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Synopsis:

The player must now make a choice that will direct how the ending will potentially play out.

Main decisions:
- Give the Emperor the stones
- Keep the stones
- Become a full Mind Flayer
- Reject the Emperor's solutions
- Free Orpheus

How to trigger:

oe end_startillithidoptions
Finish dialog
Talk to the Emperor again by Orpheus

57.
The Emperor
: I have assessed our encounter with the Netherbrain from every angle. I know why we failed.^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_Knows_NeedMindFlayerEmperor
- 321.
  The Emperor
  : The problem was not the stones, the problem was you.
  - 320.
    The Emperor
    : You can make only one move at a time. But the Netherbrain calculates every possible move at once.
    
    282.
    The Emperor
    : It knows what you will do, it knows everything you could possibly do. You cannot outmanoeuvre it.
    
    133.
    The Emperor
    : To defeat it, you would have to think like an illithid. Better yet, be one. Your mind is not capable of this.
    
    153.
    The Emperor
    : Mine is.
    
    164.
    The Emperor
    : You will give the stones to me. I will assimilate Orpheus, and then I will be able to leave this Prism to face the brain.^devnoteORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    196. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath = False, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    244.
    Lae'zel
    : Assimilate him? Tsk'va! We must drive a blade through the foul prince's belly!^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_Knows_AssimilationKillsOrpheus
    
    177.
    The Emperor
    : If you kill Orpheus now, you will doom yourself to be the Netherbrain's thrall. You cannot approach the brain without the prince's protection.
    
    172.
    The Emperor
    : I can consume his thoughts, his knowledge, his brain. His powers. The process would kill him.
    
    295.
    Lae'zel
    : The traitor prince, dead at last - my queen's mission fulfilled...b6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_END_LaezelReactsToOrpheusMurder
    
    120.
    Lae'zel
    : No. I will not accept it. This cannot be the only way. Vlaakith will provide!
    
    219.
    The Emperor
    : Is this not the outcome your queen wanted, Lae'zel? Her reward will be yours for the taking. ^devnote
    
    8.
    The Emperor
    : The prince will be dead. And we will still stand a chance against the Netherbrain. Now - give me the stones. END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer
    
    230. Player: [PassiveRoll] Roll (Wisdom, Insight) vs 7 (0)
    
    113. [RollResult] True
    
    68.
    Narrator
    : *Within the recesses of your mind, another possibility sparks:*ORI_Laezel_Event_EmperorCheckSucceed
    
    351.
    Narrator
    : *You might refuse the Emperor and break Orpheus free with the Hammer. You can defeat the Netherbrain with the prince as an ally.*
    
    145.
    Narrator
    : *Afterwards, Lae'zel can strike down Prince Orpheus. Vlaakith's bidding will be done.*
    
    169.
    Narrator
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    213. Player: When you say 'assimilate' Orpheus - what do you mean by that? END_IllithidOptions_Knows_AssimilationKillsOrpheus = FalseEND_IllithidOptions_Knows_AssimilationKillsOrpheus
    
    38.
    The Emperor
    : I will consume his thoughts, his knowledge, his brain.
    
    389. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    405.
    Lae'zel
    : So you would kill him. He is Gith's heir! You'd be your own people's betrayer. You'd be my betrayer., REALLY_GITHYANKI^devnoteORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPathb6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_END_LaezelReactsToOrpheusMurder
    
    405.
    Lae'zel
    : So you would kill him. He is Gith's heir! You'd be the githyanki people's betrayer. You'd be my betrayer.^devnoteORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPathb6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_END_LaezelReactsToOrpheusMurder
    
    6. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    242.
    The Emperor
    : I realise he is of some significance to you, but he is of even more value to our cause.^devnoteORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath, b6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_END_LaezelReactsToOrpheusMurder
    
    367. Player: [PassiveRoll] ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath = False, END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer, REALLY_LAEZELRoll (Wisdom, Insight) vs 7 (0)
    
    58. [RollResult] True
    
    312.
    Narrator
    : *Within the recesses of your mind, another possibility sparks:*
    
    199.
    Narrator
    : *You might refuse the Emperor and break Orpheus free with the Hammer. You can defeat the Netherbrain with the prince as an ally.*
    
    130.
    Narrator
    : *Afterwards, you can strike down Prince Orpheus. Vlaakith's bidding will be done.*
    
    374. [RollResult] False
    
    243. [Jump] Jump to Node 169 (2)
    
    318.
    The Emperor
    : [TagAnswer]
    
    325. [Jump] Jump to Node 169 (2)
    
    336. [Jump] Jump to Node 129 (1)
    
    136. Player: Would I be able to wield the stones myself if I become illithid and assimilate Orpheus?END_IllithidOptions_Knows_WhatCeremorphosisEntails
    
    223.
    The Emperor
    : In theory - yes. ^devnote
    
    225. [Jump] Jump to Node 400 (2)
    
    390. Player: I don't care about Orpheus, but I want to wield the stones myself. END_IllithidOptions_Knows_WhatCeremorphosisEntails
    
    400.
    The Emperor
    : Then you must become a mind flayer. It is the only way. ^devnote
    
    46.
    The Emperor
    : You have embraced transformation so far, but this would be a complete evolution.PARTIAL_CEREMORPH
    
