Below the eastern wall, the exposed riverbed shifts beneath a veil of dust. A lone figure climbs from the stones, weathered robes bearing the sigil of the old elven administrators.
Serath remains at Ulkesh’s side while Maerith holds the guards behind the ward line. Ulkesh’s brother watches from the restored wall, and the human delegation stays beneath the truce banner.
Elyr Tann
I am Elyr Tann, last appointed custodian of the eastern covenant. It summoned its former keepers, not a prince wearing borrowed authority.
Elyr plants a cracked staff against the riverbed. The incomplete ward circle flickers around him, each surviving stone answering with a dim violet pulse.
Serath Vael
That sigil predates the royal line’s claim to Vaelor. If he speaks truth, the covenant has called its administrators back to judge the vessel.
The broken seal in Ulkesh’s grasp abruptly loses its warmth. Its fractured face turns pale and cold, while the ward circle bends toward him without closing.
Elyr Tann
Set the relic upon the old mark, vessel. Let the covenant decide whether your crown is rightful, or merely convenient.
✓ Quest Accepted
Win the awakened covenant's recognition
“I place the broken seal upon Elyr's old mark.”
SUCCESS (Fair Agility, rolled +0)
Ulkesh crosses the ward line and lowers the broken seal onto Elyr’s cracked mark. The relic settles into the ancient groove without resistance.
Cold light spreads through the riverbed, joining the fractured lines beneath the dust. The surviving stones flare violet, and the incomplete circle closes around Elyr and Ulkesh.
Elyr Tann
The covenant has received the relic. Its judgment will not be spoken through royal blood, but through the authority that awakened what was forgotten.
Serath Vael
The old mark accepts him. Elyr, your covenant has found its vessel, whether your administrators recognize the shape of that truth or not.
The seal’s fractured face fills with moving script. Ancient names circle its edge, then vanish beneath a single dark sigil matching the thread bound to Ulkesh’s hand.
Elyr Tann
I acknowledge the seal’s bearer as keeper of the eastern covenant. The administrators may witness, advise, and remember, but they cannot revoke what the mark has chosen.
Across the restored wall, Maerith’s guards lower their spears. Ulkesh’s brother remains motionless beneath the truce banner as the ward circle steadies and the riverbed falls silent.
Quest Complete
Win the awakened covenant's recognition