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    Synopsis:

    Dialog with Oliver, the shadow-child in the Shadowcursed Lands. Oliver wishes for the player to be his playmate, and engages in a game of hide and seek. Oliver seems to be a soul trapped by the curse for a 100 years, but the player will gradually realise over the course of the act that he is in fact a shadow version of Thaniel, the spirit of the land. Oliver possesses Thaniel's heart, and the curse cannot be lifted until it is returned. Oliver does not want to do this - he's made his own little 'family' using cursed beings in the area. If the player challenges him about Thaniel, Oliver will flee towards the town square, where a final confrontation will take place.

    How to trigger:

    Approach 76.337; 43.63; 39.46 and speak to Oliver (he will be invisible at first/dialogue will trigger on sight)


  • 8.
    Oliver
    : Not back to gloat, are you? Nobody likes a bad winner.SCL_OliversDiary_State_LaidToRest, SCL_OliversDiary_State_FoundAgain
    • 95. [Alias] SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel
      • Alias to Node 29
      • 19.
        Oliver
        : I still think you might have tricked me. If you did - I'll figure it out.SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel
        • 18. [Jump] Jump to Node 87 (1)
        • 94. Player: Leave.
          End
      • 6. [Alias] SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel = False
        End
        • Alias to Node 19
  • 13.
    Oliver
    : No - leave me alone!devnoteSCL_LiftingTheCurse_State_OliverAlerted
    • 49. [Jump] Jump to Node 7 (1)
  • 24.
    Oliver
    : I win! I win!SCL_OliversDiary_State_StartedHideAndSeek, SCL_OliversDiary_State_FoundOliver = False
    • 62. [Jump] Jump to Node 155 (1)
    • 82. Player: You were too good for me.
      • 86.
        Oliver
        : I know.devnote
        • 135.
          Oliver
          : Let's play again - you might be able to even the score.
          • 120. [Jump] Jump to Node 12 (2)
    • 20. Player: I think we're done here.
      • 130.
        Oliver
        : We're done when I say we're done.
        • Link to Node 135
  • 34.
    Oliver
    : Boo! I scared you - I saw it. Nobody beats me at hide and seek.devnoteSCL_OliversDiary_HasMet = FalseSCL_OliversDiary_HasMet
    • 3. [Visual State]
      • 103. Player: [TagAnswer] GLO_Inclusion_Halsin
        • 104.
          Halsin
          : That's him - like an echo of Thaniel, remoulded by the curse. We need him, if we're to put a stop to all of this.devnote8a4a686d-6c47-411f-a0b3-d79ff33e2922SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel
          • Link to Node 92
        • 29.
          Narrator
          : *Though shrouded in shadows, the child's resemblance to Thaniel is unmistakable. This must be his dark half - warped by the curse.*devnoteSCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel
          • 92. Player: [TagAnswer] GLO_Inclusion_End_Halsin
            • 26.
              Oliver
              : Will you play with me?SCL_OliversDiary_Event_OliverAppears
              • 54. [Jump] Jump to Node 87 (1)
              • 163. [Jump] Jump to Node 132 (1)
              • 102. Player: Who are you?
                • 2.
                  Oliver
                  : I'm Oliver. I'm seven.SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_RefusedOnce
                  • 67. [Jump] Jump to Node 116 (2)
                • 122.
                  Oliver
                  : I'm Oliver. I'm seven. Will you play with me?
                  • Link to Node 67
              • 124. Player: Play? This is no place for a child - if that's even what you are.
                • 148.
                  Oliver
                  : Of course I am! Now are you going to play with me or not?
                  • Link to Node 67
              • 33. Player: Don't startle people like that - easy way to wind up killed by mistake.
                • 116.
                  Oliver
                  : Killed? Nobody dies around here, silly. Not like that. Play with me, and you'll see for yourself.
                  • 146. [Jump] Jump to Node 87 (1)
                  • 132. Player: You're quite clearly a magical anomaly, child. What's really going on here?, WIZARDSCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_ArcanaSuccess
                  • 132. Player: You're not what you say you are. I can sense it.SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_ArcanaSuccess
                    • 77.
                      Oliver
                      : I don't know what you mean. I'm just me. I have a mummy, a daddy, a pet doggy.
                      • 140. [Jump] Jump to Node 17 (2)
                  • 88. Player: Don't you have anyone else to play with?
                    • 17.
                      Oliver
                      : I have a mummy, a daddy, and a doggy. They'll be back in a while. But you're here now. And I want to play.
                      • 25. [Jump] Jump to Node 87 (1)
                      • 55. Player: What are your parents' names? Maybe I can find them.
                        • 11.
