Black Sands Sorcerer
Locations
Ziggurat of Dust
The Ruined Temple
Shivering Shore
NPC Type
Story/Questline
Limited Availability
Yes
Notes
This NPC grants the player the Dart Brand.
This NPC gives the player a Charred Tome for completing his questline.
Completing this questline will also grant the player the achievement "Fading Fast."
In order to make the NPC spawn at the Shivering Shore, the player must defeat the Witch of the Lake.
Failing to meet this NPC at each location prior to defeating that area's boss will cause the NPC to disappear until the next game cycle.
Dialogue
When the player speaks with the NPC at the Ziggurat of Dust:
^ Huh...?
^ So you killed him... you killed the King...?
^ Quite a relief.
^ But... is this a dream?
^ This ziggurat we're in... well... it reminds me of that great tomb built by the Sun King of Kulka'as.
^ Kulka'as is where I studied. Until... the mission.
^ We were to sail to the west. For a marriage alliance. I think...
^ No... that's wrong. We were to sail east, to Liven. We were to make peace with the Citadel of Fire and Sky.
^ Kulka'as' sitting king had just announced an alliance with Askaria, and with it, allegiance to their new gods. The climate for sorcerer collectives would surely sour.
^ So we sailed... but there was a storm at sea! I was washed ashore. I don't think any of my fellow sorcerers survived.
^ When I found this ziggurat, I thought I'd gone mad.
^ But I'm no stranger to dark magic.
^ Imagine a demon that feeds off of the ruins of nations.
^ ...a demon that... "collects."
^ Such a powerful being could dwell on this island. Or perhaps this island is the demon.
^ And it feeds... claiming men, women, kings, countries.
^ I want you to explore my theory, and I have just the thing to help you do it.
^ I have something for you. It might burn... a bit. But aren't all good things found in flame?
^ (Player is given the Dart Brand)
^ If you find the Ruined Temple, you'll know my theory is true.
^ What about you? Do you agree?
If the player answers "Yes":
^ Of course. This island is a graveyard of civilizations.
^ Find the Ruined Temple. We'll get to the bottom of this.
If the player answers "No":
^ Hm... maybe I'm wrong.
^ Hope you figure out what it is we're doing here.
^ (This dialogue option will stop this NPC's questline, causing the NPC to disappear)
When the player speaks with the NPC at The Ruined Temple:
^ We found it: the Ruined Temple.
^ It was built in the north as a testament to the power of man. But it became corrupted. By greed... and something more.
^ The Mountainsmith may have cast out gods, but even a godless land isn't safe from demons.
^ I was led to this alcove by a number of tiny markings, each one bearing an instruction in a dead Tristini tongue.
^ Here I found a set of garments identical to mine.
^ Could it be that I have a shadow, leaving me messages, wearing my clothes?
^ Ever since you slayed the king, I've wanted nothing more than to explore.
^ But now that I think I understand what power is here... I'm filled with dread.
^ I'm going to retrace my steps. Perhaps I'll discover an answer.
When the player speaks with the NPC at the Shivering Shore:
^ I think...
^ I think I understand.
^I tried to retrace my steps to when I wrecked on this island...
^ Only... I can't remember.
^ I came from... some nation.
^ I had a mission... to do... some thing.
^ But all I desire is to appease the island.
^ I've died so many, many times.
^ Again and again. Again and again.
^ I keep finding myself in the same place.
^ I find messages left to me... by me... with no recollection of leaving them.
^ Whatever my soul was made of... it's fading fast.
^ This island wants me to kneel. To abandon my soul to it...
^ I can't... I won't.
^ I should've died at sea. I... I can still die at sea.
^ Take this gift. I won't need it anymore.
^ (Player receives a Charred Tome)
^ Good luck, kind stranger. May you fare better than me.
If a summoned player speaks to the NPC:
^ You're a shadow... but you're not mine.