#solas regrets

[missygoesmeow]

"They need gods who can protect them." "We are not gods. You will learn that."

another mural redraw but i didnt really change much. this one is inspired by a few different mucha pieces not one in particular.

i did also give Elgar'nan another head piece but then he isn't really recognisable without it. i didnt give him his little backpack because i just ✨didnt want to✨

i want to work on it more but my entire arm hurts🙃anyway.

:)

[banal-nadas]

god of l i e s #DragonAge

[missriggie]

DreadRook Week 2025

Day 5: Sacrifice

//"The healer has the bloodiest hands" @thelighthouse-server

When I tell you it was a STRUGGLE to come up with something for this prompt. But I did it. It's here. Two days left.

Here we have Syvillia, playing games with herself as she ponders Solas's past, trying to get in her adversary's head the way he's in hers. She doesn't see a god, she sees a man who was once betrayed and thus became the betrayer, and she sympathizes, maybe even relates to him. She knows it's only a matter of time he turns on her too.

She expected this, tried to anticipate every play he'd make to avoid it. Or perhaps, she knew no matter what, she'd be the sacrifice he'd make to reach his goals, and accepted it.

Lyrics from 'Priscilla and Jasper Play Cards' in The Dolls of New Albion by Paul Shapera.

[datvtranscripts]

Regrets of the Dread Wolf Pt. 2

Threat of the Blight

The Lighthouse Masterpost Previous: A Rising Rebellion

Solas: I was not certain you would come.

Mythal: You are the one who walked away. I never turn my back when my friend needs me.

Solas: The Evanuris seek the magic of the blight.

Mythal: Impossible. The blight is safely sealed away forever.

Solas: Though I wish I could believe you, I have sensed the breaking of the wards.

Mythal: I will investigate your claims. If they forget the danger of the blight, I will endeavor to remind them.

Solas: What if instead you left the Evanuris, and remained with me? Do you not wish for freedom from this struggle?

Mythal: Be at peace, love. I will stop them.

Solas: As you must. The blight is our mistake.

—

The party meets to discuss.

Neve: Did Mythal call Solas "love" in that memory?

Lucanis: That's what it sounded like.

Taash: So they were doing it?

Bellara: The elven gods were free with their emotions. They felt things deeply. The way they expressed things. Well. It feels romantic to us, but that wasn't really how it was. Back then, I mean.

Taash: Nah. They were doing it.

Dialogue options:

Affable: I don’t think so, and ick. +Bellara Approves

Sarcastic: Yes, obviously. +Taash Approves

Stoic: Maybe. Moving on.

1 - Affable: I don’t think so, and ick. Rook: As someone who has Solas talking in my dreams, I'm with Bellara. I just can't see Solas carrying on a secret affair with Mythal. Neve: Can't because you don't think he would, or can't because you don't want to think about it while he's in your head? Rook: Yes. [4]

2 - Sarcastic: Yes, obviously. Rook: Oh, they were absolutely doing it. Harding: Being with someone you're rebelling against? Doesn't sound like Solas. Davrin: He also met her in secret and talked about how they could run off together. Bellara: It sounded so tragic. And romantic. Harding: Oh, wait. Never mind. That does sound like him. [4]

3 - Stoic: Maybe. Moving on. Rook: Whether they were "doing it" or not, Solas cared about her. That's what matters. [4]

4 - Scene continues.

Neve: So the Dread Wolf goes to Mythal. They might be fighting, but they have history.

Davrin: And he warns her about the other gods using the blight. That's more important than his rebellion. It's like kingdoms coming together when an Archdemon rises.

Bellara: Mythal didn't think it was possible. She said the blight was sealed away. There's an old legend about it. Davrin. The one with Andruil's armor? Not sure it matters.

5 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: Tell us the story. [6] +Emmrich Approves +Taash Approves

Veil Jumper: I know that story! [7] +Emmrich Approves +Taash Approves

Affable: Solas felt guilty. [8] +Neve Approves

Sarcastic: Solas was smug. [9] +Harding Approves

Stoic: Solas was worried. [10] +Davrin Approves (I didn’t get this as a pop up, but it’s in the files.)

