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Gale Avatar has gotten Elminster's message that he should kill the Absolute... and himself in the process.
0. : *Elminster's visit weighs heavy on your mind. His is a face you did not expect to see again.* devnote
10. : *When you last saw him, you were in your prime. No orb. No tadpole. A mage of growing renown, all power, pride and potential - beloved by the goddess of magic herself.*
20. : *It's one thing to have fallen from such heights, but to have Elminster himself now witness your humilation is almost unbearable.*
9. : His disappointment cuts deeper even than Mystra's. He was your hero...
4. : *While most know of Elminster the legend, few know him as you have. He plucked you from obscurity. Offered you his guidance. His faith. And most recently, his pity.*
12. : You wonder, did he even try to intervene on your behalf?
2. : *Elminster has served Mystra loyally for centuries. If he has any doubts, he's keeping them close to his chest.*
6. : *The stakes of the task ahead are clear. The Absolute threatens more than Faerûn. It threatens the goddess of magic herself.*
3. : You think on the Netherese magic affecting your tadpole. A magic Mystra abhors...
14. : *The last great threat to Mystra's role as protector of the Weave was at the hands of the Netherese wizard, Karsus.*
21. : *His empire, Netheril, has long since crashed and burned, but traces of its magic still remain, if you know what to look for. Spells. Artefacts. Weapons...*
1. : *Whatever lies at the Heart of the Absolute, it's powerful enough to inspire the fear of the gods themselves. What else could it be capable of?*End
19. : To wield enough power to threaten a god. That would be quite something...
24. : *Somewhere in these shadow-cursed lands lies a power great enough that Mystra dare not speak its true name.*
5. : *'The Heart of the Absolute'... You will find it where it beats, and learn exactly what she's afraid of.*End
26. : The Absolute must be stopped. If this is the only way, so be it.
22. : *You've witnessed first-hand the Absolute's depravity. It's quite something to know you now have the power to wipe it from existence with a snap of your fingers.*
16. : *You'd die too, of course, but your name would live on. 'Gale of Waterdeep, the Light of Faerûn.' If only you might live to see it.* End
15. : You failed her once. You will not fail her again.
7. : *Destroy the Heart of the Absolute, and you may yet turn your greatest mistake into your greatest triumph.*
18. : *Something stirs within you. Hope. There may yet be a chance of redemption for Gale of Waterdeep after all.*End
17. : He would never inflict such cruel terms on you. Mystra must have forced his hand.
11. : *Mystra would no more forgive Elminster for defying her than she was willing to forgive you. His hands are tied. As, it seems, are yours.*
25. : Doddering old fool. Trust him to leave the hard work to you.
13. : *Elminster's a relic concerned only with preserving his own legend. He couldn't care less if this mission would rob you of your own legacy.*
8. : *Or, perhaps it's Mystra who fears she will be erased. The Heart of the Absolute not only threatens mortal life. It threatens her too.*
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