Thief Trainer

[Yierhan]

Eh...?

A Novice?

Still thinking

what job you're

gonna choose...

Am I right?

Listen, if you ever decide to become a Thief--a smart choice

I might add--come and talk to me. I'll show you the ropes!

Whaaaat are you

doin' here? There's

nothing I can teach you!

You're waaay beyond me!

In fact, I think

you're qualified

to teach me some stuff!

Come on! I need new moves!

Heya pal.

I'm Yierhan.

I happen to be

the guy in charge

of training new Thieves.

Yeah, training. I mean, this kind of stuff is second nature to some people, but other guys need a little more help. So this is one of those 'just in case' things.

Right now?

Yeah, right now!

But if you're not ready for some reason, I guess I can wait.

Alright, first of all, Thieves use melee attacks. Well, most of us do. There are a few who like using long range Bows. But all of us are good at bein' fast!

So for melee attacks, which stat increases your damage? Come on

now, you should know this if you didn't skip the Novice Training Grounds.

Say whaaat? INT affects magic damage, magic defense and some skills. Thieves don't even work with magic!

You musta skipped the Novice Training Grounds altogether! Not that I blame you though. Anyway, it's STR that increases your attack damage, got it?

So if you're feeling like the damage you're making is pretty weak, you might want more stat points in STR. How high your raise your own STR is really up to you.

Yeah, that's right! If you wanna increase your damage, you need

to put some stat points into STR. Increasing STR also increases

your Max Weight Limit too.

Sure, DEX and LUK can

also increase your attack damage, but they're insignificant compared to STR. I repeat: insignificant.

Say whaaat? DEX affects

your attack accuracy, not your damage! Well, unless you're using

a Bow. Otherwise, it increases your damage only by a tiny bit.

Alright, enough about stats.

You know what? I think I'll just talk to you about the skills that we Thieves use.

So level up your skills, learn a few new ones if you want, and

then come back over here.

Okay, let me see your skills. You know you gotta change your battle strategy depending on what skills you have, right? Skills are just as important as stats!

You haven't learned any skills yet? Come on, it's your skills that'll set you apart from Novices and everyone else!

Ah, so you've learned

Level

Nice! This skill gives you the chance to attack twice in one

attack. Wicked!

It's a Passive skill, so it's always in effect and won't have to use any SP to use it. The higher your Double Attack skill level, the more double attacks you'll do.

Let's see...

That increases your Flee Rate, meaning you've got a better chance of dodging attacks from your enemies.

Just like the Double Attack skill, Increase Dodge is a Passive skill. It won't use SP and it's always in

effect. If you don't like to bruise, this is your skill.

Whoa, so you've

got Level

Now that's the skill which gives our job its name! You can't use

it against people, though...

But you can use Steal to take items from monsters. If you're lucky, you can get some good items that way. Oh, and Steal doesn't affect monster drop rates.

You've learned

Let's see, you can only learn

that after learning the Steal skill up to a certain level.

Of course, you use

the Hiding skill to hide underground in an emergency, like when you're surrounded by tough enemies. Be careful though...

Certain monsters will still be able to find you, no matter how well you hide. There are even a few monsters that can flush you out of hiding!

Alright, I see that you

know Level

You like being dangerous,

don't you?

This attack skill has the chance

to poison your enemy for a set amount of time. While poisoned, an enemy will constantly lose its HP and will have decreased defense.

Eh, but remember.

If the monster's too strong for you, you might not be able to poison it. So don't go crazy.

If you took the trouble to learn that, you must be the cautious

type or something.

You can only learn Detoxify

after you learn the Envenom skill. Detoxify allows you to counteract the effects of poison on a target.

Alright, I guess

if you want to know

about any other skills,

I can explain real quick.

So...

Are there any

skills you want

explained or is this

pretty much stuff you

already know?

Just like its name,

Double Attack gives your attacks the chance to be a double attack, two strikes in one blow.

Increase Dodge

gives a nice boost

to your Flee Rate that

the other jobs don't offer.

Why take your lumps when you

can avoid them altogether?

Steal is an Active Skill that has the chance of nabbing you some

free items! You can't use it against other people, though.

But you can use Steal to take items from monsters! If you're lucky, you can get some good items that way. Oh, and Steal doesn't affect monster drop rates.

Hiding is an active skill where you submerge yourself underground. You can only stay hidden so long, and you can't move, but sometimes it's better than being found!

Envenom is an offensive Active Skill that every Thief should know. But that's just what I think.

Remember that.

Since Thieves deal

quite a bit with poison,

we've got to have a way

to, well, have a taste

of our own medicine.

You can learn Detoxify

Yeah...

I'm tired of explaining these skills anyway. Let's move on to

the next part of Thief training...

Now that you're such an expert on skills, I want you to level up your skills and come back, got it?

Alright, we studied the skills and you've been practicing a little, right? You better have...

