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+Revision 1.5 2005/03/30 16:48:34 jonathan.blake
+jffdougan said: "Implemented reported (ne) fixes, except as noted. Included pending fixes as comments prior to frontmatter. Encoded proper spell names where they occur."
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Revision 1.4 2005/03/29 18:58:44 jonathan.blake
jffdougan said: "Finished formatting frontmatter; inserted blank endmatter template from 16tlov. Copied relevant errata & footnotes. Need blurb, dedication & original copyright date. Added primary illustration placements & captions, with placeholder size of 60x60. Updated table of primary illustrations."
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+<!-- Pending Changes:
+Frontmatter:
+(ne) 17tdoi title: blurb missing [jsd: Need blurb for title page]
+(ne) 17tdoi dedicate: dedication missing [jsd: need original dedication
+& blurb]
+(ne) 17tdoi acknwldg: missing credits (transcription, illustration
+transcription, proofreading) [jsd: didn't I add these?]
+(er) 17tdoi tssf: free-state -> Freeland
+(er) 17tdoi tssf: Kai lord -> Kai Lord
+(er) 17tdoi tssf: north-east -> northeast
+(er) 17tdoi tssf: new-found -> newfound [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi tssf: shadow gate -> Shadow Gate [so: x3]
+(ne) 17tdoi tssf: of his prison, and in possession [so: Italicise 'and'.]
+(er) 17tdoi tssf: freestate -> Freeland [x2]
+(er) 17tdoi tssf: doomed to fail -> doomed to failure [so: Unsure about this one.]
+(ne) 17tdoi tssf: skyrider [so: Italicise.]
+(ft) 17tdoi tssf: [jsd: Somebody (can't remember who) has commented
+that starting with either 15tdc or 16tlov, it's possible to create a
+timeline accurate enough to monitor using the advanced Curing and
+Deliverance restorations of large EP numbers. If we can put such a
+timeline together, we ought to footnote the issue someplace -- with the
+time reference, this seems like the best place to do it.]
+(??) 17tdoi tssf: domain--the Darklands and -> domain--the Darklands--and
+(??) 17tdoi tssf: Naar--the King of the Darkness, to destroy -> Naar,
+the King of the Darkness, to destroy --or-- Naar -- the King of the
+Darkness -- to destroy
+(er) 17tdoi tssf: elite -> élite [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+(er) 17tdoi tssf: Kai lord -> Kai Lord [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+(ne) 17tdoi tssf: allout -> all-out [ik:as in exactly the same text in lw13-lw16]
+
+(er) 17tdoi gamerulz: that you will find in the front of this book. For ease of use, and for further adventuring, it is recommended that you photocopy these pages [so: Remove this.]
+(er) 17tdoi gamerulz: on the last page of this book [so: Remove this.]
+(er) 17tdoi gamerulz: (ie, -> (i.e. [so: x2]
+(ft) 17tdoi gamerulz: The Discipline bonuses mentioned do not affect your permanent scores. If you have completed previous adventures, the Disciplines that you have mastered may still be beneficial. See the Grand Master Rules section of the Rules Handbook for details. [so: copied directly from TDC.]
+(ft) 17tdoi gamerulz: [so: New footnote required regarding restoration of Korlinium Scabbard and Silver Bracers to and removal of Helshezag and Dagger of Vashna from permissable Special Items list.]
+(ft) 17tdoi discplnz: The rules of the books in the Magnakai series (6-12) and the fact that the 'rank of Kai Grand Defender . . . means you are skilled in two . . . weapons' imply that for each book that you complete of the Grand Master series (13-20), you will gain mastery of an additional Kai weapon. E.g. if you complete The Plague Lords of Ruel and have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery at the beginning of the next book, you can choose an additional Weapon from the list to have Mastery of. [so: copied directly from TDC.]
+(ft) 17tdoi gamerulz: [jsd: footnote needed on the changing Special
+Item list?]
+(??) 17tdoi gamerulz: points over to Book 16 -> points over to Book 18
+
+(er) 17tdoi discplnz: gods -> Gods
+(er) 17tdoi discplnz: Magi-Magic -> Magi-magic
+(er) 17tdoi discplnz: opposite and overleaf -> below
+(??) 17tdoi discplnz: add... to your Action Chart in Book 17 -> add...
+to your Action Chart in Book 18
+
+(er) 17tdoi equipmnt: safe-keeping -> safekeeping
+(er) 17tdoi equipmnt: (see the inside front cover of this book [so: remove this.]
+(??) 17tdoi equipmnt: map [so: encode as link to map.]
+(er) 17tdoi equipmnt: (eg -> (e.g.
+(er) 17tdoi equipmnt: arrow -> Arrow [so: x5]
+(er) 17tdoi equipmnt: bow -> Bow [so: x8]
+(er) 17tdoi equipmnt: quiver -> Quiver
+(er) 17tdoi equipmnt: safe-keeping -> safekeeping [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+
+
+(er) 17tdoi cmbtrulz: on the inside back cover of this book [so: Remove this]
+(er) 17tdoi cmbtrulz: on the page after the Random Number Table -> in the back of this book
+(er) 17tdoi cmbtrulz: Lone Wolf (Combat Skill 32) -> Lone Wolf (Combat Skill 27)
+(er) 17tdoi cmbtrulz: adds 3 points to his -> adds 8 points to his
+
+(er) 17tdoi kaiwisdm: Incorrect order [so: In my UK copy of TDoI, Grand Master's Wisdom appears before Improved Grand Master Disciplines and Levels of Kai Grand Mastership. Books 16 and 18 also have this change in order, but books 19 and 20 have the normal order.]
+(er) 17tdoi kaiwisdm: value at all,. -> value at all.
+
+(er) 17tdoi imprvdsc: ie. lightning -> i.e. lightning
+(er) 17tdoi imprvdsc: 'Mindfort' -> Mindfort [so: perhaps italicise this first occurrence rather than have the quote marks.]
+(ne) 17tdoi imprvdsc: Slow Fall [so: Encode as Spell.]
+(ne) 17tdoi imprvdsc: Breathe Water [so: Encode as Spell.]
+(er) 17tdoi imprvdsc: 'Improved Grand Master Disciplines' -> Improved Grand Master Disciplines
+(??) 17tdoi guardian: infra-vision -> infravision [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+(ne) 17tdoi imprvdsc: Magi-Magic -> Magi-magic [ik:as in PAMoS]
+(ne) 17tdoi imprvdsc: Distipline -> Discipline
+(ne) 17tdoi imprvdsc: lncreases -> increases
+(ne) 17tdoi imprvdsc: Kai-Blast -> Kai-blast [ik:2x, this change is already listed in the Errata]
+(ne) 17tdoi imprvdsc: ofintense -> of intense
+(ne) 17tdoi imprvdsc: body-weight -> body weight [ik:as in lw16; this change is already listed in the Errata]
+(ne) 17tdoi imprvdsc: eg: -> e.g. [ik:this change is already listed in the Errata]
+
+Illustration Placements:
+Small Illustration 1: Icebergs [147, 224(?), 345, 291(?), 345, or 51 and 189]
+Small Illustration 2: Undead skull in Winged Helmet [243?]
+Small Illustration 3: Shadow Gate (?) [149? 200? 290? 300, 349?]
+Small Illustration 4: Crystal Spire of Xaagon Ext. [266?, 289, 338]
+Small Illustration 5: Glass dome, plinth & Onyx Key [180]
+Small Illustration 6: Puzzle - called Illustration V [69]
+Small Illustration 7: Ice-coated ship [162? 177?]
+Small Illustration 8: Skeleton rod machine [106]
+Small Illustration 9: Lightning over Mountains [44?]
+Small Illustration 10: Weapon roack scimitars & spears [141]
+Small Illustration 11: Deathstaff vs. Sommerswerd [214]
+Small Illustration 12: Sommerlund & Lencian shields [321?]
+
+Sections 1-50:
+(er) 17tdoi 1: Kai aspirants -> Kai Aspirants [so: As in "Kai Master".]
+(er) 17tdoi 1: urges Rimoah, 'Banedon -> urges Rimoah. 'Banedon
+(ne) 17tdoi 1: Skyrider [so: Italicise x3.]
+(er) 17tdoi 1: iceboat -> ice-boat [so: as per the two other ocurrences in this section.]
+(er) 17tdoi 1: seven days the pilot -> seven days, the pilot
+(er) 17tdoi 1: pack ice -> pack-ice [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+(??) 17tdoi 1: I will... hour [jsd: mark as <thought>]
+(er) 17tdoi 3: demonlord -> Demonlord (so: cf. deathlord.]
+(er) 17tdoi 3: down-draught -> down-draft [so: Dictionary.com says that 'draught' is chiefly British in usage, but personally, I would only ever use it to describe liquid rather than air current.]
+(er) 17tdoi 3: demonlord's -> Demonlord's (so: cf. deathlord.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 4: lock plate -> lockplate [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+(er) 17tdoi 6: Click -> click [so: and encode as onomatopoeia.]
+(er) 17tdoi 6: bow -> Bow
+(er) 17tdoi 7: yards beyond you -> yards beyond, you
+(er) 17tdoi 7: it as if -> it is as if
+(er) 17tdoi 8: bow -> Bow
+(er) 17tdoi 8: If you cannot -> If you do not [so: Strange phrasiology.]
+(er) 17tdoi 9: ultra-violet -> ultraviolet [so: as per Section 39 and 313.]
+(ft) 17tdoi 10: [so: This is the correct answer to the puzzle in Section 69 and Section 213.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 10: clunk [so: encode as onomatopoeia.]
+(er) 17tdoi 13: icy sea water -> icy seawater
+(er) 17tdoi 14: who were -> who are [so: LW is told in present tense.]
+(er) 17tdoi 15: rough hewn -> rough-hewn [so: or, roughly hewn]
+(er) 17tdoi 15: rough hewn -> rough-hewn [IK: as in the PAMoS, but might be correct as-is (predicate adjective?)]
+(er) 17tdoi 15: Backpack item -> Backpack Item
+(er) 17tdoi 18: Skark oil -> skark oil [so: not an item or combatable opponent.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 18: sadiy -> sadly
+(er) 17tdoi 18: 'Do not fear,' [so: New paragraph for speaker.]
+(er) 17tdoi 18: fear,' you reply, 'I -> fear, you reply. 'I
+(er) 17tdoi 19: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 19: attained, above -> attained above
+(er) 17tdoi 20: now-open -> now open
+(ne) 17tdoi 20: lock plate -> lockplate [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+(ne) 17tdoi 22: Skyrider's [so: italicise.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 22: Skyrider [so: italicise.]
+(er) 17tdoi 22: silver-haired King -> silver-haired king.
+(er) 17tdoi 22: King's -> king's [x3]
+(er) 17tdoi 22: freestate -> Freeland
+(er) 17tdoi 22: in previous Lone Wolf adventures -> in any previous Lone Wolf adventure [so: or similar]
+(er) 17tdoi 22: If you have not -> If you did not
+
+(ne) 17tdoi 22: hub-bub -> hubbub [ik:as in lw08, lw14, lw16] [so: hyphen occurs at line break]
+(er) 17tdoi 23: Ixian undead -> Ixian Undead
+(er) 17tdoi 24: your psi-screen -> your Psi-screen [so: as per tlov changes]
+(er) 17tdoi 24: spindly-limbed, black insectiods -> spindly-limbed black insectoids [so: I think this is an appropriate change?]
