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Synopsis:

CINE ARTIST - PLEASE CONTACT WRITER! (RUAIRI)
The flow looks complex due to integration of an OM, but is relatively simple after the first stage.
The first stage is always Nine-Fingers arguing with her underling Uktar, who always leaves before the first player QNs.

After that, Jaheira's OM is prioritised, where Nine-Fingers tells her that Minsc is the Stone Lord. The Guild have set a trap to kill him, and she doesn't want Jaheira to interfere.

After that, Nine-Fingers introduces herself to the player and can be asked questions about the city. If Jaheira's OM has not triggered yet, that takes priority on any subsequent meetings.

How to trigger:

Talk to S_LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_ef1b7a12-6439-470a-885c-fa47851728cd

23.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: Come to derail any other Guild operations? Spit in my eye, perhaps? Or do you just need something?^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_SpokeToNineFingersAfterHeist, LOW_Guildhall_State_DuringCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup
- 171. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
38.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: It's an orphanage, Uktar. What would you have me do - seize their toys as payment?^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F = False
- 5.
  Uktar
  : They failed to pay tribute. We should withdraw our protection, at the very least.^devnote
  - 81.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : And cede more ground to the Stone Lord? You're not suggesting I yield a single inch of the city - my city - to this cult?^devnote
    
    60.
    Uktar
    : I... We already look weak. If you're seen to be forgiving debts -^devnote
    
    293.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I didn't say 'forgive'. Seize the building. Arm any children old enough. If they protect what's mine, we'll consider that a start on what's owed.^devnote
    
    50.
    Uktar
    : ...Yes, guildmaster. I - excuse me? This is a private council.^devnote
    
    118.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Keep your underpants clean, Uktar. We're playing host to a hero.^devnote
    
    326.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : [TagAnswer] COMLOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_UktarWasIncluded, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F, GEN_RemoveFromDialog
    
    Link to Node 219
    
    7.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : [TagAnswer] OOMLOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_UktarWasIncluded, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F, GEN_RemoveFromDialog
    
    219. [Visual State]
    
    97.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : [TagAnswer]
    
    69.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You owe me a gold piece, grandmother. ^devnoteCOMLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_State_TriggeredCOM, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet
    
    313.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : When I heard you died out in the wilderness, I made an offering at Kelemvor's well.^devnote
    
    85.
    Jaheira
    : Of gold? I did not know I meant so much to you, guildmaster.^devnote
    
    220.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I'm terribly sentimental. Case in point - I've just let a Harper walk through my Guildhall, noticeably unholed. ^devnote
    
    267.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : And with a familiar face in tow. ^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers
    
    75. [Jump] Jump to Node 188 (1)
    
    285.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Because I'm curious. About why you're here - and who it is you've brought with you.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers
    
    58. Player: Well, you already know I'm a friend of Jaheira's.LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_AskedToBringJaheira
    
    154.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : How nice. You won't find many of those in my Guildhall.^devnote['Jaheira 2']
    
    145.
    Jaheira
    : We won't tax your hospitality too long, Nine-Fingers. I'm searching for Minsc of Rashemen.
    
    Link to Node 174
    
    246. Player: Hi there. I'm a friend of Jaheira's.LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_AskedToBringJaheira = False
    
    Link to Node 154
    
    216. Player: A passer-by. I heard you serve good food down here.
    
    314.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Hah! The best in the city, under or above. So smart a mouth as yours would enjoy it, provided you keep all your teeth.^devnote['Jaheira 2']
    
    Link to Node 145
    
    211. Player: Just exploring the local sewer-life.
    
    175.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Thinking about moving in? I have some lovely lightless cells I could show you.^devnote['Jaheira 2']
    
    Link to Node 145
    
    95. Player: Let Jaheira do the talking.
    
    188.
    Jaheira
    : This is the one who saved my life. So really, she owes you your gold piece., FEMALE
    
    188.
    Jaheira
    : This is the one who saved my life. So really, he owes you your gold piece., MALE
    
    188.
    Jaheira
    : This is the one who saved my life. So really, they owe you your gold piece.
    
    90.
    Jaheira
    : But we can settle debts later, Nine-Fingers. For now, we need help - we're searching for Minsc of Rashemen.
    
