The Witch of Azurah.lua (49,514 bytes)
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[1] = "265851556-0-6321 Hundreds of Khajiiti undead emerge from the ruins of the Ashen Scar. A mysterious High Elf mage named Vastarie is trying to keep the corpses at bay, but without my help, the waves of undead might overwhelm Elsweyr.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-50653 I should follow Vastarie into the Ashen Scar. She might be able to provide some more information on what's going on here.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49774 Vastarie believes she can locate the source of the undead corruption if I place three of her descrying stones in the Ashen Scar.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49775 Placing the descrying stones helped Vastarie pinpoint a concentration of necromantic energy in a tomb at the center of the Ashen Scar. I should investigate the place.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49824 Vastarie's ritual worked and a Khajiiti spirit hovers before us. I should question it.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49762 The spirit told us that an ancient lich called Arum-Khal has awakened beneath the Ashen Scar. I should talk to Vastarie and see if I can help further.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33545 Azura have mercy on him. I'd say he learned his lesson.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33544 No more! Release me! Please!",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34611 The Hidden Moon Temple stands at the very center of the Ashen Scar. The adepts who lived there vanished centuries ago, but the air still crackles with arcane energy. Necromantic energy.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34612 But there's more. A malice that— By Azura, that sound!",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34613 Wait, my friend. Wait!",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33713 Good. I sense … yes, some kind of wards infused into the architecture, though weakened by the march of time. Someone tried to prevent this.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33712 The corruption here is just suffocating. Like a dark fog rising from below, bidding the dead to serve.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33715 Ah, there's a concentration of dark energy in the exposed tomb at the center of the Scar. Meet me there.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33714 Excellent. My sight grows clearer. I see a maze of catacombs below. Undead rise there too. And something else.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34615 Your pathetic magics are useless here, witch of Azurah.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33540 Where am—? You! You must … you must listen!",
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["200879108-0-56321 The orb. I tried to claim it for myself. It sent me to a realm of nightmares where Arum-Khal's spirit reigns as king. He tore my soul to pieces, then used the remnants to awaken his body, and everything else in this cursed place.\n\nHe … argh!"] =
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["200879108-0-57534 No. Nothing so complicated. I mean only to open the door for his spirit to speak to us. An invitation to converse, nothing more.\n\nHe may appear, he may not. But I think he'll want us to know what he learned, for vengeance's sake if nothing else."] =
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["55049764-21-11792 Thank you for acting quickly, friend. The situation appears much worse than I thought.\n\nThe being you just encountered—it was the shade of a dark lich. An undead Khajiit possessing unimaginable power. You just shattered one of his phylacteries."] =
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["200879108-0-57535 Your kindness does you credit, but we can't afford to pass over an opportunity like this. This lich will make very few mistakes.\n\nI promise you, if the soul cries out for relief or escape, I'll grant it without hesitation."] =
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["200879108-0-57891 I admire your optimism … unfounded though it may be.\n\nDid you notice the body near the orb? He met his end recently. I intend to find out what he knows. Place this stone in the center of the room. It should ease the summoning process."] =
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["200879108-0-56305 A focus—like an arcane vessel or container.\n\nThink of the stones I gave you earlier. Those contain a sliver of my essence, but nothing of what makes me who I am. Phylacteries contain much larger fragments of the soul. Powerful, but dangerous tools."] =
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["200879108-0-57927 It will take all my concentration to maintain the ritual, so the questioning falls to you.\n\nI ask only that you proceed quickly. As I said before, an open door to spirit realm can draw unwelcome attention. So, be concise, all right?"] =
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["200879108-0-57514 You destroyed one, yes, and the shade simply taunted us. There must be others.\n\nIf we're to have any hope of stopping this lich, we'll have to find and destroy all of them. A daunting prospect. They're probably well-hidden."] =
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["55049764-18-11792 Well done. I had hoped to glean a bit more, but that name is enough. Arum-Khal, the dro-m'Athra. Arum-Khal, the Moon-Slayer.\n\nMages whisper his name as they do that of the Worm-King, Mannimarco. I thought him long gone. Seems I was wrong."] =
