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0,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_00","Hildibrand is onto something, or at least he thinks he is."
1,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_01","Thoroughly convinced that your adversary─the phantom thief-turned-murderer─is a vengeful Sil'dihn spirit seeking retribution for centuries-old war crimes, Hildibrand proposes a trip to the Thaumaturges' Guild, where one might learn more about the troubled history of the sibling nations. Briardien acquiesces, if only to get his meddling rival out of his hair while he pursues his own line of investigation. Accompany Inspector Hildibrand to the guild to see what information might be had."
2,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_02","Questioning a number of thaumaturges at the guild, you learn of the horrors of the so-called War of the Sisters, which culminated with Sil'dih's horrific attempt to raise a fearsome zombie legion from the ranks of its own citizens. Share these frightful findings with Inspector Hildibrand, who is surely eager to put his famed deductive powers to work."
3,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_03","Upon hearing your report, Hildibrand proposes securing an apology from a doubtless long-dead Sil'dihn statesman as a means to appease the wayward soul that he still believes the phantom thief-cum-murderer to be. Briardien dismisses this theory out of hand, while granting that the Sil'dih connection is indeed worth exploring. As the consulting inspector ponders the relationship between the murder victims, Ellie shares rumors she heard about a man who was sighted trying to make contact with more than one of the victims while they still lived. Seek out this man, the trader Guguriya of Horizon, to see what stories he may have to tell."
4,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_04","Despite his reluctance, Guguriya speaks with you after being prodded along by a timely appearance from Lady Durilda. He reveals that the victims were all members of the Arbiters of Truth─a secret society devoted to preventing false knowledge of Ul'dahn history from reaching the ears of the general populace─and that they were turned to zombies before being slain. He further shares with you the identity of his employer, a man by the name of Hob, who─fearing for his life after the murders of his colleagues─has already fled the sultanate. Hurry to Vesper Bay and seek the man out before he meets a similarly gruesome fate."
5,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_05","Your arrival in Vesper Bay comes too late, as the unfortunate Hob has already been reduced to a slavering zombie. After you have finished putting the poor man out of his misery, Inspector Briardien proposes a return to the Heart of the Sworn in Ul'dah, that you may deliver a full report to Phillice. Ellie and Nashu set off for the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis> offices to do some additional investigating, with a plan to rendezvous when both groups have finished with their tasks."
6,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_06","Your conversation with Phillice is interrupted by a scream from the direction of the vault. Racing to the scene, you come upon Miss Ellie and an unconscious Sultansworn, who a quick dash of demasking dust reveals to be none other than the thief of many faces. There is scarcely time to rejoice in this most unexpected and fortunate turn of events when a stumbling Hildibrand accidentally dumps a second sachet of dust on the fallen man's face, removing a second mask to reveal that he is indeed one of Phillice's men, after all. In the meantime, Ellie is nowhere to be found. Phillice is quick to take action, declaring the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis> reporter the phantom thief and sending her full contingent out to secure her arrest. And yet, in a case which has taken one surprising turn after the next, is everything as simple as it seems...?"
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24,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_00","Gather information at the Thaumaturges' Guild."
25,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_01","Speak with Hildibrand."
26,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_02","Speak with Guguriya in Horizon."
27,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_03","Search for Hob."
28,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_04","Speak with Phillice at Scholars' Walk."
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48,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_020","Shades from Sil'dih? Living men turned to zombies? The old crone's lost not just her son, but her wits as well."
49,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_000","It's all becoming clear to me now! That dear old woman's testimony has confirmed that which I had suspected from the start!"
50,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_001","Like a zombie picking away at its rotting flesh, Hildibrand─agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire─has peeled away the foul scab of uncertainty to reveal the truth within!"
51,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_002","Open your ears and feast your minds on the fruits of my flawless deduction! Ahem... Our phantom thief is a phantom indeed, a wayward spirit caught between the realm of the living and dead for nigh on centuries since meeting a tragic end on the battlefield."
52,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_003","As such, our course of action is clear! We must placate this tortured soul, that it might abandon its vengeful vendetta and travel to the next life in peace!"
53,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_004","But what is the true nature of the specter's grievances? Without this knowledge, we cannot hope to assuage its rancor."
54,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_005","Let us begin our search at the Thaumaturges' Guild. Doubtless the tomes there contain a wealth of knowledge on the ill blood between the sibling nations."
55,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_100_005","Notwithstanding the abject stupidity of everything else that came out of your mouth, some knowledge of Sil'dih might serve us well. Go research as you will. And <Emphasis>do</Emphasis> take as much time as you need."
56,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_006","You can count on me, Inspector Briardien! Whatever knowledge is to be gleaned at the guild, it shall not escape my inspector's eye!"
57,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_015","I'd be much obliged if you could keep him out of my way, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I have some <Emphasis>real</Emphasis> investigating to do, and would prefer to be free of distractions."
58,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_30","Knowledge is power, and surely our thaumaturge friends have a wealth of knowledge on the feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih. Let us begin our inquiry!"
59,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_080","Gods be good! You're the adventurer who saved me back at the ruins! Researching the ancient feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih, are you? Why, I'm pleased to say I have more than a passing familiarity with ancient history."
60,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_081","Researching the ancient feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih, are you? Most impressive! Young people these days show so little interest in learning from the past. Anyhow, I'm pleased to say I have more than a passing familiarity with ancient history."
61,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_082","To understand the history of the sibling nations, one must go back further still, to the birth of their mother nation, Belah'dia."
62,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_083","The Fifth Astral Era was an age of untold wonders, when the arcane arts burgeoned and the great civilizations that commanded such powers flourished."
63,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_084","This age of enlightenment would not last, however. Power bred avarice, and avarice bred resentment. It culminated in the War of the Magi, which brought the great floods of the Sixth Umbral Calamity, which in turn swallowed once-proud nations and left a battered wasteland in its wake."
64,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_085","Mages were reviled and persecuted for having caused this catastrophe, with many forced to leave their homelands or face death. It was a small band of those survivors that found their way to Thanalan, where they would found the nation of Belah'dia some eight centuries agone."
65,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_086","Ah, imagine: a government of mages, by mages, and <Emphasis>for</Emphasis> mages! What wonders might have been wrought had Belah'dian civilization survived to this very day! Alas, this was not to be..."
66,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_050","You don't say? It's not every day someone comes to our halls to research Sil'dih. As a fellow student of history, though, I more than welcome the conversation."
67,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_051","Belah'dian civilization flourished in relative peace until twin sons were born to the royal family. The two were fierce rivals, and when they came of age and their father passed, each one claimed that he was the rightful heir to the throne."
68,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_052","With neither son willing to relinquish his claim, they agreed to split their kingdom in two, forming the twin nations of Ul'dah and Sil'dih. But not unlike the two proud princes, the sibling nations developed a penchant for rivalry..."
69,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_060","Greetings, traveler. You would learn of the war between Ul'dah and the fallen sultanate of Sil'dih? It would be my pleasure to enlighten you."
70,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_061","The two city–states coexisted for several generations until the bad blood between them boiled over, culminating in outright war. As you might deduce from the present state of affairs, Ul'dah emerged victorious, leaving its once-proud sibling nation in smoldering ruins."
71,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_062","As the histories tell it, the battles fought between the sister nations were the stuff of nightmares. In a desperate attempt to overcome Ul'dah's superior numbers, Sil'dihn alchemists devised a most horrific stratagem. Employing a frightful formula known as the Traders' Spurn, they brought their fallen warriors back as undead soldiers."
72,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_063","Some theories have it that they even employed the potion on those of the living who were too weak or wounded to fight. Sends shivers up the spine just thinking about it, no? It is truly a crowning glory of our fair nation that our forebears were able to emerge victorious against these horrors."
73,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_070","Hm hm...hm!? <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>? Don't surprise me like that! What's this? You're here not for your studies, but to learn of the bad blood between Ul'dah and Sil'dih?"
74,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_071","Hm hm hm... What's that, you say? You seek knowledge of the bad blood between Ul'dah and Sil'dih? I suppose I can spare a moment or two. But take good notes─I'm not fond of repeating myself."
75,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_072","Two scales, one of gold and one of silver. The gold of Ul'dah, weighing prosperity and power. The silver of Sil'dih, weighing <Emphasis>knowledge</Emphasis> and power. But the power sought by the two nations differed greatly─yes, greatly indeed."
76,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_073","The power wrought by Ul'dahn prosperity was that of justice and good, while the power wrought by Sil'dihn knowledge was horrific beyond belief─the power to rip the living soul out of a man and render him a mindless killing machine."
77,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_074","On this matter, the histories are clear. But riddle me this, my friend: who writes the histories, and what does this say of the words writ within? Yes, truth can be elusive and fickle as the shifting sands..."
78,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_075","As one example, did you know that in the war against Sil'dih, Ul'dahn and Amalj'aa warriors fought side by side? Likely, you did not. And neither did I, until I encountered a faded passage in an ancient text buried deep in our archives."
79,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_076","And yet, in the histories read by the populace, you will see no mention of this most fascinating fact. Might it be that someone, at some time, deemed this particular truth less than convenient? Hm hm hm...? But I have said enough already..."
80,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_090","They say that the thief of many faces is collecting the four relics of ancient Belah'dia. Do you suppose he'd be kind enough to show them to me when he's done? Even a cursory glance at them would do wonders for my research!"
81,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_091","If Belah'dian civilization had flourished to this day, what wonders might have been achieved! But there is little to be gained from lamenting the past..."
82,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_092","The mere thought of a nation turning its own citizens into mindless zombies. While I am loath to speak ill of the fallen, I can only conclude that the prospect of losing the war drove the Sil'dihns stark staring mad."
83,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_093","Read well the histories, but never forget who it is that writes them─that is my advice to you."
84,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_110","My ever-loyal associate! Tell me, what have you learned from your questioning of the scholars in these halls?"
85,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_111","...Indeed. As it happens, I have learned much the same. Let us take a moment to review, and allow my peerless powers of deduction to work their magic."
86,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_112","A war of succession divides the great civilization of Belah'dia, giving rise to the sibling nations of Ul'dah and Sil'dih. The two nations coexist for some generations, until ill blood boils over, culminating in outright war."
87,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_113","Daunted by Ul'dah's superior military might, Sil'dih employs their advanced alchemical knowledge to horrific ends, transforming their own citizens─alive and dead─into a fearsome undead legion!"
88,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_114","Yes, I believe I have it! The facts at hand have led me to one unassailable conclusion! Our phantom thief is a descendant of doomed Sil'dih, who seeks vengeance against those who reduced his countrymen to slavering zombies!"
