Cassandra's Thoughts

Alec: is morpheus cave the cave with the delusional girl her book was rly interesting...<BR>Jinx: without morpheus' cave, the chances of finding tortuga are al like 0.01%<BR>Jinx cassandra? yes, that is morpheus' cave<BR>Alec: because to me she pieced it all together	”
	—Alec enjoys Cassandra's Thoughts 	—Alec enjoys Cassandra's Thoughts
Cassandra's Thoughts was a book written by Cassandra.
The journal chronicled her obsessive search for Tortuga as she sank ever deeper into Milk of the Poppy addiction before eventually succumbing to madness.
The book was an essential part of the Finding Tortuga questline. It contained the process for reaching Tortuga, masked by red herrings and extraneous information.
Cassandra's Thoughts was purchased directly from Cassandra herself in Morpheus' Cave for the price of 1 gold nugget.
=Locations=
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	Alec: she starts ranting in the last pages about floppy and other adjective poppies<BR>Alec: says that drinking milk of the poppy causes the dreams<BR>Alec: maybe it gives some nightvision or affect that gives the drinker the ability to see<BR>Alec: also she rants about the answer being in that cave	
	—Alec discusses Cassandra's Thoughts 	—Alec discusses Cassandra's Thoughts
===Seventh Era===
*Morpheus' Cave
===Seventh Era—Present===
*Remembrance on Mnemosyne
===Eleventh Era===
*Novigrad Library
=Content=
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	Absurd: yes do I go to the cave again?<BR>Wiz: Nope<BR>Wiz: What happens in the book<BR>Absurd: so I have to sleep?<BR>Wiz: :)<BR>Wiz: Where do u have to sleep though?<BR>Absurd: damn I was just looking for the closest bed...it's somewhere specific?<BR>Wiz: Yepyep<BR>Wiz: Where does she sleep<BR>Absurd: on the ship?<BR>Wiz: And where is the ship? :)	
	—Wiz helps Absurd decipher Cassandra's Thoughts 	—Wiz helps Absurd decipher Cassandra's Thoughts
====6E:104====
I had the dream again. 
A starless sky. A ship sailing on air. A mysterious man named Morpheus. We dance on deck. He offers me a glowing poppy. I take it with a blushing curtsy. Without warning I fall into a deep slumber.
When I wake, I find myself on a magnificent floating island filled with incredible treasures—resilient armor, strange alchemy, magical tools, a pair of beautiful angel's wings.
No one believes me. No one but Skamandrios, my dear twin brother.
Their loss. We'll find it together and reap the rewards.
====6E:109====
News from Sanctuary:
A massive airship named Oneiros has arrived, said to be crewed by the dead.
Is this the ship I see in my dream? I had it again tonight.
====6E:110====
Today I braved Satan's Alley, a sleazy house of ill repute, where I met the captain of the Oneiros, an unpleasant brute whose skin had rotted away long ago. I allowed him to buy me a drink, some foul yellow brew I left untouched.
Drunk on grog, he bragged about his vessel, saying that it only goes one place, a pirate cove in the clouds called Tortuga. Ignoring his fetid breath and the eldritch stink of his bones, I asked him about this place, but he said he and his crew can never go there, for the Oneiros is a “dreamship” and they never sleep.
My brother Skamandrios joined us after evading the gyrating hips of some raven-haired stage hussy named Sophie. In the restroom, he overheard two visitors talk of an exclusive VIP lounge with a private bartender named Morpheus, just as in my vision.
We searched Satan's Alley but found nothing of the sort, only brooms and back rooms.
====6E:112====
Rumors of a "shadow broker" who's been to Tortuga led us to a tiny cabin on a floating isle in Sanctuary, but all we found was a lazy ocelot. I grow tired of these red herrings.
The crew of the Oneiros may not sleep, but I do, and every night their dreamship takes me to Tortuga.
But when I wake up and I'm at home in bed, far from floating isles and treasure.
The undead captain said I already know everything I need to get there. What am I missing??
====6E:114====
Skamandrios has learned of a hidden grotto in Hammerlea the locals call “Morpheus' Cave” where beautiful poppies grow in the dark.
We found it just before sundown, beyond a gloomy passage obscured by hanging vines. The secrets we seek must be here.
Maybe the only place I'll find an answer is in my dreams. I've had enough Milk of the Poppy to knock out an ender dragon. The room is starting to spin. 
I think I'll lie down.
====6E:121====
Seven days later and we've learned nothing.
Skamandrios says he's worried about me. That I'm drinking too much Milk of the Poppy. That we should leave and go back to Sanctuary. That the way to Tortuga is found in Satan's Alley and the dreamship Oneiros.
But I don't want to leave. There's something here. Besides, I get nauseous every time I get too far from the grotto.
The answer is close, I know it. All I need is a little more Milk of the Poppy, just to bring on the dreams. Then I'll start weaning myself off, to put Skam at ease.
Right after I find Tortuga.
====6E:122====
So tired, but have to push on. Saw him in my dreams. Morpheus. Tending bar in that place. Giving me a glowing poppy. Mocking me. It's a trick. A trap. The answer is here. In this cave...
CAVE crave
cave SLAVE
what
was I doing
where is skam ???
anyway i'll write later
so tired
====6E:???====
ehehe im awake
but im dreaming
CAVE crave
cave SLAVE
TOMB gloom
cave GRAVE
is a dream a lie
if it dont come true ? ? ?
floppy poppy
soppy poppy
smother brother
choppy poppy
ehehe
who need a ship im flyin
cave CRAVE
CAVE slave
ROOM broom
cave SLAVE
ehehe i found tortuga
you just [illegible text]unlock the broom closet, buy the poppy from Morpheus, and then sleep on the Oneiros[end illegible text]
easy queasy
copies poppies
floppies poppies
skin twin
poppies poppies
ehehe
=Behind the Scenes=
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The following is out-of-universe information about the real world Dragonhollow.
Tox wrote the book for the Finding Tortuga questline he developed with Retro which ultimately led to the secret token shop of Tortuga, originally created by Acey but never completed. It was purchased from Cassandra herself in Morpheus' Cave, also designed by Tox.
Cassandra herself is a reference to Cassandra from Greek mythology, a Trojan priestess who was gifted with the ability to see the future but the curse of never being believed. Skamandrios is a reference to Helenus of Troy, also called Scamandrios, the twin brother of Cassandra. Tox chose both characters because of his desire to continue Acey's tradition of borrowing from Greek mythology in shaping Dragonhollow lore.
The book actually revealed the exact sequence of events needed to reach Tortuga in a single line—"you just unlock the broom closet, buy the poppy from Morpheus, and then enter a bed on the Oneiros"—but the text was hidden with an obfuscated formatting code and could not be read.
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