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Scarlet's Secret Room

Scarlet's Secret Room is the first story episode of the Entanglement chapter of Living World Season 2.

Objectives[edit]

Alert from Braham
  • Check your mail.
Check on Taimi in the town of Prosperity.
  • Head to Scarlet's secret room.
  • Talk to Marjory.
  • Talk to Kasmeer.
  • Talk to Taimi.
  • Investigate the hole behind the bookcase.
  • Explore the tunnel.
  • Talk to Taimi.

Rewards[edit]

Walkthrough[edit]

The first thing you want to do is click on "Play Episode" in your story journal and read your newly-received mail (Living World, Season 2, Entanglement). Then head over to the Town of Prosperity and enter Scarlet's Secret Room. Talk to Marjory, Kasmeer, then Taimi. Go through the hole in the bookcase. Explore the tunnel inspecting each item with a green star Storyline (interface).png. Then talk with Taimi again.

NPCs[edit]

Allies[edit]

Objects[edit]

Dialogue[edit]

Mail.png

Braham Eirsson

Meet Back in Prosperity


Word reached me of some trouble in Dry Top. Prosperity was just attacked. I'm heading there to check on Taimi. Let's meet up and see if the kid's okay. Wolf guide you.

—Braham

In Scarlet's room[edit]

Braham Eirsson: Taimi? Taimi! Are you here?
Braham Eirsson: Taimi?
Taimi: I'm here. I'm okay. Scruffy protected me. Are you all okay?
Braham Eirsson: Oh. Phew. Yeah, we're okay too.
Taimi: Everything started to shake. I barely had time to get into Scruffy.
Rox: Is she okay, Braham?
Braham Eirsson: Yeah, she's okay. She hid in her golem.
Taimi: I didn't hide. I was collecting important data.
Braham Eirsson: Uh-huh.
Kasmeer Meade: Did I hear you say Taimi's okay?
Taimi: I'm fiiine. Golly.
Marjory Delaqua: What's happening?
Speaking with Marjory Delaqua
I feel like the whole world is falling out from under us.
Talk quest option tango.png I think we all feel that way. We've got a new dragon to contend with.
Nothing will ever be the same.
Talk quest option tango.png No. It won't. Mordremoth[1] did this. And it's only just starting.
Kasmeer Meade: M-M-M-Mordremoth? (hic)
Marjory Delaqua: Raises the stakes to a whole new level of awful, doesn't it?
Kasmeer Meade: Gods, we need a plan. What are we going to do?
Speaking with Kasmeer Meade
You really think all these vines are related to Mordremoth? All these deaths?
Talk quest option tango.png I'm quite certain.
What are we going to do?
Talk quest option tango.png We start by following Scarlet's trail.
Scarlet believed she had seen the bigger picture. It was part of her delusion. I don't think bringing down the Zephyrites was part of Scarlet's plan, but both she and the saboteur—
Talk quest option tango.png Talked about the destruction of Tyria. I know.
Aerin said a Tyrian leader would die. This makes me think someone—or something—was pulling his strings. That scares me the most about him.
Talk more option tango.png Trouble is, we have no idea who he meant.
It could be anyone, though the biggest threat to Mordremoth is probably Trahearne. I hate the thought that Queen Jennah could be in danger too.
Talk quest option tango.png He said several other strange things too.
Yes. Like, "It will be so pleased." And, "I've seen the bigger picture." He sounded so much like Scarlet, it was unnerving.
Talk quest option tango.png I suspect we can still learn from Scarlet, even posthumously.
Speaking with Taimi
For the record, I agree that this is Mordremoth's doing. It all started with Scarlet. We need to understand her. Did you see her voice recorder? Her books and papers?
Talk quest option tango.png I'm just glad you're okay. What have you learned here?
Lots of things! Like, Scarlet started with steam creatures, then graduated to aether and watchwork. She released a bunch of the steam creatures into the wild. Oh, and she killed Omadd.
Talk quest option tango.png Killed Omadd?
He was her last mentor. He experimented on her with his mind-widening device, and that's when she saw the Eternal Alchemy, or what she thought was it.
Talk quest option tango.png So she killed him for it?
No, she killed him because once he realized his device worked, he started looking at her like she was a lab rat—not like an assistant or student. He was going to experiment more on her.
Talk quest option tango.png I see. But surely Omadd wouldn't have hurt her?
Historically speaking, previous generations of asura—including Omadd's—viewed the sylvari as an anomaly to be studied. When the first sylvari arrived, many were...victimized in the interest of arcane knowledge.
Talk quest option tango.png Do you have any new insight into that drawing on the wall?
Actually, I do. Based on Scarlet's writings and her holographic recorder over there, I've come up with a theory. I think that's the representation of her vision.
Talk quest option tango.png Her vision?
Her mentor Omadd made a device that opened the mind. When she tried it, she had a vision. At the center is a symbol I've seen used to represent the Pale Tree.
Talk quest option tango.png And you think she drew that drawing after it?
Yes. She claimed that she had seen the Eternal Alchemy during the vision. The symmetrical elements in the drawing and the Pale Tree at the center lead me to that conclusion.
Talk quest option tango.png Why the Pale Tree?
In her vision, she saw the Pale Tree attacked by a thorn vine. She described it as doing terrible damage to the Pale Tree.
Talk quest option tango.png That sounds terrible. Did it bother her?
It pleased her. She even grew some thorny vines to strangle Omadd. The parallel with the vines from her vision is not lost on me.
Talk quest option tango.png What about ley lines? Have you learned anything new?
The most interesting thing of all! Scarlet theorized that our waypoint positioning coincides with the locations of the most powerful ley lines.
Talk quest option tango.png Was she right?
Likely, but not yet confirmed. I need to do more research. I need to better understand the elements that drew her to that conclusion.
Talk quest option tango.png Fascinating.
Talk end option tango.png I see.
Talk end option tango.png Oh. I see.
Talk end option tango.png I didn't. Hold that thought. I need to look around.
Marjory Delaqua: So were you able to figure out what Scarlet was doing here?
Taimi: She was studying ley lines. But I don't—
(earthquake)
Braham Eirsson: Hold on!
Kasmeer Meade: Oh! Oh! Oh my!
Kasmeer Meade: What's happening?
Rox: Hey. Come look at this. There's a passage behind this bookshelf.
Taimi: What? Get out of my way! Let me see!
Braham Eirsson: Settle down. Let the boss go in first.
Taimi: All right, but hurry up.
Rox: C'mon, Frostbite. Let's go.
Frostbite: (chirp)

