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<title>The Forbidden City</title>
<creator class="short">Ian Page and Joe Dever</creator>
- <creator class="medium">Ian Page<!-- WOLM: we are still waiting... <br />Illustrated by Paul Bonner --><br />Edited by Joe Dever</creator>
+ <creator class="medium">
+ <line>Ian Page</line>
+ <line>Illustrated by Paul Bonner</line>
+ <line>Edited by Joe Dever</line>
+ </creator>
<creator class="long">
&inclusion.ian.page.bio.gs;
&inclusion.joe.dever.bio.gs;
+ &inclusion.paul.bonner.bio.gs;
</creator>
<publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
- <date class="publication"><year>2004</year><month>6</month><day>20</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2007</year><month>8</month><day>31</day></date>
<description class="blurb">
- <p>You are the Wizard Grey Star. Your quest is to retrieve the legendary Moonstone and with its power throw down the evil Wytch-king. You must find the Shadow Gate&emdash;doorway to the magic realm where it lies hidden. When the moon is full, the Shadow Gate appears&emdash;in Desolation Valley beyond the Mountains of Morn, where you must dare <!--ERRTAG-RE-6558--><strong>The Forbidden City</strong><!--/ERRTAG-RE-6558-->.</p>
- <p>The Wytch-king will try to track you down. His slaves will dog your every step&emdash;the cruel warriors of Shadaki, the phantom spirit of the Deathgaunt and the dark horror of the demon <!--ERRTAG-RE-6876-->Kleasá<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6876-->. Only your <!--ERRTAG-RE-6952-->Magical Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6952--> and the might of your Wizard's Staff can protect you in a terrifying adventure of madness, magic and menace!</p>
+ <p>You are the Wizard Grey Star. Your quest is to retrieve the legendary Moonstone and with its power throw down the evil Wytch-king. You must find the Shadow Gate<ch.emdash/>doorway to the magic realm where it lies hidden. When the moon is full, the Shadow Gate appears<ch.emdash/>in Desolation Valley beyond the Mountains of Morn, where you must dare <!--ERRTAG-RE-6558--><strong>The Forbidden City</strong><!--/ERRTAG-RE-6558-->.</p>
+ <p>The Wytch-king will try to track you down. His slaves will dog your every step<ch.emdash/>the cruel warriors of Shadaki, the phantom spirit of the Deathgaunt and the dark horror of the demon <!--ERRTAG-RE-6876-->Kleas<ch.aacute/><!--/ERRTAG-RE-6876-->. Only your <!--ERRTAG-RE-6952-->Magical Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6952--> and the might of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff can protect you in a terrifying adventure of madness, magic, and menace!</p>
<p><!--ERRTAG-RE-7203--><cite>The World of Lone Wolf</cite><!--/ERRTAG-RE-7203--> is an exciting adventure series in which you are the hero, you make the decisions, and you fight the combats using the unique systems included in the book.</p>
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<p>Internet Edition published by <a href="&link.project.website;">Project Aon</a>. This edition is intended to reflect the complete text of the original version. Where we have made minor corrections, they will be noted in the <a idref="errata">Errata</a>.</p>
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- <rights class="copyrights">Concept copyright © 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk. <br />Text copyright © 1985 Ian Page.</rights>
+ <rights class="copyrights">
+ <line>Concept copyright <ch.copy/> 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk. </line>
+ <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1985 Ian Page.</line>
+ <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1985 Paul Bonner.</line>
+ </rights>
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- <p>Concept copyright © 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.<br />Text copyright © 1985 Ian Page.<br />Distribution of this Internet Edition is restricted under the terms of the <a idref="license">Project Aon License</a>.</p>
+ <p>
+ <line>Concept copyright <ch.copy/> 1985 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</line>
+ <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1985 Ian Page.</line>
+ <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1985 Paul Bonner.</line>
+ <line>Distribution of this Internet Edition is restricted under the terms of the <a idref="license">Project Aon License</a>.</line>
+ </p>
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<dt>Transcription</dt>
<dd>Ryan Cross</dd>
+ <dt>Illustration Transcription</dt>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>XML</dt>
- <dd>Jonathan Blake<br />Jeff Dougan <br />Thomas Wolmer</dd>
- <dt>Alternate Illustrations</dt>
- <dd>JC Alvarez (action charts)<br />Jonathan Blake (extramatter charts and tables)<br />Christopher Lundgren (map and small illustrations)</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Jeff Dougan </line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne</line>
+ <line>Thomas Wolmer</line>
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Replacement Illustrations</dt>
+ <dd>
+ <line>JC Alvarez (action charts)</line>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake (extramatter charts and tables)</line>
+ <line>Christopher Lundgren (map and small illustrations)</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Proofreading</dt>
<dd>Simon Osborne</dd>
<dt>Editing</dt>
- <dd>David Davis<br />Ingo Klöcker<br />Simon Osborne</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>David Davis</line>
+ <line>Ingo Kl<ch.ouml/>cker</line>
+ <line>LeRoy McSwain</line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne</line>
+ </dd>
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- <dd>Jonathan Blake<br />Ingo Klöcker</dd> -->
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Ingo Kl<ch.ouml/>cker</line>
+ </dd> -->
<dt>Coordination</dt>
- <dd>Jonathan Blake<br />Thomas Wolmer</dd>
- <!-- <dt>Special Thanks</dt>
- <dd />-->
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Thomas Wolmer</line>
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Special Thanks</dt>
+ <dd>Marc Cassel, Thomas Frost, Kayvohn Kazemi, Michael Kelly, and David Ratliff</dd>
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- <p>Ancient days they were when first the Shianti set foot upon the land that men call Magnamund. Long had they journeyed through the void, homeless wanderers in search of a pace to call their own. And so it was that when the Shianti first looked upon the face of the land, their hearts were raised in wonder. They saw a world of nameless mountains, untamed forests and lands both wild and free. Here they chose to cease their wanderings and to devote themselves to the study and appreciation of this new-found land.</p>
+ <p>Ancient days they were when first the Shianti set foot upon the land that men call Magnamund. Long had they journeyed through the void, homeless wanderers in search of a pace to call their own. And so it was that when the Shianti first looked upon the face of the land, their hearts were raised in wonder. They saw a world of nameless mountains, untamed forests, and lands both wild and free. Here they chose to cease their wanderings and to devote themselves to the study and appreciation of this newfound land.</p>
<p>To the delight of the Shianti, the race of man first emerged at this time and they watched his early struggle towards civilization with eager concern. Like gods, the Shianti seemed to the minds of primitive men. Tall and proud, shining with a radiance that spoke of magic and arcane mystery, the Shianti moved among them and with their powers of wizardry, aided man in his development.</p>
- <p>As the centuries passed, man fell to worship of the magical Shianti and the power of these wizards grew even stronger. With hungry hearts they sought to unlock the mysteries of knowledge, sending their minds into other planes of existence and strange worlds beyond the sphere of the material plane. Their foresight was now unmatched and the power of their thought was mighty indeed. It was at this time that they created the Moonstone. Woven of the very fabric of the astral plane of Daziarn, this translucent gem was the greatest achievement of Shianti wisdom. It was the binding force of all Shianti magic, containing the combined might of all their <!--ERRTAG-RE-7887-->wizardry<!--/ERRTAG-RE-7887-->, the sum of all their knowledge. The Golden Age of the Shianti had come and the Moonstone was the instrument of their dominion throughout all Magnamund. Man stood as little more than a shadow, blinded by the shining white light of Shianti glory. But, in creating the Moonstone, the unwritten laws of nature had been transgressed. For the Moonstone, like the Shianti themselves, was something outside of man's own world; it defied the natural order laid down by the creators of the Earth and disrupted the balance that the gods had designed.</p>
+ <p>As the centuries passed, man fell to worship of the magical Shianti and the power of these wizards grew even stronger. With hungry hearts they sought to unlock the mysteries of knowledge, sending their minds into other planes of existence and strange worlds beyond the sphere of the material plane. Their foresight was now unmatched and the power of their thought was mighty indeed. It was at this time that they created the Moonstone. Woven of the very fabric of the astral plane of Daziarn, this translucent gem was the greatest achievement of Shianti wisdom. It was the binding force of all Shianti magic, containing the combined might of all their <!--ERRTAG-RE-7887-->wizardry<!--/ERRTAG-RE-7887-->, the sum of all their knowledge. The Golden Age of the Shianti had come and the Moonstone was the instrument of their dominion throughout all Magnamund. Man stood as little more than a shadow, blinded by the shining white light of Shianti glory. But, in creating the Moonstone, the unwritten laws of nature had been transgressed. For the Moonstone, like the Shianti themselves, was something outside of man<ch.apos/>s own world; it defied the natural order laid down by the creators of Magnamund and disrupted the balance that the gods had designed.</p>
<p>The Goddess Ishir, High Priestess of the Moon and mother of all men, showed herself to the Shianti and spoke to them of the destiny of man: <quote>The children of this world must claim their inheritance. Their time has come and they must learn to stand alone. They are lost in their worship of you and the day draws ever nearer when they will covet the power of the Moonstone.</quote></p>
<p>And the Shianti said: <quote>Forgive us, Great Goddess, for we intended no harm. We love mankind even as you do. We have sought to do good and protect your children from harm.</quote></p>
<p>But Ishir replied, <quote>Of this there can be no doubt, but this world is not your realm. Man must be free to pursue his destiny alone, and you must leave, for you trespass on his domain.</quote></p>
- <p>The Shianti were filled with sorrow. They feared a return to the void and to their lonely wandering, and pleaded with Ishir that she might allow them to remain. Ishir was filled with pity for them. She spoke again, saying, <quote>If you are to remain, you must obey my command. You must take a vow never to interfere with mankind's fate. As a token of good faith you must lay aside the Moonstone, and return it to the plane where it belongs.</quote></p>
- <p>Solemnly, the Shianti agreed. The vow was sworn before Ishir, and the Moonstone was returned to the Daziarn. The Shianti then moved south to the Isle of Lorn. They encircled their new home with a web of enchantments, magical mists and mage winds to prevent man from ever finding their place of refuge in the Sea of Dreams. Knowledge of the Shianti faded with time, save in southern Magnamund where it became enshrined in legend, and the worship of them endured. Priests of the Shianti religion preserved their teachings and patiently awaited the day when the <quote>ancient ones</quote> would return, bringing with them lasting peace and the blessing of a new golden age.</p>
+ <p>The Shianti were filled with sorrow. They feared a return to the void and to their lonely wandering, and pleaded with Ishir that she might allow them to remain. Ishir was filled with pity for them. She spoke again, saying, <quote>If you are to remain, you must obey my command. You must take a vow never to interfere with mankind<ch.apos/>s fate. As a token of good faith you must lay aside the Moonstone, and return it to the plane where it belongs.</quote></p>
+ <p>Solemnly, the Shianti agreed. The vow was sworn before Ishir, and the Moonstone was returned to the Daziarn. The Shianti then moved south to the Isle of Lorn. They encircled their new home with a web of enchantments, magical mists, and mage winds to prevent man from ever finding their place of refuge in the Sea of Dreams. Knowledge of the Shianti faded with time, save in southern Magnamund where it became enshrined in legend, and the worship of them endured. Priests of the Shianti religion preserved their teachings and patiently awaited the day when the <quote>ancient ones</quote> would return, bringing with them lasting peace and the blessing of a new golden age.</p>
<p>Two thousand years strode by and man advanced as Ishir had foretold. He built great cities and cultivated the land; his kingdoms rose and fell; he made war and loved and laughed and became master of his fate. But a new power was emerging in the province of Shadaki. There Shasarak the evil Wytch-king ruled. The black necromancer commanded an army of brutal soldiers and had a devoted following of men who upheld his religion of demonic worship and sacrificial rites. Devotees of the Shianti and other religious cults were persecuted in a merciless purge. Ruthlessly, the Wytch-king destroyed all his opponents and began a terrible war with the peoples of the neighbouring provinces. From the ruins of war Shasarak shaped the Shadakine Empire, subjugating whole nations to his evil rule. As the provinces fell to his might, the Shianti looked on helplessly, bound by their vow to the Goddess Ishir never to interfere in the affairs of man.</p>
<p>On the night of the crowning of Shasarak as Overlord of the Shadakine Empire, a great storm broke upon the Sea of Dreams, a storm that raged with unnatural intensity. Lashed by wind and rain, illuminated by wild lightning, the waters heaved and danced in fury to the thundering music of the storm, unchecked by even the enchantments of the Shianti. When finally the tempest died, the Shianti looked out in amazement on the shattered hull of a ship drifting towards their shore. Never before had this occurred, for the enchantments and mage winds had kept them secure from the curiosity of man by forcing him to sail close to his own land.</p>
- <p>The Shianti went quickly to the ruined ship where they found only one survivor&emdash;a baby. They perceived the sudden arrival of this human child as a sign of great portent, and they conceived a plan by which they might lawfully aid mankind. They named the orphan child Grey Star, because a star is the symbol of hope in the Shianti faith, and because of the silver streak in the child's jet-black hair. In the shadow of the wrath of the Goddess Ishir, they raised the child as one of their own and taught him their secrets. Diligently they set about their instruction, for their aim was to provide a saviour for mankind. Armed with the might of Shianti wizardry and wisdom, their hope was to create an adversary equal in power to the evil Wytch-king of Shadaki, for they realized that only with the death of Shasarak would man once more be free to determine his destiny.</p>
+ <p>The Shianti went quickly to the ruined ship where they found only one survivor<ch.emdash/>a baby. They perceived the sudden arrival of this human child as a sign of great portent, and they conceived a plan by which they might lawfully aid mankind. They named the orphan child Grey Star, because a star is the symbol of hope in the Shianti faith, and because of the silver streak in the child<ch.apos/>s jet-black hair. In the shadow of the wrath of the Goddess Ishir, they raised the child as one of their own and taught him their secrets. Diligently they set about their instruction, for their aim was to provide a saviour for mankind. Armed with the might of Shianti wizardry and wisdom, their hope was to create an adversary equal in power to the evil Wytch-king of Shadaki, for they realized that only with the death of Shasarak would man once more be free to determine his destiny.</p>
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<meta>
- <title>The Story So Far&ellips;</title>
+ <title>The Story So Far<ch.ellips/></title>
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- <p>You are Grey Star, trained in the ancient lore of a Shianti Wizard. For sixteen years you dwelt in safety on the Isle of Loin, the hidden realm of the magical Shianti race, until Acarya, High Wizard of the Shianti sent you upon a dangerous quest to save your own people, the race of man, from Shasarak, the tyrannical Wytch-king of Shadaki. Held by their ancient vow to the goddess Ishir, the Shianti are unable to leave their island and come to the aid of man themselves. As a human, no such promise prohibits you from leaving the island and you have been sent to recover the Moonstone and use its power to throw down the Wytch-king.</p>
- <p>The Moonstone, an artefact possessing the combined force of all Shianti power, is hidden on the Daziarn plane, which can only be entered by finding one of its portals. You seek the Shadow Gate, but it never remains in one place for longer than a day and is invisible to human sight. For this reason you began to search for the <quote>Lost Tribe of Lara,</quote> a race of magical, but primitive creatures called the Kundi. They possess the gift of Astral Vision, enabling them to see magic portals and gateways to other planes and dimensions. Once, the Kundi inhabited the forests of the Mountains of Lara. When Shasarak's Shadakine army first invaded the free provinces of the south, they came by way of the Mountains of Lara, through the Morn Pass. The Shadakine armies were constantly ambushed and delayed by the Kundi as they made their way south, and the Kundi always eluded them, disappearing into the dense forest before the Shadakine could retaliate. Finally, in desperation, the Wytch-king burnt down the mountain's forests and the Kundi were forced to flee from his wrath and disappeared. Only the vision and the guidance of a Kundi man will enable you to enter the Daziarn plane and find the Moonstone, and less than a month ago you began your search.</p>
+ <p>You are Grey Star, trained in the ancient lore of a Shianti Wizard. For sixteen years you dwelt in safety on the Isle of Lorn, the hidden realm of the magical Shianti race, until Acarya, High Wizard of the Shianti sent you upon a dangerous quest to save your own people, the race of man, from Shasarak, the tyrannical Wytch-king of Shadaki. Held by their ancient vow to the goddess Ishir, the Shianti are unable to leave their island and come to the aid of man themselves. As a human, no such promise prohibits you from leaving the island and you have been sent to recover the Moonstone and use its power to throw down the Wytch-king.</p>
+ <p>The Moonstone, an artefact possessing the combined force of all Shianti power, is hidden on the Daziarn plane, which can only be entered by finding one of its portals. You seek the Shadow Gate, but it never remains in one place for longer than a day and is invisible to human sight. For this reason you began to search for the <quote>Lost Tribe of Lara,</quote> a race of magical, but primitive creatures called the Kundi. They possess the gift of Astral Vision, enabling them to see magic portals and gateways to other planes and dimensions. Once, the Kundi inhabited the forests of the Mountains of Lara. When Shasarak<ch.apos/>s Shadakine army first invaded the free provinces of the south, they came by way of the Mountains of Lara, through the Morn Pass. The Shadakine armies were constantly ambushed and delayed by the Kundi as they made their way south, and the Kundi always eluded them, disappearing into the dense forest before the Shadakine could retaliate. Finally, in desperation, the Wytch-king burnt down the mountain<ch.apos/>s forests and the Kundi were forced to flee from his wrath and disappeared. Only the vision and the guidance of a Kundi man will enable you to enter the Daziarn plane and find the Moonstone, and less than a month ago you began your search.</p>
<p>Voyaging across the Sea of Dreams, you came first to the city of Suhn, the largest port in the Shadakine Empire. There you befriended a cheerful merchant named Shan Li, a widely travelled man with a wry sense of humour. Your questions about the Lost Tribe, enemies of the Shadakine Empire, aroused much suspicion. You were taken to the dungeons of the House of Correction, the Shadakine prison of Suhn and subjected to the truthsay of Mother Magri, Shadakine Wytch and Law-giver. With the power of the Kazim Stone, she attempted to read your mind, but you were able to preserve the secret of your quest.</p>
- <p>It was with the help of Tanith, a young, beautiful girl, learning the ways of wytchcraft in the service of Mother Magri, that you made your escape from the House of Correction. Her courage and intelligence were invaluable as you escaped the pursuit of the Shadakine. With Shan as your guide you eventually turned south and headed toward the region known as the Azanam, for it seemed likely that the Lost Tribe might be found there. But the vengeance of Mother Magri was not so easily avoided. Using the power of the Kazim Stone, she summoned a Kleasá, a demon shadow that feeds upon the soul and will of others, since it has no soul of its own. Neither your Magical Powers, nor the might of your Wizard's Staff seemed able to defeat the Kleasá and it had almost destroyed you when Tanith cast a spell and called the demon against her. She was totally consumed by the Kleasá and both disappeared in flame. Her brave sacrifice saved your life.</p>
+ <p>It was with the help of Tanith, a young, beautiful girl, learning the ways of wytchcraft in the service of Mother Magri, that you made your escape from the House of Correction. Her courage and intelligence were invaluable as you escaped the pursuit of the Shadakine. With Shan as your guide you eventually turned south and headed toward the region known as the Azanam, for it seemed likely that the Lost Tribe might be found there. But the vengeance of Mother Magri was not so easily avoided. Using the power of the Kazim Stone, she summoned a Kleas<ch.aacute/>, a demon shadow that feeds upon the soul and will of others, since it has no soul of its own. Neither your Magical Powers, nor the might of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff seemed able to defeat the Kleas<ch.aacute/> and it had almost destroyed you when Tanith cast a spell and called the demon against her. She was totally consumed by the Kleas<ch.aacute/> and both disappeared in flame. Her brave sacrifice saved your life.</p>
<p>With a heavy heart, you and Shan continued south, entering the arid desert of the Azagad Gorge. Here, Shan fell, poisoned and consumed by a Quoku, the flying amphibian indigenous to those parts. After a desperate chase through the tunnels of a Cave Mantiz nest (giant insects that lair within the cliff) you eventually reached the jungles of the Azanam, and there, high in their towering treetop home, you found the Lost Tribe of Lara. But your arrival was met with great suspicion: the Kundi did not believe that you had been sent by the Shianti. In the house of Okosa, the Kundi King, Urik the wise, their strange, eccentric shaman and elder of their tribe, challenged you to prove you were truly sent by the Shianti by answering a strange riddle:</p>
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- <p><quote>Wise Shianti and Kundi man<!--ERRTAG-AD-21154-->,<!--/ERRTAG-AD-21154-->
- <br />Look eye to eye in tree,
- <br />Shianti man see Kundi man,
- <br />But what does Kundi see?</quote></p>
+ <p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>Wise Shianti and Kundi man<!--ERRTAG-AD-21154-->,<!--/ERRTAG-AD-21154--></line>
+ <line>Look eye to eye in tree,</line>
+ <line>Shianti man see Kundi man,</line>
+ <line>But what does Kundi see?<ch.rsquot/></line>
+ </p>
</blockquote>
<p>To discover the answer to the riddle and to continue your search for the Moonstone and the Shadow Gate that leads there, turn to <a idref="sect1"><!--ERRTAG-RE-21566-->Section 1<!--/ERRTAG-RE-21566--></a>.</p>
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<footnote id="gamerulz-1-foot" idref="gamerulz-1">
- <p>If you have completed <cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite>, your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score will be zero before you begin this book. It doesn
't seem fair to start this book with only 10 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, so you may choose to create a new <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score by choosing a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and adding 20. You may also choose to add the 10 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point bonus to this new score.</p>
+ <p>If you have completed <cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite>, your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score will be zero before you begin this book. It doesn
<ch.apos/>t seem fair to start this book with only 10 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, so you may choose to create a new <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score by choosing a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and adding 20. You may also choose to add the 10 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point bonus to this new score.</p>
<p>Alternatively, you may wish to use your original <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score from the beginning of <cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite>, and add 10 bonus points to this.</p>
</footnote>
<footnote id="gamerulz-2-foot" idref="gamerulz-2"><p>If you choose Alchemy as your new Magical Power, you also receive a Herb Pouch with contents, as detailed in the <a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a> section.</p></footnote>
- <footnote id="gamerulz-3-foot" idref="gamerulz-3"><p>It is possible for your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> to fall below zero. For example, if you are the victim of an attack that drains your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>, your score may be forced below zero. If your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> falls to zero or below, you will not be able to cast spells or use your Wizard's Staff until your score is again above zero.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="gamerulz-4-foot" idref="gamerulz-4"><p>There are sections of this book that describe how you use a Magical Power and how many <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you spend, without giving you a choice and without taking into account that you may not have the required number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points left. You may choose to simply subtract the specified number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. This may leave you with a negative <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score, or if it was already negative, it will make your score become even more negative.</p>
+ <p>Alternatively, you may may wish to use a method given in <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw" section="sect175">Section 175</bookref> of <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw"><cite>War of the Wizards</cite></bookref>, which contains one such case of mandated use of magic: If you do not have enough <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, then you use <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points at a rate of 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points for every 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point you lack (i.e. 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points = 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point). If your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score falls to zero or below, you are dead and the adventure is over.</p>
+ <p>Note that you may never <em>choose</em> to use a Magical Power or your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff if you do not have sufficient <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. This method also cannot be used in cases where you lose <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points for a reason other than using magic, for instance as a result of mental or magical attacks. In these cases, you may end up with a negative <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="gamerulz-3-foot" idref="gamerulz-3"><p>It is possible for your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> to fall below zero. For example, if you are the victim of an attack that drains your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>, your score may be forced below zero. If your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> falls to zero or below, you will not be able to cast spells or use the magical properties of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff until your score is again above zero. You can still use your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff in combat as a normal weapon, but you must deduct 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p></footnote>
</footnotes>
<data>
- <p>If you have already completed <
a href="&link.01gstw;"><!--ERRTAG-RE-22045--><cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite><!--/ERRTAG-RE-22045--></a> (<a href="&link.01gstw;">Book 1</a> of the World of Lone Wolf series), you already have your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>, <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points and your <!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355-->s. In the course of your adventure your powers of wizardry have grown and so you may add 10 to your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> total<a id="gamerulz-1" idref="gamerulz-1-foot" class="footnote" /> and choose one more <a idref="powers"><!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355--></a><a id="gamerulz-2" idref="gamerulz-2-foot" class="footnote" />. All weapons and Special Items that you held at the end of <a href="&link.01gstw;">Book 1</a> should be entered on a fresh <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. You are now ready to begin this adventure.</p>
- <p>If this is your first adventure, read on&ellips;</p>
+ <p>If you have already completed <
bookref series="gs" book="01gstw"><!--ERRTAG-RE-22045--><cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite><!--/ERRTAG-RE-22045--></bookref> (<bookref series="gs" book="01gstw">Book 1</bookref> of the World of Lone Wolf series), you already have your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>, <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points and your <!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355-->s. In the course of your adventure your powers of wizardry have grown and so you may add 10 to your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> total<a id="gamerulz-1" idref="gamerulz-1-foot" class="footnote" /> and choose one more <a idref="powers"><!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355--></a><a id="gamerulz-2" idref="gamerulz-2-foot" class="footnote" />. All weapons and Special Items that you held at the end of <bookref series="gs" book="01gstw">Book 1</bookref> should be entered on a fresh <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. You are now ready to begin this adventure.</p>
+ <p>If this is your first adventure, read on<ch.ellips/></p>
<p>To keep a record of your adventure, use the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
- <p>Before you set off on your adventure, you must discover how well your Shianti masters have prepared you for your quest by determining your fighting prowess
&emdash;<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>&emdash;your state of mind&emdash;<typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>&emdash;and your physical stamina&emdash;<typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. To do this take a pencil and, with eyes closed, point with the blunt end of it on to the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you pick 0 it counts as zero.</p>
+ <p>Before you set off on your adventure, you must discover how well your Shianti masters have prepared you for your quest by determining your fighting prowess
<ch.emdash/><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ><ch.emdash/>your state of mind<ch.emdash/><typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ><ch.emdash/>and your physical stamina<ch.emdash/><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. To do this take a pencil and, with eyes closed, point with the blunt end of it on to the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you pick 0 it counts as zero.</p>
<p>The first number that you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> in this way represents your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. Add 10 to the number you picked and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (e.g., if your pencil fell on the number 4 in the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would write in a <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of 14.) When you fight, your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> will be pitted against that of your enemy. A high score in this section is therefore very desirable.</p>
- <p>The second number that you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> represents your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>. Add 20 to this number and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (e.g., if your pencil fell on the number 6 in the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would have a <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> of 26). If you decide to use a spell or utilize the power of your Wizard
's Staff, then you will lose <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. If at any time your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> falls to zero, you may not use any of your spells or your Wizard's Staff.<a id="gamerulz-3" idref="gamerulz-3-foot" class="footnote"/> Lost <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points can be regained during the course of the adventure, and it is possible for your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points to rise above the total with which you start your adventure.</p>
- <p>The third number that you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> represents your powers of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. Add 20 to this number and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (e.g., if your pencil fell on the number 6 on the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would have 26 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). If you are wounded in combat, you will lose <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. If at any time your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points fall to zero, you are dead and the adventure is over. Lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points can be regained during the course of the adventure but can never rise above the number with which you start your adventure.</p>
+ <p>The second number that you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> represents your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>. Add 20 to this number and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (e.g., if your pencil fell on the number 6 in the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would have a <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> of 26). If you decide to use a spell or utilize the power of your Wizard
<ch.apos/>s Staff, then you will lose <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. If at any time your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> falls to zero or below, you may not use any of your spells<a id="gamerulz-4" idref="gamerulz-4-foot" class="footnote" /> or your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff.<a id="gamerulz-3" idref="gamerulz-3-foot" class="footnote"/> Lost <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points can be regained during the course of the adventure, and it is possible for your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points to rise above the total with which you start your adventure.</p>
+ <p>The third number that you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> represents your powers of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. Add 20 to this number and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (e.g., if your pencil fell on the number 6 on the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would have 26 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). If you are wounded in combat, you will lose <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. If at any time your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points fall to zero or below, you are dead and the adventure is over. Lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points can be regained during the course of the adventure but can never rise above the number with which you start your adventure.</p>
<section class="frontmatter-separate" id="powers">
<meta>
<link class="next" idref="equipmnt" />
</meta>
- <data>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="powers-1-foot" idref="powers-1"><p>If your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> falls to zero or below, you will not be able to use the magical properties of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff until your score is again above zero. You can still use your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff in combat as a normal weapon, but you must deduct 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p></footnote>
+ </footnotes>
- <p>When you start your adventure, your education in the ways of wizardry is incomplete. You have mastered only <em>five</em> of the seven <!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355-->s that the Shianti call the <typ class="ital"><!--ERRTAG-RA-23432-->Lesser Magicks<!--/ERRTAG-RA-23432--></typ>. The choice of which <!--ERRTAG-RA-24762-->five Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RA-24762--> these are, is up to you. All of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-23432-->Lesser Magicks<!--/ERRTAG-RA-23432--> will be of use to you at some point on your quest, so choose them with care. Your survival may depend on the correct use of a <!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355--> at the right time.</p>
+ <data>
+ <p>When you start your adventure, your education in the ways of wizardry is incomplete. You have mastered only <em>five</em> of the seven <!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355-->s that the Shianti call the <typ class="ital"><!--ERRTAG-RA-23432-->Lesser Magicks<!--/ERRTAG-RA-23432--></typ>. The choice of which <!--ERRTAG-RA-24762-->five Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RA-24762--> these are is up to you. All of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-23432-->Lesser Magicks<!--/ERRTAG-RA-23432--> will be of use to you at some point on your quest, so choose them with care. Your survival may depend on the correct use of a <!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355--> at the right time.</p>
<p>The seven <!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355-->s available to you are listed below. When you have chosen your <!--ERRTAG-RA-24762-->five Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RA-24762-->, enter them in the <!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355-->s section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<section class="frontmatter" id="sorcery">
<meta><title>Sorcery</title></meta>
<data>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="sorcery.gif" width="386" height="122" mime-type="image/gif" />
+ </illustration>
+
<illustration class="accent" id="sorcery-ill">
<meta>
<creator>Christopher Lundgren</creator>
<meta><title>Enchantment</title></meta>
<data>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="enchant.gif" width="386" height="130" mime-type="image/gif" />
+ </illustration>
+
<illustration class="accent" id="enchant-ill">
<meta>
<creator>Christopher Lundgren</creator>
<instance class="html" src="enchant.gif" width="112" height="141" />
</illustration>
- <p><a idref="enchant-ill" class="accent-illustration" />The <!--ERRTAG-RA-25836-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-25836--> of Enchantment enables a wizard to charm or beguile other creatures, and create illusions in the minds of others. He will be able to extract information from others, place thoughts and compulsions into another's mind or cause them to believe that imaginary events are actually taking place. Some magical or highly intelligent beings may be immune to the powers of Enchantment.</p>
+ <p><a idref="enchant-ill" class="accent-illustration" />The <!--ERRTAG-RA-25836-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-25836--> of Enchantment enables a wizard to charm or beguile other creatures, and create illusions in the minds of others. He will be able to extract information from others, place thoughts and compulsions into another<ch.apos/>s mind or cause them to believe that imaginary events are actually taking place. Some magical or highly intelligent beings may be immune to the powers of Enchantment.</p>
<p>If you choose this <!--ERRTAG-RA-25836-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-25836-->, write <quote>Enchantment</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>Elementalism</title></meta>
<data>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="elementl.gif" width="386" height="118" mime-type="image/gif" />
+ </illustration>
+
<illustration class="accent" id="elementl-ill">
<meta>
<creator>Christopher Lundgren</creator>
<meta><title>Alchemy</title></meta>
<data>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="alchemy.gif" width="386" height="121" mime-type="image/gif" />
+ </illustration>
+
<illustration class="accent" id="alchemy-ill">
<meta>
<creator>Christopher Lundgren</creator>
<meta><title>Prophecy</title></meta>
<data>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="prophecy.gif" width="386" height="123" mime-type="image/gif" />
+ </illustration>
+
<illustration class="accent" id="prophecy-ill">
<meta>
<creator>Christopher Lundgren</creator>
<meta><title>Psychomancy</title></meta>
<data>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="psycmncy.gif" width="386" height="126" mime-type="image/gif" />
+ </illustration>
+
<illustration class="accent" id="psycmncy-ill">
<meta>
<creator>Christopher Lundgren</creator>
<meta><title>Evocation</title></meta>
<data>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="evcation.gif" width="386" height="131" mime-type="image/gif" />
+ </illustration>
+
<illustration class="accent" id="evcation-ill">
<meta>
<creator>Christopher Lundgren</creator>
<instance class="html" src="evcation.gif" width="112" height="141" />
</illustration>
- <p><a idref="evcation-ill" class="accent-illustration" />Mastery of this <!--ERRTAG-RA-25836-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-25836--> permits contact with the spirit realm. A wizard wishing to speak with the dead, or to call up a form from the spirit world, must draw a magic pentacle and enter a trance, when the use of the correct spell-chant will reach out to the Spiritual Plane. Standing within the protection of a magic pentacle, a wizard may consider himself to be relatively safe from harm. If he wishes to speak with a corpse, especially one whose former life was good and righteous, then a wizard can expect help and advice. However, contact with those whose former lives were evil or selfish can be a perilous, and often fatal, experience. Evil spirits are reluctant to return to the realm of the dead and may try to trick a wizard into freeing them into the world of the living. All spirits, good and evil, will require some service of the wizard in return for their aid. Any failure to perform this task, however difficult may result in the wizard losing his life.</p>
+ <p><a idref="evcation-ill" class="accent-illustration" />Mastery of this <!--ERRTAG-RA-25836-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-25836--> permits contact with the spirit realm. A wizard wishing to speak with the dead, or to call up a form from the spirit world, must draw a magic pentacle and enter a trance, when the use of the correct spell-chant will reach out to the Spiritual Plane. Standing within the protection of a magic pentacle, a wizard may consider himself to be relatively safe from harm. If he wishes to speak with a corpse, especially one whose former life was good and righteous, then a wizard can expect help and advice. However, contact with those whose former lives were evil or selfish can be a perilous, and often fatal, experience. Evil spirits are reluctant to return to the realm of the dead and may try to trick a wizard into freeing them into the world of the living. All spirits, good and evil, will require some service of the wizard in return for their aid. Any failure to perform this task, however difficult, may result in the wizard losing his life.</p>
<p>If you choose this <!--ERRTAG-RA-25836-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-25836-->, write <quote>Evocation</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
</data>
</section>
<section class="frontmatter" id="staff">
- <meta><title>Wizard's Staff</title></meta>
+ <meta><title>Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff</title></meta>
<data>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="staff.gif" width="386" height="120" mime-type="image/gif" />
+ </illustration>
+
<illustration class="accent" id="staff-ill">
<meta>
<creator>Christopher Lundgren</creator>
<instance class="html" src="staff.gif" width="112" height="141" />
</illustration>
- <p><a idref="staff-ill" class="accent-illustration" />Your Staff is your most valuable possession. It looks and feels like an ordinary quarterstaff, yet it is stronger than any known metal. This is your main combat weapon, for you are untrained in the use of any other form of armed combat. It contains a potent force that is unleashed at will by the power of your mind, and causes a beam of destructive power to hurtle from its tip. Every time you unleash this power you must deduct 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
+ <p><a idref="staff-ill" class="accent-illustration" />Your Staff is your most valuable possession. It looks and feels like an ordinary quarterstaff, yet it is stronger than any known metal. This is your main combat weapon, for you are untrained in the use of any other form of armed combat. It contains a potent force that is unleashed at will by the power of your mind, and causes a beam of destructive power to hurtle from its tip. Every time you unleash this power you must deduct 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.<a id="powers-1" idref="powers-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<p>In the event that your enemy survives such an attack or should you fall victim to a surprise attack, you will be forced to engage in close combat and must attempt to strike your enemy with the Staff. If your attack is successful, a bolt of energy will be released from the Staff that is capable of inflicting great physical harm. If you wish to increase the amount of damage that you inflict in this way, you must use more <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points and multiply the number of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by the enemy, accordingly. For example, if you chose to expend 3 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points on your attack, all enemy <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point losses would be multiplied by three.</p>
<p>If you enter combat without your Staff, deduct 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> If you have no weapon at all, you must deduct 8 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p>
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<data>
- <p>You wear the grey robe and hooded cloak of a Shianti Wizard. Your only weapon is your Wizard
's Staff (note this on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> under Weapons). You wear a Backpack containing 4 Meals (note under Meals on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>), and you have been given a <a idref="map">map of the Shadakine Empire</a> (note under Special Items on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>) which you place inside your robe.</p>
+ <p>You wear the grey robe and hooded cloak of a Shianti Wizard. Your only weapon is your Wizard
<ch.apos/>s Staff (note this on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> under Weapons). You wear a Backpack containing 4 Meals (note under Meals on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>), and you have been given a <a idref="map">map of the Shadakine Empire</a> (note under Special Items on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>) which you place inside your robe.</p>
<p>If you have chosen Alchemy as one of your <!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355-->s, then you will have a leather pouch for herbs and potions hanging from your belt. The Herb Pouch contains the following:</p>
<ul>
<p>Now that you have your equipment, the following list shows you how it is carried. You do not need to make notes, but you should refer back to this list in the course of your adventure.</p>
<ul>
- <li>Wizard's Staff&emdash;carried in the hand.</li>
- <li>Backpack&emdash;slung over the shoulder.</li>
- <li>Meals&emdash;carried in the Backpack.</li>
+ <li>Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff<ch.emdash/>carried in the hand.</li>
+ <li>Backpack<ch.emdash/>slung over the shoulder.</li>
+ <li>Meals<ch.emdash/>carried in the Backpack.</li>
</ul>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<dl>
<dt>Weapons</dt>
- <dd>The maximum number of weapons that you may carry is <em>two</em>. Your Wizard's Staff counts as one weapon.</dd>
+ <dd>The maximum number of weapons that you may carry is <em>two</em>. Your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff counts as one weapon.</dd>
<dt>Backpack Items</dt>
<dd>These must be stored in your Backpack. Because space is limited, you may only keep a maximum of eight articles, including Meals, in your Backpack at any one time.</dd>
<data>
<dl>
<dt>Weapons</dt>
- <dd>Your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> depends on your Wizard's Staff. If you do not possess your Staff when you enter combat you must deduct 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. If you enter a combat without a weapon, deduct 8 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and fight with your bare hands. If you find a weapon during the adventure, you may pick it up and use it. (Remember that you can only carry <em>two</em> weapons at once.)</dd>
+ <dd>Your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> depends on your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff. If you do not possess your Staff when you enter combat you must deduct 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. If you enter a combat without a weapon, deduct 8 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and fight with your bare hands. If you find a weapon during the adventure, you may pick it up and use it. (Remember that you can only carry <em>two</em> weapons at once.)</dd>
<dt>Backpack Items</dt>
<dd>During your travels you will discover various useful items which you may wish to keep. (Remember that you can only carry a maximum of eight items in your Backpack at any one time.) You may exchange or discard them at any point when you are not involved in combat.</dd>
</meta>
<data>
- <p>There will be occasions during your adventure when you have to fight an enemy. The enemy's <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points are given in the text. Grey Star's aim during the combat is to kill the enemy by reducing his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to zero while at the same time losing as few <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points as possible himself.</p>
- <p>At the start of a combat, enter Grey Star
's <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points and the enemy's <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in the appropriate boxes on the Combat Record section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
+ <p>There will be occasions during your adventure when you have to fight an enemy. The enemy<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points are given in the text. Grey Star<ch.apos/>s aim during the combat is to kill the enemy by reducing his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to zero while at the same time losing as few <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points as possible himself.</p>
+ <p>At the start of a combat, enter Grey Star
<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points and the enemy<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in the appropriate boxes on the Combat Record section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<p>The sequence for combat is as follows:</p>
<ol class="paragraphed">
<li><p>Calculate your current <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total, based on the weapon you are using. (Remember, if you enter combat without your Staff, you must deduct 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. If you have no weapon at all, you must deduct 8 points.)</p></li>
<li><p>Subtract the <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of your enemy from this total. The result is your Combat Ratio. Enter it on the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p></li>
<li>
- <p><a id="stage3">If you are using your Wizard's Staff</a>, decide how many <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you wish to use. (Remember, you must expend at least 1 point.) Enter this number on your Combat Record in the box marked <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>.</p>
+ <p><a id="stage3">If you are using your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff</a>, decide how many <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you wish to use. (Remember, you must expend at least 1 point.) Enter this number on your Combat Record in the box marked <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>.</p>
<p>Example</p>
- <p>Grey Star (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 15, <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> 23) is ambushed by a Deathgaunt (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 20). He is not given the opportunity to evade combat, but he can use his Wizard
's Staff against the creature as it swoops down on him. He subtracts the Deathgaunt's <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> from his own, giving a Combat Ratio of −5. (15 − 20 = −5). −5 is noted on the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as the Combat Ratio. Grey Star decides to use 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, which is noted on the <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> box of the Combat Record.</p></li>
