Orion's Belt
Scholar Ashton
The rumors spread about Peridas and the famed belt of Orion. Some say they have seen a harpy flying near the Oceanus Haven with a slight glimmer around its waist.
Sphinx Callia
You are brave to seek the Belt of Orion. To succeed you must have the strength of a lion.
Orion's Belt shines up high, wrapped around the waist of a creature of the sky.
From shape to shape the creature will shift so your attack must be swift.
A creature of air then water then land it will be. To obtain the Belt of Orion, bring death to all three.
The completed scrolls read:
The Great Hunt, complete story reads, "Hear me, o Gods! Take pity on this fool whose greed and vanity have condemned him to live out his days in torment! Hear me now as I remember great Orion, whose life was taken at the hands of this lowly betrayer… I, the wretched man whose lust for material gain has come at too great a price. Hear now your humble, most unworthy servant Peridas, as I record the tragic tale in these, my last hours as a mortal man. For my doom is written as surely as the sun rises come the break of the new day."
"It was to be a great hunt. Mighty Orion, unmatched in skill, and I, his rival, made our way to Stygia. Orion had boasted that he could surely slay any creature in all the realms of our land. Truly, we believed him, and why should we not? His skills were unmatched, and his blessed armor was forged by the Gods themselves. It was his magical belt and its protective powers I envied most, and so, when Orion had made his proud claim, I challenged him to prove his worth by embarking on a great hunt without the aid of his belt. Proud Orion, fearful of endangering his reputation, had no choice but to accept the challenge."
"That night, while Orion slept under the stars of Stygia , my desire to possess the belt overcame my reason. I placed a deadly scorpion in his boot, and the next morning, he was fatally stung while dressing for our great hunt. The Gods, who had ever favored Orion, lay a terrible curse upon me, and with the rise of the new sun in the morning, I shall be damned to live out my days forever transforming from one beast of prey to another. Forever it is I, Peridas, who shall be hunted! O, the terrible, tragic irony! What a fool I am! What a greedy, selfish fool who has brought upon himself a terrible curse, all for want of Orion's Belt. Oh Gods! Take pity upon me now as I submit to your wisdom and judgement!"
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