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# NetHack 3.6   quest.txt       $NHDT-Date: 1448540693 2015/11/26 12:24:53 $  $NHDT-Branch: master $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.32 $
#       Copyright (c) 1991 by M. Stephenson
# NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details.
#
#       The quest text file for NetHack 3.4
#
#       These are the "standard" message numbers from qtext.h.  All class
#       dialogue must have at least these entries.
#
#       QT_FIRSTTIME     1
#       QT_NEXTTIME      2
#       QT_OTHERTIME     3
#
#       QT_GUARDTALK     5      /* 5 random things guards say before quest */
#       QT_GUARDTALK2   10      /* 5 random things guards say after quest */
#
#       QT_FIRSTLEADER  15
#       QT_NEXTLEADER   16
#       QT_OTHERLEADER  17
#       QT_LASTLEADER   18
#       QT_BADLEVEL     19
#       QT_BADALIGN     20
#       QT_ASSIGNQUEST  21
#
#       QT_ENCOURAGE    25      /* 1-10 random encouragement messages */
#
#       QT_FIRSTLOCATE  35
#       QT_NEXTLOCATE   36
#
#       QT_FIRSTACQUIRE 40
#       QT_NEXTACQUIRE  41
#
#       QT_FIRSTNEMESIS 50
#       QT_NEXTNEMESIS  51
#       QT_OTHERNEMESIS 52
#       QT_NEMWANTSIT   53      /* you somehow got the artifact */
#
#       QT_DISCOURAGE   60      /* 1-10 random maledictive messages */
#
#       QT_GOTIT        70
#
#       QT_KILLEDNEM    80
#       QT_OFFEREDIT    81
#       QT_OFFEREDIT2   82      /* if you throw artifact to leader after #81 */
#
#       QT_POSTHANKS    90
#       QT_HASAMULET    91
#
#
#       Archeologist
#
%Cc Arc 00001
You are suddenly in familiar surroundings.  The buildings in the distance
seem to be those of your old alma mater, but something is wrong.  It feels
as if there has been a riot recently, or %H has
been under siege.

All of the windows are boarded up, and there are objects scattered around
the entrance.

Strange forbidding shapes seem to be moving in the distance.
%E [You arrive at %H, but all is not well.]
%Cp Arc 00002
Once again, you are back at %H.
%E
%Cp Arc 00003
You are back at %H.
You have an odd feeling this may be the last time you ever come here.
%E
%Cp Arc 00005
"Did you see Lash LaRue in 'Song of Old Wyoming' the other night?"
%E
%Cp Arc 00006
"Hey man, got any potions of hallucination for sale?"
%E
%Cp Arc 00007
"Did you see the artifact %l brought back from the last dig?"
%E
%Cp Arc 00008
"So what species do *you* think we evolved from?"
%E
%Cp Arc 00009
"So you're %ls prize pupil!  I don't know what he sees in you."
%E
%Cp Arc 00010
"Did you see Lash LaRue in 'Song of Old Wyoming' the other night?"
%E
%Cp Arc 00011
"Hey man, got any potions of hallucination for sale?"
%E
%Cp Arc 00012
"I guess you are guaranteed to make full professor now."
%E
%Cp Arc 00013
"So, what was worse, %n or your entrance exams?"
%E
%Cp Arc 00014
"%oC is impressive, but nothing like the bones I dug up!"
%E
%Cc Arc 00015
"Finally you have returned, %p.  You were always
my most promising student.  Allow me to see if you are ready for the
most difficult task of your career."
%E ["You have returned, %p, to a difficult task."]
%Cp Arc 00016
"Again, %p, you stand before me.
Let me see if you have gained experience in the interim."
%E
%Cp Arc 00017
"Once more, %p, you have returned from the field.
Are you finally ready for the task that must be accomplished?"
%E
%Cc Arc 00018
"%p, you have failed us.  All of my careful training has been in
vain.  Begone!  Your tenure at this college has been revoked!

"You are a disgrace to the profession!"
%E ["%pC, you have failed us.  Begone!"]
%Cc Arc 00019
"%p, you are yet too inexperienced to undertake such a demanding
quest.  A mere %r could not possibly face the rigors demanded and
survive.  Go forth, and come here again when your adventures have further
taught you."
%E [%pC, a mere %r is too inexperienced.]
%Cc Arc 00020
"%pC!  I've heard that you've been using sloppy techniques.  Your
results lately can hardly be called suitable for %ra!

"How could you have strayed from the %a path?  Go from here, and come
back only when you have purified yourself."
%E ["%pC, you have strayed from the %a path.  Purify yourself!"]
%Cc Arc 00021
"Grave times have befallen the college, for %na has
stolen %o.  Without it, the board of directors of
the university will soon have no choice but to revoke our research grants.

"You must locate the entrance to %i.  Within it,
you will find %n.

"You must then defeat %n and return %o
to me.

"Only in this way will we be able to prevent the budget cuts that could
close this college.

"May the wisdom of %d be your guide."
%E [%nC has stolen %o.  Locate %i, defeat %ni, and return %O.]
%Cp Arc 00025
"Beware, for %n is powerful and cunning."
%E
%Cp Arc 00026
"To locate the entrance to %i, you must pass
many traps."
%E
%Cp Arc 00027
"A %nt may be vulnerable to attacks by magical cold."
%E
%Cp Arc 00028
"Call upon %d when you encounter %n."
%E
%Cp Arc 00029
"You must destroy %n.  It will pursue you otherwise."
%E
%Cp Arc 00030
"%oC is a mighty talisman.  With it you
can destroy %n."
%E
%Cp Arc 00031
"Go forth with the blessings of %d."
%E
%Cp Arc 00032
"I will have my %gP watch for your return."
%E
%Cp Arc 00033
"Remember not to stray from the true %a path."
%E
%Cp Arc 00034
"You may be able to sense %o when you are near."
%E
%Cc Arc 00035
A plain opens before you.  Beyond the plain lies a foreboding edifice.

You have the feeling that you will soon find the entrance to
%i.
%E [This foreboding edifice must hide the entrance to %i.]
%Cp Arc 00036
Once again, you are near the entrance to %i.
%E
%Cc Arc 00040
A strange feeling washes over you, and you think back to things you
learned during the many lectures of %l.

You realize the feeling must be the presence of %o.
%E [This strange feeling must be the presence of %o.]
%Cp Arc 00041
The familiar presence of %o is in the ether.
%E
%Cc Arc 00050
"So, %p, you think that you can succeed in recovering
%o, when your teacher, %l, has already failed.

"Come, try your best!  I shall destroy you, and gnaw on your bones."
%E ["Come, %p, I shall destroy you!"]
%Cc Arc 00051
"Again you try to best me, eh %p?  Well, you shall fail again.

"You shall never recover %o.

"I shall bear your soul to the Plane of Origins for my master's pleasure."
%E ["Again you try to best me, %p?  You shall never recover %o."]
%Cp Arc 00052
"You persist yet %p!  Good.  Now, you shall die!"
%E
%Cp Arc 00053
"I shall have %o from you, %p, then feast
upon your entrails!"
%E
%Cp Arc 00060
"Try your best, %p.  You cannot defeat me."
%E
%Cp Arc 00061
"I shall rend the flesh from your body whilst you still breathe!"
%E
%Cp Arc 00062
"First you, %p, then I shall destroy your mentor, %l."
%E
%Cp Arc 00063
"Tiring yet, %p?  I draw my power from my master and cannot
falter!"
%E
%Cp Arc 00064
"I shall rend thy soul from thy body and consume it!"
%E
%Cp Arc 00065
"You are far too %a -- it weakens you.  You shall die in this place."
%E
%Cp Arc 00066
"%d has forsaken you!  You are lost now!"
%E
%Cp Arc 00067
"A mere %r cannot hope to defeat me!"
%E
%Cp Arc 00068
"If you are the best %l can send, I have nothing to fear."
%E
%Cp Arc 00069
"Die %c!  I shall exhibit your carcass as a trophy."
%E
%Cc Arc 00070
The power of %o flows through your body!  You feel
as if you could now take on the Wizard of Yendor himself and win, but
you know you must return %o to %l.
%E [The power of %o flows through your body!  You must return it to %l.]
%Cp Arc 00080
The body of %n dissipates in a cloud of noxious fumes.
%E
%Cc Arc 00081
%lC touches %o briefly, gazes into it,
then smiles at you and says:

"Well done, %p.  You have defeated %n and
recovered %o.  But I fear that it shall never be safe
here.

Please take %o with you.  You, %p, can
guard it now far better than I.

May the blessings of %d follow you and guard you."
%E [%lC instructs you to guard %o from now on.]
# assumes Orb of Detection (glass object)
%Cc Arc 00082
"Careful, %p!  %oC might break, and that would be
a tragic loss.  You are its keeper now, and the time has come to
resume your search for the Amulet.  %Z await your
return through the magic portal that brought you here."
%E ["Resume your search for the Amulet beyond the magic portal to %Z."]
%Cc Arc 00090
"Welcome back, %p.  Have you progressed with your quest to
regain the Amulet of Yendor for %d?"
%E ["Have you progressed with your quest to regain the Amulet of Yendor for %d?"]
%Cc Arc 00091
"Congratulations, %p.  I wondered if anyone could prevail against
the Wizard and the minions of Moloch.  Now, you must embark on one
final adventure.

"Take the Amulet, and find your way onto the Astral Plane.
There you must find the altar of %d and sacrifice the
Amulet on that altar to fulfill your destiny.

"Remember, your path now should always be upwards."
%E [Take the Amulet to the Astral Plane and sacrifice it at the altar of %d.]
#
#       Barbarian
#
%Cc Bar 00001
Warily you scan your surroundings, all of your senses alert for signs
of possible danger.  Off in the distance, you can %x the familiar shapes
of %H.

But why, you think, should %l be there?

Suddenly, the hairs on your neck stand on end as you detect the aura of
evil magic in the air.

Without thought, you ready your weapon, and mutter under your breath:

    "By %d, there will be blood spilt today."
%E [You reach the vicinity of %H, but sense evil magic nearby.]
%Cp Bar 00002
Once again, you near %H.  You know that %l
will be waiting.
%E
%Cp Bar 00003
Again, and you think possibly for the last time, you approach
%H.
%E
%Cp Bar 00005
"The battles here have been good -- our enemies' blood soaks the soil!"
%E
%Cp Bar 00006
"Remember that glory is crushing your enemies beneath your feet!"
%E
%Cp Bar 00007
"There has been little treasure to loot, since the horde arrived."
%E
%Cp Bar 00008
"The horde is mighty in numbers, but they have little courage."
%E
%Cp Bar 00009
"%lC is a strange one, but he has helped defend us."
%E
%Cp Bar 00010
"The battles here have been good -- our enemies' blood soaks the soil!"
%E
%Cp Bar 00011
"Remember that glory is crushing your enemies beneath your feet!"
%E
%Cp Bar 00012
"Times will be good again, now that the horde is vanquished."
%E
%Cp Bar 00013
"You have brought our clan much honor in defeating %n."
%E
%Cp Bar 00014
"You will be a worthy successor to %l."
%E
%Cc Bar 00015
"Ah, %p.  You have returned at last.  The world is in dire
need of your help.  There is a great quest you must undertake.

"But first, I must see if you are ready to take on such a challenge."
%E ["At last you have returned.  There is a great quest you must undertake."]
%Cp Bar 00016
"%p, you are back.  Are you ready now for the challenge?"
%E
%Cp Bar 00017
"Again, you stand before me, %p.  Surely you have prepared yourself."
%E
%Cc Bar 00018
"Pah!  You have betrayed the gods, %p.  You will never attain
the glory which you aspire to.  Your failure to follow the true path has
closed this future to you.

"I will protect these people as best I can, but soon %n will overcome
me and destroy all who once called you %s.  Now begone!"
%E ["You have betrayed %d; soon %n will destroy us.  Begone!"]
%Cc Bar 00019
"%p, I fear that you are as yet too inexperienced to face
%n.  Only %Ra with the help of %d could ever hope to
defeat %ni."
%E ["You are too inexperienced.  Come back when you are %Ra."]
%Cc Bar 00020
"%pC!  You have wandered from the path of the %a!
If you attempt to overcome %n in this state, he will surely
enslave your soul.  Your only hope, and ours, lies in your purification.
Go forth, and return when you feel ready."
%E ["You have wandered from the path of the %a.  Come back when you have atoned."]
%Cc Bar 00021
"The world is in great need of your assistance, %p.

"About six months ago, I learned that a mysterious sorcerer, known
as %n, had begun to gather a large group of cutthroats and brigands
about %ni.

"At about the same time, these people you once rode with `liberated' a
potent magical talisman, %o, from a Turanian caravan.

"%nC and %nj Black Horde swept down upon %i and defeated
the people there, driving them out into the desert.  He has taken
%o, and seeks to bend it to %nj will.  I detected the
subtle changes in the currents of fate, and joined these people.
Then I sent forth a summons for you.

"If %n can bend %o to %nj will, he will become
almost indestructible.  He will then be able to enslave the minds of
men across the world.  You are the only hope.  The gods smile upon you,
and with %d behind you, you alone can defeat %n.

"You must go to %i.  From there, you can track down
%n, defeat %ni, and return %o to us.  Only
then will the world be safe."
%E ["Find %n, defeat %ni, and return %o to us."]
%Cp Bar 00025
"%nC is strong in the dark arts, but not immune to cold steel."
%E
%Cp Bar 00026
"Remember that %n is a great sorcerer.  He lived in the time
of Atlantis."
%E
%Cp Bar 00027
"If you fail, %p, I will not be able to protect these people long."
%E
%Cp Bar 00028
"To enter %i, you must be very stealthy.  The horde will be on
guard."
%E
%Cp Bar 00029
"Call upon %d in your time of need."
%E
%Cp Bar 00030
"May %d protect you, and guide your steps."
%E
%Cp Bar 00031
"If you can lay hands upon %o, carry it for good fortune."
%E
%Cp Bar 00032
"I cannot stand against %ns sorcery.  But %d will help you."
%E
%Cp Bar 00033
"Do not fear %n.  I know you can defeat %ni."
%E
%Cp Bar 00034
"You have a great road to travel, %p, but only after you defeat
%n."
%E
%Cc Bar 00035
The scent of water comes to you in the desert breeze.  You know that
you have located %i.
%E [You have located %i.]
%Cp Bar 00036
Yet again you have a chance to infiltrate %i.
%E
%Cc Bar 00040
The hairs on the nape of your neck lift as you sense an energy in the
very air around you.  You fight down a primordial panic that seeks to
make you turn and run.  This is surely the lair of %n.
%E [This is surely the lair of %n.]
%Cp Bar 00041
Yet again you feel the air around you heavy with malevolent magical energy.
%E
%Cc Bar 00050
"So.  This is what that second rate sorcerer %l sends to do %lj bidding.
I have slain many before you.  You shall give me little sport.

