Grieving Embers
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Grieving Embers is an Adventure Mission on Amphoreus.
Steps
- Listen to the refugee's request
- Locate Alain
- Open the first Coreflame Casket
- Speak with Alain
- Open the second Coreflame Casket
- Speak with Alain
- Open the third Coreflame Casket
- Speak with Alain
- Open the fourth Coreflame Casket
- Speak with Alain
- Open the fifth Coreflame Casket
- Speak with Alain
- Open the sixth Coreflame Casket
- Speak with Alain
- Open the final Coreflame Casket
- Unlock the second layer of the arcane seal
- Unlock the final layer of the arcane seal
- View the Embers
- Offer Embers
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Listen to the refugee's request
Mission DescriptionThe millennium-long dawn of Okhema has ended. The black tide surges in, engulfing the city-states in suffering, wailing, and death.
In the Dawncloud Temple, where many refugees have gathered, someone seems to be seeking help...
- (Go to mission target)
Panicked Priest- Panicked Priest: O, sky father... Where's Alain? Trailblazer, have you seen him?
- Panicked Priest: He's the priest in charge of Coreflame Caskets. I'm afraid he's trapped in the Demigod Council... The black tide is everywhere outside. If anyone can save him, it's you. Please... will you look for him?
I'll check it out.
- Panicked Priest: Thank you! May the sky father watch over you!
- There's no time...
- Panicked Priest: I know. I know... No one can afford to worry about anyone else right now. O, sky father, I hope he made it to another shelter...
Locate Alain
- Step DescriptionThe refuge-seeking priest requests you to find Alain. There may be a clue of his whereabouts in the Demigod Council.
- (Go to mission target)
- Alain: Ugh... I still can't remember...
- Alain
- Alain: Ngh... It's still not working... You... who are you...?
- Are you Alain?
- Someone sent me to find you.
- Alain: Alain... I...? Ah, yes... I am Priest Alain.
- Alain: You're... (Trailblazer)? The Chrysos Heir who inherited Oronyx's Coreflame? By the sky father's grace, I just retrieved this Coreflame Casket — please, open it!
- What kind of treasure's inside?
- Forget that! Survival comes first!
- Alain: The sky father once granted us the Coreflame's lingering warmth. When the black tide swallows the world, it will be the only thing that can give the children of humanity a brief respite... This "ember" is sealed inside one of these Caskets.
- Alain: I want to run, too... but if we find it, then we can save so many more lives.
- Alain: Opening the Coreflame Casket requires Oronyx's prayer. Lady Caenis is dead, and the elders and priests have scattered... You're the only one left who can do it —
- Alain: If you help me, I'll give you something valuable — whatever the priests left behind, it's all yours!
- I won't turn my back on this.
- Alain: That's a relief! (Trailblazer), please, try opening this Casket.
- You should've said there was a reward sooner!
- Alain: No time to waste! (Trailblazer), please, try opening this Casket!
I've got other matters to handle...
- Alain: I understand. The situation is urgent everywhere. You must have more pressing matters to attend to. (Trailblazer), may the sky father guide you!
Open the first Coreflame Casket
- Step DescriptionAlain explained the situation to you: Kephale once bestowed the "Embers" of the Coreflame upon mortals to help them survive the apocalypse.
However, you don't know which Coreflame Casket holds the Embers... Could it be in this one?
- (Complete puzzle)
- Arcane seal unlocked
Speak with Alain
- Step DescriptionYou successfully opened the Coreflame Casket. Ask Alain about its content.
- (Speak with Alain)
- Alain
- Alain: Ah... This is—!!!
- (Quick Read)
How to Prevent Golden Thread Surveillance - In recent years, the Council of Elders' intentions have often been exposed due to the golden thread's eavesdropping. It is imperative that we find effective countermeasures.
Ciphered Communication
Golden threads can perceive thoughts and extract information, but they are not omniscient, nor does knowing always equate to understanding.
Gestures: Cover both hands with silk and inscribe messages onto each other's palms for silent exchange.
Coded phrases: Layer true intentions beneath seemingly innocuous statements, ensuring only those within the circle can decipher them. Example: "The place where we met ten years ago is now filled with brooms."
Severance
Compared to a thousand years ago, the power of the golden threads appears to have waned. Recently, their tips have become increasingly frail and rigid, so much so that they can hardly be felt upon touch...
Poisoning: With the weakening of the golden threads, their lesser nymphs are now easier to expel. A fumigation agent brewed from medicinal herbs can effectively drive away these unseen spies.
