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    Synopsis:

    This dialog plays at the start of the Ketheric boss fight in the Colony. There are numerous permutations here: Nightsong being dead or alive, freed from her soul cage (through stealth before being spotted); Isobel being absent or tadpoled or tadpoled and killed (in the boss chamber) before entering the dialog; Jaheira being present here (and spotted) or being absent.

    How to trigger:

    loadlevel SCL_Main_A ; goto 833 -47 -25
    The Chosen Three cinematic will play first and set up some important stuff. After this, the dialog may start in several ways: 1 - get spotted by the (neutral) enemies in the boss chamber; 2 - start combat with anyone in Ketheric's combat group; 3 - free Nightsong from her cage (this should pull you into combat with her). Before triggering the dialog, the player might kill Isobel from stealth or destroy Nightsong's cage.
    Use the debug commands mentioned in the Act2_COL_KethericShowdown goal.



  • 4.
    Ketheric Thorm
    : There you are. As predicted. What is it, I wonder, that draws one toward death like a moth to light?COL_KethericShowdown_Event_KethericIntro_BacksideApproachFactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialog
    • 41. [Jump] Jump to Node 44 (1)
  • 31.
    Ketheric Thorm
    : You. After all you've done, after all your trifling, you dare strike at my daughter?!COL_KethericShowdown_State_IsobelDiedInCOLFactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialog
    • 64.
      Ketheric Thorm
      : What a fool you are. I am death. She is mine. She will return - always return. And you...
      • 6. [Jump] Jump to Node 44 (1)
  • 51.
    Ketheric Thorm
    : You. After all you've done, after all your trifling, you dare strike at my daughter?!COL_KethericShowdown_Event_KethericIntro_BacksideApproach, COL_KethericShowdown_State_IsobelDiedInCOLFactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialog
    • 77. [Jump] Jump to Node 64 (1)
  • 71.
    Ketheric Thorm
    : There you are. As predicted. What is it, I wonder, that draws one toward death like a moth to light?FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialog
    • 44.
      Ketheric Thorm
      : You could have run away. Absconded with the Prism - the one thing that could prevent me from fulfilling my destiny.
      • 76.
        Ketheric Thorm
        : But the lure of one's destiny is irresistible, isn't it?MOO_Audience_State_SpokeToKetheric = False
        • 3.
          Ketheric Thorm
          : Perhaps you hoped to learn your place in history before you are erased from it. A bright flash of clarity before the snuffing-out.
          • 55. Player: I just want to be free of my parasite.ILLITHID_HIDDEN_CHECK
            • 30.
              Ketheric Thorm
              : Impossible - you are bound to it, and in death it will bind you to me.
              • 72.
                Ketheric Thorm
                : That is the power my Lord Myrkul has granted me - command over the immeasurable legions of the dead.
                • 16.
                  Ketheric Thorm
                  : But he did not only give me power - he gave me the one thing no other god could grant me.
                  • 40. [Jump] Jump to Node 57 (1)
          • 22. Player: I'm here to snuff out this whole evil plot - and you along with it.
            • 28.
              Ketheric Thorm
              : Finer champions than you have tried and failed. But perhaps they lacked the fear that drives you: your freedom, hanging in the balance.
              • 65. [Jump] Jump to Node 25 (1)
          • 75. Player: I will find out who I was, and end my killing fate.REALLY_DARK_URGE
            • Link to Node 74
          • 50. Player: And what is my place, Ketheric?
            • 74.
              Ketheric Thorm
              : Your place is to die so I might finally live.
              • 58. [Jump] Jump to Node 25 (1)
          • 36. Player: Why is the Prism so important to you?
            • 26.
              Ketheric Thorm
              : The very fact of your being attests to its power - despite your infection, you resisted the brain, here in the heart of its domain.
              • 21.
                Ketheric Thorm
                : What good is an army of thralls if they do not obey their master?
                • 25.
                  Ketheric Thorm
                  : Let us speak plainly.
                  • 48.
