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Completed Sins of the fathers, burdens of the sons (A Gabriel Knight LP)

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It sucked indeed. I have the boxed versions of GK1 and GK3, never bothered to own the physical copy of the second game because it was expensive and it came with nothing besides cds/manual.
 
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Hope ghostdog won't abandon this one :roll:

Any chance you will follow up with the rest of the trilogy after this one? Or maybe do an LP of Gray Matter.
 

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I had the next update almost ready but I accidentally deleted all my screenshots. I'll have to replay that one. I'll try to get it done in the weekend. As for the rest of the trilogy, let's see if I finish this one first...
 

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Welcome back to this exciting Voodoo adventure ! At last, things seem to be going well for Gabriel. He has managed to convince Mosely about the Voodoo cartel's existence, Malia has the hots for him and the dreams have stopped !






... or so he thought.






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Day 6 : The face of fear looked back at me.








Chapter 10 Soundtrack :








Oh well, another common day starts at St.Johns Book store...

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Until Grace has a look at the carpet :

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what the hell ?!!


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Gabriel rushes in after hearing Grace's scream.

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What is it? What's wrong?


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Gabriel ?!


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I see it, Grace. Hold on.



Gabe searches around for any intruders...

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Okay? Gabriel, that thing is still barely alive! How could someone DO this?


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With a knife, maybe?


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God, don't even start. We should call the police.


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No. I'll take care of it.


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But, Gabriel...


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I said I'll take care of it. Why don't you go get some coffee. I'll have it all cleaned up before you get back.


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<sigh> They know where you live now.


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Shhhh. It's going to be fine. Now go on.



Later...

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No! I'd rather keep busy! I'll be fine. At least that creepy guy is gone. <shiver> Not that they aren't still watching.


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Yeah...


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Anyway, speaking of keeping busy... We got that book you ordered in this morning--the one on Rada drums.


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Really? Great!



Suddenly, someone drops something inside the store from the letter slot :

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I see it. Stay back.



Special delivery, it seems.

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I can see that.


Gabriel eyes the surreptitiously-delivered envelope. There doesn't seem to be anything unusual about it. We decide to open it, inside we find...

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We read Mosely's note :


Gabe--I have to go underground with this thing.
It runs wide and deep throughout the department and the city board....

I'm already being watched. It was "suggested" that I take vacation time,
so I am--at least, as far as they know.

Try to keep out of this--it's too hot for a rookie. Just in case,
I'm sending you my office key. You might find some useful things there.



P.S. I think this note will look great in the book, don't you? Make sure you save it.


Heh, Mosely finally has gotten serious about this. Unfortunately it seems that things don't look that easy to handle. We proceed to read the daily news :

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In the early to mid 1800's, St. John's Eve was celebrated
with elaborate Voodoo gatherings at Lake Pontchartrain, Bayou St. John,
and other sites outside the city.

These days, the day is commemorated commercially in some of the local shops
and a few churches still hold a St. John's Eve mass.


Despite his better judgment, Gabriel reads his horoscope.

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Sure. Why not? It IS St. John's Eve. They'll be out tonight, for sure. But where?



Where indeed. Before starting our search for the gathering we check on Grace :

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I'd be peachy if you'd give up all this Voodoo crap, Gabriel.


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I'm sorry I got you involved in this, Grace.


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Don't worry about me, just get YOURSELF out of this mess.



She seems to be holding out ok. We decide to hit the streets.

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I'll... I'll be fine. Just... fix this, okay?


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I'm trying, Gracie.




We need to find what's going on. Our first impulse is to check the Laveau tomb at the cemetery :

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There's a new message !

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We copy the marks on our sketchbook and then compare them with the previous translated message :

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Hmm, we soon realize what the message is saying :


"DJ Keep eyes on GK but do not harm"


DJ obviously is Dr. John and GK, Gabriel Knight. So, now we know the three missing letters, they're Y, U and M. It seems the message said not to harm Gabriel, but Dr. John and that snake had a different opinion on the matter. We have another glance at the old message :

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Suddenly, we realize what FWET KASH means. Professor Hartridge said it in his lecture, it's the ritualistic whip ! So these messages must be orders from the head of the Voodoo cult !

