Bottle Your Emotions
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Bottle Your Emotions
- Year
- 1335 AE / 1845 CC
- Storyline
- End of Dragons
- Chapter
- What Lies Within
- Location
- Reactor Station
(Naksi Bay)
College of Synergetics
(Rata Sum)
Brokentooth Maw
(Terra Combusta)
Inner Chamber
(Tarir, the Forgotten City)
Salt Flats
(Desert Highlands) - Level
- 80
- Preceded by
- A Plan Emerges
- Followed by
- Emotional Release
Bottle Your Emotions is the second story step of What Lies Within.
Objectives[edit]
- Head to the Yong Reactor station in New Kaineng City to explore emotions related to Mai Trin.
- Head to the Yong Reactor station in New Kaineng City to explore emotions related to Mai Trin.
- Greet Yao.
- Examine the memorial to Mai Trin.
- Find a way to pay respects at Mai's memorial.
- Reflect on your feelings with Yao.
- Collect potent emotions for the Recollector.
- Collect potent emotions using the Recollector.: x/3
- Confer with your friends to decide which emotions to explore next.
- (Optional) Explore emotions related to memories of Blish.
- (Optional) Explore emotions related to memories of Cinder.
- (Optional) Explore emotions related to memories of Aurene.
- (Optional) Explore emotions related to memories of Vlast.
Bottle Your Emotions: Blish[edit]
- Head to the College of Synergetics in Rata Sum to explore emotions related to Blish.
- Greet Gorrik.
- Look through Blish's old research papers, records, and experimental projects housed in the college archives.
- Reflect on your feelings with Gorrik.
Bottle Your Emotions: Cinder[edit]
- Head to Brokentooth Maw in Blazeridge Steppes to explore emotions related to Cinder.
- Greet Chul-Moo.
- Talk to the Shatter Warband members to hear their memories and perspectives on Cinder.
- Reflect on your feelings with Chul-Moo.
Bottle Your Emotions: Aurene[edit]
- Head to the inner chamber of Tarir in Auric Basin to explore emotions related to Aurene.
- Greet Rama.
- Examine the birthplace of Aurene.
- Fish in the nearby pools and reminisce.
- Reflect on your feelings with Rama.
Bottle Your Emotions: Vlast[edit]
- Head to the Salt Flats in the Desert Highlands to explore emotions related to Vlast.
- Greet Taimi.
- Explore the area for mementos from the past.
- Examine the scorched ground still remaining from years ago.
- Reflect on your feelings with Taimi.
Rewards[edit]
Walkthrough[edit]
Go to the Yong Reactor, and speak with Yao to start the first section. Examine the memorial to Mai Trin near Reactor Station. Once you have, flowers will appear on the map; pick one, take it to the memorial. Alternatively, several fishing circles will appear; catch a fish and take it to the memorial. Examine the memorial again to trigger a memory of Mai Trin. If you chose a fish instead of flowers, a cat (in memory of all of Mai Trin's cats) will come along and happily partake of some of it. Once you've viewed the memory, speak with Yao again.
You will need to pick two of the remaining four possible memories to finish this story mission. After discussing your memories of Mai Trin with Yao, speak with them to choose the first one. Pick the second after you complete the first.
If you choose memories of Blish, travel to the College of Synergetics in Rata Sum. Speak with Gorrik to start this section. After speaking with him, four documents from Blish's college days will be highlighted, two on either side of Gorrik. Each one will trigger a different memory of Blish when interacted with. Interact with all four, then speak with Gorrik again.
If you choose memories of Cinder, travel to 
Brokentooth Maw Waypoint — in Blazeridge Steppes. Chul-Moo will be waiting outside the fort, east and very slightly south of the waypoint. Talk to him to start this section. Then, speak with four members of the Shatter Warband (locations marked by green stars on the minimap). As they tell you their memories of Cinder, you will experience your own memories of her. After speaking with all of them, go back to Chul-Moo and talk with him again.
