The Lurker in the Depths
From Istaria Lexica
| Quest type: | Lore |
| From NPC(s): | Distraught Saris |
| Locations: | New Brommel |
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| Item(s) required to start, progress or finish the quest: |
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| none. |
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Quest text[edit]
Distraught tells you, There is a reason that the sea is not your friend. In days of old, ships great and small sailed the seas. Until... it appeared.
Distraught tells you, Two brothers, naïve and fearless, once thought to swim from their family home in Dryart to Kion, to prove their strength and daring.
It was a warm day for the season, the harvest had just begun and the leaves only showed the slightest hint of orange when the two hit the water. The sea was calm, almost like glass, and they made great progress without the waves. Nearing the halfway mark, the younger brother called out with a chuckle, "Krozzosh is a fool and splashes about like this is a race!"
Distraught tells you, The elder Sslik turned back with a smirk. "Swim faster, little egg, and maybe it can be!"
Varrash surged forward, splashing at his brother as he passed him. "Don't hold back, a race is no fun without a challenge."
Distraught tells you, The two swam on, locked in one of their many contests for over an hour, calling names and cracking jokes when one gained a temporary lead. Varrash sped ahead once more, making a face as he passed. His joking grin faded though when he felt something unusual brush his leg. "Cheating gets you nowhere, soft shell! Stop pulling Varrash's leg."
Distraught tells you, "Oh Krozzosh is the soft shell? Krozzosh isn't the one pulling Varrash's leg. Go yell at the fish!"
"Lie! That was no fish. It had to be you..." Varrash turned back to prove his point and saw his brother far behind making a mocking face at him- and suddenly his brother's face turned to dismay.
Distraught tells you, "Krozzosh found the fish-" he yelped as he was pulled below the water.
"Brother!" Varrash watched in horror as the formerly calm waters bubbled and roiled.
Distraught tells you, Krozzosh surfaced with a gasp and shouted immediately "SWIM!" They paddled frantically, in a panic, fleeing for their lives. Waves now crashed around them, and the monstrous splashes far too close behind them gave the only hint of the size of the beast giving chase they couldn't bear to look.
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Distraught tells you, The far shore drew closer as terror propelled them forward. The thing, whatever it was grasped at them again, pulling them both under and finally... they saw it, through the bubbles and the brine they saw it. In all its horrible glory. Varrash struggled with all his might and miraculously broke free, breaching the surface just as he though his lungs would burst. The horrible sight of the creature redoubled his struggle towards Kion's shore.
Distraught tells you, That is when I pulled him shaking from the water saw the panic in his eyes and knew something was wrong. "What happened to you, friend?" I asked.
"The Lurker..." Varrash answered, voice trembling, and spoke no more.
Distraught tells you, There is a darkness that lurks within the briny depths, a watchful horror, ready to devour ships and swimmers alike. Nameless. Faceless. The Great Unknown. Where did it come from? Why does it want? Only the drowned may know.
There is a reason that the sea is not your friend.
Steps[edit]
- Listen to the horrifying tale of two sslik siblings...
