- Eivor: Yes. I've made friends with the Hidden Ones and I agree with their goals.
- Kassandra: Then perphaps we might have more in common than we thought.
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A Distorted Dream 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.
Dialogue
Eivor traveled to Kiltaraglen and needed to find answers within the village. Eivor looked for villagers willing to answer her questions.
- Groom: Doves on a wedding day spell luck... But an eagle? Nothing but doom, nothing but doom.
Eivor talked to the man.
- Eivor: Are you alright? I'm here to—
- Groom: An eagle! An eagle will bring ruin to us all! I saw it in a dream!
The groom began to whimper as Eivor left him.
- Eivor: I won't get much from him. The nightmares certainly seem bad here.
Eivor searched more and came upon a civilian speaking erratically within his home.
- Cursed Skye Civilian 1: It started with a bird's eye view ... No! No.. An eagle's eye view.
Eivor noticed his home was barred and broke inside. Eivor soon talked with the civilian.
- Eivor: You. What can you tell me about this nightmares everyone is having?
- Cursed Skye Civilian 1: Tell you?! Tell you?! I don't need to tell you about them. They will come for you soon enough. These nightmares spread like a plague. Worse than a plague! Sickening your mind...
- Eivor: Vivid, but not useful.
Eivor left the civilian and overheard a woman's worries.
- Bride: No beauty sleep before my wedding? And dreams of my ex-lover ruining it to start a fight? Was it a dream or ... a premonition?
Eivor talked with the woman.
- Eivor: Is eveything all right? You seem−
- Bride: Find the warrior woman with the braid! She is our undoing! Stealing our dreams!
- Eivor: A warrior with a braid? That can't be Randvi. Where is she?
- Bride: At a church Northwest of town! That's all I saw in my dreams. Find her and please, let me sleep.
Eivor left and traveled to the church. Along her journey, Eivor ventured into a deep mist as she arrived at the Cursed Church.
- Eivor: Strange. Valka did say her vision was cloudy. Was she seeing Randvi in this aura? And a graveyard... Or as Valka put it, a scene of death.
Eivor went further into the graveyard. As she noticed the wreck of bodies all around, Eivor noticed a woman near them as well. Eivor neared closer as she saw a braided warrior woman kneeling.
- Eivor: Valka was right. Randvi!
The warrior woman stood up.
- Stranger: No.
- Eivor: (breath)
- Kassandra: Kassandra.
Eivor stood shocked as Kassandra picked up a Dane Axe.
- Kassandra: And you are?
Eivor looked over and picked up a Dane Axe as well.
- Eivor: (grunt) Your opponent.
- Kassandra: (breathes)
Eivor made the first move as both warriors started to clash their axes. Neither Eivor or Kassandra landed blows as they dodged each other's attacks. Eivor used the Dive of the Valkyries, against Kassandra, who defended herself with her axe. As a result, both warriors broke their axes. Eivor laughed and dropped her broken weapon as Kassandra looked at her own destroyed axe. Kassandra unsheathed her sword as Eivor did the same with axes.
- Kassandra: So is this Randvi good with an axe?
Kassandra sharpen her broken weapon into a sharp wooden pick.
- Eivor: She is. Much better than you.
- Kassandra: Eh, I prefer a spear.
Eivor swung her axes at Kassandra, who dodged every swing. Weapons continously clashed until Kassandra disarmed Eivor of one of her axes. Eivor swung her axe as Kassandra blocked it her sword. Eivor soon used her hidden blade, which Kassandra stopped. Kassandra hesistated as she saw the weapon, until Eivor head-butted her, knocking Kassandra back.
- Kassandra: You favor other weapons, too. Where'd you get that blade?
Eivor grunted.
- Eivor: You talk too much.
Eivor started to throw multiple axes at Kassandra, who stopped them, one by one. To no avail, Eivor unsheathed her axe once more as did Kassandra with her sword. Kicking another axe from the floor, Eivor attacked Kassandra. Both warriors blocked their respective attacks and when both of their weapons held the other, Kassandra kicked Eivor back. Using a rope dart, Eivor threw one at Kassandra, who dodged it, while the dart hit a shield. Kassandra ran to deliver a mighty blow as Eivor pulled back the shield in the nick of time. Both of them continued their fight until Kassandra disarmed Eivor of the shield, with losing her wooden weapon as a result. On their final moves, Eivor tried to use her hidden blade as did Kassandra. Both warriors stopped each other's attack as Eivor looked to astonished to see another hidden blade.
- Kassandra: Looks like there are some things to talk about.
- Eivor: Fine. If we must.
Kassandra and Eivor let each other go. Kassandra unsheathed her hidden blade.
- Kassandra: So, "opponent". Do you have a name?
- Eivor: Eivor. I take it you're one of Hidden Ones?
Kassandra chuckled.
- Kassandra: Not exactly. But I admire their work.
- Eivor: If you're not going to talk straight, let's go back to fighting.
Kassandra smirked.
- Kassandra: I'm not a Hidden One, but I have friends that are. And often, my goals align with theirs. I assume the same is true for you?
- Eivor: While I appreciate their gifts, I'm not sure I trust fighters so cloaked in secrecy. I prefer more direct methods of battle.
- Kassandra: Clearly.
Kassandra walked around the graveyard.
- Eivor: You haven't told me why you're here. After coming all the way from... where?
Kassandra stopped.
- Kassandra: I've travelled so much, it's been a long time since I've been from somewhere. But the Greek world was my home long ago. I came here looking for an ancient artifact that's causing this island a great deal of trouble.
- Eivor: You mean the nightmares? A seer told me that the person I'd find amidst death on this island was causing them.
