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0,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000010_KRILE","You're here. Good."
1,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000020_TATARU","So...how are they?"
2,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000030_KRILE","Still locked in slumber. But otherwise in good physical health."
3,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000040_KRILE","...For the present, at least."
4,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000050_TATARU","For the present?"
5,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000060_TATARU","...Oh no, is something wrong with them!?"
6,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000070_KRILE","I'm afraid there may be."
7,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000080_KRILE","I summoned you after detecting faint signs of instability in Thancred's corporeal aether. But subsequent examinations suggested all five might be affected. And when I examined them just now, my fears were confirmed."
8,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000090_KRILE","Tellingly, the degree of instability varies between them."
9,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000100_KRILE","Thancred exhibits the most notable signs, followed by Y'shtola and Urianger. The twins' aether, meanwhile, remains relatively stable, but there is a change there too if one knows to look for it."
10,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000110_TATARU","Hold on─isn't that the order they were called away in?"
11,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000120_KRILE","Indeed. Which leads me to believe the instability will only increase with time."
12,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000130_KRILE","Though I can but speculate, I fear this may be a symptom of a weakening link between body and soul."
13,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000140_TATARU","By the gods... What happens if the link is broken?"
14,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000150_KRILE","I cannot say for certain─this is all unknown territory to us. Yet whatever happens, it cannot be good."
15,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000160_KRILE","Mercifully, the instability is still only slight. And you may rest assured Master Matoya and I will do everything in our power to keep it from worsening."
16,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000170_KRILE","Be that as it may, it is imperative that you find a way to restore our friends' souls to their bodies."
17,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
18,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Leave it to me."
19,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE","No rest for the righteous, eh?"
20,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000180_KRILE","Thank you."
21,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000190_KRILE","I realize you've only just returned from saving two worlds, but time is not on our side."
22,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000200_TATARU","But where's <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> even supposed to start? We had the greatest minds in the realm hunting high and low for an answer, and they ran out of places to look."
23,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000210_KRILE","You stated in your report that the Exarch had originally intended to reverse the summoning process by means of his own death, correct?"
24,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000220_KRILE","Raha always was a reckless young fool... Ready to die for the first righteous cause that came along."
25,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000230_KRILE","His plan might well have worked, but I for one am glad he never had the opportunity to see it through. Even if it does mean our friends must remain stranded awhile longer."
26,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000240_KRILE","There is another way, I am sure of it. And the key lies with him. With the Exarch."
27,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000250_KRILE","Pray return to the First and apprise him and the others of the situation."
28,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000260_KRILE","We, meanwhile, will do what we can from here and, if the fates are kind, we will have good news to share upon your return."
29,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000270_URIANGER","Pray excuse my late arrival."
30,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000280_YSHTOLA","Will Thancred and Ryne not be joining us?"
31,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000290_URIANGER","Nay, milady. With apologies to all, they beg leave to pursue their investigation of the Empty to its conclusion. Should matters here demand their presence, however, they did assure me that they would make themselves available."
32,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000300_MYSTERYVOICE","Yes, of course. Then let us proceed."
33,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000310_MYSTERYVOICE","I...I think it best that you begin by providing a summary of Mistress Krile's findings."
34,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000320_ALPHINAUD","I suppose it was only to be expected that some change would occur..."
35,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000330_YSHTOLA","Yet our souls seem unaffected. To my eye, at least."
36,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000340_YSHTOLA","How long they will remain so is another question. Krile is right. It is imperative we find a way to return to the Source."
37,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000350_MYSTERYVOICE","Perhaps an explanation of the method by which I brought you here will yield some inspiration."
38,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000360_MYSTERYVOICE","Ere I begin, it must be noted that I am by no means a gifted mage. In order to employ powerful magicks, I must rely upon the Crystal Tower and its boundless reservoirs of energy."
39,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000370_MYSTERYVOICE","The magick that summoned you was no exception. 'Tis a singular spell, adapted through painstaking effort from the technique that transported me to the First."
40,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000380_MYSTERYVOICE","To use an analogy, it works by cutting a hole in the fabric of reality. A hole tailored to the object of summoning, through which it─and it alone─may pass unscathed."
41,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000390_MYSTERYVOICE","Though I succeeded in creating said hole, I failed to latch onto my intended target. Instead of you, the spell found those close to you, and ended up summoning them in their incomplete state..."
42,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000400_MYSTERYVOICE","I would not soon throw my life away─not after the lengths you and yours went to save it."
43,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000410_MYSTERYVOICE","And so long as I breathe, I will spare no effort to see you safely home."
44,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000420_MYSTERYVOICE","But should all else fail, and your lives be at stake, there remains one sure method..."
45,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000430_MYSTERYVOICE","Ow!"
46,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000440_MYSTERYVOICE","What was that for!?"
47,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000450_ALISAIE","How can you even entertain such thoughts!? You owe your life to the Warrior of Light, and you don't get to die unless <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> says so."
48,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000460_YSHTOLA","Your followers await your divine judgment."
49,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000470_ALISAIE","Excuse me?"
50,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000480_MYSTERYVOICE","Pardon?"
51,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000485_YSHTOLA","[Report if label displays]"
52,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000490_YSHTOLA","If the two of you have finished, perhaps we could return to our discussion?"
53,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000500_YSHTOLA","Rather than dwelling upon the multiple failed attempts at transference, I think it would behoove us to focus on the solitary success."
54,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000510_YSHTOLA","I would draw your attention to the fact that our friend can travel between worlds possessed not only of <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> body and soul, but <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> personal effects besides."
55,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000520_YSHTOLA","This is no different from the teleportation magicks to which we are all accustomed─magicks that allow for the transportation of those inanimate objects one considers to be an extension of oneself."
56,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000530_ALPHINAUD","Are you suggesting that, simply by considering us his possessions, he could carry our souls back to the Source upon his person?"
57,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000540_ALPHINAUD","Are you suggesting that, simply by considering us her possessions, she could carry our souls back to the Source upon her person?"
58,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000550_ALISAIE","Well, it would be nice if things were that simple for a change."
59,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000560_ALISAIE","But vague notions of ownership seem a rather tenuous thing to stake our lives on. So much as a moment of doubt on <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> part, and we'd be left floating in the rift."
60,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000570_URIANGER","Milady hath the right of it. The requisite fixity of belief would be too much to ask even of our friend."
61,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000580_URIANGER","Yet were we to immure our souls within an object in <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> possession, mayhap then our safe passage could be assured."
62,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000590_URIANGER","White auracite would, I believe, serve as a suitable vessel for this purpose. 'Twas conceived to imprison the massy soul of an Ascian, and should house one of ours with relative ease."
63,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000600_URIANGER","We would need only to ensure our souls' safe preservation inside the stone, and identify a means by which they might be transferred back unto our vacant bodies."
64,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000610_MYSTERYVOICE","Soul preservation and transference... Hm. I believe I know of someone who may be able to assist us."
65,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000620_MYSTERYVOICE","On the far shore of the Source, there stands a great palace built by the elves."
66,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000630_MYSTERYVOICE","It was forsaken in the wake of the Flood, but a certain Nu Mou chose to make their home there soon after."
67,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000640_MYSTERYVOICE","Though they have long lived as a recluse, they once occupied a place of honor in Voeburt's royal court, and it is said that none in all of Norvrandt is more knowledgeable than they on matters of the soul."
68,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000650_ALISAIE","Well, I've no objection to seeking a helping hand, but if they've gone to such lengths to hide themselves away from the world, what makes you think they'd be willing to lend us one?"
69,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000660_MYSTERYVOICE","Heh. A worthy question. Years ago, I myself tried─and failed─to solicit their cooperation in the battle against the sin eaters."
70,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000670_MYSTERYVOICE","No sooner had I begun to make my plea than they unleashed a swarm of their familiars upon me."
71,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000680_MYSTERYVOICE","Unlike me, however, you have curried favor with the fae folk. By that merit alone, I am hopeful that they would grant you an audience."
72,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000690_MYSTERYVOICE","They may still be inclined to turn you away, of course, but if their knowledge might feasibly facilitate your return home, we have to try."
73,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000700_BEQLUGG","That was my fiercest familiar. Impressive..."
74,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000710_MYSTERYVOICE","Beq Lugg. 'Tis good to see you again after all these years."
75,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000720_MYSTERYVOICE","And judging by your vigorous greeting, I daresay the feeling is mutual. To be sure, a simple <Emphasis>shake</Emphasis> of the hand would have sufficed by way of welcome, but I shan't complain."
76,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000730_MYSTERYVOICE","But you must be wondering as to the purpose of our visit. We come to <Emphasis>beg</Emphasis> your assistance in a most urgent matter."
77,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000740_BEQLUGG","...Sh-Shake? Beg?"
78,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000750_MYSTERYVOICE","Our comrades' very souls are in danger. If we are to save them, we will need the benefit of your unsurpassed knowledge on the matter. Please, will you not <Emphasis>sit</Emphasis> and hear our plea?"
79,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000760_BEQLUGG","Oh... How dare you. How dare you speak thus in my presence."
80,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000770_BEQLUGG","It was to escape such words of temptation that I hid myself from the world of men..."
81,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000780_BEQLUGG","You are sinners one and all, and I swore never again to have any part in your affairs."
82,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000790_ALPHINAUD","I can only imagine what terrible events forced you into a life of seclusion..."
83,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000800_ALPHINAUD","But I know that the Nu Mou are a good and noble folk. It is not in your nature to turn a blind eye to the plight of those around you. And in treating with us, I am certain whatever mistrust you feel for man will begin to...<Emphasis>heel</Emphasis>."
84,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000810_BEQLUGG","Ahhh...."
85,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000820_BEQLUGG","If you will not be satisfied... I suppose I could listen... After all, there's no harm in just─"
86,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000830_BEQLUGG","No! No, no, no! I mustn't. Not again..."
87,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000840_BEQLUGG","That damned court mage seemed to have the best of intentions too, and countless innocents died for my naivety!"
88,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000850_BEQLUGG","You know not what you ask of me. What horrors my knowledge has wrought..."
89,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
90,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Refuse all you want! We won't lie down and accept defeat!"
91,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE","We would never misuse it!"
92,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE","You mean the magical plague of Voeburt?"
93,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000860_BEQLUGG","Ahhh! Ohhh!"
94,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000870_BEQLUGG","Of all the visitors I could possibly have... They're even more stubborn than I am...!"
95,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000880_BEQLUGG","You wish only to save your friends? Nothing more?"
96,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000890_BEQLUGG","Do you swear it?"
97,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000900_BEQLUGG","You know of the plague!?"
98,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000910_BEQLUGG","Then you know how dangerous soulcraft can be! Instead of saving your friends, you risk damning them. Are you sure you're willing to take that chance?"
99,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000920_BEQLUGG","Mmmm...."
100,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000930_BEQLUGG","Oh, very well..."
101,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000940_BEQLUGG","I will hear your petition, but that is all! And I expect fitting payment for my troubles..."
102,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000950_MYSTERYVOICE","Commensurate with your contribution to our cause. No more and no less, I promise you."
103,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000960_MYSTERYVOICE","With that settled─might I impose upon you to join us at the Crystarium? I'm afraid the nature of my friends' predicament calls for absolute secrecy."
104,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000970_BEQLUGG","I'm sorry... You mean to tell me not only that the return of night was your doing..."
105,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000980_BEQLUGG","...But that you hail from another world as well!?"
106,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000990_MYSTERYVOICE","Everything we told you─of the Source, the shards, the seven Umbral Calamities─all of it is true."
107,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001000_MYSTERYVOICE","I realize how fantastical it sounds, and I would not blame you for doubting our testimony..."
108,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001010_MYSTERYVOICE","But given your expertise, you must surely have noted the peculiar nature of their souls."
109,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001020_BEQLUGG","Any other time, and I would have dismissed your stories as balderdash and flummery. But upon closer inspection, 'tis plain their souls are far denser than is normal. And that they do not possess true bodies."
110,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001030_BEQLUGG","Save you. Your body is your own."
111,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001040_BEQLUGG","And your soul is the densest of them all."
112,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001050_BEQLUGG","Hmmm..."
113,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001060_MYSTERYVOICE","As I said before, were it not for their heroism, the skies over Norvrandt would still be awash with Light, the realm yet at the mercy of Vauthry and the sin eaters."
114,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001070_MYSTERYVOICE","After all they have done for our home, seeing them safely back to their own seems the very least we can do."
115,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001080_BEQLUGG","Hmmm..."
116,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001090_BEQLUGG","Your tale is intriguing. Yes, very intriguing indeed. Simply to hear it is fitting payment in itself."
117,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001100_BEQLUGG","As for your friends...I can but agree. Their valorous deeds on behalf of Norvrandt are deserving of recognition. Of their own fitting payment."
118,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001110_MYSTERYVOICE","You will help us, then?"
119,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001120_BEQLUGG","I will. I would see my knowledge put to good use for a change."
120,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001130_BEQLUGG","I do have one condition, however. I am not the spry young Nu Mou I once was. As such, I will require assistance in my fieldwork and testing."
121,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001140_ALPHINAUD","It would be our pleasure. We will be laboring for our own benefit, after all."
122,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001150_BEQLUGG","Let us begin."
123,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001160_BEQLUGG","I trust you've prepared the clay?"
124,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001170_BEQLUGG","Very good. Now, I would have you sculpt for me...a porxie."
125,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001175_BEQLUGG","Plump, with floppy ears, and a short, curly tail."
126,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001180_ALISAIE","A porxie. I...think I know what you mean..."
127,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001190_ALISAIE","There we are. H-How's that?"
128,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001200_ALPHINAUD","Well... It is certainly creative. There's no denying that."
129,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001210_ALPHINAUD","(SNICKERS)"
130,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001220_ALISAIE","Yes, yes, I'm no artist. Very funny!"
131,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001230_BEQLUGG","Pay him no mind, child. Though it may look like a grotesque parody of reality, it is what the invoker believes that matters."
132,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001240_ALISAIE","You're not helping."
133,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001250_BEQLUGG","But I speak the truth. If successful, this incantation will turn imagination into reality."
134,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001260_BEQLUGG","Which is why the only thing of import is what you believe this figure embodies. You must focus. Hold the porxie's image steady in your mind's eye."
135,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001270_BEQLUGG","Now then, as I taught you. Relax, and allow your energies to flow."
136,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001280_ALISAIE","With flesh of clay I bid thee rise,
0,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000010_KRILE,You're here. Good.
1,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000020_TATARU,So...how are they?
2,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000030_KRILE,Still locked in slumber. But otherwise in good physical health.
3,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000040_KRILE,"...For the present, at least."
4,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000050_TATARU,For the present?
5,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000060_TATARU,"...Oh no, is something wrong with them!?"
6,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000070_KRILE,I'm afraid there may be.
7,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000080_KRILE,"I summoned you after detecting faint signs of instability in Thancred's corporeal aether. But subsequent examinations suggested all five might be affected. And when I examined them just now, my fears were confirmed."
8,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000090_KRILE,"Tellingly, the degree of instability varies between them."
9,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000100_KRILE,"Thancred exhibits the most notable signs, followed by Y'shtola and Urianger. The twins' aether, meanwhile, remains relatively stable, but there is a change there too if one knows to look for it."
10,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000110_TATARU,Hold on─isn't that the order they were called away in?