89,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_115","To pacify his soul and send him peacefully to the next world, there is but one course of action! We must find the Sil'dihn statesman who conceived this dreadful stratagem, and have him apologize to the thief in person for the suffering he has wrought!"
90,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_116","A brilliant plan. Perhaps you'd like to go find yourself a shovel and dig this statesman out of his grave yourself?"
91,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_117","Leaving aside this nonsense of spirits and specters, it appears increasingly likely that our quarry shares some link to Sil'dih. His garish garb is no doubt meant to evoke the silver scales of the fallen sultanate."
92,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_118","This Sil'dihn connection would also serve to explain the rare knowledge of Belah'dian relics our thief clearly possesses."
93,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_119","But what of the murder victims? What common thread amongst them could have incurred the ire of our adversary?"
94,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_120","A few people in town spoke of a man sighted calling upon the victims in the past days. Those who saw him said he had a most frightened air about him..."
95,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_121","Wait... Yes, it's coming to me...of course! My keen investigator's senses ring out with a voice loud and clear! This man Miss Ellie speaks of...just might know something!"
96,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_122","You really should stop thinking so hard─you're like to strain a brain muscle. Miss Ellie, who is this man and where might we find him?"
97,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_123","My sources identified the man as Guguriya, a traveling merchant known to frequent Horizon. Shall we pay him a visit?"
98,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_130","My keen instincts tell me that Master Guguriya's testimony will be key to a monumental breakthrough in our investigation. Yes, I shall employ the ancient Manderville art of parley to skillfully extract the information we require!"
99,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_160","Y-Yes? If you've got business, make it quick. My time's too v-valuable to waste chattin' with every stranger who passes by."
100,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_161","Forgive us, good sir. My name is Ellie, a reporter with the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis>─never blinking, all-seeing...you know the rest. I was wondering if we could trouble you with just a few questions─"
101,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_162","Was it for love or money that you killed them!? Yes, <Emphasis>you</Emphasis>─the thief of many faces!"
102,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_163","Me? A thief!? Wh-What is this nonsense?"
103,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_164","I don't know who you are, but I ain't got the time or the patience for this mummery! Now if you'll excuse me, an important client awaits─"
104,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_165","(-Refined Voice-)I thought I recognized that voice..."
105,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_166","Lady Durilda! Well met, indeed! Pray tell, whatever brings you to these environs this fair <If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),12))><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),4))>evening<Else/>morning</If><Else/><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),17))>day<Else/>evening</If></If>?"
106,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_167","Wh-Why, I <Emphasis>live</Emphasis> here, you ham-headed half-wit! ...I-Inspector Briardien! This is an unexpected pleasure. Do you have some business with my associate here, pray tell?"
107,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_168","...Guguriya. We can discuss business after. Pray lend the inspector here─the <Emphasis>handsome</Emphasis> one─whatever assistance he requires."
108,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_169","B-But, Lady Durilda! What about─"
109,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_170","Ah, yes...my dear Maria's nameday present. I had in mind one of the prize pieces from Eshtaime's latest seasonal collection. You <Emphasis>would</Emphasis> be able to procure one for me, yes? Or shall I eliminate the middleman and make the trip to Ul'dah myself?"
110,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_171","I'll say it just once more, Guguriya... I expect you to give the inspector and his companions your full assistance. They─yes, even the stupid one─helped me regain something truly priceless. Yes, something more valuable than any mere trinket..."
111,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_172","All right, all right. I'll tell you what I know─but you didn't hear it from me, got it? I was lookin' into the killin' on behalf of a...client o' mine."
112,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_173","The thief's got himself some o' that zombie dust─the Traders' Spurn, was it? And his cards speak o' five victims. It got me to thinkin'─Sil'dih...five victims...aye, the Arbiters of Truth."
113,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_174","The Arbiters of Truth? I'm not familiar with the name."
114,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_175","Aye, few would be─on account o' them bein' somethin' of a secret society and all. Influential personages of the sultanate, you see, workin' from the shadows to keep <Emphasis>false knowledge</Emphasis> about the Ul'dah-Sil'dih conflict from reachin' the ears o' folk like you and me."
115,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_176","False knowledge? Pray tell, just what sort of knowledge might that be?"
116,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_177","Th-Thal's balls, don't make me say no more! I-I've got a family to feed!"
117,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_178","...Very well. Just tell us one last thing: who hired you, and where can we find him?"
118,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_179","Hob! His name's Hob! When he heard what I said, he told me that he was goin' to set sail for Limsa with his five best sellswords to guard his back."
119,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_180","...Said there were many pryin' eyes at the airship docks. Said he had a private ship docked and waitin' for him at Vesper Bay. B–But remember, you didn't hear none o' this from me!"
120,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_181","This man Hob must be one of the killer's targets. Doubtless he also knows the identity of the remaining one."
121,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_182","I doubt that. They say the Arbiters are so secretive, they don't even know each other's true identities. Now, don't ask me how that all works, but..."
122,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_183","Hob's got high-rankin' friends in the Brass Blades. Once he heard the victims had been all...zombified...he panicked. Guess he knew that he'd be next..."
123,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_184","Thank you very much, my kind sir! Once again, the ancient Manderville art of parley has procured for us a key morsel of knowledge. Let us seek out this Hob fellow and see what he can share with us. And let us hurry─the man's life is in danger even as we speak!"
124,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_200","I would hear what this Hob fellow has to say. Come, my ever-loyal associate, let us away to Vesper Bay with all speed!"
125,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_250","M-Master Hob? Is everything quite all right?"
126,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_251","No! Stand back, Ellie!"
127,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HOB_000_252","Hunger... I hunger...for your braiiinnnsss!"
128,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_233","Damn! There's no saving the man. <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! Do what you must!"
129,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_254","Yes, my firsthand knowledge of zombies tells me this particular shade of green is unmistakably that of the undead. 'Twould seem we were a few moments late to the scene."
130,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_255","...A message. <Emphasis>And then there was one...</Emphasis>"
131,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_256","...There it is again."
132,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_257","Hmmmmmm? Is something the matter, Inspector?"
133,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_258","Indeed, Nashu, there is. Ever since I picked up the trail of the phantom thief, I've had this fleeting sense... A sense that someone─or some<Emphasis>thing</Emphasis>─is watching us..."
134,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_259","The thief might be close at hand. We should be careful..."
135,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_260","For the moment, let us return and report our findings to Miss Phillice. Secret society or no, knowing the identities of its members may yet lead us to the final victim."
136,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_261","I, too, had best return to the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis>. Let's meet up again after─I'll see what new clues I can uncover in the meantime."
137,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_262","You will do nothing of the sort, Miss Ellie. These streets are far too dangerous for you to walk alone."
138,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_263","Inspector! Inspector! I'll go with her!"
139,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_264","If you insist, Nashu, then I give my leave. But pray be wary! Not just of the thief, but of Miss Ellie─she has quite the temper, as we both know."
140,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_265","...Miss Ellie. There is something I must tell you when this case is over. Be safe, and promise me that you will not attempt anything rash, as you did that time when the fiend took aim at my own life."
141,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_266","<Emphasis>Your</Emphasis> life, Inspect─ah, at Costa del Sol! Yes, that was quite the ordeal, wasn't it?"
142,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_267","I'll be careful... I promise. I eagerly await the day when I may hear what it is you would share with me."
143,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_268","A secret vow? Oho! Consider my interest piqued as well, good inspector! Now let us be off. Miss Phillice awaits our report!"
144,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HUMPHREY_000_280","Some shifty-lookin' fellow was eyein' the vaults before, but he took off faster than a fleein' cactuar soon as my gaze met his. Aye, just like I cowed many a Garlean on the plains o'─o-oh, it's you."
145,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_285","The news of Hob's death will not sit well with Miss Phillice, but a gentleman must do what a gentleman must do."
146,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_300","A fourth victim? Thal have mercy! Were you able to glean aught of a connection to the other victims?"
147,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_301","The Arbiters of Truth...!? N-No... It cannot be..."
148,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_302","(-Ellie-)Somebody...help!"
149,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_303","...Miss Ellie!? The voice came from the direction of the vault. We must hurry!"
150,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_500","Miss Ellie! Are you hurt?"
151,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_501","That man... I only thought to ask him a few questions. Before I knew what was happening, he was upon me! I could only..."
152,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_502","...Bash his brains with a conveniently placed bottle of mead, it would seem. Haha, remind me not to get on your bad side, Miss Ellie! That said, is Nashu not with you?"
153,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_503","She saw a figure lurking in the shadows, and went off in pursuit before I could stop her."
154,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_504","...This man wears the armor of a Sultansworn squire, yet his face is unfamiliar to me. Something is amiss!"
155,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_505","Th-The thief of many faces!? To think we would find our man like this..."
156,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_506","Thrice and again did the fiend elude our grasp, but no more! By virtue of a gentleman's ingenious deductions and a lady's pugilistic puissance, I declare this case closed!"
157,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_507","I return this sachet to you, Miss Phillice. Whilst the gesture was appreciated, in the end it proved superfluous to my cracking of the case."
158,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_508","While you're at it, is there anything <Emphasis>else</Emphasis> of immense value that you'd like to wantonly destroy?"
159,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_509","Wh-What... What is the meaning of this!?"
160,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_510","...Ingenious. A double disguise...planted by the thief to throw us off his trail, no doubt."
161,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_511","This is Guigue, one of my most capable men. I assigned him to guard the vault, and outfitted him with an ample supply of demasking dust. It is inconceivable that the thief could so easily elude his grasp!"
162,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_512","Unless...the thief was not wearing a mask?"
163,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_513","Speaking of which, has anyone seen Miss Ellie?"
164,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_514","No... That's impossible..."
165,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_515","...Of course! It all makes perfect sense! With the phantom thief to thank for her burgeoning readership and rise through the ranks at the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis>, Miss Ellie could not bear to face the possibility of her story of a lifetime coming to an end. Thus, she hatched a plan to..."
166,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SOLDIER00491_000_516","M-My lady! The vault has been breached! The Wiseman's Whisper...it's gone!"
167,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_517","For her foul crimes against the sultanate, I hereby declare Ellie of the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis>─the thief of many faces─an enemy of the state. Deploy all troops and do not rest until she is in custody!"
168,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAJ_000_518","(-???-)And <Emphasis>now</Emphasis> the game is truly afoot..."
169,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GILGAMESH_000_519","Bah! What is the meaning of all of this racket and rumpus!? And just as we were about to make our triumphant return! Isn't that so, Enkidu?"
170,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_520","Miss Ellie! Miss Ellllllie! That shadow you said you saw? I think it was just a dormouse!"
