Pride and Duty (Will Take You from the Mountain)

Wyrnzoen

Ah, [name]. Just the woman/man I was hoping to see. Aye, it's plain as day that you've no equal in our guild, and I've a task that I'd entrust to no ordinary marauder.

To wit: I just received a message from an old comrade-in-arms of mine who now serves as a guardsman in Costa del Sol. It would seem the fighting's grown fierce in those parts, and he finds himself in dire need of reinforcements.

• FR Je ne sais pas si tu es au courant, mais les gardes qui travaillent au service du seigneur Gegeruju sont pour la plupart d'anciens mercenaires de la Fratrie des gabiers. ‘I don't know if you're aware, but the guards in Lord Gegeruju's service are mostly former mercenaries of the Fratrie des gabiers.’ English says the message came from his old comrade-in-arms, now a guardsman; French says the guards are mostly former Fratrie des gabiers mercenaries.

Mind you, this man is no white-livered whelp. He can wield an axe with the best of them, as evidenced by Master Gegeruju's paying good coin for the services of he and his men. No, any enemy who could fluster that bunch is not one to be trifled with.

I've sent Solkwyb on ahead to tend to the wounded. Seek her out upon your arrival and she'll apprise you of the situation at hand.

• FR J'ai dépêché ma sœur Solkwyb en reconnaissance. ‘I have dispatched my sister Solkwyb on reconnaissance.’ English says Solkwyb was sent to tend the wounded; French says she was sent on reconnaissance.

Solkwyb

[name]! Ever the sight for sore eyes. A nasty bale of turtles has been preying on this area of late, snapping and gnashing at everything in sight. Why, even the best men that Master Gegeruju could buy find themselves no match for the creatures.

Word has it that the beasts have been sighted swimming in from the lightly guarded northern shore. I would send you there to investigate the cause behind their burgeoning numbers.

• FR Apparemment, les deux sentinelles qui surveillaient cette zone ont été retrouvées les tripes à l'air ce matin. ‘Apparently, the two sentries who watched that area were found with their guts hanging out this morning.’ English says the beasts swim in from the lightly guarded north shore; French says that area's two sentries were found gutted.

Solkwyb

Ugh, damn it all! [name], we must see to these beasts!

• DE [name], wie wär's mit Schildkrötensuppe zum Abendessen?! ‘[name], how about turtle soup for dinner?!’ English says they must deal with these beasts; German jokes about turtle soup for dinner.

Seven hells, there's no end to them! Prepare to fall back!

• FR Il faut qu'on appelle des renforts ! ‘We have to call for reinforcements!’ English says to prepare to fall back; French says they must call for reinforcements.
• DE Der ist noch größer als die anderen! ‘This one is even bigger than the others!’ English says there is no end to them; German says this one is bigger than the others.

Solkwyb

My battle ends here... Forgive me, [name].

Curious Gorge

???: I'll see to the shellbacks! You whelps just try not to end up as turtle grub!

• FR Partez pas, j'vais vous aider à les tuer ! ‘Don't leave, I'm going to help you kill them!’ English mocks them as whelps who might become turtle grub; French tells them not to leave.
• DE Rückzug ist nur etwas für Feiglinge! ‘???: Retreat is only for cowards!’ English mocks them as whelps who might become turtle grub; German says retreat is only for cowards.
• JA オメらも手伝ってくれ！ ‘You lot help me too!’ English mocks them as whelps who might become turtle grub; Japanese simply asks them to help.

Solkwyb

That axe! I've not seen its like in...

• FR L'homme qui a attiré ces créatures avait la même ! ‘The man who lured these creatures had the same one!’ English says she has not seen its like; French says the man who lured the creatures had the same axe.
• DE Bist du nicht der seltsame Typ von eben ...?! ‘Aren't you the strange guy from earlier...?!’ English says she has not seen an axe like it; German asks if he is the strange guy from earlier.
• JA その斧……あんたは、さっき立ち去った魔人……？ ‘That axe... are you the demon-man who left earlier...?’ English says she has not seen an axe like it; Japanese asks if he is the demon-man who left earlier.

[name]! We must do what we can!

Curious Gorge

That should send 'em scuttling back to their nests. You can call me Curious Gorge─one remark about the name and I'll rip yer ugly heads from your shoulders and suck the marrow out of your twitching spines. You two are guards from Costa del Sol, I reckon?

