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    Synopsis:

    Astarion meets a Gur Hunter that reveals he's hunting a vampire spawn - Astarion himself, although the hunter doesn't realise this. Astarion starts with a mocking tone, but once he realises the hunter's purpose he tries to get some information before leaving or killing the hunter.

    How to trigger:

    Repro steps:
    1. Start the game as Astarion
    2. loadlevel WLD_Main_A
    3. SetGlobalOsirisFlag ORI_Astarion_Knows_Vampireness
    4. goto -22.73, 7.68, 241.08. The swamp illusion check will trigger.
    5. Speak to Gandrel.



  • 25.
    Narrator
    : *You catch a waft of something foul - metallic and sickly-sweet.*OOMORI_Astarion_State_MetGurHunter, HAG_GurHunter_HasMet
    • 5.
      Gandrel
      : Forgive the aroma. Powdered iron-vine - an old hunters' trick. Most monsters will think twice before making a meal of me.
      • 52.
        Astarion
        : You're a monster hunter? I'm surprised - I thought all Gur were wandering cut-throats.devnote
        • 27.
          Gandrel
          : Not just cut-throats! We're thieves, con artists, vagrants - the list goes on.devnote
          • 38.
            Gandrel
            : I wish I had half the power you settled folk think my people possess. Alas, I am a simple wanderer, on the hunt.devnote
            • 32.
              Astarion
              : And what is your prey exactly? Dragon? Cyclops? Kobold?devnote
              • 11.
                Gandrel
                : Nothing so dramatic. I'm hunting for a vampire spawn.
                • 43.
                  Astarion
                  : A - Why? devnote
                  • 2.
                    Gandrel
                    : I'm on a mission from the head of my tribe. She sent me here to capture the beast.
                    • 56.
                      Astarion
                      : And return him to Baldur's Gate, no doubt?devnoteHAG_GurHunter_Astarion_Knows_GurPlan
                      • 34.
                        Gandrel
                        : ...What do you know of this creature?devnote
                        • 42.
                          Astarion
                          : Oh, I know everything about him.devnote
                          • 10.
                            Gandrel
                            : It can't be. It's not possible.devnoteHAG_GurHunter_State_HunterMetAstarion, HAG_GurHunter_State_Hostile
                            End
  • 28.
    Narrator
    : *You catch a waft of something foul - metallic and sickly-sweet.*AOMORI_Astarion_State_MetGurHunter, HAG_GurHunter_HasMet
    • 20.
      Gandrel
      : Forgive the aroma. Powdered iron-vine - an old hunters' trick. Most monsters will think twice before making a meal of me.
      • 8.
        Astarion
        : It'd make me think twice, certainly.
        • 50.
          Gandrel
          : I fear it is needed. I am hunting a wicked evil. A beast that prowls the night.
          • 23.
            Astarion
            : Oh? What are you hunting?
            • 29.
              Gandrel
              : A vile little creature: a vampire spawn named Astarion.HAG_GurHunter_State_MentionedAstarion, ORI_Astarion_State_GurHunterForceReveal
              • 57.
                Gandrel
                : Are you all right, my friend? You look a little pale.devnote
                • 30.
                  Astarion
                  : And when you find him? Will you kill this Astarion?
                  • 24.
                    Gandrel
                    : As much as I'd like to, no.
                    • 12.
                      Gandrel
                      : I'm on a mission from the head of my tribe. She sent me here to capture the beast.
                      • 31.
                        Gandrel
                        : I am to return him to Baldur's Gate alive. Or as close to 'alive' as a vampire gets.HAG_GurHunter_Astarion_Knows_GurPlan
                        • 0.
                          Astarion
                          : I've just remembered I need to be somewhere. But good luck with your hunt.
                          • 51.
                            Gandrel
                            : And good luck to you, my friend. Be safe.OM_BlockChaining
                            End
                        • 17.
                          Astarion
                          : Why not just kill him?
                          • 19.
                            Gandrel
                            : My people were recently attacked in the night - our camp set upon by a band of vampire spawn.
                            • 36.
                              Gandrel
