Recaps

Leon awakened in Leon Kaspar’s body and became involved with the Nighthawks while building a connection with Klein and Audrey through Roundtable Hold. After investigating Old Neil’s strange behavior, Leon removed the Scarlet Rot seed that had been planted in him, leaving the Nighthawks to investigate its source.

• Leon awakened during an Erdtree Church sacrifice, killed the Oracle and the believers, and was found alive by the Nighthawks.
• Leon met Klein and Audrey at Roundtable Hold, explained that they were Tarnished, and arranged regular meetings to exchange information.
• Leon joined the Nighthawks as a special consultant and, with Klein, helped repel a Secret Order attack on their base.
• Leon and Klein examined the failed operation behind the attack and agreed to investigate houses marked by a red chimney.
• Leon discovered signs of Scarlet Rot and strange eyes behind Old Neil, then joined Klein in confronting him about a ritual to resurrect Celeste.
• Leon knocked Old Neil unconscious after learning that a god had given him a seed he believed would bring Celeste back.
• Leon used Miquella’s Needle to remove the Scarlet Rot seed and its corruption from Old Neil, then revived a piano spirit that healed him.
• Leon gave Dunn the needle and seed as evidence and filed a report that concealed the Hidden Sage and Scarlet Rot, while Klein divined Leon’s experiences and saw the Erdtree.

Leon and Klein investigated Maynard’s death while Leon’s Destined Death power began consuming his life force. After learning more about the Erdtree Church and the Frenzied Flame at his gathering, Leon left Tingen for Backlund to pursue information and the source of the flame.

• Crestet Cecimir arrived in Tingen, arranged Old Neil’s retirement, and gave Leon the Church’s Erdtree records and a note bearing the word “Hometown.”
• Leon and Klein met Azik at the underground market, and Leon’s Destined Death caused Klein to collapse before they helped Azik recover memories and power.
• Leon discovered that Destined Death was consuming his life force and created a Spirit Guide’s Rune as he planned a gathering for Beyonders.
• Leon and Klein investigated Councilman Maynard’s death, traced it to an affair with Madam Sharon, and warned Inspector Tolle that Sharon might be a Beyonder.
• At the Roundtable Hold, Audrey reported the Erdtree Church’s history and spontaneous burnings in Backlund’s sewers, which Leon identified as the work of the Frenzied Flame.
• Leon offered Audrey and Klein Beyonder runes, arranged payments for Roselle’s diary pages, and asked them to hunt supernatural creatures and share what they learned.
• Madam Sharon asked Leon to clear her name, and Leon told Tolle she would cooperate before Klein entered the Gray Fog.
• After learning that Qilingus was hiding in Backlund, Leon left Tingen and went to Bravehearts Bar, where Kaspars was astonished to see him alive.