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Fascinating stuff, but I still have to find about today's Voodoo gathering.



I think it's time we had a closer inspection of those rada-drummers. We head for the square.

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Then we check the book Grace gave us :

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We could decipher the code with this ! Gabriel listens carefully to the drum and opens his Rada book to translate...

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There'll be a conclave tonight in the swamp ! That must be the Bayou !



All right ! As we're about to leave the square we see that hot-dog vendor has been replaced by someone else :

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Say, haven't I seen you before?


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I get around the French Quarter. Used to be at Royal and Conti.


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What the heck are 'beignets' anyway?


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Deep-fried sweet dough with powdered sugar on top! New Orleans doughnuts, Sir!



Doughnuts ? If we check the map, Royal and conti is where the police station is, so this is the guy that was selling doughnuts to them.
Oh well, this isn't important, what's important is that we know the place of the voodoo gathering, so we head for the Bayou :

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We decide look around...


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Drums ! But where does the sound comes from ?


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Dammit, every part of the Bayou looks the same !


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Are these really drums we're hearing ?


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Eventually...


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Something in the Bayou air is confusing Gabriel's sense of direction. He could use some less-susceptible assistance. Hmm, maybe Mosely has something that could help us, we decide to give it a try.

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Unfortunately officer Frick has a different opinion. We should tell him about the importance of our situation :

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I don't wanna hear it, Mr. Knight. Now do yourself a favor, and keep your nose outta here.


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Look, it's about detective Mosely...


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Um... We... we don't have a Detective Mosely here.


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What? I've seen him all week!


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Listen to what I'm saying. We don't have a Detective Mosely on the force.



What the fuck ? Does the Voodoo cartel has such a strong grip in the police precinct ? We realize talking won't get us anywhere. We should act.


Suddenly an idea pops up like a deep-fried doughnut in our head...

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That's right.


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Nice place.


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Uh, yeah. I always did pretty well there.


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Why did you leave Royal and Conti?


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Well, the guy who used to be here, the Lucky Dog guy? He was my cousin, Ralph. He went off to college, see, and this spot came open. I thought Jackson Square'd be a better gig, you know. Tourists and all.


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Is it?


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Well...no, actually.


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D'you think? I've been kind of torn. Must be the weather--these thick clouds we've had all week? I'm just not seeing the crowds here that I expected.


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I definitely think you should go back to Royal and Conti.


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Really? I'm glad you think so. I always liked that beat, but I thought I oughta give this a shot.


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Oh, absolutely. The grass is always greener.


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Exactly. You're right. I'm goin' back over there today.



There's no place like a police station to sell doughnuts. He go back there :

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Where ?



Officer Franks can't wait for her doughnut fix, Frick gives her his order :

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Forget it! I'm broke.


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Rats!


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Heh, the lobby is now unattended, we dash towards Mosely's office :

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Crap, before we have time to do anything, Frick comes back !
This is the speed bug that occurs with modern machines, folks. Thankfully we can reduce dosbox's cycles and achieve optimum speed. The beighnet guy leaves, but we'll get another chance to enter Mosely's office:

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It seems four doughnuts can do this to you :lol: Frick nods off and on, but with the reduced speed we have time to make it to Mosely's office.

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But what can we use from this place ?

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You could combine the microwave, a stapler and a frozen corn dog to hack the PC into the NASA network. You'll then use their satellites to pin-point the conclave's location.


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Are you on drugs ?


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I'm not the one talking to McGyver's mullet.


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...


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We rummage through the drawers :

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Maybe that's what we need, take that McGyver !

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Heh heh, it has many uses, it seems. In order to track something you place one of the little trackers on your target and then you follow the signal on the LED screen.


We have what we want now, let's split.

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Sorry. Just looking for a restroom.



