Lo Sha

Lo Sha, NPC
Nation: Cantha

Lo Sha is a very talented mesmer who is usually too busy complaining about Headmaster Kaa or dreaming about Mei Ling. He is an instructor for Shing Jea Monastery.

Quests Given

 * Lo Sha's Gift
 * An Audience with Master Togo

Quests Involved In

 * Track Down Lo Sha
 * Defense Against Hexes
 * Looking For Trouble

Location

 * Shing Jea Island
 * Jaya Bluffs (only during quest Looking For Trouble)
 * Kinya Province
 * Monastery Overlook (only during quest Defense Against Hexes)
 * Kaineng City
 * Divine Path

Dialogue
In Sunqua Vale, if your character is a Mesmer:

In Sunqua Vale, if your character is not a Mesmer:
 * "It is a great thing to be a Mesmer, but given the circumstances, perhaps you were wise to choose another profession. I have great respect for most of the Headmasters here, but some.... Well, I trust you have encountered Headmaster Kaa."

When spoken to in the Divine Path:
 * "I, umm... may have exaggerated my role in things to Mei Ling. Please do not tell her, okay?"

Lo Sha, Illusion Henchman
Profession: Mesmer, specializing in Illusion Magic Armament: Staff

Lo Sha is available for hire as a henchmen on Cantha from Zen Daijun and at intervals up to the Echovald Forest.

Location

 * Shing Jea Island
 * Zen Daijun
 * Kaineng City (all towns and outposts except Imperial Sanctum, Raisu Palace, and Vizunah Square (Foreign Quarter))
 * Echovald Forest
 * Arborstone
 * Tanglewood Copse

Skills Used
On Shing Jea Island only:
 * (Elite)
 * (Elite)
 * (Elite)
 * (Elite)
 * (Elite)
 * (Elite)
 * (instead of Conjure Phantasm)

Evaluation
On Shing Jea Island, Lo Sha tends to use Imagined Burden first, even on stationary targets. He uses Empathy on targets quite late, usually when they're close to dying. Also, Empathy is Domination Magic, not Illusion Magic. All this makes Lo Sha less useful on the island.

For the later stages of the game, he is a formidable ally who does interrupt and performs hex removal. His interrupt reaction time is incredible, although he doesn't necessarily use it intelligently.

Dialogue
On Shing Jea Island:
 * "I hope Mei Ling is doing alright. She had to stay back at the monastery to guard the others. If she wanted to guard anyone it would be Headmaster Kaa, most likely. I have no idea what she sees in that old man. I hope we get this plague business sorted out soon so things can return to normal around here. Did you need something?"

In Kaineng City:
 * "When Master Togo picked me to come help defeat the plague on the mainland, I was shocked. Of course, he could not send Headmaster Kaa. He would just make a mess of things. But I ache to be away from Mei Ling for so long. Surely he could have found someone else to send.


 * Did you need something?"

Quotes
Idle quotes in Kaineng City:
 * "At least we left that old fool Kaa on Shing Jea Island."
 * "Has an illusion taken hold of you? Why are we standing in one place for so long?"
 * "I long to gaze into Mei Ling's eyes!"

Battle quotes:
 * "A little trickery should work here."
 * "Don't delude yourself, you can't defeat me."
 * "Don't lose your mind!"
 * "For Mei Ling!"
 * "I have the power to cloud men's minds!"
 * "I'd like to see Headmaster Kaa do that."
 * "I'll show Mei Ling who the most powerful mesmer is!"
 * "I'll turn their power against them."
 * "Not in the face!"
 * "You can't outwit me!"