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- <p>A visit to the fabulous court of Xo-lin is disrupted when news of an invasion arrives at the venerable emperor<ch.apos/>s palace in Pensei. The evil Autarch Sejanoz of Bhanar has launched a sudden and devastating attack upon Xo-lin<ch.apos/>s ancient realm. With the tyrant<ch.apos/>s armies swarming across his borders, the aged Xo-lin is forced to flee his Imperial Palace and seek sanctuary in the distant city of Tazhan.</p>
- <p>In <strong><cite>The Hunger of Sejanoz</cite></strong>, your mission is to escort the aged emperor and his entourage safely across the Great Lissan Plain to Tazhan. Will you succeed in your perilous task<ch.ellips/>or will you and your charges fall victim to the merciless forces of the Autarch?</p>
+ <p>The Forces of Darkness have launched a coordinated assault upon the Free Nations of Magnamund. Their intentions are clear: to overwhelm and annihilate them before an effective counter-offensive can be undertaken.</p>
+ <p>In <strong><cite>The Storms of Chai</cite></strong>, your mission is one of seven that Kai Supreme Master Lone Wolf has initiated to turn back this unprecedented tide of evil before it engulfs all the goodly nations of Magnamund forever.</p>
+ <p>Will you succeed in your vital quest to retrieve the Eye of Agarash from the city of Pensei and bring it back safely to the Kai Monastery of Lorn, or will you fall victim to the powerful Nadziran Zashnor and the terrible creatures at his command?</p>
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- <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 2016 Joe Dever.</line>
- <line>Map copyright <ch.copy/> 2016 Francesco Mattioli.</line>
- <line>Interior art copyright <ch.copy/> 2015 Giuseppe Camuncoli.</line>
+ <line>Text <ch.copy/> 2016 Joe Dever.</line>
+ <line>Map <ch.copy/> 2016 Francesco Mattioli.</line>
+ <line>Interior art <ch.copy/> 2015 Giuseppe Camuncoli.</line>
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- <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 2016 Joe Dever.</line>
- <line>Map copyright <ch.copy/> 2016 Francesco Mattioli.</line>
- <line>Interior art copyright <ch.copy/> 2015 Giuseppe Camuncoli.</line>
- <line>Distribution of this Internet Edition is restricted under the terms of the <a idref="license">Project Aon License</a>.</line>
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+ <p>Text <ch.copy/> 2016 Joe Dever. Map <ch.copy/> 2016 Francesco Mattioli. Interior art <ch.copy/> 2015 Brian Williams and Giuseppe Camuncoli.</p>
+ <p>Distribution of this Internet Edition is restricted under the terms of the <a idref="license">Project Aon License</a>.</p>
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<section class="numbered" id="sect12">
<meta><title>12</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect12-1-foot" idref="sect12-1">
+ <p>This is the correct answer to the innkeeper<ch.apos/>s riddle about the Khea-khan<ch.apos/>s bag of apples.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
<data>
- <p>Congratulations, your answer is correct. There were 12 apples in the bag on the morning of the Khea-khan<ch.apos/>s birthday. You can now double the Gold Crowns you wagered and add them to your Belt Pouch.</p>
+ <p>Congratulations, your answer is correct.<footref id="sect12-1" idref="sect12-1-foot"/> There were 12 apples in the bag on the morning of the Khea-khan<ch.apos/>s birthday. You can now double the Gold Crowns you wagered and add them to your Belt Pouch.</p>
<p>Mindful of the time you have spent here and your need to find the Tower of Ishir, you leave the inn and make your way across the storm-swept quayside. You arrive at Chunang Street which heads off in a northerly direction, away from the quay.</p>
<choice idref="sect59"><link-text>Turn to 59</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<data>
<p>The Doomwolf gnaws at your right foot and desperately you kick free from its fang-filled jaws. It yelps with frustration and launches itself at your back as your terrified horse starts to pull ahead. Its sharp claws, now fully extended, rip through your oilskin cape and slice through the side of your backpack. You lose two Backpack Items (the second and third items recorded on your list). Steadily, your horse pulls away from this howling creature, leaving it trailing in your wake.</p>
- <choice idref="sect181"><link-text>Turn 181</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect181"><link-text>Turn to 181</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<p>There is no chance the gruff driver will allow you to board his wagon unless you pay him and so you step away and release your mental hold over the horse team. He whips the reins once more and this time the horse team respond and the wagon sets off along the highway without you.</p>
<p>Frequent bolts of lightning illuminate the muddy highway as you trudge along the rutted highway to Dwala<ch.apos/>s south gate. Upon arriving at the gate, a guard steps from his sentry post and demands you pay the night toll. Passage in and out of the city is free during the hours of daylight, but after dark a toll of 20 Ren (2 Gold Crowns) is imposed on all non-residents seeking to enter, and 10 Ren (1 Gold Crown) on those wishing to leave.</p>
<choice idref="sect156">If you choose to pay the night toll, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect94">If you do not, or if you do not have sufficient Gold Crowns to do so, <link-text>turn 94</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect94">If you do not, or if you do not have sufficient Gold Crowns to do so, <link-text>turn to 94</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect41">
