7.45 follow-up (#99)

* Update cn

* 7.45 follow-up
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50,"TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_002","That I took an arrow in the knee is what most folk believe...but it is quite clear you are not “most folk.” Very well. I shan't insult your intelligence with an untruth."
51,"TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_003","For now, allow me to answer by saying that everything in creation is given to change, and man most of all. I was drawn to the power of song─the power to touch the very souls of men─and decided that I must pursue it."
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67,"TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_021","Embrace this song, and as you play it in battle shall ever more powerful emotions beset and temper your soul. When your stock of tales has grown, pray return and regale me with stories of your adventures."
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50,TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_002,That I took an arrow in the knee is what most folk believe...but it is quite clear you are not “most folk.” Very well. I shan't insult your intelligence with an untruth.
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49 48 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_000 48 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_000 Ah, that glint of determination in your eyes is a testament to your newfound strength. You put me in mind of my salad days, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Ah, that glint of determination in your eyes is a testament to your newfound strength. You put me in mind of my salad days, Player.
50 49 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_001 49 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_001 Hm? You would know why I <Emphasis>truly</Emphasis> abandoned the battlefield and became a bard? Hm? You would know why I *truly* abandoned the battlefield and became a bard?
51 50 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_002 50 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_002 That I took an arrow in the knee is what most folk believe...but it is quite clear you are not “most folk.” Very well. I shan't insult your intelligence with an untruth. That I took an arrow in the knee is what most folk believe...but it is quite clear you are not “most folk.” Very well. I shan't insult your intelligence with an untruth.
52 51 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_003 51 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_003 For now, allow me to answer by saying that everything in creation is given to change, and man most of all. I was drawn to the power of song─the power to touch the very souls of men─and decided that I must pursue it. For now, allow me to answer by saying that everything in creation is given to change, and man most of all. I was drawn to the power of song─the power to touch the very souls of men─and decided that I must pursue it.
53 52 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_004 52 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_004 Sadly, that power has been all but forgotten in this age of cynicism. Such songs as those performed by tavern bards serve no purpose beyond the amusement of drunkards. Sadly, that power has been all but forgotten in this age of cynicism. Such songs as those performed by tavern bards serve no purpose beyond the amusement of drunkards.
54 53 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_005 53 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_005 But that was not always the way of it. There was a time when song could shape the outcome of conflict. But that was not always the way of it. There was a time when song could shape the outcome of conflict.
55 54 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_006 54 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_006 Ever since nations first quarreled, armies have fielded archers wherewith they rained death upon the enemy from afar. As the battle unfolded, however, the distinction between the lines of friend and foe would grow hazy. Yet the archer's part did not end there. Ever since nations first quarreled, armies have fielded archers wherewith they rained death upon the enemy from afar. As the battle unfolded, however, the distinction between the lines of friend and foe would grow hazy. Yet the archer's part did not end there.
56 55 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_007 55 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_007 He had to stay ever alert, with arrow nocked and eyes trained upon the struggle. He had to stay ever alert, with arrow nocked and eyes trained upon the struggle.
57 56 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_008 56 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_008 Even as his comrades fell, turning the earth red with their blood, the archer could ill afford to avert his gaze, lest that moment cost another his life. Even as his comrades fell, turning the earth red with their blood, the archer could ill afford to avert his gaze, lest that moment cost another his life.
58 57 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_009 57 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_009 One need not have a vivid imagination to appreciate the torrent of emotions that raged within him in that moment. One need not have a vivid imagination to appreciate the torrent of emotions that raged within him in that moment.
59 58 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_010 58 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_010 Nerves near to fraying, his breast fit to burst, the archer did the only thing he could: he sang. His bow became a makeshift instrument, plucked as an accompaniment. Nerves near to fraying, his breast fit to burst, the archer did the only thing he could: he sang. His bow became a makeshift instrument, plucked as an accompaniment.
60 59 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_011 59 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_011 At first, the archer sang only to still the roiling within. But his voice chanced to carry to his comrades. It inspirited those engaged in combat, lending strength to their sword arms. And to those who lay upon the precipice of death, it granted a measure of peace. At first, the archer sang only to still the roiling within. But his voice chanced to carry to his comrades. It inspirited those engaged in combat, lending strength to their sword arms. And to those who lay upon the precipice of death, it granted a measure of peace.
61 60 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_012 60 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_012 Realizing the tactical potential of song, yet loath to set aside skilled archers for that purpose, armies began raising dedicated regiments of minstrels. Realizing the tactical potential of song, yet loath to set aside skilled archers for that purpose, armies began raising dedicated regiments of minstrels.
62 61 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_013 61 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_013 But the members of such units were no warriors, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. But the members of such units were no warriors, Player.
63 62 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_014 62 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_014 Fair of voice and nimble of finger, these career minstrels could find a place in the hall of any lord. Fair of voice and nimble of finger, these career minstrels could find a place in the hall of any lord.
64 63 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_015 63 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_015 Yet they knew naught of the burden borne by those who charge into battle─whose lot is to dance with death and sup on pain. And so their songs rang hollow, holding no power over the hearts of men. Yet they knew naught of the burden borne by those who charge into battle─whose lot is to dance with death and sup on pain. And so their songs rang hollow, holding no power over the hearts of men.
65 64 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_016 64 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_016 In eastern La Noscea, spirits are said to haunt the trees of Raincatcher Gully. I would ask you to travel there and await the emergence of these specters. In eastern La Noscea, spirits are said to haunt the trees of Raincatcher Gully. I would ask you to travel there and await the emergence of these specters.
66 65 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_017 65 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_017 Through force of arms you are to release the spirits from their tormented existence and, in the doing, ease their unfathomable suffering. With such a deed might you draw forth an ancient melody from the Soul of the Bard. Through force of arms you are to release the spirits from their tormented existence and, in the doing, ease their unfathomable suffering. With such a deed might you draw forth an ancient melody from the Soul of the Bard.
67 66 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_020 66 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_020 Welcome back, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. In your eyes I see a layer of understanding...of regret, and of futility. And in your heart? It now echoes with the strains of an old song, newly discovered. Welcome back, Player. In your eyes I see a layer of understanding...of regret, and of futility. And in your heart? It now echoes with the strains of an old song, newly discovered.
68 67 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_021 67 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_JEHANTEL_000_021 Embrace this song, and as you play it in battle shall ever more powerful emotions beset and temper your soul. When your stock of tales has grown, pray return and regale me with stories of your adventures. Embrace this song, and as you play it in battle shall ever more powerful emotions beset and temper your soul. When your stock of tales has grown, pray return and regale me with stories of your adventures.
69 68 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_POP_MESSAGE 68 TEXT_JOBBRD350_01086_POP_MESSAGE You sense a hostile presence! You sense a hostile presence!
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