Tesara

Tarduk knew life was hard for his Jungle Tribe, but he just saw this a challenge to overcome. He was obsessed with discovering the secrets of ancient artifacts found in his tropical home. Walking on all fours, he used his powerful claws and spikes to climb and defend himself.

The Agori eventually located Tarduk who grinned at him, “Not many people know how we manage to carve out a living in the jungle. It’s true, there aren’t many nights that we are dry or well fed - but it’s all worth it when we recover some clue or artifact as to how our ancient ancestors lived. This knowledge means everything to me.”

The traveler explained to him his situation and he answered back, “Ah, of course, you’ve come to me seeking our great Glatorian hero, Gresh. Yes, I would be more than happy to make the introduction. But it would be irresponsible for me to send you any deeper into the undergrowth to find Gresh without making sure you’re tough enough to endure. I’ll give you a little test. The jungles that both Gresh and I live in are filled with ancient artifact. If you can bring me back an ancient scroll, I’ll point you the way to Gresh. Deal?”

The traveler agreed with his offer. There were only two things that stood in his way of finding an Ancient Scroll. First, he had to find the Jungle Adventure location to begin searching for it, and second, he had to have the luck to find and retrieve the scroll.

The Agori traded with Tarduk 10 Thornax fruits for 1 blueprint, which would allow him to build his own Jungle Adventure location. It seemed to be a better way to grow more Thornax, alongside helping others find their own Ancient Scrolls.

After a long search, the Agori found a Jungle Adventure location.

Moreover, with some luck, he finally acquired an Ancient Scroll. He then took it to Tarduk.

“You’ve done it!” Tarduk exclaimed. “Thank you! I will take me quite some time to decipher the meaning of this scroll. I hope it will provide insight into our ancient past. Please accept this - it will show that your standing with the Agori has improved. You may now go find Gresh… I told him of your courage. Best of luck.”

He added another piece to the traveler’s Agori Honor Badge, which was now an Agori Honor Badge Rank 2.

The Agori moved on to look for Gresh, and eventually met up with him.

Gresh was a Glatorian who fought for the Jungle Tribe. Gresh combined incredible speed and agility with surprising strength in the arena. Although relatively new to the world of Glatorian, he had already proven himself to be a great fighter.

Gresh said, “It’s not enough to think you’re going to win in the arena. You have to know you’re going to win.”

Wise words, indeed. The Agori told him about my current issue. The Glatorian nodded, replying, “You’ve had quite a time getting this far, haven’t you? And all to help the fire tribe, who are pretty much strangers to you. You know, Bara Magna doesn’t see a lot of your type, people who do things just because it’s the right thing to do. We Glatorian see things in more practical terms - we fight who we’re paid to fight. Maybe that’s it? Perhaps we can solve Raanu’s problem not by appealing to the Glatorian’s sense of good, but simply getting them contracted to help. If you wouldn’t mind sending me a Thornax, I can extract the nectar for the ink for a contract and we can get started.”

The Agori gave Gresh the Thornax to use for the ink. Gresh worked quickly before saying, “There it is. What you need to do is get the seals of Tarixof Tajun, the water village, Strakk of Iconox, the ice village, and yes, even a Skrall of Roxtus, the rock village. These are some very nasty characters. I’m not sure what they will ask for in return but be prepared to work hard to win their favor. You can get my seal for a small fee on my page. Good luck.”

Gresh was honest indeed. He only asked for 1 Thornax for his Seal and another 1 Thornax for the blueprint for the contract being made.

The Agori now had Gresh’s seal, but he knew getting the other three wouldn’t be an easy task.