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Andre	One of my men told that the bandits are circulating wanted posters with your face on them.
Andre	He also says you denied that at first.
Andre	So what is it all about?
Me	I don't know why those guys are looking for me...
Andre	I hope for your sake that you're telling the truth.
Andre	I cannot use anyone in the militia who doesn't have a clean record.
Andre	Most of these bandits are former prisoners from the mining colony.
Andre	I should hope that you didn't get involved in any way with those cutthroats!
Andre	The merchant Canthar was here. He said that you are an escaped convict from the mining colony.
Andre	I don't know whether that's the truth and I prefer not to ask you, but you should clear that matter up.
Andre	Have you come to pay your penalty?
Andre	I had already asked myself if you would even dare to come here!
Andre	Apparently, the charges against you have multiplied!
Andre	I warned you! The penalty you have to pay now is higher!
Me	How much?
Andre	You have severely disappointed me!
Andre	Some new things have come up.
Andre	Suddenly there is no one left who accuses you of murder.
Andre	No one any longer remembers having seen you steal.
Andre	There are no longer any witnesses that you were ever involved in a brawl.
Andre	Apparently all the accusations against you have been cleared up.
Andre	I don't know how that happened, but I'm warning you: don't play any games with me.
Andre	In any case, I have decided to waive your debts.
Andre	See to it that you don't get into any more trouble.
Andre	I want one thing to be clear: you're going to have to pay the full amount of your penalty anyway.
Andre	So, what is it?
Me	How much was that again?
Andre	You must be the new fellow who has caused trouble here in the city.
Andre	It is good that you have come to me before everything becomes even worse for you.
Andre	Murder is a serious crime!
Andre	To say nothing of the other things you have done.
Andre	The watch have orders to execute every murderer on the spot.
Andre	And most of the citizens will not tolerate a murderer in the city!
Andre	I'm not interested in hanging you. We are at war and we need every man.
Andre	But it will not be easy to make people feel better about you again.
Andre	You could show your remorse by paying a penalty - naturally, it would have to be reasonably high.
Andre	It is good that you have come! You are accused of theft! There are witnesses!
Andre	I will not mention the other things I have heard.
Andre	I will not tolerate such conduct in the city!
Andre	You must pay a penalty in order to atone for your crime.
Andre	It is one thing if you brawl with the rabble in the harbor ...
Andre	But when you attack citizens, or the king's soldiers, I must bring you to justice.
Andre	And that sheep thing wasn't really necessary either.
Andre	If I let you get away with it, soon everyone here will do whatever he wishes.
Andre	So, you will pay an appropriate penalty - and the matter will be forgotten.
Andre	I have heard that you were after our sheep.
Andre	You realize that I cannot let that go.
Andre	You will have to pay compensation!
Me	How much?
Me	I want to pay the penalty!
Andre	Good! I shall see to it that everyone in the city learns of it - that will restore your reputation to some degree.
Me	I don't have enough gold.
Andre	Then see to it that you acquire the gold as quickly as possible
Andre	And I'm warning you: if you add to your guilt, things will get worse for you.
Andre	Innos be with you, stranger! What brings you to me?
Me	I've got an important message for Lord Hagen.
Andre	Well, you stand before one of his men. What is this about?
Andre	Lord Hagen receives only paladins or those who are in service to the paladins.
Andre	It is beneath his dignity to waste his time with members of the common folk.
Me	It's about a sacred artifact - the Eye of Innos.
Andre	The Eye of Innos - I have never heard of it. But that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
Andre	If there truly is an artifact of this name, only the highest members of our order would know anything about it, in any case.
Me	That's why I have to talk to Lord Hagen himself.
Me	The hosts of orcs are led by DRA-
Andre	(interrupting) I KNOW that the armies of the orcs are growing ever stronger.
Andre	You don't mean to tell me that THAT is what you wish to report to Lord Hagen.
Andre	He would tear your head from your shoulders if you wasted his time with such stories.
Andre	And I am sure that you are clever enough to know that for yourself.
Andre	So, what is this really about?
Me	That I must tell Lord Hagen myself.
Andre	Suit yourself. But you should know one thing:
Me	Why are you paladins in town?
Andre	The goals of our mission are secret.
Andre	I can only tell you that there is no danger for the citizens of the town.
Andre	You need not worry.
