| Tosuka-Porika is looking at a book sitting on a slanted desk
Tosuka-Porika: Hrm. Hrmmmm... Hrrrmmmmmm...hrm!
He turns around and sees you looking at him.
Tosuka-Porika: ...Hrm!? Aren'taru you the adventurer who completed my last mission? Heh-heh-heh... Actually, the mission I issued to the gatehouse was justaru a cover-up. Since the incidentaru with Ajido-Marujido, the Sibyl Guards have been paying too much attention to the mission statements... ...Rightaru, down to business. Do you remember the mission I issued last time? The Book of the Gods... We had no idea of its location for all these years after the war. That was the tome you recovered for us from the dastard-wastard Cat Burglar. Ajido-Marujido then swiped the book, and delivered it to the Star Sibyl himself. Then a few days ago... The Star Sibyl summoned me to Heavens Tower and handed the Book of the Gods over to me. I was ordered never to letaru that tome see the light of day again. ...Hrmmm... That's what the Star Sibyl order, so mustaru obey! But I...that is something I just cannot do! The pages of the Book of the Gods are blank! I cannot turn my eyes from the truth. As the name of the Optistery suggestarus, we are the eyes of Windurst! If I ignore the truth before me, how can I call myself the Minister of Optistery? Here is the deal. What I am aboutaru to tell you must be in the strictest-wictest of confidence. You mustn'taru leak a word of it to anyone.
Flashback: Heavens Tower (Music: A Road Once Traveled)
Tosuka-Porika: When I was justaru a student, I heard about the Book of the Gods from the minister at the time...Minister Karaha-Baruha. The Book of the Gods refers to the "True History" written by the first Star Sibyl for the benefitaru of the Star Sibyls that would succeed her. The truth contained in this book can be extremely-wemely dangerous, and it has been passed down through generations of Ministers. Consequently, the Book of the Gods is sealed by powerful spells. This seal can only be broken through the expenditure of huge amountarus of magic while employing the "Diza Star" that hangs from the neck of the Star Sibyl.
Flashback continued: Toraimari Canal
Tosuka-Porika: ...I don'taru know how he did it, but Minister Karaha-Baruha managed to obtain the Star Sibyl's permission to open the Book of the Gods. To breach the seal on the tome, the minister utilized the power of the Horutoto Ruins' magical towers... ...And from the Book of the Gods, he learned a certain truth. This truth was indeed a dangerous one. Karaha-Baruha carried outaru his research in a laboratory hidden within Toraimari Canal... You mightaru call this labatory the sixth ministry of Windurst. ...The Animastery...
End flashback
Tosuka-Porika: Adventurer, find that ministry. If you enter the Animastery, you may find something from Minister Karaha-Baruha's research. We mustaru discover the reason why the writings contained n this tome have vanished. Ah, yes, I mustaru give you this. You should be able to enter the Animastery using this ring. It is the Optistery Ring. Try your bestaru not to lose it.
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| The Star Sibyl walks to the edge of a loft and sees your character
Star Sibyl: You mustn't touch that! That book is forbidden. As an experienced adventurer, you should be able to sense the danger. The ominous power that lurks within...
The Star Sibyl walks off the balcony and approaches you
Star Sibyl: How did you come to be here? No one can enter this room except through my private chambers in Heavens Tower. You need a special key to enter that other chamber... The Optistery Ring... ...Is it possible you have...? Have you found Karaha-Baruha's ring? The one that was lost all those years ago?
- Did you find the ring?
- Yes.<----Select this option
- No.
Star Sibyl: Well, then. I should explain about this place. This is the Animastery. It is the hidden sixth ministry, and was built almost twenty-five years ago.
Music: Anxiety
Star Sibyl: The one who conducted his research here said this to me thirty years ago "The art of drawing magical energy from the well of nature has been taken as far as it can go." He formulated a theory for drawing magical power from living beings, as opposed to nature. This magic would manifest the same amount of power as the creature it was drawn from. ...This new magical theory had the potential to threaten the lives of living beings, and so there were voices of opposition from among the five existing ministries.
Star Sibyl: However, we were in need of power. The power that could be gained from normal creatures was insufficient. We needed the near limitless energy that could be harnessed from a truly awesome entity... Windurst was delivered from obliteration by that very power. But the price we paid for it...I'm sure you are aware of what we lost...
Star Sibyl: Please take the time to read the books here before you leave. If it was Karaha-Baruha's star that led you to this place, then I will not hold this trespass against you. However, citizens of Windurst forbidden to proceed past the Sealed Portal of the central tower. If you continue past this point, I will reconsider the matter of punishment. I see it now, <adventurer's name>... You have a star to guide you.
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| The books within Karaha-Baruha's chamber are thus:
Tome of Magic (Center Bookshelf):
This book contains a history of the Horutoto Ruins.
"Based on the literature housed in the Optistery, the Horutoto Ruins of Sarutabaruta date back to the time of the first Star Sibyl..."
"The architecture of the buildings, the technology used, the highly advanced magical theory... All of this points to the existance of an ancient civilization in the area."
Tome of Magic (Bookshelf North of the initial entrance):
This book contains a history of the Horutoto Ruins.
"The five towers of the Horutoto Ruins are arranged with four of the towers surrounding a central tower. The magical power that pours forth from the gizmos has been used to create many enspelled tomes."
"Numerous researchers scrambled over each other to be the first to discover the source of this magical power. The mystery surrounding the towers was eventually solved by a famous hermit."
Tome of Magic (Bookshelf South of the initial entrance):
This book contains a history of the Horutoto Ruins.
"According to books on the towers, the mage who lost his life during the height of the tower battle was attempting to summon the great beast that lurked in the Full Moon Fountain..."
"With the destruction of the magical gizmos in the north tower, the great beast was freed to roam Sarutabaruta on nights of the full moon."
Tome of Magic (Bookshelf at the top of the stairs):
This is an old song about the legend of the Horutoto Ruins.
"Led by a wondrous star, the people found their parasise.
A land verdant and bountiful, a land without cruelty or vice."
"The shining star of six points does the wild beast bind.
Fading into the southern sky, a fountain left behind."
Tome of Magic (On the floor, after your cut scene with the Star Sibyl):
Red-Purple smoke rises from the cover
You feel an overwhelming aura of foreboding from this tome. You can almost hear someone whispering for you to stay away...
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| Tosuka-Porika: Hrm!? Oh, you finally made it back. How did it go!? Did you find anything!? W-w-w-w-what!!! The Star Sibyl was there!? Oh, my goodly Goddess... Charges could be brought against me... If they throw me in the Dark Dungeon, all is lostaru! Hrm, adventurer! My life is in your hands. Take this and keep it safe. I-i-if I am imprisoned in the Dark Dungeon, take it to the Star Sibyl and use it to secure my freedom. Hrmmm! This is not blackmail. ...This is negotiation! Yes, you will negotiate my freedom with the Star Sibyl! Don't breathy-weathe a word of this to anyone! Now quickly, get yourself away from here!
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