7.45 follow-up (#99)

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0,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_1","I am Ser Alberic Bale, knight of Ishgard in service to the Holy See."
1,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_Q1_000_1","What will you ask?"
2,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_1","What do you do here?"
3,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_2","What is a dragoon?"
4,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_3","Nothing."
5,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_2","I am a knight of the Holy See, sworn for life─as we all are. In addition to my duties in service to the See, my fellow knights and I are tasked with protecting Ishgard from the dragons─the wyrms who have beset our nation throughout its history."
6,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_3","In the past this duty fell not to the knights of the See, but to a specialized brigade known as the dragoons. In my younger days, I was one of them─verily, their leader, bearing the title of Azure Dragoon."
7,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_4","Many years ago, I retired from active duty to serve the See. My former post is now held by my erstwhile student, an accomplished young dragoon by the name of Estinien."
8,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_5","The dragoons are an elite contingent of Ishgardian knights who serve to protect our nation from the wrath of the fearsome wyrms that would raze us to the ground."
9,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_6","The first─and greatest─of the dragoons was none other than Haldrath the Dragonseye, hero of the Founding Wars. It was he who drove back the great wyrm Nidhogg, claiming the powers of the Eye for Ishgard."
10,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_7","Dragoons must display complete mastery of their chosen weapon, the lance, that they might stand against their immense foe. The leader of the dragoons is known as the Azure Dragoon, and is chosen by the Eye, a relic guarded within the Holy See which bestows upon the chosen one the power of the dragon."
11,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_8","And yet this power is as a double-edged sword, for if the dragoon does not maintain absolute control over his emotions, he shall fall under the thrall of the very wyrms that he would slay. But so it always has been─no great power comes without a cost."
12,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_010","Ah, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. A pleasure to see you return. <If(Equal(PlayerParameter(68),22))>I see that you remain steadfast in your pursuit of the way of the dragoon.<Else/>Though I cannot help but observe your garb─you have not abandoned the path of the dragoon, have you?</If>"
13,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_200","Greetings, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I trust you have been dedicating yourself to honing your skills as a dragoon."
14,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_230","Greetings, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I trust you have been dedicating yourself to honing your skills as a dragoon."
15,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_270","Ah, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. A pleasure to see you return. <If(Equal(PlayerParameter(68),22))>I see that you remain steadfast in your pursuit of the way of the dragoon.<Else/>Though I cannot help but observe your garb─you have not abandoned the path of the dragoon, have you?</If>"
16,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_340","Greetings, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I yet struggle to fully grasp the scale of the search we are dealing with. It shall doubtless prove a formidable challenge indeed."
17,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_341","Ah, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Our young dragon friend has informed me of your trials and tribulations in the Far East. I was most glad to hear word of Estinien, however, I cannot help but wonder just how he found himself so far from Ishgard."
18,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_350","I heard about what happened at the Ghimlyt Dark. 'Twould seem that Estinien chose to wait in the wings rather than to take center stage, though he played a decisive role in the drama that unfolded."
19,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_Q2_000_1","What will you ask?"
20,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_1","How fare you of late?"
21,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_2","What is a dragoon?"
22,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_100_2","How fares the Ilsabard contingent?"
23,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_3","Nothing."
24,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_100","With Estinien having left us, the post of the Azure Dragoon has been vacated for the first time in the See's recorded history."
25,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_101","If I said that the current state of affairs did not put me ill at ease, I would be a liar."
26,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_102","And yet, I am but a lone dragoon, and it is not my place to question. And so I place my trust in my superiors, and defend the See with my life."
27,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_210","Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within."
28,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_212","Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future."
29,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_213","In his absence, it is to your strength that we must turn in times of need. I pray that you will continue standing with us, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
30,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_260","Yet again, the Holy See is bereft of its greatest champion... With all my heart, I pray that Estinien returns to us."
31,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_261","In his absence, it is to your strength that we must turn in times of need. I pray that you will continue standing with us, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
32,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_220","Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within."
33,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_221","Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future."
34,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_222",""
35,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_223","In his absence, Heustienne has stepped up to lead the Order of the Knights Dragoon."
36,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_201","Yet again, the Holy See is bereft of its greatest champion... With all my heart, I pray that Estinien returns to us."
37,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_202","But until such time as he does, we must carry on as best we can."
38,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_203","The most immediate concern is the mission to slay Graoully, which Heustienne is charged with leading. Pray lend her your strength, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
39,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_250","Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within."
40,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_251","Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future."
41,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_252","As such, we cannot expect him to take up Heustienne's mantle. You are our sole hope in this dark hour, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
42,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_240","I'll not mince words: the situation is grim. Graoully's reign of terror continues, and Heustienne remains unaccounted for."
43,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_241","Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. You are our sole hope in this dark hour, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
44,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_300","With Estinien having left us, the post of the Azure Dragoon has been vacated for the first time in the See's recorded history. And now Heustienne, too, is gone..."
45,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_301","Deprived of their finest warriors, those dragoons that remain struggle to bear the burden."
46,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_302","For though Graoully shall plague us no more, he is but one drop in the ocean."
47,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_303","Slowly but surely, we must rebuild our forces. For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders."
