FormID: 01006B3C HCGetCastle GREETING 0 A lich? You say there was a LICH under the castle - and not only that, but a massive underground crypt?
__Lichですと？！ 城の地下にLichがいたと、そうおっしゃいましたか？ ……そればかりではなく巨大な地下霊廟まで？
FormID: 01006B3C HCGetCastle GREETING 1 By the Divines... little wonder there's stories about this place! And little wonder they broke into the keep, if the crypts were that close.
__Divinesにかけて……それではかようなことが起きても不思議ではない。死人どもが城内に雪崩込んでくる訳ですなあ、地下霊廟がそんなに近くにあるとなれば。
FormID: 01006B3C HCGetCastle GREETING 2 So it was a lich sending the undead into the keep. I knew it wasn't mere happenstance! Still, you killed it, yes? You're CERTAIN it's dead?
__それではLichが死人どもを城内に送り込んでおったのですな。ええ、私は知っておりましたとも、これはただの偶然ではないと！ それで貴方は彼奴めを斃された、そうですな？ 彼奴は間違いなく死んだ、と？
FormID: 01006B3C HCGetCastle GREETING 3 I don't mean to cause offence. I only ask because - well... with those monsters, how can one tell if they're truly dead - or just pretending?
__ああ、いえ、貴方を怒らせるつもりではないのです。ただ、ちょっとお聞きしたくて、その…ああいった化物どもは、どうやって見分けるのかと、本当に死んだのか…あるいは死んだように見えるだけなのかを。
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 0 Well... good. Good! And if destroying that lich has dispelled those awful things from the keep, then - well, I owe you my most sincere thanks.
__そうですか…結構です。結構ですとも！ Lichが滅ぼされたのであれば、彼のおぞましい者どもも城から一掃されるでしょう。なれば…私は貴方に心よりの感謝を捧げねばなりませんな。
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 1 More than that - I owe you this entire castle! I am a man of my word; and if you hadn't come along, I would have been destined to be a beggar!
__もちろんそればかりではなく…この城すべてを貴方様にお渡しいたします。私も男でございます、約束は果たしますとも。それに、貴方様がおいでにならなければ、私は物乞いに身を堕とすほかない運命でございました！
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 10 If you would like me to contact them, please make sure to retrieve anything you want saved from the keep before giving me your approval.
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 11 From what I've seen, most of the contents of the keep are damaged beyond repair; most of it will have to be cleared out and replaced.
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 12 ... So I'm sure you would want to avoid having your belongings inadvertently discarded along with everything else.
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 13 Would you like me to contact these people now? I will seal the keep as soon as I have your approval, in readiness for their arrival.
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 2 Hoarfrost Castle is yours! And as per our agreement, I will take up my old quarters in the keep and see to the day-to-day running of the castle.
__Hoarfrost城は貴方様のものです! お約束の通り私は城内のかつての執務室を頂戴いたしまして、城の日々の運営に力を尽くしましょう。
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 3 Trust me; it's best this way. I love my work - and you won't be burdened by the more mundane aspects of owning and managing such a large structure.
__御心配なく、すべておまかせ下さい。私はこの仕事を愛しております。このような大きなお屋敷を所有し管理することに伴う、世俗の面倒事で貴方様のお手を煩わせるようなことはございません。
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 4 Also, I have many ideas on how to improve the castle: if we work together, we can restore this place to its former glory.
__それから私、城の改修につきまして、いささかの考えを持っております。貴方様が共にあられるのであれば、この地にかつての栄光を取り戻すこととて、可能でありましょう。
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 5 Yes... together we can make this place a superb asset for you - and hopefully a comfortable home.
__そうですとも…共にこの場所を貴方様のための素晴らしい資産に、そして希望に溢れる快適な住まいにいたしましょう。
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 6 In the meantime, though... the keep is in quite a state of disrepair. Now - I know some people... excellent at what they do.
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 7 Now that I can access my things again - plus the castle's funds - I can arrange for them to repair and refurnish the keep. By your leave, of course.