                          Oliver
                          : They don't need names. They just need to be mummy and daddy, and do what I want. Now play with me, or they'll be angry with you.
                          • 63. Player: [PassiveRoll] Roll (Wisdom, Insight) vs 14 (0)
                            • 9. [RollResult] True
                              • 59.
                                Narrator
                                : *The boy doesn't like these questions - because he has no real answers. And perhaps no real family.*SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Knows_Family
                                • 87. Player: I know who you really are, and where you really belong. You need to reunite with Thaniel.devnoteSCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel['Halsin 1']
                                  • 133.
                                    Oliver
                                    : Spoilsport.
                                    • 113.
                                      Oliver
                                      : I'm not going back. I like it here - I've made a family for myself, I get to play all the time.
                                      • 30. Player: Like it or not, you don't belong here.
                                        • 109.
                                          Oliver
                                          : Yes I do. You can't make me do anything.
                                          • Link to Node 144
                                      • 101. Player: Don't make this harder than it needs to be.
                                        • 80.
                                          Oliver
                                          : Not harder - impossible.
                                          • 144.
                                            Oliver
                                            : I don't want to play with you anymore.
                                            • Link to Node 7
                                      • 0. Player: This land needs you and Thaniel together, Oliver. Nature needs you.DRUID
                                        • 176.
                                          Oliver
                                          : You can't make me do anything I don't want to. I won't let you.
                                          • Link to Node 7
                                      • 151. Player: Lunge at him.
                                        • 129.
                                          Oliver
                                          : No!devnote
                                          • 7. [TagCinematic] devnoteSCL_LiftingTheCurse_State_OliverFledToTown
                                            • 51.
                                              Oliver
                                              : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Random
                                              • 170.
                                                Halsin
                                                : He's fled - we need to track him down. Wherever the curse is strongest, that's where he'll go. That's where he'll feel safe.devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_HALSIN
                                                • Link to Node 105
                                              • 75.
                                                Karlach
                                                : That little bastard - where'd he go?devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
                                                • Link to Node 105
                                              • 50.
                                                Jaheira
                                                : Fled back to the shadows, no doubt. Come out, boy, or this mean old Harper might get cranky.devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_JAHEIRA
                                                • 105.
                                                  Oliver
                                                  : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
                                                  End
                                              • 79.
                                                Lae'zel
                                                : Back to the shadows. After him, ra'stil - we need to see this through.devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
                                                • Link to Node 105
                                              • 84.
                                                Wyll
                                                : He's gone - and we need to follow. He'll feel the safest where the shadows are deepest.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
                                                • Link to Node 105
                                              • 126.
                                                Shadowheart
                                                : He's scarpered. We'd better track him down - if the shadows don't stop us first.devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
                                                • Link to Node 105
                                              • 137.
                                                Gale
                                                : He's scarpered - and I suppose it's up to us to find him.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
                                                • Link to Node 105
                                              • 156.
                                                Astarion
                                                : Slippery little bugger, isn't he? He'll be looking for somewhere safe - somewhere where the shadows are nice and strong.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_ASTARION
                                                • Link to Node 105
                                              • 125.
                                                Narrator
                                                : *Wherever Oliver has fled to, you have to pursue him. No doubt he will seek a place where the shadows are strongest.*
                                                End
                                • 158. Player: You're quite clearly a magical anomaly, child. What's really going on here?, WIZARDSCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_ArcanaSuccess
                                • 158. Player: You're no ordinary little boy, are you? I can sense it.SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_ArcanaSuccess
                                  • 121.
                                    Oliver
                                    : I don't know what you mean. The shadows must be making your head go funny.
                                • 117. Player: Sorry, I don't think they're coming back. Want to come to my camp?SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Knows_Family
                                  • 56.
                                    Oliver
                                    : I'm not going anywhere. I like it here. Now play with me, or else.
                                    • 64. Player: You want to play? Fine. ['Halsin -1', 'Gale 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Karlach 1']
                                      • 106.
                                        Oliver
                                        : All right. I'll hide, and you seek.devnote
                                        • 72. Player: [TagAnswer] GLO_Inclusion_Halsin
                                          • 175.
                                            Halsin
                                            : Let's make this quick. We need to reunite him with Thaniel.devnote8a4a686d-6c47-411f-a0b3-d79ff33e2922SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel['Halsin -1', 'Gale 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Karlach 1']
                                            • 41. Player: [TagAnswer] GLO_Inclusion_End_Halsin
                                              • 138.
                                                Oliver
                                                : Find me, and you win.
                                                • 48. [Jump] Jump to Node 87 (1)
                                                • 60. Player: And if I don't find you?
                                                  • 139.