6 - Investigate: Tell us the story. Rook: We're deep in elven lore already. What's the legend say? Bellara: Right. Well, Andruil was the goddess of the hunt. She put on armor. Magic armor. Made of something called the Void. Drove her mad. Davrin: I remember this one. The other gods were afraid Andruil would turn on them. She was doing all kinds of horrible things. Causing plagues. It does sound like the blight. Bellara: Well, it all ends with Mythal fighting Andruil. After Mythal turned into a dragon. Taash: She what? Why didn't you start with that? Bellara: Anyway, she took Andruil's armor away. Then Andruil's madness left, and peace returned. Emmrich: Intriguing! So it's possible Andruil stumbled onto the magic of the blight. Neve: And when Andruil went mad, Mythal took it from her and locked it away. Lucanis: Until someone started using it again. [Back to 5]

7 - Veil Jumper: I know that story!

Elf Rook: I've heard that story, too. The Armor of the Void, right?

Non-Elf-Rook: I heard this story in the Veil Jumpers, but it's yours to share, Bellara.

Bellara: Yes! Andruil, the goddess of the hunt, put on armor made of something called the Void, and it drove her mad. Rook: And the other gods were worried, because she was doing horrible things. Davrin: Sounds like an elven god twisted by the corruption of the blight. Rook: Right. And then Mythal turned into a dragon and fought Andruil in a huge battle. Taash: She what? Why didn't you start with that? Bellara: Anyway, she took Andruil's armor away. Then Andruil's madness left, and peace returned. Emmrich: Intriguing! So it's possible Andruil stumbled onto the magic of the blight. Neve: And when Andruil went mad, Mythal took it from her and locked it away. Lucanis: Until someone started using it again. [Back to 5]

8 - Affable: Solas felt guilty. Rook: Okay. Solas warns Mythal about the other gods using the blight. It's not just bad. It's something bad he feels responsible for. "The blight was our mistake." Davrin: How is the blight their mistake? Did they find it? Did they make it? What does that mean? Bellara: Whatever it was, it convinced Mythal to take him seriously. [11]

9 - Sarcastic: Solas was smug. Rook: If there's one thing Solas loves, it's telling people they were wrong. And here he's got the perfect opportunity. "Oh, Mythal, you thought your fellow gods were so great? If only you were as smart as me!" Bellara: He got her attention. She definitely seemed angry at the end. [11]

10 - Stoic: Solas was worried. Rook: The blight's one of the only things that really scares Solas. He came to Mythal afraid. Bellara: And she took it seriously, too. [11]

11 - Scene continues.

Neve: So Mythal goes off to investigate what Solas says. Then… what? It's too clean.

Taash: Seems plenty messy with them doing it.

Neve: But this isn't just a memory. It's something Solas wanted to hide. What's the crime? What did we see here that he feels guilty about?

Harding: I… think I might know. When the Inquisitor was saving the world from the Breach, [they] met Mythal.

Bellara: What? Like in a dream?

Harding: It was complicated. She helped the Inquisition. There was a magic pond. And a dragon…

Taash: Nice!

Harding: The point is, she also said that the other elven gods betrayed her. Killed her.

12 - Dialogue options:

Investigate: What do we mean by killed? [13]

Affable: He blames himself. [14]

Sarcastic: The one good god got killed? [15]

Stoic: That explains it. [16]

13 - Investigate: What do we mean by killed? Rook: Okay, sorry, point of order. If they killed Mythal, how was she still around to help the Inquisition?

Mourn Watcher Rook: Emmrich: Rook, as a fellow Watcher, you know there are ways. Rook: I'm not saying she couldn't help from beyond the grave. I'm just asking how.

