What a surprise... Beritra has a new trick. Apparently, he has the ability to use a long-range mind control. Isn't that great? When you are under the mind domination of Beritra, you lose your sense of judgment and are driven to do his bidding. That's why the Embercrack minions in Drakenspire Depths weren't able to stop the Dragon Lord from reaching Agony's Well.

Upon death, anyone under the domination radiates an ominous darkness. If we can extract this essence from them, I think we might be able to find a way to release his victims

your character, take down the dominated minions in Drakenspire Depths and get the Essence of Darkness. Take it to Vard so we can free the our friends from the Dragon Lord's spell.

The only way to release someone from Beritra's mind domination is death. Well, the only way we know of, that is.

If we can somehow obtain the Essence of Darkness, we can start researching ways to neutralize it...

Is this the Essence of Darkness from the minions in Drakenspire Depths?

This doesn't look very magical, or even significant...

Let me have a closer look.

There is no time to fool around!

Every moment, Beritra's plans are closer to completion!

Is this the Essence of Darkness from the minions in Drakenspire Depths?

This doesn't look very magical, or even significant...

Let me have a closer look.

Hmm... I wonder if this really serves as the key to Beritra's mind domination...

I'll ask the Daeva of Detoxification and a few other experts to analyze it, so we can try to find a solution.

Thank you for your help. This isn't much, but please accept it.

1. Obtain the Essence of Darkness in Drakenspire Depths and take it to Vard.

   Essence of Darkness

2. Talk with Vard.

Obtain the Essence of Darkness in Drakenspire Depths and report to Vard.

Parsia said Beritra developed an ability to control minds from a long distance by using a specific magical medium, and she asked you to obtain the Essence of Darkness and take it to Vard.

You obtained the Essence of Darkness by eliminating the minions under Beritra's mind domination in Drakenspire Depths. When you took it to Vard, he said he would send the magical medium you brought to research labs for analysis and then try to find a way to release other Daevas from domination.