2-3 Rewrite+Combo

## 2-3 (New)
## World Map
## Load Owen, Sawyer, and Marsden map sprites
\f[6|Marsden]
After defeating Marsden,
\event
## Deload/kill the man
\f[6|nil]
 Lords Owen and Sawyer\n
seize his ship and sail towards Toska.|
\n
\event
## Deload everyone, load a boat sprite?
## or just load in a green kane
\n
\f[3|Kane]
They are accompanied by the ferryman Kane and\n
his crew, but their alignment is temporary.|
\n
\event
## deload Kane/boat, deload Sawyer
## Load in Owen moving around or whatever
\f[3|nil]
\n
\f[5|Owen]
Meanwhile, Owen gathers his allies to\n
detail the remainder of their mission.|
\n
\event
## Edmund map sprite in red appears
\n
However, he will soon discover that the\n
best laid plans often have to adapt...|
\s[-2]

\w[16]

## Intro 1
\g[Ship]
\f[3|Elijah]\f[2|Eagle]\f[1|Kane]
\f[5|Edmund]
\s[3]
Toss it overboard! Now!|

\s[5]\m[5|5]
Stay back!|

\s[2]
Calm down, we don't have any intention\n
of hurting you. Extinguish the torch,\n
and let's talk this out like men.|

\s[5]\e[5|2]
Tch, offering friendship with hands\n
stained by my comrade's blood? Shameful.|

\s[1]
Son, ye've spread enough gunpowder\n
to blow the deck sky-high... If ye go\n
through with this, ye'll die too!|

\s[5]
Then, if you all wish to survive,\n
pay close attention. Board the rowboats,\n
paddle to Fortuita, and never return.|\n
Toska will remember your actions.|

\f[6|None]\name[6|???]
\s[6]
Edmund!|
\s[-2]

## Intro 2
\g[Ship]
\f[2|Edmund]
\f[5|Owen]\f[6|Charles]
\s[5]
Everyone, stand aside!|

\s[6]
Edmund! What are you doing?!|

\s[2]
Defending my homeland,\n
just like you, Charles.|

\s[6]\b[6|1]
No... we never meant to...|

\s[2]
Lordlings, listen well. Your would-be crusade\n
ends here, no more of my people shall die.|

\s[5]
I apologize for what we did, but it was\n
a matter of necessity. We gave Marsden\n
an opportunity to surrender peacefully.|\n
The casualties are the consequences of\n
his decision, as well as his soldiers.|

\s[2]\e[2|2]
Another liar spinning yarn to cover\n
his own skin. Unlike Marsden, I won't\n
be so foolish as to let my guard down.|

\s[5]
We only told one lie, and did so\n
to earn your trust. We seek the aid\n
of men loyal to the Toskan people.|

\m[2|2]\s[2]\e[2|0]
Aid? For what?|

\s[5]
Aid against Arynden. Their war effort has\n
been bolstered by Toska supplying them\n
with arms, to the detriment of its people...|\n
We seek to put a stop to this.\n
Together, we could--|

\b[2|2]\s[2]
You and the Tsarina share much in common.|\b[2|0]\n
Your single-minded obsession with Oberron only\n
hurts the innocent; just look around you!|\e[2|2]\n
Arynden's sins cannot be cleansed with the\n
blood of my people! That much should be clear!|

\s[5]
Edmund listen. We would have spared your\n
friends, but much like you, they were\n
ready to fight to the bitter end.|\n
You want to stop the suffering of\n
innocents? Join us, and we can remove\n
the Tsarina from power together.|

\e[2|0]\s[2]
I swore an oath upon becoming a soldier:\n
"I cannot turn my lance against my homeland."|\n
To get to the Tsarina, you will need\n
to cut down my sisters and brothers.\n
I could never allow that to happen.|

\s[5]
I understand. Unfortunately, then, we\n
cannot allow you to stand in our way.|

\m[6|6]\b[6|0]
\s[6]
Owen, wait!|

\s[5]
Charles? What--|

\s[6]
Let me talk to him, Owen. I have\n
something that needs to be said.|

\s[5]
... Very well, go ahead.|
\s[-2]
\f[5|nil]
\w[16]

## editor's note: when are charles and edmund gonna kiss

\m[6|5]\w[4]
\s[5]
Edmund, do you remember what\n
I told you, back on our ship?|

\s[2]
... The tale you told me is spoken of throughout\n
Toska. The Girl-Queen toppled her mother's killer to\n
take back her land, only to be snuffed out by Oberon.|\n
It is a cautionary tale against rising up against he\n
powers that be. Not the heroic tale you think it is.|

