- "So much suffering. So much death. Like my husband and my children, this soldier gave her life for Evermore. I wish I could offer her more comfort, but I can only pray with her to gods whose mercy I have come to doubt."
- ―Queen Arzhela[src]
Queen Arzhela is a Breton, and a cousin of High King Emeric. She is the queen of Evermore, after the death of her husband and son, King Eamond and Prince Adrien, as well as the apparent death of her daughter Princess Elara. She is involved in a series of quests in Bangkorai.
Interactions[]
A City in Black[]
Imperial Infiltration[]
Leading the Stand[]
The Parley[]
Dialogue[]
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In St. Pelin's Chapel:
"So much suffering. So much death. Like my husband and my children, this soldier gave her life for Evermore. I wish I could offer her more comfort, but I can only pray with her to gods whose mercy I have come to doubt."
If approached again: "Again, thank you for understanding my position. Duke Renchant is a very intelligent man, and he will make the right decisions to ensure that Evermore does not fall." After overhearing Captain Ahnu and Captain Hjurrun: "Somehow, I had a feeling I'd see you again. Tell me, has Glarikha gotten herself into trouble this time? Or is it that the duke didn't take kindly to you questioning his decisions?"
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In St. Pelin's Chapel:
"If the Imperials take Bangkorai, it will be a fatal blow to the Covenant. We can't allow Renchant to do this. Damn it. He's leaving me no choice but to take back the throne. I know Glarikha will be pleased to hear that. Where is she, by the way?"
After defeating Captain Hjurrun: "Can you believe this? The duke's apparently run off to avoid facing me. After what he's done, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. Tell me though, is the city safe? Have the Imperial spies been dealt with?"
After dealing with Renchant, if he was arrested: "Thank you for dealing with that situation. I know it wasn't pleasant, but life just isn't always a pleasant thing. Certainly not in my case. Nevertheless, we have responsibilites we cannot simply ignore. Glarikha taught me that, and you, of course."
If his fate was decided by the queen: "Thank you for dealing with that situation. I know it wasn't pleasant, but life just isn't always a pleasant thing. Certainly not in my case. Nevertheless, we have responsibilites we cannot simply ignore. Glarikha taught me that, and you, of course."
If he was killed by Vestige: "Thank you for dealing with that situation. I know it wasn't pleasant, but life just isn't always a pleasant thing. Certainly not in my case. Nevertheless, we have responsibilites we cannot simply ignore. Glarikha taught me that, and you, of course."
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Near the Evermore Castle:
"I hope you'll forgive me being blunt, but under the circumstances, there's no time for social niceties. I am still in awe of what you've done to save the city, but did I just see you talking to a crow?"
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In Evermore Castle:
"Praise the Eight! I can't tell you how delighted I am to see you. First, the Reachmen advance stopped, then the crows flew away, and now ... you're back. I have a feeling you bring good tidings."
After the parley: "I should be glad we got away, but I'm too angry to think! They've taken the garrison? The brutish swine! If there's one thing I do before I die, it's going to be spitting on the corpse of that cowardly wench Septima Tharn."
After the return of Darien and Gabrielle: "It seems the crows have departed from Evermore, but the black cloud hasn't. With Bangkorai Garrison taken, nothing's stopping the Imperials from marching here. I didn't retake the throne to watch the kingdom fall though. We'll find a way."
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After taking the garrison: "I'll be honest with you. I didn't think we could retake the garrison. I expected to die here. I was even looking forward to it. But my heart is filled with happiness right now. Not for myself, but for the people of Evermore."
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Conversations[]
- Imperial Infiltration
Arrest:
Queen Arzhela: "Guard! Come get this coward out of my sight!" Guardsman Franis: "Yes, Your Majesty. As you wish." Duke Renchant: "I'll come quietly, Guardsman."
Arzhela's decision:
Duke Renchant: "Very well then. Arzhela, my fate is in your hands. You know I made the only rational choice." Queen Arzhela: "I wouldn't call it rational, Renchant. I would call it cowardly. Eamond died defending this kingdom ā¦ and you'll die for betraying it. Now that he's been dealt with, we have real work to do. Please, meet me outside."
