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#    SCCS Id: @(#)quest.txt    3.1    92/10/17
#    Copyright (c) 1991 by M. Stephenson
# NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details.
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#    The quest text file for NetHack 3.1 (MULDGN version).
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#    These are the "standard" message numbers from qtext.h.  All class
#    dialogue must have at least these entries.
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#    QT_FIRSTTIME     1
#    QT_NEXTTIME     2
#    QT_OTHERTIME     3
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#    QT_GUARDTALK     5    /* 5 random things for guards to say */
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#    QT_FIRSTLEADER    10
#    QT_NEXTLEADER    11
#    QT_OTHERLEADER    12
#    QT_LASTLEADER    13
#    QT_BADLEVEL    14
#    QT_BADALIGN    15
#    QT_ASSIGNQUEST    16
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#    QT_ENCOURAGE    20    /* 1-10 random encouragement messages */
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#    QT_FIRSTLOCATE    30
#    QT_NEXTLOCATE    31
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#    QT_FIRSTACQUIRE    40
#    QT_NEXTACQUIRE    41
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#    QT_FIRSTNEMESIS    50
#    QT_NEXTNEMESIS    51
#    QT_OTHERNEMESIS    52
#    QT_NEMWANTSIT    53    /* you somehow got the artifact */
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#    QT_DISCOURAGE    60    /* 1-10 random maledictive messages */
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#    QT_GOTIT    70
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#    QT_KILLEDNEM    80
#    QT_OFFEREDIT    81
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#    QT_POSTHANKS    90
#    QT_HASAMULET    91
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#    Archeologist
#
%Cc A 00001
You are suddenly in familiar surroundings.  The buildings in the distance
appear to be those of your old alma mater, but something is wrong.  It looks
as if there has been a riot recently, or %H has
been under siege.

All of the windows are boarded up, and there are objects scattered around
the entrance.

Strange forbidding shapes seem to be moving in the distance.
%E
%Cp A 00002
Once again, you are back at %H.
%E
%Cp A 00003
You are back at %H.
You have an odd feeling this may be the last time you ever come here.
%E
%Cp A 00005
Man, the dig this year was a real bust!
%E
%Cp A 00006
Hey man, have you got any potions of hallucination for sale?
%E
%Cp A 00007
Did you see the artifact %l brought back from the last dig?
%E
%Cp A 00008
So what species do *you* think we evolved from?
%E
%Cp A 00009
So you're %l's prize pupil!  I don't know what he sees in you.
%E
%Cc A 00010
Finally you have returned, %p.  You were always
my most promising student.  Allow me to see if you are ready for the
most difficult task of your career.
%E
%Cp A 00011
Again, %p, you stand before me.
Let me see if you have gained experience in the interim.
%E
%Cp A 00012
Once more, %p, you have returned from the field.
Are you finally ready for the task that must be accomplished?
%E
%Cc A 00013
%p, you have failed us.  All of my careful training has been in
vain.  Begone!  Your tenure at this college has been revoked!

You are a disgrace to the profession!
%E
%Cc A 00014
%p, you are yet too inexperienced to undertake such a demanding
quest.  A mere %r could not possibly face the rigors demanded and
survive.  Go forth, and come here again when your adventures have further
taught you.
%E
%Cc A 00015
%p!  I've heard that you've been using sloppy techniques.  Your
results lately can hardly be called suitable for a %r!

How could you have strayed from the %a path?  Go from here, and come
back only when you have purified yourself.
%E
%Cc A 00016
Grave times have befallen the college, for a %n has
stolen %o.  Without it, the board of directors of
the university will soon have no choice but to revoke our research grants.

You must locate the entrance to %i.  Within it,
you will find the %n.

You must the defeat the %n and return %o
to me.

Only in this way will we be able to prevent the budget cuts that could
close this college.

May the wisdom of %d be your guide.
%E
%Cp A 00020
Beware, for the %n is powerful and cunning.
%E
%Cp A 00021
To locate the entrance to %i, you must pass
many traps.
%E
%Cp A 00022
A %n may be vulnerable to attacks by magical cold.
%E
%Cp A 00023
Call upon %d when you encounter the %n.
%E
%Cp A 00024
You must destroy the %n.  It will pursue you otherwise.
%E
%Cp A 00025
%o is a mighty talisman.  With it you
can destroy the %n.
%E
%Cp A 00026
Go forth with the blessings of %d.
%E
%Cp A 00027
I will have my %gP watch for your return.
%E
%Cp A 00028
Remember not to stray from the true %a path.
%E
%Cp A 00029
You may be able to sense %o when you are near.
%E
%Cp A 00030
You have the feeling that you will soon find the entrance to
%i.
%E
%Cp A 00031
Once again, you are near the entrance to %i.
%E
%Cp A 00040
You sense the presence of %o.
%E
%Cp A 00041
The familiar presence of %o is in the ether.
%E
%Cc A 00050
So, %p, you think that you can succeed in recovering
%o, when your teacher, %l, has already failed.

Come, try your best!  I shall destroy you, and gnaw on your bones.
%E
%Cc A 00051
Again you try to best me, eh %p?  Well, you shall fail again.

You shall never recover %o.

I shall bear your soul to the Plane of Origins for my master's pleasure.
%E
%Cp A 00052
You persist yet %p!  Good.  Now, you shall die!
%E
%Cp A 00053
I shall have %o from you, %p, then feast
upon your entrails!
%E
%Cp A 00060
Try your best, %p.  You cannot defeat me.
%E
%Cp A 00061
I shall rend the flesh from your body whilst you still breathe!
%E
%Cp A 00062
First you, %p, then I shall destroy your mentor, %l.
%E
%Cp A 00063
Tiring yet, %p?  I draw my power from my master and cannot
falter!
%E
%Cp A 00064
I shall rend thy soul from thy body and consume it!
%E
%Cp A 00065
You are far too %a -- it weakens you.  You shall die in this place.
%E
%Cp A 00066
%d has forsaken you!  You are lost now!
%E
%Cp A 00067
A mere %r cannot hope to defeat me!
%E
%Cp A 00068
If you are the best %l can send, I have nothing to fear.
%E
%Cp A 00069
Die %c!  I shall exhibit your carcass as a trophy.
%E
%Cc A 00070
The power of %o flows through your body!  You feel
as if you could now take on the Wizard of Yendor himself and win, but
you know you must return %o to %l.
%E
%Cp A 00080
The body of the %n dissipates in a cloud of noxious fumes.
%E
%Cc A 00081
%l touches %o briefly, gazes into it,
then smiles at you and says:

"Well done, %p.  You have defeated the %n and
recovered %o.  But I fear that it shall never be safe
here.

Please take %o with you.  You, %p, can
guard it now far better than I.

May the blessings of %d follow you and guard you."
%E
%Cc A 00090
Welcome back, %p.  Have you progressed with your quest to
regain the Amulet of Yendor for %d?
%E
%Cc A 00091
Congratulations, %p.  I wondered if anyone could prevail against
the Wizard and the minions of Moloch.  Now, you must embark on one
final adventure.

Take the Amulet, and find your way onto the astral plane.
There you must find the altar of %d and sacrifice the
Amulet on that altar to fulfill your destiny.

Remember, your path now should always be upwards.
%E
#
#    Barbarian
#
%Cc B 00001
Warily you scan your surroundings, all of your senses alert for signs
of possible danger.  Off in the distance, you can see the familiar shapes
of %H.

But why, you think, should %l be there?

Suddenly, the hairs on your neck stand on end as you detect the aura of
evil magic in the air.

Without thought, you ready your weapon, and mutter under your breath:

    "By %d, there will be blood spilt today."
%E
%Cp B 00002
Once again, you near %H.  You know that %l
will be waiting.
%E
%Cp B 00003
Again, and you think possibly for the last time, you approach
%H.
%E
%Cp B 00005
The battles here have been good -- our enemies' blood soaks the soil!
%E
%Cp B 00006
Remember that glory is crushing your enemies beneath your feet!
%E
%Cp B 00007
There has been little treasure to loot, since the horde arrived.
%E
%Cp B 00008
The horde is mighty in numbers, but they have little courage.
%E
%Cp B 00009
%l is a strange one, but he has helped defend us.
%E
%Cc B 00010
Ah, %p.  You have returned at last.  The world is in dire
need of your help.  There is a great quest you must undertake.

But first, I must see if you are ready to take on such a challenge.
%E
%Cp B 00011
%p, you are back.  Are you ready now for the challenge?
%E
%Cp B 00012
Again, you stand before me, %p.  Surely you have prepared yourself.
%E
%Cc B 00013
Pah!  You have betrayed the gods, %p.  You will never attain
the glory which you aspire to.  Your failure to follow the true path has
closed this future to you.

I will protect these people as best I can, but soon %n will overcome
me and destroy all who once called you %s.  Now begone!
%E
%Cc B 00014
%p, I fear that you are as yet too inexperienced to face
%n.  Only a %R with the help of %d could ever hope to
defeat him.
%E
%Cp B 00015
%p!  You have wandered from the path of the %a!
If you attempt to overcome %n in this state, he will surely
enslave your soul.  Your only hope, and ours, lies in your purification.
Go forth, and return when you feel ready.
%E
%Cc B 00016
The world is in great need of your assistance, %p.

About six months ago, I learned that a mysterious sorcerer, known
as %n, had begun to gather a large group of cutthroats and brigands
about him.

At about the same time, these people you once rode with "liberated" a
potent magical talisman, %o, from a Turanian caravan.

%n and his Black Horde swept down upon %i and defeated
the people there, driving them out into the desert.  He has taken
%o, and seeks to bend it to his will.  I detected the
subtle changes in the currents of fate, and joined these people.
Then I sent forth a summons for you.

If %n can bend %o to his will, he will become
almost indestructible.  He will then be able to enslave the minds of
men across the world.  You are the only hope.  The Gods smile upon you,
and with %d behind you, you alone can defeat %n.

