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	Over the next two days you ride away from Jaroc in a 
Š	north-easterly direction, crossing a rich expanse of 
Š	rolling prairie. The riding is easy and the fine 
Š	weather helps you make good progress. By noon of the 
Š	third day out of Jaroc you have covered nearly two 
Š	hundred miles and you are feeling in good spirits. 
Š	The prairie gradually gives way to a region of hilly 
Š	uplands that lie sandwiched between two mountain 
Š	ranges. Here you happen upon a rutted track that 
Š	leaves the prairie and winds through the hills 
Š	towards a high pass. There are no signposts on this 
Š	road, but Karvas is familiar with this region and he 
Š	tells you that it leads to an outpost town called 
Š	Battle Pass. You are in the land of Lunarlia and for 
Š	centuries this realm has been the enemy of Siyen - 
Š	Prince Karvas's homeland. Many wars have been waged 
Š	between the two kingdoms and this region has seen 
Š	countless battles. Karvas pledges to end these wars. 
Š	When he is crowned King of Siyen he vows that he will 
Š	seek a lasting peace with the kingdom of Lunarlia.
	
	It is noon and a warm sun is beating down on the 
Š	fortified town of Battle Pass as you approach its 
Š	west gate. Karvas is grateful that he is wearing the 
Š	clothes of a Sommlending journeyman, for the 
Š	inhabitants of this tough frontier post are 
Š	notoriously hostile to the Siyenese. To your 
Š	surprise, the guards at the gate pay you scant 
Š	attention and you are allowed to enter the town with 
Š	little more than a cursory glance. You ask Karvas why 
Š	this is so and he tells you that riders approaching 
Š	from the west, the Lunarlian side, are allowed to 
Š	pass freely. Riders from the east, the Siyenese side, 
Š	are subjected to far greater scrutiny.

	Beyond the west gate a broad avenue opens out into a 
Š	main square that is bordered by a trading post, a 
Š	barracks, and a tavern. Both you and Karvas are 
Š	especially thirsty after your ride through the dry, 
Š	dusty hills, and you are eager to seek out some 
Š	refreshment. 


	If you wish to visit the tavern, turn to  â266â

	If you prefer to visit the trading post, turn to  â120â