Help! I can't win the game! (Master Quest, breaking Alliances)

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I started a large map with 8 other factions, with only the Master Quest and Conquest win conditions.  Early in the game I decided I would win by completing the master quest, and allied myself with another faction.

Upon reaching level 5 adventuring, I visited an Ancient Fortress.  Unfortunately, when the "Are you ready?" screen appeared, I clicked NO.  Possibly a bad decision.  Now the quest seems to be in my quest log, but I can't find a way to complete it.  Hopefully I'm just missing something, but visiting the same or any other Ancient Fortress doesn't let me begin it, and I can't find any other locations to interact with and progress. 

To make matters worse, I can't find a way to break alliances, so I cannot win by conquest either.  While it has been a fun adventure, it would be nice to be able to win the game after 15 odd hours!  Does anyone have any ideas?

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

https://forums.elementalgame.com/395556

Quoting mewho1,

You don't actually have to wait for the non-aggression pact to expire.  It's probably a bug, but it's possible to declare war after discussing dynasties with the other faction.
End of mewho1's quote


Well that is one way around it, works on alliances as well :D

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

It was an accidental discovery.

I hope that it will be possible with a future update to be a scoundrel, so you could take advantage of overly trusting neighbors in additional ways after playing nice with them. O:)

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Considering how important breaking alliances is to diplomacy, I'm surprised it's not in there.  I'm guessing it is because the AI couldn't handle it, so hopefully it will be added.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

So... has anyone completed the Master Quest and can shed some light on how it is supposed to work?  Did I break it, or am I missing something?