Jorune Drey Ryefeldt, Dreamguard Champion

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(55) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Ah, you're finally here! Welcome, friend! I'm glad you could make it.¹⁾

Um, thanks? I take it you're Dreamguard Jorune. → (56)

(56) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Yes, of course I am! And we've been expecting you, my darling Alyssa and I, haven't we dear?

There's no one else here… → (57)

(57) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Ah, silly me. She must have popped off for a moment, I'm sure she'll be back soon. Nevermind that, gives us a chance to catch up.

Excellent, no time to waste - tell me what you've learned about the curse. → (58)

Sorry, do you know who I am? → (60)

(58) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Curse, what curse? What are you talking about, man?

The… curse? Which you came here to investigate…? → (59)

(60) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: What a silly question, Sir Bartholomus! Of course I recognize you, you tricky old fox - Knight Commander of the Dreamguard! I told you we'd be raising a toast together upon my return and here we are!

Please try to concentrate for a moment; I need you to tell me about the curse here. → (58)

Right, you've lost your mind, haven't you…? → (61)

(59) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: What nonsense…? There is no curse! Is there…? Ugh, I… no… no curse… NO CURSE!!! You must not speak of such things!

Uhhuh… sorry, who do you think I am? → (60)

You've lost your mind, haven't you…? → (61)

(61) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: What, no… I… I'm perfectly fine… there's just a lot of whispers going on… all these whispers… STOP IT…! STOP WHISPERING!

Calm down now, let me ask you a few more questions. → (64)

I'll… just leave you be for now. → (62)

(64) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Questions… or whispers…? We don't like whispers, Alyssa and I…

Okay then, tell me about Alyssa. → (65)

Remember Emil, your protege? He's here too you know, I met him. → (66)

Will you snap out of it?! You're dead, everyone here is dead and you're all stuck here! → (68)

I'll… just leave you be for now. → (62)

I'll… just leave you be for now. → (69)

(62) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Of course, Sir Bartholomus, I'll check on dinner preparations in the meantime. Do say hello to Gruffy, just remember not to pet him, poor boy's become easily agitated in his old days…

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(65) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Oh but Bartholomus, you jester! Of course you know my beloved wife, Alyssa. The sweetest woman I ever met, hehe! Er… of course, she's had terrible moods lately, we don't talk about that… sensitive soul, you see…

Remember Emil, your protege? He's here too you know, I met him. → (66)

Will you snap out of it?! You're dead, everyone here is dead and you're all stuck here! → (68)

I'll… just leave you be for now. → (62)

I'll… just leave you be for now. → (69)

(66) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Ah yes, Emil! You'll be hard pressed to find a finer lad. Never one to shy away from his duty, I'll tell you that! Will he be joining us too, then? I can't wait to introduce him to my dear Alyssa.

Actually he's dead, like you - hoped you might be able to help with the curse? Please try to remember… → (67)

Okay then, tell me about Alyssa. → (65)

Will you snap out of it?! You're dead, everyone here is dead and you're all stuck here! → (68)

I'll… just leave you be for now. → (62)

I'll… just leave you be for now. → (69)

(68) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: What?! No… you lie… STOP…! STOP WHISPERING LIES…! I'm very upset with you, Sir Bartholomus, I can't talk to you when you… WHISPER AND LIE! Ugh… Well, do say hello to Gruffy; just remember not to pet him, poor boy's become easily agitated in his old days…

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(69) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: *There doesn't seem to be anything to be gained by talking to the mad ghost, but perhaps he left some clue behind. It might be worthwhile to look for his remains, they must be somewhere close by.*

Leave. → (0)

(63) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: *There doesn't seem to be anything to be gained by talking to the mad ghost, but perhaps he left some clue behind. It might be worthwhile to look for his remains, they must be somewhere close by.*

Updates The Ghost of Greywall to phase 6. → (0)

(67) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Well, I… no… no… no, no, no! Stop it! Stop whispering lies! There is no curse! THERE IS NO CURSE !!!

Calm down now, let me ask you a few more questions. → (64)

I'll… just leave you be for now. → (62)

I'll… just leave you be for now. → (69)

(75) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Ah, Sir Bartholomus, there you are! Did you say hello to my old boy Gruffy? Just remember not to pet him, poor boy's become easily agitated in his old days.²⁾

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(76) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Alyssa, where are you Alyssa?! We have visitors!

Master Jorune, if I could ask a few questions. → (64)

I'll… just leave you be for now. → (0)

(90) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Oh my…?! Sir Bartholomus, you got me good there… didn't know you had it in you…³⁾

Will you come to your senses now? → (91)

Bartholomus, why do you keep calling me that? → (92)

Bartholomus, why do you keep calling me that? → (92)

Look, you're befuddled by a curse and I'm not who you think I am. → (95)

Just stay still for a moment…! → (96)

(91) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Don't you take that tone with me now, Sir Bartholomus…! *the ghost pretends to cough blood* You may have bested me for now, but there's still fight enough left in this old man.

