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0,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000010_ALISAIE","Ah, there you are. You're just in time to welcome our guest..."
1,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000020_EMETSELCH","Please. Did I not explicitly tell you that we would be meeting again soon?"
2,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000030_EMETSELCH","Lest you forget, I made you a promise. I have no intention of meddling with your mission. I come only to observe."
3,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000040_EMETSELCH","Your Exarch friend in particular has piqued my curiosity. Summoning you all like that. Most impressive."
4,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000050_THANCRED","You honestly expect us to believe you've come only to observe? Or that you might deign to lift a finger to aid our cause if called upon?"
5,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000060_THANCRED","Even if there were a sliver of truth in your words, I would never accept your help. Not in my darkest hour─not after all the suffering your kind has wrought."
6,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000070_EMETSELCH","So petty. I meant what I said and I said what I meant."
7,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000080_EMETSELCH","Wage your war against the sin eaters. Put each and every Lightwarden to the sword."
8,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000090_EMETSELCH","Prove yourselves heroes brave and true, and I will be glad to embrace you as allies."
9,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000100_EMETSELCH","Allies worthy of bearing the burden of truth."
10,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000110_EMETSELCH","Surely such a partnership would be preferable to yet another round of fisticuffs?"
11,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000120_EMETSELCH","...And thus did the olive branch wither and die. Pity."
12,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000130_EMETSELCH","Well─let no man say I did not try, futile as it was."
13,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000140_EMETSELCH","Though I suspect you will seek me out when you grow tired of making the same mistakes."
14,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000150_EMETSELCH","Difficult decisions lie ahead of you. Decisions best made with the benefit of knowledge to which only the eternal are privy."
15,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000160_EMETSELCH","For now, I shall resume my shadowy vigil. Whatever you choose to do, make sure it's worth watching, would you."
16,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000170_ALISAIE","What was that all about?"
17,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000180_THANCRED","A vain attempt to make us doubt our chosen course, most like. As if we'd believe a word that passed his lips."
18,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000190_THANCRED","Unless you think there is some truth in what he says?"
19,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
20,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE","A kernel, perhaps..."
21,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE","Not one jot."
22,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_003_NONE_VOICE","I don't know. But if he crosses us, I'll make him wish he hadn't."
23,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000200_ALPHINAUD","If he simply meant to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did."
24,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000210_ALPHINAUD","I share your suspicion, of course. But if he simply meant to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did."
25,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000220_ALPHINAUD","I am sure you will. But consider for a moment: if he meant simply to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did."
26,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000230_ALPHINAUD","It goes without saying that an alliance with the Ascians is out of the question. But since we have no way of knowing where they might be hiding, it seems only logical to press on with our mission─even if our enemy seems content for it to succeed."
27,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000240_MYSTERYVOICE","Then let us discuss the sin eaters."
28,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000250_MYSTERYVOICE","I would begin by thanking you all for your efforts thus far."
29,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000260_MYSTERYVOICE","In striking down the Lightwardens of Lakeland and Il Mheg, you have accomplished more in your short time here than all of our forces managed in the last century."
30,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000270_THANCRED","That may be, but the Wardens of Kholusia, Amh Araeng, and Rak'tika remain."
31,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000280_MYSTERYVOICE","Indeed. And their precise whereabouts are as yet unknown."
32,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000290_MYSTERYVOICE","Which is why I propose we divide our forces and conduct a systematic survey of each region. Once we have found our quarry, we may then determine how best to proceed."
33,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000300_ALISAIE","I'll take Amh Araeng, in that case. I know the lie of the land well enough."
34,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000310_ALPHINAUD","If there are no objections, I will make for Kholusia. I have connections there both in and around Eulmore that may prove useful."
35,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000320_MYSTERYVOICE","Then I would ask that you journey to Rak'tika."
36,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000330_MYSTERYVOICE","There you will find Y'shtola. With her assistance, I doubt the Warden will evade your grasp for long."
37,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000340_RYNE","Is Y'shtola the conjurer you and Urianger used to talk about?"
38,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000350_THANCRED","That's right. Though we haven't spoken much since she left for the forest."
39,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000360_MYSTERYVOICE","I fear I may be to blame for that. I had every intention of relaying the news of your arrival, but she is...disinclined to speak with me."
40,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000370_MYSTERYVOICE","You have visited her, have you not? Might I trouble you to...?"
41,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000380_URIANGER","'Twould be no trouble."
42,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000390_MYSTERYVOICE","My thanks. While you are all out in the field, I shall be here attending to business. I had somewhat fancifully contemplated joining the search myself, but other matters demand my attention."
43,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000400_ALISAIE","What's that?"
44,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000410_MYSTERYVOICE","A missive from Lord Vauthry. He invites me to join him in Eulmore to discuss the recent conflict at Lydha Lran."
45,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000420_ALISAIE","And? Did he even bother to offer any bait? It's obviously a trap."
46,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000430_MYSTERYVOICE","I should be surprised if it were not. Nevertheless, I must seize this opportunity to speak with him, even if only a few words are exchanged."
47,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000440_MYSTERYVOICE","Though my power will be much diminished so far from the tower, it is a risk I am willing to take."
48,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000450_MYSTERYVOICE","Master Alphinaud─might I impose upon you to accompany me to Eulmore, prior to beginning your reconnaissance?"
49,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000460_ALPHINAUD","Of course."
50,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000470_MYSTERYVOICE","Then let us make ready. Safe travels to you all."
51,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000480_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","No matter how far he goes, man cannot resist looking back on the path he has walked."
52,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000490_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","The untold stories and secrets of the past can be more alluring than the promise of tomorrow."
53,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000500_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","And so he braves the forests of Rak'tika in search of mystery and wonder..."
54,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000510_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","Of Ronka, to which all seekers of hidden truths are inevitably drawn..."
55,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000520_URIANGER","We have arrived."
56,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000530_URIANGER","Vast though these woods may be, they are, by and large, uninhabitable."
57,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000540_URIANGER","Not so the swamps of Citia, however, whose sparse foliage permitted man a foothold."
58,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000550_EMETSELCH","""No lands must remain beyond our grasp. Go forth. Conquer. Rule.“"
59,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000560_EMETSELCH","Forgive me. A sudden pang of nostalgia for those halcyon days."
60,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000570_EMETSELCH","Exploring virgin territories, subjugating primitive peoples. All for the glory of Garlemald!"
61,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000580_THANCRED","If you've brought your ivory standard, I'll be happy to tell you where to stick it."
62,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000590_EMETSELCH","Can we not simply take a moment to enjoy the view together? Or would you rather I spied on you from the shadows?"
63,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000600_EMETSELCH","Much more of this, and I may very well begin to regret my show of good faith."
64,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000610_RYNE","If...if you really want to stay, then help us fight."
65,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000620_EMETSELCH","Mmm... No, I think not. I am an observer─nothing more."
66,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000630_EMETSELCH","Even shielded by the shadows of these boughs, I feel the Light's presence most keenly."
67,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000640_EMETSELCH","To accompany you is taxing enough. To fight is out of the question."
68,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000650_THANCRED","I will suffer your company if I must, but not your commentary."
69,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000660_URIANGER","I see little sign of recent activity, nor hath any meaningful progress been made with the reconstruction..."
70,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000670_URIANGER","Mayhap Y'shtola sought shelter elsewhere. Come, let us quit this place."
71,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000680_RUNAR","(-Blessed Leader-)Now! Surround them!"
72,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000690_RUNAR","(-Blessed Leader-)These sin eaters─they are not like the others!"
73,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000700_THANCRED","There's a reason for that. Lower your weapons, please. We mean you no harm."
74,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000710_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA","How is it they can speak!?"
75,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000720_PEOPLEOFNIGHTB","It's a sin eater trick! They mean to kill us all!"
76,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
77,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Please! We're not sin eaters!"
78,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE","Uh... Kupo?"
79,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE","..."
80,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000730_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA","Perhaps they speak the truth."
81,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000740_THANCRED","...That will seem a lot less amusing when we are forced to kill them."
82,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000750_EMETSELCH","Oh, for the love of..."
83,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000760_EMETSELCH","I had hoped that by accompanying you, we might come to understand one another, but all I have come to understand is that you have a knack for inflaming the natives."
84,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000770_EMETSELCH","You've committed the cardinal sin of <Emphasis>boring</Emphasis> me. And so I retire to the shade."
85,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000780_EMETSELCH","Good luck."
86,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000790_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA","There! Did you see that one disappear!?"
87,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000800_THANCRED","(SIGH)"
88,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000810_THANCRED","I think I preferred Lahabrea."
89,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000820_YSHTOLA","(-???-)Enough. Runar, report."
90,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000830_RUNAR","Master Matoya!"
91,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000840_RUNAR","We apprehended them as you ordered, but...are you certain these are sin eaters?"
92,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000850_YSHTOLA","The intense light of the aether I saw was unmistakable. If not sin eaters, then what?"
93,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000860_URIANGER","'Tis passing queer that Y'shtola should mistake us for the enemy, is it not?"
94,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000870_URIANGER","Mayhap it hath been too long since last she beheld the radiance of thine aether..."
95,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000880_URIANGER","Master Matoya. Hath time truly made strangers of us?"
96,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000890_YSHTOLA","Nay. I recognize you, Urianger, Thancred. And this is Minfilia of the First, of whom you spoke before."
97,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000900_URIANGER","Just so. And knowing as thou must that we come in peace, might I prevail upon thee to have thy comrades lower their arms?"
98,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000910_YSHTOLA","First explain this other presence in your company. The one I know not."
99,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000920_YSHTOLA","There is but one manner of creature in this world whose aether is suffused with such an abundance of light."
100,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000930_URIANGER","Mine apologies, Master Matoya, but thou art mistaken. Before thee standeth our dearest comrade. The truest hero among us."
101,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000940_URIANGER","Though he is but recently arrived here in the First, not one but <Emphasis>two</Emphasis> Lightwardens have already perished by his most puissant hand."
102,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000950_URIANGER","Though she is but recently arrived here in the First, not one but <Emphasis>two</Emphasis> Lightwardens have already perished by her most puissant hand."
103,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000960_YSHTOLA","It... It cannot be!"
104,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
105,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE","It's been too long...clearly."
106,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE","Nice to see you too...“Master Matoya.”"
107,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_003_NONE_VOICE","You truly thought me a sin eater?"
108,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000970_RUNAR","Master Matoya?"
109,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000980_YSHTOLA","Lower your weapons."
110,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000990_YSHTOLA","Forgive us this hostile welcome."
111,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001000_YSHTOLA","Come, I would give you a proper introduction to Rak'tika and its people."
112,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001010_YSHTOLA","Slitherbough is the largest of the Blessed's settlements."
113,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001020_YSHTOLA","They worship no gods, instead revering Darkness itself."
114,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001030_YSHTOLA","It is a curious kind of faith, but one which has granted them the strength to persevere in the wake of the Flood."
115,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001040_YSHTOLA","I hope you weren't expecting a grand feast by way of welcome. They are a simple people."
116,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001050_YSHTOLA","Now, I would hear of your travels away from prying ears. Come."
117,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001060_YSHTOLA","I see. And now you seek the Lightwarden of Rak'tika."
118,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001070_YSHTOLA","In the days after I arrived in the First, I too relied upon the Crystal Exarch for guidance. But his penchant for secrecy and the telling of half-truths soon lost him my trust. And thus did I strike out on my own."
119,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001080_YSHTOLA","My work eventually led me here to the forest, which I have come to know like the back of my hand."
120,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001090_YSHTOLA","I cannot say with certainty where your quarry is hiding, but I am confident I can narrow the search."
121,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001100_THANCRED","Well...go on, then."
122,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001110_YSHTOLA","Some few thousand years ago, this forest stood at the heart of the empire of Ronka."
123,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001120_YSHTOLA","A great many relics of that civilization can still be found to the east in Yx'Maja."
124,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001130_YSHTOLA","Or rather, <Emphasis>could</Emphasis> be found─were the area not fiercely guarded."
125,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001140_YSHTOLA","Yx'Maja, you see, is home to a tribe of warriors whose lineage is said to date back to the time of the empire. Any attempt to enter their territory is met with lethal force. They offer no warnings, and suffer no trespasser to escape."
126,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001150_YSHTOLA","Needless to say, my every attempt to survey the area has been thwarted."
127,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001160_URIANGER","Mayhap the Warden hideth there full knowing none may approach it for fear of these protectors."
128,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001170_YSHTOLA","As for the tablet..."
129,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001180_YSHTOLA","I find the timing of its discovery suspiciously convenient. If I did not know better, I would think someone was trying to curry favor with me."
130,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001190_YSHTOLA","Regardless, it will take time to decipher these writings. Yet I would not be at all surprised if they somehow held the key to entering Yx'Maja unmolested. The Exarch has a nose for serendipity."
131,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001200_URIANGER","If there is aught I can do to assist thee in unraveling their secrets, thou need'st only ask."
132,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001210_YSHTOLA","Thank you, Urianger. I may well take you up on that offer."
133,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001220_YSHTOLA","While we set to work, might I suggest you take a tour of the city?"
134,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001230_YSHTOLA","Should you be in any doubt as to the importance of your role as the “Warrior of Darkness,” the people here will surely cure you of it."
135,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001240_THANCRED","I must say, Y'shtola...while most of us have struggled to come to terms with our altered circumstances, you seem to have adapted rather well."
136,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001250_YSHTOLA","Lest you forget, Master Matoya and I dedicated our lives to uncovering the truth which hides at the heart of our world."
137,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001260_YSHTOLA","Though separate, the fate of this reflection is nevertheless bound to that of our home. That I would be daunted by such an invaluable opportunity is absurd."
138,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001270_YSHTOLA","But what of you, Thancred? Could it be that you are still struggling to “come to terms” with the nature of your young companion?"
139,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001280_THANCRED","My “struggles” are none of your concern. Quite why you would speak thus─and in <Emphasis>this</Emphasis> company─I do not know. Perhaps you left more of yourself back in the Source than I assumed. If you'll excuse me."
140,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001290_RYNE","He understands that I'm not the same. That I'm not her."
141,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001300_YSHTOLA","Understands, perhaps, but does not accept. The question being whether he ever will."
142,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001310_YSHTOLA","And whether <Emphasis>you</Emphasis> will, more importantly. As difficult as your circumstances may be, they are yours, not his. 'Tis you and you alone who bears ultimate responsibility for your life."
143,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001320_YSHTOLA","But you need not make any hard choices now. Why not go and get some fresh air─clear your head?"
144,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001330_YSHTOLA","It seemed only right that we show our faces. May we join you?"
145,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001340_RUNAR","Let us begin."
146,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001350_RUNAR","I thank you all for coming to pay respects to our fallen daughter of the night. In the light, she was known as Toddia. But in the dark, we shall remember her always as Minnine. Let us each take a moment to offer her our prayers."
147,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001360_RUNAR","We entrust her now to the night's sweet embrace."
148,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001370_RUNAR","In Darkness will she be free from pain and suffering, now and forevermore."
149,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001380_RUNAR","May her soul find peace in the sunless sea of heaven, and in the love we bear for her in our hearts."
150,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001390_YSHTOLA","That vessel represents the night sky. The “sunless sea of heaven.”"
151,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001400_RUNAR","We call upon you now, O Bringer of Shadow, to lead this gentle soul unto the sea. We call upon you, O Warrior of Darkness, to deliver her unto paradise everlasting."
152,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001410_YSHTOLA","I am told you assisted in the preparations for the service. On behalf of the Blessed, you have my sincerest thanks."
153,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001420_YSHTOLA","The enduring legend of the Warrior of Darkness owes much to the traditions of these people."
154,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001430_YSHTOLA","And none were more ardent in their faith than Toddia. She would have been greatly moved by your presence."
155,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
156,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE","I should like to have met her."
157,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE","You know I don't deserve such reverence."
158,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE","..."
159,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001440_RYNE","You might not deliver her to the heavens, but if you could deliver the night sky to her people─the <Emphasis>real</Emphasis> night sky─it would be the next best thing."
160,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001450_RYNE","Their prayers would finally be answered. They could gaze up at the firmament and see their ancestors in every twinkle of the stars."
161,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001460_RYNE","We cannot allow their hopes and dreams to drown in the light. We have to bring back the dark. If we don't, who will?"
162,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001470_RYNE","Forgive me. Thinking of all those we have lost, I..."
163,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001480_THANCRED","No, it's all right. We <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> bring back the dark."
164,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001490_YSHTOLA","Mayhap sooner than later, in fact. "
165,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001500_YSHTOLA","Urianger and I have finished deciphering the tablet, and its contents were most illuminating. Let us reconvene in my chambers. We have much to discuss."
166,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001510_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","These paintings...they seem familiar. Depictions of heroes throughout history. The age of gods... The empire of Ronka... And this..."
167,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001520_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","There was a man. A researcher who pored over these pieces..."
168,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001530_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","He offered us work when we needed it. Slaying beasts, delivering provisions... A funny old bugger, he was, but he had a good heart."
169,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001540_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","He believed this first painting dated back to a time of myth and legends. A tribute to the heroes of a long-forgotten era."
170,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001550_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","The story went that it was rediscovered by an explorer from Ronka, who was so struck by its majesty that a second painting was commissioned, commemorating the heroes of their day."
171,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001560_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","""One day, you will all be here too,“ he said. ”Heroes immortalized forever. Maybe I'll paint you myself!“"
172,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001570_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","I had a good laugh at that. We were only trying to make our way, after all. Being heroes couldn't have been further from our minds."
173,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001580_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","But it seems...he actually went and did it. Before or after the Flood, I wonder..."
174,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001590_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","Rather faded, isn't it, compared to the others. Or did someone try to scrape it off the wall? Maybe the man himself, once he came to his senses..."
175,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001600_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","Do you suppose your deeds will warrant an addition to this collection? Or some other kind of monument?"
176,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001610_YSHTOLA","There you are. I have everything I need. Let us quit this place."
177,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001620_YSHTOLA","Is something the matter? We should go. The others are waiting."
178,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001630_RUNAR","Strange..."
179,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001640_RUNAR","The others on patrol should have returned by now. Our food will be overcooked if we wait any longer."
180,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001650_RUNAR","We will just have to start without them. Would you call Master Matoya and the others?"
181,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001660_YSHTOLA","I tire of these games, Urianger. Why do you pretend you cannot see it!?"
182,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001670_YSHTOLA","The blessing may spare <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> the fate of becoming a Lightwarden..."
183,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001680_YSHTOLA","But you cannot be blind to the nascent corruption! <If(PlayerParameter(4))>She<Else/>He</If> is not as <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> was in the Source."
184,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001690_YSHTOLA","Though I have no proof, I fear that the light which poured forth from the Wardens was not negated at all."
185,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001700_YSHTOLA","I fear it was <Emphasis>absorbed</Emphasis>─that <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> has been suffused with their light."
186,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001710_URIANGER","Though I have given thought to this possibility, I dare not speak until more is known."
187,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001720_YSHTOLA","(SIGH)"
188,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001730_YSHTOLA","By the time you deign to enlighten us, it may be too late─if it is not already."
189,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001740_YSHTOLA","Urianger─I know full well, after all these years, that you have only the best of intentions."
190,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001750_YSHTOLA","But that does not make it any easier to put my faith in a man so infatuated with secrecy."
191,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001760_YSHTOLA","I have had my suspicions ever since the Exarch bade you speak that day, but now I must ask."
192,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001770_YSHTOLA","The Eighth Umbral Calamity and all that followed; everything you claimed to have seen─did you?"
193,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001780_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA","Help! Someone help!"
194,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001790_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA","The Eulmorans have come for us! We're under attack!"
195,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001800_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE","Meanwhile, in Eulmore..."
196,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001810_MYSTERYVOICE","Lord Vauthry, how good it is to see you. How long has it been? Not since your inauguration, unless I am mistaken? Too long, at any rate. May I say how humbled I am to be invited not only into your city, but your home. You are as generous as ever."
197,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001820_VAUTHRY","And you as disingenuous."
198,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001830_VAUTHRY","Let us dispense with the pleasantries. This merry band of dissidents people are calling “Warriors of Darkness”... They have slain sin eaters, and by all accounts the Crystarium is complicit in their villainy."
199,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001840_VAUTHRY","And now I hear reports of your people obstructing my soldiers. So I must ask: what exactly do you think you are doing?"
200,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001850_MYSTERYVOICE","I might ask you the same thing. It should be clear even to you that defeating the Lightwardens represents the world's only hope of survival."
201,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001860_MYSTERYVOICE","Even now, the people of Lakeland and Il Mheg rejoice in the return of night."
202,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001870_MYSTERYVOICE","For a hundred years, they yearned for a means to fight back against the sin eaters and at last they have found one. Yet you choose to stand idly by and do nothing. Why?"
203,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001880_VAUTHRY","Why? Because this “hope” you cling to is nothing more than a fever dream. An exercise in futility."
204,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001890_VAUTHRY","Even should you slay the sin eaters, the world as we know it is beyond salvation."
205,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001900_VAUTHRY","With what little land and resources remain, the people would be free only to starve."
206,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001910_VAUTHRY","Before long they would turn to violence, then to war, and ultimately usher themselves unto oblivion."
207,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001920_VAUTHRY","They require a firm hand to shepherd them from the edge. The hand of a king─nay, a god!"
208,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001930_VAUTHRY","I will see their dreams fulfilled, their wishes granted. I will give them peace, order─and they shall never want for bliss."
209,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001940_VAUTHRY","Men are fickle creatures who entertain vague ideals without the faintest notion what they cost. But a little fear can go a long way towards helping them realize what it is they truly need."
210,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001950_VAUTHRY","<Emphasis>Sanctuary</Emphasis>. And they shall find none in this world, save that which <Emphasis>I</Emphasis> afford them."
211,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001960_VAUTHRY","That is why the sin eaters exist. To unite the world under <Emphasis>my</Emphasis> dominion!"
212,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001970_MYSTERYVOICE","A paradise fit to grace the Eighth Umbral Era."
213,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001980_VAUTHRY","What was that?"
214,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001990_MYSTERYVOICE","A minor epiphany, nothing more."
215,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002000_MYSTERYVOICE","You have always held sway over those around you. Those who defy you must submit or die. What sits before me is the inevitable result of bloated privilege and unchecked power."
216,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002010_MYSTERYVOICE","But man is more resilient than you think."
217,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002020_MYSTERYVOICE","His achievements are not the product of violence and bloodshed but compassion and understanding."
218,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002030_MYSTERYVOICE","This calamity is but another crisis to be overcome. And we will─once we eliminate the sin eaters."
219,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002040_VAUTHRY","You poor, deluded fool. These people care not for the morrow. They care only for the now, and the contentment they lack. What good is a paradise to them if it is a thousand years in the making? Or even a hundred!?"
220,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002050_MYSTERYVOICE","You underestimate them, Lord Vauthry. They see further than you think. I have beheld it in the blood and sweat and tears of those who would sacrifice everything for a future they may never know. That their children may never know."
221,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002060_MYSTERYVOICE","I have beheld it in the hopes and dreams of those who came before, which we bequeath to those who come after, that they might in turn build upon the foundations laid by our forebears."
222,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002070_MYSTERYVOICE","<Emphasis>These</Emphasis> are the bonds which hold man and his world together, not your gilded chains─and I will resist your every effort to shackle him."
223,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002080_VAUTHRY","In summary, you will continue to support the villains hunting my sin eaters?"
