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=== Hunting after the mysterious artefact === | === Hunting after the mysterious artefact === | ||
At some point during Shadowheart's last stages of training, whispers of the rise of a mysterious cult would reach the Mother Superior's ears. This [[Cult of the Absolute]] as it was being called, was quickly gaining traction among the populace and threatened the Sharran influence over the city.{{ref|name=cult|Cloister of Sombre Embrace, lines spoken by Viconia DeVir when parlaying with her.<br>''"Whispers reached my ears from all corners - potential rivals of Lady Shar, all vying for the same prize. A new god, amassing the disaffected, the outcasts - those who should turn to us. (...) I had to act. I had to strangle that foul conspiracy while it was still in the cradle."''}} As luck would have it, the Sharrans would capture a [[githyanki]] scout who,{{cite text|Captives of Shar|Unknown}} after being subjected to merciless torture, revealed the existence of a githyanki artefact of immense power that the cult were desperate to find lest it be used against them.{{cite text|Subject Mapping Results: Githyanki No. 7|Unknown}} Such an artefact could prove an asset for the Sharrans in thwarting the absolutist presence in the city, and so the Mother Superior quickly formed a party of elite devouts, tasking them with its retrieval.{{cite text|Artefact Mission: Agent Roster|Unknown, likely Viconia DeVir}} Though deemed a suicide mission, Shadowheart and four other companions set out to fulfil what they believed were Shar's commands. | At some point during Shadowheart's last stages of training, whispers of the rise of a mysterious cult would reach the Mother Superior's ears. This [[Cult of the Absolute]] as it was being called, was quickly gaining traction among the populace and threatened the Sharran influence over the city.{{ref|name=cult|Cloister of Sombre Embrace, lines spoken by Viconia DeVir when parlaying with her.<br>''"Whispers reached my ears from all corners - potential rivals of Lady Shar, all vying for the same prize. A new god, amassing the disaffected, the outcasts - those who should turn to us. (...) I had to act. I had to strangle that foul conspiracy while it was still in the cradle."''}} As luck would have it, the Sharrans would capture a [[githyanki]] [[Lir|scout]] who,{{cite text|Captives of Shar|Unknown}} after being subjected to merciless torture, revealed the existence of a githyanki artefact of immense power that the cult were desperate to find lest it be used against them.{{cite text|Subject Mapping Results: Githyanki No. 7|Unknown}} Such an artefact could prove an asset for the Sharrans in thwarting the absolutist presence in the city, and so the Mother Superior quickly formed a party of elite devouts, tasking them with its retrieval.{{cite text|Artefact Mission: Agent Roster|Unknown, likely Viconia DeVir}} Though deemed a suicide mission, Shadowheart and four other companions set out to fulfil what they believed were Shar's commands. | ||
The group was able to locate the [[Mysterious Artefact]] though at great cost: Shadowheart was the only survivor.{{cite web | The group was able to locate the [[Mysterious Artefact]] though at great cost: Shadowheart was the only survivor.{{cite web |