Sir Bartholomus - why do you keep calling me that? → (92)

Look, you're befuddled by a curse and I'm not who you think I am - it's time for you to wake up. → (95)

Okay, just keep that fight to yourself for the moment… → (96)

(92) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Sir Bartholomus Fairspirit, Knight Commander of the Dreamguard… a good man, I've always said, a good man… that's you, isn't it?

Ahem… 'I always wanted you to find something more in life besides chasing ghosts.' → (93)

Your mind is befuddled by a curse, master Jorune, please try to resist… → (97)

No, that's not who I am - come on, snap out of it! → (95)

Hold still, I need to think… → (96)

(95) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: What are you saying? I can see your face clear as the light of day, Sir Bartholomus…! Is this some kind of a trick? Or a test, perhaps… Are you a demon from the dark realms?! I've endured far worse, I'll defeat you too!

Calm down, stare into this light here. → (100)

Wait now…! Updates The Ghost of Greywall to phase 7. → (0)

(96) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: *The ghost looks pained and confused, but at least he remains subdued for now. If only there was some way to get him to remember himself again… perhaps his diary might hold some clues?*

Leave. → (0)

(93) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: *Something flashes behind those spectral eyes, then the ghost laughs haggardly.*Ah, but Sir Bartholomus… I can't just yet, my young apprentice, Emil Trevahn Ravenford, he still requires my guidance, you see…

Speaking of him, you know Emil's dead because he followed you here? → (97)

Untrue - you wanted the man to 'forge his own path instead of trailing in your wake.' → (94)

(97) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: No, that's not… possible! You lie…! You're trying to trick me? Perhaps you're not Sir Bartholomus after all… perhaps you're a vile demon from the dark realms, sent to test me! I've endured far worse, I'll defeat you too!

Calm down, stare into this light here. → (100)

Wait now…! Updates The Ghost of Greywall to phase 7. → (0)

(100) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: That light… it's like returning to a warm hearth from a freezing cold… Sorry, Sir Bartholomus; I forget, what were you saying?

I had to give you quite the beating, will you come to your senses now? → (91)

Bartholomus, why do you keep calling me that? → (92)

Look, you're befuddled by a curse and I'm not who you think I am. → (95)

Nevermind, just keep still for a moment… → (96)

(94) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: *A mix of surprise and confusion spreads across the man's face.*I did… yes, you're right of course. You know me too well, Sir Bartholomus. You always knew how to speak the right words… ever since that fateful day my wife Alyssa died, the day you recruited me into the Order…

Merissa, your wife's name was Merissa… remember her? → (99)

Yes, Alyssa, I think she haunts this place and you need to tell me how to defeat her! → (98)

(99) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Merissa…? You're sure? I… Yes of course, but how could I forget…?*Slowly a sense of final clarity dawns over the ghost man's face.*

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(98) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: What… no… what are you saying?! Are you threatening my darling Alyssa?! I can't allow you to do that, I must protect her from you, whatever it takes…!

Calm down, stare into this light here. → (100)

No, hold on…! Updates The Ghost of Greywall to phase 7. → (0)

(105) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: So tell me, friend - who do I owe my sanity to?⁴⁾

You may call me Lord Aercrest. → (106)

You may call me Lord Aercrest. → (107)

(106) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Indeed? But a lordling of days long past it would appear… and a necromancer's placed his mark on you? A nasty bit of magic, it's left an unmistakable aura for a trained eye like mine to see. Sadly there is nothing I can do for you, especially now that I'm stuck here as a mere ghost.

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(107) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Indeed? But a lordling of days long past it would appear, carrying with himself an amulet that protects his mind from domination…? Curious, it certainly paints a picture… And an amulet like that is much needed here, where a ghost whispers madness in one's ear.

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(108) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Be that as it may, you've done me a great favor by freeing my mind. For that I thank you, yet I find myself in the awkward position of asking for more. My respite is temporary; given time I will once again succumb to the madness of this curse, unless of course… you finish the work I started - the curse of Greywall must be ended.

Who is this Alyssa, this 'Ghost of Greywall'? → (113)

Do I have to worry about you attacking me again? → (116)

So then tell me, what have you learned? → (110)

(113) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The woman who haunted my mind, who haunts all of the minds here. She was somehow wronged here, but the exact details still remain murky to me. I've been down to the deepest levels of the dungeons, where I believe she was kept.

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(116) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Thanks to you, my mind is my own for now, and this time it won't be so easily conquered. I must confess, the ghost caught me unawares as I was dying. But now that I know her tricks, and given my extensive Dreamguard training, I am not so defenseless. As my last act from beyond the grave, I will help you defeat the Ghost of Greywall.

