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<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Jennifer
[You see ]a weathered young girl.
[hello]
<job>I live here and help my grandpa with the light.
<bye>A good night to thee!
<gran>He is old, but very wise.
<ligh>We keep the light shining through storms and darkness to help guide ships safely to port.
<stor|dark>Many would die if this light were not to shine.
<port>The port of Britanny.
<brit>North and east of here thou shalt find its pier.
<wise>He once was a great mariner!
<mari>He has travelled throughout the Great Sea.
<sea>Thou should ask him of his travels!
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Jotham
[You see ]a crusty old sea dog smoking a pipe.[NL][NL][Goto 1]
[hello]
<job>I once sailed upon the open seas.
<bye>Watch out for reefs!
<trav|sail|seas>'Twas many years ago, when I was much younger.
<youn>Now, I leave such things to others.
<thin|othe>The seas are very dangerous these days.
<dang|thes|days>I've heard rumours of great whirlpools, caused by the collapse of caverns deep below the ocean floor in the Underworld.
<unde|cave|whir>There are some who say that the ships they drag under lie beached deep within the recesses of the earth.
<deep|rece|eart>They are even those who claim that some survive the perilous journey below."[NL][NL][Wait]"Only to be killed and eaten by the horrible creatures that dwell in the dark recesses.
<rum>Aye, 'tis my favorite.
[Label 1]Ahoy there, matey. Care to join me for a tot of rum?
<{AnyElse}>Pardon me if I do.
<y>'ere ye are, mate!
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Windmire
[You see ]an old seaman with a flowing white beard.
[hello]
<job>I tend this lighthouse, here with my wife.
<bye>Leave a good watch on board, if thou dost leave thy ship in the port of Minoc.
<wife>Her name is Emilly. She helps me with the light.
<ligh>We help ships reach the harbour safely at night or in a storm.
<harb|nigh>Indeed, this is a busy port. We are frequented by merchant ships from around the world.
<worl|merc|freq|port>Minoc has a well-known shipwright, as well as a fine armourer!
<mino>Minoc is the City of Sacrifice!
<ship>A man named Captain Blythe runs that renowned establishment called the Crow's Nest.
<armo>Indeed, Shenstone of the Darkwatch Armoury is famous for his fine leather work!
<blyt>I hear he's got a heart blacker than gunpowder!
<shen>Don't know the man myself.
<acci|mate|scot>I don't wish to talk about it.
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Emilly
[You see ]a fine and hardened woman.
[hello]
<job>I tend the light with my husband, Windmire.
<bye>A good day to thee.
<tend|ligh>'Tis pleasant, peaceful work.
<husb|wind>He was a fine sailor.
<was|sail>That was before the accident.
<acci>His best shipmate died in a storm whilst trying to reach this port."[NL][NL][Wait]"Since that day, Windmire has dedicated his life to protecting these shipping lanes.
<prot|ship|lane>He arranged for the construction of this lighthouse, as well as the breakwater around the pier area.
<mate>His name was Scotty and he was a fine lad.
<scot>He was a fine lad. Yelled something about a 'beam' just 'fore he died. Gave Windmire the idea for the lighthouse, he did.
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Anthony
[You see ]a lively young boy.
[hello]Oh, 'tis thee.
<job>Well, I do my chores every day.
<bye>Good bye.
<chor>I do my studies and clean my room.
<stud>I am studying Virtue.
<clea|room>Yes, my parents make me clean it every day!
<moth|fath|pare>My mother's name is Charlotte and my father's name is David.
<char>Yes, she is my mother.
<davi>He is my father.
<virt>Blackthorn's Eight Laws of Virtue!
<blac|eigh|laws>I must learn to recite them.
<reci>I can't yet."[NL][NL][Wait][What is thy name?]"[NL][NL][Flag 17]
[Label 1]Dost thou live by Virtue?
<{AnyElse}>Then thou art a bad person!
<y>[Goto 2]
[Label 2]Art thou an Avatar?
<{AnyElse}>Thou should study too.
<y>[Goto 3]
[Label 3]If I study Blackthorn's laws well, will I become an Avatar?
<{AnyElse}>[Goto 4]
<y>Good!
[Label 4]Why, are his laws in error?
<{AnyElse}>Then thou art not being very kind!
<y>I do not believe thee! He would not lie to us!"[NL][End]
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Charlotte
[You see ]a young woman.
[hello]
<job>I live here with my husband and son, and maintain the lighthouse!
<bye>May thou walk the true path of the Eight Laws.
<husb>His name is David.
<davi>He is a fine figure of a man.
<son>My son's name is Anthony.
<anth>He is my son.
<main|ligh>'Tis quiet work.
<quie>'Tis the ideal climate for an amateur philosopher like myself.
<amat|phil>I ponder the virtues of Avatarhood.