Wooden Shears: The powers of Mnestia and Cerces do not conflict. Using branches from the Grove, one may craft wooden shears capable of cutting the golden threads before they are even aware of the act.
Disruption
The Usurper exercises the divine authority of Mnestia. Golden threads are drawn to "beauty" and repelled by "ugliness."
Sound: Melodic music can intoxicate the golden threads, while harsh noise can distort their perception. Our ancestors' practice of holding discussions in theaters was, indeed, a piece of ancient wisdom.
Filth: Though effective, this method carries a strong stench and is rather undignified. Use with caution.
...
The above secrets must be passed on discreetly and never be exposed.
Yet, we cannot rule out the possibility that even as we write these very words, the golden threads have not spared us...
- Alain: After Elder Lycurgus taught the art of arcane seals to the Council of Elders, they also began storing personal belongings in the Coreflame Caskets — items they preferred to keep hidden from the outside world. This is likely one of them.
- So where exactly is the ember?
- What can this thing even protect?
- Alain: Unfortunately, only Lady Caenis and her inner circle of "Cleaners" know what's inside each Coreflame Casket.
- Alain: There are a total of 320 registered Coreflame Caskets. I've managed to eliminate most of them based on archival records... The ember must be in one of the remaining ones!
- Alain: Please, unlock the next Coreflame Casket. I'll keep sorting through the records in the meantime.
Open the second Coreflame Casket
- Step DescriptionThe Coreflame Casket contains the Council of Elders' secret scrolls, most of which are based on subjective speculation.
Alain asks you to open the next Coreflame Casket. Could the Embers be within?
- (Complete puzzle)
- Arcane seal unlocked
Speak with Alain
- Step DescriptionYou successfully opened the Coreflame Casket. Ask Alain about its content.
- (Speak with Alain)
- Alain
- Alain: Ah... This is—!!!
- Did we pull the jackpot!?
- Don't scare me like that.
- Alain: Sorry, sorry! I tend to get overexcited.
- Alain: This is Feast of the Covenant, an ancient mural of the Era Chrysea that once hung in the temple pavilion. It depicts the foundation of Marmoreal Palace during the signing of a great city-state alliance. It was once auctioned for millions of Balance Coins!
- Alain: That's odd... The accounting priest claimed it was stolen by the Spirithief.
- Bartholos, the god of accounting!
- No wonder it feels so empty...
- Alain: Ugh... Time is running out. Please, let's move on to the next Casket!
Open the third Coreflame Casket
- Step DescriptionThe Coreflame Casket holds a collection of ancient paintings privately hoarded by the accounting priest. Such misuse of public resources is truly despicable.
Alain asks you to open the next Coreflame Casket. Could the Embers be within?
- (Complete puzzle)
- Arcane seal unlocked
Speak with Alain
- Step DescriptionYou successfully opened the Coreflame Casket. Ask Alain about its content.
- (Speak with Alain)
- Alain
- Ah... This is—!!!
- Alain: Wait — why are you stealing my line!?
- This has to be the one, right?
- Alain: Let me check... Ah, this is—!!!
- Alain: This is the Atoning Balm of the sky father... We claim that just a single drop of this into the bonfire in Titan Cliff will atone for all your sins, and the sky father will forgive you and grant you passage to the next Era Chrysea in the apocalypse.
- Alain: Embarrassing as it is, this is one of our main sources of income.
- Why even bother keeping this in the Coreflame Casket!
- What are you waiting for? Next!
- Alain: Yeah... Every second, people in the holy city are dying.
- Alain: There's no time — (Trailblazer), please, open the next Coreflame Casket!
Open the fourth Coreflame Casket
- Step DescriptionThe Coreflame Casket contains the "Sky Father's Atoning Balm," an important source of income for the priests.
Alain asks you to open the next Coreflame Casket. Could the Embers be within?
- (Complete puzzle)
- Arcane seal unlocked
Speak with Alain
- Step DescriptionYou successfully opened the Coreflame Casket. Ask Alain about its content.
- (Speak with Alain)
- Alain
- Alain: Ah... This is—!!!
- (Quick Read)
Fragment Scroll of the Cleaners' Registry - No. 7
Sixteenth Generation: Olivia, Architect Officer
Served as the Architect Officer of Okhema, overseeing the restoration of the Marmoreal Palace.
Cleared sections of the collapsed underground chambers, connecting various strongholds through tunnels. Passed away peacefully in sleep.
Essence has been extracted, awaiting a suitable successor.