+(er) 17tdoi 24: head in which -> head from which
+(er) 17tdoi 24: bow -> Bow [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 25: sixth sense -> Sixth Sense
+(er) 17tdoi 26: camouflage -> Camouflage
+(er) 17tdoi 26: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 29: - Slow Fall - -> Slow Fall [so: and encode as Spell.]
+ jffdougan: encoded as spell
+(er) 17tdoi 30: camouflage -> Camouflage
+(ft) 17tdoi 31: [so: would this bonus include Kai-blast damage?]
+(ne) 17tdoi 32: coup de grace -> coup de grâce [so: and italicise]
+(er) 17tdoi 32: by a short -> by means of a short
+(er) 17tdoi 36: zigzaging -> zigzagging
+(ne) 17tdoi 36: yow -> your
+(er) 17tdoi 38: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 39: kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 39: splutters, 'it's -> splutters. 'It's
+(er) 17tdoi 40: Upon the instant -> At the instant
+(er) 17tdoi 40: demonlord's -> Demonlord's
+(er) 17tdoi 41: camouflage -> Camouflage
+(er) 17tdoi 42: Ixian undead -> Ixian Undead
+(ne) 17tdoi 43: to-all -> to all
+(ne) 17tdoi 46: Battlespell [so: encode as spell?]
+(er) 17tdoi 46: Battlespell -> battle-spell [ik:as in lw13 144 and 334 where the word is used in exactly the same context]
+(er) 17tdoi 46: - Gloar! - -> Gloar! [so: and encode as spell.]
+ jffdougan: I think I'd do Power Word and battle spell, based on 08tjoh. Gloar should definitely be spell-coded, though.
+ (ne) 17tdoi 46: Gloar! [tp: Encode as... something, no doubt.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 46: Battlespell [tp: Name of a spell?]
+(er) 17tdoi 48: battle cry - > battle-cry [so: as per PAMoS.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 48: flag-stoned -> flagstoned [ik:as in lw07, lw08, lw09, lw11, lw13, lw15, lw16]
+(er) 17tdoi 50: Ixian undead -> Ixian Undead
+
+Sections 51-100:
+(er) 17tdoi 52: bow -> Bow
+(er) 17tdoi 53: Brotherhood spell -> Brotherhood Spell
+(er) 17tdoi 53: - Strength - -> Strength [so: and encode as spell.]
+ jffdougan: encoded as spell
+(er) 17tdoi 53: new-found -> newfound
+(er) 17tdoi 53: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 54: sixth sense -> Sixth Sense
+(er) 17tdoi 56: Crack! -> crack! [so: and encode as onomatopoeia.]
+(er) 17tdoi 57: his minions you -> his minions, you
+(ne) 17tdoi 57: power a -> power--a [tp: As for the other correction to this section.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 57: Xaagon the -> Xaagon--the [tp: Not errata, I'm sure, but I don't have the book to check. I assume it was an em dash.] [jsd: couldn't find this one]
+(er) 17tdoi 59: Sun Lord, or higher -> Sun Lord or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 59: [so: Move Telegnosis option to top.]
+(er) 17tdoi 61: - Sense Evil - -> Sense Evil [so: and encode as Spell.]
+ jffdougan: encoded as spell.
+(er) 17tdoi 61: splutters, 'it's -> splutters. 'It's
+(ne) 17tdoi 61: bell we're -> bell--we're [tp: As for section 57. I think I remember this bit fairly clearly.]
+(er) 17tdoi 61: gods -> Gods [tp: As per PAMoS] [so: Not sure about this one as it isn't referring directly to any of Aon's
+pantheon.]
+(er) 17tdoi 62: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 63: Backpack items -> Backpack Items
+(er) 17tdoi 66: a-port -> a'port
+(ne) 17tdoi 66: of, Nexus -> of Nexus
+(er) 17tdoi 67: Chaos horde -> Chaos Horde
+(er) 17tdoi 68: Backpack items -> Backpack Items
+(ft) 17tdoi 68: [so: what if you only have 3 or fewer Backpack Items?]
+(ft) 17tdoi 69: [so: Add standard puzzle footnote.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 70: coup de grace -> coup de grâce [so: and italicise]
+(er) 17tdoi 72: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 74: Bulkhead door -> Bulkhead Door
+(er) 17tdoi 75: demonlord -> Demonlord [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 75: delete this weapon -> delete this Weapon
+(er) 17tdoi 76: their plan you -> their plan, you
+(er) 17tdoi 79: sixth sense -> Sixth Sense
+(er) 17tdoi 79: despatch -> dispatch [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+(er) 17tdoi 80: creamy-coloured -> cream-coloured [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+(er) 17tdoi 81: Bulkhead door -> Bulkhead Door
+(ne) 17tdoi 83: reach . . . return [so: both of these words should be italicised in the final paragraph.]
+(er) 17tdoi 86: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 86: 2-8 -> 2-9 [so: Is there an option missing?]
+(er) 17tdoi 89: at its centre -> from its centre
+(er) 17tdoi 89: round, by -> round by
+(er) 17tdoi 90: a Deathstaff that hums -> the Deathstaff, which hums
+(er) 17tdoi 91: - Invisible Fist - -> Invisible Fist [so: and encode as spell.]
+(er) 17tdoi 95: Kai weapon skill -> Kai Weaponskill
+(ft) 17tdoi 100: [so: This is the correct answer to the puzzle in Section 322.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 96: turh -> turn
+(ne) 17tdoi 96: turh to 213. -> turn to 213. [tp: Also encode as link; I guess the typo made some script or transform miss this.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 92: Invisible Fist [tp: Encode as spell name?]
+
+Sections 101-150:
+(er) 17tdoi 101: korlinium scabbard -> Korlinium Scabbard
+(er) 17tdoi 103: Kai healing skills -> Kai Healing skills
+(er) 17tdoi 103: bow -> Bow
+(er) 17tdoi 104: still to be -> to still be [so: It may split the infinitive, but it sounds better IMHO.]
+(er) 17tdoi 105: demonlord -> Demonlord [so: x2]
+(ne) 17tdoi 105: Huntmasterv -> Huntmastery
+(er) 17tdoi 106: high galley -> high gallery
+(er) 17tdoi 106: Sun Lord, or higher -> Sun Lord or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 108: unnervering speed -> unnerving speed
+(er) 17tdoi 109: lightning swift blows -> lightning-swift blows
+(er) 17tdoi 110: at its centre -> from its centre
+(er) 17tdoi 110: bonuses to your COMBAT SKILL -> bonuses [so: the bonuses the Sommerswerd conveys vs. undead is double damage, not a CS bonus.]
+(er) 17tdoi 110: third round, by turning -> third round by turning
+(er) 17tdoi 111: simultaneously to -> to simultaneously [so: sounds better to me.]
+(er) 17tdoi 111: chaos-creatures -> Chaos-creatures [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 112: Brotherhood spell -> Brotherhood Spell
+(ne) 17tdoi 112: Lightning Hand [so: encode as spell.]
+(er) 17tdoi 113: gutteral -> guttural
+(er) 17tdoi 113: attained, above -> attained above
+(er) 17tdoi 116: Kai sixth sense -> Kai Sixth Sense
+(er) 17tdoi 117: court martial -> court-martial [so: as per Dictionary.com]
+(er) 17tdoi 118: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 120: bow -> Bow
+(er) 17tdoi 120: Brotherhood spell -> Brotherhood Spell
+(er) 17tdoi 121: - Lightning Hand - -> Lightning hand [so: and encode as spell.]
+(er) 17tdoi 123: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 124: hurling -> hurtling
+(er) 17tdoi 124: both [so: italicise]
+(er) 17tdoi 127: high galley -> high gallery
+(er) 17tdoi 128: place it into -> stow it in [so: or similar]
+(er) 17tdoi 128: in Magnamund -> on Magnamund
+(er) 17tdoi 131: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 131: 0 = 100 -> 0 = 10 [so: I bet a lot of frustrated Lone Wolf players died here!]
+(er) 17tdoi 132: Ixian undead -> Ixian Undead
+(er) 17tdoi 133: Brotherhood spell -> Brotherhood Spell
+(er) 17tdoi 133: - Breathe Water -> Breathe Water [so: and encode as spell.]
+ jffdougan: encoded as spell
+(er) 17tdoi 136: Brotherhood spell -> Brotherhood Spell
+(er) 17tdoi 136: - Levitation -> Levitation [so: and encode as spell.]
+(er) 17tdoi 137: chaos-creatures -> Chaos-creatures [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 137: Chaos horde -> Chaos-horde [so: As per Section 111.]
+(er) 17tdoi 138: Backpack items -> Backpack Items [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 139: disciplines -> Disciplines
+(ne) 17tdoi 140: Maycastle [so: italicise x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 145: Chaos horde -> Chaos-horde [so: As per Section 111.]
+(er) 17tdoi 146: infra-red -> infrared [so: cf ultraviolet.]
+(er) 17tdoi 149: Ghosts, in -> Ghosts in
+(er) 17tdoi 150: demonlord -> Demonlord
+
+Sections 151-200:
+(er) 17tdoi 152: Sun Lord, or higher -> Sun Lord or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 154: chaos-creatures -> Chaos-creatures [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 155: shortlived -> short-lived [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+(er) 17tdoi 156: cavern; -> cavern:
+(er) 17tdoi 161: Thane, or higher -> Thane or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 163: Above you can -> Above, you can
+(er) 17tdoi 163: of rusty sword -> of a rusty sword
+(er) 17tdoi 164: in Magnamund -> on Magnamund
+(er) 17tdoi 165: Lord, or higher -> Lord or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 166: me my friend -> me, my friend
+(er) 17tdoi 167: bonuses to your COMBAT SKILL -> bonuses
+(er) 17tdoi 175: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 176: Brotherhood spell -> Brotherhood Spell
+(er) 17tdoi 176: - Levitation - -> Levitation [so: and encode as spell.]
+(er) 17tdoi 176: chaos-creatures -> Chaos-creatures [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 180: sixth sense -> Sixth Sense
+(er) 17tdoi 180: Special Item, do not -> Special Item, or do not
+(er) 17tdoi 183: from the enemy -> from your enemy [so: sounds better IMHO]
+(er) 17tdoi 184: destroyed (erase . . . list). -> destroyed. (Erase . . . list.)
+(er) 17tdoi 184: Pained but -> Pained, but
+(ne) 17tdoi 184: yout -> your
+(er) 17tdoi 185: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 185: creamy-coloured -> cream-coloured [IK: as in the PAMoS]
+(er) 17tdoi 185: sky, beat -> sky beat
+(er) 17tdoi 185: down-draught -> down-draft
+(er) 17tdoi 185: demonlord's -> Demonlord's
+(er) 17tdoi 189: collison -> collision
+(er) 17tdoi 190: chaos-creatures -> Chaos-creatures [so: x3]
+(er) 17tdoi 190: grudgingly to -> to grudgingly
+(er) 17tdoi 190: feet-first -> feet first [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 191: attack upon the -> attack the [so: for clarity]
+(er) 17tdoi 191: pre-empted -> preempted
+(er) 17tdoi 194: impregnated -> imbued [so: or similar]
+(er) 17tdoi 194: korlinium scabbard -> Korlinium Scabbard
+(??) 17tdoi 195: [so: The bow is the front of the ship; why would the crew flee to the front of the ship instead of the stern when the Ixian vessel is approaching from the north?]
+(er) 17tdoi 195: cry, 'Ishir -> cry. 'Ishir
+(er) 17tdoi 196: un-life -> undeath [so: possibly?]
+(er) 17tdoi 196: Fear your survival -> Fearing for your survival
+(er) 17tdoi 196: Thane, or higher -> Thane or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 196: Lord, or higher -> Lord or higher
+(ne) 17tdoi 197: Crack! -> crack! [so: and encode as onomatopoeia.]
