Citizens suspecting ill of the local Thaumaturge's Guild isn't exactly new news, but one citizen in particular claims he's seen proof of a darker side to the prestigious group.
"It wasn't right," researcher Gogoshu told reporters. "I've seen magic. We've all seen magic - but this just wasn't right."
Gogoshu was resting from his ongoing work investigating ruins near Highbridge in Eastern Thanalan when a hyur woman invited herself to share his campfire. "She offered to help with some pests," says Gogoshu. "I didn't say anything. But then she snuck off with a miqo'te, and that's when I saw it."
The researcher claims the woman proceeded to attack the man using magic "unlike" the normal Fire or Ice spells employed by guild acolytes. Burnt grass and singed stone near the researcher's camp were evidence enough of an encounter, but more curious was a large ring of dry, dead grass. Nothing was burnt and there was nothing to suggest it had simply been trampled or crushed. It was as if the life had been sucked out of it all at once.
"That woman was using something forbidden," Gogoshu says. "Someone should know. This could be bad news for everyone if it isn't stopped."
The man was unharmed in the attack but locals living in or near Highbridge are warned to be on the look out.
The woman is described as being a hyur, likely a Highlander, with dark hair wearing dark clothes. She is missing an eye and is said to have been wielding a staff that looks like a flame. Any information regarding this woman, or other suspicious activities including but not limited to possible uses of unapproved magic, should be brought to the attention of local authorities.
"It wasn't right," researcher Gogoshu told reporters. "I've seen magic. We've all seen magic - but this just wasn't right."
Gogoshu was resting from his ongoing work investigating ruins near Highbridge in Eastern Thanalan when a hyur woman invited herself to share his campfire. "She offered to help with some pests," says Gogoshu. "I didn't say anything. But then she snuck off with a miqo'te, and that's when I saw it."
The researcher claims the woman proceeded to attack the man using magic "unlike" the normal Fire or Ice spells employed by guild acolytes. Burnt grass and singed stone near the researcher's camp were evidence enough of an encounter, but more curious was a large ring of dry, dead grass. Nothing was burnt and there was nothing to suggest it had simply been trampled or crushed. It was as if the life had been sucked out of it all at once.
"That woman was using something forbidden," Gogoshu says. "Someone should know. This could be bad news for everyone if it isn't stopped."
The man was unharmed in the attack but locals living in or near Highbridge are warned to be on the look out.
The woman is described as being a hyur, likely a Highlander, with dark hair wearing dark clothes. She is missing an eye and is said to have been wielding a staff that looks like a flame. Any information regarding this woman, or other suspicious activities including but not limited to possible uses of unapproved magic, should be brought to the attention of local authorities.
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