Beneath the altar, a narrow stair descends into a quiet crypt. Silver light pools across carved stone and settles over the dust.
Raven eases herself against the wall, one hand pressed to her wound. Beyond the sanctuary, the silver fire remains a distant, soundless glow.
Raven
I have brought you as far as I can. Here, the dead of Selûne may keep watch more faithfully than any living guard.
Memorial carvings fill the crypt walls. Names of fallen servants shimmer one by one, then a fresh line kindles beneath them.
Raven
That inscription was not there before. It knows you, Lucien Draken.
The new letters hold their silver radiance without urgency. In the small crypt, the hush becomes gentle enough for rest, remembrance, and whatever words either of you chooses to offer.
✓ Quest Accepted
Learn what the inscription reveals about Lucien
“decode the inscription”
SUCCESS (Poor Lore, rolled +2)
Lucien Draken studies the inscription by its changing light, tracing the old glyphs with his gaze while moon-silver gathers along their edges.
Lucien Draken
The first line names my mortal birth. The second names what was bound inside it.
Therefore, the memorial letters resolve into a meaning clear enough to survive the centuries: Lucien Draken is the child of Selûne and Pelor, placed in mortal flesh to prove his worth before ascending as the god of stars and cosmos.
Raven
No. That was never in the charge they gave me. They said only that you must reach Selûne's sanctuary alive.
The revelation changes the quiet between them. Raven lowers her gaze, not from reverence, but from the weight of a secret her guardians withheld.
Raven
I guided you with an incomplete truth. If you still trust me, Lucien Draken, tell me whether we follow the inscription's path together.
Learn why Raven's guardians withheld the truth
Quest Complete
Learn what the inscription reveals about Lucien
Skill Upgrade: Lore Poor→Mediocre