arrow_back Genshin Impact Quests 
Chapter III: Act VI
Caribert
Masrur at Port Ormos is currently worrying himself sick over a letter with an unclear address...
Talk to Masrur
Masrur:
Huh? Wait, you're that blond traveler who's on a journey to all corners of Teyvat, right?
Paimon:
Who's asking...? Do you need something from us?
Masrur:
You bet I do! Phew, I was worried I wouldn't be able to find you! I have a letter for you, you see — it's from another outlander...
Masrur:
He was a crafty fellow, lemme tell you... Took advantage of a loophole in our mailing system by opting for Guaranteed Delivery then filling in the most obscure mailing address I've ever seen!
Paimon:
Well, we are always on the road, so yeah, it's pretty tough to get mail to us unless we happen to go to the post office on a whim...
Paimon:
So, um... what address did that person give you, anyway?
Masrur:
Uh... he just wrote, "next to a small, white-haired talking fairy."
Paimon:
What!? So the address is Paimon!?
Masrur:
*sigh* Exactly, right? And if I'd failed to deliver the letter, I'd have been bound by regulation to compensate him...
Masrur:
Really, he got me good. I count myself very lucky that I ran into you here.
Masrur:
Of course, here it is. All yours!
Paimon:
C'mon, Paimon wants to have a look, too!
You noticed that Kaeya's name was signed on the letter.
Paimon:
Kaeya, huh? So he's here in Sumeru... Hmm, now that Paimon thinks about it, "crafty" does describe him pretty well.
Paimon:
From what he wrote in the letter, it looks like he didn't think there was much chance of it reaching us...
Paimon:
Hmm, or maybe he's just being sneaky... Do you think he's making this sound like a miracle of fate so that we'd have to go meet up with him?
Paimon:
Eh, yeah, you're right. It's always nice to see old friends!
Paimon:
The letter says that he hangs out at Djafar Tavern every afternoon. Perhaps we should drop in on him then, huh?
Wait until the following afternoon (16:00 – 18:00)
Paimon:
Kaeya should be at Djafar Tavern right now. Let's go see him!
Go to Djafar Tavern and look for Kaeya
Kaeya:
...I'll have something I haven't tried yet, Boss.
Eymen:
Um... Sorry, Sir, I'm afraid you've already tried every type of liquor we serve...
Kaeya:
Oh? Well then, just the bill, please. It's just as well, I suppose. I do have other matters to attend to...
Paimon:
Kaeya! You're really here! Paimon half thought you were playing some sort of prank on us...
Kaeya:
Hey, Paimon, Traveler. Looks like the gods smile upon me after all. And come now, I wouldn't joke about wanting to see my good friends, haha...
Paimon:
Wait a second, you must be here on official business, right? What do you think you're doing, spending every afternoon drinking at the tavern? You itching for a lecture from Jean?
Kaeya:
Hahaha, not at all. The Acting Grand Master positively terrifies me. Why would I ever do anything that might displease her?
Kaeya:
The truth is, I'm in Sumeru to learn about the alcohol industry here. So despite how it might look, I'm actually at Djafar Tavern for strictly business purposes.
Kaeya:
Sumeru's spices are famous the world over, and it's long been rumored that this fine establishment was where a certain very popular spiced cocktail was invented.
Kaeya:
That's why the Knights sent me, their foremost expert in alcoholic beverages, to come and see if it is as good as the rumors say.
Paimon:
And how did that go?
Kaeya:
So far so good... I'm already in talks with some spice merchants in Port Ormos about some potential collaboration.
Paimon:
Yeah, that does sound like a great business opportunity. Guess Dawn Winery and Master Diluc are gonna make a tidy sum from this one too, huh?
Kaeya:
Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves... Whether this lucrative opportunity gets passed along to Dawn Winery or not depends on how nice I'm feeling... Hahaha.
Paimon:
Hey! Using your job to settle personal grievances isn't very knightly, Captain!
Traveler:
...I'm guessing you've been to Sumeru before?
Kaeya:
Oh? What makes you say that?
Traveler:
You came to Sumeru all on your own. So you must be quite familiar with the place.
Kaeya:
Very sharp of you... I wouldn't say I'm familiar, though. I just came here on the sly once, when I was very young.
Kaeya:
...
Paimon:
And? Do continue...
Kaeya:
Heh... Do I have to? When I said we could talk about the old times, digging up my past wasn't exactly what I had in mind...
Kaeya:
Well, alright, since you're so interested... Like I said, I was very young then. Dawn Winery had only just taken me in.
Kaeya:
I overheard my adoptive father talk about sending a team of merchants to Sumeru during a business meeting.
Kaeya:
I'm sure you'll agree that everyone's curious about their roots on some level. And my roots... They're in Khaenri'ah, which is said to have been located deep underground somewhere near Sumeru.
Traveler:
Khaenri'ah...
Kaeya:
And so I stowed myself away amidst the cargo, and silently joined the merchant delegation on their trip to Sumeru...
Kaeya:
But it wasn't long before the merchant delegation received news that I'd gone missing. Their leader promptly found me, and before I knew it, my adoptive father was dragging me back home by the ear...
Kaeya:
It was a short-lived adventure. Sorry I don't have a more thrilling story for you, hehe...
Traveler:
Speaking of Khaenri'ah... How much do you know about it?
Kaeya:
Honestly, not much. The only reason I knew that Khaenri'ah was near Sumeru is because I happened to read that in a book when I was young.
Kaeya:
My life had less and less to do with Khaenri'ah as I grew up, and so I started caring less as well.
Kaeya:
I used to believe that I had inherited some sort of duty from my father...
Kaeya:
But then I began to wonder... Maybe my father left me in the peaceful land of Mondstadt for no other reason than simply to keep me alive...
Kaeya:
As well as ensuring that I'd be safely cut off from certain things... The thought that I might be able to actually live a happy life there must have been the icing on the cake.
Kaeya:
...This is obviously all speculation. Simply put, I'm afraid that I'm not particularly in the know on this topic.
