Beginnings/Plot Details

===Cutscenes===
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===Game Script===
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!Beginnings - Aht Urhgan Whitegate
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|Waoud: Do you wish to gaze on the tapestry that fate has woven for you?
I require less coin from adventures for my divinations, considering their...uncertain employment.
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!Beginnings - ???
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|Raubahn: Well, if it isn't the “potential.”
No longer an empty vessel, I see.
Raubahn: And yet you maintain your mortal form in spite of the power you wield.
Have you accepted the fact that the path of mortality is forever closed to you now?
::...
::I have.
Raubahn: I am glad that you understand your fate.
Raubahn: It is time for you to travel to the five staging points in search of even greater power.
Raubahn: Azouph. Dvucca. Mamool Ja. Halvung. Ilrusi.
Raubahn: There you will find your fellows--those who strive to be more than mortal while fending off the madness that erodes their souls.
Raubahn: Some are vessels that merely mimic the shape of men and women, overflowing with savage energies...
Raubahn:: ...while others have achieved a balance between the nature of mortal and beast...
Raubahn: They have long walked the road you now stand upon.
Raubahn: Burn their lessons into your heart, and forge your path with renewed vigor.
Raubahn:: For no other paths remain open to you...
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!Beginnings - Aht Urhgan Whitegate
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|Waoud: Do you wish to gaze on the tapestry that fate has woven for you?
I require less coin from adventures for my divinations, considering their...uncertain employment.
Waoud: The symbol of guidance.
Four lamps surround a mystical gate.
The opening of this gate will lead you to distant lands.
Waoud: To the land that lies east of Nashmau, beyond the Deadmist Marsh...
Waoud: To the land that lies west of the city of Mamook...
Waoud: To the land that lies in the northeastern shadow of Mount Zhayolm...
Waoud: To the land that lies west, across the sea from Nashmau...
Waoud: To the land that lies in the northern caverns of the Arrapago Reef...
You pay 1000 gil for the divination.
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!Beginnings - Halvung staging point
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|Waudeen: What have we here?
You have chosen the life of a blue mage, it would seem.
Waudeen: I seem to recall advising you to not let your life go to waste, but...
Waudeen: Even with my nose for such things, I did not sense such ambition.
Waudeen: If you are intent on this path, then there is only one thing left for me to do.
Waudeen: Are you ready to accept your destiny?
Brace yourself.
Waudeen casts Heat Breath on you.
Waudeen: Well done.
This is an occasion for both joy and remorse.
It is always accompanied by complicated emotions...
Waudeen: The way is neither smooth nor easy, and you cannot turn from the road you have chosen.
Stay vigilant against the beast within.
Waudeen: That is all the wisdom I can give you.
Be well, Player name.
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!Beginnings - Azouph Isle staging point
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|Nareema: Blue...? You are blue...?
Nareema: No...you didn't...
The Immortals...request...
Nareema: We are the same now, you and I.
The sadness...the despair...the triumph...
Nareema: No...
I mustn't...mustn't...
Nareema: I am a vessel...
Blue and despoiled...
Nareema: I must perform my duty...
It is your fate...
But perhaps...?
Nareema: Farewell...
Nareema casts Bad Breath on you.
Nareema: You survived.
That is good...and that is bad.
You have embraced the life of the beast...
Nareema: You must struggle forward, as I have...
So, go... Leave me...
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!Beginnings - Mamool Ja staging point
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|Daswil: That mark...
Well, well. Well, indeed...
Daswil: Gwahahahahaha!
Daswil: Were Naja's little errands not enough to satisfy your lust for power?
Daswil: Wonderful! That is how it should be--mortals striving to be more than ordinary.
Daswil: The world teaches us this is so.
You've brought a smile to my face!
Daswil: Let's see if I can't do the same for you.
Daswil casts 1000 Needles on you.
Daswil: Oho, you're stronger than you look.
Your ambition has tempered your will.
Daswil: Gwahahahahaha!
You know how to get on my good side!
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!Beginnings - Ilrusi Atoll staging point
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|Meyaada: The Mark of Zahak.
It appears that you and I walk the same path...
Meyaada: No words are necessary.
There is only the duty that I must perform.
Meyaada casts Maelstrom on you.
Meyaada: You live...
We are done here. Be on your way.
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!Beginnings - Dvucca Isle staging point
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|Nahshib: You bear the mark...
Nahshib: Heh...ahahahahaha!
Nahshib: So they send the striplings to me now?
Do you wish to shed your mortal shell?
Was there nothing that bound you to that life?
Nahshib: How will the search for power transform you?
What will you aspire to once your fall is complete?
Nahshib: Me? I...but no.
That is for me to pursue.
Nahshib: Are you ready?
I will give you the chance...
Nahshib: Your last chance to perish as a mortal!
Nahshib casts Hecatomb Wave on you.
Nahshib: You are unscathed.
Congratulations. And my condolences for the loss of your mortal existence.
Nahshib: But this is not the end of your path.
Tread carefully, Player name.
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!Beginnings - Aht Urhgan Whitegate
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|Waoud: Do you wish to gaze on the tapestry that fate has woven for you?
I require less coin from adventures for my divinations, considering their...uncertain employment.
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!Beginnings - ???
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|Raubahn: So, you have returned from your journey.
Raubahn: The Immortals have submitted their reports.
Raubahn: My evaluation?
You are still not fit to join our ranks.
Raubahn: However, I will recognize your continued growth and dedication.
Raubahn: Greater heights of power await you...
Let the desire that burns within you guide your way.
Raubahn: Ambition is the only fuel that a blue mage requires.
Raubahn: You have taken the first steps, but this is only the beginning.
Raubahn: I present you with this Immortal's Scimitar, a fitting blade for the path you must carve.
Raubahn: Wield it well.