Stage requirements:

Completed the quest "Situation in the Great Prairie of the West"

Dialogs:

NPC:What? Now you suddenly want to learn how to become a bard?

NPC:/fact I know I'm not trustworthy yet. But the Windwhip came to our home. It seems like the Firran are having trouble, and I want to help out.

NPC:/talk Nonsense! It's not that simple. Didn't we already have this discussion? You cannot simply desire to be able to hear the sounds and utter the melodies!

NPC:/talk Then tell me how! Our family is the only family who have ever even heard the sounds of the bards. Shouldn't I of all people be able to do it?

NPC:Then prove your will. I shall determine if you are ready or not. You can't simply become one out of your desire to help others. You need a bigger reason than that.

NPC:You must find a reason within you for becoming a bard if you want to be ready to truly get in tune with the sounds and melodies.

NPC:/dialogue Is there a need for such a grand motive?

NPC:Right. Showing you what the reality is might be a better idea. Here's my deal. If you fulfill all my conditions, I will show you about the melody that is essential to becoming a bard, but if you fail, you will never become one.

NPC:/dialogue Great! I will make it!

NPC:Sounds good. Then first of all, bring someone who will become your companion in your journey.

NPC:/talk ... What do you mean?

NPC:I mean what I said. Someone who will share your hardships, perhaps even overcome them. It could be a friend, lover, family, anyone. It'll be the end if either you or that companion of yours gives up midway.

NPC:Think about who could be that person for you.

NPC:/worry But...

Stage summary:

Talk to at Windwhip Temporary Post in Great Prairie of the West.

Dialogs:

NPC:/talk I said I'd make it, but here's a problem even before the start.

NPC:/talk I, I don't have any friends here. I've been living the life of a wanderer...so I have no old friend.

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