Amalj'aa Wrong Places

Isembard

I am well glad I reserved that inn room for Sister Ourcen. It seems she received greater injuries from her attackers than she initially let on. Thankfully, she is expected to make a full recovery.

But now, on to the matter at hand. Thancred came looking for you once more. He left word that he will be waiting at the Amalj'aa encampment to the southeast. I pray the two of you are able to uncover some evidence regarding these disappearances.

• DE Er meinte, er hätte eventuell eine Spur zu den Tätern gefunden. ‘He said he might have found a lead to the culprits.’ English hopes the two of you will uncover evidence; German says Thancred may already have found a lead.

Thancred

Ah, there you are, [name]. So good of you to come!

Indeed, I've heard all about good Sister Ourcen. Isembard said her wounds were serious. It would seem my suspicions about the poor rose were misplaced.

But false though they were, perhaps my suspicions were not entirely without merit. Whilst following Sister Ourcen near the Golden Bazaar, a band of Amalj'aa caught my eye.

• FR Mais laissez-moi vous dire pourquoi je vous ai fait venir ici. ‘But let me tell you why I had you come here.’ English has Thancred say his suspicions were not entirely without merit; French just explains why he called you.
• FR L'autre jour, en observant sœur Ourcen au Bazar doré, j'ai aperçu un Amalj'aa au comportement suspect. ‘The other day, while watching Sister Ourcen at the Golden Bazaar, I spotted an Amalj'aa behaving suspiciously.’ English speaks of a band of Amalj'aa; French of a single Amalj'aa.
• DE Doch ich bin den Übeltätern auf der Spur! ‘But I am on the trail of the evildoers!’ English has Thancred say his suspicions were not entirely without merit; German has him claim he is on the culprits' trail.
• JA ここに君を呼んだのは、ゴールドバザー付近でオルセンを尾行している時に、怪しいアマルジャ族を見かけたからだ。 ‘The reason I called you here is that I saw a suspicious Amalj'aa while tailing Ourcen near the Golden Bazaar.’ English has Thancred say his suspicions were not entirely without merit; Japanese just explains why he called you.

I tracked them as far as this encampment, but... Well, let us say that I would much prefer to keep my distance and remain here. This, of course, brings me to why I requested you, dear [name]. Would you be so kind as to take a look inside?

• FR Depuis, je n'ai pas quitté la sortie des yeux, mais je ne l'ai toujours pas revu. ‘Since then I have not taken my eyes off the exit, but I still have not seen him again.’ English has Thancred admit he would rather keep his distance; French says he has watched the exit without seeing him again.
• DE Ich hätte mich natürlich auch selbst drinnen umsehen können, aber ich will den ganzen Spaß ja nicht für mich alleine beanspruchen und du bist einem kleinen Abenteuer schließlich nie abgeneigt, nicht wahr? ‘Naturally I could have looked around inside myself, but I don't want to claim all the fun for myself, and you are never averse to a little adventure, are you?’ English has Thancred admit he would rather keep his distance; German jokes that he won't keep all the fun to himself.
• JA [name]、俺がここで見張っているから、中を探ってきてくれないか？ ‘[name], since I'll keep watch here, could you go and search inside?’ English has Thancred admit he would rather keep his distance; Japanese says he will stand watch here.

Thancred

I'd much prefer to keep an eye on things from out here. Go and take a look about inside, would you?

Well? Did anything tickle your fancy?

This leaflet... “See the wealth of Nald to the hands of your children.” It looks to be some sort of assembly to provide the poor with work.

• FR “Joignez-vous à nous pour oublier votre vie de misère et profiter des richesses de Nald !” ‘“Join us to forget your life of misery and enjoy the riches of Nald!”’ English's leaflet promises Nald's wealth to the hands of your children; French invites readers to forget their life of misery.
• FR Hum, on voudrait attirer l'attention de personnes dans le besoin qu'on ne s'y prendrait pas autrement... ‘Hm, if one wanted to catch the attention of people in need, one would go about it no differently...’ English reads it as an assembly offering the poor work; French says it is exactly how one would lure the needy.
• DE „Der barmherzige Nald nimmt sich auch der Ärmsten unter euch an! ‘“Merciful Nald cares even for the poorest among you!”’ English's leaflet promises Nald's wealth to the hands of your children; German's addresses the poorest among the readers.
• JA 「貧しい貴方に、ナル神の富を分配します」だと？ ‘“We will share out the wealth of the god Nald to you who are poor,” it says?’ English's leaflet promises Nald's wealth to the hands of your children; Japanese's offers it to you who are poor.

The lettering, though... Atrocious, is it not? And these bits about Nald'thal seem somewhat...less than studied. I find it hard to believe one among the Order penned this.

Pray take this to the inn at Camp Drybone. Let us see what Sister Ourcen makes of it.

Now, let us see what Sister Ourcen makes of this leaflet.

Ourcen

My savior comes again. To what do I owe the honor this day?

What is this? Blasphemous... These are not our teachings at all! This was not made by any true brother or sister of the Order─of that, I can assure you.

• DE Die Schrift ist eine Beleidigung für die Augen! ‘The handwriting is an insult to the eyes!’ English objects to blasphemous teachings; German objects to the handwriting.

Come to think of it, weeks ago, the church was plagued by missing garments. Could someone be posing as a priest of the Order to deceive the people?

• FR Maintenant que j'y pense, une robe de disciple a disparu de l'église il n'y a pas si longtemps... ‘Now that I think of it, a disciple's robe disappeared from the church not so long ago...’ English speaks of missing garments; French says a single disciple's robe disappeared.
• DE Da fällt mir ein, dass vor einiger Zeit ein Gewand aus der Kirche entwendet wurde! ‘It just occurs to me that some time ago a robe was stolen from the church!’ English speaks of missing garments; German says a single robe was stolen.

Who would do such a thing?

Thancred

The plot thickens, [name]! Our culprit pretends to be a priest to lend credence to his deception. There is no doubt an irony in there somewhere.

But I suspect we have a worthy adversary on our hands. I shall consider how best to handle this. For now, tell Isembard what we have learned here.

Isembard

Posing as a priest!? To think...

These troubling notions aside, it is gratifying to finally be able to move this investigation forward. Thank you once again, [name]. I shall keep my ears and eyes open─now more than ever.