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Synopsis:

The party hears the voice of the Absolute, faint, in their minds.
Shadowheart takes out the infernal puzzle box, it glows brighter and brighter, and then the voice stops. Player avatar questions Shadowheart about the box. If the player is not aware of Shadowheart being a Shar worshipper, then they can discover this here, if she tells them about the artefact.

How to trigger:

Enter the goblin camp via the stone bridge after the checkpoint:
1. With an unrecruited (but alive) Shadowheart
2. With Shadowheart in the party and nearby

37. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
- 64. [Visual State]
  - 96.
    GROUP_GLO_VoiceOfTheAbsolute
    : Hear my voice. Obey my command.^devnoteTELEPATHY
    
    86.
    Narrator
    : *The voice is irresistible. You recognise the overwhelming authority that you've used on others, only infinitely stronger, and turned against you...*^devnoteNARRATIONGLO_Tadpoled_PartyUsed
    
    15.
    Narrator
    : *Your vision clouds, leaving you in a dark, featureless shadowscape. Nothingness in every direction.*^devnote
    
    137.
    Narrator
    : *Then, there are three figures before you. An armoured male elf, exuding power and command. A handsome younger man with a quick, easy smile. And a pale young woman with even paler eyes...*^devnote
    
    Link to Node 108
    
    131. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteDEPRECATED
    
    108.
    GROUP_GLO_VoiceOfTheAbsolute
    : These are my Chosen. They speak for me.NARRATION
    
    23.
    GROUP_GLO_VoiceOfTheAbsolute
    : Aid their search for the Prism, and you will be worthy to stand beside them. In my presence.
    
    162. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteORI_State_Recruited
    
    Link to Node 154
    
    144. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteORI_State_Recruited = False
    
    154. [Visual State]
    
    77.
    Narrator
    : *Incomprehensible gith runes adorn the artefact. It lifts the pain from you, pushing the voice away.*, REALLY_LAEZEL^devnoteNARRATION
    
    77.
    Narrator
    : *You feel energy pulsing from the artefact. Lifting the pain from you. Pushing the voice away.*^devnoteNARRATION
    
    31.
    GROUP_GLO_VoiceOfTheAbsolute
    : My power grows. My forces gather. The reckoning draws near...^devnoteTELEPATHY
    
    126. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    
    35. [Visual State]
    
    16.
    Shadowheart
    : Don't give me that look. I don't know what just happened any more than you do. We should keep going.^devnoteORI_State_RecruitedGOB_Orpheus_State_HadVoiceOfAbsoluteEvent
    
    17.
    Shadowheart
    : [TagAnswer]
    
    148.
    Lae'zel
    : The voice is gone - muted by this... this gith relic. Why does a half-elf carry it?^devnoteREALLY_LAEZELGLO_Orpheus_Knows_GithArtefact
    
    Link to Node 97
    
    140.
    Karlach
    : Nice one, Shadowheart. That thing in your pocket seems powerful as hell.^devnoteREALLY_KARLACH
    
    Link to Node 97
    
    125.
    Astarion
    : I don't know what that toy of hers is, but I'm glad it's on our side.REALLY_ASTARION
    
    Link to Node 97
    
    146.
    Wyll
    : Isn't that something? The artefact scattered the voice to the four winds.REALLY_WYLL
    
    Link to Node 97
    
    72.
    Gale
    : That's an unusual artefact you have there, Shadowheart. A most unlikely protector...REALLY_GALE
    
    97.
    Shadowheart
    : [TagAnswer]
    
    67. Player: You've got some explaining to do first - why do you carry a gith relic?REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Link to Node 43
    
    6. Player: You've got some explaining to do first - what is that thing you have?REALLY_LAEZEL = False
    
    43. [Jump] Jump to Node 12 (2)
    
    123. Player: The vision... that voice - what was it?
    
    98.
    Shadowheart
    : I think that was the Absolute speaking to us... but we managed to shield ourselves. We should keep moving.^devnoteGLO_Absolute_Knows_Name
    
    143. [Jump] Jump to Node 88 (2)
    
    88.
    Shadowheart
    : I'm not sure I want to know - but it's gone now. We should keep moving.^devnote
    
    157. Player: Hold on - that artefact seemed to stop the voice. What is it?GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed = FalseGOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed
    
    Link to Node 43
    
    70. Player: Let's press on.
    
    164.
    Shadowheart
    : Agreed.
    
    Link to Node 90
    
    129. Player: That power... is that what happens to others, when we use the parasite on them?^devnoteGLO_Tadpoled_PartyUsed
    
