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0,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000010_THANCRED","They've almost finished loading our cargo. We should be ready to depart right on schedule, or so I'm told."
1,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000020_YSHTOLA","Excellent. 'Tis nice to have a smooth beginning to one's journey, at the very least."
2,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000030_THANCRED","It's funny..."
3,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000040_THANCRED","Master Louisoix came here on a ship very much like this one."
4,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000050_THANCRED","And now, years later, the street urchin he befriended that day is bound for his mentor's homeland. With his mentor's grandchildren, no less."
5,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000060_URIANGER","Aye, 'tis upon reflection that every twist of time's river and fate's whims are brought into sharp relief."
6,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000070_URIANGER","Thou hast matured much in the intervening years. Wert thou not caught attempting to relieve Master Louisoix of his purse scant moments after he made landfall upon this dock?"
7,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000080_ALISAIE","Oh really? Now that's a tale I'd like to hear!"
8,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000090_ALPHINAUD","Will this be your first visit to Sharlayan, Ser Estinien?"
9,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000100_ALPHINAUD","...Ser Estinien?"
10,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000110_ESTINIEN"," ..."
11,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000120_ESTINIEN","Are we strangers newly met? Why this stiff formality?"
12,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000130_ALPHINAUD","I...ah...merely meant it as a professional courtesy, since we are now colleagues in an official sense..."
13,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000140_ESTINIEN","I'd rather you dispense with the “sers,” especially in private company."
14,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000150_ESTINIEN","Or I'll be forced to respond in kind. “Little Lord Alphinaud.”"
15,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000160_ALPHINAUD","You've made your point, Estinien. Painfully well."
16,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000165_ESTINIEN","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
17,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000170_ESTINIEN","Better."
18,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000180_GRAHATIA","Are you all right, Tataru? You seem positively distraught."
19,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000190_TATARU","Distraught? Me? Don't be silly! I think it's lovely that they get to see their homeland."
20,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000200_TATARU","It's just...we're trying to thwart the schemes of an army hells-bent on destroying the world."
21,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000210_TATARU","And once again I have to stay behind and worry that this is the last time I'll get to see my friends..."
22,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
23,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE","I'll bring them back safe and sound. I promise."
24,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE","No sense worrying about the things we're powerless to change."
25,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000220_TATARU","I'll hold you to that!"
26,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000230_TATARU","Well that's hardly comforting!"
27,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000240_HOARYBOULDER","Ah, good, you're still here!"
28,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000250_ALISAIE","Hoary! Coultenet! What brings you all this way?"
29,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000260_HOARYBOULDER","We're to assist the Maelstrom and the kobolds with a lunar primal operation, so we thought we'd see you off before heading to the tower."
30,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000270_HOARYBOULDER","F'lhaminn and the others wish you all a safe journey, and promise that they'll look after things here until you return."
31,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000280_HOARYBOULDER","We will too, of course! Aye, we your fellow Scions of the Seventh Dawn will do our part to ensure the end of the world won't happen on our watch!"
32,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000290_LINERCREW","We're set to sail! All aboard for Sharlayan!"
33,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000300_THANCRED","It's time."
34,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000310_ALPHINAUD","Then we must delay no longer. We will contact you the moment we learn aught of value. Wish us luck."
35,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000320_TATARU","Have a safe journey! And please, <Emphasis>please</Emphasis> be careful!"
36,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000330_EMETSELCH","And so you venture forth unto the unknown."
37,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000340_EMETSELCH","A fate beyond the horizon that cannot be divined. A future undefined and in flux."
38,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000350_EMETSELCH","In uncertain times, naught but the simplest words of wisdom will suffice."
39,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000360_EMETSELCH","That which lives is destined to die. Love leads to loss. Every beginning has an end."
40,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000370_EMETSELCH","Treasure every moment, every step of your descent."
41,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000380_EMETSELCH","And there in the depths where souls and stars rest─find your truth."
42,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000390_HYDAELYN","Hear..."
43,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000400_HYDAELYN","Feel..."
44,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000410_HYDAELYN","Think..."
45,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000420_GRAHATIA","The day has barely dawned, my fellow earlier riser."
46,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000430_GRAHATIA","Though we're hardly alone in that. Envious of those still sleeping soundly, no doubt."
47,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000440_GRAHATIA","Called out to you, you say? Hmm. I've heard nothing myself."
48,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000450_GRAHATIA","In any case, I daresay the sea air will do you good. Why not join the others on deck? Sharlayan should be coming into view at any moment."
49,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000460_HYDAELYN","(-???-)My voice yet reaches you. I am glad."
50,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000470_HYDAELYN","(-???-)Hear, feel, think..."
51,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000480_HYDAELYN","And thus do we meet face-to-face at last. My Warrior of Light, guided by the Crystal."
52,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
53,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Why now, Hydaelyn?"
54,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE","I can trust your words no longer."
55,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000490_HYDAELYN","After your sojourn in the First, I believe you have your answer..."
56,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000500_HYDAELYN","You have visited the First. You...have every right to say that."
57,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000510_HYDAELYN","You have gained an understanding of what I truly am. What Hydaelyn has always been. A primal."
58,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000520_HYDAELYN","Zodiark was created to forestall the apocalypse which threatened the ancient world. And I was brought forth to bind Him."
59,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000530_HYDAELYN","Yet seven times now, those who would orchestrate a return to that bygone era have rejoined a shard to the god I had sundered."
60,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000540_HYDAELYN","The greater His strength grows, the swifter does mine own diminish. The power to draw your mind into the rift betwixt is no longer mine to wield."
61,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000550_HYDAELYN","Yet though it taxes me sorely, I dare not leave these words unsaid."
62,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000560_HYDAELYN","Even bereft of my guidance, you and your companions have accepted the burden of this star's troubled past. A conjunction has begun to form; an intertwining of your time and mine."
63,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000570_HYDAELYN","Wheels shudder and turn. Conflict looms─monumental─which will decide the fate of this world and all life upon it."
64,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000580_HYDAELYN","When you truly understand what is at stake, and your journey has prepared you to surmount the insurmountable..."
65,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000590_HYDAELYN","Then shall I honor the promise made in another time. Another age."
66,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000600_LINERCREW","Cast yer peepers to the fore, folks! Sharlayan's just over yonder!"
67,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000610_HYDAELYN","I will not keep you further. Your traveler's heart must yearn to behold this unfamiliar land."
68,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000620_HYDAELYN","We shall meet again...and soon."
69,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000630_ALISAIE","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
70,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000640_ALISAIE","What a fine morning. Oof. Still a bit stiff, though."
71,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000650_ALPHINAUD","And a good morning to you, too. Taken a look at the island already?"
72,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000660_ALISAIE","Then let's go, let's go! Might still be room in the prow if we're lucky."
73,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000670_THANCRED","Ah! The sleepers have arisen!"
74,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000680_THANCRED","There she is. Good ol' Sharlayan."
75,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000690_ALPHINAUD","Oh, I see it!"
76,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000700_ALISAIE","Home. Home at last. Well...maybe not in Father's eyes...but we'll manage on our own, if we must."
77,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000710_ESTINIEN","You do know you're not alone in this, don't you?"
78,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000720_URIANGER","Indeed, 'tis as Ser Estinien sayeth. Forget not the comrades who boarded this ship at your side, I prithee."
79,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000730_ALPHINAUD","Thank you, my friends. We are ever grateful for your steadfast support."
80,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000740_YSHTOLA","Upon arrival, we will be disembarking into the heart of Sharlayan proper."
81,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000750_YSHTOLA","There is no greater concentration of wisdom in all the world. I am confident that, somewhere within that center of knowledge and learning, we will find the answers we seek."
82,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000760_EMETSELCH","Sharlayan, the solitary island nation of the northern seas."
83,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000770_EMETSELCH","Where under the watchful gaze of Thaliak, patron deity of scholars, academics hoard all manner of knowledge and secrets."
84,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000780_EMETSELCH","Once, they deigned to accept foreign students into a distant colony maintained in the Dravanian hinterlands."
85,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000790_EMETSELCH","How swiftly they abandoned it once the first Garlean boot set hostile foot on Ala Mhigan soil."
86,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000800_EMETSELCH","So averse to the prosecution of war, these men of wisdom. Your would-be allies..."
87,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000810_THANCRED","I thought they'd never let us off the ship... What's next, then? Entry applications?"
88,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000820_YSHTOLA","Hopefully they find no cause to deny us."
89,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000830_ESTINIEN","Hasn't Sharlayan all but severed relations with foreign powers? Those of us without direct ties─myself included─may be refused outright..."
90,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000840_YSHTOLA","'Tis true that, as a nation, Sharlayan only forms trade agreements with a select few neutral countries."
91,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000850_YSHTOLA","But from a practical standpoint, an island cannot afford to be overly strict with its borders. Especially not if that island's people are wholly devoted to the accumulation of knowledge."
92,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000860_YSHTOLA","If one submits the proper paperwork, with satisfactory evidence of identity and intent, then foreigners may be granted entry."
93,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000870_ESTINIEN","...“May.”"
94,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000880_YSHTOLA","Quite. So let us be absolutely clear on these points before we proceed."
95,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000890_YSHTOLA","The immigration officer will ask for your affiliation and your purpose of visit. Considering Sharlayan's views on intervention, I strongly suggest we avoid any mention of the Scions."
96,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000900_YSHTOLA","Krile has laid the groundwork for us to act as associates of the Students of Baldesion, and our ostensible reason for being here is to aid in their order's restoration."
97,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000910_YSHTOLA","G'raha Tia, it might expedite our progress should an actual Student be seen at the head of our little group. Would you mind leading the way?"
98,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000920_GRAHATIA","Of course. The immigration offices were this way, as I recall. Shall we?"
99,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000930_GRAHATIA","Greetings! We've just arrived, and are eager to make our way into the city. Would you be so kind as to process our entry applications?"
100,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000940_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","Certainly. I see by your mark you are an Archon?"
101,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000950_GRAHATIA","I am. G'raha Tia of the Students of Baldesion, at your service."
102,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000960_GRAHATIA","I was assigned to an Eorzean survey team, but have returned to assist with the reformation of my order. My associates here will provide additional support."
103,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000970_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","Very good. I have paperwork detailing your group and its scheduled arrival for today."
104,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000980_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","And it seems some few of your companions are also Archons. If you'll step forward, we can process those applications first."
105,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000990_YSHTOLA","Y'shtola Rhul."
106,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001000_ALISAIE","See how it glows? That list is aetherically linked with the citizen registry kept in the main repository."
107,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001010_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","I've confirmed your status as Archons and amended your travel records accordingly. Welcome home."
108,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001020_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","Now, who do we have here...?"
109,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001030_ALPHINAUD","Alphinaud Leveilleur."
110,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001040_ALISAIE","And Alisaie Leveilleur."
111,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001050_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","Your applications have also been approved. Having said that..."
112,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001060_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","The streets are abuzz with talk of how House Leveilleur's lord disowned his young progeny."
113,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001070_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","And while such personal circumstances constitute no reason to deny you entry, I urge you to avoid...exacerbating your present situation. Times are quite troubled enough already."
114,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001080_ALPHINAUD","We shall keep that in mind."
115,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001090_GRAHATIA","These last two are not Sharlayan natives, but you will find their credentials are in order. An application was made in advance..."
116,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001100_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","Hmph. Name and occupation?"
117,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
118,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE","<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>. Adventurer by trade."
119,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE","<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>. Artisan."
120,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A3_000_003_NONE_VOICE","<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>. Champion of Eorzea."
121,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001110_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","An “adventurer...” Well, I suppose that is considered a valid calling in your native Eorzea, and it does indeed match the profile provided. You may enter."
122,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001120_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","Indeed... Your profile describes you as an “adventurer,” but one also trained in the rather more constructive pursuits of procurement and production. You may enter."
123,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001130_GRAHATIA","And it is a title well earned, I can assure you!"
124,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001140_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","An “adventurer” by trade is what your documentation indicates. No mention of this particular title─self-appointed, I take it? Either way, your employer seems willing to vouch for your character, so I shall─albeit reluctantly─grant you entry. “Champion.”"
125,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001150_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","And you, sir?"
126,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001160_ESTINIEN","Estinien Varlineau. Formerly of the Order of the Knights Dragoon in Ishgard."
127,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001170_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","“Formerly,” at least. And what, pray tell, is your “profession” now?"
128,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001180_KRILE","(-???-)If you'll allow me!"
129,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001190_KRILE","My associate is a mercenary, hired for his strength at arms! Surely you are aware of the dangers we often face on our forays into the wilderness?"
130,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001200_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","Mistress Baldesion. If you insist on sponsoring his entry, then so be it."
131,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001210_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF","But while I appreciate that desperate times call for desperate measures, I find your choice of company concerning. Be advised that even a single misstep may have severe repercussions for your organization."
132,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001220_KRILE","I have every confidence in my chosen company, dear and trusted comrades that they are. But I thank you for your concern."
133,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001230_ALPHINAUD","Krile, it is good to see you."
134,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001240_KRILE","Likewise! Long voyage notwithstanding, you all seem none the worse for wear."
135,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001250_KRILE","There is much to discuss, but this is hardly the place. Let's be on our way, shall we?"
136,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001260_KRILE","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
137,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001270_KRILE","Welcome, friends, to Sharlayan!"
138,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001280_ESTINIEN","As your “mercenary,” I should hope my welcome includes a generous salary."
139,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001290_KRILE","I had to say something, Ser Taciturn!"
140,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001300_URIANGER","Pray forgive me. I was delayed..."
141,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001310_YSHTOLA","It's fine, Urianger. We're all here now."
142,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001320_KRILE","Let's get down to business then, shall we?"
143,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001330_KRILE","Come what may, we must prevent the Telophoroi's plans from coming to fruition. At present, I see two paths for gathering the information which may aid us in achieving that goal."
144,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001340_KRILE","The first involves an investigation into the change which has come over Sharlayan, not to mention the recent, inscrutable behavior of the Forum."
145,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001350_KRILE","As most of you know, the ninety-nine members of the Forum are elected from the general populace. This alone guarantees a plethora of opinion with regards to foreign policy."
146,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001360_KRILE","The Bibliothecs, for example, are a group of conservatives which would have Sharlayan focus on recording history, while remaining entirely uninvolved in the making of it."
147,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001370_KRILE","And at the other extreme, we have advocates for proactive diplomacy and direct intervention. My grandfather, Galuf, was one such member, as was Archon Louisoix."
148,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001380_KRILE","Yet despite our diverse factions and philosophies, the recent vote to deny Eorzea's request for assistance was unanimous."
149,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001390_KRILE","Even more concerning was the fact that many cited other, more pressing duties as justification for their recalcitrance."
150,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001400_GRAHATIA","Fourchenault's refusal in Gridania had those same undertones. 'Twas as if, having stared unblinking into the face of impending doom, he'd simply turned away to pursue something more important. But what could that possibly be?"
151,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001410_KRILE","A mystery, indeed, and one which I ask for your help to solve. Our future may depend on it."
152,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001420_KRILE","As for our second potential path, it concerns a request made directly to the Students of Baldesion."
153,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001430_KRILE","Our organization was founded primarily to study strange and unexplained phenomena the world over. Mysterious relics and ruins, arcane disturbances, and so forth."
154,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001440_KRILE","Compared to our more isolationist Sharlayan colleagues, we have strong connections overseas─namely with scholars and academics who share our passion for the unknown."
155,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001450_KRILE","The request in question comes from one such acquaintance─Nidhana, an alchemist residing in distant Thavnair."
156,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001460_KRILE","Her missive describes the sudden appearance of a tower, and the subsequent summoning of what I can only assume is a lunar primal."
157,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001470_KRILE","In response to this threat, the satrap of Radz-at-Han─the individual who governs the city-state─has instructed the alchemists to find a means to deal with the spire."
158,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001480_URIANGER","The artisans of that land are heirs to an ancient tradition─one rather unlike that of their Ul'dahn counterparts."
159,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001490_URIANGER","'Tis possible─nay, probable─that they have gleaned truths unattainable by Eorzea or her Far Eastern allies."
160,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001500_KRILE","They do, in fact, appear to have a strategy in mind, though it will require further research. To that end, they have requested an introduction to a capable warrior shielded by the blessing of Light."
161,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001510_YSHTOLA","Assuming we divide our forces to pursue both of Krile's lines of inquiry, then having you join the group heading to Thavnair would seem the obvious choice."
162,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001520_YSHTOLA","But the investigation in Sharlayan is of vital importance as well. Equal, I think, to the Thavnairian one, given that the fate of the world may hinge on the results of both."
163,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001530_KRILE","Yes, it is quite the quandary."
164,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001540_KRILE","Though it is a great imposition─and an altogether-too-common one─our efforts would be more likely to succeed were you to lead the charge on both fronts."
165,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001550_KRILE","You are indeed our champion. As to which task to tackle first, we will defer to your decision. Let us next decide how everyone else might best be assigned."
166,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001560_KRILE","As for myself, I shall continue what I've begun in Sharlayan. I should also like to steal the services of an Archon or two."
167,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001570_YSHTOLA","And thereby gain access to a greater range of reading material. I will help with that."
168,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001580_GRAHATIA","Allow me to offer my assistance. I have some small amount of experience in the field of research."
169,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001590_ALPHINAUD","Alisaie and I would also like to help, if you would have us."
170,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001600_ALISAIE","Anything to understand even a fraction of what our father and the Forum might be thinking."
171,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001610_KRILE","Of course, the more the merrier!"
172,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001620_THANCRED","Right, the rest of us will make the journey to Thavnair."
173,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001630_THANCRED","Thoughts? Objections?"
174,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001640_ESTINIEN","I passed through Thavnair on my way to infiltrate the Empire, and though I'm not qualified to give a guided tour, I did gain a sense of where things lie."
175,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001650_THANCRED","I'll be happy to have you along then. So for this group, it will be you, me, and Urianger."
176,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001660_KRILE","Give me a moment afterwards, and I'll supply you with all the details of Nidhana's request."
177,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001670_KRILE","Consider this hall our rendezvous point once our respective tasks are complete. May our investigations prove fruitful!"
178,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001680_ALISAIE","When our father disowned us, I couldn't believe what I was hearing."
179,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001690_ALISAIE","It wasn't until much later that his words began to sink in. That I began to feel the weight of what it meant."
180,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001700_ALISAIE","Do you remember when the decision was made to come to Sharlayan?"
181,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001710_ALISAIE","G'raha said that the Forum was determined to keep us in the dark, and that Father's venomous “performance” was part of that strategy. To keep us at arm's length."
182,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001720_ALISAIE","Perhaps it was. Father argued with Grandfather on many occasions, but never with such...dismissive contempt."
183,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001730_ALISAIE","And...when he demanded what justifies the sacrifices we make in war...I honestly didn't know what to say."
184,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001740_ALISAIE","Neither did Alphinaud, I know, but...never, for one moment, did I believe we had made the wrong choice. So all I could do was fume silently."
185,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001750_ALISAIE","It was only afterwards that I realized how childish I had been. How being stubborn and self-righteous must run in the family."
186,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001760_ALISAIE","If I could've just mustered a civil response, then things might've turned out differently..."
187,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001770_ALISAIE","They must be ferrying goods to Labyrinthos."
188,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001780_ALISAIE","A vast complex beneath the island."
189,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001790_ALISAIE","Sharlayan is famous for archiving knowledge from around the world. Well, that knowledge is not preserved exclusively in dusty tomes and desiccated samples."
190,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001800_ALISAIE","Our “living” library─comprised of all manner of flora and fauna─is housed and studied within that underground facility."
191,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001810_ALISAIE","...Still, that did seem to be an unusually large shipment. When I lived here, it was rare to even see such cargo transported by boat."
192,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001820_ALISAIE","Wait. Didn't you hear something in the Last Stand about the gleaners coming and going more than usual?"
193,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001830_ALISAIE","I think they're the ones we saw manning those boats. And gleaners answer to the Forum..."
194,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001840_ALISAIE","If the appearance of the Telophoroi prompted this sudden burst of activity, then Labyrinthos may hold a clue as to what the Forum is planning!"
195,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001850_EMETSELCH","Deep beneath the scholars' city shines a false sun within a fabricated sky."
196,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001860_EMETSELCH","In any age exist those who consider the floor an extension of their bookshelves, and this vault's architects surely belonged to that special breed."
197,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001870_EMETSELCH","If the stack grows too high, start a new one. If no room remains, then make more rooms."
198,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001880_EMETSELCH","A simple solution at first. And then, bit by bit...a profound transformation."
199,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001890_EMETSELCH","Knowledge buried beneath knowledge─a growing, creeping labyrinth from which there is no escape."
200,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001900_KRILE","Not what you expected? I must admit, the artifice is very convincing."
201,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001910_KRILE","But I assure you that we are beneath Sharlayan itself. The breeze you feel, the flowing waters you hear─all created by the hand of man."
202,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001920_YSHTOLA","The island is volcanic, you see, and once upon a time this great hollow must have been a reservoir for magma."
203,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001930_YSHTOLA","It was discovered some four hundred years ago, at which point it was repurposed as a storage facility for scrolls and samples and such. Renovations have continued with nigh on no interruption to this day, with the lower levels still undergoing expansion."
204,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001940_ALISAIE","Aren't those people gleaners?"
205,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001950_ALPHINAUD","Aye, judging by their dress. They are said to work alone, as a rule, but 'twould seem that rule is being enthusiastically broken today."
206,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001960_ALPHINAUD","It may be as you suspected─that they are engaged in a task apart from the norm."
207,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001970_ALISAIE","Let's spread out and get some answers, then!"
208,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001980_KRILE","Ugh..."
209,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001990_KRILE","Did you call to me just now?"
210,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002000_KRILE","No? How odd. I must be a bit dizzy from the descent."
211,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002010_KRILE","I-I'll be fine, I'm sure. Let's get to work, shall we?"
212,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002020_ERENVILLE","A fair shot."
213,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002030_ERENVILLE","Nicely done! Let me truss this one up, and I'll make my way over to you."
214,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002040_KRILE","There you are. Any new revelations?"
215,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002050_ALISAIE","So you met with that gleaner again, this time to...capture a hornbill?"
216,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002060_ALISAIE","I understand catching and bringing in creatures from the outside, but what's the point of chasing after ones already here?"
217,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002070_ERENVILLE","Oh, it's a simple thing, really."
218,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002080_ERENVILLE","Occasionally, we remove specimens no longer needed for study, or those we've had difficulty raising. But we can't simply turn them loose."
219,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002090_ERENVILLE","Safely returning such creatures to their native habitats is another facet of a gleaner's duties."
220,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002100_ERENVILLE","But not in this case, I'm afraid. I've been asked to bring the bird “below.”"
221,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002110_YSHTOLA","The restricted section in the lower levels of Labyrinthos. Open only to a select few researchers handpicked by the Forum."
222,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002120_YSHTOLA","The projects down there are the subject of rumor and hearsay. Forbidden magicks. Advanced technologies that can never be allowed to fall into outside hands. Even Archons are not privy to the truth."
223,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002130_YSHTOLA","Those who are─the researchers involved in this secretive work─are not permitted to walk freely in the city, and are instead required to live in isolated quarters."
224,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002140_ALPHINAUD","What could a facility subject to such strict security protocols possibly need with a hornbill? An...an experiment?"
225,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002150_ERENVILLE","Possibly. I wasn't afforded an explanation."
226,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002160_ERENVILLE","But judging by the requisition list given to me and my colleagues, I doubt it's for any kind of advanced research."
227,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002170_ERENVILLE","I'd be more inclined to believe we were making preparations to migrate to the south. Meracydia or thereabouts."
228,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002180_ALISAIE","What? Why would you say that?"
229,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002190_ERENVILLE","Much of the flora and fauna we were asked to procure could serve as reliable sources of sustenance."
230,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002200_ERENVILLE","They're comparatively hardy species, too. Able to endure harsh climates. And among them are specimens known to be effective in improving soil quality and purifying water."
231,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002210_ALISAIE","When you put it that way, migration does sound like a reasonable assumption."
232,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002220_ERENVILLE","That's all it is, though─an assumption. Through our tasks, we gleaners glimpse only bits and pieces of the Forum's plans."
233,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002230_ERENVILLE","Our prime concern is that our requisitions, be they living or otherwise, are properly preserved for the knowledge of future generations."
234,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002240_ERENVILLE","Now, I really must be going. I regret that I cannot reward you as you deserve."
235,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002250_YSHTOLA","Perhaps you might reward us after a fashion, then? It is imperative that we reach the lower levels."
236,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002260_YSHTOLA","And seeing as you are already set to descend with your assigned cargo, mayhap we could accompany you as your...assistants?"
237,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002270_ERENVILLE","I am afraid that won't be possible. Once the animals have been prepared for transport, we send them down separately via the lift."
238,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002280_ERENVILLE","I will, of course, follow after to make my report, but I can hardly pass you off as porters when there is nothing left to carry."
239,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002290_YSHTOLA","...Indeed. Pray forget I said anything."
