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 Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:01 am Post subject: Oboro Investigation Guide |
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here is a list of some of the investigation's i have gotten. i will have the rest up some time later when i get them. if any of you have any kind of updates for this please post them since this thing was crucial and tiring.
Alhazred:
1: Alhazred is a traveling book peddler... No, that's not right. He's a collector of rare tomes. He doesn't collect the tomes to sell them, he
said, so the term "peddler" apparently offends him.
2: He must be a very rich man, if he comes across a rare enough tome,
he shell out enough cash to build a castle. Must be nice having that kind of cash to throw around, eh?
3: The other day, I saw him... It was the middle of the night, and he was holding a hide-bound tome as if he were in love. And that was no ordinary hide.
Ax:
1: Ax is a baby dragon horse still training in Gordius. When Nick officially becomes a Dragon Cavalry soldier, he and Ax will be partners. They pretty much already are.
2: He's full of curiousity and can be restless at times. But curiosity is a sign of intelligence, so the Dragon Cavalry considers it something of a virtue.
3: It's hard to see, since he's still just a baby, but he's got three horns. Three horned dragon horses are very rare, so they
expect him to be something special one day.
Babbage:
1: Babbage is an inventor from Estrise. Without exaggeration,
the man has devoted every fiber of his being to gears and nothing but.
2: His masterpiece is the revolving bridge, but all of Estrise's windmills are his, too. He wanted to build the windmills with their gears exposed, but the sea winds would have worn them down, so he reluctantly put 'em on the inside.
3: He's a technical genius, but he's got no concept of how to take care of himself. He left all the housework to Sorensen without so much as a thank you. Sorensen has got to be the most patient man...
Bastan:
1: Bastan was a Haud Village art appraiser. He's always had a hard time about it, trying to forcehis own aethethic tastes into matching up with Lord Barows. But now, thanks to you, he knows he doesn't have to do that anymore.
2: He says he's less interested in painting and sculptures
than he is in pottery and dishes. They're both useful in
everyday life and artistically valuable.
3: He's got a family living somewhere else, and he sends them money regularly. That's why he couldn't tear himself away from Haud Village, he had to support them.
Belcoot:
1: Belcoot used to be a gladiator, but he escaped ten years ago. After training himself abroad, he came back to participate in the Sacred Games. He made it all the way to the final match, but you know how that went.
2: Believe it or not, as good as he is now, he was a pretty lousy gladiator back in the day. That's why no one knew who he was when he appeared in the Sacred Games.
3: It seems he gets along well with Dinn because they both use those giant swords. I've seen em practice together, and they're not half-bad.
Bergen:
1: Bergen's a dwarf boy who calls himself Levi's "apprentice". His work seems to consist of digging up rune orbs for Levi to use in his research.
2: He's not so much interested in becoming a wizard himself. He just wants to watch Levi do his magic. Levi seems to know that, and tends to take advantage of the boy. But if Bergen doesn't mind, I guess it's all right.
3: I don't know about humans, but dwarves consider me a pretty good-looking guy!" He insists.
Bernadette:
1: Bernadette's the daughter of Admiral Skald Egan, the one in charge of the Island Nations Federation Fleet. She's also the Vice-Captain of the flagship, the Lino En Kuldes.
2: She looks more like Admiral Egan's grandchild than his daughter, being the youngest of eight siblings and all. Her siblings are soldiers, explorers and shipping agents. Some she keeps in touch with. Others, not so much.
3: Georg Prime said she was in a postition similair to Sialeeds. What do you suppose he meant by that?
Boz:
1: Boz is the lord of Estrise and a former Barows faction noble. But he wants us to forget about that, he said. He has a wife and two sons in Estrise.
2: He's a devoted husband, and his wife's a fine lady, so they rarely fight. Except one time, apparently she asked him to change that hairstyle of his, and they almost had a divorce.
3: Hmm. Well, he's pretty much on the up-and-up, so I couldn't dig up much dirt. Except for one thing. The reason he prefers land battles to sea battles, even though he's the lord of a port town, is that he can't swim.
Byakuren:
1: Byakuren is a giant white serpent from Ceras Lake. At first she thought we were intruders and wanted to chase us out. Now she thinks of us as her friends.
