#dialogue transcript

[melchinafan]

South of Midnight - Dialogue Transcripts

I just spotted a thread in the SoM reddit, which linked to a site where a couple folks have transcribed all the dialogue from the game! You can check the transcripts on their website here! (There's also transcripts for a few other games, like Myst and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.)

The transcripts include some indications for when Hazel is commenting on objects and notes, as well as the name of the relevant readable, if applicable. For quick out-of-game cross-reference to see the text of what she's commenting on for the readables, you can find those transcribed on the game's wiki here.

[arasakas-ronin]

Cyberpunk 2077 Main Quest Transcript

game-scripts fandom wiki: Transcript of main quests up to (but not including) Nocturne OP55N1

Epistemic status: Matches my transcripts, but lacks clear demarkation what dialogue option belongs to which life path along with dialogue branching.  Writing status: I’d assume everything in there’s accurate at face value, however, I’ll keep transcribing my stuff independently and will match it up against this. Might steal the original Japanese text from this, though.

[jawsofhakkontranscript]

What Yet Lingers: Return to Kenric

(Previous quest - What Yet Lingers: Look for information on Inquisitor Ameridan)

Main questline: What Yet Lingers: Return to Kenric

This is the third part of "What Yet Lingers" questline.

Speak with Professor Kenric about the information on Telana and Ameridan.

Characters involved: Bram Kenric

[1] Dialogue options:

General: We’ve been to the island. [2]

General: What's our next step? [3]

General: Ameridan and Hakkon connect. [4] (If both “What Yet Lingers” and “Storvacker Caged” have been completed.)

[2] General: We’ve been to the island.

PC: A spirit on the island held the memories and possessions of Ameridan's lover, a woman named Telana. It told us that Ameridan was here on orders from Emperor Drakon himself... and where he went next.

Kenric: Andraste's dimples, I may have received tenure from that sentence alone. Ameridan had a lover. Telana, you said? The Inquisitor's lady mage! There was such debate over whether she existed! And there were orders? This was a request from Drakon? This changes everything! [5]

[5] Subsequent dialogue options:

Investigate: Spirits don't bother you? [6]

Investigate: Why do the orders matter? [7]

Investigate: What does Telana change? [8]

General: I like uncovering history. [9] (Becomes unavailable after choosing one of the Investigate options.)

General: This is a useful step. [10] (Becomes unavailable after choosing one of the Investigate options.)

General: Where do we go now? [11]

[6] Investigate: Spirits don't bother you?

PC: You don't have a problem receiving information from spirits?

Kenric: It's not ideal, but since you've found corroborating physical evidence, I see no serious issues. Any study of great wars and battlefields carries an inherent risk of contact with demons or spirits. When spirits are willing to talk, most historians love the chance of a firsthand report. [Back to 5]

[7] Investigate: Why do the orders matter?

PC: What does it change, knowing that Ameridan was on a mission from Emperor Drakon?

Kenric: Everything. One current theory holds that Ameridan was selfishly throwing off his responsibilities to go hunting. Another suggests Drakon had him removed or even killed, because Ameridan opposed the Nevarran Accord. But if this is true, then Ameridan was a loyal servant of Orlais! He was not an embarrassment. He was a patriot protecting Orlais while Drakon fought in the Second Blight. [Back to 5]

[8] Investigate: What does Telana change?

PC: You were surprised to hear that Ameridan had a lover?

Kenric: Yes, this Telana you mentioned. Her existence has been hotly debated. Some scholars took Inquisitor Ameridan's respect for the Chantry to imply that he remained celibate. In ages past, there were stories about him and his lover, a mage. They made it out to be a star-crossed romance. The Chantry silenced the stories strenuously. [Back to 5]

[9] General: I like uncovering history.

PC: It's fascinating to find new evidence about these things. [Go to 12]

[10] General: This is a useful step.

PC: What matters is that we've got useful information. [Go to 12]

[11] General: Where do we go now?

PC: At the very least, we've found something to work with. [Go to 12]

[12] PC: The spirit said to follow the river to the north, and something about spires or spikes.

Kenric: Hmm. Up the river. The scouts have had trouble with the Hakkonites up there… I'll continue my research, but for now, your guess is as good as mine. [Back to 1]

[3] General: What's our next step?

PC: What do you need me to do next, Professor?

Kenric: That spirit on the island said something about Ameridan going upriver to... someplace with spires? While you search upriver, I'll continue studying these buckles. That, uh, sounded better in my head. [Back to 1]

[4] General: Ameridan and Hakkon connect.

PC: When I helped the Avvar at Stone-Bear Hold, we learned that the Jaws of Hakkon once bound their god's soul to a beast. According to the spirit, the dragon Ameridan faced was powerful... and accompanied by hostile Avvar.

Kenric: You believe they could be one and the same? That would mean... of course, of course! Brilliant! 800 years ago, the Second Blight threatened a weak Orlais. A perfect time for the Avvar to attack. This "Avvar-god dragon" could have endangered the Orlesian empire, had Ameridan not stopped it. That explains why he would accept such a dangerous mission... and likely how he died. [13]

[13] Subsequent dialogue options:

Investigate: What if the dragon rose again? [14]

Investigate: Does an Avvar god bother you? [15]

General: Ameridan was a hero. [16]

General: How was this overlooked? [17]

General: Hakkon will not rise again. [18]

(Options [16], [17] and [18] are only available if the dialogue branch [2] “We’ve been to the island.” has not been used beforehand.)

[14] Investigate: What if the dragon rose again?

PC: How bad would it be if the contemporary Jaws of Hakkon bound their god to a dragon again? [Go to 14a or 14b depending on the completion status of “Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts”]

[14a] (If “Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts” wasn’t completed.)

