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Kaimana on Shark Fin
Kaimana on Shark Fin
Warrior
I will do what I can.
Witch
Fine. If I see a shark, I’ll kill it.
Sorceress
If it means so much to your people, I will track down this… shark… whatever it is.
Ranger
It’ll be a shame to cull such a creature, but perhaps it must be done.
Huntress
The hunt is on.
Monk
I will do what must be done.
Mercenary
Yeah, alright.
Druid
Aye. In that case, I’ll bring ye the beast.
Kaimana
Hatuko… ma koro, hmm? When you’re ready, please, be on your way, yes?
Kaimana
It is probably best that you’re gone before Tavakai gets back…
Kaimana
Though… perhaps you could be of some use, yes?
Kaimana
Hmmm… I wonder if you could do something for me, yes?
Kaimana
I am working on a new elixir… another experiment, another concoction, hah! But I’m looking for an ingredient. Though it requires a little… bravery, to fetch. Travel to Whakapanu Island. Seek a great shark. Then… see what you can… acquire… and bring it back here! Then I’ll see what I can do with it!
Warrior
What do you need it for?
Witch
And why in the world would I do that?
Sorceress
I have never heard of such a creature. What purpose does this serve?
Ranger
What use is a shark?
Huntress
I don’t mind a hunt, but what’s the catch?
Monk
Why must I seek a shark?
Mercenary
That’s a new one. Never fought a shark before. What’s, uh, the mission?
Druid
What d’ye want with a shark, then?
Kaimana
The Blood Fever… Tavakai insists we bring it to an end, yes. And that is my critical task. It is said… the great shark of Whakapanu Island contains unique blood. I must at least try!
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Kaimana on Blood Fever
Kaimana on Blood Fever
Kaimana
Yes… it plagues us more and more of late. Starts with a fever. Progresses to boils rising from under the skin… hmm? Then… madness! Rage.
Matiki
It is heart breaking. Watching so many loved ones ripped apart. Sent away to die alone.
Warrior
Why are they sent away?
Witch
That seems cruel, even to me.
Sorceress
Such things must be done for the greater good.
Ranger
Many animals crawl off to die alone. I never thought people might.
Huntress
Why would ya do that?!
Monk
You send them away? Why?
Mercenary
Some Trarthans do that, too. Dying with dignity and all that.
Druid
Cruel fate… but that’s Wraeclast for ye. It takes what it will, and leaves naught but sorrow behind.
Kaimana
We have no choice. Let one stay, their family falls. Let the family stay… well… no more tribe, yes…
Tavakai
The Blood Fever must end. No matter what it takes.
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Kaimana on Pride of the Tukohama
Kaimana on Pride of the Tukohama
Kaimana
Oh, you made us all proud, yes! You will forever hold a special place in the hearts of the Tukohama tribe.
Matiki
Yes - you will be long remembered. The outsider… who saved us all. We won’t forget.
Matiki
Yes - you will be long remembered. The lost son who saved us all. We won’t forget.
Warrior
I will remember you both in kind.
Witch
I {suppose…} you two have irritated me less than most.
Sorceress
I will remember your tales.
Ranger
I won’t, either.
Huntress
You have me thanks, and my fondness.
Monk
We will each take lessons from this. I will remember you, as well.
Mercenary
Been wild, seeing people livin’ happily without money, slaves, or drugs. I won’t soon forget it.
Kaimana
Well, of course. We’re pretty special, yes?
Matiki
Unforgettable! Ha!
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Kaimana on Hinekora
Kaimana on Hinekora
Kaimana
Hinekora {spoke to you?} What did she say?
Tavakai
She did {what?}
Warrior
I’m not sure what she meant… I’ll have to think on it.
Witch
It was nothing… it meant nothing.
Sorceress
It is hard to say.
Ranger
Nothing I didn’t already know.
Huntress
Perhaps it’s a way for me to fix what’s broken.
Monk
Something I won’t soon forget.
Mercenary
It was strange. Very strange.
Druid
She spoke o’ pain long past… but not forgotten.
Kaimana
Ah, the Mother of Death tells us not what we want to know, but what we need to hear, yes! The meaning of her prophecies will become clear… when the time is right.
Tavakai
The Hinekora tribe seems to have endless time to sit around playing with cryptic messages. We do not. We live in the real world, where we must fight or die. In any case… I don’t want to know how you came to speak with the Mother of Death.
