Viuus Anaxas/Dialogue

== Way of the Necromancer ==
:*Viuus Anaxas: Inquisitor. I heard a tapping. My skills are required? 
:*Inquisitor: And you are?
:*Viuus Anaxas: Speaker Viuus Anaxas. I have come from Nevarra as a voice for the dead. Welcome them, and they will serve your cause.
(I welcome any assistance.)
:*Inquisitor: The Inquisition is open to any allies.
:*Viuus Anaxas: Warmth I do not often find. Thank you.
(You speak for the dead?)
:*Inquisitor: Excuse me? You speak for who?
:*Viuus Anaxas: The dead. Many assume that they have misheard. 
(What are you offering?)
:*Inquisitor: You'd better clarify. 
:*Viuus Anaxas: Of course. I know how this sounds to the uninitated.
:*Viuus Anaxas: I am of the Mortalitasi. We tend to those who have passed, and revere their lives by honouring them in death. And when the living are threatened, we give the bodies of the dead a physical purpose once more. Necromancy, Inquisitor. The dead will serve for you. 
("Mortalitasi"?)
:*Inquisitor: What is a "Mortalitasi"?
:*Viuus Anaxas: We are the caretakers of the Grand Necropolis of Nevarra. For the treasured relative, we usher a spirit of the Fade into the void of their mortal form. It honors them both. But when enemies threaten the living, we turn death into a weapon of war, instead of merely the result.
(This sounds like blood magic.)
:*Inquisitor: You're a mage who manipulates life? How is this not blood magic?
:*Viuus Anaxas: Blood magic consumes life. It tears at the living to manipulate and destroy. It is a cancer among our kind. We honour life by venerating the dead. We give their mortal form purpose. In combat, perhaps only for a few moments. But that is still more than they had. More than opposing you normally allows.
(You raise the dead?)
:*Inquisitor: You're saying you can bring the dead back to life? 
:*Viuus Anaxas: Of course not. The souls of our departed cross the Fade to be with the Maker. The body is left empty. 
:*Inquisitor: Then what is it that you do?
:*Viuus Anaxas: In the Grand Necropolis, we would usher in a displaced spirit of the Fade, eliminating imbalance. But this is war. Every battlefield has one thing in abundance: death. I turn the bodies of enemies into weapons against them. We do not manipulate the living. We make use of the dead. 
(Why is this a good discipline?) 
:*Inquisitor: Tell me why this would best suit me.
:*Viuus Anaxas: It is not for everyone, yet we all reach beyond life. You have already killed many out of necessity. To stop at death is wasteful. Death can make allies of enemies. Death can rend the battlefield. Death can terrify.
:*Inquisitor: People will fear me?
:*Viuus Anaxas: Don't you want to terrify? Fear means there are fewer to fight next time. Fear means lives are saved. If that is your concern.
(Show me what is involved)
:*Inquisitor: I'm ready to learn what you know.
:*Viuus Anaxas: Then your journey begins as others end. The steps are small, but vital. There is instruction and veneration. Then you'll return. We shall see what this life holds for you.
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Re-initiating dialogue without completing the requisition:
:*Viuus Anaxas: I await your return, Inquisitor. As do the spirits of those we have lost, or caused to be lost. Necromancy, inquisitor. The dead will serve for you. 
(Show me what is involved)
:*Inquisitor: I'm ready to learn what you know.
:*Viuus Anaxas: You have your instruction. The dead have time, I do not. Complete your tasks. 
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After completing the Ceremonial Mortalitasi Skull requisition:
:*Viuus Anaxas: The recipe is complete, the ceremony ended. You know our way. Now you must choose to accept this role. To shepherd and to condemn. 
Commit to the Necromancer class specialization: (Yes, I'll be a Necromancer.)
:*Inquisitor: I am ready to commit to this, to train in necromancy. 
:*Viuus Anaxas: Then you honor me as well. You have begun a path that goes well beyond where others must stop. You will find, Inquisitor, that life is not so final as some might think. Welcome to our way.
== Remarks Around Skyhold ==
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Category: Dragon Age:_Inquisition_dialogues