Chitus Topic /1
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| Hand of Arimor | "Balabus Arimor was a little-known preacher during the days of Emperor Chitus, who believed eternal life could be achieved through ritual sacrifice. We shall see whether he was a prophet - or a charlatan." |
Chitus FlavourText /21
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| Hand of Arimor BaseItemTypes | "Balabus Arimor was a little-known preacher during the days of Emperor Chitus, who believed eternal life could be achieved through ritual sacrifice. We shall see whether he was a prophet - or a charlatan." |
| RigwaldGlyph4 NPCTextAudio | I stood with the Army of Purity and looked upon the mighty walls of Sarn. I fought against Chitus and his Gemling aberrations. I watched the strongest of our army, Ezomyte, Maraketh, Karui and Templar, struck down by creatures born of thaumaturgy. It will take more than strong men and women to defeat Chitus, for this is no longer a war of mud and blood. We face monsters, and to defeat them, we need some monsters of our own. Here I stand, amongst these stones. Here I lay my gifts of blood and song, of flesh and fire. Here I call out to the First Ones, beasts of legend, terrors of our dreams. Here I howl to the Greatwolf himself. Should he answer, I am ready to pay the price that I know he will ask. It is no more than a man should do for his family. It is no more than a king should do for his people. - Rigwald, the Wolven King |
| CadiroOnChitus NPCTextAudio | Chitus was shaping up to be the greatest leader since Veruso. My nephew's gemling thaumatocracy would have made the Empire truly eternal, would have raised mankind up from the fragile muck of flesh and blood. And the wealth... oh the riches that could have flowed through the Empire's capitalist capillaries. Then that idiot of a High Templar had to come along and ruin it all. Him and his 'God of Purity' and his army of fanatics and barbarians. A veritable horde of ignorance. If Chitus had lived, the Empire would have lived, and oh what a wondrous and eternal life it would have had! |
| CadiroOnFamily NPCTextAudio | The same day that Veruso planted his banner in the soil of Sarn, the Perandus family built the first market stall. That one stall spawned so many others that the people came to call our venture {Perandus Markets}. We were never vain enough to make the name official. Until Chitus took the throne, we were a most unassuming consortium. Yes, we did occasionally employ the Silent Brotherhood to remove the more stubborn obstacles to our commercial endeavours, but for the most part we tended to solve our issues with coin and contract rather than bow and blade. In hindsight, we should have taken the reins of power much earlier. If we had done so then perhaps I could now be speaking of Perandus in the plural rather than the singular. |
| AlvaTempleFeature_GemRoomIII NPCTextAudio | Goodness, if Chitus had ever found these... he'd have been unstoppable. |
| JunOrtoiTheOrderOfTheDjinn NPCTextAudio | You have not heard of us because you were never meant to hear of us. I say us... in truth, it is just me left. We came from all walks of life, but we were all orphans, taken in and raised by the Order, and taught never to speak of it under punishment of death. It sounds harsh, I understand, but such was the importance of our duty that a life of solitude and secrecy was necessary. For hundreds, maybe thousands of years, we remained secret, until Janus Perandus... that... that imbecile... He sold us out. Reaching for the last vestiges of his ancestral glory. Just like his great grandfather Chitus, he may have doomed us all. |
| JunOrtoiJanusPerandus NPCTextAudio | You have heard of the famed Perandus family, I have no doubt. Wealthy and powerful and responsible for putting Malachai in position to bring Wraeclast to ruin all those centuries ago. Though Emperor Chitus is the most famous of the Perandus family, some remnants of his vile bloodline linger even still. Janus was one such remnant. He too was orphaned, but with the Perandus coffers dry and the Perandus name worth its weight in gold, no one took him in. No one except my {akhara}. That he is the only other survivor, and is now a powerful member of the Immortal Syndicate leaves no doubt in my mind that it was he who sold us out. If there is but one silver lining in all of this, it is that I may get to sink my blades into his flesh over, and over, and over again. |
