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Synopsis:

Surgeon in the Cursed Town. In the ruins of a hospital, a twisted, monstrous surgeon - corrupted by the shadowcurse around him - is operating on a human strapped to a reclining chair. The operation is essentially torture, with the surgeon stripping away the human's senses (eyes, tongue have been removed), but the surgeon believes he's doing what he needs to to help his 'patient'.

How to trigger:

Enter the cursed Town beside Moonrise. Enter the Hospital. Approach the surgeon in the operating theatre (large round room at the back.)

9. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
- 130.
  Malus Thorm
  : The objective of the scalpel, sisters, is to soothe, for the scalpel, indeed, is an extension of Shar.^devnote
  - 73.
    Malus Thorm
    : See how the patient reacts when I but stroke the right nerve. Hear its comfort. Hear the very melody of mercy.^devnoteSFX
    
    163.
    Malus Thorm
    : Pray, sister, show us the extent of your beneficence.^devnote
    
    165. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    
    144.
    Malus Thorm
    : Stop. Stay your hand, for it slaps where it should stroke. We can hardly hear the patient's sighs of solace.^devnote
    
    30.
    Malus Thorm
    : Perhaps it is our unexpected audience that makes you quiver.^devnote
    
    141.
    Malus Thorm
    : Come. Step forward. You are no sister, but that matters none. Every student is welcome., CLERIC_SHAR, PALADIN_SHAR, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    81. Player: I don't wish to study, only to lift the curse on this land.DRUID = False
    
    115.
    Malus Thorm
    : A curse? Nay, a cure that leads to the very pinnacle of being:
    
    Link to Node 45
    
    52. Player: A student, yes. Do please enlighten me.
    
    45. [Jump] Jump to Node 84 (1)
    
    14. Player: You will stop this sick spectacle at once.
    
    82.
    Malus Thorm
    : Sick. Quite. But on the cusp of a cure:
    
    Link to Node 45
    
    176. Player: I am no student, I seek knowledge of the curse. It is a blight on this land.DRUID
    
    Link to Node 115
    
    127. Player: I am a scholar, this is true - just not in the study of torture.WIZARD
    
    Link to Node 168
    
    80. Player: What wrong has this man done to deserve such torture?BARBARIAN = False, WIZARD = False, ROGUE = False
    
    Link to Node 168
    
    10. Player: In my experience, torture is usually more pain and less proselytising.ROGUE
    
    Link to Node 168
    
    4. Player: Just kill them already - all this torture is pointless. BARBARIAN
    
    168.
    Malus Thorm
    : Behold, sisters, the very face of ignorance - one who mistakes tenderness for torture.
    
    114.
    Malus Thorm
    : Go on. Acquaint the face of ignorance with the true object of our studies.
    
    Link to Node 45
    
    20. Player: Attack.TWN_Hospital_State_HostileResolution['Lae'zel 1', 'Minthara 1']
    End
    
    133.
    Malus Thorm
    : Come. Step forward. I can see the love of Shar darken your eyes. Be welcome., CLERIC_SHAR, PALADIN_SHAR, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    108. Player: May Shar guide your blessing hands.
    
    48.
    Malus Thorm
    : And the rough vessels that are yours.
    
    Link to Node 129
    
    41. Player: What lesson are you teaching these sisters?
    
    11.
    Malus Thorm
    : The crux of our worship.
    
    129.
    Malus Thorm
    : Tell me, what is the guiding principle of the goddess?
    
    43. Player: Loss.
    
    136.
    Malus Thorm
    : I profess there is another more profound.
    
    84.
    Sister Hunna
    : Absence.^devnoteSFX
    
    135.
    Malus Thorm
    : Absence. No other word captures the heart of Shar so very perfectly.
    
    55.
    Malus Thorm
    : It is the scalpel-led journey that leads from pain to peace.^devnote
    
    15.
    Malus Thorm
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Random
    
    70.
    Lae'zel
    : Only a beast of a man toys with his victim. Entertaining, if not efficient.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Link to Node 95
    
    100.
    Shadowheart
    : A stinging truth - but a truth nonetheless.^devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    Link to Node 95
    
    62.
    Karlach
    : What the fuck is this loon talking about.^devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    95.
    Malus Thorm
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
    
    37.
    Malus Thorm
    : See? What is the light of eyes but the cancer that causes one to witness the laceration of being?
    
    17.
    Malus Thorm
    : If light is the symptom, then darkness is the cure, for in light there is presence, but in darkness there is absence.
    
