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<publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
- <date class="publication"><year>2004</year><month>5</month><day>15</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2005</year><month>3</month><day>12</day></date>
<description class="blurb">
<p>You are Lone Wolf&emdash;Kai Grand Master of Sommerlund. The spirit of Vashna, greatest of all the Darklords, is imprisoned deep within the fathomless reaches of the Maakengorge. For centuries, servants of darkness have tried to summon him to do their bidding but always they have failed&ellips; until now!</p>
<p>In <cite>The Legacy of Vashna</cite>, you must locate and defeat the Darklord's minions before they can complete the resurrection of their master&emdash;the most powerful Lord of Evil your world has ever known. Will you succeed in your quest? Or will you and your fragile world perish in the wrath of Vashna?</p>
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+ <dd>Jason Smith</dd>
+ <dt>Illustration Transcription</dt>
+ <dd>Jonathan Blake</dd>
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<dd>Jonathan Blake</dd>
<dt>Action Charts</dt>
<dd>JC Alvarez<br />Jonathan Blake</dd>
<dt>Proofreading</dt>
- <dd></dd>
+ <dd>Michael Davies (Sections 71&endash;140)<br/>Jeff Dougan (Frontmatter)<br/>Markus Eisensehr (Sections 141&endash;210)<br/>Brett Taylor (Sections 1&endash;70, 211&endash;350)</dd>
<dt>Editing</dt>
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+ <dd>David Davis<br/>Ingo Klöcker<br/>Chris Lundgren<br/>Neil McGrory<br/>Timothy Pederick<br/>Simon Osborne<br/>Keith Sheldon<br/>Jennifer Sigman</dd>
<dt>Coordination</dt>
<dd>Jonathan Blake</dd>
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+ <dt>Special Thanks</dt>
+ <dd>Laurence Leach<br/>Jeremy Welker</dd>
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<p>You are Grand Master Lone Wolf, last of the Kai Lords of Sommerlund and sole survivor of a massacre that wiped out the First Order of your élite warrior caste.</p>
- <p>It is the year MS 5077 and twenty-seven years have passed since your brave kinsmen perished at the hands of the Darklords of Helgedad. These champions of evil, who were sent forth by Naar, the King of the Darkness, to destroy the fertile world of Magnamund, have themselves since been destroyed. You vowed to avenge the murder of the Kai and you kept your pledge, for it was you who brought about their downfall when alone you infiltrated their foul domain&emdash;the Darklands&emdash;and caused the destruction of their leader, Archlord Gnaag, and the seat of his power that was the infernal city of Helgedad.</p>
+ <p>It is the year MS 5077 and twenty-seven years have passed since your brave kinsmen perished at the hands of the Darklords of Helgedad. These champions of evil, who were sent forth by Naar, the King of the Darkness, to destroy the fertile world of Magnamund have themselves since been destroyed. You vowed to avenge the murder of the Kai and you kept your pledge, for it was you who brought about their downfall when alone you infiltrated their foul domain&emdash;the Darklands&emdash;and caused the destruction of their leader, Archlord Gnaag, and the seat of his power that was the infernal city of Helgedad.</p>
<p>In the wake of their destruction, chaos befell the Darkland armies who, until then, had been poised to conquer all of Magnamund. Some factions which comprised this huge army, most notably the barbaric Drakkarim, began to fight with the others for control. This disorder quickly escalated into an all-out civil war, which allowed the Freeland armies of Magnamund time in which to recover and launch a counter-offensive. Skilfully their commanders exploited the chaos and secured a swift and total victory over an enemy far superior in numbers.</p>
<p>For seven years now peace has reigned in Sommerlund. Under your direction, the once-ruined monastery of the Kai has been thoroughly rebuilt and restored to its former glory, and the task of teaching a Second Order of Kai warriors the skills and proud traditions of your ancestors is also well under way. The new generation of Kai recruits, all of whom were born during the era of war against the Darklords, possess latent Kai skills and show exceptional promise. These skills will be nurtured and honed to perfection during their time at the Monastery so that they may teach and inspire future generations, thereby ensuring the continued security of your homeland in future years.</p>
<p>Your attainment of the rank of Kai Grand Master brought with it great rewards. Some, such as the restoration of the Kai and the undying gratitude of your fellow Sommlending, could have been anticipated. Yet there have also been rewards which you could not possibly have foreseen. The discovery that within you lay the potential to develop Kai Disciplines beyond those of the Magnakai, which, until now, were thought to be the ultimate that a Kai Master could aspire to, was truly a revelation. Your discovery has inspired you to set out upon a new and previously unknown path in search of the wisdom and power that no Kai Lord before you has ever possessed. In the name of your creator, the God Kai, and for the greater glory of Sommerlund and the Goddess Ishir, you have vowed to reach the very pinnacle of Kai perfection&emdash;to attain all of the Grand Master Disciplines and become the first Kai Supreme Master.</p>
<p>With diligence and determination you set about the restoration of the Kai Monastery and organized the training of the Second Order recruits. Your efforts were soon rewarded and, within the space of two short years, the first raw recruits had graduated to become a cadre of gifted Kai Masters who, in turn, were able to commence the teaching of their skills to subsequent intakes of Kai novices. Readily the Kai Masters rose to their newfound responsibilities, leaving you free to devote more of your time to the pursuit and perfection of the Grand Master Disciplines. During this period you also received expert tutelage in the ways of magic from two of your most trusted friends and advisors: Guildmaster Banedon, leader of the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star, and Lord Rimoah, speaker for the High Council of the Elder Magi.</p>
<p>In the deepest subterranean level of the Monastery, a hundred feet below the Tower of the Sun, you ordered the excavation and construction of a special vault. In this magnificent chamber wrought of granite and gold, you placed the seven Lorestones of Nyxator, the gems of Kai power which you had recovered during your quest for the Magnakai. It was here, bathed in the golden light of those radiant gems, that you spent countless hours in pursuit of perfection. Sometimes alone, sometimes in the company of your two able advisors&emdash;Banedon and Rimoah&emdash;you worked hard to develop your innate Grand Master Disciplines, and grasp the fundamental secrets of Left-handed and Old Kingdom magic. During this time you noticed many remarkable changes taking place within your body: you became physically and mentally stronger, your five primary senses sharpened beyond all that you had experienced before, and, perhaps most remarkably, your body began to age at a much slower rate. Now, for every five years that elapse you age but one year.</p>
- <p>At this time many changes were occurring beyond the borders of Sommerlund. In the regions to the north-east of Magador and the Maakengorge, the Elder Magi of Dessi and the Herbwardens of Bautar were working together in an effort to restore the dusty volcanic wasteland to its former fertile state. It was the first tentative step towards the reclamation of all the Darklands. However, their progress was painfully slow, and both parties were resigned to the fact that their efforts to undo the damage caused by the Darklords would take centuries to complete.</p>
+ <p>At this time many changes were occurring beyond the borders of Sommerlund. In the regions to the northeast of Magador and the Maakengorge, the Elder Magi of Dessi and the Herbwardens of Bautar were working together in an effort to restore the dusty volcanic wasteland to its former fertile state. It was the first tentative step towards the reclamation of all the Darklands. However, their progress was painfully slow, and both parties were resigned to the fact that their efforts to undo the damage caused by the Darklords would take centuries to complete.</p>
<p>Following the destruction of the Darklords of Helgedad, the Giaks, the most numerous of all Gnaag's troops, fled into the Darklands and sought refuge in the gigantic city-fortresses of Nadgazad, Aarnak, Gournen, Akagazad and Kaag. Within each of these hellish strongholds, fierce fighting broke out as remnants of the Xaghash (lesser Darklords) and the Nadziranim (evil practitioners of Right-handed magic who once aided individual Darklord masters) fought for control. It is widely believed that by the time the Elder Magi and the Herbwardens reach the walls of these strongholds they will encounter no resistance; the occupants will have long since brought about their own extinction.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, throughout Northern Magnamund, peace reigns victorious and the peoples of the Free Kingdoms rejoice in the knowledge that the age of the Darklords has finally come to an end. Readily men have exchanged their swords for hoes and their shields for ploughs, and now the only marching they do is along the ruts of their freshly furrowed fields. Few are the watchful eyes that scan the distant horizon in fear of what may appear, although there are still those who maintain their vigilance, for the agents of Naar come in many guises and there are those in Magnamund who wait quietly in the shadows for the chance to do his evil bidding.</p>
<p>Already your newfound skills have been tested against Naar's agents and you have, on each such occasion, acquitted yourself admirably. But your continuing victories against his minions have enraged the Dark God, and rarely has his lust for vengeance been greater than it is at present. Recently, Lord Rimoah has counselled you to be extra vigilant, for he fears that Naar is getting ready to strike at Sommerlund anew. The Elder Magi have received warnings from President Kadharian of Magador that something strange is taking place in the north of his country, in the mountainous territory which borders upon the Maakengorge. Freak storms and unseasonal weather have swept this remote region, and the night skies over Lake Vorndarol have, for several weeks now, been illuminated by eerie, inexplicable lights.</p>
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- <p>Before you set off on your long journey to Magador, you take with you a <a idref="map">map of the
the Maakengorge and surrounding territories</a> and a pouch of gold. To find out how much gold is in the pouch, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add 20 to the number you have picked. The total equals the number of Gold Crowns inside the pouch, and you should now enter this number in the <quote>Gold Crowns</quote> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
+ <p>Before you set off on your long journey to Magador, you take with you a <a idref="map">map of the Maakengorge and surrounding territories</a> and a pouch of gold. To find out how much gold is in the pouch, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add 20 to the number you have picked. The total equals the number of Gold Crowns inside the pouch, and you should now enter this number in the <quote>Gold Crowns</quote> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<p>If you have successfully completed any of the previous Lone Wolf adventures (Books 1&endash;15), you may add this sum to the total sum of Crowns you already possess. Fifty Crowns is the maximum you can carry, but additional Crowns can be left in safekeeping at your monastery.</p>
<p>You can take four items from the list below, again adding to these, if necessary, any you may already possess from previous adventures (remember, you are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry a maximum of ten Backpack Items).</p>
<ul class="paragraphed">
<p>As you rise through the higher levels of Kai Grand Mastery, you will find that your Disciplines will steadily improve. For example, if you possess the Discipline of Grand Nexus when you reach the Grand Master rank of Grand Thane, you will be able to pass freely through Shadow Gates and explore the nether realms of Aon and the Daziarn Plane.</p>
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<p>If you are a Grand Master who has reached the rank of Kai Grand Guardian (5 Disciplines), you will now benefit from improvements to the following Grand Master Disciplines:</p>
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<p>If you are a Grand Master who has reached the rank of Sun Knight (6 Disciplines), you will now benefit from improvements to the following Grand Master Disciplines:</p>
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<dt>Grand Weaponmastery</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Knights with this Discipline are able to wield two-handed weapons (i.e. Broadsword, Quarterstaff, Spear) with full effect, using only one hand.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Knights with this Discipline are able to wield two-handed weapons (i.e. Broadsword, Quarterstaff, and Spear) with full effect, using only one hand.</p></dd>
<dt>Deliverance</dt>
<dd><p>Sun Knights who possess this skill are able to repair serious wounds sustained by creatures other than themselves. By the laying of hands upon the affected creature's body, a Sun Knight can cause an open wound (or other serious injury) to mend itself. The speed at which this healing takes place increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Pathsmanship</dt>
<dt>Kai-surge</dt>
<dd><p>Sun Lords who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to launch a Kai-blast&emdash;a pulse of intense psychic energy which is capable of affecting both psychically active and inactive enemies. This form of psychic attack is very effective, more so than a usual Kai-surge, Psi-surge or Mindblast. It can cause an enemy to lose between 2 and 18 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in one attack. A Kai Sun Lord using Kai-blast determines the damage inflicted on an enemy by picking two numbers from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. These numbers should be added together (a <quote>0</quote> = 1) and the resultant total equals the damage inflicted. However, use of a Kai-blast will reduce a Sun Lord's <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total by 4. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other form of psychic attack.</p></dd>
<dt>Telegnosis</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess this Discipline are able to alter their body weight in order to walk successfully upon different kinds of surfaces, e.g. water, mud, lava and quicksand. Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess this Discipline are able to alter their body weight in order to walk successfully upon different kinds of surfaces, e.g. water, mud, lava, and quicksand. Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Magi-magic</dt>
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<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Sun Lord are able to use the following battle-spells of the Elder Magi:</p>
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- <p>The instant you correctly complete the sequence, a deep hum resonates from inside the upper tier, and slowly it opens to reveal a hexagonal crystal plinth with a circular hole at its centre.<a id="sect6-1" idref="sect6-1-foot" class="footnote" /> Your Kai senses inform you that by inserting the tip of the Deathstaff into the hole, you will cause the shadow gate beneath the great arch to close.</p>
+ <p>The instant you correctly complete the sequence, a deep hum resonates from inside the upper tier, and slowly it opens to reveal a hexagonal crystal plinth with a circular hole at its centre.<a id="sect6-1" idref="sect6-1-foot" class="footnote" /> Your Kai senses inform you that by inserting the tip of the Deathstaff into the hole, you will cause the Shadow Gate beneath the great arch to close.</p>
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<p>Trembling with fear and exhilaration, you raise the Deathstaff above your head and bring it down with one mighty thrust, driving it deep into the hole.</p>
<choice idref="sect246"><link-text>Turn to 246</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You have ridden to within five miles of the hamlet when you are forced to leave the trail and take cover. Ahead, you see a group of Vakovarian bandits encamped on a bridge which carries the trail across a fast-flowing stream. Rather than risk a confrontation, you follow this tributary of the River Storn a mile downstream until you happen upon a shallow bend where the water is fordable on horseback. You cross here, make a wide detour, and then return to the trail a mile beyond the Vakovarian's encampment.</p>
<p>The trail gradually descends towards the burnt and derelict hovels of Vorn, clustered in squalid disarray around a greystone quay. Vakovarian bandits occupy the ruined hamlet and you decide it wise to leave the trail in case they have posted a lookout. A copse of stunted firs offers you a good hiding place for your horse. You tether him here, then gather some grasses and roots for him to eat while you are away scouting the hamlet.</p>
<p>You have no difficulty entering Vorn unseen. From the first-floor ruins of a burnt-out inn on the outskirts of the hamlet you make a careful observation of the Vakovarians. They seem to be systematically looting the ruins and transporting their ill-gotten booty to a fishing boat which is moored at the quay. You are watching this boat closely when suddenly your concentration is broken by the sound of a yapping dog.</p>
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<choice idref="sect281">If you possess Animal Mastery, <link-text>turn to 281</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect2">If you do not possess this Discipline, <link-text>turn to 2</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Cautiously you approach the circle of boulders, leading your frozen horse by the reins. Through a gap in the boulders you see a pack of eight ridge-backed jackals feeding on the carcass of a Durncrag Scavenger, a vulture-like bird of prey. They are engrossed with their meal until they suddenly detect the scent of their most favoured food: live horsemeat.</p>
+ <p>Cautiously you approach the circle of boulders, leading your frozen horse by the reins. Through a gap in the boulders you see a pack of eight ridge-backed Jackals feeding on the carcass of a Durncrag Scavenger, a vulture-like bird of prey. They are engrossed with their meal until they suddenly detect the scent of their most favoured food: live horsemeat.</p>
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- <description>With a frenzied howl the wild jackals abandon the feathery carcass and come streaming through the gap in the boulders.</description>
+ <description>With a frenzied howl the wild Jackals abandon the feathery carcass and come streaming through the gap in the boulders.</description>
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- <p>With a frenzied howl the wild jackals abandon the feathery carcass and come streaming through the gap in the boulders, drawn by the scent of your horse. They seem to know that he is in a weakened state, and this fuels their fury. Your horse takes fright and tries to pull away, his hooves flailing the air perilously close to your skull, and as the first of the jackals makes its attack, you find yourself struggling to hold on to the reins with one hand and fight them off with the other.</p>
+ <p>With a frenzied howl the wild Jackals abandon the feathery carcass and come streaming through the gap in the boulders, drawn by the scent of your horse. They seem to know that he is in a weakened state, and this fuels their fury. Your horse takes fright and tries to pull away, his hooves flailing the air perilously close to your skull, and as the first of the Jackals makes its attack, you find yourself struggling to hold on to the reins with one hand and fight them off with the other.</p>
<combat><enemy>Vorndarol Jackals</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">38</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Unless you possess Grand Weaponmastery and have reached the rank of Sun Knight or higher, you must reduce your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> by 5 for the duration of this combat.</p>
<choice idref="sect222">You may evade combat after four rounds by <link-text>turning to 222</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The first light of dawn brings with it a dramatic change in the weather. The storm has ended and the sky is now bright and clear, but on the distant horizon you can still see flashes of lightning and hear thunder rumbling in the mountains.</p>
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<p>After drying out your equipment and tending to the minor cuts and abrasions that Bracer sustained last night, you climb into the saddle and set off along the muddy track, most of which you discover has been washed away by the flood. The damp earth is steaming in the unusual heat of the morning sun, and the air crackles with an eerie residue of static electricity.</p>
<p>You continue your ride through the hills without stopping until, shortly after midday, you come to a derelict hovel which stands at the edge of a marshy peat bog. Your Kai senses inform you that there is somebody inside and, spurred on by curiosity, you resolve to find out who they are. You dismount and leave Bracer to feed on the marsh grass while you go forward to investigate the hovel on foot. You are six metres away from its rotting wooden door when suddenly it creaks open and you see an old man standing in the doorway. He is smiling at you.</p>
<choice idref="sect220">If you have ever visited the city of Varetta, the city of Tahou, or a hut on the Ruanon Pike in a previous Lone Wolf adventure, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>21</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect21-1-foot" idref="sect21-1">
+ <p>If you have already spent all of your money, you have a choice: you may either give her an item of comparable or greater value, or you may simply disregard this cost.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
