Dominus Topic /12
| NPC | Name |
|---|---|
| Eramir | I embraced the patronage that High Templar Dominus offered my struggling museum. I took his favour and conducted his research into the thaumaturgical arts practiced within the Eternal Empire. I wish I'd known then what I know now. That I was pandering to the warped dreams of a madman. |
| Maramoa | To kill a man like Dominus, that's an accomplishment worthy of Kaom, my greatest ancestor. Were we in Ngamakanui, I'd make you a {makanga}, an honoured warrior. But we are not in Ngamakanui. We dwell in a city of death, and my respect is all the honour I can bestow on you. |
| Helena | I thought Dominus was a leader of vision, of purpose. The man who would resurrect the Eternal Empire. In truth, Dominus is only after power... the black, thaumaturgical power locked within the Virtue Gems. He wishes to create a new empire, one in his own image. I drank every night to try and wipe that image from my mind. It's still there. |
| Lady Dialla | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your courtesan and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A man. The sort of man that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Shadow. |
| Lady Dialla | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your consort and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A woman. The sort of woman that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Witch. |
| Lady Dialla | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your disciple and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A man. The sort of man that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Templar. |
| Lady Dialla | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your conquest and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A man. The sort of man that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Duelist. |
| Lady Dialla | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your loving pet and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A woman. The sort of woman that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Ranger. |
| Lady Dialla | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your conquest and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A man. The sort of man that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Marauder. |
| Lady Dialla | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your consort and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A woman. The sort of woman that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Scion. |
| Kurai, the Administrator | Dominus was a terrible human being, but the Ring owes a great debt to him. Without his overzealous exilings, the Ring would not have a rich pool of talent to draw upon. The Boss himself learned a great deal about the power of anonymity and mythos from Dominus. Lessons he employs today. |
| Doryani's Prototype | "This was the first step in some grand design, lost to the ages, now ours to decipher." - Dominus, High Templar |
Dominus FlavourText /96
| name | flavour |
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| Marauder6 CharacterTextAudio | Dominus took my home, my family. |
| Marauder29 CharacterTextAudio | I will take everything Dominus loves, as he took it from me. |
| Marauder31 CharacterTextAudio | The Empire dies with you, Dominus. The Karui will never again be slaves. |
| Marauder79 CharacterTextAudio | Dominus wanted me to die here. I will disappoint him. |
| Witch17 CharacterTextAudio | No-one will cry for you, Dominus. Not a soul. |
| Witch41 CharacterTextAudio | Remember, Dominus. What goes up, must come down. |
| Templar17 CharacterTextAudio | By exiling me, you were my Genesis, Dominus. And now, here I stand, countless miles and murders later, honoured to be your Revelation! |
| Scion1 CharacterTextAudio | Why not just execute us and be done with it, Dominus? |
| Scion26 CharacterTextAudio | I prefer the view from where I'm standing now, Dominus. |
| Goddess27 CharacterTextAudio | Dominus, now Malachai. No matter who or what, you are nothing but a man's tool, Vinia. |
| TarkleighHillockReward NPCTextAudio | Fine work with Hillock. Where'd you learn to fight like that? No, forget I asked. We exiles have no history. Dominus took it from us when he had his Blackguards dump us in the water out there. Here, got something for you. Should help you kill a few more of those undead bastards. No, don't bother thanking me. The way I figure it, the longer we fighters live, the longer everyone lives. |
| TarkleighIntroduction NPCTextAudio | Fine work with Hillock. Where'd you learn to fight like that? No, forget I asked. We exiles have no history. Dominus took it from us when he had his Blackguards dump us in the water out there. |
| EramirOnHelena NPCTextAudio | I have spoken with Helena, of Dominus and his expedition. It all sounds horribly plausible. Whether we can fully trust what she tells us... time will tell if her torn loyalties are to mend in our favour. |
