Repentance |
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Required: Slimy Doubt quest. |
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→ Go to
Gurgus Dahnik |
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YOU: Salutations Gurgus. I believe I am ready to train further with you. I would be glad to show you how well I handle the Beat Attack now. |
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- Gurgus Dahnik smiles but kra seems preoccupied. |
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Gurgus: I am very happy to see you Huarwar, you have made yourself quite a reputation in the Order and deserve to be its Champion. |
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YOU: Oh? Does that mean... . |
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-Kra nods, still smiling, though you can see that kra is not fully paying attention.- |
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Gurgus: Yes. |
Gurgus: We now consider you a Champion of the Order of the Keen Edge, congratulations. |
Gurgus: I will be glad to share my knowledge with you, but first... |
Gurgus: We need to speak about the Platinum Warriors matter, if you don't mind. |
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YOU: Of course not, I can see that you are preoccupied Gurgus. Did you learn some news concerning them? |
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Gurgus: Not much more than what you told the Order; they are a group of mercenaries who are over-equipped, mysteriously financed, lead by an even more mysterious 'G.'. |
Gurgus: Their strategy is to create dangerous events, then swoop in as the solution. |
Gurgus: This is preoccupying in itself but what worries me the most is our fellow Order members... |
Gurgus: And the citizens that could be at the wrong time in the wrong place. |
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YOU: I agree. We need to go further in our investigation about them. |
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Gurgus: Well, I am glad you suggested this... |
Gurgus: I have to tell you that once again, we are without news from Thrynt Glass after he told us he was leaving the Order. |
Gurgus: I am conscious that it is the second time we send you to him but he is the only one that confessed about his difficulties. |
Gurgus: All the other members left in silence and have refused to talk with us. |
Gurgus: I believe it could be important to go and speak to him again. |
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YOU: All right, I will contact him again. |
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-Kra nods, thankfully.- |
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Gurgus: Be sure to follow the leads of your investigation, listen to your instincts, it has served you well to this point and... |
Gurgus: Oh! |
Gurgus: To learn more about Roniston Shane, you could speak with Grand Master Stevald's brother, Polyuntri. |
Gurgus: He is the official advisor of the Shadow Squadron's commander, Raithen, and a fervent adept of Laanx. |
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→ Go to
Thrynt Glass |
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YOU: Hello Thrynt. How are you? |
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-Upon seeing you, Thrynt starts chewing his lower lip, embarrassed but resilient.- |
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Thrynt: Huarwar... |
Thrynt: Look, I know why you are here! |
Thrynt: Yes I quit, I did it and I don't regret it... |
Thrynt: Or maybe a bit but I had no choice! |
Thrynt: Look, I've already notified Gurgus and Gregori about my problems and how do you think they reacted? |
Thrynt: Do you think they showed any sign of solidarity? |
Thrynt: Well, no. |
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YOU: Are you happy with your new situation? Is it going as you hoped? |
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- Thrynt Glass swallows, looking in the distance. |
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Thrynt: I never truly wanted to leave the Order. |
Thrynt: I liked it there, made some good friends and have learned much. |
Thrynt: It also gave me certain prestige that would have surely helped my candidature in the Shadow Squadron. |
Thrynt: But at least now I have pay and can bring food almost every day on my family table! |
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YOU: The Order never hid that their missions only brought glory. But I understand, I really do. [You try another approach] So, what have you heard about the Platinum Warriors? I grew curious about them. |
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- Thrynt Glass stays silent a few seconds, his eyes showing a surprising fear. |
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-He approaches you and whispers.- |
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Thrynt: Believe me, Huarwar, don't join them... |
Thrynt: I... |
Thrynt: I had to do things... |
Thrynt: Things that I regret, they made me do things, mind tricked me! |
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YOU: What things? [As Thrynt stays silent, you insist.] What things Thrynt? You know I am here to help. |
