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Approaching certain locations aboard the Adrestia prompted Barnabas and/or Herodotos to talk about them. Similarly, Kassandra tended to comment on places she visited, outside of assigned memories/quests.
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Kassandra[edit | edit source]
Achaia[edit | edit source]
Argolis[edit | edit source]
So this is where the Cercopes hid the olive wood club of Herakles.
The mighty Tiryns. Built by the cyclopes, or so the legend goes.
The ruins of Mycenae. Perseus himself lived there once.
These bronze statues could rival even Phidias's finest work.
The Sanctuary of Asklepios, god of medicine. I'd rather trust a physician than a god to heal me.
Arkadia[edit | edit source]
Let's hope Herakles killed all of the Stymphalian birds.
Animals outnumber people three to one in Tegea. Better watch out for predators.
Attika[edit | edit source]
Goods from all over the Greek world! You wouldn't think the city was besieged by an army of Spartans.
The famous Akropolis. A testament to humankind's skill and craftmanship.
The gates are shut, no trade can come or go, and an army of Spartans waits for its prey.
The part of Athens I doubt Perikles is proud to talk about.
Pots, pots, and more pots.
These statues are incredible! The sculptors truly are masters of their craft.
Mount Pentelikos holds the purest marble in the Greek world. I heard they built the Parthenon with it!
So many boats, so many people! There must be enough food here to feed Kephallonia for a year.
Eleusis! What great mysteries do you hide from us?
Zeus will grow angry if they don't hurry up and finish this temple!
Boeotia[edit | edit source]
The Oracle of Trophonios. I wonder if the Cult's working here, too?
Thebians. Cowards that surrendered to Xerxes.
Chios[edit | edit source]
These mastic trees are crying - tears of Chios, that is.
Delos[edit | edit source]
The birthplace of Apollo himself. Impressive.
Part sanctuary, part treasury. I wonder if the Delians left any silver behind?
Those lions are impressive. I wonder what they're guarding?
Elis[edit | edit source]
This is the city we could see from Mount Ainos, Ikaros. I've always dreamed of coming here.
The Sanctuary of Olympia! Where the greatest athletes compete for fame and glory.
Kronos, is that a baby or the Omphalos you're eating?
Euboea[edit | edit source]
These ruins are a good reminder of the devastation the Persians left behind.
Ithaka[edit | edit source]
All the years I lived on Kephallonia... I never realized the mighty Odysseus' palace was here.
(Easily triggered during "Penelope's Shroud", but not part of it.)
Keos[edit | edit source]
The Reclining Lion watches over Keos. Didn't see Xenia coming, did he?
Kephallonia[edit | edit source]
I probably shouldn't climb on this.
Sami. I wonder if we'll be able to leave without getting into a brawl. Who am I kidding? This place never changes.
Korinthia[edit | edit source]
People come here to worship Aphrodite, but the view is the real beauty.
So this is where Jason left the Argo.
Beware the Gorgon stare. I wonder how the sculptor captured the detail so perfectly?
Who ever thought carrying boats across land was a good idea?
Ah, Sisyphos. You should have left Thanatos to it.
Korinth, the city of pots, prostitutes, and not much else.
Poseidon, god of the ocean. Thank you for watching over the Adrestia.
Kos[edit | edit source]
Kythera[edit | edit source]
I bet people from all over come here to worship Aphrodite.
Lakonia[edit | edit source]
Spartans can build as many boats as they like, but Poseidon will never favor them as he does the Athenians.
Kastor and Polydeukes... A legendary face-off.
Grandfather was a true hero. Maybe one day they'll sculpt a statue of me.
Lesbos[edit | edit source]
Look at these vineyards. Even Markos couldn't make shitty wine with these grapes.
Lokris[edit | edit source]
Lokris. Land of salt, and more salt.
Makedonia[edit | edit source]
Malis[edit | edit source]
Thermopylai... They say you can't walk this battlefield without getting blood on your toes.
The Daughters of Artemis are strong here. I'll be on my guard.
Megaris[edit | edit source]
Messara[edit | edit source]
The legendary Knossos - once palace to King Minos.
Messenia[edit | edit source]
Let's not try to start a revolt while we're here, eh, Ikaros?
Mykonos[edit | edit source]
Mykonos is a lot busier than Kephallonia. Markos would like it here.
Artemis of the wild land, Mistress of Animals.
