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    Synopsis:

    Upon entering the Ketheric boss chamber on the lower floor of the Colony, the party will see a cinematic of the Chosen Three gearing up to continue on to the next stage of their master plan. Ketheric, Orin and Gortash will be discussing the next steps and the tension caused by the player's actions. Ketheric tadpoles Duke Ravengard and we lay eyes upon the Elder Brain in the flesh. Orin and Gortash depart with the Duke and the Elder Brain in a nearby Nautiloid to march onto Baldur's Gate. We see the Nautiloid appear above Moonrise Towers and cue the armies of the Absolute to start marching. Ketheric stays behind to deal with some local issues.

    How to trigger:

    loadlevel SCL_Main_A ; goto 833 -47 -25
    The Chosen Three cinematic will play upon entering the large trigger here (S_COL_KethericShowdown_ChosenThree_Box_1581a588-b69f-41c9-a591-5959751f3cdf). Entering this trigger also initializes the boss chamber and the NPCs inside correctly.



  • 55. [TagCinematic] devnote
  • 64.
    Lord Enver Gortash
    : You said it was under control.devnote
    • 10.
      Ketheric Thorm
      : It isn't you I answer to, Gortash.ORI_Karlach_Knows_GortashGrudge
      • 40.
        Narrator
        : *There he is: the man who sold you to Zariel to live out your days in the Hells.*devnoteMUTED = False, REALLY_KARLACH, AVATAR
        • Link to Node 39
      • 69.
        Karlach
        : Motherfucker! Gortash!devnoteMUTED = False, REALLY_KARLACH, AVATAR = False
        • Link to Node 39
      • 54. Player: Motherfucker! Gortash!devnoteMUTED = False, REALLY_KARLACH, AVATAR = False
        • Link to Node 39
      • 39.
        Lord Enver Gortash
        : Oh, the General voice. Is this where we salute?
        • 50.
          Orin
          : Salute, yes, with cleavers through his blood-starved flesh. How it crawls with failure like flies on lick-wet carrion.
          • 87.
            Ketheric Thorm
            : You forget yourself, Orin. I have played my part.
            • 7.
              Lord Enver Gortash
              : You've built an army for our masters, true enough. But what of the Astral Prism?
              • 6.
                Lord Enver Gortash
                : A rogue True Soul, flaunting it under your very nose. And you almost missed it.MOO_Audience_Event_PassTeleporter
                • 43.
                  Ketheric Thorm
                  : Balthazar has them now. He'll deliver the Prism soon enough - so if you would cease these distractions, I -
                  • 14.
                    Lord Enver Gortash
                    : The distractions have been yours, Ketheric. Perhaps we never should have dug your daughter up.
                    • 47.
                      Ketheric Thorm
                      : Growl.devnote
                      • 58.
                        Lord Enver Gortash
                        : So you haven't lost your edge. But you're still not as sharp as Orin is, I wager.devnote
                        • 93. [Visual State]
                          • 74.
                            Lord Enver Gortash
                            : The slayer against the undying one. That would be fun to see.SHA_Nightsong_State_PermaDefeated = False
                            • 86.
                              Orin
                              : His cryptbreath sings to my sinews, again again againagainagain!
                              • 61.
                                Orin
                                : But he must lead the murdermarch to Baldur's Grave.devnote
                                • 44. [Visual State]
                                  • 53.
                                    Lord Enver Gortash
                                    : If the weapon is truly in your grasp, Ketheric, might I suggest closing your fist?devnote
                                    • 34.
                                      Lord Enver Gortash
                                      : Orin and I can wait for you no longer. The plan proceeds - we're going to the city, and we expect you to follow - army and the weapon in tow.devnote
                                      • 96.
                                        Lord Enver Gortash
                                        : The edict of Bane.devnote
                                        • 56.
                                          Orin
                                          : The lash of Bhaal.devnote
                                          • 88. [TagCinematic] devnote
                                            • 92. [TagCinematic] devnote
                                              • 94.
                                                Ketheric Thorm
                                                : The testament of Myrkul.devnote
                                                • 1. [Visual State]
                                                  • 23.
                                                    GROUP_Daisy
                                                    : An elder brain... one of the cruellest and most powerful creatures in existence, enslaved by mere mortals., DAISY_FEMALE_VOICEMINDMELD, TELEPATHYCOL_KethericShowdown_State_WasActiveSpeaker
                                                  • 23.
                                                    GROUP_Daisy
                                                    : An elder brain... one of the cruellest and most powerful creatures in existence, enslaved by mere mortals., DAISY_MALE_VOICEMINDMELD, TELEPATHYCOL_KethericShowdown_State_WasActiveSpeaker
                                                    • 66.
                                                      Narrator
                                                      : [TagAnswer] ORI_Gale_Event_BombDisarmed = False
                                                      • 0. [Jump] Jump to Node 41 (1)
                                                    • 76.
