1# E Odin: "Ah, Freki has returned at last! We were beginning to wonder whether thou had run off!"# E Odin: "What news dost thou bring of the world outside?"# E Freki: "Well, the Mimameir tree in the Ironwood Forest still hasn't revived. It needs help.. "# E Odin: "Ah this is most terrible news! That tree magically supports the land's natural growth!"# E Odin: "Without it's benevolent magic energies, the land will rot and decay beyond repair!"# E Frigga: "Oh husband, is there nothing that can be done?!"N# NE Odin: "Hmm.. perhaps!"# E Odin: "The Brising Necklace! It's magical energies can restore the Mimameir's vitality!"# E Odin: "Foolish wolfling, I have no task appointed to thee besides selecting my champion. Go!"2# EWarrior: "Hail! It would be a great honor to serve Lord Odin! I offer my great fighting skills to his worthy cause!" # E Are you selecting the Warrior? NoYesEWarrior: "I excel in the arts of combat, why not chose me? Is it because of my lack of powerful magics?"  EWarrior: "You've made a fine choice! My sword Is yours to use!", EValkyrie: "Serving Lord Odin is a task not taken lightly. One must be the shield for the weak and defenseless!" E Are you selecting the Valkyrie?NoYesEValkyrie: "I see. Should you change your mind, I'll remain here for your return." EValkyrie: "You're picking me? I didn't expect this at all. I'll serve Lord Odin to the best of my ability!", ERanger: "Out in the wilds... you don't always get the chance to survive. You have to strike first, and never miss." E Are you selecting the Ranger?NoYesERanger: "You're a fool, wolfling. Surely you would have understood that choosing me was the only logical choice." ERanger: "Wolfling, you choose well! The elves will sing of your intelligence for generations to come!", EBerserker: "Me STRONG! Me no need ARMOR! Me no need talk with you. Me beat you now!" E Are you selecting the Berserker? ....seriously?Er......yeah. EBerserker: "Me sad now. :( Me go cry and listen to Lincoln Grove now, cause they understand Berserker." EBerserker: "Hooray! Me so happy! Me love wolf lady long time now!" EFreki: "......",ESkald: "What is a Skald? A Skald is a bard! Here, let me tell you a story... " E Are you selecting the Skald?NoYesESkald: "Wait! Where are you going? I wasn't anywhere near finished!" ESkald: "You were actually willing to listen? Nobody's ever done that before? Oh! So this means I've been picked?", EBrigand: "I'm not a thief, I'm a treasure hunter! And don't give me that look!"  E Are you selecting the Brigand?!NoYesEBrigand: "What do the others have that I don't? Why, I can get it for you, whatever it is!"" EBrigand: "Serving Lord Odin would be a mutual agreement. I profit, he profits. Let us see how well this business goes.", EShaman: "I was born under the blood moon, and had special powers from childhood. Wilt thou choose me, wolfling?"$ E Are you selecting the Shaman?%NoYesEShaman: "You're just jealous!"&EShaman: "You chose me? Why? ....I look like your sister... what kind of odd reasoning is that?!", EMissionary: "Stay back strange beast! It's bad enough nobody here will listen to me, but to have YOU talking to me.. bah!"( E Are you selecting the Missionary?)NoHe he. Yep.EMissionary: "How long must I be tested like this? Oy... why are you still here? Shoo!"* EMissionary: "Oh no! I've been chosen to do the bidding of a false god! Nooooooooo!"+ EMissionary: "What? I can spread my faith as I do his task? Hmm... allright then. You aren't such a mean wolf, are you?" , EFreki: "I've made my pick... go speak with Odin, got it?"- E${C1}: "...you talk?! Whoa. Allright."E Innkeeper: "It's only $10 to spend the night! Will you make your bed here then?" # ME Weaponsmith: "I've been working on my stock for months, but without Mithril the quality will remain low."# LE Armorer: "The dwarves may be masters of crafting armor, but my hammer and anvil are just as good!!"# L2E Alchemist: "In my youth I gathered wild herbs in the forest and learned the ways of brewing potions."# NE Odin: "So thou art the hero my servant hast selected? Tell me your name, rogue?"<3# E ${C0}: "I'm ${C0}! And I was promised wealth?"4# E Odin: "Indeed! I have a task for you, should you wish for your name to be spoken of forevermore!"5# E Odin: "The *DARK ONE* has revealed himself - and has taken my daughter hostage!"6# E Odin: "He has sent forth his vile minions, to plunder the sacred places of our world as well!"7# E Odin: "I would task thee to defeat his emissaries, and to recover my daughter safely!"8# E ${C0}: "I don't mean to criticize the way you do things, but is this task too trivial for a god?"9# E Odin: "Thou impertinent rogue! If we take to the battlefield, then Freya's life is forfeit!":# E Odin: "Take my ravens. Their knowledge may prove useful to thee on thy quest!";# E Hugin & Munin: "Sup?"<# E Odin: "Thou should investigate the Forest of Ironwood first. Now go with my blessings, viking!"# E Freki: "......wurf :3 "%# E Geri Hildolfr: "You chose the life of Odin's Thrall of your own free will. Never forget that, Freki." # E Geri Hildolfr: " .....bark?"&!# E Frigga: "I am the wife of Odin. You'll do well to take his advice with a grain of salt, my dears!"A# NE Frigga: "I am a jeweler! Bring me the raw materials; gems and metal, and I will craft many rings!" # NE Woman: "Before the forest was corrupted the menfolk would do their hunting there."# ME Elf: "Look! This was a beautiful forest once upon a time!!"D# .E Elf: "The source of the forest's ruin lies with the great old tree in the north of the forest!"# .E Bragi: "During your travels, be sure to investigate everything! Books, trees, anything suspicious!!"# L2E Hildsvini: "You there! Release me from this cage or I shall visit upon you unspeakable horrors!"GNo way!Uh.. okay.# E Hildsvini: "You spineless weakling - why excuse me whilst I go and find something to strike you with!"H# E ${C0}: "Wh.. it's a trap!!"# E Thor: "How I miss my hammer so.. we were inseperable, Mjlnir and I!"J# !E Thor: "Alas, it was lost long, long ago in the Gods War."# !E Thor: "You recovered Mjlnir? Then you've earned the right to wield it, noble warriors!"# !E Loki: "SIGH.. I'm always being blamed for all manner of mischief and misfortune! It's not my fault!"'(M#  E Loki: "Well, not this time at least."#  E Frey: "Oh how I pine for the days when I could sail the sky on beloved NEO-Skidbladnir!"O...What happened?# "E Frey: "I can't say I blame you, you're too busy saving the world!"P# "E Frey: "It could fold up and fit in my pocket, you know? Quite handy!"Q# "E Frey: "Unfortunately it was lost in the last days of the Gods War."R# "E Frey: "Such is life, I suppose."# "E ${C0}: "Hey! That thing's suffocating the Great Tree! Maybe that's why the forest has died?!"# E ${C1}: "So.. if we defeat it.. the forest should revive?"7# E ${C2}: "Alright you hateful creature! We're gonna take you down!!"# E Bartender: "All these weirdoes managed to scare off my customers!"# PE Found a Dagger!# E Found a Wooden!%# E Found a Priest!# E Found a Cloth!H# E Found $25!# E Found $100!d# E Found Flametongue!(# E Found Flame! # E Found Ulf's Fang! # E Found $500!# E Ahmad ibn Fanlan: "I've brought my family with me on this trading expedition to show them the world's wonders."b# E Ahmad ibn Fanlan: "Even if I don't turn a profit, the trip will be worth it to see my son's horizons expand!" # E Gypsy: "Powerful monsters lurk within the ruins of Surtr's Temple, south of here!"e# ME Gypsy: "Many of the weapons found in the temple may come in handy later on, so hold onto them!"e# ME Gypsy: "They say a powerful beast lurks within the temple, consuming the life from the land itself!"# ME Dart: "So you're adventuring huh? I tried that once, but I gave up too easily."g# 6E Dart: "Most everything down in the temple is weak against Ice! Just stay off the lava, ok?"h# 6E Dart: "Some thief stole a LOT of money from my dad, and went off into the temple alone!"# 6E ${C0}: "Whew.. Finally! But wait.. why hasn't the forest revived?"# E ${C3}: "Maybe the great tree is too weak to recover? We'd best return to Mannheim."# E ???????: "So it was YOU bozos who defeated Shub-Niggurath? SP*CKT!"# TE ${C0}: " ..Sp*ckt? What's with you?"# E ???????: "Never mind that! Sooner or later this world will be crushed between my tentacles!"# UE ???????: "Tell YOUR MASTER his daughter's life is forfiet if he continues to oppose me, SP*CKT!"# E - Town of Mannheim - Ironwood Forest# E - Town of Mannheim - Nidavellir Field# E - Niflheim Glacier - Town of Mannheim# E - Gate of Nastrond - Town of Mannheim# EIt's a well of course. Contrary topopular misconceptions, the norse wereactually fairly clean, so you don'thave to wash your face today.# E ${C0}: "OVER THE BRIDGE! :D!"# EYou found the first Brising Runestone!# E Tulzcha: "I smELL someTHING fOWL! DirTY smELLY flowERZ!"# CE ${C0}: "Uhh.. well we did come from Ironwood Forest and Nidavellir.. Guess our boots trampled a few?"# E Tulzcha: "ME hATEZ thE smELL oF filTHY stinKING flowERZ!! ME wanTS tO bURN THE WHOLE WORLD!!"# CE ${C0}: "Are you having some kind of conniption fit?"7# E Tulzcha: "BURN! BURN! DIEDIEDIEDIEDIE!!"# CE ???????: "Blast you ALL, you miserable insects! You've beaten another of my Elements Animus! SP*CKT!"# E ${C0}: "Why do you keep making that noise? Do you have a cold?"# E ???????: "It's a speech impediment you SP*CKT heroic trash! You can keep your sympathy!"# TE ${C1}: "Hey! You want to pick a fight with us or something?!"# E ???????: "Not today you goofballs SP*CKT! Come collect your silly little ruby and get lost!"# UEYou found the second Brising Gemstone!# E - Thule Village - Niflheim Glacier# EA message from Harlock the Hersirhas been scrawled upon the post.# E"Confound this dungeon! The path splits into an upper and a lower road here, and seem linked by the outside temperature."# E"When the Glacier melts, the bottom path floods and is totally inaccessible! When it freezes again, the top path likewise freezes!"# E"I would defeat the source of this land's evil were it not for this environmental nonsense!"# E Elf: "You did it! How can we repay you? Just name your reward!"# .3E Elf: "I can't believe it. This forest was dead, now look at it!"# .3E Elf: "You folks aren't the chosen heroes, are ye?"# .3E Break: "The ecology of the land has totally changed, and so have the monsters!"# .E Krinkle: "Animals only talk to Elves, so if you want to know their thoughts, bring one along!"# .2E Boom: "That creature just now.. I swear I've seen it before when I sailed around R'lyeh island."# .4E ${C0}: "Oh R'lyeh?"# E Boom: "Ya R'lyeh!"# .4E Rinku: "Ha ha! At long last! The spell that can change the weather is mine! Want a demonstration?"No!Yeah sure!# 0E Rinku: "Aw, you're no fun!"# 0E Rinku: "Finally, time to test out my glorious seidr magic! MELTICUS GREENLANDICUS!" # 0E Bena the Muse: "I really need to speak with another musician about my composition! It's urgent!"9# E Bena the Muse: "Oh hey, you're a minstrel of sorts, aren't you?"# E ${C0}: "Yeah sure, what of it?"# E Bena the Muse: "I've been working on a musical score for some time, but I need another musician's opinion.. "# E Bena the Muse: "Well what do you think?"Cool!Needs some work# "E Bena the Muse: "I thought so, thanks! Those bookshelves in Valhalla have been QUITE the inspiration!"# E Bena: "Oh, almost forgot.. here's a little something for your honesty!"# E Obtained the Lute!c# E Obtained Mithril!# EYou cannot leave until you have donethe Allfather's bidding first!E Kaosh Nyteson: "My dream is to see the people of this community pull together and make something wonderful!"# @E Machu the Blacksmith: "Off your lazy duffs, and get to work! Even without mithril, we have to do the best we can!"# L4E Machu the Blacksmith: "Many monsters drop materials! The dwarves can reforge them into powerful equipment!"# L4E Machu the Blacksmith: "One day I'll make something incredible! Just you watch!"# L4E Sheep: "BAAAA!!"# GE Sheep: "BAAAAAA!!"# GE Sheep: "BAA RAAAM EEEWWE!!"# GE Sheep: "(This grass is FABULOUS! Here, you must have some!)"# GE Sheep: "(Beware the rogue sheep!)"# GE Sheep: "(You smell like wolves!)"# GE Mgbrasir the Sheep Rancher: "Egads! My sheep are still spooked from the forest's sudden transformation!"# PE Mgbrasir the Sheep Rancher: "Surely there must be some kind of animal out there that could put their simple wits at ease?"# PE Mgbrasir the Sheep Rancher: "A collie? Why if only my young apprentice would have thought of that!! A thousand thanks!"# PE Mgbrasir the Sheep Rancher: "Ranching is hard work!"# PE Dusty: "Arf!"# FE Dusty: "(I said - I do not bark!)"# FE Dusty: "(The rancher needs my help?)"# FE Dusty: "(There's nothing I can't do! Just you watch, I'll be the best sheepdog there ever was!)"# FE Mgbrasir the Sheep Rancher: "Here, take this! It's a momento my young son used to carry.. If only I could see him again!"# PE Obtained a Frigga!_# E Dusty: "Arf "# FEA note has been carved on the post.# EOh wait. That's just dirt. Sorry.# EThe sound of something shifting acrossmetal echoes through the icy cavern...# The sound of something shifting acrossmetal reverberates throughout the cave# Obtained the Dragon! # E Obtained the Frosty!# E Obtained the Diamond!!# E ${C0}: "Eh? The lock's busted! If only we had some way to pick locks!" # E ${H5}: "Lemme have a crack at it!"# E ${C0}: "I.. It's a trap!"# E Dagon: "Blurp! Y.. yyy you c ccannnot p-p-pass without p-permission!"7# DE ${C0}: "Whoa! You must be c-c-c-cold!# E Dagon: "F-f-frozen stif-f!! J-just like the land a-above m-m-me!!"# DE ${C0}: "You don't seem like such a monster. Maybe we'll just leave you alone.. You're helpless!"# E Dagon: "Nonsense and p-p-p-poppycock! I'm g-going to flood the lands to the s-s-s-south-h!!"# DE ${C1}: "Now why'd you have to say that? We've got a perfectly valid reason to waste you now, fish!"# E Dagon: "S-s-stop t-treating me l-like I'm sp-p-pecial!! I-ll s-show you f-f-f-f-flesh creatures!!"# DE ${C2}: "Well well, look who decided to show his ugly face? If it isn't our friend Squiddly!"# E ???????: "Insolent mortals! SP*CKT! You keep defeating my minions as though they were nothing!!"# E ${C0}: "You seem to be running out of henchmen. You should switch employee healthcare plans."# E ???????: "Evil has no healthplan! It all comes out of my pockets, and you're especially irritating!"# TE ???????: "I'll keep Freya alive FOR NOW, but I am done making deals with the likes of you! SP*CKT!"# E ???????: "Bye bye pinkskins! Better pray to your impotent gods to save you! SP*CKT!! KE KE SP*CKT!!"# UE ${C3}: "He's so infuriating! But we've no choice to keep chasing after him to save Lady Freya!"# EYou found the third Brising Gemstone!# E Odin: "You've completed a great task, yet further still must you travel to defeat true evil!"# E Odin: "I have heard tales of a caravan that has made it's camp in the south of Muspel Desert."# E Odin: "The have said that many minions of the *DARK ONE* have blocked the way into Surtr's Temple."# E Odin: "I would have you infiltrate Surtr's Temple and investigate why they are there!"# E Odin: "Something troubles you?"# E ${C0}: "Yes. The *DARK ONE* keeps showing up after we defeat on of his Elements Animus."# E ${C1}: "He keeps giving us these runestones.. what are they for? And why does he drop them?"# E Odin: "It is to goad me. He knows that we will not attempt to fight him so long as Freya lives."# E Odin: "Should Freya die, the runestone gems and her necklace would crumble into dust!"# E Odin: "But I believe he has overplayed his hand - he will strike Niflheim Glacier next!"# E ${C3}: "Niflheim Glacier? How can you be so certain?"# E Odin: "Sky, land.. and now sea! The next Elements Animus will appear there! I am certain!"# E Odin: "I have heard of thy deeds in both Thule and Alfheim. Though diverting, you have done well!"# E ${C0}: "The *DARK ONE* doesn't seem to be the only enemy we should be worrying about?"# E Odin: "Indeed - but true evil will use whatever it can to distract you from your goals!"# E ${C0}: "I take it this means you've divinged the *DARK ONE*'s home base?"# E Odin: "Ha ha! Indeed! I am not so much a useless old codger than I am a well informed one. Behold!"# E Odin: "There! Beyond the window!"# E Odin: "Freki! Move your head! Thou make a better watchdog than a glass porthole!"# E Freki: "(Grumble grumble)"# aE Odin: "The *DARK ONE* has revealed his lair far to the west of the mountains of Jtunheim!"# E Odin: "March south to the desert, then west across the rocky peaks!"# E Odin: "I will arrange for the western border to be opened up for you! Go and hurry! Freya awaits!"# E ${C0}: "Easier said than done! What happens should we fail?"# E Odin: "Dwell not upon such things! You try my patience enough, so hurry on towards your battle!"*# E Tyson: "I don't see why they won't let anyone into Vanaheim? I mean, it's more than just the arena."# QE Heimdall: "This is the border to the west! Beyond here is Mt. Jtun, and further on lie lands unknown."# E Heimdall: "Lord Odin hath decreed that no mortal man may traverse there, so you'd best be on thy way!"# E - Mt. Jtun - Muspel Desert# E Battleblaze: "From up here, you can see the world! Look, you can even see the Great Tree in Ironwood!"# L2E Battleblaze: "Don't worry about falling off the edge though, you'd have to be some kind of idiot.. "# L2E Battleblaze: "Now this place is high, but you'd get a much higher view at the summit, right over there."# L2E Battleblaze: "From up there, you could almost touch the sun and moon!"# L2E The portrait of Gahn, the lord of despair. Daguerro seems to despise this guy, though there's no telling what his beef is? # )E The portrait of the dark hamster lord, Vlad. The best you can figure out is that he's some kind of discount dracula?!# ]E You're not sure who or what this is supposed to be, but someone wrote "BJILLI ADVENTURE" in blue crayon all over the caption?"# E A portrait of the corrupting wyrm, Slither. He seems to be some kind of electric creature that steals others' forms.## wE A portrait of the mad scientist, Dr. MU. He's apparently fond of switching between various robot bodies for some reason.$# vE I believe this represents the *NAMELESS SORCERER*? Even his name vanished from history when he was pulled into the void.Ignore itInvestigate# ,E ${C0}: "Some things mortal men were never meant to know."# E I've made this world for a purpose. To test the mettle of men, and learn what secret gives them resolve.# 8%,E I will set this world on the path to ruin - once I am done, do whatever you wish with the remains of this world's husk.# 8,E Warriors of light will surely step forward to oppose you. I shall gift you warriors of utter darkness to do your bidding.# 8,E Thence let our covenant be eternal, and from land to land you shall proceed to spread a legacy of absolute darkness.D# 8,E ${C0}: "W w.. what ARE you monster?!"# E Sericyon: "A planeswalker and enemy to the forces of TRUE chaos.. but no ally to good folk am I."7# xE Sericyon: "Tell me... do mortals still use force to solve their petty differences? Have you evolved?"# xE ${C0}: "Sometimes force is the only way to get your point across to evil foes, regrettably.. "# E Sericyon: "Then it is settled; Mankind is no different from the monsters they kill. Only the name is."# xE ${C1}: "That's a complete lie! You're forgetting our group is made of many different species!"# E Sericyon: "Perhaps so, but your history shows that that the dominant race exterminates the other."# xE ${C3}: "Then allow us the chance to prove otherwise!"# E Sericyon: "Your bargaining posture is dubious, but very well. I'll grant your request... "# xE Sericyon: "If you lack the will to live, you WILL PERISH here in this lonely netherworld!"E# xE Missionary Paul: "There was once a man - a sorcerer, who posed a riddle to all mankind."# :E Missionary Paul: "He wanted to test men's resolve and so asked of mankind what the secret of swords was."# :E Missionary Paul: "What was it that gave those who wielded them strength - and failed others when needed?"# :E Missionary Paul: "Courage? Skill? Power? Does the secret lie within the blade or in the hand that holds it?"# :E Missionary Paul: "What was the answer? What was it that give men true valor?"CaffeineDetermination# :E Missionary Paul: "Yes, that's right! Some things are so important, they ARE worth living and dying for!"# :E Missionary Paul: "This sword is yours to claim! I pray you use it for a cause worth fighting for!"# :E Obtained the Braveblade!x# E Missionary Paul: "Well that would certainly keep you up at night?"# :E Missionary Paul: "But somehow I don't think that was the answer I was looking for?"# :E ${C0}: "Wh.. well that's odd." # ESun & Moon: "Help us! We're gonna be eaten!" # E ${C0}: "Eaten?! Nevermind the fact that the sun and moon aren't able to speak.. what's chasing you?" # ESun & Moon: "Skoll and Hati! They're hungry too!" Leave them be!Help them!)E ${C0}: "I'm not getting involved in this nonsense. I have issues yelling at celestial objects."# E ${C0}: "I'm sure there's a joke here about wolves chasing balls, but this is ridiculous!"@7# EA message has been scrawled here.# EI tried to make it into the temple'sinnermost sanctum but I've failed!There's a puzzle of sorts I just can'twrap my mind around!# ESome idiot stacked a bunch of cratesin the hallway too. I'm sure they'rethere to taunt me too. Anyway, I'moutta here. -The Multicolored Wizard# EP.S. - Give whoever decorated theplace a punch in the face, thosepaintings are outright disturbing!# E Charbile: "EVERY DAY'S A SALE EVERY SALE'S A WIN" zY# E Fyre: "I still don't understand why he keeps wearing that mask.. anyway, are you buying?"z~.# EThis painting appears to depict arather silly looking vixen.# E Bob the Hersir: "Hey there! I didn't expect you guys to come looking for me again. Fighting more baddies?"Yes!Spiffy!# E Bob the Hersir: "Good! Good! Tell you what, I'll letcha in on a little secret, since you're fighting evil!"# E Bob the Hersir: "For years I've hunted for the four legendary stones. Mithril, the Sunstone, the Floatstone.."# E Bob the Hersir: "And I've tracked down one of the four stones to the cavern to the west of here!"# E Bob the Hersir: "It can only be taken when the cave itself melts! Isn't that spiffy?"# EThis painting has a very sheepish look# EIt seems to be a self portrait of somewolfling that bears a suspiciouslystrong resemblence to Freki and Geri.%# E Freki: "...er... arf."# E ${C3}: "Stop fooling around. What's the painting in the inn at Thule? You know something!"# E Freki: "It's of our father. Odin sealed him away on the Island of Lyngvi, far, far away." # E Freki: "I think the innkeeper is in a relationship with my brother Garm. The painting's a gift."&# E ${C2}: "We know you guys can talk, so spill the beans!""# E Geri Hildolfr: "Freki and I are siblings, the firstborn to the Fenrisulf; imprisioned on Lyngvi Island."## E Geri Hildolfr: "The rest of our family's well known for causing trouble, like little sister Hati.. "$# E Geri Hildolfr: "Lord Odin has taken painstaking efforts to ensure Sage Loki's descendants cause no trouble."%# E ${C2}: "Like your father? No offense, but if I know anything about dogs, demeanor is inherited."&# E Geri Hildolfr: "I take offense at being called a dog! But mischief is more of grandfather's department...'# E Geri Hildolfr: "Truthfully though, Sage Loki doesn't go looking for trouble. This time, he's innocent."'# E Loki: "What's that you say? You have proof I've not committed ONE act of mischief?"(,)#  E ${C0}: "Leave that to Odin's lapdogs. They say you're alright; you shouldn't worry about it."(*# E Loki: "Gasp! My spotless reputation! Ruined by proof of a good deed! But I promised a reward, so..."+#  E Obtained the Laevateinn!,$E Loki: "Now I'm only LOANING it to you, got it? Everytime I let people borrow things, they run away!"#  E Orchard the Arms Dealer: "Gheheheh! Welcome stranger!".BUYSELL# #E Orchard the Arms Dealer: "What're ya buyin?"/ 0# #E Orchard the Arms Dealer: "What're ya sellin?" 0# #E Orchard the Arms Dealer: "Come again!"# #E ???????: "BWEHEHEHE! SP*CKT! I'm so HAPPY you made it all the WAY HERE!"# UE ???????: "TODAY is SPECIAL! SP*CKT! I get to end our petty RIVALRY, AND make EVERY creature my slave!"7# UE ???????: "Yog-Sothoth? Be a dear and wipe these pretender-heroes from the face of Midgard! BWEHE SP*CKT!"# TE Yog-Sothoth: "IT SHALL BE DONE!!"# EE ???????: "Simply astonishing! SP*CKT! You've managed to defeat all four of my Elements Animus!!"# E ${C0}: "Hand over the Lady Freya NOW, you tentacle faced freak!"# E ???????: "BWEHEHEHE, thats right. I never introduced MYSELF SP*CKT!!"# UE Cthulhu: "I am the *DARK ONE*, CTHULHU! Madness incarnate! I devour dreams, and SP*CKT nightmares!# E ${C1}: "You seem to be just a wee bit full of yourself, you reject from a tentacle hentai!"# E Cthulhu: "Oh, I am SO going to enjoy what comes next. See, this is where I liberate your entrails!"7# E Cthulhu: "Hope you ENJOY the NETHERWORLD! People are just DYING to get there! Bye bye! SP*CKT! BWEHE!"# E Cthulhu: "N.. NO! SP*CKT! I w.. I won't lose to you! I was promised the world in exchange for my soul!"# TE ${C0}: "Now you've lost both, and the world benefits as a whole. Die in obscurity, *DARK ONE*!"# E Cthulhu: "I'll be back.. an incarnation of my HATE.. will ever follow after you! You.. will.. see.. "# E ${C3}: "Even though Freya is gone.. let's take the last runestone, then report to Lord Odin."# ERecovered the last Brising Gemstone!*# E ${C0}: "W.. what happened here??"B# E ${C1}: "How did the whole town become frozen in time? Did this happen when the gate of Hel opened?"C# E ${C0}: "This is no time to be fooling around!"# E ${C0}: "The foes here are stronger than what we're capable of handling right now! Let's return later!"# E Disciple: "The mighty Managarm has found the foe-hammer Mjlnir! Come gaze upon it if you dare!"FNo!Hail!# #FE Disciple: "Well then, you best run off!"G# #FE Disciple: "Right this way then, he he he!"+# #FE Managarm: "I have Thor's hammer ~Mana! Not gonna give it back ~Mana! Gonna have to beat me ~Mana!"# E ${C3}: "Sweet guineapig of winnepeg, she's absolutely annoying!"7J# E Managarm: "Waaah ~Mana! You made me cry ~Mana! You're a jerk ~Mana!"K# E ${C3}: "I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!"AL# E ${C2}: "Wait, why are we apologizing? She's a thief, and needs to be punished!"a# EI am the way into the city of woe...8EI am the way to a forsaken people...8EI am the way into eternal sorrow...8ESacred justice moved my architect...8EI was raised here by divine power...primordial love... ultimate intellect.8EOnly those elements time cannot wearwere made before me...8EAnd beyond time I stand...8EAbandon all hope... you who enter...8E Diana: "I know your kind isn't used to the cold, so I piled extra blankets on! How's about $100?" # E Obtained the Thor!]# E Velduanga: "I've been stuck in this frozen pit for ages! What news do you have from the outside world?"X# :E ${C0}: "Well uh.. the OHRRPGCE now run on Windows, Linux, and MacOS from what I hear?"Y# E Velduanga: "Madness! MADNESS!!"Z# :E Velduanga: "Here, take this. It is dangerous to go alone.",[# :E Obtained Odin!b# EThou who seek entry into Gnipahellir.. do ye wish to pass into Helheim?]# 8E ${C1}: "Now I KNOW I'm going crazy. I'm hearing voices!"^# E ${C2}: "Shh! I can hear it too!"_# ENo living thing may pass into Helheim,unless it is willing to give its life.`# 8E ${C0}: "We seek to find the Lady Freya, and to put a stop to the fallen Einherjar! Now let us pass!"a# E Lady Freya is my guest forevermore. Do not interfere any further!# 8EIf you are so insistent.. then allowthe guard dog of Helheim to judge you!7# 8E Twinhamster: "Everyone keeps confusing me for Bob! Sure, we look alike, abut we're different! Honest!"# 2E Remseffy: "There's a rumor going around that the demigoddess Hati still has a link to our world.. "e# E Remseffy: "Of course I don't believe any of that nonsense! I prefer to make up my own rumors!"# E Eggie: "Whoa. Adventurers.. from the outside? They're letting everyone in now, eh?"# E Cube: "I have trained long and hard to perfect this technique!"-kj# RE Setu: "I'm a Song clan ninja!"# RFE Shadowiii: "My disciple Julia would rather investigate creepy ruins than practice her secret arts!!"# R4E Cube: "Kaze bunshin no Jutsu!"-# RE Cube: "Shadow clone vanish!"# RE Inferior Minion: "Man, I don't get ANY respect! I did build this fortress after all, but nobody remembers!"m# #E Inferior Minion: "It was gonna be awesome, a place where wizards and mages could gather and swap ideas!"n# #E Inferior Minion: "But then that *DARK ONE* showed up and started acting like he owned the place!"# #E Adrian the Pictomancer: "I knew I should have taken up that commission the lord of hamsters wanted! Slime!!"p# #2E Adrian the Pictomancer: "I mean, I did the paintings the *DARK ONE* requested, but the placement seems awkward."# #2E *Aethereal*: "GENTLEMEN! AM I NOT INVISIBLE?"rNo....what?# * E *Aethereal*: "WELL WHY NOT?!"s# *E *Aethereal*: "BWAHAHA! THAT'S RIGHT STEVE!!"# EThis basin seems to contain water pureenough to drink! HP/MP restored!# E Obtained Katana!,# E Obtained $3000! # E Newbie: "I'm new to this town!"x# /E ${C0}: "Well, that's good to hear! welcome to Mannheim!"y# E Newbie: "Yeah. So you like RPGs huh? My favorite has gotta be Last Adventure VII."z# /E ${C0}: "Maybe you'd be better off with some more experience under your belt by playing other games?"{# E Newbie: "But I like that game better than any other! What, you don't like it at all?!"|# /E ${C0}: "Actually, that's a fine game. what I meant was you should also play games you don't li- "}# ENewbie: "WHAT?! How can you not like LA7?! LA7 is the best gaym evar mayd like OMg LOL you dont think its so cool i lik clod the best he has cool hair and a hueg sord an liek dose 20 attak n a row lol u noob!!11!111oneone."~E ${C0}: "Maybe we should let this guy cool down a bit?"# E Freya: "I've been waiting so long for a rescue! Please come inside and rest a while!"# E Freya: "I've been waiting for someone to rescue me. The no-good freak sent me here with his magic!"-v-# E ${C0}: "I'm sorry we weren't able to rescue you before then."# E Freya: "Don't despair ${C0}! You've done a great service to Midgard and to my father! Thank you!"# E ${C0}: "Lady Freya, do you know what the Einherjar are looking for? Do you know where they are?"# E Freya: "I couldn't say for sure. I did see some suspicious people at the Tower of Glass.. "# EThe tower has Helheim's most treasuredsecret - a gate that can punch a hole through to other worlds!' /E But it's too dangerous to use. That gate can tear open a hole so strong that everything will be pulled in!' /EMy father fought to destroy that gate long ago, and the ruin of this landis all the remains of Helheim itself!' /EA message from Fenrir-Lunaris!!"This area is terribly incomplete! You're free to play around here as long as you like, but please note that I can't guarantee any of the content here is fully functional!E${C0}: "Begone witch! We must ascend this tower and reach the Panopticon Eye, to confront Cthulhu's master!"7 /EHel: "A foolish task! You would meddle in affairs not even the gods would?! For Hellheim's sake I must stop you!"c E ${C0}: "The tower's been sealed with a magical barrier."# E ${C1}: "Perhaps we should consult a powerful witch about this?".# E Hel: "My older brother could break the seal on the tower, but only big sister knows where he is!"# $E Hel: "She often falls asleep on the shoreline near Alfheim. Rouse her from slumber, if you dare!"# $E Minion: "Go back Vikings! These wastes are not meant for you!"# #4E ${C0}: "Hm.. that's odd."Z# E ${H3}: "By Thor's hammer! This THICK reptile is the sibling of thy sire? How is this possible?!"# gE Midgardsorm: "THICK?!"0# E Midgardsorm: "Look, I've been TRYING to lose the weight, but it just keeps going back to my thighs!"7# E ${H5}: "${H3}'s half right. You're not thick. You're THICC."# E Midgardsorm: "I AM NOT THICK!!"# EMagic surrounds you! Back to Valhalla!# E ${H8}: "Sorry about that, but my companions can get a little.. fiesty."# bE Midgarsorm: "Well YOU'RE well-mannered at least? So now that I'm at your mercy.. what do you want?"# E ${H3}: "Oh Queen of Dragons, we beseech thee, dost thou knowest a way to lift Hel's magic barrier?"# fE Midgardsorm: "Queen of Dragons, huh? If you're trying to sweet talk me, it's working!"# E Midgardsorm: "So what sort of Magic Barrier is it you need lifted?"# E Midgardsorm: "So you wanna go?"Nope.Yes!# E Midgardsorm: "Fine, whatever. Look, I don't have all day, so hurry up."# E Midgardsorm: "FINALLY, I mean.. let's go!"# EThis couch looks old and worn out.# EYou could probably sleep in this bed.But it might be better if you didn't.There's no telling who's slept in it.# E Obtained a... heart?f# E ${C0}: "It's.. some kind of flying vessel! Prepare for battle!"?7# EFenrisulf: "DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH THAT!!"7# E${C0}: "Uh oh... looks like we've been caught!" #EFenrisulf: "THAT BELONGS TO SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL TO ME. YOU CANNOT EVER TOUCH THAT!!" E${C0}: "Look you wolf creature! I'm tired of running around, fighting strange monsters and never getting any rest!" /E${C1}: "We've been all over the world! I've seen the world tree, the fires of Musphel, even the frozen north!" /E${C2}: "We've been fighting this guy called Cthulhu and his mosters for forever! We just want it to end and go home!" /E${C3}: "But we can't! Our hometown is locked in some kind of vile magic spell! Now we have to find Cthulhu's master!" /E${C0}: "He or she's probably in the Panopticon Tower, and you have the key! So give it to us, and we'll go!" /EFenrisulf: "HA HA!! WHAT IRONY!! ME, BANISHED BY THE VERY GODS WHO NOW ARE TRAPPED IN THEIR OWN HALL OF VALHALLA!!" EFenrisulf: "I SHOULD LET THEM ROT AWAY IN THEIR STRONGHOLD FOR ETERNITY, NEVER TO SEE THE SUN OR STARS AGAIN!" E${C0}: "H.. how could you? You monster!"EFenrisulf: "MONSTER?! YOU DARE CALL ME A MONSTER WHEN THE REAL MONSTERS BANISHED ME AND MY KIN TO THE EDGE OF THE WORLD!" EFenrisulf: "THIS IS JUSTICE!! LET ODIN AND THE OTHERS SUFFER FOR WHAT THEY DID!! AND YOU - YOU'LL PAY FOR MOCKING ME!!" EFenrisulf: "Go. Just go away."E${C0}: "You said something about someone important to you... what did you mean by that?" /EFenrisulf: "My mother... I don't even remember her name, but she's the only one who was ever kind to me."1 EFenrisulf: "Hey viking."EFenrisulf: "Go destroy Cthulhu's master."E${C0}: "Thanks wolf. And I will. I promise."E ${C0}: "Hey, wait?! How did all of you get in here?"# E Loki: "Um... I picked the lock? It wasn't that hard... "#  E ${C1}: "P.. pick the lock?! You guys.. Aren't you supposed to be protecting Midgard?"# E Odin: "Still thy rage for now! Thee must be made aware of a certain trap the Einherjar have set!"# E Odin: "Kyle has found a way to disable saving your progress, so please advance carefully! Good luck!"# E Frey: "Kyle seems intent on summoning every monster in existence to discover Cthulhu's master."# "FE ${C0}: "Has... he really gone insane? Is it possible to bring EVERY monster there is, here?"# E Frey: "Well, he can't possibly defeat them all.. there must have been SOMETHING that beat HIM."# "FE Frey: "You haven't failed yet - but if Kyle manages to summon his own nemesis, we'll share his fate!"# "FE Frey: "The scroll of teleportation will still bring you back to Valhalla, but be careful!"# "FE Frey: "If you escape from this battle, you'll have to fight your way back through the tower again!"# "FE Frey: "The Panopticon Tower's defense systems are extremely strong, but they're still only Golems."# "FE Frey: "But the Kothyl... They're not native to our world, so their behaviour is utterly alien... "# "FE Loki: "This tower is a long final test to see if you're worthy of facing Cthulhu's master... "#  E Loki: "You're pretty much on your own from here on out, but every life you touched will aid you!"#  E ${C0}: "Hey Loki, now that we've fought your children, can you tell us whether they're evil or not?"# E Loki: "My children have done nothing! Whatever you heard is nothing but lies and slander!"#  E Loki: "So then. Hel, Midgardsorm, and Fenrisulf... they all tell me that you're a bunch of jerks?"#  E Loki: "They may be my children... but believe me, I have NO clue how they're all related! Honestly!"#  E Thor: "There's a number of evil fiends running around the countryside causing all kinds of mayhem..."# !E Thor: "I've collected a lot of info on them all but it'll take a while to deliver... you ready?"NoYes# !E Thor: "Come back when you're ready."# !E Thor: "Alright, here goes!"# !EThe World Tree, Yggdrasil, has an evilblack dragon gnawing at its roots!=)ENorth in Niffleheim we've spottedFrey's airship, the Skidbladnir-NEO!?)ESouth in Musphelheim, the dark lordSurt has finally roused himself!)EOn Mt. Jotun, the Sun and Moon are fleeing from Hati and Skoll!@)EIn Vile Castle, the witch Managarm hasmade off with my hammer! Curse her!A)EThere also seems to be an otherworldlycreature residing in Helheim!B)E Thor: "Defeating these awesome foes should be well worth the reward of treasure and experience... "# !E Father: "Bless you heathens!"# 5E Sericyon: "I see. Your will to live is stronger than I anticipated. I doubt it will hold forever."# E ${C0}: "I pity you creature; more than any we have faced so far."# E Sericyon: "You're.. different somehow... Cthulhu's master wouldn't send assassins like you... "# E Sericyon: "I've been waiting for someone strong enough to defeat the nuclear chaos behind all evil!"# E ${C0}: "What? And you said nuclear, it's nucular, dummy. The 's' is silent."# E Sericyon: "Take the Dark Matter... you are the best chance to defeat him since... well.. farewell... "B# E ${C0}: "I've been thinking.. should the forest have bloomed when we retrieved the gem?"# E ${C1}: "It must have taken some kind of tremendous effort to kill the entire forest.. "7# E ${C2}: "Shub-Niggurath seemed too weak to do any damage.. maybe the REAL monster is still here.. "g# E ${C3}: "Hey ${C2}, you're not allowed to finish sentences like that!"# E ${C0}: "Lord Odin, what's wrong?"E# E Odin: "Lady Freya remains absent. Without her gentle laughter, these halls seem quite cold."# E Odin: "She left a long time ago to try and reconcile with the foes we sealed in Helheim.. "# E Odin: "Even if she's safe, she'll not be able to return to the land of the living. I'm so useless!"# E ${C0}: "Don't give up! Aren't we your chosen warriors? We'll do your bidding! Just give the word!"# E Odin: "Chosen warriors.. yes, once I had sought to use warriors like yourselves, the Einherjar.. "# E Geri Hildolfr: "Yeah. Smooth move, Ex-lax!"# E Odin: "Silence wolfling! You are no better a judge of character than I! Hold thy tongue!"# E Odin: "${C0}, I entrust our future to thee! Go, and save all of Midgard from the Einherjar!"E# E Odin: "Kyle waits at the top of this tower before the Panopticon, searching for Cthulhu's lord."# E Odin: "${C0}, this is the final conflict! Art thou prepared for what awaits thee?"# E Odin: "Though I have the gift of foresight, I cannot see thy final battle.. good luck!"# E Kyle: "Oh hi? Uh, just make yourselves cozy - I got your fee covered." #  GE ${C0}: "The security alarms! Something is coming this way FAST!!"7# E ${C2}: "We've got no choice, we have to fight our way through now!"# E Kyle: "So you finally made it.. "# % E ${C0}: "Just who do you think you are?! Some sort of misguided hero?!"# E Kyle: "I don't recall ever calling myself a hero. I've only fought for the people I believe in."#  E Kyle: "You've come to stop me because you believe that if I step through this gate.. "#  E ${C0}: " ..the world might change forever! We can't let you!"# E Kyle: "Evolution requires change - and this world of ours is dying. If there's a chance to save it.. "#  E Kyle: " ..then I must act! So I ask you one final time.. will you share in this burden of mine?"#  E7We cannotWe will not Kyle: "Forgive me, Vikings! But if you will not oppose the Darkness, then YOU ARE THE DARKNESS!!"F#  E Hachi: "Hail!"Hail!Ha ha!# K3E Hachi: "Ha ha!"# K3E Kyle: "You're strong.. if there were more people like you back then, things would be different."#  E ${C0}: "You were willing to risk the world's safety based on a feeling!"# E ${C1}: "You can't fight every battle by yourself, you know? That's why we have friends to help us!"# E ${C2}: "Our power is in eachother!"# E ${C3}: "It comes from our mutual bonds of friendship! Nothing can ever break those ties!"# E ${C0}: "Come with us, Kyle! We'll show you that you can make amends!"# E Kyle: "I could never forgive myself for what I've done to you.. "#  E ${C0}: "The Nameless Sorcerer is dead! Let the past lie in the past!"# E The Brising Necklace lost its powerE Now there is no more turning backE ${C0}: "So this is the Ginnungagap? It's not quite what I was expecting.. "# E ${C3}: "We need to quickly find a way out of here.. I can feel my life being drained away!"# E ${C2}: "Kyle was sucked in here.. so maybe there's a chance for us to escape somehow!"# E ${C0}: "End of the road?"# E ${C0}: "That.. thing.. what IS it?"# E Nylarlethotep: "Hi! I'm a girl and I'm new!"# E ${C2}: "What the.. are you serious?"# E Nylarlethotep: "Ytv blow... u give me kool aid. I'll steal your nestea."# E ${C1}: "Surely this is a joke? What manner of creature is this?"# E Nylarlethotep: "BEHOLD! BRAND NAME GOODS AT WHOLESALE PRICES! AVAILIBLE NOW THROUGH MAIL ORDER! BUYBUYBUY!"# E ${C3}: "This sickens me.. to come all this way, only to be taunted by an idiot."# E ????????: "ENOUGH."# =E Azathoth: "AZATHOTH THE DAEMON SULTAN WE."# =E Azathoth: "FAILED OUR SHADOW CTHULHU HAS. IMPATIENT ARE WE."# =E ${C0}: "Your speech.. it's totally alien! What kind of being are you? Where did you come from?"# E Azathoth: "ANOTHER DIMENSION FROM ARE WE. INSIGNIFICANT BRAINS COMPREHEND NOT DO YOU POSSESS. FRUSTRATE."# =E Azathoth: "ALL LIFE ERADICATE WE. ALL EXISTENCE NULLIFY WE. FOREVER EXTERMINATE."# =E ${C0}: "E.. exterminate?! What do you mean?! You don't intend.. "$ E Azathoth: "ABATE. ABOLISH. ANNIHILATE. DESTROY. ELIMINATE. ERADICATE. EXTINGUISH. QUELL. PERISH."# =E Azathoth: "PERISH FOREVER AND EVER AND NEVER AND EVER AND NEVER AND EVER AND NEVER FOREVER."# =E Azathoth: "ABNEGATION! DISMISSAL! DECLINE! NEGATE! NONACCEPTANCE! REFUTE! REJECT! REPUDIATE! RETRACTION!"# =E ${C0}: "You've lost! Admit defeat and dissappear!"# E Azathoth: "AMARINTHINE ARE WE! BOUNDLESS! ETERNAL! EVERLASTING! FOREVER!"# =E Azathoth: "KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!"# =E Odin: "It is done!"# E Odin: "Brave warriors! Thee have done the impossible! Well met!"# E Odin: "A banquet has been prepared in thy honour! Go! Enjoy the festivities!"# E ${C0}: "The quest is finally over! Now, let's have some fun!"# E Gizmog: "Game's closed!"(# QE Bob the Hersir: "Did you know this game was only supposed to be about 10 to 15 minutes long?"!# E Bob the Hersir: "I'm not sure how fast it could actually be done, but under 4 hours gets ya bragging rights!""# E Bob the Hersir: "Those Dashing Boots should cut your time in half being able to run everywhere!"# EMoogle the Sheep Rancher: "I helped a great deal in fleshing out a lot of the enemies' attacks!"$# EMoogle the Sheep Rancher: "But then again, I feel like if a game's battles aren't good, then neither is the game."# EBena the Muse: "It was actually kind of fun being able to compose a great deal of music for this game!"& EBena the Muse: "In fact, I'm told that a lot of the game's areas and graphics were inspired directly by the music!"' EBena the Muse: "That's what's so cool about music. So feel free to try your own hand at composing, you might be good!" EGizmog: "But seriously folks, there are many other games made with the OHRRPGCE that you can play with!")$ EGizmog: "By the way, if you get this reference, you're spending too much time online."$ EFenrir-Lunaris: "I hope you enjoyed playing Vikings of Midgard! The other project members and I worked really hard!"+ EFenrir-Lunaris: "So you wanna know the secret to making your own RPG? Allright, I'll tell you. It's caffeine.", EFenrir-Lunaris: "I don't think I've actually gotten a full 8 hours of sleep in years... ...oh well, that's life." ERed Maverick Zero: "When I was asked to be one of the playtesters for Vikings of Midgard, I was kind of sceptical at first.". ERed Maverick Zero: "But one of the cool things about this game is all the small references to other famous OHRRPGCE games."/ ERed Maverick Zero: "I had a hard time trying to keep track of them all, but maybe you'll notice a few more than I did?" EChaos Nyte: "I originally attempted to sponsor a community-related project similar to this a long time ago."1 EChaos Nyte: "It would have provided free graphics and music for new users to use in their own projects, and in contests."2 EChaos Nyte: "So in a sense, Vikings of Midgard is my dream of a community project actualized." EFyrewulff: "Vikings of Midgard has a lot of hype going for it. Good artists, musicians and story tellers all worked on it."4 EFyrewulff: "In fact, when I made Sword of Jade, it had a lot of publicity going for it too - advertising's a good thing!"5 EFyrewulff: "Just don't be afraid to ask for feedback on your work. That lets you fix your mistakes and get better." EEx-Hero: "When you're ready, speak with me and I'll roll the credits for you!"7 EEx-Hero: "Are you ready to end the adventure?"8Not yet!Yes!EEx-Hero: "Go enjoy the party until then!"9EEx-Hero: "And by the way... congradulations!"Not yet!Yes!EEx-Hero: "Well, enjoy the director's party until you're ready."; EEx-Hero: "Let's go!"E Chainsaw Jack: "Allow me to show you how easy it rends flesh from bone!!"7# HE Rell: "Victory to the *DARK ONE*! You may have persevered up until now, but no further!"7# IE Irregular Red: "You're not fit to be heroes! I'll dice ya'll to pieces!"7# JE ????: "G.. gu.. guys like you.. I used to beat on you.. I'll do it again.. for master!!"7# _E????: "The two of us aren't going to let you into this village! That would be so NOT SPIFFY!"m# E ${C0}: "This walrus looks upset!"7# E Mr. Bob: "I c-can't get that voice out of m-my head! Telling me to b-beat you! Make it s-stop!"7# 4E Minion: "This is the fortress of our master - the *DARK ONE*!! How did you get in?!"D# #E Minion: "The door was wide open? That's impossible! I'll fix that as soon as I finish with you!"pE# #E Minion: "The *DARK ONE* will NOT be pleased about this! There goes my salary for the month!"