| LegionLioneyeDefeat3 NPCTextAudio | Chitus... Forgive me. |
| GiannaIntroduction NPCTextAudio | Hey good lookin'. Huh. Most people recognise me. I'm Gianna. Worked a spell in the Chitus Theatre, back when you could leave your house without being followed by Templar secret police. I was Shavronne in No? Not a fan of the theatre, I suppose? That's-... That's fine. That act of my story has drawn to a close anyway, but I'm always looking for the next great role. Nothing's quite so thrilling as immersing oneself among the people, and seeing if you can, in fact, pass for the real deal. |
| CadiroOnDiallasMalefaction NPCTextAudio | Ah... Dear Dialla. So intent on serving Malachai to the bitter end. Once upon a time, she was one of Chitus' mistresses, but her lustre didn't last. He turned her over to a thaumaturgist many times, and ultimately she fell into Malachai's hands – which led to all those dreadful gem implants... |
| CadiroOnVollsProtector NPCTextAudio | I see you're wearing Voll's Protector. Needless to say, I'm not overly fond of Voll, who spearheaded the revolution to overthrow my nephew's empire. The Purity Rebellion culminated in Chitus' death, and Voll is predominantly to blame. |
| CadiroOnEmperorsVigilance NPCTextAudio | One of the finest kite shields I've ever had the pleasure of laying eyes upon – and an aptly named one. Emperor Chitus was forever vigilant, only taking calculated risks which he knew would fortify his position. I suppose it must run in the family, heh. |
| CadiroOnAegisAurora NPCTextAudio | The Aegis Aurora? That's a mighty fine shield you've got there. If Chitus had had a shield like that, things might have gone differently. |
| CadiroOnAulsUprising NPCTextAudio | Ah, Aul's Uprising. My nephew was a fine leader, but he could've learned a thing or two from Aul. It's said that Aul, the Crystal King, was once a slave who quarried stone, and he ascended to power predominantly through his leadership. He earned the respect of the people. Chitus could have worked harder to do the same. |
| CadiroOnLeadershipsPrice NPCTextAudio | Chitus knew the price of leadership better than anyone. He readily made use of his diplomacy, cunning, and all of the resources at his disposal. But alas, it was not enough to save his life. |
| CadiroOnEmpiresGrasp NPCTextAudio | Ah, Empire's Grasp! My nephew, Chitus, wore these into combat. He was a fine swordsman, and a formidable enemy. |
| CadiroOnSevenLeagueStep NPCTextAudio | Ah, I recognise those old boots. Seven-League Step... I used to chase Chitus around the manor when he was small, but when he put those boots on, he started chasing {me}. |
| CadiroOnChitusApex NPCTextAudio | Oh... I see you're wearing Chitus' Apex. You could show a little respect, you know... He was my nephew, after all. |
| CadiroOnCinderswallowUrn NPCTextAudio | The Cinderswallow Urn. Takes me back to the days when Janus Perandus, Chitus' great-grandson, joined the Order of the Djinn. Somehow, most of the Order ended up being dispatched, which allowed Catarina to pilfer the Horns of Kulemak from the Forbidden Vault. Catarina then used the Horns to resurrect the dead – without them becoming Undying – and established the Immortal Syndicate. Janus, of course, has joined the noble ranks of the Immortal Syndicate. I'm a little envious, truth be told. |
| CadiroOnPerandusFamily NPCTextAudio | Once, the Perandus Family presided over the city of Sarn. Our presence in Sarn began as a handful of merchant stalls. We were an affluent family, and accrued more wealth readily, but little did we know that our influence would one day expand into an Empire... although Chitus did have his sights set on the throne from a very early age. And, dare I say it myself, he could not have ascended to power without my assistance. |
| CadiroOnEmperorChitus NPCTextAudio | I nurtured that little tyke from cradle to the grave. I was closer to him even than his parents were. When he took the throne, I couldn't have been prouder... except, perhaps, for the day when he successfully navigated the Lord's Labyrinth. He was the first person to ever do it, too. And I was indispensable to his success. |