Mission:Blind Faith - Part One: Oranbega's One Weakness

Part One: Oranbega's One Weakness

Briefing

Character. I am Theoden of the Lost. Normally, you and I would be enemies.

But today, we are allies against my former friends. There are members of the Lost who are going against what is... right. Your PPD have allowed me to work with you to stop this.

As you can see, I am currently in full custody of your PPD. I am helping you because our ways require it.

What these Lost are doing goes against the laws that have been handed down to us, against the goals that we promote.

I believe that, in this instance, your help will aid the greater good, if you can believe that.

Mission Acceptance

Members of the Lost are reverting to... magic in order to gain power. This is something that is forbidden by the Lost.

It has been passed down to us that magic is something that must be forbidden. I do not know why my brothers have decided to disobey such a command, but now they must reap the consequences.

From what I understand, they intend to steal Synapse's power by utilizing an ancient obelisk. As we speak, they are attacking the lair of the Circle of Thorns in order to retrieve the obelisk.

If they are successful, they will use this ritual to spread Synapse's abilities to all of the Lost, tainting all of us with the mark of magic!

I would normally be more than happy to receive an edge over you 'heroes', but this is going too far.

You can find the lair of the Circle beneath the streets of Skyway. The only way for them to steal such a large obelisk would be to bring it back up to the surface. Stop them here, and you will save both my people and the people of your city.

Unnecessary Solicitation

We have no time to lose. You must hurry, before my brothers corrupt all of the Lost with this magic.

Mission Objective(s)

Map: COT_OBELISK_LAIR

You can feel the temperature rise as you step into Oranbega.
In the distance, the cries of battle can be heard between the Lost and the mages of the Circle.

• Protect the Obelisk from the Lost
  • Find the Obelisk
  • Get out of the caverns before they collapse! 2:00

You were too late to find the obelisk, but you discovered that the Lost found some unlikely allies in the form of the Igneous!

Enemies

Circle of Thorns
The Lost
Minions of Igneous

Notable NPCs

• Alastor
• Echidna

Circle of Thorns & Lost Dialogue

Before Combat:

Mutate Slugger: The artifact will be ours, it is being commanded!

Archer: You will not have the artifact, we have plans for it!

Combat Start:

Mutate Slugger: We have been betrayed, our location is known!

Archer: Insufferable heroes, interfering with our affairs!

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Before Combat:

Archer: You reek of your masters, we will send you back to them in pieces!

Mutate Buckshot: Your magics will serve us well, we will serve beyond what we were told!

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Before Combat:

Spectral Knight: You have the gall to enter our halls?! For that, you will pay with your lives!

Mutate Slugger: We do this to show our loyalty!

Temple Leader Dialogue

Before Combat:

Temple Leader: -Find- the Obelisk! They cannot get away with this!

Combat Start:

Temple Leader: You're too late, hero! The Lost have taken our obelisk. But we will be more than happy to kill YOU!

Something is causing the caverns to collapse!

	Unlikely Allies
	The portion of Oranbega that you were sent to began to collapse around you, once you discovered that the obelisk was missing. It appears that the Lost are working together with the Igneous, who created a tunnel system for them to transport the obelisk.

Editor's Note: After defeating the Temple Leader, you have 2:00 to escape the cavern before it collapses. Groups of Minions of Igneous replace the Lost and Circle of Thorns mobs, including one Boss near the entrance to the first room. Defeating each minion spawn group adds 0:30 to the countdown timer, and defeating the boss adds 0:45.

Minions of Igneous Dialogue

Pumicite: Oog! Oog oog!
Pumicite: Golapo oog!
Pumicite: Wuga! Oog wuga!
Igneous Lord: Logo! Aga logo!
Igneous Lord: Wuga! Aga logo! Oog!

Ending Encounter

Before Approach:

Echidna: You said the obelisk would be here, that it would be the ticket to ultimate power!

Alastor: Patience! We will track down the obelisk, then you shall obtain true power!

Upon Approach:

Alastor: Flee! You must have Synapse's power before we deal with any further interruptions!

Echidna: What?! I can handle this hero myself... get back here!

Debriefing

Hrm. This is most troubling. The Igneous awoke many years ago during the Hollowing, where a giant explosion shattered the neighborhood of Eastgate.

The monsters kept to themselves within the Hollows, but we always believed they were biding their time before trying to rise to power.

I can only believe that my brothers somehow made a bargain with them; if the Igneous helped to retrieve the artifact, then they would help the Igneous rise to power. This must have been done on the psychic level, as communication with the Igneous is... quite difficult.

...I just may know how to catch up with my brothers.