Zana, Master Cartographer
Functions: Guide the exile through the Atlas of Worlds
Quests:
Zana, Master Cartographer is one of the eight forsaken masters. Being the final master, her missions and crafting options revolve around end-game maps. She also allows the player to open maps at a personal map device in a hideout.
Zana is an important NPC in the end-game and plays a major role in the exploration of the Atlas of Worlds and the war between the Shaper and the Elder.
Overview
Town: The Templar Laboratory
Hideout: Immaculate Hideout
Signature mod: Kirac'sKirac's
Prefix
This Area's Modifiers to Quantity of Items found also apply to Rarity
15% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area
10% increased Pack size
Currency trading: 20×Cartographer's ChiselCartographer's ChiselStack Size: 20Improves the quality of a mapRight click this item then left click a map to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity maps. The maximum quality is 20%. for 12×Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it.
Signature Mod
Zana's signature prefix mod, This Map's Modifiers to Quantity of Items found also apply to Rarity, applies not only to quantity from affixes on the map item and quantity from quality, but also to quantity gained from modifiers to the map itself such as prophecies that spawn tempests, Zana's Map Device quantity bonus, and some sextant mods.
Missions
Zana will appear in the Epilogue after Act 10. She gives you a quest to complete a map, as well as a Zana-modded map to start off with. After completing your first map, she will show you the Atlas of Worlds and your Reputation level with Zana increases to 2 if this was your first time meeting her (within the league).
Zana can only be encountered in the wild in maps.
For a player to join in on a daily mission they must be able to enter maps (i.e. complete Act 10).
When encountering Zana, she will give you a selection of randomly rolled maps to choose from, each with different missions. Once chosen, she will open six portals to a map where the mission takes place. Leaving a normal Zana mission map, whether via portal or resurrecting at checkpoint after dying, only exits the "inner" map. In the wild, you may reenter a Zana map even after completing or failing the mission so long as portals remain. If you are on Zana's daily mission, if you fail the mission or complete it by speaking to Zana the map cannot be reentered.
Maps completed from Zana missions will not count towards your Atlas completion.
If a mission that requires finding an item (map, unique item, divination card, vaal fragment, etc.) is failed, the item will no longer drop.[1]
Objectives
Possible mission objectives include the following:
- Complete the map. Atlas completion and/or bonus will not be granted.
- Find the lodestones (10 needed). A few extra are provided.
- Kill all of the corrupted monsters. A counter is shown after the first one is killed.
- Complete another Master's quest.
- Complete the Labyrinth Trial. Completion will count towards your Eternal Labyrinth unlock requirements.
- Find the Map. The map drops from an enemy and is not marked on the map. The mission is completed when a map drops. There is a higher chance this map drop is magic or rare.
- Find the Unique item. Unique item drops from an enemy and is not marked on the map. The mission is completed when the a unique item drops. You may keep the item.
- Find the Divination Card. A Divination Card drops from an enemy and is not marked on the map. The mission is completed when a Divination Card drops. You may keep the item.
- Find the Vaal Fragment. A random Vaal Fragment drops from an enemy and is not marked on the map. Mission is completed when the fragment drops. You may keep the item.
- Kill all of the Rogue Exiles. The map will contain two to four additional Rogue Exiles. If the map contains mods that adds additional Rogue Exiles, they must also be killed. Rogue Exiles that spawned from a Strongbox will add to the counter, but will not increase the required number of Rogue Exiles killed.
- Slay the Invasion boss. The map will contain an Invasion boss.
- Slay the Beyond boss. Killing a certain pack of monsters spawns a random Beyond boss. These monsters are marked on the minimap.
- Slay the Warband. The map will contain a Warbands mob.
- Open the Breaches. The map will contain two Breaches. There is no minimum time the breaches need to be open.
- Complete the Abyss. The map will contain an Abyss. The mission is failed if the Abyss becomes sealed.
- Slay the Harbinger. The map will contain two Harbingers.
