Due to his titled status, his degree of Harmonization and his (mild) affiliation with the Church ( LIEM WEAR YOUR ROBES AND SHOW SOME ANKLE ALREADY ), Decurion Liem Talbott finds that locating the information he is searching for is not terribly hard! While the public libraries of Springstar and Highstorm are, as always, notably scarce about information ( the tomes in both cities seem to serve more as summaries, rather than deep dives into any important topic ), his affiliation(s) allow him to eventually access some of the archives within the Church of Helios.
Therein, he finds information about the history of the Mnemosyno Gathering — the practice was born generations ago, from a sect of Shard-bearers and native Kenosians that lived within Springstar. They would administer rites to return the souls of the deceased to the Tree’s embrace, and as the prominence of this sect dwindled over time — due to the death of Shard-bearers and the passage of time through the generations of the native Kenosians, the Church of Helios took over these duties, evolving the rites and centralizing them among its faith. The most recent of duties was performed independent of the Church, but had been marked as "effective" in returning the souls of the departed to the Tree.
During that mid-month meeting, Natalia moves onto the matter of the spirit in the labyrinth below. Admittedly, it is not time for the annual Gathering — and she is concerned that somehow, this spirit was "missed" by the last one. Either no one was there to mourn it properly, or, more likely: it was entrapped in the labyrinth by another power.
For them to be able aid it, Natalia has concluded that the Church needs a little 'extra' power, found in the form of prominence outside of Springstar-proper. She asks that Liem, in his experience as a Priest of Abadar and Inquisitor, gather a few faithful together and perform the following task(s):
— Natalia hands Liem a gleaming gemstone, rich with Meridian's energy, and asks him to decide with his chosen team to deliver it to an integral area within Highstorm. The gemstone is part of a Hallow spell, with a unique and powerful twist: once deployed, its chosen effect will be the cleansing of Zenith's energies around that location. It is otherwise indistinguishable from a normal Hallow spell.
— The second task is for Liem and his chosen team of 2-3 to deliver Shards that Meridian was able to rescue from the Timestream to the Zenites they belong to. She admits that it took some time, and it was exhausting, but she and her allies have managed to pull forth a handful of Shards from Oblivion, and she would like to see them returned to the ones they belong to. After all, Meridian does not require cheap vows, when they have their worlds protected in the Sunbeams.
Liem + his party will be able to do the first task among themselves, but will need to reach out to Zenith-aligned characters for the second. However many people are in his party are however many Shards he needs to give to them. Christy has already volunteered Sebastian, for #reasons! Any other Zenites participating is at their discretion, because...
Natalia will make known to Liem, alone, that these Shards are actually poisoned with Oblivion, and will affect Yima's gift Shard similar to the way found in these death responses — but more extreme. Some could get frosty, some might crack and some might even explode. Because he is a high tier Meridian, the expectations upon him are higher but so is the trust and faith that she has in him.
She points out one Shard in particular, and asks that Liem ensure that one reach the hands of Sebastian Michaelis. Admitting to him that the Oblivion Shards will likely severely damage the lesser Shards granted to the Zenites — however, that is the risk that they took in accepting them. Whether Yima mentioned that to them or not is the lie she must explain to her loyalists.
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Therein, he finds information about the history of the Mnemosyno Gathering — the practice was born generations ago, from a sect of Shard-bearers and native Kenosians that lived within Springstar. They would administer rites to return the souls of the deceased to the Tree’s embrace, and as the prominence of this sect dwindled over time — due to the death of Shard-bearers and the passage of time through the generations of the native Kenosians, the Church of Helios took over these duties, evolving the rites and centralizing them among its faith. The most recent of duties was performed independent of the Church, but had been marked as "effective" in returning the souls of the departed to the Tree.
During that mid-month meeting, Natalia moves onto the matter of the spirit in the labyrinth below. Admittedly, it is not time for the annual Gathering — and she is concerned that somehow, this spirit was "missed" by the last one. Either no one was there to mourn it properly, or, more likely: it was entrapped in the labyrinth by another power.
For them to be able aid it, Natalia has concluded that the Church needs a little 'extra' power, found in the form of prominence outside of Springstar-proper. She asks that Liem, in his experience as a Priest of Abadar and Inquisitor, gather a few faithful together and perform the following task(s):
Liem + his party will be able to do the first task among themselves, but will need to reach out to Zenith-aligned characters for the second. However many people are in his party are however many Shards he needs to give to them. Christy has already volunteered Sebastian, for #reasons! Any other Zenites participating is at their discretion, because...
Natalia will make known to Liem, alone, that these Shards are actually poisoned with Oblivion, and will affect Yima's gift Shard similar
to the way found in these death responses — but more extreme. Some could get frosty, some might crack and some might even explode. Because he is a high tier Meridian, the expectations upon him are higher but so is the trust and faith that she has in him.
She points out one Shard in particular, and asks that Liem ensure that one reach the hands of Sebastian Michaelis. Admitting to him that the Oblivion Shards will likely severely damage the lesser Shards granted to the Zenites — however, that is the risk that they took in accepting them. Whether Yima mentioned that to them or not is the lie she must explain to her loyalists.