Ranger — Rogue Trader Dialogue Archive

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RangerThe gilded chrono in your hands tells you that two watch hours have already elapsed. Your muscles feel stiff and your head feels heavy on your neck. When you next glance around the small section of the bridge that Yrliet has adapted for her own use, you catch someone's sharp, attentive gaze.

Ranger"You are still here, elantach." Yrliet's words do not sound like a question or an expression of surprise. Her eyes quickly sweep over you and she nods in greeting.

YOU"Could you not have answered immediately?"

Ranger"If I could have, do you think I would have abided your irrational behaviour?"

YOU"Could you not have answered immediately?"

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YOU"What? When did I nod off?"

RangerYou think you see the shadow of a smile flit across Yrliet's austere face. "Almost as soon as you decided to join me. Do not worry, your heavy breathing did not disturb my immersion."

YOU"Could you not have answered immediately?"

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YOU"What? When did I nod off?"

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YOU"You mentioned 'immersion' — what is it?"

Ranger"In your language, this state can also be conveyed with the word 'meditation.' It is what allows me to maintain a balance between the outer world and my inner world, and it guards my soul against burdens and corruption."

Ranger"My meditation... is immersion — immersion into myself, my inner world. It is my chance to speak to myself, but without words. Or to heal wounds that cannot be seen with ordinary sight." Yrliet frowns uncertainly. "It is difficult to explain even in the language of the Children of Asuryan — there are so many meanings and shades in its sound alone. And the mon-keigh tongue is too sparse and awkward. No... immersion must be seen to be realised."

RangerYrliet lets her eyes fall half-closed, giving herself over to memories while still watching you. "I should say, elantach, that during meditation, the mind does not leave the body — part of it remains vigilant, monitoring what is taking place outside. So I heard every word you said. And I saw everything you did."

Ranger"I am disappointed by your lack of restraint, I will admit. Every day you become more primitive, more like other mon-keigh. Do not allow your bestial nature to win out — I can see that there is more to you than that."

YOU"Could you not have answered immediately?"

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YOU"What? When did I nod off?"

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YOU"You mentioned 'immersion' — what is it?"

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YOU"Are you all right? I was worried!"

Ranger"You needn't have been, elantach, for I can take care of myself. However, judging by your expression, my meditation has distressed you — but only due to your ignorance."

YOU"You were deep in a special Aeldari meditation, weren't you?"

Ranger"Yes." Yrliet arches her delicate brows. "I am sometimes surprised by the depth of your knowledge of my kind's customs, elantach. But even if listening is your only skill, that in itself elevates you above billions of other mon-keigh."

YOU"So you knew I was here the whole time? And you did not even bat an eye?"

Ranger"Immersion requires concentration and unity of mind, body, and spirit. Entering this state unprepared — or coming out of it suddenly — can be harmful."

YOU"Could you not have answered immediately?"

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YOU"What? When did I nod off?"

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YOU"You mentioned 'immersion' — what is it?"

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YOU"Are you all right? I was worried!"

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YOU"You were deep in a special Aeldari meditation, weren't you?"

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YOU"So you knew I was here the whole time? And you did not even bat an eye?"

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YOU"Can I also immerse myself in my own world?"

Ranger"What? No, I do not think so. But then again..." Yrliet tilts her head and sceptically examines you from head to toe. "Perhaps you, elantach, might have the inner strength to do so, but meditation requires long practice sessions, restraint, and self-discipline. And most important of all — a skilled guide to direct your mind."

YOU"Could you not have answered immediately?"

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YOU"What? When did I nod off?"

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YOU"You mentioned 'immersion' — what is it?"

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YOU"Are you all right? I was worried!"

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YOU"You were deep in a special Aeldari meditation, weren't you?"

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YOU"So you knew I was here the whole time? And you did not even bat an eye?"

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YOU"Can I also immerse myself in my own world?"

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YOU"In the future, you will answer me at once. I will not tolerate such blatant disrespect."

Ranger"Words dripping with venom. Could I have expected anything else from a mon-keigh?" Yrliet gives you a long, cutting look.

Ranger"I refuse to offer any apology. You will have to content yourself with the knowledge that you will never see me in that state again. Now tell me why you have come."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

Ranger"What do I see?" Yrliet gives you a thoughtful look. "Your words ring with the desire to know the soul of another. But will you be able to comprehend my answer?"

