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Introduced:

Waking from the Abyss

Related Quests:

Refulgent Bracelet Quest

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   | How Obtained = Found on the floor of the [[Caliginous Bethel]]
   | Vendors Link = False
-  | While we were fur hunting on the Marescent Plateau yesterday, Jaeget and I were approached by a man proclaiming to be capable of making our lives meaningful.
+  | While we were fur hunting on the Marescent Plateau yesterday, Jaeget and I were approached by a man proclaiming to be capable of making our lives meaningful.<br><br>Right away, I realized what he was and that he was up to no good.<br><br>There were similar groups on Ispar. They would coerce others into joining their following and those people would never be heard from again.
+  | Poor Jaeget wasn't alive on Ispar but four years, so luckily he didn't have to confront any of those types.<br><br>I know he isn't happy with everything about his life now, but I also know this Order of the Raven hand isn't something he wants to be involved with.<br><br>I recommended we move on. Despite my protest, he took one of their pamphlets... I am sure he believes I didn't notice the note passing.<br><br>---
-Right away, I realized what he was and that he was up to no good.
+  | Jaeget has done nothing but yammer on about the Order of the Raven Hand since we ran across the recruiter on Marae nearly a week ago.<br><br>What's worse, his being taken with their beliefs has hurt business.<br><br>We don't have nearly enough hides to sell as we used to.
+  | I would suggest another trip to Marae, though I fear bringing him there would only further advance his desire to join the Raven Hand.<br><br>He is all I have left of Ispar and I do not want to lose him like we lost Mother and Father in Holtburg all those years ago.<br><br>Tomorrow I will find that pamphlet and burn it. Perhaps without the pamphlet, he will forget this cult and return to normal.<br><br>--
-There were similar groups on Ispar. They would coerce others into joining their following and those people would never be heard from again.
+  | I awoke only briefly last night to see my cot surrounded by several men swathed in dark cloaks. In the background I could see them embracing Jaeget and then everything went dark.<br><br>I awoke within a cage in some strange hall. Within the cell with me was another person, a very fidgety fellow who went by the name of Twitch.
-  | Poor Jaeget wasn't alive on Ispar but four years, so luckily he didn't have to confront any of those types.
+  | His tale was one of woe, though after learning of his previous accommodations, this place seemed more hospitable than what he had previously... but only slightly.<br><br>Our guards ignored our shouts, and only once did I see Jaeget after waking, and then it was only in passing and he did not seem to notice me.<br><br>---
+  | I've been here for some time now, and I am tired of being here. I have no weapons, no lock picks, and no way of getting both my brother and I out of here safely.<br><br>Twitch seems to have been here slightly longer than I, and did have some insight, though it was difficult to understand between his shivering and short attention span.
-I know he isn't happy with everything about his life now, but I also know this Order of the Raven hand isn't something he wants to be involved with.
+  | When the guard comes to deliver our meal, I will liberate his key-ring and escape after curfew has gone into effect. On my way out, I will glean what information I can from the surrounding temple and note where entrances and exits are.<br><br>My attempt at escape failed. The Priests captured me as I made way to the exit.<br><br>Struggling, they threw me before what I can only describe as a vile cloud of soot and liquid and forced me to breathe it in.
+  | Even now my head spins and charcoal-black cysts are beginning to form on my arms and face... I do not know what they did to me, but I know what they plan.  I have been moved away from Twitch and placed in some interim holding cell. Looking out into the room, I can see a pit of some sort.<br><br>Earlier today a procession of cultists marched into the room, one of them my brother. His eyes seemed glazed and he bore no recognition for me. It was as I feared. Not only are they about to take my life, but they have taken his as well.
-I recommended we move on. Despite my protest, he took one of their pamphlets... I am sure he believes I didn't notice the note passing.
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-  | Jaeget has done nothing but yammer on about the Order of the Raven Hand since we ran across the recruiter on Marae nearly a week ago.
-What's worse, his being taken with their beliefs has hurt business.
-We don't have nearly enough hides to sell as we used to.
-  | I would suggest another trip to Marae, though I fear bringing him there would only further advance his desire to join the Raven Hand.
-He is all I have left of Ispar and I do not want to lose him like we lost Mother and Father in Holtburg all those years ago.
-Tomorrow I will find that pamphlet and burn it. Perhaps without the pamphlet, he will forget this cult and return to normal.
---
-  | I awoke only briefly last night to see my cot surrounded by several men swathed in dark cloaks. In the background I could see them embracing Jaeget and then everything went dark.
-I awoke within a cage in some strange hall. Within the cell with me was another person, a very fidgety fellow who went by the name of Twitch.
-  | His tale was one of woe, though after learning of his previous accommodations, this place seemed more hospitable than what he had previously... but only slightly.
-Our guards ignored our shouts, and only once did I see Jaeget after waking, and then it was only in passing and he did not seem to notice me.
----
-  | I've been here for some time now, and I am tired of being here. I have no weapons, no lock picks, and no way of getting both my brother and I out of here safely.
-Twitch seems to have been here slightly longer than I, and did have some insight, though it was difficult to understand between his shivering and short attention span.
-  | When the guard comes to deliver our meal, I will liberate his key-ring and escape after curfew has gone into effect. On my way out, I will glean what information I can from the surrounding temple and note where entrances and exits are.
-My attempt at escape failed. The Priests captured me as I made way to the exit.
-Struggling, they threw me before what I can only describe as a vile cloud of soot and liquid and forced me to breathe it in.
-  | Even now my head spins and charcoal-black cysts are beginning to form on my arms and face... I do not know what they did to me, but I know what they plan.  I have been moved away from Twitch and placed in some interim holding cell. Looking out into the room, I can see a pit of some sort.
-Earlier today a procession of cultists marched into the room, one of them my brother. His eyes seemed glazed and he bore no recognition for me. It was as I feared. Not only are they about to take my life, but they have taken his as well.
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