Ultima IV .TLK file contents:

BRITAIN.TLK

Iolo Charming bard	JOB: I play for the people.	HEAL: Good.	PLAY: I play my lute and receive the good wishes of the people. Do you like my music? YES: I would join thee! NO: A shame.	COMP: If you treat someone else well then they will have reason to do the same.
Gweno a charming jester	JOB: I dance and sing for the children.	HEAL: Very well.	DANC: Dance is good for the soul. Do you give to the needy? YES: Beggars are thankful for small donations. NO: Alas.	BEGG: To give to a beggar shows compassion.
a child a small child	JOB: Singing	HEAL: Very happy.	SING: The song goes: Ho eyo he hum!	HO E: It means: Love to one and all! Do you like the song? YES: Then help us spread the word! NO: Too bad.
a guard A guard	JOB: I guard the bridge.	HEAL: Good.	BRID: Across the bridge our people dance and sing! Would thou like to join them? YES: Remember, an open heart is the first step on the path to wisdom! NO: Then you have no business across the bridge.	GUAR: Yep.
Pepper A spicy woman.	JOB: I am a fighting bard.	HEAL: Healthy.	BARD: Bards know many things. Dost thou seek something? YES: What might that be? NO: Alas, I may have been able to help.	RUNE: The rune of compassion lies at the end of a hall somewhere in this towne.
Thevel A seasoned fighter.	JOB: I search for the mystery of the magic orbs.	HEAL: Fairly well.	ORBS: A one-handed beggar knows their secrets! Hast thou seen him? YES: Only he knows the orb's gift! NO: Find him in Serpent castle for he knows of orbs!	MAGI: Magic orbs.
Joe A drunken fighter (12%)	JOB: Yo ho ho... and a bottle... of rum... hic...	HEAL: And a bottle of...	STON: The yellow stone is in the dungeon Despise...	RUM : Rum... hic... Give me rum?... YES: Thanxth... my friend Joe can help with the stones... hic... NO: Ah, be a joe!
Cricket A bard in green (12%)	JOB: Shhh, I'm playing!	HEAL: Shhh	SHHH: Yes, shhh! Now wilt thou be quiet? YES: Thanks. NO: I am going to call the guards!	MANT: The mantra for the shrine of compassion is 'MU'!
a guard A cheerful guard.	JOB: I am a guard of course!	HEAL: I am fully healed.	GUAR: We guards have a lot of compassion.	COMP: We always say: Let all others' troubles be as thine own! Dost thou kill non-evil creatures? YES: That does not show compassion! NO: Good.
a child A small child	JOB: I am learning compassion.	HEAL: O.K.	LEAR: The solution to ones problems often lies in solving others!	COMP: Never care so much for thyself that thou cannot care for others! Know ye the mantra of compassion? YES: Good. NO: Ask Cricket!
Shalimar A tired shepherd	JOB: I watch over the children.	HEAL: Good.	CHIL: It takes a good deal of compassion to deal with children!	COMP: Compassion strengthens the soul as knowledge tempers the mind! Have any kids? YES: Thou dost know what I mean! NO: Too bad.
Sebastian An injured person.	JOB: I know a terrible secret!	HEAL: Not so well.	SECR: Mondain's influence has not left the world!	MOND: An artifact remains! I heard at Buccaneer's Den! Wilt thou find and destroy it? YES: Then ask at the pub there of the skull! NO: Oh.
Shapero A druid.	JOB: I am looking for Julio.	HEAL: All right.	JULI: He knows the true nature of compassion. Art thou on the Quest of the Avatar? YES: Find the shrine of compassion east across 2 bridges! NO: Too bad.	COMP: Seek out Julio and ask him of compassion!
Julio A solemn bard.	JOB: I seek the true nature of things!	HEAL: Solemn.	NATU: All things have a true nature! Dost thou know the true nature of all things? (HUMI) YES: Thou art a liar and a braggart. NO: No mortal can.	COMP: Compassion derives itself from unending love!
Mentor A wise shepherd.	JOB: I escaped Magincia!	HEAL: I am well.	MAGI: Pride was too great in Magincia!	PRID: The city was destroyed by daemons for its pride! Art thou proud? (HUMI) YES: That is not a virtue! NO: Pride exists without truth, love, or courage!
Sprite A poor beggar.	JOB: I have no job so now I beg!	HEAL: I fear I shall die of starvation!	STAR: I have not eaten in a week!	BEG : Please! Help me! Wilt thou help me? YES: In return I shall tell thee that Pepper knows of the rune! NO: I shall starve to death!

COVE.TLK

Allen A small boy.	JOB: I know how to enter the abyss!	HEAL: I am fine.	ABYS: The abyss may only be approached by ship!	SHIP: The ship must have a magically strengthened hull! Hast thou such a vessel? YES: Ask Blissful of the abyss. NO: Ask Blissful of the abyss.
Frontis A small druid.	JOB: Welcome to Cove, the hidden city of wisdom.	HEAL: I am well. Art thou well? YES: Very good. NO: Visit our healers, I am sure they can help thee!	WISD: Herein is found much wisdom and peace.	PEAC: Find peace in our shrine.
Sloven An old hermit.	JOB: I am a recluse.	HEAL: I am well.	RECL: I have withdrawn from society.	STON: Only the ghost of Isaac who haunts the inn at Skara Brae can tell thee. Hast thou seen him? YES: Ask him! NO: Stay at the inn until he shows himself!
Mentorian A tall wizard.	JOB: I study the magical arts.	HEAL: Well indeed.	ARTS: There is truth in magic! Dost thou disagree? YES: Well then, begone! NO: Good.	GATE: Since thou dost bear the ankh I shall tell thee. A gate spell requires ash, pearl, and mandrake root!
the ankh A shining ankh!	JOB: I resonate with thoughts. Dost thou seek help? YES: What are thy thoughts? NO: Oh.	HEAL: Bright.	CODE: To enter the codex chamber.	CHAM: One must be 8 parts avatar, have the key of 3 parts, the word of passage and know the pure axiom!
Paul A strangely familiar bard.	JOB: I play of love. Wilt thou listen? YES: About love. NO: Too bad.	HEAL: I am well.	LOVE: I light a candle to our love, in love our problems disappear.	PROB: But all in all we soon discover that one and one is all we long to hear!
Linda A singer.	JOB: I sing of the children.	HEAL: Fine.	CHIL: All round the world, little children being born to the world.	WORL: Got to give them all we can 'til the quest is won, then will the work be done! Wilt thou help? YES: Teach them songs of joy! NO: Hmm.
Merlin A mystical wizard.	JOB: I use magic. Dost thou study magic? YES: Best of luck with thy studies! NO: Too bad.	HEAL: Fine.	STON: The black stone is caught in a moon gate!	GATE: Stand where the gate of both moons dark shall appear. Search when the moons go dark!
Draconian An old druid.	JOB: I teach the relation. Knew ye this? YES: Very good! NO: Learn the towns and castles!	HEAL: I am well.	RELA: There are eight possible combinations of truth, love and courage. Each of the eight virtues is one of those combinations!
Blissful A majestic seahorse!	JOB: I know much of the codex!	HEAL: I am doing well.	CODE: The shrine ankh knows how to enter the chamber of the codex!	ABYS: Meditate at the shrines of honesty, compassion and valor for 3 cycles to know how to enter!
Rabindranath tagore A wise man.	JOB: I speak of love. Dost thou seek to carry love in thy heart? YES: Thou art a good soul. NO: Thou art a fool.	HEAL: I am old but strong!	LOVE: In love, all life's contradictions dissolve and disappear.	HEAR: Carry love within it!
Brother Zair An old druid.	JOB: I sit and watch the river.	HEAL: I am well.	RIVE: It flows endlessly. Agree? YES: Good. NO: Indeed.	WORD: The kings of the castles which represent the three principles of virtue each know but one syllable of the word of passage!
Spellbind A slender mage.	JOB: I know of the codex.	HEAL: Well indeed.	CODE: One must know the combination of the three principles of virtue!	COMB: The combination of the three principles of virtue equals the measure of time and space!
Shaman A tall mage.	JOB: I study the 'one' thing that is the secret to the codex!	HEAL: Quite well.	STUD: I study of the codex!	CODE: The one pure axiom is more endless than the changing tides, more eternal than day and night!
Charm A fair sorceress.	JOB: I ponder the key to the axiom.	HEAL: Well enough.	KEY : To the axiom.	AXIO: The 1 pure axiom encompasses all things. Know ye what they are? YES: Good. NO: The truths of the universe, the love of the heart, and the courage of the soul!
Circe A wise mage.	JOB: I teach of the axiom!	HEAL: Well.	AXIO: The whole of the axiom is greater than all its parts!	PART: The measure of unending love, the limitless courage needed to face all obstacles,the truth which encompasses all things!

