 Zhao
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 He's studying a flower intently.
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| Town: | |
| Location: | Near eastern entrance.
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| Anatomy: | |
| Species: | Rakshasa
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| Beast Speak: | Yes
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| Speaks With: | All
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| Vendor | |
“I was told that the foliage here is essentially amenable to arrangement, being largely immobile, non-sentient, and corporeal.
Zhao is a student of the art of Flower Arrangement. Living in the Rakshasan city of Rahu, flower supplies can be low.
Location
- Rahu
- In the City of Rahu.
Shopkeeper
Items Purchased [view/edit]
- Flowers
- Seeds
- Seedlings
Spending Limits [view/edit]
| Favor Level | Cap Per Item | Weekly Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Neutral | 2,500 | |
| Comfortable | 150 | 7,500 |
| Friends | ||
| Close Friends | ||
| Best Friends | 30,000 | |
| Like Family | 45,000 | |
| Soul Mates |
Favor
Small Talk [view/edit]
- Loves Flower Seeds Hint
- Likes Flowers, Arrangements & Displays Hint
- Likes Paladium Ore Hint
- Likes Pyrite Ore Hint
Favor Rewards
Rewards at [Comfortable]
- 1 Gardening Display #A
Rewards at [Friends]
- 1 Marigold Bouquet
Rewards at [Close Friends]
- 3 Elven Lily Seeds
Rewards at [Best Friends]
- 1 Friendship Arrangement
Rewards at [Like Family]
- 1 Friendship Arrangement
Quests
Zhao usually offers no quests.
Tree Decoration: Rahu
During the Winter Holiday of Ri-Shin, Zhao offers quests to decorate a tree in Rahu.
Training
Flower Arrangement Recipe Level Cost Favor 0 30000 councils [?] Error: Item not foundRecipe: 
Fisherman's Arrangement #1
4 265 councils [Neutral] Error: Item not foundRecipe: 
Forager's Arrangement #1
5 300 councils [Neutral] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Display #1
6 333 councils [Neutral] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Display #1
6 333 councils [Neutral] Error: Item not foundRecipe: 
Lumberjack's Arrangement #1
9 433 councils [Neutral] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Display #1
10 465 councils [Neutral] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Arrangement #2
14 933 councils [Comfortable] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Arrangement #2
15 965 councils [Comfortable] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Display #2
16 1000 councils [Comfortable] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Display #2
16 1000 councils [Comfortable] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Arrangement #2
19 1100 councils [Comfortable] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Display #2
20 1133 councils [Comfortable] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Arrangement #3
24 1600 councils [Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Arrangement #3
25 1633 councils [Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Display #3
26 1665 councils [Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Display #3
26 1665 councils [Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Arrangement #3
29 1765 councils [Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Display #3
30 1800 councils [Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Arrangement #4
34 2933 councils [Close Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Arrangement #4
35 2965 councils [Close Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Display #4
36 3000 councils [Close Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Display #4
36 3000 councils [Close Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Arrangement #4
39 3100 councils [Close Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Display #4
40 3133 councils [Close Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Wolfsbane Bouquet
40 3133 councils [Close Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Arrangement #5
44 4600 councils [Best Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Arrangement #5
45 4633 councils [Best Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Display #5
46 4665 councils [Best Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Display #5
46 4665 councils [Best Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Arrangement #5
49 4765 councils [Best Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Display #5
50 4800 councils [Best Friends] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Arrangement #6
54 6600 councils [Like Family] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Arrangement #6
55 6633 councils [Like Family] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Fisherman's Display #6
56 7665 councils [Like Family] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Forager's Display #6
56 7665 councils [Like Family] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Arrangement #6
61 9833 councils [Like Family] Error: Item not foundRecipe: Lumberjack's Display #6
62 9865 councils [Like Family]
Events
Winter Celebration
| [Friends] Favor - | |
| [Like Family] Favor - | , x5 |
Conversations
“
- Greetings, human. I buy flowers and seeds, if you wish to sell them.
- What do you do with them?
- It is an art form that was created by Rakshasa. Or so my parents taught me. I have heard visiting elves claim that they invented it, and even orcs have laid ownership to the art. But it does not matter. Flower Arrangement is a traditional art form, and so I follow the traditions I know. In my tradition, it was invented by Rakshasa long ago. But the art is quite different on our homeworld.
- How is it different on your homeworld?
- I have never been to our homeworld, of course, but Ravana is not like here. It is always dark, even when the sun is high in the sky. The air weights heavy upon your bones. Water is very scarce. Our people can shape shift there, and take different forms at different times of day.
- There are no flowers as we know them on Ravana. The 'flowers' my mother described are... hard for me to imagine. Poisonous, sentient, and angry. Flower Arrangement there is a contest of wills. But our people have spread to many worlds, and on each world we reinvent the art form with that world's plants.
- I see.
- I was told that the foliage here is essentially amenable to arrangement, being largely immobile, non-sentient, and corporeal. So my great-grandparents managed to create many beautiful arrangements in their waning year here. My grandparents and parents carried on their teachings and expanded them.
- And now you carry on the art form too?
- No. My brother Hian is the heir to my parents' workbooks and teachings. I went wandering into the desert in my youth, you see... and my mother never forgave me. But since Hian refuses to teach me, I have spent the past few years trying to recall my childhood lessons. I now have modest skill.
- Is the work rewarding?
- I suppose so. It is also reasonably lucrative. My brother charges far too much, so many poorer people come to me for traditional ceremonial arrangements. I have a special on birthing arrangements right now, if you were expecting a child soon?
- Um, not that I know of.
- Well, I am also happy to buy flowers and seeds.
- Can you teach me how to arrange flowers?
- Zhao looks at you. Are you skilled in growing flowers?
- Requires Level 50 Gardening to continue.
- I know my way around a garden, if that's what you mean.
- Very well. I can teach you the first lessons. For a modest fee, of course. 30,000 Councils
- No way. That's an outrageous price!
- Oh, you looked rich. Well, if you're poor, then how about 200 flower seeds?
- That's still pretty expensive.
- 150 seeds. That's my final offer.
- Very Well. I'll pay 150 seeds.
- That's very high, but I will pay it.
- Great.
— Zhao
“It was not my intention to pick a side between Kohan and Ufkar. But Ufkar ordered a Work Harder Bouquet to be delivered to Kohan. I thought nothing of it! But Kohan misunderstood the subtext... or perhaps I did. At any rate, neither of them are very nice.— Zhao
“In my spare time I've been practicing making jewelry. But I'm not ready to share that with the world yet -- I have much more to learn first.— Zhao