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1 = "_Five hundred gold if you can kill their chieftain, a fierce nepharim. He's somewhere deep in their fort. If you can find the rear entrance, though, you might get close to him. Should you succeed, come to me to ask for your reward._";
2 = "She shakes her head. _You were brought here for a task. No advances on your reward. You'll get all your money when you kill the nepharim chief, and not one coin before that._";
3 = "When you hand her the chief's head in a stained burlap bag, she smiles. She fetches a sack of gold coins and a ring from her desk. _Well done, adventurers! You've earned ten times this for the service you've done for this area. The promise you show makes me think that your services might be best used on larger tasks._";
4 = "_Fortunately, we haven't had any more troubles that require your assistance. But thanks for offering!_";
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6 = "You tell Tor that his larder is free of pests. _Thanks for your help. I got something for you. The Gunston household remembers those that help us._";
7 = " He disappears into the next room, and returns with a delicate necklace for you. _From my soldier days. It's wasted here. Wear it proudly. This'll turn many a blow away._";
8 = "_No more have come after them, and a good thing too. I don't have no more rewards to give._";
9 = "_Yeah. Help me with the door?_ You help him open the door. He passes through, and turns. _Good luck to you. You'll be a hell of a distraction. I'll slip away while they chase you. Thanks..._ He moves to leave.";
10 = "_They stole some egg sacs and took them to their lair to the south! If you bring them back to me, you can have the stuff in that cave there._ It points at a tunnel to the northeast. _We took the stuff from some silly people from the surface world!_";
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12 = "_Yes, I can create quickfire, but I can control it, and you can't. You could create it, but it would likely destroy you. Still, it is your life._";
13 = "_Far to the north of Mancuso, there is a ruined fort, on the shore of a lake of lava. There is a magical tome there. It is several sheets of mica, bound with wire, guarded by a scattering of demons. Bring it to me, and I will aid you._";
14 = "He listens to your description of what happened. _Well done!_ He starts filling out forms. _This will count towards your getting a higher clearance when I can get a message out. You apply for higher clearance at the Castle. Thanks for your help!_";
15 = "He thinks, trying to come up with another way to help you. Then he has a ring brought for you. _Mild enchantment on that. Good gear for a lone roamer like you._";
16 = "_The Council of Olgai think they would be seeing with no test. The ordeal feats you suffered seen as proof of skill and honestness. For what it matters. Hope that they give you justice._";
17 = "_Your works in journey seen as good and skilled. You need being one test done. Do one and Council sees you._";
18 = "_You do must two of three tests, and which two you do is your deciding._ She shakes her head. _Must now be seen if humans can stand our tough testing._";
19 = "She smiles nastily. _The Council was watching as you went the river, and felt you was being not brave and skill. You must be doing all three tests, of Strength, Speed, and Patience._";
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21 = "_First I require the tome. You can recognize it easily. It is several bound sheets of mica, left there since before the Resting. It is in a tower on the shore of a lake of lava, far north of Mancuso. Bring it, and the secret of quickfire is yours._";
22 = "Rentar-Ihrno takes the mica tome. _I can't teach you the spell to make quickfire. Your mind is too weak to hold it. Yet, I am a being of honor. Your reward is there._ She points to the case in the cell to the north. _In it, you will find an egg. Break it, and quickfire will appear._";
23 = "She looks at you with disgust. _Why should I lift a finger to help you with anything? It is simply not the time._";
24 = "She nods. _I will help you. I savor revenge against that surface worlder fool who dared insult us. Go to Garzahd's fortress. I will watch you. When you get there, I will go to you and give you aid._";
25 = "_You have my consent already. Stop wasting time. Go to Garzahd's fortress, and I will come to you there._";
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27 = "_Once again, you can't learn the spell to create quickfire. Your minds have not the strength. Take the phoenix egg, and use it wisely. That is all I can give you._";
28 = "_She is the greatest of our mages. She created the barriers in your lands, and she constantly looks for ways to defend our people and assault our enemies. She is difficult to control at times, but she is truly our greatest strength._";
