Strange Growths
MasterQuest
Act: 11
Activate the Ichor Pump to begin the Blight Encounter.
#Name
1Activate the Ichor Pump
Activate the Ichor Pump to begin the Blight Encounter.
  • Activate the Ichor Pump to begin the Blight Encounter
    • 2Build a Tower near the Mycelium
    Build a Tower near the Mycelium to help protect Cassia's pump.
  • Build a Tower near the Mycelium to help protect Cassia's pump
    • 3Defeat the Fungal Defenders
    Defeat the Fungal Defenders before they reach the Ichor Pump.
  • Defeat the Fungal Defenders before they reach the Ichor Pump
    • 4Talk to Cassia
    You failed to defend the pump. Talk to Cassia about the next step.
  • Talk to Cassia about the pump
    • NPC:
  • Sister Cassia Strange Growths: It was I who tasked you with protecting the pump, so ultimately we know where the blame lies. On {you}. For not protecting the pump. It's in terrible shape. It may take weeks to fix it. Months even. I--... Oh, no, I've fixed it, thank God. Consider yourself extremely lucky.

    You're not ready for this yet, I suppose. I'll pray that you will be soon, as you now owe me. Get better at this, then find me. You know how to find me, right? Just go to the nearest pulsating growth.
    • 5Talk to Cassia
    Talk to Cassia about the growth.
  • Talk to Cassia about the growth
    • NPC:
  • Sister Cassia Strange Growths: Success! And I couldn't have done it without God. I suppose you were of some help as well. Don't get a big head.

    Alas, this is but one of many impure growths. We have much work ahead of ourselves if we are to banish this blight from Wraeclast. Since you performed... adequately... I believe we should make our partnership ongoing. You'll know where to find me.
    • 6Quest Complete
    Quest Complete - You have helped Cassia defend her Ichor Pump.
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    Quest Complete - You have helped Cassia defend her Ichor Pump.
    NPC:
  • Sister Cassia Devices: I've worked on many beautiful little machines in my time. Let's see... There was the one that was originally designed to rapidly peel and pith fruit. That one is now called the Descalper.

    The portable oven turned out to be less of an oven and more of a red-hot ember dispenser. Still quite popular.

    And of course, the towers I have been assembling for use in protecting the portable-purifying-pumping unit. Those I am particularly proud of. Powered by the toxic fluid that runs through the fungal fibres. Surprisingly robust, and safe! Relatively safe. Almost no one has died yet who wasn't meant to.
  • Sister Cassia Devices: I've worked on many beautiful little machines in my time. Let's see... There was the one that was originally designed to rapidly peel and pith fruit. That one is now called the Descalper.

    The portable oven turned out to be less of an oven and more of a red-hot ember dispenser. Still quite popular.

    And of course, the towers I have been assembling for use in protecting the portable-purifying-pumping unit. Those I am particularly proud of. Powered by the toxic fluid that runs through the fungal fibres. Surprisingly robust, and safe! Relatively safe. Almost no one has died yet who wasn't meant to.
  • Sister Cassia Exile: Yes, it's true, I, like you, am an exile. I caught the High Templar's eye several years ago. I showed an interest in the mechanical arts, and he had need for someone like myself for some highly secret projects he had started. He sought ways to tap into the power contained within the virtue gems in ways that I'm not sure were in line with God's plan. I did not openly refuse his orders; I simply... interpreted them differently. The mechanisms I built were brilliant and powerful, and totally useless for his desires. I may have kept some of them.

    Unfortunately, as you know, little slips past Dominus. I was exiled as a matter of secrecy. Rapidly replaced by some little whore.

    What? She {is} a whore.
  • Sister Cassia Exile: Yes, it's true, I, like you, am an exile. I caught the High Templar's eye several years ago. I showed an interest in the mechanical arts, and he had need for someone like myself for some highly secret projects he had started. He sought ways to tap into the power contained within the virtue gems in ways that I'm not sure were in line with God's plan. I did not openly refuse his orders; I simply... interpreted them differently. The mechanisms I built were brilliant and powerful, and totally useless for his desires. I may have kept some of them.

    Unfortunately, as you know, little slips past Dominus. I was exiled as a matter of secrecy. Rapidly replaced by some little whore.

