Ryvenien Berg

Faction: Ally
Status: DECEASED (murdered in farmhouse near Sylobelle)
Tags: #npc/deceased #npc/scholar #npc/murdered

Description

Professor Gabriel Emms's scholarly friend who was entrusted with the magical doll (later became Avicia). Found murdered in farmhouse near Sylobelle, pinned to wall with large spear/pike weapon. Left partial torn letter warning "He is coming. He knows about her."

Key Details

• Full Name: Ryvenien Berg (from scroll found at scene)
• Profession: Scholar
• Relationship: Friend of Professor Gabriel Emms
• Mission: Entrusted with magical doll (cover story: Professor's "daughter" Kendara Elley Aloison)
• Death: Murdered, pinned to wall with large spear/pike weapon
• Location: Farmhouse near Sylobelle
• Discovered: After raid on Sylobelle (four nights after raid)

Murder Scene

Discovery:

• Party searched farmhouse where Ryvenien and "Kendara" supposedly lived
• Found body pinned to wall with large spear/pike weapon
• Scroll addressed to "Ryvenien Berg" found at scene
• Partial torn letter found (see below)

The Partial Letter: Torn and only partially readable:

He is coming. He knows about her. Prayer... I've left a key in the sanctuary below where King ........... dwelled ........... beneath ..........

Village Testimony:

• Four nights prior: Raiding party from south attacked Sylobelle
• Led by Logrin the Dwarf and Black Knight (Elincia Flowers as Thalas)
• No villagers knew anyone named "Ryvenien"
• No one recognized description of "Kendara"
• Sheep, cattle, villagers killed
• Buildings destroyed/burned

Mystery

• Who killed him? (Black Knight/Logrin's raiders likely)
• Who was "he" in the letter? (Black Knight? Other conspirator?)
• Who is "her"? (The doll/Avicia? Someone else?)
• What "key" did he hide? Where is "the sanctuary"?
• Which King is referenced?
• Did he manage to hide the doll before death? (Yes - ToooAh had found it earlier on smuggler boat)

Relationships

• Friend: Professor Gabriel Emms (also murdered by conspirators)
• Guardian: Magical doll that became Avicia
• Killed by: Unknown (likely Elincia Flowers as Thalas/Black Knight and/or Logrin's raiders)

Related NPCs

• Professor Gabriel Emms - Friend who entrusted him with doll
• Avicia - The doll he was protecting
• Elincia Flowers - As Thalas/Black Knight, raided Sylobelle
• Logrin the Dwarf - Bandit leader, raided Sylobelle

Related Quests

• Quests - Completed#The Doll Mystery - Was protecting doll that became Avicia
• Quests - Mysteries#The Torn Letter - What key? What sanctuary? Which King?
• Quests - Mysteries#The Sylobelle Raid - Who ordered the raid? Why target Ryvenien?

Related Locations

• Sylobelle - Raid location, farmhouse murder scene
• Underground sanctuary (location unknown) - Referenced in torn letter

Notes

Unanswered Questions:

• Did he successfully hide the doll before death? (Appears yes - it ended up on smuggler boat that ToooAh found)
• What "key" did he hide?
• Where is "the sanctuary below where King dwelled"?
• Who is "he" that was coming?
• Was the raid specifically to kill Ryvenien and steal the doll?
• How did conspirators know he had the doll?

Timeline:

• Ryvenien murdered during/after Sylobelle raid
• Raid happened four nights before party arrived
• Doll already on smuggler boat by time party found it
• Professor Gabriel Emms found murdered later in underground atrium
• Both died protecting the doll that became Avicia