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 8 These people I know; they use magic in their construction work, so they could restore the keep very quickly. In a matter of a few days, I would bet.
FormID: 01006B3E HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Certain 9 They are quite secretive when it comes to their work methods, however, so the keep would be sealed during the process.
FormID: 01006B41 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40No 0 That is quite alright. Let me know as soon as you're ready, though; I'm anxious to show you Hoarfrost Castle in its true light.
FormID: 01006B42 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Yes 0 Excellent. I'll contact them immediately; they should arrive very shortly. Please return in three days: I'm sure they can finish in that time.
FormID: 01006B42 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS40Yes 1 I look forward to working for you.
FormID: 01006B43 HCGetCastle GREETING 0 Ah; the soon-to-be Master of Hoarfrost Castle. Are you ready for restoration of the keep to begin now?
FormID: 01006B44 HCGetCastle GREETING 0 Ah; the soon-to-be Master of Hoarfrost Castle. I'm afraid that work on the keep is still underway.
FormID: 01006B44 HCGetCastle GREETING 1 They tell me that everything is proceeding according to schedule, though; so the completion date I gave you still stands.
FormID: 01006B44 HCGetCastle GREETING 2 Believe me: I'm just as anxious as you to see the work finished. I've had quite enough of sleeping under a tent for now!
FormID: 01007544 HCGetCastle GREETING 0 The Master of Hoarfrost Castle! Good news: restoration of the keep is finished! We can both move in now; I was merely waiting for your return.
FormID: 01007544 HCGetCastle GREETING 1 I was feeling quite restless during the work on the keep; they didn't allow me in to see their methods either, you see.
FormID: 01007544 HCGetCastle GREETING 2 So: I took the opportunity to note down some of the particulars of the castle for you. Here you go. Please, read it at your leisure.
FormID: 01007546 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS60Thanks 0 You're quite welcome. Now, allow me to properly welcome you to Hoarfrost Castle.
FormID: 01007546 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS60Thanks 1 I will let you familiarise yourself with the castle and its environs; it is entirely yours now, after all!
FormID: 01007546 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS60Thanks 2 Please don't be alarmed by the roar of the pit fire in the great hall, though: it's what keeps the place warm.
FormID: 01007546 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS60Thanks 3 Come see me in the keep when you're ready: there is much to discuss regarding the improvement of the castle.
FormID: 01007546 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS60Thanks 4 You can probably find me in the great hall or in my quarters in the East wing.
FormID: 01007546 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS60Thanks 5 Thankyou again for making the restoration of the keep possible. I've said this before, but you will not regret it.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 0 Ah: the Master of the castle. I hope you are settling in comfortably.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 1 About the note I gave you on the particulars of the castle; if you've had a chance to read it...
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 10 I suppose it does put us in a difficult position, actually: to hire guards, we need money - and to get money, we need guardsmen to protect the farms.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 11 As the new Master, you will need to speak with the representative of those under the castle's protection: Inwold Mannick.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 12 I would suggest asking him if anyone from the nearby settlements requires our help, before asking them to resume paying tithes.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 13 If they DO need help, you will likely have to do it yourself; an unfortunate situation, as I said...
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 14 ... But it can't be helped if we are to get this castle running again. A worthwhile pursuit, I'm confident you will come to see.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 15 Approach Mannick whenever you're ready. His farm is actually almost within shouting distance of the castle; to the south-east.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 16 That's why he was nominated as their representative, I believe: simply because he lives closest to the castle.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 17 Something has been worrying me, though: on one of the days I spent camped outside the castle gate, I swear I heard Mannick shouting for help.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 18 He sounded quite distraught... if, indeed, it was his voice that I heard. I have been unable to leave the castle to check on him, of course...
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 19 Perhaps haste might be best after all. I leave it to you, though...
