![[misc_banner_2.webp]] `Apr. 2, 2025` · [[Horseapple]] · #Fragment #Misc #TXT > [!location]- File Location > Mount & Blade Warband > Modules > Native ``` stringsfile version 1 3399 str no string NO STRING! str empty string str yes Yes. str no No. str blank string str error string {!}ERROR!!!ERROR!!!!ERROR!!!ERROR!!!ERROR!!!ERROR!!!!ERROR!!!ERROR!!!!ERROR!!!ERROR!!!!ERROR!!!ERROR!!!!ERROR!!!ERROR!!!!ERROR!!!ERROR!!!!! str noone no one str s0 {!}{s0} str blank s1 {!} {s1} str reg1 {!}{reg1} str s50 comma s51 {!}{s50}, {s51} str s50 and s51 {s50} and {s51} str s52 comma s51 {!}{s52}, {s51} str s52 and s51 {s52} and {s51} str s5 s party {s5}'s Party str given by s1 at s2 Given by {s1} at {s2} str given by s1 in wilderness Given by {s1} whilst in the field str s7 raiders {s7} Raiders str bandits eliminated by another The troublesome bandits have been eliminated by another party. str msg battle won Battle won! Press tab key to leave... str tutorial map1 You are now viewing the overland map. Left-click on the map to move your party to that location, enter the selected town, or pursue the selected party. Time will pause on the overland map if your party is not moving, waiting or resting. 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Follow the instructions carefully and you'll do better next time. Press the Tab key to return to to the menu where you can retry this tutorial. str tutorial 1 msg 1 {!}In this tutorial you will learn the basics of movement and combat. In Mount&Blade: Warband, you use the mouse to control where you are looking, and W, A, S, and D keys of your keyboard to move. Your first task in the training is to locate the yellow flag in the room and move over it. You can press the Tab key at any time to quit this tutorial or to exit any other area in the game. Go to the yellow flag now. str tutorial 1 msg 2 {!}Well done. Next we will cover attacking with weapons. For the purposes of this tutorial you have been equipped with bow and arrows, a sword and a shield. You can draw different weapons from your weapon slots by using the scroll wheel of your mouse. In the default configuration, scrolling up pulls out your next weapon, and scrolling down pulls out your shield. If you are already holding a shield, scrolling down will put your shield away instead. Try changing your wielded equipment with the scroll wheel now. When you are ready, go to the yellow flag to move on to your next task. str tutorial 1 msg 3 {!}Excellent. The next part of this tutorial covers attacking with melee weapons. You attack with your currently wielded weapon by using your left mouse button. Press and hold the button to ready an attack, then release the button to strike. If you hold down the left mouse button for a while before releasing, your attack will be more powerful. Now draw your sword and destroy the four dummies in the room. str tutorial 1 msg 4 {!}Nice work! You've destroyed all four dummies. You can now move on to the next room. str tutorial 1 msg 5 {!}As you see, there is an archery target on the far side of the room. Your next task is to use your bow to put three arrows into that target. Press and hold down the left mouse button to notch an arrow. You can then fire the arrow by releasing the left mouse button. Note the targeting reticule in the centre of your screen, which shows you the accuracy of your shot. In order to achieve optimal accuracy, let fly your arrow when the reticule is at its smallest. Try to shoot the target now. str tutorial 1 msg 6 {!}Well done! You've learned the basics of moving and attacking. With a little bit of practice you will soon master them. In the second tutorial you can learn more advanced combat skills and face armed opponents. You can press the Tab key at any time to return to the tutorial menu. str tutorial 2 msg 1 {!}This tutorial will teach you how to defend yourself with a shield and how to battle armed opponents. For the moment you are armed with nothing but a shield. Your task is not to attack, but to successfully protect yourself from harm with your shield. There is an armed opponent waiting for you in the next room. He will try his best to knock you unconscious, while you must protect yourself with your shield by pressing and holding the right mouse button. Go into the next room now to face your opponent. Remember that you can press the Tab key at any time to quit this tutorial or to exit any other area in the game. str tutorial 2 msg 2 {!}Press and hold down the right mouse button to raise your shield. Try to remain standing for twenty seconds. You have {reg3} seconds to go. str tutorial 2 msg 3 {!}Well done, you've succeeded in defending against an armed opponent. The next phase of this tutorial will pit you and your shield against a force of enemy archers. Move on to the next room when you're ready to face an archer. str tutorial 2 msg 4 {!}Defend yourself from arrows by raising your shield with the right mouse button. Try to remain standing for twenty seconds. You have {reg3} seconds to go. str tutorial 2 msg 5 {!}Excellent, you've put up a succesful defence against the archer. There is a reward waiting for you in the next room. str tutorial 2 msg 6 {!}In the default configuration, the F key on your keyboard is used for non-violent interaction with objects and humans in the gameworld. To pick up the sword on the altar, look at it and press F when you see the word 'Equip'. str tutorial 2 msg 7 {!}A fine weapon! Now you can use it to deliver a bit of payback. Go back through the door and dispose of the archer you faced earlier. str tutorial 2 msg 8 {!}Very good. Your last task before finishing this tutorial is to face the maceman. Go through the door now and show him your steel! str tutorial 2 msg 9 {!}Congratulations! You have now learned how to defend yourself with a shield and even had your first taste of combat with armed opponents. Give it a bit more practice and you'll soon be a renowned swordsman. The next tutorial covers directional defence, which is one of the most important elements of Mount&Blade: Warband combat. You can press the Tab key at any time to return to the tutorial menu. str tutorial 3 msg 1 {!}This tutorial is intended to give you an overview of parrying and defence without a shield. Parrying attacks with your weapon is a little bit more difficult than blocking them with a shield. When you are defending with a weapon, you are only protected from one direction, the direction in which your weapon is set. If you are blocking upwards, you will parry any overhead swings coming against you, but you will not stop thrusts or attacks to your sides. Either of these attacks would still be able to hit you. That's why, in order to survive without a shield, you must learn directional defence. Go pick up the quarterstaff by pressing the F key now to begin practice. str tutorial 3 msg 2 {!}By default, the direction in which you defend (by clicking and holding your right mouse button) is determined by the attack direction of your closest opponent. For example, if your opponent is readying a thrust attack, pressing and holding the right mouse button will parry thrust attacks, but not side or overhead attacks. You must watch your opponent carefully and only initiate your parry AFTER the enemy starts to attack. If you start BEFORE he readies an attack, you may parry the wrong way altogether! Now it's time for you to move on to the next room, where you'll have to defend yourself against an armed opponent. Your task is to defend yourself successfully for twenty seconds with no equipment other than a simple quarterstaff. Your quarterstaff's attacks are disabled for this tutorial, so don't worry about attacking and focus on your defence instead. Move on to the next room when you are ready to initiate the fight. str tutorial 3 msg 3 {!}Press and hold down the right mouse button to defend yourself with your staff after your opponent starts his attack. Try to remain standing for twenty seconds. You have {reg3} seconds to go. str tutorial 3 msg 4 {!}Well done, you've succeeded this trial! Now you will be pitted against a more challenging opponent that will make things more difficult for you. Move on to the next room when you're ready to face him. str tutorial 3 msg 5 {!}Press and hold down the right mouse button to defend yourself with your staff after your opponent starts his attack. Try to remain standing for twentys seconds. You have {reg3} seconds to go. str tutorial 3 msg 6 {!}Congratulations, you still stand despite the enemy's best efforts. The time has now come to attack as well as defend. Approach the door and press the F key when you see the text 'Next level'. str tutorial 3 2 msg 1 {!}Your staff's attacks have been enabled again. Your first opponent is waiting in the next room. Defeat him by a combination of attack and defence. str tutorial 3 2 msg 2 {!}Defeat your opponent with your quarterstaff. str tutorial 3 2 msg 3 {!}Excellent. Now the only thing standing in your way is one last opponent. He is in the next room. Move in and knock him down. str tutorial 3 2 msg 4 {!}Defeat your opponent with your quarterstaff. str tutorial 3 2 msg 5 {!}Well done! In this tutorial you have learned how to fight ably without a shield. Train hard and train well, and no one shall be able to lay a stroke on you. In the next tutorial you may learn horseback riding and cavalry combat. You can press the Tab key at any time to return to the tutorial menu. str tutorial 4 msg 1 {!}Welcome to the fourth tutorial. In this sequence you'll learn about riding a horse and how to perform various martial exercises on horseback. We'll start by getting you mounted up. Approach the horse, and press the 'F' key when you see the word 'Mount'. str tutorial 4 msg 2 {!}While on horseback, W, A, S, and D keys control your horse's movement, not your own. Ride your horse and try to follow the yellow flag around the course. When you reach the flag, it will move to the next waypoint on the course until you reach the finish. str tutorial 4 msg 3 {!}Very good. Next we'll cover attacking enemies from horseback. Approach the yellow flag now. str tutorial 4 msg 4 {!}Draw your sword (using the mouse wheel) and destroy the two targets. Try hitting the dummies as you pass them at full gallop -- this provides an extra challenge, but the additional speed added to your blow will allow you to do more damage. The easiest way of doing this is by pressing and holding the left mouse button until the right moment, releasing it just before you pass the target. str tutorial 4 msg 5 {!}Excellent work. Now let us try some target shooting from horseback. Go near the yellow flag now. str tutorial 4 msg 6 {!}Locate the archery target beside the riding course and shoot it three times with your bow. Although you are not required to ride while shooting, it's recommended that you try to hit the target at various speeds and angles to get a feel for how your horse's speed and course affects your aim. str tutorial 4 msg 7 {!}Congratulations, you have finished this tutorial. You can press the Tab key at any time to return to the tutorial menu. str tutorial 5 msg 1 {!}TODO: Follow order to the flag str tutorial 5 msg 2 {!}TODO: Move to the flag, keep your units at this position str tutorial 5 msg 3 {!}TODO: Move to the flag to get the archers str tutorial 5 msg 4 {!}TODO: Move archers to flag1, infantry to flag2 str tutorial 5 msg 5 {!}TODO: Enemy is charging. Fight! str tutorial 5 msg 6 {!}TODO: End of battle. str trainer help 1 {!}This is a training ground where you can learn the basics of the game. Use W, A, S, and D keys to move and the mouse to look around. str trainer help 2 {!}To speak with the trainer, go near him, look at him and press the 'F' key when you see the word 'Talk' under his name. When you wish to leave this or any other area or retreat from a battle, you can press the TAB key. str custom battle 1 {!}Lord Haringoth of Swadia is travelling with his household knights when he spots a group of raiders preparing to attack a small hamlet. Shouting out his warcry, he spurs his horse forward, and leads his loyal men to a fierce battle. str custom battle 2 {!}Lord Mleza is leading a patrol of horsemen and archers in search of a group of bandits who plundered a caravan and ran away to the hills. Unfortunately the bandits have recently met two other large groups who want a share of their booty, and spotting the new threat, they decide to combine their forces. str custom battle 3 {!}Lady Brina is leading the defense of her castle against a Swadian army. Now, as the besiegers prepare for a final assault on the walls, she must make sure the attack does not succeed. str custom battle 4 {!}When the scouts inform Lord Grainwad of the presence of an enemy war band, he decides to act quickly and use the element of surprise against superior numbers. str custom battle 5 {!}Lord Haeda has brought his fierce huscarls into the south with the promise of plunder. If he can make this castle fall to him today, he will settle in these lands and become the ruler of this valley. str finished (Finished) str delivered damage Delivered {reg60} damage. str archery target hit Distance: {reg61} yards. Score: {reg60} str use baggage for inventory Use your baggage to access your inventory during battle (it's at your starting position). str cant use inventory now Can't access inventory now. str cant use inventory arena Can't access inventory in the arena. str cant use inventory disguised Can't access inventory while you're disguised. str cant use inventory tutorial Can't access inventory in the training camp. str 1 denar 1 denar str reg1 denars {reg1} denars str january reg1 reg2 January {reg1}, {reg2} str february reg1 reg2 February {reg1}, {reg2} str march reg1 reg2 March {reg1}, {reg2} str april reg1 reg2 April {reg1}, {reg2} str may reg1 reg2 May {reg1}, {reg2} str june reg1 reg2 June {reg1}, {reg2} str july reg1 reg2 July {reg1}, {reg2} str august reg1 reg2 August {reg1}, {reg2} str september reg1 reg2 September {reg1}, {reg2} str october reg1 reg2 October {reg1}, {reg2} str november reg1 reg2 November {reg1}, {reg2} str december reg1 reg2 December {reg1}, {reg2} str town nighttime It is late at night and honest folk have abandoned the streets. str door locked The door is locked. str castle is abondened The castle seems to be unoccupied. str town is abondened The town has no garrison defending it. str place is occupied by player The place is held by your own troops. str place is occupied by enemy The place is held by hostile troops. str place is occupied by friendly The place is held by friendly troops. str do you want to retreat Are you sure you want to retreat? str give up fight Give up the fight? str do you wish to leave tutorial Do you wish to leave the tutorial? str do you wish to surrender Do you wish to surrender? str can not retreat Can't retreat, there are enemies nearby! str s1 joined battle enemy {s1} has joined the battle on the enemy side. str s1 joined battle friend {s1} has joined the battle on your side. str entrance to town forbidden The town guards are on the lookout for intruders and it seems that you won't be able to pass through the gates unchallenged. str sneaking to town impossible The town guards are alarmed. You wouldn't be able to sneak through that gate no matter how well you disguised yourself. str battle won You have won the battle! str battle lost You have lost the battle! str attack walls success After a bloody fight, your brave soldiers manage to claim the walls from the enemy. str attack walls failure Your soldiers fall in waves as they charge the walls, and the few who remain alive soon rout and run away, never to be seen again. str attack walls continue A bloody battle ensues and both sides fight with equal valour. Despite the efforts of your troops, the castle remains in enemy hands. str order attack success Your men fight bravely and defeat the enemy. str order attack failure You watch the battle in despair as the enemy cuts your soldiers down, then easily drives off the few ragged survivors. str order attack continue Despite an extended skirmish, your troops were unable to win a decisive victory. str join order attack success Your men fight well alongside your allies, sharing in the glory as your enemies are beaten. str join order attack failure You watch the battle in despair as the enemy cuts your soldiers down, then easily drives off the few ragged survivors. str join order attack continue Despite an extended skirmish, neither your troops nor your allies were able to win a decisive victory over the enemy. str siege defender order attack success The men of the garrison hold their walls with skill and courage, breaking the enemy assault and skillfully turning the defeat into a full-fledged rout. str siege defender order attack failure The assault quickly turns into a bloodbath. Valiant efforts are for naught; the overmatched garrison cannot hold the walls, and the enemy puts every last defender to the sword. str siege defender order attack continue Repeated, bloody attempts on the walls fail to gain any ground, but too many enemies remain for the defenders to claim a true victory. 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towards you. str relation mnus 90 ns {s60} is vengeful towards you. str relation mnus 80 ns {s60} is vengeful towards you. str relation mnus 70 ns {s60} is hateful towards you. str relation mnus 60 ns {s60} is hateful towards you. str relation mnus 50 ns {s60} is hostile towards you. str relation mnus 40 ns {s60} is angry towards you. str relation mnus 30 ns {s60} is resentful against you. str relation mnus 20 ns {s60} is grumbling against you. str relation mnus 10 ns {s60} is suspicious towards you. str relation plus 0 ns {s60} is indifferent against you. str relation plus 10 ns {s60} is cooperative towards you. str relation plus 20 ns {s60} is welcoming towards you. str relation plus 30 ns {s60} is favorable to you. str relation plus 40 ns {s60} is supportive to you. str relation plus 50 ns {s60} is friendly to you. str relation plus 60 ns {s60} is gracious to you. str relation plus 70 ns {s60} is fond of you. str relation plus 80 ns {s60} is loyal to you. str relation plus 90 ns {s60} is devoted to you. str relation reg1 Relation: {reg1} str center relation mnus 100 The populace hates you with a passion str center relation mnus 90 The populace hates you intensely str center relation mnus 80 The populace hates you strongly str center relation mnus 70 The populace hates you str center relation mnus 60 The populace is hateful to you str center relation mnus 50 The populace is extremely hostile to you str center relation mnus 40 The populace is very hostile to you str center relation mnus 30 The populace is hostile to you str center relation mnus 20 The populace is against you str center relation mnus 10 The populace is opposed to you str center relation plus 0 The populace is indifferent to you str center relation plus 10 The populace is acceptive to you str center relation plus 20 The populace is cooperative to you str center relation plus 30 The populace is somewhat supportive to you str center relation plus 40 The populace is supportive to you str center 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prosperity 0 Those few items sold in the market appear to be priced well out of the range of the inhabitants. The people are malnourished, their animals are sick or dying, and the tools of their trade appear to be broken. The back alleys have been abandoned to flies and mangy dogs. str town alt prosperity 20 You hear grumbling in the marketplace about the price of everyday items and the shops are half empty. You see the signs of malnourishment on both people and animals, and both buildings and tools suffer from lack of repair. Many may already have migrated to seek work elsewhere. str town alt prosperity 40 You hear the occasional grumble in the marketplace about the price of everyday items, but there appear to be a reasonable amount of goods for sale. You see the occasional abandoned building, shop, or cart, but nothing more than the ordinary. str town alt prosperity 60 The people look well-fed and relatively content. Craftsmen do a thriving business, and some migrants appear to be coming here from other regions to seek their luck. str town alt prosperity 80 The walls, streets, and homes are well-maintained. The markets are thronged with migrants from the nearby regions drawn here by the availability of both goods and work. The rhythm of hammers and looms speak to the business of the artisans' workshops. str village alt prosperity 0 Only a handful of people are strong enough to work in the fields, many of which are becoming overgrown with weeds. The rest are weak and malnourished, or have already fled elsewhere. The draft animals have long since starved or were eaten, although a few carcasses still lie on the outskirts, their bones knawed by wild beasts. str village alt prosperity 20 Some farmers and animals are out in the fields, but their small numbers suggest that some villagers may be emigrating in search of food. Farm implements look rusty and broken. Brush and weeds seem to be reclaiming some of the outermost fields. str village alt prosperity 40 The fields and orchards are busy, with villagers engaged in the tasks of the seasons. Humans and animals alike look relatively healthy and well-fed. However, a small number of the outermost fields are left unsewn, and some walls are in ill repair, suggesting that there are still not quite enough hands to do all the work which needs to be done. str village alt prosperity 60 The fields and orchards are humming with activity, with filled sacks of grain and drying meat testifying to the productivity of the village's cropland and pastureland. str village alt prosperity 80 The fields and orchards are humming with activity, with freshly dug irrigation ditches suggest that the farmers have enough spare time and energy to expand area under cultivation. Seasonal laborers appear to be flocking here to help with the work and join in the general prosperity. str oasis village alt prosperity 0 The palm groves are virtually abandoned, and the canals which irrigate them are clogged with silt. The handful of villagers you see look malnourished and restless. The draft animals have long since starved or were eaten, although a few carcasses still lie on the outskirts, their bones knawed by the wild jackals of the desert. str oasis village alt prosperity 20 Few villagers can be seen tending to the palm groves, and in places, the desert dunes appear to be encroaching on the gardens. Many of the canals are clogged with silt, and the wells and cisterns are filled with sand. str oasis village alt prosperity 40 Men and women are busy tending the palm groves, climbing to the tops of trees to pollinate the fruit. Healthy animals draw the pumps and wheels that bring water to the fields. Some of the irrigation canals and cisterns, however, could use some maintenance. str oasis village alt prosperity 60 The palm groves and orchards are humming with activity. Farmers call to each other cheerfully from the tops of the trees, where they pollinate the date fruit. The creak of wooden pumps, the bellowing of draft animals, and the rush of flowing water speak of an irrigation system that is thriving under the villagers' attention. str oasis village alt prosperity 80 The palm groves are humming with activity, as farmers load up a bumper crop of dates for sale to the market. 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Every time you start to make sense, you seem to say something entirely wrong that puts you off track. By the time you finish speaking you've failed to form a single coherent point in your own favour, and you realise that all you've done was dig yourself deeper into a hole. Unsurprisingly, {s50} does not look impressed. str persuasion summary bad You try to persuade {s50}, but {reg51?she:he} outmanoeuvres you from the very start. Even your best arguments sound hollow to your own ears. {s50}, likewise, has not formed a very high opinion of what you had to say. str persuasion summary average {s50} turns out to be a skilled speaker with a keen mind, and you can't seem to bring forth anything concrete that {reg51?she:he} cannot counter with a rational point. In the end, neither of you manage to gain any ground in this discussion. str persuasion summary good Through quick thinking and smooth argumentation, you manage to state your case well, forcing {s50} to concede on several points. However, {reg51?she:he} still expresses doubts about your request. str persuasion summary very good You deliver an impassioned speech that echoes through all listening ears like poetry. The world itself seems to quiet down in order to hear you better . The inspiring words have moved {s50} deeply, and {reg51?she:he} looks much more well-disposed towards helping you. str secret sign 1 The armoire dances at midnight... str secret sign 2 I am selling these fine Khergit tapestries. Would you like to buy some? str secret sign 3 The friend of a friend sent me... str secret sign 4 The wind blows hard from the east and the river runs red... str countersign 1 But does he dance for the dresser or the candlestick? str countersign 2 Yes I would, do you have any in blue? str countersign 3 But, my friend, your friend's friend will never have a friend like me. str countersign 4 Have you been sick? str name 1 Albard str name 2 Euscarl str name 3 Sigmar str name 4 Talesqe str name 5 Ritmand str name 6 Aels str name 7 Raurqe str name 8 Bragamus str name 9 Taarl str name 10 Ramin str name 11 Shulk str name 12 Putar str name 13 Tamus str name 14 Reichad str name 15 Walcheas str name 16 Rulkh str name 17 Marlund str name 18 Auguryn str name 19 Daynad str name 20 Joayah str name 21 Ramar str name 22 Caldaran str name 23 Brabas str name 24 Kundrin str name 25 Pechnak str surname 1 {s50} of Uxhal str surname 2 {s50} of Wercheg str surname 3 {s50} of Reyvadin str surname 4 {s50} of Suno str surname 5 {s50} of Jelkala str surname 6 {s50} of Veluca str surname 7 {s50} of Halmar str surname 8 {s50} of Curaw str surname 9 {s50} of Sargoth str surname 10 {s50} of Tihr str surname 11 {s50} of Zendar str surname 12 {s50} of Rivacheg str surname 13 {s50} of Wercheg str surname 14 {s50} of Ehlerdag str surname 15 {s50} of Yaragar str surname 16 {s50} of Burglen str surname 17 {s50} of Shapeshte str surname 18 {s50} of Hanun str surname 19 {s50} of Saren str surname 20 {s50} of Tosdhar str surname 21 {s50} the Long str surname 22 {s50} the Gaunt str surname 23 {s50} Silkybeard str surname 24 {s50} the Sparrow str surname 25 {s50} the Pauper str surname 26 {s50} the Scarred str surname 27 {s50} the Fair str surname 28 {s50} the Grim str surname 29 {s50} the Red str surname 30 {s50} the Black str surname 31 {s50} the Tall str surname 32 {s50} Star-Eyed str surname 33 {s50} the Fearless str surname 34 {s50} the Valorous str surname 35 {s50} the Cunning str surname 36 {s50} the Coward str surname 37 {s50} Bright str surname 38 {s50} the Quick str surname 39 {s50} the Minstrel str surname 40 {s50} the Bold str surname 41 {s50} Hot-Head str surnames end surnames end str number of troops killed reg1 Number of troops killed: {reg1} str number of troops wounded reg1 Number of troops wounded: {reg1} str number of own troops killed reg1 Number of friendly troops killed: {reg1} str number of own troops wounded reg1 Number of friendly troops wounded: {reg1} str retreat Retreat! str siege continues Fighting Continues... str casualty display Your casualties: {s10}^Enemy casualties: {s11}{s12} str casualty display hp ^You were wounded for {reg1} hit points. str quest log updated Quest log has been updated... str banner selection text You have been awarded the right to carry a banner. Your banner will signify your status and bring you honour. Which banner do you want to choose? str retirement text 1 Only too late do you realise that your money won't last. It doesn't take you long to fritter away what little you bothered to save, and you fare poorly in several desperate attempts to start adventuring again. You end up a beggar in {s9}, living on alms and the charity of the church. str retirement text 2 Only too late do you realise that your money won't last. It doesn't take you long to fritter away what little you bothered to save. Once every denar has evaporated in your hands you are forced to start a life of crime in the backstreets of {s9}, using your skills to eke out a living robbing coppers from women and poor townsmen. str retirement text 3 Only too late do you realise that your money won't last. It doesn't take you long to fritter away what little you bothered to save, and you end up a penniless drifter, going from tavern to tavern blagging drinks from indulgent patrons by regaling them with war stories that no one ever believes. str retirement text 4 The silver you've saved doesn't last long, but you manage to put together enough to buy some land near the village of {s7}. There you become a free farmer, and you soon begin to attract potential {wives/husbands}. In time the villagers come to treat you as their local hero. You always receive a place of honour at feasts, and your exploits are told and retold in the pubs and taverns so that the children may keep a memory of you for ever and ever. str retirement text 5 The silver you've saved doesn't last long, but it's enough to buy a small tavern in {s9}. Although the locals are wary of you at first, they soon accept you into their midst. In time your growing tavern becomes a popular feasthall and meeting place. People come for miles to eat or stay there due to your sheer renown and the epic stories you tell of your adventuring days. str retirement text 6 You've saved wisely throughout your career, and now your silver and your intelligence allow you to make some excellent investments to cement your future. After buying several shops and warehouses in {s9}, your shrewdness turns you into one of the most prominent merchants in town, and you soon become a wealthy {man/woman} known as much for your trading empire as your exploits in battle. str retirement text 7 As a landed noble, however minor, your future is all but assured. You settle in your holdfast at {s7}, administrating the village and fields, adjudicating the local courts and fulfilling your obligations to your liege lord. Occasionally your liege calls you to muster and command in his campaigns, but these stints are brief, and you never truly return to the adventuring of your younger days. You have already made your fortune. With your own hall and holdings, you've few wants that your personal wealth and the income of your lands cannot afford you. str retirement text 8 There is no question that you've done very well for yourself. Your extensive holdings and adventuring wealth are enough to guarantee you a rich and easy life for the rest of your days. Retiring to your noble seat in {s8}, you exchange adventure for politics, and you soon establish yourself as a considerable power in your liege lord's kingdom. With intrigue to busy yourself with, your own forests to hunt, a hall to feast in and a hundred fine war stories to tell, you have little trouble making the best of the years that follow. str retirement text 9 As a reward for your competent and loyal service, your liege lord decrees that you be given a hereditary title, joining the major nobility of the realm. Soon you complete your investitute as baron of {s7}, and you become one of your liege's close advisors and adjutants. Your renown garners you much subtle pull and influence as well as overt political power. Now you spend your days playing the games of power, administering your great fiefs, and recounting the old times of adventure and glory. str retirement text 10 Though you started from humble beginnings, your liege lord holds you in high esteem, and a ripple of shock passes through the realm when he names you to the hereditary title of {count/countess} of {s9}. Vast fiefs and fortunes are now yours to rule. You quickly become your liege's most trusted advisor, almost his equal and charged with much of the running of his realm, and you sit a throne in your own splendourous palace as one of the most powerful figures in Calradia. str loot village attack innocent villagers str steal from villagers steal from poor villagers str rob caravan rob a merchant caravan str sell slavery sell people into slavery str men hungry run out of food str men unpaid not be able to pay the men str excessive casualties turn every battle into a bloodbath for our side str surrender surrender to the enemy str flee battle run from battle str pay bandits pay off common bandits str fail quest fail a quest which we undertook on word of honour str squander money squander money given to us in trust str murder merchant involve ourselves in cold-blooded murder str round up serfs round up serfs on behalf of some noble str battle fate 1 We were separated in the heat of battle str battle fate 2 I was wounded and left for dead str battle fate 3 I was knocked senseless by the enemy str battle fate 4 I was taken and held for ransom str battle fate 5 I got captured, but later managed to escape str npc morale report I'm {s6} your choice of companions, {s7} your style of leadership, and {s8} the general state of affairs str happy happy about str content content with str concerned concerned about str not happy not at all happy about str miserable downright appalled at str morale reg1 Morale: {reg1} str bar enthusiastic Enthusiastic str bar content Content str bar weary Weary str bar disgruntled Disgruntled str bar miserable Miserable str here plus space here str npc1 intro Ho there, traveller. You wouldn't by chance be in the market for a tracker, would you? str npc2 intro Hello. Would you be so kind as to have a cup with me? I'm down to my last five denars and I'd rather not drink alone. str npc3 intro Good day to you! str npc4 intro Greetings. I am Rolf, son of Rolf, of the most ancient and puissant House of Rolf. str npc5 intro Greetings, traveller. Would you join me for a drink? str npc6 intro I am lost... Lost... str npc7 intro Yes? Keep your distance, by the way. str npc8 intro What do you want? str npc9 intro You there, good {man/woman}, be so kind as to fetch me another drink, eh? str npc10 intro Greetings there, {Brother/Sister}! Here's to the doom and downfall of all high-born lords and ladies! str npc11 intro Hello there, {laddie/lassie}. Have a drink on me. str npc12 intro Greetings, fellow traveller. Perhaps you can help me. str npc13 intro Greetings, traveller. I am Nizar. No doubt you will have heard of me. str npc14 intro Yes? What is it you wish? str npc15 intro Oh! Say, friend, are you by chance heading out of town anytime soon? str npc16 intro Hello there. From the look of you, I'd say you're expecting to get into some fights in the near future. Are you by any chance looking for some help? str npc1 intro response 1 Perhaps. What's the urgency? str npc2 intro response 1 Your last five denars? What happened to you? str npc3 intro response 1 Hello. What's a clearly well-brought up young lady like you doing in a place like this? str npc4 intro response 1 Hmm... I have never heard of the House of Rolf. str npc5 intro response 1 Certainly. With whom do I have the pleasure of drinking? str npc6 intro response 1 Why so gloomy, friend? str npc7 intro response 1 My apologies. I was merely going to say that you look a bit down on your luck. str npc8 intro response 1 Merely to pass the time of day, ma'am, if you're not otherwise engaged. str npc9 intro response 1 You must have me confused with the tavernkeep, sir. str npc10 intro response 1 Why do you say that, sir? str npc11 intro response 1 What's the occasion? str npc12 intro response 1 How is that? str npc13 intro response 1 Um... I don't think so. str npc14 intro response 1 To pass the time of day with a fellow traveller, if you permit. str npc15 intro response 1 I am. What concern is it of your, may I ask? str npc16 intro response 1 I could be. What's your story? str npc1 intro response 2 Step back, sir, and keep your hand away from my purse. str npc2 intro response 2 I have better things to do. str npc3 intro response 2 Run along now, girl. I have work to do. str npc4 intro response 2 Eh? No thanks, we don't want any. str npc5 intro response 2 I have no time for that. str npc6 intro response 2 No doubt. Well, good luck getting found. str npc7 intro response 2 Right. I'll not bother you, then. str npc8 intro response 2 Nothing at all, from one so clearly disinclined to pleasantries. Good day to you. str npc9 intro response 2 Fetch it yourself! str npc10 intro response 2 That's rebel talk, and I'll hear none of it. Good day to you. str npc11 intro response 2 I think not, madame. str npc12 intro response 2 Sorry, I am afraid that I am otherwise engaged right now. str npc13 intro response 2 No, and I can't say that I much want to make your acquaintance. str npc14 intro response 2 Nothing at all. My apologies. str npc15 intro response 2 I'd be obliged if you minded your own business, sir. str npc16 intro response 2 Mind your own business, lass. str npc1 backstory a Well, {sir/madame}, it's a long story... str npc2 backstory a It's a tragic tale, sir. str npc3 backstory a A good question, and I shall tell you! str npc4 backstory a Really? Well, perhaps your ignorance can be forgiven. Our ancestral lands are far away, over the mountains. str npc5 backstory a I am Baheshtur, son of Azabei, grandson of Badzan. Were you not a barbarian, you would likely know from my lineage that I am a Roan Horse Khergit of the highlands, of the tribe of Shamir, of the clan of Dulam, of the family of Ubayn, from the Pantash valley, and you might be able to guess why I am so far from home. str npc6 backstory a I have commited the greatest of sins, {sir/madame}, and it is to my shame that I must appoint you my confessor, if you should like to hear it. str npc7 backstory a My luck? You could say that. str npc8 backstory a Ah. Well, if you must know, I shall tell you. str npc9 backstory a My most humble apologies. It is sometimes hard to recognize folk amid the smoke and gloom here. I still cannot believe that I must make my home in such a place. str npc10 backstory a It's a long story, but if you get yourself a drink, I'll be glad to tell it. str npc11 backstory a Why, I managed to sell my wagon and pots, {lad/lass}. For once I've got money to spend and I intend to make the best of it. str npc12 backstory a I shall tell you -- but know that it is a tale of gross iniquity. I warn you in advance, lest you are of a choleric temperament, and so become incensed at the injustice done unto me that you do yourself a mischief. str npc13 backstory a You have not? Then perhaps you will have heard of my steed, who cuts across the Calradian plains like a beam of moonlight? Or of my sword, a connoisseur of the blood of the highest-born princes of the land? str npc14 backstory a Very well. I do not mind. My name is Lazalit. str npc15 backstory a I'm an engineer, specialized in the art of fortification. If you need a wall knocked down, I can do that, given enough time. If you need a wall built back up, I can do that too, although it will take longer and cost you more. And you can't cut costs, either, unless you want your new edifice coming down underneath you, as someone around here has just found out. str npc16 backstory a Well, {sir/madame}, as long as I can remember I've had a weakness for pretty things, and it's gotten me into trouble, you see. str npc1 backstory b I had a bit of a misunderstanding {s19}in {s20} about a horse that I found tied up outside the inn. It was the spitting image of a beast that threw me a few days back and ran off. Naturally I untied it for a closer look. As it turns out, the horse belonged to a merchant, a pinch-faced old goat who wouldn't accept that it all was a simple misunderstanding, and went off to get the guard. str npc2 backstory b A while back, I left Geroia with a caravan of goods. I was hoping to sell it all in Sargoth and make a hefty sum. But, what do you know... we were ambushed by a party of Khergit raiders who rode away with most of the horses and goods. And two days later, my own caravan guards ran away with the rest of what I had. str npc3 backstory b My father, a well-known merchant {s19}in {s20}, decided that I should be married to one of his business partners, a man well past the age of 30. I have been an obedient daughter all of my life, but it was a ridiculous and horrid proposition. So I ran away! str npc4 backstory b Like all the men of my family, I have come to a foreign land to make a name for myself in the profession of arms before returning home to take over custodianship of my estates. Unfortunately, the authorities in these lands have little understanding of the warrior code, and have chosen to call me a bandit and brigand, and put a price on my head -- a most unfair libel to throw at a gentleman adventurer, you will surely agree. str npc5 backstory b For as long as any one can remember, our people have feuded with the tribe of Humyan, many of whom have settled in the next valley over. Many men have died in this feud, on both sides, including two of my brothers. The Khan himself has ordered us to cease, to save men for the wars in Calradia. But I know my rights, and my brothers' blood cries out for vengeance. I waylaid and killed a Humyan on a track over the mountains, and I rode out of our village the same night, without even having had the chance to bid farewell to my father. I will bide my time in Calradia, for a year or two, then return home when the Khan's men have forgotten. The Humyan will not forget, of course, but such is the price of honour. str npc6 backstory b I was a captain of horse in the service of the lord {s19}in {s20}, and my brother served with me. But we were both in love with the same woman, a courtesan -- a temptress, who played upon our jealousies! My brother and I quarreled. I had drunk too much. He slapped me with his glove, and I spit him upon my sword... My own brother! My sword-arm was stained with the blood of my kin! str npc7 backstory b It was my bad luck to be born to a weak father who married me off to a drunken layabout who beat me. It was my bad luck, when I ran away from my husband, to be taken by a group of bandits. It was my bad luck that the only one among them who was kind to me, who taught me to hunt and to fight, inspired the jealousy of the others, who knifed him and forced me to run away again. str npc8 backstory b I am from an old family in the northern lands, the daughter of a thane and also wife to one. I fought by my husband's side, his partner both in war and in peace. But my husband died of the plague, when I was still childless. My husband had decreed that I should inherit his lands, in the absence of an heir. My brother-in-law, cursed be his name, said that it was not our custom that women could inherit a thanedom. That was nonsense, but his gold bought the loyalties of enough of my husband's faithless servants for him to install himself in my hall. So I fled, something I was raised never to do, and something I hope never to do again. str npc9 backstory b I was my father's first son, and his heir. But my mother died, and my father remarried. His new wife thought that her son should inherit. She could not move against me openly, but the other day I fed a pot of suet that had been left out for me to one of my hounds, and it keeled over. I accused my stepmother, but my father, befuddled by her witchcraft, refused to believe me and ordered me to leave his sight. str npc10 backstory b A sergeant I was, in the garrison {s19} at {s20}. Twenty years I stood guard for the city, taking many a hard knock in many a tough fight, until they appointed a snot-nosed, downy-lipped princeling, barely out of his mother's cradle, as commander of the garrison. He came upon me standing watch atop the tower, with my crossbow unstrung -- on account of the rain, you see... Can't have the cord loosen... But Little Prince Snot-Nose tells me that an unstrung bow is dereliction of duty. Says he'll have me horsewhipped. And something in me snapped. So I walked off my post. str npc11 backstory b For 30 years I followed the armies of this land, selling them victuals and drink, watching their games of dice and finding them girls, and nary a denar was left in my purse at the end. str npc12 backstory b I am by training a natural philosopher, but condemned by the jealousy of the thick-headed doctors of my university to make my living as an itinerant surgeon. I was hired by a merchant of this city to cure his son, who fell into a coma after a fall from his balcony. I successfully trepanned the patient's skull to reduce the cranial swelling, but the family ignored my advice to treat the ensuing fevers with a tincture of willow bark, and the boy died. The father, rather than reward me for my efforts, charged me with sorcery -- me, a philosopher of nature! Such is the ignorance and ingratitude of mankind. str npc13 backstory b I am a warrior by profession. But perhaps you may also have heard of my prowess as a poet, who can move the iciest of maidens to swoon. Or of my prowess in the art of the bedchamber, in which I must confess a modest degree of skill. I confess a modest affection for Calradia, and for the past several years have visited its towns, castles, and villages, making the most of my talents. str npc14 backstory b I am the second son of the count of Geroia, of whom you have no doubt heard. Having no inheritance of my own, I came here to seek my fortune in Calradia, training men in the art of battle. Unfortunately, the lord here in {s20} has no taste for the disciplinary methods needed to turn rabble into soldiers. I told him it was wiser to flog them now, then bury them later. But he would not listen, and I was told to take my services elsewhere. str npc15 backstory b The castellan {s19}in {s20} wanted a new tower added to the wall. Trouble is, he ran out of cash halfway through the process, before I could complete the supports. I told him that it would collapse, and it did. Unfortunately he was standing on it, at the time. The new castellan didn't feel like honouring his predecessor's debts and implied that I might find myself charged with murder if I push the point. str npc16 backstory b I grew up in Malayurg castle as a bonded servant, working alongside my mother in the kitchens. I would amuse myself by hunting mice through the pantries and sculleries. I was so good at it that I put the castle cats out of a job, and eventually the lord realized that I might also be employed to track down bigger game, on certain errands of a type perhaps better left unsaid. Needless to say, I found a number of opportunities to avail myself of trinkets that had formerly belonged to my lord's enemies. So I was able to buy myself out of bondage, and find hire as a free agent. My last job was {s19}in {s20}. str npc1 backstory c But if I was with a larger group who could vouch for me, they might let it pass. I'd be very grateful to you. str npc2 backstory c So here I am, no money and no way home. str npc3 backstory c I shall marry whom I want, when I want. Moreover, regardless of what my father might think, I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself. I was thinking that I should perhaps join a band of gypsies, or perhaps a troop of mercenaries! str npc4 backstory c But I am anxious to avoid any further trouble, so if you knew of any company of fighting men where I might enlist, I would be most grateful. str npc5 backstory c In the meantime, any opportunities to earn a living with my sword would be most welcome. str npc6 backstory c Do you believe there is hope for a man like me? Can I find the path of righteousness, or am I doomed to follow the demons that dwell inside of me? str npc7 backstory c But I do not count myself unlucky, stranger, no more than any other woman of Calradia, this fetid backwater, this dungheap among the nations, populated by apes and jackals. str npc8 backstory c When I have enough gold to raise an army I shall go back and take what it is mine. str npc9 backstory c I hope to offer my sword to some worthy captain, as it is the only honourable profession for a man of my birth apart from owning land, but in the meantime I am condemned to make my bed among thieves, vagabonds, merchants, and the other riff-raff of the road. str npc10 backstory c Now I'm here getting drunk, and the Devil take tomorrow. str npc11 backstory c It's no kind of life, victualling the armies. You earn a bit here and a bit there as the soldiers spend their money, and then along comes one defeat and you have to start over, endebting yourself to buy a new wagon and new oxen. So I've decided to get out of the business, but army life is all I know. str npc12 backstory c The lord of this castle is reluctant to place me under arrest, but I am anxious to move on elsewhere. str npc13 backstory c Which reminds me -- somewhere out there in the city is a rather irate husband. I don't suppose you might consider helping me leave town? str npc14 backstory c So, if you know of any commander who believes that his purpose is to win battles, rather than pamper his soldiers, I would be pleased if you directed me to him. str npc15 backstory c More fool me for having taken the contract without an advance, I suppose, but the end of it all is that I'm in a difficult spot, with the roads full of bandits and no money to pay for an escort. So I'd be much obliged if a well-armed party heading out in the next few days could take me along. str npc16 backstory c Unfortunately, my last employer's wife had a lovely amulet, of a kind I simply could not resist. She doesn't know it's missing, yet, but she might soon. So tell me, are you looking for helpers? str npc1 backstory later I've been here and about, you know, doing my best to keep out of trouble. I'm desperately in need of work, however. str npc2 backstory later I sold my boots and have managed to make a few denars peddling goods from town to town, but it's a hard living. str npc3 backstory later I hired myself on as a cook for some passing caravans, and that at least keeps me fed. But it is rough company on the road, and I grow weary of fighting off guards and others who would try to take liberties. I was thinking that if I could find work as a warrior, men would know to leave me alone. str npc4 backstory later I went back to my ancestral barony, to inspect my lands. But we had locusts, you see, and bad rains, and other things, so here I am again, looking for work. str npc5 backstory later I've been wandering through this war-torn land, looking for a leader who is worth following. str npc6 backstory later I have been wandering Calradia, but have yet to find redemption. str npc7 backstory later I have been wandering, looking for work as a tracker, but it has not been easy. Calradians are mostly ill-bred, lice-ridden, and ignorant, and it is not easy to work with such people. str npc8 backstory later I am still seeking a war leader in whose shield wall I would fight. But I need gold, and fast, and the lords of this land as often as not prefer to stay behind the walls of their fortresses, rather march out to where glory and riches can be won. str npc9 backstory later I've offered my sword to a few lords in these parts. But I find as often as not they'll ask me to run messages, or train peasants, or some other job not fit for a gentleman. str npc10 backstory later I don't know if I told you or not, but I deserted my unit after I struck a young noble who had ordered me to be horsewhipped without cause. Since then I've been laying low. Thankfully I had the wit to pilfer my captain's purse before heading out, but the money is running low. str npc11 backstory later I've been around and about. But it's a rare captain who'll take on an old bag of bones like me as a fighter, even if I could whip half the boys in his outfit. str npc12 backstory later I have been here and about, tending to the sick and taking what reward I can. But the people of these parts are ignorant, and have little respect for my craft. The few denars I make are barely enough for me to replenish my stock of medicine. I should be grateful for the chance to find other work. str npc13 backstory later I have been wandering through the cities of Calradia, leaving a string of love-sick women and cuckolded husbands in my wake. But I grow weary of such simple challenges, and had been thinking of turning myself to more martial pastimes. str npc14 backstory later I have gone from court to court, but I have not yet found a lord who is to my liking. str npc15 backstory later I've been going from castle to castle, looking to see if walls or towers need repair. But either the lord's away, or he's got other things on his mind, or I run into his creditors on the street, begging for change, and I realize that here's one job not to take. So if you hear of anything, let me know. str npc16 backstory later I do the odd job from time to time. But there's naught like steady employment, and a regular run of corpses to loot. str npc1 backstory response 1 Perhaps. But how do I know that there won't be a 'misunderstanding' about one of my horses? str npc2 backstory response 1 Well, perhaps I could offer you work. Can you fight? str npc3 backstory response 1 Well, as it happens I run a company of mercenaries. str npc4 backstory response 1 I run such a company, and might be able to hire an extra hand. str npc5 backstory response 1 That's the spirit! I might be able to offer you something. str npc6 backstory response 1 You could join us. Right wrongs, fight oppressors, redeem yourself, that kind of thing. str npc7 backstory response 1 Hmm... Are you by any chance looking for work? str npc8 backstory response 1 I can offer you opportunities to make money through good honest fighting and pillaging. str npc9 backstory response 1 Perhaps you would like to join my company for a while. str npc10 backstory response 1 If you're looking for work, I can use experienced fighters. str npc11 backstory response 1 What will you do now? str npc12 backstory response 1 Well, you could travel with us, but you'd have to be able to fight in our battle line. str npc13 backstory response 1 I might be able to use an extra sword in my company. str npc14 backstory response 1 I might be able to use you in my company. str npc15 backstory response 1 Where do you need to go? str npc16 backstory response 1 I might be. What can you do? str npc1 backstory response 2 I'll do no such thing. I have better things to do then to help thieves avoid justice. str npc2 backstory response 2 Hard luck, friend. Good day to you. str npc3 backstory response 2 Go back to your family, lass. Fathers must always be obeyed. str npc4 backstory response 2 No, sorry, I haven't heard of one. str npc5 backstory response 2 Sigh.. So long as you hill clans fight tribe against tribe, you will remain a silly, weak people. str npc6 backstory response 2 Away with you, accursed fraticide! str npc7 backstory response 2 Actually, I'm rather fond of the place. Good day to you. str npc8 backstory response 2 Your brother-in-law was right -- women should not rule. Go back home and tend your hearth. str npc9 backstory response 2 Some of my best friends are riff-raff. Good day to you, sir. str npc10 backstory response 2 No doubt you'll wake up with your head in a noose, and you'll deserve it. Good day. str npc11 backstory response 2 Very interesting, madame, but I have work to do. str npc12 backstory response 2 Sorry. I can't take on any new hands. str npc13 backstory response 2 No, sorry. Nothing I can do for you. str npc14 backstory response 2 I'll let you know if I hear of anything. Good day. str npc15 backstory response 2 Sorry. I've got all the men that I can manage right now. str npc16 backstory response 2 Sorry, lass. You sound like you might be trouble. str npc1 signup {Sir/Madame} -- I'm offended that you would even think such a thing. I'd be most indebted to you, and you'll see that I show my gratitude. str npc2 signup Well, I will confess that I am not a warrior by trade. str npc3 signup Do you? Well, I am in no position to be picky! I would be pleased to join you. str npc4 signup Good! I look forward to vanquishing your enemies. str npc5 signup Why, that is a most generous offer. str npc6 signup Yes! You must have been sent by divine providence! Lead me -- lead me away from darkness! str npc7 signup I might be. I could certainly use the money. str npc8 signup Can you? I shall accept your offer. str npc9 signup I would very much like that, {sir/madame} str npc10 signup Are you, now? Well, that's a sight better than swinging from a gibbet for desertion. str npc11 signup Why, I'll be a soldier myself! Help my old hands to a bit of loot to comfort me in my retirement. Two boys I bore, both soldiers' brats, and they became soldiers themselves. One had his head split by a Khergit war club, the other died of the pox, but at least they didn't die hungry. str npc12 signup As I told you, I am a surgeon, not some silk-robed university physician who has never touched a body. I can get my hands dirty. str npc13 signup Indeed? You would do well to enlist me. str npc14 signup I would be pleased to ride with you, at least for a little while, for pay and a share of any loot. str npc15 signup Geroia, eventually, but I'd welcome the opportunity to get a few denars in my pocket, first, so I don't come home empty handed. So if you promise me food and a share of the loot, I'd be happy to fight with you for a while. str npc16 signup Well, {sir/madame}, let me tell you. I may not know how to read and write, but I know the quickest way to a man's heart is between his fourth and fifth rib, if you understand me. str npc1 signup 2 I've ridden over a fair amount of rough country in my time, more often than not in a hurry. I'm a good tracker and I've got a good eye for terrain. So what do you say? str npc2 signup 2 I'm a fast learner. I can ride, and know a fair bit about trade, prices and such. str npc3 signup 2 I think you would find I would be a most valuable addition to your ranks. I am well versed in the classics of literature and can declaim several of the epic poems of my people. I play the lute and am a skilled manager of household servants. str npc4 signup 2 Note however that as a gentleman and the holder of a barony, I expect to be in a position of command, and not be treated as one of the common soldiers. str npc5 signup 2 I shall not betray you -- so long, of course, as you do your duty to me by feeding me, paying me, and not dragging my miserable hide into a battle where there is no chance of winning. Hand me some salt, if you will -- it is the custom of our people to take salt from our captains, as a token of their concern for our well-being. str npc6 signup 2 I am well practiced in the arts of war -- but I beg you, {sir/madame}, I wish to use my skills to defend the innocent, the pure, and the defenseless, not to be a common brigand and wreak more misery than I have already wrought. str npc7 signup 2 But let your followers know that I do not suffer louts and brutes. Anyone who misbehaves around me will quickly find an arrow in their gullet. str npc8 signup 2 I shall be pleased to fight in your shield wall. But I warn you -- if you ask me to gather the firewood, or cook a meal, you will not like the consequences. str npc9 signup 2 I am a gentleman, and prefer to fight with sword and lance. I recognize that you are of lower birth than I, there is no shame for me to serve under an experienced captain -- presuming, of course, that your followers do not become too familiar with me. I assume that will not be a problem? str npc10 signup 2 You won't regret taking me on, {Brother/Sister}. I'm a dead eye with a crossbow -- a beautiful weapon, it can right punch through a nobleman's armour and spill his blue blood upon the ground. And I've trained more raw recruits than you've had hot dinners, begging your pardon. I don't toadie to the high-born. str npc11 signup 2 I know how to swing a blade, staunch a wound, and feed an army on the march. It would be a foolish captain who passed up the opportunity to hire an experienced campaigner like me! Say, {laddie/lassie}, don't you command a war party of your own, now? str npc12 signup 2 I have treated every variety of wound that can be inflicted by the hand of man. Before I was a surgeon, I was a student, so you may be sure that I have inflicted wounds as well as healed them. str npc13 signup 2 Sword, lance, the bow -- my skill in all such martial pursuits is the stuff of epic verse. Together we will perform such feats as will be recounted in festivals and campfires, in filthy taverns and in the halls of kings, for many generations to come. str npc14 signup 2 I am a skilled swordsman, and I can also instruct your men in fighting. But I warn you that I do not care to fight for a leader who is lax in discipline with {his/her} men, for in the long run they will not respect a soft hand. str npc15 signup 2 Siegework is my speciality, although I reckon can handle myself well enough in an open battle, if need be. str npc16 signup 2 I can throw knives, in addition to stabbing with them, and I'm slippery as quicksilver. You'll find me useful in a fight, I'll warrant. str npc1 signup response 1 Good. You can be useful to us. str npc2 signup response 1 That will do. str npc3 signup response 1 Um, that's a start. We can teach you the rest. str npc4 signup response 1 Very well. I'll be glad to have you with us, um, 'Baron.' str npc5 signup response 1 Certainly. Here, have some salt. str npc6 signup response 1 Happy to be of service! Get your things together, and we shall be on our way. str npc7 signup response 1 I will hire you. Try not to shoot anyone on your first day. str npc8 signup response 1 No fear, ma'am. You're the widow and the daughter of a thane, and you'll be treated as such. str npc9 signup response 1 Well, it shouldn't be. I'll have a talk with them. str npc10 signup response 1 Good man. We'll treat you with the respect you deserve. str npc11 signup response 1 It sounds like you'll be useful. You are hired. str npc12 signup response 1 Then welcome to our company, doctor str npc13 signup response 1 Good. Make yourself ready, and we'll be on our way. str npc14 signup response 1 Good. I'll be happy to hire someone like you. str npc15 signup response 1 That works for me. I will be pleased to hire you. str npc16 signup response 1 It sounds like you can do the job. I will hire you. str npc1 signup response 2 I'd prefer not to take the risk. Good day, sir. str npc2 signup response 2 I'm afraid I'm only looking for men with some experience. Good day to you. str npc3 signup response 2 Actually, we were looking for a slightly different skill-set. str npc4 signup response 2 Actually, we are not in the habit of hiring bandits with invented pedigrees. Good day, sir. str npc5 signup response 2 Actually, on second thought, I prefer to keep more civilized company. str npc6 signup response 2 On second thought, maybe a mercenary company is not what you need right now. str npc7 signup response 2 Actually, on second thought, you sound like you might be trouble. Good day to you. str npc8 signup response 2 Ah. Actually, if you don't do whatever I order you to do, you'd best seek your fortune elsewhere. str npc9 signup response 2 You assume wrong, sir. In my company we respect courage and skill, rather than noble birth. str npc10 signup response 2 On second thought, we value discipline pretty highly in our company. Good day to you. str npc11 signup response 2 Sorry, madame. We've already got as many in our company as we can handle. str npc12 signup response 2 A battle is not the same thing as a tavern brawl. Perhaps you should look elsewhere for work. str npc13 signup response 2 Actually, on second thought, a fighter overeager for glory is dangerous to have in one's company. str npc14 signup response 2 Actually, I have no wish to provoke a mutiny in my ranks. Good day, sir. str npc15 signup response 2 Actually, I need a different kind of expertise. My apologies. str npc16 signup response 2 To be honest, I'd prefer someone who was a little less tempted to larceny. str npc1 payment I will be very useful to you, {sir/madame}, you can bet on that. Just one more thing before we leave, would you mind lending me {reg3} denars? I am ashamed to say it, but I have made myself a bit of debt here, staying in this tavern over the last few weeks and the tavern owners no longer believe that I am loaded with gold as I used to tell them. You know, things could get ugly here if they see me leaving with you before paying them. str npc2 payment {!