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Ailith on First Breach Completed
Ailith on First Breach Completed
Ailith on First Breach Completed
Ailith: You have advanced well. Please, you must rejoin the war effort!
Ailith: Do not despair. If you rejoin the war effort, your training can continue from where you left off!
Ailith: Impressive! I knew I sensed greatness in you!
Ailith: You did well. With training, you could be a worthy Keeper!
Ailith: As you know, the Keepers of the Flame are all that stands in the way of the Hiveborn consuming our world.
Ailith: I am Ailith. Founder of the Keepers of the Flame. We are all that stands in the way of the Hiveborn consuming our world.
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Ailith on Secrets
Ailith on Secrets
Ailith on Secrets
Ailith: It is peculiar to me, to fully understand what I feel right now. After… so long.
Warrior: What is on your mind, Ailith?
Witch: Uh oh. Are you about to get… emotional?
Sorceress: What troubles you, Ailith?
Ranger: Xesht is defeated. I thought you’d be happy.
Huntress: Thought you’d be in for celebration, not introspection.
Mercenary: Are you… okay, miss?
Monk: I’m… not sure I understand.
Druid: Oh, dear… there’s great sorrow in you. You’ve hidden it well, lass. Dinnae hold back now.
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: I do not have much time. Please, just listen.
Ailith: The Dreamer is not truthful. At least… not wholly. Over countless lives, I have pieced together fragments of the truth, and finally, I know his real nature. It is true, he seeks to protect life itself… but to do so, he would subjugate us all. He is both unlike his brethren and alike them. While they seek to consume us, he seeks to dominate us. Unthinking drones. Smiling peacefully. Our very humanity ripped from us. Thriving, but not living, within his version of a perfected world. That… is Chayula’s perverse dream.
Warrior: Chayula?
Witch: Chayula?
Sorceress: Chayula?
Ranger: Chayula?
Huntress: Chayula?
Mercenary: Chayula?
Monk: Ailith! You should not speak his true name aloud!
Druid: Chayula?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: His true name. His Hive Lord name.
Warrior: I… am at loss for words. We must stop him.
Witch: I took one look at him and knew he was no good. How did you not see it? He fell out of a sac!
Sorceress: Bah! So blinded by my fascination… I could not see him for what he truly was!
Ranger: I knew I was right not to trust him! He is a snake, through and through.
Huntress: Spirit’s breath… I trusted you, Ailith. I trusted {him}.
Mercenary: I knew it! I knew this shite was too good to be true. He’s been pullin’ the wool all along!
Monk: And tell me… who are you to say his vision is not the world we deserve?
Druid: I wish I were wrong about folk… but in the pit o’ my stomach, I felt no sense o’ goodness in him!
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: His power is immense. You have not seen it or… felt it like I have.
Ailith: He has been within my every thought since I came into existence. Waking… sleeping… he’s always been there.
Ailith: We were both fooled. As all the Keepers continue to be.
Ailith: I’m sorry to have led you down this path.
Ailith: I know… I’m sorry. I truly am.
Ailith: It has cost me greatly to attain this knowledge. You can’t imagine… the hold he has, and has {always had}, over my mind…
Ailith: You must look inside yourself to answer that question. I cannot do it for you.
Ailith: I could never see it clearly. Clues scattered through countless versions of myself… Only now do they finally make sense.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Warrior: Then what do we do? There must be some way I can help you.
Witch: A controlling master. And you… his puppet. There’s a certain cruelty to enslaving the living that even I can’t abide.
Sorceress: And now all of Wraeclast will pay the price – unless he is brought to heel.
Ranger: Doesn’t matter now, does it? We’re here either way.
Huntress: Keep your bloody apologies. Ugh, what a wretched fool I’ve been.
Mercenary: Sure, that’s your excuse. What’s mine? Just went along with it all like a good little soldier! Bloody idiot.
Druid: I know what it means to reassemble your mind, dear lass. My heart breaks for ye. Just know that I’ll be by yer side.
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: I feel… him… returning. Please. Remember what I have told you, but do not speak of it freely with She Who Comes Next.
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Ailith on Introduction
Ailith on Introduction
Ailith on Introduction
Ailith: … I am surprised to see you out here.
