Mission:Gone in a Flash - Part Four: Down in the Dark
Part Four: Down in the Dark
Players only receive this mission after using violence to get the auctioneer to talk in the previous mission; a player who got the auctioneer to talk without violence will receive Part Four: Jack of Diamonds.
Briefing
Alright, I've confirmed that there's a cave entrance where the auctioneer marked it on the map. Lots of Circle of Thorns mages have been seen around there. I always was creeped out by them Circle guys. They don't really come into the White Elephant, thank goodness. Hope you don't mind dealing with them.
- I'll have to if I want my diamond.
True enough, Character. Don't know how you do it. You know they got ghosts? Ghosts! That's too spooky for me. Don't wanna be haunted by any creepy ghosts.
Though I guess it does kinda prove the existence of an afterlife. Huh. Guess that's a little comforting, at least.
Unnecessary Solicitation
I never woulda guessed that the Florentine Diamond was magic! You'd better hurry up before it gets eaten by a demon or whatever those Circle weirdos do with that sort of thing.
Mission Objective(s)
The entrance to the twisting, cramped caves that the Circle of Thorns inhabit is covered in a thick layer of dust. It doesn't seem to have been disturbed in a long time.
- Track down the Circle mage
- Find Librarian Semrig
- Talk to Librarian Semrig
- Find Librarian Semrig
The Circle mage didn't have the diamond... Seems you were lied to.
Enemies
Notable NPCs
- Librarian Semrig (Circle of Thorns Agony Mage)
The Circle mage looks at you with a glare, the green glow of his eyes making the deep creases on his face even more stark.
Why do you intrude upon our home? We have done nothing to provoke your wrath.
- I'm here for the Florentine Diamond.
- The mage shakes his head.
- I do not know of it. If you seek scrying spells to divine its location, I am no expert on those spells.
- You have the diamond.
- He shakes his head.
- I do not, nor have I ever heard of such a gem. What are diamonds to me? Ugly stones, worth no more than granite or pitchblende.
- You really have been down here a long time.
- He nods his head stiffly, more a bob than anything.
- And I do not wish to leave. So you see, I have no desire for your diamond.
- I was told it is magic.
- This selection loops to another branch of this conversation which is already documented.
- I'm going to make that auctioneer pay.
- Having felt your power first hand, I do not envy this auctioneer.
- Now, having not found your diamond here, will you leave us in peace?
- Yes. I'm leaving. (Leave)
- Time for me to leave, then. (Leave)
- How can I trust you?
- Why would I lie? If you came down here for this diamond, it obviously means something to you. A lie would only serve to make you angrier when you determine the falsehood. Then you'll return and bother me again, when I just wish to be left to my own devices.
- You're right, lies do make me angry. That auctioneer will pay.
- This selection loops to another branch of this conversation which is already documented.
- Then there's no reason for me to stay here. (Leave)
- I was told it was magic.
- No. Or if it is, I know nothing of it. Whatever led you here to find it has misled you.
- How can I trust you?
- This selection loops to another branch of this conversation which is already documented.
- I am going to make that auctioneer pay.
- This selection loops to another branch of this conversation which is already documented.
- I was told you have the diamond!
- He starts to make a sound like a cat coughing.
- Whoever told you that must have wished you dead, but underestimated you. Why would I want a diamond?
- How can I trust you?
- This selection loops to another branch of this conversation which is already documented.
- I was told it was magic.
- This selection loops to another branch of this conversation which is already documented.
- Seriously? You Circle mages are always kidnapping people and summoning demons.
- My brethren may do such things, but I have not. Those of us in this section of the city have not ventured outside in decades, if not longer.
- The mage sweeps his arm out in front of himself. His voice is like dry wind through barren trees.
- Look around you. See how undisturbed this place is.
- It looks the same as anywhere else down here.
- He stiffly shrugs his shoulders and quirks his head to the side.
- For one who has lived here as long as me, it is plain. So is that why you are here? Because one of my brethren has wronged you somehow?
- No. I'm here for the Florentine Diamond.
- This selection loops to another branch of this conversation which is already documented.
- And yet you're wearing that flesh suit.
- The mage holds up his arm and looks at it. The sleeve of his robe slides down his arm, revealing a bony appendage with loose skin covered in spots.
- This body nears the end of its time. I have not taken one for some time. Likely longer than you have been alive...
- He leans in and stares at your face for a moment.
- Though of course, you can never be sure of age based solely on appearances.
- So is that why you are here? To punish me for the form I have worn for decades?
- No. I'm here for the Florentine Diamond.
- This selection loops to another branch of this conversation which is already documented.
- That's beside the point. I'm here for the Florentine Diamond.
- This selection loops to another branch of this conversation which is already documented.
The Circle mage did not have the gem. In fact, he even called the diamond "worthless"! It seems the auctioneer didn't appreciate the... heavy handed methods you used to get him to talk and told a fib.
Debriefing
You gotta be kidding me? The Circle wasn't the real thief? I can't believe the auctioneer was brave enough to lie to you! Oh man, that guy definitely isn't getting vouched into the White Elephant on my watch! I guarantee that.
I'm sure you wanna get a bit of revenge and teach that joker a lesson. We still gotta find out who the real thief is, too. I just hope he hasn't run and -
Bobby's phone chimes with the familiar sound of a newly received text message.
It's the Miller. I gotta give him a call.