"Prepare to die, %c."
%E [%nC boasts that %nh has slain many.  "Prepare to die, %c."]
%Cp Bar 00051
"I have wasted too much time on you already.  Now, you shall die."
%E
%Cp Bar 00052
"You return yet again, %c!  Are you prepared for death now?"
%E
%Cp Bar 00053
"I shall have %o back, you pitiful excuse for %ca.
And your life as well."
%E
%Cp Bar 00060
"My pets will dine on your carcass tonight!"
%E
%Cp Bar 00061
"You are a sorry excuse for %ra."
%E
%Cp Bar 00062
"Run while you can, %c.  My next spell will be your last."
%E
%Cp Bar 00063
"I shall use your very skin to bind my next grimoire."
%E
%Cp Bar 00064
"%d cannot protect you now.  Here, you die."
%E
%Cp Bar 00065
"Your %a nature makes you weak.  You cannot defeat me."
%E
%Cp Bar 00066
"Come, %c.  I shall kill you, then unleash the horde on your tribe."
%E
%Cp Bar 00067
"Once you are dead, my horde shall finish off %l, and your tribe."
%E
%Cp Bar 00068
"Fight, %c, or are you afraid of the mighty %n?"
%E
%Cp Bar 00069
"You have failed, %c.  Now, my victory is complete."
%E
%Cc Bar 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel the power of it
flowing through your hands.  It seems to be in two or more places
at once, even though you are holding it.
%E [You feel the power of %o flowing through your hands.]
%Cc Bar 00080
%nC falls to the ground, and utters a last curse at you.  Then %nj
body fades slowly, seemingly dispersing into the air around you.  You
slowly become aware that the overpowering aura of magic in the air has
begun to fade.
%E [%nC curses you, but you feel the overpowering aura of magic fading.]
%Cc Bar 00081
When %l sees %o, he smiles, and says:

    Well done, %p.  You have saved the world from certain doom.
    What, now, should be done with %o?

    These people, brave as they are, cannot hope to guard it from
    other sorcerers who will detect it, as surely as %n did.

    Take %o with you, %p.  It will guard you in
    your adventures, and you can best guard it.  You embark on a
    quest far greater than you realize.

    Remember me, %p, and return when you have triumphed.  I
    will tell you then of what you must do.  You will understand when the
    time comes.
%E [%lC tells you to guard %o, and to return when you have triumphed.]
%Cc Bar 00082
%l gazes reverently at %o, then back at you.

"You are its keeper now, and the time has come to resume your search
for the Amulet.  %Z await your return through the
magic portal which brought you here."
%E ["You keep %o.  Return to %Z to search for the Amulet."]
%Cp Bar 00090
"Tell us, %p, have you fared well on your great quest?"
%E
%Cc Bar 00091
"This is wondrous, %p.  I feared that you could not possibly
succeed in your quest, but here you are in possession of the Amulet
of Yendor!

"I have studied the texts of the magi constantly since you left.  In
the Book of Skelos, I found this:

    %d will cause a child to be sent into the world.  This child is to
    be made strong by trial of battle and magic, for %d has willed it so.
    It is said that the child of %d will recover the Amulet of Yendor
    that was stolen from the Creator at the beginning of time.

"As you now possess the amulet, %p, I suspect that the Book
speaks of you.

    The child of %d will take the Amulet, and travel to the Astral
    Plane, where the Great Temple of %d is to be found.  The Amulet
    will be sacrificed to %d, there on %dJ altar.  Then the child will
    stand by %d as champion of all %cP for eternity.

"This is all I know, %p.  I hope it will help you."
%E ["Take the Amulet to the altar of %d on the Astral Plane and offer it."]
#
#       Cave(wo)man
#
%Cc Cav 00001
You descend through a barely familiar stairwell that you remember
%l showing you when you embarked upon your vision quest.

You arrive back at %H, but something seems
wrong here.  The usual smoke and glowing light of the fires of the
outer caves are absent, and an uneasy quiet fills the damp air.
%E [You arrive back at %H, but something is wrong here.]
%Cp Cav 00002
Once again, you arrive back at %H.
%E
%Cp Cav 00003
For some reason, you think that this may be the last time you will
enter %H.
%E
%Cp Cav 00005
"We have not been able to gather as much food since the Giants sealed
off our access to the outer world."
%E
%Cp Cav 00006
"Since %n sent her minions, we have been constantly fighting."
%E
%Cp Cav 00007
"I have heard your vision quest was successful.  Is this so?"
%E
%Cp Cav 00008
"So, tell me, %p, how have you fared?"
%E
%Cp Cav 00009
"%lC grows old.  We know not who will guide us after he ascends."
%E
%Cp Cav 00010
"The rains have returned and the land grows lush again."
%E
%Cp Cav 00011
"Peace has returned, give thanks to %d!"
%E
%Cp Cav 00012
"Welcome back!  Did you find %o?"
%E
%Cp Cav 00013
"So, %p, tell us the story of your fight with %n."
%E
%Cp Cav 00014
"%lC grows old.  Perhaps you will guide us after he ascends."
%E
%Cc Cav 00015
"You have returned from your vision quest, %p.  Thank %d.

"We are in dire need of your help, my %S.

"But first, I must see if you are yet capable of the quest I would
ask you to undertake."
%E ["You have returned.  We are in dire need of your help."]
%Cp Cav 00016
"Again, you return to us, %p.  Let me see if you are ready now."
%E
%Cp Cav 00017
"Ah, %p.  Are you finally ready?"
%E
%Cc Cav 00018
"%pC!  You have sealed our fate.  You seem unable to reform yourself,
so I must select another to take your place.

"Begone from %H!  You have betrayed us by choosing
the path of the %C over the true path of the %L.

"You no longer live in our eyes."
%E ["You have betrayed the %L.  Begone!"]
%Cc Cav 00019
"Alas, %p, you are as yet too inexperienced to embark upon such
a difficult quest as that I propose to give you.

"%rA could not possibly survive the rigors demanded to find
%i, never mind to confront %n herself.

"Adventure some more, and you will learn the skills you will require.
%d decrees it."
%E ["%rA is too inexperienced.  Come back when you have progressed."]
%Cc Cav 00020
"%pC!  You have deviated from my teachings.  You no longer follow
the path of the %a as you should.  I banish you from these caves, to
go forth and purify yourself.  Then, you might be able to accomplish this
quest."
%E ["You no longer follow the path of the %a.  Go, and purify yourself."]
%Cc Cav 00021
"You are indeed ready now, %p.  I shall tell you a tale of
great suffering among your people:

"Shortly after you left on your vision quest, the caves were invaded by
the creatures sent against us by %n.

"She, herself, could not attack us due to her great size, but her minions
have harassed us ever since.  In the first attacks, many died, and the
minions of %n managed to steal %o.
They took it to %i and there, none of our
%g warriors have been able to go.

"You must find %i, and within it wrest
%o from %n.  She guards it as
jealously as she guards all treasures she attains.  But with it,
we can make our caves safe once more.

"Please, %p, recover %o for us, and return it here."
%E [Find and defeat %n, recover %o, and return with it.]
%Cp Cav 00025
"%nC is immune to her own breath weapons.
You should use magic upon her that she does not use herself."
%E
%Cp Cav 00026
"When you encounter %n, call upon %d for assistance."
%E
%Cp Cav 00027
"There will be nowhere to hide inside %ns inner sanctum."
%E
%Cp Cav 00028
"Your best chance with %n will be to keep moving."
%E
%Cp Cav 00029
"Do not be distracted by the great treasures in %ns lair.
Concentrate on %o."
%E
%Cp Cav 00030
"%oC is the only object that %n truly fears."
%E
%Cp Cav 00031
"Do not be fooled by %ns size.  She is fast, and it is
rumored that she uses magic."
%E
%Cp Cav 00032
"I would send a party of %gP with you, but we will need all
of our strength to defend ourselves."
%E
%Cp Cav 00033
"Remember, be %a at all times.  This is your strength."
%E
%Cp Cav 00034
"If only we had an amulet of reflection, this would not have happened."
%E
%Cc Cav 00035
You %x many large claw marks on the ground.  The tunnels ahead
of you are larger than most of those in any cave complex you have
ever been in before.

Your nose detects the smell of carrion from within, and bones litter
the sides of the tunnels.
%E [You %x many large claw marks, smell carrion, and notice bones.]
%Cp Cav 00036
Once again, you approach %i.
%E
%Cc Cav 00040
You find yourself in a large cavern, with neatly polished walls, that
nevertheless show signs of being scorched by fire.

Bones litter the floor, and there are objects scattered everywhere.
The air is close with the stench of sulphurous fumes.

%nC is clearly visible, but %nh seems to be asleep.
%E [You enter a large cavern.  %nC is present.]
%Cp Cav 00041
Once again, you find yourself in the lair of %n.
%E
%Cc Cav 00050
"So, follower of %l, you seek to invade the lair of
%n.  Only my meals are allowed down here.  Prepare
to be eaten!"
%E [%nC threatens to eat you.]
%Cp Cav 00051
"So, again you face me, %c.  No one has ever before escaped me.
Now I shall kill you."
%E
%Cp Cav 00052
"You are getting annoying, %c.  Prepare to die."
%E
%Cp Cav 00053
"I'll have %o from you, %c.  You shall die."
%E
%Cp Cav 00060
"You are weak, %c.  No challenge for the Mother of all Dragons."
%E
%Cp Cav 00061
"I grow hungry, %r.  You look like a nice appetizer!"
%E
%Cp Cav 00062
"Join me for lunch?  You're the main course, %c."
%E
%Cp Cav 00063
"With %o, I am invincible!  You cannot succeed."
%E
%Cp Cav 00064
"Your mentor, %l has failed.  You are nothing to fear."
%E
%Cp Cav 00065
"You shall die here, %c.  %rA cannot hope to defeat me."
%E
%Cp Cav 00066
"You, a mere %r challenge the might of %n?  Hah!"
%E
%Cp Cav 00067
"I am the Mother of all Dragons!  You cannot hope to defeat me."
%E
%Cp Cav 00068
"My claws are sharp now.  I shall rip you to shreds!"
%E
%Cp Cav 00069
"%d has deserted you, %c.  This is my domain."
%E
%Cc Cav 00070
As you pick up %o it seems heavy at first, but as you
hold it strength flows into your arms.

You suddenly feel full of power, as if nothing could possibly stand
in your path.
%E [%oC fills you with a feeling of power.]
%Cp Cav 00080
%nC sinks to the ground, her heads flailing about.
As she dies, a cloud of noxious fumes billows about her.
%E
%Cc Cav 00081
%lC glimpses %o in your possession.
He smiles and says:

    You have done it!  We are saved.  But I fear that %o
    will always be a target for %C forces who will want it for their
    own.

    To prevent further trouble, I would like you, %p,
    to take %o away with you.  It will help you as you
    quest for the Amulet of Yendor.
%E ["Take %o with you.  It will help in your quest for the Amulet of Yendor."]
%Cc Cav 00082
%l grasps %o proudly for a moment, then looks at you.

"You are its keeper now, and the time has come to resume your search
for the Amulet.  %Z await your return through the
magic portal which brought you here."
%E ["You are the keeper of %o now.  Return to %Z to search for the Amulet.]
%Cp Cav 00090
"%pC!  Welcome back.
How goes your quest to recover the Amulet for %d?"
%E
%Cc Cav 00091
"You have been successful, I see, %p.

"Now that the Amulet of Yendor is yours, here is what you must do:

"Journey upwards to the open air.  The Amulet you carry will then
take you into the Astral Planes, where the Great Temple of %d
casts its influence throughout our world.

"Sacrifice the Amulet on the altar.  Thus shall %d become supreme!"
%E ["Take the Amulet to the altar of %d on the Astral Plane and offer it."]
#
#       Healer
#
%Cc Hea 00001
What sorcery has brought you back to %H?  The smell
of fresh funeral pyres tells you that something is amiss with the healing
powers that used to practice here.

No rhizotomists are tending the materia medica gardens, and where are the
common folk who used to come for the cures?

You know that you must quickly make your way to the collegium, and
%ls iatreion, and find out what has happened in your absence.
%E [You arrive back at %H and must find %l.]
%Cp Hea 00002
After your last experience you expected to be here, but you certainly
did not expect to see things so much worse.  This time you must succeed.
%E
%Cp Hea 00003
Again, you %x %H in the distance.

The smell of death and disease permeates the air.  You do not have
to be %Ra to know that %n is on the verge of victory.
%E
%Cp Hea 00005
"Did you read that new treatise on the therapeutic use of leeches?"
%E
%Cp Hea 00006
"Paint a red caduceus on your shield and monsters won't hit you."
%E
%Cp Hea 00007
"I passed handwriting so they are demoting me a rank."
%E
%Cp Hea 00008
"I've heard that even %l has not been able to cure Chiron."
%E
%Cp Hea 00009
"We think %n has used %nj alchemists, and %o,
to unleash a new disease we call 'the cold' on Gehennom."
%E
%Cp Hea 00010
"Did you read that new treatise on the therapeutic use of leeches?"
%E
%Cp Hea 00011
"Paint a red caduceus on your shield and monsters won't hit you."
%E
%Cp Hea 00012
"How are you feeling?  Perhaps a good bleeding will improve your spirits."
%E
%Cp Hea 00013
"Have you heard the absurd new theory that diseases are caused by
microscopic organisms, and not ill humors?"
%E
%Cp Hea 00014
"I see that you bring %o, now you can cure this plague!"
%E
%Cc Hea 00015
Feebly, %l raises %lj head to look at you.

"It is good to see you again, %p.  I see the concern in your
eyes, but do not worry for me.  I am not ready for Hades yet.  We have
exhausted much of our healing powers holding off %n.
I need your fresh strength to carry on our work.

