Transcript (Elpis)

[filikos]

Bold: Main voiced cutscene

Italics: Non-voiced quest dialogue

Small italics: Optional dialogue

Index;

• Hope Upon A Flower
• Petalouda Hunt
• In Search Of Hermes
• Ponder, Warrant, Cherish, Welcome
• Lives Apart
• Their Greatest Contribution
• Aether To Aether
• A Sentimental Gift
• Verdict And Execution
• Travelers At The Crossroads
• A Past, Not Yet Come To Pass
• Witness To The Spectacle
• Worthy Of His Back
• A Flower Upon Your Return
• Hunger In The Garden
• Words Without Sound
• Follow, Wander, Stumble, Listen
• Caging The Messenger (pre-dungeon)
• Caging The Messenger (post-dungeon)
• Thou Must Live, Die, And Know

Comments

Hope Upon A Flower

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Hythlodaeus: And here we are. Elpis.
Propylaion Guide: Well well, how rare to receive you in person. To what do we owe the honour?
Hythlodaeus: Oh, just a few odd tasks. We'll be here a while.
Propylaion Guide: You're welcome to stay as long as you see fit, of course. As a matter of procedure, however, I must ask that you kindly remove your masks.
Emet-Selch: Come now, is this truly necessary? Surely you can tell who we are...
Hythlodaeus: Who you are, perhaps, but I am far less infamous. Regardless, if we do not follow protocol, 'tis our hosts who would be held accountable. So please, do favour us with your handsome face.

*Hythlodaeus and Emet-Selch remove their masks. Emet-Selch spots the WoL, but says nothing*

Emet-Selch: Satisfied?
Propylaion Guide: I thank you for your cooperation. You are free to go about your business.

*Emet-Selch and Hythlodaeus walk to the door, but pause beside the WoL*

Hythlodaeus: By the by... you see it too, yes?
Emet-Selch: I haven't the foggiest what you're talking about.
Hythlodaeus: Hmm? That's odd. It's right here. A bit thin in the aether, but there's no mistaking it- the colour of its soul is almost identical to Azem's. Do you suppose she created it? Rather unusual for a familiar to have a soul, though...
Emet-Selch: Don't ask me. All I know is that it's trouble- doubly so if it's her spitting image. So let's leave it be. Come, now.
Hythlodaeus: It's trying to say something... but it's literally too intangible to form words. Why don't you give it some aether? Spare a snifter of your bounteous reserves.
Emet-Selch: Who do you take me for?
Hythlodaeus: Why, a dear friend, of course! One who wouldn't let acts of kindness- such as my accompanying him on errands to far-flung outposts- go unrewarded.
Emet-Selch: I suggest you close your eyes, or this may be... unpleasant.


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Emet-Selch: You may open your eyes.
Hythlodaeus: Oh, you even adjusted its size.
Emet-Selch: The better to indulge your whim. This way it will be easier to communicate.
Hythlodaeus: How very thoughtful of you. And may I applaud your artful reinforcement. Without further ado, then... Greetings! I am Hythlodaeus, chief of the Bureau of the Architect. Sulking beside me is the most honourable Emet-Selch of the Convocation of Fourteen. And how might we address you, my new friend?

*WoL gives her name*

Hythlodaeus: A fine name. And I'm pleased to see you understand our words. So tell us, whence have you come? The thinness of your essence suggests you weren't created here...
- You do not know... or cannot say? Hmm. Allow me to ask a different question, then. What brings you here?

"I seek a man named Hermes."

Hythlodaeus: Well now, the same as us... perhaps Azem wished to come too, but had to settle for a familiar.
Emet-Selch: If she truly wished to be here, then she would be.
Hythlodaeus: Right you are. ...My apologies if we've given offence. The two of us can discern the colour of souls, you see, and yours happens to resemble that of a friend. And with your purpose matching our own besides, we jumped to a hasty conclusion. We are here to speak with Hermes, the chief overseer of this facility, which we also intend to tour in order to gain greater insight into the man's work. "We," I say, though this is Emet-Selch's charge. I am here only to serve as his guide. And I should be happy to serve as yours as well- by way of an apology for the misunderstanding.
Emet-Selch: Wait, are you suggesting that we bring it along on official business? This thing we know next to nothing about?
Hythlodaeus: If you harbour suspicions, better to keep it close than leave it to its own devices, wouldn't you agree? Besides, having a mysterious life form in tow is the norm rather than the exception here. Welcome, my friends, to the testing ground of creation at heaven's edge- Elpis!

Venat: This presence...
Meteion: Hermes! Visitors- we have visitors!
Emet-Selch: What secrets are you hiding, I wonder...

Hythlodaeus: This is hardly my first time here, but the scenery never fails to take my breath away. Why, it feels as if you could reach out and touch the heavens! Now then, to begin our guided tour... perhaps you already know these things, but for the sake of thoroughness, I shall start with the basics. Using concepts to give shape to aether, creation magicks allow us to bring forth anything we desire, be it inanimate objects or living beings. Anyone may conceive of concepts, but they must all undergo evaluation at the Bureau of the Architect. As part of that process, living beings and certain arcane entities may be sent here to Elpis for in-depth observation and study. Heh heh, a fascinating facility, isn't it? I daresay you will enjoy touring it with us.

Emet-Selch: Incase you didn't know, it's rude to stare. Stop.