Amberstar (German) nonsense dialogue

Created by: DukeSkinny

All regular NPC conversations consist of nonsense strings of random words. This is what happens as soon as I go to speak with Karwain:

I've tried both 68020 & 68000. A600 & A1200. The 'Fast' game version & the regular one. All result in the exact same problem.

Log from the latest attempt using A1200 & 68000 with the Fast (1.2) version. Core options.