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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/01_Born_to_the_Banner.cfg
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name=start
[message]
speaker=narrator
message= _ "Deoran found himself put to the test early in his command. Loris, the previous commander, had squandered his time in games and diversions, and bandits had overrun the land..."
message= _ "Upon arrival, Deoran found the land completely overrun by bandits."
image=wesnoth-icon.png
[/message]
@ -204,28 +204,28 @@
[message]
speaker=Moreth
message= _ "You’ll never take this village! I’ve seen your kind kill too many townsmen, and I’ll defend them to the death!"
message= _ "You will never take this village! I have watched too many of your kind ransack our homes and kill the townsfolk! I’ll defend them to the death if I must!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-mad.png
message= _ "My kind? I am a soldier of Wesnoth, a messenger of King Haldric, and the new commander of the South Guard! What do you mean, <i>“my kind”</i>?"
message= _ "My kind? I am a knight of Wesnoth and a messenger appointed by the King himself! What do you mean, <i>"my kind"</i>? And where is the South Guard?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Moreth
message= _ "Sorry, sir! I thought you were one of the bandits who have been ransacking the towns and killing the villagers. What are you doing here? Sir Gerrick and I were the last of the South Guard..."
message= _ "My deepest apologies, sir! Bandits have been pillaging the villages and killing the peasants — we tried our utmost to resist and expel them, but their numbers were too great. Alas, Sir Gerrick and I are now the last two who remain. The South Guard is no more."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "I have been sent to take command of the South Guard and set things right. We must arm the villagers and drive off the bandits before they can do any more harm!"
message= _ "What? I was sent here merely to question Sir Loris, but it seems that the circumstances here are more dire than I had thought. We must arm the villagers and drive off the bandits before they can do any more harm!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Moreth
message= _ "Someone should head to the river fort! Sir Gerrick will want to know that reinforcements have arrived!"
message= _ "Then we must head to the river fort! Sir Gerrick is guarding the armory there!"
[/message]
{HIGHLIGHT_IMAGE 13 10 items/gohere.png ()}
@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Urza Mathin
message= _ "Ha! This new commander is a mere boy. He will soon share the fate of that swine Loris!"
message= _ "Ha! This new commander is merely a boy. What kind of fool sent him here to stop us? This sniveling child will soon share the fate of that swine Loris!"
[/message]
[/event]
@ -275,17 +275,22 @@
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "My lord, it is good that King Haldric has sent you to our lands! Bandits have overrun the whole countryside, and are killing and pillaging without pity. You must raise the South Guard again and drive off the bandits!"
message= _ "At last, reinforcements! Sir Knight, bandits have overrun the whole countryside, killing and pillaging without regard or mercy. My men and I tried to fight them off, but we were unfortunately routed and most of my men were slain. I have barely managed to defend this fort, but the South Guard has fallen and I do not know how much longer I can hold..."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "No doubt I am needed here. Unfortunately I have seen only farm tools to arm our men with. They are valorous, but cannot fight bandits with pitchforks!"
message= _ "Do not despair! I am sure we can drive off these brigands if we rally the villagers and re-man the posts. Are there any weapons left in the citadel's armory?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "I will open the citadel’s armory. We have a supply of spears and bows, and lacked only a leader to bring us to battle with them!"
message= _ "A small supply of spears and bows still remains. I will distribute them to the peasants if that is your wish, commander."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "<i>So he has decided that I am to take command? Very well, I have never been one to back down from a challenge.</i> Yes, we should assemble what troops we can at my encampment and organize a front against the bandits. I shall raise the white and red banners and lead us against them. The South Guard fights again!"
[/message]
[allow_recruit]
@ -297,7 +302,7 @@
[message]
speaker=narrator
image="units/infantry-commander.png~RC(magenta>red)"
message= _ "Sir Gerrick is an infantry commander. He is a strong warrior in his own right, but when he is near less experienced troops, he makes their attack better too!"
message= _ "As a senior infantry officer, Sir Gerrick is both a powerful warrior and capable leader, raising the fighting spirit of less experienced troops near him and causing their attacks to deal more damage."
[/message]
[message]
@ -375,7 +380,7 @@
[message]
speaker=narrator
message= _ "While you’re in your camp, you can recruit more troops. Build up a small force to use against the bandits that Urza Mathin recruits."
message= _ "While you are in your camp, you can recruit more units. Build an army to use against the bandits that Urza Mathin recruits."
image=wesnoth-icon.png
[/message]
[message]
@ -409,13 +414,13 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Sir, bandits are most dangerous at night. Let us hold the north bank of the river until dawn and press our attack in the morning!"
message= _ "Bandits are most dangerous at night, Sir Deoran. Let us hold the north bank of the river until dawn and press our attack in the morning!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=narrator
image=misc/time-schedules/default/schedule-firstwatch.png
message= _ "All of your units are <i>lawful</i>. This means that they receive a combat bonus during the day, and a penalty at night. Urza Mathin’s units are all <i>chaotic</i>, which means that they receive a bonus at night and a penalty during the day. You will be much more effective fighting during the day."
message= _ "All of your units are <i>lawful</i>. This means that they receive a combat bonus during the day and a penalty at night. Urza Mathin’s units are all <i>chaotic</i>, which means that they receive a bonus at night and a penalty during the day. You will be much more effective fighting during the day."
[/message]
[/then]
[/if]
@ -435,13 +440,13 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "My lord! The dawn is breaking — now is the time for us to attack and drive these bandits from our lands. To me men of the South Guard!"
message= _ "The dawn breaks — now is the time for us to attack and drive these bandits from our lands. To me, men of the South Guard!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=narrator
image=misc/time-schedules/default/schedule-dawn.png
message= _ "During the day your units will deal more damage, and Urza Mathin’s less. The more of his troops you can defeat during the day, the better!"
message= _ "During the day, your units will deal more damage and the bandits will deal less. The more of Urza Mathin's troops you can defeat during the day, the better."
[/message]
[/then]
[/if]
@ -499,19 +504,19 @@
[message]
speaker=Myssh
message= _ "Your people have been our allies in the past, ever since the days of Lord Typhon. We will help you drive these bandits from your land if you allow us to live here in peace."
message= _ "Your people have been our allies ever since the days of Lord Typhon. We will help you drive these bandits from your lands if you allow us to continue living here in peace."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "We welcome your aid in the fight against these criminals! The rivers of this land are yours if you will aid us in our battles."
message= _ "We welcome your aid! The rivers of this land will remain yours when we are victorious."
[/message]
#ifdef EASY
[message]
speaker=narrator
image="units/merfolk/hunter.png~RC(magenta>red)"
message= _ "You may now recruit Merman Hunters. Mermen are aquatic creatures. Keep them in rivers and swamps and they will fight well! Put them on dry land and they’re in trouble!"
message= _ "You may now recruit Merman Hunters. Mermen are aquatic creatures and fight best in rivers and swamps. They are much less effective on dry land."
[/message]
#endif
@ -547,19 +552,19 @@
[message]
speaker=unit
message= _ "Who goes there! Come out of the house now!"
message= _ "Who goes there? Show yourself!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Aleron
message= _ "Stay! It’s me, Aleron! The villagers hid me from the bandits when the town was overrun. They have kept me safe, though I was gravely wounded..."
message= _ "Stay your hand! It is I, Aleron! The villagers hid me from the bandits when the town was overrun. They tended to my wounds while I was gravely wounded."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "I am glad to find you alive Aleron, we feared the worst when you did not return after the battle!"
message= _ "Thank the light! I am glad to find you alive, Aleron. We feared the worst when you did not return after the battle."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Aleron
message= _ "Let us punish these bandits for their crimes and murders! My wounds are healed and I am ready for battle!"
message= _ "No matter, I am healed now and ready to fight. Let us punish these bandits for their crimes and murders!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=narrator
@ -584,19 +589,15 @@
[message]
speaker=Aleron
message= _ "Not more bandits... We have nothing left. Begone!"
message= _ "More bandits? Begone, we have nothing left for you."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=unit
message= _ "We are no bandits. The banner of the South Guard flies again! Help us drive these criminals from your land."
message= _ "We fight under the banner of the South Guard <i>against</i> the bandits! Join us if you wish to drive these brigands from your land!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Aleron
message= _ "However I can, I will help you!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Garrison the villages behind our lines and keep the enemy from slipping around us at night."
message= _ "The South Guard has risen again? I would be proud to fight alongside you!"
[/message]
#endif
@ -612,11 +613,11 @@
[message]
speaker=Glasar
message= _ "This village is ours to plunder! Begone or I will kill you all!"
message= _ "This village is ours to plunder! Leave now or die by my hand!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=unit
message= _ "Do you not see the banners flying in the wind? The South Guard fights again. Flee while you can, or you will meet swift death on our spears!"
message= _ "Do you not see the banners we bear? The South Guard has risen again! Flee while you can, or you will meet a swift death at our hand!"
[/message]
#endif
[/event]
@ -672,7 +673,7 @@
[message]
speaker=narrator
image="units/human-outlaws/bandit.png~RC(magenta>red)"
message= _ "Remember, your job is to defeat Urza Mathin. He should be your main target. Archers will be especially effective against him, because he has no ranged attack. Surround him, and kill him!"
message= _ "Remember, your job is to defeat Urza Mathin. He should be your main target. Archers will be especially effective against him because he has no ranged attack."
[/message]
[/then]
[/if]
@ -695,7 +696,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Urza Mathin
message= _ "My days of pillage and plunder are over! My brothers will avenge me..."
message= _ "Ack, my days of pillage and plunder are over! Avenge me, my brothers..."
[/message]
[kill]
@ -723,23 +724,32 @@
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Urza Mathin is dead! Congratulations, commander. We thought we would never see reinforcements — Did Sir Loris send word of our plight?"
message= _ "Urza Mathin is dead! Congratulations, commander, though I am surprised that the King sent only you to help us. Did Sir Loris not send word of our plight?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "No. I have been sent by King Haldric to take command of the South Guard. The King has heard no news in weeks. How long have you and your men been shut up in the citadel?"
message= _ "No. I was originally sent by King Haldric to investigate, as he had not heard word from you in weeks. I was prepared to take command of the South Guard if necessary, but not to fight so many bandits with so few men!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Almost two months. Sir Loris took one of our patrols along the Westin road and never returned; and the next night, bandits struck and killed eight of my men. We held the citadel, and held out vain hope for reinforcement from Westin. We never thought we would see men sent from the King!"
message= _ "Aye, you could not have known if Sir Loris did not report of our predicament. I do wish that the King had sent more reinforcements, though you seem to be quite a capable commander despite your age."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-sad.png
message= _ "This is worse than even my darkest fears. We must ride to Westin at once, and hope that Sir Loris is there and well! Come men! Ride for Westin!"
message= _ "I have trained with the best, and perhaps that will make up for any inexperience I may have. At least, we must pray that my being here is enough to remedy these harrowing circumstances. How long have you been fighting against these bandits anyway?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Almost two months! I know not why, but one night, Sir Loris took several of our patrols along the Westin road and never returned. The very next night evening, these ruffians struck and killed eight of my men. We defended the citadel and held out, hoping for reinforcements, but they never came. Something must have happened in Westin, else Sir Loris would have relieved us by now."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Your story is indeed most peculiar, but we will not accomplish anything by staying here. We will have to seek out Sir Loris in Westin for answers. Come, men, let us ride to the city!"
[/message]
[endlevel]

