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    Synopsis:

    Jaheira's default dialogue. Topics range from her past life to her current goals as they develop. Unless otherwise stated, her tone is confident and to the point. She's a seasoned adventurer with a sardonic sense of humour - and a little less cynical than she might present herself to be.


  • 52.
    Jaheira
    : [TagGreeting] Jaheira_InParty_DiscussedRitualScroll = False, ORI_Jaheira_Event_DiscoveredScroll
    • 104.
      Jaheira
      : The threat of spanking never kept the children from poking through my things. Why should it deter you?Jaheira_InParty_DiscussedRitualScroll
      • 26.
        Jaheira
        : It is... a ritual. Or it describes one, at least. Practised by druids of certain esoteric circles.
        • 62.
          Jaheira
          : If they be learned, and powerful enough, the practitioner of this ritual might slow their ageing. Extend their life well beyond its natural reach.
          • 57. [Alias] Approval_AtLeast_-20_For_Sp2, Approval_AtLeast_10_For_Sp2 = False
            • Alias to Node 64
            • 30. [Jump] Jump to Node 64 (2)
          • 64.
            Jaheira
            : In greener days, I might have been strong enough to do it. I might be yet, with the right preparations.Approval_AtLeast_60_For_Sp2
            • 6. Player: So you plan to do it?
              • 50.
                Jaheira
                : I make no plans. Only... contingencies.
                • 70.
                  Jaheira
                  : Do not look at me like that. I have been content to see the span of my natural years - a privilege far too few in this world can claim.
                  • 13.
                    Jaheira
                    : I do not speaking of clinging to life for its own sake. I just... look back on that life's work, and I wonder - is it done?
                    • 118.
                      Jaheira
                      : The Dead Three plague the world still. The city still falls prey to small minds like Gortash, or lost souls like Orin.
                      • 103.
                        Jaheira
                        : It is every Harper's hope to be a light that drives out darkness. But I've lived long enough to see so many of those lights burn out, while the shadows cling stubbornly on.
                        • 28.
                          Jaheira
                          : Knowing that - isn't it our duty to burn on if we can? To fight for as long as we are able?
                          • 86. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Random
                            • 92.
                              Lae'zel
                              : You have more in common with my people than you'd think. On the Astral Plane, our finest knights can live for millennia - and they devote every thought to vanquishing ghaik.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_LAEZELba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_LaezelResponse
                              • 71.
                                Jaheira
                                : Or pleasing their own Undying Queen - who lives on to serve... what purpose, exactly?devnoteba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_LaezelResponse
                                • Link to Node 99
                            • 105.
                              Shadowheart
                              : I wallowed in darkness for too long. If I could extend the time I have left in the light, I think I'd take it., SHADOWHEART_ENEMYOFSHARPATHdevnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEARTba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ShadowheartResponse
                            • 105.
                              Shadowheart
                              : The darkness will prevail in the end, Jaheira. You're clinging on just to wage an unwinnable war.devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_SHADOWHEARTba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ShadowheartResponse
                              • 87.
                                Jaheira
                                : And use it to do more than fight, I'd hope. Shar and Selûne have already claimed more than their share of your years, I think., SHADOWHEART_ENEMYOFSHARPATHba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ShadowheartResponse
                              • 87.
                                Jaheira
                                : Perhaps. But if the darkness is really going to swallow everything, as you Sharrans say, it should at least have to work for its supper.ba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ShadowheartResponse
                                • Link to Node 99
                            • 112.
                              Astarion
                              : Immortality is only as good as the life you're living. An eternity of luxury sounds a lot better than an eternity of struggle.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_ASTARIONba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseAstarion
                              • 74.
                                Jaheira
                                : I'd have thought time would dull either, but I suppose I should know better than to argue with an immortal.<br>ba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseAstarion
                                • Link to Node 99
                            • 95.
                              Wyll
                              : I'd cling to life forever if it means I could keep Baldur's Gate safe. But time marches me to a different fate.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_WYLLba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseWyll
                              • 9.
                                Jaheira
                                : And if it does? That does not mean you cannot dig your heels in a little.ba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseWyll
                                • Link to Node 99
                            • 108.
                              Gale
                              : Your duty, perhaps. Mine was quite the opposite. Every breath I take - however gratefully - is proof of my dereliction.devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_GALEba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseGale
                              • 27.
