"Red lyrium is anything but simple, and its mysteries have kept us guessing for some time." Hopefully not for much longer. Her team of researchers are on the cusp of a breakthrough, but it will have to wait until they all return back to Kirkwall.

"I head a team that studies it under very rigid conditions. We have used what we learned to create a rune that destroys it." With that said, she pulls her staff from her back. It's crafted of a strange metal that resembles blue ice -- oddly fitting in this climate. "If you will stand back, I will destroy this piece, and you can see how."