Listen closely, your character. This can only be said once.

Before we can proceed you must give me your oath that you will not speak of this task to anyone.

Can you be trusted?

Very well. A friend of mine has turned from the path and now threatens Asmodae itself. As brotherhood is our greatest calling, treachery is our greatest wrong.

Jafnhar was once a Shadow Executor, but now has joined the Shadow Elders--conspirators who look to uncover some hidden "truth" about our origins.

I need you to take him a message. The Shadow Court has ordered all judges and executors to locate him. If he is found, they will not treat him kindly.

Thank you, your character. To act on my heart would brand us both traitors.

I must know why he left and deserted our people. When you see him, warn him of our searches and tell him to leave Asmodae if he hasn't already.

I have a contact in Reshanta named Berg, in the destroyed Nobelium by the Primum Landing. Speak with him. Find out what he knows.

Very well. Treachery is a hard thing for all of us, and I cannot expect you act against your own personal code.

I will respect your decision, your character, for as long as you keep your word.

You should leave now. Nothing good will come should others see us talking.

What brings you here, your class?

Reshanta is a place of trial, not tourism. If my strength will help you, it is yours.

Speak.

Ah... Jafnhar...so headstrong. He was never happy. There was always some small flaw in our history for him, some uncertainty to attack.

This is dangerous work you seek, for the Shadow Court will treat all his allies the same. I have done all I can for him--Jafnhar now makes his own fate.

So tell me--what do you know of the Black Cloud Traders?

Ha! Good answer. They're Shugos who trade freely in illegal and dangerous goods, shuffling them between Elysea and Asmodae. They're war mongers and profiteers.

The Black Cloud traders have a hidden island somewhere above Reshanta. Find the island, and you will find Jafnhar.

Now go. I have already forgotten your name.

No...not yet. If you are here to take me back to the Judges, know that I won't go without a fight.

Go on then. I fear no Asmodian. Strike, if you must. I am ready for you.

That fool! His loyalty is commendable, but misplaced. I can never return. I have betrayed Asmodae, your class, with my search for an absolute truth.

When I am found, all judged as my allies will be destroyed. 'Blood for blood' has many meanings, young Daeva.

You must return to Khrudgelmir and tell him I am dead. That is the only way I can protect him from his own people.

I hear your name whispered in the halls. Although none yet suspect you of treachery, you must travel more discreetly.

Now, enough of my lecturing.

Did you find...him?

So he still breathes. I can take comfort in that.

The Black Cloud Traders are strange allies, though I suppose they won't talk if they're paid enough.

Did you tell you tell him I was looking for him?

Jafnhar is dead?

You are shading your truth. A man who survived centuries of war against the Balaur and the Elyos cowards could not be killed by Shugos.

What is it you conceal, your character?

He wishes to protect me, even now, when most would look only to save their own hides.

I understand, of course. I do not have his strength, but should my death be required to ensure his safety, so be it.

I will make this right.

First, a comrade and trusted ally turns and forms rank with the Shadow Elders, then turns up dead?

I don't understand. The Court has not found Jafnhar yet, I would know. So who could possibly have killed him? Not the Shugos...

How can this be?

1. Talk with Berg.

2. Locate Jafnhar.

3. Report your findings to Khrudgelmir.

Khrudgelmir asked you in secret to locate Jafnhar, who has been exposed as a member of the Shadow Elders. Get information from Shadow Judge Berg in Reshanta and trace Jafnhar's location.

Khrudgelmir asked you to locate Jafnhar, a member of the Shadow Elders. He urged you to locate him before the other Shadow Judges.

In Reshanta, Berg told you that Jafnhar had been spotted with the Black Cloud Traders.

You found Jafnhar on the Black Cloud Island, the nest of the Black Cloud Traders. However, Jafnhar didn't want to put Khrudgelmir's life in danger and asked you to report him dead.