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/02_Proven_by_the_Sword.cfg
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@ -209,18 +209,18 @@
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Look! There is smoke coming from Westin. That can only mean that bandits have overrun the garrison and are sacking the city!"
message= _ "Look there! Smoke rises from Westin! The bandits must have already overrun the garrison and are sacking the city!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "If too much time passes and they are unchecked, they will leave the city in ruins and make a great slaughter of all who live therein. We must act quickly."
message= _ "Then we must make haste before they leave the city in ruins and slaughter all who live therein."
[/message]
{HIGHLIGHT_IMAGE 22 16 items/gohere.png ()}
[message]
speaker=Urza Nalmath
message= _ "What?! If there are soldiers of Wesnoth coming from the northern forts, then my brother Mathin is surely dead... They will pay for his death, just as Sir Loris paid for his pride!"
message= _ "What?! Those soldiers come from the northern forts... this can only mean my brother Mathin is dead. Those fiends! They will pay for his death!"
[/message]
[objectives]
@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
id=Minister Hylas
[/have_unit]
[/show_if]
description= _ "Kill Urza Nalmath, the bandit leader"
description= _ "Defeat Urza Nalmath, the bandit leader"
condition=win
[/objective]
[objective]
@ -312,11 +312,11 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=unit
message= _ "At last the citadel is secured."
message= _ "At last, the citadel is secure."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Now, Deoran, take your post of command at the Citadel of Westin."
message= _ "Excellent, but there is still no sign of Sir Loris. Sir Deoran, you should take command of the keep."
[/message]
[show_objectives][/show_objectives]
[/then]
@ -354,19 +354,19 @@
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-mad.png
message= _ "More bandits?! They’ll feel the deadly bite of my lance!"
message= _ "More bandits?! Prepare to die!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "Peace! For I am no enemy. I am Minister Hylas, advisor to Sir Loris! You came just in time! We couldn’t have held them off another day..."
message= _ "Peace, I am a friend! I am Hylas, advisor to Sir Loris and Chief Minister of the town council. Thanks to your timely arrival, the city is saved!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Indeed, our arrival was timely. But where is Sir Loris? Where is the garrison of the city? I was sent by Haldric to relieve him and take command of the South Guard, for the King has heard no news from Westin in two months."
message= _ "Indeed, we have defeated most of the bandits in the city. But where is Sir Loris? And where is the city garrison?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "Alas, Sir Loris will find no relief now. He is buried northwest of the city where he fell. For weeks we warned him of the new power of these bandits. And yet he would never lead his men against them until their strength had waxed and ours waned."
message= _ "Alas, Sir Loris fell in battle several days ago. For weeks, we warned him of the new power of these bandits, yet he would never lead his men against them until their strength had become too great for us to handle. I sent a messenger to the king about our plight, but some misfortune must have befallen him, for you are the first reinforcements to arrive here. If only Sir Loris had sent a rider earlier, he might have survived long enough to stand with us here."
[/message]
[if]
@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-sad.png
message= _ "It grieves me to learn of his death, foolish though he may have been! Now, though, there are more pressing matters. Rise, men of Wesnoth! We must drive these bandits from our city!"
message= _ "Indeed. Foolish though he may have been, it still grieves me to learn of his death. With him gone, it seems that I must lead the townsfolk against the bandits and drive them from our city."
[/message]
{NAMED_LOYAL_UNIT 1 Peasant 18 15 (Ufes) (_"Ufes")}
@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Ufes
message= _ "We will do our best to hold the city — you lead your men across the river and kill the bandit leader!"
message= _ "We stand with you, Sir Deoran! We will hold the city while you lead your men across the river and defeat the bandit leader!"
[/message]
[show_objectives][/show_objectives]
@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-sad.png
message= _ "It grieves me to learn of his death, foolish though he may have been! At least we managed to defeat some of these bandits here and now. What else happened?"
message= _ "Indeed. Foolish though he may have been, it still grieves me to learn of his death. At least we have managed to defeat some of the bandits now. What else happened?"
[/message]
# Peasants have already been spawned.
[fire_event]
@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "They are almost to the great hall! Hurry, Deoran! We must reach the citadel or all will be lost!"
message= _ "They are almost to the great hall! Hurry, Deoran! We must reach the citadel before it is stormed by the bandits!"
[/message]
#ifdef EASY
@ -468,12 +468,12 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "We’re too late! They’re burning the city..."
message= _ "We’re too late! They have burned the whole city..."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-sad.png
message= _ "Westin has fallen! This is a problem too great for me to handle — I must return to Haldric and tell him of our loss..."
message= _ "Alas, Westin has fallen! There is nothing else I can do here — I can only return to the King and report our loss here..."
[/message]
[endlevel]
@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Urza Nalmath
message= _ "Now the Guard will feel the wrath of my new friends! It is time for the dead to wage war! Rise, warriors!"
message= _ "Now, the South Guard will feel the wrath of my new allies! Rise again, my undead warriors!"
[/message]
[event]
@ -512,12 +512,12 @@
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "He has made some pact with the undead. How could a mere brigand have gained such great powers?"
message= _ "This development is troubling to me as well. He must have made some pact with the undead, but how could a mere brigand gain such powers?"
scroll=no
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "However he has done this fell thing, we must defeat him!"
message= _ "It matters not. No matter how he has done this fell thing, we must defeat him!"
scroll=no
[/message]
@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
[message]
speaker=narrator
image="units/human-magi/white-mage-magic-1.png~RC(magenta>red)"
message= _ "Not only will Minister Hylas’s <i>arcane</i> attack melt undead bones, but he can also heal wounded units near him."
message= _ "Minister Hylas can heal allied units near him and his <i>arcane</i> attack deals bonus damage to undead foes."
scroll=no
[/message]
#endif
@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Urza Nalmath
message= _ "Leave nothing standing! Burn their villages down and kill them all!"
message= _ "Leave nothing standing! Raze their villages and kill them all!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=unit
@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "They are burning our villages! We must stop them!"
message= _ "They are burning our homes! We must stop them!"
[/message]
[/event]
@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
[message]
speaker=unit
message= _ "My brother has died unavenged! What have we done?!"
message= _ "My brother has died unavenged! I have failed!"
[/message]
[kill]
@ -672,7 +672,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "Just before the bandit raids began, an ambassador came to Sir Loris from the elves of the Aethenwood west of here. He asked that a knight be sent to discuss a new threat to Wesnoth."
message= _ "Just before the bandit raids began, an ambassador came to Sir Loris from the elves of the Aethenwood. He asked that a knight be sent to discuss a new threat to Wesnoth."
[/message]
[message]
@ -687,18 +687,17 @@
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "My men have been trained to fight the living. I do not know that we can protect the city from foes so dark as these. I shall go meet the elves and see if they can be of any aid!"
message= _ "My men have been trained to fight the living. I do not know that we can protect the city from foes as unnatural as these by ourselves. It is probably best that I meet the elves in hope that their counsel will be of some aid."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "I will accompany you, my lord. I have studied the arts of holy magic and my skill may be of some use against the dark ones."
message= _ "I will accompany you, Sir Deoran. I have studied sacred arts and my skills may be of some use against the dark ones."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=narrator
message= _ "Deoran sent a rider to request mounted reinforcements and set out at once towards the Aethenwood..."
image=wesnoth-icon.png
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Very well. Although it will probably take too long to send word to the King for reinforcements, I remember there being a small outpost within a couple day's ride of here. I will send a message to them asking for a few riders, then we should make haste toward the Aethenwood to find the elves."
[/message]
{CLEAR_VARIABLE citadel_secured}

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/03_A_Desparate_Errand.cfg
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@ -210,28 +210,38 @@
[message]
speaker=narrator
message= _ "Deoran and his men came to the eastern border of the Aethenwood..."
message= _ "Deoran and his men came to the eastern border of the Aethenwood, where the towering trees of the elven forest loomed close overhead."
image=wesnoth-icon.png
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Look, men! There is the forest of the Elves to the northwest. Let us hasten across the river and the hills."
message= _ "Look to the west! There lies the forest of the elves. Let us hasten across the river and the hills."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "Be careful, Deoran. No man has set foot in the elvish woods for many a year. We do not know how they will receive us. Sir Loris thought that it was some trick of theirs trying to bring him into the woods..."
message= _ "I must advise caution, Sir Deoran. No man has set foot in the elvish woods for many a year. They have never been friendly toward humankind, and we do not know how they will receive us now, especially after Sir Loris spurned them."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "But if we do not discover the source of these undead warriors, the whole province shall surely be swallowed up by them, and then their bandit masters will fare no better. We cannot allow it!"
message= _ "We cannot fear and shun everything we do not understand! Sir Loris may have distrusted the elves, but he is gone now, and I daresay as a result of his own folly! We do not possess the strength to fight these undead, nor the means to discover their source; we can only look to these elves for help, wary of men though they may be."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Nevertheless, we musn't charge in blindly. Even if the elves are unlikely to attack us, we do not know what else lies in these forests."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Very well. We will proceed in formation, then."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Fastik
message= _ "I have lost two brothers to Deoran — I shall not allow him to reach the accursed elves! Deoran will die before he reaches the western forest!"
message= _ "I have lost two brothers to this mite of a boy! This Deoran, young as he seems, may be more capable than I had thought. No matter. I will use my new powers against him and then surely he will fall!"
[/message]
{HIGHLIGHT_IMAGE 17 7 items/gohere.png ()}
@ -331,7 +341,7 @@
[message]
speaker=unit
message= _ "What have we done?! Even our undead allies cannot stand against this commander!"
message= _ "Even our undead allies cannot stand against this commander! The dark one lied to us!"
[/message]
[kill]
@ -347,12 +357,22 @@
[message]
role=second
message= _ "I hope that’s the last of the bandits! How many more of these foul creatures must we fight?"
message= _ "Ha! Take that, you criminal scum!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "If we are to check the advance of the dead, I must reach the home of the elves!"
message= _ "Their leader is defeated! I hope that's the last bandit we ever have to fight."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Even if the bandits are beaten, there is still the matter of the undead."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Indeed, we should press on toward the elves and see if they know anything about these dark foes."
[/message]
[/event]
@ -392,54 +412,119 @@
[message]
speaker=Linderion
message= _ "Halt! Who has entered our citadel without leave?"
message= _ "Halt! Who enters our sacred grove without leave?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "De..." # wmllint: no spellcheck
message= _ "De—" # wmllint: no spellcheck
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Linderion
message= _ "Speak carefully, for the penalty for trespass on our lands is death, and your life is thus forfeit."
message= _ "Choose your words wisely, human. Know that the penalty for trespassing on our lands is death. What is your name?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Deora..." # wmllint: no spellcheck
message= _ "Deora—" # wmllint: no spellcheck
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
# wmllint: local spelling Elrath
message= _ "Stay a moment. This man wears the colors of Wesnoth, and Kalenz told us not all the folk of Wesnoth are foes of the elves. Tell us, then, what brings you to the hallowed citadel of Elrath?"
message= _ "Stay your hand, Linderion. This man bears the banner of Wesnoth and appears to come to us in peace. What brings you to the hallowed grove of Elrath?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "My lady, we have come to the elves to seek guidance. Bandits and criminals in our land have summoned the dead to help them plunder our farms and villages. They are coming across the river from the great forest to the south of our lands, where no man has yet traveled."
message= _ "My lady, we have come to the elves to seek guidance. Bandits and criminals have summoned the dead to help them plunder our farms and villages. They come from the great forest across the river to our south, where no man has yet traveled. We have defeated many a bandit already, but I fear that we cannot continue to battle them for much longer with the undead under their control."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "The elves know of the great southern forest, and have walked its paths many times. What would you do, Deoran?"
message= _ "We sent you a messenger regarding the undead, did we not? You were forewarned of the blight marching upon your land, and yet you did not prepare adequately."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "I would lead my men south of the river to find the source of these beings of darkness that we might destroy it. For surely, ere that be done, we cannot stand against them for long."
message= _ "I do not aim to make excuses, my lady, but I have been here for scarcely a week! I do not know why the previous commander did not act on your advice, but I assure you that I will not make the same mistakes he did!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Indeed you are brave to face such foes. But I fear that alone you will fail and fall. One elf now lives who remembers the secrets of the undead that we learned when Haldric I came to our land. His name is Mebrin, and he lives, secluded in the hills, near here. I will take you to him."
message= _ "For your own sake, I hope that you do not. As for the matter at hand, the elves know of the great southern forest, and have walked its paths many times."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "And what do you know of the undead?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "My answer will depend on your motives, human. What would you do, knowing the secrets of the unholy ones?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "I would lead my men south of the river to find and destroy the source of these beings of darkness."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Vardanos
message= _ "A fanciful delusion! A human untrained in the mystic arts stands no chance against the undead!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "I have proven myself capable of defending my land and leading my men to victory—"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Eltenmir
message= _ "Only in battles against <i>other humans!</i> To fight such a fell evil is another matter altogether."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "But surely I cannot do nothing either!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "<i>I warned him that the elves would not easily agree to help us.</i>"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "<i>Indeed, but he is right as well. We must do something, or our people will surely be slaughtered.</i>"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Enough, all of you. Human, you are indeed brave to face such foes, but I fear that you will fall to the darkness if you choose to fight it alone. There is one elf who still remembers the secrets of the undead that we learned when Haldric I came to our land. His name is Mebrin, and he lives secluded in the hills south of here."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sidaurios
message= _ "Ethiliel, surely you are not—"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "<i>I</i> will accompany the human and his men to Mebrin. I will not ask you to place yourselves in danger for these humans, but you will not presume to tell me what to do. Is that fair?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sidaurios
message= _ "Yes, very well."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-glad.png
message= _ "My thanks, lady."
message= _ "I welcome your aid, my lady."
[/message]
[endlevel]