You must go to %i.  From there, you can track down
%n, defeat him, and return %o to us.  Only
then will the world be safe.
%E
%Cp B 00020
%n is strong in the dark arts, but not immune to cold steel.
%E
%Cp B 00021
Remember that %n is a great sorcerer.  He lived in the time
of Atlantis.
%E
%Cp B 00022
If you fail, %p, I will not be able to protect these people long.
%E
%Cp B 00023
To enter %i, you must be very stealthy.  The horde will be on
guard.
%E
%Cp B 00024
Call upon %d in your time of need.
%E
%Cp B 00025
May %d protect you, and guide your steps.
%E
%Cp B 00026
If you can lay hands upon %o, wear it for protection.
%E
%Cp B 00027
I cannot stand against %n's sorcery.  But %d will help you.
%E
%Cp B 00028
Do not fear %n.  I know you can defeat him.
%E
%Cp B 00029
You have a great road to travel, %p, but only after you defeat
%n.
%E
%Cc B 00030
The scent of water comes to you in the desert breeze.  You know that
you have located %i.
%E
%Cp B 00031
Yet again you have a chance to infiltrate %i.
%E
%Cc B 00040
The hairs on the nape of your neck lift as you sense an energy in the
very air around you.  You fight down a primordial panic that seeks to
make you turn and run.  This is surely the lair of %n.
%E
%Cp B 00041
Yet again you feel the air around you heavy with malevolent magical energy.
%E
%Cc B 00050
So.  This is what that second rate sorcerer %l sends to do his bidding.
I have slain many before you.  You shall give me little sport.

Prepare to die, %c.
%E
%Cp B 00051
I have wasted too much time on you already.  Now, you shall die.
%E
%Cp B 00052
You return yet again, %c!  Are you prepared for death now?
%E
%Cp B 00053
I shall have %o back, you pitiful excuse for a %c.
And your life as well.
%E
%Cp B 00060
My pets will dine on your carcass tonight!
%E
%Cp B 00061
You are a sorry excuse for a %r.
%E
%Cp B 00062
Run while you can, %c.  My next spell will be your last.
%E
%Cp B 00063
I shall use your very skin to bind my next grimoire.
%E
%Cp B 00064
%d cannot protect you now.  Here, you die.
%E
%Cp B 00065
Your %a nature makes you weak.  You cannot defeat me.
%E
%Cp B 00066
Come, %c.  I shall kill you, then unleash the horde on your tribe.
%E
%Cp B 00067
Once you are dead, my horde shall finish off %l, and your tribe.
%E
%Cp B 00068
Fight, %c, or are you afraid of the mighty %n?
%E
%Cp B 00069
You have failed, %c.  Now, my victory is complete.
%E
%Cc B 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel the power of it
flowing through your hands.  It seems to be in two or more places
at once, even though you are holding it.
%E
%Cp B 00080
%n falls to the ground, and utters a last curse at you.  Then his
body fades slowly, seemingly dispersing into the air around you.  You
slowly become aware that the overpowering aura of magic in the air has
begun to fade.
%E
%Cc B 00081
When %l sees %o, he smiles, and says:

    Well done, %p.  You have saved the world from certain doom.
    What, now, should be done with %o?

    These people, brave as they are, cannot hope to guard it from
    other sorcerers who will detect it, as surely as %n did.

    Take %o with you, %p.  It will guard you in
    your adventures, and you can best guard it.  You embark on a
    quest far greater than you realize.

    Remember me, %p, and return when you have triumphed.  I
    will tell you then of what you must do.  You will understand when the
    time comes.
%E
%Cp B 00090
Tell us, %p, have you fared well on your great quest?
%E
%Cc B 00091
This is wondrous, %p.  I feared that you could not possibly
succeed in your quest, but here you are in possession of the Amulet
of Yendor!

I have studied the texts of the magi constantly since you left.  In
the Book of Skelos, I found this:

    %d will cause a child to be sent into the world.  This child is to
    be made strong by trial of battle and magic, for %d has willed it so.
    It is said that the child of %d will recover the Amulet of Yendor
    that was stolen from the Creator at the beginning of time.

As you now possess the amulet, %p, I suspect that the Book
speaks of you.

    The child of %d will take the Amulet, and travel to the Astral
    Plane, where the Great Temple of %d is to be found.  The Amulet
    will be sacrificed to %d, there on His altar.  Then the child will
    stand by %d as champion of all %cP for eternity.

This is all I know, %p.  I hope it will help you.
%E
#
#    Cave(wo)man
#
%Cc C 00001
You descend through a barely familiar stairwell that you remember
the %l showing you when you embarked upon your vision quest.

You arrive back at %H, but something seems
wrong here.  The usual smoke and glowing light of the fires of the
outer caves are absent, and an uneasy quiet fills the damp air.
%E
%Cp C 00002
Once again, you arrive back at %H.
%E
%Cp C 00003
For some reason, you think that this may be the last time you will
enter %H.
%E
%Cp C 00005
We have not been able to gather as much food since the Giants sealed
off our access to the outer world.
%E
%Cp C 00006
Since the %n sent her minions, we have been constantly fighting.
%E
%Cp C 00007
I have heard your vision quest was successful.  Is this so?
%E
%Cp C 00008
So, tell me, %p, how have you fared?
%E
%Cp C 00009
The %l grows old.  We know not who will guide us after he ascends.
%E
%Cc C 00010
You have returned from your vision quest, %p.  Thank %d.

We are in dire need of your help, my %S.

But first, I must see if you are yet capable of the quest I would
ask you to undertake.
%E
%Cp C 00011
Again, you return to us, %p.  Let me see if you are ready now.
%E
%Cp C 00012
Ah, %p.  Are you finally ready?
%E
%Cc C 00013
%p!  You have sealed our fate.  You seem unable to reform yourself,
so I must select another to take your place.

Begone from %H!  You have betrayed us by choosing
the path of the %C over the true path of the %L.

You no longer live in our eyes.
%E
%Cc C 00014
Alas, %p, you are as yet too inexperienced to embark upon such
a difficult quest as that I propose to give you.

A %r could not possibly survive the rigors demanded to find
%i, never mind to confront the %n herself.

Adventure some more, and you will learn the skills you will require.
%d decrees it.
%E
%Cc C 00015
%p!  You have deviated from my teachings.  You no longer follow
the path of the %a as you should.  I banish you from these caves, to
go forth and purify yourself.  Then, you might be able to accomplish this
quest.
%E
%Cc C 00016
You are indeed ready now, %p.  I shall tell you a tale of
great suffering among your people:

Shortly after you left on your vision quest, the caves were invaded by
the creatures sent against us by the %n.

She, herself, could not attack us due to her great size, but her minions
have harassed us ever since.  In the first attacks, many died, and the
minions of the %n managed to steal %o.
They took it to %i and there, none of our
%g warriors have been able to go.

You must find %i, and within it wrest
%o from the %n.  She guards it as
jealously as she guards all treasures she attains.  But with it,
we can make our caves safe once more.

Please, %p, recover %o for us, and return it here.
%E
%Cp C 00020
The %n is immune to her own breath weapons.
You should use magic upon her that she does not use herself.
%E
%Cp C 00021
When you encounter the %n, call upon %d for assistance.
%E
%Cp C 00022
There will be nowhere to hide inside the %n's inner sanctum.
%E
%Cp C 00023
Your best chance with the %n will be to keep moving.
%E
%Cp C 00024
Do not be distracted by the great treasures in the %n's lair.
Concentrate on %o.
%E
%Cp C 00025
%o is the only object that the %n truly fears.
%E
%Cp C 00026
Do not be fooled by the %n's size.  She is fast, and it is
rumored that she uses magic.
%E
%Cp C 00027
I would send a party of %gP with you, but we will need all
of our strength to defend ourselves.
%E
%Cp C 00028
Remember, be %a at all times.  This is your strength.
%E
%Cp C 00029
If only we had an amulet of reflection, this would not have happened.
%E
%Cc C 00030
You %x many large claw marks on the ground.  The tunnels ahead
of you are larger than most of those in any cave complex you have
ever been in before.

Your nose detects the smell of carrion from within, and bones litter
the sides of the tunnels.
%E
%Cp C 00031
Once again, you approach %i.
%E
%Cc C 00040
You find yourself in a large cavern, with neatly polished walls, that
nevertheless show signs of being scorched by fire.

Bones litter the floor, and there are objects scattered everywhere.
The air is close with the stench of sulphurous fumes.

The %n is clearly visible, but she seems to be asleep.
%E
%Cp C 00041
Once again, you find yourself in the lair of the %n.
%E
%Cc C 00050
So, human, you seek to invade the lair of the %n.
Only my meals are allowed down here.  Prepare to be eaten!
%E
%Cp C 00051
So, again you face me, %c.  No human has ever before escaped me.
Now I shall kill you.
%E
%Cp C 00052
You are getting annoying, %c.  Prepare to die.
%E
%Cp C 00053
I'll have %o from you, %c.  You shall die.
%E
%Cp C 00060
You are weak, %c.  No challenge for the Mother of all Dragons.
%E
%Cp C 00061
I grow hungry, human.  You look like a nice appetizer!
%E
%Cp C 00062
Join me for lunch?  You're the main course, %c.
%E
%Cp C 00063
With %o, I am invincible!  You cannot succeed.
%E
%Cp C 00064
Your mentor, the %l has failed.  You are nothing to fear.
%E
%Cp C 00065
You shall die here, %c.  A %r cannot hope to defeat me.
%E
%Cp C 00066
You, a mere %r challenge the might of the %n?  Hah!
%E
%Cp C 00067
I am the Mother of all Dragons!  You cannot hope to defeat me.
%E
%Cp C 00068
My claws are sharp now.  I shall rip you to shreds!
%E
%Cp C 00069
%d has deserted you, %c.  This is my domain.
%E
%Cc C 00070
As you pick up %o it seems heavy at first, but as you
hold it strength flows into your arms.

You suddenly feel full of power, as if nothing could possibly stand
in your path.
%E
%Cp C 00080
The %n sinks to the ground, her heads flailing about.
As she dies, a cloud of noxious fumes billows about her.
%E
%Cc C 00081
The %l glimpses %o in your possession.
He smiles and says:

    You have done it!  We are saved.  But I fear that %o
    will always be a target for %C forces who will want it for their
    own.

    To prevent further trouble, I would like you, %p,
    to take %o away with you.  It will help you as you
    quest for the Amulet of Yendor.
%E
%Cp C 00090
%p!  Welcome back.
How goes your quest to recover the Amulet for %d?
%E
%Cc C 00091
You have been successful, I see, %p.

Now that the Amulet of Yendor is yours, here is what you must do:

Journey upwards to the open air.  The Amulet you carry will then
take you into the Astral Planes, where the Great Temple of %d
casts its influence throughout our world.

Sacrifice the Amulet on the altar.  Thus shall %d become supreme!
%E
#
#    Elf
#
%Cc E 00001
You arrive in familiar surroundings.  In the distance, you %x the
great stone Circle, the place of worship to %d.

