Solstice - Roots in Stone.lua (183,806 bytes)
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["200879108-0-86548 What good is a path-runner if they cannot perform under pressure? No. This was something else. It was as if a root reached out of the ground and twisted my ankle.\n\nBut it does not matter. The pyres must be lit."] =
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["55049764-8-16912 Stone guide me. Two outsiders in one day? Perhaps I took a harder hit to the head than I thought. Please, talk to the colorful one while I catch my breath.\n\nUnless, am I imagining all those colors?"] =
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["55049764-7-16912 Thank you, outsider. The moss of guilt had started to grow heavy on my back. Light the warning pyres so that Stone-Nest may avoid the village during this time of danger.\n\nOnce the stones settle beneath my feet, I will make my way to safety."] =
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["200879108-0-86546 It is strange. I am a path-runner, a messenger for my village. I have run across these hillsides since I was a hatchling. My soles know every step of the way towards the pyres.\n\nI could have done this with my eyes closed and yet I tripped."] =
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["200879108-0-86503 The same fellowship that made a home in the corpse of Tluthik-Tzel? Of course, you would not know the true name of Sunport. The scaleless ones have erased that memory from history.\n\nYour Stirk Fellowship carries no weight here."] =
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["200879108-0-87221 Not Sunport. I referred to the temple it was built upon, not the city. Tluthik-Tzel, where the sun rests and the stones hold its warmth through the night. Some Elven scholars translate it as dawn-place.\n\nThey obviously do not understand poetry."] =
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["200879108-0-85709 Atak's First Root? How does she know about ….\n\nNo Stone-Nest has walked its halls in hundreds of seasons. The tree's roots have made its chambers unstable and dangerous. It would make a poor shelter against the necromancer forces."] =
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["55049764-11-16913 I have already listened to the ravings of this sap-tooth, but you? You are different. Speak plainly. Do you seek to take advantage of our village during this necromancer attack? Because I assure you, the Stone-Nest know how to defend ourselves."] =
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["55049764-5-16913 I do not know if I can trust you and the Bright-Throat, but if the Builders left us a means to protect ourselves, it is my duty as stone-shaper to find out.\n\nBut tread carefully. I do not know the degree to which the temple has degraded."] =
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["55049764-4-16913 I never thought I would be so happy to see mainlanders come to my aid. Please, save my village."] =
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["200879108-0-85646 How curious. The voskrona can be found wandering the island, it is true. Their numbers have steadily grown. Perhaps something about your arrival here, or the Worm Cult, has awakened them?"] =
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["204987124-0-85646 You think they're responding to our arrival?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-85712 If you are right, it may save our village. If you are wrong, you will likely die down below. I suppose I have nothing to lose. I will allow it, but do not mistake this allowance for trust.\n\nXica-Ilan will accompany you and oversee your search."] =
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["200879108-0-87283 Nothing so literal, just compelling. Perhaps the magic etched into the voskrona has something to do with the magic of the mainland swamps, the song of the trees?\n\nJust an idle thought. Nothing more."] =
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["204987124-0-87283 Can I ask you a few questions, Stone-Shaper Tozka?"] = "",
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["55049764-10-16913 Follow Xica-Ilan to the courtyard, ojel. Our ancient Hist awaits you there."] =
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["200879108-0-87222 Very true, and I prefer it this way. There is beauty hidden in every flick of our tongue and clack of our teeth. And there may come a time when Jel is our last safe refuge.\n\nI am curious. Toteik-vastei iz hikkan. Do you understand?"] =
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["200879108-0-85922 Then consider the Stone-Nest of Xor-Hist allies. We will need time to recover, of course, but we will send supplies and our most skilled warrior, Xica-Ilan.\n\nI hope you have not grown tired of his gruff tongue yet."] =
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["200879108-0-85918 The wonders of our ancestors never cease to amaze me. I do not know if I will ever be able to repay this debt, but I have an idea where to start. The Stirk Fellowship needs warriors, yes?"] =
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["204987124-0-85918 Yes. Mani-Kai was sent here looking for support."] = "",
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["55049764-12-16913 Be mindful where you tread, stranger. These stones you walk are sacred."] =
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["200879108-0-87284 Only a theory, not an accusation. If our ancestors created these guardians with the intent to protect our villages, then perhaps there is some latent command still held in their stone."] =
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["204987124-0-87284 Something told them to wake up?"] = "",
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["55049764-3-16913 The moss of suspicion covered my eyes when you and the Bright-Throat arrived in my village. It was wrong of me to judge you on preconceived notions alone.\n\nMy scales shudder to think what would be left of Xor-Hist had I turned you away."] =
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["228103012-0-85918 We summoned the voskrona with this control stone. You should have it."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85983 Your tongue cuts like a stone knife, outsider! So be it.\n\nYou may both enter the courtyard behind me. It is where our Hist resides. If she cannot prove herself, then we will simply feed you both to its roots."] =
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["55049764-7-16913 Such noise, such cacophony, and yet no breeze. Your sap-tooth must explain this!"] =
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["200879108-0-85711 Secret? Of that I am certain. Our ancestors, the Builders, left many secrets across the island in their wake. Perhaps Mani-Kai speaks truth. The Builders could have left something below. A defense of some sort. A weapon."] =
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["204987124-0-85711 There's only one way to find out. Will you let us search the temple?"] = "",
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["55049764-8-16913 There is no use in delaying the inevitable. On with it, outsider."] =
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[2] = "55049764-11-16913 I have already listened to the ravings of this sap-tooth, but you? You are different. Speak plainly. Do you seek to take advantage of our village during this necromancer attack? Because I assure you, the Stone-Nest know how to defend ourselves.",
[3] = "55049764-10-16913 Follow Xica-Ilan to the courtyard, ojel. Our ancient Hist awaits you there.",
[4] = "55049764-9-16913 Aid your sap-tooth if you must, but do not waste our time. This Hist song. Do mainland Argonians actually hear such a wonder or is it all just swamp gas? I suppose we shall soon see.",
[5] = "55049764-8-16913 There is no use in delaying the inevitable. On with it, outsider.",
[6] = "55049764-7-16913 Such noise, such cacophony, and yet no breeze. Your sap-tooth must explain this!",
[7] = "55049764-6-16913 The sap-tooth appears shaken and I admit the ground suddenly feels loose beneath my feet. That sound. Was that the Hist? I am struggling to understand what this means, outsider.",
[8] = "55049764-5-16913 I do not know if I can trust you and the Bright-Throat, but if the Builders left us a means to protect ourselves, it is my duty as stone-shaper to find out.\n\nBut tread carefully. I do not know the degree to which the temple has degraded.",
[9] = "55049764-4-16913 I never thought I would be so happy to see mainlanders come to my aid. Please, save my village.",
[10] = "55049764-3-16913 The moss of suspicion covered my eyes when you and the Bright-Throat arrived in my village. It was wrong of me to judge you on preconceived notions alone.\n\nMy scales shudder to think what would be left of Xor-Hist had I turned you away.",
[11] = "55049764-2-16913 He tried to hide it, but I do believe Xica-Ilan smiled at the news he would be joining you. I do not know what happened in the temple, mainlander, but it seems you have left your mark indeed.",
[12] = "55049764-0-16913 The Stone-Nest of Xor-Hist are grateful for your aid, mainlander. I would not be surprised if villagers request a mural of your deeds for their homes.",
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["204987124-0-85709 No, not as a shelter. She believes there's a secret down below that can help defend the village."] =
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["228103012-0-85918 We summoned the voskrona with this control stone. You should have it."] =
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["200879108-0-85918 The wonders of our ancestors never cease to amaze me. I do not know if I will ever be able to repay this debt, but I have an idea where to start. The Stirk Fellowship needs warriors, yes?"] = "",
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["204987124-0-87283 Can I ask you a few questions, Stone-Shaper Tozka?"] =
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["200879108-0-87221 Not Sunport. I referred to the temple it was built upon, not the city. Tluthik-Tzel, where the sun rests and the stones hold its warmth through the night. Some Elven scholars translate it as dawn-place.\n\nThey obviously do not understand poetry."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85709 Atak's First Root? How does she know about ….\n\nNo Stone-Nest has walked its halls in hundreds of seasons. The tree's roots have made its chambers unstable and dangerous. It would make a poor shelter against the necromancer forces."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87222 Very true, and I prefer it this way. There is beauty hidden in every flick of our tongue and clack of our teeth. And there may come a time when Jel is our last safe refuge.\n\nI am curious. Toteik-vastei iz hikkan. Do you understand?"] = "",
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["204987124-0-85711 There's only one way to find out. Will you let us search the temple?"] =
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["200879108-0-87283 Nothing so literal, just compelling. Perhaps the magic etched into the voskrona has something to do with the magic of the mainland swamps, the song of the trees?\n\nJust an idle thought. Nothing more."] = "",
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["204987124-0-86503 She risked her life to bring you this message. Shouldn't you at least hear her out?"] =
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["200879108-0-85697 Tell me then, this Mani-Kai. I see is a brittle thing, fresh from her egg. Eager as the lichen that grows wide without first placing roots. Do you trust her? Can she really hear the Hist?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-85922 Then consider the Stone-Nest of Xor-Hist allies. We will need time to recover, of course, but we will send supplies and our most skilled warrior, Xica-Ilan.\n\nI hope you have not grown tired of his gruff tongue yet."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85696 In all our time here on Solstice, we have never etched stories of the Hist song in stone. It has been silent for as long as our xanmeers have stood. And yet, you say it sings to this swamp-scale and not to us?"] = "",
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["55049764-0-17054 The Havocrel is the real Milie Reynaud, mortal. Not surprised that you couldn't figure that out yourself."] =
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["200879108-0-85915 Of course not. But while aiding the people of Tamriel is an achievement, saving the villagers of Xor-Hist and reconnecting with my own ancestors? That is my first step toward becoming a root-herald.\n\nNow, allow me this moment with the Hist."] =
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["200879108-0-85995 The Stone-Nest cannot hear the Hist, yet it calls to them. It wants to help them. We must enter the temple below the tree. The village's only hope against the Worm Cult is somewhere down there.\n\nPlease, ask Stone-Shaper Tozka to grant us access."] =
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["200879108-0-85913 That is kind of you to say, but I did not do this for him. I needed to prove to myself that I could one day be a leader. I thought I would do this by aiding the Stirk Fellowship."] =