}. str npc3 payment {!}. str npc4 payment Excellent. Before we depart, would you be so kind to lend me {reg3} denars? I had to pawn a family heirloom at a pawnbroker here in {s20}, and I would like to retrieve it before we leave. str npc5 payment Thank you. Now, to seal off our agreement, I ask for {reg3} denars from you. It's an advice my father gave me. He told me 'Baheshtur, never fight for a barbarian before {he/she} pays you your worth of gold first'. str npc6 payment {!}. str npc7 payment All right then. I will come with you. But I want a payment of {reg3} denars first. You aren't expecting me to work for free, do you? str npc8 payment Then I will fight your enemies for you. But first I want a bounty of {reg3} denars. If you are a worthy captain who can lead {his/her} company to riches and plunder, you should have no trouble paying. I cannot afford to follow a pauper. str npc9 payment That's very good of you. And before I join, can you lend me {reg3} denars, so that I can buy some proper clothing that befits a gentleman of noble birth such as myself. The coat on me has been worn down badly due to my recent bad fortune, and I cannot let common soldiers mistake me as one of their own. str npc10 payment That's good news. But I'll ask for one last thing, captain. I have a woman here in {s20}, a tavern wench, and she says she has my child in her belly. I want to give her some money before I leave... for the child, you know. Do you think you can spare {reg3} denars? str npc11 payment Hey thank you captain. But before joining up with you, I would ask for a payment of {reg3} denars. I know that in war parties soldiers can go on for weeks without seeing any wages. I am wise enough not to sign anywhere without having myself covered. str npc12 payment {!}. str npc13 payment Before I sign up, there is the small matter of some expenses I have incurred while staying here -- {reg3} denars. Do you think that you could cover those for me, as a gesture of friendship? str npc14 payment Ah, one last thing. I would ask for an initial bounty of {reg3} denars before I join your command. It's my principle never to enter someone's service without receiving the payment I deserve. str npc15 payment Good. By the way, as a skilled engineer I would expect a payment for my services. A signing bonus of {reg3} denars would be fair, I think. str npc16 payment Now, that's good news, captain. So, how about paying me a little something to seal off our agreement? A mere {reg3} would be enough. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I've had some bad luck with employers in the past. str npc1 payment response Very well, here's {reg3} denars. Now, fall in with the rest. str npc2 payment response {!}. str npc3 payment response {!}. str npc4 payment response Certainly. Here's {reg3} denars. str npc5 payment response Well... here's {reg3} denars, then. Your first payment. str npc6 payment response {!}. str npc7 payment response No, of course not. Here's {reg3} denars. str npc8 payment response Oh, I am no pauper, madame. Here's {reg3} denars for you. str npc9 payment response Very well, here's {reg3} denars. str npc10 payment response Of course. Here, {reg3} denars. str npc11 payment response Very well, here's {reg3} denars. Make yourself ready. We leave soon. str npc12 payment response {!}. str npc13 payment response Of course, here's {reg3} denars. Make ready to leave soon. str npc14 payment response All right, here's {reg3} denars. You are most welcome in our company. str npc15 payment response All right, here's {reg3} denars. Glad to have you with us. str npc16 payment response All right, here's {reg3} denars for you. Make yourself ready. str npc1 morality speech Oy -- boss. Please don't take this the wrong way, but it's a hard life and it's a bit much that we {s21}. Take a little more care in the future, captain, if you don't mind my saying. str npc2 morality speech I hope you don't mind my saying so, but it's a bit hard for me to see us {s21}. Maybe I ought to try to be more of a hardened soldier, but if we could try to exercise a little mercy from time to time, I'd sleep better. str npc3 morality speech Perhaps it is not my place to say so, {sir/madame}, but I confess that I am somewhat shocked that we {s21}. Of course I realize that war is cruel, but there is no need to make it more cruel than necessary. str npc4 morality speech Your pardon -- just so you know, the men of the House of Rolf do not care to {s21}. I will not be pleased if you continue to take this course. str npc5 morality speech Pardon me, captain. It is not good to {s21}. Your first duty is to the men who have taken your salt. The least they can expect is food, pay, the opportunity to loot, and that you not waste their lives needlessly. str npc6 morality speech Excuse me, {sir/madame}. As you know, I joined with you to right wrongs, protect the innocent, and make amends for my sin. I did not expect to {s21}. str npc7 morality speech Captain -- I do not like to see us {s21}. Such are the actions of a common bandit chief, with no regard for his followers. str npc8 morality speech I was not pleased that you decided to {s21}. To fall in battle is an honour, but to fight in a warband led by a coward is a disgrace. > str npc9 morality speech {Sir/Madame} -- it is not my way to {s21}. Men of my house will accept death but not dishonour. Please do not make me ashamed to serve under you. str npc10 morality speech Begging your pardon, captain. I can't say that I'm happy to see us {s21}. Those are just simple people, trying to make a living. If we could try to go easy on the poor wretches, captain, I'd feel much better. str npc11 morality speech Excuse me, captain. It's not good that we {s21}. I've followed armies and warbands for 30 years, and the least the soldiers expect of a leader is to feed them, pay them, and do {his/her} best to keep their sorry skins intact as best {he/she} can. str npc12 morality speech Captain -- I do not like to see us {s21}. I am prepared to be a warrior, but not a brigand. Pray let us try to show a little more compassion. str npc13 morality speech Captain, if we can avoid it, I'd prefer not to {s21}. Calradia is a small place, and one's reputation is precious. I would not care for one of my rivals to include this latest unfortunate incident in a satirical verse. str npc14 morality speech I do not care to {s21}. No one with a reputation for cowardice will be properly feared by his men. str npc15 morality speech {Sir/Madame} -- just so you know my opinion, any commander with sense will not let his company {s21}.I hope you don't mind me speaking so bluntly. str npc16 morality speech Captain. I don't like to {s21}. So many throats left uncut, and so many purses left unexplored... str npc1 2ary morality speech Boss -- just so you know, I've got no problem if we {s21}. Living to fight another day makes good sense to me. str npc2 2ary morality speech {Sir/Madame} -- I'm not altogether happy that we {s21}. I'm a merchant, and in our business one is bonded by one's word. I don't want a reputation for dishonesty -- that would spell my end as a trader, {sir/madame}. str npc3 2ary morality speech {Sir/Madame} -- I think it was a brave decision you took to {s21}. There is no shame in finding a way to avoid the spilling of blood. str npc4 2ary morality speech Your pardon -- whatever anyone else says, I think nothing of it that you {s21}. You should adopt whatever ruse you need to survive in these troubled times. str npc5 2ary morality speech {!}[No secondary moral code] str npc6 2ary morality speech {Sir/Madame} -- you may choose to {s21}, but would prefer to have no part in it. Such is not the path to my redemption. str npc7 2ary morality speech {!}[No secondary moral code] str npc8 2ary morality speech {!}[No secondary moral code] str npc9 2ary morality speech Captain, I am dismayed that you {s21}. A {gentleman/gentlewoman} such as yourself should exhibit the highest standards of honour at all times. str npc10 2ary morality speech {Brother/Sister} -- I can't say I like to see us {s21}. You should treat your men well, and they'll repay with interest. str npc11 2ary morality speech {!}[No secondary moral code] str npc12 2ary morality speech {!}[No secondary moral code] str npc13 2ary morality speech {!}[No secondary moral code] str npc14 2ary morality speech Captain -- you should not let it bother you that you {s21}. Armies are made to do their leaders' bidding, and hardships are part of a soldier's life. str npc15 2ary morality speech You know, friend {playername}, it's none too reassuring to see how you just {s21}. If you can break your word to them, you can break your word to me, is how I figure it. str npc16 2ary morality speech Captain -- just so you know, it's no problem by me that we {s21}. We do what we need to do to live, and they'd do the same to us if they were in our shoes. str npc1 personalityclash speech Captain -- no offense, but I'm a bit tired of {s11}, who puts on airs like she's something better than your humble servant Borcha. str npc2 personalityclash speech {Sir/Madame} -- as you recall I was a merchant before I signed on with you. I respect men who make their living peacefully, risking all to bring goods for far away lands. str npc3 personalityclash speech Captain -- in my opinion, {s11} is a hard and cruel man. He speaks of nothing but the need to flog, beat, and hang his fellow soldiers. str npc4 personalityclash speech {Sir/Madame}. The House of Rolf is one of the most ancient and respected families in this part of the world, with a provenance dating back to the Old Calradic Empire. Yet {s11} openly shows me disrespect, and casts doubt on the provenance of my house. str npc5 personalityclash speech A moment of your time, captain. {s11} seems to think me a common bandit, just because I have rewarded myself in the past to the legitimate spoils of war from caravans passing through my family's lands. str npc6 personalityclash speech Your pardon, {sir/madame}, but I cannot keep my tongue stilled any longer. That harlot, {s11} -- every time she sees me she points the five fingers of her hand at me -- a peasant's sign to ward off evil. str npc7 personalityclash speech Captain, I have done my best to put up with your followers' rude talk and filthy habits. But that one who calls himself {s11} is beyond tolerance. str npc8 personalityclash speech Just so you know, I cannot abide that insolent mountebank {s11}. Some minutes ago, I was remarking to our companions how the peasants of this region were more than usually slack-jawed and beetle-browed, and speculated that perhaps they had bred with apes. str npc9 personalityclash speech Sir -- {s11} is a base braggart, a man with no respect for the honour of women. I am tired of hearing how he conquered this or that damsel. str npc10 personalityclash speech Excuse me, captain. I hate to trouble you with such things, but I just wanted to let you know that I can't abide that fellow Rolf, the one who calls himself a baron. str npc11 personalityclash speech Begging your pardon, captain, but I can't keep silent. That man, {s11} -- he killed his own brother. str npc12 personalityclash speech My lord. The barbarian woman, {s11}, complained of headaches -- a possible symptom of excess of sanguinity. I thought to apply my leeches. str npc13 personalityclash speech Captain, I weary of {s11}, who talks of nothing but chivalry and feats of arms. str npc14 personalityclash speech Excuse me, captain. A few minutes ago, I had expressed the opinion that liberal use of the lash and occasional use of the gallows is essential to keep soldiers in line. Men without a healthy fear of their commanders are more likely to run from battle. str npc15 personalityclash speech Excuse me. I hope you don't mind me telling you that in my opinion, that girl {s11} is a danger to the party. She's a feral brat, disrespectful of authority and the basic principles of the military art. str npc16 personalityclash speech Oy, captain. Just so you know -- there's something funny about {s11}. He makes strange scrawlings in the dirt, and mutters to himself. str npc1 personalityclash speech b She's a common bandit, just like myself, and she has no right to tell me to keep my distance from her, as she did just now. str npc2 personalityclash speech b I don't much care to hear {s11} gloat about the caravans he has looted, or he plans to loot, like he has no respect for good honest trade. str npc3 personalityclash speech b I know that an army is not a nursery, and that strong discipline is important, but I do believe that man enjoys cruelty for cruelty's sake. I hope you do not mind me saying so. str npc4 personalityclash speech b {Sir/madame}, these are indeed sorry days if common folk are allowed to mock their betters. That is all. str npc5 personalityclash speech b I told him that if the warrior's way bothers him so much, that he become a priest or a beggar and so not have to worry about such things. I hope you do not mind that I said such things. str npc6 personalityclash speech b I know the crime I committed was an abomination, but I am seeking repentance, and I deserve better than to be the object of some witch's superstition. I just thought you should know. str npc7 personalityclash speech b I do not care for how he stares at me around the campfire after a meal, as he picks his teeth. I believe I recognize him from my days as a bandit. He is base and ignorant. I do not care to travel with such people. str npc8 personalityclash speech b {s11}, that font of impudence, overheard me, and called me ignorant, and a savage, and other words I do not care to repeat. It was only out of respect for you that I refrained from cutting his throat then and there. I thought it only fit that I should warn you. str npc9 personalityclash speech b If he persists, I shall tell him that he is a base varlot, and if it comes to blows I will not apologize. That is all, {sir/madame}. str npc10 personalityclash speech b He's just a simple brigand, as far as I can tell. House of Rolf, my arse. Genuine blue-bloods are bad enough, but those who pretend to be blue-bloods are bloody intolerable. Anyway, I might have said something a bit sharp to him a minute ago. He seemed to take offense, anyway. I just thought you should know. str npc11 personalityclash speech b He's a kinslayer, cursed by heaven, and he'll bring misfortune and sorrow upon us, that's for certain. I don't like being around him and I don't think he should be with us. That's all. Sorry for troubling you. str npc12 personalityclash speech b But when I tried to afix them, she recoiled and struck me, and accused me of witchcraft. Captain, I am deeply tired of attending to the complaints of such an ungrateful and ignorant lot. str npc13 personalityclash speech b Valorous deeds are all very well, but they are not the only goals worth pursuing in life. Personally, I never trust any man who has not at least once woken up drunk in a ditch, or been beaten by the slipper of his lover. str npc14 personalityclash speech b That chit {s11} saw fit to admonish me for this. I will not have my methods questioned in front of the men, and I will not serve any commander who tolerates such insubordination in his company. Thank you for allowing me to speak my peace. str npc15 personalityclash speech b What's more, I suspect she's a thief. I found her going through my baggage and pawing some of my schematics, and she pulled a knife on me when I thought fit to object. A wise captain would not allow her in his company. str npc16 personalityclash speech b Fearing witchcraft, I asked him about it, and he told me that a chit of a girl like myself should mind her own business. So I had a look in his baggage, and found strange plans and diagrams. I think he's a sorceror, {sir/madame}, and if I catch him trying to hex me he'll have a knife in his throat. str npc1 personalityclash2 speech Oy -- boss, I don't fancy myself a sensitive soul, but I don't particularly like how {s11} went about cutting the throats of the enemy wounded, back there. str npc2 personalityclash2 speech {Sir/Madame}. If you don't mind, I'd prefer not to be deployed anywhere near {s11}, after what he said to me during that last battle. str npc3 personalityclash2 speech {Sir/Madame}. Since I have joined your company, I have tried hard to learn how to live like a soldier, and how to honour the warrior's code. If I occasionally make mistakes, I would hope to be forgiven. str npc4 personalityclash2 speech {Sir/Madame}. I happened to exchange a few words with {s11} as we were dividing up the spoils of battle. Please inform her that when she speaks to me, she should call me 'Baron' or perhaps 'Baron Rolf,' or 'Your Grace,' but certainly not just 'Rolf.' str npc5 personalityclash2 speech Captain. {s11} needs to have her tongue cut out. str npc6 personalityclash2 speech My lord. Did you see {s11} during that last battle? He taunts the fallen foe as they lay stricken and helpless on the battlefield, mocking their parentage, their foolishness for having fought us. str npc7 personalityclash2 speech Captain -- I have been searching my mind trying to remember where I have seen {s11}, the one who calls himself a baron. As I watched him in action during that last battle, I suddenly remembered. He is a good fighter, but also a vicious one. str npc8 personalityclash2 speech Captain. {s11} is a most insolent girl. I have tried to be polite, even friendly, only to have her rebuff me. str npc9 personalityclash2 speech {Sir/My lady}, I hope you do not mind me telling you this, but in my opinion {s11}, the merchant, does not know his place. During that last battle, he cut in front of me to engage a foe whom I had marked for my own. str npc10 personalityclash2 speech {Brother/Sister} -- a question for you. Are you in charge of this company, or is it {s11}? str npc11 personalityclash2 speech Captain. I don't much care for that {s11}. After that last battle, he went around muttering some heathen incantation, as he went through the slain looking for loot. str npc12 personalityclash2 speech Captain. I can no longer abide the rank ignorance of {s11}. As I was treating the wounded during our last battle, he saw fit to disparage my use of laudanum in relieving the pain while I conducted surgery, and of treating wounds with a poultice of honey. str npc13 personalityclash2 speech Hello, captain! {s11} is a temperamental one, isn't he? During that last battle, I was merely having a friendly chat with our foes about their mothers as we exchanged swordblows, and it caused him to throw a fit! str npc14 personalityclash2 speech Sir. {s11} is incorrigibly indisciplined. During that skirmish, I called out to him that he should hold ranks with the rest of our battle array. He called back to me that I should 'get stuffed.' str npc15 personalityclash2 speech Captain -- I must tell you that I question {s11}'s medical credentials. As he was tending to our wounded after that last battle, I saw fit to remind him that the peerless Galerian often advocated administering a distillation of beetroot, to restore the humor imbalance brought by loss of sanguinity. str npc16 personalityclash2 speech Beg your pardon, {sir/ma'am}. {s11} might have been a very good thief, but he's not got the stomach to be a warrior, if you ask me. str npc1 personalityclash2 speech b The way she whistles cheerfully as she does it -- it puts a chill down my spine, it does. str npc2 personalityclash2 speech b The enemy was bearing down on us, and he says, 'Step aside, merchant, this is knight's work.' Next time I will step aside, and let him take a spear in the gut. str npc3 personalityclash2 speech b After our last victory I was picking through the slain, and availed myself of one of our foe's purses. No sooner had I done so then {s11} came up behind me and struck it from my hands, saying that it was she who had made the kill, and thus she deserved the spoils. My lord, I could not tell in the heat of battle who had struck whom. If {s11} had simply told me that she deserved the purse, I would gladly have given it to her. str npc4 personalityclash2 speech b I am of noble blood, and she is of the basest birth. She must remember her place. str npc5 personalityclash2 speech b When the loot was piled up after the last battle, I found among the enemy's baggage a very decent cooking pot. Often I had wished to find such a pot, so I could boil some of the stews that my people use to warm their bellies during the winter months. But {s11} grabs the pot, and tells me that I will not be allowed to 'taint' it with heathen food, and that it should properly belong to her. I yielded the pot to her, but I will not tolerate such disrespect in the future. str npc6 personalityclash2 speech b My lord -- such hubris will not be overlooked by Heaven, and I fear we shall all of us pay the price. str npc7 personalityclash2 speech b Back when I lived in the ravines, we would sometimes fight with a rival band called the Brethen of the Woods. Captain -- I would not trust any man who hides his origins, and particularly would not trust a common bandit who calls himself a lord. str npc8 personalityclash2 speech b As we were cleaning our weapons after that last battle, I remarked that I thought her a handsome girl, and after I regained my lands I would happily find her a match with one of my warriors. I thought it was a very generous offer, as a woman disinherited by her father is hardly going to find herself awash in prospects. But rather than thank me, she simply turned her back without a word. It was only out of respect for your leadership that I did not immediately try to teach her some manners. str npc9 personalityclash2 speech b I appreciate that he is willing to risk his life in battle, but that alone does not make a gentleman. He is not of noble birth, and his family's wealth comes from commerce and usury. He may fight with us as an auxiliary, but should not attempt to steal glory from his betters. str npc10 personalityclash2 speech b In that last battle he was shouting at me: 'Go forward, go back, hold the line.' When I told him to mind his own trimming he said he'd have me flogged. Captain, that man is looking for a crossbow bolt in his chest, begging your pardon. str npc11 personalityclash2 speech b He said it was a prayer of thanksgiving for victory, but it didn't sound like that to me. Captain, I don't want him raising up the ghosts of the dead to make trouble for us on our travels. I think you had best be rid of him str npc12 personalityclash2 speech b Captain, if that man knew the slightest thing about medical matters, he would know that one should never undermine a patient's confidence in his doctor, particularly not during a complicated operation. If you would be kind enough to dismiss him from this company, you would be doing all of us a great service. str npc13 personalityclash2 speech b When all the dust settled, {s11} turned on me and told me not to 'tempt the wrath of the Heavens' with my 'hubris.' I responded that at least I hadn't killed my own brother, which I think bothers the Heavens a lot more than battlefield small talk. {s11} turns red like a baboon's arse and would have struck me had I not artfully dodged out of his away. Tell him to lighten up, will you? str npc14 personalityclash2 speech b {Sir/Madame}, such defiance of proper authority is a corrosive influence on our company, and I shall have him flogged if he does so again. str npc15 personalityclash2 speech b {s11} responded that Galenian was an 'antiquated know-nothing.' Captain, no true doctor would have such disrespect for the great masters of the past. I do not believe you should employ such an obvious impostor. str npc16 personalityclash2 speech b After our last scrap, I was slicing open the guts of some our foes to check for hidden gold, as a girl who counts her pennies ought. He gagged and muttered that I was an 'animal.' I'll inspect his innards for contraband if he doesn't keep a civil tongue in his head. str npc1 personalitymatch speech Boss. {s11} back there didn't do badly in that last fight at all. He's a good egg, too. str npc2 personalitymatch speech {Sir/Madame}. I just wanted to tell you that {s11} may be a rough sort, and I'll venture a thoroughgoing rogue as well, but I'm proud to call him my companion. str npc3 personalitymatch speech Hello, {sir/madame}! I had just wanted to tell you that {s11} is a most gallant knight. Did you see him in our last battle? str npc4 personalitymatch speech Excuse me, {sir/madame}. I just wanted to say a word in praise of {s11}. He did well in that last battle. str npc5 personalitymatch speech That was a fine battle, {playername} Bahadur! {s11} is a good man to have by our side in a fight. str npc6 personalitymatch speech Captain. Sometimes I am troubled by all this bloodshed, although I know that proud warlords must be humbled, and cruel bandits tamed, if we are to restore peace to Calradia. str npc7 personalitymatch speech Captain. I was just talking to {s11}. She may be a bit savage, but I believe that she is a faithful friend. str npc8 personalitymatch speech A fine battle that was, captain. And I have to say, I admire the taunts that {s11} hurled at our enemy. str npc9 personalitymatch speech Captain. {s11} acquitted herself well in that fight back there. A fine, modest maiden she is, if I dare say so myself. str npc10 personalitymatch speech Ahoy, Brother! I wish you joy of your victory! Say, old Mother {s11}'s not bad in a scrap, is she, for a woman of her years? Although I'm getting to be a bit of an old dog myself, now. str npc11 personalitymatch speech Ach, captain! A fight like that one sets my old joints a-creaking. Still, we licked them pretty good, didn't we? str npc12 personalitymatch speech A bloody business, captain, a bloody business -- although a necessary one, of course. {s11}, I believe, shares my ambivalence about this constant fighting. str npc13 personalitymatch speech You have earned your name today, oh valorous one! And {s11}, too! I like that one. She sings the songs of her people as she goes into battle, which appeals to an artistic soul like my own. str npc14 personalitymatch speech Captain. It is a pleasure going into battle with men like {s11} by my side. str npc15 personalitymatch speech Captain. I was just having a word with {s11} after our last battle, and it strikes me that the man has got a good head on his shoulders. str npc16 personalitymatch speech Oy -- captain. I was just having a chat with {s11}, as we picked through the bodies after our last little scrap. str npc1 personalitymatch speech b Without good honest souls like him to bring silver into Calradia, scoundrels like me would have a hard time in life, I'll warrant. I'm glad to have him with us. str npc2 personalitymatch speech b Based on how he did in that last fight, I'd say that I'd trust my back to him any day, although I'd still keep a hand on my purse. str npc3 personalitymatch speech b I also confess that I find him a truly delightful companion, a man of both wit and manners. Perhaps, perhaps... Ah, but I say too much. Good day, {sir/madame}. str npc4 personalitymatch speech b You chose well to enlist him in our company. He knows a thing or two about a fight, and also knows the importance of respecting his comrades-in-arms, unlike some others I might mention. str npc5 personalitymatch speech b As for his other attributes, I doubt that he is any more a Baron than I am, but I have to admire the brazen way he makes that claim. str npc6 personalitymatch speech b I must say that {s11} is a source of great comfort to me. I have told him of my sin, and he said to me that Heaven will forgive my transgression, if I truly repent and truly desire such forgiveness. He is wise, and I am glad that he is with us. str npc7 personalitymatch speech b At some point in the future, if you have no need of our services, she has promised to go back to the ravines with me and find the bandits who murdered my lover, and help me take my revenge. It was a kind offer. I am glad that she is with us. str npc8 personalitymatch speech b He managed to include their geneology, their appearance, and their eating habits in a well-framed Old Calradic quatrain. I personally prefer the saga, but we Nords respect poetic craftwork when we hear it. str npc9 personalitymatch speech b Were she of noble blood, I might ask for her hand. It is a pity that she is a merchant's daughter. But speaking with her is a pleasant way to pass time on the march. str npc10 personalitymatch speech b Heh. It just goes to show that youth ain't everything, that experience also wins battles. I reckon she and I could teach the young puppies of the world a thing or two, couldn't we? str npc11 personalitymatch speech b Old {s11} in particular showed them a thing or two, I thought. Not bad for the pair of us, I thought, given that between us we've probably seen close to a hundred winters. str npc12 personalitymatch speech b It saddens him deeply to take the lives of his fellow men, however just the cause. He and I have talked together of a brighter future, of the need to unite these petty warring kingdoms of Calradia, so that we may bring this time of troubles to an end. str npc13 personalitymatch speech b Also, although I normally prefer the coy to the Amazonesque, I confess that I have also noticed the femininity she tries to hide beneath her martial demeanour. True, she is a bit aloof on the march and in camp, but perhaps my fair words can melt the Nordic ice around her heart. str npc14 personalitymatch speech b He is a professional soldier, and though he may not be as fast on his feet as some others, he knows the wisdom of holding together in a disciplined battle-line. You showed good sense in bringing him into this company. str npc15 personalitymatch speech b War, like any other affair, requires careful planning and preparation, and a firm grasp of strategic principals. All other things being equal, the best trained army will win the battle, an observation that I think our last fight bears out. The men may curse him now, but they'll learn to thank him, I'll warrant. str npc16 personalitymatch speech b Have you heard her story? Can you believe the wrongs done to her? I tell you, it makes my blood boil. I want to cut off all the little bits of those bastards who mistreated her -- and I'll do it, too, if we ever run into them in our travels. str npc1 retirement speech I'm a bit tired of marching up and down the land, shedding my blood for someone else's cause. The loot is good, but I think I've got enough of that, now. I'm going to head back to my village, take a wife, settle down, maybe raise horses if I can afford it. str npc2 retirement speech I'm getting a bit tired of the warrior's life. I'm going to invest my share of our loot into a cargo of goods -- furs, linens, velvets, probably -- and take them back over the mountains. I would like to thank you again for taking me on, and wish you the best of luck. str npc3 retirement speech I am afraid I have something to tell you. I have decided that the warrior's life is not for me. I think it is probably too late for me to find a good marriage -- no one of my people would take a wife who had served with a company of soldiers -- but I may have enough money to start myself up as a merchant. I hope you will not be angry, {sir/madame}. str npc4 retirement speech I have fought with you honourably, as befits a son of the House of Rolf, but I am not altogether satisfied with your leadership. I will go home to my ancestral estates, which are much in need of my services. str npc5 retirement speech Bahadur -- since I have taken your salt, I have fought for you fiercely, and loyally. But you have not always repayed my service with the kind of leadership that I deserve. So I am going home, in the hope that the Khan's men have forgotten me, to see my father and brothers again. str npc6 retirement speech I joined this company in the hope that you would lead me out of darkness, and indeed I have found a measure of peace here. But I have some qualms about your leadership, and have begun to suspect that the path to redemption can be found elsewhere. str npc7 retirement speech I am tired of this squalid life of endless warfare, seeing men debased by fear, greed, lust, and a hundred other sins. I have money in my purse. I am going overseas to look for a better land than Calradia. I assume that you will fare well without me. str npc8 retirement speech I have fought in your shield wall, and done well by it. But your leadership is not always to my liking, and anyways I have another task. I will take what plunder I have won and raise a warband of my own and sail to Nordland to take back my husband's hall from my treacherous brother-in-law. I wish you well. str npc9 retirement speech We have fought well together, and earned ourselves much glory. But I have some reservations about your leadership, and at any rate have my patrimony to reclaim. I will be leaving you. Perhaps we will meet again. str npc10 retirement speech I've had enough of tromping up and down the length and breadth of Calradia. I've got enough to buy a small bit of land somewhere, so I think I'll give that a try. So long, and best of luck to you. str npc11 retirement speech You did an old woman a great service by taking her into your company. But I'm afraid I'm finding this life no more to my liking than driving a wagon. Too much cold, too much hunger, and at the end all I see in front of me is a hole in the ground. So I'll be off, although I don't know where. str npc12 retirement speech I've done all right in your company. I filled my belly, put some gold in my purse, and broadened my knowledge of wounds and injury -- I can't complain about that! But I think right now that service in this company is holding me back. I have a duty to share my findings with other surgeons, and for that I need to hire scribes, who are rare in Calradia. I shall be going home str npc13 retirement speech As the luster of your name grows ever brighter, I fear that my own reputation will seem pale in comparison, as the moon is outshined by the sun. I have decided to strike out on my own. The very best of luck to you! str npc14 retirement speech I would like to inform you that I wish to sever our relationship. I intend to seek alternative employment. str npc15 retirement speech I appreciate that you took me on, but I'm not altogether happy about how things have worked out. I'm going to head off elsewhere -- maybe go home, maybe find another job, I haven't quite decided yet. str npc16 retirement speech I've had good times in this company, and I've found myself a pretty trinket or two on the battlefield, but right now it isn't working out. I'm leaving you to go offer my talents to someone else. str npc1 rehire speech Boss -- it's good to see you again. I know we had our differences in the past, but to tell you the truth, those were some of the best days I've known. And, to tell you the truth, I've had a bit of difficulty finding work. Listen, if you'd be willing to have me back, I'd be willing to sign up with your company again. str npc2 rehire speech {Sir/Madame}! It's good to see you again. But I'll confess -- I've been looking for you. I bought a load of goods like I told you I would, loaded them up, and took them back across the steppe -- but wouldn't you know it, I was hit again by Khergits, and lost it all. I guess I'm just destined to fight for my fortune. Also, people tell me that you've done very well for yourself. So tell me, {sir/madame}, would you have me back? str npc3 rehire speech Well, hello {sir/madame}! It is very good to see you again. I have not fared so well since we parted, I am afraid. My mother's family. whom I hoped would give me a start in trading, have not been as welcoming as I have hoped. I receive nothing but lectures from my aunts, on how I have ruined my prospects for marriage by taking service in a mercenary company. Perhaps I am better suited to war than to commerce, to share a meal over a campfire with rough fellows than to drink wine with the burghers of Veluca. {Sir/Madame}, I must ask you -- will you take me back? str npc4 rehire speech Why hello, captain. It's been a while. You've done well for yourself, I hear. For my part, I've been having some difficulties coaxing a living from my estates -- locusts, bad rains, unruly serfs, that sort of thing. I thought I might take up the sword once more. I know there's been some bad blood between us, but I'd be honoured to fight in your ranks once again. str npc5 rehire speech {playername} Bahadur! Your fame grows ever greater -- even as far as my homeland, beyond the mountains. I'd returned there, hoping that the Khan's men had forgotten. Well, they had not -- even before I set foot in my valley, I had word from my family that both the Khan and the Humyan were looking for me. So I came back again, hoping you might forget any harsh words I had spoken, to see if I could fight with you once again. str npc6 rehire speech It is good to see you, {sir/madame}. Everywhere I go, men are in awe of your deeds. I have not had it so well since I left. Wherever I go, I feel my demons returning. My soul is in turmoil. For reasons that I cannot fully explain, I had found peace in your company, even if I had questions about your leadership. Will you allow me to serve with you once again? str npc7 rehire speech Captain! It is good to see you. Forgive what I may have said when we parted. I took a ship out of Wercheg, bound for the east, but it was taken by pirates and after my ransom I was set ashore back here. There may be better places in the world than Calradia, but I have yet to see them. So I think, if it is my lot to live here, then your company is as good a livelihood as any. Will you have me back? str npc8 rehire speech Greetings to you, {playername}. I was wondering if the harsh words spoken between us in the past could be forgotten. I have been hunting among the Nords here, to see if I could find enough men to take back my husband's hall. But I could not find enough men to crew a longship, and those whom I gathered quickly got bored and wandered off -- not, I will add, before they drank away such gold as I had accumulated. So I thought back to the battles we fought together. Those were good days, and profitable ones too. str npc9 rehire speech My dear, dear {man/lady}! So good it is to see you! I have sought service with the lords of this land, but have been most grieviously disappointed. Half of them ask me to collect debts from fellow lords, as though I were a banker's errand boy, or chase down his serfs, as though I were a farm overseer. One even asked me to murder one of his creditors! I have looked for you, to see if you would wish me to join you again. str npc10 rehire speech Captain! It's good to see you. You see, it turns out I'm not much of a farmer. Too soft on the hired hands, I figure. I let them rob me blind. I guess fighting is what I know best. So tell me, captain, are you still looking for good men? str npc11 rehire speech Captain! So good to see you! People say that you've been making gold hand over foot. I'm a fidgety old bag of bones, I'll admit. I left you because I wasn't satisfied with the warrior's life, but I spend a bit of time in town and I realize that there are worse things in life than a full belly, honest companions, and the joy of seeing the enemy run before you. So, would you be hiring again str npc12 rehire speech Captain! It's a fine thing to see an honest face like yours. This world is full of lies. I went home to publish my findings, hired some scribes and made a handful of codices, and waited for the commissions. But it turns out that the universities don't care about real medical knowledge rather than warmed-over Galerian. And publishers -- let me tell you, you never saw anyone so unscrupulous. They rent the books out chapter to by chapter to students to copy, but half of them aren't returned, and those that are have pages soaked in wine, and there's no longer a complete copy of my work anywhere. I'll keep trying, but first I need a bit of money in my pocket, first. Are you looking for a surgeon? str npc13 rehire speech Well hello there, oh valorous one. I had been hoping to see you again. Everywhere I go, I hear tales and songs of your deeds. I will admit that I felt a twinge of regret that we had parted ways, and, I'll confess, a twinge of jealousy as well at your reputation. I thought that once again I might fight by your side, and thus bask in the reflection of your glory. Perhaps we might ride together again, for a little while? str npc14 rehire speech Captain. It is good to see you. When last we parted, I was ready to swear that I would not serve you again, but perhaps I judged you too harshly. All over Calradia, men sing your praises. I have tried serving in other lords' armies, and believe me, what I have seen of them restores my opinion of your leadership. If you would have me in your company, I would fight for you again. str npc15 rehire speech Why hello, {playername}. I can't say I'm entirely displeased to see you. You see, I took on another contract before I left, and sure enough, when it came time to collect the pay, the lord had nothing but talk and excuses and petty little complaints about my handiwork. I can't say I was always happy in your company, but at least I put gold directly into my purse after every battle. You still offering work? str npc16 rehire speech Captain! They say that you've done well for yourself since we last met. I'll come out and admit that I cursed your name when we parted ways, but thinking back on it you weren't all that bad. All these lords, they're glad enough to send me on little side errands, but they don't much care to have me in their main battle-line. Apparently I spook the men. I've heard it muttered that I'm a witch, or that I eat men's hearts after killing them, or other rot. Not that I mind stabbing a man while he's asleep, but it's a lot more gratifying when he's awake and kicking. So I thought I'd try to find you again, see if you'll take me on. str npc1 home intro Boss -- did you know that I was born around here, in the high steppe? This is where I got my eye for horseflesh, because this is good land for horses, although a hard land for men. I suppose that's why the Khergits like it. str npc2 home intro We're approaching Sargoth. That's where I was headed when the Khergits got me. str npc3 home intro Can you smell that? Lemon trees, apples and crocus flowers, it's the scent of Veluca. I spent many a happy summer here when I was a girl, playing in the gardens of my mother's family while my father was away trading. str npc4 home intro The Woods of Ehlerdah. Bah. This place is thick with bandits and outlaws. str npc5 home intro Bahadur, we are nearing Halmar, largest town in the lower steppe. My mother's sister went here to marry a townsman and I thought to seek service with the lord here. That is when I ran into you. str npc6 home intro I can see by the vines and terraces on the hillside that I am near home. I have no wish to see my family, so I will linger outside the walls if you go into town. I am sure that you will understand. str npc7 home intro Do you smell that? Salt fish, rotting flax and river mud. The smells of my childhood. I want to retch. str npc8 home intro Hmf. Do you hear that? It must be the crash of waves on the headland. We must be near Gundig's Point. str npc9 home intro Behold the Rock of Rivacheg! The strongest fortress in Calradia. My father was one of those who held the line here against the Nords, when they first tried to push inland from the coast. str npc10 home intro D'you smell that fresh air, Brother? This was my home, before I went abroad in search of coin. It's good to be up in the hills again. It's the smell of freedom. This is the cradle of Rhodok liberty, here under Grunwalder Castle str npc11 home intro I see the mountains. We must be getting near home. str npc12 home intro We're passing by the site of one of my greatest medical triumphs, if that interests you. str npc13 home intro Ah, Castle Ergellon! Such a lovely spot, at the foot of the Rhodok highlands. Such happy days I spent here, the summer before last. str npc14 home intro Do you see that fortress up there, on the spur over the valley? Ismirala? I spent a winter there some years back, trying to train the lord's men. str npc15 home intro You see that castle up on the hill? Culmarr Castle, it's called. I did some work there, not long ago. It's not as showy as some of the other castles in this land, but it's the finest stonework you ever saw. str npc16 home intro Aye, captain, do you see those? Those are hare tracks in the snow. We must be getting near to my birthplace. str npc1 home description Well, Khergits always lived here, even back in the old days, as the Emperor gave them gold and lands to keep out the other tribes. I'm told my grandfather was a Khergit chieftain, although my mother didn't know him, any more than I knew my father. When my mother was a lass, the Khergit started coming over the mountains in larger numbers, and now there's a Khergit Khan in Tulga. str npc2 home description People say that the Nords are a bunch of bloodthirsty barbarians, but they have a good head for trade, if you ask me. They make the people up and down the coast grow flax, which they weave here into linen. It can't compete with Jelkala silks and velvets as a luxury fabric, but it makes good summertime wear and you can use it for the sails of ships. More importantly, linen was one of the few goods that someone else in Calradia wasn't already making. str npc3 home description Veluca has wet winters and hot summers, but the people here build great cisterns to water their crops. They grow grapes -- Velucan wine is famous, {sir/madame} -- and those who can afford it make walled gardens, where fruit trees grow in abundance, and we sit at night listening to music, or playing chess, or merely sniff the night air. str npc4 home description Well, you see, the King of Swadia declared this to be his personal hunting preserve, and said he'd kill any man who as much as strung his bow here. So what happens? Some family goes hungry, and succumbs to the temptation to poach, and the king's sheriff comes along and strings him up and takes his land. His sons, rather than starve, go bandit. And so naturally anyone in the whole valley who feels the need to run away from a debt or a nagging wife or a vengeful noble comes up here to join them, living on wild pigs and berries and the purses of unwary travellers. str npc5 home description Khergits had always come here, to trade and raid, and in the last days of the Empire we began to settle. Just like the Vaegirs, Swadians, Rhodoks, Nords and the House of Sarran, we took the Emperor's coin to keep the other tribes at bay. But when the Great Horde attacked our homeland in my grandfather's day, we moved into this region in force. We pushed the Vaegirs back, and made their fortresses our own. str npc6 home description Here in the Vale of Suno, our dialect and customs are closer than anywhere else in Calradia to those of the old Calrad Empire. We grow olives and wine, both crops brought to this land from overseas by the emperors, and also follow the old Calradic ways. We keep our pledges and pay our debts. str npc7 home description Before I was married off, and before I was taken by bandits, I lived here. I was born in a hovel and spent my childhood in the fields. Our landlords were Nord, but we never saw them, merely their cursed minions and overseers. My father, coward that he was, cringed before them. str npc8 home description You haven't heard the story? When Gundig Hairy-Breeks came to Calradia from Nordland, he planted his banner on the headland and said that it would remain there until he recaptured his 'inheritance.' His 'inheritance', he called it. Gundig believed the skalds who told him that the Emperor had bequeathed Calradia to the Nords, when in fact he just gave us a small strip of land along the coast, so that we would crew his galleys. str npc9 home description The Nords would sail up the river in their longships. The townsmen of the coast could have stopped them, but they were cowards then, as they are today, and paid them a yearly stipend, known as the Nordgeld, to be let in peace. But the Vaegir king would not pay. My father