Ailith: Well… you appear quite capable. I seek your aid. The very world is at stake!
Warrior: I grow tired of attempting to save the world… but go on.
Witch: What is it this time?
Sorceress: As ever. What threatens us now?
Ranger: This is Wraeclast we’re talking about. It’d be stranger if it wasn’t.
Huntress: Aye, love. It always is. But you’ll have to be a smidge more specific.
Mercenary: You’re tellin’ me… What exactly are we talkin’ about here?
Druid: What is it ye need?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Monk: Ailith… it has been so long.
Ailith: I can relate to that.
Ailith: Does the end of the world bore you?
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: Composed in the face of danger. That’s a good sign!
Witch: Yes… but only because I’m not the one ending it.
Ailith: I… see… Well, your fearlessness is admirable!
Ailith: Your timing is fortuitous. I need your aid.
Ailith: Before us is the grasping hand of our enemy. We call them the ‘Hiveborn’. They are creatures from another world, intent on invading Wraeclast. They operate under one mind… and they mean our doom.
Warrior: What would you have me do?
Witch: I admire their ambition if nothing else. How do we stop them?
Sorceress: They will not eclipse us so easily. What must I do?
Ranger: Then let’s make them work for it.
Huntress: Let’s get to it, then. What needs doin’?
Mercenary: Just what I wanted to hear. How do we stop ‘em?
Druid: Otherworldly creatures? How am I to deal with that?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Monk: What is the will of the Dreamer?
Ailith: Before us is the grasping hand of our enemy. The Hiveborn’s threat has intensified. Their numbers continue to grow and they are intent on invading Wraeclast. These are dire times…
Monk: How can I serve?
Ailith: I admire your enthusiasm!
Ailith: Unfortunately, we must open their breaches to be able to drive them back. But it must be done!
Ailith: When you are ready… step forth and open the breach. Remember your training!
Ailith: Step forth and open the breach. Be ready to fight!
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Ailith on Esh and Tul Defeated
Ailith on Esh and Tul Defeated
Ailith on Esh and Tul Defeated
Ailith: You have done remarkably well. This may just change the course of history!
Warrior: Something tells me there is more to be done.
Witch: You’re welcome. You and your Dreamer.
Sorceress: There is still more to be done. I feel it.
Ranger: Let’s not count our rhoas before they hatch. It’s not like the Hiveborn are dead and gone.
Huntress: So… that’s it?
Mercenary: Alright! First drink’s on me!
Monk: Now, we must face the true threat.
Druid: This old fool’s enough wit left to know this isn’t the end of it. What now, lass?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: I wish you were wrong. But yes.
Ailith: He will be pleased, as am I. But we could still use your help.
Ailith: Yes. There is.
Ailith: We achieved a great victory today… but yes, you are right.
Ailith: Well, no. This was a hard-fought victory, yes, but there is still more to be done.
Ailith: Don’t get ahead of yourself. We have won the battle, but not the war.
Ailith: You have sensed it too? The Dreamer will reveal what is next.
Ailith: Not an old fool at all, it seems.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Witch: Of course.
Huntress: Aye… I gathered as much. Lead on, then.
Shadow: [DNT] Ailith: We must return to the Monastery with the flesh of the Depraved Lords. There, we shall seek the counsel of the Dreamer.
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Ailith on The Flame
Ailith on The Flame
Ailith on The Flame
Ailith: To deal with the fortifications of the enemy’s realm, you must wield the Flame. Do you accept this gift?
Warrior: I trust you, Ailith.
Witch: Get on with it. Give it to me!
Sorceress: Yes. I willingly accept.
Ranger: What happens if I do?
Huntress: No point turnin’ back now. I’m ready.
Mercenary: Sure. What’s the worst that could happen?
Monk: Yes. I am ready.
Druid: Well… we’ve come this far, haven’t we?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: No harm will befall you. The Flame will simply aid you against the Hiveborn’s defences.
Ailith: [DNT] Ranger: Alright then. Guess we’re doing this.
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Ailith on Keeper of the Flame
Ailith on Keeper of the Flame
Ailith on Keeper of the Flame
Ailith: Your training is complete. You are chosen. Burn bright, Keeper of the Flame!