48,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_304","I pray that you will continue to stand with us, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
49,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_280","The recent revelations have shaken Ishgard to its very foundation. Amidst this turmoil, the dragons continue their bloody rampage."
50,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_281","Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. But bear it they must."
51,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_282","For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders."
52,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_283","And if there is a way to free Estinien from Nidhogg's clutches, I mean to find it."
53,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_310","The recent revelations have shaken Ishgard to its very foundation. Amidst this turmoil, the dragons continue their bloody rampage."
54,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_311","Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. But bear it they must."
55,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_312","For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders."
56,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_313","Even with Nidhogg slain, the hatred his scattered Horde bears towards us is undying. An attack may not come this day or the next, but it <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> come, and we must be unceasing in our vigilance."
57,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_320","Your slaying of Nidhogg's shade marked the end of the Dragonsong War."
58,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_321","There are of course members of the Horde that still harbor a fierce hatred in their hearts for the Holy See; some may even launch an assault upon us. However, their flame does not burn as bright as it once did."
59,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_322","We too have admittedly lost both Estinien and Heustienne, but the dragoons that remain grow in strength each day that passes. Ishgard need fear naught while we still draw breath."
60,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_323","We must also keep one eye on future generations. It is our duty to pass on both the traditions and techniques that have been born as a result of this thousand-year conflict; not to mention the truth behind it that you brought to light."
61,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_351","I and the other members of the Temple Knights are striving to heal the scars of the Dragonsong War. There is much yet to be done in rebuilding Ishgard, though considerable progress has been made."
62,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_352","Some things, however, never change, such as Estinien's reluctance to send so much as a simple letter to his former teacher. From what I hear, he has developed a penchant for making timely interventions before swiftly disappearing again."
63,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_353","I also have not seen much of Heustienne, though according to Orn Khai, she continues to hone her skills by hunting in Dravania."
64,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_400","How fare <Emphasis>I</Emphasis>? All the better for seeing you hale and whole, my friend. Though I and the rest of the Ilsabard contingent had every confidence you would return safely, 'twas far from a foregone conclusion."
65,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_401","A sentiment shared, 'twould seem, by Estinien. After returning from your journey beyond the stars, he paid me a visit. He spoke as if those words might be his last."
66,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_402","Indeed, he was more candid than I have ever known him. His tribulations with Nidhogg have left him a changed man in many ways...and not all for the worse. Since meeting you and yours, he has learned to put his past behind him... A past that I know only too well."
67,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_403","And now, you and Estinien have saved the world that Midgardsormr himself chose as the last hope for his kind. Man and dragon alike owe much and more to your great deeds."
68,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_110","The dragoons are an elite contingent of Ishgardian knights who serve to protect our nation from the wrath of the fearsome wyrms that would raze us to the ground. As you should know well, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, having been initiated in our ways."
69,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_111","The first─and greatest─of the dragoons was none other than Haldrath the Dragonseye, hero of the Founding Wars. It was he who drove back the great wyrm Nidhogg, claiming the powers of the Eye for Ishgard."
70,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_112","Dragoons must display complete mastery of their chosen weapon, the lance, that they might stand against their immense foe. The leader of the dragoons is known as the Azure Dragoon, and is chosen by the Eye, a relic guarded within the Holy See which bestows upon the chosen one the power of the dragon."
71,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_113","And yet this power is as a double-edged sword, for if the dragoon does not maintain absolute control over his emotions, he shall fall under the thrall of the very wyrms that he would slay. But so it always has been─no great power comes without a cost."
72,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_290",""
73,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_291",""
74,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_292",""
75,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_293",""
76,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_330","The days when a dragoon's sole purpose was to slay Dravanians are gone."
77,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_331","They ended as soon as you helped bring a conclusion to the Dragonsong War by dispatching Nidhogg's shade."
78,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_332","Estinien's decision to abandon both the Eyes and the mantle of Azure Dragoon truly epitomize this sudden change."
79,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_333","One would imagine we dragoons will need to follow Ser Aymeric's lead by adapting to these new times. Many hailed him an Azure Dragoon for a new age in the wake of the thousand-year war."
80,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_355","The days when a dragoon's sole purpose was to slay Dravanians are gone. They ended as soon as you helped bring a conclusion to the Dragonsong War by dispatching Nidhogg's shade."
81,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_356","Now that the Eye from which we drew our power has been destroyed, the long line of Azure Dragoons has been broken."
82,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_357","With Nidhogg, the self-appointed defender of this star, gone, it falls to brave souls such as you and Estinien to protect it in his stead."
83,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_450","I am grateful for the opportunity to play a part in the contingent's vital work. The others were kind enough to grant me leave, that I may assess the situation here in Coerthas. Though I plan to remain a while longer, I shall return to Ilsabard once my business here is concluded."
84,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_460","I and the other members of the diversionary force were sorely tested, but I am pleased to say each and every one of us made it back to camp. Aye, some might call it a miracle, though in truth, it was the result of careful planning and the various delegates working as a unified whole."
85,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_461","I must say, I had my doubts about Lord Emmanellain's ability to hold his own under such conditions. In the end, the lad acquitted himself rather well. I think we have his ongoing rivalry with Sicard to thank for his newfound resolve."
86,"TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_462","Theirs was but one example of promising young warriors combining their unique strengths for a single purpose."