29 = "_Rentar-Ihrno is determined to help destroy Garzahd in any way she can. Go speak with her. You may be able to convince her to help you slay him. She may be found in the city of Egli._";
30 = "_She was pleased by our revenge on Garzahd, but she has not stopped devising ways to avenge us further on the Empire. We expect great things from her. Great deeds._ Prossis smiles. It's not something vahnatai do often. It's chilling.";
31 = "_After working so hard to help us, you deserve a reward. Come here and kneel._ You do. It speaks to you of magical incantations to fill oneself with holy power. It is fascinating and helpful. (You now know the spell Avatar.)";
32 = "Abra seems surprised. _Something happened that I want to happen. It is a strange feeling._";
33 = "He stands, smiles, and pulls a spirit prism out of his pack. He hands it to you. _You are now the first outsider to be able to use our magic. Power to you._ He begins to prepare to enter the Resting Cell.";
34 = "_That prism is not empty. I froze a pest creature from the upper caves in it already._ He continues his work. _You have your reward. Good luck to you._";
35 = "She slaps her hands to her ears irritably. _Ow! Stop that!_";
36 = "She winces. _Don't say that!_";
37 = "She stumbles back. _Please stop saying that!_";
38 = "_OK! OK! I give up! You can get to Kordaddis! Go to the northwest corner of the imp pits! You'll see what you need to do. Just stop saying that!_ Maybe you'll have to give the wall there a closer look.";
39 = "The vahnatai clearly doesn't trust you. She seems ready to blast you with a spell at any moment. _You have no papers. No proof you are an ally. We will not let you in. Go now, before we kill you._";
40 = "You show her your orders from Olgai. She looks at your orders through the narrow window. She looks dubious at best, openly hostile at worst. But she does make a hand signal. The gate opens, and she hands the papers back to you.";
41 = "_The gate is open._";
42 = "_The gates will open for you. Go on in._ She shakes her head. _I never thought I'd say that to a human._ She makes a motion, and the gates open.";
43 = "She looks hopeful. _If you are truly serious about destroying this dangerous teleporter, I will help you as best I can. Return occasionally to ask me for help, and I will tell you what I have learned and what I think you can and should do._";
44 = "_First, we need to know how to destroy it safely. Portals are unstable and powerful things. Alas, Pyrn was our expert on such things, and he is away and hidden. However, I can help you find him. When you find him, you can ask him about the portal._";
45 = "_Now that you've spoken with Pyrn, we know we need the onyx scepter. I can't help you with that. We also need to find out exactly where the teleporter is. With this, I can help. You should start your search at an Empire tower north of Fort Dranlon._";
46 = "You discuss the problems. _We know where the teleporter is and how to destroy it. All that remains is to do the deed. A small, dedicated group is, at this point, our only hope._ She looks at you hopefully. _If you do attempt it, good luck._";
47 = "She smiles. _I heard of your deed. Well done, well done indeed! I have been authorized to give you this..._ She pulls a staff out from under her desk. _... as a reward._ She gives it to you. It is a beautiful, polished oaken staff.";
48 = "_I have no more to say on the matter. I am resting now, in preparation for later battles. All I can say is that you have done Avernum a mighty service. Thank you._";
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50 = "You hand over the egg. She looks it over, checking for cracks, and smiles. She mutters a brief spell. _All right then! At the south end of the tower, there's a hidden chamber with three tomes. You can now read one of them. You might find it interesting._";
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52 = "Kelner nods happily and begins to write a letter. _I am now writing the Castle to tell them of your bold deed. You should go there soon and see if you are now qualified for a higher rank. Thank you for your assistance._";
53 = "_Oh, I almost forgot. At the south end of the tower is a concealed room with three books. They could be quite useful for research. One of them is mine. You may read it now, if you wish._";
54 = "He shakes his head. _Things have been rather sedate here lately. I don't have any missions to give you right now._";
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56 = "She nods and takes some notes. _Well done. We don't have the funds to pay you, but we have a better reward. I'll pass news of your deed on to the Castle, and it'll count towards your getting a higher security clearance._";
57 = "_Don't have any missions now. Sorry._";
58 = "_Actually, I feel bad sending you away without anything._ She fetches two potions for you.";
59 = "He stands and shakes your hands. _I've heard that you led a successful revolt. Well done!_ He shows you a scroll. _I'll send this to the Castle. This will help you gain a higher clearance. On behalf of Avernum and the nephilim, I thank you._";