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/04_Vale_of_Tears.cfg
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@ -222,57 +222,57 @@
id=Jarek
[/recall]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "We have followed you away from our homes and left them unguarded. Now, where can we find this sage who knows the southern forest well?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "This is the Vale of Blossoming Trees. Our great sages come here to live when they feel that it is time for them to allow others to lead our people. The sage you speak of lives in a secluded village between the two lakes."
message= _ "This is the Vale of Blossoming Trees. Our great sages come here to find peace and enlightenment. Some other elves also live nearby — mostly artisans inspired by the tranquility of this valley."
[/message]
{HIGHLIGHT_IMAGE 31 32 items/gohere.png ()}
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Why, my lady, are there humans camped to the south of us? Are they friends of the elves? I had thought that no humans had set foot in this valley."
message= _ "It does seem peaceful, but why are there humans camped to the south of us? Are they friends of the elves?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
image=portraits/ethiliel-mad.png
message= _ "What?! Those are no friends of the elves! They are brigands, and they must be destroyed!"
message= _ "What?! Those marauders are no friends of ours! We must destroy them at once!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Perhaps they are allied with the bandits who have been sacking our towns! They have grown bold to attack the elves!"
message= _ "Perhaps they are allied with the bandits who have been sacking Westin. They have grown quite bold if they are attacking the elves!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Destroy these intruders, and I will ask him to help you. He is ancient, and he remembers well Haldric’s betrayal of the elves, so if a human sets foot in his village first, he almost certainly will have nothing to do with us!"
message= _ "They would not dare without the aid of the dark ones, but we will vanquish them all nonetheless. Now, listen well to me, humans. The Great Sage Mebrin is ancient and remembers well Haldric’s betrayal of the elves. Should one of you set foot in his village first, he will certainly drive us away!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Sounds like a charming fellow..."
message= _ "Sounds like a charming fellow."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Mebrin can be... difficult, yes. However, should we cleanse the valley and restore peace to his home, I am sure he will accept your request for his aid. That is, so long as I am the one who makes the request to him."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Yet, as she says, he is our best hope to rid our lands of this new menace. We do that which we must. Ethiliel, you make for Mebrin’s village. We will handle the intruders."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal A'kai"
message= _ "Ha! You’re too late. We’ve taken what we want from this valley."
message= _ "Very well, we will put our trust in you, Ethiliel. But first, we have a battle to attend to."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Jera Ilras
message= _ "Now your blood and tears will join that of the elves!"
message= _ "Ha, you blabbering buffoons! Even should you defeat us here, it does not matter! We’ve already taken what we wanted from this valley."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal A'kai"
message= _ "Weep, filthy flesh bags, weep and know that your tears will become the blood that stains the trees and feeds our powers!"
[/message]
[objectives]
@ -378,17 +378,17 @@
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "We must clear out these undead if you are to reach Mebrin’s village! What should we do?"
message= _ "We must clear out these undead if you are to reach Mebrin’s village, but our weapons are ineffective against them! What should we do?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "For now, I can slow them down. Where are the elves who used to live in this valley? They should come to our aid!"
message= _ "For now, I can slow them down. But where are the elves who used to live in this valley? They should have come to our aid by now."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "You said this valley would be safe, and we find it filled with skeletal foes! Cannot some of your elf friends help us in our struggle?"
message= _ "I do hope that nothing terrible has happened to them..."
[/message]
[/event]
@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
[message]
speaker=unit
message= _ "I shall not join these accursed undead! Bury me deeply, my friends..."
message= _ "My friends, do not let me join these accursed undead! Please, bury me deeply..."
[/message]
[kill]
@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
[message]
role=Elvish Bodyguard
message= _ "We stand ready, my lady, to protect you! We shall lead these men of Wesnoth into the fray!"
message= _ "We stand ready to protect you, my lady! We shall lead these men of Wesnoth into the fray!"
[/message]
[/event]
@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
[message]
speaker="Mal A'kai"
message= _ "Finally, release! Thank you, my friends..."
message= _ "Ah... the darkness beckons..."
[/message]
[kill]
@ -583,12 +583,12 @@
[message]
speaker=Jera Ilras
message= _ "You’re too late! You’ll never find our stronghold, and even if you did, what can you do against the dead?"
message= _ "Fools, my death here means nothing! Even if you could find our stronghold, you will never defeat our master!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=second_unit
message= _ "You, at least, will trouble us no more!"
message= _ "Perhaps, but you, at least, will trouble us no more!"
[/message]
[kill]
@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "His home is empty... There are footprints leading away to the south... What can have happened here?"
message= _ "His home is empty... There are footprints leading away to the south..."
[/message]
[message]
@ -667,8 +667,8 @@
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "There is no blood here, yet no Mebrin. Someone must have kidnapped him. But the undead would have slain him and made him one of them. Who then can have taken him?"
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "There is no blood here, so he must have been taken by surprise. But I suspect the undead would have slain him and made him one of them."
[/message]
[message]
@ -677,14 +677,24 @@
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
image=portraits/ethiliel-mad.png
message= _ "We must follow these footprints into the woods! Whoever took our greatest sage must pay! Nothing will stop the vengeance of the elves!"
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "We cannot be sure. I still find it strange that there is no sign of a battle here. Ethiliel, what do you think?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Well, vengeance or no, if you will lead us into the forest, we will follow you and battle the undead!"
message= _ "... Ethiliel? I know you must be distraught, but-"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
image=portraits/ethiliel-mad.png
message= _ "Distraught? <i>Distraught?</i> I am angry! We must follow these footprints into the woods! Whoever took our greatest sage must pay! Nothing will stop the vengeance of the elves!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Let us go quickly. <i>And avoid doing anything that might make her angrier than she already is...</i>"
[/message]
{VARIABLE mebrin_found yes}
@ -723,7 +733,7 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Come, my bodyguard! We must make haste to follow the trail and find Mebrin."
message= _ "Come, my bodyguard! We must make haste to follow this trail and find Mebrin."
[/message]
[fire_event]

211
data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/05_Choice_In_The_Fog.cfg
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@ -216,53 +216,80 @@
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "The heat in this forest is oppressive, and this fog cannot be natural. I wonder what evil lurks nearby?"
message= _ "It's so cold here! And this fog is so thick. This cannot be natural for a forest like this."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "I fear the fog emanates from some powerful lord of the undead. We may be overmatched..."
message= _ "I fear this is the effects of powerful, black magics."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "This is quite a change from fighting bandits in the farmland near Westin!"
message= _ "This is quite a change from fighting bandits in the farmlands near Westin!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "I have brought many of my people along to aid us. My soldiers and shamans will now fight at your command."
message= _ "So, even you humans are being affected by the dark sorcery that taints this land. Then, there is no better place than here. We should stop and rest before we proceed."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "This place is indeed foreboding, but why do we need to stop and make camp specifically here?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "The Black River is before us. Few elves have crossed it, and fewer still have explored the dark forest beyond. If the undead come from across the river, we must exercise great caution in our search for them."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Even if this forest is decidedly grim, we must not fear its inhabitants so much so that we dare not even confront them. I am ready and willing to fight!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Caution, not fear, human. Anxious as I am to find the whereabouts of our great sage, it would do us no good to charge straight into the trap of the enemy. We will need help to scour woods as dangerous as these, and so I have asked some of my people to aid us. My soldiers and shamans will fight at your command."
[/message]
#ifdef EASY
[message]
speaker=narrator
image="units/elves-wood/fighter-melee-2.png~RC(magenta>red)"
message= _ "Elvish Fighters are at home in thick forests. They have both a sword and a bow and are deadly with both. They are quick and can hold their own against just about anything."
message= _ "You may now recruit Elvish Fighters. Elvish Fighters are mixed fighters who skillfully wield both a sword and a bow. They are fast warriors and especially effective in forest."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=narrator
image="units/elves-wood/shaman-heal7.png~RC(magenta>red)"
message= _ "Elvish Shamans are no match for most enemies in single combat. They do, however, heal units next to them every turn. Use them to bolster your weakening lines and heal wounded soldiers."
message= _ "You may now recruit Elvish Shamans. Elvish Shamans are ranged support units who heal adjacent allies every turn and slow their enemies. Use them to heal wounded soldiers and weaken enemy units."
[/message]
#endif
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Why did we stop and make camp here?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "The Black River is before us. Few elves have crossed it, and fewer still have lingered there long. If the undead come from across the river, then we must search for them carefully, for I know not the way."
message= _ "Now, so long as you feel prepared to brave the perils beyond the river, we can continue onward."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Thank you for your help, my lady. I am ready for whatever lies in wait for us, be it man, beast, or skeleton. Sir Gerrick, Minister Hylas?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "I fear no forests. Let us find this river and whatever enemies lie beyond."
message= _ "On your order, Sir Deoran."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "Evil never rests — nor does the light that seeks to exterminate it."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Very well. We will seek the river and probe its secrets."
message= _ "Very well then. Come, men, let us gather our wits and probe the forest for its secrets."
[/message]
[objectives]
@ -437,13 +464,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "No... I fear there is still much evil present."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
# po: Note that servants is in plural.
message= _ "Surely the undead infestation cannot be dispatched so easily. We have merely destroyed servants of a far darker master."
message= _ "No... I fear there is still much evil present. These were merely servants of a far more powerful force."
[/message]
[/then]
@ -465,18 +486,18 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=second_unit
message= _ "Two undead leaders have fallen…"
message= _ "Two undead leaders have fallen."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "Though we have merely destroyed the servants of a far darker master…"
message= _ "Indeed, though we have merely destroyed the servants of a far more powerful master."
[/message]
[/then]
[else]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "They were just servants of a far darker master…"
message= _ "These were merely servants of a far more powerful master."
[/message]
[/else]
[/if]
@ -485,7 +506,7 @@
[else]
[message]
speaker=second_unit
message= _ "One less evil in this forest…"
message= _ "One less evil in this forest."
[/message]
[/else]
[/if]
@ -579,48 +600,83 @@
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Thank heaven! You’re alive!"
message= _ "Thank the light, you’re alive!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Save your thanks! We are here to root out all the evil from these woods, and that means you!"
message= _ "You need not thank anyone that we are alive, wretched criminals! We know of your alliance with the undead and the evil you have brought to this land!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Draw your swords and say your prayers! You cannot stand against us! You will pay for your crimes!"
message= _ "Aye, prepare to be slain, you abominable scum! You will pay for what you have done to our home!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "But have you not seen the undead in these forests? I know you have seen them under the control of the many bandit leaders before..."
message= _ "Please, please, just hear me out. I know of these undead that you seek, and I know that you seek to destroy both them and us out of revenge. I am sorry my brothers attacked you. It was never my intention to cause everyone so much suffering."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "What of them?"
message= _ "Tell us what you know of these undead. Make one wrong move and we will not hesitate to attack!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "A year ago we ventured into the land of the elves in secret, and we captured a great sage. We forced him to teach us the secrets of this forest and of the undead."
message= _ "I swear that I am not your enemy! I will gladly tell you what I know. A year ago, we ventured into the land of the elves in secret and we captured a great sage. We forced him to teach us the secrets of this forest."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "You imprisoned Mebrin?! For that you must surely pay. Speak swiftly so that we may end this parley and dispatch you quickly! We will have vengeance!"
message= _ "You imprisoned Mebrin?! You loathsome vermin!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Hear me out! He taught us to summon the dead to fight for us. We were weak and foolish and soon summoned undead that we could not control. Mebrin too fell sway to the influence of the undead, and now he leads them. For a time he served us, but now he has gone mad and is attacking us as well!"
message= _ "Wait, wait, hear me out! He told us that in the woods to the south of here, there was a powerful nexus of dark energy. He took us there and taught us to summon the dead to fight for us. I saw the folly in doing such a thing, but my brothers were weak and foolish and soon fell under the sway of the corrupting magic. They summoned undead that they could not control, and soon, they became slaves of the power they had sought to master!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "A complete and utter lie from complete and utter scum."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Please, Ethiliel, let us hear him out. What happened to Mebrin?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "I am not sure... he must have known that the undead would corrupt and enslave us."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Stop stalling and tell us what happened!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Mebrin was more powerful than any of the undead we summoned, and yet he did not resist them. He allowed them to make him one of them and became a lich of formidable power. He took control of the other undead lords and now leads them from the depths."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
image=portraits/ethiliel-mad.png
message= _ "Lies! Mebrin would never fight for the undead, much less lead them!"
message= _ "You dare spew such falsities! Mebrin would never fight for the undead, much less lead them!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "<i>Sir Deoran, sages and mystics of great skill and age are often the first to succumb to the taint of black magic. Wisdom and power are not enough to master undeath — the only way to conquer it is to resist the temptation altogether. If this Mebrin played a part in the summoning of these undead, I do not doubt that he was corrupted as well.</i>"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "<i>Indeed, these elves are not as incorruptible and pure as they like to believe they are. I suspect that this sage's pride led him to believe that he could master a power that is uncontrollable.</i>"
[/message]
# In the unlikely case that the player did defeat Mal M'Brin, but not sight Urza Afalas
@ -632,30 +688,25 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "But what do you want us to do about it? You are criminals!"
message= _ "Very well, but even supposing your story is true, you are still criminals!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Join us in the fight! Together we can drive off these cruel undead and restore peace to the land."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "My lord, they could be valuable allies, and the undead are a greater threat to our lands. Justice can wait until we are all safely in Westin."
message= _ "We have committed wrongdoings in the past, but at least in the fight against the undead, we can be your friends! They are as much our enemies as they are yours, and we know the secrets of their lair and their powers. We can be of great aid in your battle against them!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
image=portraits/ethiliel-mad.png
message= _ "But think of the destruction they wrought on your borders! You cannot ally yourselves with these evil men! Vengeance!"
message= _ "Think of the destruction they wrought on your land! Think of how they trespassed on our lands and kidnapped our wisest sage! No matter what they know of these undead, you cannot ally yourself with these thugs. They are as evil as the undead!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Hmm... I have to consider this... If I ally with the elves, I must fight the bandits, but if I ally with the bandits I will make enemies of the elves..."
message= _ "Peace, let me think! <i>I must consider this carefully... If I ally with the elves, I must fight the bandits, but if I ally with the bandits I will make enemies of the elves...</i>"
[option]
label= _ "Your crimes are too great. You will fall with the rest of the foul undead!"
label= _ "Your crimes are too great. You will fall with the foul undead!"
[command]
[music]
name=knolls.ogg
@ -669,7 +720,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Then this parley is over! You may have sounded the doom of all of us!"
message= _ "Then this parley is over! You may have caused the doom of all of us!"
[/message]
[message]
@ -747,13 +798,13 @@
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "We will now fight alongside you. Come, my thugs and footpads, rally to me!"
message= _ "Excellent, we will fight with you. Come, my thugs and footpads, rally to me!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
image=portraits/ethiliel-mad.png
message= _ "You are no better than these criminals! We shall see if you can find your own way out of the forest! Come, my people, let us return to our lands. We were foolish to ever have any dealings with these humans. Do not set foot in our land ever again, Deoran, for you have brought us nothing but grief."
message= _ "So it comes to this. All humans are the same! You are no better than these criminals, the very pigs who sacked your towns and burned your villages! If you are brave enough to spurn the aid of the elves, then you are brave enough to find your own way in this forest! Come, my people, let us return to our lands. We were foolish to ever have any dealings with these men. Do not set foot in our land ever again, humans, for you have brought us nothing but grief."
[/message]
[kill]
@ -770,7 +821,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Do not fear, I can lead you out when the time is right."
message= _ "Do not fear, I know the way out, and can lead you back to your homes after we defeat the undead."
[/message]
{VARIABLE side_with_bandits yes}
@ -821,7 +872,7 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Now I pay for my crimes. But how many others will also suffer for them?"
message= _ "I pay for my crimes, but without me, you cannot fight the undead..."
[/message]
[endlevel]
result=defeat
@ -834,7 +885,7 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Fools! That lich will be the death of us all! You have sealed our doom!"
message= _ "Fools! That lich will be the death of us all! Now we are all doomed!"
[/message]
# Questionable if this should be enough to change the talk
# when killing the zombie leaders (it is currently set when
@ -893,25 +944,25 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Well! That was easier than I thought it’d be. Looks like the undead aren’t so tough after all!"
message= _ "Well! That was easier than I thought it would be."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-glad.png
message= _ "Indeed. The dark king has fallen."
message= _ "Indeed. The lich has fallen. Looks like the corrupted sage was still no match for us!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "I’m afraid it is not so. This was not the real Mebrin we destroyed, but a mere phantom. He resides in catacombs deep underneath the castle, but they cannot be entered without magical means."
message= _ "I’m afraid it is not so. This was merely a phantom of the true Mebrin. He resides in catacombs deep underneath the castle, but they cannot be entered without magical means. We would require elvish magic in order to dispel the barrier he has erected."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-mad.png
message= _ "We spared your life in order to defeat the source of these undead, and now you tell us we cannot even reach it?! Ethiliel could have dispelled these magical wards if we hadn’t fallen for your lies!"
message= _ "What?! You knew this all along and yet you still brought us here? You misled us!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "If I had told you, you and the elves would have killed me! I didn’t have a choice!"
message= _ "If I had told you, you and the elves would have killed me! I had no choice!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
@ -919,16 +970,33 @@
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Then you would surely be lost in these woods forever at the mercy of the undead. I can lead you and your men back to the lands of Wesnoth if you will grant me pardon."
message= _ "Then you would surely be lost in these woods, hounded by the undead and made into their slaves. I can lead you and your men back to the lands of Wesnoth, but only if you promise to grant me pardon."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-mad.png
message= _ "Now that the elves have abandoned us, that would seem to be our only choice. But what about Mebrin? The undead will keep attacking our homes unless we root them out at the source."
message= _ "Ethiliel could have dispelled these magical wards if we had not fallen for your lies! But I foolishly spurned her advice and all the aid she had offered. I am of a mind to terminate your life here and now, but since elves have abandoned us... that would seem to be our only choice. But what about Mebrin? The undead will keep attacking our homes unless we root them out at the source."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "I do not know. But if we cannot storm his underground fastness we must either flee or wait here and certainly perish fighting him on his own terms. I know that he will march to ravage your city of Westin with all his might soon, and that the city cannot hold out against such a force unprepared."
message= _ "You would never make it back on your own."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Bah, it is not like we have a choice. Very well, you will lead us back to Westin, and we will grant your pardon so long as you do not try any more trickery. But this does not solve the problem of the undead! They will keep attacking us unless we root them out at the source."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "I know that Mebrin intends to lead the undead to Westin and raze the city. While his power is great and his army vast, we have fought the undead before and know that they can be defeated. Deoran—"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-mad.png
message= _ "That's <i>Sir</i> Deoran to the likes of you!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Yes, yes, Sir Deoran! If we fight against the undead on open plains or in the forests, we will surely be slaughtered. But, if we prepare our defenses and fortify the city walls, we may be able to hold back the undead and even strike at the lich-sage himself."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
@ -950,7 +1018,7 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Now, on with those bandits!"
message= _ "Now to defeat those bandits!"
[/message]
# It is unlikely that the player did not yet find Urza Afalas.
# If he did not yet, the player loses the possibility to side
@ -981,37 +1049,36 @@
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "We have beaten them both, criminals and undead!"
message= _ "We have beaten them both, outlaws and undead!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-glad.png
message= _ "We should make haste to return to Wesnoth before the harvest. Fall arrived some time ago."
message= _ "We should make haste to return to Wesnoth. I think the fall harvest should be soon!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Do not be so hasty; great mages are no mere tricksters to be easily defeated. I fear that there are tunnels and catacombs buried beneath the fortress and that we have merely defeated a specter. If we wish to cleanse the land of this evil, we must enter the darkness and root it out from within."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "There are strong magical wards placed here that would prevent you from entering, but I am capable of opening them to let us all pass."
message= _ "Do not be so hasty. Powerful mages are not so easily defeated, and those skilled in the dark arts are especially adept at misdirection. There are many tunnels and catacombs buried beneath this fortress which emanate a great, dark energy. If we wish to cleanse the land of this evil, we must enter the crypt and root it out from within."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-sad.png
message= _ "My men are not dwarves! How are we to fight in catacombs and tunnels?"
message= _ "Very well, but where is the entrance?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "There are strong magical wards that have hidden the way and bar our entry, but I am capable of dispelling them. However, there is still the matter of the other undead — there are sure to be more in this forest that we have not found yet."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Someone must take news back to Wesnoth of this new evil that lurks near our borders. Who knows how many more of these undead are hiding in the forest?"
message= _ "Then someone must take news back to Wesnoth of this new evil that lurks near our borders. It will be difficult for us to defeat all of the undead on our own. I will go, if you concur, Deoran."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Go, Sir Gerrick, and take with you an escort of elves, if Ethiliel will permit it."
message= _ "I agree with you, but you will need help finding the way back. Ethiliel, would it be possible to send a few of your elves to accompany Sir Gerrick?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Indeed I will. My kinsfolk will protect you and your message!"
message= _ "Yes, my kinsfolk will protect you and your message."
[/message]
[if]
[variable]
@ -1026,13 +1093,13 @@
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Very well. I release them to aid Sir Gerrick, and then to return to their homes."
message= _ "Very well. I will release them to aid Sir Gerrick, and then to return to their homes."
[/message]
[/then]
[/if]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Fare well, Deoran! I will be there to greet you when you return to Kerlath Province."
message= _ "Fight well against the evil undead, Deoran! I will be there to greet you when you return to Kerlath."
[/message]
{CLEAR_VARIABLE side_with_bandits,found_urza_afalas,know_about_lich}
[endlevel]

