Quest complete: Dire Straits!
The man is still nursing his mug of beer as you approach. He looks up at you and shakes his head.
"Didn't I tell you to leave me alone? I'm trying to enjoy my retirement. Are you deaf, or do you just come here to mock me?"He looks back at you, though.
"What's that you got there? That's a marvelous pelt... It almost looks like..." The man seemed to instantly sober.
"Y-you found it? You found the Dire Wolf!? And you slew it? How? Where? Don't just stand there, let me see it! Lay it out on the table!" The man swept the table clean, his drinks clattering on the ground, forgotten.
As you lay the pelt you acquire from pulling [Dire Wolf Trophy] out of your inventory on the table, the table is completely lost beneath it. The Trophymaker examines it closely.
"This... This is marvelous.. Look at the size of it!" His eyes were alight, and he stroked the pelt almost reverently.
"What do you mean to do with it? Surely you have plans for such an extravagant prize? Oh, you could make a splendid trophy out of such a beast. It would be magnificent."The man looks up at you.
"You are planning on making a trophy with it, aren't you? Such a beautiful thing... Please. Let me help you. With my experience and your materials, we could make a prize worthy of any adventurer, or any showroom."When you answer in the affirmative, the man's eyes shine with delight.
"Thank you! Thank you for this. Let's start at once."He takes you to a lean-to on the edge of the encampment, filled with various tools of tanning and taxidermy. He walks you through the steps of preparing the hide, infusing it with preserving oils that will capture the essence of the beast that lies within the materials.
He says that the work must be completed during the day, so that the light of the sun can be infused into the trophy, strengthening the innate properties of the trophy.
When he was finished, you received a new item;
Dire Wolf Trophy (stage 1):The massive paw of a Dire Wolf preserved with techniques that infused Light into the material. While active, this trophy grants the user +5 to their base AP.
The trophy is an unlimited use item, and bestows a buff on the user until such a time as another trophy becomes active, or the trophy is removed from their possession. The trophy may be chosen to become visible on your character while active, and can be positioned however you like. It does not take up an equipment slot.
"There. Now, I know it may not look as impressive as you thought, but this here is a bona fide Light-infused trophy. It carries the spirit of the Dire Wolf within it, and by activating its power, you can harness that spirit for your own use. If you gather more trophy materials from more creatures, you can create more and more sophisticated trophies that will become more and more powerful as they are infused with the creature's light. I quake to imagine what might happen if you were to find enough Dire Wolf materials to create a . Such power it would contain. Thank you for letting me be a part of this. There are enough materials left over for me to craft a small memento of the occasion, and I will have the high honor of being the only Trophymaker to have prepared a Dire Wolf trophy in generations. you have returned my spirit, young adventurer, and I will always be at your disposal should you ever have any more trophies you wish to prepare."+1 Trophymaking
Trophymaking Arte: Stage 1 trophyUsing preserving oil (the amount depends on the trophy) you can prepare a Stage 1 trophy and infuse it with Light to capture and control the essence of the monster the trophy was taken from. Crafting takes 1 post.
augmented spider trophy: 1 preserving oil
augmented boar trophy: 3 preserving oil
double augmented bear trophy: 4 preserving oil
dire wolf trophy: 4 preserving oil
Gloomweave Queen trophy: 5 preserving oil
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