Valyren
*Valyren stares at you icily*
I'll be going now.
Curses upon you, lowlander. Our ancestors were right to shield Asterkarn from your venom.{^n}{^n}Never speak to me again.
But how did you know...
I am a mystic, you filth. You defied my ancestors and defiled my brother's spirit in turn. The mountains already speak of your transgressions.{^n}{^n}May banshees tear apart your soul.
I'll be going now.
I'll be going now.
I can feel my brother's spirit is at rest. You have my thanks, lowlander.{^n}{^n}May the eternal winds of Amatok guide your steps and shield you from winter's bitter bite.
It was the right thing to do.
You have wandered far from your own hearth, lowlander.{^n}{^n}Tread with care, these lands are not as still as they seem. The wind carries voices, and the earth remembers spilled blood.
I will be careful.
Have you had any luck up in the mountains?
I have it here. Where is the shrine again?
That's it! The necklace!{^n}{^n}Please take it to the Midwinter shrine nearby. Speak my brother's name, Arvin, as you place it upon the stone and all should be made right.{^n}{^n}This is great news. I'll see you back in Kurnhold!
I will handle it.
Where do you think the necklace might be?
Up beyond Pilgrim's Rest are the Aurora Peaks. These grand mountains have long held spiritual significance to my people. My brother Arvin often spoke fervently of rekindling this severed connection.{^n}{^n}The avalanche would have occurred somewhere along the path to the Roof of the World, which our ancestors once traveled to reach the sacred site.
I will search for him.
I'm sure I'll find it.
I have heard of you, lowlander. You are the one who arrived in Kurnhold not long ago, seeking audience with the chieftain.
That's right.
If you made it this far, then you have seen firsthand the threats one must overcome to make it to the Roof of the World. Yet what lies ahead is worse still.{^n}{^n}Despite these challenges and the warnings of our elders, my brother recently attempted the journey on his own to pay reverence to the ancestors. He never made it back to Kurnhold and I can sense that his spirit is troubled.{^n}{^n}I fear the recent avalanche has claimed his life. I set out to find his remains, but I lack the strength to continue and must turn back to Kurnhold.
I'm sorry. Can I help?
You would help a complete stranger? And a Kurn at that? Given the circumstances, I will gladly accept.{^n}{^n}If my brother has perished as I fear, then he lies dead with his final rites unspoken. His spirit will wander restlessly through the snows.{^n}{^n}I know he brought with him a memento passed down through the generations in our family.{^n}{^n}If you could search the Aurora Peaks where the snow lies thickest, keep your eyes open for his remains, and the heirloom he carried. It pains me that I cannot do this myself but, if you find the memento, please deliver it to the Midwinter shrine here at the base of the mountain.{^n}{^n}Place the necklace upon the altar and speak my brother's name: Arvin. My hope is that our ancestors will welcome him in the beyond.
Is this the heirloom?
You've already found it? Bless you, lowlander!{^n}{^n}Please take it to the Midwinter shrine nearby. Speak my brother's name, Arvin as you place it upon the stone and all should be made right.{^n}{^n}I will see you back in Kurnhold before the mountain claims me as well.
I will handle it.
I need a minute.
I will recover your heirloom.
I'm sorry. I cannot help you.
A tragic tale, but I need to go.
Yes, and I'm very busy. Farewell.
You have wandered far from your own hearth, lowlander.{^n}{^n}Tread with care, these lands are not as still as they seem. The wind carries voices, and the earth remembers spilled blood.
I will be careful.