2: She can't understand our speech, but it seems she's as smart
as we are, regardless. She often talks with Genoh.
3: She seems confident in her looks, but she sees Flail and Miroon as rivals. I guess I sort of understand about Flail, but why Miroon, I wonder.
Cathari:
1: Cathari is a mysterious woman, supposedly from the northern continent. So far, here's what we know. She met Lucretia, and she carries a rare weapon called a gun.
2: She owns a rare rune called the Godspeed Rune, which makes her
insanely fast. Between that and the gun, she's a killer. Because you never see her till she shoots, your dead, some people call her the "Invisible Howl".
3: Only a certain organization in the Holy Kingdom of Harmonia knows how to manufacture her weapon. Nether Gate tried to steal their technology, but failed. In retrospect, that's a very good thing.
Chisato:
1: Chisato's a young lady who used to do puppet shows on Nirva Island.
She's amazing with voices, she can produce any voice she wants at any time.
2: I thought her voices might be magical or something, but they aren't. No magic, no gimmicks. Just talent and practice. It's incredible what people are capable of.
3: Chisato doesn't know it, but she's a legend in the world of theater, the woman of a thousand voices. Most people think she's a myth. If they knew better, I bet every theater group in the world would be clamoring for her.
Chuck
1: Chuck is the young man who guarded the Barows' family storage. Now he guards our storage here.
2: He lost his family during the Armes invasion eight years ago. He drifted around, and wound up stumbling into Lord Barows' mansion. As the guards drove him out, Luserina stood up for him, and he ended up staying with them.
3: He used to tend the Barows gardens. He loves flowers and trees. I wonder how those gardens are doing now.
Cius:
1: Cius used to be a guard at Agate Prison. But when they imprisoned Lucretia, he became so concerned for her that he helped set her free.
2: He comes from a long line of Doraat military men. He's a real straight arrow, and he'd normally rather die before defecting to the enemy. Heh, Lucretia is a wicked woman for bringing him around to the other extreme.
3: He's a little to fussy about following rules, so the people of Raftfleet, in particular, keep him at arm's length. Still, I guess an army needs guys like him.
Cornelio:
1: Cornelio is an eccentric. Creative musician who wants to gather up DoReMi Elves and start an orchestra.
2: He's got that DoReMi Rune, so gathering more DoReMi Elves makes his magic more powerful.
3: Their fields are different, but he gets along well with Josephine. Makes sense. They're both high class, and all that. When the two of them are together, I don't dare go near them. That's because I'm a mediocrity, you see.
Craig:
1: Craig is the Commander of the Dragon Cavalry. He's a great leader. Even while he's fighting on the front line, he sees the big picture and gives the right orders. All his men trust him with their lives.
2: He and Miakis's father are best friends, just like Rahal and Roog.
3: He likes fishing, but he asked me not to tell Subala because she'd challenge him to a competition. He said he fishes to relax, not to compare his catch with someone else's.
Dinn:
1: Dinn's head of the garrison in Sable. He's a reliable leader, his men and his lord, Raulbel, agree on that. He looks like a man with very few faults.
2: Dinn used to be all alone in the world. The last Lord Raulbel took him in with the intention of making him a gladiator. Solis must have talked his father out of that.
3: He's courting Solis Raulbel's daughter, Salisha with her parent's approval. He's so devoted to her, I almost wonder who his real master is.
Dongo:
1: Dongo's a cave dwarf blacksmith. His master's a tyrant, always yelling and calling him a hack or a dimwit. But he's actually a damn good smith.
2: He loves forging weapons. He says that a fine blade is the true art of a blacksmith's talent.
3: You know those metal fittings that secure the rails of Wabon's mining carts? Dongo's the one who made those. They say he helped with the mining carts themselves, too. Wabon's got no business giving that guy a hard time.
Egbert:
1: Egbert is the descendant of the Aethelbald family, who fell into ruin after being politically crushed by the Godwins about a century ago. So he claims, I think. He's not the most coherent fellow around.