Kenric: With Orlais still involved in civil war and recovering from the mage-templar conflict… [Go to 14c or 14d depending on the completion status of the main game]

[14b] (If “Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts” was completed.)

Kenric: With Orlais still recovering from the civil war and the mage-templar conflict… [Go to 14c or 14d depending on the completion status of the main game]

[14c] (If the main game wasn’t completed.)

Kenric Not to mention the remaining demon-rifts, and Corypheus himself… [Go to 14e]

[14d] (If the main game wasn’t completed.)

Kenric Not to mention the scattered rifts, and remnants of Corypheus's forces still causing trouble… [Go to 14e]

[14e] Kenric: A high dragon given malice and magic by an Avvar god-spirit could hypothetically destroy much of Orlais. At least, I hope that was hypothetically. [Back to 13]

[15] Investigate: Does an Avvar god bother you?

PC: You're not concerned about the literal existence of an Avvar god?

Kenric: Not particularly. If the Jaws of Hakkon once bound their god to a dragon, it is likely just a powerful spirit. That isn't to downplay the important cultural significance to the Avvar. But magic does not equate godhood. Every Blight comes from the "Old Gods," which are also dragons corrupted by some outside influence. Sometimes, I wonder if we really know what we mean by "gods." [Back to 13]

[16] General: Ameridan was a hero.

PC: It seems Inquisitor Ameridan saved Orlais 800 years ago. It's time to honor his legacy. [19]

[17] General: How was this overlooked?

PC: History forgot about an attack by a giant magic dragon? If you want something done right… [19]

[18] General: Hakkon will not rise again.

PC: Let's make sure Hakkon stays dead. [19]

[19] PC: The spirit said to follow the river to the north, and something about spires or spikes.

Kenric: Hmm. Up the river. The scouts have had trouble with the Hakkonites up there… I'll continue my research, but for now, your guess is as good as mine.

(Next quest - On Ameridan's Trail)

[jawsofhakkontranscript]

Up and Away

Side quest: Up and Away

Characters involved: Linna, Runa.

Linna and Runa are fishers in Stone-Bear Hold.

An Avvar fisher cannot find her cousin, Runa. She believes Runa went climbing in the hills. Hopefully, Runa has not met with any harm.

Part 1: Speak with Linna.

Linna: Runa should be here. Where did she get to? [1]

[1] Dialogue options:

General: Is someone missing? [2]

General: Goodbye [3]

[2] General: Is someone missing?

PC: Are you looking for someone?

Linna: My cousin, Runa. She's off north climbing the hills instead of helping with the catch. Again. [Back to 1]

[3] General: Goodbye

PC: Farewell.

Linna: Good day to you. [Exits the conversation]

Part 2: Follow Runa’s trail uphill.

PC: There's a lot of loose stone here. And an Avvar axe.

(Alternatively, unknown conditions.) PC: Loose stone. And some kind of sign chipped into the rock.

Party comments:

Blackwall: Looks like the start of a trail.

Cassandra: They left it here to mark a trail, perhaps?

Iron Bull: Someone left it on purpose—a trail marker.

PC: The woman at the beach said her cousin Runa went climbing. Maybe this is where she began.

(After finding the second trail marker.)

PC: There. Another trail marker.

(After finding the third trail marker.)

PC: I think our mountain climber was here.

Party comments:

Sera: She isn't very good at it. No mountain.

Cole (in response to Sera): It's a hill, not a mountain. Or will it be a mountain one day?

Varric: Let's hope she's not planning to trek out to the Frostbacks.

Cole (in response to Varric): She was. Teeth bared, lungs burning, up and up. The crest is always the best part.

(After finding the fourth trail marker.)

PC: Another marker here.

Part 3: Help Runa fight a gurgut.

PC: Over there.

Runa: Just in time! Join the fray! The fight's a worthy one!

(Defeat the gurgut.)

Runa: Well fought. I'd heard lowlanders were about. You'd be the Inquisitor, from the hand.

PC: Your cousin was looking for you.

Runa: Oh? Oh! The fishing! I was to help Linna with the fishing! I must make an offering to the gods first. Shall I give your names in the prayer? [4]

[4] Dialogue options:

Investigate: What offering? [5]

General: Include me in your prayers. [6]

General: Leave me from your prayers. [7]

[5] Investigate: What offering?

PC: What's an "offering prayer"?

Runa: I've climbed this hill a thousand times. Today, it was as if a wind from the spirits lifted me. I was going to thank the gods with a brace of nugs. That beast must have scented the meat. [Go to 8 or back to 4]

[8] Special: You give meat to the "gods"?

PC: You offer meat to... spirits?

Runa: The Lady of the Skies sends her birds and Korth Mountain-Father sends his wolves and bears. They wouldn't normally hear the prayer of a lowlander, but since you helped in the fight, I'll speak for you. [Back to 4]

[6] General: Include me in your prayers.

PC: I'd be honored to be mentioned in your offering.

Runa: The spirits will remember.

Party comments:

Vivienne: Do as you wish, Inquisitor. I see no wards on this shabby little shrine.

Iron Bull: Right, right. Maybe leave my name out of it.

Cassandra: A prayer. To spirits.

Sera: Pfft, yeah, no thanks.

Cole: It is nice to be remembered.

Blackwall: It doesn't hurt to follow a people's customs when you're among them.

Varric: It generally helps to respect local traditions now and then.

Solas: A precious gift, Inquisitor. I expect it will be helpful.

Dorian: Is this wise? Sometimes a spirit's attention can linger.

