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<title>Beyond the Nightmare Gate</title>
<creator class="short">Joe Dever and Ian Page</creator>
- <creator class="medium">Ian Page<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>
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<publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
- <date class="publication"><year>2005</year><month>08</month><day>21</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2007</year><month>9</month><day>1</day></date>
<description class="blurb">
- <p>You are the Wizard Grey Star, chosen hero of an ancient magical race&emdash;the Shianti. To find the Moonstone, source of all Shianti wisdom, you must venture <!--ERRTAG-RE-2974--><strong>Beyond The Nightmare Gate</strong><!--/ERRTAG-RE-2974-->.</p>
- <p>Dare you enter a realm of mystery, a world of gods and demons? For somewhere in this twilight region is the secret of the Moonstone. Only you can find it and with its power throw down the evil Shasarak and save mankind. Your journey will take you across the grey plains of the Neverness, past the dark enchantments of the Crystal Tower, and on towards perils undreamed of. Armed only with the Wizard's Staff and the magical spells of the Shianti, you must step into a nightmare world where only the bravest will survive!</p>
+ <p>You are the Wizard Grey Star, chosen hero of an ancient magical race<ch.emdash/>the Shianti. To find the Moonstone, source of all Shianti wisdom, you must venture <!--ERRTAG-RE-2974--><strong>Beyond The Nightmare Gate</strong><!--/ERRTAG-RE-2974-->.</p>
+ <p>Dare you enter a realm of mystery, a world of gods and demons? For somewhere in this twilight region is the secret of the Moonstone. Only you can find it and with its power throw down the evil Shasarak and save mankind. Your journey will take you across the grey plains of the Neverness, past the dark enchantments of the Crystal Tower, and on towards perils undreamed of. Armed only with the Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff and the magical spells of the Shianti, you must step into a nightmare world where only the bravest will survive!</p>
<p><!--ERRTAG-RE-3604--><cite>The World of Lone Wolf</cite><!--/ERRTAG-RE-3604--> 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 © 1986 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.<br />Text copyright © 1986 Ian Page.</rights>
+ <rights class="copyrights">
+ <line>Concept copyright <ch.copy/> 1986 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</line>
+ <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1986 Ian Page.</line>
+ <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1986 Paul Bonner.</line>
+ </rights>
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- <p>Concept copyright © 1986 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.<br />Text copyright © 1986 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/> 1986 Joe Dever and Gary Chalk.</line>
+ <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1986 Ian Page.</line>
+ <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1986 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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<meta><title>Credits</title></meta>
<dt>Transcription</dt>
<dd>Mike David</dd>
<dt>Illustration Transcription</dt>
- <dd>Jonathan Blake<br />Simon Osborne</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>XML</dt>
- <dd>Jonathan Blake<br />Jeff Dougan<br />Thomas Wolmer</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Jeff Dougan</line>
+ <line>Thomas Wolmer</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Replacement Illustrations</dt>
- <dd>JC Alvarez (action charts)<br />Jonathan Blake (extramatter charts and tables)<br />Christopher Lundgren (map and small illustrations)</dd>
+ <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>Ryan Cross (Sections 36&endash;70)<br />Simon Osborne (front matter, Sections 1&endash;35, 71&endash;350)</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Ryan Cross (Sections 36<ch.endash/>70)</line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne (front matter, Sections 1<ch.endash/>35, 71<ch.endash/>350)</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Editing</dt>
- <dd>Jeff Dougan<br />Ingo Klöcker<br />Christopher Lundgren<br />Simon Osborne</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jeff Dougan</line>
+ <line>Ingo Kl<ch.ouml/>cker</line>
+ <line>Christopher Lundgren</line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne</line>
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- <dd>Jonathan Blake<br />Ingo Klöcker</dd>-->
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+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Ingo Kl<ch.ouml/>cker</line>
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<dt>Coordination</dt>
- <dd>Jonathan Blake<br />Thomas Wolmer</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Thomas Wolmer</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Special Thanks</dt>
- <dd>David Davis<br />Patrick Kalinauskas</dd>
+ <dd>David Davis and Patrick Kalinauskas</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 place 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 place 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 <!--ERRTAG-RE-7321-->magical<!--/ERRTAG-RE-7321--> 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 wizardry, 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 <!--ERRTAG-RE-7321-->magical<!--/ERRTAG-RE-7321--> 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 wizardry, 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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- <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 have dwelt in safety on the Isle of Lorn, the hidden realm of the magical Shianti race, until Acarya, High Wizard of the Shianti, decides to send you upon a dangerous quest: to save your own people, the race of man, from the tyrannical Wytch-king of Shadaki, Shasarak. Held by their ancient vow to the goddess Ishir, the Shianti are unable to leave their island either to come to the direct aid of man or to retrieve the Moonstone, which possesses the combined forces of all Shianti powers and lies hidden on another plane. As a human, no vow prohibits you from leaving the island and you have been sent to recover the Moonstone and commanded to use its power to defeat the Wytch-king. The Moonstone is hidden on the Daziarn plane, which can be entered only by finding one of its portals.</p>
<p>Your quest begins with the search for the Shadow Gate, a doorway to the Daziarn that never remains in one place for longer than a day and is invisible to the human eye. To help you find the Shadow Gate you first seek the Lost Tribe of Lara, a race of magical but primitive creatures called the Kundi, who possess the gift of astral vision, enabling them to see the gateways to other worlds and dimensions.</p>
