- Kassandra: There you are. Those Spartan guards down the hill... Why hide them?
- Darius: If Order guards saw their fallen allies, they'd be on high alert. Buys me time.
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{{Memory Infobox | {{Memory Infobox | ||
| image = ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Kassandra Darius Observing.png | |Name=Revealing the Recruiter | ||
| description = ''Kassandra was determined to find the [[Order of the Ancients|Order]] [[Bubares|recruiter]], but it would prove difficult. Perhaps [[Tyche]] shone upon her, because fortune dictated that she wouldn't have to do it alone.'' | |image=ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Kassandra Darius Observing.png | ||
| appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] | |description=''[[Kassandra]] was determined to find the [[Order of the Ancients|Order]] [[Bubares|recruiter]], but it would prove difficult. Perhaps [[Tyche]] shone upon her, because fortune dictated that she wouldn't have to do it alone.'' | ||
| type = Main, Support | |appearance=''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]'' | ||
| previous = [[ | |type=Main, Support | ||
| next = [[Whimpers Through the Fog]] | |previous=[[Starting the Hunt]] | ||
| source = [[Kassandra]] | |next=[[Piecing the Puzzle]] | ||
| location = [[Makedonia]], [[Greece]] | |concurrent=[[Mysterious Malady]]<br>[[Whimpers Through the Fog]] | ||
| date = c. 429 BCE}} | |source=[[Kassandra]] | ||
'''Revealing the Recruiter''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Kassandra]]'s genetic memories, relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the | |location=[[Makedonia]], [[Greece]] | ||
|date=c. 429 BCE}} | |||
'''Revealing the Recruiter''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Kassandra]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] in 2018 through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8.5]]. | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Kassandra met with [[Darius]] to locate the [[Order of Hunters]] [[Bubares|recruiter]]. | Kassandra met with [[Darius]] to locate the [[Order of Hunters]]' local [[Bubares|recruiter]]. | ||
==Dialogue== | ==Dialogue== | ||
Kassandra made her way into the wilds near [[Olynthos Fortress]] in search of Darius. [[Ikaros]] spotted him crouching on a cliff amidst the trees west of the fort. | Kassandra made her way into the wilds near [[Olynthos Fortress]] in search of Darius. [[Ikaros]] spotted him crouching on a cliff amidst the trees west of the fort. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''There's Darius.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''There's Darius.'' | ||
She made her way to Darius and spoke to | She made her way to Darius to speak to him. On the way, she noticed dead Spartans concealed in the bushes. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Someone killed these Spartans... and hid them.'' | |||
She reached the top of the hill and spoke to Darius. | |||
<tabber> | |||
|-|Found bodies= | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''There you are. Those Spartan guards down the hill... Why hide them?'' | |||
*'''Darius:''' ''If Order guards saw their fallen allies, they'd be on high alert. Buys me time.'' | |||
|-|Did not find bodies= | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Found you.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Found you.'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''I'm found when I want to be.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''I'm found when I want to be.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Natakas says you found something. Could it lead to the [[Pactyas | </tabber> | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Natakas says you found something. Could it lead to the [[Pactyas|Huntsman]]?'' | |||
*'''Darius:''' ''The Order has been making plans. You want "the Huntsman"? Then stick around and help me stop them.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''The Order has been making plans. You want "the Huntsman"? Then stick around and help me stop them.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I'm listening.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'm listening.'' | ||
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*'''Kassandra:''' ''So we locate him and we'll have a lead.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''So we locate him and we'll have a lead.'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''Look for any notes, messages, ledgers—they will tell us where the next meeting is. And do it quietly.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''Look for any notes, messages, ledgers—they will tell us where the next meeting is. And do it quietly.'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|I'll do it my way.= | |-|I'll do it my way.= | ||
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She inspected the garrison commander's quarters and found a note. | She inspected the garrison commander's quarters and found a note. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''"Meet me tonight beneath our favorite tree. I need you." Hmm... Steamy.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''"Meet me tonight beneath our favorite tree. I need you." Hmm... Steamy.'' | ||
A nearby captain carried another message. She assassinated him and claimed the note from his corpse. | A nearby captain carried another message. She assassinated him and claimed the note from his corpse, reading it. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''"The | *'''Kassandra:''' ''"The [[goat]]s shall bleed, and the moths will draw to the flame. The [[snake]] will be reborn. New fangs, new skin, new life." Maybe Darius will know what this means.'' | ||
Kassandra made her way through the fort to a storage barn on the opposite side. She found the final message of interest. | Kassandra made her way through the fort to a storage barn on the opposite side. She found the final message of interest. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''"Food shipment delivered. Village cook has verified contents." Ordinary receipt, not helpful.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''"Food shipment delivered. Village cook has verified contents." Ordinary receipt, not helpful.'' | ||
