caldmaYA Try as you might, you cannot get Caalenfaire and Volun to even realize you are here. DM
caldmaYB You have become so talibund, so unpredictable, they can no longer sense you at all. DM
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caldmaYD The diviner and his assistant do not notice you. They are engrossed in the images of past and future that flicker and float in the scrying bowl. DM
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caldmaYE Caalenfaire and Volun are studying the scrying bowl, and take no notice of you. DM
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caldmaYF Rapt in their divining, the two ghosts do not notice your approach. DM
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caldmaYG The diviner and his assistant will not speak to you until you have successfully made your way out of the Dungeons. DM
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calvolYH Hush now! Or you will bother my master. Volun
calvolYI Next time, just wait until we notice you. Otherwise some very delicate spells may go completely awry! And your future may suffer for it. Volun
calvolYJ Now, let me announce you... Caalenfaire my sweet, the Veiled Ones are here again. Volun
calcaa08 Aaaaah! Aaaah! It is coming apart, it is slipping away! What on Faerun is happening? caalenfa
calvolYK Master, it is the Veiled Ones. They are here, and they spoke to you. Volun
calcaa09 It is torn, Volun, will we ever be able to mend it? -Bid them begone, Volun! Before the rest of their fortunes end up in tatters! caalenfa
calvolYL You had best leave, and come back to us later. Volun
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calvolYM Eeeeeeek! By the grace of Tymora! Volun
calcaa11 What - what is it, Volun? I see nothing! caalenfa
calvolYN Pardon, master, and do not fear. I saw a shadow - I thought - I thought it was the Emissary of the Lady Shar! But now I see it is only the Veiled Ones. Volun
calcaa12 They must learn not to creep up upon us that way! So for now, Veiled Ones, begone! caalenfa
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calcaa14 What? What is that? The thread, Volun! I have lost it. -No, no, here it is. caalenfa
calvolYO Again the Veiled Ones have interrupted us, my master. Their need must be very great. Volun
calcaa15 Aaaiiieee! The thread! The thread, Volun! It is broken. caalenfa
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calvolYP What? Who is there? Oh, I see. Master, it is the Veiled Ones. Volun
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calvolYQ What? What is it? Ah, yes. Master, the Veiled Ones stand before you. Volun
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calvolYR Eh? -Master, it is the Veiled Ones. They seek another audience with you. Volun
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calvolYS Caalenfaire - they are here again. Volun
calcaa20 What is that? Who is here? caalenfa
calvolYT Calm yourself, my love. It is only the Veiled Ones, come to us once again. Volun
calcaa21 Don't tell me - not again? caalenfa
calvolYU Yes, master, the Veiled Ones have returned. Volun
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calvolYV Hold, master! Hold your spellweaving! For the Veiled Ones stand before us once more. Volun
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caldmaYW You wait only a few minutes. Then Caalenfaire speaks up. DM
calcaa24 But wait, Volun. Something is amiss... The bowl is clouding... caalenfa
calvolYX Let me look... Ah, my dear, I see the problem. Volun
calcaa25 Have I poured too much krakatoac into it? caalenfa
calvolYY No, no my love, it is the Veiled Ones. They are here again. Volun
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caldmaYZ You cannot wait any longer. DM
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caldmaY[ You wait. They do not acknowledge you. DM
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caldmaY\ Your feet hurt. They are still intently studying the scrying bowl. DM
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caldmaY] Your arms are getting heavy. They do not acknowledge your presence. DM
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caldmaY^ You scuff the ground with your toe. They do not look up. DM
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caldmaY_ You clear your throat, loudly, several times. There is no reaction. DM
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caldmaY` You say 'Pardon, good sir' about twoscore times. Nothing happens. DM
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caldmaYa You announce your name in a loud and important tone. They do not acknowledge your presence. DM
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caldmaYb You tug gently at Caalenfaire's sleeve. He does not respond. DM
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caldmaYc You wave a hand inches from the diviner's face. His eyelids do not even flicker. DM
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caldmaYd Your tired bodies are beginning to exude an unpleasant odor. But Caalenfaire and Volun do not seem to notice it. DM
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caldmaYe Faeril emphatically scuffs the ground with her toe. They do not look up. DM
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caldmaYf Jarial clears his throat, loudly, several times. There is no reaction. DM
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caldmaYg Emmeric says 'Pardon, lady, and good sir' about twoscore times, until his throat is hoarse. Nothing happens. DM
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caldmaYh Eadred announces his name in a loud and important tone. They do not acknowledge him at all. DM
