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Synopsis:

Dialog file for Ptaris, the Gith born from the egg given to Esther. The player enters on a scene of devestation, Ptaris the only being still alive. Hatched unnaturally from his egg and experimented on in the name of making him 'good', he has developed uncanny psionic powers, and used them to murder everyone who failed to live up to his strict moral code.

How to trigger:

- CTY_Main_A
- Debugbook option Act3 → LOW - LOW Lodge → Set up gith kid massacre state.
- Use the portal |Gith Kid Portal| - S_LOW_TheLodge_GithKidArena_PortalDown a22a7d3a-24d7-4f97-a142-75dd623d04ad - (-214; 20; -88)
- The dialog will be started when the kid spots you

30.
Ptaris
: You - you don't look like them. You look like me. Who are you?GITHYANKI
- 18. Player: I'm [GEN_PlayerName_c11eee1e-7815-6143-7233-f2427799fa53]. Who are you?
  - 94. [Jump] Jump to Node 28 (1)
- 139. [Jump] Jump to Node 68 (1)
- 125. Player: You've never seen another githyanki before?
  - 92. [Jump] Jump to Node 106 (1)
- 86. Player: Do not demand answers of me, yank. Tell me what happened here.
  - 53. [Jump] Jump to Node 44 (1)
52.
Ptaris
: What have I done...?LOW_TheLodge_HasMet_GithKid = False, LOW_TheLodge_State_GithKid_TalkedDownLOW_TheLodge_HasMet_GithKid
End
85.
Ptaris
: Who are you? Another who needs to learn the difference between right and wrong?^devnoteGITHYANKI = False
- 121.
  Narrator
  : *A githyanki youth, and a familiar one at that. Can it be that this is the one who hatched from the egg you took from the crèche?*CRE_Expeditioner_State_GithyankiEggDelivered
  - 77. Player: I'm [GEN_PlayerName_c11eee1e-7815-6143-7233-f2427799fa53]. Who are you?
    
    76. [Jump] Jump to Node 28 (1)
  - 70. Player: What is this place?
    
    114.
    Ptaris
    : It is my home, of course. Father raised me here. Taught me. Made me grow.
    
    Link to Node 28
  - 41. Player: It's nice to see you again, githyanki. CRE_Expeditioner_State_GithyankiEggDelivered
    
    106.
    Ptaris
    : I am not a githyanki. Do not call me that!^devnote
    
    28.
    Ptaris
    : I am Ptaris. And I am good.
    
    44.
    Ptaris
    : Father was bad. They all were. I tried to make them better, but they were not strong enough. They lacked resolve.
    
    56. Player: Who was your father?
    
    12.
    Ptaris
    : Havkelaag. He brought me from the shell. Raised me quickly. Taught me to be good. But he failed me.
    
    34.
    Ptaris
    : He was not righteous. He was not innocent. His thoughts were impure.
    
    33.
    Ptaris
    : Such evil can only be cured one way. With pain. With torment. And if that does not work - with death.
    
    95.
    Ptaris
    : Tell me - are you a good person?
    
    104. Player: I like to think so.
    
    23.
    Ptaris
    : If you only think, then you do not know.
    
    26.
    Ptaris
    : The Ptarian Code must be obeyed. This is the only way to be sure. Do you follow it?
    
    25. Player: What's the Ptarian code?CLERIC_BAHAMUT = False, REALLY_DRAGONBORN = False
    
    45.
    Ptaris
    : It is honour. Justice. The true form of goodness we all must live by, decreed by Bahamut himself.
    
    11.
    Ptaris
    : You are not capable of following its teachings.
    
    105.
    Ptaris
    : I know what you did to me. I see the memory of it, right there in your head.^devnote
    
    2.
    Ptaris
    : You stole me from my people. Gave me to that woman. Unhatched, defenceless. You let me be brought here so father could hurt me.^devnote
    
    55. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    130.
    Lae'zel
    : A githyanki raised in isolation. His blood boils like his kin's, but their ways are foreign.ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath
    
    Link to Node 42
    
    91.
    Lae'zel
    : A githyanki raised in isolation. His blood boils like Vlaakith's, but he knows nothing of the Protocols.
    
