nor he ho re t ans Resto uardi ore G the L of discs e the restor thia e Pera restor 1001 Part No. X08-40982 m Get the strategy guide Safety Information About Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games. These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. 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Contents of Eldwyn's Journal Using the Xbox Video Game System 2 Using the Xbox Controller 3 I, Eldwyn ... 5 The Realms of Perathia 6 Onscreen Information 8 Inventory Screen 9 What has Come Before ... 10 Prophesy of the Elements 11 Translation of Elemental Symbols 12` Characters 14 Combat Primer 16 Axion: the Staff of the Elements 17 Items of Interest 19 Locations of Interest 20 Creatures 23 Credits 27 Warranty 28 Customer Support 29 Avoid Damage to Your Television televisions. Do not use with certain televisions. Some televisions, especially front- or rear-projection types, can be damaged if any video games, including Xbox games, are played on them. Static images presented during the normal course of game play may "burn in" to the screen, causing a permanent shadow of the static image to appear at all times, even when video games are not being played. Similar damage may occur from static images created when placing a video game on hold or pause. Consult your television owner's manual to determine if video games can be played safely on your set. If you are unable to find this information in the owner's manual, contact your television dealer or the manufacturer to determine if video games can be played safely on your set. Unauthorized copying, reverse engineering, transmission, public perofrmance, rental, pay for play, or circumvention of copy protection is strictly prohibited. 1 Using the Xbox Video Game System 1. Set up your XboxTM video game system by following the instructions in the Xbox Instruction Manual. 2. Press the power button and the status indicator light will light up. 3. Press the eject button and the disc tray will open. 4. Place the AzurikTM: Rise of PerathiaTM disc on the disc tray PerathiaTM with the label facing up and close the disc tray. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for more information about playing Azurik: Rise of P erathia. Disc tray Left trigger Using the Xbox Controller Expansion slot A Expansion slot B Right trigger White button Black button Y button B button X button A button Left thumbstick Controller port 1 Controller port 2 Eject button Power button Controller port 4 Controller port 3 Directional pad BACK START button button Right thumbstick AVOIDING DAMAGE TO DISCS OR THE DISC DRIVE To avoid damage to discs or the disc drive: · Insert only Xbox-compatible discs into the disc drive. · Never use oddly shaped discs, such as star-shaped or heartshaped discs. · Do not leave a disc in the Xbox console for extended periods when not in use. · Do not move the Xbox console while the power is on and a disc is inserted. · Do not apply labels, stickers, or other foreign objects to discs. 1. Insert the Xbox Controller into any controller port on the front of the Xbox console. For multiple players, insert additional controllers into available controller ports. 2. Insert any expansion devices (for example, Xbox Memory Units) into controller expansion slots as appropriate. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for more information about using the Xbox Controller to play Azurik: Rise of Perathia Perathia erathia. 2 3 Recenter Camera Activate Powers Jump/ Swim Up Roll/ Dodge Sweep Attack Jab Attack/ Swim Down I, Eldwyn, Master Lore Guardian and leader of the guild of Lore Guardians, do hereby set stylus to parchment and begin what will undoubtedly be my final journal. I am old. I have no illusions that my remaining days are few. It is my hope that my successor will read this journal, preserving the odd bits of wisdom I have accumulated on our world ... and the worlds beyond. Most entries herein come from my 150 years of experience as Lore Master of Perathia. Several items, however, originate from other Lore Masters and adventurous travelers who have explored more exotic and perilous realms. I shall note the appropriate sources where applicable -- and whether any degree of skepticism should be allocated to them. One word of caution as you read: Knowledge is a dangerous instrument. The old ways and the tools of the Ancients should never be used lightly. There are perils and delights that we Perathians were never meant to fathom. And yet, who but the Lore Guardians are fit to study and protect our people from these dangers? Our mission is a double-edged blade: To understand and yet not be seduced by the old ways. I have experienced so many wonders in the world ... waterfalls of lava, floating castles, ethereal creatures. Whoever reads my words I wish you as long and fruitful an existence as I have had. I wish you luck. Action Move Camera Zoom/ Rotate Camera Move Azurik Status/ Inventory Screen Game Menu Elemental Buttons Air Water Fire Earth Powers To Activate Powers Pull and hold left trigger Press colored Elemental buttons Release left trigger Powers To Deactivate Powers Pull and release left trigger once to deactivate Attack power Pull and release left trigger twice to deactivate Shield power Eldwyn Prime Guardian of Knowledge and Master Lore Guardian 4 5 The Realms of Perathia Half myth and half rumor, the Elemental Realms are nearly impossible for mortals to reach because of the barriers erected by their guardians. 