Part 23: Traveling salesman
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When we last saw Gaius Stabbius, he was going to Maadoran because the Boatmen guild in Teron had been wiped out. Maybe he'll have better luck here.
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In retrospect, Neleos was a bit of an idiot.
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Peacekeepers, eh? I guess it makes sense if you're a believer of "death solves all problems."
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Don't you hate it when people laugh at their own jokes?
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Working for Gaelius has its perks.
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The game implies Darista is ugly now, but her portrait shows otherwise. Seriously, she's a 9 out of 10.
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Oh hey, looks like the stolen treasure has come up.
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Okay, geez...
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Several invisible men, it seems.
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The logic of this is questionable. Levir is a fucking thief sitting on a pile of gold -- why would he let us take it?
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Next to Hamza is this guy, who totally stole my name.
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Thanks, Cyrus! This will come in handy in our current quest.
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We don't need no stinkin' guide!
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Can we pull this off?
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Yes, we can.
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Invisible men and women. The only point of interest is this brick wall.
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Let's take a closer look.
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Sir, I'm selling this fine dagger...
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This guy is no big deal. My dagger can pull off critical strikes fairly regularly now.
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What? You mean Levir isn't going to let us waltz out with the gold? Who could have predicted this!
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Let's try to find this hidden tunnel. We can talk Levir into letting us go, but he'd want us to do a job for him in return and I don't feel like getting mixed up in that bullshit.
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Nothing here.
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Ah-ha!
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We'll try the crafting option.
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So long, Levir.
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Okay, we lost a lot of people, but at least we get a big pile of gold.
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Let's chat with Hamza.
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Hamza is arguably one of the "best" characters in AoD. Sure, he's an assassin who's killed countless people, but he's loyal, which is more than I can say for most of the characters.
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Now this is a job I'm looking forward to.
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There's something poetic about the Boatmen being formed out of the remnants of the Emperor's personal guard, only to end up working for a man who wants to be emperor.
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Darista had some bad luck when it comes to joining mercenary groups.
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We'll see about that.
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I wonder how many times Darista has to listen to guild members moan about working for Gaelius. Anyway, time to stop fucking around.
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We can't sneak in, so we'll take the direct approach.
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Good sirs, are you interested in buying a quality dagger? It's very sharp!
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Nothing outside, so let's go in.
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We could join forces with Lorenza, which means killing Darista. Frankly, I'd rather chew broken glass.
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Okay, now I'm fighting a bunch of scantily clad women. This fight can get out of hand quickly, so make sure to brings bombs/nets/whatever you can to even the odds. It goes without saying that antidotes are a must.
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I got unlucky and took some critical hits, so...
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Ow.
Death Count: 43
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Things go smoother the second time.
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Eat cold steel, Lorenza.
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Lorenza and her ladies-in-waiting have some good stuff we can sell.
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Three guesses as to who that someone might be.
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What the fuck? Even Octavia didn't get a private audience with Gaelius!
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Looks like he's decided to take care of that nephew problem.
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I heal myself and prepare for the next quest.
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There's an option to impersonate a guard, but I'm not taking it since it means getting into a fight.
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Do or die time.
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Hope this ring works.
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Phew.
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Moron.
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Yes, I have the message written on this dagger...
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I guess murdering a lord is the next step up from murdering nobles.
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For a bunch of skilled assassins, the Boatmen can't handle a mob.
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Being unleashed like a plague sounds fucking badass.
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And with that, this part of the story comes to a close.
Next Time: Pain