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40TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_SEQ_00The Naadam is nigh, and Cirina would have you make your final preparations.
51TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_SEQ_01The ceremonial battle for rulership over the Steppe, or Naadam, will commence with the rising of the sun, when the Gharl scatter the sacred soil, giving rise to a great ovoo. All will then converge upon this light, and the tribe which claims it will carry the day. Though you and your comrades are ready, Temulun Khatun tells you that some of the Mol warriors are not. Young and inexperienced in the ways of war, they would benefit from some encouragement from a veteran such as you.
62TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_SEQ_02Not all were made for war, and many of the Mol would sooner lay down their arms and tend to their herds. Nevertheless, their eyes burn with renewed purpose after you walk among them dispensing words of wisdom. Temulun Khatun will surely be pleased.
73TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_SEQ_03On the eve of the Naadam, the great and wise leader of the Mol addresses you and your comrades one final time, reminding you of the simple truth that violence lies at the heart of every Xaela─of every warrior of the Steppe. Delight not in such things, but do not deny them. Face yourself and your enemies without fear, and may the gods guide you to victory.
84TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_SEQ_04You and your comrades race across the Steppe to meet the other tribes in battle, and soon the soil of one and all is awash with Xaela blood. Yet somehow, from that crimson tempest emerges a victor. As the ovoo evaporates into motes of fading light, you stand a khagan crowned.
95TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_SEQ_05There is no time to celebrate the Mol's triumph in the Naadam, for Grynewaht suddenly appears at the head of an imperial squadron, and declares his intention to kill you once and for all. Yet in coming a moment too late, he faces a Steppe united. With the aid of the Oronir and the Dotharl, you slay the invaders and send Grynewaht on his way once more. But this is only the beginning of your alliance, for Hien succeeds in convincing the two tribes to travel south with him and fight for Doma's liberation.
106TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_SEQ_06Two battles won in a single day is reason to rejoice under any circumstances, but these carry special significance. By your deeds are Lord Hien and the Doman Liberation Front one step closer to freeing their home from the yoke of imperial oppression.
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2824TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TODO_00Speak with the Mol warriors.
2925TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TODO_01Speak with Temulun.
3026TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TODO_02Speak with Cirina.
3127TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TODO_03Speak with Cirina.
3228TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TODO_04Speak with Hien.
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5248TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_LYSE_000_000It's almost time for the Naadam! I'm so excited!
5349TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_HIEN_000_005Though our journey home was rather more roundabout than I had anticipated, it was also more educational. I think it safe to say we are better prepared for the experience.
5450TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_GOSETSU_000_010There is a tension in the air─an awareness of the coming storm. A nervousness, aye, but a confidence as well. Faith, perchance...
5551TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLA02514_000_020How my heart throbs with excitement! I can wait no longer for the Naadam!
5652TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLC02514_000_030A-All shall be well. I must have faith in myself and my yol...
5753TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLD02514_000_035Though we must ware the Oronir, it is the Dotharl who frighten me most of all. I have seen them in battle before. They are not men─they are monsters.
5854TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLE02514_000_040It has been many years since the gods bade the Mol fight in the Naadam. For us, it is the first time. The khatun says we will win, but...will we?
5955TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_CIRINA_000_050My friends. We are come to the final day of the Tsagaan Sar. To the Naadam.
6056TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_CIRINA_000_051The battle will commence with the rising of the sun. The Gharl will scatter the soil, and the Steppe will be unbound.
6157TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_CIRINA_000_052A great ovoo will erupt from the earth and call for a new khagan. All will converge upon the light, and the warrior who claims it will win the day.
6258TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_CIRINA_000_053Precious little time remains. Pray use it to prepare for the battle.
6359TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TEMULUN_000_054Many of the young ones have never taken part in a Naadam. They are nervous. Perhaps you might favor them with some few words? It would do much to ease their fears...
6460TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_CIRINA_000_060If you had come any later, we would have had to fight by ourselves...
6561TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TEMULUN_000_065All know you for a warrior. They will heed your counsel, and take heart from your encouragement.
6662TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLA02514_000_070How strange this feeling... The thrill before battle... A battle in which I may die.
6763TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_Q1_100_070What will you say?
6864TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_A1_110_070People die all the time. Many of them in their sleep.
6965TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_A1_120_070We will fight, we will win, and we will return to Mol Iloh together.
7066TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLA02514_000_071...W-Wise words, I am sure. I suppose I should rightly thank you for your honesty...but I have so little time left...
7167TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLA02514_000_072Yes...yes of course we will! I must have faith! I must have courage!
7268TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLA02514_000_073I have not always understood the motives of the gods, but I have accepted their guidance ever since I was a child. If they would have us fight, I must believe they have their reasons.
7369TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLA02514_000_074So I shall fight with all my might! And if it is the gods' will, then we shall win!
7470TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLA02514_000_075Thank you again for your help. I will not let you down, my friend. I may be Mol, but I am nevertheless a warrior!
7571TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_DORBEI_000_080Ah, it is you. The one who helped the children with their chores. For that I must thank you.
7672TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_DORBEI_000_081Though mayhap I will repay the favor in battle. Yes, I too will fight in the Naadam, though you may not see me. While you and yours contest the ovoo, my comrades and I will devote our efforts to preventing other tribes from interfering.