60 = "You are also given a nice helmet from Silvar stores.";
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62 = "When Elspeth hears the news, she is nearly overwhelmed with relief. _I'll go there as soon as I can! And, in thanks, something I saved from my shop when I was fleeing Cotra._ She points at a dusty shield leaning in the corner. _Feel free to take that, in thanks._";
63 = "_It will be a long time until it's safe for me to go up there and find her, but at least I know that she is safe. Curse the Empire! Will it ever stop toying with our lives?_";
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66 = "You report what you did. He grins viciously. _Well done! That'll show those worms to oppose us!_ He has a bag of gold and a vicious blade brought to you.";
67 = "_Here's your bounty, and, on top of that, I'll even send word to the Castle saying what you did. They'll be pleased._";
68 = "Someone fought some skeletons here. There are bloodstains. The skeletons must have gotten a few good shots in.";
69 = "Your report upsets him. _It's sad. He was a friend of mine, once. Now he's gone. Well, at least he won't do any harm through his madness._ He takes some notes down. _Word of your deeds has been sent to the Castle. It will help you rise in rank._";
70 = "Bevan looks profoundly relieved when you say what you did. _Wonderful! His services will aid us greatly! I'll let the Castle know right away, and..._ He has an aide fetch you a large bag. _Here's silver. A lot of it. Fair reward for what you've done!_";
71 = "_Hmm. Don't have any jobs that call for adventurers. Sorry._";
72 = "He takes your gold and hands you a scrap of paper. It's a deed, stained and torn. _Thanks, buds! Yer boat's out at the dock!_";
73 = "_Nope. Got no more boats fer ya. Bummer - I could use the cash!_ He graces you with a gray-toothed smile.";
74 = "_Nah, I can't git ya the boat if you ain't got the cash!_";
75 = "The statue nods, and you hear a soft chiming noise. _That is a name I know. Sixus has fled to the north.";
76 = "_If you must speak with Sixus, search in the chamber beyond to find what you need to know. Beware. He will not want to see you._ The statue closes its eyes.";
77 = "Mairwen listens to your tale. _Well done! You have done far better than expected!_ She hands you a heavy pouch of gold. _I have also sent word of your deeds to the Castle. You should go there soon. You may have earned a higher clearance!_";
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80 = "He examines an icon you recovered. _Yes, this is one of the icons. You should keep it for now, though. We want all three, though. Their powers may only manifest themselves as a set._";
81 = "O'Rourke collects the statues from you and examines them. _Excellent! Yes, this is a very strange material. It may have valuable properties. and, in fair trade ..._ He removes a shiny helmet from his desk. _Here you are!_";
82 = "_I will also send word of your help to the Castle. When you go there to apply for a higher clearance, my words will carry some weight._";
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84 = "Micah thinks hard. Then he shakes his head sadly. _No,_ he finally says. _It is too precious a prize to risk losing it to the Empire. Not until you have proven yourself. But ..._ He thinks for a time. Then he makes a decision. _Restore two of the Crystal Souls to their proper places, and I will grant you Demonslayer._";
85 = "Micah nods. _Your honorable deeds done for the vahnatai people in the name of Avernum show you are a worthy bearer of the blade Demonslayer. Go to Rone and ask him of it. He will tell you where it may be found._";
86 = "_I have heard you have gained the blade. Use it well. Garzahd masters many of the creatures it was designed to slay, and we suspect that it may help you against him as well._";
87 = "Gilda smiles condescendingly. _No, you aren't ready for a higher clearance yet. Go do a few more missions, and we'll see. Lots of people in the major cities need help. Do work for the mayors and other officials, and I'll hear about it._";
88 = "Gilda jumps away from the counter and summons up a tornado of paperwork. After a few minutes, she pops up from a cloud of airborne scrolls and hands you a small certificate. _You are now of Magi Clearance. Congratulations!_";
89 = "Gilda shakes her head. _Magi Clearance is one thing, but Crown Clearance ... That's really tough to get. You haven't quite made it yet. Sorry. Go to the forts and cities and do more quests. That's how you impress me._ She grins.";
90 = "Gilda looks at her records. Then she looks at them again, checking and rechecking her figures. Finally, stunned, she says, _Amazing! You've reached Crown Clearance._ Then, with a brief burst of paperwork, you get a scroll proving it. _Well done!_";
