Well Um.. I was under the impression that knowing how to heal thngs was good?  Instead of sitting there and dying which y the way was also stupid.  Aquacast center.. duh stupid me.

Yet another reason I'm not a good fighter. I get so spaztic my hand start shaking and I forget  my skills.

Perhaps you should start jumping your own city mates then. I see more Celestians there killing Merians than anyone else

Edit: Not to mention that they are not Celest aligned.

I ask them to stop in my presence. Which they usually do. I did the same to you. And you proceded to kill one in front of me.

but you wouldn't jump your city mates though would you?

A healer is as good as a health vial and she was being healed like every 5 seconds, and in case you didn't see I was facing the issue of being frozen solid through 90% of that because I had no fire vial. When I wasn't frozen I was paralysed from telepathy. Don't under estimate the power of hindering.

Aesyra tells you, "If you kill them all and Marinus admits defeat.. it's impossible to get the rod. And yeah, I'm just saying since many don't seem away that sneezing too loud can botch the quest *mumble*."
Aesyra tells you, "Aware even.

3911h, 4515m, 4876e, 10p, 16678en, 24490w exk-  (0h, 0m, 0e) w

A sedate office.
Superimposed over this location, an ethereal forest reaches up to the sky. The centerpiece of the top floor of the tower is without a doubt the circular table of blue marble that sits perfectly in the centre of the room, dominating the space. Like
the other levels, the walls are bare, exposing the hewn blue stone of the masonry of the building, and somehow creating a sense of former glory and luxury now gone, sacrificed in order to survive. One of the chairs pulled up to the table is slightly
larger and more ornate than the others, suggesting seniority and power. Marinus, a regal looking merian, sits here, frowning as he contemplates matters. A merian maiden stands here, surveying the area and watching for any wayward children. A merian
bravo stands here, looking at you with suspicion evident in his eyes. An oak sapling clings tenaciously to the ground here.
You see exits leading east and down.
3911h, 4515m, 4876e, 10p, 16676en, 24490w exk-  (0h, 0m, 0e)
With a low grunt of derision, a merian bravo walks off to the east.
3911h, 4515m, 4876e, 10p, 16676en, 24490w exk-  (0h, 0m, 0e) incline marinus

You incline your head politely to Archmage Marinus.
Archmage Marinus says, "We have failed, and must surrender to the might of the Gorgogs...take this rod, and may the Fates forgive us all."
Archmage Marinus reaches into his robes, withdrawing an ornate rod which he passes to you.

You put an ornate rod into the Moonhart Mother Tree.
The sound of pixies giggling tinkles from the branches above as tiny hands reach out and grab an ornate rod.

The quest is -extremely- easy to botch Gregori and yes killing even unnamed Merians can botch it. If you kill too many of them, Marinus might not hand out the rod for all the gorgogs.. no rod = no closing the rift.

Perhaps you should start jumping your own city mates then. I see more Celestians there killing Merians than anyone else

Edit: Not to mention that they are not Celest aligned.

Edit: Not to mention that they are not Celest aligned.

They are about as Celest aligned as the Ur'dead are Magnagora aligned.

Wrong.

ur'Dead are old ur'Guard.

Merians are just a race.

I can understand defending them, as Magnagora would probably defend a viscanti settlement in just the same fashion, however. But don't make statements like the one you did when it's blatantly false.

These merians are the descendants of the Old Celestian Empire, the ones who created the gorgogs as probes to go exploring the outer planes.

That's somewhat similar to the orclach being old ur'Guard. 

You know if Celest actually defended the Merians that would be one thing.

Celests patron  is all for letting people kill them because his  biggest order member aside from Aesyra is the one that lets the gorgogs out out.