The Forbidden Path Spoilers
The following are transcripts from the Windurst quest The Forbidden Path.
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Cast
- Lehko Habhoka
- Zubaba
- Star Sibyl
- Karuha-Baruha
- Carbuncle
Scene 1: Windurst Waters (S)
Lehko Habhoka: Ah, PLAYERNAME. Just the person I was hoping to see!
Lehko Habhoka: I was just on my way to rrrrun a very important errand. Why don't you come with me?
Lehko Habhoka: In fact, I insist.
Lehko Habhoka: Where to, you ask? Why, to pay our rrrespects to none other than the Star Sibyl.
Zubaba: ... Do I make myself clear? Inside the Star Sibyl's chamber, you are to be on your absolute besty-west behavior!
Star Sibyl: Welcome, my children.
Star Sibyl: You are the Warlock Warlord's advisor. Lehko Habhoka, was it not? Your loyal service to Windurst has not gone unnoticed in these chamber.
Lehko Habhoka: I am but a humble Mithra, unworrrthy of the honor of basking in your heavenly radiance, Your Holiness.
Star Sibyl: I fear I am unfamiliar with the man who stands beside you...
Lehko Habhoka: This is PLAYERNAME, a close friend fo mine and a staunch ally of the Federation war effort.
Star Sibyl: I see. Then the pleasure is mine, PLAYERNAME.
Lehko Habhoka: Forgive us this intrrrusion, Your Holiness. I trust you know whom it is we seek...
Star Sibyl: ...
Star Sibyl: Very well. Come with me.
You follow Star Sibyl through a door in her chamber to a hidden portal; you appear near Full Moon Fountain.
Star Sibyl: He conducts his research down here... in the darkness...
Star Sibyl: "Place your trust in me, and Windurst shall escape its fate of ruin," he said. And who was I to doubt him?
Star Sibyl: He pursues his experiments like a man possessed... Or so he did, until his progress stalled, for lack of a certain... vital resource.
Star Sibyl: Where will it all lead?
Star Sibyl: Is the path down which he leads us truly one we should tread? These are questions I cannot answer.
Star Sibyl: I am... frightened. Yes, frightened to the very depths of my soul.
Star Sibyl: I have brought your guests. May we enter?
The doors to a room open, you step in...
Star Sibyl: Karaha-Baruha...?
Lehko Habhoka: So you are...
Lehko Habhoka: Forgive me. I am Lehko Habhoka, advisor to the Warlock Warlord.
Karaha-Baruha: Do not apologize. It seems I evoke a similar reaction in most. Yes, I am Karaha-Baruha, Minister of the Optistery.
Karaha-Baruha: Though these days, I make my home here among these dusty shelves and musty tomes, as you see.
Lehko Habhoka: Yes. I am familiar with your.... rrresearch.
Lehko Habhoka: Minister Karaha-Baruha, I fear our situation has turned for the worse. The barrier has fallen in the recent attack on Fort Karugo-Narugo.
Karaha-Baruha: Ah, yes.... I suspected as much. I felt a disturbance in the magical forces to the east. A sudden surge, and then... silence.
Lehko Habhoka: Minister, you must complete your research... and without delay.
Karaha-Baruha: Oh, it's not quite complete, you see. Or it would be... were only I not deprived of that which I need most.
Lehko Habhoka: Your Holiness. Please bring the item of which the minister speaks.
Star Sibyl: ...
Star Sibyl: No! I cannot! I must not! Please, Karaha-Baruha, let us forget this madness!
Karaha-Baruha: Star Sibyl...
Star Sibyl: Robel-Akbel made me swear! He said that you could not be allowed to continue your work! That if you do, something... terrible... will happen to you...
Karaha-Baruha: ...
Star Sibyl: We have the mighty War Warlocks and the brave Mithra Mercenaries. Windurst's army is loyal and strong. Surely they can defend us from any onslaught...
Star Sibyl: Please, I beg of you...
Karuha-Baruha: Star Sibyl. Surely you cannot be serious.
Karuha-Baruha: Your words are unbecoming of your station. You are the leader of a nation. The preservation of Windurst should be your first -- your only -- priority.
Star Sibyl: But...
Star Sibyl: Forgive me...
Lehko Habhoka: Well, shall we?
Star Sibyl: ...
Star Sibyl: Here.... Do with it as you must.
Star Sibyl hands Karuha-Baruha a book and the bauble from around her neck.
Karuha-Baruha: Ah yes... the Book of the Gods. The key to my research, so long denied to me. You have my thanks.
Karuha-Baruha: Now let us proceed. Our time, after all, is short... no?
Lehko Habhoka: It is.
Karuha-Baruha: Long have I labored... down here in the depths where the sun dares not shine, where night and day are as one. I have but a single goal... to save Windurst from its prophesied destruction.
