Starts In:	Nektropos Castle
Quest Giver:	Lord Ollix Everling
Minimum Level:	?
Classes:	ALL
Related Zones:	Nektropos Castle
Related NPCs:	Lord Ollix Everling, Lady Sileniu Everling, Plimptos, Alexa`s Handmaiden, Lord Rikantus Everling

Reward

Blood's Unity
Blood's Unity

Lore Equipped, No Trade

Slot: PRIMARY
Skill: 1H Slashing Atk Delay: 20
DMG: 11
Dmg Bon: 10
STR: +15 STA: +15 AGI: +15 DEX: +15 WIS: +1 INT: +15 CHA: +15
SV MAGIC: +15 SV FIRE: +15 SV COLD: +15 SV DISEASE: +15 SV POISON: +15 SV VOID: +30
Size: MEDIUM WT: 5.0
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD ROG
Race: ALL

Summary

Hail Lord Ollix Everling and ask about his sisters ('dead').
Find his mother, Lady Sileniu Everling, in her chambers and ask about 'He'.
'swear' to her that you will kill Plimptos (starts The Betrayer).
Find Plimptos, hear his 'crimes', and take the sword hilt ('brought back').
Kill the spirits of the seven sisters: Jenni, Melanie, Crysta, Sheila, Elise and Deirdre Everling.
Hail Alexa`s Handmaiden for the Nektropos Great Room Key, then kill Alexa Everling in the great room.
Kill Lord Rikantus Everling, then say 'end' to soak the blade in his blood.
Tell Lady Sileniu Everling he is 'dead', then 'confess'. She turns on you: kill her.
Return to Lord Ollix Everling and say 'tragic'.

Walkthrough

You say, 'Hail, Lord Ollix Everling'

Lord Ollix Everling says, 'Ah, Soandso! Welcome to our castle, such as it is. As you can plainly see, the situation is much more dire than what I was able to communicate in letters sent outside of these walls. I'll be brief. My sisters are all [dead], murdered in their beds by a treasonous cohort of my house's staff.'

You say, 'dead'

Lord Ollix Everling says, 'The current situation is truly a grave one. My father has gone mad. Locking himself away in the library or disappearing for days at a time into unknown parts of the castle and has devolved into him raising monstrosities and filling the castle with these foul creatures. It truly hurts my heart to say this but for the sake of my house and our family's business and reputation I must ask you to put him out of his misery. It is a horrible choice I must make but recent events require it. Perhaps my mother knows where he is spending his time. Regrettably though I have been unable to speak with or console her since my sister's passing. She locked herself in her chambers in mourning and the occasional sobbing wail is my clue that she is still well.'

You say, 'Hail, Lady Sileniu Everling'

Lady Sileniu Everling says, '[He] must pay! He must pay for what he did to my children! He must pay for what he did to my family! I thought leaving this world would bring me peace but there is only pain.'

You say, 'He'

Lady Sileniu Everling says, 'Plimptos! And his other damnable eunuchs. May they suffer for all time in the plane of torment. But Plimptos still walks this earth... while my daughters lie slain. Please [swear] to me that you will right this injustice and allow me to rest in peace.'

You say, 'swear'

Lady Sileniu Everling says, 'Oh thank you Soandso. You are a walking blessing for our family. Now go! He should be locked away still. Go and find him and not allow him to draw another breath in this world.'

This starts The Betrayer.

You say, 'Hail, Plimptos'

Plimptos says, 'Another has come to administer my torture session. Stangely though, I do not know you. Are you from outside the castle? Then please listen to my tale and help me atone for my regrettable [crimes].'

You say, 'crimes'

Plimptos says, 'I have done many things in my life but none so reprehensible as this. It was anger and maybe madness that drove me, but I killed them all. All the sisters I swore to care for. I killed them and cut them into tiny pieces as small as the sword would cut them. It was almost like a dream. The blood flowing as I slashed and hacked my way room from room making sure there was no way Rikantus would ever be able to lay his eyes on his cherished children ever again. I paid for it. I have died more times than I have ever killed. Each time being [brought back] from the safety of death only to relive torture and pain again.'

You say, 'brought back'

Plimptos says, 'Yes, a curse of some kind as punishment for my deeds has me resurrected every time. Maybe one-hundred times or a thousand at this point I do not know anymore. There is one way that may end this cycle of suffering. Please, take this sword hilt and find the spirits of the seven sisters. Recreate my evil deeds in a final act and put them to rest so that I may then finally be able to rest myself.'

As you grasp the sword hilt, a voice echoes within your mind. 'Yes, he is right. Put the sisters to rest. Help end the cursed existence of this pitiful man.' Ghastly as the command may be, you feel compelled to obey.

Kill Jenni Everling, Melanie Everling, Crysta Everling, Sheila Everling, Elise Everling and Deirdre Everling. Each kill:

Your faction standing with Host of Nektropos has been adjusted by -2.

You say, 'Hail, Alexa`s Handmaiden'

Alexa`s Handmaiden says, 'Alexa was not with her sisters? You should try in the great room, then. Take this key and see if you can find her there.'

You receive Nektropos Great Room Key.

Kill Alexa Everling in the great room:

The voice enters your mind once more as you hold the bloodied sword hilt. 'You are almost done with this atrocious task. One last life must be paid. Go find the Lord of this house and soak the blade in his blood.' Drawing upon the blood it is now slaked with, the hilt reshapes itself into a small blade. While it still appears incomplete, its lethality has increased.

Kill Lord Rikantus Everling, then:

You say, 'end'

You thrust the blade deep into the body of Rikantus Everling, soaking its length with his blood. The voice inside your head has become a shriek of bliss. In your hand, the blade is fully reforged. The blade is satisfied. But you have one task left to complete.

You receive Blood's Unity.

You say, 'dead'

Lady Sileniu Everling says, 'It is over? You killed him? May my soul go to rest finally?'

You completed the task that Lady Everling assigned to you, but the atrocities you had to commit weigh heavily on your soul. You realize you must [confess] the truth to Lady Everling.

You say, 'confess'

Lady Sileniu Everling says, 'No, no, no! You were meant to kill the betrayer, not make the souls of my children suffer! And my poor beloved! I had already lost him to madness but now you have made him truly lost to all.'

Kill Lady Sileniu Everling.

Your faction standing with Beta Dubious could not possibly get any worse.

You gain experience!!

You say, 'tragic'

Lord Ollix Everling says, 'I see . . . this is most regrettable. It burdens my heart that I must now lay to rest the last of my family. Know that you are a true friend of the Everling Dynasty. I do hope that we can meet again some day on more joyous terms.'

You have completed the achievement: The Tragic Tale of House Everling

Notes

Each Everling sister killed costs -2 Host of Nektropos faction.
Blood's Unity is a quest reward: even in a +4 instance, it is a +0.

Related Quests

The Betrayer