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{{notice|Due to the substantial number of items sold by [[Scholar Glenna]], her inventory and dialogue has been split across multiple pages.}}
{{main|Scholar Glenna}}
{{NPC infobox
| name = Scholar Glenna
| image = Priory asura female light 2 (HoT).jpg
| location = Bastion of the Penitent
| race = Asura
| organization = Durmand Priory, Pact
| service = merchant
| coordinates = [46497, 21600]
| requires = hot
}}
[[Scholar Glenna (Bastion of the Penitent)|Scholar Glenna]] is a [[Durmand Priory]] scholar, who serves as a vendor for [[Magnetite Shard]]s in the [[Bastion of the Penitent]] [[raid]]. She also offers to buy any raid-themed miniature for 40 Magnetite Shards.

== Items offered ==
{{see|Portable Magnetite Shard Exchange/Bastion of the Penitent}}
=== Exchanges ===
{{inventory|Glenna Exchanges}}
=== Boss Rewards ===
Items in this tab can only be purchased after unlocking them by successfully finishing the respective encounter in the raid.

{{Inventory|Glenna W4}}

== Dialogue ==
;Upon entering the raid wing
:About time you got here. Ready to begin?
:{{dialogue icon|ready}} ''Let's go.''
::'''Squad member:''' All right. Lead the way.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Follow me.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Tell me about the portal.''
::'''<Character name>:''' Who built that portal?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' You mean the one that brought us here? Think about where it was located in [[Bloodstone Fen]]. Before it blew up, I mean.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Maybe the [[mursaat]] or [[White Mantle]] used it to travel here. I'm not sure why, though.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I don't know exactly where "here" is yet.
::'''<Character name>:''' All the more reason to press onward.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Good attitude!
:{{dialogue icon|merchant}} ''Show me what you have for sale.''
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''Hold up. I'm still waiting for the others.''

;At [[Cairn the Indomitable]]
:About time you got here. ready to begin?
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What's that pyramid thing over there?''
::'''<Character name>:''' So, what is this "great discovery" of yours.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Something very powerful. And ancient. We need to get closer before I can confirm my hypothesis.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Let's deal with that monstrosity in our way, and then we can get up close and personal to our pyramidal friend.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' You go first.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''That water gave us powers.''
::'''<Character name>:''' There's something special about the water here. I feel energized.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Agreed. I believe it has [[magic]]al properties, hence our newfound ability.
::'''<Character name>:''' I'll be sure to put it to good use.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Enjoy it while it lasts.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Tell me about the portal'' <small>'''(Same as above)'''</small>
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''How's the research going?''
::'''<Character name>:''' How's your research going?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Great! And terrible. I think I've learned all I can about [[ley line]]s and ley rifts for the moment.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I suppose the timing was right for a new discovery. I want to learn all we can about this place.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Where are we? What's that [[Jade Construct]] doing over there? Why would someone build a portal here in the first place?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' At first glance, it seems that we're in a cave. But what's so special about it that you'd place a sentry inside it?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' You don't randomly drop a construct somewhere because you "feel like it".
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' What lies beyond that creature? Treasure? Artifacts? I have many, many questions. And I need your help to answer them.
:{{dialogue icon|merchant}} ''Show me what you have for sale.''
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''Hold up. I'm still waiting for others.''

;After defeating Cairn
:Come on! I think it went in here.
:{{dialogue icon|ready}} ''Right behind you!''
::'''<Character name>:''' Alright. Lead the way.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Follow me.