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["204987124-0-85913 Have you changed your mind about that?"] = "",
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["55049764-23-16910 What did he call the temple? Atak's First Root? Very interesting. I wish I had more time to explore the work of the Builders, but saving this village is our priority.\n\nLet us head below, friend."] =
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["200879108-0-85700 No, I suppose not. The ritual I am about to do may appear simplistic to the casual observer, but I brought these wind chimes all the way from Murkmire. They are sensitive to the Hist's song.\n\nHow familiar are you with Bright-Throat practices?"] =
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["204987124-0-85700 I witnessed my share alongside Xukas."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87683 My training, yes. Thank you, friend. The discordance we just witnessed was unlike anything I have ever encountered. To pull meaning from the chimes would be like trying to catch a bird in a storm. And yet … I do believe I understood it. The Hist."] =
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["204987124-0-87683 You understood that? What did the Hist say?"] = "",
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["55049764-26-16910 Go on. Hang the chimes on the Hist. Xica looks about ready to pounce."] =
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["200879108-0-87285 Does it matter? We did something good here. We saved lives. Enjoy the day, hero. After all, we do not know how many we have remaining."] =
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["200879108-0-87286 A simple protective enchantment. Do you think it easy to bring such a delicate tool across the seas? I understand your trepidation. The Hist song is a mysterious force. It cannot be touched or measured.\n\nIt asks—I ask—only for your trust."] =
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["[Przekonaj] 204987124-0-87286 Mani-Kai, did the Hist really call you here?"] = "",
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["55049764-8-16910 Can you feel it, friend? The gentle breeze. The return of buzzing insects. I do not even need my chimes to know that the Hist has calmed."] =
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["228103012-0-85913 Your mentor Xukas would be proud."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85931 Thank the Hist, that is wonderful news! Did he mention if I can stay and study the ways of the Stone-Nest? Wait, better to ask forgiveness, yes? Now, has he said what aid he will offer?"] =
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["204987124-0-85931 Xor-Hist will send supplies and allow Xica-Ilan to join our ranks."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85704 I … I am not sure. This is beyond my training. Would even Xukas know how to interpret what happened here?\n\nI need to think …."] =
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["204987124-1-85704 Trust your training and your instincts, Mani-Kai, and tell us the meaning of that sound."] = "",
["204987124-2-85704 Pull yourself together, Mani-Kai. You communed with the Hist. Now tell us what it means."] = "",
["204987124-0-85704 Just tell us what you think that sound meant, Mani-Kai."] = "",
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["55049764-9-16910 Leave the stone-shaper to me. The Hist brought me here for a reason. I will protect him."] =
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["200879108-0-87287 What is the phrase these Stone-Nest use? Tongue like a stone knife? This is not about what I have gained. The Hist song lead us into that temple. Down to those guardians.\n\nWithout my chimes, they would never have heard the Hist's warning."] =
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["204987124-0-87287 Is that why your wind chimes were enchanted?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-85701 How lucky you are to have walked through the mud alongside my teacher. You know then that the chimes I carry will help me interpret this tree's song. I only hope it will be enough to prove to these villagers that we are here to help."] =
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["204987124-0-85701 What do you need me to do?"] = "",
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["55049764-27-16910 Tell me, has the color drained from my scales? I have never seen a Hist of such magnitude. How old must it be? And suddenly the thought of dying here is not so bad. To spill my blood on these ancient roots would be an honor."] =
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["228103012-0-85700 That doesn't sound like a good plan to me."] = "",
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["55049764-7-16910 Please, friend. Allow me a moment with the Hist. This tree spent seasons beyond counting alone. It deserves a listening ear."] =
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["200879108-0-85705 Say? No, no. These were not words. In truth, it was barely even a song. But I felt it pull on me with such force, such desperation. There must be a temple below us, I am certain of it. And I believe it holds a powerful secret."] =
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["204987124-0-85705 A temple? And what sort of secret?"] = "",
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["55049764-4-16910 I am grateful that you arrived when you did, friend. The Stone-Nest can rest easy with these ancient protectors watching over them.\n\nAnd I do believe Xica has warmed to our presence. He does not seem nearly as brooding as he did before."] =
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["232026500-0-17446 And he will certainly be of aid."] = "",
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["55049764-3-16910 I will not soon forget our time together, friend. I do not know what the future brings, but I plan to enjoy my time on this island while I can.\n\nPerhaps I will take Xica to Sunport and show him the city. I am certain he will hate it."] =
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["228103012-0-85979 Has the Hist song calmed?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-85979 The difference is night and day, friend. What was once a rushing mud slide is now a trickling river. It is strange to me that these egg-kin cannot hear its song, but that is all the more reason to be grateful that it brought me to them."] =
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["204987124-0-85979 And now they trust you with their secrets."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85703 Take these chimes and place them upon the Hist. Then step back and allow me a moment to interpret its message."] =
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["55049764-25-16910 Did you hear it? So much grief and pain. So much fear. In all my time communing with the Hist I have never heard such a sound ….\n\nXukas, I wish you were here. What am I supposed to do?"] =
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["228103012-0-85704 You're the expert here, Mani-Kai. Tell us what just happened."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85933 My bogcup overflows with trapped flies! All the more opportunities to pester him about his culture and their practices. I cannot wait to show him around Sunport. There are many foods I wish for him to try."] =
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["204987124-0-85933 And he will certainly be of aid."] = "",
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[1] = "55049764-27-16910 Tell me, has the color drained from my scales? I have never seen a Hist of such magnitude. How old must it be? And suddenly the thought of dying here is not so bad. To spill my blood on these ancient roots would be an honor.",
[2] = "55049764-26-16910 Go on. Hang the chimes on the Hist. Xica looks about ready to pounce.",
[3] = "55049764-25-16910 Did you hear it? So much grief and pain. So much fear. In all my time communing with the Hist I have never heard such a sound ….\n\nXukas, I wish you were here. What am I supposed to do?",
[4] = "55049764-23-16910 What did he call the temple? Atak's First Root? Very interesting. I wish I had more time to explore the work of the Builders, but saving this village is our priority.\n\nLet us head below, friend.",
[5] = "55049764-10-16910 Use the control stone! It may call the voskrona guardians to the courtyard!",
[6] = "55049764-9-16910 Leave the stone-shaper to me. The Hist brought me here for a reason. I will protect him.",
[7] = "55049764-8-16910 Can you feel it, friend? The gentle breeze. The return of buzzing insects. I do not even need my chimes to know that the Hist has calmed.",
[8] = "55049764-7-16910 Please, friend. Allow me a moment with the Hist. This tree spent seasons beyond counting alone. It deserves a listening ear.",
[9] = "55049764-5-16910 I can hardly believe it. Have we truly won the support of the Stone-Nest? Please tell me that my ears did not deceive me, friend.",
[10] = "55049764-4-16910 I am grateful that you arrived when you did, friend. The Stone-Nest can rest easy with these ancient protectors watching over them.\n\nAnd I do believe Xica has warmed to our presence. He does not seem nearly as brooding as he did before.",
[11] = "55049764-3-16910 I will not soon forget our time together, friend. I do not know what the future brings, but I plan to enjoy my time on this island while I can.\n\nPerhaps I will take Xica to Sunport and show him the city. I am certain he will hate it.",
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["200879108-0-87285 Does it matter? We did something good here. We saved lives. Enjoy the day, hero. After all, we do not know how many we have remaining."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85995 The Stone-Nest cannot hear the Hist, yet it calls to them. It wants to help them. We must enter the temple below the tree. The village's only hope against the Worm Cult is somewhere down there.\n\nPlease, ask Stone-Shaper Tozka to grant us access."] = "",
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["204987124-1-85704 Trust your training and your instincts, Mani-Kai, and tell us the meaning of that sound."] =
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["200879108-0-87683 My training, yes. Thank you, friend. The discordance we just witnessed was unlike anything I have ever encountered. To pull meaning from the chimes would be like trying to catch a bird in a storm. And yet … I do believe I understood it. The Hist."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85705 Say? No, no. These were not words. In truth, it was barely even a song. But I felt it pull on me with such force, such desperation. There must be a temple below us, I am certain of it. And I believe it holds a powerful secret."] = "",
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["204987124-0-85700 I witnessed my share alongside Xukas."] =
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["200879108-0-85701 How lucky you are to have walked through the mud alongside my teacher. You know then that the chimes I carry will help me interpret this tree's song. I only hope it will be enough to prove to these villagers that we are here to help."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85931 Thank the Hist, that is wonderful news! Did he mention if I can stay and study the ways of the Stone-Nest? Wait, better to ask forgiveness, yes? Now, has he said what aid he will offer?"] = "",
},
["228103012-0-85979 Has the Hist song calmed?"] =
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["200879108-0-85979 The difference is night and day, friend. What was once a rushing mud slide is now a trickling river. It is strange to me that these egg-kin cannot hear its song, but that is all the more reason to be grateful that it brought me to them."] = "",
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["204987124-0-87287 Is that why your wind chimes were enchanted?"] =
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["200879108-0-87286 A simple protective enchantment. Do you think it easy to bring such a delicate tool across the seas? I understand your trepidation. The Hist song is a mysterious force. It cannot be touched or measured.\n\nIt asks—I ask—only for your trust."] = "",
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["228103012-0-85700 That doesn't sound like a good plan to me."] =
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["200879108-0-85700 No, I suppose not. The ritual I am about to do may appear simplistic to the casual observer, but I brought these wind chimes all the way from Murkmire. They are sensitive to the Hist's song.\n\nHow familiar are you with Bright-Throat practices?"] = "",
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["204987124-0-85931 Xor-Hist will send supplies and allow Xica-Ilan to join our ranks."] =
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["204987124-2-85704 Pull yourself together, Mani-Kai. You communed with the Hist. Now tell us what it means."] =
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["204987124-0-85979 And now they trust you with their secrets."] =