Kaeya:
These days, my surname, Alberich, is probably the only link to Khaenri'ah that I have left.
A familiar face joins your conversation.
Dainsleif:
...One Death After Noon please, Boss.
Traveler:
...?
Dainsleif:
Tell me... what do you know about the significance of that name, "Alberich"?
Paimon:
D—Dainsleif!?
Kaeya:
Ah, you've decided to join us? I was wondering how long you planned on listening in. I believe I've seen you before in Mondstadt... Dainsleif, if I'm not mistaken?
Dainsleif:
So you remember me. Then we are already acquainted, Kaeya Alberich... descendant of the Abyss Order's founder.
Kaeya:
...
Traveler:
The Abyss Order...?
Paimon:
What!?
Dainsleif:
I take it that you weren't aware of this until now, Kaeya, or you wouldn't have been so forthcoming with your surname.
Kaeya:
Oh, my... that's quite a lot of baggage for a surname, isn't it? Though I must say, it does confirm an old suspicion of mine. I suppose that was why my father left me in Mondstadt after all...
Dainsleif:
I'm surprised that you take me at my word without the faintest hint of skepticism...
Kaeya:
Well, perhaps what you told me just happens to answer some questions I carry in my memories. And, in any case... I recognize your eyes...
Kaeya:
You're a pure-blood Khaenri'ahn, aren't you?
Dainsleif:
Very clever. Forgive me for being direct, but I sincerely hope this new knowledge doesn't change anything. If you've already let go of your ties to the past... then keep it that way.
Paimon:
Kaeya... You're not involved with the Abyss Order in any way, are you...?
Kaeya:
Hey, hold on now. This conversation has taken a rather sudden turn for the deadly serious... and I'm afraid that as someone from Mondstadt, I'm not accustomed to this sort of atmosphere...
Kaeya:
So what if I know my ancestry? Do I strike you as the type who would be bound by that kind of thing?
Kaeya:
Relax. I'll be just as delighted to hunt down the Abyss Order tomorrow as I have always been.
Kaeya:
Either way, looks like we're out of time. I've got a spice merchant to meet in a minute, so I'll leave the three of you to carry on the conversation without me.
Paimon:
Huh. Well, alright then... You go do your thing, Kaeya.
Kaeya:
See you 'round. And Dainsleif, no need to listen in from the sidelines next time we meet. Let me buy you a drink.
Kaeya leaves.
Dainsleif:
Hmph...
Paimon:
You don't really trust him, do you, Dain? You're both from Khaenri'ah, but you get on like oil and water...
Dainsleif:
The fact is, I still do not know him well. It would be meaningless for me to jump to conclusions.
Dainsleif:
But can a person truly be unaffected by their ancestry? This remains to be seen.
Dainsleif:
Well, I suspect that they call your sister their Princess precisely because there is a succession of sorts.
Paimon:
Oh, so if she was the founder, she'd be the "Queen," right?
Traveler:
So what do you plan to do here in Sumeru?
Dainsleif:
I mean to investigate the "Loom of Fate." Do you remember that name?
Paimon:
Yeah, the Abyss Order's evil plan! We learned about that back in Mondstadt.
Traveler:
You've got a new lead?
Dainsleif:
Not new. Not exactly... My memories suffer from erosion, but while I was recovering my health recently, I suddenly remembered something...
Dainsleif:
Your sister... she mentioned the "Loom of Fate" back when we traveled together.
Dainsleif:
Apparently so. I was also quite surprised when these memories tallied up. I recall that we were traveling to Sumeru when the matter was brought up.
Paimon:
So you're going to the place that she mentioned back then?
Dainsleif:
Correct. At that time, they must have been introduced, in one way or another, to this concept. If I recall correctly, we were somewhere in Avidya Forest then...
Paimon:
Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go! Maybe we'll discover some secret that's lain hidden for hundreds of years!
Dainsleif:
No. Now is not the time.
Dainsleif:
No, it's just...
Dainsleif:
I'm still waiting for my drink.
Paimon:
Seriously...?
After Dain finishes his drink, you prepare to travel to Avidya Forest...
Go to the place Dainsleif mentioned
Dainsleif:
Wait... This place, it's... familiar.
Paimon:
What about it? It looks pretty normal to Paimon... Was it like this hundreds of years ago, too?
Dainsleif:
Yes. The forest has barely changed from how I remember it. There is very little human activity here, after all.
Dainsleif:
Let's search the area and see what we can find.
Paimon:
Is this a field? It must belong to whoever owns that house over there...
Paimon:
But it looks like it's been abandoned for a long time. You could be forgiven for thinking nothing was ever grown here... Or wait, maybe nothing ever WAS grown here.
Paimon:
It's an extinguished bonfire. Forest Rangers, perhaps?
Paimon:
Looks like it's been ages since it was last lit. And clearly they put it out carefully to prevent a forest fire, too. That's responsible.
Dainsleif:
Nothing else stands out in this area. All that's left is that building. Come on.
Paimon:
Wait, we're just gonna go barging in? What if someone's home?
Dainsleif:
Unlikely. There are no signs of life in this area. We should be able to enter without incident.
Paimon:
If you say so... Well, uh... you lead the way then, Dain. Hehe...
Enter the house to investigate
Paimon:
Huh, so there really isn't anyone home... *cough* Ugh, this place is so dusty! Paimon bets no one's lived here in years!
Dainsleif:
Investigate carefully. We mustn't miss a single detail.
Investigate the interior of the house
Paimon:
Hey look, it's a bowl. Guess whoever used to live here liked to cook, huh?
Dainsleif:
Can't you smell it? There's a heavy scent of medicinal herbs in here.
Paimon:
Ohh, so it's a medicine bowl? ...*sniff* Hmm, seems you're right! You've got a good nose on you, Dain!
Investigate the interior of the house
Paimon:
This bed looks pretty ordinary. Huh, there's nothing underneath it, either.