Alright, now I got some actual fight training I want you to do. Here's a chance for you to figure what skills are best for which situations.

Go and get me

10 Feather of Birds.

You can go ahead and kill Pickies to get those. It really shouldn't be that hard. Oh, and use this Wing thingee to come back.

'Ey, you don't have the 10 Feather of Birds I asked you for! You gotta apply what you know, you know.

Now hurry up and do it!

Alright...!

Nice work, pal.

Seeing as you got these feathers, you must be really gung-ho about becoming a good Thief.

I hope you keep

putting in the work

to get better and better.

Always do your best! Oh,

and do you have any questions?

You found out, eh?

Well, I didn't really

wanna tell you this, on

account of you bein' a brand

brand new Thief and all, but...

There was this

fight that was in

the Southern part

of this town.

Since it happened late at night, only a few people actually know about it. As for me, I stayed late at a guild meeting, so it was

dumb luck that I saw it.

I went back to where the fight happened and I found traces that showed that the guys who were fighting went south.

Since poison was used in

the fight, I'm guessing an Assassin was involved, but I can't be too sure. If you wanna check it out, follow the traces of that fight.

Eh, but be careful

not to get too close

to the poison! That stuff

is pretty strong!

Good!

Less work for me!

Alright, you better get stronger the next time I see you. Oh, and you can have this stuff. You know, since you're so gangster and all.

Yeah, it was pretty cool just hanging out. Keep fighting

monsters the way you do and

you'll be a great Thief in no time.

And since I like

you so much, kid,

you can have this.

Take it, it's yours!

You know...

Hey, you might run into

poison, so remember that

Green Herbs and Green Potions

will counteract it. Oh, and keep in mind that Red Gemstones can

be used in poison attacks.

Hey, if you do

decide to check it

out, be real careful

other there, okay?

You doin' alright?

Fighting against something

you know nothing about is always risky. Since I've heard there are outsiders around flaunting their power, you better be careful.

It's a good policy to just be really careful on your adventures. Look out for monsters and look

out for people! Got it?

I heard there was

this one Assassin

that went on a mission

and never returned.

What's so weird about it was that the Assassin Guild reported that the mission was completed!

I remember hearing that guy

was really good...

Crazy, isn't it?

Anyway, take

care of yourself.

'Ey, did you

complete your mission?

I know, I know, the thing you've gotta do is pretty rough.

Ah, gotcha. Well, that's understandable. I mean, these things take time, you know?

Yeah...?

That's alright.

I guess these kinds of things require patience. And thinking.

You know, things I'm horrible at.

So what's up?

Hit me up with

what you know~

You explain the results of your investigation to Yierhan and tell him about the scrap of cloth you found on your mission.

Scrap of cloth?

Huh, alright. Say,

lemme have a looksee.

Whoa!

You did great.

This is some pretty

important information!

You see, the pattern on this cloth is sort of like one of the codes Assassins use. And this particular pattern looks like something from one of those higher Assassins.

I might be able to figure out what happened that night with the new information this cloth might lead me to. Thanks a lot!

From here on,

the higher ups in the

guild will take over this investigation. You did your job perfectly, so it's time for you to hone your skills.

Hey, this stuff is yours. Think of it as a reward for helping us out. Take care of yourself now~

Hey...

You got dreams,

don't you? I know,

it's a bit of a deep

subject I pulled outta

nowhere, but...

I just like telling people to follow their dreams. So do it. Life without anything to look forward to is pretty boring, doncha think?

Heya.

I'm the Thief trainer around here. Sure, it looks like we don't got much in common, but...

I actually got a few magic using friends here and there. That mystic stuff is waaay over my head, but

I got a lotta respect for it.

Hm...?

That's weird, usually only

Thieves hang around this joint. What's someone like you doing

here? Unless...

Right, you must be the help that Mana sent! You came just at the right time. You see, we found something weird in South Morocc.

Basically, we found traces of poison that were used in a fight. We were going to investigate it, but we've been swamped with all this other work.

That's why we've been asking

for help from the Mage Guild. Fortunately, I'm pals with Mana, so...

Anyway, head over to

South Morocc since it seems to be a good place to start investigating. You'll see what we found right outside the South Morocc gate.

Be careful, pal.

It seems your

investigation

might be related to

that mysterious Assassin...

So how's the

coming along?

I've been so busy,

I couldn't focus

on it at all...

Hey, this stuff is yours. Think of it as a reward for helping us out. Right, and I'll let Mana know you did a great job. Take care of yourself now~

Just as I thought,

more than one group

was involved in all this.

Huh. Something real bad

might happen soon...

Some people think

the desert is just a

dangerous, uncomfortable

place where no one wants

to be. But there's all

sorts of great stuff here.

We got the blazing heat that encourages skimpy outfits, we got... Cacti. We got more sand than the beach. Um... Sandstorms?