Mission:Bound By Blood - Part Three: Broken Bindings
Part Three: Broken Bindings
Briefing
Within my knowledge there is no mention of a coven, a prison, or a ritual relating to either. They are unknown to me.
Perhaps there are others who know what these things mean. Montague Castanella is well versed in such things, starting with him would be wise.
- I'll ask around.
Thank you, Character. All that I know is coming undone and I fear that soon I shall have no purpose. All I have ever known is to protect the Midnight Mansion, and to nurture my spell children. Without them I am lost. Without the mansion I am nothing.
Talk to Montague about the Talons plans
Unnecessary Solicitation
Perhaps Montague Castanella's breadth of knowledge will include something about this coven, prison, or ritual.
Mission Objective(s)
- Talk to Montague about the Talons plans
- Talk to Whispering Coyote
- Talk to Mistress Nadia
There were once many covens, Character, but Emperor Cole saw to it that they were scattered or destroyed. Of this prison, however, I am afraid that the Talons of Vengeance may be referring to The Eternal Prison.
The Eternal Prison is a place where wicked souls are sent to be locked away forever, their power and presence kept sealed away from all others so as not to spread their poison. Mind you, Character, this is no place such as Tartarus or Hell. This is a place for the supremely wicked, those who would defy the Fates themselves and seek to overthrow the cosmic order of things.
If indeed the Talons are seeking to open this prison, then unspeakable evil will be unleashed upon the world. Unfortunately, Tremaine's Manual of the Dead makes no mention of how to find the prison save for earning a place in there for yourself.
Even if you could find it, the prison is said to be guarded by an order or warriors known as The Black Knights. They are the oathbound to defend the prison, and they know neither fear nor pain.
Perhaps the Black Knights are aware of this ritual the Talons seek, though I wouldn't recommend you go asking them about it. Another denizen of the spirit world would be more approachable...
Montague Castanella recalls reading about a place called The Eternal Prison in Tremaine's Manual of the Dead. The details are vague but supposedly it holds the most reviled entities to have ever existed safely away from the rest of reality. Who knows what horrors do the Talons of Vengeance wish to release from this dread place.
Talk to Whispering Coyote
Unnecessary Solicitation
+++ Missing Information +++
Ki-yi-yi-yi!
Character, good to see you again. What seems to be the problem?
Ki-yi!? Ki-ki-yi!
Oh, you don't want anything to do with the Black Knights, Character. If you thought the Drudges were bad, the Black Knights are forty-nine times worse, I say. All honor and duty, never any time for a bit of fun, and I don't blame them what with those they're charged with keeping under lock and key. I wouldn't worry about the Talons of Vengeance getting anywhere near the Eternal Prison. Nobody's ever broken out of there before, and I'd bet my front paw against even Sleepy Owl that nobody ever will.
Ki-yi!
Now, if I were you, I'd go and talk to Nadia about covens and rituals. If you ask me, she's your best lead. She used to be in a coven once... didn't she?
Ki-yi?
Whispering Coyote told you about the Black Knights, an eternal order of guardians charged with watching over the Eternal Prison and the monstrous entities imprisoned within it. They are duty and oathbound to keep the prison protected and nothing has ever escaped from its depths.
Talk to Mistress Nadia
Unnecessary Solicitation
+++ Missing Information +++
Greetings chil'... oh, my! The Loas ebb and flow 'bout you like a hurricane. Tell me, what troubles you?
What? The Talons are seekin' ta bring back a coven, you say?
No... They could nae mean... and yet...
Character, I tink the Talons might be tryin' ta resurrect The Ravenwing Cabal! Serene brought the Talons of Vengeance into dis world in the first place, and now dat she's dead mayhaps the Talons be lookin' ta her old coven for a new leader.
But... what would the Ravenwing Cabal know about the Eternal Prison? In the past we tried ta contact entities dat were supposed ta be locked within, ta gleen secrets from dem, but t'was always ta no avail... unless...
Character, could it be dat the Talons know of a way ta get into da prison because... because dat is where dey came from in the first place!?
Perhaps dat is the ritual dey speak of. The ritual Serene invoked ta free dem in the first place would require a witch of Serene's tremendous power, or... a coven of her sistahs!
We'd bettah hurry. I know where the Talons are goin' in order to conduct the ritual!
Character, if you have any allies you can call upon, now would be the time to do so.
This mission is of higher difficulty than normal, consider bringing another player along to help.
Mistress Nadia believes that the Talons of Vengeance are seeking to use the Animus Arcana spell energy harvested from Night Ward to conduct a ritual to restore life to her long dead sisters in the Ravenwing Cabal!
Stop the Resurrection of the Ravenwing Cabal
Unnecessary Solicitation
Resurrection spells are certainly designed to bring back the dead.
If the Ravenwing Cabal is necessary to conduct a ritual that may grant the Talons of Vengeance access to the Eternal Prison, then it would be best to stop them.
Be ready for the fight of ya life, Character. Where we be goin' is a place of great spiritual powah, and I dannae doubt dat the Talons 'ave already corrupted it for der own uses.
- There is little time, let's go! (Enter Mission)
Mission Objective(s)
The ritual has already begun. For just a moment the oddly soothing chanting of the Talons threatens to overtake you, but you shake it and press on.
- Stop the Resurrection of the Ravenwing Cabal
- Stop the Ritual!
- Defeat Sorceress Camilla
You learned that the Talons resurrected the Ravenwing Cabal and now aim to destroy the Midnight Mansion.
Enemies
Notable NPCs
- Sorceress Camilla (Elite Boss)
You learned from Sorceress Camilla, one of the resurrected witches of the Ravenwing Cabal, that her sisters and the Talons of Vengeance are preparing for an assault on the Midnight Mansion in Night Ward.
Debriefing
An Attack? Here?!
This is dire, Character, without my spell children I am almost defenseless.
Help me protect the Midnight Mansion. I cannot repulse such an assault alone.
Many nights from now, when the last of my spell energy has been expended, and the life gifted to me has returned to the cycle of all things, my spell children will continue to weave the tale of our creation, our fight for our right to live, and how Ward Spellfather and Character won that fight.