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  • 1.
    Wyll
    : [TagGreeting] END_General_State_Started = False, CAMP_DaisyStelmane_Knows_StoryOfStelmane, Wyll_InParty2_Event_StelmaneBranch, Wyll_InParty2_Event_DiscussedStelmane = FalseWyll_InParty2_Event_StelmaneBranch = False, Wyll_InParty2_Event_DiscussedStelmane
    • 3.
      Wyll
      : I met her twice.
      • 40.
        Wyll
        : The first time, I was a boy of seven or eight, at a banquet in the Flaming Fist's honour. One look and I was smitten.
        • 31.
          Wyll
          : Chestnut hair that flowed behind her like willow fronds. She floated from one room to the next as if carried by clouds.
          • 6.
            Wyll
            : The second time, Stelmane was - different.
            • 12.
              Wyll
              : Even with the aid of a cane, each step she took was a struggle. Every word she spoke took great physical effort.
              • 13.
                Wyll
                : 'A stroke victim?' I asked father later. 'No', he said. 'A stroke survivor.'CAMP_DaisyAcknowledgement_Event_StelmaneTruth
                • 26.
                  Wyll
                  : Not a mere stroke, as it turns out - but the scars of her possession.
                  • 29.
                    Wyll
                    : Gods, what I wouldn't give to drive a dagger through the Emperor's bulging head.devnote
                    • 34.
                      Wyll
                      : We can never let it do to us what it did to Stelmane.
                      End
              • 14.
                Wyll
                : 'A stroke victim?' I asked father later. 'No', he said. 'A stroke survivor.'
                • 21. Player: [PassiveRoll] Roll (Wisdom, Perception) vs 10 (0)
                  • 17. [RollResult] True
                    • 37.
                      Narrator
                      : *You sense uncertainty in Wyll's voice. He questions his father's explanation.*Wyll_InParty2_Event_PassedStelmaneCheck
                      • 27. Player: I'm short on sympathy. She was partners with a mind flayer. The Emperor, no less.CAMP_DaisyStelmane_Knows_StoryOfStelmane
                        • 39.
                          Wyll
                          : Whatever you believe about Stelmane, she's not the only one to suffer the killer's blow.
                          • Link to Node 18
                      • 35. Player: Any idea who could be behind the killing?LOW_SerialKiller_Knows_DolorIsKiller = False
                        • 2.
                          Wyll
                          : I couldn't say. But think about this:
                          • 18.
                            Wyll
                            : My father was tadpoled. Stelmane is dead. The people are frightened, and the Council's in disarray.
                            • 28.
                              Wyll
                              : 'To exert control, you must first sow chaos.' A tyrant's strategy, as father would say.
                              • 11.
                                Wyll
                                : These murders aren't random acts. Someone powerful is guiding the killer's hand. And the city is made weaker for it.
                                End
                      • 10. Player: Gone before her time, it sounds like - what a tragedy.
                        • 5.
                          Wyll
                          : Not a tragedy - a calculated cruelty. Think about it:
                          • Link to Node 18
                      • 32. Player: If Stelmane was suffering, maybe death was a blessing.
                        • 30.
                          Wyll
                          : Nonsense. Stelmane was no less worthy of life or success because she was disabled.
                          • 43.
                            Wyll
                            : Her death is no blessing - it is a calculated cruelty. Think about it:
                            • Link to Node 18
                      • 20. Player: I sense there's something more to this story.Wyll_InParty2_Event_PassedStelmaneCheckRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 15 (0)
                        • 15. [RollResult] True
                          • 16.
                            Wyll
                            : Something's always gnawed at me.
                            • 36.
                              Wyll
                              : At the banquet, Stelmane didn't seem to look at us, but through us.
                              • 22.
                                Wyll
                                : But that second time, her gaze never left me. It was steel, sharp and unyielding.
                                • 41.
                                  Wyll
                                  : It could just be my imagination. But I always felt that it was more than a stroke that had changed her.
                                  • 25.
                                    Wyll
                                    : What, though... I couldn't say.
                        • 0. [RollResult] False
                          • 33.
                            Wyll
                            : Hm. If there is, I'm not aware of it.devnote
                  • 9. [RollResult] False
                    • 8. [Jump] Jump to Node 37 (2)
  • 19.
    Wyll
    : [TagGreeting] LOW_Elfsong_Devella_Event_StelmaneMurdered, END_General_State_Started = False, CAMP_DaisyStelmane_Knows_StoryOfStelmane = False, Wyll_InParty2_Event_StelmaneBranch, Wyll_InParty2_Event_DiscussedStelmane = FalseWyll_InParty2_Event_StelmaneBranch = False, Wyll_InParty2_Event_DiscussedStelmane
    • Link to Node 3
  • 24.
    Wyll
    : [TagGreeting] Wyll_InParty2_Event_DaisyToldStelmaneBranchWyll_InParty2_Event_DaisyToldStelmaneBranch = False
    • 23.
      Wyll
      : Mind flayers are like devils - they just sport tentacles rather than wings.
      • 38.
        Wyll
        : Clever. Manipulative. Exploitative. The Emperor says he's a friend. I'd think we'd be fools to believe him.
        • 4.
          Wyll
          : Maybe it's true. Maybe Stelmane allied with a mind flayer and subjected the city to their political will.
          • 7.
            Wyll
            : Or maybe he made an offer she couldn't refuse.
            End
  • 42.
    Wyll
    : [TagGreeting] LOW_SerialKiller_Knows_TargetList, LOW_Elfsong_Devella_Event_StelmaneMurdered = False, END_General_State_Started = False, CAMP_DaisyStelmane_Knows_StoryOfStelmane = False, Wyll_InParty2_Event_StelmaneBranch, Wyll_InParty2_Event_DiscussedStelmane = FalseWyll_InParty2_Event_StelmaneBranch = False, Wyll_InParty2_Event_DiscussedStelmane
    • Link to Node 3