Shadows of the Departed/Plot Details

===Cutscenes===
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===Game Script===
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Shadows of the Departed (pt.1) - Ru'Lude Gardens
Esha'ntarl: Player name, there is someone I would like you to meet. 
Please come this way.
Aldo: I have a fair idea of what's going on. 
It's surprising to find a Zilartian with a level head on her shoulders.
Esha'ntarl: There are four mothercrystal locations: the Crag of Holla, the Crag of Dem, the Crag of Mea, and the ruins of Pso'Xja.
Esha'ntarl: Our investigation into the Emptiness surrounding these locations has produced some unusual readings.
Esha'ntarl: We put together a research team equipped with the latest weapons--weapons designed to combat the Emptiness--and sent them to Pso'Xja.
Esha'ntarl: And you won't guess who they encountered...
Aldo: The ruins of Pso'Xja are under Tenshodo authority. 
Technically speaking, your researchers were trespassing.
Aldo: Verena had wandered down there like she was being guided by something.
Verena: I found this at the place to where I was drawn.
Aldo: Apparently it belonged to a Galka known as Raogrimm--I'm sure you remember the name.
Aldo: Verena was once the receptacle for the memories of the Shadow Lord. 
This must be the reason behind her behavior.
Esha'ntarl: Similar readings have been recorded from the Emptiness found below the crags of Holla, Dem, and Mea.
Esha'ntarl: We have marked the points where the fluctuations were the strongest. 
I would like to entrust the investigation of these areas to you, Player name.
Esha'ntarl: If my intuition on what lies out there is correct, you will make some fascinating discoveries indeed.
Aldo: You're a brave soul, Player name. 
You'll never catch me in that awful place again. 
Once is more than enough...
Verena: Please be careful. 
We'll be praying for your safe return.
Shadows of the Departed (pt.2) - Ru'Lude Gardens
Esha'ntarl: So these are what were causing such unusual activity within the Emptiness.
Esha'ntarl: I can feel the aura of those who returned to the mothercrystals...
Esha'ntarl: Nag'molada, Eald'narche, and even Archduke Kam'lanaut...
Esha'ntarl: Could it be possible that these entities are attempting to break back into this world?
Esha'ntarl: Will they return as they once were? 
Or as something more sinister?
Esha'ntarl: Player name. 
We must put a stop to this.
Esha'ntarl: These reincarnations are beings that have chosen--and have been chosen by--the Emptiness.
Esha'ntarl: I fear their powers will be beyond any race that has walked Vana'diel.
Esha'ntarl: Go. Prepare yourself for battle, then return to me here. 
Let us raise the curtain on the final conflict.