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<p>You enter the open doorway, and the hubbub of laughter and conversation dies momentarily as all eyes turn to stare in your direction. They consider you for a few moments, then the chatter and noise begin anew and the eyes return to other matters. After descending a flight of steps to the sunken floor of the taproom, you make your way through the noisy crowd to the beer-soaked counter. A husky serving wench thuds a pewter tankard down on the bar before you and fills it with frothing ale.</p>
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<p><quote>First one's on the 'ouse,</quote> she says, with a snarl, <quote>the rest y' pays for, understand?</quote> You nod your reply and, as you sip the watery brew, you take stock of the inn's villainous clientele. They are not a pretty crowd. The Crooked Sage is a tavern with an ill reputation, even in the brawling turmoil of Helgor's north quarter. The city guard never patrol here; a weekly donation to the guard captain guarantees that they are always somewhere else. Order, and what passes for law, is kept by Chegga, the owner of the inn, and his two brutish sons&emdash;Zhola and Gorgan.</p>
<p>You finish your ale and the serving wench returns to refill your tankard.</p>
- <p><quote>That'll be one Gold Crown,</quote> she says, thrusting out a calloused palm. You place the crown on the bar and, as she goes to pick it up, you take hold of her wrist to prevent her from moving away.</p>
+ <p><quote>That'll be one Gold Crown,</quote> she says, thrusting out a calloused palm. You place the crown on the bar and, as she goes to pick it up, you take hold of her wrist to prevent her from moving away.<a id="sect21-1" idref="sect21-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<p><quote>Where's Smudd? Is he here tonight?</quote> you ask.</p>
<p><quote>Over there,</quote> she growls, pointing to a shadowy alcove at the rear of the taproom, <quote>now let go o' me or I'll call Chegga.</quote></p>
<p>Calmly you release her, take up your ale, and walk slowly towards the place where Smudd is seated. He is in the company of a giggling bar-girl and does not notice that you are standing beside him until you thump your tankard down on his table. The sound startles him and immediately he reaches for his sword.</p>
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<p>You stand perfectly still and concentrate on attaining the trance state needed in order to effect your transition from consciousness to suspended animation. You feel as if you are drifting off to sleep, although you have entered a state in which you appear, to any outside observer, to be dead.</p>
- <p>High above you, the unseen creature probes the fog for evidence of life force. Unable to detect any, it trails away to another part of this hellish plane in search of prey with which to feed its young. You hear the winged beast departing and you bring yourself out of the death-trance, awaking with a start.</p>
+ <p>High above you, the unseen creature probes the fog for evidence of life-force. Unable to detect any, it trails away to another part of this hellish plane in search of prey with which to feed its young. You hear the winged beast departing and you bring yourself out of the death-trance, awaking with a start.</p>
<choice idref="sect233"><link-text>Turn to 233</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You have destroyed the power of the vortexi horde. They shrink and fade, and their faint, wispy remains are whipped up and dispersed by the winds of the raging storm. For a few moments there is a break in the roiling clouds and a few rays of sunlight burst through to bathe you in a warm, yellow glow. This warmth greatly invigorates your body and your mind: restore your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to its original level.</p>
+ <p>You have destroyed the power of the Vortexi horde. They shrink and fade, and their faint, wispy remains are whipped up and dispersed by the winds of the raging storm. For a few moments there is a break in the roiling clouds and a few rays of sunlight burst through to bathe you in a warm, yellow glow. This warmth greatly invigorates your body and your mind: restore your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to its original level.</p>
<choice idref="sect29">To continue, <link-text>turn to 29</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>Welcome, Grand Master. I am Gwynian of Varetta,</quote> says the grey-haired old man, in a clear voice which belies his age. <quote>Come and talk with me a while. Your purpose is known to me and I have something which will help your quest. Come, do not be afraid. I am a friend.</quote></p>
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<p>You are shocked that he knows your true identity, but your Kai senses confirm that he is no threat to your safety. He speaks the truth.</p>
<choice idref="sect178"><link-text>Turn to 178</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>54</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect54-1-foot" idref="sect54-1">
+ <p>There are strong indications that Arch Druid Cadak should be immune to both Mind Blast and Psi-surge but not Kai-surge. The Cener High Priest fought in <a href="&link.13tplor;">The Plague Lords of Ruel</a> Sections 156 and 212 is immune to these lesser psychic Disciplines, and <a idref="sect267">Section 267</a> of this book describes Arch Druid Cadak's inner mind as <quote>well-shielded</quote>.</p>
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+ </footnotes>
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- <p>With loathing in your heart, you advance upon your despised enemy, but he weaves his hands before his face and his image fades. He is using a spell of invisibility, yet it does not keep him entirely hidden: you can still see the outline of his staff and his body flickering as he moves against the background wall of light.</p>
+ <p>With loathing in your heart, you advance upon your despised enemy, but he weaves his hands before his face and his image fades. He is using a spell of invisibility, yet it does not keep him entirely hidden: you can still see the outline of his staff and his body flickering as he moves against the background wall of light.<a id="sect54-1" idref="sect54-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<combat><enemy>Arch Druid Cadak</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">50</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">35</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect298">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 298</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You show the runic disc and immediately the Elder's temper cools. He recognizes it to be the mark of the Guild of Rhem, the most feared brotherhood of assassins in all of northern Magnamund. He is aware that some guild assassins have been employed as agents to carry out missions for the Acolytes, and he assumes at once that you are such an agent.</p>
- <p>He backs away a few paces, bows his head, and leaves to attend to other matters at the bow of the boat. Those seated around you have now become uncomfortably curious. To avoid their attentions, you get up and move to the stern where a score of Acolytes are kneeling in prayer.</p>
+ <p>You show the Runic Disc and immediately the Elder's temper cools. He recognizes it to be the mark of the Guild of Rhem, the most feared brotherhood of assassins in all of northern Magnamund. He is aware that some guild assassins have been employed as agents to carry out missions for the acolytes, and he assumes at once that you are such an agent.</p>
+ <p>He backs away a few paces, bows his head, and leaves to attend to other matters at the bow of the boat. Those seated around you have now become uncomfortably curious. To avoid their attentions, you get up and move to the stern where a score of acolytes are kneeling in prayer.</p>
<choice idref="sect124"><link-text>Turn to 124</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You utter the words of the Brotherhood Spell <spell>Net</spell> and point your right hand at the snarling Demoness. A fluid gush of sticky strands shoot from your fingers and ensnare her legs, buying you the few precious seconds you need in order to reach the dais.</p>
<p>You wrench the Deathstaff from the lower tier and sag beneath its unnatural weight. In the same moment, the Demoness bursts free of the sticky net and screams with unholy anger, the noise lifting you bodily and sending you skidding across the floor.</p>
- <p>Desperately, you fight to maintain your grip on the Deathstaff as the furious Shamath comes striding towards you. The deafening shriek of her voice rings once more in your ears as you clutch the staff to your chest and take a running leap into the dark oblivion of the shadow gate.</p>
+ <p>Desperately, you fight to maintain your grip on the Deathstaff as the furious Shamath comes striding towards you. The deafening shriek of her voice rings once more in your ears as you clutch the staff to your chest and take a running leap into the dark oblivion of the Shadow Gate.</p>
<choice idref="sect270"><link-text>Turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>For countless minutes you hurtle into a whirling abyss of darkness and howling gales, torn by freezing winds that cut to the marrow despite your Magnakai protections. Then, as if waking from a dream, the sensation of falling abruptly ceases and you find yourself standing on a plateau of black volcanic rock, cratered and split by rivers of blazing lava. You take a tentative step forwards and feel the ground sag beneath your feet. The thin crust of cooled lava wrinkles and tears, and a jet of flickering yellow flame shoots upwards to engulf your legs.</p>
- <p>Your Nexus skills are sufficiently developed to protect you from the flames and hellish temperature, but you are amazed that your boots and clothing have not ignited. Then you sense that your entirety is being protected by a field of energy radiating from the Platinum Amulet given you by Gwynian the Sage. Silently you thank him for his gift, for you suspect now that even your Kai skills would be hard pressed to keep you safe in this alien domain.</p>
+ <p>Your Nexus skills are sufficiently developed to protect you from the flames and hellish temperature, but you are amazed that your boots and clothing have not ignited. Then you sense that your entirety is being protected by a field of energy radiating from the Platinum Amulet given you by Gwynian the Sage. Silently you thank him for his gift, for you suspect now that even your Kai skills would be hard-pressed to keep you safe in this alien domain.</p>
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<p>The fat drunkard can hardly believe his luck when you reach to your belt pouch and count out ten Gold Crowns into his grubby hand.</p>
- <p><quote>May the gods bless y' boots, sir!</quote> he cackles, as he stuffs the gleaming crowns into his pocket. <quote>If it's the Crooked Sage you be a'wantin' to visit, you be needin' Tavern Lane, o'er there,</quote> he says, enthusiastically pointing to the street which leads off to the east.</p>
+ <p><quote>May the Gods bless y' boots, sir!</quote> he cackles, as he stuffs the gleaming crowns into his pocket. <quote>If it's the Crooked Sage you be a'wantin' to visit, you be needin' Tavern Lane, o'er there,</quote> he says, enthusiastically pointing to the street which leads off to the east.</p>
<p>With the drunkard's gleeful laughter echoing in your ears, you spur Bracer to a canter and enter this foul-smelling street. Clamped against the walls of the surrounding buildings are oil-soaked torches which serve to illuminate the signs of wine shops and taverns. They are crudely painted with emblems&emdash;a bloodied battle-axe, a winged horse, a watery sun rising from a broken skull. There is not one which resembles a crooked sage and you are beginning to suspect you have been duped, when suddenly you hear the sound of drunken revelry coming from a two-storey building at the end of the street. Its oaken doors hang open and the vivid orange glare of its roaring hearth spills invitingly into the dank night gloom. Although it has no painted emblem, you sense at once that you have come to the Crooked Sage Inn.</p>
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<p>At your approach, a sallow-faced stable boy limps from a wooden hut which is leaning precariously against the side of the tavern wall. For a Gold Crown (erase this from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>), he takes charge of your horse and shows you to the taproom door.</p>
<choice idref="sect21"><link-text>Turn to 21</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You look towards the dais and see a staff of twisted black metal. Its two-metre length looks insignificant lying beside the huge, booted foot of the Demoness.</p>
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<p><quote>The time has nearly come for the transference,</quote> says the young woman. <quote>Shamath must be stopped, and only you can stop her.</quote></p>
<p><quote>But how?</quote> you reply, bemused.</p>
- <p><quote>Simple! You must steal the Deathstaff and enter the shadow gate before her. Use the staff to destroy Cadak's crystal dais&emdash;this will close the gate and prevent the Demoness from entering Magnamund. But I warn you, Lone Wolf. You will have precious little time to accomplish this, so do not delay once you return to your world. You must destroy Cadak's dais as quickly as possible or Shamath will get through. She has great strength and power here, but on Magnamund her powers would make her invincible.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Simple! You must steal the Deathstaff and enter the Shadow Gate before her. Use the staff to destroy Cadak's crystal dais&emdash;this will close the gate and prevent the Demoness from entering Magnamund. But I warn you, Lone Wolf. You will have precious little time to accomplish this, so do not delay once you return to your world. You must destroy Cadak's dais as quickly as possible or Shamath will get through. She has great strength and power here, but on Magnamund her powers would make her invincible.</quote></p>
<p>The young woman looks over her shoulder, as if she is being pursued by some invisible hunter. <quote>I wish I could help you more, Lone Wolf,</quote> she says, anxiously, <quote>but I have my own battle to fight. Be brave, Grand Master, but most of all&emdash;be swift!</quote></p>
<p>And with these words she begins to fade before your eyes. The moment she vanishes completely, the cavern echoes to a deafening roar. It is the angry cry of Shamath. She has seen you!</p>
<choice idref="sect50"><link-text>Turn to 50</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>77</title></meta>
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- <p>You leave the furrier's shop and remount your horse to continue your search for the Crooked Sage Inn. You have ridden less than twenty metres when a sudden gust of wind thins out the cloying fog, revealing the dark entrance to an alleyway off to your right.</p>
+ <p>You leave the furriers' shop and remount your horse to continue your search for the Crooked Sage Inn. You have ridden less than twenty metres when a sudden gust of wind thins out the cloying fog, revealing the dark entrance to an alleyway off to your right.</p>
<choice idref="sect33">If you wish to explore this alley, <link-text>turn to 33</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect147">If you decide to ignore it and continue on your way along this street, <link-text>turn to 147</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>Do you mind if I keep this?</quote> you ask, motioning to the amulet.</p>
<p><quote>I've no objection,</quote> replies Kadharian. <quote>I hope it helps you to discover what is truly going on in the north.</quote></p>
- <p>Carefully you rewrap the talisman and slip it into the pocket of your tunic (record this Black
Talisman as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>&emdash;you need not discard another item in its favour if you already possess the maximum allowed). Then, after a meal and a soothingly hot bath, you bid farewell to the President and take your leave of the palace by way of the stables.</p>
+ <p>Carefully you rewrap the talisman and slip it into the pocket of your tunic (record this Black
Amulet as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>&emdash;you need not discard another item in its favour if you already possess the maximum allowed). Then, after a meal and a soothingly hot bath, you bid farewell to the President and take your leave of the palace by way of the stables.</p>
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<p>You are nearing the middle of the river when your acute hearing detects the cawing of birds in the far distance. At first you dismiss the sounds, thinking they are probably birds of prey feeding somewhere high in the mountains, but when the cawing rapidly grows louder you look upwards to try to detect where it is coming from. You do not have to look very far.</p>
<p>Three hundred metres above you, a flock of ugly black birds are cawing excitedly as they ride a thermal air current. You recognize them to be Durncrag Scavengers, cruel predators native only to these mountains. Then, with an awful suddenness, they come diving towards you, screeching like demons as they prepare to strike with beak and claw.</p>
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<choice idref="sect249">If you possess Animal Mastery and have reached the rank of Sun Knight or higher, <link-text>turn to 249</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect180">If you do not possess this Discipline, or if you have yet to attain this level of Grand Mastery, <link-text>turn to 180</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>One of the bolts hits your Backpack (erase 2 items from your Backpack List) but you manage to stay on your feet and reach the dais. You wrench the Deathstaff from the floor of the lower tier and sag beneath its unnatural weight. The Demoness spins around and emits a terrible scream when she sees what you are holding. The noise of her wrath lifts you bodily and sends you skidding helplessly across the floor.</p>
- <p>Desperately, you fight to maintain your grip on the Deathstaff as the furious Shamath comes striding towards you. The deafening shriek of her voice rings once more in your ears as you clutch the Deathstaff to your chest and take a running leap into the dark oblivion of the shadow gate.</p>
+ <p>Desperately, you fight to maintain your grip on the Deathstaff as the furious Shamath comes striding towards you. The deafening shriek of her voice rings once more in your ears as you clutch the Deathstaff to your chest and take a running leap into the dark oblivion of the Shadow Gate.</p>
<choice idref="sect270"><link-text>Turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>There is a thunderous <onomatopoeia>crack!</onomatopoeia> as a bolt of white lightning leaps from the Deathstaff and connects with the hilt of Helshezag. You feel an agonizing pain wrack your body from skull to toe: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Then, with a breathtaking suddenness, the pain ceases.</p>
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<p>You open your eyes and look down, and to your astonishment you see the scorched remains of Helshezag lying at the foot of the dais, the sword obliterated by the power of the Deathstaff (erase Helshezag from your Special Items list).</p>
<choice idref="sect318">To continue, <link-text>turn to 318</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>99</title></meta>
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- <p>The jackals are gaining too quickly for you to outrun them; your only hope now is to fight them off. You rein your exhausted horse to a halt and slip out of the saddle, drawing your weapon as you touch the ground. The jackals spread out and surround you, howling maniacally as they savour the scent of your frightened horse. Then, as if responding to a silent signal, they slink forward to tighten the circle. Your horse rears up and tries to pull away, his hooves flailing the air perilously close to your skull.</p>
- <p>As the first of the jackals makes its attack, you find yourself struggling to hold on to the reins with one hand and fight the jackals off with the other.</p>
+ <p>The Jackals are gaining too quickly for you to outrun them; your only hope now is to fight them off. You rein your exhausted horse to a halt and slip out of the saddle, drawing your weapon as you touch the ground. The Jackals spread out and surround you, howling maniacally as they savour the scent of your frightened horse. Then, as if responding to a silent signal, they slink forward to tighten the circle. Your horse rears up and tries to pull away, his hooves flailing the air perilously close to your skull.</p>
+ <p>As the first of the Jackals makes its attack, you find yourself struggling to hold on to the reins with one hand and fight the Jackals off with the other.</p>
<combat><enemy>Vorndarol Jackals</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">38</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Unless you possess Grand Weaponmastery and have reached the rank of Sun Knight or higher, you must reduce your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> by 5 for the duration of this combat.</p>
<choice idref="sect222">You may evade combat after four rounds by <link-text>turning to 222</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You draw on your Kai mastery to conjure up a dense fog to surround you, in the hope that it will hamper the attacking horde. However, the Vortexi are psychic creatures who actively seek out their prey by the strength of their mind waves. Your Discipline disrupts this homing process to some extent, but there are still many among the phantom horde who sense accurately where you are. When they attack, you are forced to defend yourself vigorously.</p>
<combat><enemy>Vortexi</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">44</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">30</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>For every level of Kai rank you have attained above that of Kai Grand Guardian, you may add 2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight. If you possess the Sommerswerd, restor 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score.<a id="sect103-1" idref="sect103-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