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*'''Kassandra:''' ''That should be everything. Time to meet Darius.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''That should be everything. Time to meet Darius.'' | ||
[[File:ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Darius Reading Scroll.png|thumb|250px|Darius reading the scroll]] | [[File:ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Darius Reading Scroll.png|thumb|250px|Darius reading the scroll]] | ||
Kassandra made her way out of the fort and back west to the farm where she agreed to meet Darius. He called to her near some | Kassandra made her way out of the fort and back west to the [[small farm]] where she had agreed to meet Darius. He called to her near some burnt sheaves of hay. | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''Over here.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''Over here.'' | ||
She handed over the messages, and he began to read them. | She handed over the messages, and he began to read them. | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''How did it go?'' | *'''Darius:''' ''How did it go?'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|Undetected= | |-|Undetected= | ||
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*'''Darius:''' ''There may be consequences.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''There may be consequences.'' | ||
{{!}}-{{!}} | {{!}}-{{!}} | ||
⚖️They heard nothing.= | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''It was fine—'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''It was fine—'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''I could hear you all the way from here.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''I could hear you all the way from here.'' | ||
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Darius looked around. | Darius looked around. | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''A goat farm, like this one. That's where the meeting will be. The Order uses goat's blood in their initiation rituals.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''A goat farm, like this one. That's where the meeting will be. The Order uses goat's blood in their initiation rituals.'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|You know a lot about the Order.= | |-|You know a lot about the Order.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''The notes meant nothing to me. Your knowledge of the Order is helpful. What else do you know?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''The notes meant nothing to me. Your knowledge of the Order is helpful. What else do you know?'' | ||
|-|You know too much about the Order.= | |-|You know too much about the Order.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''You know too much about the Order.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''You know ''too much'' about the Order.'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''I don't know enough.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''I don't know enough.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''What do you know? | *'''Kassandra:''' ''What ''do'' you know?'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''I know the meeting is soon. There's always a signal to draw them in.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''I know the meeting is ''soon''. There's always a signal to draw them in.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''There must be more to the note.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''There must be more to the note.'' | ||
[[File:ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Kassandra Darius Investigation.png|thumb|250px|Darius and Kassandra investigate the farm]] | [[File:ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Kassandra Darius Investigation.png|thumb|250px|Darius and Kassandra investigate the farm]] | ||
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*'''Kassandra:''' ''If they use goat farms, they might have been here. We should look around for clues.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''If they use goat farms, they might have been here. We should look around for clues.'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''True. Where do you want to start?'' | *'''Darius:''' ''True. Where do you want to start?'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|That grain storage.= | |-|That grain storage.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''That granary over there. It's small but full, I'm sure people still flock to it like—'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''That granary over there. It's small but full, I'm sure people still flock to it like—'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''Bees to honey? I don't think so.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''Bees to [[honey]]? I don't think so.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Me neither.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Me neither.'' | ||
(If this was | (If this was the first choice) | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''This is about flames and fire. There's something here.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''This is about flames and fire. There's something here.'' | ||
(back to choices) | |||
|-|The wine jars on the rack.= | |-|The wine jars on the rack.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Maybe that rack of wine jars over there by the house... There could be goat's blood stored in them for the Order ritual.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Maybe that rack of [[wine]] jars over there by the house... There could be goat's blood stored in them for the Order ritual.'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''We already solved the goat part.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''We already solved the goat part.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Right.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Right.'' | ||
(If this was | (If this was the first choice) | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''This is about flames and fire. There's something here.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''This is about flames and fire. There's something here.'' | ||
(back to choices) | |||