+(ft) 17tdoi 197: [so: If you only possess Grand Nexus, you may still add 2.]
+(er) 17tdoi 198: porthole -> port-hole [so: did we decide this one before?]
+(er) 17tdoi 199: effect -> effects
+(er) 17tdoi 200: achieve your quest [so: this sounds odd to me.]
+(er) 17tdoi 200: noise behind you -> noise from behind you
+
+Sections 201-250:
+(er) 17tdoi 202: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 202: by the stairs -> by means of the stairs
+(er) 17tdoi 203: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 205: [Odd justification in last paragraph.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 205: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(ne) 17tdoi 205: Crack! -> crack [so: and encode as onomatopoeia]
+ jffdougan: I couldn't find this one.
+(ft) 17tdoi 205: [so: If you only possess Grand Nexus, you may still add 2.]
+(er) 17tdoi 208: camouflage -> Camouflage {so: Maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 209: falter and -> falter, and
+(er) 17tdoi 209: counter-attack -> counterattack [so, ik: as per PAMoS]
+(er) 17tdoi 211: an explosion white-hot -> an explosion of white-hot
+(er) 17tdoi 212: face-first -> face first [so: maybe?]
+(ne) 17tdoi 213: coup de grace -> coup de grâce [so: and italicise]
+(er) 17tdoi 213: chamber, is -> chamber is
+(ft) 17tdoi 213: [so: standard puzzle footnote.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 213: map [so: encode as link.]
+(er) 17tdoi 213: [so: indent puzzle instructions as choice.]
+(er) 17tdoi 216: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 216: fight, you -> fight you
+(er) 17tdoi 217: Brotherhood spell -> Brotherhood Spell
+(er) 17tdoi 217: - Counterspell - -> Counterspell [so: and encode as spell]
+(er) 17tdoi 218: second wave . . . come -> second wave . . . comes
+(er) 17tdoi 218: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 218: towards the Tagazin -> towards Tagazin
+(er) 17tdoi 218: demonlord's -> Demonlord's
+(ne) 17tdoi 219: [so: Italicise Banedon's words.]
+(er) 17tdoi 219: korlinium scabbard -> Korlinium Scabbard
+(er) 17tdoi 219: another weapon -> another Weapon [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 223: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(ne) 17tdoi 224: saehsa [so: Italicise]
+(er) 17tdoi 224: [so: indent choices.]
+(er) 17tdoi 225: coiled -> oiled [so: as elsewhere]
+(er) 17tdoi 226: .. -> .
+(er) 17tdoi 227: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 229: chaos-creatures -> Chaos-creatures [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 230: Brotherhood spell -> Brotherhood Spell
+(er) 17tdoi 230: - Strength - -> Strength [so: and encode as spell]
+ jffdougan: encoded as spell
+(er) 17tdoi 230: new-found -> newfound
+(er) 17tdoi 230: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 230: out-distance -> outdistance [so, ik: as per PAMoS]
+(er) 17tdoi 231: suprise -> surprise
+(er) 17tdoi 233: splutters, 'it's -> splutters. 'It's
+(er) 17tdoi 234: cover avoiding -> cover, avoiding
+(er) 17tdoi 235: chaos-creatures -> Chaos-creatures
+(er) 17tdoi 235: feet-first -> feet first [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 239: Ixian undead -> Ixian Undead
+(er) 17tdoi 240: you 're -> you're
+(er) 17tdoi 241: see better -> better see
+(er) 17tdoi 241: Knight, or higher -> Knight or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 242: Ixian undead -> Ixian Undead
+(er) 17tdoi 243: camouflage -> Camouflage
+(er) 17tdoi 243: Drakkarim undead -> Drakkarim Undead
+(er) 17tdoi 244: arrow -> Arrow [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 244: bow -> Bow
+(ft) 17tdoi 244: [so: You do not need to remove the Bow from your Action Chart.]
+(er) 17tdoi 246: rope -> Rope [so: in the first instance at least?]
+(er) 17tdoi 249: ante-chamber -> antechamber [ik:as in lw05, lw06, lw09, lw13, lw15]
+(er) 17tdoi 250: action they were committing -> action they were performing
+
+Sections 251-300:
+(er) 17tdoi 253: face-first -> face first
+(er) 17tdoi 253: Thane, or higher -> Thane or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 254: pre-empt -> preempt
+(er) 17tdoi 254: Lord, or higher -> Lord or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 254: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 255: insticts -> instincts
+(er) 17tdoi 256: camouflage -> Camouflage
+(er) 17tdoi 257: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 258: Click -> click [so: and encode as onomatopoeia]
+(er) 17tdoi 259: chaos-creatures -> Chaos-creatures [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 259: feet-first -> feet first
+(er) 17tdoi 260: Drakkarim marines (undead) -> Drakkarim Marines (Undead)
+(er) 17tdoi 260: rounds, or less -> rounds or less
+(er) 17tdoi 260: rounds, or longer -> rounds or longer
+(??) 17tdoi 261: bow fire [so: Is this acceptable?]
+(er) 17tdoi 262: head-first -> head first [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 265: bow -> Bow
+(er) 17tdoi 266: sixth sense -> Sixth Sense
+(er) 17tdoi 266: cross-winds -> crosswinds [ik:"crosswind" occurs once in lw11]
+(er) 17tdoi 267: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 269: healing -> Healing
+(er) 17tdoi 272: Knight, or higher -> Knight or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 273: - Slow Fall - -> Slow Fall [so: and encode as spell.]
+ jffdougan: encoded as spell
+(er) 17tdoi 275: at its centre -> from its centre
+(er) 17tdoi 275: round, by -> round by
+(er) 17tdoi 278: chaos-creatures -> Chaos-creatures
+(er) 17tdoi 278: Chaos horde -> Chaos-horde
+(er) 17tdoi 278: rounds, by -> rounds by
+(ft) 17tdoi 279: [so: This x2 bonus applies to Kai-blast as well?]
+(er) 17tdoi 280: wall, more -> wall more
+(er) 17tdoi 281: bow -> Bow
+(er) 17tdoi 281: arrow -> Arrow
+(er) 17tdoi 283: spindly-limbed, black -> spindly-limbed black
+(er) 17tdoi 283 in which composite -> from which composite
+(er) 17tdoi 283: bow -> Bow [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 285: rope -> Rope
+(er) 17tdoi 287: arrow -> Arrow
+(er) 17tdoi 287: bow -> Bow
+(ft) 17tdoi 287: [so: You do not need to remove the Bow from your Action Chart.]
+(er) 17tdoi 288: sixth sense -> Sixth Sense
+(er) 17tdoi 288: Ziog: -> Ziog
+(er) 17tdoi 288: damaged -> wounded [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 289: this city had been -> this city was
+(er) 17tdoi 290: shattering remnants -> shattered remnants
+(er) 17tdoi 294: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 296: gutteral -> guttural
+(ft) 17tdoi 296: [so: You do not need to possess either of the other Disciplines to use the +1 Grand Nexus bonus.]
+(er) 17tdoi 297: raidant -> radiant [ik:I guess]
+(er) 17tdoi 300: attention, it -> attention; it
+(er) 17tdoi 300: Ixian elder -> Ixian Elder (so: cf. Acolyte Elder]
+(er) 17tdoi 300: sixth sense -> Sixth Sense
+
+
+
+
+Sections 301-350:
+(er) 17tdoi 301: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 301: demonlord's -> Demonlord's
+(er) 17tdoi 303: face-first -> face first [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 310: but only to find -> only to find
+(er) 17tdoi 310: Ixian undead -> Ixian Undead
+(er) 17tdoi 312: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 312: destroyed (erase . . . list). -> destroyed. (Erase . . . list.)
+(er) 17tdoi 313: Kai mastery -> Kai Mastery
+(er) 17tdoi 315: healing -> Healing
+(er) 17tdoi 317: despatch -> dispatch [so, ik: as per PAMoS]
+(er) 17tdoi 318: chaos horde -> Chaos-horde [so: as everywhere else.]
+(er) 17tdoi 319: face-first -> face first [so: maybe?]
+(ne) 17tdoi 321: Maycastle [so: Italicise x2.]
+(ft) 17tdoi 322: [so: standard puzzle fotnote.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 322: map [so: encode as link.]
+(er) 17tdoi 323: rope -> Rope
+(er) 17tdoi 324: sixth sense -> Sixth Sense
+(er) 17tdoi 326: landing you -> landing, you
+(er) 17tdoi 329: Ixian undead -> Ixian Undead [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 330: bow -> Bow
+(er) 17tdoi 330: [so: Place the Kai-surge option first?]
+(er) 17tdoi 332: Thane, or higher -> Thane or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 336: Drakkarim undead -> Drakkarim Undead
+(er) 17tdoi 338: had been -> was
+(er) 17tdoi 101: korlinium scabbard -> Korlinium Scabbard
+(er) 17tdoi 341: demonlord's -> Demonlord's
+(er) 17tdoi 341: If, at -> If at
+(er) 17tdoi 343: by huge frozen -> by a huge frozen
+(er) 17tdoi 343: Lord, or higher -> Lord or higher
+(er) 17tdoi 346: Crack! -> crack! [so: and encode as onomatopoeia.]
+(ne) 17tdoi 346: Sommersword -> Sommerswerd [ik:]
+(er) 17tdoi 347: camouflage -> Camouflage
+(er) 17tdoi 347: demonlord -> Demonlord
+(er) 17tdoi 350: Ardan, 'Is -> Ardan. 'Is
+(er) 17tdoi 350: dragon-creatures -> Dragon-creatures [so: maybe?]
+(er) 17tdoi 350: my county -> my country
+(er) 17tdoi 350: Kai acolytes -> Kai Acolytes [so: cf. Acolytes of Vashna.]
+(er) 17tdoi 350: champions awaits -> champions, awaits
+
+QUESTIONS
+
+free-standing vs. freestanding (i.e. Section 32, 143 and others)?
+
+mainmast vs. main mast?
+
+Crystal Spire (Section 5, 269) vs. crystal spire (everywhere else)?
+
+(er) 17tdoi 17: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire [so: cf. Section 5.]