[Go to 9]

[7] General: Leave me from your prayers.

PC: Thank you, but there's no need to mention me in your prayers.

Runa: As you wish.

Party comments:

Dorian: Never mistake "friendly" spirits for tame.

Sera: That's right. Good sense.

Vivienne: Yes, we're so very afraid we must decline.

Iron Bull: Yeah, let's just go find something else to kill.

[Go to 9]

[9] (Runa presents the offering at the shrine.)

Runa: The Lady keeps the Skies, where blows the mourning-wind. Korth grants mountain shelter, Hakkon blooded hide and bone. [Go to 9a or 9b depending on the previous choice]

[9a] (If you didn’t agree to be mentioned in the prayer.) Runa: My name is Runa Lyrsdotten. I give a gift to match your own. [Go to 10]

[9b] (If you agreed to be mentioned in the prayer.) Runa: Take this gift from Runa Lyrsdotten and the Inquisitor from the lands below.

(You gain an additional attribute point.)

PC: I just felt something.

Runa: A blessing? That's a good sign. You bring fine luck, Herald! [Go to 10]

[10] (The spirits depart.)

Party comments:

Solas: Fascinating. Spirits rarely answer calls from those who aren't mages.

Dorian: Well. I didn't expect it to just... pop up.

Vivienne: Interesting. As if the spirit were gaining a taste for this world.

Sera: It's gone right? Good. Gone.

Cassandra: I agree.

Iron Bull: All right, then, moving on!

Cole: Goodbye!

Runa: We've been favored! The gods don't always appear. I'll tell Linna this tale. Perhaps a good story will put a smile on her face. [Exits the conversation]

[jawsofhakkontranscript]

Hakkon Wintersbreath

(Previous quest - Ameridan’s End: Talk to Ameridan)

Main questline: Hakkon Wintersbreath

Characters involved: Lace Harding, Svarah Sun-Hair, Hakkon Wintersbreath, Bram Kenric

The Jaws of Hakkon have released a dragon said to carry the spirit of an Avvar god. The dragon flew into the Frostback Basin and will wreak havoc unless stopped.

(If you decide to speak with Svarah before dealing with Hakkon.)

Svarah: That was a good fight. The Jaws of Hakkon are broken and holdless. Their stragglers yet wander the woods, but their foolish plan died with Gurd Harofsen. All that remains is the dragon. It has not yet attacked the lowlands. Without the Hakkonites to pull it to purpose, it is confused. Still, I would strike soon.

(Go to the lakeshore and fight the dragon.)

Hakkon: Lowlanders, I am the breath of winter, the cold wind of war! Join me in battle and die!

Hakkon’s battle cries:

We will soak the ground with lowlander blood!

Prove yourself in battle!

Fight me!

You gain glory in death!

I am cold! I am war!

(The dragon is at low health.)

Hakkon: You fight well! A worthy battle!

(The dragon dies.)

Hakkon: I am slain. Well fought, lowlanders. It was a good battle. I die... content.

(Harding arrives.)

Harding: I've never gotten to see you take down a dragon in person.

(If the main game has been completed.)

PC: Corypheus had a dragon. You were there when I killed him.

Harding: No, I was below when you killed him. Hard to get a good view with a floating mountain in my way. I must say… It's fun to see it up close.

(If the main game has not been completed.)

Harding: I must say… It's fun to see it up close.

Dialogue options:

General: Thanks for the help. [1]

General: I hope it worked. [2]

General: You're a dragon slayer! [3]

[1] General: Thanks for the help.

PC: I appreciate the assistance.

Harding: My pleasure. [4]

[2] General: I hope it worked.

PC: With any luck, this puts an end to Hakkon permanently.

Harding: Or as permanently as it gets for an Avvar god. [4]

[3] General: You're a dragon slayer!

PC: Perhaps this calls for a new title. Dragonslayer Harding, perhaps?

Harding: A fancy title goes against the point of being a scout. Nobody should see me coming. [4]

[4] Harding: Inquisitor Ameridan would have been proud that you finished what he started. It's strange. History forgot so much of who he was. They never knew he died saving everyone. Do you ever feel that way? [5]

[5] Dialogue options:

Investigate: How do you know about him? [6]

General: I feel that way sometimes. [7]

General: I don't feel forgotten. [8]

General: It doesn’t matter. [9]

[6] Investigate: How do you know about him?

PC: You weren't in the fortress. How'd you hear about Ameridan?

Harding: I'm a scout, remember? Who do you think writes the messages Leliana reads? [Back to 5]

[7] General: I feel that way sometimes.

PC: There are things they don't understand, things no one outside the Inquisition will ever know.

Harding: Some of the secrets are necessary, don't get me wrong. It's just… [10]

[8] General: I don't feel forgotten.

PC: Right now, half of Thedas would recognize me on sight.

Harding: Right. But they see the Inquisitor, this larger-than-life figure. [10]

[9] General: It doesn’t matter.

PC: It's not about what we feel. It's about doing what needs to be done.

Harding: I suppose you’re right. [Go straight to 15]

[10] Harding: Every time you're "more than just a person" to someone, you're also less than a person to them. They don't see that a real normal woman/man fought the Avvar and killed that dragon. And they certainly don't know about your strange fixation with elfroot. [11]

[11] Dialogue options:

General: Thanks. [12]

General: Easy on the elfroot! [13]

General: Being like that is necessary. [14]

[12] General: Thanks.

PC: It's nice to hear that someone remembers I'm just a person... elfroot notwithstanding.

Harding: Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me. Scout's honor. [15]

[13] General: Easy on the elfroot!

PC: My feelings for elfroot are classified, Scout Harding.

