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0,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_000","I really must begin restoring that tome... Ah, but where to find the right kind of leather?"
1,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_010","The contents of a book may be immutable, yet depending upon one's perspective, the lesson one learns may be different indeed. In other words, I am very much in favor of revisiting a story one has already read!"
2,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_020","Will you be joining efforts to repel the sin eaters from Holminster Switch? If so, mayhap a quick review of your foe would prove beneficial..."
3,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_030","<sigh> Whenever I attempt to focus on a task, my mind returns to the memory of that jewel-studded night sky."
4,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_031","What words could hope to encapsulate that dreamlike vista─the indescribable emotion which did swell within my breast? Mayhap I shall spend this day browsing our shelves of poetry..."
5,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_040","Do you wish to revisit Minfilia's tale? I shall even fetch the book myself this time!"
6,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_050","Of late, the Cabinet has had an influx of borrowers─citizens seeking the wisdom to understand this changing world. I only wish certain patrons were less, uh, <Emphasis>enthusiastic</Emphasis> with their handling of our books..."
7,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_060","My apologies, but mayhap now is not the most opportune time for a conversation. Let us first see to the safety of the Cabinet and its visitors!"
8,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_070","We are fortunate that those who came before us had the foresight to record not only their triumphs, but their failures as well. Will you take advantage of their woeful experience...?"
9,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_080","...If only the Exarch were not─ Nay, such laments are futile. Mayhap there is something <Emphasis>I</Emphasis> can do..."
10,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_090","I could not say why, but recounting the Exarch's story for you seems to have brought me a measure of calm..."
11,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_091","Mayhap it is the sense of the familiar, helping to ground me in this moment of chaos. Might another such familiar tale aid you in finding your direction?"
12,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_100","Welcome, welcome! Will you be revisiting old material today? Or breaching a new subject entirely, perchance?"
13,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_110","That was a most riveting recount of the Warriors of Light and their exploits. The Exarch has spoken of them before in some detail, but that they would go to such lengths to try and save our world..."
14,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_111","And knowing of their sacrifices, to see Ardbert once more among the living filled me with great joy. Or rather, it should have. It would put my mind at ease to better understand the how or why of his return. "
15,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_120","Ah, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I don't suppose you've come to tell me of a preternatural shower of stars as well? I rushed outside to see for myself, but there was naught but clouds and blue skies when last I looked. It is said that Ardbert is somehow related to, if not the cause of, this strange phenomenon."
16,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_121","I have pored over near every tome here in the Cabinet, hopeful that I might discover something to explain what is happening. Alas... These are truly strange times, my friend."
17,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_130","We didn't quite get to the end of my materials, but hopefully what little I could share of the Warrior of Light will be of use to you."
18,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_140","Words and knowledge are wont to change with the age. In experiencing this firsthand, I find I have developed an even greater appreciation for what we have in the Cabinet."
19,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_141","From a glimpse of the world before the Flood to a portrait of the heroes who arose in its wake, I pray that all the knowledge gathered here shall ever be available to those who seek it out generations hence."
20,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_150","Our work on a tome chronicling events from the time of the Flood proceeds slowly but surely."
21,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_151","It is perhaps the most ambitious project I have dared to take on, but I consider it my mission to preserve our collective experiences for posterity."
22,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_Q1_000_500","What will you do?"
23,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_501","Review modern history."
24,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_502","Review the story of Minfilia."
25,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_503","Speak about Ardbert and his companions."
26,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_504","Nothing."
27,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_510","Splendid. Allow me to locate an appropriately eye-catching volume, and we shall commence your revision!"
28,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_511","A hundred years ago─or near enough not to matter─villains known as the Warriors of Light slew the Shadowkeeper, the steward of Darkness."
29,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_512","In the wake of this tainted deed, Light began to pour into the world as if from unseen cracks. It pooled and swelled without cease, until the day an enormous, blinding wave rose up and swept across our star."
30,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_513","We called this calamity the “Flood of Light.”
0,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_000,"I really must begin restoring that tome... Ah, but where to find the right kind of leather?"
1,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_010,"The contents of a book may be immutable, yet depending upon one's perspective, the lesson one learns may be different indeed. In other words, I am very much in favor of revisiting a story one has already read!"
