I told you, no more of this murderer!

Thank you for confronting Vanryth Adrano, sera.

Vanryth Adrano has confessed his crime and you have slain him? After so many years have passed, I will not revel in spilt blood, but I thank you for bringing the murderer of my comrades to justice. Here, I want you to have this ring as a reward. I had it made shortly after I recovered from my injuries, and I have worn it every day since. Even though I never set foot on a boat again. Hopefully I will live out the rest of my days in this monastery, and never have need for it.

I see. I have to thank you for your honesty, and for confirming my suspicions. But that the murderer of my comrades will walk free pains me. Let us speak no more of this, %PCName.

Vanryth Adrano has confessed his crime and taken his own life? After so many years have passed, I will not revel in spilt blood, but I thank you for confronting the murderer of my comrades. Here, I want you to have this ring as a reward. I had it made shortly after I recovered from my injuries, and I have worn it every day since. Even though I never set foot on a boat again. Hopefully I will live out the rest of my days in this monastery, and never have need for it.

Vanryth Adrano has confessed his crime and you have slain him? After so many years have passed, I will not revel in spilt blood, but I thank you for bringing the murderer of my comrades to justice. Here, I want you to have this ring as a reward. I had it made shortly after I recovered from my injuries, and I have worn it every day since. Even though I never set foot on a boat again. Hopefully I will live out the rest of my days in this monastery, and never have need for it.

If only I had remembered that name and the brawl at the Seafarer's Rest sooner. An angry young mage, and then a fire in our hold? Maybe this horrible accident was not an accident after all.

Did you require anything else?

%PCName, I know that name! On the evening before we left Necrom, the captain was in a brawl at the Seafarer's Rest! And it was with an enchanter's apprentice called Vanryth Adrano! I remember our captain roughed him up quite a bit. I was delirious for weeks after my rescue and forgot all about the incident, but that name has brought back memories. The fire was awfully sudden. And he is back now? What if this man had something to do with it? Please, sera, confront him, and tell me anything you can find out!

My old ship. Not MINE, of course. But I worked it for almost twenty years before it sank. It was a dreadful night. Off the coast of the Sacred Peninsula a blaze suddenly spew from the cargo hold. Helma and Lloden must have died down there, and our captain Danir Sildreth drowned when a splintered railing pinned him to the deck. Elitlaya and I were the only ones who made it off the ship, but the slaughterfish got her before rescue from Necrom arrived. I have not set foot on a ship since that night.

A tragic fate, but I am afraid just a footnote in the history of this office. It was before my time, but I am sure the Temple took all appropriate steps to guide the spirits of the dead to their rest, and to inform their families of the sinking.

Don't get your hopes up. The survivor's name was not Vanryth Adrano, nor was he one of the dead crew members either. The survivor was Travin Benelas, who stayed in the city above Necrom and was a clerk in this very office. Ten years ago he retired to Romithren Monastery to put his scribal skills to use there, but he passed away recently. I am sorry, %PCName, but I don't believe there is any way you can unravel this mystery you think you have on your hands.

Don't get your hopes up. The survivor's name was not Vanryth Adrano, nor was he one of the dead crew members either. But I do know the survivor, Travin Benelas. After he recovered from his injuries he never set foot on a boat again, and stayed in the city above Necrom. He became a clerk in this very office, and he still worked here during my tenure as harbormaster. Ten years ago he retired to Romithren Monastery to put his scribal skills to use there. Maybe he can tell you something about your shipwreck.

Here you go! As I expected, there is not much here, but it does mention the sinking. There really was nothing special about this vessel -- low-value cargo, had only docked in Necrom once. It caught fire close enough to the city that one of the Ordinators on the watchtower facing east saw the fire against the night sky. But it was still on the other side of the peninsula, and the ship sank before anyone could get to it. One survivor was dragged from the water, badly injured by slaughterfish.

I have not forgotten about you, %PCName. I will have the ship logs for you by tomorrow.