+ <p>Grey Star (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 15, <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> 23) is ambushed by a Deathgaunt (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 20). He is not given the opportunity to evade combat, but he can use his Wizard
<ch.apos/>s Staff against the creature as it swoops down on him. He subtracts the Deathgaunt<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> from his own, giving a Combat Ratio of <ch.minus/>5. (15 <ch.minus/> 20 = <ch.minus/>5). <ch.minus/>5 is noted on the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as the Combat Ratio. Grey Star decides to use 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, which is noted on the <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> box of the Combat Record.</p></li>
<li><p>When you have decided upon the number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you wish to use, and you have determined your Combat Ratio, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p></li>
<li>
<p>Turn to the <a idref="crtable">Combat Results Table</a>. Along the top of the chart are shown the Combat Ratio numbers. Find the number that is the same as your Combat Ratio and cross-reference it With the random number that you have picked. (The random numbers appear on the side of the chart.) You now have the number of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by Grey Star. To calculate the number lost by the enemy, multiply this by the number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points that Grey Star elected to use. Now you have the final number of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by both Grey Star and his enemy in this round of combat. (E represents points lost by the enemy; GS represents points lost by Grey Star.)</p>
<p>Example</p>
- <p>The Combat Ratio between Grey Star and the Deathgaunt has been established as
−5, and Grey Star's <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points used as 2. If the number taken from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> is a 6, then the result of the first round of combat is:</p>
+ <p>The Combat Ratio between Grey Star and the Deathgaunt has been established as
<ch.minus/>5, and Grey Star<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points used as 2. If the number taken from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> is a 6, then the result of the first round of combat is:</p>
<ul>
<li>Grey Star loses 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</li>
<li>Deathgaunt loses 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points, multiplied by 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, giving a total of 10 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost in all.</li>
</ul>
</li>
- <li><p>On the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, mark the changes in <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to the participants in the combat, and Grey Star's amended <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points total.</p></li>
+ <li><p>On the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, mark the changes in <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to the participants in the combat, and Grey Star<ch.apos/>s amended <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points total.</p></li>
<li><p>Unless otherwise instructed, or unless you have an option to evade, the next round of combat now starts.</p></li>
<li><p>Repeat the sequence from <a idref="stage3">Stage 3</a>.</p></li>
</ol>
- <p>This process of combat continues until the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points of either the enemy or Grey Star are reduced to zero, at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead. If Grey Star is dead, the adventure is over. If the enemy is dead, Grey Star proceeds but with his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points reduced.</p>
+ <p>This process of combat continues until the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points of either the enemy or Grey Star are reduced to zero or below, at which point that combatant is declared dead. If Grey Star is dead, the adventure is over. If the enemy is dead, Grey Star proceeds but with his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points possibly reduced.</p>
<p>A <a idref="crsumary">summary of Combat Rules</a> appears in the back of this book.</p>
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<p>You are about to embark on a quest of great peril, for your journey will take you to an unknown land that is dominated by evil. Refer to the <a idref="map">map</a> and make notes as you progress through the story: they are sure to be of great help to you in future adventures.</p>
- <p>You will discover items that could be of help to you on your quest. Some Special Items may aid you in future Grey Star adventures, others may be red herrings of no real use at all, so be selective in what you decide to keep.</p>
- <p>Be cautious in your use of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, as your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> is the energy source for your Magical Powers and your Wizard's Staff. A score of zero <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points will leave you weak and vulnerable to attack, unable to offer effective resistance.</p>
+ <p>You will discover items that could be of help to you on your quest. Some Special Items may aid you in future Grey Star adventures, others may be red herrings of no real use at all; so be selective in what you decide to keep.</p>
+ <p>Be cautious in your use of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, as your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> is the energy source for your Magical Powers and your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff. A <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score of zero or below will leave you weak and vulnerable to attack, unable to offer effective resistance.</p>
<p>Follow the path of wisdom, Wizard Grey Star. The way of fools is the road to destruction.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
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<p>The room is silent. Okosa, the Kundi king, his servants, and Urik, the old Shaman of the Kundi tribe, look on intently as you concentrate on the strange riddle. Suddenly, the solution crystallizes in your mind.</p>
<blockquote>
- <p><thought>Wise Shianti and Kundi man,<br />Look eye to eye&ellips;</thought></p>
+ <p>
+ <thought><line>Wise Shianti and Kundi man,</line>
+ <line>Look eye to eye<ch.ellips/></line></thought>
+ </p>
</blockquote>
- <p>Of course! The eyes of the Shianti race have pupils like mirrored glass. Anyone looking into the eyes of a Shianti would see themselves reflected there.</p>
+ <p>Of course! The eyes of the Shianti race have pupils like mirrored glass. Anyone looking into the eyes of a Shianti would see himself reflected there.</p>
<blockquote>
- <p><thought>Shianti man see Kundi man<br />But what does Kundi see?</thought></p>
+ <p>
+ <thought><line>Shianti man see Kundi man</line>
+ <line>But what does Kundi see?</line></thought>
+ </p>
</blockquote>
<p>The Kundi man would see <em>himself!</em></p>
<p>You give your answer. At once, the tension in the atmosphere evaporates. The expressions on the faces of the assembled Kundi men change to a mixture of awe and respect, and Urik bows low. <quote>Welcome friend,</quote> he says, simply.</p>
- <p>King Okosa steps forward and grips your hand firmly. <quote>Forgive us,</quote> he says. <quote>These troubled times&ellips; Shadakine wear many disguises. Evil have many faces. We give all help to Shianti child now we know he speak truth.</quote></p>
+ <p>King Okosa steps forward and grips your hand firmly. <quote>Forgive us,</quote> he says. <quote>These troubled times<ch.ellips/> Shadakine wear many disguises. Evil have many faces. We give all help to Shianti child now we know he speak truth.</quote></p>
<p>You breathe a great sigh of relief, for without the aid of the Kundi your quest is doomed to failure. Only the eyes of a Kundi man are able to see the magical Shadow Gate, the door you must open before entering the realm of the Daziarn Plane where the Moonstone of the Shianti is hidden.</p>
<p>The exhaustion and fatigue of your adventure on your way to the cloud forest floods through you like a great wave that washes through your tired limbs. Before you can speak your thanks, you fall into a faint.</p>
- <p>Through the haze of a dream, your senses pass from sleep to waking. Opening your eyes, you see the wrinkled face of Urik, gazing intently into your own. <quote>How&ellips; how long?</quote> you falter.</p>
- <p><quote>Three days. Three nights. Deep sleep have healing ways&emdash;is true?</quote> Urik replies. You sit up in the hammock that has been your resting place these past three days and look around. Bright sunlight streams in through the window of the wooden chamber. The events of the past weeks rush through your mind. With some surprise, you note that your body is unmarked after the horrors of your ordeal. Even the Mantiz bite on your leg has disappeared.</p>
+ <p>Through the haze of a dream, your senses pass from sleep to waking. Opening your eyes, you see the wrinkled face of Urik, gazing intently into your own. <quote>How<ch.ellips/> how long?</quote> you falter.</p>
+ <p><quote>Three days. Three nights. Deep sleep have healing ways<ch.emdash/>is true?</quote> Urik replies. You sit up in the hammock that has been your resting place these past three days and look around. Bright sunlight streams in through the window of the wooden chamber. The events of the past weeks rush through your mind. With some surprise, you note that your body is unmarked after the horrors of your ordeal. Even the Mantiz bite on your leg has disappeared.</p>
<p><quote>Kundi magic,</quote> Urik explains, mysteriously. Your tattered, grey robes, washed and repaired, are laid out for you, and when you have breakfasted on fresh <!--ERRTAG-RE-45701-->rainwater<!--/ERRTAG-RE-45701--> and honey cakes, you are led out to meet King Okosa once more. You marvel at the breathtaking beauty of the cloud forest that is the home of the Kundi people. Urik leads, shambling along with his comical, bow-legged walk and toothless smile and you cross the wooden walkways that connect the tree houses of the Kundi. They nestle amongst the highest branches of giant Azawood trees, whose towering heights and leafy peaks draw moisture from the clouds themselves: the wooden turrets of a forest castle surrounded by an ocean of cloud.</p>
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<p>You are brought before the Kundi king once more. He and his advisers are gathered in the largest of the tree houses and old Urik ushers you in. <quote>You are well?</quote> the king asks. You nod your head and thank him and his people for treating you with such kindness.</p>
- <p><quote>Long ago,</quote> the king continues, <quote>before Wytch-king, Shasarak, rose in the north, the Shianti and Kundi tribes&emdash;great friends. Shianti need magical sight of Kundi to look into other worlds, see other planes. Only Shianti can go there. Only Kundi can see there&ellips; We help each other. Learn many things. But when Shianti leave, Wytch-king lead Shadakine peoples against us, burning the forests of our home in Mountains of Lara. Now, Shianti send great wizard to destroy evil Wytch-king, throw down Shadakine. Kundi men give all their help, in honour of our friendship. How we aid you?</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Long ago,</quote> the king continues, <quote>before Wytch-king, Shasarak, rose in the north, the Shianti and Kundi tribes<ch.emdash/>great friends. Shianti need magical sight of Kundi to look into other worlds, see other planes. Only Shianti can go there. Only Kundi can see there<ch.ellips/> We help each other. Learn many things. But when Shianti leave, Wytch-king lead Shadakine peoples against us, burning the forests of our home in Mountains of Lara. Now, Shianti send great wizard to destroy evil Wytch-king, throw down Shadakine. Kundi men give all their help, in honour of our friendship. How we aid you?</quote></p>
<p><quote>I must travel to the Daziarn plane and reclaim the Moonstone of old,</quote> you reply. <quote>My masters tell me that I must seek out the Shadow Gate, the doorway that is invisible to all but the eyes of the noble Kundi. I ask you for a guide to take me there.</quote></p>
<p>The king creases his brow. <quote>Shadow Gate come and go; never in one place for long,</quote> says King Okosa. <quote>Kundi eyes must see far; make prophecy for next place Shadow Gate appear. Only the keenest eyes among us can help you. I will name your guide.</quote> You search amongst the faces of those present, wondering which of the brave Kundi men will be chosen. <quote>Grey Star, I give you Urik the Wise,</quote> says the king, with a gesture of the hand.</p>
- <p>You look with some surprise at Okosa's choice. Urik smiles back, a great toothless grin, and bows humbly. The Shaman looks far too old and frail to be able to face the likely dangers ahead, but without the <quote>sight</quote> of the ageing Shaman, your quest is hopeless. Perhaps, you think doubtfully, he has other talents?</p>
+ <p>You look with some surprise at Okosa<ch.apos/>s choice. Urik smiles back, a great toothless grin, and bows humbly. The Shaman looks far too old and frail to be able to face the likely dangers ahead, but without the <quote>sight</quote> of the ageing Shaman, your quest is hopeless. Perhaps, you think doubtfully, he has other talents?</p>
<p><quote>Waste no time. Start now,</quote> Urik says. <quote>Urik find Shadow Gate. Wizard see some <em>Kundi</em> magic now!</quote> He flashes you a sly smile. Not for the first time, you get the feeling that Urik is mocking you with his jibes about magic and wizards, as if he knows some great secret that others do not.</p>
- <p><quote>I work a great spell,</quote> he announces to everyone, like an actor addressing an audience. <quote>Stand back! Give me room! I must find the Shadow Gate.</quote> A large circle forms and you watch Urik stride to the centre, his tail lashing and eyes glaring. You watch with some curiosity as he turns around and around, slowly at first, gradually increasing speed. He breathes deeply and often, hissing as he expels each breath from his lungs. Rags and feathers flutter and the tiny bells that he is wearing ring furiously. Soon, he is shouting and gibbering like a lunatic, arms waving in the air. You are barely able to suppress a snort of laughter but quickly check yourself, noticing that the Kundi look on with sombre expressions. Suddenly, Urik gives an ear-piercing scream, ceases his crazed, whirling dance and spins to the floor, where he collapses in a heap. Startled, you go to help him but feel a restraining hand on your arm. <quote>No,</quote> a young Kundi man whispers. <quote>It is the trance. The rite is over&emdash;the visions come.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>You mean there's more!</quote> you exclaim. Indeed, the show is not yet over. Urik has been silent for a short time, save for the panting of his protesting lungs. He sits up, straight-backed and stiff-limbed, his eyes wide and staring.</p>
- <p><quote>I see mountains!</quote> he moans. <quote>Black mountains! And beyond&ellips; a wide valley, dead land, ash and dust. Everywhere darkness, darkness and&ellips; I&ellips; I see it&emdash;the Shadow Gate&emdash;beneath the light of a full moon.</quote></p>
- <p>After heated discussion, all are agreed that the black mountains of Urik's vision must be the infamous Mountains of Mom, and the dead lands beyond, Desolation Valley, a wasted plain that lies on the other side of the mountains&emdash;the site of an ancient calamity. As Urik saw a full moon shining above the Shadow Gate, the Kundi are sure that it will appear somewhere in Desolation Valley at that time.</p>
+ <p><quote>I work a great spell,</quote> he announces to everyone, like an actor addressing an audience. <quote>Stand back! Give me room! I must find the Shadow Gate.</quote> A large circle forms and you watch Urik stride to the centre, his tail lashing and eyes glaring. You watch with some curiosity as he turns around and around, slowly at first, gradually increasing speed. He breathes deeply and often, hissing as he expels each breath from his lungs. Rags and feathers flutter and the tiny bells that he is wearing ring furiously. Soon, he is shouting and gibbering like a lunatic, arms waving in the air. You are barely able to suppress a snort of laughter but quickly check yourself, noticing that the Kundi look on with sombre expressions. Suddenly, Urik gives an ear-piercing scream, ceases his crazed, whirling dance and spins to the floor, where he collapses in a heap. Startled, you go to help him but feel a restraining hand on your arm. <quote>No,</quote> a young Kundi man whispers. <quote>It is the trance. The rite is over<ch.emdash/>the visions come.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>You mean there<ch.apos/>s more!</quote> you exclaim. Indeed, the show is not yet over. Urik has been silent for a short time, save for the panting of his protesting lungs. He sits up, straight-backed and stiff-limbed, his eyes wide and staring.</p>
+ <p><quote>I see mountains!</quote> he moans. <quote>Black mountains! And beyond<ch.ellips/> a wide valley, dead land, ash and dust. Everywhere darkness, darkness and<ch.ellips/> I<ch.ellips/> I see it<ch.emdash/>the Shadow Gate<ch.emdash/>beneath the light of a full moon.</quote></p>
+ <p>After heated discussion, all are agreed that the black mountains of Urik<ch.apos/>s vision must be the infamous Mountains of Morn, and the dead lands beyond, Desolation Valley, a wasted plain that lies on the other side of the mountains<ch.emdash/>the site of an ancient calamity. As Urik saw a full moon shining above the Shadow Gate, the Kundi are sure that it will appear somewhere in Desolation Valley at that time.</p>
<p><quote>Already it is the time of the new moon,</quote> says King Okosa.</p>
<p><quote>Two weeks,</quote> you breathe.</p>
- <p><quote>Two weeks, Grey Star,</quote> says the king, <quote>and two hundred miles of Shadakine country, difficult mountains and unknown wilderness, lie <!--ERRTAG-RE-51012-->ahead. You<!--/ERRTAG-RE-51012--> have little time.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Two weeks, Grey Star,</quote> says the king, <quote>and two hundred miles of Shadakine country, difficult mountains, and unknown wilderness, lie <!--ERRTAG-RE-51012-->ahead. You<!--/ERRTAG-RE-51012--> have little time.</quote></p>
<p><quote>What do you think, Urik?</quote> you say.</p>
- <p>Urik's ugly old face breaks into a knowing smile. <quote>Little time&ellips; much to do!</quote> he says, jovially. <quote>Urik have plan&emdash;cover many miles in just one day, leave Azanam far behind.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>But how,</quote> you ask. <quote>When?</quote></p>
+ <p>Urik<ch.apos/>s ugly old face breaks into a knowing smile. <quote>Little time<ch.ellips/> much to do!</quote> he says, jovially. <quote>Urik have plan<ch.emdash/>cover many miles in just one day, leave Azanam far behind.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>But how?</quote> you ask. <quote>When?</quote></p>
<p><quote>Great wizard must learn much patience,</quote> he replies. <quote>You will see. Be ready to leave tomorrow at first light.</quote> Urik will say no more and quickly leaves. You turn to the Kundi king. He merely shrugs his shoulders.</p>
- <p><quote>Ways of the wise are strange,</quote> he says, <quote>and who dare question the path of wisdom?</quote> he finishes, cryptically. Like many Kundi sayings, it is one that begs no answer. It seems you have no choice other than to wait until tomorrow's dawn to find out the Shaman's plan.</p>
+ <p><quote>Ways of the wise are strange,</quote> he says, <quote>and who dare question the path of wisdom?</quote> he finishes, cryptically. Like many Kundi sayings, it is one that begs no answer. It seems you have no choice other than to wait until tomorrow<ch.apos/>s dawn to find out the Shaman<ch.apos/>s plan.</p>
<choice idref="sect126"><link-text>Turn to 126</link-text>.</choice>
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<combat><enemy>Swamp Giant</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">16</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">30</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect65">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 65</link-text>.</choice>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<p>If you possess the Magic Talisman of the Shianti, add 2 to this score.</p>
<p>If you possess the Silver Charm of Jnana the Wise, add 1 to this score.</p>
- <choice idref="sect236">If your total is now 0&endash;7, <link-text>turn to 236</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect74">If your total is now 8&endash;12, <link-text>turn to 74</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect236">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>7, <link-text>turn to 236</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect74">If your total is now 8<ch.endash/>12, <link-text>turn to 74</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Still within the vision, you point towards the Element of Air. It floats towards you and you feel it entering the domain of the Earth. The use of this Magical Power has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>Still within the vision, you point towards the Element of Air. It floats towards you and you feel it entering the domain of Earth. The use of this Magical Power has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
<p>When you open your eyes, you see that the Shadakine have already reached the edge of the lake. Their leader shouts commands and they move into position, loading their weapons and preparing to fire. There is no sign of the Air Elementals.</p>
<p>The Shadakine leader gives a shout and the Shadakine warriors release a volley of crossbow bolts in your direction. Instinctively, you and Urik dive to the ground. You are dismayed; it seems that the <!--ERRTAG-RE-55869-->Elementals<!--/ERRTAG-RE-55869--> have failed you. Then suddenly, a burst of astonished cries comes from the Shadakine as a colossal gust of wind tears past you. Looking up, you watch as the volley of quarrels is swept up and away by a whirlwind of dust and debris. The <!--ERRTAG-RE-56160-->Elemental<!--/ERRTAG-RE-56160--> stands, man-high before you, the faint outline of a pair of eyes shining up from within the depths of its form. It is a Whirlghast, and the bolts of the Shadakine are unable to pass through it.</p>
<p><quote>Urik,</quote> you call, <quote>can we do anything about the Eijalfish?</quote> Another volley of bolts flies towards you, but they are spun in all directions by the Whirlghast. Urik produces a small boomerang from his tunic. Its edge is lined with a row of razor-sharp teeth. <quote>I try,</quote> he says.</p>
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<p>When you regain consciousness you find yourself in a bed in the Shadakine fortress. Urik is with you, his eyes full of concern. <quote>How did I get here?</quote> you ask.</p>
- <p><quote>Samu, he carry you here. Him big man&ellips; fierce warrior.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Samu, he carry you here. Him big man<ch.ellips/> fierce warrior.</quote></p>
<p><quote>How did the battle go?</quote> Urik tells you of the victory of the Freedom Guild and the complete rout of all Shadakine forces within the city. A small blow has been struck for freedom against Shasarak, the evil Wytch-king.</p>
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- <p>The gap in the undergrowth that leads into the clearing is very narrow and the Shadakine can pass through only a few at a time. Three Shadakine warriors charge towards you, bellowing a savage <!--ERRTAG-RE-59625-->battle-cry<!--/ERRTAG-RE-59625-->. To your surprise, Urik produces a small boomerang edged with razor-sharp teeth. He wields it with great skill and accuracy. With a stunned cry, the first of the Shadakine falls to the ground, his sword arm severed by Urik's deadly weapon. Two Shadakine remain and you must fight them as one enemy.</p>
+ <p>The gap in the undergrowth that leads into the clearing is very narrow and the Shadakine can pass through only a few at a time. Three Shadakine warriors charge towards you, bellowing a savage <!--ERRTAG-RE-59625-->battle-cry<!--/ERRTAG-RE-59625-->. To your surprise, Urik produces a small boomerang edged with razor-sharp teeth. He wields it with great skill and accuracy. With a stunned cry, the first of the Shadakine falls to the ground, his sword arm severed by Urik<ch.apos/>s deadly weapon. Two Shadakine remain and you must fight them as one enemy.</p>
<combat><enemy>Shadakine Warriors</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">18</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">24</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect82">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>12</title></meta>
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- <p>Since the swamp region is an infertile place unlikely to yield food, Urik hands you enough Lianor for three Meals. Each tuber counts as one Meal and you store them in your Backpack. As you descend the hill, the air becomes increasingly humid, impairing your breathing. You step on to the mud flat and begin to make your way across. You have travelled no more that a mile when, suddenly, Urik sinks into a bog. With great effort, you manage to pull him free. Another mile or so and it is you who stumbles into a bog. Fortunately, Urik acts quickly and pulls you to safety. Solemnly Urik informs you that the bogs are likely to become more frequent from now on. If you should both become trapped at the same time, there will be no escape.</p>
+ <p>Since the swamp region is an infertile place unlikely to yield food, Urik hands you enough Lianor for three Meals. Each tuber counts as one Meal and you store them in your Backpack. As you descend the hill, the air becomes increasingly humid, impairing your breathing. You step on to the mud flat and begin to make your way across. You have travelled no more than a mile when, suddenly, Urik sinks into a bog. With great effort, you manage to pull him free. Another mile or so and it is you who stumbles into a bog. Fortunately, Urik acts quickly and pulls you to safety. Solemnly Urik informs you that the bogs are likely to become more frequent from now on. If you should both become trapped at the same time, there will be no escape.</p>
<choice idref="sect67">If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it to lessen the danger, <link-text>turn to 67</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect89">If you do not have this Magical Power or do not wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 89</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>14</title></meta>
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- <p>You locate the glow of the Kazim Stone. There, you encounter the mind of the Shadakine Wytch, intent upon her labours over the Stone&emdash;so intent, in fact, that she fails to notice your <!--ERRTAG-RE-62229-->presence, hovering<!--/ERRTAG-RE-62229--> at the edges of her mind, gauging its power.</p>
+ <p>You locate the glow of the Kazim Stone. There, you encounter the mind of the Shadakine Wytch, intent upon her labours over the Stone<ch.emdash/>so intent, in fact, that she fails to notice your <!--ERRTAG-RE-62229-->presence, hovering<!--/ERRTAG-RE-62229--> at the edges of her mind, gauging its power.</p>
<choice idref="sect142"><link-text>Turn to 142</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>22</title></meta>
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- <p><quote>I think we should find out who it is,</quote> you say. <quote>We'll lay a trap.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>I think we should find out who it is,</quote> you say. <quote>We<ch.apos/>ll lay a trap.</quote></p>
<p><quote>I am a warrior of the plains,</quote> says Samu. <quote>This is an easy matter.</quote> You make camp and build a huge fire. As soon as you have done this, Samu leaves, telling you not to move from the grove until he returns.</p>
<p>Dusk gives way to dark, and you and Urik grow more and more apprehensive. Suddenly you hear a strangled cry.</p>
<choice idref="sect60"><link-text>Turn to 60</link-text>.</choice>
<creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
<description>The barren expanse of Desolation Valley. A vast wasteland of melted rock and craters</description>
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<p><quote>I know not,</quote> he <!--ERRTAG-RE-69071-->says, <quote>but<!--/ERRTAG-RE-69071--> Shadow Gate very near. Down below ground.</quote> Without hesitation, you begin to sprint across the plain and Urik follows. Gone is all your weariness and fatigue now that you are near your goal. The pot-holes lead downwards but there are hundreds of them; which way should you go?</p>
<p>Suddenly, a gruesome sight slithers from one of these holes. Its long, snaking body is bone white and skeletal; but its pale eyes, without pupils, reveal a deadly malice, a blind evil. It is a Scree Wyrm and it is slithering towards you.</p>
<meta><title>24</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Your Sorcery has no effect on the Deathgaunt. The creature's body is formed in the spirit world and is invulnerable to your attacks.</p>
+ <p>Your Sorcery has no effect on the Deathgaunt. The creature<ch.apos/>s body is formed in the spirit world and is invulnerable to your attacks.</p>
<choice idref="sect169"><link-text>Turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>25</title></meta>
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- <p>Cautiously, you follow the winding course of the waterway. Your nerves are racked with tension as you hear the Shadakine beating at the tall marsh grass. The Magdi hounds have been unable to pick up your scent and Urik's animal cunning ensures that you remain hidden from them. The terrain lends itself to easy concealment and soon the frustrated cries of the Shadakine fade into the distance.</p>
+ <p>Cautiously, you follow the winding course of the waterway. Your nerves are racked with tension as you hear the Shadakine beating at the tall marsh grass. The Magdi hounds have been unable to pick up your scent and Urik<ch.apos/>s animal cunning ensures that you remain hidden from them. The terrain lends itself to easy concealment and soon the frustrated cries of the Shadakine fade into the distance.</p>
<choice idref="sect252"><link-text>Turn to 252</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Samu throws the door shut and Hugi, with his vast knowledge of locks, triggers the door lock with one of the many strange tools he carries for that purpose. The passage winds on for many miles and soon you have lost all sense of direction, and can no longer tell whether you are travelling towards the Mountains of Morn or away from them. Finally, the passage ends and a secret hatch opens on to the balcony of an ornate building. The balcony overlooks a vast hall where you witness a strange sight.</p>
- <p>An old man in tattered ermine robes sits upon a broken throne, surrounded by a bizarre gathering of people. Two guards in rusty armour stand either side of him as the ragged assembly of mad courtiers dances a stately pavane without music. Two stairways lead from either side of the balcony into the hail and these are the only exits; it is impossible to walk down these stairs without being seen.</p>
+ <p>An old man in tattered ermine robes sits upon a broken throne, surrounded by a bizarre gathering of people. Two guards in rusty armour stand either side of him as the ragged assembly of mad courtiers dances a stately pavane without music. Two stairways lead from either side of the balcony into the hall and these are the only exits; it is impossible to walk down these stairs without being seen.</p>
<choice idref="sect284">If you wish to walk down the stairs, <link-text>turn to 284</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect87">If you wish to charge through the strange court and try to fight your way out, <link-text>turn to 87</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>29</title></meta>
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- <p>Sustaining your <!--ERRTAG-RE-73840-->Staff's<!--/ERRTAG-RE-73840--> energy against the Kazim light costs you 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point. You must attempt to master the Kazim light through the force of your will to prevent its owner from exerting her will over the Shadakine.</p>
+ <p>Sustaining your <!--ERRTAG-RE-73840-->Staff<ch.apos/>s<!--/ERRTAG-RE-73840--> energy against the Kazim light costs you 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point. You must attempt to master the Kazim light through the force of your will to prevent its owner from exerting her will over the Shadakine.</p>
<choice idref="sect112">If you wish to use 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, expending a total of 3 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points this turn, <link-text>turn to 112</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect136">If you wish to use 3 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, expending a total of 4 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points this turn, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect219">If you wish to use 4 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, expending a total of 5 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points this turn, <link-text>turn to 219</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>31</title></meta>
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- <p>The Warward's mind is already weak with fear and it is a simple matter to exert your power over his brain and grip it with a murderous compulsion. Suddenly, the Warward walks towards the Shadakine Wytch, unable to resist the desire to slay that you have placed in his mind.</p>
+ <p>The Warward<ch.apos/>s mind is already weak with fear and it is a simple matter to exert your power over his brain and grip it with a murderous compulsion. Suddenly, the Warward walks towards the Shadakine Wytch, unable to resist the desire to slay that you have placed in his mind.</p>
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<creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
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<p>Before the Wytch can resist, the Warward strangles her to death. Immediately the light of the Kazim Stone is extinguished and the Shadakine warriors before the fortress falter. With a jubilant cry, the soldiers of the Freedom Guild charge forwards.</p>
<choice idref="sect48"><link-text>Turn to 48</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Urik and Samu volunteer to hunt out some wild game in order to collect enough food for the remainder of your journey.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <choice idref="sect106">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;3, <link-text>turn to 106</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect217">If the number you have picked is 4&endash;6, <link-text>turn to 217</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect173">If the number you have picked is 7&endash;9, <link-text>turn to 173</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect106">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>3, <link-text>turn to 106</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect217">If the number you have picked is 4<ch.endash/>6, <link-text>turn to 217</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect173">If the number you have picked is 7<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 173</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>37</title></meta>
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- <p>You walk along the west passage. It rises steadily and eventually opens into a small cave. Beneath the light of the full moon you see miles and miles of contorted rock. It looks as if it has been melted in a furnace. You find the skeletal remains of several bodies but as you lift a skull to examine it, it crumbles to dust in your hand.</p>
+ <p>You walk along the west passage. It rises steadily and eventually opens into a small cave<!--ERRTAG-AD-93287--> with an opening that overlooks a large gorge<!--/ERRTAG-AD-93287-->. Beneath the light of the full moon you see miles and miles of contorted rock. It looks as if it has been melted in a furnace.</p>
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+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
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+ <p>You find the skeletal remains of several bodies but as you lift a skull to examine it, it crumbles to dust in your hand.</p>
<p>You search the cave and find a Silver Knife. You may keep this Special Item, which can be worn on your belt. (Remember to mark it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.) You head back along the passage until you come to the circular cavern once more.</p>
<choice idref="sect46">If you wish to take the passage leading east, <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect23">If you wish to take the passage leading north, <link-text>turn to 23</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The room is dark and empty. You can see no other way out of the throne room and turn to leave.</p>
- <p><quote>Wait!</quote> says Hugi, suddenly. <quote>I thought&ellips; yes, I'm sure&ellips;</quote></p>
- <p><quote>What's up?</quote> asks Urik. <quote>Thief go mad too?</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Wait!</quote> says Hugi, suddenly. <quote>I thought<ch.ellips/> yes, I<ch.apos/>m sure<ch.ellips/></quote></p>
+ <p><quote>What<ch.apos/>s up?</quote> asks Urik. <quote>Thief go mad too?</quote></p>
<p>Hugi traces a line with his finger along a panel in the wall behind the throne. Suddenly, the panel swivels to reveal a passage leading down. <quote>I thought as much,</quote> he grins. <quote>The gap looked too wide; it reminded me of the Great Tomb of Naugorin, far to the east in the Shuri Mountains.</quote></p>
<p>Before Hugi launches into a long dissertation on his past criminal conquests, you step forward. <quote>Into the passage,</quote> you order and, dutifully, they all file in.</p>
<choice idref="sect168"><link-text>Turn to 168</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>42</title></meta>
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- <p>You almost succeed. But, as the Shadakine step back, looking ready to break and run, and Sado's brave army of freedom fighters charge forward, the Shadakine Wytch tightens her grip over the minds of her countrymen and they hold their ground. Shifting emotions of fear, anger and frenzy contort their snarling features. The use of this spell has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You almost succeed. But, as the Shadakine step back, looking ready to break and run, and Sado<ch.apos/>s brave army of freedom fighters charge forward, the Shadakine Wytch tightens her grip over the minds of her countrymen and they hold their ground. Shifting emotions of fear, anger, and frenzy contort their snarling features. The use of this spell has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
<p>As the line of freedom fighters collides with that of the Shadakine warriors you give a smile. The Freedom Guild are superb soldiers, and despite the power of the Shadakine Wytch, the strength of their charge punches a great <!--ERRTAG-RE-85433-->hole in<!--/ERRTAG-RE-85433--> the Shadakine defence.</p>
<choice idref="sect48"><link-text>Turn to 48</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A crossbow bolt flashes through the air, heading straight for you, but your <spell>Shield of Sorcery</spell> deflects it and you are unharmed.</p>
- <p>The Ooslo bird is flying lower now, as it approaches its nesting place in the Gurlu Swamp. As soon as you are flying low enough to jump to the ground, link tells you to untie the vine that is knotted around you. You do as he asks and you both fall to the ground, tumbling through a swathe of marsh grass, which cushions your landing. Sitting up, link gives the Ooslo bird a comic wave as it continues, unheeding, back to its nest.</p>
+ <p>The Ooslo bird is flying lower now, as it approaches its nesting place in the Gurlu Swamp. As soon as you are flying low enough to jump to the ground, link tells you to untie the vine that is knotted around you. You do as he asks and you both fall to the ground, tumbling through a swathe of marsh grass, which cushions your landing. Sitting up, Urik gives the Ooslo bird a comic wave as it continues, unheeding, back to its nest.</p>
<p><quote>Shadakine near. We go now,</quote> Urik states. Immediately, he breaks into a stumbling trot, following the course of a shallow waterway that cuts through the tall marsh grass. A few minutes later, a chilling howl stops you dead in your tracks: the Shadakine have hunting dogs, the terrible Magdi hounds. As you move away once more, you keep to the waterway in an effort to hide your scent.</p>
<choice idref="sect25"><link-text>Turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>47</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>To your frustration, the wind begins to blow but gently&emdash;the Elementals have misunderstood your need. The use of this Magical Power has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>To your frustration, the wind begins to blow but gently<ch.emdash/>the Elementals have misunderstood your need. The use of this Magical Power has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect290">If you wish to try again, <link-text>return to 290</link-text> and choose a different Element.</choice>
<choice idref="sect139">If you have the Magical Power of Enchantment and would prefer to use it, <link-text>turn to 139</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>49</title></meta>
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- <p>Although the Wytch's attention is concentrated elsewhere, your initial assault on her mind proves unsuccessful: the power of the Kazim Stone protects her. Now, completely alerted to the peril that threatens her, she wrenches her attention away from the warriors at the fortress and focuses all her powers, and those of the Kazim Stone, upon you. At once, the morale of the Shadakine warriors sinks and they flee in confusion. With a cheer, the men of the Freedom Guild move forward to storm the <!--ERRTAG-RE-91716-->fortress, but<!--/ERRTAG-RE-91716--> you barely notice them, for you are now locked into a duel of wills with the Shadakine Wytch. A crimson haze fills the sky where the forces of the Mind Gem and the Kazim Stone clash.</p>
+ <p>Although the Wytch<ch.apos/>s attention is concentrated elsewhere, your initial assault on her mind proves unsuccessful: the power of the Kazim Stone protects her. Now, completely alerted to the peril that threatens her, she wrenches her attention away from the warriors at the fortress and focuses all her powers, and those of the Kazim Stone, upon you. At once, the morale of the Shadakine warriors sinks and they flee in confusion. With a cheer, the men of the Freedom Guild move forward to storm the <!--ERRTAG-RE-91716-->fortress, but<!--/ERRTAG-RE-91716--> you barely notice them, for you are now locked into a duel of wills with the Shadakine Wytch. A crimson haze fills the sky where the forces of the Mind Gem and the Kazim Stone clash.</p>
<p>The combined <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score of the Wytch and the Stone is 40. Add together your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> scores and subtract this total from 40.</p>
<choice idref="sect280">If your final score is 15 or higher, <link-text>turn to 280</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect205">If your final score is 14 or lower, <link-text>turn to 205</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>50</title></meta>
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- <p>You leave the city far behind, as you and Urik struggle to match the pace of the giant's long stride. You head north for the Belzar River, which traces a westerly course towards the Mountains of Morn and the infamous dead lands. By the time you reach the river, night is upon you and you are nearly asleep on your feet. You tell the giant that you are too exhausted to continue and he stops to allow you to make camp. He has a supply of food which he shares with you before you fall into a deep sleep by the gentle lapping of the waters of the Belzar River.</p>
+ <p>You leave the city far behind, as you and Urik struggle to match the pace of the giant<ch.apos/>s long stride. You head north for the Belzar River, which traces a westerly course towards the Mountains of Morn and the infamous dead lands. By the time you reach the river, night is upon you and you are nearly asleep on your feet. You tell the giant that you are too exhausted to continue and he stops to allow you to make camp. He has a supply of food which he shares with you before you fall into a deep sleep by the gentle lapping of the waters of the Belzar River.</p>
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<p>The following morning, you continue on your journey. The Belzar Hills on the far side of the river seem to frown upon you as you pass and you are troubled by a gnawing doubt. Urik seems to share this doubt and he continually looks over his shoulder with an anxious expression on his face. When you stop at midday to rest, you voice your doubt to your companions.</p>
<p><quote>There is a simple explanation,</quote> says Samu, confidently. <quote>We are being followed.</quote></p>
<p>You dart a startled look at Urik. <quote>I think Samu speak truth,</quote> he says.</p>
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<p>Standing before a crumbling bridge that crosses the left-hand fork of the Belzar River, you gaze, awestruck, at the desolate city that rests beneath the shadow of the mountains. In your darkest dreams, you have never known a place so eerie and forbidding: the blackened shards of the city walls reach hauntingly into the sky; clumps of black weed grow between pieces of crumbling masonry, and the twisted heights of ancient spires and crippled towers point accusingly at the heavens; an awful gloom hangs in the air and an atmosphere of brooding menace emanates from the heart of the city.</p>
- <p>You look at the faces of your brave companions; Urik's wrinkled face, so often creased with laughter, now set in a frown; the hard countenance of brave Samu, the sundered king; and the angular, hawkish features of Hugi, whose eyes gleam greedily. You notice how pale they look, almost sickly, and a vague disquiet stirs in the back of your mind.</p>
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+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
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+ <p>You look at the faces of your brave companions: Urik<ch.apos/>s wrinkled face, so often creased with laughter, now set in a frown; the hard countenance of brave Samu, the sundered king; and the angular, hawkish features of Hugi, whose eyes gleam greedily. You notice how pale they look, almost sickly, and a vague disquiet stirs in the back of your mind.</p>
<p>You approach the bridge and Hugi looks at it, his eyes full of doubt. <quote>Is it safe?</quote> you ask.</p>
- <p><quote>It's stood here for centuries,</quote> Hugi answers.</p>
+ <p><quote>It<ch.apos/>s stood here for centuries,</quote> Hugi answers.</p>
<p>The swift-flowing water looks black and uninviting.</p>
<choice idref="sect186">If you wish to cross the bridge, <link-text>turn to 186</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect18">If you wish to swim across the river, <link-text>turn to 18</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>54</title></meta>
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- <p>You are standing in a huge cavern. Eyes gleaming greedily, Hugi shoulders past you and runs headlong down the carved stone steps that lead to the cavern floor. <quote>This must be the place!</quote> he says, excitedly. Immediately, he begins to search the chamber, scrabbling among the rocks and debris and then, with a jubilant cry, he unearths an old and rusty chest. In an instant, he has removed his wallet of thief's tools and, with practised ease, sets about the lock. Swiftly, he masters the challenge, flicking open the lid with a hungry look. His face drops. <quote>Books!</quote> he snarls contemptuously.</p>
+ <p>You are standing in a huge cavern. Eyes gleaming greedily, Hugi shoulders past you and runs headlong down the carved stone steps that lead to the cavern floor. <quote>This must be the place!</quote> he says, excitedly. Immediately, he begins to search the chamber, scrabbling among the rocks and debris and then, with a jubilant cry, he unearths an old and rusty chest. In an instant, he has removed his wallet of thief<ch.apos/>s tools and, with practised ease, sets about the lock. Swiftly, he masters the challenge, flicking open the lid with a hungry look. His face drops. <quote>Books!</quote> he snarls contemptuously.</p>
<p>You walk over to his side and peer down at the leather-bound tomes. A closer examination reveals a shocking surprise.</p>
<choice idref="sect103"><link-text>Turn to 103</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The Earth Elemental does not come in time. A volley of quarrels flies towards you, ripping into your flesh and inflicting terrible wounds.</p>
- <p>Your quest is over. When the Earth Elemental does eventually arrive, he takes you down into the cold dark earth of his home&emdash;your final resting place.</p>
+ <p>Your quest is over. When the Earth Elemental does eventually arrive, he takes you down into the cold dark earth of his home<ch.emdash/>your final resting place.</p>
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<meta><title>60</title></meta>
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- <p>Samu enters the grove of trees. Held in a headlock, and gurgling pleas for release, is a scrawny-looking man, dressed in a leather jerkin and bright scarlet breeches immediately you recognize him as the thief who tried to steal your money in the cavern of the Freedom Guild. <quote>What are you doing here? State your <!--ERRTAG-RE-102536-->purpose!<!--/ERRTAG-RE-102536--></quote> you say, leaping to your feet. The thief lets out a long gurgle by way of reply.</p>
+ <p>Samu enters the grove of trees. Held in a headlock, and gurgling pleas for release, is a scrawny-looking man, dressed in a leather jerkin and bright scarlet breeches. Immediately you recognize him as the thief who tried to steal your money in the cavern of the Freedom Guild. <quote>What are you doing here? State your <!--ERRTAG-RE-102536-->purpose!<!--/ERRTAG-RE-102536--></quote> you say, leaping to your feet. The thief lets out a long gurgle by way of reply.</p>
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- <p><quote>What are you doing here?</quote> you repeat, angrily. Samu tightens his grip on the thief's neck.</p>
- <p><quote>Being&ellips; strangled!</quote> he squawks, clawing desperately at the thick arm around his neck.</p>
+ <p><quote>What are you doing here?</quote> you repeat, angrily. Samu tightens his grip on the thief<ch.apos/>s neck.</p>
+ <p><quote>Being<ch.ellips/> strangled!</quote> he squawks, clawing desperately at the thick arm around his neck.</p>
<p>You give Samu a nod and the brawny giant releases his grip. The thief collapses to the floor in an untidy heap, choking for breath and rubbing his bruised throat. Urik chortles with laughter. <quote>Get up!</quote> you command.</p>
<p>The thief staggers to his feet, an indignant expression on his face as he brushes the dust from his clothes. <quote>What have you got to say for yourself, thief?</quote> you ask.</p>
<p><quote>I am Hugi of Suhn,</quote> he says, haughtily.</p>
<p><quote>Was it you who tried to rob me in Karnali?</quote></p>
<p><quote>For that oversight I apologize, Master Wizard,</quote> he says, barely disguising the smirk on his hawkish face. <quote>If I had known that you were bound for the Forbidden City, I would have offered my services at once.</quote></p>
<p><quote>How came you by that information?</quote> you snap angrily.</p>
- <p><quote>I&ellips; er&ellips; listened at the door after Sado sent me out,</quote> he replies innocently.</p>
+ <p><quote>I<ch.ellips/> er<ch.ellips/> listened at the door after Sado sent me out,</quote> he replies innocently.</p>
<p><quote>Shall I kill the spy now?</quote> asks Samu, menacingly.</p>
- <p><quote>Spy?&emdash;Spy?</quote> Hugi chokes. <quote>I am no spy. I am the greatest thief in all Karnali! What need have I for spying?</quote></p>
- <p><quote>You not very good at picking Grey Star's pocket,</quote> Urik points out.</p>
+ <p><quote>Spy?<ch.emdash/>Spy?</quote> Hugi chokes. <quote>I am no spy. I am the greatest thief in all Karnali! What need have I for spying?</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>You not very good at picking Grey Star<ch.apos/>s pocket,</quote> Urik points out.</p>
<p><quote>Nevertheless,</quote> says Hugi, testily. <quote>Thief I am. Spy I am not.</quote></p>
<p><quote>That still does not explain why you are following us. Why should the Forbidden City interest you?</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Ahhh!</quote> sighs Hugi, <quote>the Forbidden City! Legends speak of priceless statutes&emdash;remnants of the ancient people who Once lived there. But I have found none who dared go there. When I heard that you were bound for the City of the Dead, I chose to follow. Then, this great brute stepped out of nowhere and tried to strangle me to death.</quote></p>
- <p>Samu glares at Hugi. <quote>Shah I kill him now?</quote> bellows the giant, eagerly. Hugi steps back in alarm.</p>
- <p><quote>No, wait. Hugi, what do you know of our quest&emdash;whom do you serve?</quote> you ask.</p>
+ <p><quote>Ahhh!</quote> sighs Hugi, <quote>the Forbidden City! Legends speak of priceless statutes<ch.emdash/>remnants of the ancient people who once lived there. But I have found none who dared go there. When I heard that you were bound for the City of the Dead, I chose to follow. Then, this great brute stepped out of nowhere and tried to strangle me to death.</quote></p>
+ <p>Samu glares at Hugi. <quote>Shall I kill him now?</quote> bellows the giant, eagerly. Hugi steps back in alarm.</p>
+ <p><quote>No, wait. Hugi, what do you know of our quest<ch.emdash/>whom do you serve?</quote> you ask.</p>
<p><quote>I know nothing of any quest and I serve no man but myself. All I ask is that you allow me to accompany you to the Forbidden City. I am not unskilled in my own small way,</quote> he sniffs, immodestly.</p>
<p><quote>If he is half as good as he thinks, he could be useful,</quote> comments Urik.</p>
- <p><quote>Yes, and if he is a spy, we daren't let him go, though I'll not kill a man for the sake of a suspicion. You're coming with us, Hugi.</quote> Broadly, the thief begins to smile. <quote>And Samu, if he tries to escape&ellips; break one of his legs.</quote> Samu grins ferociously as Hugi's face drops.</p>
+ <p><quote>Yes, and if he is a spy, we daren<ch.apos/>t let him go, though I<ch.apos/>ll not kill a man for the sake of a suspicion. You<ch.apos/>re coming with us, Hugi.</quote> Broadly, the thief begins to smile. <quote>And Samu, if he tries to escape<ch.ellips/> break one of his legs.</quote> Samu grins ferociously as Hugi<ch.apos/>s face drops.</p>
