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My quintenary sandbox.


My quinary sandbox. :)


==Status==
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |''Ravensthorpe''
|colspan="2" style="background:#C91F37; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;"|'''Main game'''
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|[[Unwelcome|<span style="color:#ff3030">Unwelcome</span>]] - [[A New Home|<span style="color:#ff3030">A New Home</span>]] - [[A Toast to our Success|<span style="color:#ff3030">A Toast to our Success</span>]] - [[Uninvited Guests|<span style="color:#ff3030">Uninvited Guests</span>]] - [[Reap What Was Sown|<span style="color:#ff3030">Reap What Was Sown</span>]]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxmhjIY3sAM End of the Line] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsywY3pRVS0 The Yokai] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udAZfz3rMHg The Tournament] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrGNSaCSvJw Yamabushi Imposters] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR_rHoiFf-8 The Winter Raiders] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwuK8-gaEjs The Hunters of Kyonyo] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98Sxxg7dC18 The Pirate Alliance]
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|Gunnar
|colspan="2" style="background:#C91F37; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;"|'''Post-launch'''
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|[[The Forge and the Flame|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Forge and the Flame</span>]]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsRmrR38kOc The Lesson] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8PQU2MNRk4 A Puzzlement] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvrwklABkLw Teach a Dog New Kicks] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D6kOecaJgA Headucation] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la9bwaNKLYg Battle of the Bests]
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|Knud
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|[[A Little Problem|<span style="color:#e3830a">A Little Problem</span>]]
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|Octavian
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|[[A Rivalry for the Ages|<span style="color:#34df19">A Rivalry for the Ages</span>]]
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|Petra (22+ mins)
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|[[The Huntress|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Huntress</span>]] - [[Have You Seen This Man?|<span style="color:#ff3030">Have You Seen This Man?</span>]] - [[Archery Contest|<span style="color:#ff3030">Archery Contest</span>]]
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|Randvi (22 min)
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|[[Taken for Granted|<span style="color:#ff3030">Taken for Granted</span>]]
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|Tarben (24 min)
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|[[The Baker's Plaint|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Baker's Plaint</span>]] - [[Man of Mystery|<span style="color:#ff3030">Man of Mystery</span>]]
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|Valka (15 min)
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|[[A Wise Friend|<span style="color:#ff3030">A Wise Friend</span>]] - [[In Dreams...|<span style="color:#ff3030">In Dreams...</span>]] - [[Going Deeper...|<span style="color:#ff3030">Going Deeper...</span>]]
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|Yanli
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|[[Pending Deliveries|<span style="color:#34df19">Pending Deliveries</span>]]
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! style="background:#1acdd6; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''World Events'''
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |Norway
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|Rygjafylke (37 min)
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|[[A Desperate Bounty|<span style="color:#ff3030">A Desperate Bounty</span>]] - [[A New England|<span style="color:#ff3030">A New England</span>]] - [[Comb of Champions|<span style="color:#ff3030">Comb of Champions</span>]] - [[Old Man on the Edge|<span style="color:#ff3030">Old Man on the Edge</span>]] - [[Raider Recruit|<span style="color:#ff3030">Raider Recruit</span>]] - [[The Dreamwalking Warrior|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Dreamwalking Warrior</span>]] - [[The Hunt for Honor|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Hunt for Honor</span>]] - [[The Plight of the Warlock|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Plight of the Warlock</span>]] - [[The Silver-Tongued Traitor|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Silver-Tongued Traitor</span>]]
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |England
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|Cent
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|[[Madness of the Stones|<span style="color:#e3830a">Madness of the Stones</span>]] - [[Pig of Prophecy|<span style="color:#e3830a">Pig of Prophecy</span>]] - [[Red in Tooth and Claw|<span style="color:#34df19">Red in Tooth and Claw</span>]] - [[The Lighthouse Twins|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Lighthouse Twins</span>]] - [[The Pardoner's Tale|<span style="color:#34df19">The Pardoner's Tale</span>]] - [[The Sky Thief|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Sky Thief</span>]] - [[Winifred|<span style="color:#34df19">Winifred</span>]]
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|Essexe (28 min)
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|[[Devil's Hole|<span style="color:#ff3030">Devil's Hole</span>]] - [[Mother|<span style="color:#ff3030">Mother</span>]] - [[Take Me a Husband|<span style="color:#ff3030">Take Me a Husband</span>]] - [[The Banshee|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Banshee</span>]] - [[The Boar with the Golden Nose|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Boar with the Golden Nose</span>]] - [[The Gleewoman|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Gleewoman</span>]] - [[The Prodigy|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Prodigy</span>]] - [[The Riddler|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Riddler</span>]]
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|Eurviscire
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|[[Art-Scop|<span style="color:#e3830a">Art-Scop</span>]] - [[Crushed Dreams|<span style="color:#e3830a">Crushed Dreams</span>]] - [[Historia de Cordibus Pathetic|<span style="color:#e3830a">Historia de Cordibus Pathetic</span>]] - [[Sunken Hope|<span style="color:#e3830a">Sunken Hope</span>]] - [[The Village: Jurthgard|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Village: Jurthgard</span>]]
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|Glowecestrescire
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|[[The Body|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Body</span>]] - [[The Horn of Ragnar|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Horn of Ragnar</span>]]
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|Grantebridgescire (43 min)
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|[[Degolas the Beautiful|<span style="color:#ff3030">Degolas the Beautiful</span>]] - [[Path to the Wind-Blue|<span style="color:#ff3030">Path to the Wind-Blue</span>]] - [[The Cult of Saint Guthlac|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Cult of Saint Guthlac</span>]] - [[The Devout Troll|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Devout Troll</span>]] - [[The Doom Book of Cats|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Doom Book of Cats</span>]] - [[The Infinite Noise of Men|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Infinite Noise of Men</span>]] - [[The Lord of Norsexe|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Lord of Norsexe</span>]] - [[The Walloper|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Walloper</span>]] - [[The Wound-Wands of Friends|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Wound-Wands of Friends</span>]] - [[Winchell the Robesfree|<span style="color:#ff3030">Winchell the Robesfree</span>]]
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|Hamtunscire
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|[[Saint Faith|<span style="color:#34df19">Saint Faith</span>]] - [[Splitting Hares|<span style="color:#34df19">Splitting Hares</span>]] - [[The Arrow In The Tree|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Arrow In The Tree</span>]] - [[The Devil Has All The Best Tunes|<span style="color:#34df19">The Devil Has All The Best Tunes</span>]] - [[We Are All Monsters|<span style="color:#e3830a">We Are All Monsters</span>]]
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|Jorvik
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|[[Deviled Water|<span style="color:#34df19">Deviled Water</span>]] - [[Silver Wind Elder|<span style="color:#34df19">Silver Wind Elder</span>]]
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|Ledecestrescire (48 min)
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|[[A Skald's Lament|<span style="color:#ff3030">A Skald's Lament</span>]] - [[Ledecestrescire Sauce|<span style="color:#ff3030">Ledecestrescire Sauce</span>]] - [[Of Fist-Dances and Sweaty Oaths|<span style="color:#ff3030">Of Fist-Dances and Sweaty Oaths</span>]] - [[Sisters of the Axe|<span style="color:#ff3030">Sisters of the Axe</span>]] - [[Skal to Your Wealth|<span style="color:#ff3030">Skal to Your Wealth</span>]] - [[The Twit Saga, Part I|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Twit Saga, Part I</span>]] - [[The White Lady of Tamworth|<span style="color:#ff3030">The White Lady of Tamworth</span>]]
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|Lincolnscire (25 min)
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|[[King of Shitsby|<span style="color:#ff3030">King of Shitsby</span>]] - [[Little Victories|<span style="color:#ff3030">Little Victories</span>]] - [[Stray Naps|<span style="color:#ff3030">Stray Naps</span>]] - [[The False Ealdormancy|<span style="color:#ff3030">The False Ealdormancy</span>]] - [[The Farewell Meow|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Farewell Meow</span>]] - [[The Ignominious Bandit|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Ignominious Bandit</span>]] - [[The Twit Saga, Part II|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Twit Saga, Part II</span>]]
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|Lunden (23 min)
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|[[The Demon Odor at the Tithe|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Demon Odor at the Tithe</span>]] - [[Falling Stars|<span style="color:#ff3030">Falling Stars</span>]] - [[Last Flight of the Gyldan Sparrow|<span style="color:#ff3030">Last Flight of the Gyldan Sparrow</span>]] - [[War of the Collectors|<span style="color:#e3830a">War of the Collectors</span>]]
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|Oxenefordscire
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|[[A Dog's Rescue|<span style="color:#34df19">A Dog's Rescue</span>]] - [[Fishing Lesson|<span style="color:#34df19">Fishing Lesson</span>]] - [[Nostalgia|<span style="color:#e3830a">Nostalgia</span>]] - [[Permission to Weep|<span style="color:#e3830a">Permission to Weep</span>]] - [[The Anchoress|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Anchoress</span>]] - [[The Last Raid|<span style="color:#34df19">The Last Raid</span>]]
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|Sciropescire
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|[[Bewitched|<span style="color:#34df19">Bewitched</span>]] - [[King of the Hill (Valhalla)|<span style="color:#34df19">King of the Hill</span>]] - [[Lamb Chops|<span style="color:#34df19">Lamb Chops</span>]] - [[Miracle|<span style="color:#e3830a">Miracle</span>]] - [[Otta, Son of Slugga|<span style="color:#34df19">Otta, Son of Slugga</span>]] - [[Paola's Dream|<span style="color:#34df19">Paola's Dream</span>]] - [[The Puppeteer|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Puppeteer</span>]]
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|Snotinghamscire
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|[[A Cordial Invitation|<span style="color:#34df19">A Cordial Invitation</span>]] - [[An Althing for the Half-Grown|<span style="color:#e3830a">An Althing for the Half-Grown</span>]] - [[An Efficient Cremation|<span style="color:#34df19">An Efficient Cremation</span>]] - [[Stoneman|<span style="color:#34df19">Stoneman</span>]] - [[The Good Men of Sherwood|<span style="color:#34df19">The Good Men of Sherwood</span>]] - [[The Myth in the Mountains|<span style="color:#34df19">The Myth in the Mountains</span>]]
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|Suthsexe
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|[[A Prayer for Vengeance|<span style="color:#34df19">A Prayer for Vengeance</span>]] - [[Aflanc the Terrible|<span style="color:#34df19">Aflanc the Terrible</span>]] - [[Alisa in Wunderlandscire|<span style="color:#34df19">Alisa in Wunderlandscire</span>]] - [[Eivor the Sheepdog|<span style="color:#34df19">Eivor the Sheepdog</span>]] - [[King of the Hay People|<span style="color:#e3830a">King of the Hay People</span>]] - [[Rock of Fertility|<span style="color:#34df19">Rock of Fertility</span>]] - [[Tiny Black Market|<span style="color:#e3830a">Tiny Black Market</span>]] - [[Will O' the Wisp|<span style="color:#e3830a">Will O' the Wisp</span>]]
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|Wincestre
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|[[Aelfred's Jewel|<span style="color:#e3830a">Aelfred's Jewel</span>]] - [[Asser (memory)|<span style="color:#e3830a">Asser</span>]] - [[Mildberg the Miracle Legs|<span style="color:#34df19">Mildberg the Miracle Legs</span>]] - [[Romeo and Aethelflaed|<span style="color:#34df19">Romeo and Aethelflaed</span>]]
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |North America
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|Vinland
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|[[A Dead Man's Tale|<span style="color:#e3830a">A Dead Man's Tale</span>]] - [[Breaking Teeth, Not Hearts|<span style="color:#e3830a">Breaking Teeth, Not Hearts</span>]] - [[Flight of Fancy|<span style="color:#34df19">Flight of Fancy</span>]] - [[Ursine Takeover|<span style="color:#34df19">Ursine Takeover</span>]]
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |Dreams
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|Asgard
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|[[Food of the Gods|<span style="color:#34df19">Food of the Gods</span>]] - [[Milk of Humankind|<span style="color:#34df19">Milk of Humankind</span>]] - [[Njord's Lament|<span style="color:#34df19">Njord's Lament</span>]] - [[Noble Harts|<span style="color:#34df19">Noble Harts</span>]] - [[Valhalla Bound|<span style="color:#34df19">Valhalla Bound</span>]]
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|Jotunheim
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|[[Aegir's Daughters|<span style="color:#34df19">Aegir's Daughters</span>]] - [[Pit of Slaughter|<span style="color:#e3830a">Pit of Slaughter</span>]] - [[The Giants of Fimbulwinter|<span style="color:#34df19">The Giants of Fimbulwinter</span>]] - [[The Puppeteer (Jotunheim)|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Puppeteer</span>]]
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! style="background:#1acdd6; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''DLC'''
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| style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''''The Way of the Berserker''''' (27 min)
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|Chapter 1
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|[[The Mysterious Berserker|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Mysterious Berserker</span>]]
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|Chapter 2
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|[[The Ritual of the Berserker|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Ritual of the Berserker</span>]]
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|Chapter 3
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|[[The Vengeance of the Berserker|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Vengeance of the Berserker</span>]]
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| style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''''The Legend of Beowulf''''' (23 min)
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|Chapter 1
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|[[A Fiend out of Hell|<span style="color:#ff3030">A Fiend out of Hell</span>]]
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|Chapter 2
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|[[Prey in the High Hall|<span style="color:#ff3030">Prey in the High Hall</span>]]
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|Chapter 3
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|[[Ever As Fate Must|<span style="color:#ff3030">Ever As Fate Must</span>]]
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|}


*Red (#ff3030) links mark the memories not transcribed at all.
Non-canon memories:
*Orange (#e3830a) links mark the memories partially transcribed, i.e. those with choices.
*Defensive Position (alternate assassination for Yaita Wakasa)
*Green (#34df19) links are fully transcribed but not yet incorporated into the respective pages.
*The Jounin Pillow Book (Katsuhime romance)
*Fully transcribed items that have been incorporated are removed from the list.


==Move to the floating convos==
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Arch in Wakasa|Text=Arch of stone in sea<br>Looking to rock and alcove<br>To hold its treasure}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I can't be far now.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''There. A second glyph is lit.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the River in Wakasa|Text=Slithering river<br>Cradles the harvest to come<br>Reviving the ruins}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''This thing's getting louder.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Another glyph. I wonder who wrote the riddles?''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Waterfall in Omi|Text=Cascading waters<br>Within the arms of Mount Peak<br>A secret laid bare}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I feel the ornament reacting. There must be another glyph nearby.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I can't be far now.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''There.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Tide in Omi|Text=Resting by the shore<br>Rocked to sleep by Biwa's waves<br>Near glades and lumber}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament. It's calling to a nearby glyph.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''This thing's getting louder.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Got it.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Mists in Omi|Text=Mists of Azuchi<br>A land lost within the lake<br>Where cats become lords}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament's leading me closer.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''That's six glyphs in total. We're getting somewhere.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Watchtower in Omi|Text=Tress try to hide it<br>Under a watchtower's gaze<br>Saikoji awaits}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''There's a glyph nearby. My ornament's reacting to it.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament feels alive!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''One step closer to opening the strange door.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Sky in Wakasa|Text=Between two rivers<br>Edging forest and heaven<br>Closest to the sky}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I can't be far now.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''All right, ornament. Show me the way.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''This thing's getting louder.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Making good progress.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Ship in Wakasa|Text=A shattered mountain<br>Down Wakasa and Tamba<br>The great ship waiting}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament. It's calling to a nearby glyph.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament's leading me closer.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Another glyph.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Silence in Tamba|Text=A Path of Silence<br>Leading wanderers to dive<br>Far into themselves}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament feels alive!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Ten glyphs illuminated. We're close to getting answers.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Stone in Tamba|Text=By Kameyama<br>A stone's heart cracked wide open<br>Tada miner's dream}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I can't be far now.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''One step closer to opening the strange door.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Sakura in Yamashiro|Text=Yamazaki looms<br>In spring over tree and pink<br>Beacon of petals}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''This thing's getting louder.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''According to the glyphs on the door, this is the second last to light up. One more to find.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Lost in Yamashiro|Text=Water lost the way<br>On edge of Ogura Pond<br>Waiting for the fall}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament's leading me closer.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''That should be all the glyphs illuminated. Now to see what's behind the big strange door.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Here we go.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I'll tell Kinu and Kane getting the statue back to the Hideout is part of their training.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''These objects are blunt. Brutal. Who used them?''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Yasuke would love this naginata. He has nothing like it.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Where did these come from? They definitely weren't made here.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Look at this tanto! Amazing. It's coming with me.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Look at this bronze. What would Heiji think of it?''
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{{IUNote|Title=Beware, Seeker|Text=The light that guards this cave is not of this world. It's born of a flame that can't be extinguished... not easily, anyway. If you've come seeking treasure, I've left some things behind. Take them, and forget about this place.<br>If you've come seeking answers, be careful. The light listens. It bends the mind, and it does not forgive. Such places were never meant for mortals. Trust me.<br><br>- Your friend, Kassandra.}}
*'''Naoe:''' ''This Kassandra... she's powerful.''
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*'''Kassandra:''' ''Farewell, seeker.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What is this? I know I heard her, but... am I going mad?''
;Blade of Yumminess
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{{IUNote|Title=Blade of Yumminess Clue|Text=Beneath the watch of Akaiwa, the earth hides what a greedy eye cannot claim. Where the eagle's shadow meets the rising sun, seek stone hidden from wind and from rain.}}
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{{IUNote|Title=Guard of Yumminess Clue|Text=Where stars watch over Yuasa, seek beneath the pilgrim's path. Past shrine laterns guarding dusk lies a stone neither prayed nor seen.}}
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{{IUNote|Title=Handle of Yumminess Clue|Text=Below the gaze of Onyu Pass, waters conceal a treasure for the fearless. Seek the pool where sunlight never goes and shadows drift deep.}}
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{{IUNote|Title=[[wikt:鞘#Noun|Saya]] of Yumminess Clue|Text=Where knowing walls stand older than memory and glyphs shimmer with power, fate hides the way. A sequence opens a doorway for those who seek truth.}}
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. This blade sure feels like a powerful one. And I taste something... legendary.''
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==Lincolnscire==
==Description==
===King of Shitsby===
===Little Victories===
===Stray Naps===
===The False Ealdormancy===
===The Farewell Meow===
===The Ignominious Bandit===
===The Twit Saga, Part II===


==Lunden==
===The Demon Odor at the Tithe===
===Falling Stars===
===Last Flight of the Gyldan Sparrow===


==The Legend of Beowulf==
==Dialogue==
===A Fiend out of Hell===


*'''Eivor:''' ''A message has come.''
Eivor opened the box and read the new letter.
:'''Sunniva's Note'''<br>''Eivor,<br><br>The [[Norse mythology|gods]] curse us!<br><br>A [[Anglos-Saxons|Saxon]] abbess named [[Wulfhilda]] has arrived in a small village on the western outskirts of [[East Anglia]], spreading tales of [[Grendel|a fearsome monster]].<br><br>While [[Sunniva|I]]'ve yet to see the beast, she claims it wanders the countryside, slaughtering livestock.<br><br>The abbess wishes to end the threat, but she lacks the skill to battle a true ''[[draugr]]'' of the underworld.<br><br>Here is a chance to gain glory for [[Raven Clan|our clan]].<br><br>-Sunniva the Scout''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Whatever this, beast or monster, defeating it would only add to my reputation. I should meet this abbess, Wulfhilda.''<!-- The first sentence has no subtitles, so it's a guess on how the punctuation goes. -->
Eivor rode to meet with the abbess, in a small village near Brisleah Farm. Arriving there, she saw a gathering of angry people.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Those raiders killed our cattle!''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''Danes did not do this! It's the Devil's work!''
Eivor approached the group.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''We know it's the Danes. It's always the damn Danes. Make them pay wergild (penance)<!-- not a note, it's in the subtitles --> for the dead that now litter the fields!''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''Show sense, please! What would the Danes gain from the slaughter of poor farmers?''
The angry woman noticed Eivor.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Look! There's a filthy Dane now! Why don't we ask!''
She and two men attacked Eivor.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''You slaughtered my best milk-cow, you beast!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I did not touch your herd.''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''You fools are making this worse!''
Eivor knocked out her attackers and approached the abbess.
*'''Eivor:''' ''These Saxons fight like mad dogs to protect their own. I cannot blame them.''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''Thank you for staying your hand, stranger. What is your name?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Eivor. Of the Raven Clan in Mercia.''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''Wulfhilda, Abbess of Barking and inquirer into mysteries.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are we here for the same reason, I wonder?''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''Aye, to look upon Devil's work. But why would a Dane from upriver care what happens to Saxon farmers?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''If there is a rabid wolf or bear on the prowl, I would see it dead. Blame often falls on my folk for such carnage.''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''Well and good, Eivor of the Raven Clan. Take a look at the maulings and tell me what manner of rabid beast did these things.''
Eivor then approached the farm.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I could start with the dead cows.''
She inspected a nearby carcass.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Bite marks, but not from any beast I know. And the corpse is covered in a strange mold, though the wounds are fresh.''
She approached a farmer.
*'''Eivor:''' ''You there. What befell this poor beast?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 2:''' ''Danes befell it.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''How can you be sure?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 2:''' ''It was Hrothgar's war-band! They're holed up in that old church, working their misery upon us.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Warriors do not often go about slaying milk cows. Besides, I have heard talk of a beast on the loose.''
Eivor noticed blood on the barn's walls.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Blood. Still wet as dew. Where does it lead?''
She climbed onto the roof, finding another dead cow upon it.
*'''Eivor:''' ''By the gods! What manner of beast flung that poor creature up here to its doom?''
Atop another roof, Eivor saw a couple of children.
*'''Ashildr:''' ''A Jotun did this! I saw it, all big and hairy, staggering across the moor!''
She approched them.
*'''Eivor:''' ''You are brave ones for getting so close to this awful sight.''
*'''Ashildr:''' ''I saw it, warrior, I did! The night it happened, I saw it all!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''What did you see? A wolf, a bear? Maybe a rabid hound?''
*'''Ashildr:''' ''It was a Jotun! As great as a tree, and it laughed while it ripped and teared. It yelled out its name, Grendel!''
*'''Cedl:''' ''Giants aren't real. You saw the Devil himself, taking his tithe to Hell!''
Eivor then attempted to reconstruct what happened.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What sort of beast leaves glistening mold over freshly killed prey? Yet that woman blamed Hrothgar and his band of Danes? Were the killers men? Whatever it was, they were mighty enough to get a mauled beast-corpse onto a rooftop. But that little girl said the creature was a giant, calling itself Grendel. This may be the work of a band of drunken Danes, or something far, far worse. I should discuss these clues with Wulfhilda.''
Eivor went to meet with the abbess.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Wulfhilda. I have learned all I can from the villagers. And those dead beasts.''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''And what is your take on the mystery? Still believe a wolf or bear did these things?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''This is not the work of a wood land creature. The bite marks. The mold. Most odd.''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''So, you admit this is the Devil's work? Or one of your wooden dragons come to life?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''A few maulings do not make for a devil or a dragon. It must be a man or a pack of them. The girl mentioned a name. Grendel.''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''No ... no mortal hand could rend flesh in such a way. Surely you see that.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''.''
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''.''


==Outcome==




==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Memories of Fujibayashi Naoe]]
[[Category:Memories of Yasuke]]
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus EGO]]


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==Transcription==
===End of the Line (Shadows)===
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Caro. You are near. Can you feel it? It is the sins of your past, given form.''
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*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''So. She helped him.''
*'''Portuguese swordsman:''' ''Yes, senhor. It was a bloodbath, and she was nowhere to be found.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Didn't expect the giant to be the one that gave her a voice. Like a wagon following the donkey.''
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*'''Caro:''' ''Speak of the devil.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''You will answer for what you did.''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''You speak as if we know each other personally.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We do.''
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*'''Yasuke's mother:''' [breathes]
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*'''Yasuke's mother:''' (grunts)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''It's all right, mama.''
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*'''Duarte de Melo:''' [grunts]
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*'''Duarte:''' ''Senhor Caro.''
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*'''Duarte:''' [laughs]
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*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''Who sent you?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''No-no one, senhor Caro. No one.''
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*'''Yasuke's mother:''' (cries)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Please! W-we saw nothing! We saw nothing!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' (screams) ''Mother!'' (cries) ''Mama...''
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*'''Caro:''' ''Is of your own choosing.''
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*'''Portuguese soldier:''' ''Intruder!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Mama...''
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*'''Assassin:''' ''Go!''
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*'''Caro:''' ''Diogo?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Yasuke.''
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*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''It was necessary. I had to set an example to the others. Your mother's death taught everyone how I felt about insubordination. Everyone except you, it seems.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is uncommon for a corpse to talk this much.''
*'''Caro:''' ''So, what do you want, Diogo? Revenge? It will get you nothing, I'm afraid. We have the regalia already.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Not for long. We will make sure of it.''
*'''Caro:''' ''"We?" Diogo. I was sent here because no one else in my organization cared enough. And look what I accomplished. Look around you, Diogo. Everything you see here is mine. This land, its resources, its people. You should understand that better than anyone.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Put a hundred, a thousand men between us, Caro... there is no difference. You are welcome to watch them all die.''
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*'''Caro:''' ''My friends. The bounty for escaped slaves will be honored today. But only dead.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Run. It will serve you no use.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Kill him so we can focus on what really matters!''
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*'''Caro:''' ''Kill him. Remind him of his place.''
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*'''Caro:''' ''There he is. Men, you will not fail me like the others. Do you hear me, Diogo? You cannot win.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I have hunted greater warriors than you.''
*'''Caro:''' (screams)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You cannot hide from me, Caro.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Diogo. You need to let it go, dear boy.''
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*'''Caro:''' ''Hah! Over here, Diogo.''
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*'''Caro:''' ''Stay away, Diogo! Let us settle this like civilized men.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You know nothing of civility.''
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*'''Caro:''' (screams)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You talk too much.''
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*'''Caro:''' ''Killing me won't bring your mother back, Diogo. Think!''
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*'''Caro:''' ''No more. You win, Diogo.''
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*'''Caro:''' (gasps) (pants) ''You win. Please, Diogo.''
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*'''Caro:''' (screams)
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*'''Caro:''' (breathes)
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''After you killed my mother, I kept my desire for vengeance in my heart. In the same place I once held thoughts of her. It kept me alive. Nourished me. To get to you today.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Then... it's yours. Vengeance. Not that it will bring her back.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is no longer mere vengeance I want.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Then what is it? What is this all about?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''A declaration of war. Against the Templar Order.''
*'''Caro:''' ''You are serious? My God, you're serious. What makes you think you can win?''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Because we are united in the defense of our home. This country... so shaken with strife. The people are victims to it. But together, they will be unstoppable. We will be unstoppable. We live by this code. And it is because of my league that I know what I must do.''
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*'''Caro:''' ''And what does killing me prove?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That no one is untouchable. That even you are just one blade of grass in a withering field. And when you die, no one will remember you. Your death will only ever be a message to your compatriots. One that says you should fear us.''
*'''Caro:''' ''We will hunt you down. My group will send everything at you.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''After they find what is left of you, they may think twice. You may start praying now.''
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*'''Caro:''' ''This isn't over. It's the beginning, in fact. The beginning of your end.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is done...''
*'''Caro:''' ''Declaring war on the Templars. A fool's errand. Goodbye, Diogo.''
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*'''Caro:''' (gurgles)
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''My name...''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''... is Yasuke.''


*'''Eivor:''' ''.''
===The Lesson===
*'''Wulfhilda:''' ''.''
[09:43-10:30][47]
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''.''
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*'''Bandit:''' ''Ah! It's Meiran! Take him!''
*'''Meiran:''' ''Not these bandits again! They are the bane of my existence!''
*'''Bandit:''' ''You will never escape us!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''My friend Junjiro is at the temple. I must go there in case more of these outlaws decide to attack.''
*'''Meiran:''' ''You go ahead. I will make my way there as fast as I can.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Interesting.''
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*'''Junjiro:''' ''Over here!''
[12:52-13:17][25]
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*'''Meiran:''' [breathes]
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*'''Monk:''' ''Finally, he is here.''
*'''Pilgrim:''' ''It is time for us to learn the ways of bojustsu.''
*'''Junjiro:''' (gasps)
[14:09-14:49][40]
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I do not trust him.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Why don't you go. I will stay and see what his lessons are worth.''
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*'''Junjiro:''' (grunts)
*'''Naoe:''' ''And keep an eye on Junjiro.''
*'''Junjiro:''' (grunts)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''At least he looks like he will have some fun.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Hmm...''
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*'''Student:''' ''Shall we fight together?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Let's go.''
*'''Student:''' ''I will not hold back.''
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*'''Student 1:''' ''You fight well!''
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*'''Student:''' (breathes)
*'''Naoe:''' ''Keep training and soon you will be a master of the bo, I am sure.''
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*'''Student 2:''' ''Hello?''
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*'''Student:''' ''Are you ready to spar?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yes. It is time.''
*'''Student:''' ''Good, good.''
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*'''Monk:''' ''Be gentle with me.''
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*'''Student:''' (breathes)
*'''Naoe:''' ''You fight well for a novice.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Maybe Meiran can suggest another challenge.''
[19:08-19:30][22]
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*'''Meiran:''' ''Remember, young lady, you do not need to get in close. Better to strike from afar.''
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*'''Monk:''' ''Bandits! Bandits are attacking the temple!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I must defend the temple.''
*'''Monk:''' ''Meiran! They've come for your silver!''
*'''Bandit leader:''' ''Kill them all! Take their silver!''
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*'''Pilgrim:''' ''The bo master is unstoppable!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''More of them.''
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*'''Naoe:''' [breathes]
[23:33-24:46][73]
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*'''Meiran:''' ''It seems you have taken something from my lessons beyond mastery of bo combat. Now, excuse me. I must pray.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''They deserve your prayers.''
*'''Meiran:''' ''I don't pray for them. I pray for me.''


===Prey in the High Hall===
===The Yokai===
===Ever As Fate Must===
Rumors of yokai plague these lands. A monk-turned-demon-hunter needs help to uncover the truth of these monstrous tales.


==Oxenefordscire==
[00:14-01:25][71]
===A Dog's Rescue===
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Eivor found a singed woman on the ground outside of a burning house.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Even as a child I never believed in ghost stories. People do much worse things than we can even imagine.''
*'''Woman in Distress:''' ''Here girl! Come out, Dandy-do!''
[]
She approached the woman.
*'''Mamushi:''' ''I have heard all the stories. I investigated each and every one. And always, there is a logical explanation.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''What has happened?''
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*'''Woman in Distress:''' ''Dandelion Puff upset dome kindling. Bad girl! Everything burst into flames! I barely escaped.''
*'''Mamushi:''' ''I am old and tired. You are young and strong. I give the last of these rumors to you. Prove to yourself, and everyone else, there are no yokai!''
The woman coughed at odd times, the smoke affecting her.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I am no Yokai hunter, but if I come across any in my travels, you will be the first to know.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Dandelion Puff?''
*'''Mamushi:''' ''Come back when all the rumors of yokai are dead.''
*'''Woman in Distress:''' ''My widdle doggie-woggie! She's still in the house! I rushed out, but she didn't follow me!''
Eivor went inside the still burning building.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Dandelion? Uh, Dandy-do?''
*'''Fox:''' (urgent barks)
She found a fox.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Dandelion Puff, you're no dog. This way, girl! Let's get out of here!''
Eivor led the fox towards a way out of the house.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Your mistress is this way, Dandelion.''
The pair approached the woman.
*'''Woman in Distress:''' ''Dandelion Puff! You live! That was wrong to stay in the burning house. wrong, wrong, wrong!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''She's lucky to be alive.''
*'''Woman in Distress:''' ''Friend, I soon will sleep in the comforting arms of the Lord. Can you please look after my widdle doggie-dog?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Dandy is no dog. She is a fox.''
*'''Woman in Distress:''' ''A fox? How silly I've been! So that's why you love the forest so, eh, Dandy Puff!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''But yes, I will find a place for her.''
*'''Woman in Distress:''' ''Bless you, I die in peace. Goodbye, my Dandy-Dandy-Dooooooo...''<!-- Yes, seven 'o's -->
The woman passed away.


===Fishing Lesson===
Taka Nyudo
[there's a note at the docks that the player didn't read]
[]
Eivor found a girl yelling at a pond.
*'''Taka Nyudo:''' (growls)
*'''Nel:''' ''I see you! Mother is going to be so angry.''
*'''Chitose:''' ''Help!''
She approached the girl.
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Who are you yelling at? I see no one.''
*'''Chitose:''' ''Thank you. He was a monster. He had fire in his eyes.''
*'''Nel:''' ''My brother! He's right in there! A goblin turned him into a fish.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Our eyes can play tricks when we fear for our lives.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''A goblin turned him into a fish?''[metal gear?]
*'''Chitose:''' ''Fear opens eyes wide to see death up close.''
*'''Nel:''' ''He won't come out of the water to do his chores. Mum's going to be so angry. O, whatever will I do? I've got to get him out of that pond. It won't be easy, he's mean and slippery.<br>Walter! You're gonna be in so much trouble when mum hears about this. She told you not to talk to goblins!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Do you have somewhere safe to go?''
Eivor fished at the pond.
*'''Chitose:''' ''I've been following the wind, you see. It carries a name on its back. Mamushi...''
*'''Nel:''' ''That's not the right fish. My brother has brown eyes.<br>That one smells like my brother, but it's not him.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Mamushi. I've been helping him disprove some myths.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am not convinced at all that your brother is under a goblin's spell.''
*'''Chitose:''' ''Fear surrounds him. Many tales of ghosts and demons. I have a tale of my own to tell him. Thank you for your kindness.''
*'''Nel:''' ''Keep fishing!<br>I've got treats for you, Walter. Worms and such.''
The "bewitched" brother came out of the bushes nearby.
*'''Walter:''' ''Another one! That's enough.''
*'''Nel:''' ''Walter! Stay in the bushes!''
*'''Walter:''' ''We've got all we need.''
*'''Nel:''' ''We don't have them yet, you pudding head!''
*'''Walter:''' ''Don't call me names.''
*'''Nel:''' ''Pudding head! Pudding head!''
Eivor approached the children.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Your brother looks pretty healthy ... for a fish.''
*'''Nel:''' ''We thought it would be fun to get someone else to do the fishing for us.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''So you "fooled" me.''
*'''Nel:''' ''And it worked! If you like, you could leave us the fish anyway. We'll swap them for brittle at the market.''
Eivor gave them the fish.
*'''Nel:''' ''Walter, we got the fish! Thank you, stranger!''


===The Last Raid===
Oshiroi Baba
[]
*'''Oshiroi Baba:''' [wails]
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That did not sound... human.''
[]
*'''Oshiroi Baba:''' [wails] ''Ichiro-o-o! You are dead... and now I am alone...''
[]
*'''Oshiroi Baba:''' [screams]
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Oshiroi Baba! I know nothing of Ichiro. I do not want to hurt you.''
*'''Obaba:''' (laughs) ''What did you call me? Oshiroi Baba? I am no yokai, you fool!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I do not think so. But everyone in the village does.''
*'''Obaba:''' ''Idiots! But now I see you clearly. You are not my husband's killer. He was much smaller.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Well, you're scaring the villagers. Go home and get some rest. Drink some tea.''
*'''Obaba:''' ''You are kind. I'm sorry I attacked you.''


*'''Sif:''' ''Alvar is an old fool, trying to live his dream. But when do we bring in the harvest?''
Yuki Onna
Eivor saw an old man removing the bark off of a log near a longship.
[]
*'''Alvar:''' ''We'll soak the beach in blood, we will. No gold hoard is safe from us!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Yuki-Onna, the snow woman. They say to kiss her icy lips is to know love one moment, and death the next.''
Eivor approached the man.
[]
*'''Eivor:''' ''You are a long way from home, Norseman.''
*'''Woman:''' ''A visitor? You must be cold. Join me inside. Let me warm you.''
*'''Alvar:''' ''Ah! I may be, but my sixty winters have not slakted my taste for raiding. Ans I have the finest crew on the sea.''
[]
*'''Eivor:''' ''You have no crew.''
*'''Yuki Onna:''' ''I don't want to fight. Come, have some tea instead.''
*'''Alvar:''' ''Do you not see them? Stout fellows all. And you! Make yourself useful and help prepare the ship, friend.''
[]
Eivor approached crates of ore.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''She was beautiful, but her heart was made of ice.''
*'''Alvar:''' ''Yes! Bring ore. We'll need to repair weapons and shields.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''But you have no blacksmith.''
*'''Alvar:''' ''Ah! Nonsense. Black Bjorn is about somewhere. He's our man.''
She approached some wood planks.
*'''Alvar:''' ''Bring planks! We'll face teeth-jarring storms. The ship will cry for repairs.''
Eivor approached some hay.
*'''Alvar:''' ''Thor in Heaven, we'll need hay! We'll use it to set fortress walls afire!''
Having completed her "tasks", Alvar called out to Eivor.
*'''Alvar:''' ''We're ready to launch out on the roiling sea! Summon Skarde, Knut and the rest of the crew! Blow your horn!<br>O, by the gods! Will you blow that damn horn?''
Eivor blew her horn.
*'''Alvar:''' ''The battle-horn is sounded! Men! Make the blood-rain fall in a thunderstorm!''
A pack of wolves then attacked them.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Wolves!''
*'''Alvar:''' ''Enemies! Battle is upon us, men! Let none survive our bloodlust! Die, you miserable Saxons! Gah! These Saxons fight with their teeth!''
Eivor killed the wolves.
*'''Alvar:''' ''Huh! That was a battle for the ages, that was!''
Eivor approached the man.
*'''Eivor:''' ''You're lucky to still be alive.''
*'''Alvar:''' ''The crew fought like heroes. No Saxon survived, just like the old days!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Friend, there was no crew. Only you and me. Your Saxons were but mangy wolves.''
*'''Alvar:''' ''No! Bjorn, Skarde, they were all here, fighting at my side. Heh! Just as they did in the raids of yore.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Gone now. Today you led their shades on a ghost ship. Your raiding days are done. Your crew feasts in Valhalla.''
*'''Alvar:''' ''Can it-- can it-- can it be? Huh... If so, it was worth it. One last raid. Thank you, my friend.''