Me	Will you tell me now why you paladins have come to Khorinis?
Me	Why are you paladins in town?
Andre	Now you belong to the city guard, therefore you are also subordinate to the paladins.
Andre	Now I can take you into confidence.
Andre	We have come on a mission from King Rhobar. With the collapse of the Barrier, the deliveries of ore have failed.
Andre	Therefore, we are getting the ore and bringing it to the mainland. With the ore, we shall forge new weapons and drive the orcs back.
Me	I want to take up service with the paladins!
Andre	Good. I can well use every able man here. No matter what his reasons for joining us.
Andre	If you place yourself in the service of the paladins, I shall help you get an audience with Lord Hagen.
Andre	An honorable request.
Andre	However, I have my orders only to accept citizens of the town in the militia.
Andre	My commander is afraid that spies or saboteurs could sneak in.
Andre	He wants to limit the risk this way.
Andre	Therefore, you must first be a citizen of the town - whether this rule makes sense or not is disputable, but orders are orders.
Me	What should I expect with the militia?
Andre	Let me make one thing clear. To be a soldier of the militia means much more than strolling through the city in a uniform.
Andre	It is a dirty and even a bloody job. Once you are one of us, a great deal of work will be waiting for you.
Andre	But it is worth it. Besides the pay, you might someday have the chance of becoming a holy warrior of Innos.
Me	Look, I've got this letter of recommendation from your provisions master.
Andre	(disbelieving) What? Show me.
Andre	(impressed) Well, I'll be ...! This must have cost you quite an effort. It's no easy feat to get something like this out of Martin.
Andre	All right. I'm convinced. If Martin vouches for you, I shall let you join. Let me know when you're ready.
Me	Isn't there a faster way to join you?
Andre	Mmh (stops short) - you're really serious about this, aren't you?
Andre	Good, listen. I have a problem. If you solve it for me, I shall see to it that you are accepted into the militia.
Andre	But the most important thing is: you must not breathe a word of it to anyone!
Me	What's your problem?
Andre	Recently there have been a number of thefts in the city. Thus far, we have not been able to capture anyone, the thieves are simply too skillful.
Andre	The scum know their business. I am sure that we're dealing with an organized gang.
Andre	It would not amaze me if there were a thieves' guild in Khorinis. Find the leaders of the gang and hunt them down.
Andre	Then I shall see to it that you are accepted into the militia - regardless of whether or not you are a citizen.
Andre	But you must say nothing about our agreement!
Me	Where should I start looking for the thieves?
Andre	If I knew that, I would go there myself!
Andre	I can only tell you this much: We recently turned the entire harbor district upside-down and found nothing, absolutely nothing.
Andre	The people there are not very talkative, particularly if you wear the armor of a paladin.
Andre	But you are an outsider, they will not distrust you so quickly.
Andre	You could ask around the harbor first. But be careful. If the people there realize that you are working for the paladins, you will learn NOTHING!
Me	What should I do once I've found one of the thieves?
Andre	If it is a matter of a lackey, a henchman or some small fry, it would be best if you avoid a fight.
Andre	Come rather to me and report. I shall then see to it that the fellow winds up behind bars.
Andre	The city guard could intervene in an open battle and you would not have the opportunity of explaining to them what is going on.
Andre	Furthermore, there is a bounty for every rotten apple you put behind bars.
Andre	However, if you locate the leaders' hideout - well - then you probably won't be able to avoid a fight.
Me	I've come to collect the bounty for a criminal.
Me	Rengaru stole from the merchant Jora. He tried to skedaddle, but I caught him.
Andre	Good, my men have already picked him up. He won't be stealing from anyone else in the near future.
Andre	Here is your money.
Me	Halvor is a fence. He sells the goods that the bandits steal from the merchants.
Andre	So he's behind it. My men will lock him up at once.
Andre	I don't think he'll create any difficulties. I shall give you your bounty now.
Me	Nagur has killed Baltram's messenger. He tried to use me as his new messenger in order to intercept Akil's shipment.
Andre	That fellow will get his just punishment. I shall have him locked up immediately.
Andre	Here, take the bounty that you are entitled to.
Me	Canthar the merchant is trying to get rid of Sarah!
Andre	Sarah? The weapons merchant in the marketplace?
Me	I was supposed to foist a letter on Sarah which claimed that she's supplying weapons to Onar.
