Dark Court
Realm of the Dark Fey
Queen Leanansidhe rules an ancient realm of vampiric Fey.
Black Beauties
Chase the Kelpies.
Complete this quest to earn 100 Souls.
Hero: As we were about to cross a dark river in the underworld...
Hero: ...Avina approached me.
Avina: Up ahead, do you see that?
Hero: Horses?
Avina: Horses, yes. But not just any horses.
Hero: Oh?
Avina: I believe it’s a Kelpie - a River Horse. Let’s follow it.
Hero: Okay.
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Follow the Kelpie.Kelpie: Grrrrrrr....The River Horse: Hippocampus, Kelpie, Nyx, Vodyanoi
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Defeat the Kelpies.Kelpie: Grrrrr.....Coursing Horses: Kelpie, Kelpie, Kelpie, Kelpie
Avina: There WERE Kelpies!
Hero: Kelpies?
Avina: A Fey horse that snatches travelers and drowns them
Hero: I see.
Avina: There’s more to it than that though.
Hero: Oh?
Avina: They are creatures of the Dark Court. I’ve been searching for it!
Hero: Aha!
Hounds of Darkness
Defend against the Sluagh.
Complete this quest to earn 100 Souls.
Avina: The Dark Court is home to the Dark Fey.
Hero: Dark Fey?
Avina: Yes. One of the oldest courts of Fey. They are of interest to me.
Hero: Why?
Avina: For many decades, I have wondered about the origins of vampires.
Hero: I see...
Avina: Ahead I see more of their minions. Perhaps they hold the knowledge I seek.
Hero: Okay.
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Defend against the Sluagh.Sluagh: Grrrrrrrr!Scouting Hound: Cat Sith, Kelpie, Sluagh, Sluagh
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Defeat all the Sluagh.Sluagh: RAWWWRRRR!Ravenous Pack: Sluagh, Sluagh, Sluagh, Kelpie
Avina: Those hounds were the Sluagh - hunting dogs of the Dark Court.
Hero: Okay.
Avina: That means the court must be close. I’m certain it holds answers.
Hero: Why?
Avina: As you’ve seen, these Dark Fey creatures drain magical power.
Hero: Yes.
Avina: They feed off it in much the same way we vampires feed off blood.
Hero: I see.
Dark Knights Rising
Approach the Dark Court.
Complete this quest to earn 100 Souls.
Avina: Those trees up ahead - I believe the Dark Court will be in that forest.
Hero: Why?
Avina: Being a mortal perhaps you do not sense it.
Hero: I don’t.
Avina: There is a power there... A hunger... All too familiar to me.
Hero: Sounds friendly...
Avina: Perhaps their queen, Leanansidhe, will speak with us.
Hero: Unlikely, I suspect.
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Defeat the Dark Court guards.Dark Knight: The Queen demands you submit!Dark Guardians: Dark Knight, Dark Knight, Sluagh, Kelpie
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Enter the Dark Court.Dark Knight: On your knees, filth!Leanansidhe’s Guard: Dark Knight, Dark Knight, Dark Knight, Kelpie
Avina: As you feared, old friend, the Dark Fey are hostile.
Hero: And hungry...
Avina: Hungry...yes. Now we are close to them, I feel a connection.
Hero: You do?
Avina: Yes. We are related...Perhaps they visited Krystara long ago.
Hero: Perhaps.
Avina: Perhaps Queen Leanansidhe will know more.
Hero: We’ll see.
Queen of Darkness
Learn what you can from Leanansidhe.
Complete this quest to earn 100 Souls.
Avina: We are here at last - the Dark Court.
Hero: Indeed.
Avina: It’s Dark Queen awaits. So does battle, I fear.
Hero: I agree.
Avina: But if we never confront her, we will never know.
Hero: Just so.
Avina: Even if she will not speak with us, there is much we may learn.
Hero: Let’s find out.
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Defeat Leanansidhe.Leanansidhe: You will be nothing but husks!Leanansidhe: Dark Knight, Sluagh, Leanansidhe, Kelpie
Avina: Well, I learned one thing.
Hero: What’s that?
Avina: Though they may be ancient... Though we may be related...
Hero: Yes?
Avina: They are neither wiser not stronger than my kin in the lands above.
Hero: So it seems.
Avina: And perhaps eternal thirst is only part of our curse.
Hero: Perhaps.