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 == Location Remarks ==
+=== Prologue ===
+{{SpoilerBox|nograd=1|unhide=1|
+{{UnderConstruction|section}}
+==== [[Nautiloid#Nursery|Nursery]] and [[Nautiloid#Surgery_room|Surgery]] ====
+* ''(Climbed out from the [[Mind Flayer Pod]]):'' “What is this ''ghaik'' trickery? Where am I?”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “A nautiloid? Could it be?”
+* ''(Interacted with her own pod, 1):'' “''Abomination.''”
+** ''(Interacted with her own pod, 2):'' “Damnable pod. I'll see that my captors suffer.”
+* ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 1):'' "''Chk.''"
+** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 2):'' “Time is short. No need to tarry.”
+** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 3):'' “''Ghaik'' pod. Accursed thing.”
+** ''(Interacted with any other intact pod in the room, 4):'' “Empty - one of ours.”
+* ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Incinerated. Not everyone was fated to survive.”
+** ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Incinerated. Better them than me.”
+** ''(Interacted with any other ruptured pod in the room, ):'' “Incinerated beyond recognition.”
+* ''(Looked out from the hull breach):'' “One of the Nine Hells.”
+* ''(Looted a dead [[Mind Flayer]]):'' “Dead. If only I'd slain it myself.”
+* ''(Used the [[Restoration]]):'' “I feel... refreshed.”
+* ''(After the first fight with the [[Lesser Imp]]s, as a party member):'' “You prove surprisingly adequate in battle. Now - to the helm.”
+* ''(After the first fight with the [[Lesser Imp]]s, as an avatar):'' “They're dead, Vlaakith be praised. Now - to the helm.”
+* ''(Saw a dragon on the way to upper deck):'' “The nautiloid won't withstand these dragon attacks for long. Forward!”
+* ''(Interacting with the [[Tentacle Aquarium]] for the first time):'' “Brains, for these vile ''ghaik'' to feast on.”
+** ''(After the first time):'' “Yet more brains. A veritable banquet for an illithid.”
+* ''(Interacting with [[Cerebral Aquarium]] for the first time):'' “Folliage - collected for study by ''ghaik''.”
+* ''(After the first time):'' “Folliage - collected from the many planes for study by ''ghaik''.”
+==== [[Nautiloid#Ceremorphosis_chambers|Ceremorphosis Chamber]] ====
+* ''(Upon entering the chamber, saw the control panel):'' “''Ghaik'' machinery. I can make no sense of it.” ''(played only if Lae'zel hasn't entered the room with the avatar, otherwise her line will be played)''
+* ''(Trying to read the central sigil, [[Arcana]] failed):'' “An arcane sigil. What might it mean?”
+* ''(Trying to read the left sigil, Arcana failed):'' “A sigil I cannot make sense of.”
+* ''(Trying to read the right sigil, Arcana failed):'' “''Chk.'' I cannot make this out.”
+* ''(Used ‘Unleash’ button):'' “Dead already.”
+* ''(Used ‘Aggression’ button):'' “They've turned aggressive. A most powerful machine.”
+* ''(Try to open the [[Elaborate Reliquary]] without a key):'' “A reliquary - requires a key.”
+** ''(Found the [[Gold Key]]):'' “A key. What might it unlock?”
+** ''(Found the key, already tried to open the chest):'' “A key. I must see what that reliquary contains.”
+* ''(Found a socket in [[Shadowheart|Shadowheart’s]] pod):'' “Locked down. It needs whatever fits in that socket.”
+** ''(Found the [[Eldritch Rune]]):'' “This must fit the device near that pod.”
+** ''(Found the Eldritch Rune, hasn’t spoken to Shadowheart):'' “An unusual item. Where does it fit?”
+* ''(Saw dozens of pods in the Transformation room, as an avatar):'' “''Kaincha.'' I can hardly bear to look.”
+* ''(Saw dozens of pods in the Transformation room, as a party member):'' “''Tsk'va!'' How many hosts have these ''ghaik'' infected?”
+* ''(Trying to read the button in Transformation room, Arcana failed):'' “A mystery, even to me.”
+* ''(Saw the woman in the pod transformed):'' “Foul ''ghaik''! Transformed by a lever. That must never be our fate.”
+* ''(Sat in one of the chairs surrounding the pod in Transformation room):'' “Voices...”
+** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I hear nothing of the sort.”
+** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “The chair. It's connected to the nautiloid's systems - and its ''ghaik''.”
+** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Come. It will no good to draw undue attention.”
+* ''(Picked up either [[Slave Mind]] or [[Dark Mind]]):'' “A brain. Nourishment for the ''ghaik''.”
+** ''(Picked up the second one of these two):'' “More mind flayer food.”
+* ''(Urging the avatar to move on 1):'' “To the helm - we must not delay.”
+* ''(Urging the avatar to move on 2):'' “There is no time to tarry.”
+* ''(Urging the avatar to move on 3):'' “Do you wish to die? We cannot linger here.”
+* ''(Urging the avatar to move on 4):'' “We must go to the helm - now.”
+==== [[Nautiloid#Helm|The Helm]] ====
+* ''(In [[Multiplayer]] regime, if another player has entered the Helm, while avatar hasn’t yet):'' “To the helm, before the ship disintegrates!”
+* ''(On the third turn of the fight in the Helm):'' “Impact is imminent. I must connect the helm.”
+* ''(On the fifth turn of the fight in the Helm):'' “No time left. I must reach the helm!”
+* ''(Mind Flayer turns on the party after killing [[Zhalk|Commander Zhalk]]):'' “The ''ghaik'''s turned on us. Get to the transponder!”
+* ''(Mind Flayer died in the fight with cambions):'' “The ''ghaik'' met its match. If only I'd dealt the killing blow instead.”
+* ''(Mind Flayer and cambions dead, avatar reminds themselves of the transponder):'' “Focus - I need to reach the transponder.”
+* ''(Interacting with [[Nautiloid Tank]] 1):'' “Curious tank. A gestation chamber, perhaps.”
+* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 2):'' “''Chk'' - another tank.”
+* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 3):'' “And another.”
+* ''(Interacting with Nautiloid Tank 4):'' “''Kaincha'' - another one.”
+}}
 === Act One ===
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 {{UnderConstruction|section}}
-==== [[Nautiloid]]====
-* ''(Near the arterial mesh to the second 'level')'' "The nautiloid won't withstand these dragon attacks for long. Forward."
 ==== [[Ravaged Beach]] and [[Roadside Cliffs]] ====
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 * ''(Found dead tiefling children after goblins' attack on the grove):'' “Younglings or not, the weak must be culled.”
 * ''(Found the vines all around the grove blocking the entrance):'' “The vines are inpenetrable.”
-** ''(Found the vines all around the grove, knows about [[Rite of Thorns]]):'' “Let's not linger - the ritual is complete.”
+** ''(Found the vines all around the grove, knows about [[Rite of Thorns (ritual)|Rite of Thorns]]):'' “Let's not linger - the ritual is complete.”
 * ''(Tried to attack the vines):'' “Useless. A silver sword couldn't slice through.”
+==== The [[Forest]] and the [[Owlbear Nest]] ====
+* ''(Dealt with [[Andrik]] and [[Brynna]], not knowing about the cult of [[Absolute]]):'' “True Soul. Absolute. What ravings are these?”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “A religion. Or a cult. All influenced by their Absolute.”
+* ''(Heard about the cult previously from [[Sazza]]):'' “The goblin Sazza spoke of the Absolute too.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “A religion. Or a cult. All influenced by their Absolute.”
+* ''(Saw [[Edowin|Edowin’s]] tadpole exerting from his body):'' “Horrid creature. That one lives inside me is… repulsive.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Come - we'll not find purification here.”
+* ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar):'' “No blood, no clear wound. Like the boar's life was simply sucked away.”
+* ''(Healed the [[Owlbear|Mother Owlbear]]):'' “Healed or not, she's a hungry beast. Be cautious.”
+* ''(Found Mother Owlbear killed by goblins, if the party have spared her earlier):'' “Goblins have silenced the owl-beast.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “I'd expect no less of vermin.”
+* ''(Finding a shrine to Selûne, [[Religion]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' "A shrine to Selûne in a grotto like this?"
+** ''(Failed):'' "Look there - a shrine."
+* ''(Near the magically sealed chest):'' "Sealed by magic. There's no smashing this open."
+** ''(Found a prayer, [[Investigation]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A prayer, with the same symbol as the chest - divine magic.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A prayer, and a symbol. Hidden for a reason, perhaps.”
+** ''(Tried to open without disarming magical seal):'' “''Agh''! Protective magic.”
+** ''(Opened the chest by reading the prayer):'' “The chest's unlocked. Simple magic.”
+* ''(Picked up the scroll with the [[Selûnite Rite]]):'' "A Selûnite coming-of-age ritual. More arduous than I'd have expected."
+====[[Sunlit Wetlands]]/[[Putrid Bog]]====
+'''Dealing with [[Demir]] and [[Johl]]:'''
+* ''(Saw [[Auntie Ethel]] disappeared after helping her against brothers):'' “ Gone in a wink. I suspect we've been played for fools.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Ethel is dangerous, if the brothers spoke true. Perhaps we should pay a visit.”
+* ''(Found the brothers dead, haven’t met them):'' “Not just dead: gutted. Hardly a painless kill.” ''(also serves as a Responding remark when have met the brothers)''.
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “An expert kill - and a painful one.”