                                Jaheira
                                : Or proof that you plan to fight on, rather than take the easier path.ba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseGale
                                • Link to Node 99
                            • 90.
                              Karlach
                              : You're preaching to the doomed choir, ma'am.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_KARLACHba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseKarlach
                              • 106.
                                Jaheira
                                : You've done more than your share of fighting already, Karlach. If there is one person I would trust to make the most of a longer life, it is you.ba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseKarlach
                                • Link to Node 99
                            • 117.
                              Halsin
                              : To wish to live is natural, but so too is to let go, when the moment arrives.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_HALSINba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseHalsin
                              • 38.
                                Jaheira
                                : You see? I should know better than to philosophize in the company of an archdruid.devnoteba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseHalsin
                                • Link to Node 99
                            • 116.
                              Minsc
                              : Minsc does not understand the question. You will live forever, Jaheira.ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_MINSCba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseMinsc
                              • 3.
                                Jaheira
                                : Of course I will, berserker. And you will sprout soft and golden locks from that shining skull.ba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseMinsc
                                • 99. Player: [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
                                  • 83. Player: Live forever? I'd be curious to hit four figures, but it might get a little dull after that.REALLY_SHADOWHEART
                                    • 29.
                                      Jaheira
                                      : Here I stand on only the humble three, half-cousin. But I hope I've filled them with my fair share of living.devnote
                                      • Link to Node 2
                                  • 49. Player: I'd consider it. I could achieve great things with another lifetime or ten...REALLY_GALE
                                    • 17.
                                      Jaheira
                                      : If the bards are right, then I've already done my share of deeds. But I can assure you, the work only ever feels half-finished at best.
                                      • 2.
                                        Jaheira
                                        : In truth, I had put this ritual from my mind - until Last Light. Trapped in that darkness, I turned to my research again: what if I was a little stronger? As fast as I once had been?devnote
                                        • 82. [Visual State]
                                          • 91.
                                            Jaheira
                                            : Then you came, and made the question moot. But I kept this - just in case, I told myself. A final resort.
                                            • 63.
                                              Jaheira
                                              : Perhaps you were not the saviour you seemed. I had learned better than to think of life as some simple tale, after all. There is no guarantee of happy endings, or true heroes.devnoteApproval_AtLeast_60_For_Sp2
                                              • 41.
                                                Jaheira
                                                : I believe that still. But, when I look on all we have achieved since, I wonder... perhaps it is not heroes we need. Only people who are willing to try.devnote
                                                • 42.
                                                  Jaheira
                                                  : I do not know what manner of story that makes. But I do know that, without an ending, it would be no story at all.devnote
                                                  • 96.
                                                    Jaheira
                                                    : So I will accept mine, when and however it comes. As for the this city's story, well...devnote
                                                    • 4. [Jump] Jump to Node 122 (1)
                                            • 45.
                                              Jaheira
                                              : I worried that perhaps you were not the saviour you seemed. That Minsc was gone forever, and my family was doomed to see the city they love fall.DEPRECATED
                                              • 37.
                                                Jaheira
                                                : Only, now - when I look at this, and think of all we have done, I realise: I was not worried. Not even afraid. I was arrogant.devnote
                                                • 55.
                                                  Jaheira
                                                  : This city does not need me. It just needs someone. Baldur's Gate will never truly be saved, once and for all - but whatever it will be...
                                                  • 122. [TagCinematic] devnote
                                                    • 80. [Visual State]
                                                      • 14.
                                                        Jaheira
                                                        : Well. That is entirely your problem now, cub.Jaheira_InParty_ScrollDiscussedAndBurned, TG_ORI_Jaheira_BurnedScroll
                                                        • 68. Player: I accept - for as long as I'm able, at least.REALLY_KARLACH
                                                          • 35.
                                                            Jaheira
                                                            : Death is a piss-poor excuse not to live. Who do you think I learned that from?devnote
                                                            • 114.
                                                              Jaheira
                                                              : But I do not plan on going anywhere just yet. And besides - you still have a tadpole in your skull. You are almost certainly going to die first.
                                                              • Link to Node 7
                                                        • 59. Player: I'm honoured you think of me that way.
                                                          • 72.
                                                            Jaheira
                                                            : Hah! Do not thank me for slinging a weight around your neck. I might start to feel bad.
