UlfarWhatTheHell — Rogue Trader Dialogue Archive

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MarazhaiYou are staring into the eyes of an animal that enjoys killing. No, it does not enjoy it. It just kills, finding no joy or delight in doing so. It kills because that is its nature.

YOU"The Emperor protects, warrior!"

MarazhaiFrom beneath the veneer of bloodthirsty indifference, something resembling a living emotion surfaces on the giant's face. You hear words breaking through the wall of bared teeth: "For... the... Allfather..."

MarazhaiUlfar's bristling fiery hair lies flat once more and the imprint of death vanishes from his gaze. The face of a wild beast gives way to a grimace of weariness, grief, and... shame.

YOU"Warrior, you honourably dispatched the Emperor's enemies!"

MarazhaiUlfar shakes his head morosely. "It was not devotion to the Allfather that guided my hand. Only the black malice of Wulfen."

YOU"What kind of grief must it be, to have nearly cost you your sanity?"

Marazhai"It is the breath of the frost that chills the bones. It is lightless malice born of despair. The curse that preys upon them who have seen too many things and hate with too much heart."

Marazhai"Too long have I been here. Too long have I served as a tool of unrighteous wretches — a shameful fate for the Allfather's warrior, and shame is what scorches my soul. When I saw that I had once again become their plaything, that yet another xenos had set me upon his foes... I thought it would go on forever. My mind could not accept the indignity of it, so my mind hid like a coward would. Only thirst remained."

Marazhai"Blind destruction. No thoughts. No regrets. No purpose. To be a beast, not a human. A sweet temptation for a lone wolf."

YOU"You have people to fight for. People who need you as you are: a warrior, not a beast."

Marazhai"The Allfather. Russ. My brothers. I belong to them. I am their blade. And this blade will never break."

YOU"What kind of grief must it be, to have nearly cost you your sanity?"

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YOU"We are no longer on the same path. I do not trust you."

Marazhai"I... understand. Farewell, [Name]. May you find your escape from this poisonous nest. But my soul has been trapped here for so long it has put down roots. I will go and kill someone who deserves it."

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YOU"I suggest we go and see why Nocturne of Oblivion has dragged us to this place."

Marazhai"Yes. Where is that slippery wretch? Let me have a word with him."

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YOU"You have a duty to kill the Emperor's enemies, not whomever you please."

Marazhai"And so I will. No one will say that Ulfar was a craven who could not walk the bloody path laid out for him. That a single foe meant to fall at Ulfar's hand escaped their doom because Ulfar wavered."

YOU"What kind of grief must it be, to have nearly cost you your sanity?"

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YOU"We are no longer on the same path. I do not trust you."

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YOU"I suggest we go and see why Nocturne of Oblivion has dragged us to this place."

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YOU"If that is your nature, you should embrace it. Even blind destruction can serve a purpose, can't it?"

Marazhai"The hour will come, and the Curse of the Wulfen will have me. And that hour approaches. I can hear the crunch of snow beneath claws. But it has not arrived yet."

YOU"What kind of grief must it be, to have nearly cost you your sanity?"

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YOU"We are no longer on the same path. I do not trust you."

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YOU"I suggest we go and see why Nocturne of Oblivion has dragged us to this place."

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YOU[Say nothing]

Marazhai"The hour will come, and the Curse of the Wulfen will have me. And that hour approaches. I can hear the crunch of snow beneath claws. But it has not arrived yet."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"We are no longer on the same path. I do not trust you."

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YOU"I suggest we go and see why Nocturne of Oblivion has dragged us to this place."

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YOU"What just happened to you?"

Marazhai"The malice of Wulfen beset my heart. And nearly consumed it forevermore."

YOU"What kind of grief must it be, to have nearly cost you your sanity?"

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YOU"We are no longer on the same path. I do not trust you."

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YOU"I suggest we go and see why Nocturne of Oblivion has dragged us to this place."

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YOU"You mad beast! You have killed everyone who could have told us anything!"

MarazhaiUlfar rumbles grimly, "Mortal, if you were to know of the bitter taste of Wulfen's malice, you would learn that grief takes no prisoners. Grief claims lives."

YOU"What kind of grief must it be, to have nearly cost you your sanity?"

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YOU"We are no longer on the same path. I do not trust you."

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YOU"I suggest we go and see why Nocturne of Oblivion has dragged us to this place."

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YOU"Stop. All your foes are dead. I am your comrade."

Marazhai"Comrade..." This word has a miraculous effect on the bloodthirsty warrior.

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YOU"Stay where you are!"

MarazhaiLike a bolter shot, your commanding cry pierces the shield of bloodthirsty indifference on the giant's face. "I hear... and... obey..."

YOU[Aim your weapon] "Stand down! Or you will fall right next to this scum."

MarazhaiThe giant shows no fear as his body shifts forward with the promise of death... and stops. His lips barely move as he musters the words: "I won't kill... my own..."