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0,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000010_ILBERD","Hail to you, Scion. How might we serve you?"
1,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000020_ILBERD","...Commander Leveilleur bade you serve us?"
2,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000030_ILBERD","These are welcome tidings indeed. Given the sensitive nature of the task, I could not rely on one of my own."
3,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000040_ILBERD","That which I am about to tell you, I tell you in the strictest confidence."
4,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000050_ILBERD","Some days ago, we received certain documents from an anonymous source. They notified us of the presence of a Garlean agent within the ranks of one of the Grand Companies."
5,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000060_ILBERD","Following some discreet inquiries, we identified a suspect among the Immortal Flames whom we detained for questioning."
6,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000070_ILBERD","Alas, the man was not our agent. He was but one of many men in the agent's employ."
7,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000080_ILBERD","We pressed the traitor for a name, but he had none to give. He claims never to have met his master, whom he knows only as the Ivy."
8,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000090_ILBERD","He was, however, certain that this “ivy” had coiled itself around every part of the Immortal Flames. It would seem our quarry joined the company some time ago, and gradually recruited others to his cause."
9,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000100_ILBERD","These conspirators are the vines by which he learns our secrets, all without exposing himself."
10,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000110_ILBERD","It won't be easy to identify the Ivy amidst this tangled mass of subterfuge. But we have a tendril in our hands, and we shall follow it all the way to the gnarled root."
11,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000120_ILBERD","Now, much as I would prefer to proceed with due discretion, circumstances demand that this matter be settled posthaste."
12,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000130_ILBERD","Garlemald's war of succession nears its end, and it is feared that the Empire will soon resume its march on Eorzea."
13,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000140_ILBERD","When it does, we can ill afford to have traitors in our midst. The Ivy must be rooted out now."
14,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000150_ILBERD","We must begin by apprising General Raubahn of our findings. I would ask that you accompany me to the Hall of Flames, and remain on hand to see that things go smoothly."
15,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000160_ILBERD","Assuming the Ivy's tendrils are as widespread as we believe, he will be aware that an investigation is underway. And if that is the case, he may well move against us."
16,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000170_ILBERD","We must be prepared for anything, while taking care not to betray our purpose by <Emphasis>seeming</Emphasis> prepared. A simple enough task for a one-<If(PlayerParameter(4))>woman<Else/>man</If> army like you."
17,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100010_RAUBAHN","Well, well. What brings you here, my friend?"
18,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100011_ILBERD","<If(PlayerParameter(4))>She<Else/>He</If> is here at my behest. Greetings, Raubahn. It has been a while."
19,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100020_RAUBAHN","Ilberd, you old scoundrel! When they told me you'd be visiting, I scarce believed my ears!"
20,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100030_RAUBAHN","But look at you! The honored captain of the Crystal bloody Braves! Who'd have imagined, eh?"
21,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100040_ILBERD","Not many. But fewer still would have imagined your destiny lay in politics, old friend."
22,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100050_RAUBAHN","Aye...we've both come far, have we not?"
23,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100060_RAUBAHN","Lest you wonder, Ilberd and I go back a long way. We've been friends and rivals since we were lads."
24,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100070_RAUBAHN","The last time we saw each other, Ala Mhigo had just fallen, so you can guess how many summers it's been. And in all that time, not a word from the fool!"
25,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100080_ILBERD","Ah, well, my dealings tended toward the modest and mundane...unlike some I could mention."
26,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100090_ILBERD","As I hear it, no sooner did you reach Thanalan than the Brass Blades clapped you in irons and dragged you off to die on the bloodsands. But being a stubborn sort, you won a thousand matches, and earned yourself a place in the people's hearts while you were about it."
27,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100100_ILBERD","Then, with your mountain of prize money, you bought the Coliseum, and secured a seat on the Syndicate. Thal's balls, brother─rags-to-riches does not do it justice! You're a hero to the common man!"
28,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100110_RAUBAHN","Bah, spare me. I am no hero. If anyone is worthy of that title, it's our friend here. Next to <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If>, I'm little more than a glorified butcher."
29,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100120_RAUBAHN","But you, Ilberd─you sell yourself short. By all accounts, you were an adventurer of some standing."
30,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100130_ILBERD","I like to think that I did my part for the greater good. But if you are no hero, then I am no adventurer─not in <Emphasis>this</Emphasis> company. Anyway..."
31,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100140_ILBERD","I have tidings."
32,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100150_RAUBAHN","So there has been progress."
33,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100160_RAUBAHN","I've let it be known that this meeting is a reunion between old friends. None will give your visit a second thought."
34,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100170_RAUBAHN","To convene elsewhere would only attract attention. Let us speak here, in plain view of all."
35,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100180_RAUBAHN","...So it is we who have been compromised."
36,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100190_RAUBAHN","Teledji Adeledji's machinations have shaken Ul'dah to her foundations. In such uncertain times, a man's loyalty may be bought for a fistful of gil..."
37,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100200_RAUBAHN","But if this snake has truly been in our midst for as long as you say, we must needs consider a far graver possibility: conspiracy. Could it be that the Monetarists have been in league with the Empire from the first?"
38,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100210_RAUBAHN","Very well. I will have my most trusted men investigate the matter. Continue your inquiries in the meantime."
39,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100220_RAUBAHN","It does me well to see you again, old friend. When next we meet, let it be over a flagon of ale."
40,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100230_ILBERD","I look forward to it. Let us reminisce of bygone days, and drink to the future of our homeland."
41,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100240_ILBERD","Flame General... You wear the mantle well, old friend. I must work hard if I'm to keep up."
42,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100250_ILBERD","Well, it would seem your services were not required after all. I daresay we have Raubahn's prudence to thank for that. Still, I was glad of your presence. My thanks, Scion."
43,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300010_HAURCHEFANT","Have faith, my friend. You need only state your case with confidence and clarity."
44,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300020_AYMERIC","(-???-)Commander Leveilleur. It is both an honor and a pleasure to meet you."
45,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300030_AYMERIC","I am Aymeric, lord commander of the Temple Knights."
46,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300040_ALPHINAUD","Alphinaud Leveilleur, at your service."
47,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300050_ALPHINAUD","Your reputation precedes you, Ser Aymeric. I think we will find that we have much in common."
48,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300060_AYMERIC","Speaking of reputations, yours towers over us all. Does it not?"
49,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300080_LUCIA","(-Taciturn Temple Knight-)It does indeed, Lord Commander."
50,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300090_AYMERIC","I am not too proud to admit that I have followed your activities with an interest bordering on fascination."
51,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300100_AYMERIC","Full glad was I to learn that you would be joining us."
52,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300110_AYMERIC","Now then, shall we begin?"
53,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300120_ALPHINAUD","We know full well that the Garleans will return in force ere long."
54,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300130_ALPHINAUD","What is more, we have yet to achieve a lasting victory over the primal menace. The beast tribes continue to summon their gods, and each incarnation is stronger than the last."
55,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300140_ALPHINAUD","Ishgard is not immune to these threats. I must reiterate that it would behoove your nation to rejoin the Eorzean Alliance."
56,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300150_AYMERIC","Once again, I must respectfully disagree."
57,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300160_ALPHINAUD","On what grounds?"
58,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300170_AYMERIC","Despite their presence in Coerthas, the Ixal do not concern us. Their territorial claims pertain to Gridanian lands, and it is the people of Gridania whom they harry."
59,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300180_AYMERIC","Consequently, the Holy See judges this to be a Gridanian affair, and Ishgard does not intervene in the internal affairs of other nations."
60,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300190_AYMERIC","Even were that not the case, our forces are wholly committed to the Dravanian conflict. We have not the knights to spare."
61,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300200_AYMERIC","As for the Garleans, we are not ignorant of history. We have observed the rise and expansion of the Empire, and we agree that it is only a matter of time before they resume their campaign in Eorzea."
62,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300220_ALPHINAUD","Then surely it would be in our best interests to present a united front?"
63,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300230_AYMERIC","Mayhap one day, but not yet."
64,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300240_AYMERIC","Gaius van Baelsar is dead, and the legion of conscripts he left behind lacks the will to fight. We think it highly unlikely that they will emerge from behind the walls of their castra for some time."
65,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300250_ALPHINAUD","Forgive me, but if Ishgard's position has not changed, why did you agree to this meeting?"
66,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300260_AYMERIC","It was not only as a representative of Ishgard that I came here."
67,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300270_ALPHINAUD","Pardon?"
68,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300280_AYMERIC","It is not within my power to change Ishgardian policy, regardless of my personal feelings. There is, however, one area in which I may exert a measure of influence."
69,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300290_AYMERIC","Concerns have been raised over the supplies House Fortemps has offered to Revenant's Toll. These have led to calls for restrictions on the provision of aid to foreign powers."
70,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300300_AYMERIC","I can ensure that the shipments continue unabated."
71,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300310_HAURCHEFANT","Ser Aymeric, we would be in your debt!"
72,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300320_AYMERIC","No, you would not, for I require something in exchange."
73,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300330_AYMERIC","Of late there has been a flurry of Dravanian activity, the purpose of which was not immediately clear."
74,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300340_AYMERIC","However, our astrologians have since observed alarming changes in the heavens. The dragon star waxes unnaturally bright, and there are whispers that it portends the resurrection of Midgardsormr."
75,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300350_ALPHINAUD","The fallen guardian of Silvertear Falls? That's absurd."
76,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300360_AYMERIC","Full many times have I gazed upon the dragon's corpse, still wound around the <Emphasis>Agrius</Emphasis>, and wondered how different our world might be if it yet lived to plague the skies."
77,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300370_AYMERIC","I do not know, and I do not wish to know. Nor does any son of Ishgard. Yet the mere presence of Dravanian forces is not sufficient grounds to send knights to Mor Dhona, whatever our astrologians say. As I told you before, we have not the forces to spare."
78,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300380_ALPHINAUD","...But we do. So, you will intervene on our behalf if we agree to watch over the Keeper of the Lake."
79,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300390_AYMERIC","Do you accept these terms?"
80,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300400_ALPHINAUD","I do. I will see that you are kept abreast of any developments."
81,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300410_ALPHINAUD","I regret that we could not come to a similar agreement on other matters, but I understand that you are not at liberty to make such decisions."
82,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300420_ALPHINAUD","Nevertheless, I hope that what we have accomplished here today will serve to demonstrate to your countrymen that we can work together towards a common goal. Mayhap one day we shall look back on this moment as the first step towards a united Eorzea."
83,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300440_AYMERIC","Mayhap we shall, Commander."
84,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300450_HAURCHEFANT","What is the meaning of this!?"
85,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300460_CAVALRY02400","The caravan, my lord! It's been attacked!"
86,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300470_CAVALRY02400","It was <Emphasis>Iceheart</Emphasis>, my lord!"
87,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300480_HAURCHEFANT","What!? By the Fury! All our precautions were for naught!?"
88,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600010_ICEHEART","(-???-)The tales do not do you justice, Warrior of Light."
89,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600020_ICEHEART","(-???-)Yes, I know who you are. And you know who I am."
90,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600030_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)I was given the name Ysayle, but I earned the name Iceheart."
91,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600040_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)This endless cycle of hatred, of bloodshed, of sorrow─ You would see it continue, O noble Warrior of Light?"
92,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600050_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)I would not. I <Emphasis>will not</Emphasis>. I will bring an end to this war between dragon and man─no matter the cost."
93,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600080_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)In time, you will come to understand that what we do, we do for the greater good."
94,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600090_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)For Eorzea. For Hydaelyn."
95,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900010_KANESENNA","Change has come to the Garlean Empire, and we must discuss the implications."
96,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900011_MERLWYB","The rumors are true then? The war of succession is ended?"
97,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900020_KANESENNA","It is. A new emperor reigns in Garlemald."
98,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900030_ALPHINAUD","Who!?"
99,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900040_KANESENNA","The birth and all-too-rapid expansion of the Garlean Empire is commonly attributed to the strategic brilliance of Solus zos Galvus, yet he did not rule alone. Several members of the royal household also distinguished themselves during his reign."
100,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900050_KANESENNA","Nevertheless, it was the eldest son who stood to inherit the throne─until his most untimely passing."
101,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900060_RAUBAHN","I thought us fortunate when I learned that the Emperor had died without naming a successor."
102,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900070_ALPHINAUD","Would that the Garlean Empire had died with him."
103,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900080_RAUBAHN","'Twas the grandson and his uncle who had the strongest claims, was it not?"
104,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900090_KANESENNA","Indeed. Yet claims count for little without the power to assert them. High Legatus Varis yae Galvus is a respected military leader─not so, his uncle."
105,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900100_MERLWYB","So, young Varis has torn the crown from his uncle's grasp, and taken his place at the head of the Empire."
106,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900120_KANESENNA","Given the troubled nature of his succession, the new emperor will require time to seal his grip on power. Yet have no doubt but that he shall, for there are none left with strength enough to oppose him."
107,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900130_RAUBAHN","Since the success of Operation Archon, the remnants of the XIVth Legion and the forces occupying Ala Mhigo have done naught but fortify their positions."
108,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900140_RAUBAHN","But you can be sure they'll be ready to march on us again, if their emperor gives the word."
109,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900150_MERLWYB","<Emphasis>When</Emphasis>, not if. They say this Varis was so set upon Eorzean annexation that he spoke out against the Meteor project."
110,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900160_KANESENNA","Plainly, the new emperor's intentions are of great concern to us all."
111,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900170_KANESENNA","I propose that we set aside the Carteneau dispute for the present and discuss what measures the Alliance might take to prepare for a resumption of hostilities with Garlemald."
112,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900171_KANESENNA","Moreover, I move that we reexamine the question of how our former allies in Ishgard might be persuaded to retake their place at our side. Could Eorzea but stand as one, 'twould deal a grave blow to our enemy's ambitions."
113,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900180_ALPHINAUD","Well, I suppose we should be grateful that they have finally acknowledged the inevitability of imperial attack. Who knows, they may even do something about it."
114,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900190_ALPHINAUD","If only the leaders of Ishgard would follow their example, and stop hiding behind their gates, praying for the coming storm to pass them by."
115,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900200_ALPHINAUD","But that is a discussion for another time. At present, I am more concerned by the fact that the Alliance's mooted preparations will be made known to the Garleans many moons before their coming."
116,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900210_ALPHINAUD","So long as the Ivy eludes our grasp, no secret is safe."
117,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00010_MOENBRYDA","(-???-)Minfilia, am I right?"
118,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00020_MINFILIA","None other. I bid you welcome to Revenant's Toll, and thank you for traveling so far on such short notice."
119,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00030_MOENBRYDA","(-???-)Hah! As if I could ever say no to Urianger!"
120,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00040_MINFILIA","Moenbryda is an accomplished Sharlayan scholar and an authority on aetheryte technologies."
121,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00050_MINFILIA","She has played an invaluable role in our search for a means to capture Ascian souls."
122,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00060_MOENBRYDA","Charmed, I'm sure."
123,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00010_MINFILIA","Everyone, if I could have your attention!"
124,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00011_MINFILIA","We have with us an esteemed guest who is come from Sharlayan to assist us."
125,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00020_YDA","Moen! Gods, it's been <Emphasis>ages</Emphasis>!"
126,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00030_MOENBRYDA","Oh, longer, sister!"
127,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00040_YSHTOLA","A joyous reunion indeed."
128,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00050_YDA","Well, of course it is! Moen and I are like twin sisters!"
129,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00060_PAPALYMO","...Save in appearance and aptitude."
130,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00070_MINFILIA","Everyone, please!"
131,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00080_MINFILIA","I bid Moenbryda join us here that she might share with us her extensive knowledge of aetherytes."
132,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00090_MINFILIA","Also, as many of you are already aware, she has been overseeing our research into white auracite─a sample of which she has been good enough to bring with her."
133,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00110_MOENBRYDA","Well, I had to come, didn't I? You'd have to be bloody <Emphasis>daft</Emphasis> to turn your nose up at a chance like this. Where better to conduct my final tests than a land so steeped in aether you can taste it!?"
134,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00120_URIANGER","'Tis plain the passage of the years hath done little to dampen thy youthful spirits..."
135,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00130_URIANGER","...And nothing at all to reform thy youthful manner."
136,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00140_MOENBRYDA","Urianger! Where in the hells've you been hiding?"
137,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00150_URIANGER","Un...unhand me."
138,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00160_MOENBRYDA","I come all this way, and <Emphasis>that's</Emphasis> what you have to say to me!?"
139,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00170_MOENBRYDA","I much preferred when you were pleading with me to drop everything and hurry to your side. What was it you said? “None save thee can satisfy this need─”"
140,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00180_THANCRED","Go on..."
141,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00190_URIANGER","Th-Thine artless attempts to misrepresent mine all-too-innocent motives do thee little credit!"
142,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00200_URIANGER","Mine intent, as well thou knowest, was but to impress upon thee the gravity of the circumstance. Lest thou doubt, a deiform entity shall shortly be summoned, save if thou, and no other, grantest my compeers thine aid."
143,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00210_MOENBRYDA","You still haven't found it, then? Your missing aetheryte?"
144,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00220_MINFILIA","We have not, no."
145,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00230_MINFILIA","We know that Iceheart teleported to an aetheryte not far from the first, yet even after careful analysis, we could not locate the second beacon."
146,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00240_MINFILIA","We now suspect that the heretics destroyed the second aetheryte to impede our pursuit."
147,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00250_MINFILIA","Our allies continue to scour Snowcloak for Iceheart's sanctuary, but we have no guarantee that they will find it. Yet it must be found, for even now Iceheart prepares to call upon Saint Shiva."
148,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00260_MOENBRYDA","I'm sorry but...if the aetheryte's been destroyed, then that's that."
149,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00270_MOENBRYDA","Although... You're absolutely sure she used the first aetheryte, are you? She didn't just use teleportation magicks?"
150,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00280_MINFILIA","One of our own bore witness to her escape. I can say with absolute certainty that Iceheart used the aetheryte."
151,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00290_MOENBRYDA","In that case, there might be a way─so long as the aetherial current is still flowing."
152,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00300_MINFILIA","Truly? How?"
153,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00310_MOENBRYDA","We use the current to recreate the beacon."
154,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00320_MOENBRYDA","As you know, aetherytes are a bit like lighthouses. We use them to reconstitute our physical forms when crossing the aetherial sea. Without them, we'd lose all sense of direction and our essence would dissipate."
155,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00350_MOENBRYDA","However, we don't rely solely on these beacons. There are currents of aether which flow between them─currents which help guide us to our destination."
156,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00360_MOENBRYDA","Now, these currents will gradually dwindle away to nothing if an aetheryte is destroyed. But if even a sluggish flow remains, we could theoretically use it to direct a surge of concentrated aether towards the void left by the beacon and thereby fill it up again."
157,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00380_THANCRED","Like opening the floodgates to fill a dry riverbed. Though, correct me if I'm wrong, but would we not need a veritable reservoir of aether?"
158,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00390_PAPALYMO","In concert, we <Emphasis>might</Emphasis> manage to channel a sufficient volume, yet that is not my chief concern."
159,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00400_PAPALYMO","To direct the flow of so great a volume of aether with the requisite precision would be a nigh-impossible task in itself."
160,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00410_YSHTOLA","I barely succeeded in facilitating travel to an unattuned beacon. That which you describe sounds considerably more difficult."
161,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00420_MOENBRYDA","And dangerous! Every person who has attempted to teleport in this fashion has died in the process. They, however, did not have white auracite at their disposal!"
162,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00440_MOENBRYDA","I can use it to channel all the aether you can give me into the aetheryte. However, white auracite cannot retain aether for an extended period of time, so we would need to infuse it immediately beforehand."
163,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00450_MOENBRYDA","Just so you know, I'd confidently give this plan better than even odds of success. And if the worst comes to the worst, your people won't suffer."
164,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00490_MINFILIA","Though it risk the lives of our best and brightest, we have not the time to seek other options."
165,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00500_MINFILIA","If the aetherial current still flows, we shall carry out Moenbryda's plan."
166,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00510_MOENBRYDA","That's the spirit! Let's roll the dice!"
167,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00010_ICEHEART","You should never have come here, Warrior of Light. I labor only to forge a lasting peace."
168,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00020_ICEHEART","A peace you would deny us out of ignorance and blind faith."
169,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00030_ICEHEART","No matter. If it is our fate to be at odds, then it is <Emphasis>mine</Emphasis> to strike you down."
170,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00040_ICEHEART","We whom gods and men have forsaken shall be the instruments of our own deliverance!"
171,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00050_ICEHEART","Partake of my flesh─fill this vessel with your light! Walk amongst your brothers and sisters once more!"
172,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00060_ICEHEART","O Saint Shiva, still the hatred within our hearts and bless us with eternal grace!"
173,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00070_SHIVA","Hmph..."
174,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00010_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)Fool... Blind, bloody fool."
175,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00020_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)You of all people should understand the suffering war begets─that no sacrifice is too great if it brings an end to the violence."
176,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00021_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)<Emphasis>Mine</Emphasis> is the righteous cause!"
177,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00030_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)You fight in a war you do not understand─a pawn of liars and schemers."
178,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00040_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)And they are no less ignorant than you! Following the creed of their fathers without question, never thinking to ask why."
179,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00050_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)Trapped in a delusion of their own creation and blind to the truth."
180,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00060_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)Warrior of Light, redemption is not beyond us."
181,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00070_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)We who walk before may lead those who walk after."
182,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00080_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)Seek the Keeper of the Lake. See with eyes unclouded."
183,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00090_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)Do...do not squander Mother's gift."
184,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00100_ICEHEART","(-Iceheart-)Hear... Feel... Think..."
185,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00110_NABRIALES","(-???-)<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>And so the vessel withdraws. A predictable outcome.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
186,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00120_NABRIALES","(-???-)<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Nevertheless, Lahabrea will be pleased.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
187,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00130_NABRIALES","(-???-)<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>How unfortunate.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
188,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00010_AYMERIC","On behalf of the Holy See of Ishgard, allow me to express my deepest thanks."
189,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00020_AYMERIC","Never before have we been required to contend with a primal. Indeed, there were fears in some quarters that our knights might not be equal to the task."
190,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00030_AYMERIC","From what we have now learned of these beings, I can say with certainty that we would have lost a great many men had the Scions not intervened."
191,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00040_ALPHINAUD","Then the argument for preemptive action should be self-evident. Perchance now you will reconsider my proposal that Ishgard move against Natalan?"
192,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00050_AYMERIC","Ere we first met, a similar proposal was tabled─but the Holy See decreed that we were to observe, and that military action should be taken only in self-defense."
193,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00060_AYMERIC","All things considered, it was not an unreasonable decision. Since the Calamity, two vigils have fallen to the Horde, while Garuda has never shown any inclination to storm the Gates of Judgement."
194,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00070_AYMERIC","...Which is why this unprecedented crisis and its resolution may prompt a change in policy."
195,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00080_AYMERIC","You who have faced these primals know well the threat they pose. Ishgard did not─not until now."
196,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00090_AYMERIC","And there is naught like a brush with death to change a man's outlook."
197,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00110_HAURCHEFANT","At the very least, this should silence any lingering objections to our arrangement with Revenant's Toll."
198,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00120_HAURCHEFANT","The Holy See may even feel moved to grant us its formal endorsement."
199,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00130_AYMERIC","So far as it is possible, the Scions shall be compensated for their service."
200,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00140_ALPHINAUD","We should be grateful for any aid you can provide."
201,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00150_AYMERIC","As a gesture of good faith, I shall withdraw my previous request. Your people are doubtless needed elsewhere."
202,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00160_ALPHINAUD","That will not be necessary."
203,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00170_ALPHINAUD","We too have a vested interest in watching Dravania's movements."
204,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00171_AYMERIC","I see. Once more, I must thank you."
205,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00172_ALPHINAUD","Ser Aymeric, if I may... Do you truly believe that Midgardsormr could return?"
206,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00180_AYMERIC","The heavens are a window unto truth, but those who interpret their movements are not infallible. I requested your involvement as a precautionary measure."
207,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00190_ALPHINAUD","But of course... You sought an excuse to <Emphasis>compensate</Emphasis> us from the first, mindful of what would happen if Revenant's Toll were taken by your enemies."
208,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00200_ALPHINAUD","Ishgard is not wont to aid its neighbors, but that does not preclude it from manipulating them to serve its own interests."
209,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00210_LUCIA","(-Taciturn Temple Knight-)Choose your next words carefully."
210,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00220_AYMERIC","Do you know what sort of man becomes lord commander of the Temple Knights?"
211,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00230_AYMERIC","One who comes from good stock. I did not, yet here I am. Now why do you suppose that is?"
212,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00240_AYMERIC","Because I swiftly learned to tell the difference between words, deeds, and beliefs."
213,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00250_AYMERIC","...You are correct, Master Leveilleur. Ishgard desires to see Revenant's Toll flourish, as it would present a troublesome obstacle to our enemies from the south."
214,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00260_ALPHINAUD","We are so glad to be of use to you."
215,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00270_AYMERIC","As we are to you. Ours is a mutually beneficial arrangement, lest we forget. One born of necessity."
216,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00280_AYMERIC","The dragons grow more restless by the day, and the heretics harry us nigh without cease."
217,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00290_AYMERIC","We have contended with such troubles for centuries, but there are limits to even our endurance."
218,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00300_AYMERIC","Yet as a pauper is loath to part with his meager possessions, the leaders of Ishgard are not wont to render up their trust to outsiders."
219,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00310_AYMERIC","But with perseverance on <Emphasis>our</Emphasis> part, they may yet be made to see the light."
220,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00320_AYMERIC","Nevertheless, one must take care when walking the road less traveled."
221,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00330_ALPHINAUD","Wise words, Ser Aymeric. I shall make a point to remember them."
222,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00340_ALPHINAUD","I must apologize for my earlier outburst. I hope it will not sour our good relations."
223,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00350_AYMERIC","Not at all. You but spoke from the heart."
224,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00360_AYMERIC","I trust you understand that, at times, my duties may prevent me from meeting with you."
225,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00370_AYMERIC","On such occasions, my second-in-command will speak for me."
226,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00380_LUCIA","(-Lucia-)Lucia, at your service."
227,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00390_LUCIA","(-Lucia-)Pray excuse our reticence. We are but wary of speaking too freely, lest our sentiments be made known to our enemies."
228,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00400_LUCIA","(-Lucia-)Know that the lord commander and I are of one mind. For the sake of Ishgard─and of Eorzea at large─I pray our peoples can put aside their differences."
229,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00410_LUCIA","(-Lucia-)Those who dwell in the past risk losing sight of their future."
230,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00420_AYMERIC","Should aught befall one of our shipments, pray inform Lucia immediately. You may also relay to her any words you might have for me alone."
231,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00430_AYMERIC","Not being of Ishgardian birth, she owes no allegiance to any noble house, making her as near to incorruptible as one can find in my homeland. Suffice it to say, I trust her completely, and so may you."
232,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00440_AYMERIC","Which reminds me─ Lord Haurchefant, if you would be so kind."
233,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00450_HAURCHEFANT","Certainly."
234,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00460_AYMERIC","In times such as these, trust is ever in short supply. Mayhap this will go some way to rectify the problem."
235,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00470_AYMERIC","The results of our investigation into the heretics' recent attacks, as well as our interrogation of the merchant you detained."
236,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00480_ALPHINAUD","Ser Aymeric... I cannot thank you enough."
237,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00490_AYMERIC","Think nothing of it. Ishgard may be many things, but it is no friend to Garlemald."
238,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00500_HAURCHEFANT","Did I not tell you to have faith, my friend?"
239,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00010_MINFILIA","Words cannot well express how glad I am to see you returned to us hale and whole."
240,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00011_MINFILIA","Needless to say, I am most eager to hear your account of that which occurred in Coerthas─assuming you are ready to speak of it?"
241,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00020_MINFILIA","Excellent. I shall summon the others at once."
242,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00030_MINFILIA","Iceheart used <Emphasis>her own body</Emphasis> as a vessel for a primal's soul?"
243,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00040_YSHTOLA","Master Louisoix's writings make no mention of such a possibility. Can we be certain this entity was a primal?"
244,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00050_PAPALYMO","As certain as we can be that Good King Moggle Mog XII was a primal, I should think. Both were ostensibly summoned."
245,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00060_THANCRED","Let's not quibble over definitions. Of more concern is the implication that Iceheart retained her will even after she was possessed. We are talking about a mortal wielding the power of a primal!"
246,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00070_YDA","It can't possibly be that easy, can it? There must be some sort of sacrifice required. Or maybe she's just special?"
247,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00080_URIANGER","What qualities this woman possesseth, I know not, but full sure am I that she was groomed for this role."
248,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00090_URIANGER","Few are privy to the secrets of summoning, and but a single party standeth to profit from their dissemination."
249,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00100_MOENBRYDA","Well, I wouldn't presume to comment on how the lass came to know about summoning, but I <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> say that what she summoned was a primal. The readings were the same, or near as damn it."
250,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00110_MOENBRYDA","Strange as it all sounds, it's really no different from what you've faced before."
251,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00120_YSHTOLA","Then mayhap it is time that we reexamined our previous encounters."
252,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00130_PAPALYMO","Pack your things, Yda. We're going back to Gridania."
253,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00140_YDA","Yes sir!"
254,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00150_MINFILIA","About Iceheart's final words to you..."
255,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00200_MINFILIA","""Hear... Feel... Think...“"
256,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00210_MINFILIA","Hydaelyn speaks to <Emphasis>her</Emphasis> as well."
257,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00211_MINFILIA","If Iceheart is blessed with the power of the Echo, she will doubtless have used it to further her goals."
258,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00212_MINFILIA","...Or could it be that it was a revelation granted her by the Echo which first set her on this path? She did say that the Ishgardians were blind to the truth."
259,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00213_MINFILIA","Do you think she has knowledge of the origins of the Ishgardian-Dravanian war? It would do much to explain her unwavering conviction."
260,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00220_URIANGER","Did not the Lady Iceheart implore thee to seek the Keeper of the Lake? And did she not imply that in so doing thou wouldst come to see with eyes unclouded?"