2,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_020,"Will you be joining efforts to repel the sin eaters from Holminster Switch? If so, mayhap a quick review of your foe would prove beneficial..."
3,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_030,"<sigh> Whenever I attempt to focus on a task, my mind returns to the memory of that jewel-studded night sky."
4,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_031,What words could hope to encapsulate that dreamlike vista─the indescribable emotion which did swell within my breast? Mayhap I shall spend this day browsing our shelves of poetry...
5,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_040,Do you wish to revisit Minfilia's tale? I shall even fetch the book myself this time!
6,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_050,"Of late, the Cabinet has had an influx of borrowers─citizens seeking the wisdom to understand this changing world. I only wish certain patrons were less, uh, *enthusiastic* with their handling of our books..."
7,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_060,"My apologies, but mayhap now is not the most opportune time for a conversation. Let us first see to the safety of the Cabinet and its visitors!"
8,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_070,"We are fortunate that those who came before us had the foresight to record not only their triumphs, but their failures as well. Will you take advantage of their woeful experience...?"
9,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_080,"...If only the Exarch were not─ Nay, such laments are futile. Mayhap there is something *I* can do..."
10,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_090,"I could not say why, but recounting the Exarch's story for you seems to have brought me a measure of calm..."
11,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_091,"Mayhap it is the sense of the familiar, helping to ground me in this moment of chaos. Might another such familiar tale aid you in finding your direction?"
12,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_100,"Welcome, welcome! Will you be revisiting old material today? Or breaching a new subject entirely, perchance?"
13,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_110,"That was a most riveting recount of the Warriors of Light and their exploits. The Exarch has spoken of them before in some detail, but that they would go to such lengths to try and save our world..."
14,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_111,"And knowing of their sacrifices, to see Ardbert once more among the living filled me with great joy. Or rather, it should have. It would put my mind at ease to better understand the how or why of his return. "
15,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_120,"Ah, Player. I don't suppose you've come to tell me of a preternatural shower of stars as well? I rushed outside to see for myself, but there was naught but clouds and blue skies when last I looked. It is said that Ardbert is somehow related to, if not the cause of, this strange phenomenon."
16,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_121,"I have pored over near every tome here in the Cabinet, hopeful that I might discover something to explain what is happening. Alas... These are truly strange times, my friend."
17,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_130,"We didn't quite get to the end of my materials, but hopefully what little I could share of the Warrior of Light will be of use to you."
18,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_140,"Words and knowledge are wont to change with the age. In experiencing this firsthand, I find I have developed an even greater appreciation for what we have in the Cabinet."
19,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_141,"From a glimpse of the world before the Flood to a portrait of the heroes who arose in its wake, I pray that all the knowledge gathered here shall ever be available to those who seek it out generations hence."
20,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_150,Our work on a tome chronicling events from the time of the Flood proceeds slowly but surely.
21,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_151,"It is perhaps the most ambitious project I have dared to take on, but I consider it my mission to preserve our collective experiences for posterity."
22,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_Q1_000_500,What will you do?
23,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_501,Review modern history.
24,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_502,Review the story of Minfilia.
25,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_503,Speak about Ardbert and his companions.
26,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_504,Nothing.
27,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_510,"Splendid. Allow me to locate an appropriately eye-catching volume, and we shall commence your revision!"
28,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_511,"A hundred years ago─or near enough not to matter─villains known as the Warriors of Light slew the Shadowkeeper, the steward of Darkness."
29,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_512,"In the wake of this tainted deed, Light began to pour into the world as if from unseen cracks. It pooled and swelled without cease, until the day an enormous, blinding wave rose up and swept across our star."
30,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_513,"We called this calamity the “Flood of Light.”
Everything it touched was leeched of life and vigor, leaving naught behind but a luminous wasteland."
31,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_514","Yet just when it seemed that all would be lost, a savior appeared before us..."
32,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_515","The Oracle of Light. She stood 'twixt us and approaching doom, and by her power did she stay the Flood. Thus was Norvrandt, and Norvrandt alone, spared the fate of erasure."
33,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_516","Tragedy would, however, arrive in another form. From the blasted emptiness descended horrors of strange and terrible aspect to bedevil the few folk who survived."
