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Path of the Hidden Moon cz2.lua (60,567 bytes)
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["description"] = "103224356-0-50698 I arrived at the temple summit. Vastarie senses some kind of spirit lurking here. I should have a look around.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-61953 Porozmawiaj z Mazzą-Mirri",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49904 A talking cat appeared before me. I should try to speak to it.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-61957 Visit the Teaching Stones: 0 / 3",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49905 Mazza-Mirri wants me to learn some of the teachings of the Order of the Hidden Moon before she'll help us. I need to read the Teaching Stones scattered around the temple summit.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49909 I read the Teaching Stones and learned the Hidden Moon's basic teachings. I should talk to Mazza-Mirri about what this all means.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-61960 Wejdź do świątyni",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49910 Mazza-Mirri promised to tell me more about Arum-Khal. She may even know how we can stop him. I should follow her instructions and enter the Temple of the Hidden Moon.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-61961 Listen to Mazza-Mirri's Tale",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49937 I should talk to Mazza-Mirri about her plan to stop Arum-Khal for good.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-61962 Pass Mazza-Mirri's Test",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49912 Mazza-Mirri challenged me to prove my strength of will by fighting summoned dro-m'Athra—evil Khajiiti spirits. If I succeed, she will give me a weapon that can kill Arum-Khal permanently. I should proceed deeper into the temple to face this test.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-61963 Follow Mazza-Mirri",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49913 I passed Mazza-Mirri's test and earned the right to wield the weapon that can kill Arum-Khal. I should follow her into the next room.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-62572 Weź Ostrze Księżycowego Blasku",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49914 A mummified Khajiit sits in a hidden tomb with a sword across his lap. It seems this Moonlight Blade is the weapon I need to destroy Arum-Khal. I should take it.",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49915 A spirit appeared when I took the blade. I should see what it has to tell me.",
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[1] = "121487972-0-13713 Porozmawiaj z Vastarie",
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49763 The Moonlight Blade will help me defeat Arum-Khal, but age has weakened the enchantments that the Hidden Moon adepts placed on it. I should ask Vastarie if she can help, while also filling her in on the progress I've made.",
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[1] = "265851556-0-6322 An ancient Khajiiti lich named Arum-Khal threatens to emerge from the depths of the Ashen Scar. If Vastarie and I are to have any hope of stopping him, I'll need to learn more about the monastic order he betrayed: The Order of the Hidden Moon.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34652 Ah, you've arrived. I sense there's a great deal to uncover here.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34655 Very well. Who is this youth who travels with you, I wonder? Come, child. Let old Mazza-Mirri have a look at you.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-87688 Mazza-Mirri",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34654 Hmm. Some kind of Khajiiti children's tale?",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34171 You know better than that, witch of Azurah.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34656 Greetings, spirit. We've come in good faith.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34659 I see. The Hidden Moon adepts practiced a form of necromancy here, pressing the souls of their corrupted kin into service so that they might be redeemed. Fascinating.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-89615 Vastarie",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34657 So, the adepts charged themselves with defending the liminal border between this world and Oblivion—the Lunar Lattice, as they saw it. Gatekeepers, of a sort. Intriguing.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-89615 Vastarie",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34658 So, the adepts acted as soul shepherds? Ushering true souls to paradise, and bent souls to this Great Darkness. Hmm. Quite a task.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34660 Come now, wanderer. If you are not afraid. I have more to show you.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33584 Arum-Khal served our order for many years as our greatest champion. But as his power grew, so did his pride. In time, he renounced his faith in Azurah and turned to the dark path. The way of the dro-m'Athra.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33583 Now for the story no teaching stone can tell.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-87688 Mazza-Mirri",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33585 Many adepts fell under his sway, and the order collapsed into civil war. The battles sundered the temple and blighted the canyon below. We triumphed in the end, but Arum-Khal would not die. He fled—seeking refuge in one of his orbs.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33586 We locked the orbs away, but now our wards grow brittle, and Arum-Khal prepares to emerge once again. Only a warrior of the Hidden Moon can end this—and only with the powers of the Moonlight Blade.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34592 The dro-m'Athra approach, child. Will you dance to the song of the Dark? Or will you close your ears and fight?",
