The Sleeping Sand Legend: Before Battle
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Claude
Anyway, I'm reading the official biography of the Four Saints, as sanctioned by the church.
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Anyway, I'm reading the official biography of the Four Saints, as sanctioned by the church.
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Claude
I know you're not very familiar with the teachings of Seiros, but even you must have read it at least once.
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I know you're not very familiar with the teachings of Seiros, but even you must have read it at least once.
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Claude
Well, whether you've read the biography or not, the Four Saints must at least ring a bell, right?
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Well, whether you've read the biography or not, the Four Saints must at least ring a bell, right?
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Claude
Well then, I've got a little quiz for you. Name the Four Saints, companions of the great Saint Seiros.
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Well then, I've got a little quiz for you. Name the Four Saints, companions of the great Saint Seiros.
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Claude
I'll give you a hint. There was Cichol, Cethleann, Indech, and...who was the fourth one again?
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I'll give you a hint. There was Cichol, Cethleann, Indech, and...who was the fourth one again?
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Claude
In any case, you can learn some interesting things reading about the life and times of Saint Macuil.
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In any case, you can learn some interesting things reading about the life and times of Saint Macuil.
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Claude
For instance, he was more skilled with his hands than his fellow saints, and even became an accomplished blacksmith.
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For instance, he was more skilled with his hands than his fellow saints, and even became an accomplished blacksmith.
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Claude
Of course, he didn't just forge the weapons. He also used them in battle himself. Legends say his strength was second only to Seiros.
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Of course, he didn't just forge the weapons. He also used them in battle himself. Legends say his strength was second only to Seiros.
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Claude
It's even said that he played a big role in the Battle of Tailtean, where Seiros fought Nemesis, the King of Liberation who became the king of evil.
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It's even said that he played a big role in the Battle of Tailtean, where Seiros fought Nemesis, the King of Liberation who became the king of evil.
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Claude
Macuil lost his life in that battle, and now his body rests in a coffin within the Holy Mausoleum.
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Macuil lost his life in that battle, and now his body rests in a coffin within the Holy Mausoleum.
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Claude
Or so one story goes. Another legend says he set off on a journey to find a new land.
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Or so one story goes. Another legend says he set off on a journey to find a new land.
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Claude
He must have left Alliance territory, but where exactly would he have set sail from, I wonder?
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He must have left Alliance territory, but where exactly would he have set sail from, I wonder?
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Claude
Thinking about it reminds me of another interesting story concerning the Sreng Region.
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Thinking about it reminds me of another interesting story concerning the Sreng Region.
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Claude
The peninsula is attached to the mainland of Fódlan and extends from the northeastern part of Kingdom territory.
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The peninsula is attached to the mainland of Fódlan and extends from the northeastern part of Kingdom territory.
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Claude
If you were to set sail from Margrave Edmund's territory, you could cut cross a stretch of sea and land there.
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If you were to set sail from Margrave Edmund's territory, you could cut cross a stretch of sea and land there.
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Claude
And it just so happens that in the Sreng Region, there are ruins built to worship a sacred beast that appeared from across the sea.
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And it just so happens that in the Sreng Region, there are ruins built to worship a sacred beast that appeared from across the sea.
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Claude
If the ruins have something to do with Saint Macuil, there could be sacred weapons there...
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If the ruins have something to do with Saint Macuil, there could be sacred weapons there...
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Claude
You always have to play it cool, don't you? Just think of how useful it would be to have weapons like that!
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You always have to play it cool, don't you? Just think of how useful it would be to have weapons like that!
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Claude
Not to mention that the peninsula would be pretty easy to get to about now, seeing as how Alliance territory has settled down a bit.
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Not to mention that the peninsula would be pretty easy to get to about now, seeing as how Alliance territory has settled down a bit.