The ethereal hound circles the map, its paws leaving trails of fading mist upon the cold stone. Kalazan watches as the beast pauses, its ears pinning back toward the shadow of a grand pillar.
Kalazan
The air near the archive entrance feels heavy, like ozone before a storm.
The Blade-Singer
A parlor trick of light and memory. Do you truly think a ghost of a hound can stop the inevitable collapse of your foundation, Minotaur?
A lithe figure clad in shifting, oil-slicked leathers steps from the darkness of the pillar. They grip a thin, serrated blade that hums with a dissonant vibration.
The Blade-Singer
The map you stare at is a map of a grave. I am here to ensure you do not linger long enough to be buried within it.
Unit Captain Brann
Stand down, filth. You are in the presence of the master of this hold.
+ Scene Quest Added
Defeat the Blade-Singer
“I magic missile the target”
SUCCESS (Legendary Conjuration arcana, rolled +1)
Kalazan
The hum of that blade is interfering with the sphere's resonance.
Kalazan raises his staff, his knuckles glowing with the violet intensity of his conjuration. Three distinct bolts of pure arcane force erupt from the wood, crackling through the air.
The Blade-Singer
Too slow, beast!
The intruder leaps with unnatural agility, but the missiles track with unerring precision. They slam into the singer's side, mid-air, casting them backward into the stone pillar with the force of a battering ram.
The Blade-Singer
Gah... you rely on parlor tricks... and yet...
The singer slides to the floor, stunned, but their serrated blade clatters to the ground, its vibration suddenly ceasing. As the weapon stills, the holographic map flares to life, revealing a hidden, pulsing glyph deep within the fortress's foundation.
Quest Complete
Defeat the Blade-Singer
+ New Item Acquired
Serrated blade