Vaal Letter

Vaal Letters are environmental lore objects founds in corrupted areas around Wraeclast. They tell of Atziri's subjugates how their turmoil under her reign.

I

 * "I had nothing. I was nothing. I sold my flesh to survive. Today, my flesh belongs to my Queen."

Found in: Clouded Ledge, Concealed Caldarium, Desolate Isle, Evacuated Quarter, Flooded Complex, Forbidden Chamber, Forbidden Shrine, Forgotten Conduit, Forgotten Gulch, Radiant Pools, Sealed Repository, Shifting Sands, Sunken Shingle, Walled-off Ducts

II

 * "What did I say? What did I do? I flattered, I promised, I bared my skin and soul to my beloved Atziri. I did everything but offer to die for her. Is that where I went wrong?"

Found in: Arcane Chambers, Moonlit Chambers, Remote Gulch, Restricted Gallery

III

 * "A ring. Plated, not even solid silver. That's all I took. Now I'm stuffed full of gems and destined for the block. For palming a wretched, half-crown ring."

Found in: Clouded Ridge, Inner Grounds

IV

 * "I am but a crude reflection of our Queen of Endless Beauty. I die today so that all of Vaal may bask in her Radiance tomorrow."

Found in: Narrow Ravine, Sacred Chambers

V

 * "I should have drawn the last breath from him. Yet all I did was draw his blood. Doryani will take my head in the morning and I have my shaking hands to thank for it."

Found in: Disused Furnace, Haunted Mineshaft, Hidden Patch

VI

 * "I was to wither away in darkness. My queen has brought me into the light. I would have lived in ugliness. Now I may die in Beauty."

Found in: Mystical Clearing, Quarantined Quarters

VII

 * "Our Queen has demanded we look into the gems for our salvation. We see ourselves reflected in those facets, twisted beyond recognition."

Found in: Neglected Cellar, Secluded Copse

VIII

 * "There was no escape for me. Should our Queen and her thaumaturge succeed, there will be no escape for anyone."

Found in: Covered-up Hollow, Secret Laboratory, Stagnant Canal

IX

 * "For seven years I advised. For seven years she listened. Today, she would not. Now my blood will be but another drop in an ocean that will drown this land."

Found in: Desolate Track, Dusty Bluff, Sealed Corridors

X

 * "Queen Atziri forfeited her sovereignty the day that she chose to murder her people."

Found in: Ancient Catacomb, Entombed Chamber

XI

 * "Atziri is my love and my life. I give one so that I might have the other for all eternity."

Found in: Abandoned Dam, Blind Alley, Entombed Alcove

XII

 * "Atziri promises us eternal life. The only eternity we shall have is in the memories of the barbarians that shall plant their crops on our graves."

Found in: Concealed Cavity, Forgotten Oubliette, Strange Sinkhole

Version history

 * (Unofficial) Each Letter is now tied to a specific Vaal side area.
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