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    Synopsis:

    The player has the last Netherstone, triggering a dialog with the Emperor to point them towards the Netherbrain. Main pieces of info he communicates here:

    - The player has met the requirements needed to enter end game
    - This trip is one-way
    - Frame the upcoming confrontation with the Netherbrain in Morphic Pool
    - Where to find the boat

    How to trigger:

    oe end_emperorprelude_bhaal or
    oe end_emperorprelude_gortash



  • 14.
    The Emperor
    : The last stone - I need to see it for myself. devnoteGLO_EmperorPrelude_State_ReceivedGortashStoneLast
    • 25.
      The Emperor
      : There it is. So innocent, but such potential.devnote
      • 16.
        The Emperor
        : You have done very well indeed.
        • 3.
          Narrator
          : *The Netherstones pulse with psionic energy - permeating you, pulling you in line with their rhythm.*devnote
          • 0.
            Narrator
            : *The thrum quickens, rising, cresting on a single feeling, a location.*devnoteGLO_EmperorPrelude_State_ReceivedGortashStoneLast
            • 20.
              The Emperor
              : As I expected, the docks under the city must lead to a Morphic Pool - that's where the Chosen imprisoned the brain.devnoteEND_EmperorPreludeCave_State_BeenToCaveGLO_EmperorPrelude_Knows_BrainLocation
              • 21. [Jump] Jump to Node 30 (2)
            • 31.
              The Emperor
              : There it is - the Morphic Pool. The place where the Chosen imprisoned the brain. That is where we must go. devnoteGLO_BaldursGate_Knows_BrainUnderground
              • Link to Node 21
            • 30.
              The Emperor
              : A Morphic Pool beneath the city itself. So that's where the Chosen imprisoned the brain.devnoteGLO_EmperorPrelude_Knows_BrainLocation
              • 29. Player: Why would they put it there?
                • 10.
                  The Emperor
                  : To conceal it, one would imagine.
                  • 33.
                    The Emperor
                    : And to maintain the illusion of their own control above ground.
              • 9. Player: Do you think we're ready to face the elder brain?
                • 6.
                  The Emperor
                  : With the stones in hand and the Chosen dead, we stand as good a chance as we ever will.
                  • 28.
                    The Emperor
                    : As to how good a chance that is - I cannot say. But I have hope.
              • 18. Player: We should go back to the undercity docks. END_EmperorPreludeCave_State_BeenToCave
                • 15. [Jump] Jump to Node 19 (1)
              • 1. Player: You know Baldur's Gate best - how do we find this Morphic Pool?END_EmperorPreludeCave_State_BeenToCave = False, WYR_DaisyEmperorBalduran_PlayerKnowsBalduranIdentity
                • 27.
                  The Emperor
                  : If memory serves, there are smuggling routes beneath the city - they will take you underground.
                  • Link to Node 19
              • 26. Player: So how do we get to the Morphic Pool?END_EmperorPreludeCave_State_BeenToCave = False, WYR_DaisyEmperorBalduran_PlayerKnowsBalduranIdentity = False
                • 2.
                  The Emperor
                  : The same way one gets to the bowels of anything - the sewers.
                  • 19.
                    The Emperor
                    : When we reach the Pool, we will find the brain and we will end this - in death, thralldom, or freedom.
                    • 12.
                      The Emperor
                      : But a word of caution - once we cross into the elder brain's domain, there will be no turning back.
                      • 11.
                        The Emperor
                        : Finish your business here before you proceed. The brain will be waiting for us. devnote
                        End
              • 13. Player: I'm not ready.
                • 5.
                  The Emperor
                  : You are right to be cautious. A fight with the most powerful being in all the Realms is not to be entered into ill-prepared.
                  • 4.
                    The Emperor
                    : Once we cross into the elder brain's domain, there will be no turning back.
                    • 23.
                      The Emperor
                      : We will end this - one way or another - in death, thralldom, or freedom.
                      • Link to Node 11
          • 32.
            Narrator
            : *The thrum quickens, rising, cresting on a single feeling, a location.*devnote
            • Link to Node 31
            • Link to Node 30
  • 17.
    Narrator
    : *The Netherstones pulse with psionic energy - permeating you, pulling you in line with their rhythm.*devnoteEND_General_State_CurrentlyInMorphicPool, GLO_EmperorPrelude_State_ReceivedGortashStoneLast
    • 22.
      The Emperor
      : The last stone - I need to see it for myself. devnote
      • 8.
        The Emperor
        : There it is. So innocent, but such potential.devnote
        • 7.
          The Emperor
          : You have done very well indeed.
          End
  • 24.
    The Emperor
    : So we have the final stone - I need to see it for myself. devnote
    • Link to Node 25