Farseer"Your threats are laughable, mon-keigh. Did you think after all the Paths I have had the good fortune to walk in my life, I would be intimidated by the words of so worthless a creature?"
YOU"We freed you from the Haemonculus's torture chamber, Eklendyl, and this is the thanks we get?"
YOU"If you wish to leave this place alive, you would do well to start talking, xenos."
YOU"Perhaps I should put you back in the cage?"
YOU"You have already told us almost everything. Why hold anything back?"
YOU"Yrliet?"
Yrliet"Crudarach is no more. Our home is destroyed, and our surviving kin are scattered across the Expanse, scared and defenceless. They are hunted by the mon-keigh, the Dark Ones, and the ever-hungry Sai'lanthresh. Tell me, Eklendyl Ma'ersh who walks the Path of the Farseer, are lies and eternal wandering in the void all that the Children of Asuryan who come after us will inherit?"
FarseerThe Farseer's emerald-green eyes are filled with despair. "We had been steering Crudarach along a course prophesied by the stars themselves, until Sha'eil's tumultuous currents cast us to the edge of the Great Wound. A storm was coming, threatening to sweep Crudarach away from its path, and so the council decided on a route to safety — across the nearest islet of hope and into the place known among the mon-keigh as the Koronus Expanse."
Farseer"We stood by our decision, but there came a point where the prophecies became ever darker and more unsettling. Someone proposed altering the course, but the closing grip of raging Sha'eil was blocking our path on all sides. It was then that the council's opinion was split. My vote... was the deciding one in that difficult debate, for I believed that the prophecy that had promised us salvation in the Expanse could not have been a lie."
Farseer"You already know what... happened next." The Farseer closes his eyes and turns away, unwilling to meet Yrliet's gaze.
Yrliet"So it was you... You killed them... You killed them all, kae-morag! And then you tried to hide the truth, like an abject coward! You should have remained in that cage until the end of your days, begging the forgiveness of those who died because of you. But you wanted to be rescued. And now... I am going to kill you for betraying your homeworld!"
YOU"Go ahead, Yrliet. He deserves it. Kill him!"
FarseerWithout a shadow of hesitation, Yrliet carries out her sentence.
Yrliet"Come, [Name]. We have nothing left to do here."
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YOU"Why are you placing the blame wholly on the Farseer? Was it not you who abandoned Crudarach when it needed you most?"
YOU"Do not do something you may regret, Yrliet. It is not as clear-cut as that and you know it."
YOU[Do not interfere]
Yrliet"I dedicate my wrath to Kaela Mensha Khaine, you wretch!" Without a shadow of hesitation, Yrliet carries out her sentence.
Yrliet"Come, [Name]. We have nothing left to do here."continues where this line first appears above
YrlietYrliet looks lost. "So we were doomed... I should have stayed on Crudarach. I could have tried to help those who survived the disaster... If only I had not chosen that accursed Path and left the craftworld, I could have at least tried to save someone!"
YOU"You abandoned Crudarach when it needed you, and now everyone you know is dead. What did you think was going to happen?"
Yrliet"Deep in my heart, I always knew I would not feel truly alive or free behind Crudarach's protective domes. That was why I kept putting off my return. However, although the blame lies with me, it is too early yet for me to leave this world. Come with me, Eklendyl. We have a lot to do before the great oblivion. We will find our brothers and sisters and protect them from those who seek to harm them. Perhaps we may even find a new home..."
Farseer"Your words are like a healing melody flowing into my tormented soul." For the first time, a slight smile graces the Farseer's lips. "I accept your proposal, my child."
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YOU"You are not to blame for the demise of your world. Subverting fate is beyond your power."
YOU"Was it not the Farseers who made a bad decision? What difference would it have made if you had been on Crudarach?"
YOU"Have you not found out everything you wanted? Would you like me to kill this Farseer for you now?"
Yrliet"No, of course not! I have enough kindred blood on my hands as it is. Another one dying is more than I could bear."
YOU"You abandoned Crudarach when it needed you, and now everyone you know is dead. What did you think was going to happen?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are not to blame for the demise of your world. Subverting fate is beyond your power."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Was it not the Farseers who made a bad decision? What difference would it have made if you had been on Crudarach?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Have you not found out everything you wanted? Would you like me to kill this Farseer for you now?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Do not interfere]
Yrliet"Deep in my heart, I always knew I would not feel truly alive or free behind Crudarach's protective domes. That was why I kept putting off my return. However, although the blame lies with me, it is too early yet for me to leave this world. Come with me, Eklendyl. We have a lot to do before the great oblivion. We will find our brothers and sisters and protect them from those who seek to harm them. Perhaps we may even find a new home..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Do not interfere]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am sick and tired of you, xenos. Why don't I just kill you and have done with it?"
Yrliet"No!" Yrliet stands between you and the Farseer. "Do not dare, elantach! Not now."
YOU[Kill the Farseer] "Stand aside, Yrliet."
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YOU"Fine. I shall give him one last chance to tell the truth."
Yrliet"Crudarach is no more. Our home is destroyed, and our surviving kin are scattered across the Expanse, scared and defenceless. They are hunted by the mon-keigh, the Dark Ones, and the ever-hungry Sai'lanthresh. Tell me, Eklendyl Ma'ersh who walks the Path of the Farseer, are lies and eternal wandering in the void all that the Children of Asuryan who come after us will inherit?"continues where this line first appears above
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Yrliet"What is there to know? Crudarach always relied on the Farseers' predictions. Heeding their every word. And what good did it do in the end? Do you really think I am to blame for my world's misfortunes?"