0,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_1,"I am Ser Alberic Bale, knight of Ishgard in service to the Holy See."
1,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_Q1_000_1,What will you ask?
2,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_1,What do you do here?
3,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_2,What is a dragoon?
4,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_3,Nothing.
5,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_2,"I am a knight of the Holy See, sworn for life─as we all are. In addition to my duties in service to the See, my fellow knights and I are tasked with protecting Ishgard from the dragons─the wyrms who have beset our nation throughout its history."
6,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_3,"In the past this duty fell not to the knights of the See, but to a specialized brigade known as the dragoons. In my younger days, I was one of them─verily, their leader, bearing the title of Azure Dragoon."
7,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_4,"Many years ago, I retired from active duty to serve the See. My former post is now held by my erstwhile student, an accomplished young dragoon by the name of Estinien."
8,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_5,The dragoons are an elite contingent of Ishgardian knights who serve to protect our nation from the wrath of the fearsome wyrms that would raze us to the ground.
9,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_6,"The first─and greatest─of the dragoons was none other than Haldrath the Dragonseye, hero of the Founding Wars. It was he who drove back the great wyrm Nidhogg, claiming the powers of the Eye for Ishgard."
10,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_7,"Dragoons must display complete mastery of their chosen weapon, the lance, that they might stand against their immense foe. The leader of the dragoons is known as the Azure Dragoon, and is chosen by the Eye, a relic guarded within the Holy See which bestows upon the chosen one the power of the dragon."
11,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_8,"And yet this power is as a double-edged sword, for if the dragoon does not maintain absolute control over his emotions, he shall fall under the thrall of the very wyrms that he would slay. But so it always has been─no great power comes without a cost."
12,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_010,"Ah, Player. A pleasure to see you return. I see that you remain steadfast in your pursuit of the way of the dragoon."
13,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_200,"Greetings, Player. I trust you have been dedicating yourself to honing your skills as a dragoon."
14,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_230,"Greetings, Player. I trust you have been dedicating yourself to honing your skills as a dragoon."
15,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_270,"Ah, Player. A pleasure to see you return. I see that you remain steadfast in your pursuit of the way of the dragoon."
16,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_340,"Greetings, Player. I yet struggle to fully grasp the scale of the search we are dealing with. It shall doubtless prove a formidable challenge indeed."
17,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_341,"Ah, Player. Our young dragon friend has informed me of your trials and tribulations in the Far East. I was most glad to hear word of Estinien, however, I cannot help but wonder just how he found himself so far from Ishgard."
18,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_350,"I heard about what happened at the Ghimlyt Dark. 'Twould seem that Estinien chose to wait in the wings rather than to take center stage, though he played a decisive role in the drama that unfolded."
19,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_Q2_000_1,What will you ask?
20,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_1,How fare you of late?
21,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_2,What is a dragoon?
22,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_100_2,How fares the Ilsabard contingent?
23,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_3,Nothing.
24,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_100,"With Estinien having left us, the post of the Azure Dragoon has been vacated for the first time in the See's recorded history."
25,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_101,"If I said that the current state of affairs did not put me ill at ease, I would be a liar."
26,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_102,"And yet, I am but a lone dragoon, and it is not my place to question. And so I place my trust in my superiors, and defend the See with my life."
27,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_210,Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within.
28,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_212,"Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future."
29,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_213,"In his absence, it is to your strength that we must turn in times of need. I pray that you will continue standing with us, Player."
30,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_260,"Yet again, the Holy See is bereft of its greatest champion... With all my heart, I pray that Estinien returns to us."
31,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_261,"In his absence, it is to your strength that we must turn in times of need. I pray that you will continue standing with us, Player."
32,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_220,Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within.
33,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_221,"Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future."
34,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_222,
35,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_223,"In his absence, Heustienne has stepped up to lead the Order of the Knights Dragoon."
36,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_201,"Yet again, the Holy See is bereft of its greatest champion... With all my heart, I pray that Estinien returns to us."
37,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_202,"But until such time as he does, we must carry on as best we can."
38,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_203,"The most immediate concern is the mission to slay Graoully, which Heustienne is charged with leading. Pray lend her your strength, Player."
39,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_250,Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within.
40,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_251,"Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future."
41,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_252,"As such, we cannot expect him to take up Heustienne's mantle. You are our sole hope in this dark hour, Player."
42,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_240,"I'll not mince words: the situation is grim. Graoully's reign of terror continues, and Heustienne remains unaccounted for."
43,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_241,"Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. You are our sole hope in this dark hour, Player."
44,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_300,"With Estinien having left us, the post of the Azure Dragoon has been vacated for the first time in the See's recorded history. And now Heustienne, too, is gone..."
45,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_301,"Deprived of their finest warriors, those dragoons that remain struggle to bear the burden."
46,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_302,"For though Graoully shall plague us no more, he is but one drop in the ocean."
47,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_303,"Slowly but surely, we must rebuild our forces. For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders."
48,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_304,"I pray that you will continue to stand with us, Player."
49,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_280,"The recent revelations have shaken Ishgard to its very foundation. Amidst this turmoil, the dragons continue their bloody rampage."
50,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_281,"Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. But bear it they must."
51,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_282,"For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders."