50
data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/06a_Tidings_Good_and_Ill.cfg
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@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Eliomir
message= _ "Sir Gerrick, you must make it back to Kerlath Province and warn your people of the danger from the south. We will lead you through the forest and clear any foes from your path. You may choose some of your veterans to go with you as well, and any ones you leave behind will still have time to join Ethiliel and Deoran."
message= _ "Sir Gerrick, you must return to Westin and warn your people of the danger from the south. We will lead you through the forest and clear the foes from your path. You may choose some of your veterans to accompany your journey. Any troops you leave behind will still have time to join Ethiliel and Deoran."
[/message]
[remove_shroud]
@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "With the bandits and undead vanquished behind us, what foes can there be ahead? Let us hope this is a speedy journey, for the specter of winter looms."
message= _ "With many of the bandits and undead vanquished already, few foes should remain before us. Let us hope this is a speedy journey, for the specter of winter looms closer."
[/message]
[objectives]
@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
condition=win
[/objective]
[objective]
description= _ "Defeat the Queen Xeila"
description= _ "Defeat Queen Xeila"
condition=win
[show_if]
[variable]
@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
[/objectives]
[/event]
# The nagas are sighted, and move to defend their home.
# The naga are sighted, and move to defend their home.
# They are enraged if you allied with the mermen in "Born to the Banner"
[event]
@ -284,20 +284,21 @@
[then]
[message]
# wmllint: local spelling Hss
# po: Hss is a hissing sound made by the naga
speaker=Queen Xeila
message= _ "Hss... Here are the humans who have made a pact with the cursed mermen! Hss..."
message= _ "Hss... Here come the humans who have made a pact with the cursed mermen!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Eliomir
message= _ "We have stumbled into a den of nagas!"
message= _ "We have stumbled upon a den of naga!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Queen Xeila
message= _ "Hss... We will kill them all, my brood. Hss..."
message= _ "Hss... Elves too! We will kill them all, my brood. Hss..."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "We must clear this road for Deoran and Ethiliel! We must destroy the naga lair!"
message= _ "If we leave these naga here, they will ambush Deoran and Ethiliel! We must destroy them!"
[/message]
[/then]
[else]
@ -311,11 +312,11 @@
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Queen Xeila
message= _ "Hss... And humans! Humans drained our swamps and made them fields for farms, and now they have found my winter nest. The Land-Walkers must die! Hss..."
message= _ "Hss... And humans! Humans drained our swamps and destroyed our homes! Now they have found my winter nest and seek to destroy me. The Land-Walkers must die! Hss..."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "She won’t listen. If we leave these nagas here, they will ambush Deoran and Ethiliel! We must destroy them!"
message= _ "She refuses to listen! If we leave these naga here, they will ambush Deoran and Ethiliel! We must destroy them!"
[/message]
[/else]
[/if]
@ -344,12 +345,12 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=second_unit
message= _ "There are a group of naga occupying this area... they don’t look very friendly."
message= _ "There are a group of naga occupying this area. They don’t look very friendly."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "If they are hostile to us, they could endanger Deoran and Ethiliel as well. Perhaps their leader can be reasoned with."
message= _ "If they are hostile to us, they could endanger Deoran and Ethiliel as well, but perhaps we can reason with their leader."
[/message]
[/then]
[/if]
@ -364,7 +365,7 @@
[/filter]
[message]
speaker=Queen Xeila
message= _ "Hss... Who will watch over my brood now? Hss..."
message= _ "Who will watch over my brood now? Hss..."
[/message]
[/event]
@ -378,7 +379,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Kramak
#po: The ogre purposely has very bad grammar, because he is very stupid.
message= _ "Ho! Me see elves. Elves tasty? Me take elves to eat."
message= _ "Oh! Me see elves. Elves tasty food?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=second_unit
@ -387,7 +388,7 @@
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Kramak
message= _ "Oh. Me only want tasty food. Go away."
message= _ "Oh. Me like only tasty meat. You go away."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Kramak
@ -395,7 +396,7 @@
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Kramak
message= _ "Wait! Me not believe you. Me eat you!"
message= _ "Wait! Me no believe! Me eat you!"
[/message]
[/event]
@ -406,7 +407,7 @@
[/filter]
[message]
speaker=Kramak
message= _ "Bad food! It hurt me. Arrrrggghhhh!!"
message= _ "Bad food! It hurt me. Me no like. Me pain..."
[/message]
[/event]
@ -418,15 +419,15 @@
[/filter]
[message]
speaker=Abdur
message= _ "Travelers in this desolate land! I seek that dark Sage who is rumored to dwell in these lands. Surely you have come from him?"
message= _ "Hail, travelers! I seek the dark sage who is rumored to dwell in these lands. Surely you have come from him?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Indeed! I just left my comrades, who were preparing to kill the vile Necromancer."
message= _ "Indeed! I just left my comrades, who were preparing to kill the vile necromancer."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Abdur
message= _ "Unworthy fools! I’ll kill you for this sacrilege!"
message= _ "Unworthy fools! How dare you attack the hallowed one?! You must be slain for this sacrilege!"
[/message]
[/event]
@ -460,16 +461,11 @@
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "I will hasten back to Kerlath Province now and seek the advice of the Council of Westin..."
message= _ "I must hasten back to Kerlath Province and seek the advice of the Council of Westin. I pray that Deoran and Ethiliel find the strength to defeat the undead on their own."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Eliomir
message= _ "We too will return to our councils. We have much to tell them... Much indeed."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=narrator
message= _ "While the council debated the best course of action, Deoran and Ethiliel prepared to enter the caves under the fortress..."
image=wesnoth-icon.png
message= _ "We will return to our council as well. There is much we have to tell them... much indeed."
[/message]
[endlevel]