+(er) 17tdoi 55: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire [so: as elsewhere]
+(er) 17tdoi 62: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 84: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 152: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 165: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 173: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 178: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 193: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 200: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 245: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 266: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 270: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 290: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 299: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 300: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire [so: x2]
+(er) 17tdoi 325: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 328: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 330: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 333: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+(er) 17tdoi 343: crystal spire -> Crystal Spire
+
+or
+
+(er) 17tdoi 5: Crystal Spire -> crystal spire
+(er) 17tdoi 269: Crystal Spire -> crystal spire
+-->
+
<meta>
<title>The Deathlord of Ixia</title>
<creator class="short">Joe Dever and Brian Williams</creator>
<data>
<p>You are Grand Master Lone Wolf, last of the Kai Lords of Sommerlund and sole survivor of a massacre that wiped out the First Order of your elite warrior caste.</p>
<p>It is the year MS 5077, twenty-seven years since your brave kinsmen perished at the hands of the Darklords of Helgedad. These champions of evil, who were sent forth by Naar&emdash;the King of the Darkness, to destroy the fertile world of Magnamund, have themselves since been destroyed. You vowed to avenge the murder of the Kai and you kept your pledge, for it was you who brought about their downfall when alone you infiltrated their foul domain&emdash;the Darklands and caused the destruction of their leader and the seat of his power that was the infernal city of Helgedad.</p>
- <p>In the wake of their destruction, chaos befell the Darkland armies who, until then, had been poised to conquer all of Magnamund. Some factions which comprised this huge army, most notably the barbaric Drakkarim, began to fight with the others for control. This disorder quickly escalated into an allout civil war which allowed the freestate armies of Magnamund time in which to recover and launch a counter-offensive. Their commanders exploited the chaos skilfully and secured a swift and total victory over an enemy far superior in numbers.</p>
+ <p>In the wake of their destruction, chaos befell the Darkland armies who, until then, had been poised to conquer all of Magnamund. Some factions which comprised this huge army, most notably the barbaric Drakkarim, began to fight with the others for control. This disorder quickly escalated into an all-out civil war which allowed the freestate armies of Magnamund time in which to recover and launch a counter-offensive. Their commanders exploited the chaos skilfully and secured a swift and total victory over an enemy far superior in numbers.</p>
<p>For seven years now peace has reigned in Sommerlund. Under your direction the once-ruined monastery of the Kai has been thoroughly rebuilt and restored to its former glory, and the task of teaching a Second Order of Kai warriors the skills and proud traditions of your ancestors is also well established. The new generation of Kai recruits, all of whom were born during the era of war against the Darklords, possess latent Kai skills and show exceptional promise. These skills will be nurtured and honed to perfection during their time at the Monastery so that they may teach and inspire future generations, thereby ensuring the continued security of your homeland in future years.</p>
<p>Your attainment of the rank of Kai Grand Master brought with it great rewards. Some, such as the restoration of the Kai and the undying gratitude of your fellow Sommlending, could have been anticipated. Yet there have also been rewards which you could not possibly have foreseen. The discovery that within you lay the potential to develop Kai Disciplines beyond those of the Magnakai, which, until now, were thought to be the ultimate that a Kai Master could aspire to, was truly a revelation. Your discovery has inspired you to set out upon a new and previously unknown path in search of the wisdom and power that no Kai lord before you has ever possessed. In the name of your creator, the God Kai, and for the greater glory of Sommerlund and the Goddess Ishir, you have vowed to reach the very pinnacle of Kai perfection&emdash;to attain all of the Grand Master Disciplines and become the first Kai Supreme Master.</p>
<p>With diligence and determination you set about the restoration of the Kai Monastery and the training of the Second Order recruits. Your efforts were soon rewarded for within the space of two short years, the first raw recruits had graduated to become a cadre of gifted Kai Masters who, in turn, were able to commence the teaching of their skills to subsequent intakes of Kai novices. The Kai Masters rose to their new-found responsibilities readily, leaving you free to devote more of your time to the pursuit and perfection of the Grand Master Disciplines. During this period you also received expert tutelage in the ways of magic from two of your most trusted friends and advisors: Guildmaster Banedon, leader of the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star, and Lord Rimoah, speaker for the High Council of the Elder Magi.</p>
<p><quote>Partly so, my lord,</quote> he said, holding you with his steel-grey eyes, <quote>but I fear that already it has fallen into the hands of an enemy&emdash;and one who is deadlier than even the demoness Shamath. What do you know of the Deathlord of Ixia?</quote></p>
<p>You faintly remembered having heard this name before but were unable to recall any detail. Lord Rimoah, seeing that you were unable to give an answer, obliged with an impromptu history lesson:</p>
<p><quote>The Deathlord of Ixia was once lieutenant to Agarash the Damned&emdash;the most powerful of all Naar's champions of evil,</quote> said Rimoah, his head bowed as he paced the granite floor of your vault. <quote>During the Age of Eternal Night he conquered much of Northern Magnamund, including the realm of Ixia which was once a rich and very fertile land. He destroyed the native Ixians, transforming them into a legion of undead servants under his command. Many centuries later, when my ancestors defeated Agarash during the Age of the Old Kingdoms, they magically imprisoned the weakened Deathlord in a secret tomb within the dread city of Xaagon, near to the southern coast of Ixia. For thousands of years his tomb lay undisturbed until the first of the Drakkarim appeared on Magnamund. They entered Xaagon and found the Deathlord's tomb&emdash;yet legend has it that none of them escaped Ixia alive. Perhaps they, too, serve him now. During the Age of the Black Moon, the Darklords conquered all of the territories surrounding Ixia yet they chose to avoid setting foot in the Deathlord's realm. Mindful of his origins, they feared that if he were released from his sorcerous prison he would seek to dominate and destroy them.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>My lord, are you telling me that the Deathlord of Ixia is now free of this prison and in possession of the Deathstaff?</quote> you asked, fearing Lord Rimoah's reply.</p>
+ <p><quote>My lord, are you telling me that the Deathlord of Ixia is now free of this prison <em>and</em> in possession of the Deathstaff?</quote> you asked, fearing Lord Rimoah's reply.</p>
<p><quote>Yes, Grand Master. I'm afraid that is exactly the situation which confronts us. Since the passing of the last moon, I and others of the High Council of the Elder Magi have detected a great imbalance between the forces of Good and Evil in our world. By ill chance or by Naar's design, the Deathstaff has fallen into the hands of Ixiataaga. Once again the Deathlord is free to indulge his unholy and insatiable appetite for living beings. Already we have heard reports from Lencian fishermen which tell of the destruction of remote Drakkarim settlements around the Gulf of Konkor, and there are even claims of a 'death fleet' having been sighted in the waters of the Shakoz Bight. Yes, Grand Master, the Deathlord is free to roam the face of Magnamund once more, and I fear he will not stop until every living creature is enslaved to him in undeath.</quote></p>
<p>For hours, you and your trusted advisor deliberated over what could be done to prevent this unspeakable disaster from befalling Magnamund. You considered a muster of the freestate armies and an immediate attack upon Ixia, but such a plan simply could not be executed. The peninsula of Ixia is far too remote and desolate a territory to be reached by any freestate army on foot, and, with winter already so far advanced, any ship-borne invasion would be doomed to fail. Time was also against you. The Deathlord had to be stopped as quickly as possible before he could unleash an army of undead upon Magnamund, an unkillable army that would grow larger with every battle it fought against the living.</p>
<p><quote>Only I can stop this,</quote> you said, voicing your thoughts.</p>
<p><quote>Yes, Grand Master. Only you,</quote> replied Rimoah quietly.</p>
<p>After a few moments' silence, Rimoah continued, <quote>In expectation of your decision, preparations have already been made for your journey, Grand Master. I trust this doesn't offend you?</quote></p>
<p>You smiled your consent.</p>
- <p><quote>Good. Then I shall call upon Guildmaster Banedon&emdash;he knows of the Deathlord's rise and he has offered his ship Skyrider to hasten your journey westwards. He will tell you more about Ixia and how you will be conveyed there. Godspeed, Grand Master. I shall pray to Kai and Ishir to watch over you on this fateful mission.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Good. Then I shall call upon Guildmaster Banedon&emdash;he knows of the Deathlord's rise and he has offered his ship <typ class="ital">Skyrider</typ> to hasten your journey westwards. He will tell you more about Ixia and how you will be conveyed there. Godspeed, Grand Master. I shall pray to Kai and Ishir to watch over you on this fateful mission.</quote></p>
</data>
</section>
<dd><p>Kai Grand Guardians who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to attack up to three enemies in psychic combat simultaneously.</p></dd>
<dt>Kai-screen</dt>
<dd><p>Kai Grand Guardians who possess this Discipline are able to exercise a defensive psychic skill known as Mindblend. This cloaking ability enables them to both protect and hide their minds from being detected by a hostile psychic probe.</p></dd>
- <dt>Magi-Magic</dt>
+ <dt>Magi-magic</dt>
<dd>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Kai Grand Guardian are able to use the following battle-spells of the Elder Magi:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Splinter&emdash;This causes breakable items such as bottles, jugs, mirrors, windows, etc[.], to shatter to pieces. The range of this spell increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
- <li>Flameshaft&emdash;This causes the tip of any arrow, or arrow-like missile, to burn fiercely with a magical flame which cannot readily be extinguished by normal means.</li>
+ <li><spell>Splinter</spell>&emdash;This causes breakable items such as bottles, jugs, mirrors, windows, etc[.], to shatter to pieces. The range of this spell increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
+ <li><spell>Flameshaft</spell>&emdash;This causes the tip of any arrow, or arrow-like missile, to burn fiercely with a magical flame which cannot readily be extinguished by normal means.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
<dt>Grand Pathsmanship</dt>
<dd><p>Kai Sun Knights with this skill are able to repel at will all normal-sized insects within a radius of three yards. The range and numbers of insects so affected increases considerably as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Nexus</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Knights who possess Mastery of this Distipline are able to feign death. By placing themselves into a state of suspended animation, outwardly they are able to achieve all semblance of being truly dead. However, whilst in this state the only sense that a Sun Knight retains is the ability to hear.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Knights who possess Mastery of this Discipline are able to feign death. By placing themselves into a state of suspended animation, outwardly they are able to achieve all semblance of being truly dead. However, whilst in this state the only sense that a Sun Knight retains is the ability to hear.</p></dd>
<dt>Telegnosis</dt>
<dd><p>Sun Knights who possess this Discipline are able to communicate telepathically over great distances. Initially the range of this ability is approximately 100 miles, but this distance increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Kai-alchemy</dt>
<dd>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Sun Knight are able to use the following Brotherhood spells:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Halt Missile&emdash;This causes any projected or hurled missile (i.e. arrows, axes, crossbow bolts, etc.) which may pose an immediate threat to the life of a Sun Knight, to cease its flight and remain stationary in mid-air. The effect of the spell lasts for 2&endash;3 seconds, allowing the Sun Knight sufficient time to move away from its line of flight. Initially only one missile can be affected by this spell, but the number lncreases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
- <li>
Strength&emdash;By casting this spell, a Sun Knight is able to greatly increase his or her physical strength for a short duration. It can be used to lift or move heavy objects, or to effect a temporary increase in <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> scores whilst fighting an enemy in unarmed combat.<a id="imprvdsc-1" idref="imprvdsc-1-foot" class="footnote" /></li>
+ <li><spell>Halt Missile</spell>&emdash;This causes any projected or hurled missile (i.e. arrows, axes, crossbow bolts, etc.) which may pose an immediate threat to the life of a Sun Knight, to cease its flight and remain stationary in mid-air. The effect of the spell lasts for 2&endash;3 seconds, allowing the Sun Knight sufficient time to move away from its line of flight. Initially only one missile can be affected by this spell, but the number increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