Why does the ghost drive its victims mad? → (117)

Who is this Alyssa, this 'Ghost of Greywall'? → (113)

So then tell me, what have you learned? → (110)

(110) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Before I perished, I was talking to one of the undead guards on this level - Bod - whom I discovered had knowledge of an evil spellbook that may have been at play. If true, the book is likely to detail the exact nature of this curse and potentially the means to undo it - I must examine it!

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(114) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: There I discovered an ominous ritual circle burnt to the floorstones of her jail. Incredibly dark magic was used there and somehow she was at the heart of it. But my journey ended before I could learn more.

A ritual circle? Sounds like the place to resolve the curse. → (115)

Do I have to worry about you attacking me again? → (116)

So then tell me, what have you learned? → (110)

(117) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Malice, I thought at first, but now I'm not so sure. Whoever this Alyssa was, she seems to be driven by great anger, the need for retribution perhaps? I'm merely speculating, but I sense she seeks to punish everyone here - for what exactly, I do not yet know.

Who is this Alyssa, this 'Ghost of Greywall'? → (113)

So then tell me, what have you learned? → (110)

(111) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: But as I pressed Guard Bod to reveal the location of this tome, unexpectedly he became extremely agitated. Without warning he shanked me, thus ending my journey. By now, I expect you too must be aware of how fickle the minds of the souls trapped here can be.

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(115) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The heart of the curse, most likely, yes… but there was nothing obvious to be done, so I was forced to retreat. The lower levels are quite perilous, you see, and it's best to avoid them until we're armed with the proper knowledge. A ritual spell began this curse, thus a correct ritual will be needed to end it.

Do I have to worry about you attacking me again? → (116)

So then tell me, what have you learned? → (110)

(112) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: A silly mistake in hindsight, but I was too keen on pursuing the one clue I'd discovered to unravel this mess. If you were to step into my shoes, I'd urge you to start by speaking with Guard Bod and finding the spellbook he's mentioned. I last saw him down the corridor near where you first met me, by the entrance to the upper floors.

I'll see if I can wring some information out from him. Updates The Ghost of Greywall to phase 9. → (0)

(120) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: I urge you to speak with Guard Bod. Find out more about an evil spellbook he mentioned to me before my death. It may hold the key to unraveling this whole mess.⁵⁾

Spoke with Bod, think I'm looking for a library… → (128)

Where do I find him again? → (121)

So, who is this Alyssa, this 'Ghost of Greywall'? → (123)

Are you going to be alright, I don't have to worry about you attacking me again? → (126)

Leave. → (0)

(128) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Indeed? If Bod did hide away a dark spellbook, the library would make a somewhat ideal place for it - hiding in plain sight, yes? I believe one of the officers here managed a library on the top floor, near the dungeon entrance.

So, who is this Alyssa, this 'Ghost of Greywall'? → (123)

Are you going to be alright, I don't have to worry about you attacking me again? → (126)

I see. → (0)

(121) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: I last saw him down the corridor near where you first met me, by the entrance to the upper floors. Just try to get him to talk about where the book might be hidden, my mistake was pressing him too hard about its contents, which made him very agitated…

What do you think is in the book? → (122)

So, who is this Alyssa, this 'Ghost of Greywall'? → (123)

Are you going to be alright, I don't have to worry about you attacking me again? → (126)

I see. → (0)

(123) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The woman who haunted my mind, who haunts all of the minds here. She was somehow wronged here, but the exact details still remain murky to me. I've been down to the deepest levels of the dungeons, where I believe she was kept.

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(126) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Thanks to you, my mind is my own for now, and this time it won't be so easily conquered. I must confess, the ghost caught me unawares as I was dying. But now that I know her tricks, and given my extensive Dreamguard training, I am not so defenseless. As my last act from beyond the grave, I will help you defeat the Ghost of Greywall.

Why does the ghost drive its victims mad? → (127)

So, who is this Alyssa, this 'Ghost of Greywall'? → (123)

You said I should seek out a guard named Bod, where do I find him again? → (121)

I see. → (0)

(122) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The source of Greywall's curse, no less. But the specifics we'll know only once I get to lay my eyes on its pages.

So, who is this Alyssa, this 'Ghost of Greywall'? → (123)

Are you going to be alright, I don't have to worry about you attacking me again? → (126)

I see. → (0)

(124) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: There I discovered an ominous ritual circle burnt to the floorstones of her jail. Incredibly dark magic was used there and somehow she was at the heart of it. But my journey ended before I could learn more.

A ritual circle? Sounds like the place to resolve the curse. → (125)

Are you going to be alright, I don't have to worry about you attacking me again? → (126)

You said I should seek out a guard named Bod, where do I find him again? → (121)

I see. → (0)

(127) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Malice, I thought at first, but now I'm not so sure. Whoever this Alyssa was, she seems to be driven by great anger, the need for retribution perhaps? I'm merely speculating, but I sense she seeks to punish everyone here - for what exactly, I do not yet know.

