&inclusion.brian.williams.bio.lw;
</creator>
<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>
<description class="blurb">
<p>You are Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>Kai Grand Master of Sommerlund. During your long voyage home from a successful quest you discover the Dark God Naar is poised to unleash a horde of fire-breathing dragons upon the Kai Monastery. Will his agents assassinate you <foreign xml:lang="fr">en route</foreign>? Or will you manage to arrive at your monastery in time to take command of the New Order of young Kai warriors in what could be their first and final battle against Naar<ch.apos/>s champions of evil?</p>
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<meta><title>40</title></meta>
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- <p>You leave the monastery under cover of darkness and set off towards the northwest, into the foothills the Durncrag Mountains. Soon you pick up the trail that leads to Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie and you follow it for a mile to where it crosses a mountain stream. Mist oozes from the peaty soil, breathing a damp film on the surrounding rocks.</p>
+ <p>You leave the monastery under cover of darkness and set off towards the northwest, into the foothills of the Durncrag Mountains. Soon you pick up the trail that leads to Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie and you follow it for a mile to where it crosses a mountain stream. Mist oozes from the peaty soil, breathing a damp film on the surrounding rocks.</p>
<p>You continue beyond the mist-enshrouded stream until you reach a rocky spur of granite called Eagle<ch.apos/>s Claw. Here you detect a low humming sound and your pulse quickens; you sense you are getting closer to the Shadow Gate. This resonant hum steadily increases in volume the nearer you get to Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie. Then, as you come to within a few hundred yards of the peak, you catch your first glimpse of the Shadow Gate. It is an awe-inspiring sight.</p>
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<meta><title>100</title></meta>
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- <p>From a secret drawer beneath the stone table, Gwynian brings forth a golden crystal the size of an apple. Its multi-faceted surface radiates a myriad tiny beams which shimmer and sparkle with the fiery energy that is locked within its core.</p>
+ <p>From a secret drawer beneath the stone table, Gwynian brings forth a golden crystal the size of an apple. Its multi-faceted surface radiates a myriad of tiny beams which shimmer and sparkle with the fiery energy that is locked within its core.</p>
<p><quote>This is a Sun-crystal, Grand Master,</quote> he says, placing the object into the palm of your hand. Its surface feels pleasantly warm, inviting your touch. <quote>If you are to save your brethren, you must close the Shadow Gate for good. This crystal can achieve this aim. It contains power sufficient to destroy the Shadow Gate and prevent its return.</quote></p>
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<meta><title>104</title></meta>
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- <p>The sun is now above the horizon and this hamlet is slowly stirring to life. You decide to wile away the next hour or so by looking around its simple shops and riverside stores. One building in particular catches your eye: it is a hall perched precariously on the end of a wide wooden jetty. You can hear an old man<ch.apos/>s voice trailing from its open doors, answered by the occasional murmur of a crowd. Inside you discover a wizened old cleric administering to a sick woman whose head is swathed with bandages. The cleric is attempting to cure the woman of her ills by laying-on his hands, but the pressure is simply making the pain in her head feel worse.</p>
+ <p>The sun is now above the horizon and this hamlet is slowly stirring to life. You decide to wile away the next hour or so by looking around its simple shops and riverside stores. One building in particular catches your eye: it is a hall perched precariously on the end of a wide wooden jetty. You can hear an old man<ch.apos/>s voice trailing from its open doors, answered by the occasional murmur of a crowd. Inside you discover a wizened old cleric administering to a sick woman whose head is swathed with bandages. The cleric is attempting to cure the woman of her ills by laying on his hands, but the pressure is simply making the pain in her head feel worse.</p>
<p><quote>Charlatan,</quote> mumbles one onlooker. <quote>Old fake,</quote> whispers another. The aged cleric hears these dissenting voices and he becomes flustered. Although he may be incompetent as a healer, you sense that he is a good man at heart and so you decide to save him from the disgruntled crowd, who look as if they are on the brink of throwing him in the river at any moment.</p>
<p><quote>Hold, good brother!</quote> you say, moving swiftly through the crowd to the small stage on which he and the bandaged woman are standing. <quote>You should not be placing your hands upon this good woman<ch.apos/>s head. Surely the source of her pain stems from her aching heart!</quote></p>