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caldmaYi Bronwyn tugs gently at Caalenfaire's ghostly sleeve - or tries to. He does not respond. DM
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caldmaYj Kellan waves her weapon inches from the diviner's face. His eyelids do not even flicker. DM
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caldmaYk Your dead are beginning to exude an unpleasant odor. But Caalenfaire and Volun do not seem to notice it. DM
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calvolYl Wait, Master. I sense a shadow... across our path... Ah. Of course. The Veiled Ones have returned. Volun
calcaa56 The vision is fading, Volun. Maybe more efreet ash will - why, what is it? There is concern writ large upon your face, Volun! caalenfa
calvolYm Because I see what you cannot, Caalenfaire my love. The talibund warriors are here again. Volun
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calvolYn Ah, there you are. -Caalenfaire, the Veiled Ones have come, just as you thought they would. Volun
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calvolYo Ah, there you are. Have you been waiting long? -Caalenfaire, the Veiled Ones are here for you. Volun
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calvolYp Ah, here they are, Caalenfaire - the Veiled Ones. We did not expect you so soon. Volun
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calvolYq Who is that? It's getting hard to - ah, yes. Dearheart, the Veiled Ones are here. Volun
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calcaa66 What, Volun! Hand of Beshaba, what is wrong with them? caalenfa
calcaa67 The Dungeons! They must get out of the Dungeons! Send them away, send them away at once. caalenfa
calvolYr You heard the Master! You best be on your way. Volun
calvolYs Once you leave the Dungeons, then we can tell you about the amazing visions we are seeing. Volun
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calcaa70 Never mind them, Volun. Look, look here at the self-anointed Priestess of Mystra, Anorrweyn Evensong. caalenfa
calcaa71 She was so imperious in court - do you remember? So full of advice for everyone. But look - look at her now, Volun. caalenfa
calvolYt Ah, but Caalenfaire, the Veiled Ones are waiting - Volun
calcaa72 Let them wait. See, she wails for her followers - she believes them all dead - not knowing that two of them are right nearby, right here in the city! Too bad the blind healer will never live to meet her. caalenfa
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calcaa75 Ahhh. Good. Ask them, Volun. Ask them about Plinshree. caalenfa
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calcaa77 Good. Tell them what I told you - that they should stay away from the one called Malgi Hi. caalenfa
calvolYu You heard my master! We have seen the lizardfolk dining merrily on one of his victims. Volun
calcaa78 What? Unpredictability settles over them, Volun. Soon we may not be able to see the talibund ones at all. caalenfa
calcaa79 Well, what brings them here this time? Tell me what they say, if you can still hear it! caalenfa
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calvolYv Oh, but my love, look in the bowl, look what is happening in the bowl! Volun (text change)KE 6-4-01
calvolYw We have said enough to them, maybe more than we should. Volun
calvolYx Now it is time for them to go on, to continue on their path. -Farewell, Veiled Travelers. May your path be ever your own. Volun
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calvolYy O Veiled Ones, did you have another question for my master? Ask wisely, now - his time is precious. Volun
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calvolYz Master, they do not know of the naiad! Volun (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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calvolY{ Master, they returned the waterbells to the naiad! Volun (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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calvolY| Master, they wish to know who Malgi Hi is. Volun (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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calvolY} Master, they said they would avoid the evil sorcerer. Volun (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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calvolY~ Master, they refuse to take your advice! Volun (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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calvolY Master, woe to you! They have already met Malgi Hi - and killed him! Volun (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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calvolYÇ Master, the Veiled Ones inquire about the goddess Shar. Volun (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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calvolYü Master, the Veiled Ones inquire about Anorrweyn Evensong! Volun (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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calvolYé Master, the Veiled Ones want to know more about the dwarf-lord, Harldain Ironbar. Volun (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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calvolYâ My love, the Veiled Ones are asking about the Golden Serpent, the Shrinekeeper of Shaundakul. Volun (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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caldmaYä There is a shocked silence. Then Volun whispers to Caalenfaire something you cannot hear. DM (text change)relocated KE 5-8-01
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calcaa83 Volun and I knew her, of course, back in the days before Myth Drannor fell. I did not have a high regard for her... caalenfa
