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Synopsis:

The players have agreed to help the Harpers ambush a caravan of Absolute cultists and prisoners. You've just arrived at the ambush site - the mood is tense, words are spoken in harsh whispers. When the Caravan arrives there's a monsterous drider at its head, muttering to itself, talking to an imaginary queen/majesty that represents the voice of his God, The Absolute. The player can try to trick the drider into handing over its magic lantern (the Moonlantern - a glowing lantern hanging from the end of a staff), although that could leave the drider exposed to the worst effects of the curse. Will likely end in combat, either because you signaled the Harpers to spring their ambush or because the drider got suspicious and attacked.

60.
Kar'niss
: [TagGreeting]
- 68. [Visual State]
  - 71.
    Kar'niss
    : Someone in the dark, mistress.
    
    70.
    Kar'niss
    : Step into the light! Let us see you.
    
    99. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    
    62. [Visual State]
    
    90.
    Narrator
    : *Your minds connect and you hear a voice whispering to you. The Absolute? Or just the echoes of his fractured mind, reverberating in the darkness?*^devnote
    
    65. [Visual State]
    
    12.
    Kar'niss
    : One of your True Souls, my Queen! How have they survived?^devnote
    
    80. Player: The Absolute protected me.
    
    43.
    Kar'niss
    : You blessed them too, my Queen? Where is their lantern?
    
    50. Player: The Absolute guided me here. She said a mere drider was not worthy - that I must take your lantern.REALLY_DROWELFRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 10 (1)
    
    27. [Jump] Jump to Node 88 (2)
    
    96. Player: Our wondrous Queen dropped me a message - she said you need to give me that lantern. It's very important.BARDRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 10 (1)
    
    Link to Node 27
    
    74. Player: You're holding my lantern. The Absolute said you had to give it to me.ROGUERoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 10 (1)
    
    Link to Node 27
    
    88. Player: The Absolute guided me to you. She said I was to take yours.REALLY_DROWELF = False, BARD = False, ROGUE = FalseRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 10 (0)
    
    100. [RollResult] True
    
    91. [Jump] Jump to Node 20 (1)
    
    42. [RollResult] False
    
    51.
    Kar'niss
    : But majesty, you gave this lantern to me. You said it was mine!SCL_Drider_Event_CaravanGoesHostile
    
    47.
    Kar'niss
    : No, we will keep your gift and drive this false one back into the dark!
    End
    
    108. Player: I would use the drow Nere's lantern, but it broke., REALLY_DROWELF, REALLY_DROWHALFELFGLO_Player_Knows_NereToldAboutMoonlantern
    
    108. Player: I would use True Soul Nere's lantern, but it broke.GLO_Player_Knows_NereToldAboutMoonlantern
    
    105.
    Kar'niss
    : Nere? A fickle, unworthy servant to our Queen.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 87
    
    39. Player: Lantern? Is that what protects you out here?GLO_Player_Knows_MoonlanternExists = False
    
    83.
    Kar'niss
    : Our goddess protects us. We carry her sacred light to drive back the shadows.^devnote
    
    87.
    Kar'niss
    : Yes, majesty, your light can shield another of your faithful. They will join us on the road.
    
    32. Player: No - that lantern is mine, by order of the Absolute. Give it - now.BARBARIANRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 14 (1)
    
    3. [RollResult] True
    
    20.
    Kar'niss
    : Majesty? Is - is this true? Did I not serve you well?
    
    24.
    Kar'niss
    : Very well. If it is your will, they can have it.^devnoteSCL_Drider_Event_DriderDropsLantern
    
    109. [Visual State]
    
    104. [Jump] Jump to Node 5 (1)
    
    2. Player: So how does this work, exactly?
    
    13.
    Kar'niss
    : They don't know? Our Queen told them nothing?^devnote
    
    0.
    Kar'niss
    : She has blessed the lantern's light. It is the Absolute who protects us from the shadows.^devnote
    
    5. Player: Good. You may go now.
    
    103. [Jump] Jump to Node 10 (1)
    
    57. Player: The shadows do not hunt me as they do others. What are they, exactly?, SHAR
    
    57. Player: Protects us from what? What are the shadows, exactly?
    
    33.
    Kar'niss
    : Simply shadows. Cursed, hungry shadows, trying to grab the living. And they are getting stronger.
    
    97.
    Kar'niss
    : But do not worry, there is still power in the lantern. Our queen will protect you, as she protected me.
    