                                                      Narrator
                                                      : *The sight of the crown atop the elder brain strikes you like lightning. Never before have you beheld an artefact of such unrivalled power.*devnoteMUTED = False, AVATAR, REALLY_GALE
                                                      • 75.
                                                        Narrator
                                                        : *You realise that it could change everything. Your own course. Your own life. The destiny of worlds.*ORI_Gale_State_SawElderBrain
                                                        • 63.
                                                          Narrator
                                                          : *But here, in this very moment lies your chance to heed Mystra's call. This must be it: the end of the Absolute.*
                                                          • 89. Player: It's one thing to sacrifice yourself, but you will not sacrifice your friends. You will wait - there will be another chance.GEN_SoloPlayer = False
                                                            • Link to Node 52
                                                          • 12. Player: Or the beginning of something else... You will not die today.
                                                            • 52.
                                                              Narrator
                                                              : *The orb senses your hesitation. It shudders within you - longing for something, though you cannot tell what.*
                                                              • 84.
                                                                Narrator
                                                                : *A prickling dread rises along your spine - you have disobeyed Mystra. Again. If you survive this, there will be consequences.*
                                                                • 27. [Jump] Jump to Node 41 (1)
                                                          • 82. Player: Obey your goddess. Detonate the orb. Destroy the Absolute.
                                                            • 17. [TagCinematic] devnote
                                                              • 4.
                                                                Narrator
                                                                : *Beneath the smoking ashes of Moonrise Towers, the elder brain lies destroyed. But what of the tadpoles it commanded?*
                                                                • 11.
                                                                  Narrator
                                                                  : *Freed of the Absolute's control, they will complete their transformations. A plague of illithids will soon descend on the Sword Coast, enslaving all they do not infect.*
                                                                  • 29.
                                                                    Narrator
                                                                    : *It is an ending, of sorts. Though not the one destiny had in store for you.*
                                                                    • 22. [TagCinematic] ORI_Gale_Event_ColonyExplosion
                                                                      End
                                                    • 33.
                                                      Gale
                                                      : Look at that crown. It radiates with power unlike anything I've ever seen. To have it... to hold... If only I could...devnoteCOL_KethericShowdown_State_ControlledByActiveSpeakerAvatar, MUTED = False, AVATAR = False, REALLY_GALEORI_Gale_State_SawElderBrain
                                                      • 68.
                                                        Gale
                                                        : But I can't... This is it. I must do as Mystra commands.
                                                        • 90. Player: Gale, you cannot do this. You can't condemn us to death.
                                                          • 73.
                                                            Gale
                                                            : What choice do I have? More than just a goddess counts on my courage: whole worlds hang in the balance.
                                                            • 21. Player: You could choose me, the one who loves you. We can find another way together.ORI_State_PartneredWithGaleORI_Gale_State_ChosenThree_ChooseMe
                                                              • 97.
                                                                Gale
                                                                : I love you too. Much more than myself. More even than Mystra.
                                                                • 20.
                                                                  Gale
                                                                  : Very well. Whether I condemn this world or not: I choose you.
                                                                  • 8. [Jump] Jump to Node 41 (1)
                                                            • 24. Player: Please, Gale. It can't end like this. We can find another way. Together.ORI_State_DatingGale, ORI_State_PartneredWithGale = False
                                                              • 59.
                                                                Gale
                                                                : I... I have no desire to end your life, you know that.
                                                                • 26.
                                                                  Gale
                                                                  : To end it... To struggle on... It is a grave choice you're making for us both, but if it must be so - very well, I'll stand down to stand by you.
                                                                  • 41.
                                                                    Lord Enver Gortash
                                                                    : There we are. It wouldn't do to fight in front of our guest.devnote
                                                                    • 3.
                                                                      Lord Enver Gortash
                                                                      : Behold, Duke Ravengard: the Absolute!
                                                                      • 57.
                                                                        Duke Ulder Ravengard
                                                                        : Helm preserve us...devnote
                                                                        • 70.
                                                                          Orin
                                                                          : You wag your wordflap in vain, Ulderling. Once the worm holds the whip, your shredded flesh will serve us.devnoteCOL_KethericShowdown_Event_SawRavengardTadpoled
                                                                          • Link to Node 18
                                                                          • 83.
                                                                            Narrator
                                                                            : *You freeze at the sight. Your own father, Duke Ulder Ravengard, seized by the Chosen. Yet for now, there's little you can do.*AVATAR, REALLY_WYLL
                                                                            • Link to Node 18
                                                                          • 80.
                                                                            Narrator
                                                                            : *Wyll freezes at the sight. His own father, Duke Ulder Ravengard, seized by the Chosen. Yet for now, there's little he can do.*MUTED, AVATAR = False, REALLY_WYLLCOL_KethericShowdown_Event_WyllShoutedFather
                                                                            • Link to Node 18
                                                                          • 28.