decided to come over the mountains, to fight with the Vaegir hosts. Three summers in a row they tried to take the Rock, and each time the Vaegir lords held them back. str npc10 home description In my father's day the Swadians would come calling, thinking to make us knuckle our foreheads and call them their overlords. But Grunwalder, an old veteran of the wars from the hills, showed us how to form a battleline with spear and crossbow that could break a Swadian charge. He fell in battle, but the people gave his name to the castle that was built here, where he fell, so that we would remember, and always stand firm against the horsemens' onslaught. str npc11 home description I'm from Uxkhal. You know the saying, {sir/madame} -- 'Barley grown in Uxkhal is made into ale in Praven, and we're all the better for it.' Not sure what that means, {sir/madame}, but it's true about the barley. And wheat, and oats. We grow more grain here in the Vale of Uxkhal then all the rest of Calradia put together, and our ale is the best, too. You can see it in the soil here -- rich and black, and smells of good harvests and full bellies. str npc12 home description The lord over there in Almerra Castle had the dropsy, and had requested a doctor from Uxkhal to treat him. Like a typical university-educated doctor, he went right to Galerian for a cure. Galerian commends sun-metal for dropsy. Now most of Galerian's writings were useless back in the days of the Calradic emperors when they were first written down, and they're doubly worthless today, but sometimes he hits upon the right cure by chance: sun-metal does cure some kinds of dropsy in small doses. However, sun-metal in large doses is poison, something that the Galerian-worshippers never grasped. str npc13 home description I had come up here with a small Swadian force, but they were caught by the Rhodoks in the woods and their horsemen cut down amid the trees. I fled and found shelter up in the high valleys, in the arms of the comeliest cowherd you ever saw. She took me to a cave near the high pastures, and would bring me cheese and berries, and tell me the tales from the hills -- of playful goat-men who guide lost animals back to their flocks, or of ghostly huntsmen who ride the winds, chasing stormclouds. Such rustics they are! str npc14 home description I say 'trying' because in my opinion, Vaegirs don't take well to discipline. Finest archers you ever saw, and good riders too, but they have no stomach for fighting in ranks. Their skills serve them well enough against Khergits and Nords, particularly when they can hide behind walls, but Sarranids can match them arrow for arrow, and I've seen Swadian knights cut through Vaegirs like a knife through butter. Now, a Rhodok spear-wall is designed to stop a Swadian charge in its tracks, and usually does. str npc15 home description Like most castles that last around here, it's got foundations that are old Imperial Calradic. You can't see them any more with all the rebuilding, but the slabs are the size of a house. They must have been real sorcerors back in those days, because I don't see how they moved those things otherwise. Beautiful location, too -- Culmarr sits right in front of the pass leading out of Calradia, which allows the lord to charge a pretty penny in tolls during the three months of the year that it's not snowed in. str npc16 home description The snows in these valleys don't melt until late in the year, and the land is hard to plough. You can grow a bit of barley, but not much else. But there's wealth here in the woods: deer, rabbit and lynx, meat and furs, and the mountains have iron, and traders would ship enough saltfish up the river from the coast to keep the people fed for the winter. str npc1 home description 2 They go easy on us farming folk, and don't ask for much in tax -- not that we would be able to pay in any case. The land isn't good enough for most crops. Frankly, it's only good for horse-rearing, and that only for half of the year, in the winter after the rains. In the summer they take their herds back into the mountains. Caravans come over the hills and bring spice to Tulga, but we don't see much of that money down in the villages. str npc2 home description 2 I had loaded up on saffron, cinnamon, cloves, pepper and other spices and a chest full of denars. I estimated that I could buy linens, furs, velvet, iron and wool, and the extra horses to carry them back, and I'd still make a profit. I just hadn't figured in the Khergits, who apparently don't care for others cutting in on their monopoly. str npc3 home description 2 The poets call Veluca a paradise, and I think for once that they do not exaggerate. str npc4 home description 2 How do I know this, you ask? Well... I was taken by them, and held for ransom, but I got away. That's really all there is to tell. str npc5 home description 2 Of course, you know how things go. My father's generation were hard warriors from the cold lands across the mountains, but this generation all has houses in the town and great estates and spend time as much trading as they do practicing archery. The next generation will grow soft on Velucan wine and will lose their lands to the next batch of illiterate hill-raiders to come over the mountains, just you watch. It's how things always were, and how things always will be. str npc6 home description 2 We men of Suno also never forget an insult, and avenge any wrong done unto us. Old-fashioned Calradic honour, I dare say, has brought me to my current fallen state. But despite that, I am proud to be from this region. Our lord is a vassal of the Swadian king in Praven, but as far as we are concerned he is just yet another barbarian chieftain, and we are the Empire's true heirs. str npc7 home description 2 We were allowed to fish the river, raise pigs amid the reedbeds, and grow whatever we could in our private plots, but in the open fields we were only permitted to grow flax, to be taken to Sargoth and woven into linen. So we were always hungry, and weak, and never had the courage to rebel. str npc8 home description 2 The skalds' tales at least gave Gundig an excuse to raise a warband -- not that we Nords ever need an excuse, mind. He sailed across the sea, rallied the Calradian Nords to his banner, and marched on the Rock of Rivacheg. The Vaegirs killed him, and threw his banner into the surf. But the Nords keep coming, and some day all of Calradia will be ours. str npc9 home description 2 Just as the Nords can call on their kinfolk overseas, so does the Vaegir king call on his kinfolk from over the mountains. Had my father not disinherited me, I would also have taken an oath of fealty to the lord of Reyvadin. But just as I was shorn of my inheritance, so also was I shown of my obligations, and it is the Vaegir king's loss. str npc10 home description 2 We grow mulberry trees here for silk and kermes too for the dye. We take it to Jelkala where they weave it into the finest velvet -- not that I have ever had enough denars in my pocket to buy velvet, mind. But the craftsmen of Jelkala also make good crossbows, and for that I'll not begrudge them their little luxuries str npc11 home description 2 The Swadian king will tell you that Praven was the biggest city in Calradia back under the Empire, and that's why he should rule the whole land today. Mind you, I don't care much about politics, {sir/madame} -- I've sold provisions to every army that ever marched in Calradia, and I tell you that I wouldn't give a single one of them a single biscuit unless I had the cold, hard denars in my hand first. Why these high and mighty kings and nobles can't pay their bills, I'll never know. But I prattle on a bit, there, don't I? str npc12 home description 2 The difference between poison and cure is the dose. You tell that to everyone you meet, and tell them you heard it first from Jeremus the Great. People think that all the wisdom worth knowing was written in Old Calradic, but I say you can learn twice as much from village midwives and careful examination of nature than from the entire imperial corpus. That's why they threw me out of the university, although in retrospect that was a blessing. Anyway, I put that lord back on his feet, and he availed me of a sack of gold and the corpse of a freshly hanged criminal to dissect. Ha! To think of the lengths I had to go to get specimens back in those days. str npc13 home description 2 Eventually I had to leave, and sometimes I wonder if there is a little herdsboy swaddled on her back, as she takes the cows up to pasture each morning. I'd be tempted to try to find her -- but no, no, one should never look back. str npc14 home description 2 If anyone were ever to unify this little land of ours, I'd sign up to serve them, free of charge. I'd put together an army of Rhodok spears with Nord footmen on the flanks and Vaegir archers in front, take along some Khergit scouts to find and fix the enemy, and some Swadian lancers and Sarranid mamlukes to finish them off. I'd take that army over the mountains and make the whole world kneel to Calradia.... Of course, that's what the Emperors thought, and in the end the tribes took away their Empire. str npc15 home description 2 And here's the funny thing -- when the Rhodok lands first rebelled against the Swadians, they all said they weren't going to have any noble lords ruling over them. You can guess how long that lasted. One Rhodok hill chieftain sets himself up in Culmarr, calls himself 'Count', and the good burghers of Jelkala and Veluca have to lick his boots if they want to sell their wine and velvet outside Calradia. And if you want to keep the counts under control, and the peasants providing the towns with food rather than selling to the highest bidder, then you need a King too, don't you? The Rhodok lands are no different than anyone else, whatever guff they talk about 'ancient liberties' and 'freedom.' str npc16 home description 2 Still, it was a thin living, and there were always too many mouths around to feed. The Vaegir king and the Khergit khan don't make life any easier for us, squeezing for tax money the villages they control, and raiding for plunder the villages they don't. Of course, I can't say I wouldn't do the same if I had a castle and an army all of my own. The mighty do whatever they can, and the humble do whatever they must. str npc1 home recap I'm from the high steppe, near {s21}. str npc2 home recap I was born over the mountains. I'm a merchant, the son of a merchant, and the grandson of a merchant. str npc3 home recap I used to live in my father's house in {s20}, but I spent much of my childhood in {s21}. str npc4 home recap Our ancestral barony is over the mountains, across the Culdarr pass. str npc5 home recap I was born in the highlands on the other side of the mountains, past Tulga, but I have relatives in {s21}. str npc6 home recap My family lives in {s21}, but I cannot bear to face them. str npc7 home recap I was born in a hovel in the fens, not far from {s21}. str npc8 home recap I was born overseas, in Nordland, and my husband's hall also was in Nordland. str npc9 home recap I am from the Vaegir homeland over the mountains, where the Vaegir lords lived before the Emperor brought them in Calradia. str npc10 home recap Born and raised in Jelkala, {Brother/Sister}, and I hope some day to buy land there. But I had a mind to see a bit of the world first, so I took my crossbow and went off to the wars. str npc11 home recap I was born in the train of an army, and lived all my days in the train of an army. My folk are from Praven, however, so I guess that's as much home to me as anywhere. str npc12 home recap I come from overseas. I travel the world in search of medical lore. str npc13 home recap Oh, far away from here, my {lord/lady}, else you would already have heard about me, and would not need to ask such things. str npc14 home recap I am the younger son of the Count of Geroia. str npc15 home recap I'm from over the hills. But Calradia is where the money is to be made, these days, if your trade is siegecraft. str npc16 home recap Why, captain, I was born in Uslum village, but my mother lost her land to a scheming relative and had to put herself in bond to a nearby lord. str npc1 honorific boss str npc2 honorific {sir/madame} str npc3 honorific {sir/madame} str npc4 honorific captain str npc5 honorific {playername} Bahadur str npc6 honorific captain str npc7 honorific captain str npc8 honorific {playername} str npc9 honorific {my good sir/my good lady} str npc10 honorific {Brother/Sister} str npc11 honorific {laddie/lassie} -- I mean Captain str npc12 honorific captain str npc13 honorific oh valorous one str npc14 honorific commander str npc15 honorific captain str npc16 honorific captain str npc1 kingsupport 1 That's a great idea, Boss. All these kings and khans and landed nobles who rule now, with their prisons and gibbets and scaffolds, the whippings and brandings and hangings for any man who might be driven by the crying of his children to steal a loaf of bread, or maybe a horse -- Calradia deserves something better. str npc2 kingsupport 1 Well, captain -- I'd support you. I think you'd give Calradia the kind of enlightened rule which it has long needed. str npc3 kingsupport 1 Well, my lord -- I would worry for you. Our histories tell us that power tends to corrupt. But in the end, I am comforted by the mercy and judgment you have shown as captain of this company. str npc4 kingsupport 1 Well, captain, I think that you would be the kind of {king/queen} that well-born gentlemen such as myself would be proud to follow into battle... str npc5 kingsupport 1 A fine idea, Bahadur - you have shown that you know how to govern men. Mind that you govern them justly, though... str npc6 kingsupport 1 I cannot judge the legal merits of your claim. However, I think that unlike the other kings here, you have the capacity to unify this land -- and that would put a stop to these endless wars, between kingdom and kingdom, noble and noble, and brother and brother, that have brought us all into disgrace in the eyes of the heavens. str npc7 kingsupport 1 Aye -- you'll do well. You know how to treat bandits and ruffians. str npc8 kingsupport 1 The saga of Bjernstad tells us that a man who does great deeds, beyond those of the other men of his time, may claim the throne. I'd say that you could make that claim. str npc9 kingsupport 1 Very good, my lord. I'm a Vaegir by blood, but Yaroglek never stood for me when I was cheated of my inheritance. So I don't owe him anything, and I say, 'Let the throne go to the most valiant!' Which would be you, {sir/my lady}. str npc10 kingsupport 1 Well, {Brother/Sister}, I suppose there must be {kings/kings and queens}, and if there must be {kings/kings and queens}, then you would be as good a {king/queen} as any... str npc11 kingsupport 1 Why, that's a fine idea, {laddie/lassie}! I suppose I shall have to learn to call you 'Majesty', or 'Your Grace', then... str npc12 kingsupport 1 I am sure that you would make a fine king, captain. I flatter myself that I am a good judge of character, and you have demonstrated a capacity for compassion that far exceeds that of these others who call themselves monarchs. str npc13 kingsupport 1 That would be a fine thing, {sir/my lady}! Many is the tale of the hero who has proven his worthiness to wear a crown through valor. Perhaps you know the song of Antaran son of Ashdab, who rose from obscurity to become king of Dabarah. A splendid tale! str npc14 kingsupport 1 Well, sir, the heavens have instituted a hierarchy in this world, and normally I would have no truck with usurpation. But I also think that the kings of this land are a weak and sorry lot, not worthy of the name of king, and that leaves the crown free to be taken by a better {man/ruler}, such as yourself. str npc15 kingsupport 1 Well, you pay your men on time, when you can, generally speaking. That's the best qualification for kingship there is, in my book. You show some respect for the rights of others. str npc16 kingsupport 1 Why not, captain? I'm sure you'd make a fine {king/queen} -- and of course I'd hope you remember the little people like myself who did you a pretty turn on your scramble to the throne. str npc1 kingsupport 2 Sure would, Boss. But let me tell you what might bring others to your cause -- particularly us poor folk. They tell us that in the old days, each new Emperor who took the throne would issue a great amnesty for all but the worst prisoners in his dungeons, give people a second chance to make something of themselves -- like you gave me a second chance, Boss. str npc2 kingsupport 2 Most of the lords of this land -- well, let's just say that they never held a denar that they didn't collect as rent or take as pillage. You, on the other hand, have some experience of commerce and trade, of the effort and risk involved in making sure that men don't go hungry in Sargoth while there's a glut of grain in Praven, to give an example.... If you like, captain, I reckon I could find some support for you among the merchants and burghers of this realm. str npc3 kingsupport 2 I would, {my lord/my lady}. But I would strongly recommend that you reinstitute an old Calradic imperial tradition -- the council of lords and commons, drawn from both the nobles of the land and well-educated men of property, with the power to overrule any new taxes or other tyrannical measures that might tempt you. It would be for your own good, {sir/my lady}. str npc4 kingsupport 2 Of course, {captain/my lady}. The trick is now to get others to follow you. As you know, one's lineage is a great determinant of one's worthiness. Perhaps you have a long-lost ancestor of whom you have not told me? str npc5 kingsupport 2 Ay, Bahadur, I would. But there is something I should say, on behalf of the men of the steppes such as myself. It would bring great joy to us, to hear from the lips of one who would be khan, that you would restore an anicent right. From the days of the old emperors, the men of the steppes have enjoyed the right to bring their flocks to new pastures or to market, which necessarily involves the crossing of lands owned by the great lords of this realm. str npc6 kingsupport 2 I would. I would tell anyone who listens of your deeds on behalf of the weak and helpless, of your ability to lead men against great odds and triumph, and tell them that if you were to become {king/queen}, there would be one law and one peace -- from the Rhodok highlands to the Vaegir wastes, from the high steppe to the Nordic shore. str npc7 kingsupport 2 Yes, captain, I would. A {king/queen}'s duty is to keep the roads safe for decent folk, make it so a woman can gather the firewood or draw the water without being accosted by some drooling, scabby ape of an outlaw. Anyway, you've split the skulls of a number of such brutes in your time. Men would fear to even meet the eyes of a woman on the road, if you were {king/queen}. str npc8 kingsupport 2 I would -- on one condition. You'd be king in Praven or Sargoth or wherever you want to rule, but I'd rule my own hall. And if I had a dispute with any other of your thegns, be it over land, livestock, or blood, you'd let us settle it sword to sword, according to the old ways, and let the heavens decide who is in the right. str npc9 kingsupport 2 I would, {sir/madame}, and others would too. But here's what I think -- you need to show the noble lords that you'll uphold their ancient rights. Right now, Calradia's a mess -- the lord owns the land, except it's the king who owns the forest, but the city has the right to levy tax at its gates, and the commons can use the pastures on odd Tuesdays, except in Rivacheg when it's Wednesday. Who can remember? So I say you make things simple, like it was in the old days -- first the {king/sovereign}, then the lords, then everyone else. str npc10 kingsupport 2 Certainly, {Brother/Sister}. But I'd ask that you consider a thought of mine. If you became {king/queen}, then I'd ask you open your court to the common folks, and not just to the lords and blue-bloods. I'd ask you to let it be known that should any man be judged and sentenced, that he have the right to appeal to you directly. Right now, the lords have the right -- I say every man in Calradia should have it, too. str npc11 kingsupport 2 Of course, I would! Let me see your hand, there... Aha! You've got the 'Mark of Kings.' That's what we call it in Praven, anyway. I hear in Suno it's the 'Emperor's Line,' but they call everything differently, over there. Anyway, yours is very long -- I'd say that it means that you're meant to rule! It's your destiny! In fact, I think I can even recall a prophecy to that effect. Hmm, how did it go... str npc12 kingsupport 2 Of course, captain. But if I have learned anything in my travels in this land, it is that Calradians are sticklers for precedent. Everything must be done as it was done in the days of the old Empire -- even though not more than one in a hundred of them can read enough Old Calradic to understand the chronicles! Veluca merchants marry their daughters according to the 'imperial' rite. Rivacheg cattle herders churn 'imperial' butter. And of course, every king must be crowned according to 'imperial' law. str npc13 kingsupport 2 Of course, {my lord/my lady}. Also, as we learn from the tale of Antaran, when claiming a throne, it does not hurt to be the subject of an epic, recited around campfires and hearthfires, describing one's deeds. As you no doubt know, I fancy myself a fair crafter of couplets. str npc14 kingsupport 2 I would indeed, sir. I think you can unite this land, and then we'll be able to raise an army such as Calradia has not seen for many generations -- Swadian lances, Vaegir archers, Rhodok spears, Sarranid swords, Nord axes, and Khergit skirmishers, and take it over the mountains to subdue all the lands that the Calradic emperors once held sway. str npc15 kingsupport 2 I would. People might say that you don't have royal blood in your veins. But as far as I've seen, royal blood makes you a skinflint. Kings and nobles will take out loans or commission building projects without half a thought to how they're ever going to pay back all those commoners who expect to eat after an honest day's work. If you ask me, an honest tongue makes a {man/woman} a {king/queen}, not a fancy pedigree. str npc16 kingsupport 2 Of course, my {lord/lady}. And what's more, I figure a girl like me could do you a bit of a service raising support with the lords of this land. I may have only had a small part in their schemes and intrigues over the years, but I think I know what they want. And given what I know of their secrets, they'd not want to be denying me admission to their halls, now would they? str npc1 kingsupport 2a Please go on... str npc2 kingsupport 2a Please continue... str npc3 kingsupport 2a Please continue... str npc4 kingsupport 2a Of course - let me tell you all about him. str npc5 kingsupport 2a Please go on... str npc6 kingsupport 2a Splendid str npc7 kingsupport 2a Well, yes, I will try to keep order... str npc8 kingsupport 2a Fair enough str npc9 kingsupport 2a That seems sensible enough... str npc10 kingsupport 2a Of course - I would give my subjects that right str npc11 kingsupport 2a See if you can recall that prophesy. str npc12 kingsupport 2a Interesting. Please go on... str npc13 kingsupport 2a Why, yes, that you are. str npc14 kingsupport 2a Please go on... str npc15 kingsupport 2a Well-spoken, my good man str npc16 kingsupport 2a Interesting... Please continue str npc1 kingsupport 2b Well. We saw how that turned out... str npc2 kingsupport 2b I do not ask for their support, as they would no doubt wish to make a profit on the transaction. str npc3 kingsupport 2b I have no intention of hobbling myself in that way. str npc4 kingsupport 2b I will have no part of this str npc5 kingsupport 2b I said that I wished to be {king/queen}, not that I wished to involve myself in the minutiae of nomadism str npc6 kingsupport 2b I'm not sure that I can quite deliver all that str npc7 kingsupport 2b I think you're maybe taking the idea of the king's peace a bit too far, there str npc8 kingsupport 2b That's a pretty tall condition str npc9 kingsupport 2b I'm not sure that implementing your idea would be as 'simple' as you think str npc10 kingsupport 2b Hmm. Let me think it over. str npc11 kingsupport 2b Ah... I'll have my hand back, please. str npc12 kingsupport 2b Enough, sir. I will not have you mock our traditions str npc13 kingsupport 2b Hmm. I'm not sure about that. str npc14 kingsupport 2b Actually, I was looking forward to a bit of rest after becoming {king/queen}... str npc15 kingsupport 2b {King/Queen} of the Clerks, maybe, Enough of such talk str npc16 kingsupport 2b No offense, but I'm not sure that's the approach I'd take str npc1 kingsupport 3 If I could go about this land for a few weeks, telling the common folk that you were going to amnesty their kinfolk like the emperors of old -- well, they would start talking of you as the Emperor, and that would pave your way to the throne. Shall I do that, Boss? str npc2 kingsupport 2 If you like, captain, I can take a few weeks to visit the guildhalls and caravanseries where I have contacts, and explain to them that, in you, they will have a {king/ruler} who will check the rapacious nobles, who, with their tariffs and taxes, would strangle commerce for the sake of a few extra denars to spend on their wars and their feasts. What do you say to that, captain? str npc3 kingsupport 3 If you were to make such a pledge, {sir/madame}, I think that it would help many of the lords of this land overcome any reluctance that they might have. If your aim is to restore the old Calradic system, then arguably you are a more legitimate {king/ruler} then any of these come-lately usurpers. Give me leave for several weeks, {sir/madame}, and I will let it be known in the noble courts and merchant houses of this land that you intend to restore their ancient rights. str npc4 kingsupport 3 Yes -- I think I have heard of that line, In fact, I can envision {his/her} entire genealogy. If you give me leave, 'Majesty', I shall travel about the villages and castles of this realm over the next several weeks, spreading word of your royal birth. Of course, I would hope that you would remember your faithful subject, when it comes to distributing lands... str npc5 kingsupport 3 Anyway, lord, in these sorry times the men of the great estates have taken to blocking our passage, charging us huge fees to cross. It is a great burden on my people, Bahadur. If I could take a few weeks to let the men of the steppes know that you would support the restoration of our ancient rights, well, then, I think you would find many who would support you as khan, And when men speak of you as khan, that's the first step to becoming one. str npc6 kingsupport 3 Very well. Although I am now a stranger to my family, I have entered many a noble's hall in your train, and I reckon I would be welcome again. I shall go about this land and tell the nobles that when you are {king/queen}, you will strive your hardest to protect the weak and to crush discord, so that no man will raise his hand against another with impunity, and one day, perhaps, the sin of fraticide will be no more. str npc7 kingsupport 3 I'll tell you what, captain. Give me a few weeks and I'll go to some of these villages -- stinking hovels that they are, but I reckon I can take care of myself these days. I'll tell the people there that once you unify this land, you'll wipe it clean of banditry. You'll erect gallows along the roads and keep them well-stocked with broken-necked thieves, so that every passerby knows that the wages of indecency is death. str npc8 kingsupport 3 Good! Then give me a few weeks and I'll go about the courts of this land, letting it be known that you're a {king/ruler} who respects the thegns and their ancient rights. You won't go sticking your royal nose where it doesn't belong, and Calradia will be the better for it. str npc9 kingsupport 3 It's perfectly sensible, {sir/madame} -- and we'll be free of those cursed writs and burghers' petitions and scrolls that take up all of my time and yours, when we should both be out fighting for the glory of your kingdom. Give me leave and I'll spread word among the noble lords of this land that you're here to restore the old ways, and I'll bet there will plenty who will follow you into battle. str npc10 kingsupport 3 Well then, {Brother/Sister}, give me leave for a few weeks and I can go about this land, letting the common folk know that you will rule justly and equitably, and that lord and common alike should be one before your law. Men will speak of you as {king/queen}, and that's a good start to becoming one... str npc11 kingsupport 3 I can't recall now, but if you let me go back to my home, I could find an old greybeard who remembers it in full. And, I could put it around that you've got the mark of kings on your hand! There's many where I come from who are waiting for a just ruler, and a man's hands tell all that's worth knowing about him. Give me a few weeks, and I'll reckon I can have quite a few expecting you to be their next {king/queen}. str npc12 kingsupport 3 But you know what? There was no 'imperial' law when it came to the crown. Sometimes one emperor handed the empire to his son. Sometimes he split it between his generals. Sometimes one emperor murdered the last. There's no right 'Calradic' way to crown a {king/king or queen}, and thus it makes sense that the crown should go to the one most fit to govern -- which would be you, naturally. Give me a couple of weeks, and I'll write a tract which proves it and find a copyist to post a version in every town tavern in the land. What do you say to that idea, captain? str npc13 kingsupport 3 Then give me leave for a few weeks, oh gallant one, and I will spin such a tale as would stir even the dullest heart, inspiring admiration for your virtues, compassion for your hardships, and indignation at those who would stand in your way. I assume, of course, that I would be able to take a certain amount of poetic license with the details? str npc14 kingsupport 3 Give me leave for a few weeks, {sir/madame}, and I will let all the worthy men of this land know that you are the one to unite not just Calradia, but all the other Calradic dominions. For according to my thinking, no one should be {king/king or queen} here unless they have the capacity to rule the entirety of the realm -- and you alone have demonstrated such a capacity, {sir/madamge}. str npc15 kingsupport 3 I'm glad you think so. Here's what I suggest. I know men in the guilds here, men like me, who've been shafted and shaken down until they can take no more. Here's what I'll tell them -- you're honest. You respect the burghers. You'll pay your debts. You won't beggar your subjects. str npc16 kingsupport 3 Give me leave for a few weeks, and I'll do a little tour of my former employers' castles. I'll sing them a pretty song about what you'll do as {king/queen}, about all the ancient freedoms you'll restore -- let them rob their tenants and tax the merchants and fight their wars and spend themselves silly without a thought to tomorrow, as a noble ought! What do you say to that, captain? str npc1 kingsupport objection Boss -- you've given leave to Alayen to go tell the nobles that they will have rights over pasture, market, and forest? I can't say I like that. Give him his way, and he'll set up gibbets in every village in the land, where there will dangle some poor sod like me who thought he might pick up a bow, head to the woods and put a bit of meat on his table. str npc2 kingsupport objection Um, captain. Matheld has ridden off to tell the lords of this land that you'll let them settle their quarrels by force and violence. You know they rarely actually fight each other, right? Most of the time, it's the traders and travellers on the roads between their castles that get clobbered in their petty disputes. Any excuse to shake down a caravan, they'll take. I really hope that she misunderstood you, sir. str npc3 kingsupport objection Captain -- Deshavi has set off on some sort of expedition, which she says that you countenanced. She says that she will go about the villages of this land, telling the poor villagers that once you are {king/queen}, you intend to hang all thieves and bandits. {Sir/Madame}, I am a merchant's daughter, and know well the scourge of banditry. I also know that Deshavi has suffered great wrongs. But surely you do not intend to hang men indiscriminately. There must be some place for mercy in your kingdom str npc4 kingsupport objection Captain. Artimenner has set off on a journey, telling the burghers that you claim the throne because you know how to balance your accounts. That's nonsense. Nobles and kings fight and rule. If they had to haggle over wages and overruns with every passing vagabond who ever did a scrap of work on their estates, then there would be nothing but disorder and chaos. str npc5 kingsupport objection {playername} Bahadur -- I overhead what you told Ymira. But I wonder -- if the lords who live from farming, and the merchants who earn from trade, are allowed to determine what taxes will be leveed, then who will be taxed? Those who live from flocks, of course -- my people, the people of the steppes. I would have nothing to do with these councils, Bahadur -- all free men should be one, under the khan, and that is the end of it. str npc6 kingsupport objection I understand that you have dispatched Rolf to fabricate a claim of royal descent. I have to tell you, {sir/madame} -- I do not think that the heavens will smile on such an attempt to take the throne by fraud. str npc7 kingsupport objection I have heard what you told Bunduk, about giving every common criminal the right of appeal to the {king/ruler}. I do not approve. Bandits should be hanged when caught. Give them a trial or an appeal, and they will talk their way out of the noose. Bunduk is a good man, but no man can fully understand what these wolves in human form do to women str npc8 kingsupport objection Captain -- you have dispatched Firentis to tell the lords of this land that you intend to impose a peace, under which no one should settle their disputes by the sword. Would you have us all die in our beds, then? That is a great shame, for my people. A {king/sovereign}'s duty is to lead us into battle, not to tell us how to handle our quarrels and differences. str npc9 kingsupport objection {Sir/Madame} -- it is with great regret that I have learned that you have told Baheshtur to let his people know that you will allow them to lead their flocks over the lands of their betters. I hope that I am mistaken about this, sir. The money we demand is but small compensation for the damage they cause to our flocks and the pollution of our water sources. My {lord/lady}, if your future kingdom is to be some nomads' paradise, then I for one do not look forward to it. str npc10 kingsupport objection I hear that you've got Nizar spinning poems to justify your ascent to the throne. I can't say I approve, {Brother/Sister}. If men fight for a {king/sovereign}, it should be because they know they're going to get something good out of it, not because they've taken a liking to a silly song. str npc11 kingsupport objection I hear that Lezalit is off and about telling folks that you're going to make yourself {king/queen} and then lead an army over the mountains. Shall there be no end to these wars, {laddie/lassie}? I was thinking that if you made yourself {king/queen}, then maybe you'd give us a bit of peace. But I guess the heavens have made Calradian blood to be spilt, and Calradian bones to be broken, and there's no getting round their decree. str npc12 kingsupport objection Captain. I hear that you've gone and made Klethi, of all people, some sort of ambassador to the aristocracy. I shudder to think of what that amoral girl might be promising them on your behalf -- and dignifying all these gross indulgences by calling them 'ancient freedoms.' By doing this, you mock those of us who who had hoped that you would have helped Calradia escape its bloody past, and move towards a new age of peace and learning. Enough, I have said my peace. str npc13 kingsupport objection Oh valiant one -- I hear that you have given leave to Jeremus to produce some testily-worded dissertation that undermines everything the people of this land hold dear, and accuses the old emperors of murder and usurpation. Captain -- I know as a poet that people must have heroes to emulate, and a golden age to restore. Will you create a kingdom in which cynics and scholars tell us what we must believe? I can think of nothing more dull. str npc14 kingsupport objection I understand that you've sent your man Borcha to proclaim to all Calradia that you intend to free all the miscreants of this land upon your accession to the throne. What a foul idea... Men must be governed, {sir/madame} -- with whips and chains and the noose, if necessary. You'll find that out the hard way if you become {king/queen}, I'll warrant. str npc15 kingsupport objection I understand that you've given leave to Katrin to spread some nonsense about marks on your hands. I just want to say that, as an educated man, I find it disturbing that you would resort to old women's superstitions to back your claim. Village women will believe one thing one day, another thing the next. Now a horoscope, properly cast by an astrologer at a royal university with a reputation to uphold, might tell you something worth knowing, but those have not been performed in Calradia for some time. str npc16 kingsupport objection Oy -- Captain! I hear that Marnid's gone off to sing a pretty song to the merchants, on how you'll hand them Calradia on a silver platter for them to feast upon, smack their lips, and suck the marrow from the bones. I hope that's just a tale you're telling. A noble lord will at least toss a few coppers to the poor when he holds his feasts, and will make sure that the servants go home with full bellies. A merchant marries his daughter, and you'd be lucky to get a few crusts and scraps of gristle from the table. That's my experience, anyway. str npc1 intel mission Well, Boss, as it happens, I have a few cousins over in {s17}, and unlike some in my family, they can still stand the sight of me. They deal in horses --- I've even been able to supply them with stock from time to time -- and so they get to pick up a bit of the gossip round the castles and great halls of the {s18}. I could go over there for a few days and tell you what I find out. str npc2 intel mission {Sir/My lady}, if you're interested in events in {s18}, I can still make contact with my old trading partners in {s17}. They're usually well-informed about political events. str npc3 intel mission Captain, although I cannot return to my father's house in {s17}, I still may make contact with my sister. She will be privy to the councils of the great merchant houses, and may tell us much about the state of the {s18}. str npc4 intel mission Captain, if you could spare me for a few days, I would like to look up an old comrade-in-arms in {s17}, who has from time to time led a small company in the pay of the {s18}. He is a good man, the kind who speaks little and listens much. I'm sure over a drink or two he might let us know which way the political winds are blowing in those parts. str npc5 intel mission If you like, {playername} Bahadur, I can take a few days to visit my mother's sister's people. They work in a caravanserie in {s17}, and hear the news from all across the {s18}. They may have some gossip about the feuds and rivaries of the great lords, if that is of interest to you. str npc6 intel mission Captain -- while I am not strictly welcome in {s17}, I would be able to make contact with some former tenants of an estate of mine nearby. I granted them ownership after my abrupt departure, and they are now well-placed in society, and also less inclined than most to hold my crime against me. If you give me a few days, I may be able to collect some interesting information about the {s18}. str npc7 intel mission Captain. When I left my former home in {s17}, I had promised myself that I would never return, except for the purposes of taking out vengeance on those who wronged me. Perhaps I was rash. I am occasionally curious as to how my family is getting along. Perhaps I can bring them some gifts, to let them know what I have made of myself! Any rate, they are wretched people, but just as a cringing dog keeps its ear to the wind, so do they. They may have useful information about the {s18}, if you would give me a few days to pay them a visit. str npc8 intel mission If you have any interest in the events in the {s18}, a former shield-companion of mine retired and now keeps a farm near {s17}. He keeps in contact with a number of other old warriors. I could visit him for a few days, and learn more about what is going on there. str npc9 intel mission {Sir/My lady} -- it has been some time since I sampled the delights of {s17}, where gentlefolk such as myself are wont to partake of the hospitality of the most puissant and generous lord. If you wish, I could perhaps go there, and let you know something about the concerns that weigh on the minds of the great peers of the {s18}. str npc10 intel mission Captain -- I was thinking that some of my old mates in the garrison at {s17} would be glad to see me. They are good lads, and would never betray the city, but like me they have no particular affection for the bluebloods that command them, and may be willing to slip a little political gossip our way. The gentry are always falling out over one little thing or the other, but the lads might be able to know if there's real dissent brewing. str npc11 intel mission {Laddie/Lassie} -- I was thinking that it's been a while since I visited my kinfolk in {s17}. They've been kind enough to me over the years, helping me out during the lean times, so I feel I'd like to share some of my newfound fortune with them. I've also bought wholesale enough times from the Praven grain merchants for them to trust me. I'd reckon they might be persuaded to spill a few tidbits about events in the {s18}, if that would interest you. str npc12 intel mission If you wish, Captain, I would not mind taking the time to pay a visit to a pupil of mine, now employed by the lord of {s17}. I had great hopes for him, but I have heard that he has lately endorsed the use of muskmelon for the treatment of palsy, on the grounds that its cold essence offsets an abundance of yellow bile. This is a travesty of medicine, and I must journey there swiftly to correct him. While I am there, if you wish, I could question him on the latest trends within the {s18}, a matter which may interest you. str npc13 intel mission Oh valiant one! With your permission, I was thinking that I might pay a visit to the dales near {s17}. I try not to revisit old pastures, but I must confess a certain curiosity as to how a comely shepherdess of my former acquaintance is getting along. On the way, I may attempt to stop in at the castle. I suspect that it would not be terribly difficult for me to charm my way into the lord's hall, and I may be able to provide you with the latest news from the {s18}. str npc14 intel mission Captain... As you may know, I helped train the garrison of {s17}. One of their number has lately been in touch with me, and suggests that if I were to visit him, he could pass me information on events within the {s18}. I am willing to do this, if you can spare me. While it is a great disgrace to be a traitor, there is no dishonor in making use of one. str npc15 intel mission Captain. As you may know, I have for some time harbored a wish to go to {s17}, and study the masonry -- one of the finest examples of the old Calradic style. As it happens, one of my colleagues is currently engaged there doing repair work on the curtain wall. While his sense of professional obligation I think would prevent him, rightfully, from disclosing to me any weaknesses in its defenses, I suspect that he would not be averse to offering up his opinion on the general state of the {s18}, if that is of interest to you. str npc16 intel mission Oy, Captain! I had a mind to pay a visit to my old haunts at {s17}. Let's just say that the lord and lady of the place had commissioned a certain service from me, and had been a bit lax about payment. However, a certain sparkly bauble in the lady's possession will fit the bill nicely. I see no need to trouble them by letting them know about my visit, but I could have a wee chat with my old friend the castle steward, who'll be letting me into the place, about goings-on in the {s18}. str npc1 fief acceptance You'd make me lord of {s17}, Boss? Well, that would be the kindest thing that anyone has ever done for me in a long time. Heh. I'll make the most of it -- you can count on that. I have to say, though -- I'm not sure how the other lords of this realm will react, when they find old Borcha in their august company. str npc2 fief acceptance {s17} as a fief? Well, I've always thought in terms of buying and selling goods, not in terms of governing anything. But now that you mention it, I bet I could make that place turn a fair bit of revenue. I thank you, {my Lord/my lady} -- this is a very kind turn that you have done me. str npc3 fief acceptance {Sire/My lady}, it is most generous of you to offer me {s17}. I would be pleased to hold it, and dedicate myself to the moral and material uplift of its inhabitants. str npc4 fief acceptance It is good of you to grant me {s17} as a fief -- and most appropriate. Proud indeed is the king who has a baron of the House of Rolf as {his/her} vassal. str npc5 fief acceptance Bahadur -- I would be most pleased to hold {s17}. I will send word to the hills, to my kinsmen, and let them know that there is honorable gold to be earned serving under me in your armies -- and they will come flocking to fight for you! str npc6 fief acceptance {Sir/Lady} -- I am surprised that you find me worthy to govern men, as I am just beginning to learn to govern myself. But if you indeed wish it, I would be most honored to hold {s17} in your name, and dedicate myself to the protection of those who live there. str npc7 fief acceptance Aye, I'll hold {s17} -- and give it a reputation that strikes fear in the hearts of thieves and brigands across Calradia. Thank you, {sire/madame}, for this opportunity. str npc8 fief acceptance You'd make me a thegn? Well, I suppose that I can postpone reclaiming my inheritance for a little while longer, and make my great hall at {s17}. Some day, I may travel over the seas to take back what is mine, but until then, I would be pleased to raise a band of battle-hardened Nords to fight under your banner. str npc9 fief acceptance {Sire/My lady}, I was cheated of my inheritance -- but now, with this offer of this estate, you make right what was wrong. It would give me the greatest honor to serve you, to fight for you, and to hold this land in fief to you. str npc10 fief acceptance You'd make me a lord? Well, no thank you -- but if you would call me 'tribune' -- the tribunes being the people's servants in the old times -- then I suppose I could bring myself to run {s17} for you. I'd put food in the bellies of the hungry, and raise a fine force of Rhodok foot to fight on your behalf, {Brother/Sister}. But I can't promise that the real blue-bloods will enjoy rubbing shoulders with me in your councils. str npc11 fief acceptance Ay! You'd grant old Katrin a title of nobility? Well, I'd be daft to turn you down, now wouldn't I? My, the strange turns that life takes... Fancy this old bag of bones becoming a great peer of the realm of Calradia. str npc12 fief acceptance Well, {sire/my lady}, I'd have you know that don't believe in the holding of land in fief to the king. Farmers and landholders should govern their own affairs, under the distant watch of the sovereign. That being said, Calradia has seen far too much bloodshed for us to turn the social order on its head right now. Give me that land, and I'll endeavor to prepare it for a brighter future -- if not in this generation, than perhaps in the next. str npc13 fief acceptance How generous and kind of you, {sire/my lady}. Allow me to express the utmost reverence for your wisdom in selecting me. Truly, your perspicacity exceeds that of King Laminur, who could read the character of a man from a single hair of his head. Your judgment surpasses that of the Emperor Akembra, to whom even the jinns submitted their disputes. Anyway, I accept. str npc14 fief acceptance You do me a great honor, captain. In Geroia, a youngest son such as myself has few opportunities to earn a fief of his own. But here, in Calradia, there is still the chance for a man to win with his sword what was denied him by his birth! I shall hold {s17} as your vassal, and raise an army to fight for your glory and for mine. str npc15 fief acceptance Well, {sir/my lady}, that's a gracious act, and marks you as the kind of monarch who can save this sorry land from the incompetence of the current batch. I suspect a lot of the noble lords around here will think that a commoner like me isn't fit to hold a fief. Well, when they see what I do with it, and what revenues I can bring in, they'll change their tune! str npc16 fief acceptance Oh, that's most generous of you, {sire/my lady}. I've been in and out of many a great hall or manor -- not always with the master's permission, I should add -- but I never thought I'd own one myself. Let me think... When I collect my first year's rents, what baubles shall I buy myself? str npc1 woman to woman {!}. str npc2 woman to woman {!}. str npc3 woman to woman My lady, if you don't mind me saying -- I think by now you have proven yourself to be one of the great warriors of this realm. Yet strangely, no king has come forward to offer you a fief. Perhaps it is because you are a woman. No matter -- I personally believe that you will take your place among the great lords of this realm, even if you have to fight twice as long and twice as hard to receive your due! str npc4 woman to woman {!}. str npc5 woman to woman {!}. str npc6 woman to woman {!}. str npc7 woman to woman Captain. If you don't mind me saying, you have fought long and hard against the scum of Calradia, and with their defeat, you make this land a better place. You are well deserving of a fief of your own -- and I suspect that if you were not a woman, a king would have offered you one by now. That is the way of the men in this sorry land: they let us stand in the front of the battleline to take the enemy's blows, but when it comes to a division of the spoils, they expect us to head to the rear. str npc8 woman to woman Excuse me, {playername}. I would like to offer you my congratulations -- it seems that you are well on your way to making a name for yourself as a warrior to be feared. If you were a man, I suspect the kings of this land would be falling over themselves to make you their vassal. Alas, in this world, women like ourselves must fight twice as hard to receive what is only our due. str npc9 woman to woman {!}. str npc10 woman to woman {!}. str npc11 woman to woman Aye, lassie, I just can't help thinking to myself -- you've made quite a name for yourself, haven't you? Fighting and marching up and down the length of the land. Why, I suspect if you were a man, some king would have offered you a fief by now. Well, you may still get what you deserve -- you'll just have to prove yourself a bit more. str npc12 woman to woman {!}. str npc13 woman to woman {!}. str npc14 woman to woman {!}. str npc15 woman to woman {!