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Synopsis:
Avatar asks Astarion about Cazador, his master. Different replies depending on whether we know that Astarion is a vampire spawn or not.
8. : I hope you're not here to ask about Cazador.ORI_Astarion_Knows_Vampireness = False, ORI_Astarion_Knows_CazadorMaster, OR_Astarion_State_PreRitualSceneEnded = False, Astarion_InParty_NonVampCazadorHistory = FalseAstarion_InParty_NonVampCazadorHistory
14. Player: You said he kept you as a slave. Don't you think we should talk about that?
49. : No, I don't. The past is dead, so why exhume it when we have a nice, bright future ahead of us?
10. Player: I admit, I'm curious.
28. : And curious you'll remain. The past is dead, I'm not about to exhume it when there's a nice, bright future ahead of me.
43. : Assuming we don't turn into mind flayers, of course. That might put a bit of a damper on things.
24. : The point is, I'm looking forward. Focusing on what's important for our future.
21. Player: True, we have higher priorities.
22. : Exactly! So, was there anything else?
29. : [TagAnswer]
ORI_Astarion_State_JumpToQuestionBankNode
60. [Nested Dialog]
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46. Player: The past is important. I need to know what made you who you are.
64. : Spite made me who I am. Now let sleeping dogs lie, lest you get bitten.End
36. Player: How can I trust you if you keep secrets from me?
25. : Oh please, you think I'm the only one with secrets? At least you know there's something I'm not telling you.
6. : Trust me to do what's best for me - our fates are linked. I need you and you need me. It's that simple.
19. : And right now what's best for me is some quiet. Until later.End
67. Player: No, I wanted to ask about something else.
18. : Well? Ask.devnote
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38. : I suppose you want to hear about Cazador.ORI_Astarion_Knows_Vampireness, ORI_Astarion_Knows_CazadorMaster, OR_Astarion_State_PreRitualSceneEnded = False, Astarion_InParty_KnowsCazadorHistory = False, Astarion_InParty_NonVampCazadorHistory = FalseAstarion_InParty_KnowsCazadorHistory
65. Player: You said he was your master?
20. : My old master. Before the mind flayers took me from him. Before this strange, twisted freedom.
26. Player: You don't have to tell me anything you don't want to.
7. : I don't want to say a damned thing, but that won't do anyone any good.
3. : Cazador Szarr is a vampire lord in Baldur's Gate. The patriarch of his coven and a monster obsessed with power.ORI_Astarion_Knows_CazadorVampireLord
35. : Not political power or military power - I mean power over people. The power to control them completely.
0. : He turned me nearly two hundred years ago. I became his spawn and he became my tormentor.ORI_Astarion_Knows_Age, LearnedAstarionSlave
34. Player: So you were his slave?
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52. Player: How were you turned? Did he attack you?
44. : Not him, no. A gang of thugs attacked me, angry about a ruling that I'd handed down as magistrate.Astarion_InParty_Event_ToldAboutMagistrate
66. : They beat me to death's door when Cazador appeared. He chased them off and offered to save me. To give me eternal life.LearnedAstarionDeath
47. : Given that my choices were 'eternal life' or 'bleed to death on the street', I took him up on the offer.
33. : It was only afterwards I realised just how long 'eternity' could be.
16. Player: You've been a slave ever since?
17. : A vampire's spawn is less than a slave. They're a puppet.
9. : We have no choice but to obey our masters' commands. They speak and our bodies react - it's all part of the deal.
51. : Sometimes he'd order us to submit to torture. Sometimes he'd have us torture ourselves. Whatever his weathervane mood settled on.
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2. Player: Not a good master, I take it?
31. : He had me go out into Baldur's Gate to fetch him the most beautiful souls I could find.
45. : It was a fun little ritual of his - I'd bring them back and he'd ask if I wanted to dine with him. And if I said yes, he'd serve me a dead, putrid rat.
4. : Of course if I said no, he'd have me flayed. Hard to say which was worse.
12. Player: That sounds terrible. I'm so sorry.
1. : Thank you, but this isn't about sympathy. It's about knowing what we might be up against.
50. : The mind flayers aren't the only monsters out there. They're not even the only ones hunting us.ORI_Astarion_State_MetGurHunter
37. : All I'm asking is that you keep your eyes open. And watch out for anything lurking in the shadows.
41. Player: I'll watch your back, don't worry.['Astarion 5', 'Karlach 1']
15. : What more could I ask? Now, is that all?
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68. Player: You keep me safe and I'll do the same.['Astarion 5', 'Karlach 1']
40. Player: Oh no, my friend. If vampires come looking for you, you're on your own.['Astarion -5']
62. : If you think they'll take me and spare you, you haven't been listening.devnote
13. : But at least we know where we all stand.End
54. [Alias]
HAG_GurHunter_HasMet, HAG_GurHunter_Event_DidNotRevealCampLocation
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55. : The mind flayers aren't the only monsters out there. And they might not be the only ones hunting us.
42. Player: You're free now. Enjoy that freedom.
32. : I will, but I won't take it for granted.
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53. Player: Quite the sob story, but what's your point?
63. : My point is simple...
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11. Player: Enough - I need to talk to you about something else.
5. : Oh? And what might that be?
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61. Player: Tormentor? What did he do?
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27. Player: No, not really.
59. : Oh? Then what do you want?
30. [Jump]
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39. : Now that you know what I am, I should tell you that Cazador was more than just a slaver.ORI_Astarion_Knows_Vampireness, ORI_Astarion_Knows_CazadorMaster, OR_Astarion_State_PreRitualSceneEnded = False, Astarion_InParty_KnowsCazadorHistory = False, Astarion_InParty_NonVampCazadorHistoryAstarion_InParty_KnowsCazadorHistory
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