Field Archivist Cierle

Field Archivist Cierle

Race

Human

Level

80

Locations

• Moon Camp Covert
  (Lowland Shore)
  
• Alliance Staging Ground
  (Mistburned Barrens)
  
• Soaring Sands
  (Shipwreck Strand)
  
• Mists Vault
  (The Mists)

Organization

Astral Ward

Image(s)

Appearance inside Mists Vault Appearance at Shipwreck Strand after purchasing the Castoran Coral Quest Licence

Field Archivist Cierle is a human member of the Astral Ward. She is in charge of the Wizard's Vault achievement collections.

Location

The Mists

• Mists Vault

Janthir

• Lowland Shore (only during The Falling Star: Vault Dispatch)
  • Moon Camp Covert
• Mistburned Barrens (only during The Wayward Wisp: Vault Dispatch)
  • Alliance Staging Ground

Castora

• Shipwreck Strand
  • Soaring Sands (only during Castoran Coral: Vault Dispatch)

Dialogue

Lowland Shore

Primary article: The Falling Star: Vault Dispatch

First step

Hello, Commander. What can this humble archivist help you with?

I'm here to investigate the falling star.

Splendid, I've been waiting for help. I've been working to triangulate the meteor's location and have narrowed it to this region.

How can I help?

As our premier diplomatic envoy in the region, I'd like you to interview local kodan scouts. Based on their information, if you can find the "fallen star," then please follow the lead immediately.

All right, I'll find out what the scouts have seen.

Good-bye.

Subsequent interactions

Hello, Commander. What can this humble archivist help you with?

I found the meteor embedded in the seafloor, but I couldn't pull it free. (After finding the Unknown Object)

The rock is melted around it? And the meteor still retained its shape...how fascinating. Well then, we simply need to reheat it to a high enough temperature to loosen its bonds.

I take it you have some magical relic for that?

Unleashing one treasure to secure another would have us running in circles. For this, we can rely on allies of the ward to make us a new tool.

What do you have in mind?

I'll arrange an introduction with Morgaah Bloodseeker, the master armorer of the Black Citadel. He's not one of us, but an ally we can work with—his mastery of heat is what we'll need.

All right, I'll pay him a visit.

Splendid. Tell him it's about "the meteor-iron order." I expect he'll need some odds and ends as power sources; while you're there, I'll return to the tower and pick up a few small things.

Got it. I'll see you later then.

I have the meteor spear! (After obtaining the Falling Star)

Magnificently done. I see no need to seal that artifact in the vault; I'll make note of its characteristics for Vivienne's bookkeeping, and you can put it to use in your main line of work.

I'll make sure it's safe. Thanks for the help.

So, you're a member of the Wizard's Vault?

The Astral Ward, really—tending the vault is simply a role within it. But yes, I'm focused on investigation and recovery. To maintain a low profile, that happens through cooperators like yourself.

I don't mind a bit of collaboration on treasure hunting.

Can I really keep what I recover on this investigation?

As long as it's not too dangerous, according to the grand archivist. The vault isn't just about hoarding relics—we also put them in the right hands at the right time.

I'm lucky to be on your good side, then.

Good-bye.

Mistburned Barrens

Primary article: The Wayward Wisp: Vault Dispatch

First step

Hello, Wayfinder. What can this humble archivist help you with?

I'm here to investigate the wayward wisp.

Delightful! Your help would be much appreciated. My initial observations suggest our wandering wisp is manifesting regularly within this region.

How can I help?

Scouting parties have reported seeing the wisp after battle... It seems it may be drawn to interesting events. Perhaps a bit of heroism in the area on your part may pique its curiosity?

I'll do my best to draw it forth.

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

It looks like the ongoing survey could use a hand! Are you free to help?

If it looks like our people are too endangered, I'll use a few methods to get them to safety. But isn't this small crisis also a good chance for you to catch attention from our wisp target?

Right. I'll see what I can do.

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

Subsequent interactions

Hello, Wayfinder. What can this humble archivist help you with?

So, you're a member of the Wizard's Vault? (Same as above)

Can I really keep what I recover on this investigation? (Same as above)

It looks like the ongoing survey could use a hand! Are you free to help? (Same as above)

Good-bye.

Mists Vault

Commander, how nice to see you. Welcome to the Mists Vault, the innermost—or perhaps outermost—storage of the Wizard's Vault.

Could you tell me more about where we are?

Most treasures that the Wizard's Vault safeguards are held within the tower. For those with a certain prominence, danger, or conceptual risk, the wizards devised this alternative, tucked in the Mists.

So this is like a fractal?

Very astute. Yes, it's much the same as a simulated fractal. However, we're not recreating anything—simply maintaining a small pocket of order amidst chaos. It's an elegantly secure method.