If you choose memories of Aurene, travel to 
Inner Chamber — in Auric Basin by going down the hole next to Forgotten City Waypoint — . You will not be able to access this if the Octovine event is taking place so be sure to check the event timer and not attempt this step while it is active. Talk to Rama inside of the chamber and then examine the central plinth to reveal three fishing spots. Fish at each spot to get memories of Aurene (and a Pyrite Dorado) and then talk to Rama once more.
If you choose memories of Vlast, travel to Salt Flats in Desert Highlands. Taimi is waiting at the top of Godfall Tower — . Speak to her and then search for small pieces of Vlast's scales and forged metal (one is to the southeast a short bit away from the ramp up the plateau with the tower, another is to the west on the level just below where Taimi is standing, and the third is north-northwest on a raised part of the ground below the plateau). Return to the blast site where Vlast died and then head to Taimi for a final talk.
After you have reflected on the memories of two of the four possible people the mission is complete.
Achievements[edit]
| Bottle Your Emotions | What Lies Within | 1
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|---|---|---|
| Meet with Gorrik, Taimi, and Yao.Journal: Bottle Your Emotions | Completed Bottle Your Emotions | 1
|
- Complete the story mission.
NPCs[edit]
- Captain Mai Trin (as ghostly memory)
- Marjory Delaqua (as ghostly memory)
- Yao
- Bottle Your Emotions: Aurene
- Aurene (as ghostly memory)
- Detective Rama
- Bottle Your Emotions: Blish
- Bottle Your Emotions: Cinder
- Bottle Your Emotions: Vlast
Objects[edit]
- Bottle Your Emotions: Blish
Dialogue[edit]
New Kaineng City[edit]
- Talking with Yao
- Yao: Hey, Commander. So, Kaineng, huh? Least it's convenient... heh.
- <Character name>: Yeah.
- Yao: Sorry, I don't mean to pry. I just...
- Yao: Hey. At any point, if you... get worked up... I'm here. Dealing with this stuff is hard. Most people won't even try.
- Yao: For what it's worth... I think it's pretty damn brave to do this. And yeah... I'll be here. That's all...
- <Character name>: Thank you, Yao. Suppose I should get started
- Interacting with Memorial to Mai Trin
- This memorial honors Mai Trin, erected in the aftermath of the reactor station explosion. It stands here in commemoration of her sacrifice.
No life is purely good or evil. Ultimately, we're the the sum of our choices.
This is a lot to think about. I need a moment.
- After offering either Naksi Bay Fish or Flowers to the Memorial of Mai Trin
- Captain Mai Trin: (sigh) Yeah. You said that. I can't change who I was, but I won't give up on who I want to be.
- Marjory Delaqua: And who, pray tell, is that?
- Captain Mai Trin: I don't know. Someone... better.
- Returning to Yao
- Yao: Hey...how are you feeling?
- <Character name>: Mai Trin was...selfish. Killed innocent people without a second thought.
- <Character name>: And...I owe my life to her.
- Yao: I didn't know her well. Our first real introduction was...terrible. But I did get the impression she felt lost.
- Yao: Finding your place can be tough. She probably thought the Aetherblades were where she belonged.
- Yao: But then she hit a point where she realizes what she was doing didn't align with the person she wanted to be.
- Yao: And she started thinking less about being accepted by pirates and more about...being acceptable to herself.
- <Character name>: Doesn't excuse her actions. Not one bit.
- Yao: Gods, no! She murdered people. Maybe just...acknowledge that she tried to do something right at the end. Not everybody does.
- Speaking again with Yao
- Yao: What do you think, Commander? What emotions are you going to explore next?
I think it's time I revisit some of my feelings about Blish.- I think it's time I revisit some of my feelings about Cinder.
- I think it's time I revisit some of my feelings about Aurene.
- I think it's time I revisit some of my feelings about Vlast.
- I'm not sure yet. I need more time to decide.