261,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00230_MINFILIA","Midgardsormr was a king amongst kings who reigned for centuries on end... But he is dead, and his wisdom lost to the ages─unless the Ishgardians' fears are well founded..."
262,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00240_MINFILIA","It would seem we have yet another reason to stand watch over the Keeper of the Lake. For a mercy, we are well positioned to do so."
263,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00280_MINFILIA","Iceheart, Shiva, Ascians, and Midgardsormr. I shudder to think how they are all connected..."
264,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00010_TELEDJIADELEDJI","I have heard. Truly bothersome business."
265,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00020_TELEDJIADELEDJI","No, I do not foresee a problem on that front. The main concern is Raubahn─there is no telling what the brute might do."
266,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00030_TELEDJIADELEDJI","Have the Blades watch him and the Flames day and night."
267,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00040_TELEDJIADELEDJI","You may leave the sultana to me. I shall personally attend Her Grace."
268,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00050_TELEDJIADELEDJI","<sigh>"
269,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00060_TELEDJIADELEDJI","Sever one of the East Aldenard trade routes. That ought to keep Lolorito occupied for a while."
270,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00070_TELEDJIADELEDJI","Nanamo Ul Namo... For my sake, pray be a good little sultana to the last."
271,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00010_MINFILIA","Welcome back, my friend. I have already received word from Alphinaud."
272,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00011_MINFILIA","To think that Flame Marshal Roaille was the Garlean agent... I know not what to say."
273,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00020_MINFILIA","Together with Raubahn, Eline lent us much-needed aid at the time of our order's founding. She was particularly passionate about the need to tackle the primal threat."
274,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00030_MINFILIA","When we discussed the subject, her eyes fairly shone with determination. Whatever else she may have been, I choose to believe that it was her true self with whom I spoke then..."
275,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00040_MINFILIA","But now is not the time to dwell on such matters."
276,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00050_MINFILIA","I have an important announcement to make regarding our effort to defeat the Ascians. We shall begin as soon as everyone is assembled."
277,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00060_MINFILIA","My thanks for coming, friends. Moenbryda, the floor is yours."
278,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00070_MOENBRYDA","By now, I'm sure you're all familiar with white auracite, the miraculous material that'll allow us to capture Ascian souls."
279,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00080_MOENBRYDA","Back at Snowcloak, we verified its ability to absorb vast amounts of aether."
280,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00090_MOENBRYDA","Alas, it leaves something to be desired in the area of stability. The stone can only store aether for a short while before expelling its contents."
281,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00100_URIANGER","In addition to auracite's inherent limitations, we must needs be wary of our enemy's strength."
282,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00110_URIANGER","Our foe draweth upon an infinite wellspring of power. Even should we succeed in entrapping him, the stone will not long contain his wrath."
283,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00120_MOENBRYDA","Meaning that if we want to kill the swine, we'll have to be quick about it."
284,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00130_URIANGER","'Tis our belief that an Ascian soul may be permanently undone if smitten by a sufficiently concentrated burst of pure aether."
285,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00140_MOENBRYDA","The only trouble is, we can't say for sure how concentrated the burst needs to be... Without knowing how much aether an Ascian soul is composed of, we're basically guessing."
286,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00150_URIANGER","Our sole clue lieth in thy struggle with Lahabrea."
287,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00160_MINFILIA","During that encounter, Hydaelyn bid you forge what She called “a blade of Light,” a weapon which took the form of a luminous stream of energy."
288,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00170_MINFILIA","Based on your description, we believe the “blade” with which you vanquished your foe was composed of aether."
289,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00180_MINFILIA","Admittedly, your victory proved ephemeral, as Lahabrea was able to use a Crystal of Darkness to flee into the space that lies between our world and the void."
290,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00190_MINFILIA","The fact remains, however, that Hydaelyn placed the means to destroy the Ascians in your hands."
291,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00200_MINFILIA","Be that as it may, it would be unwise to assume that She will do the same when next we encounter such a foe."
292,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00210_URIANGER","Quite so, my lady. We must needs find the means to forge our own blade of aether─one to equal that which Hydaelyn did benevolently bestow upon Her champion."
293,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00220_PAPALYMO","That is all well and good, but it seems to me that producing such a blade will require a prodigious quantity of aether. Whence will it come, pray tell?"
294,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00230_YDA","Ummm... Oh! What if we had <Emphasis>two</Emphasis> pieces of white auracite? One to trap the Ascian, and the other to store the aether for the blade!"
295,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00240_MOENBRYDA","Nice try, but it's as I said: the stone won't hold aether for any length of time. We'd still need to collect the stuff there and then, sorry to say."
296,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00250_THANCRED","And therein lies the rub: finding a way to create the blade whenever and wherever we choose."
297,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00260_YSHTOLA","'Twould seem more research is in order."
298,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00270_MOENBRYDA","I'm going to linger awhile─perform a few more tests on the auracite."
299,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00280_MOENBRYDA","And I could do with some help. Urianger, why don't you lend me a hand?"
300,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00290_URIANGER","M-Mine apologies, but I am required at the Waking Sands."
301,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00300_URIANGER","Lady Minfilia hath given me sole charge of the premises. 'Twould be unseemly to leave them unattended."
302,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00310_MOENBRYDA","""Sole charge,“ you say? So...you're basically <Emphasis>alone</Emphasis> there, then? Well, that settles it! I'll just have to come to you!"
303,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00320_MINFILIA","While you were afield, word arrived from the Sharlayan motherland."
304,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00330_MINFILIA","You will recall that a survey party was dispatched to investigate the incident at the Isle of Val. What they discovered was troubling to say the least."
305,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00340_MINFILIA","According to the report, the isle has been erased from existence. 'Twas as if a hole had been torn in the very fabric of reality."
306,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00350_URIANGER","Aye...yet the mystery endeth not with the isle's disappearance."
307,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00360_URIANGER","It hath come to light that a number of scholars in various other locales were reported missing at a similar juncture."
308,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00370_MOENBRYDA","What's more, they all had something in common with the head of the Students of Baldesion. Every last one of them was researching a phenomenon called dimensional compression─or the “Rejoining,” as the ancient texts call it. I'll be damned if <Emphasis>that's</Emphasis> a coincidence."
309,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00380_MINFILIA","All indications suggest Ascian involvement, but I sense that a force greater still is at work─the entity the dark beings call “the one true god”..."
310,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00390_MINFILIA","We must pray that my dear friend Krile regains consciousness soon. If she bore witness to the Isle of Val's final moments, she may be able to shed some light on this mystery..."
311,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00010_RAUBAHN","Following the Calamity, the forces of the XIVth Imperial Legion entrenched themselves in strategic locations across Eorzea."
312,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00020_RAUBAHN","So swiftly did they accomplish this, it was suspected that they had received help. To think that it came from Roaille... My right hand."
313,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00030_ILBERD","There is more. We have reason to believe that Roaille didn't deal exclusively with the XIVth. She also answered to a higher authority in Garlemald."
314,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00040_ILBERD","But this higher authority could not have been the Emperor. By consenting to the Meteor project, Solus zos Galvus showed himself to be more concerned about preventing the spread of primal influence than claiming Eorzea for the Empire. He would happily have seen the lot reduced to ash."
315,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00050_ILBERD","We believe a number of high-ranking figures within the royal household were against the decision, but that they knew better than to oppose the Emperor openly. Of course, this didn't prevent them from making clandestine provisions, in which Roaille played a part."
316,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00060_ALPHINAUD","Alas, these provisions did not prevent Dalamud from falling, and the ensuing chaos changed the face of the realm forever. Yet Eorzea survived."
317,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00070_ALPHINAUD","To all intents and purposes, the Meteor project had failed, and the Empire was left to rue its lack of a decisive means to eliminate the primals. Until, that is, it stumbled upon the Ultima Weapon."
318,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00080_RAUBAHN","Even before the accursed thing was dug up, it seemed to me the XIVth had the might to overwhelm our weakened armies. Yet they chose to hide behind their walls. Why?"
319,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00090_ALPHINAUD","The Black Wolf was wary of making the denizens of Eorzea desperate, lest more primals emerge to bleed the land. The discovery of the Ultima Weapon, however, emboldened him to resume his war of conquest in earnest."
320,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00100_ILBERD","But there was one in Garlemald who believed that van Baelsar's actions were premature─one who stood higher in the imperial army's chain of command. He ordered the legatus to halt his advance, only to find that the Black Wolf had slipped its leash, and that the XIVth now acted alone."
321,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00110_ILBERD","In a bid to bring van Baelsar to heel, he used the agent he had planted in Ul'dah prior to the Calamity to undermine the legion's efforts."
322,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00120_RAUBAHN","A man who outranks van Baelsar, yet opposed the late emperor's decision to annihilate Eorzea... This could only be the former high legatus of the Garlean Army, now known as Emperor Varis zos Galvus."
323,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00130_RAUBAHN","So he was Roaille's true master..."
324,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00140_ILBERD","But one of several, in actual fact. We've learned that even as Roaille served the Empire's interests, she sold imperial secrets to a certain faction in Eorzea."
325,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00150_ILBERD","In so doing, she helped to maintain the status quo, thus prolonging the conflict. Considering who stands to profit from war, it isn't hard to imagine who her other masters were."
326,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00160_RAUBAHN","Seven hells... You mean to say that she was a double agent?"
327,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00170_ILBERD","Triple, if you consider her services to van Baelsar and the new emperor as separate."
328,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00180_ALPHINAUD","As neatly as these pieces seem to fit, one aspect of the puzzle remains unclear to me."
329,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00190_ALPHINAUD","By whose will was the marshal feeding intelligence to the heretics? And try as I might, I fail to see how aiding their cause would profit either her imperial or Monetarist masters."
330,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00200_ALPHINAUD","Could it be that another hand is at work here? If so, Roaille must be made to reveal whose it is."
331,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00210_RAUBAHN","Not only have I lost a trusted friend; now I must interrogate her as a stranger."
332,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00220_ILBERD","Not a pleasant task, I grant you, but a necessary one. Unless we weed out the Ivy, root, stalk, and stem, it will simply grow back."
333,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00230_RAUBAHN","I know that full well. Those closest to Roaille have already been detained, and I will question them alongside her."
334,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00240_ALPHINAUD","General. Pray keep in mind that there may be unwitting abettors among them."
335,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00250_RAUBAHN","All will be treated fairly─on that you have my word. Those who are innocent have no cause to fear."
336,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00260_ALPHINAUD","You have ever been a friend of truth, General. I hope the unpleasant task of weeding out falsehood will not detain you too long. Though it be for the sake of Eorzea, doubting one's comrades is poison to the soul."
337,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00270_ALPHINAUD","...And with that, I take my leave."
338,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00280_RAUBAHN","All these years, I've been made to dance to their tune..."
339,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00290_RAUBAHN","How could you, Roaille? How could you side with <Emphasis>them</Emphasis>...?"
340,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00300_RAUBAHN","...Those <Emphasis>cankers</Emphasis> who take from this land and give naught in return─who use their power to disempower, and grow fat while the people starve!"
341,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00310_RAUBAHN","I know you can hear me, Monetarist scum! Your crimes will not go unpunished!"
342,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00320_RAUBAHN","One day, I will purge this land of your sickness! Before the eyes of the Twelve, I swear it!"
343,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00330_RAUBAHN","Raaaaaargh!"
344,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00010_NANAMOULNAMO","I shall have no further need of you this day."
345,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00020_LADYINWAITING2","(-Lady-In-Waiting-)Your Grace."
346,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00030_NANAMOULNAMO","I fear that not even mine own chambers shall remain private for long."
347,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00040_KANESENNA","Has the situation grown so grim?"
348,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00050_NANAMOULNAMO","Ever since he proposed the Carteneau Reclamation Bill, Teledji Adeledji has risen to greater prominence upon the backs of impoverished refugees."
349,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00060_NANAMOULNAMO","The Monetarists were ever united in their pursuit of profit, but the man's actions have torn a rift in their ranks. They snap at each other as rabid dogs."
350,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00070_NANAMOULNAMO","Yet now is not the time to be bickering among ourselves."
351,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00080_MERLWYB","If this bickering is a threat to law and order, might you not have grounds to dissolve the Syndicate?"
352,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00090_NANAMOULNAMO","Would that the solution were so simple, Admiral. Alas, my moving to dissolve the Syndicate is certain to spark outrage among the influential merchant class, whom the cabal represents."
353,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00100_NANAMOULNAMO","This would serve to exacerbate the current unrest, and peace would slip still further away."
354,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00110_NANAMOULNAMO","Be they rich or poor, natives or refugees, all who reside in Ul'dah have a right to pursue happiness. It is the duty of a ruler to protect this right."
355,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00120_NANAMOULNAMO","If I am to perform my duty, I must needs tread warily. It would not do to make enemies heedlessly."
356,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00130_NANAMOULNAMO","Were Lord Lolorito here, he would doubtless say that I have my head in the clouds."
357,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00140_KANESENNA","A ruler is required to take a wide view. Try as we might to cater to all needs, some will inevitably be overlooked. As such, there shall ever be citizens who feel aggrieved. It cannot be helped."
358,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00150_KANESENNA","But as you have informed us, the Monetarists take no view but their own. They hunger for power while the masses starve."
359,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00160_KANESENNA","In the absence of a common cause, it seems beyond any one individual to make Ul'dah whole."
360,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00170_MERLWYB","And the presence of a Garlean agent within the Immortal Flames only makes matters worse."
361,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00180_MERLWYB","Even accounting for Ul'dah's historic reliance upon mercenaries, such a grievous breach of security is unprecedented. I fear this business will provide the Monetarists with a rod to beat Raubahn."
362,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00190_KANESENNA","Eorzea can ill afford for the Immortal Flames to be dampened now. Ere long, the Garleans will turn their ravenous gaze toward our lands once more. If we are to resist their might, our nations must stand together."
363,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00200_KANESENNA","Yet for this to happen, our nations must be whole. Can naught be done to improve the situation in Ul'dah?"
364,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00210_NANAMOULNAMO","The true wealth of Ul'dah lies in the health, happiness, and hopes of her citizens. Alas, the citizens shall never know these things so long as their lives are ruled by the ambitions of the few."
365,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00220_NANAMOULNAMO","The Monetarists claim to represent the best interests of the people, but in sooth they desire only to manipulate them for their own selfish ends."
366,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00230_NANAMOULNAMO","For the government to serve the people, it must be formed of the people."
367,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00240_NANAMOULNAMO","For Ul'dah to move forward, it is not only the Syndicate that must be dissolved."
368,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00250_MERLWYB","Nay... You jest..."
369,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00260_NANAMOULNAMO","My friends─it was for no other reason than to make known to you mine intent that I requested your presence here."
370,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00270_NANAMOULNAMO","When I make my declaration to the people, chaos shall inevitably ensue."
371,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00280_NANAMOULNAMO","As the last monarch in the line of Ul, I make unto you this request."
372,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00290_NANAMOULNAMO","Help Raubahn to preserve order, and protect the people. Forsake them, and you forsake yourselves, for a strong Eorzea will ever have need of a strong Ul'dah."
373,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00300_KANESENNA","Your Grace... Are you certain of this?"
374,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00310_NANAMOULNAMO","There is no other way."
375,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00320_NANAMOULNAMO","When the time is ripe, the nation shall become a true republic. Both Royalists and Monetarists shall cease to be."
376,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00330_NANAMOULNAMO","Ul'dah will no longer belong to kings or queens or merchant princes, but to her people."
377,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00340_NANAMOULNAMO","Raubahn... Forgive me for casting aside all that you have toiled for in my name..."
378,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00350_NANAMOULNAMO","Beyond this gesture, I am powerless to help my subjects."
0,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000010_ILBERD,"Hail to you, Scion. How might we serve you?"
1,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000020_ILBERD,...Commander Leveilleur bade you serve us?
2,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000030_ILBERD,"These are welcome tidings indeed. Given the sensitive nature of the task, I could not rely on one of my own."
3,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000040_ILBERD,"That which I am about to tell you, I tell you in the strictest confidence."
4,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000050_ILBERD,"Some days ago, we received certain documents from an anonymous source. They notified us of the presence of a Garlean agent within the ranks of one of the Grand Companies."
5,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000060_ILBERD,"Following some discreet inquiries, we identified a suspect among the Immortal Flames whom we detained for questioning."
6,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000070_ILBERD,"Alas, the man was not our agent. He was but one of many men in the agent's employ."
7,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000080_ILBERD,"We pressed the traitor for a name, but he had none to give. He claims never to have met his master, whom he knows only as the Ivy."
8,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000090_ILBERD,"He was, however, certain that this “ivy” had coiled itself around every part of the Immortal Flames. It would seem our quarry joined the company some time ago, and gradually recruited others to his cause."
9,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000100_ILBERD,"These conspirators are the vines by which he learns our secrets, all without exposing himself."
10,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000110_ILBERD,"It won't be easy to identify the Ivy amidst this tangled mass of subterfuge. But we have a tendril in our hands, and we shall follow it all the way to the gnarled root."
11,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000120_ILBERD,"Now, much as I would prefer to proceed with due discretion, circumstances demand that this matter be settled posthaste."
12,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000130_ILBERD,"Garlemald's war of succession nears its end, and it is feared that the Empire will soon resume its march on Eorzea."
13,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000140_ILBERD,"When it does, we can ill afford to have traitors in our midst. The Ivy must be rooted out now."
14,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000150_ILBERD,"We must begin by apprising General Raubahn of our findings. I would ask that you accompany me to the Hall of Flames, and remain on hand to see that things go smoothly."
15,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000160_ILBERD,"Assuming the Ivy's tendrils are as widespread as we believe, he will be aware that an investigation is underway. And if that is the case, he may well move against us."
16,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000170_ILBERD,"We must be prepared for anything, while taking care not to betray our purpose by *seeming* prepared. A simple enough task for a one-woman army like you."
17,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100010_RAUBAHN,"Well, well. What brings you here, my friend?"
18,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100011_ILBERD,"She is here at my behest. Greetings, Raubahn. It has been a while."
19,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100020_RAUBAHN,"Ilberd, you old scoundrel! When they told me you'd be visiting, I scarce believed my ears!"
20,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100030_RAUBAHN,"But look at you! The honored captain of the Crystal bloody Braves! Who'd have imagined, eh?"
21,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100040_ILBERD,"Not many. But fewer still would have imagined your destiny lay in politics, old friend."
22,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100050_RAUBAHN,"Aye...we've both come far, have we not?"
23,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100060_RAUBAHN,"Lest you wonder, Ilberd and I go back a long way. We've been friends and rivals since we were lads."
24,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100070_RAUBAHN,"The last time we saw each other, Ala Mhigo had just fallen, so you can guess how many summers it's been. And in all that time, not a word from the fool!"
25,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100080_ILBERD,"Ah, well, my dealings tended toward the modest and mundane...unlike some I could mention."
26,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100090_ILBERD,"As I hear it, no sooner did you reach Thanalan than the Brass Blades clapped you in irons and dragged you off to die on the bloodsands. But being a stubborn sort, you won a thousand matches, and earned yourself a place in the people's hearts while you were about it."
27,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100100_ILBERD,"Then, with your mountain of prize money, you bought the Coliseum, and secured a seat on the Syndicate. Thal's balls, brother─rags-to-riches does not do it justice! You're a hero to the common man!"
28,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100110_RAUBAHN,"Bah, spare me. I am no hero. If anyone is worthy of that title, it's our friend here. Next to her, I'm little more than a glorified butcher."
29,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100120_RAUBAHN,"But you, Ilberd─you sell yourself short. By all accounts, you were an adventurer of some standing."
30,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100130_ILBERD,"I like to think that I did my part for the greater good. But if you are no hero, then I am no adventurer─not in *this* company. Anyway..."
31,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100140_ILBERD,I have tidings.
32,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100150_RAUBAHN,So there has been progress.
33,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100160_RAUBAHN,I've let it be known that this meeting is a reunion between old friends. None will give your visit a second thought.
34,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100170_RAUBAHN,"To convene elsewhere would only attract attention. Let us speak here, in plain view of all."
35,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100180_RAUBAHN,...So it is we who have been compromised.
36,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100190_RAUBAHN,"Teledji Adeledji's machinations have shaken Ul'dah to her foundations. In such uncertain times, a man's loyalty may be bought for a fistful of gil..."
37,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100200_RAUBAHN,"But if this snake has truly been in our midst for as long as you say, we must needs consider a far graver possibility: conspiracy. Could it be that the Monetarists have been in league with the Empire from the first?"
38,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100210_RAUBAHN,Very well. I will have my most trusted men investigate the matter. Continue your inquiries in the meantime.
39,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100220_RAUBAHN,"It does me well to see you again, old friend. When next we meet, let it be over a flagon of ale."
40,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100230_ILBERD,"I look forward to it. Let us reminisce of bygone days, and drink to the future of our homeland."
41,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100240_ILBERD,"Flame General... You wear the mantle well, old friend. I must work hard if I'm to keep up."
42,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100250_ILBERD,"Well, it would seem your services were not required after all. I daresay we have Raubahn's prudence to thank for that. Still, I was glad of your presence. My thanks, Scion."
43,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300010_HAURCHEFANT,"Have faith, my friend. You need only state your case with confidence and clarity."
44,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300020_AYMERIC,(-???-)Commander Leveilleur. It is both an honor and a pleasure to meet you.
45,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300030_AYMERIC,"I am Aymeric, lord commander of the Temple Knights."
46,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300040_ALPHINAUD,"Alphinaud Leveilleur, at your service."
47,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300050_ALPHINAUD,"Your reputation precedes you, Ser Aymeric. I think we will find that we have much in common."
48,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300060_AYMERIC,"Speaking of reputations, yours towers over us all. Does it not?"
49,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300080_LUCIA,"(-Taciturn Temple Knight-)It does indeed, Lord Commander."
50,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300090_AYMERIC,I am not too proud to admit that I have followed your activities with an interest bordering on fascination.
51,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300100_AYMERIC,Full glad was I to learn that you would be joining us.
52,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300110_AYMERIC,"Now then, shall we begin?"
53,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300120_ALPHINAUD,We know full well that the Garleans will return in force ere long.
54,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300130_ALPHINAUD,"What is more, we have yet to achieve a lasting victory over the primal menace. The beast tribes continue to summon their gods, and each incarnation is stronger than the last."
55,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300140_ALPHINAUD,Ishgard is not immune to these threats. I must reiterate that it would behoove your nation to rejoin the Eorzean Alliance.
56,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300150_AYMERIC,"Once again, I must respectfully disagree."
57,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300160_ALPHINAUD,On what grounds?
58,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300170_AYMERIC,"Despite their presence in Coerthas, the Ixal do not concern us. Their territorial claims pertain to Gridanian lands, and it is the people of Gridania whom they harry."
59,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300180_AYMERIC,"Consequently, the Holy See judges this to be a Gridanian affair, and Ishgard does not intervene in the internal affairs of other nations."
60,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300190_AYMERIC,"Even were that not the case, our forces are wholly committed to the Dravanian conflict. We have not the knights to spare."
61,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300200_AYMERIC,"As for the Garleans, we are not ignorant of history. We have observed the rise and expansion of the Empire, and we agree that it is only a matter of time before they resume their campaign in Eorzea."
62,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300220_ALPHINAUD,Then surely it would be in our best interests to present a united front?
63,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300230_AYMERIC,"Mayhap one day, but not yet."
64,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300240_AYMERIC,"Gaius van Baelsar is dead, and the legion of conscripts he left behind lacks the will to fight. We think it highly unlikely that they will emerge from behind the walls of their castra for some time."
65,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300250_ALPHINAUD,"Forgive me, but if Ishgard's position has not changed, why did you agree to this meeting?"
66,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300260_AYMERIC,It was not only as a representative of Ishgard that I came here.
67,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300270_ALPHINAUD,Pardon?
68,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300280_AYMERIC,"It is not within my power to change Ishgardian policy, regardless of my personal feelings. There is, however, one area in which I may exert a measure of influence."
69,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300290_AYMERIC,Concerns have been raised over the supplies House Fortemps has offered to Revenant's Toll. These have led to calls for restrictions on the provision of aid to foreign powers.
70,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300300_AYMERIC,I can ensure that the shipments continue unabated.
71,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300310_HAURCHEFANT,"Ser Aymeric, we would be in your debt!"
72,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300320_AYMERIC,"No, you would not, for I require something in exchange."
73,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300330_AYMERIC,"Of late there has been a flurry of Dravanian activity, the purpose of which was not immediately clear."
74,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300340_AYMERIC,"However, our astrologians have since observed alarming changes in the heavens. The dragon star waxes unnaturally bright, and there are whispers that it portends the resurrection of Midgardsormr."
75,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300350_ALPHINAUD,The fallen guardian of Silvertear Falls? That's absurd.
76,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300360_AYMERIC,"Full many times have I gazed upon the dragon's corpse, still wound around the *Agrius*, and wondered how different our world might be if it yet lived to plague the skies."
77,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300370_AYMERIC,"I do not know, and I do not wish to know. Nor does any son of Ishgard. Yet the mere presence of Dravanian forces is not sufficient grounds to send knights to Mor Dhona, whatever our astrologians say. As I told you before, we have not the forces to spare."
78,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300380_ALPHINAUD,"...But we do. So, you will intervene on our behalf if we agree to watch over the Keeper of the Lake."
79,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300390_AYMERIC,Do you accept these terms?
80,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300400_ALPHINAUD,I do. I will see that you are kept abreast of any developments.
81,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300410_ALPHINAUD,"I regret that we could not come to a similar agreement on other matters, but I understand that you are not at liberty to make such decisions."
82,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300420_ALPHINAUD,"Nevertheless, I hope that what we have accomplished here today will serve to demonstrate to your countrymen that we can work together towards a common goal. Mayhap one day we shall look back on this moment as the first step towards a united Eorzea."
83,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300440_AYMERIC,"Mayhap we shall, Commander."
84,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300450_HAURCHEFANT,What is the meaning of this!?
85,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300460_CAVALRY02400,"The caravan, my lord! It's been attacked!"
86,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300470_CAVALRY02400,"It was *Iceheart*, my lord!"
87,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300480_HAURCHEFANT,What!? By the Fury! All our precautions were for naught!?
88,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600010_ICEHEART,"(-???-)The tales do not do you justice, Warrior of Light."
89,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600020_ICEHEART,"(-???-)Yes, I know who you are. And you know who I am."
90,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600030_ICEHEART,"(-Iceheart-)I was given the name Ysayle, but I earned the name Iceheart."
91,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600040_ICEHEART,"(-Iceheart-)This endless cycle of hatred, of bloodshed, of sorrow─ You would see it continue, O noble Warrior of Light?"
92,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600050_ICEHEART,(-Iceheart-)I would not. I *will not*. I will bring an end to this war between dragon and man─no matter the cost.
93,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600080_ICEHEART,"(-Iceheart-)In time, you will come to understand that what we do, we do for the greater good."
94,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600090_ICEHEART,(-Iceheart-)For Eorzea. For Hydaelyn.
95,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900010_KANESENNA,"Change has come to the Garlean Empire, and we must discuss the implications."
96,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900011_MERLWYB,The rumors are true then? The war of succession is ended?
97,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900020_KANESENNA,It is. A new emperor reigns in Garlemald.
98,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900030_ALPHINAUD,Who!?
99,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900040_KANESENNA,"The birth and all-too-rapid expansion of the Garlean Empire is commonly attributed to the strategic brilliance of Solus zos Galvus, yet he did not rule alone. Several members of the royal household also distinguished themselves during his reign."
100,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900050_KANESENNA,"Nevertheless, it was the eldest son who stood to inherit the throne─until his most untimely passing."
101,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900060_RAUBAHN,I thought us fortunate when I learned that the Emperor had died without naming a successor.
102,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900070_ALPHINAUD,Would that the Garlean Empire had died with him.
103,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900080_RAUBAHN,"'Twas the grandson and his uncle who had the strongest claims, was it not?"
104,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900090_KANESENNA,"Indeed. Yet claims count for little without the power to assert them. High Legatus Varis yae Galvus is a respected military leader─not so, his uncle."
105,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900100_MERLWYB,"So, young Varis has torn the crown from his uncle's grasp, and taken his place at the head of the Empire."
106,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900120_KANESENNA,"Given the troubled nature of his succession, the new emperor will require time to seal his grip on power. Yet have no doubt but that he shall, for there are none left with strength enough to oppose him."
107,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900130_RAUBAHN,"Since the success of Operation Archon, the remnants of the XIVth Legion and the forces occupying Ala Mhigo have done naught but fortify their positions."
108,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900140_RAUBAHN,"But you can be sure they'll be ready to march on us again, if their emperor gives the word."
109,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900150_MERLWYB,"*When*, not if. They say this Varis was so set upon Eorzean annexation that he spoke out against the Meteor project."
110,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900160_KANESENNA,"Plainly, the new emperor's intentions are of great concern to us all."
111,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900170_KANESENNA,I propose that we set aside the Carteneau dispute for the present and discuss what measures the Alliance might take to prepare for a resumption of hostilities with Garlemald.
112,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900171_KANESENNA,"Moreover, I move that we reexamine the question of how our former allies in Ishgard might be persuaded to retake their place at our side. Could Eorzea but stand as one, 'twould deal a grave blow to our enemy's ambitions."
113,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900180_ALPHINAUD,"Well, I suppose we should be grateful that they have finally acknowledged the inevitability of imperial attack. Who knows, they may even do something about it."
114,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900190_ALPHINAUD,"If only the leaders of Ishgard would follow their example, and stop hiding behind their gates, praying for the coming storm to pass them by."
115,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900200_ALPHINAUD,"But that is a discussion for another time. At present, I am more concerned by the fact that the Alliance's mooted preparations will be made known to the Garleans many moons before their coming."
116,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900210_ALPHINAUD,"So long as the Ivy eludes our grasp, no secret is safe."
117,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00010_MOENBRYDA,"(-???-)Minfilia, am I right?"
118,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00020_MINFILIA,"None other. I bid you welcome to Revenant's Toll, and thank you for traveling so far on such short notice."
119,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00030_MOENBRYDA,(-???-)Hah! As if I could ever say no to Urianger!
