You try to make a turn down near the most southern part of Aeli, but something goes odd. The old road you were turning down isn't there anymore, and you stand on a thick glassy plane overlooking Nskanetis from above. As the plane goes on, blue crystals swimming with an odd fluid spring up from the ground, culminating in an organic throne.
This is where Liquid Diamond originates.
A large, dark reptile rises from the throne, her eyes glazing over you with a combination of annoyance and curiosity. The creature approaches slowly, as if determining you hadn't arrived for a fight, and taps a part of the glassy ground. You now hover over where you had been walking just a few minutes ago.
"It's where the city Lumina used to stand," She mutters. "Terrible place, given an ironic name and left to rot. I used to train rookies in the back alleys until it fell into the sea."
This is the shrine of Thoriane, the Assassin Guardian.
Thoriane has set up a shop mostly involving combat training here. Use this prompt to make a trade.
Thoriane requires a Sacrifice in trade.
You can only make a sacrifice to one Nskanetian Guardian per month. (Resets first of the month)
Currently Available:
Stat Training:
Instantly puts +100 in any one stat of your choice.
SKILLS
Weapons Training:Adds the following skill to one Rixixi:
Thoriane's Weapons Training: Rolls any Item-Based stat rolls in combat twice, with the better roll being used.
Does not stack with Honed Edge attack rolls, but can cover stat types that Honed Edge does not.
Smuggling:
Adds the following skill to one Rixixi:
Smuggling: Allows one additional equipped item to be brought into combat. Does not work if the battle mode specifies no equipped items are allowed.
Additionally, multi-turn attacks and Damage over Time skills will work for one additional turn.
GUARDIAN COMBOS
Guardian Combo: Phoenix - Trainee Level"That bird can't do anything for you himself now. Here, take this knife and pick a mark. It'll serve you well before it comes back home."
If this choice is traded for, the purchase comment acts as a Poison Blade with a 100% kill rate. (A Poison Blade is not added to your inventory - use the comment for the unique effects) Take this purchase comment to the Phoenix Shrine (can be done instantly in this case, does not require another month) and along with the usual form, link the purchase comment and one of your Rixixi that will be doing the sacrificing - they will absorb all stats from the sacrifice.
While unuploaded genos typically count as having no stats at the Phoenix Shrine, sacrificing a geno with the intent to absorb its stats will allow you to absorb base stats (50HP/10Atk/10Def/10Spec/10Spc).
To explain with a bit more numbers and examples: A Rixixi with 100HP/50Atk/20Def/40Spec/50Spd sacrifices a Rixixi with 200HP/60Atk/75Def/60Spec/60Spd with this method. The sacrifice is marked as deceased but also loses all stats. The Rixixi doing the sacrificing now has 300HP/110Atk/80Def/100Spec/110Spd and Phoenix's effects are set off as usual. Stats cannot go above their maximum with this method.
Guardian Combo: Phoenix - Proven Level
Requires at least 1 Ixi you own with 200+ in any stat. (link in comment).
"If you're still working for the bird at your skill level, the least you should do is outfit yourself with a proper blade."
Grants a permanent, equippable item version of the previous level - because while Thoriane doesn't respect who you're working with, she respects that you know how to use a knife.
Bloodletting Dagger - Can be equipped to add the following skill to the Rixixi. This item can be freely unequipped and swapped between Rixixi, but removing it will remove its skill as well.
Bloodletting Dagger - Ritual - If sacrificing a Rixixi at the Phoenix Shrine, link this Rixixi to use their Bloodletting Dagger as the blade. Bloodletting Dagger has a 75% chance to kill a Rixixi. If it does kill the sacrifice, all stats are removed from the sacrifice and absorbed into the holder of the Bloodletting Dagger. If it does not kill the sacrifice, half of the sacrifice's stats are removed as usual and absorbed into the owner of the Bloodletting Dagger. Unuploaded genos still have a 100% death rate, but are considered to have base stats.
Breeding Slot:
"Show me what you can do first."
Requires at least 1 Ixi you own with 200+ in any stat. (link in comment). Doesn't have to be the same Ixi you use the breeding slot with.