Miriam Bloechl

Overview

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Miriam Bloechl

Miriam Bloechl is a hero contact in the New Corinth neighborhood of Talos Island. Miriam Bloechl is a Magic origin contact. Her level range is 25-29.

Introductions

Contact Introduced By

• Dr. Cheng
• Christine Lansdale
• Andrea Mitchell

New Contact(s)

• Allison King

Allison King is psychic; She's quite adept at gathering information from people's minds. She has a great deal of knowledge about the Circle of Thorns and the Council. She works primarily with magic heroes, and has access to relic and focus enhancements.

Allison is kind, and caring. Take good care of her.

• Peter Stemitz

Peter Stemitz is an interesting case. People say the soul of an ancient shaman dwells within him. Both souls speak through Peter's body, which can be a little disconcerting. He has a great deal of knowledge about the Circle of Thorns and the Council. He works primarily with magic heroes, and has access to Relics and Focus Enhancements.

Be warned, Peter and the shaman will both speak to you. Expect the shift in speech.

Information

Psychometrist

Miriam Bloechl is a psychic whom some people consider a hero in her own right. Her powers don't allow her to put on a costume and fight crime with her fists, but she can be a valuable resource to those who do. She has the power to bring forth psychic visions from any object she touches. Sometimes she can even establish a psychic link with the object's owner, divining his or her whereabouts and current activities. Miriam loves doing her part for the city's welfare, though she also sees paying clients: mostly civilians looking for lost loved ones or checking up on cheating husbands. After all, she's got to pay the bills somehow.

Initial Contact

My powers grant me information that you would be hard pressed to find elsewhere. Use it well.

Store

• Inspirations
• Level 25 Natural/Magic Dual Origin Enhancements (200% base costs)
• Level 30 Natural/Magic Dual Origin Enhancements (200% base costs)
• Level 30 Magic Single Origin Enhancements (150% base costs)

Missions

Stop the ceremony and prevent the obelisk's destruction

Briefing

You may not believe this, but I'm about to send you to help the Circle of Thorns. You see, the Circle's working a big ceremony to try to bind the soul of a deity. As if that wasn't bad enough, it's one of the deities the Banished Pantheon worships! So the Pantheon is moving on the their position, and they plan to destroy the obelisk the Circle is using to focus their spell. Now, here's the scary part. If that obelisk is destroyed, it could take an entire section of the city with it! I need you to stop that ceremony and prevent the obelisk's destruction.

If you can't keep that obelisk intact, I'm afraid this mission will be a failure.

You'll need to defeat everybody at that ceremony, but make sure the obelisk remains intact.

Mission Objective(s)

You hear the twisted words of a language long forgotten.

• Defeat all villains in area
  • Protect the obelisk

You stopped the ceremony and prevented the obelisk from being destroyed.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon
Circle of Thorns

Notes

While one of the mission objectives is to defeat all villains, all that needs to be done is to protect the obelisk and then clear the room the obelisk is in.

Debriefing

Good work. If that obelisk had been destroyed, the energy within could have leveled a good chunk of the city. I'll send some MAGI representatives out to collect the thing now. It really out to be under lock and key.

Go to the preserve and find the missing group

Briefing

I've got a whole pack of missing people for you to find. It seems some New Age meditation group disappeared in a local nature preserve. According to the one member who escaped, they had been drawn to that place by their meditations. Before he ran for it, he saw some strange shambling forms and a witch doctor. Now, here's the strange part: this group's been under investigation for possible connections to the Circle of Thorns. Could you go to the preserve and find the missing group? You only have 90 minutes to find the victims.

This might get complex if the Circle of Thorns really does have a connection to this group. Just remember that your primary objective is to find these people before something happens to them. Fighting witch doctors or anything else is secondary.

Mission Objective(s)

A crystal pendant lies on the ground. Beside it, a trail of footprints leads deeper into the glade.

• Find the missing New Age group - 90 minutes timed
  • 4 missing people left

You have freed the missing new age group from the hands of the Banished Pantheon and the Circle of Thorns.

Notable NPCs

• 4 New Age captives (Hostages)

Enemies

Banished Pantheon
Circle of Thorns

Debriefing

I've talked with the members of the group you saved, and they all spoke of feeling drawn to a place beneath the city. I also checked out the book they were using to identify the properties of crystals. It seems the Library of Congress has no record of the book, the authors, or the printer. I wonder if this group's disappearance was part of a larger plan. Of course, the important thing is that you got them back safely.

Rescue abductees from the Circle of Thorns

Briefing

There have been some disturbing disappearances of late. Citizens with some minor mystical connections have been disappearing from their homes, sometimes even from locked rooms with no sign of forced entry. My investigation found some spectral residue, leading me to suspect that the Circle of Thorns is behind these abductions. You've got to rescue those abductees from the Circle. You only have 90 minutes to rescue the victims.

There have been rumors lately about the Circle planning a ritual in the old Shady Pines Graveyard. That could be where you'll find these missing people.

Mission Objective(s)

The air here is strangely warm, and tastes of sulfurous flame.

• Stop Polentes & his coven - 90 minutes timed
  • Disrupt portal, 6 people to save

You have disrupted the portal and saved all the potential sacrifices.

Notable NPCs

• Polentes/Utares (Circle of Thorns Agony Mage)
• 6 Sacrificial Victims (Hostages)

Enemies

Circle of Thorns

Notes

The boss can have different names, including Polentes and Utares.

