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- <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> Joe Dever.</line>
- <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> Trevor Newton.</line>
+ <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1994 Joe Dever.</line>
+ <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1994 Trevor Newton.</line>
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<p>You are a Kai Grand Master of the New Order of the Kai<ch.emdash/>the warrior <ch.eacute/>lite of Sommerlund.</p>
- <p>It is the year MS 5083 and thirty-three years have passed since the First Order of the Kai was almost wiped out by the Darklords of Helgedad. These champions of evil, who were sent by the Dark God Naar to destroy your fertile world of Magnamund, have since been destroyed. The leader of your illustrious fighting order<ch.emdash/>the legendary warrior Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>was the sole survivor of the First Order of the Kai, and as a young initiate he had stood amid the burning wreckage of the old Kai Monastery and had vowed to avenge the massacre of his comrades. In the year MS 5070 he was to keep his pledge when alone he infiltrated the foul domain of the Darklords and destroyed the base of their power<ch.emdash/>the infernal city of Helgedad.</p>
+ <p>It is the year MS<ch.nbsp/>5083 and thirty-three years have passed since the First Order of the Kai was almost wiped out by the Darklords of Helgedad. These champions of evil, who were sent by the Dark God Naar to destroy your fertile world of Magnamund, have since been destroyed. The leader of your illustrious fighting order<ch.emdash/>the legendary warrior Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>was the sole survivor of the First Order of the Kai, and as a young initiate he had stood amid the burning wreckage of the old Kai Monastery and had vowed to avenge the massacre of his comrades. In the year MS<ch.nbsp/>5070 he was to keep his pledge when alone he infiltrated the foul domain of the Darklords and destroyed the base of their power<ch.emdash/>the infernal city of Helgedad.</p>
<p>With the fall of Helgedad, chaos befell the Darkland armies who had, until then, been poised to conquer all of Magnamund. Quickly their disorder escalated into a mutinous civil war which allowed the Freeland armies of Magnamund time in which to recover and launch a successful counter-offensive. Against all odds, a swift and total victory was secured over the feuding armies of evil.</p>
- <p>Following the demise of the Darklords, peace reigned in your homeland of Sommerlund. Under the direction of Lone Wolf the ruined Monastery of the Kai was rebuilt and restored to its former glory, and the raising of a New Order of Kai warriors was swiftly reestablished. You are one of this new generation of Kai recruits. You were born in Sommerlund in the year MS 5063, during the era of war against the Darklords, and you were sent by your father to the Kai Monastery at the age of seven to develop your martial skills and the latent Kai abilities which lie dormant in some Sommlending. During the years that followed, your skills were nurtured and honed to perfection by long hours of study and rigorous training. Your exceptional talent helped you to master all of the Kai and Magnakai Disciplines and you rose swiftly through the ranks of the New Order to become one of only five who now hold the high rank of Kai Grand Master. It is an achievement which has brought great honour upon you and your family.</p>
+ <p>Following the demise of the Darklords, peace reigned in your homeland of Sommerlund. Under the direction of Lone Wolf the ruined Monastery of the Kai was rebuilt and restored to its former glory, and the raising of a New Order of Kai warriors was swiftly reestablished. You are one of this new generation of Kai recruits. You were born in Sommerlund in the year MS<ch.nbsp/>5063, during the era of war against the Darklords, and you were sent by your father to the Kai Monastery at the age of seven to develop your martial skills and the latent Kai abilities which lie dormant in some Sommlending. During the years that followed, your skills were nurtured and honed to perfection by long hours of study and rigorous training. Your exceptional talent helped you to master all of the Kai and Magnakai Disciplines and you rose swiftly through the ranks of the New Order to become one of only five who now hold the high rank of Kai Grand Master. It is an achievement which has brought great honour upon you and your family.</p>
- <p>In the year MS 5077 your skill and courage were put to the test when an attack was launched upon the Kai Monastery during Lone Wolf<ch.apos/>s absence. By means of a Shadow Gate (an astral corridor between the physical world of Sommerlund and the many ethereal domains which lie beyond it) the Dark God sent forth a host of dragon-creatures to besiege the monastery and lay waste to all Sommerlund. He had chosen his time well, yet his evil plan was thwarted by the tenacious defence that you and your brethren maintained until the siege was raised by Lone Wolf and the King<ch.apos/>s Army of Sommerlund.</p>
+ <p>In the year MS<ch.nbsp/>5077 your skill and courage were put to the test when an attack was launched upon the Kai Monastery during Lone Wolf<ch.apos/>s absence. By means of a Shadow Gate (an astral corridor between the physical world of Sommerlund and the many ethereal domains which lie beyond it) the Dark God sent forth a host of dragon-creatures to besiege the monastery and lay waste to all Sommerlund. He had chosen his time well, yet his evil plan was thwarted by the tenacious defence that you and your brethren maintained until the siege was raised by Lone Wolf and the King<ch.apos/>s Army of Sommerlund.</p>