Seventeenth Generation: Livia, Brewmaster
Stationed at Marmoreal Palace, occasionally working at the Hero's Bathhouse, responsible for gathering intelligence on the Chrysos Heir.
When receiving the ambrosia, tapping the cup wall three times signals for intelligence to be discreetly attached to the bottom of the plate with the next serving.
...
No. 23Forty-First Generation: Gregoni, Scholar of Helkolithism
Infiltrated the Helkolithism School to steal research findings in pursuit of improving the inheritance ritual.
Fatally injured by a hammer throw during a discus competition, did not survive.
Essence has been extracted, awaiting a suitable successor.Forty-Second Generation: Koroni, Guard Captain
Stationed at Marmoreal Market, responsible for granting passage privileges and responding to operations when necessary.
Killed in a Nikador faction ambush, fatally wounded while escorting refugees, did not survive.
(A sharply written annotation) "Every generation, every single one ends like this... Before acting on impulse, remember why you inherited this title. Is this the kind of death befitting a Cleaner?"
Essence has been extracted, but is temporarily sealed. Successor selection is postponed.
- Alain: Now this is something big. Heh... Y'know, I almost ended up like them once...
- Wait, are you a Cleaner too?
- Could this be... a trap?
- Alain: No need to be on edge. The Chaplain assigned me to oversee these Coreflame Caskets, so I know a few secrets. Even Lady Caenis extended me an invitation — honestly, a seat in the Council of Elders is indeed a tempting offer.
- Alain: But... becoming a Cleaner means inheriting vast knowledge and memories — at the cost of losing your own.
- Alain: I became a priest so I wouldn't have to fight on the battlefield. This... This is just too much for me.
- Alain: ...
- Alain: I've sorted through another batch of Coreflame Caskets. Still 72 more to go. Darn it, how long is this gonna take? But I... ngh...
- Hey, you okay?
- Alain: Ah, no, no, it's fine. I'm fine. Please, let's keep going. Open the next Casket.
Open the fifth Coreflame Casket
- Step DescriptionThe Coreflame Casket contains the "Cleaners' Fragmented Roster" — it seems you've uncovered something extraordinary.
Alain asks you to open the next Coreflame Casket. Could the Embers be within?
- (Complete puzzle)
- Arcane seal unlocked
Speak with Alain
- Step DescriptionYou successfully opened the Coreflame Casket. Ask Alain about its content.
- (Speak with Alain)
- Alain
- Alain: Ah... you... you're...?
- Alain: You're... (Trailblazer)? Right... the Caskets. I need to keep opening them.
- Alain: Wait, this is... an exam paper? No... a scripture? No, that can't be right...
- You sure you're okay? You don't seem like yourself..
- Wow, no sudden outbursts? Feels kinda weird.
- Alain: Don't worry, (Trailblazer)... I actually feel much better now.
- Alain: I remember now. This is the oracles of Kephale. Every priest serving the sky father must swear their devotion to them before baptism.
- Alain: When I graduated from Nodism in the Grove, everyone assumed I'd become an engineer. But on the day I was supposed to enlist... I swore my oath instead. I became a priest.
- Alain: I'm sorry, Mr. Apuleius... I was scared. Scared of the black tide. Scared of death. But now, just like you... my time has come.
- Alain: At least for today, at least this time — ugh... I've gone through all the records, but I still can't remember... I still can't find the right Coreflame Casket. We're running out of time... I really am useless, just like before...
- Try again. We'll find it.
- This isn't your fault...
- We don't have time for this. Focus.
- Alain: Thank you... You're right. I don't want to give up yet. If you're willing to keep going, I'll summon another Coreflame Casket — please, I'm counting on you!
Open the sixth Coreflame Casket
- Step DescriptionThe Coreflame Casket does not contain the Embers, leaving Alain somewhat downhearted. Try opening the next Coreflame Casket.
- (Complete puzzle)
- Arcane seal unlocked
Speak with Alain
- Step DescriptionYou successfully opened the Coreflame Casket. Ask Alain about its content.
- (Speak with Alain)
- Alain
- Alain: I... what am I...? I am...?
- The priest touches his face in disbelief. Then, suddenly, he calms, as if accepting some unknown reality.
- Alain: I am... Alain.
- Is this one holding the ember?
- Alain: No need to check... This isn't the right Casket. I remember where the ember is now.
- Alain: The Coreflame Casket holding the ember is sealed behind three layers of arcane seals. (Trailblazer), this is the final step... I know you can do it.