Harding: Elven god magic? She'd spent centuries gathering strength and sharing people's bodies, I think. Emmrich: If it was a truly benign possession, that speaks to her character. [Back to 12]

14 - Affable: He blames himself. Rook: Solas tried to do the right thing by warning Mythal about the other gods using the blight. But he got her killed. [17]

15 - Sarcastic: The one good god got killed? Rook: Solas goes to Mythal, the one semi-reasonable elven god, for help, and the other gods kill her for it. I imagine the Dread Wolf's rebellion heated up significantly after that. Bellara: Right. And Mythal wasn't there to keep the other gods in check anymore. [17]

16 - Stoic: That explains it. Rook: So there's the shame Solas wanted to erase. He blames himself for Mythal's murder. [17]

17 - Scene continues.

Taash: It's not just that she died.

Harding: What do you mean, Taash?

Taash: It's… ugh. There was stuff he wanted to tell her. But he waited too long. And then she was dead. He never got to make it right. That twists you up.

Neve: That's it. There's our crime.

Davrin: Doesn't really tell us anything we can use, though.

Bellara: We know more than we did. That's something.

Rook: Then I guess we keep our eyes open if we come across more of these memories.

Next: Creating the Veil

[tinkerbitch69]

Going thru solas regrets and immediately after the one about the titans I run to Harding’s greenhouse to check if she’s ok after learning all the hurt to the dwarven people solas was responsible for and I run and see her in her little patch of soil, gently sipping a cup of coffee and staring off with a vacant look in her eyes, no conversations is available with her but do you know what she idly says to me?

“I hope neve is alright, minrathous blighted… I can’t even imagine.”

Jdnrjxjejcejfjrjfjudjdjcufjrjfidmjdjxjfndjcjejdnhdbdjxndndjdndjjenxjdndkxndnxjdndnxnbddbhxnddjj >////<

Girl you are too kind and sweet and good for this world, I need to scoop you up and squish you so hard into a hug for 100000 years until all your pain and self sacrificing for others goes away, girl pls </333 😭😭😭

I hope she doesn’t feel like she’s responsible somehow, just cuz the blight originates from the titan’s severed dreams, if she feels like the dwarves are somehow responsible for it or that her connection to a titan has somehow made her a liability or threat to the veilguard. That sounds exactly like lace but aaaaaaaaaaaaaa girl you are too smol and precious to deal with this much, hugs and kisses for eternity and we’re getting you all the soil patches and indoor tents you want and we’re ripping solas’ stupid bald head off his shoulders for ever making you feel this way </3333

[banal-nadas]

shot through the heart

…and you’re to blame

vhenan, we give love a bad name

[missygoesmeow]

another mucha inspired evanuris wip :) inspiration under the cut, includes datv spoilers

inspired by these two regrets:

(images via GhilDirthalen on twitter) mucha artwork:

:)

[datvtranscripts]

Regrets of the Dread Wolf Pt. 8

Mythal’s Essence

The Lighthouse Masterpost The Crossroads Masterpost

Previous: A Fragment

The caretaker takes them to the Nest of the Ancients.

Rook: We're getting close to where Morrigan said that other fragment of Mythal was.

Rook enters the area.

Rook: That has to be her.

Bellara: Mythal, herself. There's so much we could learn if… do you think she might talk to us? Instead of attacking?

Davrin: A fragment of Mythal, herself. We talking or fighting?

Emmrich: Do you believe she'll be willing to speak with us, or are we bound for violence?

Harding: How should we do this, Rook? Do you think she'll talk to us?

Lucanis: Will this be a conversation with words or knives?

Taash: We talking or fighting?

Rook approaches the fragment of Mythal.

Mythal: You are Rook. I have seen you and your companions.

Dwarf Rook: Mythal: I never thought to see children of the Titans scurrying about in the Dread Wolf's Crossroads.

Elf Rook: Mythal: I never again expected to see my children in the Dread Wolf's Crossroads.

Human Rook: Mythal: We made ourselves bodies to be like humans, but I never expected to see humans scurrying about in the Dread Wolf's Crossroads.

Qunari Rook: Mythal: I never thought to see Qunari, who did not yet exist in my time, scurrying about in the Dread Wolf's Crossroads.

Mythal: And you know who I am.

