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Help rescue a researcher's colleague. Zone: The Rift Quest Giver: Nila Belavel Location(s): Pinepeak Cavern Concurrent Quest: Tomb Beneath the Mountain Reward: Average Leveled Gold XP Gain: Standard

Charadin is bound by the Ritual Pillar

A researcher named Nila feels terrible about her colleague's capture. The Worm Cult was torturing him at the far end of the cavern.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Nila Belavel.
2. Find the Archaeological Tools.
3. Rescue Charadin.
4. Speak to Nila outside Pinepeak Cavern.

Detailed Walkthrough

Nila Belavel can be found mourning near the entrance of the cave. Her colleage, Charadin, has been captured by the Worm Cult. You look capable, so she asks if you can save him. While you're at it, you could also help out by finding Charadin's team's research tools, which the team left in the cave as they fled from the cult.

"He's doomed and it's all my fault. I ran like a coward and left him there."

Who's doomed?

"Charadin. When the cultists attacked, everyone ran. Charadin and I were alone, lost in the caverns. They captured him, there was a ritual. Oh, what they did to him!
I should have tried to rescue him. But I didn't, I just ran."

They would have just captured you too.

"I don't even know if he's alive. And they stole all our equipment too. I know it sounds dumb, caring about that stuff.
Please find him! And grab our equipment, if you see any of it."

I'll do it. You just get out of here.

"Charadin might still be alive. Oh, why did I run and leave him?"

Nila can be persuaded to forget about the tools, but if you decide to grab them, you can find them while looting the corpses of Worm Cultists.

"[Persuade] Isn't it more important to save your friend than find your gear?"

Yes, of course. Forget the gear, just save Charadin!

Charadin is located in the southern chamber, being pinned by a ritual pillar. Destroy the pillar to set Charadin free, and meet Nila outside for your reward.

"You saved Charadin. Bless you!"

Glad you both made it.

"You've been a lifesaver, literally. Charadin and I are going to publish a report about our adventures here. Your heroism will figure prominently!"

Quest Stages

Research Subject
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	I need to look for a researcher named Charadin and rescue him from the Worm Cult. Nila asked me collect equipment from the Worm Cultists as well. Objective: Save Charadin Objective: Collect Equipment: 0/6
Finishes quest	I saved Charadin and he escaped. I should see if Nila made it out of the cavern too. Objective: Talk to Nila Outside the Cavern

Notes

* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.

• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.