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Synopsis:
Volo is at players' camp. He shares some revelations when first time spoken to, but otherwise this is his default in-camp dialog.
How to trigger:
Save Volo at the place of execution in the Docks, in front of the Steelwatch Foundry at approximately:
-229; 4; -160
114. : It is splendid to see you again, my friend.devnote
155. : If you hadn't saved me from that mob, I'd be penning a Guide to the Afterlife, based on first-hand experience.devnote
0. : Perhaps you would hazard a guess as to why the mob turned on me?devnote
34. Player: Orin the Red controls a syndicate of killers - perhaps you've pissed her off.
126. : Quite right. But it's not Orin herself who has marked me for death. It is her dread master.devnote
118. : The Lord of Murder has returned. devnote
159. : As he did a hundred years ago, Bhaal has set his accursed sights on Baldur's Gate, and his temple runs red with the blood of the innocent.devnote
144. : And just as then, he has more than one Chosen to manifest his gruesome plot. He has Orin.devnoteREALLY_DARK_URGE
21. : And he has you.devnote
45. Player: I'm all he has - Orin is dead.GLO_Orin_State_PermaDefeated
7. : You triumphed over Bhaal's Chosen? Marvellous!devnote
127. Player: A terrible fate awaits me, as I did not impress my Father. I don't like to think on it.ORI_DarkUrge_State_BhaalDisappointed
69. Player: No triumph, just a nightmare I can hardly recall.ORI_DarkUrge_State_BhaalDisappointed
53. [Alias]
End
30. Player: I am Bhaal's Chosen. This city is my abattoir.ORI_DarkUrge_State_BhaalAccepted
102. : I was hoping your better nature might come to the fore. Perhaps you never had one.devnote
26. Player: Yes - and claimed her power as my own.ORI_DarkUrge_State_BhaalAccepted
14. : And what will you do with that power? Slaughter the city? Brutalise the world?devnote
48. : This is not the first time your kind have threatened Baldur's Gate, and the city still stands.devnote
59. : It will survive you. And so will I - from as great a distance as possible.devnoteGLO_Volo_State_LeftPlayerSideEnd
131. Player: Yes - and defied the Lord of Murder himself.ORI_DarkUrge_State_BhaalResisted
82. : Such a historic deed must be documented in every gory detail.devnote
115. Player: I did. Bhaal killed me for my troubles.ORI_DarkUrge_State_BhaalResisted
68. : Slain by the Lord of Murder, and risen again to save Baldur's Gate. This is stupendous!devnote
39. : You and I shall pen the book of your experiences together! devnote
43. : My quill is trembling in anticipation! Tell me everything!devnote
3. Player: I'll tell the tale better in my own words.BARD
62. : With the accompaniment of cacophonous tunes and gaudy dancing, no doubt? I shudder to think.devnote
145. : But if you're content for your heroics to be reduced to theatrical fancies, I shan't stand in your way.devnoteGLO_Volo_State_LeftPlayerSideEnd
31. Player: I'll find a bard to write my tale - they'll do a better job.BARD = False
122. : A bard? The people want to hear the truth of the matter, not some trumped-up song and dance.devnote
96. Player: Tell him everything.
64. : The battle in the Temple itself... it seems you followed in the bloody footsteps of the Gate's old Bhaalspawn hero.devnote
123. : All the Coast shall read my writings of your triumph. Ha! Bhaal's seed has been wasted, spilled on the ground once again!devnoteGLO_Volo_State_FinalCampDialogExhaustedEnd
110. Player: It was traumatic. I really don't want to talk about it.
121. : As you wish. Perhaps when the scars have healed we can reopen them. It will give the people of Baldur's Gate much hope to hear your tale.devnote
101. : And... thank you. For my life, for the stories, for all of it.devnoteGLO_Volo_State_FinalCampDialogExhaustedEnd
18. Player: That's an outrageous accusation.
136. : Not an accusation - an observation, based on a thorough knowledge of your kind. And I note that your retort was not a denial.devnote
120. : Am I mistaken?devnote
138. Player: About one thing, yes. I'm the last - Orin is dead.GLO_Orin_State_PermaDefeated
125. [Jump]
Jump to Node 7 (1)
1. Player: No. It's true - but I reject Bhaal's influence.['Jaheira 2']
63. [Jump]
Jump to Node 19 (1)
