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Synopsis:
COM before LOW_StormshoreTabernacle_MystraShrine
How to trigger:
With Gale as Companion, approach the shrine of Mystra (S_LOW_MystraStatue_ab6b7142-2333-4b38-9506-fb3e72157145) and click on it.
21. : *There she stands, just as Elminster promised. Mystra. Goddess of the Weave. Mother of all magic.*devnoteORI_Gale_State_Met_ElminsterInWYR, COMOM_BlockChaining
54. : The old man wasn't lying. She's opened a summoning channel. Can't you feel it?devnote
61. : *Gale's right. The very air around the statue crackles with magic, as though the Weave itself were coursing beneath her stony skin.*,
SORCERER,
WIZARD
117. : A stream of pure, undiluted Weave. I only have to reach out, and it will carry me to Mystra, wherever she may be.
99. : *Gale's right. The very air around the statue crackles with magic. It sets your teeth on edge.*
64. : *There she stands. Mystra. Goddess of the Weave. Mother of all magic.*devnoteCOMOM_BlockChaining
75. : Strange... Do you feel that? It's as though the Weave itself is rushing past us...devnote
101. [Alias]
WIZARD
- Alias to Node 61
- Link to Node 29
31. [Alias]
- Alias to Node 99
29. : It's a summoning channel, the kind Mystra once used to call me to her side. I only have to reach for it, and it will take me to her side.devnote
32. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_Random
3. : Well? Are you composing a poem in your head, or some such?devnoteORI_Inclusion_PickedAtRandom, REALLY_JAHEIRA
81. Player: [TagAnswer]
ORI_Inclusion_End_Random
63. : Time was I'd have given my right arm for a chance to speak with Mystra again. The left one too. Maybe a knee...devnote
28. Player: You're ready for this, Gale.
83. : Am I?devnote
43. : You're right. I am a strong, capable wizard. And this is no more than a casual reunion with an ex-lover.
70. : My omnipotent, omniscient ex-lover...devnote
51. Player: You don't owe her so much as a fingernail. She asked you to blow yourself up.
95. : Not the message one hopes to receive from a past lover. But her first love was always the Weave. At best, I was a close second.
97. Player: I don't think she's that kind of goddess.
12. : Thankfully not. Though she's not been averse to demanding the odd human sacrifice in recent days, has she?devnote
68. : When I pictured this moment, I thought I'd feel more in control. Yet here I am, with palms sweatier than a bugbear's armpit.
46. : I always wondered what being nervous would feel like. I hate it.
108. Player: Do you know what you're going to say to her?
116. [Jump]
Jump to Node 80 (1)
115. Player: Of all the things to be nervous about, an audience with a goddess seems reasonable.
102. : You're kind to say so, but this is hardly my first time in Mystra's presence. It's more the matter of what I'm going to say to her.
76. Player: Why do you care what she thinks of you?
1. : You know what it is to worship her, to respect her, to love her...CLERIC_MYSTRA
48. : It was intoxicating. An experience beyond expression.
80. : During my time locked away in Waterdeep, I prepared a quite comprehensive speech for her on the subject of our former relationship, and the manner in which it ended.
15. : Alas, recent events have rendered the majority of it moot, so I'm going to have to improvise. Unless you have any words of wisdom to impart before I go?
11. Player: You're not taking me with you?
13. : The summoning channel Mystra has provided is for me alone. No one else is permitted to enter it, no matter how talented a user of the Weave they are.,
SORCERER,
WIZARD
27. : The summoning channel Mystra has provided is one only I can enter. No matter how much I'd prefer not to face her alone.
72. Player: Seek her forgiveness, Gale. It might be your only hope of curing the orb.ORI_Gale_Event_PushAwayFromCrown
105. : Mystra's forgiveness? If you want me to claim the Crown of Karsus, she'll hardly be in a forgiving mood after that.ORI_Gale_State_SwayedTowardsCrown
107. : I think it's best I keep a cool head going into this. Approach it like a particularly high-risk round of Three-Dragon Ante.
5. : I'll let Mystra show her flight, and then I can see how strong a chance we stand of winning the gambit.devnoteLOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleUncertain
40. : I'll only be gone for a matter of moments. The Outer Planes experience time quite differently to our own.
67. : Wait for me. Please.
52. : You're right. A heartfelt apology is the surest way to a goddess' heart, and her favour.LOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleSeeksForgiveness
18. : I'd pray that she'll be in a forgiving mood, if she weren't the one I'd be praying to.
