Online:Aldarch Colaste

Aldarch Colaste is a High Elf priest in charge of the shrines at Torinaan.
 

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As you near her, you can hear her praying.
:"The Heart of Mara beats within my breast. Keep and sustain me. Keep and sustain me." 
Speak with her.
:''"Thank the Eight and all the Stars in the sky. You've got to help me. I can't keep them contained much longer."
:What's going on here?
:"Torinaan has been assaulted by Daedric energies and foul beasts. This is a holy site, a beacon of divine light to the faithful. Now the penitent writhe with foul magics while scamps and clannfear rampage through her fields."
:How do we set things right?
:"The shrines themselves fuel this evil. I can feel it. Cleanse the shrines, and you should be able to strike at the source of the corruption. I need to hold the ward here. I hate to ask, but...  "
:Don't worry. I'll cleanse the shrines.
:"I can feel Mara's smile on my face. For the first time in hours. Good luck. "
::How did this start? 
:::"I'm not entirely sure. We received a retinue of penitents - led by none other than High Kinlady Estre herself. I was walking between the shrines, talking to Monastic Nenaron, when the screaming began."
:::Estre's a traitor, and a Daedric cultist. She leads the Veiled Heritance.
:::"She what? No doubt she's behind this, then. Some kind of ploy of distraction.  Mara's Heart! That we could live to see such times."
:::What happened after the screaming began?
:::"I tried to help those I could. But the penitents went mad with fear. Daedra boiled up from the central shrine, burning and killing as they went.  The "Prince" behind this is a fiend."
:::Daedric prince? Any idea which one's behind this?
:::"If I had to guess? The stench in the air. The pain of the afflicted. Dagon. Mehrunes Dagon. It's his razor that cuts across my heart, I fear. May he drown in the Font of Harmony. Yech."
::Why weren't you corrupted?
:::"I am an Aldarch. And an old one, at that. I may not be much good in a fight. But the touch of a Daedric lord? Pah.  No part of my soul wants to traffic with the likes of them." 
:::You mentioned a Monastic?
::::"I'm ashamed to say I left Nenaron inside. I dropped a quick rune of protection on the ground for him. Mara knows if he's still alive.  I tried to get him moving, but he kept raving about some relics. Silly, stupid mer. "
::Were you casting a spell there?
:::"Stars yes, a ward. To keep the corrupted contained. It's taking a lot out of me, to be honest with you.  But Mara keeps and preserves me. As she always has. I'll be fine."
::How do I cleanse the shrines?
:::I'm certain solutions will present themselves. There's no telling what this corruption has done to the holy sites.  The Divines will want you to re-sanctify their spaces, certainly. They're watching, always. "

Speaking to her after your errand:
:"Hail, my new friend! The touch of the divine inspired me, told me you'd succeeded in your task. Is it true?"
:The same voice spoke to me. I think the shrines are cleansed. 
:"Fivefold venerations be upon you! I knew. I knew the moment we met that you were sent by the Divines.  And, truly, the Divines have more to say to you."
:What do you mean?
:"Follow me, my young friend. And find out."''

Speak to her after seeing the culprit's identity.
:''"Estre. The High Kinlady herself. I can't believe it, though I've seen it now with my own eyes."
:What now, Aldarch?
:"I return to my work. The corruption fades, and the penitents will need guidance now more than ever.  You, gods-touched. You must seek and stop the blasphemer. Her profanity must be ended."

Speaking to her after the quest:
:"I wish you the strength of Mara's heart and the protection of Auri-El's scales. Good luck, my friend."''