2: After about a hundred years ago, all record of the Aethelbald family suddenly stops, and nobody knows what happened to their descendants after that. So Egbert's either a crazy old man, or he's a crazy, honest old man.
3: Whenever Egbert sees Mr.Mouse, he licks his lips. I guess now we know how he managed to survive in that underground passage all this time... Ugh.
Eresh:
1: Well, you found her somewhere and brought her back with you. Beyond that... Give me some time on this one.
2: Those clothes she's wearing are reserved for high-level clergy. But you have to be at least 40 to attain a position that high, no matter how fast you climb. Do they even make those clothes in her size? That girl is one big mystery.
3: Refresh my memory, you said the two of you went into some ruins in that place? I checked the place out, but I didn't see any entrance.
Ernst:
1: A smart leopard that accompanies an animal tamer and gives astonishingly eye opening performances. That's Ernst's outward persona. Turns out he's some unlucky kid, a pretty boy, apparently who's cursed because of some Rune.
2: If he really tries, he can turn back into a human temporarily. During that time, he can harness the Rune's powers and those are some powers, let me tell you. Also, for some reason, his curse takes a break on full-moon nights.
3: Ernst has a real sweet tooth, but no matter what he eats when
he's a leopard, it doesn't taste sweet. So when there's a full moon,
he tries to eat enough sweets to keep himself going for the
next whole month.
Faylen:
1: Faylen is Faylon's younger sister. One of Roy's bandits, or at least she used to be.
2: Originally, Roy wasn't supposed to be the only one in disguise. Faylen was supposed to dress up as Lyon, too. But when she showed Roy her costume, he laughed so hard, she got mad and refused to wear it.
3: Lyon asked me once, "I don't think Faylen likes me, Do you know why?" Ah, kids!
Faylon:
1: Faylon is Faylen's older brother. He used to be one of Roy's bandits.
2: He's a year older than Roy, but he acts like Roy's above him. Actually, it seems like everyone's above him, even his own little sister. And he doesn't seem to mind!
3: When Roy was pretending to be you, Faylon tried pretending to be Georg. But when he tried on the costume, it was so small, it got all ripped up. And that was the end of that plan.
Flail:
1: Flail is Rahal's dragon horse. She's powerful and has great reflexes, and gets along very well with Rahal.
2: As dragon horses go, she's very pretty. The males fight over her all the time. Eventually, the males will sort out who gets to be her mate. But, what's with the state of emergency and all, they've put that aside for now.
3: She has a beautiful voice. Her cry sounds like a song. When Rania heard her "lowing," it moved her to tears. Too bad Rania's the only one who can hear that sort of thing.
Fuwalafuwalu:
#1: Fuwalafuwalu is the elder of the beavers. If he rolls himself up, he looks like a big furry ball. Oh, that last part is what Toma said.
2: The average life expectancy of a beaver is about thirty years, but Fuwalafuwalu is already beyond that. They say his father lived over fifty years. I guess longevity runs in his family.
3: Come to think of it, though, he's younger than I am... But I guess that's neither here nor there.
Fuyo:
1: Fuyo is a wonder. She single-handedly keeps the Oboro Detective
Agency's office running. She comes from a merchant's family, so accounting and clercial work are right up her alley. Without her, we would never survive.
2: When Sagiri, Shigure and I first opened the agency, Fuyo was our very first client. I guess she couldn't stand how inefficient we were, so after her investigation was over, she came back to help us. She's been with us ever since.
3: I thought Fuyo might run for the hills when she found about our past, but instead she stuck around. Said she wanted to work with us as a family, for Sagiri and Shigure's sake. Like I said, she's a wonder.
Galleon:
1: He's the oldest active Queen's Knight. Back in the Armes Invasion, he fought right on the front, brave as all hell. He's from Lordlake, and ever since the uprising there two years ago, he seems worried about something.
2: He used to be married, but got divorced twenty years ago. Actually, his ex-wife is in this castle right now. But it's probably not my place to say who she is.
3: Well, it's probably obvious by now, so I might as well say it. His ex-wife is Silva. They met on the battlefield when she was an army doctor and not before long they got married. What happened after that is private though.