34,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_517","These “sin eaters” were Light incarnate, and their fulgent presence stole the night from Norvrandt's sky."
35,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_518","Even now, they circle the remaining bastions of civilization, ever on the hunt for us, ever hungering for our flesh..."
36,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_519","...And so concludes this tale of modern history. I wonder if mankind's battle with the sin eaters will find its end within our lifetimes..."
37,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_520","...And so concludes this tale of modern history─though mayhap 'tis time I made some few amendments. Yes, a new chapter to illustrate the sin eaters' downfall!"
38,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_521","...And so concludes this tale of modern history─though mayhap 'tis time I made some few amendments. Indeed, the truth of the Warriors of Light and all the good they have done for us has remained unwritten for far too long!"
39,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_530","Very good. Then let us once more delve into <Emphasis>The Illustrated Tale of the Oracle of Light</Emphasis>."
40,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_531","It began a hundred years ago, when the Flood of Light threatened to swallow Norvrandt. Just as all seemed lost, a savior appeared who halted the all-consuming radiance. A maiden with hair of spun gold and eyes of clearest sapphire."
41,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_532","Naught was known about her save that her name was Minfilia. And for delivering the realm, she came to be revered as the Oracle of Light."
42,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_533","After stopping the Flood, the mysterious maiden vanished without a trace. But fifteen years later, her name would unexpectedly reappear in the annals of history."
43,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_534","When sin eaters laid ruin to the Kingdom of Voeburt, a young girl was discovered who was immune to the creatures' blighted touch."
44,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_535","...One with hair of spun gold and eyes of clearest sapphire. She was hailed as the Oracle reborn and came to likewise be called Minfilia."
45,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_536","Enlisting in the Eulmoran Army, this Minfilia fought and vanquished countless sin eaters."
46,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_537","Alas, like so many other soldiers, she eventually met her end in battle."
47,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_538","Yet with her dying breath, she whispered unto her grieving comrades, “Minfilia will return.”"
48,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_539","And true to her words, some years later, another young girl was discovered who possessed the selfsame eyes, that selfsame hair, and those selfsame powers."
49,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_540","She too took the name Minfilia. She too fought sin eaters as a soldier of Eulmore. And she too fell in battle. Many more were to follow in her footsteps. And so the cycle continues to this day."
50,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_541","...And that concludes the tale. Minfilia has taught us much about the nature of the sin eaters, yet hers has been a heavy burden to bear."
51,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_542","...And that concludes the tale as it has been told. It seems, however, that this most recent Oracle of Light stands apart from the others."
52,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_543","Though 'tis not my place to scrutinize, I am most curious as to─ Nay. Nay, I shall contain my inquisitive nature."
53,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_544","I will say only this: I shall be joyous to hear that the story of these girls and their sorrowful fate has at last been given the ending it deserves."
54,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_550","...What's this? A tale for the history books, you say? W-Well, then, I should be very interested to hear it!"
55,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_551","...B-But this is extraordinary! The Warriors of Light were not as I imagined them..."
56,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_552","Their weary souls, standing at Minfilia's side to halt the very Flood they caused... And Ardbert, lending you his strength as you fought for the First!"
57,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_553","M-My mind is in a whirl, I must... Yes! I must record these revelations on parchment! There must needs be a new chapter written─a revised account!"
58,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_554","Do you not see, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>!? This all comes back to the words the Exarch spoke to the people of the Crystarium."
59,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_555","“We shall fight on, that our children and our children's children might know a better tomorrow.” The Warriors of Light were the very embodiment of that sentiment!"
60,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_556","...I should speak with Cyella to learn more? You mean the server, yes? At the Wandering Stairs?"
61,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_557","Hm. I have never known her to be a borrower of history books... But if you are adamant she has truths to share, then I shall be sure to pay her a visit!"
62,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_560","There is no mention of anything you have told us in the books here in the Cabinet."
63,"TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_570","Hmmm... Perhaps it is time I made a contribution to our collection of works."
31,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_514,"Yet just when it seemed that all would be lost, a savior appeared before us..."
32,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_515,"The Oracle of Light. She stood 'twixt us and approaching doom, and by her power did she stay the Flood. Thus was Norvrandt, and Norvrandt alone, spared the fate of erasure."
