@0 = ~Pain? What do you know of pain? has already saved me from death itself.~ @1 = ~...~ @2 = ~Look... I tried to think of something nice to say to you when this moment finally came...~ @3 = ~I suppose I could hide the truth from you and others, but not from myself...~ @4 = ~Please don't break my heart by leaving, ! All jokes aside, I love you too much to lose you just like that!~ @5 = ~I won't. I am staying, with you.~ @6 = ~Well... the power is tempting...~ @7 = ~I'm sorry, Tashia, I have to fulfill my destiny.~ @8 = ~I sincerely hope so...~ @9 = ~How can you even consider giving up everything we've accomplished so far? If I were in your place, I would never leave you! Truly, , what good is power when it is acquired by breaking a loved one's heart?~ @10 = ~Stay... Please? I swear you will never be alone ever again, and I'll try my best to make every moment of our time together the greatest it can possibly be!~ @11 = ~Your destiny? Destiny is what you make it, . You control it. It does not control you. I thought you knew this!~ @12 = ~(Tashia looks up at you with a most sincere expression of both love and joy in her eyes)~ @13 = ~(She runs straight into your arms, nearly knocking you off your feet.)~ @14 = ~(She wraps her arms around you and gives you a passionate kiss.)~ @15 = ~(Tashia stands there for a few moments, unblinking, as if not believing her ears.)~ @16 = ~(Feelings of sorrow, despair, loss, and ultimately...betrayal, all flash in her eyes.)~ @17 = ~'All love is foolish'... I should have known...~ @18 = ~(Tashia turns away from you, shaking her head, sickened, resigned. Tears well up in her deep jade eyes... she begins to cry.)~ @19 = ~To become a god, with your troubles amplifying in accordance with your power, or to finally get rid of your taint and live in peace as a mortal. Not a difficult choice, is it?~ @20 = ~Think about it, .~ @21 = ~I find it hard to believe that a wood elf wouldn't be aware of his dark cousins. All elves are told of our most hated enemies as soon as we're able to speak!~ @22 = ~I find it even harder to believe that a drow raiding party would miss the opportunity to murder a surface elf.~ @23 = ~What is it you're not telling us, woodcutter?~ @24 = ~That's pretty vague, but thank you, nevertheless. I'm flattered.~ @25 = ~? What can I do for you?~ @26 = ~Are you alright?~ @27 = ~You look odd, Tashia.~ @28 = ~Oh, nothing. Don't mind me.~ @29 = ~I'll take that as a compliment.~ @30 = ~I'm feeling fine... Why, is something wrong?~ @31 = ~Oh, no, nevermind.~ @32 = ~Ughhh... Well I seem to be... for now. A heal could be useful, though...~ @33 = ~*gasp* Ahhh.. the pain... Please, , help me with my wounds!~ @34 = ~*groan* I'm fine... really... While you're here, , would you mind passing me my right leg? It's over there on the ground behind you...~ @35 = ~What is it you surface elves say? 'Curiosity killed the cat'? Well, here is your answer, kitty! Praise Lloth!!~ @36 = ~What of the inevitable pain you must give to the one you love? The young elven sorceress you call 'Tashia'?~ @37 = ~Bring me Tashia, the elven Sorceress.~ @38 = ~The time has come to make your choice, Bhaalspawn. What is your wish?~ [SOLAR102] @39 = ~(Solar looks at you intently, anticipating your decision.)~ @40 = ~Tell me about Tashia.~ @41 = ~Wandering around the harsh frozen lands of the Icewind Dale as an orphaned child, with her past as uncertain as her future, Tashia could not have known that only in a few decades she would meet the love of her life, , and become perhaps the most powerful Sorceress to grace the Realms.~ @42 = ~Wandering around the harsh frozen lands of the Icewind Dale as an orphaned child, with her past as uncertain as her future, Tashia could not have known that only in a few decades she would become perhaps the most powerful Sorceress to grace the Realms.~