Bestowal Dialogue
'The situation here is desperate. My men and many others are trapped inside, subject to unspeakable horrors. They force whoever they can capture to work, and those that will not work are tortured inside the keep until they will. I hear the prison's warden, Ratúlko the Bloody, is particularly sadistic in his approach....
'The only path forward that I can see is careful infiltration. The escaped thralls must know of a secret way inside, but they are reluctant to tell me. They believe anyone who makes it inside will surely be caught and killed, or worse.
'I have heard them mention someone called Ebuzâm with great respect. I think he helped them escape and is still inside. Talk to Ishûri, and see if you can convince her that if we can get you inside, you can help get their friend out.'
Background
Arâniz believes the only way to rescue the captured soldiers is to convince the escaped thralls to help you infiltrate Esh Mêkag.
Objective 1
Arâniz believes you will need the escaped thralls' help to get into Esh Mêkag.
You should talk to Ishûri and mention the name 'Ebuzâm'.
- Ishûri: You ask Ishûri if she will show you the secret way into Esh Mêkag to rescue those inside. She recoils in horror.
- 'You want to go INSIDE? No! No, you must not! Only a few of us have ever made it out alive... and those left behind are punished! They will torture you to death if they catch you! I can't in good conscience let you go in there!'
- You say you can rescue Ebuzâm if she shows you the way inside. She seems shocked that you know the name.
- 'Ebuzâm? I... we owe him our lives. If you say you will free him, I must trust that you will.'
Objective 2
Ishûri has agreed to show you the secret way into Esh Mêkag.
You should talk to Ishûri when you are ready to enter Esh Mêkag.
- Ishûri: 'I will show you the way. Please, you must find Ebuzâm!'
Objective 3
You have entered Esh Mêkag via the escapees' secret route.
You should talk to Ishûri in Esh Mêkag.
If you need to re-enter Esh Mêkag, talk to Ishûri in Dur Nâgu.
- Ishûri: 'I will show you the way. Please, you must find Ebuzâm!'
- Arâniz: 'This is the pit-mine inside Esh Mêkag. This section is usually less-guarded than the others, but... something is wrong. There are fewer guards and working thralls than I would have expected at this time of day....
- 'Here, keep this on. This Ordâkhai uniform allowed my escape. It should allow you to walk around unbothered. Find Ebuzâm, but don't draw too much attention! He will know what to do.'
Objective 4
You should find Ebuzâm somewhere in the Esh Mêkag Pit-mine.
If you need to re-enter Esh Mêkag, talk to Ishûri in Dur Nâgu.
- Ishûri: 'I will show you the way. Please, you must find Ebuzâm!'
- Arâniz: 'You... you are not one of the Ordâkhai. What is the meaning of this?'
- He appears to have been badly beaten, and left tied up in the muck as a form of punishment. You explain that you are here with Ishûri to rescue who you can from the prison.
- 'Ishûri? She came back? That fool girl. If you say you are here to help, I will take your word for it, as I have little to lose. They plan on executing me tomorrow, either way. But I will not leave without my children. There are also two groups of newcomers that you should free, before the Ordâkhai can torture them to death.
- 'Find them. I will wait with Ishûri.'
- You cut Ebuzâm free
- Ebuzâm says, "I will get to Ishûri. Find my children!"
Objective 5
You must help some prisoners escape Esh Mêkag before Ebuzâm will leave.
You should rescue Ebuzâm's children, Enûtu and Shakûl, as well as the Aradûni soldiers and the kidnapped Beltáni.
If you need to re-enter Esh Mêkag, talk to Ishûri in Dur Nâgu.
- Ishûri: 'I will show you the way. Please, you must find Ebuzâm!'
- You cut Ebuzâm free
- Ebuzâm says, "I will get to Ishûri. Find my children!"
- Enûtu is free!
- Aradûni Captive says, "Who is there?"
- Aradûni Captive says, "You are no Ordâkhai... who are you, stranger?"
- The captive Aradûni are free!
- Aradûni Captive says, "Find Ishûri? A tunnel near the north-west gate?"
- Aradûni Captive says, "We will not forget this, friend!"
- Shakûl is free!
- Kidnapped Beltáni says, "You are freeing us? How can this be?"
- The kidnapped Beltáni are free!'
- Kidnapped Beltáni says, "You are with Shâra Mizâdi? Blessings upon you both!"
Objective 6
You have rescued who you can.
You should return to Dur Nâgu using the secret tunnel.
- Arâniz: 'Quickly, Ebuzâm needs medical attention. The others have gone ahead. Go through the tunnel, and we will return to our camp in the ruins.'
Objective 7
You have successfully rescued many prisoners from Esh Mêkag.
You should report your success to Arâniz in Dur Nâgu.
- Arâniz: 'You have done it! I thought I would never see them again... not alive....
- 'Ishûri told me there were many prisoners missing from the mine. I fear the worst for them. Ebuzâm should know more. He will want to speak to you.'
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