Solstice - An Ambition Fulfilled.lua (66,931 bytes)
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[1] = "265851556-0-7229 I came across a Daedra by the name of Ezhkel who needs help infiltrating a Worm Cult ritual. They want to reform in Coldharbour and need my help to do it.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70253 I should talk to Ezhkel and find out what their plan is to infiltrate Coldharbour.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-65902 Ezhkel needs to retrieve a keystone from a monkey trapped in a nearby vault. It's locked by three levers. I need to help direct Daedra to the correct levers to unlock the vault.",
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[2] = "7949764-0-87955 Choose Ogrim",
[3] = "7949764-0-87953 Choose Daedrat",
[4] = "7949764-0-82483 Direct Daedra",
[5] = "7949764-0-87970 Choose Seeker",
[6] = "7949764-0-87971 Choose Ogrim",
[7] = "7949764-0-87972 Choose Daedrat",
[8] = "7949764-0-87956 Direct Daedra",
[9] = "7949764-0-87975 Choose Seeker",
[10] = "7949764-0-87976 Choose Ogrim",
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[1] = "7949764-0-87978 Wait for the Vault to Unlock",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-65901 With the vault now unlocked, I should head inside and find Ezhkel's missing keystone.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-87941 Enter the Vault",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-65903 I found the monkey that stole the keystone inside the vault. I should retrieve the keystone from it.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-87944 Retrieve the Keystone",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70252 I recovered the ritual chamber keystone. Now Ezhkel wants to discuss next steps.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70183 With the keystone secured, we can now enter a ritual chamber within the Lair of the Black Worm. I should head there and find a Worm Cult disguise for myself.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-88033 Enter the Lair of the Black Worm",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70254 I entered the Lair of the Black Worm. I should steal some necromancer garb from somewhere within the Worm Cult's nest to use as a disguise.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-88034 Acquire a Worm Cult Disguise",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70251 With a disguise secured, I should meet Ezhkel outside the ritual chamber. They said it was through a tunnel in the southeast corner of the Lair of the Black Worm.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-87945 Meet Ezhkel Outside the Ritual Chamber",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70301 I found Ezhkel outside the ritual chamber. I should use the keystone to dispel the protective ward on the door.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-88100 Dispel the Ward",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70184 Ezhkel wants to go over the plan before we enter the ritual chamber. I should talk to them.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70255 I should disguise myself and put on the Worm Cult garb before we enter the ritual chamber.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-88036 Put on Worm Cult Garb",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70185 Now that we're both disguised, I can lead Ezhkel into the Worm Cult's ritual chamber to be sacrificed.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-87947 Enter the Worm Cult Ritual",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70186 I should take part in the ritual and offer up Ezhkel for sacrifice at the appropriate moment.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-82427 Participate in the Ritual",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70187 It's my turn in the Worm Cult ritual circle. Time to sacrifice Ezhkel.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-82484 Sacrifice Ezhkel",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70188 The Worm Cultists realize something went wrong. I need to fight my way free of them so I can escape the chamber.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-87948 Kill the Worm Cultists",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70189 With the Worm Cultists dealt with, I should head outside the lair and find the summoning circle Ezhkel prepared on the coastline.",
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[1] = "104324948-0-87949 Find Ezhkel's Summoning Circle",
[2] = "7949764-0-87949 Use the Velothi Conjuring Rod",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-70190 Ezhkel emerged from the summoning circle as a Xivilai formed by Coldharbour's creatia. I should talk to them.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-87950 Talk to Ezhkel",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-65904 I helped Ezhkel reform as a Coldharbour Daedra. I should talk to them about concluding our business.",
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[1] = "55049764-4-16063 Don't mind the dead prisoner. They're better off, trust me. Now, if you wouldn't mind. The keystone should dispel the protective ward and allow us to enter the ritual chamber safely.",
[2] = "55049764-3-16063 Remember the plan. I'm your prisoner. You're going to lead me into the ritual chamber. Oh, and my disguise! What do you think? Could I pass for a Chimer? No, they're gone. An Altmer?\n\nYes, I'm an Altmer about to be sacrificed to Molag Bal!",
[3] = "55049764-2-16063 Remember, you can't walk in looking like that. Not that I don't admire the vision. Put on your Worm Cult garb and let's get in there before the ritual has concluded.",
[4] = "55049764-1-16063 A stunning look, really. Now I feel under dressed. Alas, time for the main event. Let's get in there.",
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["200879108-0-87630 The thing about sacrificing mortals to a dark lord is that it creates an awful lot of racket. Between the screaming and the sobbing and the guttural cries, how is anyone expected to get any sleep?\n\nThe solution? A secluded ritual chamber."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87629 There's of course the added wrinkle that they've taken over what was once a Stone-Nest village and had no say in its design.\n\nOozt-Tzel I believe its name was. Lovely village, great food. Perhaps one day it can return to its former glory."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87631 Call it fate. Call it ambition. But a path chosen is a path succeeded.\n\nI forget which Prince told me that, which is odd. I'm not one to forget services, but I know this. All my travels have led to this moment. I won't stop now."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87628 Oh, yes. Punishment, agony, torment, endless servitude—I've heard it all. Although, in truth, it sounds terribly similar to how some mortals spend their entire existences, yes?\n\nRegardless, I wish to experience everything Oblivion has to offer."] = "",