["name"] = "8290981-0-89586 Mazza-Mirri",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34604 Well done, child. Well done. Come. The sword is just ahead.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-89586 Mazza-Mirri",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33697 Behold, child. Shando-ri. Guardian of the Moonlight Blade.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-87688 Mazza-Mirri",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-33698 Know that if you take the sword, you take an oath to destroy Arum-Khal, as well.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-87688 Mazza-Mirri",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34228 It is, Shando.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-87688 Mazza-Mirri",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34227 Mazza-Mirri? So, the fateful moment is upon us.",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34232 Brave Shando-ri will guide you now, child. But do not fear! Old Mazza-Mirri will be watching.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-87688 Mazza-Mirri",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34601 Oh! Welcome back.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-86553 Vastarie",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34602 A witch of Azurah? Hmm. You bring worthy allies to this battle, sword-wielder.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-87686 Shando-ri",
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["text"] = "115740052-0-34603 And you've made a new friend, I see. Excellent.",
["name"] = "8290981-0-86553 Vastarie",
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[1] = "55049764-16-11792 It's as I thought. Spirits cling to practically every stone up here. Some more sociable than others. One in particular … it feels welcoming, but old. Wary.\n\nHave a look around. With any luck, at least one of these entities will present itself.",
[2] = "55049764-14-11792 An elderly Alfiq? That's a stroke of good fortune. Few Khajiit speak with more wisdom than an Alfiq Clan Mother.\n\nSpeak with her, but try to be diplomatic. Remember, we're the intruders.",
[3] = "55049764-11-11792 I think we can trust this Mazza-Mirri. Do as she asks and learn what you can.\n\nI'm going to head back to the tomb where you destroyed the phylactery. I can't shake the feeling that we missed something. We'll meet again soon. Azura guide you.",
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["204987124-0-57886 You think she'll lie to us?"] =
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["200879108-0-58181 No. But a small measure of skepticism certainly can't hurt.\n\nCome. Let's see what she wants to tell you."] = "",
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["228103012-0-57886 What's an Alfiq, again?"] =
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["200879108-0-57886 The smallest furstock of the Khajiit. Most are blessed with strong magical aptitude and the gift of foresight.\n\nOf course, gifts like that can turn a skillful liar into a master deceiver. So, listen carefully. I'll do the same."] = "",
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[2] = "55049764-12-11792 So, these Hidden Moon adepts used necromancy to guide and redeem lost Khajiiti souls. Seems their good intentions had unintended consequences.\n\nNow that we know the Hidden Moon adepts' story, maybe Mazza-Mirri will agree to help us.",
[1] = "55049764-13-11792 Well, we did come here for a history lesson. We'd best do what she says, for now.",
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["228103012-0-58318 Is this Alfiq really a spirit? She seems like flesh and blood to me."] =
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["200879108-0-58318 Ha! Surely you've been in the adventuring business long enough to know that looks can be deceiving.\n\nI don't understand her precise nature. Not yet, anyway. But she's flush with spiritual power. Don't take her for granted."] = "",
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[1] = "55049764-10-11792 I didn't gather up any ancient spirits, like you. But, I did make a vital discovery.\n\nIn studying the phylactery you destroyed, I identified three more orbs hidden deep within the temple catacombs. We should make destroying them a priority.",
[2] = "55049764-9-11792 Azura's will resonates within that Moonlight Blade, but it's so faint. Like a voice at the far end of a darkened hallway … or the other side of a stone door.\n\nThat's it! This sword, Arum-Khal's phylacteries—they're not vessels. They're gateways!",
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["232026500-0-13713 Good. We can destroy them, and Arum-Khal, with this weapon—the Moonlight Blade."] =
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["116521668-0-13713 The Moonlight Blade, eh? And I assume this spirit bound himself to the sword somehow? Fascinating.\n\nWith this blade, and a wise spirit guiding us, we finally have a real chance at defeating Arum-Khal. Well done, my friend."] = "",
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["55049764-10-11792 I didn't gather up any ancient spirits, like you. But, I did make a vital discovery.\n\nIn studying the phylactery you destroyed, I identified three more orbs hidden deep within the temple catacombs. We should make destroying them a priority."] =
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["232026500-0-13713 Good. We can destroy them, and Arum-Khal, with this weapon—the Moonlight Blade."] = "",
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["55049764-9-11792 Azura's will resonates within that Moonlight Blade, but it's so faint. Like a voice at the far end of a darkened hallway … or the other side of a stone door.\n\nThat's it! This sword, Arum-Khal's phylacteries—they're not vessels. They're gateways!"] =
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[1] = "55049764-12-11818 Trespasser or pilgrim? Hmph. Both, I think. But you walk this path aimlessly, child.\n\nI am Mazza-Mirri, Clan Mother of the Hidden Moon. Why are you here, I wonder?",
[2] = "55049764-11-11818 Why do you linger, child? Go. Learn.",
