“The elements are in turmoil, hero. The cataclysm stirred up the long-dormant water spirits of Helm's Bed Lake, just to the south. They're angry, confused, and unwilling to hear my pleas.
I have tried everything I know to calm them, to persuade them to stop lashing out and attacking the sergeant's mountaineers.
It pains me to say this, but no other options remain -- we must kill the elementals.”