| EramirOnChamber NPCTextAudio | The Chamber of Sins? Apparently the late Archbishop Geofri of Phrecia gave it that title. It was built by Emperor Chitus for one Inquisitor Maligaro. How do I know this? To my shame, I did Dominus' dirty work in the selfish hopes of scholarly advancement. I scoured fragments of documents brought back by Fairgraves - and Daresso, before his disgrace. I unearthed all I could on the Eternal Empire's masters and mistresses of thaumaturgy, a subject of keen interest to our supposedly devout High Templar. If I were you, I'd avoid Maligaro's old laboratory. A place of illness infected by a diseased mind. |
| EramirOnDominus NPCTextAudio | I embraced the patronage that High Templar Dominus offered my struggling museum. I took his favour and conducted his research into the thaumaturgical arts practiced within the Eternal Empire. I wish I'd known then what I know now. That I was pandering to the warped dreams of a madman. |
| HarganPreoccupied3 NPCTextAudio | A templar... in Exile? Now I've seen it all. Dominus must've run out of honest businessmen to banish and is finally getting to the real criminals. Ah well, since you're here, your Worship, you might be able to help us out. We've lost some doe-eyed lovers. Clarissa and Tolman. Last I saw, they were headed out into the city. May God above light your way to their salvation, brother. |
| HarganClarissaClue3 NPCTextAudio | A templar... in Exile? Now I've seen it all. Dominus must've run out of honest businessmen to banish and is finally getting to the real criminals. Just joking with you, your Worship. In truth, I'm grateful to you for returning Clarissa to us. Problem is, {one} doe-eyed lover ain't much good to anyone. Like gloves, they tend to be more useful in pairs. The missing glove, in this case, is a young fella named Tolman. May God above light your way to Tolman's salvation, brother. |
| HarganGravicius NPCTextAudio | Gravicius is the mailed and bloodied right hand of Dominus. And I thought the Templar were meant to be spiritual men of deepest humanity. You noticed the sarcasm in my tone, right? Had to smuggle a fellow out of Theopolis once. Got a bit too friendly with Gravicius' wife, he did. Every Blackguard was out on the streets looking for him, so I had to think lateral-like. We took to the drains and didn't pop our heads above the pavement until we sniffed the sea. A grubby bloody job it was, but worth it for the coin he paid. You want a piece of Gravicius? Then sometimes the only way 'up' is 'down'. |
| HarganGraviciusKeys NPCTextAudio | Gravicius is the mailed and bloodied right hand of Dominus. And I thought the Templar were meant to be spiritual men of deepest humanity. You noticed the sarcasm in my tone, right? Had to smuggle a fellow out of Theopolis once. Got a bit too friendly with Gravicius' wife, he did. Every Blackguard was out on the streets looking for him, so I had to think lateral-like. We took to the drains and didn't pop our heads above the pavement until we sniffed the sea. A grubby bloody job it was, but worth it for the coin he paid. Trust me. The Sewers is the only way you'll sneak up on General Iron-arse. And you'll need a key to get in there. Have a chat to Clarissa about that. |
| GrigorPietyDead NPCTextAudio | Unfortunately, Piety was simply a puppet of a greater force. You've cut the strings but the master remains: Dominus. That key you've picked up, I heard the Blackguards talk of it. It's the one key to the Sceptre of God, on the northern edge of the Blackguard encampment. Only Piety was permitted to carry it. Dominus accessed his laboratory at the summit of the tower via a pulley system rigged to the outside wall. That way will be barred to you, and I heard of no one, not even Piety, going in or coming out of the lower levels. Go with care, exile. I can't imagine what's inside that tower if even Piety and Dominus feared to tread its steps. |
| GrigorPietyDeadKey NPCTextAudio | Unfortunately, Piety was simply a puppet of a greater force. You've cut the strings but the master remains: Dominus. Do you have Piety's key? No? I heard the Blackguards talk of it. It's the one key to the Sceptre of God, on the northern edge of the Blackguard encampment. Only Piety was permitted to carry it. Dominus accessed his laboratory at the summit of the tower via a pulley system rigged to the outside wall. That way will be barred to you, and I heard of no one, not even Piety, going in or coming out of the lower levels. If you find that key then go with care, exile. I can't imagine what's inside that tower if even Piety and Dominus feared to tread its steps. |
| MaramoaOnBlackgaurds NPCTextAudio | Dominus and his Ebony Legion arrived some time ago. Now the Blackguards scour Sarn like hungry maggots on a carcass. What're they looking for? Only that which is best left unfound. |
| MaramoaOnDominus NPCTextAudio | To kill a man like Dominus, that's an accomplishment worthy of Kaom, my greatest ancestor. Were we in Ngamakanui, I'd make you a {makanga}, an honoured warrior. But we are not in Ngamakanui. We dwell in a city of death, and my respect is all the honour I can bestow on you. |
| MaramoaOnPietyAndDominus NPCTextAudio | You have claimed the most worthy of prey, Makoru. Piety and Dominus, the Harbingers of Nightmare. I'm not saying the war is over, but you've given Wraeclast a much needed respite. Because of you, this land lives to see another dawn. |