DEN.TLK

Roofus A mean looking guard. (12%)	JOB: We guard the bridge slime!	HEAL: What's it to ya scumpuppy!	BRID: This bridge ya stupid jerk! Art thou a wise &##!? YES: Thou had best ditch it then! NO: Then just buzz off!
Rankbreath A tall, muscular, impressive guard. (12%)	JOB: I am a guard.	HEAL: Very hungry!	GUAR: I guard the city!	HUNG: Yes, I am very hungry! Art thou here to feed me? YES: I am grateful. NO: Then thou had better run!!!
Sailor A scruffy sailor	JOB: I am a sailor!	HEAL: Salty.	SAIL: Oh, a sailor's life is the life for me,	LIFE: As I sail across the bounding sea! The rest? YES: And never ever ever do I worry 'bout the weather, for the weather never ever did a thing for me! NO: Oh.
Silver John A tall sailor.	JOB: I'm a pirate matey!	HEAL: Good enough, eh!	PIRA: We raid the coasts of Britannia, fun eh! Art thou a pirate? (HUMI) YES: Good matey! NO: Thou had best leave this place 'fore there's any trouble!	RAID: Pillage and burn!
Slysam A nimble thief. (06%)	JOB: What's it to thee?	HEAL: As good as I need be!	THIE: Yea, and clever too.	CLEV: Thou dost ask too many questions! Art thou a thief? YES: Oh, I'd better watch out! NO: Just as I thought
Ragnar A solemn ranger (06%)	JOB: I travel.	HEAL: O.K.	TRAV: The lands of Britannia. Art thou here looking for information? YES: On what? NO: Then buzz off.	SKUL: Be warned that if thou dost ever use the skull, except to destroy it, all thy virtues will be lost!
Seanna A slinky mage.	JOB: I am a sorceress My dear friend, may I help you? YES: How about with thy magic? NO: Ah	HEAL: I am well.	MAGI: How about the sleep spell... sleep... sleep....	SLEE: A sleep spell requires but one part silk! sleep... sleep... sleep...
Jeremy James Scirlock A sneaky thief!	JOB: At thy service!	HEAL: Very well!	SERV: How about information? Dost thou seek a special dungeon? YES: Which? NO: I cannot help thee.	HYTH: The dungeon Hythloth can only be reached by a secret entrance in the great castle.
Starlight A mage dressed all in black.	JOB: I use black magic!	HEAL: Dark indeed.	MAGI: I cast powerful magic missile spells. Dost thou? YES: Thou should try my mix of reagents! NO: Too bad.	MIX : Try one black pearl and one part sulfurous ash!
Brigant A big fat troll. (50%)	JOB: Aw, buzz off!	HEAL: Shove it! Did thou hear me? YES: Then do it! NO: I said shove it!	IT : Thy face!
Boris An ugly orc!	JOB: I smuggle black market items.	HEAL: Good'n smelly.	ITEM: Magic keys, magic gems, that sort of thing. Dost thou need such an item? YES: I just gave the guild shop a new supply! NO: Ah well, maybe next time.
Ignap A towering wizard.	JOB: I must warn thee!	HEAL: Adequate.	WARN: To step into those woods will seal thy doom!	DOOM: In there lies the dark side, enter not! Shalt thou go on? YES: Evil shall consume thee! NO: Wise decision!
Green Beard A tall pirate with a green beard!	JOB: I'm buying armour for my crew!	HEAL: Jolly good mate!	ARMO: I hope to get some magical plate! Know where to buy mystic armour? YES: Where? NO: Wish I did!	NOWH: Oh, I see.
Marsor A plump merchant	JOB: I sell wine!	HEAL: Great!	WINE: I have some good vintages.	VINT: I own my own vineyards, they are on an isle northeast of here! Dost thou like wine? YES: Ah, then join me in a glass! NO: Don't know what thou art missing!
Dancek A jolly old soul.	JOB: I am a tinker by trade.	HEAL: Jolly good, thanks.	TINK: I create projectile machinery.	MACH: Primarily ship cannons! Dost thou own a ship! YES: Good odds I built the cannons! NO: Thou really should get one!
Sniflet A cowering man.	JOB: I am hiding.	HEAL: O.K. for now.	HIDE: I know something others want!	SOME: I... I... Wilt thou promise to use it only to aid the powers of good? YES: The lighter than air device that was stolen lies near the dungeon Hythloth! NO: Oh, no.

EMPATH.TLK

Lord Robert A stately baron	JOB: I rule this province.	HEAL: Very well.	PROV: My Lady Marcy can tell thee more!	WORD: I know but one of three syllables. Dost thou wish to know it now? YES: It is 'amo' seek ye now the other parts! NO: Perhaps another time.
Lady Marcy A charming lady	JOB: I rule with my Lord.	HEAL: Well.	RULE: This province.	PROV: Our people believe in love as a way of life and live it to the fullest! Dost thou seek love? YES: Then may thou find it! NO: Then thou shalt not find it!
Suzanna A lovely lady (25%)	JOB: I am a lady in waiting.	HEAL: Overworked!	LADY: I serve Marcy. Art thou allowed to be in here? YES: I doubt it! Thou should leave! NO: Thou should leave!	HORN: There is a paladin by the name of Malchor. He can lead thee to the silver horn!
Life. An ankh	JOB: I resonate thoughts.	HEAL: I exist.	RESO: What are thy thoughts?	LOVE: Seek ye the candle of love for only with it and two other parts might thou enter the abyss! Dost thou have it? YES: Good. NO: Ask the bard beyond the secret passage!
the pass guard A guard	JOB: I guard the passages.	HEAL: Fine.	PASS: There is no danger.	DANG: Well not compared to a dungeon altar room! Hast thou solved the altars? YES: Good. NO: From them a three part key is gained, needed to enter the chamber of the codex!
a gate guard A guard	JOB: A gate guard	HEAL: Top notch.	GATE: To the abbey.	ABBE: Here, in the oak grove many find the meaning of peace and love! Art thou saturated with love? (HUMI) YES: Then thou need not be here! NO: Visit the small shrine within the abbey!
Derek the Bard A young bard playing a lute.	JOB: I am a bard, I sing songs.	HEAL: Pretty good.	SONG: Oh, all types. Dost thou like this one? YES: Thanks, I just wrote it! NO: Alas, it was new.	CAND: The candle of love is found in a secret place hidden off Lock Lake!
Chinup A small but stately child.	JOB: I welcome thee unto the Abbey! Art thou here in search of love? YES: Perhaps then the oak grove! NO: Perhaps then the oak grove.	HEAL: Very well, thank you!	GROV: A grove of oak.	OAK : There four profession types seek truth!
Diane A tall woman.	JOB: I counsel those who enter the grove.	HEAL: Good.	COUN: Herein thou may find insights into love, within thyself or the others here in the grove.	LOVE: Ask the others. Art thou the most loving person? (HUMI) YES: Doubtful! NO: Strive for love!
Benjamin A solemn bard.	JOB: I relate love and compassion.	HEAL: Fine. Art thou well? YES: Very good. NO: Too bad...	LOVE: When the three combine in eight ways love alone is compassion.	COMP: Of the eight avatar attributes compassion is derived from love alone.
Deirdre A druid, lost in thought.	JOB: I ponder love and justice.	HEAL: Fine. Art thou? YES: Most good. NO: I see.	LOVE: When three build eight, truth tempered by love becomes justice!	JUST: Justice is one of the eight avatar virtues and derives from truth and love.
Thomas A hearty tinker.	JOB: I am thinking of love's part in sacrifice.	HEAL: Fine Thyself? YES: Good. NO: Shame.	LOVE: Love of others and the courage to face even death is self-sacrifice.	SACR: Sacrifice is built upon the motive of love and the ability of courage.
Lastro A solemn ranger.	JOB: I follow the spiritual path.	HEAL: Most well. And thee? YES: Good. NO: So sad.	SPIR: My spirituality is not a religion, but a searching to know and improve my own inner being.	BEIN: My being is based on my own truth, love and courage.
Humlock A mumbling beggar.	JOB: I seek salvation	HEAL: Not so good.	MUMB: The...ankh... spoke to me!	SALV: I am but a poor destitute beggar I have nothing! Will you give me some money? YES: I would be soooo grateful.... NO: But I am in most dire need!
Malchor A bold paladin.	JOB: I solve quests	HEAL: Just now fully healed!	QUES: My last quest took me near Spiritwood. Art thou on a quest? YES: Best of luck to thee! NO: Oh.	HORN: Some say that the silver horn is buried on a small isle off the tip of Spiritwood.
Brother Antos A wise druid.	JOB: I hold great wisdom.	HEAL: I am getting old and frail.	WISD: What dost thou ask of me?	CAND: Thou dost need the candle of love to enter the abyss. Dost thou know where to find it? YES: Very good. NO: Meditate on love at our shrine.