Additional interactive objects[edit]

Interacting with the blueprints on the wall next to the door
This set of blueprints appears to have been redrawn several times. A coffin-like device has tentacles coming off it, in all directions.
Talk end option tango.png Leave.
Interacting with a book on the shelf
"The Nature of Dragons" by Ogden Stonehealer.
Talk quest option tango.png Read more.
Or, should I say the "Dragons of Nature"? Yes. Dragons have long been thought to be as much a part of Tyria as the sun, moon, land, and seas.
Talk quest option tango.png Read more.
No one, not even the dwarves, know how long they've been here. The jotun and the norn both have lingering stories passed down through the generations about the last rise of the dragons.
Talk quest option tango.png Read more.
Most scholars give these tales little credit, unfortunately, as so much time has passed. It was over ten thousand years ago that the dragons last returned to their slumber.
Talk quest option tango.png Read more.
The very existence of these tales, however, indicates that the dragons have awakened at least twice in history. (The word "mordremoth?" is heavily scratched into the margins.)
Talk quest option tango.png Read more.
Ancient documents, found now in the Durmand Priory's collection, reveal accounts passed down by other races such as the powerful Seers and even the human gods themselves.
Talk end option tango.png Leave.
Talk end option tango.png Not now.
Interacting with the folded scrap of paper near Ogden's book
This scrap of paper has handwriting on it. It says, "Note to self: explore the idea of a mobile waypoint. Can travel happen at my whim?"
Talk end option tango.png Leave.
Interacting with a book near the entryway
This handwritten notebook bears the stamp of Omadd, Scarlet's last mentor.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
The device works on the principle that the mind is connected to magic, and therefore, if properly opened, one should be able to grasp the entire Eternal Alchemy as a bird views the landscape far below.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
My sylvari assistant will try it next. I am hopeful that she, with her innate connection to the sylvari Dream, will be a better subject than those who've gone before.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
I've grown rather fond of her and would hate to have her mind broken as well. I've tweaked and twiddled the settings as described below. I'm sure she'll be fine.
Talk end option tango.png Leave.
Interacting with the paper to the right of Omadd's book
This sheet of paper says, "What could it be?" followed by a list of thoughts.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
1. An ancient pool of magic trapped beneath the surface of the world? Like those believed to infuse the waters at Bergen with healing properties?
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
2. A tear in the veil between here and the Mists? Perhaps the abundance of magic there is leaking into our world?
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
3. Ley lines? Could it be that they truly do exist? If so, this is where my life truly begins. Right here. Right now.
Talk end option tango.png Leave.
Talk end option tango.png Leave.
Interacting with the open book below Omadd's book
"A Treatise on the Mental Puppeteering of Golems" by Snaff.
Talk quest option tango.png Read more.
Some scholars theorize that magic flows through all things, that we swim in magic as fish swim in water, or as we ourselves live in air. This magic is said to ebb and flow via currents called ley lines.
Talk more option tango.png Read on.
Magic infuses everything in the world. The building blocks of reality are held together by magic. With the right connectors, manipulating magical elements with the mind becomes possible.
Talk quest option tango.png Read more.
The mind is a powerful and fragile quantity in the world equation and the Eternal Alchemy. It can move mountains, or it can be shattered like glass.
Talk quest option tango.png Read more.
My research has found a thread between magic and the mind. The two are linked. Where there is one, there must also be the other. The igniter is belief.
Talk end option tango.png Leave.
Interacting with the steam minotaur
A partially disassembled steam minotaur.
Talk end option tango.png Leave.