So now we have a tracking device, what next ? Hmmm, why don't go by the Voodoo museum ?

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Glad you could return to us, Mr. Knight.


Somehow I doubt he is.

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Do you know of anything...interesting going on this evening?


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You mean for St. John's Eve? Mr. Knight, I know of nothing that you would find...amusing.



Let's make him sweat, he's after our head anyway...

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Don't be ridiculous, Mr. Knight. The Voodoo churches in the city have no need for secrecy.


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Do you know anything about veves?


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I believe they have something to do with Haitian Voodoo, but that is not really my area.


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Have you ever heard of Damballah?


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Of course... It is one of the Loa.


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What can you tell me about the Loa Damballah?


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Damballah is a snake Loa. It originated in Africa and is also worshipped heavily in Haiti, I believe.


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Do YOU worship Damballah?


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Mr. Knight, in Voodoo, ALL of the Loa are given their due respect.


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That sort of viewpoint makes my work very difficult, Mr. Knight.


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I'm not implying that all Voodoo is evil, but there are certain practitioners that use Voodoo towards a...darker end, aren't there?


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No one that I am familiar with. If there are one or two ignorant believers, that is none of my concern, and I do not care to promote a Hollywood interpretation of Voodoo by discussing it.


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Do you know anything about Rada drums?


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There are some against the wall, but I do not play myself.



He doesn't know nothing about nothing. We glance around the museum once more and we spot that little coffin again...

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Yes, the ritual coffin ! And in the previous conclave the message on Laveau's tomb said to bring FWET KASH, the ritual whip. Suddenly, we know what we must do :

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Can I assist you, Mr. Knight?


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Hmmm? No. Just looking.



Now if only they take the coffin to the ritual !


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This IS St. John's Eve, and it is getting on towards dusk. I have things I must do.


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I see. No problem. I'll just...


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Leave. Good-bye, Mr. Knight. May the spirits guard you well tonight.



As we leave the museum we realize that there IS a way to make sure the coffin gets to the ritual. We drive to the cemetery :

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Using the two previous messages as reference, we write our own message :

"DJ BRING SEKEY MADOULE"

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Great ! Now there's one more thing to do. We should get a snake tattoo like the one Crash had, because the bracelet won't cut it. Thing is Gabriel doesn't want anything permanent. Well, there's another way :

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Grace goes to an art class, doesn't she ?

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What?


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Use your paints to copy this snake tattoo onto my chest.


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Now why on earth would you want me to do that?


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Come on, Grace. I really need that tattoo.


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Then give me a good reason.



Hmmm, she needs to be persuaded...

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It would be a good way for us to get...closer.


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Really? Well...no.


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It wards off evil. It's a 'good luck' snake.


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Yeah, well, about that tattoo job? Good luck finding someone else to do it.



Time to use the old "I'll rub my love life in your face" technique :

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You don't say? I guess you're going with Malia.


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Uh...yeah. That's right.


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And why should I help you out when I don't even like Malia?


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Well, if you're jealous about my feelings for her...


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You KNOW that's not it. I just think, as your friend, that she's trouble.


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It's perfectly understandable. I know that you have certain feelings for me, quite naturally.


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ME? I would rather be hung by my hair over a bed of scorpions!


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I know it must be hard having it in your face like this. No chance to avoid hearing about it, seeing it day by day...


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FINE! I'll DO it! Just shut up!


:yeah:

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Can we at least go in the back?


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Sure, but...could you say that one more time...and pout your lips more?


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Uggg!!


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What'd I say?



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You don't know how long I've been waiting for this moment.


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NOW.


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Maybe you'd like to tie me up.


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One more remark, and I'm leaving.


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Okay, okay.


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Sorry I couldn't make it last longer.


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Well, it was about what I expected from you.



Oh snap. Anyway, we got the tattoo. Now it's time we found that conclave, but before that Gabriel would like to see Malia for a bit...

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Hmmm, these last couple of days he can't reach her. Oh well, we're off to the swamp :

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All right! There's a blip! They must be here with the sekey madoule!



