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I’m not surprised that the Mechanists are not the saints they claim to be, no one in this city is. - View Quote Details on I’m not surprised that the Mechanists are not the saints…
“To Manipulate A Man Is A Careful Project.
Too Light A Hand, And He Follows His Own Whim;
Too Heavy A Hand, And He Will Turn On You.” -Chronicle of the Metal Age - View Quote Details on Too Light...">“To Manipulate A Man Is A Careful Project.
Too Light…
“Builds your roofs of dead wood. Builds your walls of dead stone. Builds your dreams of dead thoughts. Comes crying laughing singing back to life, takes what you steal, and pulls the skins from your dead bones shrieking.” -Clay tablet in an abandoned Trickster temple - View Quote Details on “Builds your roofs of dead wood. Builds your walls of…
Soon all will be blessed with the breath of the Builder, the Necrotic Mutox that I created. And all the souls… the rich that spurned me, the City Watch that betrayed me, the loathsome pagans, the mindless commoners, even the loyal followers of Karras, all will receive the blessing… and the cleansing. But will they lift up their arms and praise Karras, as the vapours make them pure? Nay! They will wail, and scream, most ungrateful! - View Quote Details on Soon all will be blessed with the breath of the…
I’ve always equated “feelings” with “getting caught”…they both get in the way of my money. Unfortunately not everyone is as committed to their work as I am. - View Quote Details on I’ve always equated “feelings” with “getting caught”…they both get in…
I was pissed at Cutty for a good while after the…prison debacle. But hey, you can’t blame him for what the Hammers did to him. So I decided to go after that horn Felix talked about. Not like I had a whole lot of choice, really…the rent is due…and my landlord’s even tougher than the Hammers. - View Quote Details on I was pissed at Cutty for a good while after…
Inside at last. - View Quote Details on Inside at last.
“Strike Hot Iron And Call Forth Sparks
Strike A Man And Call Forth Fury
To Shape Man Or Metal To Thy Will
Thou Must Strike With Force” -Collected Sermons of Karras - View Quote Details on Strike A Man...">“Strike Hot Iron And Call Forth Sparks
Strike A Man…
“Before death came, the liars were made to feast upon the hands of the thieves, and the thieves were made to ingest the tongues of their liar brothers, and we praised the Master Builder for his judgements.” -The Hammer Book of Tenets - View Quote Details on “Before death came, the liars were made to feast upon…
“Be ever diligent, For thy enemies are a multitude,
And sin never sleeps…” -Excerpt from a Hammer Hymn - View Quote Details on “Be ever diligent, For thy enemies are a multitude,…
I went to Cutty’s place to deliver the scepter, but Cutty wasn’t there. He’d been arrested by the Hammerites. Apparently they didn’t approve of his occupation, and I doubt they approve of mine. So hopefully they’ll never catch sight of me when I break him out of their prison. Which is what I’m going to do. - View Quote Details on I went to Cutty’s place to deliver the scepter, but…
I’d rather not have to do this job, but Cutty’s a reliable fence, and I don’t appreciate the Hammerites abducting him. And he owes me money for the Bafford job…. - View Quote Details on I’d rather not have to do this job, but Cutty’s…
“When We Looked At The Relics Of The Precursors,
We Saw The Heights Civilization Can Attain.
When We Looked At Their Ruins,
We Marked The Danger Of That Height.” -Keeper Annals - View Quote Details on We...">“When We Looked At The Relics Of The Precursors,
We…
“If thou hast eyes to see the glory of the Builder, but do not, then pluck them out.” -Opening Prayer, Ironwright Temple - View Quote Details on “If thou hast eyes to see the glory of the…
I’d rather not tread where the dead sleep. - View Quote Details on I’d rather not tread where the dead sleep.
They didn’t seem interested in bringing me in either. The bluecoats were looking for swift justice. Fortunately, I always have an ace up my sleeve. - View Quote Details on They didn’t seem interested in bringing me in either. The…
“So tired…if it weren’t for these taffin’ boots, (yawns) I’d be asleep.” - Guard - View Quote Details on “So tired…if it weren’t for these taffin’ boots, (yawns) I’d…
“Saws We Them Man O’ Moons Faces,
Rounds O’ Glow Brights n Them Summer Night Sky,
Saids Them To Us That Winter Comes Earlies,
Summer Is Gone, And The Harvest Is Fled.” -From A Pagan Song - View Quote Details on Rounds O' Glow...">“Saws We Them Man O’ Moons Faces,
Rounds O’ Glow…
“The ancient corruption was again contained. To do more would have upset the balance, but we knew to remain ever vigilant lest it resurface. Neither the Hammers nor the pagans could be trusted not to meddle.” -Keeper Annals - View Quote Details on “The ancient corruption was again contained. To do more would…
“I will get you, eventually.” - Guard - View Quote Details on “I will get you, eventually.” - Guard
“The stone cannot know why the chisel cleaves it; the iron cannot know why the fire scorches it. When thy life is cleft and scorched, when death and despair leap at thee, beat not thy breast and curse thy evil fate, but thank the Builder for the trials that shape thee.” -The Hammer Book of Tenets - View Quote Details on “The stone cannot know why the chisel cleaves it; the…
But lo, how easily evil is failed, when the righteous hold the mace! Thou art transparent to me, Garrett, even now I can see thou seeking to stop me, but there is naught you can do. - View Quote Details on But lo, how easily evil is failed, when the righteous…
“You’ll have to come down sometime, taffer!” - City Watch - View Quote Details on “You’ll have to come down sometime, taffer!” - City Watch