    42. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    
    132.
    Ptaris
    : You are bad. You must be taught a lesson.^devnote
    
    21. Player: You feel strange, don't you? That's your conscience. It's telling you to stop.79d69c7b-f3a4-5e75-ab30-00e2795baf50_MindHasBeenRead
    
    103.
    Ptaris
    : My - my what?['Lae'zel 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Minsc 1', 'Jaheira 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Gale 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Halsin 1']
    
    141.
    Ptaris
    : Father said I lacked a conscience. He said I was a nasty, evil thing, but he could make me good. He cured me.LOW_TheLodge_State_GithKid_TalkedDown
    
    67. [Jump] Jump to Node 61 (2)
    
    15. Player: I thought I was saving you. I had no idea what they were planning.Roll (Charisma, Deception) vs 25 (0)
    
    135. [Jump] Jump to Node 48 (2)
    
    123. Player: I never should have saved you. But I'm happy to rectify my mistake.Roll (Strength, Intimidation) vs 25 (0)
    
    90. [Jump] Jump to Node 48 (2)
    
    48. Player: You would have been destroyed if not for me. I saved you.WARLOCK = False, REALLY_GITHYANKI = FalseRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 25 (0)
    
    80. [RollResult] True
    
    128.
    Ptaris
    : You were trying to save me? I - I don't understand.['Lae'zel 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Minsc 1', 'Jaheira 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Gale 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Halsin 1']
    
    Link to Node 61
    
    99. [RollResult] False
    
    66.
    Ptaris
    : Evil can never save good. But good can cure evil. I will save you yet.LOW_TheLodge_State_GithKid_Combat
    End
    
    78. Player: I wield my anger like a blade, but it does not rule me. I am no more 'bad' than you are.BARBARIANRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 20 (0)
    
    137. [RollResult] True
    
    49.
    Ptaris
    : You mean anger is not always bad? But - but that's not what father said.['Lae'zel 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Minsc 1', 'Jaheira 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Gale 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Halsin 1']
    
    61.
    Ptaris
    : Father saved me. I was a nasty, evil thing, but his treatments made me good. I - I'm cured.^devnoteLOW_TheLodge_State_GithKid_TalkedDown
    
    8. Player: He lied to you. No one is born evil.
    
    57.
    Ptaris
    : But - but why would he hurt me if I didn't need to be cured?
    
    Link to Node 65
    
    87. Player: Good people offer forgiveness to those who sin. Not death.
    
    134.
    Ptaris
    : You're right. You're right.
    
    Link to Node 27
    
    50. Player: Cured? You still look like a githyanki to me.GITHYANKI = False, REALLY_GITHYANKI = False
    
    17.
    Ptaris
    : I could not change that, even if I wanted to.
    
    27.
    Ptaris
    : I - I killed him. I killed all these people. I am no better than any of them.
    
    65.
    Ptaris
    : The code is flawed. And I am a monster, as he said I was. I cannot be trusted.
    
    147.
    Ptaris
    : What have I done...?
    
    38. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Laezel
    
    129.
    Lae'zel
    : He is lost. A shame - he could have proved a great ally to Orpheus.ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath
    
    20. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
    End
    
    131.
    Lae'zel
    : His mind is forever lost. Come - he is no use to us, nor our queen., REALLY_GITHYANKI
    
    131.
    Lae'zel
    : His mind is forever lost. Come - he is no use to us, nor my queen.
    
    Link to Node 20
    
    84. Player: You were cured of nothing. Only a true githyanki would destroy their enemy so thoroughly.REALLY_GITHYANKI
    
    109.
    Ptaris
    : No - that's not why I did it. He was bad. I - I thought he deserved it.
    
    7. [Jump] Jump to Node 27 (1)
    
    112. [RollResult] False
    
    24.
    Ptaris
    : Lies. Only death can save you now.LOW_TheLodge_State_GithKid_Combat
    End
    
    63. Player: Ungrateful yank. Our kin would have destroyed you if it wasn't for me.REALLY_GITHYANKIRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 20 (0)
    