Intermediate dialogues[edit]
Rata Sum (if chose Blish)[edit]
- Approaching Gorrik
- Gorrik: Commander, over here!
- Talking with Gorrik
- Gorrik: Just reading through some of Blish's old papers...
- Gorrik: His professors always kept copies of his work as examples for future students.
- <Character name>: Wow. He must've been at the top of his classes.
- Gorrik: Academic competition was fierce! Especially in Cybernetic Systems II. The results of that course are...highly contested.
- Gorrik: Whatever you do, don't bring it up to Taimi. It's a lingering sore spot for her...
- <Character name>: Noted. Mind if I have a look?
- Gorrik: Not at all. Blish would've been thrilled people still read his work. I'd recommend his Consciousness Transferals papers.
- Gorrik: Though, his newest work was some of his most riveting. He was prepping it for publication, but...he ran out of time...
- Interacting with the different objects
- Research Notes: The archives at the College of Synergetics are full of Blish's research from his time here. Blish's research notes remain intact, but signs of wear suggest they're frequently referenced.
- Skim research notes.
- You skim through pages of meticulous graphs and precise data. Nearby a set of deft equations, someone has penciled in a single word: "Genius!" You can't help but feel the handwriting looks familiar.
- Seems like many people will remember you for a long time, Blish.
- This is bringing back some difficult memories. I need a moment.
- Blish: Brother...friends... The horror. I...I couldn't see, hear, speak, move. No sense of space or time. Only nothingness.
- Blish: I would prefer not to experience that again.
- Dissertation: The archives at the College of Synergetics are full of Blish's research from his time here. This print copy of his dissertation is well worn.
- Browse dissertation.
- You imagine students reading this would feel inspired by the passion transcending his pages. You, however, feel a growing pit in your stomach, its hollowness akin to the void left by a dear friend.
- I think I need to step away now.
- This is bringing back some difficult memories. I need a moment.
- Blish: (sighs) Seeing her again... (clears throat) I'm supposed to be dead. Science gave me a second chance. I WILL make it count.
- Synergetics Database
- Blish: Take care of Gorrik. Tell him—tell him his big brother is sorry. And...Taimi, too.
- Blish: And...stop keeping secrets from each other. All of you.
- Study Abstract
- Blish: Come back for me when the storm passes. We've come too far to give in now.
- Returning to Gorrik
- <Character name>: Gorrik, I shouldn't have dragged you here.
- Gorrik: Commander...I knew from the moment you told me what this was going to be about. (pause) I wanted to be here with you.
- <Character name>: When I was with him...I had no idea he was planning... I'm sorry.
- Gorrik: He would've been so proud of what we accomplished. And that you still remember him.
- <Character name>: Gorrik...
- Gorrik: It took me a while to accept that his sacrifice was necessary. And it was his choice. We have to honor that. It's okay.
- Speaking again with Gorrik (if not the final emotion)
- Gorrik: What do you think, Commander? What emotions are you going to explore next?
I think it's time I revisit some of my feelings about Cinder.- I think it's time I revisit some of my feelings about Aurene.
- I think it's time I revisit some of my feelings about Vlast.
- I'm not sure yet. I need more time to decide.
- If this was the third emotion
- <Character name>: I think I'm ready now. Should probably get back to the mine.
Blazeridge Steppes (if chose Cinder)[edit]
- Speaking with Chul-Moo
- Chul-Moo: Yao told me about...about how you'd be up this way.
- Chul-Moo: Interesting place.
- <Character name>:Well...I'll get to it, then.
- Chul-Moo:Sure. Do what you have to do.
- Talking to Azar Shattersoul
- Azar Shattersoul: Hm?
- Why'd you decide to fight alongside Cinder Steeltemper?
- I trusted her.
- Why's that?
- Never gave me a reason not too.
- To your knowledge?
- Don't know if you're fishing for dirt on her or what, but you won't find it here. She was a good leader and a good person. Nobody like her before or since.