So, who is this Alyssa, this 'Ghost of Greywall'? → (123)

You said I should seek out a guard named Bod, where do I find him again? → (121)

I see. → (0)

(125) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The heart of the curse, most likely, yes… but there was nothing obvious to be done, so I was forced to retreat. The lower levels are quite perilous, you see, and it's best to avoid them until we're armed with the proper knowledge. A ritual spell began this curse, thus a correct ritual will be needed to end it.

Are you going to be alright, I don't have to worry about you attacking me again? → (126)

You said I should seek out a guard named Bod, where do I find him again? → (121)

I see. → (0)

(200) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Your return gives me hope we may yet best this curse. Did you discover anything - were your conversations with Guard Bod fruitful?⁶⁾

Sent me to run around the library, but I found this… → (201)

Leave. → (0)

(201) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: *You display the dark spellbook for the ghost to examine. He studies its contents with a frown of concern, while muttering to himself quietly.*

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(202) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: …a spirit of vengeance…? Yes, that would describe the lady Alyssa perfectly. We are in luck; the book does contain advice on how the spirit may be vanquished, but there is a problem. It mentions three things that are required to bind the spirit.

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(203) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Firstly, 'a token from one whom they loved'. Secondly, 'the skull of their worst nemesis'. Thirdly, 'a boon from those who blessed them'… sarcastically referring to the authors of the curse, hmm… We cannot know what these objects are without first knowing who lady Alyssa really was.

What happens once we have these objects? → (204)

A spirit of vengeance - what are we dealing with exactly? → (206)

What do you propose? → (210)

While roaming the dungeons, I've encountered diaries that shed light on the past… → (209)

While roaming the dungeons, I've encountered diaries that shed light on the past… → (209)

(204) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The book speaks of 'binding the spirit' using the ritual items. I've been down to the deepest, darkest depths of the dungeons where I believe Alyssa was kept. There I discovered an ominous ritual circle burnt to the floorstones, the heart of the curse.

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(206) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The book does not clarify, but it promises eternal suffering to those the spirit is set upon. Its effects we see all around us, do we not? Lady Alyssa, whoever she was, must have unleashed the book's power.

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(210) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: What we really need is somewhat reliable information to paint us a picture of the events that transpired here before the curse. It's a shame the inhabitants of these dungeons are driven so out of their minds to be very helpful to us, hmm… but perhaps they might have left behind writings from before they fell victim to the curse?

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(209) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Indeed! Such texts are exactly the kind of illumination we need in this darkness. What have you found?

Collected this book from a mad guard named Drummonds… → (211)

I found Bod's diary in the upstairs barrack. → (212)

I have writings left behind by a nameless officer from this floor. → (213)

(205) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Once we have the items, we'll have to plunge into the dungeon's depths to summon Alyssa's spirit at the ritual circle. What happens then isn't exactly described in the book… but the spirit may not wish to go down quietly. In any case, we'll first need to know what we're even looking for.

A spirit of vengeance - what are we dealing with exactly? → (206)

What do you propose? → (210)

While roaming the dungeons, I've encountered diaries that shed light on the past… → (209)

While roaming the dungeons, I've encountered diaries that shed light on the past… → (209)

(207) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: She might not have known all it entailed, but the book's magic transformed her into Greywall's curse. Only a ritual performed using items significant to her can begin to undo it. Somehow we must learn more about who she really was.

Tell me what these objects are again. → (208)

Tell me more about the ritual that's meant to happen with those items. → (204)

What do you propose? → (210)

While roaming the dungeons, I've encountered diaries that shed light on the past… → (209)

While roaming the dungeons, I've encountered diaries that shed light on the past… → (209)

(228) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Ah yes, there's an idea! I'd recommend searching this floor and the staff quarters upstairs. Look potentially for diaries and the like, possibly you've already passed by such things? Bring them to me and we'll see if any of them would shed more light on our predicament.

Very well. Updates The Ghost of Greywall to phase 12. → (0)

(211) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The old ghost leafs through the pages of the diary…Interesting character this Drummonds, hmm… but it's messy, lacking detail…

Also, I found Bod's diary in the upstairs barrack. → (212)

I also have writings left behind by a nameless officer from this floor. → (213)

That's all I'm carrying with me. → (214)

That's all I'm carrying with me. → (214)

That's all I'm carrying with me. → (214)

So, what do you make of it all? → (215)

(212) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The old ghost leafs through the pages of the diary…Ah yes, trust Bod to help us resolve this…

I also have writings left behind by a nameless officer from this floor. → (213)

Also collected this book from a mad guard named Drummonds… → (211)

That's all I'm carrying with me. → (214)

That's all I'm carrying with me. → (214)

That's all I'm carrying with me. → (214)

So, what do you make of it all? → (215)

(213) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The old ghost leafs through the pages of the diary…An officer, you say? Interesting, very interesting indeed…

Also, I found Bod's diary in the upstairs barrack. → (212)

Also collected this book from a mad guard named Drummonds… → (211)

That's all I'm carrying with me. → (214)

That's all I'm carrying with me. → (214)

That's all I'm carrying with me. → (214)

So, what do you make of it all? → (215)

(208) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: First, 'a token from one whom they loved'. Second, 'the skull of their worst nemesis'. Third, 'a boon from those who blessed them', sarcastically referring to the malicious authors of the book and its curse.