52,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_283,"And if there is a way to free Estinien from Nidhogg's clutches, I mean to find it."
53,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_310,"The recent revelations have shaken Ishgard to its very foundation. Amidst this turmoil, the dragons continue their bloody rampage."
54,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_311,"Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. But bear it they must."
55,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_312,"For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders."
56,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_313,"Even with Nidhogg slain, the hatred his scattered Horde bears towards us is undying. An attack may not come this day or the next, but it *will* come, and we must be unceasing in our vigilance."
57,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_320,Your slaying of Nidhogg's shade marked the end of the Dragonsong War.
58,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_321,"There are of course members of the Horde that still harbor a fierce hatred in their hearts for the Holy See; some may even launch an assault upon us. However, their flame does not burn as bright as it once did."
59,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_322,"We too have admittedly lost both Estinien and Heustienne, but the dragoons that remain grow in strength each day that passes. Ishgard need fear naught while we still draw breath."
60,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_323,We must also keep one eye on future generations. It is our duty to pass on both the traditions and techniques that have been born as a result of this thousand-year conflict; not to mention the truth behind it that you brought to light.
61,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_351,"I and the other members of the Temple Knights are striving to heal the scars of the Dragonsong War. There is much yet to be done in rebuilding Ishgard, though considerable progress has been made."
62,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_352,"Some things, however, never change, such as Estinien's reluctance to send so much as a simple letter to his former teacher. From what I hear, he has developed a penchant for making timely interventions before swiftly disappearing again."
63,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_353,"I also have not seen much of Heustienne, though according to Orn Khai, she continues to hone her skills by hunting in Dravania."
64,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_400,"How fare *I*? All the better for seeing you hale and whole, my friend. Though I and the rest of the Ilsabard contingent had every confidence you would return safely, 'twas far from a foregone conclusion."
65,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_401,"A sentiment shared, 'twould seem, by Estinien. After returning from your journey beyond the stars, he paid me a visit. He spoke as if those words might be his last."
66,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_402,"Indeed, he was more candid than I have ever known him. His tribulations with Nidhogg have left him a changed man in many ways...and not all for the worse. Since meeting you and yours, he has learned to put his past behind him... A past that I know only too well."
67,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_403,"And now, you and Estinien have saved the world that Midgardsormr himself chose as the last hope for his kind. Man and dragon alike owe much and more to your great deeds."
68,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_110,"The dragoons are an elite contingent of Ishgardian knights who serve to protect our nation from the wrath of the fearsome wyrms that would raze us to the ground. As you should know well, Player, having been initiated in our ways."
69,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_111,"The first─and greatest─of the dragoons was none other than Haldrath the Dragonseye, hero of the Founding Wars. It was he who drove back the great wyrm Nidhogg, claiming the powers of the Eye for Ishgard."
70,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_112,"Dragoons must display complete mastery of their chosen weapon, the lance, that they might stand against their immense foe. The leader of the dragoons is known as the Azure Dragoon, and is chosen by the Eye, a relic guarded within the Holy See which bestows upon the chosen one the power of the dragon."
71,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_113,"And yet this power is as a double-edged sword, for if the dragoon does not maintain absolute control over his emotions, he shall fall under the thrall of the very wyrms that he would slay. But so it always has been─no great power comes without a cost."
72,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_290,
73,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_291,
74,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_292,
75,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_293,
76,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_330,The days when a dragoon's sole purpose was to slay Dravanians are gone.
77,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_331,They ended as soon as you helped bring a conclusion to the Dragonsong War by dispatching Nidhogg's shade.
78,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_332,Estinien's decision to abandon both the Eyes and the mantle of Azure Dragoon truly epitomize this sudden change.
79,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_333,One would imagine we dragoons will need to follow Ser Aymeric's lead by adapting to these new times. Many hailed him an Azure Dragoon for a new age in the wake of the thousand-year war.
80,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_355,The days when a dragoon's sole purpose was to slay Dravanians are gone. They ended as soon as you helped bring a conclusion to the Dragonsong War by dispatching Nidhogg's shade.
81,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_356,"Now that the Eye from which we drew our power has been destroyed, the long line of Azure Dragoons has been broken."
82,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_357,"With Nidhogg, the self-appointed defender of this star, gone, it falls to brave souls such as you and Estinien to protect it in his stead."
83,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_450,"I am grateful for the opportunity to play a part in the contingent's vital work. The others were kind enough to grant me leave, that I may assess the situation here in Coerthas. Though I plan to remain a while longer, I shall return to Ilsabard once my business here is concluded."
84,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_460,"I and the other members of the diversionary force were sorely tested, but I am pleased to say each and every one of us made it back to camp. Aye, some might call it a miracle, though in truth, it was the result of careful planning and the various delegates working as a unified whole."
85,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_461,"I must say, I had my doubts about Lord Emmanellain's ability to hold his own under such conditions. In the end, the lad acquitted himself rather well. I think we have his ongoing rivalry with Sicard to thank for his newfound resolve."
86,TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_462,Theirs was but one example of promising young warriors combining their unique strengths for a single purpose.
1 key 0 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_1 1 I am Ser Alberic Bale, knight of Ishgard in service to the Holy See.
2 # 1 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_Q1_000_1 What will you ask?
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_1 str What do you do here?
