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<p>Your sleep is deep indeed<ch.emdash/>and it is a sleep from which you will never awaken. During the night you are bitten by a sand snake. Its deadly venom takes only seconds to work.</p>
- <choice>Your mission and your life end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your mission and your life end here.</deadend>
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</section>
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<p>Covering yourself with your Kai cloak, you hide inside a large wooden barrel. But it is to no avail, for in less than a minute the trapdoor is thrown open and four angry villagers drop to the stone floor, torches and swords held high in their hands. As you are dragged kicking from the cellar, the screams of the crowd drown your pleas for mercy.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your quest end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your quest end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>The venom is in your bloodstream. Your arm feels numb and you are beginning to sweat. The last sound you hear is the gentle lap of the surf and the cries of vultures high above.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your quest end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your quest end here.</deadend>
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</section>
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<p>As you race through the door, you are knocked off your feet by the force of a spear thrust into your chest. As the moonlight fades, the last thing you see of this world is a circle of screaming villagers as they stab and hack you to death.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your quest end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your quest end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>As you raise your weapon and strike at the knight, you realize too late that you have made a dreadful mistake, for he is a champion swordsman and the soldiers are from the <ch.eacute/>lite regiment of King Alin IV<ch.apos/>s bodyguard. Thinking you are a Helghast, they quickly surround you and cut you to pieces.</p>
- <choice>Your mission and your life come to a tragic end here in Tarnalin.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your mission and your life come to a tragic end here in Tarnalin.</deadend>
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</section>
<p>The man pulls a hidden bell-rope, and suddenly four armed guards burst into the room.</p>
<p><quote>These documents are forgeries. No doubt you are a spy, or worse perhaps? No matter, you<ch.apos/>ll soon find out how we deal with criminals in Port Bax. Take him away.</quote></p>
<p>Before you can explain, you are seized by both arms and marched away to the city gaol. All your equipment is confiscated, including all Special Items and Weapons, and you are thrown into a cell full of evil-looking villains. You notice that several of these ruffians bear the strange tattoo of a serpent on their left wrists: the sign of Vonotar the Traitor. By the time the guards have examined your possessions and realized your true identity, you have been strangled to death by the wizard<ch.apos/>s evil agents.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your quest come to a tragic end here in Port Bax.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your quest come to a tragic end here in Port Bax.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>You eventually come to a halt at the base of a huge fir tree. You try to stand, but the pain in your legs and side is so great that you collapse and lose consciousness. It is a sleep that will spare you the pain of the Helghast blades, but it is also a sleep from which there is no awakening.</p>
- <choice>Your quest and your life end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your quest and your life end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>Using the edge of a steel rule to prise open the lock, you suddenly feel a sharp pain in your chest. A cunning trap has been laid, and as you open the box, a small needle shoots out and embeds itself in your flesh. It is tipped with a deadly poison. You die instantly.</p>
- <choice>Your mission and your life come to a tragic end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your mission and your life come to a tragic end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>Unfortunately, you are without a weapon and he is an expert swordsman. The fight is desperate and short. He runs you through the body with a swift lunge, and as he kicks you from the roof of the wagon, you feel nothing. You are already dead.</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 climb to the top of a pile of sheaves of hay and pull your warm Kai cloak around your shoulders to keep out the chill wind. You quickly fall asleep, little knowing you will never open your eyes again. One of the other passengers on the coach who is an agent of the Darklords creeps out and assassinates you in the dark chill of the night. Do you know who it was?</p>
- <choice>Your life and your quest have come to a tragic end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your quest have come to a tragic end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<p>Once you are inside, you are immediately aware that this is not a shop at all. The room is cold and bare except for a large table in the centre. You notice sinister large iron manacles attached to each of its corners.</p>
<p>You are in the headquarters of the Silent Brotherhood, Lachlan<ch.apos/>s notorious secret police. With a mounting feeling of terror, you remember the tale of another Kai Lord; of how he had been captured and accused of spying. He had escaped after being tortured for three days and nights. You are not to be so fortunate. The door has automatically locked and soon the Silent Brothers, who are at this moment observing you through peep-holes in the wall, will come for you.</p>
<p>It may interest you to know that after a long week in the prison of the chief inquisitor you did not let a single Kai secret pass your lips. It is a record that has yet to be equalled, but not one that spared your life.</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>Before you can defend yourself, the Helghast has smashed into you and you both fall onto the highway below.</p>
<p>It may be some comfort to learn that your death was swift and painless. Your neck was instantly broken and you were spared the agony of the Helghast<ch.apos/>s black fingers tearing and burning their way through your throat. The Seal of Hammerdal is now on its way to Holmgard, which will now fall to the Darklords.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your quest end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your quest end here.</deadend>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>You are mesmerized by the falling mast and feel totally powerless to escape. As you are crushed beneath the enormous weight of splintering timber, the last thing that you remember are the horrified faces of Captain Kelman and his crew staring down at you.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your mission come to a tragic end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your mission come to a tragic end here.</deadend>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>As you lay the golden sword upon the deck, the zombie captain dives at you and pins you down. His strength is unnatural. As he sinks a dagger into your throat, the last thing you hear is a hideous laugh of victory.</p>
- <choice>Your quest and your life end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your quest and your life end here.</deadend>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>You become weaker and weaker until your body finally surrenders to the welcoming arms of death. Your assassin has successfully completed his mission.</p>
- <p>Your adventure ends here.</p>
+ <deadend>Your adventure ends here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>You have been walking in the rain for over three hours when you are confronted by seven horsemen. They are mercenaries employed by the Overlord of Ragadorn and they bear his emblem, a black ship on a red crest, upon their shields.</p>
<p>They demand that you hand over all your gold or they will kill you. When they discover that you have no gold, they chase you and eventually cut you down with their longswords. As you lie dying on the road, the last sight that you remember is the outline of Ragadorn on the distant horizon.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your quest come to a tragic end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your quest come to a tragic end here.</deadend>
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</section>
<data>
<p>It may be of some consolation to learn that your death was mercifully swift. The Helghast<ch.apos/>s fingers tore and burnt their way through your throat within a few seconds. But now the Seal of Hammerdal is on its way to the Darklords<ch.apos/> city of Helgedad.</p>
- <choice>Your life and your quest come to a tragic end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your life and your quest come to a tragic end here.</deadend>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>The shriek of the dying Szall is soon echoed by your own death-cry as two crossbow bolts embed themselves in your back.</p>
- <choice>Your mission and your life end here.</choice>
+ <deadend>Your mission and your life end here.</deadend>
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</section>
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