Rook: Mythal.

Mythal: The part of me that survived betrayal by the rest of the Evanuris. If this can be called surviving. Solas… He drew me from the dagger that struck me down, but what is left of me can only survive here. I cannot return to the world, and even the true Fade is denied me. All I can do is watch.

Dwarf Rook: Mythal: Have you come to avenge the Titans from whom you were born? Or did you come to ask me to give up what remains of myself to help you defeat the monsters Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain have become?

Elf Rook: Mythal: Have you come to seek the blessing of your god? Or did you come to ask your god to sacrifice herself to help you defeat the monsters Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain have become?

Human/Qunari Rook: Mythal: Why are you here? To beg me to give up what remains of myself to help you defeat the monsters Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain have become? Or do you simply think yourself ready to fight a god?

Dialogue options:

Elf: Die, false god. [1]

Dwarf: Die, Titan murderer. [2]

You’re not going to help us. [3]

I want your help. [4]

1 - Elf: Die, false god. Rook: You are not my god, and I'm done talking to you. Mythal: Ungrateful child. You would not be here had I not waded through fire and blood to give the elvhen a future! You desire the essence of a god? And think you deserve it? Then take it if you can! [24]

2 - Dwarf: Die, Titan murderer. Rook: After what you did to the Titans, I'm not asking for anything. I'm taking your essence to help me stop your friends. Mythal: An honest answer. Good. Mythal: You desire the essence of a god? And think you deserve it? Then take it if you can! [24]

3 - You’re not going to help us. Rook: Morrigan was right. Talking to you is a waste of time. Mythal: You listen to the human and the cowardly echo she carries? Pathetic. You desire the essence of a god? And think you deserve it? Then take it if you can! [24]

4 - I want your help. Rook: I came here to ask for your help. The gods have endangered the world, and—

5 - Scene continues.

Mythal: You dare explain to me what they are doing? You are a thousand years from knowing the proper words.

Rook: We saw Solas's memories. His regrets.

Mythal: You saw the recollection he cultivated like a tree twisting to catch the sun. You wish for my help? Convince me. Make your case, and I will yield my essence willingly to help you against Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain. Fail, and I shall kill you for wasting my time. Or you will kill me and obtain my essence in doing so… a harder-edged, simpler version. It has been centuries since a petitioner stood before me. So, why should I help you?

6 - Dialogue options:

We must stop the blight. [7]

We must stop the gods. [8]

We are worthy. [9]

Solas is helping me. [10]

Forget it. I’ll fight you. [11] +Lucanis Approves

7 - We must stop the blight. Rook: If I don't stop the gods, the whole world will be corrupted by the blight. Mythal: That is why you must succeed. So tell me why I must help you. Rook: We know the truth about the blight. We know it came from the imprisoned dreams of the Titans after you and Solas defeated them. Mythal: And?

Dialogue options:

You stood against it. [12]

People will die. [13]

The blight is your fault. [14]

Dwarf (Harding’s personal quest complete): I’ve felt the Titans’ pain. [15] +Harding Greatly Approves

12 - You stood against it. Rook: Stopping the blight mattered enough for you to talk with Solas even after he rebelled against you. Rook: It mattered enough for you to stand against the other gods. Mythal: And I was struck down for doing so, betrayed by those I had ruled beside for centuries. Rook: You made the difficult choice to protect your home, because it was the right thing to do. Help me do the same.

First “worthy” choice: Mythal: Not bad, but not enough. Let us speak of something else. [Back to 6]

Second “worthy choice: Mythal: If you wish to prove your worth, you must do better than that. [Back to 6]

Third “worthy” choice: Mythal: Your arguments are… compelling. [28]

13 - People will die. Rook: If I don't stop the blight, a lot of people are going to die. Mythal: People have been dying without the help of the blight for thousands of years. Rook: You know what I mean. The elven people worshipped you as their protector.

