As a youth I wanted to be an Archon. When I reached the test of the Temple, though, I couldn't pass it. It seems enthusiasm is no substitute for skill at arms.
It all turned out okay though, because I ended up training to be a manastone remover and I love my job. Better a good manastone remover than a lousy Archon!
Oh! I got a letter form the Manastone Removers Association! Let me tell you about a fabulous new offer!
It's a trade-in program to benefit the children of injured and disfigured Manastone Removers. This is a dangerous job you know! That circuitinizing hook takes finesse to use. Put it in at the wrong angle and it could deflect right into your face!
The used stones will be used for training. Students ruin a lot of manastones, so we don't train with nice ones.
If you're interested, I'll explain what kind of manastones you need to bring.
Oh thank you! Bring me MP +60, Evasion +12, and Parry +20 manastones.
They have to be exactly the kinds of manastones I said because of the regulations. For each set we gather, sponsors will donate to the fund for the kids.
If you bring the three manastones, I'll exchange them for a better one, and you'll be helping children!
What do you have against children? Or is it that you don't like new manastones?
Wait...are you removing your own manastones? I hope not. If you’re not a member of the Manastone Removers Association, sometimes accidents can happen when you remove a manastone.
Sometimes they happen later that night after you go to bed. If you know what I mean.
I don't know what kind of research the association does. It's very secret. Manastones are a very competitive business.
I just hope they can develop a manastone removal method that's less dangerous. I mean, look at these tools. Make one mistake with that spline reticulator and you could take off your whole hand. That's why we have the MRA to look out for us.
By the way, what brings you here?
I appreciate the effort, but these aren't the right ones.
You need to bring MP +60, Evasion +12, and Parry +20 manastones.
We've got an immediate use for those types, so we're specifically looking for them. That's part of the reason we're doing it right now. Thanks!
Terrific! Here's a new manastone.
If you want to socket that, I can take out an old manastone for you right now. No discount, sorry.
If you get more useless manastones later, bring them to me. I'll exchange them for a new manastone anytime.
You know, I'll take as many manastones as you've got.
They just have to be the same ones as before: MP +60, Evasion +12, and Parry +20.
Ah, I need more of the same kind, [%username]. Not just any kind will do, even for a second batch.
I need MP +60, Evasion +12, and Parry +20 manastones.
Bring the right ones and I'll hand you something worthwhile.
Collect specific manastones and take them to [%dic:STR_DIC_N_Birgja].
[%collectitem]Take certain unused manastones to Birgia and exchange them for a new manastone.
Birgia said she would exchange certain unused manastones for a new manastone.
So you gave her MP +60, Evasion +12, and Parry +20 manastones and exchanged them for another manastone.