Regular Stranger

At Shadow Duat

Not an Ally, Nor a Fit Enemy
Stop bothering me. I didn't fall down again. I'm just tired from having to listen to all that rabble. It's making my brain leak out of my ears…What, still here? Can't you see I'm busy? This is your fault! If I had just left you to get torn apart by those masks…I'd still be a puppet. We'd all be puppets. Argh… if I'm going to die slowly, at least I'll die free as myself.

Sek-Duat
Huh? You want to know what happened in the throne room? Sek-Duat came from Greenguard, and took the Sandsea's throne for himself. He did it in the name of an Avatar, and a King he served and betrayed. That King was a Drakath. Their successors alternated between going to war and maintaining bitter alliances. To think, I sat on the magic throne my father failed to take back, and it gave me no sense of joy.

Umbral Magic
Is that what they're calling this false Chaos? Umbral Magic? It looks like the Pharaohs of old found a way to harness the same forbidden magic that gave rise to me. Hahaha, and here I thought I was special. That only I could control Chaos, but all this broken body can manage is making one of those snakes sneeze. Chaos and Shadow, hm? I didn't think they'd mix. Hooded Strangers were always turned away during my father's time.

Kick Him
AH! Did you just kick me? Really? Kick me while I'm down? I'll wring your neck until your face is purple enough to be mistaken for Chaorruption! *cough/* *cough//* Oh, bother, I don't care anymore. If that was an attempt to get a rise out of me, then give up. Let me rot.

ARGH! THAT WASN'T AN INVITATION TO KICK ME HARDER!

After completing the 'Doomed Heir' quest:

Not an Ally, Nor a Fit Enemy
That…thing in the sarcophagus wrenched control of Chaos away from me! How is that possible? I…I really am dying, and it's been a long time coming, hasn't it? I bet the ghost of that Queen is laughing. Xing and Xang are laughing behind my back. And your laughter's the loudest of them all. What do you mean it's dead silent? You think you're tired of this, huh? Haha, perfect! Maybe I'll hang on to make your life just a little worse.

Sek-Duat
Huh? You want to know what happened in the throne room? Sek-Duat came from Greenguard, and took the Sandsea's throne for himself. He did it in the name of an Avatar, and a King he served and betrayed. That King was a Drakath. Their successors alternated between going to war and maintaining bitter alliances. To think, I sat on the magic throne my father failed to take back, and it gave me no sense of joy.

Umbral Magic
Is that what they're calling this false Chaos? Umbral Magic? It looks like the Pharaohs of old found a way to harness the same forbidden magic that gave rise to me. Hahaha, and here I thought I was special. That only I could control Chaos, but all this broken body can manage is making one of those snakes sneeze. Chaos and Shadow, hm? I didn't think they'd mix. Hooded Strangers were always turned away during my father's time.

Kick Him
AH! Did you just kick me? Really? Kick me while I'm down? I'll wring your neck until your face is purple enough to be mistaken for Chaorruption! *cough/* *cough//* Oh, bother, I don't care anymore. If that was an attempt to get a rise out of me, then give up. Let me rot.

ARGH! THAT WASN'T AN INVITATION TO KICK ME HARDER!

At Tomb of the Blue Lotus

Not an Ally, Nor a Fit Enemy
Xing? Or is it Xang this time? Stop following me, and let me - oh. It's you. I've got nothing to say to you…wait, don't you dare turn your back! Both you and that dried out pile of dead skin don't get to overlook me! Haha, that's right. Sek-Duat's here behind those doors. You know, I was going to kill him myself when Tibicenas was active. The Queen of Monsters stifled that will, and I'm glad to be rid of her voice.

Health
How am I doing? Fine. And how is your sorry life going? It's going great? Hmph, well isn't that relief?

We're both lying, aren't we?

Royalty
The Sandsea should have been bowing to my family's throne, but Sek-Duat always got in the way. Sometimes we were at war, sometimes he'd invite us to feasts, and I even had to attend one of his funerals. To think it was the same Sek-Duat the First pretending to be fourteen of his descendants. I remember how surprised he was that a 'shivering little dog' was Greenguard's Prince. Haha, now look where he is! Hiding in graves!

Tension
I have some time if you want to fight. It'll have to be fist on fist. I'm not in the mood to…use my full strength against you. Or we could stand around, and insult each other until the heat mummifies us. Whatever the Twins told you, don't say a word about it. But, don't you dare ignore me either! Even if the healing waters don't work, Sek-Duat is here. I saw him, and I'll tear that traitor to pieces like my ancestors should have centuries ago.

After completing the 'Rite of Apophis' quest:

Not an Ally, Nor a Fit Enemy
Know that I am choosing to follow you back to the Sandsea's royal palace. I'm curious about the false Chaos poisoning the dunes. Anyone who wields this power should be kneeling to my throne- but if they have anything to do with the Shadows, I'll eliminate them myself. I'll have to tolerate wallowing in the misery of your company a while longer. Just don't get yourself killed doing something idiotic. I wish you would, but life is unfair.

Health
How am I doing? Fine. And how is your sorry life going? It's going great? Hmph, well isn't that relief?

We're both lying, aren't we?

Royalty
The Sandsea should have been bowing to my family's throne, but Sek-Duat always got in the way. Sometimes we were at war, sometimes he'd invite us to feasts, and I even had to attend one of his funerals. To think it was the same Sek-Duat the First pretending to be fourteen of his descendants. I remember how surprised he was that a 'shivering little dog' was Greenguard's Prince. Haha, now look where he is! Hiding in graves!

Tension
I have some time if you want to fight. It'll have to be fist on fist. I'm not in the mood to…use my full strength against you. Or we could stand around, and insult each other until the heat mummifies us. Whatever the Twins told you, don't say a word about it. But, don't you dare ignore me either! Even if the healing waters don't work, Sek-Duat is here. I saw him, and I'll tear that traitor to pieces like my ancestors should have centuries ago.

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Locations:

• Shadow Duat
• Tomb of the Blue Lotus

Notes:

• Appears in Tomb of the Blue Lotus after completing the 'Dog Water' quest.
• Also see:
  • A Mysterious Stranger.
  • Mysterious Stranger (NPC).

At Shadow Duat

At Tomb of the Blue Lotus

Thanks to Tux47.

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