The Resilient Son
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The Resilient Son
- Quest giver
- Cahciua
- Location
- Heritage Found (X:15.6, Y:5.1)
- Quest line
Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests- Level
- 99
- Experience
1,115,520- Gil
8,711- Previous quest
Unto the Summit- Next quest
- A New Family
- Patch
- 7.0
- Links
- EDB GT TC
Main Scenario Progress: 939 / 992 (94.7%)
Dawntrail Progress: 86 / 139 (61.9%)
Cahciua wishes to take you to the entrance of Origenics.
— In-game description
Rewards
- Choose one of the following options:
- 2 Tacos de Carne Asada
- 2 Mesquite Soup
- 2 Creamy Alpaca Pasta
- 2 Broccoli and Spinach Saute
- 2 Vegetable Soup
- Unlocks
Steps
- Speak with Cahciua.
- Enter Origenics.
- Confront Zoraal Ja in Everkeep.
- Speak with Y'shtola.
- Examine Cahciua.
- Speak with Wuk Lamat in the Backroom.
Journal
- Cahciua wishes to take you to the entrance of Origenics.
- Having tended to the aftermath of the massacre in Solution Nine, you and your allies now look to dealing with Zoraal Ja. In order to reach the summit of Everkeep where he awaits, you must climb your way through Origenics, the facility where souls are separated and refined for use. To that end, you follow Cahciua to your departure point at the driftdowns.
- At the pier, Cahciua explains how the mission will unfold. When Origenics takes a scheduled delivery, you will steal inside aboard a hover cargo, and thence fight your way upwards. As you await departure, you see to your final preparations in anticipation of the facility's tight security.
- ※To enlist your companion NPCs for this duty, speak with them near the entrance or access Duty Support via the main menu. Use the Duty Finder if you wish to complete the instance alongside fellow players.
- After an arduous climb that takes you past technology both extraordinary and disturbing, you finally arrive at the uppermost section of Origenics on Everkeep's eleventh floor. There you come upon a storage chamber for soul cells, but to your dismay, most are already spent of their contents─it would seem Zoraal Ja has wasted no time availing himself of their power. A sudden noise from behind causes alarm, but it quickly gives way to gladness as you make out the figures of Alphinaud, Y'shtola, and Estinien, who have entered the dome in order to lend you a hand. With your formidable crew thus assembled, you press onwards to the summit in search of Zoraal Ja.
- ※In the event that you leave the summit of Everkeep, you may return there by speaking with Kiluwsa at the driftdowns.
- Ascending to the summit, instead of a twelfth level, you are shocked to find an enormous interdimensional portal hanging overhead in the open sky. Your immediate concern, however, is Zoraal Ja, who emerges from the blanket of clouds. A gasp escapes your lips when you see his tortured form, in the process of being twisted by the profusion of souls he has taken into himself. Wuk Lamat steps forward to challenge her brother, and thus begins the final battle between the siblings─between the Vow of Resolve of Tuliyollal and the King of Resolve of Alexandria─whose outcome will steer the course of the world...
- ※To enlist your companion NPCs for this duty, speak with them near the entrance or access Duty Support via the main menu. Use the Duty Finder if you wish to complete the instance alongside fellow players.
- Despite completing his transformation into a transcendent being, Zoraal Ja ultimately falls before your determined onslaught. Having told a teary Gulool Ja that he is free to embrace or spurn his legacy, he then breathes his last. As Wuk Lamat laments her brother's path, Sphene arrives and reveals that she still intends to plunder aether from other worlds in order to sustain the Endless, whom she insists are not dead. She takes up the object the king left behind, the key to interdimensional fusion, and sends it through the portal before closing it. In that instant, she disappears, having left you with the fervent declaration that she will stop at nothing in order to save her subjects─even should it demand that she become history's most brutal queen.
- ※In the event that you leave the summit of Everkeep, you may return there by speaking with Kiluwsa at the driftdowns.