"Come closer and let me lay hands on you, and determine if you have
the skills necessary to accomplish this mission."
%E [%l is weak from the struggle with %n.  %lH wants to examine you.]
%Cp Hea 00016
"Again you return to me, %p.  I sense that each trip back
the pleurisy and maladies of our land begin to infect you.  Let us
hope and pray to %d that you become ready for your task before
you fall victim to the bad humors."
%E
%Cp Hea 00017
"Chiron has fallen, Hermes has fallen, what else must I tell you to
impress upon you the importance of your mission!  I hope that you
have come prepared this time."
%E
%Cc Hea 00018
"You have failed us, %p.  You are a quack!  A charlatan!

"Hades will be happy to hear that you are once again practicing your
arts on the unsuspecting."
%E [You are a failure as a healer.]
%Cc Hea 00019
"Alas, %p, you are yet too inexperienced to deal with the rigors
of such a task.  You must be able to draw on the knowledge of botany,
alchemy and veterinary practices before I can send you on this quest 
with good conscience.

"Return when you wear %Ra's caduceus."
%E [You are too inexperienced.  Return when you are %Ra.]
%Cc Hea 00020
"You have learned much of the remedies that benefit, but you must also
know which physic for which ail.  That is why %ds teachings are a
part of your training.

"Return to us when you have healed thyself."
%E [Return when you are more %a.]
%Cc Hea 00021
For the first time, you sense a smile on %ls face.

    "You have indeed learned as much as we can teach you in preparation
    for this task.  Let me tell you what I know of the symptoms and hope
    that you can provide a cure.

    "A short while ago, the dreaded %nt was fooled by the gods
    into thinking that %nh could use %o to find a
    cure for old age.  Think of it, eternal youth!  But %nj good
    health is accomplished by drawing the health from those around %ni.

    "He has exhausted %nj own supply of healthy people and now %nh seeks to
    extend %nj influence into our world.  You must recover from %ni
    %o and break the spell.

    "You must travel into the swamps to %i, and from there
    follow the trail to %ns island lair.  Be careful."
%E [Travel to %i on your way to recover %o from %n.]
%Cp Hea 00025
"Remember, %p, to always wash your hands before operating."
%E
%Cp Hea 00026
"%nC has no real magic of %nj own.  To this %nh is vulnerable."
%E
%Cp Hea 00027
"If you have been true to %d, you can draw on the power of
%o."
%E
%Cp Hea 00028
"Bring with you antidotes for poisons."
%E
%Cp Hea 00029
"Remember this, %n can twist the powers of %o
to hurt instead of heal."
%E
%Cp Hea 00030
"I have sent for Chiron, but I am afraid he will come too late."
%E
%Cp Hea 00031
"Maybe when you return the snakes will once again begin to shed."
%E
%Cp Hea 00032
"The plague grows worse as we speak.  Hurry, %p!"
%E
%Cp Hea 00033
"Many times %n has caused trouble in these lands.  It is
time that %nh was eradicated like the diseases %nh has caused."
%E
%Cp Hea 00034
"With but one eye, %n should be easy to blind.  Remember this."
%E
%Cc Hea 00035
You stand before the entrance to %i.  Strange
scratching noises come from within the building.

The swampy ground around you seems to stink with disease.
%E [You have reached %i but all is not well.]
%Cp Hea 00036
Once again you stand at the entrance to %i.
%E
%Cc Hea 00040
You stand within sight of the infamous Isle of %n.  Even
the words of %l had not prepared you for this.

Steeling yourself against the wails of the ill that pierce your ears,
you hurry on your task.  Maybe with %o you can
heal them on your return, but not now.
%E [You have reached the lair of %n.  Take %o away from %ni.]
%Cp Hea 00041
Once again, you %x the Isle of %n in the distance.
%E
%Cc Hea 00050
"They have made a mistake in sending you, %p.

"When I add your youth to mine, it will just make it easier for me
to defeat %l."
%E ["I will take your life, then defeat %l."]
%Cp Hea 00051
"Unlike your patients, you seem to keep coming back, %p!"
%E
%Cp Hea 00052
"Which would you like, %p?  Boils, pleurisy, convulsions?"
%E
%Cp Hea 00053
"I'll have %o back from you, %r.  You are
not going to live to escape this place."
%E
%Cp Hea 00060
"They might as well give scalpels to wizards as to let you try to
use %o!"
%E
%Cp Hea 00061
"If I could strike %l, surrounded by %lj %gP, imagine what I
can do to you here by yourself."
%E
%Cp Hea 00062
"I will put my %Rp to work making a physic out of your ashes."
%E
%Cp Hea 00063
"As we speak, Hades gathers your patients to join you."
%E
%Cp Hea 00064
"After I'm done with you, I'll destroy %l as well."
%E
%Cp Hea 00065
"You will have to kill me if you ever hope to leave this place."
%E
%Cp Hea 00066
"I will impale your head on my caduceus for all to see."
%E
%Cp Hea 00067
"There is no materia medica in your sack which will cure you of me!"
%E
%Cp Hea 00068
"Do not fight too hard, I want your soul strong, not weakened!"
%E
%Cp Hea 00069
"You should have stopped studying at vetenary."
%E
%Cc Hea 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel its healing begin to
warm your soul.  You curse Zeus for taking it from its rightful owner,
but at least you hope that %l can put it to good use once
again.
%E [You feel the healing power of %o and should return it to %l.]
%Cc Hea 00080
The battered body of %n slumps to the ground and gasps
out one last curse:

    "You have defeated me, %p, but I shall have my revenge.
    How, I shall not say, but this curse shall be like a cancer
    on you."

With that %n dies.
%E [%nC curses you as %nh dies.]
%Cc Hea 00081
As soon as %l sees %o %lh summons %lj
%gP.

Gently, %l reaches out and touches %o.
He instructs each of the assembled to do the same.  When everyone
has finished %lh speaks to you.

    "Now that we have been replenished we can defeat this plague.  You must
    take %o with you and replenish the worlds you have
    been called upon to travel next.  I wish you could ride Chiron to the
    end of your journey, but I need him to help me spread the cure.  Go
    now and continue your journey."
%E [%l touches %o and tells %lj %gP to do so too, then tells you to take it with you.]
%Cc Hea 00082
%l cautiously handles %o while watching you.

"You are its keeper now, and the time has come to resume your search
for the Amulet.  %Z await your return through the
magic portal which brought you here."
%E [%l tells you to keep %o and return to %Z to search for the Amulet.]
%Cp Hea 00090
"You have again returned to us, %p.  We have done well in your
absence, yes?  How fare you upon your quest for the Amulet?"
%E
%Cc Hea 00091
"Ah, you have recovered the Amulet, %p.  Well done!

"Now, you should know that you must travel through the Elemental Planes
to the Astral, and there return the Amulet to %d.  Go forth and
may our prayers be as a wind upon your back."
%E ["You have recovered the Amulet.  Travel to the Astral Plane and return it to %d."]
#
#       Knight
#
%Cc Kni 00001
You materialize in the shadows of %H.  Immediately, you notice
that something is wrong.  The fields around the castle are trampled and
withered, as if some great battle has been recently fought.

Exploring further, you %x long gouges in the walls of %H.
You know of only one creature that makes those kinds of marks...
%E [Signs of battle include long gouges in the walls of %H.]
%Cp Kni 00002
Once again you stand in the shadows of %H.
%E
%Cp Kni 00003
Again, you stand before %H.  You vaguely sense that this
may be the last time you stand before %l.
%E
%Cp Kni 00005
"Hail, %p!  Verily, thou lookest well."
%E
%Cp Kni 00006
"There is word, %p, that %n hath been sighted in the fens
near %i."
%E
%Cp Kni 00007
"Thou art our only hope now, %p."
%E
%Cp Kni 00008
"Verily, %l could have no better champion, %p."
%E
%Cp Kni 00009
"Many brave %cP died when %n attacked."
%E
%Cp Kni 00010
"Hail, %p!  Verily, thou lookest well."
%E
%Cp Kni 00011
"So, %p, didst thou find %n in the fens near %i?"
%E
%Cp Kni 00012
"Worthy %p, hast thou proven thy right purpose on the body of %n?"
%E
%Cp Kni 00013
"Verily, %l could have no better champion, %p."
%E
%Cp Kni 00014
"Hast thou indeed recovered %o?"
%E
%Cc Kni 00015
"Ah, %p.  We see thou hast received Our summons.
We are in dire need of thy prowess.  But first, We must needs
decide if thou art ready for this great undertaking."
%E [%lC checks whether you are ready for a great undertaking.]
%Cp Kni 00016
"Welcome again, %p.  We hope thou art ready now."
%E
%Cp Kni 00017
"Once again, thou standest before Us, %p.  Art thou ready now?"
%E
%Cc Kni 00018
"Thou disgracest this noble court with thine impure presence.  We have been
lenient with thee, but no more.  Thy name shall be spoken no more.  We
hereby strip thee of thy title, thy lands, and thy standing as %ca.
Begone from Our sight!"
%E [You are a disgrace as %ca.]
%Cc Kni 00019
"Verily, %p, thou hast done well.  That thou hast survived thus
far is a credit to thy valor, but thou art yet unprepared for
the demands required as Our Champion.  %rA, no matter how
pure, could never hope to defeat the foul %n.

"Journey forth from this place, and hone thy skills.  Return to
Our presence when thou hast attained the noble title of %R."
%E [You are not prepared to face %n.  Return when you are %Ra.]
%Cc Kni 00020
"Thou dishonourest Us, %p!  Thou hast strayed from the path of
chivalry! Go from Our presence and do penance.  Only when thou art again
pure mayst thou return hence."
%E [Go and do penance.  Return when you are truly %a.]
%Cc Kni 00021
"Ah, %p.  Thou art truly ready, as no %c before thee hath
been.  Hear now Our words:

"As thou noticed as thou approached %H, a great battle hath
been fought recently in these fields.  Know thou that Merlin himself
came to aid Us here as We battled the foul %n.  In the midst of that
battle, %n struck Merlin a great blow, felling him.  Then, as Our
forces were pressed back, %n stole %o.

"We eventually turned the tide, but lost many %cP in doing so.
Merlin was taken off by his apprentice, but hath not recovered.  We have
been told that so long as %n possesseth %o,
Merlin will not regain his health.

"We hereby charge thee with this most important of duties:

"Go forth from this place, to the fens, and there thou wilt find
%i.  From there, thou must track down %n.  Destroy the
beast, and return to Us %o.  Only then can
We restore Merlin to health."
%E [Pass through %i to reach %n.  Destroy %ni and return with %o.]
%Cp Kni 00025
"Remember, %p, follow always the path of %d."
%E
%Cp Kni 00026
"Though %n is verily a mighty foe, We have confidence in thy victory."
%E
%Cp Kni 00027
"Beware, for %n hath surrounded %niself with hordes of foul creatures."
%E
%Cp Kni 00028
"Great treasure, 'tis said, is hoarded in the lair of %n."
%E
%Cp Kni 00029
"If thou possessest %o, %p, %ns magic
shall therewith be thwarted."
%E
%Cp Kni 00030
"The gates of %i are guarded by forces unseen, %p.
Go carefully."
%E
%Cp Kni 00031
"Return %o to Us quickly, %p."
%E
%Cp Kni 00032
"Destroy %n, %p, else %H shall surely fall."
%E
%Cp Kni 00033
"Call upon %d when thou art in need."
%E
%Cp Kni 00034
"To find %i, thou must keep thy heart pure."
%E
%Cc Kni 00035
You stand at the foot of %i.  Atop, you can %x a shrine.
Strange energies seem to be focused here, and the hair on the back of
your neck stands on end.
%E [You have reached %i and can %x a shrine.]
%Cp Kni 00036
Again, you stand at the foot of %i.
%E
%Cc Kni 00040
As you exit the swamps, you %x before you a huge, gaping hole in the
side of a hill.  From within, you smell the foul stench of carrion.

The pools on either side of the entrance are fouled with blood, and
pieces of rusted metal and broken weapons show above the surface.
%E [You %x the entrance to a cavern inside a hill.]
%Cp Kni 00041
Again, you stand at the entrance to %ns lair.
%E
%Cc Kni 00050
"Hah!  Another puny %c seeks death.  I shall dine well tonight,
then tomorrow, %H shall fall!"
%E [%nC taunts you and issues a threat against %H.]
%Cp Kni 00051
"Again, thou challengest me, %r?  So be it.  Thou wilt die here."
%E
%Cp Kni 00052
"Thou art truly foolish, %r.  I shall dispatch thee anon."
%E
%Cp Kni 00053
"So, thou darest touch MY property!  I shall have that bauble back,
puny %r.  Thou wilt die in agony!"
%E
%Cp Kni 00060
"A mere %r can never withstand me!"
%E
%Cp Kni 00061
"I shall kill thee now, and feast!"
%E
%Cp Kni 00062
"Puny %c.  What manner of death dost thou wish?"
%E
%Cp Kni 00063
"First thee, %p, then I shall feast upon %l."
%E
%Cp Kni 00064
"Hah!  Thou hast failed, %r.  Now thou shalt die."
%E
%Cp Kni 00065
"Die, %c.  Thou art as nothing against my might."
%E
%Cp Kni 00066
"I shall suck the marrow from thy bones, %c."
%E
%Cp Kni 00067
"Let's see...  Baked?  No.  Fried?  Nay.  Broiled?  Yea verily,
that is the way I like my %c for dinner."
%E
%Cp Kni 00068
"Thy strength waneth, %p.  The time of thy death draweth near."
%E
%Cp Kni 00069
"Call upon thy precious %d, %p.  It shall not avail thee."
%E
%Cc Kni 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel its protective fields
form around your body.  You also feel a faint stirring in your mind, as
if you are in two places at once, and in the second, you are waking from
a long sleep.
%E [You feel the magic of %o.]
%Cc Kni 00080
As %n sinks to the ground, blood gushing from %nj open mouth, %nh
defiantly curses you and %l:

    "Thou hast not won yet, %r.  By the gods, I shall return
    and dog thy steps to the grave!"

%nJ tail flailing madly, %n tries to crawl towards you, but slumps
to the ground and dies in a pool of %nj own blood.
%E [%nC curses you as %nh dies.]
%Cc Kni 00081
As you approach %l, %lh beams at you and says:

    "Well done!  Thou art truly the Champion of %H.  We
    have received word that Merlin is recovering, and shall soon
    rejoin Us.

