Mission:An Act of Mercy - Part One: The Suited Man

Part One: The Suited Man

Briefing

I am sure you are aware that Mot seems to be feeding off the deaths of those in this world, particularly those who die in a violent manner.

This fact means that time is against us on this matter. Every minute a person dies, and every minute Mot grows stronger. I believe the beast previously only gained a small portion of power when someone died in a violent manner, but now that it is fully awakened, it can absorb violent deaths wherever they happen.This god of death also seems to have the ability to twist a person's thoughts and destroy their hope. I assume you have seen it just as we have; we lost a small squadron of Arachnos operatives when we first came here because of that.

I believe it's safe to assume that this absorption by Mot gives him more power than a simple death of a person. This leaves us with an intricate problem, Character.

These Knives of Vengeance seem bent on delivering some form of bloody justice to those who they believe have done something wrong. Mot is luring those who have a tie to Dark Astoria or itself to this city, and these Knives seem to believe that those people must be killed and made to pay, which is only empowering Mot faster than we can combat him.

• What you're saying is we need a way to stop the Knives of Vengeance.

Yes, stopping the Knives of Vengeance should be our main priority. We also need to get more information regarding how to combat Mot and the possible connection these Knives have with it. Our main concern should be how to stop it from altering our minds and absorbing us, as so many have been before.

Scirocco and Ice Mistral departed to raid one of the Tsoo's main safehouses for information; the group has refused to work together with us, and so we must rely on force. I know you are fully aware of this. They have been in Dark Astoria for years fighting the forces of the Banished Pantheon.

I would request that you depart to aid Scirocco and Ice Mistral, as I fear that the Tsoo have become stronger than we could have ever anticipated.

Unnecessary Solicitation

I shall stay behind to relay what we find to the appropriate channels.

Mission Objective(s)

The sound of battle rings through the air. You can hear the sounds of the Banished Pantheon in the halls. They must be trying to destroy any information the Tsoo have!

• Raid the Tsoo Safehouse
  • One bookcase to look through
  • Rescue Scirocco
  • Rescue Ice Mistral

[NPC] Ice Mistral: I'm gonna turn you all to ice and shatter you into the wind!
[NPC] Ice Mistral: Pointsphere?! I can do this, back off!
[NPC] Scirocco: Where has this power come from?
[NPC] Sorceress: Pointsphere! You will not aid Scirocco!
[NPC] Scirocco: Pointsphere. Unexpected.

[NPC] Scirocco: We have much work to do. The Tsoo refuse to work with us, so they must be made to do the greater good.

[NPC] Ice Mistral: Hrmph. That Mu guy sent you, huh? I guess that means we're OK, for -now-.

[NPC] Ravager: The one known as Pointsphere is here. We can feel his presence.
[NPC] Ravager: Pointsphere. Mot has not forgotten you, after all of this time. You shall not be the one to destroy Mot!

Flashes of Images

You defeat a monstrous Ravager of Mot in the Tsoo Safehouse and saw several images flash in your mind. You see a man in a suit surrounded by the Knives of Vengeance in some dark tunnels. You then see where the entrance to these tunnels are in Dark Astoria. A harsh voice assaults your mind at the end of the image, the same voice you heard when you were attacked with Sigil... 'Character, I groW strOnGeR by ThE MoMENT yOU havE no HoPE aGAINST the NaTURE oF deATH' You're not too sure what to make of it, but it seems that this man is somehow important in the fight against Dark Astoria. It's a weak lead, but perhaps if you find him, he can illuminate exactly he knows about what's going on.