    Link to Node 217
    
    0.
    The Emperor
    : You have resisted such a fate so far. And this would be a complete evolution. PARTIAL_CEREMORPH = False
    
    217.
    The Emperor
    : And you will be an illithid for the rest of your days.
    
    27.
    The Emperor
    : Is this really something you would be willing to accept?
    
    166.
    Narrator
    : *Why should you be the one to make the sacrifice? Karlach offered. You could let her take the fall, and when the moment comes, kill her, and take control.*ORI_DarkUrge_State_BhaalAccepted, ORI_Karlach_State_IsInParty, REALLY_DARK_URGE
    
    194.
    Narrator
    : [TagAnswer] ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath, END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer, REALLY_KARLACH, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    110.
    Karlach
    : I could. I should.
    
    93.
    Karlach
    : I have nothing to lose anymore. I'm burning up - burning out. But this is something I can still do - this is how I can help save the city I love.
    
    305.
    Lae'zel
    : Are none of you capable of thinking beyond yourselves? My people's future hangs in the balance, and you're clamouring to be martyrs.
    
    75.
    Lae'zel
    : That you even entertain this ghaik shows you have learned nothing from our time together.
    
    66.
    Karlach
    : The Emperor may be a mind flayer, but we have needed all the help we've received. I don't think we should stop now.
    
    220.
    Lae'zel
    : We hold the means to free the Prince of the Comet. How is this even a debate?
    
    69. Player: Karlach is right. I'd rather trust her than Orpheus or the Emperor. Even as an illithid. END_IllithidOptions_Event_TadpoleGroupDiscussion
    
    181.
    Lae'zel
    : Has the tadpole finally devoured what was left of your rational thought? We retrieved the Hammer, only for it to come to naught?
    
    Link to Node 347
    
    299. Player: Lae'zel is right - assimilation is not our only option.END_IllithidOptions_Event_TadpoleGroupDiscussion
    
    85.
    Lae'zel
    : Finally - a modicum of rational thought.
    
    347.
    Karlach
    : We have more options than we knew, Lae'zel. Give me the chance to convince you.
    End
    
    192. Player: Let's take a moment, think about this.<br>END_IllithidOptions_Event_TadpoleGroupDiscussion
    
    314.
    Karlach
    : Yes. Please.
    
    52.
    Lae'zel
    : Has everyone's brains leaked from their skulls? We took the Orphic Hammer for a reason. 'Think', indeed.
    End
    
    127. Player: [TagAnswer] GEN_SoloPlayer = FalseORI_Inclusion_Random
    
    368.
    Lae'zel
    : Before you decide, let us speak of Orpheus - alone.END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer = False, LAEZEL_ORPHEUSPATH = False, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    163.
    Lae'zel
    : Before you decide - let us speak.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    35.
    Jaheira
    : Hold a moment. We are not so short on time that we cannot stop and think about this.^devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_JAHEIRA
    
    188. Player: [TagAnswer] END_IllithidOptions_Event_TadpoleGroupDiscussion, ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
    End
    
    101.
    Nightwarden Minthara
    : Do not take this step without consulting me. You decide all of our fates.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_MINTHARA
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    179.
    Wyll
    : This isn't a decision to take lightly. We should talk first.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    193.
    Shadowheart
    : This isn't a decision to make in haste - let's discuss it together beforehand.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    210.
    Gale
    : This is not the kind of decision to make based solely on your own wisdom. We must discuss it - privately. ^devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    255.
    Astarion
    : Let's not be hasty about this. I think this warrants a more private discussion, away from that silver-tentacled illithid. ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_ASTARION
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    272.
    Minsc
    : This is not a decision to be taken lightly. As the very least, take a moment to seek Boo's wisdom.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_MINSC
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    302.
    Halsin
    : This is not a decision to make in haste. Let us talk it over, first.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_HALSIN
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    161.
    Karlach
    : Hang on - we need to talk this through. There's so much at stake...ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    131.
    The Emperor
    : It is a big decision, perhaps the biggest you will ever make. No doubt your allies will have their opinions on it. Talk to them, before you commit - once you do, there will be no turning back.
    
    Link to Node 188
    
    189.
    The Emperor
    : [TagAnswer]
    
    205. Player: Karlach will become the mind flayer. END_IllithidOptions_State_AllowKarlachToTransform, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    198.
    The Emperor
    : Very well. I have the means to evolve you.
    
    304.
    The Emperor
    : I took this one from the nautiloid. I have been nurturing it ever since - priming it for your use.^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_Event_GiveSupremeTadpole
    
    94. [Visual State]
    
    97.
    The Emperor
    : Open your mind to it. Its latent potential will do the rest.^devnote
    
    202.
    Karlach
    : 'Latent potential'. All right - let's do this. I'm ready! Turn me, dammit!
    
    149. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteEND_General_Event_DialogFullCeremorph
    
    146.
    Narrator
    : *She is transformed. Her body is no longer hers, but her eyes, her heart - she is still Karlach, for now. Only - there's a hunger in her eyes that wasn't there before.*^devnote
    
    380. [Jump] Jump to Node 317 (1)
    
    372. Player: Karlach will become the mind flayer. END_IllithidOptions_State_AllowKarlachToTransform = False, END_IllithidOptions_State_KarlachOpenOffer, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    Link to Node 198
    
    227. Player: Make me a mind flayer. ORI_Inclusion_Karlach
    
    316. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Gale, ORI_Inclusion_Karlach
    
    373. Player: [TagAnswer] END_IllithidOptions_State_AllowKarlachToTransform, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    280.
    Karlach
    : Hang on - no. We agreed. It's me. It has to be me.
    