\s[5]
Yes, well it may not surprise you to hear\n
I fought in that war, on Queen Belle's side.|

\s[2]
As you say, I remain assured. So,\n
you take pride in being forced\n
against your fellow countrymen?|

## editor's note: why does he say war is new to the world? I removed it because I don't understand what he's saying

\b[5|2]\s[5]
No, pride's not the right word...\n
It's a hard feeling to describe.|\b[5|0]\n
This whole "war" thing is new to me. That's\n
why Belle gave me an opportunity to turn\n
away, saying this wasn't my battle...|\n
I was in no way forced to--|

\e[2|2]\s[2]
You chose to become a widowmaker?\n
And I should become like you -\n
adding to my country's suffering?|\b[2|2]\n
No, once again, turning my lance against\n
the people I love will not protect them.|\b[2|0]\n
What good is standing against Laika if there\n
will be no one left to enjoy her passing?|

## idk what or who Laika is

\s[5]\m[5|5]
You aren't turning traitor, Edmund! There's\n
a difference between senseless destruction\n
and fighting for what you believe in.|\n
I know it's hard, dammit; fighting people\n
who yesterday could have been your friends.|\n
But, you said it yourself: The Tsarina is\n
the problem, right? She is the one forcing\n
your hand, just like Seneca forced my hand.|

\s[2]
You have the gall to suggest I'm\n
complicit in the Tsarina's actions.|\n
Tell me, Charles. What good did\n
toppling Seneca do again?|

\s[5]
... It freed us. There's still strife\n
of course, but now the people have hope.|

\e[2|0]\s[2]\b[2|2]
All you did was trade one\n
bloodthirsty regent for another.|

\s[5]
That's not true.|

\s[2]
You're trying to paint a portrait of Seneca's\n
downfall leading to Fortuita's tranquility.|\n
And how the Tsarina's demise would usher Toska\n
unto a similar path. THAT, is not true.|\n
Your homeland is hastening towards obliteration\n
under a foreign ruler's guidance, Fisherman Charles.|

\s[5]
... Revisionism is not a good practice Edmund.|

## call back! I do hate you charles but that was funny

\s[2]
Oh?|

\s[5]
Once you start a fire, it's almost impossible to put out.\n
It takes co-ordination, planning, and lots of resources.|\n
Seneca stoked the flames of war, and Duchess Federica\n
is doing her best to put them out. Even Queen Kalvesta\n
would've struggled. No leader can make them just vanish.|

\s[2]
Maybe so, but--|

\s[5]
Your Tsarina is fueling the Aryndenese warmachine.\n
And is starving your people. Were it not for her,\n
neither Fortuita nor Toska would suffer nearly as badly.|

\s[2]
Be that as it may--|

\s[5]\e[5|2]
And damn right you're complicit! Look at yourself!\n
Literally carrying the flames of war, ready to kill\n
the people who want the best for both our nations.|\n
Oberron and Laika out the picture.|

## lol charles gained a backbone

\s[2]
... ... ...|

\s[5]\e[5|0]
Why do it for her? Edmund, If you're going\n
to throw your life away, wouldn't you\n
rather do it for something you believe in?|

\s[2]
Join you. Stop you.\b[2|2] Many lives\n
will be lost either way...|

\s[5]
Hopefully less if you stand with us.\n
But, my question to you Edmund is this:\n
can you even let go of that torch?|

\s[2]
... ... ...|
\s[-2]

\w[8]

\f[6|Elijah]
\s[6]
Welp, we had a good run fellas.|

## :clown:

\s[2]
... No, it doesn't seem like I can.|
\s[-2]

## Intro 3
\g[Ship]
\r[2]\f[2|Edmund]
\s[2]
...  Your heart is in the right place, but\n
your compass bearing needs readjusting.|
\s[-2]

\f[4|Charles]\f[5|Owen]\f[6|Sawyer]
\s[4]
Maybe. But, no matter how lost you\n
get, it always points north.|

\s[6]
Does that... does that mean you'll help us?|

\r[2]\s[2]
Against my better judgement, yes.|\n
I can help guide you through my\n
homeland. But, you must agree\n
to avoid meaningless bloodshed.|

\s[5]
The less resistance we encounter, the better.\n
I will heed whatever council you provide.|