- In place of roiling storm clouds, a clear and empty sky now hangs over Everkeep. As all present stand silent, processing events, you turn to Y'shtola for what insights she may be able to offer.
- ※In the event that you leave the summit of Everkeep, you may return there by speaking with Kiluwsa at the driftdowns.
- Y'shtola posits that Sphene's true form exists in the reflection beyond the portal, but with it closed, you cannot go after her. Hoping to find clues, she suggests examining Cahciua's vessel, which has ceased to function.
- ※In the event that you leave the summit of Everkeep, you may return there by speaking with Kiluwsa at the driftdowns.
- Erenville reveals his suspicion that Cahciua is in fact an Endless. Given the timing of her vessel's deactivation, she is likely in the same reflection as Sphene, to which you must find a way to travel if you are to prevent the queen from enacting her genocidal plan. While Y'shtola leads an investigation at the tower's summit, you are urged to head back below with Wuk Lamat and Gulool Ja to get some rest.
- You join Wuk Lamat in the Backroom. She concedes to needing a rest, and having witnessed her exertions every step of the way, you are inclined to agree.
Related NPCs
Cutscene NPCs
Dialogue
Optional dialogue
Zoraal Ja is no king. Not anymore. For the sake of Tuliyollal—of the world—we must put an end to his madness.
I've spoken with Alphinaud. Apparently, the dragons came to Tuliyollal's aid!
I'm coming too, of course. This is what I've worked so hard to be a part of.
The summit of Everkeep... Finally, we shall see what the clouds conceal.
Accepting the quest
The entrance to Origenics is located on the back of Everkeep.
We can reach it by the water. Come, we head to the pier at the driftdowns!
Speak with Cahciua.
Optional dialogue
We're going to ride that oversized container, are we? Don't worry—you won't catch me mewling over a little seasickness. Not anymore.
So we just have to make our way up. Seems nice and straightforward to me.
Visibility is quite poor, but let us trust in our allies to ferry us safely over.
A facility for processing souls... As distressing as the very concept is, I confess I'm curious to see the technology employed.
I'm with Oblivion. Cahciua has told me all.
Start of cutscene.I will now explain how this mission will unfold.
Origenics takes delivery at specific times. It is at one such time that we will enter the facility, aboard the hover cargo.
Kiluwsa here will pilot the vehicle, so you need only sit tight until we arrive at the entrance.
Our friends in the Backroom will create a diversion so we can steal inside.
After which we make our way to the summit, striking down any foes that bar our path!
Easy, yes?
Easy to say, perhaps... But we'll manage one way or another!
That we will!
In anticipation of the unexpected, we should maintain contact with the support crew and adapt as necessary.
Indeed. I shall use the communicator I borrowed from Shale to keep them informed at all times.
I see everyone has a grasp of the details. Good. We set off very soon, so be ready!
Origenics now accessible
End of cutscene.
Optional dialogue
The hover cargo is borrowed from a reforger friend. She was relieved to hear that Gulool Ja is safe.
I'm told you saved Wayakkwe—thank you. I'll be praying for your safety and success.
Koana has done his part. Now I must finish things here.
Zoraal Ja cannot be allowed to cause any more harm. I will do my part to stop him.
With the danger passed in Tuliyollal, we can fight without worry!
I expect that Alexandria's military might lies with Origenics. We must be prepared to meet with fierce resistance.
Enter Origenics.
Duty dialogue
Intake Wharf and Resource Collection Facility (area 1)
I see you've arrived. Follow the path and you'll soon see the entrance. Be careful now.
This body isn't made for combat, so I'll hang back.
Warning. Resources have escaped. Moving to recapture.
Let's deal with the ones in the way!
Quickly, into the freight elevator!
Whew, the diversion did the trick. Let's push straight to the middle level!
There should be another freight elevator further in. Use it to head up.
Intruders detected. Eliminating.