==Yanli==
Suika no Bakemono
===Pending Deliveries===
[]
Eivor walked up to Yanli.
*'''Suika no Bakemono:''' ''Do not interfere, stranger. The fate of our melon harvest is about to be decided.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Yanli. This list ... are these debts?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That depends on the sky and not the sword, does it not?''
*'''Yanli:''' ''No, those are the names of deliveries I have yet to make. Still waiting on payment.''
*'''Suika no Bakemono:''' ''For generations the Suika family has waged battle with the Makuwauri melon clan. And for generations the harvest of the champion has prospered.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''These are quite far away, and in all directions. It may be they don't have time to travel here.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Both harvests cannot be prosperous?''
*'''Yanli:''' ''That could be. If you had a mind to deliver them yourself, I could cut you in. Surely they wouldn't refuse you payment.''
*'''Suika no Bakemono:''' ''Insanity! Which is your favorite? The delicious suika, or the mediocre makuwauri?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''An interesting idea. Maybe when I have the time.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I enjoy the suika more. They are crisp and refreshing.''
*'''Yanli:''' ''Keep the note, just in case.''
*'''Suika no Bakemono:''' ''A very wise choice. And now, prepare to defend them with your life!''
Eivor went to deliver the stone slab on foot.
[]
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''My lovely stone. My dear and lovely stone. I was waiting on that for ages. Thank you!''
*'''Suika no Bakemono:''' ''You fought well! The title of "Melon Lord" goes to the suika!''
The woman paid Eivor for the delivery. Eivor then delivered the rosewater mead.
[]
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''A cask of rosewater mead! I never thought that would get here. You're an angel sent from Heaven.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Definitely no yokai here. Just two farmers with a fiery passion for... melons.''
The man paid Eivor for the delivery and she went to deliver the crate of bowls.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''My bowls and cutlery. At last, they came. Thank you, stranger.''
The woman paid Eivor for the delivery. Eivor then delivered the anvil.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Is that ... is that my new anvil? Lord, I thought it had been pilfered by bandits. I cannot thank you enough.''
The man paid Eivor. Returning to Ravensthorpe, she went to see Yanli.
*'''Yanli:''' ''Do my eyes deceive me, or did you deliver all of my remaining orders?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I think I did, unless I miscounted.''
*'''Yanli:''' ''I had no idea. Here one day, gone the next. Thank you for that. You deserve some compensation.''


==Octavian==
Kappa
[These are convos with octavian that aren't part of rivalry for the ages]
[]
[I think you might be able to talk to him before building it]
*'''Kappa Taku:''' (growls) ''Shirikodama! Hungry!''
Eivor provided the resources to have the museum built. After it was done, she found Octavian inspecting the museum.
*'''Kappa Rei:''' (growls) ''Closer! We are going to eat...''
*'''Octavian:''' ''Hmmm. I suppose it will do for the moment. Though it lacks the grandiosity of the Empire at its peak.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''They look like Kappa. And they definitely smell like Kappa.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You don't like it?''
*'''Kappa Taku:''' ''You'll never catch us. You're too slow and fat!''
*'''Octavian:''' ''It's not that. It's just not terribly Roman. It needs more. More relics, more statuary, more ... Rome! If you happen to find any distinctly Roman artifacts on your travels, bring them by. We can make something of this mess yet.''
*'''Kappa Rei:''' ''And when you get tired and fall, we're going to eat you for dinner.''
[]
*'''Girl:''' (yelps) ''Please don't hurt us! We made a deal with the thieves! We scare people away from their camp for food.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Just children. I actually believed you were Kappa! I feel foolish.''


[THEN FOR SOME FUCKING REASON THEY ACT AS IF THEY NEVER MET????]
Daitengu
*'''Octavian:''' ''Salve, Eivor! We have not yet been introduced. I am Octavian Claudius Britannicus, a collector of Roman relics.''
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Quite a name you have.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Bird cries from a warrior. Could this be a Daitengu?''
*'''Octavian:''' ''If you are wondering what good I will bring to the settlement, you need only look to the greatest empire the world has ever known.''
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Yes, I have seen their great ruins. Always impressive.''
*'''Daitengu:''' (caws) ''Mortal wanderer. Do you seek honor in the clash of steel? Or do you flutter by like a leaf on the breeze? Do you see your reflection in my blade? Or do you wear a mask to protect your soul?''
*'''Octavian:''' ''But you have not seen them restored to their former glory! And I can help.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I always wanted to cross blades with a Daitengu. This was just a man who talks like a bird.''


===A Rivalry for the Ages===
Return to Mamushi
*'''Octavian:''' ''Eivor, have you ever been in Love?''
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Why do you ask?''
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*'''Octavian:''' ''I wonder if you know the feeling of having your very heart pulled from your chest as it pursues the elusive object of your desire? I wonder if you have ever known the bitter agony of seeing your beloved in the arms of another? I have known such a pain. And Maximus was its source.''
*'''Chitose:''' ''I am spawned from the dread of mortals. Your fear makes me stronger.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''One of your lovers?''
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*'''Octavian:''' ''O gods, no! No no no! Maximus is a snake and a leech! A slime-encrusted bloodsucking viper of a man! He stole from me my beloved ... a perfectly-preserved statue of a legionnaire. It is all I desire in this world. Last I heard, Maximus was holed up in and around Lunden. Holding my beloved captive, leering and pawing at it no doubt! If you should ever see him, give him my regards. By that, I mean spit on him, then recover my statue!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''In the end... Mamushi was wrong. Yes. Yokai.''


[The section in london, acquiring the statue is the World Event [[War of the Collectors]] ]
===The Tournament (Shadows)===
Naoe and Yasuke receive an invitation to a formidable and secret fighting arena in Yamato.


Eivor travelled to Lunden and encountered Maximilian outside his museum, berating a woman.
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*'''Maximilian:''' ''If I find one crack-- That statue is as fragile as the rest of my collection and costs more than the hovel you call a home!''
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*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Just a clay man with his cock out, ya nutter.''
*'''Gyoji:''' [breathes] ''That is everything. Please consider my proposal.''
Eivor approached Maximilian.
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*'''Eivor:''' ''I have a friend who needs that little Roman man you have. Octavian of Lunden.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Sounds like I have found the fighting tournament. People here are quite... uninhibited.''
*'''Maximilian:''' ''I've a guess who your friend is, and no. Osbert cannot have his greasy pedestrian fingers on something so exquisite.''
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Osbert?''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''You came!''
*'''Maximilian:''' ''O-ho, that is delicious. Yes, Osbert. A name fit for a poor failure. It'll cost a cow's weight in silver to get it in his hands.''
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*'''Gyoji:''' ''It's a match! Victory to Lord Unkai!''
|-|(Level 5 Charisma) It's coming with me.=
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|-|Take your money (130 silver)=
*'''Lord Unkai:''' [scoffs] ''Gyoji!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I'll give you the filthy silver.''
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*'''Maximilian:''' ''O-o, that is ... thank you. Well. I should hope so! You may take the legionnaire.''
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Maximilian led Eivor inside the museum, unlocking the door for them. Eivor retrieved the statuette.
*'''Takao:''' ''Nothing like bloodshed to warm the soul. And some tasty sake.''
|-|I'll be back for it.=
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</tabber>
*'''Woman:''' ''Your first fight is against Lady Masago? You may as well leave now.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Heh, I'll have to take this back to Osbert.''
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[This ends war of the collectors.]
*'''Man:''' ''Lady Masago's naginata has reach. Bide your time, then strike!''
Eivor returned to Ravensthorpe.
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Octavian ... I have something that may interest you.''
*'''Lady Masago:''' ''Unkai gave me purpose. No one will take that from me.''
*'''Octavian:''' ''Hm?''
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Maximilian sends his regards.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''It's a match! Lady Masago is no more! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!''
*'''Octavian:''' ''What? He ... he gave this to you? That perfect little wretch, how did he bring himself to part with it?''
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Ask no questions, hear no lies. I only hope you enjoy it. And that neither of us have to see that man again.''
*'''Byakko:''' ''Back to work. Clean this up!''
*'''Octavian:''' ''O, thank you, Eivor! Thank you!''
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*'''Takao:''' ''You could lend a hand, you know.''
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*'''Byakko:''' ''Where did you find your challenger?''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''You have your secrets, I have mine. Keep your head down. We are not free yet.''
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*'''Man:''' ''Lord Suguru's blade tears through flesh. Like a knife through water. The sharpest I have ever seen.''
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*'''Kitsune:''' ''Tea, Lord Hokuto? Or something stronger?''
*'''Lord Hokuto:''' ''Bring me your finest umeshu.''
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*'''Lord Suguru:''' ''Look upon my blade, and see your death staring back.''
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*'''Lord Suguru:''' ''Bask in my blade's glory.''
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*'''Gyoji:''' ''It's a match! Lord Suguru is sheathed! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!''
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*'''Takao:''' ''Clean fast, clean fast!''
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*'''Gyoji:''' ''Still have your doubts?''
*'''Byakko:''' ''In you? Yes. In the new challenger? Time will tell.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''That is the question. For all our sakes.''
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*'''Kitsune:''' ''Are you thirsty, Lady O-Sen?''
*'''Lady O-Sen:''' ''Get out of my sight, you little beast.''
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*'''Man:''' ''I lost mon betting on Lord Suguru, I'm glad to see him gone. Let's hope Lord Hokuto fares better.''
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*'''Man:''' ''To survive Lord Hokuto, stay out of his reach. Or it'll be your last mistake.''
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*'''Lord Hokuto:''' ''Look upon me and be crushed.''
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*'''Lord Hokuto:''' ''You won't like how this ends.''
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*'''Gyoji:''' ''It's a match! Lord Hokuto has been toppled! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!''
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*'''Takao:''' ''How am I supposed to move him? He's huge!''
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*'''Gyoji:''' ''For a moment there, I was worried.''
*'''Byakko:''' ''The giant one is impressive. I might even place a bet on him.''
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*'''Woman:''' ''You fight Lady O-Sen next? Well... you had a good streak.''
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*'''Kitsune:''' ''This is the best tea I've ever made. It will calm your nerves!''
*'''Lady O-Sen:''' ''Nerves? Fine.''
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*'''Man:''' ''Lady O-Sen will poison you the first chance she gets. Be prepared!''
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*'''Lady O-Sen:''' ''Taste the poison of my blades.''
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*'''Lady O-Sen:''' ''Embrace death.''
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*'''Lady O-Sen:''' [roars]
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*'''Gyoji:''' ''It's a match! O-Sen has poisoned her last foe!Victory to Yasuke the Giant!''
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*'''Takao:''' ''Careful! Poison may still be on the blades.''
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*'''Gyoji:''' ''It all comes down to this.''
*'''Byakko:''' ''We've been here before. Or have you forgotten?''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''We must have faith in our fighter. I can feel it.''
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*'''Man:''' ''Next, you face Lord Unkai. Do anything you can to stop him from drinking. The more drunk, the more fearsome!''
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*'''Lord Unkai:''' ''Finally. A worthy foe.''
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*'''Lord Unkai:''' ''I give my opponents a fair fight. Do you?''
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*'''Gyoji:''' ''I – I can't believe it! It's a match!'' (laughs) ''You did it! Lord Unkai is defeated! Victory to Yasuke the Giant. Our new champion!''
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*'''Gyoji:''' ''Trust that I will find you when the next challenger comes.''


==Suthsexe==
===Yamabushi Imposters===
====A Prayer for Vengeance====
These stranger men disguise themselves as itinerant mountain monks in order to commit brutal acts of violence.
Eivor approached a tomb.
*'''Eivor:''' ''This tomb has been opened. It looks like someone lives here.''
Eivor got inside the tomb after removing the obstacle on her way. As she stole a key, she heard the ramblings of a man.
*'''Mad Monk:''' ''I still see their glassy stares when I sleep. I buried them all. My friends. My fellows.''
She heard him again when opening a small chest nearby.
*'''Mad Monk:''' ''Do you remember Chertsey Abbey? The deadly sin committed there?''
On a table nearby laid a note.
[To God]
*'''Mad Monk:''' ''Bone and sinew, tooth and nail. People splinter apart like dead branches.''
When she left the tomb she was attacked by a mad monk.
*'''Mad Monk:''' ''Ninety-nine graves I dug in the hard earth for those you killed.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''How many have you murdered in this wood?''
*'''Mad Monk:''' ''The abbey at Chertsey was a holy place! You defiled it!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Whatever you have suffered, it was not at my hands!''
Eivor killed the man.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Your thirst for vengeance led you here. Rest now.''


====Aflanc the Terrible====
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Eivor came upon a woman being held prisoner.
*'''Genpaku:''' ''Step no closer, stranger. I am no imposter.''
*'''Griseld:''' ''This madness has gone on long enough, Father. Untie me! Now!''
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*'''Bad Father:''' ''To be honest, Griseld, the more you nag, the more I think we would all be better off if Aflanc just claimed you.''
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*'''Griseld:''' ''Any time a woman dares to question you, that's your solution. Drown them in the river.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This camp looks abandoned. I wonder where the person went.''
*'''Bad Father:''' ''Your mother ran off to Swanage with your Uncle Acwel.''
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*'''Griseld:''' ''I do not have an Uncle Acwel!''
*'''Yasuke:''' (grunts) ''What is that stench?''
Eivor approached and untied the young woman.
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*'''Griseld:''' ''You, stranger. Help me talk some sense into him, will you?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''So many. And all men.''
Eivor turned to the man.
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*'''Eivor:''' ''This is your daughter? Why have you tied her up?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''A dead Yamabushi. But wearing... bits of armor? One of the impostors, I am sure.''
*'''Bad Father:''' ''Because if I don't, she just runs off. Foreigns and their stupid questions.''
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*'''Griseld:''' ''My father thinks a satanic sea beast, Aflanc the Terrible, sent floods to our farms. My sacrifice is to appease him.''
{{IUNote|Title=Letter on the Corpse of a Strange Yamabushi|Text=Sir,<br><br>My numbers climb quickly! If I maintain the vigor and precision of my hunts, I will soon surpass my brothers in bloodshed. The silent mountain stalker and even that fiend in Iga will finally be second to me!<br><br>I hope you continue tallying the score, sir, and that you've abandoned your foolish guilt. Turning yourself to stone serves no one, certainly not Lord Nobunaga.<br><br>I will leave this letter for you near the shrine in Mibuno Vale. But before that, one last kill for my count; a beautiful woman calls out to me from atop the mountain. I'll kill slowly and with great pleasure.<br><br>(In the margins, there are 29 small marks.)}}
*'''Bad Father:''' ''We don't think. We know. Godfrey saw Aflanc with his own eyes.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Looks like he had a letter on him. "Brothers in bloodshed." Words of a warrior, not a monk. And these marks... Ominous.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''So you are going to throw your daughter in the lake and hope the beast accepts your offering? She'll more likely drown.''
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*'''Bad Father:''' ''You're making it sound stupid when you say it like that. Look, there he is! He breaches the water, do you not see his demonic flippers?''
*'''Woman:''' ''I don't want to get any closer. A body in the water like that? It will stink.''
Eivor was suspicious and jumped into the lake to investigate.
*'''Woman 2:''' ''Don't you want to know what happened?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Sea beasts and demons. There is something fishy afoot.''
*'''Woman:''' ''And end up like him? Dead in a river?''
She found a Viking shipwreck under the water and recovered some rope.
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*'''Eivor:''' ''This should convince them not to sacrifice the girl to Aflanc.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''A corpse from upstream.''
She swam back.
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*'''Griseld:''' ''Well? Was it nothing but driftwood?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That man dresses like a mountain monk... ...but he walks like a soldier. An imposter Yamabushi.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Your sea beast was just a sunken ship.''
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*'''Griseld:''' ''What? But this is something that any swimming fool could have discovered. No offence.''
*'''River Yamabushi:''' ''Ah, I recognize you, brother. Leave me to my mission, then.''
Godfrey approached the trio.
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*'''Godfrey:''' ''I told him. I told him it was nothing. But he wouldn't listen.''
*'''Yamabushi:''' ''Help! An attacker!''
*'''Bad Father:''' ''Shut up, you fool.''
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*'''Godfrey:''' ''Said you plague him day and night. Complaining about his drinking, calling him a layabout.''
*'''Forest Yamabushi:''' [laughs] ''Saw through my tricks, did you?''
*'''Griseld:''' ''Father, you knew? That there was nothing there? So ... this was your solution to be rid of me?''
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*'''Bad Father:''' ''You're as bad as your mother. Nothing is ever good enough. I'm sick of listening to it!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What has made you stoop so low?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''An elaborate ruse for so simple a problem.''
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*'''Griseld:''' ''This cannot be forgiven. Murder was on your mind.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Something is off about that Yamabushi. He is not lost in meditation but... watching and waiting. As if stalking prey. An imposter, perhaps. Like Genpaku said.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You deserve reparation. Speak your justice and I will enforce it.''
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*'''Griseld:''' ''Thank you, stranger. Leave, Father, leave my home and my life. Your actions have made me an orphan.''
*'''Village Yamabushi:''' ''Nomaku sanmanda bodanan baku... nomaku sanmanda bodanan baku... Save me from Hell.''
*'''Godfrey:''' ''And know this. If you ever return, you'll be punished for your crimes. Come, Griseld, I shall be your rock now.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That Yamabushi. He has barely moved a muscle. But something in his meditation does not seem right. Is he ill? And what is all that clutter around him? I should keep looking around.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Live well, Griseld, free from your father's mischief.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This armor... it belongs to a high ranking soldier. And with Lord Nobunaga's crest, too. But it has clearly been set aside for some time. This is not the first time Lord Nobunaga's name has come up either.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''So many letters. Reports, I suppose. One writer says he "hunts travelers, walking along their pilgrimage routes." And here, another says he is "haunting the mountains of Kii." And all the marks in the margins. So many lives lost to these fake Yamabushi.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''A cooking pot, but no food. Only bark and pine needles. And... the smell of bitter tea and resin.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''The imposter... turned ascetic.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I was sent to kill this man. But clearly, this one knows the wrong he has done.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''He is set on his path and will die eventually.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''A traveling Yamabushi... With a weapon? He is one of the imposters I've been searching for.''
*'''Yamabushi:''' ''Come! Join my list of death!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Another victim of this imposter.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''More bodies. The people deserve better.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Looks like I'm not the only one on the trail today.''
*'''Clifftop Yamabushi:''' ''Takes a lot to get all the way up here. I'll hang your corpse somewhere special. For Lord Nobunaga! Death to Igans and all and all and all!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What?''
*'''Clifftop Yamabushi:''' ''Die!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''That man was deranged. How long has he been out here, hunting people? How long has he been alone? And he said, "For Lord Nobunaga." Another Yamabushi imposter with that name on his breath.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Letter Found on a Yamabushi Imposter|Text=Sir,<br><br>That sneaky bastard ran me off my hunting grounds along the path to Nyu-Daimyojin Shrine, but I've found a new area and I'm going strong. People are easy to kill when distracted.<br><br>I will not abandom my mission, sir. Never. Never. Never.<br><br>For Lord Nobunaga.<br><br>(Below the note text, there are 17 rough-drawn slash marks.)}}
*'''Naoe:''' ''An unsent message. And these slash marks at the bottom. Counting kills of innocents like it were sport.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''That looks like a Yamabushi. But no true mountain monk would threaten civilians. He must be an imposter, just like Genpaku said.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is over. I should return to Genpaku and let him know the imposters have been dispatched.''
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====Alisa in Wunderlandscire====
===The Pirate Alliance===
Eivor heard a faint voice talking to herself.
Danger lurks along the coasts of Wakasa, leaving despair in its wake. Someone needs to put an end to the trail of destruction.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''That didn't work out at all as you planned, did it?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Is that a child I hear?''
Eivor entered a small cave and noticed a drop.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Stay there, girl! I will help you out.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''O, thank you, thank you! I thought I was going to die here! I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.''
Eivor dropped down and approached the girl.
*'''Eivor:''' ''You're hurt. Hold on, I'll carry you.''
She picked up the girl and carried her up and out of the hole.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''That's the last time I go chasing rabbits. Especially white ones. Now, just a little rest, and I'll be ready for more adventures!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You hurt yourself hunting a rabbit?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Hunting? No! He just seemed, well, in a hurry. I wanted to see where he was going.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Take care with that curiosity, girl. You never know where it might lead. Farewell.''


====Eivor the Sheepdog====
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Eivor heard a man calling out for someone called Fenton.
*'''Kage:''' ''Big brother Samemaru, I'm sorry. I am failing! I do not want to fail!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Fenton! Fenton! Jesus Christ! Fenton! There are wolves in that forest!''
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Eivor went into the forest.
*'''Naoe:''' ''Someone is on that ship. Who is he talking to?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''That sounds like a sheep, and not a happy one.''
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She found a sheep atop a hill, surrounded by wolves.
*'''Lopo Cruz:''' ''What do you think, Ishi? And you, Roku? I know. Samemaru's men have shit for brains, but they have the brawn. We must obtain the treasure. I agree Little Kappa is too crazy. He doesn't care about riches, only blowing things up.'' (sighs) ''All right. Meeting ajourned! I am glad we had this council, friends. Trusted comrades are hard to find!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''That sheep will be torn apart if I do not do something.''
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Eivor killed the pack of wolves and approached the sheep.
*'''Lopo Cruz:''' ''Ah! An enemy has appeared! Kill!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you Fenton? Your master is calling you. Maybe it will come if I whistle?''
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She gave it a try and the sheep walked over to Eivor.
*'''Lopo Cruz:''' ''My friends... go on without me!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''It works! The sheep follows my whistle. Come on, let's get you home. You do want to be home, don't you?''
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Eivor led the sheep back to its owner.
*'''Naoe:''' ''This man knows someone who goes by Little Kappa.'' (snorts) ''Interesting name. He lurks at a nearby lair.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''There you are, Fenton! You've escaped for the last time, you walking mutton chop! Hold still you wooly git!''
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The man killed the sheep.
*'''Naoe:''' ''Maybe I can use these explosives.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I went through all that just so you could kill that poor beast?''
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*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''A man like me can ill afford to slaughter a sheep for vittles, but the ealdorman demanded it, and I must obey. Between you and me, I've been dying to murder this bastard for ages. Fenton was a royal pain in my arse. Still, you did me a good turn, stranger. Take some meat for your help. The ealdorman won't miss it.''
*'''Little Kappa:''' (laughs) ''You see what you did? Because of you, they explode!''  ''The next one will be even better, bigger, louder!'' (laughs) ''Prepare the explosives, the boom! Hurry. So many more to destroy!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''It's mutton stew for me tonight. Farewell.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Explosives. I should be careful.''
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*'''Little Kappa:''' [growls] ''What are you idiots doing? Hurry up!''
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*'''Little Kappa:''' ''How dare you mess with Little Kappa! You will be erased with fire!''
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*'''Jesuit priest:''' ''Bless you, oh bless you! I am saved!''
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*'''Jesuit priest:''' ''Blessed thanks to you, kind soul. You saved me from great pain.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Tell me what happened.''
*'''Jesuit priest:''' ''The last I remember I was preaching in a small village, not far from here. There were two men talking in loud voices. One of them was that terrible brute. The next thing I knew, I was knocked out.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What did the other man look like?''
*'''Jesuit priest:''' ''I... did not see him, but the villagers called him Sen.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Thank you.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The priest said Sen would be here. This place seems peaceful. Hard to believe there's a pirate here.''
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*'''Woman:''' ''Say, don't you think there is something below the water, near that boat? Is that a fish?''
*'''Man:''' ''Hmm. I saw Sen throw something in the water. Could that be it?''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Who threw those weapons into the sea?''
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*'''Child:''' ''I'm so hungry! Let's go ask Sen for more rice!''
*'''Child 2:''' ''What? But you just ate! Greedy!''
*'''Child:''' ''Hey, who are you? You're not here to steal our food from Sen, are you? Go away!''
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*'''Pirate archer:''' ''Another day comes and goes.''
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*'''Man:''' ''Ah, you're here! Master instructed me to dig and only leave when you arrive. Now I'm free!''


====Rock of Fertility====
===The Winter Raiders===
Eivor came upon a scene of marital strife.
In winter, several villages and important roads in Japan are under attack by a veteran military unit gone rogue, trained in the art of sabotage. They vanish for the rest of the year, but the memories of their vile acts linger.
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''How am I supposed to be happy with only your stupid face to look at for the rest of my life?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''You said you loved my face!''
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''I do. Which is why I wanted a smaller, sweeter version of it. Ostara will bless me with a child.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''That pagan rock holds no magic. Besides ... there are wolves. Big ones. With teeth.''
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''I am going to that stone, and you cannot stop me.''
Eivor approached.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Why do you quarrel?''
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''Because my husband has the courage of a quivering dormouse. All I ask for is a child.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am not sure how I can help with that.''
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''There is a rock, a place of great power. They say that all woman who spend the night there come away pregnant.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''From a rock?''
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''From the fertile power and energy it holds. I must see it for myself. Will you protect me on the road?''
The woman and Eivor started on their walk to the rock.
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''Every woman I know who has gone to the rock has left with child. It's a miracle.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''And this is not a Christian belief?''
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''The legend says that Ostara, the goddess of spring, transformed a bird into a hare at this very spot. The hare then laid colored eggs for her festival! The place has great magic.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Birds becoming hares? Hares laying eggs? We Norse have stranger stories.''
Eivor dispatched the howling wolves.
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''Here we are. This is the sacred place.''
Eivor followed the woman under the great rock formation. The woman kneeled.
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''Great Ostara, bestow your blessing upon me. Give me that which I so desperately desire. A child.''
A man approached.
*'''The Rock:''' ''Ostara shall grant you wish, through the power of a sacred ritual. Do you both seek the goddess's ... succor?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''This woman has come to take in the power of the rock of fertility.''
*'''The Rock:''' ''And she will. All leave satisfied.''
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''However long it takes and whatever is needed of me. I will give it.''
Eivor watched the pair disappear into the bushes.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are there cuckoos in the nest?''
She heard them being quite loud.
*'''The Rock:''' ''Yes, my dear! Feel the power of the goddess! Take it all in.''
*'''Pious Wife:''' ''But it is so ... big...''


==Cent==
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===Red in Tooth and Claw===
*'''Rin:''' ''Warrior! You're the toughest I have seen today by quite a measure.''
Eivor came upon a house beset by boars.
*'''Samurai duelist:''' (scoffs)
*'''Cursed Man:''' ''Away, curse-tusks. Return to the beastmaster and tell him I will not fall to the drum of your deviled hooves. You drive me mad with your snorting! I did not mean to snare the she-wolf. Tell him. Tell your master her blood is not on my hands. Beg him, please. He must remove the curse! The forest and fields have risen up against me, red in tooth and claw.''
*'''Rin:''' ''Don't walk away! We need your help. Will you listen to me?''
She killed the animals and acquired a key to the house from a body nearby. Entering, Eivor found the man dead and the house full of rats.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I heard you. Loud and clear, miss.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Dead? From fear or something else?''
*'''Rin:''' ''Oh, yes. Come with me? I will explain.''
Eivor read the note upon the table by the door.
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[Fearful ramblings]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What is the trouble?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''These are the ramblings of a madman, but the animals, I cannot deny they tormented him.''
*'''Rin:''' ''A group of dangerous raiders target our village and nearby areas. They steal all they can, and kill anyone in their way. I'm taking you to our elder.''
She examined him.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Are they bandits?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''He fulfilled his own prophecy, and nature took its revenge.''
*'''Rin:''' ''If only. They are much stronger. They were once trained soldiers.''
She noticed the piles of rotten food.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''So they prey on the defenseless. That will not do.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''And that stench! Rubbish and rotting food. In his fear, he barricaded himself inside, little wonder the rats came.''
*'''Rin:''' ''I was hoping you'd say that. I was hoping for a mighty samurai to fight for us. I'm glad to have met you.''
On sacks of spoiled grain laid a note.
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[Desperate Note]
*'''Rin:''' ''Speak with the elder. I do hope you'll decide to help us.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''He was terrified. Believed himself cursed after killing a she-wolf and her cub.''
[01:52-02:50][58]
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*'''Rin:''' ''Excuse me, samurai. Can you spare me one more moment?''
[03:04-03:54][50]
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''You survived. If you had stayed, you would not have.''
[04:27-05:07][40]
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Go, teach her. I think it would do you both some good.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''If you say so.''
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*'''Sobei:''' ''You! You killed my Akumu. Hired by the Elder, weren't you.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder. I wonder why they have a grudge against him.''
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*'''Yasha:''' ''You took Sobei, so I will take your head!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What is done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''The elder's notes mentioned that house. I should investigate it.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Note from Yasha's Contact|Text=Hello, old fool. Your hounds are coming for me, but you are not. Coward. Pretending to hold power over Kawakami, what we built together by that river in northern Yoshino. Death will take you too. Perhaps even sooner than you think.}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This note suggests a connection with one of the Raiders. As the elder suspected.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This is the village referred to in the supplier's note.''
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*'''Yasha:''' ''It's just ink. A brush. Why is this so hard to master?''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. This letter. It says the Winter Raiders were once hired to protect. What went wrong?''
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*'''Sobei:''' ''Insolence. Defiance. This is what happens when Sobei is crossed. All who oppose me will suffer the same fate.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This letter contains information that can be useful. More about those Winter Raiders and their whereabouts.''
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*'''Takahara deserter 1:''' ''I'm not going back to Takahara. I'm still haunted by what happened last winter.''
*'''Takahara deserter 2:''' ''We weren't careful enough. We should have known that fire meant the raiders camped in the woods.''
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{{IUNote|Title=An Important Notice|Text=The situation in eastern Kumano Sanzan remains critical. Spies confirm that the Winter Raider known as Hayate has intensified his attacks on pilgrims in winter. His ambushers operate in highly mobile units. They target Taisha entrances.}}
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I wonder if this is the Raiders' camp those villagers spoke of.''
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*'''Akumu:''' ''Very good. It seems you heeded our lessons, recruit. Why do we strike at winter?''
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*'''Yasha's prospect:''' ''Winter is when the villagers are at their weakest. When help is hardest to find.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder.''
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*'''Outlaw thug:''' ''Enough of your whining.''
*'''Buddhist monk:''' ''Someone! Help me!''
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*'''Buddhist monk:''' ''Those men ambushed me north of Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine. If you have sense, you will stay far from there.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm, something seems off.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.''
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*'''Jinbei:''' ''The elder's newest fool. You killed Akumu and Sobei.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What's done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.''
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*'''Gobo elder:''' ''The Raiders. Are they...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You knew they were soldiers. They once protected you. And for reasons I do not understand, you banished them.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''One must make difficult decisions at times. You should understand this.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your choices, your actions, created enemies. You, elder, are culpable for all their bloodshed.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''And you are responsible for their end. The matter is resolved.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I need nothing from a remorseless old fool.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''As you wish.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your people may be free, but until they are free of your "leadership," know that I will be watching.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''Fine. Now begone. What's done is done. Get out of my sight.''


===The Pardoner's Tale===
===The Hunters of Kyonyo===
Eivor saw a man in black robes sitting at the edge of a forest.
A group of bounty hunters spread across Kii are targeting Kyonyo.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Hearken to me, if wisdom you seek.''
She approached him.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am here, old man. Tell me your tale.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Three young men came to me not long ago. Braggarts, full of drink and sin. Death had claimed a friend of theirs, so they set out to find Death, and teach him a lesson.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''That is foolish. We Norse do not seek to control death. We embrace it.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Aye. But rudely they demanded of me, "Tell us where to find Death! You are old, you must know him!" "Look no further," said I. "He is under the great oak in the forest behind me." And that is where they went.''
Eivor decided to see the fate of the three young men, and went into the forest.
*'''Eivor:''' ''A strange tale, and one that lingers like a terrible dream.''
She found a very imposing tree.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Is this the great oak the old man spoke of?''
Under the oak tree, Eivor found a campfire and the three men, all dead.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Death. So this is what the old man meant. But what happened here?''
She approached one of the corpses.
*'''Eivor:''' ''By his pallor, I would say poison took this one's life. What was he reaching for, I wonder?''
She investigated another corpse.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Strangled. That is no bandit's work.''
She checked on the corpse closest to the tree.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Killed by poison. No sign of a struggle. He must have taken it unknowingly.''
Near the campfire there were the remains of a meal.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Food and ale. But why make a camp here, if they were searching for Death as the old man said?''
Near the oak tree, she noticed a big silver urn besides a shallow excavation site.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Silver. No doubt this played some part in this sorry scene.''
Having gathered enough evidence, she reconstructed the scene.
*'''Eivor:''' ''The three men found hidden treasure beneath the tree. They made camp while they decided how to split the prize. Two of them turned on the third. But he was one step ahead of them, and had already poisoned their ale. So the glister of silver drove these greedy fools to murder. It seems they found Death after all. Or Death found them.''


===Winifred===
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Eivor came upon a child amid many beehives.
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*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Please, don't sting me. Because you will die and I will cry. Ow!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This will help. I will deal with his hunters. Rest assured, Kyonyo will be safe. And if I may...''
Eivor approached him.
*'''Kennyo:''' ''Please''
*'''Eivor:''' ''If the bees bother you, boy, maybe do not stand so close to their hive?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Once this is over, speak with your son. Or it will haunt you. Trust me on this.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''But I need honey! Just a little. It's for my friend. It's all she likes to eat. I only want to scrobble a little. They have plenty to share. I've tried poking it with a stick, but it riots them up something chronic.''
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Eivor went to one of the nearby hives and got a honeycomb without injuries.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Bodies. Monks and bandits.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''You got the honey? O, thank you! That looks delicious! Leave it on that rock and she'll be right along.''
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She did as instructed.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This confirms a plot to kill Kyonyo. The attackers will regroup after, at Yunomine Onsen.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Come sit and wait with me. She'll be here soon.''
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Eivor sat on a log beside the boy.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This is where Kyonyo's ambushers planned to meet. I should stay hidden and see if any are here.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Winifred looked after me ever since Mother and Father died. She's my best friend. The other children tease me. Sometimes they throw stones to shoo me away and call me the grubby watcher in the woods. Winifred saved my life, I was curled up on the grass praying that God would take me too. And she scared the wolves away!''
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A huge bear came prancing out of the woods.
*'''Inumaru:''' ''I almost had Kyonyo. It's Kamakichi's fault! Busy playing spy games in that decrepit town in Saika. Kyonyo was on the tip of my katana. Another inch, he'd be dead. And I'd be rich. Kamakichi's going to regret this. Same goes for you, all of you, if this gets back to him!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''There you are, Winifred! I got you honey!''
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Winifred ate a bit of honey while the boy walked up to her.
{{IUNote|Title=Journal Entry Three|Text=I heard Kyonyo's father hired someone to locate his son. Whoever they are, they will be to late to interfere. I'm so close, I can smell the promised reward.}}
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Winifred, my bestest of bears! Any day spent with you is my favorite day. So, today is my new favorite day. This kind stranger got you some honey. What do we say? Thank you? All that honey must have given you quite a thirst.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This bounty hunter, Kamakichi, has been gathering information. Listening in on conversations, perhaps for weeks.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you really all right out here on your own, little one?''
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*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Silly! I'm not alone, with the very best of bears by my side. Goodbye, and thank you! Come on, Winifred. Shall we walk to the lake? Maybe we can splash in the reeds?''
{{IUNote|Title=Journal Entry One|Text=A samurai, a ronin, and now a beggar. But I will find Kyonyo here and my fortune will change.}}
Eivor saw the pair go into the woods.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Saika. Kyonyo's exact location is not here, but this Kamakichi has revealed himself to me.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''A strange fellowship. But then, friendship can often be found in unexpected places.''
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Walking near the river, she noticed the boy, the bear and a couple of other animals: a donkey and a rabbit.
{{IUNote|Title=Journal Entry Two|Text=Someone knows something! The market guards might have disclosed my plan. Regardless, my nightly prowls near the Monk Houses will continue. The Ikko ikki feel safe there - to my advantage.}}
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Here you all are! All my friends together! Isn't everything just perfect?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I think this can help me find Kamakichi's location.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''That man looks like he's on the watch. It must be Kamakichi.''
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*'''Saika guard:''' ''No, I saw him. Kyonyo. Dangerous people look for him. Maybe they will come to Saika.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Kamakichi knew Kyonyo's location. I need to find him before the other bounty hunters do.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Update from Koyasan|Text= Rumor has it that some ronin were hired to track you down. Be aware of this when you travel. These are dangerous times, and we need to be careful.}}
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{{IUNote|Title=Kennyo is at Negoroji|Text=Contacts are saying that Kennyo has arrived in Negoroji and has met with several people there. After the fallout between you two, it will not be surprising if he's trying to undermine you.}}
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*'''Kyonyo:''' (grunts) ''Life is... full of surprises. One moment I'm getting ambushed by bounty hunters, the next, you stroll in. Oda's giant. The great Yasuke.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I am here on behalf of our ally, Naoe, and your father. He said you are being hunted.''
*'''Kyonyo:''' ''I thought he had other priorities. I can handle these bounty hunters.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your injuries suggest otherwise. They will not rest until you are dead. Or until I deal with them.''
*'''Kyonyo:''' (sighs) ''I cannot afford to be choosy about the help I accept. Not until I'm ready to fight back. I'm... grateful for your aid. Here. This is all I know about the men hunting me. I'd know more, but my contact in Koyasan has gone quiet. If you could check on him, I'd be grateful.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I will.''
*'''Kyonyo:''' ''As for me, I'll be moving on. I have to assume my enemies may know I'm here. Meet me in Kumano Sanzan, and when the time is right, we will end the leader. Together.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Stay safe.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''The information Kyonyo shared mentioned this place. One of the bounty hunters is thought to be based here.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What is that noise?''
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*'''Shishi-o:''' ''Your silence only prolongs our suffering. Where is Kyonyo?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Surely he is one of Kyonyo's hunters.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Shishi-o shared a close bond with the leader of these bounty hunters.''
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*'''Guard:''' ''I'm so sorry, Tenchi. I should have been here.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What happened?''
*'''Guard:''' ''The temple's head monk asked me and Tenchi to pick up some papers. Didn't need the two of us, we thought. So Tenchi went to the monk's quarters. Alone. I stopped for a drink. Tenchi was taking so long... I headed over and heard a noise coming from the backyard. It was so dark, but I saw someone running. Must've been whoever killed my friend.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Sounds like the killer was looking for the head monk. Where can I find him?''
*'''Guard:''' ''He should still be at the Monks' District.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Are you the head monk here?''
*'''Head monk:''' ''Tell me who sent you. Before I call the guards.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I am Yasuke. Kyonyo sent me. He has been expecting an update from you. And based on the dead man near your quarters, you are the next target.''
*'''Head monk:''' ''I feared I was being targeted. Now we know for sure. If you help me, we can set a trap.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What do you have in mind?''
*'''Head monk:''' ''The building behind me is our best hope. I'll dismiss the guards. Draw him out. Extinguish all the lights. And we'll have our best chance.''
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*'''Head monk:''' ''Come. Follow me.''
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*'''Head monk:''' ''All of you. Gather around. I need your assistance.''
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{{IUNote|Title=To Kyonyo|Text=Some ronin passed by yesterday. They were asking around town about you. One of them looked at me like he knew me. I'm worried that someone might've told them something.}}
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*'''Head monk:''' ''Wait for nightfall. Extinguish every light. That is out best chance.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I think that is the last of them. I will tell Kyonyo his immediate threats are dealt with.''
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*'''Head monk:''' ''Thank you, Yasuke. I will await word from Kyonyo.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Kyonyo and his soldiers.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is time.''
*'''Kyonyo:''' ''Then what are we waiting for?''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''We must do this together. Protect your father. I will go after Tsuchi-Gumo.''
*'''Kyonyo:''' ''Good hunting.''
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*'''Tsuchi-Gumo:''' ''The ronin Yasuke. Fighting for the wrong man again.''
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==Snotinghamscire==
*'''XXXX:''' ''XXXXXX''
===A Cordial Invitation===
Eivor came upon the site of an ambush.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier:''' ''Rest easy, friend. You will be avenged. Our bodies may be broken, our pouches may be empty, but our souls will thrive. You will be remembered.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''What happened here?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier:''' ''An attack gone awry. We found more of Constantin's Picts than expected. The rich have their numbers ... both in coin and spears. My men were not ready, and we were overwhelmed. But I'm afraid it's not over. They know I still live. Hark! Pict reinforcements! To battle! The spirits of my men are with me, and my spirit with theirs. Owooo!''
Eivor and the soldier defended themselves against the Picts.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier:''' ''We will kill every king, even yours, for they squander the nobility they've been birthed to. Owooo!''
After the reinforcements had been dealt with, Eivor approached him.
*'''Eivor:''' ''The threat is gone.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier:''' ''What a fight! The Pict King Constantin will feel a little lighter in the purse tomorrow. Thank you for your aid, uh...?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Call me Eivor.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier:''' ''The name is Ryce, Ryce Sherwin. You know, we could use someone like you in our band of merry rogues and knaves. The poor get richer and the rich get poorer thanks to us. We've a hideout in the woods. Drop by sometime, share an ale maybe.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Maybe.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier:''' ''Well, until we meet again!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''A hideout in the woods. Sounds interesting.''