33,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_516,"Tragedy would, however, arrive in another form. From the blasted emptiness descended horrors of strange and terrible aspect to bedevil the few folk who survived."
34,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_517,"These “sin eaters” were Light incarnate, and their fulgent presence stole the night from Norvrandt's sky."
35,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_518,"Even now, they circle the remaining bastions of civilization, ever on the hunt for us, ever hungering for our flesh..."
36,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_519,...And so concludes this tale of modern history. I wonder if mankind's battle with the sin eaters will find its end within our lifetimes...
37,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_520,"...And so concludes this tale of modern history─though mayhap 'tis time I made some few amendments. Yes, a new chapter to illustrate the sin eaters' downfall!"
38,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_521,"...And so concludes this tale of modern history─though mayhap 'tis time I made some few amendments. Indeed, the truth of the Warriors of Light and all the good they have done for us has remained unwritten for far too long!"
39,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_530,Very good. Then let us once more delve into *The Illustrated Tale of the Oracle of Light*.
40,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_531,"It began a hundred years ago, when the Flood of Light threatened to swallow Norvrandt. Just as all seemed lost, a savior appeared who halted the all-consuming radiance. A maiden with hair of spun gold and eyes of clearest sapphire."
41,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_532,"Naught was known about her save that her name was Minfilia. And for delivering the realm, she came to be revered as the Oracle of Light."
42,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_533,"After stopping the Flood, the mysterious maiden vanished without a trace. But fifteen years later, her name would unexpectedly reappear in the annals of history."
43,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_534,"When sin eaters laid ruin to the Kingdom of Voeburt, a young girl was discovered who was immune to the creatures' blighted touch."
44,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_535,...One with hair of spun gold and eyes of clearest sapphire. She was hailed as the Oracle reborn and came to likewise be called Minfilia.
45,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_536,"Enlisting in the Eulmoran Army, this Minfilia fought and vanquished countless sin eaters."
46,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_537,"Alas, like so many other soldiers, she eventually met her end in battle."
47,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_538,"Yet with her dying breath, she whispered unto her grieving comrades, “Minfilia will return.”"
48,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_539,"And true to her words, some years later, another young girl was discovered who possessed the selfsame eyes, that selfsame hair, and those selfsame powers."
49,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_540,She too took the name Minfilia. She too fought sin eaters as a soldier of Eulmore. And she too fell in battle. Many more were to follow in her footsteps. And so the cycle continues to this day.
50,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_541,"...And that concludes the tale. Minfilia has taught us much about the nature of the sin eaters, yet hers has been a heavy burden to bear."
51,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_542,"...And that concludes the tale as it has been told. It seems, however, that this most recent Oracle of Light stands apart from the others."
52,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_543,"Though 'tis not my place to scrutinize, I am most curious as to─ Nay. Nay, I shall contain my inquisitive nature."
53,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_544,I will say only this: I shall be joyous to hear that the story of these girls and their sorrowful fate has at last been given the ending it deserves.
54,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_550,"...What's this? A tale for the history books, you say? W-Well, then, I should be very interested to hear it!"
55,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_551,...B-But this is extraordinary! The Warriors of Light were not as I imagined them...
56,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_552,"Their weary souls, standing at Minfilia's side to halt the very Flood they caused... And Ardbert, lending you his strength as you fought for the First!"
57,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_553,"M-My mind is in a whirl, I must... Yes! I must record these revelations on parchment! There must needs be a new chapter written─a revised account!"
58,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_554,"Do you not see, Player!? This all comes back to the words the Exarch spoke to the people of the Crystarium."
59,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_555,"“We shall fight on, that our children and our children's children might know a better tomorrow.” The Warriors of Light were the very embodiment of that sentiment!"
60,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_556,"...I should speak with Cyella to learn more? You mean the server, yes? At the Wandering Stairs?"
61,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_557,"Hm. I have never known her to be a borrower of history books... But if you are adamant she has truths to share, then I shall be sure to pay her a visit!"
62,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_560,There is no mention of anything you have told us in the books here in the Cabinet.
63,TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_570,Hmmm... Perhaps it is time I made a contribution to our collection of works.
1 key 0 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_000 1 I really must begin restoring that tome... Ah, but where to find the right kind of leather?