YOU"Does no Outcast visit their home even occasionally? Face it, you simply did not want to go back."
YOU"I think you are both to blame. And both must be punished."
YOU"I do not think killing a Farseer is going to turn back time."
YOU"Forget what I said. You are right. You are not to blame."
Yrliet"That is enough conversation, chattering mon-keigh." Without a shadow of hesitation, Yrliet carries out her sentence.
Yrliet"Come, [Name]. We have nothing left to do here."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I want no further part in this. Handle this problem yourself."
Yrliet"With pleasure, mon-keigh." Without a shadow of hesitation, Yrliet carries out her sentence.
Yrliet"Come, [Name]. We have nothing left to do here."continues where this line first appears above
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YrlietYrliet keeps her silence as she ponders your words. "Deep in my heart, I always knew I would not feel truly alive or free behind Crudarach's protective domes. That was why I kept putting off my return. If I had returned... no, if I had chosen a different Path to begin with, I could have saved those who survived the disaster!"
YrlietYrliet speaks to the Farseer, shaking her head in sorrowful anguish. "Will you come with me into the Webway beyond the Gate? I cannot afford to lose what little is left of Crudarach. Neither you, Eklendyl, nor anyone else. We will find them. Every last one of them. Perhaps that way, at least, I may atone for my guilt."
Farseer"Your words are like a healing melody flowing into my tormented soul." For the first time, a slight smile graces the Farseer's lips. "I accept your proposal, my child."continues where this line first appears above
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Farseer"Your worthless kinspeople have already inflicted the worst horrors imaginable upon me. Do you think I fear ordinary pain more than I do the pain of my soul?"
YOU"We freed you from the Haemonculus's torture chamber, Eklendyl, and this is the thanks we get?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If you wish to leave this place alive, you would do well to start talking, xenos."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Perhaps I should put you back in the cage?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have already told us almost everything. Why hold anything back?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am sick and tired of you, xenos. Why don't I just kill you and have done with it?"continues where this line first appears above
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Farseer"Your existence in this world, mon-keigh, is fleeting for me. Your life will soon expire, and I who was here long before you will be here long after you are gone. Do you understand? I will not bother to answer questions from someone who will soon forever dissolve in this world."
YOU"We freed you from the Haemonculus's torture chamber, Eklendyl, and this is the thanks we get?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If you wish to leave this place alive, you would do well to start talking, xenos."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Perhaps I should put you back in the cage?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have already told us almost everything. Why hold anything back?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am sick and tired of you, xenos. Why don't I just kill you and have done with it?"continues where this line first appears above
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Farseer(no text)
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Yrliet(no text)
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YrlietYrliet's mouth twists in displeasure. "The Farseers. It was not beyond their power. They led Crudarach to prosperity for years, only to become too blind to what was going on around them. Had they not followed the prophecy as the old customs required, had they changed course instead... Crudarach might still be whole."
YOU"Then it is your duty to avenge them and punish those responsible. There is a Farseer right in front of you."
YOU"There is no bringing back the past, but you can try to change your people's future."
YOU"I want no further part in this. Handle this problem yourself."
Yrliet"Deep in my heart, I always knew I would not feel truly alive or free behind Crudarach's protective domes. That was why I kept putting off my return. However, although the blame lies with me, it is too early yet for me to leave this world. Come with me, Eklendyl. We have a lot to do before the great oblivion. We will find our brothers and sisters and protect them from those who seek to harm them. Perhaps we may even find a new home..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You know, any way you look at it, you are as much to blame as the Farseers."
Yrliet"Deep in my heart, I always knew I would not feel truly alive or free behind Crudarach's protective domes. That was why I kept putting off my return. However, although the blame lies with me, it is too early yet for me to leave this world. Come with me, Eklendyl. We have a lot to do before the great oblivion. We will find our brothers and sisters and protect them from those who seek to harm them. Perhaps we may even find a new home..."continues where this line first appears above
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Yrliet"What? Are you suggesting I am to blame for Crudarach's demise, mon-keigh? I was walking my Path as our customs demanded, and could not have known of what befell my world!"
YOU"Does no Outcast visit their home even occasionally? Face it, you simply did not want to go back."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I think you are both to blame. And both must be punished."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I do not think killing a Farseer is going to turn back time."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Forget what I said. You are right. You are not to blame."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I want no further part in this. Handle this problem yourself."continues where this line first appears above
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YrlietYrliet stays silent for a long time, peering into the face of the Farseer standing across from her. Calm and collected, he looks prepared to meet his fate. Finally, Yrliet replies, "You are right, elantach. We are both guilty and both deserve a fate much more terrible than death. However, it is too early for us to leave this world before we have atoned for our guilt."
Yrliet"Come with me, Eklendyl. We have a lot to do before the great oblivion. We will find our brothers and sisters and protect them from those who seek to harm them. Perhaps we may even find a new home..."
Farseer"Your words are like a healing melody flowing into my tormented soul." For the first time, a slight smile graces the Farseer's lips. "I accept your proposal, my child."continues where this line first appears above
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Farseer"No one knew." The Farseer looks away for a mere second, but an itching sensation immediately burrows its way into the base of your skull. Something is wrong here.
Yrliet"The Paths I have walked have taught me a great deal. To see the truth where it is concealed. And not to hesitate to cut off the head of a lying snake that tries to coil around my heart." Yrliet stares unblinkingly at her fellow Aeldari, fury gleaming in her eyes. "If the entire Farseer council failed to foresee their world's doom, then everything the Children of Asuryan have been taught about Paths for centuries is a lie. You are hiding something, Eklendyl. Speak. Speak now."