    174.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : A big name, that. Such information does not come cheap, High Harper. Not in normal times.^devnote
    
    55.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Of course... seeing as these are not normal times, and we're all such good friends... I'll do better than tell you where he is. I'm bringing him here as we speak.^devnote
    
    140.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Or - parts of him, at least. I gave no orders about the condition of his corpse.^devnote
    
    125.
    Jaheira
    : What treachery is this, Nine-Fingers? Have you thrown in with the Absolute, too?^devnote
    
    337.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Against my own city? Careful - you're in very real danger of hurting my feelings.^devnote
    
    37.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : It's Minsc who's found his faith with Faerûn's newest god. And a new name with it - the Stone Lord.^devnoteGLO_Minsc_Knows_MinscIsStoneLord
    
    173.
    Jaheira
    : Lies.^devnote
    
    182. Player: You say that name as if it means something.GLO_Minsc_Knows_HeardOfStoneLord = False
    
    167.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : It should. My people speak it in the same breath as Sarevok and Demogorgon, but he's just another upstart.
    
    Link to Node 209
    
    101. Player: The Stone Lord? The new gang boss your people are so afraid of?GLO_Minsc_Knows_HeardOfStoneLord
    
    152.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Exactly the one. Guild crews may be prone to exaggeration, but... not in this case.
    
    209.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : In his short reign, the Stone Lord and his crew have earned a reputation. Pure brutality. No survivors. And where he mows my people down, this ripe little cult takes root.^devnoteGLO_Minsc_Knows_HeardOfStoneLord
    
    277.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : But not for much longer. We have word on where he plans to hit next - and he'll find us ready to hit back this time.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_HuntForStoneLord
    
    80.
    Jaheira
    : Nine-Fingers - Astele. Call off your ambush. Tell us where he is, and we'll handle this.^devnote
    
    131.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : 'We'? I heard what happened to your Harpers, Jaheira. I'm sorry - but this fight's too big for you alone.^devnoteJaheira_InParty_SpokeOfDanthelonAttack
    
    Link to Node 84
    
    Link to Node 73
    
    Link to Node 46
    
    Link to Node 159
    
    108.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : 'We'? I see no Harpers, Jaheira. I'm sorry - but this fight's too big for you alone.^devnote
    
    84. Player: She's not alone - she has me.['Jaheira 2']
    
    Link to Node 114
    
    73. Player: You really think that will stop her?['Jaheira 2']
    
    114.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : If you're half the friend you're posing as, you'll tell her that her part in this is done.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 298
    
    46. Player: We can handle this. Trust us.['Jaheira 2']
    
    43.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I don't let trust tie my hands. That's why I sit in this very fine office.^devnote
    
    298.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The Stone Lord's fate is sealed. We have a bigger war to fight. I'd rather turn our talk to that, but if you need a moment, Jaheira...^devnote
    
    54.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Well, you've earned that much. My Guildhall is open to you. Have a drink, Jaheira. Have a rest.^devnote
    
    176.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Just leave well enough alone. It would be a shame for the city to lose two of its heroes in one day.^devnote
    End
    
    159. Player: Prepare to attack.
    
    86.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Out of respect for the High Harper, I'm going to pretend you're just scratching your arse.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 298
    
    302. Player: What makes you think he's joined the Absolute? Maybe he just doesn't like thieves.
    
    190.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Aye, I considered that. But there's a pattern to his strikes - an intent.
    
    Link to Node 209
    
    306. Player: It makes sense, Jaheira. We know the cult can be... persuasive.
    
    268.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Minsc was never one to need much persuading. Not when it came to spilling my people's blood.
    
    Link to Node 209
    
    310.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You owe me a gold piece, grandmother. ^devnoteOOMLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_State_TriggeredOOM, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet
    
    103.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : When I heard you died out in the wilderness, I made an offering at Kelemvor's well.^devnote
    
    231.
    Jaheira
    : Of gold? I did not know I meant so much to you, guildmaster.
    
    297.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I'm terribly sentimental. Case in point - I've just let a Harper walk through my Guildhall, noticeably unholed.^devnote
    
    340.
    Jaheira
    : I won't tax your hospitality too long, Nine-Fingers. I'm searching for Minsc of Rashemen.
    
    237.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : A big name, that. Such information does not come cheap, High Harper. Not in normal times.^devnote
    
    123.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Of course... seeing as these are not normal times, and we're all such good friends... I'll do better than tell you where he is. I'm bringing him here as we speak.^devnote
    
    49.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Or - parts of him, at least. I gave no orders about the condition of his corpse.^devnote
    
    149.
    Jaheira
    : What treachery is this, Nine-Fingers? Have you thrown in with the Absolute, too?^devnote
    
    79.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Against my own city? Careful - you're in very real danger of hurting my feelings.^devnote
    
    203.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : It's Minsc who's found his faith with Faerûn's newest god. And a new name with it - the Stone Lord.^devnoteGLO_Minsc_Knows_MinscIsStoneLord
    