Gavaya:
1: Gavaya is a fighter from Armes. But he apparently doesn't care at all about his homeland anymore. He travels from country to country now, looking for somebody to marry.
2: Looks aside, Gavaya's a gentleman. He'd never dream of hurting
a woman in any way. Not even in a tournament, if he winds up facing a female competitor, he just withdraws.
3: Looks like he knows Hazuki and Nikea from various tournament
circuits. I overheard he and Nikea moaning the other day about not
getting into the Sacred Games.
Georg Prime:
1: Georg has always been a great warrior. That's why Falena and Ferid made him a Queen's Knight so quickly. He's been in a difficult position since the day the Sun Palace was attacked, but I guess you know all about that.
2: Before coming to Falena, he was in the Scarlet Moon Empire, on the northern continent. Believe it or not, he was one of the Six Great Generals. They called him Deathblow George. But, apparently, Ferid knew him even before all that.
3: I don't know about that left eye of his. Usually, when a man is blind in one eye, he moves or acts like he has a blind spot. Not Georg, though.
Genoh:
1: Genoh is a giant tortoise that lived in the Waterfall Basin upstream from Beaver Lodge. Surprisingly enough, he's just about as smart as a human. Maybe even smarter. The beavers call him Boss.
2: He claims he's over a thousand years old, but that's a little far-fetched. Whenever I ask him about the past, he just says he can't quite remember. But hey if it's true its amazing.
3: Byakuren's been around awhile herself, a little over a hundred years. So the two of them get along, it seems. I get the impression that Genoh wants to be friends more than she does, though.
Goesch:
#1: Goesch is a young farmer from Lordlake. He's a real leader among
the youth.
2: He loves Lordlake more than anyone, but he's sensible enough not
to let those feelings get the better of him. Word is, he even stayed out of the uprising two years ago.
3: Since the uprising, Lordlake's youth kept wanting to storm Hatred Fortress, but Goesch always talks them out of it. He didn't want to lose more friends in vain, he said.
Gunde:
1: Gunde's your typical cave dwarf in just about every way. He's good friends with Logg, apparently.
2: Even by dwarf standards, he's one of the best diggers around. He digs fast, accurately, and as quietly as possible.
3: Years ago, Godwin soldiers stuck Gunde's father with a bogus charge and threw him in jail. But Logg helped Gunde's father escape. After that, Gunde started helping Logg with his work.
Haleth:
1: Haleth's an ex-bureaucrat from the Hershville Naval Base. Not what you'd call a bad guy, but shady as hell. He loves to gamble, and embezzlement's right up his alley. Not to mention all those forged documents.
2: You know about Logg's fugitive smuggling runs? Haleth used to help with those by forging passports and ids. No doubt, that experience came in handy when he went on to fudge all those cargo receipts.
3: He organizes betting on dragon horse races, apparently without the Cavalry's permission. But pretty much all the Cavalry soldiers like gambling, so Commander Laden just looks the other way.
Haswar:
1: Haswar is the Oracle of Lunas. She's the daughter of Lady Shahkrewar, the late Queen's older sister. So that makes her Queen Arshtat and Lady Sialeeds cousin.
2: She has a tendency to give hugs to anyone she thinks is cute. Toma, Maroon, Fuyo, even. Although Fuyo doesn't complain about it all that much.
3: Since the only women left now in Falena's royal family are the Princess and Lady Haswar herself, she's worried about the family dying out.
Hazuki:
1: Hazuki's a beautiful young swordswoman. She followed Belcoot
here. It's odd, as clueless as Belcoot is about women,he sure can reel them in, can't he?
2: She actually comes from a family of government sword intructors.
She took a journey to hone her skills, and lost to Belcoot in Kanakan. She's sworn not to go home again until she gets even.
3: Over the course of her travels, she met Nikea and Gavaya. When she first met Gavaya, he was so persistent in his marriage proposals that she actually drew her sword on him.
Isabel:
1: Isabel calls herself the heir to the Maximillian Knight's aspirations. And she's got the skills and conviction to back that up. She's a very strong woman. Good looking, too.
2: The Maximillian Knights used to operate in the Scarlet Moon Empire, on the northern continent. But because they acted on their own convictions, without the Emperor's permission, they were dissolved.
