Quest:Into the Heart of Darkness

Into the Heart of Darkness is a level 64 story quest part of the Argon War quest chain. It is preceded by and followed by.

Objectives

 * 1) Speak with Hasmina at Khanovar Citadel about your mission
 * 2) Head to Argonea and join Hasmina
 * 3) Speak with Hasmina in Argonea
 * 4) Venture into Kanstria and find out what happened
 * 5) Go to Kanstria and show Magistrate Ceidos Celtan's letter.
 * 6) Speak with Hasmina at Kanstria and discuss how to scout Melgatol Portal
 * 7) Meet Hasmina at the hill overlooking the Melgatol Portal
 * 8) Speak with Hasmina
 * 9) Scout out the Melgatol Portal
 * 10) Speak with Hasmina
 * 11) <0/3> Search the slain Kanstrian scouts at Melgatol Portal and recover their Scout's Insignia
 * 12) Tell Hasmina that you've retrieved all unit insignias
 * 13) <3/3> Deliver the insignias to Magistrate Ceidos at Kanstria
 * 14) Tell Celtan in Kanstria about the slain scouts

Script
Listen, uh, I wanted to thank you for saving my life. I didn't think I'd make it out of the Three Towers.

By the way, finally I have some decent time to say hello to you.

(It's nice to see you again.) OR (Let's do this.)

Glad to see you again as well.

I prayed to the Gods that you would return in one piece. I knew you'd make it back.

Kind of sad that you're back...at a living hell. But I have faith we can turn this war around.

It's an honor to be at war with a warrior like you.

I'm going to head this way right away. You should get ready.

Who knows what the place could be like now.

By the way, have you spoke with Albain? He was the one that came up with this plan.

You should have a word with him.

OR

There's not much time. The fighting here has slowed down, so we're going to try an assault on the argons' rear echelon. First, we need to make contact with Kanstria. We lost touch with them after the last argon surge. I'll meet you on the outskirts of town.

(I understand.)

See those reddish pillars? That's Kanstria. There should be a response force just out of sight.

The proximity of these kalash forces worries me. Do you think the argons killed everyone? Are we too late?

(I understand.)

Federation soldiers? You're a sight for sore eyes!

(What happened here?)

The argons did something to our flight platform, and we're cut off. We sent a patrol to Khanovar Citadel, but we never heard back from them.

Look, you should really talk to the magistrate. Take this letter — I'll vouch for you. Good luck.

(I understand.)

New faces... does that mean the federation's secured the province?

(Not exactly. We're here to help.)

Hmm. Celtan vouches for you. That's good enough for me.

Look, we haven't sat idle this whole time. I've sent anyone I could spare to link up with federation forces, but none came back. Finding them, or even what happened to them, would be a boon for our morale. Can you help us?

(I understand.)

I heard him. I-I'm ready to go. There's a small overwatch north of here. I used to hide there when I was a little girl. If the scouts survived, I bet that's where they're hiding.

Head to the Melgatol Portal. I'm going to check one other spot first, but I'll meet you at the hill overlooking the portal.

(I understand.)

See those portals? That's where the argons bring in their reinforcements. If only we had some of those siege weapons... You — I mean we — should get a closer look. Let's go, before I lose my nerve.

(I understand.)

Look down there! It's an active portal. This is where they're gathering forces to send to the Khanovar Front. So many...

Let's go. I want to leave. Now!

(Wait, aren't those the Kanstrian scouts?)

Yes. I'm sorry. I lost my head for a moment. We'll take their unit insignias back.

(I understand.)

Nice work, [player name]. Go back to Kanstria. I need to stay here and investigate the structures a little more.

The Argons were sending energy somewhere at the Three Towers. I think this place might be it.

I'll send you back to Kanstria. Let me know when you're ready.

(Let's go.)

Alright. Say hi to the magistrate for me. See you later!

(Right. Okay.)

Dead? All of them? I feared as much, of course, but I—I still hoped they'd return safely.

(Keep your chin up.)

I heard your report to the magistrate. I'm sorry to hear the scouts all died. They left under my orders. Blast and damnation!

(They died doing their duty.)

True enough. They didn't die cowards. That might give some comfort to their families, should we ever reestablish contact with the rest of the world.

Thank you for bringing back their insignias. Only a fellow soldier knows how much that matters.

(I understand.)

Summary Upon Completion
Commander Tamur ordered you and Hasmina to infiltrate Argonea in an effort to harry the argons' rear echelon, as well as reestablish contact with the town of Kanstria. Kanstria was cut off when the argons surrounded the town and disabled the flight platform, but you made it through the lines. The magistrate asked you to find several missing scouts. Hasmina led you to them, and the argons' troop transport portals. You recovered the fallen scouts' unit insignias and delivered the bad news to Kanstria.

Rewards

 * 14,168,000 XP
 * x 2
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 * x 5
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