| ClarissaaOnVinia NPCTextAudio | Vinia was arrested for 'Consorting with the Unholy' and condemned to the pyre. This was before the banishments. Dominus shared a last supper with her, heard her confession. Most think Vinia earned Dominus' patronage on her back. I don't. Vinia gave Dominus her 'better life' and got a new name in return. You can count on one thing: Piety's grand future won't include the likes of you, me, or Tolman. |
| HelenaOnDominus NPCTextAudio | I thought Dominus was a leader of vision, of purpose. The man who would resurrect the Eternal Empire. In truth, Dominus is only after power... the black, thaumaturgical power locked within the Virtue Gems. He wishes to create a new empire, one in his own image. I drank every night to try and wipe that image from my mind. It's still there. |
| PietyIntroPrison7 NPCTextAudio | The wonder child? I saw you perform for Dominus, girl. You were very good. Good enough to survive Wraeclast? We'll see. |
| BeachEncampmentNote1 NPCTextAudio | {Hillock of Slaugh} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Mortal Wrath} {Six counts of Common Homicide One count of Infanticide Two counts of Homicide with post-mortem Desecration} {Unlawful Avarice} {Twelve counts of Extortion through Threat of Mortal Harm Seven counts of Armed Larceny Two counts of Armed Larceny resulting in Mortal Harm} {Unsolicited Lust} {Four counts of Rape Two counts of Attempted Rape} {Mortal Wrath} {One count of Rape resulting in Mortality} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote2 NPCTextAudio | {Salem of Theopolis} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Defamatory Vanity} {Three counts of Unauthorized Political Satire Six counts of Blasphemy One count of Inciting Public Unrest Performing in Public without a License} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote3 NPCTextAudio | {Lothar of Wetherdale} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Civil Envy} {Four counts of undermining Templar authority One count of falsely defaming a Templar of Highest Reverence} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote4 NPCTextAudio | {Brylla of Cinderford} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Theosophical Vanity} {Three counts of Upholding and Promoting Heretical Beliefs Practising Medicine without Qualification} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote5 NPCTextAudio | {Barden of Inkley} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Unlawful Avarice} {One count of Petty Larceny} {Pecuniary Sloth} {Being unable to sustain an Occupation of Value to Society} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote6 NPCTextAudio | {Cafar of Beecham} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Unlawful Avarice} {One count of possessing stolen goods.} {Civil Envy} {One count of resisting Templar authority.} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote7 NPCTextAudio | {Maramoa of Ngamakanui} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Civil Envy} {Inciting Insurrection amongst the Bonded Workforce Three counts of Insubordination to Officers of the Ebony Legion} {Mortal Wrath} {Assaulting an Officer of the Ebony Legion One count of Hericide} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote8 NPCTextAudio | {Kraityn of Theopolis} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Unlawful Avarice} {Two counts of Grand Larceny of Church Property Seven counts of Grand Larceny of Private Property Nine counts of Extortion through Threat of Mortal Harm Four counts of Armed Robbery} {Pecuniary Sloth} {Being Unwilling to obtain an Occupation of Value to Society Enticing Citizens into conduct of a Wanton and Depraved nature} {Civil Envy} {Two counts of Blackmailing a Church Official Eight counts of Attempting to Corrupt a Member of the Ebony Legion Two counts of Inciting the Public to Riotous Behaviour} {Unlawful Vanity} {Eighteen counts of Verbal Abuse of a Church Official Twenty-seven counts of Verbal Abuse of an Officer of the Ebony Legion Eight counts of Publicly promoting Unlawful and Lecherous Practices} {Narcotic Gluttony} {Thirteen counts of Supplying Narcotic substances Four counts of Cultivating Narcotic substances One count of Public Obscenity whilst under the Influence of Narcotic substances} {Pecuniary Lust} {Nine counts of Pandering Two counts of Directing an establishment of Ill Repute Six counts of Prostitution involving Unholy and Degrading Acts} {Mercantile Wrath} {Eleven counts of common Homicide for Pecuniary Gain Four counts of Homicide of an Officer of the Ebony Legion for Pecuniary Gain Two counts of Episcopicide for Pecuniary Gain One count of Matricide for Pecuniary Gain} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote9 NPCTextAudio | {Carling of Mirfield} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Civil Envy} {One count of defaming a Church Official} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote10 NPCTextAudio | {Ender of Romsey} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Unlawful Avarice} {Two counts of Petty Larceny One count of Grand Larceny of Church