    "He hath instructed Us that thou art now to be the guardian of
    %o.  He feeleth that thou mayst have need of
    its powers in thine adventures.  It is Our wish that thou keepest
    %o with thee as thou searchest for the fabled
    Amulet of Yendor."
%E [%oC is yours now.  It will aid in your search for the Amulet.]
# assumes Magic Mirror of Merlin (glass object)
%Cc Kni 00082
"Careful, %p!  %oC might break, and that would
be a tragic loss.  Thou art its keeper now, and the time hath come
to resume thy search for the Amulet.  %Z await thy
return through the magic portal that brought thee here."
%E [You are the keeper of %o.  Return to %Z and find the Amulet.]
%Cp Kni 00090
"Well met, %p.  How goeth thy search for the Amulet of Yendor?"
%E
%Cc Kni 00091
"Thou hast succeeded, We see, %p!  Now thou art commanded to take
the Amulet to be sacrificed to %d in the Plane of the Astral.

"Merlin hath counseled Us that thou must travel always upwards through
the Planes of the Elements, to achieve this goal.

"Go with %d, %p."
%E [Take the Amulet to the Astral Plane and deliver it to %d.]
#
#       Monk
#
# The quest artifact is "The Eyes of the Overworld", hence needs
# to be treated as plural by messages which use %o.
#
%Cc Mon 00001
You find yourself standing in sight of %H.
Something is obviously wrong here.  Strange shapes lumber around
outside %H!

You realize that the %l needs your assistance!
%E [You have reached %H but something is wrong.  %lC needs your aid.]
%Cp Mon 00002
Once again, you stand before %H.
%E
%Cp Mon 00003
Again you face %H.  Your intuition hints that this
may be the final time you come here.
%E
%Cp Mon 00005
"Greetings, honorable %r.  It is good to see you."
%E
%Cp Mon 00006
"Ah, %p!  Surely you can help us in our hour of need."
%E
%Cp Mon 00007
"Greetings, %s.  %lC has great need of your help."
%E
%Cp Mon 00008
"Alas, it seems as if even %d has deserted us."
%E
%Cp Mon 00009
"May %d be with you, %s."
%E
%Cp Mon 00010
"Greetings, honorable %r.  It is good to see you again."
%E
%Cp Mon 00011
"Ah, %p!  Our deepest gratitude for all of your help."
%E
%Cp Mon 00012
"Greetings, %s.  Perhaps you will take some time to meditate with us?"
%E
%Cp Mon 00013
"With this test behind you, may %d bring you enlightenment."
%E
%Cp Mon 00014
"May %d be with you, %s."
%E
%Cc Mon 00015
"Ah, %p, my %S.  You have returned to us at last.
A great blow has befallen our order; perhaps you can help us.
First, however, I must determine if you are prepared for this
great challenge."
%E [%lC checks whether you are ready for the great challenge.]
%Cp Mon 00016
"Again, my %S, you stand before me.  Are you ready now to help us?"
%E
%Cp Mon 00017
"Once more, %p, you stand within the sanctum.  Are you ready now?"
%E
%Cc Mon 00018
"You are a heretic, %p!  How can you, %ra, deviate so from the
teachings of %d?  Begone from this temple.  You are no longer
%sa to this order.  We will pray to %d for other assistance,
as you have failed us utterly."
%E [You are a heretic and have failed utterly.]
%Cc Mon 00019
"Alas, %p, it is not yet to be.  A mere %r could never
withstand the might of %n.  Go forth, again into the world, and
return when you have attained the post of %R."
%E [You are not ready to face %n.  Come back when you are %Ra.]
%Cc Mon 00020
"This is terrible, %p.  You have deviated from the true path!
You know that %d requires the most strident devotion of this
order.  The %shood must stand for utmost piety.

"Go from here, atone for your sins against %d.  Return only when
you have purified yourself."
%E [You must atone.  Come back when you are worthy of %d.]
%Cc Mon 00021
"Yes, %p.  You are truly ready now.  Attend to me and I shall
tell you of what has transpired:

"During one of the Great Meditations a short time ago, %n and
a legion of elementals invaded %H.  Many %gP
were killed, including the one bearing %o.

Now, there are barely enough %gP left to keep the elementals
at bay.

"We need you to find %i, then, from there,
travel to %ns lair.  If you can manage to defeat %n and
return %o here, we can then drive off the legions
of elementals that slay our students.

"Go with %d as your guide, %p."
%E [Find %i, then continue to %ns lair.  Defeat %ni and return with %o.]
%Cp Mon 00025
"You can prevail, if you rely on %d."
%E
%Cp Mon 00026
"Remember that %n has great magic at his command."
%E
%Cp Mon 00027
"Be pure, my %S."
%E
%Cp Mon 00028
"Beware, %i is surrounded by hordes of earth elementals."
%E
%Cp Mon 00029
"Remember your studies, and you will prevail!"
%E
%Cp Mon 00030
"Acquire and wear %o if you can.  They will aid you
against %n."
%E
%Cp Mon 00031
"Call upon %d when your need is greatest.  You will be answered."
%E
%Cp Mon 00032
"Remember to use the elementals' strength against them!"
%E
%Cp Mon 00033
"Do not lose faith, %p.  If you do so, %n will grow stronger."
%E
%Cp Mon 00034
"Wear %o.  They will assist you in your efforts."
%E
%Cc Mon 00035
You remember the descriptions of %i, given
to you by the %l.  It is ahead that you will find
%n's trail.
%E [You have reached %i.  %nC lurks further ahead.]
%Cp Mon 00036
Again, you stand before %i.
%E
%Cc Mon 00040
The stench of brimstone is all about you, and the elementals close in
from all sides!

Ahead, there is a small clearing amidst the bubbling pits of lava...
%E [You are surrounded by brimstone, lava, and elementals.]
%Cp Mon 00041
Again, you have invaded %ns domain.
%E
%Cc Mon 00050
"Ah, so %l has sent another %g to retrieve
%o.

"No, I see you are no %g.  Perhaps I shall have some fun today
after all.  Prepare to die, %r!  You shall never regain
%o."
%E [You are no %g.  You shall never regain %o.]
%Cp Mon 00051
"So, %r.  Again you challenge me."
%E
%Cp Mon 00052
"Die now, %r.  %d has no power here to aid you."
%E
%Cp Mon 00053
"You shall die, %r, and I will have %o back."
%E
%Cp Mon 00060
"Submit to my will, %c, and I shall spare you."
%E
%Cp Mon 00061
"Your puny powers are no match for me, %c."
%E
%Cp Mon 00062
"I shall have you turned into a zombie for my pleasure!"
%E
%Cp Mon 00063
"Despair now, %r.  %d cannot help you."
%E
%Cp Mon 00064
"I shall feast upon your soul for many days, %c."
%E
%Cp Mon 00065
"Your death will be slow and painful.  That I promise!"
%E
%Cp Mon 00066
"You cannot defeat %n, you fool.  I shall kill you now."
%E
%Cp Mon 00067
"Your precious %lt will be my next victim."
%E
%Cp Mon 00068
"I feel your powers failing you, %r.  You shall die now."
%E
%Cp Mon 00069
"With %o, nothing can stand in my way."
%E
%Cc Mon 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel the essence of
%d fill your soul.  You know now why %n stole %oi from
%H, for with %oi, %ca of %d could
easily defeat his plans.

You sense a message from %d.  Though not verbal, you
get the impression that you must return to %l as soon
as possible.
%E [You feel the essence of %d and realize that you should take %o to %l.]
%Cc Mon 00080
%nC gasps:

    "You have only defeated this mortal body.  Know this: my spirit
    is strong.  I shall return and reclaim what is mine!"

With that, %n expires.
%E [As %n dies, %nh threatens to return.]
%Cc Mon 00081
"You have returned, %p.  And with %o, I see.
Congratulations.

"I have been in meditation, and have received direction from
a minion of %d.  %d commands that you retain
%o.  With %oi, you must recover the Amulet
of Yendor.

"Go forth, and let %d guide your steps."
%E [Keep %o.  %oH will help you recover the Amulet of Yendor.]
%Cc Mon 00082
%lC studies %o for a moment,
then returns his gaze to you.

"%oC must remain with you.  Use %oi
as you resume your search for the Amulet.
%Z await your return through the magic portal
that brought you here."
%E [Keep %o and return to %Z to search for the Amulet.]
%Cp Mon 00090
"Welcome back, %p.  How is your quest for the Amulet going?"
%E
%Cc Mon 00091
"You have prevailed, %p!  %d is surely with you.  Now,
you must take the Amulet, and sacrifice it on %ds altar on
the Astral Plane.  I suspect that I shall never see you again in this
life, but I hope to at %ds feet."
%E [Take the Amulet to the Astral Plane and deliver it to %d.]
#
#       Priest
#
%Cc Pri 00001
You find yourself standing in sight of %H.  Something
is obviously wrong here.  The doors to %H, which usually
stand open, are closed.  Strange human shapes shamble around
outside.

You realize that %l needs your assistance!
%E [You are at %H; the doors are closed.  %lC needs your help!]
%Cp Pri 00002
Once again, you stand before %H.
%E
%Cp Pri 00003
Again you face %H.  Your intuition hints that this may be
the final time you come here.
%E
%Cp Pri 00005
"Greetings, honored %r.  It is good to see you."
%E
%Cp Pri 00006
"Ah, %p!  Surely you can help us in our hour of need."
%E
%Cp Pri 00007
"Greetings, %s.  %lC has great need of your help."
%E
%Cp Pri 00008
"Alas, it seems as if even %d has deserted us."
%E
%Cp Pri 00009
"May %d be with you, %s."
%E
%Cp Pri 00010
"Greetings, %r.  It is good to see you again."
%E
%Cp Pri 00011
"Ah, %p!  Our deepest gratitude for all of your help."
%E
%Cp Pri 00012
"Welcome back, %s!  With %o, no undead can stand against us."
%E
%Cp Pri 00013
"Praise be to %d, for delivering us from %n."
%E
%Cp Pri 00014
"May %d be with you, %s."
%E
%Cc Pri 00015
"Ah, %p, my %S.  You have returned to us at last.
A great blow has befallen our order; perhaps you can help us.
First, however, I must determine if you are prepared for this
great challenge."
%E [You have returned and we need your help.  Are you ready?]
%Cp Pri 00016
"Again, my %S, you stand before me.  Are you ready now to help us?"
%E
%Cp Pri 00017
"Once more, %p, you stand within the sanctum.  Are you ready now?"
%E
%Cc Pri 00018
"You are a heretic, %p!  How can you, %ra, deviate so from the
teachings of %d?  Begone from this temple.  You are no longer
%sa to this order.  We will pray to %d for other assistance,
as you have failed us utterly."
%E [You are a heretic who has deviated from the teachings of %d.]
%Cc Pri 00019
"Alas, %p, it is not yet to be.  A mere %r could never
withstand the might of %n.  Go forth, again into the world, and return
when you have attained the post of %R."
%E [%rA cannot withstand %n.  Come back when you are %Ra.]
%Cc Pri 00020
"This is terrible, %p.  You have deviated from the true path!
You know that %d requires the most strident devotion of this
order.  The %shood must stand for utmost piety.

"Go from here, atone for your sins against %d.  Return only when
you have purified yourself."
%E [You have deviated from the path.  Return when you have purified yourself.]
%Cc Pri 00021
"Yes, %p.  You are truly ready now.  Attend to me and I shall
tell you of what has transpired:

"At one of the Great Festivals a short time ago, %n and a legion
of undead invaded %H.  Many %gP were killed, including
the one carrying %o.

"As a final act of vengefulness, %n desecrated the altar here.
Without it, we could not mount a counter-attack.  Now, there are
barely enough %gP left to keep the undead at bay.

"We need you to find %i, then, from there, travel
to %ns lair.  If you can manage to defeat %n and return
%o here, we can then drive off the legions of
undead that befoul the land.

"Go with %d as your guide, %p."
%E [%nC invaded %H and captured %o.  Defeat %ni and retrive %oh.]
%Cp Pri 00025
"You can prevail, if you rely on %d."
%E
%Cp Pri 00026
"Remember that %n has great magic at his command."
%E
%Cp Pri 00027
"Be pure, my %S."
%E
%Cp Pri 00028
"Beware, %i is surrounded by a great graveyard."
%E
%Cp Pri 00029
"You may be able to affect %n with magical cold."
%E
%Cp Pri 00030
"Acquire and wear %o if you can.  It will aid you
against %n."
%E
%Cp Pri 00031
"Call upon %d when your need is greatest.  You will be answered."
%E
%Cp Pri 00032
"The undead legions are weakest during the daylight hours."
%E
%Cp Pri 00033
"Do not lose faith, %p.  If you do so, %n will grow stronger."
%E
%Cp Pri 00034
"Wear %o.  It will assist you against the undead."
%E
%Cc Pri 00035
You stand facing a large graveyard.  The sky above is filled with clouds
that seem to get thicker closer to the center.  You sense the presence of
undead in larger numbers than you have ever encountered before.

You remember the descriptions of %i, given to you by
%l.  It is ahead that you will find %ns trail.
%E [You have found %i.  The trail to %n lies ahead.]
%Cp Pri 00036
Again, you stand before %i.
%E
%Cc Pri 00040
The stench of brimstone is all about you, and the shrieks and moans
of tortured souls assault your psyche.

Ahead, there is a small clearing amidst the bubbling pits of lava...
%E [The stench of brimstone surrounds you, the shrieks and moans are endless.]
%Cp Pri 00041
Again, you have invaded %ns domain.
%E
%Cc Pri 00050
"Ah, so %l has sent another %gC to retrieve
%o.

"No, I see you are no %gC.  Perhaps I shall have some fun today
after all.  Prepare to die, %r!  You shall never regain
%o."
%E [%lC has sent you, but you are no %gC.  I shall destroy you.]
%Cp Pri 00051
"So, %r.  Again you challenge me."
%E
%Cp Pri 00052
"Die now, %r.  %d has no power here to aid you."
%E
%Cp Pri 00053
"You shall die, %r, and I will have %o back."
%E
%Cp Pri 00060
"Submit to my will, %c, and I shall spare you."
%E
%Cp Pri 00061
"Your puny powers are no match for me, %c."
%E
%Cp Pri 00062
"I shall have you turned into a zombie for my pleasure!"
%E
%Cp Pri 00063
"Despair now, %r.  %d cannot help you."
%E
%Cp Pri 00064
"I shall feast upon your soul for many days, %c."
%E
%Cp Pri 00065
"Your death will be slow and painful.  That I promise!"
%E
%Cp Pri 00066
"You cannot defeat %n, you fool.  I shall kill you now."
%E
%Cp Pri 00067
"Your precious %lt will be my next victim."
%E
%Cp Pri 00068
"I feel your powers failing you, %r.  You shall die now."
%E
%Cp Pri 00069
"With %o, nothing can stand in my way."
%E
%Cc Pri 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel the essence of
%d fill your soul.  You know now why %n stole it from
%H, for with it, %ca of %d could
easily defeat his plans.

