Brother Brother Halven begins chanting. His hands weave through the air, and the herb shadows pulse across the walls in rhythm with the map’s glowing seal.
Brother Halven
By root, ash, and consecrated chance, let the worthy path remain visible.
The route brightens from the monastery courtyard to a distant mark beyond the southern hills. The parchment’s warning fades, leaving the Hollow Reliquary clearly named.
Old Cleric
The monastery grants its support. Brother Halven may walk with you, and my blessing travels where my feet cannot.
The old cleric stays behind beneath the chapel arch, solemn and still. Brother Halven gathers his ledger and herb satchel, while the merchant’s daughter and veteran check their packed gear.
Merchant's Daughter
Then we finally have a road to follow. I will keep the map, and I will keep us from losing the reason we came.
Veteran
Steel is ready. If the Reliquary tests the deserving, it can start by testing us together.
✓ Quest Accepted
Reach the Hollow Reliquary
“I welcome brother halven”
FAILURE (Poor Persuasion, rolled -1)
Supernovame
Brother Halven, you are welcome among us. Walk with our party, and let us uncover what the Hollow Reliquary hides.
The words leave Supernovame’s mouth just as the seal’s glow contracts. The map folds its bright route inward, and a fresh line of script appears beneath the monastery mark.
Brother Halven
Careful, wizard. In this place, welcome is not courtesy when spoken over a consecrated map. It is acceptance of the monastery’s charge.
The new script darkens into a binding condition: any relic recovered from the Reliquary must first be shown to the monastery before it is claimed, traded, or carried elsewhere.
Merchant's Daughter
That was not what we meant to promise. The map is ours to follow, not a ledger for the monastery to balance.
Brother Halven
The road remains open, and I remain with you. But the map has heard the welcome. We must now decide whether its condition travels with us.
Veteran
Then we know the price before the first mile. Better a visible chain than one hidden beneath the stones.
Show recovered relics to the monastery
Quest Complete
Recruit a cleric at the monastery
Attribute Upgrade: Perception Superb→Legendary