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• As it so happens, I know a lot. I've been studying her for months. I came to meet her, but she didn't show up.
• To meet her? Why would you want to do that?
• Because she's brilliant, of course. My theory is that she knows something about the dragons, and that's why she's building an army.
• Your theory, huh? You don't think she's just a big ol' meany?
• Do you always talk like a four-year-old?
• Rune[s] of the Fighter
• of the Brawler
• Good to see you. I've been instructed to make sure everyone in the Priory is up to date with current knowledge surrounding Scarlet. Do you have a few minutes right now?
• Sure. I'm listening.
• Our finest scholars have approved the following information, though as always, we may not yet have the full story. In her early years, Scarlet showed an insatiable desire for knowledge.
• I wish it hadn't come to that.
• She traveled from mentor to mentor, soaking up what knowledge she could from each—an admirable pursuit, I'm sure you'll agree. Unfortunately, she went astray when she lost her moral compass.
• She dabbled in knowledge that would have damaged the minds of even our most stalwart researchers. Combining magic and engineering, she looked beyond our world.
• What she saw in those greater workings broke her mind. Thus, she murdered her mentor and began her assault on Tyria. First, she explored an alliance between Flame Legion charr and dredge.
• This alliance provided her and her allies with weaponry they'd never have developed on their own. They combined Flame magic with the earth element skills of the dredge. Fire and earth.
• Next, she enticed airship pirates to join with Inquest. The pirates had been working on an airship design, but it didn't become viable until Inquest magic was added to the mix. Air.
• We suspect that she has always been fascinated with asuran portal magitech, and she succeeded in taking it to a whole new level. She used this to assault the Queen's Jubilee.
• She took the queen's watchwork sentinels and created horrors of them, warping them to her own purposes. This is her pattern. She steals the knowledge of others, then twists it.
• Her latest victory was convincing krait to work with Nightmare courtiers. We have confirmed that she held one of their sacred icons over their heads to get them to do so. Water.
• The result was a plant so toxic that it has all but destroyed beautiful Kessex Hills, and now, she has the toxin from it. We're trying to guess how she will use that toxin but have little to go on.
• Do we know what her motives are?
• She guards her motives closely, though if we knew them, we could perhaps predict her next move. I hesitate to mention the theories, because I do not know which is the truth.
• Some believe it's a lark. A few suggest that her ultimate target is the dragons. More say she's working for the dragons. Still others believe she has a maniacal desire to rule the world.
• I honestly don't know, but I have a bad feeling it won't be long before we find out. You be careful out there. There's a dark cloud hanging over us all.
• I will. You too.
• Hi. The Durmand Priory is warning and informing people about the sylvari outlaw, Scarlet Briar. Would you like to learn more about her and her history?
• Yes, please.
• The biggest news is that we've identified the location of one of Scarlet's labs. And, would you believe it's been right under the Durmand Priory the whole time?
• You're joking.
• Veteran Risen Noble
• Ride the Branded Lightning
• Throw several crystal shards that bleed and cripple foes.
• No. It's right in Lornar's Pass. You're going to want to see this for yourself.
• What can you tell me about Scarlet Briar?
• Hey. What's wrong? You've been unusually quiet today.
• (sigh) It's my father's birthday. He'd have been forty-five today.
• I'm sorry. Do you want to talk about it?
• I just miss him. He didn't deserve to die like that...like a rat in a cage.
• Why was he in jail?
• He was in debtor's prison. It's not what you think. He was a good father.
• How did he get into debt?
• My brother, Kyle, liked to gamble. He lost a lot. My father loved him, and he used family money to bail him out.
• They were going to kill Kyle.
• So then your father couldn't pay his own bills.
• That's right. So they took everything we had left, and they put him in prison.
• That's why you were looking for a job.
• And you hired me. I'll never forget how you saved me that day, Jory.
• I had no idea your situation was so...dark.
• He died in prison?
• Uh-huh. A nobleman in debtor's prison... Well, you can imagine what they...thought of him there.