The concealed sun-road reaches an old stone crossing where three paths meet. Beneath the pines, robed bearers emerge carrying a banner of extinguished gold.
The heart-star shard in Lucien’s palm suddenly dims. Raven halts beside him, while Teren steadies the wounded pilgrim and watches the strangers approach.
Brother Caldus
Stay your steps. I am Brother Caldus, servant of Pelor, and this reliquary was taken from his temple under cover of shadow.
A heavy reliquary hangs chained to Caldus’s breast. Its gold casing is blackened at the seams, and something within answers the shard’s fading light with a slow, dull pulse.
Brother Caldus
We were sent to recover it, but the road has turned against us. Help us return it before what sleeps inside awakens.
Raven
If Pelor’s own light recoils from that vessel, we should learn what it carries before bringing it anywhere near the temple.
Teren
Brother, who sealed the reliquary, and why does the heart-star recognize it as a threat?
✓ Quest Accepted
Contain the reliquary's awakening threat