Garam/Supports

## Lilinette

### C Support

> **Lilinette**Varok, thal, garok.**Garam**Huh?**Lilinette**Hmm? Did I not say it right?**Garam**You did indeed, it was a proper greeting. I am just... at a loss for words. Not many humans know our language.**Lilinette**Well, I am not like most humans.**Garam**So you say... Did you want something?**Lilinette**I was just curious, do all centaurs wear makeup?**Garam**Makeup?**Lilinette**Yes. I am not used to males wearing it. Is this common in centaur culture?**Garam**Are you talking about my war paint?**Lilinette**Is that your word for it? Hmm, sounds brutish.**Garam**My war paint shows my warrior status. It tells others I am ready to do battle.**Lilinette**Oh, I should have known it would be something violent like that.**Garam**What about you? Why do you wear it? You are clearly too skinny to be a warrior.**Lilinette**I guess you could say my "war paint" serves a different purpose.**Garam**And what would that be?**Lilinette**I wear it to look pretty, so I can attract a good man for marriage.**Garam**Bwahahaha!**Lilinette**W-why are you laughing at me?**Garam**So, among humans, the women wear war paint to attract males? No wonder you are so strange, you got it all backwards.**Lilinette**When you put it like that. It does sound strange.**Garam**Well, let me give you some advice. If you want to attract a good male, you need to eat more food.**Lilinette**Excuse me!?**Garam**ou are just skin and bones. You need to build muscle. A real female needs to be strong and sturdy!**Lilinette**How brutish. What man would ever be attracted to me if I had muscles? My small waistline is one of my most attractive attributes.**Garam**Waistlines are supposed to be small? You humans are incomprehensible to me.

### B Support

> **Lilinette**Garam, I notice your hair is very long.**Garam**A centaur's hair is his pride. The longer our hair grows, the more respect we command.**Lilinette**I imagine you would look very handsome with a haircut. Ooh, I have never styled a centaur's hair before.**Garam**I would never let a human come near my hair. I would rather let my arm be chopped off.**Lilinette**Eww! Why does everything you say have to be so brutish?**Garam**I hear you use this word a lot. That is a strange word, I do not understand what it means.**Lilinette**It means, uhm... that everything about you has to be so violent and warlike.**Garam**Hmm, so brutish is a good word? Maybe I should adopt the title "Garam the Brutish."**Lilinette**It would certainly suit you.

### A Support

> **Garam**Lilinette, I must speak with you.**Lilinette**What is it, Garam?**Garam**You wish to learn more about the centaurs, yes?**Lilinette**I would love to!**Garam**Once this war is over, I can take you back to my tribe.**Lilinette**You really mean that?**Garam**However, if you wish to meet them you must first put on some weight.**Lilinette**Put on... some weight?**Garam**Centaurs do not respect skinny women. For your safety, you must be larger.**Lilinette**How would I do that?**Garam**From now on, dine with me. I will teach you to eat.**Lilinette**Hmm, sounds horrible, but I suppose I must do it if I wish to meet your tribe.**Garam**When I am done we shall make a proper woman out of you!

## Kurt

### C Support

> **Garam**Bwahaha.**Kurt**What's so amusing, Centaur?**Garam**It is funny to watch you humans attempt to mimic our fighting styles.**Kurt**Ah yes, I have noticed that you wield a bow as well. However, I'm afraid our styles could not be more different.**Garam**You fire your bow from horseback to increase your own speed. How is that different from us?**Kurt**Indeed, but my horse and I are separate. Meaning I can aim while in full gallop. This allows me to hit and run before my opponents can even respond.**Garam**Bah! A coward's way of fighting!**Kurt**Maybe so, but it is effective. I didn't live this long taking unnecessary risks.**Garam**You may be swift, but you cannot match the strength of my shots. My arrows will pierce through even the toughest armor.**Kurt**That may be true, but there is more to archery than brute strength, Centaur. An arrow need not pierce through armor if it hits the armors weak spot.**Garam**Hah! I would like to see you attempt to find the weak spot in a Khan's armor!**Kurt**I did once, during the rebellion.**Garam**Wait. Are you telling me you killed a Khan?**Kurt**Those are the Centaurs riding into battle wearing armor, correct?**Garam**Yes. It is an honor bestowed only upon our strongest warriors.**Kurt**Then yes, I killed a Khan.**Garam**.....**Kurt**Is something the matter?**Garam**Please teach me how to be stronger!

