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 |Description=The wind whispers into one's ear. The foolish is after the Wind El and are harming the inncoents.
 |QuestCD=
-*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''???:''' ''-''
+*''(TAP TAP TAP!)''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''[I felt out of breath from running. Yeah, I was urgently running across the temple corridor.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''(Huh? Why am I here?)''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''(I thought I... The ship...)''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Lady Vayur!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''[Impatient, I swung the door open and called out. Behind the door, a middle-aged woman dressed like a priestess was waiting.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Lady Vayur. Did you summon me?''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''(Huh...? Why am I saying that?)''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda. I apologize for calling you so suddenly, but I am in need of your assistance.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''[My body stiffened. I knew instinctively what was going on.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Where is it this time?''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''[The lady named Vayur pointed to a place on the map. It looked like a map of Sander... But it was different from what I was familiar with.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''[My mouth moved on its own again.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''... Calmahari? But they already raided it last time! They must have confirmed that it's not there!''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''I'm sure they're refusing the accept it. They believe that the Wind El is hidden somewhere around there.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''It's terrible... but there's nothing we can do. We cannot reveal the location of the Wind El...''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''...... I will go.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Lady Vayur nodded. I stormed out of the room.]''
+----
+*''[Year XXX Day xx.<br>Kalmahari We lost the village due to bandits' attack. May the poor souls rest in peace.]''
+*''[Year xxx Day xx. Kalmahari<br>Slowly became more barren after the attack and was abandoned. May the people journey safely, and find safe lodging...]''
+*''Year xxxx Day xx. Kalmahari<br>Completely barren, there's barely a single patch of grass. May those who disappeared find somewhere they can lie their weary forms.]''
+*''[.......]''
+*''[.......]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[... It's the record of villages that are now gone.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[An emotion wells up within me. Who else will remember these villages if not for us...]''
 }}
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 |Description=Seeing the Calmahari village devastated again, burdens the heart with rage and despair.<br>Is there truly nothing I can do...?
 |QuestCD=
-*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''???:''' ''-''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''What...''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[There were signs of attack everywhere at the village entrance. The pillars have fallen, and there was smoke everywhere.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Despite the messy footprints, there weren't any facing out. A sure sign that the bandits were still inside the village.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''['I' thought, I'm not too late. I should hurry.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Tormenting people, going after the El... How could they be so vile...!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[I kept tightening my hold on the staff, and I had to consciously loosen my hold.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[My purpose is not revenge of retaliation. It's to stop the unjust behavior and help comfort the wounded.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[But... Ah, where do I release this deep despair and rage that circles around my chest.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[It slowly killed me, scratching out my heart like sharp claws.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Like a large boulder, withered away by the wind, it felt like it would go on until I completely withered away.]''
 |EXP=2,033,800
 |ED=74,100
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 |Description=The people of Sander are suffering because of crimes breaking out to steal the missing El. There's nothing that can be done other than watching this tragedy unfold?<br>Why isn't the Goddess watching over us?<br>Is there truly no way to break this chain of tragedies?
 |QuestCD=
-*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''???:''' ''-''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''.......''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Lady Vayur. Why can't we reveal where the Wind El is located?''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Villages are attacked everyday for the possibility of holding the Wind El because the actual location is hidden.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''.......''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''You know they're only looking for an excuse, Lady Vayur.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Once a village settles and prosper, they appear.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''They connect the villages' prosperity with the El, and use that as an excuse to plunder the village and set fire on the houses.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''At least for the people suffering in Sander, we can't let them use the El as an excuse to raid the villages!''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''I cannot allow that, Ruda.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Why not? The Wind El is housed inside the Behemoth.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''If they know where the El is located, and realize they have no way of obtaining it...''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Then maybe we can stop this tragedy!''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayu:''' ''Ruda, do you not realize the contradiction in your own words?''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Those ruffians are attacking the villages out of their own self-interest. Do you truly think they'll stop because they know the location of the El?''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''But...!''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''And what makes you think they won't touch the Behemoth?''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda... Keep in mind. The Behemoth has gone berserk and destroyed Sander in the past.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''That tragedy has ended when the Wind Priestess at the time sacrificed her own life to quell the Behemoth.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''If those ruffians awaken the Behemoth in order to acquire the El... The tragedies of the past may repeat again.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Even if that doesn't happen, the Wind El will surely be in danger.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda... You must remember that we ae much more fortunate than others.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Other places do not stop at pillaging, and are dealing with full-scale wars to claim the El.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''So what, am I supposed to dance with joy?''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''... I apologize.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda... I understand your feeling. The situation brings me grief as well.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''But there's nothing we can do. We must protect the Wind El. We must protect it and wait.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''When the Goddess looks after us again, the El will be joined once more, and the chain of tragedies will finally end.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''But what about now? The people suffering from the bandits... Is there nothing we can do to help them?''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''No. There is. We can protect them. Stop the unjust, and tend to the wounded.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''Ruda.... Be patient. And you must protect yourself.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''You cannot lose to despair and sadness. You cannot give up.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''.......''