So many regulators... They all used to belong to someone...
Resource Transport Elevator (boss 1)
Oh dear, this one looks like trouble...
It's nothing they can't handle. I'll activate the elevator to keep you moving.
After the fight
You make it look so easy!
It'll get tougher from here, though, so stay on your toes.
Soul Management Division (area 2)
A dead end? No, wait...
Not the best camouflage, now is it?
Warning. Please present identification. Failure to comply will result in the use of force.
Ahaha, so only intruders can bust in through the front!
Intruders detected. Eliminating.
Souls are being extracted from regulators...
The glowing things—they're souls, all of them.
The conveyor's been activated. We can continue up.
According to our data, this is where souls are stripped of memories...
Indeed. The souls are the white matter, and they're being sent to Zoraal Ja.
According to Elene'shpya, we continue through here.
Surveillance Room (boss 2)
Looks like they knew we were coming...
Intruders detected. Initializing all turrets and support units.
Engaging hostiles.
Increasing sub-weapon output.
Deploying support units. Initiating cover fire.
Active camouflage operational.
Deploying turrets. Initiating suppressive fire.
Maintaining 80% coordination rate.
Intruders still remain. Transmitting emergency code.
After the fight
Well done. The conveyors up ahead should take you to the upper level.
This won't be comfortable, but intruders can't be choosers.
Soul Processing Division and Soul Research Division (area 3)
I'm afraid this is where our data ends. You're on your own now.
The souls are being cleansed prior to storage...
They're headed up...but where do we go from here?
Origenics Security
That they should make it past Deceiver... Soldiers, hold them off!
This has the look of a research laboratory...
I see... This is where they researched the use of feral souls!
Origenics Security
Researcher evacuation complete! Release all test subjects!
This is too cruel...
It's quiet. Too quiet...
Enhancement Testing Grounds (boss 3)
Filthy rebels! You will not reach the king!
My psychokinesis will bring you to your knees!
Forming directional gravity field!
Stubborn vermin...I will deal with you yet!
Disabling limiter, increasing psychokinesis potency!
The nearby cages are under strain from psychokinesis!
Why!? Why won't you die!?
Unnngh... My head...feels like to split...
Graaagggh! I must win...or else my souls...
Optional post-duty pop-ups
Optional dialogue
To subject people to such heinous experiments...
I'm coming, Zoraal Ja!
Let us press on to the summit!
It seems the facility is secure.
Don't tell me that was...
Duty Support dialogue
Optional dialogue
Intake Wharf and Resource Collection Facility (area 1)
Understood!
Right, let's do this!
So far, so good...
A shame this elevator doesn't go straight to the top.
Let us stay on our guard.
A chilling sight...
It's heartbreaking just to look at...
How did it come to this...?
Resource Transport Elevator (boss 1)
Come on, then!
What a bizarre creature...
No holding back!
Ugh, disgusting...
A veritable shower of poison...
I shudder to imagine being covered in that.
I'm glad I practiced dodging.
After the fight
And that's that!
Let's keep moving!
Now we can continue on.
Soul Management Division (area 2)
The only way is forward...
It seems the security level has increased.
We came ready for this!
Namikka...
Souls truly are just a resource here...
This is so wrong...
(in response to Cahciua's "we continue through here!")
Right!
It's heartening to have support.
Surveillance Room (boss 2)
That is no ordinary mechanical soldier!
Some kind of machine!?
Doesn't look like it'll let us through.
An illusion!?
Heh, you can't fool us!
Far too rough around the edges!
It's easy if you know what to look for.
After the fight
Just one last push to the top!
Victory is ours!
Onwards to the upper level!
So this will take us above...
Everyone ready?
Of course!
Soul Processing Division and Soul Research Division (area 3)
Let's keep moving!
The air somehow feels colder here...
We have to stop them from being misused.
Being stored...like common goods.
These are all lives...
That what the hunters use...