                                                    Oliver
                                                    : Then you lose.devnote
                                                • 157. Player: All right. Let's begin.
                                                  • 168.
                                                    Oliver
                                                    : Get ready - and no cheating.SCL_OliversDiary_State_StartedHideAndSeek
                                                    End
                                                • 65. Player: I've changed my mind. You're on your own.['Shadowheart -1', 'Astarion 1']
                                                  • 61.
                                                    Oliver
                                                    : No!devnoteSCL_OliversDiary_State_FamilyHostile
                                                    End
                                    • 110. Player: We're done here.SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_RefusedOnce
                                      • 28. [Jump] Jump to Node 61 (1)
                                    • 147. Player: We're done here.SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_RefusedOnce = False
                                      • Link to Node 28
                                • 160. Player: Face facts, kid. Your family's dead - and you might be too.SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Knows_Family
                                  • 150.
                                    Oliver
                                    : You shouldn't be nasty. You should just do what I want. It's easier for you, that way.
                                    • 40. [Jump] Jump to Node 56 (2)
                                • 141. [Jump] Jump to Node 64 (1)
                                • 14. Player: Have you seen another little boy around here? He's called Thaniel - he's very special.SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_HeartOfTheLandPurpose
                                  • 164.
                                    Oliver
                                    : He's not special - he's nothing. You shouldn't say that name. Forget you ever heard it.
                                • 38. Player: Study the boy. Try to understand his true nature.SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_HeartOfTheLandPurpose = False, SCL_OliversDiary_State_ArcanaAttempted = False, DRUID = FalseSCL_OliversDiary_State_ArcanaAttemptedRoll (Intelligence, Arcana) vs 14 (0)
                                  • 70. [RollResult] True
                                    • 66.
                                      Narrator
                                      : *Not an ordinary child, but not a spectre either. One part of a greater whole. Something ancient. And oddly... sad?*SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_ArcanaSuccess
                                  • 91. [RollResult] False
                                    • 39.
                                      Narrator
                                      : *Something is amiss about the boy - but exactly what eludes you.*
                                • 43. Player: A familiar magic exudes from this boy. Try to commune with it.DRUIDRoll (Wisdom, ) vs 14 (1)
                                  • 167. [RollResult] True
                                    • 27.
                                      Narrator
                                      : *Below the layers of shadow and curse, you sneak a fleeting glance of this creature's true nature.*
                                      • 128. [Alias] SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_ArcanaSuccess
                                        • Alias to Node 66
                                  • 57. [RollResult] False
                                    • 52.
                                      Narrator
                                      : *Too many layers of shadow and curse obscure the familiar, latent magic of the child.*
                                • 108. Player: The child's ki feels... uneven. At odds. Why?MONKRoll (Wisdom, Insight) vs 14 (0)
                                  • 83. [RollResult] True
                                    • 177. [Jump] Jump to Node 27 (1)
                                  • 97. [RollResult] False
                                    • 115. [Jump] Jump to Node 39 (1)
                                • 23. [Jump] Jump to Node 110 (1)
                                • 127. [Jump] Jump to Node 147 (1)
                            • 89. [RollResult] False
                              • 154. [Jump] Jump to Node 59 (2)
                      • 42. [Jump] Jump to Node 64 (1)
                      • 123. Player: In a moment maybe. Have you seen another little boy? His name is Thaniel.SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_HeartOfTheLandPurpose
                        • 36.
                          Oliver
                          : I don't know anyone called that. Don't ask me again.devnote
                          • 98.
                            Oliver
                            : Now play with me.
                            • 111. [Jump] Jump to Node 116 (2)
                      • 178. [Jump] Jump to Node 38 (1)
                      • 131. [Jump] Jump to Node 43 (1)
                      • 78. [Jump] Jump to Node 108 (1)
                      • 15. Player: I don't have time for this.SCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_RefusedOnce = FalseSCL_OliversDiary_OliverShadow_Event_RefusedOnce
                        • 93.
                          Oliver
                          : Make time. I want to play. Or else.
                      • 149. [Jump] Jump to Node 147 (1)
                  • 166. [Jump] Jump to Node 64 (1)
                  • 85. [Jump] Jump to Node 123 (1)
                  • 171. [Jump] Jump to Node 38 (1)
                  • 143. [Jump] Jump to Node 43 (1)
                  • 4. [Jump] Jump to Node 110 (1)
                  • 22. [Jump] Jump to Node 15 (1)
              • 99. [Jump] Jump to Node 123 (1)
              • 53. Player: I can play you a little song - would you like that?BARD
                • 172.
                  Oliver
                  : Not that kind of playing, silly - I want to play a game! It'll be really fun, let me show you.