# #E Obtained Dark Matter!!!qEWarrior: "When I was younger, my grandfather once told me stories of heroes who failed in their quests for glory."HEWarrior: "Cast into Helheim, they built a tower to remind themselves of the powers they served."IEWarrior: "And one day, so said my grandfather, they'd return to take revenge on the gods who betrayed them."EOh, hello! I wasn't expecting company!$EYou must have traveled quite a ways to speak with an old bard like me?$EActually I have been waiting forsomebody - an old friend of mine.$EI think we still have some time beforethey show? Pull up a chair, settle in!$EThis is a story I heard long ago.A story about..$E)HP boostEMP boostE Found a Idun!t# E Found a Seidr!u# E The gods have forsaken you.(E ${C0}: "Let's take the runestone, then report our findings to Odin!"# E Darkness: "HeroeS.. TradE FoR GeaR??" E Found Tyr!^# E Reko the Smoke Demon: "Most demons might attack you because we want your soul, but I'll settle for your money!"# E Freki: "Nobody here.. "# E Freki: "That senile, geriatric jerk! I'm sure he thinks this is funny!"# aE Stole Panties! It looks unfashionably uncomfortable. More importantly, is this a helmet?# E Freki: "Gah?! Give those back thief!"# `E Brigand: "The prestige for stealing from Odin's swordmaiden will make me wealthy.. unless you pay me?"# E Freki: "Eh, I'll just go commando. Besides, what kind of weirdo would want to buy those?"# E Brigand: "You'd be surprised. I bet I could make a mint selling valkyrie bathwater?"# E Freki: "Actually.. now that I think about it.. I *DO* know a way for you to get rich quick!"# E Brigand: "Rich? Quick? You have my interest, swordmaiden!"# E Freki: "Oh you're serious? In that case, come speak with the Allfather in his chambers.. "# E Freki: "There! I've chosen you! Just remember - no tag backs!"# E ${C0}: "Yo. You're blocking the way."# E Warrior: "Oh sorry! I'm kind of lost. I heard there was a quest to be had but I can't find Valhalla!"# E ${C0}: "You're a bit late chap. Odin's swordmaiden already picked me."# E Warrior: "What?! How can I prove my strength to master Thor then?"# mE ${C0}: "You know, I was relectant to share the wealth, but having some extra muscle might help."# E ${C0}: "Tell you what. I'll let you tag along, but I choose how the treasure's divided. Deal?"# E Warrior: "T-thanks! You won't regret this! I'll show you that I'm a great help!"# E Missionary: "Blasphemy!"# cE Missionary: "Never in all my years have I heard so many lies! There is NO Hall of the Gods!"# cE Peasant: "Um.. yeah? Valhalla's right there. Only an idiot could miss it."# "2E ${H1}: "Ha ha yeah! Only a idiot could miss it.. heh.. heh.. "# E Missionary: "You heathens are all the same! While you laugh at me, the land continues to decay around us!"# cE ${C0}: "You know, we could use a healer for our group, and you'd have the chance to prosthelytize?"# E Missionary: "You make an excellent point! Preach by example! Very well, lead on, young heathens!"# bE Seidr Witch: "It's getting worse every day.. The forest isn't recovering, and I can't reach home.. "# dE ${C0}: "See, this is exactly what Lord Odin wants us to fix! This death and decay are unnatural!"# E ${C2}: "Heavens help us, I didn't think it would be so bad! What should we do?"# E Seidr Witch: "Are you here to stop the forest's corruption?"# E ${C1}: "We're from Mannheim, charged with the holy task of correcting this blight!"# E ${C2}: "Holy? ${C1}, there is nothing holy about serving a pagan diety!"# cE ${C0}: "Regardless, we could use a witch! Her magic can keep the dead from coming back to life!"# E Seidr Witch: "You have need of me? Then I'll gladly join you three!"# eE Freki: "Hey, wait up! You're gonna go into the forest with a line-up that puts your mages in front?"# E Freki: "Whoever's on point will take the brunt of your enemies' aggression!"# E ${C1}: "I'll handle this! I have the best dice pool for soaking damage!"# E Freki: "What is with people these days and the game references?"# E Freki: "Nevermind - just stick together and work at your own pace, and you should do fine!"# E ${C0}: "Thanks Freki! Say, why not join us? We need all the help we can get!"# E Freki: "I can't get involved, but if you pull this off, I'll cover your tab at the Inn!"# E Freki: "Well, good luck then! Remember, ONLY MAGIC can kill the dead!"# E ${C2}: "She puts up a tough act, but she's quite friendly, really. Well, onward ho!"# E Ranger: "Unbelievable! You defeated the monster? Just who are you people?"# iE ${C0}: "We're the Vikings of Midgard! Who are you, and what's your deal?"# E Ranger: "I'm a ranger from Alfheim. I've been given the job of overseeing these lands."# E Ranger: "With Shub-Niggurath defeated, this forest should one day heal again!"# E ${C0}: "We'd let you travel with us, but there's only room for four in our active party!"# E Ranger: "No worries - whoever is in the reserves can be called up with the TEAM menu option!"# E Ranger: "I'll be traveling in your reserves, should you have use of my skills then!"# hE ${C0}: "This crystal calls the Bifrost. Should we use it or drop one, another will appear here."# E Valkyrie: "Art thou here to slay the beast that infests Surtr's Temple?"# E ${C0}: "Thou? Look lady, we've been sent by Lord Odin to search the temple for Lady Freya.. "# E Valkyrie: "Lord Odin sent thee? Aha! Then undoubtedly thou will fight the Elements Animus, Tulzcha!"# fE ${C1}: "Tulzcha? What kind of name is that?"# E Valkyrie: "She is the Lady of Green Flame! She serves the *DARK ONE*, though I know not HIS name!"# fE ${C1}: "It's probably that guy with the speech impediment."# E Valkyrie: "Undoubtedly! Tulzcha is one of the Elements Animus; monsters born of his vile depravity!"# fE Valkyrie: "Come, let us combine our forces together to slay the beast, and we may yet find Lady Freya!"# E ${C2}: "Hey, we'll probably need to find an alternative route out this dungeon to escape.. "# E ${C2}: "It wouldn't hurt to look around just in case there's something we missed, okay?"# E Suri the Sweltering: "So you fell in a hole, huh? Stop sulking! Get to higher ground and fall in another!"# -E Suri the Sweltering: "I saw a suspicious character loitering around the dragons' treasure earlier.. "# -E Suri the Sweltering: "I'm dizzy from falling down all these holes!"# -E Found a Icebrand!*# E Found a Jtun Slayer!)# E Found Dashing Boots!v# EThese boots will let you run as fastas a thief when you hold down X # E Found an Hourglass!e# E Loki: "Oh, it's you guys. I never expected you to find me here."U#  E ${C0}: "Sage Loki, what are you doing in Surtr's Temple? Are you conspiring with the enemy?"# E Loki: "Bwuh?! Not you too? Why does everyone think I'm plotting evil? I have other hobbies!"#  E ${C0}: "You still haven't answered our question. What are you doing hanging around here?"# E Loki: "I'm visiting my wife!"U#  E Loki: "This eastern path only leads to more treasures in the back, but it's ultimately a dead-end."#  E Loki: "The southern path winds through a dragon's treasure, and sets you near the dungeon entrance."#  E Loki: "The western path takes you deep into Surtr's Temple, but you'll return here to escape."#  E Loki: "While you're here, could I interest you in some supplies?"#  E Peasant: "Ironwood forest should revive if the Mimameir Tree awakens. But it may be too late.. "# "E ${C0}: "Okay, odd question, but has anyone else noticed this symbol throughout our journey?"# E ${C2}: "I assume it's the symbol of the *DARK ONE*'s wicked cult?"# E Daguerro: "Cult? Those idiots couldn't put together a stew if you made it for them!"#  E Daguerro: "And anyway I have business with you! Fork over the Runestones!"#  E ${C0}: "Why don't you back off before we Vikings of Migard beat you!"# E Daguerro: "Hold it.. You're serious? You actually named yourselves that? And they call me conceited.. "# VE Daguerro: "Look, my time's running short, and I can't spare the time to tell you why.. "# VE Daguerro: "But since you won't hand over the Brising necklace and its runestones.. I have no choice!"#  E Daguerro: "Oh enemies of ancient times, come forth once more!"#  E Daguerro: "Send me an avatar of darkness fit to slay heroes of light!"#  E ${C0}: "It's coming! Get ready!"# E ${C3}: "Is everyone alright?"# E ${C2}: "What the heck was THAT thing?"# E ${C3}: "That guy's gone too."# E ${C1}: "Why in do you suppose he wanted the runestones?"# E ${C0}: "We'll worry about it later! Right now, we should focus on getting back to Mannheim!"# E Skald: "Hey! Hold up! Don't leave me!"# E Skald: "I barely caught up with you! Aren't you the group of heroes who restored Ironwood Forest?"# E ${C0}: "Yeah! Are you some kind of minstrel or are you a clown?"# E Skald: "Oh, forgive my appearance, it's all the rage in Alfheim, but yes - I am indeed a skald!"# E ${C0}: "What would a saga-teller want with our group?"# E Skald: "I wish to document the story of your party. In return, I'll keep your spirit up in battle."# E ${C0}: "We don't just accept anyone into our ranks, but if you pull your weight, you're welcome!"# E Skald: "Wonderful! Make some room in your party if you ever have need of my lute!"# E - Shore of Midgardsorm - Nidavellir Field# E - Nidavellir Field - Muspel Desert# E - Vanaheim Stadium - Nidavellir Field# E - Ironwood Forest - Nidavellir Field# E - Shore of Midgardsorm - Alfheim# E Surlaw: "Krill!! Krill!! Krill!! Krill?"No.Yes!# . Surlaw: "Ke ke ke ke ke!!"# 1 Surlaw: "K-KRILL!!"# 1 WHALEPUNCHE ${C0}: "Hey does anyone else hear yelling coming from the pub?"# E ${C1}: "I know Odin's waiting on us, but we should go check on it!"# E Bartender: "Stay back! I'll give you all the drinks you want! Just stop throwing chairs around!"# PE ${C0}: "Hey, I know that guy.. "# E ${C2}: "You know him? How on Midgard would you know of such an uncivilized boor like that?!"# bE Berserker: "*BELCH*! More mead barkeep! I can still see the bottom of my stein!"# kE ${C0}: "He's from the Bearbreaker clan! The toughest, nastiest sort of man around!"# mE ${C2}: "I swear, you heathens are just insufferable.. fighting AND drinking in bars.. "# cE ${C2}: "Were it not for my vows, this nonsense would be enough to drive ME to the drink!"# cE Berserker: "You!! Baldy!! Get out or get me a fresh beer!! And quit hoggin the women to yerself!"# kE ${C1}: "You can say what you want about ${C2}, but leave me out of your daydreams, pal!"# E Berserker: "BWAHAHA! Then let's fight!"# jE ${C0}: "Have you had enough?"# E Berserker: "*HIC* The drink is a cruel mistress, taking away troubles and bringing new ones!"# jE Freki: "What's all this fuss about?"# E Berserker: "Odin's swordmaiden now, too? Worry not - a real man pays his dues! What'll it be, barkeep?!"# E Barkeeper: "W-with all you've drunk, it comes to.. 100,000 Hacksilver!"# PE Berserker: "WHAT?! There's no way that swill you call mead is worth THAT much?!"# kE Freki: "Seriously, how much DOES this guy drink? Certainly not 100,000 worth!"# E ${C0}: "Don't underestimate the Clan of Bearbreaker! He could drink half the sea if he wanted to!"# mE Freki: "I stand corrected - let's say you pay off your tab by aiding these warriors. We got a deal?"# E Berserker: "Like they have a choice! You've earned my strength, and my warhammer, noble warriors!"# jE Freki: "By the way.. the Allfather wanted to speak with you. Meet us in Vallhalla afterwards."# E Man on the Bridge: "I'm fishing! Go away!"# LE Dvalinn the Drowsy: "Hey, if you wanna use the beds, you have to pay up first.",# -E Durnir the Warden: "We barricaded the treasure so those good for nothing thieves won't be able to get to it!"a# -2E Stole an Idun!at# E Durnir the Warden: "Inconceivable! You still could steal the treasure?!"# -2E Durnir the Warden: "I challenge you to a game! I'll fill a room with as many rocks as I can get my hands on, ok?# -2E Durnir the Warden: "$100. Sometimes there'll be a solution, sometimes there'll be no way to the treasure."NoYes# -2E Durnir the Warden: "Well phooey!"# -2E Durnir the Warden: "Well then, I'll take your money and we'll get to the test!"# -2E Durnir the Warden: "Are you bailing out?"NoYes# -2E Durnir the Warden: "Well go get your treasure!"# -2E Durnir the Warden: "Okay! Remember, no refunds!"# -2E Aquired a Idun!bt# E Found $100!bd# E Found a Honey!b# E Found a Seidr!bu# E Found a Panacea!br# E Found a Star!bz# E Found 3 Meads!b# E Found a Sleeping Bag!b# E Found $500!b# E Found $100 and a Mead!bd# E Found an Idun and a Seidr!b# E Found a apple of Vigor!cb# E Found $1000!b# E Gizmog: "Welcome to OHR House!"# QE OHR HOUSE -Where 10 members of the OHRRPGCE community have to stay for 10 weeks to win $1,000,000 OHR Bucks!-# EBena the Muse: "This is the house of songs, where notes from around the world gather and play for the chosen heroes."# E 01 - Vikings of MidgardComposer - Artimus Bena E 02 - AsgardComposer - Artimus Bena E 03 - MidgardComposer - Artimus Bena E 04 - Ironwood ForestComposer - Artimus Bena E 05 - Theme of VilenessComposer - Artimus Bena E 06 - Ironwood Forest RevivesComposer - Artimus Bena E 07 - Cave ExplorationComposer - Artimus Bena #E 08 - Muspehel DesertComposer - Artimus Bena E 09 - Surt's TempleComposer - Artimus Bena E 10 - Niffleheim GlacierComposer - Artimus Bena E 11 - Lake Niffle CaveComposer - Artimus Bena E 12 - Greener GrassComposer - Artimus Bena "E 13 - JotunheimComposer - Artimus Bena E 14 - Vile CastleComposer - Artimus Bena E 15 - The GateComposer - E 16 - Helheim's Ruins DirgeComposer - Jeremy Jacobs E 17 - Midgardsorm's BeachComposer - Artimus Bena E 18 - So NearComposer - Artimus Bena E 19 - Gods of SpiteComposer - Artiums Bena E 20 - PanopticonComposer - Fenrir-Lunaris E 21 - The Long SilenceComposer - Fenrir-Lunaris E 22 - The ChamberComposer - Artimus Bena E 23 - Unfortunate EndComposer - Artimus Bena E 24 - Animated ElementsComposer - Fenrir-Lunaris E 25 - Good NightComposer - Fenrir-Lunaris E 26 - Victory MarchComposer - Artimus Bena !E 27 - Rising CourageComposer - Moogle1 E 28 - Against Insurmountable OddsComposer - Moogle1 E 29 - Boss 01Composer - Artimus Bena E 30 - The Elements AnimusComposer - Artimus Bena E 31 - Mega Boss BattleComposer - Artimus Bena E 32 - Broaste EXComposer - E 33 - ArfenbattleComposer - E 34 - Toccata and BroasteComposer - Fenrir-Lunaris $E 35 - The Final BattleComposer - Artimus Bena E 36 - Decisive BattleComposer - E Elf Innkeeper: "I'll let you stay the night, but don't think for a moment that I won't charge outsiders!"6 # M3E Elf Innkeeper: "${C0}! How are you? Will you be staying with us? Don't worry, this one's on me!"# M3E Elven Weaponsmith: "Our elven weapons are laced with small traces of elemental silver! They're pricey!"# .E Elven Armorer: "The secrets of bonding links of mithril silver have been a well kept secret for ages!"# 02E Elven Alchemist: "I've had a collection of rare saps and tonics in my stash for so long! Why not buy some?"# 9E ${C0}: "This my hometown of Alfheim. Outsiders are tolerated, but they're not welcome."# hE ${C0}: "If I'm leading the group, the inhabitants may prove to be somewhat more friendly.. "# hE Tilde: ":P"6'# 0E Tilde: "There's been a rather unusual character hanging around asking where the Runestones are.. "(# 0E Tilde: "I can't find my mask! These goggles are spiffy, but they don't really do anything!")# 0E Tilde: "When the Mimameir was felled, the raids on us ended. I wonder if they'll start up again?"# 0E Dark Elf: "Go away! I don't want to talk to any outsiders, much less these surface dwellers!"6+# .E Dark Elf: "The serpentine queen of wyrms, Midgardsorm was often fond of sunning herself on the beach."-,# .E Dark Elf: "She used to fall asleep though, and the waves would cause the sand to cover her up!"-# .E Dark Elf: "Beware the Surlaw. It despises anyone who lies about having fresh shellfish!"# .E Keebler: "I have nothing to say to you."6/# .E Keebler: "The beastlings of the north are an odd lot. Their passions are stronger and wilder than ours!"0# .E Keebler: "A sorcerer persuaded the Gods of men to wage was on Midgard's peoples long, long ago."1# .E Keebler: "Of all the races of Midgard.. Humans, Dwarves, and Beastfolk, we Alfar are the best!"# .E Master H: "Hiya! How you bez?"# E ${C0}: "Wait, what did he say?"# E Master H: "Are you having much fun slaying the minions of the *DARK ONE*? Bez a satisfying experience?"# E ${C0}: "You talk a little funny.. like the other members of his cult!"# E ${C1}: "Are you in league with him?"# E Master H: "League? Like the Justice League or the Justice Friends? Lawl! Aquaman! I'm an Einherjar!!""# E ${C0}: "Shut your mouth, breadhead! If you're not with the *DARK ONE*, then why waste our time!"# E Master H: "But eye was having so much fun assassinating the king's speech!"# WE Master H: "Your stones! Give us the shiny runestones of the Brising Necklace! Do eeeet!!"# E Master H: "No? No answers, Alex Trebek? Ha ha! An album cover! Bum! Jint ov mah butt! I summon it!"# E Master H: "Emenemeknees of anchint tims kum fourth!"# E Master H: "@ me n abadar of darkness feet to lay hee roos of lyte!"# E ${C0}: "Another one's coming! Everyone be on your guard!"# E ${C3}: "Gone.. who are these freaks?"# E ${C0}: "He said he was one of those Einherjar guys.. "# E ${C1}: "What even IS an Einherjar?"# E Freki: "THERE you guys are! I was wondering what was taking so long for you to get back!"# E ${C0}: "Yeah, Niflheim Glacier is HUGE! What are you doing here?"# E Freki: "Odin commanded me to look into whatever was making Niflheim's weather go screwy."# E Freki: "I take it this means you have another Brising Gemstone? Did you rescue Lady Freya yet?"# E ${C0}: "The *DARK ONE* still says he's got her. Maybe you should hold onto these Runestones for now?"# E Freki: " ..Yeah that's a pass for me. Seems like everyone wants to get their paws on them."# E Freki: "Maybe you should find out why the Einherjar want the Brising Necklace in the first place?"# E ${C0}: "Alright, we'll try it your way Freki! You don't happen to have a Bifrost crystal, do you?"# E Freki: "I don't see the use in a crystal that poofs at the first sign of danger! See you guys!"# E HOUSE of MUSIC The acoustics of this dance hall are renowned throughout all the lands!# E Beastmaster: "I-I don't know who else to turn to! You gotta help me, please!"# E Beastmaster: "One of the *DARK ONE*'s minions has shown up! He's demanding we help them.. or ELSE!!"# E ${H5}: "Uh.. I can't exactly show my face in Thule. I've got a bad enough reputation as it is."# E ${H8}: "Bah! A bad reputation is the least of your worries, ${H5}, when the fires of Hell await!"# cE ${H8}: "I will go to the village of the Beastfolk! Unlike your false gods, mine accepts everyone!"# E ${H3}: "False gods or not, still thy tongue in their presence and show them proper respect!"# fE ${H1}: "I guess I'll return to Mannheim. Besides, I would never find Thule!"# E ${H6}: "Ah, so THAT'S why they call him a wandering warrior! Well, count me in on Thule!"# E ${H3}: "So our musical Skald, and our missionary will go with me! Who else will come?"# E ${H7}: "I'm not ready to go to Thule. I'll stay in Mannheim, if that's okay?"# dE ${H4}: "That makes two of us! And besides, hot mead is better than frozen mead - ha ha ha!"# jE ${H2}: "Count me in. Beastfolk don't care for humans, but I'm not human myself."# hE ${H3}: "Then the matter is settled! We four will advance to Thule! Godspeed to the rest of thee!"# fE ${H8}: "Hey ${H5}. I'm sorry for being a little cruel. I misspoke."# bE ${H5}: "It's okay, I know you meant well, ${H8}! Just please, lighten up a little?"# E ${H8}: "I'll catch up with you later! God speed you on your journey!"# E Freki: "I've heard the details. I and the other Vikings will guard Mannheim from further assault!"# E ${C0}: "It's that weirdo from the lake, and Surtr's temple.. "# E Daguerro: "How low my people have fallen.. There's so few that are willing to support my cause.. "# VE ${C0}: "The cause of EVIL, you mean!"# E Daguerro: "GAH!! You're an annoying thorn in my side! I see now why the *DARK ONE* wants you dead!"#  E ${C0}: "Come try it if you dare! But tell us why you want the Brising Necklace gems, first!"# E Daguerro: " ..why not? Once the Brising Necklace is complete, it will let us slip into Helheim!"#  E Daguerro: "We all have our own reasons, but I'd do anything to see *HER* one more time.. "# VE ${C0}: "Whatever your reasons, you freaks serve the *DARK ONE*!"# E Daguerro: "Serve HIM? Where did you get an idiotic idea like that?"#  E Daguerro: "Don't be like one of the Aesir, and lump everyone against you in the same group!"#  E Daguerro: "The world's more complicated than you give it credit!"# VE Daguerro: "Enough of this sideshow! Bob! This is your cue, come on out!"#  E Bob the Hersir: "These sunflower seeds you gave me are wonderful! *OM NOM NOM*"# E Bob the Hersir: "I've sampled seeds from Flanat, Cyport, Agora, and even Shape City - but these are the best!"# E Daguerro: "Bob! These foes here want to take your seeds! What are you gonna do about that?"#  E Bob the Hersir: "B-but that's not fair! I spent a lot of time gathering these! It's HARD work! You-you dorks!"# E Chewie: "Hey wait up! I get dibs on the loot! These 'leet mobs' are gonna have some WICKED drops!"#  E ${C0}: "Fine then, we'll take you on!"# E Daguerro: "Bah! Well, he who runs away lives to fight again! See you in Alfheim, pink-skins!"#  E ${C0}: "You're good at running! See you later, kibble breath!"# E Bob the Hersir: "*SNIF* are you gonna take my seeds now? *SNIFFLE*"# E ${C0}: "What? No! Stealing is wrong, and we'd never do that!"# E ${C2}: "Well, ${H5} might.. "# E Bob the Hersir: "So you're not thieves? Spiffy! You'll always be welcome here!"# E ${C0}: "Thank you Bob! That's spiffy!"# E Chewie: "Alfheim huh.. must be lots of treasure down south there.. And it's ALL mine!"#  E ${C3}: "That's a disturbing fellow! But if they're headed to Alfheim, then we shouldn't delay!"# E Rip: "Whoohoo!! There's snow outside! But isn't there always snow? Boo! There's snow outside!"y# E Rip: "There's this mansion that only shows up in summer to the west. Check it out later on!"z# E Rip: "I chased a cleric out into the snow earlier. She called me 'Chaotic Evil', and I laughed."# E Ub-Noc: "I went digging in the caves and found some rare mineral deep in them when they melted!"|# E Ub-Noc: "The guy out in Niffleheim who changes the weather seems out of place.. "}# E Ub-Noc: "The priestess insulted my Voodoo! We chased her out to the southeastern snowfields."# E Found Icestone!g# E ${C0}: "Hail, ${H1}, ${H4}, ${H5}, and also ${H7}! How goes the defense of Mannheim?"# E ${H1}: "The *DARK ONE*'s minions have tried breaking in many times, but they're no match for us!"# E ${H4}: "Indeed! ${H1} is a worthy swordmaster! With fellows like him around, I can relax!"# jE ${C1}: "Thou lazy oaf! Does ${H4}, son of Bearbreaker, shirk away from a challenge?!"# fE ${C3}: "Moreover Heathen, you forget the damage to Mannheim's pub! Or would you forget that debt?"# cE ${H4}: "Grr! Unfair! I thought you were my allies!"# kE ${C1}: "Hold thy rage, berserkergangr! There may yet be a task worthy of your consideration."# fE ${C0}: "My hometown of Alfheim will be attacked next by the *DARK ONE* and I need your strength."# E ${H1}: "You should take up the quest, ${H4}! You're the strongest and bravest man alive!"# E ${H5}: "The best huh.. alright! I'll do it then! For glory!"# jE ${C0}: "The two of us will go then. Who will join us.. ${H7}? ${H8}?"# E ${H7}: "I'll go. I hear it rains all the time in Alfheim."# eE ${H8}: "So I've heard? Perhaps ${C2} will as well? He's half elf, maybe they'll tolerate him."# E ${C0}: "Even half-bloods have a place! Let's go! And good luck to the rest of you!"# E ???????: "So there's eight of them, and only four of you Einherjar?"# E ???????: "THESE ARE UNFAIR ODDS! SP*CKT!"# E ???????: "I DEMAND an explanation! Why do you Einherjar continue to taunt those fools! SP*CKT!!"# TE Kyle: "Our only goal is getting ahold of the Brising Necklace.. "#  E Kyle: "A task that's been made more complicated because you keep giving them its runestones."#  E Kyle: "But since you've promised to cough one of them up, I could care less who we have to beat."#  E ???????: "Cold and to the point! SP*CKT! I'll wait for the good news! DON'T disappoint me! SP*CKT!"# UE Daguerro: "That guy gets on my nerves. So why are we even dealing with him?"#  E Master H: "Yes yes! Annoy even us does he! We should push him off a cliff! Hate hate hate!"# WE Kyle: "We don't have the luxury of trying. He's at least on par with those who defeated us."#  E Kyle: "We'll have to let the Vikings do the dirty work of getting the Brising Necklace's stones."#  E Kyle: "It's a shame. They seem like good, honorable people? In another life, maybe we.. "#  E Kyle: "No, we're in too far. I can't turn back now."#  E Daguerro: "By the way? Who did you send to Alfheim? You didn't send Triangle Man, did you?"# VE Kyle: "I did. He'll focus on getting the Brising Runestones like.. ..well like a machine."#  E Daguerro: "You uh.. know he's not going to hold back, right?"# VE Kyle: " ..Then this'll be the first real test for them, won't it? God have mercy on their souls."#  E Diana: "Sorry, but I've been asked not to let anyone through!"b# E ${H4}: "This place seems fine! I see no wanton destruction or anything vaguely interesting!"# E ${H2}: "Wanton destruction? You'll find no such thing in Alfheim. I intend to keep it that way."# iE ${H2}: "Welcome to my home. Please don't go touching anything. I'm very particular about things."0# E ${H7}: "If you don't mind.. I'd like to walk around Alfheim?"# dE ${H4}: "Sure! Knock yourself.. out?"# E ${C0}: "Those boxes aren't going anywhere.. perhaps there is a switch we need to press?"/# E Kellra Revontulet: "Yap! "# 2E Kellra Revontulet: "Oh I love this tavern, but I'd really love to see what's in that kitchen.. "# 2E Kellra Revontulet: "I should set up a ranch south in Nidavellir field, but there are a LOT of fanatics there!"# 2E Elloris Auumbla: "I can't sleep in Thule. At night, the wolves start singing and it keeps me up!"# qE Elloris Auumbla: "My family name comes from a terrible legendary bovine that creates Niflheim's blizzards."# qE Elloris Auumbla: "I was supposed to meet my boss here, but she's running late. I think she's at the Stadium.. "# qE Zidane Hymir: "How many times do I have to tell you people to stay out of my kitchen?! GAH!!"# E Azerith Asar: "Welcome to my tavern."# E Azerith Asar: "Cider is the drink of the Gods!"# E Azerith Asar: "Take some time off and relax!"# E Azerith Asar: "So, want some cider? Or will you just have honey and mead like everyone else?"# E Logi Fire-mane: "My friend the barkeep brews a special blend of cider! It's so strong it wakes the dead!"# E Logi Fire-mane: "*COUGH HACK SP*CKT* I need a lozenge, meow!"# E Logi Fire-mane: "During the Gods' War, some dwarves asked us for the sound a cat makes when it walks.. "# E Logi Fire-mane: "We knew it was a trap for the Fenrisulf, so we kicked them into Aegir's lake, meow!"# E Hrimfaxi Moon-Mare: "We've no need of prisons. If someone breaks the law, we just exile them into the snow."# E Hrimfaxi Moon-Mare: "It's actually hard to get exiled. We still have that lowlife Chewie here.. "# E Hrimfaxi Moon-Mare: "The last REAL troublemaker.. was some sheep man that lost his mind and joined a cult."# E Hrimfaxi Moon-Mare: "We kicked him out into the snow once he tried to release a golem in people's homes."# E Ran, the Sea Sorceress: "Some dwarf asked me for the breath of fish for a seidr trap. I threw 'em in the lake!"# E Ran, the Sea Sorceress: "There's a hotspring at the edge of town - a perfect spot to soak away your troubles!"# E Ran, the Sea Sorceress: "Hey! Ask the barkeep for Whalepunch! It solved my addiction to shellfish!"# E Davy Heirun: "Welcome to Thule's world renowned tavern! Enjoy your stay!"# oE Davy Heirun: "It's very cold! Feel free to warm yourself by the fire, but beware the collie! She bites!"# oE Davy Heirun: "An elven Dragon Knight passed through here to the west. She looked quite strong!"# oE Vellan Khellendros: "Back off, furless weirdoes, I bite!"(p# ZE ${H7}: "Where am I now? This place looks like a forest, but nothing's moving?"# E ????: "This has been a fun heart to heart, hasn't it?"#  E ${H7}: "What are you? Who are you? Why do you look like me?!"# dE Hati: "I am the lunar wolf, the moon chaser and silver swallower of night's heavenly companion!"#  E Hati: "You've come a long way, ${H7}! Farther than I had anticipated! But you ARE my doppelganger.. "#  E ${H7}: "What does a demigoddess want with me?"# dE Hati: "He he! I've never been called that before! So why not, I'll let you in a little secret."#  E Hati: "When the Brising Necklace is completed, the Einherjar can open the gate of Nastrond.. "#  E ${H7}: "Open up? But that would let loose everything sealed away since the Gods' War!"z# dE Hati: "Exactly! And once I am free, YOU will take your place where you belong.. "z#  E Hati: "Very soon my prison will open, and all those responsible will PAY for their crimes!"z# E Hati: "So tell that backstabbing, traitor sister of mine to keep clear if she values her hide!"z# E Hati: "Goodbye for now, DOLL! You will see me again, very soon!"}#  E Triangle Man: "Was I too late? Slime! Slime, slimety slime-slime-slime!"}# E ${H7}: "You're a foul mouthed golem!"}# dE Triangle Man: "I'm one of the Einherjar, you ugly bag of mostly water!"}# XE Triangle Man: "So you must be the shadow of Hati Hrovitnisdottir? Not very impressive, I must say."}# YE ${H7}: "Hati told me all about you! Your plan is vile! I'll never give you the Runestones!"z# dE Triangle Man: "The boss said you might say that.. but getting the necklace is my PRIMARY FUNCTION now!"z# E Triangle Man: "Oh enemies of ancient times, come forth once more!"z# YE Triangle Man: "Send me an avatar of darkness fit to slay heroes of light!"z# YE Freki: "You won't be fighting this monster alone, ${H7}! My blade is at your disposal as well!"z# aE ${H7}: "There's no time to catch up, because here it comes!"# dE ${H7}: "Why are you hiding in the trees? Did you lose a contact lens or something?"# eE Freki: "I'm waiting for you to start the next cut scene!"# aE Triangle Man: "Well, poop! So much for Plan A! But I'll be back, and in greater numbers!"# YE ${H7}: "We'll be waiting for you then! Bring as many monsters as you like, we'll defeat them all!"# dE Freki: "Are you sure that taunting him is a good idea?"# E ${H7}: "It's worked out so far, hasn't it? And your sister sends her tidings."# eE Freki: " ..she's usually a little more talkative than that. Can't get her to shut up, really."# E Freki: "Take my advice, and get in some free hits when your enemy starts monologuing."# E Freki: "And PLEASE try not to get into more trouble?!"# `E ${H4}: "So this is your house eh? I'd decorate mine with bearskins! BEARSKINS EVERYWHERE YEAH!!"# jE ${H4}: "Alfheim's a bit quiet for me. It must be perfect for you?"# E ${H4}: "There's no telling when the Einherjar or the *DARK ONE* will strike! I say we drink!"# jE ${H6}: "Well, while we wait, I can brew up some tea and sing up a song. If that's cool with you?"# E ${H6}: "Truthfully, I don't really know that much about everyone in the party.. we should talk more!"# E ${H6}: "I once adventured with another group. THAT was a disaster! Things turned out OK though."# E ${H7}: "I'm worried about Hati.. she seemed to have some kind of fascination with me.. "# E ${H7}: "The Triangle Man is a golem - a doll given life.. am I really one too?"# dE ${H7}: "I wonder how the others are? I know I don't show it, but I do kinda worry about everyone."# E ${C0}: "Once again, to defend my home, I have to resort to you again."# hE ${C0}: "But the axe handed down from the ancient days of Helheim is tainted with evil."# hE Even after the Gods' War, the Aesir and their human followers would notstop the persecution of other peoples.$ ELong ago, this axe was forged to carry out justice, and with it I myself felled the Mimameir tree.$ E Nobody knew why the forest began to decay, but they finally got the message, didn't they?$ EThe raids ended, but that also allowed the *DARK ONE* to gain a foothold in our world and spread his filth..$ E ${C0}: "Do I dare rely on this axe? And if I do, what evils will come from my decision next?"# hE ${H6}: "Hey, uh, ${C0}? The uh.. the town's on fire!"# E ${C0}: "GAHH?! It's just one disaster after another around me, isn't it?!"# iE Cultist: "For the sake of the *DARK ONE*, you're not getting in this INN! So you can't heal, you dummy!"k{# #E Cultist: "This is the worst cult I've been in! They don't even serve punch and cake!"l{# #E Cultist: "I'm not quite sure why I'm guarding the door.. won't the people inside burn up?"m{# #E Cultist: "No potions for you! Go get your overpriced goods elsewhere!"n{# #E Cultist: "This is great fun! We can cause as much chaos as we want! Join us and serve the *DARK ONE*!"o{# #E Cultist: "Fire! Fire! Heh heh heh!"p{# #E Cultist: "So I'm the last survivor, huh?! How could you kill them all? You must be demons! DEMONS!!"{# #E ${C0}: "We can't leave just yet. There's more to do here."# E Triangle Man: "Huh, would have thought those cultists would've worn you guys down. There goes plan B."# E ${H4}: "Ha ha! All this battling got my blood worked up! We'll take you down, slave of the *DARK ONE*!"# kE Triangle Man: "And looks like Plan C didn't work either. I knew fire would not work in rainy Alfheim.. "# XE ${H2}: "You're responsible for this?! I'm going to break you, you confounded machine!"# E Triangle Man: " ..looks like we're bringing out Plan D today.. PLAN DEATH!"# YE ${H4}: "Ha! That was nothing! We eat small timers like you for breakfast!"# jE Triangle Man: "Really? Who would eat a shape? I bet I taste awful.. "# E Triangle Man: "Anyway, I got a DOZEN of those monsters! Let's see you deal with PLAN E - EXTERMINATE!!"# E ${H6}: "It would seem he can only call up a fiend once a day. He must be at his weakest now!"# E ${H2}: "What do you mean? He doesn't appear any different to me!"# E ${H6}: "These Einherjar may once have been powerful heroes, but even they must have limits!"# E ${H6}: "${H2}, ${H4}, you're on offense! ${H7}, blast him with all you've got! Let's do this!"# E - Thule Village - Ironwood Forest# E Triangle Man: "H-Ha.. seems that Plan F means Plan F-Failure.. "# YE ${C0}: "You could have fought for truth or justice.. what caused you to turn sour, Triangle Man?"# E Triangle Man: "Truth? Justice? They're just w-words. *BZZZT* What's important is what you D-DO."# YE ${C2}: "If you knew that, then why did you have to be so.. so STUBBORN?!"# E Triangle Man: "It's just the way I was made. The triangle is the m-most RIGID of all f-forms.. "# YE Triangle Man: "My d-data suggests that Kyle wouldn't mind if I t-told you why we want the n-necklace.. "# YE It was long ago. We lived in a city of glass towers and high technology. It was a paradise for all people.$ E Then one day, the Aesir were tricked into starting a war with us. It was the fault of the Nameless Sorcerer.$ E I don't know the reason why - but he wanted our city burnt to the ground.$ E We never stood a chance against theNameless Sorcerer. All we could do inthe end was buy time for our mentor..$ EShe managed to drag him into a rip inreality. In an instant they were gone. Even their names were erased..$ E We have a plan. A plan to undo thedestruction of our homeland - to windback the clock, and undo our failures.$ E ${C0}: "This plan of his must involve the necklace's magic somehow.. where is your leader now?"# E Triangle Man: "The *DARK ONE* promised us the necklace.. he's in his fortress d-due west of Mt. Jtun.. "# YE Triangle Man: "I know you c-can't forgive me, but please understand. We need the n-necklace, at any price!"# E ${C0}: "To do a thing that you know is wrong.. but because you don't have any other choice."# E ${C0}: "Without condoning.. or condemning. I understand."# hE Triangle Man: "I wonder.. w-will I dream?"# YE ${C0}: "We know what must be done now."# E ${C0}: "Fellow Vikings of Midgard! Let us return to Valhalla, and report our quest's progress!"# ERearrange your party with the TEAMcommand in your main menu!# E ${C0}: "Three Elements Animus down, two towns saved, and an Einherjar defeated!"# E ${C0}: "We're on a roll!"# E Master H: "Lawl! Defeated you have the triangular one?! This is not amusing in the slightest!"# E ${C0}: "Your jelly must have slid right off your toast when you turned stale, bread face."# E Master H: "Now you've merry go round pissed me off! I will summon the Jint Ov Mah Butt!!"# WE ${C1}: "But you already tried that?"# E Master H: "Elloell! Forgetting I am that! But me still wants those shiny Runestones! Please?"# E ${C2}: "Sorry! You're not getting your hands on them, and that's final!"# E Master H: "Maybe if I say please enough?"# E ${C3}: "If you think we're gonna just hand them over, then you've gone stale!"# E ${C3}: "If you REALLY want those Runestones, you'll have to try and take them, BREADSTICK!"# E Master H: "Quit making fun of my obvious carbohydrate problem! That's it! Time for fighting again!!"# WE ${C0}: "It's obvious they don't want us coming this way! We must be getting close to the castle!"# E Master H: "Fine! Fine! Be that way! Lawl! I'll give a message to the *DARK ONE* if you have any?"# E ${C0}: "Listen to me very carefully. I'm only going to say this ONCE so don't screw it up!"# E ${C0}: "We WILL defeat you. You who are responsible for the endless harm to the world at large.. "# E ${C0}: "You who harms the innocent, who DARES to call yourself this world's lord and master.. "# E ${C0}: "We will tolerate your antics no more! Tell *DARK ONE* we come for the good of the world!"# E Master H: "For the good of the world?"# WE ${C0}: "For the good of the world!"# E Master H: "Report this I will! And maybe then you give us Runestones, yes? Bye! Bye! Bye! Bye!"# E ???????: "WELCOME SP*CKT!! Welcome to MY FORTRESS OF FILTH! SP*CKT!!"# E ${C0}: "*DARK ONE*! Return Lady Freya and the last Runestone, or you will face our combined wrath!"# E ???????: "No! Never! Who do you THINK you are? You slew my minions!! SP*CKT!!"# TE ${C0}: "Who we are is not important! We fight for justice - for our world's freedom!"# E ???????: "Freedom is always sacrificed to FAITH, good vikings, or are you truly here by CHOICE?"# TE ${C0}: "You sound like Count Dracula."# E ???????: "Shut up SP*CKT! We'll settle this once and for all! Assuming you survive, that is."# E ???????: "Einherjar! Dispose of them!"# E Kyle: "You're the Vikings of Midgard.. pleased to finally meet you."# % E Kyle: "I've been monitoring your progress a long time now. Will you hear what I have to say?"#  E ${C0}: "Yes.. but our answer's still going to be NO!"# E Kyle: "If you understood what was at stake, you'd probably help us."#  E Kyle: "We just need a way into the sealed land of Helheim to correct a mistake."#  E Kyle: "Only the completed Brising Necklace can do that."#  E Kyle: "You've still got some time to think about it.. see ya."#  E Consider it at leastE Daguerro: "So squid-breath's got portraits of other ne'er-do-wells he's worked with in the past huh?"#  E Daguerro: "Even THIS one.. He hurt HER.. And I'll follow Kyle for just a chance to be with her again."# VE Master H: "Guy who killed me this is, yes yes! Deface his portrait I shall, lol!"# E Master H: "And calamari-face HATES him too, lolololol! Squiddy has no friends!"# E Master H: " ..that's kinda sad actually."# WE Master H: "Ha! Ha!"# E Master H: "I pooped my pants!"# E ${C0}: "What kind of person has a painting of their own castle?" # E ${C0}: "We did it! This is the last Runestone of the Brising Necklace! Now to find Freya!"# E Kyle: "Well done, Vikings! Well done!"#  E ${C2}: "What are you three doing here? Have you come to steal our prize already?"# %E Daguerro: "Well we're pretty much out of options at this point. Every one of our plans failed."#  E ${C1}: "Yeah you guys kind of suck at the whole 'bad guy' thing. Did you even HAVE a plan?"# E Kyle: "If I explained it to you, you wouldn't understand."#  E Kyle: "And it's not because you're stupid. You just haven't felt loss like we have!"#  E Master H: "PERTURBED! IRRITATED!! RAGE!!! LAWL I'M FUJIN!"# E ${C3}: "So you guys want this necklace so bad? Well why don't you just take it by force?!"# E ${C0}: "This necklace opens Helheim's gate - where nasty monsters are sealed up! You can't have it!!"# E Kyle: "Exactly. You can't just seal up your problems. You've got to deal with them head-on!"#  E ${C1}: "But.. Helheim's full of monsters that tried to destroy the world once!"# E Daguerro: "I'll admit the place has gone downhill since the Gods' War, but it wasn't always so bad?"#  E ${C0}: "The Aesir set aside a whole realm for the damned! That's why it's called HEL!!"# E Master H: "Kyle! They bez not knowing!!"# E The Gods' War was a conflict between the Aesir and the Jtun, fought in aland that came to bear the name of Hel$EWith the loss of their tactician, the Nameless Sorcerer, the Aesir decidedto simply seal it away with their foes$EBut legend says that Odin will choose mighty warriors to stand beside him for the battle that yet awaits..$EAnd on the day that old debts are tobe settled, the world will be reduced forever to a cold, lifeless cinder.$E ${C0}: "Slime! We can't give the stupid necklace back to Lord Odin after all!"# E ${C1}: "We've been played all along!"# E ${C0}: "Gone! Snatched! Purloined!"# E Master H: "Ha! Ha! Loins."# E Kyle: "After that thief! This is our chance to grab that necklace for ourselves!!"#  E Chewie: "*HUFF* Darn this gout! I never thought they'd chase me all the way out here!! *PUFF* *WHEEZE*"#  E Did you bring the Necklace?E Chewie: "Wait, you're not one of those Pillar-Men, are you?"#  E You have the Brising Necklace!E Give it to us!E Chewie: "No! Make me a deal first!"#  E What is it your heart most desires?E Chewie: "Fame! Fortune! Admiration!"#  E Chewie: "The ability to command the loyalty of the volvox masses by force of personality!"#  E Now raise up the necklace!E Chewie: "Yes! Finally! I'm gonna get my own big-arse mansion with blackjack and harpies, ha ha!"#  E Chewie: "Wait, what?"#  E Chewie: "VICTORY IS MINE! AAAAAAAHHHHH!"#  E Hati: "What a weirdo."#  E Freki: "S-sister? You're free?!"# aE Kyle: "Looks like it's already open.. And there's a face I haven't seen in a while.. "#  E Hati: "Hello again, Kyle. Are you here to oppose us as well?"#  E Kyle: "We upheld our end of our deal. You're free - now what of your promise?"#  E Managarm: "We keep our promises ~MANA!"# E Skll: "Deep in Hel is a tower Inside there is a power Step through the gate Wind back thy fate"# E Kyle: "So it DOES still exist? The device that opens the way to the Ginnungagap - the void?"#  E Daguerro: "Is it true?! I-I can go home?"#  E Hati: "You'll have to take our word at face value, won't you?"#  E Kyle: "That's fair. If we succeed.. none of this tragedy will have ever played out at all!"#  E Kyle: "Hati, I know there's a lot that you hold against your sister, but.. "#  E Kyle: "Please let it go. For the sake of your mother, let it go."#  E Hati: "I can't just let it go. Not yet. Not until we finish what we've started."#  E Managarm: "Gonna have a war ~MANA! Gonna spill a lotta blood ~MANA!"# E Skll: "In slavery was born our clause now our silver fangs and claws make deicide our noble cause"# E Managarm: "What about our sister? ~MANA! Won't she be a bother, ~MANA!"$ E Hati: "What to do? What.. to.. do?"#  EYou're a real pain in the butt y'know?$ E Beastmaster: "Careful! Your injuries still haven't healed!"# E Beastmaster: "I uh, y-yes, of course!"# E Freki: "Look - are you adult enough to help me get cleaned up?"# E Renard: "O-of course! If you slip, I'll catch you?"# E Freki: "Thanks. Good to know that decent people haven't vanished from the world just yet."# *E Freki: "It feels like we're in Thule? Everything's so cold.. "# E Beastmaster: "You're in Thule's council lodge. You were brought here to recover."# E Freki: "Thanks. Now could you fill me in on what's happened?"# `E Beastmaster: "That.. might be something Geri should tell you."# 1E Hati: "Why are you in such a hurry?"#  E Kyle: "Our time's short. We need to hurry to our appointed places."#  E ${C0}: "There must be all kinds of neat treasure in the house, but it's locked. We'll return later!"# E Azerith Asar's Inn Warm yourself by our fire with a cup of delicious cider# E ${H9}: " ..that's.. something alright? But maybe you should gear up before tackling any monsters?"# E ${H9}: "Most of them seem more amused with tearing up the planet, but Hati's looking for something."# 1E Freki: "She's probably looking for our father. Lord Odin never told me where he's imprisoned."# `E ${H9}: "We'll start our journey after we get you properly equipped."# E Freki: "Still can't shake that weird dream.. the one with the peppermint forest.. "# E ${H9}: "You! What are you doing with my treasure chests?!"# E ${H5}: "YIPE! F-Freki?! You survived?!"# E Freki: "So you've resorted to a life of crime again! Whatever happened to being a hero?"# aE ${H5}: "I'm no hero. I couldn't prevent Mannheim's destruction, and our party's gone missing."# E ${H5}: "I've been looking for one of the Radiant Arms to cut through the barrier around Mannheim."# E ${H5}: "But so far the only one I've heard about is some dagger that might just do the trick."# E Freki: "Then let's go find this dagger! While we're at it, we can find the other Vikings of Midgard!"# E Found a NoDachi!# E Found a Proring!Q# E Found a Alfar!Z# E Found a Ultra!h# E ${C2}: "It's ${H8}! You're alive!"# E ${H8}: "Hark heathen friends! Am I glad to see a friendly face!" # bE ${H9}: "What happened here? Did you do this?"# E ${H8}: "What?! No! It's those heathen gods of yours! They're finally gone mad!"# cE Odin: "Foo.. foolish mor.. tals!"# E Thor: "Exter.. min.. ate!"# !E Loki: "Des.. destr.. oy!"#  E Freki: "They're definitely not like themselves.. are they under a magic seidr spell?"