240,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002300_ERENVILLE","How do you feel about climbing? If you've strength and the courage to brave it, then there is another way down."
241,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002310_ERENVILLE","This path leads to the thirty-third facet─a mineshaft excavated during one of our expansions of Labyrinthos."
242,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002320_ERENVILLE","While I cannot guarantee that the passage is safe to traverse, it should provide access to the Medial Circuit below."
243,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002330_KRILE","I never even knew such a place existed! Thank you, this is the perfect solution."
244,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002340_ERENVILLE","You're quite welcome, but consider yourselves warned. If the going proves too treacherous, you'd do well to turn back. I bid you good day."
245,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002350_ALISAIE","Well, turning back is hardly an option, not when we've come this far. Let's go and take a look at this mineshaft."
246,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002360_BOTANISTMAN","(-???-)Hard to look away, isn't it?"
247,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002370_BOTANISTMAN","But they're more than pretty flowers. “Heartblooms” are attuned to ambient emotion."
248,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002380_BOTANISTMAN","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
249,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002390_BOTANISTMAN","You don't seem convinced. But believe me, it's true."
250,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002400_BOTANISTMAN","This ashen grey, for instance. It mirrors the anxiety and urgency of those working nearby as they rush to fulfill sudden orders."
251,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002410_BOTANISTMAN","Intense feelings like those spur the petals to change color. Bright, glowing hues in the presence of joy. Dark, subdued shades for frustration or despair."
252,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002420_BOTANISTMAN","Yet even with the collected wisdom of Sharlayan at our disposal, we've yet to identify the underlying principle of this empathic effect."
253,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002430_BOTANISTMAN","And there are other mysteries besides. Although the flower is extraordinarily long-lived, its low reproductive rate has made it difficult to find younger populations growing in the wild."
254,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002440_BOTANISTMAN","With too few sightings to map its distribution, and no closely related species to track, we've been unable to pinpoint its land of origin."
255,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002450_BOTANISTMAN","To further complicate matters, every culture even dimly aware of its existence has given it a different name and mythos. Our attempts to study it via the historical record have been an exercise in frustration."
256,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002460_BOTANISTMAN","As an avid botanist myself, I should one day like to unravel the heartbloom's secrets...but I'm afraid other duties must take precedence. I will leave you to your thoughts."
257,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002470_YSHTOLA","Have you learned aught of interest?"
258,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002480_YSHTOLA","A flower that reacts to one's feelings? Strange... I must say, I have never heard of such a thing."
259,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002490_ALISAIE","This is all very fascinating, but as it stands, we've failed to gain any significant insight into the Forum's undertaking."
260,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002500_ALPHINAUD","Indeed... While there is certainly enough activity to support Erenville's supposition that a priority has been placed on improving food production..."
261,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002510_ALPHINAUD","Unfortunately for our investigation, these workers were never informed as to how their duties serve the master plan."
262,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002520_ALISAIE","Ugh. If only we could interrogate the Forum members directly."
263,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002530_ALISAIE","Isn't that the entrance to the Archeion?"
264,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002540_ALISAIE","Look, there... I think that's Erenville."
265,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002550_ALPHINAUD","A little difficult to tell from here, but...but I think you're right. He did say he was coming down to make his report."
266,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002560_YSHTOLA","Erenville receives his orders from the Forum. Would it not follow, then, that the superior to whom he reports is a Forum member─or at least a close associate?"
267,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002570_ALPHINAUD","You mean to eavesdrop on their conversation!? What of the risks?"
268,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002580_YSHTOLA","Ours alone to bear. We won't interfere with Erenville's work, nor will he be implicated as an accomplice."
269,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002590_YSHTOLA","If you're not comfortable taking part, I can do this alone."
270,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002600_ALPHINAUD","Nay. I said myself that I wished to know Father's intentions. And no answers will be forthcoming should we simply ask nicely."
271,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002610_ALISAIE","We can apologize later should it come to it. Right now, we need every crumb of information we can get our hands on. Consequences be damned."
272,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002620_YSHTOLA","It might be best if you came along as well. In fact, we should all..."
273,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002630_YSHTOLA","Krile?"
274,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002640_KRILE","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
275,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002650_KRILE","Oh! Yes! That certainly sounds like a plan!"
276,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002660_YSHTOLA","I'm glad you agree..."
277,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002670_ALISAIE","Quickly, Erenville is on the move. We need to get closer before we lose him!"
278,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002680_KRILE","Almost. I can almost reach you..."
279,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002700_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR","I trust you will find your compensation to be more than satisfactory. We wish to make clear that we are pleased with the efficiency and thoroughness of your work."
280,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002710_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR","So much so that we have come bearing new tasks in need of your competent hand."
281,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002720_ERENVILLE","Another lengthy list."
282,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002730_ERENVILLE","If I may speak frankly. The gleaners have been pushed to the point of collapse by your unending demands."
283,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002740_ERENVILLE","We are not familiars to be exploited. We are Sharlayan scholars, and we deserve an explanation for this unseemly treatment. What warrants such urgency?"
284,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002750_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR","...In an age long past, Sharlayan was charged with a momentous duty."
285,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002760_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR","And now that word of the Final Days hangs heavy in the air, the time has come for us to fulfill that charge."
286,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002770_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR","I can say no more, but I promise you this: all will be revealed in due course. And when it has, you will understand that your toil was in service to the greatest good."
287,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002780_ERENVILLE","Then I will do your bidding. For now."
288,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002790_ERENVILLE","But unless you wish the gleaners to rise up in protest, I advise you to offer tangible improvements for our working conditions. Your promised revelation does nothing to address present circumstances."
289,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002800_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR","A fair point. Your concerns will be conveyed to the Forum."
290,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002810_ERENVILLE","I hope that was informative. You may consider my debt to you repaid in full."
291,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002820_ERENVILLE","While I do have my reservations about the Forum, I want to believe that they have our best interests at heart."
292,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002830_ERENVILLE","Which is why I'm reassured that you're busy sniffing out the truth of things. We can ill afford to place all our eggs in one basket─this master plan of theirs─without first understanding the risks involved."
293,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002840_ALISAIE","Wait, how did you know it was us?"
294,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002850_ERENVILLE","If you mean to impersonate a toad, try studying the real thing. And don't try to fool an expert."
295,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002860_KRILE","For you. The spell will keep it from wilting."
296,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002870_KRILE","She said you would need it for the journey ahead."
297,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002880_KRILE","Will you speak with Her now? I cannot hope to match Minfilia's clarity, of course, but..."
298,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002890_KRILE","(-Hydaelyn-)...Thank you."
299,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002900_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)...Thank you."
300,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002910_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)Do not worry. She has lent me her body for only a moment."
301,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002920_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)Just as I could not save the First from the Flood of Light, it has become arduous for me to interact with the physical world without assistance."
302,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002930_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)Though I might converse with you for a time, the incorporeal form I assumed on the ship would be incapable of casting even the simplest enchantment."
303,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002940_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)It is in the depths of the aetherial sea─the place to which all life returns─where my influence is greatest."
304,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002950_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)After Minfilia's sacrifice on the First, it was to the sea, here in the Source, where I ferried her soul. I wished that gentle spirit to find rest in the world she loved so well."
305,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002960_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)Her...and another who may yet have a part to play. Though that will depend on you."
306,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002970_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)Take the flower. Walk free. For you are free─to go where you wish. To believe what you will."
307,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002980_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)That bloom will be your guide. Test and proof of your conviction."
308,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002990_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)In darkness seek joy. Surrender not to sadness, and see beyond despair. Walk free, and bear the light for others to follow."
309,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003000_HYDAELYN","(-Hydaelyn-)Together, raise it aloft and let it shine. Till the end, blinding and radiant."
310,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003010_KRILE","That was...all too brief. Already She seems so far away..."
311,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003020_KRILE","My apologies if I startled you. Ever since we began our descent into Labyrinthos, I had sensed another's will, straining to reach out."
312,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003030_KRILE","Even with my particular talents, though, I was unable to make a connection at first. So weak and tenuous it was..."
313,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003040_KRILE","Once I took hold of that wispy thread, imagine my surprise to discover it was Hydaelyn Herself! Needless to say, it seemed wise to learn what we could before letting go."
314,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003050_KRILE","Her answers were more cryptic than I would have liked... But at least She left us with a guide of sorts─that unusual flower."
315,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003060_KRILE","Yes, we are definitely making progress!"
316,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003070_ALISAIE","You can't be serious! We've done nothing wrong!"
317,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003080_KRILE","Master Fourchenault!? What business has the Forum with us?"
318,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003090_YSHTOLA","Obstruction and suppression, apparently."
319,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003100_FOURCHENAULT","Mistress Baldesion. Our records show you facilitated the Scions' entrance into Sharlayan by claiming them as assistants for your organization."
320,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003110_FOURCHENAULT","We are aware of your “investigations.” After alerting the major institutions to the presence of potential troublemakers, we received word from an Archeion custodian."
321,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003120_FOURCHENAULT","A group operating under the auspices of the Students skulking about Labyrinthos and engaging in clandestine behavior."
322,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003130_ALPHINAUD","“Clandestine”? We may not have entered Sharlayan as Scions, but we did naught to conceal our identities."
323,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003140_ALPHINAUD","Our only purpose in this city is to seek the truth. I can think of no reason why our actions should warrant the Forum's intervention."
324,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003150_FOURCHENAULT","'Tis not our way to discourage the pursuit of knowledge. But the timing of such pursuits must be considered, not to mention their potential impact."
325,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003160_FOURCHENAULT","With the world in chaos, we, the true caretakers of wisdom, have committed ourselves to an undertaking that demands the utmost discretion."
326,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003170_FOURCHENAULT","And we will not risk its success by turning a blind eye to disruptive foreign elements in our midst."
327,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003180_YSHTOLA","What, then, is to be our fate? Will you put us on a ship back to Eorzea?"
328,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003190_FOURCHENAULT","The Forum will convene to examine your case. The results of said inquiry will determine your future in this city."
329,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003200_FOURCHENAULT","As for your absent companion, he has already been detained."
330,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003210_ALISAIE","G'raha!? But why? Is reading a crime now, too!?"
331,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003220_FOURCHENAULT","Reading is encouraged. Celebrated, even. Not, however, of the volumes shelved in the restricted section of the library."
332,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003230_YSHTOLA","Refusing to comply will only make matters worse. Let us instead treat this as an opportunity to open a dialogue with the Forum."
333,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003240_FOURCHENAULT","Silence is often one's best defense. I would advise against prolonging the proceedings with frivolous discourse."
334,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003250_FOURCHENAULT","But enough─this is not the place for debate. The Rostra awaits."
335,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003260_GRAHATIA","Forgive me. I was careless..."
336,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003270_YSHTOLA","We would have been detained regardless. This way, at least, we manage to stay together."
337,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003280_YSHTOLA","I trust your time within the forbidden archives was well spent?"
338,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003290_BARNIER","The Forum will come to order!"
339,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003300_BARNIER","This inquiry is now in session. As Speaker Elect, I will be presiding over the day's proceedings."
340,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003310_BARNIER","Master Fourchenault. Would you be so kind as to restate the matter which compelled you to summon your colleagues with such urgency?"
341,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003320_FOURCHENAULT","As you are all aware, we recently denied Eorzea's request for Sharlayan assistance."
342,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003330_FOURCHENAULT","Since then, certain individuals dissatisfied with our decision have taken it upon themselves to interfere with our work."
343,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003340_FOURCHENAULT","They entered our nation masquerading as associates of the Students of Baldesion, but these malcontents are better known as the Scions of the Seventh Dawn."
344,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003350_FOURCHENAULT","These militants wield influence with both the Eorzean and Eastern alliances, and are inextricably involved with the crises presently afflicting the world at large."
345,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003360_FOURCHENAULT","Loose in our city, these warmongers sought to meddle with and expose matters of state secret. What are they if not a dire threat to be expelled!?"
346,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003370_LEGISLATORA","You have tarnished the good name of the Students. Galuf would be ashamed..."
347,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003380_KRILE","Galuf Baldesion was never one to forsake his fellow man."
348,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003390_KRILE","Even if this nation closed every door and retreated from the world, he would have found a way to help the Scions─help every soul of this star─fight back against the coming doom."
349,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003400_YSHTOLA","A terrible enemy stands poised to lay waste to all we hold dear. In the face of such madness, Eorzea reached out to Sharlayan, a respected ally, in the hopes of forming a united front."
350,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003410_YSHTOLA","Was your curt dismissal truly the best you could offer?"
351,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003420_YSHTOLA"," Or are you so preoccupied with your “momentous duty of an age long past” that even the end of the world is unworthy of your attention?"
352,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003430_GRAHATIA","Whence came this revelation?"
353,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003440_YSHTOLA","From the mouth of a Forum member within fortuitous earshot."
354,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003450_YSHTOLA","From the mouth of a Forum member within fortuitous earshot."
355,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003460_GRAHATIA","Then it seems your findings support my own..."
356,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003470_GRAHATIA","The reason I visited the restricted shelves was to study records of the Forum's policy-making process. To better understand the historical trends underlying their most major decisions."
357,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003480_GRAHATIA","At first glance, the positions of neutrality in war and the accumulation of knowledge above all else appear constant and consistent─the unchanging pillars of Sharlayan society."
358,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003490_GRAHATIA","And once upon a time, I might have left it at that. These days, however, I am more attuned to the subtleties of governance, and so I noticed something...odd."
359,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003500_GRAHATIA","From a particular point in time, the purpose of these policies shifted."
360,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003510_GRAHATIA","No longer was knowledge preserved for the benefit of society. Rather, society was to be gradually reshaped to ensure the preservation of knowledge."
361,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003520_GRAHATIA","The most conspicuous and telling change was the one which befell Labyrinthos. Once little more than an oversized storehouse, an enormous allocation of funds saw it transformed into an advanced research and archival facility."
362,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003530_GRAHATIA","I also discovered a fascinating account on the finances of our Dravanian colony."
363,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003540_GRAHATIA","The settlement attracted students from far and wide, and the connections and tuition fees thus acquired were funneled into further improvements for the archives."
364,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003550_GRAHATIA","Now, there is no question that our nation's progress is tied to the acquisition of wisdom. Nevertheless, the vast resources diverted for this purpose borders on the obscene."
365,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003560_GRAHATIA","But returning to the matter of when─our change in course appears to have been made some two hundred and seventy years ago..."
366,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003570_YSHTOLA","The very same period when Sharlayan scholars in the hinterlands began a formal study of the aetherial sea!"
367,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003580_YSHTOLA","You found something, did you not? And whatever it was gave rise to your oh-so-important duty..."
368,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003590_LEGISLATORB","Mind your tongue, Archon! If you had seen─!"
369,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003600_FOURCHENAULT","Yes, we are bound by a duty we cannot ignore."
370,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003610_FOURCHENAULT","Knowing this, what would you have us do? Abandon our vital work, and join you on the field of battle?"
371,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003620_FOURCHENAULT","We will never choose the way of the sword. We will fulfill our mission not through strife and bloodshed, but survival."
372,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003630_FOURCHENAULT","Come what may, we shall live on. We must."
373,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003640_YSHTOLA","Do as you must then. But we Scions will fight─until the heavens fall, until our last breath."
374,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003650_FOURCHENAULT","Such misguided zeal..."
375,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003660_ALPHINAUD","Father, I... Master Fourchenault."
376,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003670_ALPHINAUD","I fail to understand the stance you have elected to take. But by the same token, I have yet to find a compelling argument to counter the challenge you put to us in Gridania."
377,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003680_ALPHINAUD","Still, in the midst of my uncertainty..."
378,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003690_ALPHINAUD","I must trust in myself to do what is right. As others have chosen to trust in me."
379,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003700_ALPHINAUD","So I will continue as I always have, weighing the consequences of my every action, and allowing my hope for the future to inform my decisions."
380,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003710_MONTICHAIGNE","That's quite enough! Have you all forgotten the reason for this assembly?"
381,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003720_ALISAIE","Scholarch Montichaigne. He's the head of the Studium, and an old friend of my grandfather's."
382,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003730_MONTICHAIGNE","Honestly, every discussion devolves into some interminable debate. Terrible habit. Let's return to the topic at hand, hm?"
383,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003740_MONTICHAIGNE","By their own admission, these Scions have resolved to fight alongside the Eorzean nations against the doom which swift approaches."
384,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003750_MONTICHAIGNE","But there exists no evidence of an attempt to incite our citizens to do the same."
385,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003760_MONTICHAIGNE","Furthermore, while our decision may well've been the correct one, we cannot simply bull our way through these disagreements without inviting doubts or objections."
386,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003770_MONTICHAIGNE","Put yourselves in their place! Who among you would leave a tome unopened if an elder forbid you read it with no reason given?"
387,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003780_MONTICHAIGNE","No, if we're to quell further discontent, then we must conclude this matter with a fair and even hand."
388,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003790_BARNIER","Order! We will have order!"
389,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003800_BARNIER","Master Montichaigne raises some valid points. Keeping such concerns in mind, I propose we enforce the following measures."
390,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003810_BARNIER","Until further notice, the Students of Baldesion are to cease any and all activities within the domain of Sharlayan."
391,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003820_BARNIER","You will also refrain from any further investigation into the Forum's decisions and duties. Failure to comply with these restrictions will result in the immediate expulsion of your Scion associates."
392,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003830_BARNIER","Let us put this judgment to a vote. All in favor, raise your hand!"
393,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003840_BARNIER","I count fifty-one for, and forty-eight against. The proposal is passed."
394,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003850_BARNIER","Students, Scions, you have heard the Forum's judgment. Pray abide by it or face the consequences."
395,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003860_BARNIER","Honored members, I thank you for your time. This inquiry is concluded!"
396,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003870_EMPLOYEEMAN","Welcome home, my lady."
397,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003880_EMPLOYEEWOMAN","Welcome home, my lady."
398,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003890_ALISAIE","What? What are you gawping at?"
399,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
400,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE","House Leveilleur in all its grandeur!"
401,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE","Scion headquarters must seem squalid indeed..."
402,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE","Just admiring the craftsmanship."
403,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003900_ALISAIE","Oh gods, please don't! It makes me feel like a spoiled princess."
404,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003910_ALISAIE","I'll have you know I'm quite fond of the Rising Stones!"
405,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003920_ALISAIE","Oh, I...I suppose I never gave the décor much thought. I'm glad that you approve. I think."
406,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003930_AMELIANCE","Lord Fourchenault is not to hear of this visit."
407,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003940_AMELIANCE","And I should also like the children to have their gifts ere my husband makes his return."
408,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003950_EMPLOYEEMAN","As you wish, my lady."
409,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003960_EMPLOYEEWOMAN","Master Alphinaud, Mistress Alisaie, if you would accompany me upstairs...?"
410,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003970_ALPHINAUD","We shan't be long."
411,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003980_AMELIANCE","The twins have been sending letters home from time to time, recounting their latest adventures."
412,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003990_AMELIANCE","I am sure they withhold certain details, of course. If only to keep me from worrying..."
413,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004000_AMELIANCE","Yet a mother worries all the same. In the early days especially, I tried to support them as best I could, sending the Scions coin and other such donations."
414,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004010_AMELIANCE","Fortunately, they have found the strength to overcome adversity time and time again. Their words grow more confident with every letter, their depictions more vivid."
415,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004020_AMELIANCE","The triumphs and defeats. The joys and sorrows. 'Tis clear that they have come to find value in every experience."
416,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004030_AMELIANCE","But of those they treasure most, it would seem that meeting you might be the most impactful. Why, since that fateful day, I do believe there has not been a single missive in which you were not mentioned by name!"
417,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004040_AMELIANCE","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
418,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004050_AMELIANCE","'Tis plain they care for you. And I am glad they have such a steadfast companion watching over them."
419,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004060_AMELIANCE","Under normal circumstances I would offer you tea, but alas, these are anything but. In any event, why don't you keep me company whilst we await my children's return? Perhaps you might regale me with a tale or two of your exploits?"
420,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004070_ALISAIE","When you mentioned gifts, I wasn't sure what to expect."
421,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004080_ALISAIE","Mother, I..."
422,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004090_AMELIANCE","Oh, look how well it fits you! And the style is to your liking?"
423,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004100_ALISAIE","It's perfect─exactly what I would have chosen! But please, tell me you had something different made for Alphinaud..."
424,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004110_AMELIANCE","Naturally! You are hardly little children anymore."
425,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004120_AMELIANCE","And while I shall miss dressing you in those precious matching outfits, I must respect the individuals you have grown to become."
426,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004130_AMELIANCE","See for yourself!"
427,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004140_ALPHINAUD","Thank you for the splendid clothes, Mother. Stylish, comfortable, and eminently practical!"
428,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004150_AMELIANCE","I am so glad you like them. They are, however, missing one final touch."
429,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004160_EMPLOYEEWOMAN","If you would allow me, Master Alphinaud..."
430,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004170_ALPHINAUD","Wait, are these...!?"
431,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004180_AMELIANCE","...A sage's tools of the trade. They belonged to your father."
432,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004190_AMELIANCE","Though he may as well be chained to his desk these days, as a student, he was often called upon to venture into the field."
433,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004200_AMELIANCE","He wielded those armaments, both to heal and to harm, in no few battles. None so fierce as those you two have braved, perhaps, but battles nonetheless."
434,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004210_AMELIANCE","Thus did I pull them out of storage─to show you that he was not always the man who stands in vehement opposition to you now."
435,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004220_AMELIANCE","And also because it would be a terrible waste of ridiculously expensive, House Leveilleur-commissioned artistry."
436,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004230_AMELIANCE","I am told these devices are quite difficult to master, but someone of your extensive experience should soon have them darting about with grace and aplomb."
437,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004240_AMELIANCE","May the wisdom in that crystal serve you well. And please, try to find common ground with your father, that you might come and go without need for this awful subterfuge."
438,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004250_ALPHINAUD","We will, Mother, I promise!"
439,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004260_AMELIANCE","My final gifts to you, before you run off, are an observation and a suggestion."
440,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004270_AMELIANCE","Firstly, Fourchenault has ever been a serious man, but it was only after you were born that he truly lost himself in his work."
441,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004280_AMELIANCE","I may not know the Forum's inner workings, but I know your father's. The timing of that change in him holds some significance."
442,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004290_AMELIANCE","Secondly, do not seek to best your father with words."
443,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004300_AMELIANCE","Far better that you simply show him─let him discover the merit of your actions <Emphasis>after</Emphasis> they cannot be undone!"
444,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004305_ALPHINAUD","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
445,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004307_ALISAIE","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
446,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004310_ALISAIE","Oh, Mother..."
447,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004320_ALPHINAUD","We shall take your wisdom to heart. Thank you again for these gifts, and farewell for now!"
448,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004330_AMELIANCE","Safe travels, my children. Eat well, stay warm, and keep your friends close."
449,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004340_KYTTE","Right, we're all set!"
450,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004350_KYTTE","Just the four of you, was it?"
451,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004360_ESTINIEN","Three. I am already attuned to the crystal in Thavnair."
452,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004370_KYTTE","You are? Oh. I would have preferred more test subjects..."
453,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004380_KYTTE","Oh well, never mind. If our three travelers could line up here, please?"
454,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004390_KYTTE","Yes, right there is fine! Take a deep breath, and I'll soon have you soaring through the aether."
455,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004400_KYTTE","Oh, and one last thing!"
456,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004410_KYTTE","You might experience a teensy-weensy touch of violent aetherial sickness. Good luck!"
457,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004420_THANCRED","Wha─?"
458,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004430_EMETSELCH","Thavnair, home to city-state Radz–at–Han."
459,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004440_EMETSELCH","Rising from the southeast waters of the Bounty, this isle of plenty served as the battleground for a conflict between two peoples."
460,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004450_EMETSELCH","Their cultures bled into one another until a unique amalgamation was distilled from the chaos, in a process not unlike their precious alchemy."
461,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004460_EMETSELCH","Once solidified as a single nation, an adamant stance of neutrality would hold invaders at bay. For a time."
462,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004470_EMETSELCH","Now across this vibrant isle creeps a fog of malice. What choice do you have..."
463,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004480_EMETSELCH","...what chance..."
464,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004490_EMETSELCH","...against such an insidious foe?"
465,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004500_ESTINIEN","I've seen fairer faces after a bout of bad shellfish."
466,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004510_ESTINIEN","Let me bring you something to drink. That should help settle your bellies."
467,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004520_THANCRED","There was a note...with Krile's instructions..."
468,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004530_THANCRED","Don't let Estinien roam the markets alone... He's alarmingly bad with coin..."
469,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004540_THANCRED","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
470,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004550_NIDHANA","(-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Mmm..."
471,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004560_ESTINIEN","What happened here?"
472,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004570_THANCRED","Their dress marks them as alchemists. I see no evidence of injury or poison."
473,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004580_URIANGER","Thinkest thou they but slumber?"