    14. Player: Indeed, it's time for you to go.
    
    10.
    Kar'niss
    : This is not her Majesty's will.
    
    34. Player: I am both a True Soul and a cleric. I've blessed you with the power of the Absolute - you'll be safe.CLERICRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 14 (1)
    
    110. [Jump] Jump to Node 92 (2)
    
    95. Player: Securus! There - you now carry the blessing of the Absolute. You'll be safe.WIZARDRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 14 (1)
    
    Link to Node 110
    
    102. Player: Vale, idiotae! There - you now carry the blessing of the Absolute. You'll be safe.BARDRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 14 (1)
    
    Link to Node 110
    
    77. Player: (Wave hands.) There - you now carry the blessing of the Absolute. You'll be safe.SORCERERRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 14 (1)
    
    Link to Node 110
    
    92. Player: The Absolute has blessed you. You will be safe.CLERIC = False, SORCERER = False, WIZARD = False, BARD = FalseRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 14 (0)
    
    Link to Node 79
    
    Link to Node 28
    
    19. Player: The Absolute wants you to go. Now!BARBARIAN = False, PALADIN_VENGEANCE = False, DROWELF = FalseRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 14 (0)
    
    79. [RollResult] True
    
    22.
    Kar'niss
    : If - if it is her majesty's will...SCL_Drider_Event_DriderLeavesTowardsTower, SCL_Drider_Event_AvoidedCombat, SCL_Drider_Event_AcquiredMoonlanternWithoutFight
    
    85.
    Kansif
    : You can't be serious. You know what's out there-8a4a686d-6c47-411f-a0b3-d79ff33e2922
    
    63.
    Kar'niss
    : IF IT IS HER MAJESTY'S WILL, THEN WE SHALL WALK!
    
    Link to Node 106
    
    106.
    Kar'niss
    : She will protect us. She - she must.^devnote
    
    29. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    
    58.
    Kar'niss
    : Majesty! Please...^devnote
    
    30. [Visual State]
    
    66.
    Narrator
    : *As the sounds fade, there is nothing left but cold, still silence.*
    End
    
    28. [RollResult] False
    
    1.
    Kar'niss
    : They think us fools, Majesty. They think we cannot see through their lies.SCL_Drider_Event_CaravanGoesHostile
    
    17.
    Kar'niss
    : We will punish them for this blasphemy. We will make them scream!
    End
    
    37. Player: If we in the Underdark, I would split you open, drider. Leave before I change my mind.DROWELFRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 14 (1)
    
    4. [Jump] Jump to Node 19 (2)
    
    53. Player: Question me again, and I will make drag you into the darkness - screaming.PALADIN_VENGEANCERoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 14 (1)
    
    Link to Node 4
    
    76. Player: GO. NOW.BARBARIANRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 14 (1)
    
    Link to Node 4
    
    23. Player: Attack the drider.
    
    41.
    Kar'niss
    : Traitor - heretic!SCL_Drider_Event_CaravanGoesHostile
    End
    
    16. [Jump] Jump to Node 23 (1)
    
    89. [Jump] Jump to Node 23 (1)
    
    67. [Jump] Jump to Node 23 (1)
    
    72. [RollResult] False
    
    54.
    Kar'niss
    : But majesty, you gave this lantern to me. You said it was mine!SCL_Drider_Event_CaravanGoesHostile
    
    15.
    Kar'niss
    : No, we will keep your gift and drive this false one back into the dark!
    End
    
    40. Player: That lantern is mine - by order of the Absolute. Drop it, or I'll shatter your spine as the wind breaks a twig.MONKRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 14 (1)
    
