Introduction

Hmm… you seem sane enough to understand. Look to the wall ahead, and know that I speak the truth! Creatures from another world are invading Wraeclast, and we’ll all be swarmed under soon enough - unless we do something. Take my gift of flame. It is our greatest weapon against the Hiveborn!

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Accept my gift! If we are to work together against the Hiveborn, you must meld with the graft. There is no other choice!

Welcome to the War

You wield the Flame well enough. Welcome to the war! I am Ailith, founder of the Keepers of the Flame. I must return to our monastery for now to attend my duties, but I will rejoin you again… soon. When you encounter the Hiveborn, I will be there. You will not be alone in this fight.

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The outbreak of Hiveborn worsens! Use the Flame to get inside and I shall join you at its center. I will fulfill my duty… under your protection.

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Welcome to our Monastery. Here, we spend our lives training ourselves to defend the sanctity of Wraeclast… and here, we protect our greatest weapon: the Genesis Tree.

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The Genesis Tree was stolen from the enemy, and gifted to us by the Dreamer. The Tree provides everything we need to sustain ourselves and protect this world from the Hiveborn. She is {life}, in its most essential form.

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Once you give her your wombgift, you must fertilise it with the blood of the Hiveborn. In battle, your graft will collect the enemy’s flesh, and pulp it to extract graftblood. Bring the blood back here, and give it to the Genesis Tree. She will use it to grow what you desire.

The Genesis Tree

She approves. You are now bonded. If you desire more, you will need more wombgifts and hiveblood. We should continue seeking out the Hiveborn and closing their breaches. The fruits of war shall become our weapons.

Gifts for the Genesis Tree

I was sent a dream about this… we can give this piece of the enemy to the Genesis Tree to cultivate her growth. I will attach it to her. Bring me more like this, if you find them…

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A healthy subject. I shall attach it to the Genesis Tree. Watch as she grows!

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With each victory, we shift the balance of power.

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This should aid the Genesis Tree’s growth once more.

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You’re doing well. I accept this offering to the Genesis Tree.

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She grows once more. Behold.

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The Genesis Tree nears perfection.

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The head of Vruun. I’ve long dreamt of this moment… The latent essence in this flesh will now serve us instead.

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Such power… the remains of Esh and Tul glimmer with the energies of the Breachlords themselves… consuming these, the Genesis Tree will surge with newfound strength.

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I knew it. You survived a second melding. Now, you can bear two grafts in the war against the Hiveborn. Truly, this is a momentous day!

Fertilising the Genesis Tree

The Tree accepts your gift of hiveblood.

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Your bond deepens.

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Can you feel her gratitude?

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She opens herself to you.

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The blood-bond grows thick.

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Your hearts beat as one.

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The bonding is complete. You and the Genesis Tree are inextricably linked, now.

The Hiveborn

They come from another world… a barren world… and they crave our living land and sky. Our Unbroken Sun. They cannot be allowed to gain a foothold here, or they will poison Wraeclast the same way they poisoned themselves.

The Monastery

I founded the Keepers of the Flame long ago… this place is our haven. A sacrosanct location where we care for the Genesis Tree. The Keepers serve, and are served by, the Benevolent Dreamer. His teachings and gifts keep us on the path of discipline and truth.

The Keepers

When our minds transcend our mortal coil, the Benevolent Dreamer guides us with visions and portents. Though it is not our only purpose, long has he prepared us for the war against the Hiveborn.

Visions

I live half in dream. To you, that may sound strange, but truth lies beyond the wall of sleep. It is the very foundation of our faith. Dreams are more real to me now than the waking world is to you.

Xesht

The Esh and Tul you faced were not the originals. Something has changed among the Hiveborn. The species of creature we once knew as the Breach Lords are now subordinate to an entity known as Xesht, as if they put their primary willpower into a collective being. This event must have been the catalyst for their sudden surge on Wraeclast. They’re hungry for something… seeking something… but it’s chaotic and frantic, driven by madness. Their disorder may give us an opportunity to destroy them.

The Hidden Room

What are you talking about? It’s just a storage room. You remember, you were there. Let’s focus on important things.

The Assault

This… {thing}… it’s a foothold in our world. A staging ground for a hive. There, enemies are being grown, trained, and equipped. We have to assault it now, before they’re ready. When you reach its heart, I will join you, and we will destroy it… together.