    147.
    Shadowheart
    : Perhaps, but whatever it was, I don't want to experience it again.
    
    Link to Node 157
    
    Link to Node 70
    
    166. Player: Seems that trinket's important. Keep it close.
    
    34.
    Shadowheart
    : Trust me, I will. Let's keep going.
    
    4. Player: Agreed.
    
    90. [Jump] Jump to Node 155 (1)
    
    12. Player: Hold on - at least tell me what it is first.GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed = FalseGOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed
    
    26.
    Shadowheart
    : I don't know... not exactly. All I know is it's important I get it back to Baldur's Gate. At any cost.Approval_AtLeast_10_For_Sp3
    
    121. [Jump] Jump to Node 159 (2)
    
    8.
    Shadowheart
    : It's nothing, I swear.
    
    18. Player: Not good enough. Explain yourself, or I'll cut you loose.BARBARIAN = FalseRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 10 (0)
    
    135. [RollResult] True
    
    159.
    Shadowheart
    : Wait. I don't know what this thing is. All I know is that I've to get it to Baldur's Gate, at any cost. That's all I have for you.^devnote
    
    39. Player: What's in Baldur's Gate?ShadowHeart_InParty_Knows_SharWorshipper
    
    173.
    Shadowheart
    : My home - a cloister of Shar followers, hidden in the city.
    
    172. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 161
    
    30. [Jump] Jump to Node 84 (2)
    
    141. Player: Why Baldur's Gate? What aren't you telling me?ShadowHeart_InParty_Knows_SharWorshipper = False
    
    124.
    Shadowheart
    : I suppose if we're to continue together, I may as well tell you. I serve Shar. My home is a secret cloister in Baldur's Gate. ShadowHeart_InParty_Knows_SharWorshipper
    
    161.
    Shadowheart
    : A group of us were sent to retrieve the artefact. Now I'm the only one left. I can't afford to fail.
    
    130. [Jump] Jump to Node 169 (1)
    
    0. Player: If you don't know what it is, how do you have it?ShadowHeart_InParty_Knows_SharWorshipper
    
    84.
    Shadowheart
    : Because it was our mission to retrieve it - me and... the others. I'm the only one who made it.^devnoteORI_Shadowheart_Event_BoxMissionBackground
    
    152. Player: And exactly what did retrieving the artefact entail?GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed = FalseGOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed
    
    Link to Node 128
    
    65. Player: You must know something about what that thing is.GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed = FalseGOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed
    
    128. [Jump] Jump to Node 53 (1)
    
    27. Player: There must be more to it - I need you to level with me.ShadowHeart_InParty_Knows_SharWorshipper = False
    
    60.
    Shadowheart
    : I... I am a servant of Shar. My home is a secret cloister in Baldur's Gate. I need to bring that artefact back there, no matter what.ShadowHeart_InParty_Knows_SharWorshipper
    
    169.
    Shadowheart
    : I can't tell you any more. This mission required utmost secrecy - we all submitted to having our memories suppressed so that we couldn't betray Shar's confidence.^devnoteLearnedMemorySupressed = False
    
    73.
    Shadowheart
    : If I reach my contact in the city, I'll have my memories restored. Until then, I have to guard the artefact with my life.^devnoteLearnedMemorySupressed = FalseLearnedMemorySupressed
    
    22.
    Shadowheart
    : There - you have the truth, for all it's worth. Let's continue.
    
    52.
    Shadowheart
    : [TagAnswer]
    
    11.
    Gale
    : You worship Shar? Blimey. She and my beloved Mystra are not exactly friends.REALLY_GALE
    
    113.
    Shadowheart
    : [TagAnswer]
    
    163. Player: You've been lying to me. How long were you going to keep this secret?GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_SharDiscussed
    
    149.
    Shadowheart
    : Forever, ideally. And you assume too much about what I can and cannot tell.
    
    150.
    Shadowheart
    : Secrecy is everything for Shar's children. It's our code, our creed, our shield.
    
    156.
    Shadowheart
    : I even keep secrets from myself - I had my memories suppressed, so that nothing I knew could be used against the Dark Lady. Once I prove myself, my memories will be restored.^devnoteLearnedMemorySupressed = FalseLearnedMemorySupressed
    
    132.
    Shadowheart
    : I'm not sorry I kept this from you. Not one bit.^devnote
    
    71.
    Shadowheart
    : Though perhaps that might change, if you can show an open mind. ^devnote
    
    46. Player: Let's see how open-minded I can be then: tell me more about your Shar worship.CLERIC_SHAR = False, PALADIN_SHAR = False
    
