Dialogue for Terry Balando

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Standard dialogue before The Dig Site

• Player: Hello. Who are you?
• Terry Balando: Good day to you. My name is Terry Balando; I am an expert on digsite finds.
• Terry Balando: I am employed by the museum in Varrock to oversee all finds at this digsite. Anything you find must be reported to me.
• Player: Oh, ok. If I find anything of interest I will bring it here.
• Terry Balando: Can I help you at all?
• Select an option
• I have something I need checking out.
  • Player: I have something I need checking out.
  • Terry Balando: Okay, give it to me and I'll have a look for you.
  • (End of dialogue)
• No thanks.
  • Player: No thanks.
  • Terry Balando: Good, let me know if you find anything unusual.
  • (End of dialogue)
• Can you tell me anything about the digsite?
  • Player: Can you tell me anything about the digsite?
  • Terry Balando: Yes, indeed; I am studying the lives of the settlers. During the end of the third age there used to be a great city at the site.
  • Terry Balando: Its inhabitants were humans, supporters of the god Saradomin. It's not recorded what happened to the community here.
  • Terry Balando: I suspect nobody has lived here for over a millennium!
  • Select an option
  • Can you tell me more about the tools an archaeologist uses?
    • (Same as below)
  • Thank you!
    • Player: Thank you!
    • (End of dialogue)
• Can you tell me more about the tools an archaeologist uses?
  • Player: Can you tell me more about the tools an archaeologist uses?
  • Terry Balando: Of course! Let's see now... Rock picks are for splitting rocks or scraping away soil; you can get one from a cupboard in the Education Centre.
  • Player: What about sample jars?
  • Terry Balando: I think you'll find them scattered about pretty much everywhere, but I know you can get one from a cupboard somewhere in the Education Centre, just like the rock pick!
  • Player: Okay, what about a specimen brush?
  • Terry Balando: We have a bit of a shortage of those at the moment. You could try borrowing one from a workman on the site... but I don't think they'd give it willingly.
  • Player: Sounds like I'll need to be sneaky to get one of those, then... Okay - trowel?
  • Terry Balando: Ahh... that you must earn by passing your exams! The examiner holds those.
  • Player: Ahh, ok thanks.
  • (End of dialogue)

After The Dig Site

• (If Desert Treasure I has been completed:) Ask about the Desert Treasure I quest.
  • Terry Balando: Hello again. Was that translation any use to Asgarnia?
  • Player: I think it was, thanks!
  • (End of dialogue)
• Ask about the Digsite quest.
  • Terry Balando: Hello again. I am now studying this mysterious altar and its inhabitants. The markings are strange...
  • Terry Balando: It refers to a god I have never heard of before, named Zaros. It must be some pagan superstition.
  • Terry Balando: That was a great find; who knows what other secrets lie buried beneath the surface of our land...
  • (End of dialogue)

Talking to him while the player is wielding an ancient staff

• Terry Balando: That staff is incredible! It's the same symbol that was on that talisman you found here. Does this mean you've found out more about Zaros?
• Player: I found out that he was banished, and that the people's hero was trapped in a pyramid and...
• Terry Balando: So you're the one who found out about that. I've heard the story from my friends in the museum. Well done on being able to wield such an impressive symbol.
• Terry Balando: Anyway....
• The dialogue continues to ask about the Digsite quest.

Using items

Using an ancient staff on him

• Player: What do you think of this?
• (Continues above from "That staff is incredible!")

Using unidentified liquid on him

• All unidentified liquids in inventory are replaced with nitroglycerin.
• Player: Do you know what this is?
• Terry Balando: Where did you get this?
• Player: From one of the barrels at the digsite.
• Terry Balando: This is a VERY dangerous liquid called nitroglycerin. Be careful how you handle it. Don't drop it or it will explode!
• (End of dialogue)

Using nitroglycerin on him

• Player: Can you tell me any more about this?
• Terry Balando: Nitroglycerin! This is a dangerous substance. This is normally mixed with other chemicals to produce a potent compound.
• Terry Balando: Be sure not to drop it! That stuff is highly volatile...
• (End of dialogue)

Using ammonium nitrate on him

• Player: Have a look at this.
• Terry Balando: Really, you do find the most unusual items. I know what this is - it's a strong chemical called ammonium nitrate. Why you want this I'll never know...
• (End of dialogue)

Using mixed chemicals on him

• Player: Hey, look at this.
• Terry Balando: Hmm, that looks dangerous. Handle it carefully and don't drop it!
• (End of dialogue)

Using mixed chemicals (with charcoal added) on him

• Player: See what I have done with the compound now.
• Terry Balando: Seriously, I think you have a death wish! What on earth are you going to do with that stuff?
• Player: I'll find a use for it!
• (End of dialogue)

Using the chemical compound on him

• Player: What do you think about this?
• Terry Balando: What have you concocted now? Just be careful when playing with chemicals!
• (End of dialogue)

