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The town is an optional location as it does not possess any key items for completing the game. It serves as a | The town is an optional location as it does not possess any key items for completing the game. It serves as a rest area for completing two nearby side quests: the [[Skyfell Tower]] and the [[Dreamstone]] quest. The town is home to the grave of a famous martial artist who is said to have killed a [[Ursa minor|bear]] unarmed, but his ghost can be spoken to at night. He reveals that he actually used a set of [[Iron claw]]s, and recommends them for any martial artist. A bounty hunter from Romaria is in the village as well, attempting to find clues as to the whereabouts of [[Robbin' 'Ood]]. The town is home to the second bar in the game, where one patron gossips about the spell of eternal slumber being set upon the village of Norvik for angering the faeries and another brushing it off as ludicrous--this is the player's first hint of the nature of the Dreamstone sidequest. | ||
Khoryv is also the first opportunity in the game to acquire the [[poison needle]], which can be found in a treasure chest in the item shop at night. This is the only opportunity to acquire one until much later in the game when they can be purchased in [[Persistence]]. They are also rarely dropped by enemies in various locations. | Khoryv is also the first opportunity in the game to acquire the [[poison needle]], which can be found in a treasure chest in the item shop at night. This is the only opportunity to acquire one until much later in the game when they can be purchased in [[Persistence]]. They are also rarely dropped by enemies in various locations. | ||
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{{ItemShop/Item|name=Chimaera wing|price=25|attributes=}} | {{ItemShop/Item|name=Chimaera wing|price=25|attributes=}} | ||
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Moonwort bulb|price=30|attributes=}} | {{ItemShop/Item|name=Moonwort bulb|price=30|attributes=}} | ||
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Iron | {{ItemShop/Item|name=Iron Apron|price=700|attributes=Defense +22}} | ||
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== | ==Etymology== | ||
*''Kazābu'' is derived from [[wikipedia:Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]]. | *''Kazābu'' is derived from [[wikipedia:Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]]. | ||
*"Khoryv" may be derived from [[wikipedia:Kiev|Kiev]]. | *"Khoryv" may be derived from [[wikipedia:Kiev|Kiev]]. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Considering the town's correlation to Eastern Europe, the presence of the Vladdy and Putrefido enemies may be a reference to depictions of [[wikipedia:Transylvania|Transylvania]] being a land of the undead in film and fiction. | *Considering the town's correlation to Eastern Europe, the presence of the Vladdy and Putrefido enemies may be a reference to depictions of [[wikipedia:Transylvania|Transylvania]] being a land of the undead in film and fiction. | ||