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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_SEQ_00Hythlodaeus is pondering what to do next.
21TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_SEQ_01Hermes has taken refuge within the observational facility of Ktisis Hyperboreia. Although the reasons to do so are as diverse as the company you keep, it is decided that you will chase down and confront the chief overseer and his creation.
32TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_SEQ_02You arrive at the front door to find the facility in a state of alert. The scholars milling outside seem oblivious as to who sounded the alarum or why, but for you and your companions, the circumstances of this emergency are crystal clear. Wary of what other obstacles Hermes may have placed in your path, you assign roles, square your shoulders, and prepare to march into the magically expanded environs of Ktisis Hyperboreia. ※To enlist your companion NPCs for this duty, speak with them near the entrance or access Duty Support via the main menu. Use the Duty Finder if you wish to complete the instance alongside fellow players.
43TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_SEQ_03You fight your way through the many fields and floors of the facility until at last you reach the highest platform in Ktisis Hyperboreia. There awaits an unrepentant and transformed Hermes, who refuses to surrender Meteion into the Convocation's custody. A tempestuous battle ensues, but in the end, your efforts to subdue the chief overseer prove successful...
54TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_SEQ_04Silent until now, Hermes's question about happiness amongst the stars prompts Meteion to step forward and describe the anguished desperation of the races she encountered. She declares her intention to relieve all life of the burden of existence, and Hermes, after binding your company in chains of aether, accepts this ultimatum as a challenge to the worthiness of mankind. In order to ensure the “fairness” of this determination, the chief summons Kairos to alter the memories of everyone present, such that all that occurred since your arrival in Elpis would be wiped clean. Before the process begins, however, he bids Meteion escape to the edge of the universe, knowing that he will soon believe her and her sisters to have perished in an accident. It is then that Venat breaks her shackles and chases the entelechy into the sky. Likewise freed of your bonds, you and Hythlodaeus distract Hermes, while Emet-Selch tears a hole in the spatial confluence to afford you an escape route. Venat returns from her failed pursuit just in time to have Argos bear you both through the portal and evade the Kairos-induced amnesia. Hythlodaeus and Emet-Selch are not so fortunate, and now it falls to you and Venat to remember─and safeguard─your respective realities.
65TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_SEQ_05Rested somewhat from the encounter, you listen in sadness as Venat explains what will likely become of Hermes now that Meteion is gone. In an instant, it seems that so much was lost, but there is much that remains for you to do...
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2524TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_TODO_00Speak with Venat.
2625TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_TODO_01Enter Ktisis Hyperboreia.
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4948TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_000Do *you* understand why Hermes would do this? His logic escapes me entirely...
5049TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_005If all Hermes means to do is listen to Meteion's report, then it is his right to do so.
5150TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_006But once he receives the answers to his question, what then? The fate of the world may very well hinge upon the choice he makes in that moment...and we must be there when he makes it.
5251TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_010Hermes has headed to Ktisis.
5352TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_011Considering the expansive dimensions of the place, even we may have a difficult time locating his aether. All I can say is that he entered from the rooftop, and likely arrived at the uppermost point in the facility.
5453TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_012So...do we pursue him?
5554TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_013Of course we pursue him. No matter what Hermes might be thinking, Meteion is a potential threat that needs to be brought under our control.
5655TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_014The Convocation's duty to safeguard this star takes precedence over any personal stake in the matter.
5756TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_015Venat? Player?
5857TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_016'Tis clear we stand on a precipice, but we have yet to determine beyond a shadow of a doubt that Meteion's is the hand which tips us over the edge.
5958TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_017Nevertheless, if we are to learn the truth of the Final Days, we must give chase. And even if neither Hermes nor Meteion is ultimately responsible, we cannot leave them to suffer this torment alone.
6059TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_018Agreed on all counts. To Ktisis Hyperboreia we go!
6160TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_020I mislike the look of this...
6261TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_025Judging from the crowd, something is afoot.
6362TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYPERBOREIASTAFF_000_030I saw naught out of the ordinary. Does anyone know what caused it?
6463TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_040What have we here...?
6564TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_041Excuse me, has something happened inside Ktisis?
6665TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYPERBOREIASTAFF_000_042Mistress Venat! I'm so glad you're here!
6766TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYPERBOREIASTAFF_000_043No one knows what prompted it, but the alarum was sounded and Ktisis put into a state of alert.
6867TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYPERBOREIASTAFF_000_044Procedure dictated that we evacuate immediately, and we have yet to investigate further...