Something is wrong, though.  Surrounding the circle are orcs!
And they've noticed you!
%E
%Cp E 00002
Once again, you stand before %H.
%E
%Cp E 00003
You have the oddest feeling that this may be the last time you
are to enter %H.
%E
%Cp E 00005
%p!  I have not seen you in many cycles.  How do you fare?
%E
%Cp E 00006
The %n continues to threaten the circle.  But we hold fast.
%E
%Cp E 00007
%l is growing weak.  The magic required to defend the circle drains us.
%E
%Cp E 00008
Remember %i is hard to enter.  Seek the secret
passageways.
%E
%Cp E 00009
We must regain %o.  Without it we will be overrun.
%E
%Cc E 00010
%p!  You have returned!  Thank %d.

We have great need of you.  But first, I must see if you have the
required abilities to take on this responsibility.
%E
%Cp E 00011
Once again, %p, you stand in our midst.  Are you ready now?
%E
%Cp E 00012
Ah, you are here again, %p.  Allow me to determine your readiness...
%E
%Cc E 00013
%p!  You have doomed us all.  You fairly radiate %L influences
and weaken the power we have raised in this circle as a result!

Begone!  We renounce your %shood with us!  You are an outcast now!
%E
%Cc E 00014
%p, you are yet too inexperienced to withstand the demands of that
which we need you to do.  A %R might just be able to do this thing.

Return to us when you have learned more, my %S.
%E
%Cc E 00015
You have strayed, %p!  You know that %d requires that
we maintain a pure devotion to things %a!

You must go from us.  Return when you have purified yourself.
%E
%Cc E 00016
You are indeed ready, %p.  I shall tell you what has transpired,
and why we so desperately need your help:

A short time ago, the Uruk-hai tribes of the mountains to the east
invaded and enslaved the Goblin tribes in this area.  The local
%n is now only a figurehead, and serves the Uruk-hai Overlord.

During our last gathering of worship here, we were beset by hordes of
orcs and goblins, as you witnessed.  In the first onslaught a group,
headed by the %n himself, managed to breach the circle and
steal %o.

Since then, we have been besieged.  We do not know how much longer
we will be able to maintain our magical barriers.

If we are to survive, you, %p, must infiltrate
%i.  There, you will find a pathway down, to the
underground castle of the %n.  He has always coveted
%o, and will surely keep it on his person,
until he delivers it to the Uruk-hai Overlord.

Recover %o for us, %p!  Only then will
the circle of %d be safe.
%E
%Cp E 00020
It is rumored that the Uruk-hai have a pact with the Hill Ogres.
%E
%Cp E 00021
The %n is strong, but not very smart.
%E
%Cp E 00022
Use %o, when you find it.  It will help you survive
to reach us.
%E
%Cp E 00023
Remember, let %d be your guide.
%E
%Cp E 00024
Call upon %d when you face the %n.
The very act of doing so will infuriate him, and give you advantage.
%E
%Cp E 00025
Though the %n is as %C as we, he and his kind have always
hated us.
%E
%Cp E 00026
We cannot hold the circle much longer, %p.  Hurry!
%E
%Cp E 00027
To infiltrate %i, you must be very stealthy.
%E
%Cp E 00028
Remember that the %n is a braggart.  Trust not what he says.
%E
%Cp E 00029
You can triumph, %p, if you trust in %d.
%E
%Cc E 00030
You descend into the outer regions of %i.  You can hear
scuffling sounds in the corridors, and vague mumblings in the distance.

You remember that a %g once told you that there were many secret
passageways in this complex.
%E
%Cp E 00031
Once again, you descend into %i.
%E
%Cc E 00040
You descend into a weird place, in which roughly cut cave-like walls
join with smooth, finished ones, as if someone was in the midst of
finishing off the construction of a subterranean complex.

Off in the distance, you hear the sounds of a large, raucous gathering.
%E
%Cp E 00041
Once again, you enter the distorted castle of the %n.
%E
%Cc E 00050
So, %c.  %l has sent you to recover %o.

Well, I shall keep that bauble.  It pleases me.  You, %c, shall die.
%E
%Cp E 00051
Back again, eh?  Well, a mere %r is no threat to me!  Die, %c!
%E
%Cp E 00052
You haven't learned your lesson, %c.  You can't kill me!  You shall die now.
%E
%Cp E 00053
I shall have %o from you, %r.  Then I shall
kill you.
%E
%Cp E 00060
Your %d is nothing, %c.  You are mine now!
%E
%Cp E 00061
Run away little %c!  You can never hope to defeat the %n!
%E
%Cp E 00062
My Uruk-hai servants will rip you to shreds!
%E
%Cp E 00063
I shall display your head as a trophy.  What do you think about that wall?
%E
%Cp E 00064
I shall break your %l's circle, and destroy all the %gP!
%E
%Cp E 00065
%d has abandoned you, %c.  You are doomed.
%E
%Cp E 00066
A %r?  %l sends a mere %r against me?  Hah!
%E
%Cp E 00067
%l has failed, %c.  %o will never leave here.
%E
%Cp E 00068
You really think you can defeat me, eh %c?  You are wrong!
%E
%Cp E 00069
You weaken, %c.  I shall kill you now.
%E
%Cc E 00070
As you pick up %o, it seems to glow, and a warmth
fills you completely.  You realize that its power is what has protected
your %sp against their enemies for so long.

You must now return it to %l without delay -- their lives depend
on your speed.
%E
%Cc E 00080
The %n collapses to the ground, cursing you and %l, then says:

    You have defeated me, %r!  But I curse you one final time, with my
    dying breath!  You shall die before you leave my castle!
%E
%Cc E 00081
%p!  You have succeeded!  I feared it was not possible!

Your aura proclaims that you possess %o!

I fear, now, that the Uruk-hai will select yet another %n.
This will take some time, but if you can recover the Amulet of Yendor
for %d before that happens, we will be eternally safe.

Take %o with you.  It will aid in your quest for
the Amulet.
%E
%Cp E 00090
Welcome, %p.  How have you fared on your quest for the Amulet
of Yendor?
%E
%Cc E 00091
I am amazed, %p!  You have recovered the Amulet of Yendor!
Now attend to me, and I will tell you what must be done:

The Amulet has within it magic, the capability to transport you to
the Astral Plane, where the primary circle of %d resides.

To activate this magic, you must travel upwards as far as you can.
When you reach the temple, sacrifice the Amulet to %d.

Thus will you fulfill your destiny.
%E
#
#    Healer
#
%Cc H 00001
What sorcery has brought you back to %H?  The smell
of fresh funeral pyres tells you that something is amiss with the healing
powers that used to practice here.

No %gP are tending the materia medica gardens, and where are the
common folk who used to come for the cures?
%E
%Cp H 00002
After your last experience you expected to be here, but you certainly
did not expect to see things so much worse.  This time you must
succeed.
%E
%Cp H 00003
Again, you %x %H in the distance.

The smell of death and disease permeates the air.  You do not have
to be a %R to know that the %n is on the verge of victory.
%E
%Cp H 00005
Did you read that new treatise on the therapeutic use of leeches?
%E
%Cp H 00006
Paint a red caduceus on your shield and monsters won't hit you.
%E
%Cp H 00007
I passed handwriting so they are demoting me a rank.
%E
%Cp H 00008
I've heard that even %l has not been able to cure Chiron.
%E
%Cp H 00009
We think the %n has used his alchemists, and %o,
to unleash a new disease we call 'the cold' on Gehennom.
%E
%Cc H 00010
Feebly, %l raises his head to look at you.

It is good to see you again, %p.  I see the concern in your
eyes, but do not worry for me.  I am not ready for Hades yet.  We have
exhausted much of our healing powers holding off the %n.
I need your fresh strength to carry on our work.

Come closer and let me lay hands on you, and determine if you have
the skills necessary to accomplish this mission.
%E
%Cp H 00011
Again you return to me, %p.  I sense that each trip back
the pleurisy and maladies of our land begin to infect you.  Let us
hope and pray to %d that you become ready for your task before
you fall victim to the bad humors.
%E
%Cp H 00012
Chiron has fallen, Hermes has fallen, what else must I tell you to
impress upon you the importance of your mission!  I hope that you
have come prepared this time.
%E
%Cc H 00013
You have failed us, %p.  You are a quack!  A charlatan!

Hades will be happy to hear that you are once again practicing your
arts on the unsuspecting.
%E
%Cc H 00014
Alas, %p, you are yet too inexperienced to deal with the rigors
of such a task.  You must be able to draw on the knowledge of botany,
vetenary, and alchemy before I can send you on this quest with good
conscience.

Return when you wear a %R's caduceus.
%E
%Cc H 00015
You have learned much of the remedies that benefit, but you must also
know which physic for which ail.  That is why %d's teachings are a
part of your training.

Return to us when you have healed thyself.
%E
%Cc H 00016
For the first time, you sense a smile on %l' face.

    You have indeed learned as much as we can teach you in preparation
    for this task.  Let me tell you what I know of the symptoms and hope
    that you can provide a cure.

    A short while ago, the dreaded %n was fooled by the gods
    into thinking that he could use %o to find a
    cure for old age.  Think of it, eternal youth!  But his good
    health is accomplished by drawing the health from those around him.

    He has exhausted his own supply of healthy people and now he seeks to
    extend his influence into our world.  You must recover from him
    %o and break the spell.

    You must travel into the swamps to %i, and from there
    follow the trail to the %n's island lair.  Be careful.
%E
%Cp H 00020
Remember, %p, to always wash your hands before operating.
%E
%Cp H 00021
The %n has no real magic of his own.  To this he is vulnerable.
%E
%Cp H 00022
If you have been true to %d, you can draw on the power of
%o.
%E
%Cp H 00023
Bring with you antidotes for poisons.
%E
%Cp H 00024
Remember this, %n can not use %o
to harm you, it has only healing powers.
%E
%Cp H 00025
I have sent for Chiron, but I am afraid he will come too late.
%E
%Cp H 00026
Maybe when you return the snakes will once again begin to shed.
%E
%Cp H 00027
The plague grows worse as we speak.  Hurry, %p!
%E
%Cp H 00028
Many times the %n has caused trouble in these lands.  It is
time that he was eradicated like the diseases he has caused.
%E
%Cp H 00029
With but one eye, the %n should be easy to blind.  Remember this.
%E
%Cc H 00030
You stand before the entrance to %i.  Strange
scratching noises come from within the building.

The swampy ground around you seems to stink with disease.
%E
%Cp H 00031
Once again you stand at the entrance to %i.
%E
%Cc H 00040
You stand within sight of the infamous Isle of the %n.  Even
the words of %l had not prepared you for this.

