Awakening's Real Sound

Awakening's Real Sound is a World Quest in the series Khvarena of Good and Evil.

Steps[]

Go to the Hills of Barsom to search for Rashnu
Go to the giant tree to search for Rashnu
Go to the location Nasejuna mentioned
Search for clues in the cavern
- Thundercraven Rifthound Whelp ×3
Talk to Nasejuna
Copy Drum Score (0/5)
Look for other Kory Drums (0/3)
- This step is skipped if you have collected the Kory Drums already
Go to the giant tree
Return the Kory Drums to their place
Perform according to the drum score (0/5)

Gameplay Notes[]

During the performance the active character will gain additional height when jumping.
The following patterns will complete the drum score challenges:
- Korybantes: Rupa — Normal Attack, Normal Attack, Normal Attack, Plunging Attack
- Korybantes: Samjna — Normal Attack, Plunging Attack, nothing, Plunging Attack
- Korybantes: Sankhara — Normal Attack, nothing, Normal Attack, Plunging Attack
- Korybantes: Vedana — Normal Attack, nothing, Normal Attack, Plunging Attack
- Korybantes: Vijnana — Normal Attack, Normal Attack, Normal Attack, Plunging Attack
Obtaining all the Kory Drums grants the Wonders of the World achievement Hic Pulso.
Completing the quest grants the Wonders of the World achievement The Tree on the Hill.

Dialogue[]

Quest Description

You need the help of the Pari Mihir and Rashnu to obtain the Chaplet. Rashnu seems be around the giant tree at the Hills of Barsom...

(Approach the marked area): Sorush: That tree... Rashnu is there, but...; Sorush: *sigh* Let us draw nearer. I fear that returning Rashnu to the Vourukasha Oasis may not be so easy a thing.

(Approach Nasejuna)

Paimon: Huh... It's you, Nasejuna! What are you doing here?

Nasejuna: Ah, honored envoy of Khvarena, and you two... Ah, our Yasnapati and (‍his/her‍) companion, I suppose?

Paimon: Gah. Just call us (Traveler) and Paimon!

Nasejuna: Since I have been given such permission, then allow me to call you by those names... Do you two remember what I mentioned earlier, about how we Skeptics have always been searching for the Kory Drums?

Paimon: Uh, it was about them being important items for some ritual or something, yeah.

Nasejuna: Well, while I can see that the proper terms were not remembered, that is the essence of the matter, yes.

Nasejuna: The two of you have been acknowledged by Khvarena's Envoy, and yet you know little of our glorious history. I fear that you may be led astray by heresies and heterodoxies from the forest.

Nasejuna: Allow me, then, to explain the true history of Barsom and the Kory Drums.

I'll be honest, I'm not so concerned with this...

Paimon: Yeah, the stuff Nasejuna says is even harder to understand than the stuff Sorush talks about... Paimon didn't catch any of it the first time...

Sorush: Hmph. In that case, say it more often, Nasejuna, until even one such as Paimon can remember every last word.

Paimon: Uhh... In that case, let's just hear it once, shall we? (Traveler) has a good memory. It'll be fine as long as (‍he/she‍) remembers.

Story time, is it? Joy.

Nasejuna: This is no idle yarn to be told after tea. It is the tale of our meeting with the Pari, the scions of the divine bird, and the long years of war we have endured here in this land thereafter.

Paimon: Uh, Paimon would prefer "idle yarns," in that case...

Nasejuna: ...Long ago, our predecessors worked to quell the disaster that occurred in this land and formed a profound friendship with the Pari.

Nasejuna: Barsom's familiar had a preference for music, so we crafted Kory Drums for her. During the ceremony where our bonds with the Pari were made official, five drums had to be gathered and played according to scores.

Nasejuna: Though the Kory Drums are long lost, the drum scores have withstood the corrosion of the sandstorms. As you can see, they have been almost perfectly preserved.

Nasejuna: Words shall nary describe the true magnificence of that occasion. When the Kory Drums sounded, all things reverberated in unison. It felt as if their sound could freely traverse space and time...

Nasejuna: Those who witnessed it were all shaken to the core. Even the elements themselves were stirred.