===An Efficient Cremation===
===A Puzzlement===
Eivor noticed a man near a burning cart.
Two bickering men are on the brink of discovery - a discovery they think will make them rich.
*'''Norse Man:''' ''This is taking too long. I need more fire, more oil! They must burn, they must burn... Please! My family, they've died injustly. They need to be burned! But this fire won't do. I must burn them before they turn into vengeful draugrs. There must be something around here that burns...''
Eivor entered the man's house looking for something to burn. She found a note.
[Note already in page]
Finding nothing else of importance, she looked behind the house, finding an oil jar.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Oil jars for the fire. This should be enough.''
She carried to the front of the house and threw it on the flames.
*'''Norse Man:''' ''Thank you! Thank you. Now may they rest in peace...''
Eivor approached the man.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Will they truly rest? You said the draugrs, your family no less, would return vengeful.''
*'''Norse Man:''' ''It's my fault. I killed them. My greed robbed me of my senses and now my family. My brother was to inherit my father's wealth. But it was my right! They callled me a lout, a disgrace. They were right. Now our family fortune sits in the house. Worthless when there is nobody left to enjoy it with. A favor, I beg of you. Slay me so I may join them in Helheim and beg their forgiveness.''
Eivor granted him his death.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Men like you deserve something worse than death. I hope your family condemns you, even in Helheim.''


===Stoneman===
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Eivor saw a girl trying and failing to stack rocks.
*'''Woman 1:''' ''One of the two idiots stepped right in my tea bush. Crushed all the leaves!''
*'''Norse Child:''' ''Why won't you just stay still! Ugh! This one first ... then this one ... ugh! No! Stay still, stones! Or else the bad Pict-people will come for me... Can you tell the stones to stand still, please? I need to build a stone man so it will protect me from the Pict-people! I keep trying but ... I just can't do it right.''
*'''Woman 2:''' ''Buffoons. One plucked plums from my tree, then said he was thirsty. I poured him water. Then threw it in his face.''
Eivor approached the little girl and helped her build a stoneman, her experience building cairns being quite handy.
*'''Woman 1:''' ''Good. They better stay away if they know what's good for them.''
*'''Norse Child:''' ''Whoa! You're really good at this!''
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Think of this as a test, of mind and wit. Stack the cairn stones high and wide.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''You should have pushed on that big rock.''
*'''Norse Child:''' ''But they keep falling...''
*'''Kane:''' ''Idiot! We pushed on it six rocks ago!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You have to let the air and nature's beauty guide you. Shape, balance, expression are key.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''No, I think six rocks ago it was this rock.''
*'''Norse Child:''' ''O, wow! Thank you for showing me how.''
*'''Kane:''' [huffs] ''You were supposed to be taking notes!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Steady your hands and your heart, tiny-giant. Goodbye.''
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*'''Norse Child:''' ''I'll be okay on my own, Mama and Papa. Don't worry about me, I'll have an army of stone men to protect me!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Listen to those two bicker.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''They're trouble, Yasuke.''
*'''Kane:''' ''We took some Igan millet and meat because we were starving. We could have died!''
*'''Kinu:''' ''I told him we should have asked for it first.''
*'''Kane:''' ''You're asking for it right now, lunkhead.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''They'll figure it out. The door will open.''
*'''Kane:''' ''No thanks to you.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''If you wear the ornament, something happens in certain places! I don't know where, or why, but... it does!''
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*'''Kane:''' ''When we were in the swamp east of here, that ornament thing really started acting up.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Vault in Wakasa|Text=Near Kaiji's courtyard<br>Marshlands are full of treasure<br>Vaulting their secrets}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Hmm. The ornament is... glowing? It must be guiding me somewhere. And I think I'm close.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament feels alive!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''So something about the ornament and this spot lights up a glyph. It is a mystery. I guess we'll go tell those two dunces the good news.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''Hey. They lit up. Something's happening!''
*'''Kane:''' ''In your brain? No. To the door? Yes!''
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*'''Kane:''' ''Did you do that? Make it glow?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We did.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We're geniuses. Can we go now?''
*'''Kane:''' ''While you were gone, Kinu and I got to talking.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''We did?''
*'''Kane:''' ''We're done being treasure hunters. We want to work for you two.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''Oh. Yeah! We do!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''No way.''
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*'''Kane:''' ''We've been on the run for months! Our sandals are thinner than dried kelp! You must have a camp. We can help you!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You two? In Iga, I beat you up with a stick.''
*'''Kane:''' ''Then train us to be great like Yasuke – I mean, like you!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This is a waste of time. They have nothing to offer us.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''We do have more scrolls.''
*'''Kane:''' ''Oh yeah, a trade! Our riddle scrolls for a home.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I don't trust them. They're half-wits.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We offer help to those who cannot help themselves, remember? And if they are trouble, Tomiko will whip them into shape.''
*'''Naoe:''' [sighs]
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Fine. But only if you pass a training test. Fail it, and you're out.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''Yatta!''
*'''Kane:''' ''We'll find a suitable place and report to duty. Here. A scroll to show we're serious.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''When did you become such a sap?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There is no crime against stupidity.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''There should be.''
*'''Yasuke:''' [laughs] ''Come on. A mystery unfolds! You must be a little curious about what is behind the door.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''A little. Let's go "train" them.''


===The Good Men of Sherwood===
===Teach a Dog New Kicks===
Eivor came upon an archery lesson in the forest.
Yasuke has some skills to pass on to Kane and Kinu in hopes of training them.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Ready. Aim. Fire! How difficult could this possibly be? You nock your arrow into the bowstring, pull it back, aim, and fire! Try again! Lord save us all if we ever have to rely on you lot to defend us with bows. Remember, faint aim never won fair battle. Again!''
Eivor joined in, hitting a target.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Unbelievable. Which one of you did that?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I did.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''What marvelous aim. For a moment, I thought my training was getting into these thick skulls.''
Eivor approached the woman.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''See if you can hit one of the targets above.''
Eivor did as instructed.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''That was sound aim! Amazing!''
*'''Tuck:''' ''That was a fluke, I bet.''
*'''Little John:''' ''Yeh! I bet you can't hit that... uhhh... that chicken, right o'er there! The one hanging from the pole! Go on then, hit that hanging chicken from here. No cheatin'!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Huh, to hit that chicken would require some kind of special technique.''
Eivor aimed and hit her target.
*'''Little John:''' ''Wha... thas mad!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Extraordinary. That was true skill and aim. On the mark! Well, friend, you can count on us to lend a hand against King Constantin and his well paid Picts. And thank you for showing these turnips some skilled marksmanship. Visit us again. As for the rest of you, keep practicing!''
As the others once again picked up their bows, Eivor noticed a note on a table near.
[Note in page already]


===The Myth in the Mountains===
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Eivor overheard a conversation at a [[Picts|Pict]] camp.
*'''Kane:''' ''I wonder what Yasuke the legendary has  in store for me.''
*'''Pict Warrior 1:''' ''Did you hear what happened to Archibald?''
*'''Kinu:''' ''He could give you etiquette lessons?''
*'''Pict Warrior 2:''' ''Aye, the drunken fool. I was there when he lit that thing on fire. We all told him not to, but he dared tempt fate.''
*'''Kane:''' ''Your face needs etiquette lessons.''
*'''Pict Warrior 1:''' ''You saw it all? Go on, tell us what happened.''
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*'''Pict Warrior 2:''' ''The myths, Wilfred, they're true. A legendary Pict warrior who can rip a wolf apart with his bare hands!''
*'''Kane:''' ''We were just limbering up. I'm as flexible as any shinobi. Like a wet noodle!''
*'''Pict Warrior 1:''' ''You saw him?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Please don't compare me to a noodle.''
*'''Pict Warrior 2:''' ''I don't know what we saw, not exactly, but there's something up there. Archibald held up his torch all brave like after lighting the fire. The next thing we know, his head dropped to his feet! We ran!''
*'''Kane:''' ''We're ready to train if you're ready to teach.''
*'''Pict Warrior 1:''' ''Should we at least fetch his body?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''All right, let's start.''
*'''Pict Warrior 2:''' ''You can. I won't go back up that cursed mountain for all the silver in this land.''
[]
Eivor then climbed up the mountain. She came upon a small abandoned camp with the fire still raging. She noticed a letter by the bonfire.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Now, when your weapon is occupied, you must rely on the strength of your own body. At times, a strong kick will do the job. Not only does it keep enemies from your vital core, but kick hard enough, and they will take flight.''
:'''A Letter from Causantin mac Cináeda'''<br>''Elite of elites, the great warriors of Clan Dunbar, you are tasked to scout for weaknesses of the wretched Danes that occupy Northumbria. Do not rest until you find the chink in their armor.''
[]
Nearby Eivor found the dead Pict and a straw dummy. She lit the dummy on fire and waited. After a moment, she was approached by a man.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Brace your stomach.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Speak your name, warrior.''
[]
He said nothing.
*'''Kinu:''' ''Oof.'' (whimpers)
*'''Eivor:''' ''Have it your way.''
[]
The two started fighting.
*'''Kane:''' ''I've been wanting to do that to him for years. Let me try!''
*'''Pict Warrior:''' ''Your life's purpose was to die for me.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Square your hips. Ground yourself. Draw power from the earth.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''So, he speaks.''
[]
Eivor won the battle.
*'''Kane:''' (braces)
*'''Eivor:''' ''You fought well, warrior. But here your legend ends, bound to no name.''
[]
*'''Kane:''' ''Ow!'' (whimpers)
*'''Naoe:''' ''Should have mentioned needing a backup plan when the enemy's twice your size.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''I could use that lesson.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Good point. Want to show them how it is done?''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The goal is to lift them off the ground. Send Kinu flying!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You can do better than that. Another!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Try again!''
[02:18-02:43][25]
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Make them fly!''
[]
*'''Kane:''' ''Aaaahhhhhh!''
[]
*'''Kinu:''' (giggles) ''Bye Kane!''
[]
*'''Kinu:''' ''Good one!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That probably hurt.''
[03:08-03:49][41]
[03:52-04:20][28]


==Sciropescire==
===Headucation===
===Bewitched===
It's Naoe's turn to help train Kinu and Kane - and she's determined to have some fun.
Eivor heard a child screaming from inside a locked house.
*'''Trapped Boy:''' ''I'm trapped! Help. I've been trapped by a witch!<br>Don't go! She'll come back and boil me in a pot! I'll be served with turnips for supper! I'll never get out! What if the witch comes back!''
Eivor broke a weak wall in the house and from the small room she shot away the bar in the main door. She then reentered the house through it.
*'''Trapped Boy:''' ''I hear you out there. Thw witch locked me in and left the key somewhere. Find that key!''
Though Eivor easily found a key it did not fit the door leading to the boy. She left the house and shot away the bar leading to another locked door.
*'''Trapped Boy:''' ''Hello? This is the slowest rescue I've ever seen! Could you find the stupid key and get me out?''
In the newly unlocked room she found the key needed and let the child out.
*'''Trapped Boy:''' ''About time. I've been so bored in here.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Who is this witch that locked you in?''
*'''Trapped Boy:''' ''A horrible old hag who wants to make me into rabbit stew! Thanks for helping me get out of here!''
Eivor found a story written by the boy in the room he was kept.
:'''My Tale'''<br>''The world is worried by witches. They fly from every tree. The ground hides nothing but goblins, crawling up your knee. The skies shake with shrieks of harpies, water fills wells with woe. But me, I'm locked up and luckless. I've got nowhere to go.''
Leaving the room, Eivor met the witch.
*'''Mother:''' ''You naughty boy! Just look at this mess. The house has been upended! Who is this?''
*'''Trapped Boy:''' ''I fooled her! I told her you were a witch and you were going to eat me for supper!''
*'''Mother:''' ''Well, that's a fine how-do-you-do. It will take me weeks to put this place back in order.''
*'''Trapped Boy:''' ''We had a grand time!''
*'''Mother:''' ''I am no witch. I am the kindest, sweetest mum to ever lock her lad in a house. How else teach you not to pick your nose?''


===King of the Hill===
[]
Eivor overheard a man boasting.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is a new day. I hope that Kinu and Kane are feeling better.''
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''No one can knock me off this hill. No one, I say! Just try it. You'll see.''
[]
Eivor approached.
*'''Kinu:''' ''Please don't embarass me in front of miss Naoe.''
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''Not one step closer! I warn you, stop!''
*'''Kane:''' ''What? Does Kinu have an imaginary girlfriend now?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''What did you say to me?''
*'''Kinu:''' ''No, I just, you just... nevermind.''
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''No one has ever dared to come all the way up before. What happens now?''
[]
*'''Eivor:''' ''We fight!''
*'''Kinu:''' ''Reporting for training, great samurai.''
Eivor fought the man and won.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I guess that means you are feeling better. Are you ready?''
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''Hold! I give in! No more shall I challenge everyone.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''Whenever you are, sir.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''See that you don't.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Let us begin.''
As Eivor left the are and started to walk down the hill, she heard boasting once again.
[01:02-01:59][57]
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''No one can knock me off this hill. No one, I say! Just try it. You'll see.''
[]
She approached the man again.
*'''Kinu:''' (chokes)
*'''Eivor:''' ''At it again? I thought I shut you up last time.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Sorry, Kinu.''
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''Huh... You again!''
[02:07-02:28][21]
*'''Eivor:''' ''Quit stalling.''
[]
Eivor fought the man and won.
*'''Kane:''' (chokes)
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''Enough! I can't take anymore! I won't bother anybody any longer.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You got him!''
Though, yet again, as Eivor left, the man let his pride do the talking.
[]
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''This is my hill. Every patch of it from the scrabble grass down there to the airy heights here!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''And down he goes. Let's keep practicing!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''This madman will not stop!''
[02:53-03:15][22]
She approached the man again.
[]
*'''Eivor:''' ''You little shit. How many times must I beat you to mush?''
*'''Kane:''' ''We've kicked, we've choked. What else is there?''
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''O! Just you try.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm sure you're right. That must have thought you everything.''
Eivor fought the man and won.
*'''Kane:''' ''So we're ready for the final test then!''
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''O I give up. I give up! You are the better fighter.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''You won't be disappointed, miss Naoe. Meet us here tomorrow. I need to lie down. Immediately.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Never forget that. I'm tired of defeating you.''
[03:46-04:13][27]
*'''King of the Hill:''' ''O. It's no pleasure being defeated. The hill is yours. You're the true champion.''


===Lamb Chops===
===Battle of the Bests===
Eivor came upon a sheep herder talking to his flock.
The time has come to see all the skills that Kinu and Kane have learned. Will they be invited to join the Kakushiba ikki?
*'''Merec:''' ''One of you swalled it! Who was it?''
She approached him.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Lose something?''
*'''Merec:''' ''Polished the family brooch up for my niece, put it down for two seconds, and it's gone! One of the sheep must've swallowed it.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''That would be one hungry sheep.''
*'''Merec:''' ''It was my grandmother's, given to her by a very wealthy, uh, admirer. How will I get it back without hurting any of my lovely sheep?''
He started crying.
*'''Merec:''' ''My brroch! My brooch! Dear Heaven, I'll never get it back!''
Eivor got a pile of hay and threw it into the pen.
*'''Merec:''' ''Ah, yes! Feed the sheep and see what ... comes out...''
After a while, one of the sheep painfully passed the brooch.
*'''Merec:''' ''See what's there!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''By the gods, how do I find myself doing this?''
Eivor searched piles of excrement until she found the brooch.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Wh-what has this sheep eaten? Nothing in there.<br>Nothing. I must continue my search.<br>Hm...Ah! A brooch. Not in very fine condition.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Here's your brooch.''
*'''Merec:''' ''Whew! That smell'd knock over a horse!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Just take it.''
*'''Merec:''' ''It'll need a washing, but my niece will be grateful! Many thanks, stranger.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I will not help in this way again.''


===Otta, Son of Slugga===
*'''Kane:''' ''This is it, Kinu. You wanna stop sleeping on the rocks? Get away from the macaques? That happens today. If... you don't mess it up.''
Eivor came upon a trio of children cheering on a man with a spiked club.
*'''Kinu:''' (gulps)
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''I love you, Otta! Smack those rocks!''
[]
Eivor approached.
*'''Kane:''' ''To perform in front of you... it is an honor.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''O, you are lucky to be here, warrior! You'll see a sight rarely seen by mortals!''
[]
*'''Eivor:''' ''Have I walked into another realm?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You're laying it on a bit thick.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Otta hits rocks as far as the eye can see!''
*'''Kane:''' ''I am a changed man, shinobi. Truly. Allow me and Kinu to show you what we will bring to your illustrious team.''
*'''Otta:''' ''The name's Otta Sluggasson. I usually try to dodge Danes like youself, but you seem friendly.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This will be interesting.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''I saw an angel swallow the last rock you hit, I swear I did, Otta!''
[]
*'''Otta:''' ''Mm, nothing more sweet than the crack of a good clean rock-hit. Like a warrior's axe cutting through a shield wall.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Do not say "I told you so."''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I would like to see this "rock-hit" you speak of.''
[]
*'''Otta:''' ''All right. Here's a taste of my fire. Get ready, kids.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm thinking it.''
Otta then proceeded to throw some rocks into the air and knock them into training dummies set far away with his spiked club.
[]
*'''Eivor:''' ''I'm impressed, Otta Sluggasson.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''They have charisma?''
*'''Otta:''' ''If you want, some try and do the same with their bow. But my best time is hard to beat.''
[]
*'''Eivor:''' ''I would not want these kids to lose a hero by besting you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I thought they were bad, but turns out they're just stupid. And stupidity is not a crime.''
*'''Otta:''' ''I like this Viking. Kids, gather round! Are you sure you want to challenge me?''
[]
(Accept - Let us compete.)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''But it should be''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Fine, Otta. I will show these children what a true legend is.''
[]
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Otta, will you sign this stone I kept?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We know Tomiko could use a hand. She hates mucking the horse stalls.''
*'''Otta:''' ''Sure thing, kid.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''They could handle that.''
Eivor started shooting the targets.
[]
*'''Otta:''' ''Well struck, Dane!<br>Nice one!<br>Well, I'll be... You knocked the straw right out of that dummy's belly!<br>Well, well. Twang! Twang! Twang! You've got some firepower in you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Maybe.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''The Dane's got a fine shot! Two legends here together! Tell the poets!''
[02:16-03:45][89]
*'''Eivor:''' ''Thank you, Otta Sluggasson. This game is joyful. If you add a cup of mead and some popped oats, could be a fine manner of passing time.''
[duel as naoe]
*'''Otta:''' ''You're right, Eivor of Raven Clan! Hey, come on back if you ever want to dance again.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''All right, legendary samurai. Let's duel.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''You're not bad at this fighting thing.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Lord Nobunaga did not keep me around just to play Go.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''That explains why Junjiro always wins your games.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I often let the disadvantaged win. You may see that yourself today!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' (yawns)
*'''Naoe:''' ''Don't start.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Then wake me up!''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' (grunts)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Are you all right down there?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Don't worry about me. Worry about your bruised ass tomorrow.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hold still!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Move faster, old man!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Now you have done it.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Watch this!'' (grunts)
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' (laughs) ''That is the lesson I want to learn next!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You've got it.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm pretty tough, huh?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Eh.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I am!''
[]
*'''Kane:''' ''They're pretty close, Kinu. Jealous?''
[]
*'''Kinu:''' ''No! Please! Don't kiss her!''
[07:05-08:52][107]
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''They better not make me live to regret this. But the Hideout will be livelier. Maybe I'll go there and ask Yasuke for another duel.''


===Paola's Dream===
=Typing=
Eivor came upon a beautiful castle.
==Main game==
*'''Jason:''' ''It is just how you imagined it!''
;The Yokai
Eivor approached.
[00:14-01:25][71]
*'''Jason:''' ''Hello, stranger.''
[14:27-15:09][42]
*'''Eivor:''' ''What is this place?''
*'''Jason:''' ''Do you like it? My wife and I constructed it from ancient stones. It is a house of dreams and memories, fashioned from gossamer and summer breezes.''
The man led Eivor inside and waved to his wife, who was at a canvas, painting.
*'''Eivor:''' ''It is beautiful.''
*'''Jason:''' ''Paola and I have traveled near and far. The things we've seen! And done! When I say "far" I mean to distant lands beyond your imagination. Each brick of this castle is a memory from our adventures.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You have gathered wisdom from your travels.''
*'''Jason:''' ''I have, and it is this. It's all very well to prepare for tomorrow, but do not forget today. Today, this hour, this moment, is a precious gift. PPaola and I will look out from our window over the green of England and recall the hours of our travels. From our window we can relive our adventures. There she is, now. I must go to her.''
Paola approached for a moment and Jason left with her.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I thank you for your words, friend.''


==Hamtunscire==
;Yamabushi Imposters
===Saint Faith===
[00:20-01:20][60]
Eivor passed by a scene of baptism, with a nun, a priest and some peasants.
[18:57-19:50][53]
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''I am heavy with sin! I need guidance!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum.<br>You there! Dane! Come be saved!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Don't you get tired of all that yelling?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Welcome, heathen. Praise God, who has brought you here to join us.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''My ship is not steered by your god.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Cease your blasphemy! You have been summoned by God to be baptized! Submit or pay the price!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''And how do you plan to make me?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Faith is our weapon, and the only one we need.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Your threats aren't worth the breath of my arse.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''We'll see about that. [[Faith]]! Cleanse this pagan scum!''
The nun attacked Eivor.
*'''Faith:''' ''Sinner! Die at the hands of Faith!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Think twice, nun. I won't be dying today.''
*'''Faith:''' ''Smite the unbelievers! Smite them till they're smoten!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you so keen to meet your god?''
Eivor defeated Faith.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Is that the best your god can give? People will worship anyone these days.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Faith! Faith...! You monster, how could you? She was so sweet, gentle, and delicate!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Great! Now I have to find someone else to tell me what to do.''


===Splitting Hares===
;The Pirate Alliance
Eivor approached an angry woman at a farm.
[10:48-11:30][42]
*'''Gerhild:''' ''Stop eating my garden, you filthy little things!''
[36:28-37:21][53]
Eivor approached the woman.
*'''Eivor:''' ''You seem distressed.''
*'''Gerhild:''' ''So would you be if your every crop of turnips was demolished by a horde of mangy horrors!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I assume you mean the rabbits in that field?''
*'''Gerhild:''' ''Aye, them! They're nowt but rats with ears stuck on! I'd slay 'em if I could, but they're too damned fast.''
She turned towards the fields.
*'''Gerhild:''' ''When I catch you, I'll impale you! Maim you! Send you to bunny Hell!''
Eivor climbed over the fence and attacked the rabbits.
*'''Gerhild:''' ''That's right! Get in there! Mash their little bunny heads in!<br>Go on! Nail those bobtailed little shits!<br>Three less pesky vermin bastards in the world!<br>Yes! That's what you get for eating my turnips, you bucktoothed fuckanapes!<br>You got them! Every last one! Exterminated like the hairballs of Satan that they are!''
A man came running towards the fields.
*'''Ahlstan:''' ''Flopsy? Lord Snuffles! What have they done to you?''
*'''Gerhild:''' ''Just taking care of business, Ahlstan. I warned you what would happen if you let them in my turnip patch again.''
*'''Ahlstan:''' ''My babies! They're not to blame! How could you? You've gone too far this time, wife!''


===The Devil Has All The Best Tunes===
;The Hunters of Kyonyo
Eivor came upon a jolly gathering with song and drink.
[24:10-25:01][51]
*'''Norse Warrior:''' ''A merry tune! Play it again, Saxon!''
[17:14-18:27][73]
*'''Bard:''' ''The Lord made me and the Lord made thee, and the Lord made hops and barley. So if you would close to Heaven be, have another ale or three! Drink some mead and drink some rum, for ye know not when the Lord will come. So drink thy ale and drink it fast, who knows if it may be your last!<br>You there, Dane! Come join youe fellows! Music is my gift to you all!''
Eivor approached the bard.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Here is a merry gathering. A Saxon, playing for Norsemen?''
*'''Bard:''' ''"What joy a man gives is given back threefold." So my love used to say. Dear Cearo. I sing now for her.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Used to?''
*'''Bard:''' ''Used to. But now is no time for sadness! Join our revels! I was about to open a cask for my new friends! Come one, come all! Nothing heals the heart of woe like a mug of ale.''
*'''Norse Warrior:''' ''You look like the sort who laps at their brew like a kitten.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Wrong. Thor himself pales when he sees me take up my drinking horn.''
*'''Norse Warrior:''' ''Ha! Come and prove it, then! Saxon, give us a song!''
Eivor approached the hooded warrior.
*'''Norse Warrior:''' ''Show me how the Raven Clan drink!''
(Accept - "I'll take that challenge.")
*'''Eivor:''' ''You'll be under the tavle before I've even warmed up.''
*'''Norse Warrior:''' ''O-ho! We'll see about this!''
Eivor and the warrior then started a drinking contest, while the bard kept playing his song. Eivor drank her horn full before dropping to the floor.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I feel cold fingers spreading through me. This is poisoned ale!''
*'''Norse Warrior:''' ''Urgh. Feels like Jormungandr is turning in my stomach.''
The dancing warriors also felt the poison acting.
*'''Norse Warrior:''' ''By Odin, this new ale is strong. I think I'm going blind.''
*'''Bard:''' ''A hundred lives I promised my love as she lay dying, a Danish arrow in her breast. A hundred lives for hers. But there is one who has not been laid low. Let me see to that. You will die as my Cearo did!''
The bard attacked Eivor.
*'''Eivor:''' ''It won't be me that dies today!''
Though affected by the brew, Eivor managed to hold her own.
*'''Eivor:''' ''God, my head!''
*'''Bard:''' ''I'll grant you the long peace of the grave!<br>Murderer! Reaver! Death to all Danes!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Even sickened, I am more than your equal!''
Eivor killed the poisoner.
*'''Eivor:''' ''He lured his prey with music, then poisoned them like a spider. Grief sick or not, this world is better without him in it.''


==Asgard==
;The Tournament
===Food of the Gods===
[00:15-01:07][52]
As Havi passed a camp, he heard the announcement of a hunt.
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*'''Andhrimnir:''' ''Who will join us on this wild hunt? Which among you hunger for a challenge. Who here has an appetite for adventure?''
[16:17-17:20][63]
*'''Havi:''' ''Hail, Andhrimnir! Off again to hunt the Immortal Boar?''
*'''Andhrimnir:''' ''Yes. Yet again, Saehrimnir has risen from his bones and escaped my kitchen. It should prove to be a vigorous chase.''
*'''Havi:''' ''You never tire of tracking this beast.''
*'''Andhrimnir:''' ''No hunt is more thrilling, and his meat has no equal. Come!''
They tracked the boar down.
*'''Andhrimnir:''' ''Run! Run, you sluggards! Have you no appetite?<br>This meat is not to be missed!<br>Take care! He is cunning! Saehrimnir is as deadly as he is delicious!<br>It is worth risking death for the meal of your life!''
*'''Boar Hunter 1:''' ''Ha, Ha! What a beast! What a monster!''
*'''Boar Hunter 2:''' ''O, I have never felt more alive!''
*'''Boar Huntress 1:''' ''I can almost taste its flesh!''
*'''Boar Huntress 2:''' ''I hunger for a haunch!''
Havi killed the boar.
*'''Andhrimnir:''' ''Skillfully done, Lore-Keepet! I will save you the juciest cut! Come, you brave butchers! Let us prepare a true heroes' feast!''


===Milk of Humankind===
;The Winter Raiders
Havi heard a mooing from behind a wooden gate.
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*'''Audumbla:''' ''Moo. (I am sad.)''
[03:04-03:54][50]
Havi broke down the gate.
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*'''Audumbla:''' ''Moo. (O, how nice.)<br>Moo. (What a relief.)''
*'''Havi:''' ''Nothing less than a god could confine this ancient creature against her will. Was it the Trickster? Some other menace? Or do I imagine ill omens where none exist?''
*'''Audumbla:''' ''Moo. (I feel you.)''
Havi moved a rock out of the way so Audumbla could pass.
*'''Audumbla:''' ''Moo. (You are near.)<br>Moo. (I will find you.)''
Havi broke down another wooden gate. Having been freed, Audumbla went to some ice stalagtites nearby.


*'''Audumbla:''' ''Moo. (I have found you.)<br>'Moo. (Thank you and good luck, godling.)''
==Post launch==
*'''Havi:''' ''It was simple thirst that drove this primeval creature. Even the gods are subject to common needs. Slake your thirst, Man-Maker. May you bring forth new things to amaze us all.''
===l30===
;The Lesson
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===Njord's Lament===
;Teach a Dog New Kicks
Havi heard Njord's drunken yelling from afar.
[02:18-02:43][25]
*'''Njord:''' ''Skadi ... O Skadi ... Why are you so cold? O, Skadi! I curse the day ... you were seized with lust ... for my perfect legs... Go back to your f-frigid mountains! The sea is my mistress!''
[03:52-04:20][28]
Havi approached him.
*'''Havi:''' ''Njord, your drunken laments ripple through Asgard. What has brought you to this state?''
*'''Njord:''' ''I have ... a beautiful ... beach home ... in Noatun! The most ... perfect place in all Asgard! But is it enough to make Skadi happy? No! She wants us to freeze up in the ... f-fucking mountains!''
*'''Havi:''' ''She is Jotun. You should have known this before you married her.''
*'''Njord:''' ''She chose me! Can I help it that I have such beautiful feet?''
*'''Havi:''' ''You cannot keep this up. Your wailing will summon a sea storm.''
*'''Njord:''' ''I care not. I have mead enough to keep me warm till ... till ... till Skadi and her clan return to their f-frigid homeland.''
*'''Havi:''' ''Maybe they will, but not before plundering the vast riches from your beautiful home.''
*'''Njord:''' ''I had not thought of that! By Ymir's balls, I must return to shore! Bring me a boat! I still have my pride. I refuse to swim like a ... fish ... fisher ... fisherman!''
Havi got on a boat, taking the oar, and Njord climbed in.
*'''Njord:''' ''Skadi ... Skadi ... her heart is as cold as her ... mountain peaks.''
*'''Havi:''' ''Having a Jotun wife cannot be easy.''
*'''Njord:''' ''The only time she ever really smiled ... was when that ... goat ... nearly ripped Loki's balls off! I remember thinking ... that one is cruel ... and magnificent! But the pleasure was not worth the pain. And now ... I have her ... whole ... whole cursed clan to deal with.''
*'''Havi:''' ''I know a rune that will dull the edges of their weapons.''
*'''Njord:''' ''Only if it will ... blunt her tongue.''
They reached the mainland.
*'''Havi:''' ''I hope you find peace, noble Njord. A bad match can be troublesome, but not worse than having nothing to love.''
*'''Njord:''' ''My home at Noatun will bring me pleasure enough. But what about you, Wily One? What do you love?''
*'''Havi:''' ''Knowledge, Sea King, and the pursuit of it. Untangling mysteries, uncovering lore ... that is what feeds me.''
*'''Njord:''' ''Then from what I kn-know of the world and all the ... realms... you will never go hungry. Good luck to you.''


===Noble Harts===
;Headucation
On the distance, Havi saw a deer.
[02:07-02:28][21]
*'''Havi:''' ''Dain, the Lifeless One. Why has this noble stag wandered so far from the tree, Yggdrasil? The sight of this majestic creature gives my own heart wings! I will follow in the same spirit.''
[02:53-03:15][22]
Havi followed the stag, encountering another of its kin.
[03:46-04:13][27]
*'''Havi:''' ''Here is Duneyr the Unknowing! Have you eaten your fill of Yggdrasil's green leaves?''
He continued to follow the animals, finding yet another of them.
*'''Havi:''' ''Durathor as well! Has some disaster befallen the Tree of Life, or is this simply a gathering og the hallowed herd?''
A fourth deer joined the pack.
*'''Havi:''' ''Even Dvalin has roused from his Thriving Slumber! Does this wild run come from a place of joy, or fear?''
The four deers led Haci to the fifth.
*'''Havi:''' ''And finally, Eikthyrnir. From whose horns flow the rivers, Sid and Vid.''
The deer gathered around Haci and disappered in a blink of light, leaving behind a chest for him.
*'''Havi:''' ''So this was the purpose behind the prancing. An offering to their caretaker.''
Havi retrieved one of Ymir's Tear Srones from the chest.
*'''Havi:''' ''Thank you, noble harts. I will put this gift to good use and remain your steadfast protector.''


===Valhalla Bound===
===l40===
Havi heard a yelling warrior.
;The Lesson
*'''Einherjar:''' ''Your curses cannot touch me! I will bathe in your blood!''
[14:09-14:49][40]
Havi approached.
[24:06-24:46][40]
*'''Havi:''' ''Warrior! Put reins upon your battle lust and ride it! Do not be ridden by it.''
*'''Meiran:''' (breathes)
*'''Einherjar:''' ''I do not know your face, but I know...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The legend was true.''
*'''Havi:''' ''Yes, think. What are your last memories?''
*'''Meiran:''' ''Unfortunately for them. They heard the legend and believed they'd claim pounds of silver from a legend well past his prime.''
*'''Einherjar:''' ''I remember the fire-fog filling my throat ... wading through a sea of blood and meat ... a spear piercing my heart...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''So, you were trying to lose them in the woods.''
*'''Havi:''' ''And then the Valkyries plucked you from the Helvger, which leads lesser men to Hel and brought you here, to glorious Asgard.''
*'''Meiran:''' ''I hoped they would give up the chase. Alas...''
*'''Einherjar:''' ''Asgard? This place is truly like no other ... and ... this is not a dream? Am I supposed to fight you?''
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*'''Havi:''' ''We will fight together and become part of the greatest army ever assembled. But first, go eat and drink among the gods. Take your place in the Hall of the Slain. Your bravery has earned it.''
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*'''Einherjar:''' ''Thor! Storm-Bringer! I offer you my blade! ... Odin! Raven-Feeder! I give you my life!''
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==Jotunheim==
;A Puzzlement
===Aegir's Daughters===
[02:49-03:23][34]
Havi found a thrall complaining outside the meadhall.
*'''Thrall:''' ''They've been feasting for days in that hall. None for us lowly thralls, though.''
Havi entered the Hall of Aegir.
*'''Daughter of Aegir 1:''' ''Come drink with us, stranger!''
*'''Daughter of Aegir 2:''' ''Be welcome, Aesir. Our father's hall is a haven to all.''
*'''Havi:''' ''I remember there was a cauldron here once, brought by Thor from Hymir's hall.''
*'''Daughter of Aegir 1:''' ''A cauldron a mile deep. A mile of mead. I miss that cauldron.''
*'''Daughter of Aegir 3:''' ''Father bet the cauldron on a foolish wager with Suttungr and lost. But we still have the ale from our brewery!''
She handed Havi a mug of ale.
*'''Havi:''' ''Where is Aegir now?''
*'''Daughter of Aegir 2:''' ''Gone to Utgard. He sent the cauldron to Suttungr, but it never got there. So he's gone to find out what's what. But enough of that. You are visitor to our great land, and we know its secrets. Ask of us your questions.''
(If "I seek mysteries." was chosen)
*'''Havi:''' ''I want to know the unknown. Where should I look?''
*'''Daughter of Aegir 2:''' ''There is a broken tower near Utgard that was once a place of great magic. Perhaps there is still some to be found there.''
*'''Daughter of Aegir 1:''' ''To magic! May we never be without it!''
(Accept - "I'll drink to that.") <!-- The other choice ("I should leave.") seems to end the scene -->
*'''Havi:''' ''Skal!''
Havi drank from his mug of ale.
*'''Daughter of Aegir 2:''' ''Let us tell you more about our homeland!''
(If "Tell me about the beasts of this land." was chosen)
*'''Havi:''' ''What animals will I find in the wild?''
*'''Daughter of Aegir 1:''' ''I have heard tell of a [[Steinbjorn|great bear of stone and ice]] that lives by a frozen lake.''
*'''Daughter of Aegir 2:''' ''Enough talk! Time for a drink!''
(Accept - "With pleasure.") <!-- The other choice ("I have things to do.") seems to end the scene -->
*'''Havi:''' ''Skal!''
Havi drank more.
*'''Daughter of Aegir 2:''' ''Let us tell you more about our homeland!''
(If "Tell me a sad tale." was chosen)
*'''Havi:''' ''Spin me a tale of tragedy.''
*'''Daughter of Aegir 2:''' ''Once, Thor dashed the great serpent Jormungandr against our shores. Many ships wrecked, many Jotnar drowned.''
*'''Daughter of Aegir 1:''' ''Seek a lonely tree on the shore and walk beneath it. You will see. Now let us drink to the fallen.''
(Accept - "Let's drink!") <!-- The other choice ("I need to go.") seems to end the scene -->
*'''Havi:''' ''Skal!''
Havi drank more.
*'''Daughter of Aegir 2:''' ''You don't look well. Is our ale taking a toll on you?''
Havi passed out.
Some time later, Havi woke up on some furs.
*'''Havi:''' ''Urgh! Tastes like a boar shat in my mouth. Where am I? I should... I should find out what I did while ale-addled. My mind is blank.''
He examined some clothes nearby.
*'''Havi:''' ''Ripe with wine and vomit. These are thrall's clothes. Where did they come from?''
Havi left the loft, climbing down a ladder to Aegir's main hall and left the building. He came upon a daughter of Aegir leading a boar.
*'''Daughter of Aegir:''' ''King Snortington demands tribute! Don't make us lock you up like we did your Aesir friend!''
*'''Havi:''' ''King Snortington the boar ... once a prisoner, now free ... I think we even made up a song about it.''
Havi went to the brewery, finding some wrecked boats inside a great barrel of ale.
*'''Daughter of Aegir:''' ''To the mighty reavers of the Ale Sea! The mice in the brewery still tell tales of last night's voyage.''
*'''Havi:''' ''Were we trying to sail somewhere? Across the Ale Sea to the land of ... of ... I can't recall it.''
Havi approached a house.
*'''Daughter of Aegir:''' ''Well, hello there. You turned out to have quite a head for heights.''
Havi climbed to the roof of the house, finding an upturned cart there.
*'''Havi:''' ''I think I remember ... being up high? How did we get the cart up there?''
Havi chuckled.
*'''Havi:''' ''We made wild revels, it seems. But no harm done, except to my head. Aegir's daughters are hospitable indeed.''