Karuha-Baruha: I will not bore you with the specifics, which would be beyond your comprehension anyhow. Let it suffice to say that the deeper I delved into the ancient secrets, the clearer it became to me. They were all speaking in unison... beckoning me down a singular path.
Lehko Habhoka: And that path is...?
Karuha-Baruha: The savage beast tamed by Rimilala, the founding mother of our nation.
Karuha-Baruha: Yes... I speak of Fenrir.
Karuha-Baruha: The power that brought the ferocious beast of legend to its knees... is the only power that can save Windurst once more.
Lehko Habhoka: ...
Lehko Habhoka: But how was Rimilala able to subdue the beast? Is this rrrecorded in the tome?
Karuha-Baruha: Let us see.... Ahh, yes... yes...
Karuha-Baruha: To ensnare the raging beast, Rimilala summoned all of her prodigious powers and channeled them into the creation of a single artifact.
Karaha-Baruha: The mystic fetters of supreme power... at once supple as the wind and stronger than darksteel... She bestowed unto it the name... Gleipnir.
Lehko Habhoka: Gleipnir...
Karaha-Baruha: She cast the fetters into Full Moon Fountain, its arcane force propelling them high into the heavens! For an instant that lasted an eternnity, all was bathed in moonlight... and when it faded, the great beast was still.
Karaha-Baruha: The beast now conquered, Rimilala used her immense power not to beat it into submission... but to reach out to it with tenderness, and share its pain.
Karaha-Baruha: ... So it was that the Great Beast Fenrir, seer of the future, became the sworn guardian of Windurst.
Karaha-Baruha: To protect this land with the blessing of the moon and stars for as long as he drew savage breath.
Lehko Habhoka: To decipher the ancient script with such ease.... Extrrraordinary. You're every bit the genius they say.
Karaha-Baruha: To wield once more those mystic fetters and summon the Great Beast to our aid... Such is my one true calling.
Karaha-Baruha: Yet there remains a rub. This is how the text continues...
Karaha-Baruha: Gleipnir, its fated role complete, was rent in three, ne'er again to meet.
Karaha-Baruha: To friends, for safekeeping, was each tatter bestowed...
Karaha-Baruha: To the small, to the winged, and to our eight-chambered abode.
Karaha-Baruha: A riddle? Ever the whimsical ones, these gods...
Karaha-Baruha: The three tatters of Gleipnir... If only they could be recovered somehow, I am certain that I could reunite them and wield their power as Ramilala once did.
Karaha-Baruha: But I can ill afford to leave my laboratory when there is still so much work to be done... And yet our time draws near...
Lehko Habhoka: Karaha-Baruha...
Lehko Habhoka: There is no need to vex your prodigious brrrain over such a menial task! Carry on with your research, and leave the grunt work to your loyal assistants!
Karaha-Baruha: You are saying... that you can bring me what I seek?
Lehko Habhoka: With the incredible world-hopping PLAYERNAME on your side, you may consider the deed as good as done! Isn't that right, PLAYERNAME?
Karaha-Baruha: It would seem you speak in riddles as well, Master Lehko. I know not what you imply, and yet... Yes, I am certain of it. You and your friend will not let me down.
Lehko Habhoka: Ever the genius, I see! Well, PLAYERNAME, let's be on our way. Time is short, and we mustn't keep the minister waiting!
Outside in Windurst Waters (S)...
Lehko Habhoka: Well, the best information comes strrraight from the chocobo's mouth, I say. When you're looking for a relic to tame a beast, you ask...
Lehko summons carbuncle.
Carbuncle: Yes? What is it this time? I have pressing matters to attend to, so make it brief.
Lehko Habhoka: Oh, come now. You of all should knwo that this is a matter of the utmost imporrrt.
Carbuncle: Hmph. Very well.
Lehko Habhoka: Karaha-Baruha said that according to the Book of the Gods, Gleipnir was torn into three pieces, which were entrusted in turn to the "small," the "winged" and the "eight-chambered abode" ...
Lehko Habhoka: Well, PLAYERNAME, our Carbuncle friend here has kindly agrrreed to share his knowledge, so ask away! It won't do to go gallivanting across time and space without a few good clues at your disposal, after all.
Carbuncle: ...
Ask about the small.
Carbuncle: The small... hmmm.
Carbuncle: There are many diminutive beings in this world.
Carbuncle: But none so ancient, nor bonded so closely with Altana's children, as those who call Grauberg home.
Carbuncle: It is said they even have a prophecy. That they have been waiting since the dawn of time for their "promised one."
Carbuncle: "Under a dark star, in the blackest of nights, he will come... the light in his hand illuminating the darkness."
Lehko Habhoka: A bringer of light? How curious. As I recall, they themselves shine rather brightly as well...
Ask about the winged.
