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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SEQ_00Alphinaud wishes to investigate the circumstances surrounding the riot.
21TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SEQ_01Suspecting that the riot in which he was injured was not, in fact, a spontaneous outpouring of popular discontent, Alphinaud is eager to discuss the incident with General Raubahn. Follow him to the Hall of Flames and speak with the Flame General.
32TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SEQ_02During your conversation with General Raubahn, Alphinaud observes that the refugees were surprisingly well armed and suggests that the riot may have been instigated by outside forces. Before he can finish his thought, however, the Flame General interjects that the restoration of order is paramount, and that any official investigation will have to wait. Undeterred, Alphinaud resolves to conduct an investigation of his own. He suggests that you begin by finding out which settlements the Flames suspect may be harboring belligerents. Perhaps Commander Swift will be willing to share such information with you.
43TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SEQ_03After a moment's hesitation, Commander Swift reveals that the Brass Blades have reported suspicious activity in the vicinity of Lost Hope. Journey to the settlement in central Thanalan and investigate their claims.
54TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SEQ_04Leofric and Amalberga both make mention of a traveling merchant who recently left Lost Hope accompanied by a band of refugees. Apparently, another refugee by the name of Zazawaka was especially concerned by the merchant's behavior. Speak with him to learn more.
65TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SEQ_05You learn that the merchant was a fanatical revolutionary who came to Lost Hope in search of new recruits. Apparently, he offered the refugees a chance to hold the rulers of Ul'dah to account, and attracted no shortage of volunteers. Zazawaka, however, was unconvinced, and refused to go with the other refugees─a decision vindicated when one of them returned, traumatized by the slaughter he had barely escaped. Zazawaka believes there may be more survivors, and implores you to find them before the Flames do. Ask the terrified refugee if he knows where his comrades are.
76TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SEQ_06The survivor mutters to himself and does not respond to your inquiries. Clearly he is still haunted by the atrocity to which he bore witness. Were you to make an effort to /soothe his suffering, he might become more cooperative.
87TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SEQ_07Restored to lucidity by your soothing touch, the survivor reveals that the merchant furnished his fellows with weapons so that they might defend themselves against Ul'dahn forces, and then split them into two groups. Unfortunately for them, the survivor's group encountered an Immortal Flames patrol, who swiftly gave the refugees cause to rue their lack of training. Recalling that the other group has yet to return to Lost Hope, he begs you to seek them out and convince them to return.
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2524TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TODO_00Speak with Raubahn at the Hall of Flames.
2625TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TODO_01Speak with Swift.
2726TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TODO_02Speak with the Brass Blades at Lost Hope.
2827TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TODO_03Speak with Zazawaka.
2928TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TODO_04Speak with the terrified refugee.
3029TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TODO_05/soothe the terrified refugee.
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4948TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_000As I told you before, it was all but inevitable that an incident of this kind would eventually occur given the rising tensions within the sultanate. Nevertheless, I have reason to believe that this particular riot may not have begun spontaneously.
5049TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_001Have I piqued your curiosity? Good. Then you will accompany me to the Hall of Flames. I would hear what General Raubahn has to say upon the matter.
5150TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_RAUBAHN_000_010Now is not a good time, . My hands are full dealing with the refugees.
5251TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_011Precisely the matter we wish to discuss, General.
5352TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_RAUBAHN_000_012Alphinaud... Back on your feet already?
5453TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_013You may credit my swift recovery to your chirurgeons.
5554TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_014My memories of the riot are still somewhat muddled. I trust you managed to regain control of the situation?
5655TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_RAUBAHN_000_015Not entirely. We secured the city soon enough, but not before the unrest had spread to the surrounding territories. Pockets of resistance remain throughout Thanalan.
5756TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_RAUBAHN_000_016We have sent what forces we can spare to root out the last of the belligerents, but progress is slow. They are damnably elusive.
5857TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_017I can well imagine. Given that the majority of refugees live outside the walls, it stands to reason that they would know the lay of the land...
5958TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_018What I do not understand is how they came to be so well prepared. Before my little accident, I observed that several of the refugees were armed─and not with butcher's knives or pitchforks, but with martial weaponry. I need hardly add that such equipment is costly.
6059TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_019None can deny that tensions between the Ul'dahn citizenry and the refugee population have increased since the Domans were turned away, but would that motivate a starving man to purchase arms in lieu of food? I think not.
6160TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_020And what of those who have not even a single gil to spend, who could not survive without the aid provided by the Immortal Flames? Surely they would sooner sell a weapon than bring it to bear against their benefactors.
6261TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_RAUBAHN_000_021Come to the point.
6362TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_022...Very well. My point, General, is that this powder keg of discontent was not set alight by chance. These events were *deliberately* set in motion, and─
6463TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_RAUBAHN_000_023*And now order must be restored.* That is my first duty. Until it is done, any investigation can wait.
6564TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_RAUBAHN_000_024I do not have time to discuss this. My scouts will be returning anon.
6665TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_025The General is no fool. He keeps his own counsel─and with good cause.
6766TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_026Were he to claim, without the necessary proof, that these riots were instigated by outside forces, the Monetarists would accuse him of attempting to shirk responsibility. After all, he and the sultana have been the most outspoken proponents of refugee aid.
6867TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_027Regardless, they will face harsh criticism in the days ahead...
6968TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_028Our allies may stumble upon the truth in time, but I have far more faith in your abilities, Player. Therefore, I propose we conduct our own investigation, independent of the authorities.