<meta><title>41</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect41-1-foot" idref="sect41-1">
+ <p>This is the correct answer to Shou Len<ch.apos/>s riddle about Xian Tzee and her mother, Yisu, in <a idref="sect291">Section 291</a>.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
<data>
- <p>Anseng passes you a scrap of paper on which to write down your answer and tells you to write your name on the reverse side. When the hourglass runs out, Tzu shouts: <quote>Time<ch.apos/>s up!</quote> The patrons hold up the scraps of paper on which they have written their answer and their name, and these are quickly gathered up by Yeng Zhi. She gives them to Shou Len and he removes the ones that have the correct answer. You are pleased to see that your scrap of paper is among them!</p>
+ <p>Anseng passes you a scrap of paper on which to write down your answer and tells you to write your name on the reverse side. When the hourglass runs out, Tzu shouts: <quote>Time<ch.apos/>s up!</quote> The patrons hold up the scraps of paper on which they have written their answer and their name, and these are quickly gathered up by Yeng Zhi. She gives them to Shou Len and he removes the ones that have the correct answer. You are pleased to see that your scrap of paper is among them!<footref id="sect41-1" idref="sect41-1-foot"/></p>
<p>Well done, you have answered the riddle correctly. It was 41 years ago that the mother (who is now 80 years old) was exactly three times the age of her daughter. The daughter was 13 years old and the mother was 39 years old.</p>
<p>You and only two other patrons solved the puzzle. You are happy to see that one of the other winners is Anseng. Yeng Zhi collects your winnings and places them on your table, together with your original bet in its paper wrap. You have won an amount equal to double your wager. You may now restore the number of Gold Crowns you deducted from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, and add twice that number to your total.</p>
<choice idref="sect110">If you wish to wager on Shou Len<ch.apos/>s second riddle, <link-text>turn to 110</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>61</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You sense that Anseng is being subjected to a psychic attack by the ghostly entities plunging in and out of the dome of dark energy. You draw upon the power of your advanced Kai-screen Discipline and erect an invisible screen around your guide. Immediately, this serves to protect him from the destructive force of their mental attacks. It also enables you to syphon off some of the malicious energy and transform it into a positive force that revives and invigorates you. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is less than what you had at the start of your adventure, all lost points are now fully restored.</p>
+ <p>You sense that Anseng is being subjected to a psychic attack by the ghostly entities plunging in and out of the dome of dark energy. You draw upon the power of your advanced Kai-screen Discipline and erect an invisible screen around your guide. Immediately, this serves to protect him from the destructive force of their mental attacks. It also enables you to siphon off some of the malicious energy and transform it into a positive force that revives and invigorates you. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is less than what you had at the start of your adventure, all lost points are now fully restored.</p>
<choice idref="sect102">Adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly and <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect62">
<meta><title>62</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect62-1-foot" idref="sect62-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
<data>
<p>The innkeeper is about to pose a riddle to his customers. He will double any money that is wagered by those who solve it. The method of betting here is the same as you experienced at the Ferry House Inn on the quayside in Valus. Envelopes and paper slips are handed out to the patrons by the Innkeeper<ch.apos/>s wife.</p>
<choice idref="sect59">If you decide not to make a wager, you now leave the inn and continue on your way across the storm-swept quayside to Chunang Street which heads off in a northerly direction (<link-text>turn to 59</link-text>).</choice>
<p>The innkeeper places a tall hourglass on the taproom counter. A hush descends; he is about to begin.</p>
<p><quote>When he was a young boy, our beloved Khea-khan was gifted a bag of apples on the morning of his seventh birthday. He ate a third of them. The next day he ate half of the remaining apples. On the following day he ate one more, and another on the day after that. Then he ate half of the remaining apples on the next day, which was the fifth day after his birthday. On the morning of the sixth day he looked in the bag and was very sad to see that there was only one apple left. So tell me please, how many apples did the bag contain when it was first given to the Khea-khan on the morning of his birthday?</quote></p>
<p>The moment the innkeeper finishes his conundrum, he turns the hourglass over and the sand begins to trickle from the top half to the bottom. You have two minutes in which to solve this riddle.</p>