4 0 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_1 3 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_2 I am Ser Alberic Bale, knight of Ishgard in service to the Holy See. What is a dragoon?
5 1 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_Q1_000_1 4 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_3 What will you ask? Nothing.
6 2 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_1 5 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_2 What do you do here? I am a knight of the Holy See, sworn for life─as we all are. In addition to my duties in service to the See, my fellow knights and I are tasked with protecting Ishgard from the dragons─the wyrms who have beset our nation throughout its history.
7 3 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_2 6 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_3 What is a dragoon? In the past this duty fell not to the knights of the See, but to a specialized brigade known as the dragoons. In my younger days, I was one of them─verily, their leader, bearing the title of Azure Dragoon.
8 4 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A1_000_3 7 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_4 Nothing. Many years ago, I retired from active duty to serve the See. My former post is now held by my erstwhile student, an accomplished young dragoon by the name of Estinien.
9 5 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_2 8 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_5 I am a knight of the Holy See, sworn for life─as we all are. In addition to my duties in service to the See, my fellow knights and I are tasked with protecting Ishgard from the dragons─the wyrms who have beset our nation throughout its history. The dragoons are an elite contingent of Ishgardian knights who serve to protect our nation from the wrath of the fearsome wyrms that would raze us to the ground.
10 6 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_3 9 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_6 In the past this duty fell not to the knights of the See, but to a specialized brigade known as the dragoons. In my younger days, I was one of them─verily, their leader, bearing the title of Azure Dragoon. The first─and greatest─of the dragoons was none other than Haldrath the Dragonseye, hero of the Founding Wars. It was he who drove back the great wyrm Nidhogg, claiming the powers of the Eye for Ishgard.
11 7 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_4 10 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_7 Many years ago, I retired from active duty to serve the See. My former post is now held by my erstwhile student, an accomplished young dragoon by the name of Estinien. Dragoons must display complete mastery of their chosen weapon, the lance, that they might stand against their immense foe. The leader of the dragoons is known as the Azure Dragoon, and is chosen by the Eye, a relic guarded within the Holy See which bestows upon the chosen one the power of the dragon.
12 8 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_5 11 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_8 The dragoons are an elite contingent of Ishgardian knights who serve to protect our nation from the wrath of the fearsome wyrms that would raze us to the ground. And yet this power is as a double-edged sword, for if the dragoon does not maintain absolute control over his emotions, he shall fall under the thrall of the very wyrms that he would slay. But so it always has been─no great power comes without a cost.
13 9 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_6 12 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_010 The first─and greatest─of the dragoons was none other than Haldrath the Dragonseye, hero of the Founding Wars. It was he who drove back the great wyrm Nidhogg, claiming the powers of the Eye for Ishgard. Ah, Player. A pleasure to see you return. I see that you remain steadfast in your pursuit of the way of the dragoon.
14 10 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_7 13 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_200 Dragoons must display complete mastery of their chosen weapon, the lance, that they might stand against their immense foe. The leader of the dragoons is known as the Azure Dragoon, and is chosen by the Eye, a relic guarded within the Holy See which bestows upon the chosen one the power of the dragon. Greetings, Player. I trust you have been dedicating yourself to honing your skills as a dragoon.
15 11 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_8 14 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_230 And yet this power is as a double-edged sword, for if the dragoon does not maintain absolute control over his emotions, he shall fall under the thrall of the very wyrms that he would slay. But so it always has been─no great power comes without a cost. Greetings, Player. I trust you have been dedicating yourself to honing your skills as a dragoon.
16 12 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_010 15 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_270 Ah, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. A pleasure to see you return. <If(Equal(PlayerParameter(68),22))>I see that you remain steadfast in your pursuit of the way of the dragoon.<Else/>Though I cannot help but observe your garb─you have not abandoned the path of the dragoon, have you?</If> Ah, Player. A pleasure to see you return. I see that you remain steadfast in your pursuit of the way of the dragoon.
17 13 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_200 16 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_340 Greetings, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I trust you have been dedicating yourself to honing your skills as a dragoon. Greetings, Player. I yet struggle to fully grasp the scale of the search we are dealing with. It shall doubtless prove a formidable challenge indeed.
18 14 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_230 17 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_341 Greetings, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I trust you have been dedicating yourself to honing your skills as a dragoon. Ah, Player. Our young dragon friend has informed me of your trials and tribulations in the Far East. I was most glad to hear word of Estinien, however, I cannot help but wonder just how he found himself so far from Ishgard.
19 15 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_270 18 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_350 Ah, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. A pleasure to see you return. <If(Equal(PlayerParameter(68),22))>I see that you remain steadfast in your pursuit of the way of the dragoon.<Else/>Though I cannot help but observe your garb─you have not abandoned the path of the dragoon, have you?</If> I heard about what happened at the Ghimlyt Dark. 'Twould seem that Estinien chose to wait in the wings rather than to take center stage, though he played a decisive role in the drama that unfolded.
20 16 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_340 19 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_Q2_000_1 Greetings, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I yet struggle to fully grasp the scale of the search we are dealing with. It shall doubtless prove a formidable challenge indeed. What will you ask?