<p>The defeat of his minions enraged the Dark God and inflamed his lust for vengeance. Three years later he created and sent to Sommerlund an evil champion called <quote>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane</quote> who was the very image of Lone Wolf. While your leader was engaged upon a quest overseas, this impostor terrorized your homeland in his guise and sought to destroy the reputation and the honour of the Kai. He would have succeeded had not Lone Wolf returned home and pursued this enemy to an ancient necropolis in the Sommlending city of Tyso. There, deep within a subterranean crypt, he and his evil alter-ego were drawn through a Shadow Gate to the Plane of Darkness<ch.emdash/>Naar<ch.apos/>s stronghold<ch.emdash/>where a deadly duel ensued. Lone Wolf vanquished the foe and discovered that Naar had in his possession the fabled Moonstone of the Shianti. This wondrous artefact was created many thousands of years ago by the god-like Shianti, whose presence upon Magnamund had heralded the dawn of humanity. This stone of power contains the combined might of all their magic and wisdom, the sum of all their knowledge. So significant was the creation of this stone that all time on Magnamund has since been measured from the date of its creation. It had long been held that the Moonstone<ch.apos/>s location was a secret known only to the remnants of the Shianti, who dwell upon the mysterious Isle of Lorn in Southern Magnamund, yet the evidence of Lone Wolf<ch.apos/>s eyes had told him that this mystical artefact had somehow fallen into the hands of Naar.</p>
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<p>The marines fire three volleys at the cliff-top but their shots neither frighten nor deter the creature. In fact they serve to antagonize this hidden entity and immediately it increases the intensity of its evil spell.</p>
<p>Panic grips the crew and many abandon their posts and leap overboard. In desperation, you seize the helm and draw upon your Kai Mastery in an attempt to avert a total catastrophe, but it is too late. Despite your best efforts, the ship is caught in the grip of the whirlpool. With chilling speed it is sucked down to its final resting place upon the rocky bed of the Bukimi Channel, a thousand fathoms below the swirling surface.</p>
- <p>Sadly, your life and your quest end here.</p>
+ <deadend>Sadly, your life and your quest end here.</deadend>
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<p>Suddenly a starburst of pain erupts in your head and the salty taste of blood fills your mouth. The archer<ch.apos/>s arrow has penetrated the front of your skull and death is instantaneous.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your life and your quest end here in Kilij.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your life and your quest end here in Kilij.</deadend>
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<p>You seat yourself near the crackling campfire and one of your fellow passengers offers you a piece of fruit which you gratefully accept. The troupe are gifted acrobats and jugglers and the performances they give are very entertaining. During their act the leader of the troupe climbs upon a large barrel and challenges the audience to answer a riddle:</p>
<p><quote>An old, one-legged farmer, his wife, his dog, his horse, and his cows, have 103 legs between them. How many cows does the old farmer have?</quote></p>
<p>The leader is sure that nobody will answer his riddle correctly. He is so sure that he offers 10 Gold Crowns to anyone who can give him the correct answer in less than thirty seconds.</p>
- <p>If you would like to accept this challenge, use the second hand of a clock or a wristwatch to time yourself while you work out the answer. If you complete the riddle in 30 seconds or less, <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn to the section number</a></when><otherwise>turn to the section number</otherwise></choose> that is the same as your answer.<footref id="sect40-1" idref="sect40-1-foot"/></p>
+ <puzzle idref="sect23">If you would like to accept this challenge, use the second hand of a clock or a wristwatch to time yourself while you work out the answer. If you complete the riddle in 30 seconds or less, <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn to the section number</a></when><otherwise>turn to the section number</otherwise></choose> that is the same as your answer.<footref id="sect40-1" idref="sect40-1-foot"/></puzzle>
<choice idref="sect241">If you run out of time, or if you choose not to answer the riddle, <link-text>turn instead to 241</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Oriah accompanies you as you make your way quickly towards the stone steps. The marines stay on the surface and observe the riders while the two of you investigate where these mysterious steps lead. Together you descend fifty feet into the ground and arrive at a chamber that is littered with skulls and human bones. There is a carved archway near the bottom of the steps but it is sealed by a slab of grey marble. As you inch your way towards it, you try to decipher some of the engravings which embellish its surface. They are in an ancient script, yet you are able to determine their meaning: they are clues to the number which must be spoken aloud if you wish for the portal to open.</p>
<p>To discover the number which will make this portal open, you must first determine the distance (in miles) of your journey from Holmgard to Elzian. Having found this number you must then divide it by the number of Grand Master Disciplines which exist.</p>
