
Saxiis, a Drakaan who has gone native.


[page="start"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"Hello there.  Did you want something?"

[link="Who are you?"]
[linkto="name"]
[link="What's your job?"]
[linkto="job"]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="what"]
[link="I'm looking for Ross."]
[linkto="ross"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="startname"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"Hello again."

[link="What's your job?"]
[linkto="job"]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="what"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="name"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"I am Saxiis.  Most people call me 'dragon', though."
[learn_name]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="what"]
[link="What's your job?"]
[linkto="what"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="what"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"I'm a dragon.  You know, big fire-breathing monster that
 hoards gold and guards fair maidens?

 Well, the fair maiden thing didn't really pan out.. in
 fact she's dead.  But there's still the gold.."

[link="Tell me about the gold."]
[linkto="gold"]
[link="Tell me about the fair maiden."]
[linkto="maid3a"]
[link="Do you breathe fire?"]
[linkto="fire"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]




[page="doorbell"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"No milk today, please..

 Oh!  Have you come to slay me?"

[link="Yes."]
[linkto="slay"]
[link="I'm here to rescue the fair maiden."]
[linkto="maid"]
[link="I'm looking for Ross."]
[linkto="ross"]
[endpage]



[page="slay"]
[image="saxiis2.pcx"]

"Not today thank you."

[colour="#808080"]
The door slams shut.
[colour="#ffffff"]
[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]


[page="fire"]
[image="saxiis2.pcx"]

"Kind of."

[colour="#808080"]
Taking out a silver box, the creature lights a cigarette.
[colour="#ffffff"]

[link="Tell me about the gold."]
[linkto="gold"]
[once]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="maid"]
[image="saxiis2.pcx"]

"I'm sorry, we don't have one of those anymore.
 Was there anything else?"

[link="What do you mean?"]
[linkto="maid2"]
[link="I'm looking for Ross."]
[linkto="ross"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="maid2"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"Well, there used to be a fair maiden here, but she kinda
 died.  Pity, really.
 But at least it broke the enchantment.  Now I am free!"

[link="Tell me about the enchantment."]
[linkto="maid3a"]
[link="The enchantment was broken?"]
[linkto="maid3b"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="maid3a"]
[image="saxiis2.pcx"]

"A geas was laid upon me to guard that bloody girl until
 a warrior valiant enough to slay me could claim her for
 his bride.

 Fortunately this wandering loony came by and found the
 girl while I was asleep.  There was a terrific row in
 her tower followed by 'Auugh!' and then I was free!

 We had to dispose of the body, and he'll get lynched if
 her father ever finds out, but I offered to let him stay
 here.  Sometimes he goes shopping for me."

[link="The spell was broken?"]
[linkto="maid3b"]
[link="Why do you need him to go shopping?"]
[linkto="shopping"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="maid3b"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"Yes, really broken.

 The witch designed it so that it would last until I was
 slain.  She never took into account that the girl might
 get the chop instead, and it went wrong.

 Have a look in the mystical pool if you're interested in
 seeing what a dead spell looks like."

(It should contain the mystic words 'segmentation fault'
 and the centre of the pool should be transparent so it HOMs)

[link="Who was it that broke the spell?"]
[linkto="maid4"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="maid4"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"I owe it all to Ross the Bewildered.  He came by one
 night and found the girl before I woke up.  Then
 there was this awful row up in the tower and a sort of
 'Auugh!'.  Then I was free of the spell!

 We had to dispose of the body, and he'll get lynched if
 her father ever finds out, but I offered to let him stay
 here.

 Sometimes he goes shopping for me."

[link="Why do you need him to go shopping?"]
[linkto="shopping"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="shopping"]
[image="saxiis3.pcx"]

"Do you have any idea how difficult it is to get
 served when you're a fifteen-foot lizard?

 Everybody runs away screaming.  Sometimes they throw
 pointy sticks at me as well!
 Each time I go to get some groceries it's a disaster.

 There's lots of beef on the island of course, but it's
 good to have a bit of variety in your diet."

[link="Don't you eat people?"]
[linkto="shopping3"]
[link="Couldn't you have sent the maid shopping?"]
[linkto="shopping2"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="shopping2"]
[image="saxiis2.pcx"]

"No.  She'd try to run away.
 In any case there was a forcefield around the island to
 prevent her from leaving until I was dead.

 A clever piece of work, that; it was keyed to her.
 Anyone else could come and go as they pleased, except me.

 That damned spell would give me a powerful urge to return
 home as soon as possible."

[link="Does this fair maiden actually have a name?"]
[linkto="maidname"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="maidname"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"Yes.  But I never found out what it was."

[endpage]


[page="gold"]
[image="saxiis2.pcx"]

"Ah, the gold.  There's such a huge amount of it,
 everyone else is jealous.  That might be why people
 keep coming to try and slay me.

 I don't know what they'd do if they ever managed it.
 There's far too much for ME to carry, let alone a man."

[link="Who gets jealous?"]
[linkto="gold2"]
[link="Can I have some?"]
[linkto="gold3"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="gold2"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"Oh, the usual assortment.. Kings, Bishops, the Pope..

 One of the huge advantages of being a dragon is that you
 don't normally have to pay any tithes."

[colour="#808080"]
The creature grins evilly.
[colour="#ffffff"]

[link="Tell me about the Pope."]
[linkto="pope"]
[link="Can I have some gold?"]
[linkto="gold3"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="gold3"]
[image="saxiis3.pcx"]

"No.  And if you steal any, I'll crucify you."

[link="Who gets jealous of your gold?"]
[linkto="gold2"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="pope"]
[image="saxiis3.pcx"]

"He's a knob.  He sits around all day decreeing things
 and interfering with everyone else's lives.

 The trouble is, Xy'lan likes him.  And that means he CAN
 interfere with everyone.. except me.

 But whatever, he's pretty sprightly for a 300-years old.
 I understand that is a very long lifespan for a human.."

[link="Who is Xy'lan?"]
[linkto="xylan"]
[link="Three hundred years?"]
[linkto="pope300"]
[link="How long do you live for?"]
[linkto="age"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="xylan"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

[colour="#808080"]
The creature looks at you knowingly.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"Most people know Him as GOD.  Few know His true name.

 I would rather not talk about Xy'lan.  If you really want
 to find out how far the rabbit-hole goes, seek out my
 brothers."

[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="age"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"We usually reach around two thousand of your years.
 "


[endpage]


[page="pope300"]
[image="saxiis1.pcx"]

"d
 "


[endpage]


[page="ross"]
[image="saxiis2.pcx"]

"I suppose you'd better come in then."


[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]




[page="bye"]
[image="saxiis2.pcx"]

"Bye-bye."

[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]