    64.
    Jaheira
    : Lies.^devnote
    
    271.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : In his short reign, the Stone Lord and his crew have earned a reputation. Pure brutality. No survivors. And where he mows my people down, this ripe little cult takes root.^devnoteGLO_Minsc_Knows_HeardOfStoneLord
    
    68.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : But not for much longer. We have word on where he plans to hit next - and he'll find us ready to hit back this time.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_HuntForStoneLord
    
    215.
    Jaheira
    : Nine-Fingers - Astele. Call off your ambush. Tell us where he is, and we'll handle this.^devnote
    
    172.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : 'We'? I heard what happened to your Harpers, Jaheira. I'm sorry - but this fight's too big for you alone.^devnoteWYR_Axe_State_Cleared
    
    Link to Node 319
    
    115.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : 'We'? I see no Harpers, Jaheira. I'm sorry - but this fight's too big for you alone.^devnote
    
    319.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The Stone Lord's fate is sealed. We have a bigger war to fight. I'd rather turn our talk to that, but if you need a moment, Jaheira...^devnote
    
    65.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Just leave well enough alone. It would be a shame for the city to lose two of its heroes in one day.^devnote
    End
    
    74.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You recall our reports of Ketheric Thorm? General of the Absolute, champion of Myrkul, unkillable-tyrant-of-Moonrise?^devnote
    
    39.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Meet the one who killed him.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_UktarWasIncluded, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F, GEN_RemoveFromDialog
    
    0. [Visual State]
    
    339. Player: And you're Nine-Fingers Keene, Guildmaster.
    
    236.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Was it the Harper who tipped you off, or something else?^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet
    
    Link to Node 110
    
    78.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : A little less impressive, as revelations go.^devnote
    
    110.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You'll forgive the spying, I hope. The Guild keeps watch for anyone of interest passing through our gates.
    
    59. [Jump] Jump to Node 191 (1)
    
    192. Player: I don't want to talk about me. I want to talk about Minsc.LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet
    
    292.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : And when we're sitting in your stronghold, I'll give a good slippery shite about what you want.^devnote
    
    224.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You're with the Harper, so you already know there's a war coming. And I already know the only thing about you that I need to.^devnote
    
    183. [Jump] Jump to Node 92 (1)
    
    275. Player: Am I interrupting? Your guards just let me pass.LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F
    
    62.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Of course. They knew you were expected.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 208
    
    299. Player: How do you know who I am?
    
    Link to Node 208
    
    249. Player: My fame precedes me. That, or you've been spying on me.
    
    10.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Whichever one gives you the most comfort.
    
    208.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The Guild is this city's first and last line of defence. It's only natural that we watch the gates for anyone interesting.
    
    191.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I'd say you qualify. I already know the only thing about you that I need to. ^devnote
    
    92.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You've crossed paths with the cult's leadership before, and you're still standing.^devnote
    
    210.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I mean to burn the Absolute from the face of my city. So if you mean to help, congratulations - we just became the best of friends.^devnote
    
    230. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
    
    260. Player: You seem to know quite a bit about the cult.
    
    290.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : As, it seems, do you. I already know the only thing about you that I need to.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 92
41.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: Ah. You're the one working with the Harper. ^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers = False, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_State_TriggeredOOM, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9FLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers
- 76. [Jump] Jump to Node 226 (1)
48.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: I knew Jaheira was back in the city - alive and kicking and with a new friend in tow. Your exploits together are causing quite a stir.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers = False, ORI_Jaheira_State_IsInParty, LOW_Guildhall_State_DuringCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoupLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_State_SpokeToNineFingersAfterHeist
- 1.
  Nine-Fingers Keene
  : I thought you'd come to Baldur's Gate to finish the job you started at Moonrise.^devnote
  - 280.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : So tell me - why would you kill Ketheric and chase his co-conspirators to the city, only to turn on us at the last moment? Why let Minsc get away?^devnote
    
    323. Player: I didn't turn on anyone - but Minsc is not the enemy.
    
    Link to Node 307
    
    272. Player: I'm here to stop the Absolute. I won't be questioned by you.
    
    307. [Jump] Jump to Node 99 (1)
    
    2. Player: Wait - how do you know who I am?
    
    105.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : It's my business. And not what should concern you most right now.
    
    99.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The Stone Lord - Minsc - is the Absolute's enforcer-in-chief. Every piece of territory he takes from me goes to the cult.
    
    134.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You are apparently the city's best chance of sending the Absolute packing. So yes - I need you alive.
    