Ranger"You and I, elantach, look at this world in very different ways. And I see many more facets, and deeper meanings, and brighter colours in it... But to capture the full truth of this world in the miserly language familiar to your ears will take time. I will come to you with an answer later."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

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YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

RangerYrliet juts out her chin and somehow seems even taller than she actually is. "The minions of She Who Thirsts could sense my soul behind the thick walls and thin veil that separate your fragile lives from the roiling fury outside. A Child of Asuryan that dared to wander beyond the veil... within the reach of an outstretched claw... protected only by the barrier of unreliable mon-keigh technology... It is too tempting a quarry for the monsters that serve Sai'lanthresh."

Ranger"Our ships never venture beyond the veil. And I... I never travelled the way you do, mon-keigh. Elantach, I admit this was... a novel experience." There is a hint of guilt in Yrliet's voice. "I lost composure, let dismay into my heart, and almost strayed from the Path. This moment of hesitation drew the attention of She Who Thirsts, but I summoned my will and used the knowledge of meditation to achieve balance and hide my soul behind an impenetrable wall of resolve. Future journeys beyond the veil will still be difficult... But I will steel my heart, and not let the hounds of Sai'lanthresh pick up my scent ever again."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

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YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

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YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

Ranger"Is that snake venom seeping from your lips? We, the Children of Asuryan, are no strangers to the art of war. We are not raiders, or butchers, or, least of all, fools! When a craftworld is beset by calamity, its inhabitants do not start a war with every mon-keigh in the sector. If you are looking for enemies, look for them elsewhere."

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

Ranger"It is a mystery as inscrutable as the sigh of the last immortal, as deep as the waters of a dark ocean. And I can tell you little, for I was far away... on a mission with my unit. We returned at the appointed hour but we did not find Crudarach in its celestial harbour. It happened many journeys ago — or 'standard years,' as you say — but I remember that moment as if it happened this very day. The memory of a loss is always stronger than the memory of a gain, especially when you lose something as significant as a home. Or an entire world."

Ranger"We searched, we called out, we looked everywhere, but we saw only emptiness and the echo of an echo of calamity. Countless days passed before I found myself on the Lilaethan and met some of my kin — those refugees who had barely managed to reach our ancestral planet. Their stories were far from being the fruit of truth I so badly craved. Those who agreed to talk to me were few — for most saw me as a wayward daughter who had spurned the honourable Paths — and they would not stop babbling about a terrible disease that spread black tendrils of pain over the paths of the Infinity Circuit and deadened our world one segment after another. The ones who survived fled in fear and wandered between the stars until the Lilaethan's warm light reach out to some of them."

Ranger"Some, like Muaran, lay the blame entirely on mon-keigh. However, I do not know the truth. But I hope — oh, I desperately hope and pray to the gods — that someday it will be revealed to me!"

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

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YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

Ranger"The memory of mon-keigh is just as fleeting as your span of life." Yrliet bows her head in bitter amusement. "Your predecessor infused Crudarach with corruption too strong even for the ancestors of the Infinity Circuit to repel. And while the dying world thrashed in its agony, the dark cousins captured the fleeing Children of Asuryan, looking for seers to fuel the Haemonculus's insane experiment."

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

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YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

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YOU"What is an Infinity Circuit?"

RangerYrliet regards you with an inquisitive look. "Is idle curiosity a defining feature of the mon-keigh or are you trying to learn about the weaknesses of my people so you can destroy another world of the Children of Asuryan? Forgive me, elantach, but I am not ready to immerse you in the fount of my people's deepest mysteries."

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

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YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

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YOU"What is an Infinity Circuit?"

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YOU"All Aeldari carry these crystals — spirit stones. I want to know what they are."

Ranger"You are talking about something you cannot comprehend, elantach. Waystones are not mere trinkets worn by my people. They are something greater..." Yrliet closes her eyes and her hand inexorably reaches for the red crystal on her breast. "From birth and to the last breath the spirit stone belongs only to its owner, serving as an ever-present reminder that we are mortal. For it is the first refuge of the mind and the last refuge of the soul, which Sai'lanthresh is so eager to devour."

Ranger"The souls of the Children of Asuryan move into the stones after death, and then they become a part of the Infinity Circuit on a craftworld so they can serve their people even when the body is gone. There is no crime more despicable than harming a waystone and dooming the immortal soul of a Child of Asuryan to an eternity of torment in the maw of She Who Thirsts."

Ranger"We need waystones as desperately as darkness needs starlight and mon-keigh need air. And so we are bound to wander the galaxy in search of the old worlds that might give another craftworld hope for existence. Each mon-keigh's heart is one of your lives. Each waystone is the preserved soul of a Child of Asuryan."

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

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YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

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YOU"What is an Infinity Circuit?"

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YOU"All Aeldari carry these crystals — spirit stones. I want to know what they are."

