The Wretch's Gift
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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.
Contents
Souvenir
- A Purple Flower Petal
This is a petal that fell from a flower Paolo Marino, better known as The Wretch, gave to his sister Pia after helping to rescue her.
It started when the Wretch asked for your help, explaining that his sister had gone missing at her base on Mercy Island. Thinking it would be a simple investigation, he sent you to the base to check for clues, but it turned out, the people who had taken her were still there!
They where The Nihilists. They had taken the concepts of Nihilism to their illogical extremes, believing that life was not only meaningless, but should end. They thought the Big Bang was a mistake, and that that mistake had to be undone by destroying the universe... and they found a way.
You discovered that they were to enact the ritual of Alka'Ta in order to collapse the universe. This Ritual required a psychic anchor, and that anchor was Pia. You needed more information about the ritual itself, and so raided the Circle of Thorns in search of it, encountering a goddess named Eimyrja. You found that the book was in two parts, and that the Nihilists were again one step ahead of you, but the ritual required a unique item...
This item was a Particle Inverter, which you stole from Crey before the Nihilists could get their hands on it. Setting it with a tracking device, you let the Nihilists take it, letting them believe they had won it fair and square, though Eimyrja tried to interfere.
You then tracked them to a place in Croatoa, where the ritual was already underway! You and the Wretch teamed up, and Eimyrja offered to help too. You saved his sister, and then took out the Marshal, the leader of the Nihilists. You also destroyed the Particle Inverter, so that no one could ever use it to try and destroy the universe again.
A brother and sister had a heartfelt reunion, and then once again parted ways.
Missions
Mission 1: Search the Arachnos base for clues about the "Lil' Talky Men"
Large size map, level range 1-54. Contains Boss, Collection, A Defendable Object, Patrol
Briefing
 The Wretch |
Wretch sad!
[He almost seems like he's going to cry...] Widow say sister gone! Taken! Widow not happy when Wretch not happy... Wretch want Widow to be happy... but Wretch sad! So Wretch gotta be Happy... for Widow... that means Wretch find sister! Widow say lil' talky men broke down 'Rachnos base and took sister! Wretch ... MAD! Wretch want find lil' talky men! But.. Widow say Wretch not good with krit-uh-kul thinking. So Wretch ask you go look! You find talky men, then Wretch SMASH lil' talky men. Wretch give paper, it tell you where to go! OK? |
Mission Acceptance
| The Wretch |
Wretch say please!
[The Wretch smiles... or at least he tries.] |
In-Progress
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Wretch wonder... Pia like strawberry.. or chocolate..?
[The Wretch suddenly seems to realize you're there...] Oh. Hi! Find talky men yet? |
Mission Objectives
Arachnos intelligence can be somewhat unreliable. It seems the lil' talky men are still here... and they don't seem very interested in talking either! Or at least, not much...
- Search for Clues
- Defeat Jackson
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The Nihilists and their plans! |
| This data Cube says these people are the Nihilists, and they want to wipe out all life in the universe! Including you! This si the cleanup crew, and they plan on destroying one of the primary mainframes, which would set off the auto-destruct! Arachnos or not, a lot of people work in this building! |
- Defeat Alvarez
Enemies
Notable NPCs
- Nihilist Charger Commander Alvarez (Nihilist Charger)
- Nihilist Psychic Commander Jackson (Nihilist Psychic)
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Random Nihilist Chatter 1
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Random Nihilist Chatter 2
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Random Nihilist Chatter 3
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Nihilist Charger Commander Alvarez Dialogue
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Nihilist Psychic Commander Jackson Dialogue
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Mission 2:
Medium size map, level range 5-54. Contains Boss, Collection, Battle
Mission 3:
Large size map, level range 30-54. Contains Ambush, Collection, A Destructible Object, Patrol, Battle
Mission 4:
Large size map, level range 45-54. Contains Boss, Battle
Mission 5:
Unique map, level range 40-47. Contains Boss, A Destructible Object, Ally