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- Thrynt Glass shakes his head, deciding not to say anything more. |
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→ Go to
Polyuntri Stevald |
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YOU: Good day. I am a Champion of the Order of the Keen Edge. I have been advised to seek information from you. |
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Polyuntri: Yet another wannabe-noble-apprentice of my brother Gregori. |
Polyuntri: Magnificent. |
Polyuntri: Well go ahead, shout your question but be brief please, I am a busy Ynnwn. |
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YOU: [You ignore his acidic tone and proceed.] I heard that you were a Laanx adept and I was wondering if you knew someone named Roniston Shane. A Ylian, tall, very devoted to the God. |
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Polyuntri: I am forcing myself not to wonder why you are asking me such a thing. |
Polyuntri: Not that I care anyway but I don't like speaking about others... |
Polyuntri: So yes, I do know Roniston Shane and very devoted to Laanx is an understatement. |
Polyuntri: This man is a fanatic. |
Polyuntri: He even has some followers in the church, especially among youngsters. |
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YOU: Do you know where I can find him? I have some questions for him. |
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Polyuntri: I thought my brother was leading an Order of warriors, not of chroniclers. |
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- Polyuntri Stevald shakes his head. |
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Polyuntri: I saw him speaking with Sharven yesterday. |
Polyuntri: Thinking back, he had a grim look, seemed withered. |
Polyuntri: He said he had to unburden himself. |
Polyuntri: I suppose you should speak with High Priest Sharven Xant-Areth. |
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→ Go to
Sharven Xant-Areth |
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YOU: Good day Hight-Priest Xant-Areth. I am sorry to disturb you but I need to speak to you in private. |
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Sharven: Ah? |
Sharven: I suppose it is important, then. |
Sharven: Well, I can dedicate a minute to you. |
Sharven: Approach here and let us talk. |
Sharven: How can I be of help? |
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YOU: [With carefully chosen words, you explain the matter to Sharven, including your need to know more about Roniston Shane.] |
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-The high-priest takes a minute to ponder before answering.- |
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Sharven: I know no priest of Laanx that would willingly repeat what one of the faithful said in confidence. |
Sharven: Plus, Roniston is a fervent follower of Laanx and the church protects him as it protects all its adepts... |
Sharven: However, I do understand the distress of the situation. |
Sharven: I've heard about this group, the Platinum Warriors, and not often in a good way. |
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YOU: Is there a way for me to show the temple my good will? |
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- Sharven Xant-Areth smiles, maybe at your smartness, maybe in the perspective of a gesture of good will. |
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Sharven: Well you could always make a donation to the temple. |
Sharven: To help maintain its structure for example, or pay for the thousands of candles we use every week. |
Sharven: There is a lot of work to be done around here and a sum of 200 tria would surely ease our burden for some time. |
Sharven: Of course, the generous contributors are always included in our daily prayers. |
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→ Give
Sharven Xant-Areth 200 Tria |
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YOU: [Despite the importance of the sum and the fact that the Order will probably never repay you, you make the donation with a smile, hoping for information.] |
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- Sharven Xant-Areth slightly bows his chest and explains, in a conversation tone. |
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Sharven: Of course, it doesn't change a thing. |
Sharven: I won't say a word to you nor be the one entering into details. |
Sharven: It will not be necessary. |
Sharven: Laanx sent you here for his repentance, it is clear now. |
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YOU: His repentance? |
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- Sharven Xant-Areth takes time to explain, slowly. |
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Sharven: When Roniston came to me he was in a state of disarray, anger and despair. |
Sharven: He said he had committed terrible acts for this group and Laanx had guided him back here to the temple. |
Sharven: He came to repent, truly, sincerely. |
Sharven: I told him to go to the wild, around the Eagle Head Fortress to face himself and let Laanx be the judge. |
Sharven: That is where you will find him. |
Sharven: There's a lot of area around there, so look around. |
