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<publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
- <date class="publication"><year>2012</year><month>10</month><day>28</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2018</year><month>2</month><day>15</day></date>
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<p>You are the warrior Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>Kai Grand Master of Sommerlund. In the distant realm of Nyras a bitter war is waging between the brave knights of Lencia and the evil Drakkarim. The Lencians have won many battles, but now the Drakkarim leader<ch.emdash/>Warlord Magnaarn<ch.emdash/>is near to finding the Doomstone of Darke. If he should succeed he will be capable of destroying the Lencians once and for all.</p>
<p>In <strong><cite>The Darke Crusade</cite></strong>, you must journey through the infernal Hellswamp, trek deep into the forests of northern Nyras and brave the heat of battle. Will you succeed and save your allies? Or will you fall victim to Warlord Magnaarn?</p>
<line>Thomas Wolmer</line>
<line>Jody Williams</line>
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<p>The fight for control of Konozod is swift and bloody. Within the hour the town is under Lencian control, its Drakkarim garrison having been put mercilessly to the sword. However, not all of the enemy perish in the battle. To Captain Schera<ch.apos/>s dismay, several manage to escape across the river and flee to the west on horseback. He is anxious that they may return with reinforcements to retake the town.</p>
- <p>A food store is discovered and, whilst the starving Lencians satiate their hunger, you talk with Captain Schera about the events of the last few weeks which have led to this meeting. Your learn from him that after you were interred in the Temple of Antah, Warlord Magnaarn waged a major offensive against the Lencian army. Having reunited the Doomstone with the Nyras Sceptre, he has, as King Sarnac feared, forced the Nadziranim sorcerers of Kagorst and Akagazad to help him. Their combined skills have wrought great destruction. They attacked and drove through the Lencian lines like demons in an offensive which was swift and deadly. A week ago, Captain Schera and his regiment were cut off and captured in the fighting around Hokidat, after which they were marched here and imprisoned. He considers himself lucky to be alive, for the Drakkarim rarely take prisoners. Then you ask what news he has heard about the war since he came here.</p>
+ <p>A food store is discovered and, whilst the starving Lencians satiate their hunger, you talk with Captain Schera about the events of the last few weeks which have led to this meeting. You learn from him that after you were interred in the Temple of Antah, Warlord Magnaarn waged a major offensive against the Lencian army. Having reunited the Doomstone with the Nyras Sceptre, he has, as King Sarnac feared, forced the Nadziranim sorcerers of Kagorst and Akagazad to help him. Their combined skills have wrought great destruction. They attacked and drove through the Lencian lines like demons in an offensive which was swift and deadly. A week ago, Captain Schera and his regiment were cut off and captured in the fighting around Hokidat, after which they were marched here and imprisoned. He considers himself lucky to be alive, for the Drakkarim rarely take prisoners. Then you ask what news he has heard about the war since he came here.</p>
<p><quote>There<ch.apos/>s much confusion,</quote> he says, wearily. <quote>I<ch.apos/>ve heard talk that most of the mercenaries in Sarnac<ch.apos/>s pay have deserted us. Some have even joined the enemy. The Drakkarim taunted us, saying that our army had been smashed. They said the remnants had been pushed into the Tentarias, but I dismissed this as lies. One thing is sure, though: Magnaarn intends to raise the siege of Darke. It has become his battle call<ch.emdash/><quote>On to Darke!</quote> This cry was on the lips of his troops during the battle at Hokidat. I saw him during this battle. He was leading his army personally, and he was wielding his accursed sceptre, dealing death to all who tried to stand in his way. He possesses a great and terrible power, and I fear that we may now be unable to put an end to his evil ambitions.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect97">If you wish to ask Schera if he knows anything about Captain Prarg, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect236">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 236</link-text>.</choice>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>The Nadziranim sorcerer, taking on the visage of a great sniffling beast, creeps towards you.</description>
+ <description>The Nadziranim sorcerer, taking on the visage of a great snuffling beast, creeps towards you.</description>
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<p>Here you find Magnaarn, cowering with his crooked back pressed hard against the frost-covered wall. You sense that he has very nearly succumbed to the evil power of the Doomstone; he is treading a fine line between life and undeath. Yet, even though he is but a whisker away from eternal damnation, he musters enough spite to challenge you to a fight to the death.</p>
<p><quote>Very well, Drakkar,</quote> you reply. <quote>Let battle commence.</quote></p>
- <combat><enemy>Warlord Magnaarn (with Nyras Sceptre)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">50</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">36</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Warlord Magnaarn <em>(with Nyras Sceptre)</em></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">50</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">36</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect350">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 350</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You clear the gap with one bound, and even manage to stay on your feet when you land on the far side of the fissure. Hungry for victory and vengeance, you tear aside the curtain through which Magnaarn disappeared and discover a short flight of steps which emerge at a turret at the very top of the Palace Tower, the highest point in the city of Darke.</p>
<p>Here you find Magnaarn, cowering with his crooked back pressed hard against the frost-covered wall. You sense that he has very nearly succumbed to the evil power of the Doomstone; he is treading a fine line between life and undeath. Yet, even though he is but a whisker away from eternal damnation, he musters enough spite to challenge you to a fight to the death.</p>