224,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002090_MYSTERYVOICE","With tremendous enthusiasm, for I have faith in the future they would build."
225,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002100_VAUTHRY","Why do I even bother?"
226,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002110_VAUTHRY","Fools, the lot of you! So naive! So <Emphasis>painfully</Emphasis> predictable!"
227,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002120_VAUTHRY","Did you imagine I did not know your mind? That I would wait until <Emphasis>after</Emphasis> this meeting to dispatch my forces!? Even as we speak, they march to the sin eaters' defense!"
228,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002130_VAUTHRY","Insurrection will not be tolerated!"
229,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002140_VAUTHRY","The people of this world are mine to rule, mine to command..."
230,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002150_VAUTHRY","And you are no exception!"
231,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002160_VAUTHRY","What!? How did he─"
232,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002170_VAUTHRY","Insolent swine! I will not stand for this. Do you hear me!?"
233,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002180_VAUTHRY","(SCREAM)"
234,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002190_RANJIT","You speak for the Night's Blessed?"
235,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002200_YSHTOLA","I do."
236,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002210_YSHTOLA","I presume <Emphasis>that</Emphasis> is your doing."
237,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002220_YSHTOLA","If you have come to parley, I must insist that you first return him to us."
238,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002230_RANJIT","You are in no position to make demands."
239,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002240_RANJIT","By Lord Vauthry's decree, Rak'tika now falls under the governance of Eulmore. You will henceforth answer to us."
240,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002250_YSHTOLA","Is that so..."
241,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002251_YSHTOLA","And the Children of the Everlasting Dark have acquiesced to this madness?"
242,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002260_RANJIT","We have reached an accord, yes."
243,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002270_RANJIT","Too many times have the Night's Blessed shunned Eulmore's overtures of friendship. The risk that you harbor hostile intentions has grown too great to ignore."
244,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002280_RANJIT","Therefore his lordship has claimed dominion over this forest, and bestowed executive authority upon the Children of the Everlasting Dark."
245,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002290_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS","In his wisdom, Lord Vauthry has agreed to recognize ours as the only permissible expression of Dark worship─its one true faith."
246,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002300_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS","You and your false creed are a blight on these woods! A foul, unholy corruption that must be cleansed."
247,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002310_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS","Little wonder the Warrior of Darkness visits both Lakeland and Il Mheg, yet shuns Rak'tika. Your perverted teachings hold blessed shadow at bay!"
248,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002320_YSHTOLA","You have accepted the yoke of Eulmore to spite us, then? Fools. Darkness will never return to these skies while they hold sway."
249,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002330_RANJIT","Those of you minded to obey his lordship are to make for Woven Oath with all haste. We will leave you, that you may have time to prepare."
250,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002340_RUNAR","Woven Oath!? Are you suggesting we abandon our faith to join those zealots!?"
251,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002350_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS","What has your “faith” afforded you thus far? Nothing! <Emphasis>We</Emphasis> will guide you along the righteous path."
252,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002360_YSHTOLA","And should we refuse?"
253,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002370_RANJIT","Anyone found here upon our return will be considered a traitor to Eulmore, and dealt with as such."
254,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002380_YSHTOLA","We will discuss these developments after I have tended to our casualty."
255,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002390_YSHTOLA","'Twould seem we have found them."
256,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002400_ALMET","(-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)You trespass upon sacred ground. Begone!"
257,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002410_YSHTOLA","Wait! We did not come to─"
258,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002420_UIMET","(ATTACK GRUNT)"
259,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002430_YSHTOLA","(BLOCKING GRUNT)"
260,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002440_YSHTOLA","Stop! We mean you no harm!"
261,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002450_CYMET","(-Staff-wielding Sentinel-)Sister. Is that─?"
262,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002460_YSHTOLA","We are allies of the empire of Ronka. As is customary, we come bearing the seal of the emperor."
263,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002470_UIMET","Hmmm..."
264,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002480_UIMET","(GASP)"
265,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002490_UIMET","(-Spear-wielding Sentinel-)It appears to be genuine!"
266,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002500_CYMET","(-Staff-wielding Sentinel-)Then perhaps there is yet hope!"
267,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002510_ALMET","(-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)Perhaps..."
268,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002520_ALMET","(-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)We acknowledge your seal, but we must be certain of its authenticity."
269,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002530_ALMET","(-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)Follow the azure flowers to our village. There we will judge if you are friend or foe."
270,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002540_UIMET","(-Spear-wielding Sentinel-)Try not to stray from the path, all right?"
271,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002550_YSHTOLA","""Follow the flowers...“ Would it kill them to escort us?"
272,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002560_YSHTOLA","But if it affords us an opportunity to investigate Yx'Maja...fine."
273,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002570_YSHTOLA","It seems to be working!"
274,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002580_ALMET","(TAKING HIT REAX)"
275,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002590_UIMET","(TAKING HIT REAX)"
276,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002600_CYMET","(TAKING HIT REAX)"
277,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002610_YSHTOLA","I think not!"
278,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002620_EULMOREADJUTANT","General! Hold on!"
279,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002630_EULMOREADJUTANT","Hm?"
280,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002640_EULMOREADJUTANT","(SCREAM)"
281,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002650_YSHTOLA","Expertly done."
282,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002660_EULMOREADJUTANT","How was I to know that that would happen!? It looked like any other part of the floor!"
283,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002670_EULMOREADJUTANT","...Might now be an opportune time to strike a bargain?"
284,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002680_EULMOREADJUTANT","We poisoned a number of villagers in Slitherbough with a toxin brewed for us by the Children."
285,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002690_EULMOREADJUTANT","This is the antidote."
286,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002700_EULMOREADJUTANT","I daresay you know how potent their concoctions are─and the futility of trying to counteract their effects."
287,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002710_EULMOREADJUTANT","Now, now. Try anything here and we're all likely to fall."
288,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002720_EULMOREADJUTANT","Eventually, someone will come to our rescue. Or yours. Promise us safe passage and we'll give you the antidote!"
289,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002730_EULMOREADJUTANT","Do we have a deal?"
290,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002740_RANJIT","We do not negotiate with the enemy. The villagers' lives are forfeit. As is yours..."
291,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002750_EULMOREADJUTANT","General?"
292,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002760_YSHTOLA","Do not fail."
293,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002770_RANJIT","How noble. And pointless."
294,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002780_RYNE","Is─is everyone all right?"
295,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002790_RYNE","What in the─"
296,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002800_THANCRED","Urianger!"
297,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002810_URIANGER","At once!"
298,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002820_THANCRED","Down with you!"
299,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002830_RANJIT","Guh!"
300,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002840_RYNE","Where...where is Y'shtola?"
301,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002850_RYNE","Runar. Thank goodness."
302,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002860_THANCRED","We delivered the antidote to Slitherbough, and from what we could gather on the way here, the Eulmorans have had the good manners to withdraw."
303,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002870_THANCRED","Thank the gods they did, or we would never have made it here in time. I'm told we have Runar and his comrades to thank for keeping the soldiers occupied prior to their retreat."
304,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002880_THANCRED","They were preparing to come for you and Y'shtola, it seems, when Runar rallied the villagers and pursued them out of Slitherbough."
305,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002890_RUNAR","I must...I-I must..."
306,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002900_RUNAR","Where...am I?"
307,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002910_URIANGER","Yx'Maja, in the care of the Viis. Thou art safe now, friend. Pray, rest thee awhile longer."
308,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002920_RUNAR","No...no, I am all right. Somewhat heavy of limb, perhaps, but otherwise well I assure you."
309,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002930_RUNAR","I am glad to see you are all safe. When we realized where the soldiers were headed, we knew something had to be done."
310,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002940_RUNAR","I...do not see Master Matoya. She was with you, yes? What happened to her?"
311,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q5_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
312,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_001_NONE_VOICE","I cannot say for certain─but it was she who secured the antidote."
313,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_002_NONE_VOICE","She saved the Night's Blessed─albeit at a cost..."
314,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_003_NONE_VOICE","..."
315,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002950_RUNAR","Spare me your riddles and speak plain! Where is Master Matoya!?"
316,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002960_RUNAR","Well!? Say something! Where is Master Matoya!?"
317,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002970_RUNAR","No...no... No, that cannot be..."
318,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002980_RUNAR","Why would she do such a thing?"
319,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002990_RUNAR","Was there no other way? I...I cannot believe that she...that she..."
320,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003000_RUNAR","We must begin the search immediately! I will come with you!"
321,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003010_RUNAR","What are you waiting for? We must find her! She could be trapped or hurt or..."
322,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003020_RUNAR","She is alive. She is <Emphasis>alive</Emphasis>, damn you!"
323,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003030_ALMET","Forgive me for interrupting, but our scouts have apprehended an intruder."
324,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003040_ALMET","We thought perhaps he might be an associate of yours..."
325,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003050_THANCRED","Oh, look who it is."
326,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003060_EMETSELCH","Well...this is embarrassing. In my defense, they are surprisingly tenacious."
327,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003070_EMETSELCH","So─what trouble have you gotten yourselves into this time?"
328,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003080_EMETSELCH","Well, well. What an intriguing turn of events."
329,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003090_EMETSELCH","My condolences, by the way. 'Tis never easy to lose the ones we love."
330,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003100_EMETSELCH","Well, she is dead, isn't she? Wishing it were otherwise will not make it so."
331,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003110_THANCRED","That <Emphasis>you</Emphasis> should be indifferent to her loss is no surprise. But to us, she was a friend. The best of friends."
332,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003120_RYNE","You have something on your mind. What is it?"
333,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q6_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
334,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A6_000_001_NONE_VOICE","I'm beginning to wonder what really happened when she fell."
335,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A6_000_002_NONE_VOICE","After she fell, there was a powerful gust of wind as if from nowhere..."
336,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003130_URIANGER","Pray recount to us again that which thou witnessed in the ruins, omitting not the slightest detail."
337,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003140_THANCRED","Flow..."
338,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003150_THANCRED","The teleportation magick she used to spirit us away from Ul'dah after the bloody banquet! I recall a similar gale in the tunnel before it took effect."
339,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003160_EMETSELCH","Interesting. I thought I sensed a brief disturbance in the Lifestream. How reassuring to know it was not my imagination."
340,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003170_EMETSELCH","I felt it only once, I should mention. Which would suggest she is still adrift on its currents."
341,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003180_URIANGER","Then I fear she may yet be lost to us─for it was only by the grace of the elementals that she was plucked from that great aetherial river."
342,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003190_EMETSELCH","Oh...very well. I'll go and fetch her..."
343,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003200_EMETSELCH","Perhaps a clear and unambiguous act of kindness will serve to win the trust you seem so determined to deny me."
344,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003210_EMETSELCH","Yes, this place should serve well enough."
345,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003220_EMETSELCH","Might I have a little space? I <Emphasis>need</Emphasis> to concentrate."
346,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003230_EMETSELCH","Now then...what color was her soul again?"
347,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003240_EMETSELCH","Ah... There you are."
348,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003250_RUNAR","He─He's done it! He's brought her back!"
349,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003260_YSHTOLA","(WAKING UP REAX)"
350,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003270_THANCRED","Y'shtola, are you all right?"
351,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003280_YSHTOLA","Yes... Though I cannot imagine how. What happened?"
352,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003290_URIANGER","Thou didst invoke the power of Flow, which thence did usher thy soul unto the Lifestream."
353,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003300_YSHTOLA","I wanted to save the antidote, and after that..."
354,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003310_YSHTOLA","(SUDDEN LAUGH)"
355,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003320_YSHTOLA","I did something exceedingly reckless. For which you will just have to forgive me."
356,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003330_YSHTOLA","(SHOCK REAX)"
357,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003340_RUNAR","Master Matoya! Oh, thank the heavens you're all right!"
358,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003350_RUNAR","I had nearly given up hope."
359,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003360_YSHTOLA","Please, Runar, dry your tears. What would the others think if they saw you like this?"
360,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003370_YSHTOLA","Come now─did you really think I would go gently into that dark night with so much left undone? So many mysteries left unsolved?"
361,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003380_EMETSELCH","Ahem. Is there aught you wish to say to me? A word of <Emphasis>thanks</Emphasis>, perhaps?"
362,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003390_URIANGER","Emet-Selch, the Ascian of whom I spoke. 'Twas he who plucked thee from the Lifestream."
363,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003400_YSHTOLA","I see."
364,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003410_YSHTOLA","Thank you. Differences notwithstanding, you saved my life, and for that I am grateful."
365,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003420_YSHTOLA","But let us turn our attention to more important matters, such as the Qitana Ravel."
366,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003430_YSHTOLA","You had better not have explored its depths without me."
367,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q7_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
368,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Heavens no. In fact, I was awaiting your return."
369,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_002_NONE_VOICE","I wouldn't have known where to start."
370,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_003_NONE_VOICE","I'll tell you after you've got some rest."
371,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003440_THANCRED","Well. Almet and the others should be pleased to see you in such <Emphasis>uncharacteristically</Emphasis> high spirits. Let us return to Fanow, then, and discuss the coming expedition."
372,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003450_RYNE","The Lightwarden is dead. The Blessed's prayers have been answered..."
373,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003460_THANCRED","Aye, that they have."
374,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003470_URIANGER","His condition yet troubleth thee?"
375,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003480_URIANGER","Her condition yet troubleth thee?"
376,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003490_YSHTOLA","It does. Though <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> shows no immediate signs of corruption, the danger remains. <If(PlayerParameter(4))>She<Else/>He</If> must be told."
377,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003500_YSHTOLA","...Would you describe it to me, Urianger? Paint for me a picture with your words."
378,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003510_URIANGER","A sea of shimmering stars. Diamonds strewn across a raven gown, boundless and beautiful."
379,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003520_URIANGER","'Tis an exquisite sight not unlike that of the Source. Calm and gentle...and forgiving..."
380,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003530_YSHTOLA","I can see it..."
381,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003540_URIANGER","For however deep the void, or wide the expanse, there is no shore so distant as to be beyond the reach of light. ...Ominous though that may sound, given our present travails."
382,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003550_YSHTOLA","Well fought. Let us return home."
383,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003560_YSHTOLA","The murals. If I am not mistaken, they predate the empire."
384,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003570_RYNE","How can you tell?"
385,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003580_YSHTOLA","A peculiarity of the paint. Most are made from mineral-based pigments, but whatever was used here is older than anything I have ever seen."
386,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003590_YSHTOLA","According to Almet, this sanctuary was built to preserve the wisdom of the ancients. What events do these murals commemorate, I wonder?"
387,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003600_EMETSELCH","Must you always linger after defeating your enemies? Navigating these halls on foot is exhausting."
388,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003610_THANCRED","Come to lead us to safety, have you?"
389,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003620_EMETSELCH","Hmph! I was <Emphasis>bored</Emphasis>. But how is the hero of the hour?"
390,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003630_EMETSELCH","Hmm. Fighting fit, I see. Keep up the good work."
391,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003640_YSHTOLA","You're plotting something."
392,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003650_EMETSELCH","Every hour of every day. But never you mind about that. As I have told you a thousand times before: I like to watch. Nothing more."
393,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003660_EMETSELCH","Well! I would quit this place, and I suggest you do the same. There is yet work to be done."
394,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003670_EMETSELCH","Ah...there is a sight to bring a tear to the eye."
395,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003680_RYNE","You recognize these scenes?"
396,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003690_EMETSELCH","That I do. Indeed, there was a time when anyone and everyone would."
397,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003700_EMETSELCH","Until one calamitous day when the world was divided across ten and three reflections, sundering the land and all who dwelled upon it."
398,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003710_EMETSELCH","And the worst part? No one could remember it. Not really. Just fragments and fleeting memories of an achingly familiar world..."
399,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003720_EMETSELCH","A vision shared of a paradise lost, preserved only in song and scripture and paint..."
400,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003730_EMETSELCH","Once upon a time. Yet here we find ourselves again. To look, learn, and <Emphasis>remember</Emphasis>..."
401,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003740_YSHTOLA","Then share with us the stories you know so well. We are listening."
402,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003750_EMETSELCH","Before the great sundering, there was one world. A world that knew naught but peace and prosperity."
403,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003760_EMETSELCH","Until it was faced with a crisis. Unprecedented, terrifying. Civilization found itself perched upon a precipice, staring into oblivion."
404,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003770_EMETSELCH","But through prayer and sacrifice, the will of the star was made manifest."
405,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003780_EMETSELCH","Zodiark was His name, and by His grace was the calamity averted."
406,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003790_YSHTOLA","Zodiark!?"
407,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003800_EMETSELCH","A savior mighty and magnificent, deserving of reverence and gratitude...one would have thought. Yet some thought otherwise."
408,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003810_EMETSELCH","From the fears of these naysayers would rise Hydaelyn─She who was to serve as His shackles. To bind Him and hold Him in check."
409,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003820_EMETSELCH","And so they fought, and they fought, and they fought. And in the end...Hydaelyn was victorious."
410,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003830_EMETSELCH","With all Her strength She smote Him─dealing a blow so devastating that it split the very fabric of reality. And thus was Zodiark banished and His being divided."
411,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003840_EMETSELCH","That concludes today's lesson on long-forgotten history. Though I imagine your Mother would offer a rather contradictory account. As is Her wont."
412,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003850_THANCRED","I'm sorry─I can only assume I misheard, but it sounded an awful lot like you were implying both Zodiark and Hydaelyn are not gods, but─"
413,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003860_EMETSELCH","What? Not gods of the First? Is that what you thought these paintings depicted? Or...? Oh! Ohhh..."
414,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003870_EMETSELCH","They are gods after a fashion, yes, but no different from the kind with which you are so intimately acquainted. Formed of faith and prayer, of conviction and devotion..."
415,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003880_EMETSELCH","The eldest and most powerful...of primals."
416,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003890_YSHTOLA","You have spun quite a tale."
417,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003900_YSHTOLA","Yet you have not explained the role of the Ascians in all of this. How is it you are privy to ancient secrets lost to time?"
418,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003901_EMETSELCH","(LAUGH)"
419,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003910_EMETSELCH","Finally, <Emphasis>finally</Emphasis>, you ask the right question! And shrewd questions warrant honest answers..."
420,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003920_EMETSELCH","We Ascians know because it is our history. Our story."
421,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003930_EMETSELCH","It was we who summoned Zodiark─we natives of that sundered paradise."
422,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003940_EMETSELCH","Now do you see why we yearn for the Great Rejoining?"
423,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003950_EMETSELCH","For our world...for our people...for all creation to be made whole again."
424,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003960_EMETSELCH","Wouldn't you wish for the same?"
425,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003970_RUNAR","Ah, you are returned! And none the worse for wear, I see."
426,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003980_YSHTOLA","You needn't worry about us. What became of the Eulmoran soldiers, more importantly?"
427,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003990_RUNAR","They turned tail and fled at the sight of the night sky."
428,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004000_RUNAR","The Children of the Everlasting Dark have also retreated back to Woven Oath."
429,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004010_RUNAR","Try as they might, they could not deny the truth of their own eyes..."
430,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004020_RUNAR","The sunless sea of heaven, full of love and grace, where none need know pain or suffering."
431,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004030_RUNAR","In that moment, when the sky's light began to wane, I knew our prayers had been answered."
432,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004040_RUNAR","...That we were doomed to face oblivion at life's end no longer."
433,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004050_RUNAR","When first we met, I harbored certain suspicions about you. Now I see that I was right."
434,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004060_RUNAR","You are the Bringers of Shadow. The Warriors of Darkness. The saviors for whom we have prayed for so long."
435,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004070_YSHTOLA","I suppose you're not entirely wrong..."
436,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004080_YSHTOLA","But we are not worthy of your reverence, nor have we any desire to be worshipped. If you would pray, pray for your children, that they may one day know a better world."
437,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004090_RUNAR","...I will do as you say. But please, let us at least hold a feast to celebrate your victory. You deserve that much."
438,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004100_YSHTOLA","I am sorry, Runar, but there is still much to be done, and scant time in which to do it."
439,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004110_YSHTOLA","We must go─all of us. For we share the same path and the same fate."
440,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004120_RUNAR","So be it. I ask only that you hold us in your hearts, as we will hold you in ours, now and ever after. By the boundless dark, this I swear."
441,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004130_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","So there's a light sealed inside you, is there? You wouldn't know it from the outside. You look the same as you ever did to me."
442,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q8_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
443,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_001_NONE_VOICE","I must stay the course. For the others."
444,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_002_NONE_VOICE","And what if that changes? What if it overwhelms me?"
445,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_003_NONE_VOICE","Then I suppose there's naught to do but rest."
446,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004140_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","True enough. Packing up and going home isn't really an option, is it. If you don't face the music here, it'll only come and find you there."
447,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004150_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","Damned if I know. It's not as if I can lift a finger to help myself, much less you."
448,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004160_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","Have faith in your friends. Look out for them, and hope that they look out for you. What more can you do?"
449,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004170_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","Ah, yes. If they're not asking you to fight they're telling you to rest. Which isn't to say they're wrong. You'll need your strength for what's to come."
450,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004180_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","...Think he was telling the truth? Emet, I mean. All that rot about Hydaelyn being no different from any other primal..."
451,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004190_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","If so, what would that make Her “blessing”? Are we just slaves to Her will?"
452,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004200_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","Ahh─let's pay him no mind. Lies are the Ascians' stock-in-trade."
453,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004210_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","Villains, heroes─all a matter of perspective, they'd have you believe. One man's fond memory another's waking nightmare..."
454,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004220_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","Me, I'm no saint or savior─just another sinner. And I know damn well I'm in no position to judge..."
455,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004230_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","When I saw the people of Slitherbough look up at the sky and celebrate the return of the dark...felt good."
456,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004240_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","It was moments like that that I cherished─much more than the thrill of adventure. The quiet after the storm."
457,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004250_WARRIOROFDARKNESS","I always took comfort in that."
458,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004260_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE","Meanwhile, in Garlemald..."
459,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004270_ESTINIEN","What did the scouts have to report?"
460,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004280_SHADOWHUNTER","Several skirmishes, but nothing of consequence. The fighting seems to have taken its toll on both sides."
461,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004290_ESTINIEN","A stalemate, then. The Alliance has done well to hold the line for so long."
462,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004300_ESTINIEN","...But then they did have Ishgardian reinforcements."
463,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004310_SHADOWHUNTER","Nevertheless, neither side has any appetite for a prolonged engagement."
464,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004320_SHADOWHUNTER","'Tis but the calm before the storm. And should the Empire choose to bring their full might to bear..."
465,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004330_ESTINIEN","To say nothing of Black Rose."
466,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004340_ESTINIEN","All the more reason to hasten our search. How close are your people to identifying our next target?"
467,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004350_SHADOWHUNTER","Close enough. Though I have received some troubling intelligence."
468,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004360_SHADOWHUNTER","One of our generals posted to the Ala Mhigan front recently disappeared without trace from the battlefield at the Ghimlyt Dark."
469,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004370_ESTINIEN","Odd. Dead seems unlikely, fled less so. I wonder where he'll turn up..."
470,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004380_SHADOWHUNTER","Were I a betting man, I would say <Emphasis>here</Emphasis>─in the capital."
471,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004390_SHADOWHUNTER","Not that any deserter who valued his life would contemplate returning. But a corpse might, given the right encouragement."
472,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004400_ESTINIEN","In the manner of His Royal Remains, you mean?"
473,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004410_SHADOWHUNTER","Elidibus plainly has no need of a new host, so the question becomes, who?"
