The Upper Hand (quest)

Defeat Scalecommander Sarkareth.

• Speak with Emberthal
• Sarkareth defeated

It troubles me that Dezran would sacrifice himself so willingly for Sarkareth... And that Amythora and Marithos would leave Dezran to save him.

We both know the loss of waking in a new world. But Sarkareth wallows in the darkness of our past. I cannot let him continue to recruit our people.

Sarkareth awaits in the next room. I do not wish to kill him, but we must bring him to justice.

Let me know when you are ready.

You will receive one of:

• Endowed Slippers
• Inherited Treads
• Bequeathed Striders
• Bestowed Stompers

You will also receive:

• 15x Flightstones
• 9,500 XP
• +50 reputation with Obsidian Warders
• +50 reputation with Dark Talons

I now feel only pity for Sarkareth. Nothing was left of him but an empty husk, driven into madness.

On accept:

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Speak with Emberthal:

• Sarkareth is there. He has nowhere to go. Let me know when you are ready. We will do it together.

After telling Emberthal to go, a script event plays out:

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• ''Sarkareth walks the stairs, Oathbinder in hand.
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• Sarkareth uses the Oathbinder, stunning the three dracthyr.
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Fend off Sarkareth. Once he gets to 30%, a cutscene plays:

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• Sarakreth is on the ground, a yard or so away from Oathbinder. Emberthal gets to her feet and walks up to Sarkareth.
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• Emberthal stomps her left foot down on Oathbinder, shattering it!
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• Sarkareth gets to his feet, bringing his left hand to his head.
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• Sarkareth raises a hand to the ceiling and the camera cuts to show some titan devices spinning up.
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• Emberthal attempts to grab Sarkareth, but he teleports away before she can reach him.
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• Now that the barrier blocking the hall is gone, Ebyssian runs into the room.
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• Marithos and Amythora walk forward as the scene fades to black.

After the cutscene, Ebyssian has gossip:

• Emberthal's path is that of pain and suffering but also of growth and learning. In the midst of it is Sarkareth.
• I hope that she will be able to find peace once this is over.

In early PTR builds, before the encounter with Sarkareth started, Marithos had gossip:

• The only reason we are not engaged in combat is because Sarkareth told me to wait.
• He has something in store for Emberthal.

As did Amythora:

• I have heard enough about you and Scalecommander Emberthal!
• I will fight even if this is my last stand!