|-|Those pyres of hay.= | |-|Those pyres of hay.= | ||
{{#tag:tabber| | {{#tag:tabber| | ||
First or second choice= | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Those pyres of hay... There are soot marks at the base.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Those pyres of hay... There are soot marks at the base.'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''What of it?'' | *'''Darius:''' ''What of it?'' | ||
{{!}}-{{!}} | {{!}}-{{!}} | ||
Third choice= | |||
*'''Darius:''' ''Look. Soot and ash.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''Look. Soot and ash.'' | ||
They inspected the pyres. | They inspected the pyres. | ||
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{{!}}-{{!}} | {{!}}-{{!}} | ||
You're wrong.= | You're wrong.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Those? If they used hay for the fire, there wouldn't be any | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Those? If they used hay for the fire, there wouldn't be any left—'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''Look closer.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''Look closer.'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | |||
</tabber> | |||
The two knelt down to inspect the soot marks around the pyres of hay. | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Somebody has been burning hay here. The flames are the signal.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Somebody has been burning hay here. The flames are the signal.'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''Which means night is the only time they can meet because—'' | *'''Darius:''' ''Which means night is the only time they can meet because—'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Moths to a flame.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Moths to a flame.'' | ||
They stood. | They stood up. | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''That's right.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''That's right.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''We just have to wait for the meeting to start.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''We just have to wait for the meeting to start.'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''There's another goat farm nearby, across the bridge.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''There's another [[goat farm]] nearby, across the bridge.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Good. I'll meet you there at nightfall.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Good. I'll meet you there at nightfall.'' | ||
Darius took his leave. Eventually, Kassandra joined him in the bushes near the yard of the farm. | |||
Kassandra | |||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|Met Darius during the day.= | |-|Met Darius during the day.= | ||
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</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
[[File:ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Bubares Briefing.png|thumb|250px|Bubares talking to the recruits]] | [[File:ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Bubares Briefing.png|thumb|250px|Bubares talking to the recruits]] | ||
The meeting began. The two observed the recruiter speaking to three individuals at the farm. | |||
*'''Bubares:''' ''The Huntsman will be pleased with this turnout.'' | *'''Bubares:''' ''The Huntsman will be pleased with this turnout.'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''The Recruiter.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''The Recruiter.'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|Undetected at Olynthos Fortress= | |-|Undetected at Olynthos Fortress= | ||
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</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''I'll flank them. Don't let him get away.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''I'll flank them. Don't let him get away.'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|We should stick together.= | |-|We should stick together.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''We shouldn't split up. Don't—'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''We shouldn't split up. Don't—'' | ||
|-|I'll get him myself.= | |-|I'll get him myself.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I don't need your help. Just—'' | |||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
Before Kassandra could finish, Darius had already disappeared. | Before Kassandra could finish, Darius had already disappeared. | ||
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Kassandra stood up to decide her plan of action. | Kassandra stood up to decide her plan of action. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Wait for the meeting to end... Or go in now? Where did Darius go?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Wait for the meeting to end... Or go in now? Where did Darius go?'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-| | |-|Attacked right away= | ||
Kassandra attacked the recruiter and his guards. | Kassandra attacked the recruiter and his guards. | ||
*'''Bubares:''' ''There you are. I'll take your head myself, Eagle Bearer. The Huntsman will be pleased.'' | *'''Bubares:''' ''There you are. I'll take your head myself, Eagle Bearer. The Huntsman will be pleased.'' | ||
Kassandra eliminated Bubares and his men. | Kassandra eliminated Bubares and his men. | ||
|-| | |-|Attacked after the meeting ended= | ||
*'''Bubares:''' ''The numbers here are sufficient. But the Huntsman needs more. Drink and consider yourself one of us! You will play an important part in restoring balance and order to your [[Makedonia|homeland]]. The Eagle Bearer ''alone'' is at fault for Makedonia's woes. The blood, the bodies! Tragic. So very tragic. The Order is the answer. We will rid your lands of this [[Tainted One]]. With her gone, Makedonia's balance will be restored. We've drawn the Eagle Bearer to Makedonia. Now go! Find her.'' | *'''Bubares:''' ''The numbers here are sufficient. But the Huntsman needs more. Drink and consider yourself one of us! You will play an important part in restoring balance and order to your [[Makedonia|homeland]]. The Eagle Bearer ''alone'' is at fault for Makedonia's woes. The blood, the bodies! Tragic. So very tragic. The Order is the answer. We will rid your lands of this [[Hybrid|Tainted One]]. With her gone, Makedonia's balance will be restored. We've drawn the Eagle Bearer to Makedonia. Now go! Find her.'' | ||