JHELOM.TLK

Geoffrey A 6 foot 5, great warrior.	JOB: I lead into battle!	HEAL: I am good and strong!	WARR: A great warrior is a valiant warrior! Art thou valiant! YES: Perhaps I could someday join thee! NO: To flee battle shows cowardice!	BATT: I desire to fight again in battle!
Lord Robert A mysterious warrior.	JOB: I battle for Lord British! Are you a valiant warrior? YES: Thou dost deserve the rune, ask Nostro! NO: Thou art a wimp!	HEAL: Outstanding!	WARR: Thou must battle long and hard to be a warrior.	BATT: Battles are few and too many!
Lady Donna A 5 foot pregnant woman	JOB: I watch over my sheep.	HEAL: Fine, all but the lump in my stomach.	PREG: It's no fun to be pregnant. Why, art thou the father? YES: Wait till I tell my husband! NO: Thank god!	SHEE: I can't stand sheep!
Bengrod A wounded fighter!	JOB: I search the dungeons!	HEAL: Poor.	DUNG: I fell in the dungeon 'Destard'. Hast thou found its altar room? YES: It connects with Covetous, Shame and Hythloth! NO: Find it!	ROOM: Therein use the stones found in the connecting dungeons!
Sir William A noble fighter.	JOB: I search for valiant fighters! Art thou valiant? YES: Strive ye to defeat all evil! NO: I see.	HEAL: Very well.	EVIL: Kill not non-evil creatures but still always stand thy ground!	KILL: Let them flee instead. never flee uninjured!
Sir Hrothgar A mighty warrior!	JOB: I fight for valor!	HEAL: Excellent.	VALO: The valiant soul fears not its own visage! Art thou the most valiant of souls? (HUMI) YES: This is not likely! NO: Thou should seek the shrine of valor!	SHRI: The mantra need be known, ask Aesop!
a guard A stern guard. (12%)	JOB: We guard the gates and these passages!	HEAL: Well.	GATE: The gates of Jhelom.	PASS: These passages are restricted.
Aesop A small man.	JOB: I search for valor!	HEAL: Well enough.	VALO: I find that 'tis easy to be brave from a safe distance! Know what I mean? YES: Thats my problem. NO: Thou art brave!	MANT: The mantra of valor is 'RA' use it in the shrine on the next isle!
Gravnor A grave fighter.	JOB: I search the dungeons.	HEAL: So so.	DUNG: I seek the red stone.	STON: It is found on an altar! Dost thou have it? YES: No wonder I can't find it! NO: It lies in the dungeon Destard!
Senora A beautiful mage	JOB: I am locked up in this tower.	HEAL: Well enough.	TOWE: I am being punished for my crimes.	CRIM: Does not matter, I can help thee! Dost thou have a ship? YES: Then thou dost need a sextant ask the barkeep for he knows more! NO: Too bad.
Nostro A withering soul	JOB: I built these passages and they walled me in!	HEAL: Very near death!	PASS: This passage runs around the city! Wilt thou lead me out? YES: I am saved! NO: Thou art a cad! and I will still follow!	RUNE: The rune is buried in a tower!
Luke A ranger with a far away look.	JOB: I seek the inner light!	HEAL: Quite well.	LIGH: I come from Skara Brae and am on my way to Yew. Hast thou been to Skara Brae? YES: A fine city! NO: 'tis a spiritual city!	YEW : 'tis a city based in the virtue of justice!
Max The housekeeper.	JOB: I am the housekeeper.	HEAL: Good!	HOUS: I clean the rooms. Is there some problem with thy room? YES: I am very sorry I will correct it right away! NO: Oh, thou had me worried!	ROOM: That's a strange one at the end. People often disappear.
X A strange person	JOB: I seek the stone	HEAL: O.K.	STON: The red stone.	RED : Red is for valor a virtue of the avatar! Art thou an avatar? (HUMI) YES: Wow! NO: Then thou shalt need the red stone in one altar room to get the third part of a key!
Slithe A valiant warrior.	JOB: I fight battles!	HEAL: Only minor wounds!	BATT: True valor is seen not in the force of arms, but in the force of will! Art thou valiant? YES: Then never flee unless the need is dire! NO: Coward.	VALO: I display my valor in battle.
Timrod A thin fighter.	JOB: I fight with valor!	HEAL: Couldn't be better!	VALO: There is no holier spot of ground than where defeated valor lies. Art thou brave? YES: Fortune helps the brave! NO: Coward.	BRAV: Be brave for there is much to dare!

LCB.TLK

Joshua A wise mage.	JOB: I can help.	HEAL: Well.	HELP: The riddle!	RIDD: If the eight philosophies of avatarhood combine into and are made from truth, love & courage... More? YES: What one thing creates and is created by all truths, all love & all courage? NO: Oh.
Juliet A fair maiden.	JOB: I can help thee.	HEAL: Fine thanks.	HELP: Seek ye to know how the eight virtues form into the three principles. Know ye this? YES: Now the one! NO: Seek it!	ONE : Seek ye to know what one thing the three principles of virtue combine into!
Jester Twin A dancing jester	JOB: To entertain.	HEAL: Perfectly hoppy!	JEST: A jester needs a good bard!	BARD: Our bard is very good. Dost thou like the music? YES: Then you should go to Britain for there lives the best! NO: A shame, we do!
a guard A burly guard	JOB: I guard the castle and my liege!	HEAL: Great!	GUAR: A guard must be a valiant warrior! Art thou the most valiant warrior? (HUMI) YES: Then thou should be a guard! NO: Still flee not from battle!	LIEG: I serve Lord British!
Le Chef A person with a white hat.	JOB: I am the chef.	HEAL: Well.. All but my finger, which I cut!	FOOD: Food, glorious food, to cook is my life!	COOK: Cooking is a practiced art. Do you eat? YES: Then thou should try my soup! NO: Then thou must be a spiritualist!
a reaper A reaper (19%)	JOB: I kill adventurers!	HEAL: Not so good, no one to eat in here!	KILL: There is a thing which can kill many!	THIN: Knowledge of it is found at Buccaneer's Den! Will you seek this thing? YES: It brings great power! NO: Then thou must be stupid.
a nameless prisoner A ragged soul.	JOB: I have none.	HEAL: Very poor.	CRIM: Crime is an evil thing!	PRIS: Here I pay for my crimes! Are you a pirate? (HUMI) YES: You may never complete thy quests, for evil makes not an avatar! NO: I hope that this is true!
Zorin A wise mage	JOB: I am here to help thee.	HEAL: I am old, very old....	HELP: Seek help in the castles!	CAST: Seek: the Lycaeum, Empath Abbey, Serpent's Castle! Wilt thou go hither? YES: Find therein all named Antos and ask of the bell, book, and candle! NO: Alas.
a guard A burly guard	JOB: I guard the castle and all within.	HEAL: Couldn't be better!	GUAR: I guard the castle!	CAST: The castle is fair and strong! Do you seek Lord British? YES: He is on the upper level in the throne room. NO: He will aid you if you are in need!
Water Water	JOB: I hold a secret.	HEAL: Fine.	SECR: To what?	ALTA: There are three altar rooms which connect the bottom levels of all eight dungeons! More? YES: If the correct colors of stones are used in the altars, a key of three parts can be gained! NO: Oh.
Shawn A shepherdess both strong and beautiful.	JOB: I watch the water.	HEAL: Well.	WATE: It brings me peace.	PEAC: I come from a proud city. Art thou proud? (HUMI) YES: Hmmm. NO: My towne was destroyed for its pride. The ruins lie on an isle at lat-K'J" long-L'L"!
Seesha An injured fighter	JOB: I fight for my country.	HEAL: I have a grievous wound.	WOUN: Deep.	COUN: Britannia. Fight ye for Britannia? YES: Then seek out the smith named Zircon in Minoc for he made the mystic arms, only they will save thee in the abyss! NO: Hmm.
Chuckles A bouncing jester	JOB: I am the royal jester	HEAL: Good, thanks.	JEST: Welcome unto the castle Britannia! Hast thou an ankh? YES: Then enter in peace! NO: Then why art thou here?	CLUE: Speak ye unto the waters of the well and ask of altars!
a guard A guard	JOB: A guard	HEAL: Excellent	GUAR: We guard the castle and its treasures.	TREA: That is not your business. Do you mean to steal? YES: I believe you will find that an unfruitful venture. NO: Then please leave at once!
Sheila A solemn ranger	JOB: I search for the inner light.	HEAL: I am well.	LIGH: Seek inner light in the shrines!	SHRI: Runes are needed to enter shrines! Dost thou know of mantra? YES: Good. NO: The mantra are chants needed to focus thy thoughts while meditating.
Landri A grim shepherd	JOB: I am here to warn thee!	HEAL: I am fine, but thou must go back!	WARN: Ahead lies a perilous place!	PERI: Once thou enters thou may not return whence thee came! Wilt thou go on? YES: Then thou art doomed! NO: That is good.