\s[2]
Then know this, the Tsarina has wards\n
that you will inevitably encounter if\n
you plan to get near castle Yuvelir.|\n
The Shield of Toska is one such barrier. My\n
brother Rubert ranks highly in that company.|
I cannot bear the thought of facing him in battle.|

\s[4]
If you do ever see him, try talking to\n
him. There's a chance he'll stand down\n
if his heart is in the right place.|

\s[2]
...You have fire in your eyes and in your\n
heart, Charles. It is an admirable quality.|\n
But, a Shield of Toska will not yield\n
so easily, even to his kin.|

## now kiss :3

\s[5]
One thing at a time Edmund. We shall\n
prep the ship for departure immediately.|

\s[2]
And just where are you landing?|

\s[5]
I shall fill you in on the plan,\n
come, we have much to discuss.|

\s[6]
I'll leave all of you to it. Eagle\n
and I will go pack our things.|
\s[-2]

\f[6|nil]
\w[16]

\r[5]\s[5]
... ... ...|
\s[-2]

## Intro 4
\g[Ship]
\f[5|Kane]
\f[2|Nico]\f[1|Leonid]\b[1|2]
\s[1]
Oh, thank the stars; we're\n
not going to explode...|

\s[2]
... Leonid, please be a dear and\n
clean the gunpowder off the deck.|

\s[1]\b[1|0]
For once, I'm not going to complain.|
\s[-2]

\f[1|nil]
\w[8]

\s[5]
Nico, man the helm for a few minutes,\n
I need to go the hold...|

\s[2]
Now's a good a time as any\n
to get drunk, eh captain?|

\s[5]
... Sure. Certainly nothin' else going on.|
\s[-2]

\f[5|nil]

\s[2]
... Hold on, what is that puddle--|\m[2|2]\n
Oh, oh dear.|
\s[-2]

## Base
## Bard for the Ages
\g[Ship_Interior]
## idk i guessed
\f[2|Sawyer]\f[1|Charles]
\f[5|Nico]\f[6|Leonid]
\s[5]
Did I not know better, I would say\n
Charles is a bard for the ages!|

## he said the thing!!!!!

\s[2]
No kidding. Class act back there, Charles.|

\s[1]
I didn't do anything special, I just said what\n
I was feeling. Besides, we're still going to\n
have to fight between here and Nevynsk.|\n
There's still time for disaster to strike.|

\s[2]
Owen'll want to keep you guys out of\n
trouble. He'll take any opportunity he\n
can to avoid fighting, if I know him...|

\s[1]
Sawyer?|

\s[2]
Oh- uh, yes?|

\s[1]
You know, all of this is starting to\n
remind me of the civil war back home.\n
The fighting, the strategizing...|\n
Even Edmund reminds me a little of\n
myself. Not scared or self-doubting,\n
but... Just reluctant, I guess.|

\s[1]
Not sure about that Charles. I\n
don't remember the last time\n
you tried setting fire to a ship.|

\s[6]\c[:Italic]
I'm not sure Owen could keep his word.|

\s[1]
What do you mean?|

\s[6]
Well, Nico and I were in Fortuita when the\n
civil war broke out. The military occupation\n
led to widespread abuse of authority.|\n
I witnessed soldiers dragging families from\n
their homes and... other unspeakable acts.|\n
Men show their true colors when no one's watching.|

\s[1]
I... You're right. Does... does\n
that mean I just lied to Edmund?|

\s[6]
Not you, these 'rebels.' How are you going\n
to rein them in? You don't even know them.|

\s[2]
Leonid, hey. Seneca's men were thugs,\n
convicts, and mercenaries. Supervision\n
only does so much for men like them.|\n
Now Toskan's, they're disciplined. They\n
know better than to go after innocent people.|

\s[5]
Exactly! Leonid don't be so dour!|

\s[6]
Nico... It's just that I've just felt\n
in over my head since the moment that\n
Owen and Sawyer stepped on board this ship.|\n
I can't wait until it's just the three of us\n
again. And I can't believe I'm saying that.|

\s[5]
Aww... where's your sense of adventurous spirit?|

\s[6]
... ... ...|

\s[2]
Regardless, this coming battle will\n
be our last together. Once we reach\n
the shore, the clock starts ticking.|\n
When time runs out, Oberron comes knocking.|
\s[-2]

