Player, there are you.

I’ve been waiting for you.

There’s something I’d like to ask of you. It’s a dangerous business, and you’re the only Daeva I can ask, Player.
I’ve received a strange report from a patrol south of the Rhonnam Refugee Village.

Apparently they’ve stumbled upon some strange Balaur activity.

A Drakan used some kind of mysterious power they’re unfamiliar with.
I can’t say anything more for now.

But since the Balaur are involved, I need to follow up on this report.

If the Balaur have discovered a dangerous new power, that could become a threat for all Asmodians.

It could be dangerous, but will you investigate, Player?
I didn’t expect anything less.

I can trust you with this.

Talk to Elam in the Rhonnam Refugee Village.
Make it quick, I’m on duty.

What do you want?
Yes, I have.

I take it Merhen sent you?

A short while ago, I discovered a Drakan Scout while out on patrol.

Looked like he was out of Twilight Drana Farm, and I wanted to capture him before he could cause any mischief.

I managed to trap him in a dead end... then something happened.
Well he was like a porgus ready for slaughter, injured with no way out.

Then he pulled something out of his pouch, there was a flash like lightning.

And he was... gone.
It’s the truth!

I’m sure there was no way out, but... he was gone.

I bet you think I’m imagining things, that I messed up somehow, and I don’t blame you, I hardly believe it myself.

But I’m not imagining it, I had that Drakan cornered, and yet somehow he vanished.

I tried to pick up his trail again, but no joy. Could you try to track him down, Daeva?
Thanks for dealing with this personally, Daeva.

He can’t have gotten far, not with the injuries he’d sustained.

Please let me know once you find him.
(That must be the Drakan Latis was talking about.)

(Maybe he’s carrying a clue...)
Did you find the Drakan I was telling you about?

Where was he?
That’s it! That’s the thing he flashed away with!

But... what on Atreia is it?

Have you ever seen anything like it, Daeva?
I don’t know what it is, but I have a bad feeling about it.

Show it to Merhen, maybe he’ll know more.

I can’t leave my post while I’m on duty.

Can you return to the Gelkmaros Fortress and give it to Merhen, Daeva?
Player, there you are.

Did you find Elam?
The Drakan had a strange gadget?

Show me.
What’s wrong, Daeva?

You’ve gone all pale.
This little gadget stopped time in its tracks?

Unbelievable!

But if that’s true...

Then Tiamat could have become even more powerful than we thought.

To tell the truth, there have been reports of similar objects being discovered in Balaurea.

Most of them were found near the rift which appeared so precipitously.
Do you want to search this place yourself?

I agree there must be some connection between this Abyss Rift and recent events.

From what I understand, Tiamat has built some kind of construction on the far side of this Abyss Rift. I’d like you to go and investigate.

Meet up with Pahir, an agent active near the rift, and he’ll explain the rest.
Are you the Daeva I’m expecting?

Did Merhen send you?
You want to examine this rift from the inside?

We’ve managed to confirm that there’s some kind of construction on the other side, but we deemed it too dangerous to investigate.

Safer to leave that in the capable hands of Merhen’s Daeva, eh? Can I count on you?

Just be careful over there. It’s your first time, after all.

Karnia will be on the other side waiting for you.

Are you ready?
Who are you?

Are you the Daeva who’s to snoop around here?
There are too many Balaur for us to move forward here.

Even for a Daeva of your standing, this won’t be easy.

Then let me give you these things I found, maybe they’ll prove useful.

Maybe you can find out how.

Please be careful!
(On looking more closer, you discover some pieces of paper.)

(There documents under the device reveal themselves to be a report of some kind.)
Tempus... so Tiamat has a secret construction?

And you saw a glowing golden girl there?

Does this mean that the experiments on living relics in the Tiarkh Testing Lab were successful?

That girl you saw might be one of the living relics Tiamat wants so badly.

We don’t know what Tiamat would be capable of if she can use this girl.

We have to do everything we can to find that girl before Tiamat or the Elyos do!

I’ll pass on the intelligence you’ve acquired to my superiors.

If I learn anything new, I’ll be sure to let you know, Player.