    292. Player: Live on, soldier, for as long as you can. You deserve to spend your last moments as yourself.
    
    105.
    Karlach
    : I'm pissed. I'm grateful. Gods! If I can't change your mind, I suppose I can only say... thank you.
    
    39. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Gale, ORI_Inclusion_End_Karlach
    
    356.
    The Emperor
    : Come. Let us proceed.
    
    63.
    The Emperor
    : I have the means to evolve you.
    
    185. [Jump] Jump to Node 49 (1)
    
    366. Player: Say nothing.
    
    Link to Node 323
    
    79. Player: Do it, Emperor.
    
    323. [Alias] ORI_Inclusion_End_Gale, ORI_Inclusion_End_Karlach
    
    Alias to Node 39
    
    162. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 404
    
    397.
    The Emperor
    : And your companion, too, it seems.
    
    Link to Node 356
    
    203. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Gale, ORI_Inclusion_End_Karlach
    
    34. [Jump] Jump to Node 311 (1)
    
    361. Player: We have another option. Gale's orb is still powerful enough to destroy the brain.END_IllithidOptions_State_GaleWillingToDie, END_IllithidOptions_State_GaleMentionedBomb
    
    241.
    Gale
    : If that's the only way of putting an end to this gods-forsaken mess, I will not fail you.^devnoteREALLY_GALE
    
    284.
    The Emperor
    : No! It is too great a risk. The wizard has a history of being vulnerable to the temptations of power.
    
    40.
    The Emperor
    : He cannot be relied upon for so great a task. Not unless we have exhausted all other options, and we have not.
    
    125.
    The Emperor
    : You must give me the stones. Or embrace your own illithid evolution.
    
    395. [Jump] Jump to Node 26 (1)
    
    103. [Jump] Jump to Node 205 (1)
    
    261. Player: If becoming an illithid is what it will take to wield the stones myself, I will do it.
    
    77. [Jump] Jump to Node 396 (2)
    
    278. Player: Give the stones to the Emperor.
    
    100. [Jump] Jump to Node 264 (2)
    
    90. Player: Trust me, I know Gale. He'll do this. END_IllithidOptions_State_GaleWillingToDie
    
    221.
    Gale
    : I will, but we can't ignore the possibility that I don't make it to the brain. It won't hurt us to have a contingency.
    
    370. [Jump] Jump to Node 404 (1)
    
    5. [Jump] Jump to Node 138 (1)
    
    175. [Jump] Jump to Node 92 (1)
    
    307. [Jump] Jump to Node 156 (1)
    
    396. Player: It will let me wield the stones. I accept.
    
    65. [Jump] Jump to Node 373 (1)
    
    109. [Jump] Jump to Node 311 (1)
    
    264. Player: Take the stones. I trust you to wield them.
    
    143. Player: [TagAnswer] END_IllithidOptions_State_AllowKarlachToTransformORI_Inclusion_Karlach
    
    24. [Alias] REALLY_KARLACH
    
    Alias to Node 280
    
    403. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Karlach
    
    344. [Jump] Jump to Node 315 (1)
    
    211. [Jump] Jump to Node 315 (1)
    
    156. Player: I'm not going to be a mind flayer. Not in a million years.
    
    86.
    The Emperor
    : Then you will have to trust me. You will have to give me the stones.^devnote
    
    129. Player: Release the Netherstones to the Emperor.
    
    345. [Jump] Jump to Node 315 (1)
    
    293. Player: I will never trust you.
    
    226.
    The Emperor
    : After all we've been through...^devnote
    
    359.
    The Emperor
    : I have been your salvation from the very beginning.
    
    160.
    The Emperor
    : I told you we had one solution. You rejected it.
    
    45.
    The Emperor
    : I told you I sought only one thing - freedom. You have denied me this.
    
    266.
    The Emperor
    : You have exhausted our alliance, and in so doing, you have ruined us all.
    
    257.
    The Emperor
    : I did everything I could to avoid this, but it seems you have whittled my options down to a single one.
    
    47.
    The Emperor
    : In order to survive, I must now join the Netherbrain.^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_Event_EmperorBetrayal
    End
    
    168. Player: I don't have to do anything you say. I can free Orpheus.END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer
    
    340. [Jump] Jump to Node 144 (2)
    
    398. Player: No. I'm going to find a way to free Orpheus. LOW_HouseOfHope_State_RaphaelIsDead = False, END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer = False
    
    331. [Jump] Jump to Node 92 (2)
    
    26. Player: What would happen to me?END_IllithidOptions_Knows_WhatCeremorphosisEntails = FalseEND_IllithidOptions_Knows_WhatCeremorphosisEntails
    
    362.
    The Emperor
    : You would be altered in mind, body, and soul beyond all recognition.
    
    263. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 32
    
    67. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 335
    
    364. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 98
    
    138. Player: No. I'm going to free Orpheus. END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer
    
    394. [Jump] Jump to Node 144 (2)
    
