Transcript of Remains of the Necrolord

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This transcript involves dialogue with Andelus, Captain Toma, Death, Lord Yudura, Necrolord, Rasial, the First Necromancer, Taevas, Vengeance, and the player.

Quest available

• (The following chat message is received upon entering City of Um after reaching the requirements:)
  • The quest 'Remains of the Necrolord' is now available. You can start it by speaking to Death, in the center of the city.

Talking to Death in his office

• Choose an option:
  • Talk about 'Remains of the Necrolord'.
    • Death: If you wish to discuss matters of necromancy with me, please do so when we are both in the City of Um. I shall await you there.
  • (Non-quest dialogue) Talk about something else.

Talking to Death in City of Um

Before accepting the quest successfully

• Death: I feel you are ready to learn of another former apprentice of Rasial's.
• Player: Who's next?
• Death: Lord Yudura, of the necrolords of Daemonheim.
• (Quest Overview interface opens.)
  • Not Right Now
    • Player: Maybe later.
  • Accept Quest
    • (If you don't meet the requirements:)
      • You do not meet the requirements to start : 'Remains of the Necrolord'.
      • (Repeated in a pop-up:)
        • You do not meet the requirements to start : 'Remains of the Necrolord'.
    • (If you meet the requirements:)
      • Death: The necrolords are powerful necromancers, and Daemonheim is their laboratory.
      • Death: Lord Yudura once led them, but met his demise in the not too distant past.
      • Player: So, another dead Rasial apprentice. This does not look good for me.
      • Death: This one is different. Yudura did not meet his fate at Raisal's hand.
      • Player: What is he now, and how can I talk to him?
      • Death: Daemonheim is littered with ghosts, lingering on in that place with unfinished business.
      • Death: I am certain that if you talk to some of the listless dead, particularly those wondering around on the surface, then you will learn of Lord Yudura.
      • Player: Okay, I'll go and talk to some ghosts around Daemonheim's entrance!

After accepting the quest successfully

• Death: How goes your investigation into Lord Yudura?
• Player: It's going okay. I should probably get back to it.

Daemonheim

Talking to listless dead

• The ghost's words are strangely unintelligible. You manage to communicate through hand gestures, and learn that they have not seen Yudura, but that they would like to be freed to pass on.
• Player: I am a conduit to the City of Um. Pass on through me, friend, and rest in peace.
• 1 soul flies over to power the vessel.
• As you free the ghost, its soul joins the Well of Souls in the City of Um.
• (Repeated in a pop-up:)
  • As you free the ghost, its soul joins the Well of Souls in the City of Um.
  • (Continues below.)
• The listless dead collapses and disappears.
• (If all three listless dead have been freed:)
  • Lord Yudura: Who encroaches on the domain of the necrolords? Face me out front if you dare...

Talking to Lord Yudura

First time

• (Without the ability to speak to ghosts:)
  • Lord Yudura: Woooo wooo wooooo woooo
  • You cannot understand Lord Yudura.
  • Player: Oh, you're a ghost! I'll find a way to speak with you.
  • (Dialogue ends.)
• Lord Yudura: How dare you encroach on the domain of the necrolords? The dead here belong to us!
• Player: I'm not here for the dead, I'm here for you.
• Lord Yudura: So, another rival necromancer vies to wrest control from us?
• Player: Actually, I just wanted to learn from you about Rasial.
• Lord Yudura: Wait... You bear his mark? So, Rasial did abandon us.
• Player: It's true, I am his new apprentice. And if you're aware of him, I definitely can learn from you.
• Lord Yudura: Hmm, very well. Rasial and I are certainly not on friendly terms. He left us here to rot!
• Lord Yudura: There is certainly one lesson I can teach you. However, I will need something first in exchange...
• Player: What would you ask of me?
• Lord Yudura: As you can see, I am a ghost. I wish to rectify this...mishap, but I require a body.
• Player: I'm not snatching any bodies for you.
• Lord Yudura: Hahaha! Nothing so prosaic. I need assistance to recover my own remains.
• Lord Yudura: Come, let us venture into the halls below.
• The screen fades out and back in. Lord Yudura and the player are inside the frozen floors of Daemonheim.

Afterwards

• Lord Yudura: Where did you vanish off to? We still have work to do.
• Player: Sorry, yes, let's continue.
• The screen fades out and back in. Lord Yudura and the player re-enter their previous floor of Daemonheim.

Exploring the floors of Daemonheim

Frozen floors

Talking to Lord Yudura

• Lord Yudura: Ah, the frozen floors. I find their chill comforting. Look around and see what you can find.