Property} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote11 NPCTextAudio | {Hadrey of Dayton} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Theosophical Vanity} {One count of Public Heresy One count of challenging the Authority of a Church Official} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote12 NPCTextAudio | {Joy of Kimbey} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Civil Envy} {One count of Harbouring a Sentenced Exile} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote13 NPCTextAudio | {Maitlin of Theopolis} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Disciplinary Sloth} {One count of Negligence leading to Bodily Harm One count of Negligence leading to Financial Harm} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote14 NPCTextAudio | {Missy of Nashe} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Pecuniary Lust} {Operating a House of Ill Repute without a License.} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| BeachEncampmentNote15 NPCTextAudio | {Ollin of Theopolis} You have transgressed against your God and your fellow Man. You have been a willing vessel for the following Sins. {Unlawful Avarice} {One count of Petty Theft} {Civil Envy} {One count of Resisting the Authority of an Officer of the Ebony Legion} {Mortal Wrath} {One count of Reckless Conduct leading to the Accidental Homicide of an Officer of the Ebony Legion} God has charged me with your redemption. You are hereby Exiled to Wraeclast where, it is hoped, you shall come to repent your Sins, and make your peace with your beloved Father. - High Templar Dominus |
| DominusIntro1 NPCTextAudio | You'd bite the master that called you here, Witch? |
| DominusIntro2 NPCTextAudio | I exiled an animal. Now you almost resemble a man, Karui. |
| DominusIntro3 NPCTextAudio | It is woman's purpose to tempt and try the will of man. |
| DominusIntro4 NPCTextAudio | I've dealt with far darker shadows than you, exile. |
| DominusIntro5 NPCTextAudio | Welcome to the greatest of arenas, Duelist. God is watching. |
| DominusIntro6 NPCTextAudio | Exile has tested you, my brother. Now let's see what God has to say. |
| DominusIntro7 NPCTextAudio | I offered the gift of exile and you used it to reinvent yourself. I couldn't wish for a more potent instrument. |
| DominusTaunt NPCTextAudio | Submit, heretic! |
| DominusFight NPCTextAudio | Have you ever seen the true face of God, exile? |
| DominusDeath NPCTextAudio | This world is an illusion, exile. |
| DiallaAqueductDominus1 NPCTextAudio | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your courtesan and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A man. The sort of man that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Shadow. |
| DiallaAqueductDominus2 NPCTextAudio | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your consort and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A woman. The sort of woman that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Witch. |
| DiallaAqueductDominus3 NPCTextAudio | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your disciple and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A man. The sort of man that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Templar. |
| DiallaAqueductDominus4 NPCTextAudio | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your conquest and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A man. The sort of man that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Duelist. |
| DiallaAqueductDominus5 NPCTextAudio | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your loving pet and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A woman. The sort of woman that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Ranger. |
| DiallaAqueductDominus6 NPCTextAudio | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your conquest and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A man. The sort of man that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Marauder. |
| DiallaAqueductDominus7 NPCTextAudio | You have mounted the summit of the Empire, Not-a-Cockroach. You have crushed the bug emperor and wiped his maggot dreams from the skin of Wraeclast. Dominus exiled you, naked and alone, unto the palm of Death. But you would not die, would you? No, no... you cuddled Death, promised it the world, made it your consort and so generously shared it with all your fleeting friends here in Wraeclast. Not once did you forget what you were. Not a cockroach feeding on the corpse of a dead empire, like the pests you crushed as you walked. A woman. The sort of woman that planted the seed of this Empire right here in Sarn, so long ago. What teetering and twisted life it still holds dear, this land owes to you, Scion. |
| ZanaOnExile NPCTextAudio | My mother died not long after I was born, and my father, too, was gone only a handful of years later. Orphaned, my family's assets were seized and I was handed off to a series of well-off foster homes as an indentured servant. But children are curious creatures, and even by those standards I was extremely curious indeed. I grew up reading everything I could get my hands on, and questioning everything they tried to teach me. I was too smart for my own good, I suppose, because eventually, I started drawing the attention of the Templar. Luckily for me, Dominus was much less subtle than the previous High Templars, so I managed to leave Oriath on my own terms, mostly, before my impending exile. |
