Ascent to Power
Important
Act 2
Reward: Urn Relic
Search Traitor's Passage for more information on the Barya you found.
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1Search Traitor's Passage
Search Traitor's Passage for more information on the Barya you found.
Area: Traitor's Passage
NPC:
  • Sekhema Asala Risu's Fate: The {balbalakh} has her life, for she was truthful. If she also wishes to be accepted here, that will be up to her.
    • 2Return to the Ardura Caravan
    Return to the Ardura Caravan and speak to Zarka about what you have just found.
    Area: The Ardura Caravan
    NPC:
  • Shambrin Prisoner Freed: So, you released Balbala from her prison, and she fought well. Good. She may now earn her redemption, if the ancient places still hold power. Her {barya} contains her soul. She will tell you what to do next.
  • Shambrin Prisoner Freed: So, you released Balbala from her prison, and she fought well. Good. I'm sure you know what to do next, but touch the {barya} and ask her, if your time away from the Maraketh has faded your knowledge of the tales.
  • Zarka The Trial of the Sekhemas: Ah, you released Balbala, the Traitor? Then it is your duty to redeem her soul, by allowing her to serve as a mentor Djinn during your dance with the scorpion. In modern times, we give aspiring {dekharas} a straightforward test. For {this} task, however, the old ways are required. You will have to face a much deadlier trial. Speak to Asala. The original trial is not far from here, and the caravan is duty-bound to carry you there.
  • Zarka The Trial of the Sekhemas: Ah, you released Balbala, the Traitor? Then it is your duty to redeem her soul, by allowing her to serve as a mentor Djinn during your dance with the scorpion. This will not be a simple matter, the old ways are required. Speak to Asala. The ancient trial is not far from here, and the caravan is duty-bound to carry you there.
    • 3Use the Desert Map to travel to the Trial of the Sekhemas
    Use the Desert Map to travel to the Trial of the Sekhemas.
    Area: The Ardura Caravan
    4Find a Relic Altar
    Find a Relic Altar in the Trial of the Sekhemas to place your Barya into.
    Area: Trial of the Sekhemas
    5Place your Barya into the Relic Altar
    You have found the Relic Altar. Place your Barya into it.
    Area: Trial of the Sekhemas
    6Speak to Balbala
    Speak to Balbala, the Released.
    Area: Trial of the Sekhemas
    7Use the Relic Altar
    Place your Key into the Relic Altar to begin the Trial of the Sekhemas.
    Area: Trial of the Sekhemas
    NPC:
  • Balbala, the Advisor Aid: The role of advisor is strictly bound by tradition. I may offer you aid, but only in certain specific ways. Look to me in your times of doubt.
  • Balbala, the Advisor Imprisonment: The tale-women of many akharas gathered on the day of my sentencing. Death was not punishment enough for my crime. They enacted the ritual, but my imprisonment as Djinn would not have been possible without my willful agreement. I accepted. I let it happen, because I deserved it. I have no idea how long I was trapped there, but it was as close to eternity as I can possibly imagine.
  • Balbala, the Advisor The Trial: I have had a great many years to think on my foolish choices, and now all I want is to earn my right to rest. This place was built to determine honour, to prove oneself worthy as a Sekhema. Tradition allowed for one dekhara, and one advisor. If I aid you here, and if you succeed, then my crimes will finally be forgiven. Then, and only then, may I join those that have gone before.
  • Balbala, the Advisor Traitor: I hardly know the woman I was before. I remember betraying my akhara, but the reasons why now feel petty and small. If I could go back, if I could speak to the woman I was, I would tell her what a fool she was being. Would she listen? Probably not... The mistakes we make are shaped from who we are.
  • Balbala, the Advisor Vastiri Desert: What happened to the Plains of Vastiri? The land has changed so much since the time of my imprisonment. There were several desert regions slowly spreading, but it wasn't like this. The very Gates where I committed my crimes were water-locks for a river. Now, there is nothing but sand and salt flats. How could they have allowed this to happen?
    • 8Begin your Test of Strength
    Begin your Test of Strength.
    Area: Trial of the Sekhemas
    9Complete the Trial of the Sekhemas
    Complete the Trial of the Sekhemas.
    Area: Trial of the Sekhemas
    10Defeat Rattlecage, the Earthbreaker
    Defeat Rattlecage, the Earthbreaker.
    Area: Trial of the Sekhemas
    11Use the Altar of Ascendancy to choose your Ascendancy
    Use the Altar of Ascendancy to choose your Ascendancy.
    Area: Trial of the Sekhemas
    12Use the Altar of Ascendancy to obtain Ascendancy Passive Skill Points
    Use the Altar of Ascendancy to obtain Ascendancy Passive Skill Points.
    Area: Trial of the Sekhemas
    13Quest Complete
    Quest Complete - You have completed the Trial of the Sekhemas and have obtained Ascendancy Passive Points as a reward.
    14Quest Complete
    Quest Complete - You have completed the Trial of the Sekhemas and have chosen an Ascendancy as a reward.
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    Urn Relic(iL22)
    Urn Relic(iL58)
    Balbala's Barya