+ <p>For every level of Kai rank you have attained above that of Kai Grand Guardian, you may add 2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight. If you possess the Sommerswerd, restor
e 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score.<a id="sect103-1" idref="sect103-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect46">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You dig your heels into Bracer's flanks and gallop along the track, steering him away from the rocky ledge and the onrushing wall of water which threatens to drown you both. Helped by your Kai mastery, you make him leave the track and ascend a difficult slope that leads to higher ground. He obeys your command and, with barely seconds to spare, you avoid being caught by the flood as it careers along the gulley.</p>
+ <p>You dig your heels into Bracer's flanks and gallop along the track, steering him away from the rocky ledge and the onrushing wall of water which threatens to drown you both. Helped by your Kai mastery, you make him leave the track and ascend a difficult slope that leads to higher ground. He obeys your command and, with barely seconds to spare, you avoid being caught by the flood as it careers along the gully.</p>
<p>The remaining few hours before sunrise are spent on a tiny island of rock, waiting for the flood waters to subside. It is a long and uncomfortable wait: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect12"><link-text>Turn to 12</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The journey to Helgor takes you south to the City-state of Casiorn, then west to the Lyrisian capital of Varetta&emdash;a road you once travelled several years ago during your Magnakai quest. In the main, your ride is peaceably uneventful. By choice you keep to yourself and avoid staying too long in any one place. It is not until you reach Vakovar that the uncertain politics of this region give rise for concern. This squalid, lawless city is home to some of the Stornlands' most notorious criminals and robber-barons. It is common knowledge that travellers who value their wealth and health wisely avoid Vakovar whenever possible. Forewarned by these rumours you choose not to dwell here, but ride swiftly through the city and press on to Helgor. Yet while you are within the city walls of Vakovar no less than a dozen separate attempts are made to relieve you of your money pouch and horse. There are no witnesses to these attacks, which is just as well, for when you ride out of Vakovar you leave a score of dead robbers littering the cobblestones.</p>
<p>It is early evening when you eventually crest a hill and catch your first disappointing glimpse of Helgor. It is a damp and unwholesome-looking city, ringed by a rampart of mouldering rubble, the remains of a curtain wall which was destroyed during the war against the Darklords. Through the many gaps in this rampart you can see the thick fog that swirls through Helgor's brick streets and crooked, filthy alleys. At first sight it seems that the Magadorian capital is little more than a beggar-city, a vast hotchpotch of slums and hovels, but as you ride nearer you notice several grand towers piercing the rolling grey mist.</p>
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<p>The main approach to Helgor is patrolled by presidential guards, heavily armed with crossbows and spears, who are checking everyone attempting to enter by road. They are dressed in flamboyant tunics of green, scarlet, and black calf hide, which seem too lavish for the garrison of such a squalid city. When asked your business, you show them the scroll given to you by Rimoah. They are impressed by the invitation and insist that an armed escort be provided to take you directly to the President's palace. After your experience at Vakovar you welcome their offer.</p>
<p>Despite the overwhelming squalor of Helgor's dingy tenements and streets, you were expecting the President's palace to be the exception. To your disappointment, it turns out to be little more than a fortified chateau situated at the centre of the city, atop a hill known as the Vanagrom Knoll. You are welcomed into the palace's senate hall by an official called Stepona, a dour man who looks older than his thirty years. He sees to it that your horse is stabled, and that you are given refreshments while you await your audience with the President. An hour passes before the doors to the senate hall swing open and, without formal announcement, in strides President Kadharian of Magador.</p>
<choice idref="sect315">If you have ever visited the city of Aarnak in a previous Lone Wolf adventure, <link-text>turn to 315</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You draw on your psychic defences to keep you hidden from this creature. You cannot see it in the dense fog but you can hear it swooping down, and you are nearly flattened by the draught of its mighty wings as it roars past close overhead.</p>
- <p>As first it seems to be going away into the distance, but then you sense it turn about and come gliding back for a second pass. Suddenly you realize that your psychic defences are not hiding you from this creature at all; it is locking on to your life force, not your mind.</p>
+ <p>As first it seems to be going away into the distance, but then you sense it turn about and come gliding back for a second pass. Suddenly you realize that your psychic defences are not hiding you from this creature at all; it is locking on to your life-force, not your mind.</p>
<choice idref="sect254">If you have a Bow and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 254</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect152">If you do not possess this weapon, or do not wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 152</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You raise your Bow and draw an Arrow, but the instant the feathers touch your lips, both the bow and the arrow burst into flames: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You raise your Bow and draw an Arrow, but the instant the feathers touch your lips, both the Bow and the Arrow burst into flames: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>Cadak cackles with glee at the success of his spell. <quote>You are doomed, Lone Wolf. Why don't you admit it,</quote> he says, sneeringly. <quote>You were doomed the moment you returned from the great arch.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect252"><link-text>Turn to 252</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The instant you correctly complete the second sequence, a deep hum resonates from inside the upper tier and slowly it opens to reveal a hexagonal crystal plinth with a circular hole at its centre.<a id="sect110-1" idref="sect110-1-foot" class="footnote" /> Your Kai senses inform you that by inserting the tip of the Deathstaff into the hole, you will cause the Shadow Gate beneath the great arch to close.</p>
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<p>Trembling with fear and exhilaration, you raise the Deathstaff above your head and bring it down with one mighty thrust, driving it deep into the hole.</p>
<choice idref="sect246"><link-text>Turn to 246</link-text>.</choice>
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</footnotes>
<data>
- <p>Using your Kai mastery, you steer your exhausted horse across this difficult terrain with incredible skill. You manage to keep him ahead of the jackals just long enough to reach firmer ground, where he is then able to increase his pace and escape from the howling pack.</p>
+ <p>Using your Kai mastery, you steer your exhausted horse across this difficult terrain with incredible skill. You manage to keep him ahead of the Jackals just long enough to reach firmer ground, where he is then able to increase his pace and escape from the howling pack.</p>
<p>The Jackals command the shore, and you are forced to retrace your steps all the way back to the fork in the trail and take the other path that leads into the foothills. By the time you arrive here, you are tired and very hungry. Unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat 2 meals or lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.<a id="sect112-1" idref="sect112-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect61">To continue, <link-text>turn to 61</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</footnotes>
<data>
- <p>You raise the sun-sword and strike out with unerring accuracy as the first of the Vortexi engulf you.</p>
+ <p>You raise the Sun-sword and strike out with unerring accuracy as the first of the Vortexi engulf you.</p>
<combat><enemy>Vortexi</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">49</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">48</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>For possessing the Sommerswerd,
add 5 to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score.<a id="sect118-1" idref="sect118-1-foot" class="footnote" /> For every level of Kai rank you have attained above that of Kai Grand Guardian, you may add a further 2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight.</p>
+ <p>For possessing the Sommerswerd,
restore 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score.<a id="sect118-1" idref="sect118-1-foot" class="footnote" /> For every level of Kai rank you have attained above that of Kai Grand Guardian, you may add a further 2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight.</p>
<choice idref="sect46">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect123">
<meta><title>123</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect123-1-foot" idref="sect123-1">
+ <p>There are strong indications that Arch Druid Cadak should be immune to both Mind Blast and Psi-surge but not Kai-surge. The Cener High Priest fought in <a href="&link.13tplor;">The Plague Lords of Ruel</a> Sections 156 and 212 is immune to these lesser psychic Disciplines, and <a idref="sect267">Section 267</a> of this book describes Arch Druid Cadak's inner mind as <quote>well-shielded</quote>.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>You whisper the words of the Brotherhood Spell <spell>Lightning Hand</spell> and point your finger at the Arch Druid. A tingling sensation runs down the length of your arm which culminates with a bolt of blue-white energy that arcs from your index finger and explodes against the haft of Cadak's staff.</p>
- <p>Your sudden and unexpected use of magic caught the Arch Druid offguard. He defended himself, but you sense that the bolt has weakened him. Seizing this opportunity, you draw your weapon and rush forwards to attack him before he fully recovers.</p>
+ <p>Your sudden and unexpected use of magic caught the Arch Druid offguard. He defended himself, but you sense that the bolt has weakened him. Seizing this opportunity, you draw your weapon and rush forwards to attack him before he fully recovers.<a id="sect123-1" idref="sect123-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<combat><enemy>Arch Druid Cadak</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">32</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect298">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 298</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You accept the package and carefully unfold its silken wrapper to reveal an amulet, oblong in shape, strung upon a length of crude twine. It has been carved from coal-black stone, flecked with grains of metal, which sparkle in the firelight.</p>
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<p><quote>Where was this found?</quote> you ask.</p>
<p><quote>In the ruins of Vorn,</quote> replies Kadharian, ominously.</p>
<choice idref="sect262">If you possess the Discipline of Telegnosis, and have reached the Kai rank of Sun Knight or higher, <link-text>turn to 262</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect135">
<meta><title>135</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect135-1-foot" idref="sect135-1">
+ <p>There are strong indications that Arch Druid Cadak should be immune to both Mind Blast and Psi-surge but not Kai-surge. The Cener High Priest fought in <a href="&link.13tplor;">The Plague Lords of Ruel</a> Sections 156 and 212 is immune to these lesser psychic Disciplines, and <a idref="sect267">Section 267</a> of this book describes Arch Druid Cadak's inner mind as <quote>well-shielded</quote>.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>You draw the Sommerswerd from its scabbard and point it accusingly at the Arch Druid, expecting him to wither in the face of its goodly light. But the blade does not glow as radiantly as before: it is as if its powers are being subdued by Cadak's spectral prison.</p>
- <p>With loathing in your heart, you advance upon your despised enemy. He weaves his hands before his face and his image fades. He is using a spell of invisibility but it does not keep him entirely hidden: you can still see the outline of his staff and his body flickering as he moves against the background wall of light.</p>
+ <p>With loathing in your heart, you advance upon your despised enemy. He weaves his hands before his face and his image fades. He is using a spell of invisibility but it does not keep him entirely hidden: you can still see the outline of his staff and his body flickering as he moves against the background wall of light.<a id="sect135-1" idref="sect135-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<combat><enemy>Arch Druid Cadak</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">50</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">35</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect298">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 298</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>As you approach the hall, you notice that it has only one means of entry&emdash;a large pair of double doors facing the lake. A long procession of acolytes are filing into the hall through these open doors and you stop to observe them. It occurs to you that if you are to discover what is going on inside, then you will have to enter by the same way.</p>
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<p>A portly perimeter guard passes by and you duck into a darkened doorway to avoid being seen. He goes into a hut opposite and suddenly an idea springs to mind, an idea that could get you into the grand hall. You hurry across to the hut and rush in, catching the acolyte by surprise. A blow to the back of the head renders him unconscious, and quickly you put on his voluminous red robes which completely cover your clothing and equipment (you need not record these robes on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
<p>Dressed as an acolyte, and aided by your Kai Camouflage skills, you should now have no difficulty getting into the hall.</p>
<choice idref="sect289">If, before leaving the hut, you wish to search it for useful items, <link-text>turn to 289</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>138</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You wield the Deathstaff with strength and confidence. The whirling cyclone ruins the vortexi attack and bleeds them of their psychic powers, rendering them harmless.</p>
+ <p>You wield the Deathstaff with strength and confidence. The whirling cyclone ruins the Vortexi attack and bleeds them of their psychic powers, rendering them harmless.</p>
<p>However, by using the Deathstaff to accomplish this, you have left yourself vulnerable to its insidious power: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect46">Make the necessary adjustments to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> and <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>139</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You let fly your arrow but it is poorly aimed. It arcs harmlessly into the night sky as the archer lands on the roof of the building opposite. Determined not to let him get away, you dash along the street, your eyes fixed on the shadowy figure as he makes his escape across the rooftops of the north quarter. You are twenty metres ahead of him when the street makes a turn and you find yourself faced by a solid brick wall; you have come to a dead end. You are about to retrace your steps when suddenly you notice a rusty iron staircase away to your right. It is a crude fire-escape ladder and it leads all the way to the roof of a linen warehouse. Quickly you climb the ladder, your weapon drawn in readiness to intercept the assassin the moment he appears.</p>
+ <p>You let fly your Arrow but it is poorly aimed. It arcs harmlessly into the night sky as the archer lands on the roof of the building opposite. Determined not to let him get away, you dash along the street, your eyes fixed on the shadowy figure as he makes his escape across the rooftops of the north quarter. You are twenty metres ahead of him when the street makes a turn and you find yourself faced by a solid brick wall; you have come to a dead end. You are about to retrace your steps when suddenly you notice a rusty iron staircase away to your right. It is a crude fire-escape ladder and it leads all the way to the roof of a linen warehouse. Quickly you climb the ladder, your weapon drawn in readiness to intercept the assassin the moment he appears.</p>
<choice idref="sect95"><link-text>Turn to 95</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>You unsheathe your weapon and brace yourself to receive their maniacal attack.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Acolytes of Vashna (in battle frenzy)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">34</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">40</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Acolytes of Vashna (in battle-frenzy)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">34</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">40</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect325">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 325</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>141</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Suddenly, a sparkling sheet of energy shimmers beneath the great arch, and you catch sight of a huge, booted foot stepping through it. You tremble at the thought of what will happen next, for you recognize only too well to whom the foot belongs. With mounting horror you watch as the Demoness Shamath emerges from the shadow gate in her entirety. Here on Magnamund she is five times greater in size and power than in her own domain, and she is hungry to exercise that terrible power.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly, a sparkling sheet of energy shimmers beneath the great arch, and you catch sight of a huge, booted foot stepping through it. You tremble at the thought of what will happen next, for you recognize only too well to whom the foot belongs. With mounting horror you watch as the Demoness Shamath emerges from the Shadow Gate in her entirety. Here on Magnamund she is five times greater in size and power than in her own domain, and she is hungry to exercise that terrible power.</p>
<p>She stoops down and plucks the Deathstaff from you as if she was removing a tiny splinter of wood from a lowly insect. Then she points a tree-sized finger at the ground before the dais and a huge hole appears.</p>
<p>A raging whirlwind arises from this abyss, a whirling vortex which quickly builds in power until it is sucking everything into its spinning black core. Screaming acolytes tumble past and disappear into its maw as you desperately hang on to the dais to stop yourself from being sucked to your death. But your resistance is futile. With a callous flick of her wrist, the Demoness Shamath consigns you to your doom.</p>
<p>Tragically, your life and your quest end here.</p>
<meta><title>144</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>As the screaming Vortexi horde swoop down, you pray to Kai and Ishir to give you strength enough to defeat them.</p>
+ <p>As the screaming Vortexi horde swoops down, you pray to Kai and Ishir to give you strength enough to defeat them.</p>
<choice idref="sect118">If you possess the Sommerswerd, <link-text>turn to 118</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect284">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 284</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<data>
<p>You scramble to your feet and sprint to the dais where you wrench the Deathstaff from the floor of the lower tier. To your horror it feels abnormally heavy and you sag beneath its weight. The Demoness spins around and emits a terrible scream when she sees what you are holding. The noise of her wrath lifts you bodily and sends you skidding across the floor.</p>
- <p>Desperately, you fight to maintain your grip on the Deathstaff as the furious Shamath comes striding towards you. The deafening shriek of her voice rings once more in your ears as you clutch the Deathstaff to your chest and take a running leap into the dark oblivion of the shadow gate.</p>
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+ <p>Desperately, you fight to maintain your grip on the Deathstaff as the furious Shamath comes striding towards you. The deafening shriek of her voice rings once more in your ears as you clutch the Deathstaff to your chest and take a running leap into the dark oblivion of the Shadow Gate.</p>
<choice idref="sect270"><link-text>Turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The howling phantoms come swirling out of the storm. They encircle the great shimmering arch in a long, unbroken chain, and then, one by one, they peel away to dive at the place where you are standing. Guided by your Kai instincts, you raise the Deathstaff and whirl it around your head&emdash;once, twice, three times&ellips;</p>
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<p>An ominous hum radiates from its haft. There is a crackle of static electricity and the damp air seethes with restrained, undischarged power. A thread of mist issues from the staff's tip and builds rapidly into a spinning cyclone that ensnares the Vortexi and prevents them from reaching you. In desperation, you sense them pooling their immense psychic energies in an attempt to break out of this whirling prison and attack you.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<p>If you possess Kai-surge, add 4 to this number. If you possess Kai-screen, add 2. If you possess Assimilance, add 1.</p>
<section class="numbered" id="sect164">