| KiraIntroduction NPCTextAudio | We opened the gates to you for two reasons only. Dominus and Piety. They made themselves our enemies. You made them dead. Now Oyun believes there is a third reason. The Beast is our enemy. Perhaps you can make it dead as well? |
| KiraFirstMeeting3 NPCTextAudio | Dominus was High Templar in Oriath, was he not? Your God needs to be more careful when He chooses His servants. Then again, perhaps He learns from His mistakes. We shall see. |
| PetarusVanjaOnMalachaiDead4 NPCTextAudio | Vanja: I am proud to know you, Karui. Petarus: And I'm sorry. I should have been less hasty... Vanja: ...bigoted? Petarus: {Quick to judge}, but, then... Wraeclast tends to bring that out in people. Quick to judge or quick to die... it's been that way for far too long. Vanja: But thanks to our warrior here, that could all begin to change. Petarus: Dominus is gone. The Beast is gone. Feels like we can all start again now. Vanja: Oriathan and Karui, everyone. Thanks to you. |
| ResonatorInfo NPCTextAudio | Captain Tevarus, Altitude is imperative to forging a stable connection with the Prime Resonator in Theopolis. Power source is equally vital. Locate a fissure in the mountainside and lower a conductive cable into it, the deeper the better. It will take an immense amount of thaumaturgical energy to execute the successful disintegration and transmission of objects, both inanimate and animate, between Highgate and Theopolis. For that kind of power, we must tap the origin. I needn't remind you of the consequences should either of those elements prove deficient. That is why I would like you, Tevarus, to be the first to test the Resonator once it is operational. Accountability is the perfect counterweight to ambition. High Templar Dominus |
| VilentaOnSignOfPurity NPCTextAudio | The Sign of Purity, yes... a descry staff that Piety sent me to study at one point. Apparently it was a gift from Innocence to the first High Templar, Maxarius. Dominus couldn't even bear to touch the thing so he had it locked up in the Ossuary. Quite reactive behaviour for a man of such formidable intellect, yet now it's making a little more sense. The staff was certainly able to conduct and store energy, yet remained inert when I applied corruption to it. It must only respond to divine energy, and with corruption and divinity being diametrically opposed, it's no wonder that my experiments failed to excite the thing! Meaning, if the Sign of Purity is a repository for the power of Innocence, Dominus could never have wielded it, being steeped as he was in the opposing power of the Beast. You though... you're a different matter entirely. |
| VilentaOnCathedral NPCTextAudio | Dominus adopted Chitus Cathedral as his personal laboratory. He decked it out with everything his miraculous mind could conceive of. His great work in Sarn, that which you destroyed, it all began there. |
| BannonOnLani NPCTextAudio | I'd be lying if I said my hands were clean of slavery's blood. I was a soldier. I went where Dominus ordered me to go. I sailed with the expedition to Ngamakanui, killed Karui warriors and rounded up Karui captives like every other bastard in a Templar uniform. So I don't blame Lani for wanting to take back her freedom. And I don't blame her for believing Utula's lies either. I certainly swallowed enough of Dominus' falsities to sicken my soul. It's what we do now that matters. I can see that Lani's heart is in the right place, and for once in my damned life, so is mine. |
| BannonOnVilenta NPCTextAudio | To be perfectly honest with you, I don't trust her. Yeah, I've got my reasons. Piety kept her work pretty quiet but her results were brutally clear. The people she took, the people she... changed. Slaves mostly, and a few 'enemies of God'. Enemies of bloody Dominus more like it. I don't go in for black and white definitions of good and evil, but with Piety and her ilk, I make an exception. Whatever's lurking inside Vilenta, it ain't 'good', not by a long shot. |
| UtulaOnSlavePens NPCTextAudio | Take a deep breath. Inhale the twin stink of exploitation and oppression. Yes, these pens and cells have been our home away from home since the first Karui were brought here by Marceus Lioneye. Their great 'Hero of the Empire', one of the best slavers they ever had. Not that he was the only one. Captain Sigmund Fairgraves funded many an expedition off the whipped backs of Karui children. High Templar Dominus was only the latest in a long line of men to grow rich by trading in misery. Oriathan wealth was built on Karui poverty. Oriathan gold will forever be stained red by Karui blood. |