2 # 1 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_010 The contents of a book may be immutable, yet depending upon one's perspective, the lesson one learns may be different indeed. In other words, I am very much in favor of revisiting a story one has already read!
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_020 str Will you be joining efforts to repel the sin eaters from Holminster Switch? If so, mayhap a quick review of your foe would prove beneficial...
4 0 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_000 3 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_030 I really must begin restoring that tome... Ah, but where to find the right kind of leather? <sigh> Whenever I attempt to focus on a task, my mind returns to the memory of that jewel-studded night sky.
5 1 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_010 4 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_031 The contents of a book may be immutable, yet depending upon one's perspective, the lesson one learns may be different indeed. In other words, I am very much in favor of revisiting a story one has already read! What words could hope to encapsulate that dreamlike vista─the indescribable emotion which did swell within my breast? Mayhap I shall spend this day browsing our shelves of poetry...
6 2 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_020 5 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_040 Will you be joining efforts to repel the sin eaters from Holminster Switch? If so, mayhap a quick review of your foe would prove beneficial... Do you wish to revisit Minfilia's tale? I shall even fetch the book myself this time!
7 3 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_030 6 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_050 <sigh> Whenever I attempt to focus on a task, my mind returns to the memory of that jewel-studded night sky. Of late, the Cabinet has had an influx of borrowers─citizens seeking the wisdom to understand this changing world. I only wish certain patrons were less, uh, *enthusiastic* with their handling of our books...
8 4 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_031 7 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_060 What words could hope to encapsulate that dreamlike vista─the indescribable emotion which did swell within my breast? Mayhap I shall spend this day browsing our shelves of poetry... My apologies, but mayhap now is not the most opportune time for a conversation. Let us first see to the safety of the Cabinet and its visitors!
9 5 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_040 8 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_070 Do you wish to revisit Minfilia's tale? I shall even fetch the book myself this time! We are fortunate that those who came before us had the foresight to record not only their triumphs, but their failures as well. Will you take advantage of their woeful experience...?
10 6 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_050 9 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_080 Of late, the Cabinet has had an influx of borrowers─citizens seeking the wisdom to understand this changing world. I only wish certain patrons were less, uh, <Emphasis>enthusiastic</Emphasis> with their handling of our books... ...If only the Exarch were not─ Nay, such laments are futile. Mayhap there is something *I* can do...
11 7 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_060 10 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_090 My apologies, but mayhap now is not the most opportune time for a conversation. Let us first see to the safety of the Cabinet and its visitors! I could not say why, but recounting the Exarch's story for you seems to have brought me a measure of calm...
12 8 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_070 11 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_091 We are fortunate that those who came before us had the foresight to record not only their triumphs, but their failures as well. Will you take advantage of their woeful experience...? Mayhap it is the sense of the familiar, helping to ground me in this moment of chaos. Might another such familiar tale aid you in finding your direction?
13 9 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_080 12 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_100 ...If only the Exarch were not─ Nay, such laments are futile. Mayhap there is something <Emphasis>I</Emphasis> can do... Welcome, welcome! Will you be revisiting old material today? Or breaching a new subject entirely, perchance?
14 10 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_090 13 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_110 I could not say why, but recounting the Exarch's story for you seems to have brought me a measure of calm... That was a most riveting recount of the Warriors of Light and their exploits. The Exarch has spoken of them before in some detail, but that they would go to such lengths to try and save our world...
15 11 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_091 14 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_111 Mayhap it is the sense of the familiar, helping to ground me in this moment of chaos. Might another such familiar tale aid you in finding your direction? And knowing of their sacrifices, to see Ardbert once more among the living filled me with great joy. Or rather, it should have. It would put my mind at ease to better understand the how or why of his return.
16 12 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_100 15 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_120 Welcome, welcome! Will you be revisiting old material today? Or breaching a new subject entirely, perchance? Ah, Player. I don't suppose you've come to tell me of a preternatural shower of stars as well? I rushed outside to see for myself, but there was naught but clouds and blue skies when last I looked. It is said that Ardbert is somehow related to, if not the cause of, this strange phenomenon.