171,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_521",""
172,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAC_000_522","(-???-)To think he'd literally stumble face-first onto the second mask. His good fortune truly knows no end."
173,"TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAC_000_523","(-???-)But not to worry... Yes, I daresay the phantom thief has another trick or two up his sleeve..."
0,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_00,"Hildibrand is onto something, or at least he thinks he is."
1,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_01,"Thoroughly convinced that your adversary─the phantom thief-turned-murderer─is a vengeful Sil'dihn spirit seeking retribution for centuries-old war crimes, Hildibrand proposes a trip to the Thaumaturges' Guild, where one might learn more about the troubled history of the sibling nations. Briardien acquiesces, if only to get his meddling rival out of his hair while he pursues his own line of investigation. Accompany Inspector Hildibrand to the guild to see what information might be had."
2,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_02,"Questioning a number of thaumaturges at the guild, you learn of the horrors of the so-called War of the Sisters, which culminated with Sil'dih's horrific attempt to raise a fearsome zombie legion from the ranks of its own citizens. Share these frightful findings with Inspector Hildibrand, who is surely eager to put his famed deductive powers to work."
3,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_03,"Upon hearing your report, Hildibrand proposes securing an apology from a doubtless long-dead Sil'dihn statesman as a means to appease the wayward soul that he still believes the phantom thief-cum-murderer to be. Briardien dismisses this theory out of hand, while granting that the Sil'dih connection is indeed worth exploring. As the consulting inspector ponders the relationship between the murder victims, Ellie shares rumors she heard about a man who was sighted trying to make contact with more than one of the victims while they still lived. Seek out this man, the trader Guguriya of Horizon, to see what stories he may have to tell."
4,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_04,"Despite his reluctance, Guguriya speaks with you after being prodded along by a timely appearance from Lady Durilda. He reveals that the victims were all members of the Arbiters of Truth─a secret society devoted to preventing false knowledge of Ul'dahn history from reaching the ears of the general populace─and that they were turned to zombies before being slain. He further shares with you the identity of his employer, a man by the name of Hob, who─fearing for his life after the murders of his colleagues─has already fled the sultanate. Hurry to Vesper Bay and seek the man out before he meets a similarly gruesome fate."
5,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_05,"Your arrival in Vesper Bay comes too late, as the unfortunate Hob has already been reduced to a slavering zombie. After you have finished putting the poor man out of his misery, Inspector Briardien proposes a return to the Heart of the Sworn in Ul'dah, that you may deliver a full report to Phillice. Ellie and Nashu set off for the *Mythril Eye* offices to do some additional investigating, with a plan to rendezvous when both groups have finished with their tasks."
6,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_06,"Your conversation with Phillice is interrupted by a scream from the direction of the vault. Racing to the scene, you come upon Miss Ellie and an unconscious Sultansworn, who a quick dash of demasking dust reveals to be none other than the thief of many faces. There is scarcely time to rejoice in this most unexpected and fortunate turn of events when a stumbling Hildibrand accidentally dumps a second sachet of dust on the fallen man's face, removing a second mask to reveal that he is indeed one of Phillice's men, after all. In the meantime, Ellie is nowhere to be found. Phillice is quick to take action, declaring the *Mythril Eye* reporter the phantom thief and sending her full contingent out to secure her arrest. And yet, in a case which has taken one surprising turn after the next, is everything as simple as it seems...?"
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24,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_00,Gather information at the Thaumaturges' Guild.
25,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_01,Speak with Hildibrand.
26,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_02,Speak with Guguriya in Horizon.
27,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_03,Search for Hob.
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48,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_020,"Shades from Sil'dih? Living men turned to zombies? The old crone's lost not just her son, but her wits as well."
49,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_000,It's all becoming clear to me now! That dear old woman's testimony has confirmed that which I had suspected from the start!
50,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_001,"Like a zombie picking away at its rotting flesh, Hildibrand─agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire─has peeled away the foul scab of uncertainty to reveal the truth within!"
51,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_002,"Open your ears and feast your minds on the fruits of my flawless deduction! Ahem... Our phantom thief is a phantom indeed, a wayward spirit caught between the realm of the living and dead for nigh on centuries since meeting a tragic end on the battlefield."
52,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_003,"As such, our course of action is clear! We must placate this tortured soul, that it might abandon its vengeful vendetta and travel to the next life in peace!"
53,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_004,"But what is the true nature of the specter's grievances? Without this knowledge, we cannot hope to assuage its rancor."
54,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_005,Let us begin our search at the Thaumaturges' Guild. Doubtless the tomes there contain a wealth of knowledge on the ill blood between the sibling nations.
55,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_100_005,"Notwithstanding the abject stupidity of everything else that came out of your mouth, some knowledge of Sil'dih might serve us well. Go research as you will. And *do* take as much time as you need."
56,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_006,"You can count on me, Inspector Briardien! Whatever knowledge is to be gleaned at the guild, it shall not escape my inspector's eye!"
57,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_015,"I'd be much obliged if you could keep him out of my way, Player. I have some *real* investigating to do, and would prefer to be free of distractions."
58,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_30,"Knowledge is power, and surely our thaumaturge friends have a wealth of knowledge on the feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih. Let us begin our inquiry!"
59,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_080,"Gods be good! You're the adventurer who saved me back at the ruins! Researching the ancient feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih, are you? Why, I'm pleased to say I have more than a passing familiarity with ancient history."
60,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_081,"Researching the ancient feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih, are you? Most impressive! Young people these days show so little interest in learning from the past. Anyhow, I'm pleased to say I have more than a passing familiarity with ancient history."
61,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_082,"To understand the history of the sibling nations, one must go back further still, to the birth of their mother nation, Belah'dia."
62,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_083,"The Fifth Astral Era was an age of untold wonders, when the arcane arts burgeoned and the great civilizations that commanded such powers flourished."
63,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_084,"This age of enlightenment would not last, however. Power bred avarice, and avarice bred resentment. It culminated in the War of the Magi, which brought the great floods of the Sixth Umbral Calamity, which in turn swallowed once-proud nations and left a battered wasteland in its wake."
64,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_085,"Mages were reviled and persecuted for having caused this catastrophe, with many forced to leave their homelands or face death. It was a small band of those survivors that found their way to Thanalan, where they would found the nation of Belah'dia some eight centuries agone."
65,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_086,"Ah, imagine: a government of mages, by mages, and *for* mages! What wonders might have been wrought had Belah'dian civilization survived to this very day! Alas, this was not to be..."
66,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_050,"You don't say? It's not every day someone comes to our halls to research Sil'dih. As a fellow student of history, though, I more than welcome the conversation."
67,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_051,"Belah'dian civilization flourished in relative peace until twin sons were born to the royal family. The two were fierce rivals, and when they came of age and their father passed, each one claimed that he was the rightful heir to the throne."
68,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_052,"With neither son willing to relinquish his claim, they agreed to split their kingdom in two, forming the twin nations of Ul'dah and Sil'dih. But not unlike the two proud princes, the sibling nations developed a penchant for rivalry..."
69,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_060,"Greetings, traveler. You would learn of the war between Ul'dah and the fallen sultanate of Sil'dih? It would be my pleasure to enlighten you."
70,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_061,"The two city–states coexisted for several generations until the bad blood between them boiled over, culminating in outright war. As you might deduce from the present state of affairs, Ul'dah emerged victorious, leaving its once-proud sibling nation in smoldering ruins."
71,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_062,"As the histories tell it, the battles fought between the sister nations were the stuff of nightmares. In a desperate attempt to overcome Ul'dah's superior numbers, Sil'dihn alchemists devised a most horrific stratagem. Employing a frightful formula known as the Traders' Spurn, they brought their fallen warriors back as undead soldiers."
72,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_063,"Some theories have it that they even employed the potion on those of the living who were too weak or wounded to fight. Sends shivers up the spine just thinking about it, no? It is truly a crowning glory of our fair nation that our forebears were able to emerge victorious against these horrors."
73,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_070,"Hm hm...hm!? Player? Don't surprise me like that! What's this? You're here not for your studies, but to learn of the bad blood between Ul'dah and Sil'dih?"
74,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_071,"Hm hm hm... What's that, you say? You seek knowledge of the bad blood between Ul'dah and Sil'dih? I suppose I can spare a moment or two. But take good notes─I'm not fond of repeating myself."
75,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_072,"Two scales, one of gold and one of silver. The gold of Ul'dah, weighing prosperity and power. The silver of Sil'dih, weighing *knowledge* and power. But the power sought by the two nations differed greatly─yes, greatly indeed."
76,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_073,"The power wrought by Ul'dahn prosperity was that of justice and good, while the power wrought by Sil'dihn knowledge was horrific beyond belief─the power to rip the living soul out of a man and render him a mindless killing machine."
77,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_074,"On this matter, the histories are clear. But riddle me this, my friend: who writes the histories, and what does this say of the words writ within? Yes, truth can be elusive and fickle as the shifting sands..."
78,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_075,"As one example, did you know that in the war against Sil'dih, Ul'dahn and Amalj'aa warriors fought side by side? Likely, you did not. And neither did I, until I encountered a faded passage in an ancient text buried deep in our archives."
79,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_076,"And yet, in the histories read by the populace, you will see no mention of this most fascinating fact. Might it be that someone, at some time, deemed this particular truth less than convenient? Hm hm hm...? But I have said enough already..."
80,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_090,They say that the thief of many faces is collecting the four relics of ancient Belah'dia. Do you suppose he'd be kind enough to show them to me when he's done? Even a cursory glance at them would do wonders for my research!
81,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_091,"If Belah'dian civilization had flourished to this day, what wonders might have been achieved! But there is little to be gained from lamenting the past..."
82,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_092,"The mere thought of a nation turning its own citizens into mindless zombies. While I am loath to speak ill of the fallen, I can only conclude that the prospect of losing the war drove the Sil'dihns stark staring mad."
83,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_093,"Read well the histories, but never forget who it is that writes them─that is my advice to you."
84,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_110,"My ever-loyal associate! Tell me, what have you learned from your questioning of the scholars in these halls?"
85,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_111,"...Indeed. As it happens, I have learned much the same. Let us take a moment to review, and allow my peerless powers of deduction to work their magic."
86,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_112,"A war of succession divides the great civilization of Belah'dia, giving rise to the sibling nations of Ul'dah and Sil'dih. The two nations coexist for some generations, until ill blood boils over, culminating in outright war."
87,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_113,"Daunted by Ul'dah's superior military might, Sil'dih employs their advanced alchemical knowledge to horrific ends, transforming their own citizens─alive and dead─into a fearsome undead legion!"