Ailith: You are now one of us… a Keeper of the Flame! History will remember this moment!
Ailith: Now, we’ve no time to waste. Approach the wall!
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Ailith on Drive Back The Hiveborn
Ailith on Drive Back The Hiveborn
Ailith on Drive Back The Hiveborn
Ailith: The Dreamer observes you. He holds hope for your redemption. As do I.
Ailith: The Dreamer observes you. He believes in you. As do I.
Ailith: Return to me once you have faced the enemy breaches. Do not fail us!
Ailith: Return to me once you have faced the enemy’s breaches.
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Ailith on Esh and Tul
Ailith on Esh and Tul
Ailith on Esh and Tul
Ailith: This Esh and Tul… they are not the original Lords. They are subordinates to a greater fiend. However, they are still immense threats. The Hiveborn heed their call. Follow their every thought. They must be destroyed. No matter how many more are grown in their place.
Warrior: Subordinates? Then who is {their} leader?
Witch: Why not just cut the head off the snake?
Sorceress: So regardless of how many we kill, more will always rise to replace them?
Ranger: Surely there has to be {some} end to it all?
Huntress: So we keep killin’ ‘em, and they keep growin’ ‘em back. When does it end?
Mercenary: So they just come back? Then what’s the bloody point?
Monk: I will meet them in battle as many times as it takes.
Druid: So… cut off one head, and another grows back? Am I to be stuck here doing your master’s dirty work the rest o’ my days?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: To do that, you’d have to {find} said snake first.
Ailith: For the time being, yes. But…
Ailith: I suspect you won’t need to do so forever.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Witch: Easier said than done, I assume?
Ailith: It always is.
Ailith: The Dreamer will reveal all in time.
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Ailith on The Hiveborn
Ailith on The Hiveborn
Ailith on The Hiveborn
Ailith: They come from another world… a barren world… and they crave our living land and sky. Our unbroken sun. They cannot be allowed to gain a foothold here, or they will poison Wraeclast the same way they poisoned themselves.
Warrior: It sounds like a miserable place. I almost feel sorry for them.
Witch: Sounds like the kind of place I’d like to visit. Perhaps not {live}, though.
Sorceress: This world – what do you know of it?
Ranger: Was their world always this way?
Huntress: If their world’s so barren, how do they not die off?
Mercenary: So they’re all just mindless drones? What happens if one wants to break away… run away from home, you know?
Monk: Yes. Life as we know it weighs upon the outcome. But why has the enemy’s threat worsened of late?
Druid: Wait… their sun is broken?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: There is no room for pity if we are to do what must be done.
Ailith: If they are not stopped, they will subsume us… just as their Depraved Lords subsumed them. Their hunger is ravenous. It is all they know.
Ailith: Only what the Dreamer has shown me in his visions. What I have seen is… horrifying, to say the least. A lifeless land, devoid of hope or happiness. In the absence of these things, hate and hunger proliferate.
Ailith: It is hard to say for sure… but no, I don’t believe so. A hivemind, by its very nature, leaves no room for diversity of thought. When an entire people become possessed of a singular purpose, at the expense of all else… nothing good follows.
Ailith: The Depraved Lords provide them what sustenance they need. As to how they do that, I’m not entirely sure. But something tells me that in giving up their individuality, the Hiveborn become… easier to satiate.
Ailith: I’m not sure they are even capable of such a thought. It would be like swimming against an endless tide, when every fibre of your being is willing you to follow the current. If such a thing is possible, I am yet to see it.
Ailith: We accumulate Keepers much slower than they accumulate their brood. We’ve grown year to year, but… we can’t outpace them.
Ailith: I have only seen it in the Dreamer’s visions. A vast horizon split in two. Heat distorting the air. Endless screams carrying on burning winds across empty plains. It is… horrifying.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Warrior: Then there’s no hope of redemption? For any of them?
Sorceress: It is miserable. It is no wonder they wish to leave it.
Druid: My skin crawls just hearin’ of it.
Duelist: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: I’m afraid not. Their minds are long since gone. At this point, killing them is the only mercy we can offer.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: No matter what, we must stop them. It is the very reason why the Monastery exists.