    47.
    Sister Hunna
    : In light is presence; in darkness, absence.^devnoteSFX
    
    53.
    Malus Thorm
    : You are well on your way. But one white orb disfigures you still. Let us finish the cure.^devnoteONEEYED
    
    160. [Jump] Jump to Node 140 (2)
    
    44.
    Malus Thorm
    : But you: look how the succour of Shar eludes you. See how painfully present you remain..., CLERIC_SHAR, PALADIN_SHAR, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    140.
    Malus Thorm
    : We do not wish to see you suffer so. Let us cure you.^devnote
    
    7. Player: Your subject is tainted. Shar's succour must only be granted to the willing.ac9c3420-a495-34da-8db7-367091a13044_PassedReligionTWN_Hospital_State_QuotedShar
    
    94.
    Malus Thorm
    : Hmmm. 'Only the willing may know the Lady's embrace.' You know her teachings well.
    
    71.
    Malus Thorm
    : And yet, these sisters must exercise their gifts, for the art of absence lies in its execution.
    
    175.
    Malus Thorm
    : How to proceed, I wonder.
    
    167. [Jump] Jump to Node 112 (1)
    
    23. [Jump] Jump to Node 31 (1)
    
    119. Player: The sisters require a willing volunteer, a master of the art.TWN_Hospital_State_KnowsSurgeonTeachingMethods = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (0)
    
    79. [RollResult] True
    
    155. [Jump] Jump to Node 116 (1)
    
    25. [RollResult] False
    
    85.
    Malus Thorm
    : And how gracious of you, master, to tender your own flesh.^devnote
    
    76. [Jump] Jump to Node 122 (1)
    
    159. [Jump] Jump to Node 40 (1)
    
    93. [Jump] Jump to Node 63 (1)
    
    157. [Jump] Jump to Node 134 (1)
    
    78. [Jump] Jump to Node 138 (1)
    
    67. Player: There is no greater joy than watching a master at work. You are their teacher - who better to volunteer?TWN_Hospital_State_KnowsSurgeonTeachingMethods = False, MONKRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (1)
    
    161. [Jump] Jump to Node 138 (2)
    
    83. [Jump] Jump to Node 46 (1)
    
    26. [Jump] Jump to Node 156 (1)
    
    149. Player: Your blades are in an atrocious condition - no way you'd make a clean cut with those. , ROGUEac9c3420-a495-34da-8db7-367091a13044_PassedInvestigation
    
    149. Player: Their blades are uneven. Efficient surgery will require further training.ac9c3420-a495-34da-8db7-367091a13044_PassedInvestigation
    
    5. [Jump] Jump to Node 153 (1)
    
    120. Player: Examine the sisters and their implements.ROGUE = FalseRoll (Intelligence, Investigation) vs 14 (0)
    
    51. [RollResult] True
    
    56.
    Narrator
    : *The sisters' blades are bloodied and dull. Only the most measured hand could make a clean incision.*^devnoteac9c3420-a495-34da-8db7-367091a13044_PassedInvestigation
    
    147. [RollResult] False
    
    164.
    Narrator
    : *You note nothing unusual about the sisters, aside from their menace.*^devnote
    
    39. Player: Cast your gaze over the blades of the sisters.ROGUERoll (Intelligence, Investigation) vs 14 (1)
    
    61. [RollResult] True
    
    77.
    Narrator
    : *The sisters' blades are unkempt, rusted with blood. Even in your skilled hands, a clean cut would be difficult.*^devnoteac9c3420-a495-34da-8db7-367091a13044_PassedInvestigation
    
    110. [RollResult] False
    
    32.
    Narrator
    : *Although you're well acquainted with most blades - implements of medicine aren't really your speciality.* ^devnote
    
    177. Player: Recall what you know of Shar's teachings.CLERIC = FalseRoll (Intelligence, Religion) vs 14 (0)
    
    Link to Node 169
    
    Link to Node 121
    
    104. Player: Recall what you know of Shar's blasphemous teachings.CLERIC_SHAR = False, CLERICRoll (Intelligence, Religion) vs 14 (1)
    
    169. [RollResult] True
    
    123.
    Narrator
    : *You remember a Sharran maxim: 'Go forth and sow doubt, but do not compel it - for only the willing may know the Lady's embrace.'*ac9c3420-a495-34da-8db7-367091a13044_PassedReligion
    
    121. [RollResult] False
    
    54.
    Narrator
    : *Try as you might, you can't think of any relevant teachings.*
    
    64. Player: The sisters aren't ready. They'll make me sick instead of curing me.Roll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 16 (0)
    
    34. [RollResult] True
    
    42. [Jump] Jump to Node 153 (1)
    
    162. [RollResult] False
    
    181.
    Malus Thorm
    : Hush. Fret not so. You are quite ready, aren't you, sisters?
    
    166. [Jump] Jump to Node 60 (1)
    
