PM - A Study in Darkness

EMIL

Miss Mierz. I do so hate to bother you and divert your attention from whatever currently holds it, but I would like – if you have time, of course – to ask you a few questions. Would you be open to amicable chat?

@Lucia Mierz

 

Lucia

Oh? I'm not often looked for like this, but I always have the time to help. Would you like to meet somewhere or would you rather ask me here?

 

EMIL

Here would be fantastic. Thank you again for having this chat with me. You can call me Emil, if you so desire. Would you call yourself a very powerful student of magical enchantments and the arcane arts? I’ve recently stumbled across some notes that mention your name and was intrigued.

@Lucia Mierz

 

Lucia

Magical enchantments and Arcane arts is it?... I suppose I could be considered one? Though my knowledge and foundation in magic leans more towards eastern magic and daoism. I can't imagine notes that mention my name though as a contemporary Priestess, they must be from someone of the same generation I suppose.

 

EMIL

Oh, you are correct in that Miss Mierz. They do not mention that you are a priestess, merely powerful. However, this is nonetheless interesting! Have you found a patron deity within the Elysid to whom you owe your powers? I haven’t met any other players, thus far, whom are clerics or priestesses and the like.

@Lucia Mierz

 

Lucia

I wouldn't exactly say 'owe', but I've met and received the support of the Goddess of death. She's lent me a lot of strength so taking on a role of supporting her in turn just seemed like the right thing to do. It's different from reality that sort of sense I suppose.

 

EMIL

The Goddess of death, hm? Well, that makes more sense than it doesn’t. Tell me something, Miss Mierz; do you know of a creature by the name of Merkaba?

@Lucia Mierz

 

Lucia

It was a fortunate chance meeting, but I like to think I return kindness in kind. For Merkaba though... How to say, 'creature' isn't very accurate, I know a player Merkaba, the unfortunate and misguided kind as you might expect from those who observe the Red Rule, but they aren't like me, just so we're on the same page, I don't condone those types of activities.

 

EMIL

A player, hm? All this time, I believed this person to be a mere NPC, not a player. The name has come up a few times in some recent conversations, so I am looking into who knew this Merkaba and what they could tell me about him.

I have heard that he is very strong and power is supposedly the way to leadership. I am wondering, quite frankly, if he would be apt to share some of his more powerful spells with me. But, I have yet to be able to find this person in game. Adding them to my friend’s list has done nothing and no one I have recently spoken with knows where to find him nor when he last logged in. Is this true for you as well, Miss Mierz?

The ‘Red Rule’? Care to elaborate on that one? I apologize, but I don’t know the terminology.

 

Lucia

"She" is a player, yes, though I can't imagine what would possess someone to look for or learn from her. I can only recommend you look for better options if we're being honest.

Merkaba wasn't very powerful though, back during the first Raid against the Hemomancers I she probably didn't have a mastery higher then mine. Her spells were one dimensional, predictable and typical of a Malefimancer at the time. Truly the only thing unique about her was this fanaticism she seemed to have for going against the grain and causing problems for no reason... I think you might have been misinformed if she was written or built up as some super power.

The Rule of Red though... How to describe, those people and things that seem hell bent on going against the system, fighting against the world. I'll never understand what people see in trying to achieve that type of world breaking thing, or weird unreasonable ambition that goes against the world's Lore but they're always trouble makers. The type who will ruin this game for others one day; I've called them and those powers that support them 'Red Rule' since they're getting to be so numerous.

 

EMIL

Oh. My apologies. Perhaps my contacts misspoke or there are two Merkaba in the world of TerraSphere. A one-dimensional dark-magic user was not the image that these contacts made it out to be. They spoke of Merkaba with fear in their voice and awe to her actions. Hm. It could be that they were merely being sarcastic with me and I misread their vocal intonation...

Anyhow, thank you for the information. Of everyone I’ve spoken with, you’ve been the most helpful. If there is ever I time I can repay the debt and offer you information, please don’t hesitate to look me up.

Have a nice evening Miss Mierz.