Nadir

Nadir is a former member of the New Seven Sages who has since become an ally to the Crew of the Quarantina. Nadir remains somewhat of a mysterious character, a character trait further amplified by his own missing memory. Nadir is helping the crew by providing information on his brother, Zenith, and guiding them towards tools that will help them reunite the Cartographer's Key.

## Plot

The first references to Nadir where heard around Rayska. In particular Rapids mentioned that Nadir was a guardian for a hidden Lutran temple. Whenever Nadir's name was mentioned Agnes repeated the phrase "Nadir is Gone", a phrase that seemed somehow linked to her necklace which had provided her with some sort of occult power. When the crew arrived at Lutra they found that Nadir had indeed left and their hut has subsequently fallen into disrepair. Upon defeating Deme Sagrue and returning the Cartographer's Key piece to its station in the Lutran temple the players saw an ethereal vision of a person who was presumably Nadir standing with the Kirin while two boys ran and played in the background. Nadir spoke the following:

> "*My children, I am so proud of you and yet I fear for the task that lies ahead. You returned what has been taken by force which means the water draws back and the Tide draws close. This world shall again face a terrible storm, one where seas roil and new monsters take form. The stars in a line...This is but the first piece, you must seek out the Cartographer and re-draw the world.*"
> ― The figure next to the Kirin
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The Crew of the Quarantina later heard of Nadir when they spoke to Nox at length for the first time. Nox had failed to mention that Nadir was a member of the New Seven Sages stating "Oh Nadir, he's gone". Instead she mentioned a friend who didn't want to reveal their name and chose to be called Darin instead. Some of the crew believe seem to think she actually meant Nadir.

When leaving Lutra the compass the crew were using to find the next piece of the Cartographer's Key flickered toward an island, the crew decided not to further investigation but through Liz's conversations with Sophia it was learned that the Pit Wizard was located on this island at the time. The daughters of the Seven Sages (the mission that Sophia works with) located the Pit Wizard and took him aboard. Eventually his "habits" became too much for the matron who had the Pit Wizard dropped off on an island along the Tropic Line

After leaving Creser the compass again flickered and the crew deciding to investigate found where the Pit Wizard had been disposed of. The mystery individual sang a song and they eventually saved him from several crab-like creatures that he had himself enraged. They brought him aboard and Liz tried to wash him.

The Crew of the Quarantina were curious about the lump of unrefined metal that he held and which seemed to keep the Pit Wizard conscious. With a stroke on inspiration they gave the Pit Wizard a piece of the Cartographer's Key, knowing that it possessed strong anti-magical properties. This awakened the Pit Wizard who revealed himself to be Nadir.

Now re-awakened Nadir recounted fleeting memories of being attacked by a monstrous creature and detailed how parts of his memory were lost. He remembered certain pieces of pivotal information but the rest were lost. Some of the facts he mentioned were:

* His brother Zenith believes he can stop the second tide of tumult if he can keep the Cartographer's Key separate long enough to reunite the world as one.
* Nadir believes that it is imperative to put the Cartographer's Key together as soon as possible in order to have the power to stop the second tide of tumult
* To open the way to the Cartographer you need the four pieces of the key, the combination (a prophetic poem that indicates how to put the Cartographer's Key together), and the Doorway itself in order to pass through to the Star Sea where the Cartographer waits.
* Nadir and Nox are friends, he believes that he can help rescue the Ippilonians using the Cartographer. He believes that Zenith recognizes Nox's power and her intent to rescue her family. Zenith has enslaved her to ensure that he can use her power without worrying about her fighting against him.

Now Nadir waits on the Quarantina awaiting the players return.

## Powers

Nadir has claimed his powers related to the ground, weight, and bringing things down. He is proven very educated in the lore of the Sai Don, though some of his knowledge relating to the Cartographer's Key seems to have been intentionally hidden from him. He is not sure who has done this but notes that it was someone or something powerful but not particularly sophisticated to corrupt his memory but not replace those memories with falsities.

## Appearance

Nadir appears is a tall lean man. His hair is greying and his skin dark and tan from sun exposure. Nadir wears a number of religious charms on necklaces, signifying his worldly lore knowledge. One of the religious charms was identified by Zoey to have been unseen and has since been associated with an entity known as "Five Eyes" and has been seen in various aspects during the Players time at the Siren Spears. Nadir wears relaxed clean clothes and carries the second piece of the Cartographer's Key on him at all times. Nadir is particularly clean save for his hands and wrists which seem to be forever encrusted in a thick layer of dirt and dust.

As the Pit Wizard Nadir was completely covered in dirt and had messy hair. He wore a loin cloth made of a map of Creser and stood in a slouch. A seagull took up permanent residency in his hair but left when Nadir awakened.