Ascended (quest)

Assist with the ascension ceremony with Pelagos.

• Meet with Pelagos
• Clora ushered
• Clora's ascension witnessed
• Forgelite Sophone ushered
• Sophone's ascension witnessed
• Kleia ushered
• Kleia's Ascension witnessed

With success over their trials, our aspirants shall now start the next chapter of their afterlives.

They have proven themselves through eons of training and cleansing, and will now earn ascendance.

As each aspirant is called, I ask you and Pelagos to please assist by ushering them up. It is a tradition we have practiced for eons, reinforcing the bonds that we share.

You will receive:

• 4,750 XP

The Forsworn, now?

This is an all-out attack!

On accept:

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Adestres has gossip text:

• Aspirants train for eons to hone their minds and bodies. They purify themselves of their pasts, looking only toward the future.
• A lifetime of service to not only the Archon, but to all souls. To each other.
• Ascension, once a lofty aspiration, is finally within these aspirants' grasps.

Speak to Pelagos:

• <Name>, you're back!
• It's been so long since we've had an ascension ceremony. I think this is just what we need to boost everybody's morale, with the Forsworn and all.
• I'm so proud of Kleia. I hope to be as strong as she is one day.
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Pelagos also has gossip text:

• Clora is an excellent sparring partner. Not many kyrian are skilled in double axes as she is.

Speak with Clora:

• At long last...
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Pelagos's gossip:

• Sophone has been performing the role of an Ascended for a while now. She even has her own forge at the Crucible! She is well past due for this ceremony, I think.

Speak with Sophone:

• <Sophone's eyes are closed as she soaks in the moment.>
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Speak with Kleia:

• I am honored to have you both close by for this. Finally...

A cutscene plays:

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• A spear flies into the scene and smashes the center of the platform, nearly missing Kleia.
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• Devos changes colors to the Forsworn!
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Turn in to the wounded Kleia. Near her, Pelagos is healing an Ambitious Aspirant, Eager Onlooker, Ardent Defender, and Pallessa.