Language of the Ancients

Language of the Ancients was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.

Description

Kassandra followed Eppie's clue to a Mycenaean stele.

Dialogue

Kassandra headed to Lake Kopais, where the next stele was located. She dived underwater to the sunken Ruins of Arne, finding a locked chest. She looted valuables scattered nearby, finding the key to the chest.

Ancient Rusted Key
Though corroded, the key is heavy. Its roughly carved ring depicts a figure, hands raised as if in prayer. To which deities, one can't help but wonder...

Kassandra unlocked the chest, acquiring a stele, a wax tablet, and a pair of gauntlets.

Stele Piece from the Underwater Ruins
Seawater has worn the edges of this stele piece, but the etchings will still serve their purpose.

Ancient Wax Tablet
Among the faded markings, the tablet has a partial translation which reads thus: council of Elders... the dead ones. Curious. Was this a tribute of some kind? Has some ritual taken place here?

Kassandra then resurfaced, returning to Eppie in the tomb within the Cave of the Oracle.

• Kassandra: Your clue was right. I found a part of the stele. Along with another piece 'of armor.
• Eppie: There must be a piece of armor with each missing stele.
• Kassandra: But why?
• Eppie: This section here refers to a ritual.
• Kassandra: It doesn't explain why the armor was seperated and hidden with a stele piece.
• Eppie: Maybe that was part of the ritual? We need to find the other stele pieces. Are you ready?

(Accept – I'll go look.)

• Kassandra: If we found these, then we'll find the other stele pieces too. I'll go look.
• Eppie: Even with the full keystone in place, some of the meaning may be lost on us.
• Kassandra: I have faith in you.

Eppie looked at the writing again.

• Eppie: Oh! You won't believe what this section says... "Of the primordial gods..." Primordial!
• Kassandra: That's interesting.
• Eppie: That's ancient.
• Kassandra: it could just be a prayer on behalf of the warrior.
• Eppie: That's what I thought, too. Until I read this part...

Eppie pointed to another section of the writings.

• Kassandra: There's more?
• Eppie: It mentions that the ritual will be activated.
• Kassandra: What ritual?
• Eppie: I have no idea. I'm presuming it means we need all of the steles in place before something happens.
• Kassandra: Do you have the location for the missing piece?
• Eppie: This text is hard to make sense of. It appears to be a warning. Be careful when you explore the Tomb of Orion.
• Kassandra: I'll be careful.

(If players choose "Why is the past important?")

• Kassandra: The dark ages has had its time. Why look backward?
• Eppie: There is truth and insight in looking backward. Take Homer for example, he often spoke of our past in his stories.
• Kassandra: Hmm. So digging through dirt and cobwebbed words is your ambition?
• Eppie: My role is to breathe life into the ancients.

(If players choose "What about your peers?")

• Kassandra: Do any of your peers support you in this?
• Eppie: None. My ways are too different for them.
• Kassandra: If you're right, you'll gain their respect after this.

(If players choose "What if nothing happens?")

• Kassandra: Do you worry that your expectations are too high? It may be a dead end.
• Eppie: How can it? The clues have proven me right thus far. The stele mentions a ritual that once performed, will activate something.
• Kassandra: What does that have to do with primordial gods?
• Eppie: I have no idea. When we have all of the stele pieces. we'll know.

(If players choose "Leave – Goodbye.")

• Kassandra: Time to go.

Outcome

Kassandra helped Eppie to locate one of the steles and was tasked to find more.

References

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey