The Deep Singer

**Side Quest - Completed**

### Session Twenty-Five [2021.05.15]

As a way of making amends with the adventurers who defeated the previous Grand Cleric, her replacement, Leonelle, has put them in contact with a group of Grey Wardens from Ayesleigh Roost, so that they might recruit Nadia and spare her from the Blight.

However, by the time they arrived at the Star Flower Manor, another group of Wardens from Tevinter had already set up a Rite of Joining for Nadia. Apparently, there is some tension between the members of the Order—both fear the coming of another Blight, but are at odds as to how to handle it.

The Free Marcher Wardens, led by Senior Warden Medsedra, intend to reinforce the surface garrisons. The Tevinter Wardens, led by Warden-Commander Eruvinia, are gathering forces for an expedition into the Deep Roads. After surviving the Joining, Nadia experienced strange dreams and premonitions...and upon waking, agreed to go with Eruvinia.

### Session Twenty-Eight [2021.06.05]

While seeking to earn an additional extra coin in advance of the Grand Tourney, the party decided to pursue a number of darkspawn bounties in the farmland to the north of the city. While out there, they encountered a group of Grey Wardens led by Warden-Commander Eruvinia Tyraldus and accompanied by their new recruit, Nadia Aster.

After slaying an Ogre and a few accompanying lesser darkspawn, Eruvinia revealed the Wardens' intention to investigate a potential opening to the Deep Roads. Given that their expedition was to set off soon, they wished to scout it ahead of time. The party agreed to go along with her, to continue picking up further darkspawn heads—and to see to the safety of their friend.

### Session Twenty-Nine [2021.06.12]

Traveling along with the Tevinter Wardens, the party encountered a pillaged farmstead crawling with darkspawn. After putting them down, Volka and Noelle were able to confirm that a child had been taken from the farmstead, and Eruvinia discovered from the dying breaths of his grandmother that said child was a mage. Concluding that the darkspawn were likely recruiting, she surmised that the child had been taken to turn into an Emissary.

Upon hearing this and seeing the smoke from a nearby burning village, Luna quickly ran off to save said child in danger. With the party following her, they came upon the darkspawn in the middle of dragging away several townfolk. During the battle that ensued, most of the townsfolk were saved, but the remainder were taken away to the nearby Deep Roads entrance.

Pursuing the darkspawn, the party encountered and defeated an ogre defending the entrance. Stepping past it and into the caverns of the small hill, they reached the threshold of the Deep Roads themselves, where several peasants—and the child—were being held captive by a small armly of darkspawn led by a strange Emissary of some sort.

### Session Thirty [2021.06.19]

Working together with the Grey Wardens, the party was able to slay the darkspawn led by the mysterious Executor. During the battle, the captured villagers were freed, although one of them had been Tainted and was accordingly conscripted into the Wardens. The Executor's staff, the Abyssal Pillar, was claimed by Minhra, who also adopted the now-orphaned mage child Filo.

Feeling that his Calling had drawn near, Senior Warden Carus Vetranio marched into the Deep Roads, sealing the entrance behind him. Before he did so, however, he gave Varalaros a name of a magister who may be able to help her—one Pellustator Chirax of Camien Brea, a city in Tevinter. He wished her luck in her efforts against Magister Umbria Anvius, before taking his leave and beginning his final journey.

*This quest was completed in Session Thirty, 2021.06.19]*