calcaa84 She was good at predicting the future, very good, but not clever enough to avoid it. caalenfa
calcaa85 She thought her goddess would save her. And maybe the Lady will. But the ways of Mystra are notoriously inscrutable. caalenfa
calcaa86 Now she languishes in the ruins of her shrine, too defeated even to call out for her followers, believing them all dead. A sorry end, but not entirely undeserved. caalenfa
calcaa87 At least her spirit is grounded in the present once again. The Veiled Ones have seen to that. caalenfa
calvolYà No, my love, that was the future you saw, not the present. Volun
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calcaa89 Oh, I cannot be bothered right now with that - you tell them, Volun. caalenfa
calvolYå Harldain Ironbar was lord of the dwarves during the glory days of Myth Drannor. Volun
calvolYç Under his direction, the city's dwarves built some great marvels - an ingenious system of 'liquid fire' for illumination, waterworks that fed refreshing fountains and pools - and of course the Orrery that powered the Spinning Spires for transportation. Volun
calvolYê Now, these wonders lie in ruins or have been turned to evil, and his spirit haunts the House of Gems, hoping for the day when the corruption ends. Volun
calvolYë We knew that day would never come for him - until you came. And set our hoard of knowledge aflame, and reduced all our old predictions to ashes! Volun
calvolYè Now I think that his ghost will see a turn in the tide of corruption, and his ghost will find peace at last in the halls of his fathers. But that is not a soothsaying - just a guess. Volun
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calcaa91 Odelinde? She is fiercer by far than her mother, and even her mother's mother, all of whom were guardians of the Wind Rider's shrine. caalenfa
calvolYï And her daughter will be fiercer still - as great as the Shrinekeepers of old... Volun
calcaa92 Yes! It was exciting to see that new future emerge in the scrying bowl. caalenfa
calcaa93 Assuming she has a daughter - that outcome is in doubt, now that orcs are in her Shrine. caalenfa
calcaa94 You ask for too much. What I know was well-protected and dearly bought. caalenfa
calcaa95 But nevertheless I will tell you the tale - what I know of it, anyway. caalenfa
calcaa96 Of Kya Mordrayn herself I know very little. Honored as a hero, she was secretly rising quickly in stature within the Cult of the Dragon. When Pelendralaar the Dragon disappeared, she was thought to have helped defeat him... caalenfa
calcaa97 ...but in reality she was the archmage who persuaded him to transform into a dracolich. And since that day they have been as one. caalenfa
calcaa98 The utter destruction of Mocthrinul, and the great tower he resided in, was done by them - but blamed on others; so was the ransack of the Far Holes. And of course they have been ruthless in seizing this city for their own, for purposes that are hidden even from me. caalenfa
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calvolYî There is not much to tell. Back in the glory days of Myth Drannor, we were rivals, enemies even, in those days when power at court was everything. Volun
calvolYì Caalenfaire pursued his art without mercy, and I did not - so eventually he defeated me, and I became a skull upon his writing desk. Volun
calvolYÄ And when Myth Drannor fell, Caalenfaire died and became a ghost, just as he had foreseen. And by my choice I became his familiar, and only companion. Volun
calvolYÅ And so the centuries have passed. He still pursues his art without mercy, as you have seen, but it has come to pass that we love each other, an outcome that despite our arts neither of us had foreseen. Volun
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calvolYÉ Master! They have spoken with the naiad! Volun
calcaaa4 What is this? Plinshree usually has no patience for mortals - and little regard for them, either. caalenfa
calvolYæ She looks on them the way we looked upon mayflies, once upon a time. Her thoughts and concerns are like the water she swims in, ever flowing and ever changing. Volun
calcaaa5 Have you found the Glyphs of Water? Have you learned the Splashing Word? Once we saw great treasures come to one who unlocked their secret... caalenfa
calvolYÆ ...but that is a future which now will not come to pass, unless you fulfill it. Volun
calcaaa6 Ah. Of course. That is in the future - if it exists at all. caalenfa
calcaaa7 Curse them, Volun! By the forelock of Beshaba, they have astounded me yet again. caalenfa
calcaaa8 This is one more thing I had not foreseen - and it changes everything. Now the phaerrim will have their hands full - now the alhoon may stay away, in the dark holes to which they fled... caalenfa
calvolYô Now you will have to recast all your soothsaying incantations, and recalculate all the possibilities. And I know how much you HATE doing that, Caalenfaire my love. Volun
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calcaab0 Ah - you have felt the touch of the Lady of Loss, have you? No mortal is ever free from her embrace... caalenfa
calcaab1 ...when a beloved companion dies, Shar is there. Pain or forgetfulness is what she offers you, and either choice suits her dark whims very well. caalenfa
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calcaab3 Do not tell them! It is better if they do not know. caalenfa
calcaab4 That is wise. He is human, but he abhors humankind, for reasons I will not divulge. For decades he has gathered dark spells from creatures that shun the light of day... caalenfa
calcaab5 ...and now he moves like the breath of pestilence through villages and towns. caalenfa
calvolYö His will to destroy is ironwrought, and now his form echoes it. A mask of iron hides a face from which all kinship and mercy have fled. Volun