75
data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/06b_The_Long_March.cfg
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@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ _f, _f, Re, _f
[message]
speaker=narrator
message= _ "Deoran and Urza Afalas led their men quickly from Mebrin’s fortress..."
message= _ "Deoran and Urza Afalas retreated quickly from Mebrin's fortress..."
image=wesnoth-icon.png
[/message]
@ -491,34 +491,34 @@ _f, _f, Re, _f
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Will this forest ever end? How can we know what path to take?!"
message= _ "Forest, forest, forest! As far as the eye can see, it is all forest! I am getting sick of endlessly trudging through these woods. Are you sure you are taking us in the right direction?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "You have to follow me! I have often traveled these woods avoiding the elves with my comrades, and I know a secret path through it."
message= _ "Trust me. I have often traveled these woods with my comrades and I know a secret path through it. I am taking you there so we can avoid the elves on the way back."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Would that I had listened to Ethiliel... we would be battling the undead by now, instead of crawling around in these woods like rats!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Can we trust him? His people are murderers and thieves!"
message= _ "What's done is done. We must worry about the task at hand. Winter is almost upon us and it will be much more difficult to forage for food then."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "Do we have any choice? Our food is running out, and it will be winter soon..."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "Beware! I sense that there are many undead creatures chasing us. We should move quickly."
message= _ "That is not our only problem. I sense that many undead creatures are approaching us rapidly. It seems as if they are chasing us, though I know not why."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Let us go quickly, then. I will show you the way."
message= _ "It must be because we destroyed that phantom lich. The corrupted sage is sending them to hunt us in retaliation. Let's get out of here quickly so we won't have to fight them."
[/message]
{MOVE_UNIT (id=Urza Afalas) 18 35}
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Remember that these woods are crawling with elves, and I don’t think they’ll receive us too kindly. Stay on the path and perhaps we can avoid at least most of them."
message= _ "Ah, also, remember that these woods are crawling with elves. Stay on the path and perhaps we can avoid at least most of them. If we do get seen, well, let's hope they won't attack us."
[/message]
[objectives]
@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ _f, _f, Re, _f
[then]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "From here you can see the banks of the river! Across it we will find the sun again, and an end to these cursed trees!"
message= _ "You can see the banks of the river from here!"
[/message]
[/then]
[/if]
@ -872,11 +872,11 @@ _f, _f, Re, _f
x,y=$x1,$y1
[/filter_adjacent_location]
[/filter_location]
message= _"You humans have kidnapped Mebrin the Sage. You will pay for your crimes."
message= _"Humans! You are the curs who kidnapped the Sage Mebrin! Tell us where you have hidden him and perhaps we will grant you a quick death!"
[/message]
[message]
id=Deoran
message= _"Your sage Mebrin is the criminal. He practices necromancy and now commands an army of undead. By the laws of Wesnoth, the punishment for his crimes is death!"
message= _"We have already told you of his whereabouts! Your wise sage now practices necromancy and commands an army of undead. He means to march on our land and slay all living souls, human and elf alike!"
[/message]
[message]
race=elf
@ -885,7 +885,20 @@ _f, _f, Re, _f
x,y=$x1,$y1
[/filter_adjacent_location]
[/filter_location]
message= _"It is you who is a criminal and who is in a company of criminals. We will not let you kill Mebrin!"
message= _"How dare you speak of Mebrin with such lies?! Though he has knowledge of the undead, he is no human, so easily corrupted by the temptation of such power. Did you think that you could fool us with such a fictitious story?"
[/message]
[message]
id=Deoran
message= _"We are not lying! If you travel south and enter the undead lair, you see that we speak the truth!"
[/message]
[message]
race=elf
[filter_location]
[filter_adjacent_location]
x,y=$x1,$y1
[/filter_adjacent_location]
[/filter_location]
message= _"Enough! I should have known that the stupidity of humans knows no bounds. We have nothing more to say here."
[/message]
[event]
@ -919,11 +932,11 @@ _f, _f, Re, _f
x,y=$x1,$y1
[/filter_adjacent_location]
[/filter_location]
message= _ "We cannot allow you bandits and criminals to pass through our lands!"
message= _ "Humans, bandits and abductors! Prepare to be slain!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "We wish only to return to our homes!"
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "We don't want to fight you! We wish only to return to our homes!"
[/message]
[message]
race=elf
@ -932,7 +945,11 @@ _f, _f, Re, _f
x,y=$x1,$y1
[/filter_adjacent_location]
[/filter_location]
message= _ "Nevertheless, we will have vengeance for Mebrin!!"
message= _ "And so does our Sage Mebrin, yet you have not returned him to us! Even if you did, we would still dispatch of you for your heinous transgressions, you treacherous scum!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "There is no reasoning with the elves. We will either have to fight or run."
[/message]
[event]
@ -1108,7 +1125,7 @@ _f, _f, Re, _f
[/filter]
[message]
speaker=unit
message= _ "Now I pay for my crimes. But how many others will also suffer for them?"
message= _ "I pay for my crimes, but without me, you will never make it back to Kerlath..."
[/message]
[kill]
x,y=$x1,$y1
@ -1135,21 +1152,19 @@ _f, _f, Re, _f
[/filter]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Thank heaven we have escaped that awful forest!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Indeed, Afalas, you’ve earned my trust today."
message= _ "At last, we have escaped that awful forest! It seems that you actually kept your word about something, Afalas."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "I can only hope for mercy when I return to Westin."
message= _ "Good knight, I am not evil as you think I am. I really do mean to aid in your battle against the undead. I am sorry for my deception before, but that was truly only because I thought you would kill me!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=narrator
message= _ "But there was a dark cloud looming behind Deoran and his men..."
image=wesnoth-icon.png
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Your past crimes are not easy to overlook, but we will see how you aid us in the coming battle. As Sir Deoran said, you have kept your word about leading us back to Wesnoth, and that is a good start."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Thank you. I will help you as much as I can when we return to Westin."
[/message]
{CLEAR_VARIABLE secret_path}

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/07a_Into_the_Depths.cfg
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@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
victory_when_enemies_defeated=no
{TURNS 50 45 40}
{SG_INTO_THE_DEPTHS}
{TSG_BIGMAP {JOURNEY_07A_NEW} }
# The South Guard.
@ -274,20 +275,30 @@
id=Minister Hylas
[/recall]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "It is so dark down here! It feels like the light from our torches is doing hardly anything at all."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Proceed slowly, who knows what evils the bandits have awoken here! We cannot be too careful."
message= _ "That would be the work of the undead. We must proceed slowly, for the evils that the bandits have awoken seem to be quite powerful. We elves are also far less adept in caves than we are in our forests. You will have to lead the way."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Very well. We should all stay close and guard each others' backs. Something sinister lurks in this darkness."
[/message]
#ifdef EASY
[message]
speaker=narrator
message= _ "Cavalrymen and Dragoons will be less useful in the caves than soldiers who fight on foot."
message= _ "Cavalrymen and Dragoons will be less useful underground than soldiers who fight on foot."
image=wesnoth-icon.png
[/message]
[message]
speaker=narrator
message= _ "Also, soldiers with the <i>quick</i> trait will be useful in the dark."
message= _ "Soldiers with the <i>quick</i> trait will be useful for traversing rough caverns."
image=wesnoth-icon.png
[/message]
#endif
@ -306,7 +317,7 @@
[/variable]
[/show_if]
{OPTIONAL_OBJECTIVE_CAPTION}
description= _ "Meet with and pay the troll leader $troll_help_cost gold to receive their help"
description= _ "Meet with the troll leader and offer $troll_help_cost| gold to receive their help"
condition=win
[/objective]
[objective]
@ -344,12 +355,12 @@
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "What horrid creature may that be? I’ve seen many wicked things in my life, but never one such as that."
message= _ "What manner of horrid creature is this? I have seen many wicked things in my life, but never one so perverse."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Whatever evil lurks below must have set it here as a guardian. We elves have heard stories of these creatures but I wouldn’t have expected to come across one here. Let us proceed with caution."
message= _ "Such creatures may be summoned by conjurers of sufficient skill, though I suspect that this is some other beast, twisted by the foul energy of this place. It must have been set here as a guardian."
[/message]
[/event]
@ -365,19 +376,21 @@
[/filter_second]
[redraw][/redraw]
# po: bad grammar/different manner of speech here for the trolls
[message]
speaker=Grek
message= _ "Ha! Humans and elves! What are you doing in our caves, and why shouldn’t we grind your bones and gnaw on your flesh?"
message= _ "Who go there? I see... I sees some humans and elfsies! What are you doing in our caves?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "We mean no trespass. We are hunting the undead."
message= _ "We do not mean to trespass on your territory. We are hunting the undead and have no quarrel with you. Would you like to join us?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Grek
message= _ "Undead! Ha! We kill undead all the time. You be friendly enough so we won’t kill you, but why should we help you?"
message= _ "Undead! Ha, them puny skeletons we smash all the time! You be friendly so we no attack you, but why we should help you?"
[/message]
#ifdef EASY
@ -447,16 +460,17 @@
[message]
speaker=Grek
message= _ "Gold is good. We can trade gold for weapons and fire. We will help you defeat the undead now."
message= _ "Gold is good. We trade gold for weapons and fire. We help you kill undead now."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "What aid can you offer us? We are not well suited to fighting in the caves."
message= _ "Excellent. Can you help guide us through these tunnels? We are not well suited to fighting in the caves."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Grek
message= _ "We already planned to kill the undead ourselves... First we kill dwarves though! Now we have dwarvish thunder fire and many trolls ready for fighting. They come too and help you smash them undead."
message= _ "We lead you to bad lich. We killed dwarves and take their thunder fire. Grek put by wall near sand. You use to attack lich."
[/message]
[lift_fog]
[filter_side]
side=1
@ -469,7 +483,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Grek
scroll=no
message= _ "Go here and light the thunder fire and it will blast a back door into the lich’s lair!"
message= _ "Go look down passage, you see thunderball there? Only need one spark and BOOM! Back door into lich lair."
[/message]
{VARIABLE bomb_ready yes}
@ -503,7 +517,7 @@
[else]
[message]
speaker=Grek
message= _ "Haha, you humans and elves poor, you have not enough gold! If you want troll help, you must come to me when you have the gold."
message= _ "Haha, humans and elfsies poor, you no have much gold! If you want troll help, you come to me when you have gold."
[/message]
{VARIABLE late_payment_for_troll_help yes}
@ -522,12 +536,12 @@
[command]
[message]
speaker=Grek
message= _ "Ha! Who wants stupid human lands!"
message= _ "Ha! Who want stupid human land!"
[/message]
[role]
role=disillusioned
side=1
type="Mage of Light,White Mage," +
type="Mage of Light,White Mage," +
"Elvish Sylph," +
"Master Bowman,Halberdier,Royal Guard,Cavalier," +
"Elvish Enchantress,Elvish Shyde,Elvish Champion,Elvish Marshal,Elvish Avenger," +
@ -549,11 +563,15 @@
[message]
speaker=Grek
# wmllint: local spelling "Bah"
message= _ "Bah! We destroy the undead when we want. Maybe wait for a few years first. If you want troll help, you come see me and give proper payment!"
message= _ "We smash undead whenever we want! Puny skeleton break easy under troll fist. We no scare. If you want troll help, you come see me and give gold!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "These creatures are much too simpleminded to be of any help to us but at least they will not attack us outright. We will have to face this enemy alone."
message= _ "<i>These creatures are much too simpleminded to be of any help to us. We should just proceed onward and be glad they are not attacking us as well.</i>"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "<i>I think that trolls might not be as stupid as you believe they are. They may be of use if we can find the gold to pay them. But for now, we have to continue on alone.</i>"
[/message]
{VARIABLE late_payment_for_troll_help yes}
@ -591,7 +609,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Grek
message= _ "Ha, you can afford troll help this time?"
message= _ "You can afford troll help now?"
[option]
[show_if]
[variable]
@ -610,7 +628,7 @@
[/option]
[option]
label= _ "No, sorry."
label= _ "No, just looking around."
[command]
[allow_undo][/allow_undo]
@ -695,74 +713,115 @@
[redraw][/redraw]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "Mebrin! My teacher of old! Can that truly be you?"
message= _ "Mebrin! My old master! Is that truly you?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
# wmllint: local spelling Eth
message = _ "Eth...Ethiliel? You are here?"
message = _ "Eth... Ethiliel?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "How did you come to be here, you of all people, shut away from the trees and the light of the sun?"
message= _ "Oh, it truly is you! How did you come to be here, shut away from the trees and the light of the sun?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message = _ "I broke their chains. They bound me, the accursed humans. Bound me! Kidnapped me to raise undead for them. Menaced me with cold iron... ahh, the iron on my skin, it burned, it burned!"
message = _ "They bound me, the accursed humans, they bound me in iron! Ahh, the cold iron on my skin... they burned me with it day and night for days, weeks, tormenting me endlessly as they tried to pry the secrets of the undead from me!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Deoran"
message= _ "What is this? Elves bear steel swords."
message= _ "What is this? Elves bear steel swords! I had no idea iron would hurt your kind so."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "They are but warriors. All elves feel the shadow of iron, and to those who walk our higher paths it is a bane, interfering with our magic. But this touches on mysteries that are not for men to know, human. I bind you never to speak of it."
message= _ "All elves feel the shadow of iron, and to those who walk our higher paths, it is a bane that breaks the body and twists the mind. This touches on mysteries that are not for men to know, human. I bind you never to speak of it. Cruel as those abominable brigands were, they could not have known the hurt they inflicted upon my master."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message = _ "Humans! Betrayers! Tree-killers! They are a blight on the world! I shall bring my new servants north to the lands we so foolishly granted to men in ages past, and destroy them all!"
message = _ "They knew, they knew! They reveled in my hurt, relished each and everyone of my cries of pain! Even as I asked... as I <i>begged</i> for mercy, they would not relent. I did not know day from night; the light and the shadows, heat and cold, everything was one and the same as the iron bled itself into my veins. Imagine! I, a great and powerful sage, crippled and defeated by nothing more than a rusted pair of bracelets... it was... humiliating..."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "Your servants! Your servants are abominations worse than any human. They stink of the grave. This cannot be the sage Mebrin that I knew and revered speaking. He would never have allied himself with the dead against the living!"
message= _ "Mebrin..."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "I am called Mal M’Brin now, Ethiliel, best student of mine. It is time for a new lesson. I was such as you, full of doubt and weakness, but now I have passed over and become more than you know. There is infinity in death; I have touched the void at the heart of all things. You, too, can partake of its boundless power."
message = _ "At my lowest point, they broke me. I finally gave in, telling them that I would teach them to raise the dead if they would just take the accursed shackles off me. I knew... I knew that once the first strand of black magic left my hands, there would be no turning back. I knew, but what did it matter?! They had killed my brethren, taken my dignity, tortured me to the brink of death! What did I have left?! Nothing... nothing... but vengeance."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "Join me! Stand by my side! We shall rise and sweep the humans from the green world. Their corpses will serve us; their bones will dance for our pleasure."
message = _ "Humans are ultimately a week breed. I taught them to summon powers they could not control. In their greed, they never stopped to wonder if they could master the sorcery, or if it would master them and their minds in turn. Content with only meager tricks, they never even noticed as I siphoned away the energy they summoned for myself. I grew more powerful day by day, yet not one of those filthy tree-killers thought that I posed a threat to them. Even when I ascended to undeath, they never questioned my teachings until they had all become my mindless slaves!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "And when we were done, what would we have become? Unlife. Hungering shadows, devouring all we once cherished."
message= _ "Mebrin, please..."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message = _ "You were my best pupil, Ethiliel. You surely recognize the greatness that I have become. Hah! Imagine, a small part of me is actually grateful to those decrepit humans! Without them, I never would have found the courage to master the dark arts and uncover the secrets to immortality."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "Mebrin... that's enough. I am sorry. I should have protected you. I should never have let those humans take you and turn you into... into a monster!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message = _ "What are you saying..?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "Surely you see it! Take a good look at yourself! Your servants are abominations worse than any human. They stink of death, and tainted magic, and... and corruption! Even you! Mebrin... you were the kindest and gentlest of the sages. How could you become something like this? Mebrin, answer me!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "I am called Mal M’Brin now, Ethiliel. It is the name I took when I unchained myself from the shallow-mindedness of the elves and passed over into enlightenment. There is infinity here in death; I have touched the void at the heart of all things, and I have begun to probe the mystic arts far beyond what any living human or elf knows. You, too, can partake of its boundless power."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "You have become evil!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "Join me! Stand by my side! We shall rise and eradicate the humans from the green world. Their corpses will serve us! Their bones will dance for our pleasure! We will make them into the mindless slaves that they deserve to be!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "And when that is done, what will we have become? Naught but hungering shadows, devouring all we once cherished."
image=portraits/ethiliel-mad.png
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "No. It shall not be. The sage Mebrin is dead. It is time to put him to rest."
message= _ "No... No. The sage Mebrin is dead. You are not the master I once revered. I will cleanse your soul and put you to rest, my beloved teacher."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
image=portraits/deoran-mad.png
message= _ "Even a mere human can see that you have become a mockery of all that you once believed in. I will destroy you and your works if it’s the last thing I do!"
message= _ "Even a mere human can see that you have become a mockery of all that you once believed in. I will destroy you and bury your perverse ideals, even if it costs me my own life!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "You, destroy me? Fool human. You will die, and the elves you have seduced with you. And you shall serve me beyond death, forever."
message= _ "You? Destroy me? Your flesh will provide a fine feast for my ghouls, and once they are through with you, you will serve me forever in undeath!"
[/message]
[/event]
@ -774,7 +833,42 @@
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "Nooo! This cannot be. The elves I once led have destroyed me. After all I have sacrificed, I still die..."
message= _ "Ethiliel! Wait... think about it! Think of everything you are throwing away! We could build an empire together, where the humans are our slaves and you and I are the immortal rulers of the world!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "It would only be an empire of misery, Mebrin. I wish it had not come to this, but you have been corrupted beyond saving. Still, I will fondly cherish the memories I had with the old you."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "You wouldn't dare strike me! I am the darkness incarnate! I am your master! You will obey me!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "Goodbye, Mebrin."
[/message]
[kill]
id="Mal M'Brin"
animate=yes
[/kill]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "It is done."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Indeed, the lich is destroyed. Let us not linger here any longer than we need to. This place is filled with only grief and sorrow."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "Yes, just let me gather my thoughts, and I will lead you back to your homes."
[/message]
{CLEAR_VARIABLE troll_allies,troll_help_cost}

