Phebiya says, "Ah, greetings. You must be the adventurer, or, possibly, adventurers that have been found to unlock the mystery of this sandstorm. I'm rather old and getting blind, you see, or I'd know how many of you there are."
> "Do you know anything that might help me, or, possibly, us?"
Phebiya says, "Well, I'm a traveler and scholar, so I certainly hope so! The Temple of the Sky, to the east, is where you should start. I don't know much about the creatures who have apparently taken up residence there, but I'm sure you'll figure out some way past them. The temple was originally only one story, but years after it was built, a second story was added. However it was only for the use of the temple clerics, and the stair up to it was hidden in a storage room on the ground floor."
> "What else can you tell?"
Phebiya says, "Ah, well I've just borrowed quite a lot of books and scrolls from the royal library--that Princess Vyssa is quite kind--and I haven't had much time to go through them. But I'll tell you what, come back in a while and I'll see if I've learned anything."
[After Defeating Siliclast]
Phebiya says, "Ah, hello! So I hear you've found the Celestial Talisman. My, but news travels fast here. I've been researching a bit... it seems that after the Talisman was last used, centuries ago, the Temple of the Sky was built to house it. You've been through there now, so you know all about it. But the Medallion of Wind, ah, that's where it gets interesting."
> "Interesting? How?"
Phebiya says, "Well, the Medallion was last used during the reign of Pharaoh Gebarn II, when the desert was hit by an epidemic of destructive tornadoes. Shortly after it was used, Gebarn II died, and there was a short period of civil unrest. In the chaos, the Medallion disappeared, along with Gebarn II's body. Some of what I've read indicates that they might have been stashed in an old ruined temple, up the river from here." He chuckles. "Well, the temple wasn't ruined at the time, of course, but it is now. But the odd thing is, there are references to 'the breaking' and 'a device carried afar' in these texts, but I'm not sure what they mean."
[After defeating Gebarn]
Phebiya says, "So, the Medallion of Wind is broken. Not wholly unexpected... these things do happen over time. But what's even more remarkable is this passage I found in an ancient scroll, talking about the Medallion's construction! It says--well, loosely translated, anyway--'The device is lined in three places, allowing for disassembly. The artifact is powerful and should not be kept in its assembled form except when needed.' Apparently whoever created the Medallion had intended for this all along--or at least allowed for its possibility."
> "But where do we find the other pieces?"
Phebiya says, "Well, now that you've defeated that undead pharaoh, and retrieved the first piece, the cliffs surrounding the temple have themselves moved aside! For the first time in ages, we can reach the desert beyond, instead of having to laboriously climb through the mountains, which takes months at best. There is supposedly a town just north of the ruined temple; people there might have some insight into the location of the other pieces, what with being so near to where the first piece was kept. I'd suggest you go there and find out what they know."
[After finding second medallion piece]
Phebiya says, "To think, a piece of a powerful artifact, just discarded in the sand like that. In a way, I'm glad it was far from civilization, to keep the unwary from stumbling across it. Not that it's a useful thing by itself; I believe from my studies that the Medallion must be completely reassembled before it is anything more than a paperweight. Well, at any rate, the two pieces together seem to form a map. From what I know of this land, the map does correspond fairly closely to the actual geography. You'll need to go north, past the ruined temple, past the town of Waset, and then around to the east, and south again. At the south end of the valley there is a path leading up through the mountains to the lost city of Akhten-Ka."
> "Have you learned anything about that city?"
Phebiya says, "Akhten-Ka was, long ago, the capital city of this land. The books I've read indicate that there was a war, hundreds of years ago, and most of the people of Akhten-Ka were killed. It's abandoned now, as far as we know, although this plague of monsters and other creatures roaming the land tells me that it's probably no longer abandoned. Interestingly, Princess Vyssa and her late father, King Coltzan, can trace their ancestry all the way back to the kings of Akhten-Ka. It was a relatively small city, with only a small, humble palace for the royalty."
[After completing medallion]
Phebiya says, "You may have heard from Weehteb already, as I shared my discovery with him and the Princess when I made it... but the Altar of Destiny, upon which the completed Medallion must be placed, is inside..." He shudders, then looks around, and says quietly, "Zakharukh's Pyramid! In the upper reaches of the pyramid, where the ancient pharaoh Anubits was buried, lies the Altar of Destiny. I haven't figured out why they would put it there, in a tomb, but I suppose they wanted to be unlikely that anyone would use it."
> "I suppose it's time to go to Zakharukh's Pyramid."
Phebiya says, "Indeed, indeed. You must travel up the river, around the oasis, then back down along the river to the pyamid. It is not close to the river, but the area of desert over there is not large, so it should be easy to find. Good luck!"