474,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004590_THANCRED","I believe so. Whether it is by <Emphasis>choice</Emphasis> is another question entirely."
475,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004600_VARSHAHN","(-???-)Oh, we have guests."
476,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004610_VARSHAHN","(-???-)You must excuse the poor welcome. Long days and longer nights have taken their toll, as you can see..."
477,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004620_VARSHAHN","I am Varshahn. Servant to the satrap. My task was, in fact, to wake these good men and women. If you will allow."
478,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004630_VARSHAHN","People of the Great Work! I come bearing new scales!"
479,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004640_NIDHANA","(-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Mmm... Scales...?"
480,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004650_NIDHANA","(-Arkasodara Alchemist-)We have new scales!?"
481,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004660_VARSHAHN","Yes, my friends. Gather round. I have them right here."
482,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004670_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA","Oh, happy day! Now I can continue my experiment!"
483,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004680_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKB","Many thanks!"
484,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004690_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKC","One for me!"
485,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004700_ESTINIEN","Those are dragon scales."
486,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004710_VARSHAHN","Yes─such materials are vital to their most pressing research."
487,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004720_NIDHANA","(-Arkasodara Alchemist-)And we are fortunate to have them. Our experiments are so close to bearing fruit..."
488,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004730_NIDHANA","(-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Soon we will have a talisman capable of nullifying the aetheric emissions from that accursed tower!"
489,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004740_NIDHANA","(-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Did...did I say something wrong? Are you not here with Varshahn? Wait, who <Emphasis>are</Emphasis> you people?"
490,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004750_NIDHANA","(-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Of course! You're the one Krile sent─the “Warrior of Light” we've been waiting for!"
491,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004760_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA","This is a day of celebration! Praise be to Cinduruva!"
492,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004770_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKB","The winds have shifted. I feel it! The end to our toil is near!"
493,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004780_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKC","I feel it, too. My head hasn't been this clear in days..."
494,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004790_ESTINIEN","Tell me, how did you acquire those scales?"
495,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004800_VARSHAHN","Curious that it concerns you so."
496,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004810_VARSHAHN","But worry not. They were freely given by the dragon with whom our satrap has forged a lawful pact."
497,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004820_ESTINIEN","...That is well."
498,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004830_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA","You must be quite familiar with dragonkin, yes?"
499,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004840_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKB","Is this their congealed blood I see on your weapon?"
500,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004850_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKC","Hrm... Speaking of dragon blood...you yourself have been infused with it, have you not?"
501,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004860_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKC","I should like to draw a phial or two, if so!"
502,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004870_ESTINIEN","Now, see here...!"
503,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004880_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA","Come along, come along! I must <Emphasis>insist</Emphasis> that you visit our laboratory!"
504,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004890_ESTINIEN","Cease your shoving, or so help me...!"
505,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004900_NIDHANA","(-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Oh dear, your poor companion. What with the new scales and your timely arrival, my colleagues are a little giddy with excitement."
506,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004910_NIDHANA","(-Arkasodara Alchemist-)No harm will come to him, I promise! Meanwhile, shall we find a quiet place to talk?"
507,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004920_NIDHANA","As you may have guessed, I am Nidhana─the alchemist who sent the request to your Mistress Krile. We have workshops across the nation collaborating on this research project, but it is here─at the Great Work─where I collate our results."
508,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004930_NIDHANA","Come with me, all of you, and I can explain the crux of the situation."
509,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004940_NIDHANA","Yes, that would be Radz–at–Han. Hardly anyone has been allowed in or out since our troubles with the tower began."
510,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004950_NIDHANA","The fearful citizens huddle inside the city walls, and commerce has all but ground to a standstill. I pity the satrap the trials he must be facing."
511,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q5_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
512,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A5_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What can you tell me of the satrap?"
513,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A5_000_002_NONE_VOICE","Do you trust the satrap?"
514,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004960_NIDHANA","Well, he... He is the most important person in Radz–at–Han."
515,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004970_NIDHANA","Completely! Without the satrap and his line, Radz–at–Han would not exist."
516,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004980_NIDHANA","Long ago, this island was home to two tribes of Matanga─the Gajasura, and the Arkasodara."
517,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004990_NIDHANA","When the Au Ra came to these shores, it was the Arkasodara with whom they joined forces. Together, they defeated the warlike Gajasura, forcing them to flee Thavnair altogether."
518,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005000_NIDHANA","Peace and prosperity reigned for a time, until a clan of Hyur from the mainland decided they wanted the island for themselves."
519,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005010_NIDHANA","It was a direct ancestor of the present satrap who arbitrated that conflict, and welded the warring factions into the nation we know today."
520,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005020_NIDHANA","And ever since, a member of that esteemed lineage has inherited this somewhat unique position. You see, by and large, the state is run by the people, but when problems arise, it is the satrap who mediates a solution."
521,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005030_NIDHANA","The stability provided by the satrap is what has allowed Radz–at–Han to thrive all these years."
522,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005040_NIDHANA","And it was the satrap himself who entrusted us with this duty. We will not fail him, nor our countrymen!"
523,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005050_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA","What is the delay with the vessel!? I told you, I need to adjust those ratios!"
524,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005060_FANDANIEL","I come all this way to admire one of my splendid towers, and what do I find? Fools attempting to ward off its tempering influence with magic trinkets."
525,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005070_FANDANIEL","I seem to recall a similar experiment in ages past. What <Emphasis>was</Emphasis> that man's name...?"
526,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005080_FANDANIEL","“O” something... Oween?"
527,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005090_FANDANIEL","Another body, another time. Who could be expected to remember every trivial detail..."
528,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005100_AMON","Another body, another time. Who could be expected to remember every trivial detail..."
529,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005110_AMON","Hmmm. Allowing them to construct such handy talismans would be counterproductive to my plans..."
530,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005120_AMON","And yet, I find myself deathly curious. How <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> they manage this feat with the limited knowledge and resources at their disposal?"
531,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005130_AMON","Complications be damned. For we cannot escape the nature of our souls. And I, as ever, am my own worst enemy."
532,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005140_THANCRED","I see our taskmasters have allowed you a moment's respite as well."
533,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005150_THANCRED","You have to hand it to these alchemists─they are determined to see this endeavor of theirs succeed."
534,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005160_THANCRED","I've never been one for blind optimism, but I sincerely get the sense they're close to a breakthrough."
535,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005170_ESTINIEN","They had better be, or all this effort was for naught..."
536,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005180_URIANGER","The peoples of Eorzea, of the Far East, of Thavnair... Children of this star united in common cause against a dire threat."
537,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005190_URIANGER","Yet ere they succumbed to suicidal madness, were not the Telophoroi born of Her body, as were we?"
538,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005200_URIANGER","They who cling to life and the promise of the morrow's dawn, 'gainst they who desire death and an ending of their own orchestration."
539,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005210_URIANGER","The victors of this war alone will hold the right to answer the question of existence. Of its meaning, and its worth."
540,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005220_THANCRED","Poetic and ominous to a fault. That said, if it's an existential debate in nature, then our arguments might not be as persuasive as you'd think."
541,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005230_THANCRED","Fandaniel wants to die, and take everyone with him in an orgy of pain and suffering. An utterly vile and unforgivable idea."
542,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005240_THANCRED","And yet, when spat upon by fate and wailing in the deepest pit of despair, who among us can say they have not entertained similar thoughts?"
543,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005250_THANCRED","There are nights black as pitch. Bereft of hope. When no words of comfort can reach you, and it's all you can do to grit your teeth and choke back the bile."
544,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005260_ESTINIEN","The more you see and suffer life's injustices, the more difficult they become to bear."
545,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005270_ESTINIEN","Vengeance is nurtured in similar soil. Though your anger has a broader focus, the sentiment is much the same: a fervent desire to destroy others; to see them drown in torment, as you have."
546,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005280_THANCRED","That about sums it up. The will to endure is not always as strong as the urge to burn it all down and salt the earth, survival be damned. It's a struggle─often close and brutal."
547,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005290_URIANGER","Indeed... Well. I, for one, shall pray survival proveth more appealing in the end."
548,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005300_THANCRED","As will I. Besides, our chances are much improved when we've the company of others committed to the cause of life. Our vengeful dragoon here is proof of that."
549,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005310_THANCRED","What is it? What did you see?"
550,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005320_THANCRED","Fandaniel? Are you sure? If he knows we've been working on a countermeasure..."
551,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005330_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA","It holds...the vessel holds! This is the one."
552,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005340_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKB","At long last!"
553,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005350_NIDHANA","Look! We have finally created a talisman strong enough to withstand our experiments!"
554,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005360_NIDHANA","We've named it a “warding scale”─for the time being. With this in your possession, your soul should be completely shielded from corruptive aether."
555,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005370_URIANGER","Afforded such protection, any one of us may approach the towers without fear. Thou hast mine admiration─'tis an invention of historical significance."
556,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005380_NIDHANA","I thank you for your kind words! But I would prefer you keep them unsaid until we test the talisman's efficacy in the field."
557,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005390_NIDHANA","It is for the next stage of our plan that we summoned you in the first place: to accompany me to the Tower of Zot."
558,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005400_NIDHANA","Should the scale prove effective─as I very much hope it will─then you'll have little to do. But should the effect be weaker than anticipated, I must ask that you restrain me. Or knock me senseless."
559,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q6_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
560,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A6_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Let's hope it doesn't come to that."
561,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A6_000_002_NONE_VOICE","Oh, you needn't ask."
562,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005410_NIDHANA","Either way, we are fortunate to have you with us."
563,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005420_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKC","Nidhana, I... Are you certain you wish to do this?"
564,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005430_NIDHANA","If others are to trust our creations, then we must have faith in them first. And as the senior researcher, it falls to me to lead by example."
565,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005440_NIDHANA","But...should I fail to return, then learn what you can from this attempt and apply it to the next. Our work must continue. Is that clear?"
566,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005450_THANCRED","We'll keep an eye on the place while you're away."
567,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005460_THANCRED","Assuming Fandaniel is lurking about, there's no telling what mischief he has in mind for us─or you. Be on your guard."
568,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005470_NIDHANA","Shall we be on our way? I'll have one of the soldiers at the hatchery prepare us a boat, and we can set out from the northern shore. I'll see you there."
569,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005480_NIDHANA","We should soon cross the threshold of the tower's influence..."
570,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005490_NIDHANA","Any moment now..."
571,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005500_NIDHANA","It's working!"
572,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005510_NIDHANA","And you─you are still yourself? Then I'd like to see how it fares closer to the tower, if we could."
573,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005520_NIDHANA","So far, so good. The scale's protection appears to be holding. If we can just make it to the tower's entrance..."
574,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005530_NIDHANA","A few more steps!"
575,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005540_NIDHANA","Praise be to the Sisters! We made it! And the scale has proven itself to be everything we hoped it would be."
576,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005550_NIDHANA","Now we can focus on production. Once we've equipped and returned with an entire survey team, this menace will soon give up its secrets!"
577,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005560_NIDHANA","What─!?"
578,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005570_NIDHANA","Aaah!"
579,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005580_NIDHANA","Let me go! ...Let me <Emphasis>go</Emphasis>! Rrrgh!"
580,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005590_FANDANIEL","Oh, do calm down. You'll only hurt yourself thrashing about like that."
581,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005600_NIDHANA","Stop! You can't do this! Please!"
582,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005610_FANDANIEL","A little late for heroics, I'm afraid."
583,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005620_FANDANIEL","Hmm...the similarities are striking."
584,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005630_FANDANIEL","My, my, such <Emphasis>hostility</Emphasis>. Never before has my artistry so displeased."
585,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005640_FANDANIEL","My patrons of old would've positively squealed in delight! Though, between you and me, I find gushing praise exhausting."
586,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q7_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
587,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A7_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Patrons of old?"
588,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A7_000_002_NONE_VOICE","What are you talking about?"
589,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005650_FANDANIEL","Allow me to tell you a story. Surely you've yet to hear the one about Fandaniel, the sundered Ascian."
590,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005660_FANDANIEL","I inherited the position─and the soul─of the Fandaniel who sat on the Convocation in the time of the Final Days. Theoretically speaking."
591,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005670_FANDANIEL","Practically speaking, that fact is of no consequence! I was born and lived as...well. Me."
592,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005680_FANDANIEL","Eventually I was recruited into the Ascians and imbued with the former Fandaniel's knowledge and memories, but I never felt that they were truly a part of who I am."
593,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005690_FANDANIEL","How to explain? Perhaps if I told you who I was before my Ascian embrace. Although that chapter, too, is a past I've long since discarded."
594,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005700_FANDANIEL","I have it on good authority you've poked your nose into an Allagan ruin or two, yes?"
595,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005710_FANDANIEL","Then I expect you've heard of me. The old me."
596,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005720_FANDANIEL","Amon, at your service."
597,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005730_AMON","Amon, at your service."
598,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005740_AMON","Imagine a nation of unbridled prosperity."
599,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005750_AMON","Every need, met; day after day of unbroken, unshakable peace."
600,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005760_AMON","Existence, fulfilled."
601,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005770_AMON","And ripe for decay."
602,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005780_ALLAGMAN","You are a genius without peer, Amon. How ever do you conceive of such delightful experiments?"
603,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005790_ALLAGMAN","That fool was beside himself with panic when he awoke with the head of a bull! Even his cries for help emerged as so much guttural lowing!"
604,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005800_ALLAGMAN","Oh, the memory of it... Haha, my poor sides! My friends and I were so consumed by laughter we struggled to breathe!"
605,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005810_AMON","No more than entertainment for bored wastrels ignorant of its worth. My all-consuming work..."
606,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005820_AMON","But it was not their only indulgence."
607,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005830_AMON","For they were ever hungry for stimulation. Slaves to the slightest hint that amusement was afoot."
608,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005840_AMON","Our nation was ailing...but I would see the poison purged."
609,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005850_AMON","I resurrected a legend─our first and greatest emperor."
610,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005860_AMON","And just as I had planned, he set our wayward empire back on the path of conquest."
611,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005870_AMON","An inexhaustible ambition carried us onwards, always onwards."
612,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005880_AMON","Yet he who delivered to us such glory was not to be satisfied."
613,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005890_XANDE","Heed me, Amon."
614,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005900_XANDE","No matter how vast one's empire, or full one's treasure vault, all is rendered meaningless by death."
615,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005910_XANDE","In the end, all is lost..."
616,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005920_EMETSELCH","You know as well as I that the emperor stands to lose this war. And so I have come to claim you."
617,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005930_EMETSELCH","For while your methods leave something to be desired, we cannot deny the results of your work."
618,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005940_EMETSELCH","And as fortune would have it, the seat of Fandaniel─your rightful seat─lies vacant and waiting. Take your place amongst your peers, rather than die a pointless death amidst the ashes of your doomed nation."
619,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005950_EMETSELCH","Send one of your clones to the Crystal Tower that you might see for yourself."
620,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005960_EMETSELCH","See what lies ahead..."
621,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005970_AMON","The fall of the empire affirmed the truth. Majestic and tragic...as the emperor foresaw."
622,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005980_AMON","Scheme as you like, build as you will. Nothing endures."
623,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005990_AMON","What is life, but a brief jaunt ending in emptiness?"
624,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006000_FANDANIEL","(-Fandaniel-)So easily distracted! Why, I almost left without saying farewell."
625,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006010_FANDANIEL","(-Fandaniel-)As for your friend, you needn't worry─these pawns are far more useful to me alive as fuel for the primals."
626,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006020_FANDANIEL","(-Fandaniel-)Ah ah ah! If you attempt to pull them free, they <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> die, so─enjoy tackling that conundrum with your comrades!"
627,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006030_FANDANIEL","(-Fandaniel-)We shall meet again! Not in one of these minor spires, oh no, but somewhere more suitably grandiose. Your favorite playmate is ever so eager to see you."
628,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006040_EMETSELCH","A vast rock squats upon Thavnair, and to its stony surface clings the city of Radz–at–Han."
629,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006050_EMETSELCH","Ye who enter here are subject to the scrutiny of gods─the gate's most watchful eye."
630,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006060_EMETSELCH","The orb which beholdeth the truth of all things."
631,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006070_EMETSELCH","Pass beneath its hot and piercing gaze, bearing down like a second midday sun."
632,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006080_EMETSELCH","The fragrant haze a mixture of sweet incense and acrid smoke. The cries of merchants mingled here with lively melodies accented by dancers' feet."
633,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006090_EMETSELCH","Travelers seduced by vivid sound and colors were once swallowed up by patchwork streets."
634,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006100_EMETSELCH","But no such scenes to savor now. To what somber present does that divine eye bear witness?"
635,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006110_VARSHAHN","Here we are: Meghaduta."
636,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006120_VARSHAHN","It seems a shame to bring you here directly. Under normal circumstances, it would have been my pleasure to show you the sights."
637,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006130_THANCRED","And it would have been our pleasure to see them. Alas, it seems our tour of the city will have to wait."
638,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006140_VARSHAHN","I am afraid so. Come, we should head inside."
639,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006150_VARSHAHN","Your Excellency, may I present our honored visitors."
640,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006160_AWAHEEN","(-His Excellency-)Ah, splendid, most splendid!"
641,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006170_AWAHEEN","Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ahewann, satrap of Radz-at-Han."
642,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006180_AWAHEEN","Our alchemists tell me your assistance was invaluable in the creation of the warding scale."
643,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006190_AWAHEEN","Such deeds ought to be recognized in person, thus did I have young Varshahn convey you here forthwith. On behalf of my people, may I express to you our sincere gratitude."
644,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q8_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
645,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A8_000_001_NONE_VOICE","But Nidhana, she was taken..."
646,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A8_000_002_NONE_VOICE","Not everything went to plan."
647,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006200_AWAHEEN","A regrettable incident, indeed."
648,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006210_AWAHEEN","I assume you speak of Nidhana? A regrettable incident, indeed."
649,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006220_AWAHEEN","Her colleagues insist that we honor her wishes, and trust in the talisman─that it will be instrumental in saving Nidhana and the others."
650,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006230_AWAHEEN","I am eager to hear your opinion on the matter, so let us not stand on ceremony. Come, sit."
651,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006240_ESTINIEN","I think not."
652,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006250_ESTINIEN","This charade has gone on long enough. Show yourself."
653,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006260_AWAHEEN","Forgive me, but were you expecting musicians perhaps? There are no performers waiting in the wings at present, but arrangements could be made if you'd prefer─"
654,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006270_VRITRA","(-???-)Nay, he hath the right of it─the time for artifice is past. Raise the curtain."
655,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006280_AWAHEEN","As you wish."
656,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006290_VRITRA","(-???-)You travel as assistants to the Students of Baldesion, but you are known to me."
657,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006300_VRITRA","(-???-)Even here have we heard of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn."
658,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006310_VRITRA","I am Vrtra, and for years uncounted hath this isle served as mine abode."
659,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006320_URIANGER","Vrtra! Of the first brood, sibling to Hraesvelgr and Nidhogg!"
660,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006330_VRITRA","Aye, mine elder brothers. Of Midgardsormr's spawn, I was last to hatch."
661,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006340_THANCRED","Well, isn't this a surprise! We were told Radz–at–Han had an alliance with a dragon, not that a great wyrm sat in the satrap's own hall..."
662,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006350_AWAHEEN","A necessary subterfuge, as the true tale of our nation's history illustrates most effectively."
663,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006360_AWAHEEN","In the beginning, the rock upon which our city is built was home to Vrtra, and Vrtra alone."
664,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006370_AWAHEEN","In time, the ancestors of the Matanga came to the island and established a foothold, but never did they dare disturb the wyrm's lair."
665,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006380_AWAHEEN","Next to arrive were the Au Ra. Adopting the example of their Arkasodara allies, they too treated Vrtra with reverence and respect."
666,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006390_AWAHEEN","And for many years, an understanding between our forefathers and the great wyrm endured..."
667,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006400_AWAHEEN","...Until marauding Hyurs from the mainland came, threatening to shatter our peace and tranquility."
668,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006410_AWAHEEN","When it seemed all would be drowned in blood, Vrtra himself came forth and quelled the rising conflict."
669,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006420_AWAHEEN","A peaceful accord was reached, and oaths sworn in Vrtra's name. Thus began the dragon's governance of the fledgling state which was to grow into Radz–at–Han."
670,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006430_THANCRED","But... If Vrtra is still here, then your position as satrap is just..."
671,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006440_AWAHEEN","...A “charade”? Yes, and one which my family has performed faithfully for generations."
672,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006450_VRITRA","Many envy the great wyrms their power. Were it known that I ruled here, then the fires of war would burn without end."
673,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006460_VRITRA","I would not be the flame which consumeth my people. Those few who joined me in laying our country's foundations were, perforce, sworn to secrecy."
674,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006470_ESTINIEN","Your eye. It was taken?"
675,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006480_VARSHAHN","'Tis here. Buried within this semblance of flesh."
676,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006490_VARSHAHN","The body before thee is but a simulacrum, constructed by the finest artisans of Radz–at–Han. With mine eye nestled within, it doth serve as an inconspicuous vessel for my will."
677,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006500_ESTINIEN","Ah. That would explain why I felt the presence of a dragon upon our first meeting."
678,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006510_VARSHAHN","I am woven with wards fashioned to deceive such arcane senses."
679,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006520_VARSHAHN","Though 'twas short-lived, it seemeth thy fusion with my brother hath left thee much altered, Estinien Wyrmblood."
680,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006530_VARSHAHN","From the very first, we sensed the nature of one another. Yet did neither one of us bare his fangs."
681,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006540_VARSHAHN","That is all I need know of thee for now."
682,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006550_VRITRA","With my secret thus revealed, I have for you a proposal. Not as a wyrm of the first brood, but as the ruler of Radz–at–Han."
683,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006560_VRITRA","With all haste must we take in hand the finished talismans and breach this foul spire. Thence, should it lay within our power, dispel its wicked influence."
684,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006570_VRITRA","Yet even with the assurance of the warding scales, the narrow confines of the tower doth limit the size of our force."
685,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006580_URIANGER","And thus denied strength in numbers, thou must choose thy soldiers with care."
686,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006590_VRITRA","Just so. Yet though our Radiant Host is formidable, I see a surer path before me."
687,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006600_VRITRA","Thou and thy comrades have contended with a multitude of primal beings. Most recently thou didst cast down false gods in Paglth'an and Carteneau, I am told."
688,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006610_VRITRA","'Tis upon that strength I would call. The Scions have proven themselves most capable, and I ask that you serve as the tip of our spear."
689,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006620_VRITRA","Talismans would, of course, be provided for each of thy companions."
690,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006630_VRITRA","And should you agree to this undertaking, more will be provided to make use of as you see fit."
691,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006640_THANCRED","There's no denying it's a dangerous proposition, but the rewards may far outweigh the risk. Just think of what we might accomplish if we could equip all our allies with warding scales."
692,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006650_THANCRED","I worry, however, that even the four of us may be too few for what you have in mind. Might we regroup with our friends first to discuss the matter?"
693,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006660_VRITRA","'Tis no trifling task that I have laid before you. Go, steel your hearts and hone your plans─such time as you require shall we spend in crafting your protective charms."
694,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006670_THANCRED","It seems a quick trip back to Sharlayan is in order..."
695,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006680_VRITRA","Wilt thou not lend thine aid?"
696,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006690_ESTINIEN","Whether your request be made as a great wyrm or the ruler of Radz–at–Han, I see no reason to refuse. Nor will I."
697,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006700_VRITRA","I am in thy debt."
698,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006710_KRILE","Your time in Thavnair has certainly been eventful."
699,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006720_KRILE","In my opinion, carrying out Vrtra's request and assaulting the Tower of Zot should be our highest priority."
700,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006730_YSHTOLA","I agree. While I still have questions concerning the Forum and their grand undertaking, we have all but exhausted our avenues of investigation."
701,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006740_YSHTOLA","Simply pressing them any harder on the subject will almost certainly result in our expulsion. Therefore I suggest we explore the aetherial sea connection by way of a letter to Master Matoya, then make our way to Thavnair."
702,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006750_ALPHINAUD","I wonder... Even with the protection these talismans afford us, what can we hope to achieve once inside the tower?"
703,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006760_ALPHINAUD","According to Arenvald and Fordola's report, they were unable to free the Amalj'aa. Worse, their attempts triggered the tower's defenses, which led to a summoning of Lunar Ifrit."
704,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006770_YSHTOLA","What does it tell us that the spires even have such defenses?"
705,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006780_YSHTOLA","Simply pulling a prisoner from the wall is fatal, thus the direct approach is doomed to failure from the outset. Any further measures to dissuade such actions seem...unnecessary."
706,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006790_YSHTOLA","Unless, of course, there <Emphasis>is</Emphasis> a way to free the prisoners without killing them. Then it stands to reason that any intruders would be met with overwhelming force."
707,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006800_URIANGER","The towers appeared throughout the world in but the twinkling of an eye. 'Twas by magical means these structures were raised, I surmise."
708,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006810_URIANGER","A spire thus conjured must needs be maintained, and I suspect an arcane catalyst─some manner of “core”─doth lie hidden within."