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/07b_Pebbles_in_the_Flood.cfg
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@ -181,30 +181,62 @@
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "We have escaped the great forest, but look! The undead are still chasing us."
message= _ "We are finally back in Kerlath, but look! The undead have almost caught up to us!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "My lord, you must hasten back to Westin to prepare a defense against them. I will command the defense of the border forts."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "I too will make my stand here — I owe you my life and must atone for my crimes. Together we will hold off the foul undead as long as we can."
message= _ "These forts and ill-equipped for holding back so many undead. I am certain we will be slaughtered if we try to fight them here!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Minister Hylas, ride with me to Westin — you must summon the Council of Westin while I prepare the city’s defenses. We shall return as soon as we can in force and relieve you."
message= _ "But we cannot flee like this forever... the horses are tired, and the men are tired, and I am tired as well. The undead can march day and night without rest, but we cannot. They will certainly overtake us before we reach Westin."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Make no promises you know you cannot keep. Organize the defense of Westin, and if you survive, remember those who fell here."
message= _ "Then we have only one course of action to take. Deoran, you must hasten back to Westin to prepare a defense against them. I will command the defense of the border forts. Leave me a few men, and we will hold back the undead as long as we can."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "But such a thing will mean certain death!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Deoran, you are still young and have many things to learn. In dire times, sacrifices must always be made one way or another. If we flee with you, the undead will surely run us down and make short work of the city-folk. Then everything we have fought for will be lost!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Even so..."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "I will stand here with you, Sir Gerrick. You will need my help to slow down the undead, and I have a debt to repay to you for sparing my life."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Those are brave words that I would not have expected from you, Afalas."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "All things end one way or another. Alas, I would have liked to see my home in Westin one more time, but I am too tired. Tired of running, and tired of fleeing from these undead, who corrupted and consumed my brothers. You may think us criminals and outlaws, but we are still human and we still know loyalty and gratitude, sir knights."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "You will not change our minds, Deoran. Go!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "I... I understand. Minister Hylas, come ride with me to Westin. You must summon the city council while I prepare the defenses. Sir Gerrick, Afalas, we shall return as soon as we can and relieve you."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "You know what the outcome of our battle here will be. I trust you to protect our home from the undead and only ask you to remember those who fell defending our land. Farewell, Sir Deoran!"
[/message]
{MOVE_UNIT id=Deoran 18 5}
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Your name will be sounded in the roll of heroes, and you will be avenged. Thank you, my friend."
message= _ "We will never forget your sacrifice here. Thank you, my friend."
[/message]
{MOVE_UNIT id=Deoran 17 1}
@ -227,13 +259,13 @@
[message]
speaker=Illan
message= _ "We are yours to command, Sir Gerrick. Our men are not the great warriors that you and Deoran are, but we will hold our lines staunchly, until the bitter end."
message= _ "We are yours to command, Sir Gerrick. We will hold back the undead until the bitter end!"
[/message]
[objectives]
side=1
[objective]
description= _ "Hold the line: Keep Sir Gerrick alive as long as possible"
description= _ "Hold the line: keep Sir Gerrick alive as long as possible"
condition=win
[/objective]
@ -248,7 +280,7 @@
[message]
speaker=narrator
message= _ "There is no way to win this scenario, and no way to lose. Hold off the undead hordes as long as you can. Keep Sir Gerrick alive as long as you can. Starting with turn 6, every turn that passes strengthens the defenses of Westin."
message= _ "Hold off the undead hordes and keep Sir Gerrick alive as long as you can. Starting on turn 6, every turn that passes strengthens the defenses of Westin."
image=wesnoth-icon.png
[/message]
[/event]
@ -282,7 +314,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Urza Afalas
message= _ "Now I will never see my home again... Hold back the undead, Gerrick!"
message= _ "So this is how it ends... I am coming to you, my brothers..."
[/message]
[/event]
@ -294,7 +326,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "I only hope we have bought Deoran enough time to secure Westin for the onslaught!"
message= _ "I only hope... we have bought enough time... for Deoran..."
[/message]
[kill]
x,y=$x1,$y1
@ -302,7 +334,7 @@
[/kill]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "We will crush Westin as we have crushed you! No one shall stand between us and our home."
message= _ "Pesky little humans! You have only delayed the inevitable. We will sweep through your cities and raze them to the ground! March onward, my skeletons! We go to destroy Westin!"
[/message]
[endlevel]

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/08a_Return_to_Kerlath.cfg
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@ -167,12 +167,24 @@
[message]
side=2
canrecruit=no
message= _ "Tharzo! That meddler who killed the Urza brothers approaches from the south. His men and horses look worn out."
message= _ "Tharzo! That boy who killed the Urza brothers approaches from the south. His men and horses look worn out."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Tharzo Kalain"
message= _ "The dark gods have put revenge in our laps. Destroy them all before they reach the border fort!"
message= _ "The gods are gracious to have delivered this cretin into our lap. Kill them all before they reach the border fort!"
[/message]
[/event]
[event]
name=last breath
[filter]
id="Tharzo Kalain"
[/filter]
[message]
speaker="Tharzo Kalain"
message= _ "No! My... revenge..."
[/message]
[/event]
@ -213,22 +225,32 @@
[message]
speaker="Deoran"
message= _ "It is I, Deoran, commander of the South Guard, and my men."
message= _ "It is I, Deoran, commander of the South Guard."
[/message]
[message]
role=GarrisonCommander
message= _ "Deoran? You had been thought lost long since. But I see by your men’s gear and drill that they are of the South Guard indeed. Pass."
message= _ "Deoran? It truly is you? We had thought you had been lost to the undead."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Deoran"
message= _ "We, and our elvish allies, have won a great battle against a lich."
message= _ "We and our elvish allies have won a great battle against a lich. The undead are no more."
[/message]
[message]
role=GarrisonCommander
message= _ "Elvish allies? I think you had best make haste to Westin. There are rumors of trouble with the elves of the Aethenwood."
message= _ "This is wonderful news, commander! I shall spread word about your heroic deed! But... I am afraid there is another problem. There are rumors of trouble with the elves of the Aethenwood."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Ethiliel"
message= _ "Is there now? Deoran, we had best hurry back to your city. I will need to see what the circumstances are."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Deoran"
message= _ "Very well, let us make haste to Westin."
[/message]
[/then]
[/if]

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/08b_The_Tides_of_War.cfg
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@ -312,12 +312,13 @@
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Look! The undead army has broken through Sir Gerrick’s lines! Alas, he is lost!"
image=portraits/deoran-sad.png
message= _ "Look there! The undead have broken through Sir Gerrick’s line! Alas, he is lost!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Moreth
message= _ "Since I was a boy, Gerrick was my leader, and there was no one braver. Today we shall defend our homes, and avenge him!"
message= _ "Gerrick was my mentor and caretaker ever since I was little. I have admired his bravery and courage for a long time and always aspired to be a warrior as mighty as he was. Today, we will defeat the undead and avenge him!"
[/message]
[if]
@ -332,7 +333,7 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "But in the narrow window his valiant stand gave us, we have roused some of the provincial guard and reinforced our defenses!"
message= _ "He was a noble man to have sacrificed himself for us. I wish that it did not have to be so, but in the narrow window Gerrick's valiant stand gave us, we have gathered some of the provincial guard and reinforced our defenses!"
[/message]
[/then]
[elseif]
@ -347,7 +348,7 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "But in the narrow window his valiant stand gave us, we have roused the whole provincial guard and reinforced our defenses!"
message= _ "He was a noble man to have sacrificed himself for us. I wish that it did not have to be so, but in the narrow window Gerrick's valiant stand gave us, we have gathered the whole provincial guard and reinforced our defenses!"
[/message]
[/then]
[/elseif]
@ -363,7 +364,7 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "But in the narrow window his valiant stand gave us, we have roused the whole provincial guard and fully embattled the city!"
message= _ "He was a noble man to have sacrificed himself for us. I wish that it did not have to be so, but in the narrow window Gerrick's valiant stand gave us, we have gathered the whole provincial guard and fully embattled the city!"
[/message]
[/then]
[/elseif]
@ -373,7 +374,12 @@
# while Deoran speaks if pebbles_defense_length is >= 6 (i.e. provincial_guard equals some)
[message]
speaker=Nilaf
message= _ "Indeed, Lord, we are ready to defend our homes!"
message= _ "Indeed, Sir Deoran, we have come to defend Westin from the undead menace!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Minister Hylas, what word is there from the allies of the Council?"
[/message]
[if]
@ -384,13 +390,13 @@
[then]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "I have summoned the great Council of Westin!"
message= _ "The Council of Westin has summoned some aid from our allies to the north!"
[/message]
# wmllint: local spelling Mefel
{NAMED_LOYAL_UNIT 1 (Silver Mage) 11 1 (Minister Mefel) (_"Minister Mefel")}
[message]
speaker=Minister Mefel
message= _ "Hylas, I have made all possible haste, but my Council brethren are not as swift as I. It will take more time for them to arrive."
message= _ "We come to battle the unholy ones at your side. Hylas, I have made all possible haste, but the others are not as swift as I. It will take more time for them to arrive."
[/message]
{VARIABLE council_arrive_turn 25}
{VARIABLE_OP council_arrive_turn sub $pebbles_defense_length}
@ -399,7 +405,7 @@
[else]
[message]
speaker=Minister Hylas
message= _ "And I have summoned the great Council of Westin! They will battle with all their might!"
message= _ "The Council of Westin has summoned many of our brethren from our allies to the north!"
[/message]
{NAMED_LOYAL_UNIT 1 (Silver Mage) 11 1 (Minister Mefel) (_"Minister Mefel")}
@ -409,18 +415,14 @@
[message]
speaker=Minister Mefel
message= _ "We have heard your summons, and we shall send these dark foes back to the abyss that spawned them!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Council of Westin, we are cheered by your presence. Your aid will be most welcome."
message= _ "We heard your call for help and came as quickly as we could. These undead shall be sent back to the dark abyss that spawned them!"
[/message]
[/else]
[/if]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "We have rallied all the forces that we will be able to! Let us not make Sir Gerrick’s sacrifice a vain one. For Wesnoth!"
message= _ "So, this is it. Sir Gerrick has bought us enough time to rally our forces and fortify the city. A mighty battle is upon us, but as surely as the dawn breaks after every night, the courage and valor of men will prevail over the wicked creatures of darkness. We must stand fast against the undead and defend our homes! We fight for Sir Gerrick! We fight for Wesnoth!"
[/message]
[objectives]
@ -445,7 +447,7 @@
less_than=$council_arrive_turn
[/variable]
[/show_if]
description= _ "The Council of Westin will arrive on turn $council_arrive_turn|."
description= _ "More allies will arrive on turn $council_arrive_turn|."
[/note]
[/objectives]
{CLEAR_VARIABLE pebbles_defense_length,defenses,provincial_guard,village_radius}
@ -466,11 +468,11 @@
[message]
speaker=Minister Romand
message= _ "We have heard your summons, and we shall send these dark foes back to the abyss that spawned them!"
message= _ "We heard your call for help and came as quickly as we could. We are at your service, Sir Deoran!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Council of Westin, we are cheered by your presence. Your aid will be most welcome."
message= _ "Your arrival could not be more timely. With you here, we shall send these undead back to the dark abyss that spawned them!"
[/message]
{CLEAR_VARIABLE council_arrive_turn}
[/event]
@ -502,12 +504,50 @@
)}
[/event]
[event]
name=last breath
[filter]
id="Mal M'Brin"
[/filter]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "You dare strike me?! Puny humans, I am darkness incarnate! I am power beyond your comprehension!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Minister Hylas"
message= _ "You are merely a servant of the power that corrupted you, lich! You have not mastered the darkness; it, instead, has enslaved you."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "Fools! Imbeciles! You humans are a worthless blight upon this wretched world! I must purge you all— I must destroy all who live... I must..."
[/message]
[message]
speaker="Deoran"
message= _ "These worthless humans just bested you and your armies. Your time has come, once wise sage of the elves."
[/message]
# po: "Nooo" is like a death scream, just a drawn out no
[message]
speaker="Mal M'Brin"
message= _ "Beaten... by mere mortals... how has it come to this..? Nooo..."
[/message]
[/event]
[event]
name=die
[filter]
id="Mal M'Brin"
[/filter]
[message]
speaker="Deoran"
message= _ "At long last, it is done."
[/message]
[endlevel]
result=victory
carryover_report=no

