Though not a lot of people have probably looked into it I’ve spent a while trying to find Scarlet’s mentors in the storyline. I’m going to go ahead and say I won’t put any spoiler tags on this so if you want to find it on your own stop reading.
First is Beigarth. He’s found right by Jormag’s Tooth in the Great Lodge of Hoelbrek.
- B: A smith’s work is never done…and the more I talk to you, the less I get done.
- P: I hear you trained Scarlet Briar.
- B: That crazy Sylvari? Yeah. Her name was Ceara back then. Could keep a fire going better than most of my other forge-tenders. Quick learner. It made up for what she lacked in brawl.
- P: Why did she leave?
- B: From the moment she arrived, she wanted more than I could give her. She didn’t like the metal. She didn’t love the ring of iron on steel. She wanted answers to bigger questions.
- P: What do you think of what she became?
- B: I…suppose I failed her. She had so much potential, such a natural talent with ore and fire. I tried to keep her grounded, but…I couldn’t do it.
Next is Iron Legion Gladium Asagai. I created a new character and explored/map completed all of the Black Citadel. I explored the surrounding 2 maps and personal instances as well. She’s not to be found. No info
Then comes Headmaster Omadd. Scarlet short story – he’s super dead.
After the 3 colleges: Inquest. Councillor Yahk gives us information, he’s located in the Councillor Chambers of Rata Sum.
- P: Didn’t the villain Scarlet once belong to the Inquest?
- Y: We knew that miserable, misguided sylvari as Ceara. A singularly brilliant student to be sure, but she was also dangerous and defiant of authority and protocol. A pity. And a waste.
- P: Is it true she studied at all three colleges?
- Y: Yes, and some of us are still bristling at the egregious absurdity of the Council’s Decision. She was brilliant for a Sylvari, but compared to an Asura? Scarcely more than a novelty.
- P: For a novelty, she’s done a lot of damage
- Y: True. I’m proud to say the Inquest brushed her off faster than anyone else, but it still wasn’t fast enough. Possessing knowledge in excess of one’s cranial capacity is always dangerous.
Then scarlet was kicked out and studied under the Hylek in Michoan Marsh. I searched this entire zone with a new and existing character. There’s no further info there.
Omadd found her after this portion and enlisted her help in an experiment. This is when she undertakes his procedure. The pale tree tries to talk to Ceara and bring her back unsuccessfully. After the experiment, Ceara now identifies herself as Scarlet Briar.
However- the Pale Tree is also a dialogue option.
- (Skipping normal dialogue)
- P: What about the villian Scarlet, who’s threatening all of Tyria?
- PT: I tried to protect her, but Ceara turned away from me and from her own bright potential. She imagines she can defy her destiny under the new name she’s chosen for herself.
- P: What is she trying to accomplish?
- PT: Only she can answer that. I will say she has confused knowledge, power and authority so completely that, in her mind, they are indistinguishable. I grieve for my lost child.