88,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_114,"Yes, I believe I have it! The facts at hand have led me to one unassailable conclusion! Our phantom thief is a descendant of doomed Sil'dih, who seeks vengeance against those who reduced his countrymen to slavering zombies!"
89,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_115,"To pacify his soul and send him peacefully to the next world, there is but one course of action! We must find the Sil'dihn statesman who conceived this dreadful stratagem, and have him apologize to the thief in person for the suffering he has wrought!"
90,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_116,A brilliant plan. Perhaps you'd like to go find yourself a shovel and dig this statesman out of his grave yourself?
91,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_117,"Leaving aside this nonsense of spirits and specters, it appears increasingly likely that our quarry shares some link to Sil'dih. His garish garb is no doubt meant to evoke the silver scales of the fallen sultanate."
92,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_118,This Sil'dihn connection would also serve to explain the rare knowledge of Belah'dian relics our thief clearly possesses.
93,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_119,But what of the murder victims? What common thread amongst them could have incurred the ire of our adversary?
94,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_120,A few people in town spoke of a man sighted calling upon the victims in the past days. Those who saw him said he had a most frightened air about him...
95,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_121,"Wait... Yes, it's coming to me...of course! My keen investigator's senses ring out with a voice loud and clear! This man Miss Ellie speaks of...just might know something!"
96,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_122,"You really should stop thinking so hard─you're like to strain a brain muscle. Miss Ellie, who is this man and where might we find him?"
97,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_123,"My sources identified the man as Guguriya, a traveling merchant known to frequent Horizon. Shall we pay him a visit?"
98,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_130,"My keen instincts tell me that Master Guguriya's testimony will be key to a monumental breakthrough in our investigation. Yes, I shall employ the ancient Manderville art of parley to skillfully extract the information we require!"
99,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_160,"Y-Yes? If you've got business, make it quick. My time's too v-valuable to waste chattin' with every stranger who passes by."
100,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_161,"Forgive us, good sir. My name is Ellie, a reporter with the *Mythril Eye*─never blinking, all-seeing...you know the rest. I was wondering if we could trouble you with just a few questions─"
101,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_162,"Was it for love or money that you killed them!? Yes, *you*─the thief of many faces!"
102,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_163,Me? A thief!? Wh-What is this nonsense?
103,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_164,"I don't know who you are, but I ain't got the time or the patience for this mummery! Now if you'll excuse me, an important client awaits─"
104,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_165,(-Refined Voice-)I thought I recognized that voice...
105,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_166,"Lady Durilda! Well met, indeed! Pray tell, whatever brings you to these environs this fair evening?"
106,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_167,"Wh-Why, I *live* here, you ham-headed half-wit! ...I-Inspector Briardien! This is an unexpected pleasure. Do you have some business with my associate here, pray tell?"
107,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_168,...Guguriya. We can discuss business after. Pray lend the inspector here─the *handsome* one─whatever assistance he requires.
108,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_169,"B-But, Lady Durilda! What about─"
109,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_170,"Ah, yes...my dear Maria's nameday present. I had in mind one of the prize pieces from Eshtaime's latest seasonal collection. You *would* be able to procure one for me, yes? Or shall I eliminate the middleman and make the trip to Ul'dah myself?"
110,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_171,"I'll say it just once more, Guguriya... I expect you to give the inspector and his companions your full assistance. They─yes, even the stupid one─helped me regain something truly priceless. Yes, something more valuable than any mere trinket..."
111,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_172,"All right, all right. I'll tell you what I know─but you didn't hear it from me, got it? I was lookin' into the killin' on behalf of a...client o' mine."
112,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_173,"The thief's got himself some o' that zombie dust─the Traders' Spurn, was it? And his cards speak o' five victims. It got me to thinkin'─Sil'dih...five victims...aye, the Arbiters of Truth."
113,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_174,The Arbiters of Truth? I'm not familiar with the name.
114,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_175,"Aye, few would be─on account o' them bein' somethin' of a secret society and all. Influential personages of the sultanate, you see, workin' from the shadows to keep *false knowledge* about the Ul'dah-Sil'dih conflict from reachin' the ears o' folk like you and me."
115,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_176,"False knowledge? Pray tell, just what sort of knowledge might that be?"
116,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_177,"Th-Thal's balls, don't make me say no more! I-I've got a family to feed!"
117,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_178,"...Very well. Just tell us one last thing: who hired you, and where can we find him?"
118,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_179,"Hob! His name's Hob! When he heard what I said, he told me that he was goin' to set sail for Limsa with his five best sellswords to guard his back."
119,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_180,"...Said there were many pryin' eyes at the airship docks. Said he had a private ship docked and waitin' for him at Vesper Bay. B–But remember, you didn't hear none o' this from me!"
120,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_181,This man Hob must be one of the killer's targets. Doubtless he also knows the identity of the remaining one.
121,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_182,"I doubt that. They say the Arbiters are so secretive, they don't even know each other's true identities. Now, don't ask me how that all works, but..."
122,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_183,Hob's got high-rankin' friends in the Brass Blades. Once he heard the victims had been all...zombified...he panicked. Guess he knew that he'd be next...
123,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_184,"Thank you very much, my kind sir! Once again, the ancient Manderville art of parley has procured for us a key morsel of knowledge. Let us seek out this Hob fellow and see what he can share with us. And let us hurry─the man's life is in danger even as we speak!"
124,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_200,"I would hear what this Hob fellow has to say. Come, my ever-loyal associate, let us away to Vesper Bay with all speed!"
125,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_250,M-Master Hob? Is everything quite all right?
126,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_251,"No! Stand back, Ellie!"
127,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HOB_000_252,Hunger... I hunger...for your braiiinnnsss!
128,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_233,Damn! There's no saving the man. Player! Do what you must!
129,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_254,"Yes, my firsthand knowledge of zombies tells me this particular shade of green is unmistakably that of the undead. 'Twould seem we were a few moments late to the scene."
130,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_255,...A message. *And then there was one...*
131,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_256,...There it is again.
132,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_257,"Hmmmmmm? Is something the matter, Inspector?"
133,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_258,"Indeed, Nashu, there is. Ever since I picked up the trail of the phantom thief, I've had this fleeting sense... A sense that someone─or some*thing*─is watching us..."
134,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_259,The thief might be close at hand. We should be careful...
135,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_260,"For the moment, let us return and report our findings to Miss Phillice. Secret society or no, knowing the identities of its members may yet lead us to the final victim."
136,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_261,"I, too, had best return to the *Mythril Eye*. Let's meet up again after─I'll see what new clues I can uncover in the meantime."
137,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_262,"You will do nothing of the sort, Miss Ellie. These streets are far too dangerous for you to walk alone."
138,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_263,Inspector! Inspector! I'll go with her!
139,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_264,"If you insist, Nashu, then I give my leave. But pray be wary! Not just of the thief, but of Miss Ellie─she has quite the temper, as we both know."
140,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_265,"...Miss Ellie. There is something I must tell you when this case is over. Be safe, and promise me that you will not attempt anything rash, as you did that time when the fiend took aim at my own life."
141,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_266,"*Your* life, Inspect─ah, at Costa del Sol! Yes, that was quite the ordeal, wasn't it?"
142,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_267,I'll be careful... I promise. I eagerly await the day when I may hear what it is you would share with me.
143,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_268,"A secret vow? Oho! Consider my interest piqued as well, good inspector! Now let us be off. Miss Phillice awaits our report!"
144,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HUMPHREY_000_280,"Some shifty-lookin' fellow was eyein' the vaults before, but he took off faster than a fleein' cactuar soon as my gaze met his. Aye, just like I cowed many a Garlean on the plains o'─o-oh, it's you."
145,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_285,"The news of Hob's death will not sit well with Miss Phillice, but a gentleman must do what a gentleman must do."
146,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_300,A fourth victim? Thal have mercy! Were you able to glean aught of a connection to the other victims?
147,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_301,The Arbiters of Truth...!? N-No... It cannot be...
148,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_302,(-Ellie-)Somebody...help!
149,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_303,...Miss Ellie!? The voice came from the direction of the vault. We must hurry!
150,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_500,Miss Ellie! Are you hurt?
151,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_501,"That man... I only thought to ask him a few questions. Before I knew what was happening, he was upon me! I could only..."
152,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_502,"...Bash his brains with a conveniently placed bottle of mead, it would seem. Haha, remind me not to get on your bad side, Miss Ellie! That said, is Nashu not with you?"
153,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_503,"She saw a figure lurking in the shadows, and went off in pursuit before I could stop her."
154,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_504,"...This man wears the armor of a Sultansworn squire, yet his face is unfamiliar to me. Something is amiss!"
155,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_505,Th-The thief of many faces!? To think we would find our man like this...
156,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_506,"Thrice and again did the fiend elude our grasp, but no more! By virtue of a gentleman's ingenious deductions and a lady's pugilistic puissance, I declare this case closed!"
157,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_507,"I return this sachet to you, Miss Phillice. Whilst the gesture was appreciated, in the end it proved superfluous to my cracking of the case."
158,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_508,"While you're at it, is there anything *else* of immense value that you'd like to wantonly destroy?"
159,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_509,Wh-What... What is the meaning of this!?
160,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_510,"...Ingenious. A double disguise...planted by the thief to throw us off his trail, no doubt."
161,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_511,"This is Guigue, one of my most capable men. I assigned him to guard the vault, and outfitted him with an ample supply of demasking dust. It is inconceivable that the thief could so easily elude his grasp!"
162,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_512,Unless...the thief was not wearing a mask?
163,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_513,"Speaking of which, has anyone seen Miss Ellie?"
164,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_514,No... That's impossible...
165,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_515,"...Of course! It all makes perfect sense! With the phantom thief to thank for her burgeoning readership and rise through the ranks at the *Mythril Eye*, Miss Ellie could not bear to face the possibility of her story of a lifetime coming to an end. Thus, she hatched a plan to..."
166,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SOLDIER00491_000_516,M-My lady! The vault has been breached! The Wiseman's Whisper...it's gone!
167,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_517,"For her foul crimes against the sultanate, I hereby declare Ellie of the *Mythril Eye*─the thief of many faces─an enemy of the state. Deploy all troops and do not rest until she is in custody!"
168,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAJ_000_518,(-???-)And *now* the game is truly afoot...
169,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GILGAMESH_000_519,"Bah! What is the meaning of all of this racket and rumpus!? And just as we were about to make our triumphant return! Isn't that so, Enkidu?"
170,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_520,Miss Ellie! Miss Ellllllie! That shadow you said you saw? I think it was just a dormouse!
171,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_521,
172,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAC_000_522,(-???-)To think he'd literally stumble face-first onto the second mask. His good fortune truly knows no end.
