Dawnguard Retold Season 4 - Part 26: Subservience
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What in Oblivion was that noise?
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Maybe it was some Dwemer machine.
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Maybe.
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I should check in with Movarth and the others.
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Stay here and watch the prisoner.
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What if he wakes up?
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He's tied up for Septim's sake.
Cowardly mortals...
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He won't even be conscious for a few hours at the least.
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oh... uh, right!
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This place is a Labyrinthian...
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*Creak*
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*SLAM*
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About earlier - I know you dislike killing innocents,
but thrall are always loyal to their masters.
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They can't help it. That girl included.
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I heard you say that back in Riften, but...
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...you never really explained it to me what a thrall is exactly.
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A thrall is someone mind controlled by a vampire to be their slave.
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I gathered so - I was wondering about how that actually works.
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It's a bit more complicated than that.
It's about the domination of ones will.
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It's hard to tell, but...
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...I suspected the girl at the entrance was a thrall.
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Enthrallment is an innate magical ability of vampires - similar to sanguimancy,
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Enthrallment is often done during feeding...
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This weakens the victim and allows the vampire to be in tune with their blood.
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To attempt to enthrall a mortal,
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the vampire must exert their will over their victim until they are fully enslaved to it.
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Whether the attempt succeeds is dependent on many factors, such as the victim's willpower, magical affinity,
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Of course, it's dependent on the vampire too...
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Making a thrall is nearly impossible for ferals or other vampires of weaker blood.
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Only those with powerful bloodlines are even able to attempt it.
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It's also said that those closest to Molag Bal, the Lord of Domination, are the most successful.
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Once someone is a thrall, they are incapable of doing anything that does not serve their master.
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Is there nothing we can do?
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What about breaking the spell?
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The only way we know how to do that is by killing the vampire.
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Just like how The Dawnguard freed Beleval.
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That's great in theory but a lot of the time you should probably just kill them.
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Let's hope it doesn't come to that.
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These halls have seen more than enough death.
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You know Anya,Â
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You could probably make a thrall with some practice
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I wouldn't do such a thing.
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I'm a vampire only out of necessity...
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Still no one.
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I doubt they're much deeper.
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The closer we get to the city, the more sphere-men we will see.
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The supplies at the entrance made it look like multiple people were living here - probably for a while.
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Where are they?
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Let's hope we don't find them all at once.
I won't be able to protect you against a whole group of powerful foes.
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Could they be running? Are there other exits they can leave from?
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That shouldn't be possible.
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The depths that connect the other settlements are wrought with foul creatures.
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We must never go into that cursed city.
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What could be so bad... What happened to you in there..?
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I found the true meaning of despair.
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Pray you never do...
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!!!
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I sense someone.
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Be on guard.
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Hehaheheheha...
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Well, what's this?
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We have guests...
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*Snicker*
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Vampires...
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Look Esmery,
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Laelette must have thought these vampires were with The Dawnguard!
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No wonder she was confused.
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She doesn't know about the war yet.
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I don't know who you work for or how you've found us, but...
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...It'll be the last thing you ever do.
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*Shing*
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Don't disappoint me, Vighar.
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This should be light work for the two of us.
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These young vampires are always so cocky.
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**Shing**
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They don't recognize Serana, let's take advantage of this.
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I'll lead the push.
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It's time for me to finally free The Rift of this blight.
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I'm coming for you next, Laelette.
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I like that one...
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*BZZZzzzZZT!*
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HYAA!
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*CLANG*
*Bzzzztt*
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!!!
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That power!
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Divines - that woman in the back...
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Is far more powerful than me!
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HYAA!
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*Whoosh*
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Brutish and slow...
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!!
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You...
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BITCH!
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*Swish*
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Hyh!
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Anya look out!
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Hmph!
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*POW*
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Umnnphh!!
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Anya!
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!!
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*Dash*
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I didn't sign up for this!
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He's making a run for it!
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?!?
What the fuck?!?
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Edited by ObeyMrWalrus



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