<choice idref="sect214"><link-text>Turn to 214</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>61</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect61-1-foot" idref="sect61-1"><p>Turn directly to <a idref="sect149">Section 149</a> if the Magdi is still alive after 5 rounds. Do not finish the combat.</p></footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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- <p>Before you can fire your Staff again, the Magdi lunges at you. You attempt to parry the beast's charge with your Staff but its weight and the momentum of its attack hurl you to the ground. You thank the gods that there is only one of them to contend with as you grapple with the enraged animal. The Magdi's jaws snap dangerously close to your throat but you twist your body away and leap to your feet.</p>
- <p>You cannot evade combat, and must fight the creature to the death. Due to the Magdi's resistance to magic, you must subtract 2 from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of the combat.</p>
+ <p>Before you can fire your Staff again, the Magdi lunges at you. You attempt to parry the beast<ch.apos/>s charge with your Staff but its weight and the momentum of its attack hurl you to the ground. You thank the gods that there is only one of them to contend with as you grapple with the enraged animal. The Magdi<ch.apos/>s jaws snap dangerously close to your throat but you twist your body away and leap to your feet.</p>
+ <p>You cannot evade combat, and must fight the creature to the death. Due to the Magdi<ch.apos/>s resistance to magic, you must subtract 2 from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of the combat.</p>
<combat><enemy>Magdi</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">20</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">30</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <choice idref="sect149">If the combat lasts for more than 5 rounds, <link-text>turn to 149</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect149">If the combat lasts for more than 5 rounds, <link-text>turn to 149</link-text>.<a id="sect61-1" idref="sect61-1-foot" class="footnote" /></choice>
<choice idref="sect271">If you win the combat in 5 rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 271</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The water is poisonous and, as it affects your body, you panic and begin to sink. Hugi and Urik have already reached the other side but, as soon as Samu sees you struggling, he strikes out towards you. With strong hands he grabs your robe and pulls you to the surface. Panting and gasping for breath, he hurls you to the safety of the river bank and slowly you crawl up the bank. The water you have swallowed has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Suddenly, Urik gives a <!--ERRTAG-RE-107695-->cry: <quote>Samu!</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-107695--></p>
- <p>You turn in time to see Samu's flailing arms disappear beneath the surface of the water. You are stunned and dismayed. He disappears completely from sight, swept away by the waters of the poisonous Belzar River.</p>
+ <p>You turn in time to see Samu<ch.apos/>s flailing arms disappear beneath the surface of the water. You are stunned and dismayed. He disappears completely from sight, swept away by the waters of the poisonous Belzar River.</p>
<p>With tears in your eyes, you walk in silence towards the walls of the Forbidden City.</p>
<choice idref="sect124"><link-text>Turn to 124</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>63</title></meta>
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- <p>You cast 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points into the Red Jewel in an effort to control the Deathgaunt. But the Deathgaunt's mind is not its own; it is being commanded from a point outside this world and the sinister spectre advances.</p>
+ <p>You cast 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points into the Red Jewel in an effort to control the Deathgaunt. But the Deathgaunt<ch.apos/>s mind is not its own; it is being commanded from a point outside this world and the sinister spectre advances.</p>
<choice idref="sect169"><link-text>Turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>66</title></meta>
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- <p>Within the darkness of a dream, you hear a voice whispering; it is calling your name, over and over again. Glowing with a sickly light, the figure of a man stands like a sinister vision. His face obscured by shadow. His grey robe is tattered and torn; his long bony claw-like fingers are covered by charred, black flesh. He points a crooked finger at you. <quote>You will fail. Your power does not suffice. This fool's errand is to no end.</quote></p>
+ <p>Within the darkness of a dream, you hear a voice whispering; it is calling your name, over and over again. Glowing with a sickly light, the figure of a man stands like a sinister vision, his face obscured by shadow. His grey robe is tattered and torn; his long, bony, claw-like fingers are covered by charred, black flesh. He points a crooked finger at you. <quote>You will fail. Your power does not suffice. This fool<ch.apos/>s errand is to no end.</quote></p>
<p><quote>NO!</quote> you shout into the emptiness.</p>
- <p><quote>Turn aside, Grey Star. Turn aside. You dare not stand against me.</quote> The grim figure casts aside his hood and the shadow passes to a blood-red light, revealing a hideous face. Half of the face is missing and, in its place, a metal plate gives shape to the ruined visage of wasted flesh and scarred tissue. One eye is shrunken and sightless, while the other burns with the intensity of the sun. A gaze of unbearable malice focuses on your heart. <quote>Desist, Wizard&emdash;or I will rend the very soul from your body.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Turn aside, Grey Star. Turn aside. You dare not stand against me.</quote> The grim figure casts aside his hood and the shadow passes to a blood-red light, revealing a hideous face. Half of the face is missing and, in its place, a metal plate gives shape to the ruined visage of wasted flesh and scarred tissue. One eye is shrunken and sightless, while the other burns with the intensity of the sun. A gaze of unbearable malice focuses on your heart. <quote>Desist, Wizard<ch.emdash/>or I will rend the very soul from your body.</quote></p>
<p><quote>I will not!</quote> you scream into the darkness. A look of rage contorts his twisted features and the single eye burns into you. You are looking upon the face of Shasarak, Wytch-king of Shadaki, who has come to taunt and torment you as you sleep.</p>
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<p><quote>You fear me now, foolish child, and you think that you have mastered fear. I will teach you the true meaning of terror. I will make you yearn for death as if it were your true love!</quote> Shasarak raises his clawed, decaying hand and clutches his fingers in the air: 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point is drawn effortlessly from your body.</p>
<p>You wake up screaming.</p>
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<p>The atmosphere is heavy and humid, and it is hard to breathe. The effort of walking causes you to lose 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point as your lungs labour against the damp, cloying air. The sun begins to set and the exhausted state of your body requires that you stop to rest for the night even though you are still within the confines of the swamp. Urik locates a bare, dry hillock and you stop there for the night. The air is alive with nocturnal insects and among them, to your dismay, you notice the distinct vermilion bodies of winged Blood Nymphs.</p>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="small5.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small5.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
+ </illustration>
<choice idref="sect121">If you have the Magical Power of Alchemy, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect28">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 28</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>72</title></meta>
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- <p>The Deathgaunt looks on as you usher your three companions within the protection of the pentacle. You possess no Magical Power capable of damaging this creature, for its body is not of the real world; your <!--ERRTAG-RE-115985-->Wizard's Staff<!--/ERRTAG-RE-115985--> cannot help you here. You remain within the pentacle and continue to chant the warding words of Evocation. Eventually, with a whispered cry of frustration, the Deathgaunt dematerializes.</p>
- <p>You press on through the barren wilderness, more anxious than ever to reach your goal. The Deathgaunt has given up its attack for now but it is not destroyed and could return at any time. That night, with the Black Mountains of Morn looming above you, you stop to make camp.</p>
+ <p>The Deathgaunt looks on as you usher your three companions within the protection of the pentacle. You possess no Magical Power capable of damaging this creature, for its body is not of the real world; your <!--ERRTAG-RE-115985-->Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff<!--/ERRTAG-RE-115985--> cannot help you here. You remain within the pentacle and continue to chant the warding words of Evocation. Eventually, with a whispered cry of frustration, the Deathgaunt dematerializes.</p>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
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+ <p>You press on through the barren wilderness, more anxious than ever to reach your goal. The Deathgaunt has given up its attack for now but it is not destroyed and could return at any time. That night, with the black Mountains of Morn looming above you, you stop to make camp.</p>
<choice idref="sect299">If you possess the Magical Power of Alchemy and have some Azawood leaves in your Herb Pouch, <link-text>turn to 299</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect265">If not, <link-text>turn to 265</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>74</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You give Urik a nod and then dive into the water, swimming with all your might away from the Shadakine. A flurry of quarrels slices the water around you. Unharmed, you splash to the water's edge, grateful to be moving into the cover of the tall reeds that line the bank.</p>
- <p>Panting for breath, both you and Urik run, half-crouched, through the undergrowth. A desperate chase begins as the Shadakine leave their hiding places and start to run after you. Urik leads the way, running along a shallow waterway that cuts through the tall marsh grass like a path. From behind, the chilling howl of hounds reaches your ears. Urik stops briefly and turns to you. <quote>They have hunting dogs, terrible Magdi Hounds. We move slow and quiet now&emdash;keep to water&emdash;hide scent. I am old Kundi&emdash;cannot run,</quote> he wheezes, the hint of an apology in his voice.</p>
+ <p>You give Urik a nod and then dive into the water, swimming with all your might away from the Shadakine. A flurry of quarrels slices the water around you. Unharmed, you splash to the water<ch.apos/>s edge, grateful to be moving into the cover of the tall reeds that line the bank.</p>
+ <p>Panting for breath, both you and Urik run, half-crouched, through the undergrowth. A desperate chase begins as the Shadakine leave their hiding places and start to run after you. Urik leads the way, running along a shallow waterway that cuts through the tall marsh grass like a path. From behind, the chilling howl of hounds reaches your ears. Urik stops briefly and turns to you. <quote>They have hunting dogs, terrible Magdi Hounds. We move slow and quiet now<ch.emdash/>keep to water<ch.emdash/>hide scent. I am old Kundi<ch.emdash/>cannot run,</quote> he wheezes, the hint of an apology in his voice.</p>
<p>Stealthily, you both creep away with all the speed you can muster.</p>
<choice idref="sect25"><link-text>Turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You leave the city by the north gate. Here the Suhni River and the Belzar River meet. By following the Belzar River west, you will come directly to the Mountains of Morn and the Forbidden City of Gyanima. You set off.</p>
<p>You have travelled only a short way when you see a tall figure running towards you at great speed. It is Samu and you stop to wait for him.</p>
- <p><quote>You go to the Mountains?</quote> he asks, pointing to the west. You tell him that this is so. <quote>Once, I was king of a great tribe&emdash;the Masbaté nomads of the Great Lissan Plain. Now, I am the only survivor. The Wytch-king saw the end of my people. The Shadakine fought and hounded us across the plains in their great chariots, led by the evil Wytch-king. Long we resisted him, but what use are swords and spears and brave warriors against the black arts? A great plague of demons sealed our doom. Shasarak has deprived me of my family and my people.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>You go to the Mountains?</quote> he asks, pointing to the west. You tell him that this is so. <quote>Once, I was king of a great tribe<ch.emdash/>the Masbat<ch.eacute/> nomads of the Great Lissan Plain. Now, I am the only survivor. The Wytch-king saw the end of my people. The Shadakine fought and hounded us across the plains in their great chariots, led by the evil Wytch-king. Long we resisted him, but what use are swords and spears and brave warriors against the black arts? A great plague of demons sealed our doom. Shasarak has deprived me of my family and my people.</quote></p>
<p>He looks at you with smouldering eyes. <quote>I will come with you. You will have need of strength as well as bravery. You have mine.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect81"><link-text>Turn to 81</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>76</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Urik gives you a look of bewilderment. You nod confidently, as if you know exactly what you are doing. The bizarre procession of madmen and mad women moves at a stately pace through the wide archway that leads from the throne room. Samu looks as solemn as ever but Hugi's face wears an expression of astonishment. You enter a dim, candlelit hall dominated by a long table. Rats scuttle across the table, running for their bolt holes as the assemblage enters the room. You sit down and wait to see what happens next. <quote>Dinner is served,</quote> announces a gaunt, grey-faced servant. A limping, squeaking, three-wheeled trolley is pushed into the room. At the far end <!--ERRTAG-RE-120711-->of the table<!--/ERRTAG-RE-120711-->, the deranged king moistens his lips with his coated tongue and tucks the table cloth into the top of his torn silk shirt. The tarnished silver dish is uncovered and a wave of revulsion churns your stomach: on the silver platter is a hideous array of human limbs.</p>
+ <p>Urik gives you a look of bewilderment. You nod confidently, as if you know exactly what you are doing. The bizarre procession of madmen and mad women moves at a stately pace through the wide archway that leads from the throne room. Samu looks as solemn as ever but Hugi<ch.apos/>s face wears an expression of astonishment. You enter a dim, candlelit hall dominated by a long table. Rats scuttle across the table, running for their bolt holes as the assemblage enters the room. You sit down and wait to see what happens next. <quote>Dinner is served,</quote> announces a gaunt, grey-faced servant. A limping, squeaking, three-wheeled trolley is pushed into the room. At the far end <!--ERRTAG-RE-120711-->of the table<!--/ERRTAG-RE-120711-->, the deranged king moistens his lips with his coated tongue and tucks the table cloth into the top of his torn silk shirt. The tarnished silver dish is uncovered and a wave of revulsion churns your stomach: on the silver platter is a hideous array of human limbs.</p>
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<description>The deranged king prepares to dine</description>
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<p>The king stands up, brandishing a rusty carving knife. <quote>Would you like an arm or a leg?</quote> he enquires innocently.</p>
<choice idref="sect108">If you wish to accept, <link-text>turn to 108</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>78</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Hurriedly, you unfasten the knotted vine. Urik let out a yell as you both plummet towards the ground at frightening speed. Your fall is broken by the sucking ooze of the marshy ground <!--ERRTAG-RE-122318-->below, but<!--/ERRTAG-RE-122318--> you are still bruised and must lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>Hurriedly, you unfasten the knotted vine. Urik lets out a yell as you both plummet towards the ground at frightening speed. Your fall is broken by the sucking ooze of the marshy ground <!--ERRTAG-RE-122318-->below, but<!--/ERRTAG-RE-122318--> you are still bruised and must lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>Nearby, you can hear the shouts of the Shadakine Warriors as they search for you. You are surrounded by tall reeds and rushes and, for the moment, you are out of sight. You keep very still. The Shadakine are beating at the marsh reeds with large sticks, trying to flush you out. Just as a booted foot passes inches from your face, you suddenly realize that you are sinking.</p>
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<meta>
<creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
<description>You hide in the tall reeds as the Shadakine seek you out</description>
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<choice idref="sect115">If you wish to struggle out of the quicksand into which you are being drawn, <link-text>turn to 115</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect235">If you would prefer to keep still, at least until the Shadakine have passed, <link-text>turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>80</title></meta>
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- <p>You begin to chant, scratching the shape of the pentacle into the ground. The Deathgaunt gives a cry of frustration and surges towards you. You feel its frozen touch before the pentacle is fully formed and you lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. The deadly chill fever drags you into unconsciousness as the Deathgaunt's spell takes effect.</p>
+ <p>You begin to chant, scratching the shape of the pentacle into the ground. The Deathgaunt gives a cry of frustration and surges towards you. You feel its frozen touch before the pentacle is fully formed and you lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. The deadly chill fever drags you into unconsciousness as the Deathgaunt<ch.apos/>s spell takes effect.</p>
<choice idref="sect66"><link-text>Turn to 66</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>81</title></meta>
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- <p>Samu sets the pace, reaching forward with great strides to lead you across the gently undulating plain that lies between Karnali and the mountains of the west. The Belzar Hills on the far side of the river east a shadow across the waters, as though disapproving of your choice of destination.</p>
+ <p>Samu sets the pace, reaching forward with great strides to lead you across the gently undulating plain that lies between Karnali and the mountains of the west. The Belzar Hills on the far side of the river cast a shadow across the waters, as though disapproving of your choice of destination.</p>
+ <illustration class="inline">
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+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
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<p>As the miles slip by, a growing feeling of uneasiness nags at your mind. You notice that Urik is constantly looking over his shoulder, his face clouded with uncertainty. In the afternoon, you stop to rest and you voice your doubts to Samu and Urik. <quote>Ah! So you, too, have noticed!</quote> says Samu. <quote>I felt this just after we set out. I fear we are being followed.</quote> Startled, you flash a look at Urik.</p>
<p><quote>Me think it true,</quote> he says.</p>
<choice idref="sect22">If you wish to lie in wait, to ambush whoever is following you, <link-text>turn to 22</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You labour through the mud and slime, gingerly probing ahead with your Staff as you pass among the rancid pools and dark, sluggish streams.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magic Talisman of the Shianti, add 2 to this number.</p>
- <choice idref="sect110">If your total is 0&endash;4, <link-text>turn to 110</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect100">If your total is 5&endash;11, <link-text>turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect110">If your total is 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 110</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect100">If your total is 5<ch.endash/>11, <link-text>turn to 100</link-text>.</choice>
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<section class="numbered" id="sect91">
<meta><title>91</title></meta>
+
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect91-1-foot" idref="sect91-1"><p>You are forced to choose to use a Magical Power, even though all the Powers that are available to you may require you to use more <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points than you currently possess. If you do not have sufficient <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you may choose to simply subtract the number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points required to use the Power you select. This may leave you with a negative <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score, or if it was already negative, it will make your score become even more negative. Alternatively, you may choose the method used in <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw" section="sect175">Section 175</bookref> of <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw"><cite>War of the Wizards</cite></bookref> for resolving this problem: For the <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you lack, you use <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points at a rate of 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points for every 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point (i.e. 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points = 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point).</p></footnote>
+ </footnotes>
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<p><quote>I have great need for haste, Sado,</quote> you say, <quote>but I will help you this night. What must I do?</quote></p>
- <p>A fire lights in Sado's eyes. <quote>I thank you, Grey Star, in the name of the people of Karnali.</quote></p>
- <p>He tells you of his need for a diversion that will lure the bulk of the Shadakine force outside their walled <!--ERRTAG-RE-132032-->city-fortress<!--/ERRTAG-RE-132032-->. You consider your Magical Powers, trying to decide which would best accomplish this.</p>
+ <p>A fire lights in Sado<ch.apos/>s eyes. <quote>I thank you, Grey Star, in the name of the people of Karnali.</quote></p>
+ <p>He tells you of his need for a diversion that will lure the bulk of the Shadakine force outside their walled <!--ERRTAG-RE-132032-->city-fortress<!--/ERRTAG-RE-132032-->. You consider your Magical Powers, trying to decide which would best accomplish this.<a id="sect91-1" idref="sect91-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect139">If you have the Magical Power of Enchantment and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 139</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect290">If you have the Magical Power of Elementalism and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 290</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect208">If you have the Magical Power of Alchemy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 208</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>96</title></meta>
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- <p>As you remove the Black Rod from the pocket of your <!--ERRTAG-RE-136036-->robe, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136036--> feel the latent energy that it contains. This was Shasarak's master key, an instrument of his power when Taklakot was his domain. Your skill enables you to detect that it will open the door.</p>
+ <p>As you remove the Black Rod from the pocket of your <!--ERRTAG-RE-136036-->robe, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136036--> feel the latent energy that it contains. This was Shasarak<ch.apos/>s master key, an instrument of his power when Taklakot was his domain. Your skill enables you to detect that it will open the door.</p>
<p>The use of this Magical Power has cost you 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
<choice idref="sect148"><link-text>Turn to 148</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>103</title></meta>
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- <p>The cover of the tome is emblazoned with a Shianti rune. A deep dread stirs in your heart as you slowly translate the meaning of the symbol&emdash;Shasarak. This symbol can mean but one thing: your mortal enemy, Shasarak the Wytch-king, is a Shianti Master! If you decide to keep the book, mark it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Backpack Item. At the bottom of the chest you notice a slender Black Rod, with the rune of Shasarak upon its silver tip. If you wish to keep this Black Rod, mark it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item (which you carry in a pocket of your robe).</p>
- <p>Meanwhile, Hugi has busied himself with his search for gold. <quote>No gold&ellips; nothing,</quote> he blubbers.</p>
+ <p>The cover of the tome is emblazoned with a Shianti rune. A deep dread stirs in your heart as you slowly translate the meaning of the symbol<ch.emdash/>Shasarak. This symbol can mean but one thing: your mortal enemy, Shasarak the Wytch-king, is a Shianti Master! If you decide to keep the book, mark it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Backpack Item. At the bottom of the chest you notice a slender Black Rod, with the rune of Shasarak upon its silver tip. If you wish to keep this Black Rod, mark it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item (which you carry in a pocket of your robe).</p>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="small8.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small8.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
+ </illustration>
+ <p>Meanwhile, Hugi has busied himself with his search for gold. <quote>No gold<ch.ellips/> nothing,</quote> he blubbers.</p>
<p><quote>Come now, we have no time for this, Hugi. Is there another way out of here?</quote></p>
<p>Disgruntled by the lack of treasure, Hugi ambles to the far side of the cavern and points to an outcrop of rough-hewn granite. <quote>Here is a door,</quote> he says, <quote>but it is magic-locked. A problem for you to solve, eh Wizard?</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect170">If you possess the Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 170</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect224">If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect279">If you have the Power of Sorcery and possess 3 or more <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points to use on the door, <link-text>turn to 279</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect242"><!--ERRTAG-AD-156493-->If you possess insufficient <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points to use any of these powers, <link-text>turn to 242</link-text>.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-156493--></choice>
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- <p>You pass through the archway and into the city. <quote>Gatekeeper, would you mind holding my horse for me?</quote> asks Hugi, holding out the reins of an imaginary horse. The Gatekeeper accepts the non-existent reins and leads the imaginary horse away. Hugi shrugs. <quote>Sorry, I couldn't resist it,</quote> he says with a smirk.</p>
+ <p>You pass through the archway and into the city. <quote>Gatekeeper, would you mind holding my horse for me?</quote> asks Hugi, holding out the reins of an imaginary horse. The Gatekeeper accepts the non-existent reins and leads the imaginary horse away. Hugi shrugs. <quote>Sorry, I couldn<ch.apos/>t resist it,</quote> he says with a smirk.</p>
<p>You walk along the deserted street, past old buildings, many of which are still intact, although, due to the strangeness of their designs, it is impossible to guess their original purpose.</p>
<choice idref="sect175">If you wish to explore one of these buildings, <link-text>turn to 175</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect73">If you wish to continue along the main street, <link-text>turn to 73</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>109</title></meta>
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- <p>A wall of fire six feet high springs up in front of you; forcing the Shadakine charge to halt abruptly. You beat a hasty retreat while the civilian mob and the Shadakine stare at each other in stunned silence, separated by a widening sheet of flame.</p>
+ <p>A wall of fire six feet high springs up in front of you, forcing the Shadakine charge to halt abruptly. You beat a hasty retreat while the civilian mob and the Shadakine stare at each other in stunned silence, separated by a widening sheet of flame.</p>
<choice idref="sect9"><link-text>Turn to 9</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>111</title></meta>
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- <p><quote>The land beyond the Mountains of Morn, the region that is called Desolation Valley, was once the heart of a great kingdom, a nation called Taklakot. One day, a mighty wizard came amongst them, and he bore a great gift, so they thought. It was a magical stone which harnessed the fire of the sun. The people of Taklakot grew in knowledge but it was a power gained without wisdom and a great calamity befell them. Somehow, the fire of the Sun stone was released and in a single day an entire race was wiped from the face of the Earth. The barren land you see around you is the result of that fateful day; its curse still lingers.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>The land beyond the Mountains of Morn, the region that is called Desolation Valley, was once the heart of a great kingdom, a nation called Taklakot. One day, a mighty wizard came amongst them, and he bore a great gift<ch.emdash/>so they thought. It was a magical stone which harnessed the fire of the sun. The people of Taklakot grew in knowledge but it was a power gained without wisdom and a great calamity befell them. Somehow, the fire of the Sun stone was released and in a single day an entire race was wiped from the face of the world. The barren land you see around you is the result of that fateful day; its curse still lingers.</quote></p>
<p><quote>But what of the Forbidden City? Why does it still stand?</quote> asks Samu.</p>
- <p><quote>The mountains that surround the valley held the blast. The Forbidden City, or Gyanima as it was called, stands beyond those mountains. It was built to guard the pass through the mountains and is the only remnant of a dead civilization.</quote> A greedy light gleams in Hugi's eyes. <quote>The value of its treasures is immeasurable,</quote> he breathes.</p>
- <p>Your Shianti training and lifestyle have taught you to place no value on material wealth and you soon lose interest in Hugi's tales of hidden gold. Once more, you ponder the incredible bleakness of the place. You gaze across the Belzar River, and to the hills beyond, and an involuntary shiver runs down your spine. Drifting down from the hills, you see an eerie, chilling sight. A ghostly, pallid form floats across the river, its hands outstretched towards you; it whispers with a voice like grating stone.</p>
+ <p><quote>The mountains that surround the valley held the blast. The Forbidden City, or Gyanima as it was called, stands beyond those mountains. It was built to guard the pass through the mountains and is the only remnant of a dead civilization.</quote> A greedy light gleams in Hugi<ch.apos/>s eyes. <quote>The value of its treasures is immeasurable,</quote> he breathes.</p>
+ <p>Your Shianti training and lifestyle have taught you to place no value on material wealth and you soon lose interest in Hugi<ch.apos/>s tales of hidden gold. Once more, you ponder the incredible bleakness of the place. You gaze across the Belzar River, and to the hills beyond, and an involuntary shiver runs down your spine. Drifting down from the hills, you see an eerie, chilling sight. A ghostly, pallid form floats across the river, its hands outstretched towards you; it whispers with a voice like grating stone.</p>
<choice idref="sect132">If you wish to fire a bolt of magical energy from your Staff at the ghostly form, <link-text>turn to 132</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect209">If you wish to wait for it to come closer, <link-text>turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect227">If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>113</title></meta>
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- <p>The Kleasá does not advance, it is reluctant to leave the defence of the Shadow Gate. Tanith looks out to you with hope in her eyes. You lift your Wizard's Staff and aim it at the demon shadow, which radiates a strange black light.</p>
- <p>Tanith's expression changes to one of horror. <quote>Grey Star!</quote> you hear her cry, her voice muffled by the proximity of the other world. <quote>Stay your hand!</quote> The wild fire of your Staff tears towards the Kleasá and, as the bolt of energy hits the creature, it is Tanith who recoils in pain. Somehow, the Kleasá is making Tanith the victim of its pain. The Kleasá emits a chilling laugh full of scorn.</p>
- <choice idref="sect122"><!--ERRTAG-RE-151394-->If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and with to use it to attack the Kleasá<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151394-->, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect143">If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and possess the Mind Gem,<!--ERRTAG-AD-151599--> and wish to use them both against the Kleasá,<!--/ERRTAG-AD-151599--> <link-text>turn to 143</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect229">If you have the Black Rod of Shasarak and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>The Kleas<ch.aacute/> does not advance; it is reluctant to leave the defence of the Shadow Gate. Tanith looks out to you with hope in her eyes. You lift your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff and aim it at the demon shadow, which radiates a strange black light.</p>
+ <p>Tanith<ch.apos/>s expression changes to one of horror. <quote>Grey Star!</quote> you hear her cry, her voice muffled by the proximity of the other world. <quote>Stay your hand!</quote> The wild fire of your Staff tears towards the Kleas<ch.aacute/> and, as the bolt of energy hits the creature, it is Tanith who recoils in pain. Somehow, the Kleas<ch.aacute/> is making Tanith the victim of its pain. The Kleas<ch.aacute/> emits a chilling laugh full of scorn.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect122"><!--ERRTAG-RE-151394-->If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and with to use it to attack the Kleas<ch.aacute/><!--/ERRTAG-RE-151394-->, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect143">If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and possess the Mind Gem,<!--ERRTAG-AD-151599--> and wish to use them both against the Kleas<ch.aacute/>,<!--/ERRTAG-AD-151599--> <link-text>turn to 143</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect229"><!--ERRTAG-RE-166812-->If you wish to use the Black Rod of Shasarak<!--/ERRTAG-RE-166812-->, <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>115</title></meta>
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- <p>Your struggling only causes you to sink deeper into the mire. Urik reaches out with his long tail and loops it around your Wizard's Staff. He pulls hard as you cling to the Staff with both hands. <quote>No struggle,</quote> Urik whispers. <quote>Relax and quicksand let you free. If you resist, quicksand drag you harder.</quote> You do as he says and, immediately, you stop sinking. Within minutes, Urik is able to grab your hand, and soon you are free.</p>
- <p>Before you can thank Urik, you hear a loud cry. <quote>There they are!</quote> A crossbow bolt whistles past your face&emdash;you have been seen by the Shadakine huntsmen.</p>
+ <p>Your struggling only causes you to sink deeper into the mire. Urik reaches out with his long tail and loops it around your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff. He pulls hard as you cling to the Staff with both hands. <quote>No struggle,</quote> Urik whispers. <quote>Relax and quicksand let you free. If you resist, quicksand drag you harder.</quote> You do as he says and, immediately, you stop sinking. Within minutes, Urik is able to grab your hand, and soon you are free.</p>
+ <p>Before you can thank Urik, you hear a loud cry. <quote>There they are!</quote> A crossbow bolt whistles past your face<ch.emdash/>you have been seen by the Shadakine huntsmen.</p>
<choice idref="sect163">If you wish to turn to face your enemy, <link-text>turn to 163</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect283">If you would rather evade them, <link-text>turn to 283</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Suddenly, a wild, dirt-encrusted man, clothed in tatters of dusty rags, jumps on you from the roof of a small building to your left, sending you sprawling to the floor in a cloud of black dust. With an animal howl, he attempts to tear out your throat with his bare teeth.</p>
- <p>Owing to the surprise of the wretch's attack, subtract 2 from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of the fight.</p>
+ <p>Owing to the surprise of the wretch<ch.apos/>s attack, subtract 2 from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of the fight.</p>
<combat><enemy>Dead City Wretch</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">15</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">25</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect197">If you win the <!--ERRTAG-RE-154138-->combat, <link-text>turn<!--/ERRTAG-RE-154138--> to 197</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You decide to fight fire with fire and hurl a bolt of flaming energy at the wall of fire. Your attack is ineffective: the wall of flame neither flickers nor wavers. You have expended 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points in your attack. (Remember to make the necessary adjustment to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</p>
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+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
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+ <instance class="html" src="small1.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small1.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
+ </illustration>
<choice idref="sect240"><link-text>Turn to 240</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>118</title></meta>
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- <p>Hidden in the tall marsh reeds, a Shadakine takes careful aim and fires a crossbow bolt at you. The Ooslo screeches with pain as the bolt penetrate its body. It is a deadly wound and you fall like a stone, hurtling towards a shallow lake that is dotted with small sand banks. You pray that the water is deep enough to contain your fall.</p>
+ <p>Hidden in the tall marsh reeds, a Shadakine takes careful aim and fires a crossbow bolt at you. The Ooslo screeches with pain as the bolt penetrates its body. It is a deadly wound and you fall like a stone, hurtling towards a shallow lake that is dotted with small sand banks. You pray that the water is deep enough to contain your fall.</p>
<choice idref="sect125"><link-text>Turn to 125</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>122</title></meta>
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- <p>The Kleasá remains within the Shadow Gate, for its purpose is to guard it. Tanith gazes out at you with a tormented expression on her face. Using 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you throw the Power of your Sorcery at the shadow creature. Tanith staggers with a mute cry. <quote>No, Grey Star!</quote> she screams. <quote>The Kleasá is using me as a shield.</quote> The Kleasá laughs maliciously.</p>
+ <p>The Kleas<ch.aacute/> remains within the Shadow Gate, for its purpose is to guard it. Tanith gazes out at you with a tormented expression on her face. Using 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you throw the Power of your Sorcery at the shadow creature. Tanith staggers with a mute cry. <quote>No, Grey Star!</quote> she screams. <quote>The Kleas<ch.aacute/> is using me as a shield.</quote> The Kleas<ch.aacute/> laughs maliciously.</p>
<choice idref="sect143">If you have the Mind Gem and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 143</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect229">If you have the Black Rod of Shasarak and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect229"><!--ERRTAG-RE-174101-->If you wish to use the Black Rod of Shasarak<!--/ERRTAG-RE-174101-->, <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You come to the remains of an elaborate archway carved into the city wall. The gate collapsed long ago and the street beyond is bleak and deserted. You take a deep breath and start <!--ERRTAG-RE-159939-->forward. You<!--/ERRTAG-RE-159939--> have taken one step when a voice cries out: <quote>Who goes there?</quote></p>
- <p>The head and shoulders of a bony old man pop through a window high above the shattered gate. He regards you suspiciously with wild, bloodshot eyes. His filthy, matted hair hangs down over his shoulders and he waves a broken, rusty sword. <quote>Speak now!</quote> he continues. <quote>I can't open the gate until you tell me.</quote></p>
+ <p>The head and shoulders of a bony old man pop through a window high above the shattered gate. He regards you suspiciously with wild, bloodshot eyes. His filthy, matted hair hangs down over his shoulders and he waves a broken, rusty sword. <quote>Speak now!</quote> he continues. <quote>I can<ch.apos/>t open the gate until you tell me.</quote></p>
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<creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
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- <instance class="html" src="ill9.gif" width="120" height="120"/>
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<p>Puzzled, you look at the archway and then up at the grime-encrusted man. You can see no gate.</p>
<choice idref="sect212">If you wish to humour the Gatekeeper, <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Water explodes around you as you hit the lake. You career downwards, water swirling and bubbling all about you, until you hit the bottom. Fortunately, the water has slowed your descent and you survive the fall without injury.</p>
<p>Although encumbered by your Backpack and Staff, you manage to kick out strongly towards the surface, your lungs bursting for air. Emerging into the air, gasping for breath and choking, you look around for some sign of Urik. Moments later, he breaks through the surface of the water, grinning fiercely. <quote>Greetings, Wizard,</quote> he says, spitting water and coughing, <quote>you are well?</quote> You give a curt nod before splashing towards a sandy islet.</p>
- <p>The islet is located near the centre of the lake. Dense clumps of reeds surround its dull, green waters and beyond them, you can hear the shouts of the Shadakine as they seek you out. <quote>We must hide&emdash;get away from here. We're too exposed,</quote> you say urgently to Urik, making to step into the water. You feel Urik's restraining hand on your shoulder.</p>
+ <p>The islet is located near the centre of the lake. Dense clumps of reeds surround its dull, green waters and beyond them, you can hear the shouts of the Shadakine as they seek you out. <quote>We must hide<ch.emdash/>get away from here. We<ch.apos/>re too exposed,</quote> you say urgently to Urik, making to step into the water. You feel Urik<ch.apos/>s restraining hand on your shoulder.</p>
<p><quote>Wait!</quote> he says, pointing ahead. You follow the direction of his arm. A host of multi-coloured birds has taken off in alarm from the surface of the lake. The blur of colour draws your eye to something immediately below them that is moving straight towards you.</p>
- <p>Two pale eyes on slender stalks protrude above the water, cold and emotionless, their irises no more than red slashes. <quote>Eijalfish,</quote> says <!--ERRTAG-RE-162466-->Urik. <quote>Very<!--/ERRTAG-RE-162466--> big. Very poisonous. Very dangerous! And now, Shadakine come&ellips; is not good.</quote> Sure enough, you hear the sound of the Shadakine hunting party, beating at the dense foliage as they draw closer. In a few minutes, they are sure to discover you, stranded here in the middle of the lake.</p>
+ <p>Two pale eyes on slender stalks protrude above the water, cold and emotionless, their irises no more than red slashes. <quote>Eijalfish,</quote> says <!--ERRTAG-RE-162466-->Urik. <quote>Very<!--/ERRTAG-RE-162466--> big. Very poisonous. Very dangerous! And now, Shadakine come<ch.ellips/> is not good.</quote> Sure enough, you hear the sound of the Shadakine hunting party, beating at the dense foliage as they draw closer. In a few minutes, they are sure to discover you, stranded here in the middle of the lake.</p>
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<creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
<description>Two pale eyes protrude above the water, cold and emotionless</description>
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<choice idref="sect181">If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and wish to create a magical shield capable of deflecting missiles, <link-text>turn to 181</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect230">If you have the Magical Power of Elementalism and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 230</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect274">If you wish to attack the Eijalfish with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 274</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect274">If you wish to attack the Eijalfish with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 274</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>126</title></meta>
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- <p>It is still dark when you are woken by Urik the following morning. <quote>Come, Wizard&emdash;no time for sleep now, time for haste.</quote> Still groggy with sleep, you rise, take up your Backpack and Staff and make ready to leave.</p>
+ <p>It is still dark when you are woken by Urik the following morning. <quote>Come, Wizard<ch.emdash/>no time for sleep now; time for haste.</quote> Still groggy with sleep, you rise, take up your Backpack and Staff, and make ready to leave.</p>
<p><quote>What about food?</quote> you ask.</p>
- <p><quote>Food?</quote> Urik sniffs, derisively. <quote>Food grows on the land&ellips; water falls from sky&ellips; down from mountain river&ellips; only foolish man wish to carry the earth and the sky upon his back in little bag. Come now.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Food?</quote> Urik sniffs, derisively. <quote>Food grows on the land<ch.ellips/> water falls from sky<ch.ellips/> down from mountain river<ch.ellips/> only foolish man wish to carry the earth and the sky upon his back in little bag. Come now.</quote></p>
<p>Urik disappears through the door of your room and you have no choice but to follow. You follow Urik in the half light as he clambers along the wooden walkways of the Kundi colony. The air is warm and damp with dew and the clouds hang low above the trees of the Azanam. Already, Urik has nearly disappeared from sight in the thick mist and you struggle to match his pace as he steps nimbly from one platform to another. Soon the Kundi village is far behind and you are travelling along the thick branches of the giant Azawood trees.</p>
<choice idref="sect216">If you have the Magical Power of Alchemy, <link-text>turn to 216</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect257">If you do not possess <!--ERRTAG-RE-171243-->this Power<!--/ERRTAG-RE-171243-->, <link-text>turn to 257</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>127</title></meta>
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- <p>It takes more than a day to find your way out of the palace and even longer to escape the Forbidden City. The slow and laborious climb into the Mountains of Morn takes a further three days and on the eve of the third day, you look up with a sinking heart to see the shining face of a full moon. The Shadow Gate appears somewhere in the desolate valley below. When the moon eventually passes to its next phase; you are still searching for a way down from the mountains. The sickness that afflicts the dead lands and the Mountains of Morn eventually takes its toll and one by one you and your companions die in the desolate wilderness.</p>
+ <p>It takes more than a day to find your way out of the palace and even longer to escape the Forbidden City. The slow and laborious climb into the Mountains of Morn takes a further three days and on the eve of the third day, you look up with a sinking heart to see the shining face of a full moon. The Shadow Gate appears somewhere in the desolate valley below. When the moon eventually passes to its next phase, you are still searching for a way down from the mountains. The sickness that afflicts the dead lands and the Mountains of Morn eventually takes its toll and one by one you and your companions die in the desolate wilderness.</p>
<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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- <p>You release the might of your Wizard's Staff and its flame shoots towards the spectre on the water. To your surprise, <!--ERRTAG-RE-168225-->however, it<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168225--> passes straight through, inflicting no damage. This creature is a Deathgaunt, an undead being summoned to the world of the living by the Wytch-king himself. Your unsuccessful assault has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You release the might of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff and its flame shoots towards the spectre on the water. To your surprise, <!--ERRTAG-RE-168225-->however, it<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168225--> passes straight through, inflicting no damage. This creature is a Deathgaunt, an undead being summoned to the world of the living by the Wytch-king himself. Your unsuccessful assault has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect169"><link-text>Turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>But Urik sits in the corner and grumbles: <quote>Much celebration. Small victory. Shadakine Empire,</quote> and he stretches his arms wide apart, <quote><!--ERRTAG-RE-169533--><em>Big</em><!--/ERRTAG-RE-169533-->!</quote> Then placing his thumb and forefinger together, <quote>City of Karnali, small.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Urik is right,</quote> you say, <quote>but at least this is a beginning.</quote> And you smile warmly at Sado.</p>
<p><quote>Where will you go now, Grey Star?</quote> he asks.</p>
- <p><quote>West, to the Mountains of Morn&emdash;and beyond.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>West, to the Mountains of Morn<ch.emdash/>and beyond.</quote></p>
<p>Sado gapes. <quote>To <!--ERRTAG-RE-170018--><quote>the dead lands</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-170018-->!</quote> he exclaims. <quote>But this is folly. None return from there. There is a sickness on the land that kills <!--ERRTAG-RE-170204-->all, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-170204--> the Mountains of Morn are impassable.</quote></p>
<p><quote>There must be some way through them,</quote> you say, <quote>and I will find it.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>There is only one known pass,</quote> Sado continues, <quote>but it holds the greatest peril of all&emdash;Gyanima, the Forbidden City&ellips; the City of the Dead!</quote> He shakes his head solemnly. <quote>Will you not turn away from this reckless course?</quote></p>
- <p>You shrug. <quote>There is no other way. Urik's vision leads to Desolation Valley and my quest takes me there.</quote></p>
- <p>Sado falls silent and an Uncomfortable quiet follows. Finally, you rise and bid Sado goodnight, for you intend to leave Karnali the following morning. <quote>I had hoped you would remain, Grey Star,</quote> he says. <quote>You are a powerful ally and I have great need of strength. Soon, the Wytch-king will seek to destroy our freedom. Without your help, our liberty may prove short-lived. Moreover, you choose a path of doom, heedless of my words of warning.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Fear not, Sado of the Long Knife,</quote> you reply. <quote>If l achieve my goal, there will be freedom for all ensnared by the cruel grasp of the Wytch-king. I do not intend to fail.</quote></p>
- <p>You leave the chamber, and close the door behind you. Despite your courageous words, a creeping uncertainty is stirring in your heart. <quote>Hmph!</quote> snorts Urik. <quote>Him brave man&ellips; but have small mind.</quote> He places a finger to his nose. <quote>Him see only this far. Young Wizard learn quickly&ellips; carry blessing of wise Shianti. You will not fail.</quote> You pray that the old Kundi man is right.</p>
+ <p><quote>There is only one known pass,</quote> Sado continues, <quote>but it holds the greatest peril of all<ch.emdash/>Gyanima, the Forbidden City<ch.ellips/> the City of the Dead!</quote> He shakes his head solemnly. <quote>Will you not turn away from this reckless course?</quote></p>
+ <p>You shrug. <quote>There is no other way. Urik<ch.apos/>s vision leads to Desolation Valley and my quest takes me there.</quote></p>
+ <p>Sado falls silent and an uncomfortable quiet follows. Finally, you rise and bid Sado goodnight, for you intend to leave Karnali the following morning. <quote>I had hoped you would remain, Grey Star,</quote> he says. <quote>You are a powerful ally and I have great need of strength. Soon, the Wytch-king will seek to destroy our freedom. Without your help, our liberty may prove short-lived. Moreover, you choose a path of doom, heedless of my words of warning.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Fear not, Sado of the Long Knife,</quote> you reply. <quote>If I achieve my goal, there will be freedom for all ensnared by the cruel grasp of the Wytch-king. I do not intend to fail.</quote></p>
+ <p>You leave the chamber, and close the door behind you. Despite your courageous words, a creeping uncertainty is stirring in your heart. <quote>Hmph!</quote> snorts Urik. <quote>Him brave man<ch.ellips/> but have small mind.</quote> He places a finger to his nose. <quote>Him see only this far. Young Wizard learn quickly<ch.ellips/> carry blessing of wise Shianti. You will not fail.</quote> You pray that the old Kundi man is right.</p>