Andre	I see. I shall gladly pay the bounty for that bastard. He is already as good as behind bars.
Me	Sarah is selling weapons to Onar.
Andre	Sarah? The weapons merchant in the marketplace? Do you have proof of that?
Me	She has a letter in her pocket which details the delivery of arms to him.
Andre	She won't get away with that. I shall have her arrested.
Me	About the thieves' guild ...
Andre	You can forget the business. I have sent a few men down into the sewers.
Andre	The thieves' guild is now merely a sad chapter in the history of this city.
Andre	Yes?
Me	I'm working on it ...
Andre	All right. I shall give you a bit more time to fulfill your mission.
Andre	Good! Keep me informed.
Me	I found the hideout of the thieves' guild!
Andre	Where?
Me	In the sewers below the city.
Andre	What? We have sealed off the sewers ...
Me	It looks like that didn't keep them from spreading out down there.
Andre	Have you hunted down the criminals?
Me	I hunted them all down!
Andre	You have done the city a great service.
Andre	If you are still interested in a position with the militia, let me know.
Andre	You have fulfilled your duty, as is proper for a servant of Innos and a soldier of the king.
Andre	You are entitled to the bounty for the bandits. Here, take it.
Me	I'm ready to join the militia!
Andre	Martin, the provisions master, vouches for you and has even recommended you. That alone is enough for me.
Andre	I shall keep my part of the agreement and accept you into the militia, even though you are not a citizen of the town.
Andre	But don't tell the whole world about it! The fewer people who learn about this exception, the less I shall have to justify myself afterwards.
Andre	Then you are a citizen of Khorinis?
Me	The blacksmith has taken me on as an apprentice.
Andre	Harad? I know him. He works for us. He is a good man.
Me	I am the alchemist's apprentice!
Andre	We don't exactly have a lot of scholars in the militia. Perhaps your abilities could be of great use to us.
Andre	I don't know much about the alchemist. But people say he is an honorable man.
Me	Bosper the bowyer has taken me on as his apprentice.
Andre	Then you also know something about living in the wild? That is good, because the militia has assignments not just within the city walls.
Andre	We can certainly use people who know their way around in the wilderness.
Andre	And the bowyer is an important man in the city.
Andre	If he vouches for you, there is nothing standing in the way of your acceptance into the militia.
Andre	Furthermore, you have managed to rid us of the thieves' guild. I would have accepted you for that alone.
Andre	That may be - but you are still not a citizen of this town and I have my orders.
Andre	You can join us if you wish. But your decision will be final.
Andre	Once you wear the armor of the militia, you cannot simply take it off and no longer belong to us.
Andre	Are you prepared to fight together with us for Innos and the king?
Me	I'm ready!
Andre	Then so shall it be. Welcome to the militia.
Andre	Here is your armor.
Andre	Wear it with pride and dignity.
Me	I'm not quite sure yet ...
Andre	As long as you still have doubts about your decision, I cannot accept you into the militia.
Me	Can I finally see Lord Hagen now?
Andre	You are now in the service of the paladins. They will let you in. But you had better have something important to say.
Me	Don't worry, I do ...
Andre	Remember that you are meeting the chief paladin. Behave yourself accordingly. You represent not only yourself now, but the entire militia.
Me	Will I get a weapon, too?
Andre	Of course. Peck usually takes care of that. But it occurs to me that I haven't seen him for quite a while.
Andre	Find out where he's hiding and bring him here. Then he will give you a weapon.
Andre	And if you want to sleep, you can lie down in one of the beds in the bunkhouse.
Me	I've managed to track down Peck.
Andre	Yes, he is already back at his post and going about his duty. Where did you find him?
Me	He crossed my path in town.
Andre	All right, then go to him and get yourself a weapon.
Me	He was in the 'Red Lantern'.
Andre	So, he's hanging around with the girls instead of doing his duty.
Andre	I believe I shall have a few words with him.
Andre	Here is your pay.
Me	Have you got an assignment for me?
Andre	Lately there has been an increase in the sale of swampweed in the city.
Andre	We cannot allow this stuff to catch on.
Andre	Otherwise, everyone here will start smoking and no longer be able to work, let alone wield a weapon.
Andre	Particularly now that there is the danger of a possible attack by orcs or mercenaries.
Andre	I suspect that the mercenaries are behind it. I bet they are bringing the stuff into the city.