 }}
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 |Description=The innocent people suffering between the tribe of wind who has forgotten shame and the ruffians blind with greed.<br>They are slowly losing the will to resist, consumed by despair.<br>Is there any meaning to this patience? How are they supposed to resist the future if they cannot change this moment?
 |QuestCD=
-*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''???:''' ''-''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[It calmed down once I chased away the Harpies.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''They ran with the riches while I was fighting.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Is this why they involved the Harpies...? Conniving crooks.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''I will not fall for the same trick again.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[I've swallowed my bitterness and called out to the villagers hiding in their homes.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Everyone! It's safe now!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Though I could sense their presence, I did not hear any sound. I went to the closest house and knocked on the door.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Is anyone here?''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[When I heard no reply, I had a sudden bad feeling and felt shivers down my back.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Thankfully, I heard a voice. It was weak and in despair.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''Lady Ruda...''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''You're here! Are you safe?''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''Lady Ruda... We are safe, but what use is it? It's all for nothing.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[I swallowed my greeting. Of course. There was no relief to be felt. They have already paid a sacrifice too big to ask for anyone.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Kalmahari is not a land with abundant resources. It was the patience and perseverance of the people that has led to the success of this village.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''But the bandits attacked the village two times like this...!]''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''This is their second attack. I'm sure for the bandits, our village looks like well fed cattle for slaughter.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Don't say that...''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''The way they come by and take out belongings like they are entitled to it seems to suggest that's how they view us.''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''So you don't have to worry about us any more, Lady Ruda. We will be leaving.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''... Do you have a place to go?''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Villager:''' ''The land is as vast as the sky. Surely we can find somewhere we can settle.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''It's hopeless. They have lost most of the wealth they have accumulated. Even moving to another village would be difficult endeavor.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''But... There's nothing I can say. I said my farewells and returned.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''There will be more letters to inscribe on the wall.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''I have yet again failed to protect them...''
+----
+*''[Village Outskirts]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[On the way out, I fond a bandit who has yet to run away in a house partially destroyed by bandits.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Because of you, innocent people, who didn't have to lose their lives...!''
+*''(TAP TAP TAP...!)''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[I chased down the bandit desperately running away again and again, until I cornered him.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''The bandit, trapped by the wall, sank to the ground.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[... He was a terribly skinny young man.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[He was barely twenty. It was hard to tell, because of how emaciated he was, but he must have been around that age.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Young Man:''' ''I'm young! I was just, so, so, hungry! I didn't kill anyone! Please... Have mercy...''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[The dull sword he dropped did not have a single drop of blood.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[I could see his bony arms and legs between his battered clothes.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[When I saw his sunken stomach, with his ribs all visible... I have lost my will to fight.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Young Man:''' ''I swear! I only followed them because they told we won't have to wander, to starve if we find the El!''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Young Man:''' ''And then, I saw a pot covered by a lid in the kitchen, and hope maybe, there would be food...''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Young Man:''' ''I'm telling the truth... I didn't steal anything! I couldn't find the El... I don't even know what that looks like!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''You idiot! The Wind El cannot be found! It's been sealed with the Behemoth aleady, ages ago!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[Without meaning to, I yelled in sorrow.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''[The boy did no understand what I said. He only cowered in fear and sobbed because he was afraid of me raising my voice.]''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''Ahhh... Ahhh...! Goddess, why must such tragedies exist!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''This hunger, this grief...! How long do we have to repeat this cycle!''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''{{color|#F1670A|(Ruda... Be patient. You must.)}}''
+*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''Vayur:''' ''{{color|#F1670A|(When the Goddess looks after us gain, the El will be joined once more, and the chain of tragedies will finally end.)}}''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''No! No, Lady Vayur! You're wrong... That day will never come!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''I have seen it... The wind whispered to me!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''I saw the land burn, the people aim their weapons to each other!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''The war to claim the El will never end! Out patience will never be awareded!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''What are we praying for?''
+*{{StoryIcon|Ruda2}} '''Ruda:''' ''What do we have to do to escape this tragedy!!''
 |EXP=3,557,900
 |ED=84,700
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 |Description=What Lithia experienced was a strange dream.<br>What meaning could be behind this dream that she started having since she received the curse from the wraith?
 |QuestCD=
-*{{StoryIcon|?}} '''???:''' ''-''
+*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''Now there's Sander village... But I heard in the past, there were many tribes and villages that led a nomadic life.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''This must be a story of that time...''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Yeah... It was a very strange and sad dream.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''I've had similar dreams, but this was the first time it felt so real.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''... Wait, this wasn't your first time?''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Nope. It started after I received that curse from the wraith.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''You didn't say anything...!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''I didn't?''
+*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''Come on...! I know I didn't heal you right when I was little, but show me some faith!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''It IS my job! It's how I make a living!''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Alright! Calm down! I wasn't trying to hid it or anything.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''You don't really remember your dream when you wake up from your sleep, right? So I just didn't remember.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''... Really?''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Yeah! You know I always traveled by myself. So, when I suddenly had to travel with two snorers, I thought I was dreaming from my sleep being disturbed.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Anyway... I wasn't aware then, but I learned a lot, thanks to the dream.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Of course, it didn't answer any of the questions I actually wanted answers for, like what the curse is, why I got cursed, or why my mana increased.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''But I was able to figure out the identity of the wraith in Sander's tomb and what the building was for.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''But back then, I was too preoccupied to think about it. The dream was too shocking to worry about the implications.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''A feeling of becoming someone other than myself...''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''I would get confused when I wake up because of that. Like, I would think, huh? Why am I here? I thought I was in Sander...''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''.......''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''Next memory... I don't really want to think about it. I did something realy dumb, after all.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Lithia}} '''Lithia:''' ''But... I guess there's no helping it.''
+*{{StoryIcon|Rift}} '''Rift:''' ''.......''
 |EXP=3,449,600
 |ED=96,000