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["200879108-0-87287 What is the phrase these Stone-Nest use? Tongue like a stone knife? This is not about what I have gained. The Hist song lead us into that temple. Down to those guardians.\n\nWithout my chimes, they would never have heard the Hist's warning."] = "",
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["204987124-0-85701 What do you need me to do?"] =
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["204987124-0-85913 Have you changed your mind about that?"] =
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["200879108-0-85915 Of course not. But while aiding the people of Tamriel is an achievement, saving the villagers of Xor-Hist and reconnecting with my own ancestors? That is my first step toward becoming a root-herald.\n\nNow, allow me this moment with the Hist."] = "",
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["228103012-0-85704 You're the expert here, Mani-Kai. Tell us what just happened."] =
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["200879108-0-85704 I … I am not sure. This is beyond my training. Would even Xukas know how to interpret what happened here?\n\nI need to think …."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85913 That is kind of you to say, but I did not do this for him. I needed to prove to myself that I could one day be a leader. I thought I would do this by aiding the Stirk Fellowship."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87087 This vexing criminal has summoned Daedra from far planes of Oblivion and disguised herself as one of them!\n\nSharadak already knows little of those that hail from planes beyond our own. But she's done something even more devious to cover her tracks!"] =
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["200879108-0-87241 Sharadak does not know! Milie surely knows, but she enjoys his torment too much to show any mercy. Sharadak supposes it is not even worth asking her!\n\nOh, woe! This one may be doomed to stay like this forever!"] =
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["200879108-0-87434 If there is such a hint, poor Sharadak does not know it. This one is lost! \n\nOh, the real Milie must be delighting in Sharadak's torment. Only a true adversary would know how to unravel the sanity of her pursuer like this!"] =
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["200879108-0-87240 My face? What do you—? Augh! But this is an illusion! This cruel trickster has found a novel way to torment poor Sharadak!\n\nNo wonder this one was attacked. Sharadak looks like the shambling dead! There must be some way to break this curse!"] =
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["55049764-2-17033 Traveler! Do not attack Sharadak! This one has captured the vile illusionist, Milie Reynaud, after chasing her across land and sea.\n\nShe is a very dangerous prisoner. If Sharadak is not careful, he may fall prey to one another one of her vile tricks!"] =
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["228103012-0-87240 It looks like you already have. What's wrong with your face?"] = "",
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[1] = "55049764-1-17033 Woe and madness! Poor Sharadak's mind unwinds faster than a bobbin of yarn thrown into the wind! Which is the real Milie? Alas! This cat may never know!",
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["200879108-0-87241 Sharadak does not know! Milie surely knows, but she enjoys his torment too much to show any mercy. Sharadak supposes it is not even worth asking her!\n\nOh, woe! This one may be doomed to stay like this forever!"] = "",
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["200879108-0-87240 My face? What do you—? Augh! But this is an illusion! This cruel trickster has found a novel way to torment poor Sharadak!\n\nNo wonder this one was attacked. Sharadak looks like the shambling dead! There must be some way to break this curse!"] = "",
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["200879108-0-87114 I should hang you from a clothes line with the other wet rags. Is there nowhere in Nirn that isn't free from little do-gooder snitches like you?"] =
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["55049764-9-16912 Be warned, stranger. The Stone-Nest of Xor-Hist do not take kindly to prying eyes."] =
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["55049764-5-16912 You outsiders say that the Hist can speak? How strange. I wonder if it speaks to the stone and the ancestors held within?"] =
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["55049764-0-16912 These guardians have awakened something in me. Friend, do you think it possible to learn how they work? I can call you that now, yes? What else would I call someone who did what you have done? I plan to study the voskrona moving forward."] =
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["55049764-2-16912 Xica-Ilan is an amazing warrior, that much is true. But I am a skilled path-runner. I will be sure to lend my aid to your fellowship as well, outsider."] =
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[1] = "55049764-9-16912 Be warned, stranger. The Stone-Nest of Xor-Hist do not take kindly to prying eyes.",
[2] = "55049764-5-16912 You outsiders say that the Hist can speak? How strange. I wonder if it speaks to the stone and the ancestors held within?",
[3] = "55049764-4-16912 I do not know what you and the Bright-Throat did, but voskrona guardians are helping to defend the village. Please, make your way to the courtyard. Our stone-shaper needs you!",
[4] = "55049764-3-16912 These are remarkable works of craftsmanship. It is clear there was little our ancestors could not accomplish.",
[5] = "55049764-2-16912 Xica-Ilan is an amazing warrior, that much is true. But I am a skilled path-runner. I will be sure to lend my aid to your fellowship as well, outsider.",
[6] = "55049764-0-16912 These guardians have awakened something in me. Friend, do you think it possible to learn how they work? I can call you that now, yes? What else would I call someone who did what you have done? I plan to study the voskrona moving forward.",
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["55049764-0-17034 These pajamas are silk, I'll have you know. And now they're filthy!\n\nDo you know how hard it is to come by garments this fine on this backwater island? Sharadak's going to pay for this. Literally."] =
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["228103012-0-87242 What do you mean? Is this all some sort of game to you?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-87242 Of course it is! I wouldn't lead Sharadak to this backwater island in the middle of a war for anything but the love of the chase.\n\nTell you what: untie me, and I'll cast a spell that can undo my illusion. Can't let my favorite cat get attacked again."] =
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["204987124-1-87242 All right. Here you go. <Untie Milie Reynaud>"] = "",
["204987124-2-87242 I'm not doing that. You're just going to run away."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87245 Ooh, such a grim outlook for such a noble hero. You seem complicated! We'd make a good pair of adversaries if I didn't already have Sharadak.\n\nNow, can you stand back? I'm tired of pretending like these bindings matter."] =
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[1] = "55049764-0-17034 These pajamas are silk, I'll have you know. And now they're filthy!\n\nDo you know how hard it is to come by garments this fine on this backwater island? Sharadak's going to pay for this. Literally.",
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["200879108-0-87245 Ooh, such a grim outlook for such a noble hero. You seem complicated! We'd make a good pair of adversaries if I didn't already have Sharadak.\n\nNow, can you stand back? I'm tired of pretending like these bindings matter."] = "",
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["8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai"] =
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["3952276-1-9051 I do not know for sure, but the Hist screams for help. Heek-Zish, the village's torchbearer, was injured on his way to light the signal pyres. Help me finish his task so outlying villagers know to seek shelter before the cult arrives in force."] =
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["20958740-1-9051 I'll help you light the signal pyres."] = "",
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["55049764-33-16910 The Worm Cult plans to strike while many Stone-Nest are off fishing and gathering. Heek-Zish told me there are three signal pyres north, west, and south of the village.\n\nWe must light them to warn of the impending attack."] =
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["228103012-0-86191 Hold on. I have a few questions first."] = "",
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["200879108-0-86196 Joining the Stirk Fellowship is part of my training to become a proper tribe leader. Which is to say, I am no root-herald. I can try, of course. But, to do so, I need to commune with it directly. Which is why I must speak with their elder."] =
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["204987124-1-86196 Did you call yourself a Bright-Throat?"] = "",
["204987124-0-86196 What can you tell me about Xor-Hist?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86191 Of course you do. If asked for help so suddenly by a perfect stranger, my scales too would itch with questions."] =
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["204987124-0-86191 Did you say the Hist is screaming for help?"] = "",
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["55049764-34-16910 An ally of the Stirk Fellowship! Perfect timing. These shaking scales could use your help. Xor-Hist is on the eve of war with the Worm Cult and I need your help to light their warning pyres."] =
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["55049764-28-16910 You did it! I was certain they would bury us in a shallow grave or cast us from a cliff. That is an interesting thought. What punishments do the Stone-Nest dole out?\n\nA question for later. Let us enter the courtyard before they change their minds!"] =
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["200879108-0-86192 Yes and no. Apologies, I can already hear Xukas scolding me. I did not so much hear the Hist, than felt it. When the wall fell, I was overcome with a deep, painful grief from the direction of this village. Emanating from, I believe, their Hist."] =
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["55049764-30-16910 Not the open arms and gleaming scales welcome I hoped for, but this will do. Let us make our way into the village and find Stone-Shaper Tozka."] =
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["228103012-0-86475 You didn't tell me you were denied entry to the village."] = "",
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["200879108-0-86197 It seems I may have buried the juiciest grub of all. From what I have been told, the Stone-Nest still live within and worship the ways of stone! They have not left their xanmeers, friend.\n\nI am anxious to learn more, so we should get moving."] =
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["204987124-1-86197 Did you call yourself a Bright-Throat?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86195 Yes! I came to Solstice all the way from the Bright-Throat Tribe in Murkmire. Are you familiar with it?"] =
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["204987124-0-86195 I aided your Root-Herald some time ago."] = "",
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["3952276-0-9051 My anxious vines outgrow me. I am Mani-Kai, a Bright-Throat from Murkmire. I was sent by the Stirk Fellowship to make contact with this Stone-Nest village, Xor-Hist. I must commune with their Hist before the Worm Cult attacks in full."] =
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["20958740-0-9051 Why is the Worm Cult going to attack?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86198 Unfortunately, not much. They are reclusive and keep to themselves, and that was before the Writhing Wall! What I do know is that Xor-Hist is one of a number of Stone-Nest villages on this side of the island—one that actually has a Hist tree!"] =
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["204987124-0-86198 You've mentioned that name before, Stone-Nest. What does it mean?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86193 Then it is clear to me that the Hist has guided us both here. I am certain Xukas would have much more to say about the song and its wonders, but know that I am grateful to have a friend of my tribe stand by my side today."] =
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[2] = "55049764-33-16910 The Worm Cult plans to strike while many Stone-Nest are off fishing and gathering. Heek-Zish told me there are three signal pyres north, west, and south of the village.\n\nWe must light them to warn of the impending attack.",
[3] = "55049764-32-16910 With the pyres lit, any Stone-Nest outside the village walls will know to seek shelter before the attack. The elder will surely want to hear of this. Let us make our way toward Xor-Hist.",