### B Support

> **Garam**Kurt. I will fight beside you today!**Kurt**I am honored, but I think your strength would be more useful on the front lines.**Garam**Nonsense. My axe will cleave anyone who attempts to harm you today!**Kurt**Truly Garam, I do not think that is necessary.**Garam**You would deny my aid!?**Kurt**It is just that I do not think our styles match very well.**Garam**What is that supposed to mean?**Kurt**You rely on pure strength to crush your foes. I use more nimble tactics.**Garam**I do not understand.**Kurt**When you stampede into battle you kick up dust everywhere. It makes it hard for me to aim. Under such conditions, I am as likely to hit you as my enemy.**Garam**Centaur skin is as thick as leather! Even if you hit me with a stray arrow, I will be more than fine!**Kurt**I am not so sure of that.**Garam**Why don't you try shooting me now? I will take it like it is nothing at all! I bet I could take a whole volley of your arrows and still be able to fight!**Kurt**You Centaurs are a very strange lot.

### A Support

> **Garam**Kurt. I will make an admission.**Kurt**Yes?**Garam**All my life, I have viewed humans as disgraceful, weak creatures.**Kurt**Some humans certainly are.**Garam**However, you are a true warrior. The way you string your bow. I have not seen such skill even among my finest tribesmen. You are not a big man, yet your arrows are as deadly as mine.**Kurt**That is quite a compliment young Centaur. I thank you.**Garam**I am not saying this to be nice to you. Centaur customs implore me to pay respects to warriors stronger than I. Anything else would upset our god.**Kurt**Well, I am not saying this due to any custom. It's considered polite to return a compliment. You are also quite the formidable warrior.**Garam**.....**Kurt**You appear a dull at first glance, but there is a wisdom about you still. You rely on strength, but there is also a grace to your movements. Your fighting style is not what I would consider elegant, yet it is not clumsy.**Garam**Alright. We have both paid each other our warrior compliments. Centaur customs now dictate we must fight to the death. Are you ready, human?**Kurt**Excuse me?**Garam**Hah. Do not worry. It was a joke.**Kurt**I never knew Centaurs told jokes.**Garam**I have observed your strange customs in the time I have spent among you. I have learned a thing or two.**Kurt**Mayhap your tribesmen will learn a thing or two from you when you return.

## Buggi

### C Support

> **Garam**I'm watching you, thief.**Buggi**Oh hey, it's horse guy.**Garam**Call me a horse again and you're dead.**Buggi**You can't kill me. We're allies.**Garam**Do not try to fool me. I was the one who caught you.**Buggi**Look, I am sorry for stealing, okay? I was thirsty, and your tribe seemed to have more than they needed.**Garam**Among my tribe, we punish thieves by cutting off both their hands, but since you are not of my tribe, I will be merciful and allow you to choose just one of them.**Buggi**Come on mate, that's way too much. I just stole a few bottles of booze. They even tasted like horsepiss.**Garam**HORSEPISS???**Buggi**Nononon, shit, I didn't mean it was your piss. Because you are clearly not a horse, no sir!**Garam**GRAAAAH! TASTE MY AXE!**Buggi**AAAAAH, HELP ME![Buggi runs away from Garam.]**Garam**COME BACK HERE!

### B Support

> **Garam**Where is that human hiding? When I find him I will...**Buggi**Hey man, listen... This can't continue! We are fighting on the same side. We need to find a solution to this predicament.**Garam**I already have a solution. I am going to cut of one of your hands as punishment for your thievery.**Buggi**I have a much better one!**Garam**And what would that be?**Buggi**Do you believe in fate, mate?**Garam**What is fate mate?**Buggi**Nonono, just fate. I just called you mate.**Garam**Why are you calling me your mate? I am not a female.**Buggi**Nono, mate is just slang for friend.**Garam**I am not your friend!**Buggi**Nonono, mate please, relax.**Garam**I AM NOT YOUR MATE!**Buggi**Aaaah heeeelp![Buggi runs away from Garam.]**Garam**YOU CAN'T OUTRUN A CENTAUR!!