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YOU"What was your world like before it fell?"

Ranger"Crudarach cannot be described in your language. It can only be sung — encased in a filigree of sounds, a melody as complex and delicate as the Infinity Circuit, its energy network. It can be seen in the golden hues of sunlight, felt in the breath of celestial winds. Though it was an artificial world, it was just as alive as any real planet."

Ranger"But I must see clearly, not only light but also shadows. I yearn to remember only Crudarach's beauty, but it had a dark side, too. My world was isolated for too long. Like a lake of stagnant water, there was no movement or renewal, and even the sweetest outbursts of life soon turned fetid. Who knows..." Yrliet sighs heavily. "Who knows, had there been no stagnation, had our elders not been so blind in their dogmatism and our youths not lacking in courage, then perhaps... Crudarach would still be alive even now?"

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

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YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

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YOU"What is an Infinity Circuit?"

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YOU"All Aeldari carry these crystals — spirit stones. I want to know what they are."

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YOU"How do your craftworlds even work?"

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Ranger"Explaining it to you feels like singing a paean to the beauty of deep waters and coral forests to a bird, elantach. Your mind's limited understanding of the world can hardly contain the contours of endless wraithbone spires, the intoxicating scent of a garden blooming under a dome of crystal, or the silver babbling of a brook that runs through the whole world. And all this encapsulated in a single vessel that shines like a star on the velvet drape of the void."

Ranger"A craftworld is a fortress, an ark and a home to millions of Aeldari. It houses Webway Gates that connect it to the numerous worlds of our kinsmen and armadas of Vaul's machines that crush outside enemies. We can all be warriors, and our wrath is terrible to behold should the foe approach. But during the time of peace, each kinsman is free to follow their own Path, shielded under the protection of those who follow the Paths of the Warrior and the Seer."

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

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YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

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YOU"What is an Infinity Circuit?"

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YOU"All Aeldari carry these crystals — spirit stones. I want to know what they are."

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YOU"What was your world like before it fell?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How do your craftworlds even work?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What can you tell me about the history of the Aeldari?"

Ranger"I am afraid your life is too fleeting and your memory too feeble to encompass the entirety of my knowledge. My people ruled the stars when yours did not even have a name. But many of our songs and stories were lost, stolen by She Who Thirsts. I can tell you the Children of Asuryan lived, created, caressed the stars as if they were pearls on a string — until Sai'lanthresh smothered our empire in her terrifying embrace."

Ranger"Different branches of the Aeldari chose different paths to salvation. My ancestors chose an eternal journey through the starry void — living on craftworlds instead of real planets. We rescued countless wonders from the days before... but far from all. You saw this on the Lilaethan — not even we can always master the gates our ancient ones built." After a brief pause, Yrliet adds, "This is the story of the Asuryani. There are branches that chose a different path, gruesome and frightening. But I do not wish to tell you about them. That is our dark side, just as your kin have many dark sides of their own."

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

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YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

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YOU"What is an Infinity Circuit?"

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YOU"All Aeldari carry these crystals — spirit stones. I want to know what they are."

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YOU"What was your world like before it fell?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How do your craftworlds even work?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What can you tell me about the history of the Aeldari?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"You keep mentioning 'She Who Thirsts.' What can you tell me about her?"

RangerYrliet's eyes grow dark. "Why ask this question? Is it idle curiosity, or something else? Do not turn your thoughts toward Sai'lanthresh, whatever your motive! She is downfall. She is hunger. She is the enemy of all that is good in the universe, She is an enemy to the Aeldari, and, I hope, to you as well." Yrliet stresses the last words, looking at you inquisitively.

YOU"The Chaos Gods are the enemies of the Imperium, which means they are my enemies. You can be sure of that."

RangerYrliet tilts her head. "We are as different as starlight and its reflection in a muddy puddle, but we share a common enemy. Constancy is our strength."

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

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YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

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YOU"What is an Infinity Circuit?"

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YOU"All Aeldari carry these crystals — spirit stones. I want to know what they are."

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YOU"What was your world like before it fell?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How do your craftworlds even work?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What can you tell me about the history of the Aeldari?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"You keep mentioning 'She Who Thirsts.' What can you tell me about her?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I've learned what I wanted to know. You have my gratitude."

Ranger"As you wish, elantach."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

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YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

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YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

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YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

RangerYrliet looks at you in slight surprise, then cautiously replies, "[Name]... Our species are too different from one another. What touches our souls is unlikely to make a significant impression on your kind. Just as I find your concept of offering material gifts to be clumsy and primitive."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

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YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

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YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

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YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

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YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."