- The Parley
Queen Arzhela: "I don't like this. Where's the Magus-General? It's not like a Tharn to be late." Septima Tharn: "Impatience is hardly the mark of a strong ruler, Your Majesty." Queen Arzhela: "When you're queen, you're welcome to set a finer example, Magus-General." Septima Tharn: "That's one honor I do not seek. What I do seek, is the unconditional surrender of Evermore." Queen Arzhela: "You came all this way just to make absurd demands? I'm surprised." Septima Tharn: "Hardly absurd, Arzhela. I tried the soft approach with the duke, but you spoiled that effort. I've come to make one final offer: surrender, or you will die." Queen Arzhela: "Your threats carry little weight, Septima. Bangkorai Garrison still stands between us, and it does not fall easily, or did you miss that in your history lessons?" Septima Tharn: "Those who hide in the shadows of the past are crushed when its structure come tumbling down ... Bangkorai Garrison has already fallen. My legionaries walk its battlements even now." Queen Arzhela: "Is this another of your lies? I don't care. It's clear you want a war. And if that's what you want, you can have it! What the ...? She's not even here! It's an illusion!" Septima Tharn: "Ha! Just remember, you struck first, Arzhela. Seventh LegionāAttack!" Darien Gautier: "Ambush! Defend the queen at all cost."
Upon return to the palace:
Darien Gautier: "That ā¦ could've gone better ā¦." Gabrielle Bernele: "I didn't think I had another portal in me ā¦ glad I was wrong." Queen Arzhela: "Well ā¦ at least some of us survived."
- Rendezvous at the Pass
High King Emeric: "Fortunately, you won't have to." Queen Arzhela: "Emeric ā¦ I mean, Your Majesty! Thank the gods!"
Quotes[]
- A City in Black
- "Again, thank you for understanding my position. Duke Renchant is a very intelligent man, and he will make the right decisions to ensure that Evermore does not fall." ā Talking to her after the first meeting
- "Renchant, you bastard ā¦ I rue the day I gave you the throne. What you've done ā¦ is nothing less than treason." ā Confronting Duke Renchant
- "Now that he's been dealt with, we have real work to do. Please, meet me outside." ā Killing the Duke on your own
- "The Imperial threat's over, for now at least ā¦ but the Reachmen are coming, and we've lost precious time when we should have been preparing. I think we'll need to stop the Reachmen's advance at Northglen. I would welcome your counsel though." ā After the quest
- Imperial Infiltration
- "Renchant, you bastard ā¦ I rue the day I gave you the throne. What you've done ā¦ is nothing less than treason."
- Rendezbous at the Pass
- "Between you and me, I'm incredibly relieved that Emeric's here, but it took him so long, I don't know whether to kiss him or slap him." ā Before the quest
- Storming the Garrison
- "So ā¦ what do you think of the armor? I'm still officially in mourning of course, and I don't want to disrespect Eamond's memory, but if we're fighting Septima Tharn I have to be there. I just do." ā Outside Bangkorai Garrison
- "Many more worthy than me have given their lives to protect this kingdom. My husband ā¦ my children ā¦ I am not afraid to join them." ā After speaking to Emeric
- "We still haven't checked the crypt. There's no telling what these twisted bastards are doing down there." ā After defeating Commander Attius
- "You're going to the crypt, aren't you? If those churlish rats have raised Eamond, you strike him down. Don't hesitate. I loved my husband, but I'd rather see him burned than in that ... state. Whatever happens, just make sure I don't see him." ā Before going into the crypt
- "Dark anchors here, now? The Daedric Prince Molag Bal is surely making his presence known in Bangkorai." ā After defeating Battlemage Papus
- "Many more worthy than me have given their lives to protect this kingdom. My husband ā¦ my children ā¦. I am not afraid to join them." ā After a dark anchor falls from the sky
- "You know, I really thought the years had hardened Emeric, made him cold, but since he arrived in Evermore, I've caught glimpses of the cousin I sued to play with when we were kids. Difficult as all this has been, I think it's rekindled his spirits." ā If approached again after taking the garrison
- To Walk on Far Shores
- "My cousin ā¦ my king ā¦ I'm sorry we failed you." ā In the Chamber of Passage
- "I think I've run out of tears at this point. How could the gods allow this to happen?"
- "I think before I said I had seen it all ā¦. Well, I was wrong." ā After reviving Emeric