[3] = "55049764-10-11818 Do you see now, child? We servants of the Hidden Moon protected and guided the people's souls—both true souls and bent. Guardians and redeemers.\n\nNow, all that remains of our order are old stones and old spirits. Spirits like me.",
[4] = "55049764-9-11818 You mean to face a dark lich, but shrink at the sight of my cozy portal? Ha!\n\nWe cannot enter the temple through normal means, child. Not yet. Trust old Mazza-Mirri and step into the light.",
[5] = "55049764-8-11818 Make no mistake, child, Arum-Khal's power and hatred have only grown since we first locked him away.\n\nThe remnants of our order spent their waning years looking for a way to destroy him permanently. We found one. But it carries great risk.",
[6] = "55049764-7-11818 Your hesitation does not fill old Mazza-Mirri with confidence. If you want the blade, you must enter the next chamber and face my test.",
[7] = "55049764-6-11818 You asked for a means to destroy Arum-Khal. It rests in the arms of Shando-ri. Take it, child.",
[8] = "55049764-5-11818 It is good to see Shando again. Speak with him, child. I am certain he has things to tell you.",
[9] = "55049764-4-11818 You have the means to destroy Arum-Khal now. Azurah watch over you.\n\nTake care of Shando, child. Each of you will need the other before the end.",
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["204987124-0-57604 Why what?"] =
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["200879108-0-57622 Why do we not aid more dro-m'Athra? Why fear Namiira if we bear Azurah's blade? Why do we fear at all?\n\nMy answers never satisfied him. He was fiercely loyal to Azurah, but resentful, too. Impatient. And powerful enough to doubt our warnings."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57603 Why didn't you use it against Arum-Khal the first time?"] =
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["200879108-0-57606 We did. But despite the sword's power, Arum-Khal escaped to a place where we could not follow.\n\nThe adepts who survived our war with the lich made great sacrifices to further empower the blade. But by the time we were done, none remained to wield it."] = "",
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["204987124-1-57601 Tell me more about the Moonlight Blade."] =
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["204987124-0-56351 The Moonlight Blade?"] =
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["200879108-0-56352 Azurah's sword of the faithful. Ugh. You know nothing of our ways, child.\n\nEven so, I see strength in you and great deeds in your wake. Hmph. Read the stones that still stand here. We will see if your mind and spirit are as keen as your blades."] = "",
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["228103012-0-56357 Co poszło nie tak?"] =
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["200879108-0-56357 Azurah's twilight path—the path to love and redemption—is fraught with perils and temptations. I thought I prepared our adepts to face the darkness without falling to it. I failed. Arum-Khal is the result."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57623 Tell me more about the Moonlight Blade."] =
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["228103012-0-57601 I still have questions, Mazza-Mirri."] =
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["228103012-0-57567 May I ask you some questions?"] =
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["204987124-0-56357 If you know this much about Arum-Khal, you can help me stop him."] =
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["200879108-0-56364 How easy you make it sound. You may know that a dust storm will tear down your house, but knowledge alone will not beat back the wind. A wise corpse is no less dead.\n\nCome. Mazza-Mirri will teach you one last lesson."] = "",
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["228103012-0-56380 This Moonlight Blade, right? What is it?"] =
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["200879108-0-56380 It is more than a blade. It is a gateway. A path. A key. A sacred tool of our order, given to us by Azurah herself!\n\nPerhaps you can bear this weapon's weight. Perhaps not. This calls for another test, I think."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57602 Earn their way how?"] =
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["200879108-0-57612 By fighting for their true-spirited kin.\n\nVictory illuminated the soul and loosened Namiira's hold on them. When the noise of the Dark faded, even for an instant, they would remember who they were. Then we sent them home. To the Crossing."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57606 Is his escape related to those orbs? The phylacteries?"] =
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["200879108-0-57610 Yes, it is.\n\nHe twisted our powers to create something profane. We must use our powers to destroy it."] = "",
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["204987124-0-56383 I still have questions, Mazza-Mirri."] =
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["200879108-0-57601 I would worry if you didn't.\n\nWell, go on. Ask your questions, child."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57622 What pushed him over the edge?"] =
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["200879108-0-57624 When the time came to select a new steward of the Moonlight Blade, Azurah chose another to wield it. Shando-ri, his friend and rival.\n\nArum-Khal grew furious. He cursed Azurah, and swore revenge on the mother who spurned him."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57610 Your powers—you mean necromancy?"] =
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["204987124-0-57612 To the Crossing? What is that?"] =
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["200879108-0-57611 On the edge of eternity Azurah watches over the Gates of the Crossing behind the Lunar Lattice. It is a twilight realm where death's tide reaches the afterlife's shore. Khajiit must pass through it before they reach what waits beyond."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57624 That's when he became a lich?"] =
