Ormus

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Ormus is an aged, wacky, but wise and powerful wizard NPC found in the Kurast Docks. Quotes from himself and several other NPCs imply that he is actually extremely powerful as a mage. His dialogues are rambling and half-mad, but there is information and truth in them, and he proves lucid enough to use the Skatsimi dagger as part of a ward to protect the docks from the half-sentient, encroaching jungle.

Ormus gives a couple of quests and quest rewards, and in D2X he is the most popular NPC merchant in Act Three, simply because he is the closest to the waypoint and town portal locations, and thus the most convenient to trade with. His wares are less popular to purchase, but he is the classic magical potion seller, and his inventory includes a few types of armor, along with staves, wands, scepters, scroll and tomes, and mana and health potions.


Act Three Dialogues

Introduction

You now speak to Ormus.

He was once a great mage, but now lives like a rat in a sinking vessel. You have questions for Ormus and doubt in yourself. Ormus sees a strange dichotomy in you ... as he dows in all would-be heroes.

Speak to him and he may grant you wisdom in turn. Or turn from him and seek wisdom in thyself.

Paladin only

You now speak to Ormus, good Paladin.

He was once a great mage, but now lives like a rat in a sinking vessel. You have questions for Ormus and doubt in yourself. Ormus sees a strange dichotomy in you… as he does in all would-be heroes.

Speak to him and he may grant you wisdom in turn. Or turn from him and seek wisdom in thyself.


The Golden Bird

After Given

Ku Y'leh, in searching for immortal youth, found only an early death. His apprentices, seeking to live forever, burned his body in order to derive benefit from his ashes.

Success

Ormus remembers the tale of Ku Y'leh. That venerable sage forgot that there is no life beyond death. There is only life. Once prolonged unnaturally, it can become a living hell.


The Blade of the Old Religion

After Given

Ormus is familiar with the Gidbinn. But how would a powerful Skatsimi artifact aid an unbeliever like you? Once the gidbinn is found, Ormus will use it to strengthen the protective barrier around the dockside.

Early Return

If we are to have peace from the shadow, you must find the weapon which will destroy the Light.

Success

You have done well, noble hero. Ormus congratulates you. The old spirits of Skatsim will watch over you for returning their sacred blade.

Now, after all these years, Ormus will once again use his powers to protect the innocent from the shadow. The spell that protects the dockside shall now be reinforced.

Reward

This magic ring does me no good. Here… Wear it proudly

Khalim's Will

Only Cain has dialogues pertaining to this quest.


Lam Esen's Tome

After Given

The Children of Zakarum believe that the Black Book is filled with blasphemous heresy. In truth, the book may contain the secrets to our ultimate redemption.

Early Return

Even if you find the sacred Book, you must still traverse the jungle of meaning within it. That journey could prove to be far more perilous.

Success

Why is the Black Book of Lam Esen like a coffin? Simple. Each holds the shape of our future.


The Blackened Temple

Ormus gives this quest.

Mission Assigned

You have done well, my friend. Your courage and valor are an inspiration to us all. But now the time has come to face those responsible for the evil that has stifled our land. You must destroy the High Council of Zakarum!

Long ago, these elders were charged with the stewardship of Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred, who was imprisoned within the Guardian Tower. Through the generations, these pious men slowly fell more and more under the sway of Mephisto's malevolent power and the Council became an evil mockery of its former glory.

It is Mephisto's Hatred that has corrupted Zakarum and turned its devout followers into paranoid fanatics. That is why you must travel to the Temple City of Travincal and slay the Council. Once they are gone, Mephisto's hold over this land and its people will be broken!

After Given

You must know that the Guardian Tower in the Temple City was built by the Horadrim for one purpose - to hold Mephisto. Once the Council is dead, you may enter the Tower.

Early Return

If you die on this quest, I will commemorate your sacrifice in an epic poem. You will not need a potion to achieve immortality. Ormus' words will do that.

Success

Ormus is grateful to you, stranger. You have broken the long, dark reign of Zakarum and delivered the first paralyzing blow against the Three.

Yet still, the true test lies ahead. For he whom the Council guarded still lives within the Blackened Tower.


The Guardian

Most NPCs have two sets of dialogues during this quest. The default is seen when a character has already completed the Lam Esen's Tome quest and/or the Khalim's Will quest. The alternate (more commonly seen by players) is delivered if those quests have not yet been completed (and the Black Book is still missing and/or the Zakarum are still a threat).

Mission Assigned

Diablo and Baal have surely found the Temple City by now. They seek to free their Brother, Mephisto, who was imprisoned by the Horadrim in the Temple's Guardian Tower. You must reach him before his Brothers do and prevent them from releasing Hatred upon the world.

After Given

Make haste! Though the Three are sure to reunite, it is uncertain as to what they have planned once they do. Be cautious, my friend. Though you are mighty, no mortal can stand alone against the power of the Prime Evils.

Early Return

I understand that the great Patriarch of Zakarum, Sankekur, now embodies Mephisto. You must overcome Hatred lest Terror and Destruction claim us all!

Alternate: I am loath to describe what will happen if Diablo and Baal release Mephisto.

Success

You have defeated a Prime Evil in combat. Ormus is impressed beyond words. But staying here will not end this conflict. You must enter the Infernal Gate and stop Diablo once and for all.


Gossips

Your salvation can only be reached through Hatred. A strange fate, but a true one.

How does one destroy Destruction? How does one force Terror to flee in fear? You have great tasks ahead of you, Ormus thinks.

The Church of Light harbors the darkest shadow of all. Tread lightly.

When speaking of the dead, it is best to remain cryptic.

The Travincal can be breached by the loss of one's wits, not by the use of them.

Alkor is able to explain things much more clearly than Ormus.

For one who spends so much time away from home, Meshif has taken Kurast's corruption the hardest.

Asheara is both proud and self-conscious of her womanhood.

Deckard Cain... Ormus has no time for the last son of the Horadrim. Pride led that holy Order to failure.

Hratli suspects that Ormus is a mage. He can suspect whatever he wants, Ormus will not show him the true magic.

Paladin only

The Church which you serve is corrupted by evil. Yet the holy disciplines it taught you may yet save us all. This is a strange time for heroes, Ormus thinks.