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Kaimana on Tavakai
Kaimana on Tavakai
Warrior
Kaimana! How did you survive?
Witch
You’re still sane? Don’t tell me your {herbs and minerals} actually worked.
Sorceress
You’re not sick! What’s happening?
Ranger
You’re still healthy! How?
Huntress
You didn’t catch the Fever?
Monk
Kaimana… you’re sane. Are you alright?
Mercenary
You don’t seem sick. What’s goin’ on?
Druid
Kaimana… How is it ye’re not as mad as the rest of ‘em?
Kaimana
Yes! But for how long, I can’t be certain. Now… please. Stop Tavakai. He is lost!
Warrior
I will do what I must. Find somewhere safe. Hide.
Witch
Oh, I plan to take care of {him.} Try not to die in the meantime.
Sorceress
I will put an end to this. Hide until I return!
Ranger
I will stop him. You stay safe. Hide.
Huntress
I’m on the hunt. Find somewhere safe.
Monk
Yes. I will stop him. Run and hide until this is over.
Mercenary
That’s the plan, miss. You just keep yourself alive.
Druid
I’ll see it done. Now go - get to safety.
Kaimana
I will, yes. Go. Save our people.
Kaimana
Tukohama heard him… heard him beg for guidance, yes! And then… Tukohama {saw} him. And showed him ‘The Way’. We’ve not known such a thing since the time of Akoya! So… who am I to question our leader?
Warrior
Leadership should be determined by the character of a man’s decisions.
Witch
I heard Tukohama was dead. This sounds wrong to me.
Sorceress
The most capable should be in charge. It is their duty, and their right.
Ranger
I’ve never gotten on with authority. I only do what I feel is right.
Huntress
So long as he’s making things right. That’s what it takes.
Monk
Questions lead to doubt. Doubt can be lethal. He must do what he thinks is right.
Mercenary
I just do what I’m told, ‘til the next guy’s in charge. I don’t do… morality.
Druid
Wouldnae be the first man to claim a god’s favour. Won’t be the last.
Kaimana
Right and wrong and all that’s in between, yes? Hard to know. Hard to find. Hard to… learn.
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Kaimana on Shark Fin Found
Kaimana on Shark Fin Found
Kaimana
Ah! You have a fin from the great shark! Yes! Well done! I will get to work at once. Let us see what comes of it. The ancestors smile upon you this day, yes! Ooo haha!
Kaimana
Many blessings. Thank you. Now… I must see what I can do with it.
Kaimana
Though you have done me a great deed… perhaps don’t stay {too} long. Tavakai can get a bit upset with unexpected guests… hmmm?
Kaimana
Wait… what do you have there? Is that… a fin? From Whakapanu Island?
Warrior
You recognise it? Could it be useful?
Witch
Um… yes?
Sorceress
It is. Does it hold a hidden use?
Ranger
Yes, that’s where I found it.
Huntress
It is. What of it?
Monk
Yes, it is. Do you need it?
Mercenary
Uh, I think so. Is it important?
Druid
Aye, the very same.
Kaimana
Blazing {Valako!} I don’t believe it. I was seeking {something} from that beast for my next elixir. I am experimenting day in… day out… yes? Trying to find a cure…
Warrior
A cure?
Witch
A cure? Of course… for what?
Sorceress
A cure? For what sickness?
Ranger
A cure? For what ailment?
Huntress
What kind of cure?
Monk
A cure? For what?
Mercenary
Someone got a sickness?
Druid
A cure, ye say? For what ill?
Kaimana
Why… the blood fever, of course! It has been the death of many of our people of late… I am under Tavakai’s order… to cure it! Quite the task, hmmm? Please, let me have it. I have something for you in return!
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Kaimana on Introduction
Kaimana on Introduction
Kaimana
I am Kaimana, yes! You are welcome here, but… no further! Beyond remains a sacred place to our people. By our Way, to pass through, a newcomer must sing our tribe’s song of greeting, yes! And… I am quite sure that you do not know it.
Warrior
I know a song or two… but not that one.
Witch
A song? I could sing. I… I just don’t want to.
Sorceress
Yes, tale-woman. It is true. I do not know your song.
Monk
Indeed. I am not much of a singer.
