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Synopsis:
If Balthazar is alive when the player reaches Nightsong, they will encounter a dialogue where Balthazar and Nightsong square off. The player has one last chance to betray Balthazar and prevent him from taking Nightsong to Moonrise.
How to trigger:
Approach Nightsong at -712; -142; -1427 with Balthazar still alive
65. : Balthazar. Come to add more bars to my cage.devnoteGLO_Ketheric_Knows_ImmortalitySource, SHA_Nightsong_HasMet, GLO_Ketheric_Knows_AboutImmortality
38. : Or perhaps to lead this would-be Justiciar's blade directly to my heart?devnote
32. : I invite you: heap more sins upon your head. My retribution will be all the sweeter for them.devnote
51. : All this time, and you still fail to appreciate the gifts I bestowed on you, Aylin. Sad, to see a thing of beauty not recognise its own worth.devnote
56. : But General Thorm - he appreciates you. And he wants you close at hand, so I am here to whisk you back to him.devnote
48. : Ketheric. I welcome the sight of him, after these hundred years. He whose immortality I supply with my very soul.devnoteGLO_Ketheric_Knows_ImmortalitySource
27. : General. Thorm. You will show respect, Aylin. Watch, and see what happens if you do not. See what I do to our acquaintance here.devnoteMOO_MoonriseTower_State_Outcast
30. : You. Your usefulness does not forgive your treachery. I felt it the very first moment I entered your mind. You are an enemy of the Absolute, banished from Moonrise.devnote
52. : Perhaps there will be something I can salvage from your carcass once I'm finished; I hate to see flesh squandered - even a traitor's flesh.devnoteSHA_NightsongPrison_Event_NecroSummonsSkellies, SHA_NightsongPrison_State_PlayerBetrayedNecro, FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
61. : General. Thorm. I'm sure you'll be on your best behaviour for him. But just in case, I've taken some precautions.devnoteMOO_MoonriseTower_State_Outcast = FalseORI_Inclusion_ShadowHeart
50. : Keep back. It will take quite some concentration to secure Aylin for her little journey.
62. : The Nightsong is Shar's sacrifice - she's my destiny. He cannot have her!devnoteAVATAR = FalseSHA_NightsongPrison_State_ShadowheartGaveOpinion
11. : Stop him. Nightsong must not leave. She must die by my spear, or you will have failed me.devnoteSHA_NightsongPrison_State_ShadowheartGaveOpinion = False, SHA_NightsongPrison_State_HasSpear, AVATAR
29. : I stand with you, Shadowheart. Slay the Nightsong, and take your place as a Dark Justiciar.ORI_ShadowHeart_State_IsInParty
34. : *Do as Shar wishes, and you will become Her chosen, but the Absolute cult will know you are its enemy.*AVATAR, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
23. Player: Wait - the Nightsong is a person?WIZARD = False, ROGUE = False
21. : Person? Please, you insult her - you insult me. devnote
12. : Aylin is so much more than that. She is an aasimar, bound to a soulcage of my creation, and lending her immortal strength to General Thorm.devnote
40. : Her power, his will, and my genius. An unsurpassable feat.ORI_Inclusion_End_ShadowHeart
66. : Ramblings most unsane. Poor Balthazar, for maggots ate his brain long ago.devnote
43. : Hold your tongue, Aylin. Or I'll take it away from you again. And you - no more questions. No more interference.devnote
63. Player: If she's the reason Ketheric Thorm is invulnerable, you're not taking her. Leave, or you're a dead man. ['Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Halsin 1']
4. : Dead man? You haven't been paying attention, have you? Perhaps I'll revive your carcass, and add you to my retinue. Then you'll have all the time in the world to think on your mistakes.devnoteSHA_NightsongPrison_Event_NecroSummonsSkellies, SHA_NightsongPrison_State_PlayerBetrayedNecro, FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
36. Player: Go on, then. Take the Nightsong to Ketheric. Get it over with.['Karlach -5', 'Halsin -1', 'Wyll -1', 'Gale -1']
3. : [TagAnswer]
PALADINGLO_PaladinOathbreaker_Event_BrokeOath
58. : Get it over with? No, this is to be savoured. Return to Moonrise Towers - I'm sure we'll find further use for you there.devnote
17. : Now don't struggle, Aylin. Well... maybe struggle a little.devnote
64. : A pleasure to have made your acquaintance, little warrior. We will meet again. I am eternal; I will be free, one day; and I never forget a face.devnote
31. : Until then.devnote
57. [TagCinematic]
devnoteec46b5c3-2306-a90d-a05b-84e9abaebfdaSHA_NightsongPrison_State_NightsongFateDecided, SHA_NightsongPrison_Event_NightsongSentToMoonrise
15. : *Your blood chills as you await Lady Shar's wrath for your failure... but there is nothing. The silence is terrifying.*devnoteAVATARSHA_NightsongsFate_State_ShadowheartFailedSharEnd
54. : What have you done?! Her fate was mine to decide!devnoteAVATAR = False['Shadowheart -10']
26. Player: Finding a cure is what matters - now we have Ketheric Thorm's trust. GLO_Companion_LeaveBlocked = False
10. : You may have his trust, but you've lost mine. Farewell.GLO_Companion_LeaveEnd
33. Player: I make the decisions - not you.GLO_Companion_LeaveBlocked = False
39. : Then this is where we part ways. Shar forgive me, I was so close... Farewell.GLO_Companion_LeaveEnd
42. Player: I'm sorry. But I have my reasons. I did what I thought was best.GLO_Companion_LeaveBlocked = False
1. : What you thought was best...? This was important to me - this was everything to me.
