• 9705
• Instructor Stellario
  Ah! It's a pleasure to meet you. Player, right?
  I've been expecting you. My name is Stellario.
  Huh? You say you've heard of me? Yes, naturally you have...
  In this lecture, I'll explain about 'Aides'. As for why we're having the lecture in a tavern... you know why, don't you?

• 9706
• Which do you want to hear about?

• 9707
• Because a tavern is where you hire an Aide.

• 9708
• There's someone you want to meet here.

• 9709
• Instructor Stellario
  Quite right, Player! Your higher education is paying off, I see. A tavern is the place to hire an Aide.

• 9710
• Instructor Stellario
  ......Ho ho, Player! You certainly are an interesting one!
  But the correct answer is that a tavern is the place to hire an Aide. Still, I never expected to hear an answer like that from you. Ho, ho, ho.

• 9711
• Instructor Stellario
  I suppose I need to start off by explaining just what an Aide is.
  An Aide is someone that will assist you in your voyages on the sea.
  You can employ up to a maximum of four Aides. However, you can only take two with you out to sea. Your remaining Aides will stay in your Quarters awaiting their next orders.
  So that means if you want to hire three or more Aides you must have Quarters.
  However, Aides are not allowed to stay in the dormitory supplied to you by the academy, so remember that.
  Plus, you're going to need to be strong enough to lead any Aides you employ... and have the necessary funds of course.
  Both you and your first Aide will have to be much more experienced to hire additional Aides after your first one.

• 9712
• Hiring an Aide has a number of different effects.

• 9713
• You can hire up to 4 Aides and can take two of them
  with you.
  You can't hire the 3rd and 4th unless you have Quarters.

• 9714
• To hire the 1st Aide, you have to have a level of 20 or more
  in adventure, trade, or battle.
  For the 2nd Aide and after,
  the conditions become even more stringent.

• 9715
• Instructor Stellario
  So, was that enough information about Aides for you?

• 9716
• What do you say?

• 9717
• No questions.

• 9718
• I don't understand.

• 9719
• Instructor Stellario
  Okay, I'll explain it one more time for you.
  An Aide is someone that will assist you in your voyages on the sea.
  You can employ up to a maximum of four Aides. However, you can only take two with you out to sea. Your remaining Aides will stay in your dwelling awaiting their next orders.
  So that means if you want to hire three or more Aides you must have a dwelling.
  However, Aides are not allowed to stay in the dormitory supplied to you by the academy, so remember that.
  Plus, you're going to need to be strong enough to lead any Aides you employ... and have the necessary funds of course.
  Both you and your first Aide will have to be much more experienced to hire additional Aides after your first one.

• 9720
• Hiring an Aide has a number of different effects.

• 9721
• You can hire up to 4 Aides and can take two of them
  with you.
  You can't hire the 3rd and 4th unless you have Quarters.

• 9722
• To hire the 1st Aide, you have to have a level of 20 or more
  in adventure, trade, or battle.
  For the 2nd Aide and after,
  the conditions become even more stringent.

• 9723
• Instructor Stellario
  So, was that enough information about Aides for you?

• 9724
• What do you say?

• 9725
• No questions.

• 9726
• I don't understand.

• 9727
• Instructor Stellario
  All right, let's try hiring an Aide as a test, shall we?
  At least that's what I'd like to say, but you don't take me for someone who would waste a student's money like that, do you?
  ...Hey now, don't look at me like that!
  Anyway, I just want you to have a look to see what kind of Aide's are available.
  Talk to the barkeep and tell him you'd like to hire an Aide.

• 9728
• Instructor Stellario
  ...Player, you're not taking classes, right? I already knew that.

• 9729
• Instructor Stellario
  Player... I want you to ask the barkeep about hiring an Aide, okay?
  I'll tell you more after you do that.

• 9730
• Barkeep
  Welcome to my place! So you wanna hire an Aide, huh? I got some great talent!
  So for example, let's see...

• 9731
• Instructor Stellario
  Forgive me, but actually we're in the middle of a class right now. We'll take a look at them later, but for now I'd like to continue with my lesson if you don't mind.

• 9732
• Barkeep
  Oh, no problem. I'm just happy to have customers stop in, y'know.