===The Giants of Fimbulwinter===
===o40===
[the yt video marks this as after [[A Feast to Remember]].]
;The Lesson
Havi climbed one of Jotunheim's mountains, looking for the source of the blizzard.
[09:43-10:30][47]
*'''Havi:''' ''And here are the storm-bringers. Explain this mischief.''
*'''Kala:''' ''This tempest is our vengeance.''
*'''Vindr:''' ''Cold winds for a cold heart.''
*'''Kala:''' ''Three times we asked for Gunlodr's hand! Three times we demanded she choose between us!''
*'''Vindr:''' ''Three times my brother's hideous face drove her away.''
*'''Kala:''' ''It's YOUR face, shit-wit! We're twins!''
*'''Havi:''' ''You conjured this storm because your feelings were hurt?''
*'''Kala:''' ''This storm is the storm that rages within us! The noble pain of those wronged in love!''
*'''Havi:''' ''The lady said no. Move on.''
*'''Kala:''' ''I don't like your tone, Aesir. You think you're better than us, just like she did. Maybe it's time to shut your mouth.''
*'''Havi:''' ''Why don't you come and try?''
The twins attacked.
*'''Kala:''' ''Utgard will be buried beneath the snows of our fury!<br>We will not stop til Utgard is no more!''
Havi killed both brothers, stopping the storm.
*'''Havi:''' ''The skies have cleared. The blizzard is over at last.''


==Wincestre==
;A Puzzlement
===Mildberg the Miracle Legs===
[01:07-02:18][71]
Eivor heard a young girl boasting as she approached a marketplace.
*'''Mildburg:''' ''They call me Mildberg the Miracle Legs! Come on! Someone must be brave enough to challenge me?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You are pretty cocksure for a child.''
*'''Mildburg:''' ''You would be, too, if you had miracle legs.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Miracle legs? They seem pretty normal to me, girl.''
*'''Mildburg:''' ''Looks can be deceiving. Have you heard of the great Pheidippides? The mighty hero of old? Ran all the way from Marathon to tell the king they won the battle. Then guess what happened? He only fell down dead!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Dead? From running?''
*'''Mildburg:''' ''It was very far. Girls can't fight, it's the rules. But like Pheidippides, I am going to be the fastest messenger who ever lived.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''So when the Norse defeat the Saxon armies, you'll quicly bear the bad news to your king?''
*'''Mildburg:''' ''Them sissy-britches? Fat chance. So, do you want to race or not? I've beaten everyone else in the whole world.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''In that case ... let's run!''
The pair started their competition.
*'''Mildburg:''' ''Ah! Great Pheidippides, give me speed!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You are fast, I grant you. But you will not outrun me!''
The race ended, with Eivor as the winner.
*'''Eivor:''' ''No other Saxon has been able to keep me on my toes like you, little one.''
*'''Mildburg:''' ''I never thought I would be beaten. But you run like the wind! I am glad I had a real challenge.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''And I am glad to have given you one.''
*'''Mildburg:''' ''Do you like interesting places? I've run all over Wessex. Found some scary, spooky, magic spots!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Exploring such is what I live for.''
*'''Mildburg:''' ''I'll give you my diary. I call it, The Many Wondrous Runnings of the Galloping Miracle Legs. Bye-bye!''


===Romeo and Aethelflaed===
;Teach a Dog New Kicks
Eivor found a boy atop an observation tower.
[03:08-03:49][41]
*'''Esobert:''' ''I'm going to do it! You see if I don't. I'm just screwing my courage to the sticky place.''
Eivor approached the boy.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What are you doing all the way up here?''
*'''Esobert:''' ''Don't try and stop me. I will get that flower ... and then she'll see how much I love her.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''A brave choice, little fellow.''
*'''Esobert:''' ''Even if I get smashed on the ground like an ... an ... overripe plum... I am just getting my breath back. The climb was hard. I'm girding my erm ... loins...''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Loins, eh? Or I could get it for you? I would hate to see such a ferocious flame snuffed out.''
*'''Esobert:''' ''I mean, if you insist. But I could get it if I wanted to. Just so you know.''
Eivor then used the zipline.
[If she misses the arch where the flowers re, you get this bit:
**'''Anglo-Saxon Child 1:''' ''She missed, the stranger missed! That could've been Esobert's mangled noggin.''
**'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''What a terrible show, boo, boo...!''
you need to get the flower to progress, so this bit was optional]  
Eivor landed on the arch and plucked a flower from it.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 1:''' ''Saints alive! Did you see that? God sent Esobert an angel!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 3:''' ''Is it over? Did he fall? God's buttered crumpets, I never told him I loved him.''
Eivor approached Esobert.
*'''Esobert:''' ''If I'd known it was that easy...''
*'''Eivor:''' ''you'd have done it yourself. Risked life and limb. But great men know the value of a champion.''
She handed him the flower.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What will you do with such a treasure?''
Esobert pointed to girl.
*'''Esobert:''' ''It is for her. It is all for her, so she will finally notice me.''
He breathed in and approached the girl and her mother. He gave the flower to the girl.
*'''Ealhswith:''' ''Aethelflaed? What do you say to the sweet boy?''
*'''Aethelflaed:''' ''Thank you for the flower. It is very beautiful.''
*'''Esobert:''' ''Now we are bethrothed, and I will grow up to be a great king and you will be my fair lady.''
*'''Ealhswith:''' ''What say you, daughter? Do you think him a worthy suitor? He risked so much to declare his love. I will tell my husband, the king, you claim our daughter's hand. When you are a bit older of course. Come dearest.''
The queen and princess left, and Esobert rejoined his friends.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 1:''' ''Noah's holy cattle! You actually gave a flower to the princess!''
*'''Esobert:''' ''And now we are bethrothed.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 1:''' ''Takes more than that. There's holding hands and grunting. And then sometimes praying... "O, God! O, God!"''
*'''Esobert:''' ''King Esobert the first. The Flea of Wincestre!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''All hail the Lord of the Saxons. Esobert the Flea!''


==Jorvik==
;Headucation
===Deviled Water===
[01:02-01:59][57]
Eivor came upon a scene by the river.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''Are you going to enter the water or not?''
*'''Norse Man:''' ''No! The waters are too cold! But ... the quicker I am baptized, the bigger business will be.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''One does not receive the Holy Spirit under the watchful eye of God simply to improve trade!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''That man needs a push. Or a good scare.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''A moment in frozen water is a minor bit of suffering for a lifetime serving the Great Father! Do it! <br>One cannot become one of God's children without going through the proper ritual!''
*'''Norse Man:''' ''No! I have avoided the water for weeks, and I do not intend to freeze this Yule!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''No wonder the people avoid your market stall. You positively reek.''
*'''Norse Man:''' ''I have a delicate body! The cold will take the life out of me!''
Eivor pushed the man into the river.
*'''Norse Man:''' ''Cold, cold! The ice waves are taking me, save... Hey, this is not so bad.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''Good God, at last! I hearby baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit within us all! You are now a child of God!''
*'''Norse Man:''' ''So, is this it?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''It is. Go forth and walk His holy steps, new child!''
*'''Norse Man:''' ''If his steps go to the market, then so be it. But first ... I could go for a nice swim.''


===Silver Wind Elder===
;Battle of the Bests
Eivor arrived at a bakery in Jorvik.
[02:16-03:45][89]
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''I will not stand for it! Rob me of my coin, rob me of my house ... to Hell with it, rob me of my wife! But may God strike you where you stand if you rob me of my pie!''
[07:05-08:52][107]
*'''Eivor:''' ''What is this about god and pies?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Someone stole my pie, and I, a skilled sniffer, am going to weed that pie thief out!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''All for a piece of pie?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''It is no ordinary pie! My pies top any other pies, and the blasted pie thief knows it! The smell ... O, the smell! The thief went down this road!''
He turned away, tracking the smell.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Come out, thief! I know you are here. I can smell my pie!<br>The thief should not be far. I will find that scoundrel!''
Eivor and the baker came upon a woman during their search.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Mmm, the fragrance of melted butter ... comforting, warm.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''A-ha! The thief came by! I am on the trail! My pie is near, my nose does not lie! Come out, thief!''
Another nose witness was found by the pair.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''The coy sweetness of berries ... I smell it!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''O-ho, the thief must be near now. I recognize my pie's allure to any nose! Come out, come out! Mmm, the aroma of a pastry baked just right ... the thief is near!''
Eivor and the baker entered a building and found a child baking pies.
*'''Norse Child:''' ''Hmm ... I think this is just the right amount...''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Caught, scoundrel. Now, give me my delicious pie back.''
*'''Norse Child:''' ''Delicious? Your pie was blander than my late father's face.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''What did you put in my pie? This smell, this ... aroma. It's never produced such n effet before!''
*'''Norse Child:''' ''I added some honey. It'll enhance the berries by a bit...''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Good God ... it does enhance the sweet smell. That is ... remarkable. Unheard of. A miracle!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''It seems like this child would make an extraordinary baker, and Jorvik could use one less thief.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Well ... it does smell spectacular. You have a keen sense for the culinary arts, child. You want a job?''
*'''Norse Child:''' ''God's piss of luck! Thank you so much. You won't regret it, I have so many ideas.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Just stop stealing the pies. Ah, thank you for your help. Come by my stall should you have a craving for pie.''


==Vinland==
==Last Update==
===Flight of Fancy===
===A Disturbance in Kii===
Eivor reached a cliff, where a woman stood at the edge.
Yuasa, Kii
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''Arne! Fly up, Arne! You can do it, pet! Come on!''
NOTE: IT'S A FEATURED EVENT FOR SOME GOD FORSAKEN REASON???????????????????????????????
Eivor approached the woman.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Dropped something?''
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''Good ol' Arne, my beloved pet, fell down ... well, flew his way down below. Now, the poor thing is stuck. I cannot seem to encourage my Arne to fly back up. Looks like we still have a long way to go.''
Eivor performs a leap of faith and finds Arne, a turkey, nearby.
*'''Eivor:''' ''It cannot fly. I will have to lead it back up.''
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''Watch out for his ... affections. Arne is the fiery sort, loves to give ... kisses. Please don't kill him if he pecks you a bit.''
Arne attacked Eivor.
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''Stop pecking, Arne!''
Eivor led the turkey up the cliff.
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''Your voice is beautiful, Arne.<br>Thank you for bringing Arne back into my arms! I would like to repay your kindness. I have what is left of Arne's family. Unfortunately, they didn't survive their training quite as well. Try it, they're quite delicious!''
The woman gave Eivor some turkey meat.
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''I guess I will go back to my friends, the Toothbreakers. I hope they still wait for me at the port. Come on, Arne. Let us take flight.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''A winged companion is a boon.''


===Ursine Takeover===
[]
At Vithrloekr, Eivor finds a camp beset by bears.
*'''Hana:''' ''[[wikt:父上#Japanese|Chichiue]], let's go see, let's go see!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''A camp ... overrun with bears.''
*'''Tsuyoshi:''' ''Of course, my child.''
She heard a man whispering.
*'''Hana:''' ''I wanna get really close!''
*'''Norse Man:''' ''Psst! Here, I'm over here!<br>Odin's beard! I-I can't move, it hurts. Hurry, before they catch on to my ruse!''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I have seen many strange beasts during my travels! Some scary. Some dangerous. And if what you tell me is true, you will be rewarded with those same fantastic beasts!''
Eivor killed the bears and went to meet the man.
[]
*'''Eivor:''' ''You are safe now.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Are you sure this is where you saw those strange kanji?''
*'''Norse Man:''' ''Thank you, thank you, kinsman. I was so helpless against them. I even tried to use a key I found as a weapon. The brute swallowed it! Now I will never know what that key unlocks.''
[]
*'''Eivor:''' ''And how did you come to be stuck here?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Very well, then—a deal is a deal... Here it is!''
*'''Norse Man:''' ''My friends, the Toothbreakers, were with me, but we were separated when I went searching for what my key might open. I ended up snooping around that abandoned camp, and that's when they showed up. Bears! So many bears. I must catch my breath...''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''Behold the European brown bear—a frightening beast as tall as two men standing on each other' shoulders!'' [growls]
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''And this is the mighty African leopard! Leopards are clever creatures. They circle around their prey and stalk them from behind... Slowly... Silently... They say you can feel their breath on the nape of your neck right before they strike...'' [roars]
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''This sword belonged to my grandfather—and to his great-grandfather before him. It is said to have acquired a singular thirst for blood during the Holy Crusades... If it's all the same to you, I'd prefer a civilized conversation.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You are Templar.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Oh, I am much more than that, I assure you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Alright. Talk...''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Allow me to introduce myself. I am Sir Eamon Hathaway. And of course, you are Fujibayashi Naoe and the one they call... Diogo, was it?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Yasuke.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Of course—Yasuke. Pray, forgive me. I must admit I was surprised to hear about Assassins in Japan. There was no mention of your Brotherhood at the Synod. Ah. You have no idea what I’m talking about, do you? Pity. Trading barbs with mortal enemies is one of life's great pleasures.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What do you want, Templar?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''To business, then.''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''For your transgressions against the Order, I am here to kill you both.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Nuno Caro and Duarte de Melo deserved to die twenty times over!''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I assure you, I do not personally mourn their loss. Few things try my patience more than cleaning up after lesser men—let alone lesser Templars.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Well, people who speak in riddles try my patience, so start making sense.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''However. A greater purpose calls me from these shores. One that might even sway me from killing you.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You would share the same fate—''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yasuke. Not here.''
*'''Yasuke:''' [sighs]
*'''Eamon:''' ''Once I acquire what I seek, we will sail away from this place, never to return. You have my word.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The worthless word of a Templar...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I beg your pardon?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You said "we" – who else is with you?''
*'''Eamon:''' [chuckles] ''Well, there's this drunk Chinese captain in dire need of a new ship, for one... Most likely drowning his sorrows at this hour.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Any other Templars we should worry about?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''After what you and your Assassin friend have done, you will both have to worry about Templars for the rest of your lives...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Second mistake.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''My dear girl, if the signing of your death warrant is no concern to you—''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Not that part—the part where you assumed I was an Assassin.'' [chuckles]
*'''Eamon:''' ''Is something amusing?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You were right—trading barbs with mortal enemies is pretty fun.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''This is my offer: keep to yourselves and we will be out of your hair in no time. But stand between me and my goal, and we will kill you both. Farewell, Assassin—or however you call yourself.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I am kakushiba-ikki.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''And I am Black Cross.''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''Come, children! Who wants me to carve an elephant?''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''We can't allow him to take whatever he wants.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Agreed. Perhaps we should look for that ship captain he mentioned?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''My thoughts exactly.''
[play as yasuke]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I will alert you if I find any leads.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yasuke? Are you okay?''
*'''Yasuke:''' [sighs] ''I will be... Templars have a way of getting to me...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Let me help you this time.''
[]


==Incomplete==
===Black Tides===
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Yuasa, Kii
===Oxenefordscire===
====Nostalgia====


*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''If only Rose was here. She would help me.''
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Eivor approached the old man.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''A Black Cross, uh... I will kill as many Templars as they dare send here.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Having trouble, farmer?''
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*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''Rose? Is that you? It is! My daughter, my child! I can scarcely believe it.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''What is a ship captain without a ship.'' [hiccups] ''Like a bird without wings. A fish without gills.'' [burps] ''Like a ship captain without sake! I am a nobody. But at least I am not alone. At least I have you, cheap, watered sake. You are my only friend.'' [hiccups] ''It's so watered down, I am probably still sober. What a waste of my last mon.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You are a little confused.''
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*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''I've been longing to speak to you again.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This is going to be challenging.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I have never spoken to you before.''
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*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''Rose, Rose, do not jest with your father and his failing eyes.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Excuse me, would you happen to be a ship captain by any chance?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Very well. It is good to see you ... again.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Not at this particular moment, no.''
*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''Such a pleasure to have you at my side, Rose. But I'm so tired, so very tired. I cannot move those crates to shelter.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''My friend and I are looking for—''
The man rose from his seat and walked towards the shelter. Eivor picked up a crate and followed him there.
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Look here, lady—my cup is empty... You want to talk? Fill it up.''
*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''Yes, Rose. Right there. You were always very clever, child. Put the others there, as well.''
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She did the same with another crate.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''How long have you been working for the Templar Order?''
*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''Rose! You've grown up to be quite strong!''
*'''Drunken captain:''' [laugh] ''Let's play a game. You make a statement, and if true—I drink. If false, you drink... First one to the bottom loses the game but either way, you buy.''
Eivor did the same with the last crate.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Bring it on.''
*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''That's the last of them. Come join me, Rose. It's been ages since we had a chat.''
*'''Naoe:''' [sighs]
He led Eivor to a couple of benches nearby and they sat opposite one another.
[]
*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''Rose, you're such a help. Let us reminisce, shall we? The tale of how I courted your mother?''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''All right, I'll start... You, my friend, are not from Japan!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Why not?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Very observant...''
*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''You never tire of that one. Well. As a young man, I was sent to a great lord to help with his livestock. That first day, I brought the cows in from the field and there was this milkmaid, her smile like sunshine in a storm. I fancied her, she fancied me. We found our way to a storeroom to make better acquaintance.''
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The man started to fall asleep.
<tabber>
<tabber>
|-|What happened?=
|-|You are a Pirate=
*'''Eivor:''' ''And then?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You are a pirate—and a very bad one at that.''
*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''What? O, yes. What was I saying? Ah, your mother and I in the storeroom. Yes. Well. The lord wandered in and caught us making merry. He fell into a dark rage and raised his axe, and me wearing nothing but a smile! Your mother had a quick wit, "Why master," she said, "This boy can fetch you more milk than you'd ever have use for." Well, the lord liked his milk, so says he, "Bring me this milk and perhaps I'll show mercy." We threw on our smocks and ran for the cow pen. We milked the cows in a frenzy and carried back two buckets. The lord spooned off some cream to taste. Satisfied, he had his servant set the milk in the shade and declared, "More!" "In a thrice, master," your mother said, and we ran outside. "How will we get more?" I asked. "The cows are spent!"''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''How dare you. I am no pirate. I am chartered captain. Drink!''
The man started to fall asleep again.
|-|You are a Templar=
{{#tag:tabber|
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You are a Templar...''
What happened?=
*'''Drunken captain:''' [laughs] ''I am no Templar; my only allegiance is to gold. Drink!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I must know what happened.''
</tabber>
*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''Yes? O, "The cows are spent!" Your mother bade me not to be a ninny. She led me in a circle back to the buckets in the shade. "We'll bring him these again and call them new!" So we brought the master the same milk again. Again he was pleased, again he asked for more. And again we circled around! Soon the master had ten buckets ... by his count. So he gave us his blessing. We ran for the stables, stole a horse, and never looked back. Not long after, you were born. The pinkest little babe a father could hope for! We named you Rose, after the cow. That reminds me - your mother's ring! She wanted you to have it. Here.''
[]
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Those Templars paid well but their maps were garbage! And now my ship is wrecked! You can still see her listing on the rocks when traveling the Iseji Trails... My turn: you two have something against Templars, don't you?''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Now, about your wrecked ship.''
<tabber>
|-|You wrecked because you were drunk=
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You wrecked your ship because you were too drunk!''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''I've been drunk since I was a baby'' [laugh] ''but you're wrong! Drink!''
|-|You are bad at reading maps=
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Their maps were probably decent – you are just bad at reading them!''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''I can read maps! But I'll never trust English or Dutch maps again: only the Portuguese know these water half-decently... Drink!''
</tabber>
[]
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''But enough about me! Your gorgeous wife here is probably a terrible cook!'' [laughs]
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I am not his wife!''
*'''Yasuke:''' [laughs]
*'''Drunken captain:''' [laughs] ''Oh, so she's available?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Okay, enough. We have what we want—let's go.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Wait. One more question.''
<tabber>
|-|The Templars are looking for an object=
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The Templars came here looking for an object...''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Wrong! They are looking for a place!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' [burp] ''Empty... I am beaten...''
*'''Drunken captain:''' [laughs]
|-|The Templars are looking for a place=
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your Templar passengers came here looking for a place, have they not?''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Oh yes—they’re looking all right.''
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*'''Drunken captain:''' [gulps] ''Empty...''
*'''Yasuke:''' [laughs]
</tabber>
[]
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Now if you'll excuse me... Drink goes in, drink goes out!'' [laughs]
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Wait – we need to know more about that place!''
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*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Stop! Or else...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Or else!?''
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*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Big mistake, lady... You don't scare Captain Yang!''
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*'''Captain Yang:''' ''I lost everything—why do you want to take more?!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What are Templars looking for?''
[]
*'''Captain Yang:''' ''The more I drink, the less it hurts!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Let's put that to the test.''
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*'''Captain Yang:''' ''I yield! No more!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Are you ready to talk calmly, now?''
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*'''Captain Yang:''' ''Fine—I'll tell you what you want to hear... Eh... What was it you wanted to hear?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The place the Templars are looking for?''
*'''Captain Yang:''' ''Oh, right, right—the old man—Sir Hathaway, he's called—he’s been searching for a long time, see... It’s a place he called the Obverzk... The Obterze... Hum... Oh—the Observatory!!! That's it, that's what he called it!! A place of mysterious powers—he had a big chest full of documents he kept locked in his cabin—''
[dead]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Up there on the roof!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''On it!''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''They're bleeding. I can track them.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Even injured, they move pretty fast.''
[]
*'''Masked killer:''' ''This belongs to you.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''There, blood stains.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Ah! It's just a dog.''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''Why don’t you listen and turn back?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Why don't you come out and find out?''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Blood. I'm close.''
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*'''Hana:''' ''Please, stop! Don't hurt him!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''It's okay! I'm not going to hurt you.''
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*'''Masked killer:''' ''I told Eamon you two wouldn't listen. He thinks people are reasonable...''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Let him go.''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''Listen carefully. This man will bleed out and die in seconds unless you save him.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Look, whatever you think you're doing—''
[]
*'''Masked killer:''' ''Face it, Assassin. You're simply outclassed.''
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*'''Hana:''' ''Father!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Hold on, I've got you...''
*'''Hana:''' ''Help him! Please help him!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Hey—Hey! I’m not letting him die, okay?''
*'''Hana:''' ''O-okay. Okay. Thank you, miss.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Naoe, are you there?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''In here!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I tried to keep up, but...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''She got away.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''She... She cut him open just to get away?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''She has the same cloak as the old man.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Two Black Crosses...''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Go with my friend, he'll take care of you.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hey there! Your father is safe now. What is your name?''
*'''Hana:''' ''Hana.'' [beat] ''You are Yasuke, yes?''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The woman disappeared without leaving a trail... What's our next move?''
*'''Yasuke:''' [sighs] ''First, I need water… Then we look for Yang's ship: we might find clues in the wreckage.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yang said it could be seen from Iseji Trails!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Who should take point?''
[play as yasuke]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I will go. I could use the fresh air.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Okay—I'll see that this man is taken care of and join you later.''
 
===Double-Crossed===
Naoe and Yasuke must investigate Captain Yang's shipwreck for any clues that lead to the Black Cross.
Iseji Trails, Kii
 
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There it is. The Black Cross shipwreck.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Scavengers on the beach.''
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*'''Scavenger:''' ''Anything you find, you take!''
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*'''Scavenger:''' ''Hey! We got here first! This stuff's ours!''
[]
{{IUNote|Title=Your New Mission|Text=I remain grateful for your dedication and enthusiasm in your search for the Observatory and I regret that I must redirect your efforts towards a matter of some urgency.<br><br>Our operations in the Japans continue to suffer at the hands of an individual known as "Diogo." He, and all who aid him, must be eliminated so that we may continue to protect humanity from itself.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br><br>– M.}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''They are here because of me... I cannot let anyone suffer the consequences of my actions.''
[]
{{IUNote|Title=Captain Yang's Log|Text=Day 3 at Sea<br>Took two passengers in Macau headed for the Japans. Fancy. Rich. They provided maps. European-made. They also have brandy. Might confiscate it.<br><br>Day 27 at Sea<br>China coast still on port side. European maps unreliable in these waters. Brandy is great stuff though.<br><br>Day 43 at Sea<br>Boarded by pirates. Passengers killed them all! Old man is fearsome but the woman is scarier, laughing as she bled them dry.<br><br>Day 57 at Sea<br>I hear them whispering at night. They speak of impossible things. Out of grog. Out of Brandy. All I have are nightmares of that woman killing pirates.<br><br>Day 62 at Sea<br>The Japans finally in sight. Passengers eager to disembark. I’m eager to get rid of them.  Approaching at high tide tomorrow.<br><br>Day 63 at Sea<br>Terrible maps! Hit an unmarked reef. Taking on water. Abandoning ship. I’m going to go get drunk now.}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''They fended off pirates... Those Black Cross seem to know how to fight.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Captain Yang said the Black Cross kept their documents in a chest. This might lock it.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The chest must have gone down into the water.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'll go look for it?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Good. There may be more for me to find here.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Got to keep searching. It must be around here.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Focus Naoe. Deep breaths!''
[]
{{IUNote
|Title=Eamon's Journal: My Mission
|Text=March 4th, 1552<br><br>The Inner Sanctum has bestowed upon me a great honour, the exalted rank of Templar Black Cross.<br><br>My father remained as stoic as ever when he presented me with the Hathaway family sword. When he put it into my hands, he made me promise to fulfill a mission he could not: to find a mysterious precursor site known as The Observatory.<br><br>I will not fail him. I shall embody the Order’s ideals in words and deeds. I shall uncover the secrets of Those Who Came Before for the sake of all our peaceful tomorrows.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide me.}}
 
{{IUNote
|Title=Eamon's Journal: Marrakech
|Text=June 8th, 1555<br><br>Every attempt to locate the Observatory or a Piece of Eden, ends with me standing empty-handed, surrounded by evidence of Kassandra’s presence. It happened on the Isle of Skye and the Ionian Isles. Now in Marrakech.<br><br>Yet something is different. The Scottish cave contained a pedestal, where a Piece of Eden once rested, long since removed. The vault in Marrakesh contained an Isu axe, devoid of power. I cannot shake the feeling that the axe was placed here recently, perhaps to placate the avarice of lesser men.<br><br>Could Kassandra still be alive? The idea seems to be laughable. And yet...}}


{{#tag:tabber|
{{IUNote
I accept the ring.=
|Title=Eamon's Journal: Beijing
|Text=November 13, 1578<br><br>Infiltrated the Beijing Synod called by Shao Jun. The Chinese Mentor is a frail old thing, yet her mind remains as sharp as ever. Alas, we could not get close enough to kill her. In attendance was a scholar who believed a precursor temple exists on Japan’s main island. He offered as proof his hand-drawn reproductions of mysterious symbols and glyphs.<br><br>I acquired the illustrations while Nirmala disposed of the scholar with great enthusiasm. Could this be the Observatory? I will make my way there in due course. Perhaps I can finally put Kassandra’s nonsense behind me.}}


{{!}}-{{!}}
[MEANWHILE...]
You should keep the ring.=
*'''Masked killer:''' ''You move well for someone your size.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I ... I do not know what to say. You should keep it to remember ... mother.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You cut down an innocent man back there...''
*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''Such a sweet girl. I'll bequeath it to you when the time comes.''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''People can be many things – but innocent is rarely one of them.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I must go ... Father. Take care.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''So you are a Black Cross, like the old man...''
*'''Elderly Farmer:''' ''Such a delight to see you, Rose. Come back soon!''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''I am Nirmala, from the island of Java. And you...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I am Yasuk—''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''—are a dead man!''
[She charged him with a ''{{Wiki|kama-yari}}'' but he dodged]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Tsk. Templar scum.''
[]
{{IUNote
|Title=Nirmala's Promotion
|Text=Sir Hathaway,<br><br>I confess to being skeptical when you took that young orphan under your wing. How delightful it is to be proven wrong. The Inner Sanctum hereby grants Nirmala the rank of Black Cross.<br><br>Please continue to train her as you see fit so that she may bring Order and Understanding to an increasingly chaotic world. I look forward to watching Nirmala’s progress in the future. I hope you are as proud of your acolyte as I am of you.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you both.<br>– M.
}}


{{IUNote
|Title=Sketched Glyphs
|Text=This paper showcases a number of sketched glyphs—likely drawn by the Black Cross themselves. Clearly they are being studied and sought out.
}}
}}
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I will bleed you dry!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Shut your mouth!''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''You are slowing down, big man.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Do you ever shut up?''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''You move well—but I move better!''
*'''Yasuke:''' [growls]
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Not so glib now...''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Now you di—''[chokes]
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Overconfident. Like all Templars I have defeated...''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Ah. Nirmala. How many times must I warn you against being so impulsive?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I have everything under control!''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''He has you figured out and so you've lost the advantage.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I can handle him, Eamon.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Be that as it may...''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''...we have more important business to attend to.''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''Where is the Assassin?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''She dove into the wreck.''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''Does he have the keystone?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''It's on his belt!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You've changed your mind about killing us, then?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''You have something we need.''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''How is he still standing?!''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''Now!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''No...''
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*'''Eamon:''' ''I see now why they sent for us.''
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*'''Eamon:''' ''Have it your way, then.''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''The keystone?''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''Yes—Yes! This is it!''
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*'''Nirmala:''' ''Leave him. He'll be dead in moments and the girl won't pursue us if she's trying to save his life.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Cruel... But efficient. Well played.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I like keeping you on your toes, old man.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yasuke... Yasuke!''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Hey, hey—it’s okay, I’m here.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The ornament... I could... not find... an opening...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''No... No no no no no—stay with me, come on, stay with me... Come on Yasuke, stay with me…. Don't do this—you have to stay with me, please... Somebody help! Come on big man, stay with me… We'll fix you up in no time… No, no no no—Yasuke! Yasuke!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Where am I? What is this? I am... defeated. But am I dead? No. Not dead. But I am dying.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Someone over there... Is that... Is that my mother? This path began with my mother's murder...''
[flashback]
*'''Diogo:''' ''Mother!'' [cries] ''Mama. Mama...''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You have been avenged, Mama. There is so much to tell you about. I wonder what you will say to me, Mama. If you are proud of the man I became.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There, in the distance... Lord Nobunaga! Lord Nobunaga forged me into the warrior I became.''
[flashback]
*'''Oda Nobunaga:''' ''What's more, you have earned your place next to me. As a samurai.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your betrayer also lies dead, my friend. Perhaps we will soon share tea together.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There must be more for me to see here. Over there. It looks like... Yes, I remember this moment very well.''
[flashback]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Naoe, Junjiro, you have showed me forgiveness and compassion. You have made me a better man.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You still want to walk beside me? Follow this wind wherever it takes us?''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I will miss you both. Thank you, my friends... Not my friends: my family. I cannot leave you behind. Not yet!''
*'''Shadow Yasuke:''' ''Death has already won.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Then I will defeat it too, if I must.''
[]
*'''Shadow Yasuke:''' ''It is time for us to rest. Our fight is over.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''No doubt I will die in combat one day. But it will not be today.''
[]
*'''Shadow Yasuke:''' ''Not today.''


{{!}}-{{!}}
===Buried Secrets===
I'll let you sleep.=
Naoe and Rufino tracked Eamon and Nirmala to the mysterious cave in Wakasa.


}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''This "Observatory"—what do you think it is?''
*'''Rufino:''' ''I don’t know, but putting an observatory underground is strange, if you ask me.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Perhaps it’s a code name for something else?''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Hm, I don’t think so... Templars are usually quite literal.''
[]
*'''Rufino:''' ''This is easy! You shinobis have such an easy job.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Sitting at the Hideout is much more dangerous.''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Yes, well... Tomiko lives there.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Good point.''
[]
*'''Rufino:''' ''This place is...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Almost magical?''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''We have to get up there—can you manage that?''
*'''Rufino:''' ''What? All the way up there!?
*'''Naoe:''' ''If the old Black Cross could do it, so can you!''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Well... Ladies first.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''There must be another one close by.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Come on, where is it...''
[]
*'''Rufino:''' ''You need to stand on that, uh... glowy... thing.''
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*'''Eamon:''' ''Hold this position.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Eamon...''
*'''Eamon:''' ''What?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''When was the last time you ate something?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Just... Stand guard here...''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I see you, Assassin!''
*'''Naoe:''' (frustrated) [grunts] <!-- Yes, one is with parenthesis and the other, brackets -->
*'''Rufino:''' ''Go ahead, I'll cover you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Got it.''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Still, be careful out there. Else I am terrified of what Yasuke will do to me.''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''There you are.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You can't hold me off forever.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Oh, I can't wait 'til you get here.''
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*'''Rufino:''' ''She's above you!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Stay here. She's mine!''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Go! I'll provide cover fire!''
[]
*'''Rufino:''' ''Get ready. Go!''
[]
*'''Rufino:''' ''Hold on, I'm reloading!''
[]
*'''Rufino:''' ''Get ready to move... Now!''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Stay still, would you?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Try again!''
*'''Nirmala:''' [growls]
[]
*'''Rufino:''' ''Naoe! Don't go in alone! Naoe!''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Stand and fight, you coward!''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I killed your friend. What chance do you have?''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''How many more need to die before you learn?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Two more. Starting with you!''
*'''Nirmala:''' [scoffs]
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''You should never have come here!''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''You're starting to annoy me!''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Just you and me, Assassin!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'll make this quick.''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Take that!''
*'''Naoe:''' [scoffs] ''...that all you got?''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' [grunts]
*'''Naoe:''' ''That was for Yasuke.''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Eamon! I could use your help here!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''He can't help you...''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Eamon? Have you found the Observatory?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''It's not here.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''It has to be! The signs—''
*'''Eamon:''' ''It no longer matters! It seems our purpose here is to clean up a mess after all.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''What were you looking for?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Nothing a dead woman will care about.''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Eamon—''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Focus!''
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*'''Naoe:''' [yells]
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*'''Eamon:''' ''Don't relent, Nirmala.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''She's almost done.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Fight!''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''She's spent—we got her!''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''I did warn you not to put yourself in my way. Farewell, dear girl.''
[]
*'''Nirmala:''' ''He—he survived!? Looks like I get the pleasure of killing you after all...''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Not so fast, Templar.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Don't worry, you’re next.''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''Nirmala!''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Face it, Templar. You're simply outclassed.''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''No!''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''I'm here, child...''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''What have you done?!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Can you fight?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Can you?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We can take him down together.''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''By the Father of Understanding, I will drown you in your own blood!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Keep going, Naoe!''
*'''Naoe:''' [effort]
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Together now!''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' [yells]
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Almost there.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Keep pushing!''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Are you all right?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm fine! Don't stop!''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' [screams] ''No!''
[]
*'''Eamon:''' ''I am so sorry, my child... Twelve years I've sailed the world with Nirmala... She was as close to a daughter as I ever had... Now she lies, her potential... unrealized. Dead at the blade of a would-be Assassin who knows nothing of their creed, and a warrior who brushes off mortal wounds like... You are one of them, aren't you.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This belongs to me.'' [effort]
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''What's this?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Something [[Kassandra|she]] left behind.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The woman from the statue.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Kassandra.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Spoke to you, did she? She does that. It is a consolation prize.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''If this place isn't the Observatory, then what is it? What have you found back there?''
*'''Eamon:''' [sighs] ''One of the pillars that holds up the world.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''And you did not retrieve it?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Retrieve it!? Perhaps it was meant to be touched by your hands rather than mine.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Good. One less bit of power for Templars to claim as their own.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''We do not seek power for ourselves, but rather for humanity's sake. To ensure mankind's dominion over a world that was never ours to begin with!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This is why Templars are after the imperial regalia – because they thought they held ancient powers that would gain them control over Japan.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Nuno Caro was a fool. Had these objects been true Pieces of Eden, a Black Cross would have been tasked with their retrieval...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Templars, Black Cross—you fail all the same.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I pity you, Fujibayashi Naoe... You've stumbled into a war that’s been waged since before recorded time. Fought across a world that’s even bigger than you could imagine. And this buried place is just a glimpse of the horrible, beautiful secrets that lie just beneath the skin of the world... If you could only know what I know... you would... see...''
[]
*'''Rufino:''' ''What is that?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The pillar that holds up the world. It's... beautiful.''
[]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Do not touch it! I cannot explain, but something deep inside me says that there is danger here.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Kassandra wrote that such places were never meant for mortals. It’s probably best not to touch what we do not understand.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We need to leave this place.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Very well.''
[]
*'''Yasukane:''' ''He's dead. He's dead. I know it.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''I thought he was invincible?''
*'''Yasukane:''' ''He is! He's just... Did you see how big that sword was?''
[]
*'''Kinu:''' ''Miss Naoe! Miss Naoe! Miss... Hello.''
[]
*'''Yasukane:''' ''You are back, great samurai, sir—and completely alive, too!''
*'''Yasuke:''' [laughs] ''Mostly alive. Thank you for helping me get here, my friends.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''What are you thinking?''
[]
*'''Yasukane:''' ''It'll be closed forever!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Exactly. The Templars will never find it.  No one will.''
*'''Yasukane:''' ''Good thing we got most of the treasures out of there.''
[]
*'''Naoe:''' ''Oh no – wait...''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''Oh that's pretty!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Maybe I should've left it in there.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hm...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You have an idea?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What better way to keep it out of the Templars' hands than to pass it on to their mortal enemies?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You think we should contact the Brotherhood of Assassins. Maybe. Maybe one day we'll seek them out. Wherever they are.''
[]
*'''MOD:''' ''Hello? Can you hear me? If you're looking for more action, I've designed a special little something, just for you. Look for the floaty Animus bits above a mountain in Yamato. That's where you'll find me.''
[]
 
===Horizon===
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNyXopIRT4 here]
 
The guide needs help with what may be their final stand against Ego.
 
