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Dialogue during The Duviri Paradox.

New Player Experience Choice[]

Due to the removal of the starting Paradox Path option in Update 33.6 (2023-07-27), these lines are no longer available.

PARADOX PATH

Melee-focused, ever-changing gameplay calling for skill and timing.

As the enigmatic Drifter, survive with blade, gun, and the occasional Warframe as you escape the surreal world of 'The Duviri Paradox'.

The 'Warframe Path' will open to you early in your progression.

Introduction[]

The Spiral[]

  • Lotus: "Remember."
Let the Left Hand Guide Your Escape
Let the Hand Guide You
Talk to Bombastine
Follow the Guiding Light

If Player Dies[]

Inside Teshin's Cave[]

Explore Cave

After Leaving Cave[]

Defeat the Dax
Escape to the Mainland

Back In Teshin's Cave[]

Learn the Way of the Tenno
Talk to Teshin
Look Around
Gear up
Inspect Figurine
Inspect Narmer Veil

The Prince of Fire[]

Normal Anger Spiral Dialogue
  • Lodun: "Oh, that Imp has gone too damn far this time! He's had his Dax confiscate MY BELONGINGS! POUND THEM INTO THE DIRT AND GET MY GOODS BACK!"
  • Dominus Thrax: "I shall retrieve that and tear off the thieving fingers that stole it!"
  • ???: "The most petty and trivial things could spark Lodun's anger. But the flames quickly rose."
  • Lodun: "The Undercroft is an ulcer in the guts of Duviri. Something's happening down there. I can feel it. SORT IT OUT, for Void's sake!"
  • ???: "Now anger is a powerful weapon, be sure of that. But it burns friend and foe alike."
  • Lodun: "The imp's grown suspicious of me. His spies approach even now to *surveil*. ME! One more BUCKET OF PISS splashed in my face for the world to see. Take care of this before we're both in the stocks."
  • Dominus Thrax: "For that, Drifter, I shall break something of yours."
  • ???: "The more Lodun's anger drove people away, the more certain he became that he was right."
  • Lodun: "Does that brat on the throne have ANY IDEA how often I've had to send forces into the Undercroft to clean up his mess?"
  • ???: "In his heart, Lodun knew he was angry with his own powerlessness. And no amount of screaming could remedy that."
  • ???: "Lodun turned his anger inward... and found the source. Not the world of folly and betrayal but his own shortcomings."
  • Lodun: "That's him. Thrax's enforcer. MY REPLACEMENT. For two pins, I'd come down there and smash his face in myself! But I can't, so you have to. Help yourself to his chest."
  • Dominus Thrax: "Do you suppose that you have won, worm? Excellent."
  • ???: "He became an enemy to even himself."
  • Lodun: "A legion of FARTY LITTLE ANCESTOR PHANTASMS is attempting to deny me my birthright. Some nonsense about ineligible bloodlines. Purge them!"
  • Lodun: "I could have been a good King! But I'll never get the chance, because they HATE ME! EVERYONE HATES ME! WELL, GUESS WHAT? I HATE MYSELF MORE!"
  • Lodun: "I was the rightful heir, but the boy was chosen... why is this always happening to me? What is wrong with me? Am I not... GOOD ENOUGH FOR ALL OF YOU?"

The Harbinger of Joy[]

