>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
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	You turn and sprint back along the street, but you 
Š	have taken only a few paces when you hear a Vakeros 
	shout a single, thunderous word: ι"Gloar!"ι
	
	A concussive blast of air hits you in the middle of 
Š	your back and sends you tumbling forwards to crash 
Š	face first to the ground. You strike your head on the 
Š	cobblestones and badly bruise your shoulder as you 
Š	sommersault into the base of a street lantern-post: 
Š	lose 3 ENDURANCE points.

	You have been struck by the effects of the Old 
Š	Kingdom spell - ιPower Wordι. Painfully you stagger to 
Š	your feet and see that the Vakeros have moved forward 
Š	to surround you. As they close in, you notice that 
Š	their spears are held out at arm's length as if they 
Š	are afraid to come too close. Their officer, a young 
Š	lieutenant, steps a pace nearer and you see that he 
Š	is sweating profusely. It is a warm night but this is 
Š	not the reason he is perspiring: he is terrified. 
Š	Then he recognises the style of your tunic, and when 
Š	he looks carefully at your face you see the whipcord 
Š	tension in his body begin to ease a little.

	"You're a Kai ?"

	"Yes," you reply, "I'm a journeyman bound for 
Š	Elzian."

	The Vakeros signals to his men and expertly they 
Š	couch their spears and form up into a column in 
Š	readiness to march.

	"Well, master Kai," says the lieutenant, "You
	had better come with us."


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