<meta><title>164</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect164-1-foot" idref="sect164-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct. You have only one chance to guess at the correct answer. If you guess incorrectly, <a idref="sect235">turn immediately to 235</a>.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
<data>
<p>Galvanized into action by the fear of what will happen should the Demoness be allowed entry to this world, you cast your eyes and Kai senses across the symbols which are engraved upon the crystal surface of the uppermost tier. Then, in a sudden flash of inspiration, you realize that the symbols themselves are the key to the activation of the Shadow Gate.</p>
<p>You study the symbols and determine that a sequence must be completed in order for you to be able to close the Shadow Gate.</p>
- <p>Study the following grid of numbers carefully. When you think you know the missing number, turn to the entry which bears the same number as your answer.</p>
+ <p>Study the following grid of numbers carefully. When you think you know the missing number, turn to the entry which bears the same number as your answer.<a id="sect164-1" idref="sect164-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
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+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<choice idref="sect235">If you cannot solve the problem, <link-text>turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>The moment you step through the archway you feel an electrifying jolt run through your body, and snake-like tendrils of blue-white energy arc from the rim of the arch to the hilt of the Sommerswerd. A gasp of astonishment arises from the acolytes, audible even above the howling wind.</p>
- <p><quote>We have an intruder in our midst!</quote> screams Cadak, levelling his wizard's staff at you accusingly. You fight the paralysing effect of the current and tug the Sun-sword free of its scabbard. For a moment the current weakens as it is absorbed and neutralized by the Sommerswerd's divine energy, but then the tip of Cadak's staff ignites with a crimson flame and the current intensifies anew, numbing your limbs with its insidious effect.</p>
+ <p><quote>We have an intruder in our midst!</quote> screams Cadak, levelling his wizard's staff at you accusingly. You fight the paralysing effect of the current and tug the sun-sword free of its scabbard. For a moment the current weakens as it is absorbed and neutralized by the Sommerswerd's divine energy, but then the tip of Cadak's staff ignites with a crimson flame and the current intensifies anew, numbing your limbs with its insidious effect.</p>
<p><quote>Ha! I know you, intruder,</quote> yells Cadak maniacally. <quote>You are Lone Wolf, the doomed hero of a doomed realm. You are a fool to come here, Kai Lord. Your powers are no match for those of Naar, the King of the Darkness.</quote></p>
<p>With this he turns to the acolytes and throws up his hands triumphantly.</p>
<p><quote>This night we shall celebrate a double victory, my brethren. The resurrection of Lord Vashna and the destruction of Grand Master Lone Wolf!</quote></p>
<meta><title>176</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You unsheathe the Sun-sword and strike out at the approaching bolt in a desperate attempt to deflect it away. It strikes the edge of the blade and you are blinded by an eruption of searing white light. The Sommerswerd has negated the force of the bolt, rendering it harmless, but the shock of the impact sends you reeling backwards. As you fall you knock your head on a charred timber: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You unsheathe the sun-sword and strike out at the approaching bolt in a desperate attempt to deflect it away. It strikes the edge of the blade and you are blinded by an eruption of searing white light. The Sommerswerd has negated the force of the bolt, rendering it harmless, but the shock of the impact sends you reeling backwards. As you fall you knock your head on a charred timber: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect200">To continue, <link-text>turn to 200</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The birds attack at such a tremendous speed that you dismiss the idea of using a Bow. Swiftly you draw your weapon&emdash;it has barely cleared its sheath when the first of the Scavengers swoop in for the kill. You are forced to release your grip on the guide rope and step back a few paces, for you are not the target of their attack: they are after your horse.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Durncrag scavengers</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">18</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Durncrag Scavengers</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">18</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect317">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 317</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As the last of the Vakovarians falls dead at your feet, you step away from their heaped bodies and wipe the sweat of battle from your bloodied brow. You have slain the enemy but you can hear more of their kind crashing through the undergrowth, eager to reach you and avenge the deaths of their brothers-in-arms.</p>
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<p>Several of the dead have satchels, quivers and backpacks slung about their shoulders. Some have been torn open during the combat and their contents lie spilled out on the ground. A cursory glance reveals the following weapons and other items:</p>
<ul>
- <li>) 6 Arrows</li>
- <li>) Comb</li>
- <li>) Broadsword</li>
- <li>) Dagger</li>
- <li>) Pipe</li>
- <li>) Sword</li>
- <li>) Spyglass</li>
- <li>) Enough food for 3 Meals</li>
- <li>) Blanket</li>
- <li>) 20 Gold Crowns</li>
+ <li>6 Arrows</li>
+ <li>Comb</li>
+ <li>Broadsword</li>
+ <li>Dagger</li>
+ <li>Pipe</li>
+ <li>Sword</li>
+ <li>Spyglass</li>
+ <li>Enough food for 3 Meals</li>
+ <li>Blanket</li>
+ <li>20 Gold Crowns</li>
</ul>
<p>If you wish to keep any of these items, remember to mark them on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<p>Swiftly you make your escape into the dense pines. The area is alive with bandits and you are forced to flee northwards, away from the place where you left Bracer tethered to a tree. You are anxious for his safety and mindful that there are still many miles to be covered before you reach Lake Vorndarol, but you dare not turn back for him. Then you hear something that makes you halt in your tracks: it is the sound of a horse whinnying.</p>
<section class="numbered" id="sect189">
<meta><title>189</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect189-1-foot" idref="sect189-1">
+ <p>The correct method for finding the solution of this riddle has eluded readers ever since <cite>The Legacy of Vashna</cite> was published (as befits a riddle posed by an immortal demoness). If you can find the correct solution, please <a href="&link.staff.contact;">contact</a> the Project Aon volunteers. The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct. You have only one chance to guess at the correct answer. If you guess incorrectly, <a idref="sect216">turn immediately to 216</a>.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
<data>
<p><quote>Attend with care to what I say, mortal,</quote> says the face of Shamath. <quote>When I have finished, I shall ask you this question: <quote>While I am here to do Naar's bidding, how many loyal servants guard my throne of power?</quote>&thinspace;</quote></p>
<p>Shamath notes the look of concentration on your face and she allows herself a sneering laugh at your expense before she continues. She is confident that you will not defeat her in this intellectual contest. She begins:</p>
<p><quote>From the remainder I picked the loyal servants to guard my throne of power. I chose them all, except for one who was known to me as a traitor. I executed the traitor before I set my loyal servants to guard my throne.</quote></p>
<p><quote>So, mortal, answer my question: while I am here to do Naar's bidding, how many loyal servants guard my throne of power?</quote></p>
</blockquote>
- <p>Study the words of Shamath's riddle carefully. When you think you have the answer, turn to the entry which bears the same number as your answer.</p>
+ <p>Study the words of Shamath's riddle carefully. When you think you have the answer, turn to the entry which bears the same number as your answer.<a id="sect189-1" idref="sect189-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect216">If you cannot answer Shamath's riddle, <link-text>turn to 216</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>Your spine tingles with the presentiment of danger. Your senses warn that something evil is abroad this night and you are fearful that it will come upon you while you are sleeping. With this worry foremost in your mind, you stand at the mouth of the cave and use your Kai mastery to summon a woodland creature. A few minutes pass, then you sight a wildcat and its cub emerging from the pines. They have answered your call and obediently they submit to your will. You command them to guard the cave mouth, then you settle down to rest, confident in the knowledge that they will wake you at the first sign of trouble.</p>
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<choice idref="sect344"><link-text>Turn to 344</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You stagger to your feet and shake your head to clear your blurred vision. The first thing you see when your sight returns to normal is the attacking longboat as it collides with the Vakovarian ship. With a deafening screech of twisting metal and shearing timbers, it shudders along the length of the starboard side, sending the brigands who are aboard cartwheeling helplessly across the deck. Grappling lines are cast and boarding planks lowered, and before the Vakovarians can recover, a screaming horde of red-robed acolytes are amongst them, slaying all without quarter.</p>
- <p>On the quayside the Vakovarians are gripped by panic. Many flee to the ruins, but there is a core of battle-hardened ex-mercenaries who band together and attempt a counter-attack. Bloody fighting rages along the quayside as the acolytes try to recapture the three who are tied to the stone obelisk. The prisoners are eventually saved by a trio of Acolyte Elders, each of whom is armed with a glowing wand that discharges an incinerating blast of energy against any brigand foolish enough to stand in their way. The Elders retreat to the long boat with the freed prisoners, but the fighting has started to spread beyond the quay. There is a sudden noise to your left, and when you turn to face it, you see two Acolytes of Vashna racing along the street towards you with bloodied swords held ready to strike you down.</p>
+ <p>On the quayside the Vakovarians are gripped by panic. Many flee to the ruins, but there is a core of battle-hardened ex-mercenaries who band together and attempt a counterattack. Bloody fighting rages along the quayside as the acolytes try to recapture the three who are tied to the stone obelisk. The prisoners are eventually saved by a trio of Acolyte Elders, each of whom is armed with a glowing wand that discharges an incinerating blast of energy against any brigand foolish enough to stand in their way. The Elders retreat to the long boat with the freed prisoners, but the fighting has started to spread beyond the quay. There is a sudden noise to your left, and when you turn to face it, you see two Acolytes of Vashna racing along the street towards you with bloodied swords held ready to strike you down.</p>
<choice idref="sect183">If you possess a Bow, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 183</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect40">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 40</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect288">If you possess Magi-magic, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 288</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>208</title></meta>
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- <p>Through a gap in the boulders you see a pack of eight ridge-backed jackals feeding on the carcass of a Durncrag Scavenger, a vulture-like bird of prey. They are engrossed in their meal until they detect the scent of their most favoured food: live horsemeat.</p>
- <p>With another frenzied howl the wild Jackals abandon the feathery carcass and come streaming through the gap in the boulders, drawn by the scent of your horse. They seem to know that he is in a weakened state and this fuels their fury. Your horse takes fright and tries to pull away, his hooves flailing the air perilously close to your skull, and as the first of the jackals make its attack, you find yourself struggling to hold on to the reins with one hand and fight off the jackals with the other.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Vorndarol jackals</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">38</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <p>Through a gap in the boulders you see a pack of eight ridge-backed Jackals feeding on the carcass of a Durncrag Scavenger, a vulture-like bird of prey. They are engrossed in their meal until they detect the scent of their most favoured food: live horsemeat.</p>
+ <p>With another frenzied howl the wild Jackals abandon the feathery carcass and come streaming through the gap in the boulders, drawn by the scent of your horse. They seem to know that he is in a weakened state and this fuels their fury. Your horse takes fright and tries to pull away, his hooves flailing the air perilously close to your skull, and as the first of the Jackals make its attack, you find yourself struggling to hold on to the reins with one hand and fight off the Jackals with the other.</p>
+ <combat><enemy>Vorndarol Jackals</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">38</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Unless you possess Grand Weaponmastery and have reached the rank of Sun Knight or higher, you must reduce your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> by 5 for the duration of this combat.</p>
<choice idref="sect222">You may evade combat after four rounds by <link-text>turning to 222</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect347">If you win this fight, <link-text>turn to 347</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>209</title></meta>
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- <p>You gallop down the muddy track towards a cleft in the gulley which is protected by the overhanging ledge. Here you command Bracer to halt, but he does not respond as you would wish. He paws at the ground and refuses to stand still. You feel sure that the lightning flashes, the burning trees, and the deafening cracks of thunder are the reasons why he is so unsettled. In an attempt to calm him down, you draw on your innate Kai skill of Animal Kinship. In doing so, you suddenly discover the real reason why he is so agitated.</p>
+ <p>You gallop down the muddy track towards a cleft in the gully which is protected by the overhanging ledge. Here you command Bracer to halt, but he does not respond as you would wish. He paws at the ground and refuses to stand still. You feel sure that the lightning flashes, the burning trees, and the deafening cracks of thunder are the reasons why he is so unsettled. In an attempt to calm him down, you draw on your innate Kai skill of Animal Kinship. In doing so, you suddenly discover the real reason why he is so agitated.</p>
<choice idref="sect319"><link-text>Turn to 319</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Beyond the perimeter of the settlement the path steadily gets steeper as it ascends into the hills. The torch-bearing line of acolytes illuminates the rocky landscape with flickering shadows as slowly they zigzag their way eastwards. Another storm is brewing; the eastern sky is alive with electrical activity and thunder booms beyond the horizon. Your ears pop as the air pressure fluctuates wildly and the howl of the wind seems to be growing ever louder. Then you notice something strange. Your torch does not seem to be affected by the storm; it is burning as smoothly as if you were in an enclosed room. You glance over your shoulder and see that the same is true of every other torch. It is as if the procession is being protected from the outside elements by an invisible tunnel.</p>
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<p>Two kilometres from the settlement you pass a group of acolyte youths, all in their early teens, who are calling encouragement, chanting, and waving the line onwards. Then the path bends and you see a wayside altar and a large marble trough filled with stagnant green water. As they file past, every acolyte dips his right hand into the trough and touches it to his heart.</p>
<choice idref="sect349">If you possess a Black Token, <link-text>turn to 349</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect121">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Immediately you recognize the man: he is Gwynian, the Sage of Varetta.</p>
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<p><quote>Welcome, Grand Master. It has been a long time since we last met. Come, step into my humble abode. The time has come once more for us to discuss the future.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect178"><link-text>Turn to 178</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Your keen Kai senses detect the warm scent of horse flesh on the air, mingling with the sharp tang of the surrounding pine trees. Hopeful that it is Bracer, escaped from the brigands and come to find you, you push through the densely-packed trees until you stumble upon a clearing. Here you discover that it is not Bracer after all; you have found the brigands' horses.</p>
- <p>They are unguarded and you cannot sense their owners close by, but even so you take every care not to startle them. Silently you untether one of the stallions and lead him away from the rest of the horses, along a trail which is covered with fresh tracks, and soon you come to a wider trail which winds away to the north. Here you mount the horse and set off along this rocky trail, but you have gone little more than half a mile when you smell something that makes you rein your new horse to a halt. From a wooded gulley away to your right you detect the scent of death being carried on the afternoon breeze.</p>
- <choice idref="sect342">If you wish to investigate the wooded gulley, <link-text>turn to 342</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>They are unguarded and you cannot sense their owners close by, but even so you take every care not to startle them. Silently you untether one of the stallions and lead him away from the rest of the horses, along a trail which is covered with fresh tracks, and soon you come to a wider trail which winds away to the north. Here you mount the horse and set off along this rocky trail, but you have gone little more than half a mile when you smell something that makes you rein your new horse to a halt. From a wooded gully away to your right you detect the scent of death being carried on the afternoon breeze.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect342">If you wish to investigate the wooded gully, <link-text>turn to 342</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect156">If you choose to avoid it and ride on, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>226</title></meta>
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- <p>You tether your horse's reins to a peg beside the door and step into the welcoming warmth of the furrier's shop. Immediately you are assailed by the greasy stench of the furs which fill this emporium. They hang in rows from ornate brass hooks driven into the wooden walls and ceiling rafters, sorted by size and type. Three young men, all strikingly similar in looks, are busy trimming wolf pelts at a work bench. Behind the counter stands a grey-haired old woman with a straight back and clear, milky-white skin. She smiles and asks if you wish to buy or sell furs.</p>
+ <p>You tether your horse's reins to a peg beside the door and step into the welcoming warmth of the furriers' shop. Immediately you are assailed by the greasy stench of the furs which fill this emporium. They hang in rows from ornate brass hooks driven into the wooden walls and ceiling rafters, sorted by size and type. Three young men, all strikingly similar in looks, are busy trimming wolf pelts at a work bench. Behind the counter stands a grey-haired old woman with a straight back and clear, milky-white skin. She smiles and asks if you wish to buy or sell furs.</p>
<p><quote>Neither, madam,</quote> you reply, politely, <quote>I'm trying to find my way to an inn called the Crooked Sage.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Oh, you are, are you?</quote> she mumbles, disappointedly, her welcoming smile fading as she abandons hopes of striking up a deal with you. Then her smile returns and she says, <quote>Well, sir, I'll be glad to tell you &ellips; but only if you buy something first. If you won't buy any of my furs, then I'll sell you the information you want for five Gold Crowns. What do you say?</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Oh, you are, are you?</quote> she mumbles, disappointedly, her welcoming smile fading as she abandons hopes of striking up a deal with you. Then her smile returns and she says, <quote>Well, sir, I'll be glad to tell you&ellips; but only if you buy something first. If you won't buy any of my furs, then I'll sell you the information you want for five Gold Crowns. What do you say?</quote></p>
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<p>Without replying, you step away from the counter and look up. On a square of black slate hanging above the old woman's head are chalked the following items and prices:</p>
- <p><strong><!-- -->jb: make table</strong>Coney-skin Mitts 5 Gold Crowns a pair Wolfskin Cloaks 12 Gold Crowns each Wildcat Pelts 12 Gold Crowns each Bearskin Cloaks 16 Gold Crowns each White wolf Pelts 18 Gold Crowns each Kalkoth Hides 20 Gold Crowns each Black Corvayl Cloaks 35 Gold Crowns each</p>
+ <table>
+ <tr>
+ <td>Coney-skin Mitts</td>
+ <td>5 Gold Crowns a pair</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>Wolfskin Cloaks</td>
+ <td>12 Gold Crowns each</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>Wildcat Pelts</td>
+ <td>12 Gold Crowns each</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>Bearskin Cloaks</td>