56. Player: Not mistaken, but very foolish. Surely you know this means I can't let you live?
40. [Jump]
Jump to Node 153 (1)
61. Player: Yes - you have this all wrong.Roll (Charisma, Deception) vs 25 (0)
160. [RollResult] True
132. [Jump]
Jump to Node 105 (1)
36. [RollResult] False
94. [Jump]
Jump to Node 97 (1)
51. Player: Bhaal does not have me - I reject his influence.['Jaheira 2']
19. : I see that. You have at least a measure of self-control, but Bhaal's inheritance is not shrugged off so easily.devnote
140. [Jump]
Jump to Node 113 (1)
58. Player: So you know what I am. You should also know that means I can't let you live.
153. : It means nothing of the sort.devnote
104. [Jump]
Jump to Node 113 (1)
95. Player: More lies, Volo. I'm no Bhaalspawn.Roll (Charisma, Deception) vs 25 (0)
84. [RollResult] True
105. : A pity. For Baldur's Gate may need Orin's counterpart if is to survive this crisis.devnoteCAMP_Volo_DarkUrgeDeception
113. : The heart of a Bhaalspawn is a flipped coin that lands on its edge. devnote
158. : Yours is a family set upon self-slaughter.devnote
142. : They are a family set upon self-slaughter.devnote
130. : When there are two or more, they will destroy one another until a single heir to the throne of blood remains.devnote
88. : In times gone by, there was an errant-hearted Bhaalspawn who stood against his foul father, and brother Sarevok.devnote
112. : I had hoped my instincts regarding your heritage were correct, and that you were of similar heroic vintage.devnoteCAMP_Volo_DarkUrgeDeception
- Link to Node 93
- Link to Node 128
- Link to Node 60
- Link to Node 73
75. : Optimist that I am, I hope you are of similar heroic vintage.devnote
93. Player: I'm afraid you're mistaken. I'm nobody special.CAMP_Volo_DarkUrgeDeception
124. : That is not true, my friend. Whether you're descended from the gods or not, you have saved my hide more than once.devnote
10. : I believe you will save this city.devnote
139. : And I'd like to help, the only way I know how - with a Guidebook. This one did not flow from my quill, but from that of the wizard Irenicus.devnote
29. : It is a study of the Slayer, and may give you a much-needed edge when you face Bhaal's Chosen.devnote
66. : The book seems to have escaped from me. I had it when I arrived at your camp, so I'm sure you'll find it somewhere hereabouts.devnoteLOW_SlayerGuidebook_State_HasItem = FalseGLO_Volo_State_FinalCampDialogExhausted
74. [Jump]
Jump to Node 41 (2)
41. : [TagAnswer]
devnoteLOW_SlayerGuidebook_State_HasItemGLO_Volo_State_FinalCampDialogExhausted, LOW_SlayerGuidebook_Event_GiveItem
15. Player: I already know plenty about the Slayer already - I can become it.CAMP_Volo_DarkUrgeDeception = False, ORI_DarkUrge_State_GivenSlayerForm
149. : And you would use that power for good? A risky proposition.devnote
35. [Alias]
- Alias to Node 42
91. : It is possible you could turn it against the city's enemies, but it would be better to purge yourself of Bhaal's influence entirely.devnote
161. : Still - perhaps Irenicus' study will help you to work out some techniques for your own beastly form.devnote
16. Player: What is the Slayer?ORI_DarkUrge_State_GivenSlayerForm = False
116. : The Dream Eater.devnote
70. : It is said the children of Bhaal are claimed throughout their sleep, ever-disturbed by visions of a life of bloodshed and terror.devnote
109. : Once they have seen too much, once these dreams drive their minds to break, they are beset by the Slayer.devnote
42. : It is a beast of unspeakable violence that consumes all in its path, including the soul of the one who is host to it.devnote
108. Player: Tell me about Irenicus.
46. : A genius. Exiled from his home in the elven paradise of Suldanessellar when he attempted to seize the power of life itself, he instead turned his magnificent mind to murder on a grand scale.devnote
103. : That is how he came to crave the power of the Bhaalspawn. He saw them not as living things, but as tools for his own machinations.devnote
49. : In the end, though Irenicus took the form of the Slayer for himself, it was a Bhaalspawn who thwarted him. The same that saved Baldur's Gate. devnote
12. Player: I'll need more than a book to face Bhaal's Chosen.
78. : Quite so. I was rather hoping you'd gathered all the rest of the adventuring paraphernalia yourself. You'll need every advantage.devnote