<p><quote>Very well, Drakkar,</quote> you reply. <quote>Let battle commence.</quote></p>
- <combat><enemy>Warlord Magnaarn (with Nyras Sceptre)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">50</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">36</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Warlord Magnaarn <em>(with Nyras Sceptre)</em></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">50</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">36</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect350">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 350</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>For Sommerlund!</quote> you cry, as you steel yourself to meet their attack.</p>
- <combat><enemy>3 Tukodak Guardians (in battle-frenzy)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">44</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">44</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>3 Tukodak Guardians <em>(in battle-frenzy)</em></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">44</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">44</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect125">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 125</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Desperately you roll across the black stone floor to avoid the creature<ch.apos/>s initial attack. Your swift reactions save you from its razor claws, but it, too, possesses lightning reflexes. It leaps once more and you barely have enough time to unsheathe your weapon before it lands upon you and slams you to the ground.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Tarhdemon (polymorphed Nadziran)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Tarhdemon <em>(polymorphed Nadziran)</em></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect66">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 66</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You uncover the sack and sift through its contents. Gleaming in the dim light you see a mass of coins, silver plates and candlesticks, jewellery, and all manner of precious and semi-precious stones. There are countless gold teeth, pulled no doubt from the mouths of fallen Lencian knights, and scores of trinkets and other mementoes taken from less noble corpses. One item you sense possesses magical properties. You pull it out and, on closer inspection, you discover it to be a polished Jadin Amulet which is fixed to a gold neck-chain.</p>
- <p>If you decide to keep this Jadin Amulet, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item which you wear around your neck. It adds <ch.plus/>1 to your score should you be instructed to pick a number from the Random Number Table when trying to avoid normal missiles (e.g. arrows, bolts, darts, etc.) aimed at you.</p>
+ <p>If you decide to keep this Jadin Amulet, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item which you wear around your neck. It adds <ch.plus/>1 to your score should you be instructed to pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> when trying to avoid normal missiles (e.g. arrows, bolts, darts, etc.) aimed at you.</p>
<p>Having replaced the sack in its hole, you draw your cloak about you and approach the main gates. The guards are busy admitting the latest batch of prisoners and, helped by your camouflage skills, they do not give you a second glance as you stride confidently into the town.</p>
<p>Once inside, you head towards a dark, deserted alleyway which is sandwiched between a stables and an armoury. From here you observe the compound with a growing anger and pity for those trapped inside. Stirred by their plight, you vow to help these starving men. Patiently you watch and wait for the patrols to pass; then you scurry towards the compound fence to make contact with the Lencians.</p>
<choice idref="sect150"><link-text>Turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
<p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>steps and, as</quote> with <quote>steps, and as</quote>. Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>. Replaced <quote>breath, then</quote> with <quote>breath, and then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>) Removed the quotation marks around <quote>crack</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect38">38</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>. Replaced <quote>arrow, then</quote> with <quote>Arrow; then</quote>. Replaced <quote>suspecting trickery, then slowly you relax; they</quote> with <quote>suspecting trickery. Then slowly you relax; they</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>) Replaced <quote>remnants have</quote> with <quote>remnants had</quote>. Replaced <quote>seige</quote> with <quote>siege</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>) Replaced <quote>remnants have</quote> with <quote>remnants had</quote>. Replaced <quote>seige</quote> with <quote>siege</quote>. Replaced <quote>Your learn from</quote> with <quote>You learn from</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>) Replaced <quote>click, then</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia>; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect41">41</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>. Replaced <quote>psi-surge</quote> with <quote>Psi-surge</quote>. Replaced <quote>timberwolf</quote> with <quote>timber wolf</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect42">42</a>) Replaced <quote>great sniffling beast</quote> with <quote>great snuffling beast</quote> in the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption to mirror the section text.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect43">43</a>) Replaced <quote>directions and, with</quote> with <quote>directions, and with</quote>. Replaced <quote>at worse</quote> with <quote>at worst</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect45">45</a>) Replaced <quote>west and</quote> with <quote>west, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Prarg and</quote> with <quote>Prarg, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Antah and</quote> with <quote>Antah, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>agreement then</quote> with <quote>agreement; then</quote>. Replaced <quote>wagons and</quote> with <quote>wagons, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect47">47</a>) Replaced <quote>silence, then</quote> with <quote>silence; then</quote>. Replaced <quote>not, or</quote> with <quote>not or</quote>.</p>
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