Paimon:
What sort of person would wanna live here? It's so dark and damp... Can't be all that comfortable...
Investigate the interior of the house
Paimon:
There's a box over here. Why don't we open it? Uh, and by "we," Paimon means you... Paimon's just scared that... whatever's inside might bite her fingertips off...
Paimon:
Huh? This is... a mirror.
Paimon:
It's broken, too. Was this a makeup box?
Paimon:
Hmm. That's kinda... disappointing. Paimon was hoping we'd uncover some super big secret, especially after Dain talked this place up.
Talk to Dainsleif
Paimon:
Doesn't look like there's anything else worth our attention here. You sure we're in the right place, Dain?
Dainsleif:
My memories are quite foggy, but my subconscious and instincts both assert that something once happened here.
Dainsleif:
But, we'll exhaust ourselves if we search aimlessly... I hear noises outside. Let's go and check.
Paimon:
Noises? Is it...
Dainsleif:
It's not much. Just some minor adversaries.
Check out the situation outside
Paimon:
Monsters! Wow, Dain's ears are sharp, just like his nose. He's in surprisingly good shape for a 500-year-old...
Paimon:
Hmm, although for someone who's as full of surprises as Dain, it's hardly a big deal... Anyway, let's beat up these monsters!
Talk to Dainsleif
Dainsleif:
I doubt that the appearance of those monsters was wholly random. There must be something nearby that attracted them.
Dainsleif:
A Ley Line anomaly, perhaps? ...Hmm, but it seems to be more than that.
Dainsleif:
Okay — I'll go slightly further out to investigate any issues with the nearby Ley Lines. I might be a while. You should wait for me here.
Paimon:
What? You're going alone? You'd better not be trying to keep some secret from us!
Dainsleif:
...Your suspicions are as banal as they are unwarranted. I merely think that this house should remain the focus of our investigation, and as such, someone ought to stay here and keep an eye on it.
Dainsleif:
Not to mention that if even Forest Rangers are capable of investigating Ley Lines, I will be more than able to handle it alone.
Paimon:
Ugh, fair enough. Guess we'll just camp out here, then?
Paimon:
Good thing there's a bonfire over there. Let's make ourselves something to eat! All this running around has made Paimon real hungry.
Talk to Paimon
You and Paimon make a fire, and before you know it, night sets in.
Paimon:
Ahh, your cooking is as good as ever! Even if there was no other reason, the food alone would be enough for Paimon to stick with you, hee-hee!
Paimon:
Changing the subject, Dain's taking forever! He said that there might be an issue with the nearby Ley Lines... How bad do you think it could be?
Paimon:
*sigh* We came together, but now it's back to just being the two of us again... Y'know, now that Paimon mentions it, we really have spent lots and lots of time together, haven't we?
Paimon:
Um, so... don't take this the wrong way or anything, but, uh... d—do you ever get tired of Paimon being around?
Paimon:
...Aww, oh you, stop it! Now you're embarrassing Paimon...
Paimon:
Hmm... So, um, next question... Don't know if it's okay to ask this, but Paimon's curious: What was it like traveling with your sister?
Traveler:
...
Paimon:
The stars?
Paimon:
Wow...
Paimon:
Yeah... Paimon understands. Being separated without even knowing the reason why... it's just terrible.
Paimon:
But we'll find the truth together, sure as Paimon's your guide! Just you wait, Heavenly Principles! And you too, Teyvat!
Paimon:
Uh... Y'know what? We've talked too long about this sad stuff. Let's talk about something happy instead! 'Cause if you're sad... Paimon will be too.
Paimon:
Alright, alright. It's getting dark, so why don't you rest? Paimon will take first watch. Don't worry, no monster's gonna come and eat you up!
Traveler:
Well, that's a first. Paimon, not going to bed before me?
Paimon:
Oh, come on, don't say that... Paimon just wants to look after you for once.
Paimon:
Nighty-night! Go on, shoo, off to sleep!
Talk to Dainsleif
Dainsleif:
Hey, time to wake up. The sun has risen.
Traveler:
(...)
Traveler:
(...Dain?)
Dainsleif:
What a deep sleeper. You do know that we need to...
Dainsleif:
Hmm? Tear stains... You dreamed of your sibling last night, didn't you?
Dainsleif:
...Alright. Rest here a bit longer then. I'll head into the forest to investigate.
Traveler:
(Huh? Why're you going back into the forest...)
Traveler:
*yawn*...
Traveler:
(Hmm? How did I sleep till morning? Why didn't Paimon wake me up to switch shifts? ... Hang on a moment... Where IS Paimon, anyway?)
Traveler:
(Ah, I vaguely remember Dain coming over. Did Paimon go into the woods with him, seeing how I hadn't woken up yet?)
Traveler:
(Whatever the case, looks like it's just me here for now. Guess it's time to stretch my limbs and have a look around.)
???:
(Clatter...)
Traveler:
(Wait, did that noise come from... inside the house?)
Traveler:
(No reply... I should go inside and check.)
As night passes and you awaken next to the bonfire, you realize that Paimon is missing. As you search for her, you come upon a wandering father by chance...
Look for Paimon inside the house
Intimidating Man:
Halt! What do you think you're doing!?
Intimidating Man:
This place is not whatever you think it is... Nor should you be poking your nose into my business! Begone!
Intimidating Man:
Your travel companion? ...You mean the one that was keeping watch by your side last night?
Intimidating Man:
Your companion departed for the forest early this morning. That much I saw with my own eyes.
Traveler:
(I thought so... Still, I don't know if I can trust this person's word just yet.)
Intimidating Man:
What business is that of yours? All you need to know is that I claimed this place first — and what I do here is none of your concern.
Intimidating Man:
Do I make myself quite clear? Leave!
Traveler:
...
Traveler:
(There's something strange about this person. I need to find out what he's hiding...)
Intimidating Man:
Well? What are you waiting for?
Intimidating Man:
*sigh* If you must... Suit yourself.
