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chat_system_1791560286_actor_description=Hephaestus. Demon-smith.
chat_system_1791560286_snap_3_question=^?^[s]The building proves to be a smithy, within which works a great demon. After hearing you knock on the door, he yells without turning around:[/s] <br>Mercenary, I asked Sargatas not to send for the weapon until I finish these orders for our Lord!<br>[s]The demon turns around and growls in surprise:[/s]<br>Human? Since when did the general begin to hire humans?
chat_system_1791560286_snap_3_answer_0=^?^My name is Amelie, and I am here on my own accord. And who might you be?
chat_system_1791560286_snap_3_header_0=^?^Ah ha – can you not you see? I am a baker, and this is my kitchen, ha-ha-ha! See my hot stove? <br>[s]The demon lets loose a rolling laugh, very satisfied with his joke.[/s] <br>Okay. So speak, human, what brings you here.<br>
chat_system_1791560286_snap_0_question=^?^You disturb me in my work, human! Speak your piece, or go away.
chat_system_1791560286_snap_0_answer_0=^?^I can offer you my services as a mercenary.
chat_system_1791560286_snap_0_answer_1=^?^Here is the sword. Everything was done as you asked.
chat_system_1791560286_snap_0_answer_2=^?^I want to sell you my soul!
chat_system_1791560286_snap_0_answer_5=^?^Sorry, I just opened the wrong door. (Leave...)
chat_system_1791560286_snap_5_question=^?^Hmm... So you say you do not serve Samman, eh? That is hard for me to understand...<br>Here, in Sheterra, I neither work nor breathe of my own free will. Nor indeed do any of those who live here. Once I was a free craftsman, but the mercenaries of General Sargata drugged me, put me into a deep sleep, and secretly transported me here, to Sheterra. I woke up to behold this gift from Samman.<br>[s]To show the "gift" the demon raises his hands and shows his wrists for a brief moment, and you see shackles flash in the light.[/s]
chat_system_1791560286_snap_5_answer_0=^?^What kind of shackles are these?
chat_system_1791560286_snap_7_question=^?^Chains of destiny. I will forever serve Samman, until he dies or releases me. Toiling in bondage, I take no pleasure in this wonderful forge, and its rare materials; I have no pride in the marvels I produce daily for General Sargatas. A bird trapped in a golden cage still sings, it is true, but a blacksmith is more than his hammer!<br>I've created countless weapons of murder for Samman, but such playthings are pitiful, they are not works of art, and do not demand the craftsmanship that made me, Hephaestus, the most famous smith in all of Demonia!
chat_system_1791560286_snap_7_answer_0=^?^Can I help restore your freedom? What can I do?
chat_system_1791560286_snap_1_question=^?^You could help me complete my sword – the Shackle Destroyer! With its help, I could sever my bonds, and leave Sheterra.<br>The sword is forged, and I have patiently worked its enchantment throughout my long years of captivity. All that remains is to temper it in dragon blood.<br>[reward]
chat_system_1791560286_snap_1_answer_0=^?^Why are you so sure this sword will help you?
chat_system_1791560286_snap_1_header_0=^?^Once, a merchant, Lew Klisan, came to Sargatas. I managed to buy from him the secret of Saberhaga, a great blacksmith, who once created the Sword of Berserk, Destroyer of Worlds. It is a legendary weapon, and knows no equal.<br>My Shackle Destroyer is enchanted with the spells of Saberhaga – and once properly tempered, it will be able to destroy anything!
chat_system_1791560286_snap_1_answer_1=^?^How exactly do I temper the sword?
chat_system_1791560286_snap_1_header_1=^?^It is necessary to feed it with dragon blood! – The sword must be bathed in the warm, flowing blood of a freshly slain dragon. Mind you, it is not necessary to kill the dragon with the sword.<br>The stronger the monster, the more power is absorbed by the sword, though it is best suited for black dragons.
chat_system_1791560286_snap_1_answer_2=^?^Where can I find so many dragons?
chat_system_1791560286_snap_1_answer_4=^?^Sorry, I do not have the time to help you with this right now. (Leave...)
chat_system_1791560286_snap_2_question=^?^Give it here!<br>[s]The demon swiftly draws the sword, his shackles glinting at the wrists, and with great force he strikes the blade against them... again and again... Each blow is more violent than the last, but, alas, the bonds still hold. The demon drops the sword and sighs:[/s]<br>Curses! That tricky merchant Lew Klisan has deceived me. Oh, if only he were here now, I would tear him to shreds! But no, I shall continue to seek a way to regain my freedom. I will never surrender!<br>In any case, you have earned your reward.<br>[reward]
chat_system_1791560286_snap_2_answer_0=^?^I hope you manage to gain your freedom somehow!
chat_system_1791560286_snap_6_question=^?^A soul? Hmm... My stock of souls is running low, and orders are piling up. Alright, I'll take it. Now let me get my soul-catcher... one moment...
chat_system_1791560286_snap_6_answer_0=^?^(Wait...)
chat_system_1791560286_snap_8_question=^?^[s]The demon leaves for a moment, then returns, with something clasped tightly between his hands... something alive... It squeals desperately and smells awful.[/s] <br>Here it is, the last one I got. It's hungry, so let's get that soul out of you quickly. Just try not to breathe – it smells bad, I'm afraid...<br>[s]The demon raises the strange creature up to your face. The soul-catcher stretches its horns towards you, but then it jerks away, screams wildly... and bursts![/s]
chat_system_1791560286_snap_8_answer_0=^?^What happened? I don't feel anything.
chat_system_1791560286_snap_0_answer_3=^?^Tell me about yourself.
chat_system_1791560286_snap_0_header_3=^?^Who has not heard of the finest blacksmith of Demonia? The reputation of Hephaestus has spread far across the worlds, and my finest works are the stuff of legend! For instance, the Whispering Blade, or the Armor of Darkness... not to mention the Golden Army, and the peerless Iron Dragon of the Abyss – masterpieces, one and all! And as to how I, the greatest craftsman of our age, became captive to that tyrant Samman, and consequently condemned to whittle away at trifling weapons of destruction...<br>No! Recollections of former freedoms plague me, and I do not wish to talk about it...
chat_system_1791560286_snap_0_answer_4=^?^I want to bargain with you.
chat_system_1791560286_snap_1_header_2=^?^In Ultrax! It is the native land of those creatures which we are accustomed to call dragons.<br>Go to Multsidar, the architect of Roads, who also serves Samman. I know for certain that he will be able to open a passage to this other land – and make it so that our Lord does not notice.
chat_system_1791560286_snap_1_answer_3=^?^Okay. Give me the sword, and I will bathe it in the blood of dragons!
chat_system_1791560286_snap_4_question=^?^[s]This seems to have taken the smith completely by surprise. He scratches one of his horns in puzzlement:[/s] <br>This I do not understand! This is the first time I've ever seen a soulcatcher burst from fear... They gorge on souls, bloody hangmen, that they are. Suck the soul from a saint without hesitation – but you... Strange, your soul seems to be protected by some inner force!<br>Do you happen to be wearing a protective amulet of some kind? Take it off and let's try again...
chat_system_1791560286_snap_4_answer_0=^?^I have no amulets. Maybe my Stones of Teana are interfering?
chat_system_1791560286_snap_4_header_0=^?^Stones of the Teana gods! Why didn't you say so!? You'll have to get rid of them before we can do business!<br>I can't give your soul over to the catcher while you've got those stones in you. These beasties can't absorb divine essence, you know...