Steeling yourself against the wails of the ill that pierce your ears,
you hurry on your task.  Maybe with %o you can
heal them on your return, but not now.
%E
%Cp H 00041
Once again, you %x the Isle of the %n in the distance.
%E
%Cc H 00050
They have made a mistake in sending you, %p.

When I add your youth to mine, it will just make it easier for me
to defeat %l.
%E
%Cp H 00051
Unlike your patients, you seem to keep coming back, %p!
%E
%Cp H 00052
Which would you like, %p?  Boils, pleurisy, convulsions?
%E
%Cp H 00053
I'll have %o back from you, %r.  You are
not going to live to escape this place.
%E
%Cp H 00060
They might as well give scalpels to wizards as to let you try to
use %o!
%E
%Cp H 00061
If I could strike %l, surrounded by his %gP, imagine what I
can do to you here by yourself.
%E
%Cp H 00062
I will put my %Rp to work making a physic out of your ashes.
%E
%Cp H 00063
As we speak, Hades gathers your patients to join you.
%E
%Cp H 00064
After I'm done with you, I'll destroy %l as well.
%E
%Cp H 00065
You will have to kill me if you ever hope to leave this place.
%E
%Cp H 00066
I will impale your head on my caduceus for all to see.
%E
%Cp H 00067
There is no materia medica in your sack which will cure you of me!
%E
%Cp H 00068
Do not fight too hard, I want your soul strong, not weakened!
%E
%Cp H 00069
You should have stopped studying at vetenary.
%E
%Cc H 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel its healing begin to
warm your soul.  You curse Zeus for taking it from its rightful owner,
but at least you hope that %l can put it to good use once
again.
%E
%Cc H 00080
The battered body of the %n slumps to the ground and gasps
out one last curse:

    You have defeated me, %p, but I shall have my revenge.
    How, I shall not say, but this curse shall be like a
    cancer on you.

With that the %n dies.
%E
%Cc H 00081
As soon as %l sees %o he summons his %gP.

Gently, %l reaches out and touches %o.
He instructs each of the assembled to do the same.  When everyone
has finished he speaks to you.

    Now that we have been replenished we can defeat this plague.  You must
    take %o with you and replenish the worlds you have
    been called upon to travel next.  I wish you could ride Chiron to the
    end of your journey, but I need him to help me spread the cure.  Go
    now and continue your journey.
%E
%Cp H 00090
You have again returned to us, %p.  We have done well in your
absence, yes?  How fare you upon your quest for the Amulet?
%E
%Cc H 00091
Ah, you have recovered the Amulet, %p.  Well done!

Now, you should know that you must travel through the elemental planes
to the astral, and there return the Amulet to %d.  Go forth and
may our prayers be as a wind upon your back.
%E
#
#    Knight
#
%Cc K 00001
You materialize in the shadows of %H.  Immediately, you notice
that something is wrong.  The fields around the castle are trampled and
withered, as if some great battle has been recently fought.

Looking closer, you %x long gouges in the walls of %H.
You know of only one creature that makes those kinds of marks...
%E
%Cp K 00002
Once again you stand in the shadows of %H.
%E
%Cp K 00003
Again, you stand before %H.  You vaguely sense that this
may be the last time you stand before %l.
%E
%Cp K 00005
Hail, %p!  Verily, thou looks well.
%E
%Cp K 00006
There is word, %p, that %n hath been sighted in the fens
near %i.
%E
%Cp K 00007
Thou art our only hope now, %p.
%E
%Cp K 00008
Verily, %l could have no better champion, %p.
%E
%Cp K 00009
Many brave %cP died when %n attacked.
%E
%Cc K 00010
Ah, %p.  We see thou hath received our summons.
We are in dire need of thy prowess.  But first, We must needs
decide if thou art ready for this great undertaking.
%E
%Cp K 00011
Welcome again, %p.  We hope thou art ready now.
%E
%Cp K 00012
Once again, thou standeth before us, %p.  Art thou ready now?
%E
%Cp K 00013
Verily, %p, thou hast done well.  That thou hast survived thus
far is a credit to thy valor, but thou art yet unprepared for
the demands required as Our Champion.  A %r, no matter how
pure, could never hope to defeat the foul %n.

Journey forth from this place, and hone thy skills.  Return to
Our presence when thou hast attained the noble title of %R.
%E
%Cp K 00014
Thou dishonoureth us, %p!  Thou hast strayed from the path of
chivalry! Go from our presence and do penance.  Only when thou art again
pure may thou return hence.
%E
%Cp K 00015
Thou disgraceth this noble court with thine impure presence.  We have been
lenient with thee, but no more.  Thy name shalt be spoken no more.  We
hereby strip thee of thy title, thy lands, and thy standing as a %c.
Begone from our sight!
%E
%Cc K 00016
Ah, %p.  Thou art truly ready, as no %c before thee hath
been.  Hear now Our words:

As thou noticed as thou approached %H, a great battle hath
been fought recently in these fields.  Know thou that Merlin himself
came to aid us here as we battled the foul %n.  In the midst of that
battle, %n struck Merlin a great blow, felling him.  Then, as our
forces were pressed back, %n stole %o.

We eventually turned the tide, but lost many %cP in doing so.
Merlin was taken off by his apprentice, but hast not recovered.  We hast
been told that so long as %n possesses %o,
Merlin will not regain his health.

We hereby charge thee with this most important of duties:

Go forth from this place, to the fens, and there thou wilt find
%i.  From there, thou must track down %n.  Destroy the
beast, and return to Us %o.  Only then can
We restore Merlin to health.
%E
%Cp K 00020
Remember, %p, follow always the path of %d.
%E
%Cp K 00021
Though %n is verily a mighty foe, we have confidence in thy victory.
%E
%Cp K 00022
Beware, for %n hast surrounded himself with hordes of foul creatures.
%E
%Cp K 00023
Great treasure, 'tis said, is hoarded in the lair of %n.
%E
%Cp K 00024
If thou possesseth %o, %p, %n's magic
shalt therewith be thwarted.
%E
%Cp K 00025
The gates of %i are guarded by forces unseen, %p.
Go carefully.
%E
%Cp K 00026
Return %o to us quickly, %p.
%E
%Cp K 00027
Destroy %n, %p, else %H shall surely fall.
%E
%Cp K 00028
Call upon %d when thou art in need.
%E
%Cp K 00029
To find %i, thou must keep thy heart pure.
%E
%Cc K 00030
You stand at the foot of %i.  Atop, you can %x a shrine.
Strange energies seem to be focused here, and the hair on the back
of your neck stands on end.
%E
%Cp K 00031
Again, you stand at the foot of %i.
%E
%Cc K 00040
As you exit the swamps, you %x before you a huge, gaping hole in the
side of a hill.  From within, you smell the foul stench of carrion.

The pools on either side of the entrance are fouled with blood, and
pieces of rusted metal and broken weapons show above the surface.
%E
%Cp K 00041
Again, you stand at the entrance to %n's lair.
%E
%Cp K 00050
Hah!  Another puny %c seeks death.  I shall dine well tonight,
then tomorrow, %H shall fall!
%E
%Cp K 00051
Again, thou challengeth me, %r?  So be it.  Thou wilt die here.
%E
%Cp K 00052
Thou art truly foolish, %r.  I shall dispatch thee anon.
%E
%Cp K 00053
So, thou darest touch MY property!  I shall have that bauble back,
puny %r.  Thou wilt die in agony!
%E
%Cp K 00060
A mere %r can never withstand me!
%E
%Cp K 00061
I shall kill thee now, and feast!
%E
%Cp K 00062
Puny %c.  What manner of death dost thou wish?
%E
%Cp K 00063
First thee, %p, then I shall feast upon %l.
%E
%Cp K 00064
Hah!  Thou hast failed, %r.  Now thou shalt die.
%E
%Cp K 00065
Die, %c.  Thou art as nothing against my might.
%E
%Cp K 00066
I shall suck the marrow from thy bones, %c.
%E
%Cp K 00067
Let's see...  Broiled?  No.  Fried?  Nay.  Baked?  Yea verily,
that is the way I like my %c for dinner.
%E
%Cp K 00068
Thy strength wanes, %p.  The time of thy death draws near.
%E
%Cp K 00069
Call upon thy precious %d, %p.  It shalt not avail thee.
%E
%Cc K 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel its protective fields
form around your body.  You also feel a faint stirring in your mind,
as if you are in two places at once, and in the second, you are waking
from a long sleep.
%E
%Cc K 00080
As %n sinks to the ground, blood gushing from his open mouth, he
defiantly curses you and %l:

    Thou hast not won yet, %r.  By the gods, I shalt return and dog
    thy steps to the grave!

His tail flailing madly, %n tries to crawl towards you, but slumps
to the ground and dies in a pool of his own blood.
%E
%Cc K 00081
As you approach %l, he beams at you and says:

Well done!  Thou art truly the Champion of %H.  We have
received word that Merlin is recovering, and shall soon rejoin us.

He has instructed us that thou art now to be the guardian of
%o.  He feels that thou may have need of
its powers in thine adventures.  It is our wish that thou keep
%o with thee as thou search for the fabled
Amulet of Yendor.
%E
%Cp K 00090
Well met, %p.  How goest thy search for the Amulet of Yendor?
%E
%Cc K 00091
Thou hast succeeded, we see, %p!  Now thou art commanded to take
the Amulet to be sacrificed to %d in the plane of the astral.

Merlin hath counseled us that thou must travel always upwards through
the planes of the elements, to achieve this goal.

Go with %d, %p.
%E
#
#    Priest
#
%Cc P 00001
You find yourself standing in sight of %H.  Something
is obviously wrong here.  The doors to %H, which usually
stand open, are closed.  Strange human shapes shamble around
outside.

You realize that the %l needs your assistance!
%E
%Cp P 00002
Once again, you stand before %H.
%E
%Cp P 00003
Again you face %H.  Your intuition hints that this may be
the final time you come here.
%E
%Cp P 00005
Greetings, honored %r.  It is good to see you.
%E
%Cp P 00006
Ah, %p!  Surely you can help us in our hour of need.
%E
%Cp P 00007
Greetings, %s.  The %l has great need of your help.
%E
%Cp P 00008
Alas, it seems as if even %d has deserted us.
%E
%Cp P 00009
May %d be with you, %s.
%E
%Cc P 00010
Ah, %p, my %S.  You have returned to us at last.
A great blow has befallen our order; perhaps you can help us.
First, however, I must determine if you are prepared for this
great challenge.
%E
%Cp P 00011
Again, my %S, you stand before me.  Are you ready now to help us?
%E
%Cp P 00012
Once more, %p, you stand within the sanctum.  Are you ready now?
%E
%Cc P 00013
You are a heretic, %p!  How can you, a %r, deviate so from the
teachings of %d?  Begone from this temple.  You are no longer
a %s to this order.  We will pray to %d for other assistance,
as you have failed us utterly.
%E
%Cc P 00014
Alas, %p, it is not yet to be.  A mere %r could never
withstand the might of %n.  Go forth, again into the world, and return
when you have attained the post of %R.
%E
%Cc P 00015
This is terrible, %p.  You have deviated from the true path!
You know that %d requires the most strident devotion of this
order.  The %shood must stand for utmost piety.