Intimidating Man:
I've been observing you, and you don't look like a Forest Ranger, nor someone from the Akademiya.
Intimidating Man:
Still, I'm warning you, no funny business. Promise me that, and you can do as you please.
Intimidating Man:
Okay, fine, whatever... Move aside. I'm heading in.
Intimidating Man:
You...
Intimidating Man:
*sigh* Oh, go on then, have it your way. I knew I wasn't going to be able to hide this anyway. Just come in.
Intimidating Man:
But no overreacting to anything you see in here, okay? You understand me?
Intimidating Man:
Come on, then.
Go inside
Hilichurl:
...
Intimidating Man:
Mind your own business. Don't worry, he isn't aggressive...
Intimidating Man:
...How could he be. He was too young for anything like that.
Intimidating Man:
So don't you lay a finger on him. Just find yourself a corner to rest if you're tired or cold.
Traveler:
You're... from Khaenri'ah, aren't you?
Intimidating Man:
Huh?
Intimidating Man:
You know Khaenri'ah... Who are you, exactly? And how do you know I'm from Khaenri'ah?
Intimidating Man:
...
Intimidating Man:
Do you worship a god, Traveler?
Eide:
...Sounds like you've had an eventful life. Alright, well... my name is Eide. And you are correct — I was once Khaenri'ahn.
Eide:
I apologize for my earlier hostility. But you must understand... As far as I'm concerned, humans who do not worship The Seven are nigh extinct...
Eide:
...And all who place faith in the gods are my enemies.
Eide:
...That may be, but the fact is that chances to talk to people like yourself have been few and far between since the cataclysm.
Eide:
This wretched curse of immortality... Who knows how long I must continue to suffer like this?
Eide:
The curse? Huh, it was a little gift given to the people of Khaenri'ah by those vile gods...
Eide:
We lost our home, our loved ones, everything... The agony of the cataclysm itself was already too much to bear... but then came the curse, robbing us any chance of release.
Eide:
All we can do is watch helplessly as our souls erode and our bodies decay.
Traveler:
(So Eide is just like Dain, someone who bears the curse of immortality.)
Eide:
Because although Khaenri'ah began with a single bloodline, it was a home to others, too...
Eide:
Any who forsook their gods and came to Khaenri'ah were welcomed as our fellow citizens.
Eide:
When the cataclysm came, we pure-blood Khaenri'ahns were declared the "greater sinners." Upon us, the gods placed the curse of immortality...
Eide:
But those whose ancestry belonged to the domains of other gods were punished with the curse of the wilderness as they fled, turning them into monsters.
Traveler:
So... who is this hilichurl to you?
Eide:
He is Caribert... my illegitimate son.
Eide:
*sigh* How times have changed. I can say that out loud with no consequence now, but... it was once a matter of unspeakable shame.
Eide:
I was a noble of Khaenri'ah by blood... but I resented the life that my family had arranged for me.
Eide:
Then one day, I met a beautiful woman amongst the people. Her roots were in Mondstadt... but that mattered not to me. It was love at first sight.
Eide:
...Caribert faced great hardship from the very moment of his birth, all due to my selfish desires... and I was never able to be there by his side for any of it.
Eide:
...After all that, he turned into a hilichurl right before my very eyes.
Eide:
I always owed him much, and now... at least I can finally be close to him.
Traveler:
...What happened to his mother?
Eide:
She was...
Eide:
...*sigh* We were separated. I do not wish to dwell on it.
Eide:
...It could be worse. I suffer the pain of loss because I once had everything I could wish for.
Eide:
And now... now that I have lost almost everything, the little that remains I see with new clarity.
Eide:
If nothing else... At least I still have Caribert.
Traveler:
...
Eide:
Ah, yes, that reminds me. I only returned here to check on Caribert, but I do have other things I wish to do... You may come with me, if you're so inclined.
Talk to Eide
Eide:
Over here.
Eide:
I'm sure you're wondering why I brought Caribert here, to Sumeru.
Eide:
Well, it's because he needs a medicine that can only be made here...
Eide:
One which will help him to recover his clarity of mind.
Traveler:
Recover his clarity of mind?
Traveler:
(When we were in The Chasm, Dain said that the curse could not be undone... Is recovery really possible?)
Eide:
I do not hope to break the curse. I am well aware of my powerlessness against the punishment of the gods.
Eide:
But it's said that this medicine is imbued with the power of Sumeru's God of Wisdom, and can awaken the mind from a state of deep stupor... It has been used in the past to treat cases of mania.
Eide:
I believe that it might just work...
Traveler:
Where did you hear of this?
Eide:
...I read about it in a book from the Royal Library of Khaenri'ah. It was banned, since this medicine requires the power of The Seven to work.
Eide:
In my youth, I—I disliked the life of nobility, and craved excitement. I was leafing through some forbidden texts and happened upon it.
Eide:
...What other choice do I have? What exactly would you have me do?
Eide:
The gods have already punished us! What does one more sin matter now?
Eide:
Never mind, as long as you understand... I—I'm sorry, I struggle to take control of my mood sometimes... Perhaps a consequence of having lived too long.
Eide:
As it happens, I am in dire need of some help to make this medicine.
Eide:
My hands don't have the dexterity they once did. I fear that they may be decaying from within... all thanks to this curse of immortality.
Eide:
Okay, to start with, take this ingredient...
Eide:
Also, do you have any of Sumeru's regional specialties on hand? I believe they're called... Kalpalata Lotuses and Sumeru Roses.
Traveler:
I've picked some before, yes.
Eide:
Wonderful. I—In that case, we have everything we need.
Traveler:
No, but I can go out and get some.
Eide:
Could you really? Much obliged.
Eide:
This is the method for making the medicine. You just need to follow the steps.
Talk to Eide
Eide:
Is it done? Splendid, let me see...
Eide:
Hmm. In all honesty, I do not know what the end product is supposed to look like. The banned book didn't feature any illustrations...
Eide:
...Well, the moment has finally arrived... Curses.
