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"Ahhh, that was simply delicious!"
"Ahhh, that was simply delicious!"<br>
"Aye, that it was...*reminiscent smacking*...I should hope the rest of them
"Aye, that it was...*reminiscent smacking*...I should hope the rest of them
are like that."
are like that."<br>
"Yeah, besides the weather, this place ain't half bad."
"Yeah, besides the weather, this place ain't half bad."<br>
"Still, I couldn't imagine living here for any longer than it takes. When do
"Still, I couldn't imagine living here for any longer than it takes. When do
you suppose we'll move on?"
you suppose we'll move on?"<br>
"Well, it'll take us a while to regenerate, and according to the map, the next
"Well, it'll take us a while to regenerate, and according to the map, the next
city issss, Mhaldor."
city issss, Mhaldor."<br>
"Oooh! They should be nice...Hey! Wait a minute! Isn't Mhaldor full of
"Oooh! They should be nice...Hey! Wait a minute! Isn't Mhaldor full of
necromancers?"
necromancers?"<br>
"Yeah, so what?"
"Yeah, so what?"<br>
"Well, you bozo, necromancers have the annoying habit of selling bits of their
"Well, you bozo, necromancers have the annoying habit of selling bits of their
soul! They're not going to be worth much if it's in tatters now is it?!"
soul! They're not going to be worth much if it's in tatters now is it?!"<br>
"Well then I guess we can just pass them over...I suppose it's Cyrene then."
"Well then I guess we can just pass them over...I suppose it's Cyrene then."<br>
"Ugh, I don't envy the front lines, they've got craploads of ice mages."
"Ugh, I don't envy the front lines, they've got craploads of ice mages."<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>shudder*
<nowiki>*</nowiki>shudder*
"I should at least hope that Mhaldor will be smart enough to stay the heck out
"I should at least hope that Mhaldor will be smart enough to stay the heck out
of it...I don't like being attacked by the side."
of it...I don't like being attacked by the side."<br>
"Perhaps we should just eliminate them, it doesn't mean we have to eat
"Perhaps we should just eliminate them, it doesn't mean we have to eat
them...after all, we have yet to reveal the Scorions."
them...after all, we have yet to reveal the Scorions."<br>
"It sure as heck wouldn't hurt...heheheh! Keep em on their toes and all!"
"It sure as heck wouldn't hurt...heheheh! Keep em on their toes and all!"<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>A momentary silence permeates the conversation*
<nowiki>*</nowiki>A momentary silence permeates the conversation*<br>
"What do you suppose we'll do when we run out of food here? I mean, where will
"What do you suppose we'll do when we run out of food here? I mean, where will
we go then?"
we go then?"<br>
"Well I should hope it's someplace warm! No way am I going to another damp
"Well I should hope it's someplace warm! No way am I going to another damp
hellhole like this."
hellhole like this."<br>
"You will if you want to remain enlightened! Though I agree, this place is as
"You will if you want to remain enlightened! Though I agree, this place is as
damp as a grooks arse!"
damp as a grooks arse!"<br>
"Not to worry, not to worry...I've been reading this man's journal and it says
"Not to worry, not to worry...I've been reading this man's journal and it says
that an..."occultist", whatever the heck that is, can open a gateway to another
that an..."occultist", whatever the heck that is, can open a gateway to another
plane! We've got it set! All we've got to do, is clear out the other three
plane! We've got it set! All we've got to do, is clear out the other three
(four if the Lord permits it) cities, capture an occultist, and force them to
(four if the Lord permits it) cities, capture an occultist, and force them to
open the gate!"
open the gate!"<br>
"Does it say what the other planes like?"
"Does it say what the other planes like?"<br>
"Not really, just a bunch of gibberish about some Golgotha dude..."
"Not really, just a bunch of gibberish about some Golgotha dude..."<br>
"Meh, nothing but a pushover for us ay?"
"Meh, nothing but a pushover for us ay?"<br>
"Aye, Long Burneth the Flame!"
"Aye, Long Burneth the Flame!"<br>
"All we have to do is wait until our troops have regened and then we'll get
"All we have to do is wait until our troops have regened and then we'll get
the Scorions to take care of lil ol Mhaldor and once she's gone we'll make a B
the Scorions to take care of lil ol Mhaldor and once she's gone we'll make a B
line for Cyrene."
line for Cyrene."<br>
"Bull crap, we can stand a full assault from the right, even in our weakened
"Bull crap, we can stand a full assault from the right, even in our weakened
state."
state."<br>
"You have to remember that we'll meet enough opposition along the road to
"You have to remember that we'll meet enough opposition along the road to
weaken us thrice more than we are already! We can't just rest whenever we want.
weaken us thrice more than we are already! We can't just rest whenever we want.
They'll send ambush parties, and we don't want them to be able to mobilize a
They'll send ambush parties, and we don't want them to be able to mobilize a
resistance against us when we're out in the open. At least we have cover in
resistance against us when we're out in the open. At least we have cover in
the cities."
the cities."<br>


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