Stage requirements:

Completed the quest "The Return of a Commander"

Dialogs:

NPC:I did some research on the Shadowhawks while you were gone as well.

NPC:/dialogue During the fall of Auroria, they were the front line of Kyrios' army and to this day their members devote their lives to the Dread God.

NPC:They had their differences with the Crimson Army before, but since at the core, they support the same delusional ideas, it's of no surprise they are helping them out now.

NPC:/no Did your research also reveal what... Urdi Ord Vardi or something similar means? We saw some Shadowhawks say it to each other.

NPC:/excuse Undi Arv Oria Venta?

NPC:/dialogue It's in Ipnysh. It means "Long live the Shadowhawks". Where did you hear that?

NPC:/prayer We made a new friend, or at least we thought he is a friend. He is some sort of commander for the Shadowhawks.

NPC:/suffer I really started to like him towards the end. He said he lost his memories in an accident and was there to find out more about his past.

NPC:/frustrated I found him quite annoying, but I'm still sad it turns out we fight on opposite sides.

NPC:/enrage I should have known better! People with face tattoos can't be trusted...

NPC:/dialogue A Shadowhawk commander with a face tattoo?

NPC:I read some reports of the Crimson Watch about the Hiram Mountains a while back. They briefly mentioned a human with a distinct face tattoo.

NPC:/dialogue That must be him! The lower ranking Shadowhawk welcomed him home from the Hiram Mountains!

NPC:In that case, we now know who we're dealing with: Neops.

NPC:/dialogue When I read the person in the Hiram Mountains is human, I assumed he was either a member of the Crimson Watch turned evil or one of the Hiram.

NPC:So what is a Shadowhawk commander doing all the way in the Hiram Mountains?

NPC:And what does that have to do with the Hereafter Rebellion?

NPC:I just don't see the connection here...

NPC:/sigh Well, we overheard Pet... Neops talk about delivering cargo to the Hiram Mountains and that they're recruiting people in Mahadevi.

NPC:/dialogue We don't know what the cargo is, but they are preparing for another shipment of recruits and cargo soon.

NPC:/nope I took the liberty to inform the Windwhips about our findings, in exchange for their knowledge on this matter.

NPC:/gloomy One of their messengers should arrive shortly and brief us on the topic, so just sit tight for a second and enjoy a drink.

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Stage summary:

Speak with the Windwhip Messenger at the Golden Fable Harbor in Sanddeep.

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NPC:/dialogue Excuse me, Eltere? I'm sent by the Windwhips and am here to report on an important matter. Can we speak in private?

NPC:/surprise You can speak freely here. We all know about the Shadowhawk situation, so what can you tell us?

NPC:/dialogue Oh in that case... the Windwhip family has been investigating the activities of the Shadowhawks in Mahadevi for a while.

NPC:/excuse They found out that they have been recruiting people with the promise of a better life, to follow them to Auroria.

NPC:What about the cargo they are delivering to Auroria?

NPC:/conclude The cargo? Oh, the people that they recruit is what they consider their cargo. They have some malicious deal with the Abyssal Legion.

NPC:/gloomy So the Shadowhawks are recruiting people to go to Auroria, for a better life.

NPC:/no And then they sell them to that Abyssal Legion? Let me guess, they're some Kyrios loving fanatics too?

NPC:/dialogue Yes, but we do not know what exactly they are doing with the people, once they get to Auroria. One must assume, nothing good though.

NPC:/thank Alright, thank you for your help. This information gave us at least one or two new facts.

NPC:/conclude You are welcome. Oh, and one more thing, Eltere, but I must stress that this is just a rumor, not confirmed fact.

NPC:/dialogue People say they saw Queen Amarendra's Royal Guards spy around the Mahadevi Port and that she's recalled some of her troops from Halcyona.

NPC:The Queen?

NPC:/scratch Yes, lady Marian, the Queen. We do not know what her role is in all this, but we believe she might be involved.

NPC:/no There is no way Queen Amarendra is involved with that scum.

NPC:/dialogue Perhaps she's not involved with the Shadowhawks, but is conducting her own investigations? If people disappeared from Nuia, our King Andrion for sure would not sit still.

NPC:/dialogue You are probably right. The Shadowhawk we overheard said they had another 12 people ready to go. Who knows how many more they sent before that.

NPC:/gloomy So why are the Royal Guards spying around the Mahadevi Port?

NPC:It's much smaller and less traveled. I assume if the Shadowhawks want to ship their "cargo", they wouldn't want the attention they'd get at the Austeran port.

NPC:/dialogue The first smart thing, I ever heard you say, Isan!

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