Blessed Meetings
Overview
Blessed Meetings occur once every 24 hours, and allow the Envoy to meet a variety of beastly Gods and ancestral Ghosts throughout the overworld of Midrath, should they already have rescued or met them before.
Each character will offer a choice of three blessings, often referred to as Graces or Boons, which will vary depending on the specific character. These blessings will take the form of either 23-Hour Buffs, or gifts of items such as Materials.
Whilst wandering the wilds, the Envoy may come across any of the following Characters who may be spoken with to initiate a Blessed Meeting:
Beasts
For the purpose of Blessed Meetings, Beasts refers to the Omen Beasts and Dale Seers. These characters are easily noticed when close, as they will be surrounded by a bright golden glow, and will also emanate a chiming sound effect upon approach.
Note that Digital Extremes have so far only described the Dale Seer and Zenith as being 'Dale Seers' and not 'Omen Beasts'; it is not yet officially confirmed whether the Dale Seers are also considered Omen Beasts in the Lore.
Ancestors
For the purpose of Blessed Meetings, Ancestors refers to the ghosts of the human Ancestors present in the Nightfold; Zenith is excluded from this category as he appears in the list of Beasts.
These characters are more difficult to notice than Beasts, as they will not be highlighted in Spectral Sight. They will still emanate a chiming sound effect upon approach however, so it is recommended to play with audio if searching for an Ancestor.
Notably,
is absent from the list of possible Ancestors who can be met in Blessed Meetings.
Locations
Blessed Meetings will spawn in the nearby radius of 29 possible locations across almost the entire isle of Midrath, with the exception of Greater Curlail. The majority of locations appear to be concentrated in the Fuirlands and Fortress O'Dell.
It is currently understood that Blessed Meetings will always spawn close to where the Envoy first awakens upon login, as long as the cooldown from the last Meeting is complete.
For help locating a Blessed Meeting once at one of the 29 Possible Areas, note that the chiming sound effect will be audible from ~30m away:
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The map distance from which the marked Blessed Meeting may be heard by the player. -
The visual distance from which the sound emanating from the marked character (seen in the distance, glowing gold) may be heard.
Mechanics
From each Blessed Meeting, the Envoy may choose one of the following Graces. Buff-type Graces will last 23 Hours; Gifts will typically cost 2,500
Harmony, with the exception of
Tribute of Bloomery.
This section is a Work in Progress - further boons will appear here once complete.
Universal
Universal boons are buffs which may appear in any Blessed Meeting, regardless of the specific Character.
Bromius
His boons are themed around flora, and the renewal of the forests of Midrath.
Dale Seer
Garren Rood
His boons are themed around the strength of kicks and leaps.
Orengall
Her boons are themed around the swiftness and freedom of the hunt.
Orlick
He will begin to appear once the Envoy has completed The Last Pensive.
Tuvalkane
Her boons are themed around the Steelsinger's art of Crafting and Reforging equipment.
Verminia
Her boons are themed around the witch's art of Brewing Elixirs.
Zenith
Zenith's boons are themed around wealth and commerce.
Ending the Meeting
Nevermind. - Selecting this option will back out of dialogue, but will not cause the Beast or Ancestor to disappear. They will remain in place until the Envoy either selects a Grace, walks a sufficient distance away (at which point a fresh Blessed Meeting is generated), or relogs to generate a different character.
Accepting a Grace - Once any Grace has been selected, it will immediately activate. Dialogue will end, and the character spoken with will disappear. Another Blessed Meeting will not occur until 24 hours have passed.
Multiple Graces can be active simultaneously if a Grace's duration, or the Meeting's cooldown, has bugged. Finding a second Blessed Meeting and accepting its boon will not override any existing boons.
Trivia
The original three Boons available in Preludes 14.5: Ode'n Tempers were as follows:
Orison of the Master - Experience gained is doubled whilst active.
Orison of the Hoof - increases Stagger dealt by Kicks whilst active. The specific bonus amount is not yet known.
Orison of the Paragon - provides a +3 Bonus to all three Virtues whilst active.
And the available Characters were as follows:
These would be highlighted in Spectral Sight, as opposed to the constant glow provided to Omen Beasts in Preludes 15.
- The term Orison refers to an archaic or literary word for a prayer or reverent petition, addressed to God or Deity.
- Without restarting the game, it was not possible in Preludes 14.5 to exit the Blessed Meeting dialogue without selecting one of the options - once a Beast or Seer has been spoken to, a boon must have been selected. In Preludes 15, this was updated to allow the Envoy to back out of the dialogue should they wish.
Index of Blessed Meeting Graces
Index of Gameplay Systems