Debriefing

You've foiled the plans of the Circle of Thorns yet again. You saved a lot of innocents today, and kept the circle from completing whatever strange pact they were trying to make. I am still puzzled why they chose their targets for the sacrifice, but the important thing now is that all are safe thanks to your valiant efforts.

Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon

Briefing

Some Banished Pantheon worshippers stole a number of Civil War Antiques from the Paragon City Museum. According to the curator, those antiques belonged to a group of soldiers assigned to battle a strange outbreak of witchcraft during the 1860's. The items were all rumored to be magical wards or talismans of some kind. After reading some accounts, that outbreak sounds a lot like the work of the Pantheon's cultists. I need you to recover those antiques from the Banished Pantheon. Whatever they're planning, I want it stopped before it begins. In order to do so, you'll have to act quickly. I doubt you'll have more than an hour to recover everything.

Any power those antiques may have had is probably long gone by now, but studying them could help the Pantheon's cultists to overcome such protections in the future. You must recover all four of them before the Pantheon can learn too much

Mission Objective(s)

As you ready yourself to face the forces of the Banished Pantheon, you think of how brave those Civil War soldiers must have been to battle the Banished Pantheon's cult with no super powers.

• Recover antiques from Pantheon - 60 minutes timed
  • 4 antiques remaining

You have recovered the antiques and foiled the plans of the Banished Pantheon.

	Medal
	The back of this medal is etched with tiny runes. If you look at it in dim light, you can see that the runes possess a faint glow.

	Leather talisman
	This small pouch is meant to be worn around the neck. Its power is gone, but you still feel a bit stronger while holding it.

	Union army cap
	The name 'Jack Sterling' is embroidered on the lining of this worn cap. Faint traces of mystical sigils decorate the interior.

	Metal case
	This metal case is just large enough to hold a small book. Its surface is dented from dozens of impacts, and the inside is etched with faded wards.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Debriefing

Well, I did some research, and I think I know what the Pantheon was up to. They needed those items to perform a ritual of vengeance against the descendants of those soldiers. Thanks to you, those people will never have to know they were in danger.

Go to Dark Astoria and combat the undead

Briefing

I hate to ask this of you, but the more I hear about Dark Astoria, the more worried I become. The entire zone is overrun with the walking dead creations of the Banished Pantheon. Recently, the reports from the few brave souls who dared to enter have spoken of unspeakable hordes of the Pantheon's creatures. If the city is ever to reclaim Astoria, it will only be through the concerted efforts of it's heroes. Will you enter Dark Astoria and combat the hordes of the undead?

You might want to concentrate your efforts on Moth Cemetery or Dido's View. Those neigborhoods are simply overrun.

Mission Objective(s)

• Combat Pantheon in Dark Astoria
  • Defeat 30 Banished Pantheon

You have defeated enough of the Banished Pantheon in Dark Astoria.

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Debriefing

Thousands were buried in Moth Cemetery, including many of the city's veterans. It's a tragedy that the Banished Pantheon now uses their bodies to wreak havoc on the city they once fought to protect.

Defeat Circle in Dark Astoria

Briefing

Members of the Circle of Thorns have been spotted with some regularity within Dark Astoria. No one knows what they're up to, but it can't be good. I need a hero who can fight the Circle's presence in the mists of Dark Astoria. I will warn you that it will likely be a very dangerous battle.

Reports filtering out of Astoria indicate that the Circle, while not common in the zone, are present in some number. Often they've been seen on rooftops performing rituals, or even fighting the Banished Pantheon's creatures.

Mission Objective(s)

• Defeat Circle in Dark Astoria
  • Defeat 30 Circle of Thorns

You have defeated enough members of the Circle of Thorns.

Enemies

Circle of Thorns

Debriefing

No one knows what the Circle of Thorns are working toward in Dark Astoria. They seem to be opposed to the Banished Pantheon, but no one knows their true intentions. Their presence canot help the situation, though.

Go to Dark Astoria and defeat Banished Pantheon

Briefing

Mystically connected contacts of mine are getting disturbing images of a great change overcoming all of Dark Astoria. They think it must have something to do with the Banished Pantheon. I hesitate to ask you, but can you go to Dark Astoria and battle the Banished Pantheon there?

Dark Astoria is awash in the forces of the Banished Pantheon, so finding them should not be difficult. Toffet Terrace and Barca Plaza are especially overrun.

Mission Objective(s)

• Defeat Pantheon in Dark Astoria
  • Defeat 30 Banished Pantheon

Missing Mission Completion Message

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Debriefing

None of my contacts can say what it was they feared happening in Dark Astoria, but all are certain that your actions helped to prevent something awful from occurring. Often, such things are subtle, but we can still take our victories from them.

Cull the numbers of the Banished Pantheon

Briefing

I've become very concerned of late about the activities of the Banished Pantheon. I know that it's a dangerous thing, but I feel I must ask you to cull the numbers of the Banished Pantheon. They are becoming a real threat to this city.

The Banished Pantheon are a plague on the city, and Dark Astoria is one of the places they've hit hardest. Be careful, and take the fight back to them.

Mission Objective(s)

• Combat Banished Pantheon
  • Defeat 30 Banished Pantheon

Missing Mission Completion Message

Enemies

Banished Pantheon

Debriefing

The Pantheon's depredations grow more heinous by the day. If it wasn't for the efforts of heroes like you, they would spread through the city like a plague.

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