Conjury Duty

I stopped by Stillglade Fane today. I was looking to visit Nimla, but was stopped by Soileine at the front desk. She explained to me that it was our duty as conjurer to protect and ensure the safety of the elementals - especially the ones that dwell within the ancient trees. She asked me to go and scout with Brother Morys to make sure all was in order in the forest. I had a duty to uphold. She told me to head to Lifemend Stump - I'd never heard of it but it certainly had an interesting name.

Lifemend Stump

When I got to this great stump, Morys announced the wood was in great pain - then wandered off on his own as if in a trance. Soileine contacted me via the Stillglade Fane linkpearl and told me Morys often is lost in conversations with the forest, but there was indeed a trespasser in the forest. I was sent to patrol Humblehearth, Emerald Moss and a place called Amberscale Rock that I had never heard of before. I immediately set out to patrol the woods.

Fight at Amberscale Rock!

I found nothing of interest at Humblehearth or Emerald Moss, but there was something of note when I tracked down Amberscale Rock, which was west of Humblehearth. It was there I found six elementals hovering over the body of a knight. Although Morys was standing by, I single-handedly defeated the elementals in order to rescue him. It was a vicious fight and I'm thankful I recently learned how to cast Sleep in order to fight them one by one at my own pace. Nevertheless it was not easy by any means.

The Fallen Knight

Morys told me to contact the Fane about the fallen knight - I contacted Soileine who told me she would send help for the man and to return tot he guild immediately. Whew. I could have used a break!

I arrived back at the guild and spoke with Soileine in person. She told me they had confirmed the identity of the knight and that he hailed from Ishgard. I had long heard of this city-state but never seen it up close. Apparently the knights come into the woods often and end up hurting the woods and themselves - Brother Ingram interjected to say they are searching for something, but would not elaborate.

Apparently Morys was already escorting the knight back to Ishgard and Soleine and Ingram thought it best if I catch up to them and play escort. I was warned there may be dragons involved! They must really think highly of me if they're sending me into Coerthas on dragon alert. Flattered and a lot nervous, I headed out for Emerald Moss and to Coerthas beyond that. 

I arrived at Owl's Nest - a community tucked into the mountains of Coerthas. There I was nearly trampled by knights mounted on chocobo (lucky!) and met with one named Yuhelmeric. He asked me if I had come to join their ranks in slaying dragons - but I informed him I was there to see the knight with Morys. Yuhelmeric told me it would be days before the knight was ready to return to the woods, where he claimed to have seen a dragon (however improbable). A dragon? Near Amberscale?

Knights Stationed at Owl's Nest

When I found the injured knight, I used the Echo to peer into his soul. He was running from Amberscale Rock - fire engulfed him! When I entered the cave, there was only the rock in question and nothing else. What was this all about, I wonder. He asked me to tell Morys he was sorry for accusing the conjurers of concealing a dragon. The Echo had shown he was mistaken; his dragon was nothing more than an oddly shaped stone. Soileine told me through the linkpearl to track Morys down at the edge of the Black Shroud. I began the long hike back to the Shroud.

Not a Dragon; or is it?

I ran into Morys on the way back to Gridania. He mentioned he needed to know what was really going on in Ishgard and in his cryptic way excused himself and returned to Coerthas.

I found my way back to Stillglade Fane finally. Soileine confided in me that she had not been totally honest with me about Morys in the past. She told me he had been found in the forest much like the young knight. He suffered from amnesia and perhaps his encounter was triggering some past memory. Morys stumbled in while we were talking about him (creepy!) and muttered about a "one place" he must return. I can't make much sense of it, but finally my duty was complete. I set out for some rest and relaxation in the springs around Gridania.