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Pages Unseen
Table of Contents
Type	Found Item
Rewards
Quiche Caleri Recipe
Quiche Caleri Recipe
10 Renown
10 Renown

Pages Unseen is a Found Item Quest started by interacting with a book in the marketplace area of The Underground.

Description

“

You have found a mysterious locked tome in the Underground. Maybe someone can tell you more about it?

”

Objectives

Part 1

You have found a mysterious locked tome in the Underground. Maybe someone can tell you more about it?

• Ask Zeki about the mysterious book.

Part 2

You have found a mysterious locked tome in the Underground. Maybe someone can tell you more about it?

• 0/1 Collect your new book.

Part 3

You have found a mysterious locked tome in the Underground. Maybe someone can tell you more about it?

• Find someone who can open the book.

Part 4

You have found a mysterious locked tome in the Underground. Maybe someone can tell you more about it?

• Wait for Caleri to unlock the book.

Part 5

You have found a mysterious locked tome in the Underground. Maybe someone can tell you more about it?

• Meet Caleri in the restricted section.

Rewards

During Quest

• Mysterious Book (consumed)

At Quest Completion

• Quiche Caleri Recipe
•  10 Renown

Walkthrough

1. A glowing purple book rests in a corner of The Underground. Interact with it to learn what it is.
   • A dusty tome lies abandoned in the corner of the Underground. It doesn't seem to have a price marked on it. When you try to open it, you find it has been locked tightly shut.
2. Ask Zeki about the book, and bargain your way into possession of the Mysterious Book.
   • Interact with the book again to pick it up.
3. Find someone who can open the book. Quest markers will appear for Caleri, Jina, Reth, Tish, and Zeki.
4. Leave the book with Caleri while she attempts to open it, and wait for news.
   • Unclear if other villagers have their own progression.
5. Read Caleri's letter and go to meet her in the most secure place she knows, the Restricted Section.

Dialogue and Mail

Progression

Speak to Zeki

Player

I wanted to ask about a book.

Zeki

Fifty coins.

Player

Uhm, what?

Zeki

You heard me. Deals like this won't last forever.

Hundred coins, my last offer.

Player

Deal!

Zeki

Huh, that was almost too easy. You know what, a hundred coins.

Player

You don't even know what book I'm talking about.

Zeki

Look, if it's down here it's for sale. Don't know what you want it for, but if you want it, it's worth somethin'.

Hundred coins, take it or leave it.

Player

I've got three gold and some pocket lint.

Zeki

Toss in another 97g and you got yourself a deal.

Player

You said it was only fifty!

Zeki

Things move fast in the world of business, (Player). It's all about supply an' demand.

You got the demand, and I've got the supply.

Player

Fine, I'll pay.

Zeki

Well, wouldja look at that! As my hundredth customer today, you've also earned yourself a hundred coin rebate!

Pleasure doin' business with ya! You can go grab it off the shelf yourself.

Player

I can't afford that.

Zeki

Well, you know where to find me.

Talk to Zeki again if you chose "I can't afford that"

Player

About that book...

Zeki

You got the cash?

Player

Here you go.

Zeki

Well, wouldja look at that! As my hundredth customer today, you've also earned yourself a hundred coin rebate!

Pleasure doin' business with ya! You can go grab it off the shelf yourself.

Player

No...

Zeki

Then I guess you'd better figure out how to get some. I hear crime can be real lucrative.

Note: This dialogue will reset until you pay up.

Speak to villagers who might know how to open the book

Player

Can you open this book?

Caleri

This... where did you find this?!

Player

Zeki

Caleri

I doubt he knew what he had, or he wouldn't have given it up.

Player

Oh, you know, a shady underground market.

Caleri

Zeki, then? I doubt he know what he had, or he wouldn't have given it up.

This is another one of Illuminary Pompus' volumes. I would recognize that runeworking anywhere.

...Ahem. Excuse me, I lost myself for a moment. This volume... I thought the Order had the rest of them burned during the Unification.

This could very well be the last copy left in the world.

Player

Do you know how to open it?

Caleri

If it is anything like his other works, then I believe I do, yes.

Player

So what's inside?

Caleri

I am not quite sure. There are a number of lost volumes that it could be.

Even during his day, his work was controversial. He would not have labeled it so obviously.

Player

I didn't realize it was so special.

Caleri

Then I am pleased to have educated you. Illuminary Pompus was a true visionary in the field.

I believe no one else ever came as close to understanding and unlocking Humanity's secrets.

Player

Huh. And here I thought it was someone's diary.

Caleri

If Illuminary Pompus kept a diary, such a thing would be worth even more than this.

What I wouldn't give to be able to see into his mind...

Ahem. It will take some time to find the correct password to open this book. Would you leave it with me for safekeeping?

Player

Sure!

Player

For now.

Caleri

Thank you, (Player).

I promise, you will be the first to know when I have unlocked its secrets.

Jina

Hmm, I've seen locks like these before. They're usually locked behind a password...

Oh, see, here? These runes on the spine, these are like... a trap? If you try to force this open without releasing the lock, it'll wipe everything inside.