474,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004420_SHADOWHUNTER","It may be that another player has joined the game."
475,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004430_SHADOWHUNTER","Something to consider, at any rate. But come, there is work to be done."
476,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004440_ZENOS","These bloodless games make for poor sport."
477,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004450_ZENOS","Mayhap if Father... Nay. I am a stranger to him in this body."
478,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004460_ZENOS","Besides, there is but one hand that can make me whole again. My enemy...my friend..."
479,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004470_ZENOS","Besides, there is but one hand that can make me whole again. My enemy...my friend..."
480,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004480_ZENOS","I know not what entertainment occupies you, but if you will not clear the way for me, then I shall seize the reins of fate once more."
0,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000010_ALISAIE,"Ah, there you are. You're just in time to welcome our guest..."
1,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000020_EMETSELCH,Please. Did I not explicitly tell you that we would be meeting again soon?
2,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000030_EMETSELCH,"Lest you forget, I made you a promise. I have no intention of meddling with your mission. I come only to observe."
3,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000040_EMETSELCH,Your Exarch friend in particular has piqued my curiosity. Summoning you all like that. Most impressive.
4,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000050_THANCRED,You honestly expect us to believe you've come only to observe? Or that you might deign to lift a finger to aid our cause if called upon?
5,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000060_THANCRED,"Even if there were a sliver of truth in your words, I would never accept your help. Not in my darkest hour─not after all the suffering your kind has wrought."
6,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000070_EMETSELCH,So petty. I meant what I said and I said what I meant.
7,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000080_EMETSELCH,Wage your war against the sin eaters. Put each and every Lightwarden to the sword.
8,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000090_EMETSELCH,"Prove yourselves heroes brave and true, and I will be glad to embrace you as allies."
9,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000100_EMETSELCH,Allies worthy of bearing the burden of truth.
10,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000110_EMETSELCH,Surely such a partnership would be preferable to yet another round of fisticuffs?
11,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000120_EMETSELCH,...And thus did the olive branch wither and die. Pity.
12,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000130_EMETSELCH,"Well─let no man say I did not try, futile as it was."
13,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000140_EMETSELCH,Though I suspect you will seek me out when you grow tired of making the same mistakes.
14,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000150_EMETSELCH,Difficult decisions lie ahead of you. Decisions best made with the benefit of knowledge to which only the eternal are privy.
15,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000160_EMETSELCH,"For now, I shall resume my shadowy vigil. Whatever you choose to do, make sure it's worth watching, would you."
16,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000170_ALISAIE,What was that all about?
17,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000180_THANCRED,"A vain attempt to make us doubt our chosen course, most like. As if we'd believe a word that passed his lips."
18,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000190_THANCRED,Unless you think there is some truth in what he says?
19,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
20,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE,"A kernel, perhaps..."
21,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE,Not one jot.
22,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_003_NONE_VOICE,"I don't know. But if he crosses us, I'll make him wish he hadn't."
23,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000200_ALPHINAUD,"If he simply meant to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did."
24,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000210_ALPHINAUD,"I share your suspicion, of course. But if he simply meant to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did."
25,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000220_ALPHINAUD,"I am sure you will. But consider for a moment: if he meant simply to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did."
26,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000230_ALPHINAUD,"It goes without saying that an alliance with the Ascians is out of the question. But since we have no way of knowing where they might be hiding, it seems only logical to press on with our mission─even if our enemy seems content for it to succeed."
27,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000240_MYSTERYVOICE,Then let us discuss the sin eaters.
28,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000250_MYSTERYVOICE,I would begin by thanking you all for your efforts thus far.
29,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000260_MYSTERYVOICE,"In striking down the Lightwardens of Lakeland and Il Mheg, you have accomplished more in your short time here than all of our forces managed in the last century."
30,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000270_THANCRED,"That may be, but the Wardens of Kholusia, Amh Araeng, and Rak'tika remain."
31,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000280_MYSTERYVOICE,Indeed. And their precise whereabouts are as yet unknown.
32,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000290_MYSTERYVOICE,"Which is why I propose we divide our forces and conduct a systematic survey of each region. Once we have found our quarry, we may then determine how best to proceed."
33,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000300_ALISAIE,"I'll take Amh Araeng, in that case. I know the lie of the land well enough."
34,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000310_ALPHINAUD,"If there are no objections, I will make for Kholusia. I have connections there both in and around Eulmore that may prove useful."
35,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000320_MYSTERYVOICE,Then I would ask that you journey to Rak'tika.
36,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000330_MYSTERYVOICE,"There you will find Y'shtola. With her assistance, I doubt the Warden will evade your grasp for long."
37,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000340_RYNE,Is Y'shtola the conjurer you and Urianger used to talk about?
38,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000350_THANCRED,That's right. Though we haven't spoken much since she left for the forest.
39,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000360_MYSTERYVOICE,"I fear I may be to blame for that. I had every intention of relaying the news of your arrival, but she is...disinclined to speak with me."
40,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000370_MYSTERYVOICE,"You have visited her, have you not? Might I trouble you to...?"
41,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000380_URIANGER,'Twould be no trouble.
42,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000390_MYSTERYVOICE,"My thanks. While you are all out in the field, I shall be here attending to business. I had somewhat fancifully contemplated joining the search myself, but other matters demand my attention."
43,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000400_ALISAIE,What's that?
44,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000410_MYSTERYVOICE,A missive from Lord Vauthry. He invites me to join him in Eulmore to discuss the recent conflict at Lydha Lran.
45,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000420_ALISAIE,And? Did he even bother to offer any bait? It's obviously a trap.
46,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000430_MYSTERYVOICE,"I should be surprised if it were not. Nevertheless, I must seize this opportunity to speak with him, even if only a few words are exchanged."
47,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000440_MYSTERYVOICE,"Though my power will be much diminished so far from the tower, it is a risk I am willing to take."
48,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000450_MYSTERYVOICE,"Master Alphinaud─might I impose upon you to accompany me to Eulmore, prior to beginning your reconnaissance?"
49,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000460_ALPHINAUD,Of course.
50,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000470_MYSTERYVOICE,Then let us make ready. Safe travels to you all.
51,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000480_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"No matter how far he goes, man cannot resist looking back on the path he has walked."
52,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000490_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,The untold stories and secrets of the past can be more alluring than the promise of tomorrow.
53,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000500_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,And so he braves the forests of Rak'tika in search of mystery and wonder...
54,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000510_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"Of Ronka, to which all seekers of hidden truths are inevitably drawn..."
55,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000520_URIANGER,We have arrived.
56,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000530_URIANGER,"Vast though these woods may be, they are, by and large, uninhabitable."
57,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000540_URIANGER,"Not so the swamps of Citia, however, whose sparse foliage permitted man a foothold."
58,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000550_EMETSELCH,"""No lands must remain beyond our grasp. Go forth. Conquer. Rule.“"
59,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000560_EMETSELCH,Forgive me. A sudden pang of nostalgia for those halcyon days.
60,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000570_EMETSELCH,"Exploring virgin territories, subjugating primitive peoples. All for the glory of Garlemald!"
61,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000580_THANCRED,"If you've brought your ivory standard, I'll be happy to tell you where to stick it."
62,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000590_EMETSELCH,Can we not simply take a moment to enjoy the view together? Or would you rather I spied on you from the shadows?
63,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000600_EMETSELCH,"Much more of this, and I may very well begin to regret my show of good faith."
64,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000610_RYNE,"If...if you really want to stay, then help us fight."
65,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000620_EMETSELCH,"Mmm... No, I think not. I am an observer─nothing more."
66,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000630_EMETSELCH,"Even shielded by the shadows of these boughs, I feel the Light's presence most keenly."
67,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000640_EMETSELCH,To accompany you is taxing enough. To fight is out of the question.
68,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000650_THANCRED,"I will suffer your company if I must, but not your commentary."
69,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000660_URIANGER,"I see little sign of recent activity, nor hath any meaningful progress been made with the reconstruction..."
70,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000670_URIANGER,"Mayhap Y'shtola sought shelter elsewhere. Come, let us quit this place."
71,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000680_RUNAR,(-Blessed Leader-)Now! Surround them!
72,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000690_RUNAR,(-Blessed Leader-)These sin eaters─they are not like the others!
73,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000700_THANCRED,"There's a reason for that. Lower your weapons, please. We mean you no harm."
74,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000710_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA,How is it they can speak!?
75,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000720_PEOPLEOFNIGHTB,It's a sin eater trick! They mean to kill us all!
76,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
77,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE,Please! We're not sin eaters!
78,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE,Uh... Kupo?
79,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE,...
80,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000730_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA,Perhaps they speak the truth.
81,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000740_THANCRED,...That will seem a lot less amusing when we are forced to kill them.
82,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000750_EMETSELCH,"Oh, for the love of..."
83,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000760_EMETSELCH,"I had hoped that by accompanying you, we might come to understand one another, but all I have come to understand is that you have a knack for inflaming the natives."
84,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000770_EMETSELCH,You've committed the cardinal sin of *boring* me. And so I retire to the shade.
85,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000780_EMETSELCH,Good luck.
86,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000790_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA,There! Did you see that one disappear!?
87,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000800_THANCRED,(SIGH)
88,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000810_THANCRED,I think I preferred Lahabrea.
89,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000820_YSHTOLA,"(-???-)Enough. Runar, report."
90,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000830_RUNAR,Master Matoya!
91,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000840_RUNAR,"We apprehended them as you ordered, but...are you certain these are sin eaters?"
92,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000850_YSHTOLA,"The intense light of the aether I saw was unmistakable. If not sin eaters, then what?"
93,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000860_URIANGER,"'Tis passing queer that Y'shtola should mistake us for the enemy, is it not?"
94,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000870_URIANGER,Mayhap it hath been too long since last she beheld the radiance of thine aether...
95,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000880_URIANGER,Master Matoya. Hath time truly made strangers of us?
96,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000890_YSHTOLA,"Nay. I recognize you, Urianger, Thancred. And this is Minfilia of the First, of whom you spoke before."
97,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000900_URIANGER,"Just so. And knowing as thou must that we come in peace, might I prevail upon thee to have thy comrades lower their arms?"
98,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000910_YSHTOLA,First explain this other presence in your company. The one I know not.
99,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000920_YSHTOLA,There is but one manner of creature in this world whose aether is suffused with such an abundance of light.
100,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000930_URIANGER,"Mine apologies, Master Matoya, but thou art mistaken. Before thee standeth our dearest comrade. The truest hero among us."
101,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000940_URIANGER,"Though he is but recently arrived here in the First, not one but *two* Lightwardens have already perished by his most puissant hand."
102,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000950_URIANGER,"Though she is but recently arrived here in the First, not one but *two* Lightwardens have already perished by her most puissant hand."
103,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000960_YSHTOLA,It... It cannot be!
104,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
105,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE,It's been too long...clearly.
106,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE,Nice to see you too...“Master Matoya.”
107,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_003_NONE_VOICE,You truly thought me a sin eater?
108,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000970_RUNAR,Master Matoya?
109,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000980_YSHTOLA,Lower your weapons.
110,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000990_YSHTOLA,Forgive us this hostile welcome.
111,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001000_YSHTOLA,"Come, I would give you a proper introduction to Rak'tika and its people."
112,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001010_YSHTOLA,Slitherbough is the largest of the Blessed's settlements.
113,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001020_YSHTOLA,"They worship no gods, instead revering Darkness itself."
114,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001030_YSHTOLA,"It is a curious kind of faith, but one which has granted them the strength to persevere in the wake of the Flood."
115,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001040_YSHTOLA,I hope you weren't expecting a grand feast by way of welcome. They are a simple people.
116,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001050_YSHTOLA,"Now, I would hear of your travels away from prying ears. Come."
117,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001060_YSHTOLA,I see. And now you seek the Lightwarden of Rak'tika.
118,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001070_YSHTOLA,"In the days after I arrived in the First, I too relied upon the Crystal Exarch for guidance. But his penchant for secrecy and the telling of half-truths soon lost him my trust. And thus did I strike out on my own."
119,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001080_YSHTOLA,"My work eventually led me here to the forest, which I have come to know like the back of my hand."
120,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001090_YSHTOLA,"I cannot say with certainty where your quarry is hiding, but I am confident I can narrow the search."
121,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001100_THANCRED,"Well...go on, then."
122,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001110_YSHTOLA,"Some few thousand years ago, this forest stood at the heart of the empire of Ronka."
123,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001120_YSHTOLA,A great many relics of that civilization can still be found to the east in Yx'Maja.
124,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001130_YSHTOLA,"Or rather, *could* be found─were the area not fiercely guarded."
125,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001140_YSHTOLA,"Yx'Maja, you see, is home to a tribe of warriors whose lineage is said to date back to the time of the empire. Any attempt to enter their territory is met with lethal force. They offer no warnings, and suffer no trespasser to escape."
126,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001150_YSHTOLA,"Needless to say, my every attempt to survey the area has been thwarted."
127,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001160_URIANGER,Mayhap the Warden hideth there full knowing none may approach it for fear of these protectors.
128,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001170_YSHTOLA,As for the tablet...
129,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001180_YSHTOLA,"I find the timing of its discovery suspiciously convenient. If I did not know better, I would think someone was trying to curry favor with me."
130,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001190_YSHTOLA,"Regardless, it will take time to decipher these writings. Yet I would not be at all surprised if they somehow held the key to entering Yx'Maja unmolested. The Exarch has a nose for serendipity."
131,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001200_URIANGER,"If there is aught I can do to assist thee in unraveling their secrets, thou need'st only ask."
132,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001210_YSHTOLA,"Thank you, Urianger. I may well take you up on that offer."
133,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001220_YSHTOLA,"While we set to work, might I suggest you take a tour of the city?"
134,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001230_YSHTOLA,"Should you be in any doubt as to the importance of your role as the “Warrior of Darkness,” the people here will surely cure you of it."
135,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001240_THANCRED,"I must say, Y'shtola...while most of us have struggled to come to terms with our altered circumstances, you seem to have adapted rather well."
136,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001250_YSHTOLA,"Lest you forget, Master Matoya and I dedicated our lives to uncovering the truth which hides at the heart of our world."
137,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001260_YSHTOLA,"Though separate, the fate of this reflection is nevertheless bound to that of our home. That I would be daunted by such an invaluable opportunity is absurd."
138,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001270_YSHTOLA,"But what of you, Thancred? Could it be that you are still struggling to “come to terms” with the nature of your young companion?"
139,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001280_THANCRED,My “struggles” are none of your concern. Quite why you would speak thus─and in *this* company─I do not know. Perhaps you left more of yourself back in the Source than I assumed. If you'll excuse me.
140,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001290_RYNE,He understands that I'm not the same. That I'm not her.
141,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001300_YSHTOLA,"Understands, perhaps, but does not accept. The question being whether he ever will."
142,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001310_YSHTOLA,"And whether *you* will, more importantly. As difficult as your circumstances may be, they are yours, not his. 'Tis you and you alone who bears ultimate responsibility for your life."
143,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001320_YSHTOLA,But you need not make any hard choices now. Why not go and get some fresh air─clear your head?
144,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001330_YSHTOLA,It seemed only right that we show our faces. May we join you?
145,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001340_RUNAR,Let us begin.
146,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001350_RUNAR,"I thank you all for coming to pay respects to our fallen daughter of the night. In the light, she was known as Toddia. But in the dark, we shall remember her always as Minnine. Let us each take a moment to offer her our prayers."
147,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001360_RUNAR,We entrust her now to the night's sweet embrace.
148,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001370_RUNAR,"In Darkness will she be free from pain and suffering, now and forevermore."
149,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001380_RUNAR,"May her soul find peace in the sunless sea of heaven, and in the love we bear for her in our hearts."
150,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001390_YSHTOLA,That vessel represents the night sky. The “sunless sea of heaven.”
151,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001400_RUNAR,"We call upon you now, O Bringer of Shadow, to lead this gentle soul unto the sea. We call upon you, O Warrior of Darkness, to deliver her unto paradise everlasting."
152,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001410_YSHTOLA,"I am told you assisted in the preparations for the service. On behalf of the Blessed, you have my sincerest thanks."
153,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001420_YSHTOLA,The enduring legend of the Warrior of Darkness owes much to the traditions of these people.
154,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001430_YSHTOLA,And none were more ardent in their faith than Toddia. She would have been greatly moved by your presence.
155,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
156,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE,I should like to have met her.
157,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE,You know I don't deserve such reverence.
158,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE,...
159,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001440_RYNE,"You might not deliver her to the heavens, but if you could deliver the night sky to her people─the *real* night sky─it would be the next best thing."
160,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001450_RYNE,Their prayers would finally be answered. They could gaze up at the firmament and see their ancestors in every twinkle of the stars.
161,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001460_RYNE,"We cannot allow their hopes and dreams to drown in the light. We have to bring back the dark. If we don't, who will?"
162,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001470_RYNE,"Forgive me. Thinking of all those we have lost, I..."
163,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001480_THANCRED,"No, it's all right. We *will* bring back the dark."
164,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001490_YSHTOLA,"Mayhap sooner than later, in fact. "
165,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001500_YSHTOLA,"Urianger and I have finished deciphering the tablet, and its contents were most illuminating. Let us reconvene in my chambers. We have much to discuss."
166,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001510_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,These paintings...they seem familiar. Depictions of heroes throughout history. The age of gods... The empire of Ronka... And this...
167,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001520_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,There was a man. A researcher who pored over these pieces...
168,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001530_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"He offered us work when we needed it. Slaying beasts, delivering provisions... A funny old bugger, he was, but he had a good heart."
169,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001540_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,He believed this first painting dated back to a time of myth and legends. A tribute to the heroes of a long-forgotten era.
170,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001550_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"The story went that it was rediscovered by an explorer from Ronka, who was so struck by its majesty that a second painting was commissioned, commemorating the heroes of their day."
171,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001560_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"""One day, you will all be here too,“ he said. ”Heroes immortalized forever. Maybe I'll paint you myself!“"
172,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001570_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"I had a good laugh at that. We were only trying to make our way, after all. Being heroes couldn't have been further from our minds."
173,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001580_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"But it seems...he actually went and did it. Before or after the Flood, I wonder..."
174,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001590_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"Rather faded, isn't it, compared to the others. Or did someone try to scrape it off the wall? Maybe the man himself, once he came to his senses..."
175,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001600_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,Do you suppose your deeds will warrant an addition to this collection? Or some other kind of monument?
176,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001610_YSHTOLA,There you are. I have everything I need. Let us quit this place.
177,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001620_YSHTOLA,Is something the matter? We should go. The others are waiting.
178,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001630_RUNAR,Strange...
179,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001640_RUNAR,The others on patrol should have returned by now. Our food will be overcooked if we wait any longer.
180,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001650_RUNAR,We will just have to start without them. Would you call Master Matoya and the others?
181,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001660_YSHTOLA,"I tire of these games, Urianger. Why do you pretend you cannot see it!?"
182,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001670_YSHTOLA,The blessing may spare her the fate of becoming a Lightwarden...
183,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001680_YSHTOLA,But you cannot be blind to the nascent corruption! She is not as she was in the Source.
184,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001690_YSHTOLA,"Though I have no proof, I fear that the light which poured forth from the Wardens was not negated at all."
185,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001700_YSHTOLA,I fear it was *absorbed*─that she has been suffused with their light.
186,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001710_URIANGER,"Though I have given thought to this possibility, I dare not speak until more is known."
187,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001720_YSHTOLA,(SIGH)
188,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001730_YSHTOLA,"By the time you deign to enlighten us, it may be too late─if it is not already."
189,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001740_YSHTOLA,"Urianger─I know full well, after all these years, that you have only the best of intentions."
190,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001750_YSHTOLA,But that does not make it any easier to put my faith in a man so infatuated with secrecy.
191,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001760_YSHTOLA,"I have had my suspicions ever since the Exarch bade you speak that day, but now I must ask."
192,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001770_YSHTOLA,The Eighth Umbral Calamity and all that followed; everything you claimed to have seen─did you?
193,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001780_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA,Help! Someone help!
194,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001790_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA,The Eulmorans have come for us! We're under attack!
195,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001800_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE,"Meanwhile, in Eulmore..."
196,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001810_MYSTERYVOICE,"Lord Vauthry, how good it is to see you. How long has it been? Not since your inauguration, unless I am mistaken? Too long, at any rate. May I say how humbled I am to be invited not only into your city, but your home. You are as generous as ever."
197,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001820_VAUTHRY,And you as disingenuous.
198,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001830_VAUTHRY,"Let us dispense with the pleasantries. This merry band of dissidents people are calling “Warriors of Darkness”... They have slain sin eaters, and by all accounts the Crystarium is complicit in their villainy."
199,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001840_VAUTHRY,And now I hear reports of your people obstructing my soldiers. So I must ask: what exactly do you think you are doing?
200,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001850_MYSTERYVOICE,I might ask you the same thing. It should be clear even to you that defeating the Lightwardens represents the world's only hope of survival.
201,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001860_MYSTERYVOICE,"Even now, the people of Lakeland and Il Mheg rejoice in the return of night."
202,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001870_MYSTERYVOICE,"For a hundred years, they yearned for a means to fight back against the sin eaters and at last they have found one. Yet you choose to stand idly by and do nothing. Why?"
203,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001880_VAUTHRY,Why? Because this “hope” you cling to is nothing more than a fever dream. An exercise in futility.
204,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001890_VAUTHRY,"Even should you slay the sin eaters, the world as we know it is beyond salvation."
205,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001900_VAUTHRY,"With what little land and resources remain, the people would be free only to starve."
206,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001910_VAUTHRY,"Before long they would turn to violence, then to war, and ultimately usher themselves unto oblivion."
207,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001920_VAUTHRY,"They require a firm hand to shepherd them from the edge. The hand of a king─nay, a god!"
208,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001930_VAUTHRY,"I will see their dreams fulfilled, their wishes granted. I will give them peace, order─and they shall never want for bliss."
209,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001940_VAUTHRY,Men are fickle creatures who entertain vague ideals without the faintest notion what they cost. But a little fear can go a long way towards helping them realize what it is they truly need.
210,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001950_VAUTHRY,"*Sanctuary*. And they shall find none in this world, save that which *I* afford them."
211,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001960_VAUTHRY,That is why the sin eaters exist. To unite the world under *my* dominion!
212,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001970_MYSTERYVOICE,A paradise fit to grace the Eighth Umbral Era.
213,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001980_VAUTHRY,What was that?
214,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001990_MYSTERYVOICE,"A minor epiphany, nothing more."
215,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002000_MYSTERYVOICE,You have always held sway over those around you. Those who defy you must submit or die. What sits before me is the inevitable result of bloated privilege and unchecked power.
216,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002010_MYSTERYVOICE,But man is more resilient than you think.
217,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002020_MYSTERYVOICE,His achievements are not the product of violence and bloodshed but compassion and understanding.
218,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002030_MYSTERYVOICE,This calamity is but another crisis to be overcome. And we will─once we eliminate the sin eaters.
219,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002040_VAUTHRY,"You poor, deluded fool. These people care not for the morrow. They care only for the now, and the contentment they lack. What good is a paradise to them if it is a thousand years in the making? Or even a hundred!?"
220,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002050_MYSTERYVOICE,"You underestimate them, Lord Vauthry. They see further than you think. I have beheld it in the blood and sweat and tears of those who would sacrifice everything for a future they may never know. That their children may never know."