Me	What is there to do?
Andre	Mortis, one of our men, heard in the harbor pub that a package of swampweed has arrived somewhere in the harbor district.
Andre	Look around down there and bring me the package.
Me	About the package ...
Andre	Have you found it?
Me	Not so far.
Me	Yes, here it is.
Andre	Good work. We shall guard the weed securely.
Me	I threw it into the harbor basin.
Andre	So? Well, the main thing is that it can no longer fall into the wrong hands.
Me	Have you got another job for me?
Andre	You have taken the package of swampweed out of circulation - good.
Andre	But I would like to know who is distributing the stuff among the people.
Andre	It must be someone in the harbor district.
Andre	If someone regularly came from outside the city, he would have been caught some time ago.
Me	What exactly am I to do?
Andre	Find the dealer and get him to sell you some weed. That will not be easy, but we cannot arrest him otherwise.
Andre	Talk to Mortis, he knows the harbor district. Perhaps he can help you.
Me	About that weed ...
Andre	I do not believe that we will learn anything in the harbor district now.
Andre	Not since that bouncer is dead.
Andre	This girl from the Red Lantern, Nadja, is dead. Must have been some freak accident.
Andre	You were not discreet enough.
Me	I know who's selling the weed in town. It's Borka, the doorman at the Red Lantern.
Andre	Indeed? Do we have proof?
Me	He sold me some swampweed.
Andre	Fine, that's enough for us. I shall have him arrested at once.
Me	... I'm still working on it.
Andre	Good, remember that you must get the fellow to do business with you.
Me	Have you got another assignment for me?
Andre	Lobart the turnip farmer has problems in his fields.
Andre	If we help him, it will solidify his relationship with the city. So go to him and see what is wrong.
Me	I've helped Lobart.
Andre	Excellent. If Lobart is happy, then he will continue to sell his turnips to the city.
Me	What about the missing people?
Andre	What about them?
Me	Shouldn't we try to find them?
Andre	Lord Hagen gave me orders to protect the town and the surrounding farms.
Andre	That means that we're taking care of the people who are still HERE.
Andre	The militia patrols the streets at night. That's all I can do.
Andre	And YOU will take care of the tasks I give you, understood?
Me	About those missing people ...
Andre	Just leave me alone with THAT. I've got other problems.
Me	I've been able to rescue some of the missing people.
Andre	And here I was, wondering where the hell you've been all this time!
Andre	You're a member of the militia! You were not given orders for such an action!
Me	But ...
Andre	How many people did you find?
Me	All those who were still alive ...
Andre	All?! I ... Er ...
Andre	I am so proud of you! And I'm glad that I let you join us.
Andre	That was a grand deed.
Andre	You had better go directly to him.
Me	I was in the Valley of Mines and saw the dragons!
Me	I have a letter from Commander Garond that confirms everything I said.
Andre	That'll interest Lord Hagen!
Me	What about Bennet, the blacksmith?
Andre	You mean the mercenary? He is sitting in jail where he belongs.
Me	Can I talk to him?
Andre	Certainly, just go in. But if you try to help him escape, you will be in for it.
Me	I think that Cornelius is lying.
Andre	Are you sure?
Me	No.
Andre	Then you should not announce your suspicion so loudly.
Andre	Cornelius is an influential man. He can make your life hell if he wants to.
Andre	As long as you have no proof, I cannot help you.
Me	Yes.
Andre	What proof do you have?
Me	I've read his diary! They bribed him. Everything was just a bunch of lies.
Andre	If that is really so, you must go to Lord Hagen immediately.
Andre	Show him the diary. He will take care of the rest.
Me	Ehhm, well, I think ...
Andre	I need proof, not suppositions. Get the proof, then I can do something for you.
Andre	Until then, you should think carefully about what you say.
Andre	So now you are a paladin! Congratulations!
Andre	I thought from the beginning that you wouldn't stay with the militia long.
Me	How's the situation in town?
Andre	Everything is under control.
Andre	Carry out your assignments.
Andre	From now on you report directly to Lord Hagen. Go speak to him.
Me	I have killed all the dragons in the Valley of Mines!
Andre	If that is true, you must tell Lord Hagen about it.
Me	The castle in the Valley of Mines has been stormed by the orcs!
Andre	No! Lord Hagen must hear of this.