Imperial Schemes Spoilers
The following is the transcript for the mission AU11 - Imperial Schemes
| Contents [hide] |
Script
Scene 1: Aht Urhgan Whitegate
Naja Salaheem: ...
Naja Salaheem: ...
Naja Salaheem: ...
Naja Salaheem: ...
Naja Salaheem: ...
The document on the desk bears the mark of the two-headed serpent... Ask Naja about the document?
PLAYERNAME: Probably a bad idea...
Naja Salaheem: So, are you just gonna stand there, blockin' out my light?
Naja Salaheem: ...
Ask Naja about the document?
PLAYERNAME: Sure.
Naja Salaheem: Ya wanna know what this document is all about?
Naja Salaheem: You rrreally are stretching my patience.
Naja Salaheem: This document was sent by the Aht Urhgan Archaeological Research Institute--the same organization that rrrequested your mercenary services.
Naja Salaheem: Why do ya think they sent this?
PLAYERNAME: No idea!
Naja Salaheem: Don't play the innocent with me! Why do you think?
PLAYERNAME: Money?
Naja Salaheem: Don't get funny with me, mister/miss!
Naja Salaheem: Abquhbah!
Abquhbah: Y-yes, ma'am!
Naja Salaheem: Read out Player rank PLAYERNAME's mercenary attendance record!
Abquhbah: Since leaving to carry out the request from the Aht Urhgan Archaeological Research Institute, Player rank PLAYERNAME...
Abquhbah: ...has not returned to report a single detail of his/her mission to President Naja!
Abquhbah: That is all!
Naja Salaheem: Let's hear your explanation, PLAYERNAME.
Naja Salaheem: Hm?
Naja Salaheem: You say you went to the undersea ruins as rrrequested?
Naja Salaheem: Are you tellin' me that you ignored company regulations and made a report to the palace before returnin' to your beloved president?
Naja Salaheem: So, knowing the consequences, you acted independently and above your lowly station of mercenary pawn?
Naja Salaheem: What's the world comin' to?
Naja Salaheem: If the palace finds out I can't even control my own employees...
Naja Salaheem: I have your rrreward from the A.A.R.I. Let's see how much is left out of your 255 Imperial gold pieces when I deduct your fines!
Naja Salaheem: Ya better hope the reward covers your infrrractions!
Amnaf: Grand Vizier Razfahd, we have awaited your arrival.
Amnaf: I have a message from Ghatsad... The "bell" has been set on the mercenary.
Razfahd: The adventurer from the Middle Lands?
Rishfee: Yes, sir.
Razfahd: I have good news.
Razfahd: Our efforts regarding the candescences are proceeding according to plan.
Razfahd: All the pieces are falling into place...
Nashmeira: Excellent.
Nashmeira: We have faith that you will not fail us...
Razfahd: Your Magnificence is too kind.
Nashmeira: However...
Nashmeira: We grow tired of waiting...
Razfahd: My most humble apologies, Your Magnificence.
Razfahd: I beseech your patience a little while longer...
Razfahd: Our actions must not draw the attention of our citizens, or our neighbors...
Nashmeira: We are aware of this.
Razfahd: It is our wish to see the "treasure" in the hands of the Empress.
Nashmeira: Our wishes are the wishes of the Empire...
Nashmeira: Do not lose sight of that...
Razfahd: The Age of Judgment is at hand.
Razfahd: Deal with any who threaten our progress...
Raubahn: Sir.
Razfahd: We cannot give free reign to these otherworldly fiends...
???: "Otherworldly fiends"...
???: Is he talking about ghosts?
???: What else could it be...?
???: Wonderful.
???: It appears our dreary days in the palace will soon be at an end.
???: Uhuh...
???: Can't you show a little more enthusiasm?
Aphmau: Huh? Oh, yes. Wonderful.
Razfahd: Our main objective is to make them think the candescences are our primary concern.
???: Ghosts are certainly more interesting than this endless speculation about the candescences.
Aphmau: ...
Nashmeira: Grand Vizier. We wish to know more about these spirits returning to plague the living...
Razfahd: The ghosts? I would not wish to trouble Her Magnificence with mere rumors.
Nashmeira: Be that as it may, you will tell us more...
???: Hmm. The Empress knows more than she pretends.
Amnaf: Your Magnificence...
Amnaf: In recent years, the rumors concerning the appearance of spirits, and a ghost ship menacing the waters of the Cyan Deep, have become more and more frequent.
Amnaf: The Immortals believe many of these rumors to stem from the activities of the Lamia...
???: Don't skip ahead! Back to the ghost ship!
Amnaf: I...yes, the ghost ship. It bears the name of a famous shipwreck known as the Ashu Talif...
Nashmeira: Continue.
Amnaf: Yes, Your Magnificence. While I must stress these stories are merely the rumors of the townspeople, there has been a strange twist to the tale...
Amnaf: It is said that the true name of this ghost ship is really the Black Coffin--a pirate ship of the lost Kingdom of Ephramad.
Aphmau: A pirate ship...
Rishfee: We believe these inflammatory rumors to be the work of the Seagull Phratrie, the descendants of the Kingdom of Ephramad.
Rishfee: These rebels have lost their ships, and are barely avoiding our grasp.
Rishfee: They conjure these heroes from the past to bolster their spirits.
Amnaf: It is just...
Razfahd: Go on.
Amnaf: There are citizens of Ephramad descent who are poised to join with the rebels. They say Luzaf has returned...
Razfahd: Preposterous. Luzaf perished with his kingdom over two hundred years ago...
Nashmeira: We would know the truth behind this ghost ship...
Razfahd: ...!
???: Oho!
Razfahd: Your Magnificence, we cannot mobilize Imperial troops on the basis of mere rumor...
Nashmeira: If you are unwilling to shoulder this task...
Nashmeira: Puppetmaster. You will solve the mystery of this ghost ship.
Aphmau: Wha-? I, I...
???: We accept this task!
???: How can we refuse a direct request from the Empress?
Razfahd: But, Your Magnificence! I do not think that these...
???: This is no longer your concern.
???: We shall recruit assistance from Salaheem's Sentinels.
Razfahd: ...
Nashmeira: Aphmau, Ovjang... We await word of your success...
Ovjang: Yes, Your Magnificence! Come along, Aphmau.
Aphmau: W-wait...!
Raubahn: Grand Vizier?
Razfahd: It is the will of the Empress...
Razfahd: But do not let them out of your sight.
Naja Salaheem: ...puttin' off a direct order...11 Imperial gold pieces.
Naja Salaheem: For ignorin' company rrregulations...7 Imperial gold pieces.
Naja Salaheem: For forgettin' the company motto...3 Imperial gold pieces.
Naja Salaheem: For concealin' your actions...6 Imperial gold pieces.
Naja Salaheem: For disrespectin' your president...9 Imperial gold pieces.
Naja Salaheem: For makin' me repeat myself...15 Imperial gold pieces.
Naja Salaheem: Which comes to a total of 255 Imperial gold pieces!
Naja Salaheem: Heh heh. You're lucky ya didn't go into the rrred.
Naja Salaheem: But there's definitely somethin' fishy goin' on here.
Naja Salaheem: It's mighty strrrange to have the rrreward arrrive before you did.
Naja Salaheem: Might be worth lookin' into this.
Naja Salaheem: I don't like bein' manipulated, even if it is by the Empress herself.
Naja Salaheem: Time to remind the Empire that the wildcat has claws...
|