LYCAEUM.TLK

Robert Frasier A stately baron	JOB: I rule this province.	HEAL: Very well.	PROV: My Lady Beth can tell thee more!	WORD: I know but one of three syllables. Dost thou wish to know it now? YES: It is 'ver'! Seek ye now the other parts! NO: Perhaps another time.
Beth Frasier A charming lady	JOB: I rule with my Lord.	HEAL: Well.	RULE: This province.	PROV: Our people believe in truth as a way of life and live it to the fullest! Dost thou seek truth? YES: Then may thou find it! NO: Then thou shalt not find it!
a guard A sleepy guard (07%)	JOB: Guard the gate, guard the baron, guard the baroness, watch the towers....	HEAL: Very sleepy.	GUAR: I have been here for hours!	HOUR: Yes, many hours! See why I'm tired? YES: It's hard work and long hours in the baronial guard! NO: Bum!
Palamar A wise old sage	JOB: I am an old wizard, but have much to show!	HEAL: My bones ache but my mind is sharp!	SHOW: Here in my telescope!	TELE: Search there by the end, thou shalt find a knob. Dost thou see where? YES: Set the dial and thou shalt see! NO: Look!!!
Father Antos An old druid, who looks strangely familiar.	JOB: I hold great knowledge.	HEAL: Old and frail, I've seen many quests! Art thou on the quest? YES: May thou succeed! NO: Oh.	KNOW: What is it you seek?	BOOK: Seek ye the book of truth where other books lie.
Jon A brawny guard.	JOB: I guard the throne room.	HEAL: Bit tired.	THRO: Throne of truth!	TRUT: There are four townes that follow the principle of truth. Know which? YES: Good! NO: There are eight possible combinations of the three principles, there are eight cities!
Scatu A tall mage wearing strange armour.	JOB: I advise.	HEAL: Well!	ADVI: Thou would be well advised to visit the Seer often!	ARMO: I wear mystic armour. Art thou a partial avatar? YES: When thou art 8 parts avatar, seek Zircon in Minoc and ask of mystics! NO: Alas.
Estro A short druid	JOB: Research	HEAL: Why I am fine, you too I hope.	REAS: I am looking for the book of justice!	JUST: It must be here somewhere! Hast thou never committed any crime!? (HUMI) YES: I believe thou art boasting a lie! NO: Then speak to the judge in Yew!
Tymus A stately wizard	JOB: To welcome thee!	HEAL: Very well, thanks!	WELC: Yes, welcome to the Lycaeum, the keep of truth! Know ye how many cities follow the principles of truth? YES: How many? NO: Travel and learn!	FOUR: The dungeon altar rooms need 4 stones each!
a truth seeker. A person lost in thought. (12%)	JOB: I seek to know truth.	HEAL: I am in a meditative state.	TRUT: The principle upon which I meditate.	MEDI: Meditate at each shrine for 1, 2 and 3 minutes, then shalt thou know the paths of goodness!
a fighter An injured warrior.	JOB: None now!	HEAL: My wounds are grievous!	WARR: No more!	WOUN: I lost in a dungeon altar room! Hast thou seen one? YES: Notice that each of the three rooms connect to four dungeons each! NO: They connect the dungeons unto each other!
Lord Terence A tall agile man	JOB: I am the librarian.	HEAL: I am well.	LIBR: Herein is the largest store of knowledge in Britannia except the codex! Art thou looking for a particular book? YES: Which book? NO: Feel free to browse.	TRUT: Look under 't'
Zajac A flighty jester	JOB: To entertain!	HEAL: Unhappy.	ENTE: Ah, not now.	UNHA: Because my friend Chuckles won't tell me his secret! Dost thou know chuckles? YES: Why dost thou not ask him for his clue! NO: He lives in the castle Britannia ask him of his clue!
Catriona A strong guard.	JOB: To watch the treasures.	HEAL: Very good.	TREA: The treasures are of great value!	VALU: Yes, much gold. Dost thou intend to steal? YES: I shan't stop thee NO: Good, you had me worried!
Nigel, at thy service. A noble wizard	JOB: I teach magical spells.	HEAL: Good enough.	SPEL: I have a specialty! Dost thou know what it is? YES: What do I call the spell? NO: Sorry.	RECA: Yes, resurrection it takes: ash, ginseng, garlic, silk, bloodmoss, and mandrake!
Shylock the Meek A pitiful beggar	JOB: I sit and beg oh... please...	HEAL: I am cold and sick! oh... please... Wilt thou help me? Oh... please... YES: Oh... please... NO: Oh... please...	BEG : Yes, please give me money! oh... please...	SICK: I have the black plague!

MAGINCIA.TLK

Katrina A shepherd.	JOB: A survivor.	HEAL: Well.	SURV: Magincia was destroyed by its pride.	PRID: Pride flourishes in the absence of truth, love and courage. Art thou proud? (HUMI) YES: Thy efforts are meaningless. NO: Humility is the virtue that must overcome pride!
Ghostly A shadowy ghost.	JOB: I haunt Magincia	HEAL: Undead in search of peace.	PEAC: Peace I can never find, forever banished unto the realm of earthbound spirits.	SPIR: Be not proud of thy little deeds lest ye too fall from the light!
Skullface A jabbering skeleton.	JOB: I am a nobleman of great birth.	HEAL: Most superb.	NOBL: Me and my brother are the last two of the great Meridid family. Thou hast heard of us of course, yes? YES: I thought so. NO: You must not be from near these parts!
Casperin A small ghost.	JOB: To haunt this shop.	HEAL: Feeling a bit translucent.	HAUN: A lot of haunting goes on round here. Know thee why? YES: Pride is the surest measure of goals never attained! NO: Pride!	PRID: Seek ye the mantra for humility, ask ye Heywood!
Faultless A tall ghost.	JOB: Oh, I just hang around!	HEAL: Been better.	HANG: I was hung for my sin of pride! Art thou proud? (HUMI) YES: A grave sin! NO: Pride is evil's favorite sin!	MANT: The mantra for pride, being the antithesis of humility, is 'MUL'.
Heywood A tall ghost.	JOB: Haunt eternally.	HEAL: As well as can be expected.	HAUN: Pride goeth before, shame cometh after! Art thou proud? (HUMI) YES: Thou shalt find shame! NO: A proud soul surely knows not its worth!	MANT: Faultless knows the mantra of pride ask him!
Slim A skinny skeleton.	JOB: I rattle my bones.	HEAL: A bit on the thin side.	BONE: I did value myself far too greatly, that pride was my downfall. Art thou always humble? (HUMI) YES: Doubtful. NO: Take no pride in humility, lest ye destroy it!	PRID: A terrible thing!
Banter A crumbling skeleton.	JOB: I once held the silver horn.	HEAL: A bit bony.	HORN: The silver horn must be used to pass the daemon guard of the shrine.	SHRI: Wierdrum has been to the shrine of humility! Seek ye the horn? YES: Ask Demitry! NO: Oh.
Demitry A thin skeleton.	JOB: I rattle my bones.	HEAL: 'bout the same as yesterday.	BONE: Bones, them bones, them dry bones... Art thou dead? YES: Ah, too bad! NO: Watch out for Nate!	HORN: The queen of love has a lady in waiting, she can tell thee more of the horn!
Wierdrum Rattling bones.	JOB: I haunt, and I haunt, and I haunt!	HEAL: Haunted.	HAUN: A haunting job takes more than a lifetime, it takes forever!	SHRI: Yes, I have been to the shrine, it lies on the north bank in the isle of the abyss!
Boozer A dumpy ghost.	JOB: I was once a powerful merchant!	HEAL: Hic...	MERC: My wealth was boundless, I held great power!	POWE: A proud soul surely knows not it's worth! Dost thou see? YES: The world goes on without me. NO: The world goes on without me.
Bulbous A fat skeleton.	JOB: I run this shop.	HEAL: Couldn't be better.	SHOP: Why, the food shop of course. Can I interest thee in some rations? YES: Hmmm, our stock seems to have spoiled.... NO: I sell only the very best.	SPOI: Well, we're expecting more any day!
Splot A weeping skeleton.	JOB: I regret.	HEAL: Been better.	REGR: I was proud, strip thyself of conceits, only the humble are pure!	HUMB: The root from which all virtues grow! Dost thou seek purity? YES: Then ask the snake of the rune and stone! NO: Fool!
Ruskin A blue ghost.	JOB: I now try to understand humility.	HEAL: Not well.	HUMI: The first test of a great soul is humility! Dost thou seek to know humility? YES: Thou shalt need the rune! NO: A shame.	RUNE: Ask the snake of the rune, just before it strikes!
Nate A mean looking viper!	JOB: I bring death to all life in Magincia!	HEAL: Bloodthirsty!	STON: Those who seek the black stone need ask at the pub in Britain!	RUNE: The sacred rune of humility was banished from this city. Ask Barren in Paws!
Virtuebane A horrible ghastly devil!	JOB: I welcome thee to Magincia! Proud city of the high seas!	HEAL: Devilish!	MAGI: Magincia fell unto the realm of darkness for the foundation of their virtue was ill-placed in pride! Art thou proud? (HUMI) YES: Good! NO: Ah.