91 = "Gilda shrugs. _You have Crown Clearance. Can't beat that. Good for you. Now, if it's all right, I have a lot of work to be doing. You're above the likes of me._ She grins and settles down to work.";
92 = "He grimaces. _I'm afraid that's all the allowance we can spare for a while. Try coming back later. And spend more carefully!_";
93 = "He makes some notes in a thick ledger and hands you a small pouch of copper coins. _Here's your allowance. It'll buy you a few nice meals. Spend it carefully now, and justify the resources you have been given._";
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96 = "He smiles. _Now that you've broken the cell's lock, I can take Josie and teleport away. Thank you for freeing us! We'll be gone soon._";
97 = "She grins. _The cell door had a magical lock to keep me and Aydin from breaking free. Now that it's broken, we'll be gone soon. Thank you!_";
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102 = "_No more ingredients are necessary. But thanks for offering!_";
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104 = "_Now that my traitorous assistant is gone, I may continue my work. However, I have nothing else I need you to do. Thank you for your help._";
105 = "You tell her what you have found, and she shakes her head. _No, none of that is useful to me. Keep searching, and you will be well-rewarded._";
106 = "You show her the burnt piece of paper. She looks at it, and shakes her head. _No, this could say anything. I can't do anything because of this. Keep searching._";
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108 = "She stands, and give Bruce's body a vicious kick. _That is for betraying me!_ The body is carted away.";
109 = "She shakes her head. _This sad story has ended. There is little more to say._";
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111 = "He grins. _Well done! As a reward, track down Heustess. He's around here somewhere. He'll teach you to destroy magical barriers, if you are interested. I will send word to the Castle of what you did. Good work!_";
112 = "_What's left to do now is take care of the rest of Limoncelli's troops. That's our job. And we're ready for them._";
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114 = "He nods. _Landren told me what you did for us. Such skill and strength should be rewarded. I will train you in this spell. It is a rare privilege._";
115 = "You hand Pathass the charm. He rises and bows deeply in thanks. _In return, I will send word to the humansss that you have aided usss. I understand that the Castle gives rewards to those they hear do great deeds._";
116 = "_In addition, return later, and I may think of something magical I can teach you. I know that soldiersss always desire spellsss to help them in their fight._";
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119 = "Malka describes the package, and you show her the box you found. She almost faints with joy. _Thank you!_ She opens it, and, indeed, it contains three small bottles of medicine. In gratitude, she solemnly takes a necklace from around her neck and hands it to you.";
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122 = "You hand Mayor Genevieve the plans. She eagerly riffles through them. _Wonderful! This will be invaluable in dealing with these monstrosities!_ She fetches you a large sack of gold. Then she writes a note. _I will tell the Castle what you have done. I think they will be impressed._";
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124 = "You show her your blue pass. She looks at it and says _Wait. Is this your only one? We need a copy we can keep, and I'm sure you need it more than we do. Maybe you can find another. Try looking near Cotra. I hear there is a hidden Empire fort on an island near there._";
125 = "_I still haven't been able to find a blue pass. If you find one, bring it to me._";
126 = "You give her your blue pass. _This is not your only pass, yes?_ You say that you have another. _Thank you very much! I will send word to the Castle of what you have done for us! Hopefully, they will reward you with a higher clearance._";
127 = "She shakes her head. _We are not yet ready to embark upon any further missions. I am sorry._";
128 = "_I know not where a Crystal Soul is, but I believe that the dragon Athron does. She hides west of Mertis. If she asks who sent you, tell her 'Erika.' She knows and respects me, and she may let you in. When you learn what she knows, return and tell me._";
129 = "You discuss what you learned from Athron. _A Crystal Soul is in Angierach. Of course! A powerful and deadly place, and I know much of it. It may at last be time for that fortress to fall._";
130 = "_To get the Crystal Soul from Angierach, you will need two things. You will need to be able to pass the fort's wards, and you will need a way to pass the magical barriers you will find there._";
131 = "_You rescued the vahnatai creature from Angierach. I have no idea where the others are. I cannot help you._";