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The following is the transcript for the mission AU11 - Imperial Schemes

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Scene 1: Aht Urhgan Whitegate

Naja Salaheem: ...

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The document on the desk bears the mark of the two-headed serpent... Ask Naja about the document?

PLAYERNAME: Probably a bad idea...

Naja Salaheem: So, are you just gonna stand there, blockin' out my light?

Naja Salaheem: ...

Ask Naja about the document?

PLAYERNAME: Sure.

Naja Salaheem: Ya wanna know what this document is all about?

Naja Salaheem: You rrreally are stretching my patience.

Naja Salaheem: This document was sent by the Aht Urhgan Archaeological Research Institute--the same organization that rrrequested your mercenary services.

Naja Salaheem: Why do ya think they sent this?

PLAYERNAME: No idea!

Naja Salaheem: Don't play the innocent with me! Why do you think?

PLAYERNAME: Money?

Naja Salaheem: Don't get funny with me, mister/miss!

Naja Salaheem: Abquhbah!

Abquhbah: Y-yes, ma'am!

Naja Salaheem: Read out Player rank PLAYERNAME's mercenary attendance record!

Abquhbah: Since leaving to carry out the request from the Aht Urhgan Archaeological Research Institute, Player rank PLAYERNAME...

Abquhbah: ...has not returned to report a single detail of his/her mission to President Naja!

Abquhbah: That is all!

Naja Salaheem: Let's hear your explanation, PLAYERNAME.

Naja Salaheem: Hm?

Naja Salaheem: You say you went to the undersea ruins as rrrequested?

Naja Salaheem: Are you tellin' me that you ignored company regulations and made a report to the palace before returnin' to your beloved president?

Naja Salaheem: So, knowing the consequences, you acted independently and above your lowly station of mercenary pawn?

Naja Salaheem: What's the world comin' to?

Naja Salaheem: If the palace finds out I can't even control my own employees...

Naja Salaheem: I have your rrreward from the A.A.R.I. Let's see how much is left out of your 255 Imperial gold pieces when I deduct your fines!

Naja Salaheem: Ya better hope the reward covers your infrrractions!

Amnaf: Grand Vizier Razfahd, we have awaited your arrival.

Amnaf: I have a message from Ghatsad... The "bell" has been set on the mercenary.

Razfahd: The adventurer from the Middle Lands?

Rishfee: Yes, sir.

Razfahd: I have good news.

Razfahd: Our efforts regarding the candescences are proceeding according to plan.

Razfahd: All the pieces are falling into place...

Nashmeira: Excellent.

Nashmeira: We have faith that you will not fail us...

Razfahd: Your Magnificence is too kind.

Nashmeira: However...

Nashmeira: We grow tired of waiting...

Razfahd: My most humble apologies, Your Magnificence.

Razfahd: I beseech your patience a little while longer...

Razfahd: Our actions must not draw the attention of our citizens, or our neighbors...

Nashmeira: We are aware of this.

Razfahd: It is our wish to see the "treasure" in the hands of the Empress.

Nashmeira: Our wishes are the wishes of the Empire...

Nashmeira: Do not lose sight of that...

Razfahd: The Age of Judgment is at hand.

Razfahd: Deal with any who threaten our progress...

Raubahn: Sir.

Razfahd: We cannot give free reign to these otherworldly fiends...

???: "Otherworldly fiends"...

???: Is he talking about ghosts?

???: What else could it be...?

???: Wonderful.

???: It appears our dreary days in the palace will soon be at an end.

???: Uhuh...

???: Can't you show a little more enthusiasm?

Aphmau: Huh? Oh, yes. Wonderful.

Razfahd: Our main objective is to make them think the candescences are our primary concern.

???: Ghosts are certainly more interesting than this endless speculation about the candescences.

Aphmau: ...

Nashmeira: Grand Vizier. We wish to know more about these spirits returning to plague the living...

Razfahd: The ghosts? I would not wish to trouble Her Magnificence with mere rumors.

Nashmeira: Be that as it may, you will tell us more...

???: Hmm. The Empress knows more than she pretends.

Amnaf: Your Magnificence...

Amnaf: In recent years, the rumors concerning the appearance of spirits, and a ghost ship menacing the waters of the Cyan Deep, have become more and more frequent.

Amnaf: The Immortals believe many of these rumors to stem from the activities of the Lamia...

???: Don't skip ahead! Back to the ghost ship!

Amnaf: I...yes, the ghost ship. It bears the name of a famous shipwreck known as the Ashu Talif...

Nashmeira: Continue.

Amnaf: Yes, Your Magnificence. While I must stress these stories are merely the rumors of the townspeople, there has been a strange twist to the tale...

Amnaf: It is said that the true name of this ghost ship is really the Black Coffin--a pirate ship of the lost Kingdom of Ephramad.

Aphmau: A pirate ship...

Rishfee: We believe these inflammatory rumors to be the work of the Seagull Phratrie, the descendants of the Kingdom of Ephramad.

Rishfee: These rebels have lost their ships, and are barely avoiding our grasp.

Rishfee: They conjure these heroes from the past to bolster their spirits.

Amnaf: It is just...

Razfahd: Go on.

Amnaf: There are citizens of Ephramad descent who are poised to join with the rebels. They say Luzaf has returned...

Razfahd: Preposterous. Luzaf perished with his kingdom over two hundred years ago...

Nashmeira: We would know the truth behind this ghost ship...

Razfahd: ...!

???: Oho!

Razfahd: Your Magnificence, we cannot mobilize Imperial troops on the basis of mere rumor...

Nashmeira: If you are unwilling to shoulder this task...

Nashmeira: Puppetmaster. You will solve the mystery of this ghost ship.

Aphmau: Wha-? I, I...

???: We accept this task!

???: How can we refuse a direct request from the Empress?

Razfahd: But, Your Magnificence! I do not think that these...

???: This is no longer your concern.

???: We shall recruit assistance from Salaheem's Sentinels.

Razfahd: ...

Nashmeira: Aphmau, Ovjang... We await word of your success...

Ovjang: Yes, Your Magnificence! Come along, Aphmau.

Aphmau: W-wait...!

Raubahn: Grand Vizier?

Razfahd: It is the will of the Empress...

Razfahd: But do not let them out of your sight.

Naja Salaheem: ...puttin' off a direct order...11 Imperial gold pieces.

Naja Salaheem: For ignorin' company rrregulations...7 Imperial gold pieces.

Naja Salaheem: For forgettin' the company motto...3 Imperial gold pieces.

Naja Salaheem: For concealin' your actions...6 Imperial gold pieces.

Naja Salaheem: For disrespectin' your president...9 Imperial gold pieces.

Naja Salaheem: For makin' me repeat myself...15 Imperial gold pieces.

Naja Salaheem: Which comes to a total of 255 Imperial gold pieces!

Naja Salaheem: Heh heh. You're lucky ya didn't go into the rrred.

Naja Salaheem: But there's definitely somethin' fishy goin' on here.

Naja Salaheem: It's mighty strrrange to have the rrreward arrrive before you did.

Naja Salaheem: Might be worth lookin' into this.

Naja Salaheem: I don't like bein' manipulated, even if it is by the Empress herself.

Naja Salaheem: Time to remind the Empire that the wildcat has claws...

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