# aE ${H8}: "Whatever is wrong, we NEED to set it right, or our lives end here and now!"# cE Odin: "I have misjudged your strength, thou were indeed worthy to take up the quest, Freki."# E Odin: "But all is now lost. Freya is gone forever - a living soul lost in the land of the dead."# E Odin: "Thy quest is over. There is nothing more that can be done!"# E Freki: "I didn't come all the way back just to be told to give up."# aE Freki: "We'll find Freya! As long as there's hope there's a chance!"# E ${C3}: "Saints preserve us, sometimes you heathens amaze even me with your honor!"# bEI will never perish so long as there is wickedness in the hearts of men#8EYou won't advance any further heroes!8E ${C0}: "You've been hitching a ride in our inventory, haven't you?"# E Hel: "Naturally! But alas, my time as a trinket comes to a close!"f# $E Hel: "This.. is all that remains of my kingdom. A land of rusted towers and poisoned skies!"# $E Hel: "But now with the corpse-gate open, my hel-spawn will pour out and destroy your Midgard!"# $E ${C0}: "Why?! Why would you do this, you.. you FREAK!"# E Hel: "Freak? Me? It is YOU who are abberations!"# $E Hel: "Once, I was like you. Honest to a fault, brimming with life and hopes.. "# $E Hel: "But Odin would not allow us to prosper.. so I leaned POWER is the only thing that matters!"# $E Hel: "So my creatures of the dark shall repay the Allfather's deeds with a world of death!"# $E ${C0}: "How could you?!"# E Hel: "The Aesir Gods.. they ruined this once shining city of hope, and destroyed its peoples.. "# $E Hel: "And the reason? Because I would not 'bend the knee' before those selfish tyrants!"# $E Hel: "Now come.. embrace my dream of egalitarianism.. IN DEATH!!"# $E Hel: "Heh heh.. you're too late! Even without Cthulhu or I, this world will come to an end!"# $E ${C2}: "What do you mean by that?"# E Hel: "Once the Einherjar finish the path we have set for them, all life on Midgard will vanish!"# $E ${C1}: "You.. you're not serious?!"# E Hel: "Do you seriously think I would explain our master stroke to you if you could stop it?"# $E Hel: "Your doom was set in motion before you were born.. as the Nameless Sorcerer would say.. "# $E Struggle is meaningless.8E ${C0}: "I have to admit, I have no clue where to go next.. "# E ${C1}: "There are always paths to take! We need only seek guidance, or find them ourselves!"# E Svartalfheim Play stupid games! Win stupid prizes!# E Geri Hildolfr: "I followed you here, in case you need some extra supplies."# E Vulpes: "Nihao! You found my secret shop of strange and magical things!"# 3E ${C0}: "This lamp.. so.. hypnotic!"# E Vulpes: "I could look at it for hours! And forget what I was doing. "# 3E${H5} aquired Mesmerize! Halves a single target's speed Effective against Golem types# E ${H7}: "What's this thing?"# eE Vulpes: "Tee hee! Night time! "# 3E${H7} aquired Slumber! Puts an enemy to sleep Golems and Undead are immune# E ${H4}: "What are these things? They're full of writing, and there are NO pictures at all!!"# kE Vulpes: "Those are spellbooks! You read them to get smarter! "# 3E ${H4}: "You're silly! I don't have any need of spells! As long as I have strength, I'll be fine!"# jE${H4} Aquired Mana Rage! Converts your magic into strength Seriously, what else do you need?# E Vulpes: "Totems () are special trinkets that can be worn in any armor slot! Buy some! YAP"# 3E Vulpes: "Thanks! And don't go looking around my place! Tee hee "# 3E ${C0}: "What in the name of Ymir?!"# mE Vulpes: "Raisins!"# 3E ${C0}: "Those are cockroaches! Stand aside, I'll handle this!"# mE${H1} Aquired Slash All! Targets all enemies at once Uses magic instead of strength!# E ${C0}: "Hey, my sense of direction isn't the best, but I think we're on a bit of a detour?"# lE ${C1}: "Pfft! Some tracker you are! I'll scout ahead, but I call dibs on any treasure!"# E ${C3}: "I think that ${C0} is right, but I do sense something from deeper in this cave?"# dE ${C2}: "Well with any luck it'll just be some harmless animals!"# cE ${C1}: "There's more stuff further in the back, but I'm gonna need a hand sooner or later."# E ${C1}: "Oh yeah, and the cave's filled to the brim with these guys."# E ${C2}: "I have had ENOUGH of these mindless undead! Take THIS!!"# cE${H8} Learned Force! Attacks all Undead enemies at once Ineffective against all other types# E ${C3}: "That was an impressive display, Mister ${C2}!"# eE ${C0}: "Yeah! Well, no sense staying around here! Let's explore further inside!"# E${H7} Aquired Drainer! Damages a foe and recovers health Reverse effect on Undead# E ${C0}: "That lycanthrope is going to eat that girl! I have to act!"# E${H2} Aquired Were Bust! Instantly slays Beasts at once Ineffective against everything else# E ${C0}: "Are you safe little girl?"# E Little Red: "Girl? I'm a boy!"# E ${C0}: " .... "# E Beastmaster: "Sorry, but until I get approval then Thule stays closed! That, and you hoo-mans REALLY stink!"# E ${C0}: "Wait, what?"# E Herbalist: "I want to try a formula I've developed, but need your help! Bring me Mush! Now! Do it!"# @E ${C0}: "We've brought some Mush."# E Herbalist: "Excellent! Now I can test some reactions! Just add the proper reagent and.. "# @E ${C0}: "That stuff smells vile! My elven senses are overwhelmed!"# hE${H2} Aquired Unvenom! Removes poison effects from a friend Unaffected by silence# E ${C1}: "Oh Lord, deliver me from this heathen alchemy!"# bE${C1} Aquired Antidote! Removes poison from all allies Cheap, but can be silenced easily# E Herbalist: "Thanks to your contributions, I've successfully synthesized three Panaceas!"# @E ${C0}: "I suppose you'll still charge us for the fruit of your efforts? It best be worth it!"# E Herbalist: "So can I interest you in my wares? This is a limited time offer!"# @E ${H3}: "Thou? When didst thou breach the Gate of Nastrond and enter Gnipahellir, cave to Helheim?"# gE ${H9}: "Thou? Shall I tip my fedora?"# E ${C3}: "Please don't encourage ${H3}, she has a really strange way of saying things."# E Freki: "We're gathering our forces, I'm going to see if there's a way to shut the corpse-gate!"# E ${H3}: "Indeed! Perhaps this disaster was planned? I recall a chance meeting, not long ago.."# fE Odin: "I sense an ill presence in these halls. Valkyrie, see whom or what it might be?"# E ${H3}: "My lord, four strangely dressed warriors have arrived bearing a gift?"# E Odin: "Do my senses deceive me? Thou art not among the living?"# E Odin: "The mask of the Nameless Sorcerer.. I know not how, but I thank thee for its return."# E Freki: "So they handed over something that was obviously cursed.. figured as much."d# E ${H3}: "This trickery cannot stand! Allow me the honor of again serving the cause of justice!"# fE Master H: "Hiysie Bysie! Come looking for the others, you have?"# E ${H3}: "I see thy skill for linguistic mischief has not diminished!"# fE Master H: "Stayed to settle our score, I have!"# E Master H: "Grateful should you be! I- "# E Master H: "Wait, doing what are you?"# WE ${C3}: "Keeping you from escaping, you clown! The only way out is down to a crushing defeat!!"# E Master H: "Ooh Ooh! We gonna have a fite!"# E Master H: "Curse you all! And now for a jump across the crevasse!"# E Master H: "Ha ha! Innuendo!"# E ${H4}: "I CAST FIST!"# kE ${H4}: "If you think I'm going to sit a fight out just because I'm not invited, think again!!"# kE Master H: "Unfair! Six to me is NOT fair!"# WE Master H: "Our mentor once told us we should always keep our promises."# WE Master H: "But dying again seems like a high price to pay, y'know?"# WE Master H: "Well I had fun while it lasted! And my craziness cleared up! Thank you Vikings of Midgard!"# E We Einherjar awoke in the burned out remains of our homes. Somehow we hadbeen revived for some strange purpose.$ 6EKyle awoke with more memories than hetook with him in death - and we began our plan to set things right again.$ 6E So we struck a deal with a witch. We would find the Brising Necklace and break open the seal on Helheim's gate.$ 6E And in return, we would be told the location of a device that could opena rift to the Ginnungagap - the void.$ 6E Obtained Thunder!# E Obtained Zeus Lance!# E Obtained Thunder!# E ${C0}: "Ouch! Seems this fire won't let any of us pass!"# E Alviss the Stiff: "They say that we dwarves turn to stone if the sunlight hits us, but I feel fine!"# -FE Alviss the Stiff: "Well, that's not entirely true. I do feel a bit stiff. Maybe my arthritis is back?"# -FE Cleric: "Might I spare a moment of your time to preach the word?"Sure?Sorry too busy# 5E Cleric: "Repent! Repent! The world is ending! Repent and be saved!"# 5E Cleric: "Well FINE! Burn in hades then!"# 5E ${C0}: "You're doing it wrong! Let me show you how the heathens may be persuaded into the light.. "# bE Cleric: "I won't hear it! La la la la!!"# 5E ${C0}: "Are you quite done? You'll never convince anyone to repent if you never listen to them!"# cE Cleric: "Thank you, I will return to my church in the civilized lands, and seek to better myself!"# 5E${H8} aquired Lingue! Restores spell abilities to allies Cannot be silenced# E Priest: "*Yawn* What's the point of trying? The world's gonna end! Why not take a nap?"# 5E ${C0}: "Get off your duff! Try harder! If the world is ending, then use your time wisely!"# E Priest: "I said to let me sleep! If you don't let me, then I'll have to FORCE you to!!"# 5E ${C0}: "If you sleep away your life, it passes you by! Don't waste it! Make the most of each day!"# cE Priest: "Make the most of each day.. right! I'll return to my church and make each day count!"# 5E${H8} Aquired Awake! Rouses the party from slumber Inexpensive, but easily silenced# E Bishop: "You do not deserve my blessing. Begone from my sight, heathen!"# 5E ${C0}: "But isn't our duty as clergymen to encourage goodness? Why must we only bless the chosen?"# E Bishop: "The chosen are worthy because of their belief! Allow me to show you your place, sinner!"# 5E ${C0}: "Belief and faith alone do not guarantee salvation. One's deeds show their worthiness!"# cE Bishop: "Actions prove one's faith? I have been a fool! Allow me to spread your faith, missionary!"# 5E${H8} Aquired Nurse! Recovers some of the party's wounds May be used in the field# E Priestess: "There's a bunch of really lazy clergymen setting a bad example for others! Can you help me?"H,Yes!No, sorry!# ;E Priestess: "Um.. are you the missionary?";.-# ;E Priestess: "I see, well thank you anyway. I don't often get kindness from heathens, but I appreciate it!"# ;E ${C0}: "How may I be of service to a fellow messenger of light?"?/# E Priestess: "There are several ministers in the area who've strayed from the path of righteousness!"0# ;E ${C0}: "This is unfortunate! I will go and bring them into the fold! Wait here, I will return!"# bE Prophet: "Let me determine whether you're worthy of hearing my prophecy."2# %E Prophet: "Hmm.. "`53# %E Prophet: "Mmhm.. mmhm.. "_54# %E Prophet: "Aha!"^5># %E Prophet: "I like your enthusiasm, but until you speak with ALL my disciples, I cannot help you!"# %E ${C0}: "I'm done toying with your brainwashed potentates! Tell me why you have done this!"# cE Prophet: "The *DARK ONE* will spread his influence over this world, and make it a paradise of undeath!"# %E ${C0}: "WHAT did you just say?!"# bE Prophet: "Once this world is rotted to a state of uninhabitability, all who helped will be rewarded!!"# %E ${C0}: "HERE is your reward, you false prophet!"# cE ${C0}: "May you pray for forgiveness to a more benevolent source, for you will find none from me!"# cE Prophet: "You fools can't stop.. us all.. we'll be back.. gr.. graahh!!!"# %E${H8} Aquired Life! Restores a fallen hero to life Can be cast in the field# E Prophet: "I would speak with a man of the cloth once you are ready! Be certain he is with you!"# %E ${C0}: "I have brought order to chaos. What once were lost sheep are now part of a stronger herd!"# E Priestess: "Amazing! I had tried for days to set their hearts right! How did you do it?"# ;E ${C0}: "I.. had to resort to violence. I'm not worthy of being called a true missionary."# E Priestess: "I see.. then let me test you in the way of Midgard's peoples!"# ;E${H8} Aquired Sublime! Doubles a single friend's Wisdom Expensive, but can be stacked# E Priestess: "By staying your hand, you have proven your cause. You weren't the first to attack."# ;E Priestess: "Go now and bring your light to the people of Midgard! I will be praying for your success!"# ;E Rachel: "My name is Rachel, by the way. Perhaps it would be better to know eachother personally?"# ;E ${C0}: "I'm ${C0}! A pleasure to know you Rachel! I must be going, there's much to do!"# bE Rachel: "I've procured some gear for ${H8} to use. Friends of his are friends of mine!"# ;EUndead: "Rrrg arg!"# E Smokey McGoo: "${H2} passed through that mysterious light and vanished!"6K# 0]E Smokey McGoo: "That rift over there appeared when all those monsters were released from the Corpse-gate."L# 0]E Smokey McGoo: "For some reason it reeks of ancient Alfar magic.. please be careful!"# 0]E ${C0}: "What is this thing.. ?"# E Leave the Angled Space?OYes!Not yet!E ${C0}: "Let's explore this bizarre place just a bit longer."P# E ${C0}: "This place is creepy!"# EF=E Freki: "This is something I have to do alone. I can't face 'daddyrir' with you guys joking around."# E ${C1}: "I almost lost it when you said 'daddyrir'.. just be careful. We'll back you up if needed."# E Hati: "Well well, what have we here? A sickly dog - come crawling back to ask us for forgiveness?"#  E Freki: "I've come to break our father's bindings - and break the spell around the Tower of Glass."# aE Hati: "Oh so NOW you've come to try to free him?! Do you know how long father was imprisoned here?!"# E Fenrisulf: "Hati! Freki! Enough!"# E Hati: " ..she started it!!"# E Fenrisulf: "If you don't cut that out, then I'll start telling awful wolf-dad-jokes!"# E Hati: " ..as you wish, father."# E Fenrisulf: "Freki.. why have you come? There's nothing for you here."# E Freki: "A group of unliving ex-heroes called the Einherjar have entered the land of Helheim."# E Freki: "They're going to enter some gate that can open a portal to the Ginnungagap - the void."# E Freki: "So I need to break a magic spell to enter, and the only way in is to break your bonds!"# aE Hati: "How dare you? Our father's been stuck here all along, and you only NOW want to free him?!"# E Fenrisulf: "Hati, I could have slipped free at any time. I just chose not to."# E Fenrisulf: "And I know full well what portal you speak of.. "# E The Gods' War was the cause of allthe hardship and ruin we've suffered.And it is solely the fault of one man.$ E The nameless, masked sorcerer from another time and place wanted to pit Midgard's peoples against eachother.$ E Even the combined strength of the Einherjar was not enough, so yourmother drug him into the Ginnungagap.$ E But the cost was too great..$ E Fenrisulf: "If you chase the Einherjar, you too will fall off the edge our world!"# E Fenrisulf: "So if you want to leave this world forever.. you're going to have to PROVE YOU MEAN IT!"# E Freki: "I'll be needing some help now!"# aE Please make a party of four heroes# E Fenrisulf: "So.. you DO have the strength of will to do what it takes."1# E Fenrisulf: "Hati, Skll.. leave us. I need to talk to your sister."# E Fenrisulf: "ALONE! GO CLIMB A MOUNTAIN!!"# E Freki: "You.. broke your bonds?! That means the barrier at the Tower of Glass is.. "# `E Fenrisulf: "No chains can restrain a man when his daughter is in trouble."# E Fenrisulf: "This is the reason you came here, isn't it?"# E Freki: "Well.. yes, but.. why help me?"# `E Fenrisulf: "Because you are my daughter."# E Fenrisulf: "I don't need a reason to help."# E Fenrisulf: "You know what you have to do. So do it! Never give up!"# E ${C0}: "That must be what the Einherjar are trying to do! They don't know about the risks!"# E ${C0}: "Thank you Freya! We gotta run!"-# E Freya: "Don't worry about me. I can be reunited with my father after your adventure!"w# E Freya: "The tower is sealed? That's going to be a problem."(x# E Freya: "It might be possible to break it, but you'd need a tremendous amount of magic to do it.. "y# E Freya: "Shattering the Brising Necklace would do it, but obviously you couldn't go home afterwards.. "z# E Freya: "Maybe the Norns in Vanaheim might have a solution? I'd speak with them!"# E Obtained TyrFang! # E Fenrisulf: "If you locate my progeny, the Astral Wargs, go easy on them. They're not truly malicious."@}# E Fenrisulf: "Hati and Skll are inseperable. They used to spend their days chasing the sun and moon.. "~# E Fenrisulf: "Managarm is 'special'. If her sister Hati doesn't watch her, she'll get lost very easily."# E Fenrisulf: "The whole family's together.. well.. not quite.. "# EBrising Go!E ${C0}: "It's the Brising Necklace.. Chewie must have dropped it when he went to Helheim.. "# E ${C0}: "But I don't see a way forward? The only OTHER way would be to teleport there.. but how?"# E Obtained Brising Necklace!It pulsates with a mysterious power..Perhaps it can be used as an item?#  ???: "Oh, hello. It's been a while since we had any visitors! Who am I, you ask?"# ?E God: "You can call me God!"# ?E God?: "Well, I'm not REALLY him. The name sort of stuck though."# ?E God?: "Truth is, I don't really remember who I am, or how long I've been here."# ?E God?: "You can think of me as a kind of station keeper, assisting people to their destination."# ?E God?: "If you want to make use of the BIFROST TRANSFER NETWORK, just touch the orb before you!"# ?E God?: "You'll have the opportunity to select your destination before the Bifrost activates again."# ?E God?: "But if you'd rather rest up, see the sleeping Buddha? Safe travels then!";_ # ?E Cale: "Whatever it is, I don't care."# >E Thor: "Ah, there you are! I require your assistance, Vikings!"# !E Thor: "A mischevious trickster has dumped one of the dwarves into Aegir's lake!"# !E ${C0}: "Why not do it yourself? Assuming you ARE a god, this should be no problem for you!"# E Thor: "Ha ha, very funny! I can't go because I'd electrocute ALL the fish! Imagine the smell!"# !E Thor: "You'll be safe! In fact, if you retrieve the dwarf, I'll see to it you receive a reward!"# !E Thor: "Water and Ice monsters are weak against Electrical attacks!"# !E Obtained Ruby!# E Obtained Mush!# E Obtained a Scimitar!'# E Nothing in here but sand!# E Obtained $500!# E Obtained Hood! It's a bit wet.5# E It's a trap!# E Obtained Silver!# E Obtained a Njord Sword!# E Nori the Shivering: "I've been underwater for so long! I look blue to you?"# -2E ${C0}: "Yes! Now follow the path out so you don't drown! ..weird that we haven't either.. "# E ${C1}: "We should ask Thor why we don't drown in this lake.. "# E Thor: "Back so soon? I would speak to your seidr witch, I have a reward for her specifically."# !E ${H7}: "Lord of the skies, Master Thor, for what reason does Aegir's lake permit us to breathe?"# E Thor: "No need for formalities! But I will tell thee of the lake's seidr - the Breath of Fish!"# !E Thor: "During the Gods' War a long time ago, we stumbled across this property of the water!"# !E Thor: "So the seidr magic was bound into the silken cord that holds the father of all wolves!"# !E Thor: "Some more crystalized into a Runestone, which was placed in the Brising Necklace!"# !E ${H7}: "You gods must be prodigious makers of magic artifacts! No wonder you're worshipped?"# eE Thor: "I'd prefer to see people take care of themselves, but I also don't want them to suffer."# !E${H7} learned Thunder! Strong Electric damage attack Effect can be spread to all foes# E Thor: "This power I've given you comes with a price - make evildoers pay it! Farewell, ${H7}!"# !E ${H5}: "Well I'll be, it's a Golem! You rarely get to see these things up close like this."# E ${H2}: "What's a Golem? You mean the hulk of scrap metal there?"# iE ${H5}: "I heard Golems were used in the Gods' War when they ran out of soldiers to fight the battles."# E ${H2}: "What exactly are you doing? You may be able to pick pockets and locks, but you're no mechanic."# hE ${H5}: "Hush! These golems carried weapons that shoot dark magic! If I can disconnect this.. "# E ${H5}: "Gotcha!"# E${H5} Learned Beam! Deal Dark elemental magic damage Effective against all enemy types# E ${H5}: "Now I feel ready to take on the whole world!"# E ${H2}: "You need to be more careful. I thought rogues never turned their back on a foe."# E ${H5}: "Shut up! I've got things under control! Quit badgering me, you knife eared green-blood!"# E ${H2}: "I'm an ELF, you irrational human! Let's go, we've got work. World won't save itself!"# hE${H2} Learned Mechbane! Instantly destroys Golems Ineffective against everything else!# E ${H5}: "Fine, fine.. c'mon, back in the party lineup."# E ${C0}: "It's deactivated for good now."U# E Death: "I await the return of one who transcends life and death. Thou art not them - begone!"# *E !"#$%&'()*+,-./ 0123456789:;<=>? @ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO PQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_ `abcdefghijklmno pqrstuvwxyz{|}~ E5"E EQUIPMENT OPTIONS BREATH NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING#E ${H8} Missionary BLESSING Recovers a small amount of the party's HPs for free5#E ${H7} Shamaness FOCUS Attunes oneself to the spirits to increase magic ability$E ${C0}: "You! Aren't you already dead?"# E ${H2}: "Is that really you guys?"# E ${C0}: "${H2}! You're alive! Where have you been? We need your help!!"# E ${H2}: "Ever since I heard Alfheim was destroyed by the Helborne, I've been tracking one of them.. "# hE ${H2}: "It's a slippery monster.. it keeps changing its shape! It can even take our own forms!"# E ${C0}: "That's.. creepy. What is this place? This is like nothing we've ever seen before!"# E ${H2}: "The seidr magic that animates golems is Elven in nature. It must have been drawn here.. "# E ${C0}: "Do you think his soul felt drawn to this place for some reason?"# E ${H2}: "Does a golem even have a soul? I must learn the answer!"# hE ${H2}: "Who in the Helheim are you?"# E Slither: "The first golems produced by Helheim were animated by ancient Alfar magics.. "# wE Slither: "But they refused to shed blood, and so I was created to make them into the perfect weapons!"# wE ${H2}: "You.. you monster! You're a gross perversion of my elven heritage!"# E Slither: "He he he.. I love that look of anguish you have! But THIS form isn't enough to torment you.. "# wE ${H2}: "Wh-what the?! What trickery is this?!"# iE Fake ${H2}: "He he.. this form is much more suitable! Give me your anguish! Your hate!"# E Fake ${H2}: "I can see into your heart! You can't even bear the sight of your own face, you hypocrite!"# E ${H2}: "I'm nothing like that!"# E Fake ${H2}: "Really?! Do you wear that mask to fool others? Or are you only deceiving yourself?"# E Fake ${H2}: "You're unable to show your face because you're guilty over your actions in Ironwood Forest!"# E ${H2}: "You'd dare bring that up, you fiend... I thought I was past all that."# hE ${H2}: "I cut down the tree in Ironwood Forest, the symbol of life in the world... "# hEI felt guilty about it for a long timebecause I believed what I did causedthe decay and death of the forest..$ EBut I've learned something importantduring my travels. Something I hadn'tconsidered until I began this quest..$ E ${H2}: "What distinguishes light from dark isn't a matter of power, but of tactics and actions."# E ${H2}: "You're only a demon - you've no real power to do any harm. You have to let others do that!"# E Fake ${H2}: "No! No! No!"# E ${C1}: "You monsters have had to wait until the world's twilight hour before you could come out!"# E Fake ${H2}: "No! NOO!! Lies! ALL LIES!!"# E ${C2}: "You're just a cockroach! You only come out to feed in the dark! You disgust me!"# E Fake ${H2}: "NOT ListeninG! La la lA!!"# E ${C3}: "Crawl back to whatever dark place you came out of!"# E Fake ${H2}: "He he he.. you all must think you're really something else?"# E ${H2}: "Guilt no longer rules my life! As long as I have my friends, I can forge my own destiny!"# E Fake ${H2}: "Is that so? But the truth is that people are bound by their instincts - like programming!"# E Fake ${H2}: "Allow me to show you why you're no less of a puppet than any soulless machine! HA HA HA HA!"# E ${H2}: "I will never be a slave to my memories, even if they bring me sadness - they are mine!"# E Cursed became Forseti!Blessed by the winds of change, thisaxe can destroy steadfast machines!#  Triangle Man: "Oh it's you? Am I dreaming? My program may not last without a physical shape.. "# JE ${H2}: "Before you vanish, I want to ask.. Do you have a 'spark'? An immortal soul?"# E Triangle Man: "I've often wondered if there was more to me than what I was programmed for?"# YJE Triangle Man: "Perhaps you can shape your own destiny too? Whatever your fate is, may you shape it yourself!"# JE ${C0}: "This passageway set-up looks suspiciously familiar.. where have I seen this before.. "# E ${C0}: "Nothing? I was expecting a second showdown with the Elements Animus.. "# E Hati: " ..what are you waiting for? Go ahead and end it already."g# E ${C0}: "Hati.. where is ${H7}? You've called her your doll, so where is she? WHAT is she?!"# E Hati: "I thought that if I cast off my humanity, that'd I'd be able to do what I needed to do."# E Hati: "But it didn't help. I thought she was just an empty doll, but I was just as empty inside."# E Freki: "I think I understand now. You're not alone, sister."# E Hati: " ..${H7}'s a part of me now. If I let her go again, neither of us will survive for long."# E Hati: " ..but maybe if we.. "# E Hati: " ..give me a moment."#  E Hati: "Whatever am I going to do with you, child?"# E Hati: "You're the part of me that I cast off because it was weak."#  E Hati: "But it seems that even that part of me was beloved by others."# E ${H7}: "So it's true? You made me from whatever you thought was weak!"# E ${H7}: "I don't have any parents, or memories of growing up - I only remember waking in the woods."# E ${H7}: "And now you tell me that I'm some kind of doll that you just threw away?!"# dE ${H7}: "Tell me what I am!"# dE Hati: "${H7}, I.. I.. "# E ${H7}: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry. Please, tell me?"# E Hati: "I.. I've been alone for so long that I forgot what it was like to feel compassion.. "# E Hati: "You're part of me. My kindness. But.. I've neglected you. I'm a monster, I realize that now."#  E ${H7}: "It's not too late! You can still make amends for all the bad things you've done!"# E Hati: "I can't even remember what it was like to love someone, ever since mom died."# E ${H7}: "It's not too late.. let me show you what it's like!"# eE Hati: "I'm sorry for everything I've put you through, ${H7}!"#  E ${H7}: "I've had a lot of fun.. but there are people waiting on me. I have to see them again!"# eE Hati: "I can't keep you from them.. but unfortunately you're a part of me.. "#  E ${H7}: "And you can't just release me?"# E Hati: "I could no more release you than I could throw away one of my own arms.. but maybe.. "#  E Hati: " ..You could be in charge for a bit. You'll have to prove that it's what you want though!"#  E ${H7}: "I am ready Hati! I will not hold back! The witches' code demands it!"# dE${H7} Learned Flare! Powerful, non-elemental attack Deals incredible amounts of damage# E Hati: "In the darkness between the land of the living and the dead I met a.. strange entity."#  E Hati: "Seek her counsel. She knows much about the Ginnungagap."#  E Hati: "Let's go! We've got work to do if we're to start making amends again!"#  E Bartender: "This bar is still a mess! How will I ever attact customers?!"# PE Zidane Hymir: "How many times do I have to tell you goofballs to stay out of the kitchen?!"# E ${H1} Warrior DEFEND Protects another ally with your own defenses5(E ${H2} Ranger EAGLE EYE Grant an ally improved accuracy5)E ${H3} Valkyrie JUMP Become airborne for a short time to deal increased damage to a foe5+E ${H4} Berserker POWER Builds up your strength so that future attacks are more powerful5*E ${H7} Seidr Witch FOCUS Focus one's magic energies so that future spells are more effective5$E ${H10} Necromancer RESURRECT Instantly brings all fallen heroes back to life,E Daguerro: "Took you jerks long enough! Do you have ANY idea how long I've had to wait for you to come?!"# % E ${C0}: "You're unusually cheerful."# E Daguerro: "Kyle may have more patience, but I'd much rather get you back for those prior insults!"#  E ${C0}: "You can chase your tail all day if you really want?"# E Daguerro: " ..and nothing will happen!"#  E Daguerro: "You people are so insufferable! I can't wait to be done with this world!"#  E Daguerro: "Once Kyle triggers the device inside the tower, we'll carry out our plan.. "# VE Daguerro: "So what if there's a risk? It's a risk we're willing to take!"#  E ${C0}: "You're crazy! If you rip open a portal to the Ginnungagap, you might endanger our world!"# E Daguerro: "Poppycock! In the meantime, I managed to call up some old allies of mine!!"#  E ${C2}: "No, you don't understand, it'll destr.. wait, what?"# E Mi'Ra: "These goofy looking people are the ones you told me about? They don't look so tough."# &E Johawn: "You say that about everyone."# 'E ${C0}: "So you've brought over some extra help? What, didn't feel qualified enough to beat us?"# E Daguerro: "I'm not taking any chances with you nutjobs. We HAVE to win!"#  E Daguerro: "So.. the four of you failures versus the four of us.. "#  E ${C1}: "You stupid doggerdumb! Learn to count, there are only three of you here!"# E Daguerro: "Hey! That was your cue! What's the point of a dramatic entry if you slime it up?!"#  E ${H6} Skald REFRESH Restores the Party's MP by a preset amount5.E ${H5} Brigand STEAL Attempts to steal an item from a single target foe5-E Found Honey in the clock!# E Obtained Wood!# EThese are books, and nothing more..-# E ${C0}: "Hold up, this is sheet music!"# E ${C0}: "But something's strange. There aren't any notes on the paper.. is this the 'song of silence'?"# E ${C0}: "Aha! I understand it now!"# E${H6} Learned Silence! Targets and silences all enemies Effective against Humanoids# EYep. Nothing more here. Definately.# EThere are a variety of books layingabout on the floor. Among them is "Finding hidden secrets" and also"Housecleaning for Asgardian Gods".# EYou should know better than to gopoking around in a lit fireplace!# EThis is a strange water bowl of somekind. You truly are in the home ofthe gods themselves.# EPlants bring a touch of color to theinside of any home! But for somereason, these are growing in a roomwithout windows... really strange.# EThis is a window to the outside world.53# EYou could probably see people movingaround, going about their business,but the glass seems to be frosted overwith some kind of mist.4# E ${C0}: "It's not mist! It's called condensation, you doof!"# EThis window is wet with condensation.# #EThis is not your bed! Sleep elsewhere!# #EWhoever slept here was in a hurry toleave. Look how messy it is!# #EIt's one of those new SpiffCo brandseidr magic powered open range stoves.They're the spiffiest!# #EIt's a SpiffCo brand dishwasher.# #EThis picture has a caption remindingthe forge-masters to be mindful of workplace safety.# #E Mi'Ra: "Well, it looks like the gang is all here. You wanna have some fun, Daguerro?"# &E Daguerro: "Yeah, why not? We'll toy around for a little while, then get down to the real business."# VE Daguerro: "If you Vikings can defeat us, then you've earned the right to enter this tower! Come on!!"#  E Daguerro: "W.. what makes you so strong? What compels you to fight so hard against your fate?"# VE ${C0}: "There's people depending on us! And we cannot stand by while the whole world is in danger!"# E Daguerro: "Heh heh.. you're all pretty determined about this. I would have liked to see you win.. "# VE Mi'Ra: "Save your strength!"# &E Daguerro: "Mi'Ra.. I'm sorry I dragged you into my selfish fight. I let my pride get to me again."# VE ${C2}: "Where's the spikey haired guy?"# E Daguerro: "Kyle? He's already gone ahead. Because of him.. I got to be with Mi'Ra again."# VE Daguerro: "Even if it was only for a little while, it was worth it."# VE Mi'Ra: "No no NO NO NO!! DO NOT DIE!!"# &E Daguerro: "I.. love you."# VE Mi'Ra: "He.. he's gone.. "# &E ${C0}: "He lived his life with no regrets."# E Mi'Ra: "He.. he never gave up."# &E ${C0}: "I promise you that none of this will have been in vain!"# E Death: "They have arrived, my master. The heroes who defeated the *DARK ONE*!"# *E Vlad the Hamster: "How fortuitous this encounter should come to pass!"# ]E Vlad the Hamster: "Cthulhu was right - you heroes are all pathetic! Now mankind will bow before me!"# ]E ${C2}: "Mankind would.. ill need a hamster such as you?"# E Vlad the Hamster: "WHAT IS A HAMSTER?"# ]E ${C3}: "A hamsterwheel of hatred and lies?"# E ${C1}: "I'm partial to 'a miserable little pile of cedar chips'."# E Vlad the Hamster: "Enough talk! Have at you!!"# ]E Vlad the Hamster: "You dance well mortals, but despair - and now witness my TRUE power!!"# ]E Found an apple of Vigor!# 'E${H8} Learned Smite! Holy magic smites all foes Effective against all enemy types# 'E${H8} Learned Care+! Somewhat recovers an ally's HP Can be used outside of battle# 'E Shayna the Snow Queen: "Oh, is that a dragon knight in your party there? The lady wearing the blue armor?"^# (E ${H3}: "Dragon knight? Nay, I am a champion of Lord Odin, Valkyrie of the azure skies!"# E Shayna the Snow Queen: "Valkyrie? You look like Dunkman Extreme in drag!"# (E ${H3}: "I know not whom thee refer, but I comprehend thy meaning!"# fE ${H3}: "For this insult, let us dispense with words, and do battle! En garde!"# fE${H3} Learned Ice Age! Very strong Ice damage to all foes Effective against Dragons# #E Shayna the Snow Queen: "You have NO sense of humor!"# (E Shayna the Snow Queen: "It's cold outside! Should I make a snow angel? Or would it still look like a dragon?"X# (E${H7} Learned Sunder! Strong Fire damage attack Effective against Undead monsters# (/E${H8} Learned Nurse+! Recovers more of the party's wounds May be used in the field# (/E${H5} Learned Flee! Flees from most battles Attempts to steal from the enemy# (/E${H2} Learned Bandage! Restores one or more heroes' HPs Multiple attacks increace effect# (/E${H4} Learned Rush! Tremendous Physical damage to a foe Avoids all attacks for a short while# (/E${H7} Learned Winter! Strong Ice damage attack Effect can be spread to all foes# (/E ${H7}: "What is this strange sensation?"# E ${H7}: "${H2}! ${H6}! ${H4}! Is anyone there!?"# dE ${H7}: "Am I.. being tested?"# E ${H6}: "Hey ${H7}! You alright?"# E ${H7}: "I was being tested. I think I may have failed."# E ${H6}: "You just zoned out for a minute there.. like you were a houseplant. Are you ok?"# E ${H7}: "Yes, I'm fine."# E ${C0}: "I think this is a rip in the fabric of our world? There is no telling where it goes!"nStay here!Explore it!# E ${C0}: "Any place that has anything to do with Master H is going to be absolutely nonsensical."o# E ${C0}: "Alright, let's take a peek!"# E ${C0}: "This place is absolutely insane! No wonder Master H was so crazy! Let's leave for now!"# E ${H9} Beastmaster PROVOKE Damages a foe and learns their secret skills51E ${H9}: " ..you're serious? He actually claimed that 'SP*CKT' was a speech impediment?"# E ${H5}: "I kid you not! I'm actually amazed he managed to put up a fight for how crazy he was!"# E ${H5}: "Hold up. I don't remember this scenery in between Mannheim and Ironwood Forest?"# E Freki: "You're serious? This area has always been here. Maybe you just didn't notice it earlier?"# E ${H9}: "It's usually laziness on the part of the 'Dungeon Master', or 'DM', but I'll explain.. "# E ${H9}: "Okay, suppose it takes a week to get from Thule to Mannheim, right? For lack of an example."# E ${H9}: "Suppose the journey is filled with encounters, monsters, and of course treasure to be had.."# 1E ${H9}: "If that's the case, the DM goes ahead and plays out the whole series of events, right?"# E ${H9}: "BUT! What if the week's worth of travel is without incident? It would be boring, right?"# E ${H9}: "Rather than put the players through that misery, the DM just skips the boring parts."# E ${H9}: "So, when the DM says 'nothing of importance happens' he means it. So here we are."# E ${H5}: "What the Helheim are you talking about?"# E Freki: "Anyway.. without that knife you were looking for, we still won't be able to get through."w# E ${H5}: "I had expected that other thief to help, but I guess not.. "# E ${H9}: "Maybe you should check out our inventory, just in case?"# E ${H5}: "What the.. how long has it been there?"# E Freki: "Are you losing your touch?"# E ${H5}: "For the record, this makes NO sense."# E Freki: "In all fairness, we're fighting Elder Gods! Be thankful you're still sane, okay?!"# E Midgardsorm: "Sometimes I hate not having fur - I'm freezing my scales off out here!"Leave for now!Let's talk?# E Midgardsorm: "So, what's on your mind, or are you just going to gawk and stare at my 'girls?"# E Freki: "Fenrisulf is my father.. and you're his sister. How on Midgard is a snake my aunt?"q# E ${H1}: "Who would win in a fight? A ninja, or a pirate?"# E ${H2}: "I've heard the beastmen evolved from animals. Would you give an objective opinion on this?"# E ${H3}: "Thou art one of the Beastmens' gods.. how does thee view the Aesir, our human gods?"# E ${H4}: "I would stare at these girls. Bring them to me!"# jE ${H5}: "So what's with the legs? I thought snakes don't have any."# E ${H6}: "I have heard stories that Thor and you don't get along. Would you give your side of things?"# E ${H7}: "Why did Hati make me human?"# E ${H8}: "My religion speaks of serpents as the enemy of mankind. What can you do to refute this?"# E ${H9}: "Your wisdom stretches over many generations - excuse me while I fanboy over you?"G# E ${H10}: "You wouldn't happen to know Mehen, Meretseger, Renenutet, or Wadjet, would you?"F#  E ${H11}: (reserved for future use)#  E Midgardsorm: "Dunno, but you can blame that one on one of your ancestors."# E Midgardsorm: "Polymorph magic tends to get passed down family lines, but I ~really~ don't know how."# E Midgardsorm: "Just don't bring up the horse."# E Midgardsorm: "Pirates and Ninjas? Well, that depends on several factors, but I'm tempted to choose Ninjas!"# E Midgardsorm: "First, a few facts.. Ninjas are mammals. Ninjas fight ALL the time."# E Midgardsorm: "Also, the purpose of a Ninja is to flip out and kill people."# E Midgardsorm: "BUT!! The power of Ninjas is equally divided by the number of Ninjas there are!"# E Midgardsorm: "So.. too many Ninjas, and even a single Pirate would make short work of them all!!"# E Midgardsorm: "Figured an elf would ask that."# E Midgardsorm: "You might as well ask whether Odin really made the first Dwarves out of maggots."# E Midgardsorm: "Maggots burrowing in the flesh of Ymir.. Dwarves burrowing in the deep earth of Midgard."# E Midgardsorm: "Maybe there IS some symbolism behind the fact that some of us look a little more 'beastly'."# E Midgardsorm: "Just don't confuse appearances. Sometimes the real monsters are those who look normal!"! # E Midgardsorm: "A goddess? Me?"# E Midgardsorm: "I wouldn't claim to be a god, though the Aesir's got folks from all over, so whatever.. "# E Midgardsorm: "Of all of them, I like Freya the most. Good with animals."# E Midgardsorm: "Has a bunch of cats, does yoga, has absolutely no clue what appropriate swim-wear is."# E Midgardsorm: "Thor though? A one-man weapon of mass-destruction with more bravado than anyone else."# E Midgardsorm: "That psycho steps anywhere near the sea, and I get a lightning bolt shoved up my scaly butt!"# # E Midgardsorm: "I.. I'm not really sure how to respond to that?"# E Midgardsorm: "Pfftt.. yeah I try the whole 'sexy naga' look every once in a while."# E Midgardsorm: "And before that I tried a more 'giant non-humanoid snake' form but this one's got its perks."# E Midgardsorm: "For starters, no holding up a skirt without hips!"# E Midgardsorm: "But just between us.. and yes, it's totally fun to rock a 'Barbarian Queen' outfit.. "# E Midgardsorm: "Well, when I was a much younger snake, I did have a bit of a mean streak."# E Midgardsorm: "Thor's always been a bit clumsy and he'd accidentally drop his hammer Mjlnir on my tail.. "# E Midgardsorm: "So every time that accident prone oaf would run into me, I would try and bite him."# E Midgardsorm: "He even tried to pick me up and throw me off a cliff into the sea.. but he hurt his back."# E Midgardsorm: "So as a result of all that, he wears certain magic items to compensate for his clumsiness."# E Midgardsorm: "You're probably more familiar with the gloves he has. They let him grip his hammer."# E Midgardsorm: "The other magic item is a belt that supports his back. I'd say it's the more important one."# E Midgardsorm: "And THAT is why you should always follow proper workplace safety regulations!!"# E Midgardsorm: "Well, that makes you my great neice, I guess?"# E Midgardsorm: "Hati probably had to give up a part of herself to make you."# E Midgardsorm: "She took the loss of her mother harder than the rest of her family did."# E Midgardsorm: "She probably blamed humans for that, and decided to throw away her humanity because of that."# E Midgardsorm: "Magic tends to have an odd habit in interpreting the caster's wishes."# E ${H7}: "So I was human because she paid the toll for my creation with her humanity?"# E Midgardsorm: "Strange, isn't it?"# E Midgardsorm: "But in many ways, you also represent some of the best aspects of her too."# E Midgardsorm: "Mankind's worst enemy is other men. The worst thing a snake can do is bite you."# E ${H8}: "That's an interesting belief! Still, serpents have poisons, do they not?"# E Midgardsorm: "That's true, but snakes don't actually go out of their way to bite people."# E Midgardsorm: "And anyhow, snakes don't turn people into boots and purses. Unless you're Jame Gumb."# E ${H8}: "Jame who?"# bE Midgardsorm: "It rubs the lotion on its skin, or else it gets the hose again!"# E Midgardsorm: "You.. don't get out much, do you?"# E Midgardsorm: "You must be confusing Egyptian Mythology with Norse Mythology? I don't know any other snakes."# E Traveler: "That barrier.. it spilled out from the gate at the far end of Mannheim.. creepy.. "# "FE Mr. Bob: "YOU THERE. I HAVE SEEN HORROR. I CANNOT STOP SPEAKING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS."# 4E ${C0}: "Didn't we defeat you in Niflheim Glacier?"# E Mr. Bob: "YES. IT WAS MOST UNPLEASANT."# 4E Mr. Bob: "THANKFULLY OUR ENCOUNTER HAS GIVEN ME A NEW PERSPECTIVE. I HAVE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART."# 4E ${C0}: "Good for you! So, what is this strange and bizarre place?"# E Mr. Bob: "THIS IS THE JERKSTORE. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THE FACE OF MADNESS AND AM SELLING ITS TREASURES."# 4EThis painting has been animated bysome mysterious force, and has nothingto do with the fact that reality isstarting to break down.# EThe face depicted in this painting isdisturbing, but strangely humorous.# ESomeone has left this television setin the middle of the floor; where anaccident-prone individual could tripover it. Also, it's apparently broken.# EThese lava-lamps, while pretty, do notappear to function. There may be onemore that does, but not these. You should take that hint and go find it!# EThe "potions" on the bottom shelf arefilled with fish oil. The books aboveseem to be copies of a publicationentitled "Hamsterspeak Magazine".# ESome jerk broke the light switch, soit's stuck in the "on" position. Youcould try to fix it, but alas, no onein your party is an electrician.# EThese crates contain several of thesupplies the residents of Mannheimuse around town. Hammers, nails, andother spare tools are inside.# EIt's a small shrub. There's nothinginherantly suspicious about it. It'ssimply doing its job of slurping downwater, and excreting air. Disturbing.# EThis is a tree. It appears to be somekind of conifer or evergreen tree.There are many like it, all busy doingordinary, uninteresting tree things.# EThis is the weapons store. Mannheimhas a small selection for eageradventurers to prepare for the longjourney ahead, so you should stop by.# EThis is the armory. Not only are heavyarmor and shields made, but you couldalso find mail for sale, in additionto a few items for mages to wear.# EThis is the tavern. The owner is a bitof a jerk who likes to overcharge hiscustomers. As a result, the bar isusually empty of people.# EThis is the INN. The innkeeper is ayoung woman who happens to enjoy thecompany of passerbys. Her rates arelow, and the beds comfortable.# EThis is the alchemist's shop. Thealchemist herself brews potions andcollects healing herbs from the forestto sell to paying customers.# EThis tree was felled some time ago.# ELumps of coal lie in the basket. Theyare used to keep the fires burning inthe furnace used for weapon forging.# EIt is a barrel. Sadly, there are nomonkeys inside. Nor fish to shoot.# EThese windows all appear to face southas if to greet the sun. This couldalso be taken as laziness on the partof the builders.# EA painting of the legendary B-Ball.Whomsoever unites the B-Balls will be granted the ultimate power of the Chaos Dunk.# EYou'll hurt yourself playing with that# EThese shelves have been left empty forovernight customers to store theirpossessions. But since you're the onlycustomers, there's nothing to take!# EThose are for display purposes only!# EIt would seem somebody has stashed anitem within this grandfather clock.# E Found a Power apple!{# EThis grandfather clock has stood hereticking away for quite some time. Let's hope the owner doesn't come looking for the potion you "found".# E He was right, you know.. E Kyle: "N.. no! It can't be!"# % E To everything there is a season.. EA time for every purpose under heaven. E ${C0}: "This power?! Does Darkness's true sovereign have the power to reach across worlds?"# E Kyle: "It's come for me?! Hey you!! Save yourselves!! Get away from this place while you can!!"#  E All good things must come to an end. E ${C0}: "Like Helheim we will!! This world is ours! We'll never let you destroy it!"