Harding: (Laughs.) I'll carry your secret to my pyre. [15]

[14] General: Being like that is necessary.

PC: That's the way it has to be. People would be terrified if they realized their leaders were just people.

Harding: I suppose you're right. [15]

[15] Harding: For what it's worth... nice work, Trevelyan/Lavellan/Adaar/Cadash. Anyway, I'll be at camp if there's anything here you want to finish up. Otherwise, see you at Skyhold! [Exits the conversation]

(The spirit of Hakkon is released from the dragon. He soars into the sky and vanishes.)

(Go back to Stone-Bear Hold and speak with the Thane.)

Svarah: My augur tells me you have slain the dragon. Hakkon has left this world. You have our thanks. Now we can sing him back to life where he belongs, in the land of dreams.

(Go back to the camp and speak with Kenric.)

Kenric: Inquisitor, I understand you located the final resting place of Inquisitor Ameridan!

Dialogue options:

General: We found more than that. [20]

General: Close, but not quite. [21]

General: He wasn't dead. [22]

[20] General: We found more than that.

PC: I was able to speak with the Inquisitor briefly before he died. [23]

[21] General: Close, but not quite.

PC: He wasn't resting when we found him. Waiting, maybe. [23]

[22] General: He wasn't dead.

PC: Ameridan was still alive. [23]

[23] Kenric: I'm sorry?

PC: A ritual kept Inquisitor Ameridan alive all these centuries, binding him and the dragon.

Kenric: Oh, did his... Telana cast some sort of spell before retreating? Or... you... you're not implying that Ameridan was a mage? I'm committed to the truth, but if such an important figure in Chantry history were revealed to have been a mage… [24]

[24] Subsequent dialogue options:

General: Ameridan was an elf. [25]

General: Ameridan was a noble. [26]

[25] General: Ameridan was an elf.

PC: Not just a mage, Kenric. An elven mage.

Kenric: An... oh. Oh, Andraste's dimples. This will be... I'll either be famous or beheaded. This upends centuries of history, not to mention families claiming descent from him. There may be... consternation. Nevertheless, what matters is the truth. If he was elven, then the Dalish... well, it will be... just brilliant. [27]

[26] General: Ameridan was a noble.

PC: Ameridan was a human warrior, of course. We believe Telana cast the spell that bound them.

Kenric: Excellent. I look forward to examining any relics that might be recovered. As I said, many noble families in Orlais claim some relation to the Inquisitor. They will be quite pleased. [27]

[27] Kenric: I will spread the word appropriately. Thank you again for this marvelous opportunity. [Exits the conversation]

The main questline ends.

[hotsuqueen]

Yamato Hotsuin's Recordbreaker Dialogue

While I replay Devil Survivor 2: Recordbreaker, I thought I'd take the time to record Yamato's dialogue. I don't know that I've found a complete transcript, so I figured I might as well make one for myself and have it exist as a reference for anyone else who might like it!

Dialogue below the cut 👇

Sunday 17:30 Tokyo Branch

Nagata-cho Diet Building

You arrive at Nagata-cho, led by Makoto…

Makoto: We're here.

Io: This is…?

Hibiki Kuze: - The Diet Building, eh? - Of course.

- The Diet Building, eh? Io: Yeah… that means Makoto must be in the government?

- Of course. Daichi: Huh…? Oh, I guess that means Makoto's in the government?

Makoto: Very perceptive. I belong to an organization which answers to the government. It's not much further now, keep up!

Makoto leads you into the underground levels of the Diet Building…

Makoto produces an ID card to authorize herself at the terminal…

A huge facility spreads before your eyes…

Daichi: This is what's under the Diet Building? You've gotta be kidding me!

Daichi is looking wildly around…

Daichi: Hey, did you see that logo a moment ago? How do you pronounce that? J, P, apostrophe…?

Hibiki Kuze: - I have no idea. - "Jips," I guess?

- I have no idea: Makoto: "Jips." Now be quiet. I'd like to avoid any trouble.

- "Jips," I guess? Makoto: Correct, "Jips." Now be quiet. I'd like to avoid any trouble.

Before Makoto finishes speaking, a man appears up ahead…

???: You're late, Sako… Who are they?

Makoto: Chief, these children signed up for Nicaea.

You detect a slight tension in Makoto's voice…

Chief: Why are they here?

Makoto: I thought they might have intel on the summoning app, Sir. They have firsthand combat experience against the demons, so I thought we could use them…

The "Chief" holds out a hand, stopping Makoto…

Chief: That's rather presumptuous, Sako. They're just civilians. Debrief them and have done with it.

Makoto: Understood, my apologies.

The "Chief" looks at you coldly…

Chief: I'm grateful for your cooperation, but this facility is off-limits. I must insist that you leave as soon as possible. Dismissed.

The "Chief" nods to you and leaves…

Daichi: What a jerk…!

Makoto: Don't talk like that…! That man is Yamato Hotsuin, Chief of JP's.

Io: Chief…? He's your superior, Makoto?

Makoto: That's correct.

Daichi: H- Him? He's probably even younger than us! He's that high up?

It seems Daichi has recalled something…

Daichi: By the by, M-Makoto, did you say you're gonna get intel from us? Are we gonna be interrogated!?

Makoto gives a slight smile and turns towards Daichi…

Makoto: No, of course not. That was just a pretext. I'd never get away with bringing a civilian here just to treat a sprain.

Daichi: Oh… Hahaha! Good one. Had me going there.

Daichi seems relieved…

---

Makoto takes Io to a room to treat her sprained ankle, they talk about Nicaea and the summoning app, Makoto leaves, and Daichi decides he has to pee immediately.