Inspecting Captain Toma's corpse

• Lord Yudura: This one knows something of my demise. Let me just raise it and force it to talk...
• Player: No. You might have a lesson to teach me, but I won't condone forcing the dead into servitude. If you insist, I'll find another way, and leave you to retrieve your own remains.
• Lord Yudura: A self-righteous necromancer? Who could have thought? Rasial really is scraping the barrel this age.
• Player: Perhaps I can head to the Underworld and find this person's spirit, ask them there.
• Lord Yudura: Now it is my turn to say no. You could search the Underworld for numerous lifetimes and may never find this spirit. We continue on here; I am not waiting any longer than I have to.
• Player: Then what?
• Lord Yudura: There is another way. I know of an incantation that can temporarily turn this corpse into a conduit and draw back its spirit.
• Player: That's still forceful!
• Lord Yudura: We can ask if it would mind aiding us. If it objects at any time, I will cut the link and allow it to return. Would that be a fair compromise?
• Player: I don't like it, but fine. But the moment this spirit wants to return...
• Lord Yudura: ...then it returns. Agreed. Now I will cast Speak to Dead on Captain Toma.
• Lord Yudura casts Speak to Dead on Captain Toma's corpse.
• Captain Toma: Who takes me from my rest?
• Lord Yudura: Welcome back, Captain Toma. It is I, Lord Yudura.
• Player: And my name is Player. Would you mind please answering some questions for us? We will return you to your rest anytime you wish and disturb you no more.
• Captain Toma: So the rumours are true - a necromancer with care for the dead. Your name is getting around the Underworld, Player. I will answer whatever you wish, to the best of my ability.
• Lord Yudura: Captain Toma, my mortal form was dispatched by the assassin Moia. She had disguised herself as you. I am searching for my remains, but my memory of my own death is lost to me - what information do you have?
• Captain Toma: Moia! Was that who did for me too! I knew that wasn't, er... She stole something from me too. I...am filled with sadness.
• Lord Yudura: Focus, Captain. Where was Moia going?
• Captain Toma: I'm not really sure. Some of my men who've since joined me in death said I was acting strange as low down as the furnished floors.
• Captain Toma: I'm sorry, I have no more information. Please, return me to my rest.
• Lord Yudura: No, you must know mor-
• Player: Yudura! Cut the link. Remember our deal.
• Lord Yudura: Oh, fie. Very well.
• Player: Thank you, Captain Toma. Be at rest.
• Lord Yudura: Fine, we can find another to question on the floors below...
• The screen fades out and back in. Lord Yudura and the player are inside the abandoned floors of Daemonheim.

Abandoned floors

Talking to Lord Yudura

• Lord Yudura: Perhaps these floors are not as abandoned as I thought... One of these might be of value.

Inspecting Andelus's corpse

• Player: What about this one?
• Lord Yudura casts Speak to Dead on Andelus's corpse.
• Andelus: Wait, am I back here again? I thought I got out.
• Player: Easy, friend. Can you speak for a short while?
• Lord Yudura: I am Lord Yudura. Tell me where my remains can be found!
• Andelus: Am I hungry? Am I lost? I had a key...
• Lord Yudura: Stop rambling and answer, soldier!
• Andelus: Lord who? I don't know anything about that.
• Player: Clearly, this one knows nothing. Let them be at peace.
• Andelus: Yes, I want to rest.
• Lord Yudura: Fine.

Inspecting Taevas's corpse

• Player: Over here.
• Lord Yudura casts Speak to Dead on Taevas's corpse.
• Taevas: They've killed us! Where is my sister?
• Player: Calm yourself. I am Player. Would you mind answering some questions?
• Taevas: That's a nice name. You're not like the other dungeoneers - they had vile names, toxic people.
• Lord Yudura: Enough pleasantries! These 'dungeoneers', do they know the fate of Lord Yudura?
• Taevas: They didn't exactly stop to chat. They just killed me. Please, save my sister.
• Player: We'll do our best. Rest easy.
• Lord Yudura: Another dead end.

