The Despondent Thief

• When the player speaks with the NPC at the Castle of Storms:

^ Oh... hello.

^ Why am I just sitting here?

^ I'm the best thief in the Eight Kingdoms.

^ But what can a thief do against a dragon? A dagger against wyrmscale? No...

^ So I just sit here.

^ You... you've slain the dragon?

^ Well... if you've done that, maybe someone like me can slay mighty monsters as well.

^ Here, take this brand. It'll hurt, but it's a tool crucial to a thief.

^ (Player is given the Shadowflip Brand)

^ There's treasure in the heart of this island, and it'll be mine. Just you wait.

• When the player speaks with the NPC at the Red Hall of Cages:

^ I needed to find this place... my blade's been thirsting for blood, and my satchel's been hungry for gold.

^ Funny though... gold's the reason I'm stuck here.

^ I had a job: escort a nobleman across the sea.

^ Me, working? Go on, laugh.

^ You know, I'm a thief. I dwell in somewhat more... unsavory... channels. But I'm the best.

^ My services were requested for this top secret mission for the crown, because I'm the best.

^ But we wrecked on this island. Dunno what happened to that highborn prick.

^ Don't care.

^ Most likely he's dead, and not only is my pay forfeit, so is my neck, if I ever set foot back home.

^ So what's this thief to do? Gather up whatever spoils I can find, scrap together a skiff out of salvage, and sail to Coastrock.

^ Coastrock's the perfect place for someone like me to shed her notoriety.

• When the player speaks with the NPC at Hager's Cavern:

^ I... I found him.

^ My nobleman, I mean. I recognized his dress. I'd only seen him from afar before, but here he was, up close, dead.

^ I cut his robes off in search of jewels. You know what I found?

^ I found a brand on his neck. They don't put brands on the necks of noblemen.

^ Know who they put brands on the necks of?

^ Slaves.

^ A slave in nobleman's dress.

^ What's a slave doing in nobleman's dress?

^ My nobleman was a slave...

^ Do you think your princess was as well?

• If the player answers "Yes":

^ You and I are clever, aren't we?

^ Sent on fools' errands, shipwrecked on a cursed island.

^ But to what end?

^ There's a dark purpose to me being stranded here, but I'm not foolish enough to see what it is.

^ I'm done hunting treasure. I'll find salvage, craft a seaworthy skiff, and sail southeast.

^ You know the place: Coastrock.

• If the player answers "No":

^ Perhaps I was wrong.

^ The nobleman could have been kidnapped and branded, then rescued, and had his title returned to him?

^ Unlikely... but not impossible.

^ (This dialogue option will stop this NPC's questline, causing the NPC to disappear)

• When the player speaks with the NPC at The Far Beach:

^ Lot of wrecked ships here, pretty sure I'll be able to scrap something together here.

^ Thanks for keeping me company, friend.

^ I'd take you with me if I could promise a safe journey, but I can't, so I won't.

^ Besides, you've got a lady to find, be it a princess or a slave.

^ For your trouble, here's a share of the spoils I've found.

^ (Player receives a Frozen Tome)

^ If you find your way off this island, come to Coastrock, find the Red Falcon, and ask for Edward.

^ My name's not Edward, but that's how you'll find me.

• If a summoned player speaks to the NPC:

^ I prefer to take what I want, but I'll work for coin if the coin is good.