Fuck yeah ! We're in business !

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Even with the tracker navigating through the swamp is a nightmare...

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Somehow we manage to reach our destination :

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Let's see what this is all about !

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I was just taking a walk, and...


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No excuses this time, my friend!



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Whoops, we forgot to wear the Crocodile mask. That Dr. John sure is strong. This time we must go prepared :

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Here goes nothing.

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Yes, Dr. John... er, Brother Eagle.


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But first... Name the great serpent who crushes all in his coils.



Bah, easy stuff for Voodoo specialists...

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Damballah.


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You are correct, Brother Crocodile. Who is the destroyer of men?


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Ogoun Badagris.


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As we prepare ourselves for immense enjoyment, a new figure enters the circle...

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Half-naked, with two bleeding chickens in her hands, wearing a leopard mask...


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After she bleeds the birds onto the veve, brother eagle brings out the python.


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And a new dance begins...


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Suddenly Dr.John blows a strange dust onto Gabriel's face...


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Uggh <gasp> !


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The new batch from the Voodoo cartel's smack ?


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Dream and reality merge into one...


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Gabriel, in a daze, removes his mask...


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Gabriel ?


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Oh shi-


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Malia ?


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I KNOW YOU NOW. I CAN SMELL HIS BLOOD IN YOUR VEINS.


No !


YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR DESTINY, OR OURS !


No !


I WILL FIND YOU ! I WILL DESTROY YOU !!


NO !!


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WHERE IS YOUR NECKLACE NOW, WITCH-HUNTER ? WHERE ARE YOUR PRETTY, PRETTY GEMS ?


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To those that say that graphic novel style cutscenes can't be good just because Gray Matter did it so horribly wrong...
 
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Hey ghostdog, would you have any interest in LPing Azrael's Tear some sunny day? I'm thinking of doing it, but after that botched past attempt I don't know if I should.
 

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The last time I played Azrael's tear my graphics card died. I've never gotten too far with it. Very intriguing game though. I will replay it sometime, but I'll have to get over my superstition.

Give it another go, man. When you know a game well, the LP is better.
 
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Guess I will try it again next week, let's see how it goes. Hope I don't get banned before I end this one :cool:
 

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This part of the game is awesome. The tension constantly rises and there are a couple of puzzles that are the epitome of how puzzles should be done in adventure games. Logical but challenging, integrated perfectly with the plot and you feel clever when you solve them.
 

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No time for long winded intros ! Gabriel, hunted down by murderous Voodoo spirits, has fallen unconscious in the Bayou.


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It seems someone finally caught up with him...


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Day 7 : Laid to waste.








Chapter 11 Soundtrack :










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What the... was all this another dream ?

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It's about time! I've been trying to wake you up for hours! There's no time to lose!


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I had another dream.


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It wasn't a dream, believe me. Now come on, get dressed.


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Wait a minute! I'm starting to remember. Something about Malia...


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Realization hits Gabriel like a hammer...

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Malia? Last night...she was the leopard! Like in my dreams, Grace!


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I know. Those dreams were a warning. Now come on, get dressed.


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But last night, Malia changed. She became...someone, something else. And then I blacked out, I think... How did I get home?


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I followed you last night. I had my doubts about the Geddes. Did you know that they arrived in New Orleans in 1800? Just in time for the Voodoo influx.


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Lucky for you that I did. If you'd been left at that circle last night, I don't know WHAT she would have done to you."


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You're wrong. Malia wouldn't hurt me.


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What about Tetelo?


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Tetelo! They were chanting that last night. That's the name from Gunter's journal --the woman who took the talisman!


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Yes. Gabriel, it's your destiny you're facing. You can't just blunder your way through this, or you'll end up dead. Tetelo will be after you now. You have to call your great uncle in Germany.


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Uncle Wolfgang?


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Yes. He knows more about this than we do.


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Okay, I'll call him. But Malia isn't responsible for those things, Grace. It's that spirit...that...Loa. It's Tetelo.