Carbuncle: The wings are surely the wings of a bird. And birds can only mean... yes.
Lehko Habhoka: To think that in those times, we counted them among our frrriends...
Carbuncle: That is ancient history. Today, they will sooner skewer you than accede to your request. Unless...
Carbuncle: There is one among them called Kaa Toru the Just. It is said he honors his word to friend and foe alike.
Carbuncle: Be warned that he does not suffer fools or imposters lightly. It would be wise to bring some... proof... of your integrity.
Ask about the eight-chambered abode.
Lehko Habhoka: A structure of many rooms? Wherever could that be?
Carbuncle: Few buildings remain now that have stood since the Federation was born...
Lehko Habhoka: I've found that at times when you're at a loss, sometimes it's best to check rrright under your nose...
Carbuncle: Quite true.
Lehko Habhoka: I can think of one such place, though it is like to be sealed shut these days. But that's no problem for you now, is it PLAYERNAME?
Lehko Habhoka: Well, I trrrust that's enough to set you on your way.
Lehko Habhoka: We have some matters of our own to research, so we shall stay here in Windurst.
Lehko Habhoka: Speak to Velda-Galda by the path to Windurst Walls when you return. He will lead you back to Heavens Tower.
Lehko Habhoka: It hardly needs saying that it is not only Karaha-Baruha and ourselves, but all of Windurst that is counting on you this time. Do be careful, and report back as soon as your search bearrrs fruit.
Grauberg Scene 1: Witchfire Glen
Adrasteia: Ooh! Looky what we have here! A mortal! I haven't seen one of you for years and years and years! What brings you to these parts, sweetie?
Adrasteia: Gleipnir!? Are you really, really looking for Gleipnir?
Adrasteia: Did you hear that, girls? Come quickly! This one might be the promised one!
Adrasteia: (But... I know!... yeah?... reall!... and so?)
Adrasteia: I'm sorry, my dear... Really, awfully, terribly sorry! You just came so suddenly, so swiftly, so abruptly that I had to consult with my sisters.
Adrasteia: We simply must be sure that you really, truly, actually are who you say. This legend of ours has been passed down for centuries, millennia, eons after all. One can't be too careful!
Adrasteia: "Under a dark star, in the blackest of nights, he will come... the light in his hand banishing the darkness."
Adrasteia: That's how the prophecy goes, you know, and well... the girls are saying that you just don't fit the part.
Adrasteia: I'm really, truly, ever so sorry!
Grauberg Scene II
Adrasteia: "Under a dark star, in the blackest of nights, he will come... the light in his hand banishing the darkness."
Adrasteia: That's how the prophecy goes, you know, and you just don't seem to fit the part. I'm really, truly, ever so sorry!
Adrasteia: What kind of light, you ask?
Adrasteia: Oh, anything would do, really, truly. I know! Nothing shines, nothing sparkles, nothing shimmers brighter than us. Yes, come back with a bottled pixie, and that should do nicely!
Grauberg Scene III
Adrasteia: Oh! It's the mortal again! And he's brought... could it be? Could it really, truly, actually be?
Adrasteia: A bottled pixie!
Adrasteia: Did you hear that, girls? Come quickly! This one might be the promised one!
Adrasteia: (You see?... Yeah!... I mean... I told you!)
Adrasteia: Pardon me! The girls and I were so surprised. Shocked, startled even!
Adrasteia: We figured the legend was just... a myth? A fantasy? What you mortals might call a faerie tale? To think the "promised one" has actually come!
Adrasteia: This has been passed down from our mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers, many many many eons ago.
Adrasteia: "Someday, when the world has begun to slide into chaos, a mortal will come to claim this."
Adrasteia: "Until that day, keep it safe, and keep it sound." So I was told.
Adrasteia: Take it. I have no doubts, no worries. Really, truly, certainly you are the one of which my ancestors spoke.
Adrasteia: Go with our blessing. And may our ancient bond of friendship now serve the power of good...
Castle Oztroja (S): Scene 1
Boo Kyeko the Ironfaith: Kyah-kyah. What brings you to our nest, smoothskin?
Boo Kyeko the Ironfaith: You seek Gleipnir, you say? Kyah-hah-hah!
Boo Kyeko the Ironfaith: Squawk! A fool you are. Fool-fool-fool. You would trespass so deep into our holy ground in search of some trinket from an old hen's tale?
Boo Kyeko the Ironfaith: Kyah! You will die like the infidel you are!
Kaa Toru the Just: Lower your weapon.
Boo Kyeko the Ironfaith: Kakwah? My lord?
Kaa Toru the Just: Have you forgotten the pact!? Kyah! Your insolence knows no bounds!
Kaa Toru the Just: Are we Yagudo not the most proud and honorable of the races? Pray that I do not inform Tzee Xicu of your affront!