    181. [Jump] Jump to Node 61 (1)
72.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: [TagGreeting] LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F, OOM
- 70. [Jump] Jump to Node 310 (1)
82.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: We meet at last. Your exploits are causing quite a stir.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_DuringCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoupLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_State_SpokeToNineFingersAfterHeist
- Link to Node 1
111.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: You have a cult to kill. What do you need from me to do it?^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_SpokenToNinefingersAfterSidingWithHer, LOW_Guildhall_State_PostCoup
- 6. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
119.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: [TagGreeting] LOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers = False, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_State_TriggeredCOM, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9FLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers
- 226.
  Nine-Fingers Keene
  : You keep good company. But don't think you can hide from me in the Harper's shadow.
  - 44.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I hear things, in my work. Like the rise of General Ketheric Thorm, Chosen of Myrkul, unkillable-tyrant-of-Moonrise.
    
    281.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : And I hear you're the one who killed him.
    
    301. [Jump] Jump to Node 39 (2)
126.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: I knew you'd try and stick your beak in, Harper. You can't help yourself.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_DuringCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup, JAHEIRALOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_State_SpokeToNineFingersAfterHeist
- 212.
  Nine-Fingers Keene
  : You had a grand plan to save Minsc from big bad Nine-Fingers. So why did you let him escape?^devnote
  - 150. [Jump] Jump to Node 91 (2)
136.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: We haven't known each other for very long, so perhaps I ought to clarify.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_DuringCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoupLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_State_SpokeToNineFingersAfterHeist
- 91.
  Nine-Fingers Keene
  : When I say 'Don't interfere, or else' - most people avoid finding out what 'or else' means.^devnote
  - 139. Player: I suppose I was just curious.
    
    157.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Curious by nature, are you? Ever wondered what it's like to have your skin peeled off?^devnote
    
    Link to Node 156
  - 207. Player: I told you Jaheira and I would handle it. Just let us.LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet, JAHEIRA = False
    
    Link to Node 250
  - 184. Player: I told you we would handle it. Let us.LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet, JAHEIRA
    
    250.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Rather than stuffing you in a box and dropping you into the river, you mean?^devnote
    
    Link to Node 156
  - 225. Player: Your ambush was a complete failure - and it would've been worse if we hadn't been there.
    
    153.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You think so? Perhaps I'll buy a better mimic - test it on you, hm?^devnote
    
    156.
    Jaheira
    : No threats, Astele. We are your allies, whether you want to see it or not.
    
    96.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You're still the city's best chance of sending the Absolute packing. So, yes - I need you. I even like you.^devnote
    
    61.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : But know that I do not need or like anyone so much that I will let them cross me twice.^devnote
    
    11.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You want to handle Minsc? Then handle him - before I do.^devnote
    End
151.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: Keep the Harper out of trouble. Just because I don't want to kill her doesn't mean I won't.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet, JAHEIRA = False
- 94.
  Nine-Fingers Keene
  : Beyond that - be welcome, be merry. Is there something you require of a humble guildmaster?
  - 205. Player: That story you told Minsc - was any of it true?ORI_Minsc_Event_NineFingersToldHerTale, LOW_Guildhall_State_Ninefingers_DiscussedHerStory = False, REALLY_MINSC = False
    
    89.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You can't just swallow every bit of story-book tripe that you hear. Do I strike you as a lost little girl looking for a hero?^devnote
    
    291. Player: [PassiveRoll] Roll (Wisdom, Insight) vs 25 (0)
    
    320. [RollResult] True
    
    166.
    Narrator
    : *Nine-Fingers Keene, feared guildmaster, is a woman of many masks. And yet with Minsc, you suspect you saw a little truth slip through.*
    
    13.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Now lose the stupid look on your face, and tell me what you need.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_Ninefingers_DiscussedHerStory
    
    232. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
    
    53. [RollResult] False
    
    222. [Jump] Jump to Node 13 (1)
  - 34. Player: Minsc went from an enemy to an asset. You're welcome.ORI_Minsc_State_PartneredWithNineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_State_Ninefingers_DiscussedMinscAsset = False, REALLY_MINSC = False
    
    8.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Enemies and assets are all the Guild know. Don't think I won't use him.^devnote
    
    165.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : If the Rashemaar wants to work off a blood-debt, I won't turn him down. He scares my kingpins shitless.^devnote
    
    138.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : My Guild was too fractured to stand up to the Absolute - too corrupt to see the threat within. I reckon a little bit of hamster-talk might be good for them.^devnote
    
    194. Player: [TagAnswer] GLO_Jaheira_Inclusion_Start
    
    238.
    Jaheira
    : And you're sure you'll handle Minsc so easily as that?^devnote6a1474d2-88c3-1b97-3cda-ea7feda5057b_JokeAboutMinsc
    