Ranger
Fine. I’ll just be on my way then.
Huntress
I know many songs. But sadly, not yours.
Mercenary
I can hold a tune or two, after a few drinks at least…
Druid
Ye’ll get no argument from me. My voice would curdle the sea itself.
Kaimana
Ahahaha! I’m sure.
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Kaimana on Kitava
Kaimana on Kitava
Kaimana
Why do you speak of Kitava here? It was {our} Tukohama that gave him his scars!
Matiki
Those cultists that massacred Oriath were no {Ngakuramakoi.} They were… undesirables.
Warrior
You hold no connection to them?
Witch
How convenient for you.
Sorceress
Ah, much like the Faridun.
Ranger
I don’t understand the distinction.
Huntress
They were cast out? Or driven away?
Monk
Are we not all beholden to each other?
Mercenary
So that’s why you never tried to free them.
Druid
And castin’ ‘em out… did that not make ‘em what they became?
Tavakai
The cult of Kitava grew like a tumour, when we allowed our culture to weaken. Kitava would have consumed the world. Had I been of age, I would have slain him myself. Let them all rot, forgotten.
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Kaimana on Knowing your Place
Kaimana on Knowing your Place
Warrior
What {is} your place?
Witch
And what {is} your place?
Sorceress
Are you a tale-woman?
Ranger
What is your role here?
Huntress
What’s your place in your tribe?
Monk
What is it that {you} do here?
Mercenary
If I might ask, what is your place here?
Druid
So tell me, then - what {is} yer place here?
Kaimana
Well… I’m a mystic. A mother. A doctor. A protector. A follower… yes? It is my duty to remedy the Blood Fever that increasingly plagues our people. I have not found a cure… not yet, at least. I continue to search for the right herbs, minerals and… organic matter.
Warrior
Can herbs and minerals really cure Blood Fever?
Witch
Organic matter? You should be delving into the dark arts instead.
Sorceress
Do herbs and minerals truly hold such power?
Ranger
I’ve seen many gifts from nature, but a cure for Blood Fever?
Huntress
Do these islands have summat like that?
Monk
Would that… work?
Mercenary
Well, good luck with that.
Druid
Can {nature} cure somethin’ so… {un}natural?
Kaimana
Ahhh! Don’t underestimate the remedies the world provides us! Everything, alive or not, holds a secret. Some underlying truth, yes. We must keep trying new things. The truth will reveal itself in the patterns we see!
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Kaimana on Learning
Kaimana on Learning
Kaimana
We learn all the time. With every tide and every moon, yes? I would invite you to join us. To eat with us. To learn your story. To see beyond your eyes, yes? Talk and… share. But it is not up to me.
Warrior
I was hoping to meet some of my people. May I enter?
Witch
I think I’d pass on that, regardless. I’m not a… people person.
Sorceress
I would never ask you to betray your traditions.
Ranger
Fine. I didn’t want to go in there anyway.
Huntress
You can’t let me in?
Monk
I understand. Now is not the time.
Mercenary
Oh come on, maybe just a quick little visit?
Druid
I’ve stories o’ my own, if ye cared to hear them.
Kaimana
I am… a simple medicine woman. I know my place, yes!
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Kaimana on Ngamakanui
Kaimana on Ngamakanui
Kaimana
Ah. Ngamakanui is all around us. The waters. The Way. The Karui. Ngakanu is our home. But Ngamakanui is our heart, yes?
Warrior
So Ngamakanui is not… a place?
Witch
I have no idea what any of that means. Where is Ngamakanui?
Sorceress
Makes me think of the Vastiri.
Ranger
I think I understand.
Huntress
Sounds like you’ve a touch of the Spirit, yourself.
Monk
I feel something like this as well, in my own way.
Mercenary
Uhh… what?
Druid
Not a place, but a people.
Matiki
We are nomadic… usually. We’ve tarried too long in this place. Ngamakanui is wherever the {Ngakuramakoi} currently call home.
Tavakai
We guard and protect the land, and it provides for us in return. We defend it with blood and axe. We cull that which should not be; that which Corrupts. Then, we travel on. Eventually, another tribe will arrive, finding it unspoiled. We do this so that when we move on, we too will find bounty waiting for us.
Kaimana
Yes! That is a beautiful aspect of the Way. Seen like this, the tribes are one! Mmm.
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