Posted at 2014-01-20 00:12:03 — Link
You found a notification from the town authorities while sorting your correspondence this morning:
Recently increased tectonic activity caused new climatic changes. The waters of oceans became warmer. Exploration Guild is reporting about strange creatures that emerged from the oceans and started to settle in the shallow waters and small islands. They called them "salamanders". Salamanders are large amphibians that originally live in the deepwater thermal springs. Their body temperature is very high and their glands produce a chemical compound that produces a lot of heat energy by oxidation. Air contact boost oxidation processes several times. In other words, these creatures are able to breathe fire and their body is covered with flame.
Here's an image of this creature:
Sincerely,
Town Council
You decided to walk to the marketplace and noticed a colorful announcement at the bulletin board...
Paying well for the Ethereal Shards!
Conclave of Warlocks is buying Ethereal Shards for great prices!Ethereal Shard is a scale located at the center of salamander's breast. You can collect shards from the salamanders on islands. We don't buy all salamander scales, only shards are needed! Here's an image of the shard:
Visit our exchange station to trade your shards.
Offer is valid until January 26th, 23:59!
You made some inquiries and found out that Warlocks are preparing another weird experiment that will start in a week at the midnight when eruption of a large underwater volcano is expected. They plan to use the energy of the eruption and try to open one more portal to another moon. The core parts of the device that they are building must be very durable and heat-resistant to withstand the force of the eruption. Salamanders are used to live in the hot thermals, and Warlocks think that their heart-defending scales will make an ideal material. Their mad experiments always fizzle, but this is a great opportunity for you to get some cash and valueable items!
