Adella, the Reian expedition force leader, said that the changes in Tiamaranta had only occurred recently.

It must have been around the time we fell into Tiamat’s trap and had to make an emergency landing in Laphsaran.

Tiamat seems to have had something in the works ever since.

• You keep listening.

But the changes in Tiamaranta can’t be down to Tiamat’s power alone.

The fifth Balaur Lord seized her position unlawfully. She doesn’t possess the power.

She’s managed to do it some other way.

Maybe she’s discovered a new power source. Something like Blood Drana, for example.

• You keep listening.

Order: Carry out a mission in Tiamaranta Mesa.

No one knows exactly how far reaching the changes in Tiamaranta are.

I think if we follow the Blood Drana, we’ll find out why and to what extent Tiamaranta has changed.

Investigating on-site will no doubt give us more clarity.

Meet Centurion Kusir in the Mesa Archon Garrison.

He’ll give you your next assignment.

• You end the conversation.

Hm, I heard that someone who’s not a Fatebound member was coming here. That must be you, Daeva.

Pleased to meet you. I’m Kusir, the centurion of the Fatebound.

I’ve been tasked with finding Blood Drana in Tiamaranta.

• You keep listening.

Blood Drana is a special item from Laphsaran. It’s delivered regularly to Tiamaranta.

You probably already know that the Minox fell into a trap and made an emergency landing when it was en route to Tiamaranta. Tiamat’s gravity field rendered it unable to escape Laphsaran for some time.

They only lifted the gravity field when they transported the processed Blood Drana from Laphsaran to Tiamaranta.

And we were also able to advance into Tiamaranta at that time.

• You keep listening.

Tiamat laid a trap for us to force our ships into making emergency landings in Laphsaran. That’s how far she’s prepared to go to prevent anyone reaching Tiamaranta. Yet, she took that risk and lifted the gravity field.

We suspected it was because Blood Drana is such an important raw material.

We thought if we could find out where the Blood Drana is being transported, we could also locate Tiamat’s most important bases.

That knowledge would be extremely useful for the attack on Tiamaranta.

• You keep listening.

We’ve infused the Blood Drana in Laphsaran destined for Tiamaranta with tracking magic.

Your mission is to locate this Blood Drana and recover it.

Find all the Whispering Blood Drana in Tiamaranta.

It might take a while, but giving up isn’t an option.

• You end the conversation.

If we can find out which important locations Tiamat is using to store the Blood Drana, it will be very helpful to us in taking Tiamaranta.

Find all the Whispering Blood Drana in Tiamaranta.

It won’t be easy to find it. But you mustn’t give up.

• You say you’ve brought the processed Blood Drana with you.

The Blood Drana was in Tiamaranta near the Watching Eyes, the Doomladen Ruins, in the destroyed Balaurea Chronicle Chest, and the Black Cloud Merchants had it?

Blood Drana is really very versatile.

I’m not sure how it’s used, but...

(glances up at the sky)... it must have something to do with the islands floating up there in the sky.

• You keep listening.

Have you ever been up there?

I mean, on the floating islands that are preventing the Nornir from getting to the centre of Tiamaranta.

So far, we haven’t been able to explore this place, but I think you could do it, Daeva.

It’s a new assignment. Explore the Tiamaranta Mesa Skies and find out what’s there.

Then report back to Commander Skafir.

• You end the conversation.

Have you found the Blood Drana and explored the Tiamaranta Mesa Skies?

Good, what have you discovered?

• You give your report.

Hmm... So that’s it.

It might be premature, but I get the feeling that Tiamat’s attempt to conceal the fortress is behind all of this.

I wasn’t expecting you to find out something so important.

(claps you on the shoulder) Thank you. Thank you on behalf of the Fatebound and all Asmodians.

The commander said that the changes that have happened in Tiamaranta are recent. She suspected they’ve got something to do with the Blood Drana.

Centurion Kusir tasked you with tracking down the Blood Drana. You found out the location of the processed Blood Drana, which had been scattered throughout Tiamaranta. You realised that it’s much more versatile than you thought.

After exploring the Tiamaranta Mesa Skies, you reported to the commander. She thanked you for being so thorough.