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"Oh, how surprising. Most visitors come from the cities. Then again, your clothes do look to be quite worn...did you come from far away on foot?" He inquires, looking at your admittedly ratty clothes. You, too, look down at them now that they've been mentioned.
"Ah...kind of. We've been training in Yunzabit Heights for the past few months. But I'm actually from the village of the Three Great Forests, and Barbar's from a nomadic tribe." You respond, gesturing to your friend.
"Mm. Diablo Desert." Barbar grunts out, to give some insight as to where his origins lie. You'll keep that in mind...
"My, my...that's quite far. Well, if you're not in a hurry, would you mind having a chat with this old man for a bit? Spend a day or two recuperating from your travels before your attempt to climb the tower. It will do your body much good, I assure you." He suggests.
You're a little eager to get right in to it, but out of politeness, you end up accepting the old man's offer. That night you enjoy some unique dishes that day with the locals, and try your hand at some kind of game where you hit a ball into a goal using only your hips - with you and Barbar on opposing teams to make it fair, of course. You won only thanks to your more nimble stature, you think.
You ended up telling the old man and his family about some of your adventures upon his prompting, which clearly amazes them. In turn, they tell you of the history of the sacred land of Korin - how the tower itself is a perpetually growing tree rather than a true tower, which his people decorate with stone slabs every five years to honor an ancient hero by the name of Olibu who saved the peoples of the world several times over with his various feats, and was eventually buried at the base of the tree that would become Korin's Tower. Korin himself is said to be a wise and powerful spirit sent from the Otherworld to guard the Sacred Water in his possession, so that only the worthy could imbibe it, and his divine guidance and protection eventually saw both the tower and the lands around it being named after him.