- Kassandra: The same one that mistook me for someone named Randvi? Maybe your seer is having an off day.
- Eivor: You're telling you're not responsible for all these bodies?
Kassandra shook her head.
- Kassandra: I watched these people tear each other apart out of madness and lack of sleep. It's the artifact I'm looking for causing all of this. Normally, I'd be quick to track it down but this fog is making things... difficult. Almost impossible.
- Eivor: If you're so easily blocked by a curse, how do you expect to deal with the realm of spirits and dreams?
- Kassandra: A curse? You know the secrets of this land well, then. I −
Kassandra stopped immediately as looked off in the distance.
- Eivor: Do you hear something?
- Kassandra: No, no. Listen, something tells me we should work together.
Eivor backpedaled slightly.
- Eivor: And what exactly is telling you that?
- Kassandra: The obvious! You want to stop the nightmares and I want the artifact causing them. Help me get rid of this fog so we can find it.
- Eivor: After such a strange encounter, I'm really meant to believe you're not causing the nightmares?
- Kassandra: I swear to you, I am here to stop them.
Kassandra held out her hand to Eivor. Eivor grasped her arm as Kassandra did the same, in agreement.
- Eivor: We can work together. For now.
Eivor and Kassandra looked around the area and soon climbed up the stairs. Eivor found the closed door and, with Kassandra's help, forced it open.
- Eivor: Give me a hand over here.
- Kassandra: Of course. Here.
Both warriors entered the Cursed Church to find the cursed symbol.
- Kassandra: You're quite strong.
- Eivor: You should know. I had you cornered in that fight just moments ago.
- Kassandra: And an even stronger ego to match. Not surprising.
Seeing a breakable floor, Eivor destroyed it and followed the passage underneath. Eivor and Kassandra ventured further in the basement of the church.
- Kassandra: What an interesting church. In all my travels, I've never seen one quite like this.
- Eivor: Are you here to see the sights or get rid of this fog?
- Kassandra: I have to take in what I can. It's not as if I plan to stay long.
Looking around, Eivor and Kassandra found a destructible wall and broke through. At the sight of the cursed symbol, Eivor destroyed it and lifted the fog.
- Kassandra: Nice work! The curse is fading. It'll be much easier to find the artifact now. Glad I let you tag along to help.
- Eivor: I did most of the work. You're getting on my nerves, you know?
- Kassandra: These close quarters probably aren't helping. Let's find a way out.
Eivor and Kassandra left through a doorway and followed the path. Finding light, both warriors were ambushed by cursed civilians.
- Kassandra: They're crazed from lack of sleep − just like the men I saw tearing one another apart earlier.
- Eivor: Better take them out before they take us down, then.
- Kassandra: Cold, but I agree.
- Cursed Skye Civilian 2: You're treading on the wrong god's land! We will purge you of it!
- Eivor: It really seems like he's addressing you.
- Kassandra: The madman? We're dear friends!
Eivor and Kassandra quickly defeated the ambushers as both converged to talk.
- Eivor: It really seemed like someone was talking directly to you in the fight.
- Kassandra: The artifact I'm seeking does cause strange things to occur. But I should track it more easily now that the fog is gone.
- Eivor: As if a foreigner could search these hills.
- Kassandra: Ready to commit to being my guide?
- Eivor: I didn't say that. If I'm going to help, I need more information. Like what exactly is this artifact you're seeking?
- Kassandra: The less you know about it the better.
- Eivor: The better for you, you mean. You want me to trust you, no?
Kassandra pondered as she sat down.
- Kassandra: The artifact is an object of great power left here by old gods. Left on this island, it could wreak havoc on the world.
- Eivor: Why aren't we under whatever spell or curse this artifact seems to have placed over everyone else?
- Kassandra: It is difficult to explain, but artifacts like this can affect people differently. Many are corrupted by them. Perhaps we are of a similar... strength. But even if we're not having nightmares, we should still be wary of its power.
- Eivor: If this artifact is ancient and was left here who knows how long ago, why is it suddenly causing problems now?
- Kassandra: Loki got bored?
- Kassandra: So serious. Truthfully, I'm not sure. These artifacts can be activated. Maybe someone tampered with it. After all, many are drawn to its power. It tempts them.
- Eivor: How exactly are you planning to track it down?
- Kassandra: Leave that to me. Finding these artifacts has been my calling for some time now. I've developed a knack for tracking them down. With the aura gone, it should be even easier to find.
(Leave - Let's go find it then)
- Eivor: Let's not waste time. What's our next move?
- Kassandra: Now that this fog is gone, I should be able to better track the artifact's location. Before that, though... I'm going to take another look around the church. See what I can learn of these foreign lands. Meet me in Tobhta?
- Eivor: It'll take more than studying one church to become familiar with this island. But fine. We'll meet again soon.
Kassandra went back inside the church as she left Eivor, who started to leave for Tobtha.
Behind the scenes
This memory and its accompanying arc are only accessable after players have both completed the quest "A Wise Friend" where Valka arrives in Ravensthorpe and reached Settlement Level 4.
Gallery
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Eivor readies herself with a Dane axe -
Eivor and Kassandra ready their axes -
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Eivor and Kassasdra clash their axes -
Eivor launches an attack against Kassandra -
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Eivor unsheathed two axes -
Eivor readies her axes as Kassandra readies her sword -
Eivor fights Kassandra -
Eivor tries to use her hidden blade against Kassandra -
Eivor throws axe projectiles at Kassandra -
Kassandra launches an attack against Eivor -
Eivor and Kassandra held their hidden blades toward each other -
Kassandra unsheathes her hidden blade -
Eivor stops fighting with Kassandra