709,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006820_URIANGER","Destroy the core, and the tower ceaseth to be...thus liberating the captives without harm!"
710,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006830_YSHTOLA","So we can hope. And I would prefer to enter the tower with a working theory than with no plan at all."
711,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006840_THANCRED","Assuming Y'shtola's reasoning is correct, the chances of the defenses remaining dormant are small to none."
712,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006850_THANCRED","Any primals will have to be dealt with, and defeating one will likely only lead to the summoning of another. Our every victory will only compound the prisoners' suffering."
713,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006860_GRAHATIA","May we not then divide our forces?"
714,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006870_GRAHATIA","Those proficient in healing will focus on sustaining the captives. That duty can be covered by Urianger, Krile, Y'shtola, and myself."
715,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006880_GRAHATIA","The remaining Scions will proceed with the search for the core. Admittedly, this strategy puts both parties at greater risk, but it should bolster our chances of saving the Arkasodara by a considerable margin."
716,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q9_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
717,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A9_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Are you sure Alphinaud is in the right group?"
718,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A9_000_002_NONE_VOICE","What of Alisaie? She knows a healing spell or two."
719,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A9_000_003_NONE_VOICE","Aren't you forgetting someone!?"
720,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006890_GRAHATIA","If you're to fight primals, then you'd best have at least one healer with you."
721,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006900_ALPHINAUD","And I am more than happy to fulfill that role. I've found wielding a sage's armaments to be rather intuitive, and look forward to testing them against a more challenging foe."
722,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006910_GRAHATIA","That she does, but I think Alisaie herself would assert that she's at her best when she's charging unto the breach."
723,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006920_GRAHATIA","And from what I recall from the Grand Cosmos, there's a spring in her step when she fights by your side."
724,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006930_ALISAIE","Ye gods, will you never let me hear the end of that? Rest assured that I will do what is asked of me regardless of who I happen to be standing next to at any given time!"
725,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006940_GRAHATIA","Of course not! As our most talented healer, we need you leading the van, fighting primals on the front lines."
726,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006950_KRILE","It seems we have a plan; all that remains is to carry it out. I will inform Radz–at–Han of our movements, so let us make our preparations and regroup near the tower."
727,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006960_THANCRED","The military post in what's left of the Hamsa Hatchery should serve as a convenient staging point."
728,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006970_KRILE","That sounds perfect! And remember: the experimental aetheryte at the Confluence is there for those who need it, so there's no excuse for being late!"
729,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006980_KRILE","Is everyone all right!?"
730,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006990_GRAHATIA","We fortified the captives with what magicks we could. Have the defenses been disabled? All appears quiet for the moment..."
731,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007000_KRILE","The lower floors were disturbing enough, but this place feels...wrong. The aether is heavy and thick. Like wading through a quagmire..."
732,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007010_URIANGER","I believe we stand in the tower's beating heart. What sayest thou, Y'shtola...?"
733,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007020_YSHTOLA","I see it. Aether siphoned from the land runs up through the spire, flowing to a single point..."
734,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007030_YSHTOLA","This is the core we seek."
735,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007040_YSHTOLA","Yet something is...off. As large as this structure is, it siphons far more aether than is required to sustain it."
736,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007050_YSHTOLA","'Tis as if the core is feeding on the energy. Consuming it. I need to take a closer look..."
737,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007060_YSHTOLA","...Curious. There is something there, embedded inside the core."
738,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007070_YSHTOLA","A man's limb..."
739,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007080_ESTINIEN","This is what we came to destroy?"
740,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007090_YSHTOLA","Yes. If you would be so kind?"
741,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007100_ESTINIEN","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
742,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007110_ALPHINAUD","And that should be the end of it!"
743,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007120_ALISAIE","Ugh, what now!?"
744,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007130_URIANGER","My theory that the tower might come crashing down following the core's destruction doth appear to be correct."
745,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007140_ALISAIE","Bully for you! And how are we supposed to survive the fall!?"
746,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007150_GRAHATIA","What of the prisoners below...!"
747,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007160_YSHTOLA","The floor beneath our very feet dissolves. Brace yourselves!"
748,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007170_GRAHATIA","I pray I'm not too late!"
749,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007180_ALISAIE","What happened? Where are we?"
750,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007190_ALPHINAUD","By my reckoning, we're still on the island where the tower stood but...'tis as if it never existed."
751,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007200_ALPHINAUD","Hardly a scratch. But how...?"
752,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007210_KRILE","G'raha wove a levitation spell at the last moment. Large enough to catch everyone, it would seem."
753,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007220_THANCRED","That explains the lack of obvious injuries."
754,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007230_KRILE","The expenditure of so much aether has taken its toll. He will need plenty of rest, but should otherwise be none the worse for wear."
755,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007240_THANCRED","Then the immediate problem is what to do with our new friends here."
756,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007250_THANCRED","They'll be much changed for their time in the tower. Even if their bodies are intact, I doubt we could say the same for their minds."
757,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007260_ALISAIE","Angelo and I will take care of that."
758,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007270_THANCRED","I have every faith in you, Alisaie, but there are just too many for you to treat alone."
759,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007280_YSHTOLA","We'll send at once to Eorzea for more porxies, and call on the local mages to lend a hand."
760,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007290_VARSHAHN","Hail, Scions!"
761,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007300_VARSHAHN","We were watching the tower, when it simply...disappeared. What happened here?"
762,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007310_URIANGER","The threat is banished, and thy people delivered. They are, however, in need of treatment, and we of a secure locale and helping hands to assist us in its provision."
763,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007320_VARSHAHN","You shall have all this and more. Come, let us convey these unfortunate souls to the city."
764,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007330_THANCRED","...Are we the last to arrive? I hope we've not kept you waiting!"
765,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007340_AWAHEEN","Not at all. Your comrade is feeling better, I trust?"
766,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007350_GRAHATIA","Much better, thank you. Hannish remedies are certainly potent─in more ways than one."
767,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007360_AWAHEEN","One becomes accustomed to the taste, although I hope you never have cause to do so. Pray take your ease."
768,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007370_GRAHATIA","Full glad I am to see you all unharmed."
769,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007380_VRITRA","Valiant Scions. For your heroism, you have my boundless gratitude."
770,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007390_VRITRA","You cast down that dire tower and set free its hapless captives. You cleansed their souls of its corrupting influence."
771,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007400_VRITRA","No words of thanks will suffice. In place of platitudes, I offer a bounty of warding scales."
772,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007410_VRITRA","Pray accept your due reward, along with the goodwill of Radz–at–Han."
773,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007420_AWAHEEN","Alchemists throughout the land were put to work in the forging of your talismans. The finished ones have been collected, and now await you at the High Crucible of Al-Kimiya."
774,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007430_AWAHEEN","Present this letter when you are ready to take them into your possession."
775,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007440_ALPHINAUD","We are humbled by your generosity. Know that the inventive wisdom of Radz–at–Han will be vital in restoring serenity to our star."
776,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007450_ALISAIE","Every single one of those scales came from you, didn't they? You must still be in such pain..."
777,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007460_VRITRA","'Tis of no moment. A mere annoyance compared to the dreadful suffering inflicted upon this land and its people."
778,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007470_ALPHINAUD","Albeit brief, my involvement in the Dragonsong War afforded me a glimpse of the myriad sorrows which consumed both dragon and man."
779,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007480_ALPHINAUD","Though you were half a world away, such tragedies as befell your kin must have affected you deeply."
780,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007490_ALPHINAUD","And yet you chose to live among men."
781,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007500_VRITRA","In the age when that conflict first bloomed, my choice had already been made."
782,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007510_VRITRA","In some distant place, man slew dragon, and dragon slaughtered man. Yet no hate could I muster for those smiling faces which did look to me for guidance."
783,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007520_VRITRA","Not even my brother's righteous rage could rally me to his cause. I huddled here, secret and still, hoping against hope that which I had built would remain untouched by the chaos and carnage."
784,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007530_YSHTOLA","'Twould seem we share the same desire for peace, great Vrtra. To that end, I wonder if we might trouble you with another question."
785,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007540_YSHTOLA","The Telophoroi are intent on recreating the Final Days, an apocalyptic event which we know to predate the sundering of the star."
786,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007550_YSHTOLA","As the longest lived among us, know you aught of this terrible cataclysm?"
787,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007560_VRITRA","Nay. When war and strife drove my sire from his home, he crossed the great expanse with only our unhatched eggs as company."
788,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007570_VRITRA","He alighted upon a shattered Source, its thirteen reflections long since scattered beyond the rift."
789,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007580_VRITRA","Of events preceding his arrival, he knoweth naught save that which Hydaelyn hath deigned to disclose."
790,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007590_YSHTOLA","I see... So again, 'tis the inscrutable Hydaelyn to whom we must look for answers."
791,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007600_VRITRA","Seek you to divine the will of this star? If so, I have a tale which may afford you some small comfort."
792,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007610_VRITRA","'Tis a story from my youth, many, many years ago... To my sire, I once posed the question, “Of all the stars in the sky, why didst thou settle upon this one?”"
793,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007620_VRITRA","To which Midgardsormr did reply, “'Twas the last bastion of hope.”"
794,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007630_VRITRA","He believed, so long as Hydaelyn endured, so too might dragonkind."
795,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007640_VRITRA","Solemn and portentous were his words. What deeper meaning they held, I could not─dared not─pursue. 'Tis a stone I've left unturned ever since."
796,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007650_VRITRA","Yet take you solace in the knowledge that, whatsoever Hydaelyn doth strive towards, 'tis an ideal which hath earned my sire's conviction."
797,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007660_YSHTOLA","Thank you, Vrtra. You've given us warm reassurance in a world gripped by cold uncertainty."
798,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007670_THANCRED","While I'm sure we all have a great many questions, I think it's time we collect the talismans and be on our way. Our fight against the Telophoroi is far from finished."
799,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007680_KRILE","We must take our leave, but please do inform us if we can provide any further assistance."
800,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007690_VRITRA","Prithee, a moment."
801,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007700_VRITRA","There is one whom my sire hath judged worthy of honor and respect─the one known to men as Eorzea's champion. This hero of renown and rumor...'tis thee."
802,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q10_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
803,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A10_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Midgardsormr and I have crossed paths, yes."
804,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A10_000_002_NONE_VOICE","I've not spoken with your father in some time..."
805,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A10_000_003_NONE_VOICE","I only wish he could be here with us now..."
806,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007710_VRITRA","I knew it to be so. From man and dragon alike have I learned of thine exploits."
807,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007720_VRITRA","In accordance with the covenant he forged with Hydaelyn, the stewardship of this star hath ever been his purpose. Silence in the face of thine actions is the greatest sign of his approval."
808,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007730_VRITRA","I know of his clash with Omega, and the long slumber which was his price."
809,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007740_VRITRA","Yet even closed in sleep, my father's eyes are far from blind. He is watching over thee; watching over this world."
810,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007750_VRITRA","'Twas a revelation most pleasing that thou─a child of man─had gained Midgardsormr's trust. But alongside mine elation runneth a rivulet of dread."
811,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007760_VRITRA","For upon thy life's reel wind too many threads. Of fate. Power. Weal, enmeshed with woe."
812,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007770_VRITRA","Amidst this tangled knot, thou shalt know no rest. 'Tis an endless confluence of forces; a struggle without surcease."
813,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007780_VRITRA","More terrible still is the attrition wrought upon thy companions, as they are swept up in the storm of thine existence."
814,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007790_VRITRA","Take heart and protect them well. They will be your strength and your salvation. The hope thou wilt need come the end."
815,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007800_VRITRA","Even cowering behind my curtain, I know the suffering of the powerful. I have watched my siblings driven mad by loss."
816,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007810_VRITRA","Thus do I exhort thee to spare no effort to keep thy loved ones safe."
817,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007820_ALPHINAUD","Ah, apologies. We hadn't meant to interrupt."
818,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007830_ALISAIE","It's just that we <Emphasis>do</Emphasis> have a history of suddenly collapsing, and when you didn't follow us out..."
819,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007840_VRITRA","'Tis I who must apologize. I have detained your champion overlong with idle chatter."
820,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007850_VRITRA","Go. At war's end, I pray I welcome thee back into my hall, where together with thy joyful comrades you may toast your triumph."
821,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007860_ALISAIE","These are the talismans we were promised?"
822,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007870_YSHTOLA","Yes, and I made a quick count: there are far more than we could have hoped for."
823,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007880_YSHTOLA","Enough to outfit an entire company of soldiers, in fact. Considering the involved process, that they were able to manufacture so many in such a short span of time is nothing short of a miracle."
824,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007890_ALPHINAUD","Once we have distributed them to our allies in Eorzea and the Far East, we'll have a fighting chance to bring down the other spires─just as we did with the Tower of Zot."
825,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007900_YSHTOLA","Or, we could use them to invade Garlemald proper, and strike directly at the Telophoroi's base of operations..."
826,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007910_YSHTOLA","Of course, we would need to consult with various Alliance leaders before such a drastic measure could even be contemplated."
827,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007920_YSHTOLA","To which end I could set out forthwith and present the idea to each of our allies in person."
828,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007930_URIANGER","Pray allow me to undertake some few of those journeys. I find myself restless, and in need of purposeful duties."
829,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007940_THANCRED","I can head eastward. Bozja and Dalmasca are just a short hop from here, and Doma's shinobi network should come in handy for passing on the word."
830,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007950_YSHTOLA","We shall share the burden, then."
831,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007960_YSHTOLA","Meanwhile, I think it best that you and the others take the talismans back to the Baldesion Annex. We must keep them safe and secure until we've decided upon a course of action."
832,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007970_NIDHANA","Please, I must speak with you!"
833,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007980_THANCRED","Nidhana!? You're awake!"
834,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007990_NIDHANA","Yes. When I spoke with the carer at my bedside, she told me that one of the Scions─a young woman─had cleansed me of the tower's corruption."
835,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008000_NIDHANA","It seems I've been asleep ever since the treatment... But when I awoke and learned you were all still here, I knew I had to come."
836,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008010_ALISAIE","As you said, Nidhana was captured only recently."
837,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008020_ALISAIE","Such a brief exposure is swiftly cured, so I tended to her before we gathered at Meghaduta."
838,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008030_NIDHANA","And I am truly grateful that you did! I cannot thank you enough..."
839,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008040_NIDHANA","All of you─for everything you've done. Destroying the tower, rescuing our people...you've saved Thavnair from an awful fate!"
840,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008050_URIANGER","Yet who hath truly saved whom?"
841,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008060_URIANGER","Due in no small part to thine inspirational courage, the alchemists were successful in reproducing warding scales of proven efficacy."
842,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008070_URIANGER","Replications of thy work now stand ready to travel across the seas, unto the hands of those who might wield them against this rising evil."
843,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008080_NIDHANA","The talisman? Is this true!?"
844,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008090_NIDHANA","I was so groggy from sleep, I didn't even think to ask."
845,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008100_NIDHANA","Our great work, sent across the seas..."
846,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008110_NIDHANA","It was worth it. It was all worth it!"
847,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008120_KRILE","Look at that! Its color is completely changed!"
848,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008130_NIDHANA","What do you have there...?"
849,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008140_NIDHANA","How unusual. I wonder if the effect is a reaction to akasa."
850,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008150_KRILE","I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that term."
851,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008160_NIDHANA","Akasa? It is one of the unseen energies defined by Hannish alchemical theory."
852,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008170_NIDHANA","Though a gross oversimplification, some describe it as an essence influenced by feelings."
853,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008180_ALPHINAUD","You imply that it is distinct from aether?"
854,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008190_NIDHANA","Foreign scholars often conflate the two, but we see them as separate concepts."
855,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008200_NIDHANA","Aether is an energy which permeates the land. It exists within animals, objects, even the air we breathe, affecting all through which it flows."
856,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008210_NIDHANA","Akasa, on the other hand, exists in a domain beyond our reach. A gift bestowed from on high─or torn from the heavens, in some traditions."
857,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008220_NIDHANA","Akasa can neither be created, nor destroyed. It is beyond our power to purposefully alter or manipulate."
858,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008230_NIDHANA","The only thing observed to influence it is an abundance of...I want to say “spiritual emotion.”"
859,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008240_NIDHANA","As a veteran of the battlefield, surely you've experienced moments of desperation or exaltation when you've transcended the usual limits of your capabilities?"
860,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008250_NIDHANA","That is a manifestation of akasa, the invisible essence harnessed by heart, mind, and unyielding spirit!"
861,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008260_YSHTOLA","I really must hear more about this theory! Our disciplines are based entirely upon the idea that aether is the fundamental form of all energy."
862,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008270_NIDHANA","I'm glad my haphazard explanation has piqued your interest."
863,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008280_NIDHANA","But even for us, akasa is a somewhat abstract field of study. A lack of practical application lends itself poorly to formalized research."
864,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008290_NIDHANA","Which is why my analysis of your flower can amount to little more than idle speculation. I am sorry..."
865,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008300_KRILE","Nonsense, you have nothing to be sorry for. Your insight is much appreciated!"
866,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008310_ALPHINAUD","Shall we depart for Sharlayan, then? I will see to it that the talismans arrive at the annex."
867,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008320_THANCRED","And we will be in touch once our talks are concluded. I suggest you rest while you can─from here onward, sleep is bound to be in short supply."
868,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008330_VRITRA","Take heart and protect them well."
869,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008340_ALISAIE","Good, you're here! You haven't eaten yet, have you?"
870,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008350_ALISAIE","We've brought quite a spread if you're interested. Only the finest dining from the Last Stand!"
871,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008355_GRAHATIA","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
872,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008356_GRAHATIA","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
873,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008357_ALISAIE","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
874,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008358_GRAHATIA","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
875,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008360_ALPHINAUD","Lest you wonder, we invited Estinien as well."
876,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008370_ALPHINAUD","But he refused with a rather grim-faced “No, thank you.” I suspect Sharlayan cuisine is not to his liking..."
877,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008380_KRILE","Oh, I don't know about that. Perhaps our lone wolf just needed some time apart."
878,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008390_ALISAIE","What, to perfect his brooding stare!?"
879,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008400_ALISAIE","Next time, I'll drag him out by the ear, sit him down in front of a Sharlayan feast, and see that he eats every last bite."
880,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008410_ALPHINAUD","An excellent idea. Of all people, warriors must take proper meals and rest if they are to maintain a healthy constitution."
881,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008420_KRILE","Poor Estinien, beset on all sides."
882,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008430_GRAHATIA","Speaking of one's physical condition, Mistress Krile, I hear you recently played literal host to Hydaelyn Herself..."
883,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008440_KRILE","And what an experience that was. Tiring, yes, but no lasting harm done."
884,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008450_KRILE","If anything, I should have liked to speak with Her longer... I've not felt a hint of Her presence since."
885,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008460_ALISAIE","Hydaelyn instructed you to carry that flower, yes?"
886,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008470_ALISAIE","'Twill be your guide─“test and proof of your conviction.” And then something about seeking joy in darkness, was it?"
887,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008480_ALISAIE","Come to think of it... Isn't that what happened with Nidhana, back in Radz–at–Han?"
888,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008490_ALPHINAUD","The flower did seem to radiate a joyful glow. As if reflecting the elation we all felt. The relief of a people with renewed hope."
889,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008500_GRAHATIA","Indeed. And in turn, I felt buoyed by that radiance. 'Twas akin to spotting a beacon, and knowing we were on the right path."
890,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008510_GRAHATIA","I know we've not yet triumphed over the Telophoroi, or learned the full breadth of the Forum's plans..."
891,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008520_GRAHATIA","But even within the midst of our struggles, we find small moments of joy to sustain us."
892,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008530_GRAHATIA","Rare and hard-won, perhaps. But it is this pursuit of happiness that gives us the strength to carry on, day after day..."
893,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008540_GRAHATIA","Hey! That's mine!"
894,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008550_ALISAIE","To the swift, the spoils! Though I recall that levitation spell of yours was quick enough."
895,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008560_GRAHATIA","Only barely. And even at my best, I'm still too slow to wield it effectively in battle."
896,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008570_GRAHATIA","Mayhap I simply require more practice with this new magick..."
897,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008580_ALPHINAUD","You unearthed it from the depths of Noumenon, I presume?"
898,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008590_GRAHATIA","Aye, and from a veritable mountain of arcane tomes, at that. 'Twas...necessary to facilitate my solitary explorations."
899,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008600_ALISAIE","Or, to put it simply, you used it to sneak around the forbidden archives."
900,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008610_GRAHATIA","Ah, yes, well...after a fashion..."
901,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008620_GRAHATIA","They're tall, you see..."
902,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008630_GRAHATIA","The shelves─they're too tall for me! And I could hardly move the library's platforms without attracting attention now, could I!?"
903,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008640_ALPHINAUD","Ohhh..."
904,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008650_ALISAIE","Ohhh..."
905,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008660_KRILE","Ohhh..."
906,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q11_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
907,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A11_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Are we pushing on until dawn?"
908,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A11_000_002_NONE_VOICE","Shall we call it a night?"
909,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A11_000_003_NONE_VOICE","You do know these are “my” quarters...?"
910,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008670_ALPHINAUD","I'm not that ambitious. But 'tis pleasant to idle away the hours every once in a while."
911,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008680_ALISAIE","One last cup of tea, then. Dickon said this brew helps relax the mind before bed...and gave us some leaves for free!"
912,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008690_KRILE","Why else did you think we were here? Surrender to thy fate, O champion!"
913,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008700_AMON","Ah, enjoying the bracing cold, I see. Do you not own a warm coat or a cloak? Something in fur or fashioned from the skins of your enemies, or...? Well, never mind that."
914,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008710_AMON","I come to you once more as the bearer of bad news."
915,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008720_AMON","Our tower in Thavnair has been toppled, and I need not tell you by whom."
916,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008730_AMON","Given how many we have at our disposal, the loss of a single spire is hardly fatal to our plans. It does, however, slow the rate at which we siphon aether."
917,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008740_AMON","If they continue to preoccupy themselves with the towers, then all will be well. But should our foe prove bold enough to strike at us here, then the timing becomes...questionable."
918,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008750_ZENOS","Our foe is bold enough. Of that, I can assure you."
919,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008760_AMON","Yes, very well, then... I suppose I must prepare a proper welcome."
920,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008770_AMON","Honestly, talk of your nemesis is the only thing you seem to enjoy. Does nothing else spark your interest?"
921,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008780_ZENOS","Hmm... No. All else is...equal."
922,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008790_ZENOS","Equally tedious. Equally disappointing. The world is a tepid bog into which we sink, too weak to thrash as the mud clings to our eyes and fills our throats till we blissfully choke."
923,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008800_ZENOS","But then came the light. Blinding and pure and hot─so very hot. Enough to set my soul aflame."
924,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008810_ZENOS","I basked in the afterglow...until the void yawned once more. And then I knew the muck would never claim me again. There was naught for me ahead, so I drew the curtain on all that had come before."
925,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008820_ZENOS","Burn, burn. Let the whole star burn. I will have my contest. I will reclaim my moment."
926,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008830_AMON","How wonderful that the emptiness of death has not dissuaded you from committing your life to its pursuit once more."
927,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008840_AMON","I don't know whether to envy you or pity you..."
928,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008850_ZENOS","You question my disinterest, but what of yours? Despite your noisome antics, I sense you take little pleasure in this endeavor."
929,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008860_AMON","Mercy, my lord... Such pointed barbs from one who barely acknowledges my existence."
930,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008870_AMON","Nevertheless, you are mistaken, for I do find this part somewhat enjoyable."
931,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008880_AMON","You see, when I was mortal, I would always have the same dream."
932,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008890_AMON","It was a fragmented thing. Disjointed. All the faces incomplete. The setting, too, was unknown to me, so I thought it simply a fantasy of my sleeping mind."
933,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008900_AMON","Until one day, I realized it was showing me the truth─much as your dream of the Final Days enlightened you."
934,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008910_AMON","And soon, very soon, the rest of the world will see the truth of my dream too."
935,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008920_AMON","Yes, I think that is something we can both enjoy."
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4 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000010_THANCRED They've almost finished loading our cargo. We should be ready to depart right on schedule, or so I'm told.
5 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000020_YSHTOLA Excellent. 'Tis nice to have a smooth beginning to one's journey, at the very least.
6 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000030_THANCRED It's funny...
7 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000040_THANCRED Master Louisoix came here on a ship very much like this one.
8 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000050_THANCRED And now, years later, the street urchin he befriended that day is bound for his mentor's homeland. With his mentor's grandchildren, no less.
9 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000060_URIANGER Aye, 'tis upon reflection that every twist of time's river and fate's whims are brought into sharp relief.
10 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000070_URIANGER Thou hast matured much in the intervening years. Wert thou not caught attempting to relieve Master Louisoix of his purse scant moments after he made landfall upon this dock?
11 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000080_ALISAIE Oh really? Now that's a tale I'd like to hear!