Go from here, atone for your sins against %d.  Return only when
you have purified yourself.
%E
%Cc P 00016
Yes, %p.  You are truly ready now.  Attend to me and I shall
tell you of what has transpired:

At one of the Great Festivals a short time ago, %n and a legion
of undead invaded %H.  Many %gP were killed, including
the one carrying %o.

As a final act of vengefulness, %n desecrated the altar here.
Without it, we could not mount a counter-attack.  Now, there are
barely enough %gP left to keep the undead at bay.

We need you to find %i, then, from there, travel
to %n's lair.  If you can manage to defeat %n and return
%o here, we can then drive off the legions of
undead that befoul the land.

Go with %d as your guide, %p.
%E
%Cp P 00020
You can prevail, if you rely on %d.
%E
%Cp P 00021
Remember that %n has great magic at his command.
%E
%Cp P 00022
Be pure, my %S.
%E
%Cp P 00023
Beware, %i is surrounded by a great graveyard.
%E
%Cp P 00024
You may be able to affect %n with magical cold.
%E
%Cp P 00025
Acquire and wear %o if you can.  It will aid you
against %n.
%E
%Cp P 00026
Call upon %d when your need is greatest.  You will be answered.
%E
%Cp P 00027
The undead legions are weakest during the daylight hours.
%E
%Cp P 00028
Do not loose faith, %p.  If you do so, %n will grow stronger.
%E
%Cp P 00029
Wear %o.  It will assist you against the undead.
%E
%Cc P 00030
You stand facing a large graveyard.  The sky above is filled with clouds
that seem to get thicker closer to the center.  You sense the presence of
undead in larger numbers than you have ever encountered before.

You remember the descriptions of %i, given to you by
the %l.  It is ahead that you will find %n's trail.
%E
%Cp P 00031
Again, you stand before %i.
%E
%Cc P 00040
The stench of brimstone is all about you, and the shrieks and moans
of tortured souls assault your psyche.

Ahead, there is a small clearing amidst the bubbling pits of lava...
%E
%Cp P 00041
Again, you have invaded %n's domain.
%E
%Cc P 00050
Ah, so the %l has sent another %g to retrieve
%o.

No, I see you are no %g.  Perhaps I shall have some fun today
after all.  Prepare to die, %r!  You shall never regain
%o.
%E
%Cp P 00051
So, %r.  Again you challenge me.
%E
%Cp P 00052
Die now, %r.  %d has no power here to aid you.
%E
%Cp P 00053
You shall die, %r, and I will have %o back.
%E
%Cp P 00060
Submit to my will, %c, and I shall spare you.
%E
%Cp P 00061
Your puny powers are no match for me, %c.
%E
%Cp P 00062
I shall have you turned into a zombie for my pleasure!
%E
%Cp P 00063
Despair now, %r.  %d cannot help you.
%E
%Cp P 00064
I shall feast upon your soul for many days, %c.
%E
%Cp P 00065
Your death will be slow and painful.  That I promise!
%E
%Cp P 00066
You cannot defeat %n, you fool.  I shall kill you now.
%E
%Cp P 00067
Your precious %l will be my next victim.
%E
%Cp P 00068
I feel your powers failing you, %r.  You shall die now.
%E
%Cp P 00069
With %o, nothing can stand in my way.
%E
%Cc P 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel the essence of
%d fill your soul.  You know now why %n stole it from
%H, for with it, a %c of %d could
easily defeat his plans.

You sense a message from %d.  Though not verbal, you
get the impression that you must return to the %l as soon
as possible.
%E
%Cc P 00080
You feel a wrenching shift in the ether as %n's body dissolves
into a cloud of noxious gas.

Suddenly, a voice booms out:

    Thou hast defeated the least of my minions, %r.
    Know now that Moloch is aware of thy presence.
    As for you, %n, I shall deal with thy failure
    at my leisure.

You then hear the voice of %n, screaming in terror...
%E
%Cc P 00081
You have returned, %p.  And with %o, I see.
Congratulations.

I have been in meditation, and have received direction from
a minion of %d.  %d commands that you retain
%o.  With it, you must recover the Amulet
of Yendor.

Go forth, and let %d guide your steps.
%E
%Cp P 00090
Welcome back, %p.  How is your quest for the Amulet going?
%E
%Cc P 00091
You have prevailed, %p!  %d is surely with you.  Now,
you must take the amulet, and sacrifice it on %d's altar on
the Astral plane.  I suspect that I shall never see you again in this
life, but I hope to at %d's feet.
%E
#
#    Rogue (with apologies to all Norsk speakers -dean)
#
%Cc R 00001
Unexpectedly, you find yourself back in Ransmannsby, where you trained to
be a thief.  Quickly you make the guild sign, hoping that you AND word
of your arrival reach the %l's den.
%E
%Cp R 00002
Once again, you find yourself back in Ransmannsby.  Fond memories are
replaced by fear, knowing that the %l is waiting for you.
%E
%Cp R 00003
You rub your hands through your hair, hoping that the little ones on
the back of your neck stay down, and prepare yourself for your meeting
with the %l.
%E
%Cp R 00005
I hear that Lady Tyvefelle's household is lightly guarded.
%E
%Cp R 00006
You're back?  Even the Twain don't come back anymore.
%E
%Cp R 00007
Can you spare an old cutpurse a zorkmid for some grog?
%E
%Cp R 00008
Fritz tried to join the other side, and now he's hell-hound chow.
%E
%Cp R 00009
Be careful what you steal, I hear the boss has perfected turning
rocks into worthless pieces of glass.
%E
%Cc R 00010
Well, look who it is boys -- %p has come home.  You seem to have
fallen behind in your dues.  I should kill you as an example to these
other worthless cutpurses, but I have a better plan.  If you are ready
maybe you could work off your back dues by performing a little job for
me.  Let us just see if you are ready...
%E
%Cp R 00011
Well, I didn't expect to see you back.  It shows that you are either stupid,
or you are finally ready to accept my offer.  Let us hope for your sake it
isn't stupidity that brings you back.
%E
%Cp R 00012
Did you perhaps mistake me for some other %l?  You must
think me as stupid as your behavior.  I warn you not to try my patience.
%E
%Cc R 00013
Well %gp, it looks like our friend has forgotten who is the boss
around here.  Our friend seems to think that %rp have been put in
charge.  Wrong.  DEAD WRONG!

Your sudden shift in surroundings prevents you from hearing the end
of the %l's curse.
%E
%Cc R 00014
In the time that you've been gone you've only been able to master the
arts of a %r?  I've trained ten times again as many %Rp
in that time.  Maybe I should send one of them, no?  Where would that
leave you, %p?  Oh yeah, I remember, I was going to kill you!
%E
%Cc R 00015
Maybe I should chain you to my perch here for a while.  Perhaps watching
real %A men at work will bring some sense back to you.  I don't
think I could stand the sight of you for that long though.  Come back
when you can be trusted to act properly.
%E
%Cc R 00016
Will everyone not going to retrieve %o from that
jerk, the %n, take one step backwards.  Good choice,
%p, because I was going to send you anyway.  My other %gp
are too valuable to me.

Here's the deal.  I want %o, the %n
has %o.  You are going to get %o
and bring it back to me.  So simple an assignment even you can understand
it.
%E
%Cc R 00020
You don't seem to understand, %o isn't here so
neither should you be!
%E
%Cp R 00021
May %d curse you with lead fingers.  Get going!
%E
%Cp R 00022
We don't have all year.  GET GOING!
%E
%Cc R 00023
How would you like a scar necklace?  I'm just the jeweler to do it!
%E
%Cp R 00024
Lazy S.O.B.  Maybe I should call up someone else...
%E
%Cp R 00025
Maybe I should open your skull and see if my instructions are inside?
%E
%Cp R 00026
This is not a task you can complete in the afterlife, you know.
%E
%Cc R 00027
Inside every living person is a dead person trying to get out, and I have
your key!
%E
%Cp R 00028
We're almost out of hell-hound chow, so why don't you just get moving!
%E
%Cp R 00029
You know, %o isn't going to come when you
whistle.  You must get it yourself.
%E
%Cp R 00030
Those damn little hairs tell you that you are nearer to
%o.
%E
%Cp R 00031
Not wanting to face the %l without having stolen
%o, you continue.
%E
%Cc R 00040
You feel a great swelling up of courage, sensing the presence of
%o.  Or is it fear?
%E
%Cp R 00041
The hairs on the back of your neck whisper -- it's fear.
%E
%Cc R 00050
Ah!  You must be the %l's ... er, "hero".  A pleasure
to meet you.
%E
%Cc R 00051
We meet again.  Please reconsider your actions.
%E
%Cp R 00052
Surely, %p, you have learned that you can not trust any bargains
that the %l has made.  I can show you how to continue on
your quest without having to run into him again.
%E
%Cp R 00053
Please, think for a moment about what you are doing.  Do you truly
believe that %d would want the %l to have
%o?
%E
%Cp R 00060
May I suggest a compromise.  Are you interested in gold or gems?
%E
%Cp R 00061
Please don't force me to kill you.
%E
%Cp R 00062
Grim times are upon us all.  Will you not see reason?
%E
%Cp R 00063
I knew the %l, and you're no %l, thankfully.
%E
%Cp R 00064
It is a shame that we are not meeting under more pleasant circumstances.
%E
%Cp R 00065
I was once like you are now, %p.  Believe in me -- our way
is better.
%E
%Cp R 00066
Stay with me, and I will make you %o's guardian.
%E
%Cp R 00067
When you return, with or without %o,
the %l will have you killed.
%E
%Cp R 00068
Do not be fooled; I am prepared to kill to defend %o.
%E
%Cp R 00069
I can reunite you with the Twain.  Oh, the stories you can swap.
%E
%Cc R 00070
As you pick up %o, the hairs on the back of your
neck fall out.  At once you you realize why the %n was
willing to die to keep it out of the %l's hands.  Somehow
you know that you must do likewise.
%E
%Cc R 00080
I know what you are thinking, %p.  It is not too late for you
to use %o wisely.  For the sake of your guild
%sp, do what is right.

