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{{PageSeo|title=Shadow Vestige|description=Shadow Vestiges are the remains of a defeated Shadow or Wraith. Rather than being traditional loot, these vestiges are glowing balls that produce banter when clicked on, providing a glimpse into the life each Shadow lived before they were transformed by the shadow curse.|keywords=shadow vestige curse ketheric thorm}}
{{PageSeo|title=Shadow Vestige|description=Shadow Vestiges are the remains of a defeated Shadow or Wraith. Rather than being traditional loot, these vestiges are glowing balls that produce banter when clicked on, providing a glimpse into the life each Shadow lived before they were transformed by the shadow curse.|keywords=shadow vestige curse ketheric thorm}}
[[File:Shadow Vestige.png|alt=A glowing black-grey ball lies on the ground, surrounded by smoke.|thumb|A Shadow Vestige smolders on the ground.]]
[[File:Shadow Vestige.png|alt=A glowing black-grey ball lies on the ground, surrounded by smoke.|thumb|A Shadow Vestige smolders on the ground.]]
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'''Shadow Vestiges''' are the remains of a defeated [[Shadow]]. Rather than being traditional [[Items|loot]], these vestiges are glowing balls that produce [[banter]] when clicked on, providing a glimpse into the life each Shadow lived before they were transformed by the [[shadow curse]].
'''Shadow Vestiges''' are the remains of a defeated [[Shadow]]. Rather than being traditional [[Items|loot]], these vestiges are glowing balls that produce [[banter]] when clicked on, providing a glimpse into the life each Shadow lived before they were transformed by the [[shadow curse]].
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== Ruined Battlefield ==
== Ruined Battlefield ==
Near {{Coords|-40|-110}}, two Shadows are encountered accosting [[Rolan]].  
Near {{Coords|-40|-110}}, two Shadows accosting [[Rolan]] drop vestiges:.  


* ''She was a healer, trying to aid the wounded in the battle against the [[Sharrans]]. But there were so many...''
* ''She was a healer, trying to aid the wounded in the battle against the [[Sharrans]]. But there were so many...''
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* {{Coords|-32|-100}}'': You see an old boot, balanced upside down on a cobbler's knee, as he taps the final nail into the new sole. Good as new.''
* {{Coords|-32|-100}}'': You see an old boot, balanced upside down on a cobbler's knee, as he taps the final nail into the new sole. Good as new.''
* {{Coords|-40|-117}}:  ''You sense a faded memory of marching in an army against [[Ketheric Thorm]]. Victory seemed possible back then.''
* {{Coords|-40|-117}}:  ''You sense a faded memory of marching in an army against [[Ketheric Thorm]]. Victory seemed possible back then.''
== Last Light Inn ==
As part of the quest [[Lift the Shadow Curse]], two Wraiths and four Shadows drop vestiges when assaulting the [[Shadow Crossing]]:
* ''Thoughts of baby names. She did not wish for her first born to be named after her mother-in-law. Muldred. Ugh.''
* ''You glimpse a young Harper on the eve of battle against Thorm, long ago. He and his comrades toast each other in Last Light.''
* ''Desperate prayers to Selûne, echoing from the past. They did not save him.''
* ''You sense a fading echo of the person who once was. A dockhand. He did not ask for this.''
* ''You can almost feel the heat from the forge. This one was once a blacksmith.''
* ''A faded memory of a boy and girl sharing their first kiss. Your own heart almost flutters in tune with theirs.''


== Reithwin Town ==
== Reithwin Town ==
Near the heart of the town at {{Coords|152|-40}}, three Shadows are encountered:
Near the heart of the town at {{Coords|152|-40}}, three Shadows drop vestiges:


* ''An older man turns his head away in shame. His neighbors would not renounce [[Selûne]] - now they hang in the town square.''
* ''An older man turns his head away in shame. His neighbors would not renounce Selûne - now they hang in the town square.''
* ''You feel a rush of outrage. This woman worshipped Shar to the end - so why does the Nightsinger's curse not spare her...?''
* ''You feel a rush of outrage. This woman worshipped Shar to the end - so why does the Nightsinger's curse not spare her...?''
* ''You see a man drain his tankard in an inn as he listens to a Flaming Fist play the lute. He's better than his uniform might suggest''
* ''You see a man drain his tankard in an inn as he listens to a Flaming Fist play the lute. He's better than his uniform might suggest''
** If the player met [[Art Cullagh]], this line follows: ''You catch a glimpse of the lute-playing Flaming Fist. It's the catatonic man you encountered in [[Last Light Inn]].''
** If the player met [[Art Cullagh]], this line follows: ''You catch a glimpse of the lute-playing Flaming Fist. It's the catatonic man you encountered in [[Last Light Inn]].''
On the path to the [[House of Healing]], where the party can find [[Arabella]], two Shadows are encountered.
On the path to the [[House of Healing]], where the party can find [[Arabella]], two Shadows drop vestiges.


* ''You sense a matriarch's flush of pride - she will soon be a grandmother, and the child will bear her name, Muldred.''
* ''You sense a matriarch's flush of pride - she will soon be a grandmother, and the child will bear her name, Muldred.''
* ''You sense a swell of grief. Before the shadows took her, this woman mourned someone lost in battle.''
* ''You sense a swell of grief. Before the shadows took her, this woman mourned someone lost in battle.''
In the basement of the [[Mason's Guild]], five Shadows and one [[Wraith]] drop vestiges.
* ''A happy, faded memory comes to you. A woman walking along a beach, holding hands with her husband-to-be.''
* ''You sense this one hid for days as the sounds of battle got closer and closer to town. You didn't even care who won, so long as it ended.''
* ''Before the shadows, there was once a house full of warmth a[nd]<ref>As of {{LatestUpdate}}, the in-game text reads "a" instead of "and."</ref> childrens' laughter in this one's life. No more.''
* ''A distant memory of a man stretching his back with a groan. Another day of hauling masonry blocks done...''
* ''Callused hands work a hammer and chisel around a massive slab of rock. Months from now, a face will take shape.''
* ''You can almost taste the sour ale that once clung to this soul's breath. He was insensible when the shadows came for him.''

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