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/scenarios/09a_Vengeance.cfg
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@ -117,19 +117,15 @@
[message]
speaker=Sir Gerrick
message= _ "Commander! I took your message to the council, and your deeds have pleased them. Are the undead finally gone from our lands?"
message= _ "Deoran, you have returned! I took your message to the council, and we have begun to fortify the villages and borders against any attacks from the bandits or undead. How did you fare against the lich?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "The undead are gone! Perhaps now there will be peace for a time in Westin. You have our thanks Lady Ethiliel."
message= _ "We have defeated him. Perhaps now there will be peace in Westin. You have our thanks, Lady Ethiliel. We could not have accomplished this feat without you."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Though the undead are vanquished, they have brought us much sorrow. Deoran, your people have restored their honor. Let us part in peace."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Indeed. Neither the bandits nor the undead will trouble us for some time. We will tend our wounds and you yours."
message= _ "Yes... you have done a great deed in destroying the undead, but it was others of your kind that brought about this evil to begin with. Nevertheless, I see now that not all humans are alike and that you, too, are capable of courage and loyalty. About the trouble with my people, I will see what I can do—"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=narrator
@ -162,15 +158,15 @@
[/unit]
[message]
speaker=Ithelden
message= _ "You must pay for killing Mebrin!"
message= _ "You will pay for the death of Mebrin!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Poor Farmer
message= _ "I am just a farmer! What did I do?!"
message= _ "I am just a farmer! I never killed anyone!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ithelden
message= _ "What did you do?! Your people kidnapped and murdered our greatest leader! And now you will pay!"
message= _ "You lie! All humans are the same! Your people kidnapped and murdered our wisest sage! Now you will pay!"
[/message]
[color_adjust]
red=255
@ -195,11 +191,19 @@
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Stop, Ithelden! I have traveled with these humans, and they are not the ones who harmed Mebrin. They are our allies!"
message= _ "Stop, Ithelden! These humans are not the ones who harmed Mebrin. They have helped me obtain vengeance on the ones responsible for the horrible deed and have thus absolved themselves of any wrongdoing. No more innocent blood needs to be shed."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ithelden
message= _ "You too, Ethiliel? All these humans are the same! They fell trees to till the earth; now they have felled our leader! We cannot brook such deeds! You will die with them!"
message= _ "I can hardly believe my ears. You have always been too soft, Ethiliel, but to side with the humans? All humans are scum and vermin! Just as they have felled our trees in the past, they have destroyed our homes, murdered our people, and killed Mebrin!"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Mebrin was my master, Ithelden! It is <i>I</i> who grieves the most! I have spent countless, sleepless nights thinking about his death and missing him so dearly that my heart never ceases to ache. You know how I must feel about losing one that I cherished so. Still... still, even I recognize that these humans are not the ones to blame."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ithelden
message= _ "It matters not. The humans have spilled the blood of our people, and so theirs will be spilled in turn. If you stand against us, Ethiliel, we will attack you too. You had best stay out of this."
[/message]
[music]
@ -232,15 +236,15 @@
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "We won’t be able to hold them off for long. I should go reason with them!"
message= _ "Ever the stubborn one. Deoran, we will not be able to fight them for very long. I need to go reason with Ithelden, but you need to protect me until I can reach him. Do you think you can do that?"
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "Are you sure that the elves will greet you any more kindly than they have met us? After all, you did lead us into the forests..."
message= _ "I will do my very best, but are you sure that he will greet you any more kindly than he has met us? He just threatened to kill you."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Perhaps not, but it is your only hope. I must reach Ithelden!"
message= _ "Perhaps not, but I am your only hope. Protect me until I reach Ithelden!"
[/message]
{SET_LABEL 6 15 _"Ithelden’s base"}
@ -326,7 +330,7 @@
[role]
role=realist
side=1
type="Mage of Light,White Mage," +
type="Mage of Light,White Mage," +
"Infantry Commander,Infantry Lieutenant," +
"Cavalier,Halberdier,Royal Guard,Master Bowman,Iron Mauler," +
"Javelineer,Longbowman,Pikeman,Swordsman,Dragoon,Shock Trooper," +
@ -336,11 +340,11 @@
[/role]
[message]
role=realist
message= _ "Ithelden’s elves have killed Ethiliel! Now we have no chance to come to an agreement with them. A war with the Elves is imminent."
message= _ "They have killed Ethiliel! Now we have no chance to come to an agreement with them. A war with the elves is imminent."
[/message]
[message]
speaker=Deoran
message= _ "We are far away from Weldyn. We’ll surely all be killed long before any reinforcements arrive."
message= _ "Alas, we are far away from Weldyn. We will surely all be killed long before any reinforcements arrive."
[/message]
[endlevel]
@ -357,13 +361,29 @@
y=15
[/filter]
# Added a delay too make the end of the campaign less abrupt; maybe some dialogue is better
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Ithelden! Ithelden, I know you are there. Answer me! Stop hiding from me!"
[/message]
[delay]
time=2000
[/delay]
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "I hoped that it would not come to this, but you leave me no choice."
[/message]
[sound]
name=magic-faeriefire.ogg
[/sound]
[delay]
time=2000
time=1500
[/delay]
[kill]
id=Ethiliel
animate=no
fire_event=no
[/kill]
[endlevel]
result=victory
@ -377,7 +397,7 @@
[message]
speaker=Ethiliel
message= _ "Take care, Deoran! My people are upset. Killing one will only draw more."
message= _ "Be careful, Deoran. The more blood you spill, the more my people will be enraged. More will surely come to attack."
[/message]
[/event]
[/scenario]

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/units/Horseman_Commander.cfg
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@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
[abilities]
{ABILITY_LEADERSHIP}
[/abilities]
description= _ "Leaders of the border guards, mounted commanders are trained not only to ride and fight, but to lead. They command the garrisons that keep peace in the provinces of Wesnoth."+{SPECIAL_NOTES}+{SPECIAL_NOTES_LEADERSHIP}+{SPECIAL_NOTES_CHARGE}
description= _ "Leaders of the border guards, mounted commanders command the garrisons that keep peace in the outermost provinces of Wesnoth. As effective leaders and powerful warriors, these men patrol the countryside and eliminate any and all threats to peace in the frontier villages."+{SPECIAL_NOTES}+{SPECIAL_NOTES_LEADERSHIP}+{SPECIAL_NOTES_CHARGE}
die_sound=horse-die.ogg
[attack]
name=lance

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/units/Junior_Commander.cfg
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@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
[abilities]
{ABILITY_LEADERSHIP}
[/abilities]
description= _ "Scarcely 17 or 18 years old, the sons of knights and lords were given mounts and swords and told to become leaders of men. Those whose mettle was strong enough for the task became the commanders of the armies of Wesnoth."+{SPECIAL_NOTES}+{SPECIAL_NOTES_LEADERSHIP}
description= _ "At scarcely 17 or 18 years of age, squires are not yet full knights, but still have the knowledge and skill to master their mounts whilst in full panolpy. Talented squires are sometimes given command of small units in Wesnoth' s army, where they gain experience leading fellow troops and honing their prowess in battle."+{SPECIAL_NOTES}+{SPECIAL_NOTES_LEADERSHIP}
die_sound=horse-die.ogg
[attack]
name=spear

2
data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/units/Mounted_General.cfg
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@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
[abilities]
{ABILITY_LEADERSHIP}
[/abilities]
description= _ "Being the most able leaders of the border guards, Mounted Generals are trained not only to ride and fight, but to lead. They command the garrisons that keep peace in the provinces of Wesnoth."+{SPECIAL_NOTES}+{SPECIAL_NOTES_LEADERSHIP}+{SPECIAL_NOTES_CHARGE}
description= _ "Switching seamlessly between lance and mace, mounted generals boast tremendous skill in individual combat and can hold their own against even the most powerful opposition. They are masters of their mounts, able to cover great distances quickly on their patrols, and have keen eyes for detecting and eliminating all manner of perilous dangers. Their greatest strength, however, lies in their ability to inspire great courage in their men, who fight fearlessly and tenaciously under their command."+{SPECIAL_NOTES}+{SPECIAL_NOTES_LEADERSHIP}+{SPECIAL_NOTES_CHARGE}
die_sound=horse-die.ogg
[attack]
name=lance