    92. Player: No. I'm going to kill you, and find a way to free Orpheus.LOW_HouseOfHope_State_RaphaelIsDead = False, END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer = False
    
    80. [Jump] Jump to Node 128 (1)
    
    64. [Jump] Jump to Node 326 (1)
    
    310. Player: I still have the orb. I don't need the stones to destroy the brain, and the crown with it.REALLY_GALE
    
    176. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 346
    
    377. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 117
    
    171. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 155
    
    357. Player: Very well. But when the brain is defeated, the stones return to me.ORI_Gale_Knows_ReadKarsusNotes, REALLY_GALEEND_IllithidOptions_State_GaveStones
    
    186. [Jump] Jump to Node 288 (1)
    
    174.
    Narrator
    : *Why should you be the one to make the sacrifice? You could let someone else take the fall. Or, give the stones to the Emperor, and when the moment comes, kill it, and take control.*GEN_SoloPlayer = False, ORI_DarkUrge_State_BhaalAccepted, REALLY_DARK_URGE
    
    Link to Node 127
    
    99.
    Narrator
    : *Why make the sacrifice at all? You could give the Emperor the stones, and when the moment comes, kill it, and take control.*ORI_DarkUrge_State_BhaalAccepted, REALLY_DARK_URGE
    
    167. [Jump] Jump to Node 166 (2)
    
    204. [Jump] Jump to Node 166 (2)
    
    337. Player: You can have the stones, but I won't let you assimilate Orpheus. END_IllithidOptions_Knows_AssimilationKillsOrpheus
    
    Link to Node 87
    
    378. Player: I don't believe a word you just said.
    
    Link to Node 87
    
    33. Player: Orpheus is the enemy of my people. I mean to use the Hammer to free him - and kill him.ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath = False, END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Link to Node 87
    
    36. Player: Orpheus is the future of my people. I mean to use the Hammer and set him free.ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath, END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Link to Node 87
    
    238. Player: There is another way - we will free Orpheus. ORI_Laezel_Event_EmperorCheckSucceed = False, END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer, REALLY_LAEZEL = False
    
    Link to Node 87
    
    43. Player: All life is sacred. I will not let you hurt the githyanki.END_IllithidOptions_Knows_AssimilationKillsOrpheus, DRUID
    
    Link to Node 87
    
    29. Player: You will not lay a finger on my kin.END_IllithidOptions_Knows_AssimilationKillsOrpheus, REALLY_GITHYANKI
    
    87.
    The Emperor
    : You still don't trust me? After all we've been through?^devnote
    
    234.
    The Emperor
    : Remember - I have been your salvation from the very beginning. Your knight in shining armour.
    
    15.
    The Emperor
    : I freed you from the nautiloid, prevented you from crashing to your death. I have protected you ever since - at no small cost to myself.
    
    322.
    The Emperor
    : I came to you as a leader, but I did not shy away from showing you vulnerability. I needed you as much as you needed me. I was not above recognising this.
    
    350.
    The Emperor
    : When you discovered my true identity, I did not flinch from truth - I never lied to you, not once. I am just like you. We have the same enemy, the same story.
    
    147.
    The Emperor
    : I encouraged you to fulfil your potential, all while protecting you from harm.
    
    385.
    The Emperor
    : And when you saw what I truly am - you did not reject me. You enjoyed me.CAMP_DaisyAcknowledgement_SexWithEmperor
    
    246.
    The Emperor
    : Now I ask you for the last time to trust me. Release the Netherstones to me.
    
    151. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath = FalseORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    37.
    Narrator
    : *You feel Lae'zel's parasite tremble. Her mind speaks directly to yours.*^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    259.
    Lae'zel
    : There is another path. We yet hold the Hammer. We might still free Orpheus and strike him down!^devnoteMINDMELD
    
    Link to Node 102
    
    222.
    Lae'zel
    : I figured this abominable alliance at an end. But I fear we may have no choice.REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    102. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Gale
    
    240.
    Gale
    : Do not forget - there's a card yet to come into play. The orb. If we do not want to surrender the stones, I could still use it to ensure the brain's destruction. Along with my own, of course.^devnoteREALLY_GALE
    
    334.
    The Emperor
    : This is a risk we cannot take. Your hubris drives you even now. You failed before, I cannot trust that you will not fail again.REALLY_GALE
    
    391.
    The Emperor
    : You must trust me. Hand me the stones. REALLY_GALE
    
    62. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Gale, ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    251. Player: Do as the Emperor says.
    
