In a lot of ways, Reshanta was way better than Balaurea. Yeah, I was in Reshanta before I came here. I'd volunteered because I wanted to find out about Stigma, see?

But that's how I learned that no one really knows anything for sure about them.

Some say the souls of vanished Daevas combine with Aether to become crystals. But that's Porgus puke! Sure, it can happen, but we can prove that it'll only happen in very unstable environments. So how do we have so many Stigma?

"So why'd you go to Reshanta?"

The first Stigma was found there, probably created when the Abyss showed up and made the Aetheric flow unstable.

I'm going to try and make this description uncomplicated. So, apologies in advance if I fail utterly.

Unstable Aether always leads to Stigma, but the presence of Stigma doesn't always mean unstable Aether, right? So I'm hoping to learn somethin' from Taloc. The Aether inside him is way more unstable than in the Abyss.

"Have you made any progress with that?"

I can't really tell yet. I think I'm getting somewhere, but I need more samples of [%dic:STR_DIC_I_QUEST_11049a] to get a better picture.

Hey, [%username]. You can go inside Taloc. If you bring me three pieces, I'll expand a Stigma slot for you.

Accept. Decline.

[%dic:STR_DIC_I_QUEST_11049a] is unstable Aether that you can get from [%dic:STR_DIC_M_IDElim_1F_ClodwormNM_52_Ae]s, [%dic:STR_DIC_M_IDElim_2F_NeutWorkmanfly_Qeen_52_Ae]s, and [%dic:STR_DIC_M_DElim_3F_KomadeNM_53_Ae].

"Very poetic thing to call it. Your idea?"

You don't trust me?

I really am good with Stigma, if nothing else.

"Uh-huh. Of course."

It's sharding shiny! I've been studying Aether and Stigma for so long that when I touch the pieces of Taloc's Soul, I can feel the Aether inside them.

And they're on this whole other wavelength.

Maybe that uniqueness will be the key to expanding Stigma slots even more.

"I've got your three pieces."

Weren't you collecting three pieces of [%dic:STR_DIC_I_QUEST_11049a]?

I haven't been inside Taloc, but I hear you can't just go inside whenever. Is that why it's taking so long?

"It'll happen."

Close your eyes, [%username]....

Come on! You have to trust me on this!

All right, now open them and check your Stigma slot.

Collect pieces of [%dic:STR_DIC_I_QUEST_11049a] and bring three to [%dic:STR_DIC_N_Daniele].

[%collectitem]

Reemul says he can expand Stigma slots. Get rid of creatures inside Taloc and collect pieces of Taloc's Soul to have him expand yours.

Reemul said he could expand Stigma slots if he had pieces of Taloc's Soul with their unstable Aether energy.

You got rid of creatures inside Taloc and brought him three pieces, so he expanded a Stigma slot for you.

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