?"

The soul's combination of information and energy that is necessary to preserve a living being's outward appearance can be magically stored in a Seal of Transformation...

Unfortunately, I cannot personally link this Seal of Transformation with your individual body. It is simply not my specialty...

However, the Transformation Wizard, Avant-Garde, can engrave the Seal of Transformation. You can find him in the Ivory Tower.

If you convey to him the meaning of the Seal, the detailed method of preparation, and the energy of the Transformation magic that I have designed, he will be able to give you the Seal.

• "How do I do that?"

You must produce a Book of the Seal of Transformation, a specially made Book of Magic. In it will be described the meaning of the Seal of Transformation and the detailed method of preparation. You must also use special arcane methods to write the transformation magic and store its power in the Book of Magic.

But first, we will need an empty Book of Seal.

• How do I make this empty Book of Seal?

Take these detailed instructions to Magister Clayton in Dion Village. He will craft an empty Book of Seal for you.

Go find Magister Clayton in Dion Village and bring back the empty Book of Seal.

I see that you have brought the empty Book of Seal. With this, all our preparations are completed!

While you were gone, I made an infusion using the Stabilized Ectoplasm and Mimir's Elixir.

Drink this and your soul should be able to endure the transformation process.

Not nervous, are you? I suppose that technically you are the first to attempt this, but I am entirely confident in my theory, and you seem a hardy, healthy specimen.

(Hardin holds out a bowl with a smoking, foul smelling liquid.)

• Drink the concoction.

(As soon as you drink the liquid, you feel stabbing pain inside your head. You can't seem to pull yourself together; you feel as though you are seeing the world from two perspectives, almost as through a mirror. Everything is spinning. Something fundamental in your soul feels like it is changing... You perceive Hardin as though at the end of a long tunnel. He is chanting an incantation... Time passes, and the world seems to steady as you come back to your senses.)

Success! Success!

You have done well, my young subject!

Now your soul is in a state in which you can endure transformations.

Excellent!

• Then can I transform now?

(As soon as you drink the liquid, you feel stabbing pain inside your head. You can't seem to pull yourself together; you feel as though you are seeing the world from two perspectives, almost as through a mirror. Everything is spinning. Something fundamental in your soul feels like it is changing... You perceive Hardin as though at the end of a long tunnel. He is chanting an incantation... Time passes, and the world seems to steady as you come back to your senses.)

Success! Success!

You have done well, my young subject!

Now your soul is in a state in which you can endure transformations.

Excellent!

• Then can I transform now?

Such impatience! The experiment was intended to create a stable state for the soul prior to transformation. We have done so...

However, since you have incurred some risk -- however marginal -- to assist me, I will help you attain a simple transformation. That is why I asked you to bring the empty Book of Seal...

Wait a moment.

• Wait.

Such impatience! The experiment was intended to create a stable state for the soul prior to transformation. We have done so...

However, since you have incurred some risk -- however marginal -- to assist me, I will help you attain a simple transformation. That is why I asked you to bring the empty Book of Seal...

Wait a moment.

• Wait.

(Hardin draws something and begins writing in the empty Book of Seal. Once finished, he casts some sort of spell on the Book of Seal, which flashes for a moment.)

Now take this Book of Seal to Avant-Garde, the Transformation Wizard on the 2nd floor of the Ivory Tower and you should be able to effect a transformation.

My thanks -- you are a valuable assistant!

Since I am as generous as I am brilliant, I also wish you to take this...

Now I can plunge myself into research for a more varied kind of transformation magic.

Farewell!

Что это? Я в процессе особо важного эксперимента в настоящее время. У Вас, кажется, нет дел ко мне, так что не тратьте впустую мое время.

Что это?

• Вручите ему бланк заявки Хардина.

Ах, это... Я не знаю, как Вы собираетесь использовать это, но я никогда раньше не видел такого заказа.

И это для чрезвычайно могущественного...

Это будет трудно, но я думаю, что смогу сделать это согласно Вашим инструкциям.

Ах, есть одна вещь в списке компонентов, которой у меня сейчас нет.

Мне нужно 5 Кристаллов Стеклянного Ягуара, чтобы выполнить Ваш заказ.