You sense a message from %d.  Though not verbal, you
get the impression that you must return to %l as soon
as possible.
%E [You feel %d as you pick up %o; return %oh to %l.]
%Cc Pri 00080
You feel a wrenching shift in the ether as %ns body dissolves
into a cloud of noxious gas.

Suddenly, a voice booms out:

    "Thou hast defeated the least of my minions, %r.
    Know now that Moloch is aware of thy presence.
    As for thee, %n, I shall deal with thy failure
    at my leisure."

You then hear the voice of %n, screaming in terror...
%E [%nC dies.  Moloch is aware of you and angry at %n.]
%Cc Pri 00081
"You have returned, %p.  And with %o, I see.
Congratulations.

"I have been in meditation, and have received direction from
a minion of %d.  %d commands that you retain
%o.  With it, you must recover the Amulet
of Yendor.

"Go forth, and let %d guide your steps."
%E [Congraulations, %p.  Keep %o; go and recover the Amulet.]
%Cc Pri 00082
%lC reiterates that %o is yours now.

"The time has come to resume your search for the Amulet.
%Z await your return through the magic portal
that brought you here."
%E [%oC is yours now.  Return to %Z and find the Amulet.]
%Cp Pri 00090
"Welcome back, %p.  How is your quest for the Amulet going?"
%E
%Cc Pri 00091
"You have prevailed, %p!  %d is surely with you.  Now,
you must take the amulet, and sacrifice it on %ds altar on
the Astral Plane.  I suspect that I shall never see you again in this
life, but I hope to at %ds feet."
%E [Take the Amulet to the Astral Plane and offer it on %ds altar.]
#
#       Ranger
#
# [Ran 00001: what if centaurs have been genocided?]
%Cc Ran 00001
You arrive in familiar surroundings.  In the distance, you %x the
ancient forest grove, the place of worship to %d.

Something is wrong, though.  Surrounding the grove are centaurs!
And they've noticed you!
%E [The ancient forest grove is surrounded by centaurs.]
%Cp Ran 00002
Once again, you stand before %H.
%E
%Cp Ran 00003
You have the oddest feeling that this may be the last time you
are to enter %H.
%E
%Cp Ran 00005
"%pC!  I have not seen you in many moons.  How do you fare?"
%E
%Cp Ran 00006
"%nC continues to threaten the grove.  But we hold fast."
%E
%Cp Ran 00007
"%lC is growing weak.  The magic required to defend the grove drains us."
%E
%Cp Ran 00008
"Remember %i is hard to enter.  Beware the
distraction of leatherwings."
%E
%Cp Ran 00009
"We must regain %o.  Without it we will be overrun."
%E
%Cp Ran 00010
"%pC!  I have not seen you in many moons.  How do you fare?"
%E
%Cp Ran 00011
"Birdsong has returned to the grove, surely this means you have defeated %n."
%E
%Cp Ran 00012
"%lC seems to have regained some of his strength."
%E
%Cp Ran 00013
"So, tell us how you entered %i, in case some new evil arises there."
%E
%Cp Ran 00014
"Is that truly %o that I see you carrying?"
%E
%Cc Ran 00015
"%pC!  You have returned!  Thank %d.

"We have great need of you.  But first, I must see if you have the
required abilities to take on this responsibility."
%E [You have returned, %p.  We need your help.  Are you ready?]
%Cp Ran 00016
"Once again, %p, you stand in our midst.  Are you ready now?"
%E
%Cp Ran 00017
"Ah, you are here again, %p.  Allow me to determine your readiness..."
%E
%Cc Ran 00018
"%pC!  You have doomed us all.  You fairly radiate %L influences
and weaken the power we have raised in this grove as a result!

"Begone!  We renounce your %shood with us!  You are an outcast now!"
%E [You are not sufficiently %a.  We renounce your %shood.]
%Cc Ran 00019
"%p, you are yet too inexperienced to withstand the demands of that
which we need you to do.  %RA might just be able to do this thing.

"Return to us when you have learned more, my %S."
%E [You are too inexperienced.  Come back when you are %Ra.]
%Cc Ran 00020
"You have strayed, %p!  You know that %d requires that
we maintain a pure devotion to things %a!

"You must go from us.  Return when you have purified yourself."
%E [You are not sufficiently %a.  Come back when you have purified yourself.]
%Cc Ran 00021
"You are indeed ready, %p.  I shall tell you what has transpired,
and why we so desperately need your help:

"A short time ago, the mountain centaurs to the east invaded
and enslaved the plains centaurs in this area.  The local
leader is now only a figurehead, and serves %n.

"During our last gathering of worship here, we were beset by hordes of
hostile centaurs, as you witnessed.  In the first onslaught a group,
headed by %n %niself, managed to breach the grove and steal
%o.

"Since then, we have been besieged.  We do not know how much longer
we will be able to maintain our magical barriers.

"If we are to survive, you, %p, must infiltrate
%i.  There, you will find a pathway down, to the
underground cavern of %n.  He has always coveted
%o, and will surely keep it.

"Recover %o for us, %p!  Only then will %d be safe."
%E [%nC has stolen %o.  Infiltrate %i and retrieve %oh for us.]
%Cp Ran 00025
"It is rumored that the Forest and Mountain Centaurs have resolved
their ancient feud and now band together against us."
%E
%Cp Ran 00026
"%nC is strong, and very smart."
%E
%Cp Ran 00027
"Use %o, when you find it.  It will help you survive
to reach us."
%E
%Cp Ran 00028
"Remember, let %d be your guide."
%E
%Cp Ran 00029
"Call upon %d when you face %n.
The very act of doing so will infuriate him, and give you advantage."
%E
%Cp Ran 00030
"%n and his kind have always hated us."
%E
%Cp Ran 00031
"We cannot hold the grove much longer, %p.  Hurry!"
%E
%Cp Ran 00032
"To infiltrate %i, you must be very stealthy."
%E
%Cp Ran 00033
"Remember that %n is a braggart.  Trust not what he says."
%E
%Cp Ran 00034
"You can triumph, %p, if you trust in %d."
%E
%Cc Ran 00035
This must be %i.

You are in a cave built of many different rooms, all interconnected
by tunnels.  Your quest is to find and shoot the evil wumpus that
resides elsewhere in the cave without running into any bottomless
pits or using up your limited supply of arrows.  Good luck.

You are in room 9 of the cave.  There are tunnels to rooms
5, 8, and 10.
*rustle* *rustle* (must be bats nearby.)
*sniff* (I can smell the evil wumpus nearby!)
%E [This is %i.  There are bats nearby.  Beware the wumpus!]
%Cc Ran 00036
Once again, you descend into %i.

*whoosh* (I feel a draft from some pits.)
*rustle* *rustle* (must be bats nearby.)
%E [You are in %i.  There are pits.  There are bats nearby.]
# [Ran 00040: 'hear a sound' but hero might be deaf.]
%Cc Ran 00040
You descend into a weird place, in which roughly cut cave-like walls
join with smooth, finished ones, as if someone was in the midst of
finishing off the construction of a subterranean complex.

Off in the distance, you hear a sound like the clattering of many
hooves on rock.
%E [You descend into a subterranean complex.  Hooves clatter in the distance.]
%Cp Ran 00041
Once again, you enter the distorted castle of %n.
%E
%Cc Ran 00050
"So, %c.  %lC has sent you to recover %o.

"Well, I shall keep that bauble.  It pleases me.  You, %c, shall die."
%E [You have come to recover %o, but I shall keep %oh and you shall die.]
%Cp Ran 00051
"Back again, eh?  Well, a mere %r is no threat to me!  Die, %c!"
%E
%Cp Ran 00052
"You haven't learned your lesson, %c.  You can't kill me!  You shall die now."
%E
%Cp Ran 00053
"I shall have %o from you, %r.  Then I shall
kill you."
%E
%Cp Ran 00060
"Your %d is nothing, %c.  You are mine now!"
%E
%Cp Ran 00061
"Run away little %c!  You can never hope to defeat %n!"
%E
%Cp Ran 00062
"My servants will rip you to shreds!"
%E
%Cp Ran 00063
"I shall display your head as a trophy.  What do you think about that wall?"
%E
%Cp Ran 00064
"I shall break your %ls grove, and destroy all the %gP!"
%E
%Cp Ran 00065
"%d has abandoned you, %c.  You are doomed."
%E
%Cp Ran 00066
"%rA?  %lC sends a mere %r against me?  Hah!"
%E
%Cp Ran 00067
"%lC has failed, %c.  %oC will never leave here."
%E
%Cp Ran 00068
"You really think you can defeat me, eh %c?  You are wrong!"
%E
%Cp Ran 00069
"You weaken, %c.  I shall kill you now."
%E
%Cc Ran 00070
As you pick up %o, it seems to glow, and a warmth
fills you completely.  You realize that its power is what has protected
your %sp against their enemies for so long.

You must now return it to %l without delay -- their lives depend
on your speed.
%E [You pick up %o and feel power.  It's time to return %oh to %l.]
%Cc Ran 00080
%nC collapses to the ground, cursing you and %l, then says:

    "You have defeated me, %r!  But I curse you one final time, with
    my dying breath!  You shall die before you leave my castle!"
%E [%nC curses you as %nh dies.]
%Cc Ran 00081
"%pC!  You have succeeded!  I feared it was not possible!

"You have returned with %o!

"I fear, now, that the Centaurs will regroup and plot yet another raid.
This will take some time, but if you can recover the Amulet of Yendor
for %d before that happens, we will be eternally safe.

"Take %o with you.  It will aid in your quest for
the Amulet."
%E [You have succeeded.  Take %o with you as you go to find the Amulet.]
# assumes The Longbow of Diana
%Cc Ran 00082
%l flexs %o reverently.

"With this wondrous bow, one need never run out of arrows.
You are its keeper now, and the time has come to resume your
search for the Amulet.  %Z await your return
through the magic portal that brought you here."
%E [You are the keeper of %o now.  Go and find the Amulet.]
%Cp Ran 00090
"Welcome, %p.  How have you fared on your quest for the Amulet
of Yendor?"
%E
%Cc Ran 00091
"You have it!  You have recovered the Amulet of Yendor!
Now attend to me, %p, and I will tell you what must be done:

"The Amulet has within it magic, the capability to transport you to
the Astral Plane, where the primary circle of %d resides.

"To activate this magic, you must travel upwards as far as you can.
When you reach the temple, sacrifice the Amulet to %d.

"Thus will you fulfill your destiny."
%E [You have the Amulet!  Take it to the Astral Plane and offer it to %d.]
#
#       Rogue (with apologies to all Norsk speakers -dean)
#
%Cc Rog 00001
Unexpectedly, you find yourself back in Ransmannsby, where you trained to
be a thief.  Quickly you make the guild sign, hoping that you AND word
of your arrival reach %ls den.
%E [You are in Ransmannsby, where you trained.  Find %l.]
%Cp Rog 00002
Once again, you find yourself back in Ransmannsby.  Fond memories are
replaced by fear, knowing that %l is waiting for you.
%E
%Cp Rog 00003
You rub your hands through your hair, hoping that the little ones on
the back of your neck stay down, and prepare yourself for your meeting
with %l.
%E
%Cp Rog 00005
"I hear that Lady Tyvefelle's household is lightly guarded."
%E
%Cp Rog 00006
"You're back?  Even the Twain don't come back anymore."
%E
%Cp Rog 00007
"Can you spare an old cutpurse a zorkmid for some grog?"
%E
%Cp Rog 00008
"Fritz tried to join the other side, and now he's hell-hound chow."
%E
%Cp Rog 00009
"Be careful what you steal, I hear the boss has perfected turning
rocks into worthless pieces of glass."
%E
%Cp Rog 00010
"I was sure wrong about Lady Tyvefelle's house; I barely got away with my
life and lost my lock pick in the process."
%E
%Cp Rog 00011
"You're back?  Even the Twain don't come back anymore."
%E
%Cp Rog 00012
"Can you spare an old cutpurse a zorkmid for some grog?"
%E
%Cp Rog 00013
"Fritz tried to join the other side, and now he's hell-hound chow."
%E
%Cp Rog 00014
"Be careful what you steal, I hear the boss has perfected turning
rocks into worthless pieces of glass."
%E
%Cc Rog 00015
"Well, look who it is boys -- %p has come home.  You seem to have
fallen behind in your dues.  I should kill you as an example to these
other worthless cutpurses, but I have a better plan.  If you are ready
maybe you could work off your back dues by performing a little job for
me.  Let us just see if you are ready..."
%E [You owe back dues to your guild.  You can pay them off if you're up to the job.]
%Cc Rog 00016
"Well, I didn't expect to see you back.  It shows that you are either stupid,
or you are finally ready to accept my offer.  Let us hope for your sake it
isn't stupidity that brings you back."
%E [Are you stupid or are you ready?]
%Cp Rog 00017
"Did you perhaps mistake me for some other %lt?  You must
think me as stupid as your behavior.  I warn you not to try my patience."
%E
%Cc Rog 00018
"Well %gp, it looks like our friend has forgotten who is the boss
around here.  Our friend seems to think that %rp have been put in
charge.  Wrong.  DEAD WRONG!"

Your sudden shift in surroundings prevents you from hearing the end
of %ls curse.
%E [You must go.]
%Cc Rog 00019
"In the time that you've been gone you've only been able to master the
arts of %ra?  I've trained ten times again as many %Rp
in that time.  Maybe I should send one of them, no?  Where would that
leave you, %p?  Oh yeah, I remember, I was going to kill you!"
%E [%rA is not adequately trained to handle this job.]
%Cc Rog 00020
"Maybe I should chain you to my perch here for a while.  Perhaps watching
real %a men at work will bring some sense back to you.  I don't
think I could stand the sight of you for that long though.  Come back
when you can be trusted to act properly."
%E [Come back when you are really %a.]
%Cc Rog 00021
"Will everyone not going to retrieve %o from that
jerk, %n, take one step backwards.  Good choice,
%p, because I was going to send you anyway.  My other %gp
are too valuable to me.