    162. Player: [TagAnswer] GLO_Jaheira_Inclusion_End
    
    22. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Minsc
    
    255.
    Minsc
    : What? I was trying to spy a nice warm spot for Boo's bedding.^devnote
    
    14.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I think I'll manage.^devnote6a1474d2-88c3-1b97-3cda-ea7feda5057b_JokeAboutMinsc
    
    21. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Minsc
    
    112.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : We need to survive the fight to come, first. So let's save our talk for a bright new day, hm?LOW_Guildhall_State_Ninefingers_DiscussedMinscAsset
  - 187. Player: What can I do to help you?ORI_Minsc_State_PermaDefeated = False
    
    332.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Kill the Absolute, and keep the big bald berserker out of trouble. We'll find out if either of those things is possible.^devnoteORI_Minsc_State_IsInParty
    
    168.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You. Have done. Plenty.^devnoteLOW_CountingHouse_State_RobbersEscaped
    
    309.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Do any more, and the Guild might have to take a special interest in you. Understood? Great.^devnote
    
    214.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I've already told you. The Stone Lord's planning to walk into my Counting House. Make sure he doesn't walk out again.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_HuntForStoneLord, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet = False, GLO_Origin_PartOfTheTeam_Jaheira = False
    
    33.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Keep me from having to kill the Harper. Which means keeping out of the Guild's way - all right? Wonderful!^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_HuntForStoneLord, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet
    
    318.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I need to see Jaheira. Just so happens, she'll want to see me too.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_AskedToBringJaheira
    
    148.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I was planning to soften you up a bit first, but - straight to business, then.^devnote
    
    20.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : [TagAnswer] GLO_Jaheira_State_PermaDefeated
    
    143.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Of all the pains in my arse the Absolute has delivered, one in particular keeps growing. A new gang boss who calls himself the Stone Lord.
    
    274.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : If he was just another upstart who didn't like paying Guild dues, fair enough. But he and his crew make no demands, leave no survivors to pass on a message.^devnote
    
    266.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : All I know is that on every scrap of ground he takes from me, the cult of the Absolute soon starts sprouting.^devnote
    
    261. Player: You think he's a cultist?
    
    135.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : He's a prick, whoever he prays to. ^devnote
    
    Link to Node 336
    
    200. Player: And you want this to become my problem.
    
    67. [Jump] Jump to Node 336 (1)
    
    122. Player: I think you've mistaken me for one of your paid enforcers.
    
    121.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I never actually said anything about paying you. Though if it's coin you're after, well - you'll like this next part.
    
    336.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : We know where he plans to hit next - a little operation the Guild have running in the city's Counting House.
    
    Link to Node 189
    
    199. Player: I encountered a crew of his fighting your people down by the seafront.WYR_SmugglersCave_State_LearnedGuild
    
    324.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Aye. Transport corridors. Not the most glamorous targets, but without the vine, the cherries shrivel and die.
    
    305.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : We know he plans on something higher profile next - a little operation the Guild has running in the Counting House.
    
    189.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Likely my crew has it in hand - snare set, ready to draw it tight. But I like a little certainty - and you've dealt with bigger bastards, handily enough.LOW_Guildhall_State_HuntForStoneLord, LOW_Guildhall_State_NineFingersToldAboutHeistAmbush
    
    31. Player: Hold on. The Guild has an operation inside the city's bank?
    
    130.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Might be more accurate to say the Guild is the city's bank. We bought them out years back - perfectly legitimate. As I said, I like a little certainty.
    
    218. Player: I'll head over and check it out.
    
    242.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Obliged. Shouldn't pose any problem for you.
    
    341.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : In return - if I can offer aid, information, just ask.
    
    Link to Node 120
    
    263. Player: Deal with it yourself.
    
    338.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : As you like. I always do. My welcome stands - maybe I'm just nicer than you are.
    
    Link to Node 120
    
    235. Player: I hear you. But I wanted to discuss something else.
    
    185.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You have my attention.
    
    120. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
    
    106.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : [TagAnswer] GLO_Jaheira_State_HasBeenRecruited = False
    
    Link to Node 143
    
    35.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : [TagAnswer] GLO_Origin_PartOfTheTeam_Jaheira = False
    
    Link to Node 143
    
    51.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You've been seen with a certain Harper. Grey of hair, somewhat spiky of manner?^devnoteGLO_Jaheira_State_PermaDefeated = False, GLO_Origin_PartOfTheTeam_Jaheira
    
    311. Player: You know Jaheira?
    
    253.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : We're practically sisters! So much so, I even stopped trying to have her killed a few years back.^devnote
    
    316. [Jump] Jump to Node 321 (1)
    
    303. Player: 'Somewhat spiky'? In the same way a morningstar is, yes.
    
    47.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : So you do know Jaheira.^devnote
    
    321.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I need to speak with her. She's still getting the lay of the land, I expect - I have information that might help with that.
    