A facility for researching souls...
The aberrance is reminiscent of the Allagan Empire.
A giant enemy tortoise!?
It appears to be enhanced with electrope!
Enhancement Testing Grounds (boss 3)
Oh gods... His aura...it's so very wrong...
Focus, Krile! It's time to fight!
What the—!?
Oh, don't startle me like that!
Are they resources for souls!?
We deal with them too!
Ugh... My body...
It affects living beings too!
This it the power that destroyed the cages!?
Watch where you're standing!
Post-dungeon cutscene
Start of voiced cutscene.It's not opening.
Shale, can you see to the lock?
Just a moment...
The door opens.
Ever reliable.
Follow the passage inside and you'll come to an elevator. It'll take you to the eleventh level.
Right, let's keep moving!
End of cutscene.
Start of voiced cutscene.The party arrives at the eleventh level.
The eleventh level, just below the summit...
Look─soul cells. This is where they're kept.
What!? Then these are all...
Indeed. Many died in the attack. Their souls would have been processed and transported here for storage.
...Or so I had expected.
A soul cell is supposed to light up green when loaded, isn't it?
Yet the light is out on most of these...
[SHOCKED GASP]
Wuk Lamat recalls that Zoraal Ja took the Alexandrian Signaler's regulator.
Don't tell me he's already used them up!?
That's why he cut down one of his own─for the regulator!
The door opens. Estinien, Alphinaud, and Y'sthola arrive.
Who's there!?
Alphinaud? And Y'shtola and Estinien too!
Lest you wonder, all is well in Tural. The enemy has withdrawn, freeing us up to come and lend you a hand.
The Backroom crew gave us a briefing. No rest for the righteous as usual, eh?
The idea of empowering oneself with souls is rather reminiscent of voidsent practices. I should be keen to learn more about the process─after more pressing matters have been resolved.
[AMUSED CHUCKLE “Hm”]
I believe I speak for everyone when I say I'm glad you're here.
As you'll have heard, the Alexandrians have suffered heavy casualties. We must stop Zoraal Ja before it gets any worse.
What will you say?
Onward to the summit!
With comrades of such caliber, we've nothing to fear.
I thank you for coming with me this far, my friends. And I ask you to lend me your strength one last time.
Together, let us defeat Zoraal Ja and safeguard the future of Tuliyollal!
And here is where I must excuse myself. Come back in one piece, you hear me?
We will! Every one of us!
End of cutscene.
Start of voiced cutscene.The party takes an elevator and arrives at the summit of Everkeep, shrouded by a heavy fog. A massive portal is seen.
What in the world is that?
It couldn't be...a voidgate!?
It's enormous!
Aye... It dwarfs even the one Zeromus opened.
That is no voidgate. It doesn't lead to the Thirteenth.
Then...
Yes. In all likelihood, it's a portal to yet another reflection.
By the Twelve... To think that realities being fused together was only the beginning...
The speculation must wait. He's here.
Y'shtola clears the fog with a wind spell, revealing Zoraal Ja overdosed on souls sitting on a throne of electrope that resembles the Dawnservant's throne.
There is a limit to how much aether a living being can harbor while retaining its physical form.
Zoraal Ja has far exceeded that limit.
With the souls he has absorbed, he has attained power to rival even a king among voidsent, but at a terrible cost...
Zoraal Ja approaches the party in a dazed state.
Twelve have mercy...
Brother!
It ends here and now!
How it vexes...when you call me Brother...
Brother... Blood heir... Resilient Son... Who am I? What is my path? Why was I born?
I am Wuk Lamat, Vow of Resolve of Tuliyollal.
And you are Zoraal Ja, King of Resolve of Alexandria.
For the last time we fight. For duty, for blood─for everything!
Zoraal Ja's eyes glow red.
Yes, we fight.
Hold nothing back. This multitude of souls I shall burn to the last mote.