+ <li>
<spell>Strength</spell>&emdash;By casting this spell, a Sun Knight is able to greatly increase his or her physical strength for a short duration. It can be used to lift or move heavy objects, or to effect a temporary increase in <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> scores whilst fighting an enemy in unarmed combat.<a id="imprvdsc-1" idref="imprvdsc-1-foot" class="footnote" /></li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
<dt>Grand Huntmastery</dt>
<dd><p>Kai Sun Lords with this skill are able to see, with acute accuracy, light in the infrared spectrum, ie. they can see complex patterns generated by heat in near or total darkness. They can also see light in the ultraviolet spectrum.</p></dd>
<dt>Kai-surge</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to launch a Kai-Blast&emdash;a pulse ofintense psychic energy which is capable of affecting both psychically active and inactive enemies. This form of psychic attack is very effective, more so than a usual Kai-surge, Psi-surge or Mindblast. It can cause an enemy to lose between 2 and 18 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in one attack. However, use of a Kai-Blast will reduce a Sun Lord's <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total by 4. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other form of psychic attack.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to launch a Kai-blast&emdash;a pulse of intense psychic energy which is capable of affecting both psychically active and inactive enemies. This form of psychic attack is very effective, more so than a usual Kai-surge, Psi-surge or Mindblast. It can cause an enemy to lose between 2 and 18 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in one attack. However, use of a Kai-blast will reduce a Sun Lord's <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total by 4. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other form of psychic attack.</p></dd>
<dt>Telegnosis</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess this Discipline are able to alter their body-weight in order to walk successfully upon different kinds of surface, eg: water, mud, lava and quicksand. Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess this Discipline are able to alter their body weight in order to walk successfully upon different kinds of surface, e.g.: water, mud, lava and quicksand. Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Magi-magic</dt>
<dd>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Sun Lord are able to use the following battle-spells of the Elder Magi:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Penetrate&emdash;This increases the penetrative energy of any arrow, or arrow-like missile, launched by a Sun Lord.</li>
- <li>Energy Grasp&emdash;This spell enables a Sun Lord to discharge a powerful electrical force into anything he or she touches. It is similar in effect to the Brotherhood spell <quote>Lightning Hand</quote>, but differs in that it is easier to control and channel the resulting energy. It also requires the actual touching of an object or an enemy to effect the spell.</li>
+ <li><spell>Penetrate</spell>&emdash;This increases the penetrative energy of any arrow, or arrow-like missile, launched by a Sun Lord.</li>
+ <li><spell>Energy Grasp</spell>&emdash;This spell enables a Sun Lord to discharge a powerful electrical force into anything he or she touches. It is similar in effect to the Brotherhood spell <quote>Lightning Hand</quote>, but differs in that it is easier to control and channel the resulting energy. It also requires the actual touching of an object or an enemy to effect the spell.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
<dd>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Sun Thane we able to use the following Brotherhood spells:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Slow Fall&emdash;By casting this spell, Kai Sun Thanes are able to slow their rate of free-falling to three feet per second, thereby avoiding damage upon landing while the spell is in effect. The duration of the spell is limited at first, but it steadily increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
- <li>Breathe Water&emdash;Using this spell, a Kai Sun Thane is able to breathe underwater for ten minutes. The duration of effect increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
+ <li><spell>Slow Fall</spell>&emdash;By casting this spell, Kai Sun Thanes are able to slow their rate of free-falling to three feet per second, thereby avoiding damage upon landing while the spell is in effect. The duration of the spell is limited at first, but it steadily increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
+ <li><spell>Breathe Water</spell>&emdash;Using this spell, a Kai Sun Thane is able to breathe underwater for ten minutes. The duration of effect increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
<data>
<p>Lord Rimoah removes a sphere of crystal from a pocket of his robe and holds it up to the lantern light. It is filled with a swirling grey mist. Softly he murmurs the words of an ancient spell and the mist clears to reveal the anxious face of your friend&emdash;Guildmaster Banedon. Rimoah speaks briefly to Banedon's image, requesting that he come to the Monastery at once.</p>
<p><quote>I will be with you within the hour,</quote> says the voice of Banedon, a whisper in your mind.</p>
- <p>Your friend is in Toran, sixty miles to the north, yet he holds true to his word. In less than an hour he arrives at the Monastery aboard Skyrider&emdash;his sleek flying ship. Two excited young Kai aspirants bring word of his arrival to the vault and you respond by making your way swiftly to the surface. Banedon's Skyrider is hovering above the training park, the hum of its magical engine amplified by the surrounding walls and battlements. It is dusk on this wintry evening and a shower of feathery snow is illuminated by the craft's lanterns. A rope ladder hangs from the bow rail to the frost-hardened earth.</p>
+ <p>Your friend is in Toran, sixty miles to the north, yet he holds true to his word. In less than an hour he arrives at the Monastery aboard <typ class="ital">Skyrider</typ>&emdash;his sleek flying ship. Two excited young Kai aspirants bring word of his arrival to the vault and you respond by making your way swiftly to the surface. Banedon's <typ class="ital">Skyrider</typ> is hovering above the training park, the hum of its magical engine amplified by the surrounding walls and battlements. It is dusk on this wintry evening and a shower of feathery snow is illuminated by the craft's lanterns. A rope ladder hangs from the bow rail to the frost-hardened earth.</p>
<p><quote>Go aboard, Grand Master,</quote> urges Rimoah, <quote>Banedon will advise you and provide you with what you'll be needing. I shall stay here and pray for your safe return.</quote></p>
- <p>You bid a hasty farewell to your mentor before climbing the dangling rope ladder with the legendary speed and grace that sets you apart from lesser warriors. Banedon is waiting as you haul yourself aboard. He greets you with a glad smile, yet his face cannot hide his deep concern for what may await you in Ixia. You wave a final farewell to Lord Rimoah, then you retreat to the warmth of Banedon's cabin as the Skyrider glides over the Monastery's southern wall and ascends into the leaden sky.</p>
+ <p>You bid a hasty farewell to your mentor before climbing the dangling rope ladder with the legendary speed and grace that sets you apart from lesser warriors. Banedon is waiting as you haul yourself aboard. He greets you with a glad smile, yet his face cannot hide his deep concern for what may await you in Ixia. You wave a final farewell to Lord Rimoah, then you retreat to the warmth of Banedon's cabin as the <typ class="ital">Skyrider</typ> glides over the Monastery's southern wall and ascends into the leaden sky.</p>
<p>Your friend Banedon has already set a course for Vadera, the principal city of Lencia, a destination which is more than a full day's flight west of Sommerlund. Were this not the first stage of a longer voyage to Ixia you would gladly welcome the chance to visit Vadera, for you have many friends there in the court of King Sarnac of Lencia.</p>
<p>During the flight, Banedon details the plans which have been made on your behalf. King Sarnac himself has promised his help; he will provide you with a boat and a pilot to sail you from Vadera to Azgad Island, a desolate Lencian outpost in the Tozaz Sea. On your arrival there you will be transferred to a Lencian ice-boat, a craft specially built to withstand the power of the treacherous pack ice which clings to the Ixian shoreline at this time of the year.</p>
<p><quote>The ice-boat will land you on the coast of Ixia, Lone Wolf,</quote> says Banedon, <quote>and then it will wait at anchor for you to return upon the completion of your mission.</quote></p>
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<p>You circle around the hall, keeping a wary eye on the frozen humanoids that line the walls in case your presence here should cause them to animate. Fortunately your caution proves unnecessary&emdash;they remain completely immobile.</p>
- <p>As you pass by the shimmering archway, you feel nausea rising from the pit of your stomach and a wave of dizziness makes you falter for a few moments: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. However, your dogged persistence pays off when you discover a partially-concealed panel in the wall. As you step nearer, it slides open to reveal a flight of steps which ascend to an empty chamber. Here you discover a door of opaque green crystal set flush into the north wall. Closer investigation reveals a curious lock plate positioned at its centre.</p>
+ <p>As you pass by the shimmering archway, you feel nausea rising from the pit of your stomach and a wave of dizziness makes you falter for a few moments: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. However, your dogged persistence pays off when you discover a partially-concealed panel in the wall. As you step nearer, it slides open to reveal a flight of steps which ascend to an empty chamber. Here you discover a door of opaque green crystal set flush into the north wall. Closer investigation reveals a curious lockplate positioned at its centre.</p>
<choice idref="sect322">If you wish to examine this lock, <link-text>turn to 322</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect299">If you choose to ignore the crystal door and return by the stairs to the entrance hall below, <link-text>turn to 299</link-text></choice>
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- <p>With a dull clunk, the lock disengages and the heavy portal creaks ajar. Immediately you are greeted by a blast of frozen air as you push open the door and step out on to a viewing platform which is fixed to the outer metallic skin of this huge alien submarine. Away to your right you can see a line of ice-boats at anchor at the lake's edge, and to your left you notice a column of skeletal warriors. These are being led by a black-robed Cabalah, marching in mechanical fashion along a jetty towards the mouth of a tunnel which leads out of the vast ice cavern. Your keen Kai senses tell you that you have arrived in Ixia, and that the distant tunnel leads to the surface.</p>
+ <p>With a dull <onomatopoeia>clunk</onomatopoeia>, the lock disengages and the heavy portal creaks ajar. Immediately you are greeted by a blast of frozen air as you push open the door and step out on to a viewing platform which is fixed to the outer metallic skin of this huge alien submarine. Away to your right you can see a line of ice-boats at anchor at the lake's edge, and to your left you notice a column of skeletal warriors. These are being led by a black-robed Cabalah, marching in mechanical fashion along a jetty towards the mouth of a tunnel which leads out of the vast ice cavern. Your keen Kai senses tell you that you have arrived in Ixia, and that the distant tunnel leads to the surface.</p>
<p>You commit the position of the ice-boats to memory; if your mission is successful, you will be needing some means by which you can escape from Ixia. Then you carefully observe the area immediately surrounding the submarine, and notice that there are only two ways by which you can reach the distant tunnel&emdash;by the adjacent jetty, or by entering the icy waters of the lake and swimming to the shore.</p>
<choice idref="sect30">If you wish to attempt to reach the tunnel via the jetty, <link-text>turn to 30</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect161">If you choose to attempt to reach the tunnel entrance by swimming from the submarine to the shore, <link-text>turn instead to 161</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You leave the Ixian ship and go in search of Captain Lanza. You find him with his men by the watchtower&emdash;they are building a bonfire out of rags and broken bones. A toothless sergeant empties a gallon of Skark oil on to the heap and a burning torch sets the whole thing ablaze.</p>
<p>You stride over to Lanza and slap him heartily on the back. <quote>Well fought, Captain. You and your men have brought honour to Lencia this day.</quote></p>
- <p>Captain Lanza greets your compliment with a sombre face. <quote>Nay, sire,</quote> he says, sadiy. <quote>Tis the enemy who've won. The ice-boat is sunk and we cannot sail you to Ixia.</quote></p>
+ <p>Captain Lanza greets your compliment with a sombre face. <quote>Nay, sire,</quote> he says, sadly. <quote>Tis the enemy who've won. The ice-boat is sunk and we cannot sail you to Ixia.</quote></p>
<p><quote>We can use the enemy ship, Captain,</quote> you reply. <quote>It is perfect for the task. All I need of you are some provisions and a crew.</quote></p>
<p>Lanza's face brightens. He orders his men to prepare the Ixian ship and within the hour you are ready to set sail.</p>
<p><quote>May the gods watch over you, Grand Master,</quote> says Prarg, as you bid him and Lanza farewell. <quote>Do not fear,</quote> you reply, <quote>I shall soon return.</quote></p>
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- <p>The moment you project the correct number at the lock plate, the entire portal begins to shimmer and lose its solidity. It becomes transparent and then fades completely, as if evaporating into thin air. With a smile of satisfaction on your lips at having solved the riddle, you step through the now-open archway and into an adjoining hall.</p>