21 17 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_341 20 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_1 Ah, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Our young dragon friend has informed me of your trials and tribulations in the Far East. I was most glad to hear word of Estinien, however, I cannot help but wonder just how he found himself so far from Ishgard. How fare you of late?
22 18 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_350 21 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_2 I heard about what happened at the Ghimlyt Dark. 'Twould seem that Estinien chose to wait in the wings rather than to take center stage, though he played a decisive role in the drama that unfolded. What is a dragoon?
23 19 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_Q2_000_1 22 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_100_2 What will you ask? How fares the Ilsabard contingent?
24 20 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_1 23 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_3 How fare you of late? Nothing.
25 21 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_2 24 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_100 What is a dragoon? With Estinien having left us, the post of the Azure Dragoon has been vacated for the first time in the See's recorded history.
26 22 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_100_2 25 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_101 How fares the Ilsabard contingent? If I said that the current state of affairs did not put me ill at ease, I would be a liar.
27 23 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_A2_000_3 26 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_102 Nothing. And yet, I am but a lone dragoon, and it is not my place to question. And so I place my trust in my superiors, and defend the See with my life.
28 24 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_100 27 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_210 With Estinien having left us, the post of the Azure Dragoon has been vacated for the first time in the See's recorded history. Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within.
29 25 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_101 28 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_212 If I said that the current state of affairs did not put me ill at ease, I would be a liar. Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future.
30 26 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_102 29 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_213 And yet, I am but a lone dragoon, and it is not my place to question. And so I place my trust in my superiors, and defend the See with my life. In his absence, it is to your strength that we must turn in times of need. I pray that you will continue standing with us, Player.
31 27 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_210 30 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_260 Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within. Yet again, the Holy See is bereft of its greatest champion... With all my heart, I pray that Estinien returns to us.
32 28 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_212 31 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_261 Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future. In his absence, it is to your strength that we must turn in times of need. I pray that you will continue standing with us, Player.
33 29 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_213 32 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_220 In his absence, it is to your strength that we must turn in times of need. I pray that you will continue standing with us, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within.
34 30 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_260 33 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_221 Yet again, the Holy See is bereft of its greatest champion... With all my heart, I pray that Estinien returns to us. Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future.
35 31 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_261 34 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_222 In his absence, it is to your strength that we must turn in times of need. I pray that you will continue standing with us, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>.
36 32 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_220 35 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_223 Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within. In his absence, Heustienne has stepped up to lead the Order of the Knights Dragoon.
37 33 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_221 36 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_201 Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future. Yet again, the Holy See is bereft of its greatest champion... With all my heart, I pray that Estinien returns to us.
38 34 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_222 37 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_202 But until such time as he does, we must carry on as best we can.
39 35 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_223 38 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_203 In his absence, Heustienne has stepped up to lead the Order of the Knights Dragoon. The most immediate concern is the mission to slay Graoully, which Heustienne is charged with leading. Pray lend her your strength, Player.
40 36 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_201 39 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_250 Yet again, the Holy See is bereft of its greatest champion... With all my heart, I pray that Estinien returns to us. Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within.
41 37 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_202 40 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_251 But until such time as he does, we must carry on as best we can. Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future.
42 38 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_203 41 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_252 The most immediate concern is the mission to slay Graoully, which Heustienne is charged with leading. Pray lend her your strength, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. As such, we cannot expect him to take up Heustienne's mantle. You are our sole hope in this dark hour, Player.
43 39 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_250 42 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_240 Right glad was I to learn that Estinien has regained mastery over the dragon within. I'll not mince words: the situation is grim. Graoully's reign of terror continues, and Heustienne remains unaccounted for.
44 40 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_251 43 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_241 Unfortunately, he cannot rejoin his fellow dragoons. He has duties of his own to fulfill, and will continue acting independently for the foreseeable future. Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. You are our sole hope in this dark hour, Player.
45 41 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_252 44 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_300 As such, we cannot expect him to take up Heustienne's mantle. You are our sole hope in this dark hour, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. With Estinien having left us, the post of the Azure Dragoon has been vacated for the first time in the See's recorded history. And now Heustienne, too, is gone...
46 42 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_240 45 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_301 I'll not mince words: the situation is grim. Graoully's reign of terror continues, and Heustienne remains unaccounted for. Deprived of their finest warriors, those dragoons that remain struggle to bear the burden.
47 43 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_241 46 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_302 Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. You are our sole hope in this dark hour, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. For though Graoully shall plague us no more, he is but one drop in the ocean.
48 44 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_300 47 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_303 With Estinien having left us, the post of the Azure Dragoon has been vacated for the first time in the See's recorded history. And now Heustienne, too, is gone... Slowly but surely, we must rebuild our forces. For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders.
49 45 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_301 48 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_304 Deprived of their finest warriors, those dragoons that remain struggle to bear the burden. I pray that you will continue to stand with us, Player.
50 46 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_302 49 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_280 For though Graoully shall plague us no more, he is but one drop in the ocean. The recent revelations have shaken Ishgard to its very foundation. Amidst this turmoil, the dragons continue their bloody rampage.
51 47 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_303 50 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_281 Slowly but surely, we must rebuild our forces. For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders. Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. But bear it they must.
52 48 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_304 51 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_282 I pray that you will continue to stand with us, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders.