                  • 68. [Jump] Jump to Node 116 (2)
              • 174. Player: A child? Here? Must be magical - but how? Study the boy., WIZARDSCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_HeartOfTheLandPurpose = False, SCL_OliversDiary_State_ArcanaAttempted = FalseSCL_OliversDiary_State_ArcanaAttemptedRoll (Intelligence, Arcana) vs 14 (1)
              • 174. Player: Unsual magic pours from the creature. What is it? , SORCERERSCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_HeartOfTheLandPurpose = False, SCL_OliversDiary_State_ArcanaAttempted = FalseSCL_OliversDiary_State_ArcanaAttemptedRoll (Intelligence, Arcana) vs 14 (1)
                • 45. [RollResult] True
                  • 10. [Jump] Jump to Node 66 (1)
                • 107. [RollResult] False
                  • 58. [Jump] Jump to Node 39 (1)
              • 16. Player: Another presence lingers near the boy. Study him, try to discern what it is. WARLOCKRoll (Intelligence, Arcana) vs 14 (1)
                • 169. [RollResult] True
                  • 46.
                    Narrator
                    : *Unlike your patron, the presence isn't separate. It's more part of the boy. You focus your gaze on him.*
                    • 161. [Jump] Jump to Node 66 (1)
                • 5. [RollResult] False
                  • 173. [Jump] Jump to Node 52 (1)
              • 134. [Jump] Jump to Node 15 (1)
              • 136. [Jump] Jump to Node 110 (1)
  • 35.
    Oliver
    : I won fair and square. There's no point in playing again - I want a challenge.devnoteSCL_OliversDiary_State_LaidToRest, SCL_OliversDiary_State_FoundAgain = False
    • 21. [Alias] SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel
      • Alias to Node 29
      • 31.
        Oliver
        : Go on. Find someone else to play with.devnoteSCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel
        • 32. [Jump] Jump to Node 19 (2)
      • 44. [Alias] SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel = False
        End
        • Alias to Node 31
  • 74.
    Oliver
    : You weren't supposed to find me. You weren't supposed to win.devnoteSCL_OliversDiary_State_StartedHideAndSeek, SCL_OliversDiary_State_FoundOliver
    • 155. Player: Let's play again.
      • 152.
        Oliver
        : Good idea - you're smarter than some playmates I've had. They always tried to leave before I was done with them.
        • 165. [Jump] Jump to Node 76 (1)
    • 100. Player: Don't be a sore loser.
      • 69.
        Oliver
        : You're not my mummy - don't tell me what to do., FEMALE
      • 69.
        Oliver
        : You're not my daddy - don't tell me what to do., MALE
      • 69.
        Oliver
        : You're not my mummy or my daddy - don't tell me what to do.
        • 12.
          Oliver
          : Let's play another game - I deserve a chance to even the score.
          • 142. Player: Let's play.
            • 76.
              Oliver
              : Try to find me again - but my family will be looking for you at the same time, so don't get caught!devnoteSCL_OliversDiary_State_SecondRound['Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Halsin -1']
              End
          • 47. Player: No, I'm finished.
            • 90.
              Oliver
              : We're not finished!devnoteSCL_OliversDiary_State_FamilyHostile
              End
    • 71. Player: I think we're finished here.
      • 153.
        Oliver
        : We're finished when I say we're finished.
        • Link to Node 12
  • 112.
    Oliver
    : You ruined my fun - I don't want to talk to you.SCL_OliversDiary_HasMet
    • 73.
      Oliver
      : Go on - leave me alone!SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel
      • 114. [Jump] Jump to Node 87 (1)
      • 96. Player: Leave.
        End
    • 37. [Alias] SCL_ShadowCurse_Knows_Oliver_Is_Thaniel = False
      End
      • Alias to Node 73
  • 119.
    Oliver
    : Hmph. You're good at this - are you sure you didn't cheat?SCL_OliversDiary_State_FoundAgain, SCL_OliversDiary_State_SecondRound['Astarion 1', 'Lae'zel 1']
    • 159.
      Oliver
      : But I can't let you think me a bad sport. Here's your prize. You'll need it.devnoteSCL_OliversDiary_State_LaidToRest
      End
  • 145.
    Oliver
    : No - go away!devnoteSCL_OliversDiary_State_DefeatedAtHouse
    • Link to Node 49
  • 162.
    Oliver
    : I win! I always win, in the end.SCL_OliversDiary_State_FoundAgain = False, SCL_OliversDiary_State_SecondRound['Astarion -1', 'Lae'zel -1', 'Wyll 1']
    • 1.
      Oliver
      : You did better than most though, so I'll let you go. Here - second prize. You'll need it.SCL_OliversDiary_State_LaidToRest
      End