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["204987124-2-86402 No, this isn't right. I can't allow any harm to come to such a pretty face."] =
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["200879108-0-87027 You tempt fate by flirting with an immortal, dear. Not that the compliment is unappreciated. I find beauty in all my forms. I'm certain you will, too.\n\nNow, show no hesitation when you offer me up to their ritual, and then …."] = "",
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["204987124-0-86402 Explain this to me as though I have no idea what you're talking about."] =
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["200879108-0-86404 Treat you like the mortal you are. Got it.\n\nWhen the cultists call for the supplicants, that's you, to present their offerings to Molag Bal, you'll offer me for their ritual. I'll play the part of a distressed and fearful mortal. And then, well …."] = "",
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["204987124-1-86402 Look, if you're so eager to end your existence, I can take care of that right here and now."] =
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["200879108-0-87750 A generous offer, but that would only send me back to the creatia of my current form.\n\nWhen the cultists call for the supplicants to present their offerings to Molag Bal, you'll offer me, a fearful mortal, for their ritual. And then, well …."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87627 Now? Right before the climax of our adventure? And here I thought I had made everything crystal clear.\n\nVery well, if you insist."] = "",
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["200879108-0-86402 Didn't I? I certainly implied it. Do pay closer attention, dear.\n\nIn order to reshape myself in Coldharbour's creatia, this form must be destroyed. You would say killed, but that word holds little meaning to immortals such as I."] =
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["200879108-0-87631 Call it fate. Call it ambition. But a path chosen is a path succeeded.\n\nI forget which Prince told me that, which is odd. I'm not one to forget services, but I know this. All my travels have led to this moment. I won't stop now."] =
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["200879108-0-86403 A swift jab to my heart and my vestige will twist, tear, and reform in Coldharbour's creatia. But fret not, we'll meet again on the coastline north of here. Just activate my summoning circle with the conjuring rod and you'll meet the new me."] =
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[1] = "55049764-4-17051 What a pleasure it is to see my clever little mortal through new eyes. Coldharbour is as bleak as the stories say, but I'm excited to add a touch of my deviousness to the realm. Enough at least to give Molag Bal a headache.",
[2] = "55049764-3-17051 Our little adventure has reached its conclusion, dear. Camaraderie is hard to come by in Molag Bal's realm. As I listen to the wails of the tormented in Coldharbour, I will look back on our time together and cherish the memory.",
[3] = "55049764-1-17051 Perhaps one day we will find ourselves once more aligned on an adventure. Fate has a funny way of drawing kindred spirits together.",
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["228103012-0-85819 Is that really you, Ezhkel?"] =
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["200879108-0-85819 Can't you tell by the beautiful twinkle in my eyes? I emerged fresh and new from the azure sea in the alluring form you see before you. \n\nNow that I can move freely through Coldharbour, I'll be sure to cause some havoc where I can, as per our deal."] = "",
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["204987124-0-86047 Good. That will make all this worth it."] =
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["204987124-0-85819 I'm glad you didn't forget about our deal."] =
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["200879108-0-86047 A deal's a deal. And new form or not, I have a reputation to uphold.\n\nYou took care of your end of the bargain, now it's my turn. You get a little gold and Molag Bal gets a thorn in his backside."] = "",
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["228103012-0-87232 Will you be safe in Coldharbour, Ezhkel?"] =
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["200879108-0-87232 I'm a survivor, dear. That's how I broke my shackles and started down this path. To experience all that Oblivion has to offer. And I will do what I promised and cause a little chaos and disorder in Coldharbour. I need to see what this form can do!"] = "",
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["204987124-2-85819 I was worried you might forget about me."] =
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["200879108-0-87036 Sorry to break it to you, but your countenance, no matter how pleasing, falls short of the endless expanse of Oblivion.\n\nStill, you are more precious than most mortals. More than a plaything, certainly. Perhaps even more than a friend. We shall see."] = "",
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["204987124-0-87036 Whatever happens next, it's been a pleasure, Ezhkel."] =
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["204987124-0-87232 How will this help exactly?"] =
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["200879108-0-87233 How will it hurt? While the Worm Cult leads this current attack on your realm, it won't be long before Molag Bal notices and decides to take a more active role. Unless, of course, he's contending with other things.\n\nAnd I can think of many things!"] = "",
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["204987124-1-85819 Havoc is all well and good, but I'd love to see you kick Molag Bal in the arse!"] =