11,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000120_KRILE,Indeed. Which leads me to believe the instability will only increase with time.
12,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000130_KRILE,"Though I can but speculate, I fear this may be a symptom of a weakening link between body and soul."
13,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000140_TATARU,By the gods... What happens if the link is broken?
14,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000150_KRILE,"I cannot say for certain─this is all unknown territory to us. Yet whatever happens, it cannot be good."
15,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000160_KRILE,"Mercifully, the instability is still only slight. And you may rest assured Master Matoya and I will do everything in our power to keep it from worsening."
16,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000170_KRILE,"Be that as it may, it is imperative that you find a way to restore our friends' souls to their bodies."
17,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
18,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE,Leave it to me.
19,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE,"No rest for the righteous, eh?"
20,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000180_KRILE,Thank you.
21,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000190_KRILE,"I realize you've only just returned from saving two worlds, but time is not on our side."
22,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000200_TATARU,"But where's she even supposed to start? We had the greatest minds in the realm hunting high and low for an answer, and they ran out of places to look."
23,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000210_KRILE,"You stated in your report that the Exarch had originally intended to reverse the summoning process by means of his own death, correct?"
24,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000220_KRILE,Raha always was a reckless young fool... Ready to die for the first righteous cause that came along.
25,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000230_KRILE,"His plan might well have worked, but I for one am glad he never had the opportunity to see it through. Even if it does mean our friends must remain stranded awhile longer."
26,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000240_KRILE,"There is another way, I am sure of it. And the key lies with him. With the Exarch."
27,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000250_KRILE,Pray return to the First and apprise him and the others of the situation.
28,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000260_KRILE,"We, meanwhile, will do what we can from here and, if the fates are kind, we will have good news to share upon your return."
29,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000270_URIANGER,Pray excuse my late arrival.
30,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000280_YSHTOLA,Will Thancred and Ryne not be joining us?
31,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000290_URIANGER,"Nay, milady. With apologies to all, they beg leave to pursue their investigation of the Empty to its conclusion. Should matters here demand their presence, however, they did assure me that they would make themselves available."
32,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000300_MYSTERYVOICE,"Yes, of course. Then let us proceed."
33,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000310_MYSTERYVOICE,I...I think it best that you begin by providing a summary of Mistress Krile's findings.
34,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000320_ALPHINAUD,I suppose it was only to be expected that some change would occur...
35,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000330_YSHTOLA,"Yet our souls seem unaffected. To my eye, at least."
36,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000340_YSHTOLA,How long they will remain so is another question. Krile is right. It is imperative we find a way to return to the Source.
37,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000350_MYSTERYVOICE,Perhaps an explanation of the method by which I brought you here will yield some inspiration.
38,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000360_MYSTERYVOICE,"Ere I begin, it must be noted that I am by no means a gifted mage. In order to employ powerful magicks, I must rely upon the Crystal Tower and its boundless reservoirs of energy."
39,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000370_MYSTERYVOICE,"The magick that summoned you was no exception. 'Tis a singular spell, adapted through painstaking effort from the technique that transported me to the First."
40,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000380_MYSTERYVOICE,"To use an analogy, it works by cutting a hole in the fabric of reality. A hole tailored to the object of summoning, through which it─and it alone─may pass unscathed."
41,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000390_MYSTERYVOICE,"Though I succeeded in creating said hole, I failed to latch onto my intended target. Instead of you, the spell found those close to you, and ended up summoning them in their incomplete state..."
42,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000400_MYSTERYVOICE,I would not soon throw my life away─not after the lengths you and yours went to save it.
43,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000410_MYSTERYVOICE,"And so long as I breathe, I will spare no effort to see you safely home."
44,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000420_MYSTERYVOICE,"But should all else fail, and your lives be at stake, there remains one sure method..."
45,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000430_MYSTERYVOICE,Ow!
46,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000440_MYSTERYVOICE,What was that for!?
47,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000450_ALISAIE,"How can you even entertain such thoughts!? You owe your life to the Warrior of Light, and you don't get to die unless she says so."
48,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000460_YSHTOLA,Your followers await your divine judgment.
49,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000470_ALISAIE,Excuse me?
50,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000480_MYSTERYVOICE,Pardon?
51,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000485_YSHTOLA,[Report if label displays]
52,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000490_YSHTOLA,"If the two of you have finished, perhaps we could return to our discussion?"
53,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000500_YSHTOLA,"Rather than dwelling upon the multiple failed attempts at transference, I think it would behoove us to focus on the solitary success."
54,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000510_YSHTOLA,"I would draw your attention to the fact that our friend can travel between worlds possessed not only of her body and soul, but her personal effects besides."
55,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000520_YSHTOLA,This is no different from the teleportation magicks to which we are all accustomed─magicks that allow for the transportation of those inanimate objects one considers to be an extension of oneself.
56,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000530_ALPHINAUD,"Are you suggesting that, simply by considering us his possessions, he could carry our souls back to the Source upon his person?"
57,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000540_ALPHINAUD,"Are you suggesting that, simply by considering us her possessions, she could carry our souls back to the Source upon her person?"
58,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000550_ALISAIE,"Well, it would be nice if things were that simple for a change."
59,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000560_ALISAIE,"But vague notions of ownership seem a rather tenuous thing to stake our lives on. So much as a moment of doubt on her part, and we'd be left floating in the rift."
60,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000570_URIANGER,Milady hath the right of it. The requisite fixity of belief would be too much to ask even of our friend.
61,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000580_URIANGER,"Yet were we to immure our souls within an object in her possession, mayhap then our safe passage could be assured."
62,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000590_URIANGER,"White auracite would, I believe, serve as a suitable vessel for this purpose. 'Twas conceived to imprison the massy soul of an Ascian, and should house one of ours with relative ease."
63,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000600_URIANGER,"We would need only to ensure our souls' safe preservation inside the stone, and identify a means by which they might be transferred back unto our vacant bodies."
64,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000610_MYSTERYVOICE,Soul preservation and transference... Hm. I believe I know of someone who may be able to assist us.
65,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000620_MYSTERYVOICE,"On the far shore of the Source, there stands a great palace built by the elves."
66,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000630_MYSTERYVOICE,"It was forsaken in the wake of the Flood, but a certain Nu Mou chose to make their home there soon after."
67,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000640_MYSTERYVOICE,"Though they have long lived as a recluse, they once occupied a place of honor in Voeburt's royal court, and it is said that none in all of Norvrandt is more knowledgeable than they on matters of the soul."
68,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000650_ALISAIE,"Well, I've no objection to seeking a helping hand, but if they've gone to such lengths to hide themselves away from the world, what makes you think they'd be willing to lend us one?"
69,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000660_MYSTERYVOICE,"Heh. A worthy question. Years ago, I myself tried─and failed─to solicit their cooperation in the battle against the sin eaters."
70,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000670_MYSTERYVOICE,No sooner had I begun to make my plea than they unleashed a swarm of their familiars upon me.
71,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000680_MYSTERYVOICE,"Unlike me, however, you have curried favor with the fae folk. By that merit alone, I am hopeful that they would grant you an audience."
72,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000690_MYSTERYVOICE,"They may still be inclined to turn you away, of course, but if their knowledge might feasibly facilitate your return home, we have to try."
73,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000700_BEQLUGG,That was my fiercest familiar. Impressive...
74,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000710_MYSTERYVOICE,Beq Lugg. 'Tis good to see you again after all these years.
75,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000720_MYSTERYVOICE,"And judging by your vigorous greeting, I daresay the feeling is mutual. To be sure, a simple *shake* of the hand would have sufficed by way of welcome, but I shan't complain."
76,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000730_MYSTERYVOICE,But you must be wondering as to the purpose of our visit. We come to *beg* your assistance in a most urgent matter.
77,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000740_BEQLUGG,...Sh-Shake? Beg?
78,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000750_MYSTERYVOICE,"Our comrades' very souls are in danger. If we are to save them, we will need the benefit of your unsurpassed knowledge on the matter. Please, will you not *sit* and hear our plea?"
79,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000760_BEQLUGG,Oh... How dare you. How dare you speak thus in my presence.
80,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000770_BEQLUGG,It was to escape such words of temptation that I hid myself from the world of men...
81,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000780_BEQLUGG,"You are sinners one and all, and I swore never again to have any part in your affairs."
82,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000790_ALPHINAUD,I can only imagine what terrible events forced you into a life of seclusion...
83,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000800_ALPHINAUD,"But I know that the Nu Mou are a good and noble folk. It is not in your nature to turn a blind eye to the plight of those around you. And in treating with us, I am certain whatever mistrust you feel for man will begin to...*heel*."
84,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000810_BEQLUGG,Ahhh....
85,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000820_BEQLUGG,"If you will not be satisfied... I suppose I could listen... After all, there's no harm in just─"
86,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000830_BEQLUGG,"No! No, no, no! I mustn't. Not again..."
87,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000840_BEQLUGG,"That damned court mage seemed to have the best of intentions too, and countless innocents died for my naivety!"
88,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000850_BEQLUGG,You know not what you ask of me. What horrors my knowledge has wrought...
89,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
90,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE,Refuse all you want! We won't lie down and accept defeat!
91,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE,We would never misuse it!
92,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE,You mean the magical plague of Voeburt?
93,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000860_BEQLUGG,Ahhh! Ohhh!
94,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000870_BEQLUGG,Of all the visitors I could possibly have... They're even more stubborn than I am...!
95,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000880_BEQLUGG,You wish only to save your friends? Nothing more?
96,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000890_BEQLUGG,Do you swear it?
97,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000900_BEQLUGG,You know of the plague!?
98,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000910_BEQLUGG,"Then you know how dangerous soulcraft can be! Instead of saving your friends, you risk damning them. Are you sure you're willing to take that chance?"
99,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000920_BEQLUGG,Mmmm....
100,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000930_BEQLUGG,"Oh, very well..."
101,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000940_BEQLUGG,"I will hear your petition, but that is all! And I expect fitting payment for my troubles..."
102,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000950_MYSTERYVOICE,"Commensurate with your contribution to our cause. No more and no less, I promise you."
103,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000960_MYSTERYVOICE,With that settled─might I impose upon you to join us at the Crystarium? I'm afraid the nature of my friends' predicament calls for absolute secrecy.
104,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000970_BEQLUGG,I'm sorry... You mean to tell me not only that the return of night was your doing...
105,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000980_BEQLUGG,...But that you hail from another world as well!?
106,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000990_MYSTERYVOICE,"Everything we told you─of the Source, the shards, the seven Umbral Calamities─all of it is true."
107,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001000_MYSTERYVOICE,"I realize how fantastical it sounds, and I would not blame you for doubting our testimony..."
108,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001010_MYSTERYVOICE,"But given your expertise, you must surely have noted the peculiar nature of their souls."
109,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001020_BEQLUGG,"Any other time, and I would have dismissed your stories as balderdash and flummery. But upon closer inspection, 'tis plain their souls are far denser than is normal. And that they do not possess true bodies."
110,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001030_BEQLUGG,Save you. Your body is your own.
111,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001040_BEQLUGG,And your soul is the densest of them all.
112,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001050_BEQLUGG,Hmmm...
113,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001060_MYSTERYVOICE,"As I said before, were it not for their heroism, the skies over Norvrandt would still be awash with Light, the realm yet at the mercy of Vauthry and the sin eaters."
114,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001070_MYSTERYVOICE,"After all they have done for our home, seeing them safely back to their own seems the very least we can do."
115,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001080_BEQLUGG,Hmmm...
116,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001090_BEQLUGG,"Your tale is intriguing. Yes, very intriguing indeed. Simply to hear it is fitting payment in itself."
117,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001100_BEQLUGG,As for your friends...I can but agree. Their valorous deeds on behalf of Norvrandt are deserving of recognition. Of their own fitting payment.
118,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001110_MYSTERYVOICE,"You will help us, then?"
119,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001120_BEQLUGG,I will. I would see my knowledge put to good use for a change.
120,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001130_BEQLUGG,"I do have one condition, however. I am not the spry young Nu Mou I once was. As such, I will require assistance in my fieldwork and testing."
121,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001140_ALPHINAUD,"It would be our pleasure. We will be laboring for our own benefit, after all."
122,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001150_BEQLUGG,Let us begin.
123,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001160_BEQLUGG,I trust you've prepared the clay?
124,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001170_BEQLUGG,"Very good. Now, I would have you sculpt for me...a porxie."
125,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001175_BEQLUGG,"Plump, with floppy ears, and a short, curly tail."
126,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001180_ALISAIE,A porxie. I...think I know what you mean...
127,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001190_ALISAIE,There we are. H-How's that?
128,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001200_ALPHINAUD,Well... It is certainly creative. There's no denying that.
129,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001210_ALPHINAUD,(SNICKERS)
130,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001220_ALISAIE,"Yes, yes, I'm no artist. Very funny!"
131,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001230_BEQLUGG,"Pay him no mind, child. Though it may look like a grotesque parody of reality, it is what the invoker believes that matters."
132,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001240_ALISAIE,You're not helping.
133,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001250_BEQLUGG,"But I speak the truth. If successful, this incantation will turn imagination into reality."
134,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001260_BEQLUGG,Which is why the only thing of import is what you believe this figure embodies. You must focus. Hold the porxie's image steady in your mind's eye.
135,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001270_BEQLUGG,"Now then, as I taught you. Relax, and allow your energies to flow."
136,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001280_ALISAIE,"With flesh of clay I bid thee rise,
On wings of dreams to touch the skies.
What once was idle fantasy,
I call forth to reality!"
137,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001281_ALISAIE","[Report if label displays]"
138,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001290_BEQLUGG","Hmmm. Not bad for a first attempt."
139,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001300_BEQLUGG","Now, let us see what can be done for young Halric."
140,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001310_BEQLUGG","Through the operation of the magicks you invoked to animate this familiar, it is now replete with the energies required to stir the boy's soul."
141,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001320_BEQLUGG","You need but give it a name, and it will do as your heart desires."
142,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001330_ALISAIE","A name..."
143,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001340_ALISAIE","All right, I've decided. Now..."
144,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001350_ALISAIE","Go, Angelo!"
145,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001360_HALRIC","(INCOHERENT MUMBLING)"
146,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001370_HALRIC","M... Mother... I..."
147,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001380_DULIACHAI","Oh, thank heavens you're here."
148,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001390_ALPHINAUD","Lady Chai, whatever is the matter?"
149,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001400_DULIACHAI","I...I knew not where else to turn. Oh, this is all too much for my poor heart to bear alone."
150,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001410_ALPHINAUD","Alone? What of Master Chai?"
151,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001420_DULIACHAI","But that is the very reason I summoned you! He's gone!"
152,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001430_ALPHINAUD","What!? What happened!?"
153,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001440_DULIACHAI","It all began after the events at Mt. Gulg..."
154,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001450_DULIACHAI","With Lord Vauthry out of the way, we all agreed that a new leader must be chosen..."
155,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001460_ALPHINAUD","And...so you held an election?"
156,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001470_DULIACHAI","Yes. Well...sort of. Not a single person volunteered to stand, you see."
157,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001480_DULIACHAI","After a lifetime of leisure, we free citizens have grown somewhat...indolent. Readapting to the harsh realities of life is trying enough, but to take charge of a broken city as well? No one wanted such responsibility."