    12. Player: The goddess has greater plans for me than to submit to your scalpels.REALLY_SHADOWHEARTRoll (Intelligence, Religion) vs 16 (0)
    
    179. [RollResult] True
    
    145.
    Malus Thorm
    : Another absence is your fate? But if you are not here to be cured, how will my sisters learn?
    
    153.
    Malus Thorm
    : Their incisions are, as yet, still streaked with imprecision - that much I must concede.
    
    68.
    Malus Thorm
    : How to steady their hands, I wonder.
    
    112. Player: I have read your treatise. Initiate the final lesson, or die by my hand.TWN_Hospital_State_KnowsSurgeonTeachingMethodsRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 18 (0)
    
    28. [RollResult] True
    
    69.
    Malus Thorm
    : The final lesson. Yes. For to teach absence, one must become absent.['Astarion 1', 'Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Halsin 1']
    
    29. [Jump] Jump to Node 116 (1)
    
    96. [RollResult] False
    
    139.
    Malus Thorm
    : Oh, but the final lesson is hardly at hand. Would you deny my sisters the full breadth of my teachings?
    
    107. [Jump] Jump to Node 103 (1)
    
    31. Player: 'Only with sacrifice is mastery gained.' For the sisters to learn, you must submit.TWN_Hospital_State_KnowsSurgeonTeachingMethodsRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 18 (0)
    
    124. [RollResult] True
    
    142.
    Malus Thorm
    : Yes. Submit I must, into the Lady's dark-fingered embrace.['Astarion 1', 'Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Halsin 1']
    
    21. [Jump] Jump to Node 116 (1)
    
    72. [RollResult] False
    
    27.
    Malus Thorm
    : I rather think your sacrifice will be quite masterful enough for our purposes.<br>
    
    103.
    Malus Thorm
    : Sisters. Speak the truth that I have taught you.^devnote
    
    16. [Jump] Jump to Node 60 (1)
    
    63. Player: Sparring is vital to progress. Have them practice on each other.FIGHTERRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (1)
    
    18. [Jump] Jump to Node 40 (2)
    
    134. Player: Practice - that's how I got good with a blade. They should spar each other.ROGUERoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (1)
    
    Link to Node 18
    
    138. Player: In my years of study, I have found no better teacher than example. Perhaps you could volunteer?TWN_Hospital_State_KnowsSurgeonTeachingMethods = False, WIZARDRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (1)
    
    178. [Jump] Jump to Node 117 (1)
    
    172. [RollResult] False
    
    19. [Jump] Jump to Node 6 (1)
    
    97. Player: When the fist trembles, sometimes another is needed to steady it. A good master would volunteer themselves.TWN_Hospital_State_KnowsSurgeonTeachingMethods = False, MONKRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (1)
    
    Link to Node 152
    
    46. Player: I take joy in performing with a master of my craft - I'm sure the sisters are the same. Why don't you volunteer?TWN_Hospital_State_KnowsSurgeonTeachingMethods = False, BARDRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (1)
    
    152. [Jump] Jump to Node 138 (2)
    
    58. Player: They need a better subject to practise on first. Not a student, but a master.TWN_Hospital_State_KnowsSurgeonTeachingMethods = False, WIZARD = False, BARD = False, MONK = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (0)
    
    117. [RollResult] True
    
    116.
    Malus Thorm
    : I see now. By example I must edify and quell the light that blinds us.['Astarion 1', 'Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Halsin 1']
    
    125. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteTWN_Hospital_Event_KillPatient
    
    98. [Visual State]
    
    88.
    Malus Thorm
    : Come, sisters. Soothe me.
    
    86. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteTWN_Hospital_State_PeacefulResolution, TWN_Hospital_State_NursesKilledSurgeon
    End
    
    109. [RollResult] False
    
    36.
    Malus Thorm
    : Then I dub thee master.
    
    122.
    Malus Thorm
    : What say you to the master, sisters?
    
    60.
    Sister Hunna
    : The scalpel soothes. Come sing its song. We would hear your melody of mercy.^devnoteTWN_Hospital_State_HostileResolution
    End
    
    40. Player: Why not have them hone their skills on each other?FIGHTER = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (0)
    
    2. [RollResult] True
    
    0.
    Malus Thorm
    : Yes... For are we not all in need of a cure?['Astarion 1', 'Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Halsin 1']
    
    148.
    Malus Thorm
    : The scalpel does not discriminate. Let each and every one of you partake in its soothing journey.
    
    57.
    Malus Thorm
    : Absence, sisters. Acquaint yourselves.^devnoteTWN_Hospital_Event_MakeNursesKillEachOther
    
    154. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    
    113.
    Malus Thorm
    : It is a proud moment when one sees one's teachings so lovingly taken to heart.
    