Naxos[edit | edit source]
This temple is for the god of wine, Dionysos. Bet Markos would like it here.
Paros[edit | edit source]
Beautiful white Parian marble. Should I add some Spartan red?
Pephka[edit | edit source]
Pephka.
Best keep an eye on my drachmae.
Phokis[edit | edit source]
Who would have imagined the war would reach Lalaia?
The Sanctuary of Delphi. The gods themselves watch over this land.
Samos[edit | edit source]
It's so quiet here. Nothing like the rest of the Greek world.
Skyros[edit | edit source]
Know this place, Ikaros? It is where Lykomedes threw Theseus to his death.
Thasos[edit | edit source]
It's no Mount Pentelikos, but this marble is impressive.
With this much silver, they'd rival the Delian League's riches.
Dialogues[edit | edit source]
Argolis (leaving Nauplia upon the Adrestia)[edit | edit source]
- Herodotos: Argolis! The land of science and home to the legendary city of Argos.
- Kassandra: I never thought I would get to see it with my own eyes.
- Herodotos: The tomb of King Agamemnon, the sanctuary of Asklepios, the old Minoan ruins! The history here is astounding.
Foundry of Hephaistos[edit | edit source]
- Barnabas: Do you see that volcano?
- Kassandra: It's pretty hard to miss.
- Barnabas: Some say there is an entrance to the underworld at the bottom.
- Kassandra: And what, you enter by diving in it?
- Barnabas: That's the spirit! A brake Arkadian I once knew had the same idea.
- Kassandra: And what happened to him?
- Barnabas: The heat of the flames turned him to ashes before he made it halfway down.
- Kassandra: I guess some mysteries are best left unexplored.
Isle of Salamis[edit | edit source]
- Kassandra: Herodotos, what's that island ahead of us?”
- Herodotos: That, my friend, is the famous island of Salamis.
- Kassandra: The place where Athens defeated the Persians?”
- Herodotos: It's in this bay that the great Athenian strategos Themistokles destroyed the Persian fleet and saved the Greek world from annihilation.
You don't see many heroes like that anymore.
Keos[edit | edit source]
- Barnabas: The seas are treacherous around Keos. We should be careful.
- Herodotos: What? Charybdis and Skylla await at the bottom of the sea, I suppose?
- Barnabas: No. Pirates. A lot of them.
- Herodotos: Huh. Only pirates?
Krete[edit | edit source]
- Kassandra: Barnabas, what's that large landmass up ahead?
- Barnabas: It's Krete, a land of mysteries and heroes. Theseus and the Minotaur! You know the story?
- Kassandra: Parts of it. Theseus was an Athenian hero. It wasn't a very popular tale in Sparta.
- Barnabas: Ah, but it's an epic story! Theseus ventured into the labyrinth to slay the Minotaur. An unsurmountable task, yet he triumphed and saved the people of Minos.
- Kassandra: I feel like Theseus and I share a common burden...
- Barnabas: Cheer up, Kassandra! The gods are on your side! When your task is accomplished, we'll roast some lamb, drink wine, and I'll tell you all the stories I know.
- Kassandra: I'm glad you're here with me, Barnabas.
- Barnabas: I am blessed to be in your company, Eagle Bearer.
Marathon Beach[edit | edit source]
- Herodotos: The bay of Marathon is ahead!
- Kassandra: Marathon...
- Herodotos: You know, the battle where a handful of Athenians pushed back the first Persian invasion?
- Kassandra: Hmm...
- Herodotos: The great Themistokles? King Darius of Persia?
- Kassandra: I'm not sure -
- Barnabas: The site where the great Theseus slayed the vicious Kretan Bull!
- Kassandra: Oh! That Marathon!
- Herodotos: [sigh] You're both hopeless...
Isle of Salamis[edit | edit source]
(Easily triggered in "Escape from Athens", but triggers outside of that memory if sailing aboard Adrestia near Salamis)
- Kassandra: Herodotos, what's that island ahead of us?
- Herodotos: That, my friend, is the famous island of Salamis.
- Kassandra: The place where Athens defeated the Persians?
- Herotodos: It's in this bay that the great Athenian strategos Themistokles destroyed the Persian fleet and saved the Greek world from annihilation. You don't see any heroes like that anymore.
Lakonian Gulf[edit | edit source]
(easily triggered during "Home Sweet Home")
- Barnabas: You look troubled, Kassandra.
- Kassandra: This bay feels... familiar somehow.
