<p>A searing pain tears through your right leg as it is twisted and crushed by the weight of your body. Down and down you tumble, until you finally land in a ditch at the base of the hill with such force that the wind is knocked out of you and you lose consciousness.</p>
<p>You are awoken by the sharp pain of something stabbing your chest. It proves to be the tip of a Giak spear. You are greeted by the malicious sneer of its owner as he pins your left arm to the ground. Instinctively you reach for your weapon but it is no longer there.</p>
<p>Defenceless against the cruel Giaks, the last thing that you see before all light fades is the jagged point of a Giak lance hurtling down towards your throat.</p>
- <p>Your mission ends here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your mission ends here.</deadend>
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<p>It would seem that the heavens have not heard your prayers. A spear whistles past your head and embeds itself in the neck of your galloping horse. With a shriek of pain, the horse topples forward and you both roll in a tangled heap on the highway.</p>
<p>Dazed and pinned down by the weight of the dead body of your horse, the last thing you remember are the sharp penetrating spearheads of the Giak lances.</p>
- <p>You have failed in your mission.</p>
+ <deadend>You have failed in your mission.</deadend>
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<data>
<p>The last thing you remember before darkness engulfs you is the flash of a long curved steel knife. You have become yet another victim of the Sage and his robber son<ch.emdash/>the very one who has just slit your throat!</p>
- <p>Your quest ends here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your quest ends here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>You fly in an arc through the air towards the opposite roof. Everything seems to be happening in slow motion. You see the teeming crowds below in the street, and a nest of callysparrows in the eaves of a roof to your right. You hear their startled cries as you land with a crash on the other side. But it is the last sound that you will ever hear. The tiles splinter and collapse and you fall through the four floors of the <quote>Green Slipper Inn</quote> breaking your back in several places.</p>
- <choice>Your mission and your life end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your mission and your life end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>After an hour of marching, the Drakkarim suddenly halt as a large, grey scaly creature approaches along the track. As the beast draws closer, you can smell its fetid breath on your face. It lets out a roar and grabs your head in its powerful webbed hands. The last thing you hear is the sharp crack of your spine snapping.</p>
- <p>Your quest ends here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your quest ends here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>You are dizzy from your wound and you stumble through the trees like a blind man.</p>
<p>Suddenly you fall forward as if the ground has been snatched from beneath your feet. You have fallen head-first into a hunting pit. As you look up, you can see four Drakkarim levelling their bows at you, evil sneers spreading simultaneously across their ugly faces.</p>
- <p>As the world darkens, the last things you feel are the black shafts of their arrows deep in your chest. You have failed in your mission.</p>
+ <deadend>As the world darkens, the last things you feel are the black shafts of their arrows deep in your chest. You have failed in your mission.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>You narrow your eyes and scan the trees for some sign of the hidden archer. Your wait is not a long one, for a moment later a sharp pain tears through your chest and you are thrown back by the force of three arrows. Two of the black shafts have sunk deep into your rib cage, and the third has pierced your thigh.</p>
<p>The last thing that you see is the canopy of fern trees above and a large green dragonfly as it settles on your belt buckle.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your mission end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your mission end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>All that remains of you now is embedded five feet into the stairs on which you were standing, beneath a vast granite block.</p>
- <choice>Your mission and your life end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your mission and your life end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>You jump clear of the speeding caravan but land very badly and break your ankle. The pain is terrible and you soon lose consciousness.</p>
<p>Unfortunately you never wake up, but it may be of interest to you that your head is now adorning the saddle of a Kraan.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your mission end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your mission end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>The room is getting colder. You gradually notice the smell of sulphur in the air. You can hear chanting in the distance. It sounds as if it is somewhere in another part of this cave. A slit in the stone wall opens, and the end of a black staff begins to appear. Suddenly a bolt of blue lightning leaps from the staff and hits you in the chest.</p>
<p>As your life slowly drains away, the last thing you see is an old man dressed in black robes raising a dagger above your throat.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your mission end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your mission end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>You feel very weak. The poison of the snake has entered your bloodstream and you can feel the muscles of your body involuntarily tightening and relaxing. Your legs suddenly collapse beneath you and you feel the slimy water of the marsh close over your head.</p>
- <p>Your life ends here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your life ends here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>Messengers of death<ch.emdash/>and ones eager to deliver their news<ch.emdash/>the Doomwolves surround and then attack you. Valiantly you fight, but it is to no avail for there are too many of them.</p>
<p>As your life<ch.apos/>s blood seeps away and eternal dark approaches, the last sight you remember is the glint of sunlight on the spires of Holmgard.</p>
- <p>You have failed in your mission.</p>
+ <deadend>You have failed in your mission.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>The last thing that you experience of this life is the feeling of being sucked into the void of darkness. No trace of you remains in this world, for you have passed into a realm of timeless existence. You have become a slave of an ancient evil.</p>
- <p>Your adventure ends here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your adventure ends here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>The sound of battle gradually fades behind you. Suddenly, you are pulled to the ground. Three Drakkarim have dropped from a tree above. You struggle but it is useless for there are too many of them for you and they are very strong.</p>
<p>The last thing that you hear is the vicious snarls of Drakkarim as they raise their spears.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your mission end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your mission end here.</deadend>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>You have taken less than ten paces when the raven squawks a warning to the stranger. Turning to face you, the robed creature utters a piercing screech that freezes your blood and grips your stomach with fear and panic. It is a Vordak, a lieutenant of the Darklords and one of the undead. Within seconds, a host of Giaks appear at its side and attack you. You fight bravely but you are greatly outnumbered.</p>
<p>The last thing you remember is the icy grasp of the Vordak<ch.apos/>s skeletal fingers as they close around your throat.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your mission end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your mission end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>Within a few minutes, you can see the Kraan hovering over a hilltop behind you. At a quick count you can make out at least sixteen of these horrible creatures, each of which has at least two Giaks riding upon its back. They are armed with long spears and wear tall pointed helmets of dull bronze. You hear the excited grunts of the Giaks. They have spotted you.</p>
<p>You jump for the entrance of the tunnel some twenty-five feet below, but your boot gets caught in a thorny briar and you hang helplessly upside down<ch.emdash/>weaponless and vulnerable. Fortunately for you the end is swift: As the first Giak lance pierces your heart, death is instantaneous.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your mission end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your mission end here.</deadend>
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