<p>You rise the following morning and prepare to leave. Your sleep has restored to you 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point and 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point. Sado enters your chamber to bid you farewell. <quote>I have come to apologize for my harsh words last night,</quote> he says. <quote>It is not for me to question the way of Wizards. I am but a simple soldier. I have brought gifts by way of recompense.</quote> He lays before you the following <!--ERRTAG-RA-179317-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RA-179317-->:</p>
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<li><!--ERRTAG-RE-172736-->2 Potions of Laumspur <!--/ERRTAG-RE-172736-->(<!--ERRTAG-RE-172803-->swallowing one potion<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172803--> restores 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points)</li>
<li><!--ERRTAG-RE-172942-->Coil of Rope<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172942--></li>
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<p>You may take any or all of these <!--ERRTAG-RA-179317-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RA-179317-->. Remember to make the necessary adjustments to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
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- <p>Unsure of your direction and physically <!--ERRTAG-RE-174093-->exhausted, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-174093--> move along the passage, unable to run any faster than a slow trot. Suddenly you hear the shouts of the enraged courtiers pursuing you once more and Hugi gives a shrill whistle. <quote>Let's hide in here,</quote> he calls.</p>
+ <p>Unsure of your direction and physically <!--ERRTAG-RE-174093-->exhausted, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-174093--> move along the passage, unable to run any faster than a slow trot. Suddenly you hear the shouts of the enraged courtiers pursuing you once more and Hugi gives a shrill whistle. <quote>Let<ch.apos/>s hide in here,</quote> he calls.</p>
<choice idref="sect270">If you wish to do as Hugi suggests, <link-text>turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect178">If you possess the Magical Power of Enchantment and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 178</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You set about the task of creating a grand illusion. A Guildsman guides you to the fortress and you begin to focus your power upon it. There are many soldiers within and it takes a considerable time to exert your influence over them. Finally, after exerting 4 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you are able to cease your trials. Hundreds of Shadakine pour forth from their barracks, slapping and scratching at the hordes of crawling insects that only they can see and feel. They open the gates to the fortress and run into the street where Sado's army, disguised as civilians, lies in wait.</p>
+ <p>You set about the task of creating a grand illusion. A Guildsman guides you to the fortress and you begin to focus your power upon it. There are many soldiers within and it takes a considerable time to exert your influence over them. Finally, after exerting 4 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you are able to cease your trials. Hundreds of Shadakine pour forth from their barracks, slapping and scratching at the hordes of crawling insects that only they can see and feel. They open the gates to the fortress and run into the street where Sado<ch.apos/>s army, disguised as civilians, lies in wait.</p>
<choice idref="sect207"><link-text>Turn to 207</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>A crossbow bolt slices through the air. You gasp with pain as it penetrates your shoulder (lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). Urik looks up in alarm. <quote>Grey Star!</quote> he shouts. <quote>You all right?</quote> You grit your teeth against the pain and nod. A dark stain of blood spreads across your robe. The Ooslo bird is losing height rapidly and, before the Shadakine are able to release another bolt, you are flying low enough to jump to the ground. At Urik's instruction you untie the vine, wincing with the pain of your wound, and fall to the ground without further injury.</p>
- <p>You tumble through a vast swathe of marsh grass that grows chest-high, and stretches in all directions. Urik gets to his feet and comes to inspect your wound. Bravely, you make to withdraw the shaft that protrudes from your shoulder but Urik stays your hand. <quote>No, not yet. Much bleeding if you pull the spike. We need herbs&ellips; stop bleeding&ellips; stop infection, yes?</quote> You nod in agreement. <quote>Come follow old Kundi. Find good herbs very near.</quote> He moves away, his eyes searching the ground, and you follow. Soon you reach a shallow waterway that cuts through the tall marsh grass like a trail. There, Urik finds what he is looking for and sits you down beside the little stream. <quote>Urik cannot find anything to stop pain but make sure wound heal. I must hurt you now&emdash;I am sorry.</quote></p>
- <p>With a hand both swift and sure, he pulls the bolt from your shoulder: you hiss with pain. He tears away the material of your sleeve and presses his steady hand to the wound. Then, cupping his hand, he takes some water from the stream and cleans the wound. Next, to your surprise, he grabs a handful of mud from the bottom of the stream and smears it over the injury. The cool mud eases the fire in your shoulder and, as it dries, quickly staunches the bleeding. He cleans the torn shreds of your sleeve and knots them like a bandage around your shoulder. <quote>Is good?</quote> he asks.</p>
+ <p>A crossbow bolt slices through the air. You gasp with pain as it penetrates your shoulder (lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). Urik looks up in alarm. <quote>Grey Star!</quote> he shouts. <quote>You all right?</quote> You grit your teeth against the pain and nod. A dark stain of blood spreads across your robe. The Ooslo bird is losing height rapidly and, before the Shadakine are able to release another bolt, you are flying low enough to jump to the ground. At Urik<ch.apos/>s instruction you untie the vine, wincing with the pain of your wound, and fall to the ground without further injury.</p>
+ <p>You tumble through a vast swathe of marsh grass that grows chest-high, and stretches in all directions. Urik gets to his feet and comes to inspect your wound. Bravely, you make to withdraw the shaft that protrudes from your shoulder but Urik stays your hand. <quote>No, not yet. Much bleeding if you pull the spike. We need herbs<ch.ellips/> stop bleeding<ch.ellips/> stop infection, yes?</quote> You nod in agreement. <quote>Come follow old Kundi. Find good herbs very near.</quote> He moves away, his eyes searching the ground, and you follow. Soon you reach a shallow waterway that cuts through the tall marsh grass like a trail. There, Urik finds what he is looking for and sits you down beside the little stream. <quote>Urik cannot find anything to stop pain but make sure wound heal. I must hurt you now<ch.emdash/>I am sorry.</quote></p>
+ <p>With a hand both swift and sure, he pulls the bolt from your shoulder; you hiss with pain. He tears away the material of your sleeve and presses his steady hand to the wound. Then, cupping his hand, he takes some water from the stream and cleans the wound. Next, to your surprise, he grabs a handful of mud from the bottom of the stream and smears it over the injury. The cool mud eases the fire in your shoulder and, as it dries, quickly staunches the bleeding. He cleans the torn shreds of your sleeve and knots them like a bandage around your shoulder. <quote>Is good?</quote> he asks.</p>
<p><quote>I thank you, Urik,</quote> you reply. He pats your hand, affectionately.</p>
<p><quote>No need for thanks,</quote> he says. <quote>Wise old Kundi know healing ways. Pain stop soon.</quote></p>
- <p>Suddenly, a terrible sound reaches your ears; a moaning howl like that of an animal in pain. Urik's face darkens and he helps you to your feet. Crouching, so that you remain hidden, you both peep across the top of the marsh grass in the direction of the sound. In a small clearing, some two hundred yards away, you see a frightened peasant&emdash;a Shadakine slave. He is struggling to control two snarling hounds who tug at the lengths of thick chain fixed to their harnesses. They are huge and fierce: each has two heads with a single horn growing at the centre of each, and <!--ERRTAG-RE-180230-->outsized<!--/ERRTAG-RE-180230--> fangs show through their slavering jowls. <quote>Master! Master!</quote> the slave calls to a tall Shadakine, undoubtedly the officer in charge. <quote>The Magdi&emdash;they smell something.</quote> The tall Shadakine officer screws up his eyes; a wicked smile plays across his face.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly, a terrible sound reaches your ears: a moaning howl like that of an animal in pain. Urik<ch.apos/>s face darkens and he helps you to your feet. Crouching, so that you remain hidden, you both peep across the top of the marsh grass in the direction of the sound. In a small clearing, some two hundred yards away, you see a frightened peasant<ch.emdash/>a Shadakine slave. He is struggling to control two snarling hounds who tug at the lengths of thick chain fixed to their harnesses. They are huge and fierce: each has two heads with a single horn growing at the centre of each, and <!--ERRTAG-RE-180230-->outsized<!--/ERRTAG-RE-180230--> fangs show through their slavering jowls. <quote>Master! Master!</quote> the slave calls to a tall Shadakine, undoubtedly the officer in charge. <quote>The Magdi<ch.emdash/>they smell something.</quote> The tall Shadakine officer screws up his eyes; a wicked smile plays across his face.</p>
<choice idref="sect25">If you wish to attempt to evade by following the waterway, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect105">If you wish to attempt a long range attack with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 105</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect105">If you wish to attempt a long range attack with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 105</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You take out the red jewel. Drawing on the Power of Sorcery from the Astral plane, you project your will into the Gem and it begins to glow, shining with a blood-red light. You throw this power at the Kleasá and attempt to bend it to your will. Tanith's body becomes rigid and, stiffly, she turns her head towards you. The Kleasá remains unaffected and emits a chill laugh. You have used 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
- <choice idref="sect122">If you wish to use your Magical Power of Sorcery against the Kleasá, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect229">If you have the Black Rod of Shasarak and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>You take out the red jewel. Drawing on the Power of Sorcery from the Astral plane, you project your will into the Gem and it begins to glow, shining with a blood-red light. You throw this power at the Kleas<ch.aacute/> and attempt to bend it to your will. Tanith<ch.apos/>s body becomes rigid and, stiffly, she turns her head towards you. The Kleas<ch.aacute/> remains unaffected and emits a chill laugh. You have used 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect122">If you wish to use your Magical Power of Sorcery against the Kleas<ch.aacute/>, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect229"><!--ERRTAG-RE-200965-->If you wish to use the Black Rod of Shasarak<!--/ERRTAG-RE-200965-->, <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>With the evil cunning that you have come to expect of the Shadakine, they use their slaves as a human wall, thus preventing the masked attackers from bringing their full force to bear for fear of killing the innocent people they have come to free.</p>
- <p>You notice that the chains that manacle the slaves are all linked to one metal ring at the end of the line. If you can break the chain at this point, you will be able to free all the slaves at a stroke. Standing by this link-pin is the Shadakine slavemaster. Fearlessly, you charge. The slavemaster's eyes widen with surprise but he appears unshaken by your advance. He clutches at a red Gem at his neck and, as he does, his personal slave steps forward. Seven feet tall and with powerful muscles bulging beneath his ebony skin, he fixes you with a blank expression as he raises his huge broadsword.</p>
+ <p>You notice that the chains that manacle the slaves are all linked to one metal ring at the end of the line. If you can break the chain at this point, you will be able to free all the slaves at a stroke. Standing by this link-pin is the Shadakine slavemaster. Fearlessly, you charge. The slavemaster<ch.apos/>s eyes widen with surprise but he appears unshaken by your advance. He clutches at a red Gem at his neck and, as he does, his personal slave steps forward. Seven feet tall and with powerful muscles bulging beneath his ebony skin, he fixes you with a blank expression as he raises his huge broadsword.</p>
<choice idref="sect179">If you wish to attack the black giant, <link-text>turn to 179</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect196">If you wish to unleash a long-range attack on the slavemaster, <link-text>turn to 196</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect266">If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 266</link-text>.</choice>
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- <description>The Deathgaunts come no further but remain outside the reach of the spell whispering</description>
+ <description>The Deathgaunts come no further but remain outside the reach of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-202815-->spell, whispering<!--/ERRTAG-RE-202815--></description>
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<p><quote>Grey Star,</quote> says Samu in a hushed tone. <quote>They have not departed. We cannot remain here forever.</quote></p>
<p><quote>They can,</quote> comments Urik.</p>
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<p>There is no time to cast an illusion as the Shadakine are advancing fast. Instead, you try to place the compulsion to flee into their minds.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. You may add 3 to this number if you possess the Chaksu Pipes.</p>
- <choice idref="sect42">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;5, <link-text>turn to 42</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect289">If the number you have picked is <!--ERRTAG-RE-186211-->6&endash;12<!--/ERRTAG-RE-186211-->, <link-text>turn to 289</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect42">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>5, <link-text>turn to 42</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect289">If the number you have picked is <!--ERRTAG-RE-186211-->6<ch.endash/>12<!--/ERRTAG-RE-186211-->, <link-text>turn to 289</link-text>.</choice>
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+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect148-1-foot" idref="sect148-1"><p>If you have not already done so, mark the Black Rod as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p></footnote>
+ </footnotes>
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- <p>You raise the Black Rod and point it towards the door. Willing the door to open, you notice a thin beam of yellow light strike the surface and silently it swings open to reveal another passage sloping upwards into the distance.</p>
+ <p>You raise the Black Rod and point it towards the door.<a id="sect148-1" idref="sect148-1-foot" class="footnote" /> Willing the door to open, you notice a thin beam of yellow light strike the surface and silently it swings open to reveal another passage sloping upwards into the distance.</p>
<choice idref="sect267">If you wish to pass through the door, <link-text>turn to 267</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect213">If you prefer to stay where you are, <link-text>turn to 213</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Despite the great damage you are inflicting on the Magdi, the enraged beast refuses to die. Try as he might, Urik is of no use&emdash;his old limbs and physical weakness make him incapable of hand to hand combat. He can only watch with fear and apprehension. His concern is so great that he fails to notice the band of Shadakine warriors stealing up on you through the dense undergrowth. As a result, you are quickly overpowered by the gloating Shadakine and, at a word from their tall sour-faced captain, the Magdi obediently ceases its attack.</p>
- <p><quote>Not much of a catch,</quote> sneers the captain, <quote>but good sport, eh?</quote> Your Staff and Backpack are taken from you and your wrists and ankles are tightly bound with leather thongs. <quote>And this is a pretty toy,</quote> he says, weighing your Staff in his hands. <quote>But tell me, who are you, boy? Speak!</quote> You remain silent. <quote>Lost your tongue, have you? Well that can be arranged, permanently!</quote> He gives you a stinging blow across the face, smiling grimly. Urik struggles angrily against the restraining hands that hold him. <quote>Be still <quote>monkey-man</quote>,</quote> he scowls, <quote>or you'll be tasting some of the same.</quote> He returns his hateful gaze to you. <quote>What are you then, boy? What do you know of the Freedom Guild? You are their spy perhaps? You serve the rebel army, do you not?</quote></p>
- <p>Still, you remain silent. You have no knowledge of the Freedom Guild he has mentioned but the thought that there exists a form of organized resistance to the evil of the Shadakine Empire is a comfort. With a look of disgust, the captain turns away. <quote>The Warward, <!--ERRTAG-RE-189306-->Kiro, will<!--/ERRTAG-RE-189306--> find out all he needs to know on our return to Karnali,</quote> he says threateningly, <quote>and Mother Niya's truthsay is hard to refuse.</quote></p>
- <p>You are unable to repress a shudder as you are reminded of the truthsay of Mother Magri and her awful Kazim Stone when first you came to the trader's city of Suhn. The Wytches of Shadaki are among the most powerful of Shasarak's servants, upholders of his corrupt law in all the major cities of the Empire.</p>
- <p><quote>Move, you scum!</quote> the captain shouts at his men. <quote>We must reach Karnali as soon as possible.</quote> He glances sideways at you, one <!--ERRTAG-RE-190011-->eyebrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-190011--> raised. <quote>There's more to this strange pair than meets the eye,</quote> he says under his breath.</p>
+ <p>Despite the great damage you are inflicting on the Magdi, the enraged beast refuses to die. Try as he might, Urik is of no use<ch.emdash/>his old limbs and physical weakness make him incapable of hand to hand combat. He can only watch with fear and apprehension. His concern is so great that he fails to notice the band of Shadakine warriors stealing up on you through the dense undergrowth. As a result, you are quickly overpowered by the gloating Shadakine and, at a word from their tall sour-faced captain, the Magdi obediently ceases its attack.</p>
+ <p><quote>Not much of a catch,</quote> sneers the captain, <quote>but good sport, eh?</quote> Your Staff and Backpack are taken from you and your wrists and ankles are tightly bound with leather thongs. <quote>And this is a pretty toy,</quote> he says, weighing your Staff in his hands. <quote>But tell me, who are you, boy? Speak!</quote> You remain silent. <quote>Lost your tongue, have you? Well that can be arranged, permanently!</quote> He gives you a stinging blow across the face, smiling grimly. Urik struggles angrily against the restraining hands that hold him. <quote>Be still <quote>monkey-man</quote>,</quote> he scowls, <quote>or you<ch.apos/>ll be tasting some of the same.</quote> He returns his hateful gaze to you. <quote>What are you then, boy? What do you know of the Freedom Guild? You are their spy perhaps? You serve the rebel army, do you not?</quote></p>
+ <p>Still, you remain silent. You have no knowledge of the Freedom Guild he has mentioned but the thought that there exists a form of organized resistance to the evil of the Shadakine Empire is a comfort. With a look of disgust, the captain turns away. <quote>The Warward, <!--ERRTAG-RE-189306-->Kiro, will<!--/ERRTAG-RE-189306--> find out all he needs to know on our return to Karnali,</quote> he says threateningly, <quote>and Mother Niya<ch.apos/>s truthsay is hard to refuse.</quote></p>
+ <p>You are unable to repress a shudder as you are reminded of the truthsay of Mother Magri and her awful Kazim Stone when first you came to the traders<ch.apos/> city of Suhn. The Wytches of Shadaki are among the most powerful of Shasarak<ch.apos/>s servants, upholders of his corrupt law in all the major cities of the Empire.</p>
+ <p><quote>Move, you scum!</quote> the captain shouts at his men. <quote>We must reach Karnali as soon as possible.</quote> He glances sideways at you, one <!--ERRTAG-RE-190011-->eyebrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-190011--> raised. <quote>There<ch.apos/>s more to this strange pair than meets the eye,</quote> he says under his breath.</p>
<p>You and Urik are carried by slave bearers, slung to long wooden poles like hunting trophies. Your ankles and wrists are constantly bound and you are offered the barest of scraps of food and a minimum of water. By the second day of travelling, you have lost 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points and you begin to wonder if you will survive the journey as you linger in a weak, semi-conscious haze that makes the casting of any spell impossible.</p>
<choice idref="sect200"><link-text>Turn to 200</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You must eat a Meal now or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Time passes and soon you lose track of the passing hours in the pitch dark. You curse your ill-fortune, thinking that you will have to use the power of your Staff to blast a way out of your prison, but you are feeling weak and still you have to reach Desolation Valley, which is bound to hold other dangers for you. You are roused from this moody reflection by the sound of shouting voices and the noise of a struggle from above. Suddenly, the door of your prison is thrown open. Looking down on you is the broad smiling figure of Samu, bloodied broadsword in hand. <quote>But how&ellips;?</quote> stutters Hugi.</p>
- <p><quote>The river carried me way downstream before I was able to resist its current,</quote> says Samu. <quote>I've been looking all over for you. Fortunately, I was nearby when you were captured. I saw them bring you down into this crypt.</quote> He turns and slashes at a wretch who is trying to drag him away from the door. The wretch is swatted like a fly and Samu turns back to face you. <quote>Come now. We must hurry.</quote></p>
+ <p>You must eat a Meal now or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Time passes and soon you lose track of the passing hours in the pitch dark. You curse your ill-fortune, thinking that you will have to use the power of your Staff to blast a way out of your prison, but you are feeling weak and still you have to reach Desolation Valley, which is bound to hold other dangers for you. You are roused from this moody reflection by the sound of shouting voices and the noise of a struggle from above. Suddenly, the door of your prison is thrown open. Looking down on you is the broad smiling figure of Samu, bloodied broadsword in hand. <quote>But how<ch.ellips/>?</quote> stutters Hugi.</p>
+ <p><quote>The river carried me way downstream before I was able to resist its current,</quote> says Samu. <quote>I<ch.apos/>ve been looking all over for you. Fortunately, I was nearby when you were captured. I saw them bring you down into this crypt.</quote> He turns and slashes at a wretch who is trying to drag him away from the door. The wretch is swatted like a fly and Samu turns back to face you. <quote>Come now. We must hurry.</quote></p>
<p>He pulls you out, each in turn, stopping to deliver a kick at two wretches who block the doorway from the crypt. <quote>This way,</quote> he says, indicating a narrow passage that leads upwards. <quote>These creatures seem reluctant to travel this passage. They will not follow us, I think.</quote> You run along the passage as fast as you can with Samu protecting the rear. At the end of the passage is a heavy door. Urik swings it open and charges through.</p>
<choice idref="sect26"><link-text>Turn to 26</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Hardly daring to breathe, you and Urik remain crouched within the dense marsh grass. A Shadakine warrior pauses to look around only a few yards from your hiding place. He takes a step towards you, then gives a startled cry as he sinks into the quicksand which once held you. His cries for help alert a number of his fellow warriors who come to his aid, hurling jeers and insults at his apparent stupidity.</p>
<p>Urik gives a satisfied nod and gestures for you to follow him. With quiet, tentative steps, you move away from the clamour of the Shadakine warriors, exploiting this unexpected distraction to the full. When Urik is satisfied that you have placed a sufficient distance between you and your enemy, he motions for you to sit down. With sure hands he breaks the quarrel that is embedded in your shoulder. <quote>Make no sound,</quote> whispers Urik, before pulling the bolt. You grit your teeth as he tugs at the shaft and <quote>swallow</quote> the pain. A shallow stream trickles close by and he uses its waters to clean the wound. <quote>There is good medicine here,</quote> he says, plunging his hand into the stream and withdrawing a fistful of mud, which he daubs liberally over your injury. The mud feels cool against the throbbing pain of your shoulder <!--ERRTAG-RE-193971-->and, as<!--/ERRTAG-RE-193971--> it dries, it staunches the bleeding. You thank Urik for his aid.</p>
- <p>Suddenly a chilling howl reaches your ears, sending a shiver of fear down your spine. Cautiously, Urik rises to peer along the tops of the chest-high marsh grass, searching for the source of the howl. He quickly ducks his head and turns to speak, a worried look on his face. He tells you that the Shadakine have hunting dogs and are preparing to release them. They are the Magdi: ferocious hounds with two heads&emdash;the creation of the Wytch-king Shasarak.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly a chilling howl reaches your ears, sending a shiver of fear down your spine. Cautiously, Urik rises to peer along the tops of the chest-high marsh grass, searching for the source of the howl. He quickly ducks his head and turns to speak, a worried look on his face. He tells you that the Shadakine have hunting dogs and are preparing to release them. They are the Magdi: ferocious hounds with two heads<ch.emdash/>the creation of the Wytch-king Shasarak.</p>
<choice idref="sect123">If you wish to stand and fight the Magdi, <link-text>turn to 123</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect156">If you prefer to run from the Magdi, following the shallow waterway that cuts through the grass, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The overwhelming cut and thrust of your attack has cleared a path to the large archway that is the only exit from the throne room. <quote>Now, Grey Star!</quote> shouts Samu, and with Urik and Hugi between you, you run towards the archway, thrusting glancing blows at anyone who comes too close.</p>
<choice idref="sect19">If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total is 10 or more, <link-text>turn to 19</link-text>.</choice>
<p>If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total is 9 or less, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <choice idref="sect27">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;5, <link-text>turn to 27</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect33">If the number is 6&endash;9, <link-text>turn to 33</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect27">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>5, <link-text>turn to 27</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect33">If the number is 6<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 33</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The confidence of the Shadakine is visibly shake when your discharge of fiery magic completely incinerates a warrior. The use of your Staff has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. You are amazed, your powers seem greatly increased since last you use them. A blast as potent as the one you have just released would normally have drained a great deal of your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>. You smile with grim satisfaction as the shocked Shadakine dive for cover.</p>
- <p>The Shadakine officer is quickly frying to restore order as the shaken Shadakine scramble behind the cover of the tall marsh grass. He orders them to ready weapons and prepare to fire. Soon, the Shadakine will be able to bring the full force of their weapons against you. You feel that you are in a hopeless situation. The Shadakine are not short of supplies and will be content to wait out this siege. Meanwhile, you have no food and no cover.</p>
+ <p>The confidence of the Shadakine is visibly shaken when your discharge of fiery magic completely incinerates a warrior. The use of your Staff has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. You are amazed, your powers seem greatly increased since last you used them. A blast as potent as the one you have just released would normally have drained a great deal of your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>. You smile with grim satisfaction as the shocked Shadakine dive for cover.</p>
+ <p>The Shadakine officer is quickly trying to restore order as the shaken Shadakine scramble behind the cover of the tall marsh grass. He orders them to ready weapons and prepare to fire. Soon, the Shadakine will be able to bring the full force of their weapons against you. You feel that you are in a hopeless situation. The Shadakine are not short of supplies and will be content to wait out this siege. Meanwhile, you have no food and no cover.</p>
<choice idref="sect5">If you wish to attempt to swim away, <link-text>turn to 5</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect128">If you possess the Magical Power of Prophecy an wish to foresee the outcome of your predicament, <link-text>turn to 128</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>157</title></meta>
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- <p>You call over to Samu. <quote>Guard this entrance,</quote> you say, tying the Rope around you and indicating the hole you intend to descend into. He gives a grim nod. <quote>Hugi!</quote> you say, <quote>feed the Rope down gently.</quote></p>
+ <p>You call over to Samu. <quote>Guard this entrance,</quote> you say, tying the Rope around you and indicating the hole you intend to descend into. He gives a grim nod. <quote>Hugi!</quote> you say. <quote>Feed the Rope down gently.</quote></p>
<p>With these words, you leap to the edge of the hole and begin to lower yourself down slowly. You land safely at the bottom and wait for Urik to clamber down. A lifetime of tree-life has made him more than capable of climbing safely to the ground beside you.</p>
- <p>You are standing in the middle of a honeycomb made of stone. The light of the full moon streams through the holes in the surface of the plain and the maze is bright with translucent light. Urik sniffs the air, <quote>Follow me,</quote> he says. With tension mounting in your heart, you prepare to meet your enemy.</p>
+ <p>You are standing in the middle of a honeycomb made of stone. The light of the full moon streams through the holes in the surface of the plain and the maze is bright with translucent light. Urik sniffs the air. <quote>Follow me,</quote> he says. With tension mounting in your heart, you prepare to meet your enemy.</p>
<choice idref="sect272"><link-text>Turn to 272</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>158</title></meta>
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- <p>As you strike a final blow, the Gatekeeper fails dead. Suddenly a host of half-naked, wild-eyed people round a street corner and surge towards you. There are over a score of men, women and children, all howling with murderous intent. Horrified, you turn and run.</p>
+ <p>As you strike a final blow, the Gatekeeper falls dead. Suddenly a host of half-naked, wild-eyed people round a street corner and surge towards you. There are over a score of men, women, and children, all howling with murderous intent. Horrified, you turn and run.</p>
<choice idref="sect130"><link-text>Turn to 130</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You deepen your concentration, pouring more energy into your <spell>Shield of Sorcery</spell>, so that it grows in size to include Urik within its field of protection. This costs you another 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <choice idref="sect118">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;6, <link-text>turn to 118</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect118">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>6, <link-text>turn to 118</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect44">If the number you have picked is 7 or higher, <link-text>turn to 44</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>162</title></meta>
<footnotes>
- <footnote id="sect162-1-foot" idref="sect162-1"><p>As you have used your Power of Evocation against the Deathgaunts, you should deduct 3 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. (cf. <a idref="sect120">Section 120</a>)</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="sect162-1-foot" idref="sect162-1"><p>As you have used your Power of Evocation against the Deathgaunts, you should deduct 3 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points (cf. <a idref="sect120">Section 120</a>).</p></footnote>
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<p>Heedless of the danger to yourself, you turn and fire at the Shadakine as they tramp through the marsh grass. A bolt of force rips into the nearest Shadakine as he fumbles to reload his weapon and he falls to the ground in a blinding sheet of magical flame. Your attack has cost you only 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point. You are amazed at the effect of your attack at such little cost. You conclude that your powers must have increased greatly since last you used your Staff in combat.</p>
- <p>A second Shadakine warrior confronts you, his crossbow levelled at your chest. Suddenly, before you are able to attack, Urik produces a weapon of his own. It is a small boomerang, its edges lined with a row of razor-sharp teeth. With great skill and accuracy he hurls the boomerang at the Shadakine, inflicting a fatal neck wound. Urik runs forward and retrieves his weapon from the Shadakine's neck.</p>
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+ <p>A second Shadakine warrior confronts you, his crossbow levelled at your chest. Suddenly, before you are able to attack, Urik produces a weapon of his own. It is a small boomerang, its edges lined with a row of razor-sharp teeth. With great skill and accuracy he hurls the boomerang at the Shadakine, inflicting a fatal neck wound. Urik runs forward and retrieves his weapon from the Shadakine<ch.apos/>s neck.</p>
<p>An enemy <!--ERRTAG-RE-203800-->swordsman<!--/ERRTAG-RE-203800--> bursts out of his hiding place among the foliage and charges towards you, his scimitar whirling above his head.</p>
<combat><enemy>Shadakine Warrior</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">18</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">25</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect30">If you wish to evade combat altogether, <link-text>turn to 30</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>164</title></meta>
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- <p>You remove the long sturdy Rope from your Backpack and tie it around your waist. <quote>If I should fall, haul me up,</quote> you say. Samu nods. <quote>We'll do the same for you on the other side.</quote></p>
- <p>With your heart in your mouth, you run across the bridge; you feel a slight tremor through the stone. <quote>It doesn't look too good!</quote> you shout across to Samu. He ties his end of the Rope around his waist and, gingerly, begins his crossing. He has reached the middle of the bridge when it starts to crumble. Large slabs of stone fall away and Samu is forced to run. But he is too late&emdash;the bridge collapses at the centre and Samu disappears. Although Hugi and Urik have a tight hold of the Rope, Samu's great bulk, plus the downward pull of his fall, snatches it from their hands. You are dragged forward: the Rope is still tied around your waist!</p>
+ <p>You remove the long sturdy Rope from your Backpack and tie it around your waist. <quote>If I should fall, haul me up,</quote> you say. Samu nods. <quote>We<ch.apos/>ll do the same for you on the other side.</quote></p>
+ <p>With your heart in your mouth, you run across the bridge; you feel a slight tremor through the stone. <quote>It doesn<ch.apos/>t look too good!</quote> you shout across to Samu. He ties his end of the Rope around his waist and, gingerly, begins his crossing. He has reached the middle of the bridge when it starts to crumble. Large slabs of stone fall away and Samu is forced to run. But he is too late<ch.emdash/>the bridge collapses at the centre and Samu disappears. Although Hugi and Urik have a tight hold of the Rope, Samu<ch.apos/>s great bulk, plus the downward pull of his fall, snatches it from their hands. You are dragged forward: the Rope is still tied around your waist!</p>
<choice idref="sect191">If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total is 12 or higher, <link-text>turn to 191</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect277">If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total is 11 or lower, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You throw open the nearest door and enter the building which, after a quick search, proves to be empty. As you start to leave, Urik shouts a warning, but it is too late. Just as you walk through the door a Dead City wretch coshes you with a wooden club. You do not have time to react and the blow knocks you unconscious. You lose 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point.</p>
- <p>When you regain consciousness you are lying in the dark with your Wizard's Staff by your side.</p>
+ <p>When you regain consciousness you are lying in the dark with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff by your side.</p>
<choice idref="sect307">If you wish to make a light from your Staff at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, <link-text>turn to 307</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect150">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>167</title></meta>
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- <p>A powerful wind blows through your hair as the Shadakine fall upon you, cuffing you to pieces with their curved scimitars.</p>
+ <p>A powerful wind blows through your hair as the Shadakine fall upon you, cutting you to pieces with their curved scimitars.</p>
<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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<meta><title>170</title></meta>
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- <p>You place your hand upon the door and concentrate hard. The key that opens the door is the Black Rod that lies within the chest.</p>
+ <p>You place your hand upon the door and concentrate hard. The key that opens the door is the Black Rod<!--ERRTAG-DE-229487/-->.</p>
<p>The use of this Magical Power has cost you 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
- <choice idref="sect148">If you wish to take the Black Rod and use it to open the magic-locked door, <link-text>turn to 148</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect148"><!--ERRTAG-RE-229727-->If you wish to use the Black Rod to open the magic-locked door<!--/ERRTAG-RE-229727-->, <link-text>turn to 148</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect279">If you would rather use the Magical Power of Sorcery to open the door and possess 3 or more <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, <link-text>turn to 279</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>171</title></meta>
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- <p>Cowering with fear, you step back, flinching at the sight of the sinister spectre. Silently, it reaches out a transparent hand and touches your forehead. The cold of the Deathgaunt's touch freezes your very soul. You fall to the ground, plunging into the dark well of unconsciousness. You have lost 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>Cowering with fear, you step back, flinching at the sight of the sinister spectre. Silently, it reaches out a transparent hand and touches your forehead. The cold of the Deathgaunt<ch.apos/>s touch freezes your very soul. You fall to the ground, plunging into the dark well of unconsciousness. You have lost 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect66">If <!--ERRTAG-RE-211489-->your current<!--/ERRTAG-RE-211489--> <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total is now 10 or higher, <link-text>turn to 66</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect202">If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total is now 9 or lower, <link-text>turn to 202</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>172</title></meta>
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- <p>In desperation, you hurl the Black Rod of Shasarak at the shadow beast. The demon towers above you and your heart is filled with dread as the Kleasá is unharmed by the impact of the Black Rod. The rod falls with a clatter to the rocky floor and swiftly, the Kleasá stoops and picks it up.</p>
+ <p>In desperation, you hurl the Black Rod of Shasarak at the shadow beast. The demon towers above you and your heart is filled with dread as the Kleas<ch.aacute/> is unharmed by the impact of the Black Rod. The rod falls with a clatter to the rocky floor and swiftly, the Kleas<ch.aacute/> stoops and picks it up.</p>
<choice idref="sect310"><link-text>Turn to 310</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>173</title></meta>
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- <p>That evening, Samu and Urik return with an abundance of game, wild berries and Lianor. After the meat has been cooked and the food shared out, you find that you have far more food than you can carry. You may carry as much food as you wish but remember that one Meal counts as <!--ERRTAG-RE-220402-->one item<!--/ERRTAG-RE-220402--> in your <!--ERRTAG-RE-212763-->Backpack<!--/ERRTAG-RE-212763-->.</p>
+ <p>That evening, Samu and Urik return with an abundance of game, wild berries, and Lianor. After the meat has been cooked and the food shared out, you find that you have far more food than you can carry. You may carry as much food as you wish but remember that one Meal counts as <!--ERRTAG-RE-220402-->one item<!--/ERRTAG-RE-220402--> in your <!--ERRTAG-RE-212763-->Backpack<!--/ERRTAG-RE-212763-->.</p>
<p>The following morning you pass into the region known as the dead lands.</p>
<choice idref="sect195"><link-text>Turn to 195</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>177</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Finally the second dog weakens and dies and you breathe a sigh of relief. You have expended a great deal of energy in the fight but, at Urik's insistence, you travel as fast as the muddy ground will allow, following the winding course of the shallow waterway and crouching low below the line of the tall marsh grass.</p>
+ <p>Finally the second dog weakens and dies and you breathe a sigh of relief. You have expended a great deal of energy in the fight but, at Urik<ch.apos/>s insistence, you travel as fast as the muddy ground will allow, following the winding course of the shallow waterway and crouching low below the line of the tall marsh grass.</p>
<choice idref="sect156"><link-text>Turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>178</title></meta>
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- <p>At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, you cast an illusion transforming your companions and yourself into the guise of ragged courtiers. When the guards and the crowd have rushed past, you run in the opposite direction. <quote>Follow me!</quote> says Hugi. <quote>I've found a way out of here.</quote> He leads you back to the throne room.</p>
+ <p>At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, you cast an illusion transforming your companions and yourself into the guise of ragged courtiers. When the guards and the crowd have rushed past, you run in the opposite direction. <quote>Follow me!</quote> says Hugi. <quote>I<ch.apos/>ve found a way out of here.</quote> He leads you back to the throne room.</p>
<choice idref="sect38"><link-text>Turn to 38</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>After a brief pause, the group of Shadakine warriors comes wading through the marsh grass. The leader barks commands, ordering his men into positions that provide them with cover. There is no sense of urgency in their actions and they seem unconcerned by the possibility that you may pose any kind of threat to them.</p>
- <choice idref="sect155">If you wish to make a long-range attack with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 155</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect155">If you wish to make a long-range attack with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 155</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect199">If you <!--ERRTAG-AD-217680-->possess the Magical Power of Sorcery, and <!--/ERRTAG-AD-217680-->wish to form a <spell>Shield of Sorcery</spell> around you, <link-text>turn to 199</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>182</title></meta>
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- <p>Samu appears at your side and attacks the writhing creature with his broadsword. Hugi and Urik grab you by your cloak and pull you away from the fight as Samu's sword cuts back and forth in wide sweeping arcs. <quote>He more danger to you than Scree Wyrm,</quote> shouts Urik, pointing at Samu, who is lost in a berserk fury.</p>
+ <p>Samu appears at your side and attacks the writhing creature with his broadsword. Hugi and Urik grab you by your cloak and pull you away from the fight as Samu<ch.apos/>s sword cuts back and forth in wide sweeping arcs. <quote>He more danger to you than Scree Wyrm,</quote> shouts Urik, pointing at Samu, who is lost in a berserk fury.</p>
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<creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
- <description>Samu, lost in a berserk fury, battles wit the Scree Wyrm</description>
+ <description>Samu, lost in a berserk fury, battles with the Scree Wyrm</description>
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- <p>Suddenly, a loud cry makes you start. It is Hugi&emdash;he is struggling in the bony coils of another Scree Wyrm. You dare not attack the creature with a blast from your Staff for fear of hitting the struggling thief.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly, a loud cry makes you start. It is Hugi<ch.emdash/>he is struggling in the bony coils of another Scree Wyrm. You dare not attack the creature with a blast from your Staff for fear of hitting the struggling thief.</p>
<choice idref="sect206">If you decide to engage the creature in close combat, <link-text>turn to 206</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect255">If you do not wish to attack the Scree Wyrm, <link-text>turn to 255</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>185</title></meta>
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- <p>With the ferocious hound snapping at your heels, you and Urik thread your way along the shallow waterway leading from the bog. Sadly the muddy ground slows your progress and you are unable to <!--ERRTAG-RE-221532-->outrun<!--/ERRTAG-RE-221532--> the wild beast. Instead, you stop suddenly and swing your Staff in an arc that smashes into the Magdi's snout. It is not a serious injury but your bravado has paid off. The Magdi is too stunned to move against you, one head lolling uselessly to one side in a daze and the other too confused to understand what has happened.</p>
+ <p>With the ferocious hound snapping at your heels, you and Urik thread your way along the shallow waterway leading from the bog. Sadly the muddy ground slows your progress and you are unable to <!--ERRTAG-RE-221532-->outrun<!--/ERRTAG-RE-221532--> the wild beast. Instead, you stop suddenly and swing your Staff in an arc that smashes into the Magdi<ch.apos/>s snout. It is not a serious injury but your bravado has paid off. The Magdi is too stunned to move against you, one head lolling uselessly to one side in a daze and the other too confused to understand what has happened.</p>
<choice idref="sect149">If you wish to kill the Magdi, <link-text>turn to 149</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect156">If you wish to flee, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Hugi examines the bridge <!--ERRTAG-RE-222293-->closely. After<!--/ERRTAG-RE-222293--> a short spell of deliberation, he turns and says, <quote>It will bear our weight, but it would be best if we cross one at a time. Who wants to go first?</quote> He steps away, indicating that he has no intention of crossing first.</p>
<p>Urik gives him a disapproving look and steps forward. <quote>I am Kundi, an old man, but do not fear to cross.</quote> After scowling at Hugi, he runs across the bridge as fast as his old bones will allow. A cloud of dust falls from the bridge and a couple of loose stones tumble and fall into the black water below.</p>
- <p><quote>Me next,</quote> says Hugi, running across the bridge with nimble feet before anyone can try to take his place. His light passage makes no impression on the bridge and he calls across to you and Samu. <quote>It's perfectly safe,</quote> he says, unhelpfully.</p>
+ <p><quote>Me next,</quote> says Hugi, running across the bridge with nimble feet before anyone can try to take his place. His light passage makes no impression on the bridge and he calls across to you and Samu. <quote>It<ch.apos/>s perfectly safe,</quote> he says, unhelpfully.</p>
<p>Samu turns to you: <quote>I am the heaviest. You should go next.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect164">If you have a Rope, <link-text>turn to 164</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect294">If you do not have a Rope, <link-text>turn to 294</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You aim a bolt of energy from your Staff at the nearest crossbowman and fire. A streak of white-hot fire slices through the air, exploding into a massive wall of flame that engulfs the howling Shadakine warrior. The man is completely incinerated and all that remains is a smoking crater in the ground. The Ooslo gives a cry of distress, soaring up into the air at high speed. Below, the Shadakine break and scatter in all directions, plunging into the tall marsh reeds that surround them.</p>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="small1.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small1.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
+ </illustration>
<p>The effect of your attack leaves you quite amazed. Your powers are greatly increased since last you used them. At the cost of only 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points (remember to deduct these from your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points total), you have delivered an attack that, previously, would have drained a great deal more.</p>
<p>You are now high in the air and the Shadakine have all moved out of sight. You begin to wonder, however, exactly how to control your feathered mount. Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect15">If the number you have picked is 5 or lower, <link-text>turn to 15</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>191</title></meta>
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- <p>You are wrenched towards the very edge of the falling bridge. Helplessly, Samu dangles at the end of the Rope, looking at the fast-moving waters of the Belzar. <quote>I&ellips; I can't hold it,</quote> you shout in a strained voice to Urik and Hugi. They start forward, but as they step on to the bridge, bricks and stones fail into the river at an alarming rate. <quote>Stop!</quote> you scream, <quote>or we're all doomed!</quote></p>
- <p>Before anyone can act; the strain on the Rope is suddenly released and you fall backwards. Samu, seeing your plight, has cut the Rope with his sword, allowing himself to fall into the running water. Horrified, you watch as Samu struggles against the current. Then he is gone; there is no trace. <quote>Grey Star!</quote> Urik shouts. <quote>Come away&ellips; the bridge!</quote> Eyes blurred with tears, you stagger away from the bridge. Too numb to speak, the three of you walk towards the gate of the Forbidden City.</p>
+ <p>You are wrenched towards the very edge of the falling bridge. Helplessly, Samu dangles at the end of the Rope, looking at the fast-moving waters of the Belzar. <quote>I<ch.ellips/> I can<ch.apos/>t hold it,</quote> you shout in a strained voice to Urik and Hugi. They start forward, but as they step on to the bridge, bricks and stones fall into the river at an alarming rate. <quote>Stop!</quote> you scream, <quote>or we<ch.apos/>re all doomed!</quote></p>
+ <p>Before anyone can act, the strain on the Rope is suddenly released and you fall backwards. Samu, seeing your plight, has cut the Rope with his sword, allowing himself to fall into the running water. Horrified, you watch as Samu struggles against the current. Then he is gone; there is no trace. <quote>Grey Star!</quote> Urik shouts. <quote>Come away<ch.ellips/> the bridge!</quote> Eyes blurred with tears, you stagger away from the bridge. Too numb to speak, the three of you walk towards the gate of the Forbidden City.</p>
<choice idref="sect124"><link-text>Turn to 124</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>193</title></meta>
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- <p>The Black Rod suddenly erupts into flame in your hand. You scream with pain as the yellow fire shoots up your arm and explodes within your body. You fall to the ground before the Shadow Gate. Tanith calls out your name but you have no ears to hear; you are a victim of the malignant fire of Shasarak. The last sound that you hear is the Wytch-king's snarling laughter.</p>
+ <p>The Black Rod suddenly erupts into flame in your hand. You scream with pain as the yellow fire shoots up your arm and explodes within your body. You fall to the ground before the Shadow Gate. Tanith calls out your name but you have no ears to hear; you are a victim of the malignant fire of Shasarak. The last sound that you hear is the Wytch-king<ch.apos/>s snarling laughter.</p>
<p>You have failed before the very gateway of your quest.</p>
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<meta><title>194</title></meta>
