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// Evol scripts.
// Authors:
//    gumi
//    Jesusalva
//    Reid
//    WildX
// Description:
//    Aemil books

001-2-6,39,41,0	script	#001-2-6-Book1	NPC_NO_SPRITE,{

    function read_book {
        setnpcdialogtitle(l(.book_name$));

        narrator(S_FIRST_BLANK_LINE | S_NO_NPC_NAME,
            l("Master Piou sat on a tree,"),
            l("Holding a cheese in his beak."),
            l("Master Fluffy was attracted by the odour,"),
            l("And tried to attract him thus."),

            l("\"Mister Piou, good day to you."),
            l("You are a handsome and good looking bird!"),
            l("In truth, if your song is as beautiful as your plumage,"),
            l("You are the Phoenix of this forest.\""),

            l("Hearing these words the Piou felt great joy,"),
            l("And to demonstrate his beautiful voice,"),
            l("He opened his mouth wide and let drop his prey."),
            l("The Fluffy seized it and said:"),

            l("\"My good Sir,"),
            l("Know that every flatterer,"),
            l("Lives at the expense of those who take him seriously:"),
            l("This is a lesson that is worth a cheese no doubt.\""),

            l("The Piou, embarrassed and confused,"),
            l("Swore, though somewhat later, that he would never be "),
            l("tricked thus again."),

            "-- " + l("Aesop"));
    }

OnShelfUse:
    if (openbookshelf())
        read_book();
    close;

OnUse:
    if (openbook())
        read_book();
    close;

OnInit:
    .book_name$ = "The Piou and The Fluffy";
    .distance = 1;
    end;
}

001-2-6,48,41,0	script	#001-2-6-Book2	NPC_NO_SPRITE,{

    function read_book {
        setnpcdialogtitle(l(.book_name$));

        narrator(S_FIRST_BLANK_LINE | S_NO_NPC_NAME,
            l("Poem is making the words dance"),
            l("Words become music and glance"),
            l("Over lovers under a starry night"),
            l("Whose eyes listen under Moonlight"),

            l("No matter the grammar"),
            l("If words beat in rhythm"),
            l("Find an order with them"),
            l("As on anvil strikes the hammer"),

            l("No matter the spelling"),
            l("Just say something sparkling"),
            l("If not, how could CrazyKatiektch"),
            l("Say her love to glamourous Gliktch?"),

            l("True be or not true be"),
            l("That's not the question"),
            l("And rhyming is not too"),
            l("If you don't like to"),
            l("Share your mind is your mission"),
            l("Whatever inside can be"),

            l("Don't be shy, you are nice"),
            l("From your mind, break the ice"),
            l("Whatever your idea"),
            l("It's the good one and, ahem!"),
            l("That makes everybody"),
            l("Able to write a poem"),

            "-- " + l("Nard"));
    }

OnShelfUse:
    if (openbookshelf())
        read_book();
    close;

OnUse:
    if (openbook())
        read_book();
    close;

OnInit:
    .book_name$ = "Poem about Poems";
    .distance = 1;
    end;
}

001-2-6,43,39,0	script	#001-2-6-Book3	NPC_NO_SPRITE,{

    function read_book {
        setnpcdialogtitle(l(.book_name$));

        narrator(S_FIRST_BLANK_LINE | S_NO_NPC_NAME,
            l("Hush now and hear the chorus of the woods"),
            l("Bent trees whistling with the beat of the drum"),
            l("With no choir master nor voice to be sung"),
            l("The music of the trees floats through the breeze"),
            l("Sleep well my angel but don't follow along"),
            l("Because the voices of death sing a sweet song"),

            "-- " + l("Princess Slayer"));
    }

OnShelfUse:
    if (openbookshelf())
        read_book();
    close;

OnUse:
    if (openbook())
        read_book();
    close;

OnInit:
    .book_name$ = "Chorus of the Woods";
    .distance = 1;
    end;
}

001-2-6,54,28,0	script	#001-2-6-Book4	NPC_NO_SPRITE,{

    function read_book {
        narrator(S_FIRST_BLANK_LINE,
            l("Aemil was once a magnificent land unknown to us all."),
            l("Before the end of the Mana War, a band of adventurers formed in the Ancean region of Argaes from those who had lost their homes and families."),
            l("They sailed from Hurnscald to Tulimshar and then Nivalis, the last permanent settlements of talpans."),
            l("There, they gathered merchants and warriors to join them in a journey to find a new land on which to live."),
            l("The group found the support of Tulimshar's merchant lords and was given ships to sail east."),
            l("They sailed past the Clear Sea and towards the Long Ocean which nobody had explored before."),
            l("The newly created Fleet of Ancea travelled so far that they were never heard from again."),
            l("Their leaders then came to the conclusion that an alliance was the only way they could survive."),
            l("They eventually found a new land after much hardship and named it Aurora, after its beautiful sunrise."),
            l("A great city, eventually to become larger than the cities of Ancea, rose on the coast of Aemil. This city was named Esperia."),
            l("However..."),
            l("The end of the story got erased, probably because of the sea water. Some pages are still missing. Thus much is lost to time, including the author's name."));
    }