<p>And with this you take hold of the man<ch.apos/>s hands and place them on the woman<ch.apos/>s chest. Her first reaction is one of shock and she starts to pull away, but when you transmit your own healing powers through the cleric<ch.apos/>s hands and into her body, the pain in her head suddenly vanishes. A smile of pure joy lights up her face and hurriedly she strips off her bandages.</p>
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<p>You ask a street trader the way to the Halls of Learning and he points impatiently to an avenue on the west side of the square. A rusty plate fixed to the corner building says <quote>Quill Street</quote>.</p>
<p>You ride along this narrow avenue, which is flanked by aromatic jala houses and perfumeries, until it turns abruptly right into a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. A smile cracks your travel-grimy face when you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building. It has changed much since you were last here, but despite its new brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade you recognize Varetta<ch.apos/>s Halls of Learning.</p>
- <p>You ride along a gravelled path to a fountain where you stop to ask a brown-robed scholar if he knows where Gwynian can be found. Without speaking, he points to a nearby hall. A sign hanging over its richly-carved oak door says <quote>Library</quote>. You thank the robed man and dismount from your horse, leaving him tied to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
+ <p>You ride along a gravelled path to a fountain where you stop to ask a brown-robed scholar if he knows where Gwynian can be found. Without speaking, he points to a nearby hall. A sign hanging over its richly-carved oak door says <quote>Library</quote>. You thank the robed man and dismount, leaving your horse tied to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
<p>Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library. Your eyes travel along them until they reach another door at the far end of the hall. There, standing framed in the arch, is the man whose help you seek.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome, Grand Master,</quote> says Gwynian the Sage. <quote>I have been expecting you.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect268"><link-text>Turn to 268</link-text>.</choice>
<p>Using your Magnakai skill of Nexus, you are able to free your hands from the cords that bind them. Escape from this pit is now foremost in your mind. Beyond the wall you can hear the sound of rushing water and, when you move to where the sound is loudest, you discover a panel partially concealed by slime. A closer inspection reveals it to be an opening to a circular chute. You are working on a way to prise open this panel, hoping it will lead to a way out of the pit, when suddenly there is a grating rumble high above. A column of bright light invades the gloom and, squealing with fright, the rats burrow frantically into the slime to avoid it.</p>
<p><quote>Well well, if it isn<ch.apos/>t Grand Master Lone Wolf himself!</quote> booms a man<ch.apos/>s voice from the top of the shaft. <quote>How good of you to come to Duadon in person. You have saved me the further expense of having you hunted down and brought here in chains.</quote></p>
<p>Quickly your eyes grow accustomed to the light and you see, peering over the lip of an open trapdoor at the top of the shaft, the sneering face of a young man. His pointed beard and moustache are trimmed to perfection, and his dark eyes twinkle with a cold malevolence that places a chill in your very soul. His skin is unusually pale and, judging from the wealth of gold embellishment that bedecks the neck of his velvet tunic, you feel sure that he is Prince Lutha, the self-appointed ruler of this city.</p>
- <p><quote>What do you intend for me?</quote> you ask aloud, but silently you are dreading his answer. The Prince does not reply directly, he simply utters a soft, chilling laugh as he extends his right hand. On his index finger you see a glowing ring of green crystal and, in a moment of terror, you realize that it is an artefact of pure evil, fashioned by, and imbued with, the power of the Dark God Naar himself.</p>
+ <p><quote>What do you intend for me?</quote> you ask aloud, but silently you are dreading his answer. The Prince does not reply directly; he simply utters a soft, chilling laugh as he extends his right hand. On his index finger you see a glowing ring of green crystal and, in a moment of terror, you realize that it is an artefact of pure evil, fashioned by, and imbued with, the power of the Dark God Naar himself.</p>
<choice idref="sect267">If you possess the Sommerswerd and wish to unsheathe it, <link-text>turn to 267</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect9">If you possess Magi-magic and have attained the Kai rank of Grand Thane, <link-text>turn to 9</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect172">If you possess Assimilance and have attained the rank of Kai Grand Guardian or higher, <link-text>turn to 172</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect344">
<meta><title>344</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect344-1-foot" idref="sect344-1">
+ <p>If you possess the Sommerswerd, <a idref="sect98">Section 98</a> suggests that you may be able to add 4 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> when using it in the Plane of Darkness (in addition to all other combat bonuses for this Special Item).</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>Gradually the wounded dragon yields his ground. He twists his head violently back and forth, as if he is trying to cast away the pain; then slowly he turns his back on you and lumbers towards his herd.</p>