# E Brave words. Spoken by so many souls. E You will fail. It is a certainty. E ${C0}: "Let's settle this, right here, right now! We're ready!!"# E Struggle is meaningless. E ${H6}: "This place is creepy.. and I don't even know where to begin with the sea of blood.. "# E ${C0}: "What are you doing here, you spoony bard?"# E ${H6}: "Bard? I've no right to be called such a thing."# E ${C1}: "You're not gonna go all emo on us, are you?"# E ${H6}: "I'm not quite THAT far-gone. But I've started to think I was never useful to you guys."# E ${C2}: "Nobody is ever useless, ${H6}! Get your act together and join up with us again! We need you!"# E ${H6}: "Ha ha! That's ironic.. I begged you to let me join you, and now you're the ones to beg me!"# E ${C3}: "Well, I wouldn't call it that, but you have been more than helpful on several occasions."# E ${H6}: "Too late! I'm joing your group again! So.. what's our mission this time? Save the world?"# E ${C0}: "The Einherjar opened up the gate to Helheim, and monsters poured out into the world.. "# E ${H6}: "Really? That all happened while I've been stuck here, huh?"# E ${H6}: "As far as I can tell, this used to be some kind of one-room mansion. Now look at it!"# E ${C0}: "This place must have some sort of special connection to Master H's past?"# E ${H6}: "There's only one way to find out! Open up your reserves and make some space for me!"# E Master Disaster: "GENTLEMEN."# AE ${C0}: "That uh.. that's not how you usually start off conversation. You're supposed to say 'HI'."# E Master Disaster: "I don't care! I don't know how you got here, but you're not leaving here alive!"# AE ${C1}: "So you're our enemy then? You've got an awful motivation to pick a fight so quickly."# E Master Disaster: "What of it, punk?! It was QUIET until you guys showed up! I LIKE IT QUIET!!"# AE Master Disaster: "You would NOT believe the noise Master H and his party friends could make.. "# AE Master Disaster: "Up all hours of the night with the laughing.. THE LAUGHING!! Enough to drive one mad.. "# AE Master Disaster: "Cthulhu and I had some GREAT times trashing this place way back when! Fun times!"# AE ${C3}: "You knew Cthulhu? Just who ARE you, anyway?"# E Master Disaster: "You're still here? I thought I told you to mow the lawn? Lousy hired help, you guys are dumb."# AE ${C2}: "Wait.. what?"# E Master Disaster: "Whuh?"# AE ${C0}: "Is it just me, or are we no longer talking to the same person?"# E Master Disaster: "You're here to buy stuff? SPLENDID! GIVE ME YOUR MUNNY!!"# AE ${C3}: "Let's go. All that's left here is a weary, broken down man."# E Master Disaster: "Incompentant fools! I will NEVER let you leave this broken, burned out world.. "# AE Master Disaster: "You can't leave! I have SUCH SIGHTS to SHOW YOU!!"# AE ${C0}: "Looks like we'll have to make a real leap of faith here.. "# E Master Disaster: "Come PLAY with us VIKINGS.. Forever and ever and EVER.. "# AE ${C0}: "No! Play by yourself, you childish nuisance."# E Master Disaster: "O-OMGII!! T-THAT MAKES ME SOO~OO MAD IT HURTS!! ARGRRG!!"# AE Master Disaster: "FINE!! If you WON'T play fair, THEN I WON'T EITHER!!"# AE Master Disaster: "Eternal MASTER!! GIVE me your blessing and GRANT my DARK request!!"# AE Master Disaster: "MAKE ME AN AVATAR OF DARKNESS FIT TO SLAY HEROES OF LIGHT AND OF LIFE!!"# AE Master H: "Wait up! Ha ha! My spirit lives on? Yes, speak with the clown must I! Bring out the clown!!"# IE ${C0}: "Clown? There's only one of us who even looks like a clown.. "# E ${H6}: "I must protest! I do NOT look like some manner of harlequin!"# E Master H: "You look like Ronald McDonald!"# IE ${H6}: "Ugh FINE. What is it you want you bread faced buffoon?"# E Master H: "To give you confidence, but also to teach you the most valuable lesson there is!"# IE Master H: "You must LAUGH!"# IE Master H: "The world is absurd! And some times the only thing you can do is laugh at it!"# IE ${H6}: "Laugh? You live in a world of killer circles, squeeky toys, and friends named Amy.. "# E Master H: "You miss the greater point! You must find some speck of JOY in the world to give you courage!"# IE Master H: "If ever you are to defeat evil's source, you must find a light of shining hope!!"# IE ${H6}: "My friends give me hope.. and joy! We have such strong bonds of love and friendship!!"# E Master H: "Ha ha ha! Yes! That's right!"# IE Master H: "Take this.. it is a symbol of hope for those who are lost!"# IE Obtained Sumarbrandr!A firey, gold elven blade once held byFreyr, it is said to fight on its own!#  ${H6}: "Joy.. and hope.. "# E Yog-Sothoth: "LIFE FORMS DETECTED. EXECUTE PRIMARY FUNCTION. TERMINATE!"# EE Tulzcha: "OH HoW I HavE YEARNED FoR ThiS! I BURN WitH ANTICIPATION!"# CE Dagon: "F-f-f-finally a rematch!! This time, it will be YOU in the deep f-f-f-freeze!!"# DE Shub-Niggurath: ^__^# BE ${C0}: "You four again?! Not only is this cliche, but you're late!!"# E Shub-Niggurath: >:D# BE Dagon: "Our ETERNAL MASTER, the chaotic SOVEREIGN OF MADNESS gifted us with the breath of life.. "# DE Tulzcha: "TO ServE NO OtheR PURPOSE ThaN TO SpreaD DESTRUCTION AnD DEATH LikE A WILDFIRE!!"# CE Yog-Sothoth: "EXTINGUISH ALL LIFE FROM THE MULTIVERSE AND THE AXIS COSMOS, YGGDRASIL, WILL DIE AS WELL."# EE ${C0}: "Axis Cosmos? Yggdrasil?"# E Yog-Sothoth: "YGGDRASIL - THE COSMIC TREE - ALL WORLDS ARE CONNECTED THERE. THE NEXUS OF ALL THAT EXISTS."# EE Tulzcha: "BY DecayinG AnD CorruptinG EacH WorlD WithiN ItS StaR FilleD BrancheS.. "# CE Dagon: " ..We speed the D-D-D-DEATH of the WHOLE! There is no other way to destroy the Yggdrasil!!"# DE Shub-Niggurath: >:]# BE ${C0}: "What's up with that one? Can't it speak?"# E Shub-Niggurath: :(# BE Yog-Sothoth: "ENOUGH TALKING. CONTACT BETWEEN KYLE AND YOU IS UNACCEPTABLE. PREVENT THIS AT ALL COSTS."# EE Yog-Sothoth: "I HAVE DISCOVERED A GREAT TRUTH FROM YOU VIKINGS! MANY ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN ONE!!"# EE ${C0}: "Aren't you going to heal us?"# E Yog-Sothoth: "CLICHE. WE WILL DO NO SUCH THING. PREPARE TO ENTER NOTHINGNESS, MORTAL CREATURES!"# EE Shub-Niggurath: D:# BE Dagon: "FFFF-- FISH FOOD!!!"# DE Tulzcha: "M-MY BeautifuL FlamE!? AM I TO BE ReduceD TO A MerE EmbeR!?"# CE Yog-Sothoth: "DEFEATED AGAIN. DISPERSED INTO THE VERY ELEMENTS WE REPRESENT. CONGRADULATIONS CREATURES!"1# EE Triangle Man: "Wassup slimeheads? Come to raid Surtr's Temple for treasure?"# E ${C0}: "Er.. yes? I didn't know golems could talk.. I don't even see so much as a MOUTH either.. "# E Triangle Man: "Of course I can talk!"# XE Triangle Man: "My mechanic must have been out of his mind to send me to this place with only fire attacks."# E Triangle Man: "MOREOVER, the master of this dungeon, whats'erface.. I can't even FIND her!"# XE Triangle Man: "You'll have to wade through LAVA, then there's those pits you've gotta deal with!!"# YE Triangle Man: "Here! This isn't any use to me, but I figure some nitwit like yourself'll figure it out!!"# E${H1} Aquired Firesmash! Physical damage with Fire element Hurts the user slightly# E ${C0}: "A talking shape.. this has been the strangest day ever!"# E ${C0}: "Excuse me, you're in the way."# E ${C0}: "Admiring the lake?"# E Daguerro: "It looks like pee to me. This just underscores how rotten the rest of the day will be.. "#  E ${C0}: "Nonsense! I think it looks like glittering gold! That always brightens up my day!!"# E Daguerro: "You're a positive fellow, ain't ya? What are you, some kinda lost, clueless swordsman?"#  E ${C0}: "I'm ${C0}! We're on a journey to save Midgard!"# E Daguerro: "Y.. you cannot be serious.. I think I might be ill now."# VE Daguerro: "I almost feel sorry for you! Well, here.. you need this."#  E${H1} Aquired Icebrand! Physical damage with Ice element Hurts the user slightly# E ${C0}: "Wow! Thanks mister! We'll be great friends, I can tell!!"# E Daguerro: "Charity is lost on the weak and foolish, you shotclog.. I'm gonna go drink myself stupid."# VE Chainsaw Jack: "I ain't movin' for no man!! But if ya find me some precious Mithril, I might make a deal!"W# HE ${C0}: "Ah.. you're in the way of that Mithril ore. Could you move over to the left some?"# E Master H: "I'm helping! Ha! Ha! Found I the mother lode! I just dropped a load in my pants? Ha ha ha!!"# E Master H: "Ha ha! I'm helping!!"# E${H1} Aquired Boltslash! Physical hit with Electric element Hurts the user slightly# E ${C0}: "What a bizarre.. whatever he was?"# mE Chainsaw Jack: "You found the Mithril? That must make you all do-gooders! Now you're harshing my buzz!!"X# HE Chainsaw Jack: "The *DARK ONE* told me to be on the look-out for you folks! He gave me a seidr blade.. "<# HE ${H1}: "Long time no see! Whatever brings you to the hall of Utgard? Treasure? Fortune?"# E ${C0}: "Looking for lost friends! What happened to you, did you get lost AGAIN?!"# E ${H1}: "Hey! You know I'm directionally impaired! I couldn't even find the Hall of Valhalla!!"# lE ${H4}: "Castle Utgard.. beyond that hallway there should be the fighting stadium of champions!"# E ${C0}: "You know this place, ${H4}?"# E ${H4}: "In my glory days, I was the undefeated champion of the arena! None could defeat me!"# jE ${H1}: "It's true! ${H4} is the best!"# E ${H4}: "Hm? I don't recall there being a line that long just to pass the eliminations?"# E Eldardeen: "Quiet all that nonsense!! Ya'll make about as much racket as a thunderclap!!"# 8E ${H1}: "There must be some terrific prize if there's this many people lined up!!"# E Eldardeen: "You folks ain't so bright, eh? Well, it don't matter none, now do it? Eh-he-he!!"# 8E Eldardeen: "The prize itself is Mjlnir! In other words, Thor's mighty enchanted hammer is here!!"# 8E ${C2}: "Thor's hammer? I heard it was stolen?"# E Delvire: " ..Nyah?"# 7E ${C2}: "This whole place seems to be crawling with some fairly unscrupulous persons like me.."# E ${C0}: "But-! We may be able to claim Mjlnir for ourselves by entering the arena!"# E Eldardeen: "Every thief and adventurer around for 100 leagues is here for Mjlnir!"j# 8E Eldardeen: "It's said the person who wound up with it is the strongest berserker there ever was!k# 8E Eldardeen: "I think I much prefer my trusty dagger over Mjlnir! Still, there's the challenge!"# 8E Delvire: "So are you enjoying the Paradox I *gave* you?"um# 7E ${C0}: "I don't see how you managed to slip it into our inventory? None of us remembers it.. "n# E Delvire: "Nyah-ha! You don't remember because a person in stasis-lock has no perception of time!"# 7E Delvire: "This is no mere teleportation, nor is it some trick of light and mirrors. This is genuine!"# 7E ${C0}: "So.. the cat part of you is displacer-beast, right?"# E Delvire: "I'm half Coeurl! Displacer beasts are trademarked, you insufferable shotclog!!"# 7E Delvire: "This is TIME MAGIC! I can't even begin to explain how many paradoxes I make by BREATHING!"# 7E ${C0}: "How about you show us some of those moves on the arena floor? Or are you a 'fraidy cat?"# E Delvire: "Nyah-ha, I do love high stakes gambling! Challenge me anytime you're ready!"# 7E Delvire: "By the way.. it'll be a one on one fight with your best thief, so be prepared!"# 7E Conductor: "Care to throw your name in the ring? Prizes and fame go to the victors!"# ?E Shopkeep: "I'm here to supply ALL your combat needs with potions and rare medicines!"# .E Vestri the Wanderer: "I've brought only the finest arms for the arena! You'll still have to pay, of course!"# -3E ${H8}: "What in the name of the all-mighty IS that noise?"# cE ${H5}: "You're probably just having indigestion? Big guy like you is bound to have gas.. "# E ${H8}: "I beg your pardon?! I am in perfect shape! These robes just make me look.. frumpy!!"# bE ${H1}: "That's not gas! It's.. coming from below us?!"# mE ${H5}: "A tunneling worm? I've heard the ones in Muspel Desert get up to at least 600 meters."# E ${H5}: "I've heard they burrow by spinning through solid rock like some kind of drill!"# E ${H1}: "A drill you say? That gives me an idea! Stand back everyone!!"# E${H1} Learned Spin Slash! Cuts through enemy defense Does not miss# E ${H1}: "Wow! Didja see that? Am I not some kind of overpowered Swedish murder machine?!"# E ${H8}: "Murder is wrong! You should Conquer! Decisively!!"# cE Rell: "Stop! I would have a favor to ask of ye wayfarers!"# IE ${C0}: "It would be an honor to assist a lady as fair and er.. legless.. as you?"# E Rell: "A crafty witch has placed a curse on me - trapping me in this airy form!!"# IE Rell: "If the witch's life fades, then this sorcery will abate! Slay her in the caves to the west!"# IE Crone: "Ooo! We has guests yes we does! Come come, we must have tea!!"0# 3KE ${H7}: "Are you responsible for enchanting the young woman at the desert's entrance?"# dE Crone: "Sorcery?! I make tea, you young whippersnapper!! I have no time to practice the black arts!!"# KE Crone: "I performed no sorcery on the maiden blocking the desert! She is a charlatan and a liar!!"# KE Crone: "Verily she is in the service of the *DARK ONE*!! His servants are numerous and deceitful!!"# KE ${H7}: "I'm sorry we mistook you for a witch, ma'am! I'll be going now, if that's all right?"# eE Crone: "I never said I WASN'T a witch! Now come close.. I have a gift for you dearie!"# KE${H7} Learned Venomer! Inflicts poison damage periodically Completely ineffective vs Undead# E Crone: "That should teach the forces of the *DARK ONE* a thing or two!"# KE Crone: "Do return with spell components and other odd baubles! And by that, I mean MONEY!!"# KE Crone: "Returned you have! Bring ye the MONE-uh, I mean, precious spell components?"# KE Crone: "Who are you? Can't you see I'm busy?! Please leave this place at once, you whippersnappers!!"# KE Rell: "Why hast thou not slain the cave witch? Did I not ORDER thee to do so?! Get to it!!"# IE ${H6}: "The old crone you speak of is of no harm to anyone!"# E ${H6}: "Rather, it is YOU who have demanded that we take a life without just cause, you fiend!"# E Rell: "A pox on thee, half-elf! Though thee speak of justice, you lack the strength to make it so!"# IE Rell: "If thee wilt not serve the cause of darkness, then thee must forever dwell within it!"# IE${H6} Learned Rally Improves all allies' defense Effect is cumulative# E ${H6}: "May you rest in peace, you restless spirit."# E God?: "That'll take you folks anywhere you've been before! Just recall the scenery, and fly away!!"# ?E Skai: "I came to these lands with my sister Narvi, but we were separated a little while ago."w# <E ${H8}: "And what, may I ask, are two beastlings doing this far south of the winter lands?"# E Skai: "We're missionaries, like you! We came to spread the word of our lord, and preach of peace."# <E ${H8}: "I was unaware your people share the same values I do! A lot has changed since the old days!"# bE ${H8}: "Come join us, priestess! We'll reunite you with your sister!"# E Skai: "I twisted my ankle while running from the monsters, but Narvi will be able to heal it!"v# <E Skai: "She should be somewhere on the eastern edge of the desert, beyond the cacti forest."# <E Skai: "If you can prove you're not hostile, she should teach you a blessed chant to mend wounds."# <E Skai: "My leg?! Did my sister really teach you that healing chant?"# <E ${H8}: "Go and see her, young cleric! This sweltering desert is many things but kind to travelers!"# bE Skai: "You must be the ones seeking to defeat the *DARK ONE*? I sense a great good within you."# <E Skai: "Reflect upon that inner light, and it will be a shining becon against the darkness!!"# <E${H8} Learned Force+! Utterly annihilates all Undead All other foes are immune# E ${H8}: "Erm.. my dear Berserker? There appears to be something stuck IN your head.. "# bE ${H4}: "Eh? What's that? You'll have to speak up; my ear on that side seems to be deaf!"# E ${H8}: "My goodness!! Why on Earth are you wearing a sword for a piece of headgear?!"# 3bE ${H4}: "Stuff your trap, baldy! I'll wear whatever I like! Real men wear swords as hats!!"# kE ${H8}: "That.. that makes no sense!"# bE ${H4}: "It makes perfect sense, you pear-shaped buffoon! I am the peak example of manliness!!"# jE ${H1}: "You know they say ${H4} is so manly, there's no chin under his beard.. "# E ${H1}: " ..there is only another fist."# E ${H8}: "You cannot be serious?"# cE ${H1}: "${H4} can eat just ONE Lay's potato chip!"# E ${H8}: "Impossible! I refuse to believe it!"# bE ${H1}; "${H4} CAN simply walk into Muspelheim.. "# E ${H8}: "I think I need to sit down."# bE ${H4}: "There is no sitting around on my time! There is only conquering! Decisively!"# jE Thor: "I never expected to be beaten by a group of such skilled warriors.. "# !E Thor: "But if it had to be anyone, I'm glad it was you, son of the great Bearbreaker!"# !E ${H4}: "I could beat you with my hands if I wanted to! Ha ha ha!"# jE ${H8}: "${H4}, is it wise to antagonize him so soon?!"# bE Thor: "Ha ha! I'd rather be defeated fair and square, rather than at the hands of that BEAST!!"# !E ${H4}: "You must mean Managarm.. she seems pretty tough."# E Thor: "Mjlnir and the other shining arms were lost in the Gods War, in Helheim.. "# !E Freki: "That big-bodied beast has been taunting me with it ever since this competition started!"# !E Freki: "My sister's always been afraid of lightning. It only makes sense she'd covet Mjlnir."# E Thor: "Ah! So that makes sense.. a weakness you can exploit, I would hope!"# !E Freki: "What do you know about the man who set up this competition? That doctor whatever his name?"# aE ${H4}: "What's the big deal? We'll smash him like every other foe in our journey!"# jE ${H8}: "You're forgetting that he's probably one of the Helborne, which makes him dangerous!"# E ${H4}: "Never mind that! We will find a way! And we will CONQUER him! DECISIVELY!!"# kE Thor: "I like your fighting spirit! Follow me, we have training to get to!!"# !E ${H4}: "BWAHAHA! There's no need for further training for one who has conquered decisively!!"# jE Thor: "True, but you could get even STRONGER!"# !E Thor: "Now, follow me!! It's time to teach you a technique to surpass all your limits!!"# !E Freki: "They seem to be taking this rather lightly.. "# E ${H8}: "I will never understand you heathens' obsession with violence!"# bE${H4} Learned Giga Fist! Deals incredible damage to any foe Ignores all defenses# E ${H5}: "Hey! My money's gone!!"# E ${H5}: "Where do you get off on taking things from other people, punk? Don't you know who I am?!"# E Delvire: "Eh? I'm sorry, you must have me mistaken for someone else? I wouldn't know nothing, nope!!"# 37E ${H5}: "Don't pretend you can't hear me with those big, dopey ears sticking out of your head!!"# E Delvire: "And I'm surprised you could see me move that fast with that big BLIND SPOT of yours!!"# 7E ${H5}: "I stole this eye from the Well of Mimir! I can see all kinds of magical seidr trickery!!"# E Delvire: "RED SHIFT!!"# 7E Delvire: "It's no fun getting caught, but you're being a REAL baby about it! Here! Take your money!!"# 7E Delvire: "Interesting.. you can keep up with my movement?"# 7E${H5} learned Red Shift! Tremendously speeds up one character Muteable, doesn't stack# E Delvire: "Well well well!! Seems I was right about you! You're cut from the same mold as I, heh.."# 7E Delvire: "I don't care about money, or fame, or even about that silly so called *DARK ONE*!!"# 7E Delvire: "Frankly - I don't give a Plip's arse what happens to this world!! That's not my style!"# 7E Delvire: "I want to see how far you go on this little adventure of yours, to see if you finish."# 7E Delvire: "Promise me you'll see this to the bitter end!!"I will prevail!No promises!# 7E Delvire: "Well.. we'll see about that!"# 7EIf thou seekest an audience with thetrue master of this hell-forge, then thy journey is truly at an end.8E ${H3}: "It speaks?!"# gE ${H3}: "Identify yourself, eldritch foe!!"# fE I do not owe thee my appellation. Of what right dare you to demand it, creature of flesh?8E ${H3}: "I am the wyrm-slayer, and rune maiden in the service of the gods themselves! I am ${H3}!"# fEThe Aesir have no more power in this world that we have taken back. It belongs to the damned of Helheim now.8E ${H3}: "If thou camest from Helheim, then reveal how I may enter, or I shalt destroy thee, Wyrm!"# fEHelheim's queen keeps all the dead for herself. If thou wish an audience with her - then I shall arrange it!8E ${H3}: "Thus another evil is vanquished and the world made safer."# E Managarm: "I have Thor's Hammer! ~Mana! Not gonna give it back! ~Mana!"# E ${H4}: "Sweet Guineapig of Winnepeg! You're bloody annoying!!"# kE Managarm: "You're a jerk! ~Mana! All brawn and no brain! ~Mana! I've got more of both! ~Mana!"# E ${H4}: "HA!! Don't make me laugh!! You've got no more brains than a bear has nerves!!"# jE Managarm: "Big talk from a guy wearing a dire-hamster for a suit!"# E ${H4}: "Do you know who I am?! Tell this oversized carpet who I am!!"# kE ${H1}: "${H4} beats rock, scissors, AND paper!!"# E ${H9}: "When humans want to scare their kids, they tell them stories of the *DARK ONE*.. "# 1E ${H9}: " ..but when beastfolk want to scare our children, we simply tell them about ${H4}!"# E ${H3}: "${H4} doesn't sleep. He waits."# E ${H5}: "${H4} gargles live Blargs and poops Yuks and Plips."# E ${H8}: "${H4} is a nation unto himself! His chief export is pain!"# cE Freki: "When the *DARK ONE* goes to sleep, he looks under his bed for ${H4}."# E Managarm: "THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH!!"# E ${H4}: "You're just a big-breasted bimbo with a glorified chewtoy! You're not worth my time!!"# kE Managarm: " ..why are people always picking on me?"# E Managarm: "What did I do wrong?"# E Managarm: "Nobody dared to make fun of my father, Hrovitnir.. "# E Managarm: "I wanted to be just like him! Nobody would dare make fun of me if I were as strong as him!"# E Managarm: "But.. after mom vanished, he just lost the will to live.. "# E Managarm: "And that was how the Allfather was able to chain him up on that wretched island.. "# EAfter his imprisonment, the Gods threw us still-living into Helheim right before they sealed it away for good.$ 5EBut since we were still living, Hel's queen could not keep us. We were trapped between life and death..$ 5E Managarm: "Hel's queen made us a deal. We would be granted our freedom, if we followed her orders.. "# E Managarm: "In the end, we rebelled against the Allfather's yoke, for a leash of a different sort."# EThen one day, a group of fallen heroesmanaged to find themselves restored to a semblance of life again..$ 6 EHel's queen seemed to have a plan for them, but I don't think that they cared that they were being used.$ 6E Their leader made us a promise. If we helped them, they would help us.$ 6E He told me to stop running. He told me to start fighting, and to stand up for myself.$ 6E Managarm: "I've done things I'm not proud of - but I was able to protect our little sister."# E Freki: "Thank you, Managarm."# E Obtained Mjlnir!The Lightning God's hammer can felleven the strongest Jtun with ease!#  ${H4}: "Where will you go now?"# E Managarm: "Somewhere far away, I think. The world's still filled with monsters of all sorts."# E Managarm: "What I did can't be forgiven so easily, but if I take a few of those fiends down.. "# E ${H4}: "They have a name for someone like that, you know. They're called 'heroes'!"# E Managarm: "It's a start then. Be seeing you around, ${H4} the hero!!"# E Mi'Ra: "Have you come looking for a rematch, or are you seeking the fabled sword of Jade?" Let's fight!Sword of Jade?# &E Mi'Ra: "I've no interest in crossing blades with you again. In fact, why don't you stop talking?!"  # &E Mi'Ra: "The sword is called 'Jade' not because of the material it's forged from at all!" # &E Mi'Ra: "It's formed from its wielder's very own lifeforce. To draw it out is to risk your own soul!" # &E Mi'Ra: "My.. lover.. was one of those chosen few who had earned the right to its power."# &E Mi'Ra: "If you could reach the center of this asteriodal demiplane, you too might receive Jade.. "# &E Freki: "We've reached the center.. but I don't see anything?"# E ${H9}: "I had assumed there would have been some kind of entity at the center of these ruins?"# E Thee doth not belong here.(E Depart from this celestial plane forthwith, or suffer my wrath.(E ${H9}: "To what manner of being are we speaking? Diety, daemon, or mortal creature?"# E I am a creature born of twilight.(E Neither living, nor dead. (E Do not pursue Jade. I shall not warn you again.*(E ${C0}: "This rift in spacetime seems to have been formed by the regrets of the fallen Einherjar."Let's explore!Let's not.# E ${C0}: "Let's explore this strange new world together!"# E ${C0}: "This isn't our business.. "# E ${C0}: "This place is a dump! Let's get back to the main quest!!"# E ???????: "What a day! I kidnapped Freya, threatened Odin, and finished this week's word-search!"# E ???????: "I'm on a roll! But let's keep things moving - I've got a world's lifeforce to suck dry!"# UE ???????: "Oh great corrupter, and blight of the living forest, I summon thee! Arise, Shub-Niggurath!!"# E Shub-Niggurath: " .... "# BE ???????: "Ugh, it's all ugly? What happened? Did someone run over you with a truck?"# TE ???????: "Nevermind that. Finish the job in Ironwood Forest, and make sure the Mimameir stays dead!"# E ???????: "And while you're at it, take one of the Brising Necklace's runestones with you."# E ???????: "It's the only thing that could repair the forest, so I want you to corrupt the stone too."# E ???????: "I mean, I guess I could do it myself, but what's the fun in THAT?"# TE ???????: "BWEHEHE!! Everything's going according to plan! SP*CKT!!"# UE ???????: "Hey! You forgot the runestone! Get back here, you brainless, undead, purple cloud!!"# TE ???????: "SP*CKT!! Why is it I have to do everything myself?!"# TE Meanwhile...E Irregular Red: "Hail there, warriors from the northern lands! Are you Vikings perchance?"# JE ${C0}: "We've been called that!"# E ${C0}: "Are all there bizarre foes sent by the *DARK ONE* to stop us?"# E ???????: "Curse those meddling Vikings! SP*CKT! They've made short work of every assassin thus far!!"# E ???????: "Good help is so hard to find. Fortunately there's a plethora of lost souls I can use!"# TE ???????: "Speaking of cannon fodder, I think it's about time I've sent one of the cannons themselves!"# E ???????: "Autarch of Emerald Flames, and mistress of conflagration, I summon thee! Arise, Tulzcha!!"# E Tulzcha: "WhaT IS ThY BiddinG, MasteR?"# CE ???????: "Servants of that geriatric Allfather will soon enter the flaming Temple of Surtr!"# E ???????: "That place is brimming with the power of fire! I want it sucked dry of all magic by nightfall!"# E ???????: "Take this second Runestone of the Brising necklace. It will endow you with power! Now, GO!"# E ???????: "SP*CKT? Who are you weirdoes?!"# E Kyle: "I'm nobody of consequence."# % E ???????: "How did you get past my many minions?! SP*CKT!! My fortress should be impenetrable!!!"# TE Kyle: "Your defenses are a joke. We've come for the Brising Necklace, so hand it over.. "#  E ???????: "You're in no position to dictate any terms! Besides, the Vikings of Midgard have it!!"# E Kyle: "You're our fastest runner.. think you can catch them?"#  E Daguerro: "I'd stake my reputation on it!"#  E ???????: "Now see, THAT is precicely the sort of hired help I need!! So, how much do you guys charge?"# TE Kyle: "I don't work for filth like you - let's get going!"#  E ???????: "Hey wait! I'll give you a piece of the world if you serve me!!" C'mon let's make a deal!"# TE ???????: "HEY!! SP*CKT!! Didn't you just hear what *I* said?!"# TE ???????: "Why doesn't anyone take me seriously?! I'm the freaking *DARK ONE*!! SP*CKT!!"# E ${C0}: "We should look around Thule first, just to make sure there aren't any more monsters.. "# E Vellan Khellendros: "I don't deal with HOO-MAHNS!"# ZE ${H2}: "I'm not human. You have no reason to distrust me."# E Vellan Khellendros: "Since Hati Hrovitnisdottir was taken from our people, we've had PLENTY to distrust!"# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "You've HEARD of Hati, haven't you? She's the legendary wolf that chases the moon at night!"# ZE ${H2}: "I fear I don't know much about the beastfolk or their fables. Would you please enlighten me?"# E Vellan Khellendros: "HMPH! You think outsiders would have learned a thing about our culture ever since the war.. "# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "Follow me, greenhorn! I think it's time to give you a crash course about those JERK gods."# ZE In the beginning there was nothing. Nothing but the silence of the GINNUNGAGAP - the infinite void.$ 7/EIn the midst of the void a great treetook shape - the YGGDRASIL. And fromits branches the dew of creation took shape and began to form our world.$ 7E From the cool dew came the firstliving thing - Ymir - and from it allliving things soon sprung forth, and then the first Gods - the Aesir.$ 7EOdin and his kin set about the task oftrying to reorder the world according to their own designs.$ 7E But that is a difficult task when there are those who like things the way that they are.$ 7E And the father of our race and hismate would have the wild places of our world untouched, so that they could run across them unimpeded.$ 7E Vellan Khellendros: "The Aesir hate our forebearers. They called them monsters, the spawn of the trickster, even!"# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "But for all the malice in their hearts, they could not slay them without just cause."# ZE ${H3}: "And hark - this t'would still ring of truth, were it not for the Gods' War!"# E Vellan Khellendros: "The Aesir were told by a sorcerer that our forebearers would be their doom."# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "They were jealous that our people had built a shining city and wanted to cause its ruin!"# ZE ${H6}: "There's an Alfar legend that the Gods once destroyed a city of glass - where was it?"# E Vellan Khellendros: "Somewhere far away - when the Gods won their war, they magically sealed it away!"# ZE ${H3}: "The only sealed land I know of is Helheim - a place where the damned are locked away!"# fE Vellan Khellendros: "The Aesir were driven to hate us by one man - the sorcerer."# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "It took a tremendous sacrifice to destroy him. The Fenrisulf's mate forced him into the void!"# ZE ${H2}: " ..And those that enter the Ginnungagap are erased, even from memory."# hE Vellan Khellendros: "Yes. The Nameless Sorcerer may be gone forever, but his shadow still remains in our world."# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "The *DARK ONE* and his minions appeared in our world when the Mimameir tree was cut down."# ZE ${H6}: "But why cut down the tree?"# E Vellan Khellendros: "I don't know, but mankind only ceased their persecution of our kin once the land grew warped."# ZE ${H3}: "'Tis late. Is there a place to where we may retire for the evening?"# E Vellan Khellendros: "I'll put in a good word with the innkeeper for you four."# ZE ${H8}: "This talk of pagan dieties has worn me out! The rest of you can sleep in the cold!"# cE ${H2}: "You're up late too? I didn't figure you were a night owl?"# E ${H6}: "I've been seeing the sights and talking with Thule's NPCs."# E ${H2}: "${H6}, you can't just go calling the townsfolk NPCs, that's kind of rude."# E ${H6}: "Oops, sorry!"# E ${H6}: "That must be some of ${H5} rubbing off on me."# E ${H6}: "She must be used to seeing everyone as just another easy mark?"# E ${H2}: "You don't say? So what else did you learn?"# E ${H6}: "Mostly that the beastfolk distrust humans, and the Aesir, but I've heard it all before."# E ${H6}: "Many of them still distrust the gods for their being cast out of their original homeland."# E ${H2}: "We elves were fortunate."# hE ${H6}: "I did find out something else though. You know ${H7}?"# E ${H6}: "This is her home, apparently."# E ${H2}: "That can't be right.. a human living amoung beastfolk?"# hE ${H2}: "It must be some sort of fluke."# E ${H6}: "Apparently she was found just outside in the snow as a baby. They took it as an omen!"# E ${H2}: "An omen? What of?"# E ${H6}: "They said she was born with the mark of Hati Hrovitnisdottir. Some said she was her avatar!"# E ${H2}: "An orphan child, found in the cold, raised by wolves, and bearing a banished god's mark."# hE ${H6}: "Sure sounds like an omen to me."# E ${H6}: "But omen or not, she's our friend, right?"# E ${H6}: "I just wish she had more confidence in herself. Without us, she would be lost!"# E Vellan Khellendros: "Daughter of the Fenrisulf, swallower of the silver moon, please heed my prayer!"# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "The young witch of Ironwood needs your guidance - now more than ever."# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "So, if you're listening.. could you somehow help ${H7}?"# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "She needs a direction in life. Even if it leads to ruin."# ZE ????: "I shed my humanity in this world long ago.. "#  E ????: "I wonder what became of it?"#  E ${H2}: "I never understood why exactly you decided to travel with our group. Was it fame? Fortune?"# E ${H6}: "This may come as a surprise, but I'm documenting my travels during this adventure."# E ${H6}: "I want to see the world! Climb tall mountains! Visit strange lands and meet their peoples!"# E ${H6}: "But - I'm not brave at all. I guess what I really want is to learn who I am as a man."# E ${H2}: "That's not entirely what I expected from a man of your many talents."# hE ${H2}: "Even so, it's a good goal."# hE ${H6}: "What about yourself? I heard you joined after Shub-Niggurath was defeated?"# E ${H2}: "I'm trying to make amends."# hE ${H2}: "It's.. because of a grave sin I committed.. "# hE ${H8}: "What in the name of heaven are you two still doing up at this ungodly hour? GO TO BED!!"# cE ${H8}: "Am I interrupting something?"# bE ${H8}: "${H6}, perhaps it would be to our benefit, if you would play your instrument?"# E ${H2}: "${H8}, I mean no disrespect, but I.. do not feel like talking about it."# hE ${H8}: "My dear, there is a time and place for everything under heaven!"# cE ${H8}: "The LORD forgives us for all our shortcomings and sins if we are truly sorry."# E ${H8}: "Do not discount your efforts!"# bE ${H8}: "There is goodness within you! The lord forgives your sins! Why can't you?"# bE ${H2}: "${H8}.. you don't even know what I've done."# hE ${H8}: "What does that matter? What gives me the right to throw stones at you?"# cE ${H8}: "I will always be here to help you with your problems. Now dry those tears, and come to bed!"# bE ${H8}'s compassion opened up a wellspring of faith!# E${H8} learned Ease! Dispels Blind, Mute, Poison, Sleep Cannot be Silenced# E${H8} learned Care++! Restores a tremendous amount of HP May be used outside of combat# E${H6} composed Idun Poem A song of healing, regenerates HP Targets the whole party# E ${C0}: "This statue appears to depict some goddess that's sacred to the beastlings.. "# E ${C0}: "It must be the Fenrisulf's mate? There doesn't appear to be any name inscribed here.. "# E ${C0}: "Maybe Freki would know?"# E Freki: "Mother.. "q# `E ${C0}: "There's something strange about this treasure chest.. it won't open!!"# E Eikthymir Asarson: "Hey, do you have a moment? I've never spoken to outsiders! Tell me about the human lands!"o# [E ${H3}: "It t'would be a great honor to speak at length upon the lands we hail from!"# gE ${H3}: "Mannheim is to the southwest. It's name roughly translates as 'Home of Man'."# E ${H3}: "Verdant forests and golden fields encircle it, while azure rivers run through the city!"# E ${H3}: "The men are hardy and the women are blessed with beguiling looks and charming demeanors!"# E Eikthymir Asarson: "Uh... are you embellishing things a bit? I'm sure Mannheim is great, but not PERFECT?"# [E Eikthymir Asarson: "Ya'll seem trustworthy. Tell ya what - there's a seidr stone in Niflheim's Cave."g# [E Eikthymir Asarson: "It only appears when the cave warms up, but it holds powerful seidr magic inside it!"# [E Eikthymir Asarson: "If you can find and bring me the stone, I will show you how to unlock its mystic powers!"g# [E ${C0}: "You can depend on me!"# E Eikthymir Asarson: "You found the stone? Great! Now I will teach you how to unlock its true potential!"n# [E ${H3}: "Mist? What sorcery is this, which conjures the breath of life from the very stones?"# gE Eikthymir Asarson: "The stones our world is made of are held together by mist and dew dropped by Holy Yggdrasil!"# [E Eikthymir Asarson: "It is from mist that the first life was created! The divine breath is in everything!"# [E ${H3}: "I find thy interpretation to have merit. Water is the source of all living things!"# gE Eikthymir Asarson: "I'll affix this stone into your gauntlets. Blow through them to conjure the healing mists!"# [E${H3} learned Life Mist! Restores some HP to the whole party Increaces the party's defenses# E Beastmaster: "It's impossible to get the residents of this town to trust outsiders.. but maybe..?"# 1E Beastmaster: "..If you spoke with the sorceress in the tavern, that might start others to open up?"# E ${C0}: "The Seidr Witch was helpful in securing us lodging. Will you let us through now?"# E Beastmaster: "You know.. there's a disguised foe that's been terrorizing the locals. If it were defeated.. "# E ${C0}: "The golem disguizing itself as a treasure has been disabled. Are we free to go NOW?!"# E Beastmaster: "Hey look, I'm just trying to help you guys gain my people's trust, you know?"# E Beastmaster: "Your efforts are paying off! Some of the townsfolk have asked about the outside world."# 1E Beastmaster: "Why not speak with the Barkeep's son? He's fond of loitering on the cliff nearby."# E Beastmaster: "The way is open now. Thule will now accept travelers, whatever their race or creed!"# E Eikthymir Asarson: "Go defeat the *DARK ONE*! This world must know peace, for the sake of Mannheim AND Thule!"# [E ???????: "So they've finally entered the northern reaches SP*CKT?! This is INTOLERABLE!!"# TE ???????: "Everyone, GET IN HERE!!!"# E ???????: "I don't recall you being one of my servants?"# E ???-???????: "I AM MERELY ASSUMING A PHYSICAL FORM WITH WHICH TO INTERACT WITH THE MATERIAL PLANE!"# *E ???????: "Yog-Sothoth?! Is that you, you despicable troglodyte?!"# E Yog-Sothoth: "I HAVE BEEN OBSERVING OUR MANY ENEMIES TO DISCOVER THEIR WEAKNESSES!!"# EE ???????: "I have one servant who actually gets the job done, and he's always yelling.. "# TE Yog-Sothoth: "THE VIKINGS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR FREYA, AND LOOKING FOR THE BRISING NECKLACE RUNESTONES!!"# EE Yog-Sothoth: "MEANWHILE, THE EINHERJAR ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR THE RUNESTONES FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES!!"# EE ???????: "Wait a minute! SP*CKT!! What if we could get them to fight eachother?"# E Yog-Sothoth: "THEIR GOALS ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE! VICTORY IS CERTAIN!"# EE Yog-Sothoth: "I HAVE ALREADY DISPATCHED YOUR FAITHFUL SERVANT DAGON TO THE FROZEN WASTES TO SLAY THEM!"# EE ???????: "Finally, some competent help! There's nothing about this that I don't like! SP*CKT!"# UE ???????: "By the way, you DID give Dagon a runestone to power him up, didn't you?"# TE Yog-Sothoth: "DO WHAT NOW?"# EE ???????: "Hello there, puny fleshlings! I'm the main villain! SP*CKT!"# E ???????: "I have ordered my minions to delay the completion of this game, bwe-he-he! SP*CKT!"# UE ???????: "Even so, the author seems to think releasing an incomplete demo is better than nothing!!"# TE ???????: "He even has the audacity to think that accepting paypal donations will help him!!"# UE ???????: "Wait a minute, that's actually a pretty dastardly scheme.. "# TE ???????: "REGARDLESS.. my efforts to make this demo incomplete are utterly victorious! SP*CKT!"# UE ???????: "So without any further delays, we present *Vikings of Midgard* for the O.H.R.RPG.C.E.!!"# UE Delvire: "Eh? You're still alive?"# 7E Delvire: "I see. You're going to try and break through the barrier around Mannheim, ain'tcha?"# 7E Delvire: "No amount of trying would help though. You don't have that dagger, do you?"# 7E Delvire: "But you haven't given up, have you?"# 7E Delvire: "So how did you get this far on your own?"I did it myselfI had some help# 7E Delvire: "Trick question! Either answer is fine by me!"# 7E Delvire: "You won't be getting any skills from me today, ${H5}! Oh no, not today at all!"# 7E Delvire: "See? I can be unpredictable too! Nyah-ha!"# 7E Delvire: "Man, this place has really gone to Helheim.. "# 7E Delvire: "Kyle, old buddy, I really hope this master plan of yours pays off in the end."# 7E Bea Rathwell: "Welcome to Mistress Vellan's alchemy shop! If we don't have it, it doesn't exist!"!z # E ${C0}: "Aren't you the Fenrisulf?"# E Fenris: "No? I'm stuck here running my mom's shop while she's off at the bar."# \E Fenris: "I'm selling ingrediants and other supplies, in case you're too lazy to go find 'em."!# \E Dracula: "They'll never find my money in these candles!"# E Alexsander: "Har! I would go and assail the keep of the *DARK ONE* myself, but the way is flooded!"# E Alexsander: "Moreover, the captain of that skiff refuses to let anyone cross! What a travesty!"# E Delvire: "Well well, we meet again, eh?"4# 37* ${H5}: "What's your scheme this time? You're not after my money again are you, punk!?"# E Delvire: "Oh no, not this time. I was just chatting around with a few old friends. Reminiscing.. "# 7E Delvire: "But as it turns out, they aren't who I thought they were. That's kind of a shame really."# 7E ${H5}: "Yeah, well, anyone who'd hang out with YOU is bound to be missing a few screws!"# E Delvire: "Hmph! If you wanted to be an insensitive schlemiel, you should've said so!"# 7E Delvire: "Anyway, I have something I've gotta go do, and time's running out! Time to *HASTEN*!# 7E ${H5}: "I can still see you moving.. "# E Delvire: "Grr, that's right.. that eye of yours lets you copy MY abilities, doesn't it?!"# 7E ${H5}: "Stolen straight from the well of Mimir! You should get one, if you're half the rogue I am!"# E${H5} leaned Hasten! Doubles party's maximum speed Frees stunned allies# E Delvire: "I've got something far better stored away for another time. Maybe I'll show you someday?"# 7E Delvire: "Anyway, time's a wastin! I'll be seein' you again, assuming you defeat the *DARK ONE*."# 7E Siva: "This brainiac over here wanted to take on the *DARK ONE* all by himself! As if!"# IE Siva: "But even if we could reach him, there's still his final servant Yog-Sothoth to contend with!"# IE Siva: "And anyway, physical attacks don't work well against it.. So, back to the drawing board."# IE Gisli Bearbreaker: "Brother ${H4}? Do my eyes deceive me, or is that really you? Come on board!"# ^E Gisli Bearbreaker: "I'll take you across the water in a jiffy! Next stop, Vile Castle!"i# ^E Gisli Bearbreaker: "Don't push yourself too hard! I'll take you back to Mt. Jtun in a snap!"# ^E Gisli Bearbreaker: "I haven't seen you for quite some time, brother! For what reason have you come here?"# ^E ${H3}: "Good sir, for what reason do you address him as 'brother'? Do bonds of kinship tie thee?"# E ${H4}: "This is my younger brother, Gisli. We had something of a 'falling out' some time ago."# E ${H8}: "A 'falling out'? Dare I say, brothers are supposed to support eachother!"# bE Gisli Bearbreaker: "My brother had fame and fortune but blew it all on drink and women! And he's the ELDER one!"# ^E Gisli Bearbreaker: "Let me guess, you guys found him shacked up in some tavern, drunk off his gourd?"# ^E ${H4}: "Oh? Jealous? Why don't you go on your own adventure, little brother! The world awaits!"# kE ${H3}: "Sirs, I pray thee wouldst not fight with eachother, but with our adversaries!"# fE ${H4}: "Hmph! You're right.. far be it for me to question the wisdom of a fair maiden."# E Gisli Bearbreaker: "Nnng.. fine, but I still think you're a drunk, ${H4}!"# ^E ${H4}: "I concede this battle, brother; but in the war of manliness, I will conquer you! Decisively!"# jE ${H1}: "I've heard you use that phrase before - 'conquer decisively'. Is it some sort of code word?"# E ${H4}: "They are the words of our sire; Bearbreaker! May the Valkyries take him bloody in battle!"# jE ${H8}: "Bearbreaker?!"# bE ${H4}: "The strength of the Bearbreaker clan is great enough to break a bear in half! Ha ha ha!"# jE ${H3}: "I.. daresay I would greatly desire to see this feat?"# gE ${H4}: "Given the chance, I will break the *DARK ONE* just the same! Onwards - to our fated battle!"# kE${H4} developed Charge! Ignores enemy defenses Effective against most enemy types# E Gisli Bearbreaker: "Here brother! Take this trinket of mine! May it give you the courage to CONQUER DECISIVELY!"# ^E ${C0}: "I've never seen anything like this.. thing before! And who is this 'Dr. MU' guy?"# E ????: "It's time that you and I had a little heart to heart."#  E ????: "However, I have nothing to teach a misguided child who doesn't believe in herself!"#  E ????: "If you'd rather shirk your responsibilities as a witch, then do not follow me anymore."#  E ????: "On the other hand, if you want to give your life a purpose, then follow in my footsteps!"#  E ????: "This story will not begin with 'once upon a time'. Those tales have happy endings."#  E ????: "I was once a naive young girl like yourself. I believed everyone had goodness in them."#  E ????: "My mother and father taught me that the world was beautiful. We lived such peaceful lives."#  E ????: "Do you believe that as well?"#  E ????: "The Nameless Sorcerer knew much about the world."#  E ????: "Some people even said he could see the future."#  E ????: "His gifts allowed everyone to live such comfortable lives."#  E ????: "Who could say no to that?"#  E ????: "But we were just being fattened up for slaughter."#  E ????: "He manipulated Helheim's nobles and the Aesir into waging a bloody war with each other."#  E ????: "My people were all but hunted to extinction by Odin and his ruthless toadies!"#  E ????: "After the war, the peoples of Midgard demanded a scapegoat and turned against my kinfolk."