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 * ''(After defeating gith hunters, spurned Vlaakith):'' “Voss was right. The qua'nith alerted us to the hunters.”
 ** ''(Defeated gith hunters, rejected Voss):'' “Githyanki hunters. Voss' device detected their presence.”
+====[[Gauntlet of Shar]]====
+'''Approaching [[Thorm Mausoleum]]:'''
+* ''(Looking at old graves near the mausoleum, [[Religion]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Selûne's faithful were buried here - and with surprisingly little care.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Make-do graves. Someone was in a hurry to bury their dead.”
+** ''(Knowing the story of the conflict):'' “Selûnite graves. They were no match for Shar's dark forces.”
+* ''(Upon approaching the entrance):'' “Curious sigils. I don't recognise them.”
+* ''(Found [[Dark Justiciar]] corpses near temple, knows the story):'' “Ketheric's army of Dark Justiciars, nothing but bones.”
+** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “Ancient corpses. Whose?”
+'''Inside the Mausoleum:'''
+* ''(Heard [[Balthazar|Balthazar’s]] warning from the skull):'' “Balthazar. Ketheric's necromancer lies ahead of us.”
+** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I have no desire to fall victim to a lack of caution in this lightless place.”
+** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's assume the defensive position until we have determined the best offence.”
+* ''(Saw Balthazar’s bone decorations):'' “Bones on display, but not as trophies. Some form of dark ritual.”
+* ''(Found [[Myrkul|Myrkul's]] symbol drawn by Balthazar, [[Religion]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “This is Myrkul's symbol. The Lord of Bones has touched this place.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “I should know this symbol - but the meaning evades me.”
+* ''(Found Balthazar’s map):'' “Judging by this map, there's a temple below - and something deadly waiting there.”
+'''Near [[Isobel|Isobel's]] sarcophagus:'''
+* ''(Found the tomb open, before reading the plaque):'' “An open tomb. Perhaps the occupant was restless.”
+** ''(Haven’t met Isobel yet):'' “Ketheric has a daughter - Isobel. What's become of her?”
+** ''(Met Isobel, does not know her parentage):'' “Isobel - the cleric at Last Light?”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “So she is the blood of Ketheric Thorm. Even Selûne's faithful have their secrets, it seems.”
+** ''(Knowing both):'' “Ah - this Isobel's resting place before Ketheric resurrected her.”
+* ''(Triggered a disarmed trap around Isobel’s tomb):'' “Not so much as a poison arrow. The trap's been disarmed - or broken.”
+* ''(Looking at the mural depicting Moonrise Tower, haven’t visited it):'' “A shining tower. A primitive depiction, but not unpleasant.”
+** ''(Already been to Moonrise):'' “Moonrise Towers in its prime. Hardly the monstrosity it is now.”
+* ''(Looking at the mural depicting grieving Ketheric, haven’t met him):'' “An elf in mourning? ''Chk'' - a fruitless tradition.”
+** ''(Has met Ketheric):'' “Ketheric Thorm, deep in mourning for his daughter - such a fruitless endeavour.”
+* ''(Looking at the mural depicting Ketheric with his army, not knowing the story):'' “An elf leading an army of Shar disciples - an unmistakable depiction.”
+** ''(Knows the story):'' “Ketheric Thorm, commanding a Sharran army. He'd turned his eyes from Selûne to her sister.”
+'''At the entrance to the temple itself:'''
+* ''(Spotted the transporting disc to the temple):'' “That disc is the way forward. I should see where it takes me.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Onto the disc, then. Unless you have a better idea.”
+* ''(First time entering the temple, [[Religion]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Dark. Pretentious. Shar's temples leave nothing to the imagination.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A temple, I presume - undoubtedly devoted to an inferior god.”
+* ''(Heard the statue talking):'' “The voice of Shar herself. Fascinating.”
+* ''(Heard [[Shar]] speaking again, elsewhere in the temple):'' “That voice - could it be the Dark Goddess herself?”
+* ''(Trying to open a magically-sealed door):'' “Blocked by magic. I will not let it stand in my way.”
+* ''(Pushed off by force field around the statue):'' “Tsk'va. A force as powerful as it was unexpected.”
+** ''(Saw any of the glowing rings around the statue):'' “I will not be bested by some Sharran trap. There's something about that ring...”
+** ''(Pushed off by force field of the outer ring):'' “Think, Lae'zel, think. There must be a way around it.”
+** ''(Pushed off by force field of the inner ring):'' “Close - but not close enough. Again!”
+'''Elsewhere in the inner temple:'''
+* ''(Spotted a [[Cloaker]]):'' “A cloaker. ''Tsk'va''!”
+* ''(Found shattered [[Mirror of Loss]], Arcana check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “This mirror was an instrument of Shar's faithful. Dark magic still flows from the shards.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A mirror this large, and in this place, must have more than just a simple looking glass.”
+* ''(Killed Balthazar):'' “Dead. A pity I can't toy with him a bit longer.”
+'''Dealing with [[Yurgir]] and [[Lyrthindor]]:'''
+* ''(Looking at orthon’s corpse installations in the temple, knowing about his presence):'' “It seems our orthon kills with a flair for art.”
