Long Wished Deliverance
I found notes written by the witch Dhalia. It appears that performing the correct ritual can lead me to the hidden chapel.
Quest Trigger
- Prerequisite: Complete the quest A Matter of Trust.
- Prerequisite: Complete the Cat Quest.
- Prerequisite: Astra Protection Amulet or 2 Astra Resistance Potion of at least good quality.
- Per XaaR Bot the timer when you reach a murmur will extend the potion effect 5 minutes. (January 13, 2024)
- This quest is triggered when you pick up Dhalia's Note from behind the Warded Gate. You will need to have a Gate-Breaking Potion to reach it.
Quest Location
Warded Gate in the Foothills
- Ahnah: The dock or inside Northern Lights.
- Tulok: Tulok's Farm.
- Yutu: The dock of Barrow End or in front of Northern Lights.
- Statue of Silia in upper Barrow End.
- Astra
- Foothills Power Plant
Quest Overview
Dhalia writes about a ritual that opens the path to the chapel. She didn't provide enough details, or perhaps other notes are missing. The only clue is its connection to the Apatut culture.
- Talk to Yutu.
- Talk to Ahnah.
- Talk to Tulok.
I've learned enough to know how to correctly perform the ritual. If all goes well, I should somehow discover the way to the chapel.
- Come during the day to the statue of Silia and perform the Ritual of the First Murmur.
From the subtext of Miruta's words, I deduced the reason why no one found Dhalia. She must have crossed over into Astra. That's where I should look for the chapel.
- Follow the sound of Murmurs in Astra until they lead you to the hidden chapel.
- Start by activating Murmur near the Astra gate close to your house (in Astra).
Dhalia fell into a trap of protective spells, which kept her trapped in this world. Returning her soul sounder would provide enough power for her to break free and dispel the magic she was trying to overcome.
- Talk to the familiar about Dhalia's old soul sounder. He'll be waiting at the stone altar.
- Give Dhalia's old soul sounder to the cat. He'll be waiting at the stone altar.
Return to Dhalia in the chapel in Astra. The familiar will accompany you to help break the curse binding her.
- Go to the chapel in Astra and talk to Dhalia.
The enchanted stones responsible for the last of the sealing spells have migrated from Astra to the real world after Dhalia's soul departed. I must complete the task and retrieve the Tear of Ishu she spoke of.
- Destroy 5 sealing stones that have moved from the chapel in Astra to the real world: 5/5
After breaking all the seals, a mysterious item appeared that had been hidden here for centuries.
- Obtain the Tear of Ishu.
Quest Reward
- Dhalia's Notes
- Ritual: The Sounds of Asmil
- The Tear of Ishu
- 10 random gems.
Quest Walkthrough
After breaking open the Warded Gate with a Gate-Breaking Potion you will need to change into your cat familiar form to enter the cave. Inside you will find a note from Dhalia and one of the Golden Paffti statues. Reading the note will trigger the quest to begin. You will need to talk to Ahnah, Tulok, and Yutu about Apatut culture. Each of them will tell a little piece of information: Tulok about murmurs, Ahnah about how Dhalia created a special murmur with magical strands using special ingredients, and Yutu about how Asimil is a mountain in the afterlife, and how it is associated with Silia. At this point the quest will update, and you will receive the ritual The Sounds of Asmil. Gather your ingredients and go to the statue of Silia in the upper part of Barrow End during the day to cast it. You just need to click on the statue to do so. Miruta will appear after you cast it and seem very worried for your well-being because Dhalia disappeared right after she had cast the same ritual.
This will lead you to the next step, which is to go to Astra to find the murmurs. Entering Astra before you have the Astra Protection Amulet for this WILL work, as the Murmurs extend the time of the potion, however you should use a good or higher quality one unless you know exactly where each mumur is located. Any cutscenes will effectively stop time. Put on your amulet and head to the portal nearest the Witch's Mansion to begin hunting for murmurs! Once you zone in, the first murmur is right near the portal. Clicking on it will trigger a small stream of light beads to lead you to the next murmur. These keep triggering so if you lose track of where you are just wait and they will keep coming. See the map below for an approximate location of each murmur. At the sixth murmur location, a cutscene will trigger and Silia will speak to you. Silia tells you that, "Your time has come. Break through where she failed at any cost." The seventh and final murmur when triggered will reveal the location of the hidden chapel. Inside the chapel you will find Dhalia's spirit, trapped by a curse that Asparatha cast centuries ago to protect the Tear of Ishu from being retrieved. Your familiar will appear and be distressed to see her trapped. She warns that the wards are failing and that the tear must be retrieved and given to the Guardians to prevent Ishu from returning to the world! She tells you to bring her soul sounder to her so she can use its power to break the curse and finally rest in peace.
At this point you need to leave Astra and return home to the stone altar where your familiar will be waiting for you. He wants to set her free, but he knows that waiting in this state would only bring her more suffering. After struggling with his desire to free her for a bit, he realizes the best thing he can do is release her so she can finally rest. He tells you to bring him her old soul sounder. Once you give him the soul sounder it is time to return to the hidden chapel where Dhalia is trapped. A lovely cutscene that is sure to bring tears to your eyes will play, in which the two old friends will share a final goodbye before she ascends. Her release also causes the enchanted stones responsible for the sealing spells to be forced into the material plane. Return to the real world and head back to where the hidden chapel would be located, the power plant in the foothills. Using a master pick, you can destroy each of the sealing stones in 10 strikes. Each of them will give you two random gems. Once the last one is broken the protective dome covering the chest with the Tear of Ishu will become visible inside the building there. Put on your Anti-Demon Amulet to allow passage through the dome. Once you retrieve the Tear of Ishu the quest will be completed.
Example of Murmur
Astra Murmur Map Locations
Example of Sealing Stone