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* 7.45 follow-up
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2524TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_00Gather information on the hydromantic terraces.
2625TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_01Speak with Varshahn at the Seat of the Foremost.
2726TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_02Speak with Zero on the hydromantic terraces.
2827TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_03Speak with Zero.
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4948TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_001From memoria to Golbez and his archfiends, we have more questions now than answers. But that is a sign that we are making progress.
5049TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_005If Golbez has Azdaja at his mercy, then we must find him. Hopefully Zero has knowledge that will aid us in our search...
5150TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_010There is nothing like the aether of a living mortal. I haven't felt so satisfied since my return.
5251TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_020Hmm... Player, you've come to the Thirteenth before, yes? You fought voidsent here.
5352TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_021But clearly you didn't know they could regenerate, else you would have shared that detail beforehand.
5453TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_Q1_000_000What will you say?
5554TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A1_000_001They seemed to stay dead at the time, yes.
5655TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A1_000_002I was in a bit of a rush and didn't have time to wait around and see...
5756TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_023I doubt not that they did. There must be a reason why the ones you defeated did not return, in contravention of the natural order.
5857TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_024Do you remember aught out of the ordinary? A sealing magick like Zero's, perhaps?
5958TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_025From what I know of your foray, I can hardly blame you.
6059TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_026Perhaps they returned after you left. But if they didn't, there must be a reason why.
6160TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_027There are circumstances in which we're unable to return. If you like, I can tell you about this.
6261TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_028Please do.
6362TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_029The more you devour, the more powerful you grow. But in the process, your essence is blended with those of your prey.
6463TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_030If you were to lose your flesh, the souls you had come to harbor may break free and coalesce into distinct voidsent once more.
6564TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_031And before you yourself return, your own soul might be devoured by your enemies or your erstwhile prey. A fate more likely for stronger beings, who require more time to regenerate.
6665TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_032However, even assuming you survive the process, it's highly uncommon to return as you were.
6766TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_034Yet despite his greater strength, Scarmiglione managed to resurrect rather swiftly. Are there others capable of the same?
6867TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_035Not that I'm aware of. His attachment to his flesh must've been unique for him to develop such an ability.
6968TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_036I believe we understand the fundamentals of rebirth now.
7069TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_037If I may, I would ask you about your power. Will you tell us about it?
7170TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_038What you saw should speak for itself. I can bind the aether of the soul in crystal.
7271TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_039Many wielded this power during the Contramemoria, but I'm the only one left.
7372TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_040I am told that heroes of the Thirteenth once sealed gods in stones called auracite. Are they and memoria one and the same?
7473TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_041“Auracite”... I do not know this word, but the world is vast, and perhaps memoria had different names elsewhere. But it does sound quite similar.
7574TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_042How does one come to wield memoria? And what happened to your peers?
7675TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_043Hm, I've never thought about that... I do know, though, that voidsent can't use the power. I assume I can because I'm mortal in part.
7776TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_044...I see.
7877TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_045Zero, I wish to ask you about the man called Golbez.
7978TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_046He may well have my sister in his clutches. Is there aught you can tell us of him?
8079TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_047The name sounds vaguely familiar, though I can't say how I know it.
8180TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_048If he is powerful, however, someone in the castle may have heard of him.
8281TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_049Then we must try talking to the other voidsent again!
8382TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_100_049Let us entrust the task to Player. Her Echo will help facilitate communication.
8483TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_110_049More importantly, she should be able to maintain her composure better than a concerned sibling.
8584TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_050That, I cannot deny...
8685TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_051Forgive me, but will you not ask about Golbez in my stead? On the terraces to begin with, perhaps.
8786TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_052Thank you. We shall remain here and discuss what other avenues we might pursue in the meantime.
8887TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_100Scarmiglione, too, appeared surprised by Zero's power. As she says, it must be a lost art.
8988TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_105This makes her invaluable to our cause─far more than someone who can simply communicate.
9089TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_110I know what it feels like to have my essence blended with that of another.
9190TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_115Yet tumultuous though it was, it was only one wyrm's soul. To be bound to scores of others over thousands of years sounds *horrible*.
9291TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_120According to your vision, Golbez recruited his champions and raised an army by offering a dragon's aether in exchange.
9392TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_125Whatever his crusade, 'tis unconscionable to use a dragon's life force as fodder. He will answer for his deeds.
9493TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_130So with this “Echo” of yours, you can see into the past? Interesting.
9594TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_135Those memories may as well be all that remains of it, though. Everything and everyone was warped by Darkness. However storied it may appear, this castle is simply the product of its mistress's mind.
9695TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_140Ugh, the tasty one returns to tempt me. I mustn't eat you, I mustn't eat you...
9796TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_141...Golbez? I know of him from those I've eaten.
9897TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_142He has minions. And those minions have minions. No one ever sees him.
9998TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_143With his army of minions, Golbez would seldom have need to act personally. It will not be easy to reach him.
10099TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_145Golbez must be strong. Very strong. If I were you, I wouldn't try to eat him.
101100TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_150If the one who devoured her dies, perhaps the mistress will return. Then I may bask in her gaze again...
102101TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_151G-Golbez, you say!? My mistress spoke of him!
103102TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_152He commands the archfiends! They are very powerful and have conquered many domains!
104103TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_153The mistress bade us defend the castle from them. Yes, yes, she did!
105104TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_154It seems the archfiends have been attacking other domains. Their fearsome reputation precedes them.
