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General Stories Misc

Quotes

When Entering Dragon's Roost

Good morning, master.

Splendid weather we're having.

Have you come to speak with me? How very kind.

After Receiving a Gift

Please accept this small gift. I do hope you find it useful.

One good turn deserves another.

After Bond Level Increase

You were born to become a king.

The desire to protect one's home is one I understand all too well.

Idle After Bond Level 1

The sound of the river's flow puts my mind to ease.

I thank you for allowing me to hold on to my dignity as a dragon.

You are a man of mercy, and I am certain the people will love you.

Idle After Bond Level 10

Man may have forgotten, but the sea is the cradle of all life.

Boredom is at times the fate of those who live a life eternal.

Your fellows here are good and virtuous people, to the last.

Idle After Bond Level 20

I greatly admire the energy of you humans. It is an endearing quality.

I am thankful for your openness and generosity.

At times, the sea calls to me—but for now, I will remain here to serve as witness to your actions.

Dragon Story Episodes
The Prince of Fishes

Dragons have ruled the seas since

the dawn of time. Scared of beasts

like Poseidon and Leviathan, humans

long shirked the open ocean.

The construction of Saint Lotier upon

the waves broke that taboo. Though

the process was arduous, it became

a floating metropolis.

However, it was founded in a region

originally ruled by the Waterwyrm,

and the dragon often attacked in

retaliation for the city's rampant

pollution of the waters.

Over time, the fighting intensified.

A faction of hard-liners emerged

who wished to destroy the dragon

in order to save the city.

A prince, charged by royal decree to

oversee Saint Lotier's development,

despaired at the conflict, and came

to a decision.

Accompanied by only his closest

confidants, the prince went to the

shore and called the Waterwyrm

forth from the waves.

"What do you want?" asked the

dragon. "The time for parley is past."

"The time for parley is now," replied

the prince. "We must make peace!"

"Land and sea, leg and fin...

Where we live, what we eat...

Our differences make us unfamiliar

with each other."

The flames of war are not easily

quenched, but the prince knew the

dragon took no joy in killing.

The bloodshed needed to end.

Resolute, he faced the Waterwyrm

and continued to speak. He was

ready to give his own life for peace,

if that is what it would take.

The prince and the Waterwyrm spoke

on the beach for some time. Should

they fail to come to an accord, the

fighting would start anew, and the

waters would run red with blood.

"Our ways of life are too different,"

said the prince, "and I fear we will

not reach an understanding soon."

Then he put forth a proposal.

"Both our peoples need guardians

they can trust not to harm them.

Those guardians cannot be anyone

but the two of us: the lord of the land

and the lord of the sea."

"From this day forward, I shall live

beneath the waves. In return,

Waterwyrm, you will live upon the

land and watch over my people."

"Impossible," snorted the Waterwyrm.

"I am a dragon, and there is nowhere

in this world I cannot go; but you, a

mere human, cannot live beneath

the waves."

At that, the prince produced a small

cup. "That is why I had the royal

magician prepare this potion.

Drinking it will give me scales and

fins. What say you?"

The Waterwyrm's breath hitched in her

throat. "I feel the mana radiating

from that cup... The draught will work

as you claim, but you will be bound

to the sea forever if you drink it."

"If this is what it takes to earn your

trust," said the prince, "then I am

ready to accept the consequences."

The prince then drained the cup and

was transformed into a giant fish.

As the prince's astonished advisors

looked on, the fish wriggled and

bounced into the ocean. It cast its

wordless gaze upon the Waterwyrm,

who seemed to understand.

"The oath is made," said the dragon.

Her scales glowed bright, her fins

became four legs upon which to

tread the earth, and she stepped out

onto the sand.

"Humans and fish, heed my words!

Until the day the prince's soul returns

to land, I shall not return to the sea!

I am now a guest upon this land!"

"Humankind is indeed worthy of

mutual understanding. Let us forgive

past mistakes and amend our ways

so we may walk this path together!"

Thus was friendship forged between

land and sea, and thus did Saint

Lotier flourish.