The spectral manifestation of the long dead swordsman ripples through the air, his presence heavy with the suffocating weight of history. Arion’s teal energy flares, reacting violently to the apparition.
Draelik
The records lied. It is not just a blade. It is a parasite wearing the skin of a man.
A towering figure in rusted, ornate plate armor steps from behind a crumbling pillar, his face obscured by a visor depicting a weeping eye. He levels a massive, jagged claymore toward the swirling vortex.
The Grave-Warden
You call upon echoes of the fallen, spirit? I am the one who ensures the dead stay silent. Your light shall be extinguished in the dark of the abyss.
Arion Touvengard
The Warden. He smells of old grave-dirt and stale ozone. He serves the ones who sealed me away. I must draw him out before he senses the girl's potential.
Sivanus
Arion, the Spire is shattering! We cannot hold this position any longer!
+ Scene Quest Added
Survive the Grave-Warden's assault
“"Why do you pursue me gravewarden? This host still lives and is beyond your purvue. And my own life is far beyond your juridiction. So unless you plan on going against the rules of the infinite path dooming yourself, return to your proper tasks."”
SUCCESS (Legendary Willpower, rolled -2)
Arion Touvengard
Why do you pursue me, Gravewarden? This host still lives and is beyond your purview. My own existence is far beyond your jurisdiction. Unless you plan on violating the edicts of the Infinite Path and damning your own soul, return to your proper tasks.
The air ripples with the authority of an ancient mandate. The Grave-Warden stumbles, his rusted greaves skidding against the obsidian floor as the very magic of the Spire recoils from his aggression.
Draelik
He speaks as if he were a god of the Pantheon. If he can command the Warden, what chance does a mortal councilman have?
The Grave-Warden
The Path is a shackle for the weak, entity! I serve the silence that comes after all paths end.
Sivanus
Arion, look! The floor is buckling! If we do not move, we will be buried here!
Arion Touvengard
He is too focused on his hate to see the structural collapse. I need to decide, do I strike now or force an exit?
+ Story Quest Added
Escape the collapsing Azure Spires
“"You may serve the silence at the end of all paths, but that right is only given once a being has walked the path to completion, not to unjustly end a journy mid stride."”
SUCCESS (Legendary Willpower, rolled +1)
Arion Touvengard
You may serve the silence at the end of all paths, but that right is only given once a being has walked the path to completion, not to unjustly end a journey mid stride.
The words echo with the weight of geological time. Teal energy erupts from Arion's skin, lashing out like sentient lightning. The Grave-Warden shrieks as his own shadow-wreathed blade shatters against the sheer pressure of Arion’s rebuke. The floor beneath them groans, the stone splitting entirely as the Spire tilts into the abyss.
Draelik
The atmosphere is collapsing. If he can tear the silence of the void apart, I cannot let him leave this district alive.
Sivanus
Arion, the ledge is gone! Jump!
Arion Touvengard
The structure is failing. I will hold the ceiling long enough for the student to find purchase, but the Warden... he will not survive the plummet.
Quest Complete
Survive the Grave-Warden's assault