221,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002060_MYSTERYVOICE,"I have beheld it in the hopes and dreams of those who came before, which we bequeath to those who come after, that they might in turn build upon the foundations laid by our forebears."
222,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002070_MYSTERYVOICE,"*These* are the bonds which hold man and his world together, not your gilded chains─and I will resist your every effort to shackle him."
223,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002080_VAUTHRY,"In summary, you will continue to support the villains hunting my sin eaters?"
224,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002090_MYSTERYVOICE,"With tremendous enthusiasm, for I have faith in the future they would build."
225,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002100_VAUTHRY,Why do I even bother?
226,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002110_VAUTHRY,"Fools, the lot of you! So naive! So *painfully* predictable!"
227,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002120_VAUTHRY,"Did you imagine I did not know your mind? That I would wait until *after* this meeting to dispatch my forces!? Even as we speak, they march to the sin eaters' defense!"
228,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002130_VAUTHRY,Insurrection will not be tolerated!
229,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002140_VAUTHRY,"The people of this world are mine to rule, mine to command..."
230,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002150_VAUTHRY,And you are no exception!
231,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002160_VAUTHRY,What!? How did he─
232,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002170_VAUTHRY,Insolent swine! I will not stand for this. Do you hear me!?
233,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002180_VAUTHRY,(SCREAM)
234,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002190_RANJIT,You speak for the Night's Blessed?
235,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002200_YSHTOLA,I do.
236,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002210_YSHTOLA,I presume *that* is your doing.
237,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002220_YSHTOLA,"If you have come to parley, I must insist that you first return him to us."
238,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002230_RANJIT,You are in no position to make demands.
239,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002240_RANJIT,"By Lord Vauthry's decree, Rak'tika now falls under the governance of Eulmore. You will henceforth answer to us."
240,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002250_YSHTOLA,Is that so...
241,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002251_YSHTOLA,And the Children of the Everlasting Dark have acquiesced to this madness?
242,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002260_RANJIT,"We have reached an accord, yes."
243,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002270_RANJIT,Too many times have the Night's Blessed shunned Eulmore's overtures of friendship. The risk that you harbor hostile intentions has grown too great to ignore.
244,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002280_RANJIT,"Therefore his lordship has claimed dominion over this forest, and bestowed executive authority upon the Children of the Everlasting Dark."
245,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002290_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS,"In his wisdom, Lord Vauthry has agreed to recognize ours as the only permissible expression of Dark worship─its one true faith."
246,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002300_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS,"You and your false creed are a blight on these woods! A foul, unholy corruption that must be cleansed."
247,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002310_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS,"Little wonder the Warrior of Darkness visits both Lakeland and Il Mheg, yet shuns Rak'tika. Your perverted teachings hold blessed shadow at bay!"
248,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002320_YSHTOLA,"You have accepted the yoke of Eulmore to spite us, then? Fools. Darkness will never return to these skies while they hold sway."
249,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002330_RANJIT,"Those of you minded to obey his lordship are to make for Woven Oath with all haste. We will leave you, that you may have time to prepare."
250,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002340_RUNAR,Woven Oath!? Are you suggesting we abandon our faith to join those zealots!?
251,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002350_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS,What has your “faith” afforded you thus far? Nothing! *We* will guide you along the righteous path.
252,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002360_YSHTOLA,And should we refuse?
253,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002370_RANJIT,"Anyone found here upon our return will be considered a traitor to Eulmore, and dealt with as such."
254,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002380_YSHTOLA,We will discuss these developments after I have tended to our casualty.
255,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002390_YSHTOLA,'Twould seem we have found them.
256,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002400_ALMET,(-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)You trespass upon sacred ground. Begone!
257,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002410_YSHTOLA,Wait! We did not come to─
258,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002420_UIMET,(ATTACK GRUNT)
259,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002430_YSHTOLA,(BLOCKING GRUNT)
260,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002440_YSHTOLA,Stop! We mean you no harm!
261,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002450_CYMET,(-Staff-wielding Sentinel-)Sister. Is that─?
262,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002460_YSHTOLA,"We are allies of the empire of Ronka. As is customary, we come bearing the seal of the emperor."
263,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002470_UIMET,Hmmm...
264,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002480_UIMET,(GASP)
265,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002490_UIMET,(-Spear-wielding Sentinel-)It appears to be genuine!
266,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002500_CYMET,(-Staff-wielding Sentinel-)Then perhaps there is yet hope!
267,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002510_ALMET,(-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)Perhaps...
268,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002520_ALMET,"(-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)We acknowledge your seal, but we must be certain of its authenticity."
269,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002530_ALMET,(-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)Follow the azure flowers to our village. There we will judge if you are friend or foe.
270,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002540_UIMET,"(-Spear-wielding Sentinel-)Try not to stray from the path, all right?"
271,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002550_YSHTOLA,"""Follow the flowers...“ Would it kill them to escort us?"
272,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002560_YSHTOLA,But if it affords us an opportunity to investigate Yx'Maja...fine.
273,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002570_YSHTOLA,It seems to be working!
274,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002580_ALMET,(TAKING HIT REAX)
275,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002590_UIMET,(TAKING HIT REAX)
276,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002600_CYMET,(TAKING HIT REAX)
277,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002610_YSHTOLA,I think not!
278,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002620_EULMOREADJUTANT,General! Hold on!
279,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002630_EULMOREADJUTANT,Hm?
280,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002640_EULMOREADJUTANT,(SCREAM)
281,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002650_YSHTOLA,Expertly done.
282,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002660_EULMOREADJUTANT,How was I to know that that would happen!? It looked like any other part of the floor!
283,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002670_EULMOREADJUTANT,...Might now be an opportune time to strike a bargain?
284,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002680_EULMOREADJUTANT,We poisoned a number of villagers in Slitherbough with a toxin brewed for us by the Children.
285,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002690_EULMOREADJUTANT,This is the antidote.
286,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002700_EULMOREADJUTANT,I daresay you know how potent their concoctions are─and the futility of trying to counteract their effects.
287,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002710_EULMOREADJUTANT,"Now, now. Try anything here and we're all likely to fall."
288,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002720_EULMOREADJUTANT,"Eventually, someone will come to our rescue. Or yours. Promise us safe passage and we'll give you the antidote!"
289,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002730_EULMOREADJUTANT,Do we have a deal?
290,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002740_RANJIT,We do not negotiate with the enemy. The villagers' lives are forfeit. As is yours...
291,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002750_EULMOREADJUTANT,General?
292,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002760_YSHTOLA,Do not fail.
293,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002770_RANJIT,How noble. And pointless.
294,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002780_RYNE,Is─is everyone all right?
295,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002790_RYNE,What in the─
296,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002800_THANCRED,Urianger!
297,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002810_URIANGER,At once!
298,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002820_THANCRED,Down with you!
299,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002830_RANJIT,Guh!
300,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002840_RYNE,Where...where is Y'shtola?
301,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002850_RYNE,Runar. Thank goodness.
302,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002860_THANCRED,"We delivered the antidote to Slitherbough, and from what we could gather on the way here, the Eulmorans have had the good manners to withdraw."
303,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002870_THANCRED,"Thank the gods they did, or we would never have made it here in time. I'm told we have Runar and his comrades to thank for keeping the soldiers occupied prior to their retreat."
304,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002880_THANCRED,"They were preparing to come for you and Y'shtola, it seems, when Runar rallied the villagers and pursued them out of Slitherbough."
305,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002890_RUNAR,I must...I-I must...
306,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002900_RUNAR,Where...am I?
307,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002910_URIANGER,"Yx'Maja, in the care of the Viis. Thou art safe now, friend. Pray, rest thee awhile longer."
308,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002920_RUNAR,"No...no, I am all right. Somewhat heavy of limb, perhaps, but otherwise well I assure you."
309,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002930_RUNAR,"I am glad to see you are all safe. When we realized where the soldiers were headed, we knew something had to be done."
310,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002940_RUNAR,"I...do not see Master Matoya. She was with you, yes? What happened to her?"
311,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q5_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
312,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_001_NONE_VOICE,I cannot say for certain─but it was she who secured the antidote.
313,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_002_NONE_VOICE,She saved the Night's Blessed─albeit at a cost...
314,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_003_NONE_VOICE,...
315,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002950_RUNAR,Spare me your riddles and speak plain! Where is Master Matoya!?
316,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002960_RUNAR,Well!? Say something! Where is Master Matoya!?
317,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002970_RUNAR,"No...no... No, that cannot be..."
318,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002980_RUNAR,Why would she do such a thing?
319,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002990_RUNAR,Was there no other way? I...I cannot believe that she...that she...
320,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003000_RUNAR,We must begin the search immediately! I will come with you!
321,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003010_RUNAR,What are you waiting for? We must find her! She could be trapped or hurt or...
322,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003020_RUNAR,"She is alive. She is *alive*, damn you!"
323,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003030_ALMET,"Forgive me for interrupting, but our scouts have apprehended an intruder."
324,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003040_ALMET,We thought perhaps he might be an associate of yours...
325,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003050_THANCRED,"Oh, look who it is."
326,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003060_EMETSELCH,"Well...this is embarrassing. In my defense, they are surprisingly tenacious."
327,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003070_EMETSELCH,So─what trouble have you gotten yourselves into this time?
328,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003080_EMETSELCH,"Well, well. What an intriguing turn of events."
329,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003090_EMETSELCH,"My condolences, by the way. 'Tis never easy to lose the ones we love."
330,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003100_EMETSELCH,"Well, she is dead, isn't she? Wishing it were otherwise will not make it so."
331,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003110_THANCRED,"That *you* should be indifferent to her loss is no surprise. But to us, she was a friend. The best of friends."
332,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003120_RYNE,You have something on your mind. What is it?
333,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q6_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
334,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A6_000_001_NONE_VOICE,I'm beginning to wonder what really happened when she fell.
335,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A6_000_002_NONE_VOICE,"After she fell, there was a powerful gust of wind as if from nowhere..."
336,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003130_URIANGER,"Pray recount to us again that which thou witnessed in the ruins, omitting not the slightest detail."
337,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003140_THANCRED,Flow...
338,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003150_THANCRED,The teleportation magick she used to spirit us away from Ul'dah after the bloody banquet! I recall a similar gale in the tunnel before it took effect.
339,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003160_EMETSELCH,Interesting. I thought I sensed a brief disturbance in the Lifestream. How reassuring to know it was not my imagination.
340,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003170_EMETSELCH,"I felt it only once, I should mention. Which would suggest she is still adrift on its currents."
341,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003180_URIANGER,Then I fear she may yet be lost to us─for it was only by the grace of the elementals that she was plucked from that great aetherial river.
342,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003190_EMETSELCH,Oh...very well. I'll go and fetch her...
343,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003200_EMETSELCH,Perhaps a clear and unambiguous act of kindness will serve to win the trust you seem so determined to deny me.
344,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003210_EMETSELCH,"Yes, this place should serve well enough."
345,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003220_EMETSELCH,Might I have a little space? I *need* to concentrate.
346,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003230_EMETSELCH,Now then...what color was her soul again?
347,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003240_EMETSELCH,Ah... There you are.
348,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003250_RUNAR,He─He's done it! He's brought her back!
349,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003260_YSHTOLA,(WAKING UP REAX)
350,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003270_THANCRED,"Y'shtola, are you all right?"
351,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003280_YSHTOLA,Yes... Though I cannot imagine how. What happened?
352,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003290_URIANGER,"Thou didst invoke the power of Flow, which thence did usher thy soul unto the Lifestream."
353,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003300_YSHTOLA,"I wanted to save the antidote, and after that..."
354,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003310_YSHTOLA,(SUDDEN LAUGH)
355,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003320_YSHTOLA,I did something exceedingly reckless. For which you will just have to forgive me.
356,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003330_YSHTOLA,(SHOCK REAX)
357,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003340_RUNAR,"Master Matoya! Oh, thank the heavens you're all right!"
358,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003350_RUNAR,I had nearly given up hope.
359,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003360_YSHTOLA,"Please, Runar, dry your tears. What would the others think if they saw you like this?"
360,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003370_YSHTOLA,Come now─did you really think I would go gently into that dark night with so much left undone? So many mysteries left unsolved?
361,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003380_EMETSELCH,"Ahem. Is there aught you wish to say to me? A word of *thanks*, perhaps?"
362,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003390_URIANGER,"Emet-Selch, the Ascian of whom I spoke. 'Twas he who plucked thee from the Lifestream."
363,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003400_YSHTOLA,I see.
364,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003410_YSHTOLA,"Thank you. Differences notwithstanding, you saved my life, and for that I am grateful."
365,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003420_YSHTOLA,"But let us turn our attention to more important matters, such as the Qitana Ravel."
366,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003430_YSHTOLA,You had better not have explored its depths without me.
367,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q7_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
368,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_001_NONE_VOICE,"Heavens no. In fact, I was awaiting your return."
369,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_002_NONE_VOICE,I wouldn't have known where to start.
370,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_003_NONE_VOICE,I'll tell you after you've got some rest.
371,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003440_THANCRED,"Well. Almet and the others should be pleased to see you in such *uncharacteristically* high spirits. Let us return to Fanow, then, and discuss the coming expedition."
372,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003450_RYNE,The Lightwarden is dead. The Blessed's prayers have been answered...
373,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003460_THANCRED,"Aye, that they have."
374,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003470_URIANGER,His condition yet troubleth thee?
375,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003480_URIANGER,Her condition yet troubleth thee?
376,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003490_YSHTOLA,"It does. Though she shows no immediate signs of corruption, the danger remains. She must be told."
377,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003500_YSHTOLA,"...Would you describe it to me, Urianger? Paint for me a picture with your words."
378,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003510_URIANGER,"A sea of shimmering stars. Diamonds strewn across a raven gown, boundless and beautiful."
379,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003520_URIANGER,'Tis an exquisite sight not unlike that of the Source. Calm and gentle...and forgiving...
380,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003530_YSHTOLA,I can see it...
381,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003540_URIANGER,"For however deep the void, or wide the expanse, there is no shore so distant as to be beyond the reach of light. ...Ominous though that may sound, given our present travails."
382,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003550_YSHTOLA,Well fought. Let us return home.
383,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003560_YSHTOLA,"The murals. If I am not mistaken, they predate the empire."
384,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003570_RYNE,How can you tell?
385,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003580_YSHTOLA,"A peculiarity of the paint. Most are made from mineral-based pigments, but whatever was used here is older than anything I have ever seen."
386,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003590_YSHTOLA,"According to Almet, this sanctuary was built to preserve the wisdom of the ancients. What events do these murals commemorate, I wonder?"
387,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003600_EMETSELCH,Must you always linger after defeating your enemies? Navigating these halls on foot is exhausting.
388,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003610_THANCRED,"Come to lead us to safety, have you?"
389,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003620_EMETSELCH,Hmph! I was *bored*. But how is the hero of the hour?
390,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003630_EMETSELCH,"Hmm. Fighting fit, I see. Keep up the good work."
391,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003640_YSHTOLA,You're plotting something.
392,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003650_EMETSELCH,Every hour of every day. But never you mind about that. As I have told you a thousand times before: I like to watch. Nothing more.
393,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003660_EMETSELCH,"Well! I would quit this place, and I suggest you do the same. There is yet work to be done."
394,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003670_EMETSELCH,Ah...there is a sight to bring a tear to the eye.
395,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003680_RYNE,You recognize these scenes?
396,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003690_EMETSELCH,"That I do. Indeed, there was a time when anyone and everyone would."
397,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003700_EMETSELCH,"Until one calamitous day when the world was divided across ten and three reflections, sundering the land and all who dwelled upon it."
398,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003710_EMETSELCH,And the worst part? No one could remember it. Not really. Just fragments and fleeting memories of an achingly familiar world...
399,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003720_EMETSELCH,"A vision shared of a paradise lost, preserved only in song and scripture and paint..."
400,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003730_EMETSELCH,"Once upon a time. Yet here we find ourselves again. To look, learn, and *remember*..."
401,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003740_YSHTOLA,Then share with us the stories you know so well. We are listening.
402,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003750_EMETSELCH,"Before the great sundering, there was one world. A world that knew naught but peace and prosperity."
403,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003760_EMETSELCH,"Until it was faced with a crisis. Unprecedented, terrifying. Civilization found itself perched upon a precipice, staring into oblivion."
404,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003770_EMETSELCH,"But through prayer and sacrifice, the will of the star was made manifest."
405,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003780_EMETSELCH,"Zodiark was His name, and by His grace was the calamity averted."
406,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003790_YSHTOLA,Zodiark!?
407,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003800_EMETSELCH,"A savior mighty and magnificent, deserving of reverence and gratitude...one would have thought. Yet some thought otherwise."
408,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003810_EMETSELCH,From the fears of these naysayers would rise Hydaelyn─She who was to serve as His shackles. To bind Him and hold Him in check.
409,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003820_EMETSELCH,"And so they fought, and they fought, and they fought. And in the end...Hydaelyn was victorious."
410,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003830_EMETSELCH,With all Her strength She smote Him─dealing a blow so devastating that it split the very fabric of reality. And thus was Zodiark banished and His being divided.
411,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003840_EMETSELCH,That concludes today's lesson on long-forgotten history. Though I imagine your Mother would offer a rather contradictory account. As is Her wont.
412,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003850_THANCRED,"I'm sorry─I can only assume I misheard, but it sounded an awful lot like you were implying both Zodiark and Hydaelyn are not gods, but─"
413,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003860_EMETSELCH,What? Not gods of the First? Is that what you thought these paintings depicted? Or...? Oh! Ohhh...
414,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003870_EMETSELCH,"They are gods after a fashion, yes, but no different from the kind with which you are so intimately acquainted. Formed of faith and prayer, of conviction and devotion..."
415,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003880_EMETSELCH,The eldest and most powerful...of primals.
416,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003890_YSHTOLA,You have spun quite a tale.
417,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003900_YSHTOLA,Yet you have not explained the role of the Ascians in all of this. How is it you are privy to ancient secrets lost to time?
418,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003901_EMETSELCH,(LAUGH)
419,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003910_EMETSELCH,"Finally, *finally*, you ask the right question! And shrewd questions warrant honest answers..."
420,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003920_EMETSELCH,We Ascians know because it is our history. Our story.
421,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003930_EMETSELCH,It was we who summoned Zodiark─we natives of that sundered paradise.
422,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003940_EMETSELCH,Now do you see why we yearn for the Great Rejoining?
423,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003950_EMETSELCH,For our world...for our people...for all creation to be made whole again.
424,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003960_EMETSELCH,Wouldn't you wish for the same?
425,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003970_RUNAR,"Ah, you are returned! And none the worse for wear, I see."
426,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003980_YSHTOLA,"You needn't worry about us. What became of the Eulmoran soldiers, more importantly?"
427,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003990_RUNAR,They turned tail and fled at the sight of the night sky.
428,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004000_RUNAR,The Children of the Everlasting Dark have also retreated back to Woven Oath.
429,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004010_RUNAR,"Try as they might, they could not deny the truth of their own eyes..."
430,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004020_RUNAR,"The sunless sea of heaven, full of love and grace, where none need know pain or suffering."
431,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004030_RUNAR,"In that moment, when the sky's light began to wane, I knew our prayers had been answered."
432,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004040_RUNAR,...That we were doomed to face oblivion at life's end no longer.
433,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004050_RUNAR,"When first we met, I harbored certain suspicions about you. Now I see that I was right."
434,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004060_RUNAR,You are the Bringers of Shadow. The Warriors of Darkness. The saviors for whom we have prayed for so long.
435,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004070_YSHTOLA,I suppose you're not entirely wrong...
436,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004080_YSHTOLA,"But we are not worthy of your reverence, nor have we any desire to be worshipped. If you would pray, pray for your children, that they may one day know a better world."
437,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004090_RUNAR,"...I will do as you say. But please, let us at least hold a feast to celebrate your victory. You deserve that much."
438,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004100_YSHTOLA,"I am sorry, Runar, but there is still much to be done, and scant time in which to do it."
439,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004110_YSHTOLA,We must go─all of us. For we share the same path and the same fate.
440,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004120_RUNAR,"So be it. I ask only that you hold us in your hearts, as we will hold you in ours, now and ever after. By the boundless dark, this I swear."
441,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004130_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"So there's a light sealed inside you, is there? You wouldn't know it from the outside. You look the same as you ever did to me."
442,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q8_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
443,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_001_NONE_VOICE,I must stay the course. For the others.
444,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_002_NONE_VOICE,And what if that changes? What if it overwhelms me?
445,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_003_NONE_VOICE,Then I suppose there's naught to do but rest.
446,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004140_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"True enough. Packing up and going home isn't really an option, is it. If you don't face the music here, it'll only come and find you there."
447,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004150_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"Damned if I know. It's not as if I can lift a finger to help myself, much less you."
448,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004160_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"Have faith in your friends. Look out for them, and hope that they look out for you. What more can you do?"
449,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004170_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"Ah, yes. If they're not asking you to fight they're telling you to rest. Which isn't to say they're wrong. You'll need your strength for what's to come."
450,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004180_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"...Think he was telling the truth? Emet, I mean. All that rot about Hydaelyn being no different from any other primal..."
451,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004190_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"If so, what would that make Her “blessing”? Are we just slaves to Her will?"
452,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004200_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,Ahh─let's pay him no mind. Lies are the Ascians' stock-in-trade.
453,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004210_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"Villains, heroes─all a matter of perspective, they'd have you believe. One man's fond memory another's waking nightmare..."
454,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004220_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,"Me, I'm no saint or savior─just another sinner. And I know damn well I'm in no position to judge..."
455,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004230_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,When I saw the people of Slitherbough look up at the sky and celebrate the return of the dark...felt good.
456,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004240_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,It was moments like that that I cherished─much more than the thrill of adventure. The quiet after the storm.
457,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004250_WARRIOROFDARKNESS,I always took comfort in that.
458,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004260_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE,"Meanwhile, in Garlemald..."
459,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004270_ESTINIEN,What did the scouts have to report?
460,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004280_SHADOWHUNTER,"Several skirmishes, but nothing of consequence. The fighting seems to have taken its toll on both sides."
461,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004290_ESTINIEN,"A stalemate, then. The Alliance has done well to hold the line for so long."
462,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004300_ESTINIEN,...But then they did have Ishgardian reinforcements.
463,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004310_SHADOWHUNTER,"Nevertheless, neither side has any appetite for a prolonged engagement."
464,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004320_SHADOWHUNTER,'Tis but the calm before the storm. And should the Empire choose to bring their full might to bear...
465,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004330_ESTINIEN,To say nothing of Black Rose.
466,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004340_ESTINIEN,All the more reason to hasten our search. How close are your people to identifying our next target?
467,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004350_SHADOWHUNTER,Close enough. Though I have received some troubling intelligence.
468,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004360_SHADOWHUNTER,One of our generals posted to the Ala Mhigan front recently disappeared without trace from the battlefield at the Ghimlyt Dark.
469,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004370_ESTINIEN,"Odd. Dead seems unlikely, fled less so. I wonder where he'll turn up..."
470,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004380_SHADOWHUNTER,"Were I a betting man, I would say *here*─in the capital."
471,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004390_SHADOWHUNTER,"Not that any deserter who valued his life would contemplate returning. But a corpse might, given the right encouragement."
472,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004400_ESTINIEN,"In the manner of His Royal Remains, you mean?"
473,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004410_SHADOWHUNTER,"Elidibus plainly has no need of a new host, so the question becomes, who?"