    Link to Node 3
    
    Link to Node 72
    
    98. Player: That lantern is mine - by order of the Absolute. Drop it, or I'll boil your brain inside your skull., SORCERER, WIZARDRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 14 (1)
    
    Link to Node 3
    
    Link to Node 72
    
    45. Player: The Absolute has asked me to carry the lantern. Hand it over.BARBARIAN = False, SORCERER = False, WIZARD = False, MONK = FalseRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 14 (0)
    
    Link to Node 3
    
    Link to Node 72
    
    73. Player: Thank you - let's go.SCL_Drider_Event_PlayersStartFollowingDrider, SCL_Drider_Event_AvoidedCombat, SCL_Drider_State_SidedWithCaravan, SCL_Drider_State_SidedWithHarpers = False
    
    52.
    Kar'niss
    : They will follow close. Do not leave the light!^devnote
    End
    
    64. Player: Or I could kill you and take that light.
    
    35. [Alias] SCL_Drider_Event_CaravanGoesHostile
    End
    
    Alias to Node 41
    
    107. Player: Attack the drider.
    
    36. [Jump] Jump to Node 41 (1)
    
    38. Player: Never mind me, how have you survived the curse?
    
    61. [Jump] Jump to Node 83 (1)
    
    94. [Jump] Jump to Node 107 (1)
    
    81. Player: ROAR., BERSERKERBARBARIAN
    
    81. Player: ROAR.BARBARIAN
    
    101.
    Kar'niss
    : To have a rage so fierce the dark quivers - you must have blessed them, my Queen! But if so... where is their lantern?
    
    49. [Jump] Jump to Node 43 (2)
    
    86. Player: Lady Shar protects me - I do not belong to your Queen., REALLY_SHADOWHEART, SHADOWHEART_ENEMYOFSHARPATHCLERIC
    
    86. Player: My god does not fear the shadows - I do not belong to your Queen., CLERIC_EVILCLERIC
    
    86. Player: My god's favour protected me - I do not belong to your Queen. , CLERIC_NEUTRALCLERIC
    
    86. Player: I am not one of hers - divine light guides my footfall. , CLERIC_GOODCLERIC
    
    56.
    Kar'niss
    : There is but one god - and she is Absolute.
    
    93. [Jump] Jump to Node 107 (2)
    
    82. Player: Takes more than shadows to put someone like me down. FIGHTER
    
    6.
    Kar'niss
    : A mere mortal warrior could have never persevered alone... Ah! Of course!
    
    48. [Jump] Jump to Node 43 (1)
    
    9. Player: I have tested my mind and body beyond to its absolute limits - I do not fear the darkness.MONK
    
    25. Player: With the aid of my mind and my magic, for I am a master of both.WIZARD
    
    84.
    Kar'niss
    : Magic alone could never have persevered... Ah! Of course! ^devnote
    
    Link to Node 48
    
    26. Player: I swore an oath - a powerful one. It will take more than darkness to end me.PALADIN
    
    59.
    Kar'niss
    : Ah, you swore an oath to my Queen! But if so... where is their lantern?
    
    Link to Node 75
    
    55. Player: You know what they say - a ballad a day, keeps the darkness away!BARD
    
    8.
    Kar'niss
    : To make the darkness quiver with mere song - you must have blessed them, my Queen. But if so... where is their lantern?
    
    75. [Jump] Jump to Node 43 (2)
    
    69. Player: No higher forces protect me - I survived by my own tenacity.OATHBREAKER
    
    21. [Jump] Jump to Node 6 (1)
    
    7. Player: I am a guardian of nature - and in return nature protects me.DRUID
    
    31.
    Kar'niss
    : But the druids have no power here, not since... Ah, of course!
    
    44. [Jump] Jump to Node 43 (1)
    
    18. Player: Navigating dangerous terrain is second nature to me.RANGER
    
    78. [Jump] Jump to Node 6 (1)
    
    46. Player: I burn with pure arcana - how on earth do you survive?SORCERER
    
    11. [Jump] Jump to Node 83 (1)