45. : There's nothing more to be said. Farewell.GLO_Companion_LeaveEnd
59. Player: I couldn't let you kill her.GLO_Companion_LeaveBlocked = False
5. : Perhaps it wouldn't have come to that. But we'll never know now - you took the decision away from me.
20. [Alias]
ec46b5c3-2306-a90d-a05b-84e9abaebfda = FalseSHA_NightsongPrison_State_NightsongFateDecided, SHA_NightsongPrison_Event_NightsongSentToMoonriseEnd
19. Player: ROAR AT THE NECROMANCER.,
BERSERKERBARBARIAN
19. Player: I agree - no more questions. More blood. YOURS. BARBARIAN
6. : So eager to die. Very well, brute - you will make a welcome addition to my undying retinue. SHA_NightsongPrison_Event_NecroSummonsSkellies, SHA_NightsongPrison_State_PlayerBetrayedNecro, FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
25. Player: You are the one who interferes - in Lady Shar's bidding. For that, you must die.,
REALLY_SHADOWHEARTCLERIC_EVIL
25. Player: I care not for the holy creature - but you tricked me, necromancer. For that: you die. CLERIC_EVIL
13. : Death only frightens those of limited vision. You should be terrified, godling. SHA_NightsongPrison_Event_NecroSummonsSkellies, SHA_NightsongPrison_State_PlayerBetrayedNecro, FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
8. Player: The Nightsong is angel-born. It deserves freedom. CLERIC_NEUTRAL['Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Halsin 1']
9. : What would a godling know of freedom? Come - I will show you freedom. From want. From need. From everything.SHA_NightsongPrison_Event_NecroSummonsSkellies, SHA_NightsongPrison_State_PlayerBetrayedNecro, FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
28. Player: The Moonmaiden's light dances around this one... You will harm her no more, necromancer. ,
CLERIC_SELUNECLERIC_GOOD['Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Halsin 1']
28. Player: You will torture this angel-born no longer, necromancer. CLERIC_GOOD['Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Halsin 1']
7. : The arrogance of divinity. Your patron will not hear your prayers when I add you to my undying retinue, godling. SHA_NightsongPrison_Event_NecroSummonsSkellies, SHA_NightsongPrison_State_PlayerBetrayedNecro, FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
60. Player: Attack him.['Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Halsin 1']
46. : Fly at me, you fool. You cannot stop what is to come.SHA_NightsongPrison_Event_NecroSummonsSkellies, SHA_NightsongPrison_State_PlayerBetrayedNecro, FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
53. Player: What are you going to do to her?
44. : Bring her home - what else? Aylin is so much more than you comprehend. She is an aasimar, bound to a soulcage of my creation, and lending her immortal strength to General Thorm.
47. Player: I can't let you take her, Balthazar.
55. : I can do whatever I want! She is mine. An aasimar bound to a soulcage of my creation. Lending her immortal strength to General Thorm.
22. Player: My companion has her own plans for this one. Stand down.SHA_NightsongPrison_State_ShadowheartGaveOpinion['Shadowheart 5']
37. : Plans. The drone plans to court the queen bee - yet it dies all the same. Aylin is mine - an aasimar bound to a soulcage of my creation. Lending her immortal strength to General Thorm.devnote
14. [Jump]
Jump to Node 40 (1)
41. Player: You cannot bind a person to the needs of another. Free her. Now.,
OATHBREAKERREALLY_MINTHARA = False, PALADIN, PALADIN_EVIL = False
41. Player: She is a person - not a thing to be used. On my oath, she will be freed. REALLY_MINTHARA = False, PALADIN, PALADIN_EVIL = False
16. [Jump]
Jump to Node 21 (1)
2. Player: Impressive work, Balthazar, but you are not needed anymore. The Nightsong is our sacrifice.REALLY_MINTHARA
24. [Jump]
Jump to Node 12 (1)
49. Player: The Nightsong's a person? Balthazar, this is an affront to the Weave itself.WIZARD
0. Player: If I'd known you were hunting a person, I'd have charged for my services.ROGUE
35. [Jump]
Jump to Node 21 (1)
18. [Jump]
Jump to Node 60 (1)
67. : If this Nightsong is the source of Ketheric's power, we cannot let Balthazar take her. We should unleash her wrath.