| UtulaOnAvarius NPCTextAudio | With Dominus away in Wraeclast, someone had to keep the wheels of oppression turning. Avarius was only too happy to take the job. He'd had plenty of practice already, of course. It was Avarius who led some of the largest and most crippling raids upon the Ngamakanui and the Ngakuramakoi. It was on his orders that men, women and children were shackled and shipped like cattle to Theopolis. And it was Avarius who spent five thousand Karui lives building his Templar Courts and his Chamber of Innocence. Who had wives and daughters scrub their husbands' and fathers' blood from the stones so as to preserve their 'purity'. When you meet Avarius, feel free to exact a little extra vengeance in the name of Karui suffering. |
| ClarissaOnVeruso NPCTextAudio | By all accounts, Tarcus Veruso was a ruthless despot, a man to rival even the likes of Dominus. Yet his heart of stone contained one precious seam, his love for his wife, Chiara. So when the poor young woman died giving birth to Veruso's son, the grieving emperor threw aside his great convictions and placed his last hope in thaumaturgy, in the Ankh of Eternity. Perhaps it was shame that drove Tarcus to lock the ankh away, to steal such hopes from his descendents. It was he who had asked his people to turn their backs on the ancient arts, so what right had he to enjoy that which he forbade? Love gave him that right. |
| HarganOnGrigorGone NPCTextAudio | Grigor left without a single word to me, rude bugger, but I suspect his poetic soul has been drawn back home, to Ezomyr. A long journey, but a trek worth taking to find solace among one's own people. Of course, they'll get quite the shock when they see him. Let's hope familial love is as nearsighted as they say! There're the fine tales Grigor will be able to tell them, of course. Come to think of it, now that Dominus has been knocked off his perch, there's nothing to stop the Ezomytes from learning a thing or two from Grigor's stories. They might even consider invading this jewel in Wraeclast's tarnished crown. I certainly hope they have just such an eye for opportunity... a man could make a tidy sum helping said invaders navigate Sarn and its many hazards. |
| DominusPrisonOrders NPCTextAudio | My loyal Declan, Give our Lady Piety your absolute support and watch her with absolute scrutiny. There is much to learn from the likes of the Inquisitor, the Umbra and the Soulless One. I would hate for Piety to feel that she need shoulder such perilous wisdom alone. - Dominus |
| VaalLetter13 NPCTextAudio | The artefacts which High Templar Dominus returned to our city have finally offered up to me one of their secrets. Though, I am certain there is much to be found within the relics, I'm exhilarated and brought to awe by what I have discovered as of yesterday's studies. I have uncovered a hidden frequency of corruption within the relics - oh, how they now sing to me! They are as mirrors, dimly reflecting shadows and echoings of the past. I have seen signs of blood and ancient sacrifice in the ghostings of our precious city! Such as what the Vaal would commit in their homelands. Could it be that these echoes point to Vaal culture having extended all the way to the shores of Oriath? Perhaps we are not the first empire to pull itself up from the mire of this land? I must listen to the relics further, I need to understand, but the singing, it pains me to listen for very long. My work must progress slowly, but it shall progress. Much is at stake here. I can feel it! - Templar Davaro of Theopolis |
| PetarusVanjaOnOyunDead NPCTextAudio | Vanja: Oyun was my friend. To depart this world in the manner she did is... Petarus: ...Barbaric. And without a protector for the tribe, we're sitting ducks here. Tasuni thinks he can rule, but he is seduced by all manner of dark things. Vanja: There is no easy fix here. I'll be awake for many nights to come. Petarus: I'll be right beside you, my love. Vanja: Let's not fool ourselves love. You'll be sleeping. Petarus: In any case, it'll be time to crown a new chieftainess soon. Vanja: Or chieftain. Tasuni is next in the bloodline. Sure, he doesn't mind breaking a few rules, but at least he's no Dominus. Petarus: I do hope you're joking, sweets! The Maraketh are a matriarchy! The men here aren't used to being in charge. Tasuni would ruin everything the Mother stands for. Vanja: You would have them crown Irasha? Petarus: She's strong, stable and traditional. I don't see why she shouldn't rule. Vanja: Because, ironically, Tasuni has the one thing that Irasha lacks. Petarus: What's that? Vanja: Vision. |
| AlvaAboutAlva NPCTextAudio | When I was young, my father gave me my first call to adventure by enlisting me in the employ of Dominus' navy. I used to love the sea. The way it smelled. The freshness of the air... but, some 'stuff' happened and I returned to Theopolis, intent on living a ladies life. Ha, it was not to be, obviously. My lust for excitement brought me to the Reliquarians - a secret society of treasure hunters, funded by those cold and greedy societal uppercrusts. I had my father pull some strings and before I knew it, I was amongst it all, raiding temples and tombs across the land. But, well... you're an exile, you know how the Templars are. Untrustworthy is one way to describe them. When I came across a manual of Vaal blood thaumaturgy, I knew I couldn't let it fall into their hands. And it never did. Though that damned High Templar knew I was keeping something secret... And so, no longer welcome amongst the nobility, here I am. Luckily there's a fortune to be made here and a few of my old clients still remain loyal to me when it comes to spending what they have inside their purses. |