The Hive

The horror is in the name: Hiveborn. They are not brought into this world the way you and I are. They are {gestated} in vast hives, with minds and bodies shaped to serve their masters. I cannot imagine a worse existence. {That} is what we will find up there - a swarming nest of drones, their minds built on whatever foul ideas the Breachlords want them to believe.

Destruction

You destroyed a Hive! I can’t imagine what it took you to do so. I’ll remain here to study what is left of it. Carry on, and we shall reconvene soon.

Destroyed Hive

The enemy reels at the destruction of one of their hives. You’ve done well. I only wish I could have been there to see them burn.

Looking Pale

You’re looking a little pale. I hope you’re feeling alright. The war does not wait for any of us, after all!

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Enhance yourself.

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You won’t regret it.

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Seek perfection.

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Improve and overcome.

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Meld its essence to your own.

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The Dreamer provides.

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All that I have is before you.

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What do you need?

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Tools for war.

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Acceptable.

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Alright.

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Fine.

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Ailith, you must…

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… remember! You just…

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… woke from a dream…

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… didn’t you? It’s all a lie!

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…The Dreamer has betrayed us…

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… Don’t go back…

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… to the Monastery. Run while you still can!

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Time is a sacred gift. Each moment must be spent in disciplined pursuit of perfection. Suffering is a sacred gift. Hunger, thirst, and pain are all signposts on the road. Flesh is a sacred gift. It grows and adapts, a forge unlike any other. Truth lies beyond the wall of sleep. All else is an illusion.

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Come here, quickly!

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Go on. Meld it to your flesh.

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We’re running out of time!

The Barrier

Ah, your body has survived my gift! Now, test your new power. Wield the flame against that wall.

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Use the Flame to destroy the wall.

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Do not be afraid. Use the Flame.

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By the Dreamer! You did it!

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We need to break this wall and get inside! Use the Flame!

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You did it! You exposed the centre!

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I can destroy this rift, I just need time! Defend me while I focus my will!

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Defend me while I close the breach!

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Guard me! I’ll close this breach!

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Keep them back while I handle this!

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Defend me!

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Drive back the hiveborn!

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Guard me!

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Keep them back!

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Fight them off while I handle this!

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None shall pass!

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I will slay every last one of you!

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This world isn’t yours to conquer!

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This world is not yours!

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Retreat, hiveborn!

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Return to your barren world!

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Vile hiveborn!

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I’m going to lose focus!

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Help me!

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Aid me!

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They’re swarming me!

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Get them away from me!

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No - !

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I can’t - !

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Not yet - !

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Bastards!

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Dreamer, save me - !

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Not enough - !

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Almost there!

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Not long now!

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I nearly have it!

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Nearly done!

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I’ve almost got it!

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We can win this…!

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Be gone, foul enemy!

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For the Dreamer!

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For Wraeclast!

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For victory!

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You made it. It is good to see you.

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I greet you once again.

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Greetings.

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Welcome back.

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I welcome you.

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The Dreamer welcomes you.

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Enter.

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Now… give to her your wombgift. It is how we supplicate ourselves.

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Yes, just like that…

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The Genesis Tree accepts your offering.

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She is pleased.

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She will soon bear fruit.

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What was that?!

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What’s happening?

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Did that door just open? It’s been stuck closed for as long as I can remember.

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It’s worse than I feared.

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Let’s get it done! Cover me!

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No! Not here, not now!

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I refuse to die!

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Get them off of me!

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I’ll take you all down with me!

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I won’t fail!

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I almost have it!

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It’s done! Get out of here!

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I’ll have to stay behind. You must escape!

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Go! I’ll handle it from here!

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You did it!

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They’re all… me…

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What… what is this?!

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I am a fool… you’ve betrayed me! I’m nothing but a Hiveborn abomination, a mindless pawn, like {them!}

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You had no right!

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Not anymore. I reject you. I reject this perverse existence!

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I will remember! I {must remember!}

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Oh, hello. I didn’t notice you arrive.

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That was quite the battle against the Hiveborn. Keep up the good work.

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Sorry, did you say something? I was… daydreaming.

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Trouble sleeping lately…

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A fell wind blows.

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Who said that?

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I must attend to my duties soon.

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Feel free to meditate here as long as you wish.

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That’s weird. I could have sworn I’d gotten a hole in my boots.