3: When Isabel, Zerase and Cathari are together, no man can approach
them, all three are pretty overbearing, but they're as capable as their attitude implies, so better keep your distance.
Isato:
1: He's both the chief cleric in Lunas and the Oracle Haswar's right-hand man. Also, believe it or not, he's an elf.
2: Elves age much more slow than humans, so he must be a lot older
than he looks. He's probably been a cleric longer than most of his peers have been alive.
3: He's from a hidden elf village called Alseid. Supposedly, it's up in the North Woods of Lunas, but no human's ever set foot there in the history of time.
Jeane:
1: Oh, Jeane's a Rune Mistress. She came to Lelcar from Sol-Falena. Beautiful, isn't she? And she's damn good at her job.
2: Eh? You want to know about Jeane? Well, hmm... You know, there are some doors you're really better off not opening.
3: So you really want to know, eh? All right, fine, Jeane is a very nice young lady, with absolutely no mind-boggling secrets to hide. None whatsoever. Moving on.
Josphine:
1: Josephine is a young lady who searched throughout Haud Village for culture. Culture, in Haud Village. I'm not going to say anything.
2: She apparently makes all of those odd clothes and parasols herself. Good for her.
3: What a shock, eh? I'd heard the rumors about the Valya family's
daughter running away, but who would've thought it would turn out
to be Josephine? By the way, it's a moot point now, but good thing Lord Barows never found out.
Killey:
1: We don't know much about Killey, not even why he was locked up in Agate Prison. He seems to be researching the Sindar civilization, but I'm still trying to find out why.
2: When Lord Godwin held a gathering of Sindar civilization experts, Killey showed up. Not to help out or anything, he just couldn't resist the chance to snag that much Sindar information all at once.
3: I don't think there's any doubt he's from this country. I asked him which city, but he wouldn't tell me. He only said, "You wouldn't know it even if I told you." Heh, i doubt that.
Kisara:
1: Kisara serves as Raja's aide. She's also Logg's wife and Lun's mother.
2: She's still beautiful even now, but when she was young, word of her beauty spread even outside of Raftfleet. When she decided to marry Logg, the men of Raftfleet were just about ready to kill him.
3: I found out how their romance began! Well, it's a real nice story, but I was asked to keep it secret. They haven't even told Lun, apparently. So I guess I'd better not tell you. Sorry.
Kyle:
1: Well, needless to say, Kyle is a Queen's Knight. People thought he sided with the Barows faction, but that was just a rumor. Back at the Sun Palace, he played a critical role in your escape. But you know that better than I do, of course.
2: When he was in Lelcar, Volga often looked after him. Even as a kid, he hit on every girl in sight, whenever he wasn't pummeling his sparring partners. Even for Volga, that kid must have been a handful.
3:About 10 years ago, he had some trouble in Lelcar, packed his bags, and left. During the Armes invasion, he became a volunteer soldier and fought like mad. His performance caught Ferid's eye, and that led him to what he is today.
Lance:
1: Lance is Roog's dragon horse. The two of them are alike in every way. Well, at least according to Rahal. I wonder what he meant specifically.
2: When he was younger, he had such a violent temper, they worried nobody'd be able to ride him. Even now, if someone tries to ride him when Roog's not around, he flips out and goes completely wild.
3: He's a big eater, but a picky one, too. He only eats fresh, fat fish. That's the only point he and Roog differ on, Rahal said. I wonder what he meant by that.
Lelei:
1: Lelei used to be a guard at Agate Prison, but she fell for Lucretia's pretty, I MEAN, she was concerned about Lucretia, as she came with her. Now she's kind of Lucretia's...assistant.
2: As a female prison guard, she was assigned to watch Lucretia. Maybe that's why she was the first one to get over to Lucretia's side. Ever since then, Lucretia has been teaching her military strategy, I guess.
3: She stands so tall that all the other girls admire her. But actually she wishes she were a little shorter. When she's by herself, she stoops.
Levi:
1: Levi calls himself a Rune magic scholar, and doesn't like to be called a sorcerer or a wizard. Me being a layperson, I don't see the difference.
