Quest:For the Children

For the Children is a level 10 story quest part of the Stepstone Isle quest chain. It is preceded by and followed by.

Objectives

 * 1) Move to the Inner Temple Entrance
 * 2) Open the gate
 * 3) Go into the Temple of the Tree
 * 4) Zo-Zo Pick up Anya's doll
 * 5) Ask Emun what happened
 * 6) Used the items from Captain Emun Press I to open up the Inventory and use the and
 * 7) Talk to Dougal
 * 8) Enter the Heart of Sorrow
 * 9) Argon Predator <0/1> Defeat the Argon Predator
 * 10) Dreaming Anya <0/1> Find a way to open Anya's dream chamber
 * 11) Talk to Dougal
 * 12) Talk to Walgrey

Script
(Anya would never abandon her Zo-Zo like this. Something went wrong.)

(How long have you been here, Zo-Zo?)

(Zo-Zo is still warm. The doll cannot have been here for very long.)

(Anya must be close!)

We got separated from the rest of the guardians. Anya said the other children were in here, so I followed her in... but he was waiting. That soldier... I didn't recognize him, but he's working with the argons. He has the children, and he took Anya, too!

They're in the heart of the temple. He's putting them in the dream chambers! I think he wants to complete the experiment... he wants to see what the children see!

But if he does something wrong, the children might never wake up! You've got to stop him!

(Receive the item.)

The argons and their mysterious ally are trying to complete the Mysterium's research? That means they know all about the Sorrow Tree... and if they know about the tree... gods, no! There must be an argon spy in the Valkyon Federation!

[player name], listen: You're going to have to save the children on your own. The spy has to be my priority. There could be a whole network — they could bring down the entire federation! I'll get your guardian friends to safety, but we might not make it back in time to help you. But I've seen what you can do... and I know you can rescue those kids!

(Let's go.)

I'm sorry, [player name]. It looks like Anya was trying to protect you... but the only way she could do that was to become one with Tiaran. Wake her up, and the Sorrow Tree dies... and takes the whole island with it.

I share your pain... but there's still work to do. There's a traitor in the federation. And since you and I are the only ones who know that, you should come with me.

(There's nothing for me here now...)

Thank you, [player name]! Your bravery and swift action turned an impending disaster into a victory!

And to think, this morning you were just a novice [player class], volunteering to help collect bark samples! You know, I think I see now what Anya... what Anya saw in you. You truly are destined for greatness, [player name].

(But...I failed the children...)

Now. you listen to me, [player name]!

You did all you could! The village is still here! The tree is still here! The entire island is still here, thanks to you! And that means, thanks to you, there's still hope for Anya!

She may be sleeping... but she's alive. And she'll probably live as long as Tiaran does! All the children will. Maybe, one day, the Mysterium will discover a way to wake them up.

(Nod.)

Summary Upon Completion
[player name] entered the inner chambers of the Temple of the Tree and found Emun, injured and weak. Emun told [player name] that Anya and the rest of the children had been taken by the mysterious human into the Heart Of Sorrow to finish the dream experiment. Dougal beleived that someone inside the Valkyon Federation was relaying information about the experiments to the argons.

Entering the Heart of Sorrow, [player name] once again faced the Argon Predator. But when it looked like the Argon Predator was going to kill [player name], Anya used the divine power of Tiaran the Sorrow Tree to protect her friend. But doing so bound her to Tiaran; Anya and the other children are now forever lost in their dreams.

Rewards

 * 12,812 XP
 * 12,812 XP