List of Grimoire Cards/Sylok, the Defiled

"Mindscan of Subject 667, known as “Sylok the Defiled”

[Datascript 1245.5] >Stasis is online. Initiating eighth attempt to probe mindscape. >>It’ll work this time. I’ve mapped every synapse. >Sure you did. >>There. Did you see that? >>A flare of neural activity. Stimulate that region. ''  ...I can feel you.' >This will never work. We should either bring in a witch or put him out of his misery. >>Petra said she needs this data. Don’t ask me why. ''  ...I know you’re here. Your Light is dim, but there are other things to feed the worm that hungers...' >>There. Do you hear that? >Hear what? ''  ...poking around in my head. Poking and prodding at my emptiness...' >>That. ''  ...No purpose without...' >>You’re reading that, right? ''  ...You’re being too gentle...' >>He’s playing with us. ''  ...You’ll learn nothing this way!' >He’s in stasis. He doesn’t even know we’re here. ''  ...A nightmare...' >>He knows. >He doesn’t. I’ll prove it. ''  ...oh please, oh please, oh please...' >Probe the memory region again, and isolate all synapses correlating with pain and trauma. >>By the Light — do you see? >Give him a jolt. ''  ...Gragggghhhhhhh!!!!' >That did the trick. >>Is he ... is he happy? ''  ...Gragghh ...g-ggglorious pain!!!' >>Memory synapses are firing. >Finally. Let’s see what we’ve... wh— what is that? ''  ...Blllessssseeddd is the N-Nastareth!!!' [Untranslatable noise] ''   ...Ammm I strong enough, Oryx? Is it ttt-timme?' >>It’s too much! It’s overloading! ''  ...More!' >>Shut it off! ''  ...More! Give me mm-more!' >>I said shut it— [Crackling noise, followed by 5.5 minutes of silence.]    ...The greater than anguish, the greater the reward...'    ...I know you. See your thoughts. I will use the pain. Reach in...'   ...Give me the pain. Take away all but agony. Through it, I transcend.'   ...Just once more...' ''   ...more...' [Silence for twenty minutes.] >>Huh. What? Lost my train of thought. Ready to begin? >Stasis is online. Initiating ...um, ninth attempt to probe mindscape? >>It’ll work this time. I’ve mapped every synapse. >Sure you did."