Inspecting Vengeance's corpse

• Player: Here's another one.
• Lord Yudura casts Speak to Dead on Vengeance's corpse.
• Vengeance: Why am I back here? Is this a nightmare, or was the other place a dream?
• Vengeance: I had a life...a child... I was at peace.
• Player: Yudura, let this soul rest. Send her back.
• Vengeance: No, wait! Yudura? That name is familiar. The stories...
• Vengeance: The ones who think I killed them visit me sometimes.
• Lord Yudura: The ones who think you killed them?
• Vengeance: They attacked us...killed my brother...poisoned me. As I lay there slowly dying, IT came to me.
• Vengeance: I poured my spite into it and cursed them with my last breath. I did not kill them - it did.
• Lord Yudura: Ah, she speaks of a phantom - her desire for revenge manifested. Tell me of these stories you heard.
• Vengeance: Skaldrun's story... Yudura... He died on the furnished floors...a storeroom...storage crates...an obelisk?
• Lord Yudura: Aha! Yes, I remember this room well. Temporary corpse storage room B12. Let us go!
• Player: We are sorry to have disturbed your rest. Go, be at peace once more.
• The screen fades out and back in. Lord Yudura and the player are inside the furnished floors of Daemonheim.

Furnished floors

Talking to Lord Yudura

• Lord Yudura: At last, I have found myself. Pick up my remains!

Inspecting Yudura's corpse

• Lord Yudura: Well, I've certainly looked better, but those are my remains.
• Player: Okay, we've found you. I've held up my side of the bargain, now you.
• Lord Yudura: Yes, very well. Though it's not the kind of lesson I can just tell you. Pick me up and I will show you.
• (Without at least one free space in the backpack:)
  • Player: Oh, I need one free space in my backpack first.
• Player receives Lord Yudura's corpse.
• 

  You carefully gather together the skeletal remains of Lord Yudura.
• Lord Yudura: Now, let's continue on...
• The screen fades out and back in. Lord Yudura and the player are inside the occult floors of Daemonheim.
• Lord Yudura: Fear no longer, fellow necrolords! Yudura has returned!
• Lord Yudura: Lend your aid to my new...sidekick. We have a ritual to perform!
• Player: Now what?
• Lord Yudura: I will teach you a new ritual, one to give you new life even beyond death.
• Lord Yudura: Should Rasial ever dispatch of you, you can return and enact revenge.
• Lord Yudura: First, gather some ritual supplies. There are candles and various inks in the storage room to the west.
• Lord Yudura: Then proceed east to the ritual chamber and prepare the ritual. Place my remains at the centre as the focus object.
• Lord Yudura: Return to me once you are finished.
• Player: Inks and candles in the room to the west first, then to the ritual chamber east of here.

Occult floors

Entrance room

Talking to Lord Yudura

Without Lord Yudura's corpse

• Player: I, er...lost your corpse.
• Lord Yudura: You did not lose it, you attempted to destroy it! Unsuccessfully, for your sake. Here!
• (Without space in backpack:)
  • Player: Oh, I need a free backpack space first.
• (With space in backpack:)
  • Player receives Lord Yudura's corpse.
  • 

    Lord Yudura hands you the corpse of Lord Yudura.

With Lord Yudura's corpse

• Player: What should I do again?
• Lord Yudura: *sigh* Gather inks and candles in the storage room to the west, then head to the ritual chamber to the east.
• Lord Yudura: Once you've set up the site, return to me.
• Lord Yudura: Is it typically this difficult for you to learn things? I do not envy Rasial right now.

Talking to necrolord (#1)

• Necrolord (#1): Oh, help Yudura with his ritual? Why, of course, I'd love to help my fellow necrolord out. It's just, um, I've got another ritual starting in ten minutes that absolutely can't miss. Sorry, my hands are tied.

Talking to necrolord (#2)

• Necrolord (#2): I think I'm coming down with a cold. Best not help with the ritual, it might spread. All the best, though

Climbing up the dungeon exit

• Leave the dungeon?
  • Yes.
    • Screen fades out then back in. Player is standing near Lord Yudura at the entrance to Daemonheim.
  • No.
    • (Dialogue ends.)

Western room

Talking to necrolord (#3)

• Necrolord (#3): I am too...er, weak to help out Yudura with the ritual. Yes, too weak. Good luck, though.

Talking to necrolord (#4)

• Necrolord (#4): I'd love to help you out with the ritual, but, um...actually no I wouldn't.

Taking from a crate without space in backpack

• Player: I don't have any space in my backpack.

Eastern room

Talking to necrolord (#5)

• Necrolord (#5): I've heard of Lord Yudura. I wish to see if he lives up to the legends. I'm in.

Talking to necrolord (#6)

• Necrolord (#6): With me on board, I believe we have just enough willing necrolords to pull this off.

Talking to necrolord (#7)

• Necrolord (#7): Very well, I shall assist...but only because Yudura still owes me some slaves.

Talking to necrolord (#8)

• Necrolord (#8): We need all the necrolords we can muster. Of course I will help.