- Open the unique Strongbox. The map will contain a random unique Strongbox.
- Slay the monsters trapped in Essences. Two groups of monster with Essences will spawn. You must kill both the Rare monster holding the Essence and the Magic monsters guarding it.
Missions may include additional complications:
- A single portal spawns for each party member. Leaving the map or dying fails the mission.
- Time limit (300 seconds).
- Time limit (40 seconds), killing monsters extends the time limit by 1s each.
- Time limit (100 seconds), touching a Standing Stone extends the time limit by 25s each. Standing stones are marked on the minimap.
Maps
The selection of maps offered by Zana for her missions will be the either the same tier or one higher than the map you encounter her in [citation needed]. There is a small chance for her to offer unique maps (regardless of base map tier), including Untainted Paradise, which is only available as part of a Zana mission.
Zana Level | Crumbled Laboratory Level |
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1 | 68 |
2 | 69 |
3 | 70 |
4 | 71 |
5 | 72 |
6 | 73 |
7 | 74-75 |
8 | 76 |
Starting at halfway to master level 8, Zana's Crumbled Laboratory is area level 75.
Experience Progression
Level | Rep. | Rep. total | Unlocks |
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1 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 4,700 | 4,700 | Can be invited into Hideout Onslaught mod on maps Map device +2% item quantity for free |
3 | 8,470 | 13,170 | Able to create a small hideout (2 Masters) Bloodlines mod on maps Map device +3% item quantity for free |
4 | 23,700 | 36,870 | Ambush mod on maps Fortune Favours the Brave (Selects a Zana mod at random from those available from the device, including any mods you have not yet unlocked.) Alternate of the Same Tier (Rerolls a Rare map into another map base of the same tier) Map device +4% item quantity for free |
5 | 66,390 | 103,260 | Able to create a medium hideout (4 Masters) Beyond mod on maps Map device +5% item quantity for free |
6 | 185,870 | 289,130 | Essence mod on maps Shaped Tier 1-5 (Rerolls a Tier 1-5 Rare map into a Rare Shaped version of the Map. Requires 5 Memory Fragments found.) Map device +6% item quantity for free Sells 20×Cartographer's ChiselCartographer's ChiselStack Size: 20Improves the quality of a mapRight click this item then left click a map to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity maps. The maximum quality is 20%. for 12×Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. |
7 | 520,440 | 809,570 | Able to create a large hideout (7 Masters) Nemesis mod on maps Shaped Tier 6-10 (Rerolls a Tier 6-10 Rare map into a Rare Shaped version of the Map. Requires 10 Memory Fragments found.) Map device +7% item quantity for free |
8 | 1,457,240 | 2,266,810 | Harbinger mod on maps Elder Tier 1-15 (Rerolls a Tier 1-15 Rare map into a Rare Elder version of the Map. Requires obtaining an Elder Orb.) Map device +8% item quantity for free |
Experience can also be gained from progressing through Zana's questline.
Vendor
Master level | Map tier | Cost | ||||
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Normal | Magic, unidentified | Signature | Rare, unidentified | Rare, identified | ||
1 | 1 | 1× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 1× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 3× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 3× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
2 | 1× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 1× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 3× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 3× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | |
2 | 3 | 2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
3× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 4× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 4× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
4 | 2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
3× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 4× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 4× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | |
3 | 5 | 3× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 3× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
4× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 5× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 5× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
4 | 6 | 4× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 4× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
5× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 6× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 6× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
5 | 7 | 5× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 1× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
1× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
1× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
2× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
6 | 8 | 6× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 2× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
2× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
2× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
3× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
7 | 9 | 7× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 3× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
3× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
3× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
4× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
8 | 10 | 8× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. | 4× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
4× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
4× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
5× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
11 | ? | 5× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. |
5× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 1× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
5× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. 2× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
6× Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
Zana will occasionally offer Lost WorldsLost Worlds8Map
Map Tier: 15"There are worlds that lie beyond the edge of my page, the edge of my understanding. Worlds of wonder. Worlds of terror."
