exult_data/info.exult.exult/data/blackgate/mods/Ultima6v1.2/patch/music/253bg.ogg

void Lynn object# (0x421) ()
{

	var party = UI_get_party_list();
	var player_name = getAvatarName();
	var polite_title = getPoliteTitle();
	var hour = UI_game_hour();
	var partynum = UI_get_array_size(party);
	var bark;
	var player_is_female;
	var greeting; //When addressing party as plural or singular
	var avatar_bark;
	var npc_bark;
	var time_of_day = timeFunction(hour);
	var schedule = UI_get_schedule_type(item); //use for schedule specific convos
	var current_schedule = schedule; 
	
	//shopkeeper stuff
	const int DOZEN_ARROWS_PRICE = 4;
	const int DOZEN_BOLTS_PRICE = 3;
	
	var price;
	var item_choice;
	var item_options = ["nothing", "bolts", "arrows"];
	var item_shapes = [SHAPE_BOLT, SHAPE_ARROW];
	var item_prices = [3, 4];
	var item_frames = [31, 31];
	//
	
			
	//Dialog options
	var initial_choice_question = "@Which of these?@"; //arms or armor? etc
	var ask_quantity = "@I sell them only by the dozen. How many dozens?@";
	var askIfInterested1 = "@These sell for "; //needs to be split into array to capture price
	var askIfInterested2 = " gold per dozen. Okay?@";
	var cant_afford = "@Thou hast not enough gold for that many!@"; 
	var cant_hold = "@But thou canst not carry any!@";
	var saidNo = "@Which item?@";
	var nothing = "@Is there aught else thou would buy?@";
	var success = "Lynn takes your money and hands over the ";
	var success2 = "@I appreciate thy business.@";
	var has_quantity = true;
	
	
	
	//group together dialog options in array for cleaner look
	var dialog = [initial_choice_question, askIfInterested1, askIfInterested2, cant_afford, cant_hold, saidNo, nothing, success, success2];
	
	//READ flag used to initiate conversations via TALK
	var started_talking = UI_get_item_flag(item, READ);
	
	if (event == DOUBLECLICK)
	{
		//Avatar and NPC greeting barks
		var av_1st_greet = "@Excuse me..@";
		var npc_1st_greet = "@Well, it's the Avatar!@";
				
		var av_2nd_greet  = "@Hi there..@";
		var npc_2nd_greet = "@Well, hello again, Avatar!@";	
		
		//call convo script
		startConvo(item, av_1st_greet, npc_1st_greet, av_2nd_greet, npc_2nd_greet); 
	}
	
	if (started_talking)
	{
		
		if (!UI_get_item_flag(item, MET))
		{
			item.say("You see a tall, willowy woman with long blond hair.");
			UI_set_item_flag(item, MET);
		}
		item.say("@How can I help thee this fine " + time_of_day + "?@");
		
		//standard conversation options
		var options = ["name", "job", "bye"];
		

	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// Main conversation thread

	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		converse(options)
		{
			case "name"(remove):
				say("@I'm Lynn. Thou needn't tell me thy name, " + player_name + ". The Avatar is famous throughout the land!@");

			case "job"(remove):
				say("@I am a fletcher. I make bolts and bolts for the armies of Lord British himself!@");
  				add(["buy", "sell"]); 

			//For shopkeepers: 
			case "buy":
				if (UI_get_schedule_type(LYNN, TEND_SHOP))
					sellItems(LYNN, item_options, item_prices, item_shapes, item_frames, dialog, has_quantity, ask_quantity);
				else	
					say("@Come to my shop when I'm open!@");
					
			case "sell"(remove):
				say("@I have all I need, and have no reason to purchase anything more. But I appreciate thy offer.@");

			case "bye":
								
				var avatar_goodbye = "@Goodbye..@";
				var npc_goodbye = "@Farewell! I hope I've aided thy quest!@";
				
				//function that is called, do not change this:
				sayGoodbye(item, npc_goodbye, avatar_goodbye);
				break;
	