Ranger"What do you wish to talk about?"

YOU"Remind me again, how did you come to be on Janus?"

Ranger"The Children of Asuryan sought shelter on the Lilaethan after the demise of our craftworld, our Crudarach. I arrived later, looking for traces of my kin and hoping to learn the fate of my world. They witnessed the baneful ignorance of your breed and began to weave a web of their own intrigues in which I played the role of Vistenza Vyatt's aide. And then you appeared."

YOU"Remind me again, how did you come to be on Janus?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about yourself. Who were you before you came to Janus?"

Ranger"I followed my Path," Yrliet almost chants, each word full of sacred meaning. "Do you know what a Path is to the Children of Asuryan? It is more than a chosen — what do you call it? — craft. The Path is how each of us moves through the labyrinth of existence, inside and out, in life and in spirit. It is both a journey and a fortress. It protects us from She Who Thirsts — to stray from the Path is to fall into her dark embrace."

Ranger"The first Path I walked was the Path of Awakening. It granted me the ability not merely to look but to see, and to take notice of what I saw." She pauses. "My second Path could have been that of a Warrior, but I chose differently, for the ability to see called me beyond the boundaries of my homeworld. Though not everyone was pleased by this decision, I stepped onto the Path of the Outcast. I gained the freedom to choose, to question, to doubt where the others merely bow before the wisdom of a Farseer who dictates the will of destiny. And I will follow my Path until I reach its pinnacle."

YOU"Remind me again, how did you come to be on Janus?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about yourself. Who were you before you came to Janus?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is it like for you being on my ship?"

Ranger"It feels like I am in the belly of a bird with steel wings — cold and unliving, but stubbornly blazing through the dark. It lacks life with its light and beauty. But... although your vessel cannot even remotely be compared to a craftworld, I feel strangely satisfied. We, the Asuryani, are born and dwell on craftworlds. To find myself on a moving world again, even one such as yours, is a source of much joy."

YOU"Remind me again, how did you come to be on Janus?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about yourself. Who were you before you came to Janus?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is it like for you being on my ship?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I thank you for your answers."

Ranger"The words of truth sound like music. This is what our people say."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

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YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

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YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

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YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

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YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

RangerA shadow passes over Yrliet's face. "This wound is still bleeding. But you may ask your questions. I will answer to the best of my ability."

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

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YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

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YOU"What is an Infinity Circuit?"

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YOU"All Aeldari carry these crystals — spirit stones. I want to know what they are."

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YOU"What was your world like before it fell?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How do your craftworlds even work?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What can you tell me about the history of the Aeldari?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"You keep mentioning 'She Who Thirsts.' What can you tell me about her?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I've learned what I wanted to know. You have my gratitude."continues where this line first appears above

RangerYrliet interrupts you with a swift gesture. "I refuse to discuss this with a mon-keigh. We are but travelling companions who happen to be following the same road among the stars. Do not even try to get under my skin — it will not work."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

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YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

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YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

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YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

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YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

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YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

RangerA shadow passes over Yrliet's face. "This wound is still bleeding. But you may ask your questions. I will answer to the best of my ability."

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YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

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YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

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YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

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YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

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YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

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YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

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YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

RangerA shadow passes over Yrliet's face. "This wound is still bleeding. But you may ask your questions. I will answer to the best of my ability."

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YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

Ranger"The Lilaethan is purifying herself of the corruption brought by the servants of Sai'lanthresh. Gardens and birds, animals and people — many are gone forever, and even more are corrupted beyond healing. But the Lilaethan is stronger. This world will live."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

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YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

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YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

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YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

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YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

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YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

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YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

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YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

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YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"

Ranger"The Outcasts my Path led me to had a saying... Let me translate it for you: 'If you fall off a cliff, grab the roots and do not ask if they belong to a weed or a noble rose bush.'" For a second, Yrliet's expression changes, she almost grins before continuing in earnest, "You are the root I grabbed, elantach. Because I fell off a cliff. My homeworld is gone, my kin are either dead or hiding no one knows where. By joining forces with you, I may be able to nurture a seedling of the truth I so deeply yearn for."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

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YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

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YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

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YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

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YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

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YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

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YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

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YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

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YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

Ranger"I would welcome that, [Name]. Which world's unknowable depths will we visit this time — yours or mine?"

YOU"I want to know your world better."

RangerA slight smile touches her thin lips. "I have you figured out, [Name]. I knew you would say that."

