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    Synopsis:

    The player has investigated the vat, showing thousands of tadpoles. They are being used to bolster their number of soldiers for their attack on Baldurs Gate. The player can destroy the Vat, depriving some of their numbers, or utter a phrase to influence whoever these tadpoles end up attached to.

    How to trigger:

    Click on the tadpole vat when no guards are near by.


  • 26.
    Narrator
    : *Your tadpole squirms and shrinks away - inside the vat is a churning mass you can do nothing to quell.*MOO_Docks_State_FailedInfluence, MOO_Docks_Knows_TadpoleVats
    • 27. [Jump] Jump to Node 44 (2)
  • 28.
    Narrator
    : *A wave of sick familiarity radiates from one barrel amidst the cargo.*MOO_Docks_Knows_TadpoleVats
    • 29.
      Narrator
      : *Tadpoles. Sleeping and scarcely aware, but echoing yours a hundredfold.*MOO_Docks_Knows_TadpoleVats
      • 39.
        Zhentarim Shipping Crate
        : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Random
        • 45.
          Lae'zel
          : An army's worth of slithering parasites. Sickness, waiting to spread.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
          • Link to Node 44
        • 16.
          Shadowheart
          : Look at them all... enough to infect an entire army.devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
          • Link to Node 44
        • 2.
          Karlach
          : Look at all those tads. Enough to make an army of Absolutists.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
          • 44.
            Zhentarim Shipping Crate
            : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
            • 46. Player: Reach out, tadpole-to-tadpole.MOO_Docks_State_FailedInfluence = False, MOO_Docks_State_InfluenceTadpoles = FalseRoll (Intelligence, ) vs 14 (0)
              • 0. [RollResult] True
                • 24.
                  Narrator
                  : *A pattern of blank minds, newly born. They carry only a bare shred of memory, inherited from something older.*devnoteMINDMELDMOO_Docks_State_InfluenceTadpoles
                  • 38.
                    Narrator
                    : *A sleep of centuries, the birth and destruction of a settlement above forming only background noise to the dream.*devnote
                    • 43.
                      Narrator
                      : *Until something descended down into the darkness... and the dreamer awoke.*devnote
                      • 1.
                        Zhentarim Shipping Crate
                        : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Random
                        • 12.
                          Lae'zel
                          : Empty. Void of essence, void of purpose. We cannot allow their birth.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
                          • Link to Node 21
                        • 36.
                          Astarion
                          : They don't know what they are - not yet. Unless we taught them to be something else... ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_ASTARION
                          • Link to Node 21
                        • 25.
                          Gale
                          : These tadpoles come from an ancient colony down below the tower. Whatever we do with them, we must deny their use to the Absolute.<br>ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
                          • Link to Node 21
                        • 23.
                          Shadowheart
                          : These tadpoles came from beneath the tower. If we use them, we'll deny the cultists of their power.<br>ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
                          • Link to Node 21
                        • 19.
                          Wyll
                          : They came from below. We could destroy them, or perhaps...ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
                          • 7.
                            Wyll
                            : No. Annihilation is the only option.
                            • 21.
                              Zhentarim Shipping Crate
                              : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
                              End
                        • 9.
                          Karlach
                          : It's not too late to stop the cult from using these things. Now's our chance to change them - or fry 'em.<br>ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
                          • Link to Node 21
              • 13. [RollResult] False
                • 4.
                  Narrator
                  : *A mental churning as your interference stokes the tadpoles into a boiling frenzy. The connection snaps.*MOO_Docks_State_FailedInfluence
                  End
            • 47. Player: Examine the seal - it looks familiar to you.GLO_Zhentarim_Knows_Zhentarim
              • 20. [Jump] Jump to Node 34 (1)
              • 41. [Jump] Jump to Node 17 (1)
            • 33. Player: Examine the barrel.GLO_Zhentarim_Knows_Zhentarim = False, MOO_Docks_State_FailedInvestigateVat = FalseRoll (Intelligence, Investigation) vs 16 (0)
              • 18. [RollResult] True
                • 10.
                  Narrator
                  : *No ledger or shipping manifest presents itself - but there is a seal stamped on the lid.*MOO_Docks_Vat_Knows_Zhentarim
                  • 34.
                    Narrator
                    : *The winged serpent of the Zhentarim. These must be the 'goods' that Roah agreed to move into the city.*MOO_Bazaar_Zhent00_ConfrontedAboutCargo
                    • Link to Node 8
                  • 17.
                    Narrator
                    : *The winged serpent of the Zhentarim. It seems their pursuit of profit extends even here.*GLO_Zhentarim_Knows_Zhentarim
                    • Link to Node 8
                  • 14.
                    Narrator
                    : *The winged serpent of the Zhentarim - a network of merchant and mercenaries, known for their deep pockets and shallow scruples.*GLO_Zhentarim_Knows_Zhentarim
                    • 8.
                      Zhentarim Shipping Crate
                      : [TagAnswer]
                      • 6. [Jump] Jump to Node 46 (1)
                      • 15. [Jump] Jump to Node 30 (1)
              • 5. [RollResult] False
                • 3.
                  Narrator
                  : *There is no ledger to hint at a destination. Only a seal stamped on the lid, unknown to you.*MOO_Docks_State_FailedInvestigateVat
            • 30. Player: Leave.
              End
        • 42.
          Astarion
          : There's so many. Enough for an army of mindless slaves.devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_ASTARION
          • Link to Node 44
        • 32.
          Wyll
          : Holy hells. Each one, a mind flayer in waiting.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
          • Link to Node 44
        • 22.
          Gale
          : Burn them, I say. Burn them all.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
          • Link to Node 44
  • 35.
    Narrator
    : *The vat is still, placid - thousands of tadpoles happily awaiting their hosts.*MOO_Docks_Knows_TadpoleVats, MOO_Docks_State_InfluenceTadpoles
    • 31. [Jump] Jump to Node 44 (2)
  • 48.
    Narrator
    : *Your tadpole squirms, and feels a legion of echoes in response.*MOO_Docks_State_FailedInfluence = False, MOO_Docks_Knows_TadpoleVats, MOO_Docks_State_InfluenceTadpoles = False
    • 37. [Jump] Jump to Node 46 (1)
    • 11. [Jump] Jump to Node 47 (1)
    • 40. [Jump] Jump to Node 30 (1)