#pokiehl

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I wonder if anyone else out there ships these two... 🫡

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Requested six fanarts !!

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I have all the screenshots for assorted quests I've finished, so here's to posting some!

The Pursuit of Wisdoms is a very tricky quest to finish, and it took me many, many replays of the game to find out how to do it, and then how to do it the optimal way.

Fortunately, four of the Wisdoms are always in the same place. These being: -Gaeus/Gaia at Luon Highway -Tote at Lake Kilma -Olbohn in the Underworld -Rosiotti in the Jungle

The Gorgon Eye will always be triggered when you enter Lake Kilma, while to go freely to the Underworld requires you to finish The Fallen Emperor at least, but once those quests are out of the way it's easy enough to find the Wisdoms in that area (Tote is always on the cliff after The Gorgon Eye!)

However, the last two members of the Wisdoms are much more tricky to find as they only appear in certain quests or moments.

Pokiehl always appears the first time you go to Lumina, so I highly encourage those wanting to finish this quest to keep that in mind. He will disappear after that, but if you missed him there, he appears in a couple other quests, so don't fret. He appears in: Diddle's Had It!, The Cage of Dreams, Pokiehl Dream Teller, and Mine Your Own Business (I suggest this one to catch him since he doesn't move). Technically, Pokiehl also appears in Legend of Mana, but you have to go back home to finish the quest, so this won't count.

The last one, Selva, is the most obscure and probably the most aggravating, because he only appears in Gato once you do a number of quests in the Star-Crossed Lovers arc, and even then he'll disappear after a certain quest. I can't remember for sure, but in my folders he appears just before the Star-Crossed Lovers quest, but a guide will probably be better at explaining when and where he appears. For sure, he appears at Heaven's Gate quest, but if you bring along Bud that means you'll have to let go of either Daena or Escad, depending on your choices, which will kill them. And if he was your last Wisdom, and you talk to him with Bud at the Heaven's Gate quest, this might lock you out of a Lil Cactus diary for Heaven's Gate, so as much as possible talk to him when he appears before the Star Crossed Lovers quest.

All that in mind, my personal advice for this quest is to leave one of the permanent Wisdoms as your last one and prioritize getting Pokiehl and Selva. Unless you're confident in what you're doing, jumbling the order of quests involved with these characters can lock you out a Li'l Cactus diary, so be careful! Speaking of which, the Li'l Cactus quest can interfere with this too, so be aware of that.

With that in mind, here's the dialogue for each Wisdom encounter!

First one is is Gaeus/Gaia.

If you check the World History tome, Halciet is the last mage who fought against Annuella, but when the mages he led began to fought amongst themselves, he left the battle in disgust. It's interesting to hear this from Gaeus/Gaia, because Annuella was the one who brought him to life, but in spite of this he speaks well of Halciet. Just like Gaeus says, Halciet has been largely forgotten, as he doesn't appear again in the history tome after he defected from the Mage-Faerie War.

Next is Pokiehl:

Pokiehl's dialogue is interesting, because it seems like he encourages us to question the Mana Goddess. But if you look at it with the bigger picture in mind that the Mana Goddess is Love, there's a whole theme going on in LoM about the choices we make for love and its consequences, but that love itself isn't a bad thing and in fact makes our lives rich. Pokiehl speaks about this more in The Cage of Dreams.

With that in mind, it seems like he's encouraging Bud, and Shiloh/Serafina as well as the player, to find out our own reason for loving.

Next is Tote!

It's short and sweet, but also I love how consistent this is to Tote's characterization. He is perhaps the humblest of the Wisdoms and in The Gorgon Eye, he even says he's just a turtle.

Next is Rosiotti:

Rosiotti's advice seems more straightforward as advice to a mage. I do love the variation in their responses and how it fits each one's personalities.

As for Olbohn:

His is also more of life advice. I do like the sentiment for his, it's that you have the potential, but never forget about the others around you, too.

Last one is Selva!

As annoying as it can be to track down Selva, he's got a really good point. Where Pokiehl's dialogues have a theme around choice and love, Selva speaks about change, and in fact is the only Wisdom who addresses the events unfolding in all three arcs - the world changing.

Once all Wisdoms are talked to, go back Home to finish the quest!

Heh, but the Li'l Cactus commentary for this one.

Oh, you sneaky Li'l Cactus.

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A robision drawing for tempusfidgets showing a flashily-dressed person doing something dangerous.

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Man, this blog is all over the place, from the beginning of the game to a Siren’s Song to the ending. Anyway, here’s Pokiehl (and you!) at the Mana Tree. I love that Pokiehl can appear literally anywhere and I won’t question it - but to be more serious, this is such a good start to the final stage, and the music sets up this incredible feeling of finality.

This drawing is actually from 2018, btw ^^;

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My dream crossover: Legend of ManaxLegend of Zelda. And funnily enough, Botw and LoM both have traveling bird-men who offer advice and wisdom ^_^ On the left is Kass from BotW, and on the right is Pokiehl from LoM. First posted on my dA at https://www.deviantart.com/elstreem/art/Bards-of-a-Feather-738100892. It's also posted on my main tumblr, Elstreem.

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My dream crossover: Legend of ManaxLegend of Zelda. And funnily enough, Botw and LoM both have traveling bird-men who offer advice and wisdom ^_^ I'll also post this piece on my LoM sideblog. On the left is Kass from BotW, and on the right is Pokiehl from LoM. First posted on my dA at https://www.deviantart.com/elstreem/art/Bards-of-a-Feather-738100892

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Little sketch of Pokiehl, one of the Seven Wisdoms of Fa'Diel - which I'll be using as my profile for this tumblr! I love birbs and wise, mysterious birb people in particular ^_^ I first posted this on my dA at https://www.deviantart.com/elstreem/art/Pokiehl-Sketch-738293692