- <p>When you are sure you know the answer, turn to the section that is the same number as your answer. You will be informed by the text if your answer is correct.</p>
+ <p></p>
+ <puzzle idref="sect12">When you are sure you know the answer, <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn to the section</a></when><otherwise>turn to the section</otherwise></choose> that is the same number as your answer. You will be informed by the text if your answer is correct.<footref id="sect62-1" idref="sect62-1-foot"/></puzzle>
<choice idref="sect132">If you cannot work out the answer, or if your answer proves to be incorrect, <link-text>turn to 132</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<p>Zashnor rises to its full height and roars at the sky. As if in answer to its rage, there is a sudden thunderclap and several bolts of lightning streak down from the roiling black clouds to strike all along the stone pier. The storm reaches its cacophonous peak when you launch your attack on the evil sorcerer.</p>
<p>Zashnor (in Ice Dragon form)</p>
<p><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 54 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> 52</p>
- <p>Zashnor is immune to Mindblast, and has partial resistance to Kai-surge and Kai-blast. If you possess Kai-surge and use it during this combat, you may add 4 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> at a cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point per round. If you possess the advanced Grand Master Discipline of Kai-blast and use it during this combat, you may pick only 1 number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> to determine the damage inflicted upon the Nadziran, at the cost of 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. If you use the Kai Weapon 'Valiance' or 'Spawnsmite' you may add the bonus that you gain from its unique properties during this combat.</p>
+ <p>Zashnor is immune to Mindblast, and has partial resistance to Kai-surge and Kai-blast. If you possess Kai-surge and use it during this combat, you may add 4 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> at a cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point per round. If you possess the advanced Grand Master Discipline of Kai-blast and use it during this combat, you may pick only 1 number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> to determine the damage inflicted upon the Nadziran, at the cost of 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. If you use the Kai Weapon <quote>Valiance</quote> or <quote>Spawnsmite</quote> you may add the bonus that you gain from its unique properties during this combat.</p>
<p>The Eye of Agarash becomes active throughout this combat. It drains you of 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point per round until the combat ends.</p>
<choice idref="sect312">If you win this combat in 6 rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 312</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect50">If combat is still in progress when you reach the beginning of the seventh round, do not continue. <link-text>Turn instead to 50</link-text>.</choice>
<p>You walk along the paved street, passing closed cook shops and small emporiums that sell clothing, furniture and fruit, until you arrive at Dwala<ch.apos/>s main square. At its centre is a tiered pyramid of veined marble topped by a magnificent sculpture of a dragon roaring at the sky. This is the famous Dwala Dragon, erected at a time when the free citizens of Dwala willingly chose to join the Chai Empire many centuries ago. It is a homage to Nyxator, the wise and goodly dragon who, in 12209 MS, created the Lorestones to preserve the powers and knowledge bestowed upon him by God Kai. These ancient gems contained the secrets and the power of the Magnakai Disciplines that you have mastered. Encircling the base of the pyramid are dozens of market trader stalls wrapped in oilskin tarpaulins and wound round tightly with rope. In more clement times the square is a vibrant open market where thousands of goods are bought, bartered and sold every day. Now it is closed, and it looks like it will remain so for several days to come.</p>
<p>Through the teeming rain, you see two thoroughfares that lead away from the main square. One goes north and is called Izara Street. The other heads west and is named Xo Street. A signpost at the start of Xo Street points due west and reads: <quote>To the Quay</quote>.</p>
<choice idref="sect7">If you wish to leave the main square and enter Izara Street, heading in a northerly direction, <link-text>turn to 7</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect180">If you decide to enter Xo Street and head towards the Quay, <link-text>turn to 180</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect98">If you decide to enter Xo Street and head towards the Quay, <link-text>turn to 98</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>Frequent bolts of lightning illuminate the muddy highway as you trudge the final mile to Dwala<ch.apos/>s south gate. Upon arriving at the gate, a guard steps from his sentry post and demands you pay the night entry toll. Passage in and out of the city is free during the hours of daylight, but after dark a toll of 20 Ren (2 Gold Crowns) is imposed on all non-residents wishing to enter, and 10 Ren (1 Gold Crown) on all those wanting to leave.</p>
