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When Emperor of the [[Eternal Empire]], [[Tarkus Veruso]]'s wife, Chiara, died during childbirth, he turned to the Ankh of Eternity to try to bring her back.{{efn|[[ | When Emperor of the [[Eternal Empire]], [[Tarkus Veruso]]'s wife, Chiara, died during childbirth, he turned to the Ankh of Eternity to try to bring her back.{{efn|[[Clarissa]], "Emperor Veruso"}} Paired with a specific "Azmerian ritual", the Ankh was said to have been a source of "true resurrection".{{efn|[[Clarissa]], "The Ankh of Eternity"}} The origin of the ankh is unknown, but some "inscriptions" suggest that the Ankh was a gift to Veruso from [[the Vaal]].{{efn|[[Clarissa]], "The Ankh of Eternity"}} | ||
Clarissa's dialogue suggests that the ritual resulted in Chiara becoming a [[monster]], similar to what happened later to [[Tolman]], but the Eternal records of the event were rewritten to describe a success in an effort to "cover up the truth [of the failure]".{{efn|[[Clarissa]], on Tolman's second death}} Afterwards, Veruso himself took the ankh and hid it "to the east", tucked away in a "shrine in [[the Quay]]", where the player later finds it. | Clarissa's dialogue suggests that the ritual resulted in Chiara becoming a [[monster]], similar to what happened later to [[Tolman]], but the Eternal records of the event were rewritten to describe a success in an effort to "cover up the truth [of the failure]".{{efn|[[Clarissa]], on Tolman's second death}} Afterwards, Veruso himself took the ankh and hid it "to the east", tucked away in a "shrine in [[the Quay]]", where the player later finds it. | ||
Revision as of 16:45, 25 December 2023
Drop level: 1Metadata
Item class: Quest Item
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/QuestItems/Act8/AnkhOfEternity
Ankh of Eternity is a quest item for the quest 
Love is Dead. It can be found in The Quay. The quest's boss arena is in the same area instance, but the entrance is called "Resurrection Site".
Lore
When Emperor of the Eternal Empire, Tarkus Veruso's wife, Chiara, died during childbirth, he turned to the Ankh of Eternity to try to bring her back.[a] Paired with a specific "Azmerian ritual", the Ankh was said to have been a source of "true resurrection".[b] The origin of the ankh is unknown, but some "inscriptions" suggest that the Ankh was a gift to Veruso from the Vaal.[c]
Clarissa's dialogue suggests that the ritual resulted in Chiara becoming a monster, similar to what happened later to Tolman, but the Eternal records of the event were rewritten to describe a success in an effort to "cover up the truth [of the failure]".[d] Afterwards, Veruso himself took the ankh and hid it "to the east", tucked away in a "shrine in the Quay", where the player later finds it.
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Trivia
The item is the same as real world ancient Egyptian's Ankh.
Version history
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