What's meant to happen once we have these objects? → (204)

What do you propose? → (210)

While roaming the dungeons, I've encountered diaries that shed light on the past… → (209)

While roaming the dungeons, I've encountered diaries that shed light on the past… → (209)

(214) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Hmm, I see… we can't quite gather all we need to know from this, but I believe you have the right idea! Texts such as these are our link to the past, almost like a way of interviewing the prison guards before they went insane.

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(215) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The officer's diary sheds light on the origins of the dark spellbook, while Bod's diary gives crucial information about Alyssa's husband. There can be no question, the nemesis in this story must have been the prison's Warden. Did you by chance happen to read these books yourself?

Well, I may have had a glance… → (217)

Of course I did! → (217)

I'm not much of a reader, just tell me what I need to know. → (221)

(223) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Think - have you passed other similar diaries while searching the dungeons? I'd recommend searching this floor and the staff quarters upstairs. Please, bring any relevant texts you find to me, I'm sure some of them will hold the answers we seek.

What answers are we still missing? → (224)

What answers are we still missing? → (225)

What answers are we still missing? → (226)

Right, I'll have a look around then… Updates The Ghost of Greywall to phase 12. → (0)

(217) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: And being the astute intellectual you are, you must have noticed all we need to know is contained in these books; the answers to 'a token from one whom they loved', 'the skull of their worst nemesis' and 'a boon from those who blessed them' - this is perfect!

Perhaps not so astute… the token? → (216)

Perhaps not so astute… the skull? → (218)

Perhaps not so astute… the boon? → (219)

I'll follow the clues and recover those items. → (220)

(221) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The skull of the nemesis - that of Warden Drawyn Spear - you can acquire in the staff quarters, where his ghost rages in his office as I recall. Token from a loved one, on the other hand, you might acquire from Alyssa's husband who died here.

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(224) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Well, Bod's diary would indicate Alyssa's nemesis to be the prison's Warden. It also mentions where Alyssa's husband is buried, but we still do not know who 'those who blessed' her might be.

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(225) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: I found the Officer's diary you showed me a veritable gold mine of information. It implies this curse originated from the malicious Silvermirror Witches, that the prison's Warden became Alyssa's worst nightmare, and that her husband died here. Now if we only knew where her husband was buried, we could perhaps extract some 'token' from him.

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(226) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Drummonds' diary adds interesting insight into what happened between Alyssa and the prison's Warden, as well as how Alyssa's husband got tangled in the mess. Ultimately it lacks specificity - the names are all confused - and the exact details to our questions are missing. But there must be other diaries to fill in the blanks.

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(216) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: A token from one whom they loved… well, from the diaries we know Alyssa's husband died here. Thanks to Guard Bod's writings, we also know Bod buried him somewhere by a large boulder in the woods, near the outskirts of the Greywall Dungeons. If you were to take a shovel and find this location, I'm hopeful you could recover an appropriate 'token'.

What about the skull…? → (218)

And the boon…? → (219)

Then I'll follow the clues and recover those items. → (220)

(218) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The skull of their worst nemesis, there can be no question that Alyssa's worst tormentor in life was the Warden of Greywall Dungeons himself, Drawyn Spear. Undoubtedly Alyssa aimed the curse to punish him, however it sadly achieved a lot more than that. I recall the Warden's ghost rages in his quarters on the staff floor, I suppose you should part his skull from him.

And the boon…? → (219)

So tell me about the token…? → (216)

Then I'll follow the clues and recover those items. → (220)

(219) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: I wonder, are you familiar with the Witches of the Silvermirror Fen? A nasty coven has regularly infested the swamp that lies east of Thornhill city. The officer's diary indicates they were the origin for the ritual spellbook that spread the curse here. Perhaps you should search the Silvermirror Throne for an object they might have left behind - something nefarious they would have used as a 'gift'.

So tell me about the token…? → (216)

What about the skull…? → (218)

Then I'll follow the clues and recover those items. → (220)

(220) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: We're close now, I can feel it! Hunt down these ritual items and bring them to me. Then we'll be ready to make the journey down to the ritual circle that resides at the heart of the dungeons, where we'll confront the Ghost of Greywall once and for all!

As you say. Updates The Ghost of Greywall to phase 13. → (0)

(222) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Thanks to Bod's writings we know he's buried somewhere by a large boulder in the woods, somewhere near the outskirts of the Greywall Dungeons - a shovel will undoubtedly be needed.

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(227) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Finally, the boon we require comes from none other than the infamous Silvermirror Witches. You must travel to the Silvermirror Throne, far into the swamp east of Thornhill city, to search for an object they might have left behind - something nefarious they would have used as a gift.