474,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004420_SHADOWHUNTER,It may be that another player has joined the game.
475,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004430_SHADOWHUNTER,"Something to consider, at any rate. But come, there is work to be done."
476,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004440_ZENOS,These bloodless games make for poor sport.
477,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004450_ZENOS,Mayhap if Father... Nay. I am a stranger to him in this body.
478,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004460_ZENOS,"Besides, there is but one hand that can make me whole again. My enemy...my friend..."
479,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004470_ZENOS,"Besides, there is but one hand that can make me whole again. My enemy...my friend..."
480,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004480_ZENOS,"I know not what entertainment occupies you, but if you will not clear the way for me, then I shall seize the reins of fate once more."
1 key 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000010_ALISAIE 1 Ah, there you are. You're just in time to welcome our guest...
2 # 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000020_EMETSELCH Please. Did I not explicitly tell you that we would be meeting again soon?
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000030_EMETSELCH str Lest you forget, I made you a promise. I have no intention of meddling with your mission. I come only to observe.
4 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000010_ALISAIE 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000040_EMETSELCH Ah, there you are. You're just in time to welcome our guest... Your Exarch friend in particular has piqued my curiosity. Summoning you all like that. Most impressive.
5 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000020_EMETSELCH 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000050_THANCRED Please. Did I not explicitly tell you that we would be meeting again soon? You honestly expect us to believe you've come only to observe? Or that you might deign to lift a finger to aid our cause if called upon?
6 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000030_EMETSELCH 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000060_THANCRED Lest you forget, I made you a promise. I have no intention of meddling with your mission. I come only to observe. Even if there were a sliver of truth in your words, I would never accept your help. Not in my darkest hour─not after all the suffering your kind has wrought.
7 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000040_EMETSELCH 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000070_EMETSELCH Your Exarch friend in particular has piqued my curiosity. Summoning you all like that. Most impressive. So petty. I meant what I said and I said what I meant.
8 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000050_THANCRED 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000080_EMETSELCH You honestly expect us to believe you've come only to observe? Or that you might deign to lift a finger to aid our cause if called upon? Wage your war against the sin eaters. Put each and every Lightwarden to the sword.
9 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000060_THANCRED 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000090_EMETSELCH Even if there were a sliver of truth in your words, I would never accept your help. Not in my darkest hour─not after all the suffering your kind has wrought. Prove yourselves heroes brave and true, and I will be glad to embrace you as allies.
10 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000070_EMETSELCH 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000100_EMETSELCH So petty. I meant what I said and I said what I meant. Allies worthy of bearing the burden of truth.
11 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000080_EMETSELCH 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000110_EMETSELCH Wage your war against the sin eaters. Put each and every Lightwarden to the sword. Surely such a partnership would be preferable to yet another round of fisticuffs?
12 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000090_EMETSELCH 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000120_EMETSELCH Prove yourselves heroes brave and true, and I will be glad to embrace you as allies. ...And thus did the olive branch wither and die. Pity.
13 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000100_EMETSELCH 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000130_EMETSELCH Allies worthy of bearing the burden of truth. Well─let no man say I did not try, futile as it was.
14 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000110_EMETSELCH 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000140_EMETSELCH Surely such a partnership would be preferable to yet another round of fisticuffs? Though I suspect you will seek me out when you grow tired of making the same mistakes.
15 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000120_EMETSELCH 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000150_EMETSELCH ...And thus did the olive branch wither and die. Pity. Difficult decisions lie ahead of you. Decisions best made with the benefit of knowledge to which only the eternal are privy.
16 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000130_EMETSELCH 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000160_EMETSELCH Well─let no man say I did not try, futile as it was. For now, I shall resume my shadowy vigil. Whatever you choose to do, make sure it's worth watching, would you.
17 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000140_EMETSELCH 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000170_ALISAIE Though I suspect you will seek me out when you grow tired of making the same mistakes. What was that all about?
18 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000150_EMETSELCH 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000180_THANCRED Difficult decisions lie ahead of you. Decisions best made with the benefit of knowledge to which only the eternal are privy. A vain attempt to make us doubt our chosen course, most like. As if we'd believe a word that passed his lips.
19 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000160_EMETSELCH 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000190_THANCRED For now, I shall resume my shadowy vigil. Whatever you choose to do, make sure it's worth watching, would you. Unless you think there is some truth in what he says?
20 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000170_ALISAIE 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE What was that all about? What will you say?
21 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000180_THANCRED 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE A vain attempt to make us doubt our chosen course, most like. As if we'd believe a word that passed his lips. A kernel, perhaps...
22 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000190_THANCRED 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE Unless you think there is some truth in what he says? Not one jot.
23 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? I don't know. But if he crosses us, I'll make him wish he hadn't.
24 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000200_ALPHINAUD A kernel, perhaps... If he simply meant to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did.
25 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000210_ALPHINAUD Not one jot. I share your suspicion, of course. But if he simply meant to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did.
26 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A1_000_003_NONE_VOICE 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000220_ALPHINAUD I don't know. But if he crosses us, I'll make him wish he hadn't. I am sure you will. But consider for a moment: if he meant simply to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did.
27 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000200_ALPHINAUD 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000230_ALPHINAUD If he simply meant to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did. It goes without saying that an alliance with the Ascians is out of the question. But since we have no way of knowing where they might be hiding, it seems only logical to press on with our mission─even if our enemy seems content for it to succeed.
28 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000210_ALPHINAUD 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000240_MYSTERYVOICE I share your suspicion, of course. But if he simply meant to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did. Then let us discuss the sin eaters.
29 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000220_ALPHINAUD 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000250_MYSTERYVOICE I am sure you will. But consider for a moment: if he meant simply to lead us astray, he could have done so without revealing himself. At least, not in the manner he did. I would begin by thanking you all for your efforts thus far.
30 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000230_ALPHINAUD 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000260_MYSTERYVOICE It goes without saying that an alliance with the Ascians is out of the question. But since we have no way of knowing where they might be hiding, it seems only logical to press on with our mission─even if our enemy seems content for it to succeed. In striking down the Lightwardens of Lakeland and Il Mheg, you have accomplished more in your short time here than all of our forces managed in the last century.
31 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000240_MYSTERYVOICE 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000270_THANCRED Then let us discuss the sin eaters. That may be, but the Wardens of Kholusia, Amh Araeng, and Rak'tika remain.
32 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000250_MYSTERYVOICE 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000280_MYSTERYVOICE I would begin by thanking you all for your efforts thus far. Indeed. And their precise whereabouts are as yet unknown.
33 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000260_MYSTERYVOICE 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000290_MYSTERYVOICE In striking down the Lightwardens of Lakeland and Il Mheg, you have accomplished more in your short time here than all of our forces managed in the last century. Which is why I propose we divide our forces and conduct a systematic survey of each region. Once we have found our quarry, we may then determine how best to proceed.
34 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000270_THANCRED 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000300_ALISAIE That may be, but the Wardens of Kholusia, Amh Araeng, and Rak'tika remain. I'll take Amh Araeng, in that case. I know the lie of the land well enough.
35 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000280_MYSTERYVOICE 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000310_ALPHINAUD Indeed. And their precise whereabouts are as yet unknown. If there are no objections, I will make for Kholusia. I have connections there both in and around Eulmore that may prove useful.
36 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000290_MYSTERYVOICE 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000320_MYSTERYVOICE Which is why I propose we divide our forces and conduct a systematic survey of each region. Once we have found our quarry, we may then determine how best to proceed. Then I would ask that you journey to Rak'tika.
37 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000300_ALISAIE 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000330_MYSTERYVOICE I'll take Amh Araeng, in that case. I know the lie of the land well enough. There you will find Y'shtola. With her assistance, I doubt the Warden will evade your grasp for long.
38 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000310_ALPHINAUD 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000340_RYNE If there are no objections, I will make for Kholusia. I have connections there both in and around Eulmore that may prove useful. Is Y'shtola the conjurer you and Urianger used to talk about?
39 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000320_MYSTERYVOICE 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000350_THANCRED Then I would ask that you journey to Rak'tika. That's right. Though we haven't spoken much since she left for the forest.
40 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000330_MYSTERYVOICE 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000360_MYSTERYVOICE There you will find Y'shtola. With her assistance, I doubt the Warden will evade your grasp for long. I fear I may be to blame for that. I had every intention of relaying the news of your arrival, but she is...disinclined to speak with me.
41 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000340_RYNE 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000370_MYSTERYVOICE Is Y'shtola the conjurer you and Urianger used to talk about? You have visited her, have you not? Might I trouble you to...?
42 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000350_THANCRED 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000380_URIANGER That's right. Though we haven't spoken much since she left for the forest. 'Twould be no trouble.
43 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000360_MYSTERYVOICE 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000390_MYSTERYVOICE I fear I may be to blame for that. I had every intention of relaying the news of your arrival, but she is...disinclined to speak with me. My thanks. While you are all out in the field, I shall be here attending to business. I had somewhat fancifully contemplated joining the search myself, but other matters demand my attention.
44 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000370_MYSTERYVOICE 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000400_ALISAIE You have visited her, have you not? Might I trouble you to...? What's that?
45 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000380_URIANGER 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000410_MYSTERYVOICE 'Twould be no trouble. A missive from Lord Vauthry. He invites me to join him in Eulmore to discuss the recent conflict at Lydha Lran.
46 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000390_MYSTERYVOICE 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000420_ALISAIE My thanks. While you are all out in the field, I shall be here attending to business. I had somewhat fancifully contemplated joining the search myself, but other matters demand my attention. And? Did he even bother to offer any bait? It's obviously a trap.
47 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000400_ALISAIE 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000430_MYSTERYVOICE What's that? I should be surprised if it were not. Nevertheless, I must seize this opportunity to speak with him, even if only a few words are exchanged.
48 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000410_MYSTERYVOICE 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000440_MYSTERYVOICE A missive from Lord Vauthry. He invites me to join him in Eulmore to discuss the recent conflict at Lydha Lran. Though my power will be much diminished so far from the tower, it is a risk I am willing to take.
49 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000420_ALISAIE 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000450_MYSTERYVOICE And? Did he even bother to offer any bait? It's obviously a trap. Master Alphinaud─might I impose upon you to accompany me to Eulmore, prior to beginning your reconnaissance?
50 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000430_MYSTERYVOICE 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000460_ALPHINAUD I should be surprised if it were not. Nevertheless, I must seize this opportunity to speak with him, even if only a few words are exchanged. Of course.
51 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000440_MYSTERYVOICE 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000470_MYSTERYVOICE Though my power will be much diminished so far from the tower, it is a risk I am willing to take. Then let us make ready. Safe travels to you all.
52 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000450_MYSTERYVOICE 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000480_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Master Alphinaud─might I impose upon you to accompany me to Eulmore, prior to beginning your reconnaissance? No matter how far he goes, man cannot resist looking back on the path he has walked.
53 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000460_ALPHINAUD 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000490_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Of course. The untold stories and secrets of the past can be more alluring than the promise of tomorrow.
54 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000470_MYSTERYVOICE 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000500_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Then let us make ready. Safe travels to you all. And so he braves the forests of Rak'tika in search of mystery and wonder...
55 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000480_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000510_WARRIOROFDARKNESS No matter how far he goes, man cannot resist looking back on the path he has walked. Of Ronka, to which all seekers of hidden truths are inevitably drawn...
56 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000490_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000520_URIANGER The untold stories and secrets of the past can be more alluring than the promise of tomorrow. We have arrived.
57 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000500_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000530_URIANGER And so he braves the forests of Rak'tika in search of mystery and wonder... Vast though these woods may be, they are, by and large, uninhabitable.
58 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000510_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000540_URIANGER Of Ronka, to which all seekers of hidden truths are inevitably drawn... Not so the swamps of Citia, however, whose sparse foliage permitted man a foothold.
59 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000520_URIANGER 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000550_EMETSELCH We have arrived. "No lands must remain beyond our grasp. Go forth. Conquer. Rule.“
60 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000530_URIANGER 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000560_EMETSELCH Vast though these woods may be, they are, by and large, uninhabitable. Forgive me. A sudden pang of nostalgia for those halcyon days.
61 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000540_URIANGER 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000570_EMETSELCH Not so the swamps of Citia, however, whose sparse foliage permitted man a foothold. Exploring virgin territories, subjugating primitive peoples. All for the glory of Garlemald!
62 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000550_EMETSELCH 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000580_THANCRED "No lands must remain beyond our grasp. Go forth. Conquer. Rule.“ If you've brought your ivory standard, I'll be happy to tell you where to stick it.
63 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000560_EMETSELCH 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000590_EMETSELCH Forgive me. A sudden pang of nostalgia for those halcyon days. Can we not simply take a moment to enjoy the view together? Or would you rather I spied on you from the shadows?
64 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000570_EMETSELCH 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000600_EMETSELCH Exploring virgin territories, subjugating primitive peoples. All for the glory of Garlemald! Much more of this, and I may very well begin to regret my show of good faith.
65 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000580_THANCRED 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000610_RYNE If you've brought your ivory standard, I'll be happy to tell you where to stick it. If...if you really want to stay, then help us fight.
66 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000590_EMETSELCH 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000620_EMETSELCH Can we not simply take a moment to enjoy the view together? Or would you rather I spied on you from the shadows? Mmm... No, I think not. I am an observer─nothing more.
67 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000600_EMETSELCH 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000630_EMETSELCH Much more of this, and I may very well begin to regret my show of good faith. Even shielded by the shadows of these boughs, I feel the Light's presence most keenly.
68 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000610_RYNE 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000640_EMETSELCH If...if you really want to stay, then help us fight. To accompany you is taxing enough. To fight is out of the question.
69 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000620_EMETSELCH 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000650_THANCRED Mmm... No, I think not. I am an observer─nothing more. I will suffer your company if I must, but not your commentary.
70 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000630_EMETSELCH 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000660_URIANGER Even shielded by the shadows of these boughs, I feel the Light's presence most keenly. I see little sign of recent activity, nor hath any meaningful progress been made with the reconstruction...
71 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000640_EMETSELCH 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000670_URIANGER To accompany you is taxing enough. To fight is out of the question. Mayhap Y'shtola sought shelter elsewhere. Come, let us quit this place.
72 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000650_THANCRED 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000680_RUNAR I will suffer your company if I must, but not your commentary. (-Blessed Leader-)Now! Surround them!
73 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000660_URIANGER 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000690_RUNAR I see little sign of recent activity, nor hath any meaningful progress been made with the reconstruction... (-Blessed Leader-)These sin eaters─they are not like the others!
74 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000670_URIANGER 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000700_THANCRED Mayhap Y'shtola sought shelter elsewhere. Come, let us quit this place. There's a reason for that. Lower your weapons, please. We mean you no harm.
75 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000680_RUNAR 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000710_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA (-Blessed Leader-)Now! Surround them! How is it they can speak!?
76 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000690_RUNAR 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000720_PEOPLEOFNIGHTB (-Blessed Leader-)These sin eaters─they are not like the others! It's a sin eater trick! They mean to kill us all!
77 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000700_THANCRED 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE There's a reason for that. Lower your weapons, please. We mean you no harm. What will you say?
78 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000710_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE How is it they can speak!? Please! We're not sin eaters!
79 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000720_PEOPLEOFNIGHTB 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE It's a sin eater trick! They mean to kill us all! Uh... Kupo?
80 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? ...
81 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000730_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA Please! We're not sin eaters! Perhaps they speak the truth.
82 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000740_THANCRED Uh... Kupo? ...That will seem a lot less amusing when we are forced to kill them.
83 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000750_EMETSELCH ... Oh, for the love of...
84 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000730_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000760_EMETSELCH Perhaps they speak the truth. I had hoped that by accompanying you, we might come to understand one another, but all I have come to understand is that you have a knack for inflaming the natives.
85 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000740_THANCRED 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000770_EMETSELCH ...That will seem a lot less amusing when we are forced to kill them. You've committed the cardinal sin of *boring* me. And so I retire to the shade.
86 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000750_EMETSELCH 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000780_EMETSELCH Oh, for the love of... Good luck.
87 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000760_EMETSELCH 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000790_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA I had hoped that by accompanying you, we might come to understand one another, but all I have come to understand is that you have a knack for inflaming the natives. There! Did you see that one disappear!?
88 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000770_EMETSELCH 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000800_THANCRED You've committed the cardinal sin of <Emphasis>boring</Emphasis> me. And so I retire to the shade. (SIGH)
89 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000780_EMETSELCH 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000810_THANCRED Good luck. I think I preferred Lahabrea.
90 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000790_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000820_YSHTOLA There! Did you see that one disappear!? (-???-)Enough. Runar, report.
91 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000800_THANCRED 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000830_RUNAR (SIGH) Master Matoya!
92 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000810_THANCRED 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000840_RUNAR I think I preferred Lahabrea. We apprehended them as you ordered, but...are you certain these are sin eaters?
93 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000820_YSHTOLA 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000850_YSHTOLA (-???-)Enough. Runar, report. The intense light of the aether I saw was unmistakable. If not sin eaters, then what?
94 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000830_RUNAR 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000860_URIANGER Master Matoya! 'Tis passing queer that Y'shtola should mistake us for the enemy, is it not?
95 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000840_RUNAR 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000870_URIANGER We apprehended them as you ordered, but...are you certain these are sin eaters? Mayhap it hath been too long since last she beheld the radiance of thine aether...
96 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000850_YSHTOLA 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000880_URIANGER The intense light of the aether I saw was unmistakable. If not sin eaters, then what? Master Matoya. Hath time truly made strangers of us?
97 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000860_URIANGER 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000890_YSHTOLA 'Tis passing queer that Y'shtola should mistake us for the enemy, is it not? Nay. I recognize you, Urianger, Thancred. And this is Minfilia of the First, of whom you spoke before.
98 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000870_URIANGER 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000900_URIANGER Mayhap it hath been too long since last she beheld the radiance of thine aether... Just so. And knowing as thou must that we come in peace, might I prevail upon thee to have thy comrades lower their arms?
99 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000880_URIANGER 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000910_YSHTOLA Master Matoya. Hath time truly made strangers of us? First explain this other presence in your company. The one I know not.
100 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000890_YSHTOLA 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000920_YSHTOLA Nay. I recognize you, Urianger, Thancred. And this is Minfilia of the First, of whom you spoke before. There is but one manner of creature in this world whose aether is suffused with such an abundance of light.
101 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000900_URIANGER 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000930_URIANGER Just so. And knowing as thou must that we come in peace, might I prevail upon thee to have thy comrades lower their arms? Mine apologies, Master Matoya, but thou art mistaken. Before thee standeth our dearest comrade. The truest hero among us.
102 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000910_YSHTOLA 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000940_URIANGER First explain this other presence in your company. The one I know not. Though he is but recently arrived here in the First, not one but *two* Lightwardens have already perished by his most puissant hand.
103 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000920_YSHTOLA 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000950_URIANGER There is but one manner of creature in this world whose aether is suffused with such an abundance of light. Though she is but recently arrived here in the First, not one but *two* Lightwardens have already perished by her most puissant hand.
104 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000930_URIANGER 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000960_YSHTOLA Mine apologies, Master Matoya, but thou art mistaken. Before thee standeth our dearest comrade. The truest hero among us. It... It cannot be!
105 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000940_URIANGER 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE Though he is but recently arrived here in the First, not one but <Emphasis>two</Emphasis> Lightwardens have already perished by his most puissant hand. What will you say?
106 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000950_URIANGER 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE Though she is but recently arrived here in the First, not one but <Emphasis>two</Emphasis> Lightwardens have already perished by her most puissant hand. It's been too long...clearly.
107 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000960_YSHTOLA 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE It... It cannot be! Nice to see you too...“Master Matoya.”
108 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? You truly thought me a sin eater?
109 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000970_RUNAR It's been too long...clearly. Master Matoya?
110 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000980_YSHTOLA Nice to see you too...“Master Matoya.” Lower your weapons.
111 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A3_000_003_NONE_VOICE 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000990_YSHTOLA You truly thought me a sin eater? Forgive us this hostile welcome.
112 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000970_RUNAR 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001000_YSHTOLA Master Matoya? Come, I would give you a proper introduction to Rak'tika and its people.
113 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000980_YSHTOLA 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001010_YSHTOLA Lower your weapons. Slitherbough is the largest of the Blessed's settlements.
114 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_000990_YSHTOLA 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001020_YSHTOLA Forgive us this hostile welcome. They worship no gods, instead revering Darkness itself.
115 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001000_YSHTOLA 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001030_YSHTOLA Come, I would give you a proper introduction to Rak'tika and its people. It is a curious kind of faith, but one which has granted them the strength to persevere in the wake of the Flood.
116 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001010_YSHTOLA 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001040_YSHTOLA Slitherbough is the largest of the Blessed's settlements. I hope you weren't expecting a grand feast by way of welcome. They are a simple people.
117 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001020_YSHTOLA 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001050_YSHTOLA They worship no gods, instead revering Darkness itself. Now, I would hear of your travels away from prying ears. Come.
118 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001030_YSHTOLA 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001060_YSHTOLA It is a curious kind of faith, but one which has granted them the strength to persevere in the wake of the Flood. I see. And now you seek the Lightwarden of Rak'tika.
119 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001040_YSHTOLA 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001070_YSHTOLA I hope you weren't expecting a grand feast by way of welcome. They are a simple people. In the days after I arrived in the First, I too relied upon the Crystal Exarch for guidance. But his penchant for secrecy and the telling of half-truths soon lost him my trust. And thus did I strike out on my own.
120 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001050_YSHTOLA 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001080_YSHTOLA Now, I would hear of your travels away from prying ears. Come. My work eventually led me here to the forest, which I have come to know like the back of my hand.
121 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001060_YSHTOLA 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001090_YSHTOLA I see. And now you seek the Lightwarden of Rak'tika. I cannot say with certainty where your quarry is hiding, but I am confident I can narrow the search.
122 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001070_YSHTOLA 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001100_THANCRED In the days after I arrived in the First, I too relied upon the Crystal Exarch for guidance. But his penchant for secrecy and the telling of half-truths soon lost him my trust. And thus did I strike out on my own. Well...go on, then.
123 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001080_YSHTOLA 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001110_YSHTOLA My work eventually led me here to the forest, which I have come to know like the back of my hand. Some few thousand years ago, this forest stood at the heart of the empire of Ronka.
124 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001090_YSHTOLA 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001120_YSHTOLA I cannot say with certainty where your quarry is hiding, but I am confident I can narrow the search. A great many relics of that civilization can still be found to the east in Yx'Maja.
125 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001100_THANCRED 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001130_YSHTOLA Well...go on, then. Or rather, *could* be found─were the area not fiercely guarded.
126 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001110_YSHTOLA 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001140_YSHTOLA Some few thousand years ago, this forest stood at the heart of the empire of Ronka. Yx'Maja, you see, is home to a tribe of warriors whose lineage is said to date back to the time of the empire. Any attempt to enter their territory is met with lethal force. They offer no warnings, and suffer no trespasser to escape.
127 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001120_YSHTOLA 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001150_YSHTOLA A great many relics of that civilization can still be found to the east in Yx'Maja. Needless to say, my every attempt to survey the area has been thwarted.
128 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001130_YSHTOLA 127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001160_URIANGER Or rather, <Emphasis>could</Emphasis> be found─were the area not fiercely guarded. Mayhap the Warden hideth there full knowing none may approach it for fear of these protectors.