+** ''(Have encountered them arguing with Ethel):'' “The brothers, dead. So much for a family reunion.”
-==== [[Forest]]====
+'''At the [[Druid Sanctuary]]/[[Decrepit Sanctuary]]:'''
-* ''(After letting the [[Edowin|Edowin’s]] tadpole flee)'' “Horrid creature. That one lives inside me is… repulsive.”
+* ''(Read [[Kagha|Kagha’s]] recruitment letter from [[Shadow Druids]]):'' “Kagha does not just protect the circle. She means to turn it.”
-* ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar)'' “No blood, no clear wound. Like the boar's life was simply sucked away.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “A pitiless druid harbours a deep secret? Shocking.”
-* ''(After helping Auntie Ethel against Demir and Johl)'' “ Gone in a wink. I suspect we've been played for fools.”
+** ''(Read the letter before meeting Kagha):'' “Shadow Druids? This Kagha could prove an obstacle.”
-* ''(Found [[Demir]] and [[Johl]] dead)'' “Not just dead: gutted. Hardly a painless kill.”
+* ''(Noticed the knife-damaged tree bark in the Decrepit Sanctuary):'' “That tree's been marked. Hardly nature's work.”
-* ''(Finding carnage on the Sunlit Wetlands beach)'' "A bloodbath. Someone - something - made quick work of the place."
+** ''(Saw the damaged bark, knowing about Kagha’s letter):'' “An odd tree. That note to Kagha mentioned something like this.”
-** ''([[Investigation]] check, successful)'' “Redcaps. The trails in the blood leave no doubt.”
-** ''(Failed)'' “Whatever did this, I hope it stayed near. I thirst for battle.”
-* ''(Entering [[Overgrown Tunnel]])'' “Ghastly place.”
-* ''(After speaking with [[Lorin]] in the Overgrown Tunnel)'' “Just a hallucination, nothing more.”
-** ''(Responding remark)'' “Ignore him. A hallucination, nothing more.”
-* ''(After defeating [[Gandrel]], stood to Astarion)'' "A sage's choice - Astarion's skills serve us well."
-* ''(Betrayed Astarion to Gandrel)'' “I find few things delightful. Your surrender of Astarion is among them.”
-* (Read Kagha’s recruitment letter from Shadow Druids): “Kagha does not just protect the circle. She means to turn it.”
+'''Elsewhere in the Wetlands/Bog:'''
-** (Responding remark): “A pitiless druid harbours a deep secret? Shocking.”
+* ''(Found a sword and a helmet in the middle of the bog {{coords|-3|277}}):'' “A fine enough sword. I presume the swamp has long swallowed its owner.”
-** (Read the letter before meeting Kagha): “Shadow Druids? This Kagha could prove an obstacle.”
+* ''(Tried to pick a fruit from a [[Sunlit_Wetlands#Barbed_Bulrush|Barbed Bulrush]], pricked a finger):'' “Ack - my finger. Those thorns are sharp.”
-* (Noticed the knife-damaged tree bark in the Decrepit Sanctuary): “That tree's been marked. Hardly nature's work.”
+* ''(Found slaughtered campsite on the riverbank):'' "A bloodbath. Someone - something - made quick work of the place."
-** (Saw the damaged bark, knowing about Kagha’s letter): “An odd tree. That note to Kagha mentioned something like this.”
+** ''([[Nature]] check successful):'' “Redcaps. The trails in the blood leave no doubt.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Whatever did this, I hope it stayed near. I thirst for battle.”
+* ''(After defeating [[Gandrel]], stood to [[Astarion]]):'' "A sage's choice - Astarion's skills serve us well."
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “If he outlives his usefulness, you can dispose of him as you wish.”
+* ''(Betrayed Astarion to Gandrel):'' “I find few things delightful. Your surrender of Astarion is among them.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Astarion's as good as dead. I won't waste another thought on him.”
+'''In the [[Riverside Teahouse]]/[[Gnarled Teahouse]]:'''
+* ''(Near the fireplace in hag’s house, [[Arcana]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Illusory flames - hiding a passage. Where does it lead?”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A warm fire, yet no ''ghaik'' head to roast on it. Pity.”
+* ''(After Ethel hasn’t succeed to extract the tadpole):'' “The tadpole is tainted? This might explain the unusual course of the infection...”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “The ''ghaik'' leave nothing to chance - and neither should we. We stay our course.”
+* ''(Ethel fled from the house, peaceful encounter):'' “Gone. Seeking more pawns for her head games, no doubt.”
+** ''(Ethel fled from the house escaping a combat):'' “Enough of this. It is time to find the hag and end this game.”
+* ''(Reached out to [[Connor Vinderblad|Connor’s]] coffin while the hag is still alive):'' “''Ngh'' - that stung!”
+** ''(Tried to touch it second time):'' “''Ugh'' - it's even stronger now.”
+'''In the [[Overgrown Tunnel]] and the [[Ancient Abode]]:'''
+* ''(Chasing after Ethel through the illusory fireplace):'' “Where are you? Get out here and let's be done with it.”
+* ''(Entering [[Overgrown Tunnel]]):'' “Ghastly place.”
+* ''(After speaking with [[Lorin]] in the [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Entrance_Gallery|Entrance Gallery]]):'' “Just a hallucination, nothing more.”
+** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Ignore him. A hallucination, nothing more.”
+** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Probably another of the hag's mind games. Nothing more.”
+* ''(Lorin died after being forced out of his corner):'' “Dead. Powerful magic at work, surely.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Powerful magic at work.”
+* ''(Put on a [[Whispering Mask]] and saw through illusion):'' “Curious. The illusion's been shattered.”
+** ''(Failed a [[Wisdom]] save against Ethel’s mask):'' “''Pa'vrylk!'' Out of my head!”
+** ''(Freed from Ethel’s masks mind control):'' “My mind is my own. ''Finally.''”
+** ''(Other hag’s victims act neutral when wearing a Whispering Mask):'' “They do not attack. The mask must ward them off.”
+* ''(Wandered into Ethel’s lair, the hag is not there):'' “That smell. Death, decay - it's stupendous.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Stay ready. We aren't alone here.”
+* ''(Entered [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Acrid_Workshop|Acrid Workshop]]):'' “Bones and blood everywhere. Hallmarks of torture.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “The hag's leftovers, I presume.”
+* ''(After Ethel’s set [[Mayrina|Mayrina’s]] cage on fire):'' “The cage won't last long. Nor will the girl.”
+* ''(After resurrecting Connor Vinderblad):'' “Mayrina is free - but we paid dearly for it.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let us be mindful in the future, at least. There are few fair bargains.”
 ==== [[Blighted Village]] ====
-* ''(Spotted goblins upon entering the village)'' “There, on the rooftops. Fresh blood awaits.”
+* ''(Spotted goblins' ambush upon entering the village):'' “There, on the rooftops. Fresh blood awaits.”
-* ''(Found a hopscotch game)'' “Bah! A children's game. These young should have been sparring - not making merry.”
-* ''(Found blacksmith's blueprints)'' "Weapon designs. The work of a ''mlar'' - a smith, as the locals say."
+'''At the [[Blighted_Village#Blacksmith's_Forge|blacksmith's house]] and cellar:'''
-** ''(Responding remark)'' "Simple inkwork, simple design. Hardly the pinnacle of metalcraft."
+* ''(Picked up [[Selûnite Necklace]] in blacksmith’s house):'' “A symbol of the rising moon - this is a Selûnite necklace.”
+* ''(Found blacksmith's blueprints):'' "Weapon designs. The work of a ''mlar'' - a smith, as the locals say."
+** ''(Responding remark):'' "Simple inkwork, simple design. Hardly the pinnacle of metalcraft."
+** ''(Found another set of blueprints on the wall near the smithy):'' “Weapon designs. The blacksmith's work.”
+** ''(Responding remark, if already knows about adding [[Sussur Tree Bark]]):'' “Simple inkwork, no sussur bark mentioned. Hardly the pinnacle of the craft.”
+* ''(Added sussur bark to the melting forge, has read blueprints):'' “This looks suitable. Now, to add a greatsword, sickle, or dagger.”
+** ''(Hasn’t seen blueprints):'' “The bark is in place. But what is its purpose?”
+** ''(If has read apprentice’s journal, but hasn’t seen blueprints):'' “Master weapons? The blueprints can't be far.”
+* ''(Found a crumbling wall in the cellar):'' “Falling apart. Just like the rest of this pathetic realm.”
+'''In the [[Whispering Depths]]:'''
 * ''(After climbing down the well rope, [[Survival]] check):''
-** ''(Successful)'' "Giant webs. They'll alert their spinners with a mere touch."
+** ''(Successful):'' "Giant webs. They'll alert their spinners with a mere touch."
-** ''(Failed)'' "Webs everywhere. Which means spiders anywhere."
+** ''(Failed):'' "Webs everywhere. Which means spiders anywhere."
-** ''(Touched the web and heard the shriek)'' "We woke something up. And it isn't happy."
+** ''(Touched the web and heard [[Ettercap|Ettercap's]] shriek):'' "We woke something up. And it isn't happy."
-* ''(After killing bugbear and ogre couple)'' “I doubt those beasts were expecting… visitors.”
+* ''(Felt air motion from the deeper pit):'' “Feel that? A breeze. Something's down there.”
-** ''(Responding remark)'' “I'll refrain from detailing my conquests, lest you die of embarrassment.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Lead the way.”
-* ''(Entered [[Apothecary's Cellar]])'' “A laboratory. What mysteries are lurking here?”