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RangerYrliet lets out a quiet chuckle and brushes a fiery lock away from her face. "Indeed? I thought I had learned all there was to know about you, [Name], but you are still full of surprises."

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YOU"I want to open up my world to you."

RangerYrliet lets out a quiet chuckle and brushes a fiery lock away from her face. "Indeed? I thought I had learned all there was to know about you, [Name], but you are still full of surprises."continues where this line first appears above

RangerA slight smile touches her thin lips. "I have you figured out, [Name]. I knew you would say that."continues where this line first appears above

Ranger"Sharing silence and exploring new depths of your world together? I agree, [Name]. For my soul, too, yearns for knowledge and rest."

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YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

RangerYrliet looks down at you. "Is this your true desire, elantach?"

YOU"Yes. I don't want to see you ever again."

Ranger"So, the Path leads me onward, away from your kind. Whether for good or for ill, I will know only once I start moving. Farewell, elantach." The face of the Aeldari shows nothing but cold arrogance.

end of branch

YOU"No. Sorry, I was lost in my thoughts."

RangerYrliet shakes her head. "Mon-keigh thoughts are so nimble and fickle that they puzzle and confuse even their own masters. Fascinating."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

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YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."

end of branch

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

RangerYrliet frowns. "My kin stayed to rule the world from the shadows, which is not entirely to my liking. We should not seek power over other tribes. The fate of Crudarach, the path to the Webway — this is what matters, not elaborate power plays. And yet I can influence their fates no more than I can change the course of a rolling storm. All I can do is regret their choices."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

Ranger"My kin are probably still looking for a means to enter the Webway. May the Lilaethan's spirit aid them in this endeavour — beyond the gate lies salvation, and perhaps even knowledge about the fate of Crudarach and the remaining survivors."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

Ranger"Under the watchful eye of my kin, the Lilaethan could have regained her freedom, perhaps even awoken from her centuries of slumber. Could have... but now we will never know." Yrliet's thin brows quiver slightly, and she turns away.

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

RangerYrliet looks at you silently for a few moments. "How dare you speak of the Lilaethan, after you doomed her with your idleness? The mon-keigh ruler is still alive... which means she continues to poison the World Spirit and serve the cursed Sai'lanthresh. When will you do what you have to do? We know how to wait, but even my patience is coming to an end."

YOU"I have been mulling over our conversation, and I can understand why you do not like people. But I think there is something else, something I cannot understand."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Strange and blasphemous things started happening during the first warp voyage with you on board. The crew are whispering that you may be the reason. Is this true?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Footfall is abuzz with rumours about xenos ravaging the sector. Do you think it could be your kin from Crudarach?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What gift would an Aeldari give to someone they liked?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I thank you for your answers."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is it like for you being on my ship?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I thank you for your answers."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about yourself. Who were you before you came to Janus?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is it like for you being on my ship?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I thank you for your answers."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Allow me to ask you a few personal questions."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me about your kin and your homeworld."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Am I still unworthy of discussing your world and your kin?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I'd like to hear about your kin."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What do you think is happening on Janus right now?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Why did you agree to join me? Is it not strange for an Aeldari to be following a human?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"My soul needs to be cleansed. I would like to join you in meditation."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Leave my voidship and my retinue. For good."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I must take my leave."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"There is nothing wrong with curiosity, idle or not. Knowledge is always a boon, including knowledge of one's enemy."

Ranger"It is the bait with which the enemy lures you in, urging you to come closer. One step after another. Be wary, elantach — your intentions may be noble, but they are sending you down a dangerous road."

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

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YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

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YOU"What is an Infinity Circuit?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"All Aeldari carry these crystals — spirit stones. I want to know what they are."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What was your world like before it fell?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How do your craftworlds even work?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What can you tell me about the history of the Aeldari?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"You keep mentioning 'She Who Thirsts.' What can you tell me about her?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I've learned what I wanted to know. You have my gratitude."continues where this line first appears above

YOU"This is my ship, which means I can question whoever I want however I like."

Ranger"Then you received your answer... mon-keigh."

YOU"What happened to your homeworld?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"Tell me again what happened to your craftworld."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What is an Infinity Circuit?"

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"All Aeldari carry these crystals — spirit stones. I want to know what they are."

continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What was your world like before it fell?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"How do your craftworlds even work?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"What can you tell me about the history of the Aeldari?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"You keep mentioning 'She Who Thirsts.' What can you tell me about her?"continues where this line first appears above

YOU"I've learned what I wanted to know. You have my gratitude."continues where this line first appears above

YOU[Say nothing]

RangerThe Aeldari regards you coldly, pursing her lips but saying nothing.