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Talbin	Halt! Stop right where you are!
Me	Ack! No problem!
Talbin	Really! Another lost little lamb, huh? At first, I took you for one of those evil bastards who are haunting the area.
Talbin	I can see you're probably not one of them. You look much too harmless!
Me	You look like a hunter who doesn't know what to do with his time.
Talbin	Ha-ha! Yep - you've got a point there. But what am I to do - I cannot get back across the pass!
Talbin	So I'm just staying here, doing what I do best.
Talbin	I'm sorry, though, for my pal Engrom.
Talbin	Come close to my fire and warm yourself up.
Me	Are you a former prisoner of the Barrier?
Talbin	No, no! What are you thinking? I actually meant to strike it rich out here.
Talbin	Someone from around here told me that these are the best hunting grounds there are.
Talbin	Rich pickings, if you know what I mean.
Talbin	The only thing that is to be had here since those orcs have shown up is a punch in the face if you venture out too far!
Talbin	And I let those idiots put a flea in my ear.
Me	I know those jokers!
Me	You seem to be doing all right, though.
Talbin	Oh well! I guess I can't complain. In spite of those blasted orcs, the areas by the river are the least dangerous.
Talbin	It looks like they don't dare go near the water. Mmh. Just a coincidence, maybe.
Me	Why are you sorry for Engrom?
Talbin	Because he simply followed me without asking any questions.
Talbin	And now we've gotten ourselves into this mess. Greed doesn't pay after all.
Me	What are you hunting here by the river?
Talbin	What a question! Just take a stroll along the river and you'll know what I'm hunting here. Lurkers, of course!
Talbin	Those things aren't easy to catch, but they taste all the better for it.
Talbin	Once in a while, I stumble across a scavenger, too. I don't turn up my nose at those, either!
Me	I think your buddy is a little stressed out!
Talbin	Just cut it out. Don't provoke him any further, or he'll have my head. At this point, there's nothing I can do about us being here.
Talbin	I'll make up for it some day!
Me	Can you teach me something about hunting?
Talbin	I see! So you've acquired a taste for it now. All right. But it'll cost you!
Me	What do you want for it?
Talbin	Would you happen to have anything to eat other than lurker meat? Maybe a hunk of cheese. Yes, a hunk of cheese. I could die for a hunk ...
Me	I'll see what I can do.
Me	Here's your cheese. Will you teach me now?
Talbin	Really, you've got some? Oh man, it's been ages since I ate something like that. Thank you. Er, what about ... oh yeah. Sure!
Me	I don't have any cheese at the moment!
Talbin	It would just have been too good to be true. Tell me when you've got some!
Me	What can you teach me?
Talbin	What do you want to know?
Talbin	I'll have to disappoint you there. You already know everything I could teach you. Still, thanks again for the cheese!
Talbin	Chopping off claws is quite simple. You just grab the claw directly at the joint and press it down to the ground.
Talbin	Then you take your knife and carefully cut off the claw.
Talbin	The easiest way to skin a lurker is to make a cut along the length of its belly ...
Talbin	... then tug on its hind legs and thus pull off the skin in one piece from back to front.
Talbin	Shadowbeast horns are very hard and can be used to create statues or tools.
Talbin	Hearts of magical beings are very rare and hard to obtain. Be careful when you try that, especially with any kind of golem.
Me	Have you seen anyone come by here?
Talbin	Yes. There's been some mighty funny fellows running around here lately! They strut about in spiffed-up armor and act all important.
Me	What did those 'funny fellows' want here?
Talbin	They asked me about provisions and equipment. Man, I've barely got enough for myself!
Talbin	They were going on about killing dragons and such. Lord knows where those boys came from, but they didn't look particularly trustworthy!
Me	Are you alone here at the moment?
Talbin	Yes. My buddy Engrom has up and left. Yesterday he said he was having a vision - someone speaking to him very softly.
Talbin	I didn't hear a thing. I just thought to myself, he's gone off the deep end ...
Talbin	... and then he was suddenly gone. I've no idea where he went.
Talbin	If you should see Engrom anywhere, tell him he still owes me a lurker skin, the bastard.
Me	But I was under the impression that he didn't even want to leave here until the orcs are gone.
Talbin	Like I said - something's wrong with him.
Me	I found your buddy Engrom.
Talbin	Yes? Where is he?
Me	He's dead.
Me	I don't think you'll see him ever again.
Me	Here. I found this lurker skin on him.
Me	The Seekers have taken possession of him.
Talbin	The Seekers? Who's that supposed to be?
Me	Henchmen of the nether realms. They are the true leaders of the orcs.
Talbin	By Innos. I need to get out of here, even if it kills me. Now or never!
Me	Where will you go?
Talbin	Take me across the pass. Please!!
Talbin	I must get out of here, across the pass. Out of my way!
Me	All right.
Talbin	Thank you. When you cross, I'll simply follow you.
Me	Just go ahead and cross.
Talbin	It's so dark in there. No way am I going in there by myself.
Me	I don't have time for you.
Talbin	Simply leaving me here to croak. You'll fry in hell for this!
Me	Hey.
Talbin	Get lost. I can get along without you, scumbag!