[4] = "55049764-31-16910 I had a feeling Xor-Hist's resident death-dancer would pay us a visit. I just hoped we would make it to the village elder before he arrived.\n\nYou should speak with him, friend.",
[5] = "55049764-30-16910 Not the open arms and gleaming scales welcome I hoped for, but this will do. Let us make our way into the village and find Stone-Shaper Tozka.",
[6] = "55049764-28-16910 You did it! I was certain they would bury us in a shallow grave or cast us from a cliff. That is an interesting thought. What punishments do the Stone-Nest dole out?\n\nA question for later. Let us enter the courtyard before they change their minds!",
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["200879108-0-86192 Yes and no. Apologies, I can already hear Xukas scolding me. I did not so much hear the Hist, than felt it. When the wall fell, I was overcome with a deep, painful grief from the direction of this village. Emanating from, I believe, their Hist."] = "",
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["228103012-0-86191 Hold on. I have a few questions first."] =
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["200879108-0-86191 Of course you do. If asked for help so suddenly by a perfect stranger, my scales too would itch with questions."] = "",
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["204987124-1-86191 What can you tell me about Xor-Hist?"] =
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["204987124-0-86197 Did you say the Hist is screaming for help?"] =
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["228103012-0-86475 You didn't tell me you were denied entry to the village."] =
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["200879108-0-86475 Did I not? It must have slipped my mind on account of the hordes of cultists and Daedra nipping at my tail.\n\nApologies. It is just very important that I tell Stone-Shaper Tozka that the Hist has a message. Truly, friend, lives are at stake."] = "",
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["204987124-0-86198 You've mentioned that name before, Stone-Nest. What does it mean?"] =
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["200879108-0-86197 It seems I may have buried the juiciest grub of all. From what I have been told, the Stone-Nest still live within and worship the ways of stone! They have not left their xanmeers, friend.\n\nI am anxious to learn more, so we should get moving."] = "",
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["204987124-0-86195 I aided your Root-Herald some time ago."] =
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["200879108-0-86193 Then it is clear to me that the Hist has guided us both here. I am certain Xukas would have much more to say about the song and its wonders, but know that I am grateful to have a friend of my tribe stand by my side today."] = "",
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["204987124-0-86196 What can you tell me about Xor-Hist?"] =
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["200879108-0-86198 Unfortunately, not much. They are reclusive and keep to themselves, and that was before the Writhing Wall! What I do know is that Xor-Hist is one of a number of Stone-Nest villages on this side of the island—one that actually has a Hist tree!"] = "",
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["204987124-1-86197 Did you call yourself a Bright-Throat?"] =
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["200879108-0-86195 Yes! I came to Solstice all the way from the Bright-Throat Tribe in Murkmire. Are you familiar with it?"] = "",
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["204987124-1-86193 What can you tell me about Xor-Hist?"] =
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["249936564-0-9051 Signal pyres? Xor-Hist?"] =
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["3952276-0-9051 My anxious vines outgrow me. I am Mani-Kai, a Bright-Throat from Murkmire. I was sent by the Stirk Fellowship to make contact with this Stone-Nest village, Xor-Hist. I must commune with their Hist before the Worm Cult attacks in full."] = "",
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["20958740-0-9051 Why is the Worm Cult going to attack?"] =
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["3952276-1-9051 I do not know for sure, but the Hist screams for help. Heek-Zish, the village's torchbearer, was injured on his way to light the signal pyres. Help me finish his task so outlying villagers know to seek shelter before the cult arrives in force."] = "",
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["204987124-0-86192 Can you understand the Hist?"] =
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["200879108-0-86196 Joining the Stirk Fellowship is part of my training to become a proper tribe leader. Which is to say, I am no root-herald. I can try, of course. But, to do so, I need to commune with it directly. Which is why I must speak with their elder."] = "",
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["55049764-23-16911 What a horrible sound those chimes made. That sounded like no song to me!"] =
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["55049764-22-16911 Your companion's words make no sense. Speak to the stone-shaper if you must, but if this is a trick, I will not hesitate to end you."] =
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["55049764-24-16911 You test my patience, tepi-vos. Do whatever it is you plan to do and do it now."] =
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["200879108-0-85694 I am well acquainted with this swamp dweller. This is not her first attempt to meet with Stone-Shaper Tozka. And I believe he made himself quite clear when he told her not to return. Has she asked you to face my wrath in her stead?"] =
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["204987124-0-85694 We only just met. She asked only for my help lighting the pyres."] = "",
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["55049764-25-16911 I am keeping a close eye on you both. Try not to make any sudden movements. I tend to be a little quick to hack and slash. I am working on that."] =
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["200879108-0-85695 True enough, outsider. You may call me Xica-Ilan. After all, you should know the name of the one that will strike you down should you step out of line.\n\nYou may enter the village, but tread these stones with care. You walk upon our ancestors."] =
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["200879108-0-87289 Yes, by placing our grave-stake where we wish to rest. I thought I might lay myself in Atak's First Root, but there is a worn stone in my old hatchery which will soon need replacing.\n\nIt seems Stone-Shaper Jazeez is ready to pass into the void."] =
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["55049764-10-16911 Use that control stone to call for aid! I fear you and I alone will not be enough to stop this threat to my village."] =
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["55049764-29-16911 You still stand because I witnessed your colorful companion tend to Heek-Zish's wounds and help light the signal pyres. For that, I allow you breath enough to explain your presence during this attack on Xor-Hist."] =
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["228103012-0-85694 Her name is Mani-Kai. She wishes to speak with your village's elder."] = "",
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["55049764-28-16911 Make your way to the village before I change my mind. And be warned, anger the stone-shaper at your own risk. His word commands my blade."] =
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["228103012-0-86009 You called yourself a death-dancer. What does that mean?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-87290 You seem surprised. When stone crumbles, it means only that the ancestor which held it together has moved on into the void. It is our duty to take their place. To become part of the same stone that stands vigil over each new generation."] =
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["204987124-0-87290 Do you choose where your grave will be?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-85718 You mistake me, mainlander. While at first I meant it as an insult, I now say it with the utmost respect. You are the first stone that leads the avalanche and your deeds decorate the mountainside of our history."] =
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["204987124-0-85718 Are you still going to call me that when we fight side-by-side?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-87219 Many years ago, a village of Naga chose to aid the invading Elves. This eroded the edge our knowledge of the island provided and led to many deaths. While the Naga were not spared the Elves' bloodlust, also were they not forgiven."] =
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["204987124-0-87219 I met a Naga warrior in Shell-Tide named Senik-Haas."] = "",
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["55049764-9-16911 I will remain vigilant. Who knows what other beasts may pour into the courtyard?"] =
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["200879108-0-86470 I see fire in your eyes, outsider. That I can appreciate.\n\nI am Xica-Ilan. I am certain our blades will clash, but perhaps today is not that day. You may enter the village, but know this. I will not hesitate to protect my people."] =
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["200879108-0-87288 Not only do we bury ourselves in stone, but we do so in tombs that double as the foundation of new nests. New temples. New hatcheries. Or, perhaps even as replacement stone for those that have crumbled over time."] =
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["204987124-0-87288 Replacement? Like repairs?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86472 So you readily admit you were manipulated? How easily a little stone bends to the whims of wind and rain. You have wasted enough of my time. As the village's death-dancer, it is my duty to strike you down. Ready yourself."] =
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["204987124-0-86472 We lit your signal pyres. Isn't that worth an audience?"] = "",
["204987124-2-86472 I braved Daedra and Worm Cultists to light those pyres. Do you really want to test my skills?"] = "",
["204987124-1-86472 How many lives did we save when we lit those pyres? Please. We just wish to talk."] = "",
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["55049764-26-16911 I admit to some surprise, tepi-vos. I was certain the stone-shaper would call for your execution. Prove yourself further and I just may carve your name on a small, insignificant stone. Perhaps a doorstop.\n\nNow, enter the courtyard."] =
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["228103012-0-86009 You called yourself a death-dancer. What does that mean?"] = "",
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["55049764-7-16911 You have proven yourself a capable warrior and a trustworthy ally. Do not ruin the good will you have earned by ignoring the stone-shaper."] =
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["55049764-6-16911 The bright one is squirming for your attention. Or, perhaps she just does that naturally."] =
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["200879108-0-85721 Not if it embarrasses you. Well, perhaps even still.\n\nKnow that when the battle is won, I will dedicate a year to the carving of your mural within Xor-Hist. Your name will be remembered for seasons unending."] =
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["55049764-5-16911 Tepi-vos. Little stone. It seems we will be seeing more of each other. I have grown particularly skilled at cutting down cultists as of late. I am certain I will be worth at least twenty or thirty of your mainlander warriors."] =
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["228103012-0-85718 Little-stone? Is that still what I am to you?"] = "",
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["55049764-3-16911 You would make a good death-dancer, mainlander. You have the eyes of a killer, but the compassion of a healer."] =
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["228103012-0-85992 Can I ask you a personal question?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-87218 So you know my kind, mainlander? Curious. No, my being a Naga has nothing to do with my role as a death-dancer. In fact, it was a hindrance. I needed to prove myself twice over to make up for the mistakes of my ancestral kin.\n\nDo not pry further."] =
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["204987124-1-87218 Can you tell me more about why the Naga are shunned?"] = "",
["204987124-0-87218 I met a Naga warrior in Shell-Tide named Senik-Haas."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87220 It is nice to hear that my kind still walk the western shores of Solstice. I am glad the Tide-Born have chosen to open their shells to my kin. Few villages welcome our scales. Thank you for this small comfort."] =
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["204987124-0-87220 Can you tell me more about why the Naga are shunned?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86009 Death-dancers are an extension of Sithis's reach. Agents of change. A select few who dole out justice and meter out peaceful ends. We do not often act as a village's protector, but these are dark times indeed."] =