Вы знаете, я сам очень интересуюсь новым волшебством...

Если Вы принесете мне 5 Кристаллов Стеклянного Ягуара , то я сделаю Вам Чистую Книгу Заклинаний бесплатно.

Стеклянный Ягуар - злой дух, который появляется в форме сверкающего ягуара на Равнинах Диона.

Это же... Я не знаю, зачем Вам это нужно, но я никогда прежде не видел такого заказа.

Да, это будет непросто...

Хм, думаю, я могу все сделать в соответствии с Вашими указаниями.

Однако в этом списке кое-чего не хватает...

Чтобы выполнить Ваш заказ, мне потребуются 5 Кристаллов Стеклянного Ягуара.

Знаете, я тоже очень интересуюсь новыми видами магии.

Если Вы принесете мне 5 Кристаллов Стеклянного Ягуара, я сделаю Вам Чистую Книгу Трансформации бесплатно.

Стеклянный Ягуар - это злой дух, принявший облик сверкающего зверя. Он обитает на Равнинах Диона.

Поторопитесь и принесите мне 5 Кристаллов Стеклянного Ягуара из Окрестностей Диона. Стеклянный Ягуар появляется в виде сверкающего леопарда.

Вы принесли все Кристаллы Стеклянного Ягуара! Тогда я немедленно займусь этой книгой заклинаний...

(Клейтон начинает обрабатывать Чистую Книгу Заклинаний.)

Так, возьмем кристаллы... Растворим их в кислоте... Все правильно...

Ну, вот, все готово. Должен признаться, что мне самому интересно выяснить, что произойдет далее. Хм, Вы, наверное, проводите какие-то опыты! Ну, желаю Вам удачи!

Как прошел Ваш эксперимент?

Я надеюсь, что пустая печать, которую я создал для Вас, немного помогла.

Вы были успешны!

Да? Мой день расписан по минутам.

Если у Вас нет ко мне важного дела, пожалуйста, оставьте меня в покое.

Подождите, Вы говорите, что пришли за Стабилизированной Эктоплазмой?

Сейчас мало волшебников, которые занимаются этим...

К счастью для Вас, я один из них.

Ах, Вы, несомненно, не захотите сообщить мне, для чего Вам эта эктоплазма...

Хорошо, я не знаю, с каким волшебством некромантов Вы экспериментируете, но, должно быть, это очень интересно...

• "Вы сможете достать мне Стабилизированную Эктоплазму? Какова будет цена?"

А сколько Вы сможете заплатить?

Хм, Вы, должно быть, выполняете чей-то заказ...

Не важно...

Чтобы получить Стабилизированную Эктоплазму, мне потребуется простая эктоплазма, а это очень редкий материал.

Вообще-то, она и мне нужна позарез...

Я хочу заключить с Вами сделку.

Уничтожая Призраков Зазеркалья и Зеркала в Лесу Зеркал, Вы сможете собрать эктоплазму.

На Стабилизированную Эктоплазму достаточно 30 штук...

Однако Вы принесете мне 35. Пять образцов - моя доля. Тогда я сделаю Вам Стабилизированную Эктоплазму.

Разве Вы не обещали принести мне 35 Эктоплазм?

Ступайте в Лес Зеркал и охотьтесь там на Призраков Зазеркалья и Зеркала.

Ваша задача - собрать 35 Эктоплазм. Я использую тридцать, чтобы сделать для Вас Стабилизированную Эктоплазму, а пять оставлю себе в качестве платы за услугу.

Ах, Вы вернулись! Вы принесли эктоплазму? Превосходно!

Давайте сюда.

Я начну процесс производства...

(Эррикин вынимает странное устройство и начинает работать. Ждите, пока он закончит, а затем попытайтесь поговорить с ним снова.)

Вам повезло! Производство требует и других очень редких материалов. К счастью, они у меня есть.

Вам не нужно платить мне за них - мне хватит моей доли. С эктоплазмой я могу начать собственный эксперимент. Хе-хе-хе!

Вот Ваша эктоплазма, забирайте и уходите.

(Возвращайтесь в Академию Хардина .)

Как проходит Ваш эксперимент?

Лично у меня все идет просто замечательно. Хи-хи!