| HelenaOnZana NPCTextAudio | I heard of Zana, back in Oriath. I even experienced some of the contempt for her and people like her that Dominus wanted the "church-approved" scientific community to feel. With those lies broken, now I see that she is a woman of science like me, and utterly dedicated to her cause. The forces she faces are orthogonal to the concerns of this life. I must worry about the real-world logistical and political concerns of Wraeclast first and foremost, but I recognize that she is protecting us in her own way. |
| HelenaOnNavali NPCTextAudio | I find Navali's state of existence curious. She is present, sapient, and capable of self-directed action. In a land where the dead continually rise as mindless monsters intent on nothing but destruction, Navali stands as a stark outlier. I suspect that she is trustworthy only because of some Karui essence that still remains from her life before, carrying with it honor, duty, and respect. Were it Piety or Dominus returning in such a form, the consequences would be unthinkable. |
| HelenaOnOrderOfTheDjinn NPCTextAudio | The Order of the Djinn is real? You have no idea how much that means to me as an archaeologist. I was in an apprentice position, yes, but my colleagues still refused to listen to a degree I found absurd. I was convinced that there was a pattern behind the absence of artefacts of myth. My conviction reached a certainty so strong that, if a colleague told me about an expedition they had in mind, and if the sought after artefact was one of sufficient mythological renown, I would bet a month's pay that it would not be found at its supposed resting place. I never lost those bets, and now I know I was right, even though I didn't know the name of my theorized secret organisation of relic keepers until now. The Order of the Djinn found and sequestered all of those powerful artefacts long ago, and good they did. Power like that in the hands of men like Dominus would be catastrophic. |
| HelenaEducation NPCTextAudio | I was no wonder child back in Oriath, but I prided myself on what junior accomplishments I managed to put together within the strict set of allowed sciences. Archaeology was my specialty, and Dominus and his ilk had an uncommon fascination with artefacts from the past. And I... I was told I was crucial. That I was important, because I could tell whether an artefact was truly Vaal simply by running my hand along faded stone patterns. I may have had a head slightly too big for my shoulders. When the Ebony Legion made available an archaeologist position on their expedition to Wraeclast and nobody volunteered, I thought my colleagues were all simply afraid of continental dangers. No. They knew better. None were allowed to speak it openly, but they knew. I didn't find out what kind of society I was truly a part of until I saw Piety's aspirations. I studied the Vaal. I knew all about their downfall, or at least our Templar-twisted perception of it. Piety's ocean of slaughter... the Vaal called their hubris the Apex of Sacrifice. The Eternal Empire called theirs the Purity Rebellion. We call ours the Temple of Lunaris. And I know nothing, exile. Nothing at all. Save that we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past unless we learn the hard way. |
| ElreonOfferBargainTwo NPCTextAudio | Dominus exiled me too, you know. Thought I were too soft for Templar leadership, and that my radical ideas might turn others against him. He was right! I have a knack for bringing others 'round to my way of thinking without too much blood. Perhaps you should consider using such a talent yourself. |
| ZanaSynthOnHelena NPCTextAudio | I wish I could say I trust Helena, but I've seen one too many of Dominus's blackguards suddenly snap. The training and indoctrination they go through does not leave much room for one's own judgement. I'm not trying to sound ungracious. She's done a lot for us, but I'd be telling a fib if I claimed I didn't sleep with a blade beneath my pillow when she's around. |
| ZanaSynthMemoryRooftopC NPCTextAudio | That was Dominus' ascension to power. I remember seeing the smoke from the orphanage... it was so soon after my father's disappearance. |
| BlightBuilderExile NPCTextAudio | Yes, it's true, I, like you, am an exile. I caught the High Templar's eye several years ago. I showed an interest in the mechanical arts, and he had need for someone like myself for some highly secret projects he had started. He sought ways to tap into the power contained within the virtue gems in ways that I'm not sure were in line with God's plan. I did not openly refuse his orders; I simply... interpreted them differently. The mechanisms I built were brilliant and powerful, and totally useless for his desires. I may have kept some of them. Unfortunately, as you know, little slips past Dominus. I was exiled as a matter of secrecy. Rapidly replaced by some little whore. What? She {is} a whore. |