Using nuggets on him

• Player: I have these gold nuggets...
• If the player has less than 3 nuggets:
  • Terry Balando: I can't do much with these nuggets yet. Come back when you have 3 and I will exchange them for you.
  • (End of dialogue)
• If the player has at least 3 nuggets:
  • Player gives 3 nuggets.
  • (Player receives a Gold ore.)
  • Terry Balando: Good – that's three; I can exchange them for normal gold now. You can get this refined and make a profit!
  • Player: Excellent!
  • (End of dialogue)

Using a needle on him

• Player: I found a needle.
• Terry Balando: Hmm, yes; I wondered why this race were so well dressed! It looks like they had mastery of needlework.
• (End of dialogue)

Using a rotten apple on him

• Player: I found these...
• Terry Balando: Ew! Throw them away this instant!
• (End of dialogue)

Using broken glass on him

• Player: Have a look at this glass.
• Terry Balando: Hey you should be careful of that. It might cut your fingers, throw it away!
• (End of dialogue)

Using a broken arrow on him

• Player: Have a look at this arrow.
• Terry Balando: No doubt this arrow was shot by a strong warrior – it's split in half! It is not a valuable object though.
• (End of dialogue)

Using a panning tray on him

• If the panning tray is empty:
  • Terry Balando: I have no need for panning trays!
  • (End of dialogue)
• If the panning tray has something in it:
  • Terry Balando: Have you searched this tray yet?
  • Player: Not that I remember...
  • Terry Balando: It may contain something; I don't want to get my hands dirty.
  • The expert hands the tray back to you.
  • (End of dialogue)

Using bones on him

• Player: Have a look at these bones.
• Terry Balando: Ah, yes – a fine bone example... no noticeable fractures... and in good condition. These are common cow bones, however; they have no archaeological value.
• (End of dialogue)

Using buttons on him

• Player: I found these buttons.
• Terry Balando: Let's have a look. Ah, I think these are from the nobility, perhaps a royal servant?
• (End of dialogue)

Using a cracked sample on him

• Player: I found this rock...
• Terry Balando: What a shame it's cracked; this looks like it would have been a good sample.
• (End of dialogue)

Using an old tooth on him

• Player: Hey look at this.
• Terry Balando: Oh, an old tooth. It looks like it has come from a mighty being. Pity there are no tooth fairies around here!
• (End of dialogue)

Using a rusty sword on him

• Player: I found an old sword.
• Terry Balando: Oh, it's very rusty isn't it? I'm not sure this sword belongs here, it looks very out of place.
• (End of dialogue)

Using a broken staff on him

• Player: Have a look at this staff.
• Terry Balando: Look at this... Interesting... This appears to belong to a cleric of some kind; certainly not a follower of Saradomin, however.
• Terry Balando: I wonder if there was another civilization here before the Saradominists?
• (End of dialogue)

Using broken armour on him

• Player: I found some armour.
• Terry Balando: It looks like the wearer of this fought a mighty battle.
• (End of dialogue)

Using damaged armour on him

• Player: I found some old armour.
• Terry Balando: How unusual. This armour doesn't seem to match with the other finds. Keep looking.
• (End of dialogue)

Using ceramic remains on him

• Player: I found some pottery pieces.
• Terry Balando: Yes, many parts are discovered. The inhabitants of these parts were great potters.
• Player: You mean they were good at using potions?
• Terry Balando: No, no, silly. They were known for their skill with clay.
• (End of dialogue)

Using a belt buckle on him

• Player: Have a look at this unusual item...
• Terry Balando: Let me see. This is a belt buckle. Not so unusual - I should imagine it came from a guard.
• (End of dialogue)

Using an animal skull on him

• Player: Have a look at this.
• Terry Balando: Hmm, an interesting find; an animal skull for sure. Another student found one just like this today.
• (End of dialogue)

Using the special cup on him

• Player: Have a look at this.
• The expert cleans off the mud.
• Terry Balando: Looks like an award cup for some small find. Perhaps it belongs to one of the students?
• (End of dialogue)

Using Teddy on him

• Player: Have a look at this.
• Terry Balando: Why, it looks like a teddy bear to me. Perhaps someone's lucky mascot!
• (End of dialogue)

Using an old boot on him

• Player: Have a look at this.
• Terry Balando: Ah yes, an old boot. Not really an ancient artefact, is it?
• (End of dialogue)

Using another ancient talisman on him

• The expert has already seen the talisman.
• (End of dialogue)

Using the invitation letter on him

• Terry Balando: There's no point in giving me this back!
• (End of dialogue)

Using Stone tablet on him during The Dig Site

• Player: I found this in a hidden cavern beneath the digsite.
• Terry Balando: Incredible!
• Player: There is an altar down there. The place is crawling with skeletons!
• Terry Balando: Yuck!
• Terry Balando: This is an amazing discovery! All this while we were convinced that no other race had lived here.
• Terry Balando: It seems the followers of Saradomin have tried to cover up the evidence of the Zaros altar. This whole city must have been built over it!
• Terry Balando: Thanks for your help; your sharp eyes have spotted what many have missed. Here, take this gold as your reward.
• 

  The expert gives you 2 gold bars as payment.
• QUEST COMPLETED!

Using Stone tablet on him post quest

• Player: Have a look at this.
• Terry Balando: I don't need another tablet! One is enough, thank you.
• (End of dialogue)