                                                            • 94.
                                                              Jaheira
                                                              : I do mean what I say - but I am also a Harper. In every honeyed word, there is a hook.
                                                              • Link to Node 114
                                                        • 24. Player: You're not off the hook that easily, Jaheira. I want you around for a long time yet.
                                                          • 44.
                                                            Jaheira
                                                            : I have no plans to lie down and die. Well - perhaps a little lying down, when all of this is done.
                                                            • Link to Node 114
                                                        • 12. Player: Enough of this cub stuff. My people live longer than yours, half-elf.
                                                          • 97.
                                                            Jaheira
                                                            : And age better too. She who is most weathered is also most wise.
                                                            • Link to Node 114
                                                        • 1. Player: A pity. I could have used a young and powerful Jaheira.
                                                          • 89.
                                                            Jaheira
                                                            : Do not be so sure. I was not always so soft and agreeable as I have become.
                                                            • Link to Node 114
                                                        • 81. Player: Don't get ahead of yourself. First we have to survive the Absolute.
                                                          • 48.
                                                            Jaheira
                                                            : And death might find us any moment. If I cannot meet it with a bit of cheerful futility, why bother being a Harper at all?
                                                            • Link to Node 114
                                            • 39.
                                              Jaheira
                                              : Something kept me from throwing it away. A fear, perhaps, that you were not the saviour you seemed to be.devnote
                                              • 76.
                                                Jaheira
                                                : Did you think it would escape my notice forever? What you did to Isobel, in exchange for a little of your father's power?devnoteHAV_Isobel_State_IsDead, REALLY_DARK_URGE
                                                • 43.
                                                  Jaheira
                                                  : I share my blame for pushing you down that path - for telling you that we must finish Ketheric at all costs.
                                                  • 5.
                                                    Jaheira
                                                    : And I am not blind. We have all profited from the results - perhaps the entire world will, before all of this is done.
                                                    • 100.
                                                      Jaheira
                                                      : But I have to believe that there is a better way. So I will hold on to this for a little while, I think - and see which one of us is right.devnoteJaheira_InParty_ScrollDiscussedAndKept, TG_ORI_Jaheira_KeptScroll
                                                      • Link to Node 102
                                              • 88.
                                                Jaheira
                                                : Did you think it would escape my notice forever? That you would trade Isobel away, to bring us closer to our goal?devnoteHAV_TakingIsobel_State_DefendedIsobel = False, HAV_Isobel_State_AtColony
                                                • Link to Node 43
                                              • 32.
                                                Jaheira
                                                : You have cleared every obstacle in your path. Done everything that could be asked of you, without fear or favour. And without any regard for the cost.devnote
                                                • 40.
                                                  Jaheira
                                                  : You will save us, of that I have no doubt, and I hope to be right by your side. But I have to believe the way we do it matters, too.
                                                  • 11.
                                                    Jaheira
                                                    : So I will hold onto this a little longer, I think, and linger on - to see which one of us is right.
                                                    • 102. [Visual State]
                                                      • 84. Player: You have no right to judge me, Jaheira.
                                                        • 109.
                                                          Jaheira
                                                          : Perhaps not. But know that I judge myself every bit as harshly, for allowing this to come to pass.devnote
                                                          • Link to Node 98
                                                      • 60. Player: Everything I did was to save myself - save us all.
                                                        • 61.
                                                          Jaheira
                                                          : I hope that you will.devnote
                                                          • Link to Node 98
                                                      • 20. Player: Why stick around, if I'm so detestable?
                                                        • 111.
                                                          Jaheira
                                                          : Because you will save us all. And I still hope you might do it the right way.devnote
                                                          • Link to Node 98
                                                      • 73. Player: You know what I am, and you let me live.REALLY_DARK_URGE
                                                        • 121.
                                                          Jaheira
                                                          : And still will. Perhaps I could not stop you now, even if I wished it. But I hope I will not need to find out.devnote
                                                          • Link to Node 98
                                                      • 21. Player: Shrug.
                                                        • 10.
                                                          Jaheira
                                                          : You're right. We have probably wasted enough words on this matter.devnote
                                                          • 98.
                                                            Jaheira
                                                            : Now come - our work isn't done yet.
                                                            • 7.
