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    Synopsis:

    Shadowheart reflects on Shar and her own purpose while thinking back about the past.

    How to trigger:

    1. Start as Shadowheart Avatar
    2. Go to SCL
    3. Experience the Curse
    4. Go to camp



  • 18.
    Narrator
    : *Rest eludes you. All you can think of is this strange new place, where even the stars themselves have been smothered by Lady Shar's embrace.*
    • 13.
      Narrator
      : *What does the Dark Lady want of you? At times, it feels like you are without guidance, while other times, she shields you. You feel lost - a sensation that is not new to you...*
      • Link to Node 37
  • 27.
    Narrator
    : *Rest eludes you. All you can think of is this strange new place, where even the stars themselves have been smothered by Lady Shar's embrace.*ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_IncurableWound
    • 2.
      Narrator
      : *What does the Dark Lady want of you? At times, it feels like she is punishing you, while other times, she shields you. You feel lost - a sensation that is not new to you...*devnote
      • 37.
        Narrator
        : *In fact, one of the few memories you can still lay claim to is of being lost. Lost and afraid...*devnote
        • 16. [Nested Dialog]
          • 21. [TagCinematic]
            • 5.
              Narrator
              : *That memory of the woods, nearly dying, being saved... it's all you have of your childhood. Lady Shar guards the rest.*devnote
              • 14.
                Narrator
                : *You feel the pain swell in your right hand. Invisible agony that rises from nowhere.*devnoteNOT_FOR_EAORI_Shadowheart_Knows_WoundSuspicion, ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_WolfDreamIsSeluniteRitual, ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_IncurableWound = False, ORI_Shadowheart_State_IncurableWound_Unavailable = False, GLO_Not_For_EA, AVATAR, REALLY_SHADOWHEARTORI_Shadowheart_State_ExperiencedWound
                • 23.
                  Shadowheart
                  : Focus. What could be the cause of this?NOT_FOR_EA
                  • 10.
                    Narrator
                    : *It is impossible to think straight. Only the pain fills your head, until it starts to ebb away...*devnoteNOT_FOR_EA
                    • Link to Node 25
                • 0.
                  Shadowheart
                  : Accept the pain.NOT_FOR_EA
                  • 25. [Jump] Jump to Node 32 (2)
                • 6.
                  Shadowheart
                  : Resist the pain.NOT_FOR_EA
                  • 4.
                    Narrator
                    : *Useless. The pain floods your nerves no matter what. You clench your jaw until it eases.*devnoteNOT_FOR_EA
                    • Link to Node 25
              • 26. [Alias] ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_WolfDreamIsSeluniteRitual, ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_IncurableWound, ORI_Shadowheart_State_IncurableWound_Unavailable = False, GLO_Not_For_EA, AVATAR, REALLY_SHADOWHEARTORI_Shadowheart_State_ExperiencedWound, ORI_Shadowheart_Event_IncurableWoundFlared
                • Alias to Node 14
                • 33. [Jump] Jump to Node 32 (2)
              • 32.
                Narrator
                : *As you lose yourself in the fragments of a past you barely recognise, you feel a dull ache spread from your right hand.*NOT_FOR_EAORI_Shadowheart_Knows_WoundSuspicion = False, ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_WolfDreamIsSeluniteRitual, ORI_Shadowheart_State_IncurableWound_Unavailable = False, GLO_Not_For_EA, AVATAR, REALLY_SHADOWHEARTORI_Shadowheart_State_ExperiencedWound, ORI_Shadowheart_Event_IncurableWoundFlared
                • 11.
                  Shadowheart
                  : The pain guides. It teaches. Only when you stray from the Nightsinger's path, does it bite.ORI_Shadowheart_State_ExperiencedWound
                  • 8.
                    Narrator
                    : *Lady Shar aids you in the dark, and punishes you when you stray. She is guiding you towards something.*
                    • Link to Node 28
                • 35.
                  Shadowheart
                  : This land is under the Lady Shar's sway. Maybe answers lie where her power is strongest.ORI_Shadowheart_State_DarkJusticiarSuspicion = False
                  • 41.
                    Narrator
                    : *Perhaps this is a test. Mother Superior would have you make for Baldur's Gate without delay... but the call of the Dark Shar cannot go ignored.*
                    • Link to Node 28
                • 30.
                  Shadowheart
                  : There were Dark Justiciars here once - you saw the signs. You should heed them - learn more.ORI_Shadowheart_State_DarkJusticiarSuspicion, ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_JusticiarDream = False
                  • 3. [Alias] ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_BecomeJusticiar
                    • Alias to Node 9
                    • 28.
                      Narrator
                      : *Whatever awaits you in these lands is important, and must be found. The Dark Lady wills it... in her own way.*
                      End
                • 34.
                  Shadowheart
                  : There were Dark Justiciars here once - you saw the signs. There must be a temple - somewhere dedicated to Lady Shar.ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_JusticiarDream
                  • 9.
                    Narrator
                    : *This cannot be a coincidence. Dare you dream of joining the ranks of her elite...?ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_BecomeJusticiar
                    • Link to Node 28
                • 39.
                  Shadowheart
                  : Concentrate on your mission. The Mother Superior awaits your return to Baldur's Gate.
                  • 15.
                    Narrator
                    : *And yet... Lady Shar herself seems to guide you elsewhere. Surely you cannot resist her influence. Perhaps Baldur's Gate can come later...*
                    • Link to Node 28
                • 40.
                  Shadowheart
                  : Why were you alone in those woods? The gaps in your memories are vast, unnerving...
                  • 29.
                    Shadowheart
                    : [PassiveRoll] ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_SeenNecklaceDesignRoll (Intelligence, Religion) vs 14 (1)
                    • 38. [RollResult] True
                      • 17.
                        Narrator
                        : *The possibilities are countless. You could have been lost, abandoned, orphaned, or even offered as a sacrifice to the gods.*
                        • 22.
                          Narrator
                          : *Some druids force children to live off the land. Selûnites leave their young in the wilds and challenge them to find their way home. Followers of Talos are said to sacrifice innocents to lightning.*
                          • 24.
                            Narrator
                            : *But it was Lady Shar who embraced you, whatever your past. You serve her, and now she guides you towards something.*ORI_Shadowheart_Knows_WolfDreamIsSeluniteRitual
                            • Link to Node 28
                    • 7. [RollResult] False
                      • 31.
                        Narrator
                        : *Such feelings serve no purpose - you must cast them aside. Lady Shar will reveal all, in time. Even now, you sense she is guiding you towards something.*
                        • Link to Node 12
                  • 36.
                    Shadowheart
                    : [PassiveRoll] Roll (Intelligence, Religion) vs 14 (0)
                    • Link to Node 38
                    • Link to Node 7
                • 1.
                  Shadowheart
                  : The pain must be a test. To embrace Lady Shar completely is to leave all pain and sorrow behind.
                  • 20.
                    Narrator
                    : *This cannot be a coincidence. She must have a plan for you.*
                    • 12. [Jump] Jump to Node 28 (1)