<choice idref="sect156">If you choose to pay the entry toll, deduct 2 Gold Crowns from Belt Pouch and then <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect94">If you do not, or if you do not have sufficient Gold Crowns to do so, <link-text>turn 94</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect94">If you do not, or if you do not have sufficient Gold Crowns to do so, <link-text>turn to 94</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<p>You walk along the paved avenue, passing by closed cook shops and small emporiums that sell clothing, furniture and fruit, until you arrive at Dwala<ch.apos/>s main square. At its centre is a tiered pyramid of veined marble topped by an impressive sculpture of a dragon roaring at the sky. This is the famous Dwala Dragon, erected at a time when the free citizens of Dwala willingly chose to join the Chai Empire many centuries ago. It is a homage to Nyxator, the wise and goodly dragon who, in 12209 MS, created the Lorestones to preserve the powers and knowledge bestowed upon him by God Kai. These ancient gems contained the secrets and the power of the Magnakai Disciplines that you have mastered. Encircling the base of the pyramid are dozens of traders stalls wrapped in oilskin tarpaulins and wound round tightly with rope. In more clement times the square is a vibrant open market where thousands of goods are bought, bartered and sold every day. Now it is closed, and it looks like it will remain so for several days to come.</p>
<p>Through the teeming rain, you see two streets that lead away from the main square. One goes north and is called Izara Avenue. The other heads west and is named Xo Street. A signpost at the start of Xo Street points due west and reads: <quote>To the Quay</quote>.</p>
<choice idref="sect7">If you wish to leave the main square and enter Izara Avenue, heading in a northerly direction, <link-text>turn to 7</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect180">If you decide to enter Xo Street and head towards the Quay, <link-text>turn to 180</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect98">If you decide to enter Xo Street and head towards the Quay, <link-text>turn to 98</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<p>Frequent bolts of lightning illuminate the muddy highway as you travel the short distance to Dwala<ch.apos/>s south gate. The driver pulls his team to a halt a hundred yards short of the gate and you climb down onto the rutted highway. The instant you are off the wagon, he whips the reins and urges his horses forward.</p>
<p>As you walk towards the gate in the pouring rain, you observe a guard step out of his sentry post and talk briefly with the driver before allowing his wagon to enter. When you reach the gate shortly after the wagon has passed through, the guard steps forward and demands that you pay the night entry toll. Passage in and out of the city is free during the hours of daylight, but after dark a toll of 20 Ren (2 Gold Crowns) is imposed on all non-residents wishing to enter, and 10 Ren (1 Gold Crown) on all those wanting to leave.</p>
<choice idref="sect156">If you choose to pay the entry toll, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect94">If you do not, or if you do not have sufficient Gold Crowns to do so, <link-text>turn 94</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect94">If you do not, or if you do not have sufficient Gold Crowns to do so, <link-text>turn to 94</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<p>With trepidation, you continue along the trail. You reach a section of the muddy forest path that is wider and straighter, and here you see that the tracks have changed. They indicate that several new barefooted creatures have joined with the ones you have been following, and the hoof-prints of the horse are deeper and more numerous. From these tracks you deduce that a struggle occurred here. The hoof-prints continue along the trail, but they are wider spaced than before. This tells you that Anseng was able to break free from the creatures and escape at speed along the path beyond.</p>
<p>A gurgling growl makes you reach to your Kai Weapon and scan the surrounding trees. Several hulking grey shapes are closing in from both sides and your pulse quickens when you first catch sight of them. They resemble tall muscular humans, but these cadaverous creatures are neither human nor alive. Their scabrous hairless grey skins reek of a charnel smell that makes your stomach churn. Foul black fluid drips from their fanged mouths and a baleful green glow radiates from their ragged eye sockets. From the tip of index fingers of their right hands extend curved razor-sharp talons that glint in the subdued light of the forest. Your horse rear up in fright and you struggle to keep control of her as the creatures come leaping out from the trees with unnerving speed. These creatures are undead and you must fight them all as one enemy.</p>
<combat><enemy>Nagah Ghouls</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">44</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">44</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <choice idref="sect218">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 218</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect246">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 246</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<p>Instinctively, you throw yourself forwards and dive onto the wet cobblestones of the alley to avoid being hit by the speeding black arrow.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Huntmastery, add 3 to the number you have picked. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 20 or less, deduct 1 from the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect206">If your total is now 4 or lower, <link-text>turn to 206</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect129">If your total is now 5 or higher, <link-text>129</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect129">If your total is now 5 or higher, <link-text>turn to 129</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect291">
