Shard of Serafina's Crystal

Overview

From the Strike Force "The Crystal of Serafina" given by Ice Mistral.

Souvenir's Text

Shard of Serafina's crystal

Nobody knows you kept this large shard of crystal, taken from the Circle mystic Archus. It's a powerful artifact, but it's also a reminder of the time you tracked down:

The Crystal of Serafina

It began with a visit to Ice Mistral, Scirocco's most trusted subordinate. Her master was seeking an item of great power: the crystal of Serafina. And Ice Mistral wanted you to retrieve it. You defeated the Circle mystics Ice Mistral sent you after, but you recovered only a shard of the original crystal.

Ice Mistral wasn't satisfied. You had to find the remainder of the crystal, or face the consequences. You took to the streets and interrogated all the Circle mages you could find, until one of them mentioned some sort of network in Sharkhead. You journeyed there, and found that the Circle had scattered large pink crystals throughout the area. You tore a swath through them, but learned nothing more.

Despite your skills, the Circle network was growing. Scirocco sensed a build up of the crystals in Primeva, and you went there. You destroyed a number of pink Circle of Thorns crystals. It was clear that the Circle's network of crystals was exerting some sort of power over other beings; you had to wade through a swath of Devouring Earth to get to the Circle mage running the operation. In his robes you found another shard of Serafina's crystal.

The next portion of the network Scirocco sensed was in Nerva. It was aboard a cargo ship, and was guarded by a group of Tsoo. It seemed that the Tsoo were being psychically controlled through the network of crystals. You defeated the network's protectors, and brought a sample of the crystals back to Ice Mistral.

Ice Mistral had the crystal fragments examined, and the news was startling: these crystals were being grown from the crystal of Serafina. It seemed the Circle of Thorns was building a vast network capable of mentally controlling everyone in the Rogue Isles. Using the psionic crystals as the medium and Serafina's crystal as the power source, they were nearing the completion of their plan.

It was time to take the fight to the source: the Circle mage Archus. Scirocco's fine senses told you to look for a vast build up of crystals somewhere in Primeva. You went there and defeated Archus for good, winning the crystal of Serafina back for Arachnos. Of course, no one needs to know that you've kept a portion of it.