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["204987124-0-86009 Is it related to being a Naga?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-85992 Between you and Mani-Kai, the personal questions never end. But, for the first time in many seasons, I do not mind. Please, ask away."] =
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["204987124-0-85992 I heard that the Stone-Nest bury themselves in stone. Is that true?"] = "",
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[1] = "55049764-29-16911 You still stand because I witnessed your colorful companion tend to Heek-Zish's wounds and help light the signal pyres. For that, I allow you breath enough to explain your presence during this attack on Xor-Hist.",
[2] = "55049764-28-16911 Make your way to the village before I change my mind. And be warned, anger the stone-shaper at your own risk. His word commands my blade.",
[3] = "55049764-26-16911 I admit to some surprise, tepi-vos. I was certain the stone-shaper would call for your execution. Prove yourself further and I just may carve your name on a small, insignificant stone. Perhaps a doorstop.\n\nNow, enter the courtyard.",
[4] = "55049764-25-16911 I am keeping a close eye on you both. Try not to make any sudden movements. I tend to be a little quick to hack and slash. I am working on that.",
[5] = "55049764-24-16911 You test my patience, tepi-vos. Do whatever it is you plan to do and do it now.",
[6] = "55049764-23-16911 What a horrible sound those chimes made. That sounded like no song to me!",
[7] = "55049764-22-16911 Your companion's words make no sense. Speak to the stone-shaper if you must, but if this is a trick, I will not hesitate to end you.",
[8] = "55049764-10-16911 Use that control stone to call for aid! I fear you and I alone will not be enough to stop this threat to my village.",
[9] = "55049764-9-16911 I will remain vigilant. Who knows what other beasts may pour into the courtyard?",
[10] = "55049764-7-16911 You have proven yourself a capable warrior and a trustworthy ally. Do not ruin the good will you have earned by ignoring the stone-shaper.",
[11] = "55049764-5-16911 Tepi-vos. Little stone. It seems we will be seeing more of each other. I have grown particularly skilled at cutting down cultists as of late. I am certain I will be worth at least twenty or thirty of your mainlander warriors.",
[12] = "55049764-6-16911 The bright one is squirming for your attention. Or, perhaps she just does that naturally.",
[13] = "55049764-3-16911 You would make a good death-dancer, mainlander. You have the eyes of a killer, but the compassion of a healer.",
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["200879108-0-87218 So you know my kind, mainlander? Curious. No, my being a Naga has nothing to do with my role as a death-dancer. In fact, it was a hindrance. I needed to prove myself twice over to make up for the mistakes of my ancestral kin.\n\nDo not pry further."] = "",
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["228103012-0-85694 Her name is Mani-Kai. She wishes to speak with your village's elder."] =
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["200879108-0-85694 I am well acquainted with this swamp dweller. This is not her first attempt to meet with Stone-Shaper Tozka. And I believe he made himself quite clear when he told her not to return. Has she asked you to face my wrath in her stead?"] = "",
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["204987124-0-86472 We lit your signal pyres. Isn't that worth an audience?"] =
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["200879108-0-85695 True enough, outsider. You may call me Xica-Ilan. After all, you should know the name of the one that will strike you down should you step out of line.\n\nYou may enter the village, but tread these stones with care. You walk upon our ancestors."] = "",
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["204987124-0-87219 I met a Naga warrior in Shell-Tide named Senik-Haas."] =
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["200879108-0-87220 It is nice to hear that my kind still walk the western shores of Solstice. I am glad the Tide-Born have chosen to open their shells to my kin. Few villages welcome our scales. Thank you for this small comfort."] = "",
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["204987124-0-85992 I heard that the Stone-Nest bury themselves in stone. Is that true?"] =
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["200879108-0-87288 Not only do we bury ourselves in stone, but we do so in tombs that double as the foundation of new nests. New temples. New hatcheries. Or, perhaps even as replacement stone for those that have crumbled over time."] = "",
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["204987124-1-86472 How many lives did we save when we lit those pyres? Please. We just wish to talk."] =
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["204987124-0-87290 Do you choose where your grave will be?"] =
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["200879108-0-87289 Yes, by placing our grave-stake where we wish to rest. I thought I might lay myself in Atak's First Root, but there is a worn stone in my old hatchery which will soon need replacing.\n\nIt seems Stone-Shaper Jazeez is ready to pass into the void."] = "",
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["204987124-0-85718 Are you still going to call me that when we fight side-by-side?"] =
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["200879108-0-85721 Not if it embarrasses you. Well, perhaps even still.\n\nKnow that when the battle is won, I will dedicate a year to the carving of your mural within Xor-Hist. Your name will be remembered for seasons unending."] = "",
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["228103012-0-85992 Can I ask you a personal question?"] =
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["200879108-0-85992 Between you and Mani-Kai, the personal questions never end. But, for the first time in many seasons, I do not mind. Please, ask away."] = "",
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["204987124-0-87288 Replacement? Like repairs?"] =
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["200879108-0-87290 You seem surprised. When stone crumbles, it means only that the ancestor which held it together has moved on into the void. It is our duty to take their place. To become part of the same stone that stands vigil over each new generation."] = "",
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["228103012-0-85718 Little-stone? Is that still what I am to you?"] =
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["200879108-0-85718 You mistake me, mainlander. While at first I meant it as an insult, I now say it with the utmost respect. You are the first stone that leads the avalanche and your deeds decorate the mountainside of our history."] = "",
},
["204987124-0-87218 I met a Naga warrior in Shell-Tide named Senik-Haas."] =
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["200879108-0-87220 It is nice to hear that my kind still walk the western shores of Solstice. I am glad the Tide-Born have chosen to open their shells to my kin. Few villages welcome our scales. Thank you for this small comfort."] = "",
},
["204987124-2-86472 I braved Daedra and Worm Cultists to light those pyres. Do you really want to test my skills?"] =
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["200879108-0-86470 I see fire in your eyes, outsider. That I can appreciate.\n\nI am Xica-Ilan. I am certain our blades will clash, but perhaps today is not that day. You may enter the village, but know this. I will not hesitate to protect my people."] = "",
},
["204987124-0-85694 We only just met. She asked only for my help lighting the pyres."] =
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["200879108-0-86472 So you readily admit you were manipulated? How easily a little stone bends to the whims of wind and rain. You have wasted enough of my time. As the village's death-dancer, it is my duty to strike you down. Ready yourself."] = "",
},
["204987124-0-87220 Can you tell me more about why the Naga are shunned?"] =
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["200879108-0-87219 Many years ago, a village of Naga chose to aid the invading Elves. This eroded the edge our knowledge of the island provided and led to many deaths. While the Naga were not spared the Elves' bloodlust, also were they not forgiven."] = "",
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["228103012-0-86009 You called yourself a death-dancer. What does that mean?"] =
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["200879108-0-86009 Death-dancers are an extension of Sithis's reach. Agents of change. A select few who dole out justice and meter out peaceful ends. We do not often act as a village's protector, but these are dark times indeed."] = "",
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["55049764-19-16910 Let us seek out the counterweights mentioned in the Builder's journal. I am certain they are key to finding this vault of guardians."] =
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["228103012-0-86014 I'd like to ask you more about these journals."] = "",
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["55049764-20-16910 The translated passages did not prepare me for this breathtaking sight. It is by the will of the Hist that we have found this marvel. I am sure of it.\n\nWhat do you make of these notes, friend?"] =
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["228103012-0-85713 The notes mention a vault, guardians, and a control stone."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87275 These types of protections are not uncommon, especially in xanmeers of this size. The counterweights are likely deeper within the temple.\n\nYou should speak with Xica. Something tells me he will have an idea."] =
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["204987124-0-87275 Why do you think that?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86008 The Hist does not communicate in words. It is more like sending impressions into my mind. I know there is something, but not what it is.\n\nI hope it is a magic stone that banishes Daedra, though. Or a weapon to cleave the Worm Cult's chains."] =
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["204987124-0-86008 Is that even possible?"] = "",
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["55049764-21-16910 These journals you found are remarkable. I will study them in more detail later. For now, let us head deeper into the temple before some undead defender strikes me from behind."] =
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["200879108-0-86630 And how funny it is that the roots of their Hist tree forced them to abandon this temple. There is poetry to that, I am certain of it, but I have not an artist's patience."] =
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["204987124-0-86630 What do you know about the Builders?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86628 Very little. Much of their history was lost when my people abandoned our xanmeers. It is why I so desperately wish to learn from the Stone-Nest on Solstice. As far as I can tell, they are a direct link to these ancient people."] =
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["204987124-0-86628 And Tzinik-Muz was one of these Builders?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86631 I believe it is due to the silence of their Hist. It did not compel the Stone-Nest to leave their xanmeers so, instead, they have maintained them and continue to live in their chambers."] =
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["204987124-0-86631 But not in this temple?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86627 Unfortunately, training to be a Root-Herald does not require extensive exploration of xanmeers, but I can tell you with confidence that the temples on Solstice are in remarkable condition for their age."] =
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["204987124-0-86627 Why do you think that is?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-85713 The voskrona. Such a remarkable creation. I have seen a few of these ancient statues around the island. Could these ancient creations be more than that?\n\nBut the translator, Jazeez, he seemed to believe the vault is protected, yes?"] =
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["204987124-1-85713 Yes. His notes mention three counterweights and pendulums."] = "",
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["200879108-0-86550 As the first egg-kin to walk the swamps of Black Marsh, the Builders were capable of many things. The xanmeers are only the tip of the pyramid. I do not know what is hidden here, but I trust the Hist and follow its song with hope."] =
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["204987124-0-86550 I'd like to ask you a personal question."] = "",
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["200879108-0-86292 If you are wondering whether Xica means to kill us and leave us buried down here, I believe the chances are firmly not in our favor."] =
