PROJECT: Rifts & the Veil

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RIFTS & THE VEIL

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Figuring out how to permanently strengthen the veil to prevent further tears, who and what rifters are, and how to prevent the anchors from eventually killing those who have them are all high priorities. Kirkwall's particularly thin Veil makes it a good—if slightly dangerous—testing ground for many of these efforts.

DIVISION: Research
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Return to the Blackmarsh

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SUBJECT: Investigating the Blackmarsh
PARTICIPANTS: Inessa Serra, Anders, Kain Ventfort, Melys, Myrobalan Shivana, Loghain Mac Tir
DATE FILED: Harvestmere 9:43
STATUS: Complete
SUMMARY: Basically, Anders spoke to Inessa about his misadventure in the Blackmarsh with Warden-Commander Cousland, and the trap that the First laid for them. Namely, an orb that brought them to the Fade. So, they went to retrieve it in hopes of understanding Corypheus' orb better/gaining an advantage for the Inquisition.

REPORT: In Harvestmere of 9:43 Dragon, I gathered a team to enter the Blackmarsh, an abandoned and cursed area once explored by the Hero of Ferelden. It was brought to my attention by Anders that one of the encountered darkspawn possessed an orb which brought Warden-Commander Cousland and his companions to the Fade. As it sounded quite similar to the orb Corypheus bears, I thought it worth investigation. Anders joined the team, as he was familiar with the area, and his knowledge proved invaluable.

The Baroness and the Queen of the Blackmarsh that had terrorized the area before remained defeated, though issues persisted in the Blackmarsh itself. Blight wolves still roam the area, and the dead. The Veil there is unstable and perilously thin, prompting the Fade to bleed into the physical realm and form visions of the area's past. They were unsettling but at least in once instance rather useful, as we were able to witness the incident of which Anders had spoken about, regarding the orb. The largest threat to the area was the rift, which proved difficult to seal even with two shardbearers. It was akin to attempting to sew a rip in cloth which is falling apart; pull the edges back too hard and a new tear forms nearby. So it was with our first attempt to seal the rift. Only through focusing on both simultaneously were we able to succeed.

Afterward, it was Anders who recovered the orb. Its description seems to match both Anders' memories and what we have been told of Corypheus' orb, and though intact it remains inert at this time. Further research will be needed to determine its capabilities.

NOTES & LINKS: Log and map