53 49 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_280 52 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_283 The recent revelations have shaken Ishgard to its very foundation. Amidst this turmoil, the dragons continue their bloody rampage. And if there is a way to free Estinien from Nidhogg's clutches, I mean to find it.
54 50 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_281 53 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_310 Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. But bear it they must. The recent revelations have shaken Ishgard to its very foundation. Amidst this turmoil, the dragons continue their bloody rampage.
55 51 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_282 54 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_311 For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders. Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. But bear it they must.
56 52 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_283 55 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_312 And if there is a way to free Estinien from Nidhogg's clutches, I mean to find it. For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders.
57 53 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_310 56 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_313 The recent revelations have shaken Ishgard to its very foundation. Amidst this turmoil, the dragons continue their bloody rampage. Even with Nidhogg slain, the hatred his scattered Horde bears towards us is undying. An attack may not come this day or the next, but it *will* come, and we must be unceasing in our vigilance.
58 54 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_311 57 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_320 Deprived of their finest warriors, the dragoons struggle to bear the burden. But bear it they must. Your slaying of Nidhogg's shade marked the end of the Dragonsong War.
59 55 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_312 58 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_321 For my part, I shall continue training the next generation of our nation's defenders. There are of course members of the Horde that still harbor a fierce hatred in their hearts for the Holy See; some may even launch an assault upon us. However, their flame does not burn as bright as it once did.
60 56 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_313 59 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_322 Even with Nidhogg slain, the hatred his scattered Horde bears towards us is undying. An attack may not come this day or the next, but it <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> come, and we must be unceasing in our vigilance. We too have admittedly lost both Estinien and Heustienne, but the dragoons that remain grow in strength each day that passes. Ishgard need fear naught while we still draw breath.
61 57 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_320 60 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_323 Your slaying of Nidhogg's shade marked the end of the Dragonsong War. We must also keep one eye on future generations. It is our duty to pass on both the traditions and techniques that have been born as a result of this thousand-year conflict; not to mention the truth behind it that you brought to light.
62 58 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_321 61 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_351 There are of course members of the Horde that still harbor a fierce hatred in their hearts for the Holy See; some may even launch an assault upon us. However, their flame does not burn as bright as it once did. I and the other members of the Temple Knights are striving to heal the scars of the Dragonsong War. There is much yet to be done in rebuilding Ishgard, though considerable progress has been made.
63 59 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_322 62 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_352 We too have admittedly lost both Estinien and Heustienne, but the dragoons that remain grow in strength each day that passes. Ishgard need fear naught while we still draw breath. Some things, however, never change, such as Estinien's reluctance to send so much as a simple letter to his former teacher. From what I hear, he has developed a penchant for making timely interventions before swiftly disappearing again.
64 60 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_323 63 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_353 We must also keep one eye on future generations. It is our duty to pass on both the traditions and techniques that have been born as a result of this thousand-year conflict; not to mention the truth behind it that you brought to light. I also have not seen much of Heustienne, though according to Orn Khai, she continues to hone her skills by hunting in Dravania.
65 61 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_351 64 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_400 I and the other members of the Temple Knights are striving to heal the scars of the Dragonsong War. There is much yet to be done in rebuilding Ishgard, though considerable progress has been made. How fare *I*? All the better for seeing you hale and whole, my friend. Though I and the rest of the Ilsabard contingent had every confidence you would return safely, 'twas far from a foregone conclusion.
66 62 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_352 65 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_401 Some things, however, never change, such as Estinien's reluctance to send so much as a simple letter to his former teacher. From what I hear, he has developed a penchant for making timely interventions before swiftly disappearing again. A sentiment shared, 'twould seem, by Estinien. After returning from your journey beyond the stars, he paid me a visit. He spoke as if those words might be his last.
67 63 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_353 66 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_402 I also have not seen much of Heustienne, though according to Orn Khai, she continues to hone her skills by hunting in Dravania. Indeed, he was more candid than I have ever known him. His tribulations with Nidhogg have left him a changed man in many ways...and not all for the worse. Since meeting you and yours, he has learned to put his past behind him... A past that I know only too well.
68 64 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_400 67 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_403 How fare <Emphasis>I</Emphasis>? All the better for seeing you hale and whole, my friend. Though I and the rest of the Ilsabard contingent had every confidence you would return safely, 'twas far from a foregone conclusion. And now, you and Estinien have saved the world that Midgardsormr himself chose as the last hope for his kind. Man and dragon alike owe much and more to your great deeds.
69 65 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_401 68 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_110 A sentiment shared, 'twould seem, by Estinien. After returning from your journey beyond the stars, he paid me a visit. He spoke as if those words might be his last. The dragoons are an elite contingent of Ishgardian knights who serve to protect our nation from the wrath of the fearsome wyrms that would raze us to the ground. As you should know well, Player, having been initiated in our ways.
70 66 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_402 69 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_111 Indeed, he was more candid than I have ever known him. His tribulations with Nidhogg have left him a changed man in many ways...and not all for the worse. Since meeting you and yours, he has learned to put his past behind him... A past that I know only too well. The first─and greatest─of the dragoons was none other than Haldrath the Dragonseye, hero of the Founding Wars. It was he who drove back the great wyrm Nidhogg, claiming the powers of the Eye for Ishgard.