Talking to necrolord (#9)

• Necrolord (#9): Yes, I will assist you. This place has diminished since Yudura's demise.

Attempting to enter the boss room before the ritual

• Lord Yudura: No, not in there! That is for after the ritual...

Placing Lord Yudura's corpse on the ritual circle

Without Lord Yudura's corpse

• Player: I, er, 'lost' Lord Yudura's corpse... Maybe he's seen it around.

With Lord Yudura's corpse

• Player has Lord Yudura's corpse removed from them.
• 

  You rearrange Lord Yudura's remains as accurately as you can at the center of the ritual site.

Placing ritual components without the necessary items

Change II glyph spot

• You need 1 x regular ghostly ink and 2 x greater ghostly ink to draw this glyph.

Elemental I glyph spot

• You need 3 x basic ghostly ink to draw this glyph.

Elemental II glyph spot

• You need 2 x basic ghostly ink and 3 x regular ghostly ink to draw this glyph.

Light source spot

• You need 1 x greater ritual candle to place this light source.

Performing the ritual

Talking to Lord Yudura

• Player: I've finished setting up the ritual site.
• Lord Yudura: Let us begin!
• The screen fades out and back in. The player and Lord Yudura appear in the eastern room. The necrolords in the room walk to their positions.
• Lord Yudura: My brothers! Let us perform the ritual of the possession, and show my sidekick here the collective power of the necrolords!
• Everyone begins the ritual.
• Lord Yudura: Vos-Da!
• Lord Yudura: Xau-Ma!
• Lord Yudura: Tak-Ma!
• Lord Yudura: Yes! I am reborn!
• Lord Yudura is reborn as an edimmu. The screen fades out and back in.

Entrance room

Talking to necrolord (#1)

• Necrolord: You've sure done us a favour bring Yudura back. Nice one, pal.

Talking to necrolord (#2)

• Necrolord: Nice going with the ritual. I think I've developed a headache now too.

Western room

Talking to necrolord (#3)

• Necrolord: Gee, thanks for returning Yudura to our fold.

Talking to necrolord (#4)

• Necrolord: Great going, thanks. Should have just left Yudura to rot.

Taking from the crates

• Player: I don't need anything from here right now.

Eastern room

Talking to Lord Yudura

• Player: What did I just witness? What have you done to yourself?
• Lord Yudura: I am returned!
• Player: Why would you do this to yourself?
• Lord Yudura: As a ghost, my intellect would deteriorate. As a zombie or skeleton, my physical form instead.
• Lord Yudura: By possessing my own corpse, I retain the best of both, with the added bonus of a powerful and menacing presence.
• Player: But you're an abomination!
• Lord Yudura: Progress demands sacrifice!
• Player: How does this ritual help me?
• Lord Yudura: It doesn't - that was for me! But I hate being indebted; I still owe you a lesson.
• Lord Yudura: Please, join me in the room south of here and I will teach you what you need to know about Rasial.
• Lord Yudura walks to the room in the south.

Talking to necrolord (#5)

• Necrolord (#5): I am in awe...of both of you.

Talking to necrolord (#6)

• Necrolord (#6): Ah, another successful ritual!

Talking to necrolord (#7)

• Necrolord (#7): Tell him I'll be expecting interest.

Talking to necrolord (#8)

• Necrolord (#8): Our ranks swell!

Talking to necrolord (#9)

• Necrolord (#9): You have returned Lord Yudura to us. Well done.

Boss room

Attempting to enter the door

• You can't escape!
• (Repeated in a pop-up:)
  • You can't escape!

Talking to Lord Yudura

Before entering the boss room

• Lord Yudura is currently busy.
• (Repeated in a pop-up:)
  • Lord Yudura is currently busy.

After entering the boss room

• Player: Okay, so then, teach me, and then our deal can be done and we can part ways.
• Lord Yudura: Rasial's teachings can be somewhat harsh...harmful, even.
• Lord Yudura: If you ever hope to become strong enough to supplant him, I'm afraid your frail mortal body is not going to cut it.
• Lord Yudura: You must succumb to the darkness of necromancy as have my brethren and I, create a powerful new form such as mine!
• Lord Yudura: I was his apprentice once. I was learning so much! And then Moia tricked me, stole parts of my mind, cut me down in my prime...and Rasial abandoned me.
• Lord Yudura: Then you turn up, the insult added to my injury. Why would he pass on ME to make YOU his new apprentice?
• Lord Yudura: I was his star pupil; I shall be again!
• Lord Yudura: There's only one spot open, and if it's to be mine, that means you must be out of the picture.
• Lord Yudura: Now, what was that thing you said about parting ways...
• The skeletal trio appear in the room to the north-west of Lord Yudura.