---

You lead Daichi to the facility hallway…

Daichi: Urgh… Hurry! Can't… hold it.

Hibiki Kuze: - You're going to have to. - Just go here. - Shhh, listen.

- You're going to have to. Daichi: Unngh… So cruel…

- Just go here. Daichi: I would, but… that doesn't seem right.

- Shhh, listen. Daichi: Argh! Not so loud! I'm at my limit here!

You hear people talking further down the hallway…

Makoto: …They're just civilians, Sir!

Yamato: How can you be positive they won't misuse the summoning application?

Makoto: They cooperated with me, they helped reseal Coordinate K. I don't think they'll abuse it.

Yamato: When a man grows accustomed to power, he is more likely to abuse it. Isn't that right, Sako?

Makoto: S-Sorry, Sir.

Yamato: We're finished here. Take them to a cell.

They seem to be talking about you…

Daichi: D-Did he just say what I think he said?

Hibiki Kuze: - A cell… - We're going to be imprisoned…! - Sorry, I wasn't listening.

- A cell… Daichi: This is bad! Real, real bad! They're gonna lock us up!

- We're going to be imprisoned…! Daichi: This is a disaster! They're gonna catch us and throw us in jail! I'll nver see the sun again!

- Sorry, I wasn't listening. Daichi: You moron! They're gonna toss us in prison!

Daichi: Let's get outta here, man! We need to get to Io before they do!

You return with Daichi to where you left Io…

---

So this is Yamato's introduction, and on the whole, I think it's a really interesting scene. It's our very first look at JP's and at Yamato himself, and right off the bat, we're establishing some important things about the characters. Yamato is cold and dismissive and in the leadership role, and Makoto is loyal to and defensive of him while also being completely willing to lie to him and disobey his orders on behalf of people she doesn't know at all.

There are also some really choice moments that are ridiculously funny to me, namely Makoto calling Hibiki and his friends 'these children' when she's talking to Yamato even though Yamato is younger than every single one of them. Even Daichi clocks immediately that he's younger than they are, so it's canon that he looks his age. I'm kinda glad they told us that, because the art makes it hard to tell. Either way, I have to wonder what Yamato thought about that.

I also kind of love that Makoto tells them to shut the fuck up so she doesn't get in trouble just seconds before Yamato rolls up onto the scene and immediately gets her into trouble. He had to have been close by, since he appeared before she'd even finished her sentence, so that's really unfortunate for her.

I also can't help but wonder what made him change his mind about locking all of them up. The whole scene takes place within thirty minutes, so it couldn't have been that long between him telling them to fuck off and then telling Makoto to chuck them in a cell instead. He would have been totally screwed if she'd actually listened to him the first time and kicked them out instead of taking them to a room to treat Io's sprain.

Also, can we talking about Daichi's response if you tell him to go on the floor????? What do you mean, "I would, but...?" WHAT DO YOU MEAN, DAICHI

Anyway, while I was recording this, the thing that stood out to me the absolute most is how many fucking ellipses there are. Oh my god. I've played this game a ton of times (at least 200 hours worth according to my save files), and I never actually noticed that literally every line of narration ends in an ellipsis until I started recording this transcript. I think from now on I'm going to leave them out, because they are slowly driving me insane, but I left them in there this time so you have to suffer with me. I'll never unsee that.

[jawsofhakkontranscript]

On Ameridan's Trail

(Previous quest - What Yet Lingers: Return to Kenric)

Main questline: On Ameridan’s Trail

Characters involved: Bram Kenric, Lace Harding

A spirit - in the guise of Inquisitor Ameridan's lover, Telana - revealed that Ameridan travelled upriver.

Part 1: Follow the river and look for spires. Follow the spire path to an ancient ruin.

(The Tevinter ruin can be seen in the distance.)

Party comments:

Varric: Well, we're up the river. That old Tevinter building must be what the spirit meant.

Sera: So. River, metal—just like the friendly spirit said. Great.

Cole: Yes. Upriver, spires, a place to pray and plan, one last night. This is it.

Solas: This must be the area the spirit referred to.

(Approach the ruin. It’s guarded by a large group of Hakkonites.)

Party comments:

Dorian: It seems the Jaws of Hakkon would rather we weren’t here.

Blackwall: Look's like we've stumbled on what they don't want found.

Cassandra: The Jaws of Hakkon must be guarding this place for a reason.

Iron Bull: We found something they don't want found.

(Defeat the Hakkonites and enter Razikale’s Reach.)

(Dorian has a unique comment about each Tevinter ruin. Here’s what he has to say about Razikale’s Reach.)

Dorian: Makes you wonder about the sad, mid-level bureaucrat who thought building an outpost here would be a career boost.

Part 2: Wait for Harding and Kenric to arrive. Investigate the area.

Kenric: This is brilliant! This must be what the spirit meant. Excellent find! From what I can see, this is an ancillary station, likely a scouting post for the larger structure to the east. What can it tell us about where Inquisitor Ameridan went? Hmm…

Harding: I got Professor Kenric here safely. The rest is up to you.

Kenric: Lady Harding was quite nimble in the wilderness!

Harding: I'll be watching to make sure the Hakkonites don't come back.

(Enter the main courtyard. There are strange tiles on the ground.)

Kenric: This is Tevinter, from well before the last Inquisitor's time. I understand they used such tiles as locks. Interesting, though not likely related to Ameridan.

(There are two closed doors on your right and left. In front of each door, there’s a smaller tileset, similar to the one in the center of the courtyard. They show two patterns.)