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["200879108-0-57925 That's within my power, yes. But I never coerce mortal souls. That path leads to avarice and horror. No thank you.\n\nAzura teaches that a thing is only valuable if it's given freely. Truth extracted like a rotten tooth is just an accurate lie."] =
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["200879108-0-57926 It will amplify my senses, just like before. Finding one soul among millions is no small feat.\n\nSummoning rituals require extreme precision, friend. Darker things than mortal souls wait for summons, too. In necromancy, even small mistakes are fatal."] =
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[2] = "55049764-20-11792 Place the stone in the very center of the tomb, friend. Once the ritual begins, things will move quickly. So, be ready.",
[3] = "55049764-19-11792 I can't hold this forever. Please, hurry.",
[4] = "55049764-18-11792 Well done. I had hoped to glean a bit more, but that name is enough. Arum-Khal, the dro-m'Athra. Arum-Khal, the Moon-Slayer.\n\nMages whisper his name as they do that of the Worm-King, Mannimarco. I thought him long gone. Seems I was wrong.",
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["200879108-0-57891 I admire your optimism … unfounded though it may be.\n\nDid you notice the body near the orb? He met his end recently. I intend to find out what he knows. Place this stone in the center of the room. It should ease the summoning process."] = "",
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["116521668-0-13712 Whatever wards the disciples of this temple put in place to keep Arum-Khal bound are failing, and it's unlikely we'll find the means to mend them. \n\nWe'll have to deal with this threat head on. For that, I need your help."] = "",
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["200879108-0-57925 That's within my power, yes. But I never coerce mortal souls. That path leads to avarice and horror. No thank you.\n\nAzura teaches that a thing is only valuable if it's given freely. Truth extracted like a rotten tooth is just an accurate lie."] = "",
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["200879108-0-56305 A focus—like an arcane vessel or container.\n\nThink of the stones I gave you earlier. Those contain a sliver of my essence, but nothing of what makes me who I am. Phylacteries contain much larger fragments of the soul. Powerful, but dangerous tools."] = "",
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["3952276-1-7716 Yes, maybe you can.\n\nI find myself having difficulty focusing. If the force that reanimates these corpses exerts pressure on the mind as well … that would be profoundly unsettling. I intend to search these ruins for answers. Will you join me?"] =
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["20958740-1-7716 Yes, I'll help you investigate this undead awakening."] = "",
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["200879108-0-58099 I'm sorry you feel that way, but truthfully, I don't blame you. We necromancers have a very poor track record when it comes to moral leadership.\n\nEven so, I hope that in working together, I can change your mind."] =
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["204987124-0-58099 What are these descrying stones, exactly?"] = "",
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["55049764-25-11792 I'm glad to have your company. As I said, something about this place puts me ill at ease.\n\nNow, are you ready to proceed?"] =
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["228103012-0-57884 Jeszcze raz, kim jesteś?"] = "",
["228103012-0-57881 What can you tell me about this place, the Ashen Scar?"] = "",
["228103012-0-57872 I don't have any questions. Let's set out."] = "",
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["200879108-0-58097 The magical art of reanimating and communing with the dead. Most people find its coercive aspects abhorrent—I certainly wouldn't argue with that. Necromancy doesn't have to include thralldom.\n\nIn any event, I hope you aren't too troubled by it."] =
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["204987124-1-58097 I don't have any objections."] = "",
["204987124-0-58097 It sounds evil to me."] = "",
["204987124-2-58097 What are these descrying stones, exactly?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-58098 I'm glad to hear it. Though, I wouldn't blame you if you did. We haven't exactly covered ourselves in glory in recent times.\n\nI hope you'll trust me when I say my intentions aren't evil. Not explicitly so, anyway."] =
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["204987124-0-58098 What are these descrying stones, exactly?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-57872 Excellent. Let's be on our way, then."] =
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["200879108-0-57881 It's the site of an ancient Khajiiti temple to Azura—the Temple of the Hidden Moon. I conducted some research on the temple before I set out from Grahtwood, but didn't find much.\n\nSomething happened here that the Khajiit aren't keen to dredge up."] =
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["204987124-0-57881 Something related to the undead?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-57885 Love. With Azura, everything begins with love. A love that is fierce, possessive, even cruel—but always true, and impossibly deep.\n\nI mean no offense, but worshiping dead gods always struck me as a fantastically dull and unfulfilling tradition."] =