Solkwyb

Not as such. We are of the Marauders' Guild, sent here by Axemaster Wyrnzoen to assist in the defense. I am Solkwyb, and this is my comrade [name].

• FR Nous avons été envoyé(e)s en mission ici pour remplacer les sentinelles qui ont péri ce matin. ‘We were sent here on a mission to replace the sentries who perished this morning.’ English says they came to assist in the defense; French says they came to replace the sentries who died this morning.

Curious Gorge

From the guild, you say? Well, blow me down and call me a bogy! Had you told me sooner, I'd have introduced myself with proper respect.

• FR Dis donc, [name], tu manies sacrément bien la hache ! ‘Say, [name], you handle the axe damn well!’ English says he would have introduced himself with proper respect; French praises how well you handle the axe.
• DE Ah, ich bin auch ein Marodeur. ‘Ah, I'm a marauder too.’ English exclaims in surprise at hearing of the guild; German says he is a marauder too.
• DE Und du, meine Liebe/mein Freund, hast einen ordentlichen Schlag mit der Axt drauf. ‘And you, my dear/my friend, pack a mighty swing with the axe.’ English says he would have introduced himself with proper respect; German praises your swing with the axe.
• JA んなら、オラといっしょだな！ ‘Then you're the same as me!’ English exclaims in surprise at hearing of the guild; Japanese says they are the same as him.
• JA にしても[name]……オメ、つええな！ ‘Still, [name]... you're strong!’ English says he would have introduced himself with proper respect; Japanese praises your strength.

You're [name], right? We've only just met, but I see in you a strength not found in ordinary women/men. What say you unleash the beast within and become a warrior with me?

Solkwyb

A warrior, you say!? So it was you I saw, brandishing battle techniques I had thought lost to the sands of time...

Curious Gorge

Lost? Gahaha! Perhaps in these parts. But where I come from, the way of the warrior is alive and well! My tribe has been handing them down for thousands of years.

• JA 滅多なこというな、絶えてなんかねえ！ ‘Don't say such reckless things, it hasn't died out at all!’ English laughs it off as lost perhaps only here; Japanese scolds her for saying such a thing.

Yet our numbers dwindle with every new summer, and this is why I left the mountain where I was raised to come here. What say you, [name]? If you would walk the path of the warrior with me, seek me out at Hidden Falls.

Solkwyb

The warriors of old... We have all heard the tales, but never once did I dream that I would meet one in the flesh.

My memory is cloudy, but many years ago, it was said there was a young marauder in the Company of Heroes who would unleash crushing blows theretofore unseen by his comrades. When the Company disbanded, he vanished, never to be seen again─might that be this Curious Gorge?

I cannot vouch for the man's identity, but there can be no denying the display of strength we saw today, nor that he has taken a liking to you, [name]. This could be an opportunity for the ages. Hidden Falls, was it? Were I in your boots, I would head off there without delay.

Curious Gorge

I knew you would come, [name]. Let us begin.

Any woman/man can take up an axe and call herself/himself a marauder, but to become a true warrior, she/he must prove she/he can tame the inner beast that guides the blade.

• JA この威力に耐えうる、お山の如き頑丈さが必要なんだがオメほどの腕前なら、ぜったい立派な戦士になれんぞ！ ‘To withstand this force you need sturdiness like a mountain, but with skill like yours you'll surely become a fine warrior!’ English says a true warrior must tame the inner beast; Japanese says one needs mountain-like sturdiness.

I witnessed your battle with the turtles, and I must say that I was impressed. You have proven yourself far more worthy of this than I could have imagined.

• FR Là d'où j'viens, on a pour coutume d'en offrir un aux personnes qui font leurs premiers pas dans le monde des guerriers. ‘Where I come from, it's the custom to give one to people taking their first steps in the world of warriors.’ English says you proved yourself worthy of it; French says it is given by custom to beginners.
• DE In meinem Dorf ist es Brauch, vielversprechenden Schülern einen solchen Kristall zu schenken. ‘In my village it's the custom to give such a crystal to promising students.’ English says you proved yourself worthy of it; German says it is given by village custom.
• JA んじゃ、まずは、里のしきたりにしたがってこの「」を受け取ってくれ！ ‘Well then, first, following the custom of my village, take this!’ English says you proved yourself worthy of it; Japanese says it is given by village custom.