Kenric: I believe that shape relates to the tiles. If you could replicate the shape in the tiles, something... would happen?

(Once you press the tiles in the correct order, replicating the pattern visible in the smaller tileset, the corresponding doors open. Kenric has an additional remark after both doors have been opened.)

Kenric: Brilliant! Look at that!

(The following remarks appear to have been cut from the game, but they can still be found in the voice file connected to this questline. They might’ve been intended to occur during the investigation of the outskirts of Razikale’s Reach.)

* Kenric: Hmm, Dalish. Of course, modern clans often carry heirlooms—it may be from a Dalish clan passing through.

* Kenric: I've heard of such illuminations but only encountered drawings. Elven or the common tongue? It's not quite legible.

* Kenric: An Orlesian buckle. Unlikely to have been dropped by ancient Tevinters, wouldn't you say?

PC: Is this useful?

Kenric: (Laughs.) Merely interesting.

PC: That's... good?

(Continue exploring the ruin. One of the chambers is guarded by a magical barrier.)

Part 3: Find a way to take down the barrier.

(Investigate the inscription on the left side of the barrier.)

Kenric: This is elven. I believe it's the word for "light."

(Investigate the inscription on the right side of the barrier.)

Kenric: "Theneras." The elven word for "dream," I think.

Kenric: It's some sort of clue to this barrier. I'm not sure how…

(Find a veilfire source on the battlements. Use it to dispel the barrier.)

Part 4: Explore the chamber.

Kenric: Oh, well done. Well done, indeed.

Harding: That's something you don't see every day.

Kenric: A pair of shrines. This one is clearly Andrastian, albeit from a very early period, likely pre-Divine. But this is elven. One of their gods. Um, what was it...? "Every mother finds druffalo among sleeping juniper groves..." G-something, the one with the deer.

[1] Dialogue options:

Investigate: Every mother finds what? [2]

Special: That sentence is incomplete. [3] (Becomes available after following the dialogue branch [2] “Every mother finds what?”)

Elf: Ghilan'nain. [4]

History: Ghilan'nain. [5]

Special: Solas? [6]

Special: Sera? [7]

General: Focus, Kenric. [8]

[2] Investigate: Every mother finds what?

PC: What was that, every mother finds druffalo?

Kenric: Oh, it's, um, a memory aid to help me with the names of the elven gods. "Every" is Elgar'nan, "mother" is Mythal, "finds" is Fallow-something… (Coughs.) I was more focused on early Chantry history. I didn't really do elves. [Back to 1]

[3] Special: That sentence is incomplete.

PC: Are you sure that your memory aid caught all the elven gods?

Kenric: Well, there's only one "F", for Falon'Din. I suppose I forgot Fen'Harel.

(If Solas is in the party.) Solas: Most people do.

Kenric: This isn't him, though. It's one of the ladies, ah, obviously. G-something… [Back to 1]

[4] Elf: Ghilan'nain.

PC: That would be Ghilan'nain, Mother of the Halla. [9]

[5] History: Ghilan'nain.

PC: That would be Ghilan'nain, Mother of the Halla. [9]

[6] Special: Solas?

PC: (Looks expectantly at Solas.)

Solas: (Sighs.) Ghilan'nain. [9]

[7] Special: Sera?

PC: Sera, I don't suppose...?

Sera: I know things. It's Ghilan'nain. Ghilan'nain. Arse. [9]

[8] General: Focus, Kenric.

PC: Unless the deer points us at the final resting place of Inquisitor Ameridan, we can probably leave it for now.

Kenric: Right. Regardless of the deity, this is clearly elven. [Go straight to 10]

[9] Kenric: Yes, brilliant, thank you! That would have bothered me all day. [10]

[10] Harding: Two shrines for two lovers: Inquisitor Ameridan and Telana. Maybe Telana was an elf.

Kenric: Oh, yes, that's good! The Chantry expunged references to elves before the Exalted March on the Dales. They erased the Canticle of Shartan. They must have done the same to Telana. [11]

[11] Dialogue options:

General: That's offensive. [12]

General: That's normal. [13]

General: Is this where Ameridan died? [14]

[12] General: That's offensive.

PC: The Chantry should not rewrite history to cover up inconvenient truths.

Party comments:

Cassandra: Agreed. The Chant of Light should spread the truth, not suppress it.

Kenric: Regardless, the important thing is what this tells us. It's not a burial site, that much is obvious. [15]

[13] General: That's normal.

PC: It's only natural. History is written by the victor, after all.

Party comments:

Cassandra: Natural, perhaps. But not right.

Kenric: Regardless, the important thing is what this tells us. It's not a burial site, that much is obvious. [15]

[14] General: Is this where Ameridan died?

PC: Do you think this is where Ameridan died?

Kenric: No, this was a site of preparation, not burial. Ameridan and Telana put up this shrine together. [15]

[15] Harding: Look at those flowers. They're not native to the area. What if they were left at the shrine as an offering?

Kenric: Yes, a night of prayer before battle against the dragon. But then where, where… We're missing something. What are we missing? Where did you go?

Part 5: Look for more clues.

(Activate one of the veilfire runes in the chamber.)

PC: Professor, look at this: "Shartan 10:7" and "Transfigurations 10:1."

Kenric: Shartan is dissonant: "And before them, empty, outstretched lay the land which led to the gates of Minrathous." And Transfigurations is, "The Light shall lead her safely through the paths of this world." Why these verses? Why would Inquisitor Ameridan take the time to carve this before going into battle?

(Activate the other veilfire rune.)

PC: "The gates of Minrathous." Isn't there a Tevinter fortress in the area?