Sounds like a very lively time.

I'm getting a headache just thinking about it.

Nasejuna: *Sigh* It's a shame that we Skeptics failed to pass on our legacy, resulting in the loss of all the Kory Drums. And however loudly we cried out, Barsom's familiar would never again utter a word in response.

Paimon: Barsom's familiar... Is this the Rashnu Sorush mentioned before? Is that who you're talking about? But why wouldn't she respond to the Order of Skeptics' call?

Sorush: The Pari and the Order of Skeptics both value tradition and ceremony, so there is routine to our actions.

Paimon: They talk about tradition, but then they lost their drums...

Sorush: This is hardly a peaceful land. That such things would happen is little surprise.

Paimon: Mm, okay... Seems like getting Rashnu back to the Vourukasha Oasis with us won't be easy...

Nasejuna: That is so. We will need to collect all the Kory Drums and play them according to the score...

Nasejuna: Thankfully, I have never once given up searching for the lost drums. I have been gathering the relevant clues even before your arrival.

As one might have expected of you, Lord Nasuraia.

Nasejuna: There's no need to flatter me. After all, if Aryadeva had not...

Nasejuna: ...My apologies. I refer to an elder amongst the Order of Skeptics who left for Sumeru City to work on his... light novels, the dratted things. This heavy responsibility would not have fallen to me otherwise.

Paimon: He became a light novelist?

Nasejuna: He rambled on and on about how "warring against the Yae Publishing House editor and opponents in Genius Invokation TCG should still be considered war"... But if you ask me, he's just turning into a ridiculous old geezer.

Nasejuna: But he's still an elder who knows more about our heritage than I do, so I have to ask him for information regardless of any... disagreements we might have.

Nasejuna: He's reluctant to answer any questions that don't have to do with light novels and card games, though. It took me three whole questions to receive a single reply...

Nasejuna: Anyway, it took me a great deal of effort just to gather clues about the Kory Drums.

(If you have collected other Kory Drums)

Paimon: Speaking of that, we did find Kory Drums other than the one Katheryne gave us! Not the whole set of five, but still...

Paimon: Yay, new clues! But Nasejuna, if you had the clues all along, why didn't you go look for the lost Kory Drums yourself?

Nasejuna: That's an easy one to answer. (Traveler), it seems like you're not in possession of a Vision.

That's right, I'm not.

Nasejuna: And yet, you're capable of bending the elements to your will... What an enviable gift. Unfortunately, I wasn't blessed with such a gift.

Nasejuna: So it is good that you are here... I mean, we could save quite a lot of trouble for Lady Sorush with your help. Otherwise...

Nasejuna: I would have to make other arrangements.

Nasejuna: Hahaha, but just as I said before, it seems that even fate is on my side...

Nasejuna: Lady Sorush, and you two, please, come with me. Hidden treasures may be found closer by than we think.

(Approach the marked area): Paimon: That's strange. There's no path here at all! Seems like you're not all that good a guide, Nasejuna.; Sorush: There are signs of rockfall...; Nasejuna: You are observant indeed, honored envoy. I am inclined to think that monster activity caused the rocks to collapse and thus block this... Well, let us call it a path.; Nasejuna: But you may leave this to me, everyone. This problem only requires... a little spark to solve. Ah, yes. For safety concerns, please stand back a bit.

Nasejuna cleans the stone crevice before putting a small package inside. He fills the gap back up, retreats to a safe distance, and lights the fuse.
The large rock blocking the way splinters into smaller pieces, and when the dust finally clears, a Gray Gate appears in its wake.

Nasejuna: *cough* Well, that's it for those stones blocking the way.

Paimon: Wait, why's there still a gate in the way?

There's always another gate to go through, huh?

It does seem quite sturdy...

Nasejuna: We used to be able to pass through. As for breaking the seal on this Gray Gate, we will need your help, you two.

Paimon: Well, guess that falls to us, huh?

(A group of Rifthounds appears): Paimon: Gah! Why are there Rifthounds here!? Be careful, (TravelerTraveler)!; Nasejuna: These are... echoes left from the battles fought so many years ago.

(Enter the cavern): Paimon: Seems like there's something buried beneath the sand piles here... How about we take a closer look?