The new recruits departed. The recruiter's guards spoke to him. | The new recruits departed. The recruiter's guards spoke to him. | ||
*'''Captain:''' ''Recruitment is going well, sir. But most of them can't fight. They are villagers, farmers—They stand no chance agaisnt the Eagle Bearer. You saw what she did at the village we burned.'' | *'''Captain:''' ''Recruitment is going well, sir. But most of them can't fight. They are villagers, farmers—They stand no chance agaisnt the Eagle Bearer. You saw what she did at the village we burned.'' | ||
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Darius leaned against the building listening to her. He announced his presence. | Darius leaned against the building listening to her. He announced his presence. | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''A lake. Interesting.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''A lake. Interesting.'' | ||
(If | (If "Where were you?" was chosen) | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Where were you hiding?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Where were you hiding?'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''Closer than you'd have thought. You were never in any real danger.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''Closer than you'd have thought. You were never in any real danger.'' | ||
:(Detected at Olynthos Fortress – "Who is Artabanus?") | :(Detected at Olynthos Fortress – "Who is Artabanus?") | ||
:*'''Kassandra:''' ''The Huntsman's lieutenant mentioned an... Artabanus. Who's that?'' | :*'''Kassandra:''' ''The Huntsman's lieutenant mentioned an... Artabanus. Who's that?'' | ||
:Darius avoided her gaze and frowned before replying. | |||
:*'''Darius:''' ''A dead man.'' | :*'''Darius:''' ''A dead man.'' | ||
(If | (If "I thought we were working together." was chosen.) | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''You left. ''Why''?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''You left. ''Why''?'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''I needed to be sure you weren't with the Order.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''I needed to be sure you weren't with the Order.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''You still suspected me.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''You still suspected me.'' | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''And you've never questioned my relationship to the Order?'' | *'''Darius:''' ''And you've never questioned my relationship to the Order?'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|I have wondered about your relationship to the Order.= | |-|I have wondered about your relationship to the Order.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''It's true I've had my suspicions. You identified the coded note immediately and knew of their rituals and ways.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''It's true I've had my suspicions. You identified the coded note immediately and knew of their rituals and ways.'' | ||
|-|I wouldn't have left you.= | |-|I wouldn't have left you.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''This is not the same. I thought I had back up.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''This is ''not'' the same. I thought I had back up.'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
*'''Darius:''' ''I know you're clean, and we've got our answers.'' | *'''Darius:''' ''I know you're clean, and we've got our answers.'' | ||
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==Outcome== | ==Outcome== | ||
Kassandra helped Darius to recover information that revealed the location of the initiation ritual conducted by the recruiter. Kassandra later eliminated the recruiter, recovering information of the Huntsman's whereabouts. | Kassandra helped Darius to recover information that revealed the location of the initiation ritual conducted by the recruiter. Kassandra later eliminated the recruiter, recovering information of the Huntsman's whereabouts. | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
If players return to Darius' child after completing this quest, but before finishing all three, there will be some dialogue referencing which quests have been completed. Returning after completing all three will proceed to the default dialogue for the next memory "[[Piecing the Puzzle]]". | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Kassandra finding Darius.png|Kassandra finding Darius | ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Kassandra finding Darius.png|Kassandra finding Darius | ||
ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Darius Missing.png|Darius disappeared | ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Darius Missing.png|Darius disappeared | ||
ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Recruit Meeting.jpg|The Order meeting | |||
ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Bubares' death.jpg|Kassandra killing Bubares | |||
ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Kassandra Questioning Darius.png|Kassandra questioning Darius' actions | ACOD Revealing the Recruiter - Kassandra Questioning Darius.png|Kassandra questioning Darius' actions | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]'' | ||
{{ACODMemories}} | {{ACODMemories}} | ||
[[Category:Memories of Kassandra]] | [[Category:Memories of Kassandra]] | ||
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5]] | [[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:51, 28 February 2024
Revealing the Recruiter was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan in 2018 through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Description[edit | edit source]
Kassandra met with Darius to locate the Order of Hunters' local recruiter.
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Kassandra made her way into the wilds near Olynthos Fortress in search of Darius. Ikaros spotted him crouching on a cliff amidst the trees west of the fort.
- Kassandra: There's Darius.
She made her way to Darius to speak to him. On the way, she noticed dead Spartans concealed in the bushes.