7069TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_029To that end, I would have you make inquiries in the settlements suspected of harboring belligerents. Commander Swift will know which they are. He may balk at a request for such information, but I've no doubt that you can persuade him with your silver tongue.
7170TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ALPHINAUD_000_030I, meanwhile, shall seek answers in my own way, after which we can regroup and share our findings. Well then, shall we?
7271TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SWIFT_000_040You look as though you have something to say, . Do you?
7372TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SWIFT_000_041What you ask is no simple favor. Were such information to fall into the wrong hands, the lives of countless soldiers would be at risk. Even so...there is wisdom in your words. An able individual─even one with ties to the Flames─may be better suited to this task than a regiment.
7473TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SWIFT_000_042Very well. The Brass Blades have reported suspicious activity in the vicinity of Lost Hope. It may be unrelated to recent events, but we doubt it. I suggest you begin by speaking to the Blades posted there.
7574TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_SWIFT_000_050If you mean to investigate Lost Hope before our comrades arrive, you had best do it quickly. Forces will be dispatched to the region as soon as the situation allows.
7675TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_AMALBERGA_000_060And what brings you here, adventurer? A search for refugees? Well, then you've come to the right place!
7776TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_AMALBERGA_000_061Ah, you mean *those* refugees! Oh no, you won't find them here. Most of the people of Lost Hope have come to accept their situation, and are content to pass their days in peace and quiet.
7877TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_AMALBERGA_000_062Outsiders have trouble understanding that─like that merchant who passed through recently. Gregarious fellow, but awfully opinionated. Can't say I was sad to see him go.
7978TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_AMALBERGA_000_070There's nothing to see here, adventurer. What few troublemakers we have know better than to try anything with Leofric and myself around.
8079TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_LEOFRIC_000_080A friend of the sultanate, are we? I take it this means someone has read my report.
8180TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_LEOFRIC_000_081The refugees who left with the merchant have yet to return, and I am increasingly concerned that Zazawaka's suspicions were correct.
8281TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_LEOFRIC_000_082...You haven't the foggiest what I'm talking about, do you? Never mind. Speak with Zazawaka. He will explain everything.
8382TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_LEOFRIC_000_090Do not judge these people too harshly. For them, every day is a struggle. Were you in their position, can you truly say you would have done otherwise?
8483TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TREMBLEMAN01443_000_095B-B-Blood... So much blood...
8584TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ZAZAWAKA_000_100Ah! Don't hurt me! I'm not one of them!
8685TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ZAZAWAKA_000_101Wait, I know your face. Are you not the woman from the Church of Saint Adama Landama?
8786TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ZAZAWAKA_000_102A thousand pardons, my friend! I mistook you for one of the thugs who have been tormenting us.
8887TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ZAZAWAKA_000_103I beg your pardon? You're of the Flames, but you're not *with* the Flames? I see...
8988TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ZAZAWAKA_000_104If Leofric bid you speak with me, then I take it you've agreed to help. Twelve be praised for that, because we haven't a moment to waste. Everyone knows the Flames are on the march.
9089TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ZAZAWAKA_000_105The others have fallen under that fanatic's spell, but not I! Promises of revolution and retribution, of holding the ruling class to account and taking that which is owed─hah! A childish fantasy.
9190TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ZAZAWAKA_000_106I did everything I could to dissuade the others from leaving, but few would heed my words. Now that one of our idealists has returned, however, the madness of the merchant's plan is plain for all to see. Look behind yonder tent and you will understand why.
9291TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ZAZAWAKA_000_107Even now, he babbles incoherently, so traumatized is he by the bloodshed he witnessed. Try as I might, I can make little sense of his words beyond the fact that he was not alone in surviving. Yet I've no doubt that merchant will lead the remainder to their doom. I beg of you, find them before he does!
9392TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_ZAZAWAKA_000_110The man said naught of his surviving comrades' whereabouts─naught I could understand, at least. Mayhap you will be able to extract some sense from him. I wish you good fortune.
9493TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TREMBLEMAN01443_000_120Wh-What are you doing? Don't...don't draw. Don't draw, don't draw, don't draw─ DON'T DRAW!
9594TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TREMBLEMAN01443_000_121...Why didn't you run away with me? We could've escaped together. Then you'd be here, with me─be here to **soothe** me. Why...why did you have to stay and leave me alone?
9695TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TREMBLEMAN01443_000_130It's not f-fair. You should be here to **soothe** me. Why didn't you listen to me?
9796TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TREMBLEMAN01443_000_131You didn't have to stay and fight! If you hadn't, you'd be here to **soothe** me, instead of...instead of... <sob>
9897TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TREMBLEMAN01443_000_132Wh-Who are you? What do you want!?
9998TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TREMBLEMAN01443_000_133Aye, it's true. I followed the merchant, and may the gods strike me down for my folly.
10099TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TREMBLEMAN01443_000_134“What they will not give, you must take,” he said. When we asked how, he revealed a cache of weapons he had brought and implored us to “seize control of our fates.” I thought about running then and there, but the others were so excited... He split us into two groups, sent us off on our own─
101100TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TREMBLEMAN01443_000_135B-But when the Flames found us, we didn't know what to do! Our leader tried to parley with theirs, but then they started arguing, and then fighting, and then everyone was fighting, and the Flames were shouting to give no quarter, and─
102101TEXT_GAIUSE302_01443_TREMBLEMAN01443_000_136Oh gods, the other group! They're still out there! If we don't stop them, they'll be massacred like mine was!