120,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00040_MINFILIA,Moenbryda is an accomplished Sharlayan scholar and an authority on aetheryte technologies.
121,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00050_MINFILIA,She has played an invaluable role in our search for a means to capture Ascian souls.
122,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00060_MOENBRYDA,"Charmed, I'm sure."
123,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00010_MINFILIA,"Everyone, if I could have your attention!"
124,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00011_MINFILIA,We have with us an esteemed guest who is come from Sharlayan to assist us.
125,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00020_YDA,"Moen! Gods, it's been *ages*!"
126,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00030_MOENBRYDA,"Oh, longer, sister!"
127,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00040_YSHTOLA,A joyous reunion indeed.
128,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00050_YDA,"Well, of course it is! Moen and I are like twin sisters!"
129,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00060_PAPALYMO,...Save in appearance and aptitude.
130,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00070_MINFILIA,"Everyone, please!"
131,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00080_MINFILIA,I bid Moenbryda join us here that she might share with us her extensive knowledge of aetherytes.
132,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00090_MINFILIA,"Also, as many of you are already aware, she has been overseeing our research into white auracite─a sample of which she has been good enough to bring with her."
133,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00110_MOENBRYDA,"Well, I had to come, didn't I? You'd have to be bloody *daft* to turn your nose up at a chance like this. Where better to conduct my final tests than a land so steeped in aether you can taste it!?"
134,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00120_URIANGER,'Tis plain the passage of the years hath done little to dampen thy youthful spirits...
135,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00130_URIANGER,...And nothing at all to reform thy youthful manner.
136,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00140_MOENBRYDA,Urianger! Where in the hells've you been hiding?
137,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00150_URIANGER,Un...unhand me.
138,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00160_MOENBRYDA,"I come all this way, and *that's* what you have to say to me!?"
139,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00170_MOENBRYDA,I much preferred when you were pleading with me to drop everything and hurry to your side. What was it you said? “None save thee can satisfy this need─”
140,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00180_THANCRED,Go on...
141,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00190_URIANGER,Th-Thine artless attempts to misrepresent mine all-too-innocent motives do thee little credit!
142,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00200_URIANGER,"Mine intent, as well thou knowest, was but to impress upon thee the gravity of the circumstance. Lest thou doubt, a deiform entity shall shortly be summoned, save if thou, and no other, grantest my compeers thine aid."
143,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00210_MOENBRYDA,"You still haven't found it, then? Your missing aetheryte?"
144,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00220_MINFILIA,"We have not, no."
145,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00230_MINFILIA,"We know that Iceheart teleported to an aetheryte not far from the first, yet even after careful analysis, we could not locate the second beacon."
146,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00240_MINFILIA,We now suspect that the heretics destroyed the second aetheryte to impede our pursuit.
147,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00250_MINFILIA,"Our allies continue to scour Snowcloak for Iceheart's sanctuary, but we have no guarantee that they will find it. Yet it must be found, for even now Iceheart prepares to call upon Saint Shiva."
148,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00260_MOENBRYDA,"I'm sorry but...if the aetheryte's been destroyed, then that's that."
149,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00270_MOENBRYDA,"Although... You're absolutely sure she used the first aetheryte, are you? She didn't just use teleportation magicks?"
150,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00280_MINFILIA,One of our own bore witness to her escape. I can say with absolute certainty that Iceheart used the aetheryte.
151,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00290_MOENBRYDA,"In that case, there might be a way─so long as the aetherial current is still flowing."
152,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00300_MINFILIA,Truly? How?
153,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00310_MOENBRYDA,We use the current to recreate the beacon.
154,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00320_MOENBRYDA,"As you know, aetherytes are a bit like lighthouses. We use them to reconstitute our physical forms when crossing the aetherial sea. Without them, we'd lose all sense of direction and our essence would dissipate."
155,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00350_MOENBRYDA,"However, we don't rely solely on these beacons. There are currents of aether which flow between them─currents which help guide us to our destination."
156,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00360_MOENBRYDA,"Now, these currents will gradually dwindle away to nothing if an aetheryte is destroyed. But if even a sluggish flow remains, we could theoretically use it to direct a surge of concentrated aether towards the void left by the beacon and thereby fill it up again."
157,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00380_THANCRED,"Like opening the floodgates to fill a dry riverbed. Though, correct me if I'm wrong, but would we not need a veritable reservoir of aether?"
158,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00390_PAPALYMO,"In concert, we *might* manage to channel a sufficient volume, yet that is not my chief concern."
159,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00400_PAPALYMO,To direct the flow of so great a volume of aether with the requisite precision would be a nigh-impossible task in itself.
160,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00410_YSHTOLA,I barely succeeded in facilitating travel to an unattuned beacon. That which you describe sounds considerably more difficult.
161,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00420_MOENBRYDA,"And dangerous! Every person who has attempted to teleport in this fashion has died in the process. They, however, did not have white auracite at their disposal!"
162,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00440_MOENBRYDA,"I can use it to channel all the aether you can give me into the aetheryte. However, white auracite cannot retain aether for an extended period of time, so we would need to infuse it immediately beforehand."
163,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00450_MOENBRYDA,"Just so you know, I'd confidently give this plan better than even odds of success. And if the worst comes to the worst, your people won't suffer."
164,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00490_MINFILIA,"Though it risk the lives of our best and brightest, we have not the time to seek other options."
165,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00500_MINFILIA,"If the aetherial current still flows, we shall carry out Moenbryda's plan."
166,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00510_MOENBRYDA,That's the spirit! Let's roll the dice!
167,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00010_ICEHEART,"You should never have come here, Warrior of Light. I labor only to forge a lasting peace."
168,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00020_ICEHEART,A peace you would deny us out of ignorance and blind faith.
169,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00030_ICEHEART,"No matter. If it is our fate to be at odds, then it is *mine* to strike you down."
170,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00040_ICEHEART,We whom gods and men have forsaken shall be the instruments of our own deliverance!
171,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00050_ICEHEART,Partake of my flesh─fill this vessel with your light! Walk amongst your brothers and sisters once more!
172,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00060_ICEHEART,"O Saint Shiva, still the hatred within our hearts and bless us with eternal grace!"
173,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00070_SHIVA,Hmph...
174,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00010_ICEHEART,"(-Iceheart-)Fool... Blind, bloody fool."
175,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00020_ICEHEART,(-Iceheart-)You of all people should understand the suffering war begets─that no sacrifice is too great if it brings an end to the violence.
176,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00021_ICEHEART,(-Iceheart-)*Mine* is the righteous cause!
177,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00030_ICEHEART,(-Iceheart-)You fight in a war you do not understand─a pawn of liars and schemers.
178,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00040_ICEHEART,"(-Iceheart-)And they are no less ignorant than you! Following the creed of their fathers without question, never thinking to ask why."
179,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00050_ICEHEART,(-Iceheart-)Trapped in a delusion of their own creation and blind to the truth.
180,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00060_ICEHEART,"(-Iceheart-)Warrior of Light, redemption is not beyond us."
181,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00070_ICEHEART,(-Iceheart-)We who walk before may lead those who walk after.
182,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00080_ICEHEART,(-Iceheart-)Seek the Keeper of the Lake. See with eyes unclouded.
183,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00090_ICEHEART,(-Iceheart-)Do...do not squander Mother's gift.
184,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00100_ICEHEART,(-Iceheart-)Hear... Feel... Think...
185,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00110_NABRIALES,(-???-)**And so the vessel withdraws. A predictable outcome.
186,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00120_NABRIALES,"(-???-)**Nevertheless, Lahabrea will be pleased."
187,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00130_NABRIALES,(-???-)**How unfortunate.
188,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00010_AYMERIC,"On behalf of the Holy See of Ishgard, allow me to express my deepest thanks."
189,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00020_AYMERIC,"Never before have we been required to contend with a primal. Indeed, there were fears in some quarters that our knights might not be equal to the task."
190,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00030_AYMERIC,"From what we have now learned of these beings, I can say with certainty that we would have lost a great many men had the Scions not intervened."
191,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00040_ALPHINAUD,Then the argument for preemptive action should be self-evident. Perchance now you will reconsider my proposal that Ishgard move against Natalan?
192,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00050_AYMERIC,"Ere we first met, a similar proposal was tabled─but the Holy See decreed that we were to observe, and that military action should be taken only in self-defense."
193,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00060_AYMERIC,"All things considered, it was not an unreasonable decision. Since the Calamity, two vigils have fallen to the Horde, while Garuda has never shown any inclination to storm the Gates of Judgement."
194,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00070_AYMERIC,...Which is why this unprecedented crisis and its resolution may prompt a change in policy.
195,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00080_AYMERIC,You who have faced these primals know well the threat they pose. Ishgard did not─not until now.
196,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00090_AYMERIC,And there is naught like a brush with death to change a man's outlook.
197,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00110_HAURCHEFANT,"At the very least, this should silence any lingering objections to our arrangement with Revenant's Toll."
198,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00120_HAURCHEFANT,The Holy See may even feel moved to grant us its formal endorsement.
199,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00130_AYMERIC,"So far as it is possible, the Scions shall be compensated for their service."
200,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00140_ALPHINAUD,We should be grateful for any aid you can provide.
201,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00150_AYMERIC,"As a gesture of good faith, I shall withdraw my previous request. Your people are doubtless needed elsewhere."
202,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00160_ALPHINAUD,That will not be necessary.
203,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00170_ALPHINAUD,We too have a vested interest in watching Dravania's movements.
204,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00171_AYMERIC,"I see. Once more, I must thank you."
205,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00172_ALPHINAUD,"Ser Aymeric, if I may... Do you truly believe that Midgardsormr could return?"
206,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00180_AYMERIC,"The heavens are a window unto truth, but those who interpret their movements are not infallible. I requested your involvement as a precautionary measure."
207,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00190_ALPHINAUD,"But of course... You sought an excuse to *compensate* us from the first, mindful of what would happen if Revenant's Toll were taken by your enemies."
208,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00200_ALPHINAUD,"Ishgard is not wont to aid its neighbors, but that does not preclude it from manipulating them to serve its own interests."
209,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00210_LUCIA,(-Taciturn Temple Knight-)Choose your next words carefully.
210,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00220_AYMERIC,Do you know what sort of man becomes lord commander of the Temple Knights?
211,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00230_AYMERIC,"One who comes from good stock. I did not, yet here I am. Now why do you suppose that is?"
212,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00240_AYMERIC,"Because I swiftly learned to tell the difference between words, deeds, and beliefs."
213,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00250_AYMERIC,"...You are correct, Master Leveilleur. Ishgard desires to see Revenant's Toll flourish, as it would present a troublesome obstacle to our enemies from the south."
214,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00260_ALPHINAUD,We are so glad to be of use to you.
215,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00270_AYMERIC,"As we are to you. Ours is a mutually beneficial arrangement, lest we forget. One born of necessity."
216,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00280_AYMERIC,"The dragons grow more restless by the day, and the heretics harry us nigh without cease."
217,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00290_AYMERIC,"We have contended with such troubles for centuries, but there are limits to even our endurance."
218,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00300_AYMERIC,"Yet as a pauper is loath to part with his meager possessions, the leaders of Ishgard are not wont to render up their trust to outsiders."
219,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00310_AYMERIC,"But with perseverance on *our* part, they may yet be made to see the light."
220,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00320_AYMERIC,"Nevertheless, one must take care when walking the road less traveled."
221,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00330_ALPHINAUD,"Wise words, Ser Aymeric. I shall make a point to remember them."
222,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00340_ALPHINAUD,I must apologize for my earlier outburst. I hope it will not sour our good relations.
223,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00350_AYMERIC,Not at all. You but spoke from the heart.
224,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00360_AYMERIC,"I trust you understand that, at times, my duties may prevent me from meeting with you."
225,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00370_AYMERIC,"On such occasions, my second-in-command will speak for me."
226,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00380_LUCIA,"(-Lucia-)Lucia, at your service."
227,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00390_LUCIA,"(-Lucia-)Pray excuse our reticence. We are but wary of speaking too freely, lest our sentiments be made known to our enemies."
228,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00400_LUCIA,(-Lucia-)Know that the lord commander and I are of one mind. For the sake of Ishgard─and of Eorzea at large─I pray our peoples can put aside their differences.
229,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00410_LUCIA,(-Lucia-)Those who dwell in the past risk losing sight of their future.
230,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00420_AYMERIC,"Should aught befall one of our shipments, pray inform Lucia immediately. You may also relay to her any words you might have for me alone."
231,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00430_AYMERIC,"Not being of Ishgardian birth, she owes no allegiance to any noble house, making her as near to incorruptible as one can find in my homeland. Suffice it to say, I trust her completely, and so may you."
232,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00440_AYMERIC,"Which reminds me─ Lord Haurchefant, if you would be so kind."
233,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00450_HAURCHEFANT,Certainly.
234,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00460_AYMERIC,"In times such as these, trust is ever in short supply. Mayhap this will go some way to rectify the problem."
235,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00470_AYMERIC,"The results of our investigation into the heretics' recent attacks, as well as our interrogation of the merchant you detained."
236,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00480_ALPHINAUD,Ser Aymeric... I cannot thank you enough.
237,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00490_AYMERIC,"Think nothing of it. Ishgard may be many things, but it is no friend to Garlemald."
238,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00500_HAURCHEFANT,"Did I not tell you to have faith, my friend?"
239,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00010_MINFILIA,Words cannot well express how glad I am to see you returned to us hale and whole.
240,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00011_MINFILIA,"Needless to say, I am most eager to hear your account of that which occurred in Coerthas─assuming you are ready to speak of it?"
241,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00020_MINFILIA,Excellent. I shall summon the others at once.
242,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00030_MINFILIA,Iceheart used *her own body* as a vessel for a primal's soul?
243,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00040_YSHTOLA,Master Louisoix's writings make no mention of such a possibility. Can we be certain this entity was a primal?
244,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00050_PAPALYMO,"As certain as we can be that Good King Moggle Mog XII was a primal, I should think. Both were ostensibly summoned."
245,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00060_THANCRED,Let's not quibble over definitions. Of more concern is the implication that Iceheart retained her will even after she was possessed. We are talking about a mortal wielding the power of a primal!
246,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00070_YDA,"It can't possibly be that easy, can it? There must be some sort of sacrifice required. Or maybe she's just special?"
247,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00080_URIANGER,"What qualities this woman possesseth, I know not, but full sure am I that she was groomed for this role."
248,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00090_URIANGER,"Few are privy to the secrets of summoning, and but a single party standeth to profit from their dissemination."
249,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00100_MOENBRYDA,"Well, I wouldn't presume to comment on how the lass came to know about summoning, but I *will* say that what she summoned was a primal. The readings were the same, or near as damn it."
250,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00110_MOENBRYDA,"Strange as it all sounds, it's really no different from what you've faced before."
251,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00120_YSHTOLA,Then mayhap it is time that we reexamined our previous encounters.
252,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00130_PAPALYMO,"Pack your things, Yda. We're going back to Gridania."
253,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00140_YDA,Yes sir!
254,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00150_MINFILIA,About Iceheart's final words to you...
255,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00200_MINFILIA,"""Hear... Feel... Think...“"
256,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00210_MINFILIA,Hydaelyn speaks to *her* as well.
257,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00211_MINFILIA,"If Iceheart is blessed with the power of the Echo, she will doubtless have used it to further her goals."
258,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00212_MINFILIA,...Or could it be that it was a revelation granted her by the Echo which first set her on this path? She did say that the Ishgardians were blind to the truth.
259,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00213_MINFILIA,Do you think she has knowledge of the origins of the Ishgardian-Dravanian war? It would do much to explain her unwavering conviction.
260,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00220_URIANGER,Did not the Lady Iceheart implore thee to seek the Keeper of the Lake? And did she not imply that in so doing thou wouldst come to see with eyes unclouded?
261,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00230_MINFILIA,"Midgardsormr was a king amongst kings who reigned for centuries on end... But he is dead, and his wisdom lost to the ages─unless the Ishgardians' fears are well founded..."
262,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00240_MINFILIA,"It would seem we have yet another reason to stand watch over the Keeper of the Lake. For a mercy, we are well positioned to do so."
263,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00280_MINFILIA,"Iceheart, Shiva, Ascians, and Midgardsormr. I shudder to think how they are all connected..."
264,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00010_TELEDJIADELEDJI,I have heard. Truly bothersome business.
265,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00020_TELEDJIADELEDJI,"No, I do not foresee a problem on that front. The main concern is Raubahn─there is no telling what the brute might do."
266,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00030_TELEDJIADELEDJI,Have the Blades watch him and the Flames day and night.
267,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00040_TELEDJIADELEDJI,You may leave the sultana to me. I shall personally attend Her Grace.
268,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00050_TELEDJIADELEDJI,<sigh>
269,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00060_TELEDJIADELEDJI,Sever one of the East Aldenard trade routes. That ought to keep Lolorito occupied for a while.
270,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00070_TELEDJIADELEDJI,"Nanamo Ul Namo... For my sake, pray be a good little sultana to the last."
271,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00010_MINFILIA,"Welcome back, my friend. I have already received word from Alphinaud."
272,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00011_MINFILIA,To think that Flame Marshal Roaille was the Garlean agent... I know not what to say.
273,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00020_MINFILIA,"Together with Raubahn, Eline lent us much-needed aid at the time of our order's founding. She was particularly passionate about the need to tackle the primal threat."
274,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00030_MINFILIA,"When we discussed the subject, her eyes fairly shone with determination. Whatever else she may have been, I choose to believe that it was her true self with whom I spoke then..."
275,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00040_MINFILIA,But now is not the time to dwell on such matters.
276,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00050_MINFILIA,I have an important announcement to make regarding our effort to defeat the Ascians. We shall begin as soon as everyone is assembled.
277,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00060_MINFILIA,"My thanks for coming, friends. Moenbryda, the floor is yours."
278,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00070_MOENBRYDA,"By now, I'm sure you're all familiar with white auracite, the miraculous material that'll allow us to capture Ascian souls."
279,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00080_MOENBRYDA,"Back at Snowcloak, we verified its ability to absorb vast amounts of aether."
280,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00090_MOENBRYDA,"Alas, it leaves something to be desired in the area of stability. The stone can only store aether for a short while before expelling its contents."
281,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00100_URIANGER,"In addition to auracite's inherent limitations, we must needs be wary of our enemy's strength."
282,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00110_URIANGER,"Our foe draweth upon an infinite wellspring of power. Even should we succeed in entrapping him, the stone will not long contain his wrath."
283,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00120_MOENBRYDA,"Meaning that if we want to kill the swine, we'll have to be quick about it."
284,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00130_URIANGER,'Tis our belief that an Ascian soul may be permanently undone if smitten by a sufficiently concentrated burst of pure aether.
285,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00140_MOENBRYDA,"The only trouble is, we can't say for sure how concentrated the burst needs to be... Without knowing how much aether an Ascian soul is composed of, we're basically guessing."
286,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00150_URIANGER,Our sole clue lieth in thy struggle with Lahabrea.
287,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00160_MINFILIA,"During that encounter, Hydaelyn bid you forge what She called “a blade of Light,” a weapon which took the form of a luminous stream of energy."
288,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00170_MINFILIA,"Based on your description, we believe the “blade” with which you vanquished your foe was composed of aether."
289,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00180_MINFILIA,"Admittedly, your victory proved ephemeral, as Lahabrea was able to use a Crystal of Darkness to flee into the space that lies between our world and the void."
290,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00190_MINFILIA,"The fact remains, however, that Hydaelyn placed the means to destroy the Ascians in your hands."
291,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00200_MINFILIA,"Be that as it may, it would be unwise to assume that She will do the same when next we encounter such a foe."
292,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00210_URIANGER,"Quite so, my lady. We must needs find the means to forge our own blade of aether─one to equal that which Hydaelyn did benevolently bestow upon Her champion."
293,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00220_PAPALYMO,"That is all well and good, but it seems to me that producing such a blade will require a prodigious quantity of aether. Whence will it come, pray tell?"
294,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00230_YDA,"Ummm... Oh! What if we had *two* pieces of white auracite? One to trap the Ascian, and the other to store the aether for the blade!"
295,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00240_MOENBRYDA,"Nice try, but it's as I said: the stone won't hold aether for any length of time. We'd still need to collect the stuff there and then, sorry to say."
296,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00250_THANCRED,And therein lies the rub: finding a way to create the blade whenever and wherever we choose.
297,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00260_YSHTOLA,'Twould seem more research is in order.
298,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00270_MOENBRYDA,I'm going to linger awhile─perform a few more tests on the auracite.
299,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00280_MOENBRYDA,"And I could do with some help. Urianger, why don't you lend me a hand?"
300,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00290_URIANGER,"M-Mine apologies, but I am required at the Waking Sands."
301,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00300_URIANGER,Lady Minfilia hath given me sole charge of the premises. 'Twould be unseemly to leave them unattended.
302,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00310_MOENBRYDA,"""Sole charge,“ you say? So...you're basically *alone* there, then? Well, that settles it! I'll just have to come to you!"
303,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00320_MINFILIA,"While you were afield, word arrived from the Sharlayan motherland."
304,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00330_MINFILIA,You will recall that a survey party was dispatched to investigate the incident at the Isle of Val. What they discovered was troubling to say the least.
305,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00340_MINFILIA,"According to the report, the isle has been erased from existence. 'Twas as if a hole had been torn in the very fabric of reality."
306,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00350_URIANGER,Aye...yet the mystery endeth not with the isle's disappearance.
307,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00360_URIANGER,It hath come to light that a number of scholars in various other locales were reported missing at a similar juncture.
308,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00370_MOENBRYDA,"What's more, they all had something in common with the head of the Students of Baldesion. Every last one of them was researching a phenomenon called dimensional compression─or the “Rejoining,” as the ancient texts call it. I'll be damned if *that's* a coincidence."
309,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00380_MINFILIA,"All indications suggest Ascian involvement, but I sense that a force greater still is at work─the entity the dark beings call “the one true god”..."
310,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00390_MINFILIA,"We must pray that my dear friend Krile regains consciousness soon. If she bore witness to the Isle of Val's final moments, she may be able to shed some light on this mystery..."
311,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00010_RAUBAHN,"Following the Calamity, the forces of the XIVth Imperial Legion entrenched themselves in strategic locations across Eorzea."
312,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00020_RAUBAHN,"So swiftly did they accomplish this, it was suspected that they had received help. To think that it came from Roaille... My right hand."
313,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00030_ILBERD,There is more. We have reason to believe that Roaille didn't deal exclusively with the XIVth. She also answered to a higher authority in Garlemald.
314,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00040_ILBERD,"But this higher authority could not have been the Emperor. By consenting to the Meteor project, Solus zos Galvus showed himself to be more concerned about preventing the spread of primal influence than claiming Eorzea for the Empire. He would happily have seen the lot reduced to ash."
315,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00050_ILBERD,"We believe a number of high-ranking figures within the royal household were against the decision, but that they knew better than to oppose the Emperor openly. Of course, this didn't prevent them from making clandestine provisions, in which Roaille played a part."
316,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00060_ALPHINAUD,"Alas, these provisions did not prevent Dalamud from falling, and the ensuing chaos changed the face of the realm forever. Yet Eorzea survived."
317,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00070_ALPHINAUD,"To all intents and purposes, the Meteor project had failed, and the Empire was left to rue its lack of a decisive means to eliminate the primals. Until, that is, it stumbled upon the Ultima Weapon."
318,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00080_RAUBAHN,"Even before the accursed thing was dug up, it seemed to me the XIVth had the might to overwhelm our weakened armies. Yet they chose to hide behind their walls. Why?"
319,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00090_ALPHINAUD,"The Black Wolf was wary of making the denizens of Eorzea desperate, lest more primals emerge to bleed the land. The discovery of the Ultima Weapon, however, emboldened him to resume his war of conquest in earnest."
320,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00100_ILBERD,"But there was one in Garlemald who believed that van Baelsar's actions were premature─one who stood higher in the imperial army's chain of command. He ordered the legatus to halt his advance, only to find that the Black Wolf had slipped its leash, and that the XIVth now acted alone."
321,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00110_ILBERD,"In a bid to bring van Baelsar to heel, he used the agent he had planted in Ul'dah prior to the Calamity to undermine the legion's efforts."
322,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00120_RAUBAHN,"A man who outranks van Baelsar, yet opposed the late emperor's decision to annihilate Eorzea... This could only be the former high legatus of the Garlean Army, now known as Emperor Varis zos Galvus."
323,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00130_RAUBAHN,So he was Roaille's true master...
324,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00140_ILBERD,"But one of several, in actual fact. We've learned that even as Roaille served the Empire's interests, she sold imperial secrets to a certain faction in Eorzea."
325,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00150_ILBERD,"In so doing, she helped to maintain the status quo, thus prolonging the conflict. Considering who stands to profit from war, it isn't hard to imagine who her other masters were."
326,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00160_RAUBAHN,Seven hells... You mean to say that she was a double agent?
327,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00170_ILBERD,"Triple, if you consider her services to van Baelsar and the new emperor as separate."
328,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00180_ALPHINAUD,"As neatly as these pieces seem to fit, one aspect of the puzzle remains unclear to me."
329,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00190_ALPHINAUD,"By whose will was the marshal feeding intelligence to the heretics? And try as I might, I fail to see how aiding their cause would profit either her imperial or Monetarist masters."
330,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00200_ALPHINAUD,"Could it be that another hand is at work here? If so, Roaille must be made to reveal whose it is."
331,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00210_RAUBAHN,Not only have I lost a trusted friend; now I must interrogate her as a stranger.
332,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00220_ILBERD,"Not a pleasant task, I grant you, but a necessary one. Unless we weed out the Ivy, root, stalk, and stem, it will simply grow back."
333,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00230_RAUBAHN,"I know that full well. Those closest to Roaille have already been detained, and I will question them alongside her."
334,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00240_ALPHINAUD,General. Pray keep in mind that there may be unwitting abettors among them.
335,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00250_RAUBAHN,All will be treated fairly─on that you have my word. Those who are innocent have no cause to fear.
336,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00260_ALPHINAUD,"You have ever been a friend of truth, General. I hope the unpleasant task of weeding out falsehood will not detain you too long. Though it be for the sake of Eorzea, doubting one's comrades is poison to the soul."
337,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00270_ALPHINAUD,"...And with that, I take my leave."
338,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00280_RAUBAHN,"All these years, I've been made to dance to their tune..."
339,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00290_RAUBAHN,"How could you, Roaille? How could you side with *them*...?"
340,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00300_RAUBAHN,"...Those *cankers* who take from this land and give naught in return─who use their power to disempower, and grow fat while the people starve!"
341,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00310_RAUBAHN,"I know you can hear me, Monetarist scum! Your crimes will not go unpunished!"
342,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00320_RAUBAHN,"One day, I will purge this land of your sickness! Before the eyes of the Twelve, I swear it!"
343,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00330_RAUBAHN,Raaaaaargh!
344,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00010_NANAMOULNAMO,I shall have no further need of you this day.
345,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00020_LADYINWAITING2,(-Lady-In-Waiting-)Your Grace.
346,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00030_NANAMOULNAMO,I fear that not even mine own chambers shall remain private for long.
347,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00040_KANESENNA,Has the situation grown so grim?
348,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00050_NANAMOULNAMO,"Ever since he proposed the Carteneau Reclamation Bill, Teledji Adeledji has risen to greater prominence upon the backs of impoverished refugees."
349,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00060_NANAMOULNAMO,"The Monetarists were ever united in their pursuit of profit, but the man's actions have torn a rift in their ranks. They snap at each other as rabid dogs."
350,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00070_NANAMOULNAMO,Yet now is not the time to be bickering among ourselves.
351,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00080_MERLWYB,"If this bickering is a threat to law and order, might you not have grounds to dissolve the Syndicate?"
352,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00090_NANAMOULNAMO,"Would that the solution were so simple, Admiral. Alas, my moving to dissolve the Syndicate is certain to spark outrage among the influential merchant class, whom the cabal represents."
353,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00100_NANAMOULNAMO,"This would serve to exacerbate the current unrest, and peace would slip still further away."
354,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00110_NANAMOULNAMO,"Be they rich or poor, natives or refugees, all who reside in Ul'dah have a right to pursue happiness. It is the duty of a ruler to protect this right."
355,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00120_NANAMOULNAMO,"If I am to perform my duty, I must needs tread warily. It would not do to make enemies heedlessly."
356,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00130_NANAMOULNAMO,"Were Lord Lolorito here, he would doubtless say that I have my head in the clouds."
357,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00140_KANESENNA,"A ruler is required to take a wide view. Try as we might to cater to all needs, some will inevitably be overlooked. As such, there shall ever be citizens who feel aggrieved. It cannot be helped."
358,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00150_KANESENNA,"But as you have informed us, the Monetarists take no view but their own. They hunger for power while the masses starve."
359,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00160_KANESENNA,"In the absence of a common cause, it seems beyond any one individual to make Ul'dah whole."
360,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00170_MERLWYB,And the presence of a Garlean agent within the Immortal Flames only makes matters worse.
361,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00180_MERLWYB,"Even accounting for Ul'dah's historic reliance upon mercenaries, such a grievous breach of security is unprecedented. I fear this business will provide the Monetarists with a rod to beat Raubahn."
362,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00190_KANESENNA,"Eorzea can ill afford for the Immortal Flames to be dampened now. Ere long, the Garleans will turn their ravenous gaze toward our lands once more. If we are to resist their might, our nations must stand together."
363,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00200_KANESENNA,"Yet for this to happen, our nations must be whole. Can naught be done to improve the situation in Ul'dah?"
364,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00210_NANAMOULNAMO,"The true wealth of Ul'dah lies in the health, happiness, and hopes of her citizens. Alas, the citizens shall never know these things so long as their lives are ruled by the ambitions of the few."
365,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00220_NANAMOULNAMO,"The Monetarists claim to represent the best interests of the people, but in sooth they desire only to manipulate them for their own selfish ends."
366,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00230_NANAMOULNAMO,"For the government to serve the people, it must be formed of the people."
367,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00240_NANAMOULNAMO,"For Ul'dah to move forward, it is not only the Syndicate that must be dissolved."
