This Quest takes place entirely within the area of the White Void
known as Endless Queries.
You start off at the portal at #1.
You'll encounter the Shackled Soul at #2. It will first appear as
Iovarra, then Thaos, then as Maerwald, and then itself as a Wood Elf but
with a darker complexion than Iovarra. Being a Priest of Skaen or making
a Religion check of 10 will notice that she's wearing a broken blade,
which is a symbol of Skaen.
You will gain a Trinket called Betrayal
at the end of the encounter. This item will give you additional options
while you are pursuing the Quest called Death's
Depthless Dominion.
Each of the portals at
#4, #5 and #7 lead to portals at #8, #9 and #12 respectively. However,
the first time you enter any of the portals at #4, #5 or #7, you'll
first participate in a trial between the Shackled Soul and the Soul of
an Inquisitor.
If you want to obtain the soul of Inquisitor Naxiva as an ally, then you
will want to obtain one of each of the Motes. Obtaining more than one of
the same kind of Mote will ultimately prevent you from gaining her soul
as an ally. That won't rule out completing this Quest, but it will rule
out having her as an ally when you confront Neriscyrlas during the Quest
called Death's Depthless
Dominion.
Participating as the accused and admitting guilt and accepting
punishment is a reliable way to obtain a Mote
of Regret.
Attacking the members of the court is always a reliable way of gaining a
Mote of Hostility. There
are a few dialogue options where it is possible to participate as a
witness, and call the Inquisitor out for holding a kangaroo court to
earn a Mote of Hostility,
although those dialogue branches make it easier to earn a Mote
of Conviction instead.
Participating as the Inquisitor and forcing sentence on the accused, or
testifying as to the accused's guilt as a witness are reliable ways to
obtain a Mote of Conviction.
You can participate as either the accused or the witness during the
first trial. You can participate as any one of the accused, the witness,
or the Inquisitor during the second trial. That means the first two
trials are your best bet for obtaining a Mote
of Regret.
You can participate as either the witness or the Inquisitor during the
third trial. There will be dialogue options available that show an
awareness that the Shackled Soul and the Inquisitor are different parts
of the same soul. Dialogue options that try to alert them to that
fact, and that the trials aren't real, tend to earn a Mote
of Conviction.
Once you have three Motes, whichever types you happen to get, give
them to the Shackled Soul at #2. She'll now be free, and the portal at
#14 will now be open.
Go through that portal for the final encounter between the Shackled
Soul and the Inquisitor, which are actually different parts of the soul.
If you gave the Shackled Soul more than one type of the same kind of mote (e.g two Motes
of Conviction), both and the
Inquisitor and her allies will attack you.
If you had given the Shackled Soul one of each type of Mote, you can
convince her to reconcile with the Inquisitor. That means only the
Strangled souls and Wardens of Decay will attack you. The soul of
Inquisitor Naxiva will appear. You will then have the option of having
her join you as an ally against Neriscyrlas, have her join the trail of
souls following you with the promise of an eventual return to the Wheel,
or convince her to let herself dissolve completely in the White Void.
A portal will appear at the north end of where the last trial took
place, which will return you directly to The
Shattered Passage and mark completion of this Quest.
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Each of the portals at
#4, #5 and #7 lead to portals at #8, #9 and #12 respectively. However,
the first time you enter any of the portals at #4, #5 or #7, you'll
first participate in a trial between the Shackled Soul and the Soul of
an Inquisitor.