- <p>If you are able to calculate the answer from these two clues, <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn now to the section</a></when><otherwise>turn now to the section</otherwise></choose> which has the same number as your answer.<footref id="sect174-1" idref="sect174-1-foot"/></p>
+ <puzzle idref="sect125">If you are able to calculate the answer from these two clues, <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn now to the section</a></when><otherwise>turn now to the section</otherwise></choose> which has the same number as your answer.<footref id="sect174-1" idref="sect174-1-foot"/></puzzle>
<choice idref="sect39">If you are unable to determine the correct answer, or if you choose not to open this portal, <link-text>turn instead to 39</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Torvax commands the guardsmen to halt. Then he swaggers over to where you lie and he looks down on your fatigue-racked body with a sneer of disdain.</p>
<p><quote>Insolent dog!</quote> he hisses. <quote>You are not worthy even of a public execution.</quote> And with this chilling remark he signals to the surrounding guardsmen. As he walks away, they raise their Bor muskets and take aim. Suddenly an explosion of noise and colour obliterates your senses as you are hit by a volley of musket balls. Death is mercifully swift.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your life and your quest end here in the gladiatorial arena of Bavari.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your life and your quest end here in the gladiatorial arena of Bavari.</deadend>
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<p>The archer<ch.apos/>s arrow hurtles across the street towards you as if in slow motion. Your senses are alive to the imminent danger, but you feel rooted to the ground and incapable of moving out of its path. Then a starburst of pain erupts in your head and the salty taste of blood fills your mouth. The arrow has penetrated the front of your skull and death is instantaneous.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your life and your quest end here in Kilij.</p>
+ <deadend>Tragically, your life and your quest end here in Kilij.</deadend>
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<p>(<a idref="title">Title</a>) Replaced <quote>southern Magnamund</quote> with <quote>Southern Magnamund</quote>. Replaced <quote>warrior, among</quote> with <quote>warrior among</quote>. Replaced <quote>life and death</quote> with <quote>life-and-death</quote>. Replaced <quote>en route</quote> with <quote><foreign xml:lang="fr">en route</foreign></quote>. Replaced <quote>godlike</quote> with <quote>god-like</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story so Far<ch.ellips/></a>) Replaced <quote>MS 5075</quote> with <quote>MS 5070</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai monastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Monastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>freestate</quote> with <quote>Freeland</quote>. Replaced <quote>monastery of the Kai</quote> with <quote>Monastery of the Kai</quote>. Replaced <quote>imposter</quote> with <quote>impostor</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>. Replaced <quote>gods of Good</quote> with <quote>Gods of Good</quote>. Replaced <quote>southern-most</quote> with <quote>southernmost</quote>. Replaced <quote><cite>Cloud Dancer</cite></quote> with <quote><cite>Cloud-dancer</cite></quote>. Replaced <quote>re-established</quote> with <quote>reestablished</quote>. Replaced <quote>Darklord armies</quote> with <quote>Darkland armies</quote>. Replaced <quote>King<ch.apos/>s army</quote> with <quote>King<ch.apos/>s Army</quote>. Replaced <quote>the First Order of the Kai were almost</quote> with <quote>the First Order of the Kai was almost</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story so Far<ch.ellips/></a>) Replaced <quote>MS5075</quote> with <quote>MS<ch.nbsp/>5070</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai monastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Monastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>freestate</quote> with <quote>Freeland</quote>. Replaced <quote>monastery of the Kai</quote> with <quote>Monastery of the Kai</quote>. Replaced <quote>imposter</quote> with <quote>impostor</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>. Replaced <quote>gods of Good</quote> with <quote>Gods of Good</quote>. Replaced <quote>southern-most</quote> with <quote>southernmost</quote>. Replaced <quote><cite>Cloud Dancer</cite></quote> with <quote><cite>Cloud-dancer</cite></quote>. Replaced <quote>re-established</quote> with <quote>reestablished</quote>. Replaced <quote>Darklord armies</quote> with <quote>Darkland armies</quote>. Replaced <quote>King<ch.apos/>s army</quote> with <quote>King<ch.apos/>s Army</quote>. Replaced <quote>the First Order of the Kai were almost</quote> with <quote>the First Order of the Kai was almost</quote>. Replaced <quote>MS5083</quote> with <quote>MS<ch.nbsp/>5083</quote>. Replaced <quote>MS5063</quote> with <quote>MS<ch.nbsp/>5063</quote>. Replaced <quote>MS5077</quote> with <quote>MS<ch.nbsp/>5077</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Removed <quote>that you will find in the front of this book. For ease of use, and for further adventuring, it is recommended that you photocopy these pages</quote>. Removed <quote>on the last page of this book</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>ie</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>. Replaced <quote>fall to zero</quote> with <quote>fall to zero or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>. Replaced <quote>can not</quote> with <quote>cannot</quote>. Replaced <quote>New Order adventure</quote> with <quote><cite>New Order</cite> adventure</quote>.</p>
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