(Pick up the Korybantes: Rupa): Paimon: This place is full of Gray Crystals...

Nasejuna looks around a bit before collecting some scattered records and browsing through them.

Nasejuna: It is not too far from what I expected. The mechanism that sealed the Dendro Drum was once here, but it has been destroyed. There are even some notes here that show where the other Kory Drums might be found.

(Open Notes Left by Someone)

Notes Left by Someone

...After scouring the land for days, I have finally found the Korybantes. Alas, I lack the strength to retrieve them. As such, I will record their locations here...

...There is no detailed information on the key contents of the ritual. I have drawn the following inferences from a comprehensive review of the current body of research:

Firstly, the element of the Korybantes matches the element recorded on the drum score.

This is obvious, and requires only a rudimentary understanding.

Anemo and Geo Drums do not exist. The reason for this merits further investigation.

Secondly, the meaning behind the notation.

Notation may be divided into three categories: empty, half-full, full. The hypothesis is that the musical notes refer to three types of rhythms, namely: pause, light, and heavy.

Thirdly, the order of reading.

Unable to be determined. If a lost Kory Drum is found, one can try to read it in the usual order, which is from left to right and top to bottom.

Nasejuna: As the elders put it, when the Kory Drums were lost in a single night, the Order of Skeptics was overcome with great grief.

Nasejuna: Losing the drums meant losing the bridge that connected them to Barsom's familiar, and from then on, the young were never again able to listen to her teachings — this was a grave incident indeed.

Nasejuna: Great efforts were made by all to search for the drums thereafter, but few gains were made due to the obstruction posed by the defiled energies. According to the elders, this is one of those old locations.

Nasejuna: But as you have seen, those without the power to combat the brute might of the defilement, those who cannot wield the elements, and those who have not obtained the trust of Khvarena's Envoy are unable to reach this place.

Nasejuna: Aryadeva also attempted to retrieve the Dendro Drum here in his youth, but he did not succeed, and has been silent about the matter ever since.

Nasejuna: A sense of responsibility, perhaps... or was it pride that closed his mouth?

Paimon: Y'know, when you said that the Order of Skeptics had a terrible relationship with the Akademiya, Paimon thought that you'd all just stay here.

Paimon: Now that there's that big hole in the sky, never mind not coming back to help out... Don't you think it's kinda weird that he's just over in Sumeru City writing his novels and playing his cards?

Perhaps he can achieve in fantasies what he could not in reality?

Paimon: You mean writing the story of his failures into a light novel but changing the ending? ... How's that supposed to solve a real-life problem?

People need hope in their lives, even if it isn't real.

Paimon: Well, Paimon thinks that sticking together is our best chance of fixing this sky-hole problem. It concerns Sorush too, after all!

Sorush: Hehe. Your concern, Paimon, is rather wasted on one destined for so grand a sacrifice as I.

Sorush: Or perhaps I should say that evaluating the choices and fates of others is, itself, an overly prideful act.

Paimon: Paimon just... just... Ugh, (Traveler), help Paimon out here!

We're just here to complete a commission.

Paimon: Eh? Shouldn't we be saying that "we can't just let you be"?

Nasejuna: Forgive my saying so, but such thoughts might be a bit unprofessional for adventurers and specialists.

We're to respect their wishes and wish them well.

Paimon: Aren't we also supposed to ask them to "leave it to us"?

Sorush: I do thank you for your aid, of course, but do not forget. I am the main character of this hymn.

(If all 5 Kory Drums are collected)

Paimon: Speaking of which, if we take the Dendro Drum here into account, it seems like we've found all five Kory Drums, haven't we? It feels as if we just... happened upon them as we were adventuring.

Convenient things like that do happen every once in a while, I suppose.

Nasejuna: As expected of the Yasnapati whom Lady Sorush acknowledged. This... went faster than I thought it would.

Nasejuna: Have you recorded the entire drum score carved into the stone walls? If you have, let us return to Barsom to begin the ritual.