    28. [Alias] GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed
    
    Alias to Node 48
    
    10. [Jump] Jump to Node 155 (1)
    
    48.
    Shadowheart
    : Talk to me later. We've got more pressing matters to see to right now.
    
    92. [Jump] Jump to Node 14 (2)
    
    134. Player: We can discuss this later. But let's just try a little more honesty going forward.
    
    85.
    Shadowheart
    : All we can do is try, I suppose...
    
    Link to Node 92
    
    1. Player: I don't know how I feel about this.
    
    75.
    Shadowheart
    : Who says you have to feel anything?
    
    14.
    Shadowheart
    : Gather your thoughts. Then perhaps we can talk some more.
    
    5. Player: How did you come into possession of that artefact exactly?GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed
    
    53. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    81.
    Shadowheart
    : There's nothing more I can tell you. All I remember is that I have to get back to my contact in the city.REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    54.
    Lae'zel
    : I know those symbols - githyanki runes. Ancient as Vlaakith herself. You stole that from my people.^devnoteb11c5c4f-e06d-12fe-fa3e-f21f3a4f4708_LaezelInclusion
    
    44.
    Shadowheart
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    21.
    Shadowheart
    : Yes, and a lot of my people died in the process. I won't fail them - not after what I saw your kind do to them.^devnoteb11c5c4f-e06d-12fe-fa3e-f21f3a4f4708_LaezelInclusion
    
    120.
    Narrator
    : *A powerful artefact indeed, to have caught the attention of so many. Not least, the Absolute itself.*
    
    58.
    Narrator
    : *The three figures in the vision - the Chosen - are searching for it. With the cultists' aid, it will not be long before they find it, before they find you.
    
    99.
    Narrator
    : *You have evaded them so far. Thanks, it seems, to the artefact itself. But how long can such protection last?*
    
    115.
    Narrator
    : *Shadowheart has made her position clear - she will see that it is taken to its destination. At any cost.*
    
    45.
    Narrator
    : *No doubt the githyanki will seek to reclaim that which is theirs.* GLO_Orpheus_Knows_GithArtefact
    
    107.
    Narrator
    : *And you still do not know what it even is.*
    
    74. Player: Enough, both of you. We need to work together.b11c5c4f-e06d-12fe-fa3e-f21f3a4f4708_LaezelInclusionb11c5c4f-e06d-12fe-fa3e-f21f3a4f4708_LaezelInclusion = False
    
    29. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    110.
    Lae'zel
    : For now. But any crimes against my kin will be answered for, in time.REALLY_LAEZELb11c5c4f-e06d-12fe-fa3e-f21f3a4f4708_LaezelInclusion
    
    63.
    Shadowheart
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    49.
    Shadowheart
    : I just saved you. Keep that in mind, next time you want to air your grievances.^devnoteb11c5c4f-e06d-12fe-fa3e-f21f3a4f4708_LaezelInclusion
    
    Link to Node 155
    
    118.
    Shadowheart
    : Agreed. There's too much at stake for petty squabbles.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 155
    
    62. Player: Keep that thing safe - seems we'll need it.
    
    41.
    Shadowheart
    : Trust me, I'll guard it with my life. Let's keep going.
    
    Link to Node 155
    
    19. Player: Give me the artefact. Better if I hold onto it.
    
    79.
    Shadowheart
    : I trust you more than most, but I'm sorry - that's too much to ask. This is my responsibility.Approval_AtLeast_10_For_Sp3
    
    76. Player: Just take care of it. Seems like it's as important to me as it is to you.
    
    25.
    Shadowheart
    : I wouldn't quite say that, but it'll be safe with me. Let's go.
    
    155. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    End
    
    47. Player: I can't trust you. Best if we travel separately for now.
    
    101.
    Shadowheart
    : If you insist. Don't expect to fare well without me to save you.OriginRemoveFromPartyAfterDialog
    
    Link to Node 155
    
    36. Player: I want to know about your Shar worship before we go any farther.^devnoteGOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_SharDiscussed = False
    
    117.
    Shadowheart
    : If you insist. But make it quick - we have far bigger concerns.
    
    122. [Jump] Jump to Node 113 (2)
    
    13. Player: Leave.
    End
    
    40.
    Shadowheart
    : Out of the question. This is my mission - I won't just give it away.
    
    2. [Jump] Jump to Node 79 (2)
    
    61. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 81
    
    165. [Jump] Jump to Node 21 (2)
    
    80. Player: Tell me about the artefact. What just happened?GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed = FalseGOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed
    
    Link to Node 53
    
    104. Player: Leave.
    
    142. [Jump] Jump to Node 155 (1)
    