+ <td>16 Gold Crowns each</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>White Wolf Pelts</td>
+ <td>18 Gold Crowns each</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>Kalkoth Hides</td>
+ <td>20 Gold Crowns each</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>Black Corvayl Cloaks</td>
+ <td>35 Gold Crowns each</td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
<choice idref="sect174">All of the above furs are Backpack Items. If you wish to purchase any (or should you decide to pay 5 Gold Crowns for directions to the Crooked Sage), deduct the appropriate amount of Gold Crowns and adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly. Then, <link-text>turn to 174</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect77">If you decide not to buy any furs, or pay for the information, <link-text>turn instead to 77</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>227</title></meta>
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- <p>The arrow streaks into the bushes and you hear it shatter against the rocks behind. Then you hear the faint scrape of leather on stone, above and to the side. You turn to look and a man's voice growls, <quote>Don't move!</quote></p>
+ <p>The Arrow streaks into the bushes and you hear it shatter against the rocks behind. Then you hear the faint scrape of leather on stone, above and to the side. You turn to look and a man's voice growls, <quote>Don't move!</quote></p>
<p>Standing between two boulders away to your left is a grey-bearded man clad in furs and clutching a loaded crossbow. The weapon is pointing directly at your heart.</p>
<choice idref="sect201">If you possess the Discipline of Telegnosis, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 201</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect280">If you do not possess this skill, or choose not to use it, <link-text>turn to 280</link-text>.</choice>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect229-1-foot" idref="sect229-1">
+ <p>Since this attack is described as a <quote>Kai-blast</quote>, you should deduct 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points from your current score.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ <footnote id="sect229-2-foot" idref="sect229-2">
<p>The originally published edition of this book instructed you to add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score. We believe that our alteration to specify restoration instead of addition is closer to the intent of the author. The original led to several questions. Would this additional score be a permanent increase of your maximum <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>? Permanent alterations of basic scores in the middle of an adventure are rare making this option unlikely. Nor does the context support this conclusion. Then would this addition only be for the duration of the combat similar to the bonus to <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>? This makes the bonus useless. If you were to complete the combat with fewer than 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points remaining and then removed the bonus after the combat was over, you would be just as dead as without the bonus. Another proposal was that you should remove the bonus from your score only if it leaves your score above the normal maximum after the combat. Although reasonable, this probably wasn't the intent of the author since he did not specify this procedure. We have opted for the simplest, most straightforward choice: that this is just a restorative effect.</p>
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- <p>You open the depths of your mind and summon forth a glowing ball of Kai energy which you project at the leading phantom. This fiery ball of psychic power rips into the creature's ghostly form and causes it to shriek with agony. Your Kai-blast has wounded this entity, but it has not stopped its attack. It gathers itself and swoops down upon you, like a hungry vulture descending on a corpse.</p>
+ <p>You open the depths of your mind and summon forth a glowing ball of Kai energy which you project at the leading phantom.<a id="sect229-1" idref="sect229-1-foot" class="footnote" /> This fiery ball of psychic power rips into the creature's ghostly form and causes it to shriek with agony. Your Kai-blast has wounded this entity, but it has not stopped its attack. It gathers itself and swoops down upon you, like a hungry vulture descending on a corpse.</p>
<combat><enemy>Vortexi (weakened by Kai-blast)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">40</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">22</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>For every level of Kai rank you have attained above that of Kai Grand Guardian, you may add 2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight. If you possess the Sommerswerd, restore 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score.<a id="sect229-1" idref="sect229-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
+ <p>For every level of Kai rank you have attained above that of Kai Grand Guardian, you may add 2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight. If you possess the Sommerswerd, restore 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score.<a id="sect229-2" idref="sect229-2-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect159">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 159</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You remove the Amulet from your pocket and hand it to the old sage.</p>
<p><quote>President Kadharian gave me this. It was found on the shore of Lake Vorndarol, near the ruins of Vorn, by a rogue who went by the name of Smudd. I tracked him to a tavern in Helgor but he was assassinated before he could tell me anything more about it. Can you?</quote></p>
- <p>Gwynian holds the Amulet close to his myopic eyes and examines the engravings with great care. After a short while he says.</p>
- <p><quote>It is a seal. It's an amulet of fealty worn by the Acolytes of Vashna,</quote> he says sadly. <quote>It would seem to confirm our fears. I have seen amulets such as this before, but none crafted from such a metal. This is a metal not of this world.</quote></p>
+ <p>Gwynian holds the Amulet close to his myopic eyes and examines the engravings with great care.</p>
+ <p>After a short while he says, <quote>It is a seal. It's an amulet of fealty worn by the Acolytes of Vashna,</quote> he says sadly. <quote>It would seem to confirm our fears. I have seen amulets such as this before, but none crafted from such a metal. This is a metal not of this world.</quote></p>
<p>Gwynian hands back the Amulet and you return it to your pocket.</p>
<choice idref="sect45"><link-text>Turn to 45</link-text>.</choice>
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<section class="numbered" id="sect235">
<meta><title>235</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect235-1-foot" idref="sect235-1">
+ <p>The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct. You have only one chance to guess at the correct answer. If you guess incorrectly, <a idref="sect141">turn immediately to 141</a>.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>Your first attempt at deciphering the secret of the crystal dais was not successful and a new sequence of numbers materializes upon the surface of the upper tier.</p>
<p>This time the sequence appears to be harder. Now you will need to bring to bear all your Kai skill and intelligence if you are to break the code and close the Shadow Gate in time. Or will you be defeated by your old enemy, Arch Druid Cadak, even after his death?</p>
- <p>Study the following grid of numbers carefully. When you think you know the missing number, turn to the entry which bears the same number as your answer.</p>
- <signpost>GRID ILLUSTRATION GOES HERE</signpost>
+ <p>Study the following grid of numbers carefully. When you think you know the missing number, turn to the entry which bears the same number as your answer.<a id="sect235-1" idref="sect235-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
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<choice idref="sect141">If you cannot solve the problem, <link-text>turn to 141</link-text>.</choice>
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<section class="numbered" id="sect245">
- <meta><title>245</title></met>
+ <meta><title>245</title></meta>
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<p>As you hurry towards the end of the procession, an Elder steps out from behind a boulder and grabs you by the shoulder, commanding you to halt. Then you feel a tingling sensation, as if a horde of spiders were crawling in a line from your shoulder to the nape of your neck; the Elder has psychic abilities and he is attempting to probe your mind.</p>
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<p>When you sense it is safe to do so, you stop to catch your breath and examine the contents of the satchel, which you empty out on to the ground. It contains the following items:</p>
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<ul>
<li>80 Gold Crowns</li>
<li>Enough food for 3 Meals</li>
- <li>Quiver (containing 3 arrows)</li>
+ <li>Quiver (containing 3 Arrows)</li>
<li>Bottle of Wine</li>
<li>Spyglass</li>
<li>Ruby Ring</li>
<meta><title>252</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You sense that Cadak is playing for time. It is his wish to keep you imprisoned within this umbrella of light until the Demoness Shamath arrives. Then you recall the words of the young girl whom you encountered in the cavern&emdash;<quote>Be brave, Grand Master. But most of all&emdash;be swift!</quote></p>
+ <p>You sense that Cadak is playing for time. It is his wish to keep you imprisoned within this umbrella of light until the Demoness Shamath arrives. Then you recall the words of the young girl whom you encountered in the cavern&emdash;<thought>Be brave, Grand Master. But most of all&emdash;be swift!</thought></p>
<choice idref="sect123">If you possess Kai-alchemy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 123</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect267">If you possess Kai-surge and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 267</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect54">If you possess neither of these skills, or if you choose not to use them, <link-text>turn to 54</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>254</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You draw an Arrow and take aim in the direction you can hear the beast approaching from. It sounds as if it is no more than twenty metres away when you release the straining bowstring and send the arrow streaking into the fog. The shaft has travelled barely a few metres when it ignites with a flash and is instantly transformed into a line of glowing splinters which float away on the mist.</p>
+ <p>You draw an Arrow and take aim in the direction you can hear the beast approaching from. It sounds as if it is no more than twenty metres away when you release the straining bowstring and send the Arrow streaking into the fog. The shaft has travelled barely a few metres when it ignites with a flash and is instantly transformed into a line of glowing splinters which float away on the mist.</p>
<p>As soon as the Arrow passed beyond the perimeter of the protection of your Platinum Amulet, it was subjected to the true temperature of this domain: a temperature which reduced it to glowing embers in less than a second.</p>
<p>Suddenly, with a deafening roar, the unseen beast is upon you. You drop your Bow and unsheathe your weapon as it tries to rake you unmercifully with fang and claw.</p>
<combat><enemy>Zarthyn</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">50</enemy-attribute></combat>
<section class="numbered" id="sect267">
<meta><title>267</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect267-1-foot" idref="sect267-1">
+ <p>There are strong indications that Arch Druid Cadak should be immune to both Mind Blast and Psi-surge but not Kai-surge. The Cener High Priest fought in <a href="&link.13tplor;">The Plague Lords of Ruel</a> Sections 156 and 212 is immune to these lesser psychic Disciplines, and this Section describes Arch Druid Cadak's inner mind as <quote>well-shielded</quote>.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>You focus your psychic energy at the distant druid and release a burst of power the instant he takes his eyes off you. You see him falter and place a hand to his forehead, as if he has just been struck by a stone.</p>
- <p>Your sudden and unexpected use of a psychic attack caught the Arch Druid offguard. His inner mind is well shielded, but you sense that your burst of power has weakened him. Seizing this opportunity, you draw your weapon and rush forwards to attack him before he fully recovers.</p>
+ <p>Your sudden and unexpected use of a psychic attack caught the Arch Druid offguard. His inner mind is well shielded, but you sense that your burst of power has weakened him. Seizing this opportunity, you draw your weapon and rush forwards to attack him before he fully recovers.<a id="sect267-1" idref="sect267-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<combat><enemy>Arch Druid Cadak</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">45</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">32</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect298">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 298</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The first light of dawn brings with it a dramatic change in the weather. The storm has ended and the sky is now bright and clear, but on the distant horizon you can still see flashes of lightning and hear thunder rumbling in the mountains.</p>
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<p>You leave the old mine and urge Bracer down the muddy slope towards the track, most of which you discover has been washed away by last night's storm. The damp earth is streaming in the unusual heat of the morning sun and the air crackles with an eerie residue of static electricity.</p>
<p>You continue your ride through the hills without stopping until, shortly after midday, you come to a derelict hovel which stands at the edge of a marshy peat bog. Your Kai senses inform you that there is somebody inside and, spurred on by curiosity, you resolve to find out who they are. You dismount and leave Bracer to feed on the marsh grass while you go forward to investigate the hovel on foot. You are six metres away from its rotting wooden door when suddenly it creaks open and you see an old man standing in the doorway. He is smiling at you.</p>
<choice idref="sect220">If you have ever visited the city of Varetta, the city of Tahou, or a hut on the Ruanon Pike in a previous Lone Wolf adventure, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect293">
<meta><title>293</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect293-1-foot" idref="sect293-1">
+ <p>There is no indication whether or not the extra meals that you gather as you ride should also have a curative effect. If you decide that they do, record each on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as <quote>Meal +3 <typ class="attribute">EP</typ></quote>.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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- <p>The yellow blossoms are surprisingly nutritious: restore 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. If you wish, you can gather some more of these blooms as you continue your ride across the plateau, and store them in your backpack (up to a maximum of 2 Meals).</p>
+ <p>The yellow blossoms are surprisingly nutritious: restore 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. If you wish, you can gather some more of these blooms as you continue your ride across the plateau, and store them in your Backpack (up to a maximum of 2 Meals).<a id="sect293-1" idref="sect293-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect18"><link-text>Turn to 18</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You leap into the saddle and steer your horse away from the lake and the sinister circle of boulders. Then you hear another frenzied howl and you glance over your shoulder to see a pack of eight ridge-backed jackals come streaming through a gap in the boulders, drawn by the scent of your horse. They seem to know that he is in a weakened state and this fuels their fury.</p>
- <p>You urge your horse to the gallop as the jackals bound along the shore, but he is weakening fast and the ground here is treacherous: it is strewn with loose rocks and jagged shale.</p>
+ <p>You leap into the saddle and steer your horse away from the lake and the sinister circle of boulders. Then you hear another frenzied howl and you glance over your shoulder to see a pack of eight ridge-backed Jackals come streaming through a gap in the boulders, drawn by the scent of your horse. They seem to know that he is in a weakened state and this fuels their fury.</p>
+ <p>You urge your horse to the gallop as the Jackals bound along the shore, but he is weakening fast and the ground here is treacherous: it is strewn with loose rocks and jagged shale.</p>
<choice idref="sect112">If you possess Grand Huntmastery, and have reached the rank of Kai Grand Guardian or higher, <link-text>turn to 112</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect99">If you do not possess this Discipline, or have yet to attain this level of Kai rank, <link-text>turn to 99</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The ground beneath Bracer's hooves is trembling. At first you think the thunder is the cause, but then you notice that the sound of the storm is getting louder and louder. Fear knots your stomach when suddenly you see a solid roaring wall of water come tumbling down the gulley. It is a flash flood and, unless you act quickly, you and your horse will be washed away without trace.</p>
+ <p>The ground beneath Bracer's hooves is trembling. At first you think the thunder is the cause, but then you notice that the sound of the storm is getting louder and louder. Fear knots your stomach when suddenly you see a solid roaring wall of water come tumbling down the gully. It is a flash flood and, unless you act quickly, you and your horse will be washed away without trace.</p>
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- <p>Smudd is clearly impressed by your generosity. He removes his hand from his sword and the scowl of fearful suspicion softens to a smile as he lowers himself back into his seat. With a flick of his hand he dismisses the bar-girl. She leaves without protest, and as you watch her walk away, he leans across the table and says,</p>
- <p><strong><!-- -->jb: add to first paragraph</strong> <quote>How can I help you, stranger?</quote></p>
- <p><quote>What do you know about a little hamlet called Vorn?</quote> you say, quietly. <strong><!-- -->jb: move sentence to next paragraph</strong> For an instant the look of suspicion returns to his beady eyes, then he sneers and says,</p>
- <p><quote>I know it no longer exists, that's what I know. There's a rumour on the street that it was destroyed by the storm, but there's more to it than that. More than I care to remember.</quote></p>
+ <p>Smudd is clearly impressed by your generosity. He removes his hand from his sword and the scowl of fearful suspicion softens to a smile as he lowers himself back into his seat. With a flick of his hand he dismisses the bar-girl. She leaves without protest, and as you watch her walk away, he leans across the table and says, <quote>How can I help you, stranger?</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>What do you know about a little hamlet called Vorn?</quote> you say, quietly.</p>
+ <p>For an instant the look of suspicion returns to his beady eyes, then he sneers and says, <quote>I know it no longer exists, that's what I know. There's a rumour on the street that it was destroyed by the storm, but there's more to it than that. More than I care to remember.</quote></p>
<p>You show him the Black Amulet that President Kadharian gave to you and once more you repeat your question. Now he refuses to answer, fearing that you are one of Kadharian's agents out to arrest him. He kicks back his chair and tries to stand, but he does not make it.</p>
<p>He is halfway out of his seat when suddenly his chest is transfixed by a crystal arrow. Wide-eyed with pain and shocked surprise, he crashes to the floor amid a spray of blood and spilt ale.</p>
<choice idref="sect215"><link-text>Turn to 215</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Before you stretches a gigantic cavern. Its walls of ancient obsidian rise to a high-arched roof where hangs a circle of stalactites&emdash;twelve huge luminescent spears of lime-green stone. Bathed in their pulsating glow is a many-tiered crystal dais, identical to the one on which Arch Druid Cadak stood before the great shimmering archway at the edge of the Maakengorge. To the right of this dais you see a dark tunnel. The entrance appears like a black semi-circular shadow upon the cavern wall.</p>
+ <p>Before you stretches a gigantic cavern. Its walls of ancient obsidian rise to a high-arched roof where hangs a circle of stalactites&emdash;twelve huge luminescent spears of lime-green stone. Bathed in their pulsating glow is a many-tiered crystal dais, identical to the one on which Arch Druid Cadak stood before the great shimmering archway at the edge of the Maakengorge. To the right of this dais you see a dark tunnel. The entrance appears like a black semicircular shadow upon the cavern wall.</p>
<p>Standing upon the uppermost tier of the dais is a creature which both mesmerizes and repulses you. It has the semblance of a human female, yet she stands more than seven metres tall. She is strikingly beautiful but you sense at once that she is also wholly evil. Her skin has a deathly, corpse-like pallor and she is clad in a flowing black costume which trails thin wisps of smoke. Cloaked figures scurry around the lower tiers of the dais, carrying out their mistress's commands and attending to her every whim. If they fail or displease her she crushes them like lowly insects in her elegant, deadly hands.</p>
<p>You watch in silent fascination as this demonic creature makes preparations, as if for a long journey. Then, in a flash of a sudden realization, you know her purpose. She is getting ready to enter the tunnel, a tunnel which will transport her to the archway at the edge of the Maakengorge. She is the deliverer of Vashna of whom Cadak spoke, the one who will raise the spirit of Lord Vashna from the chasm of doom!</p>
