Fire Within the Sand: Ending 2 questline

Fire Within the Sand questlines
Main	Ending 2	Ending 3	Manticore Killer	The Liaison

Transcripts of Fire Within the Sand's Ending 2 questline, which requires the main questline to be completed first.

Characters

Basil Old Isin Treasure Hunter

Part 1 Talk with Old Isin in the Black Market
Old Isin	...... Old Isin had a dream... ...The same dream.
We came to the Reefsteep Black Market, per our promise with "Sand Soldier." But only Old Isin awaits. He is muttering something that's too hard to make out. He seems to have gotten even weirder these last few days, if that's possible.
[Choose "(Ask what is going on)"]
Old Isin	A dream... Old Isin has had the same dream again and again for a hundred years... Old Isin remembers the city in the sands... the showers of golden sand it brings when it moves, the blue sky... The pasha whispering by Old Isin's ear... Old Isin remembers... Bah, all that's left are gluttons and fools... How could they ever bring back our past glory?
Basil	...... He's creeping me out. Did he used to be like this?
[Choose "(Keep asking)"]
Old Isin	Only the pasha, with true light in his heart, is worthy of this land...! Find the palace... and we'll sit before his throne, listen to him describe the future... Why do I wander here? How much time have I lost? How could I call myself his servant? Old Isin must go... to that...
He limps away. Where is he going? The wind raises both the sands and a corner of the old soothsayer's hood. You see tears stream down his face. He walks towards the desert.

Part 2 Talk with the Treasure Hunter in combat zones after completing the "Old Isin's Departure" and "City of Gold" Events, and obtaining the Old Treasure Map from the "A Treasure Map" Event
Treasure Hunter	Whoa! I was so focused I didn't notice you coming up behind me...
Basil	Sorry, we didn't mean to surprise you.
Treasure Hunter	It's okay. Look at this old gold coin I just cleaned up. Pretty, ain't she? Ha, to think I'd meet a kindred spirit in a place like this! I'm something of an expert treasure hunter, here to collect all sorts of antique gold coins!
<Dialogue branch starts here>
[Choose "Treasure hunter! Awesome."]
Treasure Hunter	I don't mean to brag, but I'm confident in my skills. I want to be an archaeologist, like my father.
<Dialogue branch>
[Choose "You seem pretty young to be an expert."]
Treasure Hunter	What? Don't you dare look down on me because of my age. All the old fools who used to now come to me for my expert opinion. Even Dad, with all his accomplishments, used to praise my work.
<Dialogue branch ends here>
Treasure Hunter	Gah, why'd I even bring him up? He left on an expedition a few years ago and never came back. End of story. But forget that. Is that... a treasure map? The old paper and faded text... Just imagine the sights it's seen... Huh, it's not in Sargonian... Let's see... "treasure," "rocks," "buried"...
[Choose "'Treasure'?"]
Treasure Hunter	It's part of a longer phrase too... I think it means "mountains of treasure."
[Choose "'Mountains of treasure'!"]
Basil	Wow... With that we wouldn't have to worry about the Lord Ameer's taxes anymore, would we? They really don't leave us much to spend. All that hard work, and we barely get to enjoy any of it...
Treasure Hunter	The language is pretty hard to decipher. Do you understand it? I'm impressed.
[Choose "Nope, not at all."]
Treasure Hunter	Oh... so you're just guessing? Well, why don't you bring me along then? You don't see maps like this every day. Someone drew it decades ago, maybe centuries. Picture it, one map, right here, linking us to our forefathers. To seek their treasure is also to uncover their history. Incredible, isn't it? ...... Hey, you're just nodding along blindly, aren't you? ...You've only just now started studying the map? ...We're not colleagues in the same field at all, are we?
<Dialogue branch starts here>
[Choose "We're famous Columbian archaeologists."]
Treasure Hunter	Yeah, and I'm the pope of Laterano! Ahem... I mean, just be honest. No archaeologist worth their salt would carry around a valuable map like that unprotected. You're just normal folks who stumbled on it, aren't you?
Basil	Finding that treasure would let us pay the Lord Ameer's taxes, expand our settlement, improve our relationship with the black market... A black market mogul offered his help earlier, but a lot of time has passed, and maybe we let him down somehow. This money would solve so many problems! We wouldn't have to hunt and mine all day! We could just sit around and live the high life!
<Dialogue branch>
[Choose "Nope."]
Treasure Hunter	I see... I let my excitement get to me. You were holding the map with your bare hands, after all... May I ask how you came across it?
<Dialogue branch ends here>
[Choose "(Talk about how you found it)"]
Treasure Hunter	Old Isin? The soothsayer at the black market? I asked him some questions, and he told me that I might find the one I'd been looking for for years on this journey. He sure is mysterious... So, would you like the services of a professional treasure hunter? I can translate the text for you. Incidentally, I'm here to find some ruins and a certain someone. I'm definitely not asking for a share of the treasure! C'mon, please?
<Dialogue branch starts here>
[Choose "Why should we trust you?"]
Treasure Hunter	...... I understand, it's your map, not mine. I got ahead of myself.
<Dialogue branch>
[Choose "Why not? Welcome aboard."]
Treasure Hunter	Thank you so much! I won't let you down! I'll be back in a few days with the translation!

Part 2-1 Talk with the Treasure Hunter in combat zones after choosing "Why should we trust you?" in Part 2
Treasure Hunter	I knew you wanted the help of a professional! I'll decipher the writings on it!
<Dialogue branch starts here>
[Choose "Sorry, just passing through."]
Treasure Hunter	Alright...
<Dialogue branch>
[Choose "Counting on you, then."]
Treasure Hunter	Thank you so much! I won't let you down! I'll be back in a few days with the translation!
<Dialogue branch ends here>

Part 3 Talk with the Treasure Hunter in combat zones after choosing "Why not? Welcome aboard." in Part 2 or "Counting on you, then." in Part 2-1
Treasure Hunter	There you are! I've managed to decipher the text on the treasure map. Not only that, I discovered hundreds of new words in a language we had almost no records from! The text on the back is a saga revealing that it was once owned by a wealthy tribe, and points to treasure passed down through the generations. It's not clear how the map left their hands, though. Could be Catastrophe, could be war, there was even mention of the "Nightzmora"! Maybe it'll help me find my dad as well... No, I've gotta stop thinking about him... He was the one who left without a word!
[Choose "(Try to interrupt)"]
Treasure Hunter	Sorry, I get excited when I think about my job... Anyway, now that the map is solved, I'll take you to the marked location.
Basil	To be honest, a lot of us aren't expecting much from this, but I figure it's worth a shot. At the very least, we could do some hunting and mining on the way so we don't come back empty-handed. Plus, the Lord Ameer's tax collectors are coming soon, and we need to be ready!
Treasure Hunter	I've made a list of things you'll need. You should be mindful of your stamina, too. After all, no one ever said treasure hunting was easy!