| Latest revision |
Your text |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| | {{Image}} |
| {{Level infobox | | {{Level infobox |
| |prev= | | |prev= |
| Line 7: |
Line 8: |
| |image=[[File:Echoes Delve.jpg|350px]] | | |image=[[File:Echoes Delve.jpg|350px]] |
| |player=1-3 | | |player=1-3 |
| |races=[[Fallen]]<br>[[Vex]]
| |
| |factions=[[House of Dusk]]<br>[[Nessian Schism]]
| |
| |light= | | |light= |
| |place=[[Nessus]] | | |place=[[Nessus]] |
| Line 42: |
Line 41: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Ikora:''' Maya is draining radiolaria down into the planet. Delve into Nessus to find out why. | | *'''Ikora:''' Maya is draining radiolaria down into the planet. Delve into Nessus to find out why. |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora:''' Descend into Nessus, Guardian. The Vex are still a threat.
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Or alternatively'' | | ''Or alternatively'' |
| Line 54: |
Line 49: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Osiris:''' Sundaresh's plans involve massive amounts of radiolaria. Find out what you can, Guardian. | | *'''Osiris:''' Sundaresh's plans involve massive amounts of radiolaria. Find out what you can, Guardian. |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris:''' Sundaresh may have escaped us, but her Vex remain at her command. We must continue to weaken her forces.
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Or alternatively'' | | ''Or alternatively'' |
| Line 66: |
Line 57: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Saint-14:''' Sundaresh thinks we cannot stop her plans for the radiolaria. Hah! Well, she is wrong! | | *'''Saint-14:''' Sundaresh thinks we cannot stop her plans for the radiolaria. Hah! Well, she is wrong! |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14:''' Maya Sundaresh's forces are still moving beneath the surface of Nessus. Go, break some Vex!
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Or alternatively'' | | ''Or alternatively'' |
| Line 78: |
Line 65: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Failsafe (Cheery):''' The Conductor continues to drain radiolaria from the planet's surface. And that's bad. Really bad. | | *'''Failsafe (Cheery):''' The Conductor continues to drain radiolaria from the planet's surface. And that's bad. Really bad. |
|
| |
| ''Post-[[Encore|Encore: Coda]]''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': Maya Sundaresh's forces are still moving beneath the surface of Nessus. Go, break some Vex!
| |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris''': Sundaresh may have escaped us, but her Vex remain at her command. We must continue to weaken her forces.
| |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora''': Descend into Nessus, Guardian. The Vex are still a threat.
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Travelling towards the Well of Flame, the Guardians spot scavengers of the House of Dusk.'' | | ''Travelling towards the Well of Flame, the Guardians spot scavengers of the House of Dusk.'' |
| Line 132: |
Line 107: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Osiris:''' I will speak to him when he is ready. Not before. | | *'''Osiris:''' I will speak to him when he is ready. Not before. |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris:''' Who gave radiolaria such a mundane title? "Vex milk"! As though it's only a byproduct of the Vex.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris:''' It is not a byproduct. It is the Vex. We forget that at our peril.
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Or alternatively'' | | ''Or alternatively'' |
| Line 144: |
Line 113: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Saint-14:''' Or the Fallen in the hands of the Conductor. | | *'''Saint-14:''' Or the Fallen in the hands of the Conductor. |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris:''' Radiolaria is a living substance. It has its own motive power, to the extent that any single cell can.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris:''' Now those cells, have a greater degree of independence.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14:''' Any that disagree, will be swept over the falls just the same.
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Or alternatively'' | | ''Or alternatively'' |
| Line 158: |
Line 119: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Ikora:''' Something is waking within Nessus, and it is her touch that is doing that. | | *'''Ikora:''' Something is waking within Nessus, and it is her touch that is doing that. |
|
| |
| ''Post-Encore: Coda''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris''': Radiolaria is a living substance. It has its own motive power, to the extent that any single cell can. Now those cells, have a greater degree of independence.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': Any that disagree, will be swept over the falls just the same.
| |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris''': Who gave radiolaria such a mundane title? "Vex milk"! As though it's only a byproduct of the Vex. It is not a byproduct. It is the Vex. We forget that at our peril.