6 7 Onscreen Information The interface allows you to assess your health and combat readiness via the onscreen indicators. ou must r that y remembe Do level of east one ssess at l po icular se a part ower to u p . al power element Inventory Screen T O ACCESS the inventory screen, press the controller. BACK button on the controller. mbe total nu dians ... Obsi ted ns collec of obsidia r u those yo K eys ... overed c have dis ... total al gems Element ollected of gems c number Shield Bar Health Fuel Power level Your health may be replenished with health packs. If your health is exhausted you will die. If you have an elemental shield active, the bar next to the health indicator displays the time or the uses of the shield that remain--depending on the shield type. The power in your Staff of the Elements is indicated by four elemental ammunition bars: red represents Fire, blue Water, green Earth, and yellow Air. These fuel levels may be replenished by collecting fuel cells, and the maximum fuel capacity of the staff may be increased by collecting elemental gems. Three levels of increasing elemental power are possible, and these are noted by the three bubble indicators on each bar. As you attain each level of power, the bubble indicators for that element fill. ces ollect pie As you c they ments cs, Disc frag ental dis ered elem he shatt . Each of t ere embled h ur pieces. are reass isc has fo ental d elem nts er eleme the prop ou have e s - If y toggle th al power ou may st Element r staff, y er and te ntroll in you een n the co tivated ac scr ns o s on this al butto ination element tal comb elemen room. various training or in the 8 9 What has Come Before ... ... my historical account of Perathia collected from the fragmented historical records discovered and translated over the last millennia. Before there was Time, the Ancients set the elements apart from the void in their own realms. Where there was once nothing, now were Earth, Air, Water, and Fire. The Ancients then molded the world from clay, they raised the sky, they drew up the oceans, they set the sun burning among the stars. The Ancients then parted the veil of darkness and placed humans on their world, Perathia. Within the separate Elemental Realms, the Ancients tasked their servants, the Elemental Guardians, to watch over the Perathians and allow no harm to befall them. But the Ancients began to war among themselves for reasons we do not understand. In the ensuing chaos, their elemental servants rose up against their masters. Before the final cataclysmic battle that destroyed the Ancients, they captured the souls of the Elemental Guardians and placed each upon a disc. The last of the Ancients gave the discs to Selden the Wise for safekeeping. Selden founded the Lore Guardians a millennium ago to protect these elemental discs. As long as the Lore Guardians safeguard the discs, the guardians of the elements are compelled to fulfill the wishes of the Ancients and protect Perathia. Five hundred years ago, however, the disc for the element of death was lost. Although many strange occurrences have befallen our people, the full meaning of the loss of the death disc has yet to be properly interpreted by the Lore Guardians. Today, we Lore Guardians still watch over the remaining discs left to us by the Ancients. ife cluded L have in s. ardians element e Gu nal Past Lor e traditio th th with and Dea Prophesy of the Elements This fragment of text remains one of the few complete translations we have from ancient times. Some say that Selden himself wrote it -- a warning for all Lore Guardians. Lamentation and calamity to those who lose the sacred discs! If gone is Air, then none shall breathe and noxious vapours shall foul the land. If gone is Earth, then fissures shall open and swallow faithful and heretic alike. If gone is Water, then the oceans and streams shall turn to dust. If gone is Fire, then the stars shall extinguish and all shall grow cold. If gone is Life, then beast and flower shall become barren. If gone is Death, then the shadows shall move of their own accord e that and swallow the world. , I believ jecture al realm pure con element lthough A e fall any ns for th y will be this mea calamit c. What l effect is a s lost a d t eventu that ha and wha athom. f Death cannot f ealm o orld, I R n our w l have o this wil Many Lore Guardians have scoffed at this prophecy because when the death disc vanished so many years ago ... our world remained intact. I have my suspicions, however, that we may yet suffer misfortunes because of the one missing disc. Indeed, I cannot look too deeply into the shadows without feeling a chill creep up my spine. Should any discs ever vanish, I would certainly make every effort to recover them and replace them in their right place in the Temple of the Elements! 10 11 Translation of Elemental Symbols In the language of the Ancients, these symbols convey meaning both literal and abstract. Combinations of these symbols compose new symbols much the way blue, red, and yellow can be mixed to produce the secondary colors purple, orange, and green. But Be Warned! -- The ancient language and its grammar have never been fully decoded. Haphazard assumptions will produce translation errors. EARTH -- Literally, represents stone and metal. A more subtle translation means "strength and defense." The most benign aspect of this symbol means stability, and at its lowest incarnation it translates as "crushing doom." Typical coloration of this symbol is brown, red, or dull green. WATER WATER -- Rivers, lakes, streams, and ocean. A more abstract translation is "change." This symbol's noblest meaning is purification, while its lowest aspect represents stagnation. It is rarely associated with the death symbol in the form of a whirlpool. Colors associated with this symbol are blue, green, and gray. FIRE -- In the ancient language, represented motion and energy. In its highest form it represents the stars, while its lowest aspect translates as "chaos." Colors associated with this symbol are red, orange, yellow, and black. AIR -- Represents the sky, and more abstractly trans ...