}. str npc16 woman to woman Oy, Captain -- if you don't mind me saying, you've made quite a name for yourself in these parts. I suspect that if you were a man, a king would have offered you a fief by now. But we ladies should come to expect things like that. Men will find any excuse not to reward us for our work, so if we take a fancy to a bit of land somewhere, maybe we should just reach out and take it. That's the way I look at the world, anyway. str npc1 turn against I'm sorry that we meet like this, boss. There's no question that I owe my rise in life to you. You doubtless think me ungrateful. However, one has to follow one's destiny -- isn't that correct? str npc2 turn against This is a sad day. I never thought that I might meet my old captain on the field of battle. Even if I triumph, it will bring me no joy. str npc3 turn against Oh {playername} -- what a tragic turn our lives have taken! I can only hope that the tides of war that have made us enemies, will one day allow us to be friends. str npc4 turn against Aye, well.... I'm not sure what to say. If we must fight, let's get it over with. str npc4 turn against {playername} Bahadur! I took your salt, and was well rewarded for it! However, I will remind you of an old truth -- that while a Khergit may be an ardent follower, and a devoted friend, he will never be your slave.... Anyway, today I come against you with my sword raised. But I hope that one day we raise a glass together, to a friendship renewed. str npc6 turn against It grieves me more than anything I can say to meet you like this, {playername}. I shall not dwell on the circumstances that have led us to this point. I can only hope that we may one day be reconciled. str npc7 turn against Well, captain. You made of me a great lady, and for that I am grateful. However, you did not buy me, and now the circumstances have caused us our interests to clash, I can meet you in battle with a clear conscience. Still, I hope some day that circumstances may change again, and we may meet as friends. str npc8 turn against So we now we meet as enemies, and may shortly face each other over the rims of our shields. A grim day this is. Sometimes, the spinners of our fate have a dark sense of humor. str npc9 turn against I will not accept fault for the circumstances which have led us to become enemies. I want you to know that my conscience is clear, although my heart is heavy. str npc10 turn against Well, it looks like the tides of fate have led me to make war on my old captain. Maybe things started to go wrong when you became my liege -- I suppose I was never much suited to vassalage. Anyway, here we are now. Maybe, when the world is changed and there are no more masters and servants, or lords and vassals, then we can meet together as friends. str npc11 turn against Great heaven, {laddie/lassie}. So now it looks like you and I are enemies. Didn't I say that life takes us on some very strange turns? Destiny sometimes has a cruel sense of humor -- I'll say that much. str npc12 turn against So, it seems we must fight. I would have you know, {sir/my lady}, that I have not betrayed you. I had never served you as a man, but served the principles which I believed you upheld. As you no longer uphold them, I must do my best to thwart you. But I bear you no ill will, and I hope that we can meet again some day as friends str npc13 turn against It is sad to meet you as my enemy, Captain -- but on the other hand, to meet such a titan of the battlefield as yourself in combat is a rare privilege. Truly, the news of our contest today shall keep the bards and poets of Calradia in wine and silver for months to come, do you think? str npc14 turn against Well, {playername}. We meet as enemies. I confess that I have mixed feelings. It grieves me to make war on you, but if we meet in battle and I prevail, I will have defeated the worthiest foe in all Calradia, and I will know that my mastery of the military art is complete! str npc15 turn against Ah... I have not been looking forward to this day. I just want to say that in my sight, if you'd kept your faith in me, things would never have come to this. But no doubt you see it differently. str npc16 turn against Hello, Captain! So, I guess we're enemies! One small word of warning if we end up fighting each other -- once the rage of battle hits me, I can't always account for my actions. Just know that whatever I do, it's not personal. Maybe if we both walk away from this, we can meet once more as friends? str comment intro liege affiliated I am told that you are pledged to one of the pretenders who disputes my claim to the crown of Calradia. But we may still talk. str comment intro famous liege Your fame runs before you! Perhaps it is time that you sought a liege worthy of your valor. str comment intro famous martial Your fame runs before you! Perhaps we shall test each other's valor in a tournament, or on the battlefield! str comment intro famous badtempered I've heard of you. Well, I'm not one for bandying words, so if you have anything to say, out with it. str comment intro famous pitiless I know your name. It strikes fear in men's hearts. That is good. Perhaps we should speak together, some time. str comment intro famous cunning Ah, yes. At last we meet. You sound like a good {man/woman} to know. Let us speak together, from time to time. str comment intro famous sadistic I know your name -- and from what I hear, I'll warrant that many a grieving widow knows too. But that is no concern of mine. str comment intro famous goodnatured I've heard of you! It's very good to finally make your acquaintance. str comment intro famous upstanding I know your name. They say you are a most valiant warrior. I can only hope that your honour and mercy matches your valor. str comment intro noble liege I see that you carry a {nobleman's/noble's} banner, although I do not recognize the device. Know that I am always looking for good {men/warriors} to fight for me, once they prove themselves to be worthy of my trust. str comment intro noble martial I see that you carry a nobleman's banner, but I do not recognize the device. No matter -- a brave {man's/warrior's} home is all the world, or so they say! str comment intro noble badtempered I don't recognize the device on your banner. No doubt another foreigner come to our lands, as if we didn't have so many here already. str comment intro noble pitiless I see that you carry a nobleman's banner, but I do not recognize the device. Another vulture come to grow fat on the leftovers of war, no doubt! str comment intro noble cunning I see that you carry a nobleman's banner, but I do not recognize the device. Still, it is always worthwhile to make the acquaintance of {men/women} who may one day prove themselves to be great warriors. str comment intro noble sadistic I see that you carry a nobleman's banner, but I do not recognize the device. Perhaps you are the bastard {son/daughter} of a puffed-up cattle thief? Or perhaps you stole it? str comment intro noble goodnatured I see that you carry a nobleman's banner, but I do not recognize the device. Forgive my ignorance, {sir/my lady}! It is good to make your acquaintance. str comment intro noble upstanding I see that you carry a nobleman's banner, but I do not recognize the device. No doubt you have come to Calradia in search of wealth and glory. If this indeed is the case, then I only ask that you show mercy to those poor souls caught in the path of war. str comment intro common liege You may be of common birth, but know that I am always looking for good men to fight for me, if they can prove themselves to be worthy of my trust. str comment intro common martial Perhaps you are not of gentle birth, but even a commoner, be {he/she} of sufficient valor, may make something of {himself/herself} some day. str comment intro common badtempered Speak quickly, if you have anything to say, for I have no time to be bandying words with common soldiers of fortune. str comment intro common pitiless You have the look of a mercenary, another vulture come to grow fat on the misery of this land. str comment intro common cunning Well... I have not heard of you, but you have the look of a {man/woman} who might make something of {himself/herself}, some day. str comment intro common sadistic Normally I cut the throats of impudent commoners who barge into my presence uninvited, but I am in a good mood today. str comment intro common goodnatured Well, you look like a good enough sort. str comment intro common upstanding Peace to you, and always remember to temper your valor with mercy, your courage with honour. str comment intro female famous liege I have heard much about you. Some men may fear a woman who is versed in the art of war, but I for one will not turn away hands that can grip a sword, should their owner be brave and loyal. str comment intro female famous martial I have heard much about you. They say that you are the equal of even the bravest of men in your prowess at arms. Perhaps one day I shall try my valor against yours, either in a tournament or on the battlefield! str comment intro female famous badtempered I've heard of talk of you -- the woman who knows how to fight like a man. str comment intro female famous pitiless I know your name. It strikes fear in men's hearts. That is good. Perhaps we should speak together, some time. str comment intro female famous cunning Ah, yes. At last we meet. You sound like a good woman to know. Let us speak together, from time to time. str comment intro female famous sadistic I know your name -- and from what I hear, I'll warrant that many a grieving widow knows too. But that is no concern of mine. str comment intro female famous goodnatured I've heard of you! It's very good to finally make your acquaintance. str comment intro female famous upstanding I know your name. They say you are a most valiant warrior. I can only hope that your honour and mercy matches your valor. str comment intro female noble liege It is not often that I meet a woman who aspires to lead men into battle. But these are dark and troubled times, and I for one will not turn away hands that can grip a sword, should their owner be brave and loyal. str comment intro female noble martial I do not recognize the device on your banner, but clearly you are a lady of rank. Please consider me your most humble servant. str comment intro female noble badtempered I don't recognize the device on that banner. Clearly another foreigner come to our lands, bringing their strange ways. str comment intro female noble pitiless I see that you carry a noble's banner, but I do not recognize the device... You should know, lady, that in Calradia it is the men to ride to war, and if you seek to overturn the natural order of things, you will find your fair head stuck on a pike -- like that of any other rebel! str comment intro female noble cunning It is not unheard-of for a woman to seek her fortune on the battlefields of Calradia, but neither is it usual. I shall be most interested in your progress. str comment intro female noble sadistic You appear to be of noble rank, but I don't recognize your banner. Clearly, another foreigner come to our shores -- no doubt from a land where men are weak, and the women ride to war in their place! str comment intro female noble goodnatured I see that you carry a nobleman's banner, but I do not recognize the device. Forgive my ignorance,, my lady! It is good to make your acquaintance. str comment intro female noble upstanding It is not every day that we see a woman caparisoned for war. Please do not take this amiss, my lady, for you have every right to protect yourself, but I cannot pretend to be fully comfortable with your decision to fight in battle. I would prefer that women be untouched by these wars, as I believe the female to be the custodian of what little gentility and tenderness remains to us. str comment intro female admiring liege It is not often that I meet a woman who aspires to lead men into battle. But these are dark and troubled times, and I for one will not turn away hands that can grip a sword, should their owner be brave and loyal. str comment intro female admiring martial Greetings, my lady. Although I see from your demeanor that you are not a conventional maiden, I hope that you are not averse to a declaration of admiration from me, your most humble servant. str comment intro female badtempered admiring Heh. Fancy this -- a maiden, all equipped for war. Well, it's a strange sight, but in your case, I can imagine that it might grow on me. str comment intro female pitiless admiring It is unusual to see a woman girt for war. Be careful, my lady -- it is a harsh world, and it would be a shame to see such beauty marred by a sword-blow. str comment intro female cunning admiring Greetings, my lady. Please do not think it forward, if I say that it is unusual to see a woman caparisoned for war. I hope that one day I may be the father of a daughter possessed of such bravery and spirit. str comment intro female sadistic admiring What have we here! A woman, caparisoned for war! Well, I dare say that one as fair as you could lend a touch of femininity even to a mail hauberk. str comment intro female admiring goodnatured My lady, if you are skilled as arms as you are fair in countenance, then your enemies should indeed fear you! str comment intro female admiring upstanding Greetings, my lady. Even with the dust of the march upon your clothes and gear, I can see that you are not lacking in the graces of your noble sex. str comment intro female common liege It is not often that I meet a woman who aspires to lead men into battle. But these are dark and troubled times, and I for one will not turn away hands that can grip a sword, should their owner be brave and loyal. str comment intro female common martial I must say, my lady -- do be careful, riding about this dangerous land. If you ever wished to seek a more... em... settled life, I'm sure I could find you a worthy husband from among my men. str comment intro female common badtempered By the way, girl -- does your husband know that you nicked his weapons and armor? I'll bet you're in for a right old beating when you get home! str comment intro female common pitiless These are fallen times indeed, when even women turn brigand, to pick the leavings from the wreckage of war. str comment intro female common cunning It is not unheard-of for a woman to seek her fortune on the battlefields of Calradia, but neither is it usual. I shall be most interested in your progress. str comment intro female common sadistic A woman, caparisoned for war! Well, I suppose that you're no more womanly than most of those in my service who call themselves warriors. str comment intro female common goodnatured From the look of you, I suppose you can handle yourself, but do be careful out there, my lady. str comment intro female common upstanding It is not every day that we see a woman caparisoned for war. Please do not take this amiss, my lady, for you have every right to protect yourself, but I cannot pretend to be fully comfortable with your decision to fight in battle. I would prefer that women be untouched by these wars, as I believe the female to be the custodian of what little gentility and tenderness remains to us. str rejoinder intro female common badtempered I won my weapons in battle. Would you care to test their edge? str rejoinder intro female noble sadistic Never mind my country. Here in Calradia, it seems, dogs lead men to war. str rejoinder intro female common sadistic And you, sir, are no more bestial than my horse. str rejoinder intro female noble pitiless I would restore the natural order, so that you no longer speak from your arse. str rejoinder intro female common pitiless Indeed, these are fallen times, when brigands call themselves 'Lord'. str rejoinder intro noble sadistic Maybe now I'll take your banner. And your cattle. And your life. str rejoinder intro female pitiless admiring I would be delighted to mar your handsome nose, sir. str rejoinder intro female common upstanding Would you like to feel the tenderness of my steel? str rejoinder intro female noble upstanding Would you like to feel the tenderness of my steel? str rejoinder intro female common martial I could find worthier husbands than those in a kennel. str rejoinder intro female sadistic admiring You could add a touch of humanity to a horse's harness, but just a touch. str rejoinder intro female badtempered admiring If you're disturbed by the sight of me, I'd be pleased to put out your eyes. str comment you raided my village enemy benevolent You have attacked innocent farmers under my protection in the village of {s51}. I will punish you for your misdeeds! str comment you raided my village enemy spiteful You have raided my village of {s51}, destroying my property and killing the tenants. I will take my compensation in blood! str comment you raided my village enemy coldblooded You have raided my village of {s51}, destroying my property and killing the tenants. I will make you think twice before you disrupt my revenues like that again. str comment you raided my village enemy You have raided my village of {s51}, destroying my property and killing tenants under my protection. You will pay the price for your crime! str comment you raided my village unfriendly spiteful You have raided my village of {s51}. Do it again and I'll gut you like a fish. str comment you raided my village friendly You have raided my village of {s51}. This will place a grave strain on our friendship. str comment you raided my village default You have raided my village of {s51}. If you continue to behave this way, we may soon come to blows. str comment you stole cattles from my village enemy benevolent I have heard that you have stolen cattles from innocent farmers under my protection in the village of {s51}. I will punish you for your misdeeds! str comment you stole cattles from my village enemy spiteful I have heard that you have stolen cattles from my villagers living at {s51}, stoling my villager's property. You will pay results of this dishonorable act! str comment you stole cattles from my village enemy coldblooded I have heard that you have stolen cattles from my villagers living at {s51}, stoling my villager's property. I will make you think twice before you disrupt my revenues like that again. str comment you stole cattles from my village enemy I have heard that you have stolen cattles from my villagers living at {s51}, stoling my villager's property. You will pay results of this dishonorable act! str comment you stole cattles from my village unfriendly spiteful I have heard that you have stolen cattles from my villagers living at {s51}. Do it again and I'll gut you like a fish. str comment you stole cattles from my village friendly I have heard that you have stolen cattles from my villagers living at {s51}. This will place a grave strain on our friendship. str comment you stole cattles from my village default I have heard that you have stolen cattles from my villagers living at {s51}. If you continue to behave this way, we may soon come to blows. str comment you robbed my village enemy coldblooded You have robbed my tenants in the village of {s51}. I take that as a personal insult. str comment you robbed my village enemy You have robbed innocent farmers under my protection in the village of {s51}. I will punish you for your misdeeds! str comment you robbed my village friendly spiteful I have heard that you pinched some food from my tenants at {s51}. Well, I'll not begrudge you a scrap or two, but keep in mind that I'm the one who must listen to their whining afterward. str comment you robbed my village friendly I have heard that you requisitioned supplies from my tenants at {s51}. I am sure that you would not have done so were you not desperately in need. str comment you robbed my village default You have robbed my tenants in the village of {s51}. If you continue to behave this way, we may soon come to blows. str comment you accosted my caravan enemy You have been accosting caravans under my protection. But your trail of brigandage will soon come to an end. str comment you accosted my caravan default You have been accosting caravans under my protection. This sort of behavior must stop. str comment you helped villagers benevolent I heard that you gave charity to my tenants in the village of {s51}. I had been neglectful in my duties as lord and protector, and I appreciate what you have done. str comment you helped villagers friendly cruel I heard that you gave charity to my tenants in the village of {s51}. I appreciate that you meant well, but I'd rather you not undercut my authority like that. str comment you helped villagers friendly I heard that you gave charity to my tenants in the village of {s51}. Times are hard, and I know that you mean well, so I will not object to you providing them with assistance. str comment you helped villagers unfriendly spiteful I heard that you gave charity to my tenants in the village of {s51}. As amusing as it is to see you grubbing for favor among my vassals, I would ask you to mind your own business. str comment you helped villagers cruel I heard that you gave charity to my tenants in the village of {s51}. As the peasants' lord and protector, it is most properly my duty to assist them in times of hardship. You may mean well, but your actions still undercut my authority. I would thank you to leave them alone. str comment you helped villagers default I heard that you gave charity to my tenants in the village of {s51}. Times are hard, and I know that you mean well, but try not to make a habit of it. I am their lord and protector, and I would rather not have them go looking to strangers for assistance. str comment you give castle in my control You won't regret your decision to give {s51} to me. You can count on me to protect it. str comment you captured a castle allied friendly I heard that you have besieged and taken {s51}. That was a great dead, and I am proud to call you my friend! str comment you captured a castle allied spiteful I heard that you have besieged and taken {s51}. Good work! Soon, we will have all their fortresses to despoil, their treasuries to ransack, their grieving widows to serve us our wine. str comment you captured a castle allied unfriendly spiteful I heard that you have besieged and taken {s51}. Well, every dog has his day, or so they say. Enjoy it while you can, until your betters kick you back out in the cold where you belong. str comment you captured a castle allied unfriendly I heard that you have besieged and taken {s51}. Whatever our differences in the past, I must offer you my congratulations. str comment you captured a castle allied I heard that you have besieged and taken {s51}. We have them on the run! str comment you captured my castle enemy spiteful I hear that you have broken into my home at {s51}. I hope the dungeon is to your liking, as you will be spending much time there in the years to come. str comment you captured my castle enemy chivalrous You hold {s51}, my rightful fief. I hope you will give me the chance to win it back! str comment you captured my castle enemy You have something that belongs to me -- {s51}. I will make you relinquish it. str comment we defeated a lord unfriendly spiteful I suppose you will want to drink to the memory of our victory over {s54}. Well, save your wine -- it will take more than that to wipe out the stain of your earlier disgraces. str comment we defeated a lord unfriendly I will not forget how we fought together against {s54}, but I can also not forget the other matters that lie between us. str comment we defeated a lord cruel That was a great victory over {s54}, wasn't it? We made of his army a feast for the crows! str comment we defeated a lord quarrelsome I won't forget how we whipped {s54}? I enjoyed that. str comment we defeated a lord upstanding I will not forget our victory over {s54}. Let us once again give thanks to heaven, and pray that we not grow too proud. str comment we defeated a lord default That was a great victory over {s54}, wasn't it? I am honoured to have fought by your side. str comment we fought in siege unfriendly spiteful I suppose you will want to drink to the memory of our capture of {s51}. Well, save your wine -- it will take more than that to wipe out the stain of your earlier disgraces. str comment we fought in siege unfriendly I will not forget how we together we stormed {s51}, but I can also not forget the other matters that lie between us. str comment we fought in siege cruel I won't forget how we broke through the walls of {s51} and put its defenders to the sword. It is a sweet memory. str comment we fought in siege quarrelsome Remember how the enemy squealed when we came over the walls of {s51}? They had thought they were safe! We wiped the smug smiles of their faces! str comment we fought in siege upstanding I will not forget our capture of {s51}. Let us once again give thanks to heaven, and pray that we not grow too proud. str comment we fought in siege default I will not forget how together we captured {s51}. I am honoured to have fought by your side. str comment we fought in major battle unfriendly spiteful I suppose you will want to drink to the memory of our great victory near {s51}. Well, save your wine -- it will take more than that to wipe out the stain of your earlier disgraces. str comment we fought in major battle unfriendly I will not forget how we fought together in the great battle near {s51}, but I can also not forget the other matters that lie between us. str comment we fought in major battle cruel I won't forget the great battle near {s51}, when we broke through the enemy lines and they ran screaming before us. It is a sweet memory. str comment we fought in major battle quarrelsome That was a fine fight near {s51}, when we made those bastards run! str comment we fought in major battle upstanding I will not forget how we fought side by side at the great battle near {s51}. Let us once again give thanks to heaven, and pray that we not grow too proud. str comment we fought in major battle default I will not forget how we fought side by side at the great battle near {s51}. I am honoured to have fought by your side. str comment you defeated a lord allied liege So, you crossed swords with that rascal they call {s54}, and emerged victorious. I am very happy to hear that. str comment you defeated a lord allied unfriendly spiteful I heard that you fought and defeated {s54}. Every dog has its day, I suppose. str comment you defeated a lord allied spiteful I heard that you fought and defeated that dog {s54}. Ah, if only I could have heard him whimpering for mercy. str comment you defeated a lord allied unfriendly chivalrous I heard that you fought and defeated {s54}. I hope that you did not use dishonourable means to do so. str comment you defeated a lord allied I heard that you fought and defeated {s54}. I wish you joy of your victory. str comment you defeated me enemy chivalrous I will not begrudge you your victory the last time that we met, but I am anxious for another round! str comment you defeated me enemy spiteful I have been looking forward to meeting you again. Your tricks will not deceive me a second time, and I will relish hearing your cries for mercy. str comment you defeated me enemy When last we met, {playername}, you had the better of me. But I assure you that it will not happen again! str comment i defeated you enemy spiteful Back for more? Make me fight you again, and I'll feed your bowels to my hounds. str comment i defeated you enemy chivalrous Come to test your valor against me again, {playername}? str comment i defeated you enemy benevolent So once again you come at me? Will you ever learn? str comment i defeated you enemy coldblooded You are persistent, but a nuisance. str comment i defeated you enemy How many times must I chastise you before you learn to keep your distance? str comment we were defeated unfriendly spiteful Last I saw you, you had been struck down by the men of {s54}. I blame you for that disaster. What a pity to see that you survived. str comment we were defeated unfriendly Last I saw you, you had been struck down by the men of {s54}. Well, I see that you survived. str comment we were defeated cruel Last I saw you, you had been struck down by the men of {s54}. Don't worry -- we'll find him, and make him choke on his victory. str comment we were defeated default Last I saw you, you had been struck down by the men of {s54}. It is good to see you alive and well. str comment you were defeated allied friendly spiteful I heard that {s54} gave you a hard time. Don't worry, friend -- I'll find him for you, and make you a gift of his head. str comment you were defeated allied unfriendly cruel I had heard that {s54} slaughtered your men like sheep. But here you are, alive. Such a disappointment! str comment you were defeated allied spiteful I heard that {s54} crushed you underfoot like an ant. Hah! Children should not play games made for grown-ups, little {boy/girl}! str comment you were defeated allied pitiless I heard that {s54} defeated you, and scattered your forces. That is most disappointing... str comment you were defeated allied unfriendly upstanding I heard that {s54} defeated you. Perhaps you should consider if you have considered any misdeeds, that might cause heaven to rebuke you in this way. str comment you were defeated allied unfriendly I heard that {s54} defeated you. Look, try not to get too many of our men killed, will you? str comment you were defeated allied I heard that {s54} defeated you. But take heart -- the tables will soon be turned! str comment you helped my ally unfriendly chivalrous I heard that you saved {s54} from likely defeat. Whatever else I may think of you, I must at least commend you for that. str comment you helped my ally unfriendly {!}[revelance should be zero, and this message should not appear] str comment you helped my ally liege I heard that you saved my vassal {s54} from likely defeat. str comment you helped my ally unfriendly spiteful I heard that you rode to the rescue of our poor {s54}. Did you think him a damsel in distress? No matter -- it's a common mistake. str comment you helped my ally spiteful I heard that you saved {s54} from a whipping. You should have let him learn his lesson, in my opinion. str comment you helped my ally chivalrous I heard that you got {s54} out of a tight spot. That was a noble deed. str comment you helped my ally default I heard that you got {s54} out of a tight spot. Good work! str comment you were defeated allied unfriendly I heard that {s54} defeated you. Look, try not to get too many of our men killed, will you? str comment you were defeated allied I heard that {s54} defeated you. But take heart -- the tables will soon be turned! str comment you abandoned us unfriendly spiteful You worm! You left us alone to face {s54}, didn't you? I spit at you. str comment you abandoned us unfriendly pitiless Well... You abandoned me in the middle of a battle with {s54}, didn't you? I'll see you buried in a traitor's grave. str comment you abandoned us spiteful You disappeared in the middle of that battle with {s54}... I hope you have a good explanation. Did your bowels give out? Were you shaking too hard with fear to hold your weapon? str comment you abandoned us chivalrous What happened? You disappeared in the middle of that battle against {s54}. I can only hope that you were too badly wounded to stand, for I would be ashamed to have gone into battle alongside a coward. str comment you abandoned us benefitofdoubt What happened? You disappeared in the middle of that battle against {s54}. I assume that you must have been wounded, but it did look suspicious. str comment you abandoned us default What happened? One moment you were fighting with us against {s54}, the next moment you were nowhere to be found? str comment you ran from me enemy spiteful Last time we met, you ran from me like a whipped dog. Have you come back to bark at me again, or to whine for mercy? str comment you ran from me enemy chivalrous Last time we met, you fled from me. Learn to stand and fight like a gentleman! str comment you ran from me enemy benevolent When I saw you flee the last time that we met, I had hoped that I would not have to fight you again. str comment you ran from me enemy coldblooded Last time we met, you fled from me. That was a wise decision str comment you ran from me enemy You may have been able to escape the last time we crossed paths, but the next time I doubt that you be so lucky. str comment you ran from foe allied chivalrous They say that you fled from {s54}, leaving your men behind. I pray that this is not true, for such conduct does dishonour to us all. str comment you ran from foe allied upstanding They say that you fled from {s54}, leaving your men behind. I do not always believe such rumors, and I also know that desperate straits call for desperate measures. But I beg you to take more care of your good name, for men will not fight in our armies if they hear that we abandon them on the field of battle. str comment you ran from foe allied spiteful By the way, they said that you ran away from {s54} like a quaking little rabbit, leaving your men behind to be butchered. Ha! What a sight that would have been to see! str comment you defeated my friend enemy pragmatic You may have bested {s54}, but you cannot defeat us all. str comment you defeated my friend enemy chivalrous I have heard that you defeated {s54}, and ever since have been anxious to cross swords with you. str comment you defeated my friend enemy spiteful Your fame runs before you, {playername}. {s54} may have fallen for your tricks, but if you fight me, you'll find a me a much more slippery foe. str comment you defeated my friend enemy They say that you have defeated {s54}. But I will be a truer test of your skill at arms. str comment you captured a lord allied friendly spiteful I heard that you captured {s54}. I hope that you squeezed him for every denar. str comment you captured a lord allied unfriendly spiteful I heard that you captured {s54}. Your coffers must be well-bloated with ransom by now. Such a pity that money cannot transform a low-born cur into a gentleman! str comment you captured a lord allied chivalrous I heard that you captured {s54}. Well done. I assume, of course, that he has been been treated with the honours due his rank. str comment you captured a lord allied I heard that you captured {s54}. Well done. His ransom must be worth quite something. str comment you let go a lord allied chivalrous I heard that you captured {s54}, but then let him go. Such chivalry does a credit to our cause. str comment you let go a lord allied upstanding I heard that you captured {s54}, but then let him go. Well, that was an honourable course of action, if possibly also a dangerous one. str comment you let go a lord allied coldblooded I heard that you captured {s54}, but then let him go. That was most chivalrous of you, but chivalry does not win wars. str comment you let go a lord allied unfriendly spiteful I heard that you captured {s54}, but then let him go. How very chivalrous of you! No doubt the widows and orphans he leaves in his wake will want to commend you in person. str comment you let go a lord allied I heard that you captured {s54}, but then let him go. Well, I will not tell you what to do with your own prisoners. str comment you let me go spiteful When last we met, you had me at your mercy and allowed me to go free. I hope you enjoyed toying with me, like a cat with a mouse, because soon I will have you at my mercy, to slay or humiliate according to my fancy. str comment you let me go enemy chivalrous When last we met, you had me at your mercy and allowed me to go free. That was most chivalrous of you, and I will not forget. But I also must remember my oath to my liege, and our kingdoms are still at war. str comment you let me go enemy coldblooded When last we met, you had me at your mercy and allowed me to go free. But we are still enemies, and I cannot promise to repay your mercy in kind. str comment you let me go enemy When last we met, you had me at your mercy and allowed me to go free. That was kind of you. But we are still at war. str comment you let me go default When last we met, you had me at your mercy and allowed me to go free. That was kind of you, and I am glad that our kingdoms are no longer at war. str comment pledged allegiance allied martial unfriendly I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Pray do not disgrace us by behaving in a cowardly fashion. str comment pledged allegiance allied martial I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. I look forward to fighting alongside you against our foes. str comment pledged allegiance allied quarrelsome unfriendly I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Bah. Do yourself a favor, and stay out of my way. str comment pledged allegiance allied quarrelsome I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Fight hard against our foes, respect your betters, and don't cross me, and we'll get along fine. str comment pledged allegiance allied selfrighteous unfriendly I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. If I were he, I would not trust you to clean the sculleries. str comment pledged allegiance allied selfrighteous I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Fight bravely and you will be well-rewarded. Betray us, and we shall make of you the kind of example that will not soon be forgotten. str comment pledged allegiance allied cunning unfriendly I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. I do not pretend to be happy about his decision, but perhaps it is better to have you inside our tent pissing out, than the other way around. str comment pledged allegiance allied cunning I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. That is good. The more skilled fighters we have with us in these troubled times, the better. I shall be watching your progress. str comment pledged allegiance allied debauched unfriendly I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. No doubt you will soon betray him, and I will have the pleasure of watching you die a traitor's death. str comment pledged allegiance allied debauched I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Excellent... I am sure that you and I will become very good friends. But remember -- if you betray us, it will be the biggest mistake you will ever make. str comment pledged allegiance allied goodnatured unfriendly I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Well, I can't say that I would have trusted you, but perhaps you deserve the benefit of the doubt. str comment pledged allegiance allied goodnatured I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Good {man/woman}! Our lord is a noble soul, and rewards loyalty and valor with kindness and generosity. str comment pledged allegiance allied upstanding unfriendly I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Alas, from what I know of you I fear that you will disgrace us, but I will be happy if you prove me wrong. str comment pledged allegiance allied upstanding I heard that you have pledged allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Fight against our foes with valor, but also with honour and compassion. A good name is as valuable as a sharp sword or a swift horse in affairs of arms. str comment our king granted you a fief allied friendly cruel I heard that {s54} granted you {s51} as a fief. Don't forget -- spare the whip and spoil the peasant! str comment our king granted you a fief allied friendly cynical I heard that {s54} granted you {s51} as a fief. I am glad to see you prosper -- but be careful. Men are vipers, envious and covetous of their neighbours' wealth. Stay close to me, and I'll watch your back. str comment our king granted you a fief allied friendly I heard that {s54} granted you {s51} as a fief. May your new lands prosper. str comment our king granted you a fief allied unfriendly upstanding I heard that {s54} granted you {s51} as a fief. But keep in mind that pride goes before a fall. str comment our king granted you a fief allied unfriendly spiteful I heard that {s54} granted you {s51} as a fief. I suspect, however, that fortune is only raising you up so as to humble you even more, when it casts you back into the dung from whence you came. str comment our king granted you a fief allied spiteful I heard that {s54} granted you {s51} as a fief. Let's hope you are indeed deserving of our lord's favor. str comment our king granted you a fief allied I heard that {s54} granted you {s51} as a fief. You seem to be doing very well for yourself. str comment you renounced your alliegance enemy friendly I heard that you renounced your allegiance to our lord, {s54}. It grieves me that we must now meet on the field of battle. str comment you renounced your alliegance friendly I heard that you renounced your allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Let us pray that we may not come to blows. str comment you renounced your alliegance unfriendly spiteful I always had you figured for a traitor to {s54}, and now it seems I was proven right. I hope you are prepared to die a traitor's death! str comment you renounced your alliegance unfriendly moralizing I heard that you renounced your allegiance to our lord, {s54}. I am forced to consider you a traitor. str comment you renounced your alliegance enemy I heard that you renounced your allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Well, it is the way of the world for old comrades to become enemies. str comment you renounced your alliegance default I heard that you renounced your allegiance to our lord, {s54}. Well, that is your decision, but do not expect me to go easy on you when we meet on the battlefield. str comment you claimed the throne 1 player liege My informants tell me that some people in this realm are speaking of you as the next king. I assume that you will quickly put a stop to such idle and dangerous talk. str comment you claimed the throne 2 player liege My informants tell me that some of your companions have telling the peasants that you have a claim to the throne. I sincerely hope that they have been acting without your orders. str comment lord intervened against me It is well known that I had quarreled with {s54}, and {s50} ruled in my rival's favor. str comment i protested marshall appointment It is well known that I had protested {s54}'s decision to appoint {s51} as marshal. str comment i blamed defeat It is well known that I am dissatisfied with {s54} for the favor shown to {s51}, who led us to defeat against the {s56}. str comment i was entitled to fief It is well known that I am disappointed that {s54} received the fief of {s51}, which should have gone to me. str comment i quarreled with troop over woman It is well known that {s51} paid suit to {s54}, while I was also courting her. He is unworthy of her attentions, and I intend to teach him to keep his distance from her. str comment i quarreled with you over woman default I hear that you have been paying suit to {s54}. I do not believe that you are worthy of a fair lady such as her, and would strongly encourage you to cease pursuing her. str comment i quarreled with you over woman derisive I hear that you have been paying suit to {s54}. Let me tell you something -- I've had my eye on that one ever since I was a lad, and she was a lass. She's a high-born lady of this realm, and should not be demeaned by a foreigner's crude attentions. Keep away from her, or expect to pay the price! str comment player suggestion succeeded I followed your suggestion, and profited much by your advice. str comment player suggestion failed I followed your suggestion and met with disaster, and I hold you responsible. str comment you enfiefed a commoner hesitant I understand that you have given {s51} to a commoner who calls himself {s54}. Be careful. To learn the art of governance is no easy task, and perhaps it is best that fathers pass it on to their sons. I advise you against tampering with the institution of lordship. str comment you enfiefed a commoner derisive I understand that you have given {s51} to a commoner who calls himself {s54}. Do not the ancients warn us against making royal robes out of the hides of pigs? str comment you enfiefed a commoner nasty I understand that you have given {s51} to a commoner who has taken the name of {s54}. Have a care! A dog may turn on its master. str comment marriage normal family Congratulations on your marriage to my {s11} {s50}. You may now consider yourself part of the family! str comment marriage normal Congratulations on your marriage to {s50}. The news does credit to you both. str comment marriage normal nasty Well -- I see that you have married {s50}. She was always a silly girl, with appalling judgment. str comment marriage elopement family Well... You somehow persuaded my {s11} {s50} to marry you. I don't know what you did to make her accept you, but our family will not forget this humiliation. str comment marriage elopement liege I hear that you have eloped with {s50}, against her family's wishes. I am not pleased. Her family are among the great lords of my realm, and I do not like to see them made to look like fools. str comment you broke truce as my vassal I hear that you have broken my truce by attacking {s55}. Do you know how this makes me look? If you were acting under my orders, I appear dishonorable. If you were not, I look weak. I have half a mind to indict you for treason here and now. str comment you attacked neutral as my vassal I hear that you have attacked subjects of the {s55}. You have given them an excuse to attack me, if they want... We shall see what comes of this. A fine day's work you have done! str personality archetypes liege str martial martial str quarrelsome bad-tempered str selfrighteous pitiless str cunning cunning str debauched sadistic str goodnatured good-natured str upstanding upstanding str roguish roguish str benevolent benevolent str mercantile mercantile str surrender demand default Yield or die! str surrender demand martial The odds are not in your favor today. You may fight us, but there is also no shame if you yield now. str surrender demand quarrelsome I've got you cornered. Give up, or I'll ride you down like a dog. str surrender demand pitiless You cannot defeat me, and I'll teach you a painful lesson if you try. Yield! str surrender demand cunning You are outmatched today. Give up -- if not for your own sake, then think of your men! str surrender demand sadistic Surrender or I'll gut you like a fish! str surrender demand goodnatured We have the advantage of you. Yield, and you will be well-treated. str surrender demand upstanding You may fight us, but many of your men will be killed, and you will probably lose. Yield, and spare us both the unnecessary bloodshed. str surrender offer default Stop! I yield! str surrender offer martial Stop! I yield! str surrender offer quarrelsome Enough! You win today, you dog! Ach, the shame of it! str surrender offer pitiless I yield! You have won. Cursed be this day! str surrender offer cunning Stop! I yield to you! str surrender offer sadistic I give up! I give up! Call back your dogs! str surrender offer goodnatured I yield! Congratulations on your victory, {sir/madame}! str surrender offer upstanding I yield! Grant me the honours of war, and do yourself credit! str lord declines negotiation offer default That may be, but I wish to fight with you str lord declines negotiation offer martial That may be, but it is my duty to fight with you str lord declines negotiation offer quarrelsome Hah! I want to fight with you str lord declines negotiation offer pitiless Why should I care? I wish to fight with you str lord declines negotiation offer cunning Ah. Unfortunately, you see, I wish to fight with you str lord declines negotiation offer sadistic Still your tongue! You will have need of it shortly, while begging for mercy str lord declines negotiation offer goodnatured I'm sorry -- I can't just let you ride away. No hard feelings? str lord declines negotiation offer upstanding That may be, but my duty to my liege requires me to fight with you str prisoner released default You have my gratitude, {sir/madame}. I shall not forget your kindness. str prisoner released martial You are indeed a {man/woman} of honour, {sir/madame}. I shall not forget this! str prisoner released quarrelsome I'm free? Well... Good bye, then. str prisoner released pitiless Thank you. When you are finally defeated, I will request for your death to be swift and merciful. Unless, that is, you care to join us... Good bye, for now. str prisoner released cunning Am I? You are a good {man/woman}. I will try to find a way to repay you. str prisoner released sadistic Am I? So refined is your cruelty, that you would rather see me free and humiliated, than in chains. Enjoy your triumph! str prisoner released goodnatured You are indeed a {man/woman} of honour, {sir/madame}. I shall not forget this! str prisoner released upstanding You are indeed a {man/woman} of honour, {sir/madame}. I shall not forget this! str enemy meet default Who are you, that comes in arms against me? str enemy meet martial What is your name, {sir/madame}? If we come to blows, I would know whom I fight. str enemy meet quarrelsome Who the hell are you? str enemy meet pitiless Who are you? Speak, so that I may know whom I slay. str enemy meet cunning Tell me your name. It is always good to know your enemy. str enemy meet sadistic Who are you? Speak quick, before I cut your tongue out. str enemy meet goodnatured What is your name, {sir/madame}? If we come to blows, I would know whom I fight. str enemy meet upstanding Who are you, who would come in arms to dispute our righteous cause? str battle won default You have proven yourself a most valued ally, today. str battle won martial There is no greater fortune than the chance to show one's valor on the field of arms! str battle won quarrelsome Hah! We showed those bastards a thing or two, there, didn't we? str battle won pitiless Together, we will make the foe learn to fear our names, and to quail at our coming! str battle won cunning Now, we must be sure to press our advantage, so that the blood shed today is not wasted. str battle won sadistic Now let us strip their dead and leave them for the crows, so that all will know the fate of those who come against us. str battle won goodnatured That was a good scrap! No joy like the joy of victory, eh? str battle won upstanding Now, let us give thanks to the heavens for our victory, and mourn the many fine men who have fallen today. str battle won grudging default You helped turn the tide on the field, today. Whatever I may think of you, I cannot fault you for your valor. str battle won grudging martial {playername} -- you have shown yourself a worthy {man/woman} today, whatever your misdeeds in the past. str battle won grudging quarrelsome Hmf. Yours is not a face which I normally like to see, but I suppose today I should thank you for your help. str battle won grudging pitiless Your help was most valuable today. I would not imagine that you came to help me out of kindness, but I nonetheless thank you. str battle won grudging cunning It would be unwise of me not to thank you for coming to help me in my hour of need. So... You have my gratitude. str battle won grudging sadistic Well! How touching! {playername} has come to rescue me. str battle won grudging goodnatured {playername}! I can't say that we've always gotten along in the past, but you fought well today. My thanks to you! str battle won grudging upstanding Perhaps I was wrong about you. Your arrival was most timely. You have my gratitude. str battle won unfriendly default So you're here. Well, better late than never, I suppose. str battle won unfriendly martial We have hard harsh words in the past, but for now let us simply enjoy our victory. str battle won unfriendly quarrelsome If you're standing there waiting for thanks, you can keep waiting. Your help wasn't really needed, but I guess you had nothing better to do, right? str battle won unfriendly pitiless You have come here, like a jackal to a lion's kill. Very well then, help yourself to the spoils. I shall not stop you. str battle won unfriendly cunning {playername}... Well, I suppose your arrival didn't hurt, although I won't pretend that I'm happy to see you. str battle won unfriendly sadistic Back off, carrion fowl! This was my victory, however hard you try to steal the glory for yourself. str battle won unfriendly goodnatured Oh, it's you. Well, I suppose I should thank you for your help. str battle won unfriendly upstanding Thank you for coming to my support. Now I will be off, before I say something that I regret. str troop train request default I need someone like you to knock them into shape. str troop train request martial They need someone to show them the meaning of valor. str troop train request quarrelsome Fat lazy bastards. They make me puke. str troop train request pitiless They are more afraid of the enemy than they are of me, and this will not do. str troop train request cunning But men, like swords, are tempered and hardened by fire. str troop train request sadistic They need someone with steel in his back to flog some courage into them, or kill them trying. str troop train request goodnatured They're good enough lads, but I am afraid that they are not quite ready for a battle just yet. str troop train request upstanding It would be tantamount to murder for me to lead them into combat in their current state. str unprovoked attack default What? Why do you attack us? Speak, you rascal! str unprovoked attack martial I have no objection to a trial of arms, but I would ask you for what reason you attack us? str unprovoked attack quarrelsome You're making a big mistake, {boy/girl}. What do you think you're doing? str unprovoked attack pitiless Indeed? If you really want to die today, I'd be more than happy to oblige you, but I am curious as to what you hope to accomplish. str unprovoked attack cunning Really? I think that you are acting most unwisely. What do you hope to gain by this? str unprovoked attack sadistic What's this? Do you enjoy having your eyes put out? str unprovoked attack goodnatured Why do you do this? We've got no quarrel, {sir/madame}. str unprovoked attack upstanding I consider this an unprovoked assault, and will protest to your king. Why do you do this? str unnecessary attack default I will not hesitate to cut you down if pressed, but I will offer you the chance to ride away from this. str unnecessary attack martial I am eager to take you up on your challenge, {sir/madame}, although I will give you a minute to reconsider. str unnecessary attack quarrelsome Bah! I'm in no mood for this nonsense today. Get out of my way. str unnecessary attack pitiless I am in a merciful mood today. I will pretend that I did not hear you. str unnecessary attack cunning I don't see what you have to gain by making an enemy of me. Maybe you should just ride away. str unnecessary attack sadistic I have no time to waste on a worm like you. Get out of my way. str unnecessary attack goodnatured I don't see what you have to gain by picking a fight, {sir/madame}. You can still ride away. str unnecessary attack upstanding If a fight is what you wish, {sir/madame}, then you will have one, but I will yet offer you the chance to back down. str lord challenged default As you wish. Prepare to die! str lord challenged martial So be it. Defend yourself! str lord challenged quarrelsome You impudent whelp! I'll crush you! str lord challenged pitiless If you so badly wish to die, then I have no choice but to oblige you. str lord challenged cunning Well, if you leave me no choice... str lord challenged sadistic You heap of filth! I'll make you wish you'd never been born. str lord challenged goodnatured Very well. I had hoped that we might avoid coming to blows, but I see that have no choice. str lord challenged upstanding So be it. It saddens me that you cannot be made to see reason. str lord mission failed default Well, I am disappointed, but I am sure that you will have many chances to redeem yourself. str lord mission failed martial There is no honour in failing a quest which you endeavoured to take, but I will accept your word on it. str lord mission failed quarrelsome You failed? Bah. I should have expected as much from the likes of you. str lord mission failed pitiless You failed? Well. You disappoint me. That is a most unwise thing to do. str lord mission failed cunning Well, I am disappointed, but no one can guarantee that the winds of fortune will always blow their way. str lord mission failed sadistic Indeed? Those who fail me do not always live to regret it. str lord mission failed goodnatured Oh well. It was a long shot, anyway. Thank you for making an effort. str lord mission failed upstanding Very well. I am sure that you gave it your best effort. str lord follow refusal default Follow you? You forget your station, {sir/madame}. str lord follow refusal martial Perhaps if you one day prove yourself a valorous and honourable warrior, then I would follow you. But not today. str lord follow refusal quarrelsome Follow someone like you? I don't think so. str lord follow refusal pitiless Lords like me do not follow people like you, {sir/madame}. str lord follow refusal cunning First show me that you are the type of {man/woman} who will not lead me into disaster, and then perhaps I will follow you. str lord follow refusal sadistic I think not! Rather, you should follow me, as a whipped cur follows {his/her} master. str lord follow refusal goodnatured Um, I am a bit pressed with errands right now. Perhaps at a later date. str lord follow refusal upstanding First show me that you are worthy to lead, and then perhaps I will follow. str lord insult default base varlot str lord insult martial dishonourable knave str lord insult quarrelsome filth-swilling bastard str lord insult pitiless low-born worm str lord insult cunning careless oaf str lord insult sadistic sniveling cur str lord insult goodnatured unpleasant fellow str lord insult upstanding disgraceful scoundrel str lord derogatory default base and vile str lord derogatory martial bullheaded str lord derogatory quarrelsome quarrelsome and divisive str lord derogatory pitiless cruel, tyrannical str lord derogatory cunning unscrupulous and manipulative str lord derogatory sadistic vile and dishonorable str lord derogatory goodnatured hopelessly naive str lord derogatory upstanding stiffnecked and sanctimonious str lord derogatory result bring us to ruin str lord derogatory martial action attack the enemy without thought or plan, and throw away the lives of your men str lord derogatory quarrelsome action pick fights with other lords, leaving us divided and weak str lord derogatory pitiles action alienate the commons, provoking revolt and mutiny str lord derogatory cunning action cut a deal with the enemy behind our back str lord derogatory sadistic action bring shame upon our cause and our realm str lord derogatory goodnatured action take pity on our enemies, rather than fight them str lord derogatory upstanding action place your own exaggerated sense of honor above the needs of the realm str rebellion dilemma default {!}[liege] str rebellion dilemma martial {s45} was clearly wronged. Although I gave an oath to {s46}, it does not bind me to support him if he usurped his throne illegally. str rebellion dilemma quarrelsome Hmm. {s46} has never given me my due, so I don't figure I owe him much. However, maybe {s45} will be no better, and {s46} has at least shown himself . str rebellion dilemma pitiless Hmm. {s45} says {reg3?she:he} is the rightful heir to the throne. That is good -- it absolves me of my oath to {s46}. But still I must weight my decision carefully. str rebellion dilemma cunning Hmm. I gave an oath of homage to {s46}, yet the powerful are not bound by their oaths as our ordinary people. Our duty is to our own ability to rule, to impose order and prevent the war of all against all. str rebellion dilemma sadistic Hmm. In this vile world, a wise man must think of himself, for no one else will. So -- what's in it for me? str rebellion dilemma goodnatured I do not know what to say. I gave an oath to {s46} as the lawful ruler, but if he is not the lawful ruler, I don't know if I am still bound. str rebellion dilemma upstanding This is troublesome. It is a grave thing to declare my homage to {s46} to be null and void, and dissolve the bonds which keep our land from sinking into anarchy. Yet I am also pledged to support the legitimacy of the succession, and {s45} also has a valid claim to the throne. str rebellion dilemma 2 default {!