I will kill you and prove the miracle! I will prove that I am Father's true successor!
Everkeep now accessible
During this quest and when using the Duty Support system, you have the opportunity to undertake this trial with a party of NPC companions. Some of these allies' roles will differ from those you are normally able to select.
Additionally, you may now enter Origenics with a party of NPC avatars. To make use of this feature, open the Trust interface located under Duty in the main menu.
End of cutscene.
Optional dialogue
Everyone is counting on us. We cannot lose, no matter what!
Zoraal Ja will not rest until he has brought the entire world to heel. We must put a stop to him once and for all.
To strike down her brother for the sake of her people... Hers is a terrible burden. But she has us to help her bear it.
Judging from his words, Zoraal Ja will spare no souls for resurrection. He will burn through every last one to achieve his ambition.
If Zoraal Ja isn't holding back, then we need but return the favor. Thus shall we honor Gulool Ja Ja.
We helped Lamaty'i to triumph over Zoraal Ja in the rite of succession. Even if Koana hadn't asked, it is our duty see this battle through.
Zoraal Ja will require time to fully harness the souls he has absorbed. Ideally, we can finish things beforehand...
Leaving the Summit of Everkeep and returning
If you're heading back to the summit, I'll launch the hover cargo.
Proceed to the summit of Everkeep? (Yes/No)
Confront Zoraal Ja in Everkeep.
Duty dialogue
Phase 1
Let the victor's reign be sanctioned by the blood of the fallen.
I need more power!
Graaah... Hraaah... Hraaagh!
More! I need more!
What visions are these?
Tuliyollan Mamool Ja Shade (text bubble)
The First Promise was born to sit the throne!
None can compare to the Resilient Son!
He will be a great Dawnservant!
Out of my way!
Is this my weakness, given shape?
Down with you!
No limits will bind me!
Begone, along with my pitiful past!
Yaaaaaarrrgh!
Start of voiced cutscene.Zoraal Ja sees shades of Gulool Ja Ja, Gulool Ja, Koana, and Wuk Lamat.
I am the worthy king!
There is no miracle!
This is my path!
Zoraal Ja cuts down the shades.
I trust only in myself!
Zoraal Ja transforms into an abomination resembling Blessed Siblings with one head cut off.
Hahahahaha! It's mine—the ultimate power!
End of cutscene.
Phase 2
This power is proof of my authority!
Zoraal Ja readies his blades!
Hyaaah!
Creation yields to my command!
Zoraal Ja's obsession ushers the world to a distorted dawn!
My will resonates within reality!
The distorted world comes into synchrony.
Mine is the path!
Blades go soaring through dimensions.
Fly, my blades!
All is mine to make and unmake!
Bleed!
Zoraal Ja imbues his blades with power.
Mine is the power!
No mercy!
Resonate!
Evade this!
Optional post-duty pop-ups
Optional dialogue
Duty Support dialogue
Optional dialogue
Phase 1
The aetheric density has surged...
No backing down!
Is he burning lives!?
You'll have to do better than that!
Time to strike back!
The aetheric density has surged even further!
Visions? What is he seeing?
Is he hallucinating?
Alphinaud, get clear!
Understood!
Thick as thieves, these two...
Stop this! Your body won't survive!
He won't stop! It falls to us to stop him!
Estinien, this way!
Right!
Phase 2
A frightful transformation...
This is the power you sought...?
He controls the blades!
It's outside next!
We can avoid it by closing the distance!
What's happened!?
He's manipulated the ambient aether!
Hmph, just a fancy trick.
He's gathered blades outside!
Does he mean to unleash them all at once?
Observe the aether, and you'll see where it's safe!
Keep calm and watch the flower of aether...
Wh-What am I supposed to do!?
He's created spatial distortions!
Swords outside! Watch out!
Their course changed!
An irksome technique...
Argh, I've no idea what I'm looking at!
The flow of aether has become more distorted!
No more looking! I'm going with feeling!