First “wrong” choice: Mythal: My patience wears thin. Choose your next words carefully. Why must I give myself over to you? [Back to 6]

Second “wrong” choice: Mythal: Enough. We are done. Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]

14 - The blight is your fault. Rook: And the blight only happened because of what you did! You need to fix your mistake! Mythal: My mistake? I saved lives and ended a war, you petulant child! Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29] 15 - Dwarf: I’ve felt the Titans’ pain. Rook: I know what I am. A dwarf. A Child of the Stone. Mythal: Yes. Your people came from what remained of the Titans. I bear you no hatred, but neither shall I apologize. It was war. Moreover, even if I did wish there had been other options, you are not the one to whom I would apologize. Whatever pain Solas and I inflicted on the Titans, it is nothing to you. Rook: I felt that pain. Rook: My friend, Lace Harding is another Child of the Stone. She was affected by a strange magic, and it woke up her connection to the Titans. She felt what happened to the Titans, and the pain of that violation nearly drove her mad. I felt it, a flash of it, when I helped her. Mythal: So you are saying that her pain is my fault? Rook: I'm asking if you want the whole world to feel that pain, as the blight spreads it everywhere. Mythal: I… do not. [28]

8 - We must stop the gods. Rook: You can't want Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain to rule the world. Not after what they did to you. Mythal: I ruled alongside them for centuries. I bear them no love now, and they were ever flawed, as all rulers are…

Elf Rook: Mythal: Yet they were better than the others who threatened your ancestors: monsters like the Titans, or selfish fools like Anaris. Set the blight aside, and tell me why I should help you topple your own gods.

Non-elf Rook: Mythal: Yet the world needs rulers. So set the blight aside and tell me why I should help you topple them.

Dialogue options:

Put the blight aside? [16]

They wronged you. [17]

We need no gods. [18]

Elf (Bellara’s personal quest complete): We stopped Anaris. [19] +Bellara Greatly Approves

16 - Put the blight aside? Rook: How am I supposed to just "set the blight aside?" Mythal: By making an argument not related to it, as I asked you to. Rook: The blight is a core part of who they are. And I don't think you're in favor of it.

First “wrong” choice: Mythal: My patience wears thin. Choose your next words carefully. Why must I give myself over to you? [Back to 6]

Second “wrong” choice: Mythal: Enough. We are done. Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]

17 - They wronged you. Rook: What they did to you was wrong. Mythal: And you care so deeply for the injustice done to me thousands of years ago? Rook: You deserve justice, and they deserve to be punished for misusing their power and killing you when you tried to check them.

First “worthy” choice: Mythal: Not bad, but not enough. Let us speak of something else. [Back to 6]

Second “worthy choice: Mythal: If you wish to prove your worth, you must do better than that. [Back to 6]

Third “worthy” choice: Mythal: Your arguments are… compelling. [28]

18- We need no gods. Rook: We don't need gods of any kind protecting us. Mythal: Is that so? You are a petulant child who complains that your room does not have enough pretty toys… You've no idea how many monsters lurk outside the walls of the house your parents created to keep you safe! Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29] 19 - Elf: We stopped Anaris. Rook: My team and I killed Anaris. Mythal: Really? Rook: He was using the chaos of the weakened Veil to return to the world. He was going to turn elves into demons. Mythal: He is a monster. Rook: Was a monster. I am not a god, but I protect the elven people just the same. Mythal: Yes. I suppose you do. [28]

9 - We are worthy. Rook: I am worthy of your help. Mythal: That is for me to judge. Rook: I am fighting to protect this world. Mythal: Any petty tyrant can fight those who come to their land and claim to be protecting their people.

Human Rook: Mythal: I have seen rulers, human as you are. The mages of Tevinter, following in the elven empire's footsteps. They build nothing that does not serve them. Why should I believe you are any better?

Mythal: What is a protector to you?

Dialogue options:

Killing monsters. [20]

I’m trying to be like you. [21]

Building a safe place. [22]

Human (Neve’s personal quest complete): Neve protects Dock Town. [23] +Neve Greatly Approves

20 - Killing monsters. Rook: A protector is someone who kills monsters so that the innocent are safe. Mythal: That is a child's fantasy of what a true protector should be. Rook: It's not fantasy when those monsters are literally marching toward innocent people as we speak.