12 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000090_ALPHINAUD Will this be your first visit to Sharlayan, Ser Estinien?
13 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000100_ALPHINAUD ...Ser Estinien?
14 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000110_ESTINIEN ...
15 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000120_ESTINIEN Are we strangers newly met? Why this stiff formality?
16 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000130_ALPHINAUD I...ah...merely meant it as a professional courtesy, since we are now colleagues in an official sense...
17 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000140_ESTINIEN I'd rather you dispense with the “sers,” especially in private company.
18 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000150_ESTINIEN Or I'll be forced to respond in kind. “Little Lord Alphinaud.”
19 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000160_ALPHINAUD You've made your point, Estinien. Painfully well.
20 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000165_ESTINIEN No subtitles. Report if displayed.
21 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000170_ESTINIEN Better.
22 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000180_GRAHATIA Are you all right, Tataru? You seem positively distraught.
23 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000190_TATARU Distraught? Me? Don't be silly! I think it's lovely that they get to see their homeland.
24 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000200_TATARU It's just...we're trying to thwart the schemes of an army hells-bent on destroying the world.
25 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000210_TATARU And once again I have to stay behind and worry that this is the last time I'll get to see my friends...
26 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
27 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE I'll bring them back safe and sound. I promise.
28 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE No sense worrying about the things we're powerless to change.
29 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000220_TATARU I'll hold you to that!
30 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000230_TATARU Well that's hardly comforting!
31 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000240_HOARYBOULDER Ah, good, you're still here!
32 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000250_ALISAIE Hoary! Coultenet! What brings you all this way?
33 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000260_HOARYBOULDER We're to assist the Maelstrom and the kobolds with a lunar primal operation, so we thought we'd see you off before heading to the tower.
34 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000270_HOARYBOULDER F'lhaminn and the others wish you all a safe journey, and promise that they'll look after things here until you return.
35 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000280_HOARYBOULDER We will too, of course! Aye, we your fellow Scions of the Seventh Dawn will do our part to ensure the end of the world won't happen on our watch!
36 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000290_LINERCREW We're set to sail! All aboard for Sharlayan!
37 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000300_THANCRED It's time.
38 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000310_ALPHINAUD Then we must delay no longer. We will contact you the moment we learn aught of value. Wish us luck.
39 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000320_TATARU Have a safe journey! And please, <Emphasis>please</Emphasis> be careful!
40 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000330_EMETSELCH And so you venture forth unto the unknown.
41 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000340_EMETSELCH A fate beyond the horizon that cannot be divined. A future undefined and in flux.
42 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000350_EMETSELCH In uncertain times, naught but the simplest words of wisdom will suffice.
43 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000360_EMETSELCH That which lives is destined to die. Love leads to loss. Every beginning has an end.
44 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000370_EMETSELCH Treasure every moment, every step of your descent.
45 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000380_EMETSELCH And there in the depths where souls and stars rest─find your truth.
46 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000390_HYDAELYN Hear...
47 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000400_HYDAELYN Feel...
48 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000410_HYDAELYN Think...
49 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000420_GRAHATIA The day has barely dawned, my fellow earlier riser.
50 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000430_GRAHATIA Though we're hardly alone in that. Envious of those still sleeping soundly, no doubt.
51 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000440_GRAHATIA Called out to you, you say? Hmm. I've heard nothing myself.
52 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000450_GRAHATIA In any case, I daresay the sea air will do you good. Why not join the others on deck? Sharlayan should be coming into view at any moment.
53 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000460_HYDAELYN (-???-)My voice yet reaches you. I am glad.
54 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000470_HYDAELYN (-???-)Hear, feel, think...
55 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000480_HYDAELYN And thus do we meet face-to-face at last. My Warrior of Light, guided by the Crystal.
56 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
57 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE Why now, Hydaelyn?
58 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE I can trust your words no longer.
59 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000490_HYDAELYN After your sojourn in the First, I believe you have your answer...
60 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000500_HYDAELYN You have visited the First. You...have every right to say that.
61 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000510_HYDAELYN You have gained an understanding of what I truly am. What Hydaelyn has always been. A primal.
62 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000520_HYDAELYN Zodiark was created to forestall the apocalypse which threatened the ancient world. And I was brought forth to bind Him.
63 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000530_HYDAELYN Yet seven times now, those who would orchestrate a return to that bygone era have rejoined a shard to the god I had sundered.
64 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000540_HYDAELYN The greater His strength grows, the swifter does mine own diminish. The power to draw your mind into the rift betwixt is no longer mine to wield.
65 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000550_HYDAELYN Yet though it taxes me sorely, I dare not leave these words unsaid.
66 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000560_HYDAELYN Even bereft of my guidance, you and your companions have accepted the burden of this star's troubled past. A conjunction has begun to form; an intertwining of your time and mine.
67 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000570_HYDAELYN Wheels shudder and turn. Conflict looms─monumental─which will decide the fate of this world and all life upon it.
68 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000580_HYDAELYN When you truly understand what is at stake, and your journey has prepared you to surmount the insurmountable...
69 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000590_HYDAELYN Then shall I honor the promise made in another time. Another age.
70 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000600_LINERCREW Cast yer peepers to the fore, folks! Sharlayan's just over yonder!
71 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000610_HYDAELYN I will not keep you further. Your traveler's heart must yearn to behold this unfamiliar land.
72 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000620_HYDAELYN We shall meet again...and soon.
73 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000630_ALISAIE No subtitles. Report if displayed.
74 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000640_ALISAIE What a fine morning. Oof. Still a bit stiff, though.
75 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000650_ALPHINAUD And a good morning to you, too. Taken a look at the island already?
76 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000660_ALISAIE Then let's go, let's go! Might still be room in the prow if we're lucky.
77 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000670_THANCRED Ah! The sleepers have arisen!
78 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000680_THANCRED There she is. Good ol' Sharlayan.
79 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000690_ALPHINAUD Oh, I see it!
80 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000700_ALISAIE Home. Home at last. Well...maybe not in Father's eyes...but we'll manage on our own, if we must.
81 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000710_ESTINIEN You do know you're not alone in this, don't you?
82 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000720_URIANGER Indeed, 'tis as Ser Estinien sayeth. Forget not the comrades who boarded this ship at your side, I prithee.
83 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000730_ALPHINAUD Thank you, my friends. We are ever grateful for your steadfast support.
84 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000740_YSHTOLA Upon arrival, we will be disembarking into the heart of Sharlayan proper.
85 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000750_YSHTOLA There is no greater concentration of wisdom in all the world. I am confident that, somewhere within that center of knowledge and learning, we will find the answers we seek.
86 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000760_EMETSELCH Sharlayan, the solitary island nation of the northern seas.
87 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000770_EMETSELCH Where under the watchful gaze of Thaliak, patron deity of scholars, academics hoard all manner of knowledge and secrets.
88 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000780_EMETSELCH Once, they deigned to accept foreign students into a distant colony maintained in the Dravanian hinterlands.
89 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000790_EMETSELCH How swiftly they abandoned it once the first Garlean boot set hostile foot on Ala Mhigan soil.
90 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000800_EMETSELCH So averse to the prosecution of war, these men of wisdom. Your would-be allies...
91 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000810_THANCRED I thought they'd never let us off the ship... What's next, then? Entry applications?
92 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000820_YSHTOLA Hopefully they find no cause to deny us.
93 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000830_ESTINIEN Hasn't Sharlayan all but severed relations with foreign powers? Those of us without direct ties─myself included─may be refused outright...
94 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000840_YSHTOLA 'Tis true that, as a nation, Sharlayan only forms trade agreements with a select few neutral countries.
95 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000850_YSHTOLA But from a practical standpoint, an island cannot afford to be overly strict with its borders. Especially not if that island's people are wholly devoted to the accumulation of knowledge.
96 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000860_YSHTOLA If one submits the proper paperwork, with satisfactory evidence of identity and intent, then foreigners may be granted entry.
97 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000870_ESTINIEN ...“May.”
98 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000880_YSHTOLA Quite. So let us be absolutely clear on these points before we proceed.
99 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000890_YSHTOLA The immigration officer will ask for your affiliation and your purpose of visit. Considering Sharlayan's views on intervention, I strongly suggest we avoid any mention of the Scions.
100 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000900_YSHTOLA Krile has laid the groundwork for us to act as associates of the Students of Baldesion, and our ostensible reason for being here is to aid in their order's restoration.
101 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000910_YSHTOLA G'raha Tia, it might expedite our progress should an actual Student be seen at the head of our little group. Would you mind leading the way?
102 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000920_GRAHATIA Of course. The immigration offices were this way, as I recall. Shall we?
103 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000930_GRAHATIA Greetings! We've just arrived, and are eager to make our way into the city. Would you be so kind as to process our entry applications?
104 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000940_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF Certainly. I see by your mark you are an Archon?
105 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000950_GRAHATIA I am. G'raha Tia of the Students of Baldesion, at your service.
106 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000960_GRAHATIA I was assigned to an Eorzean survey team, but have returned to assist with the reformation of my order. My associates here will provide additional support.
107 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000970_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF Very good. I have paperwork detailing your group and its scheduled arrival for today.
108 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000980_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF And it seems some few of your companions are also Archons. If you'll step forward, we can process those applications first.
109 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_000990_YSHTOLA Y'shtola Rhul.
110 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001000_ALISAIE See how it glows? That list is aetherically linked with the citizen registry kept in the main repository.
111 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001010_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF I've confirmed your status as Archons and amended your travel records accordingly. Welcome home.
112 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001020_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF Now, who do we have here...?
113 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001030_ALPHINAUD Alphinaud Leveilleur.
114 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001040_ALISAIE And Alisaie Leveilleur.
115 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001050_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF Your applications have also been approved. Having said that...
116 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001060_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF The streets are abuzz with talk of how House Leveilleur's lord disowned his young progeny.
117 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001070_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF And while such personal circumstances constitute no reason to deny you entry, I urge you to avoid...exacerbating your present situation. Times are quite troubled enough already.
118 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001080_ALPHINAUD We shall keep that in mind.
119 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001090_GRAHATIA These last two are not Sharlayan natives, but you will find their credentials are in order. An application was made in advance...
120 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001100_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF Hmph. Name and occupation?
121 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
122 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>. Adventurer by trade.
123 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>. Artisan.
124 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A3_000_003_NONE_VOICE <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>. Champion of Eorzea.
125 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001110_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF An “adventurer...” Well, I suppose that is considered a valid calling in your native Eorzea, and it does indeed match the profile provided. You may enter.
126 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001120_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF Indeed... Your profile describes you as an “adventurer,” but one also trained in the rather more constructive pursuits of procurement and production. You may enter.
127 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001130_GRAHATIA And it is a title well earned, I can assure you!
128 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001140_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF An “adventurer” by trade is what your documentation indicates. No mention of this particular title─self-appointed, I take it? Either way, your employer seems willing to vouch for your character, so I shall─albeit reluctantly─grant you entry. “Champion.”
129 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001150_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF And you, sir?
130 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001160_ESTINIEN Estinien Varlineau. Formerly of the Order of the Knights Dragoon in Ishgard.
131 127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001170_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF “Formerly,” at least. And what, pray tell, is your “profession” now?
132 128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001180_KRILE (-???-)If you'll allow me!
133 129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001190_KRILE My associate is a mercenary, hired for his strength at arms! Surely you are aware of the dangers we often face on our forays into the wilderness?
134 130 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001200_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF Mistress Baldesion. If you insist on sponsoring his entry, then so be it.
135 131 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001210_IMMIGRATIONCONTROLSTAFF But while I appreciate that desperate times call for desperate measures, I find your choice of company concerning. Be advised that even a single misstep may have severe repercussions for your organization.
136 132 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001220_KRILE I have every confidence in my chosen company, dear and trusted comrades that they are. But I thank you for your concern.
137 133 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001230_ALPHINAUD Krile, it is good to see you.
138 134 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001240_KRILE Likewise! Long voyage notwithstanding, you all seem none the worse for wear.
139 135 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001250_KRILE There is much to discuss, but this is hardly the place. Let's be on our way, shall we?
140 136 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001260_KRILE No subtitles. Report if displayed.
141 137 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001270_KRILE Welcome, friends, to Sharlayan!
142 138 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001280_ESTINIEN As your “mercenary,” I should hope my welcome includes a generous salary.
143 139 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001290_KRILE I had to say something, Ser Taciturn!
144 140 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001300_URIANGER Pray forgive me. I was delayed...
145 141 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001310_YSHTOLA It's fine, Urianger. We're all here now.
146 142 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001320_KRILE Let's get down to business then, shall we?
147 143 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001330_KRILE Come what may, we must prevent the Telophoroi's plans from coming to fruition. At present, I see two paths for gathering the information which may aid us in achieving that goal.
148 144 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001340_KRILE The first involves an investigation into the change which has come over Sharlayan, not to mention the recent, inscrutable behavior of the Forum.
149 145 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001350_KRILE As most of you know, the ninety-nine members of the Forum are elected from the general populace. This alone guarantees a plethora of opinion with regards to foreign policy.
150 146 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001360_KRILE The Bibliothecs, for example, are a group of conservatives which would have Sharlayan focus on recording history, while remaining entirely uninvolved in the making of it.
151 147 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001370_KRILE And at the other extreme, we have advocates for proactive diplomacy and direct intervention. My grandfather, Galuf, was one such member, as was Archon Louisoix.
152 148 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001380_KRILE Yet despite our diverse factions and philosophies, the recent vote to deny Eorzea's request for assistance was unanimous.
153 149 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001390_KRILE Even more concerning was the fact that many cited other, more pressing duties as justification for their recalcitrance.
154 150 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001400_GRAHATIA Fourchenault's refusal in Gridania had those same undertones. 'Twas as if, having stared unblinking into the face of impending doom, he'd simply turned away to pursue something more important. But what could that possibly be?
155 151 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001410_KRILE A mystery, indeed, and one which I ask for your help to solve. Our future may depend on it.
156 152 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001420_KRILE As for our second potential path, it concerns a request made directly to the Students of Baldesion.
157 153 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001430_KRILE Our organization was founded primarily to study strange and unexplained phenomena the world over. Mysterious relics and ruins, arcane disturbances, and so forth.
158 154 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001440_KRILE Compared to our more isolationist Sharlayan colleagues, we have strong connections overseas─namely with scholars and academics who share our passion for the unknown.
159 155 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001450_KRILE The request in question comes from one such acquaintance─Nidhana, an alchemist residing in distant Thavnair.
160 156 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001460_KRILE Her missive describes the sudden appearance of a tower, and the subsequent summoning of what I can only assume is a lunar primal.
161 157 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001470_KRILE In response to this threat, the satrap of Radz-at-Han─the individual who governs the city-state─has instructed the alchemists to find a means to deal with the spire.
162 158 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001480_URIANGER The artisans of that land are heirs to an ancient tradition─one rather unlike that of their Ul'dahn counterparts.
163 159 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001490_URIANGER 'Tis possible─nay, probable─that they have gleaned truths unattainable by Eorzea or her Far Eastern allies.
164 160 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001500_KRILE They do, in fact, appear to have a strategy in mind, though it will require further research. To that end, they have requested an introduction to a capable warrior shielded by the blessing of Light.
165 161 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001510_YSHTOLA Assuming we divide our forces to pursue both of Krile's lines of inquiry, then having you join the group heading to Thavnair would seem the obvious choice.
166 162 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001520_YSHTOLA But the investigation in Sharlayan is of vital importance as well. Equal, I think, to the Thavnairian one, given that the fate of the world may hinge on the results of both.
167 163 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001530_KRILE Yes, it is quite the quandary.
168 164 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001540_KRILE Though it is a great imposition─and an altogether-too-common one─our efforts would be more likely to succeed were you to lead the charge on both fronts.
169 165 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001550_KRILE You are indeed our champion. As to which task to tackle first, we will defer to your decision. Let us next decide how everyone else might best be assigned.
170 166 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001560_KRILE As for myself, I shall continue what I've begun in Sharlayan. I should also like to steal the services of an Archon or two.
171 167 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001570_YSHTOLA And thereby gain access to a greater range of reading material. I will help with that.
172 168 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001580_GRAHATIA Allow me to offer my assistance. I have some small amount of experience in the field of research.
173 169 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001590_ALPHINAUD Alisaie and I would also like to help, if you would have us.
174 170 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001600_ALISAIE Anything to understand even a fraction of what our father and the Forum might be thinking.
175 171 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001610_KRILE Of course, the more the merrier!
176 172 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001620_THANCRED Right, the rest of us will make the journey to Thavnair.
177 173 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001630_THANCRED Thoughts? Objections?
178 174 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001640_ESTINIEN I passed through Thavnair on my way to infiltrate the Empire, and though I'm not qualified to give a guided tour, I did gain a sense of where things lie.
179 175 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001650_THANCRED I'll be happy to have you along then. So for this group, it will be you, me, and Urianger.
180 176 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001660_KRILE Give me a moment afterwards, and I'll supply you with all the details of Nidhana's request.
181 177 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001670_KRILE Consider this hall our rendezvous point once our respective tasks are complete. May our investigations prove fruitful!
182 178 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001680_ALISAIE When our father disowned us, I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
183 179 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001690_ALISAIE It wasn't until much later that his words began to sink in. That I began to feel the weight of what it meant.
184 180 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001700_ALISAIE Do you remember when the decision was made to come to Sharlayan?
185 181 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001710_ALISAIE G'raha said that the Forum was determined to keep us in the dark, and that Father's venomous “performance” was part of that strategy. To keep us at arm's length.
186 182 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001720_ALISAIE Perhaps it was. Father argued with Grandfather on many occasions, but never with such...dismissive contempt.
187 183 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001730_ALISAIE And...when he demanded what justifies the sacrifices we make in war...I honestly didn't know what to say.
188 184 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001740_ALISAIE Neither did Alphinaud, I know, but...never, for one moment, did I believe we had made the wrong choice. So all I could do was fume silently.
189 185 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001750_ALISAIE It was only afterwards that I realized how childish I had been. How being stubborn and self-righteous must run in the family.
190 186 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001760_ALISAIE If I could've just mustered a civil response, then things might've turned out differently...
191 187 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001770_ALISAIE They must be ferrying goods to Labyrinthos.
192 188 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001780_ALISAIE A vast complex beneath the island.
193 189 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001790_ALISAIE Sharlayan is famous for archiving knowledge from around the world. Well, that knowledge is not preserved exclusively in dusty tomes and desiccated samples.
194 190 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001800_ALISAIE Our “living” library─comprised of all manner of flora and fauna─is housed and studied within that underground facility.
195 191 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001810_ALISAIE ...Still, that did seem to be an unusually large shipment. When I lived here, it was rare to even see such cargo transported by boat.
196 192 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001820_ALISAIE Wait. Didn't you hear something in the Last Stand about the gleaners coming and going more than usual?
197 193 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001830_ALISAIE I think they're the ones we saw manning those boats. And gleaners answer to the Forum...
198 194 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001840_ALISAIE If the appearance of the Telophoroi prompted this sudden burst of activity, then Labyrinthos may hold a clue as to what the Forum is planning!
199 195 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001850_EMETSELCH Deep beneath the scholars' city shines a false sun within a fabricated sky.
200 196 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001860_EMETSELCH In any age exist those who consider the floor an extension of their bookshelves, and this vault's architects surely belonged to that special breed.
201 197 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001870_EMETSELCH If the stack grows too high, start a new one. If no room remains, then make more rooms.
202 198 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001880_EMETSELCH A simple solution at first. And then, bit by bit...a profound transformation.
203 199 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001890_EMETSELCH Knowledge buried beneath knowledge─a growing, creeping labyrinth from which there is no escape.
204 200 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001900_KRILE Not what you expected? I must admit, the artifice is very convincing.
205 201 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001910_KRILE But I assure you that we are beneath Sharlayan itself. The breeze you feel, the flowing waters you hear─all created by the hand of man.
206 202 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001920_YSHTOLA The island is volcanic, you see, and once upon a time this great hollow must have been a reservoir for magma.
207 203 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001930_YSHTOLA It was discovered some four hundred years ago, at which point it was repurposed as a storage facility for scrolls and samples and such. Renovations have continued with nigh on no interruption to this day, with the lower levels still undergoing expansion.
208 204 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001940_ALISAIE Aren't those people gleaners?
209 205 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001950_ALPHINAUD Aye, judging by their dress. They are said to work alone, as a rule, but 'twould seem that rule is being enthusiastically broken today.
210 206 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001960_ALPHINAUD It may be as you suspected─that they are engaged in a task apart from the norm.
211 207 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001970_ALISAIE Let's spread out and get some answers, then!
212 208 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001980_KRILE Ugh...
213 209 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_001990_KRILE Did you call to me just now?
214 210 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002000_KRILE No? How odd. I must be a bit dizzy from the descent.
215 211 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002010_KRILE I-I'll be fine, I'm sure. Let's get to work, shall we?
216 212 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002020_ERENVILLE A fair shot.
217 213 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002030_ERENVILLE Nicely done! Let me truss this one up, and I'll make my way over to you.
218 214 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002040_KRILE There you are. Any new revelations?
219 215 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002050_ALISAIE So you met with that gleaner again, this time to...capture a hornbill?
220 216 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002060_ALISAIE I understand catching and bringing in creatures from the outside, but what's the point of chasing after ones already here?
221 217 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002070_ERENVILLE Oh, it's a simple thing, really.
222 218 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002080_ERENVILLE Occasionally, we remove specimens no longer needed for study, or those we've had difficulty raising. But we can't simply turn them loose.
223 219 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002090_ERENVILLE Safely returning such creatures to their native habitats is another facet of a gleaner's duties.
224 220 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002100_ERENVILLE But not in this case, I'm afraid. I've been asked to bring the bird “below.”
225 221 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002110_YSHTOLA The restricted section in the lower levels of Labyrinthos. Open only to a select few researchers handpicked by the Forum.
226 222 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002120_YSHTOLA The projects down there are the subject of rumor and hearsay. Forbidden magicks. Advanced technologies that can never be allowed to fall into outside hands. Even Archons are not privy to the truth.
227 223 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002130_YSHTOLA Those who are─the researchers involved in this secretive work─are not permitted to walk freely in the city, and are instead required to live in isolated quarters.
228 224 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002140_ALPHINAUD What could a facility subject to such strict security protocols possibly need with a hornbill? An...an experiment?
229 225 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002150_ERENVILLE Possibly. I wasn't afforded an explanation.
230 226 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002160_ERENVILLE But judging by the requisition list given to me and my colleagues, I doubt it's for any kind of advanced research.
231 227 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002170_ERENVILLE I'd be more inclined to believe we were making preparations to migrate to the south. Meracydia or thereabouts.
232 228 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002180_ALISAIE What? Why would you say that?
233 229 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002190_ERENVILLE Much of the flora and fauna we were asked to procure could serve as reliable sources of sustenance.
234 230 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002200_ERENVILLE They're comparatively hardy species, too. Able to endure harsh climates. And among them are specimens known to be effective in improving soil quality and purifying water.
235 231 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002210_ALISAIE When you put it that way, migration does sound like a reasonable assumption.
236 232 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002220_ERENVILLE That's all it is, though─an assumption. Through our tasks, we gleaners glimpse only bits and pieces of the Forum's plans.
237 233 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002230_ERENVILLE Our prime concern is that our requisitions, be they living or otherwise, are properly preserved for the knowledge of future generations.
238 234 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002240_ERENVILLE Now, I really must be going. I regret that I cannot reward you as you deserve.
239 235 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002250_YSHTOLA Perhaps you might reward us after a fashion, then? It is imperative that we reach the lower levels.
240 236 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002260_YSHTOLA And seeing as you are already set to descend with your assigned cargo, mayhap we could accompany you as your...assistants?
241 237 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002270_ERENVILLE I am afraid that won't be possible. Once the animals have been prepared for transport, we send them down separately via the lift.
242 238 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002280_ERENVILLE I will, of course, follow after to make my report, but I can hardly pass you off as porters when there is nothing left to carry.
243 239 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002290_YSHTOLA ...Indeed. Pray forget I said anything.
244 240 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002300_ERENVILLE How do you feel about climbing? If you've strength and the courage to brave it, then there is another way down.
245 241 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002310_ERENVILLE This path leads to the thirty-third facet─a mineshaft excavated during one of our expansions of Labyrinthos.
246 242 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002320_ERENVILLE While I cannot guarantee that the passage is safe to traverse, it should provide access to the Medial Circuit below.
247 243 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002330_KRILE I never even knew such a place existed! Thank you, this is the perfect solution.
248 244 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002340_ERENVILLE You're quite welcome, but consider yourselves warned. If the going proves too treacherous, you'd do well to turn back. I bid you good day.
249 245 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002350_ALISAIE Well, turning back is hardly an option, not when we've come this far. Let's go and take a look at this mineshaft.
250 246 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002360_BOTANISTMAN (-???-)Hard to look away, isn't it?
251 247 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002370_BOTANISTMAN But they're more than pretty flowers. “Heartblooms” are attuned to ambient emotion.