\f[5|nil]\f[6|nil]
\w[4]\f[2|nil]\w[16]
\m[1|2]\w[4]

\s[2]
Are you sure you don't want to come\n
with us, Sawyer? We could use your help.|
\s[-2]
\w[8]

\f[6|Sawyer]\m[6|5]\w[4]

\s[5]
Owen and I are on differing paths. He was\n
always a little too pragmatic, but it didn't\n
bother me until Federica took the throne.|\n
Unless he learns to choose his friends\n
over politics, I can't stand by him.|

\s[2]
Hmm... well, if you don't mind\n
me saying, that sounds a little...|

\s[5]
Petty?|

## I would have said stupid or butthurt

\s[2]
Yeah.|

\s[5]
You have your opinion of Federica, I have mine.|\n
Owen's just gotten... *sigh* Apologies, I really\n
shouldn't burden you with this. It's not my place.|

\s[2]
It's fine, Sawyer.|

\s[5]
All I'll say is: we'll pull\n
through this, for Queen Belle.|

\s[2]
For Queen Belle.|
\s[-2]

## War Games
## Idk I made up a name, sue me
## don't actually :|
\g[Ship]
\f[2|Edmund]\f[1|Owen]\f[5|Elijah]\f[6|Kane]
\s[1]
Kane, stop being so difficult. We need you\n
here to discuss the next phase of the plan.|

\s[6]
Are ye daft? With HIM? He tried\n
to blow up my ship! I don't want\n
anything to do with this anymore.|\n
The second we find shallow waters,\n
I'm dropping rowboats, and you're\n
all heading off to shore!|

\s[2]
Toskan archers will make minemeat of you\n
before you get halfway to shore. There are\n
watchtowers and patrols all over the coast.|\n
Even if you manage to evade the soldiers,\n
the cold'll kill you in a matter of days.|

\s[5]
Looks like rowboats are out, sorry Kane.\n
You're stuck with us for another day.|

\s[6]
A curse on your names...|

\s[1]
So, to recap: The wilderness is too harsh,\n
the coastline is too well guarded, leaving\n
sailing to Chebovir our only option left?|

\s[2]
Yes, we can use this vessel's prestige as\n
a disguise. However since Marsden insisted\n
on patrolling further than expected...|\n
The ship will be inspected upon being docked.|

\s[5]
So, in that case, why Chebovir?\n
Why not another port town?|

\s[2]
The port town of Chebovir has spread\n
their forces thin recently. Strife inland\n
has forced the militia to fracture.|\n
If there was ever a town we could get through\n
with minimal trouble, it would be Chebovir.|

\s[5]
Strife inland...?|

\s[1]
Nevermind that for now Elijah, let's\n
focus on the battle to come. We need a\n
strategy. What is their leadership like?|

\s[2]
Chebovir is run by Govener Kristoff. He's as\n
arrogant as Marsden, but much more dogmatic.|\n
The moment we make landfall, your identities\n
will likely be compromised.|

\s[6]\e[6|1]
Oh, aye? Dead men tell no tales, boy.|

\s[2]
Kristoff is no fool.\e[6|0] Even if you slaughter every\n
last man woman and child in Chebovir, Kristoff will\n
already have sent runners to the neighboring towns.|\n
You'll have the full might of the Toskan army\n
all over you in a matter of days.|

\s[5]
Hey, we'd never harm civilians, Edmund.|\n
But... we can't afford take to prisoners,\n
they'll just be dead weight. And your\n
people are REALLY hard to take alive.|

\s[2]\b[2|2]
Sadly true, and I'm afraid you will\n
struggle especially in Chebovir.|

\s[1]
Struggle? What do you mean?|

\s[2]\b[2|0]
Not too long ago, Chebovir faced a severe food shortage.|\n
Kristoff sent two dozen men through harsh blizzards to find\n
food and firewood. Half of them perished, the survivors\n
bearing frostbite and missing fingers for their trouble.|

\s[6]
Lucky lads...|

\s[2]
No one held Kristoff responsible for the losses.\n
Instead, the people were emboldened by the soldiers\n
bravery, memorials were set up for the fallen.|

\s[5]
Did the survivors find any food?|

\s[2]
No. But as Kristoff said, there\n
were twelve less mouths to feed.|

\s[5]
That's just... madness.|

\s[2]
The point is, those few garrisoned in\n
Chebovir will give you the fight of your life.|\n
Converting any Toskan to your side\n
will be nigh impossible.|

