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Every monk will come to the sapphire stream sooner or later. It
is the place were a monk will be able to gain grades to expand their abilities.
![The Sapphire Stream](SSMain.gif)
The procedure is somewhat a difficult one. If learned by yourself you will
sacrifice an amount of life experience and dedicate it, to the study of a new dugon. For
the beginning monk the first two dugon are easy to learn as they do not require any hubae.
After the monk has learned the first and second -the white and green- dugon, the need of
hubaes slows down their learning process. Some solve this by the use of dark deals with
unaware hubaes. These hubaes are lured into a trap and merely been used to come closer to
the requirement they need to have for the next dugon. Some others are buying slaves and
train them to be monk, teach them the white and/or green dugon. After this they are send
into another world, either spiritually or banished from Temuair by the sabonim. Besides
that they may or may not kill or send of their hubae, the monk is forced to kill a being
in the world of Temuair.
The way to start your study and murder is to say the mystic words to the
mundane sabonim.:
"Sabonim, teach me the white dugon."- this is just the most neutral way of
saying it.
"Sabonim, please teach me the white dugon."- this is a way if you want to show a
little bit of respect to the aisling sabonim.
"Sabonim, you will teach me the white dugon."- yes even this is allowed. You as
a hubae will force the sabonim to teach you a dugon.
"I am the Sabonim, I will teach me the white dugon."- finally, this one is for
those who think that they do not need a sabonim.
After saying these words the monk has one day to kill a bat and return there for
meditation.
The scroll of dugon grades is the following:
Dugon |
Hubae |
Insight |
Experience cost |
To be killed |
Item to craft dugon |
Item to craft silk dugon |
White |
0 |
11 |
70,400 |
Bat |
Wasp's Wing or Bat's Wing |
Wasp's Wing or Bat's Wing |
Green |
0 |
22 |
280,000 |
Crab |
Crab's Claw or Goblin's Skull |
Crab's Claw or Goblin's Skull |
Blue |
4 |
33 |
640,000 |
Chest |
Ghast's Skull or Bat's Wing |
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Yellow |
8 |
44 |
1,100,000 |
Gruesome Fly |
Brawlfish's Scale |
Gruesome Fly's Wing |
Purple |
16 |
55 |
1,700,000 |
Leech |
Goo |
|
Brown |
24 |
66 |
2,500,000 |
Shrieker |
Viper's eggs |
|
Red |
40 |
77 |
3,400,000 |
Faery |
Mushroom or Polyp's Sac |
Goo or Faery's Wing |
Black |
64 |
88 |
4,400,000 |
Rock Cobbler |
Kraken's Tentacle |
Turtle's Shell |
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The scroll of Dugons status is the following:
Dugon |
Insight |
Health |
Mana |
Hit |
Armor Class |
Regen |
Shielding |
Durability |
White |
11 |
- |
+ 125 |
- 6 |
+ 2 |
+ 6 |
- |
240,000 |
Green |
22 |
+ 50 |
+ 250 |
- |
- |
+ 3 |
- 10 |
80,000 |
Blue |
33 |
+ 100 |
+ 125 |
- 3 |
- |
- |
- |
12,800 |
Yellow |
44 |
+ 50 |
- |
+ 6 |
- |
- |
- |
80,000 |
Purple |
55 |
- |
- 250 |
+ 3 |
- 1 |
- |
+ 10 |
12,800 |
Brown |
66 |
- 100 |
- |
- |
- 2 |
- 6 |
- |
80,000 |
Red |
77 |
- |
- 250 |
- 6 |
- 1 |
- |
- |
240,000 |
Black |
88 |
- 100 |
- |
- |
- |
+ 3 |
- 10 |
480,000 |
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Once the monk has done the kill successfully the mundane sabonim
would be happy. Because of your murder you need to go do a meditation to clear your mind
and focus on nothing else than the learning of a dugon. In this meditation the reason of
why the being had to be killed should be revealed. The monk has to go in a very deep
meditation and clear out all thoughts but the study on the dugon. When the meditation is
correctly done you will get mysterious words send to you by the god who is best in
meditation. Yes, it is Cail he sends you sentences were you need to concentrate on to be
able to fully understand the dugon. If you fail Cail is disappointed and will Ard Cradh
you, if you succeed Cail will be happy and blessed. In either way you have spend a full
two days for meditating. You might want to stretch out a little before returning to the
mundane sabonim -this one could be Cail in disguise- where you have to say the mystic
closing words.
"Sabonim, I understand the white dugon." - this is the most common way to say it
as this is directly how Cail suggest you to say it.
"Sabonim, I understand the white dugon finally." - if you failed a lot of times
during your meditation this is what you might say.
"I am the Sabonim, I understand the white dugon." - again this is for those who
feel that they can do all by themselves.
![The meditation area](SSMeditation.gif)
For those monks that do not understand the meditation or do not know how and where
to start. The following scroll will help out those who are lost in their meditation or had
to much of the wine before attempting the start. The reason does not matter to much as
long as they are in a physical condition to read this scroll of secret meditations. With
this scroll you have to power and knowledge to always succeed in meditation. It will
surely take away from you the joy of learning and failing with meditations. You may think
what is the joy in doing the learning and failing? It is that what the Moreni and Alke
families have done to gather the information to write the scroll of knowledge. The
families had their fun in failing and succeeding, it is all in their way of life. All of
the Moreni family have left the lands to teach monks in other lands the secrets of
meditation and the way of fighting. What has happened with the Alke family is not very
clear, perhaps that Thannis might give you more information about them.
