74 S

74_S
Production	Privateer 2: The Darkening
Type	Cinematic Mission
Series	Uncle Kashumai/Alberto Fossa
Disc	CD2
Run Time	2m12s
Scenes	402-404

74_S is a cinematic mission cutscene from Privateer 2: The Darkening. It is the start of Uncle Kashumai/Alberto Fossa. It is accessed by selecting Veldon Kashumai at the Holy Museum of Hom on Bex after the player has received an e-mail. It enables access to entries for Reginald Arthur Bray and Ronald Henry Bray in the Commerce & Communications Network Public Records database. Kashumai asks the player to retrieve a stolen statue.

• Download: 74_S.mp4

Transcript

UNCLE KASHUMAI: Oh, oh, woe! Oh grief!

LEV ARRIS: What's the matter, Uncle?

UNCLE KASHUMAI: Oh, bless you. The heart of the things that we had here, the soul of them, has been stolen! Taken, by heartless infidels, doubtless to be sold for filthy lucre.

LEV ARRIS: What was this exactly?

UNCLE KASHUMAI: A small and exquisitely made image of the Lord of the brews in his aspect as taster. Burp. The holy cup in one hand, his other raised in blessing. A thing of great beauty, of history which our people have cherished for a millenia. And now all gone. We, we would do anything to get it back, anything.

LEV ARRIS: How much anything?

UNCLE KASHUMAI: Quite a lot. Ten thou at least.

LEV ARRIS: Those nasty, despoiling infidels. You, ah, you got their names, did you?

UNCLE KASHUMAI: Oh yes, indeed. Bray. Ronnie or Reggie.

Characters

Speaking

• Lev Arris
• Uncle Kashumai

25th Anniversary

On May 20, 2020, Privateer 2: The Darkening director Steve Hilliker released The Darkening 25th Anniversary Restoration which featured footage restored from Betacam tapes. The footage has been edited down into a cinema cut but where available it is of much higher quality than the game's files.

• Download: 74_S-P2_25th_ANNIVERSARY_Hilliker_Cut.mp4

Origin Museum VHS

A VHS tape digitized by Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum included versions of edits 7 through 74.

• Download: 74_S-P2_OM_Tape.mp4

EQ Magazine Interview

The EQ Magazine interview with Brian Blessed includes footage of 74_S being filmed.

• Download: EQ_Magazine_Interview-brian_blessed.mp4

Script

A The Darkening Script Draft 7 used during the game's shooting has been provided by Erin Roberts.

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(Beginning of the "stolen statue" sequence.)

BC.402 INT. HOLY MUSEUM OF EOM

It's big, old, cluttered: like a cross between the British
Museum's Egyptian collection and a planetary Oxfam. Holy
statues and junk, beautiful things and tchatchkes,
everywhere.

When the player clicks on him, swanning through the middle
of it all comes UNCLE KASHUMAI, the Curator.

SC.403 ON ARRIS

Walking around, astonished by the, er, eclecticism of the
religious art. In b.g., along comes UNCLE KASHUMAI, moaning
softly to himself. Kashumai could be mistaken for a
Buddhist priest at first, were it not for the fact that
Buddhists aren't generally big on possessions, and Kashumai
is decorated like an out-of-season Christmas tree with
baubles, bangles, amulets, insignia, and junk. He looks
like a walking garage sale.

KASHUMAI

Oh, woe...oh, grief...

ARRIS

What's the matter, Uncle?

KASHUMAI

Oh, nephew, the heart of

all the things we had here,

the soul of them, is stolen.

Taken by heartless infidels,

doubtless to be sold for filthy

lucre.

(shudders)

SC.404 ANOTHER ANGLE

The two of them, walking through the museum.

ARRIS

What was this, exactly?

KASHUMAI

A small and exquisitely-made

image of the Lord of the Brews,

in His aspect as Taster. The

holy Cup in one hand, His

other raised in blessing...A

thing of great beauty, of history,

which our people have cherished

for millennia. And now gone...

(sobs)

We would give anything to

get it back. Anything.

ARRIS

How much anything?

KASHUMAI

Quite a lot. Ten thou of

anything, at least.

ARRIS

Dear, dear. Nasty despoiling

infidels. You got their names,

did you?

KASHUMAI

Yes, indeed. 'Bray'. Ronnie,

or Reggie.

Arris EXITS, looking thoughtful.