[Celestial Arms Quest][Solo] The Verge of Discovery [1-1]

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Katarina was bored. Kind of a sad thought, really. After all, she had just finished exploring a brand new dungeon Dumah had found, and it was only a few days ago her soul was trapped in the cave of dreams by Fenrir. After all that excitement, you'd think Kat would want to just relax for a bit, but no. Kat was a Noiharan to the core, always lusting for adventure and discovery. She'd leave a mark on this world even if it killed her. Which it would probably do. Many, many times.

Anyway, getting back to the main point of all this, Kat was bored, which lead her to the situation she was currently in; standing around the streets of Londinium dropping in on any conversation that sounded like it could be related to questing. Unfortunately though, she didn't really hear anything of the sort. Few bits of gossip here and there, a lot of people talking about Christmas, but nothing to write home about. Kat sighed. And here she was hoping to hear something about the sages. Everyone seemed to be going crazy over those robed people a while back, and now it seems like everyone's just focusing on their own events. It really was a shame, she was kind of interested in them. Plus, they were constantly handing out quests to adventurers, so that was always a plus. Kat turned to face the Cathedral looming overhead. She supposed maybe Dumah might want her for something-

"Hey, you heard about the sages?"

...Oh, you're kidding me. 'I should complain about not getting quests more often, it always seems to work!' she thought to herself giddily. This was some crazy cosmic coincidence and she loved it. Turning to face the direction the voice had come from, she spotted a tall man talking to a Dwarf.

"'Course I have!" the Dwarf said, grinning slightly. "Honestly, who 'asn't at this point? You're a little late to the party, Derek!"

The other man, an Elf, frowned. "Oh come on, man, I keep telling you to refer to me by my username..." he complained, before smiling slightly. "But yeah, the sages are planning on holding a public conference at the square later in the day. I'm kind of interested, you in?"

Kat grinned. Y'know, for how bad her luck was normally, she always seemed to have it pretty good whenever she was alone. Huh. Odd. Anyway, a conference in the large garden square? Welp, she's sold. Time to head to the square.

...She sighed as she realised she left before the two could actually tell her when it was. Drat. Well, she supposed she had to just play the waiting game then.

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Kat looked up from the book she was reading as she heard someone speak. Apparently, the conference the two men had talked about was just starting now. On top of the stage at the middle of the garden was the man that Katarina presumed to be the sage. Well, she supposed the man had to be the sage. After all, he was dressed exactly how she had heard sages of the Messier Order were dressed. The man (well, she assumed it was a man, she couldn't really tell underneath his oversized robe) was wearing a large dark blue robe which was dotted with small bits of bright white. As mentioned before, Kat honestly couldn't tell what gender the person was, although if she had to guess, she'd say he seemed like a male.

The sage spoke softly, although the volume of his voice seemed to be amplified by some sort of magic. Clearing his throat, he discreetly checked his palm cards before looking at the large crowd that had gathered in the square. "As some of you may be aware, we have very recently discovered this stone tablet. We believe it to even predate the Alvs." With that, he lazily held up the tablet so the crowd could see. It looked, well, very ancient. It was the only real way to describe it. Well, that's a lie. There's a couple other ways you could describe that tablet. Broken. Incomplete. There we go. "As some of you have undoubtedly noticed, time has not been kind to this tablet. It has been broken and eroded by countless years of burial." Carefully placing the tablet in his satchel, he looked at the crowd. "That is where you come in. Adventurers, I come to you to ask for your help. I ask of you to come help find and unearth the rest of this tablet."

Many people in the crowd, seemingly thinking that such work was above them, left the premises immediately, some muttering that they were hoping for something a little more grand. Noticing this, the sage sighed. "Anyone that wishes to aid us, please come see me. That is all."

Surprisingly, no one walked up to the man. Strange. Kat, seeing the opportunity to learn more about Elder Tale's already expansive lore, walked up to the man, who seemed to be elated by the fact an Adventurer actually was accepting his quest. "I'll admit, you've piqued my interest." she said, eyeing the man. "I'm a man of knowledge myself. Having the opportunity to learn about history past the time of the Alvs, well, how could I miss out? If you're willing to have me, I'd be more than happy to help." The sage seemed somewhat curious about her usage of the word "man" in that sentence, but seemed to be too happy about actually having someone accepting his quest to care.

Facing the Cleric, the sage smiled before picking up a wand and offering it to Kat. "Thank you, young one." he said, before glancing at the wand he was holding. "This is a Divining Rod. Please take care of it." Nodding, Kat took the wand at looked at it. It didn't seem like much, but she assumed it would help. The sage continued to speak, informing Kat of what it did. "It will light up when you are close to fragments of the tablet." The sage bowed. "I look forward to hearing of your success."

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