12th moon [video/action for Burned Tower]

[paladinlost]

Well, I've finally found a building of historical and mythical significance.

[The video is somewhat dark, but Cecil can be seen, looking attentively at the walls.]

I was unable to visit the matching tower, sadly. But the associated legend is rather interesting. One Pokémon reviving three others... That would take more than the equivalent of a Phoenix Down. Or of a Raise spell.

[He takes a Revive from his pocket and shows it to the camera.]

I also managed to find a few items between all the rocks. Hidden objects and capsules that serve as treasure chests; it almost feels like home. Has anyone found interesting objects on the road?

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[video]

[conscionably.livejournal.com]

[HE WAS PINGED BY MYTHICAL SIGNIFICANCE.]

Do the pokémon have names?

[video]

[paladinlost]

They must have them, but I was unable to learn what they were. I was only told that the fire was caused by a lightning bolt and put out by the rain. The Pokémon that revived them then came from the other tower and disappeared after that.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

Cecil! So you did find a place of interest. Can you tell me more about this legend you found?

_{[You will see that Cooper's interested face is on. And hey, a tower with a legend in it must be almost as good as the library he didn't find, right?]}

[video]

[paladinlost]

"Years and years ago, there were two towers in Ecruteak. But one day, the western tower was hit by lightning and burned until the rain extinguished it, killing three Pokémon. So a rainbow-colored Pokémon descended from the eastern tower and revived the three, before leaving for lands unknown."

I'm summarizing, but that's the essential part of it. There are also mentions of another Pokémon from the western tower, but I've yet to find out more about it.

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[tapestodiane]

Lands unknown...

_{[He mulls this over for a second.]} That's definitely interesting, thank you. I take it names or descriptions of these pokémon are missing?

[seasalttwilight.livejournal.com]

People litter all over the place here.

[video]

[paladinlost]

I can see that. I've already found two Antidotes and a Revive, all of them in perfect working order. You would think people would be more careful with their belongings.

[video]

[seasalttwilight.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I mean, that stuff cost money. I'm not about to drop it.

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[airwinged.livejournal.com]

[Lays out a few things-- revival herb, a life orb, and a few berries.]

Did you use chocobos to find chests too?

[video]

[paladinlost]

You're accumulating quite the collection. Where did you find all of these?

Most chests were easy enough to get, even without chocobos. But sometimes they would hide items in their forests, and they were more likely to let us take them if they already knew us.

[video]

[airwinged.livejournal.com]

Walking around. [He always does :|b]

Chocobos didn't have forests in Gran Pulse, but they would always point somewhere if we got close to a chest. If we let them do as they wanted, they'd dig things up for us.

[of-france.livejournal.com]

Would you be so kind as to share more information on what you've found?

[video]

[paladinlost]

"Years and years ago, there were two towers in Ecruteak. But one day, the western tower was hit by lightning and burned until the rain extinguished it, killing three Pokémon. So a rainbow-colored Pokémon descended from the eastern tower and revived the three, before leaving for lands unknown."

Those are the basics, at least. There were also mentions of another Pokémon at the top of the western tower, and of a link between the elements that destroyed the tower and the Pokémon killed in it. But I've not been able to learn names, sadly.

[Video]

[of-france.livejournal.com]

It's almost like a legend... But I don't know why Hell would have legends. I wouldn't have thought the Devil would have use for cultural building blocks.

[Video]

[savedinapinch.livejournal.com]

The pokémon was able to revive three others without materia or a Phoenix Down?

[Video]

[paladinlost]

From what I understood of the locals' explanations, the reviving was due to the Pokémon's own power. No magic or restorative items involved. Do your world have a creature capable of such feats?

[Video]

[savedinapinch.livejournal.com]

I...don't think so? I've never heard of one.

[Video]

[uses-metaphors.livejournal.com]

So this place holds its own stories and myths. A fine thing in itself to discover.

Did the tale mention how the revival was brought about?

As for the question, we have discovered some berries with interesting properties while traveling.

[Video]

[paladinlost]

It only mentions that the reviving Pokémon was rainbow-hued and came from the eastern tower, as far as I'm aware. Nothing about the means used to revive them, or the reason why that Pokémon wished to revive the others.

Ah, yes, the berries. I've heard a few stories about what happens to people who eat those, though I have not tried them myself.

[Video]

[uses-metaphors.livejournal.com]

A selfless, noble act. Perhaps it is such legends that allow the people here to be so trusting of strangers such as we.

I recommend that you refrain from trying them; they seem to taste horrid to any but Pokemon.

[He may have tried one...]

[video]

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

I found a Fire Stone, which turned my Vulpix into a Ninetails.

[video]

[paladinlost]

A Fire Stone? I'll need one of those for Flare. I don't suppose you remember where you found it?

[video]

[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

I don't. It just appeared in my bag.

[video]

[usedsubstitute.livejournal.com]

How fascinating! Who told you about this legend?

I haven't found anything like that before...You must be very lucky Mr. Harvey!

[video]

[paladinlost]

I heard it from locals in Ecruteak, when I asked around about this burned tower. Though they speak of it more like an historical fact than a legend.