Farseer"How dare you take that tone with me, Outcast? I am not obliged to justify myself before you. Let alone protest my innocence!"
YOU"We freed you from the Haemonculus's torture chamber, Eklendyl, and this is the thanks we get?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If you wish to leave this place alive, you would do well to start talking, xenos."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Perhaps I should put you back in the cage?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have already told us almost everything. Why hold anything back?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am sick and tired of you, xenos. Why don't I just kill you and have done with it?"continues where this line first appears above
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FarseerAnother tear runs down the Farseer's pale cheek. "No one suspected..."
Yrliet"The Paths I have walked have taught me a great deal. To see the truth where it is concealed. And not to hesitate to cut off the head of a lying snake that tries to coil around my heart." Yrliet stares unblinkingly at her fellow Aeldari, fury gleaming in her eyes. "If the entire Farseer council failed to foresee their world's doom, then everything the Children of Asuryan have been taught about Paths for centuries is a lie. You are hiding something, Eklendyl. Speak. Speak now."continues where this line first appears above
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YrlietYrliet stays silent for a long time, peering into the face of the Farseer standing across from her. Calm and collected, he looks prepared to meet his fate. Finally, Yrliet replies, "You are right, elantach. He deserves a fate much more terrible than a quick death. But I cannot allow him to leave this world without atoning for his guilt."
Yrliet"Come with me, Eklendyl. We have a lot to do before the great oblivion. We will find our brothers and sisters and protect them from those who seek to harm them. Perhaps we may even find a new home..."continues where this line first appears above
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Yrliet"No. But it will make me feel better." Without a shadow of hesitation, Yrliet carries out her sentence.
Yrliet"Come, [Name]. We have nothing left to do here."continues where this line first appears above
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Yrliet(no text)
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Yrliet"You are right, elantach. I may be the only one who knows the whole truth about what happened. And if I let Eklendyl walk free, there will be no one left to punish the guilty."
Farseer"Outcast, you cannot just heed the advice of a mon-keigh and kill your own Farseer!"
Yrliet"I dedicate my wrath to Kaela Mensha Khaine, you wretch!" Without a shadow of hesitation, Yrliet carries out her sentence.
Yrliet"Come, [Name]. We have nothing left to do here."continues where this line first appears above
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Yrliet"No..."
YOU"Then it is your duty to avenge them and punish those responsible. There is a Farseer right in front of you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no bringing back the past, but you can try to change your people's future."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I want no further part in this. Handle this problem yourself."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You know, any way you look at it, you are as much to blame as the Farseers."continues where this line first appears above
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YrlietA torrent of feeling and emotion bursts forth from Yrliet's reddened eyes. "Deep in my heart, I always knew I would not feel truly alive or free behind Crudarach's protective domes. That was why I kept putting off my return."
Yrliet"Come with me, Eklendyl. We have a lot to do before the great oblivion. We will find our brothers and sisters and protect them from those who seek to harm them. Perhaps we may even find a new home..."continues where this line first appears above
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YrlietYrliet stays silent for a long time, peering into the face of the Farseer standing across from her. Calm and collected, he looks prepared to meet his fate. Finally Yrliet replies, "We are both guilty and both deserve a fate much more terrible than death. However, it is too early for us to leave this world before we have atoned for our guilt."
Yrliet"Come with me, Eklendyl. We have a lot to do before the great oblivion. We will find our brothers and sisters and protect them from those who seek to harm them. Perhaps we may even find a new home..."continues where this line first appears above
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FarseerThe Farseer looks at you in contemptuous disgust. "I have nothing to discuss with you, mon-keigh."
YOU"We freed you from the Haemonculus's torture chamber, Eklendyl, and this is the thanks we get?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If you wish to leave this place alive, you would do well to start talking, xenos."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Perhaps I should put you back in the cage?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have already told us almost everything. Why hold anything back?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am sick and tired of you, xenos. Why don't I just kill you and have done with it?"continues where this line first appears above
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FarseerDespite his many bleeding wounds, the stately Aeldari calmly straightens his shoulders and raises his narrow chin as he scrutinises you with his keen gaze. Mysterious blue lights glimmer in his emerald-green eyes. "A mon-keigh saved my life? The universe is full of cruel surprises."
YOU"Who are you?"
Farseer"Do you want to know my name, mon-keigh? Your dynasty is not known for its amiability. Indeed, we have nothing to discuss after what your kin did to my home." The Aeldari's thin eyebrows draw together. "But as a token of my gratitude for your saving me, I will satisfy your curiosity after all. I am Eklendyl Ma'ersh, who walks the Path of the Farseer, the All-Seeing Eye and Timeless Sentinel of the craftworld Crudarach. I was, that is. Until recently."
Farseer"I will not ask for your name. It is as ephemeral in this world as the morning dew that disappears by noon."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"
Farseer"Their warriors attacked us in our darkest hour, when my people had fled our dying craftworld and scattered among the stars." The Aeldari raises his chin, and you feel the energy radiating from him... but the sensation disappears at once as the xenos clutches his head with a grimace of pain. "Kae-morag... The Haemonculus's experiments have robbed me of my strength..."
MarazhaiMarazhai looks at you with an expression of annoyed confusion. "I have no knowledge of what precisely Yremeryss and the rest of the Kabal were doing while I was busy gutting your worlds and toying with you. Hunting Farseers? You have to give it to her, she is brave. Or desperate."
Farseer"And you, mon-keigh? Are you going to keep pretending you had nothing to do with the destruction of our craftworld, our Crudarach?"