+ <p>The moment you project the correct number at the lockplate, the entire portal begins to shimmer and lose its solidity. It becomes transparent and then fades completely, as if evaporating into thin air. With a smile of satisfaction on your lips at having solved the riddle, you step through the now-open archway and into an adjoining hall.</p>
<p>This vaulted, oblong-shaped hall is illuminated by flickerings of electrical fire which arc between two free-standing pillars at the far end of the chamber. Beyond the pillars you can make out the shadowy entrance to another chamber; it is the only other exit from this hall. You realize at once that to pass between the pillars could prove to be fatal: the power arcing between them is as great as any lightning storm raging in the skies above Xaagon. Yet there may be a way of avoiding contact with this raw power. You notice that the two free-standing pillars do not go all the way to the ceiling there is a gap, a little over two feet wide above them.</p>
<choice idref="sect136">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect297">If you wish to attempt to climb one of the pillars and squeeze through the gap in order to reach the adjoining hall, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>It is in the thirtieth hour of your air voyage that the Skyrider's eagle-eyed lookout catches his first glimpse of Vadera. Word spreads quickly and a hub-bub of excitement grips the dwarven crew as the flying ship draws ever closer to the fortified walls and turrets of the Lencian capital.</p>
- <p>Skilfully Bo'sun Nolrim lands the Skyrider on the paved courtyard in front of the Vadera Citadel, which has been cleared of crowds in expectation of your arrival. Awaiting you is a party of stern-faced Vadera officials who, with a minimum of fuss, escort you and Banedon directly to the court of King Sarnac.</p>
+ <p>It is in the thirtieth hour of your air voyage that the <typ class="ital">Skyrider</typ>'s eagle-eyed lookout catches his first glimpse of Vadera. Word spreads quickly and a hubbub of excitement grips the dwarven crew as the flying ship draws ever closer to the fortified walls and turrets of the Lencian capital.</p>
+ <p>Skilfully Bo'sun Nolrim lands the <typ class="ital">Skyrider</typ> on the paved courtyard in front of the Vadera Citadel, which has been cleared of crowds in expectation of your arrival. Awaiting you is a party of stern-faced Vadera officials who, with a minimum of fuss, escort you and Banedon directly to the court of King Sarnac.</p>
<p><quote>We are honoured to welcome you once again to our city, Grand Master,</quote> says the silver-haired King. <quote>My only regret is the reason for your visit. I'd have hoped our meeting would have been in less ominous circumstances.</quote></p>
<p>Formally you acknowledge the King's greeting, then you turn to face the elderly man who is standing beside the King's throne. You recognized him as soon as you entered the King's chamber&emdash;he is Lord Ardan, an Elder Magi from Dessi, one of Lord Rimoah's countrymen.</p>
<p><quote>Well met, my Lord,</quote> you say, and Ardan returns your greeting with a smile. Sadly, his smile soon fades when he says: <quote>No doubt your able companion, Guildmaster Banedon, has told you of the rise of evil in Ixia. Dire news indeed, Grand Master, for it threatens our very existence, most especially the existence of our Lencian friends. If the Deathlord's power is allowed to grow unchecked, Lencia will be the first freestate to suffer his wrath.</quote></p>
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- <p>Using your advanced knowledge of Brotherhood magic, you recite the words of the spell&emdash;Slow Fall&emdash;and step into the gaping hole. Easily you glide down through the dust-choked air to land on the floor of the hall, fifty feet below.</p>
+ <p>Using your advanced knowledge of Brotherhood magic, you recite the words of the spell&emdash;<spell>Slow Fall</spell>&emdash;and step into the gaping hole. Easily you glide down through the dust-choked air to land on the floor of the hall, fifty feet below.</p>
<choice idref="sect62"><link-text>Turn to 62</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>32</title></meta>
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- <p>The bodies of the ghastly creatures undergo a swift and gruesome transformation upon the instant you deal them the coup de grace. Their torsos implode with dramatic effect, and they barely have time to cry out in agony as their twisted remains hit the floor and crumble to dust.</p>
+ <p>The bodies of the ghastly creatures undergo a swift and gruesome transformation upon the instant you deal them the <foreign>coup de grâce</foreign>. Their torsos implode with dramatic effect, and they barely have time to cry out in agony as their twisted remains hit the floor and crumble to dust.</p>
<p>You sheathe your weapon and step away from the foul-smelling mounds of dust. Then you hurry out of this black-floored chamber by a short passage which leads into an adjoining hall. This vaulted, oblong shaped hall is illuminated by flickerings of electrical fire which arc between two free-standing pillars at the far end of the chamber. Beyond the pillars you can make out the shadowy entrance to another chamber; it is the only other exit from this hall.</p>
<p>You realize at once that to pass between the pillars could prove to be fatal: the power arcing between them is as great as the lightning storm which is raging in the skies above Xaagon. Yet there may be a way of avoiding contact with this raw power. You notice that the two free-standing pillars do not go all the way to the ceiling&emdash;there is a gap, a little over two feet wide above them.</p>
<choice idref="sect136">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Quickly you make your way across the hall, zigzaging to dodge pillars, chunks of stone, and the many bodies of Ixiataaga's former undead slave-warriors which are raining down from the shattered stairwell above. Assisted by your Kai Disciplines, eventually you reach the lowest level of the crystal spire where the entrance hall and grand arch open out into the city. You are racing through a torrent of crystal dust towards the grand arch, the main exit, when a massive shockwave shakes the entire edifice. You are within seconds of escaping when, to your horror, you see the walls buckle and the grand arch begin to collapse.</p>
- <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score is 14 or less, deduct 1 from the number you have picked. If yow <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 24 or higher, add 1.</p>
+ <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score is 14 or less, deduct 1 from the number you have picked. If you <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 24 or higher, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect316">If your total is now 3 or lower, <link-text>turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If it is 4 or higher, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You draw your weapon and lash out with blinding speed, striking dozens of blows in a matter of seconds, in order to save yourself from these chittering horrors.</p>
<combat><enemy>Dentaag</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">51</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">38</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>These beings are immune to-all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
+ <p>These beings are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
<choice idref="sect149">If you win the fight, <link-text>turn to 149</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>48</title></meta>
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- <p>As you strike down the last of your skeletal foes, you hear Captain Lanza's stirring battle cry ring out above the noise of the fighting: <quote>For Lencia and the House of Sarnac!</quote> Despite the odds, he and his men have beaten back the enemy and are now within a stone's throw of the quay. You rush to the end of the street and join them at a small flag-stoned square, close to the harbour wall.</p>
+ <p>As you strike down the last of your skeletal foes, you hear Captain Lanza's stirring battle cry ring out above the noise of the fighting: <quote>For Lencia and the House of Sarnac!</quote> Despite the odds, he and his men have beaten back the enemy and are now within a stone's throw of the quay. You rush to the end of the street and join them at a small flagstoned square, close to the harbour wall.</p>
<p><quote>Captain&emdash;we must save the ice-boat!</quote> you shout, pointing to the ship which is being attacked by the skeleton horde. <quote>Indeed we must,</quote> he replies, dourly. He orders a handful of his men to form a protective wall around you and, the moment their shields lock together, you move with them towards the ice-boat.</p>
<p>Twenty yards from the quayside, you break away from the wall and sprint towards the ship's gangplank. You are halfway along the plank when you find yourself confronted by a wedge of skeletal warriors, armed with crude axes and swords. You leap into their midst, striking them down with blurring speed and deadly accuracy. But as the last one falls, its corpse-like body almost severed at the waist, you hear a noise behind you which makes you spin around in fearful expectation.</p>
<choice idref="sect78"><link-text>Turn to 78</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>53</title></meta>
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- <p>You cast the Brotherhood spell&emdash;Strength&emdash;upon yourself and, within seconds, your body surges with new-found energy. You increase your pace until you are running at three times your previous speed. Within a matter of seconds you close upon Tagazin, your weapon drawn in preparation to strike at him as you pass by, but the demonlord sees you gaining on him and he stops to block your path. He is weaker than before, but he has lost none of his devilish cunning.</p>
+ <p>You cast the Brotherhood spell&emdash;<spell>Strength</spell>&emdash;upon yourself and, within seconds, your body surges with new-found energy. You increase your pace until you are running at three times your previous speed. Within a matter of seconds you close upon Tagazin, your weapon drawn in preparation to strike at him as you pass by, but the demonlord sees you gaining on him and he stops to block your path. He is weaker than before, but he has lost none of his devilish cunning.</p>
<p>As you come to within striking distance, suddenly he leaps at your chest and brings you crashing to the loamy ground.</p>
<combat><enemy>Demonlord Tagazin (injured)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">45</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Conduct this combat for two rounds only.</p>
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<p>Banedon tosses the box back on to the cluttered shelf and continues with his briefing. Having satisfied himself that you have adequate protection, he turns his attention to your weapons.</p>
- <p><quote>It concerns me greatly that so little is known of Xaagon the Deathlord's city. There is no way of knowing what unholy breed of creature awaits you there. It seems that you can be confident of only one thing, Lone Wolf: whoever or whatever inhabits that dreadful place will surely be hostile to your presence. If you are to defeat the Deathlord of Ixia and his minions you will need a weapon of exceptional power a weapon capable of destroying that which is already dead.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>It concerns me greatly that so little is known of Xaagon the Deathlord's city. There is no way of knowing what unholy breed of creature awaits you there. It seems that you can be confident of only one thing, Lone Wolf: whoever or whatever inhabits that dreadful place will surely be hostile to your presence. If you are to defeat the Deathlord of Ixia and his minions you will need a weapon of exceptional power&emdash;a weapon capable of destroying that which is already dead.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect339">If you possess the Sommerswerd, <link-text>turn to 339</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect220">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>61</title></meta>
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- <p>Using the Brotherhood spell&emdash;Sense Evil&emdash;you focus on the encroaching mist and detect a strange presence. You cannot discern exactly what is, moving out there, but you are certain of one thing: it is evil and it is drawing ever closer to Fort Azgad.</p>
+ <p>Using the Brotherhood spell&emdash;<spell>Sense Evil</spell>&emdash;you focus on the encroaching mist and detect a strange presence. You cannot discern exactly what is, moving out there, but you are certain of one thing: it is evil and it is drawing ever closer to Fort Azgad.</p>
<p>You warn Captain Lanza and at first he does not believe you. He chuckles, saying that it is not uncommon for new arrivals to imagine they have seen all manner of spectres in the sea mists which swirl around the fort. But then a loud, discordant bell rings out from above, and Lanza's face is transfixed with shock.</p>
- <p><quote>By the gods!</quote> he splutters, <quote>it's the alarm bell we're under attack!</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>By the gods!</quote> he splutters, <quote>it's the alarm bell&emdash;we're under attack!</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect181"><link-text>Turn to 181</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You throw out your arms in a desperate attempt to arrest your fall, but it does you no good. You hit the sea face-first and slam your head and left shoulder against a ridge of solid ice that lies submerged just a few inches below the slushy surface: lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>The frigid water is shockingly cold but you are oblivious to its numbing chill. Your Magnakai skill of, Nexus, and the concussion which you have sustained due to the fall, account for that. Stunned and helpless, it is only the speedy action of the crew which saves you from being crushed between the hull of the ship and the harsh, unyielding ice. With a noose of oiled rope, a couple of crewmen swiftly retrieve you from the sea and haul you back on to the deck. Dazed but undaunted, you free yourself from the rope and scramble back to the prow.</p>