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(240) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: What we need most now is something to paint us a reliable picture of the events that transpired here before the curse. To that end I'm hoping the inhabitants of this dungeon might have left behind writings, such as diaries. Please bring any to me that you might find on this floor or the staff quarters upstairs.⁷⁾

You said there are certain ritual items to summon Alyssa's Wraith, what were they? → (241)

What answers are we still missing? → (243)

What answers are we still missing? → (244)

What answers are we still missing? → (245)

Collected this book from a mad guard named Drummonds… → (247)

I found Bod's diary in the upstairs barrack. → (248)

I have writings left behind by a nameless officer from this floor. → (249)

I'll come back later. → (0)

(241) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Three objects are described in the ritual spellbook you brought me. Firstly, 'a token from one whom they loved'. Secondly, 'the skull of their worst nemesis'. Thirdly, 'a boon from those who blessed them', sarcastically referring to the authors of the curse…

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(243) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Well, Bod's diary would indicate Alyssa's nemesis to be the prison's Warden. It also mentions where Alyssa's husband is buried, but we still do not know who those who 'blessed' her might be.

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→ (245)

(244) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: I found the Officer's diary you showed me a veritable gold mine of information. It implies this curse originated from the malicious Silvermirror Witches, that the prison's Warden became Alyssa's worst nightmare, and that her husband died here. Now if we only knew where her husband was buried, we could perhaps extract some 'token' from him.

→ (246)

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(245) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Drummonds' diary adds interesting insight into what happened between Alyssa and the prison's Warden, as well as how Alyssa's husband got tangled in the mess. Ultimately it lacks specificity - the names are all confused - and the exact details to our questions are missing. But there must be other diaries to fill in the blanks.

→ (246)

(247) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The old ghost leafs through the pages of the diary…Interesting character this Drummonds, hmm… but it's messy, lacking detail…

Also, I found Bod's diary in the upstairs barrack. → (248)

I also have writings left behind by a nameless officer on this level. → (249)

That's all I have for now. → (250)

That's all I have for now. → (250)

That's all I have for now. → (250)

So, what do you make of it all? → (215)

(248) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The old ghost leafs through the pages of the diary…Ah yes, trust Guard Bod to help us resolve this…

I also have writings left behind by a nameless officer on this level. → (249)

Also collected this book from a mad guard named Drummonds… → (247)

That's all I have for now. → (250)

That's all I have for now. → (250)

That's all I have for now. → (250)

So, what do you make of it all? → (215)

(249) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The old ghost leafs through the pages of the diary…An officer, you say? Interesting, very interesting indeed…

Also, I found Bod's diary in the upstairs barrack. → (248)

Also collected this book from a mad guard named Drummonds… → (247)

That's all I have for now. → (250)

That's all I have for now. → (250)

That's all I have for now. → (250)

So, what do you make of it all? → (215)

(242) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Alas, we cannot know what these objects are without first knowing who lady Alyssa really was. But if we were to find diaries that describe the events that transpired here before the curse, such texts would offer exactly the kind of illumination we need in this darkness.

What answers are we still missing? → (243)

What answers are we still missing? → (244)

What answers are we still missing? → (245)

Collected this book from a mad guard named Drummonds… → (247)

I found Bod's diary in the upstairs barrack. → (248)

I have writings left behind by a nameless officer from this floor. → (249)

I'll come back later. → (0)

(246) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Think - have you passed other similar diaries while searching the dungeons? I'd recommend searching this floor and the staff quarters upstairs. Please, bring any relevant texts you find to me, I'm sure some of them will hold the answers we seek.

What were the ritual items required to summon Alyssa? → (241)

What answers are we still missing? → (243)

What answers are we still missing? → (244)

What answers are we still missing? → (245)

Collected this book from a mad guard named Drummonds… → (247)

I found Bod's diary in the upstairs barrack. → (248)

I have writings left behind by a nameless officer from this floor. → (249)

I'll come back later. → (0)

(250) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: We can't quite gather all we need to know from this, but I believe you have the right idea! Texts such as these are our link to the past, almost like a way of interviewing the prison guards before they went insane.

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(260) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: When I first came here, I could not have imagined the complexity of the curse in these dungeons, haunted by a spirit of vengeance. Thanks to the ritual spellbook and diaries you brought me, we now know what really happened here, and what will be required to bring a resolution to it all.⁸⁾

Remind me, what are the ritual items and where should I look for them? → (262)

What will happen once we've obtained the ritual items? → (266)

A spirit of vengeance - what is Alyssa exactly? → (269)

Leave. → (0)

(262) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The ritual spellbook mentions three items that are required to 'bind' the spirit of vengeance, in this case Alyssa. Firstly, 'a token from one whom they loved'. Secondly, 'the skull of their worst nemesis'. Thirdly, 'a boon from those who blessed them', sarcastically referring to the authors of the curse…

So what do we know about the token? → (263)

So what do we know about the skull? → (264)

So what do we know about the boon? → (265)

There's something else to discuss. → (261)

(266) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The ritual book you found, the source of the curse, does not clarify exactly. It only speaks of 'binding the spirit' using the ritual items that relate to the spirit personally. We'll need to bring those items to where the curse began.

