SureTooth the Weaver

[page="start"]
[call="check_collar"]
[if false][goto="nocollar"]
[if_not_know_name][goto="first"]
[goto="back_again"]
[endpage]


============== FEAR =======================

[page="first"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
You see a startled wolf-creature, cowering away
from you.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"Aaahh!!!  A Man!   What do you want with me?"

[link="Who are you?"]
[linkto="name-fear"]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="waarg-fear"]
[link="What do you do?"]
[linkto="job-fear"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1-fear"]
[link="I mean to skin you!"]
[linkto="help"]
[link="Er, nothing.  Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="name-fear"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
The creature becomes a bit less tense.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"I am SureTooth the weaver.
 Good jaw coordination is necessary for this and
 many other professions.
 
 My parents noticed I had the gift early on, and
 so they named me "SureTooth".
 
 What is it that you want?"

[learn_name]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="waarg-fear"]
[link="Why did you choose to become a weaver?"]
[linkto="job2-fear"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1-fear"]
[link="I mean to skin you!"]
[linkto="help"]
[link="Er, nothing.  Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="job-fear"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
The creature becomes a bit less tense.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"My name is SureTooth.. I am one of the weavers of
 this town.
  
 What is it that you want with me?"

[learn_name]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="waarg-fear"]
[link="Why did you choose to become a weaver?"]
[linkto="job2-fear"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1-fear"]
[link="I mean to skin you!"]
[linkto="help"]
[link="Er, nothing.  Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]





[page="job2-fear"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

"What?  Er, it was the looms.  I used to watch the
 other weavers as a cub, I was always fascinated by
 the way they worked.  So I became an apprentice.
 
 But then the war against the humans broke out.
 Many died, and after the carnage, good King Grey
 was assassinated!
 
 When Lord Redtooth took the throne, the guild of
 the Royal Weavers fell out of favour and was
 disbanded.
[nextpage="job2-fear2"]
[endpage]

[page="job2-fear2"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

 All the guild members were imprisoned or banished.
 Now, only a handful of independent weavers remain.
 
 Tell me, why have you come here?"

[link="Tell me about RedTooth."]
[linkto="redtooth"]
[link="Tell me about Grey."]
[linkto="grey"]
[link="Tell me about the war."]
[linkto="war"]
[link="Tell me about the guild of weavers."]
[linkto="guild_weavers"]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="waarg"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1-fear"]
[link="I am on a mission from God."]
[linkto="god"]
[link="I mean to skin you!"]
[linkto="help"]
[link="Er, no real reason.  Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="waarg-fear"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

"I am a Waarg.  We are the inhabitants of this land.
 We were raised from dumb beasts by our God,
 Aa'Ruuff, now known as "Aa'Ruuff The Betrayer".

 We don't worship Him after the Great Battle against
 Men..."
 
[colour="#808080"]
The creature backs away, his voice rising to a
shriek as a terrible thought occurs to him.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"..has He sent you here TO FINISH US OFF?!?"

[link="No, I'm lost."]
[linkto="lost"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1-fear"]
[link="I am exploring the world."]
[linkto="explore"]
[link="I am on a mission from God."]
[linkto="god"]
[link="Yes!  I have come to sanctify this place with blood!"]
[linkto="help"]
[link="Why did you choose to become a weaver?"]
[linkto="job2-fear"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="cloth1-fear"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
The creature looks stunned.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"C..cloth?  Uh, certainly.

 Which colour do you want?
 I have Red, green, brown, blue or purple.
 They are all 30 gold coins a piece.."

[append="cloth2"]
[endpage]


[page="god"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
The creature backs away from you!
[colour="#ffffff"]

"You worship the Betrayer! He has sent you here to
 kill us!"

[link="Who is the Betrayer?"]
[linkto="who_aaruuff"]
[link="He didn't say anything about that to me."]
[linkto="not_kill"]
[link="Er, no.."]
[linkto="not_kill"]
[link="Yes!  I am here to end your blasphemous lives!"]
[linkto="help"]
[link="This is getting out of hand.  I'm going."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


============== NO FEAR =======================

[page="back_again"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

"Hello again.  What can I do for you?"

[link="Who are you again?"]
[linkto="name"]
[link="What exactly are you?"]
[linkto="waarg"]
[link="What is your job?"]
[linkto="job"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1"]
[link="Er, nothing.  Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]

[endpage]


[page="not_kill"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
The creature straightens up, and becomes less
nervous.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"Really?  In that case I may have misunderstood
 your intent.
 
 Is there something I can do for you?"

[link="Who is the Betrayer?"]
[linkto="who_aaruuff"]
[link="What is your name?"]
[linkto="name"]
[link="What do you do?"]
[linkto="job"]
[link="What made you choose to become a weaver?"]
[linkto="job2"]
[link="Wrong!  Time to die!"]
[linkto="help"]
[link="This is getting out of hand.  I'm going."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


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

"I am SureTooth the weaver.  Good mouth coordination
 is necessary for this and many other professions.
 My parents noticed I had the gift early on, and so
 they named me "SureTooth".
 
[learn_name]

[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="waarg"]
[link="Why did you choose to become a weaver?"]
[linkto="job2"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1"]
[link="I mean to skin you!"]
[linkto="help"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="job"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

"My name is SureTooth.. I am one of the weavers of
 this town.
  
 Is there something you want?"