252 248 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002380_BOTANISTMAN No subtitles. Report if displayed.
253 249 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002390_BOTANISTMAN You don't seem convinced. But believe me, it's true.
254 250 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002400_BOTANISTMAN This ashen grey, for instance. It mirrors the anxiety and urgency of those working nearby as they rush to fulfill sudden orders.
255 251 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002410_BOTANISTMAN Intense feelings like those spur the petals to change color. Bright, glowing hues in the presence of joy. Dark, subdued shades for frustration or despair.
256 252 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002420_BOTANISTMAN Yet even with the collected wisdom of Sharlayan at our disposal, we've yet to identify the underlying principle of this empathic effect.
257 253 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002430_BOTANISTMAN And there are other mysteries besides. Although the flower is extraordinarily long-lived, its low reproductive rate has made it difficult to find younger populations growing in the wild.
258 254 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002440_BOTANISTMAN With too few sightings to map its distribution, and no closely related species to track, we've been unable to pinpoint its land of origin.
259 255 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002450_BOTANISTMAN To further complicate matters, every culture even dimly aware of its existence has given it a different name and mythos. Our attempts to study it via the historical record have been an exercise in frustration.
260 256 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002460_BOTANISTMAN As an avid botanist myself, I should one day like to unravel the heartbloom's secrets...but I'm afraid other duties must take precedence. I will leave you to your thoughts.
261 257 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002470_YSHTOLA Have you learned aught of interest?
262 258 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002480_YSHTOLA A flower that reacts to one's feelings? Strange... I must say, I have never heard of such a thing.
263 259 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002490_ALISAIE This is all very fascinating, but as it stands, we've failed to gain any significant insight into the Forum's undertaking.
264 260 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002500_ALPHINAUD Indeed... While there is certainly enough activity to support Erenville's supposition that a priority has been placed on improving food production...
265 261 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002510_ALPHINAUD Unfortunately for our investigation, these workers were never informed as to how their duties serve the master plan.
266 262 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002520_ALISAIE Ugh. If only we could interrogate the Forum members directly.
267 263 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002530_ALISAIE Isn't that the entrance to the Archeion?
268 264 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002540_ALISAIE Look, there... I think that's Erenville.
269 265 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002550_ALPHINAUD A little difficult to tell from here, but...but I think you're right. He did say he was coming down to make his report.
270 266 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002560_YSHTOLA Erenville receives his orders from the Forum. Would it not follow, then, that the superior to whom he reports is a Forum member─or at least a close associate?
271 267 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002570_ALPHINAUD You mean to eavesdrop on their conversation!? What of the risks?
272 268 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002580_YSHTOLA Ours alone to bear. We won't interfere with Erenville's work, nor will he be implicated as an accomplice.
273 269 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002590_YSHTOLA If you're not comfortable taking part, I can do this alone.
274 270 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002600_ALPHINAUD Nay. I said myself that I wished to know Father's intentions. And no answers will be forthcoming should we simply ask nicely.
275 271 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002610_ALISAIE We can apologize later should it come to it. Right now, we need every crumb of information we can get our hands on. Consequences be damned.
276 272 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002620_YSHTOLA It might be best if you came along as well. In fact, we should all...
277 273 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002630_YSHTOLA Krile?
278 274 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002640_KRILE No subtitles. Report if displayed.
279 275 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002650_KRILE Oh! Yes! That certainly sounds like a plan!
280 276 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002660_YSHTOLA I'm glad you agree...
281 277 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002670_ALISAIE Quickly, Erenville is on the move. We need to get closer before we lose him!
282 278 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002680_KRILE Almost. I can almost reach you...
283 279 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002700_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR I trust you will find your compensation to be more than satisfactory. We wish to make clear that we are pleased with the efficiency and thoroughness of your work.
284 280 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002710_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR So much so that we have come bearing new tasks in need of your competent hand.
285 281 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002720_ERENVILLE Another lengthy list.
286 282 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002730_ERENVILLE If I may speak frankly. The gleaners have been pushed to the point of collapse by your unending demands.
287 283 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002740_ERENVILLE We are not familiars to be exploited. We are Sharlayan scholars, and we deserve an explanation for this unseemly treatment. What warrants such urgency?
288 284 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002750_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR ...In an age long past, Sharlayan was charged with a momentous duty.
289 285 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002760_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR And now that word of the Final Days hangs heavy in the air, the time has come for us to fulfill that charge.
290 286 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002770_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR I can say no more, but I promise you this: all will be revealed in due course. And when it has, you will understand that your toil was in service to the greatest good.
291 287 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002780_ERENVILLE Then I will do your bidding. For now.
292 288 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002790_ERENVILLE But unless you wish the gleaners to rise up in protest, I advise you to offer tangible improvements for our working conditions. Your promised revelation does nothing to address present circumstances.
293 289 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002800_REQUESTEDLEGISLATOR A fair point. Your concerns will be conveyed to the Forum.
294 290 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002810_ERENVILLE I hope that was informative. You may consider my debt to you repaid in full.
295 291 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002820_ERENVILLE While I do have my reservations about the Forum, I want to believe that they have our best interests at heart.
296 292 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002830_ERENVILLE Which is why I'm reassured that you're busy sniffing out the truth of things. We can ill afford to place all our eggs in one basket─this master plan of theirs─without first understanding the risks involved.
297 293 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002840_ALISAIE Wait, how did you know it was us?
298 294 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002850_ERENVILLE If you mean to impersonate a toad, try studying the real thing. And don't try to fool an expert.
299 295 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002860_KRILE For you. The spell will keep it from wilting.
300 296 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002870_KRILE She said you would need it for the journey ahead.
301 297 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002880_KRILE Will you speak with Her now? I cannot hope to match Minfilia's clarity, of course, but...
302 298 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002890_KRILE (-Hydaelyn-)...Thank you.
303 299 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002900_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)...Thank you.
304 300 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002910_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)Do not worry. She has lent me her body for only a moment.
305 301 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002920_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)Just as I could not save the First from the Flood of Light, it has become arduous for me to interact with the physical world without assistance.
306 302 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002930_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)Though I might converse with you for a time, the incorporeal form I assumed on the ship would be incapable of casting even the simplest enchantment.
307 303 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002940_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)It is in the depths of the aetherial sea─the place to which all life returns─where my influence is greatest.
308 304 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002950_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)After Minfilia's sacrifice on the First, it was to the sea, here in the Source, where I ferried her soul. I wished that gentle spirit to find rest in the world she loved so well.
309 305 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002960_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)Her...and another who may yet have a part to play. Though that will depend on you.
310 306 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002970_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)Take the flower. Walk free. For you are free─to go where you wish. To believe what you will.
311 307 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002980_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)That bloom will be your guide. Test and proof of your conviction.
312 308 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_002990_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)In darkness seek joy. Surrender not to sadness, and see beyond despair. Walk free, and bear the light for others to follow.
313 309 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003000_HYDAELYN (-Hydaelyn-)Together, raise it aloft and let it shine. Till the end, blinding and radiant.
314 310 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003010_KRILE That was...all too brief. Already She seems so far away...
315 311 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003020_KRILE My apologies if I startled you. Ever since we began our descent into Labyrinthos, I had sensed another's will, straining to reach out.
316 312 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003030_KRILE Even with my particular talents, though, I was unable to make a connection at first. So weak and tenuous it was...
317 313 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003040_KRILE Once I took hold of that wispy thread, imagine my surprise to discover it was Hydaelyn Herself! Needless to say, it seemed wise to learn what we could before letting go.
318 314 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003050_KRILE Her answers were more cryptic than I would have liked... But at least She left us with a guide of sorts─that unusual flower.
319 315 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003060_KRILE Yes, we are definitely making progress!
320 316 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003070_ALISAIE You can't be serious! We've done nothing wrong!
321 317 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003080_KRILE Master Fourchenault!? What business has the Forum with us?
322 318 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003090_YSHTOLA Obstruction and suppression, apparently.
323 319 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003100_FOURCHENAULT Mistress Baldesion. Our records show you facilitated the Scions' entrance into Sharlayan by claiming them as assistants for your organization.
324 320 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003110_FOURCHENAULT We are aware of your “investigations.” After alerting the major institutions to the presence of potential troublemakers, we received word from an Archeion custodian.
325 321 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003120_FOURCHENAULT A group operating under the auspices of the Students skulking about Labyrinthos and engaging in clandestine behavior.
326 322 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003130_ALPHINAUD “Clandestine”? We may not have entered Sharlayan as Scions, but we did naught to conceal our identities.
327 323 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003140_ALPHINAUD Our only purpose in this city is to seek the truth. I can think of no reason why our actions should warrant the Forum's intervention.
328 324 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003150_FOURCHENAULT 'Tis not our way to discourage the pursuit of knowledge. But the timing of such pursuits must be considered, not to mention their potential impact.
329 325 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003160_FOURCHENAULT With the world in chaos, we, the true caretakers of wisdom, have committed ourselves to an undertaking that demands the utmost discretion.
330 326 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003170_FOURCHENAULT And we will not risk its success by turning a blind eye to disruptive foreign elements in our midst.
331 327 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003180_YSHTOLA What, then, is to be our fate? Will you put us on a ship back to Eorzea?
332 328 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003190_FOURCHENAULT The Forum will convene to examine your case. The results of said inquiry will determine your future in this city.
333 329 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003200_FOURCHENAULT As for your absent companion, he has already been detained.
334 330 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003210_ALISAIE G'raha!? But why? Is reading a crime now, too!?
335 331 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003220_FOURCHENAULT Reading is encouraged. Celebrated, even. Not, however, of the volumes shelved in the restricted section of the library.
336 332 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003230_YSHTOLA Refusing to comply will only make matters worse. Let us instead treat this as an opportunity to open a dialogue with the Forum.
337 333 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003240_FOURCHENAULT Silence is often one's best defense. I would advise against prolonging the proceedings with frivolous discourse.
338 334 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003250_FOURCHENAULT But enough─this is not the place for debate. The Rostra awaits.
339 335 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003260_GRAHATIA Forgive me. I was careless...
340 336 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003270_YSHTOLA We would have been detained regardless. This way, at least, we manage to stay together.
341 337 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003280_YSHTOLA I trust your time within the forbidden archives was well spent?
342 338 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003290_BARNIER The Forum will come to order!
343 339 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003300_BARNIER This inquiry is now in session. As Speaker Elect, I will be presiding over the day's proceedings.
344 340 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003310_BARNIER Master Fourchenault. Would you be so kind as to restate the matter which compelled you to summon your colleagues with such urgency?
345 341 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003320_FOURCHENAULT As you are all aware, we recently denied Eorzea's request for Sharlayan assistance.
346 342 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003330_FOURCHENAULT Since then, certain individuals dissatisfied with our decision have taken it upon themselves to interfere with our work.
347 343 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003340_FOURCHENAULT They entered our nation masquerading as associates of the Students of Baldesion, but these malcontents are better known as the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.
348 344 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003350_FOURCHENAULT These militants wield influence with both the Eorzean and Eastern alliances, and are inextricably involved with the crises presently afflicting the world at large.
349 345 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003360_FOURCHENAULT Loose in our city, these warmongers sought to meddle with and expose matters of state secret. What are they if not a dire threat to be expelled!?
350 346 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003370_LEGISLATORA You have tarnished the good name of the Students. Galuf would be ashamed...
351 347 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003380_KRILE Galuf Baldesion was never one to forsake his fellow man.
352 348 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003390_KRILE Even if this nation closed every door and retreated from the world, he would have found a way to help the Scions─help every soul of this star─fight back against the coming doom.
353 349 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003400_YSHTOLA A terrible enemy stands poised to lay waste to all we hold dear. In the face of such madness, Eorzea reached out to Sharlayan, a respected ally, in the hopes of forming a united front.
354 350 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003410_YSHTOLA Was your curt dismissal truly the best you could offer?
355 351 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003420_YSHTOLA Or are you so preoccupied with your “momentous duty of an age long past” that even the end of the world is unworthy of your attention?
356 352 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003430_GRAHATIA Whence came this revelation?
357 353 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003440_YSHTOLA From the mouth of a Forum member within fortuitous earshot.
358 354 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003450_YSHTOLA From the mouth of a Forum member within fortuitous earshot.
359 355 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003460_GRAHATIA Then it seems your findings support my own...
360 356 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003470_GRAHATIA The reason I visited the restricted shelves was to study records of the Forum's policy-making process. To better understand the historical trends underlying their most major decisions.
361 357 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003480_GRAHATIA At first glance, the positions of neutrality in war and the accumulation of knowledge above all else appear constant and consistent─the unchanging pillars of Sharlayan society.
362 358 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003490_GRAHATIA And once upon a time, I might have left it at that. These days, however, I am more attuned to the subtleties of governance, and so I noticed something...odd.
363 359 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003500_GRAHATIA From a particular point in time, the purpose of these policies shifted.
364 360 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003510_GRAHATIA No longer was knowledge preserved for the benefit of society. Rather, society was to be gradually reshaped to ensure the preservation of knowledge.
365 361 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003520_GRAHATIA The most conspicuous and telling change was the one which befell Labyrinthos. Once little more than an oversized storehouse, an enormous allocation of funds saw it transformed into an advanced research and archival facility.
366 362 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003530_GRAHATIA I also discovered a fascinating account on the finances of our Dravanian colony.
367 363 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003540_GRAHATIA The settlement attracted students from far and wide, and the connections and tuition fees thus acquired were funneled into further improvements for the archives.
368 364 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003550_GRAHATIA Now, there is no question that our nation's progress is tied to the acquisition of wisdom. Nevertheless, the vast resources diverted for this purpose borders on the obscene.
369 365 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003560_GRAHATIA But returning to the matter of when─our change in course appears to have been made some two hundred and seventy years ago...
370 366 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003570_YSHTOLA The very same period when Sharlayan scholars in the hinterlands began a formal study of the aetherial sea!
371 367 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003580_YSHTOLA You found something, did you not? And whatever it was gave rise to your oh-so-important duty...
372 368 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003590_LEGISLATORB Mind your tongue, Archon! If you had seen─!
373 369 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003600_FOURCHENAULT Yes, we are bound by a duty we cannot ignore.
374 370 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003610_FOURCHENAULT Knowing this, what would you have us do? Abandon our vital work, and join you on the field of battle?
375 371 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003620_FOURCHENAULT We will never choose the way of the sword. We will fulfill our mission not through strife and bloodshed, but survival.
376 372 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003630_FOURCHENAULT Come what may, we shall live on. We must.
377 373 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003640_YSHTOLA Do as you must then. But we Scions will fight─until the heavens fall, until our last breath.
378 374 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003650_FOURCHENAULT Such misguided zeal...
379 375 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003660_ALPHINAUD Father, I... Master Fourchenault.
380 376 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003670_ALPHINAUD I fail to understand the stance you have elected to take. But by the same token, I have yet to find a compelling argument to counter the challenge you put to us in Gridania.
381 377 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003680_ALPHINAUD Still, in the midst of my uncertainty...
382 378 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003690_ALPHINAUD I must trust in myself to do what is right. As others have chosen to trust in me.
383 379 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003700_ALPHINAUD So I will continue as I always have, weighing the consequences of my every action, and allowing my hope for the future to inform my decisions.
384 380 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003710_MONTICHAIGNE That's quite enough! Have you all forgotten the reason for this assembly?
385 381 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003720_ALISAIE Scholarch Montichaigne. He's the head of the Studium, and an old friend of my grandfather's.
386 382 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003730_MONTICHAIGNE Honestly, every discussion devolves into some interminable debate. Terrible habit. Let's return to the topic at hand, hm?
387 383 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003740_MONTICHAIGNE By their own admission, these Scions have resolved to fight alongside the Eorzean nations against the doom which swift approaches.
388 384 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003750_MONTICHAIGNE But there exists no evidence of an attempt to incite our citizens to do the same.
389 385 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003760_MONTICHAIGNE Furthermore, while our decision may well've been the correct one, we cannot simply bull our way through these disagreements without inviting doubts or objections.
390 386 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003770_MONTICHAIGNE Put yourselves in their place! Who among you would leave a tome unopened if an elder forbid you read it with no reason given?
391 387 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003780_MONTICHAIGNE No, if we're to quell further discontent, then we must conclude this matter with a fair and even hand.
392 388 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003790_BARNIER Order! We will have order!
393 389 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003800_BARNIER Master Montichaigne raises some valid points. Keeping such concerns in mind, I propose we enforce the following measures.
394 390 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003810_BARNIER Until further notice, the Students of Baldesion are to cease any and all activities within the domain of Sharlayan.
395 391 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003820_BARNIER You will also refrain from any further investigation into the Forum's decisions and duties. Failure to comply with these restrictions will result in the immediate expulsion of your Scion associates.
396 392 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003830_BARNIER Let us put this judgment to a vote. All in favor, raise your hand!
397 393 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003840_BARNIER I count fifty-one for, and forty-eight against. The proposal is passed.
398 394 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003850_BARNIER Students, Scions, you have heard the Forum's judgment. Pray abide by it or face the consequences.
399 395 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003860_BARNIER Honored members, I thank you for your time. This inquiry is concluded!
400 396 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003870_EMPLOYEEMAN Welcome home, my lady.
401 397 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003880_EMPLOYEEWOMAN Welcome home, my lady.
402 398 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003890_ALISAIE What? What are you gawping at?
403 399 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
404 400 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE House Leveilleur in all its grandeur!
405 401 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE Scion headquarters must seem squalid indeed...
406 402 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE Just admiring the craftsmanship.
407 403 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003900_ALISAIE Oh gods, please don't! It makes me feel like a spoiled princess.
408 404 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003910_ALISAIE I'll have you know I'm quite fond of the Rising Stones!
409 405 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003920_ALISAIE Oh, I...I suppose I never gave the décor much thought. I'm glad that you approve. I think.
410 406 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003930_AMELIANCE Lord Fourchenault is not to hear of this visit.
411 407 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003940_AMELIANCE And I should also like the children to have their gifts ere my husband makes his return.
412 408 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003950_EMPLOYEEMAN As you wish, my lady.
413 409 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003960_EMPLOYEEWOMAN Master Alphinaud, Mistress Alisaie, if you would accompany me upstairs...?
414 410 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003970_ALPHINAUD We shan't be long.
415 411 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003980_AMELIANCE The twins have been sending letters home from time to time, recounting their latest adventures.
416 412 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_003990_AMELIANCE I am sure they withhold certain details, of course. If only to keep me from worrying...
417 413 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004000_AMELIANCE Yet a mother worries all the same. In the early days especially, I tried to support them as best I could, sending the Scions coin and other such donations.
418 414 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004010_AMELIANCE Fortunately, they have found the strength to overcome adversity time and time again. Their words grow more confident with every letter, their depictions more vivid.
419 415 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004020_AMELIANCE The triumphs and defeats. The joys and sorrows. 'Tis clear that they have come to find value in every experience.
420 416 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004030_AMELIANCE But of those they treasure most, it would seem that meeting you might be the most impactful. Why, since that fateful day, I do believe there has not been a single missive in which you were not mentioned by name!
421 417 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004040_AMELIANCE No subtitles. Report if displayed.
422 418 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004050_AMELIANCE 'Tis plain they care for you. And I am glad they have such a steadfast companion watching over them.
423 419 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004060_AMELIANCE Under normal circumstances I would offer you tea, but alas, these are anything but. In any event, why don't you keep me company whilst we await my children's return? Perhaps you might regale me with a tale or two of your exploits?
424 420 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004070_ALISAIE When you mentioned gifts, I wasn't sure what to expect.
425 421 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004080_ALISAIE Mother, I...
426 422 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004090_AMELIANCE Oh, look how well it fits you! And the style is to your liking?
427 423 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004100_ALISAIE It's perfect─exactly what I would have chosen! But please, tell me you had something different made for Alphinaud...
428 424 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004110_AMELIANCE Naturally! You are hardly little children anymore.
429 425 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004120_AMELIANCE And while I shall miss dressing you in those precious matching outfits, I must respect the individuals you have grown to become.
430 426 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004130_AMELIANCE See for yourself!
431 427 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004140_ALPHINAUD Thank you for the splendid clothes, Mother. Stylish, comfortable, and eminently practical!
432 428 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004150_AMELIANCE I am so glad you like them. They are, however, missing one final touch.
433 429 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004160_EMPLOYEEWOMAN If you would allow me, Master Alphinaud...
434 430 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004170_ALPHINAUD Wait, are these...!?
435 431 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004180_AMELIANCE ...A sage's tools of the trade. They belonged to your father.
436 432 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004190_AMELIANCE Though he may as well be chained to his desk these days, as a student, he was often called upon to venture into the field.
437 433 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004200_AMELIANCE He wielded those armaments, both to heal and to harm, in no few battles. None so fierce as those you two have braved, perhaps, but battles nonetheless.
438 434 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004210_AMELIANCE Thus did I pull them out of storage─to show you that he was not always the man who stands in vehement opposition to you now.
439 435 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004220_AMELIANCE And also because it would be a terrible waste of ridiculously expensive, House Leveilleur-commissioned artistry.
440 436 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004230_AMELIANCE I am told these devices are quite difficult to master, but someone of your extensive experience should soon have them darting about with grace and aplomb.
441 437 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004240_AMELIANCE May the wisdom in that crystal serve you well. And please, try to find common ground with your father, that you might come and go without need for this awful subterfuge.
442 438 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004250_ALPHINAUD We will, Mother, I promise!
443 439 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004260_AMELIANCE My final gifts to you, before you run off, are an observation and a suggestion.
444 440 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004270_AMELIANCE Firstly, Fourchenault has ever been a serious man, but it was only after you were born that he truly lost himself in his work.
445 441 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004280_AMELIANCE I may not know the Forum's inner workings, but I know your father's. The timing of that change in him holds some significance.
446 442 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004290_AMELIANCE Secondly, do not seek to best your father with words.
447 443 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004300_AMELIANCE Far better that you simply show him─let him discover the merit of your actions <Emphasis>after</Emphasis> they cannot be undone!
448 444 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004305_ALPHINAUD No subtitles. Report if displayed.
449 445 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004307_ALISAIE No subtitles. Report if displayed.
450 446 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004310_ALISAIE Oh, Mother...
451 447 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004320_ALPHINAUD We shall take your wisdom to heart. Thank you again for these gifts, and farewell for now!
452 448 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004330_AMELIANCE Safe travels, my children. Eat well, stay warm, and keep your friends close.
453 449 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004340_KYTTE Right, we're all set!
454 450 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004350_KYTTE Just the four of you, was it?
455 451 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004360_ESTINIEN Three. I am already attuned to the crystal in Thavnair.
456 452 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004370_KYTTE You are? Oh. I would have preferred more test subjects...
457 453 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004380_KYTTE Oh well, never mind. If our three travelers could line up here, please?
458 454 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004390_KYTTE Yes, right there is fine! Take a deep breath, and I'll soon have you soaring through the aether.
459 455 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004400_KYTTE Oh, and one last thing!
460 456 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004410_KYTTE You might experience a teensy-weensy touch of violent aetherial sickness. Good luck!
461 457 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004420_THANCRED Wha─?
462 458 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004430_EMETSELCH Thavnair, home to city-state Radz–at–Han.
463 459 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004440_EMETSELCH Rising from the southeast waters of the Bounty, this isle of plenty served as the battleground for a conflict between two peoples.
464 460 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004450_EMETSELCH Their cultures bled into one another until a unique amalgamation was distilled from the chaos, in a process not unlike their precious alchemy.
465 461 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004460_EMETSELCH Once solidified as a single nation, an adamant stance of neutrality would hold invaders at bay. For a time.
466 462 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004470_EMETSELCH Now across this vibrant isle creeps a fog of malice. What choice do you have...
467 463 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004480_EMETSELCH ...what chance...
468 464 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004490_EMETSELCH ...against such an insidious foe?
469 465 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004500_ESTINIEN I've seen fairer faces after a bout of bad shellfish.
470 466 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004510_ESTINIEN Let me bring you something to drink. That should help settle your bellies.
471 467 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004520_THANCRED There was a note...with Krile's instructions...
472 468 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004530_THANCRED Don't let Estinien roam the markets alone... He's alarmingly bad with coin...
473 469 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004540_THANCRED No subtitles. Report if displayed.
474 470 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004550_NIDHANA (-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Mmm...
475 471 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004560_ESTINIEN What happened here?
476 472 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004570_THANCRED Their dress marks them as alchemists. I see no evidence of injury or poison.
477 473 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004580_URIANGER Thinkest thou they but slumber?
478 474 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004590_THANCRED I believe so. Whether it is by <Emphasis>choice</Emphasis> is another question entirely.
479 475 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004600_VARSHAHN (-???-)Oh, we have guests.
480 476 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004610_VARSHAHN (-???-)You must excuse the poor welcome. Long days and longer nights have taken their toll, as you can see...
481 477 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004620_VARSHAHN I am Varshahn. Servant to the satrap. My task was, in fact, to wake these good men and women. If you will allow.
