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    Synopsis:

    Dez Kanshaw is a farmer with family woes.

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    Click on S_Elfsong_Patron_008_a29c8ff1-ce29-42c0-a426-c955cdb485bd


  • 22.
    Dez Kanshaw
    : Another? Should I have another? Ilmater preserve me, I need the courage. LOW_Elfsong_Exterior_Patron_008_HasMet = FalseLOW_Elfsong_Patron008_HasMet
    • 21. Player: Will another drink solve your problems?
      • 52.
        Dez Kanshaw
        : No, saer. We abandoned our farm when the Absolute army marched in.
        • 8.
          Dez Kanshaw
          : We used to sell our barley to the brewer who makes this very beer. That's all over now.
          • 33. Player: You must be furious at the Absolute cult and their army.
            • 46.
              Dez Kanshaw
              : Why? No more point to that than getting mad at a plague of locusts, or the weather.
              • 7. Player: Did you try to fight back?
                • 20. [Jump] Jump to Node 50 (1)
              • 27. Player: What will you country folk do here in the city?
                • 35. [Jump] Jump to Node 5 (1)
              • 58. Player: There's always room for anger. Especially in times like these.
                • 10. [Jump] Jump to Node 50 (1)
          • 36. Player: I'm sure you'll find a new trade soon enough. There's plenty about.
            • 38.
              Dez Kanshaw
              : I'm not so sure. What good can these farmer hands do in a city like this? Besides, I've got the others to think of.
              • Link to Node 53
          • 45. Player: We? Who went with you?
            • Link to Node 53
    • 41. Player: You won't find courage in the bottom of a bottle. ['Astarion -1', 'Gale 1', 'Lae'zel 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Jaheira 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Minsc 1', 'Halsin 1']
      • Link to Node 3
    • 49. Player: Drink up! This city is living on borrowed time., REALLY_HALFLING, REALLY_HALFORCdevnote
      • Link to Node 3
    • 6. Player: The answer is yes - it's always yes.REALLY_HALFLING['Astarion 1', 'Lae'zel -1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Jaheira 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Minsc 1', 'Halsin 1']
      • 3.
        Dez Kanshaw
        : No, I guess I've had enough. The brewer who made this beer used to buy all of our barley. But that's over now.
        • 16.
          Dez Kanshaw
          : Left the crops standing in the fields when we ran from the Absolute army. Gone, all gone.
          • 56. Player: We? I see only you.
            • Link to Node 53
          • 54. Player: I'm sorry for your loss.
            • 18.
              Dez Kanshaw
              : If it were only me it wouldn't be so bad, but I've got mouths to feed.
              • 53.
                Dez Kanshaw
                : Family's upstairs, exhausted. I'm Dez Kanshaw - with a wife, two kids, and another on the way.
                • Link to Node 5
          • 15. Player: But you had enough left for a drink.['Astarion 1', 'Lae'zel 1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Jaheira 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Minsc 1', 'Halsin 1']
            • 26.
              Dez Kanshaw
              : One - and I shouldn't have had even that. Got work to do.
              • 5.
                Dez Kanshaw
                : Oldest boy, Korson, he means well but he eats as much as the rest of us put together. I have to find him a place here.LOW_Elfsong_Patron_008_ToldAboutOldestSon
                • 30. Player: There's a war on. Can he fight?
                  • 50.
                    Dez Kanshaw
                    : We're farmers, not fighters. That's not the answer for us.
                    • 11.
                      Dez Kanshaw
                      : Oldest boy, Korson, he means well but he eats as much as the rest of us put together. I have to find him a place here.LOW_Elfsong_Patron_008_ToldAboutOldestSon = False
                      • 34.
                        Dez Kanshaw
                        : A fancy feller called Three-Piece wants to place him as a cleaner in the Counting House. But I don't trust him.
                        • 28.
                          Dez Kanshaw
                          : Maybe I should just join the Flaming Fist and take the signing bonus. What else can I do?
                          • 1. Player: Three-Piece sounds like a crook. Better if you join the Fists.
                            • 40.
                              Dez Kanshaw
                              : That's what I was thinking too. Was drinking to get up the courage to do it.
                              • 0.
                                Dez Kanshaw
                                : But it's hard, because it means goodbye to our family's farm. Korson will never work those fields.
                                • 19.
                                  Dez Kanshaw
                                  : Thanks, stranger, you helped settle my mind. Thanks are all I have to offer, though. May Ilmater bleed for you.
                                  End
                          • 4. Player: That cleaner job sounds steady. Leaves you available to head back to the farm.
                            • 44.
                              Dez Kanshaw
                              : Right. It's taking a chance, but it's worth the risk. The farm is all we have, really.
                              • Link to Node 19
                          • 55. Player: I hear the Ilmater temple at Wyrm's needs volunteers. They don't pay, but at least the boy will eat.
                            • 43.
                              Dez Kanshaw
                              : Huh. That's a solid tip. Could work out for a gentle kid like Korson.
                              • Link to Node 19
                          • 48. Player: The Thieves Guild are always on the lookout for talent. He'd never run out of work.ROGUE['Wyll -1', 'Jaheira -1']
                            • 51.
                              Dez Kanshaw
                              : My gentle boy? A thief? I wouldn't have dared think of it before, but... maybe the Guild isn't a bad place to look.devnoteLOW_Elfsong_Patron008_TellJoinThievesGuild
                              • Link to Node 19
                          • 14. Player: Forget the city - the wilds have everything you need., BARBARIAN, RANGER
                            • 17.
                              Dez Kanshaw
                              : Huh - that's true. And we're no strangers to working the land.
                              • Link to Node 19
                    • 12.
                      Dez Kanshaw
                      : Korson's strong, but he's a gentle soul. Easy to take advantage of.
                      • Link to Node 34
                • 39. Player: Found any opportunities for him?
                  • 47.
                    Dez Kanshaw
                    : A fancy feller called Three-Piece wants to place Korson as a cleaner in the Counting House. But I don't trust him.
                    • Link to Node 28
                • 42. Player: If he can't find his own place, perhaps he doesn't deserve one. DROWELF['Lae'zel 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Jaheira 1']
                  • Link to Node 29
                • 9. Player: Life is meant for living! The boy must find his own path, as I did. As we all must.HALFORC['Lae'zel 1', 'Astarion 1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Jaheira 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Minsc 1', 'Halsin 1']
                  • 29.
                    Dez Kanshaw
                    : I appreciate that some might find me a soft touch, but he's my son. I'll make no apology for looking out for him.
                    • 25. [Jump] Jump to Node 12 (1)
                • 24. Player: Well good luck to you and your family.
                  • 57.
                    Dez Kanshaw
                    : Thank you kindly. And to you and yours.
                    End
    • 13. Player: Of course, deep courage comes from a full belly.REALLY_HALFORC['Astarion 1', 'Lae'zel -1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Jaheira 1', 'Minthara 1', 'Minsc 1', 'Halsin 1']
      • Link to Node 3
    • 2. Player: Leave.
      End
  • 23.
    Dez Kanshaw
    : You look as out of place here as I feel. LOW_Elfsong_Patron008_HasMet = False, RARELOW_Elfsong_Patron008_HasMet
    • 32.
      Dez Kanshaw
      : What say you, should I have another? Ilmater preserve me, I need the courage.
      • 31. [Jump] Jump to Node 22 (2)
  • 37.
    Dez Kanshaw
    : Thanks again, stranger. Ilmater guide you. LOW_Elfsong_Patron008_HasMet
    End