You sit and wait for death to come for the %n, and then you
brace yourself for your next meeting with the %l!
%E
%Cc R 00081
Well, I'll be damned.  You got it.  I am proud of you, a fine %r
you've turned out to be.

While you were gone I got to thinking, you and %o
together could bring me more treasure than either of you apart, so why don't
you take it with you.  All I ask is a cut of whatever loot you come by.
That is a better deal than I offered the %n.

But, you see what happened to the %n when he refused.
Don't make me find another to send after you this time.
%E
%Cc R 00090
Quite the little thief, aren't we, %p.  Can I interest you in a
swap for %o.  Look around, anything in the keep
is yours for the asking.
%E
%Cc R 00091
I see that with your abilities, and my brains, we could rule this world.

All that we would need to be all-powerful is for you to take that little
trinket you've got there up to the Astral plane.  From there, %d will
show you what to do with it.  Once that's done, we will be invincible!
%E
#
#    Samurai
#
%Cc S 00001
Even before your senses adjust, you recognize the kami of
%H.

But why is the standard of your teki, %n, flying
above the town?  Why are ronin wandering freely, where are the
samurai of your daimyo, %l?

You quickly say a prayer to Izanagi and Izanami and walk towards
town.
%E
%Cp S 00002
Once again, you are back at %H.
%E
%Cp S 00003
You are back at %H.

Instantly you sense a subtle change in your karma.  You seem to know that
if you do not succeed in your quest, %n will have destroyed
the kami of %H before you return again.
%E
%Cp S 00005
To succeed, you must walk like a butterfly on the wind.
%E
%Cp S 00006
Ikaga desu ka?
%E
%Cp S 00007
I fear for The Land of The Gods.
%E
%Cp S 00008
%n has hired the Ninja -- be careful.
%E
%Cp S 00009
If %o is not returned, we will all be ronin.
%E
%Cc S 00010
Ah, %p-san, it is good to see you again.  I need someone who can
lead my samurai against %n.  If you are ready, you will be
that person.
%E
%Cp S 00011
Once again, %p-san, you kneel before me.  Are you yet capable of
being my vassal?
%E
%Cp S 00012
You begin to test my matsu, %p-san.
If you cannot determine what I want in a samurai, how can I rely on you
to figure out what I need from a samurai?
%E
%Cp S 00013
You are no longer my samurai, %p.

Hara-kiri is denied.  You are ordered to shave your head and then to
become a monk.  Your fief and family are forfeit.  Wakarimasu?
%E
%Cp S 00014
%p-san, you have learned well and honored your family.
I require the skills of a %R in order to defeat %n.
Go and seek out teachers.  Learn what they have learned.  When you
are ready, return to me.
%E
%Cp S 00015
%p-san, you are no better than eta!

You have skills, but until you can call upon the bushido to know when and
how to use them you are not samurai.  When you can think %A and
act %A then return.
%E
%Cc S 00016
Tomo %p-san, indeed you are ready.  I can now tell you what
it is that I require of you.

The daimyo, %n, has betrayed us.  He has stolen from us
%o and taken it to his donjon deep within
%i.

If I can not show the emperor %o when he comes
for the festival he will know that I have failed in my duty, and
request that I commit seppuku.

You must gain entrance to %i and retrieve the
emperor's property.  Be quick!  The emperor will be here for the
cha-no-you in 5 sticks.

Wakarimasu?
%E
%Cp S 00020
To defeat %n you must overcome the seven emotions:
hate, adoration, joy, anxiety, anger, grief, and fear.
%E
%Cp S 00021
Remember your honor is my honor, you perform in my name.
%E
%Cp S 00022
I will go to the temple and burn incense for your safe return.
%E
%Cp S 00023
Sayonara.
%E
%Cp S 00024
There can be honor in defeat, but no gain.
%E
%Cp S 00025
Your kami must be strong in order to succeed.
%E
%Cp S 00026
You are indeed a worthy %R, but now you must be a worthy samurai.
%E
%Cp S 00027
If you fail, %n will be like a tai-fun on the land.
%E
%Cp S 00028
If you are truly %A, %d will listen.
%E
%Cp S 00029
Sharpen your swords and your wits for the task before you.
%E
%Cc S 00030
You instinctively reach for your swords.  You do not recognize the
lay of this land, but you know that your teki are everywhere.
%E
%Cp S 00031
Thankful that your %sp at %H cannot see
your fear, you prepare again to advance.
%E
%Cc S 00040
In your mind, you hear the taunts of %n.

You become like the rice plant and bend to the ground, offering a
prayer to %d.  But when the wind has passed, you stand
proudly again.  Putting your kami in the hands of fate, you advance.
%E
%Cp S 00041
As you arrive once again at the home of %n, your thoughts
turn only to %o.
%E
%Cp S 00050
Ah, so it is to be you, %p-san.  I offer you seppuku.
I will be your second if you wish.
%E
%Cp S 00051
I have offered you the honorable exit.  Now I will have your
head to send unwashed to %l.
%E
%Cp S 00052
After I have dispatched you, I will curse your kami.
%E
%Cp S 00053
You have fought my samurai; surely you must know that you
will not be able to take %o back to
%H.
%E
%Cp S 00060
%l may not know eta when he sees one, but I do!
%E
%Cp S 00061
There is no honor for me in your death.
%E
%Cp S 00062
You know that I can not resash my swords until they have killed.
%E
%Cp S 00063
Your presence only compounds the dishonor of %l in not coming himself.
%E
%Cp S 00064
I will make tea with your hair and serve it to %l.
%E
%Cp S 00065
Your fear shows in your eyes, coward!
%E
%Cp S 00066
I have not heard of you, %p-san; has your life been that unworthy?
%E
%Cp S 00067
If you will not obey me, you will die.
%E
%Cp S 00068
Kneel now and make the two cuts of honor.  I will tell your %sp
of your honorable death.
%E
%Cp S 00069
Your master was a poor teacher.  You will pay for his mistakes in
your teaching.
%E
%Cc S 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel the strength of its karma.
You realize at once why so many good samurai had to die to defend it.
You are humbled knowing that you hold one of the artifacts of the
sun god.
%E
%Cc S 00080
Your healing skills tell you that %n's wounds are mortal.

You know that the bushido tells you to finish him and let his kami
die with honor, but the thought of so many samurai dead due to this
man's dishonor prevents you from giving the final blow.

You order that his unwashed head be given to the crows and his body
thrown into the sea.
%E
%Cc S 00081
As you bow before %l, he welcomes you:

You have brought your family great honor, %p-sama.

While you have been gone the emperor's advisors have discovered in the
ancient texts that the karma of the samurai who seeks to recover the
amulet and the karma of %o are joined as the seasons
join to make a year.

Because you have shown such fidelity, the emperor requests that you
take leave of other obligations and continue on the road that fate
has set your feet upon.  I would consider it an honor if you would
allow me to watch your household until you return with the amulet.

With that, %l bows, and places his sword atop
%o.
%E
%Cp S 00090
%l bows.  %p-sama, tell us of your search for the Amulet.
%E
%Cc S 00091
Ah, %p-sama.  You have wasted your efforts returning home.
Now that you are in possession of the Amulet, you are honor-bound to
finish the quest you have undertaken.  There will be plenty of time
for saki and stories when you have finished.

Go now, and may our prayers be a wind at your back.
%E
#
#    Tourist
#
%Cc T 00001
You breathe a sigh of relief as you find yourself back in the familiar
surroundings of %H.

You quickly notice that things do not appear the way they did when you
left.  The town is dark and quiet.  There are no sounds coming from
behind the town walls, and no campfires burning in the fields.  As a
matter of fact, you do not %x any movement in the fields at all, and
the crops look as though they have been untended for many weeks.
%E
%Cp T 00002
Once again, you are back at %H.
%E
%Cp T 00003
You are back at %H.
Things appear to have become so bad that you fear that soon
%H will not be here to return to.
%E
%Cp T 00005
Gehennom on 5 zorkmids a day -- more like 500 a day if you ask me.
%E
%Cp T 00006
Do you know where I could find some nice postcards of The Gnomish Mines?
%E
%Cp T 00007
Have you tried the weird toilets?
%E
%Cp T 00008
Don't stay at the Inn, I hear the food is terrible and it has rats.
%E
%Cp T 00009
They told me that this was the off season!
%E
%Cc T 00010
Is it really you, %p!  I had given up hope for your return.
As you can %x, we are desperately in need of your talents.  Someone must
defeat the %n if our town is become what it once was.

Let me see if you are ready to be that someone.
%E
%Cp T 00011
Things are getting worse, %p.
I hope that this time you are ready.
%E
%Cp T 00012
I hope that for the sake of %H you have prepared
yourself this time.
%E
%Cc T 00013
It is too late, %p.  You are not even worthy to die amongst us.
Leave %H and never return.
%E
%Cc T 00014
There is still too much that you have to learn before you can undertake
the next step.  Return to us as a proven %R, and perhaps then
you will be ready.

Go back now, and may the teachings of %d serve you well.
%E
%Cc T 00015
It would be an affront to %d to have one not true to the
%a path undertake her bidding.

You must not return to us until you have purified yourself of these
bad influences on your actions.  Remember, only by following the %a
path can you hope to overcome the obstacles you will face.
%E
%Cc T 00016
%E
You have indeed proven yourself a worthy %c, %p.

But now your kinfolk and I must ask you to put aside your travels and
help us in our time of need.  After you left us we elected a new mayor,
the %n.  He proved to be a most heinous and vile creature.

Soon after taking office he absconded with %o
and fled town, leaving behind his henchmen to rule over us.  In order
for us to regain control of our town, you must enter %i
and recover %o.

Do not be distracted on your quest.  If you do not return quickly I fear
that all will be lost.  Let us both pray now that %d will guide you
and keep you safe.
%Cp T 00020
Do not be fooled by the false promises of the %n.
%E
%Cp T 00021
To enter %i you must pass many traps.
%E
%Cp T 00022
If you do not return with %o, your quest
will be in vain.
%E
%Cp T 00023
Do not be afraid to call upon %d if you truly need help.
%E
%Cp T 00024
If you do not destroy the %n, he will follow you back here!
%E
%Cp T 00025
Take %o from the %n
and you may be able to defeat him.
%E
%Cp T 00026
You must hurry, %p!
%E
%Cp T 00027
You are like a %S to me, %p.  Do not let me down.
%E
%Cp T 00028
If you are %a at all times you may succeed, %p.
%E
%Cp T 00029
Let all who meet you on your journey know that you are on an quest for
%l and grant safe passage.
%E
%Cp T 00030
Only your faith in %d keeps you from trembling.  You %x
the handiwork of the %n's henchlings everywhere.
%E
%Cp T 00031
You know that this time you must find and destroy the %n.
%E
%Cp T 00040
You sense the presence of %o.
%E
%Cp T 00041
You gain confidence, knowing that you may soon be united with
%o.
%E
%Cc T 00050
So, %p, %l thinks that you can wrest
%o from me!