    109. [Jump] Jump to Node 47 (1)
    
    24. Player: It's been some time since I met another faithful of Shar. Are you versed in her teachings?, CLERIC_SHAR, PALADIN_SHAR
    
    171.
    Shadowheart
    : Of course I am. But we can talk about this later - let's go.
    
    Link to Node 89
    
    153. Player: I don't care who you worship. Tell me about that artefact.GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed = FalseGOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_BoxDiscussed
    
    33. [Jump] Jump to Node 5 (2)
    
    100. Player: I didn't agree to join up with a Shar worshipper.GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_SharDiscussed
    
    69.
    Shadowheart
    : Then it's your own fault for not asking.
    
    127. Player: Now that the truth's out, tell me more.CLERIC_SHAR = False, PALADIN_SHAR = False
    
    151. [Jump] Jump to Node 48 (1)
    
    9. Player: In future, I expect you to be honest. Let's leave it at that for now.
    
    114.
    Shadowheart
    : Gladly.
    
    89. [Jump] Jump to Node 155 (1)
    
    68. [Jump] Jump to Node 47 (1)
    
    66. [Jump] Jump to Node 24 (1)
    
    3. Player: Your faith is your own concern, not mine.GOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_SharDiscussed
    
    20.
    Shadowheart
    : True. I didn't think you'd react so pragmatically. Perhaps I should have told you sooner.
    
    138. [Jump] Jump to Node 69 (2)
    
    170. Player: Shar is an abomination. You deceived me., CLERIC_SELUNE, PALADIN_SELUNEGOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_SharDiscussed
    
    145.
    Shadowheart
    : Your blindness as much as my deception, Selûnite. We can talk about this later - if you're willing.
    
    Link to Node 138
    
    102. Player: I bow to Shar also. The Dark Lady must favour us, to have brought us together., CLERIC_SHAR, PALADIN_SHARGOB_Orpheus_VoiceOfAbsolute_ShadowheartHasBox_SharDiscussed
    
    42.
    Shadowheart
    : I... yes, she must. I'll offer thanks to her in my prayers - and we should speak more later. Alone, ideally.
    
    Link to Node 138
    
    32. Player: Well, thank you for sharing.
    
    56.
    Shadowheart
    : No need to thank me - this is out of pure necessity - pure desperation, in fact.
    
    167. [Jump] Jump to Node 14 (2)
    
    78.
    Wyll
    : A Shar worshipper? Not my usual quarry - nor my usual ally.REALLY_WYLL
    
    Link to Node 113
    
    168.
    Astarion
    : Heavens forbid. We're all entitled to our secrets.REALLY_ASTARION
    
    Link to Node 113
    
    119.
    Karlach
    : I knew it.^devnoteREALLY_KARLACH
    
    Link to Node 113
    
    57.
    Lae'zel
    : The goddess of secrets? How telling.REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Link to Node 113
    
    59. Player: Leave.
    
    139. [Jump] Jump to Node 155 (1)
    
    103. [RollResult] False
    
    111.
    Shadowheart
    : Then go ahead. It won't change what I have to say to you.
    
    136. [Jump] Jump to Node 47 (1)
    
    93. Player: Forget it.
    
    Link to Node 139
    
    83. Player: SPEAK, OR I BREAK IT, THEN YOU., BERSERKERBARBARIANRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 10 (1)
    
    83. Player: I'll have answers, or I'll have blood.BARBARIANRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 10 (1)
    
    91. [RollResult] True
    
    51. [Jump] Jump to Node 159 (1)
    
    160. [RollResult] False
    
    105. [Jump] Jump to Node 111 (1)
    
    95. Player: That was far from nothing. Tell me what you know, please.Roll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 10 (0)
    
    158. [RollResult] True
    
    116. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 26
    
    82. [Jump] Jump to Node 159 (2)
    
    55. [RollResult] False
    
    94.
    Shadowheart
    : I told you already, now forget it. Let's keep going.
    
    38. [Jump] Jump to Node 111 (2)
    
    7. Player: Drop the matter.
    
    112. [Jump] Jump to Node 155 (1)
    
    133.
    Shadowheart
    : I imagine you must have questions. We should talk.ORI_State_Recruited = FalseGOB_Orpheus_State_HadVoiceOfAbsoluteEvent
    
    106. [Nested Dialog]
    End
    
    87.
    Narrator
    : *The voice is irresistible. Every word is drenched with a power and authority that you do not understand, but cannot deny.*^devnoteNARRATION
    
    50. [Jump] Jump to Node 86 (2)