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data/campaigns/The_South_Guard/utils/sg_story.cfg
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@ -4,24 +4,20 @@
[story]
[part]
background=story/fall.jpg
story= _ "During the reign of Haldric VII, the land of Wesnoth was peaceful. Konrad I had driven off the orcs in the north. The eastern forts were quiet and almost deserted. The elves in the western forest kept to their own affairs. In the prosperous south men built new towns and farms."
story= _ "The reign of Haldric VII was a time of great prosperity and peace in Wesnoth. Konrad I had driven off the orcs in the north. The eastern forts were quiet and secure. The elves in the western forest kept to their own affairs. In the south, men built new towns and farms."
music=revelation.ogg
[/part]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "For eight years the South Guard had defended the farms and homes surrounding the city of Westin, the capital of Wesnoth’s frontier province of Kerlath in the furthermost south. The fiercest foe they had faced was the occasional bandit. The orcs were far to the north. In the Aethenwood to the west dreamed the elves, not foes of humankind but keeping aloof from men. Only scattered few outlaws lived in the wildlands south of Kerlath, a bastion of the ancient heart forest of the Great Continent so dense and gloomy that even elves forbore from dwelling there."
story= _ "For eight years, the South Guard had defended the farms and homes surrounding the city of Westin, the capital of Wesnoth’s frontier province of Kerlath in the furthermost south. Under the command of Sir Loris, the South Guard kept Westin free from danger, having only to quash the occasional bandit or wild creature. Perhaps the only real unease came from the Aethenwood to the west, where the elves lived in reserved aloofness, indifferent to the doings of man. Traversing their land without permission was forbidden, but the elves rarely entered the lands of Kerlath in turn. Even further south in the wildlands, the ancient heart forest sprawled out in dense gloominess, ominous enough that even the elves eschewed entering, and only a few, scattered outlaws called it their home."
[/part]
[part]
background=story/summer.jpg
story= _ "Then, in the spring of the ninth year, the reports from the South Guard, under the command of Sir Loris, suddenly ceased. King Haldric decided to send someone to investigate."
story= _ "Over time, in the absence of pressing danger, the South Guard grew complacent and lazy. Reports to King Haldric slowed, and in the spring of the ninth year, ceased altogether. Displeased with Sir Loris' conduct, the king decided to send someone to investigate."
[/part]
[part]
background=story/summer.jpg
story= _ "King Haldric summoned a young, undistinguished but promising cavalry officer named Deoran. Deoran was the grandson of Haldiel, who had fought with distinction alongside Konrad I in the war to reclaim the throne. The King had a mission for him."
[/part]
[part]
background=story/summer.jpg
story= _ "King Haldric knighted young Deoran, and when he rose tasked him to ride to Westin, to demand an accounting from Sir Loris, the commander of the South Guard..."
story= _ "Haldric summoned a young, but promising cavalry officer named Deoran for the task. Though undistinguished, Deoran's family had a decorated history in the army of Wesnoth; his grandfather, Haldiel, had fought alongside Konrad I in the war to reclaim the throne, and his father, Leonard, had served as an officer for thirty years. Thus, with full trust in the young officer, King Haldric knighted Deoran and tasked him with riding to Westin to demand accounting from Sir Loris."
show_title=yes
[/part]
[/story]
@ -31,16 +27,12 @@
[story]
[part]
background=story/summer.jpg
story= _ "Having defeated Urza Mathin, Deoran immediately sent scouts out into the whole countryside. His men reported bandits roaming freely over the border, terrorizing the peasants and villagers. Nowhere did they find soldiers of the South Guard."
story= _ "Having defeated Urza Mathin, Deoran immediately sent out scouts into the whole countryside. His men reported bandits roaming freely through the land, terrorizing the peasants and villagers. Nowhere did they find soldiers of the South Guard."
music=revelation.ogg
[/part]
[part]
background=story/summer.jpg
story= _ "Deoran decided to take action and wipe out the bandits. He gathered the men of Sir Gerrick’s command and whatever peasants were of strong body and fighting age. With this small force he rode in haste to Westin, capital of the province."
[/part]
[part]
background=story/summer.jpg
story= _ "Deoran and his men approached the old city, and they saw that their fears were well founded..."
story= _ "Deoran decided to take action and wipe out the bandits. He and Sir Gerrick gathered their men and rode in haste to Westin. As they approached, they saw plumes of black smoke rising high into the sky, accompanied by the stench of burning flesh and the shrill cries of screaming villagers. Troubled and concerned, Deoran hastened his pace toward the old city."
show_title=yes
[/part]
[/story]
@ -50,18 +42,38 @@
[story]
[part]
background=story/fall.jpg
story= _ "Ethiliel led the men of the South Guard into the southern forest. Shadows soon covered their paths day and night, and a thick fog filled the air."
story= _ "Ethiliel led the men of the South Guard into the southern forest. The deep woods were overcast with unnatural shadow as they entered, shrouded with eerie silence and uncanny stillness. Grey darkness sapped all color from their surroundings, rendering all murky and gloomy, with every movement and every sound muted in the thick fog. Deoran's small company kept vigilant watch on the dense forest and on each other, wary of the foreboding ambience, and even the elves seemed rather disconcerted."
music=revelation.ogg
[/part]
[part]
background=story/fall.jpg
story= _ "For many weeks they marched down nameless paths that no man had trod before. From time to time they saw ghostly images of elven villages and halls in the deep woods, but as they advanced, even those became scarce."
story= _ "For many weeks they marched down nameless paths that no man had trod before. From time to time, Deoran fancied that he saw ghostly images of elven villages and halls in the deep woods, but as they advanced, even those became scarce. Far from civilization, in the deep woods, time passed in blurred day and night with the ever creeping chill of deathly shadow growing upon them."
[/part]
[part]
background=story/fall.jpg
story= _ "Finally Ethiliel told the men to halt and pitch camp — they had reached the Black River, beyond which no elf or man would willingly pass."
story= _ "Finally, Ethiliel told the men to halt and pitch camp — they had reached the Black River, beyond which no elf or man would willingly pass."
[/part]
[/story]
#enddef
#define SG_INTO_THE_DEPTHS
[story]
[part]
background=story/fall.jpg
story= _ "At the undead fortress, Deoran watched on as Ethiliel dispelled the magical barriers guarding the catacombs. One by one, they came undone in flashes of blue and black, cerulean and obsidian energies diffused out into the cold, dry air."
music=revelation.ogg
[/part]
[part]
background=story/fall.jpg
story= _ "He wondered briefly why she had stopped mentioning Mebrin and his whereabouts, but something told him that now was not the time to mention the sage's name. Perhaps, he thought, she suspected that the bandits' story was indeed true and that Mebrin had been corrupted by his dabblings in undead magic. Perhaps she simply hadn't come to terms with it."
[/part]
[part]
background=story/fall.jpg
story= _ "Eventually, all the wards were gone, and with only a hushed word of beckoning, Ethiliel led the men down into the crypt."
[/part]
[/story]
#enddef
@ -70,13 +82,13 @@
[story]
[part]
background=story/fall.jpg
story= _ "After Mal M’Brin’s defeat, Deoran’s troops and their elvish allies turned north for home. As they re-crossed the Black River, fall was fading into winter."
story= _ "After Mal M’Brin’s defeat, Deoran and his men left the desolate caverns and returned to the surface of the fortress where the sun had begun to break through the thick fog in the ancient forest. Ethiliel stayed behind for a long while, not emerging from the caverns until the day had passed and it was well into the night. She offered a brief word of apology, but said nothing more as she led them back north toward Wesnoth. Deoran had to admit that he was elated that they had defeated the undead and were returning home, although the wearied, almost grieving mood of the elves was quite sombering."
music=revelation.ogg
[/part]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "Forage and game were scarce in the gloomy woods. The men’s spirits were lifted by the thought of home, but their bodies became gaunt. The long weeks of trudging northward took its toll."
story= _ "The wheel of time turned another cycle and fall faded into winter. The last few colored leaves dropped to the ground, leaving nothing but the spiny evergreens and otherwise barren trees. Forage and game were scarce even with the undead gone, and the thoughts of both men and elves were turned toward their homes, where they could find peace and warmth with their families. The long weeks of trudging northward took its toll, but eventually, Deoran and his men emerged from the sprawling forest and returned to the lands of Wesnoth."
[/part]
[/story]
#enddef
@ -85,13 +97,13 @@
[story]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "Snow fell as Deoran, Sir Gerrick and Urza Afalas emerged from the great southern forest. An oppressive silence hung over the land, and an ominous gloom followed close behind the men of the South Guard."
story= _ "Snow fell as Deoran, Sir Gerrick, and Urza Afalas emerged from the great southern forest. Yet even as they returned to the land of men, the ominous gloom of the forest followed them. Up above, the bright sun was shrouded with grey fog, overcast with billowing clouds streaking through the sky in streams of darkened ash. Behind, the crepuscular shadow spread outward from the forest, an unnatural extension of the powers that lay within. It gained quickly upon them, the sinister darkness creeping toward the men of the South Guard."
music=revelation.ogg
[/part]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "Finally they arrived at the southern border of Wesnoth and the forts that guarded it. The undead were close on their heels..."
story= _ "They rode quickly northward. Day and night, they fled without reprieve until they finally crossed back into Kerlath Province. Deoran and his men entered the forts guarding the border to Wesnoth, the undead close on their heels."
[/part]
[/story]
#enddef
@ -100,24 +112,28 @@
[story]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "Finally the sun broke the horizon and its rays breathed new life into the weary defenders of Westin. A great cry echoed through the valley as the men of the South Guard pressed their elven foes back from the walls. Suddenly the field was covered in a great fog..."
story= _ "The men of the South Guard held the walls of Westin staunchly, trading evenly with the elves blow for blow. The night ran its course, and as dawn broke, the fighting continued, humans standing fast at the wall as the elves poured out in ever increasing number. As the sun began to rise into the sky, the light dimmed and great fog spread across the battlefield. The sounds of fighting dispersed and soon, it was utterly silent as the elves withdrew from combat. The humans advanced cautiously, still in formation, still ready to strike at any sign of trouble."
music=revelation.ogg
[/part]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "When the fog broke, Ethiliel stood alone, facing the wall of spears. Bathed in light, she spoke to the men of Wesnoth, saying, <i>“Stop! Enough blood has been spilled before the walls of this city! The injury you humans have done to the elves is great, but your service also was worthy.”</i>"
story= _ "The fog withdrew and sunlight broke through the clouds in scattered beams. Deoran rode to the forefront of the line of infantry, waiting with bated breath. Finally, after several more minutes, the fog drifted away and Ethiliel stood there alone, facing the wall of spears. Her face was a mask of woe and exhaustion, and yet her voice was startlingly clear as she spoke to the men of Wesnoth, saying, <i>“Stop! Enough blood has been spilled, human and elf alike. The injury you humans have done to the elves is great, but your service also was worthy. We have decided to make peace again.”</i>"
[/part]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "<i>“These are the terms of the peace between us: any man found in the forest or hills that belong to the elves will taste death. No more will the elves send ambassadors or councilors to Westin, and no more will men wander the green woods.”</i>"
story= _ "<i>“These are our terms: no human will be permitted in the forests or hills of the Aetherwood, and likewise, we elves will not traverse the plains and farmlands belonging to you humans. No more will the elves send ambassadors or councilors to Westin, and no more will men wander the green woods.”</i>"
[/part]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "Thus an uneasy peace was consummated between man and elf. For many weeks the South Guard patrolled the borders of the elven woods and watched over the growing farms and villages. Finally, as the snow melted and the roads bore their burdens again, a messenger came from King Haldric."
story= _ "Ethiliel drew closer to Deoran and her voice dropped to a whisper. <i>“I have done what I can to ensure peace between elf and man. You may not like it, but it is the best I could do. This whole endeavor has brought me enough grief as it is. I will go now.”</i>"
[/part]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "Sir Deoran, Knight of Wesnoth, was summoned to Weldyn for a council with King Haldric himself. Dark clouds were brewing throughout the realm, and every commander would be needed to weather the storm..."
story= _ "Thus, an uneasy peace was established between man and elf. For many weeks, the South Guard patrolled the borders of the elven woods and watched over the growing farms and villages. The threat from the elves was enough to keep the villagers from entering the now forbidding Aetherwood, and despite the palpable tension at the forest border, the truce was maintained without incident."
[/part]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "Finally, as the snow melted and green buds marked the onset of spring, Deoran knew the time had come to report back to King Haldric. He bade the people of Westin farewell and made his journal northward to Weldyn. While years of rebuilding lay ahead for Kerlath, they would take place in peace thanks to Deoran's leadership and the heroics of the South Guard."
music=traveling_minstrels.ogg
[/part]
[/story]
@ -127,37 +143,38 @@
[story]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "With bitter spears and grim expression, the men of Wesnoth launched the last assault on the undead. As they cut through lifeless flesh and shattered chill bones a ray of sunlight pierced the clouds. The winds died and the men were filled with new life. A great cry they let out as they stormed the encampment of Mal M’Brin himself, and threw down the mighty wizard."
story= _ "As the lich's final death scream echoed across the battlefield, his skeletal form began to crumble. Decayed bones disintegrated into ash, borne away on the frigid wind, another immortal soul cast back into the endless flow of time. With their master's power gone, the undead warriors fell back to lifelessness, crumbling into inanimate heaps of bones. The rustling wind floated across the battlefield in gentle streams, carrying with it the souls of the fallen and ascending toward the sky where the sun began to break through the ashen clouds. As the sunlight broke through, the wind passed, and all was still."
music=revelation.ogg
[/part]
[part]
background=story/winter.jpg
story= _ "Exhausted, Deoran dropped his lance to the ground. The men around him slowly lifted their helmets from their brows. The moans of the wounded overshadowed the rustling of the north wind in the distance. The undead were gone."
story= _ "Deoran dropped his lance to the ground. The men around him slowly lifted their helmets from their brows. The battle was over. The undead were gone."
[/part]
[part]
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story= _ "For days the healers of Westin worked feverishly to save as many of the valiant soldiers as they were able. Many mounds, though, were raised as homes for the fallen in the fields north of the city, and to the roll of fallen heroes many names were added."
story= _ "For several days, the healers of Westin worked feverishly to save as many of the wounded as they were able. The villagers set out to rebuild their homes and bury the dead to the north of the city, where many mounds joined the garden of graves already there."
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story= _ "The loftiest mound belonged to Sir Gerrick. After the battle, Deoran led an expedition to the southern border posts, and there he found Sir Gerrick’s sword and shield. Those he placed atop Gerrick’s mound, and they were a symbol of loyalty and valor to all the people of Westin."
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story= _ "Gerrick’s name was added at the top of the roll of fallen heroes, and read aloud at the beginning of every great council. The memory of his desperate last stand at the border posts passed into song, and was not forgotten for many generations."
story= _ "After the battle, Deoran led an expedition to the southern border posts, where the forts had been smashed into crumbled ruins, and blood and broken weapons were scattered all about. He silently cursed the lich for the lack of bodies at the site of the battle, but deep down, he had known that that would be the fate of the men who had valiantly given their lives so that Westin might survive the undead onslaught. Still, he found small consolation in locating Sir Gerrick’s sword and shield and bearing them back with him to Westin. Those he placed atop Gerrick’s mound, where they became a symbol of sacrifice, and loyalty, and valor."
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story= _ "Deoran spent his days visiting the wounded and directing the men as they rebuilt the shattered walls and ramparts of the city. Finally, as the snow melted and the roads bore their burdens again, a messenger came from King Haldric."
story= _ "Urza Afalas earned his own mound as well, a small, inconspicuous thing near his old home, where his brothers and he used to live before they were exiled for their crimes. Knowing that the former outlaw leader had helped defend the city against the undead assault, the council of Westin absolved the remaining bandits of their crimes and allowed them to return to their homes. After many years away from home and a difficult and terrifying battle against the undead, most were more than happy to come back in peace and help clean up the town."
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story= _ "Sir Deoran, Knight of Wesnoth, was summoned to Weldyn for a council with King Haldric himself. Dark clouds were brewing throughout the realm, and every commander would be needed to weather the storm..."
story= _ "Deoran spent his days visiting the wounded and directing the men as they rebuilt the shattered walls and ramparts of the city. Slowly, a sense of normalcy began to return to Kerlath Province as Westin was restored and the South Guard began to patrol the villages once again. "
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story= _ "Finally, as the snow melted and green buds marked the onset of spring, Deoran knew the time had come to report back to King Haldric. He bade the people of Westin farewell and made his journal northward to Weldyn. While years of rebuilding lay ahead for Kerlath, they would take place in peace thanks to Deoran's leadership and the heroics of the South Guard."
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