It only proves how desperate he has become that he sends a %r to
try and defeat me.  When this day is over, I will have you enslaved
in the mines where you will rue the day that you ever entered
%i.
%E
%Cc T 00051
I let you live the last time because it gave me pleasure.  This time I will
destroy you, %p.
%E
%Cp T 00052
These meetings come to bore me.  You disturb my workings with
%o.

If you do not run away now, I will inflict so much suffering on you that
%l will feel guilty for ever having sent his %S to me!
%E
%Cp T 00053
You fool.  You do not know how to call upon the powers of
%o.

Return it to me and I will teach you how to use it, and together we
will rule %H.  But do so now, as my patience
grows thin.
%E
%Cp T 00060
I defeated %l and I will defeat you, %p.
%E
%Cp T 00061
Where is %d now!  You must realize no one can help you here.
%E
%Cp T 00062
Beg for mercy now and I may be lenient on you.
%E
%Cp T 00063
If you were not so %a, you might have stood a chance.
%E
%Cp T 00064
Vengeance is mine at last, %p.
%E
%Cp T 00065
I only wish that %l had a more worthy %r to send against me.
%E
%Cp T 00066
With %o in my possession you can not
hope to defeat me.
%E
%Cp T 00067
The %n has never been defeated, NEVER!
%E
%Cp T 00068
Are you truly the best %H has to send against me?
I pity %l.
%E
%Cp T 00069
How do you spell %p?  I want to ensure the marker on your grave is
correct as a warning to your %sp.
%E
%Cc T 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel a great
weight has been lifted from your shoulders.  Your only thoughts are
to quickly return to %H and find %l.
%E
%Cc T 00080
You turn in the direction of %n.  As his earthly body begins
to vanish before your eyes, you hear him curse:

    You shall never be rid of me, %p!
    I will find you where ever you go and regain what is rightly mine.
%E
%Cc T 00081
As %l detects the presence of %o,
he almost smiles for the first time in many a full moon.

As he looks up from %o he says:

    You have recovered %o.  You are its
    owner now, but not its master.  Let it work with you as you continue
    your journey.  With its help, and %d to guide you on the
    %a path, you may yet recover the Amulet of Yendor.
%E
%Cc T 00090
I could not be more proud than if you were my own %S, %p!
Tell me of your adventures in quest of the Amulet of Yendor.
%E
%Cc T 00091
Stand back and let me look at you, %p.
Now that you have recovered the Amulet of Yendor, I'm afraid living
out your days in %H would seem pretty tame.

You have come too far to stop now, for there are still more tasks that
our oral history foretells for you.  Forever more, though, your name shall
be spoken by the %gP with awe.  You are truly an inspiration to your
%sp!
%E
#
#    Valkyrie
#
%Cc V 00001
You materialize at the base of a snowy hill.  Atop the hill sits
a place you know well, %H.  You immediately realize
that something here is very wrong!

In places, the snow and ice have been melted into steaming pools of
water.  Fumaroles and pools of bubbling lava surround the hill.
The stench of sulphur is carried through the air, and you %x creatures
that should not be able to live in this environment moving towards you.
%E
%Cp V 00002
Once again, you are near the abode of the %l.
%E
%Cp V 00003
Again you materialize near the %l's abode.  You have a nagging feeling
that this may be the last time you come here.
%E
%Cp V 00005
Hail, and well met, brave %c.
%E
%Cp V 00006
May %d guide your steps, %p.
%E
%Cp V 00007
The %l weakens.  Without %o, her foresight is dim.
%E
%Cp V 00008
You must hurry, %p, else Ragnarok may well come.
%E
%Cp V 00009
I would deal with this foul %n myself, but %d forbids it.
%E
%Cc V 00010
Ah, %p, my %S.  You have returned to %H
at last.  We are in dire need of your aid, but I must determine if you
are yet ready for such an undertaking.

Let me read your fate...
%E
%Cp V 00011
Let me read the future for you now, %p, perhaps you have managed to
change it enough...
%E
%Cp V 00012
Again, I shall read your fate, my %S.  Let us both hope that you have
made changes to become ready for this task...
%E
%Cc V 00013
No, %p.  Your fate is sealed.  I must cast about for another
champion.  Begone from my presence, and never return.  Know this, that
you shall never succeed in this life, and Valhalla is denied to you.
%E
%Cc V 00014
I see you and %n fighting, %p.  But you are not prepared and
shall die at %n's hand if you proceed.  No.  This will not do.
Go back out into the world, and grow more experienced at the ways of
war.  Only when you have returned a %R will you be able to defeat
%n.
%E
%Cc V 00015
NO!  This is terrible.  I see you becoming an ally of %n, and
leading his armies in the final great battles.  This must not come to
pass! You have strayed from the %a path.  You must purge yourself,
and return here only when you have regained a state of purity.
%E
%Cc V 00016
It is not clear, %p, for my sight is limited without
%o.  But it is now likely that you can defeat %n,
and recover %o.

A short time ago, %n and his minions attacked this place.  They
opened the huge volcanic vents you %x about the hill, and attacked.
I knew that this was to come to pass, and had asked %d for a group
of %gP to help defend this place.  The few you %x here are the
mightiest of Valhalla's own, and are all that are left of one hundred
%d sent.

Despite the great and glorious battle we fought, %n managed at last
to steal %o.  This has upset the balance of the universe, and
unless %o is returned into my care, %n may start Ragnarok.

You must find the entrance to %i.  Travel downward
from there and you will find %n's lair.  Defeat him and
return %o to me.
%E
%Cp V 00020
Go with the blessings of %d.
%E
%Cp V 00021
Call upon %d when you are in need.
%E
%Cp V 00022
Use %o if you can.  It will protect you.
%E
%Cp V 00023
Magical cold is very effective against %n.
%E
%Cp V 00024
To face %n, you will need to be immune to fire.
%E
%Cp V 00025
May %d strengthen your sword-arm.
%E
%Cp V 00026
Trust in %d.  He will not desert you.
%E
%Cp V 00027
It becomes more likely that Ragnarok will come with every passing moment.
You must hurry, %p.
%E
%Cp V 00028
If %n can master %o, he will be powerful enough to
face %d far earlier than is fated.  This must not be!
%E
%Cp V 00029
Remember your training, %p.  You can succeed.
%E
%Cc V 00030
The ice and snow gives way to a valley floor.  You %x ahead of you
a huge round hill surrounded by pools of lava.  This then is the entrance
to %i.  It looks like you're not going to get in without
a fight though.
%E
%Cp V 00031
Once again, you stand before the entrance to %i.
%E
%Cc V 00040
Through clouds of sulphurous gasses, you %x a rock palisade
surrounded with a moat of bubbling lava.  You remember the description
from something that the %l said.  This is the lair of %n.
%E
%Cp V 00041
Once again, you stand in sight of %n's lair.
%E
%Cc V 00050
So!  The %l has finally sent a %c to challenge me!

I thought that mastering %o would enable me to challenge %d,
but it has shown me that first I must kill you!
So come, little %s.  Once I defeat you, I can at last begin
the final battle with %d.
%E
%Cp V 00051
Again you challenge me, %r.  Good.  I will kill you now.
%E
%Cp V 00052
Have you not learned yet?  You cannot defeat %n!
%E
%Cp V 00053
I will kill you, %c, and wrest %o from your mangled hands.
%E
%Cp V 00060
I am your death, %c.
%E
%Cp V 00061
You cannot prevail, %r.  I have foreseen your every move.
%E
%Cp V 00062
With you out of the way, Valhalla will be mine for the taking.
%E
%Cp V 00063
I killed scores of %d's best when I took %o.
Do you really think that one %c can stand against me?
%E
%Cp V 00064
Who bears the souls of %cP to Valhalla, %r?
%E
%Cp V 00065
No, %d cannot help you here.
%E
%Cp V 00066
Some instrument of %d you are, %p.  You are a weakling!
%E
%Cp V 00067
Never have I seen a %c so clumsy in battle.
%E
%Cp V 00068
You die now, little %s.
%E
%Cp V 00069
Your body I destroy now, your soul when my hordes overrun Valhalla!
%E
%Cc V 00070
As you pick up %o, your mind is suddenly filled with images,
and you perceive all of the possibilities of each potential choice you
could make.  As you begin to control and channel your thoughts, you
realize that you must return %o to the %l immediately.
%E
%Cc V 00080
Suddenly a look of surprise and horror appear on %n's face.

    No!!!  %o has lied to me!  I have been misled!

Suddenly, %n grasps his head and screams in agony, then dies.
%E
%Cc V 00081
As you approach, the %l rises and touches %o.

You may take %o with you, %p.  I have removed from
it the power to foretell the future, for that power no mortal should
have.  Its other abilities, however, you have at your disposal.

You must now begin in %d's name to search for the Amulet of Yendor.
May your steps be guided by %d, my %S.
%E
%Cp V 00090
Greetings, %p.  I have not been able to pay as much attention to
your search for the Amulet as I have wished.  How do you fare?
%E
%Cc V 00091
Excellent, %p.  I see you have recovered the Amulet!

You must take the Amulet to the Great Temple of %d, on the Astral
plane.  There you must offer the Amulet to %d.

Go now, my %S.  I cannot tell you your fate, as the power of the
Amulet interferes with mine.  I hope for your success.
%E
#
#    Wizard
#
%Cc W 00001
You are suddenly in familiar surroundings.  You notice what appears to
be a large, squat stone structure nearby.  Wait!  That looks like the
tower of your old master, the %l.

However, things are not the same as when you were last here.  Mists and
areas of unexplained darkness surround the tower.  There is movement in
the shadows.