Sharven: Tell him 'He has already decided, the time of repentance has come. |
Sharven: You must speak.' He will understand... |
Sharven: But be aware Huarwar, that his faith is a sensitive matter. |
Sharven: Tread carefully... |
Sharven: May Laanx frighten the shadows from your path. |
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→ Go to
Roniston Shane |
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YOU: [Roniston looks to you as you approach.] [You notice his expression, but cannot tell if he is mad or illuminated.] Roniston, sorry to disturb you in such a moment. I am a member of the Order of the Keen Edge. [Option 2/2] |
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- Roniston Shane nods quickly, hand on the hilt of his sword where you can see a ripped piece of cloth, hanging. |
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Roniston: I heard about you but I cannot speak right now and you shouldn't have come here. |
Roniston: I should be alone with Laanx and you shouldn't have come, you are ruining everything! |
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YOU: [Roniston seems constantly on edge, about to burst with anger or madness his jaws pulled forward, the warmth of his faith feeding the fire.] I am extremely sorry, but I came from Hight-Priest Xant-Areth. I have a message for you. |
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- Roniston Shane blinks, his hand slightly more relaxed on the hilt. |
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Roniston: And what would that be? |
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YOU: Sharven asked me to tell you that 'He has already decided, the time of repentance has come. You must speak'. |
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- Roniston Shane falls to his knees as heavily as if a string that was holding him up was cut. |
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-He breaths loudly, his eyes fixed on the ground.- |
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Roniston: May He forgive me. |
Roniston: May Laanx extend His benevolent arm upon me, I was lost... |
Roniston: He sat temptation on my road and I wasn't strong enough to pass it by, I was WEAK and unworthy of His greatness. |
Roniston: I am a worm, sacrilege... |
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- Roniston Shane digs through the grass with his bare hands, dumping handfuls of earth onto his head, spreading it everywhere on his face. |
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Roniston: I pledge guilty Laanx! |
Roniston: Take me! |
Roniston: Take me now, slay me! |
Roniston: I am not worth walking in your realm! |
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YOU: [With a renewed prudence, you try to direct Roniston towards more practical repentance.] Roniston, I am not a specialist but maybe Laanx provided you this test, to prove the strength of your will. You can repent by correcting your acts and trying to do better from now on. |
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- Roniston Shane looks at his sword and sighs. |
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Roniston: Entering the Order was a true achievement for me, it was my greatest achievement. |
Roniston: Then there were the Platinum Warriors. |
Roniston: They offered me a position, I was lieutenant! |
Roniston: I had a whole host under my lead, 20 ready to do exactly what I commanded of them, to fight in Laanx's name, to shout His name before battle, to praise His fiery arm as we fought alongside Him, to sing His greatness as a battle is won! |
Roniston: I finally had found my place, this was the right way to love Him! |
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YOU: I see. But something went wrong... [You point a finger at the piece of flag hanging off his sword's hilt.] |
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- Roniston Shane follows your lead and he nods. |
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Roniston: Gibbsite informed us that a group of cut-throats planned to attack caravans along the road to the Bronze doors fortress. |
Roniston: Kra told us to go there and set an ambush to save the caravan. |
Roniston: So I went with a small part of my men. |
Roniston: We installed the trap, but at the last minute everything went as I had feared... |
Roniston: We received a message from Gibbsite ordering us to let the cut-throats do their attack and then to eliminate them and take their loot. |
Roniston: He demanded that we act quickly and avoid leaving witnesses of any kind. |
Roniston: Kra said it was to reward us for our service, said it was the only way he could pay us this time. |
Roniston: Unfortunately, it was not the first time it happened... |
Roniston: When we stormed upon the cut-throats, one of them shouted: We had a contract, betrayers! |
Roniston: and that was what made me finally realise. |
Roniston: I...I just ordered my men out and we ran away. |
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YOU: Oh. And it's during that fight that you lost your sword's flag? |
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- Roniston Shane nods a bit surprised. |
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Roniston: Yes... |