(If not all Kory Drums are collected)

Nasejuna: Regardless, now that we know where the Kory Drums are specifically, we just need to retrieve them all.; Nasejuna: Although the trial here has been destroyed, that may not be the case in other places.; Sorush: Whether they are or not shall be little issue. Let us leave that task to my Yasnapati. This should be no issue to someone of (‍hishisText for male Traveler/herherText for female Traveler‍) caliber, no?; Paimon: Of course! We're professionals, y'know.; Nasejuna: In that case, you can find the other Kory Drums so long as you follow these notes. I leave that to the two of you. Good luck.; Paimon: Right, (TravelerTraveler), remember to record the drum scores on the stone walls. We'll definitely need them at some point!
(Obtain Korybantes: Rupa and Notes Left by Someone)

(Copy the Korybantes Scores)

(Copy the first one): Paimon: Found the first one! That was easy. Paimon has it memorized already!
(Copy the second one): Paimon: There's a drum score here as well. Let's take some notes.
(Copy the third one): Paimon: This should be the third one, right? Only two more left to go.
(Copy the fourth one): Paimon: Oh no, Paimon's having a hard time remembering what was drawn on the previous drum scores... Is there still another one?
(Copy the fifth one without having all 5 Kory Drums): Paimon: Well, that's the last one recorded. Time to look for the other Kory Drums, right?
(Obtain Korybantes Score: Vijnana, Korybantes Score: Samjna, Korybantes Score: Rupa, Korybantes Score: Sankhara, and Korybantes Score: Vedana)

(While finding Korybantes: Samjna): Paimon: Uh... Looks like this has got something to do with the water.; Sorush: But it doesn't seem to be about reading the water's reflection, but going underwater to look for answers.; Paimon: Speaking of those devices that bring the water level up and down... where does the water flow to when the water level goes down, anyway?; Paimon: And... Well, where does all the water that brings the level up come from?

(After completing the challenge): Paimon: Alright! The Kory Drum should be nearby. Let Paimon see here...

(While finding Korybantes: Sankhara): Paimon: Why's there a storm here!?; Sorush: Do you grow afraid, Pale Floater? Craven. But do not fret. With me to shield you, simple thunder is nothing to be afraid of.; Paimon: H—Hey! Paimon's not afraid!

(After completing the challenge): Paimon: Whew... It's safe now, right? Then let's go back and collect the Kory Drum.

(While finding Korybantes: Vijnana): Sorush: The "bright flame altars"... Well, if we merely need to light them all, it is no difficult matter.; Paimon: Will it really be that easy?; Sorush: Try it for yourself and you shall see, Pale Floater. But the flaming seeds of hope are like candles in the wind. One must be quick to seize upon them before they go out, and so one must give the path one must walk clear thought.; Paimon: So you mean that we should plan our route in order to light all the mechanisms up, right?

(After failing the challenge): Paimon: Does this count as failure? That wasn't easy at all!; Sorush: What will I do with... *sigh* Allow me to illuminate your path, Yasnapati. Do not stray from me.

(After restarting the challenge): Sorush: This way. Keep close.

(After failing the challenge more than once): Paimon: *sigh* Failed again? ... Next time, let's stay closer to Sorush.

(After completing the challenge): Paimon: Paimon thinks that worked... Where's the Kory Drum? Let's have a look!

(After obtaining all 5 Kory Drums): Paimon: Let Paimon count... Ooh! This makes all the lost Kory Drums found!

(After obtaining all Kory Drums and Scores): Sorush: There is no time to lose. We must return to Barsom. Nasuraia should be waiting for us there.

(Return to the great tree)

Paimon: Let's see... Next, we just need to put the Kory Drums back in their original places before performing the piece according to the scores on the stone walls, right?

Paimon: Rashnu will definitely be happy to answer us when she hears her favorite music.

Nasejuna: Do excuse my presumption, but the ritual that bound the Order of Skeptics to the Pari is one of great significance...

Nasejuna: I think that it would only be proper Order of Skeptics regulation if its Vijnanapati — that is to say myself — were to preside over it.

Paimon: Eh? But we were the ones who got all the five Kory Drums!

Nasejuna: Even if you are Lady Sorush's Yasnapati, I believe this to be out of line... or should I call this prideful presumption upon her favor?