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["204987124-2-86292 Actually, would you mind if I told you the lighting down here brings out the color of your scales?"] = "",
["204987124-0-86292 What's your impression of the Stone-Nest people so far?"] = "",
["204987124-1-86292 That's exactly what I was thinking about! I'm convinced that Xica wants to chop us into tiny pieces!"] = "",
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["55049764-22-16910 The stone-shaper was right. The roots of the Hist have badly damaged these halls. How many more centuries will this temple last before it is nothing but rubble?\n\nLet us hope something of value remains for us to find."] =
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["228103012-0-86008 You don't know what we're looking for?"] = "",
["228103012-0-86292 I'd like to ask you a personal question."] = "",
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["55049764-18-16910 To think the vault ahead may hold the key to Xor-Hist's safety. I do not imagine I would have made it this far without your aid. I thank the Hist for tangling our roots."] =
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["200879108-0-86633 That seems to be the case, yes. His title, life-carver, is also of great interest to me. I have seen already how the Stone-Nest lift up artisans into roles of leadership. It seems the Builders did the same."] =
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["204987124-0-86633 Is this temple like any you've explored in Murkmire?"] = "",
},
["200879108-0-87277 From what I have learned of death-dancers, they are never caught unprepared. Maybe I overestimate our dear Xica, but I do not think so."] =
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["204987124-0-87277 I'll speak with Xica."] = "",
},
["200879108-0-87687 Humor has its place, my friend, but not down in a crumbling, ancient temple while we seek the only means available to save the village.\n\nBesides, I do not think that Xica is all bad. Just do not tell him I said that."] =
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["200879108-0-86014 Yes, their words have stuck with me as well, though I am uncertain as to whether I gleaned more from those dusty pages than you did. But please, ask away."] =
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["204987124-0-86014 Is this temple like any you've explored in Murkmire?"] = "",
["204987124-1-86014 What do you know about the Builders?"] = "",
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[1] = "55049764-22-16910 The stone-shaper was right. The roots of the Hist have badly damaged these halls. How many more centuries will this temple last before it is nothing but rubble?\n\nLet us hope something of value remains for us to find.",
[2] = "55049764-21-16910 These journals you found are remarkable. I will study them in more detail later. For now, let us head deeper into the temple before some undead defender strikes me from behind.",
[3] = "55049764-20-16910 The translated passages did not prepare me for this breathtaking sight. It is by the will of the Hist that we have found this marvel. I am sure of it.\n\nWhat do you make of these notes, friend?",
[4] = "55049764-19-16910 Let us seek out the counterweights mentioned in the Builder's journal. I am certain they are key to finding this vault of guardians.",
[5] = "55049764-18-16910 To think the vault ahead may hold the key to Xor-Hist's safety. I do not imagine I would have made it this far without your aid. I thank the Hist for tangling our roots.",
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["228103012-0-85713 The notes mention a vault, guardians, and a control stone."] =
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["200879108-0-85713 The voskrona. Such a remarkable creation. I have seen a few of these ancient statues around the island. Could these ancient creations be more than that?\n\nBut the translator, Jazeez, he seemed to believe the vault is protected, yes?"] = "",
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["204987124-0-87275 Why do you think that?"] =
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["200879108-0-87277 From what I have learned of death-dancers, they are never caught unprepared. Maybe I overestimate our dear Xica, but I do not think so."] = "",
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["204987124-1-85713 Yes. His notes mention three counterweights and pendulums."] =
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["200879108-0-87275 These types of protections are not uncommon, especially in xanmeers of this size. The counterweights are likely deeper within the temple.\n\nYou should speak with Xica. Something tells me he will have an idea."] = "",
},
["204987124-0-86627 Why do you think that is?"] =
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["200879108-0-86631 I believe it is due to the silence of their Hist. It did not compel the Stone-Nest to leave their xanmeers so, instead, they have maintained them and continue to live in their chambers."] = "",
},
["204987124-0-86292 What's your impression of the Stone-Nest people so far?"] =
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["204987124-0-86630 What do you know about the Builders?"] =
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["200879108-0-86628 Very little. Much of their history was lost when my people abandoned our xanmeers. It is why I so desperately wish to learn from the Stone-Nest on Solstice. As far as I can tell, they are a direct link to these ancient people."] = "",
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["204987124-1-86014 What do you know about the Builders?"] =
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["204987124-1-86292 That's exactly what I was thinking about! I'm convinced that Xica wants to chop us into tiny pieces!"] =
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["200879108-0-87687 Humor has its place, my friend, but not down in a crumbling, ancient temple while we seek the only means available to save the village.\n\nBesides, I do not think that Xica is all bad. Just do not tell him I said that."] = "",
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["204987124-0-86633 Is this temple like any you've explored in Murkmire?"] =
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["200879108-0-86627 Unfortunately, training to be a Root-Herald does not require extensive exploration of xanmeers, but I can tell you with confidence that the temples on Solstice are in remarkable condition for their age."] = "",
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["204987124-0-87277 I'll speak with Xica."] =
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["204987124-0-86008 Is that even possible?"] =
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["200879108-0-86550 As the first egg-kin to walk the swamps of Black Marsh, the Builders were capable of many things. The xanmeers are only the tip of the pyramid. I do not know what is hidden here, but I trust the Hist and follow its song with hope."] = "",
},
["204987124-0-86631 But not in this temple?"] =
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["200879108-0-86630 And how funny it is that the roots of their Hist tree forced them to abandon this temple. There is poetry to that, I am certain of it, but I have not an artist's patience."] = "",
},
["204987124-0-86628 And Tzinik-Muz was one of these Builders?"] =
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["200879108-0-86633 That seems to be the case, yes. His title, life-carver, is also of great interest to me. I have seen already how the Stone-Nest lift up artisans into roles of leadership. It seems the Builders did the same."] = "",
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["200879108-0-86627 Unfortunately, training to be a Root-Herald does not require extensive exploration of xanmeers, but I can tell you with confidence that the temples on Solstice are in remarkable condition for their age."] = "",
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["204987124-0-86550 I'd like to ask you a personal question."] =
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["200879108-0-86292 If you are wondering whether Xica means to kill us and leave us buried down here, I believe the chances are firmly not in our favor."] = "",
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["228103012-0-86008 You don't know what we're looking for?"] =
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["200879108-0-86008 The Hist does not communicate in words. It is more like sending impressions into my mind. I know there is something, but not what it is.\n\nI hope it is a magic stone that banishes Daedra, though. Or a weapon to cleave the Worm Cult's chains."] = "",
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["228103012-0-86014 I'd like to ask you more about these journals."] =
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["200879108-0-86014 Yes, their words have stuck with me as well, though I am uncertain as to whether I gleaned more from those dusty pages than you did. But please, ask away."] = "",
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["204987124-2-86292 Actually, would you mind if I told you the lighting down here brings out the color of your scales?"] =
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["200879108-0-86675 Indeed. In death, we Stone-Nest inter ourselves in stone and dedicate our tombs to the maintenance and foundation of our nests.\n\nDo you know why that is?"] =
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["204987124-0-86675 No. Tell me why."] = "",
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["55049764-17-16911 I must admit that the Bright-Throat is on to something. A vault filled with voskrona may be exactly what Xor-Hist needs to survive the coming attack.\n\nI pledge to aid you in reaching the vault, outsider."] =
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["55049764-19-16911 My nest-tender used to say that misbehaving hatchlings would be swallowed up by the stone and left alone in the depths of this temple. How strange it is to find myself here all these seasons later."] =
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["228103012-0-86048 The journals were translated by a stone-shaper named Jazeez. Is the name familiar to you?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86604 Each one plundered. Many destroyed entirely. There are some Stone-Nest who dedicate their lives to rebuilding these murals, but until then, my order must carry our history with us to ensure that it survives."] =
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["204987124-0-86604 And what does this have to do with this temple?"] = "",
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["55049764-18-16911 It saddened me to see these halls in disrepair, but look at the beauty of this sight. An inverted xanmeer? Great pendulums blocking our path? To think, we considered such wonders lost to us.\n\nPerhaps it is my turn to contribute to your efforts."] =
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["200879108-0-87691 No, but it is good of you to notice. Rock and stone is solid, strong, impenetrable. And we … oh, I understand. You mean it as an insult. Or to be humorous. Ha ha.\n\nNow, can we get back to the task at hand?"] =
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["200879108-0-86291 You speak with familiarity as yet unearned. I will tolerate it for now. What do you wish to know, tepi-vos?"] =
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["204987124-1-86291 Has anyone ever told you Stone-Nests that that your heads are as hard as rocks?"] = "",
["204987124-2-86291 So, Xica. You seem handy with a dagger. is there anything else you're handy with?"] = "",
["204987124-0-86291 That word. You called me tepi-vos a few times now. What does that mean?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-85912 The Stone-Nest people have made our homes in many a cave and crevice across the island. As such, we death-dancers may be called to difficult to reach places to perform our duties.\n\nSo, I offer you my grapple."] =
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["204987124-0-85912 A grapple?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86048 Stone-Shaper Jazeez? Yes. I know the name. His burial stone laid the foundation of my hatchery. If I remember correctly, he passed into the stone nearly two centuries ago.\n\nIt seems the cord we walk was spun long before our time."] =
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["204987124-0-86048 What's this about a cord?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-86605 The story of First Root has been lost to time. No mural or text remains, unless we find one down here. I long for the day we can restore this temple and return it to a place of worship.\n\nI am almost pleased you came along so I could walk its halls."] =
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["200879108-0-86671 Then the mystery is easily solved. Look around you. The Builders never left. They are the foundation beneath our feet. The walls of these very chambers. Every chisel mark you gleefully inspect."] =
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["204987124-0-86671 They're your family."] = "",
