Warden Zarael
Greeting
"I am Zarael, Archivist of the Celestial Citadel. We need materials for relic crafting - only the finest will do."
Dialogue Topics
The Fallen Seraphs
The fallen seraphs were once the celestial host's finest warriors -- brothers and sisters of Zariel, Seraphiel, and the other archangels. Azrakael the Fallen One corrupted them, turning their holy power against them. They walk the Sky Temple now, their golden wings blackened, their holy light turned to death. Archangel Zariel says killing them is mercy. She says they're in pain. She says she recognizes every one of their faces.
The Corrupt Seraphs
The corrupt seraphs are worse than the fallen ones. They're not just twisted -- they're willing. They chose Azrakael's side in the Celestial War, and they serve him still. They wield corrupted holy power -- blessings that burn, wards that imprison, light that kills. Seraphiel says they're the most dangerous enemies in the Citadel. They know the Citadel's defenses. They helped build them.
The Void Serpent
The void serpent coils through the Sky Temple's lower levels -- a creature of pure void energy, summoned by Azrakael to undermine the Citadel's foundations. It's not a physical being. It's a tear in reality, shaped like a snake. Uriel says it's eating the wards that keep the Citadel aloft. If it succeeds, the Citadel falls. And everything below it burns.
The Abyssal Dragon
The abyssal dragon is Azrakael's mount -- a great beast of void and death, the corrupted remains of a celestial dragon. It circles the Citadel's spires, breathing death on the defenders. Archangel Zariel says it was once the Celestial Court's noblest dragon. Azrakael rode it into battle when he was still an angel. Now it serves the void. She says killing it will pain her. She says she'll do it anyway.
The Void Behemoth
The void behemoth has reached the Citadel. The same creature that guards the Sunken Empire's trench has climbed from the abyssal rift below the Citadel, bringing the void's full force against the celestial host. It's massive -- too large for the corridors it walks through, but the void doesn't care about physics. It cares about destruction. And it's very good at destruction.
The Dracolich
A dracolich has appeared in the Citadel -- the same kind of void-puppet dragon that haunts the Sunken Empire's trench. But this one is different. It wears the bones of a celestial dragon -- one of the original dragons who served the gods. Azrakael found its remains in the rift and raised it. Zariel says it's an abomination. She says it must be destroyed, even though its bones deserve rest. Even in death, the Corruptor's influence denies the dead their peace.
task
The Citadel's relics require rare materials. Gather them from the deepest nodes.
warden
I am Zarael, Archivist of the Celestial Citadel. We need materials for relic crafting - only the finest will do.