Qalian's Last Smile (quest)

**Qualian's Last Smile** is the second quest of Tharaêl Narys' plan for revenge. After meeting him at the end of Blood and Dust and accepting his offer, he will suggest meeting at the Weeping Tree in front of the Dust Pit. There he will talk about his plan of getting you hired by the Rhalata.

Select the Knowlegde point for the Strange Horizons quest first if completing that quest. Then proceed asking about his plan. He will reveal his plan that the Father is avid collector of information about The Butcher of Ark series written by Jael Tannersons, who wrote the book as a member of the Black Libra, a enigmatic cult focused on keeping balance between good and evil. The Father does believe that the pages decribing the transformation/ascension have been removed from the original copy before it was mass produced by the Order of Light, thinking that it would help them make the Endreleans good citizen.

Tharael will then tell about the last of the Black Libra, who twenty years ago raided farms around the Farmer's Coast to steal ten daughters between 12-16 and killed everyone standing between them and their goal. These 10 girls were found dead one week later on the Penny Road with their mouths and eyes sawn shut, one girl at every mile. The orchestrator of this action was Qualian according to Tharael's information and he now lives as a miserable beggar inside the Undercity. He wants to find Qualian and hopefully gain information about the whereabouts of these missing pages.

## Finding Qalian

Fortunately, Tharael knows where to find the man, so no extensive search is necessary. You can either follow Tharael or head straight towards the Undercity Marketplace, Communes. This is located past Zorkban & Sons near Kabar Thorwall, from Put off the Evil Hour. From the communes entrance, head right to find the beggar. He calls himself Nailaq (Qalian in reverse). The beggar isn't willing to cooperate willingly and denies being Qalian, so Tharael threathens him with violence in order to change the situation, with success. After all dialogue is chosen and you added some extra pressure, he is willing to reveal the whereabouts of Qalian and guides you there.
He will then exit the Communes and head towards the Tar Pit. Follow him and he will head towards the chain pulled mine shaft into the mines. He will head towards the abandoned mineshaft, which now filled with bandits of low levels and high levels. Defeat the bandits with Tharael and head further towards the steep descend and waterfall. Nailaq, mentally not being able to face Qalian, reveals where has buried something. Defeat two more bandits there. Continue to the dead end of a mine shaft where a chain hangs from above. Facing this, look carefully on the ground to the left, behind the wood supports, and you will find a skeleton. Interact with to dig up a large and heavy closed wooden crate. Open the crate to find the human remains of someone, along with the Bundle of Lost Pages from the The Butcher of Ark, an Ancient Mask, a blueprint for Qalian's Last Smile and a pouch with some coins.

### Deciding Qalian's fate

After you found that which was needed, it's time to decide the fate of Qalian. The man is sitting on his knees on a wooden plateau nearby, waiting for the two strangers.

Tharael attempts to kill Qalian. You can choose to let him or convince him to spare the man, which will have significant consequences in Dark Chambers of our Mind. However, Qalian reveals information about Tharael's past in the Refuge and Letho, resulting in Tharael killing him regardless of your choice.

If your relationship with Tharael is going well, he will complement your work so far before teleporting away.