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Delving into the Well of Flame, the Guardian finds Kalliks and his forces guarding imprisoned Vex. As Vex units begin to advance into the fireteam's position, Kalliks would use this opportunity to transmat away.'' | | ''Delving into the Well of Flame, the Guardian finds Kalliks and his forces guarding imprisoned Vex. As Vex units begin to advance into the fireteam's position, Kalliks would use this opportunity to transmat away.'' |
| Line 220: |
Line 171: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Osiris:''' Which is to say, continue making your way deeper, Guardian. | | *'''Osiris:''' Which is to say, continue making your way deeper, Guardian. |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris:''' With or without the Conductor, the Vex she altered will continue expanding their influence throughout Sol.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14:''' The Vex were powerful foes even without her meddling. This I admit.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14:''' But we are even more powerful. This I declare!
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Or alternatively'' | | ''Or alternatively'' |
| Line 236: |
Line 179: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Ikora:''' But I'd suggest, bracing for the worst. | | *'''Ikora:''' But I'd suggest, bracing for the worst. |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora:''' The Conductor has left an indelible mark on the Vex.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris:''' If she withdraws her influence, what will they do with their increased individuality?
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris:''' That is the question we most want to answer. And the question we are least capable of answering.
| |
|
| |
| ''Post-Encore: Coda''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora''': The Conductor has left an indelible mark on the Vex.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris''': If she withdraws her influence, what will they do with their increased individuality? That is the question we most want to answer. And the question we are least capable of answering.
| |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris''': With or without the Conductor, the Vex she altered will continue expanding their influence throughout Sol.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': The Vex were powerful foes even without her meddling. This I admit. But we are even more powerful. This I declare!
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Finally, the fireteam reach Kalliks in a large cavern, where it has imprisoned a large Vex Mind.'' | | ''Finally, the fireteam reach Kalliks in a large cavern, where it has imprisoned a large Vex Mind.'' |
| Line 310: |
Line 233: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Osiris:''' They have been unleashed on our system. May our vigilance never falter. | | *'''Osiris:''' They have been unleashed on our system. May our vigilance never falter. |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14:''' Misraaks is too… busy. But I had to shoo Eido away! I think she is excited at the idea of another adventure.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14:''' Her time chasing pirates with Drifter was… enlightening.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14:''' I told her that the Conductor and the Vex are still a threat, and that I could not let my friend's daughter risk her life because she is bored.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14:''' She said she was not bored, and just wants to help. Well, I said, she can help us from the Tower and the Eliksni Quarter.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14:''' That's why we do what we do. There may be new dangers, but we still have the safety of the Last City.
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Or alternatively'' | | ''Or alternatively'' |
| Line 349: |
Line 260: |
| *'''Saint-14:''' Thank you, Ikora. I know that you're right, but… hmm. Thank you. | | *'''Saint-14:''' Thank you, Ikora. I know that you're right, but… hmm. Thank you. |
|
| |
|
| ''Or alternatively''
| | '''Or alternatively''' |
| | |
| *'''Saint-14:''' Hmm, I wonder where Eramis and House Salvation are. I thought she would be chasing the Echo just like House Dusk.
| |
| | |
| *'''Ikora:''' I'm sure she'll resurface. Losing support from the Witness and Xivu Arath most likely made her too vulnerable to take action.
| |
| | |
| *'''Ikora:''' Her House has lost enough people to attrition and defectors. Joining her was a risk, and plenty of Eliksni are seeing the outcome.
| |
| | |
| *'''Saint-14:''' Will Misraaks welcome these House Salvation defectors?
| |
| | |
| *'''Ikora:''' I hope so. We gain nothing through retribution. I think the Kell of Light knows that.
| |
| | |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
| | |
| *'''Saint-14:''' How is Crow settling in as Hunter Vanguard? Is he being good bird?
| |
| | |
| *'''Ikora:''' He's doing well. He stepped into the role with grace. In truth, this just codified something he'd already been doing.
| |
| | |
| *'''Ikora:''' Crow struggled when he first came to the Tower, no doubt. But now it can't function without him.
| |
| | |
| *'''Ikora:''' He tells me Cayde gave him everything he needed to do the job. I suspect it involved a dare.
| |
| | |
| ''Or alternatively'' | |
| | |
| *'''Saint-14:''' The Conductor is beaten but Nessus is still pushing us away!
| |
| | |
| *'''Ikora:''' What we're seeing is the remains of Maya's command. Her Vex will continue to obey her for as long as they're alive.
| |
| | |
| *'''Saint-14:''' So we will keep destroying them until there are no more.
| |
| | |
| *'''Ikora:''' That's all we can do… Match persistence with persistence. And when we face Maya again, we'll put an end to it for good.
