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| | title = Aether to Aether | | | title = Aether to Aether |
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| | description = Something seems to be weighing on Hermes's mind. | | | description = Something seems to be weighing on [[Hermes]]'s mind. |
| | quest-giver = Hermes | | | quest-giver = Hermes |
| | location = Elpis | | | location = Elpis |
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| | exp = 488400 | | | exp = 488400 |
| | gil = 851 | | | gil = 851 |
| | | reward1 = 1 Ironwood Foot Gear Coffer |
| | unlocks = lc The Twelve Wonders | | | unlocks = lc The Twelve Wonders |
| | prev-quest = Their Greatest Contribution | | | prev-quest = Their Greatest Contribution |
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| __NOTOC__ | | __NOTOC__ |
| ==Steps== | | ==Steps== |
| * Search for Hermes. | | *Search for [[Hermes]]. |
| * Speak with Meteion and have her accompany you. | | *Speak with [[Meteion]] and have her accompany you. |
| * Search for Doros while accompanied by Meteion. | | *Search for [[Doros]] while accompanied by [[Meteion]]. |
| * Speak with Meteion | | *Speak with [[Meteion]]. |
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| ==Journal== | | ==Journal== |
| | | *Something seems to be weighing on Hermes's mind. |
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| ==Walkthrough== | | ==Walkthrough== |
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| ==Dialogue==
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| Hermes
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| * Tell me, Player. In the course of watching me, have you learned aught of value?
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| ** ''Upon selecting Dynamis as a reply:'' Dynamis, you say? Curious that such an obscure phenomenon should be of interest to you.
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| Seasoned Observer
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| * Chief Hermes, what good fortune to find you here.
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| Hermes
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| * Is something the matter?
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| Seasoned Observer
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| * The lyakon -- I'm afraid it's done it again.
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| * No sooner did we release one for observation than it set upon the nearby okyupetes, slaughtering them.
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| Hermes
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| * Was the creature hungry? Or somehow provoked?
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| Seasoned Observer
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| * I had just fed them myself, and the okyupetes were keeping a wide berth. It is the nature of the lyakon that is to blame. Their innate viciousness.
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| * Temperament aside, it is an outstanding creation, perfect in form and function.
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| * Though it may not be suited for release, I have no doubt that the bureau will accept its concept for preservation.
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| * In any case, there's no point in postponing the inevitable. Doros will revert them all once the paperwork is in order.
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| Hermes
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| * Where is the scene of the incident?
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| Seasoned Observer
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| * Just off the path to the Twelve Wonders. As you make your way, you should see it on the left. I don't know if Doros is still there, however.
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| Meteion
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| * H-Hermes! Wait!
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| Emet-Selch
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| * If this is part of his work, then I would observe. We follow.
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| Hermes
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| * The lacerations and burns are unmistakable. A lyakon was indeed responsible.
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| * But the creature is nowhere to be seen. Doros must have taken it away.
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| * The man makes his base at the Twelve Wonders. I shall go and seek him out there.
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| Hythlodaeus
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| * Emet-Selch and I will search the area for good measure. Just to make sure the lyakon did not escape.
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| Hermes
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| * My thanks. Let us meet at the Twelve Wonders when you have finished.
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| * I will go on ahead. Please follow with Player.
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| Meteion
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| * Come, come. It's down this path and over the bridge.
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| * There it is -- the Twelve Wonders. Hermes is looking for Doros. Let's look for Doros too!
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| * He's a man with long, blond hair...I think. I'll know him when I see him!
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| Searching for Doros<br>
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| '''Blonde-haired Woman'''
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| * ...Hm? If you're with Meteion, then I assume you're on an errand for Hermes. What can I do for you?
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| * Meteion: S-Sorry, wrong person! We're looking for Doros...
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| * Ah, I see. We do have similar hair, so people often mistake us from afar. I hope you find him soon.
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| '''Dark-haired Man'''
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| * Once I get back and record today's results, I should finally be able to put that report to bed...
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| * Meteion: Not Doros! His hair is long, but the color is wrong.
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| '''Blond-haired Man'''
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| * Meteion: Doros! That's Doros!
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| Blond-haired Man
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| * Well now, if it isn't Meteion. What brings you here?
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| Hermes
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| * Ah, I thought I heard familiar voices!
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| * I didn't realize you two had decided to help me search for Doros. Thank you.
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| * You're in charge of the lykaones, I believe. Where are they now?
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| Doros
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| * Out in the field in restraints. Frenzied as they were, I couldn't well return them to Ktisis.
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| * Once I've submitted my report, I'll see them reverted without delay.
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| Hythlodaeus
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| * It's as he says. The beasts are indeed quite ferocious
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| Doros
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| * Y-You're one of the Fourteen! Wh-What brings you here!?
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| Emet-Selch
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| * Nothing you need concern yourself with. As you were.
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| Hermes
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| * We've heard the news -- that a lyakon slaughtered okyupetes. As the observer in charge, you are of the opinion that they are not fit to be released?
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| Doros
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| * Aye, I am. Their abnormal aggression and exceptional strength makes for a highly problematic combination.
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| * It matters not where they are released. Lyakones would threaten other species and upset the natural order.
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| Hermes
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| * Could it be that the specimens observed are an outlier?
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| Doros
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| * Highly unlikely. We've created a good many of them; all exhibited the same tendencies.
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| * Even when we used Kairos to begin with a fresh slate, their behavior was unchanged.
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| Emet-Selch
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| * Kairos...?
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| Doros
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| * A memory reconfiguration system. The chief himself created it.
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| * It allows us to erase or alter memories, that we may observe creations in different environmental conditions without needing to remake them from scratch.
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| Emet-Selch
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| * Quite impressive...and potentially dangerous. Depending on the intensity of the aetheric emissions, Pashtarot may wish to have words with you.
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| Hermes
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| * Rest assured I've kept all values within prescribed limits. And to prevent misuse, its applications are limited to those authorized by the chief overseer.
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| * Do not misunderstand. To manipulate a subject's memories is an intrusive act I deeply abhor. But it is still preferable to execution.
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| Doros
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| * Come now, Chief, let's not be so melodramatic! What was born of aether is simply being reduced to its original state.
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| * I know the distinctions concern you, but we mustn't lose sight of the bigger picture -- making rational choices for the sake of a more prosperous star.
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| * If a creation cannot be properly studied even with the aid of Kairos, we remake it. If a creation is deemed a detrimental existence, we unmake it. 'Tis all for the greater good, and none question the necessity of such routine processes.
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| Hermes
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| * I understand these things, I do. I would never think to unleash a clear and undeniable threat unto the world.
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| * Yet insignificant though their individual lives may be next to all creation, it is all the lykaones have.
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| * Before we seal their fates, we owe it to these beings to exhaust all options. To ensure that nothing has been overlooked.
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| Doros
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| * If you insist. Let me provide you with a full report, and we may take it from there.
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| Hythlodaeus
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| * Would it be possible for us to attend the discussion? That Emet-Selch may better carry out his duties.
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| Hermes
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| * By all means.
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| * Pray show them to the meeting room.
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| Meteion
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| * To man, other beings are just things. To be used and controlled. Like magic.
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| * That's what Hermes told me once...
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