“Who’s there? (Silence) I wish it’s a beautiful lady, coming to tell me how handsome I am.” - Servant - View Quote Details on “Who’s there? (Silence) I wish it’s a beautiful lady, coming…
It’s a rock. It’s what you asked for. Am I gonna get paid or not? - View Quote Details on It’s a rock. It’s what you asked for. Am I…
“Must have been a mix up in the uniforms…pants feel…too tight…boots are loose… I’m gonna have blisters for sure…” - Guard - View Quote Details on “Must have been a mix up in the uniforms…pants feel…too…
Huh! Wasn’t that long ago that I was planning on my retirement…now the only thing that’s getting retired is my standards. - View Quote Details on Huh! Wasn’t that long ago that I was planning on…
I guess if you’re rich enough you can build any sort of madhouse to live in. - View Quote Details on I guess if you’re rich enough you can build any…
I realize that breaking into Shoalsgate is like looking down a Burrick’s mouth with a lit match, but it would pay me enough to lay low for a while. And it doesn’t hurt to be giving the police some dirty laundry to deal with either. Besides, with my luck if I don’t take this job I could end up in there anyway. - View Quote Details on I realize that breaking into Shoalsgate is like looking down…
I prefer my payment in CASH…not liquor, Mister…ahh… - View Quote Details on I prefer my payment in CASH…not liquor, Mister…ahh…
Bafford, like most of his kind, probably keeps his treasures on the top floor of the place. Close to his heart…and far from his servants. - View Quote Details on Bafford, like most of his kind, probably keeps his treasures…
“You shalt know thy enemies well, for they wield not the hammer,
and forest dwellers be they.” -From the Book of the Master Builder - View Quote Details on “You shalt know thy enemies well, for they wield not…
Huh! This proves it…going legit is more trouble than it’s worth…. - View Quote Details on Huh! This proves it…going legit is more trouble than it’s…
If I believed in it, now it would be a good time for me to wish for luck. - View Quote Details on If I believed in it, now it would be a…
Victoria: “Our guest Cavador just spilled his guts.”
Garrett: “Not literally?”
Victoria: “That wasn’t necessary. - View Quote Details on Garrett: "Not...">Victoria: “Our guest Cavador just spilled his guts.”
Garrett: “Not…
“I was a kid. No parents, no home, running messages or picking pockets to keep my ribs from meeting my spine. One day I saw a man, folks just passed him by as if he wasn’t there. I thought he must have something valuable, so I snuck up on him and made a grab. - View Quote Details on “I was a kid. No parents, no home, running messages…
“I’ll be home soon, drinking good dark ale, nibbling on a nice leg of mutton, forgetting about this place….” - Guard - View Quote Details on “I’ll be home soon, drinking good dark ale, nibbling on…
I don’t know what’s going on, and I don’t like that. - View Quote Details on I don’t know what’s going on, and I don’t like…
I know not why you oppose me. In one act, I will end all human suffering, and clear the path for the Builder to walk again on earth, history will move forward! My tireless children will build in his name, creating advancements beyond our understanding. Now, it is the dark time before the days of light! Why dost thou oppose me? - View Quote Details on I know not why you oppose me. In one act,…
“He Who Keeps His Work In Disorder Gives Home To Chaos.
Let Him Be Struck With Stone And Iron To Forge Away His Flaws.” -Collected Sermons of Karras - View Quote Details on “He Who Keeps His Work In Disorder Gives Home To…
“I shall pain that head when I find it, craven.” - Hammerite Guard - View Quote Details on “I shall pain that head when I find it, craven.”…
Garrett: “Angelwatch? Is this how our arrangement is gonna work, you coming up with ways for me to get myself killed?”
Victoria: “Is this really Garrett the Master Thief I hear talking? If danger is going to be a problem for you, then…”
Garrett: “Just– give me the details.” - View Quote Details on Garrett: “Angelwatch? Is this how our arrangement is gonna work,…
“In the beginning we lived as thieves, Stealing fur and fang of beasts for survival. Then came the Builder who brought us the Hammer, And with it we forged a new way of life. To reject the Hammer is to denounce the Builder.” -The Hammer Book of Tenets - View Quote Details on “In the beginning we lived as thieves, Stealing fur and…
It’s time for a face to face chat with my old friend Sheriff Truart. Work out our differences, show him the little piece of evidence I lifted from the Mechanists. I’m sure he’ll appreciate the consequences if this were to be made public. Truart was acting for somebody when his cronies ambushed me back at the Crippled Burrick inn… I bet he’ll be happy to tell me who that was. - View Quote Details on It’s time for a face to face chat with my…
It didn’t take much to learn that the Mechanists do all their banking with First City Bank and Trust, one of the wealthiest establishments in town, catering to the needs of the city’s upper crust. - View Quote Details on It didn’t take much to learn that the Mechanists do…
This was not the way things were supposed to go. Constantine has The Eye, and MY eye, and I doubt he has anything wholesome planned for it. So the Trickster was real after all, I doubt anyone except the Hammers believed in the ancient gods. Those crazy Hammers. You know, it wouldn’t hurt to have a dozen of heavily armed fanatics by my side. I’ll drop by their temple and explain things, hopefully they’ll be so distracted with the Trickster’s return that they’ll forget to hold a grudge. And even if they don’t, I know how to get out of Cragscleft prison already. - View Quote Details on This was not the way things were supposed to go…