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Synopsis:
You find Astarion shirtless, tracing the scars on his back with his fingers, trying to read what they say through touch. Initially startled and a little embarrassed, he'll open up to anyone he thinks he can trust. An intimate moment, where he'll let characters with a high approval rating try to read what his scars say, or at least trace them into the dirt for him to read.
140. : A line with a fork and one - two - three dots?devnoteORI_Astarion_Knows_PoemInfernalORI_Astarion_State_LearnedPoemInfernalBeforeScarReading, ORI_Astarion_State_PartySawScars
5. : Bloody Infernal - how is anyone meant to read this garbage?devnote
221. Player: It's easy for some of us.REALLY_TIEFLING
163. [Alias]
- Alias to Node 197
138. Player: Offering to help. I can tell you what it says, if you want.
217. : I am perfectly capable, thank you. This isn't your concern.devnoteApproval_AtLeast_30_For_Sp2 = False
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182. [Jump]
Jump to Node 110 (1)
57. Player: Snooping. What are you doing?
0. [Jump]
Jump to Node 100 (2)
160. Player: Just enjoying the view.
173. : Well find something else to gawp at. I'm busy and I don't need your help.Approval_AtLeast_30_For_Sp2 = False
124. [Jump]
Jump to Node 70 (1)
211. Player: The little I read looked pretty dangerous, but if you don't want to know...Roll (Charisma, Deception) vs 10 (0)
97. [RollResult] True
12. : What? I - well, maybe you could have a look.devnote
28. [Visual State]
170. : *The jagged script is definitely Infernal, the language of the Hells, but you can't make out its meaning.*ORI_Astarion_State_LearnedPoemInfernalBeforeScarReading, REALLY_TIEFLING = FalseCAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_KnowsItsInfernal, ORI_Astarion_Knows_PoemInfernal
123. : And? What can you see?
136. [Jump]
Jump to Node 189 (2)
49. : *The jagged script is definitely Infernal, a language you know all too well.*ORI_Astarion_State_LearnedPoemInfernalBeforeScarReading, REALLY_TIEFLINGCAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_KnowsItsInfernal, ORI_Astarion_Knows_PoemInfernal
157. : *The lines describe oaths and 'the fires below', but the language is fragmented and strange. This is just a piece of a larger text.*CAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_ReadScar
172. : *You run your eyes over the runes hacked into his flesh and recognise an all-too-familiar language: Infernal. It's the language of the Hells.*REALLY_TIEFLINGCAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_KnowsItsInfernal, ORI_Astarion_Knows_PoemInfernal
127. : *You can't read the text carved into his flesh, but you recognise the script - any warlock would. It's Infernal, the language of the Hells.*WARLOCKCAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_KnowsItsInfernal, ORI_Astarion_Knows_PoemInfernal
189. : And? What does it say?
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234. Player: Something about 'the fires below'? It's just fragments of Infernal legalese.CAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_ReadScar
202. Player: It's not a poem. It might be part of a devil's pact...CAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_ReadScar
233. : An infernal pact? But not even the whole text?
207. : What was that bastard up to?devnote
132. [Visual State]
51. Player: If he did make a devil's pact, he's more dangerous than we thought.
13. : More dangerous than you thought, perhaps. I've never had any doubt.
128. : But if Cazador drew up a contract with someone in the Hells, then we need details from Raphael. There must be immense power on the line.ORI_Astarion_State_RaphaelRevealedScarsToParty
105. [Jump]
Jump to Node 243 (2)
243. : But if this is part of a contract, it must be powerful. Or valuable. Or both.ORI_Astarion_State_RaphaelRevealedScarsToParty = False
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68. [Alias]
ORI_Astarion_State_MetGurHunter
- Alias to Node 73
232. [Jump]
Jump to Node 183 (2)
158. [Jump]
Jump to Node 206 (1)
41. Player: Does it matter? You're free of him now.
109. : It matters! It's carved into my back - whatever this is, it's part of me.
73. : No wonder he wants me back. What have I run off with...Astarion_InParty_Asked_GurHunter
177. : What have I run off with...
40. Player: We should tell the others. They might be able to help.
114. [Alias]
- Alias to Node 71
46. [Jump]
Jump to Node 183 (2)
117. Player: It's written in Infernal, I can't read it.CAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_ReadScar = False, CAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_KnowsItsInfernal, ORI_Astarion_State_LearnedPoemInfernalBeforeScarReading = False
26. : Infernal? Are you sure? Can you show me?
154. [TagCinematic]
devnote
14. : What in the hells...devnote
148. [Visual State]
58. : What did he do to me?
150. Player: What does it say?REALLY_TIEFLING = False
227. : I have absolutely no idea. But it's no poem.
67. Player: Should we ask the others? They might know something.CAMP_PartySize_AtLeast3
71. : No! No, let's keep this between ourselves. At least until we know what it means.
183. : Two centuries carrying this, and I can finally see it.
116. [Visual State]
206. Player: You really have no idea what this is?
112. : None at all...
107. : It doesn't look like a poem. It doesn't look like anything I recognise.CAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_ReadScar = False, CAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_KnowsItsInfernal = False
17. [Jump]
Jump to Node 185 (1)
54. [Jump]
Jump to Node 141 (1)
85. Player: If anyone can tell us, Raphael can.ORI_Astarion_State_RaphaelRevealedScarsToParty
34. : I'm sure he can. A shame it took a deal with a devil to unravel this.
115. : Still, I've made my bed with Raphael. We'll know soon enough.ORI_Astarion_State_RaphaelRevealedScarsToParty
18. Player: Whatever you find, you don't have to deal with it alone.
259. : Thank you. It never really occurred to me to ask for help, and - well...
200. : I suppose 'thank you' covered it, really. But I do mean it. I'm grateful - for all of this.End
25. Player: I suppose we will.
60. : When Cazador first carved this on me, I didn't fight back. I couldn't. I just knelt there as it happened to me.
253. : But now that I'm free of him, now that I have a choice, I will do whatever it takes to fight. I'll pay any price to undo what he did to me.
59. : Thank you, by the way. This may not be your fight exactly, but you're willing to help. That means a lot.End
178. [Jump]
Jump to Node 24 (1)
3. Player: Did you ever see Cazador write in Infernal before?CAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_KnowsItsInfernal
210. : No. I could have missed it, of course, but I doubt it.
141. : Cazador was only figuratively hellish - there were never any devils hanging about the crypt.
185. : Whatever he's left carved in my flesh, it's a mystery to me.
- Link to Node 115
213. : Thank you, by the way. This is... well, it's something.devnoteORI_Astarion_State_RaphaelRevealedScarsToParty = False
91. Player: We'll figure it out. I promise.
240. : Will we? How... sweet.devnoteEnd
218. Player: Don't mention it.
153. : Given the subject matter, I probably won't.End
24. Player: Just make sure it doesn't get us killed, all right?
214. : Hells forbid.devnoteEnd
212. Player: Someone out there will be able to read it, I'm sure.CAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_ReadScar = False, ORI_Astarion_State_RaphaelRevealedScarsToParty = False
179. : I'm sure, but what will it say?
15. [Jump]
Jump to Node 185 (2)
21. Player: If this is part of a contract, where's the rest?CAMP_Astarion_CRD_ScarReading_ReadScar
104. : I wasn't his only spawn. And he tortured us all - I imagine each of us are carrying a piece of this infernal contract.
180. : But what could a devil have offered Cazador? He had wealth, power, control - what more could you want?
81. [Jump]
Jump to Node 185 (2)
134. Player: Disappointed?
208. : Perplexed. This was a surprise, and Cazador's surprises are never good.