Underground[edit]

Interacting with a piece of paper on the back of the staircase
This piece of paper was torn from a book.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
Letters sent home from soldiers in the Kournan army have given us great insight into their lives. In the eleventh century A.E., their leader Varesh Ossa inspired great loyalty.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
In one particular speech, Ossa praised her military and encouraged them to use their persuasive abilities to build the power of Kourna from the inside.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
She said, "If properly convinced, you can get whole groups of lesser creatures to work toward your goals without them realizing they're not working for themselves."
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
Ossa cites the alliance between centaurs and Kournan craftspeople as an example. Together, they produced better armor and weapons, and they provided for the Kournan people's day-to-day needs.
Talk quest option tango.png Leave.
Interacting with a book on the ground
This notebook, titled "Research Notes," has a complex set of equations, drawings, and engineering blueprints.
(If an engineer)
Talk quest option tango.png Examine it from an engineer's point of view.
Scarlet was obviously researching how to tap and control strong magical currents, even stronger than most asuran devices channel.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
She mentions the research of several asuran geniuses and utilizes many of their recognized equations as the foundation for future research into magic conductors.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
It seems that her primary challenge was that most metals and woods used in constructing magic conductors can't withstand the flow and break apart before being useful.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
She claims that she finally found success with dredge metals tempered in Flame Legion pyres.
Talk quest option tango.png Leave.
(If not an engineer)
Talk quest option tango.png Leave it.
Interacting with the book on a stool
"A History of Dry Top" by Nicholas Sanford[sic], 1070 A.E.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
Now a barren landscape, this rounded basin may have held water many millennia ago. Sand now covers everything, blowing on the wind and eroding all—rocks and inhabitants alike.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
Unknown sentient beings once built fragile hillside homes high on the cliffsides. Some structures still linger but will also fall victim to the blowing sand and hot sun.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
The area attracts outlaws on the run with something to hide. Or those who are unwelcome among civilized folk for one reason or another. This makes the area dangerous to travelers such as me and Yakkington.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
Migrating centaur packs come through here, it seems. There is evidence that they once had a refuge here. A large tree trunk, quite out of place, could have been one of their sacred trees.
Talk quest option tango.png Read on.
Despite appearances, this waterless area is far from lifeless, and it serves as the doorway into the Maguuma Jungle, a region of uncontrollable growth, life, and often death.
Talk quest option tango.png Leave.
Interacting with a book on a table
On the open page of this book, Scarlet drew a route leading up and out of her tunnel to a higher region of Dry top.
Talk quest option tango.png Examine it.
The points on Scarlet's map trace a path winding across this higher region of Dry Top to some unknown destination, where she drew crisscrossing lightning bolts.
Talk quest option tango.png Leave.
Talking to Taimi again
Did you find something? You found something, didn't you?
Talk more option tango.png Scarlet left a map showing that she headed someplace to the southwest.
I bet it leads to the ley line she discovered.
Talk end option tango.png You stay here with the others for now. I'm going to see where this takes me.

My story[edit]

Prosperity's Mystery loading screen.jpg

After Braham notified me of an attack on the Dry Top town of Prosperity, I headed out there to check on Taimi.

We found that Taimi was okay, despite the horrible destruction of Prosperity. The upheaval caused by the vines, however, revealed a secret passage behind Scarlet's bookcase. In the tunnels under her room, I found a map tracing her route to some unknown destination to the southwest.

My story

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ During the original release, Entanglement, this was the first instance in mainline storytelling that Mordremoth's name was given directly. This caused confusion for some players who felt that they had missed some prior hint or mention. This has been remedied by adding a new line to one of the interactable items in the previous episode, Prosperity's Mystery. See the Dialogue section and Notes.