    315.
    The Emperor
    : Thank you.^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_State_GaveStones
    
    216. [Jump] Jump to Node 303 (1)
    
    132. Player: I trust you. But I want to wield the stones - I want to be a mind flayer.
    
    233. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath = FalseORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    271.
    Lae'zel
    : We carry the means of the prince's release - and his death. This cannot be the way!END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer
    
    70. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    82. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Random
    
    237.
    Shadowheart
    : Have you lost your senses? All we've been through, and you just give in to ceremorphosis now?!ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEART
    
    Link to Node 212
    
    268.
    Astarion
    : You're joking. Please tell me you're joking.^devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_ASTARION
    
    Link to Node 212
    
    200.
    Wyll
    : Have you gone mad? The time we've spent avoiding this horrific fate, and now you'd succumb to it?ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLL
    
    Link to Node 212
    
    256.
    Gale
    : Have you lost your wits?! You must not do this!ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALE
    
    Link to Node 212
    
    178.
    Karlach
    : You do not. You can't.^devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACH
    
    Link to Node 212
    
    384.
    Halsin
    : No - have you taken leave of your senses?!ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_HALSIN
    
    Link to Node 212
    
    7.
    Jaheira
    : No. No - you cannot do this.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_JAHEIRA
    
    Link to Node 212
    
    286.
    Minsc
    : Mourn, Boo - weep! The parasite has finally eaten our friend's brain!ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_MINSC
    
    Link to Node 212
    
    2.
    Nightwarden Minthara
    : No - my love. You can't.^devnoteORI_State_PartneredWithMinthara, ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_MINTHARA
    
    212. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
    
    404.
    The Emperor
    : You continue to surprise me.
    
    311.
    The Emperor
    : Very well. I have the means to evolve you.
    
    49.
    The Emperor
    : I took this one from the nautiloid. I have been nurturing it ever since - priming it for your use. ^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_Event_GiveSupremeTadpole
    
    182. [Visual State]
    
    1.
    The Emperor
    : It is not dissimilar to the experience you already had with the previous one. Only this one is much more potent.PARTIAL_CEREMORPH
    
    139.
    The Emperor
    : All you have to do is open your mind to it. Its latent potential will do the rest. ^devnote
    
    61. Player: What will it do to me exactly?END_IllithidOptions_Knows_WhatCeremorphosisEntails = FalseEND_IllithidOptions_Knows_WhatCeremorphosisEntails
    
    371.
    The Emperor
    : It will trigger ceremorphosis to completion.
    
    32.
    The Emperor
    : First, you will feel discomfort. Then - flourishing.
    
    335.
    The Emperor
    : You will transform into something superior - the full potential of your tadpole present in every sinew, every nerve. Pure thought, pure power.
    
    98.
    The Emperor
    : You will be capable of dominating a Netherbrain.
    
    121. Player: Would the change be permanent?END_IllithidOptions_Knows_WhatCeremorphosisEntails = False
    
    158.
    The Emperor
    : Yes. But if my own experience is anything to go by - you will have no regrets.
    
    19.
    The Emperor
    : You will see the world as I do - its truth, its devastating beauty. b6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_END_KnowsCeremorphosisIrreversible
    
    402. Player: Open your mind to the parasite.
    
    239. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteEND_General_Event_DialogFullCeremorph
    
    330. [Visual State]
    
    250.
    Narrator
    : *The boundary between thought and feeling is gone. Your mind and body are as one - bristling with concentrated cerebral energy.*^devnote
    
    78.
    Narrator
    : *Exactly as the Emperor described.*END_IllithidOptions_Knows_WhatCeremorphosisEntails
    
    388.
    Narrator
    : *But there is something else - an emptiness to be filled, a hunger to be sated. It is overwhelming.*
    
    317.
    The Emperor
    : You feel it, don't you, the hunger? Embrace it. Feed.
    
    84. [TagCinematic] FULL_CEREMORPHEND_IllithidOptions_State_MiniDominationOrbRemoved, b6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_PlayerAboutToAssimilateOrpheus
    
    Link to Node 254
    
    134. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteFULL_CEREMORPH
    
    48. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_State_AssimilatedOrpheus, END_IllithidOptions_State_AssimilatorOfOrpheus
    
    88. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPathORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    116.
    Lae'zel
    : NO!
    
    3. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    23. [Visual State]
    
    81. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath = FalseORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    379.
    Lae'zel
    : Tsk'va. The false prince is dead - and you wield his power as ghaik.^devnote
    
    249.
    Lae'zel
    : My queen will see the truth and know this was the way forward. She will greet me in Tu'narath as the Comet's destroyer, the prince's ruin.^devnoteREALLY_LAEZEL
    
    73. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    Link to Node 265
    
    300.
    The Emperor
    : I'm sure you will learn how to do it more gracefully with time. ^devnote
    
    53.
    The Emperor
    : But you have done what is necessary.
    
    265.
    The Emperor
    : The greater challenge now lies ahead of us - the Netherbrain.
    
    281. [TagCinematic] FULL_CEREMORPH
    
    343.
    The Emperor
    : Come, we must follow the brain's path. This time, we will not fail.END_IllithidOptions_State_ExitPortalAvailable, END_IllithidOptions_State_ChosenFollowLeader
    End
    
    104. [Jump] Jump to Node 23 (1)
    
    83. [Alias] END_IllithidOptions_State_MiniDominationOrbRemoved, b6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_PlayerAboutToAssimilateOrpheus
    
    Alias to Node 208
    
    254.
    Lae'zel
    : Stop.^devnoteORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath, AVATAR = FalseEND_IllithidOptions_State_OrpheusPathLaezelConfrontation
    
    342.
    Lae'zel
    : I thought you my true kin. But you would keep your own people chained to their damnable queen!^devnoteREALLY_GITHYANKI
    
    332.
    Lae'zel
    : We have the means to free Prince Orpheus - and you side with ghaik!^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer
    
