>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
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	Gradually the temperature drops and the gentle 
Š	undulation of the waves grows fiercer. The wind 
Š	becomes a gale and the azure sky grows darker and 
Š	darker until the sun is lost from view and the ship 
Š	is shrouded by a deep grey twilight. Now Kol realises 
Š	that he should have heeded your advice and he 
Š	commands his anxious crew to run for the coast in the 
Š	hope of finding a safe haven. Soon lightning is the 
Š	only source of illumination. It tears the roiling 
Š	clouds and transforms the sea into an angry beast 
Š	that lashes and batters the ship with a supernatural 
Š	fury. Then the darkness is obliterated by a great 
Š	curtain of white fire. Tongues of flame lance down; 
Š	they boil the sea where they strike the surface and 
Š	send up great clouds of steam in their wake. 
Š	Miraculously these terrifying bolts of power miss the 
Š	ship, but soon they are rivalled in their ferocity by 
Š	another terrifying force that is battling to escape 
Š	from the hellish skies. 
	
	A hundred balls of dancing fire fall from the clouds 
Š	like a shower of blazing meteors. One such meteor 
Š	strikes the helmsman who is struggling with the 
Š	ship's wheel, and it engulfs him. For a few dreadful 
Š	moments his head and chest are contained within a 
Š	roaring yellow orb, then the burning ball is caught 
Š	by the wind and it spins away into the darkness. The 
Š	crew scream with terror when they look upon their 
Š	comrade, for his upper body has been transformed into 
Š	a blackened and fleshless skull that perches 
Š	precariously upon his hollow, smoking rib-cage.

	Panic grips the Vassagonian sailors. They abandon 
Š	their posts and rush to seek shelter below decks in 
Š	the crowded cargo hold. You are trying to rally them 
Š	when suddenly a ball of flame drops from the raging 
Š	skies and comes hurtling down towards your head.


	If you possess the Grand Master discipline of 
Š	Elementalism, turn to  â197â

	If you do not possess this skill, turn to  â51â