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- <description>You find yourself looking into the impish face of a young, teenage girl.</descriptio>
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<p>Among the items you discover on the brigand are the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Bow</li>
- <li>Quiver with 4 arrows</li>
+ <li>Quiver with 4 Arrows</li>
<li>Dagger</li>
<li>Short Sword</li>
<li>13 Gold Crowns</li>
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<meta><title>332</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect332-1-foot" idref="sect332-1">
+ <p>If you have already spent all of your money, you have a choice: you may either give him an item of comparable or greater value, or you may simply disregard this cost.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
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<p>You ride slowly through the clammy fog which carpets the cobblestones of this ill-smelling lane. Clamped against the walls of the surrounding buildings are oil-soaked torches which serve to illuminate the signs of wine shops and taverns. They are crudely painted with emblems&emdash;a bloodied battle-axe, a winged horse, a watery sun rising from a broken skull. There is not one that resembles a crooked sage and you are beginning to lose heart when suddenly you hear the sound of drunken revelry coming from a two-storey building at the end of the street. Its oaken doors hang open and the vivid orange glare of its roaring hearth spills invitingly into the dank night gloom. Although it has no painted emblem, you sense at once that you have at last found the Crooked Sage Inn.</p>
- <p>At your approach, a sallow-faced stable boy limps from a wooden hut which is leaning precariously against the side of the tavern wall. For one Gold Crown (erase this from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>), he takes charge of your horse and shows you to the taproom door.</p>
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+ <p>At your approach, a sallow-faced stable boy limps from a wooden hut which is leaning precariously against the side of the tavern wall. For one Gold Crown (erase this from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>), he takes charge of your horse and shows you to the taproom door.<a id="sect332-1" idref="sect332-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect21"><link-text>Turn to 21</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You leave the cave at first light and continue your lonely trek towards Lake Vorndarol. Before dawn, an icy wind swept down from the north and spread a thick blanket of frost on the trail, freezing the mud beneath. To your surprise, the going is easier and swifter than expected and, by noon, you find you have covered more than thirty kilometres.</p>
- <p>During your ride you have watched the land slowly changing. The trail is now steeper and granite outcroppings have begun to appear, tinged with moss and interspersed with pine trees and grey-green underbrush. You are approaching an area littered with huge granite boulders when suddenly your Magnakai pathsmanship skills alert you to danger; you sense there is an ambush ahead.</p>
+ <p>During your ride you have watched the land slowly changing. The trail is now steeper and granite outcroppings have begun to appear, tinged with moss and interspersed with pine trees and grey-green underbrush. You are approaching an area littered with huge granite boulders when suddenly your Magnakai Pathsmanship skills alert you to danger; you sense there is an ambush ahead.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect182">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;1, <link-text>turn to 182</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect241">If it is 2&endash;9, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
<p>Although you are unable to sleep, you take some comfort from the fact that there is no storm this night. You leave the grove at first light and follow the rushing stream until you happen upon a shallow bend where the water is fordable on horseback. You cross here, make a wide detour, and then return to the trail a mile beyond the Vakovarian's encampment.</p>
<p>The trail gradually descends towards the burnt and derelict hovels of Vorn, clustered in squalid disarray around a greystone quay. Vakovarian bandits occupy the ruined hamlet and you decide it wise to leave the trail in case they have posted a lookout. A copse of stunted firs offers you a good hiding place for your horse. You tether him here, then gather some grasses and roots for him to eat while you are away scouting the hamlet.</p>
<p>You have no difficulty entering Vorn unseen. From the first-floor ruins of a burnt-out inn on the outskirts of the hamlet you make a careful observation of the Vakovarians. They seem to be systematically looting the ruins and transporting their ill-gotten booty to a fishing boat which is moored at the quay. You are watching this boat closely when suddenly your concentration is broken by the sound of a yapping dog.</p>
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<choice idref="sect281">If you possess Animal Mastery, <link-text>turn to 281</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect2">If you do not possess this Discipline, <link-text>turn to 2</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The horse refuses to approach the trees so you dismount and tether him to a boulder before investigating the wooded gulley on foot. Beyond the perimeter of trees you discover a clearing where a score of shallow graves are clustered in a circle. You scrape away some of the stones and earth from the nearest grave and uncover the corpse of a man clad in mouldering red robes. A black hood trimmed with skeletal insignia identifies him to have once been an acolyte of Vashna. He and his brothers were attacked, robbed, and murdered by the brigands when they passed this way some weeks earlier. This clearing is where they disposed of the bodies.</p>
+ <p>The horse refuses to approach the trees so you dismount and tether him to a boulder before investigating the wooded gully on foot. Beyond the perimeter of trees you discover a clearing where a score of shallow graves are clustered in a circle. You scrape away some of the stones and earth from the nearest grave and uncover the corpse of a man clad in mouldering red robes. A black hood trimmed with skeletal insignia identifies him to have once been an Acolyte of Vashna. He and his brothers were attacked, robbed, and murdered by the brigands when they passed this way some weeks earlier. This clearing is where they disposed of the bodies.</p>
<choice idref="sect199">If you wish to search the robes of this corpse, <link-text>turn to 199</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect156">If you wish to leave this crude graveyard and return to the trail, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Time passes and you sense flashing motes of light streaking past your closed eyes, and faint far away sounds come dimly to your ears through the howling wind. Then, as suddenly as it began, the sensation of falling ceases and you feel yourself lurching forwards onto wet, rocky soil. Rain spatters your face and, when you open your eyes, you see that you have returned to Magnamund &ellips; and to terrible danger.</p>
+ <p>Time passes and you sense flashing motes of light streaking past your closed eyes, and faint far away sounds come dimly to your ears through the howling wind. Then, as suddenly as it began, the sensation of falling ceases and you feel yourself lurching forwards onto wet, rocky soil. Rain spatters your face and, when you open your eyes, you see that you have returned to Magnamund&ellips; and to terrible danger.</p>
<p><quote>Kill him!</quote> It is the voice of Arch Druid Cadak. You have emerged from the Shadow Gate and now you lie on the ground between the great shimmering arch and Cadak's crystal dais. You have only just found your feet when a growling horde of vengeful acolytes close in upon you, eager to fulfil their leader's wish.</p>
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<p>As the last of the Vakovarians falls dead at your feet, you step away from their heaped bodies and wipe the sweat of battle from your bloodied brow. You have slain the enemy but you can hear more of their kind stumbling across the boulders, eager to reach you and avenge the deaths of their brothers-in-arms.</p>
<p>You retreat into the copse, using your Magnakai skills of Invisibility to keep you hidden from the advancing brigands. In their clumsy eagerness to enter the trees, they fail to notice you slip through their lines and circle around behind them. You have outwitted them but you are still anxious that they may find your horse. You move to higher ground in order to get a better view of the copse and, from a vantage point among the boulders, you observe their leader and three of his henchmen hiding nearby, crouched behind the bough of a fallen tree.</p>
- <choice idref="sect304">If you possess a Bow and wish to fire an arrow at the Brigand leader, <link-text>turn to 304</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect304">If you possess a Bow and wish to fire an Arrow at the Brigand leader, <link-text>turn to 304</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect212">If you possess Kai-alchemy and wish to use the spell <spell>Mind Charm</spell>, <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect98">If you decide to wait and observe these brigands a little longer, <link-text>turn to 98</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Suddenly, the raging winds cease and you fall unconscious to the floor of the dais. When you awaken you discover that you are entirely alone. The collapse of the Shadow Gate and the whirlwind which followed have consumed everything, save yourself and the crystal dais: no acolytes, no trace of the grand archway, no Deathstaff, not even the storms remain. Virtually all trace of Cadak's evil plan has been wiped from the surface of your world.</p>
<p>Congratulations, Grand Master Lone Wolf. You have triumphed. You have defeated the plan to resurrect Vashna and saved Magnamund from his rule of terror. But the fight against Evil is not yet over. The collapsing Shadow Gate destroyed everything it consumed&ellips; everything, that is, with one exception. That exception returns to haunt you in the next Grand Master adventure, entitled:</p>
- <p><strong><!-- -->jb: linkify</strong>THE DEATHLORD OF IXIA</p>
+ <p><a href="&link.17tdoi;">The Deathlord of Ixia</a></p>
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- <p>We have taken our unique opportunity to correct errors and to enforce a standard of English usage. We list our changes here. If you see anything that needs correction, please contact the <a href="mailto:staff@projectaon.org">Project Aon Staff</a>.</p>
+ <p>We have taken our unique opportunity to correct errors and to enforce a standard of English usage. We list our changes here. If you see anything that needs correction, please <a href="&link.staff.contact;">contact</a> the Project Aon Staff.</p>
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- <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far</a>) Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote>élite</quote>, <quote>no Kai lord</quote> with <quote>no Kai Lord</quote>, <quote>strongholds fierce</quote> with <quote>strongholds, fierce</quote>, <quote>Right-Handed Magic</quote> with <quote>Right-handed magic</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>, <quote>Dark God and</quote> with <quote>Dark God, and</quote>, <quote>vigilant for</quote> with <quote>vigilant, for</quote>, <quote>free-state</quote> with <quote>Freeland</quote>, <quote>body, and those</quote> with <quote>body, along with those</quote>, and <quote>quickly and</quote> with <quote>quickly, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far</a>) Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote>élite</quote>, <quote>no Kai lord</quote> with <quote>no Kai Lord</quote>, <quote>strongholds fierce</quote> with <quote>strongholds, fierce</quote>, <quote>Right-Handed Magic</quote> with <quote>Right-handed magic</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>, <quote>Dark God and</quote> with <quote>Dark God, and</quote>, <quote>vigilant for</quote> with <quote>vigilant, for</quote>, <quote>free-state</quote> with <quote>Freeland</quote>, <quote>body, and those</quote> with <quote>body, along with those</quote>, <quote>north-east</quote> with <quote>northeast</quote>, and <quote>quickly and</quote> with <quote>quickly, and</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> and <quote>on the last page of this book</quote>. Changed <quote><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></quote> to <quote><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></quote> according to <cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletter 24</cite>. Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote> and <quote>opposite and overleaf</quote> with <quote>below</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced <quote>smell and</quote> with <quote>smell, and</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>(ie,</quote> with <quote>(i.e.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) Replaced <quote>Magador you</quote> with <quote>Magador, you</quote>, <quote>eg Gold</quote> with <quote>e.g. Gold</quote>, <quote>map of the area</quote> with <quote>map of the the Maakengorge and surrounding territories</quote>, <quote>safe-keeping</quote> with <quote>safekeeping</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, and <quote>adds 3 points</quote> with <quote>adds 5 points</quote>. Removed <quote>(see the inside front cover of this book)</quote>. Added a section about Gold Crowns which reads <quote>The currency of Magador is the Gold Crown. These are always carried in the Belt Pouch. It will hold a maximum of fifty Crowns.</quote></p>
- <p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</a>) Removed <quote>on the inside back cover of this book</quote>. Replaced <quote>on the page after the Random Number Table</quote> with <quote>in the back of this book</quote>, <quote>Lone Wolf (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 32)</quote> with <quote>Lone Wolf (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 27)</quote>, and <quote>adds 3 points</quote> with <quote>adds 8 points</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Kai-Blast</quote> with <quote>Kai-blast</quote>. Replaced <quote>surface, eg:</quote> with <quote>surfaces, e.g.</quote>, <quote>ie.</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>, <quote>Kai Surge</quote> with <quote>Kai-surge</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>arrow, or arrow-like</quote> with <quote>Arrow or Arrow-like</quote>, <quote>'Lightning Hand'</quote> with <quote><spell>Lightning Hand</spell></quote>, and <quote>body-weight</quote> and <quote>body weight</quote>. Added <quote>(7 Disciplines)</quote> after <quote>Sun Lord</quote>. Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Improved Grand Master Disciplines</quote>.</p>
- <p>
In <cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletter 24</cite>: <quote>In Lone Wolf 16, the Improved Discipline of Kai-surge (at rank of Sun Lord) is not fully explained (a sentence is missing from the paragraph). A Kai Sun Lord using Kai Blast [sic] determines the damage inflicted on an enemy by picking two numbers from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. These numbers should be added together (a '0' = 1) and the resultant total equals the damage inflicted.</quote>. This missing information has been added to the text.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</a>) Removed <quote>on the inside back cover of this book</quote>. Replaced <quote>on the page after the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a></quote> with <quote>in the back of this book</quote>, <quote>Lone Wolf (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 32)</quote> with <quote>Lone Wolf (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 27)</quote>, and <quote>adds 3 points</quote> with <quote>adds 8 points</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Kai-Blast</quote> with <quote>Kai-blast</quote>. Replaced <quote>surface, eg:</quote> with <quote>surfaces, e.g.</quote>, <quote>ie.</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>, <quote>Kai Surge</quote> with <quote>Kai-surge</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>arrow, or arrow-like</quote> with <quote>Arrow or Arrow-like</quote>, <quote>lava and</quote> with <quote>lava, and</quote>, and <quote>body-weight</quote> with <quote>body weight</quote>. Added <quote>(7 Disciplines)</quote> after <quote>Sun Lord</quote>. Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Improved Grand Master Disciplines</quote> and <quote>Lightning Hand</quote>.</p>
+ <p>
<cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletter 24</cite> states: <quote>In Lone Wolf 16, the Improved Discipline of Kai-surge (at rank of Sun Lord) is not fully explained (a sentence is missing from the paragraph). A Kai Sun Lord using Kai Blast [sic] determines the damage inflicted on an enemy by picking two numbers from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. These numbers should be added together (a '0' = 1) and the resultant total equals the damage inflicted.</quote>. This missing information has been added to the text.</p>
<p>(<a idref="kaiwisdm">Grand Master's Wisdom</a>) Moved this section of the book to its normal position after <a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>skyship Skyrider</quote> with <quote>skyship, <cite>Skyrider</cite></quote> and <quote>scroll</quote> with <quote>Scroll</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect2">2</a>) Replaced <quote>animal kinship</quote> with <quote>Animal Kinship</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect3">3</a>) Replaced <quote>beyond is</quote> with <quote>beyond are</quote>, <quote>Nexus, and</quote> with <quote>Nexus and</quote> and <quote>Knight, or</quote> with <quote>Knight or</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>) Replaced <quote>tier and</quote> with <quote>tier, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>) Replaced <quote>tier and</quote> with <quote>tier, and</quote> and <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect9">9</a>) Replaced <quote>hand you</quote> with <quote>hand, you</quote>, <quote>appear but</quote> with <quote>appear, but</quote>, and <quote>panther you</quote> with <quote>panther, you</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect11">11</a>) Replaced <quote>Durncrag scavenger</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Scavenger</quote>, <quote>most-favoured</quote> with <quote>most favoured</quote>, <quote>weakened state and this</quote> with <quote>weakened state, and this</quote>, <quote>state and</quote> with <quote>state, and</quote>, <quote>skull and, as</quote> with <quote>skull, and as</quote>, <quote>Vorndarol jackals</quote> with <quote>Vorndarol Jackals</quote>, <quote>Knight, or</quote> with <quote>Knight or</quote>, and <quote>rounds, by</quote> with <quote>rounds by</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect11">11</a>) Replaced <quote>Durncrag scavenger</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Scavenger</quote>, <quote>most-favoured</quote> with <quote>most favoured</quote>, <quote>weakened state and this</quote> with <quote>weakened state, and this</quote>, <quote>state and</quote> with <quote>state, and</quote>, <quote>skull and, as</quote> with <quote>skull, and as</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>jackals</quote> with <quote>Jackals</quote>, <quote>Knight, or</quote> with <quote>Knight or</quote>, and <quote>rounds, by</quote> with <quote>rounds by</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>) Replaced <quote>sun and</quote> with <quote>sun, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>) Replaced <quote>Vakovarian brigand captain</quote> with <quote>Vakovarian Brigand Captain</quote> and <quote>rounds, by</quote> with <quote>rounds by</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect15">15</a>) Replaced <quote>will and</quote> with <quote>will, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect25">25</a>) Replaced <quote>over and, as</quote> with <quote>over, and as</quote>, <quote>them you</quote> with <quote>them, you</quote>, <quote>can and so you</quote> with <quote>can. You</quote>, <quote>chase but</quote> with <quote>chase, but</quote>, and <quote>and they give</quote> with <quote>and give</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect29">29</a>) Replaced <quote>strike an</quote> with <quote>strike, an</quote>, <quote>this time,</quote> with <quote>this time!</quote>, <quote>alive.</quote> with <quote>alive!