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Here, you get your first good view of the land of the Vahnatai. The ceiling is lower, the glowing fungus is dimmer, and the flora is different. It's strange how such subtle differences in the caverns can make you feel so alien. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — Entering the Land of the Vahnatai (Exile II: Crystal Souls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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“The caves now are very different from what they were when we began our last Resting. There are humans now, and Nephilim and Nepharim, and the sliths, and the other races you told us of. And only we can hibernate.” | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| “Something each and every tribe does every millenium or so, for a few centuries, to give the caves a chance to regenerate. Life down here is hard, as you no doubt have found.” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| “One day, I fear, we will fall to squabbling.” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| “We are only one of many tribes, and there is only so much space in our caves. The future may be ugly. The question is whether you all may one day be happier on your surface.” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| “That is where you belong. I suspect we will need to fight the empire one day. When we do, the battle may continue to the surface. Perhaps you will then be able to return there.” He looks down at his notes and back up at you. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| “I cannot be sure, but in the long run this may be the only way for us all to have peace.” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — talking to Elohi-Bok, member of the Council in Olgai (Exile II) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She nods. “This black river is the only way some of you humans can get to our land. We must bring humans to our land, to try to prevent horrors. I was put here to tell you of my people, and to tell you the route.” |
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| — Bentis-Ka, Vahnatai Keeper on the Island Hut (Exile II) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vahnatai Caves under Valorim |
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You stare out at an all too familiar sight - a cavern, miles wide, lit by green fluorescent fungi. Your eyes quickly adjust, absorbing the grim familiarity of the view. You have no warm feeling of homecoming - these are Vahnatai lands, not human. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| It was from this cave that the Vahnatai sought to obtain their total vengeance on the Empire that wronged them. It is from here that the monsters originated, and it is here they must be stopped. Somehow. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| — Near Great Walls (Exile III: Ruined World) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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