    What? She {is} a whore.
  • Sister Cassia Fungi: I've not seen anything like it before. The growths show no sign of intelligent thought, no clear ambition, yet the moment the pump's needle pierces the fungal flesh, creatures of all shapes and sizes begin to emerge from the mycelium -- and they never stray away from it.

    The fluid within those growths may hold the key to controlling the minds of creatures... And hopefully, something to protect us from such a power. Too many already vie for control of our wills, but that is the domain of the divine.
  • Sister Cassia Fungi: I've not seen anything like it before. The growths show no sign of intelligent thought, no clear ambition, yet the moment the pump's needle pierces the fungal flesh, creatures of all shapes and sizes begin to emerge from the mycelium -- and they never stray away from it.

    The fluid within those growths may hold the key to controlling the minds of creatures... And hopefully, something to protect us from such a power. Too many already vie for control of our wills, but that is the domain of the divine.
  • Sister Cassia The Templar: You've no doubt heard me singing some of the Templar hymns. One of the many habits that stuck with me, other than the one I still wear. Though the Templar have their... 'issues', they are not without merit. They are, after all, doing God's work. And by Innocence, their hymns are truly catchy little earworms. Singing them helps me focus.
  • Sister Cassia The Templar: You've no doubt heard me singing some of the Templar hymns. One of the many habits that stuck with me, other than the one I still wear. Though the Templar have their... 'issues', they are not without merit. They are, after all, doing God's work. And by Innocence, their hymns are truly catchy little earworms. Singing them helps me focus.
  • Sister Cassia Anointing Oils: I see you've scavenged some oils with your sticky little hands. What in God's name are you planning to do with them? Don't bother answering -- I don't actually care, as I have a much better use than whatever nonsense you had planned.

    Bring me a few phials of those oils and I'll anoint your amulet and rings, as is tradition among the clergy. Such a blessing will unlock gifts within you that you may not even know you had. God helps those who help each other, after all.
  • Sister Cassia Anointing Oils: I see you've scavenged some oils with your sticky little hands. What in God's name are you planning to do with them? Don't bother answering -- I don't actually care, as I have a much better use than whatever nonsense you had planned.

    Bring me a few phials of those oils and I'll anoint your amulet and rings, as is tradition among the clergy. Such a blessing will unlock gifts within you that you may not even know you had. God helps those who help each other, after all.
  • Sister Cassia Piety and Dominus: Strange as it may sound, I'm somewhat sad. I know in my heart of hearts that they were not good people, but they were still people. I knew Dominus well. We worked together. Ate together. There was a time when I would have called him my friend. And Piety was fighting her own demons.

    I hope God sees fit to forgive their souls... And mine.
  • Sister Cassia Piety and Dominus: Strange as it may sound, I'm somewhat sad. I know in my heart of hearts that they were not good people, but they were still people. I knew Dominus well. We worked together. Ate together. There was a time when I would have called him my friend. And Piety was fighting her own demons.

    I hope God sees fit to forgive their souls... And mine.
  • Sister Cassia The Blightheart: You've done well, my little apostle. Ahead of us lies the moment of truth. Where are you looking? I'm being metaphorical. We'll work on that.

    Before we strike at the heart of the Blight, please make sure you're ready for what awaits us. This would be a very inconvenient time for you to die. I may even miss you.

    I suggest you limber up, because you're going to be doing some running.
  • Sister Cassia The Blightheart: You've done well, my little apostle. Ahead of us lies the moment of truth. Where are you looking? I'm being metaphorical. We'll work on that.

    Before we strike at the heart of the Blight, please make sure you're ready for what awaits us. This would be a very inconvenient time for you to die. I may even miss you.

    I suggest you limber up, because you're going to be doing some running.
  • Sister Cassia Innocence: The Innocence you slew was not the God I know. My God is selfless. Humble. Yes, he is prone to burning sinners, but who among us isn't?

    You just wait, Exile. Eternity will prove me right.
  • Sister Cassia Innocence: The Innocence you slew was not the God I know. My God is selfless. Humble. Yes, he is prone to burning sinners, but who among us isn't?

    You just wait, Exile. Eternity will prove me right.
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