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(269) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The ritual spellbook did not clarify, only that it promises eternal suffering to those the spirit is set upon. I believe the book remains purposely vague on the subject, as the witches who created it must have wished for it to be used. But we see its effects all around us, do we not?

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(263) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: A token from one whom they loved… well, from the diaries we know Alyssa's husband died here. Thanks to Guard Bod's writings, we also know Bod buried him somewhere by a large boulder in the woods, near the outskirts of the Greywall Dungeons. If you were to take a shovel and find this location, I'm hopeful you could recover an appropriate 'token'.

So what do we know about the skull? → (264)

So what do we know about the boon? → (265)

There's something else to discuss. → (261)

(264) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The skull of their worst nemesis, there can be no question that Alyssa's worst tormentor in life was the Warden of Greywall Dungeons himself, Drawyn Spear. Undoubtedly Alyssa aimed the curse to punish him, however it sadly achieved a lot more than that. I recall the Warden's ghost rages in his upper floor quarters, I suppose you'll have to part his skull from him.

So what do we know about the boon? → (265)

So what do we know about the token? → (263)

There's something else to discuss. → (261)

(265) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: I wonder, are you familiar with the Witches of the Silvermirror Fen? A nasty coven has regularly infested the swamp that lies east of Thornhill city. The officer's diary indicates they were the origin for the curse that the ritual spellbook spread here. Perhaps you should search the Silvermirror Throne for an object they might have left behind - something nefarious they would have used as a 'gift'.

So what do we know about the token? → (263)

So what do we know about the skull? → (264)

There's something else to discuss. → (261)

(261) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: What is it you wish to know?

What will happen once we've obtained the ritual items? → (266)

A spirit of vengeance - what is Alyssa exactly? → (269)

Remind me, what are the ritual items and where should I look for them? → (262)

Nevermind, I shall return later. → (0)

(267) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Before I perished, I made it to the deepest depths of the dungeons where I believe Alyssa was kept. There, burnt to the floorstones, I discovered an ominous ritual circle - the heart of the curse.

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(270) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: It may be Alyssa did not know all it would entail, seeking only retribution against the Warden, but the ritual transformed her into the Ghost of Greywall. She must have been desperate, though, as the ritual laid out in the witches' book is gruelling… Now, for her sake as much as for everyone else, we must bring the curse to a final end.

What will happen once we've obtained the ritual items? → (266)

Remind me, what are the ritual items and where should I look for them? → (262)

Indeed. → (0)

(268) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Using the ritual items, we shall attempt to bind the spirit as the dark book tells us. We cannot know for sure what we'll face then, it sounds to me like we shall force the spirit to materialize… however, I doubt Alyssa's spirit will wish to go quietly.

A spirit of vengeance - what is Alyssa exactly? → (269)

Remind me, what are the ritual items and where should I look for them? → (262)

Indeed. → (0)

(280) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: I nearly lost my life venturing down there for the first time. It will be dangerous, but then again we've both died once already. When we make it down to the ritual circle, I'm less sure…⁹⁾

→ (281)

(281) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The ritual book you found, the source of the curse, does not clarify exactly. It only speaks of 'binding the spirit' using the ritual items that relate to the spirit personally. We cannot know for sure what we'll face once that happens… however, I doubt Alyssa's spirit will wish to go quietly.

What is Alyssa exactly, what am I up against? → (282)

No use mulling it over, let's get going! → (283)

Hold on, I need a moment first… → (0)

(282) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: The ritual spellbook did not clarify, only that it mentions summoning a spirit of vengeance, that it promises eternal suffering to those the spirit is set upon. I believe the book remains purposely vague on the subject, as the witches who created it must have wished for it to be used.

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(283) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Down these stairs, I'll be right behind you, Lord Aercrest!

Updates The Ghost of Greywall to phase 15. → (0)

(284) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: But we see its effects all around us, do we not? It may be Alyssa did not know all it would entail, seeking only retribution against the Warden, but the ritual transformed her into the Ghost of Greywall. She must have been desperate, though, as the ritual laid out in the witches' book is gruelling… Now, for her sake as much as for everyone else, we must bring the curse to a final end.

What's waiting for me down there? → (280)

No use mulling it over, let's get going! → (283)

Hold on, I need a moment first… → (0)

(310) Alyssa Stonepond: The rage is gone… I feel like I have awoken from a really long nightmare!¹⁰⁾

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(311) Emil Trevahn Ravenford: That's not far from the truth, lady Alyssa. You've been set free from the grips of a terrible curse. The sanctity of death has been protected, and for that we have Lord Aercrest here to thank.