Aramil - Cartographer to Emperor Chitus for 1× Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it..
Crafting
Zana's "crafting bench" is a map device similar to the one in the Templar Laboratory. However, it offers the ability to add an extra effect to the map at time of activation (that is, it does not craft a mod onto the item, but is rather used at the time the map is run).[3]
Crafting an effect also gives the player a chance of finding applicable league-specific unique items in the map. For instance, adding the Onslaught mod to a map adds the exclusive uniques from the Onslaught league to the drop pool of that map. While in the map, those uniques can also be chanced from an appropriate base item. The base item itself does not need to originate from the map in question.[4] There is a total of seven challenge leagues available from Zana, one at each level from level two onwards. The composition, order and price of these challenge leagues changes every three months when a new challenge league starts. Some leagues can be disabled for three months, others for longer[5]. This also means that some league-specific items cannot be obtained during a league.
Crafting on corrupted Maps costs an additional Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. per unit of currency in the regular cost (e.g. Beyond costs 4 additional Vaal Orbs, Onslaught costs 2 additional Vaal Orbs).
Effect | Cost | IIQ | IIR | Description | |
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Item Quantity | 1 | Free | (1 to 8)% | 0% | +1% Quantity Per Master Level. |
Onslaught | 2 | 2x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 20% | 0% | Monsters have 20% increased movement, attack, and cast speed |
Bloodlines | 3 | 3x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 0% | 0% | Magic monster packs each have a Bloodlines mod, area contains more Magic monsters |
Ambush | 4 | 3x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 0% | 0% | Area contains 3 extra Strongboxes |
Fortune Favours the Brave | 4 | 3x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 0% | 0% | Selects a Zana mod at random from those available from the device, including any mods you have not yet unlocked. |
Alternate of the Same Tier | 4 | 3x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 0% | 0% | Requires a Rare map. Opens a random Rare map of the same tier, excluding the map you placed in the device. |
Beyond | 5 | 4x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 20% | 0% | Slaying enemies close together can attract monsters from Beyond. |
Essence | 6 | 4x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 0% | 0% | Area contains 2 additional Essences |
Shaped Tier 1-5 | 6 | 2x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 0% | 0% | Requires 5 Memory Fragments found. Requires a Rare map.
Opens a version of your map at 5 tiers higher, randomly rolled as a Rare, with a chance to be Corrupted. |
Nemesis | 7 | 5x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 0% | 0% | Rare monsters each have a Nemesis mod, area contains more Rare monsters |
Shaped Tier 6-10 | 7 | 6x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 0% | 0% | Requires 10 Memory Fragments found. Requires a Rare map.
Opens a version of your map at 5 tiers higher, randomly rolled as a Rare, with a chance to be Corrupted. Map quality is preserved, which can be verified with calculations of List of map mods |
Harbinger | 8 | 6x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 0% | 0% | Area contains 3 extra Harbingers |
Elder Tier 1-15 | 8 | 15x Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it. | 0% | 0% | Requires an Elder Orb to have been obtained. Requires a Rare map.
Opens a version of your map at Tier 16, rrandomly rolled as a Rare, with a chance to be Corrupted. |
Decorations
List of divination cards sold
Lvl | Card | Cost |
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4 | Lost WorldsLost Worlds8Map Map Tier: 15"There are worlds that lie beyond the edge of my page, the edge of my understanding. Worlds of wonder. Worlds of terror." Aramil - Cartographer to Emperor Chitus |
1x Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. |
Dialogue
Zana is currently voiced by New Zealand actress, Katherine Kennard (who also voices Tani, in the Etchings). Formerly, Zana was voiced by Mia Blake.
Experience
Something I've noticed since I've started journeying through these maps, is that the more I know about the interconnected nature of these places, the more I seem to get out of each visit. Knowledge is the key that unlocks understanding, and experience unlocks knowledge.
Shaping
My father once told me that there is no greater evil than ignorance. The fact that we're stuck here, thanks to fanatics that deliberately burn and suppress knowledge, tells me he is probably right.