Boo Kyako the Ironfaith: ... Kyah.
Kaa Toru the Just: Yes, I know the relic of which you speak, entrusted to us by our "friends" of old. It is an ancient, ancient tale, written off by all as pure fable.
Kaa Toru the Just: All save for I... I am Kaa Toru the Just.
Kaa Toru the Just: I give fair fearing to all who come before me, even a smoothskin such as you.
Kaa Toru the Just: But in exchange for my fair judgment, my demands are stern.
Kaa Toru the Just: Bring proof that you are truly the promised one, and your cause shall be heard.
Kaa Toru the Just: But be forewarned. If your heart is deemed deceitful, my brethren will pick the flesh from your bones. Kyah!
Castle Oztroja (S): Scene II
Kaa Toru the Just: I give fair hearing to all who come before me, even a smoothskin such as you.
Kaa Toru the Just: Bring proof that you are truly the promised one, and your cause shall be heard.
Kaa Toru the Just: But be forewarned. If your heart is deemed deceitful, my brethren will pick the flesh from your bones. Kyah!
Castle Oztroja (S): Scene III
Kaa Toru the Just: I see.
Kaa Toru the Just: I deem you worthy. You are indeed he of whom the legends spoke.
Kaa Toru the Just: Take it. It is yours.
Kaa Toru the Just: Do not fool yourself into thinking that anything has changed. You and your kind remain our bitter enemy. So were you yesterday, and so shall you be tomorrow.
Kaa Toru the Just: I performed my duty. That is all.
Kaa Toru the Just: Now begone from our holy ground at once. You will find no more favors here. Kyah-kyah!
Back in Windurst Waters (S)
You turn in the scintillant strand.
Carbuncle: The scintillant strand. There is no mistaking it.
Carbuncle: We are one step closer, for better or for worse.
Lehko Habhoka: I can't help but wonder. What would happen if -- Goddess forbid -- Karaha-Baruha's attempt to summon the Great Beast went awrrry?
Carbuncle: The damage would be great. Of that there can be no doubt. And I speak not merely of the buildings that would be leveled by the raging beast.
Lehko Habhoka: Indeed. Though he may have assumed a hermit's life, Karaha-Baruha is a Minister of the Federation, and the greatest genius this nation has ever known.
Carbuncle: Yes. Were such a trusted figure to suffer a crushing defeat, the Windurstian people would feel that their greatest -- their last -- hope had been snuffed out like a candle. For them, the war would be as good as lost...
Carbuncle: And yet, no doubt the most horrific fate would fall upon Karuha-Baruha himself...
Lehko Habhoka: Snapped up in the great jaws of the great beast he would tame...?
Lehko Habhoka: No... nothing so swift or painless. If the immense magical power within him were to turrrn against itself.... I shudder at the thought of what might happen.
Carbuncle: As do we all. And I suspect the Star Sibyl's grief would be the deepest, the most unfathomable of all...
Turn in the refulgent strand.
Carbuncle: So this is the refulgent strand...
Lehko Habhoka: The birdman was true to his epithet after all. A pleasant surprrrise. I thought for certain that a bitter battle would be inescapable.
Lehko Habhoka: The fate that joins our two peoples is a currious one indeed...
Lehko Habhoka: I wonder if it will always be so?
Carbuncle: That will hinge on the course of the war, no doubt. Will our Allied Forces triumph? ... Or will the Beastman Confederate rule the day?
Lehko Habhoka: Or...
Carbuncle: Indeed. Or will the conflict drag on, unresolved for ages and ages to come... ?
Carbuncle: In that future, Vana'diel will be engulfed in dark shadows, and the stench of death...
Carbuncle: And any chance of comign to peace with our erstwhile friends will be lost forever.
Carbuncle: The power of magic will slowly fade from our world, the Great Star Tree will wither...
Carbuncle: And Vana'diel will sink into an eternal age of dreamless slumber, never to awaken...
Turn in the irradiant strand.
Carbuncle: Ah, the irradiant strand that Karaha-Baruha seeks. Will his research succeed? I suppose only time will tell.
Carbuncle: Many years past -- no, it was not so long ago. I knew a man not unlike the Minister.
Carbuncle: He pursued with boundless fervor his lfie's mission -- a true calling for which he was prepared to face even death. And yet, in the end, his efforts were in vain...
Carbuncle: He lost that which he cherished most, and his eternal struggle continued...
Carbuncle: After that, he lived only to fight, that he might one day see the nation of the one dear to him reborn...
Carbuncle: His heart empty save for the stinging thorn of remorse, he harbored but one hope. That he might someday return to that time...
Carbuncle: That he might do something different... That he might save the one he lost...
Carbuncle: What's that? The Gleipnir was being held by a ghostly apparition?
Carbuncle: No, I'm afraid I haven't the slightest idea...
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