IF ~
//whatever the equivalent of AreaType("Forest") is
~ Cernd_Scenery_1
SAY ~<CHARNAME> - look here; an Abishai bush. They cause the most *interesting* rashes, as I remember.~
=
~And there, a foxglove; the long flower with many blooms? They are truly one of nature's most beautiful creations.~
++ ~Is there a point to this, Cernd, or do you just feel like prattling?~+ CS1_1
+ ~InParty("Jaheira")~ + ~Ooh, you're right... it's so pretty! Does it have any special properties?~+ CS1_Jah
+ ~!InParty("Jaheira")~ + ~Ooh, you're right... it's so pretty! Does it have any special properties?~+ CS1_2
++ ~Huh. Doesn't look so nice to me.~+ CS1_3
++ ~How can a rash be interesting. Honestly, Cernd, you are so weird sometimes.~+ CS1_4
END

IF ~~ CS1_1
SAY ~It wasn't my purpose to ramble, <CHARNAME>. I am simply pointing out that which you might normally miss - and it would be a shame to pass such by without comment.~
++ ~Has anyone ever told you that you're weird, Cernd?~+ CS1_4
+ ~Class("Player1",DRUID_ALL) !InParty("Jaheira")~ + ~I *am* a druid, Cernd. I would appreciate it if you would not treat me as though I was someone ignorant of Nature's many wonders.~+ CS1_11
+ ~Class("Player1",DRUID_ALL) InParty("Jaheira")~ + ~I *am* a druid, Cernd. I would appreciate it if you would not treat me as though I was someone ignorant of Nature's many wonders.~+ CS1_1Jah
++ ~I always like to keep an eye out for such things, Cernd. Sometimes I even look at them.~+ CS1_12
++ ~I love nature, Cernd, you know that. I don't mean to be rude, it's just that sometimes you can just speak, and there isn't a purpose behind your words.~+ CS1_13
++ ~Well, you *are* rambling, Cernd, and I would appreciate it if you would stop it.~+ CS1_14
++ ~And why would I want to look at them, honestly? I can't say I agree with your observations about nature's beauty. Nature is ugly, in all its forms. Far better to build something ourselves, and revel in its *human* beauty than look at some pathetic plant.~+ CS1_15
END

IF ~~ CS1_2
SAY ~The foxglove? Unfortunately, no; its sole purpose is to create pollen for the bees which you see around us. The root of the Abishai, however, when ground into a fine paste can be used as a salve for itching and bug bites. Very useful. In fact, I may gather some now - considering where we are, I am sure it will go to good use.~
IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END

CHAIN
IF ~~ THEN BCERND CS1_Jah
~The foxglove? Unfortunately, no; its sole purpose is to create pollen for the bees which you see around us. The root of the Abishai, however, when ground into a fine paste can be used as a salve for itching and bug bites. Very useful. In fact, I may gather some now - considering where we are, I am sure it will go to good use.~
== BJAHEIR ~Do not worry yourself - I have already gathered a sizeable amount, as well as some Korris seed.~
== BCERND ~For burns? A clever addition, Jaheira.~
== BJAHEIR ~Do not patronise me, Cernd, I do know my craft.~
== BJAHEIR ~But - thank you, regardless. To be entirely candid, it was not me who conceived of adding Korris seed to crushed Abishai root. Khalid originally suggested it; he knew of many herbal remedies, passed down to him from his mother and father before him. Not that he told many aside from myself.~
== BCERND ~He sounds like a clever man. I would have liked to have met him, Jaheira.~
== BJAHEIR ~I would have liked you to meet him too, Cernd. I am sure you would have become friends.~
EXIT

IF ~~ CS1_3
SAY ~Truly? I would not go so far as to say your perception was flawed, but I find it a hard stretch to believe that you do not find beauty in the red-orange of the foxglove.~
=
~Admittedly, the Abishai is not the most attractive of plants to many, and the foxglove is not divine. But not everything is as dull as the Abishai, and there are far more spectacular things than the foxglove.~
=
~Do not close your mind to beauty, <CHARNAME>; because there is beauty in everything of the Mother's creation.~ IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END

