NPC"[Name]." Marazhai sweeps into a bow and raises his head, looking up at you from below. "Allow me to claim a moment of your time, Rogue Trader. I have come to repay the concern you have shown for me."
NPCHe looks into your eyes. "The vestiges of the Reaving Tempest that we encountered in the void... You could have refused my request. You could have disposed of those spoils however you wished, but you deigned to indulge me... and so I must express my thanks — as only I can."
NPCMarazhai tilts his head to one side. "Tell me, which offering would excite you most of all? Thousands of touches that bestow tenderness and pain? Passion capable of smothering the life out of you? Or perhaps perfect, shattering ecstasy brought by billions of tiny peaks? The choice is yours."
YOU"All these offerings sound overly ambiguous."
NPC"Is that so?" Marazhai's smile turns into a feral leer. "What can I say? I like to surprise."
YOU"All these offerings sound overly ambiguous."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thousands of touches — that sounds intriguing."
NPCMarazhai gives you a dark look full of promise. "Very well. Allow me some time and I will give you what you desire."
NPCHis voice vibrates with excitement. "Just look... Who else could offer you such a gift? The delights of my kind, selected according to your desires!"
YOU"What... what is this?"
NPCMarazhai raises his eyebrows in feigned confusion. "Did you yourself not choose that which your soul craves the most?"
NPC"These Wyches, who were banished from their Cult for their connection to the Reaving Tempest, are exquisite artists of the blade. Thousands of touches will cover your entire body with the finest of cuts, delivering the sweetest pain — but never granting ultimate release. The object of their artistry will teeter on the border between life and death... for hours."
YOU"What... what is this?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Well, since your gift is already here, now is the perfect time to try it out."
NPCMarazhai bites his lip, holding your gaze and waiting for your word.
YOU"I think I shall try out all the facets of your gift... on myself."
NPCMarazhai glares at you, his lip curling slightly, as though your response has spoiled his plans in some way. "As you wish, [Name]. As you wish."
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NPC"Of course. But I... will be watching you with interest, my pet." Marazhai's eyes blaze with dark fire as he gives you a gentle nudge in the back.
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YOU"I wish for you to fall victim to these pleasures. And I... shall watch."
NPCMarazhai glares at you, his lip curling slightly, as though your response has spoiled his plans in some way. "As you wish, [Name]. As you wish."
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NPCA satisfied smile spreads across Marazhai's face — which he immediately hides by dropping his head in a performative bow. "I will not disappoint you, [Name]."
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NPCMarazhai responds to your words with an indulgent nod.
YOU"I think I shall try out all the facets of your gift... on myself."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wish for you to fall victim to these pleasures. And I... shall watch."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I... appreciate the thought. But I will not be availing myself of all this."
NPCMarazhai clicks his tongue in vexation. "I have taken great pains to gratify you... and this is how you repay me for my labours? Hmm. Have it your way. Perhaps your palate is still too... bland to fully appreciate what has been offered to you."
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YOU"Take this filth and get out of my bedchamber. I never wish to see anything like this on my ship ever again!"
NPCMarazhai clicks his tongue in vexation. "I have taken great pains to gratify you... and this is how you repay me for my labours? Hmm. Have it your way. Perhaps your palate is still too... bland to fully appreciate what has been offered to you."continues where this line first appears above
NPC"A Sslyth's entire body is but one giant garrotte that crushes not only bones, but the very spirit. With each passing second, the pressure grows... and grows... and, suddenly, your chest cannot expand enough even to take a breath, and your consciousness begins to struggle in its death throes. Little compares to the passion born of suffocation in terms of sheer power."
YOU"What... what is this?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Well, since your gift is already here, now is the perfect time to try it out."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I... appreciate the thought. But I will not be availing myself of all this."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Take this filth and get out of my bedchamber. I never wish to see anything like this on my ship ever again!"continues where this line first appears above
NPC"This Engine of Pain created by a Haemonculus is a delicate mechanism — an orchestra of suffering and torment, equipped with a thousand needles, knives, and syringes that inflict the most sublime sensations. It will suck out your soul, grind it to dust, change it forever... and then revive it, restoring all essences and feelings to your veins. There is no ecstasy greater than that experienced by one who has endured this Engine's torture."
YOU"What... what is this?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Well, since your gift is already here, now is the perfect time to try it out."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I... appreciate the thought. But I will not be availing myself of all this."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Take this filth and get out of my bedchamber. I never wish to see anything like this on my ship ever again!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Well, since your gift is already here, now is the perfect time to try it out."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I... appreciate the thought. But I will not be availing myself of all this."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Take this filth and get out of my bedchamber. I never wish to see anything like this on my ship ever again!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I like the idea of smothering passion."
NPCMarazhai gives you a dark look full of promise. "Very well. Allow me some time and I will give you what you desire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Perfect ecstasy? I think I'll choose that."
NPCMarazhai gives you a dark look full of promise. "Very well. Allow me some time and I will give you what you desire."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I do not need gifts from you."
NPCMarazhai's face twists into a grimace of frustration. "Do you reject my proffered gift?"
YOU"I need nothing from you."
NPCMarazhai heaves a disappointed sigh. "You are wrong. But I will not try to coax you into partaking of the pleasures I can give you. Do as you will."
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YOU"Then again... I think I shall choose, after all."
NPC"Then stop testing my patience and tell me what you want."
YOU"Thousands of touches — that sounds intriguing."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I like the idea of smothering passion."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Perfect ecstasy? I think I'll choose that."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Thousands of touches — that sounds intriguing."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I like the idea of smothering passion."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Perfect ecstasy? I think I'll choose that."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I do not need gifts from you."continues where this line first appears above
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NPC"My little pet..." Marazhai stares down at you, smirking. "I could not help but notice how obedient you have been of late. I am pleased with you."
NPCMarazhai's fingers grip your chin and force your head up. "The remains of the Reaving Tempest bowed down before me when they saw that I had not lost my authority even beyond the bounds of the Webway. I think you have earned a small gift from me."
NPCMarazhai tilts his head to one side. "Tell me, which offering would excite you most of all? Thousands of touches that bestow tenderness and pain? Passion capable of smothering the life out of you? Or perhaps perfect, shattering ecstasy brought by billions of tiny peaks? The choice is yours."continues where this line first appears above