173,TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAC_000_523,"(-???-)But not to worry... Yes, I daresay the phantom thief has another trick or two up his sleeve..."
1 key 0 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_00 1 Hildibrand is onto something, or at least he thinks he is.
2 # 1 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_01 Thoroughly convinced that your adversary─the phantom thief-turned-murderer─is a vengeful Sil'dihn spirit seeking retribution for centuries-old war crimes, Hildibrand proposes a trip to the Thaumaturges' Guild, where one might learn more about the troubled history of the sibling nations. Briardien acquiesces, if only to get his meddling rival out of his hair while he pursues his own line of investigation. Accompany Inspector Hildibrand to the guild to see what information might be had.
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_02 str Questioning a number of thaumaturges at the guild, you learn of the horrors of the so-called War of the Sisters, which culminated with Sil'dih's horrific attempt to raise a fearsome zombie legion from the ranks of its own citizens. Share these frightful findings with Inspector Hildibrand, who is surely eager to put his famed deductive powers to work.
4 0 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_00 3 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_03 Hildibrand is onto something, or at least he thinks he is. Upon hearing your report, Hildibrand proposes securing an apology from a doubtless long-dead Sil'dihn statesman as a means to appease the wayward soul that he still believes the phantom thief-cum-murderer to be. Briardien dismisses this theory out of hand, while granting that the Sil'dih connection is indeed worth exploring. As the consulting inspector ponders the relationship between the murder victims, Ellie shares rumors she heard about a man who was sighted trying to make contact with more than one of the victims while they still lived. Seek out this man, the trader Guguriya of Horizon, to see what stories he may have to tell.
5 1 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_01 4 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_04 Thoroughly convinced that your adversary─the phantom thief-turned-murderer─is a vengeful Sil'dihn spirit seeking retribution for centuries-old war crimes, Hildibrand proposes a trip to the Thaumaturges' Guild, where one might learn more about the troubled history of the sibling nations. Briardien acquiesces, if only to get his meddling rival out of his hair while he pursues his own line of investigation. Accompany Inspector Hildibrand to the guild to see what information might be had. Despite his reluctance, Guguriya speaks with you after being prodded along by a timely appearance from Lady Durilda. He reveals that the victims were all members of the Arbiters of Truth─a secret society devoted to preventing false knowledge of Ul'dahn history from reaching the ears of the general populace─and that they were turned to zombies before being slain. He further shares with you the identity of his employer, a man by the name of Hob, who─fearing for his life after the murders of his colleagues─has already fled the sultanate. Hurry to Vesper Bay and seek the man out before he meets a similarly gruesome fate.
6 2 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_02 5 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_05 Questioning a number of thaumaturges at the guild, you learn of the horrors of the so-called War of the Sisters, which culminated with Sil'dih's horrific attempt to raise a fearsome zombie legion from the ranks of its own citizens. Share these frightful findings with Inspector Hildibrand, who is surely eager to put his famed deductive powers to work. Your arrival in Vesper Bay comes too late, as the unfortunate Hob has already been reduced to a slavering zombie. After you have finished putting the poor man out of his misery, Inspector Briardien proposes a return to the Heart of the Sworn in Ul'dah, that you may deliver a full report to Phillice. Ellie and Nashu set off for the *Mythril Eye* offices to do some additional investigating, with a plan to rendezvous when both groups have finished with their tasks.
7 3 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_03 6 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_06 Upon hearing your report, Hildibrand proposes securing an apology from a doubtless long-dead Sil'dihn statesman as a means to appease the wayward soul that he still believes the phantom thief-cum-murderer to be. Briardien dismisses this theory out of hand, while granting that the Sil'dih connection is indeed worth exploring. As the consulting inspector ponders the relationship between the murder victims, Ellie shares rumors she heard about a man who was sighted trying to make contact with more than one of the victims while they still lived. Seek out this man, the trader Guguriya of Horizon, to see what stories he may have to tell. Your conversation with Phillice is interrupted by a scream from the direction of the vault. Racing to the scene, you come upon Miss Ellie and an unconscious Sultansworn, who a quick dash of demasking dust reveals to be none other than the thief of many faces. There is scarcely time to rejoice in this most unexpected and fortunate turn of events when a stumbling Hildibrand accidentally dumps a second sachet of dust on the fallen man's face, removing a second mask to reveal that he is indeed one of Phillice's men, after all. In the meantime, Ellie is nowhere to be found. Phillice is quick to take action, declaring the *Mythril Eye* reporter the phantom thief and sending her full contingent out to secure her arrest. And yet, in a case which has taken one surprising turn after the next, is everything as simple as it seems...?
8 4 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_04 7 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_07 Despite his reluctance, Guguriya speaks with you after being prodded along by a timely appearance from Lady Durilda. He reveals that the victims were all members of the Arbiters of Truth─a secret society devoted to preventing false knowledge of Ul'dahn history from reaching the ears of the general populace─and that they were turned to zombies before being slain. He further shares with you the identity of his employer, a man by the name of Hob, who─fearing for his life after the murders of his colleagues─has already fled the sultanate. Hurry to Vesper Bay and seek the man out before he meets a similarly gruesome fate.
9 5 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_05 8 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_08 Your arrival in Vesper Bay comes too late, as the unfortunate Hob has already been reduced to a slavering zombie. After you have finished putting the poor man out of his misery, Inspector Briardien proposes a return to the Heart of the Sworn in Ul'dah, that you may deliver a full report to Phillice. Ellie and Nashu set off for the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis> offices to do some additional investigating, with a plan to rendezvous when both groups have finished with their tasks.
10 6 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_06 9 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SEQ_09 Your conversation with Phillice is interrupted by a scream from the direction of the vault. Racing to the scene, you come upon Miss Ellie and an unconscious Sultansworn, who a quick dash of demasking dust reveals to be none other than the thief of many faces. There is scarcely time to rejoice in this most unexpected and fortunate turn of events when a stumbling Hildibrand accidentally dumps a second sachet of dust on the fallen man's face, removing a second mask to reveal that he is indeed one of Phillice's men, after all. In the meantime, Ellie is nowhere to be found. Phillice is quick to take action, declaring the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis> reporter the phantom thief and sending her full contingent out to secure her arrest. And yet, in a case which has taken one surprising turn after the next, is everything as simple as it seems...?
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49 45 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_21 48 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_020 Shades from Sil'dih? Living men turned to zombies? The old crone's lost not just her son, but her wits as well.
50 46 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_22 49 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_000 It's all becoming clear to me now! That dear old woman's testimony has confirmed that which I had suspected from the start!
51 47 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_TODO_23 50 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_001 Like a zombie picking away at its rotting flesh, Hildibrand─agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire─has peeled away the foul scab of uncertainty to reveal the truth within!
52 48 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_020 51 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_002 Shades from Sil'dih? Living men turned to zombies? The old crone's lost not just her son, but her wits as well. Open your ears and feast your minds on the fruits of my flawless deduction! Ahem... Our phantom thief is a phantom indeed, a wayward spirit caught between the realm of the living and dead for nigh on centuries since meeting a tragic end on the battlefield.
53 49 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_000 52 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_003 It's all becoming clear to me now! That dear old woman's testimony has confirmed that which I had suspected from the start! As such, our course of action is clear! We must placate this tortured soul, that it might abandon its vengeful vendetta and travel to the next life in peace!
54 50 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_001 53 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_004 Like a zombie picking away at its rotting flesh, Hildibrand─agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire─has peeled away the foul scab of uncertainty to reveal the truth within! But what is the true nature of the specter's grievances? Without this knowledge, we cannot hope to assuage its rancor.
55 51 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_002 54 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_005 Open your ears and feast your minds on the fruits of my flawless deduction! Ahem... Our phantom thief is a phantom indeed, a wayward spirit caught between the realm of the living and dead for nigh on centuries since meeting a tragic end on the battlefield. Let us begin our search at the Thaumaturges' Guild. Doubtless the tomes there contain a wealth of knowledge on the ill blood between the sibling nations.
56 52 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_003 55 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_100_005 As such, our course of action is clear! We must placate this tortured soul, that it might abandon its vengeful vendetta and travel to the next life in peace! Notwithstanding the abject stupidity of everything else that came out of your mouth, some knowledge of Sil'dih might serve us well. Go research as you will. And *do* take as much time as you need.
57 53 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_004 56 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_006 But what is the true nature of the specter's grievances? Without this knowledge, we cannot hope to assuage its rancor. You can count on me, Inspector Briardien! Whatever knowledge is to be gleaned at the guild, it shall not escape my inspector's eye!
58 54 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_005 57 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_015 Let us begin our search at the Thaumaturges' Guild. Doubtless the tomes there contain a wealth of knowledge on the ill blood between the sibling nations. I'd be much obliged if you could keep him out of my way, Player. I have some *real* investigating to do, and would prefer to be free of distractions.
59 55 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_100_005 58 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_30 Notwithstanding the abject stupidity of everything else that came out of your mouth, some knowledge of Sil'dih might serve us well. Go research as you will. And <Emphasis>do</Emphasis> take as much time as you need. Knowledge is power, and surely our thaumaturge friends have a wealth of knowledge on the feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih. Let us begin our inquiry!
60 56 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_006 59 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_080 You can count on me, Inspector Briardien! Whatever knowledge is to be gleaned at the guild, it shall not escape my inspector's eye! Gods be good! You're the adventurer who saved me back at the ruins! Researching the ancient feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih, are you? Why, I'm pleased to say I have more than a passing familiarity with ancient history.
61 57 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_015 60 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_081 I'd be much obliged if you could keep him out of my way, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I have some <Emphasis>real</Emphasis> investigating to do, and would prefer to be free of distractions. Researching the ancient feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih, are you? Most impressive! Young people these days show so little interest in learning from the past. Anyhow, I'm pleased to say I have more than a passing familiarity with ancient history.
62 58 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_30 61 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_082 Knowledge is power, and surely our thaumaturge friends have a wealth of knowledge on the feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih. Let us begin our inquiry! To understand the history of the sibling nations, one must go back further still, to the birth of their mother nation, Belah'dia.
63 59 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_080 62 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_083 Gods be good! You're the adventurer who saved me back at the ruins! Researching the ancient feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih, are you? Why, I'm pleased to say I have more than a passing familiarity with ancient history. The Fifth Astral Era was an age of untold wonders, when the arcane arts burgeoned and the great civilizations that commanded such powers flourished.
64 60 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_081 63 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_084 Researching the ancient feud between Ul'dah and Sil'dih, are you? Most impressive! Young people these days show so little interest in learning from the past. Anyhow, I'm pleased to say I have more than a passing familiarity with ancient history. This age of enlightenment would not last, however. Power bred avarice, and avarice bred resentment. It culminated in the War of the Magi, which brought the great floods of the Sixth Umbral Calamity, which in turn swallowed once-proud nations and left a battered wasteland in its wake.