158,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001490_DULIACHAI","Nevertheless, Eulmore could not well do without a leader, and so we decided that anyone and everyone should be considered a candidate. And after we cast our ballots and tallied the votes, the mayorship fell upon my dear husband."
159,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001500_ALPHINAUD","Well, given the manner in which he orchestrated the construction of the giant Talos, none could deny his leadership qualities."
160,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001510_DULIACHAI","But even before then, he had proven himself at Daedalus Stoneworks, don't forget. He is more than qualified for the role. The perfect choice."
161,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001520_DULIACHAI","Indeed, I told him as much when his victory was first announced."
162,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001530_DULIACHAI","But perhaps I was too forceful in my attempt to encourage him. For shortly after that, he vanished without a word..."
163,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001531_DULIACHAI","<sob>"
164,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001540_ALPHINAUD","You believe he was so daunted by the burden of leadership that he felt compelled to flee...?"
165,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001550_ALPHINAUD","Please, Lady Chai, dry your eyes."
166,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001560_ALPHINAUD","Your husband does not strike me as the sort of man who would abandon his duty, much less his beloved wife. There has to be some other reason for his absence."
167,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001570_DULIACHAI","You...you truly think so?"
168,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001580_DULIACHAI","What about you? What do you think has become of my husband?"
169,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
170,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE","I don't know. But whatever it is, he won't have fled."
171,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE","Sorry, but I think he's fled."
172,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001600_ALPHINAUD","And there you have it, Lady Chai. You needn't worry. Master Chai loves you more than all the world, and he will return."
173,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001590_ALPHINAUD","Nay, my friend. The one thing he has not done is flee─of that I am convinced. Through the most testing of times, he has ever remained at Lady Chai's side, placing her happiness before his own. He would not abandon her now."
174,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001610_ALPHINAUD","Wherever he may have gone, rest assured we will find him."
175,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001620_DULIACHAI","Thank you, my dear boy. You have set my mind at ease. I will trust in my husband, and await his return."
176,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001630_WRENDEN","Well, well... It's you again..."
177,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001640_WRENDEN","And I see you've invited your friends. Need them to fight your battles for you, do you?"
178,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001650_CHAINUZZ","I didn't invite them, as it happens...though they are indeed my friends. Not only mine, but every true Eulmoran's."
179,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001660_CHAINUZZ","They are the ones who awakened us to the truth─to Lord Vauthry's villainy. The famous Warriors of Darkness."
180,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001670_WRENDEN","Are they now..."
181,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001680_CHAINUZZ","Yes. They are. It would be no exaggeration to call them our saviors. We owe much and more to their kindness. But we cannot depend on that kindness forever."
182,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001690_CHAINUZZ","To do so would be little different from entrusting our affairs to Lord Vauthry. Nay, we must learn to stand on our own two feet, and I would have them present to witness my attempt."
183,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001700_ALPHINAUD","Hear, hear, Master Chai!"
184,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001710_WRENDEN","Your sentiments are admirable. Yet admirable sentiments do not a nation make."
185,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001720_WRENDEN","In my capacity as advisor, I once strove to build a better Eulmore. Gave honest counsel to my superiors. Drafted laws for the benefit of one and all..."
186,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001730_WRENDEN","But in time, my values fell out of favor. There was no need for them in this paradise Vauthry was creating. And so I left my homeland behind."
187,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001740_WRENDEN","But you, Chai-Nuzz─you were content to wallow in indolence under Vauthry's auspices. And so I cannot help but ask myself what manner of nation you intend to build."
188,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001750_CHAINUZZ","I...I can offer no simple answer to that question."
189,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001760_CHAINUZZ","But this much I will say..."
190,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001770_CHAINUZZ","It is my hope that Eulmore can become a nation which her citizens might freely choose to build together."
191,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001780_CHAINUZZ","A great many people─myself included─flocked to Eulmore seeking sanctuary. The alternative being to live in fear and die in pain, it seemed an easy choice."
192,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001790_CHAINUZZ","And sanctuary we found. As much food and drink as we could ever want, secured at the cost of the surrounding villages. Little wonder the people gathered at our doorstep, begging to work among the bonded."
193,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001800_CHAINUZZ","The free were blind to it all, of course. Content to─as you say─wallow in indolence. In ignorance..."
194,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001810_CHAINUZZ","Were I mayor, I would first take stock of the city's resources, and see that they were assigned equitably. Our days of reckless consumption are behind us."
195,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001820_CHAINUZZ","The distinction between free and bonded died with Vauthry. The needs of rich and poor alike must be considered if our nation is to survive."
196,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001830_CHAINUZZ","To which end, I would take steps to secure channels for supplies, rekindle relations with nearby settlements, reestablish industry, reach out to neighboring nations...and the list goes on and on."
197,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001840_CHAINUZZ","But I am no ruler, nor even a politician─I am an entrepreneur."
198,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001850_CHAINUZZ","My expertise lie in planning and profit. I haven't the knowledge or experience to run a nation."
199,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001860_CHAINUZZ","Please, Wrenden. Will you not help me? Together, we could solve the city's problems. Build a Eulmore for the people."
200,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001870_WRENDEN","A Eulmore for the people..."
201,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001880_WRENDEN","I rather like the sound of that."
202,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001890_WRENDEN","But before I offer you my counsel, I would be certain of your ability to perform the duties of office."
203,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001900_CHAINUZZ","You would? "
204,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001910_WRENDEN","You ask me to help you solve Eulmore's problems, but first, I would see you solve one on your own. Accomplish that, and you will prove both to me and the people that you are a man worth following."
205,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001911_WRENDEN","Hmph."
206,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001920_CHAINUZZ","Right. Right, then. Form a line and make for Eulmore!"
207,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001930_DIRTYMAN","Hm? What's that noise?"
208,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001940_DIRTYMAN","Wicked white! Runaway Talos!"
209,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001950_DIRTYMAN","Call the guard!"
210,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001960_EULMORANSOLDIER","Stay back, all of you!"
211,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001970_DULIACHAI","Is that...!?"
212,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001980_DULIACHAI","Darling, you're back!"
213,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001990_CHAINUZZ","Well of course I'm back. You didn't s─"
214,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002000_CHAINUZZ","Dear─ Dearest─ I─ I can't─"
215,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002010_DULIACHAI","Oh! Oh dear..."
216,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002020_CHAINUZZ","Thank you."
217,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002030_DULIACHAI","I'm sorry, my darling... It's just, the sight of you filled me with such joy, I couldn't help myself..."
218,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002040_CHAINUZZ","It's all right, dear. I should just have come out and said what it was I was intending, instead of entrusting the task to a hastily scribbled letter."
219,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002050_DULIACHAI","Does that mean you'll do it?"
220,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002060_CHAINUZZ","Well, I'm here, aren't I? I mean, not that my absence signified any unwillingness, you understand."
221,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002070_CHAINUZZ","Naught could be further from the truth! I only left to enlist the aid of the former mayor's senior advisor."
222,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002080_CHAINUZZ","And now that I have it, I believe I am ready to take office."
223,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002090_DULIACHAI","Oh, how wonderful!"
224,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002091_CHAINUZZ","[Report if label displays]"
225,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002095_CHAINUZZ","Dearest... Please..."
226,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002100_CHAINUZZ","Ah, er... Ahem..."
227,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002110_DULIACHAI","Go on, dear."
228,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002120_CHAINUZZ","Thank you all for gathering here today."
229,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002130_CHAINUZZ","Before going any further─could I...could I ask the free citizens of Eulmore to look around?"
230,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002140_CHAINUZZ","'Tis a sight none of us would ever have seen under Lord Vauthry's rule."
231,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002150_CHAINUZZ","Not only do we stand in the familiar presence of those we once called the bonded..."
232,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002160_CHAINUZZ","...But today we welcome the peoples of the Derelicts and Gatetown too."
233,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002170_CHAINUZZ","Today we welcome the Warriors of Darkness, come to bear witness to Eulmore's new beginning."
234,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002180_CHAINUZZ","As you know, an election was recently held, at the end of which I had the honor of being chosen to succeed Lord Vauthry."
235,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002190_CHAINUZZ","You place great faith in me, and I promise to do my utmost to live up to your expectations. And I will seek always to carry out the duties of this office with integrity and fairness."
236,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002200_CHAINUZZ","Always, I say, but not forever. Let it be known that I do not intend to hold this post indefinitely. I consider myself but an acting mayor who will serve only for the interim, while Eulmore is reshaped according to a new set of values."
237,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002210_CHAINUZZ","No longer can we think of ourselves as divided. As the free and the bonded. Citizens and non-citizens."
238,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002220_CHAINUZZ","The systems put in place by Lord Vauthry must be undone. But even as we tear down the old, we must give thought to the new. To what manner of nation Eulmore should become."
239,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002230_CHAINUZZ","Whatever the answer may be, it cannot be decided by one man alone. And so I propose that an open forum be held, that we might all discuss how best to strive towards a better future."
240,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002240_CHAINUZZ","However, there can be no talk of the morrow unless we first address the issues of today."
241,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002250_CHAINUZZ","Securing new sources of food, rebuilding relations with our neighbors, re-establishing industry─there is much and more that needs to be done."
242,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002260_CHAINUZZ","Too much for a mere man of business. And so I pledge instead to do everything in my power to ensure our city's security and stability while we all work together to see these problems solved."
243,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002270_CHAINUZZ","The road before us will not be easy, and I know full well how daunting the prospect of honest labor may seem to some of you..."
244,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002280_CHAINUZZ","But we must accept the reality of our circumstances. We must move forward."
245,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002290_CHAINUZZ","This much we owe to ourselves, and to the brave heroes who risked their lives to bring back the night."
246,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002300_CHAINUZZ","Once we have shored up our city's foundations, and regained some semblance of normality, let us reconvene to speak of the future."
247,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002310_CHAINUZZ","Until then, I humbly ask that you lend me, and each other, your strength. For Eulmore!"
248,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002320_KRILE","Sorry to keep you waiting."
249,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002330_KRILE","I have carried out the treatment as per Master Matoya's instructions. It should slow the destabilization of their corporeal aether quite significantly."
250,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002340_KRILE","But tell me, how fare our friends in the First?"
251,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002350_TATARU","So this Beq Lugg's the First's leading authority on soulcraft, are they? Sounds promising!"
252,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002360_KRILE","And Urianger's proffered solution of white auracite is rather ingenious now that I think of it."
253,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002370_KRILE","Well, while they press on with their preparations, you may rest assured we will continue to do our part here."
254,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002380_ESTINIEN","Oh. You're back."
255,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002390_ESTINIEN","And none the worse for wear, I see."
256,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002400_TATARU","Estinien! Oh, thank the gods. We've been worried sick! Did you lose your linkpearl or something!?"
257,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002410_ESTINIEN","The situation in Garlemald has become more complicated. I was making my escape from the capital when I ran into one of yours─Riol. He thought it best we come straight here."
258,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002420_TATARU","More complicated how?"
259,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002430_ESTINIEN","Hm. Where to begin?"
260,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002435_ESTINIEN","After entering the Empire via Radz-at-Han, I went about my mission of investigating Black Rose."
261,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002440_ESTINIEN","It was then, inside a provincial factory, that I encountered the one who styles himself Shadowhunter. Gaius Baelsar."
262,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002450_ESTINIEN","Our goals being apparently aligned, we joined forces and ventured on into the heart of the capital─to the very imperial palace itself."
263,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002460_ESTINIEN","There, we found a man whom all assumed dead."
264,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002470_ESTINIEN","But his soul lives on. And he has wrested back his flesh."
265,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002475_ESTINIEN","Zenos yae Galvus."
266,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002480_ESTINIEN","Nor did the surprises end there. For no sooner had we arrived than he murdered his sire in cold blood. The Emperor is dead. This sent Gaius into a rage, and he charged in, blade drawn..."
267,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002490_ESTINIEN","What's wrong!?"
268,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002670_TATARU","Are you all right!?"
269,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002680_ESTINIEN","Peer into my past, did you?"
270,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002690_KRILE","Well, I didn't quite relive the experience as you did, but I bore witness to it all."
271,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002700_ESTINIEN","I'm still not sure what I think of this gift of yours. But no matter."
272,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002710_ESTINIEN","Our confrontation was cut short when the imperial guard arrived. It was then that Zenos took his leave. Citing boredom."
273,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002720_KRILE","To think their research into the Echo could bear such fruit..."
274,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002730_KRILE","Escaping death, jumping from one body to the next, and returning to his own after all this time... He is an Ascian in all but name."
275,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002740_ESTINIEN","It beggars belief, aye. But no more than a hero traversing the rift between worlds."
276,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002750_ESTINIEN","My concerns are far more prosaic. With the Emperor dead and the crown prince missing, the Empire is in disarray."
277,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002760_ESTINIEN","Until order is restored─assuming it even possible─we needn't fear an imperial reprisal. And for reasons of his own, Zenos took it upon himself to rid the world of Black Rose."
278,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002770_ESTINIEN","Riol has already gone to apprise the Alliance leaders of these developments. We may leave the matter in their hands for now."
279,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002780_KRILE","Then perhaps we have seen the last of the fighting at Ghimlyt. Though if it comes to civil war, I cannot help but fear for the provinces..."
280,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002790_KRILE","Ah, I'd nearly forgotten to ask─what became of Gaius? Did he not escape with you?"
281,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002800_ESTINIEN","That he did, but we parted ways shortly after leaving Garlemald. He claimed another threat had arisen which demanded his attention."
282,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002810_ESTINIEN","He didn't elaborate, but the absence of some device or other in the capital gave him reason to believe they're planning something."
283,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002820_ESTINIEN","Lest you worry, I believe he has well and truly shed the Black Wolf's pelt. Conquest is no longer his objective. We may safely leave him to his own devices."
284,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002830_TATARU","Well, it's nice to have one less foe to worry about...even if we do have a mysterious new threat to look out for instead."
285,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002840_TATARU","Speaking of which, I'll see that Riol and our shinobi are made aware. Though we still know next to nothing, it can't hurt to be vigilant."
286,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002850_ESTINIEN","Well then, with Black Rose nipped in the bud, I believe I've fulfilled my part of the bargain."
287,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002860_TATARU","That's...true, buuut...with the Archons still slumbering away, we were hoping you might agree to stay with us for a little bit longer..."
288,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002870_ESTINIEN","Sorry, but I'm not inclined to extend my contract. Gaius isn't the only one with business to attend to."
289,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002880_KRILE","Thank you for your help then, Estinien. I see why Alphinaud admires you so."
290,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002890_ESTINIEN","Hmph."
291,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002900_ESTINIEN","Farewell, my friend. See that you don't make a habit of dozing off in battle."
292,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002910_KRILE","Hmm. I suppose we should all be getting on, then. As ever, we will see to the Archons' needs. In the meantime, why not get some rest? You've more than earned it. Go on."
137,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001281_ALISAIE,[Report if label displays]
138,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001290_BEQLUGG,Hmmm. Not bad for a first attempt.
139,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001300_BEQLUGG,"Now, let us see what can be done for young Halric."
140,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001310_BEQLUGG,"Through the operation of the magicks you invoked to animate this familiar, it is now replete with the energies required to stir the boy's soul."
141,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001320_BEQLUGG,"You need but give it a name, and it will do as your heart desires."
142,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001330_ALISAIE,A name...
