We meet again, Player.

You seem curious as to how I know you. We've already crossed paths several times in several spaces. You've merely forgotten.

And now, here we stand again.

Player: (Keep listening.)

Daevas are only cognizant of Atreia and Balaurea.

But far beyond those spaces is a world we know little of.

We call it the Farside, Allos Cosmos.

I hope you'll gather why I am telling you about this Farside that you would otherwise never have known about.

Player: (Keep listening.)

Recently, a Rift appeared, connecting this place and the Farside.

It doesn't seem to be naturally occurring, and yet, it wasn't forced by anyone either.

It is derived from a powerful will, a great fury that simmers within the Farside.

The Warden Committee dispatched many people to investigate the Rift, but no one could pass through.

I am looking for a Daeva who can do what no one else could.

Player, would you like a chance to prove yourself?

Player: (Nod.)

If that's the case, try passing through the Farside Rift.

If you are successful, please investigate the place beyond the Rift, as well as the reason for its appearance.

Oh, and it would be a good idea to take a reliable group of friends with you.

Since we don't know what awaits on the other side...

Player: "I would like to try."

No one knows what will greet us at the Farside.

May you have a safe return.

Player: (End dialog.)

Ah, a visitor from Auriga.

We haven't had outsiders here in a while.

If only it weren't for the calamity of Charring Peak, a grander welcome would have been in place...

Player: "Calamity of Charring Peak?"

Let me introduce myself first.

I am the guardian of the land and people, Fire Gazer Imugi.

We here call what you Aurigians refer to as the Fire Dragon the Fire Ascendant. One who has ascended with the power of fire.

I had just accumulated a millennium of goodwill and finished crafting my mani orb to become a Fire Ascendant. However, one day before my ascension...everything was reduced to ashes.

It was all because of the Callous.

Player: "The Callous?"

She was a woman of great beauty but was not human; if I recall correctly, her name was...Cheeah mak? My apologies, Aurigian names are difficult to pronounce.

The Callous claimed to have reached us while studying dimensions. She was very refined and well-mannered at first. But when she found at I was to become a Fire Ascendant, her demeanor changed for the worst.

Upon her request to see my accomplishments... Oh, oh! I was naive. Blindly believing my ascension was set in stone, I let her hold my mani...

It took but a blink of an eye for her to swipe my mani. A thousand years... One thousand years of training and goodwill went up in smoke.

Player: (Keep listening.)

The orb was tainted by her malicious aura.

Frozen in place, I looked blankly upon her as she taunted me. Before she fled back to Auriga, she left behind unforgettable last words: "There may be no other Dragon Lords!"

While I cannot know why she committed such an atrocity, there is one thing I am sure of.

The Callous fears the existence of powerful beings.

Player: "Is that the whole incident?"

No, the calamity did not end there.

With a millennium of efforts vanished into thin air, I could not suppress the fiery rage and hatred that blazed in my heart. In order to protect my people, I had no choice but to separate those emotions from my true self.

Alas, I ended up creating a monster called Blademan in Charring Peak.

Gangcheol sought to find Auriga. He tore about space to do so, luring all sorts of fiends to Charring Peak.

If he is not stopped, Charring Peak will be extinguished of all life.

Player: "What do you want from us?"

I cannot defeat Gangcheol, because he shares my body with me.

Visitor from Auriga, you must know this. Many have tried to come through Charring Peak through these fissures in space, but they could not.

Only those who with integrity, honesty, transparency, and grace meet the qualifications to be invited here. Just like you and your fellows.

Please, help me. In order to put Gangcheol to rest and restore peace, I need your power and goodwill.

Gangcheol can be found at the northernmost region of Charring Peak, Cave of Embers.

Let us meet again once you have defeated him.

Player: (End dialog.)

I have seen the accomplishments of you and your friends.

I too have trained for nearly a millennium, but I have never seen such agility.

Watching you has been very informative.

Player: "What will happen to Charring Peak now?"

I suppose everything will be started anew.

If I patiently focus on training once again, there will come a day where my mani gets purified and I become a Fire Ascendant.

I will forever be grateful for your charity towards Charring Peak and me.

May you always stay safe, visitor from Auriga.

Player: (End dialog.)

Hello again, Player.

Were you able to figure things out at Allos Cosmos?

Player: (Report on the mission.)

It is awesome and frightening to know that there are still times and spaces unknown to us.

I shall let the Warden Committee know of you and your friends' contributions despite the difficulties of a strange world, Player.

You have truly done well.