Hashigui-iwa, Kii


|-|I'll let you sleep.=
*'''The Eagle:''' ''Me again. That thing we found earlier in the Rift? It's becoming more clear to me what it is! Let's go.''
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====Permission to Weep====
==Hm==
Eivor came upon a man before a funeral pyre.
*'''Sten:''' ''I cannot even weep!''
She approached him.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Why the cursing, vikingr?''
*'''Sten:''' ''These are the funeral embers of the last of my raiding crew. One by one, they have fallen.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''It is a heavy loss.''
*'''Sten:''' ''There is more. Just days ago, news from Norway tells me my family has been taken by the plague. All of them, all!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Vikingr...''
*'''Sten:''' ''My wife, my children. All my pretty ones. It is too much.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You must grieve for your loss, friend.''
*'''Sten:''' ''I cannot weep! As a raider, I taught myself not to. Could you ... could you give me leave to weep?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Sten:''' ''You are a vikingr, as am I. Perhaps if you gave me leave, I would water the earth with a storm of tears to soften the pain.''
<tabber>
<tabber>
|-|(Charisma level 3) I give you permission.=
|-|Yggdrasil=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Consider me your chieftain. Consider that I command you. Weep, vikingr! Weep!''
The Isu were wiped out by a great catastrophe, but their influence continued to be felt throughout our myths and legends. One of these is Yggdrasil, the World Tree from Norse mythology. The real version was an Isu supercomputer which did all kinds of weird stuff.  
*'''Sten:''' ''It is no good. I cannot ... I-I cannot, uh, uh. O, god!''
 
The man broke down sobbing.
For one thing, it generated a never-ending combat simulation that inspired the afterlife in Norse mythology. For another, it could upload a digital copy of a user's mind.  
*'''Eivor:''' ''Weep, my friend. I'll leave you in peace.''
 
Again, not an Animus. But suspiciously very Animus-like! Also proof that digital fight simulations like my Domains are extremely cool!
 
|-|The Surrogate Initiative=
While digging through various files, I came across a woman named Aileen Bock, who was the first person to test the possibility of seeing genetic memories outside of your direct ancestry.  
 
She suffered a "mysterious injury" in 1981. A lot of those seem to happen at Abstergo. Her work was set aside in favor of the Animus Project.
 
|-|Eivor's Visions=
I have no rational explanation as to how Eivor was able to experience visions of Asgard. Clearly, there was something unique about her.  


|-|(Fight) Relieve your anger, fight me!=
I lean toward science and evidence-based medicine, but every corner of the globe has some version of naturopathy, and many ancient healers used hallucinogens in their rituals and treatments.
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====The Anchoress====
We know that precursor people existed, with powerful bloodlines that have been diluted over time. I wonder if there were also Isu plants that had medicinal or hallucinogenic properties that also faded over time? Could ingesting Isu plants have created some kind of organic Animus experience?
Eivor approached a locked tomb with some food supplies at the door. Near the crates she read a note.
[can't be bothered finding the formatting for notes rn, so it's just here]
'''Note of Support'''
''Bless you dearie.<br>You're an inspiration to us all. Accept these few carrots, they've turned black and all, but the Good Lord made them and they give sustenance.''
Eivor walked to the back of the tomb and shot the bars on the door through an opening before returning to the door and entering the tomb. She went down the ladder and came upon a woman praying.
*'''Anchoress:''' ''Here in solitude, forever enclosed, I foreswear all earthly pleasures. I pay my penance within these walls, never to see the light of sun again. A sinner am I, the joys of life I have forsaken.''
Eivor approached the woman.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What are you doing in this dungeon?''
*'''Anchoress:''' ''I devote myself to solitary prayer, to confession and fasting.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I have broken the lock. You can leave.''
*'''Anchoress:''' ''But I choose to live this way. I am an anchoress. This is my entire life.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Sealed up here? All day and night for life? It is an odd way to worship.''
*'''Anchoress:''' ''I am at complete peace with the world. Can you say as much?''
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|-|I can.=
|-|I cannot.=
|-|(Charisma level 2) Come outside.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''How can you be at peace with the world if you live beyond its reach?''
*'''Anchoress:''' ''I know the pain it can inflict.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Come outside. Your god won't be angry for just a few moments. Come. Come.''
*'''Anchoress:''' ''I will follow you, if only to feel the grass beneath my feet. I will repent when I return. I came here after the dark times. Pestilence and hunger. The death of my father. It's been years. I wonder what it will be like to once again feel a cool breeze, the warm sun, the scent of lavender?''
Eivor led the woman outside.
*'''Anchoress:''' ''Ah! The world! It is so beautiful. The earth's beauty renews us. Thank you, stranger. My life begins anew.''


</tabber>
Were there Isu hippies back in the day, just tripping out on their own genetic memories?


===Gunnar===
|-|The Philadelphia Experiment=
====The Forge and the Flame====
When you suddenly find yourself living smack dab in the middle of the world's oldest conspiracy theory, it's hard to tell what's true and what's complete bullshit.  
[This memory is affected by your relationship with Randvi]
Eivor approached Gunnar at his forge.
*'''Eivor:''' ''About you and Brigid. When do you wish to be wed?''
*'''Gunnar:''' ''The sooner I can make her my wife, the happier I will be. But we are fine to wait until everything has settled here.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Enough waiting! Cool your forge and cover your anvil. Let's get you married.''
*'''Gunnar:''' ''Wonderful! Shall we gather everyone?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Gather your wife and your courage. I'll bring the people together.''
Eivor gathered the residents of Ravensthorpe for the ceremony.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am honored to stand before you, Gunnar, Brigid, on this bountiful day. To celebrate the strength of your bond and see you wed. I am in witness of a love that inspires and empowers. I invite you, now, to speak your vows.''
Gunnar and Brigid turned to each other.
*'''Gunnar:''' ''To you, my darling, Brigid, I offer this blade, forged in flames that burn as brightly as my heart does for you. A blade as sharp as your wit, as glinting as your beauty. May it sing through the air as sweetly as your voice meets my ears.''
*'''Brigid:''' (unintelligible)
*'''Gunnar:''' ''And I you. I give you my sword and my promise that I will stand at your side forever.''
Gunnar handed Brigid the sword.
*'''Brigid:''' (unintelligible)
*'''Gunnar:''' ''Such poetry, O dear! You make me cry, my love.''
Brigid produced a bracelet from her cloak and presented it to Gunnar.
*'''Brigid:''' (unintelligible)
*'''Gunnar:''' ''I offer you this ring, and take yours in kind. I will wear it with pride and honor, warmed by the love of so perfect a lady.''
They traded bracelets and put them on, before holding hands.
*'''Brigid:''' (unintelligible)
*'''Gunnar:''' ''This is the greatest day of my life! Embrace me, my love!''
The couple kissed as the resident cheered.
*'''Eivor:''' ''With our couple now bonded in matrimony ... now we drink!''
The residents started to mingle and Eivor saw Randvi make a motion for her to follow.
Eivor approached Alvis.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Alvis, I am surprised you did not serenade the bride and groom with a verse or two.''
*'''Alvis:''' ''O, I wished to, I did. But all that came to me were insults and jibes. Another time, I think.''
Eivor approached the newly married couple.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Brigid. I gift you a formal welcome to our clan and our family. You are a fine addition to Gunnar's life and to ours.''
*'''Brigid:''' (unintelligible)
*'''Eivor:''' ''Yes ... of course, I .... as I say, it is wonderful to have you.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Gunnar, you old trout ... you're a married man. Never thought I would see the day.''
*'''Gunnar:''' ''Nor did I. And not for lack of trying.''
Eivor approached her brother.
*'''Eivor:''' ''It is a strange feeling, Brother. Weddings are the beginning of something, but this feels like something of an end.''
*'''Sigurd:''' ''The first happy union in our home. We have matured into something greater, so yes ... a beginning and an end, I think.''
Eivor walked towards Hytham.
*'''Eivor:''' ''And how are the marriage customs in your country, Hytham? Something like this?''
*'''Hytham:''' ''Like this in all the most important ways. There are smiles, cheers and warm embraces. All that is needed, I think.''
Eivor approached Reda.
*'''Eivor:''' ''You've been among us for quite some time, Reda. Are you ready to settle? Make a home here?''
*'''Reda''' ''For a year or two, perhaps. But I am not the settling kind. I am a wanderer, always searching, never finding. Maybe one day.''
Eivor approached Valka.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Valka. I want to thank you for all you have done for me. My visions have lessened of late, and I ... well, I find it hard to explain how different I feel. Grounded. Unified. At peace.''
*'''Valka:''' ''That is good to hear, Eivor. Very good to hear.''
Finally, Eivor went to talk with Randvi.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Randvi... Saw you looking a little lonely. Thought I might come and join you.''
*'''Randvi:''' ''How nice. Are you enjoying yourself?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am. I never thought I would see gruff old Gunnar so enraptured by a woman.''
*'''Randvi:''' ''Enraptured by anything, for that matter. He's a hard one to read. But I am pleased for him. And for this day of rest and respite. After everything, a few days of feasting will do the people some good. They need this.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''They do.''
*'''Randvi:''' ''Will you walk with me?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Anywhere. Lead on.''
Randvi started walking, with Eivor keeping up with her.
*'''Randvi:''' ''Something has been on my mind for some time. I am no seer, but I foresaw this day long ago. Not Gunnar's marriage, but our situation. Our success.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''How do you mean our success?''
*'''Randvi:''' ''I mean to say that I saw our settlement flourishing, through our victories in war and in diplomacy. And from the day we set out from Norway, I knew that you would make a fitter leader than Sigurd. It was never in his character to lead. It was always within yours.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I see.''
*'''Randvi:''' ''Do you?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You might have warned me.''
*'''Randvi:''' ''You would not have listened.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Fair.''
*'''Randvi:''' ''I do hope you see it now, in all that you have done for us.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Randvi, you and the people here have done more for me than I could ever repay. I am honored by your faith in me. And your confidence.''
*'''Randvi:''' ''As I am honored by your love.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''And I by yours.''
They arrived at a small river, and sat down beside each other on a log.
*'''Randvi:''' ''Eivor, I want you to know that Sigurd and I are... We are severing the bonds of our marriage. We share a love that is steadfast. And I have faith it will forever be so, but my heart is yours. That much he knows. And I belive he is happy for us.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you sure?''
*'''Randvi:''' ''Sigurd's desires are bigger than any man or woman can offer. He longs for something more, something only he can find.''
She rose and walked for a moment, remaining close by.
*'''Eivor:''' ''All he wants is far, far away. All I need is right here.''
Eivor rose and walked towards Randvi for a kiss.
*'''Randvi:''' ''Shall we find our way back to the wedding? Brigid might give another speech. We must not miss that.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''About that ... I have not understood a single word of hers since Glowecestrescire!''
*'''Randvi:''' ''Really. I find she speaks beautifully. With poetry, even.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are oyu kidding?''
*'''Randvi:''' ''Am I?''
They shared a soft smile.
*'''Randvi:''' ''Come, we should go.''


===Knud===
For example, I read an Abstergo email referencing something called the "Philadelphia Project." Some believe this is the same event as "The Philadelphia Experiment" where the US Navy allegedly made a ship disappear, or teleport or something stupid like that. It was largely dismissed as a hoax.  
====A Little Problem====
Eivor found Knud in the longhouse.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Knud? What are you doing in here?''
*'''Knud:''' ''Eivor! We need your help!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Who is "we"?''
*'''Knud:''' ''Sylvi and Eira are in trouble! We went into the woods and ... and ... there's no time to explain! You need to come with me!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are they alright?''
*'''Knud:''' ''No! They're hurt! A-and badly!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Take me to them.''
Knud nodded and ran out of the longhouse, with Eivor following him.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Where are they?''
*'''Knud:''' ''Not far! We need to hurry!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''What happened? Are they still in danger?''
*'''Knud:''' ''Not if we get there soon!''
They came into a bifurcation in the path.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Which way now?''
*'''Knud:''' ''This way, we're almost there!''
He continued running, taking the upper path.
*'''Knud:''' ''Come on, Eivor! Can't you run any quicker?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''knud, you have to tell me what has happened.''
*'''Knud:''' ''I can't! You won't understand, even if I do! Just trust me!''
The pair arrived at a house in the woods. In the backyard, near a blocked well, Eivor saw the girls.
*'''Sylvi:''' ''I think he did it.''
*'''Eira:''' ''Shhh, she's coming!''
Eivor and Knud approached the girls.
*'''Eira:''' ''You did it! You brought Eivor!''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''Good work, Knud!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''What is this about?''
*'''Knud:''' ''Sorry, Eivor. We had to trick you. But it wasn't my idea, it was Eira's!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Lying is not a good way to get my attention, children.''
*'''Eira:''' ''But we found a dog that needs your help! She's caught in a trap down there!''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''We thought you wouldn't come if you knew it was just a dog.''
A loud howl came from the trap.
*'''Eivor:''' ''O!That is not the sound of a dog, Eira. That is a wolf.''
*'''Knud:''' ''But a wolf is a kind of dog, yes? My mother told me that.''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''Of course it's a kind of a dog! Listen to that sound! Awoooo! Pure dog.''
*'''Eira:''' ''Eivor, if you won't help us free her, we must do it ourselves.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''There is no need. Let me see what I can do.''
*'''Eira:''' ''We must help her. She could be starving!''
*'''Knud:''' ''Poor her!<br>She's crying, we have to help!''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''Her family probably misses her!''
Eivor killed a boar near the fron of the house and retrieved a key from it. [Yeah, I legit don't know, but that's what happened]
*'''Eivor:''' ''A key to the front door. I must be cautious opening it.''
She entered the house.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I'll free that wolf. And pray to Tyr that I needn't slay it in front of the children.''
Eivor looked around.
*'''Eivor:''' ''The table is set. He never made it home. At least his end came quickly.''
Atop the stairs leading down, she noticed a taxidermy head of a deer.
*'''Eivor:''' ''The man liked his trophies. At least he leaves that legacy.''
A note laid on a table nearby.
[Hunter Journal II]
She approached the cage.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Easy ... easy... You have a kind look to you. I think.''
Eivor unlocked the cage.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Wait! Easy now!''
The wolf sprinted out of the house.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Deceived by children and shouting at wolves. I was a warrior once.''
Eivor followed the wolf, finding the children outside the front door.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you all right? Did you see the wolf?''
*'''Knud:''' ''Yes! You freed her! You're amazing, Eivor!''
*'''Eira:''' ''But she ran away! And didn't even say thank you!.''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''She's going back to her family, maybe! Her mum and dad were probably very scared.''
*'''Eira:''' ''Or her wolf-husband!''
*'''Knud:''' ''Maybe her wife! We don't know!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''But we do know it is time to get you three back to the settlement. Before your parents think you were eaten by wolves.''
*'''Knud:''' ''O, all right...''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Chin up, Knud. You were very brave today. All of you.''
The group started to walk back to Ravensthorpe.
*'''Eivor:''' ''In future, you should not be exploring the woods alone. You understand?''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''But you go off on your own all the time!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Because I am very wise. And you have a lot to learn.''
*'''Eira:''' ''Yes, but there are three of us. That balances everything.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''That is not quite how it works.''
They were attacked by a pack of wolves during the walk back.
*'''Knud:''' ''Ah! More wolves! And not our new friend!''
*'''Eira:''' ''Eivor!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Stand back!''
Eivor attacked the enemy wolves.
*'''Sylvi:''' ''Look there, that's her! Our wolf friend!''
*'''Knud:''' ''She's coming to save us!''
*'''Eira:''' ''We love you!''
The wolf they rescued joined Eivor in attacking the other wolves. Viking and wolf successfully defended the children.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you alright?''
*'''Eira:''' ''Thanks to our here! This dog-wolf!.''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''[[Dwolfg]]!''
*'''Knud:''' ''What?''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''Duh-wolf-guh. It's like dog-wolf.''
*'''Knud:''' ''No, I don't like that at all! We should name her Mouse.''
*'''Eira:''' ''That makes no sense. I think we should call her ... Chewy. Because she chews things.''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''What do you think, Eivor?''
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|-|Dwolfg.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Dwolfg. It has an absurd sound, just like all of this.''
|-|Mouse.=
|-|Chewy.=
</tabber>
*'''Knud:''' ''She's our best friend!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Now we need to get home. All five of us.''
*'''Knud:''' ''Fine...''
The group started to walk towards Ravensthorpe once again.
*'''Eira:''' ''We only wanted to have an adventure like you, Eivor.''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''And we did! And we got a new friend!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Part of adventuring is learning a good lesson, did you know that?''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''Yes. The boring part.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Well ... have you children learned anything about wild animals today?''
*'''Eira:''' ''Hmm ... maybe!''
*'''Knud:''' ''Yes! Befriend them at any cost.''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''They are perfect companions. And very kind.''
*'''Eira:''' ''My mother always told me to avoid wild animals. Shows what she knows!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''How about we think quietly on what we have learned. Just until we get home.''
They arrived at the settlement.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I think she's quite fond of you.''
*'''Knud:''' ''I know she is! We saved her!''
*'''Sylvi:''' ''She'd be rotting away by now! Just like that boar you killed, Eivor!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You saw that?''
*'''Eira:''' ''We see everything.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Let's not tell your parents, all right? Now scamper off home. And take your new friend with you.''


===Lunden===
Except that maybe something weird DID happen, and Abstergo and the Assassins were involved. Allegedly, the Templars tried to use a Piece of Eden to power a time travel machine?! And if that wasn't enough, some people say that they faked Nikola Tesla's death and forced him to build it. Which all sounds way more batshit crazy than the original urban legend.  
====War of the Collectors====
Eivor travelled to Lunden and encountered Maximilian outside his museum, berating a woman.
*'''Maximilian:''' ''If I find one crack-- That statue is as fragile as the rest of my collection and costs more than the hovel you call a home!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Just a clay man with his cock out, ya nutter.''
Eivor approached Maximilian.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I have a friend who needs that little Roman man you have. Octavian of Lunden.''
*'''Maximilian:''' ''I've a guess who your friend is, and no. Osbert cannot have his greasy pedestrian fingers on something so exquisite.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Osbert?''
*'''Maximilian:''' ''O-ho, that is delicious. Yes, Osbert. A name fit for a poor failure. It'll cost a cow's weight in silver to get it in his hands.''
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|-|(Level 5 Charisma) It's coming with me.=
|-|Take your money (130 silver)=
*'''Eivor:''' ''I'll give you the filthy silver.''
*'''Maximilian:''' ''O-o, that is ... thank you. Well. I should hope so! You may take the legionnaire.''
Maximilian led Eivor inside the museum, unlocking the door for them. Eivor retrieved the statuette.
|-|I'll be back for it.=
</tabber>
*'''Eivor:''' ''Heh, I'll have to take this back to Osbert.''


===Suthsexe===
And any time I try and ask an Assassin if any version of this story is true, they just look me dead in the eye and say, "Nothing is true…" and then they just… keep… staring at me. It's super awkward.
====King of the Hay People====
Eivor came upon a large man sat on a throne made of hay.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier:''' ''How dare you look at me like that! Show respect to your liege!''
[okay so, i think there's stuff missing here, cause in the video i'm watching Eivor just approaches and kills the dude before looting a chest and the quest ending.]
*'''Eivor:''' ''A king of straw men. Well, there's an end to his madness, poor soul.''


====Tiny Black Market====
Eivor climbed up a treehouse and found a child.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 1:''' ''What's the password?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''What? Just let me pass.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 1:''' ''No, that's not how it works! You need to say the password!''
<tabber>
|-|Apple?=
|-|Raven?=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Raven?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 1:''' ''Ooo! That's better than the one I came up with! Okay, it's Raven from now on. Come in!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''.''
|-|Get out of my way?=
</tabber>
</tabber>
The kid moved out of the way and Eivor was welcomed in.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''Welcome to the Tiny Black Market, traveler! Come and browse our treasures!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Where are these treasures? I see only odds and ends.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''That's what you think! These three items here are true treasures! We have this special shoe, a shell of all the colors and a petrified worm! Which one do you want to look at?''
(If "The shoe." is chosen.)
*'''Eivor:''' ''Why are you selling a moldy old shoe?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''This shoe has magical properties. You'll see when you put it on. We stuffed some paper in it to keep it from wrinkling, so you get the paper too.''
<tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Buy it (25 silver).=
|-|Animus 2.0=
*'''Eivor:''' ''All right, I'll take it.''
I'm gonna talk some shit, but before I do, I just want to say that Rebecca Crane is a personal hero of mine. Not only did she build this version of the Animus for the Assassins, but she also created training programs for Desmond Miles that were big inspirations for my Domains.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''And the paper inside comes for free! Bargains galore at the Tiny Black Market!''
 
|-|Don't buy.=
But.  
</tabber>
 
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''Anything else?''
I don't know if those red cushion-looking things are plastic or cloth, but she strapped a dude in his 20s onto them and made him relive the life story of a man who fought half of Italy and had sex with the other half. That's sweaty work. Plus, they were on the run from Abstergo with limited access to showers.  
(If "The colorful shell." is chosen.)
 
*'''Eivor:''' ''This shell looks pretty.''
All I'm trying to say is, I bet that Animus smelled awful.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''It carries the whole ocean in it! Truly!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Really? I doubt that.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''Just place it next to your ear and you'll hear it for yourself!''
<tabber>
|-|Buy it (45 silver).=
*'''Eivor:''' ''It's a fine thing, regardless. I'll have it.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''Yes! Another sale!''
|-|Don't buy.=
</tabber>
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''Anything else?''
(If "The petrified worm." is chosen.)
*'''Eivor:''' ''That petrified worm looks a lot like a stick.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''That's because this worm is more than eighty bacrillion <!-- not a typo -->years old! Whoever carries it will live forever! Unless you lose it. Then you turn to a pile of dust.''
<tabber>
|-|Buy it (35 silver).=
*'''Eivor:''' ''That is a powerful enchantment indeed. I will take it.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''May you live till the moon falls from the sky!''
|-|Don't buy.=
</tabber>
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''You bought all my treasures! Thank you!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''And never was a coin better spent. Farewell, little one.''
Eivor noticed something on the paper in the shoe.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What's this? The paper inside the shoe has writing on it. Perhaps this is a treasure after all.''
The shopkeeper went to meet with their bouncer.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 1:''' ''Whoa! Look at all this silver! You sold everything?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 2:''' ''I told you! Next, bring your grandmother's tooth. I'll get a fortune for it!''


====Will O' the Wisp====
|-|Animus 3.0=
Eivor entered a swamp with dense fog.
Once again, all glory to Rebecca Crane: tech support GOAT and Animus witch (complimentary). She built a smaller, more powerful iteration of the Animus in a cave! With a box of scraps!  
*'''Mysterious Voice:''' ''Traveler! You have strayed onto cursed ground. Your life is in peril.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Who's there?''
*'''Mysterious Voice:''' ''We are the wisps of the swamp. Leave all you have as tribute, or you will never see the sun again!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Spirits? We will see about that.''
Eivor noticed a series of bonfires and followed the trail.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Give up your treasures and we will release you from the fog!''
She kept on following the smoke-making fires.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Not that way! Go back or be lost forever!''
Eivor found the men behind the trick.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''They've found us, lads. No sudden moves, all right?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Here are the mysterious wisps. So you and your fellows like to scare travelers into giving up their valuables?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''That's right! We're peaceful like that. Wouldn't hurt a fly, me!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You tried to rob me!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''A sorry necessity. We three were left homeless after your country folk, er, burned our village to ashes. Now we do what we must to keep body and soul together. Here, you figured out our trick. Can you help us?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Help you?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Just a few pointers! How can we improve? Be more effective ghosts, so to speak?''
<tabber>
|-|(Fight) Your bandir days are over.=
|-|All right. I'll give you a tip.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Why don't you hang up some bone dolls from the branches? A man would be scared witless coming upon that in the fog.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''That's a fine idea! We'll do it! Here, you deserve a few coins for your help, at least. Thanks, traveler!''
He gave Eivor some coins and turned to the other men.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''So, who knows how to make a bone doll?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''Can't we use twigs or something? Bones make my skin crawl.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''That's the idea, idiot.''


|-|I don't have time for this. Farewell.=
But by this time in their journey, they didn't have a bed or a couch or anything, so it was placed on top of a big rock, which probably wasn't great for Desmond's back.  
</tabber>


===Cent===
And yet, I would still choose the Rock Animus over the testosterone-stained stink machine they used in Italy.
====Madness of the Stones====
Eivor saw a man talking to a circle of rocks.
*'''Madman:''' ''You mock old Cuthbert, stone soldiers. Hopping in and out, in and out. Like robins on a woodpile.''
Eivor approached him.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What troubles you, old man?''
*'''Madman:''' ''Please, I beg you. How many are there? I must know.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''How many what?''
*'''Madman:''' ''The stones! Everytime I count them the answer is different. First twenty, then twenty-one! The fairy-folk make a madman out of me.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Rocks cannot appear and disappear. I shall count them.''
*'''Madman:''' ''Run round and around, pick up your skirts, don't drag your robes through the  dirt.''
Eivor counted the stones.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Your stone sentries, I have counted them.''
*'''Madman:''' ''And? How many lords and ladies come to dance a jig?''
<tabber>
|-|I counted thirty-one.=
|-|I counted twenty-one.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''There are twenty-one, I am as sure as I can be.''
|-|I counted twenty-seven.=
</tabber>
*'''Madman:''' ''See! Never the same, never the same. Please. Count them again, you must, to save my wits!''
Eivor counted the stones again.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I cannot get the same number twice!''
*'''Madman:''' ''Never the same. Never the same. Cobweb cloaks and magpie hats!''
<tabber>
|-|I counted twenty-six.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Now there are 26. How can this be?''
|-|I counted thirty.=
|-|I counted twenty-one.=
</tabber>
*'''Madman:''' ''See! Never the same, never the same. Please. Count them again, you must, to save my wits!''
Eivor once again counted the stones.
*'''Eivor:''' ''This is madness, they change each time.''
*'''Madman:''' ''Don't close your eyes. Or they'll steal the glinting flint, scrobble it away.''
<tabber>
|-|I counted twenty-seven.=
|-|I counted nineteen.=
|-|I counted twenty-three.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Perhaps there are twenty-three?''
</tabber>
*'''Madman:''' ''Ha! They have bewitched you too. Twirl and spin, dance and grin. Pyewhacket comes to bite your shin. Who came crawling from the maw like a fat black rabbit without any legs? I see you. Glisten, little imp. Twenty-seven. Twenty-one. Twenty-three. Twenty-four. Twenty-two. Twenty-two. Twenty-two.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I don't know how to help you. It seems as if the stones appear and disappear at will.''
*'''Madman:''' ''You should not stay here. Leave, leave before they claim you!''
Eivor felt drowsy.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Does Skrymir toy with me? Casting his magics in England?''
She closed her eyes for a few moments. Once she opened them again, the drowsiness had passed and a tall rock stood where the man had been.
*'''Eivor:''' ''That stone, was it here before? And where is my mad friend? Damn this cursed place.''


====Pig of Prophecy====
|-|Animus Omega=
Eivor arrived at Dorobernia Theater to an odd scene of a sober man, a seemingly drunk man and a pig.
Developers at Abstergo Entertainment had access to the Animus Omega, a proprietary Ancestral Memory Research tool. They used it to harvest genetic memories in order to transform them into virtual reality games and other immersive experiences.  
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''What? What are you saying? The red sparrow will settle in the cuckoo's nest?<br>One leg? Who will lose it, her or me?''[He has a billion phrases and they are randomized, fun]
Eivor approached the sober man.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Who is that man talking to?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''Matilda. Pig sees the future.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Loki's twisted threads. What trick is this?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''None. You drink. Pig speaks.''
Eivor approached the pig.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Hello, pig!''
*'''Pig of Prophecy:''' (pig sounds)
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''I must drink more, to get clearness on your words, pig. Clearness... That is such a strange word? Is that a word?''
Eivor drank of the brew and talked to the pig in a haze.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I don't feel anything. Are you a talking pig?''
*'''Pig of Prophecy:''' ''I, Matilda the Seer, lift the veil. Shall I show you what is to come, Raven?'' [The next sentence is randomized because of course it is]
Eivor drank of the brew again and heard another [randomized] prophecy.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Whatever was in that brew ... it was powerful and mind-twisting.''
[Also, i'm pretty sure there's also dialogue with the sober man]


[You can keep drinking and talking to the pig, who has a billion different sentences and they are all randomized. And the drunk man also doesn't shut the fuck up. This I refuse to do]
Here's a bone-chilling fact: When the workers didn't meet expectations, they were sometimes placed in a dungeon underneath the studio. Yikes.


====The Lighthouse Twins====
I wonder if they had a dungeon under where I used to work?
Eivor overheard a conversation as she approached the lighthouse.
*'''Arne:''' ''Hog's golden bristles, Frode, how did I let you talk me into this?''
*'''Frode:''' ''Stop clucking like a laying hen, I'm the one with the broken leg. At least grab Old Hisser's tale while you're up there!''
She approached the man laying on the floor of the light house.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Someone is stuck?''
*'''Frode:''' ''My brother. Chasing some foolish legend that if you see Old Hisser from above and catch his tail, he will grant you a wish.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''And what of your leg?''
*'''Frode:''' ''Likely sprained trying to climb up to rescue him. We are a sorry pair.''
Eivor started on her way up the lighthouse.
*'''Arne:''' ''Something is hissing. Jormungandr's fangs, are there snakes up here too?''
*'''Frode:''' ''Alright, alright. Well, you'll have to get down somehow. Can you see a haystack or something?''
*'''Arne:''' ''A haystack? Are you mad! From this height? That's certain death. No, my fate is sealed. I will just wait up here to die.''
Eivor killed a snake before climbing to where Arne was.
*'''Arne:''' ''You made it up! You truly are a brave one!''
She killed another snake near Arne.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I'll help you down, but how is a big, strong Norse like yourself afraid of heights!''
*'''Arne:''' ''And snakes. I don't know how I let my brother talk me into these schemes. I think I just give in to his endless goading. But I'm sick to the back teeth of him, "Climb up, Arne! Go in that cave of wolves, Arne! Eat that red mushroom!"''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Siblings are a source of great joy, and equal misery. I too have a brother.''
*'''Arne:''' ''Does yours put you in the maw of death every opportunity he gets?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Come, let's get you down. And perhaps you can tell him how you feel.''
*'''Arne:''' ''Talk of my feelings? To my brother? I would rather let the snakes gnaw on my tender parts.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''This way.''
*'''Arne:''' ''It's too high to get down from here!''
Eivor released a ladder with a shot from her bow.
*'''Eivor:''' ''There, the ladder. Watch your step.''
The pair climbed down the lighthouse.
*'''Arne:''' ''Yes! I'm alive! Brother!''
*'''Frode:''' ''Thank you, stranger. For bringing this waste of breath back to me.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You are welcome... but what is the story you spoke of? Old Hisser?''
*'''Arne:''' ''A pretty legend. He who catches Old Hisser's tail will find their heart's wish granted.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I found such a story in a manuscript. Up in the tower.''[No fucking clue wtf she's talking about here]
*'''Arne:''' ''Then may it bring you more luck than it did us. Maybe you will even solve the serpent's mystery.''
*'''Frode:''' ''Farewell! May Odin litter your path with riches.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Goodbye. Keep each other safe, for a good brother is the truest treasure from the gods.''
The brother left the lighthouse, with Arne helping Frode.
*'''Frode:''' ''Now see, you big lump? All that wailing, and it was as easy as a hop and a jump.''
*'''Arne:''' ''Keep that up and I'll leave you here for the wolves. Ah no, look at your leg. Is it truly broken?''
*'''Frode:''' ''No, sprained is all. But I'd like to see you get by without me. Couldn't even climb down a ladder without mewing like a newborn.''


====The Sky Thief====
|-|Animus HR-8=
Eivor heard a little girl yell from an observation platform atop a tree.
I think it's really cool that the Animus became sleeker and more portable, making it easier for researchers to take one out on missions. Beats laying down on a fucking rock, that's for sure.  
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''When I get hold of you, I'm gonna punch you right in the beak!''
Eivor climbed up.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What happened, little one?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Mummy's ring! I just took it out to look at it and a mean bird snatched them off me!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''What were you doing with your mother's ring?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''Someone borrowed it, and she asked me to get it back. But now, it's up in that tree, and I can't climb that!''
Eivor looked at the next tree over.
*'''Eivor:''' ''There is the bird's nest.''
She shot an oil jar, the explosion of wehich dislodged the nest.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Something fell from the nest.''
Eivor climbed down the tree and searched for the fallen object. A woman approached her.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Here, you! Take your hands off my property! That ring is mine. Give it back, I say!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you the girl's mother?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Stepmother! My husband gave me that ring. My stepdaughter stole it from me! She's been a plague to me ever since I married her father! When all I've tried to show her is kindness!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''She says you borrowed it from her mother.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Her mother is dead!''
The woman paused for a moment.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''O! Perhaps it did belong to her once. I didn't know.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Your new husband gave you his dead wife's ring?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''We do not have much. I will not spurn a gift from a good heart. He is a fine man, and I love him dear. But his daughter will never love me. Not while she still pretends her mother is alive.''
<tabber>
|-|You should have the ring.=
|-|Give the girl the ring.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Let the girl have the ring. It is all she has of her mother. Do this, and new bonds may grow between you in time.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''You are wise, stranger. It is hard to give it up, but ... it belongs to her more rightfully than I. Take it to her, please.''
Eivor returned to the observation platform and approached the girl.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I have your mother's ring. Be careful in the future. We should hold tight to what is precious.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''I saw you talking to my stepmother down there! Did she try to take it off you? What a warty old dragon!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''She agreed that you should have it. Be kind to her, little girl. She is trying her best for you.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child:''' ''I suppose. I'll speak to Mother about it.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Farewell, then.''
</tabber>


===Snotinghamscire===
Having said that, you couldn't pay me any amount of money to put myself inside something that looks like a coffin. I'd rather use Desmond's Smell-o-Vision Animus 2.0.
====An Althing for the Half-Grown====
Eivor came upon a group of six children holding court.
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''The seats have spoken! Frode, write this down! Let it be known that candied pears emerge the victor this day! Onto the next ruling! Shall we play in the woods or down by the river tomorrow? Stools on the hay-side are for the woods, and the side with the sacks of beans for the river. Pick your seats! No pushing, Bjornsson! I'm watching you!''
Three children picked the hay-side and three picked the bean side.
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''Well, this is not good. It's a draw! This has never happened.''
*'''Norse Child 2:''' ''Hm ... what about the Tall One? Can we ask her to help break this tie!''
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''Good idea, Frode! Tall One, sit by the hay-side if you vote for the woods! For the river ... the side with the sacks of beans!''
[~player choice~]
[For reference, this player chose the bean-side]
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''The answer is clear! We shall play in the river tomorrow!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Aye!''
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''Now, the next matter for out Althing...''
All rose for the next choice.
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''We need a name for our merry band. The choices are Raiders of the Cake or the Shadow Dragons! Stools on the hay-side are for Raiders of the Cake, and the side with the sacks of beans for Shadow Dragons! Pick your seats! Tall One, you too! Just in case we end up in a tie again!''
Three children picked the hay-side and three picked the bean side.
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''It looks like we're tied... for now. Tall One, we need your help once more!''
Eivor once again broke the tie. [For reference, this player chose the bean-side]
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''It is final! From now on, we are the Shadow Dragons!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''A fitting name for future warriors.''
*'''Norse Child 3:''' ''Roar!''
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''Now, to our next vote... What should we do if we manage to capture a [[Picts|Pict]] soldier?''
All rose for the next choice.
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''Stools on the hay-side are for beating him up! Side with the sacks of beans for taking him prisoner! Vote!''
Three children picked the hay-side and three picked the bean side.
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''It looks like we're tied... for now. Tall One, we need your help once more!''
Eivor once again broke the tie. [For reference, this player chose the bean-side]
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''The seats have spoken! We will take the prisoner for questioning! The Badge of Wisdom shall be awarded to those who voted for this! You too, Tall One!''
The young girl gave Eivor a clover.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Remember, the more you know of your enemy the better. Do not let any opportunity to learn more of them escape you.''
*'''Norse Child 1:''' ''Frode! You had better be writing these words of wisdom down! Thanks for the help, Tall One.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''The next generation inspires confidence. Snotinghamscire is in good hands.''


===Sciropescire===
====Miracle====
Eivor found a man complaining.
*'''Blind Man:''' ''O, gods. Where is that fucking spring? This is impossible! Which way?''
Eivor approached the man.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Something wrong?''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''I'm blind, you idiot!''
<tabber>
|-|I am no idiot.=
|-|Do not insult me.=
|-|I thought I could help.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''I spoke to you out of friendly concern.''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''My life is shit. I'll never find my way to Clee Hill Spring.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Why do you seek that spring?''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''Do you know nothing? The enchanted waters heal people! You just have to show up. But I'll never make it. Unless ... Unless you lead me there. Dear Lord, yes! Walk loudly, friend. I'll follow wherever you go.''
</tabber>
</tabber>
Eivor began leading him there.
*'''Blind Man:''' ''Lead me to Clee Hill Spring! My sight will return! I'll see birds and trees! Flowers and clouds!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''War and squalor as well.''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''O, thank you so much for pissing on my dreams. Do me a kindness, would you? Shove something in your gruel hole.''
Eivor continued leading the man towards the spring.
*'''Blind Man:''' ''Is that the spring I hear? It's nearby! Hurry!''
On the way there she heard another man asking for help.
*'''Lame Man:''' ''Dear Lord in Heaven. Give me strength!<br>O, I'll never make it. O, dear Heaven, why have I been afflicted with these legs?''
Arriving at the spring, she turned to the blind man.
*'''Eivor:''' ''We are here. Clee Hill Spring.''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''What? You expect gratitude? I have stumbled after you over rocks and troughs. Did you slow down? No.'' [Might be affected by running? maybe? he might just be a prick regardless]
*'''Eivor:''' ''I've done what I can.''
Eivor then returned to the other man.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Why do you cry out so much?''
*'''Lame Man:''' ''Ah! Sorry, friend. I questioned the Lord in a moment of weakness. I crawled this far, but it seems I will never get to Clee Hill.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Why go there?''
*'''Lame Man:''' ''Long ago, Saint Milburga's prayers brought forth a miraculous spring bursting forth from the top of that hill. A simple visit cures all ailments! In fact, the spring is the source of this small fall of water right here.''
Eivor picked up the man.
*'''Lame Man:''' ''What? Are you going to take me to Clee Hill Spring? O, thank you, stranger! It is a joyous day! I fervently hope I'm not too heavy. Huh ... You seem to be of sturdy build. On to Clee Hill and Saint Milburga's miraculous spring!''
She gently put him down by the spring water.
*'''Lame Man:''' ''Who is this man?''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''What? Who said that?''
*'''Lame Man:''' ''I'm right here before you.''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''Do you mock me? I'm blind!''
*'''Lame Man:''' ''Ah. Sincere apologies. I did not realize.''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''I meet nothing but village idiots. Why do you speak from the ground? Stand up and greet me proper.''
*'''Lame Man:''' ''Alas, my legs are afflicted. I cannot stand.''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''What good are you? A heap on the ground!''
<tabber>
<tabber>
|-|I'm sorry I brought you both here.=
|-|Subject 4: Daniel Cross=
|-|I have a suggestion.=
Daniel Cross was a Templar sleeper agent who infiltrated the Brotherhood, rose through the ranks, and then killed their Mentor, which allowed the Templars to launch a massive, coordinated attack on the Brotherhood called "The Great Purge."
*'''Eivor:''' ''I see a way you can help one another.''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''Would you please stick a cork in it for two minutes! It's obvious this piddling stream is useless. I'm stuck, blind as a dead dog, with no one to guide me on my way.''
*'''Lame Man:''' ''I have no one to help me get around. Woe, O woe. Sometimes I almost lose faith.''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''Wait.''
*'''Lame Man:''' ''What?''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''I need someone to lead, and you can see!''
*'''Lame Man:''' ''And I need someone to carry me!''
*'''Blind Man:''' ''Together we are as one full man!'' [bit ableist, gotta say]
*'''Lame Man:''' ''Ah! Heaven-sent joy! O! All because of this Dane! Thank you, stranger.''
|-|I've done what I can.=
</tabber>
The blind man picked up the other man.
*'''Eivor:''' ''The Nornir work a tangled weave.''