143,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001340_ALISAIE,"All right, I've decided. Now..."
144,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001350_ALISAIE,"Go, Angelo!"
145,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001360_HALRIC,(INCOHERENT MUMBLING)
146,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001370_HALRIC,M... Mother... I...
147,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001380_DULIACHAI,"Oh, thank heavens you're here."
148,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001390_ALPHINAUD,"Lady Chai, whatever is the matter?"
149,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001400_DULIACHAI,"I...I knew not where else to turn. Oh, this is all too much for my poor heart to bear alone."
150,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001410_ALPHINAUD,Alone? What of Master Chai?
151,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001420_DULIACHAI,But that is the very reason I summoned you! He's gone!
152,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001430_ALPHINAUD,What!? What happened!?
153,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001440_DULIACHAI,It all began after the events at Mt. Gulg...
154,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001450_DULIACHAI,"With Lord Vauthry out of the way, we all agreed that a new leader must be chosen..."
155,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001460_ALPHINAUD,And...so you held an election?
156,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001470_DULIACHAI,"Yes. Well...sort of. Not a single person volunteered to stand, you see."
157,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001480_DULIACHAI,"After a lifetime of leisure, we free citizens have grown somewhat...indolent. Readapting to the harsh realities of life is trying enough, but to take charge of a broken city as well? No one wanted such responsibility."
158,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001490_DULIACHAI,"Nevertheless, Eulmore could not well do without a leader, and so we decided that anyone and everyone should be considered a candidate. And after we cast our ballots and tallied the votes, the mayorship fell upon my dear husband."
159,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001500_ALPHINAUD,"Well, given the manner in which he orchestrated the construction of the giant Talos, none could deny his leadership qualities."
160,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001510_DULIACHAI,"But even before then, he had proven himself at Daedalus Stoneworks, don't forget. He is more than qualified for the role. The perfect choice."
161,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001520_DULIACHAI,"Indeed, I told him as much when his victory was first announced."
162,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001530_DULIACHAI,"But perhaps I was too forceful in my attempt to encourage him. For shortly after that, he vanished without a word..."
163,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001531_DULIACHAI,<sob>
164,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001540_ALPHINAUD,You believe he was so daunted by the burden of leadership that he felt compelled to flee...?
165,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001550_ALPHINAUD,"Please, Lady Chai, dry your eyes."
166,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001560_ALPHINAUD,"Your husband does not strike me as the sort of man who would abandon his duty, much less his beloved wife. There has to be some other reason for his absence."
167,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001570_DULIACHAI,You...you truly think so?
168,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001580_DULIACHAI,What about you? What do you think has become of my husband?
169,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
170,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE,"I don't know. But whatever it is, he won't have fled."
171,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE,"Sorry, but I think he's fled."
172,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001600_ALPHINAUD,"And there you have it, Lady Chai. You needn't worry. Master Chai loves you more than all the world, and he will return."
173,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001590_ALPHINAUD,"Nay, my friend. The one thing he has not done is flee─of that I am convinced. Through the most testing of times, he has ever remained at Lady Chai's side, placing her happiness before his own. He would not abandon her now."
174,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001610_ALPHINAUD,"Wherever he may have gone, rest assured we will find him."
175,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001620_DULIACHAI,"Thank you, my dear boy. You have set my mind at ease. I will trust in my husband, and await his return."
176,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001630_WRENDEN,"Well, well... It's you again..."
177,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001640_WRENDEN,"And I see you've invited your friends. Need them to fight your battles for you, do you?"
178,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001650_CHAINUZZ,"I didn't invite them, as it happens...though they are indeed my friends. Not only mine, but every true Eulmoran's."
179,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001660_CHAINUZZ,They are the ones who awakened us to the truth─to Lord Vauthry's villainy. The famous Warriors of Darkness.
180,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001670_WRENDEN,Are they now...
181,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001680_CHAINUZZ,Yes. They are. It would be no exaggeration to call them our saviors. We owe much and more to their kindness. But we cannot depend on that kindness forever.
182,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001690_CHAINUZZ,"To do so would be little different from entrusting our affairs to Lord Vauthry. Nay, we must learn to stand on our own two feet, and I would have them present to witness my attempt."
183,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001700_ALPHINAUD,"Hear, hear, Master Chai!"
184,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001710_WRENDEN,Your sentiments are admirable. Yet admirable sentiments do not a nation make.
185,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001720_WRENDEN,"In my capacity as advisor, I once strove to build a better Eulmore. Gave honest counsel to my superiors. Drafted laws for the benefit of one and all..."
186,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001730_WRENDEN,"But in time, my values fell out of favor. There was no need for them in this paradise Vauthry was creating. And so I left my homeland behind."
187,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001740_WRENDEN,"But you, Chai-Nuzz─you were content to wallow in indolence under Vauthry's auspices. And so I cannot help but ask myself what manner of nation you intend to build."
188,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001750_CHAINUZZ,I...I can offer no simple answer to that question.
189,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001760_CHAINUZZ,But this much I will say...
190,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001770_CHAINUZZ,It is my hope that Eulmore can become a nation which her citizens might freely choose to build together.
191,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001780_CHAINUZZ,"A great many people─myself included─flocked to Eulmore seeking sanctuary. The alternative being to live in fear and die in pain, it seemed an easy choice."
192,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001790_CHAINUZZ,"And sanctuary we found. As much food and drink as we could ever want, secured at the cost of the surrounding villages. Little wonder the people gathered at our doorstep, begging to work among the bonded."
193,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001800_CHAINUZZ,"The free were blind to it all, of course. Content to─as you say─wallow in indolence. In ignorance..."
194,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001810_CHAINUZZ,"Were I mayor, I would first take stock of the city's resources, and see that they were assigned equitably. Our days of reckless consumption are behind us."
195,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001820_CHAINUZZ,The distinction between free and bonded died with Vauthry. The needs of rich and poor alike must be considered if our nation is to survive.
196,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001830_CHAINUZZ,"To which end, I would take steps to secure channels for supplies, rekindle relations with nearby settlements, reestablish industry, reach out to neighboring nations...and the list goes on and on."
197,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001840_CHAINUZZ,"But I am no ruler, nor even a politician─I am an entrepreneur."
198,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001850_CHAINUZZ,My expertise lie in planning and profit. I haven't the knowledge or experience to run a nation.
199,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001860_CHAINUZZ,"Please, Wrenden. Will you not help me? Together, we could solve the city's problems. Build a Eulmore for the people."
200,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001870_WRENDEN,A Eulmore for the people...
201,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001880_WRENDEN,I rather like the sound of that.
202,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001890_WRENDEN,"But before I offer you my counsel, I would be certain of your ability to perform the duties of office."
203,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001900_CHAINUZZ,You would?
204,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001910_WRENDEN,"You ask me to help you solve Eulmore's problems, but first, I would see you solve one on your own. Accomplish that, and you will prove both to me and the people that you are a man worth following."
205,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001911_WRENDEN,Hmph.
206,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001920_CHAINUZZ,"Right. Right, then. Form a line and make for Eulmore!"
207,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001930_DIRTYMAN,Hm? What's that noise?
208,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001940_DIRTYMAN,Wicked white! Runaway Talos!
209,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001950_DIRTYMAN,Call the guard!
210,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001960_EULMORANSOLDIER,"Stay back, all of you!"
211,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001970_DULIACHAI,Is that...!?
212,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001980_DULIACHAI,"Darling, you're back!"
213,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001990_CHAINUZZ,Well of course I'm back. You didn't s─
214,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002000_CHAINUZZ,Dear─ Dearest─ I─ I can't─
215,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002010_DULIACHAI,Oh! Oh dear...
216,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002020_CHAINUZZ,Thank you.
217,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002030_DULIACHAI,"I'm sorry, my darling... It's just, the sight of you filled me with such joy, I couldn't help myself..."
218,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002040_CHAINUZZ,"It's all right, dear. I should just have come out and said what it was I was intending, instead of entrusting the task to a hastily scribbled letter."
219,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002050_DULIACHAI,Does that mean you'll do it?
220,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002060_CHAINUZZ,"Well, I'm here, aren't I? I mean, not that my absence signified any unwillingness, you understand."
221,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002070_CHAINUZZ,Naught could be further from the truth! I only left to enlist the aid of the former mayor's senior advisor.
222,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002080_CHAINUZZ,"And now that I have it, I believe I am ready to take office."
223,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002090_DULIACHAI,"Oh, how wonderful!"
224,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002091_CHAINUZZ,[Report if label displays]
225,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002095_CHAINUZZ,Dearest... Please...
226,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002100_CHAINUZZ,"Ah, er... Ahem..."
227,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002110_DULIACHAI,"Go on, dear."
228,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002120_CHAINUZZ,Thank you all for gathering here today.
229,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002130_CHAINUZZ,Before going any further─could I...could I ask the free citizens of Eulmore to look around?
230,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002140_CHAINUZZ,'Tis a sight none of us would ever have seen under Lord Vauthry's rule.
231,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002150_CHAINUZZ,Not only do we stand in the familiar presence of those we once called the bonded...
232,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002160_CHAINUZZ,...But today we welcome the peoples of the Derelicts and Gatetown too.
233,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002170_CHAINUZZ,"Today we welcome the Warriors of Darkness, come to bear witness to Eulmore's new beginning."
234,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002180_CHAINUZZ,"As you know, an election was recently held, at the end of which I had the honor of being chosen to succeed Lord Vauthry."
235,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002190_CHAINUZZ,"You place great faith in me, and I promise to do my utmost to live up to your expectations. And I will seek always to carry out the duties of this office with integrity and fairness."
236,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002200_CHAINUZZ,"Always, I say, but not forever. Let it be known that I do not intend to hold this post indefinitely. I consider myself but an acting mayor who will serve only for the interim, while Eulmore is reshaped according to a new set of values."
237,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002210_CHAINUZZ,No longer can we think of ourselves as divided. As the free and the bonded. Citizens and non-citizens.
238,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002220_CHAINUZZ,"The systems put in place by Lord Vauthry must be undone. But even as we tear down the old, we must give thought to the new. To what manner of nation Eulmore should become."
239,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002230_CHAINUZZ,"Whatever the answer may be, it cannot be decided by one man alone. And so I propose that an open forum be held, that we might all discuss how best to strive towards a better future."
240,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002240_CHAINUZZ,"However, there can be no talk of the morrow unless we first address the issues of today."
241,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002250_CHAINUZZ,"Securing new sources of food, rebuilding relations with our neighbors, re-establishing industry─there is much and more that needs to be done."
242,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002260_CHAINUZZ,Too much for a mere man of business. And so I pledge instead to do everything in my power to ensure our city's security and stability while we all work together to see these problems solved.
243,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002270_CHAINUZZ,"The road before us will not be easy, and I know full well how daunting the prospect of honest labor may seem to some of you..."
244,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002280_CHAINUZZ,But we must accept the reality of our circumstances. We must move forward.
245,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002290_CHAINUZZ,"This much we owe to ourselves, and to the brave heroes who risked their lives to bring back the night."
246,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002300_CHAINUZZ,"Once we have shored up our city's foundations, and regained some semblance of normality, let us reconvene to speak of the future."
247,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002310_CHAINUZZ,"Until then, I humbly ask that you lend me, and each other, your strength. For Eulmore!"
248,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002320_KRILE,Sorry to keep you waiting.
249,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002330_KRILE,I have carried out the treatment as per Master Matoya's instructions. It should slow the destabilization of their corporeal aether quite significantly.
250,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002340_KRILE,"But tell me, how fare our friends in the First?"
251,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002350_TATARU,"So this Beq Lugg's the First's leading authority on soulcraft, are they? Sounds promising!"
252,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002360_KRILE,And Urianger's proffered solution of white auracite is rather ingenious now that I think of it.
253,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002370_KRILE,"Well, while they press on with their preparations, you may rest assured we will continue to do our part here."
254,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002380_ESTINIEN,Oh. You're back.
255,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002390_ESTINIEN,"And none the worse for wear, I see."
256,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002400_TATARU,"Estinien! Oh, thank the gods. We've been worried sick! Did you lose your linkpearl or something!?"
257,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002410_ESTINIEN,The situation in Garlemald has become more complicated. I was making my escape from the capital when I ran into one of yours─Riol. He thought it best we come straight here.
258,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002420_TATARU,More complicated how?
259,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002430_ESTINIEN,Hm. Where to begin?
260,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002435_ESTINIEN,"After entering the Empire via Radz-at-Han, I went about my mission of investigating Black Rose."
261,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002440_ESTINIEN,"It was then, inside a provincial factory, that I encountered the one who styles himself Shadowhunter. Gaius Baelsar."
262,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002450_ESTINIEN,"Our goals being apparently aligned, we joined forces and ventured on into the heart of the capital─to the very imperial palace itself."
263,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002460_ESTINIEN,"There, we found a man whom all assumed dead."
264,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002470_ESTINIEN,But his soul lives on. And he has wrested back his flesh.
265,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002475_ESTINIEN,Zenos yae Galvus.
266,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002480_ESTINIEN,"Nor did the surprises end there. For no sooner had we arrived than he murdered his sire in cold blood. The Emperor is dead. This sent Gaius into a rage, and he charged in, blade drawn..."
267,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002490_ESTINIEN,What's wrong!?
268,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002670_TATARU,Are you all right!?
269,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002680_ESTINIEN,"Peer into my past, did you?"
270,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002690_KRILE,"Well, I didn't quite relive the experience as you did, but I bore witness to it all."
271,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002700_ESTINIEN,I'm still not sure what I think of this gift of yours. But no matter.
272,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002710_ESTINIEN,Our confrontation was cut short when the imperial guard arrived. It was then that Zenos took his leave. Citing boredom.
273,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002720_KRILE,To think their research into the Echo could bear such fruit...
274,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002730_KRILE,"Escaping death, jumping from one body to the next, and returning to his own after all this time... He is an Ascian in all but name."
275,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002740_ESTINIEN,"It beggars belief, aye. But no more than a hero traversing the rift between worlds."
276,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002750_ESTINIEN,"My concerns are far more prosaic. With the Emperor dead and the crown prince missing, the Empire is in disarray."
277,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002760_ESTINIEN,"Until order is restored─assuming it even possible─we needn't fear an imperial reprisal. And for reasons of his own, Zenos took it upon himself to rid the world of Black Rose."
278,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002770_ESTINIEN,Riol has already gone to apprise the Alliance leaders of these developments. We may leave the matter in their hands for now.
279,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002780_KRILE,"Then perhaps we have seen the last of the fighting at Ghimlyt. Though if it comes to civil war, I cannot help but fear for the provinces..."
280,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002790_KRILE,"Ah, I'd nearly forgotten to ask─what became of Gaius? Did he not escape with you?"
281,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002800_ESTINIEN,"That he did, but we parted ways shortly after leaving Garlemald. He claimed another threat had arisen which demanded his attention."
282,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002810_ESTINIEN,"He didn't elaborate, but the absence of some device or other in the capital gave him reason to believe they're planning something."
283,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002820_ESTINIEN,"Lest you worry, I believe he has well and truly shed the Black Wolf's pelt. Conquest is no longer his objective. We may safely leave him to his own devices."
284,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002830_TATARU,"Well, it's nice to have one less foe to worry about...even if we do have a mysterious new threat to look out for instead."
