Arapas

Arapas is an open-world NPC in Vanarana (Subarea), Sumeru. It is a part of the Aranara.
==Location==
NPC Location Arapas.png|Arapas's location
NPC Location Arapas Context.png|Additional context
==Profile==
Arapas and his "family" met the Traveler's Sibling sometime before the cataclysm, where he and his brothers became interested in cooking after watching them cook. However, they quickly ended up arguing and were kicked out of Vanarana by Arapacati, where they went their separate ways.
Arapas headed for Apam Woods in order to create the "perfect" soup, experimenting at least eighty times by drawing water from varying sources. On his most recent attempt, he was out picking fresh Harra Fruits when the Traveler and Paimon smelled his soup cooking. Paimon consumed the soup just as Arapas returned, shocked that his work had gone to waste. 
The two informed Arapas about the upcoming Festival Utsava and that they had been sent by Arapacati. Arapas was eager to showcase his soup, but because he had no more water, had the two fetch him extra water from the desired spot. When they returned with it, he instructed them on the process of making the soup. The Traveler drank the soup, finding that it had the aroma of the ingredients, but had no flavor. They suggested adding salt and pepper, much to his horror, claiming that salt would wither the Aranara and that they had been told by the Golden Nara that soups were meant to be bland but have a distinguished aroma. As such, he did not believe their input, but agreed to make it taste better. Paimon would salvage his recipe into the more appealing Masala Cheese Balls.
Once the brothers returned to Vanarana, they were all scolded by Arapacati. When the festival began, Arapas told the Traveler to fetch some nearby water for soup. They created a Radish Veggie Soup and gave it to Arapas and the others, though he did not enjoy it, claiming that Vanarana's water was the best and was perplexed by how something like the soup was made from it.
===Appearance===
(To be added.)
==Quests and Events==
==Idle Quotes==
: How can it be made to smell even better?
: Source of the source...
==Dialogue==
===Dialogue Set #1===
;(Available during An Unwavering Culinary Dream)
:Arapas: Is there water that can give taste to soup?
===Dialogue Set #2===
;(Available after An Unwavering Culinary Dream)
:Arapas: The soup using Vanarana water, tastes almost the same with that using "Living Spring"...
: They are both nice water, after all.
::Arapas: Well said, Nara . Nara , so smart, as if you have been drinking Vanarana water all the time.
::Arapas: This time, soup using Vanarana water for Nara . Next time, I will find nicer water.
: The taste is key...
::Arapas: The taste... Hmm...
::Arapas: I heard that follow the running river and you find a big area of water with strong scent. Nara wants soup with that water?
:: Sounds much too strong...
::Arapas: Really? Nara , so strange. You said water with scent is delicious, but you hate water with too much scent.
::Arapas: Guess clear water is better for soup.
: Goodbye.
::Arapas: Bye, hope Nara will always have delicious water to drink.
===Dialogue Set #3===
;(Available during Festival Utsava)
:Arapas: Vanarana water is nice. But I heard, in the north, there is sweeter and clearer water...
===Dialogue Set #4===
;(Available after Festival Utsava)
:Arapas: The soup at Festival Utsava... Very "shocking." So I am going to look for nicer water in the north.
: The north?
::Arapas: I heard that there is Vana's river source's source in the north. The water there is clearer than moonlight. A pot filled with that water looks as if is holding nothing but air.
::Arapas: Soup cooked with that water, will make Nara and Aranara happy. I am sure.
::Arapas: So, in my "special cooking training," I will follow the direction that tree shadows point to, and find nicer water than Vanarana water.
: Goodbye.
::Arapas: Hope to see Nara in the north.
==Trivia==
===Etymology===
* "Arapas" is derived from , reflecting his culinary ideal.
==Other Languages==
==Change History==