Blind Loyalty

Blind Loyalty
Start	Polemarch Adrestes [40.0, 20.1]
End	Polemarch Adrestes [55.7, 41.9]
Level	60 (Requires 60)
Category	Chains of Domination
Reputation	+75 The Ascended
Rewards	2 57 40
Previous	[60] I Intend to Live Forever
Next	[60] Compassion in Devotion

Blind Loyalty
Level: 60 (Requires 60)
Polemarch Adrestes ^{[40.0, 20.1]}
Polemarch Adrestes ^{[55.7, 41.9]}
Rep: +75 The Ascended
Rewards:
2 57 40

Objectives

Nikolon and Adrestes at the Eonian Archives

Join Polemarch Adrestes at Elysian Hold for an audience with the Archon.

• Speak to Kyrian Courier to fly to Elysian Hold (Optional)
• Meet with Adrestes at Elysian Hold ^{[55.7, 41.9]}

Description

The path forward for the kyrian is clear to me now.

First we will speak with Nikolon. I urge you to stay and listen.

Afterward, we must return to Elysian Hold.

There I will request an audience with the Archon, and I need you all by my side as I do so.

Rewards

You will receive:

• 2 57 40
• 1,000 XP
• +75 reputation with The Ascended

Progress

The kyrian must forge a new path.

Completion

<Adrestes bows his head deeply.>

It is an honor. But we have only just begun.

Notes

On accept:

Fallen Disciple Nikolon says: The Forsworn never sought war. But our own brethren cast us out and refused to listen.

Polemarch Adrestes says: I see that now, and I truly apologize. Uther has taught me much this day. Bastion must follow a new path.

Kleia says: Nikolon, please accompany us. We must find a way to reunify our people.

Nikolon has some gossip:

The anger, animosity... we must put it aside.

The forsworn deserve to be listened to, to be respected. As do the kyrian.

The party at Elysian Hold

Talk to the nearby Kyrian Courier for a ride back to Elysian Hold:

At your request, I can escort you to Elysian Hold.

 Take me to Elysian Hold.

Adrestes is waiting at his usual spot, now accompanied by Uther, Nikolon, Kleia and Pelagos. Speak with the polemarch:

I admit feeling a hesitation I have not felt in ages, <name>.

I must push it aside to do what is best for the future of the kyrian and the Shadowlands.

Are you with me?

 I am ready.

An in-game cutscene plays:

The Archon's address

Kyrestia addresses a large crowd of kyrian and Forsworn alike, with the four paragons, Kleia, the Maw Walker, Adrestes, Uther (without his new armor), and Nikolon in the forefront. Aspirant Thales, Hipokos, Koa, Kou, Kynthia are among those standing further back in the crowd.

Kyrestia the Firstborne says: All five paragons are needed for our covenant's sigil to be reforged.

Kyrestia the Firstborne says: Upon this day, we shall name a new Paragon of Loyalty.

Polemarch Adrestes says: My Archon... loyalty bereft of compassion fractured the very heart of the kyrian.

Polemarch Adrestes says: Perhaps what we need is not loyalty, but... devotion. To our cause. To each other.

Adrestes and Uther exchange a look.

Kleia says: And to the souls we usher into the Shadowlands.

Kyrestia the Firstborne says: When Devos turned against us, I met her with spear in hand.

Kyrestia the Firstborne says: There was truth in her words, but I did not listen.

Kyrestia the Firstborne says: Let us learn from Uther's example.

Kyrestia the Firstborne says: Henceforth, all kyrian shall be offered a choice: to keep their memories or to let them go.

As Kyrestia speaks, the camera pans over first the Forsworn part of the crowd and then the kyrian.

Kyrestia the Firstborne says: Adrestes, I anoint you Paragon of Devotion.

Adrestes nods.

Kyrestia the Firstborne says: And Kleia, you shall serve as his hand.

Kleia says: Me? Forgive me, my Archon, but I--

Kyrestia the Firstborne says: Your devotion to our sacred charge has never faltered.

Kyrestia the Firstborne says: None are more deserving of this honor than you.

Polemarch Adrestes says: Thank you, my Archon. We go in service.

Adrestes and Kleia kneel.

Turn in to Adrestes.

Kleia has new gossip for the rest of the questline:

The future of the kyrian is in each of our individual hands. With the new temple of Devotion, we will work to form a new Path, one where everybody has a voice in their own journeys.

As does Fallen Disciple Nikolon:

I will devote all that I am to aid the forsworn and kyrian to find true unity once more.

Progression

1.  [60] A Paladin's Soul
2.  [60] Wounded Memories
3.  [60] Step Into the Light
4.  [60] He Was My Student
5.  [60] I Intend to Live Forever
6.  [60] Blind Loyalty
7.  [60] Compassion in Devotion
8.  [60] Directing Dedication,  [60] Rebuilding Faith,  [60] Reclaimable Anima
9.  [60] The Vesper Rings
10.  [60] A Triumphant Return
11.  [60] The Grand Reception (Kyrian only)
12.  [60] The New Path
13.  [60] New Sigil of the Kyrian

Patch changes

• Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Added.
  

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