Discover the History of Prince Orpheus: Difference between revisions

[[File:Orpheus Slate Quest.jpg|thumb|Lae'zel recites The Prince of the Comet.]]

''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending player decisions and outcomes.''

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Discover a method of deciphering the Orpheus texts.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Decipher books about Orpheus.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Discover the fate of Prince Orpheus.</div>

<div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6;">Quest Complete</div>

The first '''Engraved Githyanki Disc''' is on the third floor of the {{Coords|-31|-296|Arcane Tower}}. The disc itself is on a bookshelf, although an additional disc, [[The Careful Art of Tir'su Ciphers]] (X:-34, Y:-288) is needed to interpret it if [[Lae'zel]] is not available. The disc is on a nearby desk on the same floor. Once the disc is read, its title changes to [[Orpheus, Prince of the Comet, Part One: Betrayal]].

The second disc is at [[Crèche Y'llek]], in the Classroom (X:1357, Y:-769). There is a young student named [[Youth Varrl]] who has been beaten badly in combat. He's being berated by his teacher, [[Sa'varsh Kethk]], who says his next battle must be to the death. There are several options to proceed:

* Choose "I'd bring him to the brink of death. Leave him asking why he deserves to live." or "''Offer to fight the boy yourself''." Then choose to make a non-fatal attack (Dexterity DC 16). Then, once the boy is taken away, heal him.

* Talk the teacher down from having the boy fight by choosing "No, this is too far. He's learnt his lesson" (Persuasion DC 21).

* Pickpocket the slate from Varrl.

* Kill Varrl and loot the disc off his corpse.

If Varrl is still alive, speak to him and he thanks the party for intervening. He almost calls them a certain name, but stops short. Question him on it:

* [PERSUASION] Just like who? If there's a like-minded soul here, I'd love to meet them. (DC 14)

* I just keep believing I can be better. I hope you will do the same.

* [DETECT THOUGHTS] ''Seek the name the boy refuses to reveal.''  

* I'm just like Orpheus?

* Like Orpheus? Show the boy the chapter you stole.

Varrl reveals he meant to say Prince [[Orpheus]]. Show him the slate from the Arcane Tower and he'll hand over his slate.

The final slate is at [[Moonrise Towers]]. It can be retrieved as part of [[Infiltrate Moonrise Towers]] when the party gains access to the upper floor. The slate is on a bookshelf in [[Balthazar|Balthazar's]] room (X:-127, Y:-182). The party can either lockpick the door or gain the key from Disciple [[Z'rell]].

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The party can learn the fate of Prince Orpheus at the start of [[Act Three]], during [[Help Your Protector]]. After finishing the quest, [[Free Orpheus]] is initiated.