368,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00250_MERLWYB,Nay... You jest...
369,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00260_NANAMOULNAMO,My friends─it was for no other reason than to make known to you mine intent that I requested your presence here.
370,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00270_NANAMOULNAMO,"When I make my declaration to the people, chaos shall inevitably ensue."
371,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00280_NANAMOULNAMO,"As the last monarch in the line of Ul, I make unto you this request."
372,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00290_NANAMOULNAMO,"Help Raubahn to preserve order, and protect the people. Forsake them, and you forsake yourselves, for a strong Eorzea will ever have need of a strong Ul'dah."
373,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00300_KANESENNA,Your Grace... Are you certain of this?
374,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00310_NANAMOULNAMO,There is no other way.
375,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00320_NANAMOULNAMO,"When the time is ripe, the nation shall become a true republic. Both Royalists and Monetarists shall cease to be."
376,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00330_NANAMOULNAMO,"Ul'dah will no longer belong to kings or queens or merchant princes, but to her people."
377,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00340_NANAMOULNAMO,Raubahn... Forgive me for casting aside all that you have toiled for in my name...
378,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00350_NANAMOULNAMO,"Beyond this gesture, I am powerless to help my subjects."
1 key 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000010_ILBERD 1 Hail to you, Scion. How might we serve you?
2 # 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000020_ILBERD ...Commander Leveilleur bade you serve us?
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000030_ILBERD str These are welcome tidings indeed. Given the sensitive nature of the task, I could not rely on one of my own.
4 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000010_ILBERD 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000040_ILBERD Hail to you, Scion. How might we serve you? That which I am about to tell you, I tell you in the strictest confidence.
5 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000020_ILBERD 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000050_ILBERD ...Commander Leveilleur bade you serve us? Some days ago, we received certain documents from an anonymous source. They notified us of the presence of a Garlean agent within the ranks of one of the Grand Companies.
6 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000030_ILBERD 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000060_ILBERD These are welcome tidings indeed. Given the sensitive nature of the task, I could not rely on one of my own. Following some discreet inquiries, we identified a suspect among the Immortal Flames whom we detained for questioning.
7 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000040_ILBERD 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000070_ILBERD That which I am about to tell you, I tell you in the strictest confidence. Alas, the man was not our agent. He was but one of many men in the agent's employ.
8 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000050_ILBERD 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000080_ILBERD Some days ago, we received certain documents from an anonymous source. They notified us of the presence of a Garlean agent within the ranks of one of the Grand Companies. We pressed the traitor for a name, but he had none to give. He claims never to have met his master, whom he knows only as the Ivy.
9 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000060_ILBERD 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000090_ILBERD Following some discreet inquiries, we identified a suspect among the Immortal Flames whom we detained for questioning. He was, however, certain that this “ivy” had coiled itself around every part of the Immortal Flames. It would seem our quarry joined the company some time ago, and gradually recruited others to his cause.
10 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000070_ILBERD 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000100_ILBERD Alas, the man was not our agent. He was but one of many men in the agent's employ. These conspirators are the vines by which he learns our secrets, all without exposing himself.
11 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000080_ILBERD 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000110_ILBERD We pressed the traitor for a name, but he had none to give. He claims never to have met his master, whom he knows only as the Ivy. It won't be easy to identify the Ivy amidst this tangled mass of subterfuge. But we have a tendril in our hands, and we shall follow it all the way to the gnarled root.
12 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000090_ILBERD 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000120_ILBERD He was, however, certain that this “ivy” had coiled itself around every part of the Immortal Flames. It would seem our quarry joined the company some time ago, and gradually recruited others to his cause. Now, much as I would prefer to proceed with due discretion, circumstances demand that this matter be settled posthaste.
13 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000100_ILBERD 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000130_ILBERD These conspirators are the vines by which he learns our secrets, all without exposing himself. Garlemald's war of succession nears its end, and it is feared that the Empire will soon resume its march on Eorzea.
14 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000110_ILBERD 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000140_ILBERD It won't be easy to identify the Ivy amidst this tangled mass of subterfuge. But we have a tendril in our hands, and we shall follow it all the way to the gnarled root. When it does, we can ill afford to have traitors in our midst. The Ivy must be rooted out now.
15 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000120_ILBERD 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000150_ILBERD Now, much as I would prefer to proceed with due discretion, circumstances demand that this matter be settled posthaste. We must begin by apprising General Raubahn of our findings. I would ask that you accompany me to the Hall of Flames, and remain on hand to see that things go smoothly.
16 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000130_ILBERD 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000160_ILBERD Garlemald's war of succession nears its end, and it is feared that the Empire will soon resume its march on Eorzea. Assuming the Ivy's tendrils are as widespread as we believe, he will be aware that an investigation is underway. And if that is the case, he may well move against us.
17 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000140_ILBERD 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000170_ILBERD When it does, we can ill afford to have traitors in our midst. The Ivy must be rooted out now. We must be prepared for anything, while taking care not to betray our purpose by *seeming* prepared. A simple enough task for a one-woman army like you.
18 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000150_ILBERD 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100010_RAUBAHN We must begin by apprising General Raubahn of our findings. I would ask that you accompany me to the Hall of Flames, and remain on hand to see that things go smoothly. Well, well. What brings you here, my friend?
19 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000160_ILBERD 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100011_ILBERD Assuming the Ivy's tendrils are as widespread as we believe, he will be aware that an investigation is underway. And if that is the case, he may well move against us. She is here at my behest. Greetings, Raubahn. It has been a while.
20 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_000170_ILBERD 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100020_RAUBAHN We must be prepared for anything, while taking care not to betray our purpose by <Emphasis>seeming</Emphasis> prepared. A simple enough task for a one-<If(PlayerParameter(4))>woman<Else/>man</If> army like you. Ilberd, you old scoundrel! When they told me you'd be visiting, I scarce believed my ears!
21 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100010_RAUBAHN 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100030_RAUBAHN Well, well. What brings you here, my friend? But look at you! The honored captain of the Crystal bloody Braves! Who'd have imagined, eh?
22 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100011_ILBERD 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100040_ILBERD <If(PlayerParameter(4))>She<Else/>He</If> is here at my behest. Greetings, Raubahn. It has been a while. Not many. But fewer still would have imagined your destiny lay in politics, old friend.
23 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100020_RAUBAHN 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100050_RAUBAHN Ilberd, you old scoundrel! When they told me you'd be visiting, I scarce believed my ears! Aye...we've both come far, have we not?
24 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100030_RAUBAHN 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100060_RAUBAHN But look at you! The honored captain of the Crystal bloody Braves! Who'd have imagined, eh? Lest you wonder, Ilberd and I go back a long way. We've been friends and rivals since we were lads.
25 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100040_ILBERD 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100070_RAUBAHN Not many. But fewer still would have imagined your destiny lay in politics, old friend. The last time we saw each other, Ala Mhigo had just fallen, so you can guess how many summers it's been. And in all that time, not a word from the fool!
26 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100050_RAUBAHN 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100080_ILBERD Aye...we've both come far, have we not? Ah, well, my dealings tended toward the modest and mundane...unlike some I could mention.
27 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100060_RAUBAHN 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100090_ILBERD Lest you wonder, Ilberd and I go back a long way. We've been friends and rivals since we were lads. As I hear it, no sooner did you reach Thanalan than the Brass Blades clapped you in irons and dragged you off to die on the bloodsands. But being a stubborn sort, you won a thousand matches, and earned yourself a place in the people's hearts while you were about it.
28 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100070_RAUBAHN 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100100_ILBERD The last time we saw each other, Ala Mhigo had just fallen, so you can guess how many summers it's been. And in all that time, not a word from the fool! Then, with your mountain of prize money, you bought the Coliseum, and secured a seat on the Syndicate. Thal's balls, brother─rags-to-riches does not do it justice! You're a hero to the common man!
29 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100080_ILBERD 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100110_RAUBAHN Ah, well, my dealings tended toward the modest and mundane...unlike some I could mention. Bah, spare me. I am no hero. If anyone is worthy of that title, it's our friend here. Next to her, I'm little more than a glorified butcher.
30 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100090_ILBERD 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100120_RAUBAHN As I hear it, no sooner did you reach Thanalan than the Brass Blades clapped you in irons and dragged you off to die on the bloodsands. But being a stubborn sort, you won a thousand matches, and earned yourself a place in the people's hearts while you were about it. But you, Ilberd─you sell yourself short. By all accounts, you were an adventurer of some standing.
31 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100100_ILBERD 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100130_ILBERD Then, with your mountain of prize money, you bought the Coliseum, and secured a seat on the Syndicate. Thal's balls, brother─rags-to-riches does not do it justice! You're a hero to the common man! I like to think that I did my part for the greater good. But if you are no hero, then I am no adventurer─not in *this* company. Anyway...
32 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100110_RAUBAHN 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100140_ILBERD Bah, spare me. I am no hero. If anyone is worthy of that title, it's our friend here. Next to <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If>, I'm little more than a glorified butcher. I have tidings.
33 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100120_RAUBAHN 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100150_RAUBAHN But you, Ilberd─you sell yourself short. By all accounts, you were an adventurer of some standing. So there has been progress.
34 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100130_ILBERD 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100160_RAUBAHN I like to think that I did my part for the greater good. But if you are no hero, then I am no adventurer─not in <Emphasis>this</Emphasis> company. Anyway... I've let it be known that this meeting is a reunion between old friends. None will give your visit a second thought.
35 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100140_ILBERD 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100170_RAUBAHN I have tidings. To convene elsewhere would only attract attention. Let us speak here, in plain view of all.
36 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100150_RAUBAHN 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100180_RAUBAHN So there has been progress. ...So it is we who have been compromised.
37 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100160_RAUBAHN 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100190_RAUBAHN I've let it be known that this meeting is a reunion between old friends. None will give your visit a second thought. Teledji Adeledji's machinations have shaken Ul'dah to her foundations. In such uncertain times, a man's loyalty may be bought for a fistful of gil...
38 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100170_RAUBAHN 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100200_RAUBAHN To convene elsewhere would only attract attention. Let us speak here, in plain view of all. But if this snake has truly been in our midst for as long as you say, we must needs consider a far graver possibility: conspiracy. Could it be that the Monetarists have been in league with the Empire from the first?
39 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100180_RAUBAHN 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100210_RAUBAHN ...So it is we who have been compromised. Very well. I will have my most trusted men investigate the matter. Continue your inquiries in the meantime.
40 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100190_RAUBAHN 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100220_RAUBAHN Teledji Adeledji's machinations have shaken Ul'dah to her foundations. In such uncertain times, a man's loyalty may be bought for a fistful of gil... It does me well to see you again, old friend. When next we meet, let it be over a flagon of ale.
41 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100200_RAUBAHN 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100230_ILBERD But if this snake has truly been in our midst for as long as you say, we must needs consider a far graver possibility: conspiracy. Could it be that the Monetarists have been in league with the Empire from the first? I look forward to it. Let us reminisce of bygone days, and drink to the future of our homeland.
42 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100210_RAUBAHN 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100240_ILBERD Very well. I will have my most trusted men investigate the matter. Continue your inquiries in the meantime. Flame General... You wear the mantle well, old friend. I must work hard if I'm to keep up.
43 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100220_RAUBAHN 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100250_ILBERD It does me well to see you again, old friend. When next we meet, let it be over a flagon of ale. Well, it would seem your services were not required after all. I daresay we have Raubahn's prudence to thank for that. Still, I was glad of your presence. My thanks, Scion.
44 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100230_ILBERD 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300010_HAURCHEFANT I look forward to it. Let us reminisce of bygone days, and drink to the future of our homeland. Have faith, my friend. You need only state your case with confidence and clarity.
45 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100240_ILBERD 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300020_AYMERIC Flame General... You wear the mantle well, old friend. I must work hard if I'm to keep up. (-???-)Commander Leveilleur. It is both an honor and a pleasure to meet you.
46 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_100250_ILBERD 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300030_AYMERIC Well, it would seem your services were not required after all. I daresay we have Raubahn's prudence to thank for that. Still, I was glad of your presence. My thanks, Scion. I am Aymeric, lord commander of the Temple Knights.
47 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300010_HAURCHEFANT 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300040_ALPHINAUD Have faith, my friend. You need only state your case with confidence and clarity. Alphinaud Leveilleur, at your service.
48 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300020_AYMERIC 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300050_ALPHINAUD (-???-)Commander Leveilleur. It is both an honor and a pleasure to meet you. Your reputation precedes you, Ser Aymeric. I think we will find that we have much in common.
49 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300030_AYMERIC 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300060_AYMERIC I am Aymeric, lord commander of the Temple Knights. Speaking of reputations, yours towers over us all. Does it not?
50 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300040_ALPHINAUD 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300080_LUCIA Alphinaud Leveilleur, at your service. (-Taciturn Temple Knight-)It does indeed, Lord Commander.
51 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300050_ALPHINAUD 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300090_AYMERIC Your reputation precedes you, Ser Aymeric. I think we will find that we have much in common. I am not too proud to admit that I have followed your activities with an interest bordering on fascination.
52 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300060_AYMERIC 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300100_AYMERIC Speaking of reputations, yours towers over us all. Does it not? Full glad was I to learn that you would be joining us.
53 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300080_LUCIA 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300110_AYMERIC (-Taciturn Temple Knight-)It does indeed, Lord Commander. Now then, shall we begin?
54 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300090_AYMERIC 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300120_ALPHINAUD I am not too proud to admit that I have followed your activities with an interest bordering on fascination. We know full well that the Garleans will return in force ere long.
55 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300100_AYMERIC 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300130_ALPHINAUD Full glad was I to learn that you would be joining us. What is more, we have yet to achieve a lasting victory over the primal menace. The beast tribes continue to summon their gods, and each incarnation is stronger than the last.
56 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300110_AYMERIC 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300140_ALPHINAUD Now then, shall we begin? Ishgard is not immune to these threats. I must reiterate that it would behoove your nation to rejoin the Eorzean Alliance.
57 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300120_ALPHINAUD 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300150_AYMERIC We know full well that the Garleans will return in force ere long. Once again, I must respectfully disagree.
58 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300130_ALPHINAUD 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300160_ALPHINAUD What is more, we have yet to achieve a lasting victory over the primal menace. The beast tribes continue to summon their gods, and each incarnation is stronger than the last. On what grounds?
59 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300140_ALPHINAUD 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300170_AYMERIC Ishgard is not immune to these threats. I must reiterate that it would behoove your nation to rejoin the Eorzean Alliance. Despite their presence in Coerthas, the Ixal do not concern us. Their territorial claims pertain to Gridanian lands, and it is the people of Gridania whom they harry.
60 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300150_AYMERIC 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300180_AYMERIC Once again, I must respectfully disagree. Consequently, the Holy See judges this to be a Gridanian affair, and Ishgard does not intervene in the internal affairs of other nations.
61 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300160_ALPHINAUD 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300190_AYMERIC On what grounds? Even were that not the case, our forces are wholly committed to the Dravanian conflict. We have not the knights to spare.
62 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300170_AYMERIC 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300200_AYMERIC Despite their presence in Coerthas, the Ixal do not concern us. Their territorial claims pertain to Gridanian lands, and it is the people of Gridania whom they harry. As for the Garleans, we are not ignorant of history. We have observed the rise and expansion of the Empire, and we agree that it is only a matter of time before they resume their campaign in Eorzea.
63 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300180_AYMERIC 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300220_ALPHINAUD Consequently, the Holy See judges this to be a Gridanian affair, and Ishgard does not intervene in the internal affairs of other nations. Then surely it would be in our best interests to present a united front?
64 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300190_AYMERIC 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300230_AYMERIC Even were that not the case, our forces are wholly committed to the Dravanian conflict. We have not the knights to spare. Mayhap one day, but not yet.
65 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300200_AYMERIC 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300240_AYMERIC As for the Garleans, we are not ignorant of history. We have observed the rise and expansion of the Empire, and we agree that it is only a matter of time before they resume their campaign in Eorzea. Gaius van Baelsar is dead, and the legion of conscripts he left behind lacks the will to fight. We think it highly unlikely that they will emerge from behind the walls of their castra for some time.
66 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300220_ALPHINAUD 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300250_ALPHINAUD Then surely it would be in our best interests to present a united front? Forgive me, but if Ishgard's position has not changed, why did you agree to this meeting?
67 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300230_AYMERIC 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300260_AYMERIC Mayhap one day, but not yet. It was not only as a representative of Ishgard that I came here.
68 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300240_AYMERIC 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300270_ALPHINAUD Gaius van Baelsar is dead, and the legion of conscripts he left behind lacks the will to fight. We think it highly unlikely that they will emerge from behind the walls of their castra for some time. Pardon?
69 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300250_ALPHINAUD 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300280_AYMERIC Forgive me, but if Ishgard's position has not changed, why did you agree to this meeting? It is not within my power to change Ishgardian policy, regardless of my personal feelings. There is, however, one area in which I may exert a measure of influence.
70 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300260_AYMERIC 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300290_AYMERIC It was not only as a representative of Ishgard that I came here. Concerns have been raised over the supplies House Fortemps has offered to Revenant's Toll. These have led to calls for restrictions on the provision of aid to foreign powers.
71 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300270_ALPHINAUD 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300300_AYMERIC Pardon? I can ensure that the shipments continue unabated.
72 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300280_AYMERIC 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300310_HAURCHEFANT It is not within my power to change Ishgardian policy, regardless of my personal feelings. There is, however, one area in which I may exert a measure of influence. Ser Aymeric, we would be in your debt!
73 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300290_AYMERIC 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300320_AYMERIC Concerns have been raised over the supplies House Fortemps has offered to Revenant's Toll. These have led to calls for restrictions on the provision of aid to foreign powers. No, you would not, for I require something in exchange.
74 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300300_AYMERIC 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300330_AYMERIC I can ensure that the shipments continue unabated. Of late there has been a flurry of Dravanian activity, the purpose of which was not immediately clear.
75 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300310_HAURCHEFANT 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300340_AYMERIC Ser Aymeric, we would be in your debt! However, our astrologians have since observed alarming changes in the heavens. The dragon star waxes unnaturally bright, and there are whispers that it portends the resurrection of Midgardsormr.
76 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300320_AYMERIC 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300350_ALPHINAUD No, you would not, for I require something in exchange. The fallen guardian of Silvertear Falls? That's absurd.
77 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300330_AYMERIC 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300360_AYMERIC Of late there has been a flurry of Dravanian activity, the purpose of which was not immediately clear. Full many times have I gazed upon the dragon's corpse, still wound around the *Agrius*, and wondered how different our world might be if it yet lived to plague the skies.
78 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300340_AYMERIC 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300370_AYMERIC However, our astrologians have since observed alarming changes in the heavens. The dragon star waxes unnaturally bright, and there are whispers that it portends the resurrection of Midgardsormr. I do not know, and I do not wish to know. Nor does any son of Ishgard. Yet the mere presence of Dravanian forces is not sufficient grounds to send knights to Mor Dhona, whatever our astrologians say. As I told you before, we have not the forces to spare.
79 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300350_ALPHINAUD 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300380_ALPHINAUD The fallen guardian of Silvertear Falls? That's absurd. ...But we do. So, you will intervene on our behalf if we agree to watch over the Keeper of the Lake.
80 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300360_AYMERIC 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300390_AYMERIC Full many times have I gazed upon the dragon's corpse, still wound around the <Emphasis>Agrius</Emphasis>, and wondered how different our world might be if it yet lived to plague the skies. Do you accept these terms?
81 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300370_AYMERIC 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300400_ALPHINAUD I do not know, and I do not wish to know. Nor does any son of Ishgard. Yet the mere presence of Dravanian forces is not sufficient grounds to send knights to Mor Dhona, whatever our astrologians say. As I told you before, we have not the forces to spare. I do. I will see that you are kept abreast of any developments.
82 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300380_ALPHINAUD 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300410_ALPHINAUD ...But we do. So, you will intervene on our behalf if we agree to watch over the Keeper of the Lake. I regret that we could not come to a similar agreement on other matters, but I understand that you are not at liberty to make such decisions.
83 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300390_AYMERIC 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300420_ALPHINAUD Do you accept these terms? Nevertheless, I hope that what we have accomplished here today will serve to demonstrate to your countrymen that we can work together towards a common goal. Mayhap one day we shall look back on this moment as the first step towards a united Eorzea.
84 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300400_ALPHINAUD 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300440_AYMERIC I do. I will see that you are kept abreast of any developments. Mayhap we shall, Commander.
85 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300410_ALPHINAUD 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300450_HAURCHEFANT I regret that we could not come to a similar agreement on other matters, but I understand that you are not at liberty to make such decisions. What is the meaning of this!?
86 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300420_ALPHINAUD 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300460_CAVALRY02400 Nevertheless, I hope that what we have accomplished here today will serve to demonstrate to your countrymen that we can work together towards a common goal. Mayhap one day we shall look back on this moment as the first step towards a united Eorzea. The caravan, my lord! It's been attacked!
87 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300440_AYMERIC 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300470_CAVALRY02400 Mayhap we shall, Commander. It was *Iceheart*, my lord!
88 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300450_HAURCHEFANT 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300480_HAURCHEFANT What is the meaning of this!? What!? By the Fury! All our precautions were for naught!?
89 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300460_CAVALRY02400 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600010_ICEHEART The caravan, my lord! It's been attacked! (-???-)The tales do not do you justice, Warrior of Light.
90 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300470_CAVALRY02400 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600020_ICEHEART It was <Emphasis>Iceheart</Emphasis>, my lord! (-???-)Yes, I know who you are. And you know who I am.
91 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_300480_HAURCHEFANT 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600030_ICEHEART What!? By the Fury! All our precautions were for naught!? (-Iceheart-)I was given the name Ysayle, but I earned the name Iceheart.
92 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600010_ICEHEART 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600040_ICEHEART (-???-)The tales do not do you justice, Warrior of Light. (-Iceheart-)This endless cycle of hatred, of bloodshed, of sorrow─ You would see it continue, O noble Warrior of Light?
93 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600020_ICEHEART 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600050_ICEHEART (-???-)Yes, I know who you are. And you know who I am. (-Iceheart-)I would not. I *will not*. I will bring an end to this war between dragon and man─no matter the cost.
94 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600030_ICEHEART 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600080_ICEHEART (-Iceheart-)I was given the name Ysayle, but I earned the name Iceheart. (-Iceheart-)In time, you will come to understand that what we do, we do for the greater good.
95 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600040_ICEHEART 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600090_ICEHEART (-Iceheart-)This endless cycle of hatred, of bloodshed, of sorrow─ You would see it continue, O noble Warrior of Light? (-Iceheart-)For Eorzea. For Hydaelyn.
96 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600050_ICEHEART 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900010_KANESENNA (-Iceheart-)I would not. I <Emphasis>will not</Emphasis>. I will bring an end to this war between dragon and man─no matter the cost. Change has come to the Garlean Empire, and we must discuss the implications.
97 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600080_ICEHEART 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900011_MERLWYB (-Iceheart-)In time, you will come to understand that what we do, we do for the greater good. The rumors are true then? The war of succession is ended?
98 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_600090_ICEHEART 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900020_KANESENNA (-Iceheart-)For Eorzea. For Hydaelyn. It is. A new emperor reigns in Garlemald.
99 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900010_KANESENNA 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900030_ALPHINAUD Change has come to the Garlean Empire, and we must discuss the implications. Who!?
100 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900011_MERLWYB 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900040_KANESENNA The rumors are true then? The war of succession is ended? The birth and all-too-rapid expansion of the Garlean Empire is commonly attributed to the strategic brilliance of Solus zos Galvus, yet he did not rule alone. Several members of the royal household also distinguished themselves during his reign.
101 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900020_KANESENNA 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900050_KANESENNA It is. A new emperor reigns in Garlemald. Nevertheless, it was the eldest son who stood to inherit the throne─until his most untimely passing.
102 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900030_ALPHINAUD 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900060_RAUBAHN Who!? I thought us fortunate when I learned that the Emperor had died without naming a successor.
103 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900040_KANESENNA 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900070_ALPHINAUD The birth and all-too-rapid expansion of the Garlean Empire is commonly attributed to the strategic brilliance of Solus zos Galvus, yet he did not rule alone. Several members of the royal household also distinguished themselves during his reign. Would that the Garlean Empire had died with him.
104 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900050_KANESENNA 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900080_RAUBAHN Nevertheless, it was the eldest son who stood to inherit the throne─until his most untimely passing. 'Twas the grandson and his uncle who had the strongest claims, was it not?
105 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900060_RAUBAHN 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900090_KANESENNA I thought us fortunate when I learned that the Emperor had died without naming a successor. Indeed. Yet claims count for little without the power to assert them. High Legatus Varis yae Galvus is a respected military leader─not so, his uncle.
106 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900070_ALPHINAUD 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900100_MERLWYB Would that the Garlean Empire had died with him. So, young Varis has torn the crown from his uncle's grasp, and taken his place at the head of the Empire.
107 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900080_RAUBAHN 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900120_KANESENNA 'Twas the grandson and his uncle who had the strongest claims, was it not? Given the troubled nature of his succession, the new emperor will require time to seal his grip on power. Yet have no doubt but that he shall, for there are none left with strength enough to oppose him.
108 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900090_KANESENNA 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900130_RAUBAHN Indeed. Yet claims count for little without the power to assert them. High Legatus Varis yae Galvus is a respected military leader─not so, his uncle. Since the success of Operation Archon, the remnants of the XIVth Legion and the forces occupying Ala Mhigo have done naught but fortify their positions.
109 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900100_MERLWYB 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900140_RAUBAHN So, young Varis has torn the crown from his uncle's grasp, and taken his place at the head of the Empire. But you can be sure they'll be ready to march on us again, if their emperor gives the word.
110 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900120_KANESENNA 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900150_MERLWYB Given the troubled nature of his succession, the new emperor will require time to seal his grip on power. Yet have no doubt but that he shall, for there are none left with strength enough to oppose him. *When*, not if. They say this Varis was so set upon Eorzean annexation that he spoke out against the Meteor project.
111 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900130_RAUBAHN 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900160_KANESENNA Since the success of Operation Archon, the remnants of the XIVth Legion and the forces occupying Ala Mhigo have done naught but fortify their positions. Plainly, the new emperor's intentions are of great concern to us all.
112 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900140_RAUBAHN 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900170_KANESENNA But you can be sure they'll be ready to march on us again, if their emperor gives the word. I propose that we set aside the Carteneau dispute for the present and discuss what measures the Alliance might take to prepare for a resumption of hostilities with Garlemald.
113 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900150_MERLWYB 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900171_KANESENNA <Emphasis>When</Emphasis>, not if. They say this Varis was so set upon Eorzean annexation that he spoke out against the Meteor project. Moreover, I move that we reexamine the question of how our former allies in Ishgard might be persuaded to retake their place at our side. Could Eorzea but stand as one, 'twould deal a grave blow to our enemy's ambitions.
114 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900160_KANESENNA 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900180_ALPHINAUD Plainly, the new emperor's intentions are of great concern to us all. Well, I suppose we should be grateful that they have finally acknowledged the inevitability of imperial attack. Who knows, they may even do something about it.
115 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900170_KANESENNA 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900190_ALPHINAUD I propose that we set aside the Carteneau dispute for the present and discuss what measures the Alliance might take to prepare for a resumption of hostilities with Garlemald. If only the leaders of Ishgard would follow their example, and stop hiding behind their gates, praying for the coming storm to pass them by.
116 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900171_KANESENNA 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900200_ALPHINAUD Moreover, I move that we reexamine the question of how our former allies in Ishgard might be persuaded to retake their place at our side. Could Eorzea but stand as one, 'twould deal a grave blow to our enemy's ambitions. But that is a discussion for another time. At present, I am more concerned by the fact that the Alliance's mooted preparations will be made known to the Garleans many moons before their coming.
117 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900180_ALPHINAUD 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900210_ALPHINAUD Well, I suppose we should be grateful that they have finally acknowledged the inevitability of imperial attack. Who knows, they may even do something about it. So long as the Ivy eludes our grasp, no secret is safe.
118 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900190_ALPHINAUD 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00010_MOENBRYDA If only the leaders of Ishgard would follow their example, and stop hiding behind their gates, praying for the coming storm to pass them by. (-???-)Minfilia, am I right?
119 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900200_ALPHINAUD 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00020_MINFILIA But that is a discussion for another time. At present, I am more concerned by the fact that the Alliance's mooted preparations will be made known to the Garleans many moons before their coming. None other. I bid you welcome to Revenant's Toll, and thank you for traveling so far on such short notice.
120 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_900210_ALPHINAUD 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00030_MOENBRYDA So long as the Ivy eludes our grasp, no secret is safe. (-???-)Hah! As if I could ever say no to Urianger!
121 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00010_MOENBRYDA 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00040_MINFILIA (-???-)Minfilia, am I right? Moenbryda is an accomplished Sharlayan scholar and an authority on aetheryte technologies.
122 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00020_MINFILIA 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00050_MINFILIA None other. I bid you welcome to Revenant's Toll, and thank you for traveling so far on such short notice. She has played an invaluable role in our search for a means to capture Ascian souls.
123 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00030_MOENBRYDA 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00060_MOENBRYDA (-???-)Hah! As if I could ever say no to Urianger! Charmed, I'm sure.
124 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00040_MINFILIA 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00010_MINFILIA Moenbryda is an accomplished Sharlayan scholar and an authority on aetheryte technologies. Everyone, if I could have your attention!
125 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00050_MINFILIA 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00011_MINFILIA She has played an invaluable role in our search for a means to capture Ascian souls. We have with us an esteemed guest who is come from Sharlayan to assist us.
126 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_B00060_MOENBRYDA 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00020_YDA Charmed, I'm sure. Moen! Gods, it's been *ages*!
127 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00010_MINFILIA 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00030_MOENBRYDA Everyone, if I could have your attention! Oh, longer, sister!
128 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00011_MINFILIA 127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00040_YSHTOLA We have with us an esteemed guest who is come from Sharlayan to assist us. A joyous reunion indeed.