    74. [Jump] Jump to Node 48 (2)
    
    60. Player: Probe the boy's mind. 79d69c7b-f3a4-5e75-ab30-00e2795baf50_MindHasBeenRead = False, 44f9fbf3-735d-8eaf-94dc-6c1d1cf5382dRoll (Intelligence, ) vs 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 (0)
    
    136. [RollResult] True
    
    0.
    Ptaris
    : I did the right thing. I followed the code. He deserved it. They all deserved it!DETECTTHOUGHTS79d69c7b-f3a4-5e75-ab30-00e2795baf50_MindHasBeenRead
    
    46.
    Ptaris
    : I should feel better now. Why don't I feel better? DETECTTHOUGHTS
    
    75. [RollResult] False
    
    127.
    Ptaris
    : No! No! Do not touch my thoughts. They are good. I am GOOD!^devnoteTemporaryHostilityAfterDialog
    End
    
    22. Player: I gave you what my patron gave me - a chance at something more. WARLOCKRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 20 (0)
    
    115. [RollResult] True
    
    96. [Jump] Jump to Node 128 (1)
    
    93. [RollResult] False
    
    43. [Jump] Jump to Node 24 (1)
    
    146. Player: Let him do it.
    
    117.
    Ptaris
    : I will cleanse the evil from you. Your nature can be changed. I -^devnote
    
    144.
    Ptaris
    : Your mind. Evil writhes within it. You cannot be cured. You must be destroyed.LOW_TheLodge_State_GithKid_Combat
    End
    
    3. Player: Attack.LOW_TheLodge_State_GithKid_Combat
    End
    
    81. Player: I follow my gut. That's all anyone can do.
    
    35.
    Ptaris
    : Your gut cannot be trusted. That is why the code exists. That is why you failed.
    
    Link to Node 105
    
    4. Player: I live by my own doctrine. This defines the morality of my actions., PALADIN
    
    4. Player: I live by my own code, though not the one you speak of.
    
    37.
    Ptaris
    : Then your code is flawed. Your actions cannot be defended.
    
    Link to Node 105
    
    98. Player: Morality stems from choice, not doctrine. , OATHBREAKER
    
    98. Player: No one code can define goodness. It's impossible.
    
    120.
    Ptaris
    : Only a bad person would say that. And that's what you are.
    
    Link to Node 105
    
    36. Player: The Ptarian code? Then you follow the teachings of Bahamut?REALLY_DRAGONBORN
    
    83.
    Ptaris
    : The purest of your rulers. But you are nothing like him. You are tainted.
    
    Link to Node 105
    
    100. Player: The code of Bahamut. His guidance leads me in all things.CLERIC_BAHAMUT
    
    143.
    Ptaris
    : Do you really believe that? You are unfit to say his name.
    
    Link to Node 105
    
    73. Player: I know of it. All such codes require self-discipline. In all such codes, murder is a violation. MONK
    
    119.
    Ptaris
    : Yet you have killed, many times. It is engraved on your memories. You are a hypocrite.
    
    Link to Node 105
    
    58. Player: Depends on how you define 'good'.
    
    145.
    Ptaris
    : There is only one way. The Ptarian code. Do you follow it?
    
    69. [Jump] Jump to Node 26 (2)
    
    116. Player: I'm good at being bad. Does that count?ROGUE = False['Shadowheart 1', 'Astarion 1', 'Minthara 1']
    
    51.
    Ptaris
    : You cannot be both good and bad. It is impossible. There is no goodness in you.
    
    Link to Node 122
    
    54. Player: I've tried to be, though I've failed often enough.
    
    19.
    Ptaris
    : Then perhaps I am one of your failures.
    
    122. [Jump] Jump to Node 105 (1)
    
    10. Player: Right and wrong don't matter so long as you get the job done.ROGUE['Shadowheart 1', 'Astarion 1', 'Minthara 1']
    