- Kassandra: Someone killed these Spartans... and hid them.
She reached the top of the hill and spoke to Darius.
- Kassandra: Found you.
- Darius: I'm found when I want to be.
- Kassandra: Natakas says you found something. Could it lead to the Huntsman?
- Darius: The Order has been making plans. You want "the Huntsman"? Then stick around and help me stop them.
- Kassandra: I'm listening.
- Darius: One of the Huntsman's lieutenants is in charge of recruitment for the Order in Makedonia.
- Kassandra: So we locate him and we'll have a lead.
- Darius: Look for any notes, messages, ledgers—they will tell us where the next meeting is. And do it quietly.
- Kassandra: I'll rip through that fort and deal with what's to come.
- Darius: You lack foresight. But the choice is yours—just get what we need.
- Kassandra: I'll do my best not to be seen.
- Darius: Good.
- Kassandra: And you?
- Darius: I'll go down to the village and find out when the meeting is taking place.
- Kassandra: When I'm done at the fort, I'll meet you there.
The two parted ways and Kassandra made her way east to the Fortress. Ikaros located many items of note.
- Kassandra: There it is!
- Kassandra: Found it!
- Kassandra: That's what I'm looking for.
Kassandra infiltrated the fort and began her hunt.
- Kassandra: Darius said to keep this quiet.
She inspected the garrison commander's quarters and found a note.
- Kassandra: "Meet me tonight beneath our favorite tree. I need you." Hmm... Steamy.
A nearby captain carried another message. She assassinated him and claimed the note from his corpse, reading it.
- Kassandra: "The goats shall bleed, and the moths will draw to the flame. The snake will be reborn. New fangs, new skin, new life." Maybe Darius will know what this means.
Kassandra made her way through the fort to a storage barn on the opposite side. She found the final message of interest.
- Kassandra: "Food shipment delivered. Village cook has verified contents." Ordinary receipt, not helpful.
With all three items in hand, she decided to leave.
- Kassandra: That should be everything. Time to meet Darius.
Kassandra made her way out of the fort and back west to the small farm where she had agreed to meet Darius. He called to her near some burnt sheaves of hay.
- Darius: Over here.
She handed over the messages, and he began to read them.
- Darius: How did it go?
- Kassandra: Everything went well. No one even knew I was there.
- Darius: Indeed.
- Kassandra: They saw me. Security was tight.
- Darius: There may be consequences.
- Kassandra: It was fine—
- Darius: I could hear you all the way from here.
- Kassandra: Then why ask?
- Darius: Integrity is important.
- Kassandra: What do you make of those? They don't look like secret messages.
- Darius: This note. New fangs? New recruits. And bleeding goats—
Darius looked around.
- Darius: A goat farm, like this one. That's where the meeting will be. The Order uses goat's blood in their initiation rituals.
- Kassandra: The notes meant nothing to me. Your knowledge of the Order is helpful. What else do you know?
- Kassandra: You know too much about the Order.
- Darius: I don't know enough.
- Kassandra: What do you know?
- Darius: I know the meeting is soon. There's always a signal to draw them in.
- Kassandra: There must be more to the note.
Darius opened the note once more, and they both studied it.
- Darius: This part about moths to a flame...
- Kassandra: If they use goat farms, they might have been here. We should look around for clues.
- Darius: True. Where do you want to start?
- Kassandra: That granary over there. It's small but full, I'm sure people still flock to it like—
- Darius: Bees to honey? I don't think so.
- Kassandra: Me neither.
(If this was the first choice)
- Darius: This is about flames and fire. There's something here.
(back to choices)
- Kassandra: Maybe that rack of wine jars over there by the house... There could be goat's blood stored in them for the Order ritual.
- Darius: We already solved the goat part.
- Kassandra: Right.
- Darius: This is about flames and fire. There's something here.
- Kassandra: Those pyres of hay... There are soot marks at the base.
- Darius: What of it?
- Darius: Look. Soot and ash.
- Darius: They must have used some of these pyres in their last meeting.
- Kassandra: You're onto something. This does seem suspicious.
- Darius: Take a closer look.
- Kassandra: Those? If they used hay for the fire, there wouldn't be any left—
- Darius: Look closer.
The two knelt down to inspect the soot marks around the pyres of hay.
- Kassandra: Somebody has been burning hay here. The flames are the signal.
