Coven of Potentia¶
The Coven of Potentia is an Insohmic castle on the eastern coast of the Shattered Peninsula, the large islands southeast of Spearhead Forest. It is home to the Nullblade artifact, a Stone of Agony, and Rhalon, the First Burnt General.
Location
Approximate Coordinates: 5031, 92, 1523
Layout/Walkthrough¶
The Coven is located on a small island, east of the large islands that make up the Shattered Peninsula. The bridge to the main facility is partially broken, similar to the Insohmic Library tower.
Once inside, players can turn right to loot the upper floors, which do not contain much of note besides the Councilman's Fears book.
Down the stairs near the entrance, players will find more rooms, eventually leading to a stone spiral staircase further down. This leads to an iron door, and a room with several pillars.
In this room, as players make their way across to the chiseled stone bricks on the far wall, Rhalon, the First Burnt General, will suddenly spawn, attacking the player. Rhalon is rather notorious as a jumpscare, appearing just before players reach the wall with a loud noise and two more Maelmari.
She will open with the line "YOU WILL DIE TODAY, REMNANT OF AVSOHM! RAAAAGH!"
Rhalon has three more dialogue lines:
66% Health:
GLORY IN FLAME!
33% Health:
BURN, SNAKESPAWN! BURN!
Death:
MY RADIANCE... I have failed you...
On death, she drops her helmet (player head) and the Rhalon's Chestplate artifact.
With Rhalon cleared, players are free to enter the larger portion of the Coven of Potentia, built underneath the castle. Here, on the lower floors, players will find a series of rooms that were home to the Chosen of the Coven.
These rooms hold three notable pieces of loot: The Origins of Red Dawn lore book, the Nullblade artifact, and a Stone of Agony.
Lore¶
The Coven of Potentia was a creation of the Order of Insohm, the Third Avihm's defining power. In their quest to return to the Drehmari glory days of Avsohm, they relentlessly pursued alchemical knowledge, and this location was built to study potentia. Here, they gathered their "Chosen", people deemed to have high potentia, and studied them, under threat of violence.
The Coven of Potentia is mentioned by the warden of Shatterhorn Gulch in his journal as having achieved their goal, subsequently turning someone into a "fiery maniac". It is not entirely clear who or what action this refers to.
Based on the Councilman's Fears book found here, the Coven was active until at least Av3 847, when Castle Hovadchear disappeared, meaning it has been abandoned for no longer than ~150 years.