;Inside [[Death Row]]
:This place is rife with evidence. We have to comb every inch of it.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What are we chasing?''
::'''<Character name>:''' I want to know more about that thing we're chasing.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I have a theory, but it's controversial. If I could only get closer...
::'''<Character name>:''' What do you think it is?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' It's the [[Eye of Janthir]]. I've seen drawings of it at the [[Durmand Priory (location)|Priory]], but don't think anyone's actually seen it in centuries.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Not much is known about it, though some believe it has connections to the mursaat.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Long ago, the White Mantle used it to identify [[human]]s of extraordinary magical aptitude, whom the deemed the [[gww:Chosen|"Chosen"]].
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' This title wasn't as illustrious as it sounded. Chosen were rounded up, hauled away, and sacrificed on the [[bloodstone]].
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' By most accounts, the Eye hasn't been seen since 1072 or so. No one can agree on what became of it.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Some hypothesize that it was lost during a skirmish between White Mantle and [[Shining Blade]] forces.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Others think it retreated to the [[Isles of Janthir|Isle of Janthir]], or maybe to wherever the mursaat came from.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Nobody knows. Except us! Because we just found it.
::'''<Character name>:''' The more we learn about it, the better.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''I think this place is a prison.''
::'''<Character name>:''' This place is depressing.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Were you expecting a holiday retreat in [[Southsun Cove|Southsun]] or something?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Cheer up. Things could be worse. At least you're not an impaled, dehydrated husk.
::'''<Character name>:''' Who—or what—would kill these prisoners and leave them like this?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' No idea. But whatever attacked them was mighty angry. Not all of the scattered rubble was caused by natural degradation.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Some of the cell bars were torn from the wall. An earthquake didn't cause that.
::<small>(If Charr)</small>
:::'''<Character name>:''' I'd bet my tail they were staging a riot. Look around.
::<small>(If Norn)</small>
:::'''<Character name>:''' It doesn't take Raven's eye to see what happened here. Look around. They were staging a riot.
::<small>(If Asura)</small>
:::'''<Character name>:''' You can bet your astrochemical anomalyzer that they were staging a riot. Look around.
::<small>(If Human or Sylvari)</small>
:::'''<Character name>:''' The evidence suggests a holdout or riot took place here.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''These people were murdered.''
::'''<Character name>:''' Who's responsible for all this carnage? This is obviously a murder scene.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' What gave that away? The faint aroma of dried skin or that we're surrounded by skewered people?
::'''<Character name>:''' Again with the jokes...
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Sorry. Coping mechanism.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' But to your point, it looks as if the perpetrator forced his way into the room.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' The passageway to the next room was blocked by debris.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' But if you'll turn your attention towards the ceiling, you may notice a rather large hole.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Look at the position of the bodies. I'm willing to bet most of them were hit at range from that perch.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I assume that time has converted this place from a prison to a tomb. There's a good chance our murderer is long dead.
::'''<Character name>:''' Let's hope so.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Who were these prisoners?''
::'''<Character name>:''' Who do you think these prisoners were?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I'm not sure. From what I've seen so far, there are a lot of human bodies. But also those of other races.
::'''<Character name>:''' Yeah, I think there may have been [[jotun]] here. Maybe others, too.
::'''<Character name>:''' I don't think ordinary criminals would be held in such high-security place. Maybe they were political prisoners.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' True. The fact that this prison is underground and only accessible by portal suggests that-
::'''<Character name>:''' That someone wanted to keep their captives extremely isolated. But why?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' So there would be no chance of escape. Or perhaps they wanted to experiment on them, interrogate them, etc.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Being in my field of work, I have a high tolerance for the macabre. But this place is starting to get under my skin.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I can't really explain it, but I feel like we're constantly being watched.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' We already know about the Eye, but what else is still here?
:{{dialogue icon|merchant}} ''Show me what you have for sale.''
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''We'll talk later.''

;After finishing the Game Room
:This place gets more awful the farther in we go. I could use a break from all the bleakness.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''So, about that game room...''
::'''<Character name>:''' That "gameroom" turned out to be a bit more dangerous than I'd expected.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I suppose the prison crowd gets its kicks a little differently than you or I.
::'''<Character name>:''' I get the feeling it was more about entertaining the guards. Or humiliating the prisoners.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Agreed. Whoever got locked in that room was probably a very bad inmate.
::'''<Character name>:''' Or on the warden's "special list."
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Perhaps. Though I'd imagine anyone trapped in there wouldn't survive long.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I can only imagine what the room was for. But the fact that the pieces looked like jade constructs...
::'''<Character name>:''' This place is looking more and more like some cruel mursaat creation.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' It's starting to make sense that we've found human, jotun, and possibly [[Forgotten]] remnants here.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Our hosts were far from hospitable, and they didn't seem to care much for any lives but their own.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''I've been hearing things.''
::'''<Character name>:''' I keep hearing things.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I heard them, too. I'm not sure what made those sounds, but thankfully they're from far enough away.
::'''<Character name>:''' Yeah, but we keep going deeper into the ruins. We're heading toward them.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I know. I'm a bit concerned at what we might find ahead.
::'''<Character name>:''' We have to be prepared for anything.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I have faith in your abilities.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''I want to know more about the Eye.''
::'''<Character name>:''' I want to know more about the Eye.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I'm with you. This is a huge discovery.
::'''<Character name>:''' If the Eye is monitoring this place, it must be involved in running it somehow.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' We have to determine its role. Its motivation. Its contribution to this, this...
::'''<Character name>:''' Awful place of torture.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Thanks. I was struggling to find the right words.
::'''<Character name>:''' We've made it this far. We can't give up now.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Agreed. Thanks for sticking with me.
::'''<Character name>:''' You're welcome.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What do you think is behind that door?''
::'''<Character name>:''' What do you think is ahead?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Honestly, probably something horrible and depressing like the rest of this place. I'd be disappointed if otherwise.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Not that I actually want to encounter another horrific surprise, but it seems appropriate.
::'''<Character name>:''' You're right. This place is oppressive. The smells, the sounds... I can almost feel the prisoner's misery.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' It's not unheard of for traumatic events to leave behind some negative energy. Shades of the past, as it were.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Sometimes spirits will linger long after they're dead, like in the [[Forsaken Thicket]] and some pockets of [[charr]] lands.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' But this place is especially grim. It's as if the walls themselves have absorbed decades of abuse.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' While you were in the chess room, I saw something move. My eyes are playing tricks on me...
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Or we're peering at snippets of the past. Either way, this place isn't normal.
:{{dialogue icon|merchant}} ''Show me what you have for sale.''
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''We'll talk later.''