- She had the respect of her warband. I get it.
- Don't know if you're fishing for dirt on her or what, but you won't find it here. She was a good leader and a good person. Nobody like her before or since.
- Never mind. I need a moment.
- Cinder Steeltemper: Ryland and I came up in the fahrar together. He bailed us out more times than I can count.
- Cinder Steeltemper: He's always trying to do what's right. That's why he's got our loyalty.
- Talking to Vita Shatterhorn
- Vita Shatterhorn: You got somethin' to say or what?
- Can I ask about Cinder Steeltemper?
- She was sharp. And not just in the fahrar. Had this way of knowing what ya needed before you even said anything. That's rare, especially for someone that young. But...she'd seen a lot already...
- Battle has a way of aging you beyond your years...
- So does the company you keep. Ryland was a good soldier, but...he made some bad calls. And Cinder went along with him. Look where it got her.
- Tragic, but sadly not uncommon.
- Never mind. I need a moment.
- Cinder Steeltemper: It just means we have to be better. The Steel Warband's earned its reputation, and we intend to keep it.
- Talking to Prax Shatterbolt
- Prax Shatterbolt: Need something?
- Can I ask you about Cinder Steeltemper?
- Wouldn't be around today if not for her. None of us would. She always put our safety before hers. Just who she was. You probably know the type.
- Suppose I do. Have to respect selflessness like that.
- If you were in her warband, she'd put her life on the line. But if you were on the other side of the battlefield, you were toast. She'd burn you to ashes.
- All's fair in war, I guess.
- Never mind. I need a moment.
- Cinder Steeltemper: Save it. I've learned plenty. Seen and done plenty. Old heads aren't the only ones fit too lead.
- Talking to Tyto Shatterfang
- Tyto Shatterfang: Yeah? What do you want?
- What do you remember about Cinder Steeltemper?
- Strong as hell, for one thing. In battle, but also...the way she did things. When she made up her mind somethin', she was gonna see it through. Made me wanna do the same.
- Perseverance is admirable, both on and off the battlefield.
- Yeah, but it only gets you so far. Her biggest mistake was getting captured. Once you're in enemy hands, the show's over. The rules of war, you know?
- Unfortunately, I do.
- Never mind. I need a moment.
- Cinder Steeltemper: Ry?
- Returning to Chul-Moo
- Chul-Moo: You look shaken up...
- <Character name>: I'm...tired.
- Chul-Moo: Look, you're gonna screw something up for someone. That's just how it goes.
- <Character name>: Cinder is dead because because I let the parley happen.
- Chul-Moo: You didn't kill Cinder—Smodur did.
- Chul-Moo: All you can do is look out for those counting on you and choose what you believe is right.
- <Character name>: Cinder was...on the wrong side. Same with all those researchers. But they didn't deserve—
- Chul-Moo: Everyone think's leading is easy. But it's not black and white.
- Chul-Moo: And if things go south and people get hurt, it's all on you.
- Chul-Moo: People look at you like you don't care. When really, it eats at you. But you can't show them. You have to be strong.
- Chul-Moo: But they're right: someone got hurt—or worse—because of you. No matter how good you are at what you do, it happens.
- <Character name>: I know.
- Chul-Moo: It gets to you. Just find your own way to deal with it.
- If this was the third emotion
- <Character name>: I think I'm ready now. Should probably get back to the mine.
Auric Basin (if chose Aurene)[edit]
- Approaching Rama
- Detective Rama: Hey, Commander. Not a bad stop for my first time out this way.
- <Character name>: Ah, that's right. Hopefully not the last?
- Detective Rama: We'll see, Never thought much about it. Never needed to. Until you, let's say, opened the door.
- <Character name>: That's one way to put it. Well, I should get to this.
- Detective Rama: Good luck. You hit trouble, you know where I am.
- Examining the Egg Chamber
- This is where Aurene's Egg once incubated. Her birthplace.