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Yeah, possession is convenient that way. Call Wolfgang, Gabriel. I'll be in the shop.



Dammit that woman sure is bossy. But she saved Gabriel's life, and she's right, we should call Wolfgang.

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Ja, Herr Knight. Einen Moment, bitte.


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Gabriel! It is so good to hear your voice! I had such a dream last night!


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There's a good reason for that, Uncle Wolfgang. We need to talk!



Gabriel fills in Wolfgang on the events of the previous evening.


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Ach! It is even worse than I thought!


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You bet it is! We have to talk about what I'm supposed to do!


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What can you tell me about Scattenjagers ?


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Yes! Of course! I sometimes forget how little you know of the family, Gabriel. I never understood how Heinz could allow his sons to remain ignorant...! But, now is not the time for that discussion. Schattenjager is really two words in English, Gabriel. Schatten means 'shadow' and Jager means 'hunter.'


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Shadow hunter... Tell me more.


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We Ritters have been Schattenjagers for many centuries. No one is sure when it began, or how, but we have records of ancestors as early as the 13th century fulfilling this role.


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Most people are completely blind to the fact that evil DOES exist. It is out of vogue at present. But I tell you, shadows of darkness--spirits, vampires, witches, demons--these things are real.


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Hmmm...


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It is to their advantage that the world has become so scientific--so cynical. But WE know they exist, Gabriel. And we hunt them.


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How do we hunt them? And why?


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Why? Because it is our duty. We are the Ones Who Know, Gabriel. As for how--that is something you will have to learn, but it is not easily explained over the phone.



It's time to talk about the matter at hand.


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Tell me what you think about Tetelo.


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It seems she still controls them by possessing her female descendants and speaking through them. You remember in Gunter's journal, he said that Tetelo was possessed by her father's Loa during the killings in Charleston.


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Yes.


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This sounds similar, but Tetelo has obviously become a much more powerful Loa than her father ever was--probably because of the added power of the talisman.


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Do you think she really cared about Gunther ?


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I believe she truly loved Gunter. After all, she was raised to be her father's daughter. Their religion was not a choice she made, but a duty she endured. How can she be blamed for that?


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Let's talk about the talisman.


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<sigh> I myself have only seen it in old sketches and paintings...and in my dreams. It was in the family for centuries before Tetelo took it. It is believed to be as old as the role of Schattenjager itself.


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Why is it so important ?


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The talisman has genuine power, I don't know how or why, but it is so. The Schattenjagers swore to use the power for good, never for evil--for defense, not offense.


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So, it can be used by evil.


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Yes. Since it fell into Tetelo's hands, I'm afraid to think what the power has been used for--or what it WILL be used for in the future.


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We've been searching for the talisman for years, ever since we lost it. It is a terrible thing to know that something powerful that was entrusted to us is in the wrong hands.


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How can we regain the talisman?


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The talisman is probably buried with Tetelo's remains. That's what gives her Loa so much power.


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How would we find Tetelo's remains?


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Hah! We have pondered that question a long time, we Ritters. There are two probabilities. The first is that her remains are with the tribe at their current location.


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And the other ?


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The other is that the remains were returned to a sacred place near the tribe's original homeland.


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Also, Tetelo's tribe was utterly destroyed in its African form in the late 17th century. There was nothing like a census in Africa then. As for the other idea, we had no clue as to where Tetelo's people went after fleeing Charleston... until now.


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I spoke with a Professor Hartridge--unfortunately for him. He thinks the tribe's name was Agris, and that they lived near the Fon tribe in what's now called the People's Republic of Benin.


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That is incredible, Gabriel! I must go research this new information in my library right now!


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Wait! What should I do?


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Stay low. If you get a chance, you might look into the possibility that Tetelo's remains are somewhere in New Orleans. But don't try to broach their private areas without my assistance, Gabriel. You will make a fine Schattenjager, but only if you are not dead.


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Sure. I'll wait.


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Good-bye then, Gabriel. And...remember, if you need a place of safety, come to Schloss Ritter.