Kenric: Yes? ...Oh, of course, the ritual site! To seal the dragon away, Ameridan's elven mage must have used a spell, at a site of great power!

Harding: My scouts have checked the fortress. It's sealed behind a wall of ice. It has to be magic.

PC: Let's look around. Ameridan found a way through that ice, so that way should be nearby.

Part 6: Activate a trail marker.

PC: "The Light shall lead her safely through the paths of this world and into the next."

Kenric: Brilliant! When the Imperium abandoned this fortress, they left the wall of ice to—to... lock the door behind them?

Harding: And every lock has a key.

Kenric: Like these trail markers. Ameridan must have known how to use them. If they can melt through the ice, that must be where Ameridan sealed away the dragon.

PC: I'll follow the markers and see what we can find.

Part 7: Light all of the trail markers.

(Leave the temple and follow the trail of light across the Frostback Basin.)

Party comments when you activate the first trail marker in the forest:

First comment:

Cassandra: Are we certain these trail markers will burn through this wall of ice around the fortress?

Blackwall: Let's hope these trail markers can breach the wall of ice around the fortress.

Iron Bull: We sure these things will burn through the magical ice?

(If no companion makes a comment here.)

PC: Hopefully this removes the wall of ice around the Tevinter fortress.

Possible second comment:

Dorian: As long as the trail markers are still functional, we should be fine.

Vivienne: At least the trail markers appear to be functional.

Solas: Given that the trail markers retain enough energy to illuminate one another, I see no reason to worry.

Possible third comment:

Sera: No ice, still a wall. What about that?

Cole: But there's still a wall. Light doesn't make walls go away.

Varric: You think these things will get us through that giant fortress wall?

(After activating the third marker, you’ll have to cross the river by foot, which causes your companions to voice their dissatisfaction.)

Party comments:

Sera: Ugh, water everywhere. Everything is dank and chafy.

Dorian: Are we wading now? I'm so glad I came along.

Vivienne: It appears we shall be reduced to wading. Lovely.

Iron Bull: Looks like we're wading.

(If Varric is in the party, he always speaks at the end.) Varric: I don't know what you're complaining about. You're taller than I am.

(The path from the sixth to seventh trail marker is destroyed, so you’ll have to take a detour.)

Party comments:

Sera: The road is not a road anymore. Find another way, yeah?

Varric: 800 years is a long time to expect a path to stay pristine. We'll have to find another way.

Iron Bull: Rockslide took out the path. We'll have to go around.

Cassandra: The path is gone. We must find another way around.

Solas: The path has been destroyed. We will need to find another way.

Blackwall: With the path destroyed, we'll have to find another way around.

(Activate the ninth trail marker - one before the last.)

Party comments:

Cassandra: We are almost to the fortress.

Iron Bull: Not far to that old Vint fortress now.

Blackwall: That Tevinter fortress shouldn't be much further.

(The trail markers lead to the Old Temple where the Jaws of Hakkon burrowed in.)

(Dorian has a unique comment about each Tevinter ruin. Here’s what he has to say about the Old Temple.)

Dorian: Tevinter architecture at its finest. This just screams "I hated my parents and had no friends as a child," doesn't it?

(Activate the last marker and dissolve the magical wall of ice. You may attempt to attack the Hakkonites defending the battlements, but they’ll just keep coming and one of the male Hakkonites will mock your efforts.)

Hakkonite taunts:

Your gods are weak, Inquisitor! You will see the power of Hakkon when we destroy the lowlands! Can your lowland magic melt stone as well as ice?

Will you stay and wait, lowland fools? The walls are stone. They will not melt! (Laughs.)

The Jaws of Hakkon can hold this fortress until the winter snaps your bones!

The Jaws of Hakkon will bring death to you all!

Will you bring an army to breach these walls? We will destroy you all!

Your mother was a nug and your father smelled of elfroot!

Party comments:

Solas: This fortress is too well-fortified for a direct assault! We must find some other way inside! Perhaps Kenric will have a suggestion! (Or) Perhaps the Avvar at Stone-Bear Hold will have a suggestion!

Dorian: I don't see us breaching these walls. Could we try something else? Perhaps Kenric will have a suggestion! (Or) Perhaps our new friends at Stone-Bear Hold will have some ideas!

Cassandra: The fortress is too well-defended! We must find another way in! Perhaps Kenric will have some idea! (Or) The Avvar at Stone-Bear Hold may have ideas!

Blackwall: We cannot take this fortress in a direct assault. We must find another way! Perhaps Kenric will know something! (Or) The Avvar at Stone-Bear Hold have no love for these Hakkonites! They may have an idea!

Sera: Up the front isn't working. Find a different hole! (Laughs) I hate other people's arrows! Tell Kenric this won't work! (Or) We need friends! The Stone-Bears hate this lot—get them!

Varric: I don't think we're taking this fortress with a direct assault! Can we talk about it with Kenric maybe, somewhere we aren't being shot at? (Or) Anybody got a better idea? The Avvar at Stone-Bear Hold might have some ideas!

Iron Bull: No way we take this place by force! We need another plan! Maybe Kenric can tell us something! (Or) What about Stone-Bear Hold? Anybody can get in, it'll be them!

Cole: Too strong, too many! We need a different way! Kenric sent us here! He can send us somewhere else! (Or) The Avvar at Stone-Bear Hold! They want to help!

Vivienne: We are ill-equipped for a siege, my dear! Perhaps a change of tactics? Perhaps Kenric will have a suggestion! (Or) Our new friends at Stone-Bear Hold may be of some use!

(In case you have come across the Old Temple prior to this questline, you’ll still find it protected by a wall of ice, but with no clues how to dispel it, so you might hear some comments from your companions.)

