Sand Corsairs/Dialogue
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Dialogue
(#1) Yzan Argenson: Excellent work today, [PlayerName]. With their leader dead, it’s only a matter of time before we’ve cleaned out the rest of these criminals. The Sand Corsairs and Old Levant will be a distant memory before long. (→ #2)
(#2) Yzan Argenson: The question remains, what do we do about this man? He’s a Soroborean banker who was funding the entire operation. He could easily be the brains behind it all. (→ #3)
(#3) Clayton: If you want the real culprits, point your fingers at Sagard Battleborn of the Blue Chamber, and at Zagis himself. All I did was keep things running smoothly. (→ #4)
(#4) Yzan Argenson: You still went along with their unhinged plans. You’re still a war criminal as far as I’m concerned. I think we ought to make an example of you. Cyrene, do we give him the firing squad or hanging? (→ #5)
(#5) Clayton: Hold up there a minute! Do you think Sorobor will take the execution of one of their most rich and reputable bankers lightly? We’re the only way to get supplies through the desert. Kill me, and you kill Levant itself. (→ #6)
(#6) Multiple-choice:
- 0: I don't think Sorobor would be happy if this scandal went public, though. They might arrange for you to disappear to save their reputation. (→ #7)
(#7) Clayton: Ah, I see. You want a personal favor in exchange for your silence. Very well, you’re not the first to blackmail me. What kind of favor are we talking about? (→ #8)
(#8) Multiple-choice:
- 0: Double your food deliveries to Levant, at a quarter of the price. People are starving to death. (→ #9)
- 1: The best kind of favor. The kind we get to decide on whenever we need it. (→ #11)
(#9) Clayton: Ouch. You drive a hard bargain, but I don't really have a choice, do I? I'll see that it's done. At least, until the war is over. (→ #10)
(#10) Yzan Argenson: Well, I guess that wraps this mission up. Report to Cyrene over there and we can call it a day. (→ end)
(#11) Clayton: Very well. If you need my extensive finances, just drop my name, and I'll handle it for you. As long as you don't tell Sorobor what I was doing, my word is gold. (→ #10)
(#12) Yzan Argenson: I can’t believe you got that bastard to surrender. You must have a silver tongue, [PlayerName]! (→ #2)
(#13) Yzan Argenson: I don’t believe this! The leader of these murderous criminals got away before we even got here! We may have crushed the Corsairs here today, but with that bastard still alive, they'll be back! (→ #2)
(#14) Yzan Argenson: I don’t believe this. I come home after a string of victories against the Blue Chamber Collective, only to find Levant besieged by bandits! I’m not leaving here until these Sand Corsairs are in a nice sandy grave! (→ #15)
(#15) Multiple-choice:
- 0: The Sand Corsairs are hiding in the Old Levant Ruins. Some Soroboreans are camouflaging the whole thing as an archaeology expedition. (→ #16)
(#16) Yzan Argenson: What?! Why in Elatt’s name would Sorobor be helping them? Great, how do we raid the place without triggering a diplomatic incident? (→ #17)
(#17) Multiple-choice:
- 0: You still have some merchant contacts, right? We need camouflage of our own to get inside... (→ #18)
(#18) Yzan Argenson: Aha! I see your plan. You want me to dress some troops up as merchants and weasel in with no one the wiser! (→ #19)
(#19) Multiple-choice:
- 0: Yup, that's the plan. Can you do it? (→ #20)
(#20) Yzan Argenson: Not a bad plan... There’s one problem. Cyrene told me that Old Levant is connected to an old cave system. "The Slide", she called it. If we go in the front, it's possible that the Corsairs will sneak out back using the tunnel. (→ #21)
(#21) Multiple-choice:
- 0: I can try going in from the tunnel to cut them off. (→ #22)
- 1: Easy, you go in the front, I'll take the tunnel. Divide and conquer. (→ #22)
(#22) Yzan Argenson: That should work. If they try to escape, the Slide is narrow enough that one or two warriors would be more than enough to hold it. I’ll gather some troops and put the plan into motion. (→ #23)
(#23) Yzan Argenson: One entrance is a cave near some marooned ships not far from Abrassar's Vigil crystal. Here, I took this key from a Corsair I killed the other day. I think it might be for one of the doors inside the Slide. You may need it. (→ end)
(#24) Yzan Argenson: I don’t believe this. I come home after a string of victories against the Blue Chamber Collective, only to find Levant besieged by bandits! I’m not leaving here until these Sand Corsairs are in a nice sandy grave! (→ end)