"Here's the deal.  I want %o, %n
has %o.  You are going to get %o
and bring it back to me.  So simple an assignment even you can understand
it."
%E [Get %o from %n and bring it to %l.]
%Cp Rog 00025
"You don't seem to understand,
%o isn't here so neither should you be!"
%E
%Cp Rog 00026
"May %d curse you with lead fingers.  Get going!"
%E
%Cp Rog 00027
"We don't have all year.  GET GOING!"
%E
%Cp Rog 00028
"How would you like a scar necklace?  I'm just the jeweler to do it!"
%E
%Cp Rog 00029
"Lazy S.O.B.  Maybe I should call up someone else..."
%E
%Cp Rog 00030
"Maybe I should open your skull and see if my instructions are inside?"
%E
%Cp Rog 00031
"This is not a task you can complete in the afterlife, you know."
%E
%Cp Rog 00032
"Inside every living person is a dead person trying to get out,
and I have your key!"
%E
%Cp Rog 00033
"We're almost out of hell-hound chow, so why don't you just get moving!"
%E
%Cp Rog 00034
"You know, %o isn't going to come when you whistle.  You must get it yourself."
%E
%Cp Rog 00035
Those damn little hairs tell you that you are nearer to %o.
%E
%Cp Rog 00036
Not wanting to face %l without having stolen %o, you continue.
%E
%Cc Rog 00040
You feel a great swelling up of courage, sensing the presence of
%o.  Or is it fear?
%E [You sense %o.]
%Cp Rog 00041
The hairs on the back of your neck whisper -- it's fear.
%E
%Cp Rog 00050
"Ah!  You must be %ls ... er, `hero'.  A pleasure to meet you."
%E
%Cp Rog 00051
"We meet again.  Please reconsider your actions."
%E
%Cc Rog 00052
"Surely, %p, you have learned that you cannot trust any bargains
that %l has made.  I can show you how to continue on
your quest without having to run into him again."
%E [You cannot trust %l.]
%Cc Rog 00053
"Please, think for a moment about what you are doing.  Do you truly
believe that %d would want %l to have
%o?"
%E [%lC should not have %o.]
%Cp Rog 00060
"May I suggest a compromise.  Are you interested in gold or gems?"
%E
%Cp Rog 00061
"Please don't force me to kill you."
%E
%Cp Rog 00062
"Grim times are upon us all.  Will you not see reason?"
%E
%Cp Rog 00063
"I knew %l, and you're no %lt, thankfully."
%E
%Cp Rog 00064
"It is a shame that we are not meeting under more pleasant circumstances."
%E
%Cp Rog 00065
"I was once like you are now, %p.  Believe in me -- our way is better."
%E
%Cp Rog 00066
"Stay with me, and I will make you %os guardian."
%E
%Cp Rog 00067
"When you return, with or without %o,
%l will have you killed."
%E
%Cp Rog 00068
"Do not be fooled; I am prepared to kill to defend %o."
%E
%Cp Rog 00069
"I can reunite you with the Twain.  Oh, the stories you can swap."
%E
%Cc Rog 00070
As you pick up %o, the hairs on the back of your
neck fall out.  At once you realize why %n was
willing to die to keep it out of %ls hands.  Somehow
you know that you must do likewise.
%E [You pick up %o and know that %l should not have it.]
%Cc Rog 00080
"I know what you are thinking, %p.  It is not too late for you
to use %o wisely.  For the sake of your guild
%sp, do what is right."

You sit and wait for death to come for %n, and then you
brace yourself for your next meeting with %l!
%E [Before dying, %n tells you to use the %o wisely.]
%Cc Rog 00081
"Well, I'll be damned.  You got it.  I am proud of you, a fine %r
you've turned out to be.

"While you were gone I got to thinking, you and %o
together could bring me more treasure than either of you apart, so why don't
you take it with you.  All I ask is a cut of whatever loot you come by.
That is a better deal than I offered %n.

"But, you see what happened to %n when he refused.
Don't make me find another to send after you this time."
%E [Take %o with you and go.]
# assumes Master Key of Thievery (small object)
%Cc Rog 00082
%lC seems tempted to swap %o for
the mundane one you detect in his pocket, but noticing your alertness,
evidently chickens out.

"Go filch the Amulet before someone else beats you to it.
%Z are back the way you came, through the magic portal."
%E [Take %o and acquire the Amulet.]
%Cc Rog 00090
"Quite the little thief, aren't we, %p.  Can I interest you in a
swap for %o?  Look around, anything in the keep
is yours for the asking."
%E [How about trading %o for something?]
%Cc Rog 00091
"I see that with your abilities, and my brains, we could rule this world.

"All that we would need to be all-powerful is for you to take that little
trinket you've got there up to the Astral Plane.  From there, %d will
show you what to do with it.  Once that's done, we will be invincible!"
%E [Take the Amulet to the Astral Plane and find %ds temple.]
#
#       Samurai
#
%Cc Sam 00001
Even before your senses adjust, you recognize the kami of
%H.

You %x the standard of your teki, %n, flying above
the town.  How could such a thing have happened?  Why are ninja
wandering freely; where are the samurai of your daimyo, %l?

You quickly say a prayer to Izanagi and Izanami and walk towards
town.
%E [The banner of %n flies above town.  What has happened to %l?]
%Cp Sam 00002
Once again, you are back at %H.
%E
%Cc Sam 00003
You are back at %H.

Instantly you sense a subtle change in your karma.  You seem to know that
if you do not succeed in your quest, %n will have destroyed
the kami of %H before you return again.
%E [%HC is threatened by %n.]
%Cp Sam 00005
"To succeed, you must walk like a butterfly on the wind."
%E
%Cp Sam 00006
"Ikaga desu ka?"
%E
%Cp Sam 00007
"I fear for The Land of The Gods."
%E
%Cp Sam 00008
"%nC has hired the Ninja -- be careful."
%E
%Cp Sam 00009
"If %o is not returned, we will all be ronin."
%E
%Cp Sam 00010
"Come, join us in celebrating with some sake."
%E
%Cp Sam 00011
"Ikaga desu ka?"
%E
%Cp Sam 00012
"You have brought our clan and %l much honor."
%E
%Cp Sam 00013
"Please %r, sit for a while and tell us how you overcame the Ninja."
%E
%Cp Sam 00014
"%lC still lives!  You have saved us from becoming ronin."
%E
%Cc Sam 00015
"Ah, %p-san, it is good to see you again.  I need someone who can
lead my samurai against %n.  If you are ready, you will be
that person."
%E [%lC needs someone to lead %lj samurai against %n.  Are you ready?]
%Cp Sam 00016
"Once again, %p-san, you kneel before me.  Are you yet capable of
being my vassal?"
%E
# [Sam 00017: This summary is definitely a poor one.]
%Cc Sam 00017
"You begin to test my matsu, %p-san.
If you cannot determine what I want in a samurai, how can I rely on you
to figure out what I need from a samurai?"
%E [Are you truely a samurai?]
%Cc Sam 00018
"You are no longer my samurai, %p.

"Hara-kiri is denied.  You are ordered to shave your head and then to
become a monk.  Your fief and family are forfeit.  Wakarimasu ka?"
%E [Leave and do not come back.]
%Cc Sam 00019
"%p-san, you have learned well and honored your family.
I require the skills of %Ra in order to defeat %n.
Go and seek out teachers.  Learn what they have learned.  When you
are ready, return to me."
%E ["I require %Ra to defeat %n.  Return when you are ready."]
%Cc Sam 00020
"%p-san, you would do better to join the kyokaku.

"You have skills, but until you can call upon the bushido to know when and
how to use them you are not samurai.  When you can think %a and
act %a then return."
%E [When you can think %a and act %a then return.]
%Cc Sam 00021
"Domo %p-san, indeed you are ready.  I can now tell you what
it is that I require of you.

"The daimyo, %n, has betrayed us.  He has stolen from us
%o and taken it to his donjon deep within
%i.

"If I cannot show the emperor %o when he comes
for the festival he will know that I have failed in my duty, and
request that I commit seppuku.

"You must gain entrance to %i and retrieve the
emperor's property.  Be quick!  The emperor will be here for the
cha-no-you in 5 sticks.

"Wakarimasu ka?"
%E [You must enter %i, then regain %o from %n.]
%Cp Sam 00025
"To defeat %n you must overcome the seven emotions:
hate, adoration, joy, anxiety, anger, grief, and fear."
%E
%Cp Sam 00026
"Remember your honor is my honor, you perform in my name."
%E
%Cp Sam 00027
"I will go to the temple and burn incense for your safe return."
%E
%Cp Sam 00028
"Sayonara."
%E
%Cp Sam 00029
"There can be honor in defeat, but no gain."
%E
%Cp Sam 00030
"Your kami must be strong in order to succeed."
%E
%Cp Sam 00031
"You are indeed a worthy %R, but now you must be a worthy samurai."
%E
%Cp Sam 00032
"If you fail, %n will be like a tai-fun on the land."
%E
%Cp Sam 00033
"If you are truly %a, %d will listen."
%E
%Cp Sam 00034
"Sharpen your swords and your wits for the task before you."
%E
%Cp Sam 00035
You instinctively reach for your swords.  You do not recognize the
lay of this land, but you know that your teki are everywhere.
%E
%Cp Sam 00036
Thankful that your %sp at %H cannot see
your fear, you prepare again to advance.
%E
%Cc Sam 00040
In your mind, you hear the taunts of %n.

You become like the rice plant and bend to the ground, offering a
prayer to %d.  But when the wind has passed, you stand
proudly again.  Putting your kami in the hands of fate, you advance.
%E [You feel the taunts %n, but after offering a prayer to %d, you proceed.]
%Cp Sam 00041
As you arrive once again at the home of %n, your thoughts
turn only to %o.
%E
%Cp Sam 00050
"Ah, so it is to be you, %p-san.  I offer you seppuku.
I will be your second if you wish."
%E
%Cp Sam 00051
"I have offered you the honorable exit.  Now I will have your
head to send unwashed to %l."
%E
%Cp Sam 00052
"After I have dispatched you, I will curse your kami."
%E
%Cp Sam 00053
"You have fought my samurai; surely you must know that you
will not be able to take %o back to
%H."
%E
%Cp Sam 00060
"Ahh, I finally meet the daimyo of the kyokaku!"
%E
%Cp Sam 00061
"There is no honor for me in your death."
%E
%Cp Sam 00062
"You know that I cannot resash my swords until they have killed."
%E
%Cp Sam 00063
"Your presence only compounds the dishonor of %l in not coming %liself."
%E
%Cp Sam 00064
"I will make tea with your hair and serve it to %l."
%E
%Cp Sam 00065
"Your fear shows in your eyes, coward!"
%E
%Cp Sam 00066
"I have not heard of you, %p-san; has your life been that unworthy?"
%E
%Cp Sam 00067
"If you will not obey me, you will die."
%E
%Cp Sam 00068
"Kneel now and make the two cuts of honor.  I will tell your %sp
of your honorable death."
%E
%Cp Sam 00069
"Your master was a poor teacher.  You will pay for his mistakes in
your teaching."
%E
%Cc Sam 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel the strength of its karma.
You realize at once why so many good samurai had to die to defend it.
You are humbled knowing that you hold one of the artifacts of the
sun goddess.
%E [You feel the power of %o and are humbled.]
%Cc Sam 00080
Your healing skills tell you that %ns wounds are mortal.

You know that the bushido tells you to finish him and let his kami
die with honor, but the thought of so many samurai dead due to this
man's dishonor prevents you from giving the final blow.

You order that his unwashed head be given to the crows and his body
thrown into the sea.
%E [%nC dies without honor.]
%Cc Sam 00081
As you bow before %l, he welcomes you:

    "You have brought your family great honor, %p-sama.

    "While you have been gone the emperor's advisors have discovered in
    the ancient texts that the karma of the samurai who seeks to recover
    the Amulet and the karma of %o are joined
    as the seasons join to make a year.

    "Because you have shown such fidelity, the emperor requests
    that you take leave of other obligations and continue on the
    road that fate has set your feet upon.  I would consider it
    an honor if you would allow me to watch your household until
    you return with the Amulet."

With that, %l bows, and places his sword atop
%o.
%E [The emperor wants you to take %o and recover the Amulet.]
%Cc Sam 00082
%l holds %o tightly for a moment, then returns
his gaze to you.

"The time is ripe to recover the Amulet.  Return to %Z
through the magic portal that transported you here so that you may
achieve the destiny which awaits you."
%E [Take %o, return to %Z, and recover the Amulet.]
%Cp Sam 00090
%lC bows.  "%p-sama, tell us of your search for the Amulet."
%E
# [Sam 00091: most other roles give more explicit directions for the
#  feedback here, so this summary does that too.]
%Cc Sam 00091
"Ah, %p-sama.  You have wasted your efforts returning home.
Now that you are in possession of the Amulet, you are honor-bound to
finish the quest you have undertaken.  There will be plenty of time
for saki and stories when you have finished.

"Go now, and may our prayers be a wind at your back."
%E [Take the Amulet to the Astral Plane to finish your task.]
#
#       Tourist
#
%Cc Tou 00001
You breathe a sigh of relief as you find yourself back in the familiar
surroundings of %H.

You quickly notice that things do not appear the way they did when you
left.  The town is dark and quiet.  There are no sounds coming from
behind the town walls, and no campfires burning in the fields.  As a
matter of fact, you do not %x any movement in the fields at all, and
the crops seem as though they have been untended for many weeks.
%E [You find yourself back at %H, but the quiet is ominous.]
%Cp Tou 00002
Once again, you are back at %H.
%E
%Cp Tou 00003
You are back at %H.
Things appear to have become so bad that you fear that soon
%H will not be here to return to.
%E
%Cp Tou 00005
"Gehennom on 5 zorkmids a day -- more like 500 a day if you ask me."
%E
%Cp Tou 00006
"Do you know where I could find some nice postcards of The Gnomish Mines?"
%E
%Cp Tou 00007
"Have you tried the weird toilets?"
%E
%Cp Tou 00008
"Don't stay at the Inn, I hear the food is terrible and it has rats."
%E
%Cp Tou 00009
"They told me that this was the off season!"
%E
%Cp Tou 00010
"Gehennom on 5 zorkmids a day -- more like 500 a day if you ask me."
%E
%Cp Tou 00011
"Do you know where I could find some nice postcards of The Gnomish Mines?"
%E
%Cp Tou 00012
"Have you tried the weird toilets?"
%E
%Cp Tou 00013
"If you stick around, I'll show you the pictures from my latest trip."
%E
%Cp Tou 00014
"Did you bring me back any souvenirs?"
%E
%Cc Tou 00015
"Is it really you, %p!  I had given up hope for your return.
As you can %x, we are desperately in need of your talents.  Someone must
defeat %n if our town is to become what it once was.