But we are both guilty of this crime. Ignorance of what is happening beyond Wraeclast. Ignorance of the foul hand that shapes the lands that lie through my map device, populating them with twisted monstrosities and maddening visions.
It's a mystery that begs unraveling. I fear that to pull back the veil is to slip into the same madness as its source. But the alternative - that we let the shaping continue, that it grows and swells and spills out into this world - is far scarier.
Exile
My mother died not long after I was born, and my father, too, was gone only a handful of years later. Orphaned, my family's assets were seized and I was handed off to a series of well-off foster homes as an indentured servant.
But children are curious creatures, and even by those standards I was extremely curious indeed. I grew up reading everything I could get my hands on, and questioning everything they tried to teach me. I was too smart for my own good, I suppose, because eventually, I started drawing the attention of the Templar.
Luckily for me, Dominus was much less subtle than the previous High Templars, so I managed to leave Oriath on my own terms, mostly, before my impending exile.
Maps
These maps are not simple drawings or representations. They're more like... coordinates. Coordinates that could point to any location, or any moment in time, or any memory or dream or idea. And the map device takes you to it. Makes it real.
Creating a map is like channelling a voice who speaks in a language you don't understand, who tells you to go to a place you've never been. It's where art, superstition and science collide at high speed through thaumaturgy.
Corruption
My father's writings frequently references the work of other researchers. In particular, the heretical belief that the environment can influence a creature's form. In Wraeclast, we see the effect that corruption has on beasts, humans, even the dead.
Through my device we see the same thing, but there is no clear source of the vile changes that have turned the pristine landscapes that my father wrote of into the abominations that lay before us. Is Wraeclast's corruption seeping through? Or is something else shaping the development of life out there? And what effect, if any, is it having on us?
Research
My father was a very well educated man. He worked as a researcher in Oriath, back when they were allowed to research more than just holy texts. Sadly, he's gone now.
But his research remained, hidden in our attic. I took what I could and read it in secret as I was moved between foster homes. I read of the mortal founders whose bones were hidden deep in the Ossuary. I read of the false saints who continue to be revered in the Temple of Innocence. I read his writings over and over again. Memorized them. They were the last connection I had to him.
His research became something of an escape, I suppose. I wanted to build on it, especially the maps he described in such great detail. Of course, I'm glad I'm far away from the hollow minds and deaf ears of Theopolis.
Vorici, Master Assassin
I know out here a quick kill solves a lot of problems, but Vorici's eagerness is... unsettling. Plus, he looks at me like I'm one of his marks.
Tora, Master of the Hunt
When I utilize my map device, I usually have a good idea of what's on the other side. But I will never know any place the way Tora knows Wraeclast.
Catarina, Master of the Dead
What can I say? I admire Catarina's... resourcefulness. I think it's all a bit unnecessary, and how she can bear the smell is beyond me, but I admire it all the same.
Vagan, Weaponmaster
He's handsome, charming, and a good dancer. And he knows it. Vagan's a piece of work, alright.
Elreon, Loremaster
What Elreon says and what I've seen... Well they just don't add up, do they? Don't bother trying to convince him though. Debating with him is about as pleasant as a stroll through Sarn's sewers.
Haku, Armourmaster
Well, let me put it this way. Haku once asked me if I could make the map device's portals wide enough for an army to march through. That's not a road I want to go down.
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References
- ↑ Rhys (February 1, 2016). "Find Unique Item Zana Mission - No Unique In The Map". Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ↑ https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2036284
- ↑ Chris (August 18, 2014). "IGN.com: Zana, Master Cartographer Reveal and Developer Walkthrough". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ↑ Lucky_Kvack (October 20, 2014). "You can chance legacy uniques from bases dropped in zana mod maps.". Reddit. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ↑ Chris (February 23, 2016). "Changes to Past Leagues at Zana". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ Chris (February 7, 2016). "Ascendancy Changes to Zana's Maps". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved March 30, 2016.