Behind Enemy Lines

So while you were gone, Alaric handed over that cursed little artifact you made to the captain. He just wanted to curry favour, despite me telling him the thing was cursed.

We need to find his notes to determine where he might have gone. I hate to admit it, but your skills could be useful here.

Themis is inconsolable, and he's preventing me from doing my duty properly.

Look around the fort, find any notes the captain took before leaving, and bring them to Tharkon - I'm a bit tied up.

Walk away then. I hope you're ready to face the consequences.

Fine, leave. Just remember, dark magic doesn't care about excuses.

You're seriously going to leave us hanging? Good luck avoiding a curse.

I suppose I’ll need your help to stop this...

Lo and behold, the captain is possessed and running into the woods 10 minutes later.

They're trying to destabilize us. Typical Quaddari tactics, always looking to sow chaos.

The notes suggest that the captain is being drawn to a ritual site deeper in the woods, likely a strategic move by those Quaddari scum.

So, it’s as I suspected. This artifact has Quaddari sabotage all over it.

Did anyone see you coming here? Show me what you've got, quickly!

We're dancing with evil here. Grab the leaves, pronto.

Perfect. These leaves should help me calm the captain down.

While you were gathering these, I found out through a source what is happening and why they've targeted the captain.

Look around the fort, search the captain’s trunks for any of those Calming Leaves, and bring them to Tharkon - I’m a bit tied up.

We need to find the Calming Leaves that he crushes into powder... it might help him simmer down a little. I hate to admit it, but your skills could be useful here.