calcaab6 Then they are fools, because Malgi Hi eats up his enemies as an elf-child savors dreamberries. The lizardfolk obey him absolutely, and his spells can turn his fanatic troops into warriors with skins of stone. caalenfa
calcaab7 But I waste my breath, laying wisdom before the talibund. You will go your own way, come what may. I wash my hands of it. caalenfa
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calcaab9 Then you were right, curse you, Volun! The human the lizardfolk were eating... caalenfa
calvolYò ...that was Malgi Hi himself, just as I told you. Volun
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calcaac3 That is enough, Volun! We have given them guidance. Now they must go. caalenfa
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calvolYû Now, Veiled Ones, you must depart. My master is eager to return to his spellweaving. Volun
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calvolYù That is all we will say for now. Volun
calcaac6 Achh! Now my bowl is all cloudy. Send them away, Volun, send the Veiled Ones away! caalenfa
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calvolYÿ What it all means, I do not know. But that is all we can tell you right now. Volun
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caldmaYÖ Images twist and writhe deep in the sloshing fluid of the conjuring bowl. But you cannot make any sense of them at all. DM
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caldmaYÜ Images flicker in the scrying bowl. You glimpse howling undead mobbing a hapless orog, predatory lizardfolk running through the darkness - and all the while, a Cult Mage stands next to an evil-looking Gate, laughing hysterically. DM
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caldmaY¢ Images flicker in the scrying bowl. You glimpse predatory lizardfolk running through the darkness, a troop of orogs herding some howling undead down a corridor - under the watchful eyes of two Cult Mages. DM
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caldmaY£ Images dance in the scrying bowl, and the sound of footsteps wells up from its oily surface. You see Beriand offering up a simple prayer to Mystra, while Faeril paces impatiently in front of him, swinging her weapon. DM
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caldmaY¥ The bowl seems to be entirely dark. DM
caldmaY₧ But then you dimly see a figure - she is swimming - you catch your breath - she is indescribably beautiful. DM
caldmaYƒ But then Volun screams at you, and you jump back! DM
calvolYá Fools! Imbeciles! That vision of loveliness you see is the naiad Plinshree. And one good look at her would take your breath away forever. Volun
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caldmaYí You only catch a glimpse - of reptilian jaws snapping rapturously at animal meat. Then the vision flickers away. DM
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caldmaYó You see vague shapes moving in the bowl's depths - a gargoyle? A dragon? You hear something - a spell being cast? Everything seems dim and distorted. DM
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caldmaYú Caalenfaire and Volun return their attention to the scrying bowl. DM
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caldmaYñ Caalenfaire and Volun attend once again to the scrying bowl. DM
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calvolYÑ Oh yes. And next time, do not stand there so quietly! Let us know as soon as you approach. Volun
caldmaYª With that, the diviners turn their attention once again to the shifting scenes in the scrying bowl. DM
calcaae1 Well, Volun, it has happened, just as I feared. caalenfa
calvolYº The Veiled Ones - they have disappeared entirely? Volun
calcaae2 Yes. And I fear it may be forever. caalenfa
calvolY¿ Veiled Ones - if you can hear me - my master says you must walk your own way. Unless the pall on this city is lifted, we can help you no longer. Volun
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caldma00 Volun takes something away from you - it is the Backwards Key! DM (text change)KE 6-4-01
calvol00 You for is this, Ones Veiled, here. Master, yes. Volun (text change)KE 6-4-01
caldma01 Now Caalenfaire seems to answer her. He also is talking backwards. DM (text change)KE 6-4-01
calcaae4 Volun, them to it give, ahead, go! Wizards of House the into, here leads that door magical the unlocks it. caalenfa (text change)KE 6-4-01
calcaae5 Way unusual an in operates it. Obsidian and adamant of tendrils vein-like with inlaid and bone of out sculpted cunningly, key ornate an - it see they when it know will they. Course of. caalenfa (text change)KE 6-4-01
calvol01 Ritual the begin I should? Key Backwards the about you asking are they - Ones Veiled the, Master. Volun (text change)KE 6-4-01
calvol02 There. Now that the Backwards Ritual is done, Veiled Ones, is there something else you wish to ask my master about? Volun (text change)KE 6-4-01
calpro00 Interrupt them Protagonist
calpro01 Wait politely Protagonist
calpro02 Wait politely some more Protagonist
calpro03 Sneak a peek into the bowl Protagonist
caldmaY⌐ The images in the bowl are dazzling and incoherent. You cannot even begin to understand them. DM
calpro04 Leave them alone Protagonist
calpro05 Tell them about meeting Plinshree Protagonist
calpro06 Say you don't know Plinshree Protagonist
calpro07 Say you returned Plinshree's waterbells Protagonist
calpro08 Ask who Malgi Hi might be Protagonist
calpro09 Tell them you will avoid Malgi Hi Protagonist
calpro10 Refuse to avoid Malgi Hi Protagonist
calpro11 Say you already defeated Malgi Hi Protagonist
calproXA Ask them about the Backwards Key Protagonist (text change)KE 6-4-01