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| − | Ruu is a young boy who lived hundreds of years ago on [[Tsurumi Island]]. The son of a priest, Ruu enjoyed spending time with the other villagers. He was also fond of singing, |
+ | Ruu is a young boy who lived hundreds of years ago on [[Tsurumi Island]]. The son of a priest, Ruu enjoyed spending time with the other villagers. He was also fond of singing, although he was somewhat embarrassed about it and often went off into the fog to sing alone. His singing captivated the local deity, [[Kapatcir]], who originally paid no mind to the people of the island. Ruu was not intimidated by the god and they talked briefly, promising to meet each other again in the future. |
However, the situation on Tsurumi Island had gotten worse and some of Ruu's friends began leaving the island into the "Sea of Darkness". Hoping to bring them back, Ruu offered himself as a sacrifice to please Kapatcir. When Kapatcir returned to check on Ruu, it found him dead and his blood in a chalice. The god was enraged as it saw his sacrifice as the murder of an innocent and breaking of a promise, destroying the entire village and killing everyone. |
However, the situation on Tsurumi Island had gotten worse and some of Ruu's friends began leaving the island into the "Sea of Darkness". Hoping to bring them back, Ruu offered himself as a sacrifice to please Kapatcir. When Kapatcir returned to check on Ruu, it found him dead and his blood in a chalice. The god was enraged as it saw his sacrifice as the murder of an innocent and breaking of a promise, destroying the entire village and killing everyone. |
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Revision as of 10:43, 15 October 2021
Ruu is a quest-exclusive NPC that appears in the World Quest series Through the Mists.
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Ruu is a young boy who lived hundreds of years ago on Tsurumi Island. The son of a priest, Ruu enjoyed spending time with the other villagers. He was also fond of singing, although he was somewhat embarrassed about it and often went off into the fog to sing alone. His singing captivated the local deity, Kapatcir, who originally paid no mind to the people of the island. Ruu was not intimidated by the god and they talked briefly, promising to meet each other again in the future.
However, the situation on Tsurumi Island had gotten worse and some of Ruu's friends began leaving the island into the "Sea of Darkness". Hoping to bring them back, Ruu offered himself as a sacrifice to please Kapatcir. When Kapatcir returned to check on Ruu, it found him dead and his blood in a chalice. The god was enraged as it saw his sacrifice as the murder of an innocent and breaking of a promise, destroying the entire village and killing everyone.
Eventually, an unknown object appeared to have fallen down from Celestia, causing the Ley Lines of the island to mutate and "rewind" time, bringing them back to the time of the sacrificial ceremony and their actions at the time, including Ruu. However, he was unaffected by the same disorder that affected the other villagers, in that he could see and hear outsiders. The mysteries of Tsurumi Island caught the attention of both the Bantan Sango Detective Agency and Adventurers' Guild, with Sumida commissioning them to obtain a Maushiro from the island. Ruu met with Ryuuji and Roald, but worried for their safety when they left the island and didn't return. Sumida eventually commissioned the Traveler to obtain one on her behalf and they met Ruu. Ruu was surprised to see new people and explained the island's properties to them and to help set up the ceremony, which they did. When the Traveler obtained the Maushiro and left, Ruu wondered where they had gone.
The Traveler and Paimon eventually returned as the Maushiro they got disappeared. Ruu was relieved to see them again as he thought that they had died in the "Sea of Darkness". He helped them find a real Maushiro before leaving.
Still intrigued by the mysteries surrounding the island, the Traveler spoke with Kama and learned of the truth of the ordeal. Returning to the island, the Traveler destroyed the Thunderbird perches to stop the ceremony when a fierce storm struck the ceremony grounds. When they returned to check on Ruu, he was upset by their actions. He explained that something had gone wrong during the ceremony and that everyone was stuck in a time loop after the thunderstorm. Believing to have offended Kapatcir, he sought outsiders to find out what was wrong and left crying, feeling betrayed by the Traveler.