-* ''(Found the tome in the Apothecary’s Cellar)'' “A book of death magic. Let's see what spirits lurk within.”
+'''In the [[Apothecary's Cellar]]:'''
-** ''(Destroyed the tome)'' “The book may have been useful. What were you thinking?”
+* ''(Upon entering the secret cellar):'' “A laboratory. What mysteries are lurking here?”
-* ''(Found the [[Curious Book]])'' “ Wine. A reader with decadent tastes, perhaps.”
+* ''(Found [[Necromancy of Thay|the tome]]):'' “A book of death magic. Let's see what spirits lurk within.”
-** ''(Responding remark)'' “A drunkard with no respect for the written word, more likely.”
+* ''(If the party knows about [[Gale|Gale’s]] needs):'' : “A book of death magic. Gale might put it to good use.”
+** ''(If the tome was destroyed):'' “The book may have been useful. What were you thinking?”
+'''The deal with [[Lump the Enlightened]]:'''
+* ''(Blowing [[Lump's War Horn]], if the ogres are dead):'' “Useless. The ogres are dead.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “A waste of time.”
+* ''(Blowing the horn, while staying at the camp):'' “No ogres. Surely for the best.”
+* ''(Blowing the horn, if the ogres are too far away to hear it):'' “The ogre won't come - I am well out of range.”
+* ''(Blowing the horn, if the deal with the ogres isdone):'' “The ogres will not come - the bargain is fulfilled.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “The ogres moved on. The horn is useless.”
-==== [[Owlbear Nest]] ====
+'''Elsewhere in the village:'''
-* ''(Finding a shrine to Selûne, [[Religion]] check):''
+* ''(Found a hopscotch game):'' “Bah! A children's game. These young should have been sparring - not making merry.”
-** ''(Successful)''"A shrine to Selûne in a grotto like this?"
+* ''(After killing [[Grukkoh]] and [[Buthir]]):'' “I doubt those beasts were expecting… visitors.”
-** ''(Failed)''"Look there - a shrine."
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “I'll refrain from detailing my conquests, lest you die of embarrassment.”
-* ''(Near magically sealed chest)'' "Sealed by magic. There's no smashing this open."
+* ''(Found the [[Curious Book]]):'' “ Wine. A reader with decadent tastes, perhaps.”
-** ''(Found a prayer, [[Investigation]] check succeed)'' “A prayer, with the same symbol as the chest - divine magic.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “A drunkard with no respect for the written word, more likely.”
-** ''(Failed)'' “A prayer, and a symbol. Hidden for a reason, perhaps.”
-** ''(Opened the chest)'' “The chest's unlocked. Simple magic.”
-* (Picking up the Selûnite Rite) "A Selûnite coming-of-age ritual. More arduous than I'd have expected."
 ==== [[Goblin Camp]] ====
-* ''(After any party member Performed on a War Drum near the outer gate)'' "Must you make us the centre of attention?"
+'''At the gate and in the outer camp:'''
-* ''(Approaching Selûnite disc riddle, [[Investigation]] check):''
+* ''(After any party member [[Performance|knocked a rhythm]] on a [[War Drum]] near the outer gate):'' "Must you make us the centre of attention?"
-** ''(Successful)'' "Rotating plates. These pictographs are just as the dwarf's poem described."
+* ''(After any party member smeared worg dung on their face):'' "Must be fresh. I can smell you from here."
-** ''(Failed)'' "Hm. These pictographs were described in the dwarf's poem."
+* ''(Walking among the celebrating goblins):'' “How are we to find the druid in this chaos?”
-** ''(After the riddle is solved)'' "A passage. Into the dark, then."
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “The longer we are here, the more suspicion we will draw.”
+* ''(Freed the [[Owlbear Cub]] and directed it to the camp):'' "You've acquired a pet - how charming."
+* ''(Saw sleeping drunk goblins at the platform above the entrance):'' “Drunk - but not dead, more's the pity.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Shush your mouth. Or were you hoping to wake them?”
+* ''(Found a loose wall at the upper platform):'' “That wall's falling apart. A good blow should send it toppling.”
+* ''(Found Shadowheart's body, knows her):'' “The woman with the relic - Shadowheart. No signs of struggle that I can see. Curious.”
+** ''(Does not know her):'' “The half-elf with the relic. Curious.”
+<!--* (Defended the grove and returned to the camp, Responding remark): “If they want our heads, best we take theirs first.”-->
+'''In the [[Shattered Sanctum]]:'''
+* ''(Noticed a [[Scrying Eye]]):'' “That floating eye keeps watch. Best avoided, or it may spoil the hunt.”
+* ''(Talked to either [[Dror Ragzlin]] or [[Minthara]], and they mentioned “the weapon”):'' “These cultists seek a weapon. Could they mean the artefact that we carry?”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “If so, they'll hunt us to the far ends of this cursed land.”
+* ''(Responding remark on avatar's comment on receiving "penance" from [[Abdirak]]):'' "A crude execution, at best."
+* ''(Found a blocked trapdoor in Ragzlin’s throne room):'' “Blocked. No getting through.”
+* ''(Killed Minthara):'' “Dead, more's the pity. My blood had just started to boil.”
+* ''(Killed [[Gut|Priestess Gut]]):'' “Disgusting creature. We did her a favour.”
+'''In [[Worg Pens]]:'''
+* ''([[Halsin]] died while in bear form and reshaped after death):'' “That was no bear - that was shapeshifter magic. I need to look at the remains.”
+** ''(Halsin died, players spoke to him previously):'' “The druid is dead. Perhaps I can still prise information from his carcass.”
+* ''(Halsin escaped Worg Pens on his own, the party hasn’t been to grove):'' “Nothing but corpses. Whatever beast they held, it was vicious.”
+** ''(the party does not know about Halsin missing):'' “Their prisoner left a mess. If it was one of those adventurers, they'd go back to the grove.”
+** ''(the party knows Halsin was missing):'' “Goblins, torn to ribbons - the druid's work, surely. He'll be back at the grove now.”
+** ''(the party met him afterwards):'' “An empty cage and some corpses. Must be where Halsin was kept.”
+** ''(the party knows only about the [[Aradin|adventurers]]):'' “Whoever they held captive escaped. One of the adventurers, perhaps.”
+* ''(Trying to use the tunnel left after drawing out [[Taeglyn|Taeglyn's]] body):'' “Still blocked. A little extra force should clear the way.”
+'''While heading to the [[Underdark]]:'''
+* ''(Approaching Selûnite disc riddle, read the [[Dwarf's Poem]]):''
+** ''(Successful [[Investigation]] check):'' "Rotating plates. These pictographs are just as the dwarf's poem described."
+** ''(Failed):'' "Hm. These pictographs were described in the dwarf's poem."
+* ''(Approaching the riddle, hasn't read the poem):''
+** ''(Successful Investigation check):'' "Rotating plates. What might these pictographs signify?"
+** ''(Failed):'' "Some manner of device. But to what end?"
+* ''(After the riddle is solved):'' "A passage. Into the dark, then."
 ====[[Underdark]]====
-* ''(Approaching portcullis at the [[Selûnite Outpost]])'' "We are not welcome here - this much is clear."
+'''At the [[Selûnite Outpost]] and around:'''
-* ''(Felt the quake)'' "Quakes. The bedrock must be underincredible strain."
+* ''(Approaching portcullis, saw a [[Minotaur]] killed by traps):'' "Eyes open!"
-* ''(Approaching myconid spore-guarded territory, [[Nature]] check ):''
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “We are not welcome here - this much is clear.”
-** ''(Successul)'' "Airborne spores. Fungal, I suspect."
+* ''(Felt the quake):'' "Quakes. The bedrock must be underincredible strain."
-** ''(Failed)'' "Airborne spores. And they're everywhere."
+* ''(Approaching myconid [[Rapport Spores (Condition)|spore-guarded territory]], [[Nature]] check):''
+** ''(Successul):'' "Airborne spores. Fungal, I suspect."
+** ''(Failed):'' "Airborne spores. And they're everywhere."
+* ''(Approaching a group of petrified Drow):'' “Those are not simple statues. This means trouble.”
+* ''(Killed the [[Spectator]], Arcana check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A spectator. I've battled the likes before, within the Eye of the Sky.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Flesh to stone. Powerful magic.”
+'''In the [[Ebonlake Grotto]] and [[Decrepit Village]]:'''
+* ''(Met the [[Myconid]]s for the first time, [[Intelligence]] check failed):'' “Sentient mushrooms. I've known no creature like this.
+* ''(Looking at [[Spaw]] planting spores into a corpse):'' “ It attends to the corpses. Does it mean to raise them?”
+* ''(Saw a corpse revived as a Spore Servant):'' “So much for harmony. These creatures sting.”
+* ''(Responding remark):'' “They could barely hold staves, let alone greatswords. Raising warriors to fight for them - ingenious.”
+* ''(Found the remains of duergar and myconids’ battle):'' “Fresh corpses - duergar and myconid. There was a battle here.”
+* ''(Approached abandoned camp in the Decrepit Village):'' “Old camp. Abandoned, from the looks of it.”
+* ''(Killed [[Glut]]):'' “'Circle Glut' was not meant to be. We saw to that.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “A fitting end for such a craven creature.”
+'''In the [[Dread Hollow]]:'''
+* ''(Finding Hook Horror markings, [[Survival]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' "These grooves are fresh. A creature of the dark, staking its claim."
