>TM 4
>LS 2
>PS ON
>PL60
>SM6
>CP ON
>FO OFF
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	You meet with Melchar as planned, and after a meagre 
Š	breakfast at the inn, you follow the crowds who are 
Š	making their way through the streets to the Caeno 
Š	racetrack. This magnificent establishment dominates 
Š	the city's eastern quarter and it has provided the 
Š	venue for this spectacular derby for more than a 
Š	century. Unlike the famous horse races held in Slovia 
Š	and Lourden, the Caeno Derby is run by guanza - large 
Š	bipedal lizards that are bred and trained throughout 
Š	the Southlands. Huge sums are bet on the big race and 
Š	the owner of the winning guanza stands to collect a 
Š	purse of one hundred thousand Nobels. 

	On entering the racetrack you and your companion make 
Š	your way through the crowds to the parade enclosures. 
Š	Melchar is keen to bet on the favourite - ιForlu-zhanι 
Š	- but he wants to view the other runners before 
Š	placing his wager with Wrok the Bookmaker. Having 
Š	satisfied himself that the favourite will win, he 
Š	goes off to the betting ring while you stay at the 
Š	enclosure and watch the guanza lope past. As ιForlu-
Š	zhanι passes by, your Magnakai discipline of animal 
Š	control tells you that something is wrong. You sense 
Š	that the favourite has been drugged with a mild 
Š	tincture of Graveweed and that he will be incapable 
Š	of winning the race. Quickly you hurry to the betting 
Š	ring to stop Melchar placing his wager. He is about 
Š	to hand over his money when you catch up with him and 
Š	tell him what you know. Melchar cancels his bet and 
Š	Wrok the Bookmaker glares at you with undisguised 
Š	hatred. He signals to a group of his henchmen and 
Š	swiftly they surround you both. The moment the race 
Š	begins you and Melchar are grabbed from behind and 
Š	manhandled out of the betting ring. Wrok's henchmen 
	bundle you into a tack room below the public stands, 
Š	but before they can lock the door, you draw your 
Š	weapon and attack them.

	                 Wrok's Henchmen (6)
	         COMBAT SKILL  38     ENDURANCE  36


	If you win this combat, turn to  β206β