}[liege] str rebellion dilemma 2 martial On the other hand, {s46} has led us in war and peace, and I am loathe to renounce my allegiance. str rebellion dilemma 2 quarrelsome So tell me, why should I turn my back on the bastard I know, in favor of {reg3?a woman:the bastard} I don't know? str rebellion dilemma 2 pitiless It is a most perilous position to be in, to be asked whom I would make {reg3?ruler:king} of this land. Yet it is also a time of opportunity, for me to reap the rewards that have always been my due! str rebellion dilemma 2 cunning {s46} has been challenged, and thus he will never be able to rule as strongly as one whose claim has never been questioned. Yet if {s45} takes the throne by force, {reg3?she:he} will not be as strong as one who succeeded peacefully. str rebellion dilemma 2 sadistic Perhaps if I join {s45} while {reg3?she:he} is still weak {reg3?she:he} will enrich me, but perhaps if I bring {s46} your head he will give me an even greater reward. str rebellion dilemma 2 goodnatured {s46} has always treated me decently, yet it's true that he did wrong to {s45}. I hesitate to renounce my homage to {s46}, yet I also don't think it's right to support injustice. str rebellion dilemma 2 upstanding I feel that I must do whatever is best for the realm, to avoid it being laid waste by civil war and ravaged by its enemies. str political philosophy default {!}[liege] str political philosophy martial My sword is at the disposal of my rightful liege, so long as he upholds his duty to me. str political philosophy quarrelsome Bah. They're all a bunch of bastards. I try to make sure that the ones who wrong me learn to regret it. str political philosophy pitiless Men will always try to cheat others of their rightful due. In this faithless world, each must remain vigilant of his own rights. str political philosophy cunning Well, it's a harsh world, and it is our lot to face harsh choices. Sometimes one must serve a tyrant to keep the peace, but sometimes a bit of rebellion keeps the kings honest. Circumstance is all. str political philosophy sadistic My philosophy is simple: it is better to be the wolf than the lamb. str political philosophy goodnatured Well, you should keep faith with your promises, and not do injustice to others. Sometimes it's hard to balance those. Stick with people you trust, I think, and it's hard to go far wrong. str political philosophy upstanding Kingship and lordship have been instituted to keep the peace and prevent the war of all against all, yet that must not blind us to the possibility of injustice. str political philosophy roguish Hmm.. I guess I'm thinking that it's good to be a lord. str political philosophy benefactor A good ruler makes sure all are treated justly. Personally, I intend to use my authority to better the lot of those who live in my demesne. str political philosophy custodian A good ruler creates the proper conditions for people to prosper. Personally, I intend to use my wealth to create more wealth, for myself and for the common benefit. str rebellion prior argument very favorable I have already heard some arguments for supporting your candidate for the throne, and I tend to agree with them. str rebellion prior argument favorable I have already heard some arguments for supporting your candidate for the throne, and I tend to agree with them. str rebellion prior argument unfavorable I have already heard some arguments for supporting your candidate for the throne, but I do not find them convincing. str rebellion prior argument very unfavorable I have already heard some arguments for supporting your candidate for the throne, but I disagree with most of them. str rebellion rival default {!}[liege] str rebellion rival martial {s49} your ally {s44} once questioned my honour and my bravery. It's not often I get the chance to face him in battle, and make him retract his statement. str rebellion rival quarrelsome {s49} you're working with {s44}. He's a crafty weasel, and I don't trust him one bit. str rebellion rival pitiless {s49} you seem to have enlisted the support of {s44} -- who is soft, and weak, and not fit to govern a fief, and whom I have always detested. str rebellion rival cunning {s49} {s44}, who has already joined you, is headstrong and quarrelsome, and a bit of liability. str rebellion rival sadistic {s49} I have no desire to fight alongside your ally {s44}, who puts on such a nauseating display of virtue. str rebellion rival goodnatured {s49} I'd be reluctant to be on the same side as {s44}, who has quite a reputation for cruelty. str rebellion rival upstanding {s49} your ally {s44} is in my opinion a dangerous, unreliable, and highly unprincipled man. str rebellion argument favorable I respect your line of argument str rebellion argument neutral I find your line of argument only moderately compelling str rebellion argument unfavorable I do not find your line of argument compelling str rebellion persuasion favorable you state your case eloquently str rebellion persuasion neutral you make a reasonable case str rebellion persuasion unfavorable you make an unconvincing case str rebellion relation very favorable I have the greatest respect for you personally. str rebellion relation favorable I know and respect you personally. str rebellion relation neutral I do not know you as well as I might like. str rebellion relation unfavorable I do not trust you. str and comma 3 Furthermore, str but comma 3 However, str and comma 1 , and str but comma 1 , but str and comma 2 . Moreover, str but comma 2 . Nonetheless, str rebellion agree default {!}[liege] str rebellion agree martial I have decided. I will back {s45} as the rightful heir. str rebellion agree quarrelsome Ahh, I've thought long enough. I never did like {s46} much anyway. Let's go take his throne away from him. str rebellion agree pitiless You are fortunate. I have decided to join you. Pray do not give me cause to regret this decision. str rebellion agree cunning This is a most dangerous decision, but after careful consideration, I have decided that I will join you. Let's hope it is for the best. str rebellion agree sadistic I have decided. I will back your {reg3?woman:man} {s45}. But you'd best make sure that {reg3?she:he} rewards me well! str rebellion agree goodnatured All right. I think your {reg3?woman:man} will be a good ruler. I'll join you. str rebellion agree upstanding So be it. My first duty is to this realm, and to save it from lawlessness I will back {s45} and renounce my homage to {s46}. May the Heavens forgive me if I do wrong. str rebellion refuse default {!}[liege] str rebellion refuse martial I am sorry. {s45} has a good claim, but it's not enough for me to turn my back on {s46}. I will remain loyal to my liege. str rebellion refuse quarrelsome Nah. Your whelp {s45} doesn't have what it takes to rule this realm. I'm sticking with {s46}. str rebellion agree pitiless No. I will not join your rebellion. I count it little more than the tantrum of a child, denied a bauble which {reg3?she:he} thinks should be {reg3?hers:his}. I will stick with {s46}, whose ability to rule is well-tested. str rebellion agree cunning I am sorry. You do not give me reason for confidence that you will win. Many will die, but I do not wish to be among them. I will continue to back {s46}. str rebellion agree sadistic No. I won't play your little game. You grasp at a crown, but I think instead you'll get a quick trip to the scaffold, and I'll be there by {s46}'s side to watch the headsman's axe drop. str rebellion agree goodnatured I am sorry. I don't feel right turning my back on {s46}. No hard feelings when me meet on the battlefield. str rebellion agree upstanding I am sorry. {s45}'s claim is not strong enough for me to inflict the curse of civil disorder on the poor wretches of this land. I will continue to back {s46}. May the Heavens forgive me if I do wrong. str talk later default {!}[liege] str talk later martial Now is not the time to talk politics! I am here today with my fellow lords, armed for battle. You'd better prepare to fight. str talk later quarrelsome Do you expect me to discuss betraying my liege with you, while we are surrounded by his army? What do you take me for, a bloody idiot? str talk later pitiless Still your tongue! Whatever I have to say on this matter, I will not say it here and now, while we are in the midst of our army. str talk later cunning This is hardly the time or the place for such a discussion. Perhaps we can discuss it at a later time and a different place, but for now we're still foes. str talk later sadistic You should have your mouth sewn shut! Can you imagine what would happen if the other vassals see me talking to you of treason? str talk later goodnatured So you wish to discuss your rebellion with me? Try that again when we aren't surrounded by my liege's army, and I will hear what you have to say. str talk later upstanding Whatever my thoughts on the legitimacy of the succession, I am not about to discuss them here and now. If we meet again when we can talk in privacy, I will hear what you have to say on the matter. But for now, consider me your enemy. str npc claim throne liege {!}[placeholder - i am already king] str npc claim throne liege martial {!}[it is my right by birth]. str npc claim throne liege quarrelsome {!}[in this life, you take power when you can get it str npc claim throne liege pitiless {!}[it is my right by birth]. str npc claim throne liege cunning {!}[i suppose there comes a time in a man's life when you should grasp at a crown, as you'll always regret not doing it]. str npc claim throne liege sadistic {!}[i will show those who despise me]. str npc claim throne liege goodnatured {!}[if you really think that i have the best claim]. str npc claim throne liege upstanding {!}[i could do much good]. str gossip about character default They say that {s6} doesn't possess any interesting character traits. str gossip about character martial They say that {s6} loves nothing more than war. str gossip about character quarrelsome They say that {s6} almost came to blows with another lord lately, because the man made a joke about his nose. str gossip about character selfrighteous I heard that {s6} had a squire executed because the unfortunate man killed a deer in his forest. str gossip about character cunning They say that {s6} is a cunning opponent. str gossip about character sadistic They say that {s6} likes to torture his enemies. I wouldn't want to get on the bad side of that man. str gossip about character goodnatured They say that {s6} is a good man and treats people living in his lands decently. That is more than what can be said for most of the nobles. str gossip about character upstanding People say that it is good to be in the service of {s6}. He is good to his followers, and rewards them if they work well. str latest rumor The latest rumor you heard about {s6} was: str changed my mind default {!}[liege] str changed my mind martial However, your stirring words make me reconsider my position. str changed my mind quarrelsome But I think you've talked me into it anyway, you bastard. I'm still listening str changed my mind pitiless But when you plea like that, I will deign to reconsider. str changed my mind cunning But you know, you're a well-spoken bastard. That impresses me. I'm still listening. str changed my mind sadistic But as your silver tongue sings so pretty a song on your behalf, I will not dismiss the idea just yet. str changed my mind goodnatured But you make a good case, so I'll try to keep an open mind. str changed my mind upstanding However, you make an eloquent case. I am still listening. str swadian rebellion pretender intro I am Isolla, rightful Queen of the Swadians. str vaegir rebellion pretender intro My name is Valdym. Some men call me 'the Bastard.' I am a prince of the Vaegirs, but by all rights I should be their king, instead of my cousin Yaroglek. str khergit rebellion pretender intro I am Dustum Khan, son of Janakir Khan, and rightful Khan of the Khergits. str nord rebellion pretender intro I am Lethwin Far-Seeker, son of Hakrim the Old, who should be king of the Nords of Calradia. str rhodok rebellion pretender intro I am Lord Kastor, the rightful King of the Rhodoks, who will free them from tyranny. str sarranid rebellion pretender intro I am Arwa, whom they call the Pearled One, Mother of the Sarranids and their rightful Queen. str swadian rebellion pretender story 1 I was the only child of my father, King Esterich. Although I am a woman, he loved me like a son and named me his heir -- not once, but several times, before the grandest nobles of the land so that none could doubt his intention. There is no law that bars a woman from ruling -- indeed, we Swadians tell tales of warrior queens who ruled us in our distant past. str vaegir rebellion pretender story 1 My father died when I was young, leaving me in the care of his brother, the regent Burelek. But rather than hold the throne until I came of age, this usurper used his newfound power to accuse my mother of adultery, and to claim that I was not my father's son. She was executed for treason, and I was declared a bastard. str khergit rebellion pretender story 1 Sanjar Khan and I are brothers, sons of the old Janakir Khan, although of different mothers. Although I was the younger brother, all those who knew the old Khan will testify that throughout my father's life, I was his favorite, entrusted with the responsibilities of government. Sanjar busied himself with hunts and feasts to win the affection of the more dissolate of my father's commanders. str nord rebellion pretender story 1 I am called the Far-Seeker because I have travelled great distances, even by the standards of the Nords, in search of knowledge. Before I came of age, my father sent me abroad on a tour of study at the courts and universities in the lands overseas. If the Nords are to call themselves the heirs of the Calradian empire, then they must act the part, and know something of law and letters, and not call themselves content merely to fight, plunder, and drink. str rhodok rebellion pretender story 1 The Rhodoks are a free people, and not slaves to any hereditary monarch. The king must be chosen from one of the leading noble families of the land, by a council drawn by lot from the patricians of the cities of Jelkala, Veluca, and Yalen. The council meets on a field before Jelkala, and no man is allowed to appear in arms during their deliberations, on pain of death. str sarranid rebellion pretender story 1 I was born in a faraway land, to a humble family, and made a slave when I was but a girl -- but there is no shame in that, for the mothers of many of our kings were slaves. The old Sultan, Ayzar, spotted me in the markets and was struck by my beauty. I entered his household, and there he also learned to respect my intelligence. As he grew older, he allowed me to govern in his stead. First I managed the affairs of the palace, and later those of the realm. str swadian rebellion pretender story 2 Yet when my father died, his cousin Harlaus convinced the nobles that no Swadian king of sound mind could name a woman as his heir. Harlaus said that his designation of me was the act of a madman, and thus had no legal standing, and that he, as my father's closest male relative, should of take the throne. str vaegir rebellion pretender story 2 I was smuggled abroad by a faithful servant, but now I am of age and have returned to reclaim what is rightfully mine. Burelek died soon after his act of perfidy -- the judgment of heaven, no doubt. His son Yaroglek now calls himself king, but as his claim is tainted, he is no less a usurper than his father, and I will topple him from his throne. str khergit rebellion pretender story 2 According to Khergit custom, when a man dies his herds are split between all his sons, equally. So too it is with the khanate. When I heard of my father's death, I was away inspecting our borders, but I hurried home to Tulga, ready to give Sanjar his due and share the khanate with him. But when I arrived, I found that he rushed his supporters to the court, to have himself proclaimed as the sole khan. str nord rebellion pretender story 2 My father died however before I completed my course of study, and as I hurried home to claim his throne my ship was wrecked by a storm. One of my father's thanes, Ragnar, seized this opportunity and spread rumors that I had died abroad. He summoned a gathering of his supporters to have himself proclaimed king, and has taken the past few years to consolidate his power. str rhodok rebellion pretender story 2 During the last selection, there were but two candidates, myself, and Lord Graveth. While the council was deliberating, Graveth appeared, sword in hand, telling them that a Swadian raiding party was about to descend on the field of deliberation -- which was true, by the way -- and if he were not elected king, then he would leave them to their fate. str sarranid rebellion pretender story 2 When Sultan Ayzar died, it seemed to the emirs of the realm only natural that I should succeed him as ruler, thus avoiding any danger of civil war. They insisted, however, that I should marry one of his generals, the Emir Baybak. The emirs then lined up to give us the oath of allegiance together -- to Baybak as Commander of the Armies, and to me as Mother of the Realm. For the brief time that we ruled, our realm prospered. str swadian rebellion pretender story 3 I will admit that I did my cause no good by cursing Harlaus and all who listened to him as traitors, but I also believe that the magistrates who ruled in his favor were bought. No matter -- I will raise an army of loyal subjects, who would honour their old king's memory and will. And if anyone doubts that a woman can wield power, then I will prove them wrong by taking Harlaus' ill-gotten crown away from him. str vaegir rebellion pretender story 3 Until I have my rights restored in the sight of all the Vaegirs, I will bear the sobriquet, 'the Bastard', to remind me of what I must do. str khergit rebellion pretender story 3 My brother thinks that Khergits will only respect strength: a leader who takes what he wants, when he wants it. But I think that he misreads the spirit of our people.--we admire a resolute leader, but even more we a just one, and we know that a man who does not respect his own brother's rights will not respect the rights of his followers. str nord rebellion pretender story 3 So I remain in exile -- except now I am not looking for sages to tutor me in the wisdom of faraway lands, but warriors, to come with me back to the land of the Nords and regain my throne. If Ragnar doubts my ability to rule, then let him say so face to face, as we stare at each other over the rims of our shields. For a warrior can be a scholar, and a scholar a warrior, and to my mind, only one who combines the two is fit to be king! str rhodok rebellion pretender story 3 Well, Graveth defeated the Swadians, and for that, as a Rhodok, I am grateful. When I am king, I will myself place the wreath of victory on his head. But after that I will have it separated from his shoulders, for by his actions he has shown himself a traitor to the Rhodok confederacy and its sacred custom. str sarranid rebellion pretender story 3 But alas, Baybak himself was soon killed in a skirmish with the Khergits. Had I known of his death in time, I would have been able to prepare myself against any possibility of betrayal. But alas, my husband's treacherous nephew Hakim came riding with his men, still covered with the dust of the battlefield, and drove me from the palace at swordpoint and proclaimed himself sultan. So be it -- I shall gather an army of my own, and return him the favor. str swadian rebellion monarch response 1 Isolla thinks she should be Queen of the Swadians? Well, King Esterich had a kind heart, and doted on his daughter, but a good-hearted king who doesn't use his head can be a curse to his people. Isolla may tell you stories of warrior queens of old, but you might also recall that all the old legends end in the same way -- with the Swadians crushed underfoot by the armies of the Calradic Emperor. str vaegir rebellion monarch response 1 Were Valdym to come to me in peace, I would laden him with titles and honours, and he would become the greatest of my vassals. But as he comes in war, I will drag him before me in chains and make him acknowledge me as rightful sovereign, then cut his tongue from his mouth so that he cannot recant. str khergit rebellion monarch response 1 My brother Dustum has perhaps told you of his insistence upon splitting the khanate, as though it were a herd of sheep. Let me tell you something. Ever since the Khergits established themselves on this land, the death of every khan has had the same result -- the land was divided, the khan's sons went to war, and the strongest took it all anyway. I simply had the foresight to stave off the civil war in advance. str nord rebellion monarch response 1 Lethwin 'Far-Seeker'? Lethwin Inkfingers, is more like it. Perhaps you have heard the expression, 'Unhappy is the land whose king is a child.' Unhappy too is the land whose king is a student. You want the Nords to be ruled by a beardless youth, whose hand bears no callouses left by a sword's grip, who has never stood in a shield wall? If Lethwin were king, his thanes would laugh at him to his face! str rhodok rebellion monarch response 1 No doubt Lord Kastor told you that I defiled the hallowed Rhodok custom by interfering with the patricians' election of a king. Well, let me tell you something. The patricians of the towns make longwinded speeches about our ancient liberties, but then choose as their king whichever noble last sat in their villa and sipped a fine wine and promised to overlook their unpaid taxes. str sarranid rebellion monarch response 1 Our scholars have long agreed that there is one overriding principle in politics. Men should accept the authority of the ruler, because tyranny is better than civil war. It was for that reason that I accepted the authority of both Baybak and Arwa, to whom I gave my oath as co-rulers. str swadian rebellion monarch response 2 Those who weep for the plight of a Swadian princess denied her father's throne should reflect instead on the fate of a Swadian herdswoman seized by a Vaegir raider and taken as chattel to the slave markets. Talk to me of queens and old stories when our warlike neighbors are vanquished, and our land is at peace. str vaegir rebellion monarch response 2 Whatever my father may or may not have done to secure the throne does not matter. I have inherited it, and that is final. If every old claim were to be brought up anew, if every man's inheritance could be called into question at any time, then it would be the end of the institution of kingship, and we would live in a state of constant civil war. str khergit rebellion monarch response 2 Dustum would make a fine assessor of flocks, or adjudicator of land disputes. But can you imagine such a man as khan? We would be run off of our land in no time by our neighbors, and return to our old days of starving and freezing on the steppe. str nord rebellion monarch response 2 Old Hakrim may have had fancy ideas about how to dispose of his kingdom, but it is not just royal blood that makes a King of the Nords. I am king by acclamation of the thanes, and by right of being the strongest. That counts for more than blood, and woe to any man in this land who says otherwise. str rhodok rebellion monarch response 2 The only liberty that concerns them is their liberty to grow fat. Meanwhile, my men sleep out on the steppe, and eat dry bread and salt fish, and scan the horizon for burning villages, and shed our blood to keep the caravan routes open. Here's an idea -- if I ever meet a merchant who limps from a Khergit arrow-wound or a Swadian sword-stroke, then I'll say, 'Here's a man whose counsel is worth taking.' str sarranid rebellion monarch response 2 You should know, however, that Arwa was not chosen as Baybak's partner because of her wisdom or love of justice. No, she was chosen because she was a witch, who could transform men like Ayzar and Baybak into stammering fools. No matter -- I was true to my oath, and respected her usurpation, until the very hour that it was invalidated by the death of her puppet. Now she must respect mine. str courtship comment conventional generic is a very well-bred sort str courtship comment adventurous generic seems decent enough str courtship comment otherworldly generic is most polite and attentive str courtship comment ambitious generic lacks drive -- but perhaps that may be remedied str courtship comment moralist generic seems to be a man of good character str feast description scant str feast description 2 meager str feast description 3 barely adequate str feast description 4 sufficient str feast description 5 bountiful str feast description 6 magnificent str feast lengthy description 1 The food you provided was insufficient for your guests and their retinues, forcing them to purchase their sustenance from the surrounding countryside at grossly inflated prices. The consensus among those who attended was that you failed to do your duty as a host, diminishing both their trust in you and your overall reputation. str feast lengthy description 2 The food and drink you provided eventually ran out, forcing some guests to either buy their own from passing peddlars, or send some of their retinue home early. The more charitable attributed the shortfall to poor planning rather than meanness, but either way, it did your reputation no good. str feast lengthy description 3 The food and drink you provided was adequate for your noble guests, although some of the commoners in their retinues went without. You are establishing a reputation as one who has at least a grasp of your social obligations as a noble. str feast lengthy description 4 You have provided enough food and drink, and with sufficient varieties, to do yourself credit. The food, drink, and merriment have loosened your guests tongues, allowing them to converse candidly about the matters of the realm, and deepening their trust in you. str feast lengthy description 5 You have provided a bountiful table not just for your noble guests but for their retinues, with food left over to be distributed to the poor. Your guests lavish praise upon you for your generosity, and for your understanding of the social obligations of your rank. The conversation, fueled by the food and drink, has been merry, strengthening the bonds between those who attended. str feast lengthy description 6 The realm will be speaking of the bounty of your table for months to come, and it will become the standard to which all other feasts will aspire. You have filled the bellies not just of your noble guests and their retinues, but also of the poor who flocked to the gates. str kingdom 1 adjective Swadian str kingdom 2 adjective Vaegir str kingdom 3 adjective Khergit str kingdom 4 adjective Nord str kingdom 5 adjective Rhodok str kingdom 6 adjective Sarranid str credits 1 Mount&Blade: Warband Copyright 2008-2014 Taleworlds Entertainment str credits 2 Game design:^Armagan Yavuz^Steve Negus^Cem Cimenbicer str credits 3 Programming:^Armagan Yavuz^Cem Cimenbicer^Serdar Kocdemir^Ozan Gumus^Mustafa Korkmaz^^Additional Programming:^Gokhan Uras^M. Furkan Yilmaz^A. Alperen Akcay str credits 4 CG Artists:^Ozgur Saral^Mustafa Ozturk^Pinar Cekic^Ozan Unlu^Yigit Savtur^Umit Singil str credits 5 Concept Artist:^Ganbat Badamkhand str credits 6 Writing:^Steve Negus^Armagan Yavuz^Ryan A. 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Miranda^^VP Sales & Marketing EU:^Martin Sirc^^Distribution Manager Nordic:^Erik Helmfridsson^^Director of PR & Marketing:^Susana Meza^^PR & Marketing:^Sofia Forsgren^^Product Manager:^Boel Bermann str credits 11 Logotype:^Jason Brown^^Cover Art:^Piotr Fox Wysocki^^Layout:^Christian Sabe^Melina Grundel^^Poster:^Piotr Fox Wysocki^^Map & Concept Art:^Ganbat Badamkhand^^Manual Editing:^Digital Wordsmithing: Ryan Newman, Nick Stewart^^Web:^Martin Ericsson^^Marketing Assets:^2Coats^^Localization:^S&H Entertainment Localization^^GamersGate:^Ulf Hedblom^Andreas Pousette^Martin Ericson^Christoffer Lindberg str credits 12 Thanks to all of our partners worldwide, in particular long-term partners:^Koch Media (Germany & UK)^Blue Label (Italy & France)^Friendware (Spain)^New Era Interactive Media Co. Ltd. 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Attraction seed: {reg3} str located kingdom ladies cheat mode reg3 {!}Located kingdom ladies, cheat mode: {reg3} str team reg0 bot count is reg1 {!}Team {reg0} bot count is {reg1}. str input is not correct for the command type help for more information {!}Input is not correct for the command. Type 'help' for more information. str maximum seconds for round is reg0 Maximum seconds for round is {reg0}. str respawn period is reg0 seconds Respawn period is {reg0} seconds. str bots upper limit for votes is reg0 Bots upper limit for votes is {reg0}. str map is voteable Map is voteable. str map is not voteable Map is not voteable. str factions are voteable Factions are voteable. str factions are not voteable Factions are not voteable. str players respawn as bot Players respawn as bot. str players do not respawn as bot Players do not respawn as bot. str kicking a player is voteable Kicking a player is voteable. str kicking a player is not voteable Kicking a player is not voteable. str banning a player is voteable Banning a player is voteable. str banning a player is not voteable Banning a player is not voteable. str player banners are allowed Player banners are allowed. str player banners are not allowed Player banners are not allowed. str default armor is forced Default armor is forced. str default armor is not forced Default armor is not forced. str percentage of yes votes required for a poll to get accepted is reg0 Percentage of yes votes required for a poll to get accepted is {reg0}%. str auto team balance threshold is reg0 Auto team balance threshold is {reg0}. str starting gold ratio is reg0 Starting gold ratio is {reg0}%. str combat gold bonus ratio is reg0 Combat gold bonus ratio is {reg0}%. str round gold bonus ratio is reg0 Round gold bonus ratio is {reg0}%. str point gained from flags is reg0 Team points gained for flags is {reg0}%. str point gained from capturing flag is reg0 Points gained for capturing flags is {reg0}%. str map time limit is reg0 Map time limit is {reg0} minutes. str team points limit is reg0 Team point limit is {reg0}. str defender spawn count limit is s1 Defender spawn count is {s1}. str system error SYSTEM ERROR! str prisoner granted parole Prisoner granted parole str prisoner not offered parole Prisoner not offered parole str age reg1 family ^Age: {reg1}^Family: str s49 s12 s11 rel reg0 {s49} {s12} ({s11}, rel: {reg0}), str s49 s12 s11 {s49} {s12} ({s11}), str lord info string {reg6?:{reg4?{s54} is the ruler of {s56}.^:{s54} is a vassal of {s55} of {s56}.^}}Renown: {reg5}. Controversy: {reg15}.^{reg9?{reg3?She:He} is the {reg3?lady:lord} of {s58}.:{reg3?She:He} has no fiefs.}{s59}^{s49} str updating faction notes for s14 temp = reg4 {!}Updating faction notes for {s14}, temp = {reg4} str foreign relations Foreign relations: ^ str s21 the s5 is at war with the s14 {s21}^* The {s5} is at war with the {s14}. str s21 the s5 has had the upper hand in the fighting {s21} The {s5} has had the upper hand in the fighting. str s21 the s5 has gotten the worst of the fighting {s21} The {s5} has gotten the worst of the fighting. str s21 the fighting has gone on for some time and the war may end soon with a truce {s21} The fighting has gone on for some time, and the war may end soon with a truce. str s21 the fighting has begun relatively recently and the war may continue for some time {s21} The fighting has begun relatively recently, and the war may continue for some time. str s21 reg4reg5 {!}{s21} ({reg4}/{reg5}) str however the truce is no longer binding on the s14 However, the truce is no longer binding on the {s14} str s21 the s5 is bound by truce not to attack the s14s18 the truce will expire in reg1 days {s21}^* The {s5} is bound by truce not to attack the {s14}.{s18} The truce will expire in {reg1} days. str s21 the s5 has recently suffered provocation by subjects of the s14 and there is a risk of war {s21}^* The {s5} has recently suffered provocation by subjects of the {s14}, and there is a risk of war. str s21 the s5 has no outstanding issues with the s14 {s21}^* The {s5} has no outstanding issues with the {s14}. str s21 the s14 was recently provoked by subjects of the s5 and there is a risk of war {s21} The {s14} was recently provoked by subjects of the {s5}, and there is a risk of war.^ str s21 cheat mode assessment s14 {!}{s21}^CHEAT MODE ASSESSMENT: {s14}^ str the s5 is ruled by s6 it occupies s8 its vassals are s10 s21 The {s5} is ruled by {s6}.^It occupies {s8}.^Its vassals are {s10}.^^{s21} str assigned lord reputation and relations cheat mode reg3 {!}Assigned lord reputation and relations, cheat mode: {reg3} str caravan trades in s5 originally from s4 {!}Caravan trades in {s5}, originally from {s4} str your hero prisoned at s1 {!}your hero prisoned at {s1}. str old morale is reg0 new morale is reg1 {!}old morale is {reg0}, new morale is {reg1} str our per person reg0 num people reg1 total gain reg2 {!}[our] per person : {reg0}, num people : {reg1}, total gain : {reg2} str ene per person reg0 num people reg1 total gain reg2 {!}[ene] per person : {reg0}, num people : {reg1}, total gain : {reg2} str all per person reg0 num people reg1 total gain reg2 {!}[all] per person : {reg0}, num people : {reg1}, total gain : {reg2} str loss ratio is reg1 {!}loss ratio is {reg1} str total enemy morale gain reg6 last total enemy morale gain reg7 remaining enemy population reg5 {!}total enemy morale gain : {reg6}, last total enemy morale gain : {reg7}, remaining enemy population : {reg5} str reg4 killed reg5 wounded reg6 routed {reg4} killed, {reg5} wounded, {reg6} routed str reg4 killed reg5 routed {reg4} killed, {reg5} routed str reg4 killed reg5 wounded {reg4} killed, {reg5} wounded str reg4 wounded reg5 routed {reg4} wounded, {reg5} routed str routed routed str caravan in s10 considers s11 total price dif = reg3 {!}Caravan in {s10} considers {s11}, total price dif = {reg3} str test caravan in s3 selects for s4 trade score reg3 {!}TEST - Caravan in {s3} selects for {s4}, trade score: {reg3} str prisoner relative is reg0 {!}prisoner relative is {reg0} str test diagnosis traveller attacks for s4 {!}Test diagnosis -- traveller attacks for {s4} str traveller attack found {!}Traveller attack found str s42 {s42} str test diagnostic quest found for s4 {!}Test diagnostic: Quest found for {s4} str s4 changing sides aborts quest {!}{s4} changing sides aborts quest str s4 awarded to s5 {s4} awarded to {s5} str s11 reacts to granting of s12 to s10 {!}{s11} reacts to granting of {s12} to {s10} str debug hiring men to s7 ideal size reg6 ideal top size reg7 hiring budget reg8 {!}DEBUG : hiring men to {s7} ideal size : {reg6}, ideal top size : {reg7}, hiring budget : {reg8} str debug hiring men to party for s0 {!}DEBUG : hiring men to party for {s0} str calculating sortie for s4 strength of reg3 vs reg4 enemies Calculating sortie for {s4}, strength of {reg3} vs {reg4} enemies str s4 sorties {!}{s4} sorties str current wealth reg1 taxes last collected from s4 Current wealth: {reg1}. Taxes last collected from {s4} str s4 considers going to s5 to pay court to s6 {!}{s4} considers going to {s5} to pay court to {s6} str relation with 1 bug found here probably because s5 has just been captured {!}Relation with -1 bug found here - probably because {s5} has just been captured str s4 has reg4 chance of going to home center {!}{s4} has {reg4} chance of going to home center str s4 has reg4 chance of recruiting troops {s4} has {reg4} chance of recruiting troops str s4 has reg4 chance of going to s5 {s4} has {reg4} chance of going to {s5} str s4 has reg5 chance of patrolling s6 {s4} has {reg5} chance of patrolling {s6} str s4 has reg5 chance of raiding s6 {s4} has {reg5} chance of raiding {s6} str s4 has reg5 chance of besieging s6 {s4} has {reg5} chance of besieging {s6} str sum chances reg6 Sum chances: {reg6} str deciding faction ai for s3 Deciding faction AI for {s3} str s5 decides s14 {!}{s5} decides: {s14} str lords of the s1 gather for a feast at s2 Lords of the {s1} gather for a feast at {s2}. str s5 begins offensive {!}{s5} begins offensive str renown change of reg4 reduced to reg5 because of high existing renown {!}Renown change of {reg4} reduced to {reg5}, because of high existing renown str s14 {!}{s14} str players kingdom has had reg3 days of peace Player's kingdom has had {reg3} days of peace str s4 is present at the center and in place of honor {!}{s4} is present at the center and in place of honor str s4 is present at the center as a refugee {!}{s4} is present at the center as a refugee str s4 is present at the center and not attending the feast {!}{s4} is present at the center and not attending the feast str s4 is present at the center and is married {!}{s4} is present at the center and is married str s4 is present at the center and is attending the feast {s4} is present at the center and is attending the feast str s4 is present at the center and is awaiting the player in private {s4} is present at the center and is awaiting the player in private str s4 is present at the center and is allowed to meet the player {s4} is present at the center and is allowed to meet the player str s4 is present at the center and is not allowed to meet the player {s4} is present at the center and is not allowed to meet the player str no relation no relation str wife wife str husband husband str father father str mother mother str daughter daughter str son son str sister sister str brother brother str niece niece str nephew nephew str aunt aunt str uncle uncle str cousin cousin str daughterinlaw daughter-in-law str soninlaw son-in-law str motherinlaw mother-in-law str fatherinlaw father-in-law str sisterinlaw sister-in-law str brotherinlaw brother-in-law str print party members entered print party members entered str num companion stacks = reg10 num companion stacks = {reg10} str someone someone str i take what work i can sirmadame i carry water or help the merchants with their loads or help build things if theres things to be built I take what work I can, {sir/madame}. I carry water, or help the merchants with their loads, or help build things, if there are things to be built. str dna reg4 total production reg5 modula reg7 {!}DNA: {reg4}, total production: {reg5}, modula: {reg7} str agent produces s9 {!}Agent produces {s9} str im not doing anything sirmadame theres no work to be had around here these days I'm not doing anything, {sir/madame}. There's no work to be had around here these days. str im not doing anything sirmadame i have no land of my own and theres no work to be had around here these days I'm not doing anything, {sir/madame}. I have no land of my own, and there's no work to be had around here these days. str why im still living off of your kindness and goodness sirmadame hopefully there will be work shortly Why, I'm still living off of your kindness and goodness, {sir/madame}. Hopefully there will be work, shortly. str i work in the fields just outside the walls where they grow grain we dont quite grow enough to meet our needs though and have to import grain from the surrounding countryside I work in the fields, just outside the walls, where they grow grain. We don't quite grow enough to meet our needs, though, and have to import grain from the surrounding countryside. str i work mostly in the fields growing grain in the town they grind it to make bread or ale and we can also boil it as a porridge I work mostly in the fields, growing grain. In the town they grind it to make bread or ale, and we can also boil it as a porridge. str i work in the breweries making ale the poor folk drink a lot of it as its cheaper than wine we make it with grain brought in from the countryside I work in the breweries, making ale. The poor folk drink a lot of it, as it's cheaper than wine. We make it with grain brought in from the countryside. str i work in a mill grinding flour to make bread bread is cheap keeps well and fills the stomach I work in a mill, grinding flour to make bread. Bread is cheap, keeps well, and fills the stomach. str i tend cattle we dry and salt meat to preserve it and make cheese from the milk I tend cattle. We dry and salt meat to preserve it, and send the hides to the towns to be made into leather. We also make cheese from the milk. str i tend cattle we dry and salt meat to preserve it and make cheese from the milk so it doesnt spoil I tend cattle. We dry and salt meat to preserve it, and send the hides to the towns to be made into leather. We also make cheese from the milk. str i tend sheep we send the wool to the cities to be woven into cloth and make mutton sausage when we cull the herds I tend sheep. We send the wool to the cities to be woven into cloth, and make mutton sausage when we cull the herds. str i work at a loom spinning cloth from wool wool is some of the cheapest cloth you can buy but it will still keep you warm I work at a loom, spinning cloth from wool. Wool is some of the cheapest cloth you can buy, but it will still keep you warm. str i crew a fishing boat we salt and smoke the flesh to sell it far inland I crew a fishing boat. We salt and smoke the flesh, to sell it far inland. str i sift salt from a nearby flat they need salt everywhere to preserve meat and fish I sift salt from a nearby flat. They need salt everywhere, to preserve meat and fish. str i mine iron from a vein in a nearby cliffside they use it to make tools arms and other goods I mine iron from a vein in a nearby cliffside. They use it to make tools, arms, and other goods. str i make pottery which people use to store grain and carry water I make pottery, which people use to store grain and carry water. str trade explanation tools I work in a smithy, {sir/madame}, making all sorts of ironware -- knives, axes, pots, plough-blades, scythes, hammers, anvils, tongs, adzes, saws, nails, horseshoes, firesteel, braziers, and of course arms and armor for your excellencies. str trade explanation oil I work in an oil press, making oil from olives brought in from the countryside. If you can afford it, our oil has a hundred uses -- in cooking, lamps, even for easing childbirth. str trade explanation linen I weave linen, using flax brought in from the surrounding countryside. It's makes a tough, light fabric, {sir/madame} -- good for summer clothing, sails for boats, and the like. str trade explanation velvet I work in one of this town's great weaveries, carefully making the velvet for which we are known. We use silks brought from across the mountains, and dyes from the far corners of the earth, and make of it the finest and most expensive fabric that can be found in the land. str trade explanation spice I work in the caravanserie, helping the merchants unload the spice they bring from across the mountains. Pepper, cinnamon, cloves, saffron... The rich mark their wealth by the amount of spices in their food, and they say that for every ailment, there's a spice which cures it. str trade explanation apples I'm just coming in from the orchards, where we grow apples. We dry them for storage, or they can also be made into cider or vinegar. str trade explanation grapes I work in the vineyards on the hillsides, growing grapes to be made into fine wines for the tables of the lords, ladies, and merchants, and cheap wine to be mixed with water to quench the thirst of the commons. str trade explanation dyes I work in the caravanseries, unloading dyes brought in from the lands outside Calradia -- the crimson of oak beetles and the red roots of madder, the blue of indigo and woad shrubs, the yellow of weld root and greenweed. The weavers use it to color the silks and velvets of the great lords of the realm. str trade explanation leatherwork I work in the tanneries outside the walls, turning cured hides from the countryside into good, supple leather. It's foul work, and I come home stinking of urine, dung, and lime -- but that's where your boots, saddles, and bridles come from, {sir/my lady}. str trade explanation flax I sew and harvest linseed, and rot the stems to make flax fibers. That's the source of your fine linens, {sir/my lady} -- a rotting pit on the edge of a field. str trade explanation dates I tend to a grove of date palms. I hope you don't mind me saying so, but it takes great skill to tend them, as we must climb to the tops of the palms to ensure that the trees will flower. We export the fruit far and wide, as they keep for many months when properly dried. As sweet as honey, and they grant the eater health and strength. str trade explanation dates I tend to a grove of date palms. We grow them using well-water, and export the fruit far and wide, as they keep for many months when properly dried. As sweet as honey, and they grant the eater health and vigor. str trade explanation olives I tend to a grove of olive trees. You can eat the fruit or preserve it in brine, but we end up sending most of it to be pressed, to be made into oil. str s10 has reg4 needs reg5 {!}{s10} has {reg4}, needs {reg5} str s14 i hear that you can find a good price for it in s15 {s14}. I hear that you can find a good price for it in {s15}. str s1 reg1 {!}{s1} ({reg1}) str s1 reg2 {!}{s1} ({reg2}) str s1 reg3 {!}{s1} ({reg3}) str s1 reg4 {!}{s1} ({reg4}) str s1 reg5 {!}{s1} ({reg5}) str s1 reg6 {!}{s1} ({reg6}) str s1 reg7 {!}{s1} ({reg7}) str s1 reg8 {!}{s1} ({reg8}) str s1 reg9 {!}{s1} ({reg9}) str reg13 {!}{reg13} str reg14 {!}{reg14} str reg15 {!}{reg15} str reg16 {!}{reg16} str reg17 {!}{reg17} str reg18 {!}{reg18} str reg19 {!}{reg19} str reg20 {!}{reg20} str reg21 {!}{reg21} str assigning lords to empty centers {!}ASSIGNING LORDS TO EMPTY CENTERS str assign lords to empty centers just happened {!}Assign lords to empty centers just happened str s4 of the s5 is unassigned {!}{s4} of the {s5} is unassigned str s4 of the s5 is reserved for player {!}{s4} of the {s5} is reserved for player str s4 of the s5 has no fiefs {!}{s4} of the {s5} has no fiefs str s4 unassigned centers plus landless lords = reg4 {!}{s4}: unassigned centers plus landless lords = {reg4} str s4 holds s5 in reserve {!}{s4} holds {s5} in reserve str s2s rebellion {s2}'s Rebellion str political suggestion Political suggestion str updating volunteers for s4 faction is s5 {!}Updating volunteers for {s4}, faction is {s5} str shuffling companion locations {!}Shuffling companion locations str s4 is at s5 {!}{s4} is at {s5} str instability reg0 of lords are disgruntled reg1 are restless Instability: {reg0}% of lords are disgruntled, {reg1}% are restless str reg1shehe is prisoner of s1 {reg1?She:He} is prisoner of {s1}. str s39 rival {s39} (rival) str s40 {!}{s40} str s41 s39 rival {s41}, {s39} (rival) str reputation cheat mode only martial {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Martial^ str reputation cheat mode only debauched {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Debauched^ str reputation cheat mode only pitiless {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Pitiless^ str reputation cheat mode only calculating {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Calculating^ str reputation cheat mode only quarrelsome {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Quarrelsome^ str reputation cheat mode only goodnatured {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Good-natured^ str reputation cheat mode only upstanding {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Upstanding^ str reputation cheat mode only conventional {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Conventional^ str reputation cheat mode only adventurous {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Adventurous^ str reputation cheat mode only romantic {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Romantic^ str reputation cheat mode only moralist {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Moralist^ str reputation cheat mode only ambitious {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): Ambitious^ str reputation cheat mode only reg11 {!}Reputation (cheat mode only): {reg11}^ str love interest love interest str betrothed betrothed str s40 s39 s2 reg0 {!}{s40}, {s39} ({s2}, {reg0}) str other relations s40 Other relations: {s40}^ str relation with liege reg0 Relation with liege: {reg0}^ str sense of security military reg1 court position reg3 Sense of security: military {reg1}, court position {reg3}^ str s46s45s44s48 {!}{s46}{s45}{s44}{s48} str political details s47 Political details:^{s47}^ str checking volunteer availability script {!}Checking volunteer availability script str center relation at least zero {!}Center relation at least zero str relationfaction conditions met {!}Relation/faction conditions met str troops available {!}Troops available str party has capacity {!}Party has capacity str personality clash conversation begins {!}Personality clash conversation begins str personality match conversation begins {!}Personality match conversation begins str the s55 the {s55} str travellers on the road travellers on the road str attack on travellers found reg3 hours ago {!}Attack on travellers found, {reg3} hours ago str trade event found reg3 hours ago {!}Trade event found, {reg3} hours ago str a short while ago a short while ago str one day ago one day ago str two days day ago two days day ago str earlier this week earlier this week str about a week ago about a week ago str about two weeks ago about two weeks ago str several weeks ago several weeks ago str unknown assailants unknown assailants str swadians Swadians str vaegirs Vaegirs str khergits Khergits str nords Nords str rhodoks Rhodoks str sarranids Sarranids str bandits bandits str deserters deserters str your followers your followers str we have heard that travellers heading to s40 were attacked on the road s46 by s39 We have heard that travellers heading to {s40} were attacked on the road {s46} by {s39} str s43 s44 {!}{s43}^{s44} str we have heard that travellers coming from s40 were attacked on the road s46 by s39 We have heard that travellers coming from {s40} were attacked on the road {s46} by {s39} str travellers coming from s40 traded here s46 Travellers coming from {s40} traded here {s46} str s44 {!}{s44} str it is still early in the caravan season so we have seen little tradings42 It is still early in the caravan season, so we have seen little trading.{s42} str there has been very little trading activity here recentlys42 There has been very little trading activity here recently.{s42} str there has some trading activity here recently but not enoughs42 There has some trading activity here recently, but not enough.{s42} str there has some trading activity here recently but the roads are dangerouss42 There has some trading activity here recently, but the roads are dangerous.{s42} str the roads around here are very dangerouss42 The roads around here are very dangerous.{s42} str we have received many traders in town here although there is some danger on the roadss42 We have received many traders in town here, although there is some danger on the roads.{s42} str we have received many traders in town heres42 We have received many traders in town here.{s42} str s44 s41 {!}{s44}, {s41} str s41 {!}{s41} str there is little news about the caravan routes to the towns of s44 and nearby parts but no news is good news and those are therefore considered safe There is little news about the caravan routes to the towns of {s44} and nearby parts. But no news is good news, and those are therefore considered safe. str s47 also the roads to the villages of s44 and other outlying hamlets are considered safe {s47} Also, the roads to the villages of {s44} and other outlying hamlets are considered safe. str however the roads to the villages of s44 and other outlying hamlets are considered safe However, the roads to the villages of {s44} and other outlying hamlets are considered safe. str we have shortages of We have shortages of str s33 s34 reg1 {!