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The Price of Defeat

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Guide

  1. On wooden crate thats stands on wooden platform, next to group of hostile creatures, just east from nearby Ore Sample that gives quest “Exanite Examination”, part- Collect Osun Ore Samples by Destroying Osun Ore Deposits, Battleblood Trench.
  2. On the edge of a small shrine, close to Ruins of Kel Voreth, dungeon entrance, Kel Voreth.
  3. On ground, close to couple of NPC quest givers like Scout Tricus and Scout Hazira, next to a pile of junk Warherald’s Way.
  4. On a book, that stands on a wooden crate, inside of a house, close to Captain Acrie quest giver, The Western Battlefront. Capatin Acrie lies on a blackish platform.
  5. On ground, inside tent that stands next to a burn out Outpost Dawn Bounty Board, Outpost Dawn. This Outpost Dawn Bounty Board gives quest “[GROUP 2+] WANTED: Outpost Annoyances”, part- Kill Deathcaw.
  6. On ground, close to wolf Skrappy, inside area that is surrounded with wire fence, Outpost Dawn.
  7. Next to a control consoles with a lowered radar, close to Tech Seeker Logistician mob, DREDplex: Giant Crusher.
  8. Inside house that has almost no furniture, next to a small ladders, Meadow Point. This house has circular foundation. It is the most Southwestern house in this area.

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Auroria

Auroria

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Lore

General Zarkuna One-Horn, Supreme Commander of the Dominion Legions, stood silently before the emperor, awaiting judgment. His trusted friend and second-in-command, Colonel Kezrek Warbringer, sat behind him in the assembled crowd.

Zarkuna One-Horn had just recounted his spectacularly embarrassing defeat at the battle of Jorigan Prime. The emperor had tasked the general with hunting down the Granok renegade Durek Stonebreaker to punish him for his crimes against the Dominion. The One-Horn had sworn that
he would do it or die trying.

Zarkuna had pursued Durek and the Destroyers to the Fringe world Jorigan Prime. Stonebreaker had retreated behind the planet, using its mass to shield his troops from the approaching Dominion forces. Zarkuna sensed that victory was near. Despite Kezrek’s vehement warnings, the general ordered a full-scale assault and led the charge in his own personal battleship.

Stonebreaker had anticipated the general’s reckless maneuver. Arriving on the far side of the planet, Zar
kuna found himself caught in a vicious ambush. More than half of his forces were destroyed in the initial attack, and the general’s ship barely escaped after being engaged and damaged by the Stonebreaker’s war frigate.

Emperor Myrcalus sat in silence, regarding Zarkuna with an unfathomable gaze. By Dominion law, Zarkuna would be stripped of his title and executed by firing squad for dishonoring the empire. Myrcalus stood, preparing to deliver the sentence.

But before he could do so, Kezrek Warbringer
rose from his seat. He turned and addressed the emperor directly, speaking in the ancient tongue of his people.

“By the old ways of Mikros, I challenge the One-Horn for command of the Legions.”

Hushed whispers filled the room. Such a challenge involved combat to the death.

“Then by the old ways it will be done,” replied Emperor Myrcalus, speaking the ancient Draken dialect as if it was his own.

Each was stripped to the waist, and given a blade forged in the fires of Mount Crucible on planet
Mikros. A space was cleared in the middle of the room. Kezrek and his commander faced one another, crouched like two feral beasts.

“Begin,” said the emperor.

The fight was terrible to behold. Their blades flashed like lightning, thrusting and counter-thrusting, and soon, both were bleeding. Teeth were bared. Claws rent flesh. They were both taken by a primal bloodlust, slaves to the savage laws that had forged Draken warriors for millennia.

During their final exchange, a thunderous strike by
Kezrek shattered Zarkuna’s blade. The One-Horn fell to his knees as the Warbringer raised his blood-soaked blade. They locked eyes for the briefest of moments.

“Thank you, my friend,” said the One-Horn. And then Kezrek cut off his head.

After the battle, General Kezrek Warbringer was decreed Supreme Commander of the Dominion Legions, and he faithfully served that role ever since. The gilded skull of the One-Horn is mounted upon his pauldrons, a grim reminder of the terrible price of defeat.

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The Price of Defeat

Faction: Dominion

No. of Collectibles required: 8

Type: Tales from Beyond the Fringe

To Serve Snoglug

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Obtainable upon successful completion of the quest Misplaced Manuscripts .

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Wilderrun

Wilderrun

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To Serve Snoglug

Lore

[This extensive treatise on the culinary uses of snoglugs offers a number of fascinating recipes, including…]

Ingredients

1 clove verlag
3/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup softened butter
1-1/2 tsp galeronion
1 tb finely chopped teverleaves
1/4 tsp halicorns, ground
1 tbs white wine, dry
1 snoglug, cleaned, with scent glands removed
1 loaf bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Feed snoglug on galettuce or other neutral vegetables for at least three days to purge system of possible
contaminants prior to slaughter.

Using a crowbar, remove snoglug from shell, being careful not to damage the meat. If possible, sterilize snoglug shell using industrial or culinary autoclave.

Mince/mash verlag with knife and combine with 1/8 tsp salt.

Combine butter, galeronion, minced/mashed verlag, teverleaves, remaining 1/4 tsp salt, and ground halicorns in small bowl until mixed. Beat in white wine and combine well.

