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Navali on The End of Time
Navali on The End of Time
Navali
Some ends are peaceful, even quiet. Some are bloody, loud, and reckless. Some are lonely… and those are the worst. But the End of Time is not to be feared. It is a release. A mercy. All the pains of a long and weary existence will fall away from us. Then… we shall see the world with innocent eyes once more.
Warrior
I never had the chance to feel young and free… Are we doomed to do this all again?
Witch
Hah, innocent eyes? Sure. So, you truly believe in the Cycle of Time?
Sorceress
Ah, I see. You fear the end, but long for the new beginning.
Monk
You speak of renewal. Of new life.
Ranger
That sounds… lovely. Like the cycle of life, the end is not to be feared.
Huntress
I’ve never felt so small. It’s humbling.
Mercenary
Forgive me, miss, but it sounds like you {remember} all these dooms.
Druid
Ye call it mercy… but what mercy’s there in livin’ the same hurts, over and over, with no chance to mend ‘em?
Sounds like no matter what I do… I’m bound to end up here again.
Navali
It is not a question of belief. Hinekora has seen it - and through her eyes, so have I.
Navali
They are one and the same. The end gives birth to the beginning. The beginning, to the end.
Sorceress
[NOAUDIO] And in between… I will end up back here.
Navali
All life is renewal. All death, return. The circle closes, only to open again.
Monk
And at the end of it all, we’ll be here… having the same conversation.
Navali
You are not small, child. Only part of something vast.
Huntress
And this {vastness} just… never ends?
Navali
It ends… and begins. And ends, and begins. On and on into eternity.
Navali
I do, and so much more besides.
Mercenary
What about this? Do you remember this chat we’re havin’ right now?
Navali
Yes. You and I shall have this conversation again… …as we have before… many times.
Witch
Of course. And how long is one of these Cycles, supposedly?
Navali
The life of an Elder, but twice, a hundred times over, then thrice and once.
Witch
That’s… um… quite specific…?
Navali
That is the longest we have ever endured. But really, It depends on the nature of the end…
Witch
When are we now, compared to all that?
Navali
There are very few prophecies that have yet to come to pass.
Witch
So… this is what fear feels like… I don’t think I like it.
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Navali on Service
Navali on Service
Navali
Time passes slowly for me, but it does pass. My service is not endless. The renowned {hatungo} Narumoa served before me, and others served before her.
Warrior
What will happen to you when your service ends?
Witch
And when your time is up - what then?
Sorceress
How could you step aside, knowing what you know?
Monk
I see. One day, you will be free.
Ranger
One day… they’ll just replace you?
Huntress
It’d be a hard role to give up, I bet.
Mercenary
Guess we’re all just footmen in someone’s war, eh? Burdened by our memories.
Druid
And when yer service ends? What then?
Navali
I can only remember my Future-Past while my soul is bound to Hinekora. Life and death draw ever closer together… …and oblivion lies in wait.
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Navali on Trial of the Ancestors
Navali on Trial of the Ancestors
Navali
You will one day be welcomed here. Hinekora invites you to fight in our Trial of the Ancestors, to test yourself to your absolute limits. But now is not that time. When the time comes, you will know…
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Navali on The Mother of Death
Navali on The Mother of Death
Navali
Hinekora sees you. The past is laid bare before her. She knows you. But now… she listens. You may speak.
Warrior
Hinekora… I am honoured. I would ask you, how do I find my true family? How do I learn of my tribe?
Hinekora
The greatest smith crafts armour for the heart. The joy of today is the only happiness most ever find. A good man stands in for the absent.
Warrior
I believe… I understand. Thank you.
Witch
From one Mother of Death to another, what words of wisdom do you have for me?
Hinekora
They scarred and violated the hated criminal, but she punishes herself far more than they ever could. The wounds are obvious for all to see, despite the concealing bandages.
Witch
I… don’t know what she’s talking about. That’s just… rambling nonsense.
Sorceress
Tell me, Mother of Death, will I find my place in this world?
Hinekora
A weary traveler stumbles down the mountain, smiling, only to see a vast range ahead. Surrounded by watching faces, a child plays in the sand.
Sorceress
Oh! Is he… happy?
: Yes.
Sorceress
That’s… good. That is… good to hear.
Monk
If I may ask… I seek the truth of my beliefs. I suspect, I fear…
Hinekora
A foreign prince brings a sliver of hope to a land in peril. A rat gnaws its way out of the crocodile’s stomach.
Monk
Yes.. it certainly does…
Ranger
Did my mother’s soul pass this way? If not, where might I find her? Does she still exist… somewhere?
Hinekora
One alone will stand on dunes of silver and breathe deep the void. The leaping cat catches the mouse, but loses its way. It will never return home. Nor will it make amends.
Ranger
I fear I can never forgive her… but I have to try.
Huntress
I have but one question, honoured Mother of Death. How do I hear the Spirit’s voice again?
Hinekora
Whispered words offer guidance to the pure, but silence is a - …yes… now?… The sea goes still.
Huntress
What? That’s it? What’s happening?
Mercenary
So what do ya think, Miss Hinekora? Are we gonna survive this?
Hinekora
Night promises peace, but the sun refuses to set. There is no one waiting on the other side of the river.