</quote>, <quote>Bow and arrow</quote> with <quote>Bow and Arrow</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect30">30</a>) Replaced <quote>Sun Lord or higher,</quote> with <quote>Sun Lord,</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>) Replaced <quote>prey on which</quote> with <quote>prey with which</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>) Replaced <quote>life force</quote> with <quote>life-force</quote> and <quote>prey on which</quote> with <quote>prey with which</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect33">33</a>) Replaced <quote>huntmastery</quote> with <quote>Huntmastery</quote> and <quote>swarthy-face</quote> with <quote>swarthy-faced</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>) Replaced <quote>Kraagenskul</quote> with <quote>Kraagenskûl</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>Vortex</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote>, <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote>, and <quote>add 5 to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote> with <quote>restore 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>) Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Lightning Hand</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect44">44</a>) Replaced <quote>dim blue</quote> with <quote>dim, blue</quote>, <quote>streches</quote> with <quote>stretches</quote>, and <quote>light and in its dim glow you</quote> with <quote>light, and in its dim glow, you</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect45">45</a>) Removed the superfluous semicolon in <quote>region; has</quote>&emdash;the original print has a suspicious looking smudge that makes no sense in this context. Replaced <quote>says, as</quote> with <quote>says as</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Replaced <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect48">48</a>) Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, and <quote>Black corvayl</quote> with <quote>Black Corvayl</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect50">50</a>) Replaced <quote>them they</quote> with <quote>them, they</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect51">51</a>) Replaced <quote>discipline</quote> with <quote>Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect52">52</a>) Replaced <quote>psychic ability</quote> with <quote>psychic abilities</quote> and <quote>rounds, by</quote> with <quote>rounds by</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect54">54</a>) Replaced <quote>invisibility yet</quote> with <quote>invisibility, yet</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect55">55</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>acolytes</quote> with <quote>Acolytes</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect55">55</a>) Replaced <quote>runic disc</quote> with <quote>Runic Disc</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect56">56</a>) Replaced <quote>eagle eyes</quote> with <quote>eagle-eyes</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect57">57</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Net</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect57">57</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Net</quote>. Replaced <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect59">59</a>) Replaced <quote>bandits and</quote> with <quote>bandits, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect60">60</a>) Replaced <quote>ascend but</quote> with <quote>ascend, but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect60">60</a>) Replaced <quote>hard pressed</quote> with <quote>hard-pressed</quote> and <quote>ascend but</quote> with <quote>ascend, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote> and <quote>peak but</quote> with <quote>peak, but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>) Replaced <quote>gods</quote> with <quote>Gods</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect63">63</a>) Replaced <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect64">64</a>) Replaced <quote>huntmastery</quote> with <quote>Huntmastery</quote>, <quote>desolate but</quote> with <quote>desolate, but</quote>, and <quote>streets and</quote> with <quote>streets, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>) Replaced <quote>gulley</quote> with <quote>gully</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect71">71</a>) Replaced <quote>spell</quote> with <quote>Spell</quote> and removed the quotation marks around <quote>Counterspell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect74">74</a>) Replaced <quote>strong and</quote> with <quote>strong, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect75">75</a>) Replaced <quote>arm lock</quote> with <quote>armlock</quote> and <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect76">76</a>) Replaced <quote>camouflage</quote> with <quote>Camouflage</quote> and <quote>acolyte Elders</quote> with <quote>Acolyte Elders</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect77">77</a>) Replaced <quote>furrier's shop</quote> with <quote>furriers' shop</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect80">80</a>) Replaced <quote>huntmastery</quote> with <quote>Huntmastery</quote> and <quote>desolate but</quote> with <quote>desolate, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect82">82</a>) Replaced <quote>deck and</quote> with <quote>deck, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect83">83</a>) Replaced <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>Guardian,</quote> with <quote>Guardian or higher,</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect84">84</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect84">84</a>) Replaced <quote>Black Talisman</quote> with <quote>Black Amulet</quote> and <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect86">86</a>) Replaced <quote>spell</quote> with <quote>Spell</quote> and removed the quotation marks from <quote>Sense Evil</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect87">87</a>) Replaced <quote>scavengers</quote> with <quote>Scavengers</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect88">88</a>) Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>) Replaced <quote>drop and</quote> with <quote>drop, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect91">91</a>) Replaced <quote>dawn the</quote> with <quote>dawn, the</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect92">92</a>) Replaced <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect94">94</a>) Replaced <quote>Crack!</quote> with <quote>crack!</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Replaced <quote>rips</quote> with <quote>rip</quote> and <quote>flame and suddenly</quote> with <quote>flame. Suddenly</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect97">97</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai Blast</quote> with <quote>Kai-blast</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect98">98</a>) Replaced <quote>One by one his</quote> with <quote>One by one, his</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect99">99</a>) Replaced <quote>jackals</quote> with <quote>Jackals</quote>, <quote>Knight, or</quote> with <quote>Knight or</quote>, and <quote>rounds, by</quote> with <quote>rounds by</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect99">99</a>) Replaced all occurences of <quote>jackals</quote> with <quote>Jackals</quote>, <quote>Knight, or</quote> with <quote>Knight or</quote>, and <quote>rounds, by</quote> with <quote>rounds by</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) Replaced <quote>t'is</quote> with <quote>&thinspace;'tis</quote> and <quote>At first I, too, made</quote> with <quote>At first, I too made</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect102">102</a>) Replaced <quote>investigate and your</quote> with <quote>investigate. Your</quote> and <quote>acolyte of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolyte of Vashna</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect103">103</a>) Replaced <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote> and <quote>add 5 to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote> with <quote>restore 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect103">103</a>) Replaced <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote> and <quote>add 5 to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote> with <quote>restore 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect104">104</a>) Replaced <quote>gulley</quote> with <quote>gully</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect105">105</a>) Replaced <quote>Citystate</quote> with <quote>City-state</quote> and <quote>destoyed</quote> with <quote>destroyed</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect106">106</a>) Replaced <quote>life force</quote> with <quote>life-force</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect107">107</a>) Removed the quotation marks from <quote>Invisible Fist</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect108">108</a>) Replaced <quote>hesitation he</quote> with <quote>hesitation, he</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect109">109</a>) Replaced <quote>bow and draw an arrow</quote> with <quote>Bow and draw an Arrow</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect109">109</a>) Replaced <quote>bow and draw an arrow</quote> with <quote>Bow and draw an Arrow</quote> and <quote>bow and the arrow</quote> with <quote>Bow and the Arrow</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect110">110</a>) Replaced <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Removed <quote>, or higher</quote> from <quote>Sun Lord, or higher</quote>since Sun Lord is the highest available rank in this book.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Replaced <quote>shore and</quote> with <quote>shore, and</quote> and <quote>jackals</quote> with <quote>Jackals</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Removed <quote>, or higher</quote> from <quote>Sun Lord, or higher</quote> since Sun Lord is the highest available rank in this book.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Replaced <quote>shore and</quote> with <quote>shore, and</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>jackals</quote> with <quote>Jackals</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect113">113</a>) Replaced <quote>off-balance</quote> with <quote>off balance</quote>, <quote>them you</quote> with <quote>them, you</quote>, <quote>can and</quote> with <quote>can, and</quote>, <quote>heels, pausing</quote> with <quote>heels pausing</quote>, and <quote>chase but</quote> with <quote>chase, but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect118">118</a>) Replaced <quote>sun-sword</quote> with <quote>Sun-sword</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect120">120</a>) Replaced <quote>bow, draw an arrow</quote> with <quote>Bow, draw an Arrow</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect122">122</a>) Replaced <quote>healing</quote> with <quote>Healing</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect123">123</a>) Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Lightning Hand</quote> and replaced <quote>spell</quote> with <quote>Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect134">134</a>) Replaced <quote>acolyte Elder</quote> with <quote>Elder</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect136">136</a>) Replaced <quote>invisibility</quote> with <quote>Invisibility</quote> and <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>. Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Mind Charm</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect137">137</a>) Replaced <quote>camouflage</quote> with <quote>Camouflage</quote> and <quote>unconscious and</quote> with <quote>unconscious, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect142">142</a>) Replaced <quote>add 5 to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote> with <quote>restore 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>) Replaced <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect139">139</a>) Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect140">140</a>) Replaced <quote>battle frenzy</quote> with <quote>battle-frenzy</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect141">141</a>) Replaced <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect142">142</a>) Replaced <quote>add 5 to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote> with <quote>restore 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect143">143</a>) Replaced <quote>we celebrate</quote> with <quote>We celebrate</quote> and <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect144">144</a>) Replaced <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect144">144</a>) Replaced <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote> and <quote>swoop</quote> with <quote>swoops</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>) Replaced <quote>command and</quote> with <quote>command, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>) Replaced <quote>If you do not possess these skills, or if you have yet to attain the rank of Sun Lord,</quote> with <quote>Otherwise,</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect154">154</a>) Replaced <quote>guttering</quote> with <quote>gutter</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect157">157</a>) Replaced <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect158">158</a>) Replaced <quote>rounds, by</quote> with <quote>rounds by</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect159">159</a>) Replaced <quote>and it makes</quote> with <quote>which makes</quote> and <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect161">161</a>) Replaced <quote>furrier's shop</quote> with <quote>furriers' shop</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect162">162</a>) Replaced <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>) Replaced <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect164">164</a>) Replaced both occurrences <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect166">166</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote> and <quote>in our midst,</quote> with <quote>in our midst!</quote>, <quote>sun-sword</quote> with <quote>Sun-sword</quote>, and <quote>Cadak, maniacally, 'You</quote> with <quote>Cadak maniacally. 'You</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect166">166</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote> and <quote>in our midst,</quote> with <quote>in our midst!</quote>, and <quote>Cadak, maniacally, &lsquot;You</quote> with <quote>Cadak maniacally. &lsquot;You</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect167">167</a>) Replaced <quote>arrows</quote> with <quote>Arrows</quote>, <quote>invisibility</quote> with <quote>Invisibility</quote>, and <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>. Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Mind Charm</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect174">174</a>) Replaced <quote>furrier's shop</quote> with <quote>furriers' shop</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect175">175</a>) Replaced <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect176">176</a>) Replaced <quote>sun-sword</quote> with <quote>Sun-sword</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect180">180</a>) Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, <quote>scavengers</quote> with <quote>Scavengers</quote>, <quote>paces for</quote> with <quote>paces, for</quote> and <quote>attack; they</quote> with <quote>attack: they</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect180">180</a>) Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>scavengers</quote> with <quote>Scavengers</quote>, <quote>paces for</quote> with <quote>paces, for</quote> and <quote>attack; they</quote> with <quote>attack: they</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect183">183</a>) Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect184">184</a>) Replaced <quote>whom you almost collided with</quote> with <quote>with whom you almost collided</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>) Replaced <quote>screwjaws</quote> with <quote>screwjaw</quote> and <quote>drunkard when</quote> with <quote>drunkard, when</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>) Replaced <quote>screwjaws</quote> with <quote>screwjaw</quote> and <quote>drunkard, when</quote> with <quote>drunkard when</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect186">186</a>) Replaced <quote>tunic, and</quote> with <quote>tunic and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect197">197</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect198">198</a>) Replaced <quote>bow and draw an arrow</quote> with <quote>Bow and draw an Arrow</quote> and <quote>jaw</quote> with <quote>jaws</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect200">200</a>) Replaced <quote>acolyte Elders</quote> with <quote>Acolyte Elders</quote>, <quote>face it you see, two</quote> with <quote>face it, you see two</quote> and <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect200">200</a>) Replaced <quote>counter-attack</quote> with <quote>counterattack</quote>, <quote>acolyte Elders</quote> with <quote>Acolyte Elders</quote>, <quote>face it you see, two</quote> with <quote>face it, you see two</quote> and <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect204">204</a>) Replaced <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>) Removed <quote>, or higher</quote> from <quote>Sun Lord, or higher</quote>since Sun Lord is the highest available rank in this book.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>) Replaced <quote>Huntmastery you</quote> with <quote>Huntmastery, you</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Replaced <quote>scavenger</quote> with <quote>Scavenger</quote>, <quote>most-favoured</quote> with <quote>most favoured</quote>, <quote>Jackals</quote> with <quote>Jackals</quote>, <quote>Knight, or</quote> with <quote>Knight or</quote>, and <quote>rounds, by</quote> with <quote>rounds by</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect209">209</a>) Replaced <quote>animal kinship</quote> with <quote>Animal Kinship</quote> and <quote>so you</quote> with <quote>so, you</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Replaced <quote>scavenger</quote> with <quote>Scavenger</quote>, <quote>most-favoured</quote> with <quote>most favoured</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>Jackals</quote> with <quote>Jackals</quote>, <quote>Knight, or</quote> with <quote>Knight or</quote>, and <quote>rounds, by</quote> with <quote>rounds by</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect209">209</a>) Replaced <quote>gulley</quote> with <quote>gully</quote>, <quote>animal kinship</quote> with <quote>Animal Kinship</quote>, and <quote>so you</quote> with <quote>so, you</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect211">211</a>) Replaced <quote>camouflage</quote> with <quote>Camouflage</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect212">212</a>) Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Mind Charm</quote> and replaced <quote>spell</quote> with <quote>Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>) Replaced <quote>healing</quote> with <quote>Healing</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect222">222</a>) Replaced <quote>to the gallop</quote> with <quote>to a gallop</quote> and both occurences of <quote>jackals</quote> with <quote>Jackals</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect223">223</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>gulley</quote> with <quote>gully</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect225">225</a>) Replaced <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect226">226</a>) Replaced <quote>mitts</quote> with <quote>Mitts</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>cloaks</quote> with <quote>Cloaks</quote>, <quote>corvayl</quote> with <quote>Corvayl</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>pelts</quote> in the sale list with <quote>Pelts</quote>, and <quote>hides</quote> with <quote>Hides</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>) Replaced <quote>man, clad in furs clutching</quote> with <quote>man clad in furs and clutching</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect226">226</a>) Replaced <quote>furrier's shop</quote> with <quote>furriers' shop</quote>, <quote>mitts</quote> with <quote>Mitts</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>cloaks</quote> with <quote>Cloaks</quote>, <quote>corvayl</quote> with <quote>Corvayl</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>pelts</quote> in the sale list with <quote>Pelts</quote>, <quote>White wolf</quote> with <quote>White Wolf</quote>, and <quote>hides</quote> with <quote>Hides</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>) Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote> and <quote>man, clad in furs clutching</quote> with <quote>man clad in furs and clutching</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect228">228</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect229">229</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Kai blast</quote> with <quote>Kai-blast</quote>. Replaced <quote>add 5 to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote> with <quote>restore 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect283">283</a>) Removed <quote>, or higher</quote> from <quote>Sun Lord, or higher</quote>since Sun <p>(<a idref="sect230">230</a>) Replaced <quote>horseshoe circle</quote> with <quote>horseshoe shape</quote>.</p>
