NPCThe gargantuan spire is too large to see in its entirety. Its true proportions are shrouded in shadows, and you feel as if those shadows try to envelop and swallow you whenever you look away.
YOU"Yrliet, what is the plan to find your kin?"
Yrliet"Farseers are not easy captives to keep. Whatever the Dark Ones are using to repress my kin's powers, those... tools will be noticeable. I will find a way to them."
YOU"Yrliet, what is the plan to find your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Marazhai, what should we expect to find inside the spire?"
Marazhai"Kabalites. Wyches. Incubi — at Yremeryss's side." He pauses for a moment, an expression of concern flashing across his pale features. "That is all."
YOU"Yrliet, what is the plan to find your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Marazhai, what should we expect to find inside the spire?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Venture into the depths of the spire]
NPCThe Spire of the Reaving Tempest welcomes you with muffled noises seeping from its dark walls: distant voices, footsteps, and screams of pain.
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YOU[Venture into the depths of the spire]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Marazhai, what should we expect to find inside the spire?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Venture into the depths of the spire]continues where this line first appears above
NPC(sequence)
Idira"So that's our way out, eh? Can't wait... I can't wait to get far away from here... I can't believe I'm saying this but I really want to see a real sun, not those pale feeble things among the spires!"
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UlfarGrinning savagely, Ulfar says with undisguised joy, "I smell blood in the air — blood that is about to be spilt. I hear the echo of clashing swords and the terrified screams of xenos writhing under our heel. Allfather, what a marvellous feast you have prepared for me!"
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Jae"By the Golden Throne, we made it! And all in one piece. Not bad... But we can't relax just yet — we've still got a long way to go."
Solomorne"You are right, peddler: hope blinds. You sounded like a true commander just now. The xenos city must have given you a shock — have you considered repenting and breaking away from your shameful past once we are back in the Expanse?"
Jae"There's only one past I wanted to break from, and I have already done so, thank you! And also — warp damn it, lawman, you've said it yourself: hope blinds. So drop it with the daydreaming and making plans about my future!"
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Cassia"The colours here... are especially dark and dangerous. It is as if I am drowning in a bottomless ocean of billowing haze. But... what is it? I feel a faint tremor coming from deep inside the spire. Like the call of the Immaterium, except much purer."
Eogunn"We can only hope that your gift, Lady Navigator, will plot a trajectory toward liberation. This xenos stronghold is overflowing with ignorance and malice, and my internal chronometer counts down the seconds until we can finally depart this dismal vale."
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Marazhai"The Spire of the Reaving Tempest. The seat of my Kabal. Both a place to find respite from the scheming of our enemies and a deadly trap for those too weak and soft for our ranks." Marazhai tilts his head and glances at you. "The heart of the spire contains a secret: an ancient Webway Gate that has remained sealed for many, many aeons. Yremeryss kept it in case Vect's noose happened to tighten around the Kabal's neck. No one save for her and a certain other Kabalite knows where exactly in realspace the Gate leads. A perfect escape route. And I can open it for you."
YOU"It's settled then. Let's get out of this hole."
MarazhaiMarazhai grips his weapon. "You cannot wait to leave Commorragh... and I cannot wait to pay my sister a visit. Rest assured, she is somewhere nearby."
Marazhai"I have a..." Marazhai stops, searching for the right word. "A desire. Before we leave the spire, there is something I want to pick up. Something... memorable. I left it in the Kabal's abode. I do not want it to fall into the hands of others when carrion eaters and looters flood the spire after we are gone. There could be something in it for you..." He lets the last words hang in the air.
YOU"Fine. Just point out where this property of yours is."
Marazhai"Of course. First, we need to find my raider. Most likely, at the end of the dock outside the spire. Let's go to the end of this terrace before we enter the spire."
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YOU"I will not waste my time on that."
NPCMarazhai scoffs with contempt and turns away.
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YOU"How do you know how to unseal the Gate? I find such deep trust between two Drukhari too good to be true."
Marazhai"Trust? How unreliable. No, I simply abducted and tortured the Kabalite who was privy to this secret. There is even a chance that Yremeryss believed the story about the pathetic weakling running off."
YOU"It's settled then. Let's get out of this hole."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"How do you know how to unseal the Gate? I find such deep trust between two Drukhari too good to be true."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I do not trust you. It must be a trap intended to secure a pardon for yourself."
Marazhai"Bah!" The Kabalite lets out a grim laugh. "It will take more than your hide for Yremeryss to accept me back... Still, have it your way. It will provide me with a great deal of amusement to watch you scurry about in search of a different escape out of Commorragh."
