Lore Quest: The Tale of Brienaire

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Quest type: Lore
From NPC(s): Florica
Required adventure school: Any (level: 56)
Locations: Village of Kaiyar
Previous quest(s): Memory Leak
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Florica wants to tell you about the tragic story of Brienaire.

Quest text[edit]

So you want me to tell you Brienaire's story. Then take a seat and let me bring you to days of past.

The world was much different when her story began. It was the Age of Dragons, a millenia ago, when many Humans still roamed the land without a true home to call their own. Fiends didn't exist yet, Half-Giants were still secluded on Trandalar. She lived in the village of Kaiyar, this village, which was an outlying town in Nazderon's kingdom.

Nazderon was a cruel man, and powerful. The stories of these times said he gained his godlike power from the Dragons themselves! He founded the city of Mellohndar in the desert, and towns like Kaiyar were built around it, under his iron-fisted rule. Kaiyar was far from the capital and so the mage-king Nazderon was at the time little more than a tavern tale, though people could all feel his shadow on the desert. That is, until the day he came to Kaiyar with his entourage.

He came with his High Priest and his guard, looking for a bride. His Magadi brought out the women of Kaiyar into the street so he could look at them properly. And then, Nazderon pointed his claw-tipped staff straight at Brienaire! The king declared that he would have her for his wife. She had no desire to go, and the townsfolk knew it. They stood up for her, spoke when I could not... and this infuriated the king.

Nazderon set his guards to besiege the little town, and when they still would not yield after months of meager food, he strode into the village with that horrid statue of Brienaire. The mage-king chanted a complex spell while holding it aloft and then the whole town was turned into stone and forgotten for many many years.

More than a decade ago, in 21 A.R., the curse was lifted and the people of Kaiyar were brought back to life. Nazderon who had also risen from his slumber was defeated by the Gifted. But if you want to know more about the fairly recent story, I suggest you speak to Antoinette! at the Guild of the Artifact Hunters.

During all these years, Brienaire had always felt Nazderon's grasp upon her and his power that had never lessened, even after he was defeated. She was grateful to have been brought back to life, but this life was filled with fear. That fear which led her to be careless a short while and threw to her doom. Poor girl. But I think you are more than aware of recent events. Let's hope Nazderon will never return again.

This ends my story. Thank you for listening to me. Come back anytime.


Steps[edit]

  • Listen to Florica's story

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