+** ''(Failed):'' "Odd markings. Recent, from the looks of it."
+* ''(Saw a Hook Horror up on the cliff, eating a gnome):'' “More monstrosities - there, on the cliff.”
+* ''(Heard Hook Horror calling for reinforcement in battle):'' “By Vlaakith's blades, silence that thing!”
+* ''(Saw [[Bulette|Bulette’s]] holes, [[Nature]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Burrows? The work of a bulette, I believe. A ''land shark''.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Someone - or something - has been digging here...”
 * ''(Bulette approaching, Nature check):''
-** ''(Successful)'' "Was that… a bulette? I've heard tales of their viciousness."
+** ''(Successful):'' "Was that… a bulette? I've heard tales of their viciousness."
-** ''(Failed)'' "Whatever it was, I stand at the ready."
+** ''(Failed):'' "Whatever it was, I stand at the ready."
-* ''(Entering Zhentarim storehouse)'' "The mark of the Zhentarim, I believe - the brigands for hire."
+* ''(Bulette reappeared after hiding underground):'' “Back for another go? ''Let's get started.''”
+* ''(Approaching the Sussur Tree):'' "There is something about that tree. Something ''wrong''."
+* ''(Feeling [[Sussur Antimagic Field (Condition)|Sussur Tree impact]]):'' "What is this? These flowers - they make my blood run as cold as ice."
+* ''(Cut off a piece of [[Sussur Tree Bark]], has the blueprints, hasn’t been to the smithy):'' “I've the blueprint and the sussur bark. Now, to seek a forging tool.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “The forge at the blacksmith's house should do.”
+** ''(Has been to the smithy):'' “I've got the blueprint and the sussur bark. Now, I need a forging tool.”
+* ''(Found Myrna's [[Myrna|dog collar]] after digging out the grave at {{coords|-41|-212}}):'' “A collar, covered with runes.”
+** ''(Responding remark, read [[Letter from Amarith]]):'' “Lenore's work, clearly. It must have some purpose.”
+** ''(Responding remark, hasn’t read the letter):'' “A mystical artefact. Or a meaningless trinket.”
+'''In the [[Arcane Tower]]:'''
+* ''(Approaching the entrance, saw scorched ground from [[Arcane Turret]]s):'' “Scorch marks. Eyes keen and ears open.”
+* ''(Read any poem book in the tower):'' “''Chk'' - such tedium. No blades, no battle cries.”
+* ''(Felt Weave emanations from the [[Chest of the Mundane]], [[Arcana]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “My skin is crawling. That chest is ''steeped'' in magic.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Magic nearby. It is making my skin crawl.”
+* ''(Put an item IN the chest):'' “Transformation magic. I've never seen it for myself.”
+* ''(Took an item OUT of the chest):'' “Curious. It transformed. I wonder...”
+* ''(Interact with lights without activating [[Power generator]]):'' “Odd - it won't ignite.”
+** ''(Activated Power generator):'' “Arcane illumination. Clever.”
+* ''(Blocked lift in the Arcane tower, Arcana check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A magical device, no doubt. Now to get it working.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Nothing. There must be a way to get it working.”
+** ''(Try to trigger it second time):'' “Nothing.”
+* ''(Pressed the strange button in [[Lenore De Hurst|Lenore’s]] bedroom, doesn’t have the collar):'' “Nothing. What's the point of a button so near the ground?”
+** ''(Pressed the button, has Myrna's [[Myrna|collar]] in inventory):'' “How peculiar - I feel something trembling. That collar, perhaps.”
+** ''(Pressed the button, a party member wears the collar):'' “The collar is trembling. Some sort of magical resonance.”
+** ''(Pressed the button, got a [[Raw Steak]]):'' “The collar summons food? What a dull use of such curious magic.”
+** ''(Pressed the button second time):'' “It's stopped. Perhaps the supply's been exhausted.”
+* ''(Put on [[Guiding Light|ring]] obtained from [[Bernard]]):'' “A button. Of course - revealed by the ring's magic.”
+* ''(Sat down on the [[Stool of Hill Giant Strength]]):'' "What is this power?"
+** ''(Got up from it):'' "The power's gone. A most vexing chair..."
+** ''(Destroyed the stool and took the [[Club of Hill Giant Strength|leg club]]):'' “It is no silver sword, but that chair leg may be a useful weapon.”
+'''Collecting the lore on the [[Adamantine Forge]]:'''
+* ''(First learned about the adamantine forge):'' “An adamantine forge? Imagine the blades gith artisans might craft with such a device.”
+* ''(Looted [[Flumph Mating Rituals|disguised book]] from [[Xargrim]], Arcana check):'' “How clever - a spell hides this book's true nature. Perhaps I can dispel it.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A book on 'flumph'{{ref|Flumphs are a sentient race that inhabits the Underdark. They are known to reproduce themselves through a budding process, hence the bemusement of party members. More on these creatures can be found at {{FRWiki|Flumph|long}}}} reproduction. The inhabitants of this plane hold peculiar interests.”
+** ''(If already interrogated Xargrim's corpse):'' “Surely the book the drow corpse mentioned. A spell hides its true nature.”
+** ''(The book transformed, the party knew it was disguised):'' “The drow's book has transformed. So much for 'Flumph Mating Rituals'.”
+** ''(The party didn’t know):'' “''Chk'' - seems magic concealed the true nature of 'Flumph Mating Rituals'. Clever - almost.”
+* ''(Looted [[Filro|Filro’s]] records, not knowing about the forge):'' “The ravings of a lunatic. Pure nonsense.”
+** ''(Deciphered the record scroll):'' “The adamantine forge is guarded. And this so-called 'hot hammer' is key to its destruction.”
+** ''(If learned about the forge first from Filro):'' “An adamantine forge? Imagine the blades gith artisans might craft with such a device.”
+*** ''(Responding remark, successfully deciphered drow’s records):'' “Seems it is closely guarded. And this so-called 'hot hammer' is key to its destruction.”
+*** ''(Failed to decipher the record scroll):'' “But what is this nonsense about a 'hot hammer'? Mad ravings, surely.”
+* ''(Second mention of the forge):'' “Seems this forge was most coveted, and for good reason.”
+** ''(The party knows about it from Filro’s corpse):'' “The mad drow spoke of this forge, too - perhaps his mind wasn't entirely addled.”
+** ''(The party knows about it from Filro’s notes):'' “The Adamantine Forge again. The last journal mentioned a guardian...”
+** ''(The party knows about it from [[Dhourn]]/Dhourn’s corpse):'' “The Adamantine Forge - that blowhard Dhourn was searching for it.”
+** ''(The party knows about it from Dhourn’s [[Memory Shard]]):'' “More forge talk. The memory shard showed us where to go.”
+** ''(The party knows about it from Xargrim’s corpse):'' “This 'Adamantine Forge' - the dead drow spoke of finding it.”
+** ''(The party knows about it from Xargrim’s disguised book):'' “The Adamantine Forge - the enchanted journal spoke of it as well. Curious.”
+** ''(The party knows about it from [[Skarjall]]):'' “This 'Adamantine Forge' - the duergar spoke of it as well.”
+* ''(Third mention of the forge):'' “Another clue pointing to the Adamantine Forge. Now I tire of theory - let us put it into practice.”
+'''Dealing with [[Mushroom Circle]]s in the Underdark and beyond:'''
+* ''(Found dead drow at the foot of the crag, [[Medicine]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Dead drow. Fall injuries, from the looks of it.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Skeletons and a decaying corpse. What drew them to this fate?”
+* ''(Found illusory mushroom “ladder” leading toward crag top at {{coords|67|-256}}):'' “''Tsk'va!'' Best to watch my step.”
+* ''(Found illusory wall on the top of the crag):'' “Someone didn't want us intruding. Which means there's something worth finding.”
+* ''(Approaching a mushroom ring, knows its purpose):'' “Another ring - but these mushrooms aren't glowing.”
+** ''(Not knowing the purpose):'' “A circle of mushrooms. The teachings made no mention of this.”
+* ''(Entered a mushroom ring, knows its purpose):'' “Nothing. Perhaps it needs to be activated somehow.”
+** ''(Not knowing the purpose):'' “Nothing happened. As I expected.”
+* ''(Activated the mushroom ring):'' “Odd. The ring's colour has changed.”
+* ''(Teleported from the Underdark into [[Overgrown Tunnel]], [[Ethel]] is dead):'' “The hag's lair. Would that I could kill her twice over.”
+* ''(Teleported from the Underdark into Overgrown Tunnel, Ethel survived):'' “The hag's lair. Step with caution.”
+* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown Tunnel to the [[Putrid Bog]]):'' “The swamp. Delightful.”
+* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown Tunnel into the Underdark, hasn’t been to Underdark earlier):'' “Stones as damp as the caverns of K'liir. This must be the Underdark.”
+* ''(Teleported from the Overgrown Tunnel into the Underdark, has been to Underdark):'' “Back in the Underdark, it would seem. Crude magic - but effective.”
+* ''(Teleported from the Putrid Bog into Overgrown Tunnel):'' “The hag's lair? Hardly more appealing.” ''(this line is the same regardless of Ethel was killed or survived)''
+* ''(Teleported from the Underdark to the Putrid Bog):'' “Out of the Underdark - but still stranded on this woeful rock.”
+* ''(Teleported from the Underdark to the [[Sunlit Wetlands]] (Ethel’s illusion is still intact)):'' “Out of the Underdark and into the marshes - but still standing on this middling rock.”