		}                               
	}
	else scheduleBarks(item);
}t over with age. An old brown tunic hangs loosely on him. He looks at you, then looks over his shoulder and shouts to someone behind him.*@There, I told you, Marta. New people, new food for our souls.@ He turns back to you. @Welcome to the Haunting Inn. Come and sit, for you must have many tales.@@Is it you,? he says, leaning close and staring you in the eyes.@@Of course it is! Welcome back, traveler.@namejobbyeLord BritishTrenton BellDezanaMichaelStivius@Gideon, my friend, Gideon's what I'm called by one and all.@*Gideon@My wife would say it is to annoy the customers with idle banter. She's dear. I have rooms for let.@banterrooms@Tis an old family name meaning 'one who spreads the word.' My wife tells me I spread too many of them around.@wordwife@When I was a young man I visited the shrine to contemplate an emptiness I felt inside. Marta was there, so beautiful and shy.@@We sat in silence together for hours. Finally, she could take no more and turned and kissed me.@*A shout comes from the room behind him. He answers, @No, Marta, our guests are not asleep yet.@*Martashrine@The word I spread is one of kindness to all souls!@@The shrine of Spirituality. It is where we go when we are troubled. You should visit it sometime.@*@She hasn't come out of that room since she saw that darn ghost in the dining room a few nights ago.@*@She told me the lanterns went out and a spectre drifted in front of her. She let out such a scream that I heard her from our bedroom.@*He shakes his head and glances at the room behind him.*ghost@My Marta doesn't spook that easy. After all, she's woke up next to me all these years. At first I thought maybe I should lock the cupboard where we keep the wine.@*@But I don't think my Marta's been nippin'. I wish I knew what she saw.*cupboard@If you've never had Stivius' wine, you're in for a treat.@*@He lives next door. Strange fellow...I think he's sampled too much of his own wares.@*@ gold for a room and a meal. Interested?@@Enjoy your room, be sure to stop by for breakfast at checkout!@@You don't have room for the key.@@I'm sorry, but we require cash in advance for our rooms.@@Perhaps some other time, then.@@I'm sure by now you've heard such banter about old Quenton. He was a dear soul.@ Gideon looks past you into the distance.*@I could not believe it was him by the well.@ His eyes become watery. @He lay so quiet, no sign of pain on his face, and just an amulet in his bloody hand.*@He looks at the floor and mumbles. @Quen, I miss you, old mate.@*amuletQuenton@The word I spread is one of kindness to all souls!@*tales@Yes, let us swap stories for a while...@*Haunting Inn@That name used to be just words. But now, with what Marta saw...@*@We went and told Yorl what had happened. When he returned with us to the well, he removed the amulet from Quenton's hand and took it to Marney.@*@It took courage to tell her the news.@*Yorl@We came to this island many years ago. As children we'd take the boats and race around the point. Marta and I took care of him when pirates sailing under Mondain's flag killed his wife Gwen.@*@We care for his daughter, Marney, now. She's such a brave girl.@ He pauses a moment then continues.@Neither I nor the travelers staying here heard anything the night he was killed.@*MondainGwentravelersMarneykilled@Yes, Quenton and Yorl were out fishing when a few of those evil ones landed here. They were fleeing Lord British's men and apparently thought our hamlet was safe haven.@*@Their ship's sail bore the crest of Mondain. They went around asking for some person named Relthor, or Renthar... something like that.@*Renthar@She was an angel to view. Blonde hair, green eyes, tall slender body. Marney could be her twin. I can still see Elisa's brave face as the men led her to their boat.@*@They said that after she got them past their pursuers she would be freed.@ He hides his face in his hands. Our beliefs held us still.@*@She turned and handed something to her crying little girl. Then she boarded the skiff, and they were gone.@*boardedsomething@I questioned them about the night of the murder. Still, of all of us, my Marta and I had the best vantage point from which to witness, or even hear, the murder.@*@Still, of all of us, my Marta and I had the best vantage point from which to witness, or even hear, the murder.@@Yet we saw and heard nothing.@@She, like her mother, is strong in her beliefs. When we buried her father, she sang a song she wrote for him.@ He softly sings.*@'You put your love in my heart, and now it's fallen apart, but all alone in the dark, I will remove the pain.'@@'There is a sting in my eyes, and your name in my cries, but still I realize, that you are part of me.'@*beliefsHe looks at you a moment, then leans closer. @They say that Quenton was killed by a Gargoyle.@@I've heard these beasts eat their prey. Why did they leave Quenton alone then?*@We are a peaceful people. We believe that all men have hearts that can possess either good or evil.@*@These evil ones believed that by tearing down others, they could become more powerful.@*@The truth is, when you tear down another's ladder you become no higher, they just become lower. It is harder to build your ladder on your own, but you will see farther in the end.@*@Gwen bowed her head as they sailed off.@ He looks absently at the floor and attempts to clear his throat.Speaking again, his voice is a whisper. @They found her body along the coast south of here.@*coast@I couldn't see what it was.@*He looks at you, his eyes red and his lip quivering. He simply nods.*@He means well, it's just his attitude is all wrong for the job. He should spend some time in New Magincia.@*New Magincia@You should sail there someday.@@We had no such person in this town. Not by that name.@His eyes light up. @He is one of the friendliest people in this hamlet. You must go see him, down by the pier. He's been like a father to Marney.@@Now there's a sad soul. He was so young when he got tangled up with the wrong group of kids. Had he been raised by someone with a good heart, he might have been one of Lord British's greatest knights.@@She's a dear soul. I sometimes feel sorry for her. I mean, her weight and all. Still, she is one of the most interesting people I've ever met.@Horance@He's the alchemist who lives on @Iver's Rounding. You'll need a boat to get there though.@Ivers Rounding@It was named after a famous pirate who beached his craft there during a storm.@@He means well, it's just his attitude is all wrong for the job. He should spend some time in New Magincia.@@I'm just an innkeep. Ask Yorl: his father used to sail for our ruler.@@Farewell, Gideon.@@Come back, dear souls.@