| BlightBuilderReplacement NPCTextAudio | You likely know her by the name High Templar Dominus gave her -- Piety. A whore-turned-thaumaturgist-turned-inventor. Or at least, she wishes she were. I've seen some of her work. Unimpressive, considering the resources she has available to her. Not that I'm envious. I'm not. Really, good for her. But, you know, creators have a habit of getting caught in the teeth of their own creations, and Piety seems to favour creations with many, many teeth. |
| CassiaPietyAndDominus NPCTextAudio | Strange as it may sound, I'm somewhat sad. I know in my heart of hearts that they were not good people, but they were still people. I knew Dominus well. We worked together. Ate together. There was a time when I would have called him my friend. And Piety was fighting her own demons. I hope God sees fit to forgive their souls... And mine. |
| KiracKeyQuest NPCTextAudio | Rumour has it this was built by order of a previous High Templar, the name of Venarius. If the impossible components we need are anywhere in our mortal realm, they would be in the Vault of Venarius in the Reliquary. We're going to need to find the key to that Vault. Dominus was the next High Templar, and thus the one who declared his predecessor's pursuits heretical and had them sealed as blasphemous. A load of manure to secure the secrets for himself, no doubt. A man like him would have kept the key close. My gut tells me it's likely in his old office in the Templar Courts. Let's head there. |
| ZanaOnBaran NPCTextAudio | Like many of those once loyal to the Templar regime, Baran held particular contempt for his former brethren. Our mutual disdain for Dominus helped us bond. We stayed up far too late on many nights, discussing where science and spirituality overlapped... and where they clashed. While I tended to agree with Veritania's secular view that people must be responsible for their own actions, Baran was still a firm believer that trust in God was necessary for good moral judgement. Despite everything the Templar put him through, his faith was unshaken. We didn't always see eye-to-eye, but we respected each other's positions. Of course, once the madness set in, that respect vanished, replaced by fevered argument and name-calling. As the group dwindled, he found reasons to cast doubt on each of the departed. In our last fight before the two of us went our separate ways, he accused me of being sent by a shadowy demon to draw him away from the righteous path... And then I was alone. |
| KiracForbidReliquaryEarly NPCTextAudio | No sense in visiting the Vault without the key from Dominus' private office in the Courts. |
| KuraiDominus NPCTextAudio | Dominus was a terrible human being, but the Ring owes a great debt to him. Without his overzealous exilings, the Ring would not have a rich pool of talent to draw upon. The Boss himself learned a great deal about the power of anonymity and mythos from Dominus. Lessons he employs today. |
| SelectionBanterVinderiToHuckThree NPCTextAudio | Gonna run back to Dominus with my precious formulas!? I know your game. |
| HuckContractOneEnd NPCTextAudio | Gods damn them. Piety, Dominus, Gravicius, the whole lot of 'em. They moved Enoch into an 'Unspecified Research' unit. Dead a month later, the cause listed as 'Severe reaction to subdermal augmentations'. They tried to turn him into a gods-damned gemling, and killed him in the process. Oh, Enoch. I'm so sorry, mate. I appreciate the backup, Exile. I need a bit of time to sort my emotions out, but I reckon I'll have more work for you soon enough. |
| HelenaOnOriathCurse NPCTextAudio | When I really think on it, Oriath's suffering was almost entirely the fault of its people. Not the common folk, mind you. The ones with the power. The Templars fostered a society in which monsters like Dominus and Piety could not only rise to power, but then wield that power to harm all of Wraeclast. Enslaving the Karui directly led to the cult of Kitava unleashing mayhem, and of course the tyranny of Innocence stemmed from the blind zealous faith they gave him. Then, there was the whole business with Sirus... |
| KiracOnGroupsOfRogueExiles NPCTextAudio | Perhaps Dominus thought he could rid Oriath of undesirables simply by sending them away, but if so, he was wrong. One spring, I was assigned to a company meant to hunt down groups of exiles that had become... problematic. It started working together to raid shipping lines and supply caravans, and believe me, we soldiers were in over our heads. Not sure how I survived that assignment. To be honest... Not many did. |
| HinekoraTalkFour NPCTextAudio | ... it is a gift for you, my daughter... oh. That was just a dream... what does it mean for something to be real? If you loved, and were loved, would it matter if your world was an illusion? He knew the truth. Dominus must catch you. The Arkhon's plan to rescue his daughter will fail, but you must try anyway. They must all be present at the fulcrum of destiny, if Wraeclast... is to... |
| Doryani's Prototype UniqueItems | "This was the first step in some grand design, lost to the ages, now ours to decipher." - Dominus, High Templar |