Normal Joy Spiral Dialogue
  • Mathila: "Your pain doesn't make you special, you know. What you need is a little exercise! Take that Kaithe of yours for a run!"
  • Dominus Thrax: "Aww. You failed to break your neck."
  • ???: "To the Happy mind, all things seem simple. Problems could be solved simply by making them go away."
  • Mathila: "It's time for you to descend into the Undercroft and make things right. It may not be what you want, but it iS what you need."
  • ???: "Why could other people not simply be as Happy as Mathila was? Why did they have to be so difficult?"
  • Mathila: "Oh Barris, have you let the Tamms out again? He takes his responsibilities SO seriously. I'm sure he wouldn't mind you helping him out, this once."
  • Mathila: "Look. Tamms running wild. They'd be happier in the safety of a pen, an in their hearts they know it. So you can round them up with a clear conscience."
  • Dominus Thrax: "Congratulations, Drifter. Finally you have found creatures who look up to you."
  • ???: "Mathila's plans were failing, but she put a brave face on it. With a whistle, she went back to work."
  • Mathila: "The Undercroft is a source of unbridled negativity. We are about joy and nothing but joy. So your path is clear, isn't it?"
  • Mathila: "The Undercroft is a messy, chaotic place, and you will need to work So hard to keep it together in there, but I believe in you. You've got this!"
  • ???: "Mathila understood that one sometimes has to be cruel to be kind. If happiness required force, so be it."
  • Mathila: "You won't be happy until you can stand on your own two feet. Something's hidden nearby YOU are going to find it. By yourself."
  • ???: "Now no rational person could look upon this chaos and feel Happiness. So Mathila abandoned rationality."
  • ???: "Joy and madness are both known to laugh aloud. Mathila leapt from one into the embrace of the other."
  • Mathila: "Royal Mazes teach independence and build character! Don't give up! Keep trying!"
  • Mathila: "I tried! So help me, I tried! I have all this JOY in my SOUL and yet when I try to SHARE IT, NOBODY WANTS TO KNOW! WELL, TRY IGNORING ME NOW!"
  • Mathila: "I get it! I do! You all want Happiness, but none of you wants to put in the work! DO YOU THINK THIS BEAUTIFUL LIGHT IN MY HEART JUST GOT THERE BY ITSELF? DO YOU??"

The Covetous Courier[]

Normal Envy Spiral Dialogue
  • Bombastine: "Mmmm. Cunning devices like this feed Duviri with power, just so those witless peasants can piss it away. It's wasted on them. Recalibrate it in MY favor!"
  • ???: "Bombastine was never satisfied. He wanted more... for all that others had was an affront to his being."
  • Bombastine: "I want what a man of my talent and worth rightly deserves, and that includes the Undercroft that Thrax guards so jealously. Off you pop."
  • ???: "With sweet words, he persuaded others to his side. But his thoughts were only ever of himself."
  • Bombastine: "Hours I've spent gazing into Void mirrors, and here you are, with some mysterious benefactor gazing back! Deal with those, Dax, and see what your friend wants."
  • ???: "With each new conquest, never once did he think: 'Surely that is enough. Surely now I can stop.'"
  • Bombastine: "Whoever controls the Undercroft grasps all of Duviri by the roots. I won't let its reputation stand in the way of claiming what's mine."
  • ???: "Demented beyond hope of return, Bombastine set his heart on the throne. Was he not as good a king as Thrax?"
  • Bombastine: "Ah! I know those Dax. They're the ones that like to use me as a target in their spitting contests. Even the score, would you? Oh, I've dreamed of this."
  • ???: "Bombastine thought his self-doubt was his alone. If only he had known how many others suffered it too."
  • Bombastine: "That meddlesome witch Acrithis says there is hidden knowledge in the old shrines. Assemble one. She can't keep it all for herself."
  • Bombastine: "It's not fair! The things I did were supposed to break her, not make her his favorite! I was meant to be the one who was loved! It wasn't me that started stirring up this mess with the executions."

Shades of the Undercroft[]

The Execution[]

Fight to Thrax's Island
  • Lotus: "Wake up, Tenno."
Find Teshin
  • Drifter: "Teshin? Teshin!"

Conclusion[]

Inbox Message[]

TESTING... DRIFTER CAN YOU READ THIS

Persuading the Zariman's own resident archivist to allow me access to your residence was not easy. A fearsome entity called Melica, she insisted I needed a 'pass' prepared by my 'teacher'.

In case we have not already spoken: I am Acrithis, archivist of Duviri. And I believe I know who you are. Better, perhaps, than you do.

As a token of trust, I enclose this curious blueprint. The blades are modelled on Master Teshin's, but weighted for Warframe use. Clearly they are meant for you.

—Acrithis

(Attachment: Sun&Moon Sun & Moon Blueprint, Mod TT 20px Mountain's Edge, Tales of Duviri Storybook)

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