Of Fading Flowers and Falling Feathers is the Tribal Chronicles chapter for Flower-Feather Clan.
List of Acts[]
- Act I - The Wingless One of Tlalocan
- Requirements:
- Reach Adventure Rank 40
- Complete Archon Quest Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame in Chapter V: Act I - Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn
- Requirements:
- Act II - The Night Before the Trial
- Requirements:
- Reach Adventure Rank 40
- Complete Archon Quest Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame in Chapter V: Act I - Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn
- Requirements:
- Act III - Guns and Wings
- Requirements:
- Reach Adventure Rank 40
- Complete Archon Quest Chapter V: Act IV - The Rainbow Destined to Burn
- Requirements:
Summary[]
Act I - The Wingless One of Tlalocan[]
While walking around the Feather-Flower village, the Traveler and Paimon hear whistling and investigate the sound, discovering a young woman named Coyllur. She appears to be in poor spirits, but before they could do anything, Chasca arrives and tells them to leave her be. She explains that Coyllur was unable to complete the Qucusaur Rider tests. The riders are a very strict group, as not only does the applicant have to be proficient in combat, but they must also win the approval of the qucusaurs. Coyllur had just failed her recent attempt, and Chasca states that those who fail too much become disheartened and quit altogether, becoming known as the "Wingless." Coyllur continues whistling, but Chasca states that her whistling would never get any qucusaur's attention. She decides to lay low and watch her to ensure she wouldn't do anything drastic.
The Traveler then comes up with an idea to indwell a qucusaur to help cheer her up and does so. Coyllur becomes excited at the sight of the qucusaur and asks for a ride, which the Traveler is unprepared for. Suddenly, another whistle goes off, distracting Coyllur and allowing the Traveler to make their leave. When they return, Coyllur tells Chasca that she managed to get a qucusaur's attention briefly, though she states that the Traveler felt familiar. Allpa then arrives, telling Coyllur that the tests were being redone as the arena wasn't properly inspected. As the two women make their leave, Chasca asks the Traveler if they were responsible for the qucusaur. She tells them that she could tell as being raised by qucusaurs, they would never be so flustered and acted much like them. Nonetheless, she appreciates their gesture and escorts them to the village.
As they walk around the village, Chasca is informed that her "father," Cusco, was arriving and she abruptly departs. The Traveler talks to him, and Cusco asks them to convince Chasca to take care of herself, as she's been missing her checkups and he feels that her behavior had changed following Chuychu's death, which had also affected the rest of the tribe. Not wanting to lose another daughter, he wishes that she would stop putting herself in harm's way.
Returning to Allpa, she learns that several foreign merchants were arriving, commenting that it was not a good time as they were doing a retry for the applicants. Chasca offers to help her tell the other applicants about the retest while she handles the merchants, which Allpa appreciates. The applicants are less than optimistic to retry but accept nonetheless.
Act II - The Night Before the Trial[]
Heading to the trial arena, Chasca helps the staff set up the arena. After finishing all the prep work, a merchant named Isodore arrives, begging Chasca for help. He states that they were attacked by a qucusaur and they arrive at the scene to find Allpa there. She states that the qucusaur had left upon realizing reinforcements were arriving. Isodore is relieved to see that their goods, the Phlogiston Wings, were undamaged. As Allpa takes the merchants into the tribe, Chasca picks up a bloodstained feather that she appears to recognize.
Act III - Guns and Wings[]
And in the wake of the airborne workshop's dismantling, perhaps the long-held rift between a pair of sisters has finally been overcome too...
- Tracks Through the Wilderness
Returning to the trial site once more, the applicants are now using the Phlogiston Wings, a phlogiston-powered jetpack operated by a handheld trackball. Coyllur and Zhunan are excited to use the wings, though Mukki is less accepting of them as while she enjoys the experience, she felt as if they were cheating on the exam. Chasca ultimately decides that the exam standards should be altered for applicants using the wings, much to Coyllur and Zhunan's disdain, explaining that they have to see how they work in the long-term. Allpa agrees with her logic, but tells Chasca that it would take too long to put into practice, as they had lost many people in the invasion. Suddenly, Warmi comes and informs the group that the qucusaur is back again.