YOU"Many a xenos ship has perished at my hands, but yours was not one of them."
Farseer"Your dynasty has spread all over the galaxy as infection spreads through a weary body. You may not personally be at fault, but it is the mon-keigh who are responsible for what happened — for what your miserable dynasty did to a majestic craftworld that carried millions of Asuryani lives through the cosmic cold studded with stars and draped with nebulae! Do you not know or care that mon-keigh took it from us? That they burned our veins with venom and corrupted our blood?" Crystal tears run down the Aeldari's cheek.
Farseer"Alongside several other rulers, I was able to gather our few surviving kin and flee the dying world, but... Crudarach fell. And its children no longer have a home to return to. And then the Dark Ones came after our souls. They massacred hundreds of thousands of their kind for fleeting pleasure's sake, and enslaved our Farseers for their accursed experiments."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."
Farseer"You know Yrliet? The child that set out on the Path of the Outcast to spend long years away from home, watching stars be born and other stars fade?" The Aeldari's gaze thaws a little. "Tell me where her Path has taken her, mon-keigh."
YOU"She betrayed me. And I do not forgive traitors."
Farseer"My heart is filled with sorrow and grief. No Child of Asuryan deserves to die at the hands of a mon-keigh. Her Path was cut short too soon."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."
Farseer"So... some survived after all?" The Aeldari's eyes are filled with hope, only for it to fade quickly. "And they ended up on your world. Tell me, mon-keigh, what lot awaited their immortal souls in those strange lands so far from their home?"
YOU"The green of the forests conceals your kin from human eyes, yet they are the present rulers of my world."
Farseer"For Children of Asuryan to sink as low as playing gods to mon-keigh? It pains me to hear how Crudarach's doom has made my people lose their way. And yet... my soul sings with joy at the knowledge that some of them have found a safe haven."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."
Farseer"Between the Haemonculus's tortures, I was able to glance inside my kin's desperate minds. I saw every soul that was extinguished in this spire. I sang a lament for every brother and sister sacrificed by the Dark Ones. I carry their memory in my heart... And if I get out of here alive, their names will not be forgotten."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."
Farseer"Do not touch me, mon-keigh." The Aeldari's voice rumbles with the threat of a distant avalanche.
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"
Farseer"The countless hours I spent in the Haemonculus's cage were not all spent in the throes of agony. I listened. I observed. I absorbed. And I soon learned that an age-old Gate built by our ancestors is hidden in the heart of the spire. A Webway Gate connected to the world outside. I can unseal it and forge our path to salvation. I can help you make your way out of the Dark City and leave this place behind. But you must take me to the Gate. My mind is still firm, and my spirit is unbreakable. My body, on the other hand... will not soon forget pain's embrace."
YOU"So you can get us out? Go ahead, then. I have no intention of staying in this place any longer."
Farseer"Then lead the way. And I will follow in your footsteps."
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YOU"That does not sound particularly interesting. Why shouldn't I just kill you?"
Farseer"Because then you will be trapped in this place forever. The Gate will not yield to a mon-keigh's will. And when the Archon's servants come for you, you will have no choice but to surrender. And become another of the Haemonculus's amusing playthings." For a second, the Aeldari's eyes light up eerily. "I have seen it in your future, mon-keigh. I have seen your past, too. You will not risk everything and leave your domain without a protector. That is why you are going to accept my offer."
YOU"So you can get us out? Go ahead, then. I have no intention of staying in this place any longer."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That does not sound particularly interesting. Why shouldn't I just kill you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me how to open the Gate and I shall do it myself."
Farseer"I do not think a mon-keigh can manage it. It requires the blood of the Children of Asuryan. Or the knowledge of the Dark Ones. Your species is too weak for such things."
YOU"So you can get us out? Go ahead, then. I have no intention of staying in this place any longer."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That does not sound particularly interesting. Why shouldn't I just kill you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me how to open the Gate and I shall do it myself."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Kill the Farseer] "The thing is, I already know about the Gate. And I have brought someone along who can help me open it."
Farseer"Kae-morag! Wait, mon-keigh!"
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YOU[Hand the Farseer over to Marazhai] "He is all yours, Marazhai."
MarazhaiThe Drukhari laughs mockingly. "What is this? A gift, [Name]? Do not for a moment think I will reciprocate."
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Farseer(sequence)
Marazhai"I hate to disappoint you, cousin..." Marazhai grins maliciously. "...but we already have a guide. We do not need you. Alive, that is."
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YOU[Kill the Farseer] "The thing is, I already know about the Gate. And I have brought someone along who can help me open it."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Hand the Farseer over to Marazhai] "He is all yours, Marazhai."continues where this line first appears above
Farseer(sequence)continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Tell me how to open the Gate and I shall do it myself."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Kill the Farseer] "The thing is, I already know about the Gate. And I have brought someone along who can help me open it."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Hand the Farseer over to Marazhai] "He is all yours, Marazhai."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
FarseerSuddenly the Aeldari recoils and points to the strange game board you took with you. "What is this? Explain yourself, mon-keigh! What in all the gods' names made you decide to torture one of my sisters? Oh, are you too stupid to realise it? Is that it? The soul of a Farseer from Crudarach is imprisoned in this object, and your every touch causes unspeakable pain to her immortal soul."
YOU"How do I know you are not lying?"
Farseer"Why would I lie to a mon-keigh? Your feeble intelligence lacks even the capacity to realise you have a caged soul on your hands. I have no intention to further your delusions. You are steeped in them as it is."