Meditations |
Patience |
Rising Breath |
Full Breath |
Falling Breath |
Empty Breath |
A bat flutters |
White |
Red |
Brown |
Purple |
Blue |
A candle flame dances |
Yellow |
Green |
White |
Black |
Brown |
A cold, gray, empty room |
Blue |
White |
Black |
Red |
Purple |
A crab sits still |
Black |
Brown |
Purple |
Yellow |
Green |
A cross |
Black |
Brown |
Purple |
Yellow |
Green |
A die yield success |
White |
Red |
Brown |
Purple |
Blue |
A flower wilts |
Blue |
White |
Black |
Red |
Purple |
A hand softly touches |
Purple |
Blue |
Green |
White |
Red |
A leafless, winter tree |
Blue |
White |
Black |
Red |
Purple |
A lock deftly undone |
White |
Red |
Brown |
Purple |
Blue |
A pyre consumes you |
Yellow |
Green |
White |
Black |
Brown |
A spark dances in your chest |
Yellow |
Green |
White |
Black |
Brown |
A well-cobbled path |
Black |
Brown |
Purple |
Yellow |
Green |
A wolf lunges at your throat |
Green |
Black |
Red |
Brown |
Yellow |
A word |
Black |
Brown |
Purple |
Yellow |
Green |
Aha! |
Red |
Purple |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
An invigorating cry |
Green |
Black |
Red |
Brown |
Yellow |
All fades away |
Blue |
White |
Black |
Red |
Purple |
As without, within; as outside, inside |
Brown |
Yellow |
Blue |
Green |
Black |
Blushing countenance of sunset |
Purple |
Blue |
Green |
White |
Red |
Clash |
Green |
Black |
Red |
Brown |
Yellow |
Cool, running river |
Brown |
Yellow |
Blue |
Green |
Black |
Discovery |
Red |
Purple |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
Dissipation |
Blue |
White |
Black |
Red |
Purple |
Flames envelop you |
Yellow |
Green |
White |
Black |
Brown |
Flash of light |
Red |
Purple |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
Gentle violet light surrounds you |
Purple |
Blue |
Green |
White |
Red |
Glint of gold |
White |
Red |
Brown |
Purple |
Blue |
Heat swells from below |
Yellow |
Green |
White |
Black |
Brown |
Let go |
Blue |
White |
Black |
Red |
Purple |
Light beneath the waves |
Red |
Purple |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
Light twinkles |
Yellow |
Green |
White |
Black |
Brown |
Lush green leaves |
Brown |
Yellow |
Blue |
Green |
Black |
Mantis in the garden |
Brown |
Yellow |
Blue |
Green |
Black |
Mother's caress |
Purple |
Blue |
Green |
White |
Red |
Myriad, distant stars |
Red |
Purple |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
Ocean waves reflect light |
Purple |
Blue |
Green |
White |
Red |
Passion |
Yellow |
Green |
White |
Black |
Brown |
Peaceful mountain |
Brown |
Yellow |
Blue |
Green |
Black |
Profound understanding |
Red |
Purple |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
Rays reflected in crystals at sharp angles |
White |
Red |
Brown |
Purple |
Blue |
Sages concur |
Black |
Brown |
Purple |
Yellow |
Green |
Satyrs dance about you |
Yellow |
Green |
White |
Black |
Brown |
Serene stream |
Brown |
Yellow |
Blue |
Green |
Black |
Stillness |
Brown |
Yellow |
Blue |
Green |
Black |
Stone tablet |
Black |
Brown |
Purple |
Yellow |
Green |
Sweat trickles down your chest |
Green |
Black |
Red |
Brown |
Yellow |
Sword stabs into you |
Green |
Black |
Red |
Brown |
Yellow |
Swiftly dashing deer |
White |
Red |
Brown |
Purple |
Blue |
The hand turns over |
White |
Red |
Brown |
Purple |
Blue |
The median appears obvious |
Black |
Brown |
Purple |
Yellow |
Green |
The moon shines as if in smiling |
Purple |
Blue |
Green |
White |
Red |
The other cheek is offered |
Purple |
Blue |
Green |
White |
Red |
The way is revealed |
Red |
Purple |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
The wolf whizzes by |
White |
Red |
Brown |
Purple |
Blue |
Trickle of thoughts |
Red |
Purple |
Yellow |
Blue |
White |
Unbroken stare |
Green |
Black |
Red |
Brown |
Yellow |
You taste blood |
Green |
Black |
Red |
Brown |
Yellow |
You feel cold and numb |
Blue |
White |
Black |
Red |
Purple |
Your body lies on an unlit pyre |
Blue |
White |
Black |
Red |
Purple |
Your empty hands cusp the wind |
Brown |
Yellow |
Blue |
Green |
Black |
Your heart gently warms |
Purple |
Blue |
Green |
White |
Red |
Your left shoulder and right balance |
Black |
Brown |
Purple |
Yellow |
Green |
Your muscles breathe easily |
Green |
Black |
Red |
Brown |
Yellow |
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After a successful meditation the monk is allowed to learn new ability in the
grove. Just as there are eight dugons, there are eight groves. The only difference of each
grove is the ability you may learn there.
![The Grove](SSGrove.gif)
The sabonim monk in white will be able to help the monk with crafting a dugon
headband and teach you the skills, that is if the monk has satisfied him enough with what
he wants. Besides that, the monk has to be able to learn it, some skills are more easy to
learn than others it all depend on the status of the monk. Maybe sometime in the future a
monk will come back here and praise him for all he has done. Without this sabonim, the
monks would have a very hard time.
By Thannis and Glitterilyn
Spideag. |
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