129 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001140_YSHTOLA 128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001170_YSHTOLA Yx'Maja, you see, is home to a tribe of warriors whose lineage is said to date back to the time of the empire. Any attempt to enter their territory is met with lethal force. They offer no warnings, and suffer no trespasser to escape. As for the tablet...
130 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001150_YSHTOLA 129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001180_YSHTOLA Needless to say, my every attempt to survey the area has been thwarted. I find the timing of its discovery suspiciously convenient. If I did not know better, I would think someone was trying to curry favor with me.
131 127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001160_URIANGER 130 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001190_YSHTOLA Mayhap the Warden hideth there full knowing none may approach it for fear of these protectors. Regardless, it will take time to decipher these writings. Yet I would not be at all surprised if they somehow held the key to entering Yx'Maja unmolested. The Exarch has a nose for serendipity.
132 128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001170_YSHTOLA 131 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001200_URIANGER As for the tablet... If there is aught I can do to assist thee in unraveling their secrets, thou need'st only ask.
133 129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001180_YSHTOLA 132 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001210_YSHTOLA I find the timing of its discovery suspiciously convenient. If I did not know better, I would think someone was trying to curry favor with me. Thank you, Urianger. I may well take you up on that offer.
134 130 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001190_YSHTOLA 133 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001220_YSHTOLA Regardless, it will take time to decipher these writings. Yet I would not be at all surprised if they somehow held the key to entering Yx'Maja unmolested. The Exarch has a nose for serendipity. While we set to work, might I suggest you take a tour of the city?
135 131 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001200_URIANGER 134 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001230_YSHTOLA If there is aught I can do to assist thee in unraveling their secrets, thou need'st only ask. Should you be in any doubt as to the importance of your role as the “Warrior of Darkness,” the people here will surely cure you of it.
136 132 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001210_YSHTOLA 135 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001240_THANCRED Thank you, Urianger. I may well take you up on that offer. I must say, Y'shtola...while most of us have struggled to come to terms with our altered circumstances, you seem to have adapted rather well.
137 133 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001220_YSHTOLA 136 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001250_YSHTOLA While we set to work, might I suggest you take a tour of the city? Lest you forget, Master Matoya and I dedicated our lives to uncovering the truth which hides at the heart of our world.
138 134 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001230_YSHTOLA 137 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001260_YSHTOLA Should you be in any doubt as to the importance of your role as the “Warrior of Darkness,” the people here will surely cure you of it. Though separate, the fate of this reflection is nevertheless bound to that of our home. That I would be daunted by such an invaluable opportunity is absurd.
139 135 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001240_THANCRED 138 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001270_YSHTOLA I must say, Y'shtola...while most of us have struggled to come to terms with our altered circumstances, you seem to have adapted rather well. But what of you, Thancred? Could it be that you are still struggling to “come to terms” with the nature of your young companion?
140 136 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001250_YSHTOLA 139 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001280_THANCRED Lest you forget, Master Matoya and I dedicated our lives to uncovering the truth which hides at the heart of our world. My “struggles” are none of your concern. Quite why you would speak thus─and in *this* company─I do not know. Perhaps you left more of yourself back in the Source than I assumed. If you'll excuse me.
141 137 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001260_YSHTOLA 140 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001290_RYNE Though separate, the fate of this reflection is nevertheless bound to that of our home. That I would be daunted by such an invaluable opportunity is absurd. He understands that I'm not the same. That I'm not her.
142 138 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001270_YSHTOLA 141 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001300_YSHTOLA But what of you, Thancred? Could it be that you are still struggling to “come to terms” with the nature of your young companion? Understands, perhaps, but does not accept. The question being whether he ever will.
143 139 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001280_THANCRED 142 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001310_YSHTOLA My “struggles” are none of your concern. Quite why you would speak thus─and in <Emphasis>this</Emphasis> company─I do not know. Perhaps you left more of yourself back in the Source than I assumed. If you'll excuse me. And whether *you* will, more importantly. As difficult as your circumstances may be, they are yours, not his. 'Tis you and you alone who bears ultimate responsibility for your life.
144 140 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001290_RYNE 143 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001320_YSHTOLA He understands that I'm not the same. That I'm not her. But you need not make any hard choices now. Why not go and get some fresh air─clear your head?
145 141 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001300_YSHTOLA 144 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001330_YSHTOLA Understands, perhaps, but does not accept. The question being whether he ever will. It seemed only right that we show our faces. May we join you?
146 142 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001310_YSHTOLA 145 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001340_RUNAR And whether <Emphasis>you</Emphasis> will, more importantly. As difficult as your circumstances may be, they are yours, not his. 'Tis you and you alone who bears ultimate responsibility for your life. Let us begin.
147 143 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001320_YSHTOLA 146 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001350_RUNAR But you need not make any hard choices now. Why not go and get some fresh air─clear your head? I thank you all for coming to pay respects to our fallen daughter of the night. In the light, she was known as Toddia. But in the dark, we shall remember her always as Minnine. Let us each take a moment to offer her our prayers.
148 144 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001330_YSHTOLA 147 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001360_RUNAR It seemed only right that we show our faces. May we join you? We entrust her now to the night's sweet embrace.
149 145 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001340_RUNAR 148 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001370_RUNAR Let us begin. In Darkness will she be free from pain and suffering, now and forevermore.
150 146 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001350_RUNAR 149 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001380_RUNAR I thank you all for coming to pay respects to our fallen daughter of the night. In the light, she was known as Toddia. But in the dark, we shall remember her always as Minnine. Let us each take a moment to offer her our prayers. May her soul find peace in the sunless sea of heaven, and in the love we bear for her in our hearts.
151 147 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001360_RUNAR 150 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001390_YSHTOLA We entrust her now to the night's sweet embrace. That vessel represents the night sky. The “sunless sea of heaven.”
152 148 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001370_RUNAR 151 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001400_RUNAR In Darkness will she be free from pain and suffering, now and forevermore. We call upon you now, O Bringer of Shadow, to lead this gentle soul unto the sea. We call upon you, O Warrior of Darkness, to deliver her unto paradise everlasting.
153 149 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001380_RUNAR 152 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001410_YSHTOLA May her soul find peace in the sunless sea of heaven, and in the love we bear for her in our hearts. I am told you assisted in the preparations for the service. On behalf of the Blessed, you have my sincerest thanks.
154 150 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001390_YSHTOLA 153 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001420_YSHTOLA That vessel represents the night sky. The “sunless sea of heaven.” The enduring legend of the Warrior of Darkness owes much to the traditions of these people.
155 151 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001400_RUNAR 154 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001430_YSHTOLA We call upon you now, O Bringer of Shadow, to lead this gentle soul unto the sea. We call upon you, O Warrior of Darkness, to deliver her unto paradise everlasting. And none were more ardent in their faith than Toddia. She would have been greatly moved by your presence.
156 152 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001410_YSHTOLA 155 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE I am told you assisted in the preparations for the service. On behalf of the Blessed, you have my sincerest thanks. What will you say?
157 153 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001420_YSHTOLA 156 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE The enduring legend of the Warrior of Darkness owes much to the traditions of these people. I should like to have met her.
158 154 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001430_YSHTOLA 157 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE And none were more ardent in their faith than Toddia. She would have been greatly moved by your presence. You know I don't deserve such reverence.
159 155 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE 158 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? ...
160 156 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE 159 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001440_RYNE I should like to have met her. You might not deliver her to the heavens, but if you could deliver the night sky to her people─the *real* night sky─it would be the next best thing.
161 157 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE 160 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001450_RYNE You know I don't deserve such reverence. Their prayers would finally be answered. They could gaze up at the firmament and see their ancestors in every twinkle of the stars.
162 158 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE 161 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001460_RYNE ... We cannot allow their hopes and dreams to drown in the light. We have to bring back the dark. If we don't, who will?
163 159 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001440_RYNE 162 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001470_RYNE You might not deliver her to the heavens, but if you could deliver the night sky to her people─the <Emphasis>real</Emphasis> night sky─it would be the next best thing. Forgive me. Thinking of all those we have lost, I...
164 160 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001450_RYNE 163 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001480_THANCRED Their prayers would finally be answered. They could gaze up at the firmament and see their ancestors in every twinkle of the stars. No, it's all right. We *will* bring back the dark.
165 161 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001460_RYNE 164 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001490_YSHTOLA We cannot allow their hopes and dreams to drown in the light. We have to bring back the dark. If we don't, who will? Mayhap sooner than later, in fact.
166 162 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001470_RYNE 165 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001500_YSHTOLA Forgive me. Thinking of all those we have lost, I... Urianger and I have finished deciphering the tablet, and its contents were most illuminating. Let us reconvene in my chambers. We have much to discuss.
167 163 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001480_THANCRED 166 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001510_WARRIOROFDARKNESS No, it's all right. We <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> bring back the dark. These paintings...they seem familiar. Depictions of heroes throughout history. The age of gods... The empire of Ronka... And this...
168 164 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001490_YSHTOLA 167 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001520_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Mayhap sooner than later, in fact. There was a man. A researcher who pored over these pieces...
169 165 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001500_YSHTOLA 168 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001530_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Urianger and I have finished deciphering the tablet, and its contents were most illuminating. Let us reconvene in my chambers. We have much to discuss. He offered us work when we needed it. Slaying beasts, delivering provisions... A funny old bugger, he was, but he had a good heart.
170 166 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001510_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 169 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001540_WARRIOROFDARKNESS These paintings...they seem familiar. Depictions of heroes throughout history. The age of gods... The empire of Ronka... And this... He believed this first painting dated back to a time of myth and legends. A tribute to the heroes of a long-forgotten era.
171 167 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001520_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 170 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001550_WARRIOROFDARKNESS There was a man. A researcher who pored over these pieces... The story went that it was rediscovered by an explorer from Ronka, who was so struck by its majesty that a second painting was commissioned, commemorating the heroes of their day.
172 168 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001530_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 171 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001560_WARRIOROFDARKNESS He offered us work when we needed it. Slaying beasts, delivering provisions... A funny old bugger, he was, but he had a good heart. "One day, you will all be here too,“ he said. ”Heroes immortalized forever. Maybe I'll paint you myself!“
173 169 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001540_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 172 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001570_WARRIOROFDARKNESS He believed this first painting dated back to a time of myth and legends. A tribute to the heroes of a long-forgotten era. I had a good laugh at that. We were only trying to make our way, after all. Being heroes couldn't have been further from our minds.
174 170 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001550_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 173 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001580_WARRIOROFDARKNESS The story went that it was rediscovered by an explorer from Ronka, who was so struck by its majesty that a second painting was commissioned, commemorating the heroes of their day. But it seems...he actually went and did it. Before or after the Flood, I wonder...
175 171 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001560_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 174 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001590_WARRIOROFDARKNESS "One day, you will all be here too,“ he said. ”Heroes immortalized forever. Maybe I'll paint you myself!“ Rather faded, isn't it, compared to the others. Or did someone try to scrape it off the wall? Maybe the man himself, once he came to his senses...
176 172 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001570_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 175 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001600_WARRIOROFDARKNESS I had a good laugh at that. We were only trying to make our way, after all. Being heroes couldn't have been further from our minds. Do you suppose your deeds will warrant an addition to this collection? Or some other kind of monument?
177 173 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001580_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 176 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001610_YSHTOLA But it seems...he actually went and did it. Before or after the Flood, I wonder... There you are. I have everything I need. Let us quit this place.
178 174 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001590_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 177 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001620_YSHTOLA Rather faded, isn't it, compared to the others. Or did someone try to scrape it off the wall? Maybe the man himself, once he came to his senses... Is something the matter? We should go. The others are waiting.
179 175 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001600_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 178 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001630_RUNAR Do you suppose your deeds will warrant an addition to this collection? Or some other kind of monument? Strange...
180 176 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001610_YSHTOLA 179 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001640_RUNAR There you are. I have everything I need. Let us quit this place. The others on patrol should have returned by now. Our food will be overcooked if we wait any longer.
181 177 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001620_YSHTOLA 180 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001650_RUNAR Is something the matter? We should go. The others are waiting. We will just have to start without them. Would you call Master Matoya and the others?
182 178 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001630_RUNAR 181 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001660_YSHTOLA Strange... I tire of these games, Urianger. Why do you pretend you cannot see it!?
183 179 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001640_RUNAR 182 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001670_YSHTOLA The others on patrol should have returned by now. Our food will be overcooked if we wait any longer. The blessing may spare her the fate of becoming a Lightwarden...
184 180 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001650_RUNAR 183 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001680_YSHTOLA We will just have to start without them. Would you call Master Matoya and the others? But you cannot be blind to the nascent corruption! She is not as she was in the Source.
185 181 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001660_YSHTOLA 184 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001690_YSHTOLA I tire of these games, Urianger. Why do you pretend you cannot see it!? Though I have no proof, I fear that the light which poured forth from the Wardens was not negated at all.
186 182 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001670_YSHTOLA 185 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001700_YSHTOLA The blessing may spare <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> the fate of becoming a Lightwarden... I fear it was *absorbed*─that she has been suffused with their light.
187 183 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001680_YSHTOLA 186 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001710_URIANGER But you cannot be blind to the nascent corruption! <If(PlayerParameter(4))>She<Else/>He</If> is not as <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> was in the Source. Though I have given thought to this possibility, I dare not speak until more is known.
188 184 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001690_YSHTOLA 187 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001720_YSHTOLA Though I have no proof, I fear that the light which poured forth from the Wardens was not negated at all. (SIGH)
189 185 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001700_YSHTOLA 188 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001730_YSHTOLA I fear it was <Emphasis>absorbed</Emphasis>─that <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> has been suffused with their light. By the time you deign to enlighten us, it may be too late─if it is not already.
190 186 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001710_URIANGER 189 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001740_YSHTOLA Though I have given thought to this possibility, I dare not speak until more is known. Urianger─I know full well, after all these years, that you have only the best of intentions.
191 187 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001720_YSHTOLA 190 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001750_YSHTOLA (SIGH) But that does not make it any easier to put my faith in a man so infatuated with secrecy.
192 188 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001730_YSHTOLA 191 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001760_YSHTOLA By the time you deign to enlighten us, it may be too late─if it is not already. I have had my suspicions ever since the Exarch bade you speak that day, but now I must ask.
193 189 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001740_YSHTOLA 192 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001770_YSHTOLA Urianger─I know full well, after all these years, that you have only the best of intentions. The Eighth Umbral Calamity and all that followed; everything you claimed to have seen─did you?
194 190 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001750_YSHTOLA 193 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001780_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA But that does not make it any easier to put my faith in a man so infatuated with secrecy. Help! Someone help!
195 191 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001760_YSHTOLA 194 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001790_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA I have had my suspicions ever since the Exarch bade you speak that day, but now I must ask. The Eulmorans have come for us! We're under attack!
196 192 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001770_YSHTOLA 195 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001800_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE The Eighth Umbral Calamity and all that followed; everything you claimed to have seen─did you? Meanwhile, in Eulmore...
197 193 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001780_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA 196 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001810_MYSTERYVOICE Help! Someone help! Lord Vauthry, how good it is to see you. How long has it been? Not since your inauguration, unless I am mistaken? Too long, at any rate. May I say how humbled I am to be invited not only into your city, but your home. You are as generous as ever.
198 194 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001790_PEOPLEOFNIGHTA 197 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001820_VAUTHRY The Eulmorans have come for us! We're under attack! And you as disingenuous.
199 195 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001800_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE 198 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001830_VAUTHRY Meanwhile, in Eulmore... Let us dispense with the pleasantries. This merry band of dissidents people are calling “Warriors of Darkness”... They have slain sin eaters, and by all accounts the Crystarium is complicit in their villainy.
200 196 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001810_MYSTERYVOICE 199 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001840_VAUTHRY Lord Vauthry, how good it is to see you. How long has it been? Not since your inauguration, unless I am mistaken? Too long, at any rate. May I say how humbled I am to be invited not only into your city, but your home. You are as generous as ever. And now I hear reports of your people obstructing my soldiers. So I must ask: what exactly do you think you are doing?
201 197 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001820_VAUTHRY 200 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001850_MYSTERYVOICE And you as disingenuous. I might ask you the same thing. It should be clear even to you that defeating the Lightwardens represents the world's only hope of survival.
202 198 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001830_VAUTHRY 201 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001860_MYSTERYVOICE Let us dispense with the pleasantries. This merry band of dissidents people are calling “Warriors of Darkness”... They have slain sin eaters, and by all accounts the Crystarium is complicit in their villainy. Even now, the people of Lakeland and Il Mheg rejoice in the return of night.
203 199 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001840_VAUTHRY 202 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001870_MYSTERYVOICE And now I hear reports of your people obstructing my soldiers. So I must ask: what exactly do you think you are doing? For a hundred years, they yearned for a means to fight back against the sin eaters and at last they have found one. Yet you choose to stand idly by and do nothing. Why?
204 200 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001850_MYSTERYVOICE 203 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001880_VAUTHRY I might ask you the same thing. It should be clear even to you that defeating the Lightwardens represents the world's only hope of survival. Why? Because this “hope” you cling to is nothing more than a fever dream. An exercise in futility.
205 201 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001860_MYSTERYVOICE 204 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001890_VAUTHRY Even now, the people of Lakeland and Il Mheg rejoice in the return of night. Even should you slay the sin eaters, the world as we know it is beyond salvation.
206 202 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001870_MYSTERYVOICE 205 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001900_VAUTHRY For a hundred years, they yearned for a means to fight back against the sin eaters and at last they have found one. Yet you choose to stand idly by and do nothing. Why? With what little land and resources remain, the people would be free only to starve.
207 203 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001880_VAUTHRY 206 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001910_VAUTHRY Why? Because this “hope” you cling to is nothing more than a fever dream. An exercise in futility. Before long they would turn to violence, then to war, and ultimately usher themselves unto oblivion.
208 204 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001890_VAUTHRY 207 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001920_VAUTHRY Even should you slay the sin eaters, the world as we know it is beyond salvation. They require a firm hand to shepherd them from the edge. The hand of a king─nay, a god!
209 205 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001900_VAUTHRY 208 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001930_VAUTHRY With what little land and resources remain, the people would be free only to starve. I will see their dreams fulfilled, their wishes granted. I will give them peace, order─and they shall never want for bliss.
210 206 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001910_VAUTHRY 209 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001940_VAUTHRY Before long they would turn to violence, then to war, and ultimately usher themselves unto oblivion. Men are fickle creatures who entertain vague ideals without the faintest notion what they cost. But a little fear can go a long way towards helping them realize what it is they truly need.
211 207 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001920_VAUTHRY 210 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001950_VAUTHRY They require a firm hand to shepherd them from the edge. The hand of a king─nay, a god! *Sanctuary*. And they shall find none in this world, save that which *I* afford them.
212 208 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001930_VAUTHRY 211 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001960_VAUTHRY I will see their dreams fulfilled, their wishes granted. I will give them peace, order─and they shall never want for bliss. That is why the sin eaters exist. To unite the world under *my* dominion!
213 209 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001940_VAUTHRY 212 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001970_MYSTERYVOICE Men are fickle creatures who entertain vague ideals without the faintest notion what they cost. But a little fear can go a long way towards helping them realize what it is they truly need. A paradise fit to grace the Eighth Umbral Era.
214 210 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001950_VAUTHRY 213 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001980_VAUTHRY <Emphasis>Sanctuary</Emphasis>. And they shall find none in this world, save that which <Emphasis>I</Emphasis> afford them. What was that?
215 211 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001960_VAUTHRY 214 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001990_MYSTERYVOICE That is why the sin eaters exist. To unite the world under <Emphasis>my</Emphasis> dominion! A minor epiphany, nothing more.
216 212 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001970_MYSTERYVOICE 215 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002000_MYSTERYVOICE A paradise fit to grace the Eighth Umbral Era. You have always held sway over those around you. Those who defy you must submit or die. What sits before me is the inevitable result of bloated privilege and unchecked power.
217 213 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001980_VAUTHRY 216 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002010_MYSTERYVOICE What was that? But man is more resilient than you think.
218 214 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_001990_MYSTERYVOICE 217 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002020_MYSTERYVOICE A minor epiphany, nothing more. His achievements are not the product of violence and bloodshed but compassion and understanding.
219 215 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002000_MYSTERYVOICE 218 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002030_MYSTERYVOICE You have always held sway over those around you. Those who defy you must submit or die. What sits before me is the inevitable result of bloated privilege and unchecked power. This calamity is but another crisis to be overcome. And we will─once we eliminate the sin eaters.
220 216 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002010_MYSTERYVOICE 219 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002040_VAUTHRY But man is more resilient than you think. You poor, deluded fool. These people care not for the morrow. They care only for the now, and the contentment they lack. What good is a paradise to them if it is a thousand years in the making? Or even a hundred!?
221 217 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002020_MYSTERYVOICE 220 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002050_MYSTERYVOICE His achievements are not the product of violence and bloodshed but compassion and understanding. You underestimate them, Lord Vauthry. They see further than you think. I have beheld it in the blood and sweat and tears of those who would sacrifice everything for a future they may never know. That their children may never know.
222 218 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002030_MYSTERYVOICE 221 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002060_MYSTERYVOICE This calamity is but another crisis to be overcome. And we will─once we eliminate the sin eaters. I have beheld it in the hopes and dreams of those who came before, which we bequeath to those who come after, that they might in turn build upon the foundations laid by our forebears.
223 219 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002040_VAUTHRY 222 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002070_MYSTERYVOICE You poor, deluded fool. These people care not for the morrow. They care only for the now, and the contentment they lack. What good is a paradise to them if it is a thousand years in the making? Or even a hundred!? *These* are the bonds which hold man and his world together, not your gilded chains─and I will resist your every effort to shackle him.
224 220 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002050_MYSTERYVOICE 223 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002080_VAUTHRY You underestimate them, Lord Vauthry. They see further than you think. I have beheld it in the blood and sweat and tears of those who would sacrifice everything for a future they may never know. That their children may never know. In summary, you will continue to support the villains hunting my sin eaters?
225 221 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002060_MYSTERYVOICE 224 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002090_MYSTERYVOICE I have beheld it in the hopes and dreams of those who came before, which we bequeath to those who come after, that they might in turn build upon the foundations laid by our forebears. With tremendous enthusiasm, for I have faith in the future they would build.
226 222 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002070_MYSTERYVOICE 225 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002100_VAUTHRY <Emphasis>These</Emphasis> are the bonds which hold man and his world together, not your gilded chains─and I will resist your every effort to shackle him. Why do I even bother?
227 223 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002080_VAUTHRY 226 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002110_VAUTHRY In summary, you will continue to support the villains hunting my sin eaters? Fools, the lot of you! So naive! So *painfully* predictable!
228 224 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002090_MYSTERYVOICE 227 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002120_VAUTHRY With tremendous enthusiasm, for I have faith in the future they would build. Did you imagine I did not know your mind? That I would wait until *after* this meeting to dispatch my forces!? Even as we speak, they march to the sin eaters' defense!
229 225 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002100_VAUTHRY 228 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002130_VAUTHRY Why do I even bother? Insurrection will not be tolerated!
230 226 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002110_VAUTHRY 229 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002140_VAUTHRY Fools, the lot of you! So naive! So <Emphasis>painfully</Emphasis> predictable! The people of this world are mine to rule, mine to command...