    193.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : So remind her to pay an old friend a visit, would you?LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_AskedToBringJaheira
    
    129. Player: Can't you just tell me, and I'll pass word along?
    
    300.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I could, but she wouldn't thank either of us for that. Trust me.
    
    Link to Node 328
    
    142. Player: She tells me next to nothing either. I see why you two get along.
    
    9.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Oh, I never said that we get along.
    
    328.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Now - is there anything else you need?
    
    63. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
    
    325. Player: I need some information from you first.
    
    25.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I live to serve.^devnote
    
    170. [Jump] Jump to Node 155 (2)
    
    204. Player: I can do that. I'll bring her back here.
    
    127.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Until then.
    End
    
    202. Player: You better not let 'a certain Harper' hear that description.
    
    282.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Unless she's taken to dyeing her hair, I'd call it accurate enough.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 321
    
    45. Player: That doesn't sound like anyone I know. Sorry.
    
    239.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Hm. One of the things I like about Jaheira - for all her Harper wiles, she's not much of a liar. You're a little better.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 321
    
    229. Player: Just tell me what you want with her.
    
    146.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Direct - fair enough. ^devnote
    
    Link to Node 321
  - 133. Player: Why do I need the Guild? I've been doing well enough without you so far.6a1474d2-88c3-1b97-3cda-ea7feda5057b_AskedWhyNeedGuild = False6a1474d2-88c3-1b97-3cda-ea7feda5057b_AskedWhyNeedGuild
    
    276.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You have, but don't be so quick to bat away a helping hand. You'll find few enough of them in this city.^devnote
    
    87.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The Flaming Fist can be bought, the Harpers are scattered, and the Parliament of Peers... well, they're just generally too inbred to be useful.^devnote
    
    102.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The Absolute's at our gate, and the Guild are the only ones truly standing against it.
  - 294. Player: You can help a companion of mine who needs information - Jaheira.LOW_Guildhall_State_HuntForStoneLord = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreHeist, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_AskedToBringJaheira = False, Jaheira_Inparty_SpokeOfNineFingers
    
    109.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I wasn't surprised to learn you two had fallen in together. I could make a guess at what she needs from me, too.
    
    304.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Bring her here. Whatever questions she has, she'll want to hear the answers directly from me.
    
    279. [Jump] Jump to Node 193 (1)
  - 198. Player: We're not done discussing Minsc. Call off your ambush.LOW_Guildhall_State_PreHeist, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet, 6a1474d2-88c3-1b97-3cda-ea7feda5057b_InsistedAboutMinsc = False6a1474d2-88c3-1b97-3cda-ea7feda5057b_InsistedAboutMinsc
    
    147.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : No begging? Not even a snotty little 'please'? It's almost like you don't know who you're talking to.^devnote
    
    132.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The order's been given. It's done. So I hope you know another tune, because I'm getting bored of this one.^devnote
  - 322. Player: I need information.
    
    155.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Knowing what I know usually comes at a cost. But let's say we'll put it on your tab.^devnote
    
    257. Player: How is it you know so much about the cult of the Absolute and its leaders?6a1474d2-88c3-1b97-3cda-ea7feda5057b_AskedAboutAbsoluteKnowledge = False6a1474d2-88c3-1b97-3cda-ea7feda5057b_AskedAboutAbsoluteKnowledge
    
    16.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Simple enough. After Jaheira warned me - and then disappeared - I went nosing into the cult for myself.^devnote
    
    144.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I could bore you with the details. How I found evidence of Gortash's projects, traced him to Orin the Red, and made a safe bet there was some dried out old necromancer to round out the three.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_MentionedChosen
    
    288.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Because it's always the Dead bloody Three - has-been half-gods who can't help but make their irrelevance everyone else's problem.^devnote
    
    42. Player: There's more to it than just the Dead Three.
    
    296.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Oh? You've got some juicy little tidbit I haven't heard yet?^devnote
    
    40. Player: Tell her everything. The enslaved elder brain, the Astral Prism - you.
    
    18.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Huh.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_ToldHerAboutParasite
    
    245.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Huh.^devnote
    
    160.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : It seems like my intelligence on you was patchy, at best. That's annoying.^devnote
    
    223. Player: 'Annoying'? That's it?
    
    221.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Don't pout. For a brief second, I did weigh the odds on killing you.^devnote
    
    66. [Jump] Jump to Node 286 (1)
    
    256. Player: So what do you plan to do, now that you know?
    
    4.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I had no intention of leaving my city in the Dead Three's hands. I'm definitely not leaving it to some slimy shit that doesn't even have hands.^devnote
    
    287. [Jump] Jump to Node 169 (1)
    
    100. Player: Don't overreact. I'm in control of myself, I swear it.
    
    161.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You are, until you're not.^devnote
    
    286.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : But if there's a tainted elder brain slopping around below my city, I think we need one another more than ever.
    