Roniston: One of the cut-throats gave me a pretty serious hit, slicing one of my pockets, my flag, and a piece of my leg. |
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- Roniston Shane shrugs his shoulders. |
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Roniston: All of Gibb's strategy is there. |
Roniston: When you are a Platinum Warrior, you are treated very well. |
Roniston: You are fed, equipped from head to toe with the best stuff, you are paid and feel secure. |
Roniston: There is an atmosphere of solidarity there... |
Roniston: But after some missions the real deal starts. |
Roniston: They ask you to do small things first and it seems like nothing. |
Roniston: Like..take the purse on the chimney, they won't notice it, they would have given it to us anyway, we just saved their children... |
Roniston: Then each time more is asked starts to get vicious, even. |
Roniston: At the end you are dependent on them, they know what you did, they own you. |
Roniston: At the end you have no choice but to do as asked. |
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- Roniston Shane sighs, still knelt, he seems sincerely full of regret. |
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Roniston: By the time you realise what you are doing and it is too late! |
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YOU: [You wait a second for Roniston to compose himself before asking.] Who is Gibbsite? |
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- Roniston Shane looks up toward the Dome, resilient. |
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Roniston: Kra is the leader of the Platinum Warriors, a sandstone Kran. |
Roniston: I saw kra only once but I know that Gibbsite isn't kras real name, kra took this nick because of kras colour. |
Roniston: Kra said it's easier for business, that people remember you better when you have a nick. |
Roniston: I ignore Gibbsite's real name and that's another sign that I shouldn't have trusted kra. |
Roniston: I have no idea where kra comes from, I simply had the impression that kra was military, the way everything is planned meticulously, based on strategy, etcetera... |
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YOU: I see. Thank you for the information, Roniston. Are you still a Platinum Warrior member? |
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Roniston: No. |
Roniston: No, Laanx enlightened me, I quit. |
Roniston: I did it on His orders, followed His wisdom. |
Roniston: And so I am taking an oath now, in front of Laanx, with you as witness from the Order, Huarwar... |
Roniston: I swear to dedicate my life defending Laanx's principles and serving His will in all manners He deems worthy... |
Roniston: I swear to be His ruthless paladin. |
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- Roniston Shane stands up, he seems taller suddenly as he raises his sword toward the Dome. |
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Roniston: I give you my life Laanx, and with it my soul. |
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- Roniston Shane shouts. |
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Roniston: May your enemies tremble! |
Roniston: May your will be law! |
Roniston: I swear! |
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- Roniston Shane slices his left hand, his blood drips onto the floor, to seal the oath. |
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Roniston: Be gone now Huarwar, I regret to have left the Order but my life is elsewhere, I understand it now. |
Roniston: Laanx is my light, in Him lays my glory. |
Roniston: Be gone or pray with me. |
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YOU: [You choose to pray with Roniston and as you recite with him, Laanx's light fills you.] |
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Roniston: Lord, make me an instrument of your will! |
Roniston: Oh Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be great as to make you great; To be served as to serve you; To be loved as to love you; For it is in giving you that we receive; It is in trusting you that we are acceptable; And it is in following you that we are born to eternal light! |
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- Maulbernaut attacks Huarwar Eruera with normal stance |
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→ Go to
Gurgus Dahnik |
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YOU: Hello Gurgus, I gathered very important information! [You summarise what you know.] |
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-A brief but loud noise, sounding like a stone was hit on another, emanates from kras chest as kra interrupts you.- |
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Gurgus: Gibbsite you say? |
Gurgus: The leader of the Platinum Warrior is Gibbsite? |
Gurgus: I know kra! |
Gurgus: It's all clear now, it all makes sense! |
Gurgus: I should have thought of them from the beginning! |
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YOU: Them? What do you mean? Who are they? Who is kra? |
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Gurgus: I never knew kras real name, kra was always known as Gibbsite. |