129 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00020_YDA 128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00050_YDA Moen! Gods, it's been <Emphasis>ages</Emphasis>! Well, of course it is! Moen and I are like twin sisters!
130 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00030_MOENBRYDA 129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00060_PAPALYMO Oh, longer, sister! ...Save in appearance and aptitude.
131 127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00040_YSHTOLA 130 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00070_MINFILIA A joyous reunion indeed. Everyone, please!
132 128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00050_YDA 131 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00080_MINFILIA Well, of course it is! Moen and I are like twin sisters! I bid Moenbryda join us here that she might share with us her extensive knowledge of aetherytes.
133 129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00060_PAPALYMO 132 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00090_MINFILIA ...Save in appearance and aptitude. Also, as many of you are already aware, she has been overseeing our research into white auracite─a sample of which she has been good enough to bring with her.
134 130 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00070_MINFILIA 133 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00110_MOENBRYDA Everyone, please! Well, I had to come, didn't I? You'd have to be bloody *daft* to turn your nose up at a chance like this. Where better to conduct my final tests than a land so steeped in aether you can taste it!?
135 131 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00080_MINFILIA 134 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00120_URIANGER I bid Moenbryda join us here that she might share with us her extensive knowledge of aetherytes. 'Tis plain the passage of the years hath done little to dampen thy youthful spirits...
136 132 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00090_MINFILIA 135 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00130_URIANGER Also, as many of you are already aware, she has been overseeing our research into white auracite─a sample of which she has been good enough to bring with her. ...And nothing at all to reform thy youthful manner.
137 133 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00110_MOENBRYDA 136 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00140_MOENBRYDA Well, I had to come, didn't I? You'd have to be bloody <Emphasis>daft</Emphasis> to turn your nose up at a chance like this. Where better to conduct my final tests than a land so steeped in aether you can taste it!? Urianger! Where in the hells've you been hiding?
138 134 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00120_URIANGER 137 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00150_URIANGER 'Tis plain the passage of the years hath done little to dampen thy youthful spirits... Un...unhand me.
139 135 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00130_URIANGER 138 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00160_MOENBRYDA ...And nothing at all to reform thy youthful manner. I come all this way, and *that's* what you have to say to me!?
140 136 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00140_MOENBRYDA 139 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00170_MOENBRYDA Urianger! Where in the hells've you been hiding? I much preferred when you were pleading with me to drop everything and hurry to your side. What was it you said? “None save thee can satisfy this need─”
141 137 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00150_URIANGER 140 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00180_THANCRED Un...unhand me. Go on...
142 138 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00160_MOENBRYDA 141 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00190_URIANGER I come all this way, and <Emphasis>that's</Emphasis> what you have to say to me!? Th-Thine artless attempts to misrepresent mine all-too-innocent motives do thee little credit!
143 139 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00170_MOENBRYDA 142 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00200_URIANGER I much preferred when you were pleading with me to drop everything and hurry to your side. What was it you said? “None save thee can satisfy this need─” Mine intent, as well thou knowest, was but to impress upon thee the gravity of the circumstance. Lest thou doubt, a deiform entity shall shortly be summoned, save if thou, and no other, grantest my compeers thine aid.
144 140 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00180_THANCRED 143 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00210_MOENBRYDA Go on... You still haven't found it, then? Your missing aetheryte?
145 141 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00190_URIANGER 144 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00220_MINFILIA Th-Thine artless attempts to misrepresent mine all-too-innocent motives do thee little credit! We have not, no.
146 142 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00200_URIANGER 145 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00230_MINFILIA Mine intent, as well thou knowest, was but to impress upon thee the gravity of the circumstance. Lest thou doubt, a deiform entity shall shortly be summoned, save if thou, and no other, grantest my compeers thine aid. We know that Iceheart teleported to an aetheryte not far from the first, yet even after careful analysis, we could not locate the second beacon.
147 143 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00210_MOENBRYDA 146 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00240_MINFILIA You still haven't found it, then? Your missing aetheryte? We now suspect that the heretics destroyed the second aetheryte to impede our pursuit.
148 144 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00220_MINFILIA 147 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00250_MINFILIA We have not, no. Our allies continue to scour Snowcloak for Iceheart's sanctuary, but we have no guarantee that they will find it. Yet it must be found, for even now Iceheart prepares to call upon Saint Shiva.
149 145 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00230_MINFILIA 148 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00260_MOENBRYDA We know that Iceheart teleported to an aetheryte not far from the first, yet even after careful analysis, we could not locate the second beacon. I'm sorry but...if the aetheryte's been destroyed, then that's that.
150 146 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00240_MINFILIA 149 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00270_MOENBRYDA We now suspect that the heretics destroyed the second aetheryte to impede our pursuit. Although... You're absolutely sure she used the first aetheryte, are you? She didn't just use teleportation magicks?
151 147 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00250_MINFILIA 150 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00280_MINFILIA Our allies continue to scour Snowcloak for Iceheart's sanctuary, but we have no guarantee that they will find it. Yet it must be found, for even now Iceheart prepares to call upon Saint Shiva. One of our own bore witness to her escape. I can say with absolute certainty that Iceheart used the aetheryte.
152 148 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00260_MOENBRYDA 151 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00290_MOENBRYDA I'm sorry but...if the aetheryte's been destroyed, then that's that. In that case, there might be a way─so long as the aetherial current is still flowing.
153 149 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00270_MOENBRYDA 152 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00300_MINFILIA Although... You're absolutely sure she used the first aetheryte, are you? She didn't just use teleportation magicks? Truly? How?
154 150 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00280_MINFILIA 153 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00310_MOENBRYDA One of our own bore witness to her escape. I can say with absolute certainty that Iceheart used the aetheryte. We use the current to recreate the beacon.
155 151 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00290_MOENBRYDA 154 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00320_MOENBRYDA In that case, there might be a way─so long as the aetherial current is still flowing. As you know, aetherytes are a bit like lighthouses. We use them to reconstitute our physical forms when crossing the aetherial sea. Without them, we'd lose all sense of direction and our essence would dissipate.
156 152 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00300_MINFILIA 155 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00350_MOENBRYDA Truly? How? However, we don't rely solely on these beacons. There are currents of aether which flow between them─currents which help guide us to our destination.
157 153 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00310_MOENBRYDA 156 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00360_MOENBRYDA We use the current to recreate the beacon. Now, these currents will gradually dwindle away to nothing if an aetheryte is destroyed. But if even a sluggish flow remains, we could theoretically use it to direct a surge of concentrated aether towards the void left by the beacon and thereby fill it up again.
158 154 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00320_MOENBRYDA 157 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00380_THANCRED As you know, aetherytes are a bit like lighthouses. We use them to reconstitute our physical forms when crossing the aetherial sea. Without them, we'd lose all sense of direction and our essence would dissipate. Like opening the floodgates to fill a dry riverbed. Though, correct me if I'm wrong, but would we not need a veritable reservoir of aether?
159 155 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00350_MOENBRYDA 158 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00390_PAPALYMO However, we don't rely solely on these beacons. There are currents of aether which flow between them─currents which help guide us to our destination. In concert, we *might* manage to channel a sufficient volume, yet that is not my chief concern.
160 156 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00360_MOENBRYDA 159 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00400_PAPALYMO Now, these currents will gradually dwindle away to nothing if an aetheryte is destroyed. But if even a sluggish flow remains, we could theoretically use it to direct a surge of concentrated aether towards the void left by the beacon and thereby fill it up again. To direct the flow of so great a volume of aether with the requisite precision would be a nigh-impossible task in itself.
161 157 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00380_THANCRED 160 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00410_YSHTOLA Like opening the floodgates to fill a dry riverbed. Though, correct me if I'm wrong, but would we not need a veritable reservoir of aether? I barely succeeded in facilitating travel to an unattuned beacon. That which you describe sounds considerably more difficult.
162 158 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00390_PAPALYMO 161 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00420_MOENBRYDA In concert, we <Emphasis>might</Emphasis> manage to channel a sufficient volume, yet that is not my chief concern. And dangerous! Every person who has attempted to teleport in this fashion has died in the process. They, however, did not have white auracite at their disposal!
163 159 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00400_PAPALYMO 162 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00440_MOENBRYDA To direct the flow of so great a volume of aether with the requisite precision would be a nigh-impossible task in itself. I can use it to channel all the aether you can give me into the aetheryte. However, white auracite cannot retain aether for an extended period of time, so we would need to infuse it immediately beforehand.
164 160 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00410_YSHTOLA 163 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00450_MOENBRYDA I barely succeeded in facilitating travel to an unattuned beacon. That which you describe sounds considerably more difficult. Just so you know, I'd confidently give this plan better than even odds of success. And if the worst comes to the worst, your people won't suffer.
165 161 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00420_MOENBRYDA 164 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00490_MINFILIA And dangerous! Every person who has attempted to teleport in this fashion has died in the process. They, however, did not have white auracite at their disposal! Though it risk the lives of our best and brightest, we have not the time to seek other options.
166 162 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00440_MOENBRYDA 165 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00500_MINFILIA I can use it to channel all the aether you can give me into the aetheryte. However, white auracite cannot retain aether for an extended period of time, so we would need to infuse it immediately beforehand. If the aetherial current still flows, we shall carry out Moenbryda's plan.
167 163 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00450_MOENBRYDA 166 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00510_MOENBRYDA Just so you know, I'd confidently give this plan better than even odds of success. And if the worst comes to the worst, your people won't suffer. That's the spirit! Let's roll the dice!
168 164 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00490_MINFILIA 167 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00010_ICEHEART Though it risk the lives of our best and brightest, we have not the time to seek other options. You should never have come here, Warrior of Light. I labor only to forge a lasting peace.
169 165 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00500_MINFILIA 168 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00020_ICEHEART If the aetherial current still flows, we shall carry out Moenbryda's plan. A peace you would deny us out of ignorance and blind faith.
170 166 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_C00510_MOENBRYDA 169 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00030_ICEHEART That's the spirit! Let's roll the dice! No matter. If it is our fate to be at odds, then it is *mine* to strike you down.
171 167 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00010_ICEHEART 170 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00040_ICEHEART You should never have come here, Warrior of Light. I labor only to forge a lasting peace. We whom gods and men have forsaken shall be the instruments of our own deliverance!
172 168 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00020_ICEHEART 171 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00050_ICEHEART A peace you would deny us out of ignorance and blind faith. Partake of my flesh─fill this vessel with your light! Walk amongst your brothers and sisters once more!
173 169 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00030_ICEHEART 172 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00060_ICEHEART No matter. If it is our fate to be at odds, then it is <Emphasis>mine</Emphasis> to strike you down. O Saint Shiva, still the hatred within our hearts and bless us with eternal grace!
174 170 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00040_ICEHEART 173 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00070_SHIVA We whom gods and men have forsaken shall be the instruments of our own deliverance! Hmph...
175 171 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00050_ICEHEART 174 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00010_ICEHEART Partake of my flesh─fill this vessel with your light! Walk amongst your brothers and sisters once more! (-Iceheart-)Fool... Blind, bloody fool.
176 172 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00060_ICEHEART 175 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00020_ICEHEART O Saint Shiva, still the hatred within our hearts and bless us with eternal grace! (-Iceheart-)You of all people should understand the suffering war begets─that no sacrifice is too great if it brings an end to the violence.
177 173 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_D00070_SHIVA 176 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00021_ICEHEART Hmph... (-Iceheart-)*Mine* is the righteous cause!
178 174 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00010_ICEHEART 177 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00030_ICEHEART (-Iceheart-)Fool... Blind, bloody fool. (-Iceheart-)You fight in a war you do not understand─a pawn of liars and schemers.
179 175 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00020_ICEHEART 178 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00040_ICEHEART (-Iceheart-)You of all people should understand the suffering war begets─that no sacrifice is too great if it brings an end to the violence. (-Iceheart-)And they are no less ignorant than you! Following the creed of their fathers without question, never thinking to ask why.
180 176 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00021_ICEHEART 179 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00050_ICEHEART (-Iceheart-)<Emphasis>Mine</Emphasis> is the righteous cause! (-Iceheart-)Trapped in a delusion of their own creation and blind to the truth.
181 177 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00030_ICEHEART 180 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00060_ICEHEART (-Iceheart-)You fight in a war you do not understand─a pawn of liars and schemers. (-Iceheart-)Warrior of Light, redemption is not beyond us.
182 178 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00040_ICEHEART 181 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00070_ICEHEART (-Iceheart-)And they are no less ignorant than you! Following the creed of their fathers without question, never thinking to ask why. (-Iceheart-)We who walk before may lead those who walk after.
183 179 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00050_ICEHEART 182 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00080_ICEHEART (-Iceheart-)Trapped in a delusion of their own creation and blind to the truth. (-Iceheart-)Seek the Keeper of the Lake. See with eyes unclouded.
184 180 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00060_ICEHEART 183 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00090_ICEHEART (-Iceheart-)Warrior of Light, redemption is not beyond us. (-Iceheart-)Do...do not squander Mother's gift.
185 181 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00070_ICEHEART 184 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00100_ICEHEART (-Iceheart-)We who walk before may lead those who walk after. (-Iceheart-)Hear... Feel... Think...
186 182 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00080_ICEHEART 185 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00110_NABRIALES (-Iceheart-)Seek the Keeper of the Lake. See with eyes unclouded. (-???-)**And so the vessel withdraws. A predictable outcome.
187 183 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00090_ICEHEART 186 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00120_NABRIALES (-Iceheart-)Do...do not squander Mother's gift. (-???-)**Nevertheless, Lahabrea will be pleased.
188 184 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00100_ICEHEART 187 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00130_NABRIALES (-Iceheart-)Hear... Feel... Think... (-???-)**How unfortunate.
189 185 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00110_NABRIALES 188 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00010_AYMERIC (-???-)<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>And so the vessel withdraws. A predictable outcome.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> On behalf of the Holy See of Ishgard, allow me to express my deepest thanks.
190 186 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00120_NABRIALES 189 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00020_AYMERIC (-???-)<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Nevertheless, Lahabrea will be pleased.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> Never before have we been required to contend with a primal. Indeed, there were fears in some quarters that our knights might not be equal to the task.
191 187 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_E00130_NABRIALES 190 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00030_AYMERIC (-???-)<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>How unfortunate.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> From what we have now learned of these beings, I can say with certainty that we would have lost a great many men had the Scions not intervened.
192 188 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00010_AYMERIC 191 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00040_ALPHINAUD On behalf of the Holy See of Ishgard, allow me to express my deepest thanks. Then the argument for preemptive action should be self-evident. Perchance now you will reconsider my proposal that Ishgard move against Natalan?
193 189 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00020_AYMERIC 192 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00050_AYMERIC Never before have we been required to contend with a primal. Indeed, there were fears in some quarters that our knights might not be equal to the task. Ere we first met, a similar proposal was tabled─but the Holy See decreed that we were to observe, and that military action should be taken only in self-defense.
194 190 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00030_AYMERIC 193 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00060_AYMERIC From what we have now learned of these beings, I can say with certainty that we would have lost a great many men had the Scions not intervened. All things considered, it was not an unreasonable decision. Since the Calamity, two vigils have fallen to the Horde, while Garuda has never shown any inclination to storm the Gates of Judgement.
195 191 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00040_ALPHINAUD 194 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00070_AYMERIC Then the argument for preemptive action should be self-evident. Perchance now you will reconsider my proposal that Ishgard move against Natalan? ...Which is why this unprecedented crisis and its resolution may prompt a change in policy.
196 192 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00050_AYMERIC 195 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00080_AYMERIC Ere we first met, a similar proposal was tabled─but the Holy See decreed that we were to observe, and that military action should be taken only in self-defense. You who have faced these primals know well the threat they pose. Ishgard did not─not until now.
197 193 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00060_AYMERIC 196 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00090_AYMERIC All things considered, it was not an unreasonable decision. Since the Calamity, two vigils have fallen to the Horde, while Garuda has never shown any inclination to storm the Gates of Judgement. And there is naught like a brush with death to change a man's outlook.
198 194 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00070_AYMERIC 197 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00110_HAURCHEFANT ...Which is why this unprecedented crisis and its resolution may prompt a change in policy. At the very least, this should silence any lingering objections to our arrangement with Revenant's Toll.
199 195 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00080_AYMERIC 198 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00120_HAURCHEFANT You who have faced these primals know well the threat they pose. Ishgard did not─not until now. The Holy See may even feel moved to grant us its formal endorsement.
200 196 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00090_AYMERIC 199 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00130_AYMERIC And there is naught like a brush with death to change a man's outlook. So far as it is possible, the Scions shall be compensated for their service.
201 197 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00110_HAURCHEFANT 200 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00140_ALPHINAUD At the very least, this should silence any lingering objections to our arrangement with Revenant's Toll. We should be grateful for any aid you can provide.
202 198 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00120_HAURCHEFANT 201 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00150_AYMERIC The Holy See may even feel moved to grant us its formal endorsement. As a gesture of good faith, I shall withdraw my previous request. Your people are doubtless needed elsewhere.
203 199 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00130_AYMERIC 202 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00160_ALPHINAUD So far as it is possible, the Scions shall be compensated for their service. That will not be necessary.
204 200 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00140_ALPHINAUD 203 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00170_ALPHINAUD We should be grateful for any aid you can provide. We too have a vested interest in watching Dravania's movements.
205 201 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00150_AYMERIC 204 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00171_AYMERIC As a gesture of good faith, I shall withdraw my previous request. Your people are doubtless needed elsewhere. I see. Once more, I must thank you.
206 202 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00160_ALPHINAUD 205 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00172_ALPHINAUD That will not be necessary. Ser Aymeric, if I may... Do you truly believe that Midgardsormr could return?
207 203 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00170_ALPHINAUD 206 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00180_AYMERIC We too have a vested interest in watching Dravania's movements. The heavens are a window unto truth, but those who interpret their movements are not infallible. I requested your involvement as a precautionary measure.
208 204 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00171_AYMERIC 207 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00190_ALPHINAUD I see. Once more, I must thank you. But of course... You sought an excuse to *compensate* us from the first, mindful of what would happen if Revenant's Toll were taken by your enemies.
209 205 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00172_ALPHINAUD 208 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00200_ALPHINAUD Ser Aymeric, if I may... Do you truly believe that Midgardsormr could return? Ishgard is not wont to aid its neighbors, but that does not preclude it from manipulating them to serve its own interests.
210 206 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00180_AYMERIC 209 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00210_LUCIA The heavens are a window unto truth, but those who interpret their movements are not infallible. I requested your involvement as a precautionary measure. (-Taciturn Temple Knight-)Choose your next words carefully.
211 207 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00190_ALPHINAUD 210 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00220_AYMERIC But of course... You sought an excuse to <Emphasis>compensate</Emphasis> us from the first, mindful of what would happen if Revenant's Toll were taken by your enemies. Do you know what sort of man becomes lord commander of the Temple Knights?
212 208 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00200_ALPHINAUD 211 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00230_AYMERIC Ishgard is not wont to aid its neighbors, but that does not preclude it from manipulating them to serve its own interests. One who comes from good stock. I did not, yet here I am. Now why do you suppose that is?
213 209 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00210_LUCIA 212 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00240_AYMERIC (-Taciturn Temple Knight-)Choose your next words carefully. Because I swiftly learned to tell the difference between words, deeds, and beliefs.
214 210 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00220_AYMERIC 213 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00250_AYMERIC Do you know what sort of man becomes lord commander of the Temple Knights? ...You are correct, Master Leveilleur. Ishgard desires to see Revenant's Toll flourish, as it would present a troublesome obstacle to our enemies from the south.
215 211 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00230_AYMERIC 214 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00260_ALPHINAUD One who comes from good stock. I did not, yet here I am. Now why do you suppose that is? We are so glad to be of use to you.
216 212 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00240_AYMERIC 215 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00270_AYMERIC Because I swiftly learned to tell the difference between words, deeds, and beliefs. As we are to you. Ours is a mutually beneficial arrangement, lest we forget. One born of necessity.
217 213 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00250_AYMERIC 216 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00280_AYMERIC ...You are correct, Master Leveilleur. Ishgard desires to see Revenant's Toll flourish, as it would present a troublesome obstacle to our enemies from the south. The dragons grow more restless by the day, and the heretics harry us nigh without cease.
218 214 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00260_ALPHINAUD 217 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00290_AYMERIC We are so glad to be of use to you. We have contended with such troubles for centuries, but there are limits to even our endurance.
219 215 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00270_AYMERIC 218 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00300_AYMERIC As we are to you. Ours is a mutually beneficial arrangement, lest we forget. One born of necessity. Yet as a pauper is loath to part with his meager possessions, the leaders of Ishgard are not wont to render up their trust to outsiders.
220 216 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00280_AYMERIC 219 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00310_AYMERIC The dragons grow more restless by the day, and the heretics harry us nigh without cease. But with perseverance on *our* part, they may yet be made to see the light.
221 217 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00290_AYMERIC 220 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00320_AYMERIC We have contended with such troubles for centuries, but there are limits to even our endurance. Nevertheless, one must take care when walking the road less traveled.
222 218 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00300_AYMERIC 221 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00330_ALPHINAUD Yet as a pauper is loath to part with his meager possessions, the leaders of Ishgard are not wont to render up their trust to outsiders. Wise words, Ser Aymeric. I shall make a point to remember them.
223 219 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00310_AYMERIC 222 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00340_ALPHINAUD But with perseverance on <Emphasis>our</Emphasis> part, they may yet be made to see the light. I must apologize for my earlier outburst. I hope it will not sour our good relations.
224 220 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00320_AYMERIC 223 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00350_AYMERIC Nevertheless, one must take care when walking the road less traveled. Not at all. You but spoke from the heart.
225 221 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00330_ALPHINAUD 224 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00360_AYMERIC Wise words, Ser Aymeric. I shall make a point to remember them. I trust you understand that, at times, my duties may prevent me from meeting with you.
226 222 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00340_ALPHINAUD 225 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00370_AYMERIC I must apologize for my earlier outburst. I hope it will not sour our good relations. On such occasions, my second-in-command will speak for me.
227 223 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00350_AYMERIC 226 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00380_LUCIA Not at all. You but spoke from the heart. (-Lucia-)Lucia, at your service.
228 224 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00360_AYMERIC 227 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00390_LUCIA I trust you understand that, at times, my duties may prevent me from meeting with you. (-Lucia-)Pray excuse our reticence. We are but wary of speaking too freely, lest our sentiments be made known to our enemies.
229 225 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00370_AYMERIC 228 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00400_LUCIA On such occasions, my second-in-command will speak for me. (-Lucia-)Know that the lord commander and I are of one mind. For the sake of Ishgard─and of Eorzea at large─I pray our peoples can put aside their differences.
230 226 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00380_LUCIA 229 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00410_LUCIA (-Lucia-)Lucia, at your service. (-Lucia-)Those who dwell in the past risk losing sight of their future.
231 227 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00390_LUCIA 230 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00420_AYMERIC (-Lucia-)Pray excuse our reticence. We are but wary of speaking too freely, lest our sentiments be made known to our enemies. Should aught befall one of our shipments, pray inform Lucia immediately. You may also relay to her any words you might have for me alone.
232 228 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00400_LUCIA 231 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00430_AYMERIC (-Lucia-)Know that the lord commander and I are of one mind. For the sake of Ishgard─and of Eorzea at large─I pray our peoples can put aside their differences. Not being of Ishgardian birth, she owes no allegiance to any noble house, making her as near to incorruptible as one can find in my homeland. Suffice it to say, I trust her completely, and so may you.
233 229 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00410_LUCIA 232 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00440_AYMERIC (-Lucia-)Those who dwell in the past risk losing sight of their future. Which reminds me─ Lord Haurchefant, if you would be so kind.
234 230 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00420_AYMERIC 233 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00450_HAURCHEFANT Should aught befall one of our shipments, pray inform Lucia immediately. You may also relay to her any words you might have for me alone. Certainly.
235 231 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00430_AYMERIC 234 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00460_AYMERIC Not being of Ishgardian birth, she owes no allegiance to any noble house, making her as near to incorruptible as one can find in my homeland. Suffice it to say, I trust her completely, and so may you. In times such as these, trust is ever in short supply. Mayhap this will go some way to rectify the problem.
236 232 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00440_AYMERIC 235 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00470_AYMERIC Which reminds me─ Lord Haurchefant, if you would be so kind. The results of our investigation into the heretics' recent attacks, as well as our interrogation of the merchant you detained.
237 233 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00450_HAURCHEFANT 236 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00480_ALPHINAUD Certainly. Ser Aymeric... I cannot thank you enough.
238 234 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00460_AYMERIC 237 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00490_AYMERIC In times such as these, trust is ever in short supply. Mayhap this will go some way to rectify the problem. Think nothing of it. Ishgard may be many things, but it is no friend to Garlemald.
239 235 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00470_AYMERIC 238 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00500_HAURCHEFANT The results of our investigation into the heretics' recent attacks, as well as our interrogation of the merchant you detained. Did I not tell you to have faith, my friend?
240 236 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00480_ALPHINAUD 239 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00010_MINFILIA Ser Aymeric... I cannot thank you enough. Words cannot well express how glad I am to see you returned to us hale and whole.
241 237 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00490_AYMERIC 240 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00011_MINFILIA Think nothing of it. Ishgard may be many things, but it is no friend to Garlemald. Needless to say, I am most eager to hear your account of that which occurred in Coerthas─assuming you are ready to speak of it?
242 238 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_F00500_HAURCHEFANT 241 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00020_MINFILIA Did I not tell you to have faith, my friend? Excellent. I shall summon the others at once.
243 239 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00010_MINFILIA 242 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00030_MINFILIA Words cannot well express how glad I am to see you returned to us hale and whole. Iceheart used *her own body* as a vessel for a primal's soul?
244 240 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00011_MINFILIA 243 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00040_YSHTOLA Needless to say, I am most eager to hear your account of that which occurred in Coerthas─assuming you are ready to speak of it? Master Louisoix's writings make no mention of such a possibility. Can we be certain this entity was a primal?
245 241 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00020_MINFILIA 244 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00050_PAPALYMO Excellent. I shall summon the others at once. As certain as we can be that Good King Moggle Mog XII was a primal, I should think. Both were ostensibly summoned.
246 242 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00030_MINFILIA 245 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00060_THANCRED Iceheart used <Emphasis>her own body</Emphasis> as a vessel for a primal's soul? Let's not quibble over definitions. Of more concern is the implication that Iceheart retained her will even after she was possessed. We are talking about a mortal wielding the power of a primal!
247 243 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00040_YSHTOLA 246 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00070_YDA Master Louisoix's writings make no mention of such a possibility. Can we be certain this entity was a primal? It can't possibly be that easy, can it? There must be some sort of sacrifice required. Or maybe she's just special?
248 244 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00050_PAPALYMO 247 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00080_URIANGER As certain as we can be that Good King Moggle Mog XII was a primal, I should think. Both were ostensibly summoned. What qualities this woman possesseth, I know not, but full sure am I that she was groomed for this role.
249 245 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00060_THANCRED 248 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00090_URIANGER Let's not quibble over definitions. Of more concern is the implication that Iceheart retained her will even after she was possessed. We are talking about a mortal wielding the power of a primal! Few are privy to the secrets of summoning, and but a single party standeth to profit from their dissemination.
250 246 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00070_YDA 249 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00100_MOENBRYDA It can't possibly be that easy, can it? There must be some sort of sacrifice required. Or maybe she's just special? Well, I wouldn't presume to comment on how the lass came to know about summoning, but I *will* say that what she summoned was a primal. The readings were the same, or near as damn it.
251 247 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00080_URIANGER 250 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00110_MOENBRYDA What qualities this woman possesseth, I know not, but full sure am I that she was groomed for this role. Strange as it all sounds, it's really no different from what you've faced before.
252 248 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00090_URIANGER 251 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00120_YSHTOLA Few are privy to the secrets of summoning, and but a single party standeth to profit from their dissemination. Then mayhap it is time that we reexamined our previous encounters.
253 249 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00100_MOENBRYDA 252 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00130_PAPALYMO Well, I wouldn't presume to comment on how the lass came to know about summoning, but I <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> say that what she summoned was a primal. The readings were the same, or near as damn it. Pack your things, Yda. We're going back to Gridania.
254 250 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00110_MOENBRYDA 253 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00140_YDA Strange as it all sounds, it's really no different from what you've faced before. Yes sir!
255 251 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00120_YSHTOLA 254 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00150_MINFILIA Then mayhap it is time that we reexamined our previous encounters. About Iceheart's final words to you...
256 252 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00130_PAPALYMO 255 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00200_MINFILIA Pack your things, Yda. We're going back to Gridania. "Hear... Feel... Think...“
257 253 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00140_YDA 256 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00210_MINFILIA Yes sir! Hydaelyn speaks to *her* as well.
258 254 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00150_MINFILIA 257 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00211_MINFILIA About Iceheart's final words to you... If Iceheart is blessed with the power of the Echo, she will doubtless have used it to further her goals.
259 255 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00200_MINFILIA 258 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00212_MINFILIA "Hear... Feel... Think...“ ...Or could it be that it was a revelation granted her by the Echo which first set her on this path? She did say that the Ishgardians were blind to the truth.
260 256 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00210_MINFILIA 259 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00213_MINFILIA Hydaelyn speaks to <Emphasis>her</Emphasis> as well. Do you think she has knowledge of the origins of the Ishgardian-Dravanian war? It would do much to explain her unwavering conviction.
261 257 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00211_MINFILIA 260 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00220_URIANGER If Iceheart is blessed with the power of the Echo, she will doubtless have used it to further her goals. Did not the Lady Iceheart implore thee to seek the Keeper of the Lake? And did she not imply that in so doing thou wouldst come to see with eyes unclouded?
262 258 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00212_MINFILIA 261 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00230_MINFILIA ...Or could it be that it was a revelation granted her by the Echo which first set her on this path? She did say that the Ishgardians were blind to the truth. Midgardsormr was a king amongst kings who reigned for centuries on end... But he is dead, and his wisdom lost to the ages─unless the Ishgardians' fears are well founded...