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["55049764-20-16911 I hope you do not expect me to lift heavy stones or clear roots. I'm only here to oversee your actions and cut you down if necessary.\n\nThat being said, I do hope you find what you are looking for."] =
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["200879108-0-86626 We Stone-Nest record our history with cords whose knots mark events of importance. Which means that my cord and that of Stone-Shaper Jazeez have become entwined.\n\nI look forward to seeing where this leads us."] =
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[2] = "55049764-19-16911 My nest-tender used to say that misbehaving hatchlings would be swallowed up by the stone and left alone in the depths of this temple. How strange it is to find myself here all these seasons later.",
[3] = "55049764-18-16911 It saddened me to see these halls in disrepair, but look at the beauty of this sight. An inverted xanmeer? Great pendulums blocking our path? To think, we considered such wonders lost to us.\n\nPerhaps it is my turn to contribute to your efforts.",
[4] = "55049764-17-16911 I must admit that the Bright-Throat is on to something. A vault filled with voskrona may be exactly what Xor-Hist needs to survive the coming attack.\n\nI pledge to aid you in reaching the vault, outsider.",
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["200879108-0-86048 Stone-Shaper Jazeez? Yes. I know the name. His burial stone laid the foundation of my hatchery. If I remember correctly, he passed into the stone nearly two centuries ago.\n\nIt seems the cord we walk was spun long before our time."] = "",
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["200879108-0-85972 A control stone? Stone-Shaper Tozka has long studied these voskrona, but I have never heard him mention such a thing. Could it be what this guardian holds in its hand?"] =
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["204987124-0-85972 Maybe. Do you know a way to release it?"] = "",
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["55049764-15-16911 It seems I owe you and Mani-Kai an apology. I was brutish in my refusal to heed her warnings. To think I may have cost Xor-Hist the protection of these guardians.\n\nNow, let us find a way to activate them."] =
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[2] = "55049764-14-16911 Mani-Kai and I have activated a pair of pressure plates. There is still a third mechanism for you to activate, tepi-vos.",
[3] = "55049764-12-16911 Let us not forget how ancient and important that control stone is. You may well be carrying the fate of my village in your hands.",
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["200879108-0-85917 No doubt Xica is apprising the stone-shaper of what we accomplished. I hope he will be grateful enough to allow me to remain in Xor-Hist to study its ancient stones.\n\nBut just in case, I will linger here a moment to take notes. You go on ahead."] =
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[2] = "55049764-16-16910 Look at us. A Stone-Nest and Bright-Throat solving ancient puzzles left by the Builders. Does it feel hot in here to you? Are my scales flushed with more color than usual?",
[3] = "55049764-14-16910 What are you waiting for? Another Hist song screaming in your ears? Give my nervous scales a break and try the control stone.",
[4] = "55049764-13-16910 When I first heard the Hist's cries, I never expected to be led to a discovery as stunning as this. To talk in the halls of the Builders is truly an honor.",
[5] = "55049764-12-16910 Return to the surface and catch up with Xica. I would not put it past him to take credit for our discoveries. I jest of course.\n\nStill. Just in case.",
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[2] = "267697733-0-9153 Fading Builder's Journal I",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-68302 An injured torchbearer explained to Mani-Kai that there are three signal pyres surrounding the village. We need to light each of them so that villagers outside of Xor-Hist know to seek shelter before the Worm Cult attacks.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-68309 Mani-Kai believes the Hist tree wants us to enter a temple hidden beneath the village. She says it is important that Stone-Shaper Tozka gives us permission to enter the temple. I should speak with him.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85618 Talk to Stone-Shaper Tozka",
},
},
},
[12] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68310 Stone-Shaper Tozka granted us permission to enter the temple, Atak's First Root, under the supervision of Xica-Ilan. I should enter the temple and search for whatever it is Mani-Kai believes we will find.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85619 Enter Atak's First Root",
},
},
},
[13] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68311 The temple is badly damaged by the roots of the Hist tree and the centuries that have passed. I should tread carefully.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85620 Explore Atak's First Root",
},
},
},
[14] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68312 The temple still contains writings belonging to the Builders, the first Argonians to settle on Solstice. I should look around for anything that might reveal the temple's secrets and why the Hist wants us here.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-87033 Explore Atak's First Root: 0 / 3",
[2] = "7949764-0-87033 Explore Atak's First Root: 1 / 3",
[3] = "7949764-0-87033 Explore Atak's First Root: 2 / 3",
},
["hidden"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-87000 Explore First-Root Atak's Reach",
[2] = "7949764-0-87001 Explore First-Root Atak's Reach",
[3] = "7949764-0-87002 Explore First-Root Atak's Reach",
},
},
},
[15] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-69982 We found journals belonging to an ancient Builder that revealed the existence of a vault deeper in the temple, supposedly filled with voskrona stone guardians. We should head farther in to find it.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-87739 Explore the Temple",
},
},
},
[16] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68313 There is a large, cavernous space deep in the temple that contains what appears to be an upside-down xanmeer. I should speak with Mani-Kai and Xica-Ilan about how to proceed.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85623 Porozmawiaj z Mani-Kai",
[2] = "7949764-0-86600 Talk to Xica-Ilan",
},
},
},
[17] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68365 The writings revealed three counterweights controlling the pendulums that are blocking us from reaching the xanmeer. Xica-Ilan also gave me a grappling hook to help find the counterweights hidden throughout the cavern. I should search for them.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85698 Release the Counterweights: 0 / 3",
[2] = "7949764-0-85698 Release the Counterweights: 1 / 3",
[3] = "7949764-0-85698 Release the Counterweights: 2 / 3",
},
["hidden"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85695 Release the Counterweights",
[2] = "7949764-0-85696 Release the Counterweights",
[3] = "7949764-0-85697 Release the Counterweights",
},
},
},
[18] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68372 Releasing the counterweights activated the pendulums, which are now swinging along the path toward the vault. I need to get past them so we can reach it.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85700 Reach the Vault",
},
},
},
[19] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-69276 The vault is filled with dormant voskrona guardians. I should speak with Xica-Ilan and see if he has any ideas about how to activate them.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-86814 Talk to Xica-Ilan",
},
},
},
[20] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68373 One of the dormant guardians appears to be holding the control stone mentioned in the Builder's writings. It is used to activate the voskrona. Xica-Ilan believes there is a way to release the control stone. I should follow his lead.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85701 Release the Builder's Control Stone",
},
["hidden"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-87969 Awaken the Guardians",
},
},
},
[21] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68374 Xica-Ilan was right and we were able to release the control stone through a puzzle hidden in the room. I should pick up the control stone.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85702 Take the Builder's Control Stone",
},
},
},
[22] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68375 We need to see if the control stone works. I should activate it and see if it awakens the dormant guardians.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-87917 Awaken the Guardians",
},
},
},
[23] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-69149 The control stone worked and the voskrona guardians have begun exiting the temple. Xica-Ilan has gone ahead to warn the village of their arrival. Before we return to Xor-Hist, Mani-Kai wishes to speak with me.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-86601 Porozmawiaj z Mani-Kai",
},
},
},
[24] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68376 Mani-Kai hopes that these stone guardians will be enough to protect the village from the Worm Cult's attack. We should return to Xor-Hist and catch up with Xica-Ilan.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-88968 Return to the Surface",
},
},
},
[25] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68377 It seems the Worm Cult launched their attack while we were in the temple. Xica-Ilan is heading into the inner courtyard to protect Stone-Shaper Tozka. I should follow him.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85705 Enter the Courtyard",
[2] = "104324948-0-85705 Return to Xor-Hist",
},
["hidden"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-88107 Defeat the Baddie",
[2] = "7949764-0-88108 Defeat the Baddie",
[3] = "7949764-0-88109 Defeat the Baddie",
},
},
},
[26] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68378 I should use the control stone to summon voskrona guardians to our side so we can face down the Worm Cult threat.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85706 Use the Builder's Control Stone",
},
},
},
[27] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68379 I should defeat the Worm Cult threat with the aid of the voskrona guardians.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85707 Defeat the Soul-Shriven Behemoth",
},
},
},
[28] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-69148 With the aid of the voskrona guardians, we successfully defeated the Worm Cult's forces. While Xica-Ilan helps Stone-Shaper Tozka get somewhere safe, Mani-Kai wishes to commune once more with the Hist tree. I should speak with her.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-87738 Porozmawiaj z Mani-Kai",
},
},
},
[29] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68380 Mani-Kai believes that the Hist tree has calmed down now that the threat has been ended. I should find Stone-Shaper Tozka and tell him about the voskrona guardians we discovered below the village.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85708 Find Stone-Shaper Tozka",
},
},
},
[30] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68381 I should speak with Stone-Shaper Tozka about what we discovered in the temple below Xor-Hist.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-85709 Talk to Stone-Shaper Tozka",
},
},
},
[31] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68301 In thanks for our help facing the Worm Cult threat, and for discovering these ancient stone guardians, Stone-Shaper Tozka has pledged his village's aid to the Stirk Fellowship. Xica-Ilan will now fight beside the Fellowship. I should tell Mani-Kai.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-86746 Porozmawiaj z Mani-Kai",
},
["optional"] =
{
[1] = "7949764-0-86670 Talk to Xica-Ilan",
},
},
},
[32] =
{
["description"] = "103224356-0-68314 We successfully saved the village of Xor-Hist and gained their aid in the coming fight against the Worm Cult. I should talk with Mani-Kai.",
["goals"] =
{
["main"] =
{
[1] = "121487972-0-17446 Porozmawiaj z Mani-Kai",
},
},
},
},
},
},
},
["subtitles"] =
{
["267200725-0-27 Tamriel"] =
{
["267200725-0-2603 Solstycjum"] =
{
[1] =
{
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-130314 Heek-Zish",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54120 You have my thanks, mainlander.",
},
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54121 Your scales should mend in no time, egg-kin. Catch your breath, then make your way back to your village.",
},
},
[2] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54605 I hope the villagers see our warning in time.",
},
},
[3] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-129389 Sharadak",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55248 No! Any other trick but this! Sharadak has such little knowledge of Daedra!",
},
},
[4] =
{