- Barnabas: A bird can fly away for seasons, but will always recognize its nest when it returns.
This is Sparta. - Kassandra: I don't think I'm welcome here.
- Barnabas: I'm not sure of much, Kassandra, but I do know that when the time is right, we always get to go home.
- Kassandra: And where is your home, Barnabas?
- Barnabas: I'll save that story for another day.
Sinkholes of Herakles[edit | edit source]
- Barnabas: We need keep (sic) away from the shoreline here.
- Kassandra: Why?
- Barnabas: Years ago, we found a dying man on the beach - arms ripped from his body, face scarred by terror... With his last breath, he warned of a beast who roams the woods near the shore.
- Herodotos: A beast, really...
- Barnabas: Yes, a monster! With big, red flaming eyes and a roar like Zeus' thunder!
- Herodotos: And, of course, you've seen it.
- Barnabas: Like the gods, we've never seen them, but know they exist. You think Zeus doesn't exist? We can't see him with our own eyes!
- Herodotos: Well of course, but-
- Kassandra: [chuckling] Herodotos, he's got a point.
Waters between the Volcanic Islands and Krete[edit | edit source]
- Kassandra: You seem strangely excited, Herodotos.
- Herodotos: We are getting near one of the most ancient regions of the world - the land of the Minoans. A truly fascinating and mysterious civilization. Geniuses ahead of their time.
- Kassandra: Should I visit, then?
- Herodotos: Only ruins remain of their civilization now. It has been lost for hundreds if not thousands of years.
But your journey has exposed mysteries which have left me with no answers. Perhaps you will discover something I have not.
Weather dialogues[edit | edit source]
Occasionally, the weather conditions prompted Barnabas to comment and even reminisce.
Fine day[edit | edit source]
- Barnabas: Days like this are a blessing from the gods.
- Kassandra: It is a beautiful day.
- Barnabas: Ah! The blue seas, the sunny sky, good companions, an exciting journey. This? This is the good life.
- Barnabas: The gods are with us today, Kassandra. The sea is calm, and the winds are warm.
- Kassandra: It's beautiful.
- Barnabas: It is, my friend. It sure is.
- Barnabas: The Adrestia was built to survive the worst storms and the toughest battles, but she was meant to sail on waters as glorious as this.
Stormy[edit | edit source]
- Kassandra: I don't feel very good...
- Barnabas: Maláka! We should have made an offering to Poseidon before leaving.
- Kassandra: Oh, I can make him an offering, all right...
- Barnabas: What?
- Kassandra: (vomits)
- Barnabas: Next time, let's get a goat.
- Barnabas: Poseidon! Spare us!
- Kassandra: Are you scared?
- Barnabas: Why wouldn't I be scared? Poseidon is testing the Adrestia right now! Pray Athena she holds up!
- Barnabas: Hold steady! Poseidon and Zeus are angry and must be feuding over who should sink the ship. We should have sacrificed a goat before leaving!
Nice night[edit | edit source]
- Barnabas: Look, Kassandra. Isn't it a beautiful night?
- Kassandra: On the hotter nights on Kephallonia, I used to lay down on the roof and fall asleep under the stars.
- Barnabas: I always thought of them as something the gods created to guide us. Clues to find our way. You?
- Kassandra: It... doesn't matter.
- Barnabas: Ah, come on! Tell me.
- Kassandra: Well... To me, they are hundreds of small suns very far away.
- Barnabas: (laughing) Now that is a story!
- Kassandra: I told you it didn't matter.
- Herodotos: You may be surprised to know that many share your theory, Kassandra.
- Kassandra: I guess we'll never know.
Nice night - Garos[edit | edit source]
- Kassandra: You're quiet tonight, Barnabas.
- Barnabas: Sorry. Years ago, on a bright night like this one, my old friend Garos and I were sailing to Samos, when we heard our names being sung out in the middle of the darkness. The song was so sweet we forgot how to sail.
- Kassandra: Don't tell me - you saw the Sirens.
- Barnabas: I covered my ears to drown out their chants... But when I went to warn Garos, he was gone. I never saw him again.
- Kassandra: I'm sorry.
- Barnabas: When the sea calls, you never know where it will lead you. Garos might be a king of some faraway land by now. You never know.
Other dialogues/comments[edit | edit source]
- Barnabas: The war has changed the face of the Greek world. If it's not Spartans or Athenians, it's bandits and pirates. Gods protect us all from mankind.
