The Wretch's Gift/Mission 2

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Although it hurts to think about her, the Wretch is afraid for his sister Pia, who has gone missing. Help the Wretch uncover a sinister plot involving the wayward Fortunata, save the universe, and just, perhaps, reunite a brother and sister.

Retrieve knowledge of the Ritual of Alka'Ta from the Lil' Glowy Men

Medium size map, level range 5-54. Contains Boss, Collection, Battle

Briefing

The Wretch

OK, Wretch think... [He breathes heavily and taps his hand roughly against his head for a long moment...] OK! So! Lil' talky men... [He trails off for a few seconds, but manages to recover...] Lil' talky men wanna blow up universe... They need sister to do it... maybe... and use... Rich-ew-ul... Right? OK... so... you go learn about rich-ew-ul from lil' glowy men! Wretch know where lil' glowy men are! [The Wretch marks a place on your map...] Maybe we learn rich-ew-ul, then find Wretch sister! OK!?

Mission Acceptance

The Wretch

Wretch say please again! [The Wretch claps happily...] Wretch hold fort down!

In-Progress

The Wretch

Hmmm.. Wretch think.. aren't we in the universe...? [The Wretch notices you've approached him...] Oh! Hi! You find rich-ew-ul yet? Wretch wonder.

Mission Objectives

Apparently "Lil Glowy Men" means the Circle of Thorns. Great...

• 2 Bookcases to search
• Defeat Eimyrja
  • Defeat Summers

Mission Clues

	Eimyrja's Final Words
	Before dying, Eimyrja said: "They wish to unmake everything. We fought, and you were the victor, but you cannot allow them to succeed... they are missing a vital element of the ritual, something artificial, it is why they have returned.. the one named Summers.. you must... not..."

	The Ritual of Alka'Ta, Book One
	One of two books which describe a dangerous ritual designed to allow a person to astrally project to an alternate plane as a physical being, but if abused, could potentially collapse the universe by colliding it with the Nether Realms!

	The Ritual of Alka'Ta, Book Two
	One of two books which describe a dangerous ritual that could, potentially, be used to destroy the universe! It briefly describes the use of a psychic anchor to catalyze horrific magics, that will then power a machine, which will then collide this plane with Nether Realms, obliterating them both!

	Summer's Orders
	This data cube details Summers' orders. Seems that she and her contingent were sent for the second book of Alka'Ta when they realized a major and vital part of the ritual was missing. However, this isn't the only place a copy was kept, and the Nihilists may have already found another copy!

The Nihilistic Directive Pt. 2

The Wretch knew of a place the Circle of Thorns kept a copy of the Ritual of Alka'Ta, but it was really only a coincidence, as the Circle apparently has a few of those lying around. Furthermore, there are two books that make up the Ritual, and when the Nihilists realized they only had one, they sent operatives out for the second! You managed to stop the Nihilists from attaining this copy, but examination of Summers' orders revealed that the Nihilists knew of the other locations and sent out operatives to multiple sites, just to make sure! In all likelyhood, they already have a copy of the second book. It would be a good idea to confer with the Wretch, and maybe, find a way of locating his sister.

Enemies

Circle of Thorns
The Nihilists

Notable NPCs

• Eimyrja
• Nihilist Psychic Commander Summers (Nihilist Psychic)

NPC Dialogue

Eimyrja Before Combat Prepare yourselves! More interlopers may be on the way! We cannot let them steal our secrets! Combat Start So it is you? You are small and pathetic mortal! I will turn your bones to ash! During Combat You don't fear to attack me? You should. The battle is not won yet! I refuse to bow to you! I call upon the flame of Az'kur! Defeat I will arise from the ashes...

Nihilist Psychic Commander Summers Before Combat ...and so he was like, if all life in the universe ends.. then we can't be together anymore.. and I was like, SO MAD! I totally melted his brain! No one breaks up with me! Combat Start I'm kinda going through a bad time, so I'm gonna melt your brain to make myself feel better! During Combat OK, I'm totally not gonna let that slide you jerk! Ow! Stand still and let me shoot you with mind bullets! STOP IT! OK, I'm not having fun anymore... Defeat Just wait... like... he's gonna make you pay...

Debriefing

The Wretch

Wretch mad! Lil' talky men there!? [You explain to Wretch the situation, as best you can...] OK.. Wretch agree... you find next part lil' talky men need, and... [The Wretch sticks his tongue out a bit as he scratches his head, thinking really hard...] When we got it, we make a trap for 'em! Then, we can find Pia! [The Wretch hugs you... tightly...] Wretch excited! Widow sometimes say Wretch maybe drink tea...? Wretch don't get it.