+ <p>The frigid water is shockingly cold but you are oblivious to its numbing chill. Your Magnakai skill of Nexus, and the concussion which you have sustained due to the fall, account for that. Stunned and helpless, it is only the speedy action of the crew which saves you from being crushed between the hull of the ship and the harsh, unyielding ice. With a noose of oiled rope, a couple of crewmen swiftly retrieve you from the sea and haul you back on to the deck. Dazed but undaunted, you free yourself from the rope and scramble back to the prow.</p>
<p><quote>Hard a-port!</quote> you yell, waving frantically to the helmsman. He responds immediately, and within a few minutes the ship is free of the ice-bank and safe in deep water.</p>
<p>Some of the crew, clearly terrified by the collision and the subsequent sight of you falling overboard, are cowering along the ship's rail like frightened puppies. They stare up at the encroaching walls of ice, their eyes full of fear as they pray feverishly to the Goddess Ishir to save their souls. Then, almost without any warning, the snowy wind abates and the ship emerges from the iceberg fjord into the open waters of the Tozaz Sea. As one, the crew give a hearty cheer, relieved that their ordeal has at last come to an end. One man pulls the cork from a bottle of black rum which he has been keeping for a special occasion. He takes a mighty swig, then hands the frosted bottle to you. Just as you are about to take a swallow, unexpectedly you hear the helmsman's voice echoing along the deck: <quote>Ship ahoy!</quote></p>
<p>Fear returns to tie a knot in your stomach as you turn and focus your eagle eyes upon the distant vessel.</p>
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- <p>The moment you deal the Ziog the coup de grace it collapses to the deck and crumbles like ancient parchment. An inhuman cry arises from the skeleton horde that is grouped on the quay. They come charging down the gangplank towards you, as if hungry for vengeance. You strike the plank a mighty blow, splitting the timber cleanly in two. Both sections collapse, dumping the onrushing skeletons unceremoniously into the harbour's freezing water.</p>
+ <p>The moment you deal the Ziog the <foreign>coup de grâce</foreign> it collapses to the deck and crumbles like ancient parchment. An inhuman cry arises from the skeleton horde that is grouped on the quay. They come charging down the gangplank towards you, as if hungry for vengeance. You strike the plank a mighty blow, splitting the timber cleanly in two. Both sections collapse, dumping the onrushing skeletons unceremoniously into the harbour's freezing water.</p>
<choice idref="sect88">If you now wish to examine the Ziog's remains, <link-text>turn to 88</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect329">If you do not wish to approach the Ziog's body, <link-text>turn to 329</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>King Sarnac dismisses his guardsmen before ushering you, Banedon, Lord Ardan and Captain Prarg, into an adjoining antechamber. An oaken table commands the centre of this opulent room, upon which is spread a detailed map of north-western Magnamund.</p>
<p><quote>In response to Lord Ardan's request, I have made provision for your journey to Ixia, Grand Master,</quote> says the King, as the five of you gather around the map table. <quote>As we speak, a man-o'-war is standing by in Vadera harbour, awaiting my order to set sail. Captain Prarg will accompany you during the first part of your sea voyage to our outpost, which is here on Azgad Island.</quote> King Sarnac points to the map, indicating a remote island near to the Gulf of Konkor.</p>
<p><quote>The garrison on Azgad Island is commanded by Captain Lanza. Word has been sent of your coming, and Lanza has a crew and an ice-boat ready to place at your disposal. They will transport you across the stormy Tozaz Sea and land you on the southern coast of Ixia. From there you must make your way on foot to the city of Xaagon, where you will find the Deathlord and his accursed weapon&emdash;the Deathstaff.</quote></p>
- <p>You study the map and, with growing dismay, you appreciate the difficult voyage which lies ahead. <quote>Very well, sire,</quote> you reply. <quote>I understand how I am to reach Ixia in order to find and defeat the Deathlord, but can you tell me how I am to return once my mission has been accomplished?</quote></p>
+ <p>You study the map and, with growing dismay, you appreciate the difficult voyage which lies ahead. <quote>Very well, sire,</quote> you reply. <quote>I understand how I am to <em>reach</em> Ixia in order to find and defeat the Deathlord, but can you tell me how I am to <em>return</em> once my mission has been accomplished?</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect248"><link-text>Turn to 248</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>92</title></meta>
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- <p>Drawing upon your knowledge of Old Kingdom magic, you whisper the words of the spell&emdash;Invisible Fist&emdash;and extend your right arm towards the approaching beast. You feel a surge of energy leap from your hand and dart towards its torso, connecting with powerful effect. The ghastly creature shrieks in alarm as it is sent tumbling backwards along the gangplank to crash into a group of skeletal warriors massing on the quayside.</p>
+ <p>Drawing upon your knowledge of Old Kingdom magic, you whisper the words of the spell <spell>Invisible Fist</spell> and extend your right arm towards the approaching beast. You feel a surge of energy leap from your hand and dart towards its torso, connecting with powerful effect. The ghastly creature shrieks in alarm as it is sent tumbling backwards along the gangplank to crash into a group of skeletal warriors massing on the quayside.</p>
<p>Before the creature can recover, you leap to your feet and deal the gangplank a mighty blow, splitting it cleanly in two. Both sections collapse and splash into the harbour's freezing water. The creature and its skeletal minions can no longer get aboard the ice-boat but the danger has not diminished. The loathsome creature regains its feet, then it turns its icy rod around and points the blunt end at your head. There is a brilliant flash of light and a guttering ball of flame comes speeding from the base of the rod towards your face. Your reflexes save you&emdash;you dive for cover behind a tool chest and the fireball whistles over your head to explode into the decking. Howling with anger, the creature launches a second fireball, but this one is not aimed at you&emdash;it is targeted at the ice-boat's waterline. You feel the deck shudder and see tongues of fire leaping up all around. They spread with unnatural speed and within seconds you are engulfed by roaring flames.</p>
<choice idref="sect42">If you wish to escape from this burning ice-boat by jumping into the harbour, <link-text>turn to 42</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect201">If you wish to attempt to reach the quayside by swinging from the rigging, <link-text>turn to 201</link-text>.</choice>
<combat><enemy>3 Kajarda</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>These beings are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
<choice idref="sect32">If you win this combat in six rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 32</link-text>.</choice>
- <p>If you win the fight in seven rounds or more, turh to 213.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect213">If you win the fight in seven rounds or more, <link-text>turn to 213</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As you slay the last of these golden-winged horrors, their torn bodies dissolve into a hot, steamy vapour which is carried away on a foul breeze. The few Lavas that remained with Tagazin, having seen what has befallen their comrades, now abandon the demonlord to his fate. Tagazin curses their apparent cowardice as they take to the air and speed away.</p>
<p>For a moment you stare at the demonlord and he returns your gaze; his bitter hatred of you burns brightly in his supernatural eyes. Then he turns and drives himself on towards the Shadow Gate. You give chase, determined to stop him, but you slow your pace when suddenly you see a wide rent appearing in the sky high above. Through a tear in the clouds you see a new host of Lavas come swooping down.</p>
- <choice idref="sect272">If you possess Grand Huntmasterv, <link-text>turn to 272</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect272">If you possess Grand Huntmastery, <link-text>turn to 272</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect241">If you do not possess this Discipline, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The metal door is sheathed with ice and there is no handle visible&emdash;only a hexagonal-shaped keyhole. You utter the words of the Brotherhood spell Lightning Hand and point your index finger at this keyhole. A tingling sensation runs along your arm, culminating in a burst of blue-white energy which arcs from your fingertip to the lock.</p>
+ <p>The metal door is sheathed with ice and there is no handle visible&emdash;only a hexagonal-shaped keyhole. You utter the words of the Brotherhood spell <spell>Lightning Hand</spell> and point your index finger at this keyhole. A tingling sensation runs along your arm, culminating in a burst of blue-white energy which arcs from your fingertip to the lock.</p>
<p>Use of this spell so soon after recovering consciousness costs you 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect174">Adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly before <link-text>turning to 174</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>133</title></meta>
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- <p>During your underwater swim, your higher Kai rank and mastery enables you to use the Brotherhood spell&emdash;Breathe Water. This magical spell allows you to absorb oxygen from the icy sea water directly into your bloodstream through the pores of your skin, negating the need to surface repeatedly for air.</p>
+ <p>During your underwater swim, your higher Kai rank and mastery enables you to use the Brotherhood spell&emdash;<spell>Breathe Water</spell>. This magical spell allows you to absorb oxygen from the icy sea water directly into your bloodstream through the pores of your skin, negating the need to surface repeatedly for air.</p>
<p>In just a few minutes you reach the distant shoreline and break through the surface alongside a shallow stone causeway. Atop this causeway is a track, a spur of which branches off towards the tunnel entrance. With only your head visible above the lake, you cling to the causeway stones and wait patiently for a nearby patrol to march past.</p>
<choice idref="sect169"><link-text>Turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>140</title></meta>
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- <p>With your briefing now concluded, King Sarnac ushers you all into his court chamber. There you bid him, Lord Ardan, and Guildmaster Banedon farewell, and they in turn wish you good luck and godspeed before Captain Prarg escorts you to the harbour. It is snowing heavily, and few of Vadera's inhabitants notice as the two of you are welcomed aboard the Maycastle, the square-rigged man-o'-war which will carry you to Azgad Island.</p>
+ <p>With your briefing now concluded, King Sarnac ushers you all into his court chamber. There you bid him, Lord Ardan, and Guildmaster Banedon farewell, and they in turn wish you good luck and godspeed before Captain Prarg escorts you to the harbour. It is snowing heavily, and few of Vadera's inhabitants notice as the two of you are welcomed aboard the <typ class="ital">Maycastle</typ>, the square-rigged man-o'-war which will carry you to Azgad Island.</p>
<p>You leave Vadera within the hour and begin the long, cold voyage northwards. During the voyage, Captain Prarg tells you about the raids which have destroyed several small Drakkarim settlements along the Gulf of Konkor and the coast of the Shakoz Bight. On the twelfth day of your two-week sea journey, you catch a glimpse of one such settlement, near to the mouth of the River Lenag. All that remains is a wispy pall of smoke which hangs above the burnt-out hovels, darkening an already stormy sky.</p>
- <p>For most of the voyage, a host of seabirds have accompanied the May castle, attracted by the scraps of food regularly thrown out by the ship's galley. But at dawn on the thirteenth day, as the ship enters the Gulf of Konkor, the usual flocks of shrieking gulls are nowhere to be seen. It is as if they have suddenly become aware of impending danger and have turned back, eager to stay out of harm's reach. Later in the day, a fierce squall arises from the east which whips the iron-grey waters of the gulf into a maelstrom. The crew fight desperately to control their ship as the storm rages all day and all night, not abating until dawn of the following day. As the wind gradually dies and the sea settles, the lookout is able to resume his post atop the mainmast.</p>
+ <p>For most of the voyage, a host of seabirds have accompanied the <typ class="ital">Maycastle</typ>, attracted by the scraps of food regularly thrown out by the ship's galley. But at dawn on the thirteenth day, as the ship enters the Gulf of Konkor, the usual flocks of shrieking gulls are nowhere to be seen. It is as if they have suddenly become aware of impending danger and have turned back, eager to stay out of harm's reach. Later in the day, a fierce squall arises from the east which whips the iron-grey waters of the gulf into a maelstrom. The crew fight desperately to control their ship as the storm rages all day and all night, not abating until dawn of the following day. As the wind gradually dies and the sea settles, the lookout is able to resume his post atop the mainmast.</p>
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<p>The lightning strike has burned through your pack and seared your back: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>Numb with shock, you stagger unsteadily to your feet and unsling your smouldering Backpack. After smothering with snow those parts which have been scorched by the lightning bolt, you open the flap to discover that three items have been completely destroyed (erase three items of your own choosing from your Backpack list).</p>
- <p>Pained but thankful at least to have survived the deadly strike, you shoulder yout Backpack and hurry the last few remaining yards towards the beckoning shelter of the cave.</p>
+ <p>Pained but thankful at least to have survived the deadly strike, you shoulder your Backpack and hurry the last few remaining yards towards the beckoning shelter of the cave.</p>