65 61 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_082 64 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_085 To understand the history of the sibling nations, one must go back further still, to the birth of their mother nation, Belah'dia. Mages were reviled and persecuted for having caused this catastrophe, with many forced to leave their homelands or face death. It was a small band of those survivors that found their way to Thanalan, where they would found the nation of Belah'dia some eight centuries agone.
66 62 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_083 65 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_086 The Fifth Astral Era was an age of untold wonders, when the arcane arts burgeoned and the great civilizations that commanded such powers flourished. Ah, imagine: a government of mages, by mages, and *for* mages! What wonders might have been wrought had Belah'dian civilization survived to this very day! Alas, this was not to be...
67 63 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_084 66 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_050 This age of enlightenment would not last, however. Power bred avarice, and avarice bred resentment. It culminated in the War of the Magi, which brought the great floods of the Sixth Umbral Calamity, which in turn swallowed once-proud nations and left a battered wasteland in its wake. You don't say? It's not every day someone comes to our halls to research Sil'dih. As a fellow student of history, though, I more than welcome the conversation.
68 64 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_085 67 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_051 Mages were reviled and persecuted for having caused this catastrophe, with many forced to leave their homelands or face death. It was a small band of those survivors that found their way to Thanalan, where they would found the nation of Belah'dia some eight centuries agone. Belah'dian civilization flourished in relative peace until twin sons were born to the royal family. The two were fierce rivals, and when they came of age and their father passed, each one claimed that he was the rightful heir to the throne.
69 65 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_086 68 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_052 Ah, imagine: a government of mages, by mages, and <Emphasis>for</Emphasis> mages! What wonders might have been wrought had Belah'dian civilization survived to this very day! Alas, this was not to be... With neither son willing to relinquish his claim, they agreed to split their kingdom in two, forming the twin nations of Ul'dah and Sil'dih. But not unlike the two proud princes, the sibling nations developed a penchant for rivalry...
70 66 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_050 69 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_060 You don't say? It's not every day someone comes to our halls to research Sil'dih. As a fellow student of history, though, I more than welcome the conversation. Greetings, traveler. You would learn of the war between Ul'dah and the fallen sultanate of Sil'dih? It would be my pleasure to enlighten you.
71 67 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_051 70 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_061 Belah'dian civilization flourished in relative peace until twin sons were born to the royal family. The two were fierce rivals, and when they came of age and their father passed, each one claimed that he was the rightful heir to the throne. The two city–states coexisted for several generations until the bad blood between them boiled over, culminating in outright war. As you might deduce from the present state of affairs, Ul'dah emerged victorious, leaving its once-proud sibling nation in smoldering ruins.
72 68 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_052 71 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_062 With neither son willing to relinquish his claim, they agreed to split their kingdom in two, forming the twin nations of Ul'dah and Sil'dih. But not unlike the two proud princes, the sibling nations developed a penchant for rivalry... As the histories tell it, the battles fought between the sister nations were the stuff of nightmares. In a desperate attempt to overcome Ul'dah's superior numbers, Sil'dihn alchemists devised a most horrific stratagem. Employing a frightful formula known as the Traders' Spurn, they brought their fallen warriors back as undead soldiers.
73 69 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_060 72 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_063 Greetings, traveler. You would learn of the war between Ul'dah and the fallen sultanate of Sil'dih? It would be my pleasure to enlighten you. Some theories have it that they even employed the potion on those of the living who were too weak or wounded to fight. Sends shivers up the spine just thinking about it, no? It is truly a crowning glory of our fair nation that our forebears were able to emerge victorious against these horrors.
74 70 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_061 73 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_070 The two city–states coexisted for several generations until the bad blood between them boiled over, culminating in outright war. As you might deduce from the present state of affairs, Ul'dah emerged victorious, leaving its once-proud sibling nation in smoldering ruins. Hm hm...hm!? Player? Don't surprise me like that! What's this? You're here not for your studies, but to learn of the bad blood between Ul'dah and Sil'dih?
75 71 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_062 74 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_071 As the histories tell it, the battles fought between the sister nations were the stuff of nightmares. In a desperate attempt to overcome Ul'dah's superior numbers, Sil'dihn alchemists devised a most horrific stratagem. Employing a frightful formula known as the Traders' Spurn, they brought their fallen warriors back as undead soldiers. Hm hm hm... What's that, you say? You seek knowledge of the bad blood between Ul'dah and Sil'dih? I suppose I can spare a moment or two. But take good notes─I'm not fond of repeating myself.
76 72 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_063 75 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_072 Some theories have it that they even employed the potion on those of the living who were too weak or wounded to fight. Sends shivers up the spine just thinking about it, no? It is truly a crowning glory of our fair nation that our forebears were able to emerge victorious against these horrors. Two scales, one of gold and one of silver. The gold of Ul'dah, weighing prosperity and power. The silver of Sil'dih, weighing *knowledge* and power. But the power sought by the two nations differed greatly─yes, greatly indeed.
77 73 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_070 76 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_073 Hm hm...hm!? <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>? Don't surprise me like that! What's this? You're here not for your studies, but to learn of the bad blood between Ul'dah and Sil'dih? The power wrought by Ul'dahn prosperity was that of justice and good, while the power wrought by Sil'dihn knowledge was horrific beyond belief─the power to rip the living soul out of a man and render him a mindless killing machine.
78 74 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_071 77 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_074 Hm hm hm... What's that, you say? You seek knowledge of the bad blood between Ul'dah and Sil'dih? I suppose I can spare a moment or two. But take good notes─I'm not fond of repeating myself. On this matter, the histories are clear. But riddle me this, my friend: who writes the histories, and what does this say of the words writ within? Yes, truth can be elusive and fickle as the shifting sands...
79 75 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_072 78 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_075 Two scales, one of gold and one of silver. The gold of Ul'dah, weighing prosperity and power. The silver of Sil'dih, weighing <Emphasis>knowledge</Emphasis> and power. But the power sought by the two nations differed greatly─yes, greatly indeed. As one example, did you know that in the war against Sil'dih, Ul'dahn and Amalj'aa warriors fought side by side? Likely, you did not. And neither did I, until I encountered a faded passage in an ancient text buried deep in our archives.
80 76 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_073 79 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_076 The power wrought by Ul'dahn prosperity was that of justice and good, while the power wrought by Sil'dihn knowledge was horrific beyond belief─the power to rip the living soul out of a man and render him a mindless killing machine. And yet, in the histories read by the populace, you will see no mention of this most fascinating fact. Might it be that someone, at some time, deemed this particular truth less than convenient? Hm hm hm...? But I have said enough already...
81 77 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_074 80 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_090 On this matter, the histories are clear. But riddle me this, my friend: who writes the histories, and what does this say of the words writ within? Yes, truth can be elusive and fickle as the shifting sands... They say that the thief of many faces is collecting the four relics of ancient Belah'dia. Do you suppose he'd be kind enough to show them to me when he's done? Even a cursory glance at them would do wonders for my research!
82 78 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_075 81 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_091 As one example, did you know that in the war against Sil'dih, Ul'dahn and Amalj'aa warriors fought side by side? Likely, you did not. And neither did I, until I encountered a faded passage in an ancient text buried deep in our archives. If Belah'dian civilization had flourished to this day, what wonders might have been achieved! But there is little to be gained from lamenting the past...
83 79 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_076 82 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_092 And yet, in the histories read by the populace, you will see no mention of this most fascinating fact. Might it be that someone, at some time, deemed this particular truth less than convenient? Hm hm hm...? But I have said enough already... The mere thought of a nation turning its own citizens into mindless zombies. While I am loath to speak ill of the fallen, I can only conclude that the prospect of losing the war drove the Sil'dihns stark staring mad.
84 80 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NENEKKO_000_090 83 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_093 They say that the thief of many faces is collecting the four relics of ancient Belah'dia. Do you suppose he'd be kind enough to show them to me when he's done? Even a cursory glance at them would do wonders for my research! Read well the histories, but never forget who it is that writes them─that is my advice to you.
85 81 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ERASMUS_000_091 84 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_110 If Belah'dian civilization had flourished to this day, what wonders might have been achieved! But there is little to be gained from lamenting the past... My ever-loyal associate! Tell me, what have you learned from your questioning of the scholars in these halls?
86 82 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_YAYAROKU_000_092 85 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_111 The mere thought of a nation turning its own citizens into mindless zombies. While I am loath to speak ill of the fallen, I can only conclude that the prospect of losing the war drove the Sil'dihns stark staring mad. ...Indeed. As it happens, I have learned much the same. Let us take a moment to review, and allow my peerless powers of deduction to work their magic.
87 83 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_COCOBUKI_000_093 86 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_112 Read well the histories, but never forget who it is that writes them─that is my advice to you. A war of succession divides the great civilization of Belah'dia, giving rise to the sibling nations of Ul'dah and Sil'dih. The two nations coexist for some generations, until ill blood boils over, culminating in outright war.
88 84 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_110 87 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_113 My ever-loyal associate! Tell me, what have you learned from your questioning of the scholars in these halls? Daunted by Ul'dah's superior military might, Sil'dih employs their advanced alchemical knowledge to horrific ends, transforming their own citizens─alive and dead─into a fearsome undead legion!
89 85 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_111 88 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_114 ...Indeed. As it happens, I have learned much the same. Let us take a moment to review, and allow my peerless powers of deduction to work their magic. Yes, I believe I have it! The facts at hand have led me to one unassailable conclusion! Our phantom thief is a descendant of doomed Sil'dih, who seeks vengeance against those who reduced his countrymen to slavering zombies!
90 86 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_112 89 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_115 A war of succession divides the great civilization of Belah'dia, giving rise to the sibling nations of Ul'dah and Sil'dih. The two nations coexist for some generations, until ill blood boils over, culminating in outright war. To pacify his soul and send him peacefully to the next world, there is but one course of action! We must find the Sil'dihn statesman who conceived this dreadful stratagem, and have him apologize to the thief in person for the suffering he has wrought!
91 87 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_113 90 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_116 Daunted by Ul'dah's superior military might, Sil'dih employs their advanced alchemical knowledge to horrific ends, transforming their own citizens─alive and dead─into a fearsome undead legion! A brilliant plan. Perhaps you'd like to go find yourself a shovel and dig this statesman out of his grave yourself?