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["204987124-0-57885 And the Khajiit worship her too?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-57883 You seem unaffected. Good. I can't go any farther. Not until I understand the nature of this event.\n\nTake these descrying stones and place them throughout the canyon. They'll allow me to perceive this threat from a distance."] =
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["204987124-0-57883 All right, I'll place these descrying stones."] = "",
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["200879108-0-58058 I always hate to see a rich tradition usurped by a flimsy one, but ultimately it's the Khajiit's choice.\n\nWhat matters is that Azura loves them. And what my lady loves, she always reclaims. Eventually."] =
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["204987124-1-58058 What can you tell me about this place, the Ashen Scar?"] = "",
["204987124-0-58058 Fair enough. I'm ready to set out now."] = "",
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["200879108-0-58059 That's the hope, yes.\n\nAzura's influence runs deep here—deeper even than whatever malevolent force stirred up the undead. She'll guide us to the answers. Of that I have no doubt."] =
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["204987124-1-58059 Jeszcze raz, kim jesteś?"] = "",
["204987124-0-58059 Fair enough. I'm ready to set out."] = "",
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["200879108-0-58309 Perhaps. I hope so.\n\nAt the very least, it will give us a fuller sense of what we're dealing with here."] =
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["204987124-0-58309 Does necromantic energy always affect you this way?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-57882 Yes. And no.\n\nIt felt as though I was struck blind and deaf, save for the sound of a beating heart. I think something tried to drive me back, then relented and tried to claim me instead. There's an intention to it. A greed and a hunger."] =
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["204987124-0-57882 Co powinniśmy zrobić?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-58056 The very same. I find that title rather coarse, but ultimately, titles tell more about the speaker than they do about the subject, wouldn't you agree?\n\nIn these lands, she's called Azurah—Queen of the Night Sky, and mother to all Khajiit."] =
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["204987124-0-58056 Why do you worship Azura instead of the Divines?"] = "",
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["55049764-23-11792 The three stones act in concert, so be sure to place them in a broad pattern that encompasses the whole area.\n\nNow, you should set out. The sooner you place the descrying stones, the sooner I can locate the source of this evil."] =
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["228103012-0-56279 Does necromantic energy always affect you this way?"] = "",
["228103012-0-58307 What are these descrying stones, exactly?"] = "",
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["55049764-24-11792 Forgive me. I didn't expect to face such resistance."] =
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["228103012-0-57882 Wszystko dobrze?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-58308 Well, for one thing, they'll allow me to conduct my search from far away. No small thing, given what just occurred.\n\nOnce I see the flow of magicka in this place, I should be able to trace the corrupt energies back to their source."] =
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["204987124-0-58308 And finding this source will allow us to stop the undead?"] = "",
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["55049764-26-11792 A fellow wanderer on the path. Greetings. I'm Vastarie.\n\nIf you plan to explore the Ashen Scar, I'd advise caution. Some dark intention has this canyon in a vise-grip. An inopportune time for a visit, hmm? Then again, perhaps we're meant to be here."] =
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["249936564-0-7716 What's going on in the Ashen Scar, exactly?"] = "",
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["3952276-0-7716 An undead awakening—as intense as it is unstable.\n\nThe corpses emerge in fits and starts, for now. But I can sense more stirring below. Hundreds more. If left unchecked, these creatures may spill out into larger Elsweyr. Perhaps even lands beyond."] =
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["20958740-0-7716 Może mogę pomóc."] = "",
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["200879108-0-58307 An experiment of mine. Expended soul gems re-infused with the smallest trace of my own spiritual essence.\n\nThey allow me to perceive the world as lingering spirits do—making the invisible flow of animus and magicka visible."] =
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["204987124-0-58307 How will that will help us?"] = "",
},
["200879108-0-56279 No, not at all.\n\nTruth be told, necromancy is my primary area of expertise. The study of souls, to be more specific. I trust that won't be a problem?"] =
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["204987124-2-56279 It is a problem. Necromancy is evil."] = "",
["204987124-1-56279 I don't have any objections to necromancy."] = "",
["204987124-0-56279 I guess that depends. What is necromancy, exactly?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-57893 Undoubtedly.\n\nWhat little scholarship I did find referred to a sprawling nest of catacombs beneath the temple, filled with Khajiiti dead. The adepts of the Hidden Moon watched over them, I think. Beyond that, there's nothing."] =
