Since Norsvold is so close to the Tower of Eternity, you can still see traces of the Cataclysm. Especially in the Ruins of Ancient Echoes. Strange phenomena have been reported there. It's likely the overabundance of Aether is affecting the flow of space and time.

I know this is hard to comprehend, but the past and present are coexisting on the same plane. This phenomenon occurs only at night, but why it occurs isn't yet clear.

When Aether distorts time like this, small objects may be infused with the very essence of time, a type of energy that we can learn much from.

Player, could you go to Ruins of Ancient Echoes at night and find out why this is happening? During the day, nothing seems out of the ordinary. Night is the only time you'll find the clues you need. I'm hoping you'll find something that has been infused with the Essence of Time. Are you willing to try?

Player: Accept

You're back.

Find anything interesting?

Player: "Just this, but maybe this is enough."

This is it. The vital essence that this item holds is the very power of time. I'm thinking those Daevas you saw were trapped in time and space and need to be released.

Since this all seemed related, I sent for a Spatiotemporal Control Device from Pandaemonium. Those wiser than I say it might be useful. Insert the essence into the device and see if it will free those trapped in time.

Head to the Reflection Pool inside the Echoes of the Past and turn on the Spatiotemporal Control Device. If it doesn't work, we'll be no worse off... unless, of course, it tears the very fabric of time and ends all existence as we know it.

Player: "You are not inspiring confidence."

This is it. The vital essence that this item holds is the very power of time. I'm thinking those Daevas you saw were trapped in time and space and need to be released.

Since this all seemed related, I sent for a Spatiotemporal Control Device from Pandaemonium. Those wiser than I say it might be useful. Insert the essence into the device and see if it will free those trapped in time.

Head to the Reflection Pool inside the Echoes of the Past and turn on the Spatiotemporal Control Device. If it doesn't work, we'll be no worse off... unless, of course, it tears the very fabric of time and ends all existence as we know it.

Player: You are not inspiring confidence.

What happened? I... I was trapped between dimensions... Lost in time... Did you free me...? We were bound here by our captain, Ferson.

He bound us between dimensions to keep us safe from the Balaur, but time stood still and here we remained. It took but a moment and we were trapped for eternity...

If you free the soul of Ferson still trapped in the past, you will free the others who are bound by Ferson's will.

Player: "The task is mine!"

Daevas trapped in time. Lost for centuries. I remember the name Ferson...

A legendary Daeva. A hero from long ago. He led many who protected the Tower of Eternity but disappeared soon after the Cataclysm.

Thank goodness it worked. And didn't end all existence as we know it. That would not have been good.