+'''Elsewhere in the Underdark:'''
+<!--* ''(Looking at cave paintings, [[History]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “''Ghaik'' in battle with driders? Extraordinary - this art must date back to [[Lolth|Lolth's]] descent.”
+* ''(Failed):'' “Ancient drawings - a mind flayer in battle with... a spider?” -Couldn't find the place, probably another cut-out upon release-->
+* ''(Entering [[Zhentarim]] storehouse from the Underdark):'' "The mark of the Zhentarim, I believe - the brigands for hire."
+* ''(Entering Zhentarim storehouse, descending from [[Zhentarim Hideout]]):'' "Contraband. Why else would so many goods be stored in such depths?"
+* ''(Found a Drow resupply stash at {{coords|71|-220}}):'' “An old resupply cache. Lolth's children once tread here.”
+* ''(Heard [[Baelen Bonecloak|Baelen’s]] cries for help):'' “Another coward crying for aid? How usual.”
+* ''(Killed all [[Kuo-toa]] in [[Festering Cove]], dissipating [[BOOOAL|BOOOAL’s]] magic):'' “The power has dispersed. He was no god - hardly even an imitation.”
 ==== [[Grymforge]] ====
+'''At the [[Clan Flameshade]] [[Grymforge#Duergar_encampment|camp]]:'''
+* ''(Arriving at the Grymforge):'' “A military fortress, perhaps. An odd sight in these dim caverns.”
+* ''(Met a [[Scrying Eye]]):'' “There - a scrying eye. Someone's keeping a close watch on this place.”
+** ''(Met a Scrying Eye, seen one in the Goblin Camp):'' “A scrying eye. One roamed the goblin settlement, if I recall. Someone's watching us.”
+** ''(Responding remark to both options):'' “Be wary - and do not draw its attention.”
+** ''(Looted a dead Scrying Eye):'' “A scrying eye, forever blinded.”
+* ''(Saw drow corpses in cages near the pier):'' “A drow corpse. A trophy - and a warning.”
+* ''(Looted the [[Engraved Pin]] from a drow corpse, History check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “I've seen this emblem - a harp and a crescent. What business would bring a Harper here?”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Curious emblem on this pin. A guild symbol, perhaps.”
+* ''(After talking to [[Kith|Stonemason Kith]]):'' “Even on this plane, history is carved in stone and burned in brick.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Learn what you can in these grottos. The champions of the past have plenty to teach us.”
+* ''(Found Dark Justiciars’ skeletons):'' “Halsin mentioned a place like this. Moonrise Towers inches ever closer.”
+* ''(Saw crates with old Sharran gear at {{coords|-668|400}}):'' “Rusted - not a useful weapon among the lot.”
+* ''(Found a crossbow in an old crate, History check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Hardy but graceful - a fine crossbow. Made by Sharran hands, if my teachings keep true.”
+* ''(Failed):'' “Graceful, powerful. I could ask no more of a crossbow. Are the duergar so capable?”
+* ''(Looted [[Adamantine Slag|a piece of adamantine]], knows about the forge):'' “Just a bit of slag - but that glimmer. A touch of adamantine, I daresay.”
+** ''(Doesn’t know about it):'' “Speckled bit of slag. Useless.”
+* ''(Found defaced statue of [[Shar]], recognized the symbol of the [[Absolute]]):'' “Shar, defaced by the Absolute's mark. I can think of no better target for vandals.”
+** ''(Did not recognize the symbol):'' “''Chk'' - the plain visage of Shar. Were it not already marked by vandals, I might have done it myself.”
+* ''(If [[Nere]] died in the cave-in):'' “I suppose Nere's dead by now. I just need his head.”
+* ''(Looking at the [[Gauntlet of Shar|Shar temple]] down from the ruined bridge):'' “Is that a temple down there? A pity I cannot jump further.”
-==== [[The Risen Road]] ====
+'''Exploring the [[Grymforge#Abandoned_Temple|Sharran city]]:'''
-* ''(The skeleton couple under the broken bridge leading to the road):'' "Fallen warriors, their days of glory long since passed."
+* ''(Found the traces of [[Thulla|Thulla’s]] escape, [[Perception]] check):''
-** ''(Successful [[History]] check)'' "Their equipment bears Harper and druid icons. A curious alliance."
+** ''(Successful):'' “Foot tracks? Someone left their mark.”
-* (Seeing rockfall and wreckage near the [[The_Risen_Road#Toll_House|Toll House]]) “Fresh corpses. This was no mere cave-in.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “The ground is scuffed. It might be worth checking.”
-* ''(Entering Toll House cellar)'' "The rot of death. ''Delightful.''"
+** ''(Interacting with chains or bloodied arrows, [[Survival]] check):''
-* (Found giant scratches near Mountain Pass entrance) “Look there - deep gashes in the rock.”
+** ''(Successful):'' “Small footprints and discarded shackles. A gnome prisoner fled from here.”
-* (Successful [[Arcana]] check) “A dragon's claw-scratches. Unmistakable.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Such a mess. What happened here, I can't fathom.”
-* (Failed) “A gnoll, perhaps? No. Something bigger.”
+* ''(Respond to Harper’s watchword from [[Undelivered Letter]], History check):'' “'Lux'. Light. Casting the right spell on the chest should get us in.”
-* (Saw a red dragon) “A dragon-rider. My kin are hunting - blood will be spilled”
+** ''(Failed):'' “''Chk.'' Those words mean nothing to me.”
-** (Responding remark) “Such beauty. Such power.”
+* ''(Approaching the location of the [[Harper Stash]]):'' “This must be where the Harper's stockpile is hidden. I should look around.”
-* (Picked up dead mercenary’s shield) “The shield is warm from the red dragon's fire.”
+* ''(Saw the Harpers’ rune, hasn’t read the Undelivered Letter, Survival check):''
-** (Responding remark) “Red dragons make powerful weapons and steeds. Vlaakith was wise to ally with them.”
+** ''(Successful):'' “I know this rune. An enterprising Harper has hidden supplies nearby.”
-* (Illusory wall in the [[Zhentarim Hideout]], successful [[Investigation]] check) “An illusion. Hiding something valuable, surely.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A rune of some sort. It must mark something - but what?”
+* ''(Saw [[Mimic|false chests]], [[Investigation]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Either the Harpers are terrible at hiding their stashes - or this is a trap.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Must be in one of these chests, then. Or all of them, should we be lucky.”
+* ''(Entered a banquet hall, [[Religion]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Shar worshippers left these rotting ritual dregs behind. Why slow the senses with food and drink before a killing? Pointless.”
+** ''(Successful 2):'' “The rotting ritual dregs of a Nightfall feast - a decadent display.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Shar worshippers did this. Why slow the senses with food and drink before a killing? Pointless.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “What manner of fiend holds a feast in a place like this?”
+* ''(Found a loose stone at {{coords|-600|422}} through [[Perception]] check):'' “A loose stone? Someone's secret stash has been found out.”
+* ''(Found a place where [[Philomeen]] climbed up the ledge, knows about her escape):'' “A thick rope, good for climbing. The escaped gnome must have climbed up here.”
+** ''(Does not know about her):'' “Tools and a rope - someone climbed up here. Enterprising duergar? Gnome on the run?”
+* ''(Found a [[Devilfoil Mask]]):'' “Odd. What manner of mask is this?”
+** ''(Arcana check successful):'' “The mask was a merregon's - an infernal warrior.
+** ''(Failed):'' “I've never encountered such a thing, even in wildspace.”
+** ''(Arcana check successful, knows about merregons’ habits):'' “Hmm - a merregon's, most likely. An infernal battle was fought here. But what of the commander?”
+** ''(Doubts whether the merregons’ commander is dead):'' “I suppose the merregons' master returned to the Hells. Unless...”
+* ''(Tried to put on the mask):'' “An unusual metal. Too heavy to wear comfortably.”
+** ''(Found a second mask):'' “A mask. Just like the others.”
+** ''(Found the third mask (?)):'' “My teachings say nothing of them. They could be meaningless trinkets.”
+* ''(Found the [[Idol of Shar]], the party knows Shadowheart is a Sharran):'' “This idol bears the Dark Lady's likeness. Shadowheart might be interested.”
+** ''(The party does not know):'' “This idol bears Shar's likeness. A detailed rendering of a trivial goddess.”
+* ''(Found a bunch of rusty weapons):'' “Useless. Time has ravaged these weapons well beyond repair.” ''(triggers only for the first time interacting with those)''
+* ''(Interacted with the [[Orb of Darkvision]]):'' “A great darkness stirs in me. In Vlaakith's name, what is this?”
+* ''(Read [[Abandoned Journal]]):'' “''Chk.'' Better to face a hellbeast than to leave a record of your own cowardice.” ''(triggers after finding at least one Devilfoil Mask)''
+* ''(Stepped on a platform held by chains):'' “Small steps - this thing is all but rusted through.”
+'''In the [[Adamantine Forge]]:'''
+* ''(Coming closer to the Adamantine forge):'' “Scorching heat, flows of lava. The forge must be near.”
+* ''(Saw the forge for the first time):'' “An impressive device. I didn't think ''istik'' were so capable.”
+** ''(Saw the forge for the first time 2):'' “The adamantine forge. Impressive - I didn't think ''istik'' were so capable.”
+* ''(Filled the crucible with [[Mithral Ore]]):'' “The crucible's full.”
+* ''(Interacting with mould chamber, has at least one [[Mould]]):'' “There's an opening in the device - a perfect match for that mould.”