Don't ask me how I know that. I don't want to relive the experience...

A-anyways! Maybe Caleri will know something about its author? If you can get some more information, you might be able to guess the password!

Reth

What, you figure just because I'm a known criminal working for a shady underground cartel that I know how to pick locks?

Because I do. Hand it over.

Player

(Hand the book over.)

Reth

Man, this thing's stuck on tight. Hold on, I gotta get my special kit out for this one...

Aaaaand... my pick broke.

Sorry, fancy pants/sweet tooth,, you'll have to find another handsome rogue to bust that bad boy open. I can't get it to budge.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a lockpick to mourn.

Tish

Hmmmm... this doesn't look like any lock I've seen before! I'm not sure it even has a normal mechanism.

Maybe you can try asking someone who knows about rare books?

Zeki

Look, if I knew how to open it, I'da charged you way more for it.

Thing's locked up tighter than the Akwindu Royal Vault. Think it's some kind of old Human magic sealing it.

Letter from Caleri

Dear (Player),
I believe I have discovered the correct password to unlock the tome you brought me. Meet me in the restricted section so that we might open it together.

Ensure you are not followed.

Caleri

Conclusion

Speak to Caleri in the Restricted Section

Missing dialogue for Fire.

Caleri

Good, you're here. Lock the door behind you, we don't want prying eyes seeing this collection.

Before I open this volume, I need some... assurances.

One, nothing you learn in here will be put to use.

And two, you will leave it here with me. Knowledge this dangerous cannot be allowed to float around in public, unprotected and unsecured.

Player

How do you know it's dangerous?

Caleri

It is magic. Of course it is dangerous.

Player

Fine, you can keep it.

Caleri

A wise choice. I'm glad to see you have some sense.

Do not worry, I will compensate you for the loss. I daresay I can do a little better than Zeki.

Player

Well, I just wasted 100g.

Caleri

Do not worry, I will compensate you for the loss. I daresay I can do a little better than Zeki.

Player

It's safer with you.

Caleri

A wise choice. I'm glad to see you have some sense.

Do not worry, I will compensate you for the loss. I daresay I can do a little better than Zeki.

Player

Seems fair!

Caleri

(TBA)

Player

It's my property.

Caleri

Illuminary Pompus was a Palian Majiri, first and foremost. The mere existence of this book is illegal. If it remains in your possession, you are putting yourself in danger.

Player

Fine, you can keep it.

Caleri

A wise choice. I'm glad to see you have some sense.

Do not worry, I will compensate you for the loss. I daresay I can do a little better than Zeki.

Player

Well, I just wasted 100g.

Caleri

Do not worry, I will compensate you for the loss. I daresay I can do a little better than Zeki.

Player

It's safer with you.

Caleri

A wise choice. I'm glad to see you have some sense.

Do not worry, I will compensate you for the loss. I daresay I can do a little better than Zeki.

Player

Seems fair!

Caleri

(TBA)

Player

Seems fair!

Caleri

...Good. You have some sense after all.

Do not worry, I will compensate you for the loss. I daresay I can do a little better than Zeki.

Player

Why all the cloak and dagger?

Caleri

Because both you and I could be arrested for the rest of our lives for even considering unlocking this. Some discretion is wise.

Player

Fine, you can keep it.

Caleri

A wise choice. I'm glad to see you have some sense.

Do not worry, I will compensate you for the loss. I daresay I can do a little better than Zeki.

Player

Well, I just wasted 100g.

Caleri

Do not worry, I will compensate you for the loss. I daresay I can do a little better than Zeki.

Player

It's safer with you.

Caleri

A wise choice. I'm glad to see you have some sense.

Do not worry, I will compensate you for the loss. I daresay I can do a little better than Zeki.

Player

Seems fair!

Caleri

(TBA)

Now that all that messy business is done, let us begin.

Ahem. "Fiddlesticks."

Player

Fiddlesticks???

Caleri

...Yes, Pompus was a bit of a character, as I understand.

Player

Did it work?

Caleri

It is done. Now, to see what's inside...

...

Fascinating...

Player

What's it about?

Caleri

It appears to be a recipe book for Flow-infused dishes.

Player

I was expecting something more... dangerous.

Caleri

Not everything is explosions and adventure, (Player).

Pompus was interested in all forms of Human runeworking, even the domestic.

Player

Food? Jackpot!

Caleri

Of course, making any of these recipes would be so cost-prohibitive as to be nearly impossible.

Raw Flow is both illegal and expensive to obtain.

Player

That's it?

Caleri

Yes. Were you expecting something more exciting?

The world of academia rarely exists to entertain.

Player

Flow-infused? That is interesting!

Caleri

Yes... he seems to have reverse-engineered ancient Human recipes.

Fascinating... and wasteful. That Humans were so lax with Flow that they would throw it into a dish to spice things up...

...Well. I will look through the rest of it later. For now, your payment.

While none of Pompus' recipes are feasible, I have one of my own that should be perfectly legal to cook.

And infinitely better tasting, I would imagine.

Now, if you'll excuse me. Flow-infused nutcake? Fascinating...

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