Eide:
No, no. We need to perform one final step to complete the medicine.
Eide:
I said before that this medicine relies on the power of the God of Wisdom for its restorative effects...
Eide:
Which means... we must pay a visit to a Statue of The Seven.
Traveler:
(Since he needs the God of Wisdom's power, should I get Nahida to help?)
Traveler:
(...Forget it. Eide hates the gods — it could complicate things. I'll just do it his way.)
Eide:
Let's go. Bring the medicine with you.
Go to the nearby Statue of The Seven
Eide:
Look at this statue... How can I bow before this thing...
Eide:
God of Wisdom. Look at me.
Eide:
I will utter no prayer, nor will I sing your praises.
Eide:
You and your kind destroyed my home, wrought unfathomable suffering on my compatriots... Yet here I stand before you.
Eide:
You cannot mock me more than fate itself already has.
Eide:
God of Wisdom, I seek not to disavow myself of the sinful blood that flows through my veins. I wish only to beseech you to have pity upon a young and unfortunate soul.
Eide:
My son, Caribert... He was turned into a monster before he had the chance to witness anything beautiful in this world... This is no fate for a child.
Eide:
...
Eide:
If everything the gods have done was in order to have the impious people of Khaenri'ah bow their heads...
Eide:
Then... I bow to you now.
Eide:
I have given up all I ever stood for...
Eide:
All I ask for is a tiny miracle. For Caribert to see this world once more.
Eide:
Please, god... I beg of you.
Traveler:
...
Traveler:
(I may not know the whole truth behind the cataclysm, but the people of Khaenri'ah have truly suffered...)
Traveler:
(Why could Khaenri'ah and The Seven not coexist in peace?)
Eide:
I have made quite enough of a fool of myself for one day. Let's go.
Traveler:
Things will get better.
Eide:
...Hm.
Administer the dose of medicine to the hilichurl
Eide:
Caribert?
Caribert:
...
Traveler:
(The hilichurl seems almost lifeless. Its reactions to everything are incredibly weak...)
Eide:
Well, we've prepared the medicine. We might as well try it.
With your help, Eide feeds the newly made medicine to the hilichurl.
Eide:
Caribert? It's me... It's your father. Caribert?
Traveler:
Anything?
Eide:
Caribert... Please, say something.
Caribert:
...
Eide:
I'm sorry I couldn't be at your side when you were born... and that I failed to reach you and mama in time when you both were suffering...
Eide:
But I'm here now. Papa's been by your side all these years. I've never left you. Not once.
Eide:
Are you still angry with me, Caribert?
Eide:
I know you're awake now... Do you not want to talk to me?
Eide:
I'm so sorry, Caribert. Forgive me, please! Say something. Anything!
Eide:
Please... please...
Eide:
Aah!
Eide:
Gods above! What more do you want from me!?
Eide:
You took everything from here, and I still bowed to you!
Eide:
I'd give you my very life if only you cared to take it! But you won't even let me die!
Eide:
...I knew it. I should never have trusted anything that had to do with the gods. I was just deluding myself...
Eide:
The gods of this world have never stood with humanity... Not even for a moment!
Eide:
Other reasons... What do you mean?
Eide:
Huh... you really think so...?
Eide:
Give up? No, no. Never! ...Yes, you're right. I cannot let myself wallow in despair.
Eide:
Even if I must stay here with him for... fifty years? A hundred? What difference does it make? I do not lack for time...
Traveler:
(To have infinite time, yet no hope... can only be called torture.)
Eide:
Let's go. We'll make another dose.
Eide:
The most crucial ingredient in this medicine is the unusual mushroom, which makes things complicated... but not impossible.
Traveler:
Where did you get those mushrooms from, anyway?
Eide:
I grow them. In that field.
Traveler:
Wait, in a field? Like a crop?
Eide:
...The details don't matter, right? Curb your curiosity and just do as I instruct — if you truly wish to help me, that is how you can do it.
Eide:
There is a waterfall near the statue I prayed at. I need you to collect some water from there around two in the afternoon.
Eide:
I'll be here watching Caribert. Once you're back, I will make some fertilizer for the mushrooms.
Traveler:
Got it.
Eide:
Good. Then please head over when the time comes.
Time passes quickly. Before you know it, it is two in the afternoon...
Give Eide the water
Eide:
Ah, you're back. Caribert's condition is stable...
Eide:
By which I mean... he still isn't responding.
Eide:
Anyway. Give me the water.
Eide carefully waters his field...
Eide:
I need you to stand guard here for a while. Whatever you do, don't let any Forest Rangers approach the house. Understand?
Eide:
Good. I'll be back soon, the fertilizer won't take but a moment to make.
You wait in the field for Eide to return. After a while...
Traveler:
(Monsters! And so many of them... It looks like they're coming for this field...)
Traveler:
(Does watering the field somehow attract monsters? Hmm, better fend them off.)
Talk to Eide
Eide:
What happened? Was it monsters?
Eide:
Thank goodness you were here. I couldn't have taken them on all by myself... I'd have to hide and wait until they were gone.
Eide:
Oh yes — I've got the fertilizer. The effects can take some time to kick in, so let's get on with it.
Eide spreads the fertilizer evenly. Before long, the elemental energy within starts to take effect...
Eide:
Next, we pick the mushrooms and repeat the same steps as before to make another dose. I trust you still remember the method?
Talk to Eide
Eide:
...
Eide:
Oh! Uh, sorry, I just... After resting in this field for a while, my thoughts began to wander...
Eide:
I have been so very weary, for many years... if only I could fall asleep here in this field, and never wake up again...
Eide:
Hehe, I do indeed, that's why it was just a fleeting thought... Thank you for your help once again. Now for the final step... Back to the Statue of The Seven.
Go to the nearby Statue of The Seven
Eide:
We're here. Let's begin...
Eide:
Wait a moment... Hey, what was that? ...Caribert?
Eide:
Oh no... He must have left while we were too busy preparing the medicine to notice...
Eide:
Come on! We have to catch up with him!