285,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002840_TATARU,"Speaking of which, I'll see that Riol and our shinobi are made aware. Though we still know next to nothing, it can't hurt to be vigilant."
286,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002850_ESTINIEN,"Well then, with Black Rose nipped in the bud, I believe I've fulfilled my part of the bargain."
287,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002860_TATARU,"That's...true, buuut...with the Archons still slumbering away, we were hoping you might agree to stay with us for a little bit longer..."
288,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002870_ESTINIEN,"Sorry, but I'm not inclined to extend my contract. Gaius isn't the only one with business to attend to."
289,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002880_KRILE,"Thank you for your help then, Estinien. I see why Alphinaud admires you so."
290,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002890_ESTINIEN,Hmph.
291,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002900_ESTINIEN,"Farewell, my friend. See that you don't make a habit of dozing off in battle."
292,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002910_KRILE,"Hmm. I suppose we should all be getting on, then. As ever, we will see to the Archons' needs. In the meantime, why not get some rest? You've more than earned it. Go on."
1 key 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000010_KRILE 1 You're here. Good.
2 # 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000020_TATARU So...how are they?
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000030_KRILE str Still locked in slumber. But otherwise in good physical health.
4 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000010_KRILE 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000040_KRILE You're here. Good. ...For the present, at least.
5 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000020_TATARU 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000050_TATARU So...how are they? For the present?
6 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000030_KRILE 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000060_TATARU Still locked in slumber. But otherwise in good physical health. ...Oh no, is something wrong with them!?
7 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000040_KRILE 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000070_KRILE ...For the present, at least. I'm afraid there may be.
8 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000050_TATARU 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000080_KRILE For the present? I summoned you after detecting faint signs of instability in Thancred's corporeal aether. But subsequent examinations suggested all five might be affected. And when I examined them just now, my fears were confirmed.
9 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000060_TATARU 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000090_KRILE ...Oh no, is something wrong with them!? Tellingly, the degree of instability varies between them.
10 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000070_KRILE 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000100_KRILE I'm afraid there may be. Thancred exhibits the most notable signs, followed by Y'shtola and Urianger. The twins' aether, meanwhile, remains relatively stable, but there is a change there too if one knows to look for it.
11 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000080_KRILE 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000110_TATARU I summoned you after detecting faint signs of instability in Thancred's corporeal aether. But subsequent examinations suggested all five might be affected. And when I examined them just now, my fears were confirmed. Hold on─isn't that the order they were called away in?
12 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000090_KRILE 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000120_KRILE Tellingly, the degree of instability varies between them. Indeed. Which leads me to believe the instability will only increase with time.
13 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000100_KRILE 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000130_KRILE Thancred exhibits the most notable signs, followed by Y'shtola and Urianger. The twins' aether, meanwhile, remains relatively stable, but there is a change there too if one knows to look for it. Though I can but speculate, I fear this may be a symptom of a weakening link between body and soul.
14 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000110_TATARU 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000140_TATARU Hold on─isn't that the order they were called away in? By the gods... What happens if the link is broken?
15 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000120_KRILE 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000150_KRILE Indeed. Which leads me to believe the instability will only increase with time. I cannot say for certain─this is all unknown territory to us. Yet whatever happens, it cannot be good.
16 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000130_KRILE 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000160_KRILE Though I can but speculate, I fear this may be a symptom of a weakening link between body and soul. Mercifully, the instability is still only slight. And you may rest assured Master Matoya and I will do everything in our power to keep it from worsening.
17 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000140_TATARU 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000170_KRILE By the gods... What happens if the link is broken? Be that as it may, it is imperative that you find a way to restore our friends' souls to their bodies.
18 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000150_KRILE 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE I cannot say for certain─this is all unknown territory to us. Yet whatever happens, it cannot be good. What will you say?
19 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000160_KRILE 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE Mercifully, the instability is still only slight. And you may rest assured Master Matoya and I will do everything in our power to keep it from worsening. Leave it to me.
20 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000170_KRILE 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE Be that as it may, it is imperative that you find a way to restore our friends' souls to their bodies. No rest for the righteous, eh?
21 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000180_KRILE What will you say? Thank you.
22 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000190_KRILE Leave it to me. I realize you've only just returned from saving two worlds, but time is not on our side.
23 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000200_TATARU No rest for the righteous, eh? But where's she even supposed to start? We had the greatest minds in the realm hunting high and low for an answer, and they ran out of places to look.
24 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000180_KRILE 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000210_KRILE Thank you. You stated in your report that the Exarch had originally intended to reverse the summoning process by means of his own death, correct?
25 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000190_KRILE 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000220_KRILE I realize you've only just returned from saving two worlds, but time is not on our side. Raha always was a reckless young fool... Ready to die for the first righteous cause that came along.
26 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000200_TATARU 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000230_KRILE But where's <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> even supposed to start? We had the greatest minds in the realm hunting high and low for an answer, and they ran out of places to look. His plan might well have worked, but I for one am glad he never had the opportunity to see it through. Even if it does mean our friends must remain stranded awhile longer.
27 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000210_KRILE 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000240_KRILE You stated in your report that the Exarch had originally intended to reverse the summoning process by means of his own death, correct? There is another way, I am sure of it. And the key lies with him. With the Exarch.
28 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000220_KRILE 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000250_KRILE Raha always was a reckless young fool... Ready to die for the first righteous cause that came along. Pray return to the First and apprise him and the others of the situation.
29 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000230_KRILE 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000260_KRILE His plan might well have worked, but I for one am glad he never had the opportunity to see it through. Even if it does mean our friends must remain stranded awhile longer. We, meanwhile, will do what we can from here and, if the fates are kind, we will have good news to share upon your return.
30 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000240_KRILE 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000270_URIANGER There is another way, I am sure of it. And the key lies with him. With the Exarch. Pray excuse my late arrival.
31 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000250_KRILE 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000280_YSHTOLA Pray return to the First and apprise him and the others of the situation. Will Thancred and Ryne not be joining us?
32 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000260_KRILE 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000290_URIANGER We, meanwhile, will do what we can from here and, if the fates are kind, we will have good news to share upon your return. Nay, milady. With apologies to all, they beg leave to pursue their investigation of the Empty to its conclusion. Should matters here demand their presence, however, they did assure me that they would make themselves available.
33 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000270_URIANGER 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000300_MYSTERYVOICE Pray excuse my late arrival. Yes, of course. Then let us proceed.
34 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000280_YSHTOLA 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000310_MYSTERYVOICE Will Thancred and Ryne not be joining us? I...I think it best that you begin by providing a summary of Mistress Krile's findings.
35 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000290_URIANGER 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000320_ALPHINAUD Nay, milady. With apologies to all, they beg leave to pursue their investigation of the Empty to its conclusion. Should matters here demand their presence, however, they did assure me that they would make themselves available. I suppose it was only to be expected that some change would occur...
36 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000300_MYSTERYVOICE 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000330_YSHTOLA Yes, of course. Then let us proceed. Yet our souls seem unaffected. To my eye, at least.
37 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000310_MYSTERYVOICE 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000340_YSHTOLA I...I think it best that you begin by providing a summary of Mistress Krile's findings. How long they will remain so is another question. Krile is right. It is imperative we find a way to return to the Source.
38 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000320_ALPHINAUD 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000350_MYSTERYVOICE I suppose it was only to be expected that some change would occur... Perhaps an explanation of the method by which I brought you here will yield some inspiration.
39 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000330_YSHTOLA 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000360_MYSTERYVOICE Yet our souls seem unaffected. To my eye, at least. Ere I begin, it must be noted that I am by no means a gifted mage. In order to employ powerful magicks, I must rely upon the Crystal Tower and its boundless reservoirs of energy.
40 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000340_YSHTOLA 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000370_MYSTERYVOICE How long they will remain so is another question. Krile is right. It is imperative we find a way to return to the Source. The magick that summoned you was no exception. 'Tis a singular spell, adapted through painstaking effort from the technique that transported me to the First.
41 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000350_MYSTERYVOICE 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000380_MYSTERYVOICE Perhaps an explanation of the method by which I brought you here will yield some inspiration. To use an analogy, it works by cutting a hole in the fabric of reality. A hole tailored to the object of summoning, through which it─and it alone─may pass unscathed.
42 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000360_MYSTERYVOICE 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000390_MYSTERYVOICE Ere I begin, it must be noted that I am by no means a gifted mage. In order to employ powerful magicks, I must rely upon the Crystal Tower and its boundless reservoirs of energy. Though I succeeded in creating said hole, I failed to latch onto my intended target. Instead of you, the spell found those close to you, and ended up summoning them in their incomplete state...
43 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000370_MYSTERYVOICE 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000400_MYSTERYVOICE The magick that summoned you was no exception. 'Tis a singular spell, adapted through painstaking effort from the technique that transported me to the First. I would not soon throw my life away─not after the lengths you and yours went to save it.
44 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000380_MYSTERYVOICE 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000410_MYSTERYVOICE To use an analogy, it works by cutting a hole in the fabric of reality. A hole tailored to the object of summoning, through which it─and it alone─may pass unscathed. And so long as I breathe, I will spare no effort to see you safely home.
45 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000390_MYSTERYVOICE 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000420_MYSTERYVOICE Though I succeeded in creating said hole, I failed to latch onto my intended target. Instead of you, the spell found those close to you, and ended up summoning them in their incomplete state... But should all else fail, and your lives be at stake, there remains one sure method...
46 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000400_MYSTERYVOICE 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000430_MYSTERYVOICE I would not soon throw my life away─not after the lengths you and yours went to save it. Ow!
47 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000410_MYSTERYVOICE 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000440_MYSTERYVOICE And so long as I breathe, I will spare no effort to see you safely home. What was that for!?
48 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000420_MYSTERYVOICE 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000450_ALISAIE But should all else fail, and your lives be at stake, there remains one sure method... How can you even entertain such thoughts!? You owe your life to the Warrior of Light, and you don't get to die unless she says so.
49 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000430_MYSTERYVOICE 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000460_YSHTOLA Ow! Your followers await your divine judgment.
50 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000440_MYSTERYVOICE 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000470_ALISAIE What was that for!? Excuse me?
51 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000450_ALISAIE 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000480_MYSTERYVOICE How can you even entertain such thoughts!? You owe your life to the Warrior of Light, and you don't get to die unless <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> says so. Pardon?
52 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000460_YSHTOLA 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000485_YSHTOLA Your followers await your divine judgment. [Report if label displays]
53 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000470_ALISAIE 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000490_YSHTOLA Excuse me? If the two of you have finished, perhaps we could return to our discussion?
54 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000480_MYSTERYVOICE 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000500_YSHTOLA Pardon? Rather than dwelling upon the multiple failed attempts at transference, I think it would behoove us to focus on the solitary success.
55 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000485_YSHTOLA 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000510_YSHTOLA [Report if label displays] I would draw your attention to the fact that our friend can travel between worlds possessed not only of her body and soul, but her personal effects besides.
56 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000490_YSHTOLA 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000520_YSHTOLA If the two of you have finished, perhaps we could return to our discussion? This is no different from the teleportation magicks to which we are all accustomed─magicks that allow for the transportation of those inanimate objects one considers to be an extension of oneself.
57 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000500_YSHTOLA 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000530_ALPHINAUD Rather than dwelling upon the multiple failed attempts at transference, I think it would behoove us to focus on the solitary success. Are you suggesting that, simply by considering us his possessions, he could carry our souls back to the Source upon his person?
58 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000510_YSHTOLA 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000540_ALPHINAUD I would draw your attention to the fact that our friend can travel between worlds possessed not only of <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> body and soul, but <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> personal effects besides. Are you suggesting that, simply by considering us her possessions, she could carry our souls back to the Source upon her person?
59 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000520_YSHTOLA 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000550_ALISAIE This is no different from the teleportation magicks to which we are all accustomed─magicks that allow for the transportation of those inanimate objects one considers to be an extension of oneself. Well, it would be nice if things were that simple for a change.
60 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000530_ALPHINAUD 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000560_ALISAIE Are you suggesting that, simply by considering us his possessions, he could carry our souls back to the Source upon his person? But vague notions of ownership seem a rather tenuous thing to stake our lives on. So much as a moment of doubt on her part, and we'd be left floating in the rift.
61 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000540_ALPHINAUD 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000570_URIANGER Are you suggesting that, simply by considering us her possessions, she could carry our souls back to the Source upon her person? Milady hath the right of it. The requisite fixity of belief would be too much to ask even of our friend.
62 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000550_ALISAIE 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000580_URIANGER Well, it would be nice if things were that simple for a change. Yet were we to immure our souls within an object in her possession, mayhap then our safe passage could be assured.
63 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000560_ALISAIE 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000590_URIANGER But vague notions of ownership seem a rather tenuous thing to stake our lives on. So much as a moment of doubt on <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> part, and we'd be left floating in the rift. White auracite would, I believe, serve as a suitable vessel for this purpose. 'Twas conceived to imprison the massy soul of an Ascian, and should house one of ours with relative ease.
64 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000570_URIANGER 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000600_URIANGER Milady hath the right of it. The requisite fixity of belief would be too much to ask even of our friend. We would need only to ensure our souls' safe preservation inside the stone, and identify a means by which they might be transferred back unto our vacant bodies.
65 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000580_URIANGER 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000610_MYSTERYVOICE Yet were we to immure our souls within an object in <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> possession, mayhap then our safe passage could be assured. Soul preservation and transference... Hm. I believe I know of someone who may be able to assist us.
66 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000590_URIANGER 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000620_MYSTERYVOICE White auracite would, I believe, serve as a suitable vessel for this purpose. 'Twas conceived to imprison the massy soul of an Ascian, and should house one of ours with relative ease. On the far shore of the Source, there stands a great palace built by the elves.
67 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000600_URIANGER 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000630_MYSTERYVOICE We would need only to ensure our souls' safe preservation inside the stone, and identify a means by which they might be transferred back unto our vacant bodies. It was forsaken in the wake of the Flood, but a certain Nu Mou chose to make their home there soon after.
68 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000610_MYSTERYVOICE 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000640_MYSTERYVOICE Soul preservation and transference... Hm. I believe I know of someone who may be able to assist us. Though they have long lived as a recluse, they once occupied a place of honor in Voeburt's royal court, and it is said that none in all of Norvrandt is more knowledgeable than they on matters of the soul.
69 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000620_MYSTERYVOICE 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000650_ALISAIE On the far shore of the Source, there stands a great palace built by the elves. Well, I've no objection to seeking a helping hand, but if they've gone to such lengths to hide themselves away from the world, what makes you think they'd be willing to lend us one?
70 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000630_MYSTERYVOICE 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000660_MYSTERYVOICE It was forsaken in the wake of the Flood, but a certain Nu Mou chose to make their home there soon after. Heh. A worthy question. Years ago, I myself tried─and failed─to solicit their cooperation in the battle against the sin eaters.
71 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000640_MYSTERYVOICE 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000670_MYSTERYVOICE Though they have long lived as a recluse, they once occupied a place of honor in Voeburt's royal court, and it is said that none in all of Norvrandt is more knowledgeable than they on matters of the soul. No sooner had I begun to make my plea than they unleashed a swarm of their familiars upon me.
72 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000650_ALISAIE 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000680_MYSTERYVOICE Well, I've no objection to seeking a helping hand, but if they've gone to such lengths to hide themselves away from the world, what makes you think they'd be willing to lend us one? Unlike me, however, you have curried favor with the fae folk. By that merit alone, I am hopeful that they would grant you an audience.