35. Player: Make her squirm. Tell her the Crown will be ours soon enough.ORI_Gale_Event_PushTowardsCrown
23. : With pleasure. It's not often one has the chance to threaten a goddess and make good on it.ORI_Gale_State_SwayedTowardsCrownLOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleChallengesMystra
90. : Mystra won't be the one issuing the orders for much longer. She'll know exactly who's coming for her.
59. : This won't take long, and when I'm done, I'll be free of Mystra's yoke once and for all.
14. : [TagAnswer]
16. [TagCinematic]
devnote
45. : Gale of Waterdeep. You look well.devnote
41. : Mystra. I never thought we'd speak again like this. Why am I here?LOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleSeeksForgiveness
73. : There is much unsaid between us, but time runs ever short.devnote
26. : You discovered what lies at the Heart of the Absolute - the Crown of Karsus - and you disobeyed my instruction. Why?devnote
112. : I didn't want to die. And when I saw the Crown, I thought I might not have to, if I only understood its power.LOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleSeeksForgiveness
0. : And you believe you have the right to such an understanding?devnote
49. : The past cannot be undone with self-pity, nor can a future be forged. Only with the truth will you see the way ahead.devnote
30. : The fragment of magic you tried to return to me was not of my creation. It was the Karsite Weave.devnoteORI_Gale_Knows_KarsiteWeave
4. : It is a corrupted, half-born magic wrought in the brief moment Karsus ascended to godhood. It hungers for power just as he did, and it can never be sated.devnote
22. : You unleashed something that would consume all magic in existence, and yet you thought only of preserving yourself.devnote
88. : That can't be. It wasn't - it couldn't have been. I only wished to prove myself worthy. I had no idea...LOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleSeeksForgiveness
25. : You were already worthy. What you lacked was patience, and it cost you dearly.devnote
24. : When the Karsite Weave entered your body, your gifts were the first thing it consumed.devnote
55. : The only reason the 'orb' sleeps is because I have allowed it to feed on the true Weave - a temporary measure, but one that will not be enough to save us.devnote
66. : With each day that passes, the elder brain threatens to become a new kind of god, its worshippers a scourge of soulless illithids.devnote
47. : If you will not use the orb to end this abomination, then you must find a way to separate Crown and host. When you've done this, you must surrender the Crown of Karsus to me. devnoteLOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_HeardMystraQuest
57. : I won't let you down again. When the Absolute is vanquished, I will surrender Karsus' powers to you. You have my word.LOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleSeeksForgivenessLOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_WantsSurrenderCrown
86. : Thank you. May the Weave's light guide your purpose, and its wisdom guide your hand.devnote
9. : The future of magic rests on your shoulders, Gale of Waterdeep.devnote
10. : I promise you - it is a burden you are strong enough to bear.devnote
69. [TagCinematic]
devnoteORI_Gale_State_MystraOMEnd
114. : Not happening. When I get my hands on that Crown, I'm going to wield it. Karsus' powers will be mine.LOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleChallengesMystra
113. : Crown yourself, Gale Dekarios, and you will learn what it is to carry such weight upon your shoulders. devnote
78. : If it does not crush you, I will.devnote
36. : A great ask indeed. You've given me much to think on - as you always did.
65. : So be it. Follow the needle of your own wisdom. We shall see how truly it leads you.devnote
62. : Well somebody had to. You weren't exactly forthcoming with any offers of help.LOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleChallengesMystra
44. : My concern was the preservation of everything. The Karsite Weave could tear apart the very fabric of the Material Plane.devnote
100. : That it entered your body and consumed no more than your powers was a miracle. But we will not be granted another.devnote
7. : So that's what you're scared of. With the Crown of Karsus reforged, I could take control of the Karsite Weave.
60. : You can no more control the Karsite Weave than a weather vane could control a storm. devnote
8. : You abandoned me in my hour of greatest need. I had no obligation to help you in yours.LOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleChallengesMystra
71. : You still believe yourself to be so wronged? You always were stubborn.devnote
17. : Because you had no right to ask that of me. You cast me out, remember?
19. : You were my lover, my Chosen, yet still you know so little of me.devnote
50. : No thanks to you. I wasn't expecting a summons, but then you did always prefer things on your terms.LOW_StormshoreTabernacle_State_GaleChallengesMystra
87. : I did not come here to suffer a mortal's admonitions. Certainly not yours.devnote
103. : As do you. But I assume we're not here solely to exchange compliments. So, why am I here?
20. : It's one thing for us to actually pursue the Crown. I'm not entirely sure I want to threaten Mystra with the prospect on her own turf, so to speak.
34. [Jump]
Jump to Node 107 (1)
58. Player: Don't give anything away. Just find out what she has to say.