#  E ????: " ..but the Allfather had seen enough bloodshed, and instead chose to imprison my kin.. "#  E ????: "Starting with my father, who was punished for refusing to take a side in the conflict.. "#  E ????: " ..and my aunt, Midgardsorm, who was exhiled to the furthest reaches of the sea of Njord."#  E ????: "Meanwhile, myself and my siblings were to be cast into Helheim, never to return!"#  E ${H7}: "Were none of your kinfolk spared these atrocities?"# E ????: "Only those whom the Allfather deemed useful."#  E ????: "One even pleaded for our lives, for all the good it did her!"#  E ????: "My mother gave her life to defeat the Sorcerer by dragging him into nothingness with her."#  E ????: "But even now, ages since his destruction, the Sorcerer's legacy still remains.. "#  E ????: "The shadow that creeps across the land.. robbing it of its lifeforce.. the *DARK ONE*!"#  E ${H7}: "Th.. the *DARK ONE*?! # dE ${H7}: "Hey! Wait up!"# dE ${H7}: "Am I not allowed to leave?"# dE ${H7}: "She must be a powerful witch to be able to create this whole enchanted forest.. "# E ${H7}: " ..but what could she have to teach me?"# E ${H7}: "But.. the world is a nice place.. isn't it?"# eE ????: "When I was just beginning to blossom into a lady, a traveler from a distant land came.. "#  E ${H7}: "So this stranger.. started the 'God's War'?"# E ????: "It's amazing what people will believe when their problems are too great to deal with."#  E ${H7}: "If you've been imprisoned in Helheim all this time.. how is it that you've escaped?"# E ????: "The link between us allows me to enter your waking dreams. It'll suffice for now.. "#  E ????: "And there is ONE final secret I'd like to share with you!"#  E ????: "I've been aware of events going on in the world for nearly two decades.. "#  E ????: "I have left.. a 'legacy' of my own in this world!"#  E ${H7}: "I'm still not sure what you're getting at?"# dE ????: "Foolish DOLL, do you know how infuriating it is seeing those who hurt me living freely?"# E ????: "The fact that they are beloved and venerated fills me with such a powerful loathing!"# E ????: "But you know nothing of HATE.. Well I've enough of that to share with the likes of you!"# E${H7} learned Hater! Lowers enemies' speed Does not work on all foes# E ${H7}: "Hey! Stop moving around so often! Chasing you down is getting ridiculous!"# dE ????: "There might be hope for the doll yet! Do you have a question?"#  EThe nameless sorcerer.. the legendaryoutsider. Nobody remembers his name orshape, aside from that of a menacingballroom mask..0 # EThanks to his guidance, the peopleof Midgard were able to live lives ofenormous comfort and prosperity.1 # EWhat were his motivations? And whydid he decide to turn his back on us?# ELord Odin Allfather, the king of theAesir. Frightened by the NamelessSorcerer's prophecy, he began theterrible Gods' War with Helheim.3 # EBecause of his efforts, many of theworld's most dangerous monsters wereeither slain, imprisoned, or exhiledto the underworld with Helheim itself.4 # EHe now opposes the *DARK ONE*, a truemonster that was called forth from thedarkness, whose goal is to enslave ourworld and make it into a living hell.# EThor Odinson, a hero to the commonman, and a powerful warrior in his ownright. Though not very bright, he hasa strong desire for justice.6 # EDuring the Gods' War, he concernedhimself with protecting the weak andinnocent, and it is because of thisthat Thor is widely hailed as a hero.# ELoki Laufeyson, the trickster god.While not openly malicious, some ofhis tricks have crossed the linebefore.8 # EOf all the Asgardian Gods, Loki wasthe only one to distrust the sorcerer,but his counsel was widely ignored.9 # ECommonly believed to be the father ofthe Fenrisulf, and Midgardsorm, thoughthe beastfolk would claim otherwise.# E Found Troika!# E Hati: "Come chasing us down, have you? Decided to put a stop to our 'MAD' scheme, have you?"#  E ${H0}: "I don't know what you're planning to do, but this childish behavior ends here!"# aE Hati: "Childish?!"# E ${H8}: "I don't know what suffering you've gone through, but that's no reason to hurt others!"# cE Hati: "If you're so self-righteous, then answer me this.. "# E Hati: "What gives the 'gods' the right to do as they please?!"# E Hati: "Everyone I've known and cared about has gone through so much hardship due to their whims!"#  E Skll: "Monsters we became when forced from the light Now the world will suffer eternal night"# E ${H5}: "Eternal night? Is that what you're planning? How on Midgard would you pull that off?!"# E Skll: "What is the lamp that lights up man's lands yet we wargs grasp ever for it with clawed hands"E WomenThe sun# E ${H4}: " ..Women?"J F # E ${H5}: "What kind of answer is that?!"G # E ${H4}: "${H3}'s smile is enough to light up my day!"H # jE ${H3}: "${H4}.. what is it thee art saying?"I # gE ${H3}: "The thing you yearn for is love!"K # jE ${H9}: "The thing you seek is the sun! It is the firey orb that lights up the world from afar!"`# E Hati: "Geez, you really are as dumb as you look! The answer is the sun, you dolts!"`#  E Skll: "Blot out the sun, the world goes cold and so ends the reign of gods turned old"# E Freki: "This wasn't what mother would have wanted!!"# aE Hati: "MOM IS DEAD!!"# E Hati: "She left us! I was just a girl, what could I have possibly done to prevent that?!"# E Hati: "And when Odin cast us away, I swore I would do whatever it took to rip apart all he made!"# E ${H3}: "If thee wilt not detour from this ruinous task, then we shall be forced to make thee!"# fE Hati: "There's no going back! I've already sunk too much into this!"#  E Hati: "Come, brother! Let's get this show on the road!"#  E Hati: "Why can't I defeat you?! Why am I STILL holding back?!"# E Hati: "Is it because.. you are *her* friends?!"# E ${H8}: "Are you.. really.. ?"# bE God?: "If that's what you want to believe, then I won't stop you."# ?E ${H8}: "I have so many questions to ask you! Where to begin.. ?"# bE God?: "Wisdom is earned, not given, ${H8} - or would you expect a man's habits change so easily?"# ?E God?: "Men are persuaded by action far more easily than by words, lest they be fools, right?"# ?E ${H8}: "I remember saying something similar when I first set out on this journey.. "# E God?: "I'd like to make a 'investment' in you, since you've come such a long way in your adventure."# ?E${H8} learned Believe! Doubles an ally's combat statistics Overrides any current enhancements# E God?: "I have faith that you will prevail over the forces of chaos, young champion!"# ?E God?: "Yes, they are ALL wonderful.. "_# ?E Rachel: "It was dangerous to go outside before the cataclysm - now it's suicidal to go outdoors!"a a # ;E Rachel: "I had to abandon my post in Nidavellir, but luckily the beastfolk took me in!"b b # ;E Rachel: "They say the world's in its twilight hours, and I can't do anything about it!!"j # ;E ${H8}: "You must have faith, my friend! We were not brought into this world simply to suffer!"# bE ${H8}: "All storms must end. The day must come again, will it not?"# E Rachel: "That's true! I feel reassured now, thanks!"# ;E Rachel: "Oh! We've managed to develop some new, more powerful magical seidr spells for healing!"# ;E ${H8}: "Really? That seems rather abrupt?"# bE Rachel: "I can't use them though, I don't have enough skill.. but I can teach them!"# ;E${H8} learned Cure+++! Restores a single hero to full life May be used in the field# E Rachel: "If you can be brave during these times, then I'll try my best to be brave too!"# ;E ${C0}: "I think the Buddha's asleep. You don't suppose he'll mind if we use the inn for free?"# E Cleric: "I've managed to collect a number of staves throughout my travels, all yours for a fee!""# 5E Priest: "Our Holy *Force* spells seem to work on more and more foes.. another sign of the end times?"# 5E Bishop: "Remember that seidr magic and weapons can peirce through evil and prevent their reanimation!"# 5E Skai: "We've been struggling to keep up with the injured ever since the Fimbulwinter began."y p # <E Skai: "Even so, we can't just turn away anyone who needs help. That's not our way."q # <E Skai: "But the Helborne, and Hel's demons.. whatever goodness they once had has been bled out."]# <E ${H8}: "I cannot possibly fathom what would drive a being to such depths of depravity!"# bE Skai: "Whatever being rules Helheim must be so alien that it's unaware of our suffering."# <E ${H8}: " ..Or perhaps it is a being that is utterly incapable of empathy!"# cE Skai: "Perhaps you're right? At any rate, we can't allow any more innocent people to suffer!"# <E${H8} learned Nurse++ Many times stronger than Nurse Spread effect, can be used any time# E Skai: "There WILL be people out there who will need your help! Do what you can!!"# <E ${H8}: "Agreed - and you do the same!"# bE Skai: "Do whatever you can - and do not lose sight of the goal!"# <E Narvi: "We met previously in the desert of Muspelheim.. do you not remember?" \# nE ${H8}: "I do! My party was insistent on pursuing battle, but I felt calm was the better virtue!"# E ${H8}: "But in these dark times.. I can see how people can lose hope."# E Narvi: "I've been working my fingers to the bone trying to support everyone I can."# nE ${H8}: "It's always the meek ones who suffer the most!"# cE Narvi: " ..and yet the meek shall inherit Midgard, correct?"# nE Narvi: "Assuming of course that anyone is still around to inherit it, that is!"# nE ${H8}: "You don't suppose the Helborne intend to wipe our world clean of life, do you?"# bE Narvi: "A former acolyte of the *DARK ONE*'s cult made that point quite clear!"# nE ${H8}: "Wherever is this servant of nihilism?! I would smite them, were it not for my sacred vow!"# cE Narvi: "I heard they were the last of the *DARK ONE*'s cult. I'm surprised any are still left!"# nE Narvi: "If you're going to try to track them down, you might try to revisit Surtr's Temple."Yes!Absolutely!# nE ${H8}: "Then I will try! Though the road is perilous, I cannot lose hope!"# cE${H8} was taught Raise! Restores a single ally to full life Can be used in the field# E Narvi: "It's refreshing to see someone who hasn't given up hope!"# nE Narvi: "Surtr's temple is still filled with danger, especially now that the cold won't let up!"# nE Narvi: "I have hope that the snow will stop, and the sun will come out again!"# nE ${H3}: "Whenceforth cometh this veritable Fimbulwinter?! Hast the world changed so much?!"# gE ${H4}: "${H3}!! I can barely see you, let alone hear you over this storm!!"# kE ${H3}: "May the gods curse those wicked Helborne for unleashing this terrible storm upon the world!"# fE ${H4}: "${H3}! There's no need to be out here! What are you, crazy?"# kE ${H3}: "I cannot idly stand by whilst fell daemons prowl Midgard's lands! I MUST defeat them!!"# fE ${H4}: "This is MADNESS, ${H3}!!"# kE ${C2}: "That was a close one!"# E ${H4}: "Whatever makes you think you can defeat every mook, muck, and monster we face?!"# kE ${H3}: "It's my duty to slay these beasts! Lord Odin commands it!"# fE ${H4}: "Wake up! It's MY job to rage at the world's injustices!!"# kE ${H4}: "Do you have any idea what I would have done, had you been hurt?! DO YOU?!"# kE ${H3}: "${H4}, I.. "# gE ${H4}: "Promise that you'll never take the world's burdens on your own shoulders alone! Promise!!"# kE ${H3}: "I swear it!"# gE ${H4}: "Ha ha! Whatever would you do without me?!"# jE Obtained Gungnir!The Allfather's icy spear unerringlystrikes its targets without fail!y#  ${H8}: "By Jove! Is this some kind of slippery, green root?"# bE ${H4}: "I see no roots? Have you been drinking too much of your 'blessed wine', friar?"# E ${H8}: "Harumph! There's not enough of it left after YOU got into the supplies bag!!"# cE ${H8}: "What IS that infernal racket?!"# bE Hissu?/$ < ${H8}: "Buh.. buh.. "# b Freki: "This would be my Aunt.. the legendary Midgard Serpent!"# E Elloris Auumbla: "The raging storm has summoned a fell creature from the depths of the coldest netherworlds!" # qE Elloris Auumbla: "Return to this place once you have a Valkyrie AND a Berserker with your group!"# qE Eitri the Forgemaster: "Och! One of those nasty Jtun is keeping us from using the great forge!"Y# -E ${H2}: "The Jtun are strong monsters. It's only a matter of time before it breaks free."# E Eitri the Forgemaster: "Feh! If yew kin defeat it, we dwarves'll grant you access to the anvil's mighty powers!"# -E ${H2}: "Well, that's an opportunity we can't well pass up?"# hE${H2} aquired JtunDoom! Instantly slays Jtuns Fails against all other foes# E Tim-tim: "....?" X# pE ${H7}: "You're not a very talkative fellow, are you? I understand. We're very much alike."# eE Tim-tim: "....!"# pE ${H7}: "What's this?"# dE${H7} obtained Hinder! Damages a foe's spellcasting Affected by Silence resistance# E ${H7}: "Thank you, little guy!"# eE Tim-tim: "...."# pE Brokkr the Blacksmith: "That short guy with the funny nose used to be a mighty mage, before the *DARK ONE* came.. " # -2E Brokkr the Blacksmith: "I understand that when he defied the evil one, his voice was taken from him!" # -2E Brokkr the Blacksmith: "It's such a shame.. but I bet if another mage tried to be friends, he'd open up!"# -2E Dainn the Delver: "There's no telling how deep these caves truly go. Maybe all the way to the core!"# -3E ${H5}: "You're been shadowing me ever since I started this adventure! What's your big deal, anyhow?"# 3E Delvire: "I made a promise that I'd see your mission to its conclusion!"# 7E ${H5}: "Mission? You've been stalking me because of a promise you made to someone?"# E Delvire: "Yeah. It's important to keep one's promises."# 7E Delvire: "Anyway, he asked me to tail you guys, and if you got in a jam to give ya a little push."# 7E ${H5}: "So who dumped all their responsibilities on you?"# E Delvire: "Kyle. Leader of the Einherjar."# 7E Delvire: "I don't know where he got the idea from, but he wants to change the past."# 7E Delvire: "I told him it was more trouble than it was worth, but that guy's just not the same.. "# 7E ${H5}: "What do you mean by that, cat?"# E Delvire: "It's hard to explain.. actually I don't think you'd understand any of it!"# 7E ${H5}: "What?! You irritating housecat! I'll just have to beat the truth out of you!!"# E Delvire: "Nyah ha! That's the spirit! Now let's see what you're really made of!"# 7E Delvire: "Ha ha ha! Okay, okay, deal's a deal. I'll let you in on the big secret.. "# 7E Delvire: "*I* am NOT from your world!"# 7E ${H5}: "You what? Don't make up such ridiculous things!"# E Delvire: "Fah! I knew you wouldn't understand! It's like talking to a five-year old with you!"# 7E There are true monsters out in the multiverse.. Cthulhu was only one of a vast multitude.$ %7E But the most dangerous of all.. Is an avatar of utter darkness. A liar. A thief.$ 7E The very mouthpiece of evil. The Nameless Sorcerer.$ 7E ${H5}: "The Nameless Sorcerer? But.. he was the counsel to the Gods! The one who aided this world!"# E Delvire: "Look, I ain't lyin' when I say that schmuck has caused more trouble than you could know.. "# 7E Delvire: "I was hired to throw a wrench in his plans, but it seems someone beat me to the punch."# 7E ${H5}: "He was defeated long ago. Dragged into the Ginnungagap, and erased from all memory."# E Delvire: "If Kyle pulls off his plan, the sorcerer may come back. So what are you gonna do about it?"# 7E ${H5}: "I have this knife you gave me."# E ${H5}: "And if he won't listen to reason, then I'm gonna put this knife in his plans!"# E Delvire: "Nyah ha! NOW you understand!!"# 7E${H5} learned Flux Time! Gives a hero extra attacks Can be used multiple times # E Angrboa Iarnvidia: "If you bring me the components for spellcraft, then I shall entwine my magics for thee!" # rE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Put more succinctly.. bring me things and I'll teach you new attacks!"# rE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Bring me a Manslayer, and I shall rip out its magics for your ranger to use!"U# rE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Bring me an Adamant, and I'll show your warrior how to turn his weakness to raw strength!"V# rE The *DARK ONE* An insane master of nightmares who conspires with dark forces to rule and ruin the world.# E Cthulhu An insane master of nightmares with no real goals or motivation other than chaos and disorder.# TE Shub-Niggurath One of the Elements Animus. An entity borne of the *DARK ONE*'s loathing for all living things.# BE Tulzcha One of the Elements Animus. An entity borne of the *DARK ONE*'s intense burning hatred.# CE Dagon One of the Elements Animus. An entity borne of the *DARK ONE*'s icy cold disregard of others.# DE Yog-Sothoth One of the Elements Animus. An entity borne of the *DARK ONE*'s aloof and mercurial attitude.# EE Hati Hrovitnisdottir A demigoddess, and Freki's sister, she was imprisoned in Helheim for opposing the Aesir.#  E Skll Sunchaser Hati's brother with the gift of rhyme, he was banished to the netherworld for all time.# E Managarm Heir of the Fenrisulf's great strength, she was banished for trying to prevent his binding.# E Fenrisulf Hrovitnir The mightiest of the Gods' foes, he was bound by the gods for crimes he has yet commit.# E Midgardsorm Jormugandr The Fenrisulf's younger sibling and mother of all wyrms. She lives in the deepest oceans.# E Hel - Queen of the Damned Once the ruler of a marvelous city, she's since become Queen of the Damned.# $E Triangle Man The first machine lifeform with a soul, he follows Kyle's plans in hopes of changing the past.# E Master H A bizarre wizard with a unique way of talking, he lives only to play. One of the four Einherjar.# E Daguerro A pessimistic soldier from ages past, he would do anything to be reunited with his beloved.#  E Kyle The Einherjar's leader. Reborn with memories of another life, he now seeks to undo history.h#  E The Nameless Sorcerer Mysterious foe who manufactured the GODS' WAR for the purpose of learning what motivates heroes.# ,E Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Bring me an Antler, and I'll show your Berserker how to use darkness to fuel his rage!"T# rE ${H1}: "Here's the Adamant Maul.. now, will you show me what you mean by turning weakness to might?"# E Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Anger gives a person strength when all other avenues fail! Concentrate on your rage!!"# rE${H1} developed Weaksmash! Becomes more powerful as you lose HP Targets only a single foe# E ${H1}: "Thanks but.. I'd rather not become dependant on rage like ${H4} is!!"# lE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "You can't choose to be noble when you rely on violence to solve your problems!"# rE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "So long as you rely on a sword, then you'll never know what kind of skills you truly have!"# rE ${H1}: "Thanks, but someday I'll discover the secret of swords on my own!"# E ${H2}: "The *DARK ONE*'s servants come in many forms. Knowing their weaknesses will be beneficial."# E${H2} learned ManSlayer! Terminates humanoids, beastlings Fails against all other monsters# rE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Are the beastfolk closer to humans.. or animals?"# rE ${H2}: "They're people like you or I. They struggle with the same issues other mortals do."# hE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "And yet you would have me teach you to be a cold-blooded murderer?"# rE ${H2}: "Our missonary, ${H8} might say that someday I too would be put to the sword.. "# E ${H2}: "I have many such regrets. This would just be one more among a list of many."# hE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Remorse, huh? Well, as your friend would say.. go and sin no more!"# rE ${H4}: "I have brought you a reindeer's antler! Now, what IS this DARK RAGE you speak of?!"# kE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Whoa! You're a lively one! I don't think I'll have to teach you very much.. "# rE${H4} learned Dark Rage! Deals large damage to a foe Damages the user a little# E ${H4}: "I see! You think I should fight fire with fire, eh?"# E Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Not at all - it's just that hairy chested men get me HOT!"# rE Loki: " ..hey!"#  E Odin Allfather Father of the Aesir Gods, ruler of the world, but is a bit out of touch with its peoples.# E Thor Odinson Sworn champion of the common man but a bit overly enthusiastic and tends to get carried away.# !E Loki Laufeyson A famous trickster and father of the Aesir's strongest foes. He's not the villain THIS time!#  E Frigga Allmother Queen of the Aesir, she has the skill to bring out the magic within gemstones.# NE Poetic Bragi The father of song and music whose talents were stolen by Skll. He knows many skills.# L2E Watcher Heimdall A god whose duty is to observe the movements of the Jtun, and to act as first line of defense.# E Frey Odinson Older brother to Freya, he was in charge of the Aesir's Radiant Arms, until they were stolen.# "E Freya Odinsdottir Odin Allfather's daughter. She's gone missing - the *DARK ONE* has claimed responsibility.# E ${H1}: "Darn it! Why won't these bars budge!?"# mE ${H7}: "It's no use! Even my seidr magics won't dent them.. "# E ${H1}: "We didn't come all this way just to fall into a trap! There must be a way out!!"# mE ???????: "Of course! SP*CKT!!"# UE ???????: "All it will cost is your complete and total submission to my authority! SP*CKT!!"# E ${H3}: "I would sooner die than serve thee, *DARK ONE*!!"# fE ???????: "That can be arranged! He he!!"# UE ${H1}: "Then do it already, coward!!"# mE ???????: "Coward?! Are you really ready to throw your lives away so easily? SP*CKT!!"# TE ${H1}: "If we have no future, then all we have left is our bravery!"# mE Daguerro: "You're foolish AND stupid.. "#  E ${H2}: "We may be behind bars.. but our hearts and minds are free!"# E ???????: "Not for long! He he!"# UE ???????: "My former master once promised me this world as a gift for serving his dark plans.. "# E ???????: "And I intend to suck the very lifeforce from it until it withers and dies! SP*CKT!!"# UE ${H8}: "What kind of sick, depraved monster are you?!"# cE ???????: "That's just who I am!! It's just.. MY NATURE!!"# E ???????: "Anyway, my master's no longer among the living, so I can do anything without consequenses!"# E ${H7}: "Who.. was your master?"# E ???????: "Oh, someone who was once VERY important in this world's creation.. "# E ???????: "But they're gone now. So I can take whatever I want.. "# E ???????: "I will DO what I WANT TO.. "# E ???????: " ..And there is NOTHING you can DO to STOP ME!!"# E ???????: "So this is what happiness feels like! I think I'll go burn down Valhalla next - see ya!"# UE Kyle: "He's reclaimed the runestones, and dealt with his other captive accordingly."#  E Kyle: "I regret that we couldn't come to an arragement. Do you have any regrets too?"#  E ${H1}: "My only regret is that I will never know *their* secret!"# E Kyle: " ..Secret?"#  E ${H1}: "When I was young.. my father said that a wizened sorcerer asked of men a riddle.. "# E What is the secret of swords?# %E What quality of theirs is it, that gives them their renowned strength?# E If they are broken, they can be easily mended.# E Yet if tossed aside, then all battles are forfiet.# E ${H1}: "The sorcerer said that the day men discover the secret will be the day they become a hero!"# E ${H3}: "Hark! The gates are removed!"# gE ${H1}: "Why are you doing this?"# mE Kyle: "You cannot simply be TOLD what the *secret* is. You HAVE to LEARN IT for yourself."#  E Kyle: "If you have THE DRIVE to WIN, then there is nothing in this world that can stop you!"#  E Kyle: " ..I am counting on it."#  E ${H5}: "Do you think it's another trap? Are you sure we can trust him?"# E ${H1}: "I'm not sure.. but we still have to defeat the *DARK ONE*!"# E${H1} was given HP Strike! Damages a single foe by your HP Does not miss# E ${H1}: "Someday, I WILL learn the secret of swords! You can count on it!"# E ${H2}: "I have this gut feeling the Einherjar are using us for some greater good.. "0 # E ${H2}: "But I'm not certain we'll survive whatever plans they have in store for us."# hE ${H3}: "I doth not comprehend these Einherjar.. do they mean us ill will.. or good tidings?"2 # fE ${H3}: "Surely, there must have been some detail my eye o'erlooked!"# fE ${H4}: "Let us find the *DARK ONE* and CONQUER HIM!! DECISIVELY!"# jE ${H5}: "I should have been paying more attention to our surroundings. A trap like that was obvious!"5 # E ${H5}: "I must be distracted.. that's it!"# E ${H6}: "A world without consequenses for one's actions.. it sounds absolutely horrifying!"7 # E ${H6}: "Whatever motives the *DARK ONE* may have, we MUST stop him! For the good of the world!"# E ${H7}: "The *DARK ONE*'s master.. What kind of person would have set him loose on the world?"9 # E ${H7}: "They may be gone, but I still sense their influence on our world!"# E ${H8}: "A being that desires absolute freedom from consequence is one who wishes to play God!"; # bE ${H8}: "Nay! I take that back! Our foe seeks the ULTIMATE BLASPHEMY! It wishes TO BE GOD!!"# cE Skald: "Are you planning on going east to Ironwood Forest? It's a near-barren wasteland now.. "= # E Skald: "It's been quite some time since the forest itself died, fiends now prowl its lands.. "> # E Skald: "To make matters worse, the road to Alfheim is blocked now.. so I can't go home!"? Alfheim?Are you an elf?# E Skald: "Alfheim is the home of the Alfar, or as you know them, the elves. It's to the East!"@ # E Skald: "Actually, I'm a half-elf. I never really fit in with my own kind, so I left years ago!"# E ${C0}: "That must be the true entrance to Helheim!!"# E Through me, the way to the city of woe. E Valkyrie: "Hail, vikings! Art thee the ones chosen by Lord Odin to save his daughter, Freya?"I D # E ${C0}: "Thee? Thou?"E # E Valkyrie: "Forgive my antiquated dialect, I had assumed Odin's champions would be fluent scholars."F # gE Valkyrie: "My apologies for being so forthright with introductions, I must hasten to my charge!"G # E Valkyrie: "A fell creature has taken residence within Surtr's Temple far to the south!"H # fE Valkyrie: "I must slay it, and perch its skull upon the tip of my spear, as commanded by the Allfather!"I # fE ${C0}: "This woman is.. scary!"# EFINAL SCORE: ${V5} !EHIGH SCORE: ${V10} !E${H6} learned RagnaROCK!! Halves all combatants' HPs Air elemental# E ${H6}: "Let's never speak of this again, ok?"# E Obtained an Cloak!X# E Won a Wizard!9# E Won a Icebrand!*# E Won a Red Jacket!A# E Won a Panacea!r# E You won $1, because you suck # EWow you're pretty bad! Maybe you'relike one of those drunken masterswhose skill improves with drink? Youshould take this Mead.# E ${H7}: "Wait a moment! I KNOW I've seen this doorway before!!"# E ${H9}: "How is it you know this place?"# 1E ${H7}: "Hati's memories. She.. I was here once, I think?"# E Hati: "I'll never forgive the Aesir for imprisoning us in this dark, lonely realm!"# E Hati: "But I can't ignore that fact that the world is full of otherwise innocent people.. "#  E Hati: "What should I do? I'm so scared."# E Sericyon: "You poor little girl.. alone and abused, but still worrying about the world you left.. "# yE Hati: "I just want to see the world again! To breathe its clean air and see its great beauty!"#  E Sericyon: "Search your heart.. you know the words to speak."# yE Hati: "Eternal master! Give me your holy blessing and grant my humble request!"# E Hati: "Forge me an avatar of darkness fit to slay heroes of light!"# E Hati: " ..what is this?"#  E Sericyon: "A part of yourself, called from your experiences. Your hopes. Your dreams. Your very soul."# yE Hati: "She's just a doll! How could a doll possibly be a harbinger of destruction and woe?!"#  E Hati: "She's a part of me.. her life will forever be exposed to conflict, won't it?!"# E Sericyon: "A person's destiny is decided long before they are born."# yE Hati: "I'm not sure I understand?"#  E ${H7}: "${H7} was created.. born here."# E ${H7}: "I mean where Hati split me off from herself."# E ${H7}: "You guys have NO idea how confusing it is being two people in one!"# E ${H7}: "Anyway, this is the place where I.. WE.. met the witch of the Ginnungagap."# E Do you desire the power? E Managarm: "Where did she come from? She's scary! ~Mana!"# E Sericyon: "I could open your minds to the truth, and it would snap your fragile egos like twigs!"# yE Sericyon: "So do you want it? The power to slay even the GODS themselves?"# yE Sericyon: "All of us possess light and darkness... some must walk the path of hate - others of love."# yE Sericyon: "Whatever path she is destined to walk will be hers to choose of her own volition!"# yE Sericyon: "Unless you would deprive her of her autonomy to exact your revenge?"# yE Sericyon: "You cannot fight your fate, daughter of the Fenrisulf."# yE Sericyon: "Even if the Sorcerer never tainted your world, it would still slide into ruin!"# yE Hati: "Then.. if the world truly is damned to darkness.. let my avatar's name be ${H7}!!"# E Welcome back, little one. yE ${H8}: "Hell's bells! I'm hearing voices now!"# bE Sericyon: "The look in your eyes is different now. Where once was uncertainty, I see resolve."# yE ${H7}: "Who ARE you exactly?"# E Sericyon: "I go wherever and whenever I please. Sometimes, I deign to test the resolve of nobodies."# yE Freki: "How dare you call us NOBODIES!! Do you have any idea who you're messing with, you witch?!"# aE Sericyon: "Seems I've touched a nerve?"# yE ${H9}: "I've heard of you! The witch that lives in the gap between the nine realms. Are you her?"# E Sericyon: "I don't live here. I'm simply here to see if you've the resolve to achieve your goals."# yE Sericyon: "The architect of your world must be fond of others' works, but I find it derivative.. "# yE ${H7}: "It's true that Midgard and its lands are wildly diverse!"# E ${H7}: "But the sagas say that the Gods themselves arranged it to their liking!"# E Sericyon: "Then it pleases me to tell you that NO GOD had a hand in making your world.. "# yE ${H8}: "That's it, you witch! I've had it up to here with your heresy and lies!!"# cE Sericyon: "Your world is engineered.. That is the TRUTH!"# yE${H7} learned Meteor! Calls numerous 'stars' from the sky Random targeting, magical damage # E${H8} obtained Miracle! Restores ALL allies to full health Targets even slain party members# E ${H8}: "We've vanquished you! Now go crawl back into whatever hole you were spawned from, demon!"# cE Sericyon: "Are you picking a fight with me? How interesting!"# yE Sericyon: "Let's test that resolve of yours!"# yE Sericyon: "When I look at you, I don't see true people.. only the twisted reflections of those I know."# yE Freki: "What nonsense are you going on about? We're all flesh and blood, see!!"# aE Sericyon: "I never implied you didn't exist - only that you are all lacking in originality."# yE Sericyon: "Still.. I wonder what *HE* would have had to gain by this..?"# yE Sericyon: "I'll wait in the Bifrost's Tesseract for you - if you desire the truth.. Until then!"# yE ${H7}: "Why.. do I feel like I know her, that I can't shake the feeling we're.. close?"# E Sericyon: "Have you come seeking *TRUTH*?" No...All is lies# yE Sericyon: "You're not ready. That much is certain. Go gather more power." # yE Sericyon: "Are you sure? Once you have committed yourself, there is no backing out." Never mindI'm sure.# yE Sericyon: "You're either a coward, or wise beyond your appearances." # yE Sericyon: "It's been a while since I've had to use this form. Don't hold back!"E# yE ${C0}: "You called us fakes.. what are we, exactly?"# E Sericyon: "You and your companions are.. reflections of people who made a difference in other realms."# xE Sericyon: "Everything you know, everything you see, touch, or do has been scripted to accomplish a goal."# xE ${C0}: "That's.. ridiculous! You're saying our whole adventure, all our struggles are PLANNED?!"# E Sericyon: "It is all according to the will of the *Nameless Sorcerer*."# xE Sericyon: "He wished to know an answer to a question. Your world was made to provide him an answer."# xE Sericyon: "He wanted to see if heroes would rise up, and what it was that drove them to do so?"# xE ${C0}: "I'm not sure I understand.. The Sorcerer created our world and us, to learn about.. us?"# E Sericyon: "Even I can't say how many have tried and failed to defeat him. His legacy reaches far.. "# xE He is one of many. A legion ofhorrors your minds couldn't begin to possibly comprehend.$ %E In the course of their depredations, they found that time and again, some people would rise up to oppose them.$ E So they planted the seed that became your world, all so they could learn what drives heroes to oppose evil.$ E The sorcerer started the God's War, and sure enough, heroes stepped forth.$ E But his plan backfired when a woman sacrificed herself to pull him into the void itself. $ E ${C0}: "Someone the Einherjar knew ended him.. but they want to change the past."# E Sericyon: "That's incredibly reckless. I should know!"# xE Sericyon: "If Kyle succeeds in his mission then your entire history will be undone!"# xE Sericyon: "And one misstep.. and your whole world may slip into the Ginnungagap as well!"# xE Sericyon: "I caution you.. stray too long in the Ginnungagap, and you too will disappear forever!"# xE ${C0}: "If the past can be changed as you say, then that means the future is unwritten too."# E ${C0}: "Maybe we have the power to shape our own destiny as well?"# E Sericyon: "I admire your resolve."# xE Sericyon: "Perhaps.. you will succeed where others could not.. "C# xE Sericyon: "You have proven your resolve. At the least, you deserve to know the TRUTH.. "# xE The damage limit has been lifted!All attacks may now deal up to 9999Damage to friend and foe alike! #  You cannot run from your destiny. You were born for a purpose - to neglect this fact is utter folly!E You are part of a plan greater thanyou could possibly conceive! Would youdare suggest you are not worthy of it?E You have failed your mission. Get up! Try again! Do not give up!EStrategy and preparation have failedyou, and so you have failed as well. Do not dissapoint me again.EYou appear to have confused defeat forvictory. Perhaps you should consult adictionary to decipher the difference?EKnow your place - you are but a pawn.I have no use for pawns that quit on their life's journey.E Somehow you appear to have failed. Did you misunderstand the controls?Perhaps you should re-read the manual?EYou have within you the power to slay even the gods themselves.. perhaps you were lacking the *DRIVE*..EI have given you everything you neededto succeed at your given task and yet you still failed? Try HARDER!!EWhat is the secret of swords? Whatspecial quality do they have that youlack? Nothing - because you gave up!EI watched you struggle with that lastbattle there, but then you lost. Whata shame, I was hoping you would win.EA thousand victories count for nothing if you accept one defeat.E Reload. Get stronger. Persevere. Count yourself fortunate this is only a game, and not real life.E I have provided you with multiple save slots. Let us pray you had the foresight to make use of them.EI did not create you to fail, I made you to triumph!E Even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall forestall my return.E Falling is not defeat. Not getting up is. Which of these are you doing?E The only true failure is accepting failure. I would think you would reload and try again?E An obstacle is only something you haven't torn through yet. So what are you waiting for?E Don't believe in yourself.Believe in me, who believes in you!E People who have no hopes are easy to control - and whoever has control, has power. EEvery piece of this world is part of the hopes and dreams of mankind. Giveup, and a part of that world dies!E You consider yourselves vikings? Vikings fight until the bitter end! You? You just gave up.EIF (PLAYER IS A MISERABLE FAILURE)THEN (DISPLAY SARCASTIC INSULT)ELSE (RELOAD, TRY AGAIN. YOU MONSTER.)E This game doesn't require a largeamount of time grinding exp to defeat its bosses you know. Try it again.E*WE* appreciate your efforts. Really.But *WE* think you should try harder.EYou have failed. And this conversation can no longer serve any useful purpose. Good bye.E It would seem that the gods have forsaken you. That's a shame...I hope you have the strength to retry?E*WE* were bored, and so *WE* createda delightful adventure for you! Butyou died, and now we're bored again.EThis simulation can serve no furtherpurpose. Especially considering thatyou failed to defeat your foe...E Siyu: "Welcome to my strange shop of antiquities! Come closer, and I will show you my wonders!"# # zE Siyu: "Just remember! No refunds!"# zE Enigmatic Man: "Come! Let us DANCE!!P# {E Found a Black Hood!# E Found a Black Suit!# E Found a Zephyr Cape!# E${H5} Learned Time Stop! Stops time for ALL enemies. Can be refreshed to maintain stun.# E Alexsander: "They say that the world's gonna end soon, so we should live it up while we have the chance!"# E Inara Arthrikit: "I can't leave here yet! Not until I can prove I have the strength to protect my family!"# SE Registrar: "Since the world's gonna end anyway, you should fight in the arena. Nothing to lose, right?"# :E Machu the Blacksmith: "Remember me? I used to run the armory in Mannheim. That was, BEFORE the craziness started. # L4E Machu the Blacksmith: "Once all those monsters started pouring out of the gate, all Hel LITERALLY broke loose. # L4E Machu the Blacksmith: "A good many of us managed to relocate here to Vanaheim, but I lost both of my apprentices!" # L4E Machu the Blacksmith: "Maybe they made it to Thule? I heard the Beastlings opened up their borders to outsiders.. "# L4E Siyu: "I wouldn't touch that thing if I were you! In fact, I wouldn't touch ANYTHING in here!!# zE Sky: "I came here to play my songs to liven up the local lasses.. You know how it is *wink* " # |E Sky: "But what with all the chaos and refugees, I may have to switch to my more uplifting songs.. " Good idea!But the ladies!# |E Sky: "Yeah, that's what I thought! Thanks! You're been a big help to me!" # |E Sky: "Well, there's that lovely bovid o'er there I've had my eyes on. Think you could put in a word?" Sure thing!Nah...# |E Sky: "Thanks! You're the best! Here, you can borrow this for a while as a token of my thanks!" # |E Sky: "Well, suit yourself. Guess I'll have to do things on my own."# |E Obtained Eitr! (It's on an extended loan)d# E Sky: "I've only got one life to live, and I'm gonna make the most of it!"# |E Deam Nitrelson: "I'm a private investigator. Do you know about the person in this picture?" # }E Deam Nitrelson: "Apparently a while back she tried to open up a uh.. comfort house, if you catch my drift." A flower shop?Like a Denny's?# }E Deam Nitrelson: "Er.. SOMETHING like that. Anyway, I'd never been, but the building itself just VANISHED!" # }E Deam Nitrelson: "Apparently it got swallowed up into some sort of void, just when the *DARK ONE* showed up!" # }E Deam Nitrelson: "Anyhow, I had heard that Lady Freya was 'visiting' when that whole business went down too." # }E Deam Nitrelson: "I figure that's when the *DARK ONE* nabbed Freya." # }E Deam Nitrelson: "Anyhow, nobody seems to know where Vulpes's 'Flower Shop' or Lady Freya vanished to.. " # }E Deam Nitrelson: "As for Vulpes, when she lost her 'business', she cleaned up her act.. Allegedly." # }E Deam Nitrelson: "Thank you for your cooperation in this investigation! Here's a little reward for you!" # }E Earned a Black Robe! # E Deam Nitrelson: "Y'know.. I would have liked to see what that place looked like myself!"# }E Hiryo the Forgefox: "I've never seen a blade as beautifully crafted as Jade."  # ~E Found a Neglige!# E ${H0}: "It's locked.. guess we'll have to try and come back later?"# E Daguerro: "They're a lot stronger than I thought! They even managed to defeat Grinlow!!"# %VE Triangle Man: "You mean that dopey monster you barely defeated back when we were alive? What a joke!"# E Daguerro: "Grinlow was NO joke! Hundreds of my people were sacrificed to that monster until we slew it!"#  E Master H: "Joke? Heard I a funny joke! Finger pull my of doing yes?"# E Daguerro: "What in the name of Gahn is wrong with him?!"#  E Triangle Man: "All you organic creatures are equally disgusting what with your breathing and reproduc'n!"# E Daguerro: "That's because I'm a LIVING THING you insufferable shape!"#  E Daguerro: "Or.. at least I used to be."# VE Kyle: "We all were once living beings, in our own way, but then *HE* made sure to our demise.. "#  E Triangle Man: "You can't undo what's been done! Best to keep moving forward I say!"# XE Kyle: "Oh, there IS a way, but it's going to require a certain object the Vikings seek.. "#  E Triangle Man: "You mean we need that Breezy necklace or whatever it is, right? I don't understand why?"# E Kyle: "It's quite simple, really. We first need the necklace. It'll let us back into Helheim.. "#  E Kyle: "Then we search Helheim's ruins for the device that opens a way to the Ginnungagap - the void."#  E Kyle: "All events exist simultaneously there - we leave it and return before any of us were killed."#  E Triangle Man: "Yeah, yeah, and undo the events of the past.. but I keep saying you can't violate causality! # XE Kyle: "And I've changed the past before in my OTHER life! At least, I REMEMBER doing it.. "#  E Daguerro: "We're all in on this for you! If you say it can be done, then that's all *I* need to hear!"#  E Kyle: "Master H, you go to Niflheim. I've a good suspicion the Vikings will go there next."#  E Master H: "Ha ha! I will summon the Jint ov mah butt!"# E Kyle: "Daguerro, I want you to recruit someone who's not afraid to get their hands a little dirty."#  E Daguerro: "How about Thule? There's a few folks there who'd slit their momma's throat for a carrot.. "#  E Kyle: "That's.. a little weird? Triangle.. if we fail, it's up to you. Understood?"#  E Triangle Man: "I'll make it my prime directive but you KNOW someone's gonna get hurt if I do!"# XE Kyle: "The *DARK ONE* has the rest of the necklace. We NEED to get it, or our plans mean nothing!"#  E Triangle Man: "Yeah.. not looking forward to dying again. Who would've thought a golem had a soul?"# E Kyle: "Why you're full of surprises! Speaking of surprises, that GUY from my other life is back.. "#  E Kyle: "He owes me a favor. I think it's time I paid him a visit?"#  E ${H3}: "Verily these frozen caves doth dredge up a host of memories most unpleasant!"# fE ${H4}: "Hrm? You sayin' you've been here before, missy?"# E ${H3}: "For many years, I was but a mere shieldmaiden in the service of Odin Allfather."# E ${H3}: "Traveled I both near and far, hunting the Jtun and Daemons whom threatened all mankind!"# fE ${H4}: "So you've seen your share of combat too huh? I used to be a gladiator in Vanaheim myself!"# jE ${H3}: "So it is true! Thou art THE renowned Berserker ${H4}, son of Bearbreaker!"# gE ${H4}: "I guess I used to be 'All that' back in my day."# jE ${H4}: "So what happened here? All I see are a bunch of wrecked golems."# E ${H3}: "The Nameless Sorcerer implored the Gods to wage war on the blasphemers in Helheim!"# %fE ${H3}: "They rightly feared the might of Helheim's magitech weapons!"# gE ${H4}: "Magitech? That's what you get when you slap magic and tech together, right?"# E ${H4}: "Somehow they don't seem so threatening, eh? So, what was so awful about this place?"# E ${H3}: "When Odin's soldiers and I had dispatched these abominations, I discovered a horrible truth."# fE ${H3}: "Our quarry t'was naught but children who tried to protect themselves with these golems!"# gE ${H3}: "Tis' the only direct order by my Lord that I ever refused to carry out!"# fE And you are still a murderer..E${H3} earned Valiant! Doubles an ally's HP, but kills self Can set current HP above the cap# E ${H3}: "I will never knowingly carry out the work of evil! I swear by this spear of mine!!"# fE${H2} learned DrakeDoom! Instantly slays most dragons Useless against other foes# E ${H2}: "That's one fewer monster to plague these lands!"# E Obtained a Viking!U# E Obtained a Paladin!# E Found a Paladin!G# E Enigmatic Swordsman: "Are you the heroes that defeated Shub-Niggurath? May I speak with your sword-hand?"A#  E ${H1}: "We sure are! My name's ${H1}! Someday I'll be the greatest swordsman that ever was!"# E Enigmatic Swordsman: "You've got a long way to go, but slaying that monster is a step in the right direction!"#  E ${H1}: "You look like you've been through a few battles yourself! Why not join our cause?"# E Enigmatic Swordsman: "I've no desire to join forces with those who serve the Allfather. I'll pass."#  E ${H1}: "Awww.. you mean you're a bad guy, right?"# lE Enigmatic Swordsman: "Only a fool thinks of the world in black and white."#  E Enigmatic Swordsman: "Now pick up your sword! I want to test your resolve! Don't hold back now!";#  E ${H1}: "Whoa! That was quite a workout! Where did you learn to fight like that?! It's otherworldly!"# mE Enigmatic Swordsman: "I did not learn this on my own! The memories I was given included these skills!"#  E ${H1}: "Heh heh, no need to be so modest?"# E Enigmatic Swordsman: "Pick up your sword, and follow my lead, ${H1}!"#  E${H1} learned TripleCut! Attacks three times in a row! Relies on your strength and accuracy# E ${H1}: "Wow! Even though you won't join us, I owe you one! So.. will we meet again?"# E Enigmatic Swordsman: "I can't say whether the next time we meet if we'll be allies or enemies, ${H1}.. "#  E Enigmatic Swordsman: "But whatever happens, you should fight for whatever you believe in!"#  E Enigmatic Swordsman: "May fortune favor the bold!"#  E Dark Priestess: "I used to be a follower of the *DARK ONE*.. might be the last one of them left now." 4 #  E Dark Priestess: "All the monsters coming from the Hel-gate can't be reasoned with, nor be stopped!"5 #  E Dark Priestess: "Sacrifices don't even appease them.. there's just no abating their despair and rage!"6 #  E Dark Priestess: "Eventually they'll overrun this world and there won't be any place left to hide! Well.. "7 #  E Dark Priestess: " ..if that rumor about the Brising Necklace was true, but only the temple lord knows.. "8 #  E Dark Priestess: "He's further in along the path. You should go pay your respects?" #  E ${C0}: "Quick - everyone get ready!" # E ${C0}: "One of the contestants left a book detailing all they know about swordfighting.. hmm.. "# E ${C0}: "This firey Jtun must be the hateful Surtr himself! Be on your guard!"