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Synopsis:
Player and Astarion-companion get attacked by a group of vampire spawns during the night.
How to trigger:
Ctrl+Shift+7 (Origin Debug Book)
Astarion - Recruit - As Companion
Astarion - Origin Moments - Act 3 Vampire Ambush
Take a long rest
6. [Alias]
WYR_VampireSpawns_State_IntroHappened, ORI_Astarion_Knows_RitualsPurpose = False, ORI_Astarion_Act3_WantsRitualComplete = False
- Alias to Node 68
121. [Jump]
Jump to Node 68 (2)
9. : [TagGreeting]
DEPRECATED
177. Player: Can't we talk this through?
89. : You haven't spent much time with my family.
70. Player: Attack these new spawn.
64. : The master said to take our brother alive. Didn't say anything about you.FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
169. Player: Listen to me, this ceremony is a mass sacrifice - Cazador is going to kill you all!ORI_Astarion_Knows_RitualsPurposeRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 20 (0)
75. [RollResult] True
56. [Alias]
- Alias to Node 50
13. : It wouldn't be the worst thing he's ever done to us. You know I'm right, sister.
96. : Perhaps, but even if this is true, we're bound. We can't disobey him.
118. : I can. I can stop him, but you have to tell me what you know.
145. : Master said bring him home. Never forbade us from talking, though.
48. : That's true. We can say whatever we like, once we're trying to take him back. devnote
61. : Sorry, brother, orders is orders. This is the best we can do.FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
164. [RollResult] False
50. : He's going to kill us?
93. : Of course not, the master's no fool. He needs us.
55. : And when he doesn't need you anymore? What then, sister?
117. : We have been his servants for centuries, he has always needed us!
82. : And he needs you, Astarion. It's time to come home.FactionHostileToPlayerGroupAfterDialogEnd
68. : What a mess. Well, at least you've met my family now.ORI_Astarion_Knows_RitualsPurpose, ORI_Astarion_Act3_WantsRitualComplete
77. Player: I can't believe how you lied to them. You know they'll have to die for the Rite to happen.ORI_Astarion_Knows_RitualsPurpose, ORI_Astarion_Act3_WantsRitualComplete
168. : What does it matter? There's only six of them. And they are vampire spawn.
99. Player: You don't have sympathy for others sharing your plight?
122. [Alias]
ORI_State_PartneredWithAstarion
- Alias to Node 51
- Link to Node 142
51. : No one ever looked out for me. No one ever said a kind thing to me.MOO_BloodMerchant_State_SupportedAstarionsDecisionNotToDrinkBlood
142. : You're the only one. Other people don't have a heart like you. You're you. No one is like that.
21. Player: The world can be a wonderful, kind place, Astarion, when you find a home in it.['Astarion 1']
155. : You say, as a mind flayer thrall who spends their life sorting out other people's problems.
90. : I'm doing this for you, too, you know. To make sure we're both safe. Forever, for good.ORI_State_PartneredWithAstarionEnd
153. : But... perhaps there's something in what you say.End
10. Player: There are many others like me who will care for you, if you care for them.['Astarion 1']
163. : Ah, don't sell yourself so short.
- Link to Node 90
- Link to Node 153
154. Player: I am rather special, aren't I?['Astarion 1']
62. : I'm glad you know.
45. : We aren't like them. We are better.End
76. [Alias]
- Alias to Node 51
- Link to Node 142
146. [Jump]
Jump to Node 112 (1)
27. Player: Don't act haughty, you're only one tadpole away from being one of them.['Astarion -1']
123. [Jump]
Jump to Node 112 (1)
126. Player: In turn, what does your life matter?['Astarion -1']
8. Player: I suppose it doesn't.['Astarion 1']
47. [Alias]
- Alias to Node 45
- Link to Node 123
140. Player: We should try to save them, before it's too late.ORI_Astarion_Knows_RitualsPurpose = False, ORI_Astarion_Act3_WantsRitualComplete = False
71. : Why bother? They seem to like their torturer, now. What does it matter if they end up dead?
72. Player: Even if they're misled, they're in danger.
148. Player: A few tendays ago, you too would've leapt at the hope that Cazador might free you.['Astarion -1']
112. : Everything has changed. What matters now is that I can stand up to Cazador.
18. [Jump]
Jump to Node 11 (1)
53. [Jump]
Jump to Node 8 (1)
26. Player: Had we killed them, Cazador wouldn't be able to complete the Rite.ORI_Astarion_Knows_RitualsPurpose, ORI_Astarion_Act3_WantsRitualComplete
125. : He wouldn't throw away centuries of planning on a scrap like this. They were pulled back just in time.
129. [Jump]
Jump to Node 11 (1)
128. Player: Was it true what they said? That you gave up fighting him long ago?5b4812bc-634b-9181-033b-521e6b127bbc_vampirescalledastarionweak
79. : You don't know what it was like. There was no way out.
24. : Once - in the first decade of my slavery - I found a darling boy who I couldn't bear to bring back to him. So I ran, instead of hurting that sweet man.
59. : After Cazador caught me, the bastard sealed me, starving, inside a dusty tomb, all on my own, for an entire year.
31. : A year of silence. Months of scratching my hands raw, trying to carve my way out. More months of not moving at all. Months wishing only for death.
29. : So don't you ever judge me for doing what Cazador ordered.
14. Player: I have no words. I'm so sorry.['Astarion 1']
110. : Nothing can make up for that. Not even Cazador's death.
100. : But to steal his life's work... that might be something.ORI_Astarion_Knows_RitualsPurpose, ORI_Astarion_Act3_WantsRitualComplete
127. : [TagAnswer]
End
65. Player: He truly broke you.['Astarion -1']
85. : No, he didn't. I am still here. And I will fight him until I fight my last.
108. : And while repaying what he did to me is impossible, I am damn well going to steal that bastard's life work. I will become the Ascendant.ORI_Astarion_Knows_RitualsPurpose, ORI_Astarion_Act3_WantsRitualComplete
152. : [TagAnswer]
End
167. Player: Still, you shouldn't have given up.['Astarion -1']
41. : Easy to say the words, isn't it?End
44. Player: Move forward, and get your revenge.['Astarion 1']
87. [Jump]
Jump to Node 110 (1)
4. Player: The way they contorted... they were compelled by Cazador, weren't they?5b4812bc-634b-9181-033b-521e6b127bbc_vampiresfriendly = False
156. : Yes. They cannot fight his compulsion. But I can, thanks to our wriggling friend.
40. Player: Cazador's bond forced their hands against us - can he still force yours?5b4812bc-634b-9181-033b-521e6b127bbc_vampiresfriendly
109. : Ha! He cannot, thanks to our wriggling friend.
11. : He will be furious. And he'll be even more furious when I get to that crypt and stop him.
37. : For what it's worth, thank you. No matter what happens down there, you helped me stand up against him.End
22. Player: I hope we can get some rest now.
81. [Jump]
Jump to Node 11 (1)
88. : You said they could take me? Really?5b4812bc-634b-9181-033b-521e6b127bbc_offeredastarion
15. Player: I wish they had.
46. [Jump]
Jump to Node 151 (1)
57. Player: I was only teasing you.Roll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 18 (0)
136. [RollResult] True
119. : Ugh. Well, I suppose you knew we could defeat them. I'll try not to think what would have happened if we hadn't.
92. : At least you've met my family now.
43. [Jump]
Jump to Node 68 (2)
124. [RollResult] False
144. Player: I panicked in the moment!
103. : And that was your gut response? Really?
151. : I can't tell whether you're a bad liar or a worse jester, but either way, it isn't cute.['Astarion -3']