\s[1]
This does not bode well; we cannot simply\n
rely on Kristoff's runners freezing to death.|\n
There has to be a counter-play.|

\s[6]
Well... if we can't avoid being found out,\n
maybe we get 'em lookin' in the wrong place?|\n
'Fore we torched me dear ol' ship, which you\n
will be paying for, we took everything that\n
wasn't nailed down, including the mainsails.|\n
Once we dock in Chebovir, me boys could\n
just... Lower the Skullbound?|

\s[2]
The Skullbound? The Ezpathan's main standard?|

\s[1]
That's... brilliant. They'll be looking for\n
Ezpathan buccaneers marauding the coast,\n
rather than Fortuitan invaders moving inland.|

\s[2]
I must say, it is plausible.\b[2|0] Marsden was a known\n
pirate hunter, many sailors predicted he would\n
meet his end biting off more than he could chew.|\b[2|2]\n
Yes, dispatching the garrison under the guise of\n
marauders is a sound strategy. But, I must request\n
you take no food or resources from the people.|

\s[6]
No fun as always.|

\s[1]
Of course Edmund, we never intended to. Right Kane?|

\s[6]
... Sure.|

\s[1]
Let us continue on our way, we\n
shall need you to help navigate.|
\s[-2]
\w[16]
\f[1|nil]\f[2|nil]\f[5|nil]
\w[16]

\s[6]
... But, if they're looking for this ship\n
then... Oh no. I'm gonna hang for this.|
\s[-2]

## He Just Gets to Walk Free?
## Base Talk Grace & Stark
\g[Ship]
\f[2|Grace]\f[5|Stark]
\s[2]
So, this guy tries to blow up the ship\n
not ten minutes ago, and now he's in the\n
hold, discussing strategy with Owen?|

\s[5]\e[5|1]
I think it shows a real "Can-do" attitude.|

\s[2]
Of course you'd say that...|

\s[5]\e[5|0]\m[5|5]
I'm being sarcastic; that\n
'Edmund' guy's a lunatic.|
\s[-2]

\w[16]

\f[1|None]\name[1|???]
\s[1]\x[Sylvia]
Or, perhaps he just needed\n
to see the bigger picture.|
\s[-2]

\r[2]\w[8]\m[2|3]\w[8]
\s[3]
Sylvia?|
\s[-2]

\f[1|nil]
\f[0|Sylvia]\m[0|1]\w[8]
\s[5]
Care to elaborate what\n
you mean by that?|

\s[1]
Oaths. Soldiers like Edmund and knights\n
like myself swear similar oaths.|\n
Officially, knightly oaths are primarily\n
sworn to one's regent and secondarily\n
to the people of their land.|

\s[3]\m[3|3]
So wait, your Lord is more\n
important then the people?|

\s[1]
On paper it seems that way. But, this\n
system actually puts the people first.|

\s[5]
Didn't you bail out Generals Oscar and\n
Shane? We fought for the people, you\n
didn't. Seems kind of hypocritical, lady.|

\s[1]
Hm. Consider this:\b[1|2] a knight serves a lord, who\n
serves a higher lord, who serves their monarch.|\b[1|0]\n
But, who does the monarch serve?|

\s[5]
Is this a trick question? Themself.|

\s[3]
The people...?|

\s[1]
You're absolutely right, Grace. The\n
ultimate responsibility rests with the\n
monarch. By aiding them, we aid the people.|\n
Amid all these oaths and procedures, we often\n
overlook the purpose behind these systems.|\n
Shane and Oscar understood this, that is\n
why I saved them. Not because of my oaths.|

\s[5]
Well, if the Monarch won't serve the\n
people, I say it's up to the soldiery\n
to take matters into their own hands.|

\s[1]
I agree.|

\s[5]\m[5|5]
Wait, what? You do?|

\s[1]
Our duty is accountability; that's the essence\n
of war. Just as you've said, we become hypocrites\n
if we fail to hold our leaders accountable.|\n
I believe Edmund has come to realize this.|

\s[5]
Huh, didn't know any of you\n
guys still thought like that.|

\s[3]\b[3|2]
Duty to the people...\b[3|0] Is that why\n
you trust Queen Belle, Stark?|

\s[5]
Maybe so. In any case, let's hope\n
Sylvia's right, and this isn't\n
some play-acting by Edmund.|

\s[3]
Indeed, we've already got one too\n
many performers on this ship...|
\s[-2]