- <meta><title>291</title></meta>
+ <meta><title>291</title></meta>
+
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect291-1-foot" idref="sect291-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
<data>
<p>You and Anseng sit at a table near to the tavern<ch.apos/>s crackling log fire. Yeng Zhi brings you each a bowl of steamed rice, mixed with chopped vegetables and diced lamb. While you are eating this delicious food, the main door opens and in comes an old man clad in a flamboyantly embroidered blue overcoat. The patrons greet him with applause and he acknowledges them with a jovial smile and a bow of respect.</p>
<p>Once all the bets are in, Shou Len clears his throat and calls out his first riddle.</p>
<p><quote>Xian Tzee is 54 years old. Yisu, her mother, is 80 years old. How many years ago was Yisu exactly three times the age of her daughter?</quote></p>
<p>Tzu has a large hourglass on the taproom counter. The moment Shou Len has finished posing the riddle, he turns the hourglass over and its sand begins to trickle from the upper part into the lower part of the glass. You have one minute precisely in which to answer Shou Len<ch.apos/>s riddle (you should allow yourself only one minute to calculate your answer).</p>
- <p>If you think you know the answer to this riddle, turn to the section that is the same as your answer.</p>
+ <puzzle idref="sect41">If you think you know the answer to this riddle, <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn to the section</a></when><otherwise>turn to the section</otherwise></choose> that is the same as your answer.<footref id="sect291-1" idref="sect291-1-foot"/></puzzle>
<choice idref="sect187">If you are unable to determine the answer within one minute, <link-text>turn to 187</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<p>Lord Honos excuses himself and leaves the chamber to fetch his Speaking Stone. While you wait for him to return, Zautro and Song Tao offer to help you to recover from the rigours of your perilous journey to Dwala.</p>
<choice idref="sect186">If you wish to accept Zautro<ch.apos/>s offer to use his herbcraft skills to restore to you lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points, <link-text>turn to 186</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect288">If you choose to accept Priestess Song Tao<ch.apos/>s offer to invoke Goddess Ishir<ch.apos/>s blessing upon you, <link-text>turn to 288</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect338">If you decide to decline their kind offers and rest in an armchair until Lord Honos returns to the chamber, <link-text>turn 338</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect338">If you decide to decline their kind offers and rest in an armchair until Lord Honos returns to the chamber, <link-text>turn to 338</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect314">
<meta><title>314</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect314-1-foot" idref="sect314-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
<data>
<p>The innkeeper is about to pose a riddle to his customers. He will double any money that is wagered by those who solve it. Your answer must be written on one of two paper slips and placed in the parchment envelope along with your wager. On the face of the envelope you must inscribe a symbol. On the second slip of paper you must inscribe the same symbol that you made on the face of the envelope. This second slip must be kept safely. If your answer is correct you will have to show this slip. If the symbol does not match any of the winning envelopes then you cannot lay claim to your winnings.</p>
<choice idref="sect59">If you decide not to make a wager, you now leave the inn and continue on your way across the storm-swept quayside to Chunang Street which heads off in a northerly direction (<link-text>turn to 59</link-text>).</choice>
<p>The innkeeper places a tall hourglass on the taproom counter. A hush descends; he is about to begin.</p>
<p><quote>When he was a young boy, our beloved Khea-khan was gifted a bag of apples on the morning of his seventh birthday. He ate a third of them. The next day he ate half of the remaining apples. On the following day he ate one more, and another on the day after that. Then he ate half of the remaining apples on the next day, which was the fifth day after his birthday. On the morning of the sixth day he looked in the bag and was very sad to see that there was only one apple left. So tell me please, how many apples did the bag contain when it was first given to the Khea-khan on the morning of his birthday?</quote></p>
<p>The moment the innkeeper finishes his conundrum, he turns the hourglass over and the sand begins to trickle from the top half to the bottom. You have two minutes in which to solve this riddle.</p>
- <p>When you are sure you know the answer, turn to the section that is the same number as your answer. You will be informed by the text if your answer is correct.</p>