6968TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_045...This is Hermes's doing. Obviously.
7069TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_046And what does this “state of alert” entail exactly?
7170TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYPERBOREIASTAFF_000_047A field of dampening magick is draped over the entire facility, usually in response to escaped entities and the like.
7271TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYPERBOREIASTAFF_000_048Ktisis scholars and observers are unaffected, but everything─and everyone─else is weakened to a fraction of their usual capabilities.
7372TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_049Then consider us forewarned. We do, however, have urgent business with Chief Hermes, and must enter the premises regardless.
7473TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_050...That said, if Hermes is willing to enact such measures, I wonder what other obstacles he has seen fit to drop in our path.
7574TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_051With that enfeebling spell in place, we're not like to be at our fighting best.
7675TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_052And I was hardly an effective combatant to begin with! I've little to offer beyond my aetherial vision.
7776TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_053Then you will put that talent of yours to good use. You were fairly skilled at spotting weaknesses, if I recall.
7877TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_054“Fairly skilled”? Now you've gone and raised everyone's expectations...
7978TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_055You all need only make the most of your strengths, and I will fill in the gaps as required.
8079TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_056I was once Azem, after all. 'Twas my job to rise to the occasion─be that as defender, aggressor, or healer.
8180TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_057I feel better about my lack of prowess already!
8281TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_058And you, Emet-Selch, can impress us with your arcane majesty. You lob potent spells as easily as breathing, but can also channel that power in a protective manner if you so choose, yes?
8382TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_059Eh!? Well, yes, should the situation call for it...
8483TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_060Excellent! That should cover us on all fronts.
8584TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_061Your tale led us here, Player, so 'tis only right that you lead us now. No matter what lies ahead, we will win through to Hermes and Meteion.
8685TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_062And then we will face the future together!
8786TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_Q1_000_070What will you do?
8887TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_A1_000_071Small talk.
8988TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_A1_000_072Form a party and enter Ktisis Hyperboreia.
9089TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_A1_000_073Nothing.
9190TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_080From the moment we met you, our visit has devolved into a never-ending series of complications and irritations. In spite of this, I have gained one useful thing:
9291TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_081An awareness of dynamis. To think that a power with the potential to corrupt aether had largely escaped our notice...
9392TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_082Whether or not I believe your tale, the facts underpinning your narrative will be the source of much debate.
9493TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_EMETSELCH_000_083So understand that I act not for the sake of you or your fantastical quest. My duty demands that I apprehend Meteion─and if that now means Hermes as well, then so be it.
9594TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_085I said that Hermes was likely perched somewhere at the highest point of the facility, but reaching him will be no mean feat.
9695TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_086To put it simply, Ktisis Hyperboreia contains a multitude of vast spaces linked together at the seams, meaning the interior is far more massive than even this grand structure might otherwise suggest.
9796TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYTHLODAEUS_000_087But even a colossal facility filled top to bottom with savage creations will not stop you─not with Venat and Emet-Selch at your side. And I will be there too, of course, cheering you on!
9897TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_090Bleak as the contents of Meteion's report might be, many could hear it and remain content with their lives.
9998TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_091But not Hermes. For him, the veneer of perfection has long been cracked, and it was to the distant heavens he looked for the means to repair it.
10099TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_092I understand his anguish after a fashion─my own refusal to return is in opposition to the world's established order.
101100TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_093Yet for me, the imperfections only enhance the fragile beauty of our star. I will fight to see it delivered from destruction, warts and all.
102101TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_HYPERBOREIASTAFF_000_100I will not seek to impede such an august company from going about its business. But please, do be aware that many of the specimens within are far from docile.
103102TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_110Are you feeling at all recovered? I understand that your exertions were more than purely physical, but resting one's body, if only for a moment, is never without merit.
104103TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_111As for Hermes... I think it unlikely he will create more entelechies.
105104TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_112He poured much of himself into Meteion, and now that she and her sisters are gone─dissipated, in his mind─the grief must be unbearable.
106105TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_113He will blame himself. He will believe that, had he never acknowledged his dissatisfaction with the world, then the Meteia would have never been born to suffer and die.
107106TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_VENAS_000_114The offer to join the Fourteen will be a welcome distraction, and one day hence, he will face the advent of the Final Days in the role of Fandaniel...
108107TEXT_AKTKME119_04437_SYSTEM_000_115You may now enter Ktisis Hyperboreia with a party of NPC avatars. To make use of this feature, open the **Trust** interface located under **Duty** in the main menu.