MINOC.TLK

Julia An agile tinker.	JOB: I care for the poor.	HEAL: Well.	CARE: Self preservation is the first law of nature; self sacrifice the highest rule of grace.	POOR: Within this house are many poor and destitute souls. Wilt thou help? YES: I would join thee. NO: Bum.
Zircon A seasoned blacksmith.	JOB: I forge weapons.	HEAL: Quite well.	WEAP: I make the very best! Seek thee a weapon? YES: Ask at the counter! NO: Hmmm.	MYST: Ah, yes, the mystic weapons, and armour, my greatest work! Those I gave unto Sir Simon and Lady Tessa.
Bob the Beggar A sickly little man.	JOB: I have none, help me.	HEAL: I am very sick, help me!	HELP: I need money to cure my sickness.	SICK: I have terminal leg rot. Hast thou any money? YES: Then please share it with me! NO: Then join me and we can beg together!
Linda Sue A small muddy girl.	JOB: I'm an undernourished beggar girl.	HEAL: I am hungry.	HUNG: I have not eaten in days. Could thou spare a nibble of food? YES: I would greatly appreciate that. NO: Oh, I see.	FOOD: Oh, thou art a kind soul!
Gimble A fading man. (25%)	JOB: I shall die soon.	HEAL: I am barely conscious.	DIE : I suffer from a tsetse byte!	CONS: I will soon sleep forever. Could thou spare a gold piece so I may buy a last drink? YES: Remember Azure knows of the rune! NO: I am saddened.
Jude A ragged soul.	JOB: To redeem myself!	HEAL: Ailing.	REDE: I will not speak of my sin!	SKUL: I used it! If I help thee wilt thou swear to only use it at the mouth of the abyss to destroy it? YES: It can be found at lat-P'F" long-M'F" on the darkest night! NO: Oh.
Alkerion An old ragged man.	JOB: I am a peasant, I hear many things.	HEAL: I am old and weak.	HEAR: What does thou wish to know?	STON: The stone of sacrifice is orange in color and used in the altar rooms of love and courage! Seeketh thou? YES: Good luck. NO: Oh.
Mike Ward A stocky ranger.	JOB: I am trying to get a room.	HEAL: Well enough.	ROOM: I have travelled clear from Skara Brae.	SKAR: The rune of our city is missing! Know thee of the rune? YES: It is the key to the shrine of spirituality! NO: It is not in Skara Brae.
Alex A teenage boy.	JOB: I give out flowers. Here you are!	HEAL: Fine, thanks.	FLOW: The way I figure it, if thou art kind to others they will have reason to be kind in return!	KIND: Yes, give all that thou can unto the needy! Wilt thou give? YES: Good. NO: Alas.
Shentis A rotund tinker.	JOB: I welcome thee unto Minoc, city of sacrifice!	HEAL: OK.	SACR: Self-sacrifice is a needed virtue!	VIRT: Avatars strive to be virtuous. Dost thou strive for virtue? YES: Then perhaps thou shalt become an avatar! NO: An avatar thou art not!
Singsong A cute bard.	JOB: I sing songs!	HEAL: Very well indeed!	SING: I sing songs!	SONG: Very well, the raven sings, the raven saw and in the corn he sayeth 'CAH'. Dost thou like it? YES: Thanks. NO: Too bad...
Damon A meek shepherd. (06%)	JOB: I stand here and think.	HEAL: Fine.	THIN: Oh, just about things. Can't a man just think to himself? YES: Well I hope so! NO: Oh, yes I can thou bandersnatch!	MANT: Listen to the bard's song for in its verse lies the key!
Mischief A happy tinker.	JOB: This and that.	HEAL: O.K. I guess.	THIS: And that...	RUNE: The rune of sacrifice is hard to get. It lies within the fires of the forge! Hast thou the rune? YES: Then ask Alkerion of the stone! NO: Return when thou dost find it!
Azure A tinker at the table.	JOB: I carve runes.	HEAL: O.K.	RUNE: I carve runes for passage into the shrines! Dost thou seek a rune? YES: Which? NO: I see.	SACR: Ask my sister, Mischief.
Merida A wandering tinker.	JOB: I seek the wisdom of the shrine of sacrifice.	HEAL: Been better.	SHRI: But first I need the mantra! Know ye the mantra? YES: Good! NO: The shrine is on a lake to the east!	MANT: I am told that a hidden shepherd knows the mantra.
a guard A massive guard.	JOB: To guard of course.	HEAL: Quite.	GUAR: I often wonder if I will ever have to give my life in the line of duty. Understand my dilemma? YES: Of course, if it came down to it, I hope I would do it! NO: Too bad.	LIFE: One life for many!

MOONGLOW.TLK

Mariah A young mage	JOB: I seek adventure!	HEAL: Quite good.	ADVE: Yes, I hope to go on a great quest! Art thou on a quest? YES: I wish I could join thee! NO: Wish thou were!	QUES: The quest of the avatar is noble indeed!
Tracie Starving journalist	JOB: I am a writer.	HEAL: I feel fine... if I could just quit smoking!	WRIT: It's low paid, but glamorous!	SMOK: Cough...cough... Do you smoke? YES: I can tell by the smell! NO: Don't start!
Cromwell A regal paladin.	JOB: I speak of the virtues of honesty!	HEAL: Well indeed.	HONE: A few honest men are better than numbers! Dost thou strive to be honest? YES: Then you will need the mantra. NO: Shame!	MANT: The mantra of the shrine of honesty is 'AHM'.
Rebelias A mystic wizard.	JOB: I live an honest life.	HEAL: I've been better	HONE: Speak the truth and shame the evil forces!	EVIL: Evil still exists in our hearts and souls! Dost thou seek to conquer thine own evil? YES: The quest of a lifetime! NO: Wretch!
Christen A playful child.	JOB: I am your friend.	HEAL: Feeling good.	FRIE: Honest friends are few! Art thou my friend? YES: That makes me happy. NO: I am sad.	HONE: My friend William knows where the rune of honesty is.
Patric the Humble Shepherd A meek shepherd.	JOB: I am shepherd.	HEAL: Pretty good.	HUMB: Humility is not derived from the direct combination of truth, love or courage.	HUMI: Humility is to act and be humble. Art thou totally humble? (HUMI) YES: Doubtful! NO: Strive to be.
Shazom A dying young wizard.	JOB: I am apprentice to the great wizard Nigel!	HEAL: I will soon die.	NIGE: I will soon need to use the spell he calls 'recall'. Hast thou met Nigel? YES: Seek him out for he will teach thee. NO: He lives at the Lycaeum.	DIE : Pass on.
Shakespeare A wise wizard.	JOB: I create tales of honesty.	HEAL: Getting on.	HONE: Remember, there is no terror in threats for I am strong in honesty! Dost thou strive to be honest? YES: Beware corruption! NO: Fool!	CORR: Corruption wins not more than honesty!
Browning A tall mage.	JOB: I strive to live an honest life!	HEAL: Been better.	HONE: An honest soul need remember no lies! Hast thou never lied? YES: That seems unlikely! NO: Truth never hurts the teller!	TRUT: Truth is the root of honesty!
Cosima An elderly woman	JOB: I am an alchemist.	HEAL: Tired, so tired.	ALCH: I know how best to mix reagents! Dost thou know how to best mix spells? YES: Good! NO: The secret's in the reagents!	REAG: A sleep spell actually requires but one part spider silk!
Daranor A hunched, insane looking man! (12%)	JOB: I move the sun!	HEAL: Health?	SUN : The moons are my enemies!	MOON: When I die the world will end! Do you believe my story!?!?... YES: Then we must fell the moons! NO: Idiot, you must think I am insane!
Inoo An old gypsy.	JOB: I am a fortune teller, I read palms.	HEAL: I predict I will be fine today!	PALM: Palms tell fortunes!	FORT: Give thy palm. Dost thou wish thy destiny? YES: A great quest will lead thee into the abyss where the codex awaits! NO: Wise choice.
Calabrini A tall mage.	JOB: I bear greetings from the fair city of Moonglow. Dost thou seek an inn or healing? YES: Which? NO: Perhaps, the shrine which lies on an isle to the north!	HEAL: Fine.	INN : We have an excellent inn.	HEAL: Our healer is one of the best!
Dekker A bouncy jester	JOB: I earn an honest living, jesting!	HEAL: Very good.	HONE: Honest labor bears a lovely face!	JEST: I love a good jest. Dost thou? YES: We ought to exchange jokes sometime! NO: Thou art probably a sourpuss!
William A child eating a sandwich.	JOB: Oh, not much.	HEAL: Pretty good.	SAND: It's a peanut butter and grape jelly on lightly toasted bread! Wouldst thou like a bite? YES: Yummy, huh! NO: It's awful yummy!	RUNE: Search for the rune of honesty by Mariah's gold!
Tyrone A battered mage.	JOB: I used to search for the blue stone.	HEAL: Fading.	STON: The stone of honesty is found on an altar in the dungeon of Deceit. Wilt thou search? YES: Know its uses! NO: Hmm.	USE : It is used within the dungeon altar rooms and in the abyss.