}{s33} {s34} ({reg1}), str we have adequate stores of all commodities We have adequate stores of all commodities str s33 and some other commodities {s33} and some other commodities str the roads are full of brigands friend but that name in particular does not sound familiar good hunting to you nonetheless The roads are full of brigands, friend, but that name in particular does not sound familiar. Good hunting to you, nonetheless. str less than an hour ago less than an hour ago str maybe reg3 hours ago maybe {reg3} hours ago str reg3 days ago {reg3} days ago str youre in luck we sighted those bastards s16 near s17 hurry and you might be able to pick up their trail while its still hot You're in luck. We sighted those bastards {s16} near {s17}. Hurry, and you might be able to pick up their trail while it's still hot. str you speak of claims to the throne good there is nothing id rather do than fight for a good cause You speak of claims to the throne. Good. There is nothing I'd rather do than fight for a good cause. str you speak of claims to the throne well there is nothing id rather do than fight for a good cause but the claim you make seems somewhat weak You speak of claims to the throne. Well, there is nothing I'd rather do than fight for a good cause, but the claim you make seems somewhat weak. str i am pleased that you speak of upholding my ancient rights which are sometimes trod upon in these sorry days I am pleased that you speak of upholding my ancient rights, which are sometimes trod upon in these sorry days. str i am pleased that you speak of upholding my ancient rights but sometimes men make pledges before they are king which they cannot keep once they take the throne I am pleased that you speak of upholding my ancient rights. But sometimes men make pledges before they are king, which they cannot keep once they take the throne. str you speak of protecting the commons well i supposed thats good but sometimes the commons overstep their boundaries im more concerned that your claim be legal so i can swing my sword with a good conscience You speak of protecting the commons. Well, I supposed that's good, but sometimes the commons overstep their boundaries. I'm more concerned that your claim be legal, so I can swing my sword with a good conscience. str you speak of giving me land good i ask for no more than my due You speak of giving me land. Good. I ask for no more than my due. str you speak of giving me land unfortunately you are not wellknown for rewarding those to whom you have made such offers You speak of giving me land. Unfortunately, you are not well-known for rewarding those to whom you have made such offers. str you speak of unifying calradia well i believe that well always be fighting its important that we fight for a rightful cause You speak of unifying Calradia. Well, I believe that we'll always be fighting - it's important that we fight for a rightful cause. str you talk of claims to the throne but i leave bickering about legalities to the lawyers and clerks You talk of claims to the throne, but I leave bickering about legalities to the lawyers and clerks. str you speak of ruling justly hah ill believe theres such a thing as a just king when i see one You speak of ruling justly. Hah! I'll believe there's such a thing as a just king when I see one. str you spoke of protecting the rights of the nobles if you did youd be the first king to do so in a very long time You spoke of protecting the rights of the nobles. If you did, you'd be the first king to do so in a very long time. str you speak of giving me land ay well lets see if you deliver You speak of giving me land. Ay, well, let's see if you deliver. str you speak of giving me land bah youre not known for delivering on your pledges You speak of giving me land. Bah. You're not known for delivering on your pledges. str you speak of unifying calradia well youve done a good job at making calradia bend its knee to you so maybe thats not just talk You speak of unifying Calradia. Well, you've done a good job at making Calradia bend its knee to you, so maybe that's not just talk. str you speak of unifying calradia id be impressed if i thought you could do it but unfortunately you dont You speak of unifying Calradia. I'd be impressed if I thought you could do it. But unfortunately, you don't. str you speak of claims to the throne well any peasant can claim to be a kings bastard You speak of claims to the throne. Well, any peasant can claim to be a king's bastard str well its a fine thing to court the commons with promises but what do you have to offer me Well, it's a fine thing to court the commons with promises, but what do you have to offer me? str you speak of protecting the rights of lords that would make a fine change if my rights as lord would be respected You speak of protecting the rights of lords. That would make a fine change, if my rights as lord would be respected. str you speak of protecting the rights of lords that would make a fine change if my rights as lord would be respected however it is easy for you to make promises while you are weak that you have no intention of keeping when you are strong You speak of protecting the rights of lords. That would make a fine change, if my rights as lord would be respected. However, it is easy for you to make promises while you are weak, that you have no intention of keeping when you are strong. str you speak of giving me land well my family is of ancient and noble lineage so you promise me no more than my due still your gesture is appreciated You speak of giving me land. Well, my family is of ancient and noble lineage, so you promise me no more than my due. Still, your gesture is appreciated. str you speak of giving me land well you make that pledge but i am not impressed You speak of giving me land. Well, you make that pledge, but I am not impressed. str you speak of unifying calradia well much of this land now bends its knee to you so perhaps that is not just talk You speak of unifying Calradia. Well, much of this land now bends its knee to you, so perhaps that is not just talk. str you speak of unifying calradia but right now yours is just one squabbling faction among many You speak of unifying Calradia, but right now yours is just one squabbling faction among many. str you speak of claims well no offense but a claim unsupported by might rarely prospers You speak of claims. Well, no offense, but a claim unsupported by might rarely prospers. str you speak of protecting the commons well i suppose that will make for a more prosperous realm ive always tried to treat my peasants decently saves going to bed worrying about whether youll wake up with the roof on fire You speak of protecting the commons. Well, I suppose that will make for a more prosperous realm. I've always tried to treat my peasants decently. Saves going to bed worrying about whether you'll wake up with the roof on fire. str you speak of protecting the commons very well but remember that peasants are more likely to cause trouble if you make promises then dont deliver than if you never made the promise in the first place You speak of protecting the commons. Very well. But remember that peasants are more likely to cause trouble if you make promises then don't deliver, than if you never made the promise in the first place. str you speak of protecting the rights of lords good youd be well advised to do that men fight better for a king wholl respect their rights You speak of protecting the rights of lords. Good. You'd be well advised to do that -- men fight better for a king who'll respect their rights. str you speak of protecting the rights of lords very well but remember failing to keep promises which you made while scrambling up the throne is the quickest way to topple off of it once you get there You speak of protecting the rights of lords. Very well. But remember -- failing to keep promises which you made while scrambling up the throne is the quickest way to topple off of it once you get there. str you speak of giving me land very good but often i find that when a man makes too many promises trying to get to the top he has trouble keeping them once he reaches it You speak of giving me land. Very good, but often I find that when a man makes too many promises trying to get to the top, he has trouble keeping them once he reaches it. str you speak of unifying calradia well many have said that you might very well be the one to do it You speak of unifying Calradia. Well, many have said that, you might very well be the one to do it. str you speak of unifying calradia well all the kings say that im not sure that you will succeed while they fail You speak of unifying Calradia. Well, all the kings say that. I'm not sure that you will succeed while they fail. str you speak of claims do you think i care for the nattering of lawyers You speak of claims. Do you think I care for the nattering of lawyers? str you speak of protecting the commons how kind of you i shall tell my swineherd all about your sweet promises no doubt he will become your most faithful vassal You speak of protecting the commons. How kind of you! I shall tell my swineherd all about your sweet promises. No doubt he will become your most faithful vassal. str you speak of protecing the rights of lords such sweet words but ill tell you this the only rights that are respected in this world are the rights to dominate whoever is weaker and to submit to whoever is stronger You speak of protecing the rights of lords. Such sweet words! But I'll tell you this -- the only rights that are respected in this world are the rights to dominate whoever is weaker, and to submit to whoever is stronger. str you speak of giving me land yes very good but you had best deliver You speak of giving me land. Yes, very good -- but you had best deliver. str you speak of giving me land hah perhaps all those others to whom you promised lands will simply step aside You speak of giving me land. Hah! Perhaps all those others to whom you promised lands will simply step aside? str you speak of unifying calradia you may indeed humble the other kings of this land and in that case i would hope that you would remember me as your faithful servant You speak of unifying Calradia. You may indeed humble the other kings of this land, and in that case I would hope that you would remember me as your faithful servant. str you speak of unifying calradia but you are weak and i think that you will remain weak You speak of unifying Calradia. But you are weak, and I think that you will remain weak. str you speak of claims its good for a king to have a strong claim although admittedly im more concerned that he rules just ly than with legalities anyway your claim seems wellfounded to me You speak of claims. It's good for a king to have a strong claim, although admittedly I'm more concerned that he rules just ly than with legalities. Anyway, your claim seems well-founded to me. str you speak of claims but your claim seems a bit weak to me You speak of claims, but your claim seems a bit weak to me. str you speak of protecting the commons i like that my tenants are a happy lot i think but i hear of others in other estates that arent so fortunate You speak of protecting the commons. I like that. My tenants are a happy lot, I think, but I hear of others in other estates that aren't so fortunate. str you speak of protecting the commons im glad to hear you say that but do me a favor dont promise the commons anything you cant deliver thats a sure way to get them to rebel and it breaks my heart to have to put them down You speak of protecting the commons. I'm glad to hear you say that. But do me a favor -- don't promise the commons anything you can't deliver. That's a sure way to get them to rebel, and it breaks my heart to have to put them down. str you speak of protecting the rights of lords well very good i suppose but you know we lords can take of ourselves its the common folk who need a strong king to look out for them to my mind You speak of protecting the rights of lords. Well, very good, I suppose. But you know -- we lords can take of ourselves. It's the common folk who need a strong king to look out for them, to my mind. str you speak of giving me land its kind of you really though that is not necessary You speak of giving me land. It's kind of you. Really, though, that is not necessary. str you speak of unifying calradia well maybe you can unite this land by the sword but im not sure that this will make you a good ruler You speak of unifying Calradia. Well, maybe you can unite this land by the sword. But I'm not sure that this will make you a good ruler. str you speak of claims a king must have a strong legal claim for there not to be chaos in the realm and yours is wellestablished You speak of claims. A king must have a strong legal claim for there not to be chaos in the realm, and yours is well-established. str you speak of claims a king must have a strong legal claim for there not to be chaos in the realm but your claim is not so strong You speak of claims. A king must have a strong legal claim for there not to be chaos in the realm, but your claim is not so strong. str you speak of protecting the rights of lords it is of course important that a king respect the rights of his vassals although i worry that a king who took a throne without proper cause would not rule with justice You speak of protecting the rights of lords. It is of course important that a king respect the rights of his vassals, although I worry that a king who took a throne without proper cause would not rule with justice. str you speak of protecting the rights of lords it is of course important that a king respect the rights of his vassals however i would like to know that you would indeed deliver on your promises You speak of protecting the rights of lords. It is of course important that a king respect the rights of his vassals. However, I would like to know that you would indeed deliver on your promises. str you speak of protecting the commons i would be pleased to serve a king who respected the rights of his subjects although i worry that a king who took a throne without proper cause would not rule with justice You speak of protecting the commons. I would be pleased to serve a king who respected the rights of his subjects, although I worry that a king who took a throne without proper cause would not rule with justice. str you speak of protecting the commons i would be pleased to serve a king who respected the rights of his subjects however i would like to know that you would indeed deliver on your promises You speak of protecting the commons. I would be pleased to serve a king who respected the rights of his subjects. However, I would like to know that you would indeed deliver on your promises. str i am not swayed by promises of reward I am not swayed by promises of reward str you speak of unifying calradia it would be good to bring peace to the realm and i believe that you are strong enough to do so You speak of unifying Calradia. It would be good to bring peace to the realm, and I believe that you are strong enough to do so. str you speak of unifying calradia it would be good to bring peace the realm but with your kingdom in its current state i worry that you are just bringing more discord You speak of unifying Calradia. It would be good to bring peace the realm, but with your kingdom in its current state, I worry that you are just bringing more discord. str s15 {!}{s15 str my s11 s15 my {s11} {s15} str stop gap s15 is the rival of s16 {!}[STOP GAP - {s15} is the rival of {s16} str my s11 s18 My {s11} {s18} str the socalled s11 s18 The so-called {s11} {s18} str s18 would cheat me of my inheritance by heaven i know my rights and im not going to back down {s18} would cheat me of my inheritance. By heaven, I know my rights, and I'm not going to back down. str s18 once questioned my honour and my bravery i long for the day when i can meet him in battle and make him retract his statement {s18} once questioned my honour and my bravery. I long for the day when I can meet him in battle, and make him retract his statement. str s18 once questioned my judgment in battle by heaven would he have us shirk our duty to smite our sovereigns foes {s18} once questioned my judgment in battle. By heaven, would he have us shirk our duty to smite our sovereign's foes? str s18 seems to think he has the right to some of my property well he does not {s18} seems to think he has the right to some of my property. Well, he does not. str s18 once took something i said amiss stubborn bastard wont give it up and keeps trying to get me to recant my words {s18} once took something I said amiss. Stubborn bastard won't give it up, and keeps trying to get me to recant my words. str s18 is a crafty weasel and i dont trust him one bit {s18} is a crafty weasel, and I don't trust him one bit. str s18 i despite him he puts on such a nauseating display of virtue and thinks nothing of insulting his betters {s18}? I despise him. He puts on such a nauseating display of virtue, and thinks nothing of insulting his betters. str s18 entered into a little deal with me and is now trying to wriggle out of it {s18} entered into a little deal with me and is now trying to wriggle out of it. str s18 once ran an errand for me and now thinks i owe him something i owe his ilk nothing {s18} once ran an errand for me, and now thinks I owe him something. I owe his ilk nothing. str s18 is soft and weak and not fit to govern a fief and i have always detested him {s18} is soft, and weak, and not fit to govern a fief, and I have always detested him. str s18 is a quarrelsome oaf and a liability in my opinion and ive let him know as much {s18} is a quarrelsome oaf and a liability, in my opinion, and I've let him know as much. str s18 i am sorry to say is far too softhearted a man to be given any kind of responsibility his chivalry will allow the enemy to flee to fight another day and will cost the lives of my own faithful men {s18}, I am sorry to say, is far too softhearted a man to be given any kind of responsibility. His chivalry will allow the enemy to flee to fight another day, and will cost the lives of my own faithful men. str s18 seems to have something against me for some reason i dont like to talk ill of people but i think hes can be a bit of a cad sometimes {s18} seems to have something against me, for some reason. I don't like to talk ill of people, but I think he's can be a bit of a cad, sometimes. str s18 has always treated me contemptuously although i have done him no wrong {s18} has always treated me contemptuously, although I have done him no wrong. str s18 is thoroughly dishonorable and a compulsive spinner of intrigues which i fear will drag us into wars or incite rebellions {s18} is thoroughly dishonorable, and a compulsive spinner of intrigues which I fear will drag us into wars or incite rebellions. str s18 disappoints me i once scolded for his rashness in battle and he took offense i do not care to apologize for my efforts to save his life and the lives of his men {s18} disappoints me. I once scolded for his rashness in battle, and he took offense. I do not care to apologize for my efforts to save his life, and the lives of his men. str s18 squanders money and carouses in a way most unbefitting a noble by doing so he disgraces us all {s18} squanders money and carouses in a way most unbefitting a noble. By doing so, he disgraces us all. str s18 has been speaking ill of me behind my back or so they say {s18} has been speaking ill of me behind my back, or so they say. str s18 is a disgrace reg3shehe consorts with merchants lends money at interest uses coarse language and shows no attempt to uphold the dignity of the honor bestowed upon reg3herhim {s18} is a disgrace. {reg3?She:He} consorts with merchants, lends money at interest, uses coarse language, and shows no attempt to uphold the dignity of the honor bestowed upon {reg3?her:him}. str s18 has condemned me for engaging in commerce what could possibly be wrong with that {s18} has condemned me for engaging in commerce. What could possibly be wrong with that? str s18 i have heard has been encouraging seditious ideas among the peasantry a foolish move which endangers us all {s18}, I have heard, has been encouraging seditious ideas among the peasantry -- a foolish move which endangers us all. str s18 has called me out for the way i deal with my tenants well so be it if i teach them that they are the equal of anyone with socalled gentle blood what is it to reg3herhim {s18} has called me out for the way I deal with my tenants. Well, so be it. If I teach them that they are the equal of anyone with so-called 'gentle' blood, what is it to {reg3?her:him}? str a most gallant gentleman who knows how to treat a lady a most gallant gentleman, who knows how to treat a lady str a base cad a base cad str a man who treats me as his equal which is rare a man who treats me as his equal, which is rare str appears to value me with his estate and his horse as prizes worth having appears to value me with his estate and his horse as prizes worth having str a bit dull but what can you expect a bit dull, but what can you expect... str the man whom destiny intends for me the man whom destiny intends for me str is not right for me i cannot say why but he makes my skin crawl is not right for me - I cannot say why, but he makes my skin crawl str is a man who clearly intends to make his mark in the world is a man who clearly intends to make his mark in the world str is a layabout a naif prey for others who are cleverer than he is a lay-about, a naif, prey for others who are cleverer than he str is a man of stalwart character is a man of stalwart character str appears to be a man of low morals appears to be a man of low morals str appears to be a man who lacks selfdiscipline appears to be a man who lacks self-discipline str check reg8 s4 reconciles s5 and s6 {!}Check #{reg8}: {s4} reconciles {s5} and {s6} str diagnostic player should receive consultation quest here if not already active {!}Diagnostic -- Player should receive consultation quest here, if not already active str check reg8 s4 rules in s5s favor in quarrel with s6 {!}Check #{reg8}: {s4} rules in {s5}'s favor in quarrel with {s6} str check reg8 new rivalry generated between s5 and s6 {!}Check #{reg8}: New rivalry generated between {s5} and {s6} str check reg8 s5 attempts to win over s6 {!}Check #{reg8}: {s5} attempts to win over {s6} str s1 has no lords {!}{s1} has no lords str do political consequences for s4 victory over s5 {!}Do political consequences for {s4} victory over {s5} str bandits attacked a party on the roads so a bounty is probably available Bandits attacked a party on the roads, so a bounty is probably available str travellers attacked on road from s15 to s16 {!}Travellers attacked on road from {s15} to {s16} str s15 shares joy of victory with s16 {!}{s15} shares joy of victory with {s16} str faction marshall s15 involved in defeat {!}Faction marshall {s15} involved in defeat str player faction marshall involved in defeat {!}Player faction marshall involved in defeat str s14 of s15 defeated in battle loses one point relation with liege {!}{s14} of {s15} defeated in battle, loses one point relation with liege str s14 defeated in battle by s15 loses one point relation {!}{s14} defeated in battle by {s15}, loses one point relation str s14 blames s15 for defeat {!}{s14} blames {s15} for defeat str s32 is undeclared rebel {!}{s32} is undeclared rebel str small bonus for no base {!}Small bonus for no base str s15 considered member of faction s20 weight of reg15 {!}{s15} considered member of faction {s20}, weight of {reg15} str checking for recruitment argument reg24 {!}Checking for recruitment argument #{reg24} str g talk troop s20 evaluates being vassal to s22 of s21 {!} G talk troop {s20} evaluates being vassal to {s22} of {s21} str base result for security reg1 {!}Base result for security: {reg1} str result for security weighted by personality reg2 {!}Result for security weighted by personality: {reg2} str base result for political connections reg3 {!}Base result for political connections: {reg3} str result for political connections weighted by personality reg4 {!}Result for political connections weighted by personality: {reg4} str result for argument strength reg7 {!}Result for argument strength: {reg7} str result for argument appeal reg17 {!}Result for argument appeal: {reg17} str combined result for argument modified by persuasion reg8 {!}Combined result for argument modified by persuasion: {reg8} str base changing sides penalty reg9 {!}Base changing sides penalty: {reg9} str changing sides penalty weighted by personality reg10 {!}Changing sides penalty weighted by personality: {reg10} str combined bonuses and penalties = reg0 {!}Combined bonuses and penalties = {reg0} str intrigue test troop party is active {!}Intrigue test: Troop party is active str intrigue test troop party is not in battle {!}Intrigue test: Troop party is not in battle str intrigue test troop is not prisoner {!}Intrigue test: Troop is not prisoner str intrigue test troop is nearby {!}Intrigue test: Troop is nearby str s20 relation with s15 changed by reg4 to reg14 {!}{s20} relation with {s15} changed by {reg4} to {reg14} str total additions reg4 Total additions: {reg4} str total subtractions reg4 Total subtractions: {reg4} str checking lord reactions in s15 {!}Checking lord reactions in {s15} str s14 protests the appointment of s15 as marshall {!}{s14} protests the appointment of {s15} as marshall str s11 relocates to s10 {s11} relocates to {s10}. str checking s3 at s5 with s11 relationship with s4 score reg0 {!}Checking {s3} at {s5} with {s11} relationship with {s4} (score {reg0}) str s3 feast concludes at s4 {!}{s3} feast concludes at {s4} str attendance reg3 nobles out of reg4 {!}Attendance: {reg3} nobles out of {reg4} str romantic chemistry reg0 {!}DEBUG : Romantic chemistry: {reg0} str personality modifier reg2 {!}Personality modifier: {reg2} str renown modifier reg3 {!}Renown modifier: {reg3} str final score reg0 {!}Final score: {reg0} str s4 pursues suit with s5 in s7 {!}{s4} pursues suit with {s5} in {s7} str note favor event logged {!}NOTE - Favor event logged str result lady forced to agree to engagement {!}Result: lady forced to agree to engagement str result lady rejects suitor {!}Result: lady rejects suitor str result happy engagement between s4 and s5 {!}Result: happy engagement between {s4} and {s5} str result s4 elopes with s5 {!}Result: {s4} elopes with {s5} str result s4 reluctantly agrees to engagement with s5 {!}Result: {s4} reluctantly agrees to engagement with {s5} str result stalemate patience roll = reg3 {!}Result: stalemate, patience roll = {reg3} str s3 marries s4 at s5 {!}{s3} marries {s4} at {s5} str i must attend to this matter before i worry about the affairs of the realm I must attend to this matter before I worry about the affairs of the realm. str the other matter took precedence The other matter took precedence. str i cannot leave this fortress now as it is under siege I cannot leave this fortress now, as it is under siege. str after all we are under siege After all, we are under siege. str we are not strong enough to face the enemy out in the open We are not strong enough to face the enemy out in the open. str i should probably seek shelter behind some stout walls I should probably seek shelter behind some stout walls. str enemies are reported to be nearby and we should stand ready to either man the walls or sortie out to do battle Enemies are reported to be nearby, and we should stand ready to either man the walls or sortie out to do battle. str the enemy is nearby The enemy is nearby. str as the marshall i am assembling the army of the realm As the marshal, I am assembling the army of the realm. str as the marshall i am assembling the army of the realm and travel to lands near s10 to inform more vassals As the marshal, I am assembling the army of the realm. We are travelling to the region of {s10} to inform more vassals. str i intend to assemble the army of the realm I intend to assemble the army of the realm. str as the marshall i am leading the siege As the marshal, I am leading the siege. str i intend to begin the siege I intend to begin the siege. str as the marshall i am leading our raid As the marshal, I am leading our raid. str i intend to start our raid I intend to start our raid. str as the marshall i am leading our forces in search of the enemy As the marshal, I am leading our forces in search of the enemy. str i intend to lead our forces out to find the enemy I intend to lead our forces out to find the enemy. str as the marshall i am leading our forces to engage the enemy in battle As the marshal, I am leading our forces to engage the enemy in battle. str i intend to lead our forces out to engage the enemy I intend to lead our forces out to engage the enemy. str i dont have enough troops and i need to get some more I don't have enough troops, and I need to get some more. str i am running low on troops I am running low on troops. str we are following your direction We are following your direction. str i need to make preparations for your wedding I need to make preparations for your wedding. str after all i need to make preparations for your wedding After all, I need to make preparations for your wedding. str i am heading to the site of our wedding I am heading to the site of our wedding. str after all we are soon to be wed After all, we are soon to be wed! str i am hosting a feast there I am hosting a feast there. str i have a feast to host I have a feast to host. str i am to be the bridegroom there I am to be the bridegroom there. str my wedding day draws near My wedding day draws near. str i have too much loot and too many prisoners and need to secure them I have too much loot and too many prisoners, and need to secure them. str i should think of dropping off some of my prisoners I should think of dropping off some of my prisoners. str i need to reinforce it as it is poorly garrisoned I need to reinforce it, as it is poorly garrisoned. str there is a hole in our defenses There is a hole in our defenses. str i am following the marshals orders I am following the marshal's orders. str the marshal has given me this command The marshal has given me this command. str i am answering the marshals summons I am answering the marshal's summons. str our realm needs my support there is enemy raiding one of our villages which is not to far from here i am going there Our realm needs my support. There is enemy raiding one of our villages which is not to far from here. I am going there. str the marshal has issued a summons The marshal has issued a summons. str comradeinarms comrade-in-arms. str i am supporting my s11 s10 I am supporting my {s11} {s10}. str i believe that one of my comrades is in need I believe that one of my comrades is in need. str s20 decided to attack s21 {!}{s20} decided to attack {s21}. str a fortress is vulnerable A fortress is vulnerable. str i believe that the enemy may be vulnerable I believe that the enemy may be vulnerable. str i need to inspect my properties and collect my dues I need to inspect my properties and collect my dues. str it has been too long since i have inspected my estates It has been too long since I have inspected my estates. str my men are weary so we are returning home My men are weary, so we are returning home. str my men are becoming weary My men are becoming weary. str i have a score to settle with the lord there I have a score to settle with the lord there. str i am thinking of settling an old score I am thinking of settling an old score. str i am short of money and i hear that there is much wealth there I am short of money, and I hear that there is much wealth there. str i need to refill my purse preferably with the enemys money I need to refill my purse, preferably with the enemy's money. str by striking at the enemys richest lands perhaps i can draw them out to battle By striking at the enemy's richest lands, perhaps I can draw them out to battle! str i am thinking of going on the attack I am thinking of going on the attack. str perhaps if i strike one more blow we may end this war on our terms Perhaps, if I strike one more blow, we may end this war on our terms. str we may be able to bring this war to a close with a few more blows We may be able to bring this war to a close with a few more blows. str i wish to attend the feast there I wish to attend the feast there. str there is a feast which i wish to attend There is a feast which I wish to attend. str there is a fair lady there whom i wish to court There is a fair lady there, whom I wish to court. str i have the inclination to pay court to a fair lady I have the inclination to pay court to a fair lady. str we have heard reports that the enemy is in the area We have heard reports that the enemy is in the area. str i have heard reports of enemy incursions into our territory I have heard reports of enemy incursions into our territory. str i need to spend some time with my household I need to spend some time with my household. str it has been a long time since i have been able to spend time with my household It has been a long time since I have been able to spend time with my household. str i am watching the borders I am watching the borders. str i may be needed to watch the borders I may be needed to watch the borders. str i will guard the areas near my home I will guard the areas near my home... str i am perhaps needed most at home I am perhaps needed most at home. str i cant think of anything better to do I can't think of anything better to do... str i am completing what i have already begun I am completing what I have already begun. str i dont even have a home to which to return I don't even have a home to which to return. str debug s10 decides s14 faction ai s15 {!}DEBUG : {s10} decides: {s14} (faction AI: {s15}) str i am acting independently because no marshal is appointed I am acting independently, because no marshal is appointed. str i am acting independently because our marshal is currently indisposed I am acting independently, because our marshal is currently indisposed. str i am acting independently because our realm is currently not on campaign I am acting independently, because our realm is currently not on campaign. str i am not accompanying the marshal because i fear that he may lead us into disaster I am not accompanying the marshal, because I fear that he may lead us into disaster. str i am not accompanying the marshal because i question his judgment I am not accompanying the marshal, because I question his judgment. str i am not accompanying the marshal because i can do greater deeds I am not accompanying the marshal, because I can do greater deeds. str s16 has kept us on campaign on far too long and there are other pressing matters to which i must attend {s16} has kept us on campaign on far too long, and there are other pressing matters to which I must attend. str i am not participating in the marshals campaign because i do not know where to find our main army I am not participating in the marshal's campaign, because I do not know where to find our main army. str i am acting independently although some enemies have been spotted within our borders they havent come in force and the local troops should be able to dispatch them I am acting independently. Although some enemies have been spotted within our borders, they haven't come in force and the local troops should be able to dispatch them. str the needs of the realm must come first The needs of the realm must come first. str we are likely to be overwhelmed by the s9 let each defend their own We are likely to be overwhelmed by the {s9}. Let each defend their own. str we should see this siege through We should see this siege through. str we should prepare to defend s21 but we should gather our forces until we are strong enough to engage them We should prepare to defend {s21}, but we should gather our forces until we are strong enough to engage them. str we should prepare to defend s21 but first we have to gather We should prepare to defend {s21}. But first we have to gather our army. str we should ride to break the siege of s21 We should ride to break the siege of {s21}. str we should ride to defeat the enemy gathered near s21 We should ride to defeat the enemy gathered near {s21}. str we have located s21s army and we should engage it We have located {s21}'s army, and we should engage it. str this offensive needs to wind down soon so the vassals can attend to their own business This offensive needs to wind down soon, so the vassals can attend to their own business. str the vassals are tired we let them rest for some time The vassals are tired of campaigning. We should let them rest for some time. str the vassals still need time to attend to their own business The vassals still need time to attend to their own business. str it is time to go on the offensive and we must first assemble the army It is time to go on the offensive, and we must first assemble the army. str we must continue to gather the army before we ride forth on an offensive operation We have only assembled a few vassals, but we must continue to gather the army before we ride forth on an offensive operation. str there is no need to beat around the borders we can take one of their important towns There is no need to beat around the borders, we can take one of their important towns. str we should exploit our success over s21 by seizing one of their fortresses We should exploit our success over {s21} by seizing one of their fortresses. str we shall leave a fiery trail through the heart of the enemys lands targeting the wealthy settlements if we can We shall leave a fiery trail through the heart of the enemy's lands, targeting the wealthy settlements if we can. str the army will be disbanded because we have been waiting too long without a target The army will be disbanded, because we have been waiting too long without a target. str it is time for the feast to conclude It is time for the feast to conclude. str we should continue the feast unless there is an emergency We should continue the feast, unless there is an emergency. str you had wished to hold a feast You had wished to hold a feast. str your wedding day approaches my lady Your wedding day approaches, my lady. str your wedding day approaches Your wedding day approaches. str s22 and s23 wish to marry {s22} and {s23} wish to marry. str it has been a long time since the lords of the realm gathered for a feast It has been a long time since the lords of the realm gathered for a feast. str the circumstances which led to this decision no longer apply so we should stop and reconsider shortly The circumstances which led to this decision no longer apply, so we should stop and reconsider shortly. str we cant think of anything to do {!}ERROR -- We can't think of anything to do. str s15 is at war with s16 {s15} is at war with {s16}. str in the short term s15 has a truce with s16 as a matter of general policy In the short term, {s15} has a truce with {s16}. As a matter of general policy, str in the short term s15 was recently provoked by s16 and is under pressure to declare war as a matter of general policy In the short term, {s15} was recently provoked by {s16}, and is under pressure to declare war. As a matter of general policy, str envoymodified diplomacy score honor plus relation plus envoy persuasion = reg4 {!}Envoy-modified diplomacy score (honor plus relation plus envoy persuasion) = {reg4} str s12s15 cannot negotiate with s16 as to do so would undermine reg4herhis own claim to the throne this civil war must almost certainly end with the defeat of one side or another {s12}{s15} cannot negotiate with {s16}, as to do so would undermine {reg4?her:his} own claim to the throne. This civil war must almost certainly end with the defeat of one side or another. str s12s15 considers s16 to be dangerous and untrustworthy and shehe wants to bring s16 down {s12}{s15} considers {s16} to be dangerous and untrustworthy, and {reg4?she:he} wants to bring {s16} down. str s12s15 is anxious to reclaim old lands such as s18 now held by s16 {s12}{s15} is anxious to reclaim old lands such as {s18}, now held by {s16}. str s12s15 feels that reg4shehe is winning the war against s16 and sees no reason not to continue {s12}{s15} feels that {reg4?she:he} is winning the war against {s16}, and sees no reason not to continue. str s12s15 faces too much internal discontent to feel comfortable ignoring recent provocations by s16s subjects {s12}{s15} faces too much internal discontent to feel comfortable ignoring recent provocations by {s16}'s subjects. str s12even though reg4shehe is fighting on two fronts s15 is inclined to continue the war against s16 for a little while longer for the sake of honor {s12}Even though {reg4?she:he} is fighting on two fronts, {s15} is inclined to continue the war against {s16} for a little while longer, for the sake of honor. str s12s15 feels that reg4shehe must pursue the war against s16 for a little while longer for the sake of honor {s12}{s15} feels that {reg4?she:he} must pursue the war against {s16} for a little while longer, for the sake of honor. str s12s15 is currently on the offensive against s17 now held by s16 and reluctant to negotiate {s12}{s15} is currently on the offensive against {s17}, now held by {s16}, and reluctant to negotiate. str s12s15 is alarmed by the growing power of s16 {s12}{s15} is alarmed by the growing power of {s16}. str s12s15 distrusts s16 and fears that any deals struck between the two realms will not be kept {s12}{s15} distrusts {s16}, and fears that any deals struck between the two realms will not be kept. str s12s15 is at war on too many fronts and eager to make peace with s16 {s12}{s15} is at war on too many fronts, and eager to make peace with {s16}. str s12s15 seems to think that s16 and reg4shehe have a common enemy in the s17 {s12}{s15} seems to think that {s16} and {reg4?she:he} have a common enemy in the {s17}. str s12s15 feels frustrated by reg4herhis inability to strike a decisive blow against s16 {s12}{s15} feels frustrated by {reg4?her:his} inability to strike a decisive blow against {s16}. str s12s15 has suffered enough in the war with s16 for too little gain and is ready to pursue a peace {s12}{s15} has suffered enough in the war with {s16}, for too little gain, and is ready to pursue a peace. str s12s15 would like to firm up a truce with s16 to respond to the threat from the s17 {s12}{s15} would like to firm up a truce with {s16} to respond to the threat from the {s17}. str s12s15 wishes to be at peace with s16 so as to pursue the war against the s17 {s12}{s15} wishes to be at peace with {s16} so as to pursue the war against the {s17}. str s12s15 seems to be intimidated by s16 and would like to avoid hostilities {s12}{s15} seems to be intimidated by {s16}, and would like to avoid hostilities. str s12s15 has no particular reason to continue the war with s16 and would probably make peace if given the opportunity {s12}{s15} has no particular reason to continue the war with {s16}, and would probably make peace if given the opportunity. str s12s15 seems to be willing to improve relations with s16 {s12}{s15} seems to be willing to improve relations with {s16}. str excuse me how can you possibly imagine yourself worthy to marry into our family Excuse me? How can you possibly imagine yourself worthy to marry into our family? str em with regard to her ladyship we were looking specifically for a groom of some distinction fight hard count your dinars and perhaps some day in the future we may speak of such things my good man Em... With regard to her ladyship, we were looking specifically for a groom of some distinction. Fight hard, count your denars, and perhaps some day in the future we may speak of such things, my good man! str em with regard to her ladyship we were looking specifically for a groom of some distinction Em... With regard to her ladyship, we were looking specifically for a groom of some distinction. str it is too early for you to be speaking of such things you are still making your mark in the world It is too early for you to be speaking of such things. You are still making your mark in the world. str you dont serve the s4 so id say no one day we may be at war and i prefer not to have to kill my inlaws if at all possible You don't serve the {s4}, so I'd say no. One day we may be at war, and I prefer not to have to kill my in-laws, if at all possible. str as you are not a vassal of the s4 i must decline your request the twists of fate may mean that we will one day cross swords and i would hope not to make a widow of a lady whom i am obligated to protect As you are not a vassal of the {s4}, I must decline your request. The twists of fate may mean that we will one day cross swords, and I would hope not to make a widow of a lady whom I am obligated to protect. str as you are not a pledged vassal of our liege with the right to hold land i must refuse your request to marry into our family As you are not a pledged vassal of our liege, with the right to hold land, I must refuse your request to marry into our family. str look here lad the young s14 has been paying court to s16 and youll have to admit hes a finer catch for her than you so lets have no more of this talk shall we Look here, lad -- the young {s14} has been paying court to {s16}, and you'll have to admit -- he's a finer catch for her than you. So let's have no more of this talk, shall we? str i do not care for you sir and i consider it my duty to protect the ladies of my household from undesirable suitors I do not care for you, sir, and I consider it my duty to protect the ladies of my household from undesirable suitors... str hmm young girls may easily be led astray so out of a sense of duty to the ladies of my household i think i would like to get to know you a bit better we may speak of this at a later date Hmm. Young girls may easily be led astray, so out of a sense of duty to the ladies of my household, I think I would like to get to know you a bit better. We may speak of this at a later date. str you may indeed make a fine match for the young mistress You may indeed make a fine match for the young mistress. str madame given our relations in the past this proposal is most surprising i do not think that you are the kind of woman who can be bent to a hushands will and i would prefer not to have our married life be a source of constant acrimony Madame -- given our relations in the past, this proposal is most surprising. I do not think that you are the kind of woman who can be bent to a hushand's will, and I would prefer not to have our married life be a source of constant acrimony. str i would prefer to marry a proper maiden who will obey her husband and is not likely to split his head with a sword I would prefer to marry a proper maiden who will obey her husband, and is not likely to split his head with a sword. str my lady while i admire your valor you will forgive me if i tell you that a woman like you does not uphold to my ideal of the feminine of the delicate and of the pure My lady, while I admire your valor and your beauty, you will forgive me if I tell you that a woman like you does not uphold to my ideal of a wife: feminine, delicate, and pure. str nah i want a woman wholl keep quiet and do what shes told i dont think thats you Nah. I want a woman who'll keep quiet and do what she's told. I don't think that's you. str my lady you are possessed of great charms but no properties until you obtain some to marry you would be an act of ingratitude towards my ancestors and my lineage My lady, you are possessed of great charms, but no properties. Until you obtain some, to marry you would be an act of ingratitude towards my ancestors and my lineage. str my lady you are a woman of no known family of no possessions in short a nobody do you think that you are fit to marry into may family My lady, you are a woman of no known family, of no possessions -- in short, a nobody. Do you think that you are fit to marry into may family? str my lady forgive me the quality of our bond is not of the sort which the poets tell us is necessary to sustain a happy marriage My lady -- forgive me -- the quality of our bond is not of the sort which the poets tell us is necessary to sustain a happy marriage. str um i think that if i want to stay on s4s good side id best not marry you Um, I think that if I want to stay on {s4}'s good side, I'd best not marry you. str you serve another realm i dont see s4 granting reg4herhis blessing to our union You serve another realm. I don't see {s4} granting {reg4?her:his} blessing to our union. str madame my heart currently belongs to s4 Madame, my heart currently belongs to {s4}. str my lady you are a woman of great spirit and bravery possessed of beauty grace and wit i shall give your proposal consideration My lady, you are a woman of great spirit and bravery, possessed of beauty, grace, and wit. I shall give your proposal consideration. str my lady you are a woman of great spirit and bravery possessed of beauty grace and wit i would be most honored were you to become my wife My lady, you are a woman of great spirit and bravery, possessed of beauty, grace, and wit. I would be most honored were you to become my wife. str poem choice reg4 lady rep reg5 {!}Poem choice: {reg4}, lady rep: {reg5} str ah kais and layali such a sad tale many a time has it been recounted for my family by the wandering poets who come to our home and it has never failed to bring tears to our eyes Ah -- 'Kais and Layali' -- such a sad tale. Many a time has it been recounted for my family by the wandering poets who come to our home, and it has never failed to bring tears to our eyes. str kais and layali three hundred stanzas of pathetic sniveling if you ask me if kais wanted to escape heartbreak he should have learned to live within his station and not yearn for what he cannot have 'Kais and Layali'? Three hundred stanzas of pathetic sniveling, if you ask me. If Kais wanted to escape heartbreak, he should have learned to live within his station, and not yearn for what he cannot have. str kais and layali no one should ever have written such a sad poem if it was the destiny of kais and layali to be together than their love should have conquered all obstacles 'Kais and Layali'? No one should ever have written such a sad poem! If it was the destiny of Kais and Layali to be together, than their love should have conquered all obstacles! str ah kais and layali a very old standby but moving in its way Ah, 'Kais and Layali.' A very old stand-by, but moving, in its way. str the saga of helgered and kara such happy times in which our ancestors lived women like kara could venture out into the world like men win a name for themselves and not linger in their husbands shadow The saga of 'Helgered and Kara'? Such happy times in which our ancestors lived! Women like Kara could venture out into the world like men, win a name for themselves, and not linger in their husbands' shadow. str ah the saga of helgered and kara now there was a lady who knew what she wanted and was not afraid to obtain it Ah, the saga of 'Helgered and Kara'. Now there was a lady who knew what she wanted, and was not afraid to obtain it. str the saga of helgered and kara a terrible tale but it speaks of a very great love if she were willing to make war on her own family The saga of 'Helgered and Kara'? A terrible tale - but it speaks of a very great love, if she were willing to make war on her own family. str the saga of helgered and kara as i recall kara valued her own base passions over duty to her family that she made war on her own father i have no time for a poem which praises such a woman The saga of 'Helgered and Kara'? As I recall, Kara valued her own base passions over duty to her family that she made war on her own father. I have no time for a poem which praises such a woman! str the saga of helgered and kara how could a woman don armor and carry a sword how could a man love so ungentle a creature The saga of 'Helgered and Kara'? How could a woman don armor and carry a sword! How could a man love so ungentle a creature! str a conversation in the garden i cannot understand the lady in that poem if she loves the man why does she tease him so 'A Conversation in the Garden'? I cannot understand the lady in that poem. If she loves the man, why does she tease him so? str a conversation in the garden let us see it is morally unedifying it exalts deception it ends with a maiden surrendering to her base passions and yet i cannot help but find it charming perhaps because it tells us that love need not be tragic to be memorable 'A Conversation in the Garden'? Let us see -- it is morally unedifying, it exalts deception, it ends with a maiden surrendering to her base passions... And yet I cannot help but find it charming, perhaps because it tells us that love need not be tragic to be memorable. str a conversation in the garden now that is a tale every lady should know by heart to learn the subtleties of the politics she must practice 'A Conversation in the Garden'? Now that is a tale every lady should know by heart, to learn the subtleties of the politics she must practice! str a conversation in the garden it is droll i suppose although there is nothing there that truly stirs my soul 'A Conversation in the Garden'? It is droll, I suppose -- although there is nothing there that truly stirs my soul. str storming the fortress of love ah yes the lady sits within doing nothing while the man is the one who strives and achieves i have enough of that in my daily life why listen to poems about it 'Storming the Fortress of Love'? Ah, yes. The lady sits within doing nothing, while the man is the one who strives and achieves. I have enough of that in my daily life. Why listen to poems about it? str storming the fortress of love ah yes an uplifting tribute to the separate virtues of man and woman 'Storming the Fortress of Love'? Ah, yes. An uplifting tribute to the separate virtues of man and woman. str storming the fortress of love ah yes but although it is a fine tale of virtues it speaks nothing of passion 'Storming the Fortress of Love'? Ah, yes. But although it is a fine tale of virtues, it speaks nothing of passion! str storming the fortress of love ah a sermon dressed up as a love poem if you ask me 'Storming the Fortress of Love'? Ah... A sermon dressed up as a love poem, if you ask me. str a hearts desire ah such a beautiful account of the perfect perfect love to love like that must be to truly know rapture 'A Heart's Desire'? Ah, such a beautiful account of the perfect, perfect love! To love like that must be to truly know rapture! str a hearts desire silly if you ask me if the poet desires a lady then he should endeavor to win her and not dress up his desire with a pretense of piety 'A Heart's Desire'? Silly, if you ask me. If the poet desires a lady, then he should endeavor to win her -- and not dress up his desire with a pretense of piety! str a hearts desire hmm it is an interesting exploration of earthly and divine love it does speak of the spiritual quest which brings out the best in man but i wonder if the poet has not confused his yearning for higher things with his baser passions 'A Heart's Desire'? Hmm -- it is an interesting exploration of earthly and divine love. It does speak of the spiritual quest which brings out the best in man, but I wonder if the poet has not confused his yearning for higher things with his baser passions. str a hearts desire oh yes it is very worthy and philosophical but if i am to listen to a bard strum a lute for three hours i personally prefer there to be a bit of a story 'A Heart's Desire'? Oh, yes -- it is very worthy and philosophical. But if I am to listen to a bard strum a lute for three hours, I personally prefer there to be a bit of a story. str result reg4 string s11 {!}Result: {reg4}. String: {s11} str calculating effect for policy for s3 {!}Calculating effect for policy for {s3} str reg3 units of s4 for reg5 guests and retinue {reg3} units of {s4} for {reg5} guests and retinue str reg3 units of spice of reg5 to be consumed {reg3} units of spice of {reg5} to be consumed str reg3 units of oil of reg5 to be consumed {reg3} units of oil of {reg5} to be consumed str of food which must come before everything else the amount is s8 Of food, which must come before everything else, the amount is {s8} str s9 and the variety is s8 {s9} and the variety is {s8}. str s9 of drink which guests will expect in great abundance the amount is s8 {s9} Of drink, which guests will expect in great abundance, the amount is {s8} str s9 of spice which is essential to demonstrate that we spare no expense as hosts the amount is s8 {s9} Of spice, which is essential to demonstrate that we spare no expense as hosts, the amount is {s8}. str s9 of oil which we shall require to light the lamps the amount is s8 {s9} Of oil, which we shall require to light the lamps, the amount is {s8}. str s9 overall our table will be considered s8 {s9} Overall, our table will be considered {s8}. str rebel rebel str bandit bandit str relation of prisoner with captor is reg0 relation of prisoner with captor is {reg0} str s5 suffers attrition reg3 x s4 {s5} suffers attrition: {reg3} x {s4} str s65 {!}{s65} str s10 said on s1 s11 {s10} said on {s1}: {s11}^^ str rumor note to s3s slot reg4 s5 {!}Rumor note to {s3}'s slot {reg4}: {s5} str totalling casualties caused during mission Totalling casualties caused during mission... str removing s4 from s5 Removing {s4} from {s5} str s4 joins prison break {s4} joins prison break str helper is spawned helper is spawned. str leaving area during prison break Leaving area during prison break str talk to the trainer Talk to the trainer. str woman woman str man man str noble noble str common common str may find that you are able to take your place among calradias great lords relatively quickly may find that you are able to take your place among Calradia's great lords relatively quickly str may face some difficulties establishing yourself as an equal among calradias great lords may face some difficulties establishing yourself as an equal among Calradia's great lords str may face great difficulties establishing yourself as an equal among calradias great lords may face great difficulties establishing yourself as an equal among Calradia's great lords str current party morale is reg5 current party morale modifiers are base morale 50 party size s2reg1 leadership s3reg2 food variety s4reg3s5s6 recent events s7reg4 total reg5 Current party morale is {reg5}.^Current party morale modifiers are:^^Base morale: +{reg6}^Party size: {s2}{reg1}^Leadership: {s3}{reg2}^Food variety: {s4}{reg3}{s5}{s6}^Recent events: {s7}{reg4}^TOTAL: {reg5}^^^ str s1extra morale for s9 troops reg6 {s1}Extra morale for {s9} troops : {reg6}^ str courtships in progress Courtships in progress:^ str s1 s2 relation reg3 last visit reg4 days ago {s1}^{s2}, relation {reg3}, last visit {reg4} days ago str s1 poems known {s1}^^Poems known: str s1 storming the castle of love allegoric {s1}^Storming the Castle of Love (Allegoric) str s1 kais and layali tragic {s1}^Kais and Layali (Tragic) str s1 a conversation in the garden comic {s1}^A Conversation in the Garden (Comic) str s1 helgered and kara epic {s1}^Helgered and Kara (Epic) str s1 a hearts desire mystic {s1}^A Heart's Desire (Mystic) str no companions in service No companions in service str gathering support Gathering support str expected back imminently Expected back imminently str expected back in approximately reg3 days Expected back in approximately {reg3} days str gathering intelligence Gathering intelligence str diplomatic embassy to s9 Diplomatic embassy to {s9} str serving as minister Serving as minister str in your court at s9 In your court at {s9} str under arms Under arms str in your party In your party str s4 s8 s5 {!}{s4}: {s8} ({s5}) str s2 s3 {!}{s2}^{s3} str attacking enemy army near s11 Attacking enemy army near {s11} str holding feast at s11 Holding feast at {s11} str sfai reg4 {!}SFAI: {reg4} str s9s10 current state s11 hours at current state reg3 current strategic thinking s14 marshall s12 since the last offensive ended reg4 hours since the decisive event reg10 hours since the last rest reg9 hours since the last feast ended reg5 hours percent disgruntled lords reg7 percent restless lords reg8 {s9}{s10}^Current state: {s11}^Hours at current state: {reg3}^Current strategic thinking: {s14}^Marshall: {s12}^Since the last offensive ended: {reg4} hours^Since the decisive event: {reg10} hours^Since the last 18+ hour rest: {reg9} hours^Since the last feast ended: {reg5} hours^Percent disgruntled lords: {reg7}%^Percent restless lords: {reg8}%^^ str right to rule reg12 ^Right to rule: {reg12}. str political arguments made legality reg3 rights of lords reg4 unificationpeace reg5 rights of commons reg6 fief pledges reg7 Political arguments made:^Legality: {reg3}^Rights of lords: {reg4}^Unification/peace: {reg5}^Rights of commons: {reg6}^Fief pledges: {reg7} str renown reg2 honour rating reg3s12 friends s8 enemies s6 s9 Renown: {reg2}.^Honour rating: {reg3}.{s12}^Friends: {s8}.^Enemies: {s6}.