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Ailith on Keepers of the Flame
Ailith on Keepers of the Flame
Ailith on Keepers of the Flame
Ailith: We wield his Flame. We honour his Will. We follow his Word.
Warrior: How does this ‘Dreamer’ speak to you, if he is not present?
Witch: And who interprets his Word? You?
Sorceress: But he is resting, is he not?
Ranger: How is that possible? You say he’s been resting for a long time.
Huntress: I’ve gone a long time without hearing the Spirit speak to me. It is difficult sometimes, to know what to do without their guidance. I imagine you must feel summat similar.
Mercenary: But he’s asleep, ain’t he? How’s that work?
Monk: Does he present himself to you in visions to this day? My dreams… are silent of late.
Druid: So then, how does your sleeping master share his instructions with you?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: No. He speaks to us directly, not through any medium.
Ailith: It’s true that I long for the day the Dreamer returns, but that does not mean he is lost to us.
Ailith: Yes. I still am guided in my dreams by his hand. You observed an alternate path. Perhaps, not the one he chose for you. I am certain he will return to you, if you allow it.
Ailith: [DNT] Witch: Speaks to you how?
Huntress: What do you mean?
Monk: I did not turn away from him. If only he could see… I left because I wanted to understand him. But to do so… I needed to understand myself.
Ailith: His wisdom will prevail. I know it.
Ailith: Our duties do not end at dusk. As we rest, this is when he speaks to us. Visions. Portents. In doing so, he has long prepared us for this war. I would be without purpose at dawn, if not for his messages in my dreams.
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Ailith on The Monastery
Ailith on The Monastery
Ailith on The Monastery
Ailith: I founded the Keepers of the Flame long ago. The monastery serves as a sacrosanct location where we care for the Genesis Tree and await the will of the Benevolent Dreamer. His teachings and gifts keep us on the path of discipline and truth.
Warrior: It’s impressive, what you’ve assembled here.
Witch: And you’re all his obedient little pets.
Sorceress: You have done well, to rally so many to your cause.
Ranger: I’m surprised you’ve managed to keep all this a secret.
Huntress: Hmm. Seems you’ve all found purpose here.
Mercenary: Quite the crew you’ve put together here.
Monk: It appears that since I left, many more have joined the cause.
Druid: Genesis Tree… Benevolent Dreamer… ach. Does it not all feel rather… unnatural?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: You’re kind to say so, but I don’t do this for praise.
Ailith: That is… a cynical interpretation.
Ailith: They answer a calling to serve the Dreamer’s will, just as I do.
Ailith: It hasn’t been easy. But it’s vital that we are able to operate unimpeded.
Ailith: We have. I don’t know where I’d be without it.
Ailith: I am fortunate to have them. All of Wraeclast is, whether they know it or not.
Ailith: The Dreamer’s influence has spread far and wide. He speaks to us now, in a voice clearer than ever before. You, I imagine, would appreciate that.
Ailith: Unnatural as it may appear to you, for me… it gives me hope.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Witch: But is it untrue?
Monk: Indeed. I hope to hear him speak once more.
Druid: I suppose I must learn more of this Dreamer and his monastery, before I can judge his methods.
Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Ailith: As long as the Monastery stands, the Keepers of the Flame hold the enemy at bay. That is all that matters.
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Ailith on Next Steps
Ailith on Next Steps
Ailith on Next Steps
Ailith: You’ve done well. The enemy was dealt a significant blow. May it give them pause. Now… we must raise the stakes.
Warrior: I am ready. Let us strike while they remember their fear.
Witch: I’m listening.
Sorceress: What do you propose?
Ranger: Raise the stakes, how?
Huntress: Go on, then. What’s next?
Mercenary: Ooh, I like the sound of that!
Monk: I am ready to prove myself.
Druid: So be it. The ghoulish bastards willnae stand a chance.
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: And prove yourself, you shall.
Ailith: Not if the world is to survive!
Ailith: The splintered pieces of the enemy’s world, when brought to the Genesis Tree, can create a… tactical weapon of sorts. We have already successfully birthed one from the Tree. Let us see what it can do.
Ailith on Next Steps
Ailith: Here, you can see an area affected by the enemy. But… the reality of their presence is worse than it appears. Using these weapons against them, we can uncover their pending invasion. Take the stone. Use it to reveal the truth.
