Ugh, it's so hot... How can a continent that spent the last thousand years underwater be this hot? It's not natural.

Actually, it really isn't natural--I've been investigating this very thing, since the heat just seemed to be getting worse... You know what it is? It's the Coruscating Thorns. They give off such excessive heat that the area around them is completely barren... Honestly, they're part of the reason this desert is expanding.

Can you bring me a sample? I just need a fragment from one of them. Be careful getting close to it, though.

Player: Accept

According to my calculations, the Wailing Dunes have doubled in size since Cygnea first emerged from the ocean...

If the Coruscating Thorns keep spreading their heat, the entire continent will be a desert within a few years.

Player: "Here's the fragment you wanted."

Ah-ha, so this is it! Whew, the heat radiating off this small shard makes me glad I wasn't near the whole thing... Thank you, Player!

Hmm, this doesn't look like a normal plant... I don't think this is something natural. How strange! I'll have to study this more.

Player: "Sorry, but could I get something for my trouble?"

Thank you, Player. If we all work together on this, we might be able to stop these things from spreading too far.

It will take some constant vigilance, though....