Servitor Marius
It strikes me, you know… the Azmeri really have no need of our teachings.
Huntress
What are you sayin’ to me right now?
Servitor Marius
You already live in a sort of Utopia. In harmony. What else could we possibly teach you?
Huntress
Oh. Unexpected. True enough, though. I wish I could go home.
Servitor Marius
You can’t go home? Perhaps you could find a place here, with us.
Huntress
We’ll see.
Servitor Marius
Rumours abound of what befell the Druids of Skothe. Some say slaughtered, others… that they linger in the shadows, now beholden to some darker purpose. Tell me, wild one - which tale is true?
Druid
Ye’d have to ask someone who remembers - if any yet live.
Servitor Marius
And you? No memories at all?
Druid
Nothin’ I care to speak of. The Druids are gone. That’s all there is to say.
Druid
Only fragments… fog and fear and screamin’ in the dark.
Bah. The Druids are gone. That’s all there is to say.
Servitor Marius
Pain leaves scars, wild one - but scars are not the end of you. Devote yourself to the Order, and you may yet find healing.
Servitor Marius
There are not many Ezomytes joining us. Most won’t even listen. What is it that compels them to resist our message?
Ranger
We don’t like being told what to do.
Monk
Hahah! You’ll never meet anyone more irrepressible.
Servitor Marius
Ah, the spirit of rebellion burns strong in Ezomyte blood. We could use that in the new world… just not pointed in our direction.
Servitor Marius
The Karui are strong, but their youth are thirsting for change. The Way meant survival in the old world. It will not be needed in Utopia.
Marauder
The Elders won’t be happy about that.
Servitor Marius
Well, they never are.
Marauder
Hah! You’re not wrong.
Servitor Marius
The Maraketh are a vibrant success story. Harsh traditions kept them alive for eons in a brutal world. You won’t need to be so militant in our Utopia.
Sorceress
What if I {prefer} being ‘militant?’
Servitor Marius
Oh… well… you don’t have to stay in Utopia. I suppose you could always sail to Kalguur. Perhaps their way of life would suit you better.
Sorceress
That’s it? You’re not going to try to convince me?
Servitor Marius
Young lady, I’m not a preacher. More of a… realist idealist. If Utopia doesn’t work for you, you’re not a prisoner.
Sorceress
I suppose that’s fair.
Servitor Marius
You need not waste my time, covenite. I know you don’t truly intend to listen.
Witch
What gave it away?
Servitor Marius
Whether you appreciate it or not, we’re building Utopia for you, too. We will lift your pain, and absolve that which drives you to dark magics.
Witch
I like my pain, thank you. It’s what drives me ever forward, a relentless whip at my heels.
Servitor Marius
I see. You have no home, no friends, not even a pet - not a living one, anyway. You fear you would be nothing, if not for your ambition.
Witch
Shut your mouth, old man, before I rip it out.
Servitor Marius
Trarthans are the lowest scum this world has to offer. The throw-aways of Wraeclast. Cast in the image of crassness and treachery.
Mercenary
Watch it. I’m Trarthan.
Servitor Marius
Or so I’ve heard, from the Eternal Empire’s histories. Not my opinions. Just from the scholars of the time.
Mercenary
Ehh I’m just gettin’ your goat! You’re spot on. We’re a bunch of arseholes, and proud of it!
Servitor Marius
You bear an odd mix of tattoos. A few Karui, most Ezomyte, one or two Oriathan slave marks. What is your tale, I wonder?
Warrior
I wish I knew. I was found on the shores of Ogham by my father.
Servitor Marius
Ahh… there were many shipwrecks and tragedies when Oriath fell. It’s possible your ancestry is lost to time. Supposedly, the Karui can speak to their ancestors. Perhaps you should ask them.
Warrior
I might just do that… if they’ll listen.