>TM 4 >LS 2 >PS ON >PL62 >SM6 >CP ON >FO OFF >------L-----------------------!---------------------------R δ67δ By the skill of her crew and helmsman, the ιPride of Š Sommerlundι enters the Bukimi Channel and picks up a Š prevailing wind which propels her swiftly away from Š the pirate raiders. Soon the enemy ships have Š disappeared beyond the distant horizon. When Raker is Š sure that they have abandoned the chase, he praises Š his first mate and crew and promises that tonight Š they can look forward to a double rum ration as Š reward for their skilful seamanship. As the ship navigates the narrow strait dividing Š these two Lakuri islands, you pass close by the fire- Š blackened ruins of a beach settlement which nestles Š in a bay overshadowed by cliffs. It is Kita Cove, Š formerly the secret base from where Captain Khadro Š launched his pirate fleet. As you stare at the Š charred remnants of his settlement, you try to Š imagine what it must have looked like before the Š encampment was consumed by the tremendous fireball Š that was to seal its doom. A mile beyond Kita Cove, the strait becomes narrower Š at a place where it passes between two overhanging Š cliffs. Paoll is sure that he can navigate safely Š through this channel, but his confidence is shaken Š when the lookout suddenly screams a warning: Š "Whirlpool ahead!" When you catch sight of the swirling, foaming water, Š you sense immediately that this is not a natural Š phenomenon: this watery vortex is the result of evil Š sorcery. If you possess Elementalism, turn to β226β If you do not possess this Grand Master discipline, Š turn to β55β