+** ''(Doesn’t have any moulds):'' “There's an opening here. For this forge to work, I'll need a mould.”
+** ''(Filled only crucible, hasn’t any moulds):'' “Materials placed. But something's still missing.”
+** ''(Filled only crucible):'' “The mithral is ready. Time to insert the mould.”
+** ''(Placed only mould):'' “Mould inserted. But the forge is useless without the proper ore.”
+** ''(Filled and placed both, seeking how to activate):'' “Everything appears to be in order. Time to start up the forge.”
+* ''(The platform moves down after activating):'' “There we are. A short descent, but no less dramatic for it.”
+* ''(Trying to forge without lava):'' “The forging is not complete. What else is required?”
+** ''(If has already crafted one piece):'' “There can be no forging without a flame. The lava.”
+* ''(Forged the first item, [[Grym]] appears):'' “Right from the flames. By Vlaakith, I will be your end!”
+* ''(Fighting Grym, the forge hammer doesn’t damage it):'' “The hammer's done ''nothing''? ''Tsk'va'' - there must be a way!”
+** ''(Successfully damaged Grym with the hammer):'' “There it is - a perfect strike!”
+* ''([[Magma Mephit]]s appear during the fight):'' “Mephits. Send them back to the Hells!”
+* ''(Defeated Grym):'' “''Vlaakith tavki na'zin.'' Conquest is mine!”
+* ''(Approaching lava lake, [[Nature]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Lava doesn't flare up like that for no reason. Something's amiss here.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “I should tread carefully. No telling when the lava might erupt.”
+* ''(Noticed [[Lava Elemental]], Arcana check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “What have we here? The cause of the lake's disturbances, surely.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “By Vlaakith, that is no mere fire elemental - it drips with ''lava''.”
+==== [[The Risen Road]] and [[Mountain Pass]]====
+'''In and around the [[The_Risen_Road#Toll_House|Tollhouse]]:'''
+* ''(Saw dead gnolls on the bridge to the Tollhouse):'' “Someone's already slain these creatures. A pity they didn't leave any for us.”
+* ''(Seeing rockfall and wreckage near the Tollhouse):'' “Fresh corpses. This was no mere cave-in.”
+* ''(Agreed to help [[Anders]], but found out that his crew are [[Zariel|Zariel’s]] servants):'' “We may have more important pursuits - but when it comes to slaying the Hells' minions, I'll find the time.” ''(Also serves as a Responding remark here)''
+* ''(Entering Tollhouse basement):'' "The rot of death. ''Delightful.''"
+* ''(Stepped on a pressure plate in the tollhouse vault):'' “A pressure plate? Curious - there must be a trick to it.”
+* ''(Found the skeletal couple under the broken bridge):'' “Fallen warriors, their days of glory long since passed.”
+** ''(Successful [[History]] check):'' "Their equipment bears Harper and druid icons. A curious alliance."
+** ''(Failed):'' “We should examine the bodies. Even a corpse can carry a fine sword.”
+** ''(Failed 2):'' “Nameless bones left by a forgotten battle.”
+'''Fighting gnolls and dealing with [[Find the Missing Shipment|missing shipment]]:'''
+* ''(After one of hyenas fled):'' “One beast's broken away - and it won't be returning alone.”
+* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll from dying hyena, seq 1):'' “What is this creature that bursts from another's flesh?”
+** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “This plane finds new and exciting ways to disgust me.”
+** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let them come. We will rip them from top to tail.”
+* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 2 - knows about gnolls’ presence in area):'' “These vermin infest every crevice of this pathetic world.”
+** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Is there no corner of this plane they don't infest?”
+** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let them come. We will rip them from top to tail.”
+* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 3):'' “This plane is full of disturbing creatures.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “They burst forth from that creature. I've not seen the likes of it.”
+* ''(Witnessed a birth of a gnoll, seq 4 - knows about gnolls’ presence in area):'' “Gnolls erupting from corpses? I've not seen the likes of it.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Bah. I've seen far greater dangers on Crèche K'liir.”
+* ''(Found the missing shipment, [[Rugan]] dead, hasn’t met [[Zarys]]):'' “An unusual chest. The sort that holds more than just a few worthless baubles.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Why wonder, when we can find out for ourselves?”
+* ''(Found the missing shipment, Rugan dead, has met Zarys):'' “Zarys promised a reward for this chest. A sizeable one - provided it stayed unopened.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Is her reward more precious than the contents of the chest? Doubtable.”
+* ''(Found the missing shipment, conspired with Rugan, has met Zarys):'' “Zarys was looking for this chest. Whatever it holds must be valuable.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Well, I see no reason to return it. Let's see what's inside.”
+'''At [[Waukeen's Rest]] and [[Zhentarim Hideout]]:'''
+* ''(Failed a [[Strength]] check to kick out the front door):'' “No matter. There must be another way in.”
+* ''(Walking near the burning door in the tavern):'' “Cautious steps. Open that door and we go up in flames.”
+* ''(Cannot lift the fallen beams off [[Benryn]]):'' “Ugh. It's too heavy!”
+* ''(Found [[Mirileth|Mirileth’s]] corpse):'' “Look there - Benryn's wife. Miri, was it?”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Dead. Not surprising.”
+* ''(Saw the haystack with hidden dowry, [[Investigation]] check):'' “Someone's hidden a chest in the hay.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “Horse feed - unburned, for now.”
+* ''(Found a secret entrance to the [[Zhentarim Hideout]]):'' “What have we here?”
+* ''(Illusory wall in the Zhentarim Hideout, successful Investigation check):'' “An illusion. Hiding something valuable, surely.”
+* ''(After the [[Flaming Fist]] guard refused to attack the Zhentarim):'' “Bah! Who could rely on forces as feeble as these?”
+'''Meeting with the githyanki scouts near the [[Mountain Pass]]:'''
+* ''(Found giant scratches near Mountain Pass entrance):'' “Look there - deep gashes in the rock.”
+* ''(Successful [[Arcana]] check):'' “A dragon's claw-scratches. Unmistakable.”
+* ''(Failed):'' “A gnoll, perhaps? No. Something bigger.”
+* ''(Saw a [[Qudenos|red dragon]]):'' “A dragon-rider - my kin are near.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Such beauty. Such power.”
+** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “If only I was mounted on that dragon.”
+** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “The skill of a dragon-rider - breathtaking.”
+* ''(Responding remark to seeing a red dragon, [[Frightened (Condition)|Frightened]] 1):'' “Such fury. I do not envy the dragon's prey.”
+* ''(Responding remark to seeing a red dragon, Frightened 2):'' “Beautiful. And terrifying.”
+* ''(Responding remark to seeing a red dragon, Frightened 3):'' “Only a fool would resist such power.”
+* ''(Read a roadsign after dragon’s attack):'' “Bah! Useless.”
+* ''(Picked up dead mercenary’s shield 1):'' “The shield is warm from the red dragon's fire. Wise of Vlaakith to take them as allies.”
+* ''(Picked up dead mercenary’s shield 2):'' “The shield is warm from the red dragon's fire.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Red dragons make powerful weapons and steeds. Vlaakith was wise to ally with them.”
+* ''(After the fight with [[Baretha]] and other githyanki scouts):'' “Their corpses may have something of use...”
+** ''(Read the [[Elaborate Slate]] looted from one of the githyanki corpses):'' “A githyanki crèche lies beyond the mountain pass. Purification is finally at hand.”
+==== Rosymorn Monastery ====
+'''Walking down the [[Rosymorn Monastery Trail]]:'''
+* ''(Looking at the valley vista from the viewpoint {{coords|-30|-100}}):'' “I'm not one to admire a view. This time - well, this time shall be an exception.”
+* ''(Respond to others' remarks on the sight of the ruined monastery from afar):'' “Keep your focus. A crèche may take any guise - even that of a derelict temple.”
+* ''(Recognizing [[Lathander]] depiction in the statue at {{coords|-63|-133}}, [[Religion]] check successful):'' “Lathander, the Morninglord. And self-righteous snob, as I see it.”
+* ''(Tried to use the cable car, [[Strength]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “Good - with great effort, great reward. Or so I hope.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “The thing is older than the Rock of Bral - and just as unyielding.” {{ref|Rock of Bral is one of the inhabited asteroids commonly known as The Tears. More information about it can be found at {{FRWiki|Rock_of_Bral|long}}}}
+* ''(Came up to a broken bridge at {{coords|-106|-184}}):'' “The bridge is down. There must be another way through.”
+'''Exploring the ruined monastery:'''
+* ''(Came up to the body of a [[Corliss Undertump|cultist]] killed by the [[Add'ath|gith guard]]):'' “The cultists have made enemies of my people. They will be eager for my help.”
+* ''(Approaching the statue of Lathander at {{coords|73|4}}):'' “Lathander, smiting the undead to make way for new blood.”
+* ''(Heard the warning from speaking bust, Arcana check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A Magic Mouth{{ref|An [[Illusion School|illusion]] spell that allows to transfer a voice message to anyone who activates a certain trigger. It is not available to cast or learn within the game. Apart from the monastery, active spells can also be found in the [[Thorm Mausoleum]] and in the [[Undercity Ruins]], on the path to the [[Bhaal Temple]]. More on it at {{FRWiki|Magic mouth|long}}}} spell. A warning from the past - and a failed one, to be sure.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “The statue speaks. A warning from the past, no less.”