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Rinaldo has agreed to give me a pardon for my former life, in return for information leading to their capture.@*reformedCaptainpardon@My former Captain sent his latest protege' to kill me, thinking I was plotting his demise.@@Michael almost succeeded...but I was able to jump from the ship and make it to shore.@@As I lay on that shore dying, darkness surrounded my mind and I could see the Void opening up to consume me...@@But then...it came to me in the form of a vision... an Ankh glowing in the clouds.@*@It vanquished the darkness in my mind, then I knew I had to seek out redemption through the virtue of Spirituality.@*@It gave me the strength to keep fighting, and I've recovered, but the scars will always remain.@*MichaelSpirituality@He was recruited at a young age, and the Captain trained him well.@*@Michael was often sent to the mainland to collect debts from the Captain's 'legitimate businesses'@*@Or assassinate those who didn't pay, or tried to evade us.@*@He is very cunning, and sought my position as the Captain's most trusted henchman.@*@The seeds of discontent were sown within the Captain's mind, that I was plotting against him.. thus Michael betrayed me and was ordered to kill me.@*@Thanks to thee, his reign of murder is over. The guillotine is a proper fate for him.@Michael's whereabouts@With the guidance of the people of Skara Brae, my journey of Spiritual enlightenment will continue to grow.@@When I recovered, I traveled to the nearby city of Skara Brae to learn more and seek out the Shrine. The townsfolk were in mourning.@*@I learned some pirates landed in a ship, bearing the crest of Mondain on it's sails. My former crew.@*He looks down at the floor. @They had abducted and killed the woman, and were only there because of me.@*@They must have knew I was still alive, and assumed I had sought out the healer there.@*Mondainpirates@Aye, the black sails, skull and glowing gem.@*@The Captain's ship, 'The Revenge', was rumored to be the finest and most feared vessel in Mondain's fleet.@@It was rumored to have a magical protection hex put upon it by either Mondain himself, or Minax...@@They're the meanest, most cutthroat pirates the Captain could find.@*@I am hoping Rinaldo can bring them to justice, with everything I know about them.@*@The other woman, Lady Lenora, scoffed at my request for a pardon in exchange for information on the arrests of the pirates and my former Captain.@*@She tried to have me arrested! I evaded and lived in solitude until I found that Rinaldo had returned.@*@Rinaldo was skeptical at first, but the Captain never had any defections, and the Royal Navy had been searching for 'The Revenge' for many years.@*@Captain Zagros...many pirates believe him to be a myth... but he's no myth.@*@He was the Captain of Mondain's Black Fleet. 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And as tempting as it might be to have thee to slay him...@*@I want him to truly face justice for his crimes, and dread the fate that will await him.@*@I will take you to the place he is most likely hiding, and we will bring him back -alive- and let him contemplate his fate and his actions...@@What say you?@Renthar joins your party. @I will lead you to the safehouse Michael is probably hiding. We must hurry because he won't be there for long.@@We need to journey southeast of Skara Brae, where the river Maelstrom splits and empties into the sea. There is a small strip of land where a shack is built.@@Let us be off, shall we?@@You have too many following you at the moment. Have one of them stay behind and we will continue, but make haste!@@Time is running out, Avatar. You must reconsider if catching Michael is a priority to thee...@favor@The Captain is one not to be trifled with. No cell will hold him, he'll only escape.@*@Thou wilt have to stop him yourself.@*@The last of the Black Fleet, 'The Revenge' still sails.. but it's magical protection is wearing off.@*@He's vulnerable now, but all the more dangerous.@*@If thou art brave enough to face him, I shall tell thee his location.@*@Thou art brave indeed, . There is a mountain range near Spiritwood, where the River Maelstrom flows to the south.@@Sail due east straight towards the mountains, - but do not be afraid!@@Zagros' witch, Evanora, placed an illusion there. It hath protected him for a long time, and only Zagros' closest followers know about it.@@You'll sail through the illusionary mountainside, and go through the tunnel. Be aware! His most zealous fighters will protect him at all cost!@@You can find me later in Skara Brae, I have much to learn about Spirituality. I will ensure that any witnesses to Michael's crimes will be protected.@Evanora@Then thou aren't as brave as the stories hath said.@*@She likens herself to be the second coming of Minax...her loyalty to him is only outmatched by her sheer insanity.@*@She's a dangerous one though, not to be trifled with. Do thou be careful, and don't let her put a hex upon thee.@*@Thou wilt surely encounter her magical traps, so stay alert!@@Goodbye, Renthar.@@Good luck!@@So long..@@Farewell to thee.@
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