Your master would never allow such unaesthetic forms to surround the
tower...  unless something were dreadfully wrong!
%E
%Cp W 00002
Once again, you are back at %H.
%E
%Cp W 00003
You are back at %H.
You have an odd feeling this may be the last time you ever come here.
%E
%Cp W 00005
Would you happen to have some eye of newt in that overstuffed pack, %s?
%E
%Cp W 00006
Ah, the spell to create the magic portal worked.  Outstanding!
%E
%Cp W 00007
Hurry!  The %l may not survive that casting of the
portal spell!!
%E
%Cp W 00008
We must strive to return balance to the world, or all is lost.
%E
%Cp W 00009
I, too, will venture into the world, because the %n is but one of
many evils to be vanquished.
%E
%Cc W 00010
Come closer, %p, for my voice falters in my old age.
Yes, I see that you have come a long way since you went out into the
world, leaving the safe confines of this tower.  However, I must first
determine if you have all of the skills required to take on the task
I require of you.
%E
%Cp W 00011
Well, %p, you have returned.  Perhaps you are now ready...
%E
%Cp W 00012
This is getting tedious, %p, but perseverance is a sign of a true mage.
I certainly hope that you are truly ready this time!
%E
%Cc W 00013
You fool, %p!  Why did I waste all of those years teaching you
the esoteric arts?  Get out of here!  I shall find another.
%E
%Cc W 00014
Alas, %p, you have not yet shown your proficiency as a worthy
spellcaster.  As a %r, you would surely be overcome in the challenge
ahead.  Go, now, expand your horizons, and return when you have attained
renown as a %R.
%E
%Cc W 00015
You amaze me, %p!  How many times did I tell you that Balance
requires care.  One must use the world with care, lest one leave it in ruins
and simplify the task of the %n.

You must go back and show your worthiness.  Do not return until you are
truly ready for this quest.  May %d guide you in this task.
%E
%Cc W 00016
%E
Yes, %p, you truly are ready for this dire task.  Listen,
carefully, for what I tell you now will be of vital importance.

Since you left us to hone your skills in the world, we unexpectedly came
under attack by the forces of the %n.  As you know, we thought
the %n had perished at the end of the last age, but, alas, this was
not the case.

The %n sent an army of abominations against us.  Among them was a
minion, mindless and ensorcelled, and thus, in the confusion, it was able
to penetrate our defenses.  Alas, this creature has stolen
%o and I fear it has delivered %o
to the %n.

Over the years, I had woven most of my power into this amulet, and thus,
without it, I have but a shadow of my former power, and I fear that I
shall soon perish.

You must travel to %i, and within its dungeons,
find and overcome the %n, and return %o to me.

Go now, with %d, and return Balance to the world.
%Cp W 00020
Beware, for the %n is immune to most magical attacks.
%E
%Cp W 00021
To enter %i you must pass many traps.
%E
%Cp W 00022
The %n may be vulnerable to physical attacks.
%E
%Cp W 00023
%d will come to your aid when you call.
%E
%Cp W 00024
You must utterly destroy the %n.  He will pursue you otherwise.
%E
%Cp W 00025
%o is a mighty artifact.  With it you can
destroy the %n.
%E
%Cp W 00026
Go forth with the blessings of %d.
%E
%Cp W 00027
I will have my %gP watch for your return.
%E
%Cp W 00028
Feel free to take any items in that chest that might aid you.
%E
%Cp W 00029
You will know when %o is near.  Proceed with care!
%E
%Cp W 00030
Wisps of fog swirl nearby.  You feel that the %n's lair is close.
%E
%Cp W 00031
You believe that you may once again invade %i.
%E
%Cp W 00040
You feel your mentor's presence; perhaps %o is nearby.
%E
%Cp W 00041
The aura of %o tingles at the edge of your perception.
%E
%Cc W 00050
Ah, I recognize you, %p.  So, the %l has sent you to steal
%o from me, hmmm?  Well, the %l is a
fool to send such a mental weakling against me.

Your destruction, however, should make for good sport.  In the end, you
shall beg me to kill you!
%E
%Cc W 00051
How nice of you to return, %p!  I enjoyed our last meeting.  Are you
still hungry for more pain?

Come!  Your soul, like %o, shall soon be mine to
command.
%E
%Cp W 00052
I'm sure that your perseverance shall be the subject of innumerable
ballads, but you shall not be around to hear them, I fear!
%E
%Cp W 00053
Thief!  %o belongs to me, now.  I shall feed
your living flesh to my minions.
%E
%Cp W 00060
Your puny powers are no match for me, fool!
%E
%Cp W 00061
When you are defeated, your torment will last for a thousand years.
%E
%Cp W 00062
After your downfall, %p, I shall devour the %l
for dessert!
%E
%Cp W 00063
Are you ready yet to beg for mercy?  I could be lenient...
%E
%Cp W 00064
Your soul shall join the enslaved multitude I command!
%E
%Cp W 00065
Your lack of will is evident, and you shall die as a result.
%E
%Cp W 00066
Your faith in %d is for naught!  Come, give in to me now!
%E
%Cp W 00067
A mere %r is nothing compared to my skill!
%E
%Cp W 00068
So, you are the best hope of the %l?  How droll.
%E
%Cp W 00069
Feel my power, %c!  My victory is imminent!
%E
%Cc W 00070
As you touch %o, its comforting power infuses you
with new energy.  You feel as if you can detect others' thoughts flowing
through it.  Although you yearn to wear %o
and attack the Wizard of Yendor, you know you must return it to its
rightful owner, the %l.
%E
%Cc W 00080
The %n croaks out, as his body begins to shrivel up:

    I shall haunt your progress until the end of time.  A thousand
    curses on you and the %l.

Then, the body bursts into a cloud of choking dust, and blows away.
%E
%Cc W 00081
The %l notices %o in your possession,
beams at you and says:

    I knew you could defeat the %n and retrieve
    %o.  We shall never forget this
    brave service.

    Take %o with you in your quest for
    the Amulet of Yendor.  I can sense that it has attuned
    itself to you already.

    May %d guide you in your quest, and keep you from harm.
%E
%Cc W 00090
Come near, my %S, and share your adventures with me.  So, have you
succeeded in your quest for the Amulet of Yendor?
%E
%Cc W 00091
Congratulations, %p.  I always knew that if anyone could succeed
in defeating the Wizard of Yendor and his minions, it would be you.

Go now, and take the Amulet to the astral plane.  Once there, present
the Amulet on the altar of %d.  Along the way you shall pass through the
four elemental planes.  These planes are like nothing you have ever
experienced before, so be prepared!

For this you were born, %s!  I am very proud of you.
%E
#
#    General
#
%Cc - 00001
It is written in the Book of %d:

    After the Creation, the cruel god Moloch rebelled
    against the authority of Marduk the Creator.
    Moloch stole from Marduk the most powerful of all
    the artifacts of the gods, the Amulet of Yendor,
    and he hid it in the dark cavities of Gehennom, the
    Under World, where he now lurks, and bides his time.

Your god %d seeks to possess the Amulet, and with it
to gain his deserved ascendance over the other gods.

You, a newly trained %r, have been heralded
from birth as the instrument of %d.  You are destined
to recover the Amulet for your deity, or die in the
attempt.  Your hour of destiny has come.  For the sake
of us all:  Go bravely with %d!
%E
%Cp - 00002
You receive a faint telepathic message from %l:
Your help is urgently needed at %H!
Look for a ...ic transporter.
You couldn't quite make out that last message.
%E
#
#    Angelic maledictions.
#
%Cp - 00010
Repent, and thou shalt be saved!
%E
%Cp - 00011
Thou shalt pay for thine insolence!
%E
%Cp - 00012
Very soon, my child, thou shalt meet thy maker.
%E
%Cp - 00013
The great %D has sent me to make you pay for your sins!
%E
%Cp - 00014
The wrath of %D is now upon you!
%E
%Cp - 00015
Thy life belongs to %D now!
%E
%Cp - 00016
Dost thou wish to receive thy final blessing?
%E
%Cp - 00017
Thou art but a godless void.
%E
%Cp - 00018
Thou art not worthy to seek the Amulet.
%E
%Cp - 00019
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
%E
#
#    Demonic maledictions.
#
%Cp - 00030
I first mistook thee for a statue, when I regarded thy head of stone.
%E
%Cp - 00031
Come here often?
%E
%Cp - 00032
Dost pain excite thee?  Wouldst thou prefer the whip?
%E
%Cp - 00033
Thinkest thou it shall tickle as I rip out thy lungs?
%E
%Cp - 00034
Eat slime and die!
%E
%Cp - 00035
Go ahead, fetch thy mama!  I shall wait.
%E
%Cp - 00036
Go play leapfrog with a herd of unicorns!
%E
%Cp - 00037
Hast thou been drinking, or art thou always so clumsy?
%E
%Cp - 00038
This time I shall let thee off with a spanking, but let it not happen again.
%E
%Cp - 00039
I've met smarter (and prettier) acid blobs.
%E
%Cp - 00040
Look!  Thy bootlace is undone!
%E
%Cp - 00041
Mercy!  Dost thou wish me to die of laughter?
%E
%Cp - 00042
Run away!  Live to flee another day!
%E
%Cp - 00043
Thou hadst best fight better than thou canst dress!
%E
%Cp - 00044
Twixt thy cousin and thee, Medusa is the prettier.
%E
%Cp - 00045
Methinks thou wert unnaturally interested in yon corpse back there, eh, varlet?
%E
%Cp - 00046
Up thy nose with a rubber hose!
%E
%Cp - 00047
Verily, thy corpse could not smell worse!
%E
%Cp - 00048
Wait!  I shall polymorph into a grid bug to give thee a fighting chance!
%E
%Cp - 00049
Why search for the Amulet?  Thou wouldst but lose it, cretin.
%E

#
#    TEST PATTERN
#
%Cc - 00099
 %p:    return(plname);
 %c:    return(pl_character);
 %r:    return((char *)rank_of(u.ulevel));
 %R:    return((char *)rank_of(MIN_QUEST_LEVEL));
 %s:    return((flags.female) ? "sister" : "brother" );
 %S:    return((flags.female) ? "daughter" : "son" );
 %l:    return((char *)ldrname());
 %i:    return(intermed());
 %o:    return(artiname());
 %n:    return((char *)neminame());
 %g:    return((char *)guardname());
 %H:    return((char *)homebase());
 %a:    return(Alignnam(u.ualignbase[0]));
 %A:    return(Alignnam(u.ualign.type));
 %d:    return((char *)u_gname());
 %D:    return((char *)align_gname(A_LAWFUL));
 %C:    return("chaotic");
 %N:    return("neutral");
 %L:    return("lawful");
 %x:    return((Blind) ? "sense" : "see");
 %%:    return(percent_sign);
 p suffix:    return makeplural(root);
 P suffix:    return makeplural(capitalized(root));
%E