- Darius: Which means night is the only time they can meet because—
- Kassandra: Moths to a flame.
They stood up.
- Darius: That's right.
- Kassandra: We just have to wait for the meeting to start.
- Darius: There's another goat farm nearby, across the bridge.
- Kassandra: Good. I'll meet you there at nightfall.
Darius took his leave. Eventually, Kassandra joined him in the bushes near the yard of the farm.
- Darius: I found a place to watch the meeting. We'll wait there.
They made their way to the observation point and waited until nightfall.
- Darius: The meeting is soon. Come.
The meeting began. The two observed the recruiter speaking to three individuals at the farm.
- Bubares: The Huntsman will be pleased with this turnout.
- Darius: The Recruiter.
- Bubares: To the matter at hand—the Eagle Bearer! Your mission is simple.
Bubares raised his hands for emphasis.
- Bubares: Bring me her head!
- Bubares: There's been a disturbance at the Olynthos Fortress. Artabanus must be behind this.
- Kassandra: Artabanus?
- Bubares: Your mission is to find the Eagle Bearer, but if you bring me both of them—All the better.
- Darius: I'll flank them. Don't let him get away.
- Kassandra: We shouldn't split up. Don't—
- Kassandra: I don't need your help. Just—
Before Kassandra could finish, Darius had already disappeared.
- Kassandra: Maláka.
Kassandra stood up to decide her plan of action.
- Kassandra: Wait for the meeting to end... Or go in now? Where did Darius go?
Kassandra attacked the recruiter and his guards.
- Bubares: There you are. I'll take your head myself, Eagle Bearer. The Huntsman will be pleased.
- Bubares: The numbers here are sufficient. But the Huntsman needs more. Drink and consider yourself one of us! You will play an important part in restoring balance and order to your homeland. The Eagle Bearer alone is at fault for Makedonia's woes. The blood, the bodies! Tragic. So very tragic. The Order is the answer. We will rid your lands of this Tainted One. With her gone, Makedonia's balance will be restored. We've drawn the Eagle Bearer to Makedonia. Now go! Find her.
- Captain: Recruitment is going well, sir. But most of them can't fight. They are villagers, farmers—They stand no chance agaisnt the Eagle Bearer. You saw what she did at the village we burned.
- Bubares: Then you understand why no price is too high to stop her. Now go find the Eagle Bearer instead of questioning the Huntsman's orders.
- Kassandra: There he goes. All alone. Now's my chance. I can't wait for Darius.
Kassandra recovered a scroll from his body and read it aloud.
- Kassandra: Another note. "I expect good news about the recruitment. Report to me at the lake." The Huntsman.
Darius leaned against the building listening to her. He announced his presence.
- Darius: A lake. Interesting.
(If "Where were you?" was chosen)
- Kassandra: Where were you hiding?
- Darius: Closer than you'd have thought. You were never in any real danger.
- (Detected at Olynthos Fortress – "Who is Artabanus?")
- Kassandra: The Huntsman's lieutenant mentioned an... Artabanus. Who's that?
- Darius avoided her gaze and frowned before replying.
- Darius: A dead man.
(If "I thought we were working together." was chosen.)
- Kassandra: You left. Why?
- Darius: I needed to be sure you weren't with the Order.
- Kassandra: You still suspected me.
- Darius: And you've never questioned my relationship to the Order?
- Kassandra: It's true I've had my suspicions. You identified the coded note immediately and knew of their rituals and ways.
- Kassandra: This is not the same. I thought I had back up.
- Darius: I know you're clean, and we've got our answers.
- Kassandra: The note said that the Huntsman is near a lake.
- Darius: I have other leads to follow up on. And I'm sure Natakas has more for you.
Darius departed the farm.
- Kassandra: Whatever Darius is hiding, I'll find it.
Outcome[edit | edit source]
Kassandra helped Darius to recover information that revealed the location of the initiation ritual conducted by the recruiter. Kassandra later eliminated the recruiter, recovering information of the Huntsman's whereabouts.
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
If players return to Darius' child after completing this quest, but before finishing all three, there will be some dialogue referencing which quests have been completed. Returning after completing all three will proceed to the default dialogue for the next memory "Piecing the Puzzle".
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Kassandra finding Darius -
Darius disappeared -
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Kassandra killing Bubares -
Kassandra questioning Darius' actions