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- <p>The following morning, Urik scouts the ground. You both decide to head for the city of Karnali which stands on the northernmost edge of the Gurlu Marsh, on the far side of the Suhni River. Urik explains that you are about to enter the heart of the swamp and the danger is sure to increase. He takes you to the top of a low hill and you survey the land ahead. You have the choice of two routes. To the north-west, the land comprises a mixture of low, twisted bushes and shrubs, further on, a jungle of gnarled, lichenous trees. The more direct route lies to the north but the land there is more perilous. Tall marsh grass abruptly gives way to a broad expanse of <!--ERRTAG-RE-229924-->quagmire<!--/ERRTAG-RE-229924--> and bog, interspersed with squat, black trees and stagnant pools. Urik tells you that the ground is highly treacherous, containing concealed quicksand and soft mud.</p>
- <choice idref="sect2">If you wish to take the slower route to the north-west, <link-text>turn to 2</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>The following morning, Urik scouts the ground. You both decide to head for the city of Karnali which stands on the northernmost edge of the Gurlu Marsh, on the far side of the Suhni River. Urik explains that you are about to enter the heart of the swamp and the danger is sure to increase. He takes you to the top of a low hill and you survey the land ahead. You have the choice of two routes. To the northwest, the land comprises a mixture of low, twisted bushes and shrubs, further on, a jungle of gnarled, lichenous trees. The more direct route lies to the north but the land there is more perilous. Tall marsh grass abruptly gives way to a broad expanse of <!--ERRTAG-RE-229924-->quagmire<!--/ERRTAG-RE-229924--> and bog, interspersed with squat, black trees and stagnant pools. Urik tells you that the ground is highly treacherous, containing concealed quicksand and soft mud.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect2">If you wish to take the slower route to the northwest, <link-text>turn to 2</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect12">If you wish to take the more direct route to the north, <link-text>turn to 12</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The stark land is silent: no bird sings, no flower grows. The silence is oppressive and your senses recoil against the evil of the place. You have entered <quote>the dead lands</quote>.</p>
- <p>As you walk, you kick up clouds of ash and dust. Everywhere it is impossibly grey&emdash;the very soil has been charred to cinders. <quote>How&ellips;</quote> you breathe into the silence, <quote>how in the world did this happen? What could blight the land as utterly as this?</quote></p>
+ <p>As you walk, you kick up clouds of ash and dust. Everywhere it is impossibly grey<ch.emdash/>the very soil has been charred to cinders. <quote>How<ch.ellips/></quote> you breathe into the silence, <quote>how in the world did this happen? What could blight the land as utterly as this?</quote></p>
<p><quote>You do not know the legend?</quote> asks Hugi, surprised.</p>
<p>You shake your head. <quote>Go on,</quote> you say, if only for the comfort of another human voice.</p>
<choice idref="sect111"><link-text>Turn to 111</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>196</title></meta>
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- <p>As the giant charges towards you, the silver flame of your Staff kills the slavemaster instantly. The use of this spell has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. The giant falters, apparently confused. He shakes his head and looks at his sword as if it was not his own. The Gem around the slavemaster's neck continues to glow.</p>
+ <p>As the giant charges towards you, the silver flame of your Staff kills the slavemaster instantly. The use of this spell has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. The giant falters, apparently confused. He shakes his head and looks at his sword as if it was not his own. The Gem around the slavemaster<ch.apos/>s neck continues to glow.</p>
<choice idref="sect179">If you wish to attack the <!--ERRTAG-RE-231868-->giant, <link-text>turn<!--/ERRTAG-RE-231868--> to 179</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect131">If you wish to take the Gem from around the dead slavemaster's neck, <link-text>turn to 131</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect131">If you wish to take the Gem from around the dead slavemaster<ch.apos/>s neck, <link-text>turn to 131</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>It is the last day of your tortuous journey. You are roused by the cries of the Shadakine and, a few minutes later, you are dumped on the ground by the slave bearers. <quote>Beware, the fighters of the Freedom League!</quote> You see little of the battle that ensues. You glimpse many soldiers with red veils over their faces and the fall of the cruel Shadakine captain.</p>
<p>Finally, the battle ceases and you and Urik are freed from your bonds by the red-veiled soldiers. <quote>My thanks,</quote> you say, as your Staff and Backpack are returned to you.</p>
- <p><quote>You are lucky, friend,</quote> says one of the soldiers. <quote>We are only scouts, clearing the way for tomorrow's attack upon a Shadakine slave train.</quote> You are given food and enjoy a comfortable sleep that restores to you 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points and 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="small9.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small9.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
+ </illustration>
+ <p><quote>You are lucky, friend,</quote> says one of the soldiers. <quote>We are only scouts, clearing the way for tomorrow<ch.apos/>s attack upon a Shadakine slave train.</quote> You are given food and enjoy a comfortable sleep that restores to you 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points and 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
<choice idref="sect275"><link-text>Turn to 275</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>202</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The deadly clutch of the Deathgaunt forces you to your knees. You are already too weak to resist and you quickly pass into the realm of the undead to join the ranks of Shasarak's army of tormented souls.</p>
+ <p>The deadly clutch of the Deathgaunt forces you to your knees. You are already too weak to resist and you quickly pass into the realm of the undead to join the ranks of Shasarak<ch.apos/>s army of tormented souls.</p>
<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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<meta><title>203</title></meta>
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- <p>At the cost of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you cast about yourself the illusion that you are an old beggar and hurriedly cross the street. The escort look on in amazement and, totally confused, flee the wrath of the advancing Shadakine. Urik, however, with his long tail and eccentric feathered dress, attracts the attention of the Shadakine, one of whom charges straight at him with his sword held high.</p>
+ <p>At the cost of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you cast about yourself the illusion that you are an old beggar and hurriedly cross the street. The escort looks on in amazement and, totally confused, flee the wrath of the advancing Shadakine. Urik, however, with his long tail and eccentric feathered dress, attracts the attention of the Shadakine, one of whom charges straight at him with his sword held high.</p>
<choice idref="sect159">If you wish to fire a long-range attack from your Staff at the Shadakine warrior threatening Urik, <link-text>turn to 159</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect99">If you wish to charge the Shadakine and fight with him in close combat, <link-text>turn to 99</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>204</title></meta>
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- <p>A wide road, the great Suhn Road, runs parallel to the river. You see a long line of men, women and children marching slowly along the road away from the city like forsaken souls journeying towards their doom. Shadakine warriors walk up and down the line, brandishing their flails brutally.</p>
- <p><quote>Grey Star,</quote> says Urik, <quote>I thought&ellips; There are others here in marsh. They&ellips;</quote> Before he can finish, a wave of men pour out of the brush that lines the marsh and run towards the column of slaves with a roar, waving their swords above their heads. They wear veils over their faces, but otherwise share no common uniform.</p>
+ <p>A wide road, the great Suhn Road, runs parallel to the river. You see a long line of men, women, and children marching slowly along the road away from the city like forsaken souls journeying towards their doom. Shadakine warriors walk up and down the line, brandishing their flails brutally.</p>
+ <p><quote>Grey Star,</quote> says Urik, <quote>I thought<ch.ellips/> There are others here in marsh. They<ch.ellips/></quote> Before he can finish, a wave of men pour out of the brush that lines the marsh and run towards the column of slaves with a roar, waving their swords above their heads. They wear veils over their faces, but otherwise share no common uniform.</p>
<p>The few Shadakine guards fall into defensive positions along the road, but the swiftness of the ambush prevents them from deploying effectively. Only a few of the veiled soldiers are felled by a volley of crossbow bolts before the Shadakine are beset by their attackers. <quote>Shall we?</quote> you ask Urik. A broad smile creases his old face and he gives vent to a bellowing yell as he shambles out of the brush towards the fray as fast as his old bones will permit. You follow close behind.</p>
<choice idref="sect144"><link-text>Turn to 144</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>205</title></meta>
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- <p>You sense the dismay of the Wytch as plainly as if it were your own, as you quench the light of her Kazim Stone. Quickly, you withdraw your power before she finds some other way to attack you
&emdash;you feel very faint after your prolonged test of minds. You have exerted 4 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points and lost 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
+ <p>You sense the dismay of the Wytch as plainly as if it were your own, as you quench the light of her Kazim Stone. Quickly, you withdraw your power before she finds some other way to attack you
<ch.emdash/>you feel very faint after your prolonged test of minds. You have exerted 4 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points and lost 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<choice idref="sect114">If you are still alive, <link-text>turn to 114</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect206">
<meta><title>206</title></meta>
+
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect206-1-foot" idref="sect206-1"><p>If you do not have sufficient <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you may choose to simply subtract the specified number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. This may leave you with a negative <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score, or if it was already negative, it will make your score become even more negative. Alternatively, you may choose the method used in <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw" section="sect175">Section 175</bookref> of <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw"><cite>War of the Wizards</cite></bookref> for resolving this problem: For the <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you lack, you use <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points at a rate of 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points for every 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point (i.e. 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points = 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point).</p></footnote>
+ </footnotes>
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- <p>Wielding your Staff high above your head, you wait for your chance to strike. Hugi manages to wriggle free from the coils of the beast and, as he rolls clear, you bring your Staff down with a mighty blow. A crackle of energy rips through the creature as your Staff crushes its head. The Scree Wyrm contracts into a knot and flips over and over in the throes of death to disappear from sight into one of the many pot-holes that dot the plain. You have lost 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point effecting this attack.</p>
+ <p>Wielding your Staff high above your head, you wait for your chance to strike. Hugi manages to wriggle free from the coils of the beast and, as he rolls clear, you bring your Staff down with a mighty blow. A crackle of energy rips through the creature as your Staff crushes its head. The Scree Wyrm contracts into a knot and flips over and over in the throes of death to disappear from sight into one of the many pot-holes that dot the plain. You have lost 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point effecting this attack.<a id="sect206-1" idref="sect206-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect85"><link-text>Turn to 85</link-text>.</choice>
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<section class="numbered" id="sect207">
<meta><title>207</title></meta>
+
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect207-1-foot" idref="sect207-1"><p>You are forced to choose to use a Magical Power, even though all the Powers that are available to you may require you to use more <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points than you currently possess. If you do not have sufficient <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you may choose to simply subtract the number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points required to use the Power you select. This may leave you with a negative <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score, or if it was already negative, it will make your score become even more negative. Alternatively, you may choose the method used in <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw" section="sect175">Section 175</bookref> of <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw"><cite>War of the Wizards</cite></bookref> for resolving this problem: For the <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you lack, you use <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points at a rate of 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points for every 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point (i.e. 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points = 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point).</p></footnote>
+ </footnotes>
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<p>Sado prepares his men to charge. A familiar yellow light attracts your attention, shining from the highest turret of the fortress. It can only be the light of the Kazim Stone, a powerful instrument of pain in the hands of a Shadakine Wytch.</p>
- <p>The yellow glow expands and then envelopes the flagging soldiers who stand before the fortress. You see their resolve tighten as the Kazim Stone robs them of their fear. <quote>Sorcery!</quote> breathes Sado in a desperate voice. You feel the gaze of Sado and his men burning into you like an accusation. Slowly, the Shadakine advance, tightening the ragged line of their defence in preparation for a <!--ERRTAG-RE-241378-->counterattack<!--/ERRTAG-RE-241378-->; they move like automatons as the Kazim Stone burns into their minds.</p>
+ <p>The yellow glow expands and then envelopes the flagging soldiers who stand before the fortress. You see their resolve tighten as the Kazim Stone robs them of their fear. <quote>Sorcery!</quote> breathes Sado in a desperate voice. You feel the gaze of Sado and his men burning into you like an accusation. Slowly, the Shadakine advance, tightening the ragged line of their defence in preparation for a <!--ERRTAG-RE-241378-->counterattack<!--/ERRTAG-RE-241378-->; they move like automatons as the Kazim Stone burns into their minds.<a id="sect207-1" idref="sect207-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect6">If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and wish to use it against the Kazim Stone, <link-text>turn to 6</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect146">If you have the Magical Power of Enchantment and wish to use it against the Shadakine, <link-text>turn to 146</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect234">If you wish to challenge the power of the Kazim Stone with your Staff, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>208</title></meta>
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- <p>Casting your mind back, you recall seeing a proliferation of Mustow pods growing in the Gurlu Marshes. These strange, fungal growths are renowned for their pungent odour when broken open. At your command, a large number of these are brought to you by some of Sado's followers. You order that the Mustow pods be hurled over the walls of the fortress in large numbers, and soon many Shadakine can be seen pouring out of their barracks, eyes streaming, as the Mustow pods explode within the fortress, emitting great clouds of foul-smelling gas. The gates are thrown open and a horde of Shadakine spill into the street where Sado's army, disguised as civilians, lie in wait.</p>
+ <p>Casting your mind back, you recall seeing a proliferation of Mustow pods growing in the Gurlu Marshes. These strange, fungal growths are renowned for their pungent odour when broken open. At your command, a large number of these are brought to you by some of Sado<ch.apos/>s followers. You order that the Mustow pods be hurled over the walls of the fortress in large numbers, and soon many Shadakine can be seen pouring out of their barracks, eyes streaming, as the Mustow pods explode within the fortress, emitting great clouds of foul-smelling gas. The gates are thrown open and a horde of Shadakine spill into the street where Sado<ch.apos/>s army, disguised as civilians, lies in wait.</p>
<choice idref="sect207"><link-text>Turn to 207</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The creature floats across the river. Within the shimmering tatters of its grey robe, you perceive the dim outline of a tormented and eyeless face. It is a Deathgaunt, an undead spirit raised by Shasarak, the Wytch-king, to roam the world of the living.</p>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="small6.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small6.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
+ </illustration>
<choice idref="sect169"><link-text>Turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As the fire rages all around, you fall into the trance state necessary to transport your mind to the Elemental plane. A silent scream of fear howls amidst images of fire and such is the urgency of your need, you expend 3 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. The smoke and heat are beginning to choke you and still no answer comes from the Elemental plane. Urik suddenly slumps to your feet, barely conscious.</p>
- <p>Your mind is then offered a strange vision, further evidence of the growth of your powers and the strength of your mastery over the Lesser Magicks. Four humanoid figures appear, representatives of the four Elements of Earth, Wind, Fire and Water, their bodies formed of the Element they represent. Each bows in turn, aims outstretched in a humble gesture. You must choose the Element you wish to help you.</p>
+ <p>Your mind is then offered a strange vision, further evidence of the growth of your powers and the strength of your mastery over the Lesser Magicks. Four humanoid figures appear, representatives of the four Elements of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water, their bodies formed of the Element they represent. Each bows in turn, arms outstretched in a humble gesture. You must choose the Element you wish to help you.</p>
<choice idref="sect90">If you require the aid of the Element of Air, <link-text>turn to 90</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect228">If you choose the Element of Water, <link-text>turn to 228</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect261">If you choose the Element of Fire, <link-text>turn to 261</link-text>.</choice>
<p>You brace yourself for combat but the man in the shadows quickly sheathes his sword and steps out of the darkness. It is Samu, the ebony giant you saved from the mind grip of the slavemaster. He strides towards you, hand outstretched in a gesture of greeting. <quote>You are leaving Karnali?</quote> he asks.</p>
<p><quote>I must,</quote> you say, solemnly. <quote>I must reach Desolation Valley beyond the Mountains of Morn before the turning of the next full moon.</quote></p>
<p>Samu raises his eyebrows in surprise. <quote>You are going into the dead lands?</quote> he asks. <quote>None has ever returned from there: you will perish for sure.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>I have to try, or die in the attempt. There's too much at stake.</quote> You briefly describe the nature of your quest and its ultimate goal: to throw down the Wytch-king and all his works.</p>
- <p>Samu is silent for a while, deep in thought. Once, he was a proud king, the ruler of a nomadic people called the <!--ERRTAG-RE-245937-->Masbaté<!--/ERRTAG-RE-245937-->, a warrior nation that dwelt upon the rolling savannah of the Great <!--ERRTAG-RE-246059-->Lissan<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246059--> Plain. Of his brave people, only he remains, the sole survivor of the depredations of the Wytch-king of Shadaki; riven of his family, his nation and of hope by the cruelty of an inhuman tyrant. With smouldering eyes that hint at his bitter loss, he looks down on you. <quote>I will come with you, I think,</quote> he says. <quote>You will have need of my strength to partner your bravery.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>I have to try, or die in the attempt. There<ch.apos/>s too much at stake.</quote> You briefly describe the nature of your quest and its ultimate goal: to throw down the Wytch-king and all his works.</p>
+ <p>Samu is silent for a while, deep in thought. Once, he was a proud king, the ruler of a nomadic people called the <!--ERRTAG-RE-245937-->Masbat<ch.eacute/><!--/ERRTAG-RE-245937-->, a warrior nation that dwelt upon the rolling savannah of the Great <!--ERRTAG-RE-246059-->Lissan<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246059--> Plain. Of his brave people, only he remains, the sole survivor of the depredations of the Wytch-king of Shadaki, riven of his family, his nation, and of hope by the cruelty of an inhuman tyrant. With smouldering eyes that hint at his bitter loss, he looks down on you. <quote>I will come with you, I think,</quote> he says. <quote>You will have need of my strength to partner your bravery.</quote></p>
<p>You thread your way among the dark, deserted streets of Karnali and leave by the west gate. With a man such as this by your side, how can you fail?</p>
<choice idref="sect50"><link-text>Turn to 50</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>We are friends, Gatekeeper. Open up now,</quote> you say, uncomfortably.</p>
<p><quote>State your business,</quote> the Gatekeeper replies.</p>
<p><quote>We are merchants,</quote> continues Hugi, taking up the charade. <quote>Here to trade our silks for the rich treasures of Gyanima.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>What's the password?</quote> the Gatekeeper snaps. <quote>You can't come in if you don't know the password.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>What<ch.apos/>s the password?</quote> the Gatekeeper snaps. <quote>You can<ch.apos/>t come in if you don<ch.apos/>t know the password.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Crows foot!</quote> says Hugi immediately and more than a little hopefully.</p>
- <p>The Gatekeeper holds his hand out in front of his face and looks it up and down as if checking off an invisible list. <quote>No, that was yesterday. You've given me the <!--ERRTAG-RA-247640-->Luneday<!--/ERRTAG-RA-247640--> password.</quote></p>
+ <p>The Gatekeeper holds his hand out in front of his face and looks it up and down as if checking off an invisible list. <quote>No, that was yesterday. You<ch.apos/>ve given me the <!--ERRTAG-RA-247640-->Luneday<!--/ERRTAG-RA-247640--> password.</quote></p>
<p><quote>But today is <!--ERRTAG-RA-247640-->Luneday<!--/ERRTAG-RA-247640-->,</quote> replies Hugi indignantly.</p>
<p><quote>It is?</quote> says the Gatekeeper, astonished. Mutely, all three of you nod your heads. <quote>Very well then, you may pass.</quote></p>
<p>The Gatekeeper vanishes and moments later reappears in the archway, lifting the non-existent bar on the non-existent gate and ushering you in with a show of great respect.</p>
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- <p>A minute passes and the door slides shut as silently as it opened. Gradually, you sense that the room is becoming colder. A chill wind rises from nowhere, sending a shiver down your spine. It is not ordinary cold air causing you to tremble, it is the familiar presence of a Deathgaunt. It materializes in the centre of the cavern, close to where you stand. <quote>Welcome,</quote> it hisses <!--ERRTAG-RE-248793-->menacingly, as<!--/ERRTAG-RE-248793--> it stretches out its wispy fingers to claw at your soul. You fight to hang on to life, but it is a fight that you cannot win. Here, in the chamber of Shasarak the Wytch-king, the Deathgaunt draws on a power that you cannot resist, and you are borne swiftly from the realm of the living.</p>
+ <p>A minute passes and the door slides shut as silently as it opened. Gradually, you sense that the room is becoming colder. A chill wind rises from nowhere, sending a shiver down your spine. It is not ordinary cold air causing you to tremble<ch.emdash/>it is the familiar presence of a Deathgaunt. It materializes in the centre of the cavern, close to where you stand. <quote>Welcome,</quote> it hisses <!--ERRTAG-RE-248793-->menacingly, as<!--/ERRTAG-RE-248793--> it stretches out its wispy fingers to claw at your soul. You fight to hang on to life, but it is a fight that you cannot win. Here, in the chamber of Shasarak the Wytch-king, the Deathgaunt draws on a power that you cannot resist, and you are borne swiftly from the realm of the living.</p>
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<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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<p>Before going to sleep that night, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. The following morning you continue your journey. Hugi has made no attempt to escape, but he keeps very quiet, especially when Samu is around.</p>
- <p>As the miles pass by, the mountains of Morn loom larger in the distance, aloof and forbidding. The land is becoming sparse of vegetation as you approach the region known as <quote>the dead lands</quote>.</p>
+ <p>As the miles pass by, the Mountains of Morn loom larger in the distance, aloof and forbidding. The land is becoming sparse of vegetation as you approach the region known as <quote>the dead lands</quote>.</p>
<choice idref="sect32">If you have no more food in your Backpack and want to gather supplies before going any further, <link-text>turn to 32</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect195">If you have enough food to complete your quest, <link-text>turn to 195</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Steeling yourself, you launch a massive bolt of mental energy at the magic-locked door. There is a deafening shriek as the bolt glances off the granite surface and explodes into the ceiling of the chamber. A shower of rock and dust rains down and a shock wave throws you to the floor. You realize that the door is held by a power far greater than your own.</p>
- <choice idref="sect224">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect242">If you do not possess this skill,<!--ERRTAG-AD-250793--> or do not wish to use it,<!--/ERRTAG-AD-250793--> <link-text>turn to 242</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect170">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 170</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect224"><!--ERRTAG-AD-272010-->If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-272010--></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect242"><!--ERRTAG-RE-272227-->If you do not possess either of these skills, or do not wish to use them<!--/ERRTAG-RE-272227-->, <link-text>turn to 242</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The broad, dark leaves of the Azawood tree are much sought after by alchemists and magicians, for the smoke of the burning leaves is said to grant protection against the forces of evil, and when dried and crushed, they can be sprinkled into various potions as a charm to increase magical potency.</p>
- <p>You may break off three of these leaves and place them in your Herb Pouch. Remember to mark these <!--ERRTAG-RA-259336-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RA-259336--> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> and don't forget that your Herb Pouch can hold only a maximum of <!--ERRTAG-RE-251729-->eight<!--/ERRTAG-RE-251729--> <!--ERRTAG-RA-259336-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RA-259336--> at any one time.</p>
+ <p>You may break off three of these leaves and place them in your Herb Pouch. Remember to mark these <!--ERRTAG-RA-259336-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RA-259336--> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> and don<ch.apos/>t forget that your Herb Pouch can hold only a maximum of <!--ERRTAG-RE-251729-->eight<!--/ERRTAG-RE-251729--> <!--ERRTAG-RA-259336-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RA-259336--> at any one time.</p>
<choice idref="sect257"><link-text>Turn to <!--ERRTAG-RE-251871-->257</link-text>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-251871--></choice>
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<creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
<description>A flash of gleaming white light leaps from your staff, tearing open the darkness of the night</description>
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<choice idref="sect48">If your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> total is 15 or higher, <link-text>turn to 48</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect189">If your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> total is <!--ERRTAG-RE-253812-->12&endash;14<!--/ERRTAG-RE-253812-->, <link-text>turn to 189</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect189">If your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> total is <!--ERRTAG-RE-253812-->12<ch.endash/>14<!--/ERRTAG-RE-253812-->, <link-text>turn to 189</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect114">If your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> total is 11 or lower, <link-text>turn to 114</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>As politely as you can, in the face of your obvious horror at the provender laid before you, you refuse. The deranged king's face contorts with fury. <quote>You dare to insult the Imperial Court of Gyanima!</quote> he roars. At once the assembled nobles turn into a snarling mob.</p>
+ <p>As politely as you can, in the face of your obvious horror at the provender laid before you, you refuse. The deranged king<ch.apos/>s face contorts with fury. <quote>You dare to insult the Imperial Court of Gyanima!</quote> he roars. At once the assembled nobles turn into a snarling mob.</p>
<p><quote>Guards!</quote> The guards of the king, armed with javelins, enter the banqueting room. Their aim is deadly and true. Before you have had the opportunity to defend yourself, your heart is impaled upon a steel point.</p>
<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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- <p>You begin to climb the stairway but you have only taken a dozen steps when suddenly they collapse, dropping you, Urik and Hugi to the ground in a cloud of dust and rotten wood. You have lost 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point due to the fall.</p>
+ <p>You begin to climb the stairway but you have only taken a dozen steps when suddenly they collapse, dropping you, Urik, and Hugi to the ground in a cloud of dust and rotten wood. You have lost 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point due to the fall.</p>
<p>As you are picking yourselves up, a crowd of wretches pours into the side street. A large, hairy man carrying a wooden club, gives you a malicious grin. <quote>Big trouble,</quote> comments Urik, as you are led away by the mob.</p>
<choice idref="sect41"><link-text>Turn to 41</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You tell Sado of your plan and he nods his approval. You leave the large cavern and ascend into the city. Standing on a city wall, you place the Pipes to your lips and blow. The sound is very <!--ERRTAG-RE-255831-->high-pitched<!--/ERRTAG-RE-255831--> and you can hear nothing but Urik places his hands to his ears. An hour later, you see some movement on the edge of the swamp: the Chaksu have answered your call just as you had hoped. Quickly, you leave the city wall and tell Sado to proceed with the rest of his plan&emdash;to attack the Shadakine garrison housed in a fortress in the heart of the city.</p>
- <p>Disguised as ordinary citizens, you, Urik and Sado lie in wait on a street that borders the granite fortress of the Shadakine. As the first of the Chaksu smashes down the east gate of the city, the alarm is raised and a host of Shadakine warriors pours out of the fortress to meet the peril.</p>
+ <p>You tell Sado of your plan and he nods his approval. You leave the large cavern and ascend into the city. Standing on a city wall, you place the Pipes to your lips and blow. The sound is very <!--ERRTAG-RE-255831-->high-pitched<!--/ERRTAG-RE-255831--> and you can hear nothing but Urik places his hands to his ears. An hour later, you see some movement on the edge of the swamp: the Chaksu have answered your call just as you had hoped. Quickly, you leave the city wall and tell Sado to proceed with the rest of his plan<ch.emdash/>to attack the Shadakine garrison housed in a fortress in the heart of the city.</p>
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+ <p>Disguised as ordinary citizens, you, Urik, and Sado lie in wait on a street that borders the granite fortress of the Shadakine. As the first of the Chaksu smashes down the east gate of the city, the alarm is raised and a host of Shadakine warriors pours out of the fortress to meet the peril.</p>
<choice idref="sect207"><link-text>Turn to 207</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You drop your <spell>Shield of Sorcery</spell> and fire. At the cost of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you hurl a bolt of force in the direction of the movement. A bright plume of flame erupts among the marsh reeds and a terrible scream breaks the heavy silence of the swamp. A Shadakine warrior staggers to his feet, a ball of raging fire. Wreathed in flames, he stumbles through the foliage, clawing desperately at his body before plunging into the lake to extinguish the fire. As he hits the water, the two Eijalfish dart towards him.</p>
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<p><quote>We go?</quote> asks Urik, half-rising to his feet.</p>
<choice idref="sect74">If you wish to use this chance to swim away, <link-text>turn to 74</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect152">If you would prefer to recreate your <spell>Shield of Sorcery</spell> instead, <link-text>turn to 152</link-text>.</choice>
<creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
<description>A young Chaksu, a much sought after beast</description>
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<p>Chaksu are capable of a primitive form of mind speech and you can clearly sense its distress. As Urik moves to tend its wound, the Shadakine break from cover and come running straight at you. It was these same Shadakine that injured the young Chaksu, leaving it for dead when they sighted you and Urik.</p>
<choice idref="sect11">If you wish to make a stand in this clearing and protect the Chaksu from further harm, <link-text>turn to 11</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The rippling shadow of the Kleasá blurs momentarily and the yellow eyes like fangs shine with hunger that almost forces you to step back, such is the intensity of the malice glinting there.</p>
- <choice idref="sect264">If you wish to fire a beam at the Kleasá, using the power of the Black Rod, <link-text>turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect172">If you wish to throw the Black Rod at the Kleasá, <link-text>turn to 172</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect218">If you wish to give the Black Rod to the Kleasá, <link-text>turn to 218</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>The rippling shadow of the Kleas<ch.aacute/> blurs momentarily and the yellow eyes like fangs shine with hunger that almost forces you to step back, such is the intensity of the malice glinting there.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect264">If you wish to fire a beam at the Kleas<ch.aacute/>, using the power of the Black Rod, <link-text>turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect172">If you wish to throw the Black Rod at the Kleas<ch.aacute/>, <link-text>turn to 172</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect218">If you wish to give the Black Rod to the Kleas<ch.aacute/>, <link-text>turn to 218</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>230</title></meta>
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- <p>With eyes closed, you send the power of your thought racing out to the Elemental plane, the realm of the powers of Earth, Air, Fire and Water. At the expense of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you make contact but a strange phenomenon occurs that you have never encountered before. Instead of the silent aid of the Elementals, you are confronted by four humanoid beings of normal stature but each composed of the element that it represents. You give a grim smile; surely this is evidence of the growing mastery of <!--ERRTAG-RA-271671-->your Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-271671-->? Each of the beings gives a bow, their arms opened wide in a gesture of humble service.</p>
+ <p>With eyes closed, you send the power of your thought racing out to the Elemental plane, the realm of the powers of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. At the expense of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you make contact but a strange phenomenon occurs that you have never encountered before. Instead of the silent aid of the Elementals, you are confronted by four humanoid beings of normal stature but each composed of the element that it represents. You give a grim smile; surely this is evidence of the growing mastery of <!--ERRTAG-RA-271671-->your Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-271671-->? Each of the beings gives a bow, their arms opened wide in a gesture of humble service.</p>
<p>You must choose which Element you wish to aid you.</p>
<choice idref="sect7">If you choose the Element of Air, <link-text>turn to 7</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect34">If you choose the Element of Fire, <link-text>turn to 34</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>With closed eyes and at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point you concentrate on the future. You try to uncover the nature of your peril and your vision warns you of an imminent attack. A wild, filth-encrusted man, dressed in rags jumps from the roof of a small building to your left. With a sure-footed <!--ERRTAG-RE-269658-->sidestep<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269658--> you dodge aside and then turn to face him.</p>
+ <p>With closed eyes and at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point you concentrate on the future. You try to uncover the nature of your peril and your vision warns you of an imminent attack. A wild, filth-encrusted man, dressed in rags, jumps from the roof of a small building to your left. With a sure-footed <!--ERRTAG-RE-269658-->sidestep<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269658--> you dodge aside and then turn to face him.</p>
<choice idref="sect241">If you wish to fire a long-range attack at the man who claws the ground where you once stood, <link-text>turn to 241</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect83">If you wish to close in and fight him hand-to-hand, <link-text>turn to 83</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect84">If you wish to evade combat by running into a side street, <link-text>turn to 84</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You tip the contents of the sack on to the rough stone floor. The moonlight illuminates a grisly assortment of bones and skulls. Hugi wanders over to your side, his curiosity aroused by the promise of plunder. He kicks the tangle of bones and uncovers a small velvet pouch. Eagerly, he snatches the bag to his chest and rips open the drawstring. The little sack contains five Nobles and a Gold Tooth. Hugi grins, his teeth glinting in the ashen light as he swiftly pockets the money. He offers the Gold Tooth to you as your share of the loot. If you wish to keep the Gold Tooth, mark it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item and keep it in a pocket of your robe.</p>
- <p>The others are getting restless&emdash;they are eager to reach the surface. Without further delay you lead them up the stairs.</p>
+ <p>The others are getting restless<ch.emdash/>they are eager to reach the surface. Without further delay you lead them up the stairs.</p>
<choice idref="sect245"><link-text>Turn to 245</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><!--ERRTAG-RE-267769-->Waist-deep<!--/ERRTAG-RE-267769--> in the marsh, you keep perfectly still, counting the rapid beat of your heart but not daring even to breathe. Very gradually you feel yourself sinking. Urik has fallen on solid ground, but looks completely unharmed. You look towards him, helplessly. He places a finger to his lips and slowly reaches out for your Staff which, miraculously, you have managed to retain. After what seems an eternity, he grasps the end of your Staff and begins to pull. As the shouts of the Shadakine grow fainter, Urik manages to pull you free.</p>
- <p>Just as you are thinking how lucky you have been, you hear a new and ominous sound, a discordant howling that makes your blood run cold. Cautiously, you raise your head and peer along the tops of the rushes. Standing in a small clearing, some two hundred yards off, you see a frightened-looking peasant&emdash;a Shadakine slave. He is barely able to control two snarling hounds, who tug at the lengths of chain attached to their harnesses. These are no ordinary hounds: they each have two heads with a single horn protruding from each, and a pair of <!--ERRTAG-RE-268916-->outsized<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268916--> fangs showing through their slavering jowls. Urik peers over your shoulder and swears under his breath. <quote>Big trouble, Wizard,</quote> he mutters. <quote>They catch our scent pretty soon.</quote></p>
- <p>Suddenly the peasant calls out. <quote>Master! Master!</quote> he cries to a tall Shadakine, undoubtedly the officer in charge. <quote>The Magdi&emdash;they smell something.</quote> The tall Shadakine officer screws up his eyes, a wicked smile playing across his face. You must act and quickly. There is no time to prepare any elaborate magic before the Shadakine officer releases his monstrous hounds.</p>
+ <p>Just as you are thinking how lucky you have been, you hear a new and ominous sound, a discordant howling that makes your blood run cold. Cautiously, you raise your head and peer along the tops of the rushes. Standing in a small clearing, some two hundred yards off, you see a frightened-looking peasant<ch.emdash/>a Shadakine slave. He is barely able to control two snarling hounds, who tug at the lengths of chain attached to their harnesses. These are no ordinary hounds: they each have two heads with a single horn protruding from each, and a pair of <!--ERRTAG-RE-268916-->outsized<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268916--> fangs showing through their slavering jowls. Urik peers over your shoulder and swears under his breath. <quote>Big trouble, Wizard,</quote> he mutters. <quote>They catch our scent pretty soon.</quote></p>
+ <p>Suddenly the peasant calls out. <quote>Master! Master!</quote> he cries to a tall Shadakine, undoubtedly the officer in charge. <quote>The Magdi<ch.emdash/>they smell something.</quote> The tall Shadakine officer screws up his eyes, a wicked smile playing across his face. You must act and quickly. There is no time to prepare any elaborate magic before the Shadakine officer releases his monstrous hounds.</p>
<choice idref="sect25">A shallow waterway leads away from the bog and if you wish to enter this, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect105">If you prefer to attempt a long-range attack with your <!--ERRTAG-RE-269838-->Wizard's Staff<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269838-->, <link-text>turn to 105</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect105">If you prefer to attempt a long-range attack with your <!--ERRTAG-RE-269838-->Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269838-->, <link-text>turn to 105</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You wield the Power of Sorcery against the door. In a flash of sparks, your energy bolt ricochets off the granite surface and slams into the cavern floor inches from Hugi's feet. You sense that the door is held by a power far greater than your own.</p>
- <choice idref="sect224">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect242">If you do not possess this skill,<!--ERRTAG-AD-270939--> or do not wish to use it,<!--/ERRTAG-AD-270939--> <link-text>turn to 242</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>You wield the Power of Sorcery against the door. In a flash of sparks, your energy bolt ricochets off the granite surface and slams into the cavern floor inches from Hugi<ch.apos/>s feet. You sense that the door is held by a power far greater than your own.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect170">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 170</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect224"><!--ERRTAG-AD-293821-->If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-293821--></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect242"><!--ERRTAG-RE-2940381-->If you do not possess either of these skills, or do not wish to use them<!--/ERRTAG-RE-2940381-->, <link-text>turn to 242</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>238</title></meta>
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- <p>You draw out the red Mind Gem and stare at it for a few minutes&emdash;you have never used anything like this before. You must now decide on the most effective way of fighting the Kazim light that controls the Shadakine like puppets.</p>
+ <p>You draw out the red Mind Gem and stare at it for a few minutes<ch.emdash/>you have never used anything like this before. You must now decide on the most effective way of fighting the Kazim light that controls the Shadakine like puppets.</p>
<choice idref="sect174">If you wish to attempt to control the mind of the user of the Kazim Stone, <link-text>turn to 174</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect292">If you wish to try to wrest control of the minds of the approaching Shadakine, <link-text>turn to 292</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect198">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 198</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>This wall of fire is nothing but an illusion, cast long ago by the wizard of Taklakot. Something of great importance must lie beyond this stone doorway. You pass through the flames and, as you cross the threshold, the flames simply melt away: you have dispelled the wizard's illusion.</p>
+ <p>This wall of fire is nothing but an illusion, cast long ago by the wizard of Taklakot. Something of great importance must lie beyond this stone doorway. You pass through the flames and, as you cross the threshold, the flames simply melt away: you have dispelled the wizard<ch.apos/>s illusion.</p>
<choice idref="sect54"><link-text>Turn to 54</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Gradually you become aware that the temperature is dropping. A chill wind rises from nowhere and a shiver runs down your spine. But it is not the cold air that causes you to shake, it is the familiar presence of a Deathgaunt. It materializes in the centre of the cavern, close to where you stand. <quote>Welcome,</quote> it hisses, menacingly, its icy talons clutching at your life and soul. You fight to hold on to your life but it is a fight you cannot win. Here, in the chamber of Shasarak the Wytch-king, the Deathgaunt draws on a power that you cannot resist and swiftly you are borne away from the realm of the living.</p>
+ <p>Gradually you become aware that the temperature is dropping. A chill wind rises from nowhere and a shiver runs down your spine. But it is not the cold air that causes you to shake; it is the familiar presence of a Deathgaunt. It materializes in the centre of the cavern, close to where you stand. <quote>Welcome,</quote> it hisses, menacingly, its icy talons clutching at your life and soul. You fight to hold on to your life but it is a fight you cannot win. Here, in the chamber of Shasarak the Wytch-king, the Deathgaunt draws on a power that you cannot resist and swiftly you are borne away from the realm of the living.</p>
<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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<p>You turn and run across the plain, half-dragging Urik along with you. <quote>Where is it?</quote> you cry, desperately.</p>
- <p><quote>Down&ellips; below our feet. I feel it but cannot see it.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Down<ch.ellips/> below our feet. I feel it but cannot see it.</quote></p>
<p>The Scree Wyrm slithers towards you and Samu battles the monster as it tries to coil around him.</p>
<choice idref="sect262">If you wish to try to help Samu, <link-text>turn to 262</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect85">If not, <link-text>turn to 85</link-text>.</choice>
<creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
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<p>When no Shadakine remain, the Chaksu turn and bow low before the mother sweeps her baby into her arms. Although they do not speak, their thanks echo in your mind. They give you a small set of wooden pipes. Should you need help, you have only to blow the pipes and they will come to your aid. Gratefully, you accept the Chaksu Pipes and place this Special Item in a pocket in your robe. (Remember to mark it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.) Then, the Chaksu are gone, trampling the thick foliage as if it were matchwood.</p>
- <p><quote>&thinspace;<quote>Great in might is the power of kindness</quote>,</quote> says Urik, quoting from <cite>The Way of the Shianti.</cite></p>
- <p><quote>&thinspace;<quote>Oft comes help when help is unlooked for</quote>,</quote> you reply, anxious not to be outdone. Urik chuckles.</p>
+ <p><quote><ch.thinspace/><quote>Great in might is the power of kindness</quote>,</quote> says Urik, quoting from <cite>The Way of the Shianti.</cite></p>
+ <p><quote><ch.thinspace/><quote>Oft comes help when help is unlooked for</quote>,</quote> you reply, anxious not to be outdone. Urik chuckles.</p>
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<p>The darkening sky blossoms like a vast purple flower as the sun sets. The chirping of cicadas fills the air and you both decide to stop and rest. Urik gathers up handfuls of berries and offers you a strange new food, a blue fungus that grows beneath the soil. Cautiously you bite into it then smile with surprise, for it is delicious and tastes remarkably like cured meat.</p>
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<p><quote>It is called Lianor,</quote> says Urik. <quote>Grows everywhere, yet hard to find. The secret gift of the Earth. Urik sees the secret places below the ground. Is it good?</quote> You nod and hungrily finish the delicious fungi. The Lianor is packed with goodness and you may restore 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point. You rest beneath a twisted <!--ERRTAG-RE-280559-->toa tree<!--/ERRTAG-RE-280559--> while Urik stands watch; eventually you drift off into a peaceful sleep.</p>
<choice idref="sect194"><link-text>Turn to 194</link-text>.</choice>
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- <footnotes>
- <footnote id="sect250-1-foot" idref="sect250-1"><p>From this point in the story, this book suffers from a game design problem in that many sections give you options between using different forms of magic, but no option for what to do if your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score has reached zero or below. If you encounter such a situation, you may choose one of the options anyway and continue subtracting <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, or you may conclude that Grey Star has failed his mission and that the adventure is over.</p></footnote>
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<p>A patch of brush and foliage is pulled aside to reveal a concealed entrance. Following Sado, you enter a wide tunnel lit with torches. <quote>This tunnel leads all the way to our secret headquarters beneath the city of Karnali,</quote> he says.</p>
- <p>The tunnel twists and turns for many miles before opening into a large cavern. You and Urik are given food and wine, and while you eat, he tells you of his army&emdash;the Freedom Guild, a rebel band resisting the rule of the Shadakine Empire.</p>
- <p><quote>Karnali was the last city to fall to Shasarak,</quote> Sado explains. <quote>The spirit of unrest was never truly crushed, and so we fight on in our small way, striking blows against the Wytch-king whenever we may. Our attacks are based in the marshes, for we hope to avoid the retribution of the Warward, Kiro against our people by making him believe that we come from outside the city. The Shadakine waste much effort patrolling the marsh, seeking to flush us out, and attention is drawn away from the city. Only our fear that the citizens of Karnali would be punished for our<!--ERRTAG-RE-282018--> actions prevents<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282018--> us from rising up within the city walls. And,</quote> he shrugs, <quote>our numbers are small while the Shadakine maintain a heavy garrison. But what of you?</quote></p>
- <p>A thin man comes and begins to clear away your plates and empty wine goblets. He brushes past you and, to your amazement, attempts to pick your pocket. <!--ERRTAG-RE-282421--><quote>You, man!</quote> <!--/ERRTAG-RE-282421-->shouts <!--ERRTAG-RE-282493-->Sado, <quote>What<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282493--> do you think you're doing? Guards, arrest this man.</quote></p>
- <p>He turns and apologizes to you, explaining that the bulk of his army is recruited from the criminal ranks of the city. You explain your quest and the land that you seek. Sado's eyes widen with astonishment. <quote>Then the legends are true?</quote> he gapes. <quote>The Shianti still exist!</quote></p>