IF ~~ CS1_4
SAY ~I cannot say I've not heard that before, but I choose to think of myself as closer to the Mother than 'weird'. Admittedly, I am unusual, even for a Druid, but that is not a topic of discussion for the moment, I don't think.~
=
~In answer to your question, even if it was not phrased as such; it was a rash like none other I have had before. Quite like the flower of the foxglove, now that I think about it; orange and red, in the most peculiar patterns. One would almost say it was magical, if it had not come from nature - but then again, who is to say that nature is not the most magical thing of all?~
+ ~Gender("Player1",MALE)~ + ~Oh, it is. I completely agree... after all, it created me. Truly, I must be the most gorgeous thing that ever walked the face of Toril!~+ CS1_41
+ ~Gender("Player1",FEMALE)~ + ~Oh, it is. I completely agree... after all, it created me. Truly, I must be the most gorgeous thing that ever walked the face of Toril!~+ CS1_42
++ ~Hardly. But magic can create life, so I suppose it *could* work the other way around, as well.~+ CS1_43
++ ~Perhaps. Perhaps not. Who is to say, indeed?~ EXIT
++ ~Nature is not magical. It is- natural. There is a difference.~+ CS1_44
END

IF ~~ CS1_11
SAY ~Of course. I apologise, <CHARNAME>; I do tend to get carried away. I am used to the company of those who instinctively know of these things, and so conversely now that I am out of their company, I have a tendancy to explain each of nature's wonders and point out it's beauty.~
= 
~I shall attempt to keep my explanatory instincts under control for you then.~
=
~Now, where was I... oh, yes, I was about to go and dig up some of the Abishai root. When ground into a fine paste, it can be used as a salve for itching and- ah, here I am, doing it again. Of course, you already knew that. Now, how about you help me gather some of these roots, and then we can take stock of exactly how much we will need.~ IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END

CHAIN
IF ~~ THEN BCERND CS1_1Jah
~Of course. I apologise, <CHARNAME>; I do tend to get carried away. I am used to the company of those who instinctively know of these things, and so conversely now that I am out of their company, I have a tendancy to explain each of nature's wonders and point out it's beauty.~
= 
~I shall attempt to keep my explanatory instincts under control for you then.~
=
~Now, where was I... oh, yes, I was about to go and dig up some of the Abishai root. When ground into a fine paste, it can be used as a salve for itching and- ah, here I am, doing it again. Of course, you already knew that. Now, how about you help me gather some of these roots, and then we can take stock of exactly how much we will need.~
== BJAHEIR ~Do not worry yourselves - I have already gathered a sizeable amount, as well as some Korris seed.~
== BCERND ~For burns? A clever addition, Jaheira.~
== BJAHEIR ~Do not patronise me, Cernd. I do know my craft.~
== BJAHEIR ~But - thank you, regardless. To be entirely candid, it was not me who conceived of adding Korris seed to crushed Abishai root. Khalid originally suggested it; he knew of many herbal remedies, passed down to him from his mother and father before him. Not that he told many aside from myself.~
== BCERND ~He sounds like a clever man. I would have liked to have met him, Jaheira.~
== BJAHEIR ~I would have liked you to meet him too, Cernd. I am sure you would have become friends.~
EXIT

IF ~~ CS1_12
SAY ~You miss the trees for the wood, <CHARNAME>; admittedly, the Abishai is not the most attractive of plants to many, and the foxglove is not divine. But not everything is as dull as the Abishai, and there are far more spectacular things than the foxglove.~
=
~Do not close your mind to beauty, <CHARNAME>; because there is beauty in everything of the Mother's creation.~ IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END

IF ~~ CS1_13
SAY ~Oh, there is always a purpose - it is deciphering the purpose which can sometimes be difficult.~ IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END

IF ~~ CS1_14
SAY ~Of course. But do not miss the trees for the wood, <CHARNAME>; one day you might regret it.~ IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END

IF ~~ CS1_15
SAY ~I am of the opposite opinion, and I can't understand myself how you could disregard nature's beauty. But we are all different, I suppose - even if some of us prefer concrete to grass. Of course, one day concrete will give way to nature, but that isn't the point, is it?~ IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END

IF ~~ CS1_41
SAY ~But surely you can't compare with the stag, with his majestic horns and ceaseless grace? Or the Great Bear, in its ferocity?~
=
~There are all kinds of beauty. You just have to find them.~ IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END

IF ~~ CS1_42
SAY ~But surely you can't compare with the lioness, with her fiercely maternal instincts? Or the swan, with its delicate grace?~
=
~There are all kinds of beauty. You just have to find them.~ IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END

IF ~~ CS1_43
SAY ~Magic can create the semblance of life, yes. But magic is inherent in nature, rather than the other way around, I'm afraid, unless I'm drastically mistaken. The fox knows his den; and the rabbit knows not to venture near.~ IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END

IF ~~ CS1_44
SAY ~But would there be nature without magic? Think on that a while, perhaps.~ IF ~~ THEN EXIT
END