<virt|avat>Indeed, I believe there is a lot of merit in the premise of Blackthorn's First Law.
<prem|law|firs|one>We must look at the very roots of dishonesty, and see it comes from the twisted tongues of liars."[NL][NL][Wait]"And, surely, one cannot lie without a tongue!"[NL][NL][Wait][Goto 1]
[Label 1]Wouldst thou agree, the teachings of Blackthorn are meaningful and true?
<{AnyElse}>Hold thy tongue, heretic, or thou shalt lose it!
<y>Thou art a wise and truthful scholar.
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]David
[You see ]a crotchety old man.
[hello]
<job>What dost ye thinks I do? Ye mangy dog!
<bye>Good riddance!
<tend|ligh|main>Good guess, ya scum!
<wit|dim>Aye, now I know that I speak the truth! Ye must have the brains of a jellyfish!
<son|anth>He's a brat of a kid!
<wife|char>Aye, she's a good woman, but she's got some strange ideas.
<stra|idea>Ask 'er!
<sext>[Goto 1]
[Label 1]Aye, shiver me timbers, so ye've 'eard of me great invention?
<{AnyElse}>'Den what are ye babbling 'bout!
<y>[Goto 2]
[Label 2]Obviously, thou art a person of exceptional wisdom!"[NL][NL][Wait]"So, me matey, does ya think me invention were a good one?
<{AnyElse}>What dost thou know!"[NL][End]
<y>[Goto 3]
[Label 3]Thou dost speak true!"[NL][NL][...]"Wouldst thou like one I've made with me own hands?
<{AnyElse}>Harumph!"[NL][End]
<y>[Give Sextant]'ere ye are mate, use it wisely and thou shalt profit by it!"[NL][End]
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Gregory
[You see ]a tall, heavily scarred man.[NL][NL]"What in the name of Mondain art ye doing in me lighthouse!"[NL][NL][Wait][Goto 1]
[hello]
<job>Now that's a real poser!
<bye>And a good riddance, too.
<ligh>Yes, ye did guess it, ya bloomin' plonker!
[Label 1]Didst ye not know this is private property?
<{AnyElse}>[Goto 2]
[Label 2]Were ye born that ugly, or didst ye lose a fight with a frying pan?
<{AnyElse}>Not only ugly, but yer stupid too!"[NL][NL][...]"What dost ye want anyway?
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Jacqueline
[You see ]a bony woman with a blank stare.
[hello]
<job>I, uh..."[NL][NL][...]"don't remember.
<bye>Uh, bye....
<reme>Remember what?
<star>Oh, am I?
<y>Sorry.
<mud>Mmmmm, my favorite!
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Sutek
[You see ]a young, solemn mage.[NL][NL][Goto 1]
[hello]
<job>
<bye>
[Label 1]Greetings, I am Sutek."[NL][NL][What is thy name?]"[NL][NL][Flag 18][End]
[Label 2]Art thou the Avatar of legend?
<{AnyElse}>Oh."[NL][End]
<y>I have been scrying for the nature of the three Shards!"[NL][NL][Wait]"I have learned they were formed at the time of the first Dark Lord."[NL][NL][Wait]"When Mondain's Gem of Immortality was destroyed, its shards still harbored unspeakable evil!"[NL][NL][Wait]"They lay festering deep within the earth, but now their malevolent power has been unleashed upon the world."[NL][NL][Wait]"The Shards and the Shadowlords can and must be destroyed!"[NL][NL][Wait]"The Shards must be recovered from their resting places in the boundless Underworld, and cast into the Eternal Flames of Truth, Love, and Courage..."[NL][NL][Wait]"Even as each respective Shadowlord stands nigh upon the flame of the Principle it opposes."[NL][NL][Wait]"Take now this knowledge and use it well!"[NL][End]
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Sin'Vraal
[You see ]a huge, horned, leather-winged daemon.
[hello]
<job>I once served the mighty Astaroth, but that was long ago.
<bye>I bid thee a safe journey.
<asta>Speak not that name in too loud a voice, lest thou summon the Shadowlord of Hatred!
<summ|shad|hat>Beware, for they who yell their Names, oft die at the will of the foul wraiths!
<foul|wrai|once|serv>No longer do I serve Evil, for deep below the earth did the Once and True King show me the paths of Virtue!
<virt|king|belo|eart|deep>I can only tell thee that he has turned me from the ways of darkness, but he'll have no such luck with the Shadowlords!
<shar>The accursed Shard of Hatred that spawned my former master lies within the underworld at the location thou wouldst call <I>'<A>", <I>'<A>""[NL][NL][Wait]"Enter through the dungeons by Lost Hope Bay!
