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{{Era|ACV|Memories}} | {{Era|ACV|Memories}} | ||
{{Memory Infobox | {{Memory Infobox | ||
| name = A Seer's Solace | | name = A Seer's Solace | ||
| image = | | image = ACV A Seer's Solace 1.png | ||
| description = ''Beset by vivid visions, [[Eivor Varinsdottir|Eivor]] seeks out the [[Fornburg|local]] [[Valka|seer]] for council.'' | | description = ''Beset by vivid visions, [[Eivor Varinsdottir|Eivor]] seeks out the [[Fornburg|local]] [[Valka|seer]] for council.'' | ||
| appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | | appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | ||
| type = Main | | type = Main {{c|Battle for the Northern Way}} | ||
| fullsync = | | fullsync = | ||
| reward = | | reward = | ||
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| source = [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] | | source = [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] | ||
| location = [[Fornburg]], [[Norway]] | | location = [[Fornburg]], [[Norway]] | ||
| date = 872 | | date = 872 CE | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''A Seer's Solace''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8]]. | '''A Seer's Solace''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] in 2020 through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8.5]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Dialogue== | ==Dialogue== | ||
Eivor entered the Seer's hut, interrupting a ritual. | Eivor made her way to the [[Valka's Hut]]. Standing outside, she caught sight of a note at an altar before a [[wood]]en statue of [[Odin]]. | ||
:'''Offerings for Valka'''<br><br>''2 [[chicken]]s from Snaefrid to annoint her crops<br><br>1 [[sheep]] from Thora for her child's blood-blessing<br><br>1 [[goat]] from [[Dag Nithisson|Dag]] for more skin salve'' | |||
Eivor left the altar and entered the Seer's hut, interrupting a ritual. | |||
*'''Valka:''' ''Hamu-ram... Hamu-ram...'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Hamu-ram... Hamu-ram...'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Valka?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Valka?'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Hush. I need silence to hear the songs of nature. Hamu-ram... Hamu-ram...'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Hush. I need silence to hear the songs of nature. Hamu-ram... Hamu-ram...'' | ||
Eivor noticed Valka's mother sitting in the corner. | Eivor noticed Valka's mother sitting in the corner. | ||
[[File:ACV A Seer's Solace 2.png|thumb|250px|Eivor looking to Svala]] | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''[[Svala]]?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''[[Svala]]?'' | ||
*'''Svala:''' ''She gives praises, and she is greeted.'' | *'''Svala:''' ''She gives praises, and she is greeted.'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''For your hearing, I harken, O Ancient Ones! Great | *'''Valka:''' ''For your hearing, I harken, O [[Æsir|Ancient Ones]]! Great Odin, great [[Freyja]], I give you thanks for your gift of'' seidr ''(magic).'' | ||
*'''Svala:''' ''She gives thanks, and she is blessed.'' | *'''Svala:''' ''She gives thanks, and she is blessed.'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Eivor, it has been some time. What brings you so far to see me?'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Eivor, it has been some time. What brings you so far to see me?'' | ||
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The two made themselves comfortable. | The two made themselves comfortable. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Is your mother well?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Is your mother well?'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Her mind is a jumble. She speaks to spirits. I fear her final winter has come. But she has me. Now let us speak to your needs.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Her mind is a [[Reborn Isu|jumble]]. She speaks to [[Isu|spirits]]. I fear her final winter has come. But she has me. Now let us speak to your needs.'' | ||
[[File:ACV A Seer's Solace 3.png|thumb|250px|Eivor consulting Valka]] | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I have had a vision. A powerful vision. It may have been my battle lust, or a delirium caused by the cold but...'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I have had a vision. A powerful vision. It may have been my battle lust, or a delirium caused by the cold but...'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Describe it for me.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Describe it for me.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''After seventeen years, I saw my [[Varin|father]]'s [[Varin's Axe|axe]] again. And when I touched it, the vision came on fast. There was a wolf, howling and fierce. And then a figure. A graybeard in a cloak with a single eye. He bid me follow him.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''After seventeen years, I saw my [[Varin|father]]'s [[Varin's Axe|axe]] again. And when I touched it, the vision came on fast. There was a [[wolf]], howling and fierce. And then a figure. A graybeard in a cloak with a single eye. He bid me follow him.'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Ah! The High One! He calls to you. Perhaps he means to speak with you. Deliver a message. Only through seidr will you see more clearly and unravel the threads that sit tangled upon your mind. This will not take long.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Ah! The High One! He calls to you. Perhaps he means to speak with you. Deliver a message. Only through ''seidr'' will you see more clearly and unravel the threads that sit tangled upon your mind. This will not take long.'' | ||
Valka turned to her table and began mixing ingredients. | |||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|What do you brew?= | |-|What do you brew?= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''What are you brewing?'' | |||
*'''Valka:''' ''An elixir to loosen your ''hugr'' (mind) and unwind your thoughts. You will enter a waking sleep and journey to the world of dreams.'' | |||
Valka raised a finger to emphasize her next point. | |||
*'''Valka:''' ''It may confuse or disorient you, but you must take note of all you see.'' | |||