;Speaking with Glenna after [[Samarog]]
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What was that monster?''
::'''<Character name>:''' I can't help but wonder what that creature was.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' If its puppets were to be believed, it used to be a prisoner here. Did you see its broken shackles?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I may not know from experience, but I've read a few papers on correctional facilities.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Sometimes exceptional inmates are given jobs or responsibilities. Perhaps that one was in charge of the others.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' And when the prison masters left him to his own devices he...uh...took his job "extra seriously."
::'''<Character name>:''' But what was it? I've never seen such a creature.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Nor have I.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''The warden's minions were in pain.''
::'''<Character name>:''' Those minions were in terrible pain.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' You did them a favor. Now they're at rest.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' The more we explore this place, the more unsettled I feel. It's like we're close to the center now.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I'm almost certain the Eye is nearby, watching and waiting like we're another of its prisoners.
::'''<Character name>:''' Do you think the Eye is acting on behalf of the mursaat?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Undoubtedly. It identified Chosen hundreds of years ago. I bet it was—and still is—somehow responsible for this prison.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I never thought a freaky floating eye could be such a terrifying entity.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Have you noticed the star fields? Felt the celestial energy?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' It's like this place is on the edge of our plane. Like we're touching the skin of [[Tyria (world)|Tyria]].
:{{dialogue icon|merchant}} ''Show me what you have for sale.''
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''I should go.''

;Speaking with Glenna after Saul
:That... that was [[Saul D'Alessio]].
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''I wasn't expecting to see Saul here.''
::'''<Character name>:''' I'd always considered the founder of the White Mantle as some kind of monster. Now I know he was just a flawed person.
::'''<Character name>:''' Tortured by his guilt and haunted by his mistakes. That man suffered for more than 200 years in this cesspit.
::'''<Character name>:''' Nobody deserves that.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' We have a saying in the Priory: History is like a pair of dice—many-sided and loaded with chance.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Every story has multiple angles. Most of us just accept what we're taught, but that can be dangerous.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' But let's be honest. Saul was no paragon.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Let's just say the man had 'issues' before his mursaat betrayal.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' But to your point, it seems clear that he tried to reform himself and help his people drive out the charr invasion.
::<small>'''(If charr)'''</small>
::'''<Character name>:''' Hey, all is fair in war. The humans invaded our lands, so we were returning the favor. (snort)
::<small>'''(If not charr)'''</small>
::'''<Character name>:''' The Mantle started off as a protective militia, but once the mursaat took over, they became oppressors.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Ahem. Regardless, if Saul is to be believed, the White Mantle he founded was very different from what it became.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' At least now Mr. D'Alessio is free. May he find comfort in the afterlife.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Saul deseved a proper burial.''
::'''<Character name>:''' See to it that Saul's body is interred on [[Kryta]]n soil. Don't bother notifying the [[Seraph]]. That would complicate matters.
::'''<Character name>:''' I'd imagine the [[Queen Jennah|queen]]'s people would rather see his corpse destroyed, or have it displayed as a trophy.
::'''<Character name>:''' I sincerely doubt they'd be interested in learning about the man. That would just complicate their narrative.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I see you've taken up politics! Nasty business, isn't it?
::'''<Character name>:''' And considering the current dysfunction of the White Mantle, we shouldn't talk to them, either.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I'll treat this as a Priory matter of the highest secrecy, then. Glad to know we're on the same wavelength.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I'll see to it that his remains are handled respectfully, though it may take some time.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''So, about the Eye of Janthir...''
::'''<Character name>:''' So. about the Eye of Janthir...
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' A truly awful and cruel discovery, but an important one nonetheless.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' We still don't know its origins, only that it's somehow involved with the mursaat. Do they come from the same place?
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' But at least we know a bit about its role here. It sustained Saul's life, and those of the other prisoners.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' It peered into their minds, used their weaknesses and regrets to break them down.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' In short, it's nasty. But by killing its guards, you forced it to retreat...somewhere.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' But without the aid of its life-sustaining powers, Saul's body quickly deteriorated.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' I would like to know more about the Eye, but I fear it's gone for good.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' A shame, really.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''We should explore the rest of the prison.''
::'''<Character name>:''' Now that the miasma has lifted, we should be able to explore the floor below.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Considering what we've already experienced, I'm hesitant to venture much further.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Before he passed, Saul spoke of the mental and physical tortures he endured. They wanted to break him down.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Makes sense, since the mursaat would have had an easier time steering the Mantle with its founder at the helm.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Ironic that they left him here while they went off to meddle with human affairs, only to be largely killed off.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' Even if he'd broken down and become their slave, the mursaat would've never returned to retrieve him.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' So he waited here, unaware that he'd never be freed. I wonder if he even knew how much time had passed.
::'''Scholar Glenna:''' But, I would imagine that there are still secrets to uncover, facts to find, etc.
:{{dialogue icon|choice}} ''I want to hear Saul's story. [replay cinematic]''
:{{dialogue icon|choice}} ''I want to see Samarog again. [replay cinematic]''
:{{dialogue icon|choice}} ''I want to see [[Deimos]]'s arrival. [replay cinematic]''
:{{dialogue icon|sell}} ''Show me what you have for sale.''
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''Good-bye.''

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