In your hands lies the Soul of the Warrior─a crystal within which the deeds of a thousand thousand warriors from history are recorded. For countless generations, the Soul has been passed on to those in my tribe who choose the path of the warrior, to guide them and aid them on their journey.

When your inner beast awakens, the runes will resonate, further empowering your will, and granting you such strength as you never thought possible.

Today, there is cause for celebration, my friend! For through you, I have ensured that my tribe's legacy will endure. Yes, it is for this day, this moment, that I came down from the mountain.

• FR Les techniques de combat des guerriers sont très anciennes et les héritiers de ces traditions sont de plus en plus rares. ‘Warrior combat techniques are very old and the heirs of these traditions are increasingly rare.’ English celebrates the day he came down from the mountain for; French worries that heirs are increasingly rare.
• DE Das Wissen über die Krieger ist uralt und auch in meinem Dorf ist viel davon in Vergessenheit geraten. ‘The knowledge of the warriors is ancient and even in my village much of it has been forgotten.’ English celebrates the day he came down from the mountain for; German worries that much is forgotten in his village.
• JA ただ……「戦士」の技ってのはそりゃあ古いもんで、里でも年々、継承者が減ってんだ。 ‘But... warrior techniques are very old, and even in my village the successors dwindle year by year.’ English celebrates the day he came down from the mountain for; Japanese worries that successors dwindle yearly.

Yet however earnestly I pursue my goal, I cannot deny the fear inside me that my mission will ultimately end in failure. For you see, while I style myself a warrior, the truth is that I left the mountains before my training was complete.

• FR Moi-même, tout ce que je sais, j'l'ai appris en lisant le “Traité des techniques guerrières”, un vieux recueil de textes compliqués transmis dans ma famille depuis des générations. ‘As for me, everything I know, I learned by reading the "Treatise of Warrior Techniques", an old collection of difficult texts handed down in my family for generations.’ English says he left before finishing his training; French says he learned all he knows by reading an old treatise.
• DE Das Meiste, was ich darüber weiß, habe ich aus einer alten Schrift des letzten Großmeisters gelernt. ‘Most of what I know about it I learned from an old text by the last grandmaster.’ English says he left before finishing his training; German says he learned most of it from an old text.
• JA オラも、一族に伝わる「戦技法手継文書」っていう難しい古文書を読んで「戦士」の歴史や技を覚えたぐれえなんだ。 ‘Even I only learned the history and techniques of the warrior by reading a difficult old text handed down in my clan.’ English says he left before finishing his training; Japanese says he learned from reading a difficult old text.

And while I carry with me the chronicles of my ancestors, detailing the ancient arts of war, I lack the ability to fully decipher the texts.

Yet, there may still be hope, for there is another who fled my village─one who shared my dream of passing on the teachings of the tribe, and can read the tome... My brother.

• FR Quand j'ai réalisé qu'il était parti, j'me suis lancé à sa poursuite... mais j'ai pas pu retrouver sa trace. ‘When I realized he had left, I set off after him... but I couldn't find his trail.’ English sees hope in his brother who can read the tome; French says he set off after his brother.
• DE Kurz darauf habe ich mir die Kriegerschrift geschnappt und bin meinem Bruder in die weite Welt hinterhergerannt. ‘Shortly after, I grabbed the warrior text and ran after my brother into the wide world.’ English sees hope in his brother who can read the tome; German says he ran after his brother.
• JA それで、オラも慌てて兄者を追いかけてきたのよ。 ‘So I too hurried after my big brother... carrying the old text.’ English sees hope in his brother who can read the tome; Japanese says he hurried after his brother.

Without him, I fear there is little more I can teach you at this time. But that will not discourage me from continuing my studies of the chronicles, nor shake my belief that further secrets will soon reveal themselves to me.

Until then, I ask that you use the knowledge I've passed on to you, and continue your training. You must strive to harden your will so that it may endure the strain of future burdens. Good luck, my friend.

• FR Il faut qu'tu t'endurcisses pour qu'ton corps arrive à supporter ces techniques plus avancées ! ‘You need to toughen up so your body can bear these more advanced techniques!’ English asks you to harden your will for future burdens; French asks you to toughen your body for advanced techniques.
• DE In der Zwischenzeit solltest du deinen Körper stählen, damit du fit genug für die anspruchsvollen neuen Techniken bist. ‘In the meantime you should steel your body so that you are fit enough for the demanding new techniques.’ English asks you to harden your will; German asks you to steel your body.