|-|Tell no one else.= | |-|Tell no one else.= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Whatever happens, whatever I see, whatever you foretell, it must stay between us.'' | |||
*'''Valka:''' ''We cannot change the fate we are [[Nornir|bound to]]. What matter who know and who does not? The outcome will be the same.'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''It matters to me.'' | |||
|-|Have you done this before?= | |-|Have you done this before?= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Have you used this sort of magic before?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Have you used this sort of magic before?'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Have no fear. It was not my seidr that made her like this. Her condition inspired the elixir.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Have no fear. It was not my ''seidr'' that made her like this. Her condition inspired the elixir.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Did it help her?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Did it help her?'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''For a time. It opened her up to visions. Strange, unreadable things. Then she returned to her current state.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''For a time. It opened her up to visions. Strange, unreadable things. Then she returned to her current state.'' | ||
</tabber> | |||
Valka finished the elixir and handed it to Eivor. | Valka finished the elixir and handed it to Eivor. | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Drink... if you seek true understanding.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Drink... if you seek true understanding.'' | ||
Eivor consumed the elixir and collapsed entering the land of her dreamscape. She awoke on Valka's floor. | Eivor consumed the elixir and collapsed entering the land of her dreamscape. She awoke on Valka's floor. | ||
*'''Eivor: | *'''Eivor:''' (groan) ''Hm? I saw nothing, Valka. Felt nothing.'' | ||
Eivor exited the hut. | Eivor exited the hut. | ||
*'''[[Skuld]]:''' ''Havi! Havi! Havi!'' | *'''[[Skuld]]:''' ''Havi! Havi! Havi!'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Do I walk among the dead?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Do I walk among the dead?'' | ||
Eivor ascended the snowy mountain. | Eivor ascended the snowy mountain. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Sigurd...? Sigurd. Brother... When did you arrive?'' | [[File:ACV A Seer's Solace 6.png|thumb|250px|Eivor trudging through the snow]] | ||
Eivor saw a wolf but it ran away as she approached it. | *'''Eivor:''' ''[[Sigurd Styrbjornsson|Sigurd]]...? Sigurd. Brother... When did you arrive?'' | ||
Eivor saw the cloaked Odin and the Nornir weaving fate. | Eivor saw a wolf but it ran away as she approached it. Eivor on and saw the cloaked Odin and the Nornir weaving fate. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''What is this?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''What is this?'' | ||
*'''[[ | *'''[[Urðr]]:''' ''Hrm-mah-mr-mah, hrm-mah-mr-mah... Hrm-mah-mr-mah, hrm-mah-mr-mah...'' | ||
Eivor continued up the mountain, meeting a wolf guarding a doorway. She entered and heard Sigurd. | Eivor continued up the mountain, meeting a wolf guarding a doorway. She entered and heard Sigurd. | ||
*'''Sigurd: | *'''Sigurd:''' (scream) | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Sigurd? Brother? What is this?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Sigurd? Brother? What is this?'' | ||
The snow storm cleared partially to reveal | The snow storm cleared partially to reveal Sigurd was [[Tyr|missing]] his right arm at the elbow. | ||
*'''Sigurd:''' ''There was no other way, Havi. Our fates are fixed.'' | *'''Sigurd:''' ''There was no other way, Havi. Our [[Great Catastrophe|fates]] are fixed.'' | ||
[[File:ACV A Seer's Solace 9.png|thumb|250px|Eivor spots an injured Sigurd]] | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Sigurd!'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Sigurd!'' | ||
Sigurd disappeared. | Sigurd disappeared. | ||
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Eivor reached out to Sigurd only for him to be yanked backwards by an invisible force. | Eivor reached out to Sigurd only for him to be yanked backwards by an invisible force. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''No!'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''No!'' | ||
A | [[File:ACV A Seer's Solace 10.png|thumb|250px|Fenrir emerges from the fog]] | ||
Eivor awoke just as a [[Fenrir|giant wolf]] approached from the mist. | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Ahhh! Ah!'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Ahhh! Ah!'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Steady, Eivor. It is Valka. I am here.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Steady, Eivor. It is Valka. I am here.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Gods, I thought I... wh-what was that?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''[[Norse mythology|Gods]], I thought I... wh-what was that?'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Tell me everything.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Tell me everything.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I-I-I was on a mountain in a violent blizzard, climbing towards the summit, following a wolf.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I-I-I was on a mountain in a violent blizzard, climbing towards the summit, following a wolf.'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Hm hm.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Hm hm.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I saw Odin. And the | (If "Odin and the Nornir were there." is chosen.) | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I saw Odin. And the Nornir, spinning the threads of fate. They were watching me.'' | |||
*'''Valka:''' ''Hm. Not watching. They were showing you the way forward. Your life. Your path. What lies before you, and where it ends.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Hm. Not watching. They were showing you the way forward. Your life. Your path. What lies before you, and where it ends.'' | ||