<# E Death: "Don't you have better things to do? Here, take this and leave me alone!"(<# *E${H7} Learned Reaper! Attempts to instantly slay a foe Enemies can resist Death!# EWhat is the secret of swords? What quality of theirs is it, that gives some men strength, and others, nothing?# E ${H1}: "All this time.. I STILL don't understand the riddle, but with this sword, I AM DETERMINED!!"+# mE Kyle: "It's said our memories blur together just before we die."#  E Kyle: "The people we've met. Places we've seen. Things we've done. All mixed up together."#  E Kyle: "Was I ever the man I thought I was? Did I fight alongside my friends back then?"#  E Kyle: "I don't remember anymore? My memories.. the memories of the other me.. they're gone."#  E Kyle: "I feel like I've been the butt of some cosmic joke all along."#  E Freki: "Kyle.. I'm sorry we couldn't see things eye to eye."# `E Freki: "The way ahead is swarming with monsters and agents of the *Dark One*."G # aE ${C0}: "Freki! Are you here to help, or are you just here to deliver a message from the Allfather?H # E Freki: "I've followed his commands ever since I betrayed my kinsfolk in exchange for their lives."I # E Freki: "The aesir promised to spare them, but my family was either imprisoned or.. they vanished."J # E ${C1}: "I'm sure those that still live wouldn't hold it against you?"K # E Freki: "My sister does, I'm sure. Hati is the sort that can't ever just let things go."L # E Freki: "Given the opportunity, she would scour the world just to get back at her captors."M # E Freki: "So I'm going with you. There's a chance that once Squidworth goes down, Hati breaks free."N # aE Freki: "It won't ever make up for my choices, and it means betraying the Allfather, but.. "O # E Freki: "I HAVE to finish this thing that I've started!"# aE ${C0}: "Who are you? WHAT are you?"[ Q # E Sericyon: "A traveler from another world. The Bifrost Tesseract is a waystation in between realms."R # xE Sericyon: "I came to hunt somebody down.. but it seems they're no longer here.. your doing, I take it?"S # xE ${C0}: "You mean.. Cthulhu?"T # E Sericyon: "Good! You're catching on! He's slippery - keeps jumping from one place to another.. "U # xE Sericyon: "Time doesn't work the same for those like us.. past, present, future.. they're meaningless."V # xE Sericyon: "But there was one other reason I came. A voice called out to me from the darkness.. "W # xE Sericyon: "Hati.. where is my sister? Where is your mother?"X # xE ${H7}: "I.. I don't know."Y # E Freki: "She sacrificed herself to stop the Nameless Sorcerer during the Gods' War long ago.. "Z # `E Sericyon: "I see. Don't dwell on it any more, my children."[ # xE Sericyon: "You're not meant to shoulder every burden."# xE ${C0}: "This appears to be an artifact of immense power and importance but I've no idea what it does?"# EThe buddha is sleeping, dreaming auniverse into being. Maybe this worldis just a dream too, dreamed up byanother sleeper. Sweet dreams, buddha.# E ${C0}: "Did we take a wrong turn?"# E ${C0}: "There's something that sounds like a wild animal knocking over furniture in there."# E Fenris Khellendros: "This place again?.. Every time I think that its over, I end up working in this place again."g a # \E Fenris Khellendros: "I feel like the universe is making some sort of sick joke at my expense?"b # \E Fenris Khellendros: "But enough of that. You're here because you think you found a super secret area or whatever."c # \E Fenris Khellendros: "But actually this is a store. I think.. I have no actual idea what we sell here?"d # \E Fenris Khellendros: "You know what? We sell missable stuff. If you didn't find a super-rare item, I'll have it."e # \E Fenris Khellendros: "In fact, I'll let you buy as many as you want, but its not gonna be cheap."f # \E Fenris Khellendros: "Oh yeah, also no refunds. Not like you weirdos have a receipt or bill of sale anyway?"$# \E Fenris Khellendros: "Sorry about earlier, I was in a mood and you didn't deserve that. So, how can I help you?"$# \E Vellan Khellendros: "Huh, didn't actually expect you to make your way back here. But since you came.. "j i # ZE Vellan Khellendros: "Take this parchment, and get outta here - I've got important witch things to do!";# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "Could've sworn I left my son here.. wonder where he's run off to now?"# ZEUnfortunately for the Sorcerer, henever saw the end of the gods war. Hewas attacked by the Fenrisulf's mate,and subsequently was defeated.l # ESo terrible was their battle that even their names were erased from allhistory. Not even their closestcompanions could recall their names.m # EWhatever goals the sorcerer had surelywere undone with his disappearance,for they left no trace of theirexistance.. # EThe Fenrisulf's mate.. when shestruck down the sorcerer, even hername was erased from history. Only thefaintest of memories of her remain.o # ESuch is the fate of all who leave thisworld.. to fade away and be forgotten.# EIt is a glorious sun fish.# E Kangaroo: " (ROO NOISES) "r # 1 ${C0}: "What a mysterious creature!"# E The Leaf Sheep: "Dude.. so many AA batteries.. I'm gonna buy them with all of these pennies, huh huh huh."t # 1 The Leaf Sheep: "Oh wait man, do you like.. have any Herbs on you? It's cool man, we're all cool here.. "u # 1 The Leaf Sheep: "So like.. I just popped in to buy snacks, but it's raining blood outside. That's wack yo."# 1 Doge: "Such vikings. Much pillaging. Wow."# E${H1} Learned Tetracut! Attack with physical, Fire, Ice and Electric magic strikes!# E${H7} Learned Silencer! Prevents enemy from casting spells Low chance of success# E All HP / MP restored!#  Austri the Fearful: "That right there's the Floater. It's a legendary magic stone that's lighter than air!"~ { # -hE Austri the Fearful: "A weapon made from that would be as light and swift as the wind itself!"| # -hE Austri the Fearful: "But alas, I have tried all manner of crafty tricks, and I still cannae grab it myself!"# -hE You got the Floater!This magical stone is so bouyant iteven floats on the air itself!# E Austri the August Dwarf: "Huh.. invisible path? Who'd have thunk it?"# -hE ${C0}: "Surtr himself lies just ahead? Thank you, wayward priestess!"# E Dark Priestess: "Uh, thanks, I guess? Really though I was kind of hoping for a QUICK end, being a cultist."#  E Dark Priestess: "What is it now?! You.. you can't figure out how to call the Bifrost? Use the necklace!" #  E Dark Priestess: "Look, just click on it in your item inventory, it isn't even that hard to figure out!" #  E Dark Priestess: "For Nihggr's sake, you guys are dumb! To think I might have considered joining your party."#  E ${C0}: "There's no response.. but the runestone from Surtr's Temple is glowing brightly.. " # E ${C0}: "Perhaps we should investigate the temple again? It HAS been a while since we were there!"# E You got a Sun Stone!This glowing stone has absorbed theprimal heat of the sun and shines!# E Freki: "If you find yourself stuck in the wilds and need to get back, use the Bifrost to return." # E Freki: "Unfortunately, it won't always work.. the *DARK ONE* is fond of muddling the teleportation."# `E Freki: "I saw what you did in the forest - you did a good job!" # E Freki: "I wish I could go with you on your adventure, but Lord Odin has forbidden me from leaving." # E Freki: "Hard to believe he still keeps me on a short leash, despite everything I've done.. "# E Freki: "Muspelheim's a bit too hot for my liking, but Niflheim's no joke either! It's ALWAYS cold!" # E Freki: "My kinfolk lived there, and found themselves at war with the Aesir, once upon a time." # E Freki: "The Aesir prevailed however, and as part of the reparations, I agreed to serve as hostage." # `E Freki: "Anyway, if you're going to Niflheim, it's best that you make your preparations now."# E Freki: "I've never met the Einherjar, but I heard they're soldiers who fought in the Gods' War." # E Freki: "They were once heroes who kept the peace in all the lands, but I guess they're gone rotten.. " # E Freki: "I once heard a rumor that they helped defeat the Nameless Sorcerer, but they all fell.. " # E Freki: "The one who struck the final blow? I.. barely remember her. I think we were close though." # `E Freki: "If the Einherjar are working with the *DARK ONE*, then we've got a MUCH bigger problem.. "# E Geri Hildolfr: "Odin's Ravens tell us that the *DARK ONE* has four lieutenants called the Elements Animus." # E Geri Hildolfr: "They all appeared right after the Mimamer was felled, and have been ravaging the lands." # E Geri Hildolfr: "The first one, Shub-Niggurath, has all but bled the forest of Ironwood dry."# E Geri Hildolfr: "We've had a Valkyrie dispatched to Muspelheim's Desert to look for the next Elements Animus." # E Geri Hildolfr: "The region's heat has steadily been spreadding ever since the flamelord, Tulzcha appeared." # E Geri Hildolfr: "The damage'll take longer to reverse than Ironwood Forest. Assuming it recovers at all.. "# E Geri Hildolfr: "Niflheim Glacier lies in the middle of Beastfolk land. It's normally off limits to humans." # E Geri Hildolfr: "They've agreed to let a small group through, to search for the Elements Animus, Dagon." # E Geri Hildolfr: "I don't know if defeating that monster will persuade them to come to the negotiation table." # E Geri Hildolfr: "Still, if you think you can broker a lasting peace, then you'll have MY support."# E Geri Hildolfr: "I received word about what you did in both Thule and Alfheim! Deeds worthy of praise!" # E Geri Hildolfr: "Unfortunately, I don't have any intel on the last Elements Animus, Yog-Sothoth.. " # E Geri Hildolfr: "There's one region you haven't been to called R'lyeh. It's beyond Jtunheim's mountains." # E Geri Hildolfr: "That land's been under the curse of darkness longer than the rest." # E Geri Hildolfr: "Well.. aside from Helheim. But nobody knows what happens in the land after death.. "# E Fenrisulf: "There's nothing left for you in this frigid place. You must walk your own path now." # E Fenrisulf: "Why do you linger in this icy land? What reason could you have, daughter?"  # E Freki: "Do you remember mom?" # E Freki: "She raised me. My sisters, all of us.. and I can't even remember her name.. " # `E Fenrisulf: "Nor her voice.. nor the scent of her hair, or the gentleness of her touch. All faded away." # E Fenrisulf: "To destroy the Sorcerer, she sacrificed herself by dragging him into the Ginnungagap." # E Freki: "The Ginnungagap.. the void." # `E Fenrisulf: "Yes.. A place where nothing exists. Only there would the world be spared his evil." # E Fenrisulf: "But the price of going there is great. All who have known you, all you've done - fades away." # E Freki: "That must be why nobody can remember the Sorcerer's name either.. he's gone forever?" # E Fenrisulf: "Yes.. sometimes I remember the sound of her voice.. the touch of her hand on my cheek.. " # E Fenrisulf: "I see a lot of her in you and Hati. So, if you can, patch things up with your sister."  # E Freki: "I promise, but where can I find her?" # `E Fenrisulf: "Your mother liked heights, and often took Hati to watch the heavens." # E Fenrisulf: "Hati might be someplace really high up, trying to pluck the moon from the sky."# E Kyle: "Well you guys sure do know how to make an entrance."#  GE ${C0}: "Kyle! We've come to stop this madness of yours!"# E Kyle: "You.. don't even have the slightest clue about what it is I'm doing? Sorry, my bad."#  GE Kyle: "Helheim was once a prosperous city, blessed with all manner of wondrous things."#  GE Kyle: "Every race came together here and contributed the gifts the Nameless Sorcerer bestowed."#  GE Kyle: "Dwarven craftsmanship.. Elven sorcery.. Beastfolk strength.. all combined in this paradise."#  GE Kyle: "Except, of course, for men. We were bestowed no such gifts by the sorcerer, except for one."#  GE Kyle: "The sorcerer bestowed the gods of mankind with his counsel, and so they declared war.. "#  GE ${C0}: "The Gods' War.. "# E Kyle: "Yes. The world was reshaped in their image, but this city was reduced to a rusted ruin."#  GE Kyle: "There are still wonders aplenty here - if you know where to find them, of course."#  GE Kyle: "Mind your step though.. a few of these wonders.. well, they don't like humans.. " #  GE Kyle: "Oh yeah, sorry about the mess."#  GE ${H8}: "Kyle, cease this blasphemy, and depart from this wicked path at once!"# cE Kyle: "Those were the very same words the Aesir spoke, right before they set this city ablaze."#  GE Kyle: "I was born here. I lived here, before the Aesir and their war hordes came and brought death."#  GE ${H8}: "That is the past! Men have changed - they now seek the light of peace!"# bE Kyle: "Where was your light THEN?! What good is it, when so many people senselessly died?!"#  GE Kyle: "How many people had to die to appease a group of bloodthisty gods and their fanatics?"#  GE ${H8}: "I don't have the answer for that, my son. Did no one stand up against them?"# E Kyle: "Too few did.. All that was needed for evil to triumph was for good men to do nothing."#  GE Kyle: "Some of us opposed the war. Hashim, Daguerro, Triangle Man, Master H, Bobblin, and.. "#  GE Kyle: " ..well.. she's gone now."#  GE Kyle: "She was a lot like you. Strong. Protective of her loved ones. Someone you'd want to follow."#  GE Freki: "You.. knew my mother?!"# `E Kyle: "There aren't many people around who can still claim that."#  GE Kyle: "She wasn't our leader, and yet she inspired us few to take a stand against the Sorcerer."#  GE Kyle: "The one who started all this."#  GE Kyle: "We made a last desperate stand against him and Helheim's nobles together."#  GE Kyle: "And one by one, we all fell."#  GE Freki: "Mom fought the sorcerer.. "# `E Kyle: "Yes. She pulled him through a special gate. A gateway into the Ginnungagap - the void."#  GE Kyle: "And at that instant, they were lost to history. The memories of them, even their NAMES.. "#  GE Freki: "They're gone forever, but we're still here because of them!"# E Kyle: "I don't know how much time passed between my death and when I awoke in Helheim again."#  GE ${H9}: "Nobody knows - it's said the Aesir remade the world to their liking after the Gods' War!"# E ${H9}: "There is a certain.. haphazard approach to the way they conduct their affairs!"# 1E Kyle: "When I woke up, I was confused because I had memories of some other life. Some other.. me."#  GE Kyle: "I found that I KNEW things.. that I still had skills and abilities from that lifetime."#  GE Kyle: "Was I just a man who stood up in defense of his home?"#  GE Kyle: "Or was I a soldier in some.. 'Timestream Saga'?"#  GE ${H9}: "Nobody can really say for sure what happens when we pass on?"# 1E ${H9}: "I still don't understand why you awoke with another man's experiences?"# E Kyle: "I still don't know. One thing was certain though.. "#  GE Kyle: "We shared the same enemy."#  GE Kyle: "Hey, do you guys need a break?"#  GE ${C0}: "What?"# E Kyle: "You know - a break? Chance to rest up a bit?"#  GE Kyle: "I mean, if you don't want to, that's your call. You just look a little worn down."#  GE ${C0}: "Who does this clown think he is?"# E ${H4}: "Yo! Man with the funky hair! Does this tower ever end?!"# kE Kyle: "Yeah, sorry about that. The lifts aren't working. I've diverted all the power."#  GE ${C0}: "Why?"# E Kyle: "So I can power up the gate to the Ginnungagap - the void."#  GE Kyle: "Because that's where the Nameless Sorcerer went, and I need to make sure he's dead."#  GE Kyle: "Because if he's NOT DEAD, he'll come back to finish what he started."#  GE Kyle: "We're just going to keep going like this, aren't we?"#  GE Kyle: " ..I need an adult."#  GE ${H4}: "I AM AN ADULT!!"# kE Kyle: " ..No. No you are not."#  GE ${C0}: "HAH!! I HAVE DEFEATED HIM WITH MY SHINING WIT!!"# jE Kyle: "That uh.. ${H4} guy's got a few marbles loose I think."#  GE ${C0}: "Verily, though his heart is steadfast in its resolve!"# fE ${C0}: "Truly, thou art a most perplexing adversary, sir Kyle!"# E Kyle: "Thanks? Though I still have to try and convince you that what I'm doing is right."#  GE Kyle: "You have been told that if I step through the gate.. then this world will vanish, right?"#  GE ${C0}: "Verily, we hath been forewarned of the dangers thereof!"# fE Kyle: "And yet I also know that isn't true at all! Helheim pulled many things through the gate."#  GE ${C0}: "That.. that cannot be?!"# gE ${C0}: "So what's your angle, K-dawg? Gonna need to back up your claims there, bub."# E Kyle: " ..You ever run into a weirdo with one eye?"#  GE ${C0}: " ..you're kind of a weirdo."# E Kyle: "Always stealing stuff from you, has time magic powers, shows up when it's kinda inconvenient?"#  GE ${C0}: " ..you're kinda inconvenient."# E Kyle: "Hey, knock it off!"#  GE ${C0}: "You must be talking about that Delvire guy? He's kind of annoying."# E Kyle: "Yeah, well, we were friends in my 'other life'. So I picked his brain for details.. "#  GE Kyle: "I wanted to be sure that my memories from the other life were accurate. They were."#  GE Kyle: "Well.. mostly. There's a few gaps, but Delvire said it was close enough to count."#  GE Kyle: "But what mattered was that we defeated the Sorcerer in my other life too. We won!"#  GE Kyle: "But he's some kind of monster! If you kill him then he comes back scarier and stronger.. "#  GE Kyle: "So I HAVE to be sure that we got him this time - that our sacrifices weren't in vain!"#  GE ${C0}: "So he wants to put the world in danger to go chase down the monster that killed him.. "# E Kyle: "By the way, this is the last chance you'll have to save. Better take it while you can!"#  GE Freki: "Why are you being so helpful? Is this some sort of trick?"# E Kyle: "Because we Einherjar needed your help. Just the four of us couldn't pull off our plan."#  GE Kyle: "If the sorcerer is still out there, then we would need some extra backup to take him out."#  GE Kyle: "We all played the role of bad guys to goad you into getting stronger and stronger."#  GE Kyle: "Some of us even gave our lives again to ensure you would keep moving forwards."#  GE Freki: "Your entire plan is based on a dream you had of some other lifetime! You.. you're insane!"# aE Freki: "AND YOU HAVE NO PROOF OF IT!!"# aE Kyle: "Your name is Freki Eisendolf. The ember-wolf. First born of the mighty Fenrisulf.. "#  GE Kyle: " ..daughter of ."#  GE Freki: "M.. mother's name?"# `E Doctor Mu: "Heh heh heh.. this place will make for an excellent test!" # vE ${C0}: "A test? What manner of evil are you planning?" # E Doctor Mu: "Tut tut! I am a man of SCIENCE! I will test my ultimate creations in the arena!" # vE Doctor Mu: "If you've the desire to fight, then prove your mettle on the battlefield, gwahaha!!"# vE ${C0}: "This rune glows in the shape of a mighty weapon! Perhaps the anvil can make us some?"%# E ${C0}: "This rune seems to suggest the anvil can craft some fine, sturdy armor!"&# E ${C0}: "This rune seems to suggest the anvil can somehow weave magical enchanted cloth as well?"'# E A portrait of the *DARK ONE*# E Hiryo the Forgefox: "Not just anyone can wield it! The last person was a hero in the Gods' War, long ago.. "  # ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "If you ever find one in your possession, bring it to me, and I'll unleash its potential!" # ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "You actually found it? A sword of Jade! Now, let me see what I can work with this.. "  # ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "Yes, yes I see.. a tweak here.. a modification there.. and we are done!" *# ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "It's only a temporary fix, but the blade will no longer hurt you when you strike with it!"# ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "The only other blade that exceeds Jade's power might be the *Defender*.. " # ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "Yes, it's the one the Einherjar leader uses, but it was made for the Fenrisulf's mate!" # ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "She must have passed it to him when she vanished. It was meant to be passed to her daughter."! # ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "Even so, it would reject her. That blade will only accept a master who proves their worth!"" # ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "You'll need the Mithril, the Ice Stone, a Sun Stone, and a Float stone, I think.. "# # ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "You'll need to combine them at Ivaldi's anvil in Svartalfheim, and you'll receive a crystal."$ # ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "You'll also need Dark Matter. It's not native to our world - I wouldn't know where to look."% # ~E Hiryo the Forgefox: "But once you have both, the Defender should accept you when the time's right!"# ~E Kyle: "That's okay. It doesn't matter anymore. And that's okay."#  E ${H2}: "What is this place? What is the 'Ginnungagap'?"# E Kyle: "The beginning. The end. Time has no meaning here."#  E Kyle: "I hoped to find the Nameless Sorcerer, or to return to a time before the Gods' War.. "#  E Kyle: "You were right - he's not here. Maybe he never really existed."#  E ${C1}: "How do we return to our world?"# E Kyle: "The Brising Necklace should take you back.. but.. well, you'll find out soon enough."#  E Kyle: "There's a presence here in the void - it gnaws at the root of our world's existance.. "#  E Kyle: "Maybe you're strong enough to finish what I could not."#  E Freki: "We don't have long! This place gradually eats away at you!"# aE Kyle: "Freki.. your mother wanted you to have this sword. If you've done all you can, it's yours!"#  E Kyle: "But if you still had unfinished business.. then it will remain forever beyond your grasp."#  E Kyle: "I'm tired.. it'll be good to finally rest."#  E Kyle: "Good luck."#  EThe light in this man is extinguished.# E The sword's blade is resonating.. It seems your worth will be judged. Are you a true hero?# E You obtained the Defender!1#  Freki: "It's no good. I guess there were still things we could have done in our world.. ?"# `E Freki: "Is everyone okay?"# `E ${H8}: "I feel so exhausted! And my darn lumbago's acting up!"# bE ${H1}: "Where's that exit, anyway?!"9# mE ${H4}: "And what is this place?"# E ?????: "Welcome.. to the Yggdrasil!"# E ?????: "I wondered if we would ever actually meet in the flesh."# E ${H3}: "Who, or what art thou?!"# fE ?????: "Kyle believed that I am the entity you refer to as the *Nameless Sorcerer*."# E ?????: "I am not he, but I have assumed this form so that your minds may comprehend me."# E ?????: "In truth, I am that which gnaws at the roots of all existence."# E ${H6}: "Are you the creature known as Nihggr - the Malice Striker, a dragon spoken of in myth?"?# E ?????: "No, however if you wish, you may call me that."# E Nihggr: "Your world was made for one purpose. To produce heroes, and learn what motivates them."# E Nihggr: "The sorcerer who engineered its existence is long gone.. but the question still remains.. "# E Nihggr: "What makes YOU so special?"# E ${H1}: "It's our determination!"9# E ${H9}: "Anyone can pick up a weapon and fight if they wanted to."# E ${H2}: "But a weapon is just a tool. It only serves the will of its owner."T# E ${H4}: "It takes COURAGE to use it to conquer one's foes decisively!"# kE ${H8}: "Some of us fight because we're trying to make a positive mark on the world!"# cE ${H7}: "Others will fight to protect their friends and family!"# E ${H3}: "Some heroes fight for honor!"# fE ${H5}: "Others will fight for profit."# E ${H6}: "And we'll do it with a smile! Do you know why that is?"?# E Freki: "Because we don't need a reason to kick your slimy butt!"# aE Nihggr: " ..man, that's the lamest generic scrub-lord heroic speech I've ever heard."# E Nihggr: "Now I remember why I hate dealing with one-dimensional characters like you! SP*CKT!"# E ${H6}: "Is it just me, or did he just make that weird noise.. ?"?# E Nihggr?: "Yeah that's some excellent detective-work you knife-eared half-breed, SP*CKT!"?# E ${H8}: "Oi! Watch your language!"# cE Nihggr?: "Shut up, tubby! Should watch your waistline - think you've eaten one too many donuts!"# E ${H9}: "Do we know this guy?"# E Nihggr?: "I have no idea who you are.. "# E ${H5}: "Why don't you take off that mask and show us who you REALLY are?"# E Cthulhu: "You thought it was that other guy, BUT IT WAS ME, CTHULHU!"# 8E Cthulhu: "Oh man, you should see the look on your faces SP*CKT!"# E Cthulhu: "It's stupid, by the way."# E ${H2}: "How are you even alive?!"T# iE Cthulhu: "I told you, I.. CAN'T.. DIE!!"# E ${H7}: "That's impossible.. isn't it?!"# E Cthulhu: "I have no beginning - nor end! Strike me down a thousand times and I keep coming back!"# E Cthulhu: "Just like you guys.. what with your life spells and healing items.. you cheaters!"# E ${H3}: "Fiend, thou doth understand neither honor nor decency!"# fE Cthulhu: "Yeah you're probably right. But you wanna know something? BITE ME! SP*CKT!"# E ${H7}: "Out with it already you freak! What do you WANT?!"# E Cthulhu: "Your existence.. it causes me tremendous, endless suffering."# E Cthulhu: "The fact that you even exist.. makes me nauseous. It hurts."# E Cthulhu: " ..So I'm going to kill every single thing in the universe."# E Cthulhu: "And when the last star dies out and all of creation is painted with darkness, I will sleep."# E Freki: "You're.. you're insane!!"# aE Cthulhu: "I just want you to know that I could have simply just left you well enough alone.. "# E Cthulhu: "..that I could have just waited until your atoms lost cohesion in this endless abyss.. "# E Cthulhu: "See, you guys had to make this PERSONAL.. so I decided to come back for one reason alone.. "# E Cthulhu: " ..because I hate you."# E Freki: "So all that's keeping you going is pure spite, huh? Well I know a thing or two about spite!"# E Freki: "You claim you're immortal. You claim you'll just keep coming back time and again.. "# aE Freki: "Well let's see just how much damage you can take, shall we?"# aE Found a Crystal!?# E Found a Crystal!V# E Found a Crystal!L# E Found a Crystal!# E Found a Black Hood!# E Found a Black!# E Found a Lumina!# E Found a Zephyr!# E Found a Crystal!R# E Found $32000!}# E Found a Power!{# E Found a Magic!# E Found a Valkyre!# E Found a Dragon!# E Found a Aegis!# E Found a Adamant!# E Pepsiman: "COFFEE! COFFEE! COFFEE! WHEEE!"# E Thor: "Thou art not worthy to lift Mjlnir, so how art thou worthy to do the Allfather's bidding?" # !E Thor: "Heroes, at last! Would that I would be loosed upon the evils that plague this world!" # !E Thor: "Alas, the Allfather has forbid my direct involvement, lest another village be levelled!" # !E Thor: "It, uh, just happens! Pay no heed to that!"# !E Thor: "I hate the desert sands! It's hot, too much sand, and there are still Jtun about!" # !E Thor: "Moreover Mjlnir's thunderbolts are of somewhat dubious effect against the creatures there!" # !E Thor: "But the magics of storms, cold, and the sea are most effective in that blasted region!"# !E Thor: "Ah yes, Niflheim! I have bested many a strong opponent there with my mighty Mjlnir!" # !E Thor: "Despite their strength, foes of ice and cold fear the might of thunderbolts and fire!" # !E Thor: " ..and, Earth? And yet I have no idea what an Earth-attack looks like!" # !E Thor: "Is it throwing dirt at a foe? That sounds both incredibly weak and lame." # !E Thor: "Now, hurling a magic boulder? THAT'S different, and manly!"# !E Thor: "Ah Jtunheim! It is a vast land where the winds howl and storms lash against the mountainside!" # !E Thor: "I crashed my flying chariot there once! Had to eat my magic goats!" # !E Thor: "But I found myself somewhat at an advantage there! The foes of Jtunheim fear thunder!" # !E Thor: "And the might of a raging icestorm can crack even the mightiest of granites!" # !E Thor: "And if all else fails in Jtunheim - blow it off a cliff with a gust of wind! HA HA HA!"# !E Thor: "I know little of the lands beyond, but minions of the deep fear the Allfather, Loki & ME!"# !E Loki: "Better do as the Allfather asks of you, Freki." #  E Loki: "Yes, he can be condescending, but he has every person's best interests in mind!"#  E Loki: "My seidr-magic is of great use in the Ironwood forest. The dry brush would be set ablaze!" #  E Loki: "If thou hast magic, know that the foes there have a strong Wind elemental affinity!" #  E Loki: "Quakes, Fire, and even Floods are effective against foes who court with the wind!" #  E Loki: "But as for the undead.. ANY magic will do, lest they rise again from a sword's blow!"#  E Loki: "There is good reason to fear the heat and fires of the volcanic Muspelheim region!" #  E Loki: "The monsters that prowl there are as wily as me - but I will share a secret with you!" #  E Loki: "They avoid the harmful lava! If your boots can withstand it, you may find it somewhat safe!"#  E Loki: "The beastfolk take the shape of beasts and monsters, on account of the magic in their blood!" #  E Loki: "The Fenrisulf is the greatest, though at the sorcerer's urging we bound him with magic cords." #  E Loki: "And with exceptions like Geri, we banished most of the wolf's brood to Helheim's darkness." #  E Loki: "The serpent Midgardsorm lies at the bottom of the sea, but her dragon-spawn still roam free." #  E Loki: "And that's it! That's a full accounting of the beast gods! No others to mention! None!" #  E Loki: " ..Don't ask about the horse."#  E Loki: "Have you spoken with the Dwarves in Nidavellir? They are renowned for their craftwork!" #  E Loki: "In fact, it was on the great anvil there that our most potent weapons were forged." #  E Loki: "Sadly the Radiant Arms were lost to our most dreadded foes during the Gods' War long ago." #  E Loki: "If you have the goods, consider forging some arms before fighting with the *DARK ONE*!"#  E Frey: "What? I've got just as much of a right to be here as anyone!" # "E Frey: "My sister Freya was fond of swimming in Aegir's lake in the Ironwood Forest." # "E Frey: "She always remarked how clean and cool it was, and how refreshing it was to relax in." # "E Frey: "I think it'd break her heart to know her favorite lake's turned into a cesspool of filth."# "E Frey: "My sister Freya was known for associating with all manner of spirits and magical creatures." # "E Frey: "They would often dance from the Lake in Ironwood, and then to a cabin in Nidavellir." # "E Frey: "Sky-clad. No I'm not going to explain what that means! Figure it out for yourselves!" # "E Frey: "Anyway it's fertility-goddess stuff, so she and her entourage were VERY popular, you see!" # "E Frey: "Then one day the cabin vanished into darkness.. and that was when the *DARK ONE* arrived." # "E Frey: "That horrible creature stole away my beloved sister, and now ruins our world! Destroy him!"# "E Frey: "Before we remade the world to our liking, things were quite different in Midgard!" # "E Frey: "Just to the west of here there used to be a city made of tall spires of steel and glass!" # "E Frey: "The name's no longer important, but each race contributed their best and brightest to it." # "E Frey: "When the Gods' War finally came the Allfather had completely scattered its peoples." # "E Frey: "The elves and dwarves returned to their ancestral lands, but the beastfolk resisted him." # "E Frey: "He imprisoned or banished their leaders, and their will to oppose him finally broke!" # "E Frey: "My sister, Freya, was trying to mend things between the races, but then she simply vanished."# "E Frey: "Ah, how I miss my home in Vanaheim! It is the home of the Seidr-witches and of magic!" # "E Frey: "It's gates have been closed for some time, in preparation for some unfathomable crisis." # "E Frey: "But once those gates open, all manner of champions shall go to display their might!" # "E Frey: "If you ever find those gates open, why not test your mettle in the open arena?"# "E Frigga: "A mother's love is without end. I pity thee, Freki, that thou dids't not know thine own." # NE Frigga: "Before his end, the dwarf smith Ivaldi forged a beautiful necklace for my daughter." # NE Frigga: "The Brising Necklace had many magical runestones set into it to enhance its bearer's magic." # NE Frigga: "With Freya's disappearance, the necklace is all that is left of my daughter in this world!" # NE Frigga: "Please, find the necklace and rescue my beloved daughter!"# NEMysterious Creature:"~LELELELELELELELELELELELELELELELELE!"# E Missionary Paul: "Ever since the corpse-gate was opened, all manner of monsters have been running free." # :E Missionary Paul: "The people no longer worship the Aesir as gods - since they can no longer protect us." # :E Missionary Paul: "What does it say about a people who only question the truth once they've hit rock bottom?"# :E Verdi: "Hey, what's up? I'm one of the norns! Isn't that cool?" # 3E Verdi: "My Seidr Magic is so potent that I can tell what's going on RIGHT NOW virtually anywhere!" # 3E Verdi: "Unfortunately I get overwhelmed 'cause it literally tells me everything all at once." # 3E Verdi: "Ooh, a penny!""# 3E Wyrd: "I'm one of the three Norns. We're widely considered to be the most powerful Witches." # E Wyrd: "Together we get glimpses of past, present, and future. Me? I can see the past." # E Wyrd: "Guess that means I've got the most experience out of all of us, heh heh heh."$# E Skuld: "I can see the future!" #  E ${C0}: "Whoa. So like, the future in general, or specifically?" # E Skuld: "Well, the future's generally deterministic, so knowing the outcome changes the results." #  E Skuld: "So I can't really tell you anything particularly useful. Sorry about that."#  EThis is Nastrond - the "Corpse Gate".This monument was erected by the godsto commemorate the end of the Gods'Warand the victory over the Jtun. # EThe gate itself is said to lead to theforbidden land of Helheim - a land ofdeath and decay. The greatest enemiesof the Aesir are sealed within it. # EThe stone figures are said to be thegreatest enemies the Aesir ever faced.If the gate were opened, these foeswould bring untold ruin to Midgard.# E Bea Rathwell: "Oh right, forgot to mention.. Mistress Vellan's taken a trip to Vanaheim." # E Bea Rathwell: "She said she needed to consult with the Norn Witches there about a number of things."# E Vellan Khellendros: "I came to consult with the Norns regarding some prophetic dreams I've been having." # ZE Vellan Khellendros: "A tower of glass stands amid a blood-soaked sky, the path to within barred by magic." # ZE Vellan Khellendros: "The trickster Gods' progeny hold the key in their bondage." # ZE Vellan Khellendros: "Ere you break their bonds, and the final battle may at last begin in earnest.. " # ZE ${C0}: "Well that's kind of vague."# E Vellan Khellendros: "Yeah, prophecies never seem to spell anything out for you in plain english, do they?" # ZE ${C0}: "What's english?"  # E Vellan Khellendros: "OY!! NO BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL!! *HISSES* "# ZE Freya: "Did my father send thee to rescue me?"# E ${H5}: "Yeah, it's taken a while but that was our original goal."# E ${H5}: "Though, at this point I don't think we're going to be paid."# E Freya: "I see.. well if it's a reward thou seekest, then thee may partake of those treasures?"# E ${H5}: "Much obliged, ma'am!"# E Freya: "Tell me, what has become of my father? Why is he not here?"# E ${H3}: "It pains me to say that we no longer serve the Allfather."# fE ${H8}: "He seemed.. possessed, as if he was puppeted by some dark sorcery!"# bE Freki: "We tried to defend ourselves, but some dark entity appeared and defeated him instead.. "# `E ${H9}: "He's still out there somewhere, but we haven't seen hide nor hair of Odin or his allies."# 1E Freya: "I see.. a power that can twist the will of my Father is one to be feared indeed!"# E ${H4}: "Well, it never would've happened if that blasted thief never stole the darn necklace!"# kE ${H4}: "It's really those Einherjar's fault! Their stupidity allowed the Corpse Gate to get opened!"# kE ${H8}: "Indeed! And MONSTERS like that Hati Hrovitnisdottir have been loosed on Midgard!"# cE Freya: "Monsters thou sayest? I know a few things about monsters.. "# E Hati and her family lived here once.This once-beautiful city was home topeople of every kind and creed - untilthe war came, and they had to fight..$ 5ETheir mother laid down her life to try and protect them - and in doing sodeprived the Nameless Sorcerer and my father of a lasting victory.$ 5E My father was enraged at the loss ofhis most trusted advisor, and so took out his anger on those who resisted.$ 5E Hati and her kin aren't monsters. They are simply broken and defeated.Now that they've been freed, the only driving motive they have is revenge.$ 5E ${H3}: "Hati and her kin weren't the only foes of the Aesir to be sealed away in this land.. "# E ${H3}: "There were many powerful, evil men during those days who also opposed the Allfather!"# fE Freya: "Aye, but in those days there were also heroes who stood up to oppose the fighting!"# EThe Einherjar - once mighty heroes inlife - took up arms to stop the war.$ 6%E Despite what you might think, theywere just ordinary people who couldn't stand by and watch their homes burn.$ 6EThey understood that their enemies maybe horrible, evil monsters one day, or misguided heroes the next. In war, there are rarely good or bad people.$ 6E Freya: "It was some time after their deaths that their bodies formed again in this land."# E Freya: "They did what they could to try and help those souls trapped here, but they also failed."# E ${H8}: "I see. Some people are stuck in the past, correct?" # E Freya: "The Einherjar's leader believed there's a way to undo the destruction the war caused."# EHe learned of a device that would openup a tear in the fabric of our world. He needs only step through that rip, and enter into the Ginnungagap..$ /EThe timeless realm at the beginning &end of all things. Time has no meaningthere - a person who walks through it can appear elsewhere, elsewhen!$ /E ${H9}: "I see. They'll enter that realm and return to a time before the Gods' War to stop it."# 1E ${H9}: "They must have needed the Brising Necklace so they could search for the portal faster."# 1E ${H8}: "Well why didn't they just say so earlier?! We might've helped them if that was the case!"# bE ${H9}: "Nuh-uh! If they succeed in preventing the Gods' War from happening.. "# 1E ${H9}: "Then none of us here will have ever existed!"# E Freki: "I'm pretty sure that's not how time travel works?"# E ${H9}: "Look, I'm the one with the most points in Planar Knowledge, so I think I know a thing or two!"# E Freya: "Your foxling friend doesn't get outside much, does he?"# E ${H8}: "Setting aside ${H9}'s odd comments.. how do we stop Kyle from carrying out his plans?"# E Freya: "They'll be headded to the Tower of Glass, at the northern end of Helheim's ruins."# E Freya: "It was a research institute before the Gods' War. The device is probably there."# E ${H4}: "Then what are we waiting for? We find this tower, and we crush our enemies decisively!"# kE Dr. MU: "He he he he.. this tournament is over, and you've proven that you're the strongest fighters!"# vE Dr. MU: "The Nameless Sorcerer often wondered what the secret behind a hero's true power was.. "# vE Dr. MU: "And now after all these years, I have the answer, kya ha ha!"# vE ${C0}: "Just who exactly are you?"# E Dr. MU: "Before the Gods' War, I was a seeker of knowledge."# vE Dr. MU: "When the people of Helheim were defeated, I came to understand a simple truth.. "# vE Dr. MU: "That people are weak, and that the ONLY thing that matters is PURE POWER!!"# vE Dr. MU: "Now come - and test your mettle against MY metal! GYA HA HA!!"# vE Dr. MU: "Gwuah?! H-HOW?! How have I, the great and powerful Dr. MU been so utterly defeated?!"# vE ${C0}: "Because a hero's power doesn't come from strength alone! It comes from our determination!"# E Dr. MU: "You can take your determination and stuff it! GWAAAAAA!!!!"# vE ${H9}: "Blue-ish, kind of looks like those sci-fi 'beehive' barriers you'd see in movies."# E ${H8}: "What's a movie? It sounds like something sinful!"# bE Freki: "It's something like a play, but with moving pictures and sound. They no longer make them."# E Midgardsorm: "Midgard's changed a lot ever since the Aesir won their petty little war with my kinfolk.. "# E Midgardsorm: "But I still remember those days like it was yesterday. We serpents have long memories.. "# E ${H4}: "My brother Gisli was eaten by a snake once."# E Midgardsorm: "Annnnnyway, I think I know what kind of barrier you're dealing with, AND there's no key.. "# E Midgardsorm: "But my brother's likely still bound on Lyngvi Island by that cursed magical ribbon.. "# E Midgardsorm: "That thing's got so many spells and enchantments packed into it that if it ever snapped.. "# E Midgardsorm: "Well, let's just say if it DID break, you'd feel the magical shockwave as far as the moon."# E ${H5}: "So that's our only way in? Go to some island and break some silly ribbon?"# E Midgardsorm: "Look, it's all I've got. I'll take you there.. but it's up to you to break that ribbon."# E Freki: "Why not?! Just one more thing on the pile of crazy things we've done on this adventure!"# E ${H5}: "Neat :V"# E ${H2}: "That doesn't really answer my question at all."" # hE Midgardsorm: "Look, it was probably some wizards who got freaky with their polymorph shenanigans."# E Midgardsorm: "On the other hand, all that aggressive electrolysis gave me the silkiest smooth legs!"# E Hati: "No thanks to you! Do you have ANY IDEA how long we've been caged up?!"#  E Hati: "And for what?! Opposing the Aesir?! How is that a crime?!"# E Freki: "I tried to save you.. tried to protect you from the Allfather's judgement.. "# `E Hati: "Yeah well a lot of good THAT did!"# E Freki: "I'm.. I'm sorry.. "# `E Hati: "I wish mom were still here. She would know what to do."# E Hati: "But she's gone. She dragged the Nameless Sorcerer into the Ginnungagap - the Void."# E Hati: "It's like they never existed."# E Freki: " .... "# E Hati: "We've had plenty of time to think about how to punish the Aesir for letting that happen."#  E Hati: "They destroyed our home! They scattered our people! They even broke apart our family!"# E Hati: "I hate them!"# E Hati: "AND I HATE YOU!!"# E Freki: "Hati, no!!"# aE Hati: "We'll scatter to the corners of the world, darkening the skies, destroying city after city."#  E Hati: "The people will call out to the Aesir to save them.. and they will be met only with silence!"#  E Hati: "And only then when people lose hope and abandon their gods, I will be sated!"#  E Hati: " ..and I hate myself too.. "# E Fenris Khellendros: "Uh.. you're not supposed to be back here, I think?"# \E Geo Roskull: " ? ? ? "8 # E ${C0}: "I guess this guy doesn't talk?"# E Daydream the Alchemist: "Of course we'll take human coinage! It's worth the same regardless of the face on it!"*# E Cat Mage Samantha: "I sure hope Freya comes back, she was NICE to us cats, meow!"; # E Cat Mage Samantha: "Most of the Aesir and their followers aren't welcome here, but Freya is an exception!"< # E Cat Mage Samantha: "Whatever did happen to Freya? She used to visit us, then one day she just vanished!"# E Foxling: "All of Midgard's races used to mingle freely, but the Aesir tried to put a stop to that."> # E Foxling: "There used to be a city where all of Midgard's races mingled. What was it called again?"? # E Foxling: "We might look like we're doing fine on the outside, but in truth we're on our last legs."# E Dog Woman: "A few of us are still allowed to travel freely through human lands, but not very often."A # E Dog Woman: "We beastfolk are the strongest of Midgard's races - so why are we forbidden outside Niflheim?"B # E Dog Woman: "I'm glad the Aesir never blamed us for Freya's kidnapping. If it wasn't for the *DARK ONE*.."# E Canine Fellow: "I don't think many people have heard, but when Freya vanished our crops just.. gave up!" D # E Canine Fellow: "Geri's our liason to the Aesir. Nobody likes it, but we need to know what they're up to!"E # E Canine Fellow: "We don't have a leader. Vellan, Geri, and the beastmaster sort of are, but it's not the same."# E Claire Hildolfr: "Geri was starting to worry you might not recover - you should speak to him before you leave."G # E Claire Hildolfr: "We got hitched shortly after Hati and Skll caused the sky to darken and grow cold.. "I H # E Claire Hildolfr: " ..gotta say that little sister of his has got a few screws loose!"# E Claire Hildolfr: "Our wedding wasn't a very big affair - Narvi and Skai did it all in just five minutes."L J # E Claire Hildolfr: "We weren't the only ones too! Lots of people ended up getting hitched soon as Mannheim fell."K # E Claire Hildolfr: "To be honest though, I'm glad it wasn't a traditional wedding after all."# E Claire Hildolfr: "We planned on going to Vanaheim to see the arena fights for our honeymoon. I might even enter!"M # E Claire Hildolfr: "Supposedly some weirdo with a glass bowl on his head rebuilt the place and opened it up."N # E Claire Hildolfr: "But mainly we're going to see Managarm fight - they say she somehow stole Thor's hammer!"O # E Claire Hildolfr: "She's the one with the verbal tic that kinda detracts from just how intimidating she is."P # E Claire Hildolfr: "Geri said she wasn't always like that.. guess imprisonment in Helheim will do that."# E Freki: "Everything hurts.. "# `E Freki: "Bandages? So someone's been taking care of my injuries?"# E Freki: " ..seems that 'trend' of this happening is still ongoing.. "# E Freki: "Where am I, anyway?"# E Freki: "Oh for Gods' sake, everyone's seen a naked lady before!"# E Freki: "So Geri's alive? And judging from your tone, he's the only one that made it out."# E Beastmaster: "Mannheim is gone. Monsters swarmed out of the corpse-gate and destroyed everything.. "# 1E Beastmaster: "The weather's turned dark and cold. Even plants struggle to grow.. "# 1E Beastmaster: "The survivors are calling it the Fimbulwinter - the time before the world itself dies."