<p>You have only known one Masbat<ch.eacute/>: Samu, a noble and fearless warrior, who accompanied you in your search for the Moonstone. Once, he was king of the Masbat<ch.eacute/> nomads. He thought himself the only survivor of his people<ch.emdash/>it was common belief that the Wytch-king had hounded the tribe into extinction, sealing their doom by unleashing a plague of demons. Some say that these demons roam the plains still.</p>
<p>You wonder who has left the poor, tortured man to die in the sun. You step further down the slope intending to free him, but Tanith holds you back, fearing a trap. You cannot see how anyone, even Shasarak himself, could know that you have returned to the lands of the Shadakine Empire after an absence of seven years.</p>
<choice idref="sect58">If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 58</link-text>.</choice>
<p>You have only known one Masbat<ch.eacute/>: Samu, a noble and fearless warrior, who accompanied you in your search for the Moonstone. Once, he was king of the Masbat<ch.eacute/> nomads. He thought himself the only survivor of his people<ch.emdash/>it was common belief that the Wytch-king had hounded the tribe into extinction, sealing their doom by unleashing a plague of demons. Some say that these demons roam the plains still.</p>
<p>You wonder who has left the poor, tortured man to die in the sun. You step further down the slope intending to free him, but Tanith holds you back, fearing a trap. You cannot see how anyone, even Shasarak himself, could know that you have returned to the lands of the Shadakine Empire after an absence of seven years.</p>
<choice idref="sect58">If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 58</link-text>.</choice>