+ <puzzle idref="sect12">When you are sure you know the answer, <choose test="has-numbered-section-list"><when value="true"><a idref="numbered">turn to the section</a></when><otherwise>turn to the section</otherwise></choose> that is the same number as your answer. You will be informed by the text if your answer is correct.<footref id="sect314-1" idref="sect314-1-foot"/></puzzle>
<choice idref="sect132">If you cannot work out the answer, or if your answer proves to be incorrect, <link-text>turn to 132</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>The Doomwolf gnaws at your right foot and desperately you kick free from its fang-filled jaws. It yelps with frustration and launches itself at your back as your terrified horse starts to pull ahead. Its sharp claws, now fully extended, rip through your oilskin cape and slice through the side of your backpack. You lose two Backpack Items (the first and the last items recorded on your list). Steadily, your horse pulls away from this howling creature, leaving it trailing in your wake.</p>
- <choice idref="sect264"><link-text>Turn 264</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect264"><link-text>Turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A few miles on, you see a large group of refugees assembled around a stone shrine dedicated to Goddess Ishir. They are kneeling in communal prayer, oblivious to the mud and the teeming rain. Your Sixth Sense detects an invisible aura of goodness surrounding the shrine. You bring your horse to a halt at the edge of the circle of devout worshippers and you feel a sensation of warmth and calmness following through you: restore 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. Your horse also benefits from the reviving power of the shrine, and when you push on along the margin of grassland bordering the highway, she is able to maintain a steady canter without tiring.</p>
<p>Pensei appears in view shortly before dusk. A night curfew has been imposed and you arrive at the south gate of the city just in time to enter before the heavy portal is chained shut until dawn tomorrow. You meet with no challenge from the guards at the gate; they are too busy dealing with a last rush of refugees who are desperate to leave Pensei before the gate is locked and the curfew begins.</p>
<p>Inside the south gate there is a large square ringed by shops and dwellings. You must make your way to the Imperial Palace, but it has been a long time since you last set foot in this ancient capital and you are not sure which avenue will lead you there. All you can remember is that the palace occupies the north-eastern precinct of the city.</p>
- <choice idref="sect126">If you wish to enter and follow Maoshen Avenue towards the north, <link-text>turn to 126</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect185">If you wish to enter and follow Maoshen Avenue towards the north, <link-text>turn to 185</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect251">If you decide to follow Tzushen Avenue towards the east, <link-text>turn to 251</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You ride ten miles through the gentle hills before turning east and heading back across the open grassland to the highway. You rejoin it near a place where a large group of refugees are assembled around a stone shrine dedicated to Goddess Ishir. They are kneeling in communal prayer, oblivious to the mud and the teeming rain. Your Sixth Sense detects an invisible aura of goodness surrounding the shrine. You bring your horse to a halt at the edge of the circle of devout worshippers and you feel a sensation of warmth and calmness following through you: restore 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. Your horse also benefits from the reviving power of the shrine, and when you push on along the margin of grassland bordering the highway, she is able to maintain a steady canter without tiring.</p>
<p>Pensei appears in view shortly before dusk. A night curfew has been imposed and you arrive at the south gate of the city just in time to enter before the heavy portal is chained shut until dawn tomorrow. You meet with no challenge from the guards at the gate; they are too busy dealing with a last rush of refugees who are desperate to leave Pensei before the gate is locked and the curfew begins.</p>
<p>Inside the south gate there is a large square ringed by shops and dwellings. You must make your way to the Imperial Palace, but it has been a long time since you last set foot in this ancient capital and you are not sure which avenue will lead you there. All you can remember is that the palace occupies the north-eastern precinct of the city.</p>
- <choice idref="sect126">If you wish to enter and follow Maoshen Avenue towards the north, <link-text>turn to 126</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect185">If you wish to enter and follow Maoshen Avenue towards the north, <link-text>turn to 185</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect251">If you decide to follow Tzushen Avenue towards the east, <link-text>turn to 251</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>When you and the Watchers have each made your choice of weapons, Lieutenant Quang takes you back to the concourse of the Pensei Pagoda where a small group of courtiers await you.</p>
<p><quote>Grand Master, respected gentlemen, we shall meet here one hour before dawn. Your rooms are ready so I<ch.apos/>ll bid you all a good night<ch.apos/>s rest.</quote></p>