(If "The wolf beckoned." is chosen.) | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''And the wolf was eager for my attention. As if it were... beckoning me to follow.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''And the wolf was eager for my attention. As if it were... beckoning me to follow.'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''You are the Wolf-Kissed, fated to carry its mark for life. In this case, it might represent your ambition... or your fear.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''You are the Wolf-Kissed, fated to carry its mark for life. In this case, it might represent your ambition... or your fear.'' | ||
(If "[[Valhalla (afterlife)|Odin's Hall]] opened to me." is chosen.) | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I saw the gates to Odin's hall of slain champions. They opened for me.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I saw the gates to Odin's hall of slain champions. They opened for me.'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''Shades of Valhalla. For which you are destined.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''Shades of Valhalla. For which you are destined.'' | ||
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*'''Eivor:''' ''I did, yes. Sigurd was there. Wounded, in pain. His fighting arm was missing. Then the wolf reappeared, the size of a dragon, twisted and terrible. It fixed its eyes on me and struck! Then I awoke.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I did, yes. Sigurd was there. Wounded, in pain. His fighting arm was missing. Then the wolf reappeared, the size of a dragon, twisted and terrible. It fixed its eyes on me and struck! Then I awoke.'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''The gods favor you, Eivor. They always have. You will have your glory, and you will earn your place in Valhalla. But these portents carry a darker truth. The missing arm, the trail of blood, the beast. You will betray your brother, Sigurd. That is the meaning of your vision.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''The gods favor you, Eivor. They always have. You will have your glory, and you will earn your place in Valhalla. But these portents carry a darker truth. The missing arm, the trail of blood, the beast. You will betray your brother, Sigurd. That is the meaning of your vision.'' | ||
[[File:ACV A Seer's Solace 12.png|thumb|250px|Eivor is conflicted with Valka's prophecy]] | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''That cannot be right. I would never betray Sigurd. He's my brother, my family.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''That cannot be right. I would never betray Sigurd. He's my brother, my family.'' | ||
*'''Valka:''' ''The Nornir have spoken, and this is their message.'' | *'''Valka:''' ''The Nornir have spoken, and this is their message.'' | ||
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==Outcome== | ==Outcome== | ||
Eivor sought the advice of the seer Valka and learned that her visions meant she would eventually betray Sigurd. | Eivor sought the advice of the seer Valka and learned that her visions meant she would eventually betray Sigurd. | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
This memory is the only time players can visit [[Hildesvini's Crag]] and use [[Eagle Vision]] to find five ''{{Wiki|Anemonoides sylvestris|Anemone sylvestris}}'', or "snowdrops". However, they have no impact on the mission and will remain in the inventory after completing the memory. They most likely were a former quest item that was ultimately cut from the final product. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACV A Seer's Solace 4.png|Eivor drinking the brew | |||
ACV A Seer's Solace 5.png|Eivor leaving the hut in her vision | |||
ACV A Seer's Solace 7.png|Eivor seeing strange, glowing fragments in a blizzard | |||
ACV A Seer's Solace 8.png|Eivor coming to the snowy doors of Valhalla | |||
ACV A Seer's Solace 11.png|Eivor and Valka discussing her vision | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | ||
{{ACVMemories}} | {{ACVMemories}} | ||
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[[Category:Memories of Eivor Varinsdottir]] | [[Category:Memories of Eivor Varinsdottir]] | ||
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5]] | [[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5]] | ||
A Seer's Solace was a virtual representation of one of Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan in 2020 through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Eivor visited the local seer for advice on her visions.
Eivor made her way to the Valka's Hut. Standing outside, she caught sight of a note at an altar before a wooden statue of Odin.
Eivor left the altar and entered the Seer's hut, interrupting a ritual.
Eivor noticed Valka's mother sitting in the corner.
The two made themselves comfortable.
Valka turned to her table and began mixing ingredients.
Valka raised a finger to emphasize her next point.
Valka finished the elixir and handed it to Eivor.
Eivor consumed the elixir and collapsed entering the land of her dreamscape. She awoke on Valka's floor.
Eivor exited the hut.
Eivor ascended the snowy mountain.
Eivor saw a wolf but it ran away as she approached it. Eivor on and saw the cloaked Odin and the Nornir weaving fate.
Eivor continued up the mountain, meeting a wolf guarding a doorway. She entered and heard Sigurd.
The snow storm cleared partially to reveal Sigurd was missing his right arm at the elbow.
Sigurd disappeared.
Sigurd reappeared in front of Eivor.
Eivor reached out to Sigurd only for him to be yanked backwards by an invisible force.
Eivor awoke just as a giant wolf approached from the mist.
(If "Odin and the Nornir were there." is chosen.)
(If "The wolf beckoned." is chosen.)
(If "Odin's Hall opened to me." is chosen.)
Eivor left the hut with more questions than answers.
Eivor sought the advice of the seer Valka and learned that her visions meant she would eventually betray Sigurd.
This memory is the only time players can visit Hildesvini's Crag and use Eagle Vision to find five Anemone sylvestris, or "snowdrops". However, they have no impact on the mission and will remain in the inventory after completing the memory. They most likely were a former quest item that was ultimately cut from the final product.