The medicine meant to restore Caribert didn't work quite as expected. During the process of remaking the medicine, you seem to find yourself beset upon by strange phenomena...
Follow the hilichurl
Eide:
That's... that's not Caribert.
Eide:
Right. Caribert's scarf was a gift I once gave to his mother. I use it now as a marker of sorts.
Eide:
M—My eyes must be going... how could I not recognize my own son? Ugh, this decrepit body of mine... *sigh*
Eide:
Yes... It doesn't seem interested in us in the least. It seems intent on walking in that direction... Where could it be going?
Eide:
Yes... The more we know about hilichurls, the better.
Follow the hilichurl
Eide:
Did it go in here? Hmm... Well, let's head in.
Talk to Eide
Eide:
What a ghastly place... Has it always existed? I swear I've never noticed it before...
Eide:
Huh. It looks like they're... worshiping. Sometimes walking, sometimes kneeling in worship... And it appears to be in earnest.
Eide:
I've never seen anything like this in all my life. What in the world does this place conceal?
Eide:
Oh, there's only one way to find out.
Traveler:
(The air here, and this creepy scene... it's eerily familiar...)
Talk to Eide
???:
Halt, humans. Fate has not granted you the right to enter this place...
Traveler:
(An Abyss Herald? No, he doesn't look like someone from the Abyss Order...)
???:
Hmm, do you insist on an audience?
???:
...Very well, then I grant you the trial of destiny.
Talk to Eide
Eide:
Who was that? He was... he was...
Eide:
...He was a perfect being. I'm in awe.
Traveler:
...Huh?
Eide:
He had the most wondrous aura, a perilous yet beautiful power... Truly mesmerizing.
Eide:
And yet you were able to defeat him. Your strength is greater than I had imagined. Hehe...
Eide:
Let's continue on. I find myself growing more curious by the second... and more excited.
Continue exploring
Eide:
I think... we've made it to the end...
Traveler:
What is that thing!?
Traveler:
(Wrapped in chains, hanging in midair, emanating a sinister aura... There's no mistaking it. It's just like the Defiled Statue!)
Traveler:
(So it does have something to do with the Abyss Order. And these worshiping hilichurls remind me a little too much of the Grand Thief...)
Traveler:
Eide, this place is bad news. We've got to go!
Eide:
...
Traveler:
Eide?
Voice Inside the Head:
...O dear creature, why do you bow down? For fear of the unknown? Or for a power that you covet?
Traveler:
(Whose voice is that? It must be coming from right inside my head... Can't Eide hear it?)
Voice Inside the Head:
...O dear creature, why do you bow down? For I am no god... I am but a "Sinner."
Traveler:
(A "Sinner"...?)
Voice Inside the Head:
You are like a flower born in sin yet pure, spotless... I know your fate well.
Voice Inside the Head:
You need no longer hold back your resentment, nor accept the countless lies.
Voice Inside the Head:
Go forth, become a transcendent one, rise beyond the fate bestowed upon you...
Voice Inside the Head:
And I shall shed a tear at the end of time... as I gaze back upon your life.
Traveler:
(...Who in the world are you? What do these words mean?)
Voice Inside the Head:
...
Traveler:
(The voice... it's gone...)
Traveler:
!!!
Traveler:
...Eide?
Eide:
*pant* *pant* ...What just happened?
Eide:
When I saw that thing, my heart was instantly at peace... I—I was overcome by a sense of awe... or joy, perhaps.
Traveler:
Are you alright now?
Eide:
I am... I feel good, in fact... I—I feel better than I did before I came in here. How peculiar...
Traveler:
Something's not right about this place. We need to get out of here.
Eide:
Oh, i—is that so? Alright, as you wish.
You leave the ominous cave and return to Eide's house.
Talk to Eide
Eide:
Caribert! Oh, thank goodness. He's still okay.
Eide:
I... I have a strange feeling that what just happened was meant to be.
Eide:
For this to happen right at the moment when I was dreading worshiping at a Statue of The Seven... it's as if fate was calling to me.
Eide:
You say that I bowed before that thing, so perhaps... it might be just as effective?
Eide:
I have to try. No matter what. ...You said it yourself: I have to exhaust all options.
Another dose of medicine is administered to the hilichurl...
Eide:
Caribert...?
Caribert:
...
Caribert:
...P—Papa...?
Eide:
*gasp* ...Caribert! Oh, my goodness, it worked! It's a miracle!!! Oh, Caribert, my dear son...
Eide:
You see!? It worked! Caribert can speak again!
Caribert:
Where's... Mama?
Eide:
Mama is... Caribert, look at me. Do you know who I am?
Caribert:
Of course... You're Papa.
Eide:
Hahahaha... Yes! Haha... Salvation, sweet salvation... Yes, this is what this feeling is...
Eide:
How do you feel, Caribert? Are you fully awake now?
Caribert:
Yes... it feels like I just woke up from a long, long sleep. I dreamed that I was hiding in a little room. I didn't dare go out the whole time, and I didn't want to either...
Caribert:
Wait...
Caribert:
My body! What happened to me? Is this... is this me?
Caribert:
Papa... What's happened to me!?
Eide:
...
Eide:
...Don't panic, son. It's just... while you were sleeping, we went into a fairytale world.
Eide:
There's no more Khaenri'ah here, no more home — but do you know what that means? No more red sky... no more end of the world.
Eide:
In this world, you have to be a little monster... but you get to stay with Papa forever.
Caribert:
Am I... dead?
Eide:
No, no, of course not! Look, Caribert... you still have Mama's scarf on your arm. That means she's watching over you, protecting you. So how could you be dead?
Caribert:
Really...?
Eide:
Yes, really! You've only just woken up, and this must all be very confusing for you. Just rest here for now... Things will get better.
Eide:
Oh, and um... you have to promise me something...
Eide:
Never take off your mask.
Eide:
Understand? Whatever happens, you mustn't take it off...
Caribert:
Okay, Papa... I won't, I promise...