    333.
    Lae'zel
    : Who are you?^devnoteORI_State_PartneredWithLaezel
    
    60.
    Lae'zel
    : You want Orpheus dead? You'll have to kill me first.^devnote
    
    41. Player: This is the only way, Lae'zel. You know it just as well as I do.
    
    381.
    Lae'zel
    : Lies! You have been seduced by empty promises, ghaik tricks! ^devnote
    
    165.
    Lae'zel
    : To think I ever hoped for more from you... ^devnote
    
    236.
    Lae'zel
    : You have damned our people for eternity. , REALLY_GITHYANKI^devnote
    
    236.
    Lae'zel
    : You have damned my people for eternity.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 393
    
    28. Player: I trust the Emperor more than I trust Orpheus.
    
    20.
    Lae'zel
    : Do not speak his name!^devnote
    
    111.
    Lae'zel
    : To think I trusted you. At best you are a ghaik pawn. At worst, you are a coward.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 393
    
    348. Player: We may as well trust the Emperor - it already has the stones. ^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_State_GaveStones
    
    119.
    The Emperor
    : He is correct. Facing the Netherbrain without you would not be easy, but I will do it if I must. , MALE
    
    119.
    The Emperor
    : She is correct. Facing the Netherbrain without you would not be easy, but I will do it if I must. , FEMALE
    
    119.
    The Emperor
    : They are correct. Facing the Netherbrain without you would not be easy, but I will do it if I must.
    
    301.
    Lae'zel
    : Only a newborn could be so naive.
    
    10.
    Lae'zel
    : It manipulates you. It's made you its thrall. And you blindly totter your way to oblivion.
    
    393.
    Lae'zel
    : Assimilate Orpheus, and I will rip off your every limb and bask in your agony!^devnote
    
    247. Player: Wait - we can still free Orpheus. END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammerb6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_MentionedSidingWithLaezel
    
    140.
    The Emperor
    : You forget - I have the stones. Without them, you will accomplish nothing. END_IllithidOptions_State_GaveStones
    
    44.
    The Emperor
    : So the githyanki lives, what then are you left with? What ideas remain untested?
    
    383.
    The Emperor
    : How will you defeat a Netherbrain?
    
    354.
    The Emperor
    : Your only choice is to trust me.
    
    309. Player: You're right, Lae'zel. We cannot let Orpheus be assimilated.b6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_MentionedSidingWithLaezelEND_IllithidOptions_State_SidedWithLaezel
    
    137. [Jump] Jump to Node 399 (1)
    
    30. [Jump] Jump to Node 235 (1)
    
    4. Player: I know how big this is to you, but trust me Lae'zel. Trust me.ORI_State_PartneredWithLaezelRoll (Wisdom, ) vs 20 (0)
    
    148. [RollResult] True
    
    290.
    Lae'zel
    : By Gith's eternal grace...^devnote
    
    206.
    Lae'zel
    : Do it.^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_State_SwayedLaezelForAssimilation
    
    9.
    Lae'zel
    : We will end the Grand Design. And then we will go our separate ways.
    
    201.
    The Emperor
    : [TagAnswer] b6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_PlayerAboutToAssimilateOrpheus
    
    274. [Jump] Jump to Node 134 (1)
    
    232. [Jump] Jump to Node 124 (1)
    
    135.
    The Emperor
    : [TagAnswer]
    
    209. [Jump] Jump to Node 386 (1)
    
    294. [RollResult] False
    
    126.
    Lae'zel
    : No more words. I gave you my trust - and you failed me.^devnote
    
    287. [Jump] Jump to Node 245 (2)
    
    76. Player: We have no way to free Orpheus. Assimilation is our only option.END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 15 (0)
    
    106. [Jump] Jump to Node 4 (2)
    
    50. Player: Fool. You can't defeat the Netherbrain and end the Grand Design on your own.ORI_State_PartneredWithLaezel = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 30 (0)
    
    91. [Jump] Jump to Node 4 (2)
    
    245. Player: Attack Lae'zel.
    
    96.
    Lae'zel
    : To think I once called you zhak vo'n'fynh duj... ^devnoteORI_State_PartneredWithLaezelEND_IllithidOptions_Event_OrpheusPathLaezelBetrayed
    
    118.
    Lae'zel
    : Hta'lak k'rith ma'har! ^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_Event_OrpheusPathLaezelBetrayed
    End
    
    215. Player: If it means that much to you, Lae'zel, I won't kill Orpheus. b6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_MentionedSidingWithLaezel
    
    170. [Jump] Jump to Node 140 (1)
    
    376. Player: We'll find another way. I will not sacrifice Orpheus. b6cf7c83-5435-4875-55e3-e456befa7d88_MentionedSidingWithLaezelEND_IllithidOptions_State_SidedWithLaezel
    
    399.
    The Emperor
    : So easily persuaded, so quick to turn... END_IllithidOptions_State_GaveStonesGLO_ThrallOfTheAbsolute_Event_AstralPrism
    
    12.
    The Emperor
    : I am glad to have uncovered your weakness before facing the Netherbrain.
    
    74.
    The Emperor
    : My chances of success would have been improved by your presence. But no matter, I will do what must be done. Alone.
    
    207.
    The Emperor
    : I will assimilate Orpheus. And without his protection, you will perish. Just like I said you would.
    