Everyone, gather to me!
Ugh!
We must hold fast!
Brace yourselves!
You won't get the best of us!
Post-trial cutscene
Start of voiced cutscene.Brother...
So...it is to be defeat...
Erenville, Cahciua, and Gulool Ja arrive.
Father? Is that you?
[SOBBING]
Why do you weep?
Because it hurts...
Because I don't understand why it had to be this way. Why don't I know you?
Why didn't you want me?
How could I be a father...when my own spurned me?
He left me nothing. No throne. No legacy. Nothing. And so I had nothing to leave you.
Why does that matter!?
Couldn't you have just...been there?
[WEARY EXHALE]
You ask a lost man for the way...
I do not presume to call you mine...nor do I desire anything of you.
But I leave behind that which I've gained by the sweat of my brow... It is yours to embrace...or spurn...
[LABORED COUGHING]
I walked a path of ruin...
Unable to surpass Father...
Or Lamaty'i...
So much...
For the Resilient Son... The miracle...
Zoraal Ja dies, then dissipates into aether, releasing numerous souls. Wuk Lamat embraces Gulool Ja.
You think Papa left you nothing?
You godsdamned fool! You have the one thing he couldn't leave anyone else! You and Gulool Ja!
After Zoraal Ja dissipates, he leaves behind the interdimensional key. Y'shtola looks at the portal.
It's not over!
Sphene arrives on the elevator.
Queen Sphene?
Zoraal Ja is gone. There's no need to fight anymore.
Sphene?
Why are you here?
I wanted to express my gratitude to you all. For vanquishing the King of Resolve and delivering my people.
And to express my regret for what I've done to yours.
Your apologies won't bring back our dead or lessen your guilt.
Still, to strike you down in revenge would trigger all-out war between our nations. More innocents would suffer.
Even if we cannot be friends right now, we need to find a different path forward. A way that Tuliyollal and Alexandria can coexist.
I fear that can never be.
What do you mean?
There is no other path for us. It's too late.
I cooperated with Zoraal Ja because I needed the life force yielded by the slain to sustain the Endless.
Of course, the king betrayed me, and with his army defeated, that plan can no longer be realized.
But I can't─I won't─fail my people. Be they possessed of flesh or no, all of them are dear to me.
If there is something I can do for them, as their queen, I must do it!
Hear me, Sphene. We appreciate your commitment to serving the Alexandrians and have endeavored to understand your beliefs.
Be that as it may, you must know it's wrong to sacrifice our living to save your dead!
I see. It's because you do not know them that you believe they're dead.
They're not. So long as they are remembered, they shall never die.
Sphene looks at Erenville.
You understand, don't you?
No matter what anyone may say, I refuse to believe that Cahciua's is a hollow existence. That she can simply be allowed to fade away!
Your Majesty...
I...
...am the bearer of the memories of Queen Sphene of Alexandria, and my desire to protect my people transcends all others!
For them, I will do anything! No price is too high!
Sphene takes the interdimensional key and sends it to the portal.
Seven hells!
[CASTING SPELL EXERT “Hah!”]
Y'shtola attacks the key but a barrier protects it.
What is it!?
There exists a legend in Alexandria. In ages past, faced with a calamity in their world, a clan of people used a singular power to flee to ours.
The key which manifests this power answers to fervent desires. Desperate, all-consuming supplications that have given rise to many a miracle.
That key holds the secret to interdimensional fusion, and unraveling its mysteries was the foremost mission of the scientists of Preservation.
Alas, they failed to fully grasp its workings, leaving us with only partial control over it.
Nevertheless, if I'm to sustain the inhabitants of Living Memory, I have no choice but to call upon its power.
And do what with it?
For hundreds of years I tried, but it was all to no avail.
My benevolence did naught to protect my realm...
But I can still take up arms and fight.
If bloodshed will save my subjects, then I will become history's most brutal queen.