So, we have our next objective : Search for Tetelo's remains. While Wolfgang does his research in Germany we'll have a look around New Orleans. Let's see how Grace is doing :

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I've already said everything I have to say about that.


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Got any ideas ?


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Yeah. Get out of town.


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You're so helpful.



Let's see if the paper has anything interesting.

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Gabriel finds a humorous tidbit under the "Life is Stranger than Fiction" column. Apparently, there were reports of ghosts in the Bayou St. John last night.

Various people called the newspaper with stories about hearing strange noises and seeing weird lights over the swamp. Some folks claim it's the ghost of Marie Laveau. The paper relates it to similar 'delusions' that crop up every Halloween.


Huh, Gabriel knows better. What about that damn Horoscope ?

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God help me, I'm actually starting to listen to this guy!



Yeah well, we can't leave yet, we have things to do. Not to mention we're flat broke. It's time we started our search around the city.

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The museum's closed, so is the voodoo store and madame Magentia has gone to a channeling seminar. Everyone seems to be laying low. Smart people.

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Everyone's fled. The police won't be of any help either...

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What about Granny Knight ? She could be in trouble due to Gabriel's predicament.

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Grace has thought of anything. But we still need a lead on Tetelo. Hey, what better place to look for remains, than the cemetery ?

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We make our way to the Gedde Tomb, if anything's to be found, it should be in there...

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Hmmm ? Someone's used this recently and forgot it open ? We can't help but investigate. We press the button, when suddenly...


:CRASH:


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What was that ? The place is pitch dark.

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As the door closes behind us, we can't see a thing.

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Did someone just break the light bulb ? Thankfully, we have the flashlight with us...

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Crypt drawers line the back wall.

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We open them...

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Gabriel has the strange feeling he's not alone.

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From the blackness there is no reply. Our attention focuses on the central drawer :

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I have a bad feeling about this...



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Reluctantly Gabriel begins to open it... Something is in there !



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Oh god, is he dead ?!
Gabriel startled lets the flashlight slip to the ground.

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A sound is heard from somewhere !


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And that's the last thing Gabriel hears for a while...


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Sometime later...




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We open the central drawer again :

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There's a wallet in the drawer. It must have fallen from Mosely's jacket when the body was moved ! The cartel must be covering its tracks, poor Mosely. :(

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We go out and examine the wallet.

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Gabriel still trying to cope with the fact that his friend is probably dead, realizes they'll be coming for him next. He decides to see if he can catch up anything in the drum-coded messages :

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All we can decipher is some kind of warning, to whom and for what we don't know. We head back to the store.

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For good reason, apparently.


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What happened? Do you need a doctor?


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Nothing you want to know about and no, just some aspirin.


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Gabriel, this is nuts; you HAVE to get out of New Orleans.


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No kidding.


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Well, listen. Wolfgang called while you were out. He said, and I quote, 'Tell Gabriel that I found what I was looking for. It's time for me to do my duty. Schloss Ritter is his now.' Now, call me crazy, but I DON'T think that's good news.


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Not for Uncle Wolfy, no.


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What are you going to do?


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If I figure it out, I'll let you know.



A trip to Germany doesn't sound like a bad idea right now. But with what money ? Suddenly, we realize we have Mosely's credit card. It doesn't feel right using it at a time like this, but we might have no choice...

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We dial the number of the travel agency :

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How much for a trip to Rittersberg, Germany?


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Rittersberg, Germany? Hold on, let me look that up... I can fly you into Munich--that's the closest airport to Rittersberg. You can rent a car from there or take the train. Let's see, the best price I can see for the flight is $1400.00.


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Charge it to my American Repressed.


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Yes, Sir. And your name was...?


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Mosely.



Feeling a little guilty, Gabriel gives the travel agent Mosely's card number and is informed that he can pick up his tickets at the New Orleans International Airport.

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Really? That's great, but how on earth can you afford...


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A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.


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Oh, my God. I wouldn't like the sound of that even if you WERE a man.