231 227 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002120_VAUTHRY 230 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002150_VAUTHRY Did you imagine I did not know your mind? That I would wait until <Emphasis>after</Emphasis> this meeting to dispatch my forces!? Even as we speak, they march to the sin eaters' defense! And you are no exception!
232 228 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002130_VAUTHRY 231 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002160_VAUTHRY Insurrection will not be tolerated! What!? How did he─
233 229 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002140_VAUTHRY 232 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002170_VAUTHRY The people of this world are mine to rule, mine to command... Insolent swine! I will not stand for this. Do you hear me!?
234 230 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002150_VAUTHRY 233 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002180_VAUTHRY And you are no exception! (SCREAM)
235 231 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002160_VAUTHRY 234 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002190_RANJIT What!? How did he─ You speak for the Night's Blessed?
236 232 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002170_VAUTHRY 235 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002200_YSHTOLA Insolent swine! I will not stand for this. Do you hear me!? I do.
237 233 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002180_VAUTHRY 236 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002210_YSHTOLA (SCREAM) I presume *that* is your doing.
238 234 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002190_RANJIT 237 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002220_YSHTOLA You speak for the Night's Blessed? If you have come to parley, I must insist that you first return him to us.
239 235 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002200_YSHTOLA 238 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002230_RANJIT I do. You are in no position to make demands.
240 236 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002210_YSHTOLA 239 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002240_RANJIT I presume <Emphasis>that</Emphasis> is your doing. By Lord Vauthry's decree, Rak'tika now falls under the governance of Eulmore. You will henceforth answer to us.
241 237 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002220_YSHTOLA 240 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002250_YSHTOLA If you have come to parley, I must insist that you first return him to us. Is that so...
242 238 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002230_RANJIT 241 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002251_YSHTOLA You are in no position to make demands. And the Children of the Everlasting Dark have acquiesced to this madness?
243 239 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002240_RANJIT 242 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002260_RANJIT By Lord Vauthry's decree, Rak'tika now falls under the governance of Eulmore. You will henceforth answer to us. We have reached an accord, yes.
244 240 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002250_YSHTOLA 243 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002270_RANJIT Is that so... Too many times have the Night's Blessed shunned Eulmore's overtures of friendship. The risk that you harbor hostile intentions has grown too great to ignore.
245 241 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002251_YSHTOLA 244 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002280_RANJIT And the Children of the Everlasting Dark have acquiesced to this madness? Therefore his lordship has claimed dominion over this forest, and bestowed executive authority upon the Children of the Everlasting Dark.
246 242 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002260_RANJIT 245 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002290_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS We have reached an accord, yes. In his wisdom, Lord Vauthry has agreed to recognize ours as the only permissible expression of Dark worship─its one true faith.
247 243 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002270_RANJIT 246 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002300_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS Too many times have the Night's Blessed shunned Eulmore's overtures of friendship. The risk that you harbor hostile intentions has grown too great to ignore. You and your false creed are a blight on these woods! A foul, unholy corruption that must be cleansed.
248 244 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002280_RANJIT 247 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002310_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS Therefore his lordship has claimed dominion over this forest, and bestowed executive authority upon the Children of the Everlasting Dark. Little wonder the Warrior of Darkness visits both Lakeland and Il Mheg, yet shuns Rak'tika. Your perverted teachings hold blessed shadow at bay!
249 245 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002290_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS 248 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002320_YSHTOLA In his wisdom, Lord Vauthry has agreed to recognize ours as the only permissible expression of Dark worship─its one true faith. You have accepted the yoke of Eulmore to spite us, then? Fools. Darkness will never return to these skies while they hold sway.
250 246 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002300_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS 249 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002330_RANJIT You and your false creed are a blight on these woods! A foul, unholy corruption that must be cleansed. Those of you minded to obey his lordship are to make for Woven Oath with all haste. We will leave you, that you may have time to prepare.
251 247 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002310_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS 250 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002340_RUNAR Little wonder the Warrior of Darkness visits both Lakeland and Il Mheg, yet shuns Rak'tika. Your perverted teachings hold blessed shadow at bay! Woven Oath!? Are you suggesting we abandon our faith to join those zealots!?
252 248 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002320_YSHTOLA 251 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002350_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS You have accepted the yoke of Eulmore to spite us, then? Fools. Darkness will never return to these skies while they hold sway. What has your “faith” afforded you thus far? Nothing! *We* will guide you along the righteous path.
253 249 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002330_RANJIT 252 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002360_YSHTOLA Those of you minded to obey his lordship are to make for Woven Oath with all haste. We will leave you, that you may have time to prepare. And should we refuse?
254 250 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002340_RUNAR 253 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002370_RANJIT Woven Oath!? Are you suggesting we abandon our faith to join those zealots!? Anyone found here upon our return will be considered a traitor to Eulmore, and dealt with as such.
255 251 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002350_EVERLASTINGDARKNESS 254 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002380_YSHTOLA What has your “faith” afforded you thus far? Nothing! <Emphasis>We</Emphasis> will guide you along the righteous path. We will discuss these developments after I have tended to our casualty.
256 252 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002360_YSHTOLA 255 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002390_YSHTOLA And should we refuse? 'Twould seem we have found them.
257 253 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002370_RANJIT 256 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002400_ALMET Anyone found here upon our return will be considered a traitor to Eulmore, and dealt with as such. (-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)You trespass upon sacred ground. Begone!
258 254 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002380_YSHTOLA 257 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002410_YSHTOLA We will discuss these developments after I have tended to our casualty. Wait! We did not come to─
259 255 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002390_YSHTOLA 258 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002420_UIMET 'Twould seem we have found them. (ATTACK GRUNT)
260 256 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002400_ALMET 259 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002430_YSHTOLA (-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)You trespass upon sacred ground. Begone! (BLOCKING GRUNT)
261 257 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002410_YSHTOLA 260 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002440_YSHTOLA Wait! We did not come to─ Stop! We mean you no harm!
262 258 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002420_UIMET 261 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002450_CYMET (ATTACK GRUNT) (-Staff-wielding Sentinel-)Sister. Is that─?
263 259 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002430_YSHTOLA 262 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002460_YSHTOLA (BLOCKING GRUNT) We are allies of the empire of Ronka. As is customary, we come bearing the seal of the emperor.
264 260 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002440_YSHTOLA 263 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002470_UIMET Stop! We mean you no harm! Hmmm...
265 261 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002450_CYMET 264 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002480_UIMET (-Staff-wielding Sentinel-)Sister. Is that─? (GASP)
266 262 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002460_YSHTOLA 265 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002490_UIMET We are allies of the empire of Ronka. As is customary, we come bearing the seal of the emperor. (-Spear-wielding Sentinel-)It appears to be genuine!
267 263 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002470_UIMET 266 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002500_CYMET Hmmm... (-Staff-wielding Sentinel-)Then perhaps there is yet hope!
268 264 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002480_UIMET 267 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002510_ALMET (GASP) (-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)Perhaps...
269 265 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002490_UIMET 268 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002520_ALMET (-Spear-wielding Sentinel-)It appears to be genuine! (-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)We acknowledge your seal, but we must be certain of its authenticity.
270 266 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002500_CYMET 269 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002530_ALMET (-Staff-wielding Sentinel-)Then perhaps there is yet hope! (-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)Follow the azure flowers to our village. There we will judge if you are friend or foe.
271 267 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002510_ALMET 270 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002540_UIMET (-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)Perhaps... (-Spear-wielding Sentinel-)Try not to stray from the path, all right?
272 268 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002520_ALMET 271 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002550_YSHTOLA (-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)We acknowledge your seal, but we must be certain of its authenticity. "Follow the flowers...“ Would it kill them to escort us?
273 269 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002530_ALMET 272 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002560_YSHTOLA (-Bow-wielding Sentinel-)Follow the azure flowers to our village. There we will judge if you are friend or foe. But if it affords us an opportunity to investigate Yx'Maja...fine.
274 270 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002540_UIMET 273 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002570_YSHTOLA (-Spear-wielding Sentinel-)Try not to stray from the path, all right? It seems to be working!
275 271 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002550_YSHTOLA 274 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002580_ALMET "Follow the flowers...“ Would it kill them to escort us? (TAKING HIT REAX)
276 272 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002560_YSHTOLA 275 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002590_UIMET But if it affords us an opportunity to investigate Yx'Maja...fine. (TAKING HIT REAX)
277 273 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002570_YSHTOLA 276 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002600_CYMET It seems to be working! (TAKING HIT REAX)
278 274 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002580_ALMET 277 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002610_YSHTOLA (TAKING HIT REAX) I think not!
279 275 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002590_UIMET 278 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002620_EULMOREADJUTANT (TAKING HIT REAX) General! Hold on!
280 276 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002600_CYMET 279 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002630_EULMOREADJUTANT (TAKING HIT REAX) Hm?
281 277 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002610_YSHTOLA 280 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002640_EULMOREADJUTANT I think not! (SCREAM)
282 278 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002620_EULMOREADJUTANT 281 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002650_YSHTOLA General! Hold on! Expertly done.
283 279 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002630_EULMOREADJUTANT 282 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002660_EULMOREADJUTANT Hm? How was I to know that that would happen!? It looked like any other part of the floor!
284 280 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002640_EULMOREADJUTANT 283 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002670_EULMOREADJUTANT (SCREAM) ...Might now be an opportune time to strike a bargain?
285 281 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002650_YSHTOLA 284 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002680_EULMOREADJUTANT Expertly done. We poisoned a number of villagers in Slitherbough with a toxin brewed for us by the Children.
286 282 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002660_EULMOREADJUTANT 285 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002690_EULMOREADJUTANT How was I to know that that would happen!? It looked like any other part of the floor! This is the antidote.
287 283 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002670_EULMOREADJUTANT 286 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002700_EULMOREADJUTANT ...Might now be an opportune time to strike a bargain? I daresay you know how potent their concoctions are─and the futility of trying to counteract their effects.
288 284 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002680_EULMOREADJUTANT 287 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002710_EULMOREADJUTANT We poisoned a number of villagers in Slitherbough with a toxin brewed for us by the Children. Now, now. Try anything here and we're all likely to fall.
289 285 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002690_EULMOREADJUTANT 288 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002720_EULMOREADJUTANT This is the antidote. Eventually, someone will come to our rescue. Or yours. Promise us safe passage and we'll give you the antidote!
290 286 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002700_EULMOREADJUTANT 289 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002730_EULMOREADJUTANT I daresay you know how potent their concoctions are─and the futility of trying to counteract their effects. Do we have a deal?
291 287 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002710_EULMOREADJUTANT 290 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002740_RANJIT Now, now. Try anything here and we're all likely to fall. We do not negotiate with the enemy. The villagers' lives are forfeit. As is yours...
292 288 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002720_EULMOREADJUTANT 291 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002750_EULMOREADJUTANT Eventually, someone will come to our rescue. Or yours. Promise us safe passage and we'll give you the antidote! General?
293 289 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002730_EULMOREADJUTANT 292 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002760_YSHTOLA Do we have a deal? Do not fail.
294 290 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002740_RANJIT 293 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002770_RANJIT We do not negotiate with the enemy. The villagers' lives are forfeit. As is yours... How noble. And pointless.
295 291 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002750_EULMOREADJUTANT 294 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002780_RYNE General? Is─is everyone all right?
296 292 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002760_YSHTOLA 295 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002790_RYNE Do not fail. What in the─
297 293 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002770_RANJIT 296 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002800_THANCRED How noble. And pointless. Urianger!
298 294 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002780_RYNE 297 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002810_URIANGER Is─is everyone all right? At once!
299 295 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002790_RYNE 298 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002820_THANCRED What in the─ Down with you!
300 296 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002800_THANCRED 299 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002830_RANJIT Urianger! Guh!
301 297 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002810_URIANGER 300 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002840_RYNE At once! Where...where is Y'shtola?
302 298 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002820_THANCRED 301 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002850_RYNE Down with you! Runar. Thank goodness.
303 299 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002830_RANJIT 302 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002860_THANCRED Guh! We delivered the antidote to Slitherbough, and from what we could gather on the way here, the Eulmorans have had the good manners to withdraw.
304 300 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002840_RYNE 303 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002870_THANCRED Where...where is Y'shtola? Thank the gods they did, or we would never have made it here in time. I'm told we have Runar and his comrades to thank for keeping the soldiers occupied prior to their retreat.
305 301 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002850_RYNE 304 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002880_THANCRED Runar. Thank goodness. They were preparing to come for you and Y'shtola, it seems, when Runar rallied the villagers and pursued them out of Slitherbough.
306 302 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002860_THANCRED 305 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002890_RUNAR We delivered the antidote to Slitherbough, and from what we could gather on the way here, the Eulmorans have had the good manners to withdraw. I must...I-I must...
307 303 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002870_THANCRED 306 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002900_RUNAR Thank the gods they did, or we would never have made it here in time. I'm told we have Runar and his comrades to thank for keeping the soldiers occupied prior to their retreat. Where...am I?
308 304 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002880_THANCRED 307 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002910_URIANGER They were preparing to come for you and Y'shtola, it seems, when Runar rallied the villagers and pursued them out of Slitherbough. Yx'Maja, in the care of the Viis. Thou art safe now, friend. Pray, rest thee awhile longer.
309 305 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002890_RUNAR 308 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002920_RUNAR I must...I-I must... No...no, I am all right. Somewhat heavy of limb, perhaps, but otherwise well I assure you.
310 306 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002900_RUNAR 309 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002930_RUNAR Where...am I? I am glad to see you are all safe. When we realized where the soldiers were headed, we knew something had to be done.
311 307 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002910_URIANGER 310 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002940_RUNAR Yx'Maja, in the care of the Viis. Thou art safe now, friend. Pray, rest thee awhile longer. I...do not see Master Matoya. She was with you, yes? What happened to her?
312 308 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002920_RUNAR 311 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q5_000_001_NONE_VOICE No...no, I am all right. Somewhat heavy of limb, perhaps, but otherwise well I assure you. What will you say?
313 309 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002930_RUNAR 312 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_001_NONE_VOICE I am glad to see you are all safe. When we realized where the soldiers were headed, we knew something had to be done. I cannot say for certain─but it was she who secured the antidote.
314 310 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002940_RUNAR 313 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_002_NONE_VOICE I...do not see Master Matoya. She was with you, yes? What happened to her? She saved the Night's Blessed─albeit at a cost...
315 311 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q5_000_001_NONE_VOICE 314 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? ...
316 312 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_001_NONE_VOICE 315 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002950_RUNAR I cannot say for certain─but it was she who secured the antidote. Spare me your riddles and speak plain! Where is Master Matoya!?
317 313 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_002_NONE_VOICE 316 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002960_RUNAR She saved the Night's Blessed─albeit at a cost... Well!? Say something! Where is Master Matoya!?
318 314 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A5_000_003_NONE_VOICE 317 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002970_RUNAR ... No...no... No, that cannot be...
319 315 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002950_RUNAR 318 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002980_RUNAR Spare me your riddles and speak plain! Where is Master Matoya!? Why would she do such a thing?
320 316 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002960_RUNAR 319 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002990_RUNAR Well!? Say something! Where is Master Matoya!? Was there no other way? I...I cannot believe that she...that she...
321 317 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002970_RUNAR 320 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003000_RUNAR No...no... No, that cannot be... We must begin the search immediately! I will come with you!
322 318 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002980_RUNAR 321 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003010_RUNAR Why would she do such a thing? What are you waiting for? We must find her! She could be trapped or hurt or...
323 319 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_002990_RUNAR 322 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003020_RUNAR Was there no other way? I...I cannot believe that she...that she... She is alive. She is *alive*, damn you!
324 320 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003000_RUNAR 323 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003030_ALMET We must begin the search immediately! I will come with you! Forgive me for interrupting, but our scouts have apprehended an intruder.
325 321 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003010_RUNAR 324 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003040_ALMET What are you waiting for? We must find her! She could be trapped or hurt or... We thought perhaps he might be an associate of yours...
326 322 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003020_RUNAR 325 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003050_THANCRED She is alive. She is <Emphasis>alive</Emphasis>, damn you! Oh, look who it is.
327 323 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003030_ALMET 326 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003060_EMETSELCH Forgive me for interrupting, but our scouts have apprehended an intruder. Well...this is embarrassing. In my defense, they are surprisingly tenacious.
328 324 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003040_ALMET 327 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003070_EMETSELCH We thought perhaps he might be an associate of yours... So─what trouble have you gotten yourselves into this time?
329 325 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003050_THANCRED 328 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003080_EMETSELCH Oh, look who it is. Well, well. What an intriguing turn of events.
330 326 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003060_EMETSELCH 329 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003090_EMETSELCH Well...this is embarrassing. In my defense, they are surprisingly tenacious. My condolences, by the way. 'Tis never easy to lose the ones we love.
331 327 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003070_EMETSELCH 330 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003100_EMETSELCH So─what trouble have you gotten yourselves into this time? Well, she is dead, isn't she? Wishing it were otherwise will not make it so.
332 328 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003080_EMETSELCH 331 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003110_THANCRED Well, well. What an intriguing turn of events. That *you* should be indifferent to her loss is no surprise. But to us, she was a friend. The best of friends.
333 329 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003090_EMETSELCH 332 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003120_RYNE My condolences, by the way. 'Tis never easy to lose the ones we love. You have something on your mind. What is it?
334 330 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003100_EMETSELCH 333 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q6_000_001_NONE_VOICE Well, she is dead, isn't she? Wishing it were otherwise will not make it so. What will you say?
335 331 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003110_THANCRED 334 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A6_000_001_NONE_VOICE That <Emphasis>you</Emphasis> should be indifferent to her loss is no surprise. But to us, she was a friend. The best of friends. I'm beginning to wonder what really happened when she fell.
336 332 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003120_RYNE 335 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A6_000_002_NONE_VOICE You have something on your mind. What is it? After she fell, there was a powerful gust of wind as if from nowhere...
337 333 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q6_000_001_NONE_VOICE 336 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003130_URIANGER What will you say? Pray recount to us again that which thou witnessed in the ruins, omitting not the slightest detail.
338 334 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A6_000_001_NONE_VOICE 337 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003140_THANCRED I'm beginning to wonder what really happened when she fell. Flow...
339 335 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A6_000_002_NONE_VOICE 338 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003150_THANCRED After she fell, there was a powerful gust of wind as if from nowhere... The teleportation magick she used to spirit us away from Ul'dah after the bloody banquet! I recall a similar gale in the tunnel before it took effect.
340 336 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003130_URIANGER 339 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003160_EMETSELCH Pray recount to us again that which thou witnessed in the ruins, omitting not the slightest detail. Interesting. I thought I sensed a brief disturbance in the Lifestream. How reassuring to know it was not my imagination.
341 337 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003140_THANCRED 340 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003170_EMETSELCH Flow... I felt it only once, I should mention. Which would suggest she is still adrift on its currents.
342 338 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003150_THANCRED 341 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003180_URIANGER The teleportation magick she used to spirit us away from Ul'dah after the bloody banquet! I recall a similar gale in the tunnel before it took effect. Then I fear she may yet be lost to us─for it was only by the grace of the elementals that she was plucked from that great aetherial river.
343 339 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003160_EMETSELCH 342 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003190_EMETSELCH Interesting. I thought I sensed a brief disturbance in the Lifestream. How reassuring to know it was not my imagination. Oh...very well. I'll go and fetch her...
344 340 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003170_EMETSELCH 343 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003200_EMETSELCH I felt it only once, I should mention. Which would suggest she is still adrift on its currents. Perhaps a clear and unambiguous act of kindness will serve to win the trust you seem so determined to deny me.
345 341 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003180_URIANGER 344 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003210_EMETSELCH Then I fear she may yet be lost to us─for it was only by the grace of the elementals that she was plucked from that great aetherial river. Yes, this place should serve well enough.
346 342 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003190_EMETSELCH 345 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003220_EMETSELCH Oh...very well. I'll go and fetch her... Might I have a little space? I *need* to concentrate.
347 343 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003200_EMETSELCH 346 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003230_EMETSELCH Perhaps a clear and unambiguous act of kindness will serve to win the trust you seem so determined to deny me. Now then...what color was her soul again?
348 344 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003210_EMETSELCH 347 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003240_EMETSELCH Yes, this place should serve well enough. Ah... There you are.
349 345 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003220_EMETSELCH 348 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003250_RUNAR Might I have a little space? I <Emphasis>need</Emphasis> to concentrate. He─He's done it! He's brought her back!
350 346 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003230_EMETSELCH 349 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003260_YSHTOLA Now then...what color was her soul again? (WAKING UP REAX)
351 347 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003240_EMETSELCH 350 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003270_THANCRED Ah... There you are. Y'shtola, are you all right?
352 348 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003250_RUNAR 351 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003280_YSHTOLA He─He's done it! He's brought her back! Yes... Though I cannot imagine how. What happened?
353 349 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003260_YSHTOLA 352 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003290_URIANGER (WAKING UP REAX) Thou didst invoke the power of Flow, which thence did usher thy soul unto the Lifestream.
354 350 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003270_THANCRED 353 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003300_YSHTOLA Y'shtola, are you all right? I wanted to save the antidote, and after that...
355 351 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003280_YSHTOLA 354 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003310_YSHTOLA Yes... Though I cannot imagine how. What happened? (SUDDEN LAUGH)
356 352 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003290_URIANGER 355 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003320_YSHTOLA Thou didst invoke the power of Flow, which thence did usher thy soul unto the Lifestream. I did something exceedingly reckless. For which you will just have to forgive me.
357 353 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003300_YSHTOLA 356 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003330_YSHTOLA I wanted to save the antidote, and after that... (SHOCK REAX)
358 354 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003310_YSHTOLA 357 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003340_RUNAR (SUDDEN LAUGH) Master Matoya! Oh, thank the heavens you're all right!
359 355 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003320_YSHTOLA 358 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003350_RUNAR I did something exceedingly reckless. For which you will just have to forgive me. I had nearly given up hope.
360 356 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003330_YSHTOLA 359 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003360_YSHTOLA (SHOCK REAX) Please, Runar, dry your tears. What would the others think if they saw you like this?
361 357 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003340_RUNAR 360 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003370_YSHTOLA Master Matoya! Oh, thank the heavens you're all right! Come now─did you really think I would go gently into that dark night with so much left undone? So many mysteries left unsolved?
362 358 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003350_RUNAR 361 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003380_EMETSELCH I had nearly given up hope. Ahem. Is there aught you wish to say to me? A word of *thanks*, perhaps?
363 359 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003360_YSHTOLA 362 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003390_URIANGER Please, Runar, dry your tears. What would the others think if they saw you like this? Emet-Selch, the Ascian of whom I spoke. 'Twas he who plucked thee from the Lifestream.
364 360 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003370_YSHTOLA 363 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003400_YSHTOLA Come now─did you really think I would go gently into that dark night with so much left undone? So many mysteries left unsolved? I see.
365 361 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003380_EMETSELCH 364 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003410_YSHTOLA Ahem. Is there aught you wish to say to me? A word of <Emphasis>thanks</Emphasis>, perhaps? Thank you. Differences notwithstanding, you saved my life, and for that I am grateful.
366 362 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003390_URIANGER 365 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003420_YSHTOLA Emet-Selch, the Ascian of whom I spoke. 'Twas he who plucked thee from the Lifestream. But let us turn our attention to more important matters, such as the Qitana Ravel.
367 363 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003400_YSHTOLA 366 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003430_YSHTOLA I see. You had better not have explored its depths without me.