During the skeletal trio fight

• You should focus on defeating the skeletal trio!
• (Repeated in a pop-up:)
  • You should focus on defeating the skeletal trio!

After defeating the skeletal trio

• The screen fades out and back in. The player confronts Lord Yudura.
• Lord Yudura: How is this possible? You are but a puny mortal necromancer. You should not have been able to do that.
• Player: If you thought those pitiful conjurations would defeat me, then you've lost far more than a few memories.
• Lord Yudura: Perhaps so. This new form should have made my conjures more powerful. No matter, I'll deal with you personally.
• Player: You won't fare any better.
• Camera shifts position. Everyone's attention turns to Rasial teleporting in.
• Rasial, the First Necromancer: Now, now, students, play nicely...
• Lord Yudura: Rasial!
• Player: And of course you show up to check on me. Can't you just wait for me to assault your citadel or something?
• Lord Yudura: Please, master. Take me back. This human's potential is limited. Just look at what I have accomplished in your absence!
• Rasial, the First Necromancer: Hmm, perhaps you aren't so worthless after all.
• Lord Yudura: S-so, you'll take me back?
• Rasial, the First Necromancer: I'll admit, I had given up on ever learning anything of value from your pitiful cabal.
• Rasial, the First Necromancer: But this possession ritual...this I can use. Yes, this shall make returning to physical form much easier. I thank you, Yudura.
• Lord Yudura: T-thank you, master. Now, let's ditch the dead weight and continue your teachings.
• Rasial, the First Necromancer: That is an excellent idea.
• Rasial looks over to Lord Yudura, causing him to die.
• Player: You killed him! Like he was nothing.
• Rasial, the First Necromancer: He served his purpose, which, to be honest, is something I had given up on a long time ago.
• Rasial, the First Necromancer: You have yet to fulfil yours, though I sense you are getting close.
• Player: I'll be coming for you next, Rasial!
• Rasial, the First Necromancer: Oh, I don't doubt it for a second. I'll be seeing you again very soon...
• Rasial disappears in a ball of fire.
• Player: I don't think I'm going to learn anything else here. I'd best head back to Um and share all this with Death.
• The screen fades out and back in. The player is back outside in Daemonheim.

Talking to Death in City of Um

First time

• Death: You are returned. I was beginning to worry.
• Player: Well, I met Lord Yudura's ghost and helped him to find his earthly remains.
• Player: Under the pretense of him teaching me a new ritual in return for my help, he brought himself back as an edimmu!
• Player: Turns out he was just angry with Rasial for replacing him with me as his apprentice. He tried to kill me.
• Death: Edimmu are such ghastly abominations. I shall head over there and reap him post-haste.
• Player: No need. Rasial showed up too, already did the deed.
• Death: Did you learn anything of value from this investigation?
• Player: Well, one thing - if I were to die, I think Rasial would leave me alone.
• Death: Not with my involvement; I would just return you. Perhaps, in part, that is a reason he chose you as his new apprentice.
• Player: Yudura suggested I need to give into the darkness of necromancy if I hope to defeat Rasial.
• Death: No, I do not accept that. Look how far you have come with the souls of Um willingly fighting at your side.
• Player: Then the only other thing would be that I think Rasial is going to be able to return much more frequently now, thanks to Yudura's new ritual.
• Death: That is troubling news... But, from everything you have learned, I think Rasial's vessel is the true target.
• Player: The organ up in his citadel?
• Death: Indeed. He can return as many times as he likes, but perhaps instead of trying to become stronger than him, we can strip him of his power.
• Death: His power comes from the souls of Um, same as yours...but your power is earned, while his is stolen.
• Death: Yes, leave this thought with me, continue your ascent. We will end this soon enough, one way or another.
• (Without at least two free slots in backpack:)
  • Death: You need to free up two spaces in your backpack.
• (With at least two free slots in backpack:)
  • You have unlocked the title: 'Necrolord [Name]'
  • You can activate this via the 'Titles' tab in the 'Customisations' interface.
  • Congratulations! Quest complete!
  • Player receives a Dungeoneering XP lamp and a Necromancy XP lamp.
  • Congratulations! You have completed: 'Remains of the Necrolord' - Complete this quest.

Afterwards

• (Same as above.)

Post-quest dialogue

Talking to Death in City of Um

• Death: I sense Rasial's plan is close to fruition. Be prepared, he will be coming for us soon enough...