                    Ketheric Thorm
                    : My Lord Myrkul gave me the one thing I desired - the one thing that no other god could grant me.
                    • 57.
                      Ketheric Thorm
                      : My daughter's life returned. Her heart beating once more.
                      • 13.
                        Ketheric Thorm
                        : For that, he asked that I serve as his Chosen, join Orin and Gortash to grow the cult of the Absolute, and then... take control of it.
                        • 27.
                          Ketheric Thorm
                          : He's never had a more devoted follower.
                          • 0.
                            Ketheric Thorm
                            : I have fought great wars before, in the service of other gods, and other powers. But for Myrkul, I would condemn all of Faerûn to death.
                            • 78.
                              Ketheric Thorm
                              : You are all that stands between me and my destiny - and you have brought the Prism here.
                              • 56.
                                Ketheric Thorm
                                : I will kill you now. And then I will raise you as my servant.devnote
                                • 12. Player: Enough talk. Let's finish this.
                                  • 29.
                                    Ketheric Thorm
                                    : Say farewell, Isobel.COL_KethericShowdown_State_IsobelDiedInCOL = False, MOO_Isobel_State_AtMoonrise
                                    • 20.
                                      Isobel
                                      : I'm grateful to you for bringing me home. I was a fool to resist. I know better now.
                                      • 11.
                                        Isobel
                                        : Good luck in the City of Judgement. I wish you the best, sincerely.
                                        • 70.
                                          Nightsong
                                          : Isobel - my love, what has happened to you?devnoteCOL_KethericShowdown_State_NightsongFreed, SHA_Nightsong_State_PermaDefeated = False, 7fd98b6e-11d5-28e0-bc67-bb0925834fa3, 8a4a686d-6c47-411f-a0b3-d79ff33e2922
                                          • 53.
                                            Isobel
                                            : In your cage, Aylin.devnoteCOL_KethericShowdown_State_NightsongFreed, SHA_Nightsong_State_PermaDefeated = False, 7fd98b6e-11d5-28e0-bc67-bb0925834fa3, 8a4a686d-6c47-411f-a0b3-d79ff33e2922
                                            • 19.
                                              Ketheric Thorm
                                              : My Lord, I offer you these souls so they may return as servants to your cause.
                                              • 23.
                                                Ketheric Thorm
                                                : Join the army of the dead, True Soul. Witness Lord Myrkul's glory!COL_KethericShowdown_State_NightsongFreed, SHA_Nightsong_State_PermaDefeated = False, 8a4a686d-6c47-411f-a0b3-d79ff33e2922
                                                • 1.
                                                  Nightsong
                                                  : You are no True Soul - you are a champion. Kill the madman. I fight at your side.COL_KethericShowdown_State_NightsongFreed, SHA_Nightsong_State_PermaDefeated = False, 8a4a686d-6c47-411f-a0b3-d79ff33e2922
                                                  End
                                              • 84.
                                                Ketheric Thorm
                                                : Join the army of the dead, True Soul. Witness Lord Myrkul's glory!
                                                End
                                  • 14.
                                    Ketheric Thorm
                                    : With pleasure.
                                    End
                                • 73. Player: I was ready to show you mercy before. It's still not too late. You can repent.COL_KethericShowdown_State_IsobelDiedInCOL = False, MOO_Assault_State_ConvincedKethericRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 18 (0)
                                  • 38. [RollResult] True
                                    • 33.
                                      Ketheric Thorm
                                      : Repent? Would that even be possible?
                                      • 17.
                                        Ketheric Thorm
                                        : Perhaps...
                                        • 18.
                                          Ketheric Thorm
                                          : [TagAnswer] COL_KethericShowdown_Event_SkipToApostleForm
                                          • 5. [Nested Dialog] b0a3c5e5-1bbe-7b76-76d9-6dec398a5297, ec46b5c3-2306-a90d-a05b-84e9abaebfda
                                            End
                                          • 52.