17 13 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_110 16 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_121 That was a most riveting recount of the Warriors of Light and their exploits. The Exarch has spoken of them before in some detail, but that they would go to such lengths to try and save our world... I have pored over near every tome here in the Cabinet, hopeful that I might discover something to explain what is happening. Alas... These are truly strange times, my friend.
18 14 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_111 17 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_130 And knowing of their sacrifices, to see Ardbert once more among the living filled me with great joy. Or rather, it should have. It would put my mind at ease to better understand the how or why of his return. We didn't quite get to the end of my materials, but hopefully what little I could share of the Warrior of Light will be of use to you.
19 15 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_120 18 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_140 Ah, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I don't suppose you've come to tell me of a preternatural shower of stars as well? I rushed outside to see for myself, but there was naught but clouds and blue skies when last I looked. It is said that Ardbert is somehow related to, if not the cause of, this strange phenomenon. Words and knowledge are wont to change with the age. In experiencing this firsthand, I find I have developed an even greater appreciation for what we have in the Cabinet.
20 16 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_121 19 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_141 I have pored over near every tome here in the Cabinet, hopeful that I might discover something to explain what is happening. Alas... These are truly strange times, my friend. From a glimpse of the world before the Flood to a portrait of the heroes who arose in its wake, I pray that all the knowledge gathered here shall ever be available to those who seek it out generations hence.
21 17 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_130 20 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_150 We didn't quite get to the end of my materials, but hopefully what little I could share of the Warrior of Light will be of use to you. Our work on a tome chronicling events from the time of the Flood proceeds slowly but surely.
22 18 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_140 21 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_151 Words and knowledge are wont to change with the age. In experiencing this firsthand, I find I have developed an even greater appreciation for what we have in the Cabinet. It is perhaps the most ambitious project I have dared to take on, but I consider it my mission to preserve our collective experiences for posterity.
23 19 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_141 22 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_Q1_000_500 From a glimpse of the world before the Flood to a portrait of the heroes who arose in its wake, I pray that all the knowledge gathered here shall ever be available to those who seek it out generations hence. What will you do?
24 20 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_150 23 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_501 Our work on a tome chronicling events from the time of the Flood proceeds slowly but surely. Review modern history.
25 21 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_151 24 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_502 It is perhaps the most ambitious project I have dared to take on, but I consider it my mission to preserve our collective experiences for posterity. Review the story of Minfilia.
26 22 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_Q1_000_500 25 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_503 What will you do? Speak about Ardbert and his companions.
27 23 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_501 26 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_504 Review modern history. Nothing.
28 24 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_502 27 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_510 Review the story of Minfilia. Splendid. Allow me to locate an appropriately eye-catching volume, and we shall commence your revision!
29 25 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_503 28 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_511 Speak about Ardbert and his companions. A hundred years ago─or near enough not to matter─villains known as the Warriors of Light slew the Shadowkeeper, the steward of Darkness.
30 26 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_A1_000_504 29 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_512 Nothing. In the wake of this tainted deed, Light began to pour into the world as if from unseen cracks. It pooled and swelled without cease, until the day an enormous, blinding wave rose up and swept across our star.
31 27 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_510 30 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_513 Splendid. Allow me to locate an appropriately eye-catching volume, and we shall commence your revision! We called this calamity the “Flood of Light.” Everything it touched was leeched of life and vigor, leaving naught behind but a luminous wasteland.
28 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_511 A hundred years ago─or near enough not to matter─villains known as the Warriors of Light slew the Shadowkeeper, the steward of Darkness.
29 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_512 In the wake of this tainted deed, Light began to pour into the world as if from unseen cracks. It pooled and swelled without cease, until the day an enormous, blinding wave rose up and swept across our star.
30 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_513 We called this calamity the “Flood of Light.” Everything it touched was leeched of life and vigor, leaving naught behind but a luminous wasteland.
32 31 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_514 31 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_514 Yet just when it seemed that all would be lost, a savior appeared before us... Yet just when it seemed that all would be lost, a savior appeared before us...
33 32 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_515 32 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_515 The Oracle of Light. She stood 'twixt us and approaching doom, and by her power did she stay the Flood. Thus was Norvrandt, and Norvrandt alone, spared the fate of erasure. The Oracle of Light. She stood 'twixt us and approaching doom, and by her power did she stay the Flood. Thus was Norvrandt, and Norvrandt alone, spared the fate of erasure.