+ <p>The tunnel twists and turns for many miles before opening into a large cavern. You and Urik are given food and wine, and while you eat, he tells you of his army<ch.emdash/>the Freedom Guild, a rebel band resisting the rule of the Shadakine Empire.</p>
+ <p><quote>Karnali was the last city to fall to Shasarak,</quote> Sado explains. <quote>The spirit of unrest was never truly crushed, and so we fight on in our small way, striking blows against the Wytch-king whenever we may. Our attacks are based in the marshes, for we hope to avoid the retribution of the Warward, Kiro, against our people by making him believe that we come from outside the city. The Shadakine waste much effort patrolling the marsh, seeking to flush us out, and attention is drawn away from the city. Only our fear that the citizens of Karnali would be punished for our<!--ERRTAG-RE-282018--> actions prevents<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282018--> us from rising up within the city walls. And,</quote> he shrugs, <quote>our numbers are small while the Shadakine maintain a heavy garrison. But what of you?</quote></p>
+ <p>A thin man comes and begins to clear away your plates and empty wine goblets. He brushes past you and, to your amazement, attempts to pick your pocket. <!--ERRTAG-RE-282421--><quote>You, man!</quote> <!--/ERRTAG-RE-282421-->shouts <!--ERRTAG-RE-282493-->Sado, <quote>What<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282493--> do you think you<ch.apos/>re doing? Guards, arrest this man.</quote></p>
+ <p>He turns and apologizes to you, explaining that the bulk of his army is recruited from the criminal ranks of the city. You explain your quest and the land that you seek. Sado<ch.apos/>s eyes widen with astonishment. <quote>Then the legends are true?</quote> he gapes. <quote>The Shianti still exist!</quote></p>
<p>You nod. <quote>If my quest should finally succeed and I retrieve the Moonstone, the full might of their wisdom and magic will be turned against Shasarak,</quote> you tell him.</p>
- <p><quote>How the people would rejoice to know that a Shianti walked among us once more,</quote> says Sado, <quote>though I understand the need for secrecy. Nevertheless,</quote> he continues, his eyes lighting up, <quote>I would ask a boon of you. Tonight, we attempt our most daring stratagem against the corrupt rule of the Shadakine. Stand with us in battle tonight, aid us if you will. With the might of a Shianti Wizard in our ranks, who knows what we could achieve! Help the Freedom Guild, Grey Star, in our struggle to free the people of Karnali.</quote></p>
- <p>He looks, a searching gaze on his face, with an intensity that almost crackles with energy.<a id="sect250-1" idref="sect250-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
+ <p><quote>How the people would rejoice to know that a Shianti walked among us once more,</quote> says Sado, <quote>though I understand the need for secrecy. Nevertheless,</quote> he continues, his eyes lighting up, <quote>I would ask a boon of you. Tonight, we attempt our most daring stratagem against the corrupt rule of the Shadakine. Stand with us in battle tonight; aid us if you will. With the might of a Shianti Wizard in our ranks, who knows what we could achieve! Help the Freedom Guild, Grey Star, in our struggle to free the people of Karnali.</quote></p>
+ <p>He looks, a searching gaze on his face, with an intensity that almost crackles with energy.</p>
<choice idref="sect101">If you have the Chaksu Pipes, <link-text>turn to 101</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect53">If you do not have the Chaksu Pipes, or do not wish to use them, <link-text>turn to 53</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Samu engages the first of the guards and you are both surprised at his ability to match Samu's fighting skill, for the guard looks so ill and pale. However, he is a trained soldier and he fights with the preternatural strength of a madman.</p>
- <p>You are distracted from Samu's confrontation as the second guard charges at you.</p>
+ <p>Samu engages the first of the guards and you are both surprised at his ability to match Samu<ch.apos/>s fighting skill, for the guard looks so ill and pale. However, he is a trained soldier and he fights with the preternatural strength of a madman.</p>
+ <p>You are distracted from Samu<ch.apos/>s confrontation as the second guard charges at you.</p>
<combat><enemy>Mad Guard</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">20</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">25</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect134">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 134</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Jaws clamped together with grim determination, you increase the power of your attack. Your nerves scream and your body protests at the concentration of <!--ERRTAG-RE-285655-->life-force<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285655--> that your are transmitting through the incandescence of your <!--ERRTAG-RE-285769-->Staff<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285769-->.</p>
+ <p>Jaws clamped together with grim determination, you increase the power of your attack. Your nerves scream and your body protests at the concentration of <!--ERRTAG-RE-285655-->life-force<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285655--> that you are transmitting through the incandescence of your <!--ERRTAG-RE-285769-->Staff<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285769-->.</p>
<p>The Kazim light is faltering to a jaundiced glow in the sky. The Shadakine Wytch is weakening.</p>
- <p><quote>Now I've got you!</quote> you whisper, hoarsely, clinging to your power with every fibre of your being.</p>
+ <p><quote>Now I<ch.apos/>ve got you!</quote> you whisper, hoarsely, clinging to your power with every fibre of your being.</p>
<choice idref="sect286"><link-text>Turn to 286</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>A missile whistles past your shoulder and embeds itself in the throat of the deadly Scree Wyrm. It is a razor-edged boomerang&emdash;Urik's weapon. The <!--ERRTAG-RE-287427-->Scree Wyrm<!--/ERRTAG-RE-287427--> convulses violently, hurling Hugi to the ground close by your feet. The little Kundi man waits patiently for the creature's <!--ERRTAG-RE-287616-->death-throes<!--/ERRTAG-RE-287616--> to cease before daring to retrieve his weapon. With a swift tug, he wrenches it free and kicks the lifeless carcass into the crevice from which it emerged.</p>
+ <p>A missile whistles past your shoulder and embeds itself in the throat of the deadly Scree Wyrm. It is a razor-edged boomerang<ch.emdash/>Urik<ch.apos/>s weapon. The <!--ERRTAG-RE-287427-->Scree Wyrm<!--/ERRTAG-RE-287427--> convulses violently, hurling Hugi to the ground close by your feet. The little Kundi man waits patiently for the creature<ch.apos/>s <!--ERRTAG-RE-287616-->death-throes<!--/ERRTAG-RE-287616--> to cease before daring to retrieve his weapon. With a swift tug, he wrenches it free and kicks the lifeless carcass into the crevice from which it emerged.</p>
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<p>The creature floats towards you across the Belzar River, its tattered robe shimmering with a silvery light. You can see the dim outline of an eyeless face locked in torment.</p>
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<p>You send your thoughts racing out to the Elemental plane in a desperate plea for help but the Elementals do not answer your plea, for this is a Deathgaunt, one of the undead raised by the Wytch-king <!--ERRTAG-RE-288431-->Shasarak<!--/ERRTAG-RE-288431-->, and against it the Elemental powers cannot prevail. The use of this Magical Power has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
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- <p>You soon realize that Urik's eccentric, shambling gait is not due to senility, but is one that he has adapted to suit his environment: his bow legs, the rolling rhythm of his stride, and his long tail, enable him to trot along the narrowest of branches with ease. Meanwhile, you are left tottering along, your back bent in a curious balancing act, and your eyes averted from the ground, far below.</p>
- <p>By mid-morning, you have reached the edge of the rain forest of the Azanam and are overlooking the Azagad Gorge. Far below, you can make out the sharp pinnacles of rock known as the <quote>Dragon's Teeth</quote> which cover the canyon floor. It was through this gorge that you came in search of the Azanam, and the lost Kundi tribe. There it was that your friend and guide, Shan Li the merchant, died so terribly, devoured by a poisonous Quoku, the flying amphibians that inhabit the desolate land. Your silent reverie is interrupted by the sound of Urik calling to you from above. <quote>Azagad hold sad memories for Grey Star?</quote> he enquires sympathetically. You nod your head, not thinking to ask how he knew what was on your mind. <quote>No time for sorrow now&ellips; time fly! Catch.</quote> He throws you a length of vine cut from the tree on which he stands. You take up the creeper and look at it in puzzlement. <quote>Make yourself a harness and tie it on&emdash;good and tight,</quote> he orders. You do as he suggests and before you can question his purpose, he produces a carved flute. He places it to his lips and begins to play a strange melody quite unlike any music you have ever heard before.</p>
+ <p>You soon realize that Urik<ch.apos/>s eccentric, shambling gait is not due to senility, but is one that he has adapted to suit his environment: his bow legs, the rolling rhythm of his stride, and his long tail enable him to trot along the narrowest of branches with ease. Meanwhile, you are left tottering along, your back bent in a curious balancing act, and your eyes averted from the ground, far below.</p>
+ <p>By mid-morning, you have reached the edge of the rain forest of the Azanam and are overlooking the Azagad Gorge. Far below, you can make out the sharp pinnacles of rock known as the <quote>Dragon<ch.apos/>s Teeth</quote> which cover the canyon floor. It was through this gorge that you came in search of the Azanam, and the lost Kundi tribe. There it was that your friend and guide, Shan Li the merchant, died so terribly, devoured by poisonous Quoku, the flying amphibians that inhabit the desolate land. Your silent reverie is interrupted by the sound of Urik calling to you from above. <quote>Azagad hold sad memories for Grey Star?</quote> he enquires sympathetically. You nod your head, not thinking to ask how he knew what was on your mind. <quote>No time for sorrow now<ch.ellips/> time fly! Catch.</quote> He throws you a length of vine cut from the tree on which he stands. You take up the creeper and look at it in puzzlement. <quote>Make yourself a harness and tie it on<ch.emdash/>good and tight,</quote> he orders. You do as he suggests and before you can question his purpose, he produces a carved flute. He places it to his lips and begins to play a strange melody quite unlike any music you have ever heard before.</p>
<p>The music lasts for some time. Eventually, Urik puts down his pipe and looks expectantly at the sky. <quote>What now?</quote> you ask, a hint of cynicism in your voice.</p>
- <p><quote>Look&ellips; see!</quote> he replies. Far away you can see a tiny speck on the skyline. <quote>Ooslo bird&ellips; love Kundi music.</quote> The dark speck grows larger and soon you are able to make out the awkward, disproportionate shape of an Ooslo bird. Long-necked and small bodied, the bird's great wings flap without rhythm or grace. It is a strange creature.</p>
+ <p><quote>Look<ch.ellips/> see!</quote> he replies. Far away you can see a tiny speck on the skyline. <quote>Ooslo bird<ch.ellips/> love Kundi music.</quote> The dark speck grows larger and soon you are able to make out the awkward, disproportionate shape of an Ooslo bird. Long-necked and small bodied, the bird<ch.apos/>s great wings flap without rhythm or grace. It is a strange creature.</p>
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- <p>As the bird draws nearer, Urik takes up his pipe once more and plays. Eventually, the bird settles on a nearby branch, craning its neck and twisting its head, an expression of rapt fascination in its big, saucer-like eyes. Urik ties the other end of vine into a lasso. He stops playing and, with amazing accuracy, throws the lasso over the Ooslo's head. As the loop of the vine falls and tightens around the bird's neck, it gives a squawk of alarm. Only now does the nature of Urik's plan to <quote>cover many miles in just one <!--ERRTAG-RE-291628-->day</quote> dawn<!--/ERRTAG-RE-291628--> on you.</p>
+ <p>As the bird draws nearer, Urik takes up his pipe once more and plays. Eventually, the bird settles on a nearby branch, craning its neck and twisting its head, an expression of rapt fascination in its big, saucer-like eyes. Urik ties the other end of vine into a lasso. He stops playing and, with amazing accuracy, throws the lasso over the Ooslo<ch.apos/>s head. As the loop of the vine falls and tightens around the bird<ch.apos/>s neck, it gives a squawk of alarm. Only now does the nature of Urik<ch.apos/>s plan to <quote>cover many miles in just one <!--ERRTAG-RE-291628-->day</quote> dawn<!--/ERRTAG-RE-291628--> on you.</p>
<p>Suddenly, you are dragged up into the air by the Ooslo bird. Urik gives an excited whoop of delight, leaping into the air and grabbing at your legs, dangling there as the bird flies higher. <quote>What do we do now?</quote> you shout, swinging wildly in the air, the old Kundi man clinging to your legs and grinning maniacally.</p>
- <p><quote>Ooslo bird fly home now&ellips; back to Gurlu Marshes. Ooslo&emdash;strong flier. Take us far&ellips; and good fun, eh?</quote> The Ooslo bird squawks loudly and Urik hoots back with a howl of wild laughter.</p>
- <p>Despite the discomfort of the vine that chafes under your arms and the dizzying heights of your aerial journey away from the Azanam, you finally admit to yourself that Urik's dangerous and eccentric plan has saved you many miles of walking and perhaps days of wandering. Far below, the landscape rushes by and by late afternoon the scenery has completely changed. Ahead lie the marshy wastes of the Gurlu Swamplands, the nesting place of the Ooslo bird.</p>
+ <p><quote>Ooslo bird fly home now<ch.ellips/> back to Gurlu Marshes. Ooslo<ch.emdash/>strong flier. Take us far<ch.ellips/> and good fun, eh?</quote> The Ooslo bird squawks loudly and Urik hoots back with a howl of wild laughter.</p>
+ <p>Despite the discomfort of the vine that chafes under your arms and the dizzying heights of your aerial journey away from the Azanam, you finally admit to yourself that Urik<ch.apos/>s dangerous and eccentric plan has saved you many miles of walking and perhaps days of wandering. Far below, the landscape rushes by and by late afternoon the scenery has completely changed. Ahead lie the marshy wastes of the Gurlu Swamplands, the nesting place of the Ooslo bird.</p>
<p>The Ooslo bird begins to fly lower, its voluminous wings flapping erratically as it checks its speed. You are wondering how you are to land safely when Urik shouts up to you. He is pointing ahead. <quote>Big trouble. Hunters,</quote> he says. Sure enough, you can see a party of men armed with crossbows. With horror, you recognize the party to be comprised of Shadakine warriors, soldier slaves of the Wytch-king, Shasarak. It is evident that you have been spotted, as the warriors are running this way and that, shouting and busily priming their weapons. The ground speeds by over twenty feet below.</p>
<choice idref="sect78">If you wish to untie the vine and risk the fall, <link-text>turn to 78</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect188">If you prefer to attack the party of hunters with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 188</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect188">If you prefer to attack the party of hunters with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 188</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect278">If you possess the Power of Sorcery and prefer to create a magical shield about yourself, <link-text>turn to 278</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Before you are able to fire your <!--ERRTAG-RE-293978-->Wizard's Staff<!--/ERRTAG-RE-293978-->, you must drop your <spell>Shield of Sorcery</spell>. Taking careful aim, you hurl the might of your Staff at the Eijalfish. Immediately, a sheet of flame blankets the water of the lake, throwing the charred body of the Eijalfish into the air atop a great waterspout. Radiant droplets of fire and water are flung in all directions across the boiling lake. The use of your Staff has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. <quote>Time to go?</quote> asks Urik.</p>
+ <p>Before you are able to fire your <!--ERRTAG-RE-293978-->Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff<!--/ERRTAG-RE-293978-->, you must drop your <spell>Shield of Sorcery</spell>. Taking careful aim, you hurl the might of your Staff at the Eijalfish. Immediately, a sheet of flame blankets the water of the lake, throwing the charred body of the Eijalfish into the air atop a great waterspout. Radiant droplets of fire and water are flung in all directions across the boiling lake. The use of your Staff has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
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+ <p><quote>Time to go?</quote> asks Urik.</p>
<choice idref="sect74">If you wish to swim away, <link-text>turn to 74</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect263">If you prefer to recall your <spell>Shield of Sorcery</spell>, <link-text>turn to 263</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>At the sight of your Wizard's Staff and in the light of the damage it has inflicted on their fellows the wildmen rise up in fear and make a run for the door.</p>
+ <p>At the sight of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff and in the light of the damage it has inflicted on their fellows the wildmen rise up in fear and make a run for the door.</p>
<choice idref="sect176">If you wish to stop them from leaving by attacking them, <link-text>turn to 176</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect77">If you wish to conserve your energy and let them go, <link-text>turn to 77</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The wretches break down the door. Many fall dead before they are able to reach <!--ERRTAG-RE-295511-->you; however<!--/ERRTAG-RE-295511-->, the overwhelming press of numbers is too much, even for the might of the Wizard's Staff. You are taken prisoner and kept in a dark room for many days before you are killed by the wretches of the Forbidden City.</p>
+ <p>The wretches break down the door. Many fall dead before they are able to reach <!--ERRTAG-RE-295511-->you; however<!--/ERRTAG-RE-295511-->, the overwhelming press of numbers is too much, even for the might of the Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff. You are taken prisoner and kept in a dark room for many days before you are killed by the wretches of the Forbidden City.</p>
<p>You have failed in your quest.</p>
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<p><quote>Fire!</quote> you shout in the language of the Elementals. Suddenly the lake erupts into one gigantic fireball that engulfs both you and Urik in searing flame.</p>
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<p>Your life and your mission have come to a fatal end here.</p>
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<footnotes>
- <footnote id="sect262-1-foot" idref="sect262-1"><p>As you are using your Wizard's Staff against the Scree Wyrm, you should deduct 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="sect262-1-foot" idref="sect262-1"><p>As you are using your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff against the Scree Wyrm, you should deduct 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p><p>If you do not have sufficient <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you may choose to simply subtract the specified number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. This may leave you with a negative <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score, or if it was already negative, it will make your score become even more negative. Alternatively, you may choose the method used in <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw" section="sect175">Section 175</bookref> of <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw"><cite>War of the Wizards</cite></bookref> for resolving this problem: For the <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you lack, you use <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points at a rate of 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points for every 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point (i.e. 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points = 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point).</p></footnote>
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- <p>Staff raised above your head, you wait for your chance to strike. Samu
's defence against the Scree Wyrm is a dizzying blur of sword strokes. The Wyrm's attack weakens and, as it does, you strike out with the might of your Staff. A bolt of power shudders through the fearful creature as its body tenses before flopping lifelessly to the ground.<a id="sect262-1" idref="sect262-1-foot" class="footnote" /> Disdainfully, Samu gives the carcass a kick and the creature disappears through one of the pot-holes that litter the desolate plain.</p>
+ <p>Staff raised above your head, you wait for your chance to strike. Samu
<ch.apos/>s defence against the Scree Wyrm is a dizzying blur of sword strokes. The Wyrm<ch.apos/>s attack weakens and, as it does, you strike out with the might of your Staff. A bolt of power shudders through the fearful creature as its body tenses before flopping lifelessly to the ground.<a id="sect262-1" idref="sect262-1-foot" class="footnote" /> Disdainfully, Samu gives the carcass a kick and the creature disappears through one of the pot-holes that litter the desolate plain.</p>
<choice idref="sect85"><link-text>Turn to 85</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
- <p>You point the Rod at the Kleasá and its yellow beam of light strikes its body. You watch as the light is absorbed by the darkness of the creature; the Black Rod begins to feel warm.</p>
+ <p>You point the Rod at the Kleas<ch.aacute/> and its yellow beam of light strikes its body. You watch as the light is absorbed by the darkness of the creature; the Black Rod begins to feel warm.</p>
<choice idref="sect229">If you wish to stop your attack, <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If you wish to continue with your attack, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
- <p>With your Magical Power of Sorcery, you are able to free the giant's mind of the control that the slavemaster has over him. At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, you extinguish the light of the jewel around his neck. It is a Mind Gem and, with the fading of its power, the giant returns to true consciousness. As he does, he turns and deals the slavemaster a killing blow. In turn, you raise your Staff and shear through the master link that holds the other slaves in chains. With a cheer, they break away from the battle.</p>
- <p>If you wish to take the Mind Gem from the slavemaster
's dead body, mark it as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. <!--ERRTAG-RE-302634-->The Mind Gem is worn around your neck.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-302634--> The giant offers you his thanks before turning to charge into the battle. You follow close behind.</p>
+ <p>With your Magical Power of Sorcery, you are able to free the giant<ch.apos/>s mind of the control that the slavemaster has over him. At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, you extinguish the light of the jewel around his neck. It is a Mind Gem and, with the fading of its power, the giant returns to true consciousness. As he does, he turns and deals the slavemaster a killing blow. In turn, you raise your Staff and shear through the master link that holds the other slaves in chains. With a cheer, they break away from the battle.</p>
+ <p>If you wish to take the Mind Gem from the slavemaster
<ch.apos/>s dead body, mark it as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. <!--ERRTAG-RE-302634-->The Mind Gem is worn around your neck.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-302634--> The giant offers you his thanks before turning to charge into the battle. You follow close behind.</p>
<choice idref="sect276"><link-text>Turn to 276</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>267</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You climb the steeply sloping passage. An hour passes and Urik begins to sniff the air. <quote>Shadow Gate drawing <!--ERRTAG-RE-299968-->near,</quote> he<!--/ERRTAG-RE-299968--> says. You increase your pace to match the quickening beat of your heart. At last, the passage opens on to a small, circular cavern: exits lead north, east and west.</p>
+ <p>You climb the steeply sloping passage. An hour passes and Urik begins to sniff the air. <quote>Shadow Gate drawing <!--ERRTAG-RE-299968-->near,</quote> he<!--/ERRTAG-RE-299968--> says. You increase your pace to match the quickening beat of your heart. At last, the passage opens on to a small, circular cavern: exits lead north, east, and west.</p>
<choice idref="sect23">If you wish to take the passage leading north, <link-text>turn to 23</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect37">If you wish to take the passage leading west, <link-text>turn to 37</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect46">If you wish to take the passage leading east, <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You decide to conserve your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> in case you are required to face greater perils in the future. Now pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number <!--ERRTAG-RE-301021-->Table</a>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301021--></p>
- <choice idref="sect44">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;6, <link-text>turn to 44</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect44">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>6, <link-text>turn to 44</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect118">If the number you have picked is 7 or higher, <link-text>turn to 118</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You can see the dim outline of an <!--ERRTAG-RE-301504-->eyeless, tormented<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301504--> face. The shimmering, silvery creature is a Deathgaunt, an undead spirit freed by Shasarak, the Wytch-king, to roam the world of the living.</p>
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="small6.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
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<p>You attempt to cast the illusion of a warrior moving to attack it but the Deathgaunt is not fooled. It passes through the illusion and dispels it. The use of this <!--ERRTAG-RE-301884-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301884--> has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect169"><link-text>Turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>He throws open the door and you slip inside. Panting, Urik slams the door shut behind him. Within moments it seems that the whole of the mad court of the king is hammering on the door. You survey the interior of the room with dismay for there is no other exit. Samu is trying to keep the baying crowd from forcing the door but even his great strength cannot hold it shut for long.</p>
<p><quote>There must be another way out,</quote> says Hugi, calmly, as if he has all the time in the world. He begins to run his hands along the walls of the small room, knocking with his knuckle against the smooth stone. Then he hears a hollow tone. <quote>Here!</quote> he exclaims.</p>
- <p>A wooden panel falls away in Hugi's hand to reveal the latch of a hidden door. It is locked but Hugi produces a wallet full of small knives and pieces of wire and selects a length of fine copper with which to pick the lock. <quote>Hurry!</quote> says Samu. <quote>This door will not hold.</quote></p>
+ <p>A wooden panel falls away in Hugi<ch.apos/>s hand to reveal the latch of a hidden door. It is locked but Hugi produces a wallet full of small knives and pieces of wire and selects a length of fine copper with which to pick the lock. <quote>Hurry!</quote> says Samu. <quote>This door will not hold.</quote></p>
<p>Skilfully, Hugi opens the door to reveal a passage leading downwards. You run down into its darkness, little knowing what lies ahead.</p>
<choice idref="sect168"><link-text>Turn to 168</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p><quote>There!</quote> says Urik, pointing. Beneath the opalescent light you see a great pool of darkness.</p>
- <p><quote>Where?</quote> you <!--ERRTAG-RE-304096-->say. <quote>I<!--/ERRTAG-RE-304096--> see only a dark&ellips;</quote> You stop abruptly in the middle of your sentence as a vast, looming shadow ripples and takes shape. Standing guard over the site of the Shadow Gate is a creature of shadow. A Kleasá, sent by Shasarak to thwart your final attempt to step through the door and into the Daziarn plane. These servants of evil feed on the energy of human souls, draining their being like a vampire drinking of life's blood.</p>
- <p>Cowering within the black light of the Kleasá, you see Tanith&emdash;tormented prisoner of Shasarak and victim of the Kleasá.</p>
+ <p><quote>Where?</quote> you <!--ERRTAG-RE-304096-->say. <quote>I<!--/ERRTAG-RE-304096--> see only a dark<ch.ellips/></quote> You stop abruptly in the middle of your sentence as a vast, looming shadow ripples and takes shape. Standing guard over the site of the Shadow Gate is a creature of shadow<ch.emdash/>sa Kleas<ch.aacute/>, sent by Shasarak to thwart your final attempt to step through the door and into the Daziarn plane. These servants of evil feed on the energy of human souls, draining their being like a vampire drinking of life<ch.apos/>s blood.</p>
+ <p>Cowering within the black light of the Kleas<ch.aacute/>, you see Tanith<ch.emdash/>tormented prisoner of Shasarak and victim of the Kleas<ch.aacute/>.</p>
<choice idref="sect113">If you wish to fire a blast from your Staff at the creature, <link-text>turn to 113</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect122">If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect143">If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and the Mind Gem and wish to use them both against the Kleasá, <link-text>turn to 143</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect229">If you have the Black Rod and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect143">If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and the Mind Gem and wish to use them both against the Kleas<ch.aacute/>, <link-text>turn to 143</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect229"><!--ERRTAG-RE-330115-->If you wish to use the Black Rod<!--/ERRTAG-RE-330115-->, <link-text>turn to 229</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>273</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The slithering Scree Wyrm snakes towards you, the bones of its opaque body clacking as they pass through the cinders and dust of the valley. You raise your Wizard's Staff and prepare for combat.</p>
+ <p>The slithering Scree Wyrm snakes towards you, the bones of its opaque body clacking as they pass through the cinders and dust of the valley. You raise your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff and prepare for combat.</p>
<combat><enemy>Scree Wyrm</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">18</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">22</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect85">If you win the combat in 3 rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 85</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect182">If the fight lasts for 4 rounds or more, <link-text>turn to 182</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>274</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Taking careful aim, you hurl the might of your Wizard's Staff at the Eijalfish. A sheet of flame blankets the water of the lake, throwing the charred body of the Eijalfish high into the air atop a great waterspout. Radiant droplets of fire and water are flung in all directions across the boiling lake. The distant cries of the Shadakine warn you that they have seen the conflagration and now know your position. The use of your Staff has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>Taking careful aim, you hurl the might of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff at the Eijalfish. A sheet of flame blankets the water of the lake, throwing the charred body of the Eijalfish high into the air atop a great waterspout. Radiant droplets of fire and water are flung in all directions across the boiling lake. The distant cries of the Shadakine warn you that they have seen the conflagration and now know your position. The use of your Staff has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect74">If you wish to use this chance to swim away, <link-text>turn to 74</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect180">If you wish to wait and do battle with the Shadakine, <link-text>turn to 180</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>275</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The following day, you, Urik and the fighters of the Freedom Guild are ensconced in the tall grass at the edge of the marsh. In the distance gleams the city of Karnali overlooking the Suhni and Belzar Rivers. Along the Great Suhn Road that leads east away from Karnali, you see a long line of men, women and children: slaves of the Shadakine. Warriors walk up and down the line, brandishing flails with needless ferocity. Suddenly, the charge is sounded and a wave of men pours out of the brush and runs towards the column of slaves.</p>
+ <p>The following day, you, Urik, and the fighters of the Freedom Guild are ensconced in the tall grass at the edge of the marsh. In the distance gleams the city of Karnali overlooking the Suhni and Belzar Rivers. Along the Great Suhn Road that leads east away from Karnali, you see a long line of men, women, and children: slaves of the Shadakine. Warriors walk up and down the line, brandishing flails with needless ferocity. Suddenly, the charge is sounded and a wave of men pours out of the brush and runs towards the column of slaves.</p>
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<creator>Paul Bonner</creator>
<description>Suddenly, the charge is sounded and the fighters of the Freedom Guild fall upon the slave train</description>
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+ <instance class="html" src="ill17.gif" width="386" height="626"/>
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<p>The Shadakine <!--ERRTAG-RE-307675-->guards fall<!--/ERRTAG-RE-307675--> into defensive positions along the road, but the stealth of the ambush outmanoeuvres them and they have no time to deploy effectively. <quote>Shall we?</quote> you ask Urik. He grins broadly and gives vent to a bellowing yell before shambling out of the brush towards the fray as fast as his old bones will allow. You follow behind.</p>
<choice idref="sect144"><link-text>Turn to 144</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>277</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The abruptness of Samu's fail drags you forward with a jolt. At the same time the Rope is pulled from Hugi and Urik's grasp.</p>
- <p>The Rope is still tied around your waist but; already weakened by the rigours of your adventure, you lack the strength to hold Samu's bulk and you too are dragged into the fast running waters of the Belzar River. The current and the poisonous black waters swiftly overwhelm you.</p>
+ <p>The abruptness of Samu<ch.apos/>s fall drags you forward with a jolt. At the same time the Rope is pulled from Hugi and Urik<ch.apos/>s grasp.</p>
+ <p>The Rope is still tied around your waist but, already weakened by the rigours of your adventure, you lack the strength to hold Samu<ch.apos/>s bulk and you too are dragged into the fast running waters of the Belzar River. The current and the poisonous black waters swiftly overwhelm you.</p>
<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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<data>
- <p>You concentrate your mind on the events of the near future at a cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point. If you do not accept the king's offer, he will have you killed. Your vision extends no further than this.</p>
+ <p>You concentrate your mind on the events of the near future at a cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point. If you do not accept the king<ch.apos/>s offer, he will have you killed. Your vision extends no further than this.</p>
<choice idref="sect108"><link-text>Turn to 108</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>282</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The Special Item that you hold in your hand is a Mind Gem. The magical jewel holds the mind of the giant under its malign control. With a small exertion of your will, you snuff out the Mind Gem's light. Awareness floods back into the giant's mind as he recovers control of his own mind. <quote>My thanks,</quote> he bellows. If you wish to keep the Mind Gem, you may wear it round your neck.</p>
- <p>You raise your Staff and, at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point; use it to shear through the master link that holds the Shadakine slaves in chains. They give a cheer and break away from the battle in great numbers.</p>
+ <p>The Special Item that you hold in your hand is a Mind Gem. The magical jewel holds the mind of the giant under its malign control. With a small exertion of your will, you snuff out the Mind Gem<ch.apos/>s light. Awareness floods back into the giant<ch.apos/>s mind as he recovers control of his own mind. <quote>My thanks,</quote> he bellows. If you wish to keep the Mind Gem, you may wear it round your neck.</p>
+ <p>You raise your Staff and, at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, use it to shear through the master link that holds the Shadakine slaves in chains. They give a cheer and break away from the battle in great numbers.</p>
<choice idref="sect276"><link-text>Turn to 276</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You turn and run, plunging into the cover of the dense undergrowth. With a gasp of pain, you suddenly pitch forward, landing face downwards in the muck of the swamp with a crossbow bolt protruding from your shoulder. You lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. With a groan, you attempt to rise to your feet but Urik urges you to remain where you are. The shouts and movements of the Shadakine tell you that they are very close.</p>
<choice idref="sect98">If you wish to get to your feet and continue with your escape, <link-text>turn to 98</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect151">If you wish to follow Urik's advice, <link-text>turn to 151</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect151">If you wish to follow Urik<ch.apos/>s advice, <link-text>turn to 151</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>286</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Beads of perspiration form on your forehead and your whole body trembles with the strain of sustaining your attack. Your senses whirl and you feel as if you are going to black out. <quote>Now!</quote> you shout to <!--ERRTAG-RE-315948-->Sado. <quote>Charge<!--/ERRTAG-RE-315948--> your men&ellips; now!</quote> you repeat through clenched teeth.</p>
+ <p>Beads of perspiration form on your forehead and your whole body trembles with the strain of sustaining your attack. Your senses whirl and you feel as if you are going to black out. <quote>Now!</quote> you shout to <!--ERRTAG-RE-315948-->Sado. <quote>Charge<!--/ERRTAG-RE-315948--> your men<ch.ellips/> now!</quote> you repeat through clenched teeth.</p>
<p>Instantly, Sado gives the command and his small heroic army charges forward with blood-curdling cries. The light above the Shadakine warriors is abruptly snuffed out and the Shadakine quail with fear.</p>
<choice idref="sect48">If your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> total is 12 or higher, <link-text>turn to 48</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect189">If your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> total is 11 or lower, <link-text>turn to 189</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect287">
<meta><title>287</title></meta>
+
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect287-1-foot" idref="sect287-1"><p>You may be forced to choose to use a Magical Power, even though all the Powers that are available to you may require you to use more <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points than you currently possess. If you do not have sufficient <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you may choose to simply subtract the number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points required to use the Power you select. This may leave you with a negative <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score, or if it was already negative, it will make your score become even more negative. Alternatively, you may choose the method used in <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw" section="sect175">Section 175</bookref> of <bookref series="gs" book="04wotw"><cite>War of the Wizards</cite></bookref> for resolving this problem: For the <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you lack, you use <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points at a rate of 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points for every 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point (i.e. 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points = 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point).</p></footnote>
+ </footnotes>
<data>
<p><quote>Sado, I am sorry but I must refuse. My quest demands it.</quote></p>
- <p>A look of fury passes momentarily over Sado's face. <quote>Very well,</quote> he answers sadly. <quote>Then I will ensure your safe conduct from the city to aid you on your quest.</quote></p>
- <p>A small escort of soldiers in disguise leads you and Urik through the city streets. Suddenly, you notice that you are passing the stone fortress of the Shadakine&emdash;you have been duped by Sado, he has gone ahead with his plan. A huge mob of Karnalese civilians armed with sticks and stones charges towards the fortress, and you are trapped between the enraged mob and the Shadakine who are leaving the fortress to <!--ERRTAG-RE-317448-->counterattack<!--/ERRTAG-RE-317448-->. Urik curses as you turn to face the Shadakine.</p>
+ <p>A look of fury passes momentarily over Sado<ch.apos/>s face. <quote>Very well,</quote> he answers sadly. <quote>Then I will ensure your safe conduct from the city to aid you on your quest.</quote></p>
+ <p>A small escort of soldiers in disguise leads you and Urik through the city streets. Suddenly, you notice that you are passing the stone fortress of the Shadakine<ch.emdash/>you have been duped by Sado; he has gone ahead with his plan. A huge mob of Karnalese civilians armed with sticks and stones charges towards the fortress, and you are trapped between the enraged mob and the Shadakine who are leaving the fortress to <!--ERRTAG-RE-317448-->counterattack<!--/ERRTAG-RE-317448-->. Urik curses as you turn to face the Shadakine.<a id="sect287-1" idref="sect287-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect3">If you have the Chaksu Pipes and wish to use them, <link-text>turn to 3</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect203">If you have the Power of Enchantment and wish to conceal your appearance, <link-text>turn to 203</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect21">If you have the Magical Power of Elementalism and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 21</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You hurl the force of your will against the door. The rock trembles and a crackle of energy snakes across its surface, but to no avail. The door is held by a force far greater than your own.</p>
- <choice idref="sect224">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect242">If you do not possess this skill, or do not wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 242</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect170">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 170</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect224"><!--ERRTAG-AD-345164-->If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 224</link-text>.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-345164--></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect242">If you do not possess either of these skills, or do not wish to use them, <link-text>turn to 242</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>290</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You concentrate hard, sending your thought to the Elemental plane of existence. <!--ERRTAG-RE-319453-->Humanoid<!--/ERRTAG-RE-319453--> representatives of the four Elements of Earth, Air, Wind and Water appear before you and you must choose which one you wish to aid you.</p>
+ <p>You concentrate hard, sending your thought to the Elemental plane of existence. <!--ERRTAG-RE-319453-->Humanoid<!--/ERRTAG-RE-319453--> representatives of the four Elements of Earth, Air, Wind, and Water appear before you and you must choose which one you wish to aid you.</p>
<choice idref="sect47">If you choose Air, <link-text>turn to 47</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect36">If you choose Fire, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect58">If you choose Earth, <link-text>turn to 58</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>It is dawn and you are sweating with a fever (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
<p>You wake your companions and begin your journey without delay, your heart still quaking with fear. Your leaden feet carry you through the fields of dust and the grim monotony of the landscape dampens your spirits. Your companions eye you with concern. When you stumble and fall with weariness, they lift you to your feet and you are comforted a little.</p>
- <p>Suddenly Hugi gives a cry of alarm and you spin round. You gasp with fear as you see three Deathgaunts drifting after you, their arms outstretched in a sinister greeting, as if you were already one of their kind. You hear their evil voices whispering insidiously in your mind. <quote>Go no further&emdash;only doom awaits you,</quote> they chant.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly Hugi gives a cry of alarm and you spin round. You gasp with fear as you see three Deathgaunts drifting after you, their arms outstretched in a sinister greeting, as if you were already one of their kind. You hear their evil voices whispering insidiously in your mind. <quote>Go no further<ch.emdash/>only doom awaits you,</quote> they chant.</p>
<choice idref="sect145">If you have the <!--ERRTAG-RE-321049-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RE-321049--> of Evocation and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 145</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect154">If you prefer to continue, <link-text>turn to 154</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You draw the power of the Astral plane to the Jewel and it begins to glow. However, as you try to impose your will upon the Shadakine, you realize that the Mind Gem's power can only be brought to bear on one mind at a time. You have used 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point in your attempt.</p>
+ <p>You draw the power of the Astral plane to the jewel and it begins to glow. However, as you try to impose your will upon the Shadakine, you realize that the Mind Gem<ch.apos/>s power can only be brought to bear on one mind at a time. You have used 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point in your attempt.</p>
<choice idref="sect174">If you wish to attempt to control the mind of the user of the Kazim Stone, <link-text>turn to 174</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect146">If you have the Magical Power of Enchantment and wish to use it against the Shadakine, <link-text>turn to 146</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect234">If you wish to challenge the power of the Kazim Stone with your Staff, <link-text>turn to 234</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You reach out to the Elemental plane and ask for the help of the Elementals. Representatives of the four Elements appear before you and you must choose which one you wish to help you.</p>
<choice idref="sect285">If you wish to be aided by the Element of Air, <link-text>turn to 285</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect187">If you wish to be aided by the Element of Earth, <link-text>turn to 187</link-text></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect187">If you wish to be aided by the Element of Earth, <link-text>turn to 187</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect240">If you wish to be aided by the Element of Water, <link-text>turn to 240</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect43">If you wish to be aided by the Element of Fire, <link-text>turn to 43</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>With your heart pounding you scamper across the bridge; a slight tremor runs through the stone. <quote>I think its starting to go!</quote> you shout across to Samu.</p>
- <p>Gingerly, he starts to cross but as he reaches the middle of the bridge, the stone cracks and, abruptly, Samu disappears from view. You rush to the edge of the collapsing bridge and look down into the water. Briefly, you see a pair of flailing arms as Samu struggles valiantly against the fast current; and then he is gone. The bridge continues to crumble but; unheeding, you stare at the black water, your eyes blurred with tears.</p>
- <p><quote>Grey Star!</quote> Urik shouts. <quote>Come away&ellips; the bridge!</quote> Heedless of its fragile state, you walk slowly from the bridge, too numb to speak. Without looking back, the three of you walk towards the gate of the Forbidden City in silence.</p>
+ <p>Gingerly, he starts to cross but as he reaches the middle of the bridge, the stone cracks and, abruptly, Samu disappears from view. You rush to the edge of the collapsing bridge and look down into the water. Briefly, you see a pair of flailing arms as Samu struggles valiantly against the fast current, and then he is gone. The bridge continues to crumble but, unheeding, you stare at the black water, your eyes blurred with tears.</p>
+ <p><quote>Grey Star!</quote> Urik shouts. <quote>Come away<ch.ellips/> the bridge!</quote> Heedless of its fragile state, you walk slowly from the bridge, too numb to speak. Without looking back, the three of you walk towards the gate of the Forbidden City in silence.</p>
<choice idref="sect124"><link-text>Turn to 124</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The elegance of the mime is interrupted by the clatter of your feet and shout of the king, who stares at you, furiously. <quote>Stop them!</quote> he cries.</p>
- <p>The mad guardsmen of the insane king's court charge you, with a mass of raving courtiers at their back.</p>
+ <p>The mad guardsmen of the insane king<ch.apos/>s court charge you, with a mass of raving courtiers at their back.</p>
<choice idref="sect251"><link-text>Turn to 251</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Taking a deep breath, you plunge into the water. Urik follows directly after. Hampered by your Staff and Backpack you make slow progress and soon your lungs feel ready to burst but you cannot surface for air. You must discard your Backpack to avoid drowning. (Remember to cross this item and all its contents from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</p>
<p>Freed of the encumbrance of your Backpack, you kick out and soon reach the edge of the lake. You break the surface, gulping at the air as you scramble away from the flame. As you cross from the water to the land, you suffer mild burns on the exposed flesh of your hands (lose 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point).</p>
- <p>Injured and exhausted, you throw yourself into the haven of tall marsh grass. Urik staggers to your side, water cascading from his sodden clothes. You lie still for a while to regain your breath, then suddenly a chilling howl freezes your blood. Urik cocks his head to one side, then wearily clambers to his feet. <quote>They have hunting dogs,</quote> he says, urgently. <quote>One&ellips; maybe two terrible Magdi Hounds.</quote> He points to a shallow waterway that disappears through the tall grass like a trail. <quote>We move now&emdash;slow and silent. Keep to water. Hide scent. Come.</quote></p>
+ <p>Injured and exhausted, you throw yourself into the haven of tall marsh grass. Urik staggers to your side, water cascading from his sodden clothes. You lie still for a while to regain your breath, then suddenly a chilling howl freezes your blood. Urik cocks his head to one side, then wearily clambers to his feet. <quote>They have hunting dogs,</quote> he says, urgently. <quote>One<ch.ellips/> maybe two terrible Magdi Hounds.</quote> He points to a shallow waterway that disappears through the tall grass like a trail. <quote>We move now<ch.emdash/>slow and silent. Keep to water. Hide scent. Come.</quote></p>
<p>You both creep away, stepping tentatively along the channel between the reeds as a knot of fear rises in your stomach.</p>
<choice idref="sect25"><link-text>Turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>It is a sleep that gives you no rest. Through a dark haze, the ghastly figure of Shasarak appears. <quote>And still you persist&emdash;fool!</quote> he spits. <quote>I see that my friends were unable to make you see the error of your ways,</quote> he says, scornfully. <quote>Perhaps this will better persuade you.</quote></p>
+ <p>It is a sleep that gives you no rest. Through a dark haze, the ghastly figure of Shasarak appears. <quote>And still you persist<ch.emdash/>fool!</quote> he spits. <quote>I see that my friends were unable to make you see the error of your ways,</quote> he says, scornfully. <quote>Perhaps this will better persuade you.</quote></p>
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<p>With a gesture of his ruined hand, he shows you the vision of a young girl, sobbing, surrounded by a pool of darkness. With a dull ache in your heart you recognize the girl. It is Tanith, the Wytch girl who helped you escape from a Shadakine prison in the Port of Suhn and finally leapt to her death to save you. Now, trapped upon another plane, she weeps alone, her eyes wild with fear. <quote>Tanith!</quote> you call into the void of your dream.</p>
- <p>Shasarak laughs, savagely. <quote>She cannot hear you, Wizard. No one can hear her now. She is mine to torment as and when I wish. And my imagination knows no limit in the matter of torment&emdash;in that field I rule supreme.</quote> The Wytch-king begins to laugh with malicious glee, relishing Tanith's plight and your misery at witnessing it. <quote>Turn aside, Grey Star, or she is lost.</quote> With the howl of Shasarak's mocking laughter ringing in your ears, you wake with a start. You have lost 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point and 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point during the night.</p>