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I'll miss you too, Grace.


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Good luck. Let me know what's going on, will you?


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Of course.



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And we're off to Germany !


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Herr Knight! Oh! Kommen Sie bitte herein... I mean...come in, please, Herr Knight.


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Thank you.


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I was not expecting you! Has Wolfgang sent you here...?


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Uncle Wolfgang? No, I came to see him. Isn't he here?


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No, he is gone! I'm sorry! You came all this way!


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Oh, great! That's all I need!


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Herr Knight, Wolfgang told me all about you and gave me instructions for you to feel welcome here. Please--this is your home. You are a Ritter, no? I am just doing some work. I will continue, and you may make yourself comfortable.


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Thank you, Miss...


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You may call me Gerde, Herr Knight.



Damn, we missed uncle Wolfy. Oh well, let's have a look around...

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Gerde is young and quite attractive.

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For the past four years. I came here when I was eighteen.


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What's it like in Rittersberg?


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It is very peaceful and quiet. I am sure you will find it...like a vacation, Ja?


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Somehow, I doubt this is going to be a vacation. Is it always this cold around here?


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To tell you the truth, we NEVER have snow in June here, Herr Knight, even though we are in the Alps. The weather, it is not...normal this year.



Nothing is normal this year. We proceed to ask more questions...


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Tell me about Wolfgang.


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What would you like to know?


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Where do you think Wolfgang went?


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I don't know! But I have a feeling he has gone off to go be Schattenjager again! He is too old for such chasing around! His heart is very weak. He has not left this castle for five years, and now this!


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Do you know when he'll be back?


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I only pray he WILL be back! Before he left he said, 'Schloss Ritter now belongs to Gabriel.' It worried me so to hear him say that! I'm afraid Wolfgang knew he would never return!


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What is Wolfgang like?


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Wolfgang is a truly wise and good man--the best I have ever known. But his life has been so full of disappointments.


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What kind of disappointments?


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His only son died in infancy, so there was no one to carry on the family line. And the family's financial troubles have been hard on him.


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What is your relationship with Wolfgang?


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Herr Knight! My relationship with your uncle is really none of your business.


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You're right, Gerde. I apologize. Forget I asked.



:smug: I guess we got our answer. Old uncle Wolfie sure is energetic for his age.

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How do you know about his library?


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When we talked on the phone, he said he was going to do some research in his library. I thought maybe if I saw what he was researching...


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Ah! Ja! A good idea, Herr Knight, but I am afraid I cannot show you the library. You see, I have never been in it. Only a Schattenjager can enter the library.


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I see. Anything else you can tell me about him ?


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Wolfgang has dedicated his entire life to the role of Schattenjager. He has not had a very happy life, but I have done my best to provide him with a little comfort.


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Tell me what you know about Schattenjagers.


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Each Schattenjager passes on his knowledge to a younger man in the Ritter line when the time is right. I am sure Wolfgang meant for you to take his place someday as Schattenjager.


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Tell me about the Ritter family.


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I can tell you what they say in the village--what I heard when I was small. To the villagers, the Ritters are a little...how do you say...tragic--to be pitied.


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Why is that ?


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They say that the Ritters were chosen by God to fight evil. But something happened, one of them was cursed, and so the Ritters lost the way. They struggle still, but like a lame dog, you see? Without the power or magic they once had.


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The Ritters where powerful once ?


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Yes. There are legends of how powerful the family once was, of some of their mighty deeds, of the richness of the castle and, in turn, Rittersberg itself. But at the end of the 17th century, that all changed. Since then, the Ritters, and Rittersberg, have been in decline.


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Tell me something about, the castle, Schloss Ritter.


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Wolfgang received offers to open the castle for tourists. He has resisted, though, even though the castle is in desperate need of repairs. To him, this ground is sacred.


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You know, you speak English very fluently.


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I am not well-traveled, but Wolfgang has been kind and has tutored me in many subjects. It was from him I learned to speak English. He must have sensed you were coming, Herr Knight, and that you would have need of me.