YOU"How do I know you are not lying?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Wow! An Aeldari Farseer's soul caught inside an artefact? Then I definitely have to keep it."
FarseerThe Aeldari's expression is inscrutable, but he struggles to speak. "You have set me free, and I am grateful for the rescue. But what you are doing is wrong. I can free my sister's tortured soul if you let me. Mon-keigh. I am asking you... for one more favour."
YOU"Do not even think about it. I will not change my mind."
Farseer"Then... tell me what you want from me, mon-keigh."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Fine. You can have it."
Farseer"I have set little store by your species in the past. Perhaps, in some regards, I was wrong to do so."
FarseerThe xenos nods in gratitude, finds a spirit stone on one of the Haemonculus's desks, and chants a few unfamiliar words which your Elucidator does not catch. Dark blood pours out of the game board in the Aeldari's hands, but as soon as he finishes his chant, a warm glow suffuses the stone he is holding. "It is... done."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I do not want power obtained through the suffering of others. Take it."
Farseer"I have set little store by your species in the past. Perhaps, in some regards, I was wrong to do so."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What difference does it make? I found this board. It belongs to me now."
FarseerThe Aeldari's expression is inscrutable, but he struggles to speak. "You have set me free, and I am grateful for the rescue. But what you are doing is wrong. I can free my sister's tortured soul if you let me. Mon-keigh. I am asking you... for one more favour."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Wow! An Aeldari Farseer's soul caught inside an artefact? Then I definitely have to keep it."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I do not want power obtained through the suffering of others. Take it."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What difference does it make? I found this board. It belongs to me now."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I made an alliance with an Aeldari named Muaran. My world accepted them."
Farseer"Muaran... is alive? And made a pact with a mon-keigh?" The Farseer looks at you askance, trying to glean the falsehood in your eyes. "My soul sings with joy at the knowledge that he has found a safe haven. And yet, sharing a world with mon-keigh... I doubt he had much of a choice."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Let's just say they didn't survive our encounter."
FarseerThe Aeldari gives you a probing stare. "I grieve for those who are no more. My heart burns with pain and fury at the mere sight of the slayer of my kin, mon-keigh. But if you are doing this to make me lose my composure, rest assured that you will fail. I am not so foolish as to challenge you. Not yet, at any rate. You still need me, and I... still need you."
YOU"The green of the forests conceals your kin from human eyes, yet they are the present rulers of my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I made an alliance with an Aeldari named Muaran. My world accepted them."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Let's just say they didn't survive our encounter."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I don't remember. Their fate is of no importance to me."
Farseer"Indeed. A mon-keigh's years are too few for memories. The flame of your souls is extinguished by the time a brother or sister of mine has not yet fully savoured their reason's youth."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Shrug] "Your guess is as good as mine."
Farseer"There is truth behind your words, mon-keigh — a truth I am unable to see right now. But their fate will certainly be revealed to me in my dreams. Until then... I will beseech the gods for benevolence toward my kin."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Enough beating about the bush. You promised to help. I am all ears."
Farseer"The countless hours I spent in the Haemonculus's cage were not all spent in the throes of agony. I listened. I observed. I absorbed. And I soon learned that an age-old Gate built by our ancestors is hidden in the heart of the spire. A Webway Gate connected to the world outside. I can unseal it and forge our path to salvation. I can help you make your way out of the Dark City and leave this place behind. But you must take me to the Gate. My mind is still firm, and my spirit is unbreakable. My body, on the other hand... will not soon forget pain's embrace."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I don't remember. Their fate is of no importance to me."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Shrug] "Your guess is as good as mine."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Enough beating about the bush. You promised to help. I am all ears."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"She settled down on one of my worlds with a handful of other Aeldari from Crudarach."
Farseer"Things I saw in my dreams portended that few would survive the disaster. But your words have warmed my heart, mon-keigh. It is a pleasure to know some have survived after all."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet posed a threat to me. I asked her to leave."
Farseer"The Path of the Outcast is a meandering and thorny one. She became a stranger to her own world. And remained a stranger to the world outside. But I am warmed by the thought that you parted ways with no bloodshed. I respect your choice."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Let's say the difference in our worldviews proved irreconcilable."
Farseer"There is truth behind your words, mon-keigh — a truth I am unable to see right now. But I will most certainly see her fate in my dreams. Until then, I will beseech the gods for benevolence toward her."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I do not remember. Her fate is of no importance to me."
Farseer"Indeed. A mon-keigh's years are too few for memories. The flame of your souls is extinguished by the time a brother or sister of mine has not yet fully savoured their reason's youth."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Enough beating about the bush. You promised to help. I am all ears."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What did I have to do with it?"
Farseer"Do you not remember what your miserable dynasty did to a majestic craftworld that carried millions of Asuryani lives through the cosmic cold studded with stars and draped with nebulae? Do you not remember how the mon-keigh took it from us? How they burned our veins with venom and corrupted our blood?" Crystal tears run down the Aeldari's cheek, shattering the seal of grief on his serene face.
Farseer"Alongside several other rulers, I was able to gather our few surviving kin and flee the dying world, but... Crudarach fell. And its children no longer have a home to return to. And then the Dark Ones came after our souls. They massacred hundreds of thousands of their kind for fleeting pleasure's sake, and enslaved our Farseers for their accursed experiments."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Supposing I had something to do with it, what can you do to me now?"
FarseerThe Aeldari gives you a probing stare. "I grieve for those who are no more. My heart burns with pain and fury at the mere sight of you and your ilk, mon-keigh. But I am not so foolish as to challenge you. Not now, at any rate. You still need me, and I... still need you."