====The Puppeteer====
Although it looked like the Assassins were trying to bounce back, there must have been another Purge or something in the recent past, because the Assassins I'm running around with seem to be running on fumes.
Eivor came upon a talking corpse near a locked entranced to some tunnels.
*'''Dead Body:''' ''Help me, wayfarer, or you'll see me in your dreams! I'm warning you! In your dreams, I said!''
She approached it.
*'''Dead Body:''' ''Speak!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''What are you?''
*'''Dead Body:''' ''I died a terrible death, killed by wolves or something. Nobody read the last rites! I'm stuck in purgatory. Have a heart, wayfarer, give a little something to help free me.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Give something?''
*'''Dead Body:''' ''A little ... offering to help a fellow out on my journey to the land of the dead.''
<tabber>
|-|Show yourself.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am not fooled by trickery.''
*'''Dead Body:''' ''Don't pester dead people! Fifty pieces of silver will be enough to bring me peace.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I will find you ... and kill you.''
*'''Dead Body:''' ''Twelve pieces of silver?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You'll soon be dead enough.''
*'''Dead Body:''' ''A head of cabbage?''
|-|The gods have cursed you.=
|-|Prove you are a spirit.=
</tabber>
*'''Dead Body:''' ''I don't have all day, wayfarer. You should know, the dead do not have an abundance of patience!''
Eivor started searching for the ventriloquist away from the body.
*'''Dead Body:''' ''Wayfarer? Where are you going? Get back here!''
She came upon a house nearby with an entrance to the tunnels.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Ah! What is this? An entrance.''
Eivor entered the tunnels and found the ventriloquist.
*'''Eivor:''' ''The voice of the dead! You appear much livelier than I expected.''
*'''Swindler:''' ''I tried to swindle you, so what? Life is tough! It's good business being a dead man. No need to get angry about this.''
Eivor killed the scammer.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Now you are truly dead. Speak all you want.''
On a crate nearby she found a note from the swindler.
[Note already in page]


===Eurviscire===
|-|Subject 16: Clay Kaczmarek=
====Art-Scop====
Clay Kaczmarek was the poster child for the Bleeding Effect who also loved riddles and finger painting. But something we don't talk about enough is that he somehow created a perfect digital replica of himself.  
Eivor heard a bard singing.
*'''Berk the Bard:''' ''Heroes aplenty, warriors so many, but most walk about with heads that are empty. Would a soul in these lands, pay heed to a man, who wanders this world without a clan? Hey! You! My eyes and soul do not deceive me! You are the Wolf-Kissed, are you not? Come, come!''
She approached him.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Greetings, bard.''
*'''Berk the Bard:''' ''That face, that scowl... yes, indeed, you must be the Wolf-Kissed! Your fame and generosity are well-known to me!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You have a flatterer's tongue, bard. But how do you know me?''
*'''Berk the Bard:''' ''The deeds of the great are a bard's stock in trade. The brave are wealthy, the wealthy are brave. So it goes. How about it, Eivor the Wanderer? Part with a queen's ransom and live on in immortal song?''
<tabber>
|-|A fair trade. (295)=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Silver comes and silver goes, but the fame of the great endures.''
*'''Berk the Bard:''' ''Both wise and generous! Truly you are history's mightiest champion. Now, hold tight while my muse inspires me.<br>From beyond the whale-roads, from history unknown, did the Norse take a stand, and now all must atone. Now comes Eivor of the Ravens, with the sun for eyes, trailing a river of blood, enough to paint the skies! Succumb to your fate with a kiss, a blade to your throat, the wolf's fangs to your shins. For the one blessing and the one cuse, is to meet the Wolf-Kissed!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Your kennings are weak. However, you make up for it with your clever tongue.''
*'''Berk the Bard:''' ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Tis the tale of a bard such as I! We give and give and get nothing back. So it goes. Farewell, generous champion!''
|-|I'll waste no coin on you.=
|-|I will be back.=
</tabber>


====Crushed Dreams====
Up until that point we'd seen Isu appear as digital recreations of themselves but as far as I know, he's the first human to do it with a regular Animus (an old one at that!)
Eivor discovered a corpse beneath a huge boulder, near some fishing nets.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Crushed to death. An unlucky way to die. Doubt he felt much.''
She found a letter and a delicate ring near the body.
[Letter already in page]
A loud voice from higher up the mountain caught her attention.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier:''' ''Did you hear that sound after I pushed the rock?''
[Need to check what happens if eivor climbs to meet the soldiers]
Eivor went to Picheringa to find the widow.
*'''Hilda:''' ''A fishmonger can't sell week-old fish. Where's that husband of yours? Off fishing again?''
Eivor approached the woman manning the stall, scaring off the customers.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Are you the wife of the man who fishes below the cliff?''
*'''Vera:''' ''My husband fishes there, yes, and I run the stall. Do you fancy some fine, fresh fish?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I found your husband.''
*'''Vera:''' ''And where is that fool? Drunk in some bed? Working off a debt?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Dead, I fear. Some bandits crushed him with a rock, hoping to fleece him.''
*'''Vera:''' ''No! Wh-why ... that sweet fool, leaving me penniless...''


<tabber>
I wonder why Abstergo never tried to copy the brains of their best and brightest?
|-|Here, this ring belongs to you.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Here, take this ring. I found it on his body. It is rightfully yours.''
*'''Vera:''' ''His mother's ring! That fool, that damned, soft, loving fool. Thank you stranger. At least I have this.''
|-|(LIE) The bandits took everything.=
</tabber>
*'''Vera:''' ''Marry, they said. Marriage has left me naught but a poor widow with nary a fish to sell.''


====Historia de Cordibus Pathetic====
|-|Subject 17: Desmond Miles=
Eivor overheard a woman pleading to the target of her affections in front of his closed door.
Ah, the sweaty chosen one. Maybe Desmond wasn't that sweaty or smelly. I'm really just judging him based on his haircut and his clothes. He was a bartender in New York City. Do the bartenders there smell good or bad? You tell me.  
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Aldwyn! My love beams bright, my heart...''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Go away, Bertha!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Aldwyn, my sweet! I'm here, I'm here! I even wrote you a poem, the kind you adore. Will you not listen? "Your starry eyes are like plates. With stars upon them, instead of food..."''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Bertha, please, you simply do not understand me! Just leave me be!''
Eivor approached the woman.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Are you here to steal Aldwyn from me? But of course, his handsome face is a sight to behold!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Troubles of the heart?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''I am merely a worm next to a flower such as he. My words have not captured his fancy, he is immovable.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You chose the wrong words.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Listen to you! If you are such a poet, help me open the door to his heart.''
<tabber>
|-|Speak of his beauty and charm.=
|-|Let me look around for clues.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Give me a moment, I will come up with something.''
</tabber>
Eivor looked around and found a journal page.
[note already in page]
She found big barrels full of ale.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Barrels of fresh ale. Whoever lives here has a taste for strong drink.''
In a shed nearby Eivor discovered bags of ingredients.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Bags of malted barley and hops. Fine ones at that. This ale-maker knows his craft well.''
She then returned to the woman.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I think I know what to say.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Let's hear it then.''
<!-- Here you are presented with the same choices as before (with probably the same outcome) and a new choice. -->
("Praise his wonderful ale.")
*'''Eivor:''' ''You say he's a brewer. Praise his skills at the craft.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Aren't you a wise devil? Why didn't I think of that!''
She turned to the door.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Here comes a tale, about legendary ale, so famous and delicious, it's the greatest in sales! It's drunk by kings and lords, devils and sinners. So good is its taste, it makes Aldwyn the winner!''
Aldwyn unlocked the door and came out to meet the singer.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''These words about my ale, sung by a honey-voiced angel! Tell me, which of you sang such sweet words to me?''
<tabber>
|-|(LIE) She composed it.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''She crafted these words and sang them out for you.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''I never knew you crafted such wonderful word-songs, Bertha. Come in, I want to hear more...''
Bertha celebrated and turned to Eivor, as Aldwyn returned to his house.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Thank you, friend. Take these trinkets I crafted for Aldwyn! Seems I don't need them anymore.''
Bertha then followed Aldwyn inside.
|-|It was me, I composed it.=
</tabber>


====Sunken Hope====
I can't deny that he had a great bloodline. Thanks to him, we got insights into some of the most pivotal Assassins in history. Also, even if he started out as a smelly bartending dirtbag (allegedly!), he did eventually step up, put his life on the line, and save the world from a giant solar flare.
Eivor heard two girls talking.
*'''Rilda:''' ''I'm scared for Father. Can you see him down there?''
The girls noticed Eivor.
*'''Rilda:''' ''Hey, you! Can you swim? Our father's down there, looking for treasure.''
*'''Runa:''' ''He dove way down deep, but I can't see him anymore.''
Eivor dove into the water.
*'''Rilda:''' ''Do not worry, Runa. The warrior will find father.''
*'''Runa:''' ''What if you're wrong? He's been down there for hours.''
Eivor found the dead man near a bag with a silver bracelet, which she looted before returning to the young girls.
*'''Eivor:''' ''That lake goes deep.''
*'''Runa:''' ''Did you at least find the treasure?''
<tabber>
|-|A fine armband. Take it.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Yes. Take this bracelet your father sought. By rights, it's yours.''
*'''Runa:''' ''Thank you, brave traveler. We knew you would find it.''
|-|I found nothing.=
</tabber>


*'''Rilda:''' ''And what about Father, did you find him?''
|-|Layla Hassan=
<tabber>
I really feel for Layla Hassan. She was, by all accounts, a legit genius. If they had let her on to the Animus Project, who knows what she could have accomplished? But somewhere early in her career it feels like she got labelled as "difficult to work with" which in Abstergo-speak translates to "She thought for herself and questioned authority."
|-|I bear bad news.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''This lake must serve as your father's grave now, but with this last gift, his memory survives.'' [This Probably changes based on the previous choice]
*'''Rilda:''' ''You mean ... he drowned?''
The girls began crying.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Where's the rest of your family?''
*'''Rilda:''' ''Mother got sick and never got better, and now she's under the ground. There's no one else.''
*'''Runa:''' ''Rilda, remember. Father's sister in Jorvik.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Sell that trinket for food, then travel to your aunt. Your father would wish that.''


|-|(LIE) He is no longer there.=
She did manage to defect to the Assassins, but her life really took a turn for the worse when she became unhealthily attached to a talking stick (long story). But after everything that's happened with Ego, who am I to judge?
</tabber>


Eivor left.
|-|Cipher=
*'''Eivor:''' ''The world is hard, and the gods care not.''
That brings me to you, dear reader, whoever you might be. Maybe Abstergo forced you into the Animus Ego human trials. Maybe you accessed a jailbroken Animus from the comfort of your own home. But whether Naoe and Yasuke's memories are your first encounter with the secret history of the world, or you've known for decades, I'm glad you're here.  


====The Village: Jurthgard====
The world feels so overwhelming and fucked up right now. I'm right there with you. What I'm learning from all these Assassin memories is that, sure, maybe one person can make a difference, but nobody has to tackle corrupt governments or shitty corporations alone.  
Eivor came upon a deserted village.
*'''Eivor:''' ''There is the stench of rot in the air.''
She saw someone speed through the village.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Stop!''
She saw them run into a house near the river and followed them in.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''Stop! Not a step closer!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''There is nowhere left to go.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''P-please, don't hurt me!.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Why are you here alone?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''I remain with my family. The Withering is taking them, but I do not wish to abandom them.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''The Withering?''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''A disease that often goes unnoticed until it is too late. The whole village had it. It destroys the mind and heightens the aggresion in an individual, and ultimately, the poor soul is rendered catatonic.''
<tabber>
|-|If you remain, you might die.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Leave here, child. Your family will soon go, and this village has nothing for you.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''But ... Papa ... Mama ...''
*'''Eivor:''' ''They will find peace in death. Live for them, they would want that.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman:''' ''I... I... Y-You're right. I cannot hold on any longer to what is already lost. I will go.Here, a key if you want to check on the sick, yourself. If I'm to leave, I can't face them again.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''This town leaves behind a bitter legacy, but such is the way of this world.''
|-|Stay here and do what you can.=
</tabber>
[If Eivor unlocks the house next door]
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''My head ... it swims ... a fairy ... no ... a demon!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''The stench. They've endured much, it seems...''
[Torn list is also found in this house,to which Eivor reacts with]
*'''Eivor:''' ''Hm ... a list of names, ages ... all killed by a plague. "The Withering."''
She also prepared an offering.
*'''Eivor:''' ''It will not save them, but at least it might ease their suffering.''


===Glowecestrescire===
When we find a Brotherhood, or any group of people who share our values, we can lift each other up and help each other through just about anything, big or small.  
====The Body====
Eivor found two children playing with a dead Norseman.
*'''Ascila:''' ''Look! His tongue's been torn out. Haha.''
*'''Tristan:''' ''Stop it, Ascila! His ghost will haunt us!''
*'''Ascila:''' ''There is no ghost. Danes don't have souls!''
Eivor approached.
*'''Eivor:''' ''This man is a Norse warrior, and his body deserves respect! Where is his axe? He cannot go to Valhalla without it.''
*'''Ascila:''' ''Hurrey ran off with it. Don't hurt us! We didn't mean anything! Please.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I will not harm you. I just want to get this man's axe returned. Where has this boy gone?''
*'''Ascila:''' ''Over that way. He was playing with it. Slaying monsters.''
Eivor went after Hurrey.
*'''Eivor:''' ''You there, boy. Give me the axe before you hurt yourself.''
*'''Hurrey:''' ''I am no mere boy. I am Hurrey, slayer of monsters. You'll have to win it from me in single combat.''
<tabber>
|-|(Charisma level 4) I'll trade you.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''A monster slayer? Well, as a fellow warrior, I must trade for the axe in a warrior's charm. Thick arms of Aegir and thighs of Thor. Strength, honesty, and wit crave all wise warriors!''
*'''Hurrey:''' ''I can feel this Norse magic running from my fingers to my toes. I bet I can beat you in a race back to that body!''
|-|Fisticuffs, you cur.=
</tabber>
Eivor got the axe and returned to the dead Viking.
*'''Ascila:''' ''Look, there's a spider crawling around his eye! I think it's eating it.''
Eivor approached the body.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Though we know not your name or your clan, you are a warrior of good stock. Odin welcome you to his table in Valhalla.''
*'''Hurrey:''' ''Amen. And one day, us warriors will join you, fighting monsters in eternal battle.'' [i think this depends on not knocking the teeth out of this child]


====The Horn of Ragnar====
So drink some water. Get some sleep. Find your people. Change the world.
Eivor passed by a man complaining in front of a house.
*'''Bron:''' ''I haven't the strength to break open my door.''
Eivor approached.
*'''Eivor:''' ''This is your house?''
*'''Bron:''' ''I set my key down, only to watch it fall into the river. My name is Bron.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Hej, Bron.''
*'''Bron:''' ''Ah, a Dane! I have an object inside that you'd be interested in - the legendary horn of Ragnar Lothbrok.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''You have Ragnar's horn? How can you know it was his?''
*'''Bron:''' ''You have me there, friend. I cannot be certain. It's a very old Dane horn. Help me into my house. You can judge for yourself.''
Eivor helped the man force open the door.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am curious to see this horn.''
*'''Bron:''' ''I hid it somewhere long ago. Forgive me, I can't recall just where. Help me search.''
Eivor found a hiding place.
*'''Bron:''' ''Well done, friend!''
She found a gold locket.
*'''Bron:''' ''Ah! Look at that!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''That's no horn.''
*'''Bron:''' ''Let me have a look.''
On a nearby table, Eivor spotted a note.
[note already in memory's page]
A voice broke out.
*'''Home Owner:''' ''Hold! Thieves! You filthy Dane, get out of my house!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''This man told me this house was his.''
*'''Home Owner:''' ''Have you any idea how important I am? I shall have you both flayed and hung from the city gates.''
*'''Bron:''' ''Friend, it's all a simple misunderstanding.''
*'''Home Owner:''' ''If you were indeed deceived, Dane, you'll return my bibelot and help me kill this villain.''
<tabber>
|-|I will defend Bron.=
|-|I will help you defeat Bron.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Here is your item. Bron here is a liar and a thief. He deserves what he gets.''
*'''Bron:''' ''No!''
Eivor and the home owner killed Bron.
*'''Eivor:''' ''So much for him.''
*'''Home Owner:''' ''You've helped me, Dane. I will not send you before the magistrate for robbery. I trust you are grateful.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I regret only that I did not hear the battle-song of Ragnar's horn.''
</tabber>


===Hamtunscire===
====We Are All Monsters====
Eivor noticed an overturned cart.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What happened here? And what befell the driver?''
She saw a note nearby.
:'''Tournament Invitation''':<br>''You are hereby invited to the annual bear-fighting tournament! Bring your finest bears and compete for the title of Bear Master!''
Eivor saw a man up a hill, trying to keep away from a bear.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Huh... There's a bear in here who wants to eat my face. I would like it subdued, please. Hello? I can hear you out there! Aren't you going to save me? If I die, it'll be your fault, you know. Do you want that on your conscience? Do you?''
Eivor attacked the bear.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Perhaps a chokehold would do the trick?<br>Be gentle! I don't want it bruised!<br>Use the flat of your blade!''
[there might be a choice here? but the one i'm watching just killed the bear]
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''PDid you kill it? You weren't supposed to actually kill it! Get in here, now! I want a word with you!''
Eivor climbed the hill and approached the man.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Your gratitude is touching.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''Gratitude? That was my prize fighting bear you killed. How am I supposed to make my living now?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''It is thanks to me that you are living at all.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''O, thank you, Your Majesty! Please accept my eternal loyalty for condemning me to abject poverty!''
<tabber>
|-|(Fight) You need a lesson in gratitude.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''I should teach you some manners.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man:''' ''You can take your manners and shove 'em where Odin can't see. Let's do this, you filthy Dane!''
The man attacked and they fought, though Eivor was the winner.
*'''Eivor:''' ''Stilling that bitter tongue was a service to all.''
|-|My apologies.=
|-|Don't mention it.=
</tabber>
</tabber>
====The Arrow In The Tree====
Eivor saw an anxious man at the foot of a cliff.
*'''Kenrick:''' ''This time I am going to do it. This time!''
Eivor approached.
*'''Eivor:''' ''You pace about like a dog afraid of a beating. What troubles you?''
*'''Kenrick:''' ''O, stranger! Here's a tale. I love Ethelind, a hunter's daughter. But the hunter's a fearsome fellow. Set me a task, he did. There's an arrow, stuck in that tree above, that the hunter once fired there. Before any man can have Ethelind, they need to climb up and get it. Many suitors have tried. All failed.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Looks like child's play to me. Maybe I can help.''
*'''Kenrick:''' ''O, you do mean to help me! God bless you!''
Eivor climbed the cliff to reach the tree, but found an angry animal up there as well.
*'''Eivor:''' ''A lynx. And he does not like visitors.''
She killed the lynx.
*'''Kenrick:''' ''Hey! What's going on? Are you all right up there?''
Eivor noticed a note among the remains of the previous suitors.
*'''Eivor:''' ''This one has a letter. Perhaps it will shed some light on this strange affair.''
:'''Letter from Hunter's Daughter''':<br>''Osgar, my love,<br>Do not be angry. Yes, there were others before you, but Hengist and Sigbert mean nothing to me now. When it came to my father's challenge, both swore they would attempt it, and neither returned. I can only assume they fled in shame. How hard is it to climb a cliff?<br>I beg you, do not leave like they did, else Kenrick will be the only unmarried man left in the village.<br>Do not do that to me.<br>Please.<br>Ethelind.''
*'''Kenrick:''' ''You did, er, remember the arrow, right?''
Eivor climbed the tree and collected the arrow.
*'''Kenrick:''' ''You got the arrow! Praise be to you, stranger! Bring it back, won't you?''
Eivor leaped down into a pile of leaves and approached Kenrick.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I have the arrow, proof of your boundless courage.''
*'''Kenrick:''' ''O, thank you, stranger! I'll name our firstborn in your honor, swear I will! Er ... what is your name?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Eivor.''
*'''Kenrick:''' ''Eivor, eh? Er ... well, maybe just something that rhymes with it, then? Would that do?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I found the other suitors. A lynx had made its lair up there. A hunter like Ethelind's father would have know that.''
*'''Kenrick:''' ''Surely an innocent mistake? But I must bring him the arrow! He'll be so pleased someone's got it at last!''
<tabber>
<tabber>
|-|I found a letter.=
|-|Data Dump Scanner=
*'''Eivor:''' ''I found a letter from Ethelind. Seems she didn't think much of you. You were far from her first choice.''
Decades after the tragedy of Aileen Bock, Abstergo finally managed to create the technology that would allow a user to relive any genetic memories, without the restriction of direct lineage.  
*'''Kenrick:''' ''O, I know. She's made no secret of that. But now they're dead, and I'm not, so ... tra-la-la!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I'm sure her father will be thrilled.''
|-|Enjoy your wedding.=
</tabber>


===Jotunheim===
The Data Dump Scanner was a breakthrough that pioneered several spinoff projects and really brought the Animus into the mainstream.
====Pit of Slaughter====
Havi arrived at the pit of slaughter.
*'''Jotun:''' ''Utgard's fighting pit ... the place where legends are made!''
Havi walked in.
*'''Dugr the Bold:''' ''Follow me to the pit, and we will destroy our opponents together!''
Havi approached.
*'''Havi:''' ''I heard you calling for a fighting partner.''
*'''Dugr the Bold:''' ''Two fight with two, that is the rule. But have no fear! You'll have little to do but watch as Dugr the Bold destroys his foes!''


(If "Sounds easy enough." was chosen)
|-|Animi Training Program=
*'''Havi:''' ''I had expected fearsome opposition in the Jotnar fighting pits.''
Once the direct ancestry limitation was gone, the first thing Abstergo did was to weaponize the Animus. They uploaded the genetic memories of various Templar agents throughout history and used the Bleeding Effect to train their own private army. The best of the best usually graduated to a unit called "Sigma Team."
*'''Dugr the Bold:''' ''Fearsome, yes! Too fierce for you. But you can stand behind me. I'll deal with them single-handed.''


(If "Why has no one else joined you?" was chosen)
As if that wasn't bad enough, the second thing they did was monetize it. Their training program became the basis for one of their PVP entertainment experiences. Sure, it was FUN. But it was still propaganda.
*'''Havi:''' ''You seem to be having trouble finding someone to join you.''
*'''Dugr the Bold:''' ''Proud fools! They are afraid I will show them up with my fighting prowess. You are not afraid, are you?''


(If "What's in it for me?" was chosen)
|-|Helix=
*'''Havi:''' ''What is my reward if I help you?''
In this day and age, cloud servers and streaming libraries full of CONTENT are super normal but I wonder how amazing it must have been to be alive when they first came to the market.
*'''Dugr the Bold:''' ''Besides the glory of victory? Well, I have traveled far in this realm. I would be willing to share the location of some rare treasures.''


(Accept - "Let's do it.") <!-- The other choice ("I should leave.") seems to end the scene -->
Abstergo launched their cloud servers full of genetic memories and beamed it to headsets around the world. An all-you-can-eat brainwashing buffet!
*'''Havi:''' ''I like your confidence, at least. I'll take this challenge.''
*'''Dugr the Bold:''' ''And you won't regret it! For Dugr the Bold is not only a great warrior but a shapeshifter of peerless skill! Pick an animal. Any animal! I will take on that form in the combat to come.''


[CHOICES UUUUUGH]
|-|Animus EGO=
The Animus EGO is the culmination of every iteration that's come before. It's the most recent version of the device designed for mass market consumer consumption.


<tabber>
The killer app was intended to be a guided meditation experience, full of soothing virtual environments sourced from your own genetic memories. Instead, it's the staging ground for a potentially harmful artificial intelligence.  
|-|Wolf.=
|-|Lynx.=
|-|Bear.=
*'''Havi:''' ''Of all the beasts of this land, the bear is the most fearsome.''
*'''Dugr the Bold:''' ''Brute strength and savagery! Very well. Now let's fight!''
</tabber>
In the pit, the two pairs prepared for the fight. Dugr transformed into a rabbit, while the opponents became a wolf and a lynx.[Is this affected by choice? maybe]
*'''Havi:''' ''A rabbit? What good is a rabbit?''
Havi beat the two opponents.
*'''Havi:''' ''What in [[Hel]]'s name was that? A rabbit? Did you hope to nibble your opponents to death?''
*'''Dugr the Bold:''' ''Ah ... well, by making myself seem feeble, I made them lower their guard! All in a day's work for Dugr the Bold!''
*'''Havi:''' ''Are you even able to transform into a real beast?''
*'''Dugr the Bold:''' ''Of course I can? Anything I want! Er ... I just don't want to right now.''
*'''Havi:''' ''I better get some reward for carrying you in that fight, or I'll stick your bobtailed arse in a stew.''
*'''Dugr the Bold:''' ''I found a note on a dead traveler. It will lead you to treasures and secrets. At least I hope it will.''


====The Puppeteer====
What Abstergo's done with the Animus is awful, it is, but it's in line with all the other shady shit that corporations and governments have done since the beginning of time. But when I look at what Ego might be capable of, rewriting your memories and trapping you in an ever-changing simulation … I worry that I've helped them create something that's on the same level as one of those ancient Isu machines.  
Havi saw a woman talking to a man in a cage.
*'''Jotun:''' ''Skami! Speak to me!''
Havi approached the woman.
*'''Havi:''' ''Who has caged this Jotun?''
*'''Jotun:''' ''An Aesir? It is a dire day when even enemies must be friends. But I must beg for your help. A hunter lives in a house nearby. He has become crazed, and now he preys on his fellow Jotnar. He has captured and beat my love, and soon he means to skin him like a rabbit! Will you have mercy and aid us?''
*'''Havi:''' ''Where is this hunter?''
*'''Jotun:''' ''Inside the house, asleep. Quickly, you must kill him before he wakes! He will have the key to this cage.''
Havi walked towards a wall, hearing the Jotun woman talking to her partner again.
*'''Jotun:''' ''I'll free you, I promise! I'll find the key to this lock!''
The wall had a barred door.
*'''Havi:''' ''A door in a wall? Is this the house she meant?''
Havi circled around the wall, finding the other side of the barred door. He destroyed the lock, opened the door and walked through it. On the other side, the closed the door before opening it, this time to the inside of a house. On a table he found a hairbrush.
*'''Havi:''' ''A woman's hairbrush. Perhaps this hunter does not live alone.''
On the second floor, the hunter slept.
[GODS, this is another that'll have to be checked again -fun]
[so, the guy from the vid i'm watching stole the key and then went to fight the hunter]
Havi stole the key.
*'''Havi:''' ''The key to the cage outside.''
The hunter woke up as Havi explored the house and attacked.
*'''Hunter:''' ''An Intruder! Die, Aesir!<br>Get out of my house!''
Having defeated the hunter, Havi approached.
*'''Hunter:''' ''Stop! Stop! Take what you want, just spare me!''
*'''Havi:''' ''I am no thief. I am here to free the Jotun you have imprisoned.''
*'''Hunter:''' ''That villain? He's lucky I only caged him. How would you react if you found another man porking your wife?''
*'''Havi:''' ''Your wife?''
*'''Hunter:''' ''Aye. I've been waiting for her to return so I can thrash her. She won't be able to walk once I'm done.''
*'''Havi:''' ''Your wife?''


<tabber>
Is it possible that humanity's technology is catching up to the precursors?
|-|(Fight) Sounds like she'll be well rid of you.=
|-|Give me the key and I won't kill you.=
|-|You've been wronged. I'll leave now.=
*'''Havi:''' ''Your wife has deceived me. I'll leave you in peace.''
*'''Hunter:''' ''Good. And leave that wretch in his cage. I'll deal with him later.<br> Gods help her when I catch her. I'll skin them both alive.''


</tabber>
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Synchronization=
Genetic memory exploration lives and dies by synchronization. The more your actions are in line with your ancestors, the closer you are to achieving full synchronization. That in turn can open up new memories to explore. On the flip side, if you mess around too much, the memory becomes unstable, resulting in desynchronization.


Havi left and talked to the woman outside.
A big part of the Templar conspiracy is lying to the general public. (Actually, most governments and corporations lie to you constantly, the Templars aren't special in that regard!) But genetic memories used to be a way to find out the truth.
*'''Havi:''' ''I have the key, Jotun, but I am not your assassin. Be satisfied with that.''
*'''Jotun:''' ''O, stone and soil! Now he will hunt us wherever we go! You have saved us and doomed us all at once! Hurry now! Release him!''
Havi did as told.
*'''Havi:''' ''You're free to go.''
The beaten Jotun got up and talked to his partner.
*'''Skami:''' ''My love. I knew you'd come for me. And your husband? Is he dead?''
*'''Jotun:''' ''He still lives. We must make haste, away to our secret tower! Maybe he will not find us there.''
*'''Skami:''' ''As soon as I regain my strength, we will go. I fear I am too weak to move.''
*'''Jotun:''' ''O, you must try! He will not be long, I know it!''


===Wincestre===
What makes Ego so scary is that the A.I. may have found a way to prevent desynchs by altering the user's recollection of events and filling person's head with fake memory slop.
====Aelfred's Jewel====
Eivor found a man yelling and knocking at a door.
*'''Cedric:''' ''Is this what you want, you filthy swindler? A pond full of piss? I'm happy to oblige. By Go's hairy balls, you are a thief and a swindler! Give me the jewel Aelfred comissioned.''
Eivor approached him.
*'''Eivor:''' ''You seem agitated.''
*'''Cedric:''' ''What gave it away? The fact that I had to debase myself pissing in this swindler's pond? Or the angry shouting?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''This man has something on yours?''
*'''Cedric:''' ''And here's another God sent to shit in my stewpot. Sod off unless you are going to magic Aelfred's jewel out your arse.''
Eivor went around the house.
*'''Eivor:''' ''If the jewel belongs to Aelfred, it might be worth a pretty penny.''
The shieldmaiden broke in through a blocked window, finding the jeweler inside.
*'''Jeweller:''' ''Oi, get out of it, you!<br>You! What are you doing here?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am not your enemy ... yet. But that man outside certainly wants Aelfred's jewel.''
*'''Jeweller:''' ''Jesus wept upon the Holy Cross. Fuck off the both of you. Aelfred will get the jewel when I get what I'm owed.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Peace, or you'll feel my blade in your guts.''
*'''Jeweller:''' ''Sorry, my beef is not with you. I only ask for what coin is fair. It cost me double to make over what was agreed. I have a wife to feed.''
<tabber>
|-|Here is the difference.=
|-|You would really cross a king?=
*'''Eivor:''' ''If the jewel belongs to Aelfred, then on your life, you'd be wise to deliver it for the agreed price.''
*'''Jeweller:''' ''Mary on a donkey! You deserve the bloody thing. It's not worth my hide. Much as my wife would love to be a widow.''
|-|I think I will take it.=
</tabber>
Eivor left the house with the jewel.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I have your jewel.''
*'''Cedric:''' ''Well, I didn't ask for your help, but I am glad of it. Aelfred commissioned this rare thing.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''How rare?''
*'''Cedric:''' ''Filigreed gold, centered with a rock crystal and enamel plaque. A miniature of our most beatific Lord, Jesus christ ... and... And you're going to just keep it, aren't you?''
<tabber>
|-|I am.=
|-|Here, take it.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''You may have it. But tell your king it will all be mine soon enough. His jewels. His treasures. His city. His throne.''
*'''Cedric:''' ''What? No, I... God's pearly tooth! Here's payment for you and we will both forget this meeting.''
</tabber>


====Asser====
|-|Abstergo Entertainment=
Eivor entered a small church, seeing a man looking over many scrolls.
I always hate it when movies say "based on a true story" because you know it's obviously made up. Abstergo Entertainment went all-in on the lies when they started releasing projects based on their genetic memory research.
*'''Asser:''' ''Your meaning is unclear, God of Gods. Please, there must be some other purpose for my life!''
*'''Priest:''' ''You have not left the church in days. The stench offends even God's nose.''
*'''Asser:''' ''I have been looking at his scripture for hours. God is giving me a sign. If only I could see it ... see his light.''
*'''Priest:''' ''A sign? God in Heaven. Give him a sign. Set him on his true path. Far away from me.''
*'''Asser:''' ''Yes! Illuminate me, O Lord. Illuminate me!''
Eivor approached Asser.
*'''Eivor:''' ''What troubles you?''
*'''Asser:''' ''God will speak to me, I know it. He will show me my true path.<br>Send me a sign, O Lord. Illuminate my true path. For you are the shepherd and I am the lamb who follows your lamp.''
Eivor read the papers on the three lecterns nearby.
*'''Eivor:''' ''God's light will show him his true path? Maybe I can illuminate the lecterns somehow to cease his prattling.''


:'''Placeholder''':<br>''.''
Their first mainstream success was "Liberation." But like everything else, it was all Abstergo's corporate propaganda, they heavily edited the material to provide an anti-Assassin angle.


:'''Priest's Writings''':<br>''My God, whom I praise, do not remain silent, for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with their lying tongues.''
|-|The Bleeding Effect=
Too much of a good thing can be bad for you. Doctors used to think cigarettes were healthy. Social media was fun until it destroyed your mental health. Today, we all have an Animus in our home, but too much of that can result in something called "The Bleeding Effect."


:'''Calming Psalm''':<br>''Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your rightful judgements...''
At first it doesn't sound so bad. You can learn an ancestor's language or other fun skills, like parkour! Only what's happening is that multiple sets of memories are smashing together inside your brain, turning it into mush.  


Eivor then went outside the church and blocked a window.
Imagine playing Russian roulette with your language learning app or your Abstergo Bodyband fitness tracker.
*'''Asser:''' ''Lord, your light falters! Please do not forsake me. Is the tenebrous pall of darkness my fate?''


Eivor then unblocked a window, so the light from outside would illuminate one of the lecterns.
|-|MOD's Animus 101=
<tabber>
If you're reading this, then you're a Dark Animus user running around in my domains. Hello!
|-|First window=
|-|Second window=
|-|Third window=
*'''Asser:''' ''My path is clear. I must throw off the shackles of brotherhood. I will dedicate my life to glorifying God, through another. My account must be one of the utmost grace, exhaustive, immortalizing the great acts of the prodigal Aelfred.''
</tabber>
*'''Asser:''' ''Thank you, Lord, I will write a blessed manuscript praising Aelfred and his great works.''
The man ran out of the church.
*'''Eivor:''' ''So, I have set him on a path to glorify Aelfred? That pompous Saxon? I hope his writing reeks as much as he does.''


===Vinland===
I used to work for Abstergo's Project Mnemosyne. I thought I knew everything there was to know about the Animus. It's common knowledge that every iteration of the machine is used to explore a user's genetic memories.  
====A Dead Man's Tale====
Eivor found a dead body at a cliff's drop.
*'''Eivor:''' ''A lonely end. Luck skipped his turn.''
She read a nearby note.
[Note already in page]
*'''Eivor:''' ''Take you back to Nyhofn? A tall ask for a corpse.''
She picked up the dead man and headed for Nyhofn.
*'''Eivor:''' ''You have some weight on you.<br>Almost there.''
Arriving at the settlement, Eivor heard a woman screaming.
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''Brother? Brother!''
The woman approached Eivor.
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''Brother...! You should have listened to me... You have always been too selfish, reckless! Even Mother said so!''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Blame not the adventurer, for the pull of blood-song can tempt even the gods.''
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''Wh-where do I go now, without you to guide me? Wh-what should I do? L-lost... I am l-lost...''
<tabber>
|-|Follow in your brother's footsteps.=
|-|Move on.=
|-|Keep your brother in your memory.=
*'''Eivor:''' ''Remember your brother and all that he is. Bring home his tales and let his legacy be grown. That is all we are ... words and song.''
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''I will hone my bow-craft, and he will smile upon me from above. He will be proud.''
</tabber>
Eivor nodded.
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''Th-thank you, for bringing him back. Thank you.<br>I'm going to be the best hunter ever, just like you, Brother. Wait and see, I will shoot that elk in the eye.''


[don't know if what comes after the choice is specific to it or not, so it gets shoved in the tabber for now]
It wasn't until I joined the Assassins that I learned that the Animus Project was primarily a tool to achieve the objectives of the Templar Order, the secret power behind Abstergo.


====Breaking Teeth, Not Hearts====
This might be old news to you. But me? I felt overwhelmed by all the conspiracies and weird shit that comes with life in the Brotherhood. So, I thought I'd share some of my discoveries from what's left of the old Assassin's files.
[Goddammit, this one is changed by the ones you did before, cause the dead dude in dead man's tale was part of the group and the woman from the flights of fancy is one]
[Not dealing with this one then]
*'''Norse Man:''' ''Frey! Wh-wha? N-no... is that?''
*'''Norse Woman:''' ''He is in the halls now.''
*'''Norse Man:''' ''I ... I am sorry, Frey. He died by prey, but he will rest a hunter. "O'er the waves we sail, cutting the ocean's skin ... and when the dawn arrives, the time for hunt begins..."''


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Navboxen[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Shadows memories
Main game
End of the Line • The Yokai • The Tournament • Yamabushi Imposters • The Winter Raiders • The Hunters of Kyonyo • The Pirate Alliance
Post-launch
The Lesson • A Puzzlement • Teach a Dog New Kicks • Headucation • Battle of the Bests

Non-canon memories:

  • Defensive Position (alternate assassination for Yaita Wakasa)
  • The Jounin Pillow Book (Katsuhime romance)

Move to the floating convos[edit | edit source]

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Riddle of the Arch in Wakasa

Arch of stone in sea
Looking to rock and alcove
To hold its treasure

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  • Naoe: I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: There. A second glyph is lit.

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Riddle of the River in Wakasa

Slithering river
Cradles the harvest to come
Reviving the ruins

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  • Naoe: There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.

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  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: Another glyph. I wonder who wrote the riddles?