263 259 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00213_MINFILIA 262 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00240_MINFILIA Do you think she has knowledge of the origins of the Ishgardian-Dravanian war? It would do much to explain her unwavering conviction. It would seem we have yet another reason to stand watch over the Keeper of the Lake. For a mercy, we are well positioned to do so.
264 260 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00220_URIANGER 263 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00280_MINFILIA Did not the Lady Iceheart implore thee to seek the Keeper of the Lake? And did she not imply that in so doing thou wouldst come to see with eyes unclouded? Iceheart, Shiva, Ascians, and Midgardsormr. I shudder to think how they are all connected...
265 261 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00230_MINFILIA 264 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00010_TELEDJIADELEDJI Midgardsormr was a king amongst kings who reigned for centuries on end... But he is dead, and his wisdom lost to the ages─unless the Ishgardians' fears are well founded... I have heard. Truly bothersome business.
266 262 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00240_MINFILIA 265 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00020_TELEDJIADELEDJI It would seem we have yet another reason to stand watch over the Keeper of the Lake. For a mercy, we are well positioned to do so. No, I do not foresee a problem on that front. The main concern is Raubahn─there is no telling what the brute might do.
267 263 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_G00280_MINFILIA 266 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00030_TELEDJIADELEDJI Iceheart, Shiva, Ascians, and Midgardsormr. I shudder to think how they are all connected... Have the Blades watch him and the Flames day and night.
268 264 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00010_TELEDJIADELEDJI 267 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00040_TELEDJIADELEDJI I have heard. Truly bothersome business. You may leave the sultana to me. I shall personally attend Her Grace.
269 265 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00020_TELEDJIADELEDJI 268 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00050_TELEDJIADELEDJI No, I do not foresee a problem on that front. The main concern is Raubahn─there is no telling what the brute might do. <sigh>
270 266 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00030_TELEDJIADELEDJI 269 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00060_TELEDJIADELEDJI Have the Blades watch him and the Flames day and night. Sever one of the East Aldenard trade routes. That ought to keep Lolorito occupied for a while.
271 267 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00040_TELEDJIADELEDJI 270 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00070_TELEDJIADELEDJI You may leave the sultana to me. I shall personally attend Her Grace. Nanamo Ul Namo... For my sake, pray be a good little sultana to the last.
272 268 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00050_TELEDJIADELEDJI 271 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00010_MINFILIA <sigh> Welcome back, my friend. I have already received word from Alphinaud.
273 269 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00060_TELEDJIADELEDJI 272 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00011_MINFILIA Sever one of the East Aldenard trade routes. That ought to keep Lolorito occupied for a while. To think that Flame Marshal Roaille was the Garlean agent... I know not what to say.
274 270 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_H00070_TELEDJIADELEDJI 273 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00020_MINFILIA Nanamo Ul Namo... For my sake, pray be a good little sultana to the last. Together with Raubahn, Eline lent us much-needed aid at the time of our order's founding. She was particularly passionate about the need to tackle the primal threat.
275 271 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00010_MINFILIA 274 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00030_MINFILIA Welcome back, my friend. I have already received word from Alphinaud. When we discussed the subject, her eyes fairly shone with determination. Whatever else she may have been, I choose to believe that it was her true self with whom I spoke then...
276 272 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00011_MINFILIA 275 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00040_MINFILIA To think that Flame Marshal Roaille was the Garlean agent... I know not what to say. But now is not the time to dwell on such matters.
277 273 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00020_MINFILIA 276 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00050_MINFILIA Together with Raubahn, Eline lent us much-needed aid at the time of our order's founding. She was particularly passionate about the need to tackle the primal threat. I have an important announcement to make regarding our effort to defeat the Ascians. We shall begin as soon as everyone is assembled.
278 274 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00030_MINFILIA 277 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00060_MINFILIA When we discussed the subject, her eyes fairly shone with determination. Whatever else she may have been, I choose to believe that it was her true self with whom I spoke then... My thanks for coming, friends. Moenbryda, the floor is yours.
279 275 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00040_MINFILIA 278 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00070_MOENBRYDA But now is not the time to dwell on such matters. By now, I'm sure you're all familiar with white auracite, the miraculous material that'll allow us to capture Ascian souls.
280 276 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00050_MINFILIA 279 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00080_MOENBRYDA I have an important announcement to make regarding our effort to defeat the Ascians. We shall begin as soon as everyone is assembled. Back at Snowcloak, we verified its ability to absorb vast amounts of aether.
281 277 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00060_MINFILIA 280 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00090_MOENBRYDA My thanks for coming, friends. Moenbryda, the floor is yours. Alas, it leaves something to be desired in the area of stability. The stone can only store aether for a short while before expelling its contents.
282 278 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00070_MOENBRYDA 281 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00100_URIANGER By now, I'm sure you're all familiar with white auracite, the miraculous material that'll allow us to capture Ascian souls. In addition to auracite's inherent limitations, we must needs be wary of our enemy's strength.
283 279 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00080_MOENBRYDA 282 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00110_URIANGER Back at Snowcloak, we verified its ability to absorb vast amounts of aether. Our foe draweth upon an infinite wellspring of power. Even should we succeed in entrapping him, the stone will not long contain his wrath.
284 280 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00090_MOENBRYDA 283 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00120_MOENBRYDA Alas, it leaves something to be desired in the area of stability. The stone can only store aether for a short while before expelling its contents. Meaning that if we want to kill the swine, we'll have to be quick about it.
285 281 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00100_URIANGER 284 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00130_URIANGER In addition to auracite's inherent limitations, we must needs be wary of our enemy's strength. 'Tis our belief that an Ascian soul may be permanently undone if smitten by a sufficiently concentrated burst of pure aether.
286 282 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00110_URIANGER 285 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00140_MOENBRYDA Our foe draweth upon an infinite wellspring of power. Even should we succeed in entrapping him, the stone will not long contain his wrath. The only trouble is, we can't say for sure how concentrated the burst needs to be... Without knowing how much aether an Ascian soul is composed of, we're basically guessing.
287 283 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00120_MOENBRYDA 286 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00150_URIANGER Meaning that if we want to kill the swine, we'll have to be quick about it. Our sole clue lieth in thy struggle with Lahabrea.
288 284 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00130_URIANGER 287 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00160_MINFILIA 'Tis our belief that an Ascian soul may be permanently undone if smitten by a sufficiently concentrated burst of pure aether. During that encounter, Hydaelyn bid you forge what She called “a blade of Light,” a weapon which took the form of a luminous stream of energy.
289 285 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00140_MOENBRYDA 288 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00170_MINFILIA The only trouble is, we can't say for sure how concentrated the burst needs to be... Without knowing how much aether an Ascian soul is composed of, we're basically guessing. Based on your description, we believe the “blade” with which you vanquished your foe was composed of aether.
290 286 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00150_URIANGER 289 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00180_MINFILIA Our sole clue lieth in thy struggle with Lahabrea. Admittedly, your victory proved ephemeral, as Lahabrea was able to use a Crystal of Darkness to flee into the space that lies between our world and the void.
291 287 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00160_MINFILIA 290 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00190_MINFILIA During that encounter, Hydaelyn bid you forge what She called “a blade of Light,” a weapon which took the form of a luminous stream of energy. The fact remains, however, that Hydaelyn placed the means to destroy the Ascians in your hands.
292 288 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00170_MINFILIA 291 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00200_MINFILIA Based on your description, we believe the “blade” with which you vanquished your foe was composed of aether. Be that as it may, it would be unwise to assume that She will do the same when next we encounter such a foe.
293 289 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00180_MINFILIA 292 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00210_URIANGER Admittedly, your victory proved ephemeral, as Lahabrea was able to use a Crystal of Darkness to flee into the space that lies between our world and the void. Quite so, my lady. We must needs find the means to forge our own blade of aether─one to equal that which Hydaelyn did benevolently bestow upon Her champion.
294 290 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00190_MINFILIA 293 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00220_PAPALYMO The fact remains, however, that Hydaelyn placed the means to destroy the Ascians in your hands. That is all well and good, but it seems to me that producing such a blade will require a prodigious quantity of aether. Whence will it come, pray tell?
295 291 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00200_MINFILIA 294 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00230_YDA Be that as it may, it would be unwise to assume that She will do the same when next we encounter such a foe. Ummm... Oh! What if we had *two* pieces of white auracite? One to trap the Ascian, and the other to store the aether for the blade!
296 292 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00210_URIANGER 295 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00240_MOENBRYDA Quite so, my lady. We must needs find the means to forge our own blade of aether─one to equal that which Hydaelyn did benevolently bestow upon Her champion. Nice try, but it's as I said: the stone won't hold aether for any length of time. We'd still need to collect the stuff there and then, sorry to say.
297 293 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00220_PAPALYMO 296 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00250_THANCRED That is all well and good, but it seems to me that producing such a blade will require a prodigious quantity of aether. Whence will it come, pray tell? And therein lies the rub: finding a way to create the blade whenever and wherever we choose.
298 294 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00230_YDA 297 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00260_YSHTOLA Ummm... Oh! What if we had <Emphasis>two</Emphasis> pieces of white auracite? One to trap the Ascian, and the other to store the aether for the blade! 'Twould seem more research is in order.
299 295 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00240_MOENBRYDA 298 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00270_MOENBRYDA Nice try, but it's as I said: the stone won't hold aether for any length of time. We'd still need to collect the stuff there and then, sorry to say. I'm going to linger awhile─perform a few more tests on the auracite.
300 296 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00250_THANCRED 299 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00280_MOENBRYDA And therein lies the rub: finding a way to create the blade whenever and wherever we choose. And I could do with some help. Urianger, why don't you lend me a hand?
301 297 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00260_YSHTOLA 300 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00290_URIANGER 'Twould seem more research is in order. M-Mine apologies, but I am required at the Waking Sands.
302 298 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00270_MOENBRYDA 301 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00300_URIANGER I'm going to linger awhile─perform a few more tests on the auracite. Lady Minfilia hath given me sole charge of the premises. 'Twould be unseemly to leave them unattended.
303 299 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00280_MOENBRYDA 302 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00310_MOENBRYDA And I could do with some help. Urianger, why don't you lend me a hand? "Sole charge,“ you say? So...you're basically *alone* there, then? Well, that settles it! I'll just have to come to you!
304 300 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00290_URIANGER 303 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00320_MINFILIA M-Mine apologies, but I am required at the Waking Sands. While you were afield, word arrived from the Sharlayan motherland.
305 301 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00300_URIANGER 304 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00330_MINFILIA Lady Minfilia hath given me sole charge of the premises. 'Twould be unseemly to leave them unattended. You will recall that a survey party was dispatched to investigate the incident at the Isle of Val. What they discovered was troubling to say the least.
306 302 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00310_MOENBRYDA 305 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00340_MINFILIA "Sole charge,“ you say? So...you're basically <Emphasis>alone</Emphasis> there, then? Well, that settles it! I'll just have to come to you! According to the report, the isle has been erased from existence. 'Twas as if a hole had been torn in the very fabric of reality.
307 303 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00320_MINFILIA 306 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00350_URIANGER While you were afield, word arrived from the Sharlayan motherland. Aye...yet the mystery endeth not with the isle's disappearance.
308 304 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00330_MINFILIA 307 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00360_URIANGER You will recall that a survey party was dispatched to investigate the incident at the Isle of Val. What they discovered was troubling to say the least. It hath come to light that a number of scholars in various other locales were reported missing at a similar juncture.
309 305 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00340_MINFILIA 308 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00370_MOENBRYDA According to the report, the isle has been erased from existence. 'Twas as if a hole had been torn in the very fabric of reality. What's more, they all had something in common with the head of the Students of Baldesion. Every last one of them was researching a phenomenon called dimensional compression─or the “Rejoining,” as the ancient texts call it. I'll be damned if *that's* a coincidence.
310 306 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00350_URIANGER 309 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00380_MINFILIA Aye...yet the mystery endeth not with the isle's disappearance. All indications suggest Ascian involvement, but I sense that a force greater still is at work─the entity the dark beings call “the one true god”...
311 307 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00360_URIANGER 310 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00390_MINFILIA It hath come to light that a number of scholars in various other locales were reported missing at a similar juncture. We must pray that my dear friend Krile regains consciousness soon. If she bore witness to the Isle of Val's final moments, she may be able to shed some light on this mystery...
312 308 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00370_MOENBRYDA 311 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00010_RAUBAHN What's more, they all had something in common with the head of the Students of Baldesion. Every last one of them was researching a phenomenon called dimensional compression─or the “Rejoining,” as the ancient texts call it. I'll be damned if <Emphasis>that's</Emphasis> a coincidence. Following the Calamity, the forces of the XIVth Imperial Legion entrenched themselves in strategic locations across Eorzea.
313 309 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00380_MINFILIA 312 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00020_RAUBAHN All indications suggest Ascian involvement, but I sense that a force greater still is at work─the entity the dark beings call “the one true god”... So swiftly did they accomplish this, it was suspected that they had received help. To think that it came from Roaille... My right hand.
314 310 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_I00390_MINFILIA 313 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00030_ILBERD We must pray that my dear friend Krile regains consciousness soon. If she bore witness to the Isle of Val's final moments, she may be able to shed some light on this mystery... There is more. We have reason to believe that Roaille didn't deal exclusively with the XIVth. She also answered to a higher authority in Garlemald.
315 311 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00010_RAUBAHN 314 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00040_ILBERD Following the Calamity, the forces of the XIVth Imperial Legion entrenched themselves in strategic locations across Eorzea. But this higher authority could not have been the Emperor. By consenting to the Meteor project, Solus zos Galvus showed himself to be more concerned about preventing the spread of primal influence than claiming Eorzea for the Empire. He would happily have seen the lot reduced to ash.
316 312 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00020_RAUBAHN 315 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00050_ILBERD So swiftly did they accomplish this, it was suspected that they had received help. To think that it came from Roaille... My right hand. We believe a number of high-ranking figures within the royal household were against the decision, but that they knew better than to oppose the Emperor openly. Of course, this didn't prevent them from making clandestine provisions, in which Roaille played a part.
317 313 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00030_ILBERD 316 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00060_ALPHINAUD There is more. We have reason to believe that Roaille didn't deal exclusively with the XIVth. She also answered to a higher authority in Garlemald. Alas, these provisions did not prevent Dalamud from falling, and the ensuing chaos changed the face of the realm forever. Yet Eorzea survived.
318 314 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00040_ILBERD 317 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00070_ALPHINAUD But this higher authority could not have been the Emperor. By consenting to the Meteor project, Solus zos Galvus showed himself to be more concerned about preventing the spread of primal influence than claiming Eorzea for the Empire. He would happily have seen the lot reduced to ash. To all intents and purposes, the Meteor project had failed, and the Empire was left to rue its lack of a decisive means to eliminate the primals. Until, that is, it stumbled upon the Ultima Weapon.
319 315 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00050_ILBERD 318 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00080_RAUBAHN We believe a number of high-ranking figures within the royal household were against the decision, but that they knew better than to oppose the Emperor openly. Of course, this didn't prevent them from making clandestine provisions, in which Roaille played a part. Even before the accursed thing was dug up, it seemed to me the XIVth had the might to overwhelm our weakened armies. Yet they chose to hide behind their walls. Why?
320 316 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00060_ALPHINAUD 319 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00090_ALPHINAUD Alas, these provisions did not prevent Dalamud from falling, and the ensuing chaos changed the face of the realm forever. Yet Eorzea survived. The Black Wolf was wary of making the denizens of Eorzea desperate, lest more primals emerge to bleed the land. The discovery of the Ultima Weapon, however, emboldened him to resume his war of conquest in earnest.
321 317 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00070_ALPHINAUD 320 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00100_ILBERD To all intents and purposes, the Meteor project had failed, and the Empire was left to rue its lack of a decisive means to eliminate the primals. Until, that is, it stumbled upon the Ultima Weapon. But there was one in Garlemald who believed that van Baelsar's actions were premature─one who stood higher in the imperial army's chain of command. He ordered the legatus to halt his advance, only to find that the Black Wolf had slipped its leash, and that the XIVth now acted alone.
322 318 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00080_RAUBAHN 321 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00110_ILBERD Even before the accursed thing was dug up, it seemed to me the XIVth had the might to overwhelm our weakened armies. Yet they chose to hide behind their walls. Why? In a bid to bring van Baelsar to heel, he used the agent he had planted in Ul'dah prior to the Calamity to undermine the legion's efforts.
323 319 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00090_ALPHINAUD 322 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00120_RAUBAHN The Black Wolf was wary of making the denizens of Eorzea desperate, lest more primals emerge to bleed the land. The discovery of the Ultima Weapon, however, emboldened him to resume his war of conquest in earnest. A man who outranks van Baelsar, yet opposed the late emperor's decision to annihilate Eorzea... This could only be the former high legatus of the Garlean Army, now known as Emperor Varis zos Galvus.
324 320 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00100_ILBERD 323 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00130_RAUBAHN But there was one in Garlemald who believed that van Baelsar's actions were premature─one who stood higher in the imperial army's chain of command. He ordered the legatus to halt his advance, only to find that the Black Wolf had slipped its leash, and that the XIVth now acted alone. So he was Roaille's true master...
325 321 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00110_ILBERD 324 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00140_ILBERD In a bid to bring van Baelsar to heel, he used the agent he had planted in Ul'dah prior to the Calamity to undermine the legion's efforts. But one of several, in actual fact. We've learned that even as Roaille served the Empire's interests, she sold imperial secrets to a certain faction in Eorzea.
326 322 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00120_RAUBAHN 325 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00150_ILBERD A man who outranks van Baelsar, yet opposed the late emperor's decision to annihilate Eorzea... This could only be the former high legatus of the Garlean Army, now known as Emperor Varis zos Galvus. In so doing, she helped to maintain the status quo, thus prolonging the conflict. Considering who stands to profit from war, it isn't hard to imagine who her other masters were.
327 323 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00130_RAUBAHN 326 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00160_RAUBAHN So he was Roaille's true master... Seven hells... You mean to say that she was a double agent?
328 324 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00140_ILBERD 327 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00170_ILBERD But one of several, in actual fact. We've learned that even as Roaille served the Empire's interests, she sold imperial secrets to a certain faction in Eorzea. Triple, if you consider her services to van Baelsar and the new emperor as separate.
329 325 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00150_ILBERD 328 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00180_ALPHINAUD In so doing, she helped to maintain the status quo, thus prolonging the conflict. Considering who stands to profit from war, it isn't hard to imagine who her other masters were. As neatly as these pieces seem to fit, one aspect of the puzzle remains unclear to me.
330 326 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00160_RAUBAHN 329 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00190_ALPHINAUD Seven hells... You mean to say that she was a double agent? By whose will was the marshal feeding intelligence to the heretics? And try as I might, I fail to see how aiding their cause would profit either her imperial or Monetarist masters.
331 327 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00170_ILBERD 330 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00200_ALPHINAUD Triple, if you consider her services to van Baelsar and the new emperor as separate. Could it be that another hand is at work here? If so, Roaille must be made to reveal whose it is.
332 328 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00180_ALPHINAUD 331 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00210_RAUBAHN As neatly as these pieces seem to fit, one aspect of the puzzle remains unclear to me. Not only have I lost a trusted friend; now I must interrogate her as a stranger.
333 329 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00190_ALPHINAUD 332 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00220_ILBERD By whose will was the marshal feeding intelligence to the heretics? And try as I might, I fail to see how aiding their cause would profit either her imperial or Monetarist masters. Not a pleasant task, I grant you, but a necessary one. Unless we weed out the Ivy, root, stalk, and stem, it will simply grow back.
334 330 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00200_ALPHINAUD 333 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00230_RAUBAHN Could it be that another hand is at work here? If so, Roaille must be made to reveal whose it is. I know that full well. Those closest to Roaille have already been detained, and I will question them alongside her.
335 331 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00210_RAUBAHN 334 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00240_ALPHINAUD Not only have I lost a trusted friend; now I must interrogate her as a stranger. General. Pray keep in mind that there may be unwitting abettors among them.
336 332 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00220_ILBERD 335 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00250_RAUBAHN Not a pleasant task, I grant you, but a necessary one. Unless we weed out the Ivy, root, stalk, and stem, it will simply grow back. All will be treated fairly─on that you have my word. Those who are innocent have no cause to fear.
337 333 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00230_RAUBAHN 336 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00260_ALPHINAUD I know that full well. Those closest to Roaille have already been detained, and I will question them alongside her. You have ever been a friend of truth, General. I hope the unpleasant task of weeding out falsehood will not detain you too long. Though it be for the sake of Eorzea, doubting one's comrades is poison to the soul.
338 334 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00240_ALPHINAUD 337 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00270_ALPHINAUD General. Pray keep in mind that there may be unwitting abettors among them. ...And with that, I take my leave.
339 335 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00250_RAUBAHN 338 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00280_RAUBAHN All will be treated fairly─on that you have my word. Those who are innocent have no cause to fear. All these years, I've been made to dance to their tune...
340 336 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00260_ALPHINAUD 339 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00290_RAUBAHN You have ever been a friend of truth, General. I hope the unpleasant task of weeding out falsehood will not detain you too long. Though it be for the sake of Eorzea, doubting one's comrades is poison to the soul. How could you, Roaille? How could you side with *them*...?
341 337 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00270_ALPHINAUD 340 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00300_RAUBAHN ...And with that, I take my leave. ...Those *cankers* who take from this land and give naught in return─who use their power to disempower, and grow fat while the people starve!
342 338 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00280_RAUBAHN 341 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00310_RAUBAHN All these years, I've been made to dance to their tune... I know you can hear me, Monetarist scum! Your crimes will not go unpunished!
343 339 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00290_RAUBAHN 342 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00320_RAUBAHN How could you, Roaille? How could you side with <Emphasis>them</Emphasis>...? One day, I will purge this land of your sickness! Before the eyes of the Twelve, I swear it!
344 340 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00300_RAUBAHN 343 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00330_RAUBAHN ...Those <Emphasis>cankers</Emphasis> who take from this land and give naught in return─who use their power to disempower, and grow fat while the people starve! Raaaaaargh!
345 341 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00310_RAUBAHN 344 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00010_NANAMOULNAMO I know you can hear me, Monetarist scum! Your crimes will not go unpunished! I shall have no further need of you this day.
346 342 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00320_RAUBAHN 345 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00020_LADYINWAITING2 One day, I will purge this land of your sickness! Before the eyes of the Twelve, I swear it! (-Lady-In-Waiting-)Your Grace.
347 343 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_J00330_RAUBAHN 346 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00030_NANAMOULNAMO Raaaaaargh! I fear that not even mine own chambers shall remain private for long.
348 344 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00010_NANAMOULNAMO 347 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00040_KANESENNA I shall have no further need of you this day. Has the situation grown so grim?
349 345 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00020_LADYINWAITING2 348 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00050_NANAMOULNAMO (-Lady-In-Waiting-)Your Grace. Ever since he proposed the Carteneau Reclamation Bill, Teledji Adeledji has risen to greater prominence upon the backs of impoverished refugees.
350 346 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00030_NANAMOULNAMO 349 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00060_NANAMOULNAMO I fear that not even mine own chambers shall remain private for long. The Monetarists were ever united in their pursuit of profit, but the man's actions have torn a rift in their ranks. They snap at each other as rabid dogs.
351 347 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00040_KANESENNA 350 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00070_NANAMOULNAMO Has the situation grown so grim? Yet now is not the time to be bickering among ourselves.
352 348 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00050_NANAMOULNAMO 351 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00080_MERLWYB Ever since he proposed the Carteneau Reclamation Bill, Teledji Adeledji has risen to greater prominence upon the backs of impoverished refugees. If this bickering is a threat to law and order, might you not have grounds to dissolve the Syndicate?
353 349 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00060_NANAMOULNAMO 352 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00090_NANAMOULNAMO The Monetarists were ever united in their pursuit of profit, but the man's actions have torn a rift in their ranks. They snap at each other as rabid dogs. Would that the solution were so simple, Admiral. Alas, my moving to dissolve the Syndicate is certain to spark outrage among the influential merchant class, whom the cabal represents.
354 350 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00070_NANAMOULNAMO 353 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00100_NANAMOULNAMO Yet now is not the time to be bickering among ourselves. This would serve to exacerbate the current unrest, and peace would slip still further away.
355 351 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00080_MERLWYB 354 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00110_NANAMOULNAMO If this bickering is a threat to law and order, might you not have grounds to dissolve the Syndicate? Be they rich or poor, natives or refugees, all who reside in Ul'dah have a right to pursue happiness. It is the duty of a ruler to protect this right.
356 352 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00090_NANAMOULNAMO 355 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00120_NANAMOULNAMO Would that the solution were so simple, Admiral. Alas, my moving to dissolve the Syndicate is certain to spark outrage among the influential merchant class, whom the cabal represents. If I am to perform my duty, I must needs tread warily. It would not do to make enemies heedlessly.
357 353 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00100_NANAMOULNAMO 356 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00130_NANAMOULNAMO This would serve to exacerbate the current unrest, and peace would slip still further away. Were Lord Lolorito here, he would doubtless say that I have my head in the clouds.
358 354 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00110_NANAMOULNAMO 357 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00140_KANESENNA Be they rich or poor, natives or refugees, all who reside in Ul'dah have a right to pursue happiness. It is the duty of a ruler to protect this right. A ruler is required to take a wide view. Try as we might to cater to all needs, some will inevitably be overlooked. As such, there shall ever be citizens who feel aggrieved. It cannot be helped.
359 355 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00120_NANAMOULNAMO 358 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00150_KANESENNA If I am to perform my duty, I must needs tread warily. It would not do to make enemies heedlessly. But as you have informed us, the Monetarists take no view but their own. They hunger for power while the masses starve.
360 356 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00130_NANAMOULNAMO 359 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00160_KANESENNA Were Lord Lolorito here, he would doubtless say that I have my head in the clouds. In the absence of a common cause, it seems beyond any one individual to make Ul'dah whole.
361 357 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00140_KANESENNA 360 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00170_MERLWYB A ruler is required to take a wide view. Try as we might to cater to all needs, some will inevitably be overlooked. As such, there shall ever be citizens who feel aggrieved. It cannot be helped. And the presence of a Garlean agent within the Immortal Flames only makes matters worse.
362 358 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00150_KANESENNA 361 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00180_MERLWYB But as you have informed us, the Monetarists take no view but their own. They hunger for power while the masses starve. Even accounting for Ul'dah's historic reliance upon mercenaries, such a grievous breach of security is unprecedented. I fear this business will provide the Monetarists with a rod to beat Raubahn.
363 359 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00160_KANESENNA 362 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00190_KANESENNA In the absence of a common cause, it seems beyond any one individual to make Ul'dah whole. Eorzea can ill afford for the Immortal Flames to be dampened now. Ere long, the Garleans will turn their ravenous gaze toward our lands once more. If we are to resist their might, our nations must stand together.
364 360 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00170_MERLWYB 363 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00200_KANESENNA And the presence of a Garlean agent within the Immortal Flames only makes matters worse. Yet for this to happen, our nations must be whole. Can naught be done to improve the situation in Ul'dah?
365 361 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00180_MERLWYB 364 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00210_NANAMOULNAMO Even accounting for Ul'dah's historic reliance upon mercenaries, such a grievous breach of security is unprecedented. I fear this business will provide the Monetarists with a rod to beat Raubahn. The true wealth of Ul'dah lies in the health, happiness, and hopes of her citizens. Alas, the citizens shall never know these things so long as their lives are ruled by the ambitions of the few.
366 362 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00190_KANESENNA 365 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00220_NANAMOULNAMO Eorzea can ill afford for the Immortal Flames to be dampened now. Ere long, the Garleans will turn their ravenous gaze toward our lands once more. If we are to resist their might, our nations must stand together. The Monetarists claim to represent the best interests of the people, but in sooth they desire only to manipulate them for their own selfish ends.
367 363 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00200_KANESENNA 366 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00230_NANAMOULNAMO Yet for this to happen, our nations must be whole. Can naught be done to improve the situation in Ul'dah? For the government to serve the people, it must be formed of the people.
368 364 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00210_NANAMOULNAMO 367 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00240_NANAMOULNAMO The true wealth of Ul'dah lies in the health, happiness, and hopes of her citizens. Alas, the citizens shall never know these things so long as their lives are ruled by the ambitions of the few. For Ul'dah to move forward, it is not only the Syndicate that must be dissolved.
369 365 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00220_NANAMOULNAMO 368 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00250_MERLWYB The Monetarists claim to represent the best interests of the people, but in sooth they desire only to manipulate them for their own selfish ends. Nay... You jest...
370 366 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00230_NANAMOULNAMO 369 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00260_NANAMOULNAMO For the government to serve the people, it must be formed of the people. My friends─it was for no other reason than to make known to you mine intent that I requested your presence here.
371 367 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00240_NANAMOULNAMO 370 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00270_NANAMOULNAMO For Ul'dah to move forward, it is not only the Syndicate that must be dissolved. When I make my declaration to the people, chaos shall inevitably ensue.
372 368 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00250_MERLWYB 371 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00280_NANAMOULNAMO Nay... You jest... As the last monarch in the line of Ul, I make unto you this request.
373 369 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00260_NANAMOULNAMO 372 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00290_NANAMOULNAMO My friends─it was for no other reason than to make known to you mine intent that I requested your presence here. Help Raubahn to preserve order, and protect the people. Forsake them, and you forsake yourselves, for a strong Eorzea will ever have need of a strong Ul'dah.
374 370 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00270_NANAMOULNAMO 373 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00300_KANESENNA When I make my declaration to the people, chaos shall inevitably ensue. Your Grace... Are you certain of this?
375 371 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00280_NANAMOULNAMO 374 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00310_NANAMOULNAMO As the last monarch in the line of Ul, I make unto you this request. There is no other way.
376 372 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00290_NANAMOULNAMO 375 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00320_NANAMOULNAMO Help Raubahn to preserve order, and protect the people. Forsake them, and you forsake yourselves, for a strong Eorzea will ever have need of a strong Ul'dah. When the time is ripe, the nation shall become a true republic. Both Royalists and Monetarists shall cease to be.