[learn_name]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="waarg"]
[link="Why did you choose to become a weaver?"]
[linkto="job2"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1"]
[link="I mean to skin you!"]
[linkto="help"]
[link="Er, nothing.  Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="job2"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

"I used to watch the other weavers as a cub, and I
 was always fascinated by the way the looms worked.
 So I became an apprentice.
 
 But then the war against the humans broke out.
 Many died, and after the carnage, King Grey was
 assassinated.
 
 When Lord RedTooth took the throne, the guild of
 the Royal Weavers fell out of favour and was
 disbanded."
 
[nextpage="job2b"]
[endpage]

[page="job2b"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

 "All the guild members were imprisoned or banished.
 Now, only a handful of independent weavers remain."

[link="Tell me about RedTooth."]
[linkto="redtooth"]
[link="Tell me about Grey."]
[linkto="grey"]
[link="Tell me about the war."]
[linkto="war"]
[link="Tell me about the guild of weavers."]
[linkto="guild_weavers"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="cloth1"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[if_not_know_name][goto="cloth1-fear"]

"Certainly.  I have  red, green, brown, blue and
 purple cloth.  Thirty gold coins per piece.
 
 Which would you prefer?"

[append="cloth2"]
[endpage]


[page="cloth2"]
[link="red"]
[linkto="red"]
[link="green"]
[linkto="green"]
[link="brown"]
[linkto="brown"]
[link="blue"]
[linkto="blue"]
[link="purple"]
[linkto="purple"]
[endpage]





[page="who_aaruuff"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
The creature eases off..
[colour="#ffffff"]

"You don't know of the Betrayer?
 He is our God.  He created us, but turned against
 us when Men arrived on this world.
 
 You would do better to ask another of this if you
 wish to know any details.."

[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="waarg"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

"I am a Waarg.  We are the inhabitants of this land.
 We were raised from dumb beasts by our God,
 Aa'Ruuff, now known as "Aa'Ruuff The Betrayer".

 We haven't worshipped Him since He sent Men to
 smash our temples and kill our people."
 
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1"]
[link="Why did you choose to become a weaver?"]
[linkto="job2"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



============ POLITICS ===================

[page="redtooth"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

"He is our King.  It is not proper to speak ill of
 him, yet there are those who feel that his reign
 is less ..just.. than that of our old King.
 
 I was only ten when the war ended, and I can tell
 you little of the old times of King Grey.  But
 others say that he paid much more attention to the
 welfare of his subjects than our present King does.
 
 To be sure, our Royal Majesty has rebuilt the
 Castle with great speed.  But most everyone else
 still lives in these crude huts of wood and thatch
 that were built as temporary shelter after the
 war.."

[link="Can you tell me more about RedTooth?"]
[linkto="redtooth2"]
[link="Tell me about Grey."]
[linkto="grey"]
[link="Tell me about the war."]
[linkto="war"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="redtooth2"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

[colour="#808080"]
SureTooth lowers his voice to a curious, doggy
whispering.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"At Grey's death, his younger brother, SwiftRunner,
 took the crown.  His rule was fair and good, but
 he was inexperienced, and General RedTooth, as he
 was then known, usurped the throne in a coup.

 This is common knowledge, but the King wishes it
 to be forgotten.
 
 I cannot say much more about His Majesty, but I
 urge you to take care if you would speak to others
 on this matter.  It is not wise to question the
 King's rule openly, for walls may have ears, and
 our King is far less tolerant of criticism than his
 predecessor.  His ire can be terrible."

[link="Tell me about Grey."]
[linkto="grey"]
[link="Tell me about the war."]
[linkto="war"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="grey"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

"Grey was a noble ruler, and well-loved by his
 subjects.  He had a silver-grey coat, which is
 quite unusual among our race.
 
 He was picked as successor by the previous king,
 who abdicated when he felt he was too old to rule.
 
 Grey was close to Aa'Ruuff, and even had audiences
 with Him.  Yet he was no puppet.  At the Betrayal,
 Grey swore vengance against Aa'Ruuff and put his
 mind to defending our realm, with great success.
 
 If you have seen the Field of Bones, you will note
 that most of the dead are not Waarg."

[link="Tell me more about Grey."]
[linkto="grey2"]
[link="Can you tell me about RedTooth?"]
[linkto="redtooth"]
[link="Tell me about the war."]
[linkto="war"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="grey2"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]

"Grey's downfall was brought about by Aa'Ruuff.
 Not only king, but our main strategist, he was a
 prime target for assassination.
 
 Part of Grey's secret to success, it is said, was
 that he always hunted his own food.  Other kings
 were waited on by their servants, but Grey wanted
 to be as much like his subjects as possible.

 Aa'Ruuff sent a human, armed with a weapon that
 shot metal, and so Grey was slain while hunting."
 

[link="Tell me more about Grey."]
[linkto="grey3"]
[link="Can you tell me about RedTooth?"]
[linkto="redtooth"]
[link="Tell me about the war."]
[linkto="war"]
[link="I'd like some cloth, please."]
[linkto="cloth1"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


============ ENDINGS =================

[page="bye"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
The creature looks at you nervously and returns to
his business.
[colour="#ffffff"]

[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]


[page="nocollar"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
The creature gives a great yell and bounds away.
[colour="#ffffff"]

[on_exit_call="flee"]
[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]


[page="help"]
[image="weaver.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
The creature shouts in a keening voice!
[colour="#ffffff"]

"HELP!  GUARDS!"

[on_exit_call="call_guards"]
[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]