+ <p>Shasarak laughs, savagely. <quote>She cannot hear you, Wizard. No one can hear her now. She is mine to torment as and when I wish. And my imagination knows no limit in the matter of torment<ch.emdash/>in that field I rule supreme.</quote> The Wytch-king begins to laugh with malicious glee, relishing Tanith<ch.apos/>s plight and your misery at witnessing it. <quote>Turn aside, Grey Star, or she is lost.</quote> With the howl of Shasarak<ch.apos/>s mocking laughter ringing in your ears, you wake with a start. You have lost 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point and 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point during the night.</p>
<p>In the grey light of dawn you trudge towards the Forbidden City, your companions walking silently by your side. Soon, you are able to see the outline of the city in the distance. A few more hours and you will be standing before its gates. There is only one solution to the sinking of your heart and the mounting ache that racks your mind: you must complete your quest.</p>
<choice idref="sect52"><link-text>Turn to 52</link-text>.</choice>
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- <footnote id="sect299-1-foot" idref="sect299-1"><p>If you use a leaf from a Bundle of dried Azawood Leaves, the Bundle now has two leaves left.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="sect299-1-foot" idref="sect299-1"><p>If you use a leaf from a Bundle of dried Azawood Leaves, the Bundle now has three leaves left.</p></footnote>
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<p>You take out one of the huge leaves and unfold it. Before going to sleep, you soak the leaf in the river and place it on the dying embers of the fire. The smoke of the Azawood leaf should, hopefully, prevent the Deathgaunt from approaching. <!--ERRTAG-RE-336135-->You have used one Azawood leaf.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-336135--> Adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.<a id="sect299-1" idref="sect299-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
- <p>The pungent aroma of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-329493-->Azawood leaf<!--/ERRTAG-RE-329493--> fills you nostrils as you sink into a deep sleep.</p>
+ <p>The pungent aroma of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-329493-->Azawood leaf<!--/ERRTAG-RE-329493--> fills your nostrils as you sink into a deep sleep.</p>
<choice idref="sect66"><link-text>Turn to 66</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You turn to Samu. <quote>Guard this entrance,</quote> you say to him, <quote>I'm going down.</quote> Gingerly, you lower yourself into a hole and begin to clamber down. Halfway down the pot-hole, you slip and fall to the bottom, slightly injuring your leg, though you are still able to walk on it. You lose 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point.</p>
+ <p>You turn to Samu. <quote>Guard this entrance,</quote> you say to him, <quote>I<ch.apos/>m going down.</quote> Gingerly, you lower yourself into a hole and begin to clamber down. Halfway down the pot-hole, you slip and fall to the bottom, slightly injuring your leg, though you are still able to walk on it. You lose 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point.</p>
<p>Urik follows you down. After a life spent among the tree tops, he has no difficulty with the climb. You are both standing in the midst of a honeycombed labyrinth of stone. The light of the full moon streams through the holes in the surface of the plain and the maze is bright with translucent light.</p>
<p>Urik sniffs the air and points. <quote>Follow me.</quote> With tension mounting in your heart, you prepare to meet your goal.</p>
<choice idref="sect272"><link-text>Turn to 272</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You cause the tip of your <!--ERRTAG-RA-334885-->Staff<!--/ERRTAG-RA-334885--> to emit a dim glow that illuminates the interior of your prison. You are in a large, low-ceilinged chamber, littered with shards of fallen masonry. Urik and Hugi lie in a far corner. They both remain silent. What use are words now? (The cost of creating a light from your <!--ERRTAG-RA-334885-->Staff<!--/ERRTAG-RA-334885--> has been 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.)</p>
<p>You curse your bad luck. You are sure that some wizardry is required to free you from this prison, but you are weak and still have to reach Desolation Valley. It is sure to hold other dangers for you. You are suddenly distracted from this moody introspection by the sound of shouting voices, and the noise of a struggle coming from above. Suddenly, the door of the chamber is thrown open. Looking down on you is the figure of Samu, smiling broadly, sword in hand. <quote>How?</quote> you cry in disbelief.</p>
- <p><quote>The river carried me downstream before I was able to resist its current,</quote> says <!--ERRTAG-RE-335965-->Samu. <quote>I've<!--/ERRTAG-RE-335965--> been looking for you everywhere. Luckily for you, I was nearby when the wretches of this city caught you. I saw them bring you to this crypt. Wait a moment.</quote> Swiftly, he turns and slashes at a wretch who is trying to drag him away from the door. He swats his assailant like a fly then turns to face you once more. <quote>Come, we must hurry.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>The river carried me downstream before I was able to resist its current,</quote> says <!--ERRTAG-RE-335965-->Samu. <quote>I<ch.apos/>ve<!--/ERRTAG-RE-335965--> been looking for you everywhere. Luckily for you, I was nearby when the wretches of this city caught you. I saw them bring you to this crypt. Wait a moment.</quote> Swiftly, he turns and slashes at a wretch who is trying to drag him away from the door. He swats his assailant like a fly then turns to face you once more. <quote>Come, we must hurry.</quote></p>
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<p>He pulls each of you out in turn, and stops to deliver a kick at two wretches blocking a doorway that leads from the crypt. <quote>This way,</quote> he says, indicating a narrow passage that leads upwards. <quote>These creatures seem reluctant to travel this passage. They will not follow, I think.</quote></p>
<p>You run down the passage as fast as you can with Samu protecting the rear. At the end of the passage is a heavy door. Urik swings it open and you all dash through.</p>
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<p>You call out to the Element of Earth in the strange language of the Elemental plane. As the fire around you burns brighter, the exposed flesh on your face and hands suffers minor burns; lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Then, looming like a giant shadow in the fire, the huge form of an Earth Demon storms towards you. It is impervious to the flames and quickly it reaches towards you with huge, gnarled hands, sweeping you both up into a protective embrace. You can smell the damp scent of freshly turned soil as it holds you close. <quote>Where?</quote> it asks impassively.</p>
<p>Earth <!--ERRTAG-RE-338105-->Elementals<!--/ERRTAG-RE-338105--> are noted for their stupidity but when you point to the far edge of the bank, it begins to stride forward deliberately. Its vast bulk shields you from the burning lake and it sets you down safely among the chest-high marsh grass. Wordlessly, it turns away, slowly melting back into the ground until it is gone.</p>
- <p>A shallow waterway leads out of the marsh grass, cuffing through it like a path. Suddenly, a terrible sound rends the air, a howling that holds your spine in an icy grip. The Shadakine have hunting dogs&emdash;the ferocious Magdi Hounds.</p>
+ <p>A shallow waterway leads out of the marsh grass, cutting through it like a path. Suddenly, a terrible sound rends the air, a howling that holds your spine in an icy grip. The Shadakine have hunting dogs<ch.emdash/>the ferocious Magdi Hounds.</p>
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- <p>Despite the soullessness of the being, the Kleasá emits a great howling yell of triumph and expands like a great black cloud of terror. With the Black Rod in its possession it is freed from the mastery of Shasarak&emdash;free to roam the universe at will.</p>
+ <p>Despite the soullessness of the being, the Kleas<ch.aacute/> emits a great howling yell of triumph and expands like a great black cloud of terror. With the Black Rod in its possession it is freed from the mastery of Shasarak<ch.emdash/>free to roam the universe at will.</p>
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- <p>As the Kleasá soars up into the air, its shape extended like a great bat's wing, the Shadow Gate truly appears before you: a great, grey arch, a window to other worlds filled with formless mists and nightmare glimpses. Tanith stands before you on the other side of the threshold and, without hesitation, you step through.</p>
+ <p>As the Kleas<ch.aacute/> soars up into the air, its shape extended like a great bat<ch.apos/>s wing, the Shadow Gate truly appears before you: a great, grey arch, a window to other worlds filled with formless mists and nightmare glimpses. Tanith stands before you on the other side of the threshold and, without hesitation, you step through.</p>
<p>Your further journeys in the Daziarn plane will be chronicled in book three of the Grey Star <!--ERRTAG-RE-339666-->series, entitled<!--/ERRTAG-RE-339666--></p>
- <p><cite><a href="&link.03btng;">Beyond the Nightmare Gate</a></cite></p>
+ <p><cite><bookref series="gs" book="03btng">Beyond the Nightmare Gate</bookref></cite></p>
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<li>Calculate your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> based on the weapon that you are using.</li>
<li>Subtract the <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of your enemy from this total. This number = Combat Ratio.</li>
- <li>If using your Wizard's Staff, note the number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you wish to expend.</li>
+ <li>If using your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, note the number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points you wish to expend.</li>
<li>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</li>
<li>Turn <!--ERRTAG-RE-342430-->to the <a idref="crtable">Combat<!--/ERRTAG-RE-342430--> Results Table</a>.</li>
<li>Find your Combat Ratio on the top of the chart and <!--ERRTAG-RE-342582-->cross-reference<!--/ERRTAG-RE-342582--> to the random number you have picked. (E indicates loss of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to Enemy. GS indicates loss of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to Grey Star.)</li>
- <li>Multiply the enemy's lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points by the number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points used.</li>
+ <li>Multiply the enemy<ch.apos/>s lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points by the number of <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points used.</li>
<li>Continue the combat from Stage 3 until one character is dead. This is when <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points of either character fall to 0 or below.</li>
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- <p>(<a idref="title">Title Page</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-6558-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>THE FORBIDDEN CITY</quote> with <quote><strong>The Forbidden City</strong></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6558-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-6876-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kleasa</quote> with <quote>Kleasá</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6876-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-6952-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magical powers</quote> with <quote>Magical Powers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6952-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-7203-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>THE WORLD OF LONE WOLF</quote> with <quote><cite>The World of Lone Wolf</cite></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-7203-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="coming">Of the Coming of Grey Star</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-7887-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>wizadry</quote> with <quote>wizardry</quote>. This was fixed in later editions of the book.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-7887-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far&ellips;</a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-21154-ITEM--> Added <quote>,</quote> at the end of the first line of the riddle.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-21154-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-21566-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>section 1</quote> with <quote>Section 1</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-21566-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Removed <quote>at the front of this book. If you run out of space, you can copy out the chart or have it photocopied</quote> and <quote>on the last page of this book</quote>. Replaced <quote>adventure and</quote> with <quote>adventure, and</quote> and all occurrences of <quote>eg</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-22045-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>GREY STAR THE WIZARD</quote> with <quote><cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-22045-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>magical power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="powers">Magical Powers</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>ie</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>eg</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote> and <quote>quarterstaff yet</quote> with <quote>quarterstaff, yet</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-29662-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>alchemy</quote> with <quote>Alchemy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-29662-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-302781-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>prophecy</quote> with <quote>Prophecy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-302781-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-23432-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>lesser magicks</quote> with <quote>Lesser Magicks</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-23432-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-24762-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>five powers</quote> with <quote>five Powers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-24762-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-25836-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>power</quote> with <quote>Power</quote>, except in the description of the Wizard's Staff.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-25836-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="title">Title Page</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-6558-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>THE FORBIDDEN CITY</quote> with <quote><strong>The Forbidden City</strong></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6558-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-6876-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kleasa</quote> with <quote>Kleas<ch.aacute/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6876-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-6952-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magical powers</quote> with <quote>Magical Powers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6952-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-7203-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>THE WORLD OF LONE WOLF</quote> with <quote><cite>The World of Lone Wolf</cite></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-7203-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magic and</quote> with <quote>magic, and</quote>.</p>
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+ <p>(<a idref="coming">Of the Coming of Grey Star</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-7887-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>wizadry</quote> with <quote>wizardry</quote>. This was fixed in later editions of the book.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-7887-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far<ch.ellips/></a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-21154-ITEM--> Added <quote>,</quote> at the end of the first line of the riddle.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-21154-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-21566-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>section 1</quote> with <quote>Section 1</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-21566-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>the Earth</quote> with <quote>Magnamund</quote>. Replaced <quote>new found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>. Replaced <quote>mists and</quote> with <quote>mists, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>forests and</quote> with <quote>forests, and</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Removed <quote>at the front of this book. If you run out of space, you can copy out the chart or have it photocopied</quote> and <quote>on the last page of this book</quote>. Replaced <quote>adventure and</quote> with <quote>adventure, and</quote> and all occurrences of <quote>eg</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-22045-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>GREY STAR THE WIZARD</quote> with <quote><cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-22045-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-22355-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>magical power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-22355-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>fall to zero</quote> with <quote>fall to zero or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>falls to zero</quote> with <quote>falls to zero or below</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="powers">Magical Powers</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>ie</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>eg</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote> and <quote>quarterstaff yet</quote> with <quote>quarterstaff, yet</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-29662-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>alchemy</quote> with <quote>Alchemy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-29662-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-302781-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>prophecy</quote> with <quote>Prophecy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-302781-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-23432-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>lesser magicks</quote> with <quote>Lesser Magicks</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-23432-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-24762-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>five powers</quote> with <quote>five Powers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-24762-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-25836-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>power</quote> with <quote>Power</quote>, except in the description of the Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-25836-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>are, is</quote> with <quote>are is</quote>.</p>
+
<p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) Replaced <quote>sulphur</quote> with <quote>Sulphur</quote>, <quote>saltpetre</quote> with <quote>Saltpetre</quote>, <quote>vial</quote> with <quote>Vial</quote> within the Herb Pouch contents list, <quote>notes but</quote> with <quote>notes, but</quote>, <quote>Shakadine</quote> with <quote>Shadakine</quote> and <quote>Shianti and</quote> with <quote>Shianti, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</a>) Removed <quote> on the inside back cover of the 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>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sage">Sage Advice</a>) Removed <quote> at the front of this book</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>&lsquot; Stand back!</quote> with <quote>&lsquot;Stand back!</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-45701-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rain-water</quote> with <quote>rainwater</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-45701-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-51012-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ahead, You</quote> with <quote>ahead. You</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-51012-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-54835-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>special Item</quote> with <quote>Special Item</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-54835-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect7">7</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-55869-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>elementals</quote> with <quote>Elementals</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-55869-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-56160-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>elemental</quote> with <quote>Elemental</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-56160-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect11">11</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-59625-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>battle cry</quote> with <quote>battle-cry</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-59625-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-62229-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>presence. hovering</quote> with <quote>presence, hovering</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-62229-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-67004-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>less than 4 rounds</quote> with <quote>4 rounds or less</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-67004-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect23">23</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-69071-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says. &lsquot;but</quote> with <quote>says, &lsquot;but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-69071-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect29">29</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-73840-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>staff's</quote> with <quote>Staff's</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-73840-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-78706-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>lake and immediately, the</quote> with <quote>lake, and immediately the</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-78706-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-82974-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>consumate</quote> with <quote>consummate</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-82974-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-83228-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>appearance, Suddenly</quote> with <quote>appearance. Suddenly</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-83228-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect42">42</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-85433-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>hole on</quote> with <quote>hole in</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-85433-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect43">43</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-91671-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this power</quote> with <quote>this Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-91671-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect45">45</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-87880-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>vial</quote> with <quote>Vial</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-87880-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect48">48</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-90470-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Guild it</quote> with <quote>Guild, it</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-90470-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect49">49</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-91716-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>fortress but</quote> with <quote>fortress, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-91716-ITEM--> Switched the section numbers given for the two choices, to avoid unreasonable consequences of high <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> scores.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect55">55</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-98843-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>8 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ></quote> with <quote>8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></quote>. Since there is a question of whether you have survived this section or not, and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> loss cannot kill you, <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> was likely what was intended.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98843-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-98892-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>points but</quote> with <quote>points, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98892-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-99025-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>warriors the</quote> with <quote>warriors, the</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-99025-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect58">58</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-100437-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>tremble.Great</quote> with <quote>tremble. Great</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-100437-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect59">59</a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-101960-ITEM--> Added <quote> and wish to use it</quote> to the last choice, as there is no reason why it should be mandatory to use an Azawood leaf.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-101960-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect60">60</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-102536-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>purpose?</quote> with <quote>purpose!</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-102536-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-107695-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cry &lsquot;Samu!&rsquot;</quote> with <quote>cry: &lsquot;Samu!&rsquot;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-107695-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-112234-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>continue you</quote> with <quote>continue, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-112234-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect72">72</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-115985-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Wizard's staff</quote> with <quote>Wizard's Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-115985-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect76">76</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-120711-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>of table</quote> with <quote>of the table</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-120711-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect78">78</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-122318-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>below but</quote> with <quote>below, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-122318-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect83">83</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-126444-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>immobile as</quote> with <quote>immobile, as</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-126444-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect87">87</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-129225-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>counter-charge</quote> with <quote>countercharge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-129225-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-131291-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>fire but</quote> with <quote>fire, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-131291-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-131411-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>a cinder</quote> with <quote>cinders</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-131411-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect91">91</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-132032-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>city fortress</quote> with <quote>city-fortress</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-132032-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect95">95</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-135188-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>and as</quote> with <quote>and, as</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135188-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-135747-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>under water</quote> with <quote>underwater</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135747-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-136036-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>robe you</quote> with <quote>robe, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136036-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect102">102</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-139751-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sadly you</quote> with <quote>Sadly, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-139751-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect108">108</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-144870-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>king.&lsquot;Either</quote> with <quote>king. &lsquot;Either</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-144870-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect113">113</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-151394-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you wish to attack the Kleasá with the Magical Power of Sorcery</quote> with <quote>If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and with to use it to attack the Kleasá</quote> in the first choice.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151394-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-AD-151599-ITEM--> Added <quote> and wish to use them both against the Kleasá,</quote> in the second choice.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-151599-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect116">116</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-154138-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>combat <!--link-text-->turn</quote> with <quote>combat, <!--link-text-->turn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-154138-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect121">121</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-157695-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>half light</quote> with <quote>half-light</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-157695-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect124">124</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-159939-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>forward, you</quote> with <quote>forward. You</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-159939-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect125">125</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-162466-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Urik &lsquot;Very</quote> with <quote>Urik. &lsquot;Very</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-162466-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect126">126</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-171243-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this power</quote> with <quote>this Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-171243-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect129">129</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-166547-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sleep but</quote> with <quote>sleep, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-166547-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect131">131</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-174497-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this power</quote> with <quote>this Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-174497-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect132">132</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-168225-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>however it</quote> with <quote>however, it</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168225-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>) Replaced <quote>farewill</quote> with <quote>farewell</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-169533-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>BIG</quote> with <quote><em>Big</em></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-169533-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-170018-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>the deadlands</quote> with <quote>&ldquot;the dead lands&rdquot;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-170018-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-170204-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>all and</quote> with <quote>all, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-170204-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-172550-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A Short Sword</quote> with <quote>Short Sword</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172550-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-172651-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A Backpack</quote> with <quote>Backpack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172651-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-172736-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>2 potions of Laumspur </quote> with <quote>2 Potions of Laumspur </quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172736-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-172803-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>swallowing 1 potion</quote> with <quote>swallowing one potion</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172803-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-172942-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A coil of Rope</quote> with <quote>Coil of Rope</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172942-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-179317-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-179317-ITEM--></p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</a>) Removed <quote> on the inside back cover of the 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>. Replaced <quote>the one with the zero score</quote> with <quote>that combatant</quote>. Replaced <quote>reduced to zero</quote> with <quote>reduced to zero or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>points reduced</quote> with <quote>points possibly reduced</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="sage">Sage Advice</a>) Removed <quote> at the front of this book</quote>. Replaced <quote>score of zero WILLPOWER points</quote> with <quote>WILLPOWER score of zero or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>all, so</quote> with <quote>all; so</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.lsquot/> Stand back!</quote> with <quote><ch.lsquot/>Stand back!</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-45701-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rain-water</quote> with <quote>rainwater</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-45701-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-51012-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ahead, You</quote> with <quote>ahead. You</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-51012-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>see themselves</quote> with <quote>see himself</quote>. Replaced <quote>mountains and</quote> with <quote>mountains, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>But how,</quote> with <quote>But how?</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect4">4</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-63316-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>quagmire, it</quote> with <quote>quagmire; it</quote> in the caption of the illustration.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63316-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-54835-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>special Item</quote> with <quote>Special Item</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-54835-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect7">7</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-55869-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>elementals</quote> with <quote>Elementals</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-55869-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-56160-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>elemental</quote> with <quote>Elemental</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-56160-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>of the Earth</quote> with <quote>of Earth</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect11">11</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-59625-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>battle cry</quote> with <quote>battle-cry</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-59625-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>) Replaced <quote>more that</quote> with <quote>more than</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-62229-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>presence. hovering</quote> with <quote>presence, hovering</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-62229-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-67004-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>less than 4 rounds</quote> with <quote>4 rounds or less</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-67004-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect23">23</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-69071-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>but</quote> with <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-69071-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect29">29</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-73840-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>staff<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Staff<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-73840-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-78706-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>lake and immediately, the</quote> with <quote>lake, and immediately the</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-78706-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-93287-ITEM--> Added <quote> with an opening that overlooks a large gorge</quote> and added an extra paragraph break before the last sentence of the first paragraph, in order to make text make sense.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-93287-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-82974-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>consumate</quote> with <quote>consummate</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-82974-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-83228-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>appearance, Suddenly</quote> with <quote>appearance. Suddenly</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-83228-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect42">42</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-85433-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>hole on</quote> with <quote>hole in</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-85433-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>aner and</quote> with <quote>anger, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect43">43</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-91671-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this power</quote> with <quote>this Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-91671-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect45">45</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-87880-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>vial</quote> with <quote>Vial</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-87880-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect48">48</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-90470-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Guild it</quote> with <quote>Guild, it</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-90470-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect49">49</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-91716-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>fortress but</quote> with <quote>fortress, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-91716-ITEM--> Switched the section numbers given for the two choices, to avoid unreasonable consequences of high <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> scores.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect52">52</a>) Replaced <quote>companions;</quote> with <quote>companions:</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect55">55</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-98843-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>8 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ></quote> with <quote>8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></quote>. Since there is a question of whether you have survived this section or not, and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> loss cannot kill you, <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> was likely what was intended.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98843-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-98892-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>points but</quote> with <quote>points, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98892-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-99025-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>warriors the</quote> with <quote>warriors, the</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-99025-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect58">58</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-100437-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>tremble.Great</quote> with <quote>tremble. Great</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-100437-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect59">59</a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-101960-ITEM--> Added <quote> and wish to use it</quote> to the last choice, as there is no reason why it should be mandatory to use an Azawood leaf.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-101960-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect60">60</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-102536-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>purpose?</quote> with <quote>purpose!</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-102536-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-107695-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cry <ch.lsquot/>Samu!<ch.rsquot/></quote> with <quote>cry: <ch.lsquot/>Samu!<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-107695-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect66">66</a>) Replaced <quote>vision. His</quote> with <quote>vision, his</quote>. Replaced <quote>long bony claw-like</quote> with <quote>long, bony, claw-like</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-112234-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>continue you</quote> with <quote>continue, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-112234-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect72">72</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-115985-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Wizard<ch.apos/>s staff</quote> with <quote>Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-115985-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Black Mountains of Morn</quote> with <quote>black Mountains of Morn</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect76">76</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-120711-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>of table</quote> with <quote>of the table</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-120711-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect78">78</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-122318-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>below but</quote> with <quote>below, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-122318-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect83">83</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-126444-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>immobile as</quote> with <quote>immobile, as</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-126444-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect87">87</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-129225-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>counter-charge</quote> with <quote>countercharge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-129225-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-131291-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>fire but</quote> with <quote>fire, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-131291-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-131411-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>a cinder</quote> with <quote>cinders</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-131411-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect91">91</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-132032-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>city fortress</quote> with <quote>city-fortress</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-132032-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect95">95</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-135188-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>and as</quote> with <quote>and, as</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135188-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-135747-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>under water</quote> with <quote>underwater</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135747-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-136036-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>robe you</quote> with <quote>robe, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136036-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect102">102</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-139751-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sadly you</quote> with <quote>Sadly, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-139751-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect103">103</a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-156493-ITEM--> Added <quote>If you possess insufficient <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points to use any of these powers, turn to 242.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-156493-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect108">108</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-144870-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>king.<ch.lsquot/>Either</quote> with <quote>king. <ch.lsquot/>Either</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-144870-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Replaced <quote>gift, so</quote> with <quote>gift<ch.emdash/>so</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Earth</quote> with <quote>the world</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect113">113</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-151394-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you wish to attack the Kleas<ch.aacute/> with the Magical Power of Sorcery</quote> with <quote>If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and with to use it to attack the Kleas<ch.aacute/></quote> in the first choice.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151394-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-AD-151599-ITEM--> Added <quote> and wish to use them both against the Kleas<ch.aacute/>,</quote> in the second choice.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-151599-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-166812-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you have the Black Rod of Shasarak and wish to use it</quote> with <quote>If you wish to use the Black Rod of Shasarak</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-166812-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>advance, it</quote> with <quote>advance; it</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect116">116</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-154138-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>combat <!--link-text-->turn</quote> with <quote>combat, <!--link-text-->turn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-154138-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect121">121</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-157695-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>half light</quote> with <quote>half-light</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-157695-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect122">122</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-174101-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you have the Black Rod of Shasarak and wish to use it</quote> with <quote>If you wish to use the Black Rod of Shasarak</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-174101-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect124">124</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-159939-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>forward, you</quote> with <quote>forward. You</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-159939-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect125">125</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-162466-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Urik <ch.lsquot/>Very</quote> with <quote>Urik. <ch.lsquot/>Very</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-162466-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect126">126</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-171243-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this power</quote> with <quote>this Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-171243-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>now, time</quote> with <quote>now; time</quote>. Replaced <quote>Staff and</quote> with <quote>Staff, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect129">129</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-166547-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sleep but</quote> with <quote>sleep, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-166547-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect131">131</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-174497-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this power</quote> with <quote>this Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-174497-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect132">132</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-168225-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>however it</quote> with <quote>however, it</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168225-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>) Replaced <quote>farewill</quote> with <quote>farewell</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-169533-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>BIG</quote> with <quote><em>Big</em></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-169533-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-170018-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>the deadlands</quote> with <quote><ch.ldquot/>the dead lands<ch.rdquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-170018-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-170204-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>all and</quote> with <quote>all, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-170204-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-172550-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A Short Sword</quote> with <quote>Short Sword</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172550-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-172651-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A Backpack</quote> with <quote>Backpack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172651-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-172736-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>2 potions of Laumspur </quote> with <quote>2 Potions of Laumspur </quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172736-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-172803-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>swallowing 1 potion</quote> with <quote>swallowing one potion</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172803-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-172942-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A coil of Rope</quote> with <quote>Coil of Rope</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172942-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-179317-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-179317-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect135">135</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-174093-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>exhausted you</quote> with <quote>exhausted, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-174093-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect140">140</a>) Replaced <quote>asks</quote> with <quote>asks.