<p>Quang salutes you and retires to his quarters, leaving you in the capable hands of the courtiers.</p>
- <choice idref="sect135"><link-text>Turn to 135</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect297"><link-text>Turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You wave farewell to the old man, then you set out across the marshy grassland and soon reach the highway beyond. This road connects Dwala with the coastal port of Czantai to the south. Its surface is deeply rutted, a consequence of the heavy wagons that travel this trade road every day. Frequent bolts of lightning illuminate the muddy highway as you trudge the final mile to Dwala<ch.apos/>s south gate.</p>
<p>Upon arriving at the gate, a guard steps from his sentry post and demands you pay the night toll. Passage in and out of the city is free during the hours of daylight, but after dark a toll of 20 Ren (2 Gold Crowns) is imposed on all non-residents seeking to enter, and 10 Ren (1 Gold Crown) on those wishing to leave.</p>
<choice idref="sect156">If you choose to pay the night toll, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect94">If you do not, or if you do not have sufficient Gold Crowns to do so, <link-text>turn 94</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect94">If you do not, or if you do not have sufficient Gold Crowns to do so, <link-text>turn to 94</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>(<a idref="sect29">29</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai discipline</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect30">30</a>) Replaced <quote>woodman<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>woodsman<ch.apos/>s</quote>. Replaced <quote>pole arm</quote> with <quote>polearm</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>) Replaced <quote>gulley</quote> with <quote>gully</quote>. Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Replaced <quote>Turn 181</quote> with <quote>Turn to 181</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect33">33</a>) Changed <quote>1/6th</quote> to <quote><ch.frac16/></quote> and multiple occurrences of <quote>5/6ths</quote> to <quote><ch.frac56/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect35">35</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai discipline</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>) Replaced <quote>turn 94</quote> with <quote>turn to 94</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect45">45</a>) Replaced <quote>50ft</quote> with <quote>50 ft.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Replaced <quote>it is has been</quote> with <quote>it has been</quote>. Replaced <quote>Magnakai discipline</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect47">47</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai discipline</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Master disciplines</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Disciplines</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect55">55</a>) Replaced <quote>birdsong</quote> with <quote>bird song</quote>. Replaced <quote>pole arm</quote> with <quote>polearm</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect56">56</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect58">58</a>) Replaced <quote>traveling</quote> with <quote>travelling</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>. Replaced <quote>syphon</quote> with <quote>siphon</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>) Added a quotation mark at the end of the paragraph starting with <quote>When he was a young boy,</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect63">63</a>) Replaced both instances of <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>. Replaced <quote>worshiped</quote> with <quote>worshipped</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect65">65</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai discipline</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>) Replaced <quote>distain</quote> with <quote>disdain</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) Replaced <quote>pole arm</quote> with <quote>polearm</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai disciplines</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Disciplines</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai disciplines</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Disciplines</quote>. Replaced <quote>turn to 180</quote> with <quote>turn to 98</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect151">151</a>) Replaced <quote>actives</quote> with <quote>activates</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect154">154</a>) Replaced <quote>Hi<ch.apos/>Joi</quote> with <quote>Hi<ch.apos/>joi</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect181">181</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>. Replaced <quote>gulley</quote> with <quote>gully</quote>. Replaced all instances of <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect188">188</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline of Mind over Matter</quote> with <quote>Discipline of Mind Over Matter</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect191">191</a>) Replaced <quote>turn 94</quote> with <quote>turn to 94</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect194">194</a>) Replaced <quote>ENDRANCE</quote> with <quote><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Changed <quote>Weaponshop</quote> to <quote>Weapon Shop</quote> (cf. <a idref="sect221">Section 