I struck out into the wilds of Nyedra Surrounds, carving a path through Eparch's loyalists and creating diversions while Ramses's scouts tracked down General Nephus. During my mission, Galrath unexpectedly contacted me, requesting to speak at the forward bivouac. He told me about the existence of ancient artifacts that describe forgotten fighting techniques. Galrath believed these could be useful in fighting the Kryptis as part of the ward's arsenal, so he proposed that I track them down. I scoured the Nyedra Surrounds, eventually gathering all the ancient artifacts. Returning them to Galrath, I was given his blessing to experiment with the new fighting techniques they described. Whether I'd earned additional goodwill toward convincing him and Isgarren to commit the Astral Ward into fighting the war remains to be seen. With these ancient fighting techniques added to my arsenal, I continued to battle loyalist forces in the area. Eventually, Ramses contacted me; his scouts had located the elusive General Nephus somewhere in Nyedra itself. We need to get to him before loyalists overrun Inner Nayos.