Smear interior of snoglug shell with half of
butter mixture.

Stuff snoglog into shell and top with remaining butter mixture.

Place snoglug in oven and bake for 18 minutes per pound. Allow snoglug to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

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Faction: Exile

Type: Journal

The Exalted Wilderrun: Myth and Legend

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Obtainable upon successful completion of the quest Misplaced Manuscripts .

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Wilderrun

Wilderrun

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The Exalted Wilderrun: Myth and Legend

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[This battered volume seems to detail the myths and legends of Wilderrun, though very little fact is established based on the tall tales between the book’s covers.

An excerpt reads…]

Wilderrun is fraught with peril, from the carnivorous plants that comb the jungle floor for unfortunate explorers, to the giant vesquettoes that can drain a man of blood in a handful of seconds. Many creatures call the sultry forest their home, and even those normally herbivorous creatures seem to crave the quivering
flesh of sentients over the bitter and oftentimes poisonous leaves of the indigenous flora.

[Another excerpt reads…]

Legends state that a number of stone statues resembling the heads of giant Granok females – only prettier – were scattered throughout Wilderrun by the members of a razortail-worshipping cult of exceptional cruelty and viciousness. All who have reported such statues have disappeared without a trace, though it is commonly assumed they were killed by cultists or enraged
monkeys…

[A final excerpt reads…]

Let us not forget the barbarous women that roam Wilderrun. Of all the jungle’s denizens, they are perhaps the most dangerous. They survive on the flesh of male sentients, refusing to dine on captured females. Female sentients who are unfortunate enough to be abducted by these cruel harridans are instead fed to their pet pumera.

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Faction: Exile

Type: Journal

An Explorer’s Guide to Pumera Bites

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Guide

Obtainable upon successful completion of the quest Misplaced Manuscripts .

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Wilderrun

Wilderrun

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An Explorer’s Guide to Pumera Bites

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[This old book is marred by bloodstains, the cover displaying signs of damage from large teeth or claws. The author is listed as Dulonus Pola, a self-proclaimed “master of holistic medicine and animal-based curatives.” Though the title alludes that the subject matter is confined to pumera bites, it also covers the (purported) pharmacological uses of the pumera’s physiology.

The following chapter concerns first aid.]

The survivability rate for victims of pumera bites is pitifully low. The saliva of pumera is rife with bacteria and germs, which leads to horrible infections that are typically fatal and unresponsive to medicines of any kind. Given the pumera’s habit of cleaning its body with its tongue, this is hardly surprising. If bitten, victims should seek out medical attention immediately. Even if such help is found, victims should expect to expire, anyway. At this point, victims should endeavor
to complete their last will and testament, and make suitable arrangements for their inevitable passing.”

[Another section speaks of pumera whiskers:]

“Of all the parts of the pumera, the whiskers are the most valuable. When carefully snipped from the muzzle of a still-living pumera, such whiskers can be ground into a fine powder and mixed with equal parts snoglug slime and girrok bile.
When consumed, this concoction will cure nearly any ailment, with the only exception being the septic infection resulting from a pumera bite.

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Faction: Exile

Type: Journal

Black Box #45A9

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Near a wall bordering an avenue to auctioneers, just before you enter the auctioneers courtyard, Spaceport Alpha.

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Illium

Illium

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Black Box #45A9

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(The Black Box contains a recording of the moments prior to the crash.)

DOON: This is Corrigan Doon to tower, I am ready for takeoff.
TOWER: What? No flight plan listed for Corrigan Doon. Wait! Get out of there!
DOON: It’s a bright and sunny day, and I’m taking this little beauty for a spin.
TOWER: No, no, no! No civilians allowed in Dominion military vessels! Are you intoxicated?
DOON: Checklist complete. Let’s fly!

TOWER: Did you – wait, you ARE intoxicated! Did you hack the breath analysis software? Get out of there!
DOON: Launching in five… four… three… two…
TOWER: Disengage!
DOON: One… and… engage. Whoooo-hoo, this baby can move! Wait a moment… I say there, should the sky be gray? And rushing right at me like that?

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Faction: Dominion

Type: Journal

Cassian Initiative

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Guide

Inside Vigilant Cathedral, northern Fate’s Landing.

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Illium

Illium

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DATACUBE ENTRY: Cassian Initiative

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Jariel: The Archon

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After long discussions among the Orders we have decided to move forward with the Cassian Initiative. They are sufficiently advanced to have warranted our attention, and analysis indicates that they will be the perfect leaders for our new empire; one that will rule the galaxy until our great work here on Nexus is complete.

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Faction: Dominion

Type: Datacube

The Sacrifice

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Inside Vigilant Cathedral, northern Fate’s Landing.

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Illium

Illium

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DATACUBE ENTRY: The Sacrifice

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Ohmna: Order of the Progenitors

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We have completed our design for the Luminai Project, and now all that we require is a human specimen from which the hybrid organism will be created. After studying the list of acceptable candidates provided to us by the Mechari, I have chosen the female known as Tresayne Toria. Her strength, beauty, and fearlessness will make her the perfect “mother” for the new ruler of our galactic empire. I look forward to her imminent arrival.

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Faction: Dominion

Type: Datacube