The Scroll of Tielekku

Find out what's so interesting to the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors

Banished Pantheon cultists have been searching a warehouse in Independence Port. Whatever they're looking for must be very interesting because there have been reports of Warriors on the scene as well. I need someone to go to the warehouse and find out what's so interesting to the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors.

The Pantheon typically has no respect for local gangs, but I wonder what would make the Warriors risk going into the Family's territory? It must be important to them.

Massive crates house a mishmash of valuable items: furniture, jewelry, and a gorgeous Oriental rug.

Mission Complete: On one of the defeated Warriors, you found some written orders.

Warriors orders

These written orders indicate that the Warriors were here to find one item and one item only: something called the Scroll of Tielekku.

So the Warriors were there searching for this Scroll of Tielekku? My guess is that the Banished Pantheon may have been searching for the same thing.

Talk to the executor of the estate about the scroll of Tielekku

I did a bit of digging about that warehouse wher eyou stopped the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors. Apparently it used to hold items for estates that are under dispute by the inheritors. Among other things, it hed the private library of Ross Caldwell, whos used to adventure with the Midnight Squad under the name Darkvine. It might be a good idea to check with the executor of the estate and see what he knows about this Scroll of Tielekku.

Darkvine was on of many Midnight Squad memebers killed in the Kikti War. Like all of them, he was well versed in the mystic arts. Perhaps the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors have good reason for being interested in his belongings.

This staid office is in an upraor as the walking dead and their mad masters stalk its halls!

Mission Complete: You defeated the Banished Pantheon and rescued the estate manager.

Estate manager's tale

When you rescued Coldwell's estate manager, he told you:

'They kept asking me for the Scroll of Tielekku, but I didn't have it! The Warriors already stole it! I wish I could tell you what they want with it, but no one ever mentioned it had any sort of mystic powers. To tell the truth, I doubt even Coldwell knew.

The Warriors already made off with the Scroll of Tielekku, huh? At least the Banished Pantheon doesn't have it, though I don't really want to see it in the Warrior's hands either. Red Tomax, we're going to have to recover that scroll.

Recover the scroll from the Warriors

Just because the Warriors got ot the Scroll of Tielekku before you did doesn't mean it's all over. We'll just have to go after it. According to one of my contacts, the Warriors are near Talos Island waiting for reinforcements. If you're up to it, you could recover that scroll from the Warriors before it disappears forever. I'll call for an emergency force field to give you time to get there.

I still don't knoe what this is about, but that Scroll of Tielekku is clearly important to both the Warriors and the Banished Pantheon. Be careful.

You wonder what secrets the Scroll of Tielekku contains. Whatever they are, you can't let the Warriors unlock them.

Objective: You've found the scroll of Tielekku!

Scroll of Tielekku

This ancient papyrus scroll is simply breathtaking. The central picture, shich shows a powerful woman seated on a throne of gold, semes hardly to have faded at all. Surrounding this figure are some faded pictograms. It will take an expert in lost languages to decipher these markings.

Mission Complete: You have recovered the scroll of Tielekku.

You got the Scroll of Tielekku! Good work. The scroll itself is still a mystery, though. I still have no idea why everyone wants the thing. I Talked to the executor of Coldwell's will, as well as both of this heirs. None of them remember Coldwell even mentioning the Scroll of Tielekku. Maybe the Pantheon and the Warriors know something he didn't?

Deliver the Scroll of Tielekku to Dr. Cheng

I've found someone who may be able to tell us why the Pantheon and the Warriors are so interested in this scroll. You may already know Dr. Cheng; he's an old man who's very learned about all kinds of mystical matters. He says that he may be able to translate the scroll. Will you deliver the Scroll of Rielekku to Dr. Cheng?

If Dr. Cheng can translate that scroll, he could finally tell us why the Banished Pantheon and the Warriors are so interested in it.

The smell of old books mingles with the strange odors of the Circle's spell components.

Objective: You've found the book of the First Ones!

Of the First Ones

These ancient myths and legends tell of the first beings in the world, the gods who existed before mankind.

Objective: You've found the book of Lost languages!

Lost Tongues of the Tower Makers

Compiled by Greek scholars, this book is a guide to the ancient languages of a lost civilization that built a tower to the stars.

Objective: You've found the Spellbook of the First Order!

Spells of the First Order

Compiled by Greek scholars, this book is a guide to the ancient languages of a lost civilization that built a tower to the stars.

Objective: You've found the Translation Stone!

The Translation Stone

This face of the quartz slab bears a worn inscription. It is a translation between the Sumerian language and an unknown tongue thought to be Enochian, the celestial language of devine beings.

Objective: You've found the Obsidian Libram!