Open the final Coreflame Casket
- Step DescriptionAlain claims he already knows the location of the correct Coreflame Casket. It is protected by three layers of arcane seals — looks like you'll need to stay sharp to face the challenge.
- (Complete puzzle)
- Arcane seal unlocked
Unlock the second layer of the arcane seal
- Step DescriptionThe first layer of the arcane seal has been successfully unlocked. Proceed to unlock the second layer.
- Alain: The first layer's down. The next ones will only get more complex — stay sharp.
- (Complete puzzle)
- Arcane seal unlocked
Unlock the final layer of the arcane seal
- Step DescriptionThe second layer of the arcane seal has been successfully unlocked. Unlock the final layer and retrieve the Embers.
- Alain: (Trailblazer), use Oronyx's power to break the final arcane seal!
- (Complete puzzle)
- Arcane seal unlocked
View the Embers
- Step DescriptionYou have successfully opened the Coreflame Casket containing the sealed Embers. Having too many questions needing Alain's answer, you decide to speak with him.
- (Go to mission target)
- Alain
- The seals unravel, fading away as what lies within slowly comes into view...
- A single ember drifts downward, landing gently in Alain's palm.
- Alain: Never thought I'd live to touch the sky father's Coreflame...
- Huh. No dramatic reactions this time.
- Glad to see you've grown.
- Alain: Heh... So that's the kind of person I was, huh?
- Alain: It doesn't matter anymore... Please, take the ember to the Dawncloud. Let it protect those who still remain.
- It's time to go.
- Alain: Me? No, I'll stay...
- Why aren't you coming with us?
- Alain: Because... my time is almost up.
- Alain: Only Lady Caenis and the Cleaner knew which Casket held the ember. So before you arrived, I used a sealed relic to perform the Cleaner's ritual on myself.
- Alain: The ritual was rushed, incomplete. My memories are breaking apart, like waves washing over the shore, erasing everything in their path... But in the end, at least it gave me the answer.
- The Era Nova is almost complete...
- Why go this far?
- I can open more Coreflame Caskets!
- Alain: You've already done so much for us, (Trailblazer)... Besides, we don't have time to open them all.
- Alain: "Era Nova" — I once lived with that hope, too. But when the black tide came, when I watched it consume my friends and heard their screams... I won't lie. I was still afraid.
- Alain: Afraid of the pain in that final moment, afraid of the endless dark that follows. Even if some promised salvation beyond...
- Alain: (Trailblazer), forgive me. These are just the ramblings of a coward at death's door—
- Alain: If the world is reshaped through a hero's eyes... then what about those of us who were never seen? Will we have a place in the next life?
- Anaxa proved it's possible. I believe in him.
- Alain: Haha... Well then, I'll take your word for it.
- Alain: Maybe... we'll meet again, beyond the western winds... in a world of light, free from pain.
- Alain: (Trailblazer)... Thank you. You helped me do something I can be proud of.
- ...I can't make that promise.
- Alain: I appreciate your honesty. That's why even if there's only the slimmest chance... I want to hold onto it.
- Alain: Life is far too short... (Trailblazer), thank you for helping me do something I can be proud of.
- Alain: Even if this is the end of my journey, I have no regrets.
- (Subsequent interactions)
- Alain: There's no time. Please, take the ember to the Dawncloud. Let it protect those who still remain.
- Alain: Even if this is the end of my journey, I have no regrets.
Offer Embers
- Step DescriptionAlain sacrificed himself in exchange for the Embers. It's time for it to prove its worth.
- (Go to mission target)
- Bonfire
- The ember, paid for with Alain's life, melts soundlessly into the light, vanishing in an instant. And yet... was it just imagination, or did a warm breeze brush against your cheek?
- ...Unsurpassed idiocy.
- Let's hope it was worth it.
- Alright. Let's find the next person who needs help.
- (Upon completing mission)
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- (Unlock Achievement The Fleeting Life of Flame)
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Grieving Embers |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 哀烬余火 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 哀燼餘火 |
| Japanese | 悲しみの残り火 |
| Korean | 슬픔이 타고 남은 잔불 |
| Spanish | Ascuas dolientes |
| French | Braises du deuil |
| Russian | Скорбные угли |
| Thai | เสี้ยวเปลวไฟแห่งความโศก |
| Vietnamese | Tàn Lửa Đau Thương |
| German | Glut der Trauer |
| Indonesian | Bara Api Duka |
| Portuguese | Brasas do Luto |
Change History
Released in Version 3.3