Archeologist

[Archeologist]

There's so much to do!

How am I going to handle

all of this research? Don't

panic, don't panic, just

one thing at a time!

Oh, I've heard about you

from that antique appraiser

in Comodo... You're the one

that dig up the Unlucky

Emerald, right? Would

you mind if I take a look?

Ah, it's no wonder so

many people want it.

This emerald is so huge

and... It's beautiful! So...

I'm guessing you needed

my help with something?

The jewel's curse?

Hah! You believe in that

old superstition? Oh, so

you wanted to break the

jewel's curse? Mmpf. Hahah!

You're not dead yet, right?

It's all a load of bunk!

Only one man died while

keeping this jewel in his

possession, that gambler in

Comodo that used it to pay

off his gambling debts.

This jewel happened to be

lost for a long time, and it

just reappeared. That's all.

Lots of myths and legends

surround extremely valuable

gems like this one.

Anyway, there's no curse.

Believe what you want to,

but that happens to be my

professional opinion,

based on my research.

Wow...

That jewel sure

is freakin' huge...

You lost the jewel?

Well, maybe it's not

all bad. History shows

that many people were

ruined by suddenly coming

upon vast fortunes, you know?

The vindictive soul

of a warrior is just

drifting around in the

world of the living?

I don't think I want to

believe what you're saying.

I personally feel that

old shaman's a fraud, but...

You should have the freedom

to decide what you believe.

But don't let it bother you.

Are you talking about

ghosts again? Fine. For

the sake of the argument,

let's say the jewel actually

possesses the soul of

some fallen warrior.

It's not unfathomable for

people with huge debts to

kill themselves, or for

warriors to perish while

fighting Cobolds. Still...

I'll see what I can learn.

That reminds me...

I've got some records about

an adventurer group that died

in the field west of Geffen

that you were talking about.

Let me see if I can find them.

Ah, you're back! I found

those records I told you

about. It's a witness's

account of what happened

when those people died

west of Geffen.

What's interesting is that

the warrior you keep talking

about wasn't killed by Cobolds

at all, according to what this

guy wrote. Let's see...

Ah, it's over here.

''When the chief and his

soldiers arrived, the battle

was over. Dead bodies lay

everywhere, but there was

one warrior covered in blood,

half conscious, but living.''

Strange, isn't it?

This is from a journal

written by a retired soldier

that lives in Prontera now.

It might be a good idea to

see if you can talk to him.

There's a retired soldier

that actually witnessed what

happened in the field west

of Geffen. You should try

to find him in Prontera, and

see what you can learn.

Ah, that's... That's

very profound. That one

warrior went berserk when

he realized he was too weak

to protect his comrades?

He lost total control...

I better talk to that

old soldier and get the

full story on record.

It'll be a really good history

lesson for Swordmen everywhere.

Thank you for letting me know.

I'm so busy! Listen,

would you mind coming

back later when I'm not

so swamped with work?