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Synopsis:
Havkelaag is a member of the Society of Brilliance, who is very interested in proving his theory of Genetic Morality.
This dialog only ever plays in case players the gith kid massacre never happens.
How to trigger:
- CTY_Main_A
- Talk to Havkelaag - S_LOW_Havkelaag 8f24c3d5-33cd-4e4f-8c34-4fbc8863862d - (-208; 20; -86)
37. : Ah, a visitor from the astral expanse.,
GITHYANKILOW_TheLodge_HasMet_Havkelaag = FalseLOW_TheLodge_HasMet_Havkelaag
37. : Ah, a surface dweller.,
UNDERDARKLOW_TheLodge_HasMet_Havkelaag = FalseLOW_TheLodge_HasMet_Havkelaag
14. : You find yourself in the cradle of all knowledge relating to the Underdark: the Society of Brilliance.
130. : Tell me, what can the Society do for you?
7. Player: I met an expeditioner claiming to work for you. She sought a githyanki egg.LOW_TheLodge_State_PlayersLearntAboutGIthEggInLodge = False, LOW_TheLodge_Knows_SocietyWantsGithEgg1b05fe11-b848-44db-0ac9-3124625ff926_ToldHavkelaagAboutMeetingExpeditioner
58. : Yes, dear Lady Esther. One of our most reliable contractors, though unfortunately this particular request was too much even for her.
78. : I believe she quite lost her senses over the task. She came here insisting I purchase an owlbear egg from her, of all things.LOW_TheLodge_State_ExpeditionerDeliveredOwlbearEgg
82. : I don't suppose you've stumbled across any githyanki eggs during your travels? The Society will compensate you for any we purchase, of course. ([GEN_CheckMagicPocketGold_6057ad05-9492-4630-9f0a-be548b134c54])CRE_Hatchery_State_HasGithYankiEgg
35. [Jump]
Jump to Node 122 (2)
25. : Once the dust is settled on this whole invading army mess outside the walls, I'll find another contractor. Perhaps they will have more success.
34. : Was there anything else? I should really get back to my research.
49. Player: Nothing else.
57. : Feel free to explore the Lodge. Our knowledge is here for the common good, after all.End
120. Player: Leave.End
4. Player: I carry an unhatched githyanki egg. Would you be interested in studying it?LOW_TheLodge_Knows_SocietyWantsGithEgg, CRE_Hatchery_State_HasGithYankiEgg
74. : A githyanki egg? What a fortuitous turn of events. I've been attempting to get my hands on one for some time now.
122. : Would you consider parting with it? The Society's coffers are deep enough to cover any expenses accrued in its retrieval, of course. ([GEN_CheckMagicPocketGold_6057ad05-9492-4630-9f0a-be548b134c54])
31. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_Laezel
76. : Chk. Don't you dare consider it.CRE_Hatchery_State_HasGithYankiEgg
18. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
1. Player: What are you going to do with it?
62. : Study it, of course. The githyanki have been a source of great debate in the Society's circles in recent months. GITHYANKI = False
32. : You yourself have no doubt experienced the prejudice of those who assume that, as beings of the Underdark, we are inherently evil.UNDERDARK
123. : The githyanki face similar prejudice, but I believe, if hatched in a less violent, more intellectually stimulating environment, the child can overcome its evil predispositions.
6. [Jump]
Jump to Node 132 (2)
121. : You are no doubt aware that citizens of the Underdark are held in great suspicion by those who live above ground. Many believe us to be 'evil'.
41. : Study it, of course. Your kind have been a source of great debate in the Society's circles in recent months. GITHYANKI
75. : Most on this plane believe you to be innately cruel, violent beings. Evil, if you will.
30. : As citizens of the Underdark, we face similar stigmas. Totally unfounded, of course - our natures are as unfixed as any who walk the surface.
132. : I believe that, if hatched in a morally sound, intellectually stimulating environment, the child can overcome the evil predisposition its githyanki nature bestows.
103. Player: What does this 'intellectually stimulating' upbringing look like?
100. : In the literal sense, I will need to induce the egg to hatch via the application of certain currents to the creature inside.
115. Player: So the child inside will be experimented on?
117. Player: You're letting your personal biases affect your method. Why assume they're evil?GITHYANKI = False
36. : I assume nothing. Innate githyanki cruelty is an established fact - no doubt you witnessed it yourself in the retrieval of the egg itself.
53. Player: You assume my people are evil, yet your research is built on sheer superstition.GITHYANKI, REALLY_GITHYANKI
33. : Enough of your kind have wreaked destruction on this plane for me to be confident in my assertion.
84. : When I have a suitable sample for my study, I will, however, prove that the effects of their biological inclination are reversible.
52. : Once out of the shell, I plan to take a twofold approach:
124. : The enforced repetition of sound moral principles from the Ptarian code, alongside a series of psionic pulses administered to the cerebral tissue.
43. : Assuming I can accelerate its growth, I should have conclusive findings within a year or two at the most.
142. Player: What's the Ptarian code?CLERIC_BAHAMUT = False, REALLY_DRAGONBORN = False
42. : A series of moral imperatives bestowed by the great dragon-deity Bahamut.
