Darius (Alik'r Desert)

Darius is a Redguard mourning his wife at the site of the Tears of the Dishonored.
==Interactions==
===Honoring the Dishonored===
Darius will ask the Vestige to consecrate the remains of his wife, who was falsely accused of theft.
==Dialogue==
===Honoring the Dishonored===
At the start of the quest:
"Only the dead and the desperate end up in this part of the desert. You appear to be neither, so you must be a very brave woman. Do you intend to enter the cursed grounds, the Tears of the Dishonored?"
:What is the Tears of the Dishonored? "It is a place of decay, a place even the gods do not acknowledge. It is where the dishonored dead are sent. When one has shamed themselves beyond redemption, his or her body is dumped here, unwashed, and unconsecrated."
::What are you doing here? "My wife's remains were sent here, unjustly. She was a good woman. I have to come to see her remains consecrated, but it has proven difficult. I wonder if you could assist me. If so, come to the gates of the burial grounds, and I will explain."
:::I'll meet you at the gates.
At the gates:
"As you can see, this is a horrible place. They just dump the bodies anywhere, and the predators, these harpies, come to feed on the corpses. My Zariya … she does not deserve this. She has done nothing wrong!"
:How did her remains end up here? "It was her older brother's fault—the dirty thief. He took advantage of her. He came to Zariya, on the run from some dangerous people to whom he owed a great deal of money. He asked her to sell some items he and his friends had "acquired.""
::These were stolen items? "Yes, and Zariya knew that, but her brother promised to find legitimate work once he paid his debts, so she agreed to help. But then he and his friends came back, asking her to fence more stolen items, and threatening violence if she refused."
:::What did she do? "She turned them in to the guard, but they had planted evidence on her suggesting she had stolen some valuable gems. In the end, they were all executed … even my poor Zariya. So now I ask, would you be willing to consecrate her remains?"
::::I will. Just tell me what to do. "Take these funerary oils and perform the consecration. You will know Zariya's corpse because she still wears the wooden ring I gave her when we were first married. Find her remains and pour the oil upon them. That is all I ask."
:::::I understand. Wait here and I will return.
::::Do you have any proof of her innocence? "No. If I did, I would have presented it long ago, and perhaps saved her life. As it is, though, I do not expect to have her exonerated. I only ask that her remains be consecrated. I understand your hesitation. Perhaps you would at least consider it?"
After consecrating Zariya's remains, if the Vestige agreed to help prove her innocence:
"I prayed Tu'whacca would guide you. Did you find Zariya? I heard fighting amongst the dead … is she all right?"
:With her help, I found proof of her innocence. "Wonder of wonders! Her ring shows you speak the truth. And these are the stolen gems? They will prove her innocence! I can bury my wife with honor beside our family! This is more than I ever hoped! Thank you. Thank you so much!"
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