34 33 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_516 33 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_516 Tragedy would, however, arrive in another form. From the blasted emptiness descended horrors of strange and terrible aspect to bedevil the few folk who survived. Tragedy would, however, arrive in another form. From the blasted emptiness descended horrors of strange and terrible aspect to bedevil the few folk who survived.
35 34 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_517 34 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_517 These “sin eaters” were Light incarnate, and their fulgent presence stole the night from Norvrandt's sky. These “sin eaters” were Light incarnate, and their fulgent presence stole the night from Norvrandt's sky.
36 35 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_518 35 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_518 Even now, they circle the remaining bastions of civilization, ever on the hunt for us, ever hungering for our flesh... Even now, they circle the remaining bastions of civilization, ever on the hunt for us, ever hungering for our flesh...
37 36 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_519 36 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_519 ...And so concludes this tale of modern history. I wonder if mankind's battle with the sin eaters will find its end within our lifetimes... ...And so concludes this tale of modern history. I wonder if mankind's battle with the sin eaters will find its end within our lifetimes...
38 37 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_520 37 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_520 ...And so concludes this tale of modern history─though mayhap 'tis time I made some few amendments. Yes, a new chapter to illustrate the sin eaters' downfall! ...And so concludes this tale of modern history─though mayhap 'tis time I made some few amendments. Yes, a new chapter to illustrate the sin eaters' downfall!
39 38 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_521 38 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_521 ...And so concludes this tale of modern history─though mayhap 'tis time I made some few amendments. Indeed, the truth of the Warriors of Light and all the good they have done for us has remained unwritten for far too long! ...And so concludes this tale of modern history─though mayhap 'tis time I made some few amendments. Indeed, the truth of the Warriors of Light and all the good they have done for us has remained unwritten for far too long!
40 39 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_530 39 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_530 Very good. Then let us once more delve into <Emphasis>The Illustrated Tale of the Oracle of Light</Emphasis>. Very good. Then let us once more delve into *The Illustrated Tale of the Oracle of Light*.
41 40 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_531 40 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_531 It began a hundred years ago, when the Flood of Light threatened to swallow Norvrandt. Just as all seemed lost, a savior appeared who halted the all-consuming radiance. A maiden with hair of spun gold and eyes of clearest sapphire. It began a hundred years ago, when the Flood of Light threatened to swallow Norvrandt. Just as all seemed lost, a savior appeared who halted the all-consuming radiance. A maiden with hair of spun gold and eyes of clearest sapphire.
42 41 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_532 41 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_532 Naught was known about her save that her name was Minfilia. And for delivering the realm, she came to be revered as the Oracle of Light. Naught was known about her save that her name was Minfilia. And for delivering the realm, she came to be revered as the Oracle of Light.
43 42 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_533 42 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_533 After stopping the Flood, the mysterious maiden vanished without a trace. But fifteen years later, her name would unexpectedly reappear in the annals of history. After stopping the Flood, the mysterious maiden vanished without a trace. But fifteen years later, her name would unexpectedly reappear in the annals of history.
44 43 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_534 43 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_534 When sin eaters laid ruin to the Kingdom of Voeburt, a young girl was discovered who was immune to the creatures' blighted touch. When sin eaters laid ruin to the Kingdom of Voeburt, a young girl was discovered who was immune to the creatures' blighted touch.
45 44 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_535 44 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_535 ...One with hair of spun gold and eyes of clearest sapphire. She was hailed as the Oracle reborn and came to likewise be called Minfilia. ...One with hair of spun gold and eyes of clearest sapphire. She was hailed as the Oracle reborn and came to likewise be called Minfilia.
46 45 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_536 45 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_536 Enlisting in the Eulmoran Army, this Minfilia fought and vanquished countless sin eaters. Enlisting in the Eulmoran Army, this Minfilia fought and vanquished countless sin eaters.
47 46 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_537 46 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_537 Alas, like so many other soldiers, she eventually met her end in battle. Alas, like so many other soldiers, she eventually met her end in battle.