+** ''(Not knowing about him):'' “A gruesome display. Someone's idea of art, it seems.”
+* ''(Entering orthon’s lair):'' “A dragon's lair worth of entrails. A shame I missed the battle.”
+* ''(Felt orthon’s ambush, [[Perception]] check successful):'' “Someone - something - is watching.”
+* ''(Looking at orthon’s bed):'' “A bed of corpses. Hellish, of course - but I respect the commitment.”
+* ''(Killed orthon, knows [[Raphael|Raphael’s]] demand):'' “A battle to remember. I'm sure Raphael will be pleased...”
+** ''(Not knowing Raphael’s demand):'' “Good riddance. This is no place for a wardevil.”
+* ''(An infernal circle near the rat altar, Arcana check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “An infernal ritual circle, I think.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Hm. Markings for some manner of ritual.”
+* ''(Found a [[One Becomes Many|scroll]] near the altar):'' “The spell claims to make many of one. Powerful magic.”
+* ''(Fighting rats, between waves):'' “These creatures think numbers alone can daunt me? Never.”
+'''Passing [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Trials_of_Shar|Trials of Shar]]:'''
+* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Soft-Step_Trial|Soft-Step Trial]] and read the hint book in the [[Silent Library]]):'' “The book was quite clear. Navigate the maze, avoid traps, avoid detection. Elementary, really.”
+** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “Bah - I'd sooner be severing heads than solving puzzles.”
+** ''(Spotted by a [[Shadow]] during the trial):'' “Really - back to the beginning? Vlaakith, grant me patience...”
+* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Self-Same_Trial|Self-Same Trial]], read the hint book):'' “I am meant to fight my double. Finally - a worthy opponent.”
+** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “What now? I tire of these mysteries.”
+* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Faith-Leap_Trial|Faith-Leap Trial]], read the hint book):'' “Step one: remember the platform locations. Step two: jump, just as the book explained.”
+** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “A puzzle of sorts. No match for superior wits, naturally.”
+* ''(Trying to activate the altar, not having a single [[Umbral Gem]] in inventory):'' “ An empty cleft - but I have nothing to fill it with.”
+* ''(Spotted the first Umbral Gem, not knowing its purpose):'' “A gem. Could be valuable.”
+** ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “A fine gem. And a fine fit for the altar.”
+* ''(Found another Gem, not knowing its purpose):'' “One gem is a prize. Two are a puzzle. They must have some use.”
+** ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “Yet another gem. One for every trial, surely.”
+* ''(In the Silent Library, pressed the correct button):'' “Access.”
+* ''(Picked up the [[Spear of Night]], not knowing its purpose):'' “Quite the spear. Keen point, hardy shaft - a good weapon to keep handy.”
+* ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “What an unusual spear. Is this the one Shadowheart seeks?”
+* ''(Using the second transporting disc, knowing about Trials):'' “The disc is moving. It must lead to the next step of Shar's Gauntlet.”
+** ''(Not knowing):'' “The disc is in motion. A welcome boon for an arduous journey.”
+'''At the Verge of Shadows and in the [[Shadowfell]]:'''
+* ''(Read a plaque before entering Nightsong’s prison and read Balthazar's diary in Moonrise):'' The blood of Selûne? Then what of this 'Nightsong'?
+** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “Sacrificial blood. Of course - Shar would demand no less.”
+* ''(Upon entering the Shadowfell):'' “A touch of the shadowfell. I feel so light - any leap should be a safe one.”
+* ''(Leaving the Shadowfell, Shadowheart disappeared):'' “Hm. So what kept you, Shadowheart?”
+'''Resolving [[Nightsong|Nightsong’s]] fate:'''
+* ''(Saw [[Aylin]] trapped):'' “I don't fear the grave. But an eternal cycle of death and rebirth? I can't bear to think of it.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “The quest for power has driven lesser men than Ketheric to worse cruelties.”
+* ''(Killed Nightsong with [[Shadowheart]] in party):'' “It is done. The Nightsong is no more.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Your goddess is satisfied. Or so I hope, for your sake.”
+* ''(Killed her, Shadowheart is not in party):'' “Immortal, indeed. And angry for certain.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Going forward, stay your hand. In her death, we'll find neither purpose nor pleasure.
+* ''(Killed her, with Shadowheart as an avatar):'' “Vicious. Only a coward refuses her challenger the chance to fight back.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Your goddess is appeased, then. How grand for you.”
+* ''(Freed Nightsong with [[Shadowheart]] in party or without her):'' “A well-chosen ally. In her suffering, she's found strength.”
+** ''(Responding remark to either):'' “Ketheric Thorm's immortal no longer. He will know true death at our hands.”
+* ''(Freed her, with Shadowheart as an avatar):'' “By all the planes - she is a mighty force, one I'm glad to call an ally.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Ketheric is eternal no longer. We should strike now, while he's at his most fragile.”
+* ''(Surrendered Nightsong to Balthazar, with [[Shadowheart]] in party or without her):'' “The choice is made, and fate is written.”
+** ''(Responding remark to either):'' “With every choice, a consequence. We haven't seen the last of the Nightsong.”