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The Dreamer sees you. You are doing well.

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I can’t seem to find my book of poems… it was a gift…

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Odd weather for this time of year…

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I hope that rebellion is going well… once they win, they can help us against the Hiveborn.

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The High Templar swore he’d aid us once things were dealt with in Sarn… we’ll see if he keeps his promises.

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Unleash destruction!

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Annihilation!

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Destroy them all!

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Existence is stilled!

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Dream not!

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Silence falls!

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Easy distraction!

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This’ll buy us some time!

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I’ll shadow my essence!

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Regenerating!

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I can do this!

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I won’t die so easily!

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Proof against the swarm!

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That’s better!

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Now I can focus!

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Burn it all to the ground!

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Dance with the flame!

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Dreamer’s will!

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Treacherous earth!

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The hands of death!

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Foolish swarm!

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Begone, fiends!

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Let’s see you get through this!

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Dreamer protect me!

Visions I, 40: Birth

I walked alongside a hooded figure, picking our way along a high ridge. He pointed to the stinking valley below, where vast ribs pulsed with the beat of a mountainous heart. He asked me what I saw. I told him that I saw half of a body, of sorts. Exposed to the elements. Both terrifying, yet vulnerable. He nodded. The Mother births flesh, but flesh is weak. It can be burned. Seared away. She wants her children to remain one with her, but children must leave home to thrive. The Dreamer once knew her, before the nightmare she became, but that is only a memory of sorrow. She will try to take our flesh, he warned. We must not let her.

Visions II, 18: Flame

The Dreamer led me through a great furnace, where slaves shoveled coal into vast flues, their limbs melting, their eyes blind. He pointed to the charnel pits. He asked me what I saw. I told him that I saw a hunger beyond any other. A need that could never be sated, that could only exist by consuming ever more. He nodded. The Red Pyre burns hot, but flames are ephemeral. They can be quenched. Doused. Flames can never endure, only spread. The Dreamer once knew him, before his addiction, but that is only a memory of regret. He will try to burn us, he warned. We must not let him.

Visions III, 91: Thought

Voiceless whispers chattered like bone-dry teeth as the Dreamer led me through a vast labyrinth of metal veins and pulsing arteries. He pointed to the sky, the center, where a crystalline face spun, its eyes hollow, its stark jaw mouthing unheard rantings. He asked me what I saw. I hesitated. I thought I knew, but did not trust myself. In a world so filled with ghastly flesh, here, then, was a mind without it. He nodded. The Forked Psyche thinks without will, decides without desire. It drains all motion and life to voice thoughts that no one hears; to decipher truths without meaning. The Dreamer once knew her, before she relinquished her soul, but that is only a memory of despair. She will try to swallow our minds, he warned. We must not let her.

Visions IV, 7: Death

Weakened from our long journey, the Dreamer sat beside a chilly hollow, one of many, laid out in vast lonely rows. He pointed down, at the being within, silent and still. He asked me what I saw. Quite fearful now, I took a moment to answer. The aura was unmistakable. This was a graveyard. For the first time, he shook his head. The Preserved Patterns do not venerate the dead. They live still, eyes open, hands frozen while grasping for freedom from the icy will that holds them in thrall. The Dreamer once knew her, when her heart still held passion, but that is only a memory of loss. She will try to imprison our bodies, he warned. We must not let her.

Visions V, 104: His Gift

Weary now, the Dreamer bade me sit beside him. We had come full circle in my nights spent dreaming, and now sat outside our very own Monastery. He pointed out, at the world beyond, and asked me what I saw. A verdant, beautiful, living world, I told him. Unspoiled. He nodded. The Four have become One, he warned. He tried to help them, tried to mitigate the agonies in their souls that drove them like whips at their backs, but they lashed out. Wounded him; cast him into the void. They had purpose before, but now, know only rage and hunger. Their patchwork existence tears at the seams, filling their thoughts with nothing but screams. They will be coming, he warned. We must not let them. With that, he faltered, lay on the soil, and slept. When I awoke, I was in that very same spot, and the Genesis Tree had sprouted its first branches, right where the Dreamer lay. It is his gift to us… our armoury against the Hiveborn. We will not fail him.

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Ah, you’ve already engaged the enemy! This Horned Skull bears their essence. We can give this to the Genesis Tree to cultivate her growth. I will attach it to her. Bring me more like this, if you find them…