Роман с Аноменом

4. Anomen's Romance

Profile: Human dual class fighter/cleric. He has exceptional strength
and constitution, making him suitable to frontline, especially for the
early part of the game. He is primarily cleric though, and will reach
level 21 cleric at the experience cap of 2.95 million. IMHO, he is one
of the best NPC in the game. His fighter class gives him 2 attacks per
round, lots of HP and better THAC0. His turn undead blasts undeads
into pieces, including vampires and liches (at high enough
level). Since wisdom only gives extra low level spells (there is no
limit to casting level 6 and 7 spells), he is a good cleric even with
his initial wisdom of 12. Most of the complains about him centres on
his personality. He is a bit arrogant and too righteous for some
people's tastes.

When you first met him in the Copper Coronet, he was trying to prove
himself worthwile to become a full knight of the Order of the Most
Radiant Heart. He was a bit emotional before his knight test, but
after the test, he became very sweet.

Diff:  Very easy. The correct repsonses are very obvious. Just
remember not to be rude to him.

Hints: Some time after he joined your party (after LD6, see step by
step walkthrough below), a messager would come to inform Anomen of his
sister's death. To make him a knight later, persuade him to follow the
law; to make him fail, kill Saerk to avenge his sister. This makes a
difference to Anomen's skills. If he becomes a knight, he will gain
four points of wisdom and have his alignment change to Lawful Good
(LG). If he fails, his alignment will be changed to Chaotic Neutral
(CN).

Some time after this (after LD12), Anomen would tell you that he felt
it was time to take the test. Go to the Order of the Most Radiant Heart
with him.

After the test, the romance took two separate paths depanding on
whether Anomen passes the knight test.

Some time after the knight test, another messager would come. The
content of the message depended on his alignment. If he was a knight,
the magistrate had found evidence that Saerk indeed was involved
with the murder of Moira. Otherwise, Moira had been killed by a pair
of thugs. No matter what you said, you could not stop Anomen from
leaving the party. Follow him immediately to either Saerk's house in
the Bridge District (LG) or Delryn Estate in the Government district 
(CN)
depending on his alignment.

Make a save before you enter Saerk's house or Delryn Estate. This is
the only difficult part of the romance. The right response is not
obvious and if you say anything wrong, Anomen will leave the game
forever. Basically persuade him not to kill Saerk(LG) or his
father(CN). Tell him that you love him and the love you two have will
strengthen him.

Steps: 
(I played the game twice with both the LG and CN Anomen. I only
started making notes the second time round with the CN one. Therefore
the following walkthrough only shows the CN path. However, the two
paths are identical until quite late in the romance and the Saerk/Cor
Delryn revenge choices are mostly the same even though they are
directed to two different people.)

LD1: 'Prithee, my lady...it fills me with no small amount of wonder
that you have not asked me of my journey ere we met?
     
     Choose option 3

     'There is precious little to tell, although my few adventures
     have been glorious, indeed.

     Choose option 1

     'Aye, it has been a stuggle to prove my worth to the order.

     Choose option 3

     'Hmph. I find it hard to believe that one woman alone could have
     performed such deeds

     Choose option 2

     'Well, of course you had fellow companion who aided you then as
     now.

LD2: (If you have Keldorn in your party, he will join in this
conversation.)

     'How much do you know of my Order of the Most Radiant Heart?'

     Choose option 1 or 2

     'You have heard of it? That is good.

     Keldorn '(Sigh) Once again, Anomen, you follow pride rather than
     your head.

     'I have long since passed the time when I needed a knight of the
     Order to answer my every thought, Sir Keldorn.

    Choose option 1

    'Hmph. You're entitled to your opinion, my lady, but I think there
    is more that can be done to fight chaos than simply combatting the
    most obvious evils with a sword.'

    Keldorn 'The Order has its place, Anomen...and government is not
    it.

    'Perhaps, Sir Keldorn. I shall ponder your words, but I still
    believe the flaw exists in those who do not think of new ways to
    combat chaos.'

LD3: 'I understand that Gorion was very much like a father to you.

     Choose option 1

     'Ah, I see. I must admit, my lady, that I am rather jealous of
     you.

     Choose option 3

     'I think you might have at that.

LD4: 'I...I wish to apologise for so abruptly ending our conversation
yesterday. 

     Choose option 1

     'I am glad to hear of it, I...I think of my sister, sometimes,
     alone in the manor with my father.

     Choose option 1

     'The Order does not pay well, my lady.

     Choose option 1

     'That is good. It is a terrible thing then, that she has been
     taken away.

LD5: 'Have I told you how I became a priest?'

     Choose option 1

     'As I've said before, I approached the Order without the benefit
     of my father's sponsorship.

     Choose option 1

     'Hmph! It is that easy, is it?

LD6: 'My lady...I feel most terrible about my burst of temper the
previous day.

     Choose option 1

     'I am most thankful, (char name).

     Choose option 1

     'I am glad that you are so kind to me.

LD7: A message from Lord Cor Delryn, Anomen's father,
arrived. Anomen's sister, Moira, was murdered. Take Anomen to his
family home, Delryn Estate, in the Government District. To make him a
knight later, persuade him to follow the law; to make him fail, kill
Saerk to avenge his sister.

LD8: 'My lady? Might I bend your ear for a moment?'

     Choose option 1

     'I have been thinking much on my Test, as of late.

     Choose option 3

     'Because I do not know my own conscience, my lady.

LD9: 'I have come to understand a few things of your past, and I have
a question, if I might be permitted to pose it...'

     Choose option 1

     'I have been told a few things of your travels in the north and
     in Baldur's Gate in particular.