PAWS.TLK

Wilmoore A very big guard.	JOB: I am the chief guard in the village of Paws!	HEAL: Excellent.	GUAR: Paws is a great village and we keep it safe! Dost thou mean to cause trouble? YES: Then thou had best leave! NO: Good.	TROU: Pirates come from an isle to the east!
Francesca A tough girl.	JOB: I am the stable hand.	HEAL: Right good.	STAB: I saw the way ya dealt with ol' Red Eye! Ya haven't come to steal a horse I hope? YES: Well the master ain't gonna like that much! NO: Then must be to see Smith!	SMIT: The talking horse!
Sven A tall burly man.	JOB: I'm a lumberjack, ya.	HEAL: Fine, thanks.	LUMB: Wit' my axe, I can chop'm down quick, ya.	AXE : It's a big axe, ya. Art ya a lumberjack? YES: Good for you, ya. NO: Build up those arms, ya!
Zair the Wise A man of many years.	JOB: I've been near the codex!	HEAL: Well.	CODE: Its secrets are boundless! Seen it? YES: Wow! NO: Seek it!	WORD: A three part key and a word of passage are needed to enter the chamber. Ask my brother beyond Lock Lake of the word!
Sal A very large woman.	JOB: I am the barmaid I serve the ale!	HEAL: Stronger every day!	ALE : We have the finest brew in Britannia!	BREW: We serve only Folley on tap! Dost thou favor Folley? YES: A great mug if I may say so! NO: Too bad, it's the best!
Jingles A young mage!	JOB: I seek the wisdom of magic.	HEAL: Fine.	MAGI: My master knows the gate travel spell!	MAST: My master is Mentorian. Dost thou know him? YES: Good. NO: He lives in a hidden village in Lock Lake reachable only by ship, ask of the gate spell!
Sir Hobie A tall muscular knight.	JOB: I serve Lord British.	HEAL: Tired and hungry but always faithful.	FAIT: I quest always for Britannia!	QUES: My quest is to defeat the evils of the world. 'tis thy quest also? YES: We are as one. NO: A shame it is!
Damsel A small druid.	JOB: I am here to buy food.	HEAL: A bit hungry.	FOOD: Yes, I hear they have the best rations here.	RATI: Rations are used in dungeons. Dost thou travel in the depths? YES: In the great castle there is a secret entrance! NO: Probably a wimp.
Wheatpin A meek shepherd.	JOB: I just sit here.	HEAL: Fine. Art thou looking for something? YES: What? NO: I see.	RUNE: Around there in the nook of the mountains!
Barren A hooded ranger.	JOB: I travel the land.	HEAL: I am well.	LAND: Britannia. Art thou dim? YES: I thought so. NO: We shall see.	RUNE: Search the hills in the south-east corner of town!
Pix A small girl.	JOB: What's a job?	HEAL: Good, thanks. And thee? YES: Good. NO: Too bad.
Sir Simon A wise lord.	JOB: I am the keeper.	HEAL: I am fine.	KEEP: Of what I cannot say!	MYST: Mystics can be found by an eight parts avatar! Hast thou attained enlightenment in all eight virtues? YES: The mystic armour lies in the center of the oak grove! NO: Alas.
Lady Tessa A wise lady.	JOB: I am the keeper.	HEAL: Well.	KEEP: I cannot say.	MYST: Mystics can be found by an eight parts avatar! Hast thou attained enlightenment in all eight virtues? YES: The mystic weapons lie in the training room of Serpent castle! NO: Alas.
Asemly A short jester.	JOB: I am here to serve thee.	HEAL: Jolly good.	SERV: Well, I can dance and sing! Does that interest thee? YES: Good! NO: Well then, I guess I'm no help at all then.	DANC: And sing, tra la la...
Little Jon A singing bard.	JOB: I sing of Britannia.	HEAL: Quite well indeed!	BRIT: Britannia is a land so fair, to other lands I would not dare! I hear that thou art from another world? YES: What is it called? NO: Just a rumor.	EART: I hope someday thou may return!
Smith A white stallion	JOB: Oh, not much.	HEAL: Good, good.

SERPENT.TLK

Sentri A stately baron	JOB: I rule this province.	HEAL: Very well.	PROV: Yes, these islands and much more.	WORD: I know but one of three syllables-'cor'. Dost thou know the four cities of courage? YES: Very good. NO: They are Jhelom, Minoc, Trinsic and Skara Brae.
the gate guard. A very big guard.	JOB: Guard the gates, of course.	HEAL: Very strong!	GATE: These are the gates to Serpent castle.	GUAR: Guard, watch, protect. Art thou here to find courage? YES: Then thou art at the right place. NO: Then perhaps to become a guard!
Lassorn A wounded sailor	JOB: I am a sailor.	HEAL: I alone survived the shipwreck.	SHIP: The H.M.S. Cape. Ever heard of her? YES: She was a mighty vessel! NO: She was a mighty vessel!	WHEE: She went down in the deep waters of the bay in the Cape of Heroes!
Roark A seasoned fighter.	JOB: I fight for Britannia!	HEAL: Just healed. Art thou well? YES: Then strive to find the secrets of the abyss. NO: Thou hast come to the right place.	ABYS: The Great Stygian Abyss holds the codex of ultimate wisdom!	CODE: I know little.
a ranger. A ranger engrossed in training.	JOB: I am training!	HEAL: Excellent.	TRAI: I train so that I might survive the dungeons!	DUNG: I plan to conquer the secret of the altar rooms. Dost thou? YES: Ask our teacher about the rooms for she knowns much! NO: Wimp.
Shyra The training master.	JOB: I train warriors to fight with courage!	HEAL: Prime.	TRAI: Train well and thy courage can grow with confidence. Wilt thou train? YES: Bravo! NO: Pity.	ROOM: In the altar room of courage use the red, orange, purple and white stones!
a baronial guard A stern guard.	JOB: I guard our lord	HEAL: Most good.	LORD: Sentri rules this castle. Dost thou wish an audience with Sentri? YES: Granted, enter. NO: Then do not disturb him.	CAST: This castle is built on courage.
a treasure guard A burly guard	JOB: We guard our lord's treasure.	HEAL: Excellent.	TREA: This treasure is not for thee Dost thou intend to steal our lord's treasure? YES: Fool! NO: Wise move!	DUNG: Seek out Durham for knowledge of dungeons.
Garam A bold fighter.	JOB: I fight with courage! Dost thou? YES: Good. NO: Then train!	HEAL: Quite well.	COUR: Courage makes kings out of knaves!	BELL: The bell of courage lies at the bottom of a deep well at sea found at lat-N'A" long-L'A"
Durham A tall fighter.	JOB: I quest for glory!	HEAL: Fairly well.	QUES: I feel that when on a quest my life has purpose! Art thou on a quest? YES: Then thy life has meaning! NO: What a loss.	DUNG: The altar room of courage gives the third part of a key.
Lori A buxom guard.	JOB: I guard this passage. Art thou looking for someone? YES: Who? NO: Then be on thy way!	HEAL: So far, so good.	GARA: He is in the west chamber.	DURH: He is in the east chamber.
Samuel A handsome guard	JOB: I guard this passage. Art thou looking for someone? YES: Who? NO: Then be on thy way!	HEAL: So far, so good.	GARA: He is in the west chamber.	DURH: He is in the east chamber.
Roderick A destitute, stinking beggar.	JOB: I cannot work.	HEAL: I've lost a hand!	HAND: It was eaten by a zorn. Wilt thou give me gold? YES: Thou art kind. NO: Stingy!	ORBS: An orb of blue light will raise thy strength, dexterity or intelligence, but at a cost!
Sister Antos A wise druid.	JOB: I have important information.	HEAL: Well enough.	INFO: On what subject?	BELL: The bell of courage is needed to enter the abyss. Dost thou have it? YES: Very good. NO: Then ask the fighter Garam for he knows where it lies!
Noxum A spiny nixie!	JOB: I swim the seas!	HEAL: Nice and wet!	SEAS: There are many ships at the bottom!	SHIP: A survivor would know where to search. Hast thou heard of the H.M.S. Cape? YES: She had a magical wheel that would strengthen her hull! NO: A great ship!
Michelle A beautiful paladin!	JOB: I welcome thee unto Serpent Castle!	HEAL: Very well. Art thou well? YES: Very good, perhaps thou seeks Sentri. NO: Then thou should visit our healer!	SENT: He is the lord here, take the west passage.	HEAL: Take the east passage.