^{s9} str you lie stunned for several minutes then stagger to your feet to find your s10 standing over you you have lost the duel You lie stunned for several minutes, then stagger to your feet, to find your {s10} standing over you. You have lost the duel. str s10 lies in the arenas dust for several minutes then staggers to his feet you have won the duel {s10} lies in the arena's dust for several minutes, then staggers to his feet. You have won the duel str debug you fought with a center so no change in morale {!}DEBUG : You fought with a center so no change in morale. str this castle is temporarily under royal control This castle is temporarily under royal control. str this castle does not seem to be under anyones control This castle does not seem to be under anyone's control. str this town is temporarily under royal control This town is temporarily under royal control. str the townspeople seem to have declared their independence The townspeople seem to have declared their independence. str to your husband s11 to your husband, {s11}. str you see the banner of your wifehusband s7 over the castle gate You see the banner of your {wife/husband}, {s7}, over the castle gate. str the banner of your wifehusband s7 flies over the town gates The banner of your {wife/husband}, {s7}, flies over the town gates. str the lord is currently holding a feast in his hall ^The lord is currently holding a feast in his hall. str join the feast (join the feast) str belligerent drunk in s4 Belligerent drunk in {s4} str belligerent drunk not found Belligerent drunk not found str roughlooking character in s4 Rough-looking character in {s4} str roughlooking character not found Rough-looking character not found str however you have sufficiently distinguished yourself to be invited to attend the ongoing feast in the lords castle . However, you have sufficiently distinguished yourself to be invited to attend the ongoing feast in the lord's castle. str s8 you are also invited to attend the ongoing feast in the castle {s8}. You are also invited to attend the ongoing feast in the castle. str hardship index reg0 avg towns reg1 avg villages reg2 {!}^^Hardship index: {reg0}, avg towns: {reg1}, avg villages: {reg2}^^ str s3 price = reg4 calradian average reg6 capital reg11 s4 base reg1modified by raw material reg2modified by prosperity reg3 calradian average production base reg5 total reg12 consumed reg7used as raw material reg8modified total reg9 calradian consumption base reg10 total reg13s1 {!}^^{s3}^Price = {reg4} (Calradian average {reg6})^Capital: {reg11} {s4}^Base {reg1}/modified by raw material {reg2}/modified by prosperity {reg3}^(Calradian average production, base {reg5}, total {reg12}).^Consumed {reg7}/used as raw material {reg8}/modified total {reg9}^(Calradian consumption, base: {reg10}, total: {reg13}){s1}^ str s11 unfortunately s12 was wounded and had to be left behind {s11} Unfortunately, {s12} was wounded and had to be left behind. str s11 also s12 was wounded and had to be left behind {s11} Also, {s12} was wounded and had to be left behind. str trial influences s17s relation with s18 by reg3 {!}Trial influences {s17}'s relation with {s18} by {reg3} str with the s10 with the {s10} str outside calradia outside Calradia. str you have been indicted for treason to s7 your properties have been confiscated and you would be well advised to flee for your life You have been indicted for treason to {s7}. Your properties have been confiscated, and you would be well advised to flee for your life. str by order of s6 s4 of the s5 has been indicted for treason the lord has been stripped of all reg4herhis properties and has fled for reg4herhis life he is rumored to have gone into exile s11 By order of {s6}, {s4} of the {s5} has been indicted for treason. The lord has been stripped of all {reg4?her:his} properties, and has fled for {reg4?her:his} life. He is rumored to have gone into exile {s11}. str local notables from s1 a village claimed by the s4 have been mistreated by their overlords from the s3 and petition s5 for protection local notables from {s1}, a village claimed by the {s4}, have been mistreated by their overlords from the {s3} and petition {s5} for protection str villagers from s1 stole some cattle from s2 villagers from {s1} stole some cattle from {s2} str villagers from s1 abducted a woman from a prominent family in s2 to marry one of their boys villagers from {s1} abducted a woman from a prominent family in {s2} to marry one of their boys str villagers from s1 killed some farmers from s2 in a fight over the diversion of a stream villagers from {s1} killed some farmers from {s2} in a fight over the diversion of a stream str your new minister Your new minister str s10 is your new minister and {s10} is your new minister, and str due to the fall of s10 your court has been relocated to s12 Due to the loss of {s10}, your court has been relocated to {s11} str after to the fall of s10 your faithful vassal s9 has invited your court to s11 After to the loss of {s10}, your faithful vassal {s9} has invited your court to {s11} str after to the fall of s11 your court has nowhere to go After the loss of {s11}, your court has nowhere to go str s8 wishes to inform you that the lords of s9 will be gathering for a feast at his great hall in s10 and invites you to be part of this august assembly {s8} wishes to inform you that the lords of {s9} will be gathering for a feast at his great hall in {s10}, and invites you to be part of this exalted assembly. str consult with s11 at your court in s12 Consult with {s11} at your court in {s12} str as brief as our separation has been the longing in my heart to see you has made it seem as many years As brief as our separation has been, the longing in my heart to see you has made it seem as many years. str although it has only been a short time since your departure but i would be most pleased to see you again Although it has only been a short time since your departure, I would be most pleased to see you again. str although i have received no word from you for quite some time i am sure that you must have been very busy and that your failure to come see me in no way indicates that your attentions to me were insincere Although I have received no word from you for quite some time, I am sure that you must have been very busy, and that your failure to come see me in no way indicates that your attentions to me were insincere. str i trust that you have comported yourself in a manner becoming a gentleman during our long separation I trust that you have comported yourself in a manner becoming a gentleman during our long separation. str it has been many days since you came and i would very much like to see you again It has been many days since you came, and I would very much like to see you again. str you should ask my s11 s16s permission but i have no reason to believe that he will prevent you from coming to see me You should ask my {s11} {s16}'s permission, but I have no reason to believe that he will prevent you from coming to see me. str you should first ask her s11 s16s permission . You should first ask her {s11} {s16}'s permission str alas as we know my s11 s16 will not permit me to see you however i believe that i can arrange away for you to enter undetected Alas, as we know, my {s11} {s16} will not permit me to see you. However, I believe that I can arrange a way for you to enter undetected. str as my s11 s16 has already granted permission for you to see me i shall expect your imminent arrival As my {s11} {s16} has already granted permission for you to see me, I shall expect your imminent arrival. str visit s3 who was last at s4s18 Visit {s3}, who was last at {s4}{s18} str giver troop = s2 {!}Giver troop = {s2} str the guards at the gate have been ordered to allow you through you might be imagining things but you think one of them may have given you a wink The guards at the gate have been ordered to allow you through. You might be imagining things, but you think one of them may have given you a wink str the guards glare at you and you know better than to ask permission to enter however as you walk back towards your lodgings an elderly lady dressed in black approaches you i am s11s nurse she whispers urgently don this dress and throw the hood over your face i will smuggle you inside the castle to meet her in the guise of a skullery maid the guards will not look too carefully but i beg you for all of our sakes be discrete The guards glare at you, and you know better than to ask permission to enter. However, as you walk back towards your lodgings, an elderly lady dressed in black approaches you. 'I am {s11}'s nurse,' she whispers urgently. 'Don this dress, and throw the hood over your face. I will smuggle you inside the castle to meet her in the guise of a scullery maid -- the guards will not look too carefully. But I beg you, for all of our sakes, be discreet! str the guards glare at you and you know better than to ask permission to enter however as you walk back towards your lodgings an elderly lady dressed in black approaches you i am s11s nurse she whispers urgently wait for a while by the spring outside the walls i will smuggle her ladyship out to meet you dressed in the guise of a shepherdess but i beg you for all of our sakes be discrete The guards glare at you, and you know better than to ask permission to enter. However, as you walk back towards your lodgings, an elderly lady dressed in black approaches you. 'I am {s11}'s nurse,' she whispers urgently. 'Wait for a while by the spring outside the walls. I will smuggle her ladyship out to meet you, dressed in the guise of a shepherdess. But I beg you, for all of our sakes, be discreet! str the guards glare at you and you know better than to ask permission to enter however as you walk back towards your lodgings an elderly lady dressed in black approaches you i am s11s nurse she whispers urgently her ladyship asks me to say that yearns to see you but that you should bide your time a bit her ladyship says that to arrange a clandestine meeting so soon after your last encounter would be too dangerous The guards glare at you, and you know better than to ask permission to enter. However, as you walk back towards your lodgings, an elderly lady dressed in black approaches you.^'I am {s11}'s nurse,' she whispers urgently. 'Her ladyship asks me to say that she yearns to see you, but that you should bide your time a bit. Her ladyship says that to arrange a clandestine meeting so soon after your last encounter would be too dangerous.' str the guards glare at you and you know better than to ask permission to enter The guards glare at you, and you know better than to ask permission to enter. str s3 commander of party reg4 which is not his troop leaded party reg5 {!}{s3} commander of party #{reg4} which is not his troop leaded party {reg5} str party with commander mismatch check log for details Party with commander mismatch - check log for details str s4 adds wealth has reg4 wealth accumulated {!}{s4} adds wealth, has {reg4} wealth accumulated str doing political calculations for s9 Doing political calculations for {s9} str s9 does not have a fief {!}{s9} does not have a fief str current wealth reg1 Current wealth: {reg1} str debug attempting to spawn s4 {!}DEBUG : Attempting to spawn {s4} str debug s0 is spawning around party s7 {!}DEBUG : {s0} is spawning around party : {s7} str no trigger noted {!}(No trigger noted str triggered by npc is quitting {!}(Triggered by NPC is quitting str triggered by npc has grievance {!}(Triggered by NPC has grievance str triggered by npc has personality clash {!}(Triggered by NPC has personality clash str triggered by npc has political grievance {!}(Triggered by NPC has political grievance str triggered by npc to rejoin party {!}(Triggered by NPC to rejoin party str triggered by npc has sisterly advice {!}(Triggered by NPC has sisterly advice) str triggered by local histories {!}(Triggered by local histories) str s1 reg0 s2 {!}{s1}, {reg0} {s2} str s3 reg0 s2 {!}{s3} {reg0} {s2} str s1 s2 {!}{s1} {s2} str wanted bandits spotted by s4 Wanted bandits spotted by {s4} str s4 ready to voice objection to s3s mission if in party {s4} ready to voice objection to {s3}'s mission, if in party str test effective relation = reg3 {!}DEBUG : Effective relation = {reg3} str g talk troop = reg0 g encountered party = reg1 slot value = reg2 {!}g talk troop = {reg0} , g encountered party = {reg1} , slot value = {reg2} str strange that one didnt seem like your ordenary troublemaker he didnt drink all that much he just stood there quietly and watched the door you may wish to consider whether you have any enemies who know you are in town a pity that blood had to be spilled in my establishment Strange. That one didn't seem like your ordinary troublemaker. He didn't drink all that much -- he just stood there, quietly, and watched the door. You may wish to consider whether you have any enemies who know you are in town... A pity that blood had to be spilled in my establishment... str wielded item reg3 {!}Wielded item: {reg3} str you never let him draw his weapon still it looked like he was going to kill you take his sword and purse i suppose he was trouble but its not good for an establishment to get a name as a place where men are killed You never let him draw his weapon.... Still, it looked like he was going to kill you. Take his sword and purse, I suppose. He was trouble, but it's not good for an establishment to get a name as a place where men are killed. str well id say that he started it that entitles you to his sword and purse i suppose have a drink on the house as i daresay youve saved a patron or two a broken skull still i hope he still has a pulse its not good for an establishment to get a name as a place where men are killed Well... I'd say that he started it. That entitles you to his sword and purse, I suppose. Have a drink on the house, as I daresay you've saved a patron or two a broken skull. Still, I hope he still has a pulse. It's not good for an establishment to get a name as a place where men are killed. str stop no shooting no shooting Stop! No shooting! No shooting! str em ill stay out of this Em... I'll stay out of this. str the s12 is a labyrinth of rivalries and grudges lords ignore their lieges summons and many are ripe to defect The {s12} is a labyrinth of rivalries and grudges. Lords ignore their liege's summons, and many are ripe to defect. str the s12 is shaky many lords do not cooperate with each other and some might be tempted to defect to a liege that they consider more worthy The {s12} is shaky. Many lords do not cooperate with each other, and some might be tempted to defect to a liege that they consider more worthy. str the s12 is fairly solid some lords bear enmities for each other but they tend to stand together against outside enemies The {s12} is fairly solid. Some lords bear enmities for each other, but they tend to stand together against outside enemies. str the s12 is a rock of stability politically speaking whatever the lords may think of each other they fight as one against the common foe The {s12} is a rock of stability, politically speaking. Whatever the lords may think of each other, they fight as one against the common foe. str tribune s12 Tribune {s12} str lady s12 Lady {s12} str lord s12 Lord {s12} str resolve the dispute between s11 and s12 Resolve the dispute between {s11} and {s12} str in doing so you will be in violation of your truce is that what you want In doing so, you will be in violation of your truce. Is that what you want? str if you attack without provocation some of your vassals may consider you to be too warlike is that what you want If you attack without provocation, some of your vassals may consider you to be too warlike. Is that what you want? str our men are ready to ride forth at your bidding are you sure this is what you want Our men are ready to ride forth at your bidding... Are you sure this is what you want? str seek recognition seek recognition str seek vassalhood seek vassalhood str seek a truce seek a truce str promised fief (promised fief) str no fiefss12 (no fiefs){s12} str fiefs s0s12 (fiefs: {s0}{s12}) str please s65 Please {s65}, str s15 is also being held here and you may wish to see if reg4shehe will join us {s15} is also being held here, and you may wish to see if {reg4?she:he} will join us. str one thing in our favor is that s12s grip is very shaky he rules over a labyrinth of rivalries and grudges lords often fail to cooperate and many would happily seek a better liege One thing in our favor is that {s12}'s grip is very shaky. He rules over a labyrinth of rivalries and grudges. Lords often fail to cooperate, and many would happily seek a better liege. str thankfully s12s grip is fairly shaky many lords do not cooperate with each other and some might be tempted to seek a better liege Thankfully, {s12}'s grip is fairly shaky. Many lords do not cooperate with each other, and some might be tempted to seek a better liege. str unfortunately s12s grip is fairly strong until we can shake it we may have to look long and hard for allies Unfortunately, {s12}'s grip is fairly strong. Until we can shake it, we may have to look long and hard for allies. str unfortunately s12s grip is very strong unless we can loosen it it may be difficult to find allies Unfortunately, {s12}'s grip is very strong. Unless we can loosen it, it may be difficult to find allies. str playername come to plague me some more have you {playername}... Come to plague me some more, have you? str ah it is you again Ah. It is you again... str well playername Well, {playername} str comment found s1 {!}Comment found: {s1} str rejoinder noted {!}Rejoinder noted str s11 {!}{s11} str flagon of mead flagon of mead str skin of kumis skin of kumis str mug of kvass mug of kvass str cup of wine cup of wine str you intend to challenge s13 to force him to retract an insult You intend to challenge {s13} to force him to retract an insult. str intrigue impatience= reg3 must be less than 100 {!}Intrigue impatience= {reg3}, must be less than 100 str youll have to speak to me at some other time then You'll have to speak to me at some other time, then. str this is no time for words This is no time for words! str lord not alone {!}Lord not alone str of course my wife Of course, my wife. str perhaps not our marriage has become a bit strained dont you think Perhaps not. Our marriage has become a bit strained, don't you think? str why is that my wife actually our marriage has become such that i prefer to have a witness for all of our converations Why is that, my wife? Actually, our marriage has become such that I prefer to have a witness for all of our converations. str all right then what do you have to say out with it All right then. What do you have to say? Out with it. str bah im in no mood for whispering in the corner Bah -- I'm in no mood for whispering in the corner. str bah i dont like you that much im not going to go plot with you in some corner Bah. I don't like you that much. I'm not going to go plot with you in some corner. str well now what do you have to propose Well -- now what do you have to propose? str trying our hand at intrigue are we i think not Trying our hand at intrigue, are we? I think not str hah i trust you as a i would a serpent i think not Hah! I trust you as a I would a serpent. I think not. str i do not like to conduct my business in the shadows but sometimes it must be done what do you have to say I do not like to conduct my business in the shadows, but sometimes it must be done. What do you have to say? str i would prefer to conduct our affairs out in the open I would prefer to conduct our affairs out in the open. str do not take this amiss but with you i would prefer to conduct our affairs out in the open Do not take this amiss, but with you, I would prefer to conduct our affairs out in the open. str hmm you have piqued my interest what do you have to say Hmm. You have piqued my interest. What do you have to say? str em lets keep our affairs out in the open for the time being Em... Let's keep our affairs out in the open, for the time being. str thats sensible the world is full of churls who poke their noses into their betters business now tell me what it is that you have to say That's sensible -- the world is full of churls who poke their noses into their betters' business. Now tell me what it is that you have to say. str what do you take me for a plotter What do you take me for? A plotter? str well i normally like to keep things out in the open but im sure someone like you would not want to talk in private unless heshe had a good reason what is it Well, I normally like to keep things out in the open, but I'm sure someone like you would not want to talk in private unless {he/she} had a good reason. What is it? str surely we can discuss whatever you want to discuss out here in the open cant we Surely we can discuss whatever you want to discuss out here in the open, can't we? str im a simple man not one for intrigue but id guess that you have something worthwhile to say what is it I'm a simple man, not one for intrigue, but I'd guess that you have something worthwhile to say. What is it? str forgive me but im not one for going off in corners to plot Forgive me, but I'm not one for going off in corners to plot. str please do not take this amiss but i do not trust you Please do not take this amiss, but I do not trust you. str certainly playername what is it Certainly, {playername}. What is it? str forgive me but id prefer to keep our conversations in the open Forgive me, but I'd prefer to keep our conversations in the open. str please do not take this amiss but im not sure you and i are still on those terms Please do not take this amiss, but I'm not sure you and I are still on those terms. str persuasion relation less than 5 {!}Persuasion + relation less than -5) str s15 {!}{s15} str persuasion 2 lord reputation modifier relation less than 10 {!}Persuasion * 2 + lord reputation modifier + relation less than 10) str s13 {!}{s13} str placeholder {!}[placeholder]... str really well this is the first i have heard of it unless you build up support for that claim you may find it difficult to find allies however whenever you see fit to declare yourself publically as queen i should be honored to be your consort Really? Well, this is the first I have heard of it. Unless you build up support for that claim, you may find it difficult to find allies. However, whenever you see fit to declare yourself publically as queen, I should be honored to be your consort. str yes i have heard such talk while it is good that you are building up your support i do not think that you are quite ready to proclaim yourself yet however i will let you be the judge of that and when you decide i should be honored to be your consort Yes... I have heard such talk. While it is good that you are building up your support, I do not think that you are quite ready to proclaim yourself yet. However, I will let you be the judge of that, and when you decide, I should be honored to be your consort. str yes and many others in calradia think so as well perhaps it is time that you declared yourself and we shall ride forth together to claim your throne i should be honored to be your consort Yes... and many others in Calradia think so as well. Perhaps it is time that you declared yourself, and we shall ride forth together to claim your throne. I should be honored to be your consort. str i am disturbed about my lord s15s choice of companions I am disturbed about my lord {s15}'s choice of companions. str well ill be honest i feel that sometimes s15 overlooks my rights and extends his protection to the unworthy Well, I'll be honest. I feel that sometimes {s15} overlooks my rights, and extends {reg15?her:his} protection to the unworthy. str heh one thing that ill say about s15 is that he has a ripe batch of bastards in his court Heh. One thing that I'll say about {s15} is that {reg15?she:he} has a ripe batch of bastards in {reg15?her:his} court. str well sometimes i have to say that i question s15s judgment regarding those who he keeps in his court Well, sometimes I have to say that I question {s15}'s judgment regarding those whom {reg15?she:he} keeps in his court. str s15 is a weak man who too easily lends his ear to evil council and gives his protection to some who have done me wrong {s15} is a weak ruler, who too easily lends an ear to evil council, and gives protection to some who have done me wrong. str i will confess that sometimes i worry about s15s judgment particularly in the matter of the counsel that he keeps I will confess that sometimes I worry about {s15}'s judgment, particularly in the matter of the counsel that {reg15?she:he} keeps.. str what do i think i think that s15 is a vile pretender a friend to the flatterer and the hypocrite What do I think? I think that {s15} is a vile pretender, a friend to the flatterer and the hypocrite. str well s15 is not like you ill say that much Well, {s15} is not like you. I'll say that much. str s15 long may he live {s15}? Long may {reg15?she:he} live! str he is my liege that is all that i will say on this matter {s15} is my liege. That is all that I will say on this matter. str that you are the rightful heir to the throne of calradia That you are the rightful heir to the throne of Calradia? str that s14 is the rightful ruler of calradia That {s14} is the rightful ruler of Calradia? str that s14 will rule this land justly That {s14} will rule this land justly? str that s14 will protect our rights as nobles That {s14} will protect our rights as nobles? str that s14 will unify this land and end this war That {s14} will unify this land and end this war? str that s14 will reward me with a fief That {s14} will reward me with a fief? str he he str king king str she she str queen queen str khan khan str i I str according to the ancient law and custom of the calradians s45 should be s47 According to the ancient law and custom of the Calradians, {s45} should be {s47} str because s44 is the rightful s47 of the s46 Because {s44} is the rightful {s47} of the {s46} str you speak of claims and legalities yet to others you talk of bringing peace by force You speak of claims and legalities, yet to others you talk of bringing peace by force str you speak of bringing peace by force yet to others you make legal claims You speak of bringing peace by force, yet to others you make legal claims. str you speak to some of upholding the rights of the commons yet you speak to others of uphold the rights of nobles what if those rights are in conflict You speak to some of upholding the rights of the commons, yet you speak to others of uphold the rights of nobles. What if those rights are in conflict? str you speak to me of upholding my rights as a lord but to others you talk of upholding the rights of all commons what if those rights come into conflict You speak to me of upholding my rights as a lord, but to others you talk of upholding the rights of all commons. What if those rights come into conflict? str a claim should be strong indeed before one starts talking about it A claim should be strong indeed before one starts talking about it. str a king should prove his valor beyond any doubt before he starts talking about a claim to the throne A king should prove his valor beyond any doubt before he starts talking about a claim to the throne. str you must prove yourself a great warrior before men will follow you as king You must prove yourself a great warrior before men will follow you as king. str a claim to the throne should be strong indeed before one presses it A claim to the throne should be strong indeed before one presses it. str indeed but a man must also prove himself a great warrior before men will follow you as king Indeed. But a man must also prove himself a great warrior before men will follow you as king. str my pigherd can declare himself king if he takes he fancy i think you need to break a few more heads on tbe battlefield before men will follow you My pigherd can declare himself king, if he takes he fancy. I think you need to break a few more heads on tbe battlefield before men will follow you. str if you do not wish to die on a scaffold like so many failed pretenders before you i would suggest that you to build your claim on stronger foundations so that men will follow you If you do not wish to die on a scaffold, like so many failed pretenders before you, I would suggest that you to build your claim on stronger foundations, so that men will follow you. str if you do not wish to die on a scaffold like so many failed pretenders before you i would advise you prove yourself on the field of battle so that men will follow you If you do not wish to die on a scaffold, like so many failed pretenders before you, I would advise you prove yourself on the field of battle, so that men will follow you. str talk is for heralds and lawyers real kings prove themselves with their swords Talk is for heralds and lawyers. Real kings prove themselves with their swords. str i were you i would try to prove myself a bit more before i went about pressing my claim If I were you, I would try to prove myself a bit more before I went about pressing my claim. str trump check random reg4 skill reg3 {!}DEBUG : Trump check: random {reg4}, skill {reg3} str s12 s43 {!}{s12} {s43} str indeed please continue Indeed. Please continue. str me me str preliminary result for political = reg4 {!}DEBUG : Preliminary result for political = {reg4} str i worry about those with whom you have chosen to surround yourself I worry about those with whom you have chosen to surround yourself. str there are some outstanding matters between me and some of your vassals There are some outstanding matters between me and some of your vassals. str result for political = reg41 {!}DEBUG : Result for political = {reg41} str my liege has his faults but i dont care for your toadies My liege has his faults but I don't care for your toadies. str i think youre a good man but im worried that you might be pushed in the wrong direction by some of those around you I think you're a good man, but I'm worried that you might be pushed in the wrong direction by some of those around you. str i am loathe to fight alongside you so long as you take under your wing varlots and base men I am loathe to fight alongside you, so long as you take under your wing varlots and base men. str ill be honest with some of those who follow you i think id be more comfortable fighting against you than with you I'll be honest -- with some of those who follow you, I think I'd be more comfortable fighting against you than with you. str i say that you can judge a man by the company he keeps and you have surrounded yourself with vipers and vultures I say that you can judge a man by the company he keeps, and you have surrounded yourself with vipers and vultures. str you know that i have always had a problem with some of our companions You know that I have always had a problem with some of our companions. str politically i would be a better position in the court of my current liege than in yours Politically, I would be a better position in the court of my current liege, than in yours. str i am more comfortable with you and your companions than with my current liege I am more comfortable with you and your companions than with my current liege str militarily youre in no position to protect me should i be attacked id be reluctant to join you until you could Militarily, you're in no position to protect me, should I be attacked. I'd be reluctant to join you until you could. str militarily when i consider the lay of the land i realize that to pledge myself to you now would endanger my faithful retainers and my family Militarily, when I consider the lay of the land, I realize that to pledge myself to you now would endanger my faithful retainers and my family. str militarily youre in no position to come to my help if someone attacked me i dont mind a good fight but i like to have a chance of winning Militarily, you're in no position to come to my help, if someone attacked me. I don't mind a good fight, but I like to have a chance of winning. str militarily you would have me join you only to find myself isolated amid a sea of enemies Militarily, you would have me join you, only to find myself isolated amid a sea of enemies. str militarily youre in no position to come to my help if someone attacked me youd let me be cut down like a dog id bet Militarily, you're in no position to come to my help, if someone attacked me. You'd let me be cut down like a dog, I'd bet. str militarily i wouldnt be any safer if i joined you Militarily, I wouldn't be any safer if I joined you. str militarily i might be safer if i joined you Militarily, I might be safer if I joined you. str finally there is a cost to ones reputation to change sides in this case the cost would be very high Finally, one should always think carefully about retracting one's allegiance, even if there is good reason, as it is not good to get a name as one who changes lieges easily. In this case, the cost to my reputation would be very high. str finally there is a cost to ones reputation to change sides in this case the cost would be significant Finally, one should always think carefully about retracting one's allegiance, even if there is good reason, as it is not good to get a name as one who changes lieges easily. In this case, the cost to my reputation would be significant. str finally there is a cost to ones reputation to change sides in this case however many men would understand Finally, one should always think carefully about retracting one's allegiance, even if there is good reason, as it is not good to get a name as one who changes lieges easily. In this case, however, many men would understand. str chance of success = reg1 {!}DEBUG : Chance of success = {reg1}% str random = reg3 {!}DEBUG : Random = {reg3} str i will not have it be said about me that i am a traitor that is my final decision i have nothing more to say on this matter I will not have it be said about me that I am a traitor. That is my final decision. I have nothing more to say on this matter. str i am pledged to defend s14 i am sorry though we may meet on the battlefield i hope that we will still be friends I am pledged to defend {s14}. I am sorry. Though we may meet on the battlefield, I hope that we will still be friends. str i really cannot bring myself to renounce s14 i am sorry please lets not talk about this any more I really cannot bring myself to renounce {s14}. I am sorry. Please, let's not talk about this any more. str however i have decided that i must remain loyal to s14 i am sorry However, I have decided that I must remain loyal to {s14}. I am sorry. str however i will not let you lead me into treason do not talk to me of this again However, I will not let you lead me into treason. Do not talk to me of this again. str its not good to get a reputation as one who abandons his liege that is my decision let us speak no more of this matter It's not good to get a reputation as one who abandons his liege. That is my decision. Let us speak no more of this matter. str ive decided to stick with s14 i dont want to talk about this matter any more I've decided to stick with {s14}. I don't want to talk about this matter any more. str lord pledges to s4 {!}DEBUG : Lord pledges to {s4} str lord recruitment provokes home faction {!}DEBUG : Lord recruitment provokes home faction str error wrong quest type {!}ERROR - Wrong quest type str you are challenging me to a duel how droll as you wish playername it will be good sport to bash your head in You are challenging me to a duel? How droll! As you wish, {playername}, it will be good sport to bash your head in. str call me coward very well you leave me no choice Call me coward? Very well, you leave me no choice. str reg3 hours {reg3} hours. str hour hour. str however circumstances have changed since we made that decision and i may reconsider shortly s16 However, circumstances have changed since we made that decision, and I may reconsider shortly. {s16} str i wish to marry your s11 s10 i ask for your blessing I wish to marry your {s11}, {s10}. I ask for your blessing. str i wish to marry your s11 s10 i ask for your help I wish to marry your {s11}, {s10}. I ask for your help. str you plan to marry s3 at a feast hosted by s4 in s5 you should be notifed of the feast as soon as it is held You plan to marry {s3} at a feast hosted by {s4} in {s5}. You should be notifed of the feast as soon as it is held. str your s11 your {s11}, str i ask again may I ask again: may str may May str very well as far as im concerned i suppose she can see most anyone she likes within reason of course Very well. As far as I'm concerned, I suppose she can see most anyone she likes - within reason, of course. str very well an alliance with you could be valuable go chat with her and see if you can get her to take a fancy to you if she doesnt and if we still want to conclude this business then i can make her see reason Very well. An alliance with you could be valuable. Go chat with her, and see if you can get her to take a fancy to you. If she doesn't, and if we still want to conclude this business, then I can make her see reason. str you have my blessing to pay suit to her so long as your intentions are honorable of course depending on how things proceed between you two we may have more to discuss at a later date You have my blessing to pay suit to her -- so long as your intentions are honorable, of course. Depending on how things proceed between you two, we may have more to discuss at a later date. str war damage inflicted reg3 suffered reg4 ratio reg5 {!}DEBUG : War damage inflicted: {reg3}, suffered: {reg4}, ratio: {reg5} str error did not calculate war progress string properly {!}[ERROR - did not calculate war progress string properly str the war has barely begun so and it is too early to say who is winning and who is losing The war has barely begun, so and it is too early to say who is winning and who is losing. str we have been hitting them very hard and giving them little chance to recover We have been hitting them very hard, and giving them little chance to recover. str the fighting has been hard but we have definitely been getting the better of them The fighting has been hard, but we have definitely been getting the better of them. str they have been hitting us very hard and causing great suffering They have been hitting us very hard, and causing great suffering. str the fighting has been hard and i am afraid that we have been having the worst of it The fighting has been hard, and I am afraid that we have been having the worst of it. str both sides have suffered in the fighting Both sides have suffered in the fighting. str no clear winner has yet emerged in the fighting but i think we are getting the better of them No clear winner has yet emerged in the fighting, but I think we are getting the better of them. str no clear winner has yet emerged in the fighting but i fear they may be getting the better of us No clear winner has yet emerged in the fighting, but I fear they may be getting the better of us. str no clear winner has yet emerged in the fighting No clear winner has yet emerged in the fighting. str s9 s14 {!}{s9} {s14} str there is no campaign currently in progress There is no campaign currently in progress. str we are assembling the army We are assembling the army. str we aim to take the fortress of s8 We aim to take the fortress of {s8}. str we are on a raid and are now targeting s8 We are on a raid, and are now targeting {s8}. str we are trying to seek out and defeat s8 We are trying to seek out and defeat {s8}. str we are riding to the defense of s8 We are riding to the defense of {s8}. str we are gathering for a feast at s8 We are gathering for a feast at {s8}. str however that may change shortly s14 However, that may change shortly. {s14} str it is our custom to seal any such alliances with marriage and in fact we have been looking for a suitable groom for my s11 s14 It is our custom to seal any such alliances with marriage, and in fact, we have been looking for a suitable groom for my {s11}, {s14}. str once again once again str cheat marriage proposal Cheat - marriage proposal str you plan to marry s4 as you have no family in calradia he will organize the wedding feast You plan to marry {s4}. As you have no family in Calradia, he will organize the wedding feast. str s43 just so you know if you attack me you will be in violation of the truce you signed with the s34 {s43} Just so you know, if you attack me, you will be in violation of the truce you signed with the {s34} str very well you are now my liege as well as my husband We can keep this short: you are now my liege, as well as my husband, with all the mutual obligations which that entails. str i thank you reg39my ladylord I thank you, {reg39?my lady:lord}. str now some might say that women have no business leading mercenary companies but i suspect that you would prove them wrong what do you say Now, some might say that women have no business leading mercenary companies, but I suspect that you would prove them wrong. What do you say? str what do you say to entering the service of s9 as a mercenary captain i have no doubt that you would be up to the task What do you say to entering the service of {s9} as a mercenary captain? I have no doubt that you would be up to the task. str s9 asked you to rescue s13 who is prisoner at s24 {s9} asked you to rescue {s13}, who is prisoner at {s24}. str s9 asked you to attack a village or some caravans as to provoke a war with s13 {s9} asked you to attack a village or some caravans as to provoke a war with {s13}. str s9 asked you to catch the three groups of runaway serfs and bring them back to s4 alive and breathing he said that all three groups are heading towards s3 {s9} asked you to catch the three groups of runaway serfs and bring them back to {s4}, alive and breathing. He said that all three groups are heading towards {s3}. str error player not logged as groom {!}ERROR - Player not logged as groom str you intend to bring goods to s9 in preparation for the feast which will be held as soon as conditions permit You intend to bring goods to {s9} in preparation for the feast, which will be held as soon as conditions permit. str hello playername Hello, {playername} str ah my gentle playername how much good it does my heart to see you again How much good it does my heart to see you again! Sometimes, I feel that there is a mystic bond between us that transcends the distance. str playername i am so glad to see you again i must say i do envy your freedom to ride out and experience the world I must say, I do envy your freedom to ride out and experience the world. str playername i am so glad to see you i trust that you have been behaving honorably since last we met I trust that you have been behaving honorably since last we met. str playername i am so glad that you were able to come I am so glad that you were able to come. str i do enjoy speaking to you but i am sure you understand that our people cluck their tongues at a woman to spend too long conversing with a man outside her family although the heavens know its never the man who is held to blame I do enjoy speaking to you. But I am sure you understand that our people cluck their tongues at a woman to spend too long conversing with a man outside her family -- although the heavens know it's never the man who is held to blame. str as much as i enjoy speaking to you i do not care to be gossiped about by others who might lack my grace and beauty As much as I enjoy speaking to you, I do not care to be gossiped about by others who might lack my grace and beauty. str i do so enjoy speaking to you but as a daughter of one of the great families of this land i must set an example of propriety I do so enjoy speaking to you. But as a daughter of one of the great families of this land, I must set an example of propriety. str i do so enjoy speaking to you but as a daughter of good family i must protect my reputation I do so enjoy speaking to you. But as a daughter of good family, I must protect my reputation. str although it is kind of you to pay me such attentions i suspect that you might find other ladies who may be more inclined to return your affection Although it is kind of you to pay me such attentions, I suspect that you might find other ladies who may be more inclined to return your affection. str as flattered as i am by your attentions perhaps you should seek out another lady of somewhat shall we say different tastes As flattered as I am by your attentions, perhaps you should seek out another lady of somewhat... shall we say... different tastes. str as flattered as i am by your attentions i am a daughter of good family and must be aware of my reputation it is not seemly that i converse too much at one time with one man i am sure you understand now if you will excuse me As flattered as I am by your attentions, I am a daughter of good family and must be aware of my reputation. It is not seemly that I converse too much at one time with one man. I am sure you understand. Now, if you will excuse me... str very well i will let you choose the time Very well -- I will let you choose the time. str good i am glad that you have abandoned the notion of pushing me into marriage before i was ready Good! I am glad that you have abandoned the notion of pushing me into marriage before I was ready. str rival found s4 reg0 relation {!}DEBUG : Rival found: {s4} ({reg0} relation) str i am I am str s12 {!}{s12}, str s12 s11 to s14 {s12} {s11} to {s14} str s12 {!}{s12}. str s12 i am here for the feast {s12}. I am here for the feast. str another tournament dedication oh i suppose it is always flattering Another tournament dedication? Oh, I suppose it is always flattering... str do you why what a most gallant thing to say Do you? Why, what a most gallant thing to say. str hmm i cannot say that i altogether approve of such frivolity but i must confess myself a bit flattered Hmm.. I cannot say that I altogether approve of such frivolity, but I must confess myself a bit flattered. str why thank you you are most kind to do so Why, thank you. You are most kind to do so. str you are most courteous and courtesy is a fine virtue You are most courteous, and courtesy is a fine virtue. str hmm youre a bold one but i like that Hmm. You're a bold one, but I like that. str ah well they all say that but no matter a compliment well delivered is at least a good start Ah, well, they all say that. But no matter. A compliment well delivered is at least a good start. str oh do you mean that such a kind thing to say Oh! Do you mean that? Such a kind thing to say! str you are a most gallant young man You are a most gallant young man. str do come and see me again soon Do come and see me again soon. str you intend to ask s12 for permission to marry s15 You intend to ask {s12} for permission to marry {s15}. str you intend to ask s12 to pressure s10 to marry you You intend to ask {s12} to pressure {s10} to marry you. str do be careful i am so much endebted to you for this Do be careful! I am so much endebted to you for this... str go then we shall see which of you triumphs Go, then -- we shall see which of you triumphs... str sigh i will never truly understand men and their rash actions Sigh... I will never truly understand men, and their rash actions... str you intend to challenge s13 to force him to relinquish his suit of s11 You intend to challenge {s13} to force him to relinquish his suit of {s11}. str farewell Farewell. str farewell playername Farewell, {playername}. str we believe that there is money to be made selling We believe that there is money to be made selling str s14s15 {!}{s14}{s15}, str we carry a selection of goods although the difference in prices for each is not so great we hope to make a profit off of the whole We carry a selection of goods. Although the difference in prices for each is not so great, we hope to make a profit off of the whole. str s14and other goods {s14}and other goods. str have you not signed a truce with our lord Have you not signed a truce with our lord? str parole parole str normal normal str s51 {!}{s51} str meanwhile s51 reg2areis being held in the castle but reg2havehas made pledges not to escape and reg2areis being held in more comfortable quarters Meanwhile, {s51} {reg2?are:is} being held in the castle, but {reg2?have:has} made pledges not to escape, and {reg2?are:is} being held in more comfortable quarters. str you may be aware my lord of the quarrel between s4 and s5 which is damaging the unity of this realm and sapping your authority if you could persuade the lords to reconcile it would boost your own standing however in taking this on you run the risk of one the lords deciding that you have taken the rivals side You may be aware, {sire/my lady}, of the quarrel between {s4} and {s5} which is damaging the unity of this realm and sapping your authority. If you could persuade the lords to reconcile, it would boost your own standing. However, in taking this on, you run the risk of one the lords deciding that you have taken the rival's side. str you may be aware my lord of the quarrel between s4 and s5 which is damaging the unity of this realm and sapping your authority if you could persuade the lords to reconcile i imagine that s7 would be most pleased however in taking this on you run the risk of one the lords deciding that you have taken the rivals side You may be aware, {my lord/my lady}, of the quarrel between {s4} and {s5} which is damaging the unity of this realm. If you could persuade the lords to reconcile, I imagine that {s7} would be most pleased. However, in taking this on, you run the risk of one the lords deciding that you have taken the rival's side. str of course the land is currently at peace so you may have better luck in other realms Of course, the land is currently at peace, so you may have better luck in other realms. str here here str over over str s8 in s12 {s8} in {s12} str has put together a bounty on some bandits who have been attacking travellers in the area has put together a bounty on some bandits who have been attacking travellers in the area. str is looking for a way to avoid an impending war is looking for a way to avoid an impending war. str may need help rescuing an imprisoned family member may need help rescuing an imprisoned family member. str has been asking around for someone who might want work id watch yourself with him though has been asking around for someone who might want work. I'd watch yourself with him, though. str town town. str castle castle. str but he is holding there as a prisoner at dungeon of s13 But {reg4?she:he} is being held there as a prisoner in the dungeon of {s13}. str log entry type reg4 for s4 total entries reg5 {!}DEBUG : Log entry type: {reg4} for {s4}, total entries: {reg5} str error reputation type for s9 not within range {!}ERROR - reputation type for {s9} not within range str they say that s9 is a most conventional maiden devoted to her family of a kind and gentle temperament a lady in all her way They say that {s9} is a most conventional maiden - devoted to her family, of a kind and gentle temperament, a lady in all her way. str they say that s9 is a bit of a romantic a dreamer of a gentle temperament yet unpredictable she is likely to be led by her passions and will be trouble for her family ill wager They say that {s9} is a bit of a romantic, a dreamer -- of a gentle temperament, yet unpredictable. She is likely to be led by her passions, and will be trouble for her family, I'll wager. str they say that s9 is determined to marry well and make her mark in the world she may be a tremendous asset for her husband provided he can satisfy her ambition They say that {s9} is determined to marry well and make her mark in the world. She may be a tremendous asset for her husband -- provided he can satisfy her ambition! str they say that s9 loves to hunt and ride maybe she wishes she were a man whoever she marries will have a tough job keeping the upper hand i would say They say that {s9} loves to hunt and ride. Maybe she wishes she were a man! Whoever she marries will have a tough job keeping the upper hand, I would say. str they say that s9 is a lady of the highest moral standards very admirable very admirable and very hard to please ill warrant They say that {s9} is a lady of the highest moral standards. Very admirable, very admirable -- and very hard to please, I'll warrant. str s9 is now betrothed to s11 soon we believe there shall be a wedding {s9} is now betrothed to {s11}. Soon, we believe, there shall be a wedding! str i have not heard any news about her I have not heard any news about her. str searching for rumors for s9 {!}DEBUG : Searching for rumors for {s9} str they say that s9 has shown favor to s11 perhaps it will not be long until they are betrothed if her family permits They say that {s9} has shown favor to {s11}. Perhaps it will not be long until they are betrothed -- if her family permits. str they say that s9 has been forced by her family into betrothal with s11 They say that {s9} has been forced by her family into betrothal with {s11}. str they say that s9 has agreed to s11s suit and the two are now betrothed They say that {s9} has agreed to {s11}'s suit, and the two are now betrothed. str they say that s9 under pressure from her family has agreed to betrothal with s11 They say that {s9}, under pressure from her family, has agreed to betrothal with {s11}. str they say that s9 has refused s11s suit They say that {s9} has refused {s11}'s suit. str they say that s11 has tired of pursuing s9 They say that {s11} has tired of pursuing {s9}. str they say that s9s family has forced her to renounce s11 whom she much loved They say that {s9}'s family has forced her to renounce {s11}, whom she much loved. str they say that s9 has run away with s11 causing her family much grievance They say that {s9} has run away with {s11}, causing her family much grievance. str they say that s9 and s11 have wed They say that {s9} and {s11} have wed. str they say that s9 was recently visited by s11 who knows where that might lead They say that {s9} was recently visited by {s11}. Who knows where that might lead! str there is not much to tell but it is still early in the season There is not much to tell, but it is still early in the season str error lady selected = s9 {!}ERROR: lady selected = {s9} str s12there is a feast of the s3 in progress at s4 but it has been going on for a couple of days and is about to end {s12}There is a feast of the {s3} in progress at {s4}, but it has been going on for a couple of days and is about to end. str s12there is a feast of the s3 in progress at s4 which should last for at least another day {s12}There is a feast of the {s3} in progress at {s4}, which should last for at least another day. str s12there is a feast of the s3 in progress at s4 which has only just begun {s12}There is a feast of the {s3} in progress at {s4}, which has only just begun. str not at this time no Not at this time, no. str s12the great lords bring their daughters and sisters to these occasions to see and be seen so they represent an excellent opportunity to make a ladys acquaintance {s12}The great lords bring their daughters and sisters to these occasions to see and be seen, so they represent an excellent opportunity to make a lady's acquaintance. str you will not be disappointed sirmadam you will not find better warriors in all calradia You will not be disappointed {sir/madam}. You will not find better warriors in all Calradia. str your excellency your excellency str s10 and s11 {s10} and {s11} str your loyal subjects your loyal subjects str loyal subjects of s10 loyal subjects of {s10} str the the str we we str track down s7 and defeat him defusing calls for war within the s11 Track down {s7} and defeat him, defusing calls for war within the {s11}. str track down the s9 who attacked travellers near s8 then report back to the town Track down the {s9} who attacked travellers near {s8}, then report back to the town. str fire time reg0 cur time reg1 {!}DEBUG : fire time : {reg0}, cur time : {reg1} str fire set up time at city reg0 is reg1 {!}fire set up time at city {reg0} is {reg1} str our power reg3 enemy power reg4 {!}our power : {reg3}, enemy power : {reg4} str do you wish to award it to one of your vassals Do you wish to award it to one of your vassals? str who do you wish to give it to Who do you wish to give it to? str sire my lady we have taken s1 s2 {Sire/My lady}, we have taken {s1}. {s2} str s12i want to have s1 for myself {s12}I want to have {s1} for myself. {s2} str fiefs s0 (fiefs: {s0}) str reserved 001 {!