377 373 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00300_KANESENNA 376 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00330_NANAMOULNAMO Your Grace... Are you certain of this? Ul'dah will no longer belong to kings or queens or merchant princes, but to her people.
378 374 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00310_NANAMOULNAMO 377 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00340_NANAMOULNAMO There is no other way. Raubahn... Forgive me for casting aside all that you have toiled for in my name...
379 375 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00320_NANAMOULNAMO 378 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00350_NANAMOULNAMO When the time is ripe, the nation shall become a true republic. Both Royalists and Monetarists shall cease to be. Beyond this gesture, I am powerless to help my subjects.
376 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00330_NANAMOULNAMO Ul'dah will no longer belong to kings or queens or merchant princes, but to her people.
377 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00340_NANAMOULNAMO Raubahn... Forgive me for casting aside all that you have toiled for in my name...
378 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02400_K00350_NANAMOULNAMO Beyond this gesture, I am powerless to help my subjects.
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0,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300010_ALISAIE","Gods, he is almost whole again!"
1,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300020_ALPHINAUD","His size is staggering... I can scarce imagine how Grandfather stood against such a monstrosity."
2,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300030_ALISAIE","This cannot be allowed to proceed any further. Let us disable the coil and move on."
3,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300040_ALISAIE","Grandfather!"
4,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300060_ALISAIE","No, that man is dead. I will not dishonor my beloved grandsire's memory by calling you such."
5,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300070_ALISAIE","You are but his twisted shade─the thrall of a mad primal."
6,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300080_LOUISOIX","You were foolish to disregard my warning, child. Are you so convinced of your own righteousness?"
7,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300090_ALPHINAUD","'Tis the rightness of our path that led us to return. Eorzea will never be safe whilst Bahamut remains to threaten all we hold dear."
8,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300100_ALPHINAUD","What of the hero who gave his life in defense of the realm? Do you truly dispute the justice of our cause?"
9,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300110_LOUISOIX","My poor, ignorant grandchildren─your world is shaped by naught but recent conflict. Listen, and I will speak to you of “justice.”"
10,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300120_LOUISOIX","'Twas in the twilight of the Third Astral Era... The southern land of Meracydia suffered invasion at the hands of the Allagan Empire. With no atrocity too depraved for their purpose, the forces of Allag were unstoppable in their advance."
11,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300130_LOUISOIX","Desperate for salvation, the dragons prayed to one of the first brood─to their ancestor Bahamut. Infused by the power of their fervent supplications, Bahamut arose from the abyss of death and took wing as the Meracydians' newborn god."
12,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300140_LOUISOIX","Yet this great miracle would only serve to further the maniacal designs of the dragons' imperial conquerors. The cruel fetters which bind my lord stand testament to the Allagans' boundless greed and hubris."
13,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300150_LOUISOIX","I once summoned the Twelve in an attempt to forestall the advent of the Seventh Umbral Era."
14,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300160_LOUISOIX","What then did the dragons of Meracydia do that I did not? Wherefore are they accursed and I exalted?"
15,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300170_LOUISOIX","'Tis man's overweening belief in his own primacy that blinds him to the commonness of his condition...and the truth of his own tyranny."
16,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300180_LOUISOIX","As long as man is suffered to remain, the dragons shall never be at peace."
17,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300190_LOUISOIX","Only when the plague of people has been expunged shall the children of Lord Bahamut be free. Then shall the world know true justice."
18,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300200_ALISAIE","Stop it! Grandfather would never say such things! His belief that people were worth saving never faltered!"
19,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300210_ALISAIE","He had faith in their strength...that they could stand together and push back against the darkness seeking to shape them."
20,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300220_LOUISOIX","A false hope. 'Tis folly to place one's faith in so flawed a race."
21,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300230_LOUISOIX","""Stand together“? Hmph. They would first need to agree on which direction to face. If history teaches us anything, it is that man cannot find common ground between his own two feet."
22,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300240_LOUISOIX","Even you, twins whose veins run with the same blood, struggle to fathom each other's reasoning. You hide your differing agendas behind the convenient banner of Eorzea's salvation. Given your obvious self-interest, can you truly claim no kinship with the Allagans?"
23,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300250_LOUISOIX","And though I hoped they might bring you closer, 'twould seem that the twin grimoires I bestowed upon you were a wasted gesture..."
24,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300260_ALPHINAUD","There may well be truth in your judgment of Alisaie and me... But such a one-sided tirade bemoaning the evils of man rings false coming from the lips of Archon Louisoix."
25,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300270_ALPHINAUD","Tell me─do you champion the cause of dragons because Bahamut compels you as his thrall?"
26,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300280_ALPHINAUD","Or is it because you yourself have transcended the limits of man's existence?"
27,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300290_LOUISOIX","Ah, so the possibility did not escape your notice? What I prayed for, and what I have become...these are the <Emphasis>keys</Emphasis> that unlock the truth behind Eorzea's rebirth."
28,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300300_LOUISOIX","If you would have them, then you must needs take them by force. Come, rend this divine form asunder and claim your answers!"
29,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300310_ALISAIE","But...I thought... He has become a primal!?"
30,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300320_ALPHINAUD","'Tis difficult I know, but you must accept it: that entity is no phantom or impostor─it is our beloved grandsire!"
31,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300330_ALISAIE","Please─for his sake and for ours─you must defeat our grandfather!"
32,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400010_ALISAIE","Grandfather is truly gone this time. But better it end this way than the alternative..."
33,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400020_LOUISOIX","I am yet here, Alisaie. My dear, sweet granddaughter..."
34,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400030_ALISAIE","Grandfather...?"
35,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400040_LOUISOIX","I must thank you, Warrior of Light. Without your valor, I might never have broken free of Bahamut's control."
36,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400050_LOUISOIX","These last few moments are mine to live as the man I once was."
37,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400060_ALISAIE","This is all that I wanted. Yet now that it is happening, I find myself struggling to believe it... Is it really you?"
38,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400070_ALPHINAUD","Grandfather, pray forgive me my insolence. It was not my intent to demean you."
39,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400080_LOUISOIX","Forgive you? I am proud of you, child. You were wise enough to deduce the manner of creature I had become."
40,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400090_LOUISOIX","Alphinaud. Alisaie. If any here should beg forgiveness, it is I."
41,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400100_ALISAIE","Grandfather, I must ask... Will you not tell us what befell during the Calamity?"
42,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400110_LOUISOIX","Yes. Yes, of course. You have come far to hear the truth..."
43,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400120_LOUISOIX","Let us then begin the tale at the Battle of Carteneau, where clashed the forces of the Garlean Empire and the Eorzean Alliance."
44,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400130_LOUISOIX","'Twas there in the sky above the surging armies that the elder primal Bahamut broke free of the red moon, Dalamud."
45,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400140_LOUISOIX","In an effort to contain this avatar of destruction, I called upon the Twelve to aid me in the creation of a prison of aether..."
46,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400150_LOUISOIX","But Bahamut would not be caged by such feeble bars─too vast was his might; too fierce his rage."
47,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400160_LOUISOIX",""
48,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400170_LOUISOIX","You know of what happened next. I used the last of my strength to send you and your companions outside of time, and then prepared to meet my end."
49,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400180_LOUISOIX","Little choice remained to me. I used the last of my strength to entrust our hope unto the future, and prepared to meet my end."
50,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500010_LOUISOIX","As you have no doubt surmised, I did not perish. When the cage built from the essences of the Twelve was destroyed, the sky was filled with a colossal cloud of aether..."
51,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500020_LOUISOIX","This drifting energy responded to the prayers of those fighting below─and to my own desperate wish that the dying realm be saved─by infusing me with the power of a primal."
52,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500030_LOUISOIX","I became the immortal Phoenix, ancient symbol of rebirth."
53,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500040_LOUISOIX","Rising into the sky, I struck Bahamut with all my newfound strength. The blow shattered his earthly form, and a shower of aether rained down upon the land."
54,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500050_LOUISOIX","Thus began the rejuvenation of Eorzea."
55,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500060_LOUISOIX","Believing the deed done, I relinquished my hold on that staggering energy, desirous that it should be returned to the realm without delay."
56,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500070_LOUISOIX","But I had not reckoned on Bahamut's tenacious will. Even as he teetered upon the cusp of oblivion, the dragon reached out to claim me."
57,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500080_LOUISOIX","Alas, within my fast fading form, enough remained of the Phoenix's energy to offer Bahamut a hold, and he dragged me along in his wake."
58,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500090_ALPHINAUD","And thus began your existence as the elder primal's thrall..."
59,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500100_ALISAIE","I cannot help but wonder at his will to survive... Though he was all but obliterated, Bahamut found a way to seize the power you surrendered."
60,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500110_ALISAIE","That would explain why part of his physical form survived to be entombed underground."
61,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500120_ALPHINAUD","'Twould also explain why Eorzea was so terribly warped. Even as the land sought to restore itself, the returning flow of aether was cut off."
62,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500130_LOUISOIX","Very good. When his grip on existence was once again secured, Bahamut did not cease his feast until he had consumed every last mote of aether that yet floated in the air."
63,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500140_ALISAIE","And <Emphasis>still</Emphasis> he was not fully restored..."
64,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500150_LOUISOIX","You must remember that by this time, much of the freed aether had already returned to the land. That which remained was not sufficient to reconstruct so massive a form in its entirety."
65,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500160_LOUISOIX","But there did not need to be─not for a being sustained by the marvels of Allagan technology."
66,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500170_LOUISOIX","As long as some piece of Bahamut persists, the coils will seek it out and continue their regenerative task."
67,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500180_LOUISOIX","The fragments of Dalamud appear motionless from the surface, but deep beneath the ground they had been searching...tunneling through rock and soil towards their escaped prisoner."
68,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500190_LOUISOIX","And, as you have observed for yourselves, they found his heart."
69,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500200_LOUISOIX","Warrior of Light, heed me. You must put a stop to Bahamut's regeneration."
70,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500210_LOUISOIX","Whether it be for man or for dragonkind, the question of justice is irrelevant. The elder primal will leave naught but a smoldering wasteland for both his children and ours."
71,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500220_LOUISOIX","I beg you to defend Eorzea─as you always have, and as I always knew you would."
72,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500230_LOUISOIX","I beg you to defend Eorzea, and guide its people to the future they yet struggle to find."
73,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500240_LOUISOIX","This portal will take you to the final internment hulk. 'Tis time for the tale of Bahamut and his part in the Calamity to come to an end!"
74,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500250_LOUISOIX","Alphinaud, Alisaie. Pray come closer."
75,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500260_LOUISOIX","Your hopes and dreams must no longer be an extension of mine. You must needs find your own reason to fight for this realm─your own meaning in this sea of chaos."
76,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500270_LOUISOIX","Will you do that for me?"
77,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500280_ALPHINAUD","Of course, Grandfather. I have already made it my mission to see this newborn Eorzea survive and flourish."
78,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500290_LOUISOIX","Alisaie. While I was yet in thrall to Bahamut, you spoke of my faith in man's strength. Know that your words reached me, imprisoned though my soul still was."
79,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500300_LOUISOIX","So forceful was your conviction, I wonder if that belief has not become your own. Perhaps, after all your anger and sorrow was spent, you found something greater within you."
80,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500310_LOUISOIX","See this fight to its culmination. 'Tis also <Emphasis>your</Emphasis> strength in which I have faith."
81,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500320_ALISAIE","Thank you...for everything... Pray take your rest, Grandfather... You deserve it."
82,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500330_LOUISOIX","There are records of an art that allowed one to summon the power of a primal from the essence of its demise."
83,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500340_LOUISOIX","And though I am no true primal, all that I have left, I give to you."
84,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500350_LOUISOIX","Alphinaud. Alisaie. My darling grandchildren. May Light's blessings ever keep and protect you."
85,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500360_ALISAIE","Come, Warrior of Light. Our task remains undone!"
86,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600010_ALISAIE","'Twas a long and arduous road, but at last we reach its end."
87,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600020_ALISAIE","Farewell, Bahamut. I banish you back to the aether!"
88,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600030_ALISAIE","He is not yet whole! I did not think him capable..."
89,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600040_ALISAIE","Ah!"
90,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600050_ALPHINAUD","Ugh!"
91,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600060_ALPHINAUD","Ugh... Alisaie! ALISAIE!"
92,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600070_ALISAIE","I had thought it finally over..."
93,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600080_ALISAIE","We'll not survive another blast!"
94,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600090_ALISAIE","No... Is this how I honor my promise to Grandfather?"
95,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600100_LOUISOIX","You must needs find your own reason to fight for this realm─your own meaning in this sea of chaos. Will you do that for me?"
96,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600110_ALISAIE","I will, Grandfather. In fact, I believe I already have."
97,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600120_ALISAIE","That reason has been with me all along, guiding me─Eorzea's blade of Light, shearing through the endless shrouds of darkness..."
98,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600130_ALISAIE","I have been shown the miraculous feats of which we are all capable. Of which <Emphasis>I</Emphasis> am capable."
99,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600140_ALISAIE","Bahamut! You have wreaked enough havoc!"
100,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600150_ALISAIE","I will not let your wrathful fires consume all that we know and love!"
101,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600160_ALISAIE","Ugh!"
102,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600170_ALPHINAUD","How long I have waited to hear you say that! You have found your resolve at last!"
103,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600180_ALPHINAUD","Let me join my strength to yours."
104,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600190_ALPHINAUD","In this place, in this moment, our purpose has become one!"
105,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600191_ALPHINAUDANDALISAIE","(-Alphinaud and Alisaie-)For the future of Eorzea!"
106,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600200_ALISAIE","This last task is yours, Warrior of Light! You must destroy Bahamut's crystal core!"
107,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700010_ALISAIE","You did it!"
108,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700020_ALISAIE","But one task remains..."
109,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700030_ALISAIE","With this last coil disabled, there shall be naught left to bind Bahamut to this world. His beloved children will finally know peace..."
110,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700040_ALISAIE","'Tis done. He is truly gone."
111,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700050_ALISAIE","You knew, didn't you? You knew what Grandfather had become."
112,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700060_ALPHINAUD","I...was not certain. But from all I had gleaned, it seemed a distinct possibility."
113,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700070_ALPHINAUD","The scene people describe of the Battle of Carteneau was one of unimaginable devastation. And 'tis through the combined prayers of the desperate─and an abundant source of aether─that primals are born. I merely put two and two together."
114,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700080_ALISAIE","And you consider that a sufficient explanation?"
115,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700090_ALISAIE","Well, however you stumbled across your theory, 'twas this revelation that made you wary of my attachment to Grandfather."
116,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700100_ALISAIE","You feared that in my obsession, I would fall under his primal sway. Is that why you decided to join us? To pull me back should I show signs of wavering?"
117,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700110_ALPHINAUD","Pray forgive me, Sister. I wished only to protect you. Yet I see now that I needn't have doubted the strength of your conviction."
118,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700120_ALPHINAUD","May I ask you a question? What do you now intend to do with the truth you have uncovered?"
119,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700130_ALISAIE","Which particular truth was that, Brother? The fact that desperate prayer gave rise to the primal Phoenix? That this new god was responsible for setting Eorzea on the path to rebirth?"
120,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700140_ALISAIE","Should such a tale become common knowledge, people would soon offer up their prayers in earnest─they would beseech Phoenix to complete the healing that was begun."
121,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700150_ALPHINAUD","Yet as you and I know all too well, the very act of calling forth this savior would do more harm to the land than good."
122,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700160_ALPHINAUD","We cannot encourage such worship for this very reason. Were Grandfather forced to return as an aether-draining primal, 'twould undo all that he had worked to protect."
123,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700170_ALPHINAUD","Your abiding love for him was the key that unlocked the truth of the Calamity."
124,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700180_ALPHINAUD","But keys may also serve to seal doors that were best left unopened."
125,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700190_ALPHINAUD","Let your love now guide your actions, and lock away deep inside the fate of both Grandfather and Bahamut."
126,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700200_ALISAIE","Fear not, Alphinaud─I understand what must be done."
127,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700210_ALISAIE","The realm need not know the truth for it to be saved."
128,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700220_ALISAIE","That the elder primal is banished, to return no more...that is enough."
129,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700230_ALISAIE","Let us make our way back to the surface. Poor Urianger must be beside himself with worry!"
0,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300010_ALISAIE,"Gods, he is almost whole again!"
1,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300020_ALPHINAUD,His size is staggering... I can scarce imagine how Grandfather stood against such a monstrosity.
2,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300030_ALISAIE,This cannot be allowed to proceed any further. Let us disable the coil and move on.
3,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300040_ALISAIE,Grandfather!
4,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300060_ALISAIE,"No, that man is dead. I will not dishonor my beloved grandsire's memory by calling you such."
5,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300070_ALISAIE,You are but his twisted shade─the thrall of a mad primal.
6,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300080_LOUISOIX,"You were foolish to disregard my warning, child. Are you so convinced of your own righteousness?"
7,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300090_ALPHINAUD,'Tis the rightness of our path that led us to return. Eorzea will never be safe whilst Bahamut remains to threaten all we hold dear.
8,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300100_ALPHINAUD,What of the hero who gave his life in defense of the realm? Do you truly dispute the justice of our cause?
9,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300110_LOUISOIX,"My poor, ignorant grandchildren─your world is shaped by naught but recent conflict. Listen, and I will speak to you of “justice.”"
10,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300120_LOUISOIX,"'Twas in the twilight of the Third Astral Era... The southern land of Meracydia suffered invasion at the hands of the Allagan Empire. With no atrocity too depraved for their purpose, the forces of Allag were unstoppable in their advance."
11,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300130_LOUISOIX,"Desperate for salvation, the dragons prayed to one of the first brood─to their ancestor Bahamut. Infused by the power of their fervent supplications, Bahamut arose from the abyss of death and took wing as the Meracydians' newborn god."
12,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300140_LOUISOIX,Yet this great miracle would only serve to further the maniacal designs of the dragons' imperial conquerors. The cruel fetters which bind my lord stand testament to the Allagans' boundless greed and hubris.
13,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300150_LOUISOIX,I once summoned the Twelve in an attempt to forestall the advent of the Seventh Umbral Era.
14,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300160_LOUISOIX,What then did the dragons of Meracydia do that I did not? Wherefore are they accursed and I exalted?
15,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300170_LOUISOIX,'Tis man's overweening belief in his own primacy that blinds him to the commonness of his condition...and the truth of his own tyranny.
16,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300180_LOUISOIX,"As long as man is suffered to remain, the dragons shall never be at peace."
17,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300190_LOUISOIX,Only when the plague of people has been expunged shall the children of Lord Bahamut be free. Then shall the world know true justice.
18,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300200_ALISAIE,Stop it! Grandfather would never say such things! His belief that people were worth saving never faltered!
19,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300210_ALISAIE,He had faith in their strength...that they could stand together and push back against the darkness seeking to shape them.
20,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300220_LOUISOIX,A false hope. 'Tis folly to place one's faith in so flawed a race.
21,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300230_LOUISOIX,"""Stand together“? Hmph. They would first need to agree on which direction to face. If history teaches us anything, it is that man cannot find common ground between his own two feet."
22,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300240_LOUISOIX,"Even you, twins whose veins run with the same blood, struggle to fathom each other's reasoning. You hide your differing agendas behind the convenient banner of Eorzea's salvation. Given your obvious self-interest, can you truly claim no kinship with the Allagans?"
23,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300250_LOUISOIX,"And though I hoped they might bring you closer, 'twould seem that the twin grimoires I bestowed upon you were a wasted gesture..."
24,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300260_ALPHINAUD,There may well be truth in your judgment of Alisaie and me... But such a one-sided tirade bemoaning the evils of man rings false coming from the lips of Archon Louisoix.
25,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300270_ALPHINAUD,Tell me─do you champion the cause of dragons because Bahamut compels you as his thrall?
26,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300280_ALPHINAUD,Or is it because you yourself have transcended the limits of man's existence?
27,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300290_LOUISOIX,"Ah, so the possibility did not escape your notice? What I prayed for, and what I have become...these are the *keys* that unlock the truth behind Eorzea's rebirth."
28,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300300_LOUISOIX,"If you would have them, then you must needs take them by force. Come, rend this divine form asunder and claim your answers!"
29,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300310_ALISAIE,But...I thought... He has become a primal!?
30,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300320_ALPHINAUD,"'Tis difficult I know, but you must accept it: that entity is no phantom or impostor─it is our beloved grandsire!"
31,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300330_ALISAIE,Please─for his sake and for ours─you must defeat our grandfather!
32,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400010_ALISAIE,Grandfather is truly gone this time. But better it end this way than the alternative...
33,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400020_LOUISOIX,"I am yet here, Alisaie. My dear, sweet granddaughter..."
34,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400030_ALISAIE,Grandfather...?
35,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400040_LOUISOIX,"I must thank you, Warrior of Light. Without your valor, I might never have broken free of Bahamut's control."
36,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400050_LOUISOIX,These last few moments are mine to live as the man I once was.
37,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400060_ALISAIE,"This is all that I wanted. Yet now that it is happening, I find myself struggling to believe it... Is it really you?"
38,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400070_ALPHINAUD,"Grandfather, pray forgive me my insolence. It was not my intent to demean you."
39,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400080_LOUISOIX,"Forgive you? I am proud of you, child. You were wise enough to deduce the manner of creature I had become."
40,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400090_LOUISOIX,"Alphinaud. Alisaie. If any here should beg forgiveness, it is I."
41,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400100_ALISAIE,"Grandfather, I must ask... Will you not tell us what befell during the Calamity?"
42,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400110_LOUISOIX,"Yes. Yes, of course. You have come far to hear the truth..."
43,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400120_LOUISOIX,"Let us then begin the tale at the Battle of Carteneau, where clashed the forces of the Garlean Empire and the Eorzean Alliance."
44,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400130_LOUISOIX,"'Twas there in the sky above the surging armies that the elder primal Bahamut broke free of the red moon, Dalamud."
45,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400140_LOUISOIX,"In an effort to contain this avatar of destruction, I called upon the Twelve to aid me in the creation of a prison of aether..."
46,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400150_LOUISOIX,But Bahamut would not be caged by such feeble bars─too vast was his might; too fierce his rage.
47,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400160_LOUISOIX,
48,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400170_LOUISOIX,"You know of what happened next. I used the last of my strength to send you and your companions outside of time, and then prepared to meet my end."
49,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400180_LOUISOIX,"Little choice remained to me. I used the last of my strength to entrust our hope unto the future, and prepared to meet my end."
50,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500010_LOUISOIX,"As you have no doubt surmised, I did not perish. When the cage built from the essences of the Twelve was destroyed, the sky was filled with a colossal cloud of aether..."
51,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500020_LOUISOIX,This drifting energy responded to the prayers of those fighting below─and to my own desperate wish that the dying realm be saved─by infusing me with the power of a primal.
52,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500030_LOUISOIX,"I became the immortal Phoenix, ancient symbol of rebirth."
53,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500040_LOUISOIX,"Rising into the sky, I struck Bahamut with all my newfound strength. The blow shattered his earthly form, and a shower of aether rained down upon the land."
54,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500050_LOUISOIX,Thus began the rejuvenation of Eorzea.
55,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500060_LOUISOIX,"Believing the deed done, I relinquished my hold on that staggering energy, desirous that it should be returned to the realm without delay."
56,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500070_LOUISOIX,"But I had not reckoned on Bahamut's tenacious will. Even as he teetered upon the cusp of oblivion, the dragon reached out to claim me."
57,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500080_LOUISOIX,"Alas, within my fast fading form, enough remained of the Phoenix's energy to offer Bahamut a hold, and he dragged me along in his wake."
58,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500090_ALPHINAUD,And thus began your existence as the elder primal's thrall...
59,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500100_ALISAIE,"I cannot help but wonder at his will to survive... Though he was all but obliterated, Bahamut found a way to seize the power you surrendered."
60,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500110_ALISAIE,That would explain why part of his physical form survived to be entombed underground.
61,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500120_ALPHINAUD,"'Twould also explain why Eorzea was so terribly warped. Even as the land sought to restore itself, the returning flow of aether was cut off."
62,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500130_LOUISOIX,"Very good. When his grip on existence was once again secured, Bahamut did not cease his feast until he had consumed every last mote of aether that yet floated in the air."
63,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500140_ALISAIE,And *still* he was not fully restored...
64,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500150_LOUISOIX,"You must remember that by this time, much of the freed aether had already returned to the land. That which remained was not sufficient to reconstruct so massive a form in its entirety."
65,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500160_LOUISOIX,But there did not need to be─not for a being sustained by the marvels of Allagan technology.
66,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500170_LOUISOIX,"As long as some piece of Bahamut persists, the coils will seek it out and continue their regenerative task."
67,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500180_LOUISOIX,"The fragments of Dalamud appear motionless from the surface, but deep beneath the ground they had been searching...tunneling through rock and soil towards their escaped prisoner."
68,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500190_LOUISOIX,"And, as you have observed for yourselves, they found his heart."
69,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500200_LOUISOIX,"Warrior of Light, heed me. You must put a stop to Bahamut's regeneration."
70,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500210_LOUISOIX,"Whether it be for man or for dragonkind, the question of justice is irrelevant. The elder primal will leave naught but a smoldering wasteland for both his children and ours."
71,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500220_LOUISOIX,"I beg you to defend Eorzea─as you always have, and as I always knew you would."
72,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500230_LOUISOIX,"I beg you to defend Eorzea, and guide its people to the future they yet struggle to find."
73,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500240_LOUISOIX,This portal will take you to the final internment hulk. 'Tis time for the tale of Bahamut and his part in the Calamity to come to an end!
74,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500250_LOUISOIX,"Alphinaud, Alisaie. Pray come closer."
75,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500260_LOUISOIX,Your hopes and dreams must no longer be an extension of mine. You must needs find your own reason to fight for this realm─your own meaning in this sea of chaos.
76,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500270_LOUISOIX,Will you do that for me?
77,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500280_ALPHINAUD,"Of course, Grandfather. I have already made it my mission to see this newborn Eorzea survive and flourish."
78,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500290_LOUISOIX,"Alisaie. While I was yet in thrall to Bahamut, you spoke of my faith in man's strength. Know that your words reached me, imprisoned though my soul still was."
79,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500300_LOUISOIX,"So forceful was your conviction, I wonder if that belief has not become your own. Perhaps, after all your anger and sorrow was spent, you found something greater within you."
80,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500310_LOUISOIX,See this fight to its culmination. 'Tis also *your* strength in which I have faith.
81,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500320_ALISAIE,"Thank you...for everything... Pray take your rest, Grandfather... You deserve it."
82,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500330_LOUISOIX,There are records of an art that allowed one to summon the power of a primal from the essence of its demise.
83,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500340_LOUISOIX,"And though I am no true primal, all that I have left, I give to you."
84,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500350_LOUISOIX,Alphinaud. Alisaie. My darling grandchildren. May Light's blessings ever keep and protect you.
85,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500360_ALISAIE,"Come, Warrior of Light. Our task remains undone!"
86,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600010_ALISAIE,"'Twas a long and arduous road, but at last we reach its end."
87,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600020_ALISAIE,"Farewell, Bahamut. I banish you back to the aether!"
88,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600030_ALISAIE,He is not yet whole! I did not think him capable...
89,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600040_ALISAIE,Ah!
90,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600050_ALPHINAUD,Ugh!
91,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600060_ALPHINAUD,Ugh... Alisaie! ALISAIE!
92,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600070_ALISAIE,I had thought it finally over...
93,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600080_ALISAIE,We'll not survive another blast!
94,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600090_ALISAIE,No... Is this how I honor my promise to Grandfather?
95,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600100_LOUISOIX,You must needs find your own reason to fight for this realm─your own meaning in this sea of chaos. Will you do that for me?
96,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600110_ALISAIE,"I will, Grandfather. In fact, I believe I already have."
97,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600120_ALISAIE,"That reason has been with me all along, guiding me─Eorzea's blade of Light, shearing through the endless shrouds of darkness..."
98,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600130_ALISAIE,I have been shown the miraculous feats of which we are all capable. Of which *I* am capable.
99,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600140_ALISAIE,Bahamut! You have wreaked enough havoc!
100,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600150_ALISAIE,I will not let your wrathful fires consume all that we know and love!
101,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600160_ALISAIE,Ugh!
102,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600170_ALPHINAUD,How long I have waited to hear you say that! You have found your resolve at last!
103,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600180_ALPHINAUD,Let me join my strength to yours.
104,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600190_ALPHINAUD,"In this place, in this moment, our purpose has become one!"
105,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600191_ALPHINAUDANDALISAIE,(-Alphinaud and Alisaie-)For the future of Eorzea!
106,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600200_ALISAIE,"This last task is yours, Warrior of Light! You must destroy Bahamut's crystal core!"
107,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700010_ALISAIE,You did it!
108,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700020_ALISAIE,But one task remains...
109,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700030_ALISAIE,"With this last coil disabled, there shall be naught left to bind Bahamut to this world. His beloved children will finally know peace..."
110,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700040_ALISAIE,'Tis done. He is truly gone.
111,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700050_ALISAIE,"You knew, didn't you? You knew what Grandfather had become."
112,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700060_ALPHINAUD,"I...was not certain. But from all I had gleaned, it seemed a distinct possibility."
113,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700070_ALPHINAUD,The scene people describe of the Battle of Carteneau was one of unimaginable devastation. And 'tis through the combined prayers of the desperate─and an abundant source of aether─that primals are born. I merely put two and two together.
114,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700080_ALISAIE,And you consider that a sufficient explanation?
115,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700090_ALISAIE,"Well, however you stumbled across your theory, 'twas this revelation that made you wary of my attachment to Grandfather."
116,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700100_ALISAIE,"You feared that in my obsession, I would fall under his primal sway. Is that why you decided to join us? To pull me back should I show signs of wavering?"
117,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700110_ALPHINAUD,"Pray forgive me, Sister. I wished only to protect you. Yet I see now that I needn't have doubted the strength of your conviction."
118,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700120_ALPHINAUD,May I ask you a question? What do you now intend to do with the truth you have uncovered?
119,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700130_ALISAIE,"Which particular truth was that, Brother? The fact that desperate prayer gave rise to the primal Phoenix? That this new god was responsible for setting Eorzea on the path to rebirth?"