Gerde provided some interesting info, but we still need to find the hidden library. Right next to the main hall, there's some kind of chapel :

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A magnificent stained glass window depicts the legendary battle between St. George and the dragon. Six tapestries hung on the surrounding walls :

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Hmm, let's checkout upstairs...

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A large display hangs on the wall. It contains a scroll :

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It reads...

St. George, patron of the light,
who hunts the shadows of the night
upon my blood, I call thee now,
purify me, for I avow
to set my feet upon thy road,
thy sword I take up for mine own.


A pair of scissors and a bowl rest on the cabinet. We glance at the window :

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It's the big wooden door that dominates the room, though.

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It's locked.



Something tells me we'll need to open it. Let's head back to Gerde :

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It is the scroll of St. George, patron saint of England--and of the Ritter family.


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What can you tell me about those wall panels in the chapel?


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The hangings? They describe the Schattenjager initiation ceremony.


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Initiation ceremony ?


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Each young man of the Ritter line must go through the ceremony when he dedicates himself to be a Schattenjager.


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But what does the ceremony DO?


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I do not know, Herr Knight. The only people present are the old Schattenjager and the new... but I think it must be similar to a priest's ordination or a wedding--a ceremony of intent and oath.


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<shiver> Yeeuuw!


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Is there a problem, Herr Knight?


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You said 'wedding.' I'm okay now.



Initiation ceremony, huh ? Let's have a closer look at those panels :

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  • The first panel shows hands and water, or is it snow ?
  • The second panel shows hair and a knife ?
  • The third panel shows a chalice on a table with ocean waves in the background.
  • The fourth panel shows a knife and a few drops of blood.
  • The fourth panel shows someone kneeling.
  • The sixth panel shows a scroll.
Somehow we'll have to complete this ceremony. We've already found St. George's scroll, it must be what the sixth panel is showing. Back in the main hall we spot something else that could be of use :

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This dagger...


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It is the knife of a Schattenjager. You may take it, Herr Knight--everything in this castle is yours now.



We take it and then go upstairs and look at the snow. Maybe we could use it to fulfill the first step !

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Then we grab the scissors and cut a strand of hair :

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I HATE this. There... That's PLENTY !



We grab the copper pot in order to use it as the chalice that is shown in the panels. We still need something that resembles the ocean. Hey, I have an idea :

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We take the salt from Gerde. It's stretching it, but we must work with what we have...

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Thinking of the third panel, we pour the contents of the salt shaker into the chamber pot. Then we take out the knife :

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As the fifth panel shows, we kneel in front of the altar and then we open the scroll.

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St. George, patron of the light, who hunts the shadows of the night... upon my blood, I call thee now, purify me, for I avow... to set my feet upon thy road, thy sword I take up for mine own.




:GROWAARRRR:



Suddenly, a frightening sound echoes through the chapel !



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That's it, we're Schattenjagers !



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Eh ?


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:troll:


It was just the sound of the vacuum cleaner ... X_X

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You look tired, Herr Knight. Why don't you go to bed?


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Sure. Why not?


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I will clean everything up. You need not worry.


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I can't believe I cut my HAIR for nothing!



Still suffering from jet-lag, Gabriel falls asleep in a minute.


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That night, he dreams...


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Mrowak

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Project: Eternity
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Rittersberg, Germany? Hold on, let me look that up... I can fly you into Munich--that's the closest airport to Rittersberg. You can rent a car from there or take the train. Let's see, the best price I can see for the flight is $1400.00.
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Charge it to my American Repressed.


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Yes, Sir. And your name was...?


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Mosely.

Yes, Gabriel, because using the card of a deceased friend doesn't implicate you in his murder. :roll:

Just when I thought things start to get disappointing this happened:

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Why does it make me think about Andhaira?
 

lightbane

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You know, I was half-expecting Skryimjob jokes and/or "are you seeking the light??" comments.
 

ghostdog

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Patron
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Schattenjager was chefe's alt , but then again we're all chefe alts... :eek:
 

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