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["200879108-0-87767 Now, let's not put any unreasonable pressure on me. I agreed to cause some trouble, not assault a Daedric Prince directly. I'd prefer to keep this new form pristine for as long as possible. Certainly until I grow ready to change again."] = "",
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["232026500-0-17019 As much as I enjoyed this, Ezhkel, you did mention gold …."] =
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["116521668-0-17019 The world beyond the mortal realm runs on more than gold, dear. Willpower and fate—those are the gears that brought us together. Now, I'm off to make a nuisance of myself in Coldharbour.\n\nHere's your payment for helping me attain this new form."] = "",
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["204987124-0-87767 I was sort of joking …."] =
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["116521668-0-17019 The world beyond the mortal realm runs on more than gold, dear. Willpower and fate—those are the gears that brought us together. Now, I'm off to make a nuisance of myself in Coldharbour.\n\nHere's your payment for helping me attain this new form."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87767 Now, let's not put any unreasonable pressure on me. I agreed to cause some trouble, not assault a Daedric Prince directly. I'd prefer to keep this new form pristine for as long as possible. Certainly until I grow ready to change again."] =
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["204987124-0-87767 I was sort of joking …."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87036 Sorry to break it to you, but your countenance, no matter how pleasing, falls short of the endless expanse of Oblivion.\n\nStill, you are more precious than most mortals. More than a plaything, certainly. Perhaps even more than a friend. We shall see."] =
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["55049764-3-17051 Our little adventure has reached its conclusion, dear. Camaraderie is hard to come by in Molag Bal's realm. As I listen to the wails of the tormented in Coldharbour, I will look back on our time together and cherish the memory."] =
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["232026500-0-17019 As much as I enjoyed this, Ezhkel, you did mention gold …."] = "",
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["200879108-0-87232 I'm a survivor, dear. That's how I broke my shackles and started down this path. To experience all that Oblivion has to offer. And I will do what I promised and cause a little chaos and disorder in Coldharbour. I need to see what this form can do!"] =
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["204987124-0-87232 How will this help exactly?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-87233 How will it hurt? While the Worm Cult leads this current attack on your realm, it won't be long before Molag Bal notices and decides to take a more active role. Unless, of course, he's contending with other things.\n\nAnd I can think of many things!"] =
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["200879108-0-86047 A deal's a deal. And new form or not, I have a reputation to uphold.\n\nYou took care of your end of the bargain, now it's my turn. You get a little gold and Molag Bal gets a thorn in his backside."] =
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["204987124-0-86047 Good. That will make all this worth it."] = "",
},
["55049764-4-17051 What a pleasure it is to see my clever little mortal through new eyes. Coldharbour is as bleak as the stories say, but I'm excited to add a touch of my deviousness to the realm. Enough at least to give Molag Bal a headache."] =
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["228103012-0-85819 Is that really you, Ezhkel?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-85819 Can't you tell by the beautiful twinkle in my eyes? I emerged fresh and new from the azure sea in the alluring form you see before you. \n\nNow that I can move freely through Coldharbour, I'll be sure to cause some havoc where I can, as per our deal."] =
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["204987124-1-85819 Havoc is all well and good, but I'd love to see you kick Molag Bal in the arse!"] = "",
["204987124-2-85819 I was worried you might forget about me."] = "",
["204987124-0-85819 I'm glad you didn't forget about our deal."] = "",
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["8290981-0-119249 Ezhkel"] =
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[1] = "55049764-12-16063 An intrepid mortal, the most interesting of companions. Tell me, do you think it chance that our paths have crossed? Or, do we stand at the precipice of a mutually rewarding friendship.\n\nCare to lend a dear Daedra a hand?",
[2] = "55049764-10-16063 I filched a keystone off a Worm Cultist which, in turn, was pilfered by a monkey. The damnable creature managed to lock itself inside the vault behind me. I can summon friends to pull the levers, but you must direct them. Lesser Daedra can be dense.",
[3] = "55049764-9-16063 Direct my friends with the rod and remember, each is more suited to deal with one lever than the others.\n\nOnce I begin, maintaining the summoning circles will require a bit of concentration. If you have any additional questions, ask them now.",
[4] = "55049764-8-16063 Were you hoping for a pat on the back? Perhaps a little kiss on the forehead? What is it that keeps you mortals motivated? Oh, yes. Of course. Gold.\n\nYou'll receive your payment when I achieve my new form. Now, onward into the vault.",
[5] = "55049764-7-16063 Seems two days locked in the vault did the wretched creature in. Ah well, serves it right. \n\nThe honor's all yours. Expired mortal bodies make me uncomfortable. Be a dear and fetch the keystone from the poor little thing.",
[6] = "55049764-6-16063 There's a ritual chamber within the Lair of the Black Worm, far to the north. This keystone will grant us access, but you'll need a disguise. Something dreadfully macabre.\n\nShould be easy to steal something from the Worm Cult nest.",
[7] = "55049764-5-16063 You'll find the entrance to the Lair of the Black Worm along the northern cliffs of the island. Just follow the smell of cultists.\n\nOnce you secure a Worm Cult disguise, meet me in the southeast tunnels of their lair.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-55174 What fate taketh away it giveth in return. Yoo-hoo! Mortal! Care to help?",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-55250 No, no! Please! By the Divines! Please!",
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