I've been readin' this journal you brought me, and I ain't even sure I want this Black Opal anymore. Look here...this entry talks about the crews that went after the thing before.

"...we found another man yesterday along the route. His body had been mutilated and savaged by something ferocious. The others are starting to whisper about a huge beast that protects the treasure..."

Now...now I ain't no coward, but the whole thing is givin' me the creeps.

Player: "I went out there for nothing?"

Don't be like that! We got this lovely diary, didn't we?

Heh, just kiddin'. I ain't givin' up entirely, I'm just sayin' this is one of those jobs I'd be happy to delegate, if you take my meanin'.

Lidun, for instance: she's always had an interest in treasure. In fact, I've heard her mention the Black Opal itself.

Player: "What are you getting at?"

Just this: if the journal speaks true, we'll be safe and Lidun will have a big...whatever...chasin' after her. And if it turns out to be a load of tripe, then we get rich, and Lidun gets to stay in one piece! Win-win, right?

How about it, then? Will you speak to Lidun?

Player: Accept.

There's a good [%userclass]! Now take the journal over to Lidun and make it clear that I'm givin' her this job out of the kindness of my heart. Tell her I'm busy, or somethin'.

Oh, and make sure she doesn't read that entry!

Player: "Yeah, yeah."

It's Player, isn't it?

I hear you've been doing some fancy jobs for the boss. That's a pretty good way to make a name for yourself. Pretty good way to end up dead, too, if you aren't careful. What can I do for you?

Player: "Derot said to give you this--"

(Lidun snatches the journal from your hands, flipping through the pages.)

Oh, wow! A black opal, eh? Smells like money to me--but why would Derot pass on something like that....

Oh! Haha! There we go, it's supposedly cursed. Fortunately, not everyone around here is frightened by folk tales. In fact, stories like these only spur me on! Just imagine the name I'd make for myself if were I to capture the legendary black opal!