Nasejuna: Lady Sorush is Khvarena's Envoy. She might have behaved more amicably to the two of you on account of your aid in fulfilling her destined mission...

Nasejuna: Yet this is but a manifestation of her virtue, and not any credit of yours. Do not forget your place. Give praise and stand in awe of her every action, as you should.

Paimon: Uh, that's what you say... But even though Sorush always acts all high and mighty, Paimon doesn't think she's all that great... or that distant from us.

Sorush: That does not sound like something that shall be written into a hymn of praise.

Well, I'd say it's praise enough by Paimon's standards.

Sorush: Well, what about you, then, (Traveler)? Do you desire... Do you want to play the Kory Drums and awaken the familiar of Barsom for me?

Eh, Nasejuna can do it. Being a bystander's alright. Sometimes.

Nasejuna: Ah, a sensible person, I see. After all, such an important ritual should indeed be left in the hands of one who understands our traditions the most, and who occupies a most suitable position...

Sorush: Silence! I did tell you before that a Pari's word is final. Doubt not my judgment.

Nasejuna: ...As you will.

Sorush: (Traveler), I propose to give you, and no one else, this honorable task. Do you accept?

You need not speak in such a winding manner, Sorush.

Paimon: That's right! If you want to ask (Traveler) for help, just say "I'll leave it to you" or something. No need for all this weird talk!

Sorush: This is not "weird talk." These are words that befit a Pari's stature. Well then. I shall take that as your acquiesence.

I'm not a bad performer.

Paimon: Exactly. Cooking, combat, errands, espionage, we can do it all! This is definitely way easier than extinguishing the Sign of Apaosha — we're not gonna trip up here!

Nasejuna: And yet adventurers you remain, rough folk of the outdoors. It would be best if I handle such critical matters related to our history and tradition as this...

Sorush: Nasuraia. (‍He/She‍) is the Yasnapati I have chosen, and now (‍he/she‍) willingly serves. Will you bar our path?

Nasejuna: I... I have no reason to doubt your decisions, astute as they are...

Sorush: Then it is concluded. Speak no more. Come, (Traveler). This momentous task is yours.

Don't you worry.

Sorush: Oh, I have no fear. You are my Yasnapati, after all.

I've learned many forest tunes from the Aranara.

(After completing Condition missing): Paimon: Yup, and the Aranara sure do love music! And since Rashnu is someone who will respond to humans who call out to her using the music of the Kory Drums, she's definitely a music-loving Pari too, huh?; Paimon: Hehe, Paimon wonders if she'll enjoy Aranara music too...; Nasejuna: The musical scores of the Kory Drums cannot be compared to some forest ditties! They are part of Order of Skeptics tradition... Perhaps I should be the one to perform instead, rather than let outsiders do it...; Sorush: Nasuraia, you too have merely understood this task from mere writings. The way I see it, would (‍heheText for male Traveler/shesheText for female Traveler‍), experienced in the performing arts as (‍heheText for male Traveler/shesheText for female Traveler‍) is, not be the more reliable choice?; The principles are the same. This should be no problem.; Nasejuna: But...; Sorush: No buts. So I have decided, and so it shall be — (TravelerTraveler) shall do this deed.

Paimon: Well if you say so, Sorush, then leave this to us! Just relax, Nasejuna. We know the Kory Drums are very important. (Traveler)'s not going to ruin them or anything!

Paimon: Next, we just need to line the Kory Drums up according to their attributes, then perform according to the scores we have.

Paimon: Uhh... How do you read the drum scores again? Do you still remember how to perform...?

Sorush: The notes that Nasuraia gave you contain instructions on how to read a drum score, such that you may avoid making mistakes. It will not hurt to read it again.

(After playing the songs correctly)

???: *snore* *snore*

Nasejuna: Ah! Barsom's familiar has answered our call!

Paimon: She must be Rashnu. Don't you think she seems kinda... tired, though? Looks like we might need to help her out somehow...

Sorush: This is Rashnu indeed, but...

Perhaps we could have a nice meal?

Paimon: That's right! Grub! Meat, veggies, sweet, salty... Ooh, what should we get? Actually, hang on. Do Pari enjoy human food at all?