<choice idref="sect146"><link-text>Turn to 146</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>197</title></meta>
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- <p>You trudge stoically through the snow and ice towards the distant circle of rocks, hoping all the while that they will afford you some protection from this incessant blizzard. When you are within a few dozen yards of the circle, you hear a deafening Crack! which sets your pulse racing. With that split-second warning, a huge expanse of rock and ice breaks away from the slopes above and swiftly transforms itself into a thundering avalanche. Wide-eyed with horror, you watch as a million tons of ice, snow, and shale comes rumbling down the mountainside towards you.</p>
+ <p>You trudge stoically through the snow and ice towards the distant circle of rocks, hoping all the while that they will afford you some protection from this incessant blizzard. When you are within a few dozen yards of the circle, you hear a deafening <onomatopoeia>crack</onomatopoeia>! which sets your pulse racing. With that split-second warning, a huge expanse of rock and ice breaks away from the slopes above and swiftly transforms itself into a thundering avalanche. Wide-eyed with horror, you watch as a million tons of ice, snow, and shale comes rumbling down the mountainside towards you.</p>
<p>Galvanized into action, you turn and run from this deadly white wall of destruction. It is almost upon you when you see a low shelf of rock near the base of the pass, and desperately you dive for cover beneath it.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 2 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Nexus, you may add another 2.</p>
<choice idref="sect99">If your total score is now 4 or lower, <link-text>turn to 99</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>At once you recognize the winged creatures. You encountered them the last time you were here upon the Plane of Darkness. They are Lavas&emdash;fell servants of the Dark God Naar.</p>
<p>The dozen or so Lavas surrounding the ailing Tagazin appear to be urging him on towards the Shadow Gate. Your hopes of returning to your home world rose when first you saw the Shadow Gate, but now the familiar sensation of fear returns to chill your blood. The thought occurs to you that if Tagazin should enter the Shadow Gate before you, the Lavas may be able to close it behind him and deny you the chance of escaping from this evil domain. It is a risk you cannot afford to take.</p>
- <p>Drawing your weapon, you race along the track in pursuit of the demonlord, grimly determined to prevent him from reaching the Shadow Gate alive.</p>
+ <p>Drawing your weapon, you race along the track in pursuit of the Demonlord, grimly determined to prevent him from reaching the Shadow Gate alive.</p>
<choice idref="sect347">If you possess Assimilance, <link-text>turn to 347</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect38">If you do not possess this Discipline, <link-text>turn to 38</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>213</title></meta>
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- <p>The bodies of the ghastly creatures undergo a swift and gruesome transformation upon the instant you deal them the coup de grâce. Their torsos implode with dramatic effect, and they barely have time to cry out in agony as their twisted remains hit the floor and crumble to dust.</p>
+ <p>The bodies of the ghastly creatures undergo a swift and gruesome transformation upon the instant you deal them the <foreign>coup de grâce</foreign>. Their torsos implode with dramatic effect, and they barely have time to cry out in agony as their twisted remains hit the floor and crumble to dust.</p>
<p>You sheathe your weapon and step away from the foul-smelling mounds of dust. But as you go to leave, you discover that the open archway that these creatures were guarding when you first arrived in this chamber, is now sealed. You approach the solid sheet of opaque green crystal and examine an intricate lockplate which is set in the centre of its mirror-smooth surface. It is a lock of ancient design, one which operates by psychic energy. You study the intricate patterns which embellish it and gradually you realize that they give clues to a two-digit number. By projecting the image of this number at the lock, using your psychic powers, you will release the locking mechanism and cause the portal to open.</p>
<p>The first of the two numbers is equal to the number of islands which can be found within 150 miles of Xaagon.</p>
<p>The second number is equal to the number of cities and towns which can be found located in the Shegtar Peaks.</p>
- <p>Consult the map in order to determine the correct two-digit number which will open the lock. When you think you have cracked it, turn to the entry that bears that same number as your answer.</p>
+ <p>Consult the <a idref="map">map</a> in order to determine the correct two-digit number which will open the lock. When you think you have cracked it, turn to the entry that bears that same number as your answer.</p>
<choice idref="sect199">If you calculate incorrectly, or if you cannot solve the clues, <link-text>turn instead to 199</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>219</title></meta>
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- <p>As your hand closes around the hilt of the sun-sword, you suddenly recall Guildmaster Banedon's words of warning: <quote>Use the Sommerswerd with discretion. In the darkness of Ixia its power will be like a blazing beacon&ellips; it could readily alert the Deathlord to your presence.</quote></p>
+ <p>As your hand closes around the hilt of the sun-sword, you suddenly recall Guildmaster Banedon's words of warning: <thought><quote>Use the Sommerswerd with discretion. In the darkness of Ixia its power will be like a blazing beacon&ellips; it could readily alert the Deathlord to your presence.</quote></thought></p>
<p>For a moment you hesitate in drawing the sun-sword from its korlinium scabbard. But the cave creature is now almost upon you&emdash;it is closing swiftly for the kill. You must act immediately if you are to defend yourself from its attack.</p>
<choice idref="sect110">If you choose to unsheathe the Sommerswerd and use it in your defence, <link-text>turn to 110</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect275">If you decide to leave the Sommerswerd in its scabbard and use another weapon instead, <link-text>turn to 275</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You take the ship's wheel and turn this alien vessel out of the narrow harbour, into the roiling waters of the Tozaz Sea. It is less than an hour past noon and yet the winter night has already closed in. You share the icy darkness with a crew of six Lencian outposters, all of whom have volunteered for this perilous mission. Lanza has ordered them to land you on the coast of Ixia and wait at anchor for seven days for you to return; they must wait no longer.</p>
- <p>With ten miles of sea behind you, you hand over the wheel to one of the crew and settle down on the wheelhouse floor to sleep. But you have barely closed your eyes when the deck begins to buck like a stallion. The ship has sailed directly into a saesha&emdash;a sudden and violent sea-storm from which the Tozaz is infamous. Thunder roars and sleet blows with blinding ferocity as the ship dips and rolls in the waves.</p>
+ <p>With ten miles of sea behind you, you hand over the wheel to one of the crew and settle down on the wheelhouse floor to sleep. But you have barely closed your eyes when the deck begins to buck like a stallion. The ship has sailed directly into a <foreign>saesha</foreign>&emdash;a sudden and violent sea-storm from which the Tozaz is infamous. Thunder roars and sleet blows with blinding ferocity as the ship dips and rolls in the waves.</p>
<p>After what seems like an eternity, the ship emerges from the storm&emdash;a storm against which few craft other than this could have sailed. The darkness gives way to an eerie dawn which casts its watery light upon a new danger. In the grey half-light you see thousands of icebergs ahead, stretching across the horizon as far as the eye can see. Your heart sinks&emdash;navigating a course through this icy maze could well prove impossible.</p>
<choice idref="sect51">If you wish to take control of the ship's wheel as you approach the field of icebergs, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect189">If you wish to go forward to the prow and act as ship's pilot, <link-text>turn to 189</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>230</title></meta>
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- <p>You recite the words of the Brotherhood spell&emdash;Strength&emdash;and, within seconds, your body surges with new-found energy. You increase your pace until you are running at three times your previous speed. Within a matter of seconds you close upon Tagazin, your weapon drawn in preparation to strike at him as you pass by, but the demonlord sees that he can no longer out-distance you and he stops to block your path. He is weaker than before, but he has lost none of his devilish cunning.</p>
+ <p>You recite the words of the Brotherhood spell&emdash;<spell>Strength</spell>&emdash;and, within seconds, your body surges with new-found energy. You increase your pace until you are running at three times your previous speed. Within a matter of seconds you close upon Tagazin, your weapon drawn in preparation to strike at him as you pass by, but the demonlord sees that he can no longer out-distance you and he stops to block your path. He is weaker than before, but he has lost none of his devilish cunning.</p>
<p>As you come to within striking distance, suddenly he leaps at your chest and brings you crashing to the loamy ground.</p>
<combat><enemy>Demonlord Tagazin (injured)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">45</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Conduct this combat for one round only.</p>
<meta><title>273</title></meta>
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- <p>Having used Brotherhood magic to assist your climb you now call on it again to aid your descent. The spell&emdash;Slow Fall&emdash;enables you to glide smoothly to the coal-black floor. A few whispered words cancel its effect and you hurry away towards the shadowy exit.</p>
+ <p>Having used Brotherhood magic to assist your climb you now call on it again to aid your descent. The spell&emdash;<spell>Slow Fall</spell>&emdash;enables you to glide smoothly to the coal-black floor. A few whispered words cancel its effect and you hurry away towards the shadowy exit.</p>
<choice idref="sect300"><link-text>Turn to 300</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>321</title></meta>
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- <p>As the Maycastle cuts through the icy waves towards the fort, a beacon flares into life, its guttering yellow flame marking the entrance to the outpost's slate-walled harbour. A Lencian flag is raised atop the watchtower and the crew give a cheer&emdash;for them it is a welcoming sight after two cold and difficult weeks at sea.</p>
- <p>The Maycastle docks at the harbour wall, alongside the iron-bowed ice-boat which will take you to Ixia. The excited garrison have gathered to greet the crew; they have been looking forward to receiving fresh provisions and news from their homeland for several weeks. You disembark with Prarg and are met on the quay by a bearded sergeant clad in a fur-trimmed leather tunic. He escorts you to the watchtower, where you are welcomed in person by Captain Lanza, the garrison commander.</p>
+ <p>As the <typ class="ital">Maycastle</typ> cuts through the icy waves towards the fort, a beacon flares into life, its guttering yellow flame marking the entrance to the outpost's slate-walled harbour. A Lencian flag is raised atop the watchtower and the crew give a cheer&emdash;for them it is a welcoming sight after two cold and difficult weeks at sea.</p>
+ <p>The <typ class="ital">Maycastle</typ> docks at the harbour wall, alongside the iron-bowed ice-boat which will take you to Ixia. The excited garrison have gathered to greet the crew; they have been looking forward to receiving fresh provisions and news from their homeland for several weeks. You disembark with Prarg and are met on the quay by a bearded sergeant clad in a fur-trimmed leather tunic. He escorts you to the watchtower, where you are welcomed in person by Captain Lanza, the garrison commander.</p>
<choice idref="sect117"><link-text>Turn to 117</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The first of the three numbers is equal to the number of islands which can be found between the Tozaz Sea and the Gulf of Konkor.</p>
<p>The second of the three numbers is equal to the total of islands which can be found in Lake Ghargon.</p>
<p>The third and final number is equal to the number of cities that can be found on the banks of the River Zegar.</p>
- <p>Consult the map in order to determine the correct three-digit number which will open the lock. When you think you have cracked it, turn to the entry that bears the same number as your answer.</p>
+ <p>Consult the <a idref="map">map</a> in order to determine the correct three-digit number which will open the lock. When you think you have cracked it, turn to the entry that bears the same number as your answer.</p>
<choice idref="sect84">If you calculate incorrectly, or if you cannot solve the clues, <link-text>turn instead to 84</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You grasp the hilt of the sun-sword with both hands and turn the flat of its golden blade towards the onrushing bolt of energy. There is a loud Crack!, and you feel a numbing jolt run the length of your arms as the crackling bolt is deflected away. It hits the surface of the sea, close to the harbour wall, and instantly the patch of briny water freezes over.</p>
- <p>The ghastly creature shrieks with fury and frustration. It comes lumbering down the gangplank, wielding its icy rod like a sword. Calmly you raise the Sommersword and steel yourself to receive its unnerving attack.</p>
+ <p>The ghastly creature shrieks with fury and frustration. It comes lumbering down the gangplank, wielding its icy rod like a sword. Calmly you raise the Sommerswerd and steel yourself to receive its unnerving attack.</p>
<choice idref="sect277">If you wish to attack the creature the moment it steps aboard the ice-boat, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect151">If you wish to attempt to sever the gangplank before the creature can come aboard, <link-text>turn to 151</link-text>.</choice>
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