</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-180230-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>out-sized</quote> with <quote>outsized</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-180230-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect140">140</a>) Replaced <quote>asks</quote> with <quote>asks.</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-180230-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>out-sized</quote> with <quote>outsized</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-180230-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>shoulder:</quote> with <quote>shoulder;</quote>. Replaced <quote>ears;</quote> with <quote>ears:</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect141">141</a>) Switched the section numbers given for the two choices, to avoid unreasonable consequences of high <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> scores.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-186211-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>7&endash;12</quote> with <quote>6&endash;12</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-186211-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-189306-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kiro will</quote> with <quote>Kiro, will</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-189306-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-190011-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>eyebow</quote> with <quote>eyebrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-190011-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect143">143</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-200965-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you have the Black Rod of Shasarak and wish to use it</quote> with <quote>If you wish to use the Black Rod of Shasarak</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-200965-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-202815-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>spell whispering</quote> with <quote>spell, whispering</quote>in the caption for the illustration.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-202815-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-186211-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>7<ch.endash/>12</quote> with <quote>6<ch.endash/>12</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-186211-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-189306-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kiro will</quote> with <quote>Kiro, will</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-189306-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-190011-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>eyebow</quote> with <quote>eyebrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-190011-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>trader<ch.apos/>s city</quote> with <quote>traders<ch.apos/> city</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect151">151</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-193971-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>and as</quote> with <quote>and, as</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-193971-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>) Made the choice leading to <a idref="sect27">Section 27</a> its own paragraph to better fit our format for the choices.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-203800-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>swordman</quote> with <quote>swordsman</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-203800-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect165">165</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-214623-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this power</quote> with <quote>this Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-214623-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-208862-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magical Power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-208862-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect171">171</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-211489-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>your Current</quote> with <quote>your current</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-211489-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect173">173</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-212763-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>backpack</quote> with <quote>Backpack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-212763-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-220402-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>one Item</quote> with <quote>one item</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-220402-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect174">174</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-213699-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magical power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-213699-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect180">180</a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-217680-ITEM--> Added <quote>possess the Magical Power of Sorcery, and </quote> in the second choice.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-217680-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect184">184</a>) Changed the choice which led to <a idref="sect300">Section 300</a> to lead to <a idref="sect302">Section 302</a> instead. This section was unreachable in the original and fits well in the context of the story here.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-221532-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>out-run</quote> with <quote>outrun</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-221532-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect186">186</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-222293-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>closely, After</quote> with <quote>closely. After</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-222293-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>) Replaced <quote>right? he</quote> with <quote>right?&rsquot; he</quote>.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-228226-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Shield of sorcery</quote> with <quote>Shield of Sorcery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-228226-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect194">194</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-229924-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>guagmire</quote> with <quote>quagmire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-229924-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-231868-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>giant. <!--link-text-->turn</quote> with <quote>giant, <!--link-text-->turn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-231868-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect198">198</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-241339-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magical Item</quote> with <quote>magical item</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-241339-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect201">201</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-244150-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>power of Prophecy</quote> with <quote>Power of Prophecy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-244150-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-241378-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>counter-attack</quote> with <quote>counterattack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-241378-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect211">211</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-245937-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Masbalé</quote> with <quote>Masbaté</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-245937-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-246059-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lisson</quote> with <quote>Lissan</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246059-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect212">212</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-247640-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>luneday</quote> with <quote>Luneday</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-247640-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-248793-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>menacingly as</quote> with <quote>menacingly, as</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-248793-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect215">215</a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-250793-ITEM--> Added <quote> or do not wish to use it,</quote> in the second choice.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-250793-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect216">216</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-251729-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>six</quote> with <quote>eight</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-251729-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-251871-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>257<!--/link-text--></quote> with <quote>257<!--/link-text-->.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-251871-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-259336-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-259336-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-252419-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>the dead lands</quote> with <quote>&lsquot;the dead lands&rsquot;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-252419-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-253812-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>12 to 14</quote> with <quote>12&endash;14</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-253812-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect222">222</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-255831-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>high pitched</quote> with <quote>high-pitched</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-255831-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect225">225</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-258284-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Toa-tree</quote> with <quote>toa tree</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-258284-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect226">226</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-260256-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Then suddenly a</quote> with <quote>Then, suddenly, a</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-260256-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-260509-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you broad</quote> with <quote>you a broad</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-260509-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect230">230</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-271671-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>your power</quote> with <quote>your Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-271671-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect231">231</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-269658-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>side step</quote> with <quote>sidestep</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269658-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect234">234</a>) Changed the third choice which led to <a idref="sect289">Section 289</a> to lead to <a idref="sect146">Section 146</a> instead. This section fits better in the context of the story as it goes into particulars about how Enchantment is actually used.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect235">235</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-267769-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Waist deep</quote> with <quote>Waist-deep</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-267769-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-268916-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>out-sized</quote> with <quote>outsized</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268916-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-269838-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>wizard's Staff</quote> with <quote>Wizard's Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269838-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect237">237</a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-270939-ITEM--> Added <quote> or do not wish to use it,</quote> in the second choice.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-270939-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect247">247</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-277805-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>purple, he</quote> with <quote>purple; he</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-277805-ITEM--> Made Urik's quote from The Way of the Shianti a separate paragraph.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect249">249</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-280559-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Toa tree</quote> with <quote>toa tree</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-280559-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-282018-ITEM--> Replaced <quote> actions, prevents</quote> with <quote> actions prevents</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282018-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-282421-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>&lsquot;You man!&rsquot; </quote> with <quote>&lsquot;You, man!&rsquot; </quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282421-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-282493-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sado, &lsquot;what</quote> with <quote>Sado, &lsquot;What</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282493-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect253">253</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-285655-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>life force</quote> with <quote>life-force</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285655-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-285769-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>staff</quote> with <quote>Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285769-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect254">254</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-286603-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>fight you</quote> with <quote>fight, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-286603-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-286946-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>completely <!--link-text-->turn</quote> with <quote>completely, <!--link-text-->turn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-286946-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-287427-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Scree Wrym</quote> with <quote>Scree Wyrm</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-287427-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-287616-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>death throes</quote> with <quote>death-throes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-287616-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect256">256</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-288431-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Shazarak</quote> with <quote>Shasarak</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-288431-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect257">257</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-291628-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>day&rsquot;, dawn</quote> with <quote>day&rsquot; dawn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-291628-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-293978-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Wizard's staff</quote> with <quote>Wizard's Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-293978-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect260">260</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-295511-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you, however</quote> with <quote>you; however</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-295511-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect266">266</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-302634-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>The Mind Gem may be placed in your Backpack where it will count as a Backpack Item, or it can be worn around your neck.</quote> with <quote>The Mind Gem is worn around your neck.</quote>, in order to avoid rules ambiguities.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-302634-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect267">267</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-299968-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>near.&rsquot; he</quote> with <quote>near,&rsquot; he</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-299968-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect268">268</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-301021-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Table<!--/a--></quote> with <quote>Table<!--/a-->.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301021-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect269">269</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-301504-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>eyeless tormented</quote> with <quote>eyeless, tormented</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301504-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-301884-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magical Power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301884-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect272">272</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-304096-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>say &lsquot;I</quote> with <quote>say. &lsquot;I</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-304096-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect275">275</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-307675-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>guards falls</quote> with <quote>guards fall</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-307675-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-308601-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>&lsquot;Stranger&rsquot; he</quote> with <quote>&lsquot;Stranger,&rsquot; he</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-308601-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect280">280</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-311936-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kazim stone</quote> with <quote>Kazim Stone</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-311936-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect284">248</a>) Changed the choice which led to <a idref="sect300">Section 300</a> to lead to <a idref="sect302">Section 302</a> instead. This section was unreachable in the original and fits well in the context of the story here.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect286">286</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-315948-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sado, &lsquot;Charge</quote> with <quote>Sado. &lsquot;Charge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-315948-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect287">287</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-317448-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>counter-attack</quote> with <quote>counterattack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-317448-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect289">289</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-328049-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>power of Enchantment</quote> with <quote>Power of Enchantment</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-328049-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-319453-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Huminoid</quote> with <quote>Humanoid</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-319453-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect291">291</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-321049-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magical power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-321049-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect292">292</a>) Changed the third choice which led to <a idref="sect208">Section 208</a> to lead to <a idref="sect234">Section 234</a> instead. <a idref="sect208">Section 208</a> is clearly inappropriate, and this change was made in some editions of the book.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect299">299</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-329493-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Azawood leaves</quote> with <quote>Azawood leaf</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-329493-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-336135-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>You have two Azawood leaves remaining.</quote> with <quote>You have used one Azawood leaf.</quote>, as you did not necessarily have three leaves to begin with.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-336135-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-331963-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>staff</quote> with <quote>Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-331963-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect305">305</a>)<!--ERRTAG-DE-336950-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> or keep it in your Backpack where it will count as a Backpack Item</quote>, in order to avoid rules ambiguities.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-336950-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect307">307</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-334885-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>staff</quote> with <quote>Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-334885-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-335965-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Samu, &lsquot;I've</quote> with <quote>Samu. &lsquot;I've</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-335965-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect309">309</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-338105-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>elementals</quote> with <quote>Elementals</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-338105-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect157">157</a>) Replaced <quote>the air,</quote> with <quote>the air.</quote>. Replaced <quote>say, <ch.lsquot/>feed</quote> with <quote>say. <ch.lsquot/>Feed</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect158">158</a>) Replaced <quote>women and</quote> with <quote>women, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-203800-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>swordman</quote> with <quote>swordsman</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-203800-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect165">165</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-214623-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this power</quote> with <quote>this Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-214623-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-208862-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magical Power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-208862-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect170">170</a>)<!--ERRTAG-DE-229487-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> that lies within the chest</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-229487-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-229727-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you wish to take the Black Rod and use it to open the magic-locked door</quote> with <quote>If you wish to use the Black Rod to open the magic-locked door</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-229727-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect171">171</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-211489-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>your Current</quote> with <quote>your current</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-211489-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect173">173</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-212763-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>backpack</quote> with <quote>Backpack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-212763-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-220402-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>one Item</quote> with <quote>one item</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-220402-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>berries and</quote> with <quote>berries, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect174">174</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-213699-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magical power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-213699-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect180">180</a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-217680-ITEM--> Added <quote>possess the Magical Power of Sorcery, and </quote> in the second choice.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-217680-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect184">184</a>) Changed the choice which led to <a idref="sect300">Section 300</a> to lead to <a idref="sect302">Section 302</a> instead. This section was unreachable in the original and fits well in the context of the story here.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-221532-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>out-run</quote> with <quote>outrun</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-221532-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect186">186</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-222293-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>closely, After</quote> with <quote>closely. After</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-222293-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>) Replaced <quote>right? he</quote> with <quote>right?<ch.rsquot/> he</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-228226-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Shield of sorcery</quote> with <quote>Shield of Sorcery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-228226-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect194">194</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-229924-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>guagmire</quote> with <quote>quagmire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-229924-ITEM--> Replaced both occurrences of <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-231868-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>giant. <!--link-text-->turn</quote> with <quote>giant, <!--link-text-->turn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-231868-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect198">198</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-241339-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magical Item</quote> with <quote>magical item</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-241339-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect201">201</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-244150-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>power of Prophecy</quote> with <quote>Power of Prophecy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-244150-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect203">203</a>) Replaced <quote>escort look</quote> with <quote>escort looks</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect204">204</a>) Replaced <quote>women and</quote> with <quote>women, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-241378-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>counter-attack</quote> with <quote>counterattack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-241378-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Replaced <quote>lie in</quote> with <quote>lies in</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect210">210</a>) Replaced <quote>Fire and</quote> with <quote>Fire, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect211">211</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-245937-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Masbal<ch.eacute/></quote> with <quote>Masbat<ch.eacute/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-245937-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-246059-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lisson</quote> with <quote>Lissan</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246059-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Shadaki; riven</quote> with <quote>Shadaki, riven</quote>. Replaced <quote>nation and</quote> with <quote>nation, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect212">212</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-247640-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>luneday</quote> with <quote>Luneday</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-247640-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-248793-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>menacingly as</quote> with <quote>menacingly, as</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-248793-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>tremble, it</quote> with <quote>tremble<ch.emdash/>it</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect214">214</a>) Replaced <quote>mountains of Morn</quote> with <quote>Mountains of Morn</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect215">215</a>) Changed the choice to use Psychomancy to lead to <a idref="sect170">Section 170</a> rather than <a idref="sect224">Section 224</a>. <!--ERRTAG-AD-272010-ITEM--> Added <quote>If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, turn to 224.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-272010-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-272227-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this skill</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these skills, or do not wish to use them</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-272227-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect216">216</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-251729-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>six</quote> with <quote>eight</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-251729-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-251871-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>257<!--/link-text--></quote> with <quote>257<!--/link-text-->.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-251871-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-259336-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-259336-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-252419-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>the dead lands</quote> with <quote><ch.lsquot/>the dead lands<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-252419-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-253812-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>12 to 14</quote> with <quote>12<ch.endash/>14</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-253812-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect221">221</a>) Replaced <quote>Urik and</quote> with <quote>Urik, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect222">222</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-255831-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>high pitched</quote> with <quote>high-pitched</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-255831-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Urik and</quote> with <quote>Urik, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect225">225</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-258284-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Toa-tree</quote> with <quote>toa tree</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-258284-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect226">226</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-260256-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Then suddenly a</quote> with <quote>Then, suddenly, a</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-260256-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-260509-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you broad</quote> with <quote>you a broad</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-260509-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect230">230</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-271671-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>your power</quote> with <quote>your Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-271671-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Fire and</quote> with <quote>Fire, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect231">231</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-269658-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>side step</quote> with <quote>sidestep</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269658-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rags jumps</quote> with <quote>rags, jumps</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect234">234</a>) Changed the third choice which led to <a idref="sect289">Section 289</a> to lead to <a idref="sect146">Section 146</a> instead. This section fits better in the context of the story as it goes into particulars about how Enchantment is actually used.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect235">235</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-267769-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Waist deep</quote> with <quote>Waist-deep</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-267769-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-268916-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>out-sized</quote> with <quote>outsized</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268916-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-269838-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff</quote> with <quote>Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269838-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect237">237</a>) Changed the choice to use Psychomancy to lead to <a idref="sect170">Section 170</a> rather than <a idref="sect224">Section 224</a>. <!--ERRTAG-AD-293821-ITEM--> Added <quote>If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, turn to 224.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-293821-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-2940381-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this skill</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these skills, or do not wish to use them</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-2940381-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect242">242</a>) Replaced <quote>shake, it</quote> with <quote>shake; it</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect247">247</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-277805-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>purple, he</quote> with <quote>purple; he</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-277805-ITEM--> Made Urik<ch.apos/>s quote from The Way of the Shianti a separate paragraph.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect249">249</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-280559-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Toa tree</quote> with <quote>toa tree</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-280559-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced <quote>Kiro against</quote> with <quote>Kiro, against</quote>. Replaced <quote>battle, aid</quote> with <quote>battle; aid</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect253">253</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-285655-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>life force</quote> with <quote>life-force</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285655-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-285769-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>staff</quote> with <quote>Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285769-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>that your are</quote> with <quote>that you are</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect254">254</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-286603-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>fight you</quote> with <quote>fight, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-286603-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-286946-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>completely <!--link-text-->turn</quote> with <quote>completely, <!--link-text-->turn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-286946-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-287427-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Scree Wrym</quote> with <quote>Scree Wyrm</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-287427-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-287616-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>death throes</quote> with <quote>death-throes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-287616-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect256">256</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-288431-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Shazarak</quote> with <quote>Shasarak</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-288431-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect257">257</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-291628-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>day<ch.rsquot/>, dawn</quote> with <quote>day<ch.rsquot/> dawn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-291628-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>tail, enable</quote> with <quote>tail enable</quote>. Replaced <quote>by a poisonous</quote> with <quote>by poisonous</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-293978-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Wizard<ch.apos/>s staff</quote> with <quote>Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-293978-ITEM--> Made the last sentence a separate paragraph.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect260">260</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-295511-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you, however</quote> with <quote>you; however</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-295511-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect266">266</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-302634-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>The Mind Gem may be placed in your Backpack where it will count as a Backpack Item, or it can be worn around your neck.</quote> with <quote>The Mind Gem is worn around your neck.</quote>, in order to avoid rules ambiguities.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-302634-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect267">267</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-299968-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>near.<ch.rsquot/> he</quote> with <quote>near,<ch.rsquot/> he</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-299968-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>east and</quote> with <quote>east, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect268">268</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-301021-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Table<!--/a--></quote> with <quote>Table<!--/a-->.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301021-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect269">269</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-301504-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>eyeless tormented</quote> with <quote>eyeless, tormented</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301504-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-301884-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magical Power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301884-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect272">272</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-304096-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>say <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>say. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-304096-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-330115-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you have the Black Rod and wish to use it</quote> with <quote>If you wish to use the Black Rod</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-330115-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>shadow. A</quote> with <quote>shadow<ch.emdash/>a</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect275">275</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-307675-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>guards falls</quote> with <quote>guards fall</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-307675-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Urik and</quote> with <quote>Urik, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>women and</quote> with <quote>women, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-308601-ITEM--> Replaced <quote><ch.lsquot/>Stranger<ch.rsquot/> he</quote> with <quote><ch.lsquot/>Stranger,<ch.rsquot/> he</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-308601-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect280">280</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-311936-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kazim stone</quote> with <quote>Kazim Stone</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-311936-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect284">284</a>) Changed the choice which led to <a idref="sect300">Section 300</a> to lead to <a idref="sect302">Section 302</a> instead. This section was unreachable in the original and fits well in the context of the story here.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect286">286</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-315948-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sado, <ch.lsquot/>Charge</quote> with <quote>Sado. <ch.lsquot/>Charge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-315948-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect287">287</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-317448-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>counter-attack</quote> with <quote>counterattack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-317448-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect288">288</a>) Changed the choice to use Psychomancy to lead to <a idref="sect170">Section 170</a> rather than <a idref="sect224">Section 224</a>.<!--ERRTAG-AD-345164-ITEM--> Added <quote>If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, turn to 224.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-345164-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you do not possess this skill, or do not wish to use it</quote> with <quote>If you do not possess either of these skills, or do not wish to use them</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect289">289</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-328049-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>power of Enchantment</quote> with <quote>Power of Enchantment</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-328049-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-319453-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Huminoid</quote> with <quote>Humanoid</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-319453-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Wind and</quote> with <quote>Wind, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect291">291</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-321049-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magical power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-321049-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect292">292</a>) Replaced <quote>the Jewel</quote> with <quote>the jewel</quote>. Changed the third choice which led to <a idref="sect208">Section 208</a> to lead to <a idref="sect234">Section 234</a> instead. <a idref="sect208">Section 208</a> is clearly inappropriate, and this change was made in some editions of the book.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect299">299</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-329493-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Azawood leaves</quote> with <quote>Azawood leaf</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-329493-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-336135-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>You have two Azawood leaves remaining.</quote> with <quote>You have used one Azawood leaf.</quote>, as you did not necessarily have three leaves to begin with.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-336135-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-331963-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>staff</quote> with <quote>Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-331963-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect305">305</a>)<!--ERRTAG-DE-336950-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> or keep it in your Backpack where it will count as a Backpack Item</quote>, in order to avoid rules ambiguities.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-336950-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect307">307</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-334885-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>staff</quote> with <quote>Staff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-334885-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-335965-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Samu, <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>ve</quote> with <quote>Samu. <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>ve</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-335965-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect309">309</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-338105-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>elementals</quote> with <quote>Elementals</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-338105-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect310">310</a>) Replaced <quote>Beyond The Shadow Gate</quote> with <quote>Beyond the Nightmare Gate</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-339666-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>series entitled</quote> with <quote>series, entitled</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-339666-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="crsumary">Combat Rules Summary</a>) Added a fourth step <quote>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</quote> in the first step list. Replaced <quote>of chart</quote> with <quote>of the chart</quote>, <quote>to random</quote> with <quote>to the random</quote> and <quote>to 0</quote> with <quote>0 or below</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-342430-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>to <!--a idref="crtable"-->Combat</quote> with <quote>to the <!--a idref="crtable"-->Combat</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-342430-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-342582-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cross reference</quote> with <quote>cross-reference</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-342582-ITEM--></p>
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<section class="backmatter" id="footnotz">
<meta><title>Footnotes</title></meta>
- <data>
- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) If you have completed <cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite>, your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score will be zero before you begin this book. It doesn't seem fair to start this book with only 10 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, so you may choose to create a new <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score by choosing a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and adding 20. You may also choose to add the 10 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point bonus to this new score.</p>
- <p>Alternatively, you may wish to use your original <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score from the beginning of <cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite>, and add 10 bonus points to this.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) If you choose Alchemy as your new Magical Power, you also receive a Herb Pouch with contents, as detailed in the <a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a> section.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) It is possible for your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> to fall below zero. For example, if you are the victim of an attack that drains your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>, your score may be forced below zero. If your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> falls to zero or below, you will not be able to cast spells or use your Wizard's Staff until your score is again above zero.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) If you have mastered the Lesser Magick of Alchemy and therefore have a Herb Pouch, you may choose to keep potions, vials, or ingredients in either the Herb Pouch or your Backpack. All other Backpack Items must be kept in your Backpack.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect20">Section 20</a>) Turn directly to <a idref="sect149">Section 149</a> if the Magdi is still alive after 4 rounds. Do not finish the combat.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect45">Section 45</a>) After taking the Karmo potion and fighting your opponent, halve your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> scores. It is at your discretion whether you should apply the penalty to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> before or after halving your score. The former option is the most beneficial.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect112">Section 112</a>) Remember to deduct the total from your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score before turning.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect133">Section 133</a>) If you wish to take the Sheath, record it as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect136">Section 136</a>) Remember to deduct the total from your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score before turning.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect162">Section 162</a>) As you have used your Power of Evocation against the Deathgaunts, you should deduct 3 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. (cf. <a idref="sect120">Section 120</a>)</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect250">Section 250</a>) From this point in the story, this book suffers from a game design problem in that many sections give you options between using different forms of magic, but no option for what to do if your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score has reached zero or below. If you encounter such a situation, you may choose one of the options anyway and continue subtracting <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, or you may conclude that Grey Star has failed his mission and that the adventure is over.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect262">Section 262</a>) As you are using your Wizard's Staff against the Scree Wyrm, you should deduct 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect299">Section 299</a>) If you use a leaf from a Bundle of dried Azawood Leaves, the Bundle now has two leaves left.</p>
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</section>
<section class="backmatter" id="illstrat">
<data>
<ul class="unbulleted">
- <li><a idref="map">The Shadakine Empire</a></li>
- <li><a idref="action">Action Chart</a></li>
<li>Illustration I (<a idref="sect1">Section 1</a>)</li>
<li>Illustration II (<a idref="sect4">Section 4</a>)</li>
<li>Illustration III (<a idref="sect23">Section 23</a>)</li>
<li>Illustration XVIII (<a idref="sect298">Section 298</a>)</li>
<li>Illustration XIX (<a idref="sect307">Section 307</a>)</li>
<li>Illustration XX (<a idref="sect310">Section 310</a>)</li>
+ <li><a idref="map">The Shadakine Empire</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="action">Action Chart</a></li>
</ul>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<ul class="unbulleted">
<li><a idref="powers">Magical Powers</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect37">37</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect50">50</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect52">52</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect71">71</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect72">72</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect81">81</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect103">103</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect117">117</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect133">133</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect163">163</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect188">188</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect200">200</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect209">209</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect213">213</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect222">222</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect223">223</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect249">249</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect256">256</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect258">258</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect261">261</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect269">269</a></li>
</ul>
</data>
</section>
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