### A Support

> **Garam**Hello, thief.**Buggi**Uh, are you gonna attack me again?**Garam**No. I spoke to that human earlier. What was his name, uh Jakka? He told me I could not chop of the hands of an ally.**Buggi**That is good to hear. I quite like my hands.**Garam**However, I still cannot forgive you for stealing from my tribe. How are we to solve this?**Buggi**Let us roll on it!**Garam**Roll... on it?**Buggi**Let us decide this over a game of dice. If I lose, I have to pay you back extra! If I win, you have to give me more booze!**Garam**Is this what you humans do on your free time?**Buggi**Sort of. Wanna try? It's really fun!**Garam**Hmpf, alright. Show me how.**Buggi**Alright, first you take the dice like so...

## Aisha

### C Support

> **Aisha**Woah!**Garam**What is it? Do I have something on my face?**Aisha**You are a Centaur!**Garam**Correct. Any other astute observations you wish to make?**Aisha**I have never seen one of your kind before. You are massive!**Garam**We centaurs are proud warriors and hunters. Our size is what gives us strength.**Aisha**What is a Centaur doing fighting among humans?**Garam**A human named Baudimon defeated me. He invoked the sacred law of my tribe. This law compels me to fight for him until I regain my honor by saving his life.**Aisha**That is a strange custom. How long do you think it will take before that happens?**Garam**Never. Baudimon fell in battle. I never had a chance to save him.**Aisha**Oh. That is unfortunate. What happens to you then?**Garam**According to our sacred law, I must keep fighting until I give my life for his cause.**Aisha**That is harsh...**Garam**It is our law. I must uphold it.**Aisha**Why?**Garam**Because Lord Angvik demands it.**Aisha**Angvik? Who is that?**Garam**The Forest God. His will is absolute.**Aisha**I didn't take you Centaurs for the religious types.**Garam**It is not so much a religion as it is a way of life. We worship the Eternal Hunt.**Aisha**In Styxia, people worship death.**Garam**That does not seem very wise. Death is a natural part of life. One's passing can be celebrated, but to worship death is wrong.**Aisha**You would be correct. Maybe you could teach me more about Angvik?**Garam**I cannot. You are a human.**Aisha**Why is that a problem?**Garam**It would be pointless for you to learn about Lord Angvik. Humans cannot take part in the Eternal Hunt.**Aisha**Oh. That's a shame. I was starting to like what I heard.**Garam**Hmm. If you are so interested in our customs. Maybe I can tell you more. However, you would never be able to travel to the Great Beyond.**Aisha**That's fine. I would still like to hear more.**Garam**Very well then, human. I, Garam, shall teach you.**Aisha**I can't wait.

### B Support

> **Aisha**I have been watching you fight, Garam. Your strength is unreal.**Garam**You too are impressive, at least by the standards of your fragile race.**Aisha**Hah. An underhanded compliment, if I ever heard one, but I'll take it.**Garam**Most female humans I see are scrawny sticks. You at least got some meat on your bones. You must have many men fighting over you.**Aisha**Not really. I tend to scare men off.**Garam**Scare them off?**Aisha**Actually, most men tend to getintimidated by my strength. I guess it doesn't help that I can get violent at times.**Garam**Bwahaha. If you were a Centaur, the males of my tribe would kill each over for a chance at claiming you as mate.**Aisha**Hah. Maybe I was born the wrong race? Centaur society doesn't sound so bad.**Garam**If all humans were like you, I would be inclined to respect them more. Sadly, most humans are weak.**Aisha**I honestly am inclined to agree with you.

