Until you get the hang of it, removing a manastone is a tricky business. But it's like anything else: practice enough and it becomes second nature.

I figured out at an early age that I wasn't meant for hard labor or dangerous work, so being a manastone remover is the perfect profession for me.

Every once in a while, though, I feel like I'm not contributing enough to the glory of Asmodae. You ever feel that way?

Player: "Not really, no."

My fellow manastone removers are trying to synthesize more powerful manastones. I suppose that's the sort of thing I should get involved with if I want to contribute, eh?

We need as many HP +40, Accuracy +16, and Block +16 manastones as we can get. Bring me all three types, and I'll give you another manastone as a reward.

I'm just the collector--I don't know how the synthesis process works. But it seems like a win-win situation, right?

Player: Accept.

You remember which three kinds we need, right? The HP +40, Accuracy +16, and Block +16 manastones are useful to us.

You'd think one manastone is as good as another, but they tell me the slightest differences matter. "But they're all the same when I pry 'em out of the socket," I reply.

They haven't explained that part very well, have they? Maybe that's why I'm a manastone remover, not a manastone maker.

Player: "On my way!"

I should probably learn more about this whole "manastone synthesis" project my colleagues are working on, huh? I never was much of a student, though.

Well, I guess I'm doing my part by collecting extra manastones from Daevas like you.

Show me what manastones you've gathered....

Player: "Here are the manastones."

These look different...and not just because I haven't yanked them out of a socket with my trusty pliers.

What did my instructions say? Oh, yeah: HP +40, Accuracy +16, and Block +16 manastones.

Come back when you've got the right ones.

Player: "On my way."

I checked these three manastones you gave me, and they're just what we need.

Here's a new manastone in exchange. That was the deal, right?

Come back whenever you've got each kind of manastone...and remember, it's for the war effort!
Wait just a second, there's a follow-up question I'm supposed to ask you. Let me see, what was it...

Ah, yes. "Thank you, insert name. Would you like to trade another set of HP +40, Accuracy +16, and Block +16 manastones?"

Well that seems simple enough, right? How about it?


Player: "Sure."

These...these don't look quite right, I'm afraid.

The list says, "HP +40, Accuracy +16, Block +16." Pretty clear implication that we need all three to continue.

Don't blame me, I didn't make the rules. I'm just a messenger. But I can't reward you until you bring the right items.


Player: "No problem. I'll be back."