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Shroud of the Bear was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Street Vendor:Brave misthios! I'm in need of a brave misthios!
Kassandra approached him.
Street Vendor:Do you have fear in your heart?
Kassandra:I should cut out yours just for asking.
Street Vendor:Ha! I have a lucrative job offer—a dangerous one, too. If you had fear in your heart, you might not be fit for the task at hand.
Kassandra:Nobody scares me.
Street Vendor:Ah... but I'm not talking about a person. I'm talking about the most dangerous an unpredictable creatures alive... bears.
Kassandra:Fear is natural - it helps us survive.
Street Vendor:Ah. But survival is never guaranteed when facing bears!
Kassandra:What do you want with them?
Street Vendor:I need skins to make some breastplates. The best come from Chios island, north of Chios city. I'll make one for you too, if you get them for me.
(Accept – I'll do it.)
Kassandra:I'll get the bear skins for you.
Street Vendor:Excellent. If you survive, I'll reward you with the finest breastplate ever created.
(If players choose "Where are the bears located?")
Kassandra:I have the feeling you could talk about bears all day. I'll return when I have the skins.
Street Vendor:Do hurry. I've got paying customers waiting for breastplates made from those skins.
Kassandra left the merchant.
Kassandra:I'll need to sail to Chios island to get the bear skins.
Kassandra departed Lesbos and sailed to Chios, approaching the forests mentioned by the merchant. After killing and skinning a bear, she commented on its texture.
Kassandra:The merchant was right! It's the softest fur I've ever felt.
After skinning four.
Kassandra:I'll see if the merchant can make me an entire outfit out of these soft skins.
Kassandra continued and skinned 2 more bears.
Kassandra:That's all of the skins. It's time to sail back to Mytilene and collect my breastplate.
Kassandra sailed back to the merchant in Mytilene.
Street Vendor:Do you have the skins?
Kassandra:I have your bear skins.
Street Vendor:Most impressive! Not many people have faced the majestic bear and lived to tell the tale... It's only fitting you receive a breastplate for your bravery.
Kassandra:I’m not ready to part with these skins.
Street Vendor:Gorgeous ones like that- I can understand. But I’m in desperate need of skins of my own. Would you get more for me?
Kassandra:I’ll think about it.
Street Vendor:Come back if you ever want to sell them.
The quest will not be completed until Kassandra agrees to give the bear skins; talking to the merchant again will yield the same dialogue.