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Riddle of the Waterfall in Omi

Cascading waters
Within the arms of Mount Peak
A secret laid bare

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  • Naoe: I feel the ornament reacting. There must be another glyph nearby.

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: There.

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Riddle of the Tide in Omi

Resting by the shore
Rocked to sleep by Biwa's waves
Near glades and lumber

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  • Naoe: The ornament. It's calling to a nearby glyph.

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  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: Got it.

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Riddle of the Mists in Omi

Mists of Azuchi
A land lost within the lake
Where cats become lords

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  • Naoe: There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.

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  • Naoe: The ornament's leading me closer.

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  • Naoe: That's six glyphs in total. We're getting somewhere.

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Riddle of the Watchtower in Omi

Tress try to hide it
Under a watchtower's gaze
Saikoji awaits

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  • Naoe: There's a glyph nearby. My ornament's reacting to it.

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  • Naoe: The ornament feels alive!

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  • Naoe: One step closer to opening the strange door.

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Riddle of the Sky in Wakasa

Between two rivers
Edging forest and heaven
Closest to the sky

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  • Naoe: I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: All right, ornament. Show me the way.

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  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: Making good progress.

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Riddle of the Ship in Wakasa

A shattered mountain
Down Wakasa and Tamba
The great ship waiting

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  • Naoe: The ornament. It's calling to a nearby glyph.

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  • Naoe: The ornament's leading me closer.

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  • Naoe: Another glyph.

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Riddle of the Silence in Tamba

A Path of Silence
Leading wanderers to dive
Far into themselves

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  • Naoe: The ornament feels alive!

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  • Naoe: Ten glyphs illuminated. We're close to getting answers.

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Riddle of the Stone in Tamba

By Kameyama
A stone's heart cracked wide open
Tada miner's dream

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: One step closer to opening the strange door.

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Riddle of the Sakura in Yamashiro

Yamazaki looms
In spring over tree and pink
Beacon of petals

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  • Naoe: There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.

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  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: According to the glyphs on the door, this is the second last to light up. One more to find.

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Riddle of the Lost in Yamashiro

Water lost the way
On edge of Ogura Pond
Waiting for the fall

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  • Naoe: I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.

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  • Naoe: The ornament's leading me closer.

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  • Naoe: That should be all the glyphs illuminated. Now to see what's behind the big strange door.

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  • Naoe: Here we go.

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  • Naoe: I'll tell Kinu and Kane getting the statue back to the Hideout is part of their training.

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  • Naoe: These objects are blunt. Brutal. Who used them?

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  • Naoe: Yasuke would love this naginata. He has nothing like it.

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  • Naoe: Where did these come from? They definitely weren't made here.

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  • Naoe: Look at this tanto! Amazing. It's coming with me.

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  • Naoe: Look at this bronze. What would Heiji think of it?

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Beware, Seeker

The light that guards this cave is not of this world. It's born of a flame that can't be extinguished... not easily, anyway. If you've come seeking treasure, I've left some things behind. Take them, and forget about this place.
If you've come seeking answers, be careful. The light listens. It bends the mind, and it does not forgive. Such places were never meant for mortals. Trust me.

- Your friend, Kassandra.
  • Naoe: This Kassandra... she's powerful.

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  • Kassandra: Farewell, seeker.
  • Naoe: What is this? I know I heard her, but... am I going mad?
Blade of Yumminess

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Blade of Yumminess Clue

Beneath the watch of Akaiwa, the earth hides what a greedy eye cannot claim. Where the eagle's shadow meets the rising sun, seek stone hidden from wind and from rain.

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Guard of Yumminess Clue

Where stars watch over Yuasa, seek beneath the pilgrim's path. Past shrine laterns guarding dusk lies a stone neither prayed nor seen.

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Handle of Yumminess Clue

Below the gaze of Onyu Pass, waters conceal a treasure for the fearless. Seek the pool where sunlight never goes and shadows drift deep.

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Saya of Yumminess Clue

Where knowing walls stand older than memory and glyphs shimmer with power, fate hides the way. A sequence opens a doorway for those who seek truth.

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  • Yasuke: Hmm. This blade sure feels like a powerful one. And I taste something... legendary.


Pagemaking[edit | edit source]

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End of the Line (Shadows)[edit | edit source]

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  • Yasuke: Caro. You are near. Can you feel it? It is the sins of your past, given form.

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  • Nuno Caro: So. She helped him.
  • Portuguese swordsman: Yes, senhor. It was a bloodbath, and she was nowhere to be found.
  • Caro: Didn't expect the giant to be the one that gave her a voice. Like a wagon following the donkey.

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  • Caro: Speak of the devil.

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  • Yasuke: You will answer for what you did.
  • Nuno Caro: You speak as if we know each other personally.
  • Yasuke: We do.

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  • Yasuke's mother: [breathes]

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  • Yasuke's mother: (grunts)
  • Yasuke: It's all right, mama.

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  • Duarte de Melo: [grunts]

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  • Duarte: Senhor Caro.

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  • Duarte: [laughs]

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  • Nuno Caro: Who sent you?
  • Yasuke: No-no one, senhor Caro. No one.

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  • Yasuke's mother: (cries)
  • Yasuke: Please! W-we saw nothing! We saw nothing!

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  • Yasuke: (screams) Mother! (cries) Mama...

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  • Caro: Is of your own choosing.

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  • Portuguese soldier: Intruder!

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  • Yasuke: Mama...

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  • Assassin: Go!

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  • Caro: Diogo?
  • Yasuke: Yasuke.

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  • Nuno Caro: It was necessary. I had to set an example to the others. Your mother's death taught everyone how I felt about insubordination. Everyone except you, it seems.

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  • Yasuke: It is uncommon for a corpse to talk this much.
  • Caro: So, what do you want, Diogo? Revenge? It will get you nothing, I'm afraid. We have the regalia already.
  • Yasuke: Not for long. We will make sure of it.
  • Caro: "We?" Diogo. I was sent here because no one else in my organization cared enough. And look what I accomplished. Look around you, Diogo. Everything you see here is mine. This land, its resources, its people. You should understand that better than anyone.

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  • Yasuke: Put a hundred, a thousand men between us, Caro... there is no difference. You are welcome to watch them all die.

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  • Caro: My friends. The bounty for escaped slaves will be honored today. But only dead.
  • Yasuke: Run. It will serve you no use.
  • Caro: Kill him so we can focus on what really matters!

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  • Caro: Kill him. Remind him of his place.

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  • Caro: There he is. Men, you will not fail me like the others. Do you hear me, Diogo? You cannot win.
  • Yasuke: I have hunted greater warriors than you.
  • Caro: (screams)
  • Yasuke: You cannot hide from me, Caro.
  • Caro: Diogo. You need to let it go, dear boy.

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  • Caro: Hah! Over here, Diogo.

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  • Caro: Stay away, Diogo! Let us settle this like civilized men.
  • Yasuke: You know nothing of civility.

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  • Caro: (screams)
  • Yasuke: You talk too much.

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  • Caro: Killing me won't bring your mother back, Diogo. Think!

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  • Caro: No more. You win, Diogo.

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  • Caro: (gasps) (pants) You win. Please, Diogo.

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  • Caro: (screams)

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  • Caro: (breathes)

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  • Yasuke: After you killed my mother, I kept my desire for vengeance in my heart. In the same place I once held thoughts of her. It kept me alive. Nourished me. To get to you today.
  • Caro: Then... it's yours. Vengeance. Not that it will bring her back.
  • Yasuke: It is no longer mere vengeance I want.
  • Caro: Then what is it? What is this all about?
  • Yasuke: A declaration of war. Against the Templar Order.
  • Caro: You are serious? My God, you're serious. What makes you think you can win?

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  • Yasuke: Because we are united in the defense of our home. This country... so shaken with strife. The people are victims to it. But together, they will be unstoppable. We will be unstoppable. We live by this code. And it is because of my league that I know what I must do.

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  • Caro: And what does killing me prove?
  • Yasuke: That no one is untouchable. That even you are just one blade of grass in a withering field. And when you die, no one will remember you. Your death will only ever be a message to your compatriots. One that says you should fear us.
  • Caro: We will hunt you down. My group will send everything at you.
  • Yasuke: After they find what is left of you, they may think twice. You may start praying now.

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  • Caro: This isn't over. It's the beginning, in fact. The beginning of your end.
  • Yasuke: It is done...
  • Caro: Declaring war on the Templars. A fool's errand. Goodbye, Diogo.

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  • Caro: (gurgles)

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  • Yasuke: My name...

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  • Yasuke: ... is Yasuke.

The Lesson[edit | edit source]

[09:43-10:30][47] []

  • Bandit: Ah! It's Meiran! Take him!
  • Meiran: Not these bandits again! They are the bane of my existence!
  • Bandit: You will never escape us!

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  • Naoe: My friend Junjiro is at the temple. I must go there in case more of these outlaws decide to attack.
  • Meiran: You go ahead. I will make my way there as fast as I can.
  • Naoe: Interesting.

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  • Junjiro: Over here!

[12:52-13:17][25] []

  • Meiran: [breathes]

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  • Monk: Finally, he is here.
  • Pilgrim: It is time for us to learn the ways of bojustsu.
  • Junjiro: (gasps)

[14:09-14:49][40] []

  • Yasuke: I do not trust him.
  • Naoe: Why don't you go. I will stay and see what his lessons are worth.

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  • Junjiro: (grunts)
  • Naoe: And keep an eye on Junjiro.
  • Junjiro: (grunts)
  • Yasuke: At least he looks like he will have some fun.
  • Naoe: Hmm...

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  • Student: Shall we fight together?
  • Naoe: Let's go.
  • Student: I will not hold back.

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  • Student 1: You fight well!

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  • Student: (breathes)
  • Naoe: Keep training and soon you will be a master of the bo, I am sure.

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  • Student 2: Hello?

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  • Student: Are you ready to spar?
  • Naoe: Yes. It is time.
  • Student: Good, good.

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  • Monk: Be gentle with me.

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  • Student: (breathes)
  • Naoe: You fight well for a novice.

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  • Naoe: Maybe Meiran can suggest another challenge.

[19:08-19:30][22] []

  • Meiran: Remember, young lady, you do not need to get in close. Better to strike from afar.

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  • Monk: Bandits! Bandits are attacking the temple!

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  • Naoe: I must defend the temple.
  • Monk: Meiran! They've come for your silver!
  • Bandit leader: Kill them all! Take their silver!

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  • Pilgrim: The bo master is unstoppable!

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  • Naoe: More of them.

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  • Naoe: [breathes]

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  • Meiran: It seems you have taken something from my lessons beyond mastery of bo combat. Now, excuse me. I must pray.
  • Naoe: They deserve your prayers.
  • Meiran: I don't pray for them. I pray for me.

The Yokai[edit | edit source]

Rumors of yokai plague these lands. A monk-turned-demon-hunter needs help to uncover the truth of these monstrous tales.

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  • Yasuke: Even as a child I never believed in ghost stories. People do much worse things than we can even imagine.

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  • Mamushi: I have heard all the stories. I investigated each and every one. And always, there is a logical explanation.

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  • Mamushi: I am old and tired. You are young and strong. I give the last of these rumors to you. Prove to yourself, and everyone else, there are no yokai!
  • Yasuke: I am no Yokai hunter, but if I come across any in my travels, you will be the first to know.
  • Mamushi: Come back when all the rumors of yokai are dead.

Taka Nyudo []

  • Taka Nyudo: (growls)
  • Chitose: Help!

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  • Chitose: Thank you. He was a monster. He had fire in his eyes.
  • Yasuke: Our eyes can play tricks when we fear for our lives.
  • Chitose: Fear opens eyes wide to see death up close.
  • Yasuke: Do you have somewhere safe to go?
  • Chitose: I've been following the wind, you see. It carries a name on its back. Mamushi...
  • Yasuke: Mamushi. I've been helping him disprove some myths.
  • Chitose: Fear surrounds him. Many tales of ghosts and demons. I have a tale of my own to tell him. Thank you for your kindness.

Oshiroi Baba []

  • Oshiroi Baba: [wails]

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  • Yasuke: That did not sound... human.

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  • Oshiroi Baba: [wails] Ichiro-o-o! You are dead... and now I am alone...

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  • Oshiroi Baba: [screams]

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  • Yasuke: Oshiroi Baba! I know nothing of Ichiro. I do not want to hurt you.
  • Obaba: (laughs) What did you call me? Oshiroi Baba? I am no yokai, you fool!
  • Yasuke: I do not think so. But everyone in the village does.
  • Obaba: Idiots! But now I see you clearly. You are not my husband's killer. He was much smaller.
  • Yasuke: Well, you're scaring the villagers. Go home and get some rest. Drink some tea.
  • Obaba: You are kind. I'm sorry I attacked you.

Yuki Onna []

  • Yasuke: Yuki-Onna, the snow woman. They say to kiss her icy lips is to know love one moment, and death the next.

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  • Woman: A visitor? You must be cold. Join me inside. Let me warm you.

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  • Yuki Onna: I don't want to fight. Come, have some tea instead.

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  • Yasuke: She was beautiful, but her heart was made of ice.

Suika no Bakemono []

  • Suika no Bakemono: Do not interfere, stranger. The fate of our melon harvest is about to be decided.
  • Yasuke: That depends on the sky and not the sword, does it not?
  • Suika no Bakemono: For generations the Suika family has waged battle with the Makuwauri melon clan. And for generations the harvest of the champion has prospered.
  • Yasuke: Both harvests cannot be prosperous?
  • Suika no Bakemono: Insanity! Which is your favorite? The delicious suika, or the mediocre makuwauri?
  • Yasuke: I enjoy the suika more. They are crisp and refreshing.
  • Suika no Bakemono: A very wise choice. And now, prepare to defend them with your life!

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  • Suika no Bakemono: You fought well! The title of "Melon Lord" goes to the suika!

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  • Yasuke: Definitely no yokai here. Just two farmers with a fiery passion for... melons.

Kappa []

  • Kappa Taku: (growls) Shirikodama! Hungry!
  • Kappa Rei: (growls) Closer! We are going to eat...
  • Yasuke: They look like Kappa. And they definitely smell like Kappa.
  • Kappa Taku: You'll never catch us. You're too slow and fat!
  • Kappa Rei: And when you get tired and fall, we're going to eat you for dinner.

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  • Girl: (yelps) Please don't hurt us! We made a deal with the thieves! We scare people away from their camp for food.
  • Yasuke: Just children. I actually believed you were Kappa! I feel foolish.

Daitengu []

  • Yasuke: Bird cries from a warrior. Could this be a Daitengu?

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  • Daitengu: (caws) Mortal wanderer. Do you seek honor in the clash of steel? Or do you flutter by like a leaf on the breeze? Do you see your reflection in my blade? Or do you wear a mask to protect your soul?

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  • Yasuke: I always wanted to cross blades with a Daitengu. This was just a man who talks like a bird.

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  • Chitose: I am spawned from the dread of mortals. Your fear makes me stronger.

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  • Yasuke: In the end... Mamushi was wrong. Yes. Yokai.

The Tournament (Shadows)[edit | edit source]

Naoe and Yasuke receive an invitation to a formidable and secret fighting arena in Yamato.

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  • Gyoji: [breathes] That is everything. Please consider my proposal.

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  • Yasuke: Sounds like I have found the fighting tournament. People here are quite... uninhibited.

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  • Gyoji: You came!

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Victory to Lord Unkai!

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  • Lord Unkai: [scoffs] Gyoji!

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  • Takao: Nothing like bloodshed to warm the soul. And some tasty sake.

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  • Woman: Your first fight is against Lady Masago? You may as well leave now.

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  • Man: Lady Masago's naginata has reach. Bide your time, then strike!

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  • Lady Masago: Unkai gave me purpose. No one will take that from me.

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Lady Masago is no more! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Byakko: Back to work. Clean this up!

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  • Takao: You could lend a hand, you know.

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  • Byakko: Where did you find your challenger?
  • Gyoji: You have your secrets, I have mine. Keep your head down. We are not free yet.

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  • Man: Lord Suguru's blade tears through flesh. Like a knife through water. The sharpest I have ever seen.

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  • Kitsune: Tea, Lord Hokuto? Or something stronger?
  • Lord Hokuto: Bring me your finest umeshu.

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  • Lord Suguru: Look upon my blade, and see your death staring back.

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  • Lord Suguru: Bask in my blade's glory.

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Lord Suguru is sheathed! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Takao: Clean fast, clean fast!

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  • Gyoji: Still have your doubts?
  • Byakko: In you? Yes. In the new challenger? Time will tell.
  • Gyoji: That is the question. For all our sakes.

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  • Kitsune: Are you thirsty, Lady O-Sen?
  • Lady O-Sen: Get out of my sight, you little beast.

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  • Man: I lost mon betting on Lord Suguru, I'm glad to see him gone. Let's hope Lord Hokuto fares better.

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  • Man: To survive Lord Hokuto, stay out of his reach. Or it'll be your last mistake.

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  • Lord Hokuto: Look upon me and be crushed.

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  • Lord Hokuto: You won't like how this ends.

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Lord Hokuto has been toppled! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Takao: How am I supposed to move him? He's huge!

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  • Gyoji: For a moment there, I was worried.
  • Byakko: The giant one is impressive. I might even place a bet on him.

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  • Woman: You fight Lady O-Sen next? Well... you had a good streak.

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  • Kitsune: This is the best tea I've ever made. It will calm your nerves!
  • Lady O-Sen: Nerves? Fine.

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  • Man: Lady O-Sen will poison you the first chance she gets. Be prepared!

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  • Lady O-Sen: Taste the poison of my blades.

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  • Lady O-Sen: Embrace death.

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  • Lady O-Sen: [roars]

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! O-Sen has poisoned her last foe!Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Takao: Careful! Poison may still be on the blades.

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  • Gyoji: It all comes down to this.
  • Byakko: We've been here before. Or have you forgotten?
  • Gyoji: We must have faith in our fighter. I can feel it.

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  • Man: Next, you face Lord Unkai. Do anything you can to stop him from drinking. The more drunk, the more fearsome!

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  • Lord Unkai: Finally. A worthy foe.

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  • Lord Unkai: I give my opponents a fair fight. Do you?

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  • Gyoji: I – I can't believe it! It's a match! (laughs) You did it! Lord Unkai is defeated! Victory to Yasuke the Giant. Our new champion!

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  • Gyoji: Trust that I will find you when the next challenger comes.

Yamabushi Imposters[edit | edit source]

These stranger men disguise themselves as itinerant mountain monks in order to commit brutal acts of violence.

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  • Genpaku: Step no closer, stranger. I am no imposter.

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  • Yasuke: This camp looks abandoned. I wonder where the person went.

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  • Yasuke: (grunts) What is that stench?

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  • Yasuke: So many. And all men.

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  • Yasuke: A dead Yamabushi. But wearing... bits of armor? One of the impostors, I am sure.

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Letter on the Corpse of a Strange Yamabushi

Sir,

My numbers climb quickly! If I maintain the vigor and precision of my hunts, I will soon surpass my brothers in bloodshed. The silent mountain stalker and even that fiend in Iga will finally be second to me!

I hope you continue tallying the score, sir, and that you've abandoned your foolish guilt. Turning yourself to stone serves no one, certainly not Lord Nobunaga.

I will leave this letter for you near the shrine in Mibuno Vale. But before that, one last kill for my count; a beautiful woman calls out to me from atop the mountain. I'll kill slowly and with great pleasure.

(In the margins, there are 29 small marks.)
  • Yasuke: Looks like he had a letter on him. "Brothers in bloodshed." Words of a warrior, not a monk. And these marks... Ominous.

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  • Woman: I don't want to get any closer. A body in the water like that? It will stink.
  • Woman 2: Don't you want to know what happened?
  • Woman: And end up like him? Dead in a river?

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  • Yasuke: A corpse from upstream.

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  • Yasuke: That man dresses like a mountain monk... ...but he walks like a soldier. An imposter Yamabushi.

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  • River Yamabushi: Ah, I recognize you, brother. Leave me to my mission, then.

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  • Yamabushi: Help! An attacker!

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  • Forest Yamabushi: [laughs] Saw through my tricks, did you?

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  • Yasuke: What has made you stoop so low?

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  • Yasuke: Something is off about that Yamabushi. He is not lost in meditation but... watching and waiting. As if stalking prey. An imposter, perhaps. Like Genpaku said.

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  • Village Yamabushi: Nomaku sanmanda bodanan baku... nomaku sanmanda bodanan baku... Save me from Hell.
  • Yasuke: That Yamabushi. He has barely moved a muscle. But something in his meditation does not seem right. Is he ill? And what is all that clutter around him? I should keep looking around.

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  • Yasuke: This armor... it belongs to a high ranking soldier. And with Lord Nobunaga's crest, too. But it has clearly been set aside for some time. This is not the first time Lord Nobunaga's name has come up either.

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  • Yasuke: So many letters. Reports, I suppose. One writer says he "hunts travelers, walking along their pilgrimage routes." And here, another says he is "haunting the mountains of Kii." And all the marks in the margins. So many lives lost to these fake Yamabushi.

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  • Yasuke: A cooking pot, but no food. Only bark and pine needles. And... the smell of bitter tea and resin.

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  • Yasuke: The imposter... turned ascetic.

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  • Yasuke: I was sent to kill this man. But clearly, this one knows the wrong he has done.

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  • Yasuke: He is set on his path and will die eventually.

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  • Yasuke: A traveling Yamabushi... With a weapon? He is one of the imposters I've been searching for.
  • Yamabushi: Come! Join my list of death!

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  • Naoe: Another victim of this imposter.

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  • Naoe: More bodies. The people deserve better.

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  • Naoe: Looks like I'm not the only one on the trail today.
  • Clifftop Yamabushi: Takes a lot to get all the way up here. I'll hang your corpse somewhere special. For Lord Nobunaga! Death to Igans and all and all and all!
  • Naoe: What?
  • Clifftop Yamabushi: Die!

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  • Naoe: That man was deranged. How long has he been out here, hunting people? How long has he been alone? And he said, "For Lord Nobunaga." Another Yamabushi imposter with that name on his breath.

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Letter Found on a Yamabushi Imposter

Sir,

That sneaky bastard ran me off my hunting grounds along the path to Nyu-Daimyojin Shrine, but I've found a new area and I'm going strong. People are easy to kill when distracted.

I will not abandom my mission, sir. Never. Never. Never.

For Lord Nobunaga.

(Below the note text, there are 17 rough-drawn slash marks.)
  • Naoe: An unsent message. And these slash marks at the bottom. Counting kills of innocents like it were sport.

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  • Yasuke: That looks like a Yamabushi. But no true mountain monk would threaten civilians. He must be an imposter, just like Genpaku said.

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  • Yasuke: It is over. I should return to Genpaku and let him know the imposters have been dispatched.

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The Pirate Alliance[edit | edit source]

Danger lurks along the coasts of Wakasa, leaving despair in its wake. Someone needs to put an end to the trail of destruction.

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  • Kage: Big brother Samemaru, I'm sorry. I am failing! I do not want to fail!

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  • Naoe: Someone is on that ship. Who is he talking to?

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  • Lopo Cruz: What do you think, Ishi? And you, Roku? I know. Samemaru's men have shit for brains, but they have the brawn. We must obtain the treasure. I agree Little Kappa is too crazy. He doesn't care about riches, only blowing things up. (sighs) All right. Meeting ajourned! I am glad we had this council, friends. Trusted comrades are hard to find!

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  • Lopo Cruz: Ah! An enemy has appeared! Kill!

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  • Lopo Cruz: My friends... go on without me!

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  • Naoe: This man knows someone who goes by Little Kappa. (snorts) Interesting name. He lurks at a nearby lair.

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  • Naoe: Maybe I can use these explosives.

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  • Little Kappa: (laughs) You see what you did? Because of you, they explode! The next one will be even better, bigger, louder! (laughs) Prepare the explosives, the boom! Hurry. So many more to destroy!
  • Naoe: Explosives. I should be careful.

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  • Little Kappa: [growls] What are you idiots doing? Hurry up!

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  • Little Kappa: How dare you mess with Little Kappa! You will be erased with fire!

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  • Jesuit priest: Bless you, oh bless you! I am saved!

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  • Jesuit priest: Blessed thanks to you, kind soul. You saved me from great pain.
  • Naoe: Tell me what happened.
  • Jesuit priest: The last I remember I was preaching in a small village, not far from here. There were two men talking in loud voices. One of them was that terrible brute. The next thing I knew, I was knocked out.
  • Naoe: What did the other man look like?
  • Jesuit priest: I... did not see him, but the villagers called him Sen.
  • Naoe: Thank you.

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  • Naoe: The priest said Sen would be here. This place seems peaceful. Hard to believe there's a pirate here.

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  • Woman: Say, don't you think there is something below the water, near that boat? Is that a fish?
  • Man: Hmm. I saw Sen throw something in the water. Could that be it?

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  • Naoe: Who threw those weapons into the sea?

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  • Child: I'm so hungry! Let's go ask Sen for more rice!
  • Child 2: What? But you just ate! Greedy!
  • Child: Hey, who are you? You're not here to steal our food from Sen, are you? Go away!

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  • Pirate archer: Another day comes and goes.

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  • Man: Ah, you're here! Master instructed me to dig and only leave when you arrive. Now I'm free!

The Winter Raiders[edit | edit source]

In winter, several villages and important roads in Japan are under attack by a veteran military unit gone rogue, trained in the art of sabotage. They vanish for the rest of the year, but the memories of their vile acts linger.

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  • Rin: Warrior! You're the toughest I have seen today by quite a measure.
  • Samurai duelist: (scoffs)
  • Rin: Don't walk away! We need your help. Will you listen to me?
  • Yasuke: I heard you. Loud and clear, miss.
  • Rin: Oh, yes. Come with me? I will explain.

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  • Yasuke: What is the trouble?
  • Rin: A group of dangerous raiders target our village and nearby areas. They steal all they can, and kill anyone in their way. I'm taking you to our elder.
  • Yasuke: Are they bandits?
  • Rin: If only. They are much stronger. They were once trained soldiers.
  • Yasuke: So they prey on the defenseless. That will not do.
  • Rin: I was hoping you'd say that. I was hoping for a mighty samurai to fight for us. I'm glad to have met you.

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  • Rin: Speak with the elder. I do hope you'll decide to help us.

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  • Rin: Excuse me, samurai. Can you spare me one more moment?

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  • Yasuke: You survived. If you had stayed, you would not have.

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  • Naoe: Go, teach her. I think it would do you both some good.
  • Yasuke: If you say so.

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  • Sobei: You! You killed my Akumu. Hired by the Elder, weren't you.
  • Yasuke: Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder. I wonder why they have a grudge against him.

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  • Yasha: You took Sobei, so I will take your head!

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  • Yasuke: What is done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.

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  • Yasuke: This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.

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  • Yasuke: The elder's notes mentioned that house. I should investigate it.

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Note from Yasha's Contact

Hello, old fool. Your hounds are coming for me, but you are not. Coward. Pretending to hold power over Kawakami, what we built together by that river in northern Yoshino. Death will take you too. Perhaps even sooner than you think.
  • Yasuke: This note suggests a connection with one of the Raiders. As the elder suspected.

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  • Yasuke: This is the village referred to in the supplier's note.

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  • Yasha: It's just ink. A brush. Why is this so hard to master?

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  • Yasuke: Hmm. This letter. It says the Winter Raiders were once hired to protect. What went wrong?

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  • Sobei: Insolence. Defiance. This is what happens when Sobei is crossed. All who oppose me will suffer the same fate.

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  • Yasuke: This letter contains information that can be useful. More about those Winter Raiders and their whereabouts.

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  • Takahara deserter 1: I'm not going back to Takahara. I'm still haunted by what happened last winter.
  • Takahara deserter 2: We weren't careful enough. We should have known that fire meant the raiders camped in the woods.

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An Important Notice

The situation in eastern Kumano Sanzan remains critical. Spies confirm that the Winter Raider known as Hayate has intensified his attacks on pilgrims in winter. His ambushers operate in highly mobile units. They target Taisha entrances.

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  • Yasuke: I wonder if this is the Raiders' camp those villagers spoke of.

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  • Akumu: Very good. It seems you heeded our lessons, recruit. Why do we strike at winter?

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  • Yasha's prospect: Winter is when the villagers are at their weakest. When help is hardest to find.

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  • Yasuke: Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder.

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  • Outlaw thug: Enough of your whining.
  • Buddhist monk: Someone! Help me!

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  • Buddhist monk: Those men ambushed me north of Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine. If you have sense, you will stay far from there.

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  • Yasuke: Hmm, something seems off.

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  • Yasuke: This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.

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  • Jinbei: The elder's newest fool. You killed Akumu and Sobei.

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  • Yasuke: What's done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.

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  • Gobo elder: The Raiders. Are they...
  • Yasuke: You knew they were soldiers. They once protected you. And for reasons I do not understand, you banished them.
  • Gobo elder: One must make difficult decisions at times. You should understand this.
  • Yasuke: Your choices, your actions, created enemies. You, elder, are culpable for all their bloodshed.
  • Gobo elder: And you are responsible for their end. The matter is resolved.
  • Yasuke: I need nothing from a remorseless old fool.
  • Gobo elder: As you wish.
  • Yasuke: Your people may be free, but until they are free of your "leadership," know that I will be watching.
  • Gobo elder: Fine. Now begone. What's done is done. Get out of my sight.

The Hunters of Kyonyo[edit | edit source]

A group of bounty hunters spread across Kii are targeting Kyonyo.

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  • Yasuke: This will help. I will deal with his hunters. Rest assured, Kyonyo will be safe. And if I may...
  • Kennyo: Please
  • Yasuke: Once this is over, speak with your son. Or it will haunt you. Trust me on this.

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  • Yasuke: Bodies. Monks and bandits.

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  • Yasuke: This confirms a plot to kill Kyonyo. The attackers will regroup after, at Yunomine Onsen.

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  • Yasuke: This is where Kyonyo's ambushers planned to meet. I should stay hidden and see if any are here.

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  • Inumaru: I almost had Kyonyo. It's Kamakichi's fault! Busy playing spy games in that decrepit town in Saika. Kyonyo was on the tip of my katana. Another inch, he'd be dead. And I'd be rich. Kamakichi's going to regret this. Same goes for you, all of you, if this gets back to him!

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Journal Entry Three

I heard Kyonyo's father hired someone to locate his son. Whoever they are, they will be to late to interfere. I'm so close, I can smell the promised reward.
  • Yasuke: This bounty hunter, Kamakichi, has been gathering information. Listening in on conversations, perhaps for weeks.

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Journal Entry One

A samurai, a ronin, and now a beggar. But I will find Kyonyo here and my fortune will change.
  • Yasuke: Saika. Kyonyo's exact location is not here, but this Kamakichi has revealed himself to me.

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Journal Entry Two

Someone knows something! The market guards might have disclosed my plan. Regardless, my nightly prowls near the Monk Houses will continue. The Ikko ikki feel safe there - to my advantage.
  • Yasuke: I think this can help me find Kamakichi's location.

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  • Yasuke: That man looks like he's on the watch. It must be Kamakichi.

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  • Saika guard: No, I saw him. Kyonyo. Dangerous people look for him. Maybe they will come to Saika.

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  • Yasuke: Kamakichi knew Kyonyo's location. I need to find him before the other bounty hunters do.

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Update from Koyasan

Rumor has it that some ronin were hired to track you down. Be aware of this when you travel. These are dangerous times, and we need to be careful.

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Kennyo is at Negoroji

Contacts are saying that Kennyo has arrived in Negoroji and has met with several people there. After the fallout between you two, it will not be surprising if he's trying to undermine you.

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  • Kyonyo: (grunts) Life is... full of surprises. One moment I'm getting ambushed by bounty hunters, the next, you stroll in. Oda's giant. The great Yasuke.
  • Yasuke: I am here on behalf of our ally, Naoe, and your father. He said you are being hunted.
  • Kyonyo: I thought he had other priorities. I can handle these bounty hunters.
  • Yasuke: Your injuries suggest otherwise. They will not rest until you are dead. Or until I deal with them.
  • Kyonyo: (sighs) I cannot afford to be choosy about the help I accept. Not until I'm ready to fight back. I'm... grateful for your aid. Here. This is all I know about the men hunting me. I'd know more, but my contact in Koyasan has gone quiet. If you could check on him, I'd be grateful.
  • Yasuke: I will.
  • Kyonyo: As for me, I'll be moving on. I have to assume my enemies may know I'm here. Meet me in Kumano Sanzan, and when the time is right, we will end the leader. Together.
  • Yasuke: Stay safe.

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  • Yasuke: The information Kyonyo shared mentioned this place. One of the bounty hunters is thought to be based here.

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  • Yasuke: What is that noise?

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  • Shishi-o: Your silence only prolongs our suffering. Where is Kyonyo?
  • Yasuke: Surely he is one of Kyonyo's hunters.

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  • Yasuke: Shishi-o shared a close bond with the leader of these bounty hunters.

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  • Guard: I'm so sorry, Tenchi. I should have been here.
  • Yasuke: What happened?
  • Guard: The temple's head monk asked me and Tenchi to pick up some papers. Didn't need the two of us, we thought. So Tenchi went to the monk's quarters. Alone. I stopped for a drink. Tenchi was taking so long... I headed over and heard a noise coming from the backyard. It was so dark, but I saw someone running. Must've been whoever killed my friend.
  • Yasuke: Sounds like the killer was looking for the head monk. Where can I find him?
  • Guard: He should still be at the Monks' District.

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  • Yasuke: Are you the head monk here?
  • Head monk: Tell me who sent you. Before I call the guards.
  • Yasuke: I am Yasuke. Kyonyo sent me. He has been expecting an update from you. And based on the dead man near your quarters, you are the next target.
  • Head monk: I feared I was being targeted. Now we know for sure. If you help me, we can set a trap.
  • Yasuke: What do you have in mind?
  • Head monk: The building behind me is our best hope. I'll dismiss the guards. Draw him out. Extinguish all the lights. And we'll have our best chance.

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  • Head monk: Come. Follow me.

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  • Head monk: All of you. Gather around. I need your assistance.

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To Kyonyo

Some ronin passed by yesterday. They were asking around town about you. One of them looked at me like he knew me. I'm worried that someone might've told them something.

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  • Head monk: Wait for nightfall. Extinguish every light. That is out best chance.

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  • Yasuke: I think that is the last of them. I will tell Kyonyo his immediate threats are dealt with.

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  • Head monk: Thank you, Yasuke. I will await word from Kyonyo.

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  • Yasuke: Kyonyo and his soldiers.

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  • Yasuke: It is time.
  • Kyonyo: Then what are we waiting for?

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  • Yasuke: We must do this together. Protect your father. I will go after Tsuchi-Gumo.
  • Kyonyo: Good hunting.

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  • Tsuchi-Gumo: The ronin Yasuke. Fighting for the wrong man again.

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Two bickering men are on the brink of discovery - a discovery they think will make them rich.

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  • Woman 1: One of the two idiots stepped right in my tea bush. Crushed all the leaves!
  • Woman 2: Buffoons. One plucked plums from my tree, then said he was thirsty. I poured him water. Then threw it in his face.
  • Woman 1: Good. They better stay away if they know what's good for them.

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  • Kinu: You should have pushed on that big rock.
  • Kane: Idiot! We pushed on it six rocks ago!
  • Kinu: No, I think six rocks ago it was this rock.
  • Kane: [huffs] You were supposed to be taking notes!

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  • Naoe: Listen to those two bicker.

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  • Naoe: They're trouble, Yasuke.
  • Kane: We took some Igan millet and meat because we were starving. We could have died!
  • Kinu: I told him we should have asked for it first.
  • Kane: You're asking for it right now, lunkhead.

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  • Kinu: They'll figure it out. The door will open.
  • Kane: No thanks to you.

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  • Kinu: If you wear the ornament, something happens in certain places! I don't know where, or why, but... it does!

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  • Kane: When we were in the swamp east of here, that ornament thing really started acting up.

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Riddle of the Vault in Wakasa

Near Kaiji's courtyard
Marshlands are full of treasure
Vaulting their secrets

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  • Naoe: Hmm. The ornament is... glowing? It must be guiding me somewhere. And I think I'm close.

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  • Naoe: The ornament feels alive!

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  • Naoe: So something about the ornament and this spot lights up a glyph. It is a mystery. I guess we'll go tell those two dunces the good news.

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  • Kinu: Hey. They lit up. Something's happening!
  • Kane: In your brain? No. To the door? Yes!

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  • Kane: Did you do that? Make it glow?
  • Yasuke: We did.
  • Naoe: We're geniuses. Can we go now?
  • Kane: While you were gone, Kinu and I got to talking.
  • Kinu: We did?
  • Kane: We're done being treasure hunters. We want to work for you two.
  • Kinu: Oh. Yeah! We do!
  • Naoe: No way.

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  • Kane: We've been on the run for months! Our sandals are thinner than dried kelp! You must have a camp. We can help you!
  • Naoe: You two? In Iga, I beat you up with a stick.
  • Kane: Then train us to be great like Yasuke – I mean, like you!
  • Naoe: This is a waste of time. They have nothing to offer us.
  • Kinu: We do have more scrolls.
  • Kane: Oh yeah, a trade! Our riddle scrolls for a home.

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  • Naoe: I don't trust them. They're half-wits.
  • Yasuke: We offer help to those who cannot help themselves, remember? And if they are trouble, Tomiko will whip them into shape.
  • Naoe: [sighs]

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  • Naoe: Fine. But only if you pass a training test. Fail it, and you're out.
  • Kinu: Yatta!
  • Kane: We'll find a suitable place and report to duty. Here. A scroll to show we're serious.

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  • Naoe: When did you become such a sap?
  • Yasuke: There is no crime against stupidity.
  • Naoe: There should be.
  • Yasuke: [laughs] Come on. A mystery unfolds! You must be a little curious about what is behind the door.
  • Naoe: A little. Let's go "train" them.

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Yasuke has some skills to pass on to Kane and Kinu in hopes of training them.

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  • Kane: I wonder what Yasuke the legendary has in store for me.
  • Kinu: He could give you etiquette lessons?
  • Kane: Your face needs etiquette lessons.

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  • Kane: We were just limbering up. I'm as flexible as any shinobi. Like a wet noodle!
  • Naoe: Please don't compare me to a noodle.
  • Kane: We're ready to train if you're ready to teach.
  • Naoe: All right, let's start.

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  • Yasuke: Now, when your weapon is occupied, you must rely on the strength of your own body. At times, a strong kick will do the job. Not only does it keep enemies from your vital core, but kick hard enough, and they will take flight.

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  • Yasuke: Brace your stomach.

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  • Kinu: Oof. (whimpers)

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  • Kane: I've been wanting to do that to him for years. Let me try!
  • Yasuke: Square your hips. Ground yourself. Draw power from the earth.

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  • Kane: (braces)

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  • Kane: Ow! (whimpers)
  • Naoe: Should have mentioned needing a backup plan when the enemy's twice your size.
  • Kinu: I could use that lesson.
  • Yasuke: Good point. Want to show them how it is done?