Marazhai"I have a..." Marazhai stops, searching for the right word. "A desire. Before we leave the spire, there is something I want to pick up. Something... memorable. I left it in the Kabal's abode. I do not want it to fall into the hands of others when carrion eaters and looters flood the spire after we are gone. There could be something in it for you..." He lets the last words hang in the air.continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I do not trust you. It must be a trap intended to secure a pardon for yourself."continues where this line first appears above
Yrliet"Elantach..." Yrliet touches the glowing stone in her chest and turns her aching gaze to the spire. Her face is burdened with a strange expression, as if a roaring torrent of sadness, fear, and rage is about to erupt. "My kin from Crudarach are still there, I can sense it. As I can sense the flames of their souls inexorably going out."
Yrliet"Please, while there is still time, I... we must save them! Let me accompany you into that nest of depravity, that domain of pain, anger, and betrayal of my kind." Yrliet's voice is trembling like a taut string and her eyes are clouded with darkness. "Fury and fear are devouring me from the inside out and I do not know what frightens me more: the grim answers that hide behind the spire's walls or the scars that my heart will bear once I discover them. Yet, I must learn the truth about my world. Perhaps... this is the day the Outcast finds her Path again."
YOU"We will save your kin, Yrliet. You have my word as a Rogue Trader."
Yrliet"I find myself wondering if a single Farseer, gazing at the hazy visions of things yet to come, ever glimpsed a future where the key to their salvation stemmed from the duo of a mon-keigh and an Outcast." She turns her face to you and nods with gratitude. "Come along. Let us tear the Farseers' lives from the clutches of my insatiable cousins."
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YOU"We might look for them or we might not. I will not promise you anything."
Yrliet"Then I will go alone." Her voice is calm and quiet, without any hint of a plea or reproach. All you can hear is unshakeable resolve. "Only after I have found the germ of truth within the spire's dark halls will we reunite."
YOU"I won't stop you."
Yrliet"Try to avoid dying before our next meeting, elantach."
YrlietTossing her fiery-red hair as she turns, Yrliet rushes off.
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YOU"Don't even think about it! If you leave now, there will be no way back for you."
Yrliet"Ai'elethra has long since guided me down the roads of thorns. And you, elantach, are just another fleeting companion along one of them. Ask me a hundred times if I would choose to save my kin or walk at a mon-keigh's side, and my answer will not change once. Farewell, stranger from the darkness amid the stars. Here our Paths diverge."
YrlietYrliet sends you one last look of suppressed sorrow, turns away, and disappears into the darkness a moment later.
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YOU"I doubt we will have time for xenos rescue missions."
Yrliet"Then I will go alone." Her voice is calm and quiet, without any hint of a plea or reproach. All you can hear is unshakeable resolve. "Only after I have found the germ of truth within the spire's dark halls will we reunite."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The xenos have caused my house enough grief. As have you. Begone! I am no longer interested in your talents."
Yrliet"So that is your answer?" Yrliet covers her eyes with her hand and laughs for the first time, sadly and bitterly. "How could I ever have thought that a mon-keigh would... It does not matter. One day, your fear and hatred will consume you from within, elantach. Praise Isha, I will no longer be at your side when they do. Farewell, stranger from the darkness amid the stars. Our shared Path ends here."
YrlietYrliet sends you one last look of suppressed sorrow, turns away, and disappears into the darkness a moment later.continues where this line first appears above
Yrliet"Fury and fear are devouring me from the inside out, and I do not know what frightens me more — the grim answers that hide behind the spire's walls or the scars that my heart will bear once I discover them. Yet, I must learn the truth about my world. Perhaps... this is the day the Outcast finds her Path again."
YOU"Come along. When we find the Farseers, you will have all your answers."
Yrliet"You speak the truth, elantach. Let us be on our way. We will tear their lives from the clutches of my insatiable cousins." She turns her face to you and, despite her tense expression, you see the corners of her mouth twitch. "I find myself wondering if a single Farseer, gazing at the hazy visions of things yet to come, ever glimpsed a future where the key to their salvation stemmed from the duo of a mon-keigh and an Outcast."
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YOU"I doubt we will have time for xenos rescue missions."
Yrliet"Then I will go alone." Her voice is calm and quiet, without any hint of a plea or reproach. All you can hear is unshakeable resolve. "Only after I have found the germ of truth within the spire's dark halls will we reunite."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The xenos have caused my house enough grief. As have you. Begone! I am no longer interested in your talents."
Yrliet"So that is your answer?" Yrliet covers her eyes with her hand and laughs for the first time, sadly and bitterly. "How could I ever have thought that a mon-keigh would... It does not matter. One day, your fear and hatred will consume you from within, elantach. Praise Isha, I will no longer be at your side when they do. Farewell, stranger from the darkness amid the stars. Our shared Path ends here."continues where this line first appears above
Yrliet"As for the Webway Gate that the Arebennian mentioned... For it to open before you and let you enter the Webway, you would require help from one of our kind." Yrliet's brow furrows. "I could... try to open the Gate. But to do that, I would need a certain construct: a resonance device. The masters of this place must keep it close at hand."
Yrliet"If you wish for me to use my knowledge and open a path out of Commorragh for us, find this item. Without it, I am powerless to make the Webway allow us entry into its labyrinths."