A restless spirit you say? Of course, in that case it is our duty to assist it, %PCRank. Very well. Come back tomorrow, and I will have the logs of the Orphaned Dancer for you -- if there are any, mind you.

A 100 gold donation to the Temple would be a good enough reason for me to do some extra work. Very well, outlander. Come back tomorrow, and I will have the logs of the Orphaned Dancer for you -- if there are any, mind you.

A 100 gold donation to the Temple would be adequate, yes. You appear to not be in a position to offer such a donation though, so I would kindly ask you to let me get back to my work.

It is an intriguing tale, outlander. Very well, I am going to humor your request. Come back tomorrow, and I will have the logs of the Orphaned Dancer for you -- if there are any, mind you.

I believe there are more important things for the Necrom Docks Administration to concern itself with than one outlander's obsession with an old shipwreck. So I will get back to my work now.

Is this about the shipwreck again?

Is this about the shipwreck again?

Orphaned Dancer? Huh, I do think I remember that name. Can't say I ever heard of Vanryth Adrano, though. The ship sank not far from our harbor, yes. But that was over a century ago. Before I myself even worked in this office. We should still have the docking records, of course, but I fail to see how a sinking this long along would merit dredging through them.

Orphaned Dancer? Huh, I do think I remember that name. Can't say I ever heard of Vanryth Adrano, though. The ship sank not far from our harbor, yes. But that was over a century ago. Before I myself even worked in this office. We should still have the docking records, of course, but I fail to see how a sinking this long along would merit dredging through them.

Your words are bitter but true. Here, I want you to have this ring. And let me teach you something about how I made it. I want there to be something good that came from me learning the enchanter's craft. I will take my leave from this rock soon. I don't want the good people of Necrom to worry about me. Farewell, %PCName!

Your words are bitter but true. Here, I want you to have this ring. And let me teach you something about how I made it. I want there to be something good that came from me learning the enchanter's craft. I will take my leave from this rock soon. I don't want the good people of Necrom to worry about me. Farewell, %PCName!

No. I applaud your sense of justice, %PCName, but I will not stand trial. The thought of spending the rest of my days in a cell with nothing but the ghosts as company is the worst fate I can imagine. Stay your hand, sera. I will do what is right. Don't worry, I got the enchantment on this one just right...

No. I applaud your sense of justice, %PCName, but I will not stand trial. The thought of spending the rest of my days in a cell with nothing but the ghosts as company is the worst fate I can imagine. Stay your hand, sera. I will do what is right. Don't worry, I got the enchantment on this one just right...

Maybe it is. Go on, then.

I thought they would discover the box before even leaving the harbor. I wanted to destroy the captain's cargo as revenge, maybe scare the crew into abandoning him. But... inexperienced as I was, I must have grabbed too strong a soul, and the sudden spark set the whole cargo hold on fire. I know four people died that day as a result of my rage. And even if they are quiet when I stand here, they will never let me forget this. Now that you know what happened to the Orphaned Dancer, what will you do, sera?

Yes, I was that enchanter's apprentice. After the fight I was consumed by anger, and I went to my master's workshop and made an enchantment of my own. It was a simple wooden box, but trapped so that it would cause a fire the moment someone opened it. In the dead of night, I snuck into the Orphaned Dancer's cargo hold and placed it between the wickwheat sacks, conspicuous enough that I knew someone would quickly find it. But I swear to you, %PCName, I did not want to kill anyone.

I am sure you mean well, %PCClass. But I told you not to pry into past mistakes.

Orphaned Dancer? I think I might have heard that name before. I would suggest you see the harbormaster's office, but with Ethaso Athones' recent death they have been plunged into turmoil. I don't think you will get any information out of them.

Orphaned Dancer? I think I might have heard that name before. Ask Ethaso Athones about the ship. He is the harbormaster of Necrom. If anyone here can tell you about an old ship, it's him.

No, I don't think I ever heard of that ship.