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 2 I realise I laid quite the range of responsibilities at your feet - regarding the improvement of the castle, I mean - but do not worry:
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 3 We can approach things one issue at a time: at least to begin with. Our situation more or less necessitates this, in fact.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 4 What I mean is that we need guardsmen for the castle, and a staff for the keep - and for that, of course; we need money.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 5 Unfortunately, the castle's coffers were virtually depleted through paying for the restoration of the keep.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 6 I don't think that things are as dire as they seem, though; historically, Hoarfrost Castle has always been funded by a tithes system.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 7 There are a number of settlements scattered throughout the mountains in the surrounding area, and they have always looked to us for protection.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 8 In return for being guarded against bandits and wild animals, they would pay tithes to the Master of the castle.
FormID: 0100755A HCGetCastle GREETING 9 Obviously, when it became apparent to these farm-owners and nature-lovers that everyone in Hoarfrost Castle was... dead, the practice ceased.
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 0 You there! It's obvious to look at you that you can handle yourself in a dangerous situation. I'm in need of help, you see.
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 1 My name is Ignatius Essagan, and I am Steward of Hoarfrost Castle, which you can see here.
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 10 Those undead beasts are still in there. I cannot go anywhere nor do anything: my belongings are in the keep. My life is in the keep!
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 11 So this is my offer - and I thank you for listening to me. If you can drive out those revenants, I will give you Hoarfrost Castle. On one condition:
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 12 You keep me on as Steward - as manager of the castle's day-to-day affairs. This place is my life, as I said.
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 13 What say you?
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 2 Apologies for being so forthright, but I've become quite desperate; so I'll be frank with you:
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 3 It is within my power to grant ownership of this entire castle to whoever helps me. The keep, the towers, the grounds; everything. Let me explain:
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 4 The Callonus family lived here until only recently; and I with them. One night, I was awoken by terrible screams - they scared me half to death!
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 5 And what I saw next, as I rushed out into the hall, nearly finished the job! Monsters - horrible, undead monsters were in the keep; killing everyone!
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 6 I'm ashamed to say that I ran... but I'm an old man now; what could I do? Even the guardsmen were falling to these beasts!
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 7 The Mistress was the last to fall. I'd never seen her like that... I mean, I knew she was an expert at Destruction magic, but... so much fire.
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 8 It was thanks to her that I was able to escape the keep, I think. The monsters were enraged by her magic, and most were drawn to her. The poor lady.
FormID: 01009A0D HCGetCastle GREETING 9 [Ignatius is quiet for a moment, then:] They are all gone now; the Callonus family and all the staff. As Steward, the castle falls to me.
FormID: 01009A10 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10No 0 Oh... well. I understand. It is a dangerous task, after all. Please, though: let me know if you change your mind!
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 0 You will? Oh, thankyou! That is excellent news! You won't regret this!
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 1 Now, listen: there are things I should tell you before you go in. I tried to sneak back into the keep earlier - foolish, I know - but still.
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 10 Thankyou again... and remember that I can thank you with something far more valuable than words if you can drive those things out.
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 11 Here is the key to get in. Be careful; and please, return to me here as soon as you have any news!
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 2 The... bodies of my friends and employers are gone! I saw where they fell, but now they are vanished without a trace!
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 3 And at the same time, more and more terrible undead roam the halls. They chased me out of the keep, but did not pursue me into the yard.
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 4 It was as if they did not want to leave the keep, and were content just to chase me off.
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 5 Look... I won't lie to you; you're not the first to offer help. The offer of your very own castle is a lucrative one, obviously!
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 6 I tell you this because the other brave souls who went into the keep all disappeared too.
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 7 This is all something beyond an awful accident; the restless dead wandering into the castle by chance. No, there is some reason for this, I'm sure...
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 8 In any case... on THAT night, I remember I could hear the guardsmen shouting that the undead things were coming from the cellar.
FormID: 01009A11 HCGetCastle HCIEGetCastleS10Yes 9 You might consider looking down there: there could be some sort of clue that might help you.
FormID: 01009F30 HCGetCastle GREETING 0 Yes? Have you reconsidered my proposal? I still desperately need your help!
FormID: 01009F31 HCGetCastle GREETING 0 Please let me know as soon as you have some news. I'll be here. I can't really go anywhere else!