Conversation: q_mnk_conv
Triggered by
- creature NPC Orovan the Windless
q_mnk_mstr
Scripts referenced
| Script | Slot | In module | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
q_mnk_lrn | action | ✓ | |
q_mnk_stn | action | ✓ | |
q_mnk_rtn | action | ✓ | |
q_mnk_c_dn | active | ✓ | |
q_mnk_c_s2r | active | ✓ | |
q_mnk_c_s2w | active | ✓ | |
q_mnk_c_s1r | active | ✓ | |
q_mnk_c_s1w | active | ✓ | |
q_mnk_c_off | active | ✓ |
Quest entries granted
| Quest | Tag | Step(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The Empty Hand | mnk_hand | 1, 2, 3 |
Starting entries
- entry #5 (if
q_mnk_c_dn) — *Orovan sits with his hands open on his knees.* The first thing is done and you … - entry #4 (if
q_mnk_c_s2r) — *He holds out a hand without opening his eyes.* You did not mention it. Good. *H… - entry #3 (if
q_mnk_c_s2w) — *Orovan glances at your belt, where the stone is, and closes his eye again.* You… - entry #2 (if
q_mnk_c_s1r) — *He turns a grey pebble over once and sets it on the rock between you.* You have… - entry #1 (if
q_mnk_c_s1w) — *Orovan opens one eye.* Still holding a good deal, I see. That is allowed. It is… - entry #0 (if
q_mnk_c_off) — *The man on the summit does not look up. His hands stay open on his knees.* Ther… - entry #6 — *He inclines his head a fraction and says nothing else. Somewhere below, the win…
Conversation flow
Each starting entry is expanded recursively. Repeated nodes (cycles, shared continuations) appear inline as ↩ link backrefs to the first occurrence.
entry #5 (if q_mnk_c_dn) ¶
*Orovan sits with his hands open on his knees.* The first thing is done and you are none the wiser, which is correct. The unbreathing form, the still point, the open palm that stops a blade -- those are all later, and I will not be hurried up a mountain. Sit if you like. The wind drops after noon.
reply #6 ¶
The wind on you, Orovan.
entry #4 (if q_mnk_c_s2r) ¶
*He holds out a hand without opening his eyes.* You did not mention it. Good. *He takes the stone, weighs it, and does not give it back.* Then that part is finished. There is a kama on the rock behind you; it has been there since you first came up. Bring it here.
reply #4 → q_mnk_rtn ¶
*Say nothing, and hold out the stone.*
entry #9 ¶
*The kama is plain, dark-hafted, and the stone is set flush into the butt of the handle where the hand will never feel it.* Now it is a tool and you are a person, and neither of you is remarkable. That is the whole of the first lesson. Go down before the light goes.
reply #5 ¶
Not yet. I will come back up.
entry #3 (if q_mnk_c_s2w) ¶
*Orovan glances at your belt, where the stone is, and closes his eye again.* You still know exactly which pocket it is in. Come back when you have forgotten.
↩ reply #6 “The wind on you, Orovan.”
entry #2 (if q_mnk_c_s1r) ¶
*He turns a grey pebble over once and sets it on the rock between you.* You have put enough down that I can hand you something without it being cruel. Take this. It is a stone out of the river. It means nothing and it is worth nothing, and I want you to carry it until you stop noticing you are carrying it. Then bring it up here.
entry #1 (if q_mnk_c_s1w) ¶
*Orovan opens one eye.* Still holding a good deal, I see. That is allowed. It is only that you cannot use a hand that is already full, and one day you will want the hand. Come back when you are lighter.
↩ reply #6 “The wind on you, Orovan.”
entry #0 (if q_mnk_c_off) ¶
*The man on the summit does not look up. His hands stay open on his knees.* There is water in the skin by your foot, and the wind will drop after noon. *A pause.* You climbed quickly. You are carrying a great deal.
reply #0 → q_mnk_lrn ¶
Then show me how to set it down.
entry #7 ¶
*He has you set down everything you are holding on the bare rock, and then everything you are holding that is not in your hands, which takes rather longer. At the end of it he gives you a plain cord with nothing on it.* Wear that. When you find yourself wondering what it is for, you will have the answer.
reply #1 ¶
I have a road to walk. Peace to you.
NPC lines (entries) — flat index
entry #0
*The man on the summit does not look up. His hands stay open on his knees.* There is water in the skin by your foot, and the wind will drop after noon. *A pause.* You climbed quickly. You are carrying a great deal.
- → reply #0 “Then show me how to set it down.”
- → reply #1 “I have a road to walk. Peace to you.”
entry #1
*Orovan opens one eye.* Still holding a good deal, I see. That is allowed. It is only that you cannot use a hand that is already full, and one day you will want the hand. Come back when you are lighter.
- → reply #6 “The wind on you, Orovan.”
entry #2
*He turns a grey pebble over once and sets it on the rock between you.* You have put enough down that I can hand you something without it being cruel. Take this. It is a stone out of the river. It means nothing and it is worth nothing, and I want you to carry it until you stop noticing you are carrying it. Then bring it up here.
- → reply #2 “I will carry it and not think about it.”
- → reply #3 “Not today. Keep it for me.”
entry #3
*Orovan glances at your belt, where the stone is, and closes his eye again.* You still know exactly which pocket it is in. Come back when you have forgotten.
- → child “The wind on you, Orovan.”
entry #4
*He holds out a hand without opening his eyes.* You did not mention it. Good. *He takes the stone, weighs it, and does not give it back.* Then that part is finished. There is a kama on the rock behind you; it has been there since you first came up. Bring it here.
- → reply #4 “*Say nothing, and hold out the stone.*”
- → reply #5 “Not yet. I will come back up.”
entry #5
*Orovan sits with his hands open on his knees.* The first thing is done and you are none the wiser, which is correct. The unbreathing form, the still point, the open palm that stops a blade -- those are all later, and I will not be hurried up a mountain. Sit if you like. The wind drops after noon.
- → child “The wind on you, Orovan.”
entry #6
*He inclines his head a fraction and says nothing else. Somewhere below, the wind moves through the last of the trees.*
- → child “The wind on you, Orovan.”
entry #7
*He has you set down everything you are holding on the bare rock, and then everything you are holding that is not in your hands, which takes rather longer. At the end of it he gives you a plain cord with nothing on it.* Wear that. When you find yourself wondering what it is for, you will have the answer.
entry #8
*He puts the pebble into your palm and closes your fingers over it himself.* Do not look after it. Do not lose it on purpose either; that is the same mistake wearing a different coat.
entry #9
*The kama is plain, dark-hafted, and the stone is set flush into the butt of the handle where the hand will never feel it.* Now it is a tool and you are a person, and neither of you is remarkable. That is the whole of the first lesson. Go down before the light goes.
PC replies — flat index
reply #0 →
q_mnk_lrnThen show me how to set it down.
- → entry #7 “*He has you set down everything you are holding on the bare rock, and then every…”
reply #1
I have a road to walk. Peace to you.
reply #2 →
q_mnk_stnI will carry it and not think about it.
- → entry #8 “*He puts the pebble into your palm and closes your fingers over it himself.* Do…”
reply #3
Not today. Keep it for me.
reply #4 →
q_mnk_rtn*Say nothing, and hold out the stone.*
- → entry #9 “*The kama is plain, dark-hafted, and the stone is set flush into the butt of the…”
reply #5
Not yet. I will come back up.
reply #6
The wind on you, Orovan.