• 9733
• Instructor Stellario
  ...Ho ho... So we're being watched I see. Well, naturally I already knew that of course...

• 9734
• Instructor Stellario
  Now, let's continue on with the rest of the lecture.
  You can employ Aides through the Tavern as I have just had you do.
  The Barkeep will introduce you to several candidates that you can choose from to be your new Aide. I know, I know, it's not always an easy decision to make...
  Of course, every Aide has their own individual skills that they excel at.
  As for whether or not those skills will actually be helpful to you or not... that I can't say.
  Look at the job for each candidate and determine whether or not you want to further improve skills you are already good at or make up for skills you may not be that great at when making your decision.
  Well, that's all for Aides and their special abilities. Did you get all that?

• 9735
• What do you say?

• 9736
• No questions.

• 9737
• I don't understand.

• 9738
• Instructor Stellario
  Okay, I'll explain it one more time for you.
  You can employ Aides through the Tavern as I have just had you do.
  The Barkeep will introduce you to several candidates that you can choose from to be your new Aide. I know, I know, it's not always an easy decision to make...
  Of course, every Aide has their own individual skills that they excel at.
  As for whether or not those skills will actually be helpful to you or not... that I can't say.
  Look at the job for each candidate and determine whether or not you want to further improve skills you are already good at or make up for skills you may not be that great at when making your decision.
  Well, that's all for Aides and their special abilities. Did you get all that?

• 9739
• What do you say?

• 9740
• No questions.

• 9741
• I don't understand.

• 9742
• Instructor Stellario
  Very well. Now let me explain some details about Aides. Which would you like to hear about?

• 9743
• Which do you want to hear about?

• 9744
• Aide's Growth

• 9745
• Aide's duties and skills

• 9746
• Giving equipment to Aides

• 9747
• That's enough.

• 9748
• Instructor Stellario
  Aide's growth, eh... I thought you might ask me that.
  Just like you, your aid will travel the oceans, amassing experience and growing in power.
  In fact, your Aide will earn experience travelling across the ocean just as you do.
  Furthermore, an Aide earns experience for the duties he's in charge of just by sailing.
  However, an Aide that is just waiting in your Quarters doesn't earn experience.
  If you want your Aide to earn lots of experience, it's important to keep them close by your side.

• 9749
• Aides that sail with you will earn experience
  along with you.
  Aides that wait in your Quarters do not earn experience.

• 9750
• Instructor Stellario
  I figured you'd ask about Aide posts and their skills so I'm going to go ahead and tell you.
  You can assign different posts to Aides you employ, of which there are six different types.
  Those types are "Navigator", "Lookout", "Paymaster", "Store Keeper", "Lieutenant", and "Surgeon".
  Also, as they gain experience Aides can learn skills. Different Aides can learn different types of skills, but the skills they can actually use will be determined by the post they have been assigned.
  Be careful because you wouldn't want them to learn a skill that they can't use because of the post you have chosen for them.
  No matter what you choose I'm sure you'll find them helpful on your many journeys to come, so make sure you make the right choices for the situation you currently find yourself in.

• 9751
• Aides can be put, one each,
  in charge of 6 categories of duties.
  Each duty carries skills that can be used
  by the particular Aides to great effect.

• 9752
• Instructor Stellario
  Giving equipment to Aides, eh... I thought you might ask that.
  You can give your equipment to an Aide you have hired.
  Either an old piece of equipment or a new one bought just for your Aide is fine.
  But you can't get back items from an Aide. They're not just mannequins, you know.
  Unfortunately the equipment won't affect any of your Aide's abilities.
  Still, that shouldn't change how you feel about them. They're your Aides, so take good care of them.

• 9753
• You can give a piece of equipment to an Aide. However,
  you can't get the equipment back. Also,
  the Aide's abilities will not be changed by the equipment.

• 9754
• Instructor Stellario
  I see... I thought we were almost done. Are you sure you don't have a problem?

• 9755
• Which do you want to hear about?

• 9756
• There's no problem.

• 9757
• Actually, I'm still not sure...

• 9758
• Instructor Stellario
  Very well then. Then let's end this little lecture.
  You must be tired by now. When you're tired, it's best to get some well deserved rest.

• 9759
• Instructor Stellario
  ...Player, you're not taking classes, right? I already knew that.