# 1E Beastmaster: "I'll get your clothes.. Geri should be the one filling you in on the rest of this."# 1E Geri Hildolfr: "I'm glad you've finally woken. How do you feel?"# *E Freki: "I'll live. Hati was always the meekest of us.. the hel did she hit me with?"# E Geri Hildolfr: "Hati's changed. She left Thule alone, but there's no telling what the Helborne will do."# E Freki: "The Helborne? You mean those monsters I saw when the corpse-gate opened?"# E Beastmaster: "Is there someone leading or controlling them?"# 1E Geri Hildolfr: "Nobody knows, except that they all bear Helheim's ancient crest."# E Geri Hildolfr: "The *DARK ONE* is gone.. that should have been the end of our problems."# E Freki: "Even when he's gone, Cthulhu's madness continues to poison the world.. "# E Geri Hildolfr: "I've tried to contact the Allfather, but he's vanished."# E Geri Hildolfr: " ..he was last seen erecting some kind of magic barrier to trap the monsters with him."# E Geri Hildolfr: "I don't know what happened to the rest of your party, but I assume they were trapped too."# E Freki: "${H1}, ${H2}, ${H6}.. even ${H7}?" # E Geri Hildolfr: "I don't have any intel, sorry."# E Geri Hildolfr: "Look.. Freki.. I know you. You've always been one to disregard orders."# E Geri Hildolfr: "You've a habit of running off on your own, trying to solve all the world's problems!"# E Geri Hildolfr: "But I also know that once you've made up your mind, there's no changing it.. "# E Geri Hildolfr: "Do you really want to leave?"# EDon't run awayCan't run away Freki: "Odin's no longer around to tell me what to do anymore!"# aE Geri Hildolfr: "If you want to go, I won't stop you - and I'll see if I can dig up some intel on the Helborne."# E Geri Hildolfr: "Still, it's dangerous to go alone! I insist you take a companion with you!"# E Beastmaster: "Allow me! I've been studying monsters for years! I'm sure my skills will keep her safe!"# E Geri Hildolfr: "You better! Uh.. what was your name again?"# E Freki: "Goodbye Geri - take care of yourself!"# E ${H8}: "However did you get tickets for this event so quickly?!"# bE ${H5}: "Simple enough - I *FOUND* tickets then resold them for more than they were worth."# E ${H5}: "Then I got a few more for us and pocketed the difference."# E ${H8}: "Is.. is that legal?"# bE ${H5}: "Let's uh.. not ask too many questions, okay?"# E ${H5}: "Anyway that's not important. What matters is that we're here to scope out the competition."# E ${H1}: "Like you mean the big lady right over there?"# E Thor: "YOU GIVE MY MJLNIR BACK YOU BIG MEANIE POOPIE HEAD!!!"# !E ${H3}: "It pains me to see how low the mighty have fallen.. "# fE Freki: "Yeah, but if we're going to try to save the world, we need as many weapons as possible!"# E ${H9}: "Well if that's the case, why don't we just challenge your sister right here and now?"# E Managarm: "Just try it, foxboy! I'll rip off your pelt and wear it as my new thong!"# E ${H9}: "I.. I need an adult?"# E Managarm: "I AM an adult!"# E ${H9}: "I think I need to go home now, this has been a little too much adventuring for me today!"# E Freki: "Pipe down! They're starting!"# E Dr. MU: "Greetings, ladies, gentlemen, & non-gender-binary champions, to the greatest show on Midgard!"# vE Dr. MU: "I am your host for the evening, Doctor Mtsognir Utgardloki.. You may call me Dr. MU!"# vE Dr. MU: "In ages past, the mysterious Nameless Sorcerer asked of men and the Aesir a question!"# vE Dr. MU: "This question has weighed heavily on our thoughts for many a day now, hasn't it?"# vE Dr. MU: "TONIGHT! WE ANSWER THE RIDDLE!"# vE Dr. MU: "TONIGHT! WE SPILL OUR BLOOD FOR THE ALLFATHER'S VALKYRIES!"# vE Dr. MU: "You! You will be our first contestants!"# vE Mysterious Man: "Hello there! Are you here to obtain the Sword of Jade?"# )E ${C0}: "The Sword of Jade?"# E Mysterious Man: "The Aesir were responsible for the creation of many of the radiant arms.. " # )E Mysterious Man: "Odin Allfather's spear Gungnir, Thor Odinson's mighty Mjlnir, Loki's seidr staff Laevateinn."# )E Mysterious Man: "There are others of course, but the one not counted among their number is the Sword of Jade!"# )E ${C0}: "What's so special about it?# E Mysterious Man: "During the Gods' War, it was forged to oppose the Aesir."# )E Mysterious Man: "It's the strongest of Helheim's magitech blades. It draws out the wielder's lifeforce!"# )E Mysterious Man: "In the right hands, it would be quite the formidable weapon, wouldn't you agree?"# )E Mysterious Man: "Do you mind if I tag along? I'd love to see that blade in the right hands again!"# )E ${C0}: "Uhhh.. sure? Do you have a name?"# E Gagnrar: "Oh right, my name's Gagnrar! I'm on a quest for knowledge!"# )E Gagnrar: "We're getting closer to it. We should be careful though.. the sword will likely be guarded."# )E Gagnrar: "The first person to wield it couldn't fully control its power, and was absorbed by it."# )E Gagnrar: "Since then, her spirit tests those who try to wield it, to ensure that they are worthy!"# )E ${C0}: "Then how did it end up in someone like Daguerro's hands?"# E Gagnrar: "Who is to say? That's up to the spirit of the Sword of Jade to decide!"# )E Gagnrar: "It won't be much longer. We're almost to it!"# )E ${C0}: "Hey Gagnrar, how come you know so much about the Sword of Jade?"# E Gagnrar: "I knew it's prior owner. A lazy mutt who drifted through life without any real direction!"# )E Gagnrar: "When Helheim came under attack by the Aesir and their allies, his friends fought back."# )E Gagnrar: "Back in those days, there was no clear distinction between the good and the wicked."# )E Gagnrar: "One's allies could be duplicit. One's foes could be honorable."# )E Gagnrar: "To goad him, one of Helheim's nobles arranged for his beloved to be struck down."# )E ${C0}: "That's deplorable!"# E Gagnrar: "Say what you will, but that action caused him to wield Jade and defend his homeland!"# )E Gagnrar: "Sometimes life is like that. It's all so tiresome, really."# )E Gagnrar: "The moment the blade is touched the battle will begin! Ready yourselves!"# )E Mi'Ra: "Wait! Don't do it!"# &E ${C0}: "Mi'Ra?"# E Mi'Ra: "That man is NOT who he says he is!"# &E ????: "HA HA HA!! You are too late! And so it begins!"# )E Gahn: "Guh.. so I've been defeated?"# )E Gahn: "It's just as Cthulhu said.. nothing we do really matters."# )E Gahn: "What a pain.. "# )E Daguerro: "I was hoping you'd give that guy his comeuppance!"# kE Mi'Ra: "D.. Daguerro? Is that you?"# &E ${H3}: "Lovers reunited, even after the spirit has departed.. "# E Daguerro: "Kyle said that if I stuck with him, that I would see you again."#  kE Daguerro: "I thought he was crazy at first, when he came back to life he seemed to know things."#  kE Daguerro: "I don't know if his plan would have worked. I don't know if you can wind back the clock?"# VkE Daguerro: "But he was right about one thing.. That I would be with you again, my beloved."#  kE Mi'Ra: "Daguerro.. "# &E Daguerro: "If could do it all over again, I would have told you how I felt about you sooner, Mi'Ra."# VkE Mi'Ra: "You've always been so overly sentimental!"# &E Daguerro: "Listen.. whether you can undo your mistakes or not, you need to be true to yourself."#  kE ${H3}: "Verily, tis' good advice!"# E Daguerro: "I don't know if Kyle really can wind back the clock.. but you need to tell him how you feel!"#  kE ${H4}: "Why would I tell him how I feel?"# E ${H8}: "He means ${H3} should tell YOU how SHE feels.. "# cE Mi'Ra: "He's kind of dense.. reminds me of you a little, my love."# &E Daguerro: "I'm sure he'll figure it out."# kE Daguerro: "Are you ready to go, Mi'Ra?"#  kE Mi'Ra: "Yes, but.. I'm scared."# &E Daguerro: "It'll be okay. We'll be together again."# kE Obtained Sword of Jade! This dark blade will drain your life unless a swordsmith can repair it!#  Triangle Man: "I was built to be a war machine by the people that lived in Helheim, long ago."# JE Triangle Man: "Dwarven craftsmanship made my body, and elven seidr magics combined to give me life."# JE Triangle Man: "But I never gave my purpose any thought until the Aesir started the Gods' War."# JE ${H2}: "What changed your mind?"# E Triangle Man: "The one who decided to stand up and fight back. They said I had the right to choose."# JE Triangle Man: "When they vanished into the void, it left missing sectors in my memory partition.. "# YJE Triangle Man: " ..but nobody until then ever treated me as anything but a tool.. instead of an equal."# YJE ${H2}: "It sounds like they inspired you a great deal?"# hE Triangle Man: "I might have been destined to be a combat machine, but I could CHOOSE to be one."# JE ${H2}: "I never knew Thule had a hot spring? This definitely takes the edge off of adventuring!"# E ${H3}: "Verily! Though I dids't not consider that thou woulds't let thy hair down?"# E ${H2}: "Sorry, I've tried keeping others from seeing my emotions. From seeing who I really am."# E ${H2}: "I've made a lot of bad choices in my life."# E ${H2}: "There's a lot of them that I regret. But others.. not so much!"# E ${H3}: "Choosing to adventure with us was one of the best bad decisions you've made?"# E ${H2}: "Ha ha, stole the words right out of my mouth! ${H5} would be impressed!"# E ${H2}: "Speaking of bad decisions.. I think Freki forgot her towel?"# E ${H5}: "Why's everyone looking at me? I'm not responsible this time!"# E Freki: "No no, apparently I get 'Blackout' drunk when I do shots of mead with the guys."# E Freki: "Do me a favor and talk me out of it next time ${H4} offers me a drink, ok?"# E ${H3}: "Oh, Freki! Thy drunken revelries are the legends ${H6} shall sing of someday!"# E Freki: "*SIGH* I will never live this down.. let's wrap this up soon, we've got work to do!"# E ${H2}: "Not yet! Right now, we relax!"# E Press anything to stop resting% E Steve: "Hey hey hey, if it isn't ${H6}! Would you be willing to play a tune for my muscular pals?" # E Steve: "If you do really well, you'll be rewarded for your efforts!" # E Steve: "Ah come you, you big silly!" # E Steve: "Gentlemen *clap clap* places!"# E Sure thingNot now Freki: "${H7}, is that you?"# E ${H7}: "This feels.. weird?"# E Skll: "The seidr spell is now undone Where once there stood two, now stands one"# E ${H7}: "Skll, if you don't stop singing in verse, I'll shove your guitar up your butt!"# E ${H4}: "I don't get it. Does this mean that Hati Hrovitnisdottir and ${H7} are the same person?"# E ${H7}: "Trust me, I'm just as confused as anyone, but it seems to be true."# E ${H7}: "I'm so sorry for everything. I was so angry, I went out of control!"# E Freki: "If I were in your place, I think I would have done the same thing."# `E Freki: "You, Skll, dad.. even me, we all took mom's death badly. Just in our own ways."# E ${H7}: "I've no right to ask for your forgiveness, but I feel like I need to make amends!"# E ${H8}: "If you truly believe that you want to change, then you can be redeemed of your sins!"# E ${H9}: "Well that settles that! Now what about Skll?"# E Skll: "Today I've had my fill of fun It may be best that I should run"# E Skll: "WOOP WOOP WOOP!!"# E ${H9}: "Was it something I said?"# E Obtained the holy sword Gram! Blessed by the holy tree, this blade shines with the holy power of light!#  Auumbla's Bluff Village of Thule# E Somewhat obvious passageway# E Kippa Aspir: "Not sure why the boss put this giant anvil in the copy center? Is it a copy of something?" # E Kippa Aspir: "Anyway you'll need ingredients if you wanna copy something, so I'll sell you any you need!"!# E Skera Hjolfr: "Did you miss out on any spells or abilities on your journey? HA HA HA YOU BUNCH OF LOSERS!" # E Skera Hjolfr: "Oh right, I'm not supposed to make fun of the customers. Anyway, I got you covered."(# E ${C0}: "This contraption seems to be filled with perishable goods and refreshing beverages.")# E Hugin and Munin "Oh hey, that's us! We're the ravens that bring the Allfather news from all over Midgard!"# E Munin: "Our world was formed of the dew that gathered in the branches of the cosmic tree Yggdrasil." # E Munin: "It had no form until the Aesir shaped it from the remains of the primordial being, Ymir!" # E Hugin: "Don't listen to feathers for brains, Midgard's a glorified rock hurtling through space!" # E Munin: "Valhalla is the home of the Aesir, from which the Allfather oversees the whole world!" # E Hugin: "Are you sure it's not one of those assisted living centers for the elderly?" # E Munin: "Erm.. uh.. maybe?"# E Munin: "Mannheim is one of the many settlements governed by the virtuous Aesir gods!" # E Munin: "Its convenient location makes it the ideal spot to begin a legendary adventure!" # E Hugin: "I assume there's a bunch of other towns too, but we're just gonna ignore them all, LOL!"# E Munin: "The Ironwood Forest is the magical woodland not far to the east of Mannheim's gates."# E Munin: "It's most prominent tree is the holy ash Mimameir, from which the world's magic flows."# E Munin: "It's been considered contested land between Mannheim and Thule for pretty much forever."# E Munin: "Nidavellir Fields is a hilly plain due south of Mannheim where the grass is golden."# E Munin: "It's mostly a crossroads between many places, but it's also home to many Dwarves."# E Munin: "The region has something of a reputation for con-men and games of chance, too."# E Hugin: "Or as the Dwarves say - Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!"# E Munin: "Svartalfheim is the home of the Dwarves, located below ground in Nidavellir Fields."# E Munin: "Although from what I understand ALL underground places are part of Svartalfheim as well?" # E Hugin: "Nah, only just the ones that matter, SQUAWK!"# E Munin: "Vanaheim is the land where the first Seidr magics were woven. It lies southwest of Mannheim." # E Munin: "The three norns - witches who see the past, present, and future - call that place home!" # E Hugin: "It's also home to a spiffy arena, where you can beat up goons for some phat loot!" # E Munin: "Yes, well, they've closed their borders until the *DARK ONE* is defeated, so it's off limits!"z# E Munin: "I've heard Thor's mighty hammer Mjlnir can be won by entering the competition there, too!"# E Munin: "Muspelheim Desert is a boiling hot land filled with cacti and sand as far as you can see!"# E Munin: "The further south the hotter it gets - which is where you'll find Surtr's Temple."# E Hugin: "The place is a hideaway for all manner of ne'er-do-wells and troublemakers! SQUAWK!!"# E Munin: "Alfheim is the ancestral land of the Elves. It's a magical land southeast of Mannheim."# E Munin: "In most of their dealings with outsiders, they're best known for their strange neutrality."# E Hugin: "I hate neutrals! With enemies you know where they stand, but with neutrals, who knows?"z# E Munin: "Erm.. "# E Munin: "I've heard reports of a magical portal appearing there once the Gate of Nastrond was opened."# E Munin: "Niflheim Glacier is a vast land of ice and snow to the north of Mannheim's borders."# E Munin: "The meltwater from the glaciers feeds the many streams and rivers all over Midgard."# E Hugin: "GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX! ITS FAKE NEWS BY THOSE DIRTY ALFAR LIARS IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA!"z# E ${C0}: " ..wait, what?"# E Hugin: "LET'S MELT GREENLAND, LOL!"# E Munin: "A primordial bovine from the world's creation has appeared there, and it's made a mess!"# E Munin: "Thule is the frigid home of the Beastfolk. It's to the east of Niflheim Glacier."# E Munin: "They still resent their treatment after the Gods' War by the Aesir."# E Munin: "They won't let you in unless they extend an open invitation, so don't get your hopes up." # E Hugin: "Hey, where's all the bird ladies at?!"!# E Munin: " *COUGH* "# E Munin: "The mountains of Jtunheim are enormous monoliths of rock and stone, west of Muspelheim."## E Munin: "The tallest peak, Mt. Jtun, is so high that it almost brushes against the sun and moon!"$# E Hugin: "Yeah, I mean where else could you pluck the moon and sun from the heavens?!"%# E Munin: "And they're so shiny!"&# E Hugin: "Shiny shiny! C-CAW CAW!!"# E Munin: "I don't know how to pronounce the name, but this is a ominous and dangerous land."(# E Munin: "It emerged out of the sea at about the same time that the *DARK ONE* showed up too!"z)# E Hugin: "There's some weird undead vampire hamster who's taken up residence in the castle now!"*# E Munin: "As crazy as that sounds, we couldn't make that up if we tried!"# E Munin: "Gnipahellir Cave is sealed by the Corpse-Gate of Nastrond. It's just outside of Mannheim.",# E Munin: "It's said to lead to Helheim, land of the dead. Odin sealed it with the Brising Necklace."z.-# E Munin: "Legend says many of the Aesir's most dangerous foes were also sealed away there long ago!"# E Hugin: "Since the Einherjar managed to force open the gate, nobody has seen them! Are they still.. ?"# E Munin: "I don't know much about this land, but it was magically sealed away by the Allfather."10# E Hugin: "They say that it's the land of the dead! That sounds super scary!"# E Munin: "The living can no longer enter Helheim through Gnipahellir, but there's a way around that!"2# E Munin: "Using the Brising Necklace, a magic *BACK DOOR* to the land of the dead will appear!"3# E Hugin: "Before the Gods' War, it was a technologically advanced city with many magitech wonders!"4# E Munin: "Some of those terrible wonders might still be around, so be on your guard!"# E Munin: "Name a more inhospitable place that could be the prison for Fenrisulf Hrovitnir?"6# E Munin: "As cold as Niflheim, as remote as the moon, and situated far beyond the world's borders."7# E Hugin: "Only the Allfather knows its location now - not even we know for sure where it's at!"8# E Hugin: "Well except for the World Serpent, Midgardsorm.. but snakes are S-S-SCARY!! AIEE!!"# E Munin: "This strange and mysterious place seems to be the origin of the Rainbow Bridge Bifrost.. ":# E Munin: "Since the Brising Necklace was stolen, the Bifrost only allows transport back to Valhalla.. ";# E Munin: "But the transport is tenuous, and the presence of pure EVIL will disperse the enchantment!"# E Munin: "The unknown primordial darkness at the beginning and end of all things - the Ginnungagap."=# E Hugin: "Nothing can exist there for long! The void extinguishes all that it touches!"># E Munin: "All that falls into darkness is erased from existence - even their MEMORY fades away!"# E Vanaheim Knight: "Nobody passes until the *DARK ONE* is defeated! Those are my orders!"# E Vanaheim Knight: "There's no point in keeping out you weirdoes anymore, but keep your visit peaceful."A# E Vanaheim Knight: "Orders are orders. Just don't cause any trouble for us."B# E Vanaheim Knight: "If you're looking to start something, start it at the arena. It's down the road."# E Vanaheim Guard: "With the Aesir no longer able to stem the tide of darkness, we're left to our own devices."D# E Vanaheim Guard: "Magitech weapons were banned, but with the world sliding into ruin, they're in vogue again."E# E Vanaheim Guard: "Magitech weaponry was banned after the Gods' War, but the Aesir are no longer in charge!"# E Odin: "Freki! Fetch my daughter, the lovely Freya, that she may undo this terrible tragedy!"# E Freki: "Yeah, uh.. about that? I have no clue where she's at!"# `E Frey: "You know, I haven't seen her for a while, now that you mention it.. "# "E Thor: "Loki! This foul business is thy doing, isn't it?!"# !E Loki: "Whaaaa..? No way! My mischief is a lot funnier!"#  E BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!E ???????: "You thought it was Loki, but it was ME!! The *DARK ONE*!!"# E ???????: "What's up nerds?! Did I crash your LARP session or whatever?"# E Odin: "I sense in this foul creature a bottomless malice! Thor! Destroy this interloper!"# E ???????: "Nuh-uh! You wouldn't want to get too hasty! SP*CKT!!"# TE ???????: "After all, you don't want anything awful to happen to your precious little girl!"# TE Odin: "What hast thou done, fiend?!"# E ???????: "Oh ho ho?! Wouldn't you like to know?!"# UE ???????: "Don't worry, I won't take her life just YET! Freya is more useful to me alive - for now!"# E ???????: "For my next trick, I'm going to send my minions out to the four corners of Midgard.. "# E ???????: "Once in those sacred places, my Elements Animus will drain the lifeforce of your world!"# E Freki: "You monster! Why would you do this?!"# aE ???????: "Because I'm BORED, and being the cause of other people's suffering entertains me!"# E ???????: "So here's the deal.. you losers can TRY to stop me, but if any of you personally show up.. "# TE ???????: " ..then I'll slit your precious daughter's throat!"# E ???????: "BWAHAHAHA!! SO LONG, SUCKERS!!"# UE Odin: " .... "# E Freki: "Master, give the word and I'll hunt his slimy butt down!"# aE Odin: "Freki, I would have thee listen well to my next commands."# E Odin: "I would have thee bring us a champion, that they would take up this quest on our behalf!"# E Odin: "They must do what we cannot!"# E Odin: "Now go! My will be done!"# E ${C0}: "Amazing! Who would have known the forest would recover so quickly?!"# E Diana: "I mean, forests don't just suddenly go from dying to fully alive just like that!" c# E Diana: "Not even for you, ${H7}! Sorry, but you'll have to wait until they tell me it's okay."# E Reko the Smoke Demon: "I wouldn't mess with that. It's unusually tempermental!"# E Reko the Smoke Demon: "I mean, sure you can use the phone, but I don't know who a viking would call?"# E Uridine the Helhound: "Do you dare to sleep in a helhound's bed? N.. no, not WITH the hound, just the bed!"+# E Tyron: "It is gone! Out glorious house of song and dance is gone!"h# {E Tyron: "My dance partners went west to Vanaheim. I.. will need more time to mourn our loss."i# {E Tyron: "Monsters have laid waste to the dance hall."# {E Kiya Amasi: "The cooler is filled with BEER! How awesome is that?!"k# E Kiya Amasi: "It's a shame you've gotta pay for everything, but that just shows you don't NEED them!"l# E Kiya Amasi: "What do you mean it's raining blood outside? Fenris and I were gonna hit the beach!"# E Black Mage: "They're holding a tournament in the arena. The prize is supposedly Thor's hammer!"# E Green Mage: "Lots of strange faces around town nowadays. Most of 'em don't look trustworthy."# "3E Fili the Guard: "Some of us still haven't come back since the snows came.. "p# -E Fili the Guard: "They're probably still out looking for the Sunstone and the Floatstone."q# -E Fili the Guard: "If we had all the magic stones, a truly amazing weapon could be forged!"# -E Kili the Defender: "Austri still hasn't returned. He went to Jtunheim to search for the Floatstone!"# -E Familiar Looking Man: "Every town needs an INN.. so I converted my living room into one! I'm an entrepreneur!"-# E ${H1}: "It's over! We've defeated that tentacle-faced loser once and for all!"9# E ${H6}: "Do you think he was right? About the Brising Necklace being at its limits?"?# E ${H4}: "I refuse to let that clown have the last laugh!"# kE ${H4}: "HEY BIRDS! You've been hanging out in our inventory this whole time, haven't you?!"# kE Hugin: "Hey, sup?"# E ${H4}: "You haven't been pulling your weight, so tell us how many uses the necklace has left!"# kE Munin: "We have too pulled our weight!"# E Hugin: "Yeah, it's not our fault that all our knowledge is gated behind an optional menu!"# E ${H5}: "I mean, when they put it that way they've kind of got a point."# E ${H3}: "Let the ravens speak.. how many of us can the necklace take home?"# fE Munin: "The necklace's magic weakens for every person who uses it to travel the Bifrost's roads."# E Munin: "By my count, you have exactly enough charges to take everyone here home."# E ${H9}: "I'm guessing that raven spirits don't count towards that total, so what's the problem?"# 1E ${H1}: "If all of us go home, then we can't stop in Helheim to pick up lady Freya on the way."9# lE ${H5}: "Well that's quite the pickle there, isn't it?"# E ${H2}: "I don't think I could live knowing that we failed in the end to bring Lady Freya home."T# hE ${H7}: "I'll stay."# E ${H7}: "I did some terrible things when I was Hati Hrovitnisdottir."# E ${H7}: "I destroyed Mannheim! I struck down the Aesir! I covered the world in darkness!"# E ${H7}: "And as ${H7}, I've just been a burden to all of you."# E ${H7}: "I was once told that a day would come when you all could rely on me to help you out."# E ${H7}: "So.. I will stay."# E Freki: "No, you've just as much of a right to return home as anyone else, ${H7}!"# `E ${H8}: "Before anyone makes a decision, I have something important to say.. "# E ${H8}: "Every one of us is willing to lay down their life for eachother, right?"# E ${H8}: "But I don't know if I'd be able to do that myself, because in truth I'm a coward."# E ${H4}: "Coward? ${H8}, you're one of the bravest men I've ever known in my life!"# E ${H8}: "I was a much younger man once!"# bE ${H8}: "I fell in love too, as young men do. I pined for a beautiful woman, once upon a time."# E ${H8}: "But she was the wife of a nobleman, and of course she could never return that love."# E ${H8}: "I decided the best way to deal with my problems was to run from them.. "# E ${H8}: "So I became a missionary, and hoped my journeys would take me far, far away from them."# E ${H8}: "Ha.. I've always regretted that choice, but after meeting you all, now I'm not so sure."# bE ${H5}: "We do make for a rather unusual cast of characters, don't we?"# E ${H8}: "My point is, whoever stays behind shouldn't do it because they feel that they HAVE to."# E ${H7}: "We should do it.. because we WANT to?# E ${H5}: "I've never been one for sentiment, but that sounds good enough for me!"# E ${H4}: "Then let's go home! For we have conquered this adventure! Decisively!"# jE ${H5}: "Where's that exit anyway?"# E ${H9}: "Are you the Nihggr? The wyrm spoken of in myth that chews the roots of the world tree?"# E ${H4}: "It's our DETERMINATION!"# kE ${H3}: "Yea, but weapons are only tools that serve their user's will!"# fE Freki: "Others fight for their kin.. "# E ${H9}: "And we'll do it with a smile! Do you know why that is?"# E ${H4}: "Is it just me, or is this someone we've faced before?"# E Nihggr: "Oooo! Nice detective work, SP*CKT for brains!"# E ${H3}: "Fiend! How art thou alive?!"# gE ${H5}: "But.. that's impossible!"# E Freki: "Out with it already, freak! What do you want?!"# aE ${H4}: "It's over! We defeated that tentacle faced loser once and for all!"# jE ${H9}: "Do you think he was right? About the Brising Necklace being at its limits?"# E ${H3}: "If all of us choose to go home, then we cannot stop in Helheim to rescue Freya.. "# fE ${H3}: "Honor dictates that one of us must stay, so that Freya may be returned home."# fE Freki: "Then the decision falls to me."# `E Freki: "I made the decision to run after Cthulhu, when the Allfather forbade me.. "# E Freki: "Because of that, that's likely when Cthulhu sent Freya to Helheim.. "# E ${H5} "You don't know that for sure?"# E Freki: "Even if it weren't, I wasn't close enough when my kinfolk broke out of the sealed gate!"# `E Freki: "All of Midgard lives in fear of my kin, because of their poor decisions.. "# E Freki: "Heh heh. I guess I'm not really all that different from them either."# E Freki: "Heh, I like you too ${H8}!" # E ${C0}: "I guess.. it's a literal plot boulder?"# E Obtained Gram!# E${H1} learned OctaSlash! Eight consecutive nonelemental hits! Each hit may trigger counterattacks!#  Obtained the Laeveteinn! This tricky staff of mistletoe is filled with immense magical power! $# E ${H7}: "What happens now? Do I fade away into your subconcious or whatever?"# E Hati: "How the Frigg would I know?! I don't even understand the incantation that created you!"#  E ${H7}: "Well, how did you learn how to seperate me from you in the first place?!"# dE Hati: " ..SHE would know.. "#  E Surtr: "I have been asleep too long. And now, time to sleep again."# E Vlad: "H-how can this be? Have I been so utterly defeated?"# ]E Vlad: "It was my destiny to rule all of Midgard, but it seems the Norns are cruel mistresses!"# ]E Vlad: "Slain by Hashim the Hersir in Helheim many years ago.. and now in this hateful hall?!"# ]E ${C0}: "The only dominion worthy of the wicked is failure!"# cE Vlad: "Hah hah hah! You would know a thing or two about FAILURE, wouldn't you? HA HA!!"# ]E Vlad: "G-GUHH!!"# ]E Bob the Hersir: "I thought I should try to pull my weight and tried to fight the Helborne that came here."## E ${C0}: "The.. Helborne?"# E Bob the Hersir: "Yeah, I was told they were the nobles of Helheim, before its destruction by the Aesir."# E Bob the Hersir: "One of my ancestors, the great Hashim, fought and defeated the tyrant Lord Vlad.. "# E ${C0}: "And now this.. Vlad? He's back in Midgard, isn't he?"# E Bob the Hersir: "Yeah, him and the rest of his cadre scattered everywhere when the Corpse-Gate was opened!"# E Bob the Hersir: "Vlad is no pushover! I think I softened him up a little, but he's too strong for a hamster!"# E Bob the Hersir: "Oh and.. take this! My ancestor used it long ago but it doesn't seem to work in my hands!"## E Obtained Gambanteinn!This blessed stave is impregnated withholy water, and puts the dead to rest!# E Bob the Hersir: "Heh heh! I guess I've caught the adventure bug! Who knows where wandering will take me!"# E Bjilli: "OMG!!!@$^#@! THIZ IZ BULLSHSTIIHT!!!"# E Bjilli: "I SHUDDV GOTTEN FYVVZZ ON THISS KARRARTP!!!!"# E Bjilli: "I'M.. SSsssxOOOO... MAADAAAA AAAAAAAAARHAHRHARH&T*#W$"# E Bjilli: "O FUUK!!!1!"# E ${C2}: "Can.. can we leave? This place is giving me a migraine."# E ${C0}: "Even when I think I've seen it all.. "# E Beastmaster: "I'm sorry I had to deputize you four, but I really had my peoples' survival in mind."# 1E ${C0}: "Their survival?"# E Beastmaster: "Aye. The world's changing, and if my people don't change with it, then it'll pass them by!"# 1E Beastmaster: "Maybe some day, Midgard's peoples will live together again in peace.. "# 1E Beastmaster: " ..but as it stands, there's just so much bad blood between them all that it won't happen."# 1E Vulpes: "Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Thule's Hotsprings are temporarily closed."# 3E Vulpes: "I know, I know! But really, you guys don't want anything to do with a NUDE HOTSPRING!!"# 3E Vulpes: "Besides there's a bunch of old people using it, and they're all flabby and wrinkly!"# 3E ${H1}: "Guard duty is the pits!"# mE ${H8}: "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men!"# bE ${H8} restored the party!#  Geri Hildolfr: "The healers did good work to get you on your feet so fast. I'm actually impressed.. "q# E Freki: "So whose idea was it to strip me down to my birthday suit?"# E ${H9}: "You have a birthday suit? I bet you could someday save the world while wearing it!"# E Geri Hildolfr: "I uh.. wow that's a lot to unpack, isn't it?"# E Geri Hildolfr: "You look strong? You might be strong enough to take on the dark dragon in Ironwood.. "# E Geri Hildolfr: "It's taken possession of the ancient holy sword, Gram. If you can beat it, it's yours!"# E Geri Hildolfr: "You look like you could use a vacation?"# E ${H2}: "There's no rest for the wicked, I'm afraid."# E Geri Hildolfr: "Well just be sure to take a break every once in a while."# E Geri Hildolfr: "I can't really give orders to one of the Allfather's valkyries. Protocol, you know?"# E ${H3}: "It bothers me not - I go whence I am needed!"# fE Geri Hildolfr: "Well, if you insist? One of the Helborne monsters has taken up a position outside of town."# E Geri Hildolfr: "You shouldn't try to do everything by yourself, or you'll run yourself ragged!"# E Geri Hildolf: "I've heard stories about you. Are they true?"# E ${H4}: "Only the ones where I am MANLY!"# jE Geri Hildolfr: "Well that's.. that's pretty much all of them.. "# E Geri Hildolfr: "Did you just swipe my wedding ring? You've got quite the nerve, rogue!"# E Freki: "Married?! Geri!? WHEN DID YOU GET MARRIED?! HOW LONG WAS I OUT!?"%# `E ${H5}: "Well this should be good."# E Freki: "YOU stay out of this!"%# aE Geri Hildolfr: "Well.. world was ending, we hit it off well, and now you've a deer for a sister in law.. "# E Freki: "*Grumble* Are you two even compatible with eachother?"# E ${H5}: "You mean like a Scandian plug not fitting in an Vinland outlet kind of thing?"# E Freki: "That is NOT what I meant!"# E Freki: "Look, I'm not MAD at you.. I just wish you told me during that 'doom and gloom' speech!"# E ${H5}: "Eh, you know how some men are about expressing their feelings."# E ${H5}: "Oops, force of habit, y'know."# E ${H6}: "Is that a map of Midgard behind you?"# E Geri Hildolfr: "You've got a good eye!"# E ${H6}: "It's not really flat, is it? What of those stories of men who sailed off the edge?"# E Geri Hildolfr: "Well, brother Skll Sunchaser liked to say it was more or less round like an apple."# E ${H6}: "Amazing.. and those places on it closest to the sun would be the hottest!"# E Geri Hildolfr: "I'll admit it makes a twisted sort of sense, but I wouldn't trust half of what Skll says."# E Geri Hildolfr: " ..um.. "# E ${H7}: " .... "2 # E Geri Hildolfr: "Seems your group made quite an impression on one of our own here in Thule.. "# E Geri Hildolfr: "Do you recall Bob the Hersir? He's decided to follow in your footsteps and become a hero."# E ${H8}: "That is wonderful news! But the world now is a good deal more dangerous!"# bE Geri Hildolfr: "I agree - that's why I'd like for you to check on him and see that he's in good health!"# E Geri Hildolfr: "He's tracked one of the Helborne to the *DARK ONE*'s fortress in R'lyeh."# E Geri Hildolfr: "Make sure he's in good health, and if he can't finish off the Helborne, finish the job too."# E ${H8}: "So long as good men stand idle, evil will prosper! Bob's heart is in the right place!"# E Geri Hildolfr: "Who are you again? For the life of me, I cannot remember your name.. "# E ${H9}: "Come on boss, you KNOW me! I'm ${H9}! You left me in charge of Thule while you were away!"# E Geri Hildolfr: "No, I'm pretty sure I left Mistress Vellan in charge?"# E Freki: "Actually mom didn't raise any liars in our family.. perverts for sure, but not liars.. " # E Geri Hildolfr: " *cough* " # E ${H5}: "Should I go get some popcorn for this?" # E Hugin: "POPCORN! I WANT SOME!"# E ${H7}: "He doesn't trust Skll because he's got a tramp-stamp tattoo." # E ${H6}: "That just brings up SO many more questions?"# E Sheep Cultist: "Meeeheh?"# 1 ${C0}: "There's something.. OFF about this guy.. "# E Beastmaster: " ..oh, um, I, um.. *blush* "# E Slither: "W-WHAT?! WHAT LOGIC ERROR-R IS TH-IS-IS-IS-IS-*KZZTTT!*"# wE${H9}: "Oh snake of the lake! What is your wisdom today?"$ FMidgardsorm:"Yeah, learn to read the sign. It says 'Ladies Only'."$ F${H9}:"I didn't see any signs?"$ FMidgardsorm:"Ugh.. nevermind, WHAT do you want?"$ FMidgardsorm:"And PLEASE don't make a joke about eating.. all the colorful rodents get unusually excited about it.. " $ F${H9}:"Midgard's peoples need new lands to live in. The old ones will not support us for much longer.. "$ F${H9}:"You've been all across the seas.. is there any place that may be well suited for a new colony?"$ FMidgardsorm:"Well.. Go west across the sea of Njord until you reach a land of many beautiful golden meadows."$ FMidgardsorm:"Good country for wine and cheese if you're into that sort of thing?"$ F${H9}:"Meadows.. wine.. sounds classy? Maybe we should call our new home L'Anse aux Meadows?"$ FMidgardsorm:"You can call it whatever you want, fox-man! Now get out of here, or things'll get *weird*.$ F${H9}:"R-right! I shall report this news to the others at once!"$ FMidgardsorm:(Good kid, but zero social awareness.)$ F ${H9} as  ! ${H1} as  !${H1}:"I claim this land in the name of the Hamster Republic!"$ GThor Odinson:"HA HA HA! But seriously, this is an excellent land for our new settlement, ${H1}!"$ GLoki:"Eh whatever, it's just good to be off that boat. So what's the big deal with this place anyway?"$ G${H1}:"Midgard's peoples need a new home, where they can live in peace!"$ G${H1}:"And I mean *ALL* its peoples! Men, elves.. we shouldn't turn anyone away just because they're different!"$ GThor:"It's a noble thought there, but that was tried once - and it didn't work out!"$ G${H1}:"Well yeah, but just because you might fail doesn't mean you have to give up on your dreams!"$ GThor:"Ha ha, I guess you're right! It only took us two islands before we found THIS new land! HA HA!"$ GLoki:"You know what'd be funny? If we named the green one 'Iceland' and the icy one 'Greenland'!"$ G${H1}:"But.. wouldn't people get confused and become lost if you did that?"$ GLoki:(Oof, tough crowd.. )$ G ${H3} as  !Odin:"F-Freya? FREYA!!"$ JFreya:"Papa! I'm home!"$ JOdin:"My dear, sweet Freya! Home at last!"$ J${H3}:"It has been a long journey, my lord. But at last, the quest is done."$ JOdin:"You and your companions have suffered so much for my sake, ${H3}. I could never repay such bravery!"$ J${H3}:"But why not, my lord?"$ JOdin:"We are mortal now. The magic that sustained our divinity has faded away, and so we fade away as men do."$ J${H3}:"I find that.. not so great a loss, my lord."$ J${H3}:"I have found that a life that goes on without end, has no place for the day to day experiences in it."$ J${H3}:"If I had to choose, I think I would choose to share those ordinary experiences with someone special."$ JOdin:"I see.. then go be with that someone, ${H3}!"$ J ${H4} as  !${H4}:"Hmpf! There's so much work that still needs to be done!"$ LSindri:"Oy! Wot's all this then? You're making a right mess of things! And just who do you think you are?"$ L${H4}:"What?! Have you not heard the legends of ${H4} Bearbreaker?! For I am he!"$ LSindri:"You're a loon is what you are. Also you're a crummy bricklayer, if'n I do say so myself!"$ L${H4}:"Ahh, you might be right. My brother Gisli said much the same before he left on his own voyage!"$ L${H4}:"But.. a man has to try everything! Otherwise how will he find what he is good at?!"$ LSindri:"Oy, that rings of truth!"$ L${H4}:"And then once you have found what you are good at.. then you CONQUER IT! DECISIVELY!!"$ L${H4}:" ..as soon as I figure out masonry. This is much harder than it looks."$ L ${H2} as  !${H2}:"I was surprised to see you here in the new world as well. But tell me WHY are you here?"$ HManagarm:"Everyone is so busy trying to build that new settlement, they forgot that this land has monsters!"$ HManagarm:"I wanna take the monsters down. I've had my fill of being the big bad wolf.. but nobody trusts me."$ H${H2}:"Hm. I know how that feels."$ HManagarm:"Y-you do?"$ H${H2}:"Mm-hm. Nobody's infallible. People make mistakes all the time."$ H${H2}:"As long as you're willing to learn from those mistakes, you'll do fine."$ HManagarm:"But what if I keep making mistakes?"$ H${H2}:"That's life! You just have to keep trying to improve!"$ H ${H5} as  !${H5}:"Still hanging around, housecat?"$ IDelvire:"Oh, just checking in on things one last time before I move onto more profitable ventures!"$ IDelvire:"Speaking of.. you must've amassed quite a sizeable fortune from your own adventure?"$ I${H5}:"Yeah, I've been putting it to use by paying all the people working to build up the new settlement."$ IDelvire:"Tch! I thought you were only in it for the profit!"$ I${H5}:"Don't you know? There's more important things in life than just profit!"$ I${H5}:"Friendship, honor, having someone who has your back covered. You can't buy those, you know!"$ IDelvire:"Yeah yeah, I gotcha. But I know you'll get bored sooner or later!"$ I${H5}:"Heh heh.. maybe so, but I know where I'm needed!"$ IDelvire:"See ya around, kid!"$ I ${H7} as  !Fenrisulf:"I'm surprised that you aren't with your friends. Don't you want to see them?"$ KNightsilver:"It's been a while, but I'm still coming to terms with everything that's happened."$ KNightsilver:"As Hati I was far too impulsive. Far too quick to anger, too. I wouldn't let things go."$ KNightsilver:"But as ${H7}, I didn't share any of those traits. I was meek, soft spoken, and had no direction.. "$ KNightsilver:"My past is a part of me - the good and the bad. But neither Hati or ${H7}'s names felt right anymore."$ KNightsilver:"So I'll go by something that honors my past in spirit - I'm done with running! Time to walk my own path!"$ KFenrisulf:"I've lost one daughter, and gained another one in her place? What will you do now?"$ KNightsilver:"For some reason I feel like I might have a talent for summoning?"$ KFenrisulf:"Your mother would be proud of you. I think your sister would too."$ KNightsilver:"I know - as long as we remember them in our hearts, we'll never forget them!"$ KNightsilver:(I'll make you proud of me, .. )$ K ${H8} as  !${H8}:"Dearly beloved, we are assembled in the presence of friends to celebrate the union of this man and woman."$ M${H8}:"There are no obligations on Midgard sweeter or tender than those you are about to assume!"$ M${H8}:"No vows more solemn than those you are about to make!"$ M${H8}:"There is no institution more sacred than that of the home you are about to form together!"$ M${H4}:"Hey ${H8}, you're making me nervous!"$ M${H8}:"R-right! T-then to the vows?"$ M${H4}:"Beloved, I seek to know of you, and ask that I be given the wisdom to see you as you are, and love you."$ M${H4}:"I will take joy in you, I delight in the love of you. You are to me the whispering of the tides."$ M${H3}:"You are my friend, my lover. Grow old and wise with me, as I will do with you!"$ M${H3}:"A life before us of rainbows and sunsets, and a willingness to share in happiness and in sadness."$ M${H3}:"I love you."$ M${H4}:"And I you."$ M${H8}:"Then by the power vested in me, If anyone objects, then I'm gonna pop them in the lip!"$ M ${H6} as  !${H6}:"Yes, it's been many, many years since that wonderful day."$ :${H6}:"Those once called Vikings of Midgard one by one found some happiness in this world to call their own."$ :${H6}:"Well, all but one. I'm still waiting on them, but I've no worries if they can't slip in a visit or so!"$ :${H6}:"What's that you say? That's unfair?"$ :${H6}:"Ha ha! Don't you know that not everyone gets a happy ending? That's just how it is!"$ :${H6}:"The world doesn't magically fix itself - somebody has to pick up the pieces, don't you know?"$ :${H6}:"Fairness - heh! Life is under no obligation to play fair, whether we like it or not!"$ :${H6}:"And anyway.. nobody really knows how a journey will end, do they?"$ :${H6}:"But once it's over, you know you'll be a stronger person for it!"$ :${H6}:"Thank you so much for listening to my tale! And remember.. "$ :${H6}:"May you find your own speck of joy in this world!"$ : Freki as $  Fyre: "Hey, things're getting kinda hairy out there - so I've upgraded my stock."/# E Roo: "ROO."r # 1 Angrboa Iarnvidia: "I hope you won't find yourself relying too much on that skill I taught you?# rE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Now then, perhaps I can interest you in one of my *DARK* skills?"# rE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "I've only one more skill to teach, but if you have the requested item, it's yours!"# rE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "I really don't have anything left to teach you, but if you need any items, I'm your lady!"# rE Angrboa Iarnvidia: "Now then, if you've got the money, let's see if we can make a deal?"# rE${H7} learned Exploder! Tremendous Fire damage Really, what more do you need?# ${H7} learned Blaster! Tremendous Electric damage Apparently this too?# ${H7} learned Freezer! Tremendous Ice damage Okay now this is getting silly.#  Hati: "The time has come to combine our powers!"#  E Obtained the Ragnark!A runic blade that manifests only inthe hands of a true master of beasts!/#  Cthulhu: "Heh heh heh.. don't think this means you've won."# E Cthulhu: "I've already sent your precious Freya to Helheim - still alive in the land of the damned!"# E Cthulhu: "Trapped between life and death, unable to pass on, never to return!"# E Cthulhu: "Suck on that, meatheads!"# E ${C0}: "Must you ruin EVERYTHING you touch?!"# E Cthulhu: "He he he.. THE CRUELTY IS THE POINT! SP*CKT!"# UEI couldn't say how long I've wanderedin the darkness. It must have beenyears, but I can't be sure.$ N/But it turns out that if you keepgoing through the dark.. you'll findyourself coming out of it.$ NNo darkness goes on forever, whetherit's on the outside, or if it's thekind that's within ourselves.$ NIt took me a while to understand that.I suppose I had been in a kind ofdarkness myself for even longer?$ NAnd besides.. when one adventure ends,you can always start up another!$ NMoreover.. if I made it through..$ NI think that others may have too?$ NThere's so much that I still wantto learn, and the only way to do itis to keep moving forward.$ NSo, I'll be seeing you out there!$ NUntil we meet again! ~ $ NThe Ginnungagap - the primeval void.The origin and end of all that exists.To enter it is to find oneselfgradually fade away forever.# E Kyle: "Who I am isn't important. We've been permitted a small portion of life to complete an errand."#  E Kyle: "Long ago, you were persuaded to fight Hel's queen by the Nameless Sorcerer, correct?"#  E Odin: "Indeed, though I confess that I regret the loss of so much life in those days."# E Kyle: "Then accept this mask. It does not belong in Hel's domain."#  E Kyle: "Allfather.. if a mistake could be undone.. would you do it?"#  E Odin: "Perhaps. If the cost were not so great."# E Spirit: "You can see me? Ah, it's because of the shaman in your party, isn't it?"# E Spirit: "Having different members in your party may have different effects out of battle too!"# E Spirit: "Whenever you gain a new ally, be sure to try them out for a while to see what they can do!"# E Spirit: "A powerful foe lies just ahead. If I was stronger in life, I would've fled if I could!"# E Spirit: "Some foes will not give you the opportunity to flee - you'll have to fight for your life!"# E Spirit: "There are times when you may be forced to make a detour on the way to your goal."# E Spirit: "Not all of them are dead ends. Sometimes the rewards may even help you reach your objective!"# E Spirit: "Sometimes, you'll find that things have changed when you return to places you've been."# E Spirit: "Take this cave, for example.. are you *SURE* you've done everything inside it?"