92 88 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_114 91 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_117 Yes, I believe I have it! The facts at hand have led me to one unassailable conclusion! Our phantom thief is a descendant of doomed Sil'dih, who seeks vengeance against those who reduced his countrymen to slavering zombies! Leaving aside this nonsense of spirits and specters, it appears increasingly likely that our quarry shares some link to Sil'dih. His garish garb is no doubt meant to evoke the silver scales of the fallen sultanate.
93 89 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_115 92 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_118 To pacify his soul and send him peacefully to the next world, there is but one course of action! We must find the Sil'dihn statesman who conceived this dreadful stratagem, and have him apologize to the thief in person for the suffering he has wrought! This Sil'dihn connection would also serve to explain the rare knowledge of Belah'dian relics our thief clearly possesses.
94 90 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_116 93 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_119 A brilliant plan. Perhaps you'd like to go find yourself a shovel and dig this statesman out of his grave yourself? But what of the murder victims? What common thread amongst them could have incurred the ire of our adversary?
95 91 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_117 94 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_120 Leaving aside this nonsense of spirits and specters, it appears increasingly likely that our quarry shares some link to Sil'dih. His garish garb is no doubt meant to evoke the silver scales of the fallen sultanate. A few people in town spoke of a man sighted calling upon the victims in the past days. Those who saw him said he had a most frightened air about him...
96 92 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_118 95 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_121 This Sil'dihn connection would also serve to explain the rare knowledge of Belah'dian relics our thief clearly possesses. Wait... Yes, it's coming to me...of course! My keen investigator's senses ring out with a voice loud and clear! This man Miss Ellie speaks of...just might know something!
97 93 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_119 96 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_122 But what of the murder victims? What common thread amongst them could have incurred the ire of our adversary? You really should stop thinking so hard─you're like to strain a brain muscle. Miss Ellie, who is this man and where might we find him?
98 94 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_120 97 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_123 A few people in town spoke of a man sighted calling upon the victims in the past days. Those who saw him said he had a most frightened air about him... My sources identified the man as Guguriya, a traveling merchant known to frequent Horizon. Shall we pay him a visit?
99 95 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_121 98 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_130 Wait... Yes, it's coming to me...of course! My keen investigator's senses ring out with a voice loud and clear! This man Miss Ellie speaks of...just might know something! My keen instincts tell me that Master Guguriya's testimony will be key to a monumental breakthrough in our investigation. Yes, I shall employ the ancient Manderville art of parley to skillfully extract the information we require!
100 96 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_122 99 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_160 You really should stop thinking so hard─you're like to strain a brain muscle. Miss Ellie, who is this man and where might we find him? Y-Yes? If you've got business, make it quick. My time's too v-valuable to waste chattin' with every stranger who passes by.
101 97 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_123 100 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_161 My sources identified the man as Guguriya, a traveling merchant known to frequent Horizon. Shall we pay him a visit? Forgive us, good sir. My name is Ellie, a reporter with the *Mythril Eye*─never blinking, all-seeing...you know the rest. I was wondering if we could trouble you with just a few questions─
102 98 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_130 101 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_162 My keen instincts tell me that Master Guguriya's testimony will be key to a monumental breakthrough in our investigation. Yes, I shall employ the ancient Manderville art of parley to skillfully extract the information we require! Was it for love or money that you killed them!? Yes, *you*─the thief of many faces!
103 99 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_160 102 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_163 Y-Yes? If you've got business, make it quick. My time's too v-valuable to waste chattin' with every stranger who passes by. Me? A thief!? Wh-What is this nonsense?
104 100 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_161 103 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_164 Forgive us, good sir. My name is Ellie, a reporter with the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis>─never blinking, all-seeing...you know the rest. I was wondering if we could trouble you with just a few questions─ I don't know who you are, but I ain't got the time or the patience for this mummery! Now if you'll excuse me, an important client awaits─
105 101 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_162 104 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_165 Was it for love or money that you killed them!? Yes, <Emphasis>you</Emphasis>─the thief of many faces! (-Refined Voice-)I thought I recognized that voice...
106 102 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_163 105 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_166 Me? A thief!? Wh-What is this nonsense? Lady Durilda! Well met, indeed! Pray tell, whatever brings you to these environs this fair evening?
107 103 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_164 106 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_167 I don't know who you are, but I ain't got the time or the patience for this mummery! Now if you'll excuse me, an important client awaits─ Wh-Why, I *live* here, you ham-headed half-wit! ...I-Inspector Briardien! This is an unexpected pleasure. Do you have some business with my associate here, pray tell?
108 104 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_165 107 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_168 (-Refined Voice-)I thought I recognized that voice... ...Guguriya. We can discuss business after. Pray lend the inspector here─the *handsome* one─whatever assistance he requires.
109 105 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_166 108 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_169 Lady Durilda! Well met, indeed! Pray tell, whatever brings you to these environs this fair <If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),12))><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),4))>evening<Else/>morning</If><Else/><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),17))>day<Else/>evening</If></If>? B-But, Lady Durilda! What about─
110 106 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_167 109 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_170 Wh-Why, I <Emphasis>live</Emphasis> here, you ham-headed half-wit! ...I-Inspector Briardien! This is an unexpected pleasure. Do you have some business with my associate here, pray tell? Ah, yes...my dear Maria's nameday present. I had in mind one of the prize pieces from Eshtaime's latest seasonal collection. You *would* be able to procure one for me, yes? Or shall I eliminate the middleman and make the trip to Ul'dah myself?
111 107 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_168 110 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_171 ...Guguriya. We can discuss business after. Pray lend the inspector here─the <Emphasis>handsome</Emphasis> one─whatever assistance he requires. I'll say it just once more, Guguriya... I expect you to give the inspector and his companions your full assistance. They─yes, even the stupid one─helped me regain something truly priceless. Yes, something more valuable than any mere trinket...
112 108 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_169 111 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_172 B-But, Lady Durilda! What about─ All right, all right. I'll tell you what I know─but you didn't hear it from me, got it? I was lookin' into the killin' on behalf of a...client o' mine.
113 109 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_170 112 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_173 Ah, yes...my dear Maria's nameday present. I had in mind one of the prize pieces from Eshtaime's latest seasonal collection. You <Emphasis>would</Emphasis> be able to procure one for me, yes? Or shall I eliminate the middleman and make the trip to Ul'dah myself? The thief's got himself some o' that zombie dust─the Traders' Spurn, was it? And his cards speak o' five victims. It got me to thinkin'─Sil'dih...five victims...aye, the Arbiters of Truth.
114 110 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_DURILDA_000_171 113 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_174 I'll say it just once more, Guguriya... I expect you to give the inspector and his companions your full assistance. They─yes, even the stupid one─helped me regain something truly priceless. Yes, something more valuable than any mere trinket... The Arbiters of Truth? I'm not familiar with the name.
115 111 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_172 114 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_175 All right, all right. I'll tell you what I know─but you didn't hear it from me, got it? I was lookin' into the killin' on behalf of a...client o' mine. Aye, few would be─on account o' them bein' somethin' of a secret society and all. Influential personages of the sultanate, you see, workin' from the shadows to keep *false knowledge* about the Ul'dah-Sil'dih conflict from reachin' the ears o' folk like you and me.
116 112 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_173 115 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_176 The thief's got himself some o' that zombie dust─the Traders' Spurn, was it? And his cards speak o' five victims. It got me to thinkin'─Sil'dih...five victims...aye, the Arbiters of Truth. False knowledge? Pray tell, just what sort of knowledge might that be?
117 113 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_174 116 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_177 The Arbiters of Truth? I'm not familiar with the name. Th-Thal's balls, don't make me say no more! I-I've got a family to feed!
118 114 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_175 117 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_178 Aye, few would be─on account o' them bein' somethin' of a secret society and all. Influential personages of the sultanate, you see, workin' from the shadows to keep <Emphasis>false knowledge</Emphasis> about the Ul'dah-Sil'dih conflict from reachin' the ears o' folk like you and me. ...Very well. Just tell us one last thing: who hired you, and where can we find him?
119 115 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_176 118 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_179 False knowledge? Pray tell, just what sort of knowledge might that be? Hob! His name's Hob! When he heard what I said, he told me that he was goin' to set sail for Limsa with his five best sellswords to guard his back.
120 116 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_177 119 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_180 Th-Thal's balls, don't make me say no more! I-I've got a family to feed! ...Said there were many pryin' eyes at the airship docks. Said he had a private ship docked and waitin' for him at Vesper Bay. B–But remember, you didn't hear none o' this from me!
121 117 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_178 120 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_181 ...Very well. Just tell us one last thing: who hired you, and where can we find him? This man Hob must be one of the killer's targets. Doubtless he also knows the identity of the remaining one.
122 118 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_179 121 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_182 Hob! His name's Hob! When he heard what I said, he told me that he was goin' to set sail for Limsa with his five best sellswords to guard his back. I doubt that. They say the Arbiters are so secretive, they don't even know each other's true identities. Now, don't ask me how that all works, but...
123 119 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_180 122 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_183 ...Said there were many pryin' eyes at the airship docks. Said he had a private ship docked and waitin' for him at Vesper Bay. B–But remember, you didn't hear none o' this from me! Hob's got high-rankin' friends in the Brass Blades. Once he heard the victims had been all...zombified...he panicked. Guess he knew that he'd be next...
124 120 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_181 123 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_184 This man Hob must be one of the killer's targets. Doubtless he also knows the identity of the remaining one. Thank you very much, my kind sir! Once again, the ancient Manderville art of parley has procured for us a key morsel of knowledge. Let us seek out this Hob fellow and see what he can share with us. And let us hurry─the man's life is in danger even as we speak!
125 121 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_182 124 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_200 I doubt that. They say the Arbiters are so secretive, they don't even know each other's true identities. Now, don't ask me how that all works, but... I would hear what this Hob fellow has to say. Come, my ever-loyal associate, let us away to Vesper Bay with all speed!
126 122 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GUGURIYA_000_183 125 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_250 Hob's got high-rankin' friends in the Brass Blades. Once he heard the victims had been all...zombified...he panicked. Guess he knew that he'd be next... M-Master Hob? Is everything quite all right?
127 123 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_184 126 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_251 Thank you very much, my kind sir! Once again, the ancient Manderville art of parley has procured for us a key morsel of knowledge. Let us seek out this Hob fellow and see what he can share with us. And let us hurry─the man's life is in danger even as we speak! No! Stand back, Ellie!
128 124 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_200 127 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HOB_000_252 I would hear what this Hob fellow has to say. Come, my ever-loyal associate, let us away to Vesper Bay with all speed! Hunger... I hunger...for your braiiinnnsss!
129 125 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_250 128 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_233 M-Master Hob? Is everything quite all right? Damn! There's no saving the man. Player! Do what you must!