    308. [Alias] END_IllithidOptions_State_AssimilatedOrpheus, END_IllithidOptions_State_AssimilatorOfOrpheus
    
    Alias to Node 386
    
    279.
    The Emperor
    : [TagAnswer]
    End
    
    231. [Jump] Jump to Node 235 (1)
    
    352. [Jump] Jump to Node 245 (1)
    
    401.
    Lae'zel
    : You would keep my people chained to their damnable queen. I should've trusted my gut, driven a blade through your throat at first chance.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 332
    
    124. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    
    273. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_State_AssimilatedOrpheus, END_IllithidOptions_State_AssimilatorOfOrpheus
    
    Link to Node 88
    
    Link to Node 104
    
    157. Player: If Gale's solution doesn't work, you have my word - I will do what is necessary. END_IllithidOptions_State_GaleWillingToDie
    
    327.
    The Emperor
    : Fair enough. ^devnote
    
    112. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 330
    
    285.
    The Emperor
    : But don't wait too long. END_IllithidOptions_Knows_CanDelayUse
    
    152.
    The Emperor
    : You will need to be fully illithid before you confront the Netherbrain.
    
    303.
    The Emperor
    : Now stand aside. I will assimilate the githyanki's power in your stead.
    
    208. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_State_MiniDominationOrbRemoved
    
    277. [Jump] Jump to Node 254 (1)
    
    159. [Alias] ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPathORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    Alias to Node 88
    
    363. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 116
    
    197. [Alias] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    Alias to Node 3
    
    386. [TagCinematic] ^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_State_AssimilatedOrpheus, END_IllithidOptions_State_AssimilatorOfOrpheus
    
    195. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 23
    
    95.
    The Emperor
    : Do not judge me.^devnote
    
    150. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath = FalseORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    358.
    Lae'zel
    : Tsk'va. The false prince is dead, his power taken to end the ghaik Grand Design.^devnote
    
    108.
    Lae'zel
    : We hold the Hammer in hand, and you stood against me. Still - I see a path to ascension.END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    191.
    Lae'zel
    : My queen will see the truth and know this was the way forward. She will greet me in Tu'narath as the Comet's destroyer, the prince's ruin.^devnoteREALLY_LAEZEL
    
    123. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    319. [Jump] Jump to Node 343 (1)
    
    25. [Jump] Jump to Node 343 (1)
    
    42. [Jump] Jump to Node 386 (1)
    
    183. Player: I'll do it later. END_IllithidOptions_State_GaleWillingToDie = False
    
    Link to Node 327
    
    54.
    Nightwarden Minthara
    : Good. I would rather put my trust in you than in that thing.^devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_MINTHARA
    
    Link to Node 212
    
    353.
    Lae'zel
    : Tsk'va. If this must be our sacrifice, so be it. The prince will fall, praise Vlaakith - and we will take his powers.
    
    324.
    Lae'zel
    : We will destroy the Netherbrain - and I will ascend to my queen's side!REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Link to Node 70
    
    218. [Jump] Jump to Node 82 (1)
    
    190. Player: Why should I trust you? You withheld information from me at every turn.
    
    115.
    The Emperor
    : It is true that I withheld reality. I showed Orpheus and his guard as evil beings.
    
    122.
    The Emperor
    : And I appeared to you in the form of someone you would trust - someone who wasn't a mind flayer.
    
    382.
    The Emperor
    : But I am a mind flayer.
    
    338.
    The Emperor
    : Illusion is my language. Just as words and actions are yours.
    
    328.
    The Emperor
    : Do not judge me for being true to myself. I have never judged you.
    
    276. Player: I will never trust you.
    
    107. [Jump] Jump to Node 160 (1)
    
    144. Player: Enough. I have the Hammer - I will free Orpheus! END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer
    
    289.
    The Emperor
    : You're lying. His chains are unbreakable. The only way to break them is - ^devnoteGLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal, GLO_Emperor_Knows_PlayersTookDeal = False
    
    355.
    The Emperor
    : No... Impossible... You would have had to make a deal with the devil himself. And if you had, I would know. I have had access to your thoughts the entire -
    
    267.
    The Emperor
    : Sharess' Caress.^devnote
    
    13.
    The Emperor
    : That was the silence I felt, wasn't it? When I lost you?WYR_RaphaelTango_State_PlayersLiedDeal
    
    22.
    The Emperor
    : You took the devil's deal. And lied to me.
    
    253.
    The Emperor
    : And there I was thinking you trusted me.
    
    387.
    The Emperor
    : The way that I trusted you. CAMP_DaisyAcknowledgement_SexWithEmperor
    
    235.
    The Emperor
    : It is a shame we could not have cooperated. Your powers of manipulation are quite something.
    
    291.
    The Emperor
    : Very well. Since you will not work with me, you work against me.
    
    142.
    The Emperor
    : You leave me no option but to join the Netherbrain.^devnoteEND_IllithidOptions_Event_EmperorBetrayal
    End
    
    128.
    The Emperor
    : After everything I've done for you.GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal, GLO_Emperor_Knows_PlayersTookDeal
    
    262.
    The Emperor
    : I thought you understood the value of your freedom when you destroyed the contract that bound you to deliver the Crown. LOW_HouseOfHope_State_ContractIsDestroyed
    
