 CHAIN IF ~conditions~ THEN BEGIN LK#ARK Meeting
~It seems they are working faster than we could have anticipated. We have 3 days to prepare ourselves then, it seems... ~
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~(His eyes widen slightly as he notices something the Rod of Amaunator sticking out the top of your pack.) You... how... how could you have repaired it?! Sharyl gave it to you in what we thought was a vain hope...~
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++ ~It seems there are more forces at work than I thought. I encountered a... a shade in the temple, who was apparently an echo of the old Amuana who died. She... I'm not sure what she did, really, but she fashioned armour out of some melted Shadow Dragon Scales, as well as fixing the rod. It was... rather strange to watch, to say in the least. How did you find it originally? Amuana said it had strong connections to the temple, so I imagine you found it in there...~ THEN GOTO PC1.1
++ ~A shade in the temple did it for me... I don't think I want to go into it any more than that, thanks.~ THEN GOTO PC1.2

IF ~~ THEN LK#ARK PC1.1
~Yes, you are quite right... Sharyl found it in a hidden cache of a coffin, and we sensed its power. We... (He breaks off, and starts talking excitedly to his companions in a language you can't quite understand. After several minutes of discussion, he turns back to you, a slight smile on his face.)~
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~My companions and I think we know a way we can prevent Shade from returning and closing the portal for good.~
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++ ~But... won't that mean you will never be able to return to Shade?~ THEN GOTO PC1.1.1
++ ~(Remain silent.)~ THEN GOTO PC1.1.2


IF ~~ THEN LK#ARK PC1.2
~We will not pressure you if you do not want to reveal details to us, but we... (He breaks off, and starts talking excitedly to his companions in a language you can't quite understand. After several minutes of discussion, he turns back to you, a slight smile on his face.)~
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~Using the Rod, my companions and I think we know a way we can prevent Shade from returning and closing the portal for good.~
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++ ~But... won't that mean you will never be able to return to Shade?~ THEN GOTO PC1.1.1
++ ~(Remain silent and wait for him to elaborate.)~ THEN GOTO PC1.1.2

IF ~~ THEN LK#ARK PC1.1.1
~The price is well worth the sacrifice... and I don't exactly think they would welcome us back, besides.~ THEN GOTO PC1.1.2

IF ~~ THEN LK#ARK PC1.1.2
~We believe that using the power of the rod, we could expel the darkness from the Temple and close the portal, but we would need to find a way to somehow transfer power from the mythallar fragment to the temple itself. I'm mystified as to how you acquired a mythallar fragment in the first place, however...~
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++ ~A... mythallar fragment? Would you mind explaining what that is?~ THEN GOTO PC1.1.2.1

IF ~~ THEN LK#ARK PC1.1.2.1
~(He gives you a strange look, but when he sees you are telling the truth he elaborates.) Mythallar were undoubtably the greatest invention of ancient Netheril- enormous glowing cyrstals, which could serve as magical 'batteries', they were used to do many things, the most important of which was making the cities float in the air.~
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~Mythallar fragments were used to power objects, and even tiny fragments held quite an amount of power. How did you acquire it? I would have thought they stopped functioning after the catastrophe which was the Time of Troubles, but...~
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++ ~Some of the villagers witnessed a miracle- the Statue of Amaunator cried, shedding tears which they then collected in a flask. A woman by the name of Isra gave it to me, acting on the advice of Rothril, the supposed protector of Amuana. Then the shade Amuana did something to one of the tears, it solidified, and she pressed it into the rod.~ THEN GOTO PC1.1.2.1.1

IF ~~ THEN LK#ARK PC1.1.2.1.1
~Ah... it shimmers with power still, even if it may not be a mythallar fragment. We will investigate the temple in 3 days when we go to this next meeting... hopefully we will discover a way to use it in time.~
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~Meet us in the Umar Inn in 3 days... prepare yourself, I am sure the next time we venture to the temple it will end in violence. We will see you soon.~ EXIT