    169.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : So long as you can keep a lid on what's growing inside you, we're allies. Until you can't, and we're not.^devnote
    
    317.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Simple enough, I reckon. Now - war to be fought. You need anything?^devnote
    
    26. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
    
    177. Player: Nothing. Never mind.
    
    240.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Right. Well. War to be fought - do you need anything else?
    
    264. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
    
    27. Player: Leave.
    End
    
    113. Player: Talk about something else.
    
    308. [Jump] Jump to Node 155 (2)
    
    283. [Jump] Jump to Node 27 (1)
    
    312. Player: Who is this Stone Lord that has your Guild running scared?ORI_Minsc_State_SavedFromAbsolute = False, GLO_Minsc_Knows_MinscIsStoneLord = False, ORI_Minsc_State_NotSavedFromAbsolute = False, ORI_Minsc_State_PermaDefeated = False
    
    254.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The leader of some new crew that's intent on paining my arse.
    
    57. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 274
    
    107. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 266
    
    233.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Doesn't matter. Whatever god the prick prays to, I'll send him to meet it soon enough.
    
    331. Player: How's your fight against the Absolute going?
    
    329.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Hah. Which part? The Stone Lord's hollowed this place out - half my crews are fled or in hiding.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_MentionedChosen
    
    29.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Orin's Faceless try to pierce my ranks every day, while Gortash's toy soldiers control the streets.^devnoteGLO_Orin_State_PermaDefeated = False, LOW_SteelWatchFoundry_State_Destroyed = False
    
    227.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : When the Absolute's army arrives to wage war on the city, our best hope is to make sure they have no leaders in here willing to open the gates for them.^devnote
    
    333.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You've dealt with Orin, but Gortash still clutters my streets with his toy soldiers.^devnoteGLO_Orin_State_PermaDefeated, LOW_SteelWatchFoundry_State_Destroyed = False
    
    Link to Node 227
    
    258.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You might have removed Gortash, but Orin's Faceless are still circling.^devnoteGLO_Orin_State_PermaDefeated = False, LOW_SteelWatchFoundry_State_Destroyed
    
    Link to Node 227
    
    71. Player: You and Jaheira are an odd pairing. How do you know one another?LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet
    
    244.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : We've crossed paths over the years. Two hands trying to steer the city - just not always in the same direction.^devnote
    
    164.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I can't stand Harpers, as a rule, but Jaheira's the exception. She's only really half a Harper at most.
    
    28.
    Jaheira
    : You mean that as a compliment, I am sure.
    
    243.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The same way I'm not just the lowly thief, vagabond, and murderer the Watch and Peers would paint me as. I happen to be a fine singer, too.^devnote
    
    128. Player: I noticed the mercenaries in your hall. Since when does the Guild work with the Zhentarim?LOW_Guildhall_State_PostCoup = False
    
    36.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : We don't. The Zhentarim work for me. Time was I'd charge the bastards double if I let them into my hall at all, but times change.^devnote
    
    247.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The Guild is many things, but it's not an army. If the Absolute keeps pushing in on our territory, then I need a little weight to push back.^devnote
    
    334. Player: I'd like to know more about the Guild.
    
    116.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Thieves, frauds, and miscreants - if it's just the Watch warrants you're reading.^devnote
    
    93.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The Guild isn't any one thing. We're everything - all the parts of the city the Watch don't want seen, so they push us to the far side of their law.^devnote
    
    269.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : But it's not that Watch that keeps the peace, or gives justice to any Baldurian who asks, whether they can pay for it or not. It's us.^devnote
    
    252.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : If we take a little tribute in return, or tie strings of service to those we help, well - what of it? So long as we're working as one, it all runs quick, quiet, and clean.^devnote
    
    241. Player: That's a very utopian way of saying you're a gang of petty thugs.
    
    15.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : If you'd prefer to trust in the Watch, the Council, the Parliament of Peers - by all means. They're the pretty face slapped over the city.^devnote
    
    195.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : But the Guild is the blood, the bone, the gristle - the ugly bits that actually make Baldur's Gate move.
    