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["204987124-0-57893 So if we learn about these Hidden Moon adepts, we might find the source of the awakening?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-57884 Right. Forgive me. A simple name is hardly sufficient introduction, given the circumstances.\n\nAs I said, my name is Vastarie. I'm a mage and loyal servant of Azura, the Queen of Dawn and Dusk. I'm also something of a wanderer, like you."] =
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["204987124-0-57884 You serve Azura? Like, the Daedric Prince, Azura?"] = "",
},
["200879108-0-58057 Yes, though not as fervently as they used to.\n\nA prophet named Rid-Thar-ri'Datta revealed the secrets of the Riddle'Thar to the Khajiit some years back, essentially creating a child's religion that sanded down the sharper edges of Khajiiti theology."] =
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["204987124-0-58057 That seems to upset you."] = "",
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[4] = "55049764-23-11792 The three stones act in concert, so be sure to place them in a broad pattern that encompasses the whole area.\n\nNow, you should set out. The sooner you place the descrying stones, the sooner I can locate the source of this evil.",
[1] = "55049764-26-11792 A fellow wanderer on the path. Greetings. I'm Vastarie.\n\nIf you plan to explore the Ashen Scar, I'd advise caution. Some dark intention has this canyon in a vise-grip. An inopportune time for a visit, hmm? Then again, perhaps we're meant to be here.",
[2] = "55049764-25-11792 I'm glad to have your company. As I said, something about this place puts me ill at ease.\n\nNow, are you ready to proceed?",
[3] = "55049764-24-11792 Forgive me. I didn't expect to face such resistance.",
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["204987124-0-57881 Something related to the undead?"] =
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["200879108-0-57893 Undoubtedly.\n\nWhat little scholarship I did find referred to a sprawling nest of catacombs beneath the temple, filled with Khajiiti dead. The adepts of the Hidden Moon watched over them, I think. Beyond that, there's nothing."] = "",
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["204987124-0-58057 That seems to upset you."] =
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["200879108-0-58058 I always hate to see a rich tradition usurped by a flimsy one, but ultimately it's the Khajiit's choice.\n\nWhat matters is that Azura loves them. And what my lady loves, she always reclaims. Eventually."] = "",
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["3952276-0-7716 An undead awakening—as intense as it is unstable.\n\nThe corpses emerge in fits and starts, for now. But I can sense more stirring below. Hundreds more. If left unchecked, these creatures may spill out into larger Elsweyr. Perhaps even lands beyond."] = "",
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["204987124-0-58056 Why do you worship Azura instead of the Divines?"] =
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["200879108-0-57885 Love. With Azura, everything begins with love. A love that is fierce, possessive, even cruel—but always true, and impossibly deep.\n\nI mean no offense, but worshiping dead gods always struck me as a fantastically dull and unfulfilling tradition."] = "",
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["204987124-0-58307 How will that will help us?"] =
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["200879108-0-58308 Well, for one thing, they'll allow me to conduct my search from far away. No small thing, given what just occurred.\n\nOnce I see the flow of magicka in this place, I should be able to trace the corrupt energies back to their source."] = "",
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["228103012-0-58307 What are these descrying stones, exactly?"] =
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["204987124-0-58097 It sounds evil to me."] =
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["200879108-0-58099 I'm sorry you feel that way, but truthfully, I don't blame you. We necromancers have a very poor track record when it comes to moral leadership.\n\nEven so, I hope that in working together, I can change your mind."] = "",
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["204987124-0-56279 I guess that depends. What is necromancy, exactly?"] =
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["200879108-0-58097 The magical art of reanimating and communing with the dead. Most people find its coercive aspects abhorrent—I certainly wouldn't argue with that. Necromancy doesn't have to include thralldom.\n\nIn any event, I hope you aren't too troubled by it."] = "",
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["20958740-1-7716 Yes, I'll help you investigate this undead awakening."] =
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["228103012-0-57882 Wszystko dobrze?"] =
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["200879108-0-57882 Yes. And no.\n\nIt felt as though I was struck blind and deaf, save for the sound of a beating heart. I think something tried to drive me back, then relented and tried to claim me instead. There's an intention to it. A greed and a hunger."] = "",
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["204987124-0-58099 What are these descrying stones, exactly?"] =