SKARA.TLK

Shamino A solemn ranger.	JOB: I seek the inner light.	HEAL: I am well.	LIGH: I seek the "one great truth"!	TRUT: That which lies within the codex! Dost thou seek this "truth"? YES: Some things take forever but brick by brick mountains can be built! NO: Alas.
Emerson An injured man.	JOB: I seek the spiritual path.	HEAL: I am grievously wounded.	SPIR: Spiritual is stronger than any material force.	WOUN: Nothing can bring thee peace but the triumph of principles! Art thou good in spirit? YES: A good path. NO: An evil path!
Santayana A tall ranger.	JOB: I carry the light within my heart.	HEAL: I am alive.	LIGH: The light of philosophy.	PHIL: In philosophical minds the familiar excites wonder! Dost thou always tread the right path? YES: Doubtful! NO: Few can, but strive to do so!
Presto A very small wizard.	JOB: I cast great big spells!	HEAL: Superior!	SPEL: I can cast: jinx, kill, and view! Dost thou know what these spells have in common? YES: What? NO: Guess!	NIGH: Yes, ask the barkeep at 'The Axe-n-Ale' in Vesper about nightshade.
Granted A hungry beggar.	JOB: I beg for food and money.	HEAL: I am not at all well.	FOOD: To eat!	MONE: To buy food! Wilt thou give me food or money? YES: In return I will tell thee that the ankh knows of the rune and my friend Ambule knows the mantra! NO: Jerk!
Mitre A radiant ranger.	JOB: I am reading the wizard's journal.	HEAL: I am fine.	JOUR: It tells of the white stone.	STON: It is no longer in the dungeon Hythloth, it is gone! Wilt thou try to recover it? YES: Ask of the stone at the Tap in Trinsic! NO: Too bad.
Buddha A great philosopher.	JOB: I teach.	HEAL: I am well.	TEAC: When one has pity on all living creatures then is one noble.	NOBL: If one speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness will follow like a shadow that never leaves.
Michaelangelo A skilled ranger	JOB: I strive along the path. Art thou far along the path? YES: This is good. NO: Fear not thou shalt be.	HEAL: Well.	PATH: Success is a journey, not a destination.	JOUR: May thou always desire more than thou can accomplish!
Romasco A short dumpy man with a book.	JOB: I am a teacher, I enrich young minds.	HEAL: I am fine.	TEAC: I teach of the abyss. Know ye of the abyss? YES: A word of passage is needed at the last gate! NO: Learn!	WORD: Seek Zair the Wise in Paws for more on the word.
Carlyle A wise mage.	JOB: I write magic. Dost thou believe in magic? YES: Magic missiles need but 1 part ash! NO: I see.	HEAL: Fine.	MAGI: One lives by believing in something.	BELI: Great discoveries are made by those whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.
Dickens A wise bard.	JOB: I write stories.	HEAL: O.K.	STOR: Stories are good for the spirit!	SPIR: Remember, no one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of others! Art thou good in nature? YES: Be sure thy net good well exceeds thy net evil! NO: I see.
White A gallant fighter.	JOB: I quest.	HEAL: Excellent!	QUES: Many quests are very dangerous! Art thou fearless in all thing? (HUMI) YES: Boastful fool! NO: Danger is real!	DANG: I am not afraid of tomorrow; I have seen yesterday and I love today.
the Ankh of Spirituality A silver ankh.	JOB: I keep the secret of the rune.	HEAL: Strong.	RUNE: Mantra?	OM : Search for the rune of spirituality in the treasure chamber of Britannia! Hast thou found the shrine? YES: Good! NO: Enter the gate of full moons!
Ambule A grimy beggar.	JOB: I beg for but for a single gold piece!	HEAL: So-so.	BEG : Oh, please... Oh, please... Wilt thou please give me a gold piece? YES: Dear kind soul. NO: Stingy, I know thou hast many!	MANT: Ask the child named Barren.
Barren A small child.	JOB: No job.	HEAL: O.K.	MANT: I know it well, it is 'OM'.
Isaac A ghostly figure	JOB: I haunt this inn!	HEAL: I am many years dead.	HAUN: The quest is not complete! Art thou on the quest? YES: Hope! NO: Alas.	STON: The white stone sits atop the Serpent's Spine. It can only be reached by one who floats within the clouds.

TRINSIC.TLK

Dupre Handsome fighter	JOB: I am towne leader	HEAL: Very well.	LEAD: 'tis an honor! Dost thou try to live honorably? YES: It is a constant quest. Honor is like finely polished armour. Without constant care, it will soon tarnish! NO: Fool!	HONO: It gives life meaning!
Virgil A mystic wizard.	JOB: I create magical fields.	HEAL: I am well.	FIEL: Poison is my favorite. 'tis it thine? YES: Bravo! NO: Well I don't care!	NIGH: Nightshade may be found only near lat-J'F" long-C'O" only on the darkest of nights!
Publius A sleepy fighter	JOB: I drink a toast to honor!	HEAL: Tired.	HONO: What is left when honor is lost?	NOTH: Right, take honor from me and my life is done! Dost thou strive to live an honorable life? YES: Honor gives greatness. NO: No honor, no meaning!
Skitle A bony skeleton	JOB: I hail from dungeon deep.	HEAL: What do you mean?	DUNG: I come from the dungeon 'Shame'!	STON: I have seen the purple stone used in the altars of truth and courage! Ever been there? YES: Good. NO: It holds items thou shalt need.
Sailor Sam An ugly sailor.	JOB: I sail the the seas of Britannia!	HEAL: A bit waterlogged.	SEAS: My specialty is navigation! Is it thy specialty? YES: Good show mate! NO: Thou must not own a sextant, eh?	SEXT: Go to the pub in Jhelom and ask of sextants.
Aristotle A dignified paladin.	JOB: I search for honor.	HEAL: I am well.	HONO: Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in deserving them.	DIGN: Honor no one, but honor itself! Art thou honorable at all times? YES: That is impressive. NO: Strive to be as such.
Terrin A cowering child	JOB: I ran from the bull!	HEAL: Scared!	BULL: A big one, with long, pointy horns! Is it gone yet? YES: Whew, I thought it would get me! NO: Save me!	RUNE: It is buried in the southwest corner of towne.
Rigmore A strong paladin.	JOB: I am the welcomer.	HEAL: Extra good.	WELC: Yes, welcome to Trinsic city of honor!	HONO: Wisdom on the virtue of honor is found throughout this towne. Dost thou seek this wisdom? YES: Enter and find thy path. NO: This is the wrong place!
Winthrop A scruffy merchant.	JOB: A trade in rumors.	HEAL: A bit ragged out.	RUMO: About what?	RUNE: There is a small child who knew named... Terrin. Dost thou know him? YES: Ask him of the rune. NO: Find him and ask of the rune!
Swindrik A tall wizard.	JOB: I cast spells.	HEAL: Fully healed.	SPEL: Spells of great power. Dost thou cast spells of great power? YES: What is the most powerful reagent? NO: Dost thou know their main ingredient?	MAND: Ask at the Folley tavern of mandrake.
Kline A searching paladin!	JOB: I seek entry to the shrine of honor! Know ye the two requirements to enter and use the shrine? YES: What are they? NO: What dost thou think?	HEAL: Well.	MANT: The mantra is 'SUMM'.	RUNE: A man named Winthrop knows of the rune!
Lexington A shining paladin.	JOB: I am warlord of Trinsic.	HEAL: Superb.	WARL: I have solved many quests!	QUES: The solving of quests brings ye honor! Strive ye for honor? YES: Then solve quests but attack not non-evil creatures, and get not others gold! NO: Oh.
Dergin A soulful fighter.	JOB: I seek a place to rest.	HEAL: Tired.	REST: I have quested long and hard.	QUES: I seek enlightenment at the shrine of honor! Art thou enlightened in honor? YES: Good. NO: The shrine lies to the south and west beyond the swamps!
a guard A big guard.	JOB: We guard the gate.	HEAL: Excellent.	GATE: Into and out of Trinsic.	GUAR: 'tis an honorable job! Dost thou strive to bring honor upon the peers? YES: Dupre, the leader of our towne, joins many honorable quests! NO: Dolt.
Quix A wandering mage	JOB: I seek the skeleton!	HEAL: Adequate.	SKEL: It knows a great secret.	SECR: About the purple stone of honor! Dost thou have the purple stone? YES: Use it wisely! NO: Seek it for it is very useful!
a guard A strong guard. (25%)	JOB: To guard.	HEAL: Guarded.	GUAR: Guarding.	STRO: Guard

