Dialog Table Entry 05056 C'mon now, open yer eyes!≺Possible Special Code: 00≻
Dialog Table Entry 05057 Ye all right, ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[mate/lass]?
Gave me a right fright, crumplin' to the ground without warnin' as ye did.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05058 Eh? A pink flash of light in the sky, ye say?≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05059 Took a knock on the ol' noggin when ye fell, most like.
No one from 'round here's seen anythin' of the sort.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05060 What're ye called, if I might ask?≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05061 ≺Player Name≻, eh? Me name's Joachim, an' the fact ye remember yer own means yer wits're intact, I'd say.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05062 ≺Player Name≻.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05063 What ye witnessed jus' now was no trick of the mind, but as real a thing as the folk in this bustlin' port.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05064 Ye saw what ye did 'cause ye've got “potential.” Aye, that ye do.
But whether this potential'll serve ye good or ill's not somethin' I can say.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05065 Remember what I jus' told ye, though.
An' if ye ever start wantin' answers, come an' seek me out.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05066 Sorry, ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[mate/lass], but would ye mind leavin' me in peace?≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05067 CHECK≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05068 ERROR≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05069 ≺Numeric Parameter 0≻≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05070 Well, if it isn't ≺Player Name≻.
I knew ye'd come seekin' answers sooner or later.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05071 So ye be wantin' t' know 'bout the strange flash of light ye saw...≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05072 I'm not one fer beatin' 'round the bush, so I'll say it straight. What ye witnessed was a phenomenon called “noise”--the irregular brushin' of one dimension against another. Ordinary folk don't see such things, mind ye. So I s'pose that makes ye extra-ordinary.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05073 Me theory's that ye've got a natural attunement t' the phasic alignment of our dimensions. That be the potential I spoke of when I found ye sprawled on the ground.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05074 ...≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05075 Ye look a bit out o' sorts, an' I don't blame ye. The truth can be a bitter draught t' swallow, I know.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05076 I'd love nothin' more than to say this is jus' some hearth tale, I would. We'd all be happier that way, t' be sure. But what's an adventurer if ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[he/she] turns ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[his/her] back t' reality?≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05077 Now, this isn't t' say that I take ye fer a faithless type, but I've got a feelin' that simple words won't do. Some things a ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[man/woman]'s jus' got t' see with ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[his/her] own two eyes.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05078 So I want ye to have this.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05079 It's ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻6≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05080 If ye've truly got the potential I marked ye fer, that stone there'll guide ye on yer way.
Take it with ye an' pay a visit t' one of them cavernous maws.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05081 Ye know of those ghastly things, aye?≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05082 Mind ye, the ones that're frozen like stiffs won't serve.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05083 La Theine Plateau, Konschtat Highlands, Tahrongi Canyon...≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05084 There be maws in these areas what've been freed from their inanimate state.
What be the reason fer this, though, yer coin's as good as mine.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05085 Now that ye know where the answer awaits, the rest is in yer hands.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05086 But I leave ye with a word of warnin'.
Seek the truth with frivolous intent, and it'll cost ye yer life.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05087 That's no idle threat, but simply the way it is.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05088 Never ye be forgettin' my words.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05089 Well met, ≺Player Name≻. Anythin' I can help ye with?≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05090 What do you want to know?
≺Selection Dialog≻I want ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻6≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻.
About the cavernous maws.
Nothing.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05091 Nothin' I can do? I'll be right here if ye change yer mind.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05092 The maws tickle yer fancy, eh?≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05093 These ≺Multiple Choice (Parameter 1)≻[zero/three/six/nine] areas're where ye'll find the thawed maws.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05094 All in good time, ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[mate/lass]. Whether yer potential's equal the ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻3≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻'s worth remains t' be seen. One should be more than enough fer the nonce.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05095 Me apologies, ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[mate/lass].≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05096 I could've jus' told ye everythin', but there's naught quite like havin' cold, hard reality shoved in yer face.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05097 Ye've got a quick head restin' on yer shoulders, so no doubt ye've already pieced it together.
I'm not of this world, but a visitor come from the plane ye've jus' paid visit to. “Abyssea,” we call it.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05098 Havin' now seen it with yer own two eyes, it's needless t' tell ye the shoddy state Abyssea's in.
Without so much as a howl of warnin', we were overrun by fell creatures that'd put nightmares t' shame. Whole nations were reduced t' piles of rubble.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05099 The once-blue sky turned a blood-red, an' the saviors we'd prayed fer were all felled, one after the other.
Those that weren't taken in the first wave of destruction were left t' live in despair, cowerin' in fear if so much as a shadow flickered past.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05100 I know full well I've no right to ask this of ye, but I must.