    33.
    Malus Thorm
    : You are to be commended for their graduation - rewarded with the promised cure.
    
    132.
    Malus Thorm
    : Come, I will acquaint you with the Lady's dark-fingered embrace.^devnote
    
    118. Player: I am not worthy! Please, show me how a master works - I would be honoured.BARDRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (1)
    
    Link to Node 35
    
    13. Player: You do me an honour, but I am not worthy. Show me the way of Shar - I beg of you.CLERICRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 21 (1)
    
    35. [Jump] Jump to Node 105 (2)
    
    59. Player: I am but a fumbling squire before a master swordsman. Please, demonstrate so that I might learn.FIGHTERRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 21 (1)
    
    Link to Node 35
    
    50. Player: My magic has blinded me - I see now that Shar is the only path. Show me how - I beg of you., SORCERER, WIZARDRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 21 (1)
    
    Link to Node 35
    
    74. Player: I sought purpose in the natural world - I see now that Shar is the only path. Show me how - I beg of you.DRUIDRoll (Charisma, Deception) vs 21 (1)
    
    Link to Node 35
    
    105. Player: I would rather acquaint myself - if you show me how.CLERIC = False, SORCERER = False, FIGHTER = False, WIZARD = False, BARD = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 21 (0)
    
    106. [RollResult] True
    
    1.
    Malus Thorm
    : Your diligence is exemplary. Very well: your own scalpel you will be.['Astarion 1', 'Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Halsin 1']
    
    38.
    Malus Thorm
    : Observe - then succeed me, into the succour of Shar.
    
    180. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteTWN_Hospital_State_SurgeonKilledHimself, TWN_Hospital_State_PeacefulResolution
    End
    
    22. [RollResult] False
    
    146.
    Malus Thorm
    : Oh but hush. Hold still. Let there be an end to your suffering.TWN_Hospital_State_HostileResolution
    End
    
    8. Player: Attack.TWN_Hospital_State_HostileResolution['Lae'zel 1', 'Minthara 1']
    End
    
    174. [RollResult] False
    
    6.
    Malus Thorm
    : There is misdirection in your words. You seek to linger in your sickness.
    
    90.
    Malus Thorm
    : Sisters, what say we to such wretches?
    
    89. [Jump] Jump to Node 60 (1)
    
    91. Player: I suffer from boredom. The cure is ripping you apart. BARBARIAN['Lae'zel 1', 'Minthara 1']
    
    170. [Jump] Jump to Node 146 (1)
    
    156. Player: Attack.TWN_Hospital_State_HostileResolution['Lae'zel 1', 'Minthara 1']
    End
    
    65. [RollResult] False
    
    75.
    Malus Thorm
    : How your sickness misdirects you! Blinded by luminous eyes. What say you to this, dear sisters?
    
    143. [Jump] Jump to Node 60 (1)
    
    87. [Jump] Jump to Node 91 (1)
    
    99. Player: You are the cause of the only suffering here - I am duty-bound to end you.PALADIN['Lae'zel 1', 'Minthara 1']
    
    66. [Jump] Jump to Node 146 (1)
    
    137. Player: Attack.TWN_Hospital_State_HostileResolution['Lae'zel 1', 'Minthara 1']
    End
    
    49.
    Malus Thorm
    : But you: look how the succour of Shar eludes even you, one who walks faithfully in her shadow. See how painfully present you remain..., CLERIC_SHAR, PALADIN_SHAR, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    Link to Node 140
    
    158.
    Astarion
    : He's just like Cazador - utterly insane.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_ASTARION
    
    Link to Node 95
    
    92.
    Wyll
    : Hells. Only a monster would inflict misery and call it medicine.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
    
    Link to Node 95
    
    126.
    Gale
    : Gods, what living nightmare is this?ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
    
    Link to Node 95
    
    101. Player: Darkness.
    
    Link to Node 136
    
    150. Player: Absence.
    
    128.
    Malus Thorm
    : Precisely.
    
    Link to Node 135
    
    111. Player: Secrecy.
    
    102. [Jump] Jump to Node 136 (1)
    
    173. Player: Forgetfulness.
    
    Link to Node 102
    
    171. Player: I confess I'm unfamiliar with the ritual you're practising.
    
    151.
    Malus Thorm
    : I will make you intimately familiar.
    
    Link to Node 129
    
    3. Player: You teach Shar's ways with grace, for such an... altered being.REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    131.
    Malus Thorm
    : Not altered, sister - elevated. Long have I basked in Shar's embrace. A vessel of her will I have become.
    
    Link to Node 129