The Puppeteer

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The Puppeteer was a virtual representation of one of Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.

Description

Eivor came across a talking corpse requesting some money.

Dialogue

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.

Show yourself.The gods have cursed you.Prove you are a spirit.

• 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?

• 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 and one from someone who had fallen for the trick.

Charlatan's Note
Another sorry day in my miserable life. It's no joy to drag a stinking corpse and set it just so with sticks and rocks, then hide, hoping, hoping, hoping some drooling ceorl will come along and listen to my tale of purgatory.

Making the voice sound just right is no small task. And near every time, they aren't fooled and knock the corpse sideways and I have to start anew.

But then there are times when they give silver and believe they've saved a soul. They're so happy to have done something good in this sad world. Makes it all worth it, it does.

Note of a Giving Soul:
A dead man spoke to me! Poor fellow, he looked like he died rough. Said a few coins would help him on his way to the afterlife. He frightened me worse than a lightning storm. I gave him all I had. I must ask a priest if I'm cursed.

Outcome

Eivor discovered the hidden tunnel beneath the house and killed the swindler.

References

• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla