Samael

== Description ==
Samael is an NPC that will grant you the Starkindred Oath. He is located in the hidden area in the Derelict Highchurch, go down the trapdoor ladder and walk around the library interacting with a purple book on a bookshelf; one of them will open a room. He will be found to the left of the Celestial. 
His aspect is hidden by his mask, and even so there are no distinguishable racial features that we know of.
== Dialogue ==
Samael: A lost pilgrim enters the cocoon. Do you seek salvation, or perhaps redemption itself?
1. I'm not a pilgrim.
Samael: Curious. How did a heretic such as yourself find your way to this place of worship, then? Do you seek the faith? Did the will of The Stars Above bring you here, past all of our previous failures?
2. The Stars Above?
Samael: As above, so below... Surely, the world we reside in is a manifestation of Their will, above. The faith is shaped by the Stars, and it is humanity's will to follow. Truly, our faith is not too dissimilar to those who would follow Navae. But we have realised where they have not that there is more to behold than but one.
2. You're not making any sense.
Samael: Forgive me, if my speech is unclear. It is fate. The Starkindred faith is one of the challenges we overcome, for the betterment of our understanding of the Above.
1. What faith?
Samael: So you are uninformed. Truly, it must be their will then. This place.. is but one home of the Starkindred, those who seek worship and understanding of the Celestials. When our Celestial's cocoon arrived in the Rotlands below, we brought it to safety. We nurtured it. We protected it. We imbibed its holy ichor as our sacrament, to become one of its own.
2. Some place of worship, crucifying it...
Samael: Watch your tongue, heretic. This is sanctuary for it. This is safety. To never leave its cocoon, it will never face the true cruelty of this world. And this ensures safety for all of us, preventing the holy ichor from entering the wrong hands.
1. Ichor? Do you mean the pool of blood below it?
Samael: The Holy Ichor, the source of our power and beliefs. A Celestial isn't simply a being of power, it is God. To drink its lifeline, and understand the true meaning of everything is our ambition.
2. You are cruel, cruel fools.
Samael: Your shallow skull will suffocate under the knowledge of what truly occurs in this world; your feeble struggles are a speck of dust in the scope of all that is become, and you will become nothing but MEMORIES once Rapture consumes us all.
1. Perhaps I too, seek a similar ambition.
Samael: Ah, the lost lamb recognizes its maker. The black sheep, pariah so-to-speak, your plight can be solved. The will of the Above will reshape you whole. To feast upon the Holy Ichor, you must fulfill a divine mission. Should The Stars Above deem you worthy, you shall succeed with ease.
1. I accept the holy mission. What must I do?
Samael: Your divine order is to seek out the Fallen Angel, Iblis. He has consumed the Holy Ichor only for its power, and must be DAMNED. Do you understand your holy mission, lamb?
1. He shall be eliminated.
Samael: So the lamb follows a shepherd's guidance with ease.. He was last seen within the Starswept Valley, atop the peaks near the Startree. Find him, and turn him to memories.
1. (Returning after killing Iblis) Iblis is slain.
Samael: So the Stars truly have taken you upon them... very well. Your dedication is recognized, lamb. I shall make you the offer then.
1. Offer?
Samael: Do you wish to join the Starkindred, and feast upon the Holy Ichor of our God? It will be irreversible. You will be... born anew, lamb.
1. I accept the Ichor.
Samael: *You drink upon the blood; it feels as if your entire body is refusing it, begging you to stop. The world around you shifts and bends, as if your skull was melting into a swirl of infinity. The world as you know it isn't the same. These Stars above us are more than constellations. You feel as though you can feel the entire world. All at once. Everywhere.*
1. ...I see.
Samael: Your eyes are opened, Devout. You are us.
1. What must I do next?
Samael: The path you walk down now will lead you to true triumph. Destroy the three sinners within this Luminant and gorge on their blood for true enlightenment, and then.. you'll feel your heart grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow grow.
If spoken to without killing the three sinners:
Samael: The lamb returns, seeking the guidance of its shepherd. Slay the three sinners within this Luminant, and your powers shall grow with each one slain. Seek them out within the green Star, the tainted paradise, and where the sulphur burns bright.
1. I wish to dream of the Stars above.
Samael: Lamb, there are still sinners remaining in the world for you to hunt. Upon the death of each, you will grow. Once all three are slain... you will be complete.
If spoken to after killing the three sinners:
Samael: You are complete. A masterwork under the Stars.
If spoken to without having gripped a player:
Samael: Look at you. Little innocent one, gaze upon a beauty known not to this realm. Perhaps you too can drink upon its Holy Ichor one day, once you've consumed the blood of those like yourself. Only then you shall be able to comprehend true strength...
If spoken to with having gripped a player, but without 40 Strength:
Samael: Samael: Look at you. Little innocent one, gaze upon a beauty known not to this realm. Perhaps you too can drink upon its Holy Ichor one day, once you have the strength to withstand it...
If spoken to while being sworn to another Oath.
Samael: A pilgrim enters the holy hall, with a head full of false ideals. Leave this place of worship, lest you seek an eternity of the unknown.
If spoken to after: Having 40 Strength, completing the Starkindred quest but then using the Shrine of Order, then speaking to him again with under 40 Strength.
Samael: Your dedication is recognized, lamb. However, you no longer have the strength you once did... I cannot make you the offer while you are in this state of weakness. Your body couldn't take it.
When breaking your Oath:
The Stars were never yours to lay claim to. You're just another heretic rejected by the blood.
== Trivia ==
* Of the current in-game playable aspects, Samael cannot be any of the following based on lacking their defining features: Adret, Capra, Chrysid, Ganymede, Gremor, Tiran, and Vesperian.
** This leaves Canor, Celtor, Etrean, and Khan. Clipping into his mask shows no facial features. It's possible Canor could be ruled out due to not being able to achieve that level of paleness within the character creation menu, but one could argue he his pursuit of the Celestials has taken all of his melanin.
Category:NPCs
Category:Oath Trainers
Category:NPCs located in the Eastern Luminant