71 67 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_403 70 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_112 And now, you and Estinien have saved the world that Midgardsormr himself chose as the last hope for his kind. Man and dragon alike owe much and more to your great deeds. Dragoons must display complete mastery of their chosen weapon, the lance, that they might stand against their immense foe. The leader of the dragoons is known as the Azure Dragoon, and is chosen by the Eye, a relic guarded within the Holy See which bestows upon the chosen one the power of the dragon.
72 68 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_110 71 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_113 The dragoons are an elite contingent of Ishgardian knights who serve to protect our nation from the wrath of the fearsome wyrms that would raze us to the ground. As you should know well, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, having been initiated in our ways. And yet this power is as a double-edged sword, for if the dragoon does not maintain absolute control over his emotions, he shall fall under the thrall of the very wyrms that he would slay. But so it always has been─no great power comes without a cost.
73 69 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_111 72 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_290 The first─and greatest─of the dragoons was none other than Haldrath the Dragonseye, hero of the Founding Wars. It was he who drove back the great wyrm Nidhogg, claiming the powers of the Eye for Ishgard.
74 70 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_112 73 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_291 Dragoons must display complete mastery of their chosen weapon, the lance, that they might stand against their immense foe. The leader of the dragoons is known as the Azure Dragoon, and is chosen by the Eye, a relic guarded within the Holy See which bestows upon the chosen one the power of the dragon.
75 71 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_113 74 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_292 And yet this power is as a double-edged sword, for if the dragoon does not maintain absolute control over his emotions, he shall fall under the thrall of the very wyrms that he would slay. But so it always has been─no great power comes without a cost.
76 72 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_290 75 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_293
77 73 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_291 76 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_330 The days when a dragoon's sole purpose was to slay Dravanians are gone.
78 74 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_292 77 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_331 They ended as soon as you helped bring a conclusion to the Dragonsong War by dispatching Nidhogg's shade.
79 75 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_293 78 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_332 Estinien's decision to abandon both the Eyes and the mantle of Azure Dragoon truly epitomize this sudden change.
80 76 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_330 79 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_333 The days when a dragoon's sole purpose was to slay Dravanians are gone. One would imagine we dragoons will need to follow Ser Aymeric's lead by adapting to these new times. Many hailed him an Azure Dragoon for a new age in the wake of the thousand-year war.
81 77 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_331 80 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_355 They ended as soon as you helped bring a conclusion to the Dragonsong War by dispatching Nidhogg's shade. The days when a dragoon's sole purpose was to slay Dravanians are gone. They ended as soon as you helped bring a conclusion to the Dragonsong War by dispatching Nidhogg's shade.
82 78 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_332 81 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_356 Estinien's decision to abandon both the Eyes and the mantle of Azure Dragoon truly epitomize this sudden change. Now that the Eye from which we drew our power has been destroyed, the long line of Azure Dragoons has been broken.
83 79 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_333 82 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_357 One would imagine we dragoons will need to follow Ser Aymeric's lead by adapting to these new times. Many hailed him an Azure Dragoon for a new age in the wake of the thousand-year war. With Nidhogg, the self-appointed defender of this star, gone, it falls to brave souls such as you and Estinien to protect it in his stead.
84 80 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_355 83 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_450 The days when a dragoon's sole purpose was to slay Dravanians are gone. They ended as soon as you helped bring a conclusion to the Dragonsong War by dispatching Nidhogg's shade. I am grateful for the opportunity to play a part in the contingent's vital work. The others were kind enough to grant me leave, that I may assess the situation here in Coerthas. Though I plan to remain a while longer, I shall return to Ilsabard once my business here is concluded.
85 81 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_356 84 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_460 Now that the Eye from which we drew our power has been destroyed, the long line of Azure Dragoons has been broken. I and the other members of the diversionary force were sorely tested, but I am pleased to say each and every one of us made it back to camp. Aye, some might call it a miracle, though in truth, it was the result of careful planning and the various delegates working as a unified whole.
86 82 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_357 85 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_461 With Nidhogg, the self-appointed defender of this star, gone, it falls to brave souls such as you and Estinien to protect it in his stead. I must say, I had my doubts about Lord Emmanellain's ability to hold his own under such conditions. In the end, the lad acquitted himself rather well. I think we have his ongoing rivalry with Sicard to thank for his newfound resolve.
87 83 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_450 86 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_462 I am grateful for the opportunity to play a part in the contingent's vital work. The others were kind enough to grant me leave, that I may assess the situation here in Coerthas. Though I plan to remain a while longer, I shall return to Ilsabard once my business here is concluded. Theirs was but one example of promising young warriors combining their unique strengths for a single purpose.
84 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_460 I and the other members of the diversionary force were sorely tested, but I am pleased to say each and every one of us made it back to camp. Aye, some might call it a miracle, though in truth, it was the result of careful planning and the various delegates working as a unified whole.
85 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_461 I must say, I had my doubts about Lord Emmanellain's ability to hold his own under such conditions. In the end, the lad acquitted himself rather well. I think we have his ongoing rivalry with Sicard to thank for his newfound resolve.
86 TEXT_JOBDEFDRG_00092_ALBERIC_000_462 Theirs was but one example of promising young warriors combining their unique strengths for a single purpose.