Ailith on Next Steps
Warrior: Unbelievable… they were there all along.
Witch: Dear me… I thought you were exaggerating when you said ‘cities’. What are they doing in there?
Sorceress: They are a scourge. An infestation. Something must be done.
Ranger: They’re even greater in number than I imagined.
Huntress: Spirit’s breath… All this belongs to the Hiveborn?
Mercenary: Blimey! How long have those been there?
Monk: A scourge laying in wait… horrifying.
Druid: What in the Taisce’s name is that?! A horror afore my very eyes!
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: My thoughts exactly. All along, there they’ve been…
Ailith: It is hard to fathom the sheer scope of their invasion. There they’ve been…
Ailith: I’m afraid so. And they’ve been there longer than you might think.
Ailith: Too long.
Ailith: Mindless and vile.
Ailith: I’m glad you can appreciate the threat of this revelation. There they were…
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: Biding their time. Building their forces. But now, we catch them on the backfoot.
Ailith on Next Steps
Ailith: First, we’ll enter one of their Hives on the ground. I will aid you in destroying it.
Ailith on Next Steps
Ailith: Next, we must assault their Hive Fortress, looming above. Bringing this down will cause chaos among them and get us closer to their core.
Ailith on Next Steps
Ailith: Finally, we face their Depraved Lords within their Hive Colony. Esh and Tul.
Ailith: Killing them will bring complete disorder and stall their invasion.
Ailith: This will give us time to await the word of the Dreamer… for the next stage of his plan.
Warrior: I understand. We must prevail!
Witch: Sounds simple enough.
Sorceress: So it shall be done.
Ranger: Let’s get one thing straight: your Dreamer doesn’t tell me what to do. But it seems our interests are aligned, for now.
Huntress: Then let’s get started!
Mercenary: I do love me some depravity.
Monk: I am ready. I shall not fail you. I shall not fail… him.
Druid: Alright. Let us see what can be done. Then I’d have some words with your… Dreamer.
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: It will not be easy. Esh and Tul are nothing if not formidable.
Ailith: I doubt you will love this kind. But not to worry…
Ailith: I will be with you. And the rest of the Keepers will be waging war against the enemy across other fronts. Remember, you are not alone!
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Ailith on Death
Ailith on Death
Ailith on Death
Warrior: Ailith? You’re here? I… I saw you die.
Witch: How is it that you’re alive? You don’t look mindless enough to be undead.
Sorceress: Ailith! You’re alive! How can this be?
Ranger: What’s going on? I saw you die.
Huntress: Ailith? Is that really you?
Mercenary: Wait… if you’re alive, then who did I see die back there?
Monk: Ailith… you’re… alive?
Druid: Lass! You’re alive! How can it be?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: Ah… I apologise. I should have warned you. I am one of many in my line. Only one shall serve at any given time, but we all share the knowledge that the Dreamer gives to us.
Warrior: One of many? How is that possible?
Witch: You devote yourself to someone who sends you to your death, over and over?
Sorceress: Then you are some kind of… duplication?
Ranger: We? So there’s multiple of you?
Huntress: Then the Dreamer… remakes you?
Mercenary: So you’re, what, some kind of twin?
Monk: I do not understand. How is this possible? So you’re… no longer yourself?
Druid: You’ve been… remade somehow? Do you even remember me?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: You {did} see me die… but only the previous iteration of me. By the Dreamer’s will I am restored, as whole and as healthy as I was before.
Ailith: It is not death. Not really. Focus instead on the life lived in between, and all that is accomplished therein. Every time that I return, I am as whole as I was before.
Ailith: In a sense. But please understand: as far as my memories are concerned, I have lived one continuous life, unbroken by the embrace of death. I am no imposter, no pale imitation. I am merely… Ailith.
Ailith: As I say, we do not coexist. Rather, when one falls, another rises to take their… {my}… place.
Ailith: In essence, yes. But do not think of me as any different. I am in every way the same person I was before. Same memories. Same conviction. Same Ailith.
Ailith: I am myself. As was the Ailith before me. There is no distinction.