+* ''(Surrendered her to Balthazar, with Shadowheart as an avatar):'' “You sacrificed the Nightsong to Ketheric. How proud you must feel, Shadowheart.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Our ally is chosen. There is no going back.”
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 * ''(Observing the landscape from the Moonrise rooftop):'' “This must have been quite the view once. Now, a mere shadow of the past.”
 * ''(On the rooftop, looking into the tentacle hole):'' “The tentacle has taken him below - if I'm to end the bastard, I've got to follow.”
+====[[Mind Flayer Colony]]====
+* ''(Entering the colony, investigating):'' “''Tla tavki''. The tower's ''ghaik'' infection runs deeper than I thought.”
+** ''(Respond to [[Jaheira|Jaheira’s]] recalling previous experience):'' “Be thankful you don't carry one of their worms inside your skull.”
+* ''(Looking at neutral [[Intellect Devourer]]s):'' “The devourers are leaving us be. They think we're one of them.”
+* ''(Approaching [[Mizora|Mizora’s]] pod):'' “Is that... Mizora in that pod?”
+* ''(Found brine pool, [[Perception]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Not a single parasite. Which means they've all been put to use...”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A brine pool - but it's empty.”
+* ''(Caught the last tadpole):'' “No ordinary tadpole, that. I can hear its call, deep in my head.”
+<!--* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, never used it before ? check failed): “Inactive. It must need a power source.”
+* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, never used it before ? check successful): “The device siphons power from whomever lies in that cradle. I can think of a few worthy candidates...”
+* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, used it before): “It requires a living host for its power. And a rat will hardly do.”
+* (Regeneration pod being used on non-living creature): “Inactive. The power source must be inadequate.”
+* (When lying on the bed near the regeneration pod being used): “Ngh. Well - it could have been worse.”-->
+'''In the [[Necrotic Laboratory]] and [[Mind_Flayer_Colony#Morgue|Morgue]]:'''
+* ''(At the Necrotic Laboratory, near ritual circle, [[Arcana]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Ritual necromancy - essence is drained from the living to turn them undead.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “I do not know what this magic is. And I am in no hurry for answers.”
+* ''(Solved the [[Necrotic_Laboratory#Brain_Puzzle|mind puzzle]]):'' “The way is opened. The reward better be worth the effort.”
+** ''(Leaving the puzzle vault, answers [[Gale|Gale’s]] question):'' “Led by the great Mother Gith, my people cast off our chains and eliminated our ''ghaik'' slavers from the Astral Plane - though they still fester elsewhere.”
+* ''(Reading illithid manuscripts, Arcana check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “I can read ''ghaik'' script. Is this the tadpole's doing?”
+** ''(Failed):'' “I've never seen symbols like this. But I still know them. How?”
+* ''(Found [[Mol|Mol’s]] eyepatch, met her):'' “Mol's eyepatch. But what's become of the child?”
+** ''(Never met her):'' “An eyepatch. But whose?”
+* ''(Feeling the effect of the [[Resonance Stone]]):'' “Is this... is this joy I feel? It's terrible. And incredible.”
+** ''(The effect ended):'' “Ah, the joy's faded. No matter - I much prefer furious indignation.”
+* ''(Entering the colony’s [[Mind_Flayer_Colony#Morgue|Morgue]]):'' “By the One in the Void, this stench could choke a ''neogi'' master.”
+* ''(Saw a blood pool in the Morgue):'' “An ocean of blood. ''Ghaik'' depravity truly knows no bounds.”
+** ''(If the party has already been to the [[Oubliette]]):'' “The blood lake once more. And the ''ghaik'''s grand design for our future, laid bare.”
+* ''(Splattered with blood from a morgue chute):'' “Wonderful. Just fantastic.”
+** ''(Looking at the corpse that fell out with blood from the chute):'' “A victim dumped from Moonrise. And hardly the first.”
+'''Final fight with Ketheric Thorm:'''
+* ''(Before descending to Ketheric, saw nautiloid fleet):'' “A whole fleet of ''ghaik'' nautiloids. How many thralls has the 'Absolute' infected?”
+* ''(Activating the elevator while it’s at the same level):'' “Pointless to touch this foul device - the platform is already here.”
+* ''(Taking the elevator down to Ketheric):'' “Feel that? Our tadpoles are restless.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Something's roused them. Something significant.”
+* ''(Started a final fight with Ketheric, [[Nightsong]] captured again):'' “''Tsk'va''. Thorm can't die while Nightsong's still caged!”
+* ''(Killed Ketheric Thorm):'' “Myrkul's Chosen is naught but a corpse. Let us see the other two suffer the same fate.”
+* ''(Took Ketheric’s [[Netherstone]] after killing him as [[Apostle of Myrkul]], stayed loyal):'' “Myrkul's Chosen has fallen. ''Ch'mar, zal'a Vlaakith!''”
+** ''(Took Ketheric’s Netherstone, spurned Vlaakith):'' “Myrkul's Chosen has fallen. ''Ch'mar, zal'a Gith!''”
 <!--''(After dispelling the Shadow Curse, leaving [[Moonrise Towers]])''