                                            Ketheric Thorm
                                            : [TagAnswer]
                                            End
                                  • 24. [RollResult] False
                                    • 66.
                                      Ketheric Thorm
                                      : For a moment - a moment only - I was weak. No longer.
                                      • 69. [Jump] Jump to Node 19 (2)
                                • 34. Player: You are planning on betraying your allies?
                                  • 49.
                                    Ketheric Thorm
                                    : Yes.
                                    • 8. [Jump] Jump to Node 29 (1)
                                    • 80. [Jump] Jump to Node 84 (1)
          • 81. Player: My place is at the Lord of Bones' side, like yours., CLERIC_MYRKUL, PALADIN_MYRKUL
            • 39.
              Ketheric Thorm
              : All mortals find their place at our Lord's side in time - your time is now.
              • 62.
                Ketheric Thorm
                : I will continue to serve him on this plane as long as I am needed, for he has given me everything I want.
                • 37. [Jump] Jump to Node 57 (1)
          • 60. Player: You have an alliance with the Black Hand, Bane. I am his servant. You ought to work with me., CLERIC_BANE, PALADIN_BANE
            • 54.
              Ketheric Thorm
              : A temptation or a threat? With your god, it's always the latter, isn't it?
              • 45.
                Ketheric Thorm
                : I only serve one god.
                • 42. [Jump] Jump to Node 48 (1)
          • 82. Player: I will reach my own crimson castle, and your corpse will pave my path.REALLY_DARK_URGE
            • 85.
              Ketheric Thorm
              : A mad dog like Orin might be impressed. I am not.
              • 61. [Jump] Jump to Node 25 (1)
          • 9. Player: I know my destiny - he's waiting in Baldur's Gate. And you're standing in my way, old man.REALLY_ASTARION
            • Link to Node 2
          • 68. Player: I am not intimidated by the likes of you. I will gain my queen's favour and ascend.REALLY_LAEZEL
            • Link to Node 2
          • 47. Player: The liberation of my people may be close at hand. And I will stop at nothing to see it done.REALLY_LAEZEL
            • Link to Node 2
          • 35. Player: My place is right here - ready to strike you down in Lady Shar's name., SHADOWHEART_SHARPATHREALLY_SHADOWHEART
          • 35. Player: My place is in Baldur's Gate. Yours is in a grave - permanently, this time.REALLY_SHADOWHEART
            • Link to Node 2
          • 59. Player: Funny you say that. My place is right here, and my 'bright flash' could be the last thing you see...REALLY_GALE
            • Link to Node 2
          • 67. Player: Damned wretch. I will liberate my father from your rotten hands.REALLY_WYLL
            • Link to Node 2
          • 10. Player: Neither you nor your pal Gortash know the first thing about my 'place'.REALLY_KARLACH
            • Link to Node 2
          • 63. Player: I am right where I need to be - ready to vanquish you and your curse, forever.REALLY_HALSIN
            • Link to Node 2
          • 7. Player: I sense you ask questions only to hear yourself answer them - so by all means, tell me my place.REALLY_JAHEIRA
            • 2. [Jump] Jump to Node 74 (1)
          • 32. Player: My place is standing over you, with my boot on your throat.REALLY_MINTHARA
            • Link to Node 2
      • 86.
        Ketheric Thorm
        : But the lure of one's destiny is irresistible, isn't it? MOO_Audience_State_SpokeToKetheric
        • Link to Node 3
  • 79.
    Ketheric Thorm
    : You - what in the name of the Nine Hells are you doing here?!devnoteMOO_Audience_State_SpokeToKethericFactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialog
    • 43.
      Ketheric Thorm
      : Balthazar - I should have expected his weakness.
      • 15. [Jump] Jump to Node 44 (1)
  • 83.
    Ketheric Thorm
    : You - what in the name of the Nine Hells are you doing here?!devnoteCOL_KethericShowdown_Event_KethericIntro_BacksideApproach, MOO_Audience_State_SpokeToKethericFactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialog
    • 46. [Jump] Jump to Node 43 (1)