OnUse:
    if (openoldbook())
        read_book();
    close;

OnInit:
    .distance = 1;
    end;
}

001-2-6,57,41,0	script	#001-2-6-Book5	NPC_NO_SPRITE,{

    function read_book {
        setnpcdialogtitle(l(.book_name$));

        narrator(S_FIRST_BLANK_LINE | S_NO_NPC_NAME,
            l("So you have now a pet, who is loyal to you. It'll follow you everywhere, but there are two things you must know."),
            l("Do not let intimacy and hunger get to zero. If any of those get to zero, it'll leave you forever."),
            l("Pious must keep a strict diet composed of Piberries."),
            l("However, you should only give food when it's hungry, otherwise it'll believe you're a bad owner and intimacy will decrease."),
            l("To perform most actions, like feeding and renaming, just right-click it. You can even put it back on the egg if its following gets too annoying."),
            l("Give your pet a nice name, and keep it healthy, and you'll be a successful pet owner!"),
            l("When you intimacy is high, it'll increase your stats and who knows, might even help you in combat!"),
            l("...And if you're still trying to check your pet stats, just hover it with your mouse. Thanks."),

            "-- " + l("Animals Protection Agency of Aemil"));
    }

OnShelfUse:
    if (openbookshelf())
        read_book();
    close;

OnUse:
    if (openbook())
        read_book();
    close;

OnInit:
    .book_name$ = "Fluffy Animals who Love Their Owners";
    .distance = 1;
    end;
}

001-2-6,44,44,0	script	#001-2-6-Book6	NPC_NO_SPRITE,{

    function read_book {
        setnpcdialogtitle(l(.book_name$));

        narrator(S_FIRST_BLANK_LINE | S_NO_NPC_NAME,
            l("World Story For Dummies, Vol I - Ancean Era: From Keshlam to an Empire"),
            l("The collection of four books entitled “World Story For Dummies” is based on the uncessable work from the Ukar scholars, thanks to whom this wouldn't be possible."),
            l("The “Ancean Era” is a term used to defined the time period between the beginning of recorded history and the events at the Mana Tree, and thanks to Ukar scholars, this is widely accepted as year 1 on all Gasaron."),
            l("The first talpan settlement to develop an advanced political structure and to become a city-state was Keshlam."),
            l("Keshlam expanded rapidly under the rule of King Janeb the Founder, and soon annexed the whole Ancea continent - excluding solely the Land Of Fire - to its domains, creating the Platinum Kingdom."),
            l("Three cities developed on the eastern side of Ancea: Tulimshar, Hurnscald and Nivalis."),
            l("The Platinum Kingdom grew and prospered, and drew most of the talpan population to the safety of the walls of Keshlam, Tulimshar, Hurnscald and Nivalis."),

            l("-- Continues on Volume II --"));
    }

OnShelfUse:
    if (openbookshelf())
        read_book();
    close;

OnUse:
    if (openbook())
        read_book();
    close;

OnInit:
    .book_name$ = "World Story For Dummies, Vol I";
    .distance = 1;
    end;
}

001-2-6,53,44,0	script	#001-2-6-Book7	NPC_NO_SPRITE,{

    function read_book {
        setnpcdialogtitle(l(.book_name$));

        narrator(S_FIRST_BLANK_LINE | S_NO_NPC_NAME,
            l("World Story For Dummies, Vol II - Ancean Era: Revolutions and Independence"),
            l("On the year 206CCE, after a long crisis of succession, a minor noble only known as Queen Platyna the Red came to inherit the Platinum Crown."),
            l("Due to neglect with day-to-day administration, which she delegated to her council, and uncontrolled expenses, the kingdom faced its first economic crisis."),
            l("With the growth of the Kingdom halted, slow maintenance, and two great famines which killed over half the talpan population, the council decided to seize power and depose Platyna the Red."),
            l("On March 213CCE, Chancellor Benjamin Frost, with support of the council, proclaimed the Republic of Ancea. This event would become known as the Blue Revolution."),
            l("Frost held the title of Lord Prince of the Republic for eighteen months, when the council deposed him and declared itself head of the state."),
            l("The Republic of Ancea ceased to exist officially in August 216CCE, when the cities of Tulimshar, Hurnscald and Nivalis installed their own independent governments."),
            l("The council, however, neglected day-to-day administration duties, and focused their efforts in regaining control of the rest of Ancea."),
            l("This led Keshlam into rapid decline and its citizen began to emigrate to the other Cities. By the end of the Ancean Era, Keshlam City was a quarter of the original size."),

            l("-- Continues on Volume III --"));
    }

OnShelfUse:
    if (openbookshelf())
        read_book();
    close;