Father and son talk for a long while. Eide seems like a changed man after his religious experience...
Eide:
Not since that day have I been so glad as I am now... I can't believe this is really happening...
Eide:
Hmph, I knew that placing my hope in The Seven was a waste of time... I even worshiped at one of their statues like a common fool. Never before have I humiliated myself like that...
Eide:
Once a murderer, always a murderer... I was naive to think that the gods who conspired against us would ever offer redemption.
Eide:
But the god we saw in that cave... Now that was a truly mighty god! Nothing like one of The Seven!
Eide:
That wondrous power... It was truly enchanting... Surely, that must have been the reason I bowed down?
Eide:
Hmm, now then... after one beseeches a god, and the god responds by answering their prayers, should they, um... do something to show their devotion?
Eide:
Piety is hardly my area of expertise... but surely I should honor the god that has honored my wishes.
Eide:
A "Sinner"? Don't be absurd. You don't know a single thing about him... how dare you utter such blasphemy?
Eide:
You and I have both witnessed his divine power. When have The Seven worked a miracle like this before? Never... He is a god mightier than they! And yet you would call him a "Sinner"? Preposterous!
Eide:
No matter... Believe what you will. You cannot shake my faith.
Eide:
I am going to pay my respects — with or without you.
Traveler:
(Eide's experience has deeply affected him... Not that he was particularly stable to begin with, but this... religious fervor is something else...)
Traveler:
(I guess I'd better catch up with him anyway. There are monsters everywhere... I can't stand by and let him fall into their hands.)
The previous events might have been mysterious, but miraculous. Caribert's consciousness has returned, and his mind is whole again. However, might this achievement bear a price yet unknown...
Go to the mysterious statue
Eide:
No, impossible... What happened?
Eide:
The hilichurl worshipers have disappeared, too...
Eide:
Was it all an illusion?
Eide:
That's true... Yes, it can't have been an illusion. I still feel that awesome and wondrous power flowing through my mind and body...
Eide:
It was neither illusion, nor coincidence, and certainly no dream! It was a wonder... yes, a divine wonder.
Eide:
...Let's go, Traveler. There is surely a reason for its disappearance... And I do believe that some day in the future, we shall see it again.
Eide:
Could he really have been a "Sinner," and not a god...?
Return to Eide's house
Eide:
Caribert? Where has he gone!?
Eide:
Oh no, no, no... Maybe someone else came by and found him?
Eide:
No, no, it can't have been that. There's no sign of a break-in, and no sign of anyone having been here...
Eide:
This does not bode well. What if he's spotted by a Forest Ranger? Or an adventurer? In his current state, they'd...
Eide:
Wait a minute... This isn't how we left it...
Eide:
Oh no, did he...
Eide:
...
Eide:
The mirror... It's broken...
Traveler:
(Hmm? But... hasn't the mirror been broken this whole time?)
Traveler:
What does the broken mirror mean?
Eide:
He must've taken his mask off... and seen what he looks like beneath it...
Eide:
Ugh, if he'd just done as he was told... We have to find him!
Look for clues outside
Eide:
It's his scarf... he dropped it.
Eide:
Looks like we're going the right way. Come on.
Continue to search for Caribert
Eide:
Caribert...! Caribert...! Where are you?
Talk to the Forest Rangers
Eide:
Curses... Forest Rangers.
Forest Ranger:
Hey! Who are you? We haven't seen you around here before. What's your business here?
Eide:
Have you seen a hilichurl? A hilichurl should have come past this way... have you seen it?
Forest Ranger:
I asked you first... Don't make this more difficult than it needs to be!
Eide:
I said... have you seen... a HILICHURL!!!
Traveler:
Eide...
Forest Ranger:
Hey, whoa... Look, Sir, there's no need to get so worked up...
Forest Ranger:
There are hilichurls everywhere, what's the big deal? We see plenty of them out here...
Ranger Guard:
Exactly. Matter of fact, we just took out a few of them back there. Those dumb boneheads...
Eide:
You... you...!
Eide:
Forest Ranger scum! You spawn of The Seven are all the same! I'll have your heads if you so much as laid a finger on Caribert!
Forest Ranger:
You...! You're raving mad! You've got some gall, coming here to our nation, insulting the Forest Rangers!
Eide:
Curse you all, Forest Rangers...
Both sides calm down for now, thanks to your urging...
Ranger Guard:
I don't get it. Why make such a huge fuss over a few hilichurls...? It makes no sense...
Eide:
You...
Eide:
He'd only just regained his mind. How could you do this to him...
Eide:
So tell me, Forest Rangers... Did you really spare none of them? Did you really take out every last hilichurl you saw?
Ranger Guard:
Geez, you're really not gonna let this go... Fine, you weirdo. If you must know, I happened to cross paths with a solitary hilichurl when I left the team to, uh... use the toilet.
Ranger Guard:
I was frightened at first, but it didn't seem to have any interest in me at all. It was just bumbling along, in... that direction. So I left it alone.
Eide:
Yes! Wonderful... Wonderful. Let's go! We have to find him!
Forest Ranger:
Wait, you're leaving? Not even a "Thanks for the info, goodbye"?
Use the clue to continue searching for Caribert
Caribert:
...
Eide:
Caribert!
Traveler:
We found him!
Eide:
Caribert, stop! It's me! It's Papa!
Eide:
Whatever you saw, it was... it was all a trick! An illusion!
Eide:
I told you, we're in a fairytale world now, nothing here is real... Please, Caribert, come back... it's time to go back!
Caribert:
...
Eide:
Caribert?
Eide:
How could this happen? He regained his mind... He must be able to hear me, surely?
Eide:
Come, Caribert, we have to go home now... Papa's here to take you home, alright?
Caribert:
...
Caribert cannot accept the cruel revelation and takes off his mask in utter grief. Then, some immense energy impacts your psyche, and thus, you pass out...
Talk to Eide
Eide:
...Haha, I see, I understand now...
