void main()
{
  string sText;
  int nRandom = d8(1);
  if (nRandom == 1){
    sText = "Good day. Excuse me, I have pressing business.";}
  else if (nRandom == 2){
    sText = "Dark shadows lurk in the forests near here. I'd give them a wide berth, were I you.";}
  else if (nRandom == 3){
    sText = "You look like an adventurer.  I did a few travels in my youth, but now responsibility and respectability have claimed me for good.";}
  else if (nRandom == 4){
    sText = "Out here on the frontier, we don't have lords to look after us; we're on our own.";}
  else if (nRandom == 5){
    sText = "Lots of animals have been dyin' of late. If this keeps up, it'll be a hard winter...";}
  else if (nRandom == 6){
    sText = "I'm sorry, I've got an important errand.  I don't mean to be rude...";}
  else if (nRandom == 7){
    sText = "Huh? Oh, excuse me, I've got to go...";}
  else if (nRandom == 8){
    sText = "The gods look upon Ember Vale with disfavor. Mark my words, if you're wise you'll leave this place...";}
ActionSpeakString (sText, TALKVOLUME_TALK);
}