     Choose option 1

     'You...speak so carefully, my lady, because you have been accused
     of some manner of relation with the dead god of murder, Yes?

     Choose option 2

     'But you have not always succeeded, Yes?

LD10: 'My lady, I have been pondering your situation for some
time...this mater of your peculiar heritage...and I find myself filled
with admiration and wonder for you, truly.'

      Choose option 2

      'Yes..always a struggle.

LD11: 'I...I am truly sorry, my lady.

      Choose option 1

      'You must think me very odd to speak about my feelings and urges
      in such plain way, but in the Order it is paramount to control
      these things.

      Choose option 2: You should not worry about these things so
      much. (Choose another option if you have persuaded Anomen not to
      kill Saerk.).

      (His response is dependant on the option you picked before.)
      'Mmm. Your view of the Order's tenets are obvious.

LD12: 'My Test is coming very soon, my lady. I will need to go to the
headquarters of the Order and speak to Ryan Trawl.

      Choose option 2

      'I...have been thinking on what we have spoken of.

      Choose option 1

      'I hope that you are right, my lady.

      **Take Anomen to the Order of Radiant Heart for his test now.

LD13: The knight test. The outcome of the test depends on your choice
of whether to avenge Moira's death earlier.

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NOTE: From this point on, the romance is split into two separate
paths. Only the CN path is shown here.
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LD14: 'I have been thinking about Sir Ryan Trawl and the Order and I
have decided I am well rid of them! I cannot believe I wasted so much
of my life on such ignorant fools!'

      Choose option 2: That's good to see...You could use a little
      freedom, I think

      'Aye, I could at that! Too long has this poor knight frowned and
      growled...I'm enough of it, to tell the truth.

      Choose option 2: Yes, this is much better.

      'Well said and much appreciated by this formerly dour knight, my
      lady!

      (Anomen is now basically your boyfriend. His ROMANCEACTIVE should	
       be 2 if you check it with either CLUAConsole or ShadowKeeper.)

LD15: 'My lady...I have been watching you most intently these past few
hours and I have come to a conclusion about you.

      Choose option 1

      'When I first met you, my lady, I know there was something about
      you that drew me.

      Choose option 1: Ha ha! You may do as you like, good Anomen.

      'Then close your eyes, and I shall do the same...we shall meet
      for a moment as if we were two innocents coming together in the
      dark.

LD16: (This episode occurs only when your party rests.)
      'While the others retire to their sacks, might I persuade you to
      come with me somewhere away from their ears?

      Choose option 1: Very well, I will go with you.

      'Come aside, then, and let us talk in earnest.

      Choose option 1: You are, Anomen...

      'Glad I am to hear it, my love. Never has a moment been more
      anticipated.

LD17: 'Hmmm. I have been thinking. I am still a little bitter at being
rejected by the Order...but, in many ways, I have never felt so happy.

      Choose option 3: Hmph. You're happy because we laid together, is
      that it?

      'Ha! That is part of my reasoning, perhaps, but not in the
      manner that your glare suggests.

      Choose option 1: I agree...we are meant to be together.

      'Well, I am pleased to hear you say that, my lady.

LD18: (This episode occurs only when your party rests.)
      'We are to rest, now, are we? That is good.

      Choose option 1: I will accept it gladly, Anomen.

      'Most wondorous occasion! I will shout my love to the heavens
      themselves!

LD19: Terl delivers a letter from Lord Cor.

      Letter 'The authorities have found Moira's murderers...a pair of
      disgruntled workers who were once under my employ...

      'I...I lost everything I wored towards to perform my duty for my
      family at his insistence...and he disowns me! He disowns me!!'

      Choose option 2: Forget him, Anomen.  he's not worth your anger.

      'Not...not worth my anger...

      Choose option 2: Anomen, I did not mean for this to happen!

      'Aye, but it is happening anyway.

      **Anomen leaves the party. Go to the Delryn Estate in the
        Government District.

LD20: At the Delryn Estate
      (Make a save before you enter. If you say the wrong thing here,
      Anomen will disappear from the game forever.)
       
      'This is the end, Father. Your thoughtless cruelty destroyed
      Mother...it destroyed Moira...and it destroyed me.

      Cor Delryn 'I am no priest, my former son...you'll not see me
      bow before any altars!

      'You'll atone, father, whether you like it or not.

      Cor Delryn 'You...You would kill me?! Bah! You're too weak to go
      through with such an act!

      'It is not act. Prepare yourself, for I...what?! (char name)?
      What are you doing here?!

      Choose option 1: I came to stop you, Anomen

      'Why not, my love?! Tell me why he should not die!

      Choose option 1: He is not responsible for what happened to you
      Anomen. And you know it. (I've tried all the other options, this
      is the only one that stop Anomen killing his father.)

      'Aye...aye, you speak the right of it.

      Choose option 2: Because you will be stronger, then...because we
      will be together.

      'Together. Together, yes...but do you love me, (char name)? Am I
      only your companion, or will I have your strength to draw on?

      Choose option 1: I do love you, Anomen.

      'Then...then that is enough for me.

      Cor Delryn 'Bah! I always knew you were too much of a pansy to
      go through with it! I was right to disown you as I did...

      'I could have been more, father, had you cared. I...I always
      loved you. And I still do.'

      Cor Delryn 'You...?'

      'Aye. And still I do. We are so much alike, you and I. More than
      you will ever know.  We...could have been so much more.

      Cor Delryn '...aye...perhaps...

      'I am sorry, my love, for all of this disturbance

	
THE END!!!  THIS IS THE END OF ANOMEN's ROMANCE.