Cardea (Cortex Collection)

**Cardea** lists all cortex entries on Cartographer Cardea Dell, a friend of the Freelancer.

## Collection Details

A total of **8** cortex entries make reference to Cardea.

The following Cortex Entries tell about Cardea, her work, achievements, interests, mails and more!

## Adaxia Dell (1)

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Born into the Antium royal line of succession, Dax is one of the most sought-after women in Bastion—much to her chagrin. Dax wishes she could simply be a cartographer like her Aunt Cardea, mapping the mysteries of uncharted lands. After embarrassing her stuffy family, Dax was banished to Fort Tarsis to learn discipline from the Sentinels.

## DEAR DIARY

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After leading the Freelancer on a wild ursix chase, Dax admitted her aunt's journal—containing the key to solving the Emerald Abyss mystery—was stolen by the outlaws in the ursix den. Dax hoped they could piece together her aunt's research with the cypher link, but it was missing too much information. They would need to steal back the journal from the outlaw gang's ruthless leader, Talon

Together, Dax and the Freelancer tracked down Talon's location and ambushed the gang's hideout. The outlaws put up a valiant fight, but were no match for the seasoned Freelancer and exuberant Sentinel. Although Talon escaped, Aunt Cardea's journal was back in the right hands.

## Lost Scrapbook (16)

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ANTIUM NEWS, CURRENT EDITION.

Lady Cardea Dell and other Bastion citizens, long thought lost, were recently found by a team of brave Freelancers who released them from an anomaly in the Emerald Abyss. The Royal Family, along with all of us, owe a great debt of gratitude to the Freelancers and their Fort Tarsis cypher. Strong Alone, Stronger Together, indeed!

Marriage Announcement: Bex Marxel and Teenen Prosh were joined in a quiet ceremony in the Fort Tarsis courtyard yesterday. Freelancer Yarrow spoke and many were moved to tears. The couple now travel to Fortuo where they will no doubt experience new adventures. Good luck to them.

## MYSTERIOUS BEGINNINGS

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Sometimes the best of friendships are formed in the most unlikely of ways. Such was the case with the Freelancer and Sentinel Dax. Years ago, Dax's Aunt Cardea, a royal cartographer, vanished alongside many others in the Emerald Abyss. Cardea discovered a link between the Emerald Abyss and the Heart of Rage, but disappeared before she could learn more. Dax hoped she and the Freelancer could pick up where her aunt left off.

The helpful Freelancer agreed, but things didn't go quite as planned. Instead of exploring the Emerald Abyss, Dax led the ever-patient Freelancer to an outlaw hideout under attack by ursix. After a fierce battle with an ancient ursix, the Freelancer recovered a cypher link from the beast's belly and delivered it to Dax.

## Mail: Cardea Dell Found Alive!

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Years ago, the Royal Family was plunged into the depths of sorrow when Cardea Dell disappeared on a mapping mission near the Emerald Abyss. Now their happiness has returned as their dear Cardea has been found alive! While *Antium Chit-Chat*  has been unable to reach Dell for comment, the palace is overjoyed at the news as Antium awaits what is sure to be her immediate arrival. Dell is now fifth in line for the throne of Antium, making her one of the most eligible women in Bastion.

## Mail: I hate to admit it, but…

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The Commander's not quite the korox I thought he was. I mean, he's still not grabbit-level, but he's okay.
Aunt Cardea's been doing much better since he started coming around. If the Commander's grumpy face continues get her out of bed in the morning, I can deal with his unsolicited life advice. Besides, I haven't had to cook in weeks!

## Mail: Secrets Revealed! Vule and the Lemons Solved!

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Lemon fruit case solved!

Remember all the lemons Vule bought the other day? I figured out what he's doing with them.

Just don't ask me how I found out.

Sometimes I'm not proud of what must be done in the pursuit of truth.

I will say I'm glad our job involves fighting crime, because I am excellent at this stuff.

Okay, so what does a guy do with a giant sack of lemons? Turns out he was trying to make some kind of pie or pudding and kept messing it up.

I have no idea why he was so bent on making this pie.

Maybe he has someone special to make it for.

Scandal! Love it.

Case closed.

I'm awesome.

— Rythe

## VANISHING ACT

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If Dax and the Freelancer had one thing in common, it was their stubborn aversion to giving up. They studied Aunt Cardea's journal and discovered the Heart of Rage's appearance created a ripple effect of volatile Shaper energy that caused relics far and wide to react in strange ways. Cardea believed this ripple effect was behind the disappearances in the Emerald Abyss.

After defeating Talon once and for all, the Freelancer and Dax found a beam of Shaper energy at the heart of the Emerald Abyss. As they approached, people stumbled out of the light. Merchants, Arcanists, caravan drivers—people from all walks of life emerged, including one royal cartographer: Dax's long-lost Aunt Cardea Dell.

Back at Fort Tarsis, Cardea and Dax thanked the Freelancer for reuniting their family and looked to the future and new adventures together.