最終話：With Great Power

Hiva Shesha : I have devoted much of my life to history of all sorts, from its unflappable truths to its infallible lies to the nuanced information systems found throughout the chronicles, artifacts, disputed ruins, and subjective quagmires. Despite what people think, history is a shapeless void of nonsense, akin to space's vacuum or the cold, thoughtless smattering of stars that we call home. There is no meaning besides what we make of it; we do not know truth outside of the lenses we place over this shapeless void, the teeming nothingness, the endless morass of information.

This book troubles me. I do not know what to make of it, nor do I know how to proceed. If what this book says is true, and the chances are good that at least some of it is, then the Starkmanir did not begin their rebellion out of a thirst for independence, but rather out of loyalty to their Holder, a man known to them as St. Arzad. The Wildfire Khumaak, a symbol he stole from them, is not an enduring relic of independence, nor is it a glowing tribute to the spirit of the Matari people. Rather, it is an artifact devoted to the memory of Starkmanir captivity, an heirloom of oppression, but also an endearing homage to a fallen captor.

In other words, the Wildfire Khumaak subverts the defiance of my people.

That is, of course, if this is true. All we have is the relic and this book. The story of St. Arzad is practically hidden or buried in the Amarr history: I can't find a trace of it. For all we know, this is apocryphal heresy, a rash account of history, a fever dream from some demented Starkmanir, or an outright hoax.

I don't know. I honestly don't know. I'm torn on what to do, and thus I will put the choice in your hands. I don't want the responsibility for what happens to this text. There are two places we can take it: Return it to the Defiants and reunite it with the Wildfire Khumaak, or donate it to a Gallente historian I know. The former option gives the book back its people, though I don't know how they'll approach the text (or even if they'll release it to the general public, which to me seems a shame). The latter will keep the book safe and make it available for the greater good. Even though it's a troubling account, it's still history, and it still needs to be known.

The choice is in your hands.

2023/07/18 新增中文介面內容

究竟如何，就看你的了。

As I said, I leave the decision in your hands. This book is a remnant of the Minmatar people, and thus it probably belongs with my brethren. If you feel the same way, then take the Book of St. Arzad back to Oggur Marendei, the Defiant member you spoke with earlier. They have the Wildfire Khumaak, and they should have this book as well.

Take this book to Oggur Marendei at the Defiant base. Let them deal with it. It's out of my hands.

Posmon Aubenard is a friend of mine, a Gallente historian working with the University of Caille. He's a trusted academic, an astute scholar, and a respected member of the university's staff. If you take this book to him, I know that he will preserve it and keep it safe, possibly even put the book in the proper historical light with a best-selling book of his own in a few years. That might not sit well with my Minmatar brethren, but at least we won't lose the truth, or whatever part of the truth this book represents. The Defiants can keep the Wildfire Khumaak – although I'm sure Posmon would love to get his hands on it – but it's just an empty symbol without the book. Go and give the Book of St. Arzad to him, and let him keep it safe. It's the right thing to do. Isn't it?

泊司曼·奧貝納德是我的一個朋友，他是凱勒大學的蓋倫特歷史學家。他為人可信，是個聰明的學者，在大學里德高眾望。如果你把這書交給他，我相信他會好好保存，說不准過幾年就會出一本自己的暢銷書細述此段歷史。雖然這不會讓我的米瑪塔爾同胞們高興，但至少我們保住了真相。挑戰者組織可以繼續保留他們的野火庫馬克——我知道泊司曼其實也很想得到這樣東西——但那東西如果沒有這本書輔佐就只是個擺設而已。請把這本聖阿爾扎德之書交給他，讓他好生保管。這才是正確選擇，對吧？

目標：Take the book to the Defiants. They have the Khumaak, and they might as well have the book, too.

獎勵：10 x RSS Core Scanner Probe，6小時內完成任務追加111萬

Hiva Shesha : 忘記複製…

Oggur Marendei : So you've found information about the Wildfire Khumaak? Great! Bring it to me so we may study it. This is our history, and we need to understand it.

Oggur Marendei : This is troubling. This book does not mesh well with the history we tell our people. None of this fits. Does this mean the Wildfire Khumaak is not a symbol of our independence after all?We will not destroy this book. No, we have too much respect for our ancestors for that. But we cannot let this reach the public. Not just yet. I don't know what we'll do with it. That's our concern now, capsuleer. Thank you for your assistance with this mission. Go back to Hiva Shesha. She has a gift for you from us. Please accept it as a reward. Please leave now. I must ask that you keep this to yourself out of respect for our culture. Good luck to you.

Hiva Shesha : The fate of the text is out of our hands. It's up to my people to determine what to do with the book. I have faith in my people: They will do what is right, though I can't say exactly what that is.

Thank you for your help, brave pilot. May the stars be kind to you.

目標：Take the book to Posmon Aubenard and drop it off at the container. He will keep it safe at the University of Caille.

目標：把這本書帶給泊司曼·奧貝納德，把他放到貨櫃裡就行。他會將它安全地存放在凱勒大學。

獎勵：2千500萬，6小時內完成任務追加113萬

Hiva Shesha : 泊司曼·奧貝納德在埃維斯貝爾星系凱勒大學的一座偏遠校區裡。在所有的歷史學家中，我最相信他。雖然這段歷史將不再由瑪塔利人保管，但至少這樣它能被保存下來。有些真相是無法被人接受的。祝你好運。

謝謝你

感謝你把這本書交給我，我會確保它的安全。這不是一段容易理解的歷史，我不知道它的真實性有多高。但是，探索真相總比模糊一段真相好。如果把這本書的內容公諸於眾，很多瑪塔利人一定會感到非常氣憤。我不知道它的啟示什麼時候會降臨；但我相信它必須要降臨。謝謝你的幫助，祝你好運。

Hiva Shesha : 我覺得我們做了件正確的事。不過我必須承認，作為一名歷史學家，我對此感到忐忑。 <玩家名稱>，謝謝你在本次調查中付出的心血。雖然我同胞中有部分人可能會對你不滿，但總的來說，瑪塔利人還是會感謝你的。祝你將來順利，勇敢的飛行員。

編輯日期：2014/01/10