-Lord is the highest available rank in this book.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect229">229</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Kai blast</quote> with <quote>Kai-blast</quote>. Replaced <quote>add 5 to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score</quote> with <quote>restore 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect230">230</a>) Replaced <quote>horseshoe circle</quote> with <quote>horseshoe shape</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect232">232</a>) Replaced <quote>cloud of crypt spawn</quote> with <quote>cloud of Crypt Spawn</quote> and <quote>Crypt spawn</quote> with <quote>Crypt Spawn</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect234">234</a>) Replaced three occurences of <quote>amulet</quote> with <quote>Amulet</quote>. Replaced <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect234">234</a>) Replaced <quote>After a short while he says.</quote> with <quote>After a short while he says,</quote> and moved that phrase into the beginning of the fourth paragraph rather than at the end of the third. Replaced three occurences of <quote>amulet</quote> with <quote>Amulet</quote>. Replaced <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect235">235</a>) Replaced <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect236">236</a>) Replaced <quote>weapon</quote> with <quote>Weapon</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect239">239</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect241">241</a>) Replaced <quote>hunting</quote> with <quote>Hunting</quote>, <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, and <quote>longer ,</quote> with <quote>longer,</quote>. Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Mind Charm</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect247">247</a>) Replaced <quote>arrows</quote> with <quote>Arrows</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect249">249</a>) Replaced <quote>animal control</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced <quote>Then, as you round a knoll of rock, shaped</quote> with <quote>Then as you round a knoll of rock shaped</quote> and <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect251">251</a>) Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect254">254</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, <quote>approaching.</quote> with <quote>approaching from.</quote>, <quote>domain, a</quote> with <quote>domain: a</quote>, and <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect252">252</a>) Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Be brave, Grand Master. But most of all&emdash;be swift!</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect254">254</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, <quote>approaching.</quote> with <quote>approaching from.</quote>, <quote>domain, a</quote> with <quote>domain: a</quote>, and <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>) Replaced <quote>runic disc</quote> with <quote>Runic Disc</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect256">256</a>) Replaced <quote>north-easterly</quote> with <quote>northeasterly</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect257">257</a>) Replaced <quote>Black corvayl</quote> with <quote>Black Corvayl</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect275">275</a>) Replaced <quote>acolyte Elder</quote> with <quote>Acolyte Elder</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>) Replaced <quote>Knight, or</quote> with <quote>Knight or</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect277">277</a>) Replaced <quote>humble-but-honest</quote> with <quote>humble but honest</quote> and <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect283">283</a>) Removed <quote>, or higher</quote> from <quote>Sun Lord, or higher</quote> since Sun Lord is the highest available rank in this book.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect284">284</a>) Replaced <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect286">286</a>) Replaced <quote>chasm of doom</quote> with <quote>Chasm of Doom</quote> and <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect287">287</a>) Replaced <quote>gold crowns</quote> with <quote>Gold Crowns</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect288">288</a>) Replaced <quote>Elder-magi</quote> with <quote>Elder Magi</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Replaced <quote>belt pouch</quote> with <quote>Belt Pouch</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>) Replaced <quote>backpack</quote> with <quote>Backpack</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>) Replaced <quote>spell</quote> with <quote>Spell</quote> and removed the quotation marks from <quote>Mind Charm</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect296">296</a>) Replaced <quote>ever-nearer</quote> with <quote>ever nearer</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect297">297</a>) Replaced <quote>tracking</quote> with <quote>Tracking</quote> and <quote>Guardian, or</quote> with <quote>Guardian or</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect306">306</a>) Replaced <quote>corvayl</quote> with <quote>Corvayl</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect307">307</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote> and <quote>north-easterly</quote> with <quote>northeasterly</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect308">308</a>) Replaced <quote>weapon</quote> with <quote>Weapon</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect309">309</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>jackals</quote> with <quote>Jackals</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect311">311</a>) Replaced <quote>arching</quote> with <quote>arcing</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>) Replaced <quote>king's</quote> with <quote>King's</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect316">316</a>) Replaced <quote>token</quote> with <quote>Token</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Replaced <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote>Guardian, or</quote> with <quote>Guardian or</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote>gulley</quote> with <quote>gully</quote> and <quote>Guardian, or</quote> with <quote>Guardian or</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect322">322</a>) Replaced <quote>acolyte Elder</quote> with <quote>Acolyte Elder</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect323">323</a>) Moved <quote>How can I help you, stranger?</quote> to the first paragraph and moved <quote>For an instant the look of suspicion returns to his beady eyes, then he sneers and says,</quote> to the third paragraph.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect324">324</a>) Replaced <quote>vortexi</quote> with <quote>Vortexi</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect325">325</a>) Replaced <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote> and <quote>ruins, by</quote> with <quote>ruins by</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect326">326</a>) Replaced <quote>Guardian, or</quote> with <quote>Guardian or</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect327">327</a>) Replaced <quote>stalagtites</quote> with <quote>stalactites</quote> and <quote>young teenage</quote> with <quote>young, teenage</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect329">329</a>) Replaced <quote>arrows</quote> with <quote>Arrows</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect330">330</a>) Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>arrows</quote> with <quote>Arrows</quote>, and <quote>quiver</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect334">334</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>automatons</quote> with <quote>Automatons</quote> and <quote>Kai Blast</quote> with <quote>Kai-blast</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect336">336</a>) Replaced <quote>corvayl</quote> with <quote>Corvayl</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect337">337</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect338">338</a>) Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>) Replaced <quote>T'as</quote> with <quote>&thinspace;'T'</quote> and <quote>black corvayl</quote> with <quote>Black Corvayl</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>) Replaced <quote>T'as been</quote> with <quote>&thinspace;'T'as been</quote> and <quote>black corvayl</quote> with <quote>Black Corvayl</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect341">341</a>) Replaced <quote>north-easterly</quote> with <quote>northeasterly</quote> and <quote>north-east</quote> with <quote>northeast</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect342">342</a>) Replaced <quote>indentify</quote> with <quote>identifies</quote> and <quote>acolyte of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolyte of Vashna</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect342">342</a>) Replaced <quote>gulley</quote> with <quote>gully</quote>, <quote>indentify</quote> with <quote>identifies</quote>, and <quote>acolyte of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolyte of Vashna</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect343">343</a>) Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced <quote>tree-tops</quote> with <quote>treetops</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect345">345</a>) Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote> and <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>jackal</quote> with <quote>Jackal</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect348">348</a>) Replaced <quote>invisibility</quote> with <quote>Invisibility</quote> and removed the quotation marks around <quote>Mind Charm</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect348">348</a>) Replaced <quote>invisibility</quote> with <quote>Invisibility</quote> and removed the quotation marks around <quote>Mind Charm</quote>. Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
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+ <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) The Discipline bonuses mentioned do not affect your permanent scores. If you have completed previous adventures, the Disciplines that you have mastered may still be beneficial. See the Grand Master Rules section of the <a href="&link.rh;">Rules Handbook</a> for details.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Note that this list is not identical to the one used in <cite><a href="&link.13tplor;">The Plague Lords of Ruel</a></cite>: this list is missing the Silver Bracers and Korlinium Scabbard. These items are restored to the list of permissible items from the Kai and Magnakai series again in <cite><a href="&link.17tdoi;">The Deathlord of Ixia</a></cite>. Presumably, therefore, it should be permissible to leave the Silver Bracers and Korlinium Scabbard in safekeeping at the monastery during the intervening books and retrieve them at the outset of <cite><a href="&link.17tdoi;">The Deathlord of Ixia</a></cite>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>) The rules of the books in the Magnakai series (6&endash;12) and the fact that the <quote>rank of Kai Grand Defender&ellips; means you are skilled in two&ellips; weapons</quote> imply that for each book that you complete of the Grand Master series (13&endash;20), you will gain mastery of an additional Kai weapon. E.g. if you complete <cite>The Plague Lords of Ruel</cite> and have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery at the beginning of the next book, you can choose an additional Weapon from the list to have Mastery of.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>) The <spell>Strength</spell> spell is, in practice, also used in armed combat contrary to what is indicated here.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Note this Scroll as a Special Item that doesn't take up any space on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>) This is the correct answer to the crystal dais grid in <a idref="sect164">Section 164</a>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect10">10</a>) This is the correct answer to Shamath's riddle in <a idref="sect189">Section 189</a>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect21">21</a>) If you have already spent all of your money, you have a choice: you may either give her an item of comparable or greater value, or you may simply disregard this cost.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) The originally published edition of this book instructed you to add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score. We believe that our alteration to specify restoration instead of addition is closer to the intent of the author. The original led to several questions. Would this additional score be a permanent increase of your maximum <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>? Permanent alterations of basic scores in the middle of an adventure are rare making this option unlikely. Nor does the context support this conclusion. Then would this addition only be for the duration of the combat similar to the bonus to <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>? This makes the bonus useless. If you were to complete the combat with fewer than 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points remaining and then removed the bonus after the combat was over, you would be just as dead as without the bonus. Another proposal was that you should remove the bonus from your score only if it leaves your score above the normal maximum after the combat. Although reasonable, this probably wasn't the intent of the author since he did not specify this procedure. We have opted for the simplest, most straightforward choice: that this is just a restorative effect.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect54">54</a>) There are strong indications that Arch Druid Cadak should be immune to both Mind Blast and Psi-surge but not Kai-surge. The Cener High Priest fought in <a href="&link.13tplor;">The Plague Lords of Ruel</a> Sections 156 and 212 is immune to these lesser psychic Disciplines, and <a idref="sect267">Section 267</a> of this book describes Arch Druid Cadak's inner mind as <quote>well-shielded</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect103">103</a>) The originally published edition of this book instructed you to add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score. We believe that our alteration to specify restoration instead of addition is closer to the intent of the author. The original led to several questions. Would this additional score be a permanent increase of your maximum <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>? Permanent alterations of basic scores in the middle of an adventure are rare making this option unlikely. Nor does the context support this conclusion. Then would this addition only be for the duration of the combat similar to the bonus to <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>? This makes the bonus useless. If you were to complete the combat with fewer than 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points remaining and then removed the bonus after the combat was over, you would be just as dead as without the bonus. Another proposal was that you should remove the bonus from your score only if it leaves your score above the normal maximum after the combat. Although reasonable, this probably wasn't the intent of the author since he did not specify this procedure. We have opted for the simplest, most straightforward choice: that this is just a restorative effect.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect110">110</a>) This is the correct answer to second sequence of numbers on the crystal dais grid in <a idref="sect235">Section 235</a>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) You may also eat a single Meal and only lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect118">118</a>) The originally published edition of this book instructed you to add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score. We believe that our alteration to specify restoration instead of addition is closer to the intent of the author. The original led to several questions. Would this additional score be a permanent increase of your maximum <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>? Permanent alterations of basic scores in the middle of an adventure are rare making this option unlikely. Nor does the context support this conclusion. Then would this addition only be for the duration of the combat similar to the bonus to <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>? This makes the bonus useless. If you were to complete the combat with fewer than 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points remaining and then removed the bonus after the combat was over, you would be just as dead as without the bonus. Another proposal was that you should remove the bonus from your score only if it leaves your score above the normal maximum after the combat. Although reasonable, this probably wasn't the intent of the author since he did not specify this procedure. We have opted for the simplest, most straightforward choice: that this is just a restorative effect.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect123">123</a>) There are strong indications that Arch Druid Cadak should be immune to both Mind Blast and Psi-surge but not Kai-surge. The Cener High Priest fought in <a href="&link.13tplor;">The Plague Lords of Ruel</a> Sections 156 and 212 is immune to these lesser psychic Disciplines, and <a idref="sect267">Section 267</a> of this book describes Arch Druid Cadak's inner mind as <quote>well-shielded</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect135">135</a>) There are strong indications that Arch Druid Cadak should be immune to both Mind Blast and Psi-surge but not Kai-surge. The Cener High Priest fought in <a href="&link.13tplor;">The Plague Lords of Ruel</a> Sections 156 and 212 is immune to these lesser psychic Disciplines, and <a idref="sect267">Section 267</a> of this book describes Arch Druid Cadak's inner mind as <quote>well-shielded</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect142">142</a>) The originally published edition of this book instructed you to add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score. We believe that our alteration to specify restoration instead of addition is closer to the intent of the author. The original led to several questions. Would this additional score be a permanent increase of your maximum <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>? Permanent alterations of basic scores in the middle of an adventure are rare making this option unlikely. Nor does the context support this conclusion. Then would this addition only be for the duration of the combat similar to the bonus to <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>? This makes the bonus useless. If you were to complete the combat with fewer than 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points remaining and then removed the bonus after the combat was over, you would be just as dead as without the bonus. Another proposal was that you should remove the bonus from your score only if it leaves your score above the normal maximum after the combat. Although reasonable, this probably wasn't the intent of the author since he did not specify this procedure. We have opted for the simplest, most straightforward choice: that this is just a restorative effect.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect143">143</a>) It is most likely that these Discipline bonuses are not intended to be cumulative.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>) It is most likely that these Discipline bonuses are not intended to be cumulative.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect164">164</a>) The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct. You have only one chance to guess at the correct answer. If you guess incorrectly, <a idref="sect235">turn immediately to 235</a>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>) The correct method for finding the solution of this riddle has eluded readers ever since <cite>The Legacy of Vashna</cite> was published (as befits a riddle posed by an immortal demoness). If you can find the correct solution, please <a href="&link.staff.contact;">contact</a> the Project Aon volunteers. The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct. You have only one chance to guess at the correct answer. If you guess incorrectly, <a idref="sect216">turn immediately to 216</a>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect229">229</a>) Since this attack is described as a <quote>Kai-blast</quote>, you should deduct 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points from your current score.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect229">229</a>) The originally published edition of this book instructed you to add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score. We believe that our alteration to specify restoration instead of addition is closer to the intent of the author. The original led to several questions. Would this additional score be a permanent increase of your maximum <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>? Permanent alterations of basic scores in the middle of an adventure are rare making this option unlikely. Nor does the context support this conclusion. Then would this addition only be for the duration of the combat similar to the bonus to <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>? This makes the bonus useless. If you were to complete the combat with fewer than 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points remaining and then removed the bonus after the combat was over, you would be just as dead as without the bonus. Another proposal was that you should remove the bonus from your score only if it leaves your score above the normal maximum after the combat. Although reasonable, this probably wasn't the intent of the author since he did not specify this procedure. We have opted for the simplest, most straightforward choice: that this is just a restorative effect.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect235">235</a>) The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct. You have only one chance to guess at the correct answer. If you guess incorrectly, <a idref="sect141">turn immediately to 141</a>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect267">267</a>) There are strong indications that Arch Druid Cadak should be immune to both Mind Blast and Psi-surge but not Kai-surge. The Cener High Priest fought in <a href="&link.13tplor;">The Plague Lords of Ruel</a> Sections 156 and 212 is immune to these lesser psychic Disciplines, and this Section describes Arch Druid Cadak's inner mind as <quote>well-shielded</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>) There is no indication whether or not the extra meals that you gather as you ride should also have a curative effect. If you decide that they do, record each on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as <quote>Meal +3 <typ class="attribute">EP</typ></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect332">332</a>) If you have already spent all of your money, you have a choice: you may either give her an item of comparable or greater value, or you may simply disregard this cost.</p>
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<li>Illustration XIX (<a idref="sect327">Section 327</a>)</li>
<li>Illustration XX (<a idref="sect345">Section 345</a>)</li>
- <li><a idref="action">Action Chart</a></li>
<li><a idref="map">The Maakengorge & Surrounding Territories</a></li>
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+ <li><a idref="sect8">8</a>, <a idref="sect339">339</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect12">12</a>, <a idref="sect279">279</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect53">53</a>, <a idref="sect220">220</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect62">62</a>, <a idref="sect332">332</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect6">6</a>, <a idref="sect63">63</a>, <a idref="sect94">94</a>, <a idref="sect110">110</a>, <a idref="sect157">157</a>, <a idref="sect162">162</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect87">87</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect105">105</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect133">133</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect137">137</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect164">164</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect188">188</a>, <a idref="sect247">247</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect194">194</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect218">218</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect235">235</a></li>
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