"Let me see if you are ready to be that someone."
%E [Someone must defeat %n.  Are your ready?]
%Cp Tou 00016
"Things are getting worse, %p.  I hope that this time you are ready."
%E
%Cp Tou 00017
"I hope that for the sake of %H you have prepared yourself this time."
%E
%Cc Tou 00018
"It is too late, %p.  You are not even worthy to die amongst us.
Leave %H and never return."
%E [Leave %H and never return.]
%Cc Tou 00019
"There is still too much that you have to learn before you can undertake
the next step.  Return to us as a proven %R, and perhaps then
you will be ready.

"Go back now, and may the teachings of %d serve you well."
%E [Return when you are %Ra.]
%Cc Tou 00020
"It would be an affront to %d to have one not true to the
%a path undertake her bidding.

"You must not return to us until you have purified yourself of these
bad influences on your actions.  Remember, only by following the %a
path can you hope to overcome the obstacles you will face."
%E [You are not sufficiently %a.  Return when you are.]
%Cc Tou 00021
"You have indeed proven yourself a worthy %c, %p.

"But now your kinfolk and I must ask you to put aside your travels and
help us in our time of need.  After you left us we elected a new mayor,
%n.  He proved to be a most heinous and vile creature.

"Soon after taking office he absconded with %o
and fled town, leaving behind his henchmen to rule over us.  In order
for us to regain control of our town, you must enter %i
and recover %o.

"Do not be distracted on your quest.  If you do not return quickly I fear
that all will be lost.  Let us both pray now that %d will guide you
and keep you safe."
%E [Enter %i and recover %o from %n.]
%Cp Tou 00025
"Do not be fooled by the false promises of %n."
%E
%Cp Tou 00026
"To enter %i you must pass many traps."
%E
%Cp Tou 00027
"If you do not return with %o, your quest
will be in vain."
%E
%Cp Tou 00028
"Do not be afraid to call upon %d if you truly need help."
%E
%Cp Tou 00029
"If you do not destroy %n, he will follow you back here!"
%E
%Cp Tou 00030
"Take %o from %n
and you may be able to defeat him."
%E
%Cp Tou 00031
"You must hurry, %p!"
%E
%Cp Tou 00032
"You are like %Sa to me, %p.  Do not let me down."
%E
%Cp Tou 00033
"If you are %a at all times you may succeed, %p."
%E
%Cp Tou 00034
"Let all who meet you on your journey know that you are on an quest for
%l and grant safe passage."
%E
%Cc Tou 00035
Only your faith in %d keeps you from trembling.  You %x
the handiwork of %ns henchlings everywhere.
%E [You %x the handiwork of %ns henchlings.]
%Cp Tou 00036
You know that this time you must find and destroy %n.
%E
%Cp Tou 00040
You sense the presence of %o.
%E
%Cp Tou 00041
You gain confidence, knowing that you may soon be united with
%o.
%E
%Cc Tou 00050
"So, %p, %l thinks that you can wrest
%o from me!

"It only proves how desperate he has become that he sends %ra to
try and defeat me.  When this day is over, I will have you enslaved
in the mines where you will rue the day that you ever entered
%i."
%E [%rA will not defeat me.]
%Cp Tou 00051
"I let you live the last time because it gave me pleasure.
This time I will destroy you, %p."
%E
%Cc Tou 00052
"These meetings come to bore me.  You disturb my workings with
%o.

"If you do not run away now, I will inflict so much suffering on you that
%l will feel guilty for ever having sent his %S to me!"
%E [Run away or you will suffer severely.]
%Cc Tou 00053
"You fool.  You do not know how to call upon the powers of
%o.

"Return it to me and I will teach you how to use it, and together we
will rule %H.  But do so now, as my patience grows thin."
%E ["Return %o to me and we will rule %H."]
%Cp Tou 00060
"I defeated %l and I will defeat you, %p."
%E
%Cp Tou 00061
"Where is %d now!  You must realize no one can help you here."
%E
%Cp Tou 00062
"Beg for mercy now and I may be lenient on you."
%E
%Cp Tou 00063
"If you were not so %a, you might have stood a chance."
%E
%Cp Tou 00064
"Vengeance is mine at last, %p."
%E
%Cp Tou 00065
"I only wish that %l had a more worthy %r to send against me."
%E
%Cp Tou 00066
"With %o in my possession you cannot
hope to defeat me."
%E
%Cp Tou 00067
"%nC has never been defeated, NEVER!"
%E
%Cp Tou 00068
"Are you truly the best %H has to send against me?  I pity %l."
%E
%Cp Tou 00069
"How do you spell %p?  I want to ensure the marker on your grave is
correct as a warning to your %sp."
%E
%Cc Tou 00070
As you pick up %o, you feel a great
weight has been lifted from your shoulders.  Your only thoughts are
to quickly return to %H and find %l.
%E [You pick up %o and feel relief.  Return it to %l.]
%Cc Tou 00080
You turn in the direction of %n.  As his earthly body begins
to vanish before your eyes, you hear him curse:

    "You shall never be rid of me, %p!
    I will find you where ever you go and regain what is rightly mine."
%E [%nC curses at you as %nh dies.]
%Cc Tou 00081
As %l detects the presence of %o,
he almost smiles for the first time in many a full moon.

As he looks up from %o he says:

    "You have recovered %o.  You are its
    owner now, but not its master.  Let it work with you as you continue
    your journey.  With its help, and %d to guide you on the
    %a path, you may yet recover the Amulet of Yendor."
%E [Take %o and with %ds guidance, recover the Amulet.]
%Cc Tou 00082
"%oC is yours now.  %Z
await your return through the magic portal that brought you here."
%E [Keep %o and return to %Z through the portal.]
%Cp Tou 00090
"I could not be more proud than if you were my own %S, %p!
Tell me of your adventures in quest of the Amulet of Yendor."
%E
# [Tou 00091: like Sam 00091, the directions about what to do next are
#  missing, so make the summary be a little bit more explicit.]
%Cc Tou 00091
"Stand back and let me look at you, %p.
Now that you have recovered the Amulet of Yendor, I'm afraid living
out your days in %H would seem pretty tame.

"You have come too far to stop now, for there are still more tasks that
our oral history foretells for you.  Forever more, though, your name shall
be spoken by the %gP with awe.  You are truly an inspiration to your
%sp!"
%E [You have the Amulet.  Take it to the Astral Plane to finish your task.]
#
#       Valkyrie
#
%Cc Val 00001
You materialize at the base of a snowy hill.  Atop the hill sits
a place you know well, %H.  You immediately realize
that something here is very wrong!

In places, the snow and ice have been melted into steaming pools of
water.  Fumaroles and pools of bubbling lava surround the hill.
The stench of sulphur is carried through the air, and you %x creatures
that should not be able to live in this environment moving towards you.
%E [You arrive below %H.  Something is wrong; there is lava present.]
%Cp Val 00002
Once again, you are near the abode of %l.
%E
%Cp Val 00003
Again you materialize near %ls abode.  You have a nagging feeling
that this may be the last time you come here.
%E
%Cp Val 00005
"Hail, and well met, brave %c."
%E
%Cp Val 00006
"May %d guide your steps, %p."
%E
%Cp Val 00007
"%lC weakens.  Without %o, her foresight is dim."
%E
%Cp Val 00008
"You must hurry, %p, else Ragnarok may well come."
%E
%Cp Val 00009
"I would deal with this foul %n myself, but %d forbids it."
%E
%Cp Val 00010
"Hail, and well met, brave %c."
%E
%Cp Val 00011
"May %d guide your steps, %p."
%E
%Cp Val 00012
"%lC told us you had succeeded!"
%E
%Cp Val 00013
"You recovered %o just in time, %p."
%E
%Cp Val 00014
"Hail %d, for delivering %o back to us."
%E
%Cc Val 00015
"Ah, %p, my %S.  You have returned to %H
at last.  We are in dire need of your aid, but I must determine if you
are yet ready for such an undertaking.

"Let me read your fate..."
%E [We need your aid.  Are you ready?]
%Cp Val 00016
"Let me read the future for you now, %p, perhaps you have managed to
change it enough..."
%E
%Cp Val 00017
"Again, I shall read your fate, my %S.  Let us both hope that you have
made changes to become ready for this task..."
%E
%Cc Val 00018
"No, %p.  Your fate is sealed.  I must cast about for another
champion.  Begone from my presence, and never return.  Know this, that
you shall never succeed in this life, and Valhalla is denied to you."
%E ["Begone from my presence and never return."]
%Cc Val 00019
"I see you and %n fighting, %p.  But you are not prepared and
shall die at %ns hand if you proceed.  No.  This will not do.
Go back out into the world, and grow more experienced at the ways of war.
Only when you have returned %Ra will you be able to defeat %n."
%E [Come back when you are %Ra.]
%Cc Val 00020
"NO!  This is terrible.  I see you becoming an ally of %n, and
leading his armies in the final great battles.  This must not come to
pass!  You have strayed from the %a path.  You must purge yourself,
and return here only when you have regained a state of purity."
%E [You have strayed from the %a path.  Return after you purify yourself.]
%Cc Val 00021
"It is not clear, %p, for my sight is limited without our relic.
But it is now likely that you can defeat %n, and recover
%o.

"A short time ago, %n and his minions attacked this place.  They
opened the huge volcanic vents you %x about the hill, and attacked.  I knew
that this was to come to pass, and had asked %d for a group of %gP
to help defend this place.  The few you %x here are the  mightiest of
Valhalla's own, and are all that are left of one hundred %d sent.

"Despite the great and glorious battle we fought, %n managed at
last to steal %o.  This has upset the balance of the universe,
and unless %oh is returned into my care, %n may start Ragnarok.

"You must find the entrance to %i.  Travel downward
from there and you will find %ns lair.  Defeat him and
return %o to me."
%E [Find %i; defeat %n; return with %o.]
%Cp Val 00025
"Go with the blessings of %d."
%E
%Cp Val 00026
"Call upon %d when you are in need."
%E
%Cp Val 00027
"Use %o if you can.  It will protect you."
%E
%Cp Val 00028
"Magical cold is very effective against %n."
%E
%Cp Val 00029
"To face %n, you will need to be immune to fire."
%E
%Cp Val 00030
"May %d strengthen your sword-arm."
%E
%Cp Val 00031
"Trust in %d.  He will not desert you."
%E
%Cp Val 00032
"It becomes more likely that Ragnarok will come with every passing moment.
You must hurry, %p."
%E
%Cp Val 00033
"If %n can master %o, he will be powerful enough to
face %d far earlier than is fated.  This must not be!"
%E
%Cp Val 00034
"Remember your training, %p.  You can succeed."
%E
%Cc Val 00035
The ice and snow gives way to a valley floor.  You %x ahead of you
a huge round hill surrounded by pools of lava.  This then is the entrance
to %i.  It looks like you're not going to get in without
a fight though.
%E [This is the entrace to %i.]
%Cp Val 00036
Once again, you stand before the entrance to %i.
%E
%Cc Val 00040
Through clouds of sulphurous gasses, you %x a rock palisade
surrounded with a moat of bubbling lava.  You remember the description
from something that %l said.  This is the lair of %n.
%E [This is the lair of %n.]
%Cp Val 00041
Once again, you stand in sight of %ns lair.
%E
%Cc Val 00050
"So!  %lC has finally sent %ca to challenge me!

"I thought that mastering %o would enable me to challenge
%d, but it has shown me that first I must kill you!  So come, little
%s.  Once I defeat you, I can at last begin the final battle with %d."
%E ["%oC has shown me that I must kill you."]
%Cp Val 00051
"Again you challenge me, %r.  Good.  I will kill you now."
%E
%Cp Val 00052
"Have you not learned yet?  You cannot defeat %n!"
%E
%Cp Val 00053
"I will kill you, %c, and wrest %o from your mangled hands."
%E
%Cp Val 00060
"I am your death, %c."
%E
%Cp Val 00061
"You cannot prevail, %r.  I have foreseen your every move."
%E
%Cp Val 00062
"With you out of the way, Valhalla will be mine for the taking."
%E
%Cp Val 00063
"I killed scores of %ds best when I took %o.
Do you really think that one %c can stand against me?"
%E
%Cp Val 00064
"Who bears the souls of %cP to Valhalla, %r?"
%E
%Cp Val 00065
"No, %d cannot help you here."
%E
%Cp Val 00066
"Some instrument of %d you are, %p.  You are a weakling!"
%E
%Cp Val 00067
"Never have I seen %ca so clumsy in battle."
%E
%Cp Val 00068
"You die now, little %s."
%E
%Cp Val 00069
"Your body I destroy now, your soul when my hordes overrun Valhalla!"
%E
%Cc Val 00070
As you pick up %o, your mind is suddenly filled with images,
and you perceive all of the possibilities of each potential choice you
could make.  As you begin to control and channel your thoughts, you
realize that you must return %o to %l immediately.
%E [You must return %o to %l.]
%Cc Val 00080
A look of surprise and horror appears on %ns face.

    "No!!!  %o has lied to me!  I have been misled!"

Suddenly, %n grasps his head and screams in agony, then dies.
%E [%nC dies.]
%Cc Val 00081
As you approach, %l rises and touches %o.

"You may take %o with you, %p.  I have removed from
it the power to foretell the future, for that power no mortal should
have.  Its other abilities, however, you have at your disposal.

"You must now begin in %ds name to search for the Amulet of Yendor.
May your steps be guided by %d, my %S."
%E [Take %o.  Search for the Amulet.]
# assumes Orb of Fate (glass object)
%Cc Val 00082
"Careful, %p!  %oC might break, and that would be
a tragic loss.  You are its keeper now, and the time has come to
resume your search for the Amulet.  %Z await your
return through the magic portal that brought you here."
%E [You are %os keeper now.  Return through the portal and find the Amulet.]
%Cp Val 00090
"Greetings, %p.  I have not been able to pay as much attention to
your search for the Amulet as I have wished.  How do you fare?"
%E
%Cc Val 00091
"Excellent, %p.  I see you have recovered the Amulet!