                              : In the chaos of battle, one of them stole away with our children. We have been searching for them ever since.
                              • 62.
                                Gandrel
                                : We believe this Astarion knows exactly what happened that night, and where to find our little ones.
                                • 61.
                                  Narrator
                                  : *You remember the night well. The shouts of battle, the screams of the children as you dragged them away...*
                                  • 3. [Jump] Jump to Node 0 (1)
                                  • 1.
                                    Astarion
                                    : I wouldn't blame the vampire spawn - I hear they have to follow their master's orders.
                                    • 60.
                                      Gandrel
                                      : Monsters are monsters. And whatever his reasons, the monster still knows where our children are.
                                  • 13. [Jump] Jump to Node 54 (1)
                        • 54.
                          Astarion
                          : Attack.
                          • 55.
                            Gandrel
                            : No - it can't be.devnoteHAG_GurHunter_State_HunterMetAstarion, HAG_GurHunter_State_Hostile
                            End
                • 45.
                  Astarion
                  : How do you plan to find him?
                  • 15.
                    Gandrel
                    : I am hoping the hag of these lands can help me. If I could afford her price.devnoteHAG_Hag_State_IsDead = False
                    • 41.
                      Gandrel
                      : I've been hunting at night, but not found any trace of my prey.
                      • 58.
                        Gandrel
                        : He cannot hide forever, though. I will catch him and return him to Baldur's Gate.HAG_GurHunter_Astarion_Knows_GurPlan
                        • 63. [Jump] Jump to Node 31 (2)
                  • 40.
                    Gandrel
                    : I had hoped the hag of these lands could help me, but it seems she is no more. For the best, perhaps.devnoteHAG_Hag_State_IsDead
                    • Link to Node 41
                • 33.
                  Astarion
                  : I'm feeling a little ill, actually. I should go.
                  • 49.
                    Gandrel
                    : Of course. Be safe on your travels.
                    • 16.
                      Astarion
                      : Leave.
                      End
                    • 4.
                      Astarion
                      : Attack.
                      • 18. [Jump] Jump to Node 55 (1)
                • 59.
                  Astarion
                  : Well done! You found him.
                  • 37. [Jump] Jump to Node 55 (1)
          • 48.
            Astarion
            : You're in the right place - there's plenty of evil here.
            • 44.
              Gandrel
              : I seek only one evil: a vampire spawn named Astarion.HAG_GurHunter_State_MentionedAstarion, ORI_Astarion_State_GurHunterForceReveal
              • Link to Node 57
          • 21.
            Astarion
            : Well, you stink. I'm sure that'll protect you.
            • 14.
              Gandrel
              : I hope so. Anything that discourages a bite. I'm hunting a vampire, you see.
              • Link to Node 39
          • 6.
            Astarion
            : Why should I believe anything you say?
            • 9.
              Gandrel
              : Believe or don't. It changes nothing about my mission. I'm hunting a vampire, you see.devnote
              • 39.
                Gandrel
                : Well, not a true vampire. A spawn named Astarion.devnoteHAG_GurHunter_State_MentionedAstarion, ORI_Astarion_State_GurHunterForceReveal
                • Link to Node 57
      • 7.
        Astarion
        : I've met people like you before. You're a Gur, aren't you?
        • 35.
          Gandrel
          : Guilty. My people are wanderers - we travel across Faerûn, doing what good we can, where we can.devnote
          • 47.
            Gandrel
            : Here, I will rid this land of a wicked evil. A beast that prowls the night. devnote
            • Link to Node 22
      • 26.
        Astarion
        : Funny. I thought your people were all cut-throats, not monster hunters.
        • 53. [Alias]
          • Alias to Node 27
          • 46. [Alias]
            • Alias to Node 38
            • 22. [Jump] Jump to Node 50 (2)