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Grendel
[You see ]a giant rat![NL][NL]"Squeek..."[NL][NL][...][What is thy name?]"[NL][NL]"Squeek..."[NL][NL][...]"What dost thou want?"[NL][NL]
[hello]
<job>I once was a great alchemist!
<bye>Squeek!
<alch>Squeek..."[NL][NL][...]"That was before my accident!
<acci>Squeek..."[NL][NL][...]"I was working on a spell called:[NL]<VAS REL XEN BET>[NL]It got a little out of hand.
<spel|hand|vas>It was to be an enchantment to turn foes into rats.
<rat>Squeek..."[NL][NL][...]"During an early experiment I was transformed into a rat!"[NL][NL][...]"I have since perfected a lesser version.
<less|vers|perf>I call it <REL XEN BET>. It is of the Sixth Circle, and will turn one being into a rat for fair time!"[NL][NL][Wait][Goto 1]
[Label 1]Wouldst thou like the formula?
<{AnyElse}>O.K.
<y>It requires that one part spider silk be mixed with a pinch of sulfurous ash..."[NL][NL][Wait]"...with a crushed root of mandrake and spores scraped from a nightshade cap.
Dwelling 12: Iolo's Hut:Deep Forest
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Smith
[You see ]a strangely familiar horse.[NL][NL][Flag 20][Goto 1]
[hello]
<job>Well..."[NL][NL][...]"I eat hay.
<bye>Come back and see me again. Really!
<eat|hay>Yep."[NL][NL][...]"Oh, I'm also here to ask you something.
<ask>[Goto 5]
<forg|tell>Yea..."[NL][NL][Wait]"The answer..."[NL][NL][Wait]"It was..."[NL][NL][Wait]"<INFINITY>!
[Label 1]Hey..."[NL][NL][...]"You look familiar, have we met?
<{AnyElse}>[Goto 2]
<y>[Goto 3]
[Label 2]Oh..."[NL][NL][What is thy name?]"[NL][NL]
[Label 3]I thought so..."[NL][NL][What is thy name?]"[NL][NL]
[Label 4]Hello, {AvatarName}..."[NL][NL][Wait]"You know what?
<{AnyElse}>Way back..."[NL][NL][Wait]"Way, way back..."[NL][NL][Wait]"I forgot to tell you something!
[Label 5]Lord British wanted me to ask you if you were enjoying this game?
<{AnyElse}>[Goto 5]
<n>Well, if you have any complaints, write to him at Origin. He would really like to know.
<y>He will be so glad to hear it..."[NL][NL][Wait]"Of course, he won't ever know unless you write to him at Origin and tell him so."[NL][NL][Wait]"I know first hand he'd like that.
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Lord Kenneth
[You see ]a scholarly gentleman.
[hello]
<job>I am the Court Composer.
<bye>Bye.
<cour|comp>I travel throughout Britannia teaching my craft."[NL][NL][Goto 1]
[Label 1]Dost thou wish to learn the harpsichord?
<{AnyElse}>Alas.
<y>[Goto 3]
[Label 3]Open the Book of Lore to the Music section and study the score for the piece 'Stones'."[NL][NL][Wait][Goto 4]
[Label 4]The notes are like a series of square marks upon a four-line staff. Their positions, either on one or between two lines, marks their pitch."[NL][NL][Wait]"A letter C marks the second line of the staff as the pitch 'C'. The first 3 notes are 'ABC'."[NL][NL][Wait]What are the next 3?
<{AnyElse}>No, try again."[NL][NL][Wait][Goto 4]
<dcb>Good!"[NL][NL][Goto 5]
[Label 5]Many keyboards are marked with numbers, so that ABC would be 678.What would the next 3 be?
<{AnyElse}>No, try again."[NL][NL][Wait][Goto 5]
<987>Good! So the first phrase goes 678 987 8767653! Now thou must practice!"[NL][End]
<name>["My name is "|"I am called "]Sir Arbuthnot
[You see ]a hardened man.
[hello]Ah, {AvatarName}, 'tis thee.
<job>I am the Royal Coinmaker!
<bye>Fare thee well.
<roya|coin>Well..."[NL][NL][...]"That is to say I was, before I became a wanted man!
<was|want|man>I am afraid I did something that was not taken too well by the current regime.
<take|well|curr|regi>[Goto 1]
<magi|coin>It was in the symbol of the Codex!
<symb|code>It was commisioned secretly by persons unknown even to me. It was to be used to call back the one true Avatar!
<avat>[Goto 2]
[Label 1]Dost thou favor the current regime?
<{AnyElse}>I see.
<n>I minted a magical coin!
[Label 2]Dost thou know of the one true Avatar?
<{AnyElse}>I see.
<y>[Goto 3]
[Label 3]Art thou the one true Avatar?
<{AnyElse}>Oh.
<y>'Tis indeed an honor!"[NL][NL][What is thy name?]"[NL][NL]