A pleasure to meet you, your character, and I mean that literally. I am certainly pleased to meet such a renowned hero of Atreia.

Have you spoken with Governor Haldor yet?

Wonderful. He was looking forward to your arrival.

Well, I suppose we should get started, then--since you'll need to be familiar with the surrounding area, I recommend you speak with Nixie. She's one of our resident scholars, highly enthusiastic and very determined to learn all she can about this new world. I think you--and all of us, really--could stand to learn a lot from her.

She's already ventured out on her own to explore the ruins around Enshar, so I'm sure she has a lot to talk about.

There are always so many mysteries to unravel when you're somewhere new... everything has a story, even the rocks and trees. Especially here, where the land has been underwater for so long.

There's so much history. Even back home, I'm sure there are so many things we must have forgotten or misremembered.... Don't you think it's fascinating?

....Oh! I'm sorry, we haven't met. I thought you were someone else, and I just started talking.... I'm Nixie, it's nice to meet you.

your character?! Oh... Bonat said you should come talk to me, out of all the other scholars and researchers here?

Wow. I didn't think he thought very much of me, but that might just be the way he talks. He's very formal, don't you think?

Oh, I'm babbling again. Sorry! He must have sent you to me because I've been researching things outside the base, right? That makes sense. Here, let me show you something.

I found it among the ruins. Look at the patterns on it--they look like writing, don't they?

I think it's from an ancient civilization that must have lived here, one we probably have never even heard of! Isn't that exciting?

Here, I want to know more about this relic, and you need to learn about the area. Why don't you take it and go search around the ruins, try to find things with similar patterns?

(An ancient tablet. The lines and carvings are just barely visible on the crumbling stone.)

(After studying them, they do not look similar.)

(These are ancient ruins. The lines and carvings are just barely visible on the crumbling stone.)

(Some of the lines look similar, but the marks are too eroded to be sure.)

(The stone here is well-preserved, the carvings similar to the ones on Nixie's relic.)

(The upper part of the tablet seems intact. The carvings are similar, but not identical.)

(A piece is missing near the base. Nixie's relic fits perfectly into the stone, and the lines form into an unmistakable symbol of Dragon Lord Tiamat.)

(A foul-smelling Drakan corpse, still dressed in the armor of Dragon Lord Tiamat.)

(The corpse is badly decayed, indicating it's been here for a long time, but there are fresh cuts and marks marring the skin.)

Oh, your character, you're back! I got really excited about what you might find out there, and then I got really worried 'cause you weren't back yet... I'm glad you're okay.

But, ah... did you find anything?

The Dragon Lord's soldiers...! I knew I was right to worry--you're not hurt, are you?

And the tablets did have something to do with Tiamat... Hmm. I think this land has a longer, more sordid history than we realized. I should tell... No, I'll talk to Bonat about this.

Thank you, your character. I have a feeling you're going to be a lot of help!

1. Meet with Bonat in Sky Fortress Insurgent Post.

2. Meet and talk with Nixie.

3. Go to Dreg Findspot.

4. Investigate the Crumbled Ruins.

5. Investigate the Destroyed Balaur Ruins nearby.

6. Look for the Intact Balaur Ruins.

7. Examine the Putrid Balaur Corpse.

8. Report back to Nixie.

Order: Centurion Bonat is looking for you. Go and see him.

Centurion Bonat advised you to speak with Nixie, an Expedition scholar known for her enthusiasm and knowledge. Nixie showed you a chunk of ancient stone and asked you to find the rest of whatever it had come from.

You investigated the ruins where she'd found it, and determined that the ruins had something to do with Dragon Lord Tiamat.

You were attacked by Beritra's soldiers on your way back, but you returned to Nixie to report what you'd found.