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-129389 Sharadak",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55282 No! Just when Sharadak had her in his clutches, she slips away. Torment! Madness! This one will may never recover! … Which way did she go?",
},
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-129390 Milie Reynaud",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55280 All right, Sharadak. You finally win. I'll come quietly.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-129389 Sharadak",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55283 Wait. Really? You will?",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-129390 Milie Reynaud",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55281 Hah! I knew you'd fall for that!",
},
},
[5] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54606 I hope we are not too late.",
},
},
[6] =
{
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54991 Let us make our way to Xor-Hist. The village elder will be glad to hear what we have accomplished.",
},
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54607 Even a few lives saved will have made this worth it.",
},
},
[7] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54602 The stone-shaper waits at the center of our village. Come.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55507 The Bright-Throat dares return?",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54779 And with another outsider, stone-shaper.",
},
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54525 Stone-Shaper Tozka, please! You must listen. Your Hist tree calls out for help!",
},
[5] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54509 Enough. Words spill off your tongue like gravel. I will speak with your companion.",
},
},
[8] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55507 The Bright-Throat dares return?",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54779 And with another outsider, stone-shaper.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54525 Stone-Shaper Tozka, please! You must listen. Your Hist tree calls out for help!",
},
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54509 Enough. Words spill off your tongue like gravel. I will speak with your companion.",
},
},
[9] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54509 Enough. Words spill off your tongue like gravel. I will speak with your companion.",
},
},
[10] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-129389 Sharadak",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55364 You hit Sharadak? Are you in league with this vile criminal?! Begone!",
},
},
[11] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-129390 Milie Reynaud",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55371 One more game, Sharadak. Your friend here just has to pick the correct sprite to undo my illusion.",
},
},
[12] =
{
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-129389 Sharadak",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55377 And … she's gone. Well! At least Sharadak can now seek Milie without scaring the pants off passers-by. Thank you, traveler!",
},
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-129389 Sharadak",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55376 That tingling! Is Sharadak back to normal? Truly?",
},
},
[13] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54703 Look. Over there. Another fighter.",
},
},
[14] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54655 Xica-Ilan, escort the outsiders into the courtyard. I will allow the sap-tooth access to our Hist. If this is an outsider trick, you are free to kill them.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54532 Hmm. This way, tepi-vos.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54581 My scales shimmer with gratitude, stone-shaper.",
},
},
[15] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54996 We may not hear the Hist's song, but we would no sooner trim its roots than shorten the horizon or silence the sea.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54997 It is our connection to the land we came from. What do you mainlanders call it? Black Marsh? Such simplicity.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54998 Well, get on with it. Let us hear the Hist speak.",
},
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54582 One moment. I need to speak with my companion.",
},
},
[16] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54999 By the stone, that sound!",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55000 What does this mean?",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55001 That sound! The Hist is screaming!",
},
},
[17] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54789 Xica-Ilan, I have granted the outsiders access to the ancient temple. You will accompany them.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54604 Stone guide me.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54507 Thank you, stone-shaper. You will not regret this.",
},
},
[18] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126748 Heek-Zish",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54415 Xica, the necromancers have attacked the village and voskrona—",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54417 Do not worry. We summoned the voskrona. Now quickly, where is Stone-Shaper Tozka?",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126748 Heek-Zish",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54416 The inner courtyard. He hoped to evacuate villagers into the temple.",
},
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54418 You heard him, tepi-vos. To the courtyard!",
},
[5] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54123 Quickly friend, to the courtyard!",
},
},
[19] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54548 To arms, friend! We must protect the stone-shaper!",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54549 The control stone! Use it to summon the voskrona!",
},
},
[20] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54551 Now! Take it down!",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54782 Stone-shaper, to me! I will protect you!",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54783 We will carve your deeds in stone, Bright-Throat.",
},
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54784 Hist grant you the chance to do so.",
},
},
[21] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54550 Thank you, mainlander. I will get the stone-shaper to safety and help clear out any remaining cultists.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54552 One moment, Xica. I wish to commune with the Hist.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55053 As you wish. And give it my thanks, if you please.",
},
},
[22] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55305 Yes. All is calm.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54843 Check on the stone-shaper. I will join you momentarily.",
},
},
[23] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54842 Mainlander. I would appreciate a word.",
},
},
[24] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54650 Xica-Ilan. You will aid the Stirk Fellowship as an envoy of the Stone-Nest and in your duties as a death-dancer.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54651 And I will do so with the strength given to me by the stone.",
},
},
[25] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54508 Xica. Now that we will be working together, can I ask you a few questions?",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54653 I believe Stone-Shaper Tozka would make for a better teacher.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126747 Stone-Shaper Tozka",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55230 Now, now, Xica. Do not dismiss yourself out of hand. You are an excellent teacher.",
},
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55231 As you wish.",
},
[5] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55232 To będzie niezły ubaw!",
},
},
},
["267200725-0-2726 Atak's First Root"] =
{
[1] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126746 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55396 Be warned. Legends claim our presence will awaken undead defenders and disturb our ancient ancestors.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54809 Books? Remarkable! Xica, do these texts truly date back to the Builders?",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126746 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54534 So the legends say, Bright-Throat.",
},
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55009 The Hist was unclear as to what we are seeking, so leave no stone unturned.",
},
[5] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55010 Apologies Xica, was that rude of me?",
},
[6] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126746 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55011 Rude? Ah, no stone. Yes. But let us get on with it.",
},
},
[2] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54533 Voskrona? That sounds promising! Let us seek out more such notes.",
},
},
[3] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54762 Did that say vault? So something is hidden deeper in this temple.",
},
},
[4] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126746 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54763 Counterweights and pendulums? My tail twitches with curiosity.",
},
},
[5] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54854 The journals did not do this vault justice.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126746 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54855 And it seems the pendulums block our path.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126746 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54853 Tepi-vos, a moment.",
},
},
[6] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54856 Let us find a way to move these pendulums, yes?",
},
},
[7] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126746 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54646 The pendulum swings now, tepi-vos!",
},
},
[8] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54767 Is there anything you are afraid of, death-dancer?",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126746 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54768 Large fish unnerve me. And let me guess. For you it is spiders?",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55414 They have far too many eyes. Each hungrier than the last.",
},
},
[9] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54647 And another begins to swing!",
},
},
[10] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54765 Xica-Ilan, are you flirting?",
},
},
[11] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126746 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55245 Look at the pendulums!",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54608 The path is clear! At least as clear as swinging pendulums will allow.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126746 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54648 You do not seem the athletic sort, Mani-Kai. Do you have what it takes?",
},
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126745 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55051 I thought the plan was for you to carry me across?",
},
},
},
["267200725-0-2727 Atak's Great Vault"] =
{
[1] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54535 Hist song still my beating heart. This is incredible.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54536 To think all of this was hidden just beneath our feet.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54539 We should speak, tepi-vos.",
},
},
[2] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54812 Mani-Kai, I believe we must seek out pressure plates on the level above. Come!",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54538 Whatever you say, prickly pear. I trust you.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54541 Now is not the time for cute names, tree frog. Mainlander, approach the center guardian.",
},
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-55052 Tree frog! I like that!",
},
},
[3] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54537 Now, mainlander! Take the control stone from the guardian's grip.",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54540 Look at Xica solve puzzles. Impressive!",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54649 Join us up here. Let us see if this stone can call the guardians to Xor-Hist's aid.",
},
},
[4] =
{
[1] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54814 The guardians are moving!",
},
[2] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54652 This event is worthy of a mural, friends.",
},
[3] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126743 Xica-Ilan",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54542 They are heading toward the village. I will go on ahead and inform Stone-Shaper Tozka.",
},
[4] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54543 Hist guide you, death-dancer. Friend, let us talk before we return to Xor-Hist.",
},
[5] =
{
["name"] = "8290981-0-126744 Mani-Kai",
["text"] = "115740052-0-54510 Go on ahead. I wish to take in this marvel a moment longer.",
},
},
},
},
},
}