    339.
    The Emperor
    : But now you insist on freeing the githyanki, and risking everything we worked towards.
    
    Link to Node 296
    
    375.
    The Emperor
    : You choose to side with the devil.
    
    187.
    The Emperor
    : You would free the githyanki, and risk everything we've worked towards.
    
    296. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 16
    
    59. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 228
    
    258.
    The Emperor
    : I had hoped for better, but I can't say I'm surprised.
    
    365.
    The Emperor
    : It was always in your nature to give in to temptation.DAISY_DESIRETRACK
    
    Link to Node 341
    
    360.
    The Emperor
    : You reasoned well, but chose poorly.DAISY_REASONTRACK
    
    Link to Node 341
    
    329.
    The Emperor
    : You were always weak.DAISY_FEARTRACK
    
    341. [Jump] Jump to Node 291 (1)
    
    326.
    The Emperor
    : I told you we have to trust one another.
    
    16.
    The Emperor
    : I told you the githyanki would only want to kill you for what you are.
    
    228.
    The Emperor
    : Still, you choose to break our alliance.
    
    313.
    The Emperor
    : Even united, the Netherbrain was going to be an impossible enemy. But apart - we have no chance of survival.
    
    154. [Jump] Jump to Node 291 (1)
    
    72. Player: I still have the orb. I don't need the stones to destroy the brain, and the crown with it.REALLY_GALE
    
    346.
    The Emperor
    : Your hubris drives you even now. You failed before, I cannot trust that you will not fail again.
    
    117.
    The Emperor
    : If you insist on doing this, I cannot stop you. But there is a better way, a way in which you live.
    
    155.
    The Emperor
    : Hand me the stones, Gale. It is the only way we will guarantee our success.
    
    31. Player: Very well. But when the brain is defeated, the stones return to me.ORI_Gale_Knows_ReadKarsusNotes, REALLY_GALEEND_IllithidOptions_State_GaveStones
    
    288.
    The Emperor
    : So be it.
    
    141. [Jump] Jump to Node 303 (1)
    
    14. [Jump] Jump to Node 102 (1)
    
    260. Player: Enough. I have the Hammer - I will deal with Orpheus myself!ORI_Laezel_Event_EmperorCheckSucceed, END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer
    
    275. [Jump] Jump to Node 144 (2)
    
    297. [RollResult] False
    
    56. [Jump] Jump to Node 169 (1)
    
    306. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 8
    
    51. [Jump] Jump to Node 169 (1)
    
    180. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath, END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    224.
    Lae'zel
    : Assimilate him? Tsk'va! No, now is the time to liberate him!^devnote
    
    55.
    Lae'zel
    : Do not stand against me.^devnoteREALLY_LAEZEL
    
    Link to Node 298
    
    17. Player: [TagAnswer] GLO_Monitor_State_MadeDeal = False, ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath, END_IllithidOptions_State_ArrivedWithOrphicHammer = False, REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    11.
    Lae'zel
    : Assimilate him? Tsk'va! No - we must liberate him!^devnote
    
    21.
    The Emperor
    : Impossible. You have no means of liberating the githyanki prince. If the Netherbrain is to fall, the prince must be assimilated.REALLY_LAEZEL
    
    298. [Jump] Jump to Node 169 (1)
    
    71. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Karlach
    
    248.
    Karlach
    : This fella and its ultimatums. But he's forgetting one thing.
    
    283.
    Karlach
    : We could become illithid. I mean, I could. You could trust me to do what needs to be done.
    
    89. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Karlach
    
    392. [Jump] Jump to Node 169 (2)
114.
The Emperor
: We proceed together. END_IllithidOptions_State_ExitPortalAvailable
End
114.
The Emperor
: After you.END_IllithidOptions_State_ExitPortalAvailable
End
184.
The Emperor
: There are important matters to discuss - I intend to discuss them with your leader. Send them to me.END_General_State_PartyMemberIsMindFlayer = False, AVATAR = False
End
270.
The Emperor
: I trust you have aired opinions and grievances, and made your decision? Are you ready to become a mind flayer?END_IllithidOptions_Event_TadpoleGroupDiscussionEND_IllithidOptions_Event_TadpoleGroupDiscussion = False
- 369. [Jump] Jump to Node 189 (2)
349.
The Emperor
: I admire the githyanki, you know. What she lacked in foresight, she made up for with passion. END_IllithidOptions_Event_OrpheusPathLaezelBetrayed
- 229.
  The Emperor
  : But passion is a consolation prize for those who lack intellect.
  - 173.
    The Emperor
    : I am glad to see that you lack neither, and did what had to be done. END_IllithidOptions_State_AssimilatedOrpheus, FULL_CEREMORPH
    
    252. [Jump] Jump to Node 343 (1)
  - 214.
    The Emperor
    : I am glad that not all of your companions are such slaves to it, and that one among you did what needed to be done. END_IllithidOptions_State_AssimilatedOrpheus, END_General_State_PlayerIsMindFlayer, FULL_CEREMORPH = False
    
    Link to Node 252
  - 269.
    The Emperor
    : Now enough of this distraction - we must assimilate Orpheus.
    
    18. [Jump] Jump to Node 9 (2)