73 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000660_MYSTERYVOICE 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000690_MYSTERYVOICE Heh. A worthy question. Years ago, I myself tried─and failed─to solicit their cooperation in the battle against the sin eaters. They may still be inclined to turn you away, of course, but if their knowledge might feasibly facilitate your return home, we have to try.
74 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000670_MYSTERYVOICE 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000700_BEQLUGG No sooner had I begun to make my plea than they unleashed a swarm of their familiars upon me. That was my fiercest familiar. Impressive...
75 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000680_MYSTERYVOICE 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000710_MYSTERYVOICE Unlike me, however, you have curried favor with the fae folk. By that merit alone, I am hopeful that they would grant you an audience. Beq Lugg. 'Tis good to see you again after all these years.
76 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000690_MYSTERYVOICE 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000720_MYSTERYVOICE They may still be inclined to turn you away, of course, but if their knowledge might feasibly facilitate your return home, we have to try. And judging by your vigorous greeting, I daresay the feeling is mutual. To be sure, a simple *shake* of the hand would have sufficed by way of welcome, but I shan't complain.
77 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000700_BEQLUGG 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000730_MYSTERYVOICE That was my fiercest familiar. Impressive... But you must be wondering as to the purpose of our visit. We come to *beg* your assistance in a most urgent matter.
78 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000710_MYSTERYVOICE 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000740_BEQLUGG Beq Lugg. 'Tis good to see you again after all these years. ...Sh-Shake? Beg?
79 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000720_MYSTERYVOICE 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000750_MYSTERYVOICE And judging by your vigorous greeting, I daresay the feeling is mutual. To be sure, a simple <Emphasis>shake</Emphasis> of the hand would have sufficed by way of welcome, but I shan't complain. Our comrades' very souls are in danger. If we are to save them, we will need the benefit of your unsurpassed knowledge on the matter. Please, will you not *sit* and hear our plea?
80 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000730_MYSTERYVOICE 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000760_BEQLUGG But you must be wondering as to the purpose of our visit. We come to <Emphasis>beg</Emphasis> your assistance in a most urgent matter. Oh... How dare you. How dare you speak thus in my presence.
81 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000740_BEQLUGG 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000770_BEQLUGG ...Sh-Shake? Beg? It was to escape such words of temptation that I hid myself from the world of men...
82 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000750_MYSTERYVOICE 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000780_BEQLUGG Our comrades' very souls are in danger. If we are to save them, we will need the benefit of your unsurpassed knowledge on the matter. Please, will you not <Emphasis>sit</Emphasis> and hear our plea? You are sinners one and all, and I swore never again to have any part in your affairs.
83 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000760_BEQLUGG 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000790_ALPHINAUD Oh... How dare you. How dare you speak thus in my presence. I can only imagine what terrible events forced you into a life of seclusion...
84 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000770_BEQLUGG 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000800_ALPHINAUD It was to escape such words of temptation that I hid myself from the world of men... But I know that the Nu Mou are a good and noble folk. It is not in your nature to turn a blind eye to the plight of those around you. And in treating with us, I am certain whatever mistrust you feel for man will begin to...*heel*.
85 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000780_BEQLUGG 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000810_BEQLUGG You are sinners one and all, and I swore never again to have any part in your affairs. Ahhh....
86 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000790_ALPHINAUD 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000820_BEQLUGG I can only imagine what terrible events forced you into a life of seclusion... If you will not be satisfied... I suppose I could listen... After all, there's no harm in just─
87 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000800_ALPHINAUD 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000830_BEQLUGG But I know that the Nu Mou are a good and noble folk. It is not in your nature to turn a blind eye to the plight of those around you. And in treating with us, I am certain whatever mistrust you feel for man will begin to...<Emphasis>heel</Emphasis>. No! No, no, no! I mustn't. Not again...
88 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000810_BEQLUGG 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000840_BEQLUGG Ahhh.... That damned court mage seemed to have the best of intentions too, and countless innocents died for my naivety!
89 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000820_BEQLUGG 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000850_BEQLUGG If you will not be satisfied... I suppose I could listen... After all, there's no harm in just─ You know not what you ask of me. What horrors my knowledge has wrought...
90 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000830_BEQLUGG 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE No! No, no, no! I mustn't. Not again... What will you say?
91 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000840_BEQLUGG 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE That damned court mage seemed to have the best of intentions too, and countless innocents died for my naivety! Refuse all you want! We won't lie down and accept defeat!
92 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000850_BEQLUGG 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE You know not what you ask of me. What horrors my knowledge has wrought... We would never misuse it!
93 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? You mean the magical plague of Voeburt?
94 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000860_BEQLUGG Refuse all you want! We won't lie down and accept defeat! Ahhh! Ohhh!
95 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000870_BEQLUGG We would never misuse it! Of all the visitors I could possibly have... They're even more stubborn than I am...!
96 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000880_BEQLUGG You mean the magical plague of Voeburt? You wish only to save your friends? Nothing more?
97 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000860_BEQLUGG 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000890_BEQLUGG Ahhh! Ohhh! Do you swear it?
98 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000870_BEQLUGG 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000900_BEQLUGG Of all the visitors I could possibly have... They're even more stubborn than I am...! You know of the plague!?
99 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000880_BEQLUGG 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000910_BEQLUGG You wish only to save your friends? Nothing more? Then you know how dangerous soulcraft can be! Instead of saving your friends, you risk damning them. Are you sure you're willing to take that chance?
100 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000890_BEQLUGG 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000920_BEQLUGG Do you swear it? Mmmm....
101 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000900_BEQLUGG 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000930_BEQLUGG You know of the plague!? Oh, very well...
102 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000910_BEQLUGG 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000940_BEQLUGG Then you know how dangerous soulcraft can be! Instead of saving your friends, you risk damning them. Are you sure you're willing to take that chance? I will hear your petition, but that is all! And I expect fitting payment for my troubles...
103 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000920_BEQLUGG 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000950_MYSTERYVOICE Mmmm.... Commensurate with your contribution to our cause. No more and no less, I promise you.
104 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000930_BEQLUGG 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000960_MYSTERYVOICE Oh, very well... With that settled─might I impose upon you to join us at the Crystarium? I'm afraid the nature of my friends' predicament calls for absolute secrecy.
105 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000940_BEQLUGG 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000970_BEQLUGG I will hear your petition, but that is all! And I expect fitting payment for my troubles... I'm sorry... You mean to tell me not only that the return of night was your doing...
106 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000950_MYSTERYVOICE 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000980_BEQLUGG Commensurate with your contribution to our cause. No more and no less, I promise you. ...But that you hail from another world as well!?
107 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000960_MYSTERYVOICE 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000990_MYSTERYVOICE With that settled─might I impose upon you to join us at the Crystarium? I'm afraid the nature of my friends' predicament calls for absolute secrecy. Everything we told you─of the Source, the shards, the seven Umbral Calamities─all of it is true.
108 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000970_BEQLUGG 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001000_MYSTERYVOICE I'm sorry... You mean to tell me not only that the return of night was your doing... I realize how fantastical it sounds, and I would not blame you for doubting our testimony...
109 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000980_BEQLUGG 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001010_MYSTERYVOICE ...But that you hail from another world as well!? But given your expertise, you must surely have noted the peculiar nature of their souls.
110 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_000990_MYSTERYVOICE 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001020_BEQLUGG Everything we told you─of the Source, the shards, the seven Umbral Calamities─all of it is true. Any other time, and I would have dismissed your stories as balderdash and flummery. But upon closer inspection, 'tis plain their souls are far denser than is normal. And that they do not possess true bodies.
111 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001000_MYSTERYVOICE 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001030_BEQLUGG I realize how fantastical it sounds, and I would not blame you for doubting our testimony... Save you. Your body is your own.
112 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001010_MYSTERYVOICE 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001040_BEQLUGG But given your expertise, you must surely have noted the peculiar nature of their souls. And your soul is the densest of them all.
113 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001020_BEQLUGG 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001050_BEQLUGG Any other time, and I would have dismissed your stories as balderdash and flummery. But upon closer inspection, 'tis plain their souls are far denser than is normal. And that they do not possess true bodies. Hmmm...
114 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001030_BEQLUGG 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001060_MYSTERYVOICE Save you. Your body is your own. As I said before, were it not for their heroism, the skies over Norvrandt would still be awash with Light, the realm yet at the mercy of Vauthry and the sin eaters.
115 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001040_BEQLUGG 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001070_MYSTERYVOICE And your soul is the densest of them all. After all they have done for our home, seeing them safely back to their own seems the very least we can do.
116 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001050_BEQLUGG 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001080_BEQLUGG Hmmm... Hmmm...
117 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001060_MYSTERYVOICE 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001090_BEQLUGG As I said before, were it not for their heroism, the skies over Norvrandt would still be awash with Light, the realm yet at the mercy of Vauthry and the sin eaters. Your tale is intriguing. Yes, very intriguing indeed. Simply to hear it is fitting payment in itself.
118 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001070_MYSTERYVOICE 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001100_BEQLUGG After all they have done for our home, seeing them safely back to their own seems the very least we can do. As for your friends...I can but agree. Their valorous deeds on behalf of Norvrandt are deserving of recognition. Of their own fitting payment.
119 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001080_BEQLUGG 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001110_MYSTERYVOICE Hmmm... You will help us, then?
120 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001090_BEQLUGG 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001120_BEQLUGG Your tale is intriguing. Yes, very intriguing indeed. Simply to hear it is fitting payment in itself. I will. I would see my knowledge put to good use for a change.
121 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001100_BEQLUGG 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001130_BEQLUGG As for your friends...I can but agree. Their valorous deeds on behalf of Norvrandt are deserving of recognition. Of their own fitting payment. I do have one condition, however. I am not the spry young Nu Mou I once was. As such, I will require assistance in my fieldwork and testing.
122 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001110_MYSTERYVOICE 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001140_ALPHINAUD You will help us, then? It would be our pleasure. We will be laboring for our own benefit, after all.
123 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001120_BEQLUGG 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001150_BEQLUGG I will. I would see my knowledge put to good use for a change. Let us begin.
124 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001130_BEQLUGG 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001160_BEQLUGG I do have one condition, however. I am not the spry young Nu Mou I once was. As such, I will require assistance in my fieldwork and testing. I trust you've prepared the clay?
125 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001140_ALPHINAUD 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001170_BEQLUGG It would be our pleasure. We will be laboring for our own benefit, after all. Very good. Now, I would have you sculpt for me...a porxie.
126 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001150_BEQLUGG 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001175_BEQLUGG Let us begin. Plump, with floppy ears, and a short, curly tail.
127 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001160_BEQLUGG 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001180_ALISAIE I trust you've prepared the clay? A porxie. I...think I know what you mean...
128 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001170_BEQLUGG 127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001190_ALISAIE Very good. Now, I would have you sculpt for me...a porxie. There we are. H-How's that?
129 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001175_BEQLUGG 128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001200_ALPHINAUD Plump, with floppy ears, and a short, curly tail. Well... It is certainly creative. There's no denying that.
130 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001180_ALISAIE 129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001210_ALPHINAUD A porxie. I...think I know what you mean... (SNICKERS)
131 127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001190_ALISAIE 130 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001220_ALISAIE There we are. H-How's that? Yes, yes, I'm no artist. Very funny!
132 128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001200_ALPHINAUD 131 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001230_BEQLUGG Well... It is certainly creative. There's no denying that. Pay him no mind, child. Though it may look like a grotesque parody of reality, it is what the invoker believes that matters.
133 129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001210_ALPHINAUD 132 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001240_ALISAIE (SNICKERS) You're not helping.
134 130 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001220_ALISAIE 133 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001250_BEQLUGG Yes, yes, I'm no artist. Very funny! But I speak the truth. If successful, this incantation will turn imagination into reality.
135 131 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001230_BEQLUGG 134 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001260_BEQLUGG Pay him no mind, child. Though it may look like a grotesque parody of reality, it is what the invoker believes that matters. Which is why the only thing of import is what you believe this figure embodies. You must focus. Hold the porxie's image steady in your mind's eye.
136 132 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001240_ALISAIE 135 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001270_BEQLUGG You're not helping. Now then, as I taught you. Relax, and allow your energies to flow.
137 133 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001250_BEQLUGG 136 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001280_ALISAIE But I speak the truth. If successful, this incantation will turn imagination into reality. With flesh of clay I bid thee rise, On wings of dreams to touch the skies. What once was idle fantasy, I call forth to reality!
134 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001260_BEQLUGG Which is why the only thing of import is what you believe this figure embodies. You must focus. Hold the porxie's image steady in your mind's eye.
135 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001270_BEQLUGG Now then, as I taught you. Relax, and allow your energies to flow.
136 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001280_ALISAIE With flesh of clay I bid thee rise, On wings of dreams to touch the skies. What once was idle fantasy, I call forth to reality!
138 137 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001281_ALISAIE 137 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001281_ALISAIE [Report if label displays] [Report if label displays]
139 138 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001290_BEQLUGG 138 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001290_BEQLUGG Hmmm. Not bad for a first attempt. Hmmm. Not bad for a first attempt.
140 139 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001300_BEQLUGG 139 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001300_BEQLUGG Now, let us see what can be done for young Halric. Now, let us see what can be done for young Halric.
141 140 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001310_BEQLUGG 140 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001310_BEQLUGG Through the operation of the magicks you invoked to animate this familiar, it is now replete with the energies required to stir the boy's soul. Through the operation of the magicks you invoked to animate this familiar, it is now replete with the energies required to stir the boy's soul.
142 141 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001320_BEQLUGG 141 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001320_BEQLUGG You need but give it a name, and it will do as your heart desires. You need but give it a name, and it will do as your heart desires.
143 142 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001330_ALISAIE 142 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001330_ALISAIE A name... A name...
144 143 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001340_ALISAIE 143 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001340_ALISAIE All right, I've decided. Now... All right, I've decided. Now...
145 144 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001350_ALISAIE 144 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001350_ALISAIE Go, Angelo! Go, Angelo!
146 145 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001360_HALRIC 145 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001360_HALRIC (INCOHERENT MUMBLING) (INCOHERENT MUMBLING)
147 146 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001370_HALRIC 146 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001370_HALRIC M... Mother... I... M... Mother... I...
148 147 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001380_DULIACHAI 147 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001380_DULIACHAI Oh, thank heavens you're here. Oh, thank heavens you're here.
149 148 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001390_ALPHINAUD 148 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001390_ALPHINAUD Lady Chai, whatever is the matter? Lady Chai, whatever is the matter?
150 149 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001400_DULIACHAI 149 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001400_DULIACHAI I...I knew not where else to turn. Oh, this is all too much for my poor heart to bear alone. I...I knew not where else to turn. Oh, this is all too much for my poor heart to bear alone.
151 150 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001410_ALPHINAUD 150 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001410_ALPHINAUD Alone? What of Master Chai? Alone? What of Master Chai?
152 151 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001420_DULIACHAI 151 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001420_DULIACHAI But that is the very reason I summoned you! He's gone! But that is the very reason I summoned you! He's gone!
153 152 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001430_ALPHINAUD 152 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001430_ALPHINAUD What!? What happened!? What!? What happened!?