YOU"Who are you?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Shrug]
FarseerThe Aeldari gives you a probing stare. "I grieve for those who are no more. My heart burns with pain and fury at the mere sight of you and your ilk, mon-keigh. But I am not so foolish as to challenge you. Not now, at any rate. You still need me, and I... still need you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Enough beating about the bush. You promised to help. I am all ears."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Did you say Marazhai's Kabal had done something to your kin?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have heard of Crudarach before. From an Aeldari named Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Crudarach? I have heard about it from Aeldari settlers on my world."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have seen other Aeldari here. They are all dead."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You are wounded. Allow me to help you."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help me find my way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
Farseer(sequence)
Farseer"Why does a child of the shadows accompany you?" The Aeldari's eyes turn to Marazhai and darken even more. "In his heart, I see deep-rooted gloom and despair. They will destroy his soul, mon-keigh. And his insatiable thirst for blood will destroy you. That is, of course, if you are stupid enough to allow it to overtake you as well."
Marazhai"Would you like to return to the cage out of which you just crawled?" Marazhai lowers his head slightly as he examines the Aeldari with disdain. However, despite the defiance in his gaze, his shoulders are tense, and his hands grip his blades tightly.
YOU"What can I say? I like living on the edge."
Farseer"When a butterfly plays with fire, it loses its wings every time." The Aeldari gives Marazhai a disapproving sidelong glance, and a hint of a wry smile graces his thin lips. "Are you afraid of me, child of the shadows? That is good. After everything your Kabal has done to my kin, you ought to tremble in terror and beg for forgiveness."
MarazhaiMarazhai's eyes narrow. "I will disembowel this one myself, [Name]. Ask your questions — before my patience runs out."
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YOU"Marazhai is but another of my pets. I have no fear of him."
Marazhai"Kae-morag! Who do you think you are, mon-keigh?"
FarseerThe Aeldari gives Marazhai a disapproving sidelong glance, and a hint of a wry smile graces his thin lips. "Afraid to defy a mon-keigh, are you, child of the shadows? How low you have sunk. Yet I am who you most certainly should fear. After everything your Kabal has done to my kin, you ought to tremble in terror and beg for forgiveness."
MarazhaiMarazhai's eyes narrow. "I will disembowel this one myself, [Name]. Ask your questions — before my patience runs out."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We are bound by a pact sealed with blood."
Farseer"Another Drukhari–mon-keigh pact?" The Aeldari grimaces in disgust. "I do not know what game you are playing with me here, but I will not trust a single word you say."
FarseerThe Aeldari gives Marazhai a disapproving sidelong glance, and a hint of a wry smile graces his thin lips. "And you, child of the shadows? You look at me as if you are afraid to breathe the same air as me. That is good. After everything your Kabal has done to my kin, you ought to tremble in terror and beg for forgiveness."
MarazhaiMarazhai's eyes narrow. "I will disembowel this one myself, [Name]. Ask your questions — before my patience runs out."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"That is none of your concern, xenos. Worry about yourself instead."
FarseerThe Aeldari gives Marazhai a disapproving sidelong glance, and a hint of a wry smile graces his thin lips. "Are you afraid of me, child of the shadows? That is good. After everything your Kabal has done to my kin, you ought to tremble in terror and beg for forgiveness."
MarazhaiMarazhai's eyes narrow. "I will disembowel this one myself, [Name]. Ask your questions — before my patience runs out."continues where this line first appears above
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FarseerDespite his many bleeding wounds, the stately Aeldari calmly straightens his shoulders and raises his narrow chin as he scrutinises you with his keen gaze. Mysterious blue lights glimmer in his emerald-green eyes. "A mon-keigh and an Outcast have found their way into the heart of the Dark City to save what little remains. The universe is full of cruel surprises, but this is an outcome I managed to foresee."
Yrliet"You have foreseen our meeting but could not avoid being captured? What is the point of your prophecies then?" Yrliet glares daggers at her fellow Aeldari, but he does not look away.
Farseer"I am glad our paths have crossed again, my child. It is a great relief for me to know you are alive. But... what is this?" The Farseer frowns, and concern surfaces on his face. "Your soul wanders in the gloom, entangled in the brush of a despicable connection. I see that it grows from the seeds of solitude, doubts, and fears. And this thread of fate stretches between you and..." His keen gaze darts to you. "A mon-keigh."
Farseer"Oh, Yrliet, may Asuryan spare you from ever facing the Farseers' judgement. For our kin are intolerant of such aberrations that make our souls fade — you know this."
YOU"I treasure our unique connection. It is not 'despicable' or wrong."
Yrliet"There is no need for you to explain yourself to him, elantach. Especially not after you have released him from the torment of the fleshmaster's terrible construct."
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"
Yrliet"Of course, elantach. One forgets one's good manners all too easily in the Dark City." Yrliet can barely contain her fury as she gestures toward her fellow Aeldari. "Standing before you is Eklendyl Ma'ersh, who walks the Path of the Farseer. He is the All-Seeing Eye and Timeless Sentinel of Crudarach. He was, that is. Either way, a mon-keigh's name is not the kind of thing he would be particularly interested in — in case you were expecting me to introduce you in turn. He will forget your name as serenely as one forgets a troubled dream in the morning."
Farseer"Elantach... Now that is a word I have not heard in years." The Farseer does not even look in your direction.
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]
Farseer"You have got yourself a most amusing mon-keigh to keep you company, Yrliet. H/She understands our language and even knows a thing or two about customary greetings. Not that any of it makes him/her a worthy companion for you to have on your Path."
