Scholar

[Scholar]

I'm an antique appraiser.

You may think of me as similar

to jewel appraisers, but I can

appraise the historical value

of antiques in addition to their quality and monetary value.

Oooh. You must be the

one sent by Ibrahim, right?

You're the one that found

that rare emerald, one of

the accursed jewels?

I'm very interested in the

Cursed Jewels, and have been

researching them. You came

to just the right person if you

wanted to learn more about

the emerald that you found.

Hello, how may

I help you today?

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I came to ask you

about a Cursed Jewel.

Let's see... Ah, did

you come to ask about

the Diamond of Destruction?

Ah, the Unlucky Emerald?

Yes, that was the most recent

Cursed Jewel to be discovered.

Let's see, where did I put all

of my notes about that?

Would you mind coming

back later? I'm not sure

where I misplaced my notes...

Ah, let's see now.

There's a record here

entitled, ''The Story of the

Cursed Jewel.'' According

to this, no one knows where

these jewels were first found.

The first incident involving

the jewel involved a Comodo

resident that used the jewel

to pay a gambling debt. He

committed suicide after he

paid his debt, which is a pity.

He didn't tell anyone

where he found the jewel

before he died, so we have

no way of determining the

jewel's true origins.

After it was sold, the

jewel came into a rich man's

possession. However, he lost

his fortune and was completely

ruined after obtaining it. Hence the moniker, ''Unlucky Emerald.''

Then the emerald came into

the hands of a noble lady

who mysteriously died at

a young age. The emerald's

had thousands of owners

who just... Died.

What's disturbing is that

the emerald's curse seems

to grow stronger with each

life it takes away. Um, and

your jewel perfectly matches

the descriptions, so, uh...

You are the new owner

of the Unlucky Emerald.

No one will buy that from

you while it's still cursed.

For the sake of your life,

you must break that curse.

Now, holy spells won't work

on this kind of curse. You'll

need to talk to a shaman.

I think he lives in... Alberta?

He can summon the dead

and act as a medium for you.

The idea is for you to talk

to the spirits killed by this

emerald through that shaman.

And I'm sure he'll be pretty

excited to see that you have

the Unlucky Emerald with you.

Please find that shaman

in Alberta, and ask if he can

help you break the curse

on that Unlucky Emerald.

Wait, you're telling me

that the emerald was cursed

by the vindictive spirit of

some warrior? Interesting...

I should record this in my

research notes. Thank you!

Some jewels are said to

be possessed by ghosts

or evil spirits that will bring

misfortune to their owners,

drive them to death or

insanity, that sort of thing.