Justicars ordered you to kill the weapons supplier hiding in the Tenebrous Mines. You pursued the hooded figure, but when you caught him, hypnotic energy permeated the room and you fought! Before you could finish the Black Hood, Jelena intervened and you discovered the Black Hood to be none other than a hypnotized Elleon. The supply base in the Tenebrous Mines was an elaborate ruse to kill Elleon, and you were to do the dark deed. In Velika, you were chastised by Samael, who clearly wanted Elleon dead. Now that we have the weapons, we have to cut off the source. We've heard about someone they call the Black Hood—an infamous arms smuggler. I tracked him down while you were gone. If you go through the <A href="markmap:loc=7003#-30657.6289,-34483.0313,-1932.3782&type=1&name=Door of Dimension">teleportal</A> in the Halls of Utterdark, you'll find him. Kill the Black Hood and report to {@LinkCreature:65#1100#Bruke} in Chebika when the deed is done.<NEXTPAGEBUTTON>"As ordered."</NEXTPAGEBUTTON> Listen closely, <PCNAME>. Above all else, at any cost, you are to kill the Black Hood—no matter who it is. They're a threat to the federation. If Samael wasn't watching out for us, they'd probably have half our enemies encamped outside Velika's gates. Do your duty. Take the Black Hood out! It was a trap! Blast! Another wager lost to Jelena. Here's what we'll do. Report back and tell them that the Black Hood got away. Don't let on that you know who I am. Let's see how they react, what their next move is. We'll meet up again in Velika. You what? Missed him?! You missed and he got away? How? Why aren't you badly wounded? You've done it now. General Samael will have your guts for garters. Get out of here and report back to the general. He's not dead?! Did Lupus not make it clear that we needed you to kill him? This was our opportunity.<NEXTPAGEBUTTON>"Well, I did destroy the supply base."</NEXTPAGEBUTTON> Bah! Like that matters. Just...just get out! Damn! He was angry, was he? Even though you destroyed the entire supply base, such as it was? It's as I thought, then. He was targeting me. The "supply base" was a ruse! That means we're on the right path, though. Samael's protecting the Scions of Lok—but why?<NEXTPAGEBUTTON>"Perhaps he's been bribed?"</NEXTPAGEBUTTON> Doubtful. Samael's a brute, but he considers himself honorable. He'd never accept a bribe, though that doesn't mean he isn't getting something out of an arrangement. We need proof, if we're to get to the bottom of this. The investigation will continue, but remain cautious. Samael's suspicions will not be easily allayed in the future.