OnUse:
    if (openbook())
        read_book();
    close;

OnInit:
    .book_name$ = "World Story For Dummies, Vol II";
    .distance = 1;
    end;
}

001-2-6,44,47,0	script	#001-2-6-Book8	NPC_NO_SPRITE,{

    function read_book {
        setnpcdialogtitle(l(.book_name$));

        narrator(S_FIRST_BLANK_LINE | S_NO_NPC_NAME,
            l("World Story For Dummies, Vol III - Aemilean Era: The Mana Tree and The Mana War"),
            l("Aemilean Era. Tulimshar, Hurnscald and Nivalis held power of their surrounding lands, except for the Land Of Fire and Keshlam City."),
            l("All races were in peace until the talpans set forth to discover the Source of Magic, based on Ukar scholars studies."),
            l("Free Mana travels in many directions, and this search took several years before the expedition finally found the right direction to follow."),
            l("A large tree was found in a deep cave underneath the island of Candor. Despise the darkness of the cave and absence of leaves, the tree grew strong. It gave light off itself and its energy empowered the wizards."),
            l("The tree was entitled The Mana Tree, and the Wizard Order took control over Candor Island. They learnt to control the mana flow, and limited its use, claiming Magic to be too dangerous for public use."),
            l("This action was met with widespread opposition from all races, and a war broke. The tritans led the offensive, in attempts to keep the tree untouched and mana available for all."),
            l("Unable to win, the tritans attacked Hurnscald. While talpan troops moved in attempts to avoid its fall, the Kralog and Ukar joined the tritans and they took the city."),
            l("The next and final battle happened at Candor. Wizards attacks from both sides near the Mana Tree provoked a Mana Storm. A Great Quake shook the earth of Ancea and the land began to split. Geography changed, and Keshlan vanished from the map."),
            l("The Mana Tree was lost, the caves entrances destroyed, and the Wizard Order was split in two: One part was on Candor, and other at the Magic Tower."),
            l("After this war, the Raijin race was born. A race born of Magic. Talpans encapsulated in a Mana storm and altered forever."),

            l("-- Continues on Volume IV --"));
    }

OnShelfUse:
    if (openbookshelf())
        read_book();
    close;

OnUse:
    if (openbook())
        read_book();
    close;

OnInit:
    .book_name$ = "World Story For Dummies, Vol III";
    .distance = 1;
    end;
}

001-2-6,53,47,0	script	#001-2-6-Book9	NPC_NO_SPRITE,{

    function read_book {
        setnpcdialogtitle(l(.book_name$));

        narrator(S_FIRST_BLANK_LINE | S_NO_NPC_NAME,
            l("World Story For Dummies, Vol IV - Aemilean Era: The Fleet of Ancea"),
            l("After the Mana War, the Ancea continent was mostly destroyed. It would take years to nature start repairing the damage of the event."),
            l("A band of adventurers formed in Argaes from those who had lost their homes and families. They visited the three permanent talpan settlements: Tulimshar, Hurnscald and Nivalis."),
            l("They gathered merchants and warriors to join them in a journey to find new lands to live in. Tulimshar's merchant lords gave them ships to sail east."),
            l("The newly created Fleet of Ancea travelled so far that they were never heard from again. They found a continent, present on legends of explorers who never came back."),
            l("They named this continent as Aemil, in honour of one of such explorers. The area they docked in was called Aurora, after its beautiful sunrise."),
            l("The first village build was named Esperia. Aurora region was very fertile, and for this reason they moved towards countryside and built farms."),
            l("In hopes of one day reconnect with the people of Ancea and establish a trade between the two continents, The City of Artis was founded. The Aemil Continent has then grown without contact with the people of Ancea."),

            "-- " + l("The Ukar Historical Association on Aemil"));
    }

OnShelfUse:
    if (openbookshelf())
        read_book();
    close;

OnUse:
    if (openbook())
        read_book();
    close;

OnInit:
    .book_name$ = "World Story For Dummies, Vol IV";
    .distance = 1;
    end;
}