The qucusaur attacks the merchants just as Chasca arrives, prompting an intense standoff between the two. Chasca suddenly realizes that the qucusaur in question is none other than her "sister," Coya, who lets out a loud shriek before flying off. Chasca explains to the Traveler her past with Coya, and their falling apart when her "mom" decided to return her to human society. As they return the injured to the tribe, they witness an argument questioning the purpose of the qucusaurs now that the Phlogiston Wings exist. To help de-escalate the situation, Mutota and Allpa suggest that they restore peace to the tribe. Chasca decides to investigate why Coya was attacking humans, and that they should look for a third party in the matter; her "mom."
Arriving to her mom's nest, Chasca calls her out and reveals that her name is Chimpu. Chasca explains the situation to Chimpu, who tells her that Coya hadn't visited her in some time. Chasca asks if they could take them to her nest, as she's worried that the next time a conflict happens, she wouldn't be there to save her. Chimpu agrees to bring them to Coya's nest.
They arrive at Coya's nest, located at the outskirts of Ochkanatlan. The humans hide, as Chasca believes that their unannounced presence would only make matters worse. Coya arrives sometime afterwards, and Chimpu asks her what's wrong. Coya states that humans had taken her child in the middle of night. Suddenly, the two are ensnared by Isodore and his merchants, prompting Chasca and the Traveler to intervene. During the fight, Isodore's wings malfunction, and with no choice, Chasca throws the trackball into the ocean, resulting in a large explosion. The two then interrogate him, who reveals that he was hired by a man named "Tepal" to catch qucusaurs. They rarely met the man, handling their dealings with his lackeys instead. Isodore believes that Tepal wanted the qucusaurs alive as the trackball was made with phlogiston drawn from them, much to Coya's shock.
Allpa then arrives, having heard the explosion while on patrol and is filled in on the situation. Chasca suggests bringing the three to the tribe for judgement, but Allpa disapproves, believing that it would only make matters worse and asks to put them in her custody instead. Chasca asks about Tepal, and Allpa explains that he was from the Children of Echoes and wished to join the riders. However, he ultimately failed and gave up, returning to the tribe in dejected. The only way they could resolve the conflict is if they could catch Tepal, and the group leaves. Coya is left with silence, though Chimpu can sense her daughter's desire to help Chasca and encourages her to do what's right.
- Mortal Pursuit
As the group looks for leads on Tepal, Paimon asks how they would be able to get information on him. Chasca manages to rouse a napping Xilonen and they ask her about Tepal, filling her in on the events. Xilonen is surprised that Tepal managed to manufacture the wings, though not much knew about him in the tribe as he and his parents often lived in a remote area. However, she does know a relative and asks them to meet her at her workshop.
At the workshop, Xilonen brings in Puma, who reveals that Tepal was not her son and had disowned him in every way. Not wanting to talk about him any longer, she gives them Tepal's Tattered Notes and leaves. Looking through the notes, they discover that Tepal's workshop was powered by a relic from Ochkanatlan and the Traveler recognizes it as the balloon they saw near the trial site. Chasca wonders if it was malfunctioning given that it was possible it was up even higher. Paimon asks if she could get up there, and Chasca states that she probably could, but not with a passenger. Unsure of how to get up there, they return to the tribe and inform Mutota of the new development, who is exasperated that Och-Kan continues to sow discord in Natlan. Mutota then realizes that there was a chance to reach the workshop if they sealed off all the vents in the trial area except the one at the very top. Returning to the trial site, they discover that Coya had followed them. They seal off the lower vents, resulting in pressure accumulating to the top. The pressurized phlogiston catapults them into Tepal's workshop.