The Obsidian Libram

Long whispered of in magical circles, the Obsidian Libram is connected with many wild rumors. Some say it is the written soul of a demon. Others insist it is a testament engraved by intelligent saurians during the age of reptiles. Some even whisper that it is a gateway to another strange place of being. No one knows the truth, for this book of black stone plates seems to present different faces to different readers.

Objective: You've found the Red Dust Tome.

The Red Dust Tome

These swirling crimson sands are enchanted to form themselves into a book at their owner's will. The dust Tome contains such bizarre knowledge that is [sic] can unhinge the thoughts of anyone without extraordinary willpower.

Mission Complete: You have recovered all of the books Dr. Cheng wanted.

Thanks for getting those reference materials to Dr. Cheng. As soon as he translates the Scroll of Tielekku, we'll know a lot more about the Banished Pantheon's intentions. You say even the Circle mystics were eager to stop the Pantheon's plot? Interesting. And not a little scary.

Save the Coldwell heirs from the Banished Pantheon

While you were helping Dr. Cheng, I got a call from the Coldwell estate manager. He hasn't been able to contact either of the Coldwell heirs for several hours, and he's getting worried about them. If the Banished Pantheon is interested in the Scroll of Tielekku that was part of Coldwell's estate, they may be interested in the heirs as well! Can you rescue the Coldwell heirs from the Banished Pantheon?

You're looking for Coldwell's daughter, Debbie Coldwell, and Dr. Duncan Silver, Coldwell's illegitimate son.

Both of the Coldwell heirs are safe, thanks to you. At least the experience seems to have mellowed them out some. The executor tells me they started speaking civilly to one another on the way to the hospital. Which is good for them, but I'm a little worried, Red Tomax. The Pantheon didn't do anything to the heirs. No ritual, no sacrifice, nothing. Could it be that this kidnapping was merely a stunt to distract us from the Panetheon's real goal: the Scroll of Tielekku?

Recover the scroll

I just got word from Dr. Cheng. he finished the translation, but while you were rescuing the Coldwell heirs, the Pantheon jumpe dhim and got the scroll!! Cheng himself is okay, but he say's it's imperative that we recover the Scroll of Tielekku at once. he's used a little of his magic and a lot of his conatcts to uncover its location. Now we just need you to recover the scroll.

Based on Cheng's translation, this scroll looks pretty powerful. I wonder if the Banished Pantheon really knows what they're getting into?

Scroll translation

According to Dr. Cheng, the Scroll of Tielekku tells the story of a prehistoric war between two pantheons of gods: a great allaince of man's first gods and a coalition of twisted gods who fed on death. It goes on to tell how the goddess Tielekku first harnessed the power of magic, taught iit to other gods and mortals, and used her power to trick and defeat the evil pantheon, banishing them to the spirit world. The scroll gives instructions for contacting Tielekku herself, should the pantheon she banished ever return to trouble the living world. Finally, it warns that this knowledge must never fall into the Banished Pantheons hands, for they could use it to trap Tielekku and devour her.

The air is filled with a tangible burning anger. This place is consecrated to hate.

Objective: You've found the scroll of Tielekku!

Scroll of Tielekku

This ancient papyrus scroll is simply breathtaking. The central picture, which shows a powerful woman seated on a throne of gold, seems hardly to have faded at all. Surrounding this figure are some faded pictograms. It will take an expert in lost languages to decipher these markings.

Mission Complete: You have recovered the Scroll of Tielekku from the Banished Pantheon.

You got the Scroll of Tielekku back from the Banished Pantheon? Good. We may have a chance now, but something tells me this isn't over yet.

Stop the ritual before the Banished Pantheon can finish it

Azuria's just alerted me to a massive buildup of mystical power in a building in Dark Astoria. It's got to be the Banished Pantheon. I know you got the Scroll of Tielekku back, but what if the Pantheon had it long enough to translate it? With that info, they may still be able to perform the calling ritual and trap the goddess Tielekku. If that happens, the gods of the Banished Pantheon will gain astronomical power. You've got to stop that ceremony before the Banished Pantheon can finsh it.

According to Dr. Cheng, the Pantheon needs an altar and nine mystical gates to complete the ritual. You should be able to modify the gates and altar so they'll call Tielekku instead of forcing her into a trap.

You did it! The Banished Pantheon's trap is broken. People may not know it, but the city owes you big today. Maybe even the world. if the Pantheon had managed to trap the goddess Tielekku, who knows what kind of powers they might have gained?

I wonder if Tielekku got the message you sent her? Maybe, if she still exists, she'll return one day and fight against the Pantheon she banished to teh spirit world all those eons ago.

Anyway, the Coldwell heirs seem to have made up. Coldwell's old library will be donated to the Midnight Squad, and they've given Duncan permission to research his father's old books to his heart's content. And Dr. Cheng wanted me to thank you for recovering his books from the Circle of Thorns; he says that they're giving him a lot of insight into the beliefs of the Tsoo. You really came through on this, Red Tomax. You were incredible.