| |
| | |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
|
| *'''Ikora:''' I can only assume the Conductor isn't able to command anything unconnected to the Vex radiolaria. | | *'''Ikora:''' I can only assume the Conductor isn't able to command anything unconnected to the Vex radiolaria. |
| Line 427: |
Line 306: |
| *'''Ikora:''' Xivu Arath, or Savathûn. Eramis and House Salvation. Even Fikrul and the Scorn. Instead, we have this new threat, all because of the Echo. | | *'''Ikora:''' Xivu Arath, or Savathûn. Eramis and House Salvation. Even Fikrul and the Scorn. Instead, we have this new threat, all because of the Echo. |
|
| |
|
| *'''Ikora:''' The Traveler and the Witness left so much in their wake. The Valence is proof of that.
| | '''Ikora:''' The Traveler and the Witness left so much in their wake. The Valence is proof of that. |
|
| |
|
| *'''Ikora:''' We have to keep pushing back, Guardian. One day we'll give Saint and Osiris the rest they've earned. | | *'''Ikora:''' We have to keep pushing back, Guardian. One day we'll give Saint and Osiris the rest they've earned. |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora:''' The Vex wearing the yoke of command are under Maya's control, but the [[Precursors|precursor]] Vex are part of her Collective.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora:''' She's bring them out of time with the power of the radiolaria, and reconfiguring them to suit her needs.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora:''' Making them individuals and directing them, rather than enslaving them to a Hive Mind, makes her iteration more effective, faster.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora:''' If she's looking for our Golden Age, that's how she'll find it.
| |
|
| |
|
| ''Or alternatively'' | | ''Or alternatively'' |
| Line 456: |
Line 325: |
|
| |
|
| *'''Saint-14:''' With you, me Ikora, Failsafe... We have all we need to stand against the Conductor and her Vex. | | *'''Saint-14:''' With you, me Ikora, Failsafe... We have all we need to stand against the Conductor and her Vex. |
|
| |
| ''Post-Encore: Coda''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': The Conductor is beaten but Nessus is still pushing us away!
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora''': What we're seeing is the remains of Maya's command. Her Vex will continue to obey her for as long as they're alive.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': So we will keep destroying them until there are no more.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora''': That's all we can do... Match persistence with persistence. And when we face Maya again, we'll put an end to it for good.
| |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': House Dusk will continue to clash with the Vex on Nessus until they have secured the Echo themselves.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Osiris''': They will never find it. The Conductor has made sure of that.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': Still, we cannot allow the Fallen to claim more Vex technology. That won't help anybody. Ah, even the enemies of our enemies are still our enemies... So it goes.
| |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': Misraaks is too... busy. But I had to shoo Eido away! I think she is excited at the idea of another adventure. Her time chasing pirates with Drifter was... enlightening. I told her that the Conductor and the Vex are still a threat, and that I could not let my friend's daughter risk her life because she is bored. She said she was not bored, and just wants to help. Well, I said, she can help us from the Tower and the Eliksni Quarter. That's why we do what we do. There may be new dangers, but we still have the safety of the Last City.
| |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': Hmm, I wonder where Eramis and House Salvation are. I thought she would be chasing the Echo just like House Dusk.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora''': I'm sure she'll resurface. Losing support from the Witness and Xivu Arath most likely made her too vulnerable to take action. Her House has lost enough people to attrition and defectors. Joining her was a risk, and plenty of Eliksni are seeing the outcome.
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': Will Misraaks welcome these House Salvation defectors?
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora''': I hope so. We gain nothing through retribution. I think the Kell of Light knows that.
| |
|
| |
| ''Or alternatively''
| |
|
| |
| *'''Saint-14''': How is Crow settling in as Hunter Vanguard? Is he being good bird?
| |
|
| |
| *'''Ikora''': He's doing well. He stepped into the role with grace. In truth, this just codified something he'd already been doing. Crow struggled when he first came to the Tower, no doubt. But now it can't function without him. He tells me Cayde gave him everything he needed to do the job. I suspect it involved a dare.
| |
|
| |
|
| '''(Mission Ends)''' | | '''(Mission Ends)''' |
| Line 512: |
Line 343: |
| *[[Siphon Servitor]] | | *[[Siphon Servitor]] |
|
| |
|
| ;[[Vex]] - [[Nessian Schism]] | | ;[[Vex]] - [[Compelled Collective]] |
| *[[Seeker]] | | *[[Seeker]] |
| *[[Compelled Goblin]] | | *[[Compelled Goblin]] |