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["200879108-0-57623 Soon after, yes. He whispered lies to his fellow adepts. Convinced them that Azurah treated us as slaves and worse. Then came the battle.\n\nWe did not realize what Arum-Khal had become when the fighting started. Now we know."] = "",
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["204987124-1-57623 So, the Hidden Moon adepts practiced necromancy?"] =
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["204987124-2-57601 You said you knew Arum-Khal. What happened to him? How was he corrupted?"] =
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["204987124-1-57611 You said you knew Arum-Khal. What happened to him? How was he corrupted?"] =
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["204987124-1-57610 You said you knew Arum-Khal. What happened to him? How was he corrupted?"] =
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["200879108-0-57604 Arum-Khal was one of my greatest pupils. Strong … very strong. And sharp as Boethra's tongue. Like you, he asked endless questions. Why, Mazza-Mirri? Why? Why? Why? Why?"] = "",
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[1] = "55049764-17-11792 The Khajiiti spirit called Arum-Khal the Dark Adept and the ancient defiler. Could Arum-Khal's fate and the fate of the Hidden Moon adepts be intertwined?",
[2] = "55049764-15-11792 I'm going to take a moment to make sure we didn't miss anything here. I'll meet you at the temple summit soon. Unless you needed something?",
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["200879108-0-57991 I know little more than what I've already told you. I can guess its age from the state of the masonry and the religious motifs, I suppose. Early First Era, perhaps?\n\nThe Hidden Moon adepts venerated Azura above other deities—that much is clear."] =
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["200879108-0-58148 Yes. Sticks in the throat a bit, doesn't it?\n\nDro-m'Athra means something like dark spirit in the Khajiiti tongue. But I think that definition falls woefully short of describing them accurately."] =
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["200879108-0-57993 Well, modern Khajiiti teachings claim a third moon appears in the sky to usher in the birth of a new Mane—the spiritual leader of the Khajiit. \n\nPerhaps there was a time when it meant something else?"] =
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["204987124-0-57993 Something related to Azura?"] = "",
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["200879108-0-57270 A few.\n\nWe should get back to the task at hand."] =
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["200879108-0-57267 Lichdom is a state of being. The most sophisticated form of undeath.\n\nWhile lesser necromancers busy themselves with other people's souls, liches turn inward, manipulating their own soul to gain power and extend their life."] =
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["3952276-1-7717 Yes. Probably. Memories run deep in places like this, and where there are memories, there are spirits. Helpful ones, I hope. With any luck, one of them will answer our questions.\n\nNow, it's a long climb to the temple summit. Are you prepared?"] =
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["200879108-0-58152 There are things about Khajiiti souls that even I, a master of soul conjuring, don't understand.\n\nFor instance, only Khajiit can become dro-m'Athra. This indicates there's some hidden capacity or dreadful flaw unique to the race. A duality."] =
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["200879108-0-57996 Something unique.\n\nSome mages believe they're Daedra who serve the dark Prince, Namira. Others contend that the dro-m'Athra are just mortal Khajiiti souls held in her thrall. Neither definition sounds right to me."] =
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["200879108-0-57271 Traveling through the phylactery can tear a lich's psyche apart, resulting in madness. Long separation from one's soul can lead to apathy and megalomania, as well.\n\nIn almost all cases, lichdom becomes a curse in very short order."] =
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["200879108-0-57995 Yes. A tension between two opposing natures. A choice of some kind that no other race has to make.\n\nIt's a fascinating puzzle. If we survive this—and that is a significant if—I intend to give it my undivided attention."] =
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["200879108-0-57992 That would make sense.\n\nMy lady carries a single moon in her right hand, and legends speak of her parting the Tamrielic moons, Masser and Secunda, with a whisper. Stands to reason that she might hold dominion over this third Hidden Moon, too."] =
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["228103012-0-57267 What is a lich, exactly?"] = "",
["228103012-0-57994 What makes Arum-Khal more dangerous than other liches?"] = "",
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["3952276-0-7717 The former residents of the Hidden Moon Temple. They vanished centuries ago, but the ruins of their sanctuary remain.\n\nIf they managed to seal a lich like Arum-Khal away, they clearly possessed skills and techniques we can use."] =
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["20958740-0-7717 Do you think any of their knowledge remains?"] = "",
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["204987124-0-57993 Something related to Azura?"] =
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["200879108-0-57992 That would make sense.\n\nMy lady carries a single moon in her right hand, and legends speak of her parting the Tamrielic moons, Masser and Secunda, with a whisper. Stands to reason that she might hold dominion over this third Hidden Moon, too."] = "",
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["204987124-0-58148 What are they, exactly?"] =
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["200879108-0-57996 Something unique.\n\nSome mages believe they're Daedra who serve the dark Prince, Namira. Others contend that the dro-m'Athra are just mortal Khajiiti souls held in her thrall. Neither definition sounds right to me."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57991 Do you know the significance of the name? The Hidden Moon?"] =