+* ''(Found the corpse with a longsword in the chest, [[History]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “A githyanki blade. One mighty thrust, one life purged.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “One mighty thrust, one life purged.”
+* ''(Found active [[Guardian of Faith]] spell):'' “I know this spell - Guardian of Faith. Extraordinary, that it's lasted so long.”
+* ''(In the [[Rosymorn_Monastery#Dawnmasters_memorial|Ceremonial room]], removed the weapon from the altar):'' “It's stopped glowing - its magic snuffed out.”
+* ''(Placed a non-Ceremonial weapon on altar):'' “Standard weapons are sufficient - a welcome convenience.”
+* ''(Heard [[Gremishka]] meowlings):'' “What is that awful mewling?”
+* ''(Recognized Gremishkas, ? check successful):'' “Gremishkas? The less magic the better, or they'll be frenzied - or worse.”
+* ''(Used magic close to a Gremishka):'' “Damnable things. One spell, and there's no telling how they'll react.”
+* ''(Entered a combat with drunk [[Kobold]]s):'' “The kobold reeks of liquor. This is no time go to playing with fire.”
+* ''(Pass by an inactive Lathander's Lance on the roof, knows the where crèche is):'' “A formidable weapon. Was this used on my people?”
+** ''(Doesn’t know the crèche location):'' “This weapon would have been formidable in battle.”
+* ''(Found a githyanki skeleton at {{coords|45|19}}, has been to the creche):'' “A fallen githyanki, still clad in armour - one of the first raiders to descend on the temple.”
+** ''(Hasn’t found the crèche yet):'' “A fallen githyanki warrior. A crèche must be close.”
+* ''(The [[Giant Eagle]] calling for help in combat):'' “It's calling for help. Keep focus!”
+==== Crèche Y’llek ====
+* ''(Entered the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Infirmary_and_Dormitory|Dormitory]]):'' “This crèche's bunks look entirely too soft for my liking.”
+* ''(Read the parchment with the rules on the dormitory wall):'' “The first ten protocols. The young must abide them, or bear the ''sa'varsh'''s barbed whip.”
+* ''(Set Gremishka loose from the [[Zel'i|gith kids’]] chest):'' “''Tsk'va!''”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “So this was their victim? ''Chk.'' I'd sooner the ''yanki'' release their aggressions on each other.”
+* ''(Looking at the devices in [[Stornugoss|Stornugoss’]] laboratory):'' “Githyanki scholars study ''ghaik'' devices closely. They even incorporate their findings into our own machines and magic.”
+* ''(Breathed in the [[Strange Gas]] in the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Hatchery|Hatchery]]):'' “Mm. ''Intoxicating.''”
+* ''(Looking around in the Hatchery):'' “Entirely too empty. I'd expect to see fifteen eggs, at very least.”
+* ''(Saw anatomical diagrams in the [[Crèche_Y'llek#Classroom|Classroom]]):'' Only through anatomical study do we learn of ''ghaik'' weakness. The more we know, the more efficient our kills.“”
+* ''(Hit a training dummy in the Classroom):'' “We trained on effigies just like this in Crèche K'liir. The reward for destroying one? Crafting a replacement.”
+* ''(Started a fight with [[Kethk|sa'varsh Kethk]] and his students):'' “The pupils hang on his every move. Don't underestimate them.”
+* ''(Opened an apple crate in the corridor):'' “Fruit? ''Chk.'' No githyanki of worth would prefer this to a fresh kill.”
+* ''(Read the map in [[Crèche_Y'llek#Captain's_Quarters|Captain’s Quarters]]):'' “A map of the Sword Coast. My people have scouted well beyond the temple.”
+* ''(Killed [[Therezzyn]], reminding themselves about the Inquisitor):'' “The servant is slain. But there still remains a master.”
+* ''(Interacted with the deactivated barrier):'' “Waste of time. The barrier's down.”
+* ''(Walking the bridge that leads to [[Crèche_Y'llek#Inquisitor's_Chamber|Inquisitor’s Chamber]]):'' “The Inquisitor will be waiting. We must hurry.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Do as I do. The Inquisitor shall tolerate only the utmost respect.”
+** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “I hope - no, expect - the ''ch'r'ai'' will aid us.”
+** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “''Chk.'' The Inquisitor may guide us. Do not provoke him.”
+* ''(Try to use an inactive Planecaster, before speaking to [[W'wargaz]]):'' “Inactive.”
+'''Searching and obtaining the [[Blood of Lathander]]:'''
+* ''(Found empty altar for the fake Blood of Lathander {{coords|74|67}}):'' “The 'Blood of Lathander' was on full display, all but begging to be thieved.”
+* ''(Read the note in the Dawnmaster’s secret stash):'' “'Blood of Lathander' - a holy relic, surely. It must be near.”
+* ''(Picked up the [[Strange Chunk of Amber|fake Blood of Lathander]]):'' “The Blood of Lathander. Hardly impressive as relics go.”
+* ''(Noticed the statues in Inquisitor’s Chamber, [[Perception]] check successful):'' “Scuffs and grooves on the floor, just there. These statues are more than decoration.”
+** ''(If the party read [[Old Maintenance Records]] at {{coords|102|26}}):'' “Lathander statues? These can be moved - that book said as much.”
+* ''(Failed to rotate the statue in Inquisitor’s Chamber):'' “''Chk.'' Stuck.”
+* ''(Hit the stuck statue weakly):'' “Again, again.”
+* ''(Solved the statue puzzle in Inquisitor’s Chamber):'' “Curious. What secrets might this door be hiding?”
+* ''(Upon entering the Dawnbreak Gate):'' “Has this place escaped my people's notice all this time? Embarrassing.”
+* ''(Took the Blood of Lathander, using [[Dawnmaster's Crest]]):'' “Powerful protections. Our success was hardly certain.”
+** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “This artefact must have been quite valuable.”
+** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Is that such a surprise? It looks powerful enough to level a mountain.”
+* ''(Managed to stop the armed Lance):'' “We endangered the crèche and its people - and to what end?”
+** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Such insouciance. You cannot comprehend the destruction we nearly triggered.”
+* ''(Near the armed Lance on the roof):'' “''Tsk'va'' - that thing will reduce the whole crèche to ashes!”
+* ''(Took the Blood of Lathander and got trapped):'' “No no ''no''. Release me, before that thing detonates!”
+** ''(Responding remark, avatar is trapped (not her)):'' “Another complication. Keep your wits - there must be a way out.”
+** ''(Responding remark, a party member is trapped (not her)):'' “I'll work on the barrier. Someone, find the way out of here.”
+** ''(Took the mace after destroying the barrier’s source):'' “''Tsk'va'' - the whole place is coming down!”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Move it. And hurry!”
+* ''(Got through the portal on the roof):'' “A narrow escape. I must press on.”
+* ''(Ran to the right roof):'' “I need to get down. NOW!”
+* ''(Ran to the left balcony):'' “Almost there!”
+* ''(Jumped to the left roof 1):'' “''Tsk'va'' - explosion is imminent!”
+* ''(Jumped to the left roof 2):'' “There's no time - I need to get down from here.”
+▶ '''''Note:''' Lae'zel has no remarks on destroying the crèche. If she is present in the party and remained alive, a cinematic scene will be played instead.''
+'''In the [[Astral Plane]]:'''
+* ''(The avatar returned from the [[Discover_the_Artefact's_Secrets#Facing_the_prism_inhabitant|Beckoning Cave]]):'' “Is the target dead? Have you done Vlaakith's will?”
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 ** ''(Responding remark):'' “Light - yes. Something to make the shadows retreat.”
 ** ''(Responding remark):'' “Please - I need light, or the darkness will take me...”
-* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, answers to [[Shadowheart]] who doesn’t, 1):'' “Chk. And I'm losing strength with every step through the dark.”
+* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, answers to [[Shadowheart]] who doesn’t, 1):'' “''Chk.'' And I'm losing strength with every step through the dark.”
 ** ''(Answer to Shadowheart 2):'' “How grand for you. They're draining me dry - I can barely catch a breath.”
 * ''(Negated the Curse with a light source):'' “The light - the curse cannot penetrate its glow.”
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 ** ''(Found animal tracks near Ellie May’s grave):'' “Paw prints, but leading where - trap, treasure, or distraction?”
 ** ''(Found animal’s burrow down the ledge):'' “The dirt's been burrowed there. A rodent's nest, perhaps.”
-* ''(Saw an animal killed by the Shadow Curse):'' “Killed by cursed shadows. A fate I'd rather avoid.”
+* ''(Saw a boar killed by the Shadow Curse at {{coords|92|159}}):'' “Killed by cursed shadows. A fate I'd rather avoid.”
 * ''(Saw the dead grove tieflings, [[Investigation]] check):''
 ** ''(Successful):'' “Signs of struggle. They did not meet a pleasant end.”
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 * ''(Saw a stuffed bear upon entering the inn, [[Nature]] check):''
 ** ''(Successful):'' “Darkmaw the Wicked. The tale is known even to the githyanki.”
-** ''(Responding remark to successful):'' “It's said that it took five-hundred warriors to drive him from his lands. Chk - I thought he'd be bigger.”
+** ''(Responding remark to successful):'' “It's said that it took five-hundred warriors to drive him from his lands. ''Chk'' - I thought he'd be bigger.”
 ** ''(Failed):'' “I suppose this stuffed beast is some kind of trophy. Well - I'm not impressed.”
 * (Looking at the graveyard behind the Last Light Inn): “It is good to see the fallen buried well. Especially in this cursed land.”
