Tabezthan

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[Tabezthan]

Umba! Umbaba...umum! Baumba!

Umumumbababaumumbabaumba!

Umbaumbaumbaumbaumhah!

Umumumumumbababababab!

Hmm...

I feel something different from you. You are a stranger around here, are you not?

Allow me to introduce myself. I am Tabezthan, a veritable fountain of knowledge and a renown genius in Umbala. Ha ha ha!

I have two disciples: Hibilaithan, who is a fool, and Bazo, who is quite intelligent and shows potential.

Of course, both are very talented and skilled, but I worry about Hibilaithan. He makes many stupid mistakes but he is fairly shameless about his errors.

I have taught them how to manipulate the ambient energy

here in Umbala in order to create objects. I hear that there is a similar skill in the outside world known to you as alchemy.

In any case, do have any use

for my skills? If so, please bring me the materials that I need so that I may be of service to you.

I regret to say that you are not yet capable of handling my crafts. Please train and acquire greater strength before returning to me. I wish you safety in your travels.

Good. I ask that you

remember what you need

to bring me so that I may craft something for you. I shall need...

10 Gold,

50 Steel

and 10 Emperium

for the basic materials.

I'll also need a rare ore to enchant my creation.

In addition, please bring me 30 of either Phlogopite, Peridot or Rose Quartz. Depending on the ore that you choose, my creation will possess a different trait.

Please be aware that I do not know exactly what item will be produced. There are too many factors in alchemy and there is a limit to anyone's knowledge.

In other words, we will have to trust to luck. However, we'll have time to talk about that later. For now, please go and gather the necessary materials. I shall be waiting here.

Oh... I see.

It is a little disappointing to hear that, but please return

if you believe that I can be

of service to you.

Hm...?

You don't have any

business with me, do you?

Please do not disregard me as merely an old fool. When a man gets older, he can see more clearly into the hearts of others. Please continue what you have been doing, and I wish you good fortune on your journeys.

Great, I'm ready to begin. Give me a minute to arrange these materials into a mystic circle.

He arranged the materials in a strange circle and began chanting. The air around Tabezthan grew ominously heavy and the materials seemed to surge with newfound energy.

Please understand that this power is not coming from me. I am merely using my skills to gather power from the realm of the dead and infusing them into these materials.

Let us pray for good results.

All we can do now is leave the

final result to fate.

The materials slowly melded

into each other, combining into a completely new object. It is only

a matter of time before we learn whether you and Tabezthan have succeeded or failed.

I don't believe it!

This is such an incredibly rare weapon! Yes, I remember its name from what my late father told me. This is... Caesar's Sword!

This is such an incredibly rare weapon! Yes, I remember its name from what my late father told me. This is... Tirfing!

This is such an incredibly rare weapon! Yes, I remember its name from what my late father told me. This is... Sabbath!

This mighty weapon is yours to keep. Feel free to come back to me

if you think that I can be of service to you once again.

Farewell for now, brave adventurer.

Shall we begin?

I will tell you the names of 4 different monsters. You will be given five chances to predict which monster I am thinking about.

This mind reading game is an effective method of determining whether your fortune is good or bad. Get ready now...

My favorite monsters are

Baphomet, Dark Lord, Bloody

Knight and Stormy Knight. Now,

try to guess which one I am

thinking about.

Please try to determine

which monster I'm thinking

of right this moment.

Now, try to sense

which monster I am

visualizing in my mind.

Once again, try

and guess what monster

I'm thinking about right now.

Alright, this is

your last chance to

correctly guess which

monster I'm thinking of.

That's the end of the game. Now, this is the order of the monsters that I had in mind...

Baphomet

Dark Lord

Bloody Knight

Stormy Knight

You have answered

Unfortunately, you weren't able to guess any of them correctly. It seems that your luck is charged with negative energy. We'll need to expel this bad luck with 10 of your Phologopite.

Do not be disheartened. Losing 10

Please come back with 30 Phologopite, and we shall try this mind reading game once again. I shall be waiting for you right here.

Umm...

You do not seem to

have enough Rose Quartz.

Please try to gather at

least 30 of them and then

return to me.

You've returned to me earlier than I've expected. I sense that you've brought all the basic materials, but did you bring enough special ore as well?

Ah, you've brought all three. However, we can only use one kind of ore at a time, so please choose just one.

Hahaha, you didn't need

to bring more than one kind

of ore. Now, which one would

you like to use?

Good,

Now, before I can begin crafting,

I must first determine whether or not you have enough luck for me

to proceed.

We will play a mind reading game

so that I can measure your luck and see if it is high enough to avoid the possibility of crafting failure.

You will have 5 chances to guess which one of my four favorite monsters that I am thinking of. If you can answer correctly even just once, I can begin crafting.

However, if you answer incorrectly all five times, I must take 10 of your special ore in order to expel your misfortune.

Now, please give me a little time to finish my preparations. I shall speak to you later.

Hmmm...

It doesn't look like it. Remember, I need 30 of either Phlogopite, Peridot or Rose Quartz before I can begin crafting.

Bring me...

and 10 Emperium.