Dragonslayer Quotes

Brother Jacobus Unclean beast! Get thee down! Be thou consumed by the ] that made thee!

Valerian Twice each year, at the ] and ] Equinox, the king selects a new victim. Virgins.

Ulrich A lottery! Barbaric. And in return, this ]... it leaves your villages and crops unburned. Your king has made a pact with a monster!

Taglines Behold the beast. Pray for the hero.

Valerian Are you afraid of dragons?

Ulrich No. In fact, if it weren't for sorcerers, there wouldn't be any dragons. Once, the ] were dotted with them. Magnificent horned backs, leathern wings … soaring … and their hot-breathed wind. Oh, I know this creature of yours …Vermithrax Pejorative. Look at these scales, these ridges. When a dragon gets this ], it knows nothing but ], constant pain. It grows decrepit … crippled … ]. Spiteful!

Galen My lord Ulrich is no longer. All that you asked of him, you may now expect of me. The ] he would face, I will now conquer. The task he would undertake, I will now fulfill. I'm Galen Brandwarden, inheritor of Ulrich's ] and ], and I am the sorcerer you seek.

Valerian Is...

Hodge Yes, this is Kragenmoor and yes, this is the house of Ulrich, and no, he won't see you.

Valerian But...

Hodge I know, you've come a long way, your business is urgent. It doesn't matter! He sees no one.

Tyrian Before you stir things up, don't you think it would be a good idea to find out if you've got the right man for the job?

Hodge Ah, so it's a ] you're looking for. We don't do tests!

Tyrian Oh, I'm sure you don't. They never do tests. Not many real ]s either. Oh, conversation with your grandmother's ] in a darkened room, the odd love potion or two, but comes a ]? Why, then it's the wrong day, ], the entrails are not favorable, "we don't do tests"!

Taglines Its talons tear. Its breath burns. It is terror. And only sorcery can destroy it.

Taglines What you thought was a medieval myth... is about to become ten times a rapacious reality. No maiden is safe, no village secure, and no one can save the kingdom - except the sorcerer's apprentice whose courage is greater than his skill. Call him what they will, only he can create a weapon worthy of the name Dragonslayer.

Taglines Long, long ago, in the Dark Ages of sorcery, lived a powerful, monstrous creature. Its talons tear. Its breath burns. It comes from a time of adventure. A time of wizards and spectacular magic. A time when dragons were real.

Galen What have you got there?

Hodge None of your business.

Galen A little gold, eh? Shall I change it into lead?

Hodge Save your jokes for someone else. I do not care for braggarts, or frauds.

Galen I'm no fraud.

Hodge Fool, then. Upstart. Whatever pleases you.

Casiodorus Rex Did you ever hear of King Gaiseric? Oh no, of course not, you weren't even born. He was my brother, a great King and a valiant man-at-arms. When he ascended the throne, the dragon was unbridled. No one knew where it might strike next. So, he brought forth his ], assembled his best company of fighters and went out to do battle. He was never seen again. But his attack provoked the most terrible reprisals: whole villages incinerated, entire crops burnt, ], famine... horrible. How did you arrogate to yourself the role of "savior"?

Galen I was invited.

Casiodorus Rex Not by me! I think you're nothing but a boy … an apprentice! Have you ever considered the ] of ]?

Galen What failure? What are you saying, do you want the ] back?

Casiodorus Rex You came here and toyed with the monster! Who are you, to risk our people? Our villages?

Galen But your ] were dying!

Casiodorus Rex Only a few, does that sound ]? It is better that they should ] that others might live. I created the lottery! Me! And from the moment it began, the dragon was tamed! The kingdom has prospered!

Galen At what price? You can't make a shameful "]" with dragons. You must kill them as I have done.

Casiodorus Rex Then the beast is dead?

Galen Yes, it's dead.

Casiodorus Rex We shall see.

Taglines In the Dark Ages, fantasy was fact. Magic was a weapon. Love was a mystery. Adventure was everywhere. And heroes were needed. Because in the Dark Ages... dragons were real.