Please help us. We've got no hope left save what we can find in brave souls such as ye.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05101 I beg ye, be the glimmer of hope me folk an' I so badly need...≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05102 Be their glimmer of hope?
≺Selection Dialog≻You betcha!
Uhrrrm...all right.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05103 Y-ye've no idea what this means to us, ≺Player Name≻! We're forever in yer debt.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05104 To help ye help us, it'll be me pleasure t' share all I know.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05105 To recap what I've already told ye, the cavernous maws are portals to Abyssea.
But the door won't open unless ye've got one of them ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻5≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05106 That's not their only purpose, mind ye.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05107 Besides bein' keys, they also serve as anchors what secure yer essence t' foreign dimensions.
In simpler terms, they allow you t' stay within Abyssea, though not indefinitely.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05108 One's good fer a thirty-minute stay (Earth time), and ≺Numeric Parameter 2≻ of them is the most ye can hold at once.
Do the math, and ye'll get the longest stretch of time folk of yer world can stay in Abyssea.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05109 Now, what I'm about t' tell ye is deathly crucial, so take it t' heart.
Stay anchored in another dimension overlong, an' what was temporary will become permanent. In other words, ye risk losin' fer good the means t' return home.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05110 A bunch of me mates an' I are livin', walkin' proof of such a tragedy.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05111 But ye can rest assured, fer ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻5≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻ these days are worked with a safety measure.
At the first sign of trouble it'll catapult ye back home safe an' sound.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05112 Well, that's jus' about the beef of it. Come see me whenever ye want ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻6≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻, aye?
I might not always have one on hand, though, as it takes a bloody long time--twenty hours, t 'be precise (Earth time)--t' infuse one with energy. Any less an' they're about as useful as skippin' stones.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05113 Ah, ≺Player Name≻. Good t' lay eyes, ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[mate/lass].≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05114 What would like to ask about?
≺Selection Dialog≻I want ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻6≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻.
Learn about ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻5≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻.
Cavernous maw locations.
Nothing right now.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05115 Nothin' ye need?
Ye jus' let Joachim here know if ever ye need more ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻5≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻, aye?≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05116 The maws tickle yer fancy, eh?≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05117 Make sure ye've got enough ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻5≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻ b'fore ye go divin' into maws.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05118 ≺Unknown Parameter (Type: 80) 1≻≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻5≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻ aren't jus' keys t' open the portal t' Abyssea.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05119 They also serve as anchors what secure yer essence t' foreign dimensions.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05120 In other words, they allow you t' stay within Abyssea, though not indefinitely.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05121 Ye be wantin' another ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻3≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻?
Let me jus' quickly check what I've got in store.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05122 Eh? Looks like ye've already got yerself ≺Numeric Parameter 2≻ of them.
Sorry, ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[mate/lass], but no sane ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[man/woman] ought have more, lest ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[he/she] risk gettin' ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[hisself/herself] stranded in Abyssea.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05123 Ah, sorry, ≺Multiple Choice (Player Gender)≻[mate/lass], but I've got nothin' fully charged right now.
Check back in a wee while, would ye?≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05124 Here ye go, the ≺Possible Special Code: 01≻≺Possible Special Code: 05≻3≺BAD CHAR: 8280≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻≺BAD CHAR: 80≻ ye asked fer. May it serve ye well.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05125 ≺Player Name≻. I've been told ye met some mates of mine.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05126 Ye ought t' know now how starved of hope me folk are, livin' each day not knowin' if it'd be the last.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05127 So far we've managed t' stay in the fight, puttin' up protective wards an' pitchin' warmachines into the fray, but they're temporary measures at best.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05128 The Abyssean hordes continue to grow, an' not a day goes by without us losin' ground t' them.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05129 Fer too long we've been forced onto our back foot. If we're t' have any hope of survival, we need t' go on the offensive.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05130 But fer this we need yer aid.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05131 I beg ye, ≺Player Name≻! Help us turn the tide of battle in our favor!≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05132 ≺Player Name≻! I couldn't believe me ears when first I heard the news!≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05133 Yer exploits against the Abyssean hordes've allowed us t' escape the rut we're in.
Fer once I find meself thankin' the gods fer strandin' me in this world.≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05134 With yer help, there's hope yet fer Abyssea.
Why, there're even some as say it might be restored to its former glory!≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05135 I meself am not one fer countin' eggs afore they're hatched, but one thing's fer certain:≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05136 The seed of hope has sprouted!≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05137 A seedling it is still, but lit with determination and watered with perseverance, into a great, towerin' oak it'll surely grow!≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05138 A long road stretches far ahead of us...≺Prompt≻
Dialog Table Entry 05139 But with yer help, ≺Player Name≻, we'll follow it one step at a time...'til the day we reach its end!≺Prompt≻