                                                                            Wyll
                                                                            : Shit, no - father!MUTED = False, AVATAR = False, REALLY_WYLLCOL_KethericShowdown_Event_WyllShoutedFather
                                                                            • 18.
                                                                              Lord Enver Gortash
                                                                              : Now! It's really time we were going.devnote
                                                                              • 32.
                                                                                Lord Enver Gortash
                                                                                : We will empty this place and begin the march. You may catch up with the army once you've retrieved the weapon.devnote
                                                                                • 72.
                                                                                  Lord Enver Gortash
                                                                                  : And Ketheric - do try not to sulk. You're supposed to be the fearsome General, come to conquer the city.devnote
                                                                                  • 46.
                                                                                    Lord Enver Gortash
                                                                                    : And I am the hero who will save it.devnote
                                                                                    • 67.
                                                                                      GROUP_GLO_ElderBrain
                                                                                      : It is time, faithful ones. March on Baldur's Gate. We go to prepare the way.devnote
                                                                                      • 25. [TagCinematic] devnote
                                                                                        End
                                                                          • 48. Player: Shit, no - father!MUTED = False, AVATAR = False, REALLY_WYLLCOL_KethericShowdown_Event_WyllShoutedFather
                                                                            • Link to Node 18
                                                            • 13. Player: Trust me, Gale. We'll find another way. ORI_State_DatingGale = False, ORI_State_PartneredWithGale = False
                                                              • 78.
                                                                Gale
                                                                : I do trust you. More than myself right now. Perhaps even more than Mystra.
                                                                • Link to Node 59
                                                            • 77. Player: Stand down! This isn't your decision to make.
                                                              • Link to Node 26
                                                            • 45. Player: You're right... we truly have no other choice. This is it, then - the end of ends.
                                                              • 60.
                                                                Gale
                                                                : One last gust of Weave. One last gale to end them all.
                                                                • 5.
                                                                  GROUP_Daisy
                                                                  : NO!, DAISY_MALE_VOICEMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
                                                                • 5.
                                                                  GROUP_Daisy
                                                                  : NO!, DAISY_FEMALE_VOICEMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
                                                                  • 37. [TagCinematic] devnote
                                                                    • 81.
                                                                      Narrator
                                                                      : *Beneath the smoking ashes of Moonrise Towers, the elder brain lies destroyed. But what of the tadpoles it commanded?*
                                                                      • 19.
                                                                        Narrator
                                                                        : *Freed of the Absolute's control, they will complete their transformations. A plague of illithids will soon descend on the Sword Coast, enslaving all they do not infect.*
                                                                        • 30.
                                                                          Narrator
                                                                          : *It is an ending, of sorts. Though not the one destiny had in store for you.*
                                                                          • 85. [TagCinematic] ORI_Gale_Event_ColonyExplosion
                                                                            End
                                                        • 2. Player: Go ahead. We stand no chance against such forces. Let's end this together.
                                                          • 42. [Jump] Jump to Node 60 (1)
                                                      • 71. [Alias]
                                                        • Alias to Node 68
                                                        • 36. [Alias]
                                                          • Alias to Node 60
                                                          • 49. [Jump] Jump to Node 5 (1)
                                                    • 62. Player: Look at that crown. It radiates with power unlike anything I've ever seen. To have it... to hold... If only I could...devnoteMUTED = False, AVATAR = False, REALLY_GALEORI_Gale_State_SawElderBrain
                                                      • 15. Player: But I can't... This is it. I must do as Mystra commands.REALLY_GALE
                                                        • 51. Player: One last gust of Weave. One last gale to end them all.REALLY_GALE
                                                          • 38.
                                                            GROUP_Daisy
                                                            : NO!, DAISY_MALE_VOICEMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
                                                          • 38.
                                                            GROUP_Daisy
                                                            : NO!, DAISY_FEMALE_VOICEMINDMELD, TELEPATHY
                                                            • 31. [Jump] Jump to Node 17 (1)
                                                    • 9. [Alias] REALLY_GALEORI_Gale_State_SawElderBrain
                                                      • Alias to Node 98
                                                      • 35. [Jump] Jump to Node 41 (1)
                                                    • 98. Player: [TagAnswer] devnoteREALLY_GALEORI_Gale_State_SawElderBrain
                                                      • Link to Node 35
                                                    • 91. [Jump] Jump to Node 41 (1)
              • 95.
                Lord Enver Gortash
                : A rogue True Soul, flaunting it under your nose all this time. And you ran from her., FEMALE
              • 95.
                Lord Enver Gortash
                : A rogue True Soul, flaunting it under your nose all this time. And you ran from him., MALE
              • 95.
                Lord Enver Gortash
                : A rogue True Soul, flaunting it under your nose all this time. And you ran from them.
                • 79.
                  Ketheric Thorm
                  : Sure that they would follow, and deliver it into my hands here. If you would cease these distractions -
                  • Link to Node 14