    6.
    Ptaris
    : I see. You have abandoned goodness. Like you abandoned me.
    
    40. [Jump] Jump to Node 2 (1)
    
    133. Player: I try to be, but sometimes my magic has other ideas.SORCERER_WILDMAGIC
    
    Link to Node 59
    
    32. Player: I try to be. For I serve a greater power - one who embodies everything good in this world.CLERIC_GOOD
    
    59.
    Ptaris
    : There is no 'try'. You are either good or you are not.
    
    140. [Jump] Jump to Node 26 (1)
    
    29. Player: Please - there is no 'good'. There is only the power one wields over others.CLERIC_EVIL
    
    79.
    Ptaris
    : So that is why you did it.
    
    107. [Jump] Jump to Node 2 (1)
    
    97. Player: I try not to look at things as good or evil. Life is a mixture of both.CLERIC_NEUTRAL
    
    Link to Node 59
    
    101. Player: I fight, eat, drink, love, and hate with everything I have - that is all that matters.HALFORC
    
    5.
    Ptaris
    : Such an empty and meaningless life.
    
    31. [Jump] Jump to Node 26 (1)
    
    108. Player: Not especially.REALLY_DARK_URGE = False
    
    82.
    Ptaris
    : At least you are honest.
    
    16. [Jump] Jump to Node 105 (1)
    
    9. Player: I am not debating with a murderer. You killed those people - you will be punished. , PALADIN_VENGEANCE
    
    9. Player: We're not having this conversation. If you massacred those people, you must pay the price.
    
    13.
    Ptaris
    : You would speak of punishment to me?^devnote
    
    126. [Jump] Jump to Node 105 (1)
    
    118. Player: Oh, no. I'm the worst.ORI_DarkUrge_State_GivenSlayerForm, REALLY_DARK_URGE
    
    47.
    Ptaris
    : I see it. Your head is filled with evil. There is no goodness there.
    
    1.
    Ptaris
    : You are unfit to live. I will see that you are expunged.LOW_TheLodge_State_GithKid_Combat
    End
    
    62. Player: Was Lady Esther bad too?
    
    88.
    Ptaris
    : She did not have the strength to be good. She was another like father - lacking in moral fibre.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 34
    
    64. Player: I will be the judge of that, boy. Explain yourself. , PALADIN, OATHBREAKER
    
    64. Player: What did they do that was so terrible?
    
    110.
    Ptaris
    : They did not live up to father's code. Even he did not follow it correctly.
    
    Link to Node 34
    
    14. Player: So you killed them?
    
    89.
    Ptaris
    : It is not my fault they died. I was only upholding father's code. Even he was not strong enough to follow it.
    
    Link to Node 34
    
    102. Player: Don't worry - I'm not here to judge.
    
    142.
    Ptaris
    : Everyone judges, and everyone must be judged. This is the only way to know if we are good enough. Father was not.
    
    Link to Node 34
  - 68. Player: You are too young to be here alone. Where is your crèche?, REALLY_GITHYANKICRE_Expeditioner_State_GithyankiEggDelivered = False
  - 68. Player: A githyanki? What are you doing down here?CRE_Expeditioner_State_GithyankiEggDelivered = False
    
    Link to Node 106
  - 113. Player: My oath helps me decide right from wrong - I need no teaching. , PALADIN, OATHBREAKER
    
    138.
    Ptaris
    : No. Everyone must learn. Right from wrong. Good from bad.
    
    Link to Node 28
  - 72. Player: I abandoned such silly moral codes a little while ago. It's liberating. , OATHBREAKER
  - 72. Player: I do not seek right or wrong. I seek balance. , MONK
    
    111.
    Ptaris
    : No. You have to know right from wrong. Good from bad.
    
    Link to Node 28
  - 71. Player: Are you responsible for that massacre I just walked through?
    
    39. [Jump] Jump to Node 44 (1)
124.
Ptaris
: Perhaps it is easier to be good when you are alone.LOW_TheLodge_HasMet_GithKid, LOW_TheLodge_State_GithKid_TalkedDown
End