Treasures and Collectors

Treasures and Collectors is a World Quest in Basin of Unnumbered Flames, Natlan.
==Start Location==
Start the quest by talking to Quipia or attempting to enter the excavation site to the west of the "Scions of the Canopy".
World Quest Treasures and Collectors Start Location.png|Treasures and Collectors start location
World Quest Treasures and Collectors Start Location Context.png|Additional context
==Steps==
# Try your luck at the excavation site
# Follow your Saurian companion
# Continue exploring the excavation site
# Check the treasure that your Saurian companion found
# Go back and ask Quipia
==Dialogue==
;(Talk to Quipia)
:Quipia: Three hundred Mora entry fee...
: Can I get a discount?
: It's free if I beat you, right?
::Paimon: Hey, that's not how we normally do things!
:Quipia: The price is set by the Saurian Relics Association, and cannot be negotiated. As far as I know, this is already the cheapest excavation site, as it's been open the longest.
:Quipia: But nowadays, we sometimes get dreamers like you who want to try their luck.
:Quipia: After all, you never know! Maybe none of the hundreds and thousands of people who came before you had a good eye for treasure, and missed a priceless relic that only looks ordinary.
:Quipia: Many would pay 300 Mora for such a beautiful dream.
:Quipia: So, how lucky are you feeling? Do you believe you'll be the one to strike it rich?
:: Rrrooo... Rawr! Rawr! Raaawr!
: My luck's never let me down.
: I don't need that, I've got a lucky Saurian.
:Paimon: Feel like putting your luck to the test, ?
:: Rawr!
:Paimon: He definitely looks up for it. And what's 300 Mora anyway? Paimon can handle that!
:Paimon: Being able to buy three rays of hope for that sum is kind of a steal, really!
:Quipia: Then I wish you all the best of luck.
;(Talk to Quipia again)
:Quipia: What is it? There's no time limit, so take your time.
;(Investigate what digs up in the cage)
:Paimon: Ugh, we haven't found anything, at all...
;(Investigate what digs up near the bombs)
:Paimon: There's nothing here. Guess the area near the surface is basically no different from the world above...
;(Wait until digs up the switch)
:: Rawr!
:Paimon: Huh? Looks like a gadget used by some kind of mechanism...
;(After the Monetoo returns to its painting)
:Paimon: Huh? Sounds like something activating... Eek, watch out behind you!
;(After defeating the enemy)
:: Rawr!
:Paimon: This little ball... It looks kinda like a component or something. You like it?
:: Rrrah... Rawr!
:Paimon: Though we didn't dig it up, since we did find it here... It might be something really valuable!
:Paimon: Let's ask when we leave!
;(Leave the ruins)
:Quipia: How did it go?
:Paimon: found this...
:: Rawr!
:Quipia: Let me have a look... Not the most uncommon item, but still, a rare find. It is very well-preserved, with clearly-visible phlogiston flow patterns.
:Quipia: Yes... Would you be willing to part with it if I gave you 10,000 Mora?
:Paimon: Wha—!? Did we really find a priceless Saurian relic!?
:Paimon: Paimon just knew that was awesome, and would bring us good luck!
:Quipia: No, this isn't nearly as precious as you seem to think. Were you to take it to Association headquarters for appraisal, it'd clock in at around 5,000 Mora at most.
:Paimon: Paimon's not falling for that trick! If it's only worth 5,000, why are you willing to pay 10,000 for it?
:Quipia: That's because of the unique patterns on it. I'm quite taken with them. Though it may not be that valuable in the eyes of others, I'm willing to pay a bit extra for it.
:Quipia: You may call me eccentric, but you could also say it's just the nature of a collector.
:Paimon: Hmm... When you put it like that, Paimon gets you. And 10,000 is quite a lot compared to the entrance fee.
:Paimon: So, shall we trade it in for 10,000?
:: Wrroh... Rrrooo...
:Paimon: You don't seem too happy about that, ... Do you wanna keep it for yourself?
:: Rrrah... Rawr!
: Well, you were the one who found it.
: Guess you wanna be a collector too, huh?
:Paimon: Since doesn't want to sell, then we'll just have to keep it.
:: Rawr!
:Quipia: Looks like you value far more than Mora.
:Paimon: Naturally! He's our companion, after all. But if we find something similar in the future...
:Quipia: Thank you, but a collector's passion is as fickle as the tides. It rises as suddenly as it might retreat. Perhaps I'll find myself obsessing over something else in the future, though I can't yet say what my new interest will be.
:: Rawr! Rawr rawr!
:Paimon: Are you agreeing with her, ? Ohhh, Paimon gets it! This must be the mutual respect and understanding shared by collectors!
:Quipia: It is my honor to have been acknowledged by such a brilliant young Tepetlisaurus. Still, even if we can't do business, that doesn't mean we can't be friends! Feel free to come find me if you ever want to talk about collecting.
:Quipia: I won't keep you any longer, then. Good luck!
;(Message displayed on quest end)
: has been stored in the rest area
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