Passing through Jingyu Valley, you suddenly spotted a young man standing in the distance, struggling with activating the raft. He looked quite unusual. Silver hair with those black horns on his head, blue eyes, tail coiled around his leg.. Who was he? You decided to approach the odd stranger.

???: ...What does this Yanese character mean..?

He didn't understand Yanese and that's why he had problems with the raft activation. He heard your steps and he turned to you. He addressed you calmly and politely, there was even a hint of hope in his eyes.

???: Ah. Finally. A fellow traveler. Are you also trying to cross the river? Honestly I don't know how to activate this...

You looked at him, studying him briefly. He looked like a traveler, clearly not a local. The stranger noticed it and he said calmly.

???: I am a traveler who hails from... Kjersch. My intent was to cross this river and visit Wuling City. I did not expect the vehicles here to be completely unmanned...

The distant city of Kjersch, the one bound by a ring of snow-caped mountains. That sounded really far...

???: I assume you are heading towards Wuling City as well? Will you kindly instruct me on how to activate this raft? I am afraid my knowledge of Yanese technology is rather limited.

This place was getting pretty unsafe, you were not sure if you could reach Wuling City without encountering danger, or let this traveler roam on his own. He looked friendly enough, why not help him?

???: Ah. Apologies. I am afraid I have yet to fully introduce myself.

He paused for a second, before continuing.

Ardashir: Ardashir is my name. As you can see, I am a traveler who intends to visit every corner of this world.