First “wrong” choice: Mythal: My patience wears thin. Choose your next words carefully. Why must I give myself over to you? [Back to 6]

Second “wrong” choice: Mythal: Enough. We are done. Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]

21 - I’m trying to be like you. Rook: I can't really say. All I can say is that I'm trying to follow your example. You are the ideal. Mythal: Pathetic. I will not sacrifice myself for some pandering courtier. Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29] 22 - Building a safe place. Rook: It's making a place that's safe for everyone. That means defending against danger… But it also means building a strong community that works together for the common good. Mythal: And what have you built? Rook: Look at my team. We're not just hired blades. We started as strangers and grew together into a family.

First “worthy” choice: Mythal: Not bad, but not enough. Let us speak of something else. [Back to 6]

Second “worthy choice: Mythal: If you wish to prove your worth, you must do better than that. [Back to 6]

Third “worthy” choice: Mythal: Your arguments are… compelling. [28]

23 - Human: Neve protects Dock Town. Rook: Protecting a place isn't just fighting enemies. It's knowing people by name, having their trust. You said you've seen us. Then you've seen Neve Gallus. A human, like me. She protects Dock Town. And not just by fighting threats, although she did keep a blood mage from hurting her people. She laughs at people's stories and gives coin to people who need a meal. She pets the cats. And she always pays for the fried fish even though Hal tries to give it to her for free. That's who Neve is, and that's who we all are. We're not rulers, but we're here to protect the places we love. Mythal: Yes. I suppose you are. [28]

10 - Solas is helping me. Rook: Solas is helping me. Mythal: Solas is using you. Besides, why should I esteem the Dread Wolf's approbation? He rebelled against me. Rook: But the two of you stayed close… Mythal: Until he killed the tattered fragment of me who hid inside the human swamp witch. And wept.

Qunari Rook: Mythal: You are Qunari. Your people bond in different manners than mine. Can you even understand what it is to battle with someone and love them even still? That is what Solas and I are to one another.

Non-Qunari Rook: Mythal: He keeps me here, yet has not visited since waking from his slumber.

Mythal: Tell me this: What should I have done when Solas turned against me after all we had been to one another?

Dialogue options:

Forgotten him. [24]

Respected him. [25]

I’m sorry that happened. [26]

Qunari (Taash’s personal quest complete): Been like Shathann for Taash. [27] +Taash Greatly Approves

24 - Forgotten him. Rook: Solas made his choice. You made yours. It might have been cleaner for you to move on from him completely, instead of keeping your feelings for him. Mythal: Just like that? Do you feel so little that you could follow such a path with someone you had known for centuries? Rook: You asked me what you should have done, not what I would have done.

First “wrong” choice: Mythal: My patience wears thin. Choose your next words carefully. Why must I give myself over to you? [Back to 6]

Second “wrong” choice: Mythal: Enough. We are done. Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29]

25 - Respected him. Rook: Maybe you should have listened when he warned you about staying on as rulers after the war. Mythal: Are you saying I was wrong? Rook: You asked me what you should have done. I can't prove my worth by lying to you. Solas didn't want to manifest a physical body or destroy the Titans. He did things he hated because he cared about you. Supporting you and Elgar'nan becoming rulers was the one line he wouldn't cross. If someone who followed you everywhere refused to follow you there, what does that say?

First “worthy” choice: Mythal: Not bad, but not enough. Let us speak of something else. [Back to 6]

Second “worthy choice: Mythal: If you wish to prove your worth, you must do better than that. [Back to 6]

Third “worthy” choice: Mythal: Your arguments are… compelling. [28]