Party comments:

Dorian: A wall of ice. Lovely. I don't see any way through for now.

Sera: Well. Not your normal... giant wall of ice. Maybe leave it alone?

Solas: This wall is magical in nature. Curious, though I see no way through at the moment.

Vivienne: This is obviously magical, and just as obviously impassable for now.

(Report back to Kenric after you took care of the ice-wall.)

General: I disabled the fortress wards.

PC: I used the trail markers to disable the wards on the Tevinter fortress. Unfortunately, the Jaws of Hakkon hold the fortress.

Kenric: The Hakkonites? Oh dear. That's going to make it difficult to study the area. Lady Harding discussed the other Avvar. They haven't been hostile. Do you think they might help? I'm sorry I don't have anything more useful. I like battles when they've been over for a few ages.

(Go to Stone-Bear and plan the assault with Professor Kenric and Svarah Sun-Hair.)

(Next quest - Ameridan's End: Assault the Jaws of Hakkon)

[fortune-maiden]

Some Kozuki Castle Battle Dialogue

(This starts at the point that the Oda army shows up, since before then 99.9% of the dialogue was Motonari and Takakage discussing what needs to be done, and a corresponding mission showing up.)

Oda Reinforcements arrive: Kanbei: Hmm... It seems the Amago are still holding out. Hanbei: *Painfully Fake Cheerful* We have taken the Southwestern Garrison! Everything's going according to plan. Takakage: That's Kanbei and Hanbei... Have they returned to aid Kozuki castle?

(A bit later)

Kan: We will counter-encircle the Mori Army and extinguish the flames responsible for the fires of chaos across these lands. Taka: Is this Kanbei's plan? We'll need to defeat him if we're to drive off the enemy reinforcements.

(Victory conditions change at this point. Also Kiyomasa and Masanori show up, Masanori reveals their plans to capture the Western Garrison so you have to stop them. Unfortunately, they were dangerously close to the Garrison when I reached them, and the dialogue lag was really bad so I don't know if there's any unique encounter dialogue, Sorry. Anyway, after that,)

Kan: Hanbei is not moving. He should be following up our plan now... Han: Oh, it looks like it's time. Sorry Toshiie! Can you get going immediately. Toshi: What? Oh okay, here I go! Taka: Something's not right. I'd have expected a more effective strategy from Hanbei. Motonari: You're quite an admirer of Hanbei's aren't you? However, he himself may be the enemy's biggest weakness.

Kan: We still haven't completely surrounded the enemy. Surely Hanbei wouldn't fail us like this... Rally the rearguard immediately! Reinforce Hanbei!

(In my opinion, the first half of that line sounded a lot more urgent in the voice work. The text sounds a bit more like an observation. *shrug*)

(Meanwhile at Kozuki Castle...)

Amago: The Hashiba Army seems out of step. In that case, we should fight our way out! Kan: The Kozuki Castle Gates are open? To be unsettled by such a small disturbance is foolish. Mitsunari: If things continue like this, we'll also be in trouble. We must abandon the reinforcements for the Amago. Kan: Hurry to Lord Hideyoshi and have the main force retreat. We will follow you once we've rounded up our troops.

(Mitsunari and other officers begin to retreat at this point, and unfortunately I couldn't catch him in time so I don't know if there's unique encounter/defeat dialogue for him. Also I defeated Amago somewhere here, and Kanbei said something along the lines of "The reinforcements for the Amago didn't make it." but I forgot to write that part down. Moving on...)

Han: I'm sorry Kanbei... I have the rearguard so could I leave Lord Hideyoshi to you? Kan: I don't think you're in any state to take the rear guard. I'll deal with things from here. You head to safety first. Motonari: The enemy is in total disarray. If we target their weak point, we should be able to secure victory. (Objective: Defeat very ill Hanbei -_-) Taka: Indeed. Though I wonder what happened to Hanbei...

(For whatever reason, Motonari does not have encounter dialogue with Hanbei. Here's Takakage's:)

Taka: Hanbei Takenaka, prepare yourself! Han: What, me? Ah it's Takakage. Well it seems... I must fight. Taka: Ah, I knew there was something wrong with your health.

(Imo, Hanbei's above line to Takakge is another one that sounds very different when you actually hear it. I feel he sounds a lot more disoriented than the text suggests. After you beat him...)

Han: I'm sorry, Master Kanbei... I've been such a hinderance. Kan: Forget about that. Just get yourself to safety.

(Side note: "-sama" is always translated as "Lord" now, and "-dono" is "Master". )

(Motonari's encounter dialogue with Kanbei) Motonari: Well, black-clad strategist, it seems your strategies for this battle are not going too well. Kan: Even if that were the case, it's nothing that can't easily be rectified. Motonari: I'm aware that you're never one to show weakness, but your words are none-the-less persuasive.

(And Takakage's) Kan: It seems I should have abandoned Kozuki castle. Taka: But you didn't. And now you're doing all you can to let Hanbei escape. Kan: The battlefield is no place for idle chit-chat. I'm not the kind of person you think I am.

(After you defeat Kanbei, there's a short cutscene of Kanbei revealing that's he's looking beyond Nobunaga's rule, but I didn't transcribe it because 1) moving text and no battle log and 2) It's on Youtube (unlike most battle chatter because LPers play for speed and dialogue lag is really bad in this game). Then there's the Victory music, and what I personally consider to be the saddest cutscene ever... Yeah, I really hate this stage T.T)

(Another side note: Turns out the "Defeat Dying Hanbei" mission is in fact that one that gives you Takakage's rare weapon. Thanks Koei.)