Yrliet"It is the elantach who keeps me at his/her side. Were it not for him/her, my soul would have long left this body. Or else... I would have been devoured by a minion of She Who Thirsts. And I would never have learned the truth of what happened to Crudarach."
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."
Farseer"Between the Haemonculus's tortures, I was able to glance inside my kin's desperate minds. I saw every soul that was extinguished in this spire. I sang a lament for every brother and sister sacrificed by the Dark Ones. I carry their memory in my heart... And if I get out of here alive, their names will not be forgotten."
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"
Farseer"The countless hours I spent in the Haemonculus's cage were not all spent in the throes of agony. I listened. I observed. I absorbed. And I soon learned that an age-old Gate built by our ancestors is hidden in the heart of the spire. A Webway Gate connected to the world outside. I can unseal it and forge our path to salvation. I can help you make your way out of the Dark City and leave this place behind. But you must take me to the Gate. My mind is still firm, and my spirit is unbreakable. My body, on the other hand... will not soon forget pain's embrace."
Yrliet"What is the point of your questions, elantach? I can guide you to the Gate myself. But not before Eklendyl Ma'ersh, who walks the Path of the Farseer, the All-Seeing Eye and Timeless Sentinel of Crudarach, pours the light of truth into the bottomless well of my fear and doubt."
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."
Yrliet"I feared this moment would never come." Yrliet takes a deep breath and looks into the Farseer's eyes. "Look at me, Eklendyl, and tell me what adversity befell our home. As a council member, you cannot possibly be unaware of the truth. And Eklendyl... do not even consider hiding anything from me."
Farseer"Sometimes ignorance truly is bliss, my child. But I cannot deny you your right to know the truth." The Farseer tosses back his head, and his voice sounds like rolling thunder: "When we found ourselves amid the stars of this stellar fabric, we encountered a mon-keigh ship. A ship much too puny to take on an Asuryani world... or so we thought. Until the council was struck with a vision of the horror to come: this ship would be our doom! Not only for us on Crudarach, but for all Aeldari kind among the nearby stars. And even for those whose paths stretched far beyond the stars..."
Farseer"We could not allow such a thing to happen. When the ship approached, we pierced it with a hundred salvos, and then rejoiced: for among the wreckage the rangers found no trace of the foreseen curse. Asuryan, how wrong we were. The ships that returned from their reconnaissance to our starports were already carrying it on their wings. Whether it was a scratch from a passing wreck or the infected ashes of the mon-keigh ship that the cosmic winds had not had time to disperse... The plague crept into our home, and immediately began to eat away at the craftworld's very flesh."
Farseer"In the Infinity Circuit, the souls of the ancestors battled the spreading pestilence ferociously, but the world was falling apart and there was no stopping it. Spires collapsed; rivers dried up; the ground itself sank. And all living things turned into a strange blend of organic matter and metal. We fought for our home until the very end. But... when it became clear that Crudarach was beyond saving, the council decided to gather all who remained, board them on the surviving shuttles, and scatter across the galaxy to look for salvation. And that... was what we did."
YOU"But who steered the infected vessel toward Crudarach?"
Yrliet"I am afraid you already know the answer, elantach. You just cannot accept it." Yrliet looks at you with a mixture of sorrow and... sympathy? "Your predecessor, she who previously owned this vessel and your entire protectorate. The mon-keigh who kept a piece of my homeworld in her study, like a trifle or trophy of no great significance."
Farseer"So it was your accursed kind..." Eklendyl's eyes light with golden radiance.
Yrliet"Wait, Eklendyl! Shedding innocent blood will not bring our home back. The elantach is guilty only of helping me to reach this place and free you."
Farseer"The blood of the executioner of our people flows through the veins of the one you long to save. What has the mon-keigh done to deserve your mercy?" The golden sparks slowly die away, and the Farseer wearily closes his eyes.
YOU"But who steered the infected vessel toward Crudarach?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said a disease broke out aboard the ship?"
Farseer"You want to know how your kinspeople destroyed my world? So you can follow their example?"
Yrliet"Answer the question, Eklendyl. Not for the mon-keigh's amusement but for the sake of those whose souls dissolved in infinity."
Farseer"At first we thought the mon-keigh were in the service of the greatest enemy of our kind, the one who lurks beyond the edge of reality. But the world's affliction manifested itself differently. It distorted Crudarach while avoiding encounters with the souls of our ancestors. We were waiting for Sai'lanthresh, the destroyer of souls, to burst her way in through the gaping wounds of the world, yet her gaze was directed away from our suffering. No one ever managed to identify the nature of the curse even as we watched it destroy our home. And so, having lost all hope of saving it, we fled."
YOU"But who steered the infected vessel toward Crudarach?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said a disease broke out aboard the ship?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If your kin fled Crudarach, how did you end up here?"
Farseer"Our twisted cousins found our arks in the void's cold embrace. At first it seemed they were going to save us, to extend a helping hand... and so we told them what had happened to Crudarach and where to look for it. But our cousins' souls are dark and thirst for blood. My ark... was one of the first they seized."
Farseer"The Drukhari massacred hundreds of thousands of their own kind for fleeting pleasure's sake. And enslaved the Farseers for their accursed experiments. And that, mon-keigh, was how I ended up hanging in this cage."
YOU"But who steered the infected vessel toward Crudarach?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said a disease broke out aboard the ship?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If your kin fled Crudarach, how did you end up here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Is Crudarach completely destroyed? That is hard to believe."
Farseer"The Arebennian took care of what remained. But that is none of your concern, mon-keigh."