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 * ''(Approaching Tollhouse):'' “A tollhouse, I presume. A prime location, astride the canal.”
 ** ''(Responding remark):'' “Ample space for trade goods - and treasure.”
-* ''(Approaching Tollhouse, saw [[Harpers|Harpers’]] prayers on the wall):'' “Harper prayers and protective charms - the preludes to battle.”
+* ''(Approaching Tollhouse, saw [[Harpers|Harpers’]] prayers on the wall at {{coords|-81|-67}}):'' “Harper prayers and protective charms - the preludes to battle.”
 ** ''(Responding remark):'' “Simple words and marks. Yet for a keen warrior, a rousing call to arms.”
 * ''(Opened Cormyte Shipment Box):'' “A shipment from... Cor-myr? Some outlying province, no doubt.”
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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.”
 ==== [[Moonrise Towers]] ====
+* ''([[Perception|Noticed]] mucus dripping from the wall in the kitchen {{coords|-129|-174}}):'' "Is this - blood dripping from above? No. It's more viscous than that."
 * ''(Read Melodia’s [[Letter to Ketheric]]):'' “Bah - what use is love, when wasted on a husk like Ketheric Thorm?”
 * ''(Feeling a ‘hangover’ upon LR after using [[Araj Oblodra|Araj Oblodra’s]] unique potion):'' “Ugh, my stomach. Not sure that potion was worth it.”
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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!''”
+==== The [[Astral Plane]] ====
+* ''(Saw the corpses of the Orpheus’s Royal Guard):'' “What we saw weren't demons - they were ''githyanki''.”
+* ''(Tried to attack [[Orpheus]]):'' “It's no use. The prince is unreachable.”
+* ''(Observing the rocks that Orpheus is chained to):'' “I don't recognise these rocks. They are too strong to break by force alone.”
+* ''(Returned to the camp after meeting the [[Emperor]]):'' “We should rest, mind and muscle both.”
 <!--''(After dispelling the Shadow Curse, leaving [[Moonrise Towers]])''
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 (At [[Moonrise Towers]] Docks)
 * '''Astarion''': The boat's heading to Baldur's Gate. I'm almost tempted to stow away.
-* '''Lae'zel''': Chk. Try to abandon us and it won't go well for you.
+* '''Lae'zel''': ''Chk.'' Try to abandon us and it won't go well for you.
 * '''Astarion''': Oh, I wouldn't actually leave. After all, where would you be without me?
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 (At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
-* '''Lae'zel''': We must be ready to confront the elder brain. One presides over every ghaik colony.
+* '''Lae'zel''': We must be ready to confront the elder brain. One presides over every ''ghaik'' colony.
 * '''Astarion''': No problem. And what does this old brain look like?
 * '''Lae'zel''': A hovering mass of grey matter, sprouted with lethal tentacles and oozing cerebrospinal fluid.
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 * '''Gale''': They're not mutually exclusive. The Weave is served best with a dash of eloquence.
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-* '''Lae'zel''': You strike me cleverer than most istiki, Gale. Multiple tutors, I should guess.
+* '''Lae'zel''': You strike me cleverer than most ''istiki'', Gale. Multiple tutors, I should guess.
 * '''Gale''': Many a wise man and woman indeed. Waterdeep is the home of myriad scholars.
 * '''Wyll''': Ah, the City of Splendours. Spent a whole Fleetswake there with my father. What a delight.
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 * '''Wyll''': Who's in charge of the mind flayers, Lae'zel? Is there a squid king or something?
-* '''Lae'zel''': No. Each ghaik is servant to an elder brain. No king unites elders - only their collective tyranny.
+* '''Lae'zel''': No. Each ''ghaik'' is servant to an elder brain. No king unites elders - only their collective tyranny.
 * '''Gale''': A mind flayer monarch, imagine that. Such a thing could shatter worlds.
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 * '''Gale''': Is that so? I assumed there to be little time for frivolity amongst all the fighting.
 * '''Lae'zel''': Eternity is long, Gale. Long enough to pursue endeavours beyond combat.
-* '''Lae'zel''': Githyanki write symphonies, craft liquors, paint frescos. When they aren't in fierce battle with ghaik, of course.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Githyanki write symphonies, craft liquors, paint frescos. When they aren't in fierce battle with ''ghaik'', of course.
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 (At [[Bloomridge Park]])
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 (At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
 * '''Karlach''': Look at all this mucus. Wonder if our nautiloid came from down here.
-* '''Lae'zel''': It's a possibility. This is no mere mind flayer colony, but an entire ghaik bastion.
+* '''Lae'zel''': It's a possibility. This is no mere mind flayer colony, but an entire ''ghaik'' bastion.
 * '''Karlach''': I'm ready for the goo.
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 * '''Lae'zel''': It is the sheen of the soldier's sweat on my brow.
 * '''Karlach''': The soldier's sweat? Or the lover's?
-* '''Lae'zel''': Kain'cha... Speak on it no further.
+* '''Lae'zel''': ''Kain'cha''... Speak on it no further.
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 (''If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 3 romance scene'')
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 === {{Banter|Shadowheart}} ===
 * '''Shadowheart''': So, gith. Aren't you worried your kind will punish you for consorting with us?
-* '''Lae'zel''': My name is Lae'zel, k'chakhi.
+* '''Lae'zel''': My name is Lae'zel, ''k'chakhi''.
 * '''Lae'zel''': And my kin will understand my need for servants. They will help you, but only if I ask.
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 (Approaching [[Moonrise Towers]])
-* '''Lae'zel''': Moonrise Towers at last. Make no mistake - I will have answers about these ghaik tadpoles.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Moonrise Towers at last. Make no mistake - I will have answers about these ''ghaik'' tadpoles.
 * '''Shadowheart''': Easy, Lae'zel - we need answers, yes, but you catch more flies with honey than vinegar...
 * '''Shadowheart''': ... perhaps that doesn't translate. I don't know if githyanki have honey. Or vinegar. Or flies, even. Let's just show some restraint.
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 * '''Wyll''': Lae'zel, you've the most exquisite eyes - golden as the sands of the Calim.
-* '''Lae'zel''': And you've a soft skull. A ghaik tentacle will have no issues pushing through it.
+* '''Lae'zel''': And you've a soft skull. A ''ghaik'' tentacle will have no issues pushing through it.
 * '''Wyll''': Is that... a compliment?
 * '''Lae'zel''': No, it is a fact. Life in this Faerûn is laughaby weak.
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 (''If you have not met Omeluum'')
 * '''Lae'zel''': Renegades are rare, but not unheard of. Omeluum is one such creature.
-* '''Lae'zel''': A ghaik gone astray is no less dangerous for it - and its head no less valuable.
+* '''Lae'zel''': A ''ghaik'' gone astray is no less dangerous for it - and its head no less valuable.
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 * '''Wyll''': Who's in charge of the mind flayers, Lae'zel? Is there a squid king or something?
-* '''Lae'zel''': No. Each ghaik is servant to an elder brain. No king unites elders - only their collective tyranny.
+* '''Lae'zel''': No. Each ''ghaik'' is servant to an elder brain. No king unites elders - only their collective tyranny.
 * '''Gale''': A mind flayer monarch, imagine that. Such a thing could shatter worlds.
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 (At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
 * '''Wyll''': Lae'zel - did you ever fight illithid creatures in your training days?
-* '''Lae'zel''': Never. The ghaik aboard the nautiloid was the first I ever witnessed in flesh.
+* '''Lae'zel''': Never. The ''ghaik'' aboard the nautiloid was the first I ever witnessed in flesh.
 * '''Wyll''': Really? I figured you would have joined your fellow gith in a colony raid.
-* '''Lae'zel''': A young warrior is expected to fight their first ghaik with their cousins - kin hatched from the same clutch.
+* '''Lae'zel''': A young warrior is expected to fight their first ''ghaik'' with their cousins - kin hatched from the same clutch.
 * '''Lae'zel''': The ones who triumph earn a place in githyanki society. The one's who don't, perish.
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 (''If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 3 romance scene'')
 * '''Wyll''': I hope my home can be yours, if you don't go back to the skies.
-* '''Lae'zel''': Chk. I have no intention of allowing myself to grow a third stomach and a withered arm in a ducal seat.
+* '''Lae'zel''': ''Chk.'' I have no intention of allowing myself to grow a third stomach and a withered arm in a ducal seat.
 * '''Wyll''': I meant the Gate! But you're always welcome for tea.
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 (At [[Mind Flayer Colony]])
-* '''Lae'zel''': A ghaik colony. Illithids are certainly the driving force behind this Absolute cult.
+* '''Lae'zel''': A ''ghaik'' colony. Illithids are certainly the driving force behind this Absolute cult.
 * '''Minthara''': The hierarchy of command is not yet clear, child. Can you be sure the illithids are in control?
 * '''Lae'zel''': I know what I see - my mortal enemies. And I know what must be done about them.
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 * '''Lae'zel''': At what age do you think it is right to set a child upon mortal combat?
 * '''Minthara''': The moment it can hold a blade. It may even test its resilience against some common poisons while it is still in the womb.
-* '''Lae'zel''': Tsk'va. We do not wilfully risk our young until they are of thirteen years. No point wasting battle-flesh before it's primed.
+* '''Lae'zel''': ''Tsk'va.'' We do not wilfully risk our young until they are of thirteen years. No point wasting battle-flesh before it's primed.
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 (''If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 2 romance scene'')

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