}Reserved 001 str production setting buy from market We are buying raw materials from the market. str production setting buy from inventory We are only using the raw materials in our inventory. str production setting produce to inventory We are putting our output into the inventory. str production setting produce to market We are selling our output directly into the inventory. str feast quest expired You were unable to hold a feast as planned. Most likely, major faction campaigns or other events intervened. You may attempt to hold the feast again, if you wish. str whereabouts unknown Whereabouts unknown. str mulberry groves acres of mulberry groves str olive groves acres of olive groves str acres flax acres of flax fields str enterprise enemy realm {Sir/Madame}, you are an enemy of this realm. We cannot allow you to buy land here. str intrigue success chance {!}Your modified relation: {reg5}, {s4}'s relation: {reg4} str you intend to denounce s14 to s13 on behalf of s12 You intend to privately denounce {s14} to {s13} on behalf of {s12} str you intend to denounce s14 to his face on behalf of s14 You intend to openly denounce {s14} to his face, on behalf of {s12} str you intend to bring gift for s14 You intend to bring velvet and furs to {s12}. Then, speak to {s14}, to see if {s12} was able to arrange a reconciliation. str we will gather the army but not ride until we have an objective We will gather the army, but not ride forth until we have an objective. str we shall lay siege to an easy fortress to capture We are concentrating out forces on their most vulnerable fortress. str we shall strike at the heart of our foe and seize the fortress of s14 We intend to strike a blow which will do them the greatest damage. str we shall take the fortress of s14 which appears easily defensible We aim to take a fortress which is easy for us to defend. str we shall cut a fiery trail through their richest lands to draw them out to battle We leave a fiery trail through their richest lands to draw them out to battle. str strategy criticism rash I believe that this strategy is rash, and needlessly exposes our forces to danger. str strategy criticism cautious I believe that this strategy is overly cautious, and will see our army melt away from boredom without us achieving any successes. str tavernkeeper invalid quest had some sort of business going on, but I'm having trouble remembering the details. str faction title male player Lord {s0} str faction title male 1 Count {s0} str faction title male 2 Boyar {s0} str faction title male 3 {s0} Noyan str faction title male 4 Jarl {s0} str faction title male 5 Count {s0} str faction title male 6 Emir {s0} str faction title female player Lady {s0} str faction title female 1 Countess {s0} str faction title female 2 Boyarina {s0} str faction title female 3 {s0} Hatun str faction title female 4 Grevinne {s0} str faction title female 5 Countess {s0} str faction title female 6 Sayeda {s0} str name kingdom text What will be the name of your kingdom? str default kingdom name {s0}'s Kingdom str lord defects ordinary Lord Defects^^{s1} has renounced {reg4?her:his} allegiance to the {s3}, and joined the {s2} str lord defects player Lord Defects^^{s1} has renounced {reg4?her:his} allegiance to the {s3}. He has tentatively joined your kingdom. You may go to your court to receive a pledge, if you wish. str lord defects player faction Lord Defects^^{s1} has renounced {reg4?her:his} allegiance to the {s3}. He has tentatively joined your kingdom. You may go to your court to receive a pledge, if you wish. str lord indicted player faction By order of {s6}, {s4} of the {s5} has been indicted for treason. The lord has been stripped of all {reg4?her:his} properties, and has fled for {reg4?her:his} life. He wishes to join your kingdom. You may find him in your court to receive {reg?her:his} allegiance, if you wish it. str lord indicted dialog approach Greetings, {my lord/my lady}. You may have heard of my ill treatment at the hands of {s10}. You have a reputation as one who treats {his/her} vassals well, and if you will have me, I would be honored to pledge myself as your vassal. str lord indicted dialog approach yes And I would be honored to accept your pledge. str lord indicted dialog approach no I'm sorry. Your service is not required. str lord indicted dialog rejected Indeed? Well, perhaps your reputation is misleading. Good day, {my lord/my lady} -- I go to see if another ruler in Calradia is more appreciative of my talents. str has been worried about bandits establishing a hideout near his home has been worried about bandits establishing a hideout in his area. str bandit lair quest description Find and destroy the {s9}, and report back to {s11}. str bandit hideout preattack You approach the hideout. The {s4} don't appear to have spotted you yet, and you could still sneak away unnoticed. The difficult approach to the site -- {s5} -- means that only a handful of troops in your party will be able to join the attack, and they will be unable to bring their horses. If your initial attack fails, the {s4} will easily be able to make their escape and disperse. Do you wish to attack the hideout, or wait for another occasion? str bandit hideout failure The {s4} beat back your attack. You regroup, and advance again to find that they have dispersed and vanished into the surrounding countryside, where no doubt they will continue to threaten travellers. str bandit hideout success With their retreat cut off, the {s4} fall one by one to your determined attack. Their hideout, and their ill-gotten gains, as now yours. str bandit approach defile down a narrow defile str bandit approach swamp through a pine swamp str bandit approach thickets through a series of dense thickets str bandit approach cliffs up a path along the side of a cliff str bandit approach cove down a stream bed cutting through the sea-cliffs str political explanation lord lacks center In this case, the fief should go to a lord who has no land and no income. str political explanation lord took center In this case, the fortress should go to the one who captured it. str political explanation most deserving friend In this case, I looked to my close friends and companions, and decided to give the fief to the most deserving. str political explanation most deserving in faction In this case, I looked to all the lords of the realm, and decided to give the fief to the most deserving. str political explanation self In the absence of any clear other candidate, I nominate myself. str political explanation marshal I chose the most valiant of our nobles, whom I trust, and whose name is not currently tainted by controversy. str prisoner at large large, after the captors were defeated in battle. I expect your friend will resurface shortly. str quick battle scene 1 Farmhouse str quick battle scene 2 Oasis str quick battle scene 3 Tulbuk's Pass str quick battle scene 4 Haima Castle str quick battle scene 5 Ulbas Castle str quick battle troop 1 There is a reason no one goes about the cities without armed guards once the sun sets, and that reason is Rodrigo de Braganca. Once a bright eyed merchant who arrived at Tihr with a small fortune in rubies and a dream to corner the velvet market, he was soon reduced to a pauper, having lost everything to cutthroat competition with the colluding Rhodok merchant guilds. But he soon turned measuring scales into swords, and applied his considerable business smarts into building up the deadliest criminal enterprise in Veluca, with hideouts and operations in every major town. He has attained his goal, for the price on his head is greater than the riches he once pursued. Now he takes great pleasure in relieving his former competitors of their worldly goods -— and worries. str quick battle troop 2 Usiatra usurped leadership of the group of bandits that occupied Siri, a rural village in the southern deserts outside the realm of Calradia, in a curt and bloody fashion when she was seventeen years old. Under her direction, the band of ruffians quickly expanded their operations across the southlands. Her shrewd, decisive manner, combined with her merciless ambition which she acts upon with inhuman composure and cruelty, garners fanatic admiration from those that follow her. As such, amongst her own she lives a decadent, spoilt lifestyle -- built upon the violent plundering she exacts in her travels. Her military strength and natural strategic wit allowed her outfit to remain undealt with in her homeland, and now she turns her eye towards the rich lands of Calradia to sustain her war band. str quick battle troop 3 The second son of a minor noble living near Uxkhal, Hegen was educated in the art of war and single combat. After being knighted he served as a paid knight in the army of the lord of Uxkhal and fought against the Vaegirs before leading a group of outriders that defeated a Khergit raid near Amere. The ensuing counter raid and the following two campaigns earned him glory and fame as a warrior. Unfortunately, he lost any chance of further prestige when peace was declared and he was discharged. With no hope of inheriting and his skills at war languishing in peace, he assembled other young warriors and set out as a mercenary captain. He now hopes to take advantage of the fact that Calradia never lacks warring states in need of mercenaries. str quick battle troop 4 Konrad is a professional mercenary from the distant land of Balion, far beyond the vast western ocean. Having spent most of his years on campaign and seen countless battles, Konrad has grown to love his life as a soldier of fortune. Though he once had his nose flattened by a mace blow and has received many wounds, he has nevertheless survived this harsh existence through the strength of his arm, innate cunning and pure luck. Hearing of the lucrative career opportunities awaiting a man of his talents in Calradia, Konrad chartered a vessel and crossed the sea with his men in search of new wars to fight in. A sellsword with no ties to any of the Calradian states, he is more than happy to offer his services to any lord with a fat enough coin-purse. str quick battle troop 5 Sverre is one of the so-called sea raiders -- freebooters and lawless men from the icy realm of Jumne beyond the North Sea, also said to be the ancestral home of the Nords. Already as a young man he has been along on many raids against both his distant cousins in the Wercheg region and the Vaegirs. However, Sverre was always a sharp lad, and it didn't take him long to see that Calradia was a far more prosperous land than his own, and that he could have a better life here than among his own people. During a raid on Jayek, Sverre stole away while his comrades were busy looting the village and taking captives. Passing himself off as a yokel from the Chalbek mountains, Sverre quickly built up a reputation for himself as a fierce fighter, and he now seeks his fortune at the head of a mercenary band. str quick battle troop 6 Hailing from Charnye, in the far reaches of the Vaegir tundra, Borislav is a hunter. For all of his life he has tracked the beasts of the wild for their meat and fur, living off the land just as his forefathers had done in happier days, before the endless wars. Now, the game is quick to take fright from the constant sounds of battle, and the wanton slaughter of animals by soldiers has left empty those forests that have not been burnt down. Facing starvation, Borislav chose to turn his great skill with bow and spear, learned from hunting stag, wolf, and bear, to the practice of hunting men, and his steady hand and keen eye have claimed many lives. Borislav does not care much for the disputes of kingdoms, and is only really interested in keeping himself and his men fed. str quick battle troop 7 Stavros was born in the independent city-state of Zendar, and spent much of his adult life serving in the town watch under the famous constable Hareck. Stavros' leadership and prowess were instrumental in ridding the area of the dreaded river pirates, but even he was powerless against the calamity that befell the city. When Zendar was razed to the ground by a great horde of sea raiders, Stavros fled the burning city in a crowd of refugees. After a brief period of wandering and odd jobs, he found a place in a mercenary company, eventually rising to become its leader due to his dedication and tactical aptitude. He now devotes most of his efforts to working with manhunters and local authorities against the sea raiders and other outlaws, trying to keep the land safe for travelers. str quick battle troop 8 Growing up with one of the nomadic tribes deep in the desert beyond Sarranid lands, Gamara learned early on how to hunt with sling and spear. However, the simple life and pitiless conditions in the desert did not satisfy her, and she burned with a desire to see the great world beyond that she had heard so many wondrous tales about. Life is not easy for an adventuring young woman, and Gamara had to learn the ways of Calradia quickly. Taking the weapons and armor of a soldier who had attacked her after a dispute, Gamara now hides her beauty under thick Sarranid garb, and many never even suspect she is a woman –- certainly as a force on the battlefield she is as dangerous as any man. She has gathered about her a group of followers, and together they wander the war-torn land in search of glory. str quick battle troop 9 Aethrod is not a noble person. He's changed his name twice, and is blamed for most of the crimes on Vaegir territory. True or not, he claims to never have taken an innocent man's life, and considers himself a patriotic citizen, several times bringing his band or renegades to the assistance of his faction, when it is threatened. In times of peace, however, most lords must be careful when he is in the vicinity due to his daring personality and willingness to challenge a lord. Born and rasied in the slums of Reyvadin, he learned how to use a bow at an early age and ran away from home a fourteen. Now at thirty two, his archery skills are near perfect and though he can't ride a horse well, he can hit one at the furthest of distances. Tough as nails and sharp as a hawk, he is a true local legend. str quick battle troop 10 Being the daughter of one of the most infamous bandit leaders in the Sarranid realm isn't always easy, but Zaira seems to have managed quite well. Unlike most women she grew up learning the ways of the desert warrior and is deadly with the sword as well as the bow. While the other girls her age learned how to manage the household, Zaira learned how to best gut a merchant before taking his money. At the age of sixteen Zaira had killed more men than the average veteran in the Sultan's army. Just before her twentieth brithday her father was killed in brawl with another bandit leader. As the only child, Zaira now took control of her father's band. After avenging her father, she quickly picked up where he had left. Now she's on a good way of establishing her own reputation has a bandit leader. str quick battle troop 11 Argo Sendnar had quite a diversified life. When he arrived at Calradia, working as a trader, he hoped for more income than in Lokti. Little did he know, that the wartorn Calradia was a wasps' nest for bandits and cutthroats that made trading a lot more complicated than in Lokti. Being bought out by another competeting trader, after losing all his goods and money due to caravan raids, he was forced to serve as a caravan guard to make a living. Despite his pathetic fighting skills, he soon found an employment on one of the more dangerous routes through Calradia. Due to sheer luck he managed to stay alive long enough to aquire enough combat experience and money to start his own buisness as a caravan master, offering his services to traders in need of defense for their goods. str quick battle troops end {!}quick battle troops end str tutorial training ground intro message Walk around the training field and speak with the fighters to practice various aspects of Mount&Blade combat. You can use ASDW keys to move around. To talk to a character, approach him until his name appears on your screen, and then press the F key. You can also use the F key to pick up items, open doors and interact with objects. Press the Tab key to exit the tutorial any time you like. str map basic Map str game type basic Game Type str battle Battle str siege offense Siege (Offense) str siege defense Siege (Defense) str character Character str biography Background str player Player str enemy Enemy str faction Faction str army composition Army Composition str army size Army Size str reg0 percent {!}{reg0}% str reg0 men {reg0} men str start Start str i need to raise some men before attempting anything else I need to raise some men before attempting anything else str we are currently at peace We are currently at peace. str the marshalship the marshalship str you you str myself myself str my friend s15 my friend {s15} str custom battle Custom Battle str comment intro liege affiliated to player I am told that you would dispute my claim to the crown of Calradia. Needless to say, I am not pleased by this news. However, we may still talk. str s21 the s8 declared war out of personal enmity {s21} The {s8} declared war out of personal enmity str s21 the s8 declared war in response to border provocations {s21} The {s8} declared war in response to border provocations str s21 the s8 declared war to curb the other realms power {s21} The {s8} declared war to curb the other realm's power str s21 the s8 declared war to regain lost territory {s21} The {s8} declared war to regain lost territory str family ^Family: str we are conducting recce We will first scout the area, and then decide what to do. str family ^Family: str s49 s12 s11 end {s49} {s12} ({s11}). str center party not active is not our target, because we don't have a leader who has taken the field. str center is friendly is not our enemy. str center is already besieged is already under siege. str center is looted or raided already is already been laid waste. str center marshal does not want to attack innocents is inhabited by common folk, who would suffer the most if the land is laid waste. str center we have already committed too much time to our present siege to move elsewhere is already under siege, so it would be a mistake to move elsewhere. str center we are already here we should at least loot the village is close at hand, we should take hold of its wealth and lay waste to the rest. str center far away we can reconnoiter but will delay decision until we get close NOT USED str center far away our cautious marshal does not wish to reconnoiter is too far away, even to reconnoiter. str center far away even for our aggressive marshal to reconnoiter is too far away, even to reconnoiter. str center far away reason {s6} is further than {s5} to our centers, therefore it will be harder for us to protect after taking it. str center closer but this is not enought {s6} is closer than {s5} to our borders, but because of other reasons we are not attacking {s6} for now. str center protected by enemy army aggressive is protected by enemy forces, which we believe to be substantially stronger than our own. str center protected by enemy army cautious is protected by an enemy army, which we believe to be too strong to engage with confidence of victory. str center cautious marshal believes center too difficult to capture would require a bloody and risky siege. str center even aggressive marshal believes center too difficult to capture is too heavily defended to capture. str center value outweighed by difficulty of capture is not of sufficient value to justify the difficulty of attacking it str center value justifies the difficulty of capture can be taken, and is of sufficient value to justify an attack. str center is indefensible is too far away from our other fortresses to be defended. str we are waiting for selection of marshal We are waiting for the selection of a marshal str best to attack the enemy lands Given the size of our forces, we believe the best approach is to attack the enemy's lands. str we believe the fortress will be worth the effort to take it We believe the fortress will be worth the effort to take it. str we will gather to defend the beleaguered fortress We will gather to defend the beleaguered fortress str the enemy temporarily has the field The enemy temporarily has the field, and we should seek refuge until the storm passes str center has not been scouted has not been recently scouted by our forces, but we can go there, and decide what to do when we get close. str we have assembled some vassals We have assembled some of the vassals, but we will wait until we have more before venturing into enemy territory. str we are waiting here for vassals We are waiting for the vassals to join us. str we are travelling to s11 for vassals We are travelling to {s11}, so that the vassals may more easily join our host before we ride forth. str center strength not scouted We have not scouted it recently, and do not know how strongly it is defended str center strength strongly defended We believe it to be strongly defended str center strength moderately defended We believe it to be moderately well defended str center strength weakly defended We believe it to be weakly defended str center distant from concentration is close to us than it is to the main enemy army, which we have located. It could be attacked and destroyed before they are able to respond str plus + str minus - str tutorial training ground warning no weapon Hey, don't you think you need some sort of weapon before we try that? There should be some spare weapons over there. Just go pick one up. str tutorial training ground warning shield You need to put down your shield first. Scroll down with the mouse scroll-wheel to put down your shield. str tutorial training ground warning melee with parry You need to wield a melee weapon for this exercise. str tutorial training ground warning melee Scroll up with your mouse wheel to equip a weapon. Scrolling up will equip next weapon while scrollng down will equip next shield. str tutorial training ground attack training Number of successful attacks: {reg0} / 5^Number of unsuccessful attacks: {reg1}^{s0} str tutorial training ground attack training down Make a thrust attack! (Move your mouse down while pressing the left mouse button) str tutorial training ground attack training up Make an overhead attack! (Move your mouse up while pressing the left mouse button) str tutorial training ground attack training left Attack from left! (Move your mouse left while pressing the left mouse button) str tutorial training ground attack training right Attack from right! (Move your mouse right while pressing the left mouse button) str tutorial training ground parry training Number of successful parries: {reg0} / 5 str tutorial training ground chamber training Number of successful chambering blocks: {reg0} / 5 str tutorial training ground archer training Number of nice shots: {reg0} / 3^{s0} str tutorial training ground ammo refill Your missiles are refilled for the tutorial. str tutorial training ground archer text 1 Approach the {s0} and press F to pick it up. str tutorial training ground archer text 2 Shoot the targets now. str tutorial training ground archer text 3 The size of the targeting reticule indicates your accuracy. Press and hold down the left mouse button until the reticule shrinks down to its minimum size. Release the left mouse button when the reticule is at its smallest. If you wait too long the reticule will expand again. str tutorial training ground archer text 4 Press R to toggle first person view. First person view makes it easier to aim with ranged weapons. str tutorial training ground archer text 5 You have shot all the targets. Now talk to the trainer again. str tutorial training ground horseman text 1 Go near the {s0} and press F to pick it up. str tutorial training ground horseman text 2 Approach the horse and press F to mount. str tutorial training ground horseman text 3 Ride towards the next waypoint. str tutorial training ground horseman text 4 Strike the next dummy that has an arrow on top of it! str tutorial training ground horseman text 5 Shoot at the archery target that has an arrow on top of it! str tutorial training ground horseman text 6 You have finished the exercise successfully. Now go back to the trainer and talk to him. str the great lords of your kingdom plan to gather at your hall in s10 for a feast The great lords of your kingdom plan to gather at your hall in {s10} for a feast str your previous court some time ago your previous court some time ago, str awaiting the capture of a fortress which can serve as your court awaiting the recapture of a fortress which can serve as your court. str but if this goes badly I value your advice. But if this goes badly, I shall hold you responsible. str i realize that you are on good terms with s4 but we ask you to do this for the good of the realm I realize that you are on good terms with {s4}, but this is all for the good of the realm str i realize that you are on good terms with s4 but the blow will hurt him more I realize that you are on good terms with {s4} -- but this only means that your blow will hit him even harder! str killed bandit at alley fight The merchant takes you to his house. Once inside, he stands by the door for a while checking the street, and then, finally convinced you have not been followed, comes near you to speak... str wounded by bandit at alley fight You are struck down. However, before you lose consciousness, you hear shouts and a rush of footfalls... You awake to find yourself indoors, weak but alive. str cannot leave now Cannot leave now. str press tab to exit from town Press Tab to leave now. You can press Tab key to quickly exit any location in the game. str find the lair near s9 and free the brother of the prominent s10 merchant Find the bandit lair near {s9}, and free the brother of the {s10} merchant. str please sir my lady go find some volunteers i do not know how much time we have {Sir/My lady} -- if you want to justify the trust which I have placed in you, then make a bit of haste. Go find some volunteers. I'm not sure how much time we have. str you need more men sir my lady Look -- you need more men. Right now, you have only {reg0} in your party. If you attack them with too few men, you may find their hideout by getting yourself dragged up to it in fetters, and that's not the plan. Do not take that risk. Go out and visit some more villages to find more volunteers, and then you can start paying them back in their own coin. str good you have enough men Good, good. You did well. You have enough men. Now, go and knock some of those robbers over the head, and make them tell you how to find their hideout. str do not waste time go and learn where my brother is Look, {sir/my lady}. Time is at a bit of premium, here. Now, if you could go find out where they are hiding my brother, that would be appreciated. str start up quest message 1 {s9} wants you to collect at least five men from nearby villages. After you collect these men, find and speak with him. He is in the tavern at {s1} str start up quest message 2 Find and defeat a group of bandits lurking near {s9}, and learn where your employer's brother has been taken. str start up quest message 3 Rescue the merchant's brother from the robber's hideout located near {s9}. str start up first quest You have taken your first quest. You may view your quest log by pressing 'Q' anytime in the game. str reason 1 Our current objective is of greater value. str reason 2 An attack on {s8} poses a greater danger to our realm. str reason 3 We believe that {s8} faces a more immediate threat str reason 4 It may be because of the size of the enemy forces in the area. str reason 5 I'm not sure. str reason 6 We do not know how strongly it is defended. str reason 7 We believe it to be strongly defended. str reason 8 We believe it to be moderately well defended. str reason 9 We believe it to be weakly defended. str has decided that an attack on has decided to attack str this would be better worth the effort This would be better worth the effort, taking into consideration its value, and its distance, and the likely number of defenders. str has decided to defend has decided to defend str before going offensive we should protect our lands if there is any threat so this can be reason marshall choosed defending s4 Before going offensive we should protect our lands if there is any threat. So this can be reason marshall choosed defending {s4}. str are you all right Now... Let me explain my proposition str you are awake Ah -- you're awake. It's good to see that you can still walk. You're lucky that we came along. I had been speaking with the watch, when we heard the sounds of a fight and ran to see what was happening. We didn't arrive in time to prevent you getting knocked down, but we may have saved you from getting your throat cut... Now... Maybe you can help me... str save town from bandits Save {s9} from bandits. str you fought well at town fight survived Hah! Well done -- I saw at least three of the enemy go down before you. Keep fighting like that, and you'll make quite a name for yourself in this land. str you fought normal at town fight survived Well done! I hear you accounted for one or two of the bastards, and you're still on your feet. You can't ask for a better outcome of a battle than that... str you fought bad at town fight survived Well, the enemy is in flight, and it looks like you're still on your feet. At the end of the day, that's all that's important in a battle. str you fought well at town fight Ah! You're awake. You took quite a blow, there. But good news! We defeated them -- and you did them some real damage before you went down. If you hadn't been here, it could have gone very baldy. I'm grateful to you... str you wounded at town fight Ah! You're alive. That's a relief. You took quite a blow, there. I'm not sure that you got any of them yourself, but thankfully, the rest of us were able to beat them. We'll need to see about getting you some treatment.... str you fought well at town fight survived answer Let every villain learn to fear the name {playername}! str you fought normal at town fight survived answer Ah, well, I'm proud to have done my bit along with the rest... str you fought bad at town fight survived answer Well, I was about to strike one down, but I slipped in some blood, you see... str you fought well at town fight answer Ah well. I guess I don't mind a blow taken in a good cause. str you wounded at town fight answer Right. I suppose I should be more careful. str unfortunately reg0 civilians wounded during fight more Unfortunately, about {reg0} of my lads got themselves wounded. I should go look on on them. str unfortunately reg0 civilians wounded during fight Unfortunately, one of my lads took a pretty nasty blow. I should go see how he is doing. str also one another good news is any civilians did not wounded during fight Also, no one on our side was hurt very seriously. That's good news str merchant and you call some townsmen and guards to get ready and you get out from tavern You leave the tavern and go out to the streets. Nervous looking young men are waiting in every street corner. You can see they have daggers and clubs concealed under their clothes, and catch a mixture of fear, anticipation and pride in the quick looks they throw at you as you pass by. Praying that your enemies have not been alarmed by this all too obvious bunch of plotters, you check your weapons for one last time and prepare yourself for the action ahead. str town fight ended you and citizens cleaned town from bandits The remaining few bandits scatter off to the town's narrow alleys, only to be hunted down one by one by the angry townsfolk. Making sure that your victory is complete and all the wounded have been taken care of, you and the merchant head to his house to review the day's events. str town fight ended you and citizens cleaned town from bandits you wounded You fall down with that last blow, unable to move and trying hard not to pass out. Soon the sounds of fighting filling the street gives way to the cheers of the townsmen and you realize with relief that your side won the day. Soon, friendly arms pick you up from the ground and you let yourself drift off to a blissful sleep. Hours later, you wake up in the merchants house. str journey to reyvadin You have come through the Vaegir highlands, a plateau exposed to the bitter winds from the north. The land here is frozen for most of the year, but the forests are rich with fur-bearing game, and the rivers are teaming with fish. The riches of the land draw the traders, but the traders in turn draw bandits. You saw the occasional dark figure mounted on a shaggy pony, watching the passage of your caravan from a snowy ridge, and were glad when the spires of Reyvadin came into view across the wide valley of the Boluk river. str journey to praven You came by caravan through the heartland of Calradia. Green shoots of wheat, barley and oats are beginning to push through the dark soil of the rolling hills, and on the lower slopes of the snowcapped mountains, herds of cattle and sheep are grazing on the spring grass. Occasionally, too, you catch sight of one of the great warhorses that are the pride of the Swadian nobility. The land here is rich -- but also troubled, as the occasional burnt-out farm bears witness. You keep a wide berth of the forests, where desperate men have taken refuge, and it is some relief when you crest a ridge and catch sight of the great port of Praven, its rooftops made golden by the last rays of the setting sun. str journey to jelkala You came by ship, skirting the cliffs where the Rhodok highlands meet the sea. Much of the coastline was obscured by tendrils of fog that snaked down the river valleys, but occasionally you caught sight of a castle watchtower rising above the mists -- and on one occasion, a beacon fire burning to warn of an enemy warband. You knew that you were relatively safe at sea, as you were too far south to risk encountering the sea raiders who trouble the coasts of the Nordic lands, but it was still a relief to reach the Selver estuary, gateway to the port of Jelkala, and see a Rhodok galley riding at anchor, its pennants fluttering in the evening breeze. str journey to sargoth You took passage with a trading longship, carrying gyrfalcons from the furthest reaches of the north to be bartered for linen and wool. It sailed early in the season, but the master reckoned that the risks of drifting ice and later winter storms could be justified by arriving ahead of the Sea Raiders, who by April would be sailing forth from their island lairs to ravage Calradia's coasts. It was some relief when your ship came in sight of the delta of the Vyl and Boluk rivers, and a short while later, rowed past tidal flats and coastal marshes to the city of Sargoth, home to the Sea Raiders' distant kinsmen, the Nordic lords, who a few generations ago had carved themselves a kingdom in this rich but troubled land. str journey to tulga You came with a caravan, crossing the mountains that border Calradia on the north and east, bringing spices from faraway lands to trade for wool and salt. The passes were still choked with snow, and it was hard going, but at last you crested a ridge and saw before you the Calradian steppes. On some hillsides the thin grass of spring was already turning yellow, but the lower slopes of the mountains were still a vibrant green. Herds of sheep and tawny steppe ponies drifted across them like clouds, testifying to the wealth of the Khergit khans. From time to time small groups of horsemen would follow your caravan from a distance, perhaps sizing up how well you could defend the wealth you carried, so it was with some relief that you saw the towers of Tulga rising up from the plains. str journey to shariz You came with a caravan, crossing the great desert to the east of Calradia. The bedouin guides chose your route carefully, leapfrogging through treacherous dune fields and across empty gravel plains to low-lying oases rich with orchards and date palms. Your great fear was that the caravan might lose its way and perish of thirst. The small bands of raiders who hovered just out of bowshot, waiting to pick off stragglers, were oddly a comfort -- at least water could be no more than a day's ride away. It was a great relief when the mountains came into view, and on the evening of the following day you crested a rocky pass and in the distance could make out the sea, and the towers of Shariz silhouetted against the sunset. str lost tavern duel ordinary You slump to the floor, stunned by the drunk's last blow. Your attacker's rage immediately seems to slacken. He drops into a chair and sits there watching you, muttering under his breath, almost regretfully. A few of the other patrons manage to coax him to his feet and bundle him out the door. One of the others attends to your wounds, and soon you too are back on your feet, unsteady but alive. str lost tavern duel assassin You slump to the floor, stunned by your attacker's last blow. Slowly and deliberately, he kneels down by your side, pulling a long knife from under his clothes. But before he can finish you off, the tavernkeeper, who seems to have regained his courage, comes up from behind and gives your attacker a clout behind the head. He loses his balance, and then, seeing that his chance to kill you has been lost, makes a dash for the door. He gets away. Meanwhile, the other tavern patrons bind your wounds and haul you to a back room to rest and recover. str lost startup hideout attack You recover consciousness a short while later, and see that the kidnappers have celebrated their victory by breaking open a cask of wine, and have forgotten to take a few elementary precautions -- like binding your hands and feet. You manage to slip away. Based on the boisterous sounds coming from the hideout, you suspect that you may yet have some time to gather a few more followers and launch another attack. str reg1 blank s3 {!}{reg1} {s3} str as you no longer maintain an independent kingdom you no longer maintain a court As you no longer rule an independent kingdom, you no longer maintain a court str rents from s0 Rents from {s0}: str tariffs from s0 Tariffs from {s0}: str general quarrel We've found ourselves on the opposite side of many arguments over the years, and bad blood has built up between us. str the steppes the steppes str the deserts the deserts str the tundra the tundra str the forests the forests str the highlands the highlands str the coast the coast str my lady not sufficient chemistry My lady, there are other maidens who have captured my heart. str my lady engaged to another My lady, as I understand it, you are engaged to another. str attempting to rejoin party Attempting to rejoin party, str separated from party Separated from party, str whereabouts unknown whereabouts unknown str none yet gathered {!}None yet gathered str betrothed Betrothed str leading party leading a party str court disbanded As you no longer rule an independent kingdom, your court has been disbanded str i am not accompanying the marshal because will be reappointment I am not accompanying the marshal, because I suspect that our ruler will shortly appoint another to that post. str persuasion opportunity Persuasion opportunity.^Relation required for automatic success: {reg4}^Current relationship: {reg5}^Chance of success: {reg7}^Chance of losing {reg9} relation point(s): {reg8} str marshal warning You are not following {s1}. However, you will not suffer any penalty. str follow army quest brief 2 Your mission is complete. You may continue to follow {s9}'s army, if you wish further assignments. str greetings playername it is good to see you i hope that you have had success in your efforts to make your name in the world I am glad to see you. I trust you are having some success out there, making your name in the world str minister advice select fief Might I suggest that you select {s4}, as the vassals have been speculating about how you might assign it. str minister advice select fief wait Might I suggest that you wait until after you have appointed a marshal, as that will give time to the vassals to decide whom they wish to support. str minister advice fief leading vassal {s4}, by the way, has already received the support of {reg4} of your vassals. str unassigned center (unassigned) str s43 also you should know that an unprovoked assault is declaration of war {s43} Also, as you are the ruler of your realm, you should know that this assault constitutes a declaration of war. str missing after battle Missing after battle str retrieve garrison warning (Troops might not be retrievable if fortress awarded to another) str s12s15 declared war to control calradia {s12}{s15} may attack {s16} without pretext, as a bid to extend control over all of Calradia. str offer gift description improve my standing by offering a gift. str resolve dispute description improve my standing by resolving a dispute. str feast wedding opportunity If your betrothed and her family are present, then this may be an opportunity for you to celebrate the wedding. str s21 the s8 declared war as part of a bid to conquer all calradia {s21}. The {s8} declared war with very little pretext, as part of a bid to conquer all Calradia. str master vinter Master vinter str s54 has left the realm {s54} has left the realm. str enterprise s5 at s0 Net revenue from {s5} at {s0} str bread site mill str ale site brewery str oil site oil press str wine site wine press str tool site ironworks str leather site tannery str linen site linen weavery str wool cloth site wool weavery str velvet site dyeworks str under sequestration Under sequestration str describe secondary input In addition, you will also need to purchase {s11} worth {reg10} denars. str profit profit str loss loss str server name s0 Server Name: {s0} str map name s0 Map Name: {s0} str game type s0 Game Type: {s0} str remaining time s0reg0 s1reg1 Remaining Time: {s0}{reg0}:{s1}{reg1} str you are a lord lady of s8 s9 You are a {lord/lady} of {s8}.^{s9} str you are king queen of s8 s9 You are {king/queen} of {s8}.^{s9} str for s4 for {s4} str cancel fiancee quest Also, you should please consider that other matter I had asked of you to have been successfully completed. It is not fit for me to commission you with tasks. str a duel request is sent to s0 A duel offer is sent to {s0}. str s0 offers a duel with you {s0} offers a duel with you. str your duel with s0 is cancelled Your duel with {s0} is cancelled. str a duel between you and s0 will start in 3 seconds A duel between you and {s0} will start in 3 seconds. str you have lost a duel You have lost a duel. str you have won a duel You have won a duel! str server s0 [!]: {s0} str disallow ranged weapons Disallow ranged weapons str ranged weapons are disallowed Ranged weapons are disallowed. str ranged weapons are allowed Ranged weapons are allowed. str duel starts in reg0 seconds Duel starts in {reg0} seconds... str s1 team {s1} squad str warning max players count caption {!}NOT USED str warning max players count text {!}The recommended number of players for this mode is 16 players str warning max players count text2 The recommended number of players for this mode is 16 players str command info text {!}Squad size: {reg1}, cost: {reg2} str reason high price This is too expensive! str return later I will come back later. str recruit first It might be a good idea to hire some soldiers first. str squad size Squad size: str squad size small Small squads str squad size normal Normal squads str squad size big Big squads str squad size huge Huge squads str additional info oim dmitriy eleonora The Prince gave you the letter to the jailer {s3}, requesting an escort party. str mamay founded Now that Mamai has joined you, it is time to find Barabash and find out all he knows. str kill radzivall and get pernach Janush has managed to gain the mace. You must acquire this weapon as soon as possible. str talk to barabash pernach The mace is now yours. It is time to make a decision about Barabash. str pernach taken fight for getman Well, it looks like an average mace. Let's see how it can help... str pernach army bonus +50 to max army size str ms order for horse Here you can buy an excellent horse. str morale reason faction conflict {!}NOT USED str morale reason faction common {!}NOT USED str multi disable granades Disable grenades str squad size s0 Squad size: {s0} str granades are disallowed Grenades are disallowed. str granades are allowed Grenades are allowed. str oim training 1 caption Melee Offense: str oim training 1 text That fence is blocking your way. Knock it over! You can attack in 4 different directions: move the mouse up, down, left, or right while clicking the left mouse button to execute an attack. str oim training 2 caption Starting out: str oim training 2 text Move your mouse to look around, and use W, A, S, and D for movement. str oim training 3 caption Ranged Weapons: str oim training 3 text Great! You have a new toy. Press R to switch to first person view -- this will make aiming your pistol easier. To further enhance your aim, hold down [Shift] to zoom in. Lastly, to line up an accurate shot, hold down the left mouse button. Wait until the reticle is smallest, then fire away... Shoot the padlock to proceed. str oim training 4 text Grab yourself a horse and ride away with your new friends. Get close enough to the horse until you see the word mount appear. Press F to mount up. str oim training 5 text It's high time we show those bastards! str oim training 6 text Your travels have taken you to a small Cossack village on the outskirts of the wilderness. As you stroll past, the silence is broken by gunshots. str oim training 7 text Fortunatly your ally's troops arrive in time to rescue you from certain death. str oim training 8 text Wonderful, you're saddled up. Horses can be wily beasts. To control your mount, use the W, A, S, and D keys. Press W to spur the horse onward and S to reign him in. A and D will reign the horse left and right... Riding requires some practice. Don't forget that it's easier to make tight turns if you slow down a bit. str oim training 9 text Look! More enemies on the horizon! Time to put your sword and pistol to use. You can scroll up with the mouse wheel to switch between your weapons. Now go ahead and fight your way out, with fire and sword! str oim training 10 caption Melee Defense: str oim training 10 text Good! Now on to defending... Defense is controlled by the right mouse button. To defend effectively with a weapon, wait for your opponent to commence his attack, then hold down the right mouse button... If your timing is right, you will automatically block in the correct direction. str oim training 11 caption More combat controls: str oim training 11 text Great! You have a new toy. Press R to switch to first person view -- this will make aiming your pistol easier. To further enhance your aim, hold down [Shift] to zoom in. Lastly, to line up an accurate shot, hold down the left mouse button. Wait until the reticle is smallest, then fire away... Shoot the padlock to proceed. str oim training 12 caption Map and Journal Control: str oim training 12 text Use the W, A, S, D keys to navigate around the map.^Left click to select anything on the map.^Hold down the right mouse button to rotate the camera.^Use the mouse wheel to zoom in/out.^Hover the mouse over any element to receive information about it.^Press Q to bring up the in-game log. The log includes information about current quests, important NPCs, NPC locations, villages, castles, and towns.^Be sure to consult the log if you need help finding NPCs or locations. str oim training 13 text After defeating the final enemy, you return to talk with your new ally. str oim training 14 text Keep your wits about you! These scoundrels could come from anywhere. str oim training 16 text Welcome to With Fire & Sword. This is a short tutorial that will guide you through your first steps in the game. Let's begin with the basics. Move your mouse to look around, and use W, A, S, and D for movement. Go to the fence ahead to proceed. str oim training 17 text Excellent! Looks like there's more fighting to be had. That group of adventurers seem to be expecting company! str oim training 18 text Don't forget to reload your gun. Press the left mouse button to do so. Destroy the padlock. str oim training 21 text That guy ahead looks like he's up to no good, you'd better use your new skills to teach him a lesson. str forget it Forget it. str oim ms construct only one instanse for player Stub str oim ms construct party has merchant guild Stub str oim ms construct party has arm buildings Stub str oim ms construct party has certain officer Stub str oim ms construct party has certain officers Stub str oim ms price log Stub str oim ms construct time Stub str oim mnu ms additional school Stub str oim mnu ms additional merchant guild Stub str oim mnu ms additional extra goods Stub str oim mnu ms additional adviser Stub str oim mnu ms additional officer Stub str oim slot ms script looted Stub str oim script ms event raise taxes Stub str oim script ms event change prosperity Stub str oim script ms event raise taxes week Stub str oim script ms event notification about gold usage Stub str mp new 1 Tatar town str mp new 2 Fortified town str mp new 3 Trenches str mp new end {!}New maps end str all fire now All Fire Now! str left fire now Left Fire Now! str middle fire now Middle Fire Now! str right fire now Right Fire Now! str fire at my command Fire At My Command str use melee weapons Use Melee Weapons str use ranged weapons Use Ranged Weapons str melee weapons Melee Weapons str ranged weapons Ranged Weapons str formation Formation str very tight Very Tight str tight Tight str loose Loose str very loose Very Loose str form 1 row Form 1 Row str form reg0 rows Form {reg0} Rows str percent 5 tax is paid {reg2} thalers (5% of total profit) is paid as tax. Get a trade patent exempt you from tax. str percent 10 tax is paid {reg2} thalers (10% of total profit) is paid as tax. Get a trade patent to exempt you from tax str you are weak take these men with you Your party seems a bit weak, take these 2 volunteers with you. str meeting with thieves When you enter the village, you see a group of bandits stealing the village livestock. Your presence distracts them from their questionable activity, they approach you. str oim hunt down thieves explanation The elder of the village of {s3} has asked you to hunt down thiefs at midnight. str oim get feast supplies explanation The elder of the village of {s3} has asked you to bring him 5 ale barrels, 5 grapes, 1 wine barrel, 1 vodka barrel and 1 shag. str preg1p {!}({reg1}) str mp add troop Companions str mp squad Squad str mp squad req size reg0 Requested: {reg0} str mp squad active size reg0 Active: {reg0} str squad cost reg0 Squad cost: {reg0} str item cost reg0 Item cost: {reg0} str next wave in reg0 mins Next wave in {reg0} mins... str wave info WAVE INFO str wave no reg1 Wave No: {reg1} str veteran wave no reg1 Veteran Wave No: {reg1} str elite wave no reg1 Elite Wave No: {reg1} str time left reg2 mins reg1 secs Time Left: {reg2} minutes and {reg1} seconds str time left reg1 secs Time Left: {reg1} seconds str enemies reg1 total reg2 arriving Enemies: {reg1} Alive, {reg2} Arriving str ccoop enemy info {reg4} {s0} ({reg3} arriving) str oim black hetman failed You no longer control the capital, there is no chance of victory. All is lost! str squad size for captains Squad size for captains: str captain merc ratio Captain / Mercenary ratio: str 1 div 1 / str zero {!}0 str accompany Accompany str reg2 s1 s2 s2 {reg2?{s1}, {s2}:{s2}} str reg2 s1 and s2 s2 {reg2?{s1} and {s2}:{s2}} str give the money you took from s9 to s10 Give the money you took from {s9} to {s10}. str man man str men men str you have taken all infantry Haha! {Sir/Madam}, you've taken all my infantry already. Will there be anything else? str you have taken all musketeer Haha! {Sir/Madam}, you've taken all my musketeer already. Will there be anything else? str you have taken all cavalry Haha! {Sir/Madam}, you've taken all my cavalry already. Will there be anything else? str price there known {s1}, ({s2} is {reg1} thalers there) str price there unknown {s1} str s1 reg0 s2 {!}{s1}, {reg0} {s2} str s3 reg0 s2 {!}{s3} {reg0} {s2} str s1 s2 {!}{s1} {s2} str your troops are dying because of illness Your troops are dying because of a disease! str has died because of illness has died of {s4}. str have died because of illness have died of {s4}. str ccoop wave reg1 is coming in reg0 seconds Wave {reg1} is coming in {reg0} seconds str ccoop veteran wave reg1 is coming in reg0 seconds Veteran wave {reg1} is coming in {reg0} seconds str ccoop elite wave reg1 is coming in reg0 seconds Elite wave {reg1} (Tier {reg2}) is coming in {reg0} seconds str prison cart hint Destroy the prisoner cart or pass the round to rescue fallen comrades. str wave reg1 Wave {reg1} str veteran wave hint Beware: Veterans have increased numbers and health and do %30 more damage! str elite wave hint Beware: Elites have increased health and deliver more damage! str ask for help to respawn hint You'll respawn once your comrades destroy the prisoner cart or pass the current round. str wait for next turn to respawn hint You will respawn in the next round. str mp cbf squad auto ratio Auto-balance captain squad ratio str default Default str coop open chest Open Chest str coop already opened Already Opened! str ccoop difficulty Difficulty: str ccoop easy Easy str ccoop normal Normal str ccoop endless Endless str ccoop difficulty s0 Difficulty: {s0} str ccoop victory Victory! str ccoop s0 enemy defeated s1 The {s0} {reg1?has:have} been defeated ({s1}) str ccoop s0 enemy defeated endless reg0 The {s0} {reg1?has:have} been repelled for now...^Prepare for Elite Tier {reg0} str ccoop lord s0 wave hint The host of {s0} approaches! str ccoop king s0 wave hint The guard of {s0} approaches! (Final Wave) str ccoop assign drop Assign the dropped item: str ccoop select companion Choose and equip your companions: str ccoop select companion class Equip your companions: str ccoop choose an item to replace Replace which item?: str ccoop cancel Cancel str ccoop lvl reg0 Lv. {reg0} str ccoop dropping item on ground You didn't have enough free weapon slots, so it fell to the ground. str ccoop king name King {s0} str ccoop queen name Queen {s0} str javelin bow A bow that fires javelins str knockdown mace Knocks down everyone it hits str blood drain throwing knives Restore health to the thrower, with successful hits str doom javelins Gradually deplete the health of those they impale str disarming throwing axe Disarms on impact str instakill knife Kills with even the slightest touch str backstabber Kills any foe with a stab from behind str weak beserker dart Depletes health but provokes a dangerous frenzy str team change dart Causes the person it strikes to change their allegiance str awesome spear Awesome str running boots Make you run faster str power gloves Make you hit harder str invulnerable helmet Keeps your head safer str kicking boots Deliver a nasty kick str restore health armour Restores health gradually str npc1 1 -Good with throwing and 1h^-Poor with 2h and crossbows str npc2 1 -Good with 1h^-Poor with throwing str npc3 1 -Good with polearms^-Poor with 2h str npc4 1 -Good with melee weapons^-Poor with ranged weapons str npc5 1 -Good with bows and throwing^-Poor with 2h and crossbows str npc6 1 -Good with 1h and 2h^-Poor with bows and crossbows str npc7 1 -Good with bows and polearms^-Poor with 1h and 2h str npc8 1 -Good with throwing and 2h^-Poor with polearms and crossbows str npc9 1 -Good with 2h and bows^-Poor with 1h and crossbows str npc10 1 -Good with crossbows^-Poor with 2h and polearms str npc11 1 -Good with 2h and crossbows^-Poor with bows str npc12 1 -Good with polearms^-Poor with bows str npc13 1 -Good with 1h and bows^-Poor with 2h str npc14 1 -Good with 1h^-Good all-rounder str npc15 1 -Good with 2h and bows^-Poor with crossbows and throwing str npc16 1 -Good with throwing and 1h^-Poor with 2h and crossbows ``` > &emsp;&emsp;<br> ![[encyclopedia_calradica.gif|center|300]]<br> >*“A massive `Mount & Blade` wikipedia.”*<br>About [Encyclopædia Calradica](About-the-Encyclopædia.md)<br>About the [Project](Project-(Pillar).md)<br>About the [Author](Horseapple.md) <br>&emsp;&emsp;