Alcouskou

[Alcouskou]

As you live life you will encounter

many things. Sometimes you will

not understand and wonder why some

things are so important. You may consider it

as useless knowledge, but it isn't

Let me explain.

Luckily, you have brought some

sand with you. It is very important

to a thief to have a small quantity at

all times. Most people do not

realize the value of such a common

substance.

In case you meet a powerful

monster in a dungeon with no

sand, you could use this sand to

blind the monster and flee.

You should have a special sand pocket.

What? You don't expect me to

do that for you as well do you?

You must be very lazy! ! !

Very well, find the one named

RuRumuni. He will make you a

sturdy leather pocket.

I will be preparing for your

return. Find RuRumuni in

west Payon. That is where I

heard he is these days.

The most important part

of being a good thief is stealth.

A thief should never be seen or

touched unless he wants to.

Some consider this cowardly

but I think differently.

The way I see it, we live in a

world where survival of the fittest

rules our lives.

They may think less of me for use

this special skill. . . What is this skill?

This is the sand blinding skill.

If you can throw or kick sand

in the eyes of your opponent,

not only does their defense decrease,

but their ability to attack is impaired.

It is so effective, you may even stun them.

Well, we have to survive too.

Its either us or them. . .

I think it is important and vital

that we prepare a little sand.

What do you think? If you like it

go and get five Fine Grit.

I am sure you eager to learn this

skill, but you must first gather five Fine Grit

Until you have gathered them,

I cannot teach you this skill.

Don't be disappointed, hurry and gather them.

Oh, I almost forgot! ! !

If you want to learn this

special skill, be sure that

you are sufficiently experienced

to use this properly. This means

you should be at least job level 25.

Go to west payon and find

RuRumuni. He will make you

fine durable pouch for your

sand.

I will take these five Fine Grit

and prepare them for you while I wait.

Okay! Great !!

What a fine pouch indeed!

Small and easy to carry, with enough

capacity for enough sand.

This is a perfect Leather Bag of Infinity !!

for you to use with this skill.

Well let's see what your skill

is like -

Try it out ! !

AHhh, watch out for my eyes !!

- *throwing sand* -

- *tossing sand* -

Hoo Hoo Hoo... You are a

natural! ! ! Excellent !

I guess I have nothing more

that I can teach you.

I hope that this skill will

aid you in the future. -

Okay! Let's practice!

Suuu Suuu uk -

Suuuuk - -

Suk - Suuuk - - -

Great! -At this level,

I am sure you can increase

your skill on your own.

Usually we like to think about

attacking and damage, but

it is important to realize that

fleeing is just as important

as attacking!

We pride ourselves in our

speed and quick dodges,

but I am sure that at times you

have realized while fighting that

despite the fact that our dodging

is superior, if we are hit once we are

serious danger.

It is true that at times we

can view others as humorous as

we easily dodge their attacks.

But if we are attacked by many at

once, you must remember that we

may not even have room to doge.

You must make a quick decision

to flee. Most would flee immediately,

but we don't need to.

Even if we don't see an opening,

our skill can allow us to slip out

of a very serious predicament.

This skill uses our energies in

allowing us to slip out unnoticed.

In a short amount of time we can use

this skill to put a large amount of

distance between us and our opponent.

This skill requires endless hours of

practice for us to master.

If you wish to learn and practice,

you will need to prepare some items.

Prepare 20 Grasshopper's Leg^

to begin your training.

Oh, by the way. . .

You need to have some background

in the skills of a thief to properly master

this skill. This means you require at

least the experience of job level 35 .

If not, I cannot teach you.

Wow, you have already prepared?

Great, I see promise in you. -

Your zeal is truly sincere.

Okay, Shall we begin your training?

Stone throwing . . . . .

Find a smoot stone with a good weight.

Picking the right stone is

very important in being successful.

Well I could tell you a million

times but it is better to see for yourself.

Okay why don't you try the skill out

right here where I can watch you.

- Shweeput ! -

- Cheeeguk! -

- Shyaaaakkk ! -

Very nice. You seem to take up -

the skill easily.

You can improve your skill with

practice on your own time.

I hope it aids you in the future.

. . . . . Hope to see you soon

The skilled and experienced

members of our guild are usually very handy!

They can pick up a small stone

by the road and use it to hit an

opponent accurately and quickly from

a distance.

They realized what a waste it was

to not teach this skill to others. -

They founded a group to train

others in this skill. . .

That is how the ' Find Stone ' and

' Stone Fling ' skills came to be.

It is handy to be able to find a stone

in most any place and have the

ability to hurl it into a distanced enemy.

A very valuable skill indeed. -

Without costing you a zeny, you

can have this skill at your disposal.

I really think of this as a great skill.

What do you think of it?

. . . . . Hah Hah Hah . . . . . .

' Find Stone ! ' skill

can be used in just about any location.

Picking stones off the ground that

are smooth and well weighted for

throwing. It does take some familiarity

and skill to learn this skill well.

The small amount of training required

does require that you put in a full

effort . . .-

. . . . . *Ahem* . . . . .

Let first begin by practicing how to pick up

one Bear's Footskin to familiarize the action.

And in lieu of a stone, try picking up

a Zargon !

Would that be too little ?

Lets add 5 Spawn !!

Show me your skill !

Retrieve these items by any means you see fit.

Wow! Have you already gathered the items!

Very well, do you wish to begin?

Prepare the items you have gathered ..

- Shyuuk ! -

- Shyuuuk Tuk. . -

- Shyupattt !! - Tauk !! -

Strike~~~!!

That was excellent !

You know have sufficient

power and skill.

Okay, that is all there is

to it. How you use it in

the future is up to you ..

I wish you luck!

Stone Fling !!

This skill can be used so

readily and does not take any

extra money if you can pick up

stones well . . .

If you don't know how to choose

stones well, you can always buy

them from those who can.

And if you can choose stones well,

it could be very profitable for you.

What do you think? Do you like the idea?

If you wish to master this skill,

you will have to train quite a bit.

The training also requires some items

that won't be easy to find. . .

Of course, I am sure it won't be

impossible with your skill . .

You will need two ' Garlet '

and two ' Scell ' to start with.

Make sure they are similar to stones

and able to be thrown. When you

have gathered these items, I will be

happy to teach you.

It seems you are not very experienced. . .

We may need some more time to consider you.

Most thieves and assassins

have the basic skills to do

well at their job. However,

the skills that I can teach them

cannot be learned anywhere else.

If you every decide to

become a thief or assassin,

or know someone who is,

come to me or send them to me.

These new skills should be

taught to all who want to learn them.