7773TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_DORBEI_000_082We are few, and we are weak, but we shall do what we can to aid you. Go well, traveler, and if it be the gods' will, let us speak again when the day is done.
7874TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_DORBEI_000_083The children are of course too young to fight, but not too young to observe. Their time will come.
7975TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_BUJEG_000_090At the behest of the khatun you speak with us, yes? You are kind to do so, and I am grateful.
8076TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_BUJEG_000_091Do not underestimate the power of words. A warrior conquers one with his hands, but a thousand with his head. Even you cannot fight forever.
8177TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_BUJEG_000_092War is not our way. We have no grand rites for those we send forth into battle. Only solemn prayers.
8278TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_COTAN_000_100When we were young, my friends and I could scarcely wait to challenge Bardam's Mettle. We longed to become warriors...
8379TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_COTAN_000_101The day came and went, but we rarely fought men. Mostly beasts. And now we must stand against the Oronir and the Dotharl. You have seen them─taken the measure of them. Do you believe we can win?
8480TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_Q1_000_102What will you say?
8581TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_A1_000_103You can and will. Have faith!
8682TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_A1_000_104It will not be easy...
8783TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_COTAN_000_105Yes...yes! 'Twas the gods' will that we fight. Surely it is their will that we win! Of course!
8884TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_COTAN_000_106No, it will not...but it is well that you acknowledge it. A warrior must be brave, but not foolhardy. I will not forget.
8985TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_COTAN_000_107We must trust in the gods. Whether I live or die, it shall be in service to their grand design.
9086TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TEMULUN_000_110Already, I sense a change in the people. Their hearts soothed, their resolve strengthened. This we owe to you.
9187TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TEMULUN_000_111We are of the soil. The wind and the water. We are not conquerors.
9288TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TEMULUN_000_112But we are yet the children of Nhaama─we are yet Xaela. We were made for battle─to kill and be killed. We delight not in such things, but let no man doubt that they are in our nature.
9389TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TEMULUN_000_113Flesh, blood, bone─that which was given, we offer unto the gods as tribute. This day we embrace death. Ours and our enemies'.
9490TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TEMULUN_000_114So too must you embrace this truth, for this is who we are. Who you are become, as warriors of the Steppe.
9591TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TEMULUN_000_115May the gods guide you to victory.
9692TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_CIRINA_000_116All that remains is to wait for daybreak!
9793TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_LYSE_000_120We're <Emphasis>not</Emphasis> dying here. Not when we've got a score to settle with Zenos.
9894TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_HIEN_000_125Though I know how much this battle means for the future of Doma, a part of me is glad simply for the opportunity to repay my debt to the Mol.
9995TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_GOSETSU_000_130Mayhap their souls will shine bright in battle, but my steel will sing!
10096TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TEMULUN_000_135We are but one link in the divine chain. The Naadam will end, and a khagan will reign, until the next.
10197TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_CIRINA_000_140You are ready for battle, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>?
10298TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MAGNAI_000_200You came, as I knew you would. For you too are a warrior of the Steppe.
10399TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MAGNAI_000_201I salute you, traveler, and should be honored to face you alone...but the Dotharl thirst for blood and will suffer no duels.
104100TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MAGNAI_000_202Bear witness, Father Azim! The soil shall drink deep of blood this day!
105101TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_LYSE_000_210Go on! They're waiting for you!
106102TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_GOSETSU_000_215The others have returned as well, it would seem.
107103TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_CIRINA_000_220We won...we actually won! I mean, you did. If it were not for you...
108104TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_TEMULUN_000_225The gods saw fit to return you to us. But what of your comrades? Where are they?
109105TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_DORBEI_000_230I...I have acquired a wound for my trouble. But it will heal with time and care. The children are gathering herbs for a poultice.
110106TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_DORBEI_000_235Had the Naadam not ended when it did, I would likely have perished. Thank you.
111107TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_BUJEG_000_240From traveler to warrior, and now to khagan. What will you become next, I wonder?
112108TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_COTAN_000_245'Twould seem this was not the day for either one of us to die! Nevertheless, I should be glad if the gods never bid me take up arms again. I am a trader at heart.
113109TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLA02514_000_250I saw you fight, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! You were incredible!
114110TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLB02514_000_255My arms, my legs...every part of me is tired and sore. I feel as though I could sleep for a fortnight...
115111TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLC02514_000_260Wherever did you learn to perform such feats? Is everyone in the West as strong as you? Can you teach me!?
116112TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLD02514_000_265Be still and let me set the bone! You are only making it worse for yourself!
117113TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_MOLE02514_000_270<pant> <pant> I know, I know! A-A moment! Just...a moment, if you please!
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120116TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_HIEN_000_290Your imperial friend has truly impeccable timing. Had he come even a few moments earlier, he might actually have stood a chance.
121117TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_HIEN_000_291In any event, that is <Emphasis>two</Emphasis> battles won in a single day. Which, by my reckoning, gives us twice the cause to celebrate!
122118TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_HIEN_000_292But first, I pray you grant me a moment to express my gratitude. Thanks to you, we are one step closer to freeing my homeland from the tyranny of the Empire. I am in your debt.
123119TEXT_STMBDA416_02515_HIEN_000_293Of course...if all goes to plan, this is like to be but the first of many such debts. Yet I promise to endure my insolvency with a smile, out of gratitude to the kami for seeing fit to send you hither.
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