The key enters the portal, causing a rumbling sound. The portal begins closing.
Wait!
Sphene's memories withdraw into the portal, leaving behind a discarded mechanical soldier. The portal fully closes.
Oh, Sphene...
Cahciua's vessel shuts down. Erenville looks at it.
End of cutscene.
Speak with Y'shtola.
Optional dialogue
You godsdamned fool...
What you're doing is wrong, Sphene. No matter how hard you try to convince yourself otherwise...
That such a threat existed in another reflection... When Emet-Selch bade you seek discovery, was he aware of it?
Sphene has the potential to wreak unimaginable havoc with the key. We have no time to waste.
This truly bodes ill...
No sooner do we deal with one threat...
Father...
Mother? What's happened to you?
Cahciua
Cahciua's vessel shows no signs of life.
That woman—Sphene, was it? In all likelihood, her true form lies in the reflection yonder.
But how to go after her now...
Cahciua might know something, but her vessel ceased to function when the portal closed.
Let us examine it. With luck, it will yield some much-needed clues.
Examine Cahciua.
Optional dialogue
The key to interdimensional fusion... It did not seem so wondrous a thing to me...
Cahciua's vessel shows no signs of life.
Start of cutscene.Cahciua said that she operates her vessel from afar.
Could something have befallen her!?
The words Sphene spoke to your mother—did they mean anything to you?
Those who came from my village... None of them remembered her.
It's the same as what we witnessed happen to those who knew Namikka.
Then Cahciua is...
You noticed something, didn't you? Whatever it is, please tell me.
While Sphene projected herself onto machines, Cahciua controlled hers remotely. But to me, they appeared identical in their existence.
Both were inorganic objects suffused with faint amounts of aether. When that aether faded, they became lifeless husks.
And as we all saw, this happened to both the moment the portal closed...
So Cahciua was operating her vessel from the reflection beyond?
But if none of her friends and acquaintances here remember her, then...
What will you say?
Cahciua is an Endless too.
...
The Endless... Those who are recreated from memories of the departed.
All this time, my mother was dead. She fooled us all.
Sphene, for one, does not seem to think of them in that way.
No. She loves them like she does all her citizens, and she'll do anything to protect them.
Such as plundering aether from the Source. Alas, Zoraal Ja had his own agenda and spoiled the plan.
But now that she possesses the key, she could target other reflections without our interference. Reflections whose people have no idea what she is willing to do.
Then the people of the Source are not the only ones in danger. We must stop her.
We have to go where Sphene has gone. I want to talk to her again. And perhaps we'll find Cahciua as well...
With the gate closed, we need to find an alternate means of passage. I will look into it.
Thank you.
Let us begin by investigating this place. There may be clues relating to what lies beyond.
Let me help. I'll do whatever you need me to do—anything at all!
Of course, my friend. Your knowledge and expertise would be most welcome.
I expect the investigation will take time. Perhaps you'd like to head back below with Gulool Ja and get some rest.
That's not a bad idea. We do need to share these developments with those in the Backroom as well.
Come on, Gulool Ja.
You too, Forename. You've more than done your part for now, so leave this to us.
I'll be fine. You don't need to worry about me.
End of cutscene.
Speak with Wuk Lamat in the Backroom.
Optional dialogue
I was living a life of excesses, bound for an early grave, when Cahciua came along. Though I was a complete stranger, she took me under her wing and set me straight.
It was out of gratitude that I joined Oblivion, but I can't imagine any other life now. I owe her everything I have, and it pains me that I couldn't say good-bye...
I'll be fine. You don't need to worry about me.
Times like this, ye've got to keep yer hands movin'.
So much has happened and so quickly, I'm still catching up mentally.
But where it concerns Zoraal Ja, I have no regrets. I made my choice and did what I had to do.
I only wish I could have stopped Sphene too. Stopped her from walking her misguided path...
<sigh> I could definitely use some rest...