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  • Yasuke: The goal is to lift them off the ground. Send Kinu flying!

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  • Yasuke: You can do better than that. Another!

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  • Yasuke: Try again!

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  • Yasuke: Make them fly!

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  • Kane: Aaaahhhhhh!

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  • Kinu: (giggles) Bye Kane!

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  • Kinu: Good one!
  • Yasuke: That probably hurt.

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It's Naoe's turn to help train Kinu and Kane - and she's determined to have some fun.

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  • Yasuke: It is a new day. I hope that Kinu and Kane are feeling better.

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  • Kinu: Please don't embarass me in front of miss Naoe.
  • Kane: What? Does Kinu have an imaginary girlfriend now?
  • Kinu: No, I just, you just... nevermind.

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  • Kinu: Reporting for training, great samurai.
  • Yasuke: I guess that means you are feeling better. Are you ready?
  • Kinu: Whenever you are, sir.
  • Yasuke: Let us begin.

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  • Kinu: (chokes)
  • Yasuke: Sorry, Kinu.

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  • Kane: (chokes)
  • Naoe: You got him!

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  • Naoe: And down he goes. Let's keep practicing!

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  • Kane: We've kicked, we've choked. What else is there?
  • Naoe: I'm sure you're right. That must have thought you everything.
  • Kane: So we're ready for the final test then!
  • Kinu: You won't be disappointed, miss Naoe. Meet us here tomorrow. I need to lie down. Immediately.

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The time has come to see all the skills that Kinu and Kane have learned. Will they be invited to join the Kakushiba ikki?

  • Kane: This is it, Kinu. You wanna stop sleeping on the rocks? Get away from the macaques? That happens today. If... you don't mess it up.
  • Kinu: (gulps)

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  • Kane: To perform in front of you... it is an honor.

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  • Naoe: You're laying it on a bit thick.
  • Kane: I am a changed man, shinobi. Truly. Allow me and Kinu to show you what we will bring to your illustrious team.
  • Naoe: This will be interesting.

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  • Yasuke: Do not say "I told you so."

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  • Naoe: I'm thinking it.

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  • Yasuke: They have charisma?

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  • Naoe: I thought they were bad, but turns out they're just stupid. And stupidity is not a crime.

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  • Yasuke: But it should be

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  • Naoe: We know Tomiko could use a hand. She hates mucking the horse stalls.
  • Yasuke: They could handle that.

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  • Naoe: Maybe.

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  • Naoe: All right, legendary samurai. Let's duel.

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  • Naoe: You're not bad at this fighting thing.
  • Yasuke: Lord Nobunaga did not keep me around just to play Go.
  • Naoe: That explains why Junjiro always wins your games.
  • Yasuke: I often let the disadvantaged win. You may see that yourself today!

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  • Yasuke: (yawns)
  • Naoe: Don't start.
  • Yasuke: Then wake me up!

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  • Naoe: (grunts)
  • Yasuke: Are you all right down there?
  • Naoe: Don't worry about me. Worry about your bruised ass tomorrow.

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  • Yasuke: Hold still!
  • Naoe: Move faster, old man!
  • Yasuke: Now you have done it.

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  • Naoe: Watch this! (grunts)

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  • Yasuke: (laughs) That is the lesson I want to learn next!
  • Naoe: You've got it.

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  • Naoe: I'm pretty tough, huh?
  • Yasuke: Eh.
  • Naoe: I am!

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  • Kane: They're pretty close, Kinu. Jealous?

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  • Kinu: No! Please! Don't kiss her!

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  • Naoe: They better not make me live to regret this. But the Hideout will be livelier. Maybe I'll go there and ask Yasuke for another duel.

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The Yokai

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The Winter Raiders

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  • Naoe: The legend was true.
  • Meiran: Unfortunately for them. They heard the legend and believed they'd claim pounds of silver from a legend well past his prime.
  • Naoe: So, you were trying to lose them in the woods.
  • Meiran: I hoped they would give up the chase. Alas...

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A Disturbance in Kii[edit | edit source]

Yuasa, Kii NOTE: IT'S A FEATURED EVENT FOR SOME GOD FORSAKEN REASON???????????????????????????????

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  • Hana: Chichiue, let's go see, let's go see!
  • Tsuyoshi: Of course, my child.
  • Hana: I wanna get really close!
  • Eamon: I have seen many strange beasts during my travels! Some scary. Some dangerous. And if what you tell me is true, you will be rewarded with those same fantastic beasts!

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  • Eamon: Are you sure this is where you saw those strange kanji?

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  • Eamon: Very well, then—a deal is a deal... Here it is!

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  • Eamon: Behold the European brown bear—a frightening beast as tall as two men standing on each other' shoulders! [growls]

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  • Eamon: And this is the mighty African leopard! Leopards are clever creatures. They circle around their prey and stalk them from behind... Slowly... Silently... They say you can feel their breath on the nape of your neck right before they strike... [roars]

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  • Eamon: This sword belonged to my grandfather—and to his great-grandfather before him. It is said to have acquired a singular thirst for blood during the Holy Crusades... If it's all the same to you, I'd prefer a civilized conversation.
  • Yasuke: You are Templar.
  • Eamon: Oh, I am much more than that, I assure you.
  • Naoe: Alright. Talk...
  • Eamon: Allow me to introduce myself. I am Sir Eamon Hathaway. And of course, you are Fujibayashi Naoe and the one they call... Diogo, was it?
  • Yasuke: Yasuke.
  • Eamon: Of course—Yasuke. Pray, forgive me. I must admit I was surprised to hear about Assassins in Japan. There was no mention of your Brotherhood at the Synod. Ah. You have no idea what I’m talking about, do you? Pity. Trading barbs with mortal enemies is one of life's great pleasures.
  • Yasuke: What do you want, Templar?
  • Eamon: To business, then.

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  • Eamon: For your transgressions against the Order, I am here to kill you both.
  • Yasuke: Nuno Caro and Duarte de Melo deserved to die twenty times over!
  • Eamon: I assure you, I do not personally mourn their loss. Few things try my patience more than cleaning up after lesser men—let alone lesser Templars.
  • Naoe: Well, people who speak in riddles try my patience, so start making sense.
  • Eamon: However. A greater purpose calls me from these shores. One that might even sway me from killing you.
  • Yasuke: You would share the same fate—

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  • Naoe: Yasuke. Not here.
  • Yasuke: [sighs]
  • Eamon: Once I acquire what I seek, we will sail away from this place, never to return. You have my word.
  • Yasuke: The worthless word of a Templar...
  • Naoe: We?
  • Eamon: I beg your pardon?
  • Naoe: You said "we" – who else is with you?
  • Eamon: [chuckles] Well, there's this drunk Chinese captain in dire need of a new ship, for one... Most likely drowning his sorrows at this hour.
  • Yasuke: Any other Templars we should worry about?
  • Eamon: After what you and your Assassin friend have done, you will both have to worry about Templars for the rest of your lives...
  • Naoe: Second mistake.
  • Eamon: My dear girl, if the signing of your death warrant is no concern to you—
  • Naoe: Not that part—the part where you assumed I was an Assassin. [chuckles]
  • Eamon: Is something amusing?
  • Naoe: You were right—trading barbs with mortal enemies is pretty fun.
  • Eamon: This is my offer: keep to yourselves and we will be out of your hair in no time. But stand between me and my goal, and we will kill you both. Farewell, Assassin—or however you call yourself.
  • Naoe: I am kakushiba-ikki.
  • Eamon: And I am Black Cross.

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  • Eamon: Come, children! Who wants me to carve an elephant?

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  • Naoe: We can't allow him to take whatever he wants.
  • Yasuke: Agreed. Perhaps we should look for that ship captain he mentioned?
  • Naoe: My thoughts exactly.

[play as yasuke]

  • Yasuke: I will alert you if I find any leads.
  • Naoe: Yasuke? Are you okay?
  • Yasuke: [sighs] I will be... Templars have a way of getting to me...
  • Naoe: Let me help you this time.

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Black Tides[edit | edit source]

Yuasa, Kii

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  • Yasuke: A Black Cross, uh... I will kill as many Templars as they dare send here.

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  • Drunken captain: What is a ship captain without a ship. [hiccups] Like a bird without wings. A fish without gills. [burps] Like a ship captain without sake! I am a nobody. But at least I am not alone. At least I have you, cheap, watered sake. You are my only friend. [hiccups] It's so watered down, I am probably still sober. What a waste of my last mon.

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  • Yasuke: This is going to be challenging.

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  • Naoe: Excuse me, would you happen to be a ship captain by any chance?
  • Drunken captain: Not at this particular moment, no.
  • Naoe: My friend and I are looking for—
  • Drunken captain: Look here, lady—my cup is empty... You want to talk? Fill it up.

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  • Yasuke: How long have you been working for the Templar Order?
  • Drunken captain: [laugh] Let's play a game. You make a statement, and if true—I drink. If false, you drink... First one to the bottom loses the game but either way, you buy.
  • Yasuke: Bring it on.
  • Naoe: [sighs]

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  • Drunken captain: All right, I'll start... You, my friend, are not from Japan!
  • Yasuke: Very observant...

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  • Yasuke: You are a pirate—and a very bad one at that.
  • Drunken captain: How dare you. I am no pirate. I am chartered captain. Drink!

  • Yasuke: You are a Templar...
  • Drunken captain: [laughs] I am no Templar; my only allegiance is to gold. Drink!

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  • Drunken captain: Those Templars paid well but their maps were garbage! And now my ship is wrecked! You can still see her listing on the rocks when traveling the Iseji Trails... My turn: you two have something against Templars, don't you?

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  • Yasuke: Now, about your wrecked ship.

  • Yasuke: You wrecked your ship because you were too drunk!
  • Drunken captain: I've been drunk since I was a baby [laugh] but you're wrong! Drink!

  • Yasuke: Their maps were probably decent – you are just bad at reading them!
  • Drunken captain: I can read maps! But I'll never trust English or Dutch maps again: only the Portuguese know these water half-decently... Drink!

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  • Drunken captain: But enough about me! Your gorgeous wife here is probably a terrible cook! [laughs]

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  • Naoe: I am not his wife!
  • Yasuke: [laughs]
  • Drunken captain: [laughs] Oh, so she's available?
  • Naoe: Okay, enough. We have what we want—let's go.
  • Yasuke: Wait. One more question.

  • Yasuke: The Templars came here looking for an object...
  • Drunken captain: Wrong! They are looking for a place!

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  • Yasuke: [burp] Empty... I am beaten...
  • Drunken captain: [laughs]

  • Yasuke: Your Templar passengers came here looking for a place, have they not?
  • Drunken captain: Oh yes—they’re looking all right.
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  • Drunken captain: [gulps] Empty...
  • Yasuke: [laughs]

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  • Drunken captain: Now if you'll excuse me... Drink goes in, drink goes out! [laughs]

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  • Naoe: Wait – we need to know more about that place!

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  • Drunken captain: Stop! Or else...
  • Naoe: Or else!?

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  • Drunken captain: Big mistake, lady... You don't scare Captain Yang!

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  • Captain Yang: I lost everything—why do you want to take more?!
  • Naoe: What are Templars looking for?

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  • Captain Yang: The more I drink, the less it hurts!
  • Naoe: Let's put that to the test.

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  • Captain Yang: I yield! No more!

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  • Naoe: Are you ready to talk calmly, now?

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  • Captain Yang: Fine—I'll tell you what you want to hear... Eh... What was it you wanted to hear?
  • Naoe: The place the Templars are looking for?
  • Captain Yang: Oh, right, right—the old man—Sir Hathaway, he's called—he’s been searching for a long time, see... It’s a place he called the Obverzk... The Obterze... Hum... Oh—the Observatory!!! That's it, that's what he called it!! A place of mysterious powers—he had a big chest full of documents he kept locked in his cabin—

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  • Yasuke: Up there on the roof!
  • Naoe: On it!

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  • Naoe: They're bleeding. I can track them.

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  • Naoe: Even injured, they move pretty fast.

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  • Masked killer: This belongs to you.

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  • Naoe: There, blood stains.

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  • Naoe: Ah! It's just a dog.
  • Masked killer: Why don’t you listen and turn back?
  • Naoe: Why don't you come out and find out?

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  • Naoe: Blood. I'm close.

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  • Hana: Please, stop! Don't hurt him!

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  • Naoe: It's okay! I'm not going to hurt you.

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  • Masked killer: I told Eamon you two wouldn't listen. He thinks people are reasonable...

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  • Naoe: Let him go.
  • Masked killer: Listen carefully. This man will bleed out and die in seconds unless you save him.
  • Naoe: Look, whatever you think you're doing—

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  • Masked killer: Face it, Assassin. You're simply outclassed.

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  • Hana: Father!
  • Naoe: Hold on, I've got you...
  • Hana: Help him! Please help him!
  • Naoe: Hey—Hey! I’m not letting him die, okay?
  • Hana: O-okay. Okay. Thank you, miss.

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  • Yasuke: Naoe, are you there?
  • Naoe: In here!

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  • Yasuke: I tried to keep up, but...
  • Naoe: She got away.
  • Yasuke: She... She cut him open just to get away?
  • Naoe: She has the same cloak as the old man.
  • Yasuke: Two Black Crosses...

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  • Naoe: Go with my friend, he'll take care of you.
  • Yasuke: Hey there! Your father is safe now. What is your name?
  • Hana: Hana. [beat] You are Yasuke, yes?

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  • Naoe: The woman disappeared without leaving a trail... What's our next move?
  • Yasuke: [sighs] First, I need water… Then we look for Yang's ship: we might find clues in the wreckage.
  • Naoe: Yang said it could be seen from Iseji Trails!
  • Yasuke: Who should take point?

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  • Yasuke: I will go. I could use the fresh air.
  • Naoe: Okay—I'll see that this man is taken care of and join you later.

Double-Crossed[edit | edit source]

Naoe and Yasuke must investigate Captain Yang's shipwreck for any clues that lead to the Black Cross. Iseji Trails, Kii

  • Yasuke: There it is. The Black Cross shipwreck.

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  • Yasuke: Scavengers on the beach.

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  • Scavenger: Anything you find, you take!

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  • Scavenger: Hey! We got here first! This stuff's ours!

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Your New Mission

I remain grateful for your dedication and enthusiasm in your search for the Observatory and I regret that I must redirect your efforts towards a matter of some urgency.

Our operations in the Japans continue to suffer at the hands of an individual known as "Diogo." He, and all who aid him, must be eliminated so that we may continue to protect humanity from itself.

May the Father of Understanding guide you.

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  • Yasuke: They are here because of me... I cannot let anyone suffer the consequences of my actions.

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Captain Yang's Log

Day 3 at Sea
Took two passengers in Macau headed for the Japans. Fancy. Rich. They provided maps. European-made. They also have brandy. Might confiscate it.

Day 27 at Sea
China coast still on port side. European maps unreliable in these waters. Brandy is great stuff though.

Day 43 at Sea
Boarded by pirates. Passengers killed them all! Old man is fearsome but the woman is scarier, laughing as she bled them dry.

Day 57 at Sea
I hear them whispering at night. They speak of impossible things. Out of grog. Out of Brandy. All I have are nightmares of that woman killing pirates.

Day 62 at Sea
The Japans finally in sight. Passengers eager to disembark. I’m eager to get rid of them. Approaching at high tide tomorrow.

Day 63 at Sea
Terrible maps! Hit an unmarked reef. Taking on water. Abandoning ship. I’m going to go get drunk now.
  • Yasuke: They fended off pirates... Those Black Cross seem to know how to fight.

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  • Naoe: Captain Yang said the Black Cross kept their documents in a chest. This might lock it.
  • Yasuke: The chest must have gone down into the water.
  • Naoe: I'll go look for it?
  • Yasuke: Good. There may be more for me to find here.

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  • Naoe: Got to keep searching. It must be around here.

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  • Naoe: Focus Naoe. Deep breaths!

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Eamon's Journal: My Mission

March 4th, 1552

The Inner Sanctum has bestowed upon me a great honour, the exalted rank of Templar Black Cross.

My father remained as stoic as ever when he presented me with the Hathaway family sword. When he put it into my hands, he made me promise to fulfill a mission he could not: to find a mysterious precursor site known as The Observatory.

I will not fail him. I shall embody the Order’s ideals in words and deeds. I shall uncover the secrets of Those Who Came Before for the sake of all our peaceful tomorrows.

May the Father of Understanding guide me.

Eamon's Journal: Marrakech

June 8th, 1555

Every attempt to locate the Observatory or a Piece of Eden, ends with me standing empty-handed, surrounded by evidence of Kassandra’s presence. It happened on the Isle of Skye and the Ionian Isles. Now in Marrakech.

Yet something is different. The Scottish cave contained a pedestal, where a Piece of Eden once rested, long since removed. The vault in Marrakesh contained an Isu axe, devoid of power. I cannot shake the feeling that the axe was placed here recently, perhaps to placate the avarice of lesser men.

Could Kassandra still be alive? The idea seems to be laughable. And yet...

Eamon's Journal: Beijing

November 13, 1578

Infiltrated the Beijing Synod called by Shao Jun. The Chinese Mentor is a frail old thing, yet her mind remains as sharp as ever. Alas, we could not get close enough to kill her. In attendance was a scholar who believed a precursor temple exists on Japan’s main island. He offered as proof his hand-drawn reproductions of mysterious symbols and glyphs.

I acquired the illustrations while Nirmala disposed of the scholar with great enthusiasm. Could this be the Observatory? I will make my way there in due course. Perhaps I can finally put Kassandra’s nonsense behind me.

[MEANWHILE...]

  • Masked killer: You move well for someone your size.
  • Yasuke: You cut down an innocent man back there...
  • Masked killer: People can be many things – but innocent is rarely one of them.
  • Yasuke: So you are a Black Cross, like the old man...
  • Masked killer: I am Nirmala, from the island of Java. And you...
  • Yasuke: I am Yasuk—
  • Nirmala: —are a dead man!

[She charged him with a kama-yari but he dodged]

  • Yasuke: Tsk. Templar scum.

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Nirmala's Promotion

Sir Hathaway,

I confess to being skeptical when you took that young orphan under your wing. How delightful it is to be proven wrong. The Inner Sanctum hereby grants Nirmala the rank of Black Cross.

Please continue to train her as you see fit so that she may bring Order and Understanding to an increasingly chaotic world. I look forward to watching Nirmala’s progress in the future. I hope you are as proud of your acolyte as I am of you.

May the Father of Understanding guide you both.
– M.

Sketched Glyphs

This paper showcases a number of sketched glyphs—likely drawn by the Black Cross themselves. Clearly they are being studied and sought out.

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  • Nirmala: I will bleed you dry!
  • Yasuke: Shut your mouth!

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  • Nirmala: You are slowing down, big man.
  • Yasuke: Do you ever shut up?

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  • Nirmala: You move well—but I move better!
  • Yasuke: [growls]

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  • Yasuke: Not so glib now...

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  • Nirmala: Now you di—[chokes]

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  • Yasuke: Overconfident. Like all Templars I have defeated...
  • Eamon: Ah. Nirmala. How many times must I warn you against being so impulsive?
  • Nirmala: I have everything under control!

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  • Eamon: He has you figured out and so you've lost the advantage.
  • Nirmala: I can handle him, Eamon.
  • Eamon: Be that as it may...

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  • Eamon: ...we have more important business to attend to.

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  • Eamon: Where is the Assassin?
  • Nirmala: She dove into the wreck.

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  • Eamon: Does he have the keystone?
  • Nirmala: It's on his belt!

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  • Yasuke: You've changed your mind about killing us, then?
  • Eamon: You have something we need.

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  • Nirmala: How is he still standing?!

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  • Eamon: Now!

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  • Yasuke: No...

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  • Eamon: I see now why they sent for us.

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  • Eamon: Have it your way, then.

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  • Eamon: The keystone?

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  • Eamon: Yes—Yes! This is it!

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  • Nirmala: Leave him. He'll be dead in moments and the girl won't pursue us if she's trying to save his life.
  • Eamon: Cruel... But efficient. Well played.
  • Nirmala: I like keeping you on your toes, old man.

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  • Naoe: Yasuke... Yasuke!

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  • Naoe: Hey, hey—it’s okay, I’m here.
  • Yasuke: The ornament... I could... not find... an opening...
  • Naoe: No... No no no no no—stay with me, come on, stay with me... Come on Yasuke, stay with me…. Don't do this—you have to stay with me, please... Somebody help! Come on big man, stay with me… We'll fix you up in no time… No, no no no—Yasuke! Yasuke!

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  • Yasuke: Where am I? What is this? I am... defeated. But am I dead? No. Not dead. But I am dying.

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  • Yasuke: Someone over there... Is that... Is that my mother? This path began with my mother's murder...

[flashback]

  • Diogo: Mother! [cries] Mama. Mama...

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  • Yasuke: You have been avenged, Mama. There is so much to tell you about. I wonder what you will say to me, Mama. If you are proud of the man I became.

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  • Yasuke: There, in the distance... Lord Nobunaga! Lord Nobunaga forged me into the warrior I became.

[flashback]

  • Oda Nobunaga: What's more, you have earned your place next to me. As a samurai.

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  • Yasuke: Your betrayer also lies dead, my friend. Perhaps we will soon share tea together.

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  • Yasuke: There must be more for me to see here. Over there. It looks like... Yes, I remember this moment very well.

[flashback]

  • Yasuke: Naoe, Junjiro, you have showed me forgiveness and compassion. You have made me a better man.
  • Naoe: You still want to walk beside me? Follow this wind wherever it takes us?

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  • Yasuke: I will miss you both. Thank you, my friends... Not my friends: my family. I cannot leave you behind. Not yet!
  • Shadow Yasuke: Death has already won.
  • Yasuke: Then I will defeat it too, if I must.

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  • Shadow Yasuke: It is time for us to rest. Our fight is over.

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  • Yasuke: No doubt I will die in combat one day. But it will not be today.

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  • Shadow Yasuke: Not today.

Buried Secrets[edit | edit source]

Naoe and Rufino tracked Eamon and Nirmala to the mysterious cave in Wakasa.

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  • Naoe: This "Observatory"—what do you think it is?
  • Rufino: I don’t know, but putting an observatory underground is strange, if you ask me.
  • Naoe: Perhaps it’s a code name for something else?
  • Rufino: Hm, I don’t think so... Templars are usually quite literal.

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  • Rufino: This is easy! You shinobis have such an easy job.
  • Naoe: Sitting at the Hideout is much more dangerous.
  • Rufino: Yes, well... Tomiko lives there.
  • Naoe: Good point.

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  • Rufino: This place is...
  • Naoe: Almost magical?

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  • Naoe: We have to get up there—can you manage that?
  • Rufino: What? All the way up there!?
  • Naoe: If the old Black Cross could do it, so can you!
  • Rufino: Well... Ladies first.

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  • Naoe: There must be another one close by.

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  • Naoe: Come on, where is it...

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  • Rufino: You need to stand on that, uh... glowy... thing.

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  • Eamon: Hold this position.
  • Nirmala: Eamon...
  • Eamon: What?
  • Nirmala: When was the last time you ate something?
  • Eamon: Just... Stand guard here...

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  • Nirmala: I see you, Assassin!
  • Naoe: (frustrated) [grunts]
  • Rufino: Go ahead, I'll cover you.
  • Naoe: Got it.
  • Rufino: Still, be careful out there. Else I am terrified of what Yasuke will do to me.

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  • Nirmala: There you are.
  • Naoe: You can't hold me off forever.
  • Nirmala: Oh, I can't wait 'til you get here.

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  • Rufino: She's above you!
  • Naoe: Stay here. She's mine!
  • Rufino: Go! I'll provide cover fire!

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  • Rufino: Get ready. Go!

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  • Rufino: Hold on, I'm reloading!

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  • Rufino: Get ready to move... Now!

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  • Nirmala: Stay still, would you?
  • Naoe: Try again!
  • Nirmala: [growls]

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  • Rufino: Naoe! Don't go in alone! Naoe!

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  • Naoe: Stand and fight, you coward!
  • Nirmala: I killed your friend. What chance do you have?

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  • Nirmala: How many more need to die before you learn?
  • Naoe: Two more. Starting with you!
  • Nirmala: [scoffs]

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  • Naoe: You should never have come here!
  • Nirmala: You're starting to annoy me!

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  • Nirmala: Just you and me, Assassin!
  • Naoe: I'll make this quick.

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  • Nirmala: Take that!
  • Naoe: [scoffs] ...that all you got?

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  • Nirmala: [grunts]
  • Naoe: That was for Yasuke.

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  • Nirmala: Eamon! I could use your help here!
  • Naoe: He can't help you...

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  • Nirmala: Eamon? Have you found the Observatory?
  • Eamon: It's not here.
  • Nirmala: It has to be! The signs—
  • Eamon: It no longer matters! It seems our purpose here is to clean up a mess after all.

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  • Naoe: What were you looking for?
  • Nirmala: Nothing a dead woman will care about.

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  • Nirmala: Eamon—
  • Eamon: Focus!

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  • Naoe: [yells]

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  • Eamon: Don't relent, Nirmala.
  • Nirmala: She's almost done.
  • Eamon: Fight!

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  • Nirmala: She's spent—we got her!

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  • Eamon: I did warn you not to put yourself in my way. Farewell, dear girl.

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  • Nirmala: He—he survived!? Looks like I get the pleasure of killing you after all...

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  • Yasuke: Not so fast, Templar.
  • Nirmala: Don't worry, you’re next.

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  • Eamon: Nirmala!

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  • Naoe: Face it, Templar. You're simply outclassed.

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  • Eamon: No!

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  • Eamon: I'm here, child...

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  • Eamon: What have you done?!

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  • Yasuke: Can you fight?
  • Naoe: Can you?
  • Yasuke: We can take him down together.

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  • Eamon: By the Father of Understanding, I will drown you in your own blood!

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  • Yasuke: Keep going, Naoe!
  • Naoe: [effort]

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  • Yasuke: Together now!

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  • Eamon: [yells]

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  • Naoe: Almost there.
  • Yasuke: Keep pushing!

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  • Yasuke: Are you all right?
  • Naoe: I'm fine! Don't stop!

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  • Eamon: [screams] No!

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  • Eamon: I am so sorry, my child... Twelve years I've sailed the world with Nirmala... She was as close to a daughter as I ever had... Now she lies, her potential... unrealized. Dead at the blade of a would-be Assassin who knows nothing of their creed, and a warrior who brushes off mortal wounds like... You are one of them, aren't you.

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  • Yasuke: This belongs to me. [effort]

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  • Naoe: What's this?
  • Eamon: Something she left behind.
  • Yasuke: The woman from the statue.
  • Naoe: Kassandra.
  • Eamon: Spoke to you, did she? She does that. It is a consolation prize.
  • Naoe: If this place isn't the Observatory, then what is it? What have you found back there?
  • Eamon: [sighs] One of the pillars that holds up the world.
  • Naoe: And you did not retrieve it?
  • Eamon: Retrieve it!? Perhaps it was meant to be touched by your hands rather than mine.
  • Yasuke: Good. One less bit of power for Templars to claim as their own.
  • Eamon: We do not seek power for ourselves, but rather for humanity's sake. To ensure mankind's dominion over a world that was never ours to begin with!
  • Naoe: This is why Templars are after the imperial regalia – because they thought they held ancient powers that would gain them control over Japan.
  • Eamon: Nuno Caro was a fool. Had these objects been true Pieces of Eden, a Black Cross would have been tasked with their retrieval...
  • Naoe: Templars, Black Cross—you fail all the same.
  • Eamon: I pity you, Fujibayashi Naoe... You've stumbled into a war that’s been waged since before recorded time. Fought across a world that’s even bigger than you could imagine. And this buried place is just a glimpse of the horrible, beautiful secrets that lie just beneath the skin of the world... If you could only know what I know... you would... see...

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  • Rufino: What is that?
  • Naoe: The pillar that holds up the world. It's... beautiful.

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  • Yasuke: Do not touch it! I cannot explain, but something deep inside me says that there is danger here.
  • Naoe: Kassandra wrote that such places were never meant for mortals. It’s probably best not to touch what we do not understand.
  • Yasuke: We need to leave this place.
  • Naoe: Very well.

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  • Yasukane: He's dead. He's dead. I know it.
  • Kinu: I thought he was invincible?
  • Yasukane: He is! He's just... Did you see how big that sword was?

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  • Kinu: Miss Naoe! Miss Naoe! Miss... Hello.

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  • Yasukane: You are back, great samurai, sir—and completely alive, too!
  • Yasuke: [laughs] Mostly alive. Thank you for helping me get here, my friends.

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  • Naoe: What are you thinking?

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  • Yasukane: It'll be closed forever!
  • Yasuke: Exactly. The Templars will never find it. No one will.
  • Yasukane: Good thing we got most of the treasures out of there.

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  • Naoe: Oh no – wait...

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  • Kinu: Oh that's pretty!
  • Naoe: Maybe I should've left it in there.
  • Yasuke: Hm...
  • Naoe: You have an idea?
  • Yasuke: What better way to keep it out of the Templars' hands than to pass it on to their mortal enemies?
  • Naoe: You think we should contact the Brotherhood of Assassins. Maybe. Maybe one day we'll seek them out. Wherever they are.

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  • MOD: Hello? Can you hear me? If you're looking for more action, I've designed a special little something, just for you. Look for the floaty Animus bits above a mountain in Yamato. That's where you'll find me.

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Horizon[edit | edit source]

here

The guide needs help with what may be their final stand against Ego.

Hashigui-iwa, Kii

  • The Eagle: Me again. That thing we found earlier in the Rift? It's becoming more clear to me what it is! Let's go.

[] 00:37-00:43 00:48-00:55 01:01-01:35 01:43-

Hm[edit | edit source]

The Isu were wiped out by a great catastrophe, but their influence continued to be felt throughout our myths and legends. One of these is Yggdrasil, the World Tree from Norse mythology. The real version was an Isu supercomputer which did all kinds of weird stuff.

For one thing, it generated a never-ending combat simulation that inspired the afterlife in Norse mythology. For another, it could upload a digital copy of a user's mind.

Again, not an Animus. But suspiciously very Animus-like! Also proof that digital fight simulations like my Domains are extremely cool!

While digging through various files, I came across a woman named Aileen Bock, who was the first person to test the possibility of seeing genetic memories outside of your direct ancestry. She suffered a "mysterious injury" in 1981. A lot of those seem to happen at Abstergo. Her work was set aside in favor of the Animus Project.

I have no rational explanation as to how Eivor was able to experience visions of Asgard. Clearly, there was something unique about her. I lean toward science and evidence-based medicine, but every corner of the globe has some version of naturopathy, and many ancient healers used hallucinogens in their rituals and treatments. We know that precursor people existed, with powerful bloodlines that have been diluted over time. I wonder if there were also Isu plants that had medicinal or hallucinogenic properties that also faded over time? Could ingesting Isu plants have created some kind of organic Animus experience? Were there Isu hippies back in the day, just tripping out on their own genetic memories?

When you suddenly find yourself living smack dab in the middle of the world's oldest conspiracy theory, it's hard to tell what's true and what's complete bullshit. For example, I read an Abstergo email referencing something called the "Philadelphia Project." Some believe this is the same event as "The Philadelphia Experiment" where the US Navy allegedly made a ship disappear, or teleport or something stupid like that. It was largely dismissed as a hoax. Except that maybe something weird DID happen, and Abstergo and the Assassins were involved. Allegedly, the Templars tried to use a Piece of Eden to power a time travel machine?! And if that wasn't enough, some people say that they faked Nikola Tesla's death and forced him to build it. Which all sounds way more batshit crazy than the original urban legend. And any time I try and ask an Assassin if any version of this story is true, they just look me dead in the eye and say, "Nothing is true…" and then they just… keep… staring at me. It's super awkward.

I'm gonna talk some shit, but before I do, I just want to say that Rebecca Crane is a personal hero of mine. Not only did she build this version of the Animus for the Assassins, but she also created training programs for Desmond Miles that were big inspirations for my Domains.

But.

I don't know if those red cushion-looking things are plastic or cloth, but she strapped a dude in his 20s onto them and made him relive the life story of a man who fought half of Italy and had sex with the other half. That's sweaty work. Plus, they were on the run from Abstergo with limited access to showers.

All I'm trying to say is, I bet that Animus smelled awful.

Once again, all glory to Rebecca Crane: tech support GOAT and Animus witch (complimentary). She built a smaller, more powerful iteration of the Animus in a cave! With a box of scraps! But by this time in their journey, they didn't have a bed or a couch or anything, so it was placed on top of a big rock, which probably wasn't great for Desmond's back. And yet, I would still choose the Rock Animus over the testosterone-stained stink machine they used in Italy.

Developers at Abstergo Entertainment had access to the Animus Omega, a proprietary Ancestral Memory Research tool. They used it to harvest genetic memories in order to transform them into virtual reality games and other immersive experiences. Here's a bone-chilling fact: When the workers didn't meet expectations, they were sometimes placed in a dungeon underneath the studio. Yikes. I wonder if they had a dungeon under where I used to work?

I think it's really cool that the Animus became sleeker and more portable, making it easier for researchers to take one out on missions. Beats laying down on a fucking rock, that's for sure. Having said that, you couldn't pay me any amount of money to put myself inside something that looks like a coffin. I'd rather use Desmond's Smell-o-Vision Animus 2.0.

Daniel Cross was a Templar sleeper agent who infiltrated the Brotherhood, rose through the ranks, and then killed their Mentor, which allowed the Templars to launch a massive, coordinated attack on the Brotherhood called "The Great Purge." Although it looked like the Assassins were trying to bounce back, there must have been another Purge or something in the recent past, because the Assassins I'm running around with seem to be running on fumes.

Clay Kaczmarek was the poster child for the Bleeding Effect who also loved riddles and finger painting. But something we don't talk about enough is that he somehow created a perfect digital replica of himself. Up until that point we'd seen Isu appear as digital recreations of themselves but as far as I know, he's the first human to do it with a regular Animus (an old one at that!) I wonder why Abstergo never tried to copy the brains of their best and brightest?

Ah, the sweaty chosen one. Maybe Desmond wasn't that sweaty or smelly. I'm really just judging him based on his haircut and his clothes. He was a bartender in New York City. Do the bartenders there smell good or bad? You tell me. I can't deny that he had a great bloodline. Thanks to him, we got insights into some of the most pivotal Assassins in history. Also, even if he started out as a smelly bartending dirtbag (allegedly!), he did eventually step up, put his life on the line, and save the world from a giant solar flare.

I really feel for Layla Hassan. She was, by all accounts, a legit genius. If they had let her on to the Animus Project, who knows what she could have accomplished? But somewhere early in her career it feels like she got labelled as "difficult to work with" which in Abstergo-speak translates to "She thought for herself and questioned authority." She did manage to defect to the Assassins, but her life really took a turn for the worse when she became unhealthily attached to a talking stick (long story). But after everything that's happened with Ego, who am I to judge?

That brings me to you, dear reader, whoever you might be. Maybe Abstergo forced you into the Animus Ego human trials. Maybe you accessed a jailbroken Animus from the comfort of your own home. But whether Naoe and Yasuke's memories are your first encounter with the secret history of the world, or you've known for decades, I'm glad you're here. The world feels so overwhelming and fucked up right now. I'm right there with you. What I'm learning from all these Assassin memories is that, sure, maybe one person can make a difference, but nobody has to tackle corrupt governments or shitty corporations alone. When we find a Brotherhood, or any group of people who share our values, we can lift each other up and help each other through just about anything, big or small. So drink some water. Get some sleep. Find your people. Change the world.

Decades after the tragedy of Aileen Bock, Abstergo finally managed to create the technology that would allow a user to relive any genetic memories, without the restriction of direct lineage. The Data Dump Scanner was a breakthrough that pioneered several spinoff projects and really brought the Animus into the mainstream.

Once the direct ancestry limitation was gone, the first thing Abstergo did was to weaponize the Animus. They uploaded the genetic memories of various Templar agents throughout history and used the Bleeding Effect to train their own private army. The best of the best usually graduated to a unit called "Sigma Team." As if that wasn't bad enough, the second thing they did was monetize it. Their training program became the basis for one of their PVP entertainment experiences. Sure, it was FUN. But it was still propaganda.

In this day and age, cloud servers and streaming libraries full of CONTENT are super normal but I wonder how amazing it must have been to be alive when they first came to the market. Abstergo launched their cloud servers full of genetic memories and beamed it to headsets around the world. An all-you-can-eat brainwashing buffet!

The Animus EGO is the culmination of every iteration that's come before. It's the most recent version of the device designed for mass market consumer consumption. The killer app was intended to be a guided meditation experience, full of soothing virtual environments sourced from your own genetic memories. Instead, it's the staging ground for a potentially harmful artificial intelligence. What Abstergo's done with the Animus is awful, it is, but it's in line with all the other shady shit that corporations and governments have done since the beginning of time. But when I look at what Ego might be capable of, rewriting your memories and trapping you in an ever-changing simulation … I worry that I've helped them create something that's on the same level as one of those ancient Isu machines. Is it possible that humanity's technology is catching up to the precursors?

Genetic memory exploration lives and dies by synchronization. The more your actions are in line with your ancestors, the closer you are to achieving full synchronization. That in turn can open up new memories to explore. On the flip side, if you mess around too much, the memory becomes unstable, resulting in desynchronization.

A big part of the Templar conspiracy is lying to the general public. (Actually, most governments and corporations lie to you constantly, the Templars aren't special in that regard!) But genetic memories used to be a way to find out the truth.

What makes Ego so scary is that the A.I. may have found a way to prevent desynchs by altering the user's recollection of events and filling person's head with fake memory slop.

I always hate it when movies say "based on a true story" because you know it's obviously made up. Abstergo Entertainment went all-in on the lies when they started releasing projects based on their genetic memory research. Their first mainstream success was "Liberation." But like everything else, it was all Abstergo's corporate propaganda, they heavily edited the material to provide an anti-Assassin angle.

Too much of a good thing can be bad for you. Doctors used to think cigarettes were healthy. Social media was fun until it destroyed your mental health. Today, we all have an Animus in our home, but too much of that can result in something called "The Bleeding Effect." At first it doesn't sound so bad. You can learn an ancestor's language or other fun skills, like parkour! Only what's happening is that multiple sets of memories are smashing together inside your brain, turning it into mush. Imagine playing Russian roulette with your language learning app or your Abstergo Bodyband fitness tracker.

If you're reading this, then you're a Dark Animus user running around in my domains. Hello! I used to work for Abstergo's Project Mnemosyne. I thought I knew everything there was to know about the Animus. It's common knowledge that every iteration of the machine is used to explore a user's genetic memories. It wasn't until I joined the Assassins that I learned that the Animus Project was primarily a tool to achieve the objectives of the Templar Order, the secret power behind Abstergo. This might be old news to you. But me? I felt overwhelmed by all the conspiracies and weird shit that comes with life in the Brotherhood. So, I thought I'd share some of my discoveries from what's left of the old Assassin's files.

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