Perhaps a repeat performance might do?

Rashnu: So... noisy... So... sleepy.

Paimon: Paimon kinda thought this might go differently. Y'know, like a moving reunion after many years... Not gonna happen?

Rashnu: You are Sorush. I recognize you.

Sorush: That's right. This is my Yasnapati, (Traveler), and (‍his/her‍) companion, Paimon. And that is the Nasuraia of the Order of Skeptics.

Rashnu: The Skeptics... Yasnapati... *yawn* I do not wish to know... about these human affairs.

Rashnu: Humans and their drums... are so noisy. I threw them into different places so I could... sleep in peace.

...Oh, the scent of lies!

Paimon: Well, that wasn't Paimon's fault!

Wait. So this was all a misunderstanding?

Paimon: Well that's one huge misunderstanding, wouldn't you say? Even Paimon doesn't do that.

Nasejuna: How...? But our documents recorded this so very clearly...

Nasejuna: Nor did Lady Sorush say anything against this...

Sorush: ...You must have slumbered too long here, Rashnu, muddling your memory of these affairs. Surely the scattering of the Korybantes was meant to select those who might clear the trials...

Sorush: With those who could not solve such a small problem proving unfit to call themselves Yasnapati. For how then would they aid me in my great work of extinguishing the Sign of Apaosha?

Rashnu: The Sign... *sigh* I'm so tired... but this is not the time to sleep.

Sorush: Yes... You see, (Traveler) truly deserves the title of "Yasnapati." (‍He/She‍) has helped me immensely. But (‍his/her‍) help alone is not enough...

Sorush: Rashnu, I need yours as well.

Rashnu: Ah... I get it. It was Zurvan who...

Sorush: She, too, approves of me, of course! Alright, Rashnu, will you come with me to the Vourukasha Oasis?

Rashnu: *yawn* Well, it is not impossible.

Nasejuna: Barsom's familiar, please wait. I have many queries regarding the Skeptics' traditions...

Rashnu: Human business... Later, perhaps. We can talk later. Perhaps after I... sleep for a bit. Maybe then.

Nasejuna: Uh...

Sorush: Nasuraia, do you not have other things to attend to? We can save your business with Rashnu for another day.

Nasejuna: ...Yes. I will return to camp to accomplish... that which I should.

Paimon: Y'know, Paimon kinda feels bad for Nasejuna right now.

I'm afraid this isn't something we can butt into.

Paimon: Yeah. Nasejuna and Sorush have known each other for a long time... They can settle this stuff between them, can't they?

Paimon: Whatever the case, if you'll come with us to the Vourukasha Oasis, Rashnu, Sorush will be one step closer to getting the Chaplet.

Rashnu: Together... now?

We'll meet there again later.

Rashnu: Good. Then I shan't have to think about what I should say on the way.

Let's go together.

Rashnu: Going together with humans? ... *yawn* Alright.

You return to the Vourukasha Oasis with Rashnu.

Video Guides[]

Awakening's Real Sound Guide

Other Languages[]

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Awakening's Real Sound	—
Chinese (Simplified)	觉醒的正声 Juéxǐng de Zhèngshēng	The True Sound of Awakening
Chinese (Traditional)	覺醒的正聲 Juéxǐng de Zhèngshēng	The True Sound of Awakening
Japanese	覚醒の正声 Kakusei no Seisei	The True Sound of Awakening
Korean	각성의 연주 Gakseong-ui Yeonju	Performance of Awakening
Spanish	El sonido del despertar	The Sound of Awakening
French	Le vrai son de l'éveil	The Awakening's True Sound
Russian	Истинный звук пробуждения Istinnyy zvuk probuzhdeniya	Awakening's True Sound
Thai	เสียงแห่งการปลุกให้ตื่นที่แท้จริง
Vietnamese	Âm Thanh Thức Tỉnh
German	Reiner Klang des Erwachens	Pure Sound of Awakening
Indonesian	Gema Pencerahan Sejati	Echoes of True Enlightenment
Portuguese	Som Puro do Despertar
Turkish	Uyanışın Hakiki Sesi
Italian	Il vero suono del risveglio	The True Sound of Awakening

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