482 478 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004630_VARSHAHN People of the Great Work! I come bearing new scales!
483 479 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004640_NIDHANA (-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Mmm... Scales...?
484 480 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004650_NIDHANA (-Arkasodara Alchemist-)We have new scales!?
485 481 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004660_VARSHAHN Yes, my friends. Gather round. I have them right here.
486 482 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004670_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA Oh, happy day! Now I can continue my experiment!
487 483 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004680_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKB Many thanks!
488 484 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004690_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKC One for me!
489 485 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004700_ESTINIEN Those are dragon scales.
490 486 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004710_VARSHAHN Yes─such materials are vital to their most pressing research.
491 487 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004720_NIDHANA (-Arkasodara Alchemist-)And we are fortunate to have them. Our experiments are so close to bearing fruit...
492 488 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004730_NIDHANA (-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Soon we will have a talisman capable of nullifying the aetheric emissions from that accursed tower!
493 489 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004740_NIDHANA (-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Did...did I say something wrong? Are you not here with Varshahn? Wait, who <Emphasis>are</Emphasis> you people?
494 490 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004750_NIDHANA (-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Of course! You're the one Krile sent─the “Warrior of Light” we've been waiting for!
495 491 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004760_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA This is a day of celebration! Praise be to Cinduruva!
496 492 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004770_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKB The winds have shifted. I feel it! The end to our toil is near!
497 493 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004780_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKC I feel it, too. My head hasn't been this clear in days...
498 494 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004790_ESTINIEN Tell me, how did you acquire those scales?
499 495 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004800_VARSHAHN Curious that it concerns you so.
500 496 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004810_VARSHAHN But worry not. They were freely given by the dragon with whom our satrap has forged a lawful pact.
501 497 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004820_ESTINIEN ...That is well.
502 498 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004830_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA You must be quite familiar with dragonkin, yes?
503 499 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004840_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKB Is this their congealed blood I see on your weapon?
504 500 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004850_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKC Hrm... Speaking of dragon blood...you yourself have been infused with it, have you not?
505 501 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004860_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKC I should like to draw a phial or two, if so!
506 502 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004870_ESTINIEN Now, see here...!
507 503 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004880_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA Come along, come along! I must <Emphasis>insist</Emphasis> that you visit our laboratory!
508 504 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004890_ESTINIEN Cease your shoving, or so help me...!
509 505 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004900_NIDHANA (-Arkasodara Alchemist-)Oh dear, your poor companion. What with the new scales and your timely arrival, my colleagues are a little giddy with excitement.
510 506 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004910_NIDHANA (-Arkasodara Alchemist-)No harm will come to him, I promise! Meanwhile, shall we find a quiet place to talk?
511 507 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004920_NIDHANA As you may have guessed, I am Nidhana─the alchemist who sent the request to your Mistress Krile. We have workshops across the nation collaborating on this research project, but it is here─at the Great Work─where I collate our results.
512 508 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004930_NIDHANA Come with me, all of you, and I can explain the crux of the situation.
513 509 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004940_NIDHANA Yes, that would be Radz–at–Han. Hardly anyone has been allowed in or out since our troubles with the tower began.
514 510 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004950_NIDHANA The fearful citizens huddle inside the city walls, and commerce has all but ground to a standstill. I pity the satrap the trials he must be facing.
515 511 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q5_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
516 512 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A5_000_001_NONE_VOICE What can you tell me of the satrap?
517 513 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A5_000_002_NONE_VOICE Do you trust the satrap?
518 514 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004960_NIDHANA Well, he... He is the most important person in Radz–at–Han.
519 515 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004970_NIDHANA Completely! Without the satrap and his line, Radz–at–Han would not exist.
520 516 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004980_NIDHANA Long ago, this island was home to two tribes of Matanga─the Gajasura, and the Arkasodara.
521 517 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_004990_NIDHANA When the Au Ra came to these shores, it was the Arkasodara with whom they joined forces. Together, they defeated the warlike Gajasura, forcing them to flee Thavnair altogether.
522 518 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005000_NIDHANA Peace and prosperity reigned for a time, until a clan of Hyur from the mainland decided they wanted the island for themselves.
523 519 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005010_NIDHANA It was a direct ancestor of the present satrap who arbitrated that conflict, and welded the warring factions into the nation we know today.
524 520 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005020_NIDHANA And ever since, a member of that esteemed lineage has inherited this somewhat unique position. You see, by and large, the state is run by the people, but when problems arise, it is the satrap who mediates a solution.
525 521 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005030_NIDHANA The stability provided by the satrap is what has allowed Radz–at–Han to thrive all these years.
526 522 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005040_NIDHANA And it was the satrap himself who entrusted us with this duty. We will not fail him, nor our countrymen!
527 523 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005050_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA What is the delay with the vessel!? I told you, I need to adjust those ratios!
528 524 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005060_FANDANIEL I come all this way to admire one of my splendid towers, and what do I find? Fools attempting to ward off its tempering influence with magic trinkets.
529 525 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005070_FANDANIEL I seem to recall a similar experiment in ages past. What <Emphasis>was</Emphasis> that man's name...?
530 526 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005080_FANDANIEL “O” something... Oween?
531 527 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005090_FANDANIEL Another body, another time. Who could be expected to remember every trivial detail...
532 528 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005100_AMON Another body, another time. Who could be expected to remember every trivial detail...
533 529 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005110_AMON Hmmm. Allowing them to construct such handy talismans would be counterproductive to my plans...
534 530 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005120_AMON And yet, I find myself deathly curious. How <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> they manage this feat with the limited knowledge and resources at their disposal?
535 531 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005130_AMON Complications be damned. For we cannot escape the nature of our souls. And I, as ever, am my own worst enemy.
536 532 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005140_THANCRED I see our taskmasters have allowed you a moment's respite as well.
537 533 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005150_THANCRED You have to hand it to these alchemists─they are determined to see this endeavor of theirs succeed.
538 534 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005160_THANCRED I've never been one for blind optimism, but I sincerely get the sense they're close to a breakthrough.
539 535 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005170_ESTINIEN They had better be, or all this effort was for naught...
540 536 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005180_URIANGER The peoples of Eorzea, of the Far East, of Thavnair... Children of this star united in common cause against a dire threat.
541 537 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005190_URIANGER Yet ere they succumbed to suicidal madness, were not the Telophoroi born of Her body, as were we?
542 538 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005200_URIANGER They who cling to life and the promise of the morrow's dawn, 'gainst they who desire death and an ending of their own orchestration.
543 539 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005210_URIANGER The victors of this war alone will hold the right to answer the question of existence. Of its meaning, and its worth.
544 540 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005220_THANCRED Poetic and ominous to a fault. That said, if it's an existential debate in nature, then our arguments might not be as persuasive as you'd think.
545 541 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005230_THANCRED Fandaniel wants to die, and take everyone with him in an orgy of pain and suffering. An utterly vile and unforgivable idea.
546 542 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005240_THANCRED And yet, when spat upon by fate and wailing in the deepest pit of despair, who among us can say they have not entertained similar thoughts?
547 543 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005250_THANCRED There are nights black as pitch. Bereft of hope. When no words of comfort can reach you, and it's all you can do to grit your teeth and choke back the bile.
548 544 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005260_ESTINIEN The more you see and suffer life's injustices, the more difficult they become to bear.
549 545 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005270_ESTINIEN Vengeance is nurtured in similar soil. Though your anger has a broader focus, the sentiment is much the same: a fervent desire to destroy others; to see them drown in torment, as you have.
550 546 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005280_THANCRED That about sums it up. The will to endure is not always as strong as the urge to burn it all down and salt the earth, survival be damned. It's a struggle─often close and brutal.
551 547 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005290_URIANGER Indeed... Well. I, for one, shall pray survival proveth more appealing in the end.
552 548 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005300_THANCRED As will I. Besides, our chances are much improved when we've the company of others committed to the cause of life. Our vengeful dragoon here is proof of that.
553 549 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005310_THANCRED What is it? What did you see?
554 550 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005320_THANCRED Fandaniel? Are you sure? If he knows we've been working on a countermeasure...
555 551 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005330_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKA It holds...the vessel holds! This is the one.
556 552 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005340_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKB At long last!
557 553 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005350_NIDHANA Look! We have finally created a talisman strong enough to withstand our experiments!
558 554 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005360_NIDHANA We've named it a “warding scale”─for the time being. With this in your possession, your soul should be completely shielded from corruptive aether.
559 555 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005370_URIANGER Afforded such protection, any one of us may approach the towers without fear. Thou hast mine admiration─'tis an invention of historical significance.
560 556 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005380_NIDHANA I thank you for your kind words! But I would prefer you keep them unsaid until we test the talisman's efficacy in the field.
561 557 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005390_NIDHANA It is for the next stage of our plan that we summoned you in the first place: to accompany me to the Tower of Zot.
562 558 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005400_NIDHANA Should the scale prove effective─as I very much hope it will─then you'll have little to do. But should the effect be weaker than anticipated, I must ask that you restrain me. Or knock me senseless.
563 559 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q6_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
564 560 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A6_000_001_NONE_VOICE Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
565 561 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A6_000_002_NONE_VOICE Oh, you needn't ask.
566 562 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005410_NIDHANA Either way, we are fortunate to have you with us.
567 563 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005420_ALCHEMISTOFTHEGREATWORKC Nidhana, I... Are you certain you wish to do this?
568 564 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005430_NIDHANA If others are to trust our creations, then we must have faith in them first. And as the senior researcher, it falls to me to lead by example.
569 565 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005440_NIDHANA But...should I fail to return, then learn what you can from this attempt and apply it to the next. Our work must continue. Is that clear?
570 566 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005450_THANCRED We'll keep an eye on the place while you're away.
571 567 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005460_THANCRED Assuming Fandaniel is lurking about, there's no telling what mischief he has in mind for us─or you. Be on your guard.
572 568 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005470_NIDHANA Shall we be on our way? I'll have one of the soldiers at the hatchery prepare us a boat, and we can set out from the northern shore. I'll see you there.
573 569 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005480_NIDHANA We should soon cross the threshold of the tower's influence...
574 570 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005490_NIDHANA Any moment now...
575 571 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005500_NIDHANA It's working!
576 572 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005510_NIDHANA And you─you are still yourself? Then I'd like to see how it fares closer to the tower, if we could.
577 573 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005520_NIDHANA So far, so good. The scale's protection appears to be holding. If we can just make it to the tower's entrance...
578 574 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005530_NIDHANA A few more steps!
579 575 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005540_NIDHANA Praise be to the Sisters! We made it! And the scale has proven itself to be everything we hoped it would be.
580 576 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005550_NIDHANA Now we can focus on production. Once we've equipped and returned with an entire survey team, this menace will soon give up its secrets!
581 577 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005560_NIDHANA What─!?
582 578 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005570_NIDHANA Aaah!
583 579 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005580_NIDHANA Let me go! ...Let me <Emphasis>go</Emphasis>! Rrrgh!
584 580 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005590_FANDANIEL Oh, do calm down. You'll only hurt yourself thrashing about like that.
585 581 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005600_NIDHANA Stop! You can't do this! Please!
586 582 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005610_FANDANIEL A little late for heroics, I'm afraid.
587 583 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005620_FANDANIEL Hmm...the similarities are striking.
588 584 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005630_FANDANIEL My, my, such <Emphasis>hostility</Emphasis>. Never before has my artistry so displeased.
589 585 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005640_FANDANIEL My patrons of old would've positively squealed in delight! Though, between you and me, I find gushing praise exhausting.
590 586 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q7_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
591 587 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A7_000_001_NONE_VOICE Patrons of old?
592 588 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A7_000_002_NONE_VOICE What are you talking about?
593 589 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005650_FANDANIEL Allow me to tell you a story. Surely you've yet to hear the one about Fandaniel, the sundered Ascian.
594 590 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005660_FANDANIEL I inherited the position─and the soul─of the Fandaniel who sat on the Convocation in the time of the Final Days. Theoretically speaking.
595 591 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005670_FANDANIEL Practically speaking, that fact is of no consequence! I was born and lived as...well. Me.
596 592 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005680_FANDANIEL Eventually I was recruited into the Ascians and imbued with the former Fandaniel's knowledge and memories, but I never felt that they were truly a part of who I am.
597 593 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005690_FANDANIEL How to explain? Perhaps if I told you who I was before my Ascian embrace. Although that chapter, too, is a past I've long since discarded.
598 594 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005700_FANDANIEL I have it on good authority you've poked your nose into an Allagan ruin or two, yes?
599 595 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005710_FANDANIEL Then I expect you've heard of me. The old me.
600 596 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005720_FANDANIEL Amon, at your service.
601 597 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005730_AMON Amon, at your service.
602 598 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005740_AMON Imagine a nation of unbridled prosperity.
603 599 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005750_AMON Every need, met; day after day of unbroken, unshakable peace.
604 600 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005760_AMON Existence, fulfilled.
605 601 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005770_AMON And ripe for decay.
606 602 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005780_ALLAGMAN You are a genius without peer, Amon. How ever do you conceive of such delightful experiments?
607 603 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005790_ALLAGMAN That fool was beside himself with panic when he awoke with the head of a bull! Even his cries for help emerged as so much guttural lowing!
608 604 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005800_ALLAGMAN Oh, the memory of it... Haha, my poor sides! My friends and I were so consumed by laughter we struggled to breathe!
609 605 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005810_AMON No more than entertainment for bored wastrels ignorant of its worth. My all-consuming work...
610 606 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005820_AMON But it was not their only indulgence.
611 607 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005830_AMON For they were ever hungry for stimulation. Slaves to the slightest hint that amusement was afoot.
612 608 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005840_AMON Our nation was ailing...but I would see the poison purged.
613 609 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005850_AMON I resurrected a legend─our first and greatest emperor.
614 610 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005860_AMON And just as I had planned, he set our wayward empire back on the path of conquest.
615 611 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005870_AMON An inexhaustible ambition carried us onwards, always onwards.
616 612 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005880_AMON Yet he who delivered to us such glory was not to be satisfied.
617 613 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005890_XANDE Heed me, Amon.
618 614 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005900_XANDE No matter how vast one's empire, or full one's treasure vault, all is rendered meaningless by death.
619 615 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005910_XANDE In the end, all is lost...
620 616 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005920_EMETSELCH You know as well as I that the emperor stands to lose this war. And so I have come to claim you.
621 617 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005930_EMETSELCH For while your methods leave something to be desired, we cannot deny the results of your work.
622 618 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005940_EMETSELCH And as fortune would have it, the seat of Fandaniel─your rightful seat─lies vacant and waiting. Take your place amongst your peers, rather than die a pointless death amidst the ashes of your doomed nation.
623 619 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005950_EMETSELCH Send one of your clones to the Crystal Tower that you might see for yourself.
624 620 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005960_EMETSELCH See what lies ahead...
625 621 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005970_AMON The fall of the empire affirmed the truth. Majestic and tragic...as the emperor foresaw.
626 622 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005980_AMON Scheme as you like, build as you will. Nothing endures.
627 623 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_005990_AMON What is life, but a brief jaunt ending in emptiness?
628 624 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006000_FANDANIEL (-Fandaniel-)So easily distracted! Why, I almost left without saying farewell.
629 625 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006010_FANDANIEL (-Fandaniel-)As for your friend, you needn't worry─these pawns are far more useful to me alive as fuel for the primals.
630 626 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006020_FANDANIEL (-Fandaniel-)Ah ah ah! If you attempt to pull them free, they <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> die, so─enjoy tackling that conundrum with your comrades!
631 627 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006030_FANDANIEL (-Fandaniel-)We shall meet again! Not in one of these minor spires, oh no, but somewhere more suitably grandiose. Your favorite playmate is ever so eager to see you.
632 628 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006040_EMETSELCH A vast rock squats upon Thavnair, and to its stony surface clings the city of Radz–at–Han.
633 629 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006050_EMETSELCH Ye who enter here are subject to the scrutiny of gods─the gate's most watchful eye.
634 630 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006060_EMETSELCH The orb which beholdeth the truth of all things.
635 631 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006070_EMETSELCH Pass beneath its hot and piercing gaze, bearing down like a second midday sun.
636 632 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006080_EMETSELCH The fragrant haze a mixture of sweet incense and acrid smoke. The cries of merchants mingled here with lively melodies accented by dancers' feet.
637 633 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006090_EMETSELCH Travelers seduced by vivid sound and colors were once swallowed up by patchwork streets.
638 634 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006100_EMETSELCH But no such scenes to savor now. To what somber present does that divine eye bear witness?
639 635 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006110_VARSHAHN Here we are: Meghaduta.
640 636 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006120_VARSHAHN It seems a shame to bring you here directly. Under normal circumstances, it would have been my pleasure to show you the sights.
641 637 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006130_THANCRED And it would have been our pleasure to see them. Alas, it seems our tour of the city will have to wait.
642 638 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006140_VARSHAHN I am afraid so. Come, we should head inside.
643 639 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006150_VARSHAHN Your Excellency, may I present our honored visitors.
644 640 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006160_AWAHEEN (-His Excellency-)Ah, splendid, most splendid!
645 641 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006170_AWAHEEN Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ahewann, satrap of Radz-at-Han.
646 642 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006180_AWAHEEN Our alchemists tell me your assistance was invaluable in the creation of the warding scale.
647 643 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006190_AWAHEEN Such deeds ought to be recognized in person, thus did I have young Varshahn convey you here forthwith. On behalf of my people, may I express to you our sincere gratitude.
648 644 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q8_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
649 645 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A8_000_001_NONE_VOICE But Nidhana, she was taken...
650 646 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A8_000_002_NONE_VOICE Not everything went to plan.
651 647 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006200_AWAHEEN A regrettable incident, indeed.
652 648 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006210_AWAHEEN I assume you speak of Nidhana? A regrettable incident, indeed.
653 649 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006220_AWAHEEN Her colleagues insist that we honor her wishes, and trust in the talisman─that it will be instrumental in saving Nidhana and the others.
654 650 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006230_AWAHEEN I am eager to hear your opinion on the matter, so let us not stand on ceremony. Come, sit.
655 651 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006240_ESTINIEN I think not.
656 652 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006250_ESTINIEN This charade has gone on long enough. Show yourself.
657 653 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006260_AWAHEEN Forgive me, but were you expecting musicians perhaps? There are no performers waiting in the wings at present, but arrangements could be made if you'd prefer─
658 654 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006270_VRITRA (-???-)Nay, he hath the right of it─the time for artifice is past. Raise the curtain.
659 655 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006280_AWAHEEN As you wish.
660 656 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006290_VRITRA (-???-)You travel as assistants to the Students of Baldesion, but you are known to me.
661 657 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006300_VRITRA (-???-)Even here have we heard of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.
662 658 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006310_VRITRA I am Vrtra, and for years uncounted hath this isle served as mine abode.
663 659 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006320_URIANGER Vrtra! Of the first brood, sibling to Hraesvelgr and Nidhogg!
664 660 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006330_VRITRA Aye, mine elder brothers. Of Midgardsormr's spawn, I was last to hatch.
665 661 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006340_THANCRED Well, isn't this a surprise! We were told Radz–at–Han had an alliance with a dragon, not that a great wyrm sat in the satrap's own hall...
666 662 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006350_AWAHEEN A necessary subterfuge, as the true tale of our nation's history illustrates most effectively.
667 663 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006360_AWAHEEN In the beginning, the rock upon which our city is built was home to Vrtra, and Vrtra alone.
668 664 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006370_AWAHEEN In time, the ancestors of the Matanga came to the island and established a foothold, but never did they dare disturb the wyrm's lair.
669 665 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006380_AWAHEEN Next to arrive were the Au Ra. Adopting the example of their Arkasodara allies, they too treated Vrtra with reverence and respect.
670 666 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006390_AWAHEEN And for many years, an understanding between our forefathers and the great wyrm endured...
671 667 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006400_AWAHEEN ...Until marauding Hyurs from the mainland came, threatening to shatter our peace and tranquility.
672 668 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006410_AWAHEEN When it seemed all would be drowned in blood, Vrtra himself came forth and quelled the rising conflict.
673 669 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006420_AWAHEEN A peaceful accord was reached, and oaths sworn in Vrtra's name. Thus began the dragon's governance of the fledgling state which was to grow into Radz–at–Han.
674 670 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006430_THANCRED But... If Vrtra is still here, then your position as satrap is just...
675 671 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006440_AWAHEEN ...A “charade”? Yes, and one which my family has performed faithfully for generations.
676 672 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006450_VRITRA Many envy the great wyrms their power. Were it known that I ruled here, then the fires of war would burn without end.
677 673 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006460_VRITRA I would not be the flame which consumeth my people. Those few who joined me in laying our country's foundations were, perforce, sworn to secrecy.
678 674 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006470_ESTINIEN Your eye. It was taken?
679 675 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006480_VARSHAHN 'Tis here. Buried within this semblance of flesh.
680 676 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006490_VARSHAHN The body before thee is but a simulacrum, constructed by the finest artisans of Radz–at–Han. With mine eye nestled within, it doth serve as an inconspicuous vessel for my will.
681 677 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006500_ESTINIEN Ah. That would explain why I felt the presence of a dragon upon our first meeting.
682 678 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006510_VARSHAHN I am woven with wards fashioned to deceive such arcane senses.
683 679 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006520_VARSHAHN Though 'twas short-lived, it seemeth thy fusion with my brother hath left thee much altered, Estinien Wyrmblood.
684 680 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006530_VARSHAHN From the very first, we sensed the nature of one another. Yet did neither one of us bare his fangs.
685 681 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006540_VARSHAHN That is all I need know of thee for now.
686 682 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006550_VRITRA With my secret thus revealed, I have for you a proposal. Not as a wyrm of the first brood, but as the ruler of Radz–at–Han.
687 683 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006560_VRITRA With all haste must we take in hand the finished talismans and breach this foul spire. Thence, should it lay within our power, dispel its wicked influence.
688 684 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006570_VRITRA Yet even with the assurance of the warding scales, the narrow confines of the tower doth limit the size of our force.
689 685 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006580_URIANGER And thus denied strength in numbers, thou must choose thy soldiers with care.
690 686 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006590_VRITRA Just so. Yet though our Radiant Host is formidable, I see a surer path before me.
691 687 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006600_VRITRA Thou and thy comrades have contended with a multitude of primal beings. Most recently thou didst cast down false gods in Paglth'an and Carteneau, I am told.
692 688 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006610_VRITRA 'Tis upon that strength I would call. The Scions have proven themselves most capable, and I ask that you serve as the tip of our spear.
693 689 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006620_VRITRA Talismans would, of course, be provided for each of thy companions.
694 690 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006630_VRITRA And should you agree to this undertaking, more will be provided to make use of as you see fit.
695 691 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006640_THANCRED There's no denying it's a dangerous proposition, but the rewards may far outweigh the risk. Just think of what we might accomplish if we could equip all our allies with warding scales.
696 692 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006650_THANCRED I worry, however, that even the four of us may be too few for what you have in mind. Might we regroup with our friends first to discuss the matter?
697 693 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006660_VRITRA 'Tis no trifling task that I have laid before you. Go, steel your hearts and hone your plans─such time as you require shall we spend in crafting your protective charms.
698 694 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006670_THANCRED It seems a quick trip back to Sharlayan is in order...
699 695 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006680_VRITRA Wilt thou not lend thine aid?
700 696 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006690_ESTINIEN Whether your request be made as a great wyrm or the ruler of Radz–at–Han, I see no reason to refuse. Nor will I.
701 697 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006700_VRITRA I am in thy debt.
702 698 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006710_KRILE Your time in Thavnair has certainly been eventful.
703 699 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006720_KRILE In my opinion, carrying out Vrtra's request and assaulting the Tower of Zot should be our highest priority.
704 700 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006730_YSHTOLA I agree. While I still have questions concerning the Forum and their grand undertaking, we have all but exhausted our avenues of investigation.
705 701 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006740_YSHTOLA Simply pressing them any harder on the subject will almost certainly result in our expulsion. Therefore I suggest we explore the aetherial sea connection by way of a letter to Master Matoya, then make our way to Thavnair.
706 702 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006750_ALPHINAUD I wonder... Even with the protection these talismans afford us, what can we hope to achieve once inside the tower?
707 703 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006760_ALPHINAUD According to Arenvald and Fordola's report, they were unable to free the Amalj'aa. Worse, their attempts triggered the tower's defenses, which led to a summoning of Lunar Ifrit.
708 704 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006770_YSHTOLA What does it tell us that the spires even have such defenses?
709 705 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006780_YSHTOLA Simply pulling a prisoner from the wall is fatal, thus the direct approach is doomed to failure from the outset. Any further measures to dissuade such actions seem...unnecessary.
710 706 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006790_YSHTOLA Unless, of course, there <Emphasis>is</Emphasis> a way to free the prisoners without killing them. Then it stands to reason that any intruders would be met with overwhelming force.
