"There may be war with you soon. We will be ready."
0
stre@huma
1
"The Vahnatai must be awakened. We need our strength to deal with the humans."
0
duty
1
"It is my duty to sneak past them and use the controls, even if it means my doom. I prepare myself now." He looks at you slyly. "Of course, with your assistance, my job would be easier. There would be a reward."
0
hydr@doze
1
"Don't ask me what for. All I can tell you is that they would cause you great harm were you to try to use them."
0
cont
1
"Yes, that one. Beyond it are some controls I need desperately to get at. There are also hydras, dozens of them."
0
door
1
"You see that door over there?"
0
prep@doom
1
"I prepare to meet my doom." His voice is appropriately grim.
He opens his eyes and looks at you. "Welcome, humans. I am Abra."
There is a mage sitting here, meditating and moving his limbs in elaborate, hypnotic patterns. The Vahnatai are many-jointed, but never has it been clearer than now.
0
stnd
1
"Talk to Abra about it. He could pay you."
0
help
0
"Hundreds of them are asleep in there, in the big blue crystals."
0
awak@bret
0
She looks at the entrance to the caves. "There's more hydras in there than I've ever seen. We gotta' sneak in there to perform the awakening. We sure could use some help."
0
hard@easi
0
"The friendly denizens of these caves."
0
chit@hydr
0
"Yes. Have to protect him from chitrachs and hydras, while we go awaken our brethren. And thing aren't getting easier."
0
guar@char
0
She stops sharpening the weapon long enough to jerk a long, multi-jointed thumb at the nearby mage, who is lost in thought. "Abra. My charge."
0
abra
0
"I'm guarding Abra. And he's trying to make my job harder."
"I'm Bohen." She watches you carefully.
A Vahnatai warrior sits near the fire, sharpening a razordisk. She looks up at you grimly when you approach.