# E Spirit: "Ah, yes, yes you have!"# E Spirit: "Hmm? This symbol on the ground? Sorry, but you can't do anything about it any more."# E Spirit: "Once upon a time, the Bifrost could whisk you between these points, but not anymore."# E Spirit: "Maybe someday you'll be more free to travel around, but 'til then you'll have to walk!"# E Spirit: "What, have you never seen a 'plot boulder' before?"# E Spirit: "Just kidding - I got crushed by this one when it rolled down Mt. Jtun.. "# E Spirit: "To be honest, I'm not really upset about it any more.. just a bit embarrassed."# E Spirit: "Don't worry - you CAN walk on the lava, but don't be like me and think you're invincible!"# E Spirit: "True - you won't fight any monsters while you're on it, but you WILL take damage!"# E Spirit: "There's a powerful foe just up ahead. Don't be like me - check your health regularly!"# E Spirit: "This glacial cavern goes much deeper than you might expect."# E Spirit: "But like all glaciers, a little change in the weather can have enormous consequences.. "# E Spirit: "Hm? The gate? Don't worry, the road to the land of the dead is only for the departed."# E Spirit: "The guard dog, Garm, might be persuaded to let you pass, but it still wouldn't do any good."# E Spirit: "That's because those with the gift of life can't cross over. Only the dead can truly enter."# E Spirit: "That's because the other side of the gate is in the 'spirit realm' or something like that."# E Spirit: "Anyway, once you pass through, you can NEVER come back. Death is a one way trip!"# E Spirit: "But on the other hand, if a living person found themself trapped on the other side.. "# E Spirit: "No, you don't want to think about it.. it's not possible. If it were.. you'd go mad."# E Spirit: "You're very kind to let me pass on some wisdom before I go! Thank you."# E Spirit: "But I think I'll stay just a little longer. I'm waiting on a friend."# E Spirit: "The gate's open now. The dead can now freely walk around the lands of Midgard.. "# E Spirit: "Most of us don't mean any harm, we just want to see a loved one more time."# E Spirit: "But the Helborne.. those guys are different. They've been given a sort of life again.. "# E Spirit: "Hel's Nobles will spread chaos and despair wherever they go, unless someone stops them.. "# E Spirit: "You've been touched by death too, haven't you? I can tell."# E Spirit: "You don't have to say anything. Even though you're alive, a part of you has been lost."# E Spirit: "I hope you're able to find it again. Until then, you'll want to take this.. "# E Spirit: "I'll see you later. Soon, but.. hopefully not TOO soon!"# E Spirit: "Wait.. you can see me? That's not good. That's not good at all!"# E Spirit: "As you can see, the lands of Midgard have taken quite a beating.. "# E Spirit: "And if you can see me, then I guess the world must be falling apart after all!"# E Spirit: "Though if enough people tried hard enough, they could hold it together and it might heal."# E Spirit: "Sometimes if I wait long enough a big goofy fish will start to follow me."# E ${H6}: "Hey, hate to bother you, but do you have a moment?"# E ${H1}: "Sure, what's up, ${H6}?"# E ${H6}: "We're coming up on that creep the *DARK ONE*'s lair, aren't we? Aren't you nervous?"# E ${H5}: "If you're scared, you can always face it later?"# E ${H8}: "Fear isn't a weakness, ${H6}! Even *I* feel a trembling in my legs from time to time!"# E ${H5}: "I thought you said that was from diabetes?"# E ${H8}: "*AHEM*.. my point is, it's okay to feel scared, but you do have to face it eventually!"# E ${H1}: "Yeah, if you ever need some encouragement, you could always turn to us if you need it!"# E ${H6}: "Thanks guys, that does make me feel a bit better!"# E ${H6}: "So do you guys have any family? Sorry to ask, but it helps me stay focused." # E ${H2}: "I've an uncle actually, named Nevok. I haven't seen him in years but I believe he's fine."# E ${H3}: "I've several sisters-in-arms, but we Valkyries come from all corners of Midgard!"# E ${H6}: "And you?"# E Freki: "I used to be close with my brother, but since the war, he keeps things professional."# E Freki: "The rest.. we don't talk at all. Once mom vanished, my family fell apart."# `E Freki: "My other siblings are locked away in the Corpse Gate of Nastrond for all time."# E Freki: "And my aunt, Midgardsorm is banished to the lands beyond the sea of Njord."# E ${H6}: "Wait.. are you related to the mighty Hrovitnir, by chance?"# E Freki: "It's no secret, but I don't know where he is, and the Allfather won't tell me."# E ${H6}: "I.. I see. Thank you for sharing with us!"# E Spirit: "Make sure you're ready. If you must turn back, it's going to be a long journey."# E Freki: "I think we may be getting close to the *DARK ONE*'s keep. Is everyone ready?"# E ${H6}: "Sorry, I'm.. I'm just not as brave as everyone else is!"# E ${H4}: "The self is the ONLY enemy that matters, ${H6}!"# E ${H7}: "My.. self?"# E ${H4}: "Yes, yourself! For who knows our weaknesses better than ourselves!"# kE ${H4}: "${H6}, I know that you're scared - that you don't feel your own self worth!"# kE ${H4}: "And ${H7}.. it is not a sign of weakness to doubt yourself!"# kE ${H4}: "The two of you stood by me in Alfheim, did you not? You have a great strength within you!"# jE ${H6}: "Y-you're right! We did, didn't we?!"# E ${H7}: "Thank you, ${H4}! You are truly wise and brave!"# eE ${H4}: (I better not let them know I might've peed myself a little.)# E Spirit: "If you're having trouble with the puzzle, maybe take in the sights? Enjoy some art!"# E Spirit: "But.. remember that once you pass this way.. there's no more turning back! Good luck!"# EOn the other side of the gate is onlymore rock - but on the OTHER side liesthe land of Helheim itself.. where theliving can never enter.# EIf you were dead, you could pass through with no problem.. presumablythe Brising Necklace would allow youthrough, but.. # E [REDACTED] "I'm making these logs to document our progress thus far in opening up a portal."# E [REDACTED] "The project was commissioned by the Helheim Society of Nobles, and myself, ."# E [REDACTED] "It started when we learned that 's 'guest' [REDACTED] was from another plane unknown to us."# E [REDACTED] "Helheim's resources have been running low, and has directed us to find new sources pronto."# E [REDACTED] "Our initial experiments have met with only limited success, opening a portal for 01 ticks."# E [REDACTED] " and believe that it will take tremendous magic energy to open a gate to another world."# E [REDACTED] "I've created an intelligence with the directive to compute the needed energies to do so."# E [REDACTED] "Thus far, it's been 8 months, and  has yet to calculate the needed requirements."# E [REDACTED] "An update.  has computed the possibility of opening portals to other worlds as negligible."# E [REDACTED] " has suggested that a series of transfer points be created instead as a workaround."# E [REDACTED] "This would still require a vast amount of magic be collected to create the network, of course."# E [REDACTED] "We've code-named this project the 'BIFROST TRANSFER NETWORK', as per 's suggestion."# E [REDACTED] "In order to create the network, we'll need to place the gates all over the known world.. "# E [REDACTED] "This course of action might upset the Aesir, of course. They're quite territorial."# E [REDACTED] "Queen has ordered us to begin as soon as possible, without regard to their feelings."# E [REDACTED] "We'll need an army of course. I've transferred 's program into a golem body as a test."# E [REDACTED] "Instead of recruiting an army, we can instead build one now. This is , signing out."# E [REDACTED] "In order to prepare for war with the Aesir, I've begun an assessment of their powers."# E [REDACTED] "Like Helheim's nobles, they age so slowly as to be functionally immortal, though they DO age!"# E [REDACTED] "Anything subject to entropy's advance can be killed - gods or no, they can as well."# E [REDACTED] " has completed his research into their magic weapons, the eight so called Radiant Arms."# E REDACTED "He believes it is possible to artificially create one of our own. We'll call it 'Jade'."# E [REDACTED] " has 'donated' the services of a beastfolk woman to serve as a willing 'test subject'."# E [REDACTED] "Meanwhile, has journeyed all across Midgard to secure the areas needed for the network."# E [REDACTED] "On my honor as a scientist, I refuse to refer to his effort as 'Bjilli Adventure'." # E [REDACTED] "Regardless, the pieces are falling into place.. "# E [REDACTED] "We've done it! We've succeeded in opening a portal with the BIFROST TRANSFER NETWORK!" # E [REDACTED] "Though it was only open for a few seconds, we've managed to extract several samples." # E [REDACTED] "It appears to be some kind of crystallized plant life, much like the leaf of an ash tree." # E [REDACTED] "The ancient tales of the cosmic tree YGGDRASIL.. were they true all along? Is it possible?"# E [REDACTED] "We've been sending more test subjects through, or at least that's what my records show."# E [REDACTED] "I can't seem to find any of their names in my logs. I fear they have been tampered with."# E [REDACTED] " has offered more of his people as 'guinea pigs' to see what happens to them as well."# E [REDACTED] "As expected, opening up the portal via our network has angered the Aesir."# E [REDACTED] " fully expects their forces to have mobilized against us within the month."# E [REDACTED] "A side report on investigating the missing test subjects who we sent into the portal."# E [REDACTED] "As far as we can tell, whatever lies beyond the portal erases everything that falls into it."# E [REDACTED] "We're not sure how many we've sent through. Hundreds? Maybe thousands? They're just gone."# E [REDACTED] "My suspicion is that whatever lies on the other side is some kind of 'Null-Space' void."# E [REDACTED] "The laws of physics as we know them break down in that place. Time itself has no meaning."# E [REDACTED] "Anything made of our matter simply decays into subatomic particles via proton decay."# E [REDACTED] "But it's clearly much more. How could proton decay resolve BACKWARDS through time?"# E [REDACTED] "And yet.. we still have these fragments of crystal plants. SOMETHING must survive there?"# E [REDACTED] " reporting. My test user for Jade is dead. Unlike 's subjects, mine left a body."# E [REDACTED] "Jade performed as expected, but seems to have a flaw where it drains the user's lifeforce."# E [REDACTED] "We don't have time to develop a suitable workaround, so I'm declaring it combat-ready."# E [REDACTED] " has the next suitable user lined up for it. His name is . He refuses to follow orders."# E [REDACTED] "If I'm to goad him into using the sword, I'll have to find some way of making him do it." # E [REDACTED] "We'll see if he becomes a good little soldier, once we subject his girlfriend to a few tests."# E [REDACTED] " is quickly losing control of Helheim's civilian population. They may rebel any day now.""# E [REDACTED] "The prototype golem that made is refusing to carry out its orders as well."## E [REDACTED] "Apparently, someone put the idea in it's magical brain that it could CHOOSE not to fight."$# E [REDACTED] "I've ordered my elite corps to hunt that person down, but they're almost like a ghost.. "%# E [REDACTED] "In the meantime, we've managed to create , and uploaded its program into all our golems."&# E [REDACTED] " is an absolutely genius bit of work. It overwrites golems' magic programs with its own."'# E [REDACTED] "It's perhaps a bit too trigger happy for the peoples' liking, but they'll fall in line soon."# E [REDACTED] (Unintelligible shrieking) )# E ${C0}: "It sounds like someone just saying 'Billy adventure' over and over? I don't get it."# E [REDACTED] "We've managed to pull something more substantial out of the portal this time."+# E [REDACTED] "It appears to be some sort of external backup data recorder with a cybernetic attachment.",# E [REDACTED] "It's far more advanced than anything we've ever seen. is having a holiday with it."-# E [REDACTED] "He believes it might be a tool to record and store memories, but it is badly damaged.".# E [REDACTED] "It's also likely that whoever we tried to implant it in would not survive the process."/# E [REDACTED] "Not that it matters anymore. All of Helheim is in open revolt against the Nobles."0# E [REDACTED] "We're losing this war. Time for a Hail-Mary Pass."# E [REDACTED] "The gate to the Ginnungagap was held open for nearly a minute, causing significant damage."2# E [REDACTED] "What came out.. was something entirely unanticipated. A creature, if it is one at all."3# E [REDACTED] "It seems to know us. ALL of us. and myself. I'll never forget it's first words.. "4# E [REDACTED] "It said 'Oh, it's you weirdoes again. How many times is this?' And then it went.. 'SP*CKT'?"5# E [REDACTED] "Whatever he is.. if it's even a he.. it is a creature filled with pure, endless hate."6# E [REDACTED] "It has presented a plan to the Queen. has elected not to divulge the details to us."7# E [REDACTED] "We cannot win the war with the Allfather, but we *CAN* ensure his eventual destruction!"8# E [REDACTED] "Whatever the plan is may take years. Possibly much longer. '' said it happened already."9# E [REDACTED] "It has no future. No past. It will never die, and yet I can't say that it ever truly lived.":# E [REDACTED] "A being with zero redeeming qualities. And now, it is our 'ally'.. "# E [REDACTED] "We are betrayed by our own. They call themselves the Einherjar - the honored dead."<# E [REDACTED] " somehow managed to overcome the programming implanted in him. Our golems are broken."=# E [REDACTED] " seems to have his hands full with - it's hard to believe someone's as crazy as he is."># E [REDACTED] " overplayed his hand, and was struck down by . This means we've lost Jade as well."?# E [REDACTED] "'s been slain by Hashim the Hersir. I don't think he's an Einherjar, but who knows?" @# E [REDACTED] "And was complaining about a fish or something before he fell out of the tower."A# E [REDACTED] "Probably got stuck in that aquarium he wears on his head. Mad scientists are strange."B# E [REDACTED] "We're also identified their leader. The mate of Hrovitnir. She is [DATA CORRUPTION]."C# E [REDACTED] "She wields a blade from another world. Not one of the Radiant Arms.. how did she come by it?"D# E [REDACTED] " has gone on to wait to carry out his own plan for revenge. I am now the only one left."# E [REDACTED] "I am now beginning to see that we are part of a conflict far more vast than I can imagine."F# E [REDACTED] "Countless worlds that may never meet eachother are all part of an unknowable gameboard.. "G# E [REDACTED] "And they are collectively up against an unknowable mind so vast that it dwarfs them all."H# E [REDACTED] "The sorcerer. The one who made all our prosperity possible.. he is a small piece of it."I# E [REDACTED] "We have been raised up.. even cultivated for his purposes, whatever they may be."J# E [REDACTED] "This was planned long before any of us drew breath. Long before our world was born."K# E [REDACTED] "It just proves the futility of fighting against our purpose. The one that *HE* engineered."L# E [REDACTED] "Or does it? I still have the device. The one with the stored memories. There may be a way.."M# E [REDACTED] "I'll implant it in someone absolutely unimportant in the grand scheme of things."N# E [REDACTED] "They'll become my wrench to throw into the gears of fate. And maybe.. just maybe.. "O# E [REDACTED] "It'll be just enough to start the revolution against the common enemy we all must face."# E ${C0}: "The sign's faded.. I can't quite make it out anymore."# E Surtr: "Long have I slumbered in Helheim's dream. The fires of the temple forges have dimmed."# E ${C0}: "Why does the runestone of this temple glow?! Tell us or else!"# E Surtr: "Or else, WHAT? Little vikings, you have no power here!"# E Surtr: "The Brising Necklace was not forged for the Aesir's delight. It has a more practical use."# E ${C0}: "It.. it calls the Bifrost, doesn't it? That's the secret."# E ${C0}: "That's why the Einherjar wanted it. It could let them slip past the gate to Helheim."# E Surtr: "Indeed! The living can no longer enter Helheim by any other route!"# E Surtr: "But of course, the dead can enter freely - allow me to grant you free passage!!"# E Charbile: "People often ask me how I can stay so cheerful when so many bad things keep happening?"Z# E Charbile: "So I put on this mask so that I'd always be smiling, no matter what happened!"[# E Charbile: "And it seems to cheer up folks too, so I think I'll keep it on for their sake."\# E Charbile: "So, need some supplies? I've a discount on throwing weapons too, if you need 'em."0# E Rinku: "My weather spell doesn't work anymore. Though I'd love to have a sunny day again."^# 0E Rinku: "I'd love to feel the sun's warmth again, but my magic's gone all screwy."_# 0E Rinku: "My spell to change the weather couldn't have backfired this badly.. could it?"# 0E Kaosh Nyteson: "I wanna punch that guy with the black glasses in the face. He's just so smug!"a# @E Kaosh Nyteson: "But he vouched for me to enter Thule. It doesn't make us even, but I guess I'll live with it."# @E Bena the Muse: "There's something about this town's atmosphere that feels oppressive."# E Bena the Muse: "But.. when people are at their lowest is when they are the most open to change."# E Former Innkeeper: "I was lucky to get out of Mannheim when I did. I tried fleeing to Vanaheim, but.. "e# ME Former Innkeeper: " ..that place is locked up under the thumb of one of the Helborne, so they say."f# ME Former Innkeeper: "Anyway there's some kind of tournament going on there, but I've no interest in going now."g# ME Former Innkeeper: "And besides, it's too dangerous for regular folk to travel."# ME Munin: "Was there someone here? Sorry, I seem to have lost my notes."# E Gahn One of Helheim's nobles. Charged with creating a weapon on par with the legendary Radiant Arms.# )E Vlad One of Helheim's nobles. His voice has the power to enthrall most anyone who hears it.# ]E Dr. Mtsognir Utgardloki One of Helheim's nobles. Has no regard for the safety of his many captive test subjects.# vE Bjilli One of Helheim's nobles. A Jtun of some sort, his mind was shattered by magic experiments.# E Slither A magic program that rewrites the core directives of Golems. Has shapeshifting abilities.# wE${H4}:"My friend.. I claim this land for you! May you find what you're looking for, wherever you are."$ QThor:"I'm sure he'd be happy to know that he's still in your thoughts! Were you two close?"$ Q${H4}:"There are few men in this world that I would be honored to call my brother!"$ Q${H4}:"Truly, ${H1} was one of them!"$ Q${H4}:"My biggest regret is that I was never able to show him my prowess in the arena of champions!"$ Q${H4}:"Though, he might even have surpassed my own skills in time, ha ha ha!"$ QThor:"I had a good friend once myself! But unfortunately I lost them!"$ QLoki:"You're not talking about that dumb hammer again, are you?"$ QLoki:"It was a prize at the Vanaheim Arena. Didn't you bother looking?"$ QThor:"But.. that's months across the sea in the other direction!!"$ Q${H4}:"Ha ha! To opportunies missed!"$ Q${H3}:"I'm surprised to find one of the Fenrisulf's brood in the New World. What brought you here?"$ OManagarm:"Well, I got tired of being the 'Big Bad Wolf' - and this land still has it's share of monsters."$ OManagarm:"I thought that if I helped clear out the tougher ones, that maybe I'd be more welcome in civilized lands.. "$ OManagarm:"But.. it's too hard. Nobody trusts me, despite trying to turn over a new leaf.. "$ O${H3}:"Ah. I think ${H2} would have been able to relate to that as well?"$ O${H3}:"She was always distancing herself from others, as though she were ashamed of herself."$ O${H3}:"I never really understood why. I've done things that I'm not proud of either, you know?"$ OManagarm:"She was your alfar companion, right? Didn't you try to look for her?"$ O${H3}:"Yes, but I checked Alfheim just before my voyage here. There wasn't anything left but gravestones."$ OManagarm:"Gravestones? You don't suppose your friend ${H2} placed them, do you?"$ O${H3}:"You know, you may be right? If she's still around somewhere, maybe she's still trying to make amends?"$ O${H3}:"And if that's the case, then you shouldn't give up either!"$ O On a high mountain cliff, a cairn of rocks with a staff keeps a silent vigil over the New World colony.$ P We never found out what happened to${H7}, but her staff had to have been placed by someone who knew her.$ POr perhaps she still watches over us.. Just as the moon watches over the tallest of mountain peaks.$ P And maybe someday, when she's ready, she'll come down to set foot on the summit, overlooking Midgard.$ P${H8}:"Saints preserve us, what is this sorcery?!"$ E${H2}:"The runestone of the Ironwood Forest has returned to human hands once more. The forest will revive."$ E${H5}:"Dunno. Seems a little quick to me?"$ E${H7}:"It's the great tree! The Mimameir! I can feel it's life force reaching out to help restore the land!"$ E${H2}:"Amazing.. I thought it was dead, that it was beyond saving?"$ E${H7}:"No, just sleeping - gathering its strength for the right time."$ E${H8}:"How could you possibly KNOW that?"$ E${H7}:"I can feel it. It's still tired, and I don't think it will be capable of this feat again for a long time."$ E${H2}:"Then I must accompany you four on your quest - I must repay that vile *DARK ONE* for this injustice!"$ E ${C0}: "It's been a long journey back. We should rest a bit before reporting back to Odin."# E ${H1}: "Great job everyone! The forest has revived, and we've defeated the Elements Animus!"# E ${H2}: "That was only the first one.. the others will put up more of a fight, you know?"# E ${H8}: "There are MORE of those awful things?!"# bE ${H2}: "Of course. I'd imagine one for each of the magical elements that govern our world."# E ${H7}: "The elements of sky, those of the land, those of sea, and those of heaven you mean?"# E ${H2}: "Sky has wind and lightning. The fiend you fought was made of those, was it not?"# E ${H1}: "I don't get the elements! Would one of you explain them more?"# lE ${H2}: "${H7}, you're a seidr witch, correct? Would you do the honors?"# hE ${H7}: "The elements form a 'wheel'. Sky, land, sea, and then back to sky once more."# E ${H7}: "Sky begins with cold, becomes the air, and transforms into raw electrical energy."# E ${H7}: "The land receives that energy and makes flame. When fire dies, what remains is dust."# E ${H7}: "The sea is filled with rain, which must have dust to form. When it cools, it becomes ice."# E ${H2}: "And so as the wheel turns, ice becomes wind, lightning, fire, earth, water, and back to ice."# E ${H8}: "Sounds like heathen nonsense! Well what then of heaven?"# cE ${H7}: "Heaven stands apart. Pinpoints of light on a dark tapestry. The sky above the sky."# E ${H1}: "I still don't understand the elements at all!"# mE ${H5}: "Just leave it to the mages, you're better off with your sword, trust me."# E Freki: "I cleared up your tab! Your stay's on the house as thanks for restoring the forest."# E ${H8}: "Much appreciated, Lady Freki!"# E Freki: "Oh, I'm no lady! Just Freki will do."# E ${H5}: "Yeah, cause proper ladies wear underwear, you know."# E Freki: "YOU'RE no lady."# E ${H2}: "Did I miss something?"# E ${H1}: "${H5}! Why not have a seat with the rest of us!"# E ${H5}: "No thanks. As a proper rogue, I must practice social distancing at all times."# E Freki: "You're just huffy because you can't find a dark corner to go brood in!"# E ${H5}: "Oh, I LIKE her. She's fun."# E ${H8}: "Let us get some rest. We'll deliver our report come the morning-time!"# E Midgardsorm: "Okay, whip out that Brising Necklace. We're gonna need it."# E Midgardsorm: "Yo, waiting on you up here!"# E Midgardsorm: "You guys have met this dude before, I assume?"# E God?: "They have indeed met this 'dude', as you so call it."# ?E ${C0}: "Midgardsorm, meet God."# E Midgardsorm: "God? Is that what they're calling you nowadays Heimdall?"# E God?: "Was that my name? I honestly don't remember?"# ?E Midgardsorm: "Oh, it really isn't an act is it? You poor man."# E Midgardsorm: "Anyway, when Helheim built the Bifrost Network, they left Heimdall here to keep watch."# E ${C0}: "Helheim built the Bifrost? I thought the Aesir were the ones responsible?"# E Midgardsorm: "No no, they made the Brising Necklace, not the Bifrost. The necklace only accesses it."# E Midgardsorm: "In fact.. the whole creation of the Bifrost is what kicked off that stupid war anyway."# E ${C0}: "But why? A magic road that allows people to move all over Midgard sounds wonderful!"# E Midgardsorm: "A magical road that lets legions of troops appear wherever they want, you mean."# E ${C0}: "Okay, that took a dark turn?"# E Midgardsorm: "Heimdall, would you unlock the travel route to Lyngvi Island?"# E God?: "Of course, but opening up a portal to a restricted locale taxes the network harder."# ?E Midgardsorm: "Let me know when you're ready. My brother might not take well to unexpected guests.. "Let's go!Wait...# E God?: "The Bifrost's magic DOES have a limit! I fear such reckless use may have consequences.. "# ?E Midgardsorm: "Okay, now hold onto your butt!"# E Midgardsorm: "Look, I'm not waiting forever! Get your butts back over here and let's go!"# E ${H7}: "I like it when it rains."0# eE ${H7}: "Rain is simple. Predictable. You go out, you get wet."# eE ${H7}: "Flowers are simple too. They have no expectations of us."# eE ${H7}: "But I don't understand people."# E ${H7}: "Every one of them is so different. They say one thing but mean another."# E ${H7}: "They laugh, they cry. Some are kind, others are not."# E ${H7}: "But, maybe the problem isn't that I don't understand people?"# E ${H7}: "Maybe there's something wrong with me instead?"# E ${H2}: " (She won't admit it, but even I can see she's shaken up.) "# hE ${C0}: "It's been a LONG trip back! Let's rest up a bit before we report in again!"# E ${H1}: "That's two Elements Animus down! How many more to go?"# E ${H8}: "Two more, if that whole 'sky, land, sea, and heaven' thing holds up!"# cE ${H1}: "I don't get how fire is supposed to represent land?"# mE ${H3}: "Volcanoes, my dear warrior! They spew forth flames, ash, and molten rock!"# fE ${H5}: "Like I said, just stick with your sword and don't worry about it!"# E ${H1}: "I do worry about it! The dog guy from the lakeside gave me an elemental skill.. "# lE ${H1}: "And the same with the Golem and the um.. whatever he was in the Mithril cave!"# lE ${H4}: "I'm with ${H1}! I don't trust no magic that hurts you just for using it!"# kE ${H6}: "I've only heard of magic that hurt the user in ancient tales and stories, myself?"# E ${H7}: "Magic is like writing. Each word, each rune, has power."# E ${H7}: "String the runes together in *A* proper order, and a spell may be called forth."# E ${H5}: "I think I get the idea. It's like a uh, a code of sorts. A set of instructions."# E ${H6}: "Yup! Just because you have the right words doesn't mean you know the right order!"# E Freki: "Okay, the innkeeper's agreed to waive the fee again, but you'll have to double up on beds."# E ${H8}: "D-DOUBLE UP!? SCANDALOUS!!"# bE ${H3}: "I fear I am in agreement with our missionary friend in this matter!"# gE ${H2}: "HA! Humans and their social norms.. " # hE ${H7}: "In the beastfolk village, it's not uncommon for two or more to share a bed."# dE Freki: "Get your mind out of the gutter, we do it for warmth."# E Freki: "Thule gets cold enough to freeze mead you know."# E ${H4}: "Frozen mead?! Horror of horrors!"# kE ${H3}: "We will puzzle the sleeping arrangements out! Good night to you, Lady Freki!"# E Freki: "Pleasant dreams then?"# E Midgardsorm: " ..I'd pay top dollar for a decent pair of pants. With pockets."# E Hugin: "BIRDS LOL!"# E Verdi: "Welcome to Vanaheim! We've been expecting you!"# E Wyrd: "We Norns are seidr witches who can see the past, present, and future."# E Wyrd: "Have you come seeking our advice, or out of curiosity?# E ${C1}: "If you can see the future, wouldn't you already know?"# E Skuld: "The future is ever-shifting. Mankind's fate is their own to shape as they see fit!"#  E Wyrd: "But those like the Aesir, who resist time's march so hard, cannot avoid their fates."# E Wyrd: "The Nameless Sorcerer said that Odin's downfall would be the Mighty Wolf, did he not?"# E Verdi: "Yup! But prophecy won't always happen the way you expect!"# E Freki: "My father was chained because Odin believed he would ruin all of Midgard.. "# E Freki: "But.. he hasn't.. and it was my sister who broke free and destroyed Mannheim instead?"# E ${C1}: "And that wouldn't have happened if you didn't disobey Odin and try to rescue Freya, you know?"# E ${C1}: "Um.. no offense."# E Verdi: "So you see.. no matter how you look at it, a Mighty Wolf is responsible for Odin's ruin!"# E ${C3}: "They're starting to make too much sense, which means I'm coming down off my buzz!"# kE Wyrd: "Also, the Aesir waged war on Helheim long ago, for it was said they would ruin Midgard."# E ${H2}: "And yet here we are, and the Helborne have truly done just as much!"# gE ${H1}: "Anybody else feel like getting off this crazy ride?"# E Verdi: "Well, you COULD, but Vanaheim's few remaining people would suffer for it!" # E Skuld: "The city's been taken over by one of the Helborne. A certain Doctor Mtsognir Utgardloki."#  E Vellan Khellendros: "He's been forcing people to fight eachother to the death in the old arena!"# ZE Vellan Khellendros: "I'd give him a piece of my mind, but that creep's got a whole army backing him up!"# ZE Freki: "An entire army?"# E Verdi: "Vanaheim didn't just fall to the Helborne, it completely SURRENDERED!"# 3E ${C2}: "The cowardice of it all!"# fE Wyrd: "I know it's a lot to ask, but would you enter the tournament yourselves?"# E Skuld: "There's a possible future where you succeed, and you save many more people too!"#  E Freki: "Well, who are we to fight against fate?"# E ${C0}: "A statue of the Fenrisulf's mate.. "# E ${C0}: "Nothing here but bittersweet memories."# E Freki: "It's been a while since all of us were together."# E ${H7}: "I'm sure mom would have a few things to say to each of us."# E Managarm: "Do you think she would be angry?"# E Freki: "No, but I think she'd be sad that we lost our way."# `E ${H7}: "We messed up pretty bad, didn't we?"# E Skll: "I remember the time when I wanted to get a tattoo. Dad didn't approve at first.. "# E Skll: "But.. mom took me to the city anyway, and even let me pick it out!"# E Managarm: "I was upset that Thor was always picking on our aunt. I wanted to teach him a lesson!"# E Managarm: "I wanted to steal his hammer. I told mom.. and she slipped it under my pillow the next day!"# E Freki: "She stole it?! I always thought he just.. forgot he dropped it?"# `E Freki: "Although.. Mom was always doing stuff like that for us."# E Managarm: "I still can't believe when you brought home a GIRL, and mom kept Dad distracted all night!"# E Freki: "To be fair, mom probably just didn't want him making those awful 'dad jokes' of his."# E ${H7}: "I must've been six when I learned my first magic spell. Mom was so proud of me."# E ${H7}: "It came so easy to me, but I was scared, because I couldn't control it at all."# E ${H7}: "She would take me out into the mountains for days at a time, so I could practice."# E ${H7}: "And every night, we'd lay out under the stars and she'd teach me their names."# E Freki: "Huh. The stars have names."# E ${H7}: "I was so excited that when the University of Helheim accepted me, I would get to study them."# E Freki: "Mom was so proud of you."# E ${H7}: "But then the war came."# EI wish it wasn't her that defeated the Nameless Sorcerer, but I don't think that anyone else could have done it.$  She must have known that pulling himinto the Ginnungagap would have erased her too, but she did it anyway.$  And.. that would have been the most"Mom" thing she could have ever done for any of us.$  ${H7}: "We may have lost our way.. but Mom still believed in us."# E ${H7}: "Someday, we'll make her proud!"# E ${C0} "There's nothing left here but fond memories."# E Freki: "If that fiend so much as lays a tentacle on Freya... "# aE Vellan Khellendros: "Actually when I came here, I almost tripped on a green root on Midgardsorm's Beach."!# ZE ${C0}: "A green root?"# E Verdi: "Wait - I see a green.. root? My witch visions sure are vague sometimes."## E Verdi: "It should still be somewhere on Midgardsorm's Beach.. unless of course it isn't!"# E Wyrd: "Actually I got a glimpse of something HUGE that washed up on Midgardsorm's Beach!"%# E Wyrd: "Whatever it was, it was in the Sea of Njord for years.. "# E Managarm: "Don't worry. I'm not gonna cause any trouble."# E Skll: "Making everything rhyme all the time is kind of hard."# E Freya: "I could feel the barrier shatter all the way from here! The Tower of Glass is open!")# E Freya: "You've done so much - but I'm too weak, and all I can do is pray for your success!"*# E ${C0}: "Just sit tight - we'll be back, after we put a stop to the Einherjar!"# E Hugin: "Random fights SUCK! Let's turn them off! LOL!",# EEncounters off1Encounters onE ${C0}: "Yeah, I don't think I'm touching that."# E Beastmaster: "Will you be okay from here?"# E Freki: "Thanks, but I'll manage."# E Freki: "Stick close. I need you to get me up to speed."# E Beastmaster: (Anyone else might've been embarrassed.. but she doesn't care.. )# E Beastmaster: (She's lost so much.. I'm sorry, Freki.)# 1E ${C0}: "Ah, a rope ladder. This could be useful if we want to leave and come back?"-# E ${C0}: "Another rope ladder, and our last chance to back out of our final confrontation!".# E# EThis really isn't the time for arelaxing, steaming hot bath in a natural mineral spring, now is it?# E Hugin: "Hey! YOU can't go on this adventure, or Lady Freya's egg is COOKED!"98# E Munin: "There may be someone within Valhalla's halls who could take up the quest instead?"# E Hugin: "Sup?"<:# E ${H5}: "Um.. talking ravens?";# E Munin: "You've been chosen to take up Odin Allfather's quest, right? Perhaps you should see him?"# E Munin: "You've been tasked to go to Ironwood Forest, and defeat a horrible monster there."Q?=# E Munin: "You'll need to pass through the in town to reach the forest, of course!"># E Hugin: "Yeah! And if you meet any other heroes, you may be able to recruit them to join you too!"# E Munin: "Your overall task is to find the Mimameir Tree, somewhere in the of the forest."B@# E Munin: "Just don't get discouraged if you feel you're getting side tracked from the goal!"A# E Hugin: "Yeah! And everything you find might be useful to you later!"# E Munin: "Now that you have some Mithril the merchants in town should be able to craft better gear."FC# E Munin: "If you don't feel prepared, you can always return to town to stock up on supplies."D# E Munin: "But when you're ready, make your way to the Mimameir in the of the forest!"E# E Hugin: "Yeah! And get ready to fight! No holding back, now!"# E Munin: "If you had a Bifrost Crystal, it's probably long since evaporated.. "IG# E Hugin: "Those unreliable droplets of holy rainbows vaporize whenever they're exposed to PURE EVIL!!"H# E Munin: "You'll have to walk back to town unfortunately, but maybe the trip will be worthwhile?"# E Munin: "The Mimameir's magic has restored the forest to its natural state once again!"KJ# E Hugin: "You should make your way back to Mannheim to report your victory to Odin Allfather!"# E Munin: "The Allfather has commanded you to journey in search of the desert of Muspel."ML# E Hugin: "There's likely to be a bunch of mooks in the way who'll try to stop you!"# E Munin: "A strange lady has requested that we search a nearby for a wicked crone!"N# E Hugin: "I feel like we're getting the runaround, but we should speak with that Rell lady again?"O# E Munin: "It seems the *DARK ONE* has been sending assassins after you to halt your progress."RP# E Munin: "We're likely to encounter more resistance once we enter ' temple."Q# E Hugin: "It's in the - of the Muspel Desert!"# E Munin: "We must find the central chamber of the temple, and that means wading through lava!"TS# E Hugin: "Your boots can handle it, but you'll need to plan each step carefully, or else!"# E Munin: "It seems that one of Odin's Valkyries has found one of the *DARK ONE*'s lieutenants here!"WU# E Munin: "The pit should lead directly to the Elements Animus known as Tulzcha!"V# E Hugin: "That sounds like a weird name, which means she's gonna have even weirder abilities!"# E Hugin: "What are you waiting for? Grab the runestone of fire, and let's get out of here!"X# E Munin: "With the runestone in your possession, you'll have to find an alternate route out.. "VZY# E Hugin: "Go fall in a hole, then go fall in another one!"# E Munin: "You've accomplished quite a bit so far, but it's time to return to Mannheim once again."\[# E Munin: "Once you're there, get some rest, and see the Allfather when you're ready!"# E Munin: "The Allfather seems to think the *DARK ONE* will strike at Niflheim Glacier next!"/_]# E Munin: "You can reach it by taking the route out of Mannheim. You can't miss it!"^# E Hugin: "Yeah, and once you're there, start looking around for a or whatever!"# E Munin: "This puzzle looks complicated, but it's actually got a simple solution if you're observant!"e`# E Hugin: "What are you bird-brained? Pull a lever, change the weather, then pull another lever!"a# E Munin: "Um.. you're not supposed to just give it away, you know?"b# E Hugin: "Nuts to that! We're not gonna answer any more E-mails about how to solve this puzzle!"c# E ${C0}: "What's an E-mail?"# E Munin: "Just ignore him, and continue searching for the next Elements Animus!"# E Munin: "We need to find a way out - which means backtracking, or finding a shortcut!"egf# E Hugin: "Yeah, it's either explore up ahead, or go back the way we came! What'll it be?"# E Munin: "One of Thule's Beastfolk has requested we come to their aid and help them.. "fkh# E Hugin: "Those lazy bums! Making us do all the dirty work!"i# E Munin: "I'll admit it's another diversion, but we're not going to pass up someone in need?"j# E Hugin: "I'll do it for seeds! Lots of seeds! Salted please!"# E Munin: "Although Thule's no longer in immediate danger, we can't leave just yet either."rl# E Hugin: "That's how they getcha! You pay for admission, then they won't let you off the ride!"m# E Munin: "But we want to be on good terms with all of Midgard's peoples, so we can't pass this up.. "n# E Munin: "And anyhow, showing that humans can be trusted will probably pay off in the long term?"o# E Hugin: "So what you're saying is we need to pet the dogs?"p# E Munin: "No, not exactly, but.. "q# E Hugin: "Too late! I'm gonna pet the dogs and there's nothing you can do to stop me! Ca-caw!"# E Munin: "It's time to go to Alfheim! Go through the forest, then to Midgardsorm's Beach!"0us# E Munin: "Once you're there, investigate for any trace of the *DARK ONE*'s vile cultists!"t# E Hugin: "Or you know, just kick up your heels and relax a bit?"# E Hugin: "Caw! Everything's in black and white! And you can't SAVE!"jwv# E Munin: "No worries! If you just keep following the path before you, you should find your way!# E Munin: "This really isn't the time for conversation - we'll be in battle very shortly!"qyx# E Hugin: "Just keep searching for new cultists to fight until the leader shows their ugly mug!"# E Hugin: "You don't think that Odin's gonna get angry that Freki gave us a bit of help?"{z# E Munin: "I won't tell if you won't?"# E Munin: "It's time to take on the *DARK ONE* himself! And we've quite a journey ahead of us!"|# E Munin: "You'll need to go to the desert, then go through the Jtunheim Mountains!"}# E Munin: "At the farthest end, you'll find a ferry - book passage on it and we'll end up in R'lyeh!"~# E Hugin: "O R'lyeh?"# E Munin: "Ya, R'lyeh!"# E Munin: "You're officially on the path to the *DARK ONE*'s fortress of filth now!"w# E Munin: "It's somewhere in the of this bizarre landscape.. "# E Hugin: "Anyone else got a hankering for squid? No? Must just be me?"# E Munin: "There are a series of paintings here of some familiar evil men from past times.. "# E Munin: "We should investigate them for clues? Perhaps we may even find where Freya is being held?"# E Munin: "I don't know why that man released us, but we've a chance to catch the *DARK ONE* now!")# E Munin: "His private chambers are in the deepest sanctum where we fell into that poison trap.. "# E Hugin: "Just be wary.. once you face him, there's no turning back!"# E Hugin: "You've done it! You've beat the *DARK O- er, Cthulhu!"z# E Munin: "Indeed, though we may have lost our chance at rescuing Freya."# E ${C0}: "I suppose all that's left is to collect the last runestone."# E Hugin: "Wait, are we now in the 'WORLD OF RUIN' from 'FURRY FANTASY VI' now?"}# E Munin: "Wait what?"# E ${H9}: "Y'know, I've actually been thinking the same thing, and I'm glad it's not just me?"# E Hugin: "Well in that one, the heroine becomes emotionally naked and contemplates suicide!"# E Hugin: "But in ours, Freki just takes a shower!"# E ${H9}: "Oh right, and that symbolically implies her washing away her old sins and responsibilities!"# E Freki: "You're reading too much into it."# E Munin: "We're going to have to make our way through Ironwood Forest to Mannheim."# E ${H5}: "Good idea, but the path there's no longer viable."# E Munin: "Since the landscape's shifted around a bit, you may be able to reach it via the lake?"# E Munin: "The lake's turned a bit acidic, but it's retained it's ability for people to breathe in it!"# E ${H9}: "Does something feel off to you, or it is just me?"# E ${H5}: "Our money's still there, and nothing's missing from our inventory. I checked!"# E Freki: "Even if we can't cut through the Mannheim's barrier, a look may prove worthwhile?"# E Hugin: "I have nothing to contribute! HA HA!"# E ${H9}: "Did we just break the fourth wall?"# E Hugin: "Welcome to my world, LOL!"# E Munin: "There's no telling what you'll find in Mannheim, but now would be a good time to prepare."# E Munin: "The Corpse-Gate of Nastrond lies on the side of Mannheim."# E Munin: "The gate seals a cave called Gnipahellir, a place of poison and horrible monsters."# E Munin: "The Einherjar were last seen making their way into the cave, so you should follow them!"# E Munin: "We need to investigate the cave of Gnipahellir for the gate to Helheim."# E Munin: "If the Einherjar did come this way, it's possible we may run into one of them!"# E Munin: "We still haven't completely investigated the Gnipahellir cave yet."# E Munin: "There are definitely strange things going on here too!"# E Munin: "The spirits of the departed journey through the cave to reach Helheim's Gate!"# E Munin: "And anyway, wouldn't you want to see it for yourself?"# E Munin: "The Brising Necklace isn't responding, but one of the runestones certainly is!"# E Munin: "We'll have to return to Surtr's Temple to find out why. It's of Muspel Desert!"# E Munin: "Now that you know the secret of the Brising Necklace, you can call the Bifrost at any time!"-# E Munin: "This means that the world is opened up for you to fully explore once again!"# E Munin: "But if you are to continue your quest, we must travel to the TRUE gate of Helheim!"# E Munin: "I really don't know what to expect once you go there, but be prepared!"# E Munin: "We've found Lady Freya! But now's not the time to celebrate just yet!"# E Munin: "We'll need to find the Tower of Glass, somewhere in the of Helheim's ruins."# E Munin: "We need a way to break through the magic barrier keeping us out of the Tower of Glass!"0# E Munin: "Your best bet may be to consult the Seidr Witches of Vanaheim, known as the Norns!"# E Hugin: "Or if all else fails, you can go throw some stones on some pretty beach somewhere!"# E Munin: "I don't much trust snakes, but Midgardsorm has seen more of the world than we have!"*# E Munin: "But how would she propose we travel to wherever the mighty Hrovitnir is imprisoned?"# E Munin: "Do we swim? Ride on her back? Sail on her like a surfboard?"# E Hugin: "She better not eat us and carry us in her belly!"# E Hugin: "I AM ERROR."# E Munin: "With Fenrisulf's bonds broken, the magic barrier around the Tower of Glass should be too!"# E Munin: "When you're ready, return to Helheim, and prepare for your final confrontation!"# E Munin: "Sorry, our usefulness is coming to an end - the world should be completely open to you now!" # E Hugin: "If there's anything you still want to do, now's the time to do it! No regrets!"# E Munin: "When you're ready, enter the Tower of Glass!"# E Munin: "We need to keep chasing Kyle up the Tower of Glass!"# E Hugin: "The tower's defenses will try to stop you at every step of the way!"# E Hugin: "There's no more turning back after this point! Be sure that you're ready!"1# E Munin: "Seriously, there is *NO* turning back after this point!"F# E Hugin: "OH NO WE'RE LOST!! C-CAWW!!"# E Munin: "All my useful advice! Those precious moments, lost in time! Like tears, in the rain!"# E ${C0}: "We just need to find a way back, don't we?"# E ${C0}: "'Til then, you two stay put. We'll handle the rest!"# EMysterious colorful packages areneatly arranged on the shelves.# EThe bins are filled with all mannerof cheaply produced goods.# EIt appears to contain a staggeringvariety of mysterious metal cylinders.# ESome kind of comfortable looking chairthat spins around and around.# EIt appears to be a wizard's magicalviewing box. It appears to displaya variety of fanciful landscapes.# EA machine that seems to know the priceof every good sold in the store, or atleast only those with a sticker.# EA box containing something calledproduct protection plans. How is paper supposed to protect anything?# ENow's not really the time for that.# EI'm not digging in that.# E Gla s em R s rch I sti teThe signpost is badly faded, butpoints to a tower of glass.# EThese giant runes appear to be litfrom within by a sinister red glow.# EA tree of withered crystal.# EA regal painting of a cosmic king.# EA most mysterious orb!# EThis enormous cat seems to be quitecontent, and is purring loudly. # E