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• What about the Nightmare Court?
• Until now. They seem to be excited at the prospect of regaining their power. This can only mean one thing. They believe that their lost Prophets are finally returning.
• I've got you covered.
• Primitive, hm?
• Do not underestimate krait intelligence. They're ardent mathematicians and deal in numerology as well as magic. They have priests called oratuss who hold their culture's traditions in their heads.
• They worship figures they call prophets who gave them the rules by which they live. Though their prophets are long gone, the krait believe they will return.
• What's up with these obelisk shards?
• Good plan, Lagula, but let's focus on Zhaitan first.
• According to krait mythology, their obelisks will be the vehicles of their prophets' return. These artifacts are said to be enormous, hidden deep underwater, and pulsing with magical energies.
• I approve, but don't stop at just ten.
• They're sylvari, awakened from the Pale Tree like all their kind, who've chosen to embrace a darker side of themselves. They're cruel, primarily because they believe the essence of nightmare is as important as dream.
• But why are the Nightmare courtiers here?
• They're attracted like sharks to blood, I would imagine. Schemers at heart, they look for ways to inflict pain and suffering. This faction doesn't seem to be the entire Nightmare Court itself, but rather an offshoot.
• The Court uses a feudal model for their society. They use noble titles to indicate rank and extent of territory, but not all Nightmare sylvari participate in that social structure. I suspect these courtiers are a fringe group.
• You heard right. She appeared in the upper level of the tower just as that horrible creature bloomed from the plant. She took something from the plant and then disappeared again. No one knows what it was.
• Another of Scarlet's insane alliances. This one was krait and Nightmare Court. They made a toxic combination that nearly poisoned half of Tyria. It could have gone far worse than it did.
• Priory Arcanist Dolja
• I'll take care of them.
• Can you make them visible?
• I'm ready to back you up.
• You can do that?
• I need a moment to collect myself.
• I'm gathering information for Marjory Delaqua about the krait's involvement with this toxic situation we find ourselves in.
• The krait are notorious xenophobes. We searched for the motive behind this inconceivable alliance and strongly suspect that Scarlet offered the krait shards of an obelisk in exchange for their participation.
• Why are obelisk shards important?
• Wait. Who is Scarlet?
• Is that the only target?
• I need a moment to consider this.
• We know that the obelisks are reportedly the krait's most sacred and powerful objects. They've seldom been seen by outsiders, but we need to learn more about their magical importance in a hurry.
• Very good.
• I can defeat it. Let's attack the Mouth directly.
• Fighting an unknown is too risky. Let's interrupt the food supply.
• Where can I find these obelisk shards?
• I have a device that transcribes the magical signatures of powerful artifacts. Take one into the field and help us discover why the krait revere these objects.
• I'll take one of those transcribers.
• Since her attack on Queen Jennah's Jubilee, Scarlet Briar and her minions have wreaked havoc across Tyria. She's dangerously adept at engineering monstrous devices and villainous alliances both.
• How did you say Scarlet was able to get the krait to be part of her toxic alliance?
• You seem overly encumbered just now. Why don't you check back with me once you've made room for a transcriber.
• Search for them in and around krait deeps. Our fellow scholars report that the krait also appear to be transporting them on their person, throughout Tyrian waters.
• Welcome back, %str1%. Thank you for transcribing those obelisk shards for us. You've given our scholars a wealth of data.
• The energy signatures you collected from the obelisks are incredible. We haven't seen their like since our exhaustive study of the Bloodstone shards.
• Bloodstone shards?
• According to human records, the Seers used a rare stone, called the Bloodstone, to store a concentration of magic. This was millennia ago. The obelisks aren't made of bloodstone, but the similarities make us wary.
• Interesting, and also alarming.
• Nightmare Mortar
• Shifting trees won't stop you. The Mossman will.
• Toxic Alliance Morale
• Toxic Portals
• Toxic Portal
• Stop the Toxic Alliance from occupying Mudbay Digs.