711 707 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006800_URIANGER The towers appeared throughout the world in but the twinkling of an eye. 'Twas by magical means these structures were raised, I surmise.
712 708 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006810_URIANGER A spire thus conjured must needs be maintained, and I suspect an arcane catalyst─some manner of “core”─doth lie hidden within.
713 709 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006820_URIANGER Destroy the core, and the tower ceaseth to be...thus liberating the captives without harm!
714 710 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006830_YSHTOLA So we can hope. And I would prefer to enter the tower with a working theory than with no plan at all.
715 711 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006840_THANCRED Assuming Y'shtola's reasoning is correct, the chances of the defenses remaining dormant are small to none.
716 712 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006850_THANCRED Any primals will have to be dealt with, and defeating one will likely only lead to the summoning of another. Our every victory will only compound the prisoners' suffering.
717 713 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006860_GRAHATIA May we not then divide our forces?
718 714 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006870_GRAHATIA Those proficient in healing will focus on sustaining the captives. That duty can be covered by Urianger, Krile, Y'shtola, and myself.
719 715 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006880_GRAHATIA The remaining Scions will proceed with the search for the core. Admittedly, this strategy puts both parties at greater risk, but it should bolster our chances of saving the Arkasodara by a considerable margin.
720 716 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q9_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
721 717 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A9_000_001_NONE_VOICE Are you sure Alphinaud is in the right group?
722 718 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A9_000_002_NONE_VOICE What of Alisaie? She knows a healing spell or two.
723 719 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A9_000_003_NONE_VOICE Aren't you forgetting someone!?
724 720 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006890_GRAHATIA If you're to fight primals, then you'd best have at least one healer with you.
725 721 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006900_ALPHINAUD And I am more than happy to fulfill that role. I've found wielding a sage's armaments to be rather intuitive, and look forward to testing them against a more challenging foe.
726 722 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006910_GRAHATIA That she does, but I think Alisaie herself would assert that she's at her best when she's charging unto the breach.
727 723 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006920_GRAHATIA And from what I recall from the Grand Cosmos, there's a spring in her step when she fights by your side.
728 724 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006930_ALISAIE Ye gods, will you never let me hear the end of that? Rest assured that I will do what is asked of me regardless of who I happen to be standing next to at any given time!
729 725 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006940_GRAHATIA Of course not! As our most talented healer, we need you leading the van, fighting primals on the front lines.
730 726 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006950_KRILE It seems we have a plan; all that remains is to carry it out. I will inform Radz–at–Han of our movements, so let us make our preparations and regroup near the tower.
731 727 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006960_THANCRED The military post in what's left of the Hamsa Hatchery should serve as a convenient staging point.
732 728 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006970_KRILE That sounds perfect! And remember: the experimental aetheryte at the Confluence is there for those who need it, so there's no excuse for being late!
733 729 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006980_KRILE Is everyone all right!?
734 730 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_006990_GRAHATIA We fortified the captives with what magicks we could. Have the defenses been disabled? All appears quiet for the moment...
735 731 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007000_KRILE The lower floors were disturbing enough, but this place feels...wrong. The aether is heavy and thick. Like wading through a quagmire...
736 732 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007010_URIANGER I believe we stand in the tower's beating heart. What sayest thou, Y'shtola...?
737 733 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007020_YSHTOLA I see it. Aether siphoned from the land runs up through the spire, flowing to a single point...
738 734 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007030_YSHTOLA This is the core we seek.
739 735 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007040_YSHTOLA Yet something is...off. As large as this structure is, it siphons far more aether than is required to sustain it.
740 736 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007050_YSHTOLA 'Tis as if the core is feeding on the energy. Consuming it. I need to take a closer look...
741 737 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007060_YSHTOLA ...Curious. There is something there, embedded inside the core.
742 738 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007070_YSHTOLA A man's limb...
743 739 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007080_ESTINIEN This is what we came to destroy?
744 740 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007090_YSHTOLA Yes. If you would be so kind?
745 741 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007100_ESTINIEN No subtitles. Report if displayed.
746 742 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007110_ALPHINAUD And that should be the end of it!
747 743 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007120_ALISAIE Ugh, what now!?
748 744 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007130_URIANGER My theory that the tower might come crashing down following the core's destruction doth appear to be correct.
749 745 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007140_ALISAIE Bully for you! And how are we supposed to survive the fall!?
750 746 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007150_GRAHATIA What of the prisoners below...!
751 747 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007160_YSHTOLA The floor beneath our very feet dissolves. Brace yourselves!
752 748 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007170_GRAHATIA I pray I'm not too late!
753 749 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007180_ALISAIE What happened? Where are we?
754 750 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007190_ALPHINAUD By my reckoning, we're still on the island where the tower stood but...'tis as if it never existed.
755 751 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007200_ALPHINAUD Hardly a scratch. But how...?
756 752 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007210_KRILE G'raha wove a levitation spell at the last moment. Large enough to catch everyone, it would seem.
757 753 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007220_THANCRED That explains the lack of obvious injuries.
758 754 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007230_KRILE The expenditure of so much aether has taken its toll. He will need plenty of rest, but should otherwise be none the worse for wear.
759 755 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007240_THANCRED Then the immediate problem is what to do with our new friends here.
760 756 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007250_THANCRED They'll be much changed for their time in the tower. Even if their bodies are intact, I doubt we could say the same for their minds.
761 757 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007260_ALISAIE Angelo and I will take care of that.
762 758 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007270_THANCRED I have every faith in you, Alisaie, but there are just too many for you to treat alone.
763 759 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007280_YSHTOLA We'll send at once to Eorzea for more porxies, and call on the local mages to lend a hand.
764 760 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007290_VARSHAHN Hail, Scions!
765 761 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007300_VARSHAHN We were watching the tower, when it simply...disappeared. What happened here?
766 762 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007310_URIANGER The threat is banished, and thy people delivered. They are, however, in need of treatment, and we of a secure locale and helping hands to assist us in its provision.
767 763 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007320_VARSHAHN You shall have all this and more. Come, let us convey these unfortunate souls to the city.
768 764 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007330_THANCRED ...Are we the last to arrive? I hope we've not kept you waiting!
769 765 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007340_AWAHEEN Not at all. Your comrade is feeling better, I trust?
770 766 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007350_GRAHATIA Much better, thank you. Hannish remedies are certainly potent─in more ways than one.
771 767 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007360_AWAHEEN One becomes accustomed to the taste, although I hope you never have cause to do so. Pray take your ease.
772 768 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007370_GRAHATIA Full glad I am to see you all unharmed.
773 769 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007380_VRITRA Valiant Scions. For your heroism, you have my boundless gratitude.
774 770 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007390_VRITRA You cast down that dire tower and set free its hapless captives. You cleansed their souls of its corrupting influence.
775 771 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007400_VRITRA No words of thanks will suffice. In place of platitudes, I offer a bounty of warding scales.
776 772 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007410_VRITRA Pray accept your due reward, along with the goodwill of Radz–at–Han.
777 773 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007420_AWAHEEN Alchemists throughout the land were put to work in the forging of your talismans. The finished ones have been collected, and now await you at the High Crucible of Al-Kimiya.
778 774 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007430_AWAHEEN Present this letter when you are ready to take them into your possession.
779 775 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007440_ALPHINAUD We are humbled by your generosity. Know that the inventive wisdom of Radz–at–Han will be vital in restoring serenity to our star.
780 776 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007450_ALISAIE Every single one of those scales came from you, didn't they? You must still be in such pain...
781 777 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007460_VRITRA 'Tis of no moment. A mere annoyance compared to the dreadful suffering inflicted upon this land and its people.
782 778 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007470_ALPHINAUD Albeit brief, my involvement in the Dragonsong War afforded me a glimpse of the myriad sorrows which consumed both dragon and man.
783 779 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007480_ALPHINAUD Though you were half a world away, such tragedies as befell your kin must have affected you deeply.
784 780 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007490_ALPHINAUD And yet you chose to live among men.
785 781 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007500_VRITRA In the age when that conflict first bloomed, my choice had already been made.
786 782 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007510_VRITRA In some distant place, man slew dragon, and dragon slaughtered man. Yet no hate could I muster for those smiling faces which did look to me for guidance.
787 783 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007520_VRITRA Not even my brother's righteous rage could rally me to his cause. I huddled here, secret and still, hoping against hope that which I had built would remain untouched by the chaos and carnage.
788 784 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007530_YSHTOLA 'Twould seem we share the same desire for peace, great Vrtra. To that end, I wonder if we might trouble you with another question.
789 785 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007540_YSHTOLA The Telophoroi are intent on recreating the Final Days, an apocalyptic event which we know to predate the sundering of the star.
790 786 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007550_YSHTOLA As the longest lived among us, know you aught of this terrible cataclysm?
791 787 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007560_VRITRA Nay. When war and strife drove my sire from his home, he crossed the great expanse with only our unhatched eggs as company.
792 788 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007570_VRITRA He alighted upon a shattered Source, its thirteen reflections long since scattered beyond the rift.
793 789 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007580_VRITRA Of events preceding his arrival, he knoweth naught save that which Hydaelyn hath deigned to disclose.
794 790 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007590_YSHTOLA I see... So again, 'tis the inscrutable Hydaelyn to whom we must look for answers.
795 791 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007600_VRITRA Seek you to divine the will of this star? If so, I have a tale which may afford you some small comfort.
796 792 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007610_VRITRA 'Tis a story from my youth, many, many years ago... To my sire, I once posed the question, “Of all the stars in the sky, why didst thou settle upon this one?”
797 793 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007620_VRITRA To which Midgardsormr did reply, “'Twas the last bastion of hope.”
798 794 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007630_VRITRA He believed, so long as Hydaelyn endured, so too might dragonkind.
799 795 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007640_VRITRA Solemn and portentous were his words. What deeper meaning they held, I could not─dared not─pursue. 'Tis a stone I've left unturned ever since.
800 796 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007650_VRITRA Yet take you solace in the knowledge that, whatsoever Hydaelyn doth strive towards, 'tis an ideal which hath earned my sire's conviction.
801 797 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007660_YSHTOLA Thank you, Vrtra. You've given us warm reassurance in a world gripped by cold uncertainty.
802 798 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007670_THANCRED While I'm sure we all have a great many questions, I think it's time we collect the talismans and be on our way. Our fight against the Telophoroi is far from finished.
803 799 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007680_KRILE We must take our leave, but please do inform us if we can provide any further assistance.
804 800 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007690_VRITRA Prithee, a moment.
805 801 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007700_VRITRA There is one whom my sire hath judged worthy of honor and respect─the one known to men as Eorzea's champion. This hero of renown and rumor...'tis thee.
806 802 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q10_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
807 803 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A10_000_001_NONE_VOICE Midgardsormr and I have crossed paths, yes.
808 804 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A10_000_002_NONE_VOICE I've not spoken with your father in some time...
809 805 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A10_000_003_NONE_VOICE I only wish he could be here with us now...
810 806 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007710_VRITRA I knew it to be so. From man and dragon alike have I learned of thine exploits.
811 807 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007720_VRITRA In accordance with the covenant he forged with Hydaelyn, the stewardship of this star hath ever been his purpose. Silence in the face of thine actions is the greatest sign of his approval.
812 808 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007730_VRITRA I know of his clash with Omega, and the long slumber which was his price.
813 809 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007740_VRITRA Yet even closed in sleep, my father's eyes are far from blind. He is watching over thee; watching over this world.
814 810 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007750_VRITRA 'Twas a revelation most pleasing that thou─a child of man─had gained Midgardsormr's trust. But alongside mine elation runneth a rivulet of dread.
815 811 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007760_VRITRA For upon thy life's reel wind too many threads. Of fate. Power. Weal, enmeshed with woe.
816 812 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007770_VRITRA Amidst this tangled knot, thou shalt know no rest. 'Tis an endless confluence of forces; a struggle without surcease.
817 813 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007780_VRITRA More terrible still is the attrition wrought upon thy companions, as they are swept up in the storm of thine existence.
818 814 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007790_VRITRA Take heart and protect them well. They will be your strength and your salvation. The hope thou wilt need come the end.
819 815 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007800_VRITRA Even cowering behind my curtain, I know the suffering of the powerful. I have watched my siblings driven mad by loss.
820 816 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007810_VRITRA Thus do I exhort thee to spare no effort to keep thy loved ones safe.
821 817 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007820_ALPHINAUD Ah, apologies. We hadn't meant to interrupt.
822 818 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007830_ALISAIE It's just that we <Emphasis>do</Emphasis> have a history of suddenly collapsing, and when you didn't follow us out...
823 819 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007840_VRITRA 'Tis I who must apologize. I have detained your champion overlong with idle chatter.
824 820 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007850_VRITRA Go. At war's end, I pray I welcome thee back into my hall, where together with thy joyful comrades you may toast your triumph.
825 821 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007860_ALISAIE These are the talismans we were promised?
826 822 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007870_YSHTOLA Yes, and I made a quick count: there are far more than we could have hoped for.
827 823 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007880_YSHTOLA Enough to outfit an entire company of soldiers, in fact. Considering the involved process, that they were able to manufacture so many in such a short span of time is nothing short of a miracle.
828 824 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007890_ALPHINAUD Once we have distributed them to our allies in Eorzea and the Far East, we'll have a fighting chance to bring down the other spires─just as we did with the Tower of Zot.
829 825 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007900_YSHTOLA Or, we could use them to invade Garlemald proper, and strike directly at the Telophoroi's base of operations...
830 826 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007910_YSHTOLA Of course, we would need to consult with various Alliance leaders before such a drastic measure could even be contemplated.
831 827 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007920_YSHTOLA To which end I could set out forthwith and present the idea to each of our allies in person.
832 828 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007930_URIANGER Pray allow me to undertake some few of those journeys. I find myself restless, and in need of purposeful duties.
833 829 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007940_THANCRED I can head eastward. Bozja and Dalmasca are just a short hop from here, and Doma's shinobi network should come in handy for passing on the word.
834 830 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007950_YSHTOLA We shall share the burden, then.
835 831 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007960_YSHTOLA Meanwhile, I think it best that you and the others take the talismans back to the Baldesion Annex. We must keep them safe and secure until we've decided upon a course of action.
836 832 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007970_NIDHANA Please, I must speak with you!
837 833 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007980_THANCRED Nidhana!? You're awake!
838 834 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_007990_NIDHANA Yes. When I spoke with the carer at my bedside, she told me that one of the Scions─a young woman─had cleansed me of the tower's corruption.
839 835 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008000_NIDHANA It seems I've been asleep ever since the treatment... But when I awoke and learned you were all still here, I knew I had to come.
840 836 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008010_ALISAIE As you said, Nidhana was captured only recently.
841 837 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008020_ALISAIE Such a brief exposure is swiftly cured, so I tended to her before we gathered at Meghaduta.
842 838 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008030_NIDHANA And I am truly grateful that you did! I cannot thank you enough...
843 839 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008040_NIDHANA All of you─for everything you've done. Destroying the tower, rescuing our people...you've saved Thavnair from an awful fate!
844 840 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008050_URIANGER Yet who hath truly saved whom?
845 841 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008060_URIANGER Due in no small part to thine inspirational courage, the alchemists were successful in reproducing warding scales of proven efficacy.
846 842 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008070_URIANGER Replications of thy work now stand ready to travel across the seas, unto the hands of those who might wield them against this rising evil.
847 843 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008080_NIDHANA The talisman? Is this true!?
848 844 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008090_NIDHANA I was so groggy from sleep, I didn't even think to ask.
849 845 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008100_NIDHANA Our great work, sent across the seas...
850 846 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008110_NIDHANA It was worth it. It was all worth it!
851 847 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008120_KRILE Look at that! Its color is completely changed!
852 848 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008130_NIDHANA What do you have there...?
853 849 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008140_NIDHANA How unusual. I wonder if the effect is a reaction to akasa.
854 850 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008150_KRILE I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that term.
855 851 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008160_NIDHANA Akasa? It is one of the unseen energies defined by Hannish alchemical theory.
856 852 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008170_NIDHANA Though a gross oversimplification, some describe it as an essence influenced by feelings.
857 853 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008180_ALPHINAUD You imply that it is distinct from aether?
858 854 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008190_NIDHANA Foreign scholars often conflate the two, but we see them as separate concepts.
859 855 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008200_NIDHANA Aether is an energy which permeates the land. It exists within animals, objects, even the air we breathe, affecting all through which it flows.
860 856 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008210_NIDHANA Akasa, on the other hand, exists in a domain beyond our reach. A gift bestowed from on high─or torn from the heavens, in some traditions.
861 857 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008220_NIDHANA Akasa can neither be created, nor destroyed. It is beyond our power to purposefully alter or manipulate.
862 858 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008230_NIDHANA The only thing observed to influence it is an abundance of...I want to say “spiritual emotion.”
863 859 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008240_NIDHANA As a veteran of the battlefield, surely you've experienced moments of desperation or exaltation when you've transcended the usual limits of your capabilities?
864 860 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008250_NIDHANA That is a manifestation of akasa, the invisible essence harnessed by heart, mind, and unyielding spirit!
865 861 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008260_YSHTOLA I really must hear more about this theory! Our disciplines are based entirely upon the idea that aether is the fundamental form of all energy.
866 862 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008270_NIDHANA I'm glad my haphazard explanation has piqued your interest.
867 863 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008280_NIDHANA But even for us, akasa is a somewhat abstract field of study. A lack of practical application lends itself poorly to formalized research.
868 864 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008290_NIDHANA Which is why my analysis of your flower can amount to little more than idle speculation. I am sorry...
869 865 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008300_KRILE Nonsense, you have nothing to be sorry for. Your insight is much appreciated!
870 866 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008310_ALPHINAUD Shall we depart for Sharlayan, then? I will see to it that the talismans arrive at the annex.
871 867 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008320_THANCRED And we will be in touch once our talks are concluded. I suggest you rest while you can─from here onward, sleep is bound to be in short supply.
872 868 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008330_VRITRA Take heart and protect them well.
873 869 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008340_ALISAIE Good, you're here! You haven't eaten yet, have you?
874 870 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008350_ALISAIE We've brought quite a spread if you're interested. Only the finest dining from the Last Stand!
875 871 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008355_GRAHATIA No subtitles. Report if displayed.
876 872 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008356_GRAHATIA No subtitles. Report if displayed.
877 873 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008357_ALISAIE No subtitles. Report if displayed.
878 874 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008358_GRAHATIA No subtitles. Report if displayed.
879 875 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008360_ALPHINAUD Lest you wonder, we invited Estinien as well.
880 876 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008370_ALPHINAUD But he refused with a rather grim-faced “No, thank you.” I suspect Sharlayan cuisine is not to his liking...
881 877 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008380_KRILE Oh, I don't know about that. Perhaps our lone wolf just needed some time apart.
882 878 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008390_ALISAIE What, to perfect his brooding stare!?
883 879 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008400_ALISAIE Next time, I'll drag him out by the ear, sit him down in front of a Sharlayan feast, and see that he eats every last bite.
884 880 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008410_ALPHINAUD An excellent idea. Of all people, warriors must take proper meals and rest if they are to maintain a healthy constitution.
885 881 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008420_KRILE Poor Estinien, beset on all sides.
886 882 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008430_GRAHATIA Speaking of one's physical condition, Mistress Krile, I hear you recently played literal host to Hydaelyn Herself...
887 883 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008440_KRILE And what an experience that was. Tiring, yes, but no lasting harm done.
888 884 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008450_KRILE If anything, I should have liked to speak with Her longer... I've not felt a hint of Her presence since.
889 885 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008460_ALISAIE Hydaelyn instructed you to carry that flower, yes?
890 886 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008470_ALISAIE 'Twill be your guide─“test and proof of your conviction.” And then something about seeking joy in darkness, was it?
891 887 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008480_ALISAIE Come to think of it... Isn't that what happened with Nidhana, back in Radz–at–Han?
892 888 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008490_ALPHINAUD The flower did seem to radiate a joyful glow. As if reflecting the elation we all felt. The relief of a people with renewed hope.
893 889 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008500_GRAHATIA Indeed. And in turn, I felt buoyed by that radiance. 'Twas akin to spotting a beacon, and knowing we were on the right path.
894 890 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008510_GRAHATIA I know we've not yet triumphed over the Telophoroi, or learned the full breadth of the Forum's plans...
895 891 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008520_GRAHATIA But even within the midst of our struggles, we find small moments of joy to sustain us.
896 892 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008530_GRAHATIA Rare and hard-won, perhaps. But it is this pursuit of happiness that gives us the strength to carry on, day after day...
897 893 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008540_GRAHATIA Hey! That's mine!
898 894 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008550_ALISAIE To the swift, the spoils! Though I recall that levitation spell of yours was quick enough.
899 895 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008560_GRAHATIA Only barely. And even at my best, I'm still too slow to wield it effectively in battle.
900 896 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008570_GRAHATIA Mayhap I simply require more practice with this new magick...
901 897 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008580_ALPHINAUD You unearthed it from the depths of Noumenon, I presume?
902 898 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008590_GRAHATIA Aye, and from a veritable mountain of arcane tomes, at that. 'Twas...necessary to facilitate my solitary explorations.
903 899 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008600_ALISAIE Or, to put it simply, you used it to sneak around the forbidden archives.
904 900 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008610_GRAHATIA Ah, yes, well...after a fashion...
905 901 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008620_GRAHATIA They're tall, you see...
906 902 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008630_GRAHATIA The shelves─they're too tall for me! And I could hardly move the library's platforms without attracting attention now, could I!?
907 903 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008640_ALPHINAUD Ohhh...
908 904 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008650_ALISAIE Ohhh...
909 905 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008660_KRILE Ohhh...
910 906 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_Q11_000_001_NONE_VOICE What will you say?
911 907 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A11_000_001_NONE_VOICE Are we pushing on until dawn?
912 908 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A11_000_002_NONE_VOICE Shall we call it a night?
913 909 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_A11_000_003_NONE_VOICE You do know these are “my” quarters...?
914 910 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008670_ALPHINAUD I'm not that ambitious. But 'tis pleasant to idle away the hours every once in a while.
915 911 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008680_ALISAIE One last cup of tea, then. Dickon said this brew helps relax the mind before bed...and gave us some leaves for free!
916 912 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008690_KRILE Why else did you think we were here? Surrender to thy fate, O champion!
917 913 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008700_AMON Ah, enjoying the bracing cold, I see. Do you not own a warm coat or a cloak? Something in fur or fashioned from the skins of your enemies, or...? Well, never mind that.
918 914 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008710_AMON I come to you once more as the bearer of bad news.
919 915 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008720_AMON Our tower in Thavnair has been toppled, and I need not tell you by whom.
920 916 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008730_AMON Given how many we have at our disposal, the loss of a single spire is hardly fatal to our plans. It does, however, slow the rate at which we siphon aether.
921 917 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008740_AMON If they continue to preoccupy themselves with the towers, then all will be well. But should our foe prove bold enough to strike at us here, then the timing becomes...questionable.
922 918 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008750_ZENOS Our foe is bold enough. Of that, I can assure you.
923 919 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008760_AMON Yes, very well, then... I suppose I must prepare a proper welcome.
924 920 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008770_AMON Honestly, talk of your nemesis is the only thing you seem to enjoy. Does nothing else spark your interest?
925 921 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008780_ZENOS Hmm... No. All else is...equal.
926 922 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008790_ZENOS Equally tedious. Equally disappointing. The world is a tepid bog into which we sink, too weak to thrash as the mud clings to our eyes and fills our throats till we blissfully choke.
927 923 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008800_ZENOS But then came the light. Blinding and pure and hot─so very hot. Enough to set my soul aflame.
928 924 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008810_ZENOS I basked in the afterglow...until the void yawned once more. And then I knew the muck would never claim me again. There was naught for me ahead, so I drew the curtain on all that had come before.
929 925 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008820_ZENOS Burn, burn. Let the whole star burn. I will have my contest. I will reclaim my moment.
930 926 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008830_AMON How wonderful that the emptiness of death has not dissuaded you from committing your life to its pursuit once more.
931 927 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008840_AMON I don't know whether to envy you or pity you...
932 928 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008850_ZENOS You question my disinterest, but what of yours? Despite your noisome antics, I sense you take little pleasure in this endeavor.
933 929 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008860_AMON Mercy, my lord... Such pointed barbs from one who barely acknowledges my existence.
934 930 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008870_AMON Nevertheless, you are mistaken, for I do find this part somewhat enjoyable.
935 931 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008880_AMON You see, when I was mortal, I would always have the same dream.
936 932 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008890_AMON It was a fragmented thing. Disjointed. All the faces incomplete. The setting, too, was unknown to me, so I thought it simply a fantasy of my sleeping mind.
937 933 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008900_AMON Until one day, I realized it was showing me the truth─much as your dream of the Final Days enlightened you.
938 934 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008910_AMON And soon, very soon, the rest of the world will see the truth of my dream too.
939 935 TEXT_VOICEMAN_06000_008920_AMON Yes, I think that is something we can both enjoy.