### A Support

> **Aisha**Garam. What will you do once all the fighting stops?**Garam**Hmm. I do not know.**Aisha**Will you stay here with us forever? Can you not return to your tribe?**Garam**The commandments of Angvik forces me to keep fighting until I meet my end.**Aisha**Don't you miss your family?**Garam**Miss them? I do not know what you mean by this.**Aisha**As in, do you not wish to see them again?**Garam**I will be reunited with them in the Great Beyond upon my death.**Aisha**So you're telling me you have no wish to return to your tribe?**Garam**Well. Of course.**Aisha**Maybe after this war is over, Jakka will permit you to return?**Garam**Hmm. Maybe.**Aisha**If he does. I would like to go with you.**Garam**Go with me?**Aisha**Yeah. Why not? I would love to meet your tribe.**Garam**I could never bring a human home with me.**Aisha**Why not? You have been fighting among humans for a long time. Why would it be so different to bring one of us home with you?**Garam**My tribe would not approve.**Aisha**You are a great warrior. You will make them approve.**Garam**Hmm... Maybe you are right after all. Mayhap I could make them understand.**Aisha**It is a promise then?**Garam**It is a promise.

## Estelle

### C Support

> **Estelle**Gasp! A centaur? Have you come to raid our camp again?**Garam**Estelle, we've been in the same company for a while now.**Estelle**I won't fall for your tricks. I'll be watching you!**Garam**Hmpf. I do not bother to listen to threats from a tiny human.**Estelle**You better be careful, I am an expert on centaur culture!**Garam**You? An expert?**Estelle**Oh yes. I practically know more about your people than you do!**Garam**Interesting. Pray tell, what knowledge do you have of the centaur way of life?**Estelle**Oh, I've read volumes, for instance, I'm
> well aware that centaurs use their tails to communicate complex messages. A flick to the left means danger, a flick to the right means food is near, and a curl up means... well, I won't get into it.**Garam**What? That's not accurate at all, Estelle. Our tails are not a secret code. Besides, I don't even know what that 'upwards curl' was supposed to mean.**Estelle**I also know that centaurs have a strong dislike for anything metallic. That's why you never carry weapons!**Garam**Incorrect, again. I carry an axe made of hardened steel. Our warriors wield a variety of weapons, many of them metallic.**Estelle**Hmm, that's odd. My books never mentioned that. Oh, and I've also read about your impressive dances! The bucks perform them to attract the does, right? Just like peacocks!**Garam**We are not peacocks. Courtship among my people is a lot more... straight forward. Not that it's any of your concern.**Estelle**Well, I never. My books must have been quite off, but that's alright. There's always more to learn!**Garam**Perhaps next time, you could try learning from a real centaur instead of your books.**Estelle**Alright, sounds great. I will be following you everywhere from now on!**Garam**Be my guest, but I won't slow my pace. You will have to run after me.**Estelle**That's fine, I'm an expert sprinter!**Garam**Are all humans this... odd?

### B Support

> **Estelle**Hey, I have a new topic. Food! Now, I'm quite certain I've got this one correct. Centaurs primarily consume a diet of gras and hay, right? Just like horses.**Garam**Estelle, do not ever compare us to horses.**Estelle**Well, it is quite a logical comparison, don't you think, Garam?**Garam**We are not horses, Estelle. Our dietary preferences are just as varied as yours. We enjoy fruits, vegetables, grains, and meats, as well. Lots of delicious meat!**Estelle**Have you ever eaten horse meat?**Garam**No...**Estelle**Why not? If you're not a horse...**Garam**It never felt right for us to consume horse meat.**Estelle**Gasp, I knew it! You really ARE a horse after all!**Garam**Estelle, you tread on thin ice...**Estelle**Omigosh, there is ice beneath me? I wasn't aware, how scary!**Garam**I've had enough of humans for one day.[Garam leaves.]**Estelle**Garam, wait for me!

### A Support

> **Estelle**You know, Garam, as we've continued these cultural exchanges, I've developed a theory.**Garam**Oh, have you now? Should I brace myself?**Estelle**I've concluded that you're not a centaur at all. You're actually a man in a horse costume.**Garam**By Angivk, you've had some absurd notions, but this one. This one takes the prize.**Estelle**Well, think about it! You eat like a human, you drink like a human, you even use human-like weapons. It's all rather suspicious.**Garam**You've followed me around all this time just to reach that conclusion?**Estelle**That's right. I finally figured you out!**Garam**I'm leaving...**Estelle**I've also gotten quite good at sprinting! I'll keep up no matter where you go!**Garam**Aaaaargh!