154 153 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001440_DULIACHAI 153 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001440_DULIACHAI It all began after the events at Mt. Gulg... It all began after the events at Mt. Gulg...
155 154 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001450_DULIACHAI 154 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001450_DULIACHAI With Lord Vauthry out of the way, we all agreed that a new leader must be chosen... With Lord Vauthry out of the way, we all agreed that a new leader must be chosen...
156 155 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001460_ALPHINAUD 155 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001460_ALPHINAUD And...so you held an election? And...so you held an election?
157 156 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001470_DULIACHAI 156 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001470_DULIACHAI Yes. Well...sort of. Not a single person volunteered to stand, you see. Yes. Well...sort of. Not a single person volunteered to stand, you see.
158 157 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001480_DULIACHAI 157 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001480_DULIACHAI After a lifetime of leisure, we free citizens have grown somewhat...indolent. Readapting to the harsh realities of life is trying enough, but to take charge of a broken city as well? No one wanted such responsibility. After a lifetime of leisure, we free citizens have grown somewhat...indolent. Readapting to the harsh realities of life is trying enough, but to take charge of a broken city as well? No one wanted such responsibility.
159 158 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001490_DULIACHAI 158 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001490_DULIACHAI Nevertheless, Eulmore could not well do without a leader, and so we decided that anyone and everyone should be considered a candidate. And after we cast our ballots and tallied the votes, the mayorship fell upon my dear husband. Nevertheless, Eulmore could not well do without a leader, and so we decided that anyone and everyone should be considered a candidate. And after we cast our ballots and tallied the votes, the mayorship fell upon my dear husband.
160 159 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001500_ALPHINAUD 159 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001500_ALPHINAUD Well, given the manner in which he orchestrated the construction of the giant Talos, none could deny his leadership qualities. Well, given the manner in which he orchestrated the construction of the giant Talos, none could deny his leadership qualities.
161 160 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001510_DULIACHAI 160 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001510_DULIACHAI But even before then, he had proven himself at Daedalus Stoneworks, don't forget. He is more than qualified for the role. The perfect choice. But even before then, he had proven himself at Daedalus Stoneworks, don't forget. He is more than qualified for the role. The perfect choice.
162 161 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001520_DULIACHAI 161 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001520_DULIACHAI Indeed, I told him as much when his victory was first announced. Indeed, I told him as much when his victory was first announced.
163 162 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001530_DULIACHAI 162 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001530_DULIACHAI But perhaps I was too forceful in my attempt to encourage him. For shortly after that, he vanished without a word... But perhaps I was too forceful in my attempt to encourage him. For shortly after that, he vanished without a word...
164 163 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001531_DULIACHAI 163 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001531_DULIACHAI <sob> <sob>
165 164 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001540_ALPHINAUD 164 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001540_ALPHINAUD You believe he was so daunted by the burden of leadership that he felt compelled to flee...? You believe he was so daunted by the burden of leadership that he felt compelled to flee...?
166 165 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001550_ALPHINAUD 165 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001550_ALPHINAUD Please, Lady Chai, dry your eyes. Please, Lady Chai, dry your eyes.
167 166 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001560_ALPHINAUD 166 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001560_ALPHINAUD Your husband does not strike me as the sort of man who would abandon his duty, much less his beloved wife. There has to be some other reason for his absence. Your husband does not strike me as the sort of man who would abandon his duty, much less his beloved wife. There has to be some other reason for his absence.
168 167 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001570_DULIACHAI 167 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001570_DULIACHAI You...you truly think so? You...you truly think so?
169 168 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001580_DULIACHAI 168 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001580_DULIACHAI What about you? What do you think has become of my husband? What about you? What do you think has become of my husband?
170 169 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE 169 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say? What will you say?
171 170 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE 170 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE I don't know. But whatever it is, he won't have fled. I don't know. But whatever it is, he won't have fled.
172 171 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE 171 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE Sorry, but I think he's fled. Sorry, but I think he's fled.
173 172 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001600_ALPHINAUD 172 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001600_ALPHINAUD And there you have it, Lady Chai. You needn't worry. Master Chai loves you more than all the world, and he will return. And there you have it, Lady Chai. You needn't worry. Master Chai loves you more than all the world, and he will return.
174 173 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001590_ALPHINAUD 173 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001590_ALPHINAUD Nay, my friend. The one thing he has not done is flee─of that I am convinced. Through the most testing of times, he has ever remained at Lady Chai's side, placing her happiness before his own. He would not abandon her now. Nay, my friend. The one thing he has not done is flee─of that I am convinced. Through the most testing of times, he has ever remained at Lady Chai's side, placing her happiness before his own. He would not abandon her now.
175 174 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001610_ALPHINAUD 174 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001610_ALPHINAUD Wherever he may have gone, rest assured we will find him. Wherever he may have gone, rest assured we will find him.
176 175 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001620_DULIACHAI 175 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001620_DULIACHAI Thank you, my dear boy. You have set my mind at ease. I will trust in my husband, and await his return. Thank you, my dear boy. You have set my mind at ease. I will trust in my husband, and await his return.
177 176 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001630_WRENDEN 176 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001630_WRENDEN Well, well... It's you again... Well, well... It's you again...
178 177 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001640_WRENDEN 177 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001640_WRENDEN And I see you've invited your friends. Need them to fight your battles for you, do you? And I see you've invited your friends. Need them to fight your battles for you, do you?
179 178 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001650_CHAINUZZ 178 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001650_CHAINUZZ I didn't invite them, as it happens...though they are indeed my friends. Not only mine, but every true Eulmoran's. I didn't invite them, as it happens...though they are indeed my friends. Not only mine, but every true Eulmoran's.
180 179 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001660_CHAINUZZ 179 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001660_CHAINUZZ They are the ones who awakened us to the truth─to Lord Vauthry's villainy. The famous Warriors of Darkness. They are the ones who awakened us to the truth─to Lord Vauthry's villainy. The famous Warriors of Darkness.
181 180 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001670_WRENDEN 180 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001670_WRENDEN Are they now... Are they now...
182 181 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001680_CHAINUZZ 181 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001680_CHAINUZZ Yes. They are. It would be no exaggeration to call them our saviors. We owe much and more to their kindness. But we cannot depend on that kindness forever. Yes. They are. It would be no exaggeration to call them our saviors. We owe much and more to their kindness. But we cannot depend on that kindness forever.
183 182 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001690_CHAINUZZ 182 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001690_CHAINUZZ To do so would be little different from entrusting our affairs to Lord Vauthry. Nay, we must learn to stand on our own two feet, and I would have them present to witness my attempt. To do so would be little different from entrusting our affairs to Lord Vauthry. Nay, we must learn to stand on our own two feet, and I would have them present to witness my attempt.
184 183 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001700_ALPHINAUD 183 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001700_ALPHINAUD Hear, hear, Master Chai! Hear, hear, Master Chai!
185 184 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001710_WRENDEN 184 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001710_WRENDEN Your sentiments are admirable. Yet admirable sentiments do not a nation make. Your sentiments are admirable. Yet admirable sentiments do not a nation make.
186 185 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001720_WRENDEN 185 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001720_WRENDEN In my capacity as advisor, I once strove to build a better Eulmore. Gave honest counsel to my superiors. Drafted laws for the benefit of one and all... In my capacity as advisor, I once strove to build a better Eulmore. Gave honest counsel to my superiors. Drafted laws for the benefit of one and all...
187 186 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001730_WRENDEN 186 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001730_WRENDEN But in time, my values fell out of favor. There was no need for them in this paradise Vauthry was creating. And so I left my homeland behind. But in time, my values fell out of favor. There was no need for them in this paradise Vauthry was creating. And so I left my homeland behind.
188 187 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001740_WRENDEN 187 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001740_WRENDEN But you, Chai-Nuzz─you were content to wallow in indolence under Vauthry's auspices. And so I cannot help but ask myself what manner of nation you intend to build. But you, Chai-Nuzz─you were content to wallow in indolence under Vauthry's auspices. And so I cannot help but ask myself what manner of nation you intend to build.
189 188 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001750_CHAINUZZ 188 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001750_CHAINUZZ I...I can offer no simple answer to that question. I...I can offer no simple answer to that question.
190 189 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001760_CHAINUZZ 189 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001760_CHAINUZZ But this much I will say... But this much I will say...
191 190 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001770_CHAINUZZ 190 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001770_CHAINUZZ It is my hope that Eulmore can become a nation which her citizens might freely choose to build together. It is my hope that Eulmore can become a nation which her citizens might freely choose to build together.
192 191 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001780_CHAINUZZ 191 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001780_CHAINUZZ A great many people─myself included─flocked to Eulmore seeking sanctuary. The alternative being to live in fear and die in pain, it seemed an easy choice. A great many people─myself included─flocked to Eulmore seeking sanctuary. The alternative being to live in fear and die in pain, it seemed an easy choice.
193 192 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001790_CHAINUZZ 192 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001790_CHAINUZZ And sanctuary we found. As much food and drink as we could ever want, secured at the cost of the surrounding villages. Little wonder the people gathered at our doorstep, begging to work among the bonded. And sanctuary we found. As much food and drink as we could ever want, secured at the cost of the surrounding villages. Little wonder the people gathered at our doorstep, begging to work among the bonded.
194 193 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001800_CHAINUZZ 193 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001800_CHAINUZZ The free were blind to it all, of course. Content to─as you say─wallow in indolence. In ignorance... The free were blind to it all, of course. Content to─as you say─wallow in indolence. In ignorance...
195 194 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001810_CHAINUZZ 194 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001810_CHAINUZZ Were I mayor, I would first take stock of the city's resources, and see that they were assigned equitably. Our days of reckless consumption are behind us. Were I mayor, I would first take stock of the city's resources, and see that they were assigned equitably. Our days of reckless consumption are behind us.
196 195 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001820_CHAINUZZ 195 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001820_CHAINUZZ The distinction between free and bonded died with Vauthry. The needs of rich and poor alike must be considered if our nation is to survive. The distinction between free and bonded died with Vauthry. The needs of rich and poor alike must be considered if our nation is to survive.
197 196 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001830_CHAINUZZ 196 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001830_CHAINUZZ To which end, I would take steps to secure channels for supplies, rekindle relations with nearby settlements, reestablish industry, reach out to neighboring nations...and the list goes on and on. To which end, I would take steps to secure channels for supplies, rekindle relations with nearby settlements, reestablish industry, reach out to neighboring nations...and the list goes on and on.
198 197 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001840_CHAINUZZ 197 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001840_CHAINUZZ But I am no ruler, nor even a politician─I am an entrepreneur. But I am no ruler, nor even a politician─I am an entrepreneur.
199 198 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001850_CHAINUZZ 198 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001850_CHAINUZZ My expertise lie in planning and profit. I haven't the knowledge or experience to run a nation. My expertise lie in planning and profit. I haven't the knowledge or experience to run a nation.
200 199 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001860_CHAINUZZ 199 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001860_CHAINUZZ Please, Wrenden. Will you not help me? Together, we could solve the city's problems. Build a Eulmore for the people. Please, Wrenden. Will you not help me? Together, we could solve the city's problems. Build a Eulmore for the people.
201 200 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001870_WRENDEN 200 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001870_WRENDEN A Eulmore for the people... A Eulmore for the people...
202 201 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001880_WRENDEN 201 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001880_WRENDEN I rather like the sound of that. I rather like the sound of that.
203 202 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001890_WRENDEN 202 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001890_WRENDEN But before I offer you my counsel, I would be certain of your ability to perform the duties of office. But before I offer you my counsel, I would be certain of your ability to perform the duties of office.
204 203 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001900_CHAINUZZ 203 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001900_CHAINUZZ You would? You would?
205 204 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001910_WRENDEN 204 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001910_WRENDEN You ask me to help you solve Eulmore's problems, but first, I would see you solve one on your own. Accomplish that, and you will prove both to me and the people that you are a man worth following. You ask me to help you solve Eulmore's problems, but first, I would see you solve one on your own. Accomplish that, and you will prove both to me and the people that you are a man worth following.
206 205 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001911_WRENDEN 205 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001911_WRENDEN Hmph. Hmph.
207 206 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001920_CHAINUZZ 206 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001920_CHAINUZZ Right. Right, then. Form a line and make for Eulmore! Right. Right, then. Form a line and make for Eulmore!
208 207 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001930_DIRTYMAN 207 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001930_DIRTYMAN Hm? What's that noise? Hm? What's that noise?
209 208 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001940_DIRTYMAN 208 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001940_DIRTYMAN Wicked white! Runaway Talos! Wicked white! Runaway Talos!
210 209 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001950_DIRTYMAN 209 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001950_DIRTYMAN Call the guard! Call the guard!
211 210 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001960_EULMORANSOLDIER 210 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001960_EULMORANSOLDIER Stay back, all of you! Stay back, all of you!
212 211 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001970_DULIACHAI 211 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001970_DULIACHAI Is that...!? Is that...!?
213 212 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001980_DULIACHAI 212 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001980_DULIACHAI Darling, you're back! Darling, you're back!
214 213 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001990_CHAINUZZ 213 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_001990_CHAINUZZ Well of course I'm back. You didn't s─ Well of course I'm back. You didn't s─
215 214 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002000_CHAINUZZ 214 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002000_CHAINUZZ Dear─ Dearest─ I─ I can't─ Dear─ Dearest─ I─ I can't─
216 215 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002010_DULIACHAI 215 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002010_DULIACHAI Oh! Oh dear... Oh! Oh dear...
217 216 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002020_CHAINUZZ 216 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002020_CHAINUZZ Thank you. Thank you.
218 217 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002030_DULIACHAI 217 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002030_DULIACHAI I'm sorry, my darling... It's just, the sight of you filled me with such joy, I couldn't help myself... I'm sorry, my darling... It's just, the sight of you filled me with such joy, I couldn't help myself...
219 218 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002040_CHAINUZZ 218 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002040_CHAINUZZ It's all right, dear. I should just have come out and said what it was I was intending, instead of entrusting the task to a hastily scribbled letter. It's all right, dear. I should just have come out and said what it was I was intending, instead of entrusting the task to a hastily scribbled letter.
220 219 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002050_DULIACHAI 219 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002050_DULIACHAI Does that mean you'll do it? Does that mean you'll do it?
221 220 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002060_CHAINUZZ 220 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002060_CHAINUZZ Well, I'm here, aren't I? I mean, not that my absence signified any unwillingness, you understand. Well, I'm here, aren't I? I mean, not that my absence signified any unwillingness, you understand.
222 221 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002070_CHAINUZZ 221 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002070_CHAINUZZ Naught could be further from the truth! I only left to enlist the aid of the former mayor's senior advisor. Naught could be further from the truth! I only left to enlist the aid of the former mayor's senior advisor.
223 222 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002080_CHAINUZZ 222 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002080_CHAINUZZ And now that I have it, I believe I am ready to take office. And now that I have it, I believe I am ready to take office.
224 223 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002090_DULIACHAI 223 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002090_DULIACHAI Oh, how wonderful! Oh, how wonderful!
225 224 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002091_CHAINUZZ 224 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002091_CHAINUZZ [Report if label displays] [Report if label displays]
226 225 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002095_CHAINUZZ 225 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002095_CHAINUZZ Dearest... Please... Dearest... Please...