VESPER.TLK

Twin Gates A tall mage.	JOB: We welcome thee to Vesper.	HEAL: Well.	VESP: Yes, Vesper is a fair village. Hast thou come a long way? YES: We are honored by the visit of one on the quest! NO: We are honored by the visit of one on the quest!	WELC: Welcome, unto Vesper!
Guard A hulk.	JOB: Ug, me tough!	HEAL: Ug, me tough!	TOUG: Ug, me tough!	UG : Me tough! Ug, thee tough? YES: Ug, thee tough! NO: Ug, me tough!
Servile A meek shepherd.	JOB: I can help thee!	HEAL: Well for now.	HELP: I know of the skull of Mondain the Wizard! Hast thou heard of it? YES: It is an evil artifact! NO: It is an evil artifact!	SKUL: To use it for any reason is a sign of great evil, and no virtue!
Traveling Dan Short rotund man with a hat and vest.	JOB: Traveling dan, the tinker man.	HEAL: I am fine, thank thee.	TINK: I am here to repair goods at the guild shop. Been to the guild shop? YES: Great selection! NO: Best prices!	TRAV: I know the world is round!
Balthasar A sturdy peasant.	JOB: I am a serf.	HEAL: I'm pooped.	SERF: Serfs work hard for little pay!	WORK: I work the fields for my master! Dost thou have a master? YES: I hope he or she is a kind one! NO: Thou art lucky indeed!
Plain A small man.	JOB: I seek humility.	HEAL: I am fully healed.	HUMI: When the 3 principles of virtue combine in eight ways pride has no virtue!	PRID: To be proud is not a virtue, and so Magincia was destroyed! Humility is the virtue that remains!
Simple A slender shepherdess.	JOB: I seek the shrine.	HEAL: I am fine.	SHRI: The shrine of humility!	HUMI: The shrine lies on the north bank of the isle of the abyss and is guarded by endless hoards of daemons! Know the isle? YES: Good. NO: Southeast of Britannia!
Gem A fair woman.	JOB: I do humble works.	HEAL: I am doing well.	WORK: I can help thee with the mantra!	MANT: Since humility is the opposite of pride, so is its mantra! Know ye the mantra of pride? YES: Then reverse it for humility! NO: When thou dost, reverse it!
Joseph A wise shepherd.	JOB: I am but a humble shepherd.	HEAL: I am well.	SHEP: I am on a pilgrimage unto the shrine of humility! Did thou know that there is no shrine of pride? YES: Very good. NO: Pride is not a virtue of the avatar!	SHRI: It is on the dark island!
Friday A beautiful and impressive guard.	JOB: I shall warn thee against taking this gold! Dost thou intend to take it? YES: That would not reflect well upon thy virtues! NO: That is good.	HEAL: I am well enough!	GOLD: It is not thine!	WARN: It is not thine!
Randal A solemn ranger.	JOB: I teach of the shrines.	HEAL: I am well.	SHRI: One >must< visit each shrine for 1, 2 & 3 cycles each for thy paths to be clear! Dost thou visit them often? YES: Very good. NO: Make that the first goal along thy path to avatarhood!
Dirgen A wise man.	JOB: I give wise counsel.	HEAL: Well.	COUN: Strive ye to know and develop the virtue within thee.	VIRT: The Seer Hawkwind should be consulted >often< for he can see within thee! Dost thou? YES: Good! NO: Thou shalt surely stray from the path!
Shazbot A funny jester.	JOB: Thou thinks I'm funny! Don't thou? YES: Well good, I try to be! NO: Ah, too bad, I thought I was.	HEAL: I've a slight tickle!	FUNN: I dare thee to ask me about Nate the snake!	NATE: Well, it's a long story and we haven't the time.
Flatbush A slender youth.	JOB: I am an apprentice mage!	HEAL: I am very powerful!	MAGE: I am the Calumny's favorite!	CALU: He lives in Yew! Hast thou been to Yew? YES: Calumny knows the quickness spell! NO: Calumny knows the quickness spell! Seek him out!
Corkrin A bold paladin.	JOB: I travel these fair lands to spread the virtues!	HEAL: I am fully healed!	VIRT: To know thy progress on the paths of virtue one >must< visit the Seer Hawkwind often! Dost thou do this? YES: Good. NO: Thou must or thou may stray!
Dyka A tall nimble man.	JOB: I am a thief, I like to borrow!	HEAL: I am very well!	BORR: My favorite things to borrow are horses!	HORS: You can steal horses in the towne Paws! Art thou a thief? YES: Watch out for the bull in the corral! NO: Likely, thou art a wimp!

YEW.TLK

Jaana A quiet druid	JOB: I strive to understand justice.	HEAL: I am well.	JUST: True justice satisfies all, false none.	UNDE: Let justice be thy calling not thy excuse! Art thou just? YES: Many a grave has been unjustly filled in the name of justice. NO: Alas.
a guard A tall guard	JOB: To guard the court.	HEAL: Yes.	JUST: A good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.	COUR: Within this chamber justice is served. Dost thou have business before the court? YES: Then enter. NO: Then do not disturb the proceedings!
a guard A big guard.	JOB: We guard the jail. Hast thou come to turn thyself in? YES: In which cell dost thou belong, felonies or misdemeanors. NO: Just visiting, eh.	HEAL: Fit.	MISD: That'll be the left cell.	FELO: That'll be the right hand cell. careful in there!
Calumny A solemn druid.	JOB: I make spells.	HEAL: Well.	SPEL: I invented quickness! Can thou cast it? YES: It requires but one bloodmoss! NO: Adept.	MAND: Mandrake root is found only in the Fens of the Dead and in the Bloody Plains where the ground is always damp.
Talfourd A wise judge.	JOB: I decide justice.	HEAL: Well.	JUST: Justice is truth in action!	RUNE: It is hidden well! Can thou honestly claim to be guilty of no crime ever? (HUMI) YES: Doubtful. NO: Then do thy penance in a cell, and with the felon search ye well.
Flamis A burning fire.	JOB: I hold the fabric of the true nature of justice.	HEAL: Bright.	JUST: The virtue of justice draws its nature from the principles of truth and love!	FABR: Of justice. Hast thou always been just? (HUMI) YES: Unlikely. NO: At least thou art honest.
Silent A chanting druid (12%)	JOB: Beh... Beh...	HEAL: Beh... Beh...	BEH.: Beh... Beh...	BEH : Beh... Beh...
Dwp A wise druid.	JOB: Welcome thee to Yew city of justice!	HEAL: I am well.	JUST: Love no one more than the truth, for justice seeks no favors. Temper thy justice with understanding.	YEW : Yes 'tis a fair city! Dost thou like it? YES: Let it be as thine! NO: A pity.
a poor beggar. A poor beggar.	JOB: I have sinned.	HEAL: Well treated.	SINN: I have gotten chests in the townes and killed non-evil creatures. Should thou be in with the felon? YES: Thou art in the wrong cell. NO: Good.	FELO: He is a mean nasty ugly villain!
Vorpal A mean nasty ugly villain! (37%)	JOB: I eat people who bug me!	HEAL: Hungry!	VILL: That's me alright!	PEOP: Like thee! Art thou here to bug me? YES: Eat death, scum puppy! NO: Well thou art!
a ranger A sleek ranger.	JOB: I search for a home.	HEAL: O.K.	HOME: On the range!	RANG: Where the deer and the antelope play. Ever heard of such a place? YES: Seldom is heard a discouraging word! NO: Ah, what'ya have to ruin it for!
Short Round A small child	JOB: I work for Jones.	HEAL: I am fine.	JONE: I think Indi's on a quest!	QUES: I'm not so sure, but it should be fun! Art thou having fun? YES: Write to Lord British and tell him!!! NO: I am so sorry we all wish you would!
Frida A withered form.	JOB: See my poor baby I beg for him.	HEAL: I am starving and sick.	BABY: Oh, no, my baby is dying! Wilt thou give me money so that I can get my baby healed? YES: Thou art kind and just! NO: Evil wretch, curse thee!	JUST: Jaana may join thee!
Pinrod A thin man.	JOB: I take council.	HEAL: Fine.	COUN: On justice. Fight ye for justice? YES: Good, the druids chant the mantra! NO: Cad.	JUST: Justice is hardest to find at the point of a sword, the steel is an agent of justice, humanity the perpetrator!
a guard A big guard	JOB: To preserve the peace and insure justice!	HEAL: O.K.	PEAC: A good life is inspired by love and guided by truth! Art thou always just? (HUMI) YES: Unlikely! NO: Strive to be!	JUST: Justice means not only to punish the bad but also to reward the good!
Druid A wandering druid.	JOB: I seek justice.	HEAL: Well.	JUST: Learn at the shrine!	SHRI: The shrine is to the east then north! Dost thou have the rune? YES: Now learn the mantra, and seek the green stone in 'Wrong'! NO: Ask Talfourd for he knows of the rune.