Mercenary
You… you what? You cant just… you can’t say things like that, mate…
Druid
If ye’ve wisdom to share, Mother of Death… let’s hear it. What awaits?
Hinekora
A wound unhealed, though the years smother it in dust. One day, the dust will blow away. The wound will bleed again.
Druid
Och… Clear as mud, that is.
Navali
The Mother of Death… has spoken. And… gives a gift!
Navali
The Mother of Death… has spoken.
Navali
Our Mother of Death is gifted with the ability to see into the past. Her prophecies guide us on the eternal search for the way forward.
Warrior
How does seeing into the past help guide us?
Witch
This sounds suspiciously like a fanciful claim in the forbidden tomes…
Sorceress
Our tale-women do something similar. The tales they tell guide us.
Monk
She sees into the past? How does that create prophecy?
Ranger
Where do her prophecies come from, if she only sees the past?
Huntress
What am I missin’? She sees the past, but how does that make it prophecy?
Mercenary
So what, she learns from your mistakes? Makes some new plans?
Druid
She sees the past… but divines the future?
Navali
Before Wraeclast, before the Lake, before the primordial molten world, before the stars themselves… Time circled upon itself into infinity. Hinekora sees not what you {will} do, only what you {did,} and what you shall do again. Probably…
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Navali on The Invitation
Navali on The Invitation
Navali
It is a great honour to participate in our Trial of the Ancestors. It is very rare that an outsider is allowed to participate.
Warrior
I am honoured to be part of this heritage.
Witch
Of course. I’m rather exceptional.
Sorceress
I will respect and honour your ways.
Monk
I am honoured, and I will attend.
Ranger
Alright. Maybe I’ll come by.
Huntress
You have my thanks, and I will do my best.
Mercenary
No need for all that, I’m game.
Druid
What makes me so special, then?
Navali
You will know when the time is right. For now, we are not undertaking the Trials. Too many are… refusing.
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Navali on The Cycle of Time
Navali on The Cycle of Time
Warrior
What did you mean by ‘Time circled upon itself?’
Witch
I’ve read a claim like this once before, but I’m still skeptical. Tell me about this supposed ‘Cycle of Time.’
Sorceress
Our tales have no mention of this ‘circling of Time.’ What is that?
Monk
I’ve… dreamt about this… How does Time circle upon itself…?
Ranger
What’s this about Time circling upon itself?
Huntress
My Elders once told me a story about a place where Time is a circle. What does that mean?
Mercenary
Time circled upon itself, eh? Do I dare ask?
Druid
So ye’re sayin’ all this has happened before… and will again?
Navali
One day, Time will end. Then, Time will begin again. Hinekora remembers the Future-Past. Not very clearly, but enough to guide our way forward. You do not remember our previous meetings… but I do, by the grace of Hinekora’s sight.
Mercenary
I shouldn’t have asked.
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Navali on Water of Sight
Navali on Water of Sight
Navali
Have no fear. I am both here {and} there. Just as you are now.
Warrior
With respect, Honoured One, how is this possible?
Witch
This isn’t necromancy… what {is} this?
Sorceress
It cannot be. This is some sort of strange illusion.
Monk
It sounds like a riddle, yet it must be fact. How?
Ranger
This is magic beyond the fey. Beyond the First Ones. How?
Huntress
By the Spirit! How’ve you done this?
Mercenary
Am I hallucinating? I quit the opium dens years ago.
Druid
How can that be?
Navali
The Water of Sight does not slay the living, just nearly so. The Water of Sight does not raise the dead… just nearly so. On the verge, we have one eye in each world. And so, I serve Hinekora. I am her Speaker, both in life… and in death.
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Navali on Afterlife
Navali on Afterlife
Warrior
This place… is an afterlife? For all Karui?
Witch
I almost don’t want to question further… but I can’t help myself.
Sorceress
I still cannot comprehend this place. It makes no sense.
Monk
Intriguing. The Karui have their own unique afterlife.
Ranger
The only dead I’ve seen come back to life… well, that’s no fate to wish upon anyone.
Huntress
I feel sick. Please, let me wake up from whatever this is.
Mercenary
So… you’re just lying there, having a real deep snooze then?
Druid
So death’s no rest at all. Just… echoes that never fade.
Navali
The Mother of Death is all that stands between us and oblivion. Before she embraced us, those that died simply ceased to be. Now, the souls of the Karui people continue on, lending their wisdom and strength to those that follow…
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Navali on Utula
Navali on Utula
Navali
One among us has elevated their angry voice above the others. Utula, of the Kitava Tribe, has long found the afterlife… constricting. He has convinced several others to become unruly. They are refusing to fight, and causing great disturbances.
Warrior
Why are they being so disrespectful?
Witch
Is being dead not to his liking?
Sorceress
That sounds like a great dishonour.
Ranger
The dead can do such things?
Huntress
Why’re they doin’ that?
Monk
I don’t understand. Why would he do that?
Mercenary
What’s up his arse?
Druid
Bah. Even the dead cannae let well enough alone.
Navali
Utula has convinced them they could overthrow this place, or even escape. We have done the best we can for the souls here, but it is not enough for some. This often happens with souls new to this timeless existence. It will pass… as it always does.
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