Blood and the Sacred Words

Blood and the Sacred Words is a quest available to be initiated in Fharun Stronghold.
==Background==
The Vosh Rakh attacked Fharun Stronghold, killing people in Trinimac's name. A dying archivist claimed they sought a secret sanctuary and the sacred words of Malacath that are hidden within.
==Objectives==
#Gather Blood from the Archivists: 0/4
#Talk to Azrath
#Find Malacath's Shrine in the Keep
#Open the Way to the Sanctuary
#Search for Malacath's Hidden Sanctuary
#*HINT: Read the Path of the Faithful for Clues
#Retrieve the Sacred Words
#Talk to Azrath
#Deliver the Scroll
==Walkthrough==
At the entrance to Fharun Stronghold, you will meet an injured woman named Archivist Murboga. She will tell you that the Vosh Rakh attacked here to steal the sacred words, but that they misinterpreted the ritual to get to the words. She will ask you to collect the blood of all four archivists for the ritual, starting with her own blood. 
The other archivists' bodies can be found throughout the stronghold. Archivist Akur will be in the Feast House in the southeast, Archivist Megorz is in the Ransacked Clan House in the northeast and Archivist Boldarkh is in the Fharun Longhouse in the northwest. Once you have all the blood, a man named Azrath will show up; he is one of the Agra Crun, a secretive order devoted to Malacath. He will give you a book called Path of the Faithful and will tell you that in order to retrieve the sacred words, you must go to Malacath's shrine in the keep and then follow the book's guidance from there. 
Head into the keep, then head left to reach Malacath's shrine. There, you will have to solve the book's first riddle: 
"Only a gift of life's most precious liquid, freely given by the holy curators, will reveal the way."
The liquid meant here is blood. to solve this puzzle, place the blood of the archivists into the four ritual bowls on the sides of the room to open the way. The door to the next portion is in the giant Malacath head. There, you are to solve the next riddle:
"In the prayer rooms, those who refuse to follow Malacath's light will forever walk in darkness and never find the Hall of Faith."
Head on and you will reach a room with four doors. The key here is that each door will have a candle next to it, but only one of the candles is lit. The doors with the unlit candles will just lead you back to the entrance. Head through the door with the lit candle, then repeat this song and dance for the next few rooms. Eventually, you will find yourself in a room with a big well. This is where the third riddle is relevant:
"In the Hall of Faith, trust that Malacath will catch you, no matter how far you must fall."
The objective here is to take a leap of faith. You will land in a pool of foul liquid, but once you get out, you will be greeted by the Keeper of the Sacred Words. She will tell you she is ready for what you must do. here the final part of the book comes into play:
"Finally, in the Sanctuary of Sacred Words, only a sacrifice will call forth the teachings of the Furious One."
Slay the Keeper and the Sacred Words of Malacath will appear in front of you. Take them, and Azrath will appear behind you. Talk to him and he will tell you to take the scroll to someone named Kroma in Orsinium. You can find her in Bludrath's House just across from the Outlaws Refuge. Give her the words for safekeeping to finish the quest.
==Reward==
*Malacath's Final Word
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==Journal==
Journal Entry
The dying archivist asked me to gather blood from all of the archivists that were killed by the Vosh Rakh, starting with her own. According to her, I'll need the blood to gain access to the sanctuary where the sacred words are stored.
*Objective: Gather Blood from the Archivists: 0/4
A hooded Orc has appeared claiming to offer aid with my task. I should talk to him and see what he wants.
*Objective: Talk to Azrath
I gathered the blood of the fallen archivists and the Hooded Orc provided me with a book that should help me find the path to the sanctuary where the sacred words are stored. He said the path begins in Malacath's shrine in Fharun Keep.
*Objective: Find Malacath's Shrine in the Keep
I reached the shrine. According to the book, "The shrine in Fharun Keep hides the path to the sanctuary. Only a gift of life's most precious fluid, freely given by the holy curators, will reveal the way." I need to figure out what this means.
*Objective: Open the Way to the Sanctuary
Offering the blood of the archivists appears to have activated some ancient mechanism. I need to find the passage that leads to the hidden sanctuary.
*Objective: Search for Malacath's Hidden Sanctuary
:HINT: Read the Path of the Faithful for Clues
I'm inside the hidden sanctuary beneath Fharun Stronghold. I should figure out how to retrieve the sacred words of Malacath as the dying archivist requested.
*Objective: Retrieve the Sacred Words
After I retrieved the scroll containing the sacred words of Malacath, Azrath appeared again. I should talk to him.
*Objective: Talk to Azrath
Azrath asked me to deliver the scroll containing the sacred words of Malacath to someone named Kroma. I should find her in a house marked with Malacath's light in Orsinium's residential district.
*Objective: Deliver the Scroll
==Appearances==
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Category:Orsinium: Side Quests