YOU"But who steered the infected vessel toward Crudarach?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said a disease broke out aboard the ship?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If your kin fled Crudarach, how did you end up here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Is Crudarach completely destroyed? That is hard to believe."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you think, Yrliet?"
YrlietYrliet is silent for a while and then says coldly, "But Eklendyl... How did Crudarach end up in the Expanse, this close to mon-keigh ships and the Dark Ones' hunting grounds?"
Farseer"That was the path chosen by the council, my child. We had charted Crudarach's course among the stars for years, and no one had an inkling of the terrible fate that would await us in the place that promised us salvation."
YrlietYrliet is silent for a while and then says coldly, "But Eklendyl... How did Crudarach end up in the Expanse, this close to mon-keigh ships and the Dark Ones' hunting grounds?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you think, Yrliet?"continues where this line first appears above
YrlietYrliet is silent for a while and then says coldly, "But Eklendyl... How did Crudarach end up in the Expanse, this close to mon-keigh ships and the Dark Ones' hunting grounds?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Is Crudarach completely destroyed? That is hard to believe."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you think, Yrliet?"continues where this line first appears above
YrlietYrliet is silent for a while and then says coldly, "But Eklendyl... How did Crudarach end up in the Expanse, this close to mon-keigh ships and the Dark Ones' hunting grounds?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If your kin fled Crudarach, how did you end up here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Is Crudarach completely destroyed? That is hard to believe."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you think, Yrliet?"continues where this line first appears above
YrlietYrliet is silent for a while and then says coldly, "But Eklendyl... How did Crudarach end up in the Expanse, this close to mon-keigh ships and the Dark Ones' hunting grounds?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said a disease broke out aboard the ship?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"If your kin fled Crudarach, how did you end up here?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Is Crudarach completely destroyed? That is hard to believe."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What do you think, Yrliet?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
Yrliet"Your senses fail you, Eklendyl. Many died... but not all." Yrliet turns around sharply and points to the game board containing the Farseer's soul. "I was unable to save her, but you... you could have tried."
FarseerThe Aeldari recoils as he looks at the bloodied game board. "What is this? Explain yourself, mon-keigh! What in all the gods' names made you decide to torture one of my sisters? Are you aware that a Farseer's soul is imprisoned in this object? And that your every touch causes unspeakable pain to her immortal soul?"
YOU"Can you really help her?"
Farseer"I will release her soul from its suffering, but alas, giving her back her body is beyond my ability."
YOU"Can you really help her?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Then do it. Lay to rest the wretched soul imprisoned in this object."
YrlietYrliet blinks in surprise. In her eyes, there is a faint and fleeting trace of softness... and gratitude.
Farseer"Really? I must confess, I have set little store by your species in the past. Perhaps, in some regards, I was wrong to do so."
FarseerThe xenos nods in gratitude, finds a spirit stone on one of the Haemonculus's desks, and chants a few unfamiliar words which your Elucidator does not catch. Dark blood pours out of the game board in the Aeldari's hands, but as soon as he finishes his chant, a warm glow suffuses the stone he is holding. "It is... done."
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It is my trophy. Do not even think of taking it from me."
FarseerThe Aeldari's expression is inscrutable, but he struggles to speak. "You have set me free, and I am grateful for the rescue. But what you are doing is wrong. I can free my sister's tortured soul if you let me. Mon-keigh. I am asking you... for one more favour."
YOU"No more favours, xenos. Let us change the subject."
YrlietYrliet lets out a disappointed sigh but does not try to object. "The elantach is right. This is not what we are here for."
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Then do it. Lay to rest the wretched soul imprisoned in this object."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I did what I could to save the Farseer's soul. But I could only do so much."
FarseerThe Aeldari's expression is inscrutable, but he struggles to speak. "You have set me free, and I am grateful for the rescue. But what you are doing is wrong. I can free my sister's tortured soul if you let me. Mon-keigh. I am asking you... for one more favour."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am not interested in your approval, xenos."
FarseerThe Aeldari's expression is inscrutable, but he struggles to speak. "You have set me free, and I am grateful for the rescue. But what you are doing is wrong. I can free my sister's tortured soul if you let me. Mon-keigh. I am asking you... for one more favour."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Then do it. Lay to rest the wretched soul imprisoned in this object."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It is my trophy. Do not even think of taking it from me."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I did what I could to save the Farseer's soul. But I could only do so much."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I am not interested in your approval, xenos."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"What's so wrong about our connection?"
YrlietThe Farseer opens his mouth to respond, but Yrliet cuts him off: "We are not here to discuss our complicated ties, elantach. I have come for answers, and I will have them."
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Silence, xenos! Our relationship is none of your concern."
YrlietYrliet gives you a disapproving look. "Is it the primal instincts of your species awakening? Or is such fury a consequence of your long sojourn in the Dark City?"
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Say nothing]
YrlietYrliet looks slightly flustered, but then her boiling anger gains the upper hand. "Do not pretend to be interested in the life and soul of an Outcast. I alone decide with whom and when to walk the same path. And with whom I should walk no longer."
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
FarseerThe Farseer frowns. His face reflects guilt and grief, yet he says gently, "I am glad our paths have crossed again, my child. It is a great relief for me to know you are alive. And a great joy to see how much firmer of spirit and mind you have grown over your years of exile. I think we have a lot to talk about."
YOU"Perhaps we ought to start by introducing ourselves?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Make an Aeldari greeting gesture with your hands]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There were other Farseers besides you in the spire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You said you would help us find our way home. What did you mean?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The Farseer is at your disposal, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above