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["200879108-0-58307 An experiment of mine. Expended soul gems re-infused with the smallest trace of my own spiritual essence.\n\nThey allow me to perceive the world as lingering spirits do—making the invisible flow of animus and magicka visible."] = "",
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["228103012-0-56279 Does necromantic energy always affect you this way?"] =
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["200879108-0-56279 No, not at all.\n\nTruth be told, necromancy is my primary area of expertise. The study of souls, to be more specific. I trust that won't be a problem?"] = "",
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["204987124-1-58059 Jeszcze raz, kim jesteś?"] =
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["228103012-0-57881 What can you tell me about this place, the Ashen Scar?"] =
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["200879108-0-57881 It's the site of an ancient Khajiiti temple to Azura—the Temple of the Hidden Moon. I conducted some research on the temple before I set out from Grahtwood, but didn't find much.\n\nSomething happened here that the Khajiit aren't keen to dredge up."] = "",
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["204987124-1-58097 I don't have any objections."] =
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["204987124-0-58308 And finding this source will allow us to stop the undead?"] =
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["200879108-0-58309 Perhaps. I hope so.\n\nAt the very least, it will give us a fuller sense of what we're dealing with here."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57882 Co powinniśmy zrobić?"] =
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["200879108-0-57883 You seem unaffected. Good. I can't go any farther. Not until I understand the nature of this event.\n\nTake these descrying stones and place them throughout the canyon. They'll allow me to perceive this threat from a distance."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57893 So if we learn about these Hidden Moon adepts, we might find the source of the awakening?"] =
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["200879108-0-58059 That's the hope, yes.\n\nAzura's influence runs deep here—deeper even than whatever malevolent force stirred up the undead. She'll guide us to the answers. Of that I have no doubt."] = "",
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["204987124-0-58058 Fair enough. I'm ready to set out now."] =
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["200879108-0-57872 Excellent. Let's be on our way, then."] = "",
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["204987124-1-56279 I don't have any objections to necromancy."] =
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["200879108-0-58098 I'm glad to hear it. Though, I wouldn't blame you if you did. We haven't exactly covered ourselves in glory in recent times.\n\nI hope you'll trust me when I say my intentions aren't evil. Not explicitly so, anyway."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57885 And the Khajiit worship her too?"] =
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["200879108-0-58057 Yes, though not as fervently as they used to.\n\nA prophet named Rid-Thar-ri'Datta revealed the secrets of the Riddle'Thar to the Khajiit some years back, essentially creating a child's religion that sanded down the sharper edges of Khajiiti theology."] = "",
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["228103012-0-57884 Jeszcze raz, kim jesteś?"] =
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["200879108-0-57884 Right. Forgive me. A simple name is hardly sufficient introduction, given the circumstances.\n\nAs I said, my name is Vastarie. I'm a mage and loyal servant of Azura, the Queen of Dawn and Dusk. I'm also something of a wanderer, like you."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57883 All right, I'll place these descrying stones."] =
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["228103012-0-57872 I don't have any questions. Let's set out."] =
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["200879108-0-57872 Excellent. Let's be on our way, then."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57884 You serve Azura? Like, the Daedric Prince, Azura?"] =
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["200879108-0-58056 The very same. I find that title rather coarse, but ultimately, titles tell more about the speaker than they do about the subject, wouldn't you agree?\n\nIn these lands, she's called Azurah—Queen of the Night Sky, and mother to all Khajiit."] = "",
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["20958740-0-7716 Może mogę pomóc."] =
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["3952276-1-7716 Yes, maybe you can.\n\nI find myself having difficulty focusing. If the force that reanimates these corpses exerts pressure on the mind as well … that would be profoundly unsettling. I intend to search these ruins for answers. Will you join me?"] = "",
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["204987124-0-58059 Fair enough. I'm ready to set out."] =
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["204987124-0-58309 Does necromantic energy always affect you this way?"] =
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["200879108-0-56279 No, not at all.\n\nTruth be told, necromancy is my primary area of expertise. The study of souls, to be more specific. I trust that won't be a problem?"] = "",
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