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FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Fenris
RECIPIENT: Everyone!
WHAT: Something he's been wondering about regarding rift items
WHEN: Now
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: N/A

I've heard it's possible for the rifts to release items, just the same as people... Is it true that it's been a wide range of items, both mundane and unusual?

For anyone who's come across an object from a rift... What exactly did you find? Has that item changed any since then? Does it behave as expected? [He really wants to find out if there are a bunch of freaky enchanted things just laying around, like time bombs waiting to explode. Well, you never know...]

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I am not sure I would either ... but I would be happy to at least study it.

[She makes a soft noise of thoughtfulness, before she stated calmly.] I agree - but until we get more actual Rifters, I don't know how we will get them closed without them.

[A quiet smile.] Thank you, Fenris.

...You're right, of course. It must be studied and better understood. [The rifts frighten him, anger him, but... if they don't study them closely, they might never be able to end them all for good.]

The rifters are certainly proving their worth, at least. [Not to mention, their trustworthiness. He had seen them with suspicion for where they'd come from, until more and more reports that they were helping, and not... somehow demons.]

And... you're welcome, Bethany.

Precisely so. [She sighed heavily.] We need to be smarter about this. Well, about a lot of things, but especially about the Rifts.

[A faint smile.] You know, those poor people. They come from their homes only to have people here accuse them of all kinds of horrible things -- and then they do us the favor of closing our Rifts for them. We really should give them medals.

[She smiled softly.] You are most welcome indeed.

We do indeed. With so many of them continuing to erupt... there seemingly isn't an end to them. Closing them one by one is fine for now, but... we need to get to the root cause of them eventually.

[The way Bethany puts it just reminds him... that's true. They're just regular people, for the most part. After all these months, well over a year or more... there's been no sign of them being secretly demons. That's important to keep in mind.] Right. Just unfortunate people, displaced against their will. They've done us a great favor... let's hope that we can repay them by sending them home, where they belong. [But doing that... it's yet another mystery to unfold.]

Well as far as we know, the root cause is Corypheus, and the elven orb he carries ... if we could figure out more about that, perhaps we would have a better idea how to close them.

[He can't see her, but she makes a thoughtful noise to let him know that she has her pensive expression on.] I hope we can too - especially since opening the Rifts now just sends them into the Fade.

[And nowhere near home.]

All of our problems lately... it all comes back to him, doesn't it?

[The sooner they can destroy him, the better. The chance to defeat someone so vile is admittedly one of the things keeping him here and involved with the Inquisition.]

I agree... we mustn't try anything involving those rifts unless we know for certain we can transport people to where they ought to be. The danger is far too great, for now. [Accidentally trapping people in the Fade is among the worst things that could happen.]

Every last one of them. I suppose we ought to be relieved that we know who our enemies are, if nothing else.

[She sighs, thinking back about all the senseless things that have happened over the years - to have this be the reason?]

One step at a time ... we'll defeat them once we have the knowledge to do so.

Yes... There really is something to be said for knowing your enemies in such a way. We should be thankful he's so blatant in what he is. What he does, and stands for. All of it.

[A lot has happened already, and he has to wonder if it'll only get worse before they finally put an end to it all.]

Once we have the knowledge. You're right. We have to defeat them.

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