368 364 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003410_YSHTOLA 367 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q7_000_001_NONE_VOICE Thank you. Differences notwithstanding, you saved my life, and for that I am grateful. What will you say?
369 365 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003420_YSHTOLA 368 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_001_NONE_VOICE But let us turn our attention to more important matters, such as the Qitana Ravel. Heavens no. In fact, I was awaiting your return.
370 366 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003430_YSHTOLA 369 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_002_NONE_VOICE You had better not have explored its depths without me. I wouldn't have known where to start.
371 367 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q7_000_001_NONE_VOICE 370 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? I'll tell you after you've got some rest.
372 368 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_001_NONE_VOICE 371 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003440_THANCRED Heavens no. In fact, I was awaiting your return. Well. Almet and the others should be pleased to see you in such *uncharacteristically* high spirits. Let us return to Fanow, then, and discuss the coming expedition.
373 369 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_002_NONE_VOICE 372 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003450_RYNE I wouldn't have known where to start. The Lightwarden is dead. The Blessed's prayers have been answered...
374 370 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A7_000_003_NONE_VOICE 373 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003460_THANCRED I'll tell you after you've got some rest. Aye, that they have.
375 371 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003440_THANCRED 374 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003470_URIANGER Well. Almet and the others should be pleased to see you in such <Emphasis>uncharacteristically</Emphasis> high spirits. Let us return to Fanow, then, and discuss the coming expedition. His condition yet troubleth thee?
376 372 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003450_RYNE 375 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003480_URIANGER The Lightwarden is dead. The Blessed's prayers have been answered... Her condition yet troubleth thee?
377 373 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003460_THANCRED 376 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003490_YSHTOLA Aye, that they have. It does. Though she shows no immediate signs of corruption, the danger remains. She must be told.
378 374 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003470_URIANGER 377 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003500_YSHTOLA His condition yet troubleth thee? ...Would you describe it to me, Urianger? Paint for me a picture with your words.
379 375 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003480_URIANGER 378 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003510_URIANGER Her condition yet troubleth thee? A sea of shimmering stars. Diamonds strewn across a raven gown, boundless and beautiful.
380 376 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003490_YSHTOLA 379 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003520_URIANGER It does. Though <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> shows no immediate signs of corruption, the danger remains. <If(PlayerParameter(4))>She<Else/>He</If> must be told. 'Tis an exquisite sight not unlike that of the Source. Calm and gentle...and forgiving...
381 377 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003500_YSHTOLA 380 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003530_YSHTOLA ...Would you describe it to me, Urianger? Paint for me a picture with your words. I can see it...
382 378 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003510_URIANGER 381 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003540_URIANGER A sea of shimmering stars. Diamonds strewn across a raven gown, boundless and beautiful. For however deep the void, or wide the expanse, there is no shore so distant as to be beyond the reach of light. ...Ominous though that may sound, given our present travails.
383 379 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003520_URIANGER 382 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003550_YSHTOLA 'Tis an exquisite sight not unlike that of the Source. Calm and gentle...and forgiving... Well fought. Let us return home.
384 380 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003530_YSHTOLA 383 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003560_YSHTOLA I can see it... The murals. If I am not mistaken, they predate the empire.
385 381 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003540_URIANGER 384 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003570_RYNE For however deep the void, or wide the expanse, there is no shore so distant as to be beyond the reach of light. ...Ominous though that may sound, given our present travails. How can you tell?
386 382 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003550_YSHTOLA 385 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003580_YSHTOLA Well fought. Let us return home. A peculiarity of the paint. Most are made from mineral-based pigments, but whatever was used here is older than anything I have ever seen.
387 383 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003560_YSHTOLA 386 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003590_YSHTOLA The murals. If I am not mistaken, they predate the empire. According to Almet, this sanctuary was built to preserve the wisdom of the ancients. What events do these murals commemorate, I wonder?
388 384 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003570_RYNE 387 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003600_EMETSELCH How can you tell? Must you always linger after defeating your enemies? Navigating these halls on foot is exhausting.
389 385 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003580_YSHTOLA 388 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003610_THANCRED A peculiarity of the paint. Most are made from mineral-based pigments, but whatever was used here is older than anything I have ever seen. Come to lead us to safety, have you?
390 386 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003590_YSHTOLA 389 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003620_EMETSELCH According to Almet, this sanctuary was built to preserve the wisdom of the ancients. What events do these murals commemorate, I wonder? Hmph! I was *bored*. But how is the hero of the hour?
391 387 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003600_EMETSELCH 390 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003630_EMETSELCH Must you always linger after defeating your enemies? Navigating these halls on foot is exhausting. Hmm. Fighting fit, I see. Keep up the good work.
392 388 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003610_THANCRED 391 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003640_YSHTOLA Come to lead us to safety, have you? You're plotting something.
393 389 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003620_EMETSELCH 392 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003650_EMETSELCH Hmph! I was <Emphasis>bored</Emphasis>. But how is the hero of the hour? Every hour of every day. But never you mind about that. As I have told you a thousand times before: I like to watch. Nothing more.
394 390 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003630_EMETSELCH 393 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003660_EMETSELCH Hmm. Fighting fit, I see. Keep up the good work. Well! I would quit this place, and I suggest you do the same. There is yet work to be done.
395 391 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003640_YSHTOLA 394 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003670_EMETSELCH You're plotting something. Ah...there is a sight to bring a tear to the eye.
396 392 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003650_EMETSELCH 395 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003680_RYNE Every hour of every day. But never you mind about that. As I have told you a thousand times before: I like to watch. Nothing more. You recognize these scenes?
397 393 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003660_EMETSELCH 396 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003690_EMETSELCH Well! I would quit this place, and I suggest you do the same. There is yet work to be done. That I do. Indeed, there was a time when anyone and everyone would.
398 394 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003670_EMETSELCH 397 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003700_EMETSELCH Ah...there is a sight to bring a tear to the eye. Until one calamitous day when the world was divided across ten and three reflections, sundering the land and all who dwelled upon it.
399 395 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003680_RYNE 398 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003710_EMETSELCH You recognize these scenes? And the worst part? No one could remember it. Not really. Just fragments and fleeting memories of an achingly familiar world...
400 396 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003690_EMETSELCH 399 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003720_EMETSELCH That I do. Indeed, there was a time when anyone and everyone would. A vision shared of a paradise lost, preserved only in song and scripture and paint...
401 397 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003700_EMETSELCH 400 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003730_EMETSELCH Until one calamitous day when the world was divided across ten and three reflections, sundering the land and all who dwelled upon it. Once upon a time. Yet here we find ourselves again. To look, learn, and *remember*...
402 398 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003710_EMETSELCH 401 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003740_YSHTOLA And the worst part? No one could remember it. Not really. Just fragments and fleeting memories of an achingly familiar world... Then share with us the stories you know so well. We are listening.
403 399 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003720_EMETSELCH 402 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003750_EMETSELCH A vision shared of a paradise lost, preserved only in song and scripture and paint... Before the great sundering, there was one world. A world that knew naught but peace and prosperity.
404 400 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003730_EMETSELCH 403 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003760_EMETSELCH Once upon a time. Yet here we find ourselves again. To look, learn, and <Emphasis>remember</Emphasis>... Until it was faced with a crisis. Unprecedented, terrifying. Civilization found itself perched upon a precipice, staring into oblivion.
405 401 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003740_YSHTOLA 404 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003770_EMETSELCH Then share with us the stories you know so well. We are listening. But through prayer and sacrifice, the will of the star was made manifest.
406 402 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003750_EMETSELCH 405 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003780_EMETSELCH Before the great sundering, there was one world. A world that knew naught but peace and prosperity. Zodiark was His name, and by His grace was the calamity averted.
407 403 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003760_EMETSELCH 406 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003790_YSHTOLA Until it was faced with a crisis. Unprecedented, terrifying. Civilization found itself perched upon a precipice, staring into oblivion. Zodiark!?
408 404 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003770_EMETSELCH 407 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003800_EMETSELCH But through prayer and sacrifice, the will of the star was made manifest. A savior mighty and magnificent, deserving of reverence and gratitude...one would have thought. Yet some thought otherwise.
409 405 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003780_EMETSELCH 408 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003810_EMETSELCH Zodiark was His name, and by His grace was the calamity averted. From the fears of these naysayers would rise Hydaelyn─She who was to serve as His shackles. To bind Him and hold Him in check.
410 406 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003790_YSHTOLA 409 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003820_EMETSELCH Zodiark!? And so they fought, and they fought, and they fought. And in the end...Hydaelyn was victorious.
411 407 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003800_EMETSELCH 410 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003830_EMETSELCH A savior mighty and magnificent, deserving of reverence and gratitude...one would have thought. Yet some thought otherwise. With all Her strength She smote Him─dealing a blow so devastating that it split the very fabric of reality. And thus was Zodiark banished and His being divided.
412 408 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003810_EMETSELCH 411 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003840_EMETSELCH From the fears of these naysayers would rise Hydaelyn─She who was to serve as His shackles. To bind Him and hold Him in check. That concludes today's lesson on long-forgotten history. Though I imagine your Mother would offer a rather contradictory account. As is Her wont.
413 409 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003820_EMETSELCH 412 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003850_THANCRED And so they fought, and they fought, and they fought. And in the end...Hydaelyn was victorious. I'm sorry─I can only assume I misheard, but it sounded an awful lot like you were implying both Zodiark and Hydaelyn are not gods, but─
414 410 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003830_EMETSELCH 413 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003860_EMETSELCH With all Her strength She smote Him─dealing a blow so devastating that it split the very fabric of reality. And thus was Zodiark banished and His being divided. What? Not gods of the First? Is that what you thought these paintings depicted? Or...? Oh! Ohhh...
415 411 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003840_EMETSELCH 414 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003870_EMETSELCH That concludes today's lesson on long-forgotten history. Though I imagine your Mother would offer a rather contradictory account. As is Her wont. They are gods after a fashion, yes, but no different from the kind with which you are so intimately acquainted. Formed of faith and prayer, of conviction and devotion...
416 412 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003850_THANCRED 415 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003880_EMETSELCH I'm sorry─I can only assume I misheard, but it sounded an awful lot like you were implying both Zodiark and Hydaelyn are not gods, but─ The eldest and most powerful...of primals.
417 413 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003860_EMETSELCH 416 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003890_YSHTOLA What? Not gods of the First? Is that what you thought these paintings depicted? Or...? Oh! Ohhh... You have spun quite a tale.
418 414 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003870_EMETSELCH 417 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003900_YSHTOLA They are gods after a fashion, yes, but no different from the kind with which you are so intimately acquainted. Formed of faith and prayer, of conviction and devotion... Yet you have not explained the role of the Ascians in all of this. How is it you are privy to ancient secrets lost to time?
419 415 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003880_EMETSELCH 418 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003901_EMETSELCH The eldest and most powerful...of primals. (LAUGH)
420 416 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003890_YSHTOLA 419 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003910_EMETSELCH You have spun quite a tale. Finally, *finally*, you ask the right question! And shrewd questions warrant honest answers...
421 417 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003900_YSHTOLA 420 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003920_EMETSELCH Yet you have not explained the role of the Ascians in all of this. How is it you are privy to ancient secrets lost to time? We Ascians know because it is our history. Our story.
422 418 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003901_EMETSELCH 421 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003930_EMETSELCH (LAUGH) It was we who summoned Zodiark─we natives of that sundered paradise.
423 419 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003910_EMETSELCH 422 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003940_EMETSELCH Finally, <Emphasis>finally</Emphasis>, you ask the right question! And shrewd questions warrant honest answers... Now do you see why we yearn for the Great Rejoining?
424 420 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003920_EMETSELCH 423 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003950_EMETSELCH We Ascians know because it is our history. Our story. For our world...for our people...for all creation to be made whole again.
425 421 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003930_EMETSELCH 424 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003960_EMETSELCH It was we who summoned Zodiark─we natives of that sundered paradise. Wouldn't you wish for the same?
426 422 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003940_EMETSELCH 425 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003970_RUNAR Now do you see why we yearn for the Great Rejoining? Ah, you are returned! And none the worse for wear, I see.
427 423 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003950_EMETSELCH 426 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003980_YSHTOLA For our world...for our people...for all creation to be made whole again. You needn't worry about us. What became of the Eulmoran soldiers, more importantly?
428 424 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003960_EMETSELCH 427 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003990_RUNAR Wouldn't you wish for the same? They turned tail and fled at the sight of the night sky.
429 425 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003970_RUNAR 428 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004000_RUNAR Ah, you are returned! And none the worse for wear, I see. The Children of the Everlasting Dark have also retreated back to Woven Oath.
430 426 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003980_YSHTOLA 429 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004010_RUNAR You needn't worry about us. What became of the Eulmoran soldiers, more importantly? Try as they might, they could not deny the truth of their own eyes...
431 427 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_003990_RUNAR 430 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004020_RUNAR They turned tail and fled at the sight of the night sky. The sunless sea of heaven, full of love and grace, where none need know pain or suffering.
432 428 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004000_RUNAR 431 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004030_RUNAR The Children of the Everlasting Dark have also retreated back to Woven Oath. In that moment, when the sky's light began to wane, I knew our prayers had been answered.
433 429 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004010_RUNAR 432 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004040_RUNAR Try as they might, they could not deny the truth of their own eyes... ...That we were doomed to face oblivion at life's end no longer.
434 430 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004020_RUNAR 433 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004050_RUNAR The sunless sea of heaven, full of love and grace, where none need know pain or suffering. When first we met, I harbored certain suspicions about you. Now I see that I was right.
435 431 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004030_RUNAR 434 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004060_RUNAR In that moment, when the sky's light began to wane, I knew our prayers had been answered. You are the Bringers of Shadow. The Warriors of Darkness. The saviors for whom we have prayed for so long.
436 432 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004040_RUNAR 435 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004070_YSHTOLA ...That we were doomed to face oblivion at life's end no longer. I suppose you're not entirely wrong...
437 433 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004050_RUNAR 436 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004080_YSHTOLA When first we met, I harbored certain suspicions about you. Now I see that I was right. But we are not worthy of your reverence, nor have we any desire to be worshipped. If you would pray, pray for your children, that they may one day know a better world.
438 434 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004060_RUNAR 437 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004090_RUNAR You are the Bringers of Shadow. The Warriors of Darkness. The saviors for whom we have prayed for so long. ...I will do as you say. But please, let us at least hold a feast to celebrate your victory. You deserve that much.
439 435 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004070_YSHTOLA 438 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004100_YSHTOLA I suppose you're not entirely wrong... I am sorry, Runar, but there is still much to be done, and scant time in which to do it.
440 436 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004080_YSHTOLA 439 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004110_YSHTOLA But we are not worthy of your reverence, nor have we any desire to be worshipped. If you would pray, pray for your children, that they may one day know a better world. We must go─all of us. For we share the same path and the same fate.
441 437 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004090_RUNAR 440 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004120_RUNAR ...I will do as you say. But please, let us at least hold a feast to celebrate your victory. You deserve that much. So be it. I ask only that you hold us in your hearts, as we will hold you in ours, now and ever after. By the boundless dark, this I swear.
442 438 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004100_YSHTOLA 441 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004130_WARRIOROFDARKNESS I am sorry, Runar, but there is still much to be done, and scant time in which to do it. So there's a light sealed inside you, is there? You wouldn't know it from the outside. You look the same as you ever did to me.
443 439 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004110_YSHTOLA 442 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q8_000_001_NONE_VOICE We must go─all of us. For we share the same path and the same fate. What will you say?
444 440 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004120_RUNAR 443 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_001_NONE_VOICE So be it. I ask only that you hold us in your hearts, as we will hold you in ours, now and ever after. By the boundless dark, this I swear. I must stay the course. For the others.
445 441 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004130_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 444 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_002_NONE_VOICE So there's a light sealed inside you, is there? You wouldn't know it from the outside. You look the same as you ever did to me. And what if that changes? What if it overwhelms me?
446 442 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_Q8_000_001_NONE_VOICE 445 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? Then I suppose there's naught to do but rest.
447 443 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_001_NONE_VOICE 446 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004140_WARRIOROFDARKNESS I must stay the course. For the others. True enough. Packing up and going home isn't really an option, is it. If you don't face the music here, it'll only come and find you there.
448 444 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_002_NONE_VOICE 447 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004150_WARRIOROFDARKNESS And what if that changes? What if it overwhelms me? Damned if I know. It's not as if I can lift a finger to help myself, much less you.
449 445 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_A8_000_003_NONE_VOICE 448 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004160_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Then I suppose there's naught to do but rest. Have faith in your friends. Look out for them, and hope that they look out for you. What more can you do?
450 446 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004140_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 449 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004170_WARRIOROFDARKNESS True enough. Packing up and going home isn't really an option, is it. If you don't face the music here, it'll only come and find you there. Ah, yes. If they're not asking you to fight they're telling you to rest. Which isn't to say they're wrong. You'll need your strength for what's to come.
451 447 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004150_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 450 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004180_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Damned if I know. It's not as if I can lift a finger to help myself, much less you. ...Think he was telling the truth? Emet, I mean. All that rot about Hydaelyn being no different from any other primal...
452 448 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004160_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 451 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004190_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Have faith in your friends. Look out for them, and hope that they look out for you. What more can you do? If so, what would that make Her “blessing”? Are we just slaves to Her will?
453 449 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004170_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 452 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004200_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Ah, yes. If they're not asking you to fight they're telling you to rest. Which isn't to say they're wrong. You'll need your strength for what's to come. Ahh─let's pay him no mind. Lies are the Ascians' stock-in-trade.
454 450 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004180_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 453 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004210_WARRIOROFDARKNESS ...Think he was telling the truth? Emet, I mean. All that rot about Hydaelyn being no different from any other primal... Villains, heroes─all a matter of perspective, they'd have you believe. One man's fond memory another's waking nightmare...
455 451 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004190_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 454 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004220_WARRIOROFDARKNESS If so, what would that make Her “blessing”? Are we just slaves to Her will? Me, I'm no saint or savior─just another sinner. And I know damn well I'm in no position to judge...
456 452 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004200_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 455 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004230_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Ahh─let's pay him no mind. Lies are the Ascians' stock-in-trade. When I saw the people of Slitherbough look up at the sky and celebrate the return of the dark...felt good.
457 453 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004210_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 456 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004240_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Villains, heroes─all a matter of perspective, they'd have you believe. One man's fond memory another's waking nightmare... It was moments like that that I cherished─much more than the thrill of adventure. The quiet after the storm.
458 454 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004220_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 457 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004250_WARRIOROFDARKNESS Me, I'm no saint or savior─just another sinner. And I know damn well I'm in no position to judge... I always took comfort in that.
459 455 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004230_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 458 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004260_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE When I saw the people of Slitherbough look up at the sky and celebrate the return of the dark...felt good. Meanwhile, in Garlemald...
460 456 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004240_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 459 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004270_ESTINIEN It was moments like that that I cherished─much more than the thrill of adventure. The quiet after the storm. What did the scouts have to report?
461 457 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004250_WARRIOROFDARKNESS 460 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004280_SHADOWHUNTER I always took comfort in that. Several skirmishes, but nothing of consequence. The fighting seems to have taken its toll on both sides.
462 458 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004260_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE 461 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004290_ESTINIEN Meanwhile, in Garlemald... A stalemate, then. The Alliance has done well to hold the line for so long.
463 459 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004270_ESTINIEN 462 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004300_ESTINIEN What did the scouts have to report? ...But then they did have Ishgardian reinforcements.
464 460 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004280_SHADOWHUNTER 463 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004310_SHADOWHUNTER Several skirmishes, but nothing of consequence. The fighting seems to have taken its toll on both sides. Nevertheless, neither side has any appetite for a prolonged engagement.
465 461 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004290_ESTINIEN 464 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004320_SHADOWHUNTER A stalemate, then. The Alliance has done well to hold the line for so long. 'Tis but the calm before the storm. And should the Empire choose to bring their full might to bear...
466 462 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004300_ESTINIEN 465 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004330_ESTINIEN ...But then they did have Ishgardian reinforcements. To say nothing of Black Rose.
467 463 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004310_SHADOWHUNTER 466 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004340_ESTINIEN Nevertheless, neither side has any appetite for a prolonged engagement. All the more reason to hasten our search. How close are your people to identifying our next target?
468 464 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004320_SHADOWHUNTER 467 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004350_SHADOWHUNTER 'Tis but the calm before the storm. And should the Empire choose to bring their full might to bear... Close enough. Though I have received some troubling intelligence.
469 465 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004330_ESTINIEN 468 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004360_SHADOWHUNTER To say nothing of Black Rose. One of our generals posted to the Ala Mhigan front recently disappeared without trace from the battlefield at the Ghimlyt Dark.
470 466 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004340_ESTINIEN 469 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004370_ESTINIEN All the more reason to hasten our search. How close are your people to identifying our next target? Odd. Dead seems unlikely, fled less so. I wonder where he'll turn up...
471 467 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004350_SHADOWHUNTER 470 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004380_SHADOWHUNTER Close enough. Though I have received some troubling intelligence. Were I a betting man, I would say *here*─in the capital.
472 468 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004360_SHADOWHUNTER 471 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004390_SHADOWHUNTER One of our generals posted to the Ala Mhigan front recently disappeared without trace from the battlefield at the Ghimlyt Dark. Not that any deserter who valued his life would contemplate returning. But a corpse might, given the right encouragement.
473 469 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004370_ESTINIEN 472 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004400_ESTINIEN Odd. Dead seems unlikely, fled less so. I wonder where he'll turn up... In the manner of His Royal Remains, you mean?
474 470 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004380_SHADOWHUNTER 473 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004410_SHADOWHUNTER Were I a betting man, I would say <Emphasis>here</Emphasis>─in the capital. Elidibus plainly has no need of a new host, so the question becomes, who?
475 471 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004390_SHADOWHUNTER 474 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004420_SHADOWHUNTER Not that any deserter who valued his life would contemplate returning. But a corpse might, given the right encouragement. It may be that another player has joined the game.
476 472 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004400_ESTINIEN 475 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004430_SHADOWHUNTER In the manner of His Royal Remains, you mean? Something to consider, at any rate. But come, there is work to be done.
477 473 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004410_SHADOWHUNTER 476 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004440_ZENOS Elidibus plainly has no need of a new host, so the question becomes, who? These bloodless games make for poor sport.
478 474 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004420_SHADOWHUNTER 477 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004450_ZENOS It may be that another player has joined the game. Mayhap if Father... Nay. I am a stranger to him in this body.
479 475 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004430_SHADOWHUNTER 478 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004460_ZENOS Something to consider, at any rate. But come, there is work to be done. Besides, there is but one hand that can make me whole again. My enemy...my friend...
480 476 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004440_ZENOS 479 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004470_ZENOS These bloodless games make for poor sport. Besides, there is but one hand that can make me whole again. My enemy...my friend...
481 477 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004450_ZENOS 480 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004480_ZENOS Mayhap if Father... Nay. I am a stranger to him in this body. I know not what entertainment occupies you, but if you will not clear the way for me, then I shall seize the reins of fate once more.
478 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004460_ZENOS Besides, there is but one hand that can make me whole again. My enemy...my friend...
479 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004470_ZENOS Besides, there is but one hand that can make me whole again. My enemy...my friend...
480 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05002_004480_ZENOS I know not what entertainment occupies you, but if you will not clear the way for me, then I shall seize the reins of fate once more.