Eide:
Finally, it all makes sense...
Traveler:
(What happened... did I faint? I remember Caribert taking his mask off, but then...)
Eide:
Aha, Traveler, you're awake... Finally, we can rejoice together!
Eide:
Wait, no... Why am I still calling you "Traveler"? I have known your true identity for some time now.
Eide:
Hehehe... I suspected it was you from the beginning! I had to talk to you to be sure.
Traveler:
But I've never met you...
Eide:
Oh, of course you haven't. With your status? You can hardly be expected to know all of us.
Eide:
In any case... I've been using a fake name this entire time. "Eide" is the name of a servant I once had...
Eide:
My real name is Chlothar...
Chlothar:
...Chlothar Alberich.
Chlothar:
You saw it too, didn't you? Unmistakable... The power inside Caribert and the power of the one you call a "Sinner," it was one and the same...
Chlothar:
I am positive now... it's the power of the Abyss, isn't it?
Chlothar:
At long last, I have seen it with my own eyes...
Chlothar:
That is no business of yours!
Traveler:
...
Chlothar:
A sinner... Yes, salvation for a sinner can only come from a sinner...
Chlothar:
Caribert did not deserve his fate, but now... It's wonderful — he will be able to weave his own destiny anew.
Chlothar:
Born into abject sorrow, he shall now become...
Chlothar:
..."The Loom of Fate."
Traveler:
(There's that term again... the "Loom of Fate"...)
Chlothar:
...
Chlothar:
...Sinister? ...Dangerous?
Chlothar:
I never imagined that you, of all people, would deny the Abyss... How ridiculous!
Chlothar:
We once believed that you would bring new strength and hope to Khaenri'ah.
Chlothar:
To us, you were the Abyss... A wondrous mystery far beyond our imagination and comprehension...
Chlothar:
...And the one who controls the Abyss can control everything!
Chlothar:
We yearned for that future. We looked to you to take us there.
Chlothar:
But what did you bring us instead?
Chlothar:
O Princess... of Khaenri'ah?
movie
You are bewildered by how Chlothar just addressed you. You pick up the mirror on the table, only to see the face of your sibling reflected in the shattered glass. Only then do you realize that everything you witnessed previously was the experience of your twin. Then you hear Dainsleif calling from outside the door. It's time for you to wake up.
Talk to Dainsleif
Paimon:
...You're awake! Oh, thank goodness, you're awake!
Paimon:
Paimon was worried sick! ...Uh, Traveler? Traveler?
Traveler:
...
Dainsleif:
What happened while you were unconscious?
Dainsleif:
I checked the Ley Lines nearby. It appears that the Abyss tampered with them, and they've been in turmoil ever since...
Dainsleif:
Information and memories flow within the Ley Lines... What did you witness?
Dainsleif:
You mean Chlothar Alberich?
Dainsleif:
After founding the Abyss Order, his faith in the Abyss led him to do a great many things.
Dainsleif:
But the curse of immortality continued to torment his body and mind, and in the end, neither his faith nor the Abyss he worshiped could save him.
Dainsleif:
After a hundred years, he lost his mind completely, and was never seen again.
Dainsleif:
Yet his dark legacy lived on... The Defiled Statue that we encountered previously was just one perverse product of his use of Abyssal power during his life.
Dainsleif:
You could say that. She wouldn't be the Abyss Order's Princess otherwise.
Paimon:
Are you alright? You have a troubled look on your face... What happened?
Traveler:
I... have a story to tell you.
Dainsleif:
...
Your words send Dainsleif deep into thought...
Dainsleif:
So, you saw her memories from centuries ago... through your own eyes. It all but defies belief.
Dainsleif:
Still, as I'd suspected, the notion of the "Loom of Fate" did indeed rear its head during that time...
Dainsleif:
And it seems closely connected to Chlothar Alberich's son, Caribert, and what happened to him...
Dainsleif:
And yet your sister never breathed a word of this incident to me... I wonder, was that the moment that she decided to go down this path...?
Dainsleif:
Indeed. Clearly, this series of events sparked a long period of deep contemplation. This... was where it all began.
Dainsleif:
What is it?
Traveler:
I need to know what lies buried in this field.
Paimon:
The field? What does that have to do with anything...
Dainsleif:
...You mean, here? Well, let's start digging and see.
After some time, you and Dainsleif discover what is buried in the field...
Paimon:
...You scared the dook outta Paimon. D—Did you re-bury them yet?
Traveler:
We're done. You can open your eyes now.
Dainsleif:
A male and female skeleton, buried together...
Dainsleif:
Interestingly, the male skeleton appears to have been interred much later... and it's holding a silk scarf in its hand.
Dainsleif:
But what does this mean? And how did you know that there were bodies buried here?
Dainsleif:
What? That's impossible...
Dainsleif:
Unless... Chlothar Alberich finally found a way to rid himself of the curse.
Traveler:
Perhaps he did...
Dainsleif:
...
Dainsleif:
This all raises far too many questions... I need time to think. And to search my memories for some missing pieces...
Dainsleif:
We should part ways here.
Paimon:
Huh? You're just gonna leave? Why? You could come with us, y'know.
Dainsleif:
It's better that we split up for now... I think that "he" might have seen you.
Paimon:
Who's "he"?
Dainsleif:
Yes. I have my suspicions as to his identity, but I need to confirm some other details before I can be sure.
Dainsleif:
If the time is right, I will tell you when we next meet.
Paimon:
But what do you mean that he "saw" Traveler? How is that possible?
Dainsleif:
I fear that while these things would limit anyone else... they are no obstacle to him.
Paimon:
What? Why? ...What IS he?
Traveler:
A "Sinner"...
Dainsleif:
Alright, let's leave it there. Get some rest... Goodbye.
Paimon:
There goes Dain. And just like that, it's back to being the two of us again, huh?
Traveler:
Oh, Paimon... one more thing:
Paimon:
Hmm? What is it?
Traveler:
...I missed you.
Paimon:
Huh!?