"You must take the Amulet to the Great Temple of %d, on the Astral
Plane.  There you must offer the Amulet to %d.

"Go now, my %S.  I cannot tell you your fate, as the power of the
Amulet interferes with mine.  I hope for your success."
%E [Take the Amulet to %ds temple on the Astral Plane and offer it.]
#
#       Wizard
#
%Cc Wiz 00001
You are suddenly in familiar surroundings.  You notice what appears to
be a large, squat stone structure nearby.  Wait!  That looks like the
tower of your former teacher, %l.

However, things are not the same as when you were last here.  Mists and
areas of unexplained darkness surround the tower.  There is movement in
the shadows.

Your teacher would never allow such unaesthetic forms to surround the
tower...  unless something were dreadfully wrong!
%E [You have arrived at %ls tower but something is very wrong.]
%Cp Wiz 00002
Once again, you are back at %H.
%E
%Cp Wiz 00003
You are back at %H.
You have an odd feeling this may be the last time you ever come here.
%E
%Cp Wiz 00005
"Would you happen to have some eye of newt in that overstuffed pack, %s?"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00006
"Ah, the spell to create the magic portal worked.  Outstanding!"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00007
"Hurry!  %lC may not survive that casting of the portal spell!"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00008
"The spells of %n were just too powerful for us to withstand."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00009
"I, too, will venture into the world, because %n is but one of
many evils to be vanquished."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00010
"I have some eye of newt to trade, do you have a spare blind-worm's sting?"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00011
"The magic portal now seems like it will remain stable for quite some time."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00012
"Have you noticed how much stronger %l is since %o was recovered?"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00013
"Thank %d!  We weren't positive you would defeat %n."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00014
"I, too, will venture into the world, because %n was but one of
many evils to be vanquished."
%E
%Cc Wiz 00015
"Come closer, %p, for my voice falters in my old age.
Yes, I see that you have come a long way since you went out into the
world, leaving the safe confines of this tower.  However, I must first
determine if you have all of the skills required to take on the task
I require of you."
%E [You have come a long way, but are you ready for the task I require?]
%Cp Wiz 00016
"Well, %p, you have returned.  Perhaps you are now ready..."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00017
"This is getting tedious, %p, but perseverance is a sign of a true mage.
I certainly hope that you are truly ready this time!"
%E
%Cc Wiz 00018
"You fool, %p!  Why did I waste all of those years teaching you
the esoteric arts?  Get out of here!  I shall find another."
%E ["Get out of here!"]
%Cc Wiz 00019
"Alas, %p, you have not yet shown your proficiency as a worthy
spellcaster.  As %ra, you would surely be overcome in the challenge
ahead.  Go, now, expand your horizons, and return when you have attained
renown as %Ra."
%E [Go; return when you are %Ra.]
%Cc Wiz 00020
"You amaze me, %p!  How many times did I tell you that the way of a mage
is an exacting one.  One must use the world with care, lest one leave it
in ruins and simplify the task of %n.

"You must go back and show your worthiness.  Do not return until you are
truly ready for this quest.  May %d guide you in this task."
%E [Go; come back when you are worthy of %d.]
%Cc Wiz 00021
"Yes, %p, you truly are ready for this dire task.  Listen,
carefully, for what I tell you now will be of vital importance.

"Since you left us to hone your skills in the world, we unexpectedly came
under attack by the forces of %n.  As you know, we thought
%n had perished at the end of the last age, but, alas, this was
not the case.

"%nC sent an army of abominations against us.  Among them was a
minion, mindless and ensorcelled, and thus, in the confusion, it was
able to penetrate our defenses.  Alas, this creature has stolen
%o and I fear has delivered %oh to %n.

"Over the years, I had woven most of my power into this amulet, and thus,
without it, I have but a shadow of my former power, and I fear that I
shall soon perish.

"You must travel to %i, and within its dungeons,
find and overcome %n, and return %o to me.

"Go now, with %d, and complete this quest before it is too late."
%E [Travel to %i; overcome %n; return with %o.]
%Cp Wiz 00025
"Beware, for %n is immune to most magical attacks."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00026
"To enter %i you must pass many traps."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00027
"%nC may be vulnerable to physical attacks."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00028
"%d will come to your aid when you call."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00029
"You must utterly destroy %n.  He will pursue you otherwise."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00030
"%oC is a mighty artifact.  With it you can
destroy %n."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00031
"Go forth with the blessings of %d."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00032
"I will have my %gP watch for your return."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00033
"Feel free to take any items in that chest that might aid you."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00034
"You will know when %o is near.  Proceed with care!"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00035
Wisps of fog swirl nearby.  You feel that %ns lair is close.
%E
%Cp Wiz 00036
You believe that you may once again invade %i.
%E
%Cp Wiz 00040
You feel your mentor's presence; perhaps %o is nearby.
%E
%Cp Wiz 00041
The aura of %o tingles at the edge of your perception.
%E
%Cc Wiz 00050
"Ah, I recognize you, %p.  So, %l has sent you to steal
%o from me, hmmm?  Well, %lh is a fool to send such
a mental weakling against me.

"Your destruction, however, should make for good sport.  In the end, you
shall beg me to kill you!"
%E ["Your destruction should make for good sport."]
%Cc Wiz 00051
"How nice of you to return, %p!  I enjoyed our last meeting.  Are you
still hungry for more pain?

"Come!  Your soul, like %o, shall soon be mine to command."
%E ["Your soul shall soon be mine to command."]
%Cp Wiz 00052
"I'm sure that your perseverance shall be the subject of innumerable
ballads, but you shall not be around to hear them, I fear!"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00053
"Thief!  %oC belongs to me, now.  I shall feed
your living flesh to my minions."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00060
"Your puny powers are no match for me, fool!"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00061
"When you are defeated, your torment will last for a thousand years."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00062
"After your downfall, %p, I shall devour %l for dessert!"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00063
"Are you ready yet to beg for mercy?  I could be lenient..."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00064
"Your soul shall join the enslaved multitude I command!"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00065
"Your lack of will is evident, and you shall die as a result."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00066
"Your faith in %d is for naught!  Come, submit to me now!"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00067
"A mere %r is nothing compared to my skill!"
%E
%Cp Wiz 00068
"So, you are the best hope of %l?  How droll."
%E
%Cp Wiz 00069
"Feel my power, %c!  My victory is imminent!"
%E
%Cc Wiz 00070
As you touch %o, its comforting power infuses you
with new energy.  You feel as if you can detect others' thoughts flowing
through it.  Although you yearn to wear %o and
attack the Wizard of Yendor, you know you must return it to its rightful
owner, %l.
%E [You feel %os power and know you should return %oh to %l.]
%Cc Wiz 00080
%nC, whose body begins to shrivel up, croaks out:

    "I shall haunt your progress until the end of time.  A thousand
    curses on you and %l."

Then, the body bursts into a cloud of choking dust, and blows away.
%E [%nC curses you as %nh dies.]
%Cc Wiz 00081
%lC notices %o in your possession,
beams at you and says:

    "I knew you could defeat %n and retrieve
    %o.  We shall never forget this
    brave service.

    "Take %oh with you in your quest for the Amulet of Yendor.
    I can sense that it has attuned %oiself to you already.

    "May %d guide you in your quest, and keep you from harm."
%E [Take %o with you in your quest for the Amulet.]
%Cc Wiz 00082
"You are the keeper of %o now.  It is time to
recover the /other/ Amulet.  %Z await your return through
the magic portal which brought you here."
%E [Keep %o, return through the portal to %Z; find the other Amulet.]
%Cp Wiz 00090
"Come near, my %S, and share your adventures with me.
So, have you succeeded in your quest for the Amulet of Yendor?"
%E
%Cc Wiz 00091
"Congratulations, %p.  I always knew that if anyone could succeed
in defeating the Wizard of Yendor and his minions, it would be you.

"Go now, and take the Amulet to the Astral Plane.  Once there, present
the Amulet on the altar of %d.  Along the way you shall pass through
the four Elemental Planes.  These planes are like nothing you have ever
experienced before, so be prepared!

"For this you were born, %s!  I am very proud of you."
%E [Take the Amulet to %ds altar on the Astral Plane.]
#
#       General
#
%Cc - 00001
It is written in the Book of %d:

    After the Creation, the cruel god Moloch rebelled
    against the authority of Marduk the Creator.
    Moloch stole from Marduk the most powerful of all
    the artifacts of the gods, the Amulet of Yendor,
    and he hid it in the dark cavities of Gehennom, the
    Under World, where he now lurks, and bides his time.

Your %G %d seeks to possess the Amulet, and with it
to gain deserved ascendance over the other gods.

You, a newly trained %r, have been heralded
from birth as the instrument of %d.  You are destined
to recover the Amulet for your deity, or die in the
attempt.  Your hour of destiny has come.  For the sake
of us all:  Go bravely with %d!
%E [%dC has chosen you to recover the Amulet of Yendor for %dI.]
%Cp - 00002
You receive a faint telepathic message from %l:
Your help is urgently needed at %H!
Look for a ...ic transporter.
You couldn't quite make out that last message.
%E
%Cp - 00003
You again sense %l pleading for help.
%E
%Cp - 00004
You again sense %l demanding your attendance.
%E
# Completed the quest by returning with artifact, but not carrying
# the Bell of Opening; quest leader lets you know that it is needed.
#[ Should this be role-specific so that each leader has variant text? ]
%Cp - 00005
"The silver bell which was hoarded by %n will be
essential in locating the Amulet of Yendor."
%E
#
#       Angelic maledictions.
#
%Cp - 00010
"Repent, and thou shalt be saved!"
%E
%Cp - 00011
"Thou shalt pay for thine insolence!"
%E
%Cp - 00012
"Very soon, my child, thou shalt meet thy maker."
%E
%Cp - 00013
"The great %D has sent me to make you pay for your sins!"
%E
%Cp - 00014
"The wrath of %D is now upon you!"
%E
%Cp - 00015
"Thy life belongs to %D now!"
%E
%Cp - 00016
"Dost thou wish to receive thy final blessing?"
%E
%Cp - 00017
"Thou art but a godless void."
%E
%Cp - 00018
"Thou art not worthy to seek the Amulet."
%E
%Cp - 00019
"No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
%E
#
#       Demonic maledictions.
#
%Cp - 00030
"I first mistook thee for a statue, when I regarded thy head of stone."
%E
%Cp - 00031
"Come here often?"
%E
%Cp - 00032
"Doth pain excite thee?  Wouldst thou prefer the whip?"
%E
%Cp - 00033
"Thinkest thou it shall tickle as I rip out thy lungs?"
%E
%Cp - 00034
"Eat slime and die!"
%E
%Cp - 00035
"Go ahead, fetch thy mama!  I shall wait."
%E
%Cp - 00036
"Go play leapfrog with a herd of unicorns!"
%E
%Cp - 00037
"Hast thou been drinking, or art thou always so clumsy?"
%E
%Cp - 00038
"This time I shall let thee off with a spanking, but let it not happen again."
%E
%Cp - 00039
"I've met smarter (and prettier) acid blobs."
%E
%Cp - 00040
"Look!  Thy bootlace is undone!"
%E
%Cp - 00041
"Mercy!  Dost thou wish me to die of laughter?"
%E
%Cp - 00042
"Run away!  Live to flee another day!"
%E
%Cp - 00043
"Thou hadst best fight better than thou canst dress!"
%E
%Cp - 00044
"Twixt thy cousin and thee, Medusa is the prettier."
%E
%Cp - 00045
"Methinks thou wert unnaturally stirred by yon corpse back there, eh, varlet?"
%E
%Cp - 00046
"Up thy nose with a rubber hose!"
%E
%Cp - 00047
"Verily, thy corpse could not smell worse!"
%E
%Cp - 00048
"Wait!  I shall polymorph into a grid bug to give thee a fighting chance!"
%E
%Cp - 00049
"Why search for the Amulet?  Thou wouldst but lose it, cretin."
%E
#
#       Banishment message (for converted hero)
#
%Cc - 00060
"You have betrayed all those who hold allegiance to %d, as you once did.
My allegiance to %d holds fast and I cannot condone or accept what you
have done.

Leave this place.  You shall never set foot at %H again.
That which you seek is now lost forever, for without the Bell of Opening,
you will never be able to enter the place where he who has the Amulet
resides.

Go now!  You are banished from this place.
%E [You are banished from %H for betraying your allegiance to %d.]
#
#       TEST PATTERN
#
%Cc - 00099
 %p:    return(plname);
 %c:    return(pl_character);
 %r:    return((char *)rank_of(u.ulevel));
 %R:    return((char *)rank_of(MIN_QUEST_LEVEL));
 %s:    return((flags.female) ? "sister" : "brother" );
 %S:    return((flags.female) ? "daughter" : "son" );
 %l:    return((char *)ldrname());
 %i:    return(intermed());
 %o:    return(artiname());
 %O:    return(shortened(artiname()));
 %n:    return((char *)neminame());
 %g:    return((char *)guardname());
 %G:    return((char *)align_gtitle(u.ualignbase[1]));
 %H:    return((char *)homebase());
 %a:    return(Alignnam(u.ualignbase[1]));
 %A:    return(Alignnam(u.ualign.type));
 %d:    return((char *)align_gname(u.ualignbase[1]));
 %D:    return((char *)align_gname(A_LAWFUL));
 %C:    return("chaotic");
 %N:    return("neutral");
 %L:    return("lawful");
 %x:    return((Blind) ? "sense" : "see");
 %Z:    return("The Dungeons of Doom");
 %%:    return(percent_sign);
 a suffix:      return an(root);
 A suffix:      return An(root);
 C suffix:      return capitalized(root);
 h suffix:      return pronoun(he_or_she, mon_of(root)); /* for %l,%n,%d,%o */
 H suffix:      return capitalized(pronoun(he_or_she, mon_of(root)));
 i suffix:      return pronoun(him_or_her, mon_of(root));
 I suffix:      return capitalized(pronoun(him_or_her, mon_of(root)));
 j suffix:      return pronoun(his_or_her, mon_of(root));
 J suffix:      return capitalized(pronoun(his_or_her, mon_of(root)));
 p suffix:      return makeplural(root);
 P suffix:      return makeplural(capitalized(root));
 s suffix:      return s_suffix(root);
 S suffix:      return s_suffix(capitalized(root));
 t suffix:      return strip_the_prefix(root);
%E