Ailith: I am myself. I am in every way the same Ailith that you know. The Dreamer makes sure of it.
Ailith: Yes, of course. The Dreamer provides us with all we should remember, without the pain we must forget.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Warrior: And you remember everything we’ve been through? As though you yourself were there?
Witch: That’s rather insane, you know.
Sorceress: And you {choose} this life?
Ranger: Awfully trusting of you. How do you know you’re being remade as you were?
Huntress: But you {are} different. How can you not be?
Mercenary: Doesn’t really answer my question, though, does it? I don’t get it.
Monk: Who… else is this way?
Druid: Immortal… in a way. Yet another malefaction of the natural world. Why am I surprised? But… I am glad to see you living.
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: For all intents and purposes, I {was} there. The Dreamer ensures I retain my memories, save for the pain of death itself.
Ailith: You’re welcome to think that. But I am of sound mind, I assure you.
Ailith: I have faith in the Dreamer. That is enough.
Ailith: I have been with him since the beginning of his Dream. This is my charge. It is my burden to bear. And my joy to embrace.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Warrior: This… will take some time to process…
Ranger: For you, maybe. Not for me.
Ailith: You must not dwell on this. I do not. It is simply another reality in the path we have been given. Life… goes on.
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Ailith on Visions
Ailith on Visions
Ailith on Visions
Ailith: It may sound strange… but I live half in dream. Truth lies beyond the wall of sleep. It is the very foundation of our faith. Dreams are more real to me now than the waking world is to you.
Warrior: To me, this feels like a miserable reality. How do you cope with it?
Witch: It sounds like you’re deluding yourself.
Sorceress: Hmm… There is some beauty in that.
Ranger: But isn’t that just numbing yourself to reality?
Huntress: Do you miss it?
Mercenary: I love a good kip as much as the next bloke, but that seems a little… unhealthy, don’tcha think?
Druid: I’ve heard tongues twist in such a way before… Be careful letting conjurers into your mind.
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: It is hard to explain it, but I feel I am lucky to be visited by the Dreamer in this way. In my dreams, he speaks to me. In my waking life, I carry out his will. I have purpose.
Ailith: It’s nothing of the sort. I appreciate that it’s not the easiest thing to comprehend… but perhaps one day, you’ll understand.
Ailith: I am pleased you think so. Not everyone understands.
Ailith: Not at all. I am not blind to what goes on in the ‘real world’. I even fight to save it. I just have a foot in both camps, so to speak.
Ailith: Miss what?
Ailith: You may choose to see it that way. I do not. In a sense, when I lay my head down to sleep at night… that is when I truly wake.
Ailith: He is no conjurer. He is the deliverer of truth.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Warrior: Hm. As long as you are happy.
Witch: I think I’ll stick to the real world, but thanks all the same.
Sorceress: But does this not cause you confusion? Between what is real, and what is not?
Huntress: When you’re awake, do you miss your ‘other life’?
Druid: All the same… truths and lies are never coherent in a dream.
Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: There is no distinction. It is {all} real. Just seen through different lenses.
Ailith: I live only one life. I merely spend it flitting between dream and what you’d call reality. But yes… sometimes I do miss it.
Ailith: Perhaps one day, you’ll see.
Ailith: [DNT] Huntress: I reckon I would too.
Templar: [DNT]
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Ailith on Vruun
Ailith on Vruun
Ailith on Vruun
Ailith: Vruun… the Dread Marshal of the Depraved Lords. The Dreamer showed us that he was vital in the enemy’s path to unending rage. He led countless invasions. Tirelessly rampaging across worlds unknown. His mindless lust beset upon them, leaving behind a trail… A trail that would become his brood, supplanting entire populations.
Warrior: A single creature, capable of such destruction by… {breeding?}
Witch: A conqueror in every sense of the word.
Sorceress: Conquest through copulation. A… {novel} tactic, I suppose.
Ranger: Eugh. Of course it’s a male.
Huntress: Sounds like {he’s} the depraved one.
Mercenary: Sounds like he was having a bloody good time!
Monk: Vruun’s tale only further shows why the enemy must cease to be.
Druid: You mean to say… this… fellow… went about having his way with everything and anything he could, leading to the fall of entire civilisations?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: I’m not sure I’d quite call it that. But in essence, I suppose so.