48 47 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_538 47 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_538 Yet with her dying breath, she whispered unto her grieving comrades, “Minfilia will return.” Yet with her dying breath, she whispered unto her grieving comrades, “Minfilia will return.”
49 48 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_539 48 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_539 And true to her words, some years later, another young girl was discovered who possessed the selfsame eyes, that selfsame hair, and those selfsame powers. And true to her words, some years later, another young girl was discovered who possessed the selfsame eyes, that selfsame hair, and those selfsame powers.
50 49 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_540 49 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_540 She too took the name Minfilia. She too fought sin eaters as a soldier of Eulmore. And she too fell in battle. Many more were to follow in her footsteps. And so the cycle continues to this day. She too took the name Minfilia. She too fought sin eaters as a soldier of Eulmore. And she too fell in battle. Many more were to follow in her footsteps. And so the cycle continues to this day.
51 50 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_541 50 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_541 ...And that concludes the tale. Minfilia has taught us much about the nature of the sin eaters, yet hers has been a heavy burden to bear. ...And that concludes the tale. Minfilia has taught us much about the nature of the sin eaters, yet hers has been a heavy burden to bear.
52 51 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_542 51 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_542 ...And that concludes the tale as it has been told. It seems, however, that this most recent Oracle of Light stands apart from the others. ...And that concludes the tale as it has been told. It seems, however, that this most recent Oracle of Light stands apart from the others.
53 52 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_543 52 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_543 Though 'tis not my place to scrutinize, I am most curious as to─ Nay. Nay, I shall contain my inquisitive nature. Though 'tis not my place to scrutinize, I am most curious as to─ Nay. Nay, I shall contain my inquisitive nature.
54 53 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_544 53 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_544 I will say only this: I shall be joyous to hear that the story of these girls and their sorrowful fate has at last been given the ending it deserves. I will say only this: I shall be joyous to hear that the story of these girls and their sorrowful fate has at last been given the ending it deserves.
55 54 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_550 54 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_550 ...What's this? A tale for the history books, you say? W-Well, then, I should be very interested to hear it! ...What's this? A tale for the history books, you say? W-Well, then, I should be very interested to hear it!
56 55 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_551 55 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_551 ...B-But this is extraordinary! The Warriors of Light were not as I imagined them... ...B-But this is extraordinary! The Warriors of Light were not as I imagined them...
57 56 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_552 56 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_552 Their weary souls, standing at Minfilia's side to halt the very Flood they caused... And Ardbert, lending you his strength as you fought for the First! Their weary souls, standing at Minfilia's side to halt the very Flood they caused... And Ardbert, lending you his strength as you fought for the First!
58 57 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_553 57 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_553 M-My mind is in a whirl, I must... Yes! I must record these revelations on parchment! There must needs be a new chapter written─a revised account! M-My mind is in a whirl, I must... Yes! I must record these revelations on parchment! There must needs be a new chapter written─a revised account!
59 58 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_554 58 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_554 Do you not see, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>!? This all comes back to the words the Exarch spoke to the people of the Crystarium. Do you not see, Player!? This all comes back to the words the Exarch spoke to the people of the Crystarium.
60 59 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_555 59 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_555 “We shall fight on, that our children and our children's children might know a better tomorrow.” The Warriors of Light were the very embodiment of that sentiment! “We shall fight on, that our children and our children's children might know a better tomorrow.” The Warriors of Light were the very embodiment of that sentiment!
61 60 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_556 60 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_556 ...I should speak with Cyella to learn more? You mean the server, yes? At the Wandering Stairs? ...I should speak with Cyella to learn more? You mean the server, yes? At the Wandering Stairs?
62 61 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_557 61 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_557 Hm. I have never known her to be a borrower of history books... But if you are adamant she has truths to share, then I shall be sure to pay her a visit! Hm. I have never known her to be a borrower of history books... But if you are adamant she has truths to share, then I shall be sure to pay her a visit!
63 62 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_560 62 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_560 There is no mention of anything you have told us in the books here in the Cabinet. There is no mention of anything you have told us in the books here in the Cabinet.
64 63 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_570 63 TEXT_REGNOR4MOREN_00613_MOREN_000_570 Hmmm... Perhaps it is time I made a contribution to our collection of works. Hmmm... Perhaps it is time I made a contribution to our collection of works.
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