    117.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : We'll be the ones still holding the Gate when all those others have fled.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 335
    
    180. Player: I'd trust the Guild over the City Watch and the Flaming Fist any day.
    
    278.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The Watch, the Council, even the Parliament of Peers - they're the clean face they want the world to see.
    
    Link to Node 195
    
    17. Player: And what is it the Guild wants?
    
    186.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Clean water, filthy riches, and everything in between. We're citizens of the city - no more, no less.
    
    32.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Right now, I'll settle for taking our city back.
    
    335. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
    
    12. Player: Leave.
    End
  - 330. Player: I ran into some of your thugs - the Rivington Rats?WYR_MerchantsHouse_State_ThugsGone, LOW_Guildhall_State_Ninefingers_DiscussedRivingtonRats = False
    
    52.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Oh? Did you enjoy the encounter?^devnote
    
    98. Player: I had to kill the leader.WYR_MerchantsHouse_ThugLeader_State_Killed
    
    141.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Zenovia? Always told the girl that mouth would cost her her head.^devnote
    
    104.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I could wish you'd shown some restraint, but I doubt she'd have returned it.^devnote
    
    158. [Jump] Jump to Node 273 (1)
    
    270. Player: They got a payday out of me.
    
    24.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : A charitable donation to the good protectors of Rivington - was that the tune they played you?^devnote
    
    19. [Jump] Jump to Node 273 (1)
    
    228. Player: I don't think they enjoyed it.
    
    197.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I have no doubt you gave them a good talking to.^devnote
    
    178. [Jump] Jump to Node 273 (1)
    
    284. Player: I killed them all.WYR_MerchantsHouse_State_ThugsDefeated
    
    201.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Am I supposed to swear vengeance? I heard they'd grown a little... indiscreet.^devnote
    
    88. [Jump] Jump to Node 273 (1)
    
    262. Player: They seemed like upstanding citizens.
    
    77.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Bottom-feeding bruisers, I think you mean. ^devnote
    
    315.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : But it takes thugs to keep order outside the walls. The Fist only go there for good lawless fun.^devnote
    
    273.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : The Rats usually kept a lid on their nastier notions, but with the Stone Lord business distracting me... some are starting to test the leash.^devnote
    
    234.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : All the more reason to be rid of the cult quickly, so I can remind my crews it's not a leash 'round their necks if they cross me - it's a noose.LOW_Guildhall_State_Ninefingers_DiscussedRivingtonRats
    
    295. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
  - 327. Player: Leave.
    End
179.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: [TagGreeting] LOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet = FalseLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers
- 251. [Jump] Jump to Node 217 (1)
196.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: No time! The Zhentarim have turned, the rot-word bastards. So if you're part of it, take your shot - anything else can wait 'til the Zhent are buried.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_DuringCoup, LOW_Guildhall_State_PostCoup = False
- 206. Player: I'm with you.
  - 265.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Good. Because I've already got more enemies than I do fingers.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_Event_PickSideGuild
    
    3.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : Come on, then!^devnote
    End
- 83. Player: Nothing personal. The Guild just needs a new master.
  - 30.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : I disagree. Let's have a friendly debate on the matter, aye?^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_Event_PickSideZhent
    End
213.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: I suppose I should have seen that coming. Zhentarim aren't known for their loyalty, but I thought the bastards would keep to their contract at least.^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_State_SpokenToNinefingersAfterSidingWithHer = False, LOW_Guildhall_State_PostCoup
- 124.
  Nine-Fingers Keene
  : I'm too nice for my own good, I suppose. But I was in a pit and you helped pull me out - for that, I'm grateful.
  - 137.
    Nine-Fingers Keene
    : You'll have what Guild blades I can give when the time to take the Absolute comes. So just tell me what you need to get us there.LOW_Guildhall_State_SpokenToNinefingersAfterSidingWithHer, LOW_Guildhall_State_NinefingersWillHelpEND
    
    Link to Node 6
217.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: All hail the Absolute's worst nightmare. How can I help you in your war today?^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet = False
- 56. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
248.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: You still look like you need a rest, grandmother. Anything I can do to take that wrinkle from your brow?^devnoteLOW_Guildhall_HasMet_NineFingers, LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F, LOW_Guildhall_NineFingers_OM_Jaheira_COM_OOM_Hasmet, JAHEIRA
- 163. [Jump] Jump to Node 94 (2)
259.
Nine-Fingers Keene
: [TagGreeting] LOW_Guildhall_State_PreCoup = False, LOW_Guildhall_Event_BursarDoneSpeakingWith9F, COM
- 289. [Jump] Jump to Node 69 (1)