Ailith: To say the least.
Ailith: Eugh indeed.
Ailith: A bloody time, yes. A good one? I very much doubt it.
Ailith: Yes. There is no sense or reason to their actions. Alas…
Ailith: More or less.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Mercenary: Ah. Well… yeah. Heh.
Druid: Oh, my head. I’ve had just about enough of all this nonsense.
Duelist: [DNT] Ailith: His death is yet another blow to the enemy. You’ve done very well.
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Ailith on Wombgifts
Ailith on Wombgifts
Ailith on Wombgifts
Warrior: Can you explain where these Wombgifts came from?
Witch: Care to explain these Wombgifts to me?
Sorceress: From where did these Wombgifts originate?
Ranger: Still not sure I trust these Wombgifts. What are they, exactly?
Huntress: I sense there’s nowt natural about these Wombgifts.
Mercenary: These Wombgifts… do I wanna know?
Monk: Though I am familiar with their function, I’ve never quite understood Wombgifts.
Druid: I dare nae ask… but curiosity gets the best o’ me. What are these… Wombgifts?
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: They are not native to Wraeclast, if that’s what you mean.
Ailith: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Ailith: The enemy were not always as they are now. The Dreamer has shown us this. They once carried each other across vast plains. Held each other through immense storms. They faced all manner of perils together. The Genesis Tree… Wombgifts… even the blood of the enemy, are traces of what they once were. I do not know how they became what they are now. But I suspect they dabbled with intrinsic details of life best left untouched.
Warrior: You make them sound almost human. It’s hard to fathom that they were once something like us.
Witch: I understand the temptation.
Sorceress: It is hard to imagine them as anything other than the ravenous horde they are now.
Ranger: Meddling with things they don’t understand. Perhaps they’re more human than they look.
Huntress: Just like the Vaal.
Mercenary: Ain’t that always the way.
Monk: I cannot imagine a time when the enemy was so… different. Their rage… their hunger. It feels core to their existence.
Druid: The fundamentals of existence… leave that to the Sisters Three to interpret. Only fools delve so deep!
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: I suggest you not dwell on it too deeply. Whatever they once were, they are something else entirely now.
Ailith: Then take it as a cautionary tale.
Ailith: I agree… but in any case…
Ailith: I wouldn’t go that far, but…
Ailith: And we’ve seen how that ended up.
Ailith: So it would seem.
Ailith: Yet this is what the Dreamer has implied to us. In any case…
Ailith: It appears so.
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: I choose to believe Wombgifts are remnants of better times in their history.
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Ailith on Vruun’s Head
Ailith on Vruun's Head
Ailith on Vruun’s Head
Ailith: So… you defeated Vruun. And were so kind as to… return with his head.
Warrior: Hmm… it is strange when you put it that way.
Witch: Yes. And?
Sorceress: What better way to ensure he does not return?
Ranger: He proved himself undeserving of it.
Huntress: For every hunt, a trophy.
Mercenary: A trophy fit for a queen, I reckon!
Monk: I recall that the Genesis Tree values certain… ranks… of the enemy.
Druid: I cannae keep track of what this damned tree wants or does not want to eat!
Duelist: [DNT] Shadow: [DNT] Templar: [DNT] Marauder: [DNT] Ailith: Not to worry. Your instincts were correct in this case.
Ailith: I didn’t expect to see it, that’s all.
Ailith: Hard to argue with that.
Ailith: Yes, well… no arguments there.
Ailith: And a fine trophy it is.
Ailith: Ah, yes. The Genesis Tree will definitely enjoy this gift.
Ailith: It is true, indeed.
Ailith: You did well, rest assured!
Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: [DNT] Ailith: Gift Vruun’s head to the Genesis Tree. I believe she will reward you quite well for this feat.
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Ailith on Breachlord Sac Reward
Ailith on Breachlord Sac Reward
Ailith on Breachlord Sac Reward
Ailith: You forgot this.
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Ailith on Training Area
Ailith on Training Area
Ailith on Training Area
Ailith: Now, before you leave, fellow Keeper… I wish to celebrate with you.
Ailith: Please join me at the training area in the Monastery proper.
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