102. : In my years of study, they're the closest I've found to moral perfection. Only under such rigorous 'goodness' will the subject stand a chance of being cured.
61. Player: So you're planning to torture a child for a year?
114. : The child will be a better individual after my treatment than it ever would have been had it been raised in its natural environment.
96. : Any suffering it endures will therefore be worth it, for the child, perhaps for the whole of civilised society.
128. : My findings could change the perception of your kind and the peoples of the Underdark for generations to come.,
GITHYANKI
128. : My findings could change the perception of githyanki and the peoples of the Underdark for generations to come.
135. Player: And what if your experiment fails?
139. : If the child remains evil after the experiment is concluded, it will be destroyed. Such is the fate of all used specimens.
27. Player: No benefit could justify you inflicting such cruelty.
97. : Rigorous experimental methods demand we do not indulge our own emotional responses in the application of discomfort to our subjects.
0. : Only by the full, uninhibited application of psionic stimuli will we have a true measure of whether the child's innate evil has been cured.
21. : Now, I'm eager to get started, so will you sell me the egg? ([GEN_CheckMagicPocketGold_6057ad05-9492-4630-9f0a-be548b134c54])
24. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_Laezel
127. : A gith hatchling is not a lab rat! This shka'keth should be bled dry for the mere suggestion.
104. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_End_Laezel
44. Player: Sell the egg.CRE_Hatchery_State_HasGithYankiEgg['Lae'zel -1', 'Astarion 1', 'Jaheira -1', 'Minthara 1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart -1', 'Karlach -1', 'Wyll -1', 'Halsin -1']
55. : Wonderful. I'll begin making preliminary notes at once.e678bd59-74f4-4a7b-8776-aca807d9ef22LOW_TheLodge_State_GaveHavkelaagGithEgg, GEN_TransferNPCPayment, CRE_Expeditioner_Event_GiveGithEggTo
63. : You've provided me with a fine specimen. I'll be sure to mention your name in the footnotes.
88. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_Laezel
56. : Tsk'va! To think I trusted you with such a treasure!
23. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_End_LaezelEnd
77. : Ah. Unfortunately, it seems I've mislaid my purse.
73. : I don't suppose you'd consider simply donating it to the Society instead?
17. Player: Fine. Here you go.CRE_Hatchery_State_HasGithYankiEggCRE_Expeditioner_Event_GiveGithEggTo['Lae'zel -1', 'Astarion 1', 'Jaheira -1', 'Minthara 1', 'Gale 1', 'Shadowheart -1', 'Karlach -1', 'Wyll -1', 'Halsin -1']
54. [Alias]
LOW_TheLodge_State_GaveHavkelaagGithEgg
- Alias to Node 55
99. [Alias]
12. Player: No.
20. : That is a shame. I'll have to find another way to procure a specimen. Or some additional funds.1b05fe11-b848-44db-0ac9-3124625ff926_PlayersRefusedToGiveAwayTheEggForFreeEnd
134. Player: This experiment is barbaric. You're never getting the egg.['Astarion -1', 'Gale 1', 'Lae'zel 1', 'Shadowheart 1', 'Wyll 1', 'Karlach 1', 'Jaheira 1', 'Minsc 1', 'Halsin 1', 'Minthara -1']
116. Player: No.
85. : Then I will source another subject, and the experiment will be completed without your involvement.LOW_TheLodge_RefusedToSellEgg
51. : Progress may be delayed, but I assure you - it can never be stopped.End
22. Player: Attack.End
86. Player: Sounds pointless. Public opinion will hardly be swayed by such a small experiment.
10. : Not at first. But if the experiment proves successful, it must be repeated. Only then will we know if the findings are to be trusted.
11. Player: An experiment like this will only confirm the surface dwellers' suspicion of us.UNDERDARK
106. : Of course it won't. If anything, it will do quite the opposite. The academic institutions up here will finally be forced to take us seriously.
69. Player: Your findings are irrelevant, as are the opinions of all on this kaincha plane.REALLY_GITHYANKI
16. : Ah. A display of the well-known githyanki arrogance. I am not sure my experiment can cure that particular affliction, but give me time and I will find a way.
136. Player: This experiment is exactly the kind of evil you're trying to disprove.
111. : The pursuit of knowledge is neither evil nor good. Only in the application of such knowledge should one take on any moral imperative.
140. Player: You'd better get cracking, then. Here's the egg.CRE_Hatchery_State_HasGithYankiEgg
137. [Jump]
Jump to Node 44 (2)
125. Player: Not interested. The egg stays with me.
67. [Jump]
Jump to Node 85 (1)
109. Player: Shka'keth. You will not live to torment the yank within that shell.REALLY_GITHYANKI
9. : The Society have studied your kind's brutality for years. You will not find us so easily intimidated.GITHYANKIFactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
2. : A githyanki sympathiser? I'd no idea their evil could be passed on. Leave our premises - at once!FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
101. Player: Why follow the dogma of a draconic god?REALLY_DRAGONBORN