120,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700140_ALISAIE,"Should such a tale become common knowledge, people would soon offer up their prayers in earnest─they would beseech Phoenix to complete the healing that was begun."
121,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700150_ALPHINAUD,"Yet as you and I know all too well, the very act of calling forth this savior would do more harm to the land than good."
122,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700160_ALPHINAUD,"We cannot encourage such worship for this very reason. Were Grandfather forced to return as an aether-draining primal, 'twould undo all that he had worked to protect."
123,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700170_ALPHINAUD,Your abiding love for him was the key that unlocked the truth of the Calamity.
124,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700180_ALPHINAUD,But keys may also serve to seal doors that were best left unopened.
125,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700190_ALPHINAUD,"Let your love now guide your actions, and lock away deep inside the fate of both Grandfather and Bahamut."
126,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700200_ALISAIE,"Fear not, Alphinaud─I understand what must be done."
127,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700210_ALISAIE,The realm need not know the truth for it to be saved.
128,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700220_ALISAIE,"That the elder primal is banished, to return no more...that is enough."
129,TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700230_ALISAIE,Let us make our way back to the surface. Poor Urianger must be beside himself with worry!
1 key 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300010_ALISAIE 1 Gods, he is almost whole again!
2 # 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300020_ALPHINAUD His size is staggering... I can scarce imagine how Grandfather stood against such a monstrosity.
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300030_ALISAIE str This cannot be allowed to proceed any further. Let us disable the coil and move on.
4 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300010_ALISAIE 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300040_ALISAIE Gods, he is almost whole again! Grandfather!
5 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300020_ALPHINAUD 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300060_ALISAIE His size is staggering... I can scarce imagine how Grandfather stood against such a monstrosity. No, that man is dead. I will not dishonor my beloved grandsire's memory by calling you such.
6 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300030_ALISAIE 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300070_ALISAIE This cannot be allowed to proceed any further. Let us disable the coil and move on. You are but his twisted shade─the thrall of a mad primal.
7 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300040_ALISAIE 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300080_LOUISOIX Grandfather! You were foolish to disregard my warning, child. Are you so convinced of your own righteousness?
8 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300060_ALISAIE 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300090_ALPHINAUD No, that man is dead. I will not dishonor my beloved grandsire's memory by calling you such. 'Tis the rightness of our path that led us to return. Eorzea will never be safe whilst Bahamut remains to threaten all we hold dear.
9 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300070_ALISAIE 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300100_ALPHINAUD You are but his twisted shade─the thrall of a mad primal. What of the hero who gave his life in defense of the realm? Do you truly dispute the justice of our cause?
10 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300080_LOUISOIX 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300110_LOUISOIX You were foolish to disregard my warning, child. Are you so convinced of your own righteousness? My poor, ignorant grandchildren─your world is shaped by naught but recent conflict. Listen, and I will speak to you of “justice.”
11 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300090_ALPHINAUD 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300120_LOUISOIX 'Tis the rightness of our path that led us to return. Eorzea will never be safe whilst Bahamut remains to threaten all we hold dear. 'Twas in the twilight of the Third Astral Era... The southern land of Meracydia suffered invasion at the hands of the Allagan Empire. With no atrocity too depraved for their purpose, the forces of Allag were unstoppable in their advance.
12 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300100_ALPHINAUD 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300130_LOUISOIX What of the hero who gave his life in defense of the realm? Do you truly dispute the justice of our cause? Desperate for salvation, the dragons prayed to one of the first brood─to their ancestor Bahamut. Infused by the power of their fervent supplications, Bahamut arose from the abyss of death and took wing as the Meracydians' newborn god.
13 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300110_LOUISOIX 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300140_LOUISOIX My poor, ignorant grandchildren─your world is shaped by naught but recent conflict. Listen, and I will speak to you of “justice.” Yet this great miracle would only serve to further the maniacal designs of the dragons' imperial conquerors. The cruel fetters which bind my lord stand testament to the Allagans' boundless greed and hubris.
14 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300120_LOUISOIX 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300150_LOUISOIX 'Twas in the twilight of the Third Astral Era... The southern land of Meracydia suffered invasion at the hands of the Allagan Empire. With no atrocity too depraved for their purpose, the forces of Allag were unstoppable in their advance. I once summoned the Twelve in an attempt to forestall the advent of the Seventh Umbral Era.
15 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300130_LOUISOIX 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300160_LOUISOIX Desperate for salvation, the dragons prayed to one of the first brood─to their ancestor Bahamut. Infused by the power of their fervent supplications, Bahamut arose from the abyss of death and took wing as the Meracydians' newborn god. What then did the dragons of Meracydia do that I did not? Wherefore are they accursed and I exalted?
16 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300140_LOUISOIX 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300170_LOUISOIX Yet this great miracle would only serve to further the maniacal designs of the dragons' imperial conquerors. The cruel fetters which bind my lord stand testament to the Allagans' boundless greed and hubris. 'Tis man's overweening belief in his own primacy that blinds him to the commonness of his condition...and the truth of his own tyranny.
17 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300150_LOUISOIX 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300180_LOUISOIX I once summoned the Twelve in an attempt to forestall the advent of the Seventh Umbral Era. As long as man is suffered to remain, the dragons shall never be at peace.
18 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300160_LOUISOIX 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300190_LOUISOIX What then did the dragons of Meracydia do that I did not? Wherefore are they accursed and I exalted? Only when the plague of people has been expunged shall the children of Lord Bahamut be free. Then shall the world know true justice.
19 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300170_LOUISOIX 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300200_ALISAIE 'Tis man's overweening belief in his own primacy that blinds him to the commonness of his condition...and the truth of his own tyranny. Stop it! Grandfather would never say such things! His belief that people were worth saving never faltered!
20 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300180_LOUISOIX 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300210_ALISAIE As long as man is suffered to remain, the dragons shall never be at peace. He had faith in their strength...that they could stand together and push back against the darkness seeking to shape them.
21 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300190_LOUISOIX 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300220_LOUISOIX Only when the plague of people has been expunged shall the children of Lord Bahamut be free. Then shall the world know true justice. A false hope. 'Tis folly to place one's faith in so flawed a race.
22 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300200_ALISAIE 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300230_LOUISOIX Stop it! Grandfather would never say such things! His belief that people were worth saving never faltered! "Stand together“? Hmph. They would first need to agree on which direction to face. If history teaches us anything, it is that man cannot find common ground between his own two feet.
23 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300210_ALISAIE 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300240_LOUISOIX He had faith in their strength...that they could stand together and push back against the darkness seeking to shape them. Even you, twins whose veins run with the same blood, struggle to fathom each other's reasoning. You hide your differing agendas behind the convenient banner of Eorzea's salvation. Given your obvious self-interest, can you truly claim no kinship with the Allagans?
24 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300220_LOUISOIX 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300250_LOUISOIX A false hope. 'Tis folly to place one's faith in so flawed a race. And though I hoped they might bring you closer, 'twould seem that the twin grimoires I bestowed upon you were a wasted gesture...
25 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300230_LOUISOIX 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300260_ALPHINAUD "Stand together“? Hmph. They would first need to agree on which direction to face. If history teaches us anything, it is that man cannot find common ground between his own two feet. There may well be truth in your judgment of Alisaie and me... But such a one-sided tirade bemoaning the evils of man rings false coming from the lips of Archon Louisoix.
26 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300240_LOUISOIX 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300270_ALPHINAUD Even you, twins whose veins run with the same blood, struggle to fathom each other's reasoning. You hide your differing agendas behind the convenient banner of Eorzea's salvation. Given your obvious self-interest, can you truly claim no kinship with the Allagans? Tell me─do you champion the cause of dragons because Bahamut compels you as his thrall?
27 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300250_LOUISOIX 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300280_ALPHINAUD And though I hoped they might bring you closer, 'twould seem that the twin grimoires I bestowed upon you were a wasted gesture... Or is it because you yourself have transcended the limits of man's existence?
28 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300260_ALPHINAUD 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300290_LOUISOIX There may well be truth in your judgment of Alisaie and me... But such a one-sided tirade bemoaning the evils of man rings false coming from the lips of Archon Louisoix. Ah, so the possibility did not escape your notice? What I prayed for, and what I have become...these are the *keys* that unlock the truth behind Eorzea's rebirth.
29 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300270_ALPHINAUD 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300300_LOUISOIX Tell me─do you champion the cause of dragons because Bahamut compels you as his thrall? If you would have them, then you must needs take them by force. Come, rend this divine form asunder and claim your answers!
30 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300280_ALPHINAUD 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300310_ALISAIE Or is it because you yourself have transcended the limits of man's existence? But...I thought... He has become a primal!?
31 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300290_LOUISOIX 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300320_ALPHINAUD Ah, so the possibility did not escape your notice? What I prayed for, and what I have become...these are the <Emphasis>keys</Emphasis> that unlock the truth behind Eorzea's rebirth. 'Tis difficult I know, but you must accept it: that entity is no phantom or impostor─it is our beloved grandsire!
32 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300300_LOUISOIX 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300330_ALISAIE If you would have them, then you must needs take them by force. Come, rend this divine form asunder and claim your answers! Please─for his sake and for ours─you must defeat our grandfather!
33 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300310_ALISAIE 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400010_ALISAIE But...I thought... He has become a primal!? Grandfather is truly gone this time. But better it end this way than the alternative...
34 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300320_ALPHINAUD 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400020_LOUISOIX 'Tis difficult I know, but you must accept it: that entity is no phantom or impostor─it is our beloved grandsire! I am yet here, Alisaie. My dear, sweet granddaughter...
35 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_300330_ALISAIE 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400030_ALISAIE Please─for his sake and for ours─you must defeat our grandfather! Grandfather...?
36 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400010_ALISAIE 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400040_LOUISOIX Grandfather is truly gone this time. But better it end this way than the alternative... I must thank you, Warrior of Light. Without your valor, I might never have broken free of Bahamut's control.
37 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400020_LOUISOIX 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400050_LOUISOIX I am yet here, Alisaie. My dear, sweet granddaughter... These last few moments are mine to live as the man I once was.
38 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400030_ALISAIE 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400060_ALISAIE Grandfather...? This is all that I wanted. Yet now that it is happening, I find myself struggling to believe it... Is it really you?
39 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400040_LOUISOIX 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400070_ALPHINAUD I must thank you, Warrior of Light. Without your valor, I might never have broken free of Bahamut's control. Grandfather, pray forgive me my insolence. It was not my intent to demean you.
40 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400050_LOUISOIX 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400080_LOUISOIX These last few moments are mine to live as the man I once was. Forgive you? I am proud of you, child. You were wise enough to deduce the manner of creature I had become.
41 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400060_ALISAIE 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400090_LOUISOIX This is all that I wanted. Yet now that it is happening, I find myself struggling to believe it... Is it really you? Alphinaud. Alisaie. If any here should beg forgiveness, it is I.
42 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400070_ALPHINAUD 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400100_ALISAIE Grandfather, pray forgive me my insolence. It was not my intent to demean you. Grandfather, I must ask... Will you not tell us what befell during the Calamity?
43 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400080_LOUISOIX 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400110_LOUISOIX Forgive you? I am proud of you, child. You were wise enough to deduce the manner of creature I had become. Yes. Yes, of course. You have come far to hear the truth...
44 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400090_LOUISOIX 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400120_LOUISOIX Alphinaud. Alisaie. If any here should beg forgiveness, it is I. Let us then begin the tale at the Battle of Carteneau, where clashed the forces of the Garlean Empire and the Eorzean Alliance.
45 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400100_ALISAIE 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400130_LOUISOIX Grandfather, I must ask... Will you not tell us what befell during the Calamity? 'Twas there in the sky above the surging armies that the elder primal Bahamut broke free of the red moon, Dalamud.
46 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400110_LOUISOIX 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400140_LOUISOIX Yes. Yes, of course. You have come far to hear the truth... In an effort to contain this avatar of destruction, I called upon the Twelve to aid me in the creation of a prison of aether...
47 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400120_LOUISOIX 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400150_LOUISOIX Let us then begin the tale at the Battle of Carteneau, where clashed the forces of the Garlean Empire and the Eorzean Alliance. But Bahamut would not be caged by such feeble bars─too vast was his might; too fierce his rage.
48 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400130_LOUISOIX 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400160_LOUISOIX 'Twas there in the sky above the surging armies that the elder primal Bahamut broke free of the red moon, Dalamud.
49 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400140_LOUISOIX 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400170_LOUISOIX In an effort to contain this avatar of destruction, I called upon the Twelve to aid me in the creation of a prison of aether... You know of what happened next. I used the last of my strength to send you and your companions outside of time, and then prepared to meet my end.
50 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400150_LOUISOIX 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400180_LOUISOIX But Bahamut would not be caged by such feeble bars─too vast was his might; too fierce his rage. Little choice remained to me. I used the last of my strength to entrust our hope unto the future, and prepared to meet my end.
51 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400160_LOUISOIX 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500010_LOUISOIX As you have no doubt surmised, I did not perish. When the cage built from the essences of the Twelve was destroyed, the sky was filled with a colossal cloud of aether...
52 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400170_LOUISOIX 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500020_LOUISOIX You know of what happened next. I used the last of my strength to send you and your companions outside of time, and then prepared to meet my end. This drifting energy responded to the prayers of those fighting below─and to my own desperate wish that the dying realm be saved─by infusing me with the power of a primal.
53 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_400180_LOUISOIX 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500030_LOUISOIX Little choice remained to me. I used the last of my strength to entrust our hope unto the future, and prepared to meet my end. I became the immortal Phoenix, ancient symbol of rebirth.
54 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500010_LOUISOIX 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500040_LOUISOIX As you have no doubt surmised, I did not perish. When the cage built from the essences of the Twelve was destroyed, the sky was filled with a colossal cloud of aether... Rising into the sky, I struck Bahamut with all my newfound strength. The blow shattered his earthly form, and a shower of aether rained down upon the land.
55 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500020_LOUISOIX 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500050_LOUISOIX This drifting energy responded to the prayers of those fighting below─and to my own desperate wish that the dying realm be saved─by infusing me with the power of a primal. Thus began the rejuvenation of Eorzea.
56 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500030_LOUISOIX 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500060_LOUISOIX I became the immortal Phoenix, ancient symbol of rebirth. Believing the deed done, I relinquished my hold on that staggering energy, desirous that it should be returned to the realm without delay.
57 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500040_LOUISOIX 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500070_LOUISOIX Rising into the sky, I struck Bahamut with all my newfound strength. The blow shattered his earthly form, and a shower of aether rained down upon the land. But I had not reckoned on Bahamut's tenacious will. Even as he teetered upon the cusp of oblivion, the dragon reached out to claim me.
58 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500050_LOUISOIX 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500080_LOUISOIX Thus began the rejuvenation of Eorzea. Alas, within my fast fading form, enough remained of the Phoenix's energy to offer Bahamut a hold, and he dragged me along in his wake.
59 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500060_LOUISOIX 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500090_ALPHINAUD Believing the deed done, I relinquished my hold on that staggering energy, desirous that it should be returned to the realm without delay. And thus began your existence as the elder primal's thrall...
60 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500070_LOUISOIX 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500100_ALISAIE But I had not reckoned on Bahamut's tenacious will. Even as he teetered upon the cusp of oblivion, the dragon reached out to claim me. I cannot help but wonder at his will to survive... Though he was all but obliterated, Bahamut found a way to seize the power you surrendered.
61 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500080_LOUISOIX 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500110_ALISAIE Alas, within my fast fading form, enough remained of the Phoenix's energy to offer Bahamut a hold, and he dragged me along in his wake. That would explain why part of his physical form survived to be entombed underground.
62 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500090_ALPHINAUD 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500120_ALPHINAUD And thus began your existence as the elder primal's thrall... 'Twould also explain why Eorzea was so terribly warped. Even as the land sought to restore itself, the returning flow of aether was cut off.
63 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500100_ALISAIE 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500130_LOUISOIX I cannot help but wonder at his will to survive... Though he was all but obliterated, Bahamut found a way to seize the power you surrendered. Very good. When his grip on existence was once again secured, Bahamut did not cease his feast until he had consumed every last mote of aether that yet floated in the air.
64 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500110_ALISAIE 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500140_ALISAIE That would explain why part of his physical form survived to be entombed underground. And *still* he was not fully restored...
65 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500120_ALPHINAUD 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500150_LOUISOIX 'Twould also explain why Eorzea was so terribly warped. Even as the land sought to restore itself, the returning flow of aether was cut off. You must remember that by this time, much of the freed aether had already returned to the land. That which remained was not sufficient to reconstruct so massive a form in its entirety.
66 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500130_LOUISOIX 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500160_LOUISOIX Very good. When his grip on existence was once again secured, Bahamut did not cease his feast until he had consumed every last mote of aether that yet floated in the air. But there did not need to be─not for a being sustained by the marvels of Allagan technology.
67 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500140_ALISAIE 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500170_LOUISOIX And <Emphasis>still</Emphasis> he was not fully restored... As long as some piece of Bahamut persists, the coils will seek it out and continue their regenerative task.
68 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500150_LOUISOIX 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500180_LOUISOIX You must remember that by this time, much of the freed aether had already returned to the land. That which remained was not sufficient to reconstruct so massive a form in its entirety. The fragments of Dalamud appear motionless from the surface, but deep beneath the ground they had been searching...tunneling through rock and soil towards their escaped prisoner.
69 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500160_LOUISOIX 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500190_LOUISOIX But there did not need to be─not for a being sustained by the marvels of Allagan technology. And, as you have observed for yourselves, they found his heart.
70 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500170_LOUISOIX 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500200_LOUISOIX As long as some piece of Bahamut persists, the coils will seek it out and continue their regenerative task. Warrior of Light, heed me. You must put a stop to Bahamut's regeneration.
71 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500180_LOUISOIX 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500210_LOUISOIX The fragments of Dalamud appear motionless from the surface, but deep beneath the ground they had been searching...tunneling through rock and soil towards their escaped prisoner. Whether it be for man or for dragonkind, the question of justice is irrelevant. The elder primal will leave naught but a smoldering wasteland for both his children and ours.
72 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500190_LOUISOIX 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500220_LOUISOIX And, as you have observed for yourselves, they found his heart. I beg you to defend Eorzea─as you always have, and as I always knew you would.
73 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500200_LOUISOIX 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500230_LOUISOIX Warrior of Light, heed me. You must put a stop to Bahamut's regeneration. I beg you to defend Eorzea, and guide its people to the future they yet struggle to find.
74 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500210_LOUISOIX 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500240_LOUISOIX Whether it be for man or for dragonkind, the question of justice is irrelevant. The elder primal will leave naught but a smoldering wasteland for both his children and ours. This portal will take you to the final internment hulk. 'Tis time for the tale of Bahamut and his part in the Calamity to come to an end!
75 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500220_LOUISOIX 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500250_LOUISOIX I beg you to defend Eorzea─as you always have, and as I always knew you would. Alphinaud, Alisaie. Pray come closer.
76 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500230_LOUISOIX 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500260_LOUISOIX I beg you to defend Eorzea, and guide its people to the future they yet struggle to find. Your hopes and dreams must no longer be an extension of mine. You must needs find your own reason to fight for this realm─your own meaning in this sea of chaos.
77 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500240_LOUISOIX 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500270_LOUISOIX This portal will take you to the final internment hulk. 'Tis time for the tale of Bahamut and his part in the Calamity to come to an end! Will you do that for me?
78 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500250_LOUISOIX 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500280_ALPHINAUD Alphinaud, Alisaie. Pray come closer. Of course, Grandfather. I have already made it my mission to see this newborn Eorzea survive and flourish.
79 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500260_LOUISOIX 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500290_LOUISOIX Your hopes and dreams must no longer be an extension of mine. You must needs find your own reason to fight for this realm─your own meaning in this sea of chaos. Alisaie. While I was yet in thrall to Bahamut, you spoke of my faith in man's strength. Know that your words reached me, imprisoned though my soul still was.
80 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500270_LOUISOIX 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500300_LOUISOIX Will you do that for me? So forceful was your conviction, I wonder if that belief has not become your own. Perhaps, after all your anger and sorrow was spent, you found something greater within you.
81 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500280_ALPHINAUD 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500310_LOUISOIX Of course, Grandfather. I have already made it my mission to see this newborn Eorzea survive and flourish. See this fight to its culmination. 'Tis also *your* strength in which I have faith.
82 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500290_LOUISOIX 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500320_ALISAIE Alisaie. While I was yet in thrall to Bahamut, you spoke of my faith in man's strength. Know that your words reached me, imprisoned though my soul still was. Thank you...for everything... Pray take your rest, Grandfather... You deserve it.
83 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500300_LOUISOIX 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500330_LOUISOIX So forceful was your conviction, I wonder if that belief has not become your own. Perhaps, after all your anger and sorrow was spent, you found something greater within you. There are records of an art that allowed one to summon the power of a primal from the essence of its demise.
84 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500310_LOUISOIX 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500340_LOUISOIX See this fight to its culmination. 'Tis also <Emphasis>your</Emphasis> strength in which I have faith. And though I am no true primal, all that I have left, I give to you.
85 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500320_ALISAIE 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500350_LOUISOIX Thank you...for everything... Pray take your rest, Grandfather... You deserve it. Alphinaud. Alisaie. My darling grandchildren. May Light's blessings ever keep and protect you.
86 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500330_LOUISOIX 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500360_ALISAIE There are records of an art that allowed one to summon the power of a primal from the essence of its demise. Come, Warrior of Light. Our task remains undone!
87 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500340_LOUISOIX 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600010_ALISAIE And though I am no true primal, all that I have left, I give to you. 'Twas a long and arduous road, but at last we reach its end.
88 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500350_LOUISOIX 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600020_ALISAIE Alphinaud. Alisaie. My darling grandchildren. May Light's blessings ever keep and protect you. Farewell, Bahamut. I banish you back to the aether!
89 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_500360_ALISAIE 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600030_ALISAIE Come, Warrior of Light. Our task remains undone! He is not yet whole! I did not think him capable...
90 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600010_ALISAIE 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600040_ALISAIE 'Twas a long and arduous road, but at last we reach its end. Ah!
91 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600020_ALISAIE 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600050_ALPHINAUD Farewell, Bahamut. I banish you back to the aether! Ugh!
92 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600030_ALISAIE 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600060_ALPHINAUD He is not yet whole! I did not think him capable... Ugh... Alisaie! ALISAIE!
93 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600040_ALISAIE 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600070_ALISAIE Ah! I had thought it finally over...
94 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600050_ALPHINAUD 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600080_ALISAIE Ugh! We'll not survive another blast!
95 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600060_ALPHINAUD 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600090_ALISAIE Ugh... Alisaie! ALISAIE! No... Is this how I honor my promise to Grandfather?
96 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600070_ALISAIE 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600100_LOUISOIX I had thought it finally over... You must needs find your own reason to fight for this realm─your own meaning in this sea of chaos. Will you do that for me?
97 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600080_ALISAIE 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600110_ALISAIE We'll not survive another blast! I will, Grandfather. In fact, I believe I already have.
98 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600090_ALISAIE 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600120_ALISAIE No... Is this how I honor my promise to Grandfather? That reason has been with me all along, guiding me─Eorzea's blade of Light, shearing through the endless shrouds of darkness...
99 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600100_LOUISOIX 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600130_ALISAIE You must needs find your own reason to fight for this realm─your own meaning in this sea of chaos. Will you do that for me? I have been shown the miraculous feats of which we are all capable. Of which *I* am capable.
100 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600110_ALISAIE 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600140_ALISAIE I will, Grandfather. In fact, I believe I already have. Bahamut! You have wreaked enough havoc!
101 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600120_ALISAIE 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600150_ALISAIE That reason has been with me all along, guiding me─Eorzea's blade of Light, shearing through the endless shrouds of darkness... I will not let your wrathful fires consume all that we know and love!
102 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600130_ALISAIE 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600160_ALISAIE I have been shown the miraculous feats of which we are all capable. Of which <Emphasis>I</Emphasis> am capable. Ugh!
103 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600140_ALISAIE 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600170_ALPHINAUD Bahamut! You have wreaked enough havoc! How long I have waited to hear you say that! You have found your resolve at last!
104 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600150_ALISAIE 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600180_ALPHINAUD I will not let your wrathful fires consume all that we know and love! Let me join my strength to yours.
105 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600160_ALISAIE 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600190_ALPHINAUD Ugh! In this place, in this moment, our purpose has become one!
106 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600170_ALPHINAUD 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600191_ALPHINAUDANDALISAIE How long I have waited to hear you say that! You have found your resolve at last! (-Alphinaud and Alisaie-)For the future of Eorzea!
107 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600180_ALPHINAUD 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600200_ALISAIE Let me join my strength to yours. This last task is yours, Warrior of Light! You must destroy Bahamut's crystal core!
108 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600190_ALPHINAUD 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700010_ALISAIE In this place, in this moment, our purpose has become one! You did it!
109 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600191_ALPHINAUDANDALISAIE 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700020_ALISAIE (-Alphinaud and Alisaie-)For the future of Eorzea! But one task remains...
110 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_600200_ALISAIE 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700030_ALISAIE This last task is yours, Warrior of Light! You must destroy Bahamut's crystal core! With this last coil disabled, there shall be naught left to bind Bahamut to this world. His beloved children will finally know peace...
111 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700010_ALISAIE 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700040_ALISAIE You did it! 'Tis done. He is truly gone.
112 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700020_ALISAIE 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700050_ALISAIE But one task remains... You knew, didn't you? You knew what Grandfather had become.
113 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700030_ALISAIE 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700060_ALPHINAUD With this last coil disabled, there shall be naught left to bind Bahamut to this world. His beloved children will finally know peace... I...was not certain. But from all I had gleaned, it seemed a distinct possibility.
114 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700040_ALISAIE 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700070_ALPHINAUD 'Tis done. He is truly gone. The scene people describe of the Battle of Carteneau was one of unimaginable devastation. And 'tis through the combined prayers of the desperate─and an abundant source of aether─that primals are born. I merely put two and two together.
115 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700050_ALISAIE 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700080_ALISAIE You knew, didn't you? You knew what Grandfather had become. And you consider that a sufficient explanation?
116 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700060_ALPHINAUD 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700090_ALISAIE I...was not certain. But from all I had gleaned, it seemed a distinct possibility. Well, however you stumbled across your theory, 'twas this revelation that made you wary of my attachment to Grandfather.
117 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700070_ALPHINAUD 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700100_ALISAIE The scene people describe of the Battle of Carteneau was one of unimaginable devastation. And 'tis through the combined prayers of the desperate─and an abundant source of aether─that primals are born. I merely put two and two together. You feared that in my obsession, I would fall under his primal sway. Is that why you decided to join us? To pull me back should I show signs of wavering?
118 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700080_ALISAIE 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700110_ALPHINAUD And you consider that a sufficient explanation? Pray forgive me, Sister. I wished only to protect you. Yet I see now that I needn't have doubted the strength of your conviction.
119 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700090_ALISAIE 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700120_ALPHINAUD Well, however you stumbled across your theory, 'twas this revelation that made you wary of my attachment to Grandfather. May I ask you a question? What do you now intend to do with the truth you have uncovered?
120 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700100_ALISAIE 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700130_ALISAIE You feared that in my obsession, I would fall under his primal sway. Is that why you decided to join us? To pull me back should I show signs of wavering? Which particular truth was that, Brother? The fact that desperate prayer gave rise to the primal Phoenix? That this new god was responsible for setting Eorzea on the path to rebirth?
121 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700110_ALPHINAUD 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700140_ALISAIE Pray forgive me, Sister. I wished only to protect you. Yet I see now that I needn't have doubted the strength of your conviction. Should such a tale become common knowledge, people would soon offer up their prayers in earnest─they would beseech Phoenix to complete the healing that was begun.
122 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700120_ALPHINAUD 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700150_ALPHINAUD May I ask you a question? What do you now intend to do with the truth you have uncovered? Yet as you and I know all too well, the very act of calling forth this savior would do more harm to the land than good.
123 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700130_ALISAIE 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700160_ALPHINAUD Which particular truth was that, Brother? The fact that desperate prayer gave rise to the primal Phoenix? That this new god was responsible for setting Eorzea on the path to rebirth? We cannot encourage such worship for this very reason. Were Grandfather forced to return as an aether-draining primal, 'twould undo all that he had worked to protect.
124 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700140_ALISAIE 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700170_ALPHINAUD Should such a tale become common knowledge, people would soon offer up their prayers in earnest─they would beseech Phoenix to complete the healing that was begun. Your abiding love for him was the key that unlocked the truth of the Calamity.
125 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700150_ALPHINAUD 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700180_ALPHINAUD Yet as you and I know all too well, the very act of calling forth this savior would do more harm to the land than good. But keys may also serve to seal doors that were best left unopened.
126 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700160_ALPHINAUD 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700190_ALPHINAUD We cannot encourage such worship for this very reason. Were Grandfather forced to return as an aether-draining primal, 'twould undo all that he had worked to protect. Let your love now guide your actions, and lock away deep inside the fate of both Grandfather and Bahamut.
127 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700170_ALPHINAUD 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700200_ALISAIE Your abiding love for him was the key that unlocked the truth of the Calamity. Fear not, Alphinaud─I understand what must be done.
128 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700180_ALPHINAUD 127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700210_ALISAIE But keys may also serve to seal doors that were best left unopened. The realm need not know the truth for it to be saved.
129 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700190_ALPHINAUD 128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700220_ALISAIE Let your love now guide your actions, and lock away deep inside the fate of both Grandfather and Bahamut. That the elder primal is banished, to return no more...that is enough.
130 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700200_ALISAIE 129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700230_ALISAIE Fear not, Alphinaud─I understand what must be done. Let us make our way back to the surface. Poor Urianger must be beside himself with worry!
127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700210_ALISAIE The realm need not know the truth for it to be saved.
128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700220_ALISAIE That the elder primal is banished, to return no more...that is enough.
129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_02401_700230_ALISAIE Let us make our way back to the surface. Poor Urianger must be beside himself with worry!