Gurgus: Listen, a couple of years ago, after some poor political decisions leading to the authorities being understrength, a situation arose in the Barn. |
Gurgus: So much so that a central part of the land was off-limits, invaded by of small groups of bandits and not even the guards would risk intervening. |
Gurgus: When the Octarch finally took the lead to deal with it, he decided to solve the problem in a radical manner. |
Gurgus: He secretly founded The Militia. |
Gurgus: Supposedly to act as his hand to systematically eliminate the bandits. |
Gurgus: He recruited some of the most merciless mercenaries, ex-criminals and veteran soldiers. |
Gurgus: Gibbsite was from one of the labyrinth outposts, I believe, and was known for kras strength and charisma. |
Gurgus: Kra quickly ascended to The Militia's leadership! |
Gurgus: In the end, the solution worked all to well and when the situation returned to normal, the Octarch decided to disband the group that proved barely controllable. |
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YOU: Ah! So the Platinum Warriors would be the remnants of this Militia. |
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Gurgus: Exactly! |
Gurgus: The Militia disbanded but not the fascination of its members for Gibbsite, their leader. |
Gurgus: Some of them must have stayed together, Gibbsite planing their next move... |
Gurgus: To the Dome! |
Gurgus: Where much tria might be gained if you are fearless. |
Gurgus: This is a very serious problem. |
Gurgus: I will write a report immediately. |
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-Without further ado, Gurgus writes on a parchment that kra hands to you after some minutes.- |
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Gurgus: Take this to Gregori immediately, Huarwar. |
Gurgus: Do not delay, the situation is worse then I thought. |
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→ Go to
Gregori Stevald |
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YOU: Gregori, I have an urgent report from Gurgus to hand you, if you have a minute. |
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- Gregori Stevald salutes you and nods. |
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Gregori: Champion... |
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-He grabs the report and reads it.- |
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Gregori: Laanx's mask, this is a serious affair! |
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-He looks up at you and states.- |
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Gregori: I will say this only once Huarwar because I am always very parsimonious with compliments but you have been remarkable in this whole story. |
Gregori: Thanks to you, the Order has unveiled a terrible menace that could have stormed the entire Dome. |
Gregori: Well done. |
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YOU: Thank you, Master... |
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- Gregori Stevald interrupts you with a raised hand. |
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Gregori: Don't get too sentimental yet, it is not over. |
Gregori: I know Gibbsite, I know kras strategies. |
Gregori: Kra has no limit, no regrets, no feelings. |
Gregori: And kras swordplay style is merciless. |
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- Gregori Stevald sights then unsheathes Tarr. |
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Gregori: If I could I would confront kra myself, right now, man to Kran! |
Gregori: But It would be stupid to engage the entire Order image that way... |
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- Gregori Stevald puts a hand on your shoulder. |
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Gregori: You are way out of Gibbsite's league... |
Gregori: For now. |
Gregori: But we will work on it, you are the Klyros for the situation. |
Gregori: Unsheathe your blade and get ready for yet another move, the Disengage. |
Gregori: This one can save your life. |
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YOU: [After some intense exercising, you seem to have learned the move and ask.] What now Gregori, how to reach the Platinum Warriors and stop them? |
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- Gregori Stevald sheaths Tarr carefully as he answers you. |
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Gregori: I have a plan. |
Gregori: Or what seems to me like one... |
Gregori: Gurgus states clearly that we don't have enough evidence to report the facts to the higher authorities. |
Gregori: So I will keep the Order in alert, we will continue investigating because we have yet a small chance that time will bring us more witnesses like Roniston, so we will get more valuable testimonies. |
Gregori: As for you Champion, go train like a beast, give it all. |
Gregori: The Arena is open for you at any time. |
Gregori: Come back to me here, when you are ready. |
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QUEST COMPLETED |
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Rewards: 1 Level in Sword, 'Single Handed Sword' Combat Move 'Disengage', 20 Faction with Order of the Keen Edge. |
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