- <p>You seize this opportunity to make a dash for the Shadow Gate. However, the wraith-like manifestation of Naar senses your intention and sends his Lavas swooping down to block your path. Hurriedly they form up in a line at the entrance to the Shadow Gate, forcing you to fight or retreat. Knowing that they block your only means of escaping from this nightmare realm, you draw your weapon and hurl yourself against them in a frenzied attempt to break through their line.</p>
+ <p>You seize this opportunity to make a dash for the Shadow Gate. However, the wraith-like manifestation of Naar senses your intention and sends his Lavas swooping down to block your path. Hurriedly they form up in a line at the entrance to the Shadow Gate, forcing you to fight or retreat. Knowing that they block your only means of escaping from this nightmare realm, you draw your weapon and hurl yourself against them in a frenzied attempt to break through their line.<footref id="sect344-1" idref="sect344-1-foot"/></p>
<combat><enemy>Lavas</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">50</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect145">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 145</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>had been</quote> with <quote>has been</quote>. Replaced <quote>owner, <ch.lsquot/>Very</quote> with <quote>owner. <ch.lsquot/>Very</quote>. Replaced <quote>curing and animal control</quote> with <quote>Curing and Animal Control</quote>. Replaced <quote>new-born</quote> with <quote>newborn</quote>. Replaced <quote>head, <ch.lsquot/>she<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>head. <ch.lsquot/>She<ch.apos/>s</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>) Replaced <quote>glass and</quote> with <quote>glass, and</quote>. Added <quote>If you possess a Jewelled Mace, you may add <ch.plus/>3 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight.</quote> in harmony with the Collector<ch.apos/>s Edition.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>. Replaced <quote>Durncrag mountains</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Mountains</quote>. Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Telegnosis <!--link-text-->turn to 291<!--/link-text--></quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, <!--link-text-->turn to 291<!--/link-text--></quote>. Replaced <quote>cavemouth</quote> with <quote>cave mouth</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie</quote> with <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie</quote>. Replaced <quote>reach to</quote> with <quote>reach into</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>. Replaced <quote>Durncrag mountains</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Mountains</quote>. Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Telegnosis <!--link-text-->turn to 291<!--/link-text--></quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, <!--link-text-->turn to 291<!--/link-text--></quote>. Replaced <quote>cavemouth</quote> with <quote>cave mouth</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie</quote> with <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie</quote>. Replaced <quote>reach to</quote> with <quote>reach into</quote>. Replaced <quote>foothills the</quote> with <quote>foothills of the</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect41">41</a>) Replaced <quote>Telegnosis, and have</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis and have</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect42">42</a>) Replaced <quote>run down</quote> with <quote>run-down</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect43">43</a>) Replaced <quote>to barren plateau</quote> with <quote>to a barren plateau</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced <quote>psychic ability<ch.emdash/>Mindblend<ch.emdash/>as</quote> with <quote>psychic <spell>Mindblend</spell> ability as</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect97">97</a>) Replaced <quote>another, <ch.lsquot/>cough</quote> with <quote>another. <ch.lsquot/>Cough</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect99">99</a>) Replaced <quote>brings</quote> with <quote>bring</quote>. Replaced <quote>saddlebags, then</quote> with <quote>saddlebags, and then</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gwynian, <ch.lsquot/>Just</quote> with <quote>Gwynian. <ch.lsquot/>Just</quote>. Replaced <quote>longer, I</quote> with <quote>longer; I</quote>. Replaced <quote>maximum permissible</quote> with <quote>maximum number permissible</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gwynian, <ch.lsquot/>Just</quote> with <quote>Gwynian. <ch.lsquot/>Just</quote>. Replaced <quote>longer, I</quote> with <quote>longer; I</quote>. Replaced <quote>maximum permissible</quote> with <quote>maximum number permissible</quote>. Replaced <quote>myriad tiny</quote> with <quote>myriad of tiny</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect101">101</a>) Replaced <quote>cry, <ch.lsquot/>we</quote> with <quote>cry. <ch.lsquot/>We</quote>. Replaced <quote>feet first</quote> with <quote>feet-first</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect102">102</a>) Replaced <quote>agonising</quote> with <quote>agonizing</quote>. Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect104">104</a>) Replaced <quote>cried, <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>m</quote> with <quote>cries. <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>m</quote>. Replaced <quote>while away</quote> with <quote>wile away</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect104">104</a>) Replaced <quote>cried, <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>m</quote> with <quote>cries. <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>m</quote>. Replaced <quote>while away</quote> with <quote>wile away</quote>. Replaced <quote>laying-on his hands</quote> with <quote>laying on his hands</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect105">105</a>) Replaced <quote>D<ch.lsquot/>Val</quote> with <quote>D<ch.apos/>Val</quote>. Changed incorrect link to <a idref="sect253">Section 253</a> to lead to <a idref="sect235">Section 235</a>. Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect106">106</a>) Replaced <quote>points), then</quote> with <quote>points); then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect107">107</a>) Replaced <quote>ambushers</quote> with <quote>Ambushers</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect161">161</a>) Replaced <quote>infra-vision</quote> with <quote>infravision</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>) Replaced <quote>mastery of Kai-alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>. Added <quote>If you possess both, add 6.</quote> in harmony with the recent Collector<ch.apos/>s Edition.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect167">167</a>) Replaced <quote>thug</quote> with <quote>Thug</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>) Replaced <quote>Sage, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>Sage. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>recognise</quote> with <quote>recognize</quote>. Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Library<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>says: Quill Street</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Quill Street<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>) Replaced <quote>Sage, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>Sage. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>recognise</quote> with <quote>recognize</quote>. Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Library<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>says: Quill Street</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Quill Street<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>dismount from your horse, leaving him tied to a ring</quote> with <quote>dismount, leaving your horse tied to a ring</quote> to avoid ambiguity and possible gender confusion (cf. <a idref="sect36">Section 36</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect170">170</a>) Replaced <quote>Silversmith<ch.apos/>s Guild</quote> with <quote>Silversmiths<ch.apos/> Guild</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect172">172</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect173">173</a>) Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect297">297</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Huntmastery</quote> with <quote>Grand Weaponmastery</quote>. Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect298">298</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect299">299</a>) Replaced <quote>my Lady</quote> with <quote>my lady</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect300">300</a>) Switched the third and fourth choices. Replaced <quote>Grand Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Grand Thane</quote>, since that is the highest rank possible when attempting this adventure. Replaced <quote>Sommerswerd, and</quote> with <quote>Sommerswerd and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Magi-magic, and</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Assimilance, and</quote> with <quote>Assimilance and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Items, Grand</quote> with <quote>Items or Grand</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect300">300</a>) Switched the third and fourth choices. Replaced <quote>Grand Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Grand Thane</quote>, since that is the highest rank possible when attempting this adventure. Replaced <quote>Sommerswerd, and</quote> with <quote>Sommerswerd and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Magi-magic, and</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Assimilance, and</quote> with <quote>Assimilance and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Items, Grand</quote> with <quote>Items or Grand</quote>. Replaced <quote>reply directly, he simply</quote> with <quote>reply directly; he simply</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect301">301</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy, and</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect302">302</a>) Replaced <quote>rain which</quote> with <quote>rain, which</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>) Replaced <quote>past, therefore</quote> with <quote>past; therefore</quote>. Replaced <quote>If, in</quote> with <quote>If in</quote>. Replaced <quote>combat, you</quote> with <quote>combat you</quote>.</p>
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