- I remember when we first met. So much has happened since.
- This is bringing back some difficult memories. I need a moment.
- Aurene: I can't explain what's about to happen, Champion...
- Aurene: But I want to share it with you.
- Northeast fish
- Aurene: All this time, I've been searching for the purpose of the Elder Dragon.
- Aurene: I think I know now.
- South fish
- Aurene: I no longer fear death.
- Northwest fish
- Aurene: Don't worry. I'm always with you.
- Aurene: Scion and Champion.
- Back at Rama
- Detective Rama: How'd it go?
- <Character name>: Watched Aurene hatch. She was one cute baby.
- Detective Rama: Nice. Least you got a positive experience this time around.
- <Character name> When Aurene first hatched, I felt our bond instantly. Now it's...hard to imagine life without her...
- Detective Rama: I guess that's how you know it really meant something: losing it hurts, but...it's worth it anyway.
- <Character name>: Do you believe that?
- Detective Rama: Eh...sure? Maybe...
- Detective Rama: Yeah. Yeah, I do. Just remind me once in a while, will ya?
- Speaking again with Rama (if not the final emotion)
- Rama: What do you think, Commander? What emotions are you going to explore next?
- I think it's time I revisit some of my feelings about Blish.
- I think it's time I revisit some of my feelings about Cinder.
- I think it's time I revisit some of my feelings about Vlast.
- I'm not sure yet. I need more time to decide.
- If this was the third emotion
- <Character name>: I think I'm ready now. Should probably get back to the mine.
Desert Highlands (if chose Vlast)[edit]
- Approaching Taimi
- Taimi: Commander! Hey! Uh, arid enough for ya up here?
- Taimi: I'm not good at this...but I wanted to be here with you and, y'know, pay my respects...
- <Character name>: I barely knew him, then he was gone.
- Taimi: He did a lot of good in the time he had. That's for sure.
- Northwest Shard of Vlast
- A small, yellow crystal shard is embedded in the sand, easily hidden by the similarly colored grasses growing around it.
- Items may be lost to time, but I'll make sure your sacrifice is remembered.
- This is bringing back some difficult memories. I need a moment.
- Northern Dragon Scale
- A dragon scale lies mostly buried in the sand from years of desert winds slowly shifting the landscape.
- The desert may change, but your impact on this world will not, Vlast.
- This is bringing back some difficult memories. I need a moment.
- Southeast Forged Metal
- Twisted shard of metal, pockmarked from harsh sandstorms, lie among the scorch marks.
- I'd never forget Forged metal. Nor could I forget your heroism.
- This is bringing back some difficult memories. I need a moment.
- Scorched Ground
- Vlast: I feel trapped in this role...in this "legacy." I yearn for freedom, but I cannot turn away from these responsibilities.
- Vlast: To do so would doom the mortal races to certain destruction. And perhaps myself as well.
- Vlast: But then again...there is a kind of freedom in death, is there not?
- Returning to Taimi
- Taimi: You okay?
- <Character name>: I didn't know him long. But he sacrificed his life to save mine. To save Aurene's.
- Taimi: Vlast was expected to give himself for the world, no questions asked. He knew from the start exactly how his life had to be.
- Taimi: He'd either live to fulfill Glint's legacy or die to save it in the process. Either way, he knew how it would end.
- <Character name>: I can't even imagine.
- Taimi: Yeah... Well, if anyone knew Vlast, it was Aurene.
- Taimi: Maybe he figured if his legacy was already set, he'd only go along with it knowing she'd be okay.
- Taimi: And by saving you, he knew he'd be saving her. So, he did fulfill his legacy. Glint's legacy. But on his own terms.
- Taimi: There is a kind of freedom in that.
- If this was the third emotion
- <Character name>: I think I'm ready now. Should probably get back to the mine.
My story[edit]
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Notes[edit]
- You will not be able to access the inner chamber of Tarir (for the Aurene memory) if the Octovine event is taking place.