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(312) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: You did what neither I nor young Emil could accomplish. Although you do not belong to our order, you've more than carried out the duty of a real Dreamguard Champion - for that, I honor you!

How are you feeling, Alyssa? You've been a spirit of vengeance in this place for a long time. → (313)

Feels like a shame a young Dreamguard knight had to die for this… → (317)

Any last piece of advice from an Elder Dreamguard, for a fellow undead stuck in this world? → (319)

So, what happens to you now? → (325)

(313) Alyssa Stonepond: My memories are murky from the time since I performed the ritual in that dark spellbook. I remember being so angry, I wanted the Warden to suffer, like he had made me suffer…! But then I only remember glimpses and flashes, like I wasn't really myself anymore, but an avatar of the anger I felt…

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(317) Emil Trevahn Ravenford: Ah, but do not feel pity, for I died proudly fulfilling my duty. I do not believe my death was in vain. I was able to resist the the maddening corruption of the curse long enough for you to come along, so that I was able to give you some measure of guidance.

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(319) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: *For the first time since your defeat of the Ghost of Greywall, the Dreamguard Champion looks troubled. He ponders your question for a moment.*

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(325) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Now we are finally free! The way into the Dream is open to us all, though I cannot guess how long it will take the other souls in these dungeons to realize this. But given time, I'm certain the halls of these dungeons will fall still.

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(314) Alyssa Stonepond: Now the anger has faded and I only feel overwhelming exhaustion. I'd welcome the peaceful sleep of death gladly. Do you think it will be possible for me to feel that, after what I've done here…?

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(318) Emil Trevahn Ravenford: And now, thanks to you, I will be able to take my place within the Dream, where I belong. If not for your triumph here, there is no telling how long I would have remained stuck here, nor what would have become of my mind.

Any last piece of advice from an Elder Dreamguard, for a fellow undead stuck in this world? → (319)

How are you feeling, Alyssa? You've been a spirit of vengeance in this place for a long time. → (313)

So, what happens to you now? → (325)

(320) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: You must understand, for the Dreamguard, defiling the sanctity of the dead is a crime of the highest order. The existence of True Undead - souls brought back from the Dream - is an often debated topic, but thus far it has been a purely philosophical one. There are no accounts of Dreamguard ever encountering such True Undead.

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(326) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: As for you, lady Alyssa, we may perform one final service as the Dreamguard. Come, it is time to go home - let us escort you there.

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(315) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: It is my belief that you equally suffered the punishment of the dark curse when you unleashed it, therefore the Dream will not punish you further. What we face in our final sleep is more determined by our character than individual mistakes. In this way the Dream is just.

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(321) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: That isn't to say there aren't, nor ever have been, others. But to my knowledge your condition is unique, and can only have been the cause of magic of such severity I cannot even begin to imagine. Souls of the dead belong nowhere else except for the Dream. I do not know how, or when… but having witnessed your tenacity here, I have faith your soul too will one day find its way back home.

Hold on, what exactly is the difference between myself and other undead I have slain? → (322)

Weren't the souls trapped in this place True Undead though? → (323)

I see, thank you. → (324)

(327) Alyssa Stonepond: Oh, one more thing before I go; keep an eye out for a lavish chest, as you leave down this corridor, hero! I believe the corrupt Warden stashed all sorts of goods there, kept it hidden in this most secure part of the dungeon.

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(316) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Within the Dream, I believe you will find the life from before you faced your tragedies. Sometimes it is even possible the Dream shows you moments from a life you could have had, had it not been so viciously robbed from you. Fear not, we shall guide you there to your final rest, Emil and I.

Feels like a shame a young Dreamguard knight had to die for this… → (317)

Any last piece of advice from an Elder Dreamguard, for a fellow undead stuck in this world? → (319)

So, what happens to you now? → (325)

(322) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Regular undead are merely the animated bodies of souls, whose rest within the Dream has for some reason or another become disturbed. Sometimes this is done on purpose for nefarious reasons, and those who would consider themselves necromancers seek command of these bodies. But always they are mindless, their souls ultimately safeguarded within the Dream.

Weren't the souls trapped here True Undead though? → (323)

I see, thank you. → (324)

(323) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: In a manner of speaking, though the circumstances surrounding Greywall were highly unique also. But you must understand, the undead souls here were never granted passage into the Dream to begin with. Now that the curse trapping them here is gone, the souls are free to move on. In time they will do so, and these dungeons will quieten.

Hold on, what exactly is the difference between myself and other undead I have slain? → (322)

I see, thank you. → (324)

(324) Jorune Drey Ryefeldt: Though we yearn to enter eternal rest, we'll gladly linger a moment in your company, Lord Aercrest.

How are you feeling, Alyssa? You've been a spirit of vengeance in this place for a long time. → (313)

Feels like a shame a young Dreamguard knight had to die for this… → (317)

Any last piece of advice from an Elder Dreamguard, for a fellow undead stuck in this world? → (319)

So, what happens to you now? → (325)