2: One time, I saw him talking to that serpentine staff of his. Is that normally part of his research?
3: He seems incredible interested in Zerase and Jeane. Not that kind of interest, mind you. It's all about his research. So he says.
Linfa:
1: Linfa's said, on the record, "I'd rather gamble than eat." But she's terrible at hiding her emotions, so she's not a very good gambler. What are we going to do with her?
2: To get away from her gambling debts, she'll not only cheat, but even break out the old feminine wiles. She slipped past plenty of guys that way. And not just g-- I really shouldn't say anymore.
3: Well, she really hasn't cheated people out of THAT much money. When you get right down to it, she's not quite a bad girl yet. And she gave you back your money, right?
Logg:
1: Logg is Raftfleet's jack-of-all-trades. He's Kisara's husbands, and Lun's father.
2: How he won Kisara's heart is one of Raftfleet's seven wonders. As in, mysterious beyond all comprehension. There was no sign that they were even going out, and then, all of a sudden, they announced their engagement.
3: Logg probably told you that, back when he was young, he and Gunde used to smuggle fugitives. I hear he did the same for gladiators, although Belcoot doesn't seem to have been one of them.
Lorelai:
1: Lorelai is a gorgeus girl (if I do say so,) devoted to pursuing the Sindar civilazation's mysteries. But she's quite a mystery herself.
2: On one of her expeditions, she wound up trapped in the Deep Twilight Forest's ruins with Killey. She won't say how they got out, but I heard her mumble something about Viki. But Viki...well, Viki sounds clueless about it.
3: I've seen Gavaya follow Lorelai, Hazuki, and Norma around. They're all very pretty girls, so I guess I can understand how he feels, but still.
Lucretia:
1: Lucretia was Lord Godwin's tactician, but she got in the way of his ambitions, and he and his family locked her up. Later, this great Prince came along and rescued her, and she became his tactician. That's about the gist of it.
2: Lord Godwin originally found her on a trip to the northern continent and came back with her. At first, people called her his mistress, but after all she did during the Armes invasion, no one ever bad mouthed her again.
3: She always carries this unusal necklace, with braided cord and gems, but I've never seen her wear it. It looks like it might have come from a Grasslands clan, way up to the north.
Lu:
1: Lu's a quirky kid who likes mechanical gizmos. She's not so much interested in what they do, or how they're built. She just likes the way they're shaped and the way they move. Eh, kids like toys, I guess.
2: Guess she's forgotten all about that time she called you Apprentice Number 2. Not a care in the world, that girl.
3: You know that revolving crossbow she's got? Babbage designed it,
and Sorensen put it together. Not sure, but there may be a mechanism
in there to link the crossbow with her other equipment somehow.
Lun:
1: Lun is Logg and Kisara's daughter. She used to help her father in his jack-of-all-trades work. She always has so much energy, and not enough to do with it.
2: She really respects her mother, and hopes to be like her one day. The way she's going though, she may well turn out like her father instead. But that's just part of her charm.
3: She's growing more and more every day. Pretty soon,
she's gonna catch up with her mother, if you know what I mean. Hey, nothing but the straight facts, right?
Luserina:
1: She's Lord Barows' daughter, but she's got none of her brother's
incompetence. Believe it or not, she's a geniunely good person. Competent, too.
2: Heres something our sources just came across. Lord Barows planned for you and Luserina to marry! Of course, you probably already knew that.
3: It took some digging, but I found a flaw in her characther. She doesn't get the concept of art. It doesn't matter what she's looking at. Any painting, any sculpture, she has no idea if it's good or bad. Blame her dad for that one.
Lyon:
1: You know Lyon better than I do, but here goes. Ferid took her in 8 years ago, and she displayed remarkable skill with a blade. She was then chosen to become both a Queen's Knight apprentice and Your Highness' bodyguard.
2: Actually, if you want to know, Ferid once asked me to find her real parents, I checked everywhere, but nothing. Lyon is probably better off not knowing about that, though.
3: I remember Lyon when she used to be in Nether Gate. As striking as her skills were, what sticks in my memory most is the colour of her eyes. You know what I mean, right?
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