26 - I’m sorry that happened. Rook: I am so sorry, Mythal. To be betrayed, and then brought back, and have the one person who remembers you not be able to face you… Mythal: Enough! I do not want your pity. I do not need your pity! Your words are weak. Prove your worth or die! [29] 27 - Qunari: Been like Shathann for Taash. Rook: Qunari go through everything you're describing. You've seen us through the Veil. Look at my teammate, Taash. Shathann tried to control Taash, and Taash fought back. But when it mattered, Shathann sacrificed herself to save Taash without hesitation. Everything between them, even the mistakes, came from love. Mythal: You have not answered my question. What should I have done when Solas turned on me? Rook: You did the best you could. And right now, when it matters, Solas needs your help fighting the gods. So if you still love him… Mythal: I must sacrifice myself, as your Taash's mother did? And yet. After everything… I do. And you fight for him while he waits, trapped in his prison. [28]

11 - Forget it. I’ll fight you. Rook: I'm tired of talking to you. Give me what I need. Mythal: Your confidence is refreshing. Let us see if it is earned. [29]

28 - Scene continues. (Earned Mythal’s Favor)

Mythal: I find you worthy, Rook. I have spent thousands of years watching. I shall miss that. But if what I am can protect the innocent and smite the guilty… This is what remains of me. I give it to you freely. Use it to protect this world with kindness when possible and cunning when necessary.

Rook: I will. Thank you.

→ You have gained Mythal’s favor. +Emmrich Greatly Approves

If revenant dragon not defeated: Mythal: I offer one further boon: I cannot enter the physical world or the pure Fade, but in this place, I still carry some power. Evil has intruded here: the blight, seeded by Elgar'nan and Ghilan'nain. Find it, and when you meet your greatest challenge, I will fly one last time.

There is a flash, and a statuette remains in her place.

Elf Rook: Rook: The essence of the Protector.

Non-elf Rook Rook: The essence of a god.

Rook: Like a piece of the sun. I've never felt something so… alive.

Bellara: Mythal'enaste.

Davrin: The lady's favor.

Emmrich: Well done. But we must find a purpose for this wonder.

Harding: I don't want to ruin the moment, but what do we do with it?

Lucanis: A great prize. But how do we use it?

Neve: And now? What's the next step?

Taash: So the dragon lady came through. Now what?

Rook: A god knows her moment—at least, her essence does. When the time comes, we'll be ready.

Rook: We did it. We got Mythal's essence.

Bellara: And we didn't even have to fight her.

Davrin: And it didn't turn into a fight.

Emmrich: For once, a peaceful resolution.

Harding: And we didn't even have to fight her for it.

Lucanis: She was willing to talk after all.

Taash: Morrigan made it sound like she was gonna fight you. But she gave you her magic stuff just from you talking at her a bunch.

Rook: Not sure what we do with it just yet, but if Morrigan's telling the truth, it'll come in handy at some point. Scene ends.

29 - Scene continues. (Fight Mythal)

She drops back off the ledge, transforming into a massive dragon. The party fights.

Rook: Everyone get ready!

Bellara: Wow! She's enormous!

Davrin: That's one big dragon!

Emmrich: Her draconic form is quite formidable!

Harding: Right. Of course she's a big dragon.

Lucanis: Of course she had to turn into a dragon!

Taash: (Triumphant cackle) Here we go!

They defeat her.

Rook: Everyone okay?

Bellara: I'll never get used to fighting things I used to think were gods.

Davrin: Nothing I can't patch up.

Emmrich: I believe so.

Harding: Nothing too bad.

Lucanis: I'm fine.

Neve: I'm good.

Taash: Never better.

A small statuette appears near the entrance.

Elf Rook: Rook: We have it. The essence of Mythal the Protector.

Non-elf Rook: Rook: It's ours. The essence of a god.

They pick it up.

Rook: (Wincing) It burns just being near it. But this is the power we need to finish this.

Bellara: This is to save everyone. She'll understand. Eventually.

Davrin: I heard legends about her when I was growing up. And now…

Emmrich: Strength requires knowledge. How shall we use it?

Harding: Morrigan seemed to think we'd know how. Do we know how?

Lucanis: All we need now is the right target.

Neve: True—once we fit it into our plan.

Taash: Great. So what do we do with it?

Rook: I think the moment is coming. When we can turn the tide… we'll know. Scene ends.