                                                              Jaheira
                                                              : [TagAnswer]
                                                              End
                                  • 67. Player: I'd take every drop of life I could get - especially for the sake of Baldur's Gate.REALLY_KARLACH
                                    • 110.
                                      Jaheira
                                      : I know you would. But once the city squeezed it from you, what would be left? Everyone who seizes at eternal life has some purpose, in the beginning.
                                      • Link to Node 46
                                  • 113. Player: I would be eternal if it meant keeping my people free from ghaik slavery.ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath = False, REALLY_LAEZEL
                                    • 36. [Jump] Jump to Node 8 (1)
                                  • 119. Player: I would be eternal if it meant destroying ghaik for my queen.ORI_Laezel_State_IsOnOrpheusPath = False, REALLY_LAEZEL
                                    • 107.
                                      Jaheira
                                      : I do not doubt you would serve her forever - only that she would let you. Strangely enough, those who grasp eternal life rarely mean for others to share in it.
                                      • Link to Node 46
                                  • 51. Player: I'd cling to life forever if it means I could keep Baldur's Gate safe.REALLY_WYLL
                                    • 8.
                                      Jaheira
                                      : A noble sentiment. But I wonder if it would not lose some of its lustre, over the long years.
                                      • 46.
                                        Jaheira
                                        : I spent most of my life fighting those who tried to escape their end. Ketheric, Irenicus, Sarevok... that is not company I would like to keep.
                                        • Link to Node 2
                                  • 69. Player: Would you live on at any cost?
                                    • 18. [Jump] Jump to Node 2 (1)
                                  • 33. Player: It's only natural to want more life.
                                    • 16.
                                      Jaheira
                                      : Of course. It is our way - just as as it is death's way to meet us along the path, gently oblivious to whatever it is we want.
                                      • Link to Node 46
                                  • 31. Player: A little too philosophical for me.
                                    • 85.
                                      Jaheira
                                      : My feelings exactly.
                                      • Link to Node 2
                                  • 34. Player: Get over yourself, Harper. No one person can fix the world.
                                    • 54.
                                      Jaheira
                                      : Well-answered.
                                      • Link to Node 2
                            • 75.
                              Nightwarden Minthara
                              : To accept death is to surrender. ORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_MINTHARAba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseMinthara
                              • 78.
                                Jaheira
                                : And to fight it is to doom yourself to defeat.ba6dbe51-9a57-2676-2013-c0c26b66a7ef_ResponseMinthara
                                • Link to Node 99
            • 0. Player: That's amazing, Jaheira. What can I do to help?
              • 15. [Jump] Jump to Node 70 (1)
            • 58. Player: And anyone can use this scroll...?
              • 22.
                Jaheira
                : Any druid. So yes, you might aspire to it if you wished. But the scroll is not the ritual itself - only part of my research into how it is worked.DRUID
                • 66. [Jump] Jump to Node 70 (1)
              • 79.
                Jaheira
                : Any druid. But the scroll is not the ritual itself. Only part of my research on its working.
                • 65. [Jump] Jump to Node 70 (1)
            • 123. Player: Ah, I understand. I'd want to stay young and pretty too.
              • 120.
                Jaheira
                : Oh, you really think I'm pretty? Just a moment, while I remember how to bat my eyelashes.
                • 101. [Jump] Jump to Node 70 (1)
          • 77.
            Jaheira
            : It is not something you need concern yourself with. I've picked up stranger things in all my travels, trust me.
            • 115. [Jump] Jump to Node 7 (1)
  • 56.
    Jaheira
    : [TagGreeting] Jaheira_InParty_DiscussedRitualScroll, Jaheira_InParty_ScrollDiscussedAndBurned = False, Jaheira_InParty_ScrollDiscussedAndKept = False
    • 25. [Alias] Approval_AtLeast_-20_For_Sp2
      • Alias to Node 47
      • 19. [Jump] Jump to Node 26 (1)
    • 47.
      Jaheira
      : If you wish. It's possible I was a little too quick to judge. A little too caught up in ceremony.Approval_AtLeast_60_For_Sp2
      • Link to Node 19
    • 53.
      Jaheira
      : I cannot think what it is we have to talk about.devnote
      • 93. [Jump] Jump to Node 7 (1)
    • 23. [Jump] Jump to Node 77 (1)