- Time for the Showdown
The group discovers captive qucusaurs and frees as many as they could, while others were drained of phlogiston and would need to be rescued later. While exploring the workshop, they come across more of Tepal's notes, though they quickly note that the journal entries were intentionally disorganized. As they venture further into the workshop, they find a note from Puma, discerning that Tepal himself had died long ago and the true mastermind was using his name as a front. The mastermind is soon revealed to be Allpa, who became angered at the qucusaurs upon learning of her son's death and believed that only humans could shape Natlan's future. Allpa pledges to use unruly qucusaurs for future production, but Chasca opposes the idea, so Allpa reveals an extraction cage with Chime in it. She threatens to harm the chick unless they drop their weapons and enter the cages, where she would lock them and come back after she and her lackeys overthrew Mutota.
Coya expresses worry to Chime about acting unmotherly, but Chime tells her to do it anyways. Coya rams Allpa, causing her to drop the relic and making it unstable. Chasca tries to throw it, but realizes that it's much stronger than she expected. Chasca comes up with a plan and tells Coya to act like in old times, but Allpa shoves her, believing that the tribe's safety could not be entrusted to a wild beast. As she flies off with the relic, the two knock it out of her hands and Chasca throws the relic. The relic explodes, and Coya shields Chasca from the blast, though this causes her to collapse upon landing. Allpa concedes defeat, and back at the tribe, Coya is checked on by Cusco. Cusco states that Coya was fine; her old injuries, coupled with an outburst of energy caused her to collapse. Cusco tells her that his wife had wrote from the Masters of the Night-Wind scolding him for his inaction and that she'd have come in person if she wasn't so busy. As Coya recuperates, Chasca leaves, though Cusco thanks Coya for being with her.
The Traveler and Paimon arrive, and Mutota thanks them for their efforts in saving the tribe. He is upset that they didn't catch onto Allpa's plot sooner, as many qucusaurs had been hurt by her plans. They also disassembled the workshop, repurposing a small and safe part of it into a jail for Allpa and her lackeys. Cusco states that there is one more conflict left and has Chasca talk with Coya. To her surprise, Chasca discovers that Coya had forgiven her when she had started a family of her own.
Characters[]
25 Characters appear in this Chapter:
- Allpa
- Capac
- Chasca
- Chime
- Chimpu
- Coya
- Coyllur
- Cusco
- Elderly Merchant
- Huascar
- Inkanak
- Isidore
- Kotimy
- Mukki
- Mutota
- Paimon
- Pixica
- Puma
- Tepal
- Traveler
- Warmi
- Xilonen
- Yatlan
- Young Merchant
- Zhunan
Total Rewards[]
2,225 Adventure EXP
60 Primogem
178,275 Mora
20 Hero's Wit
Gallery[]
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Of Fading Flowers and Falling Feathers | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 花之归尘，羽之将坠 Huā zhī Guīchén, Yǔ zhī Jiàngzhuì | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 花之歸塵，羽之將墜 | |
| Japanese | 塵に帰す花、堕ちる羽 Chiri ni Kaesu Hana, Ochiru Hane | |
| Korean | 사라지는 꽃과 추락하는 깃털 Sarajineun Kkotgwa Churakhaneun Git'teol | |
| Spanish | De flores marchitas y plumas caídas | |
| French | De fleurs fanées et de plumes tombantes | Of Withered Flowers and Falling Feathers |
| Russian | Увядающие цветы, падающие перья Uvyadayushchiye tsvety, padayushchiye per'ya | |
| Thai | เถ้าถ่านดอกไม้ และขนนกร่วงหล่น | |
| Vietnamese | Khi Hoa Tàn Và Lông Vũ Rơi | |
| German | Von welkenden Blumen und fallenden Federn | |
| Indonesian | Kelopak Bunga dan Bulu Sayap yang Berjatuhan | |
| Portuguese | Flores Desvanecentes e Penas Caindo | |
| Turkish | Solan Çiçekler ve Dökülen Tüylere Dair | |
| Italian | Fiori che appassiscono, piume che cadono | Fading Flowers, Falling Feathers |