227 226 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002100_CHAINUZZ 226 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002100_CHAINUZZ Ah, er... Ahem... Ah, er... Ahem...
228 227 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002110_DULIACHAI 227 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002110_DULIACHAI Go on, dear. Go on, dear.
229 228 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002120_CHAINUZZ 228 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002120_CHAINUZZ Thank you all for gathering here today. Thank you all for gathering here today.
230 229 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002130_CHAINUZZ 229 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002130_CHAINUZZ Before going any further─could I...could I ask the free citizens of Eulmore to look around? Before going any further─could I...could I ask the free citizens of Eulmore to look around?
231 230 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002140_CHAINUZZ 230 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002140_CHAINUZZ 'Tis a sight none of us would ever have seen under Lord Vauthry's rule. 'Tis a sight none of us would ever have seen under Lord Vauthry's rule.
232 231 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002150_CHAINUZZ 231 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002150_CHAINUZZ Not only do we stand in the familiar presence of those we once called the bonded... Not only do we stand in the familiar presence of those we once called the bonded...
233 232 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002160_CHAINUZZ 232 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002160_CHAINUZZ ...But today we welcome the peoples of the Derelicts and Gatetown too. ...But today we welcome the peoples of the Derelicts and Gatetown too.
234 233 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002170_CHAINUZZ 233 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002170_CHAINUZZ Today we welcome the Warriors of Darkness, come to bear witness to Eulmore's new beginning. Today we welcome the Warriors of Darkness, come to bear witness to Eulmore's new beginning.
235 234 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002180_CHAINUZZ 234 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002180_CHAINUZZ As you know, an election was recently held, at the end of which I had the honor of being chosen to succeed Lord Vauthry. As you know, an election was recently held, at the end of which I had the honor of being chosen to succeed Lord Vauthry.
236 235 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002190_CHAINUZZ 235 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002190_CHAINUZZ You place great faith in me, and I promise to do my utmost to live up to your expectations. And I will seek always to carry out the duties of this office with integrity and fairness. You place great faith in me, and I promise to do my utmost to live up to your expectations. And I will seek always to carry out the duties of this office with integrity and fairness.
237 236 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002200_CHAINUZZ 236 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002200_CHAINUZZ Always, I say, but not forever. Let it be known that I do not intend to hold this post indefinitely. I consider myself but an acting mayor who will serve only for the interim, while Eulmore is reshaped according to a new set of values. Always, I say, but not forever. Let it be known that I do not intend to hold this post indefinitely. I consider myself but an acting mayor who will serve only for the interim, while Eulmore is reshaped according to a new set of values.
238 237 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002210_CHAINUZZ 237 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002210_CHAINUZZ No longer can we think of ourselves as divided. As the free and the bonded. Citizens and non-citizens. No longer can we think of ourselves as divided. As the free and the bonded. Citizens and non-citizens.
239 238 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002220_CHAINUZZ 238 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002220_CHAINUZZ The systems put in place by Lord Vauthry must be undone. But even as we tear down the old, we must give thought to the new. To what manner of nation Eulmore should become. The systems put in place by Lord Vauthry must be undone. But even as we tear down the old, we must give thought to the new. To what manner of nation Eulmore should become.
240 239 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002230_CHAINUZZ 239 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002230_CHAINUZZ Whatever the answer may be, it cannot be decided by one man alone. And so I propose that an open forum be held, that we might all discuss how best to strive towards a better future. Whatever the answer may be, it cannot be decided by one man alone. And so I propose that an open forum be held, that we might all discuss how best to strive towards a better future.
241 240 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002240_CHAINUZZ 240 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002240_CHAINUZZ However, there can be no talk of the morrow unless we first address the issues of today. However, there can be no talk of the morrow unless we first address the issues of today.
242 241 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002250_CHAINUZZ 241 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002250_CHAINUZZ Securing new sources of food, rebuilding relations with our neighbors, re-establishing industry─there is much and more that needs to be done. Securing new sources of food, rebuilding relations with our neighbors, re-establishing industry─there is much and more that needs to be done.
243 242 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002260_CHAINUZZ 242 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002260_CHAINUZZ Too much for a mere man of business. And so I pledge instead to do everything in my power to ensure our city's security and stability while we all work together to see these problems solved. Too much for a mere man of business. And so I pledge instead to do everything in my power to ensure our city's security and stability while we all work together to see these problems solved.
244 243 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002270_CHAINUZZ 243 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002270_CHAINUZZ The road before us will not be easy, and I know full well how daunting the prospect of honest labor may seem to some of you... The road before us will not be easy, and I know full well how daunting the prospect of honest labor may seem to some of you...
245 244 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002280_CHAINUZZ 244 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002280_CHAINUZZ But we must accept the reality of our circumstances. We must move forward. But we must accept the reality of our circumstances. We must move forward.
246 245 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002290_CHAINUZZ 245 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002290_CHAINUZZ This much we owe to ourselves, and to the brave heroes who risked their lives to bring back the night. This much we owe to ourselves, and to the brave heroes who risked their lives to bring back the night.
247 246 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002300_CHAINUZZ 246 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002300_CHAINUZZ Once we have shored up our city's foundations, and regained some semblance of normality, let us reconvene to speak of the future. Once we have shored up our city's foundations, and regained some semblance of normality, let us reconvene to speak of the future.
248 247 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002310_CHAINUZZ 247 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002310_CHAINUZZ Until then, I humbly ask that you lend me, and each other, your strength. For Eulmore! Until then, I humbly ask that you lend me, and each other, your strength. For Eulmore!
249 248 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002320_KRILE 248 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002320_KRILE Sorry to keep you waiting. Sorry to keep you waiting.
250 249 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002330_KRILE 249 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002330_KRILE I have carried out the treatment as per Master Matoya's instructions. It should slow the destabilization of their corporeal aether quite significantly. I have carried out the treatment as per Master Matoya's instructions. It should slow the destabilization of their corporeal aether quite significantly.
251 250 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002340_KRILE 250 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002340_KRILE But tell me, how fare our friends in the First? But tell me, how fare our friends in the First?
252 251 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002350_TATARU 251 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002350_TATARU So this Beq Lugg's the First's leading authority on soulcraft, are they? Sounds promising! So this Beq Lugg's the First's leading authority on soulcraft, are they? Sounds promising!
253 252 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002360_KRILE 252 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002360_KRILE And Urianger's proffered solution of white auracite is rather ingenious now that I think of it. And Urianger's proffered solution of white auracite is rather ingenious now that I think of it.
254 253 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002370_KRILE 253 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002370_KRILE Well, while they press on with their preparations, you may rest assured we will continue to do our part here. Well, while they press on with their preparations, you may rest assured we will continue to do our part here.
255 254 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002380_ESTINIEN 254 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002380_ESTINIEN Oh. You're back. Oh. You're back.
256 255 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002390_ESTINIEN 255 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002390_ESTINIEN And none the worse for wear, I see. And none the worse for wear, I see.
257 256 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002400_TATARU 256 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002400_TATARU Estinien! Oh, thank the gods. We've been worried sick! Did you lose your linkpearl or something!? Estinien! Oh, thank the gods. We've been worried sick! Did you lose your linkpearl or something!?
258 257 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002410_ESTINIEN 257 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002410_ESTINIEN The situation in Garlemald has become more complicated. I was making my escape from the capital when I ran into one of yours─Riol. He thought it best we come straight here. The situation in Garlemald has become more complicated. I was making my escape from the capital when I ran into one of yours─Riol. He thought it best we come straight here.
259 258 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002420_TATARU 258 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002420_TATARU More complicated how? More complicated how?
260 259 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002430_ESTINIEN 259 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002430_ESTINIEN Hm. Where to begin? Hm. Where to begin?
261 260 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002435_ESTINIEN 260 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002435_ESTINIEN After entering the Empire via Radz-at-Han, I went about my mission of investigating Black Rose. After entering the Empire via Radz-at-Han, I went about my mission of investigating Black Rose.
262 261 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002440_ESTINIEN 261 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002440_ESTINIEN It was then, inside a provincial factory, that I encountered the one who styles himself Shadowhunter. Gaius Baelsar. It was then, inside a provincial factory, that I encountered the one who styles himself Shadowhunter. Gaius Baelsar.
263 262 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002450_ESTINIEN 262 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002450_ESTINIEN Our goals being apparently aligned, we joined forces and ventured on into the heart of the capital─to the very imperial palace itself. Our goals being apparently aligned, we joined forces and ventured on into the heart of the capital─to the very imperial palace itself.
264 263 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002460_ESTINIEN 263 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002460_ESTINIEN There, we found a man whom all assumed dead. There, we found a man whom all assumed dead.
265 264 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002470_ESTINIEN 264 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002470_ESTINIEN But his soul lives on. And he has wrested back his flesh. But his soul lives on. And he has wrested back his flesh.
266 265 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002475_ESTINIEN 265 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002475_ESTINIEN Zenos yae Galvus. Zenos yae Galvus.
267 266 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002480_ESTINIEN 266 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002480_ESTINIEN Nor did the surprises end there. For no sooner had we arrived than he murdered his sire in cold blood. The Emperor is dead. This sent Gaius into a rage, and he charged in, blade drawn... Nor did the surprises end there. For no sooner had we arrived than he murdered his sire in cold blood. The Emperor is dead. This sent Gaius into a rage, and he charged in, blade drawn...
268 267 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002490_ESTINIEN 267 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002490_ESTINIEN What's wrong!? What's wrong!?
269 268 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002670_TATARU 268 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002670_TATARU Are you all right!? Are you all right!?
270 269 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002680_ESTINIEN 269 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002680_ESTINIEN Peer into my past, did you? Peer into my past, did you?
271 270 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002690_KRILE 270 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002690_KRILE Well, I didn't quite relive the experience as you did, but I bore witness to it all. Well, I didn't quite relive the experience as you did, but I bore witness to it all.
272 271 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002700_ESTINIEN 271 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002700_ESTINIEN I'm still not sure what I think of this gift of yours. But no matter. I'm still not sure what I think of this gift of yours. But no matter.
273 272 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002710_ESTINIEN 272 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002710_ESTINIEN Our confrontation was cut short when the imperial guard arrived. It was then that Zenos took his leave. Citing boredom. Our confrontation was cut short when the imperial guard arrived. It was then that Zenos took his leave. Citing boredom.
274 273 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002720_KRILE 273 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002720_KRILE To think their research into the Echo could bear such fruit... To think their research into the Echo could bear such fruit...
275 274 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002730_KRILE 274 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002730_KRILE Escaping death, jumping from one body to the next, and returning to his own after all this time... He is an Ascian in all but name. Escaping death, jumping from one body to the next, and returning to his own after all this time... He is an Ascian in all but name.
276 275 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002740_ESTINIEN 275 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002740_ESTINIEN It beggars belief, aye. But no more than a hero traversing the rift between worlds. It beggars belief, aye. But no more than a hero traversing the rift between worlds.
277 276 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002750_ESTINIEN 276 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002750_ESTINIEN My concerns are far more prosaic. With the Emperor dead and the crown prince missing, the Empire is in disarray. My concerns are far more prosaic. With the Emperor dead and the crown prince missing, the Empire is in disarray.
278 277 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002760_ESTINIEN 277 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002760_ESTINIEN Until order is restored─assuming it even possible─we needn't fear an imperial reprisal. And for reasons of his own, Zenos took it upon himself to rid the world of Black Rose. Until order is restored─assuming it even possible─we needn't fear an imperial reprisal. And for reasons of his own, Zenos took it upon himself to rid the world of Black Rose.
279 278 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002770_ESTINIEN 278 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002770_ESTINIEN Riol has already gone to apprise the Alliance leaders of these developments. We may leave the matter in their hands for now. Riol has already gone to apprise the Alliance leaders of these developments. We may leave the matter in their hands for now.
280 279 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002780_KRILE 279 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002780_KRILE Then perhaps we have seen the last of the fighting at Ghimlyt. Though if it comes to civil war, I cannot help but fear for the provinces... Then perhaps we have seen the last of the fighting at Ghimlyt. Though if it comes to civil war, I cannot help but fear for the provinces...
281 280 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002790_KRILE 280 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002790_KRILE Ah, I'd nearly forgotten to ask─what became of Gaius? Did he not escape with you? Ah, I'd nearly forgotten to ask─what became of Gaius? Did he not escape with you?
282 281 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002800_ESTINIEN 281 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002800_ESTINIEN That he did, but we parted ways shortly after leaving Garlemald. He claimed another threat had arisen which demanded his attention. That he did, but we parted ways shortly after leaving Garlemald. He claimed another threat had arisen which demanded his attention.
283 282 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002810_ESTINIEN 282 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002810_ESTINIEN He didn't elaborate, but the absence of some device or other in the capital gave him reason to believe they're planning something. He didn't elaborate, but the absence of some device or other in the capital gave him reason to believe they're planning something.
284 283 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002820_ESTINIEN 283 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002820_ESTINIEN Lest you worry, I believe he has well and truly shed the Black Wolf's pelt. Conquest is no longer his objective. We may safely leave him to his own devices. Lest you worry, I believe he has well and truly shed the Black Wolf's pelt. Conquest is no longer his objective. We may safely leave him to his own devices.
285 284 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002830_TATARU 284 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002830_TATARU Well, it's nice to have one less foe to worry about...even if we do have a mysterious new threat to look out for instead. Well, it's nice to have one less foe to worry about...even if we do have a mysterious new threat to look out for instead.
286 285 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002840_TATARU 285 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002840_TATARU Speaking of which, I'll see that Riol and our shinobi are made aware. Though we still know next to nothing, it can't hurt to be vigilant. Speaking of which, I'll see that Riol and our shinobi are made aware. Though we still know next to nothing, it can't hurt to be vigilant.
287 286 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002850_ESTINIEN 286 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002850_ESTINIEN Well then, with Black Rose nipped in the bud, I believe I've fulfilled my part of the bargain. Well then, with Black Rose nipped in the bud, I believe I've fulfilled my part of the bargain.
288 287 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002860_TATARU 287 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002860_TATARU That's...true, buuut...with the Archons still slumbering away, we were hoping you might agree to stay with us for a little bit longer... That's...true, buuut...with the Archons still slumbering away, we were hoping you might agree to stay with us for a little bit longer...
289 288 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002870_ESTINIEN 288 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002870_ESTINIEN Sorry, but I'm not inclined to extend my contract. Gaius isn't the only one with business to attend to. Sorry, but I'm not inclined to extend my contract. Gaius isn't the only one with business to attend to.
290 289 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002880_KRILE 289 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002880_KRILE Thank you for your help then, Estinien. I see why Alphinaud admires you so. Thank you for your help then, Estinien. I see why Alphinaud admires you so.
291 290 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002890_ESTINIEN 290 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002890_ESTINIEN Hmph. Hmph.
292 291 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002900_ESTINIEN 291 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002900_ESTINIEN Farewell, my friend. See that you don't make a habit of dozing off in battle. Farewell, my friend. See that you don't make a habit of dozing off in battle.
293 292 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002910_KRILE 292 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05100_002910_KRILE Hmm. I suppose we should all be getting on, then. As ever, we will see to the Archons' needs. In the meantime, why not get some rest? You've more than earned it. Go on. Hmm. I suppose we should all be getting on, then. As ever, we will see to the Archons' needs. In the meantime, why not get some rest? You've more than earned it. Go on.
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