Interesting. I have another question.

Certainly. What else would you like to talk about?

Could you tell me more about where we are?

Is this place more secure than the Wizard's Tower?

I'm surprised to see you out of the field.

That's all for now, thank you.

Well, if there's no rifts, it's safer than Tyria.

Is this place more secure than the Wizard's Tower?

In its way. The roads in are tightly defined, which makes intrusion all but impossible. And if it were to come to it, simply releasing the ongoing sorceries of this location would bring it to an end.

An end?

Without spells, observation, and fuel, such a small space can't stay established. It would quickly dissolve into a ripple in the Mists, taking all dangerous artifacts—and potential intruders—with it.

Interesting. I have another question.

That's quite the active defense.

I'm surprised to see you out of the field.

I can't be out and about all the time. This spot is quite relaxing... Call it a perk of the job.

I agree. I'm on business, but can I drop in occasionally? (Before completing Mists Vault: Visitor's Pass)

Normally, no. But as a legendary defender of the tower, you're already on the guest list. Here... A passkey spell, courtesy of the wizards themselves.

Thank you!

Interesting. I have another question.

It certainly is calming, in its own way.

A pleasure, as always.

Shipwreck Strand

Primary article: Castoran Coral: Vault Dispatch

Hello, Wayfinder. What can this humble archivist help you with?

I'm here to investigate the Castoran Coral. (After purchasing the Coral Heart Quest License)

Your help would be much appreciated. Technically, I'm afraid I'm meant to be on vacation. Inquest activity has spiked around the undersea coral, and in its wake, the reefs are beginning to wither.

How can I help?

Start with some triangulation. Help the alliance across the island, and our vault scouts will collate the information to track down an originating source for this disturbance.

Okay, I'll see what I can dig up.

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

I've raised and solved some trouble. How's the triangulation? (After completing Castoran Coral: Inquest Investigations)

As ever, your talents are appreciated. We've been able to establish the pattern of decay and determine the general area where it began.

The origin point of the withering effect?

Correct. I suspect the Inquest tampered with something best left alone. I'll mark the spot on your map—give it a thorough check with your skimmer's keen sense.

If I find anything, I'll follow up on it. Wish me luck.

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

The Inquest had excavated some sort of core from the reef. I got it back. (After finding the Castoran Coral Heart in the Inquest lab)

It looks to be in poor condition... I doubt we can simply return it to its original reef and hope for the best.

Any ideas for healing it?

I believe these reefs are an organic component of the island's magical defense network. If you return this node to the heart of that network, it could be reinvigorated.

I've seen a font of seer energy deeper inland. Let's give it a try.

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

I renewed the coral heart and returned it home. It left me with these. (After completing step 10 of Castoran Coral: Vault Dispatch)

Well done! My colleagues have already reported evidence of healing. Vivienne has classified the organic network as a guarded danger, but your items seem inert... I'll amend their classification.

I'm just glad we were able to stop the Inquest before this got out of control.

Good-bye.

Good-bye.

What's the story with these reefs?

According to our initial findings, a subspecies of coral here in Castora has remarkable magical emanations. It may even be a contributor to the island's secrecy; a living warding spell, if you will.

I had another question.

Fascinating; let's hope we can keep it protected in turn.

The scientists at the facility I uncovered met a grisly fate from this. (After completing Castoran Coral: Inquest Investigations)

The Inquest's haste, ambition, and lack of deeper wisdom seemed to leave them unprepared for predictable consequences. Preventing such misuse of relics is at the heart of the Wizard's Vault.

I had another question.

They certainly can't be allowed to weaponize this.

You seem pretty relaxed.

Well, Castora has been a bit "all hands on deck," so I was recalled from time off. Still, I have to set a good example by not overworking. So I am projecting relaxation in between information analysis.

I had another question.

Well, let's get this crisis resolved and get back to vacation.

Good-bye.

Related achievements

• The Wizard's Vault: The Falling Star: Vault Dispatch — On behalf of the Wizard's Vault, investigate rumors of an object that fell to Tyria on Janthir's coast. (10)
• The Wizard's Vault: The Wayward Wisp: Vault Dispatch — On behalf of the Wizard's Vault, investigate rumors of a wayward wisp appearing within Mistburned Barrens. (10)
• The Wizard's Vault: Castoran Coral: Vault Dispatch — On behalf of the Wizard's Vault, investigate the Inquest's interference with the coral reefs of Castora. (10)
• The Wizard's Vault: Mists Vault: Visitor's Pass — While visiting the Mists Vault after purchasing a Legendary Weapon Starter Key from the Wizard's Vault, speak with Field Archivist Cierle about future visits. (0)

See also

Associated items

• Mists Vault Access Key