130 126 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_251 129 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_254 No! Stand back, Ellie! Yes, my firsthand knowledge of zombies tells me this particular shade of green is unmistakably that of the undead. 'Twould seem we were a few moments late to the scene.
131 127 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HOB_000_252 130 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_255 Hunger... I hunger...for your braiiinnnsss! ...A message. *And then there was one...*
132 128 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_233 131 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_256 Damn! There's no saving the man. <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! Do what you must! ...There it is again.
133 129 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_254 132 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_257 Yes, my firsthand knowledge of zombies tells me this particular shade of green is unmistakably that of the undead. 'Twould seem we were a few moments late to the scene. Hmmmmmm? Is something the matter, Inspector?
134 130 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_255 133 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_258 ...A message. <Emphasis>And then there was one...</Emphasis> Indeed, Nashu, there is. Ever since I picked up the trail of the phantom thief, I've had this fleeting sense... A sense that someone─or some*thing*─is watching us...
135 131 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_256 134 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_259 ...There it is again. The thief might be close at hand. We should be careful...
136 132 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_257 135 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_260 Hmmmmmm? Is something the matter, Inspector? For the moment, let us return and report our findings to Miss Phillice. Secret society or no, knowing the identities of its members may yet lead us to the final victim.
137 133 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_258 136 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_261 Indeed, Nashu, there is. Ever since I picked up the trail of the phantom thief, I've had this fleeting sense... A sense that someone─or some<Emphasis>thing</Emphasis>─is watching us... I, too, had best return to the *Mythril Eye*. Let's meet up again after─I'll see what new clues I can uncover in the meantime.
138 134 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_259 137 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_262 The thief might be close at hand. We should be careful... You will do nothing of the sort, Miss Ellie. These streets are far too dangerous for you to walk alone.
139 135 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_260 138 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_263 For the moment, let us return and report our findings to Miss Phillice. Secret society or no, knowing the identities of its members may yet lead us to the final victim. Inspector! Inspector! I'll go with her!
140 136 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_261 139 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_264 I, too, had best return to the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis>. Let's meet up again after─I'll see what new clues I can uncover in the meantime. If you insist, Nashu, then I give my leave. But pray be wary! Not just of the thief, but of Miss Ellie─she has quite the temper, as we both know.
141 137 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_262 140 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_265 You will do nothing of the sort, Miss Ellie. These streets are far too dangerous for you to walk alone. ...Miss Ellie. There is something I must tell you when this case is over. Be safe, and promise me that you will not attempt anything rash, as you did that time when the fiend took aim at my own life.
142 138 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_263 141 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_266 Inspector! Inspector! I'll go with her! *Your* life, Inspect─ah, at Costa del Sol! Yes, that was quite the ordeal, wasn't it?
143 139 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_264 142 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_267 If you insist, Nashu, then I give my leave. But pray be wary! Not just of the thief, but of Miss Ellie─she has quite the temper, as we both know. I'll be careful... I promise. I eagerly await the day when I may hear what it is you would share with me.
144 140 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_265 143 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_268 ...Miss Ellie. There is something I must tell you when this case is over. Be safe, and promise me that you will not attempt anything rash, as you did that time when the fiend took aim at my own life. A secret vow? Oho! Consider my interest piqued as well, good inspector! Now let us be off. Miss Phillice awaits our report!
145 141 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_266 144 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HUMPHREY_000_280 <Emphasis>Your</Emphasis> life, Inspect─ah, at Costa del Sol! Yes, that was quite the ordeal, wasn't it? Some shifty-lookin' fellow was eyein' the vaults before, but he took off faster than a fleein' cactuar soon as my gaze met his. Aye, just like I cowed many a Garlean on the plains o'─o-oh, it's you.
146 142 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_267 145 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_285 I'll be careful... I promise. I eagerly await the day when I may hear what it is you would share with me. The news of Hob's death will not sit well with Miss Phillice, but a gentleman must do what a gentleman must do.
147 143 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_268 146 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_300 A secret vow? Oho! Consider my interest piqued as well, good inspector! Now let us be off. Miss Phillice awaits our report! A fourth victim? Thal have mercy! Were you able to glean aught of a connection to the other victims?
148 144 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HUMPHREY_000_280 147 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_301 Some shifty-lookin' fellow was eyein' the vaults before, but he took off faster than a fleein' cactuar soon as my gaze met his. Aye, just like I cowed many a Garlean on the plains o'─o-oh, it's you. The Arbiters of Truth...!? N-No... It cannot be...
149 145 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_285 148 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_302 The news of Hob's death will not sit well with Miss Phillice, but a gentleman must do what a gentleman must do. (-Ellie-)Somebody...help!
150 146 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_300 149 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_303 A fourth victim? Thal have mercy! Were you able to glean aught of a connection to the other victims? ...Miss Ellie!? The voice came from the direction of the vault. We must hurry!
151 147 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_301 150 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_500 The Arbiters of Truth...!? N-No... It cannot be... Miss Ellie! Are you hurt?
152 148 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_302 151 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_501 (-Ellie-)Somebody...help! That man... I only thought to ask him a few questions. Before I knew what was happening, he was upon me! I could only...
153 149 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_303 152 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_502 ...Miss Ellie!? The voice came from the direction of the vault. We must hurry! ...Bash his brains with a conveniently placed bottle of mead, it would seem. Haha, remind me not to get on your bad side, Miss Ellie! That said, is Nashu not with you?
154 150 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_500 153 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_503 Miss Ellie! Are you hurt? She saw a figure lurking in the shadows, and went off in pursuit before I could stop her.
155 151 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_501 154 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_504 That man... I only thought to ask him a few questions. Before I knew what was happening, he was upon me! I could only... ...This man wears the armor of a Sultansworn squire, yet his face is unfamiliar to me. Something is amiss!
156 152 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_502 155 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_505 ...Bash his brains with a conveniently placed bottle of mead, it would seem. Haha, remind me not to get on your bad side, Miss Ellie! That said, is Nashu not with you? Th-The thief of many faces!? To think we would find our man like this...
157 153 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_ELLIE_000_503 156 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_506 She saw a figure lurking in the shadows, and went off in pursuit before I could stop her. Thrice and again did the fiend elude our grasp, but no more! By virtue of a gentleman's ingenious deductions and a lady's pugilistic puissance, I declare this case closed!
158 154 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_504 157 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_507 ...This man wears the armor of a Sultansworn squire, yet his face is unfamiliar to me. Something is amiss! I return this sachet to you, Miss Phillice. Whilst the gesture was appreciated, in the end it proved superfluous to my cracking of the case.
159 155 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_505 158 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_508 Th-The thief of many faces!? To think we would find our man like this... While you're at it, is there anything *else* of immense value that you'd like to wantonly destroy?
160 156 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_506 159 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_509 Thrice and again did the fiend elude our grasp, but no more! By virtue of a gentleman's ingenious deductions and a lady's pugilistic puissance, I declare this case closed! Wh-What... What is the meaning of this!?
161 157 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_507 160 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_510 I return this sachet to you, Miss Phillice. Whilst the gesture was appreciated, in the end it proved superfluous to my cracking of the case. ...Ingenious. A double disguise...planted by the thief to throw us off his trail, no doubt.
162 158 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_508 161 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_511 While you're at it, is there anything <Emphasis>else</Emphasis> of immense value that you'd like to wantonly destroy? This is Guigue, one of my most capable men. I assigned him to guard the vault, and outfitted him with an ample supply of demasking dust. It is inconceivable that the thief could so easily elude his grasp!
163 159 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_509 162 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_512 Wh-What... What is the meaning of this!? Unless...the thief was not wearing a mask?
164 160 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_510 163 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_513 ...Ingenious. A double disguise...planted by the thief to throw us off his trail, no doubt. Speaking of which, has anyone seen Miss Ellie?
165 161 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_511 164 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_514 This is Guigue, one of my most capable men. I assigned him to guard the vault, and outfitted him with an ample supply of demasking dust. It is inconceivable that the thief could so easily elude his grasp! No... That's impossible...
166 162 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_512 165 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_515 Unless...the thief was not wearing a mask? ...Of course! It all makes perfect sense! With the phantom thief to thank for her burgeoning readership and rise through the ranks at the *Mythril Eye*, Miss Ellie could not bear to face the possibility of her story of a lifetime coming to an end. Thus, she hatched a plan to...
167 163 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_513 166 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SOLDIER00491_000_516 Speaking of which, has anyone seen Miss Ellie? M-My lady! The vault has been breached! The Wiseman's Whisper...it's gone!
168 164 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_BRIARDIEN_000_514 167 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_517 No... That's impossible... For her foul crimes against the sultanate, I hereby declare Ellie of the *Mythril Eye*─the thief of many faces─an enemy of the state. Deploy all troops and do not rest until she is in custody!
169 165 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HILDIBRAND_000_515 168 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAJ_000_518 ...Of course! It all makes perfect sense! With the phantom thief to thank for her burgeoning readership and rise through the ranks at the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis>, Miss Ellie could not bear to face the possibility of her story of a lifetime coming to an end. Thus, she hatched a plan to... (-???-)And *now* the game is truly afoot...
170 166 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_SOLDIER00491_000_516 169 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GILGAMESH_000_519 M-My lady! The vault has been breached! The Wiseman's Whisper...it's gone! Bah! What is the meaning of all of this racket and rumpus!? And just as we were about to make our triumphant return! Isn't that so, Enkidu?
171 167 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_PHILLICE_000_517 170 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_520 For her foul crimes against the sultanate, I hereby declare Ellie of the <Emphasis>Mythril Eye</Emphasis>─the thief of many faces─an enemy of the state. Deploy all troops and do not rest until she is in custody! Miss Ellie! Miss Ellllllie! That shadow you said you saw? I think it was just a dormouse!
172 168 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAJ_000_518 171 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_521 (-???-)And <Emphasis>now</Emphasis> the game is truly afoot...
173 169 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_GILGAMESH_000_519 172 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAC_000_522 Bah! What is the meaning of all of this racket and rumpus!? And just as we were about to make our triumphant return! Isn't that so, Enkidu? (-???-)To think he'd literally stumble face-first onto the second mask. His good fortune truly knows no end.
174 170 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_520 173 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAC_000_523 Miss Ellie! Miss Ellllllie! That shadow you said you saw? I think it was just a dormouse! (-???-)But not to worry... Yes, I daresay the phantom thief has another trick or two up his sleeve...
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172 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAC_000_522 (-???-)To think he'd literally stumble face-first onto the second mask. His good fortune truly knows no end.
173 TEXT_CHRHDB502_00491_HATENAC_000_523 (-???-)But not to worry... Yes, I daresay the phantom thief has another trick or two up his sleeve...