(While A Journey into War is underway, approaching Megaris and the blockade.)
Chalkis City[edit | edit source]
- Child: Come watch the epic play... of Photios. The great man who brought a slave nation... to glory and riches.
Now showing at the amphitheater...
The amphitheater and its fantastic tales await you! Come visit us and learn more about our society! More about what we can do as common folk!
Tickets are free for first timers!
Chalkis City: Slave Market[edit | edit source]
- Seller: Not only is life easier and safer with a slave, it's more rewarding! You're not just purchasing highly skilled workers, you're purchasing family!
- Seller: You're busy people, doing your best to keep up in today's relentless world. With a slave to call your own, you'll have the advantage you need to get ahead!
- Seller: These slaves are local - straight from Eretria! They're experienced workers, formerly part of the rebuild happening right now. They could be yours! Don't let their skills go waste! We start the bidding at 500 drachmae per slave!
Chalkis City: Amphitheater, Chalkis City[edit | edit source]
- Child: Thank Zeus, you're saved!
- Child: Hyah! Take that villainous culture, I will -
- Child: "Vulture"! You keep getting the line wrong!
- Child: It's not easy, OK!
- Child: We all have a lot of lines! Get it right!
Lemnos[edit | edit source]
Docking at Myrina
- Barnabas: Ah, Thasos. It's been so long since I've seen my nephew, Neleus. I bet he's grown a quite a bit.<sic>
He Waits (after)[edit | edit source]
(might have a comment from Barnabas)
- Kassandra: Barnabas, you'll never believe what happened in Messara. Actually, you probably will.
- Barnabas: You have my full attention!
- Kassandra: I found the legendary labyrinth near Knossos.
- Barnabas: Did you go inside?!
- Kassandra: I defeated the Minotaur.
- Herodotos: That's quite a story.
- Barnabas: Story? These are the gods we're talking about, Herodotos! Tell me, what did the beast look like? Was he as ruthless as the legends say?
- Kassandra: He is. And smelled pretty bad too...
- Herodotos: How could anyone possibly believe-
- Kassandra: I ripped out one of his horns.
- Herodotos: By the gods!
- Barnabas: You're a hero of legend!
- Kassandra: And this artifact seems to have special abilities... The Cult cannot get their hands on this.
Dinner in Sparta[edit | edit source]
- Barnabas: So! What next?
- Kassandra: We could go hunting.
- Herodotos: Do I look like the type that can defend myself?
- Kassandra: We won't hunt bears, Herodotos. We'll hunt liars, traitors... You know, the usual big game.
- Barnabas: Ah! The worst kind of beasts. Where should we head?
- Kassandra: You could spin the wheel any direction and you'll find a Cultist. The scum's everywhere.
- Herodotos: Then we have nothing to lose.
- Barnabas: Nothing but time! Let's track them down.
- Kassandra: Then set sail. We have a Cult to kill.
Myrrine[edit | edit source]
- Myrrine: I love the sea air. The smell. It feels so good to be back.
- Kassandra: Is being on the Adrestia anything like the Siren Song?
- Myrrine: I was in a different place when I sailed that ship. Physically, mentally... I didn't have direction then.
- Kassandra: We both have direction now.
- Myrrine: Speaking of, where are we headed?
- Kassandra: Wherever we want.
Nikolaos[edit | edit source]
- Nikolaos: Did you inspect the ship? Is she ready for sailing?
- Kassandra: It was checked, yes.
- Nikolaos: And the crew? They're well trained?
- Kassandra: Yes, Nikolaos.
- Nikolaos: No need for that. A sailor must know these things.
- Kassandra: I have sailed a ship my whole life. You're in good hands.
- Nikolaos: Of course I am. Captain.
Deimos[edit | edit source]
- Deimos: I won't be taking orders from you. Just so you know.
- Kassandra: But I'm the captain.
- Deimos: I also want to steer. And choose where we're headed.
- Kassandra: I don't think so.
- Deimos: Fine. But if anyone gets seasick on me, they're dead.
- Kassandra: Sounds fair to me.
Stentor[edit | edit source]
- Stentor: You sail around in this thing?
- Kassandra: Of course. The Adrestia is a mighty vessel.
- Stentor: It doesn't seem very wise.
- Kassandra: Are you nervous, little brother?
- Stentor: You wish. Where do you intend to sail this wreck anyway?
- Kassandra: Wherever the wind takes us.