Story:To the Tainted Gorge

To the Tainted Gorge is a story quest chain that the player will encounter when playing TERA. The story quest chain The World of Tera is a pre-requisite. Upon completion of this chain, the player can then begin the next story quest chain, Valkyon Wants You, starting with the quest Joining the Ranks.

The following is a compilation of all the quests in this chain and their summaries. Consider yourself fully warned - there are a lot of spoilers ahead!

Starting NPC: Automatically Received

Ending NPC:

Summary: "You were ordered to redeploy to the to go on the offensive. En route, you came across a crashed courier named, who needed your help. You delivered the orders to and prepared for the next stage."

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Ending NPC:

Summary: "Prefect ordered you to look into the whereabouts of the advance party. Upon arriving at the entrance to, you met with Scout and learned that the advance party is safe and sound. Phaedra then said you should go to the  to receive new assignments from."

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Ending NPC:

Summary: "Demons called dark raiders have started to appear in the eastern part of . These demons are servants of the evil god and have not been seen above ground since Lok walked the world.  asked you to eliminate the dark raiders and ascertain the reason behind their sudden appearance. You find Lok's token and delivered it to Verus, who recalled a legend about Lok's return. Perhaps there's a correlation between  and that legend."

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Ending NPC:

Summary: "You killed runekeepers in an attempt to decipher what the demons are up to in the, but to no avail., however, ordered you to kill the demonic enforcer, . You recovered a codex from his corpse, which may reveal more about the dark forces on the."

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Ending NPC:

Summary: "asked you to take 's codex to for translation. Leander found no mention of his brother, but discovered the demon behind the dark forces on the island,, and mention of —a god long-thought dead. Regardless of Karascha's loyalties, Leander and Sersine agreed that he must be killed."

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Ending NPC:

Summary: ", the leader of the demons, threatened the safety of the expedition and the successful completion of its objectives. You entered Karascha's lair with other soldiers and killed him. Karascha's final words revealed that the demon leader's death was merely to distract you from a greater purpose, and that Karascha will return. To the delight of, you also obtained a document that says still lives."

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Ending NPC:

Summary: "and thanked you for your valorous service, but said your skills are needed elsewhere. They directed you to the flight master, who put you on a pegasus and sent you on a dizzying flight to, where Legate  personally welcomed you!"