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["200879108-0-57993 Well, modern Khajiiti teachings claim a third moon appears in the sky to usher in the birth of a new Mane—the spiritual leader of the Khajiit. \n\nPerhaps there was a time when it meant something else?"] = "",
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["20958740-0-7717 Do you think any of their knowledge remains?"] =
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["3952276-1-7717 Yes. Probably. Memories run deep in places like this, and where there are memories, there are spirits. Helpful ones, I hope. With any luck, one of them will answer our questions.\n\nNow, it's a long climb to the temple summit. Are you prepared?"] = "",
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["228103012-0-57267 What is a lich, exactly?"] =
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["204987124-0-57267 How does it work?"] =
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["200879108-0-57268 This is just academic curiosity, right? Because I can't overstate the risks.\n\nTo become a lich, the necromancer must press their soul through an arcane vessel called a phylactery. This requires a lifetime of study, mind you, and fierce power of will."] = "",
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["204987124-1-57995 Tell me more about this Temple of the Hidden Moon."] =
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["200879108-0-57991 I know little more than what I've already told you. I can guess its age from the state of the masonry and the religious motifs, I suppose. Early First Era, perhaps?\n\nThe Hidden Moon adepts venerated Azura above other deities—that much is clear."] = "",
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["249936564-0-7717 The Hidden Moon adepts?"] =
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["3952276-0-7717 The former residents of the Hidden Moon Temple. They vanished centuries ago, but the ruins of their sanctuary remain.\n\nIf they managed to seal a lich like Arum-Khal away, they clearly possessed skills and techniques we can use."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57996 Co masz na myśli?"] =
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["200879108-0-58152 There are things about Khajiiti souls that even I, a master of soul conjuring, don't understand.\n\nFor instance, only Khajiit can become dro-m'Athra. This indicates there's some hidden capacity or dreadful flaw unique to the race. A duality."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57269 Co to jest?"] =
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["200879108-0-57271 Traveling through the phylactery can tear a lich's psyche apart, resulting in madness. Long separation from one's soul can lead to apathy and megalomania, as well.\n\nIn almost all cases, lichdom becomes a curse in very short order."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57268 How does that make the mage more powerful?"] =
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["200879108-0-57269 Souls contain tremendous power, but they place certain checks on mortal will. Divesting the two—soul and mortal form—removes these boundaries. The effect is a virtually limitless magical horizon.\n\nThe process extracts a heavy toll, of course."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57994 A dro-m'Athra?"] =
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["200879108-0-58148 Yes. Sticks in the throat a bit, doesn't it?\n\nDro-m'Athra means something like dark spirit in the Khajiiti tongue. But I think that definition falls woefully short of describing them accurately."] = "",
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["204987124-0-57992 Can you tell me more about liches?"] =
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["200879108-0-57267 Lichdom is a state of being. The most sophisticated form of undeath.\n\nWhile lesser necromancers busy themselves with other people's souls, liches turn inward, manipulating their own soul to gain power and extend their life."] = "",
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["204987124-1-57270 What makes Arum-Khal more dangerous than other liches?"] =
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["204987124-0-57271 Do you know any liches?"] =
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["200879108-0-57270 A few.\n\nWe should get back to the task at hand."] = "",
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["20958740-1-7717 Yes, I'm ready to go investigate the temple."] =
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["228103012-0-57994 What makes Arum-Khal more dangerous than other liches?"] =
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["200879108-0-57994 Well, for starters, he's more than just a lich. He is also a dro-m'Athra."] = "",
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["204987124-0-58152 A duality?"] =
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["200879108-0-57995 Yes. A tension between two opposing natures. A choice of some kind that no other race has to make.\n\nIt's a fascinating puzzle. If we survive this—and that is a significant if—I intend to give it my undivided attention."] = "",
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["52420949-0-6322 Ścieżka Ukrytego Księżyca"] =
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["description"] = "103224356-0-49903 Vastarie suggested that we travel to the temple summit and seek out a helpful spirit who can tell us more about Arum-Khal.",
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[1] = "7949764-0-61952 Travel to the Temple Summit",
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[1] = "265851556-0-6322 An ancient Khajiiti lich named Arum-Khal threatens to emerge from the depths of the Ashen Scar. If Vastarie and I are to have any hope of stopping him, I'll need to learn more about the monastic order he betrayed: The Order of the Hidden Moon.",
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