106105TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_155I'll defend the castle from the archfiends. And when the mistress returns, perhaps she'll favor me with a long gaze...
107106TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_160So the clever one hadn't been eaten? If no one wants it, then perhaps...
108107TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_161Golbez? Of course I know of him. Only a fool without ears wouldn't.
109108TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_162His archfiends lead armies to ravage and conquer. They devour those they deem useless. Those who can't fight.
110109TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_163If you don't want to be eaten, then you had better flee. Though soon there will be nowhere to run...
111110TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_164It seems the archfiends keep only those who are fit for battle. Others must escape or be consumed.
112111TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_165Obey or be eaten. Obey but eventually be eaten anyway. I don't want to live like that...
113112TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_200Oh, you've finished already? Or did we get carried away talking...
114113TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_205There's no easy way to mark the passage of time in this world. Nor do I imagine such things concern voidsent.
115114TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_210It would take considerable mental fortitude to still care after millennia in this endless night.
116115TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_215No trouble on your end either? Good.
117116TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_220I daresay Scarmiglione's fate served as sufficient warning. Let's hope that those elsewhere have the same sense.
118117TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_225Is there no end to their questions? <sigh> I should've demanded more aether...
119118TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_240Welcome back, Player. Were you able to learn aught of value?
120119TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_241So countless voidsent answer to the archfiends, who in turn answer to Golbez─as your vision did suggest.
121120TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_242Scarmiglione's aggression is also consistent with the claims that the archfiends conquer other domains.
122121TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_243The question is, how do we reach Golbez if he surrounds himself with armies of minions?
123122TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_244We could target his other archfiends...or perhaps those who have fled his service. Either may yield useful information.
124123TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_245That said, we can't do much while we're stuck on this isle.
125124TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_246Zero, I would ask a favor of you.
126125TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_247I am determined to save my sister Azdaja. If there is even a faint possibility that Golbez has her, then I must find him.
127126TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_100_247To that end, I want you to lend us your strength and knowledge. Will you accompany us on our quest?
128127TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_248Forgotten the way of my world already? If you want help, offer payment.
129128TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_249None here will aid you out of the kindness of their hearts. Any who claim otherwise are liars and betrayers.
130129TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_100_249Or is this less a request and more a threat? If I refuse, will you force me to serve?
131130TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_Q2_000_000What will you say?
132131TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_001If you accompany us, we can offer you protection.
133132TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_002Surely you must desire something. Name it.
134133TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_003We're not like Zenos. We would never, ever force you to serve.
135134TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_251Protection? I have no need of such.
136135TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_252I was a prisoner, yes, but only because I couldn't be bothered to resist. I could have easily broken free had I desired to do so.
137136TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_100_252If you're truly such an aimless creature, then you could do worse than to join us. You needn't expend as much energy to defend yourself as you would alone.
138137TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_253Trying to be clever, are you? But even if you had a point, your protection isn't enough to persuade me.
139138TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_254I have no purpose. Why would I desire anything?
140139TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_255That's why I didn't bother to resist when the ones here fell upon me. What matters in a world that's already dead?
141140TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_100_255By that logic, you've no reason to refuse our requests. The payment need but be to your satisfaction, correct?
142141TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_256<sigh> Did I not already say as much from the start?
143142TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_257You aren't forcing your avatar to serve against its will, that's true. Yours is an equitable covenant.
144143TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_258That being the case, I can believe your words. You would provide fair payment.
145144TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_100_258...Well? What do you offer?
146145TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_110_258Very well, Zero. I propose you travel with us, and whenever you perform a deed that requires payment, we will provide it in aether.
147146TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_259That's all you had to say. Everything else was superfluous.
148147TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_261Fair point. Where to now?
149148TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_262Either a place the archfiends may strike next, or where refugees and deserters may seek sanctuary...
150149TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_263I know the latter. I'll take you there.
151150TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_265I assume you also know how we can get off this isle?
152151TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_266I was brought here on a mount. We can leave the same way.
153152TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_267Now that you mention it, I did notice some flying creatures near the terraces.
154153TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_268Given our numbers, we'll need a large one. But regardless of size, all can be won over with aether.
155154TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_269Excellent. Let us go and find our mount at once.
156155TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SPYVOIDSENT_000_270(-Snooping Voidsent-)Not good... Lord Golbez must hear of this!
157156TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_300Zero will best know how to handle the creatures. Let us watch and learn.
158157TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_305Not all voidsent can fly. It stands to reason that some would be made to serve as mounts.
159158TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_310Were I here in my true form, I would be able to carry you all. But even were it possible to so enlarge the gate, the risk would be too great.
160159TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_320We should be able to find a mount here. With the castle in disarray, the creatures will be hungry. Just a little aether should suffice.
161160TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_321Are you ready?
162161TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_322Leave Troia Keep?
163162TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_400'Tis said that a person's domain is a reflection of what abides in their heart. If true, this place may offer a glimpse into Zero's past.
164163TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_405The longer one lives, the more one yearns for peace. I understand why some would sequester themselves here.
165164TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_410'Tis quite a gathering of voidsent. I pray one among them has the knowledge we seek.
166165TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_420This is my abode. The others won't come near, so you may be at ease.
167166TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_421While they know their place, if tantalizing aether were to walk by, I can't guarantee they wouldn't pounce.
168167TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_422It is a voidsent's nature to consume. Their sole purpose. Even if the pursuit of aether may lead to their undoing, many succumb to instinct.
169168TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_423But any who succumb here will have to answer to me. This is my domain's one and only rule─and it is absolute.