Law Enforcement

Ah, [your name], you are here.

You know, then, that a new power has been revealed in the Kamael. You must be curious about the nature of that power and why it was hidden for so long.

Your curiosity is entirely natural! The fact of the matter is that it was not originally envisioned that a warrior race like the Kamael would ever possess such a supportive power...

• Ask about the power.

Unlike your other abilities, this power does not originate with the Three Heroes present at the Kamael's creation. Perhaps I will be able to tell you more someday...

(Only Inspectors who are Level 76 or higher may undertake this quest.)

The Kamael are a warrior race, born and bred for battle. However, from time to time, some Kamael are born with a mysterious power unrelated to their martial origins. These individuals are called Inspectors.

(Only Inspectors who are Level 76 or higher may undertake this quest.)

As you know, Kamael skills and abilities were designed for battle.

Inspectors' powers are very different, however. An Inspector who understands his nature and devotes himself to developing them can advance further.

At the apex stands the executer of laws himself: the Judicator.

• "Judicator?"

I know very little about him.

If you wish to learn more, I advise you to visit Hierarch Kekropus, who has ruled the Kamael for ages and possesses much wisdom about such matters.

If you wish to learn more about the Judicator, visit Hierarch Kekropus.

Are you an Inspector?

Ah! I don't know how long it has been since I saw one who has mastered all the Kamael battle skills and reached the summit of our natural abilities.

Since you've opted to become an Inspector, I suspect you have a healthy curiosity. Good! It will serve you well as you discover more about your new abilities...

• Ask about your abilities.

Before speak of that, I must ask you if you already know the origins and purpose of the Kamael.

• I know.
• I don't know.

Ah, then we shall begin.

As you know, the 3 Spiculas -- the 3 Heroes -- were the progenitors of our race, and the reason for our skill in battle.

During the war against the gods, they fought valiantly, even slaying some of the daughters of Einhasad. Though they fell in that war, their power was handed down through magical sword, shield and cannon, eventually becoming the basis for the three current classes of Kamael.

For more than ten thousand years, we have followed the path that they laid out for us...

• Listen to the story.

Hmm, you have advanced this far without learning the truth of our people's origin?

You have never heard of the 3 Heroes, then.

All our martial skill is rooted in their tale...

• Listen to the story.

Before the advent of the 3 Heroes, we were created with certain unrealized spiritual potential, but no particular physical or martial abilities. Our creators, the Giants, had little need of protection from ordinary physical threats -- we were an interesting experiment they conducted, little more.

We did, however, possess a special ability to use the soul as a medium. This is due to the fact that we were created using Mimir's Spring Water and as a result were closer to souls than other beings, not because the Giants intentionally bestowed that skill on us.

• .........

Because our natural powers were so weak, we were forced to develop other skills. Over time, and in order to inherit the abilities of the 3 Heroes, we learned the skill of manipulating souls. In doing so, however, we were confronted with a new question: why did we in fact possess this skill when the 3 Heroes did not?

• "Is that what an Inspector is?"

Yes. However, Inspectors are not the only ones adept at manipulating soul energy.

The Kamael Nostra -- a genius born of time and chaos -- was the most skilled of all of us at manipulating soul energy. He realized that the skills of the 3 Heroes were fundamentally incompatible, and that only those who possessed certain predispositions could learn them. Accordingly, he established the skill system we now use, three patterns of development for male and female.

• "Tell me more about him."

As I just said, he was a genius produced by time and chaos. He was not a Spicula like myself or the 3 Heroes, but a Metucela Kamael like you...

No one knows what became of him. Certainly a Metucela Kamael's life span is long by the standards of other races, but even he must be long dead by now.

• Ask what to do.

Occasionally a Kamael is born who inherits his advanced skills. These individuals are very rare, but when they appear we honor his memory by granting them a position in the Hierarchy.

These are Metucela Kamael, of course, not Spicula -- in other words, Inspectors just like yourself. To learn more, go speak with Vice Hierarch Eindburgh at the end of stairs behind you.

Speak with Vice Hierarch Eindburgh, who himself learned the ultimate skill of an Inspector and became a Soulmaster. He is at the end of the stairs behind you.

[your name], are you the next Judicator?

Do you wish to be an executor of Kamael law?

• "I don't know."

I see -- Kekropus simply told you the history and left it to me to tell you the meaning of your existence...

Very well, then. First of all, what do you think Inspectors and Judicators are? Remember how you became an Inspector.

The composition of our race's bodies restricts Kamael males and females to different paths. In order for you to become an Inspector, you must be a child of the Kamael who is also born with Seeds of Chaos -- a very rare occurrence.

Alternately, you must have the Seeds of Chaos in your hand. Do you?

• "I have the Seeds of Chaos in my hand."

I thought so. Since the Seeds of Chaos contain order out of chaos, only one child in a generation is born with the power.

It is similar to a Magic Sword or Blood Sword...

But now, with the expansion of our race's power and its spread throughout the continent, that power may likewise be spreading.

• Ask about the Seeds of Chaos.

The Seeds of Chaos were planted by the King of Chaos to enable their recipients to overcome the restrictions imposed on mortals by the gods.

This is why the wielders of Enuma Elish can still live, despite being cursed by the gods.

If this power is manifested, we Kamael can finally free ourselves from our fate as warriors who live only for battle. One who walks this other path is the Inspector.

It is a possibility that even our creators couldn't imagine.

• Ask about the possibility.

Kamael Warriors. Perfect soldiers! But even the sharpest sword is useless without a skilled wielder.

I know Kekropus has said, in the hopes that our power will not be abused, that the blade is enough for us -- but a sword is of no use unless someone draws it. We need more than simply a leader who keeps the blade sharp for some undetermined future -- we need one unafraid to lead us into that future.

Only through decisive action can we finally become the blade of chaos our creators intended us to be, and achieve our true destiny.

• Ask about that destiny.

I think you know -- it is what we Kamael were created to fight against: the gods themselves.

The power of today's adventurers is not even remotely comparable to their power. Even the strongest race on the earth, the Giants, who once controlled all the creatures and even unlocked the secrets of life, suffered defeated at their hands.

Nornil set his last hope on us, but... Can we really hope to fight the gods and win?

I do not think so, and I speak with all the knowledge and insight inherited by the Hierarchs of Metucela since the time of Nostra, the father of the Inspectors. We Kamael were created to achieve an inherently impossible proposition. But what if, as Nostra theorized, something completely unexpected were to happen?

• ......

Yes. An Inspector searches and judges, but a Judicator is required to make an unexpected leap in judgment. In so doing, he opens the path to the future development of the Kamael.

In the past, when this island was sealed, it was enough for us merely to maintain the edge of the sword, but now that sword has been unsheathed and we must decide where and how to wield it.

To lead our race effectively, our powermust now be spread throughout the world. rallying, leading, advising, helping.

The true strength of our power is not our skill with the blade or ability in battle. It is, rather, the self-awareness to transcend the limits imposed on us so long ago. Do you understand?

• Nod your head yes.
• Shake your head no.

Then you are not an Inspector, but rather a Judicator capable of judging the laws. Pursue your own path to the future.

You may wish to refuse, but it may not be possible. A shackle of the creator still remains in you and may unconsciously limit your advancement.

But you cannot allow others to make the decision for you.

Don't you see? All you have seen, all you have experienced, show that we are heading for the final conflict and destruction.

But take heart! Execute the laws you believe should be executed. That will become one of the factors of chaos -- a variable that may yet influence that final battle.

In your soul, you are already a Judicator...