221</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect210">210</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>) Replaced <quote>turn to 180</quote> with <quote>turn to 98</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect215">215</a>) Replaced <quote>turn 94</quote> with <quote>turn to 94</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect222">222</a>) Replaced both instances of <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect223">223</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai discipline</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect256">256</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect261">261</a>) Replaced both instances of <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect262">262</a>) Replaced <quote>turn to 218</quote> with <quote>turn to 246</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect263">263</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai discipline</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Master disciplines</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Disciplines</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect264">264</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>. Replaced <quote>gulley</quote> with <quote>gully</quote>. Replaced all instances of <quote>Grand Master discipline(s)</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline(s)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect265">265</a>) Replaced <quote>4th round</quote> with <quote>fourth round</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect278">278</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect282">282</a>) Replaced both instances of <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect285">285</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline of Mind over Matter</quote> with <quote>Discipline of Mind Over Matter</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>. Replaced <quote>129</quote> with <quote>turn to 129</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>) Replaced all instances of <quote>discipline(s)</quote> with <quote>Discipline(s)</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect295">295</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>) Replaced both instances of <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect304">304</a>) Replaced <quote>Youi</quote> with <quote>You</quote>. Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>. Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect307">307</a>) Replaced <quote>Chagarashi Scouts (x2)</quote> with <quote>2 Chagarashi Scouts</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect309">309</a>) Replaced <quote>turn 338</quote> with <quote>turn to 338</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect310">310</a>) Replaced both instances of <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect313">313</a>) Replaced <quote>Angseng</quote> with <quote>Anseng</quote>. Replaced both instances of <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect314">314</a>) Added a quotation mark at the end of the paragraph starting with <quote>When he was a young boy,</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>) Replaced <quote>Turn 264</quote> with <quote>Turn to 264</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect316">316</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai discipline</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect317">317</a>) Replaced <quote>Zhou-Yin</quote> with <quote>Zhou-yin</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect322">322</a>) Replaced <quote>worshipers</quote> with <quote>worshippers</quote>. Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect322">322</a>) Replaced <quote>worshipers</quote> with <quote>worshippers</quote>. Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>. Replaced <quote>turn to 126</quote> with <quote>turn to 185</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect324">324</a>) Replaced <quote>ENDRANCE</quote> with <quote><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></quote>. Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect329">329</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline of Mind over Matter</quote> with <quote>Discipline of Mind Over Matter</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect330">330</a>) Replaced <quote>Tranquility</quote> with <quote>Tranquillity</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect333">333</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect334">334</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect337">337</a>) Replaced <quote>worshipers</quote> with <quote>worshippers</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect337">337</a>) Replaced <quote>worshipers</quote> with <quote>worshippers</quote>. Replaced <quote>turn to 126</quote> with <quote>turn to 185</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced <quote>Turn to 135</quote> with <quote>Turn to 297</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect345">345</a>) Replaced <quote>turn 94</quote> with <quote>turn to 94</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai hunting discipline</quote> with <quote>Kai Hunting Discipline</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect348">348</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai discipline</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline</quote>.</p>
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