- <p>On first arriving at the Port of Suhn, the major trading port of the Shadakine Empire, you are befriended by Shan Li, a merchant who serves as your guide through these strange and foreign lands. A short while after, you are captured and imprisoned in the House of Correction, the prison of Suhn and citadel of Mother Magri, a Wytch in the service of Shasarak. Tanith, a young girl learning the ways of wytchcraft comes to your rescue. She helps you escape from the dungeons of Mother Magri and later sacrifices herself, calling the shadow demon, the Kleasá, against her to save you from its attack.</p>
- <p>After many more adventures you come, at last, to the Azanam, the treetop home of the Kundi. They give you Urik the Wise, an old Kundi Shaman, to guide you to the Shadow Gate. The two of you cross the dangerous lands of the Shadakine Empire, pursuing Urik's vision which leads you, finally, to the Forbidden City of Gyanima in the Mountains of Morn. Beyond is Desolation Valley and there you find the Shadow Gate. However, it is guarded by one of Shasarak's many slaves, a demon Kleasá; in fact the very Kleasá that captured Tanith, who stands in the Gateway, eternal prisoner of Shasarak unless you can free her. Finally you discover a way of releasing the Kleasá and opening the Gate.</p>
+ <p>On first arriving at the Port of Suhn, the major trading port of the Shadakine Empire, you are befriended by Shan Li, a merchant who serves as your guide through these strange and foreign lands. A short while after, you are captured and imprisoned in the House of Correction, the prison of Suhn and citadel of Mother Magri, a Wytch in the service of Shasarak. Tanith, a young girl learning the ways of wytchcraft comes to your rescue. She helps you escape from the dungeons of Mother Magri and later sacrifices herself, calling the shadow demon, the Kleas<ch.aacute/>, against her to save you from its attack.</p>
+ <p>After many more adventures you come, at last, to the Azanam, the treetop home of the Kundi. They give you Urik the Wise, an old Kundi Shaman, to guide you to the Shadow Gate. The two of you cross the dangerous lands of the Shadakine Empire, pursuing Urik<ch.apos/>s vision which leads you, finally, to the Forbidden City of Gyanima in the Mountains of Morn. Beyond is Desolation Valley and there you find the Shadow Gate. However, it is guarded by one of Shasarak<ch.apos/>s many slaves, a demon Kleas<ch.aacute/>; in fact the very Kleas<ch.aacute/> that captured Tanith, who stands in the Gateway, eternal prisoner of Shasarak unless you can free her. Finally you discover a way of releasing the Kleas<ch.aacute/> and opening the Gate.</p>
<p>Bidding farewell to Urik, you prepare to enter the Gate.<!--ERRTAG-DE-16506/--></p>
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- <footnote id="gamerulz-1-foot" idref="gamerulz-1"><p>This section of the rules implies that you must re-pick all three scores&emdash;<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>, <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>, and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>&emdash;even though you may have already completed a previous adventure. This is without precedent in other books and therefore appears to be a mistake. In order to preserve rule consistency among the books, you may choose to retain your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> scores and only re-pick you <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score.</p></footnote>
- <footnote id="gamerulz-2-foot" idref="gamerulz-2"><p>If you have completed book two but not book one, it seems reasonable to add 25 to the number you picked.</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's Staff until your score is again above zero. You can still use your Wizard's Staff in combat as a normal weapon, but you must deduct 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="gamerulz-1-foot" idref="gamerulz-1"><p>This section of the rules implies that you must re-pick all three scores<ch.emdash/><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>, <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>, and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ><ch.emdash/>even though you may have already completed a previous adventure. This is without precedent in other books and therefore appears to be a mistake. In order to preserve rule consistency among the books, you may choose to retain your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> scores and only re-pick your <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="gamerulz-2-foot" idref="gamerulz-2"><p>If you have completed <bookref series="gs" book="02tfc">Book Two</bookref> but not <bookref series="gs" book="01gstw">Book One</bookref>, it seems reasonable to add 25 to the number you picked.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="gamerulz-4-foot" idref="gamerulz-4"><p>There are sections in the <cite>Grey Star</cite> books 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>
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<p>To keep a record of your adventure, use the <a idref="action">Action Chart</a><!--ERRTAG-DE-16714/-->.<!--ERRTAG-DE-16788/--></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>.<a id="gamerulz-1" idref="gamerulz-1-foot" class="footnote" /> 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><!--ERRTAG-DE-17293/-->. 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>.<a id="gamerulz-1" idref="gamerulz-1-foot" class="footnote" /> 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><!--ERRTAG-DE-17293/-->. 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 if this is your first Grey Star adventure, 25 if you have completed book one successfully, 30 if you have also completed
book two.<a id="gamerulz-2" idref="gamerulz-2-foot" class="footnote" /> 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> and this is your first adventure, 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 <!--ERRTAG-RE-18846-->adventure, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-18846--> 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 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 if this is your first Grey Star adventure, 25 if you have completed book one successfully, 30 if you have also completed
<bookref series="gs" book="02tfc">Book Two</bookref>.<a id="gamerulz-2" idref="gamerulz-2-foot" class="footnote" /> 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> and this is your first adventure, 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 <!--ERRTAG-RE-18846-->adventure, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-18846--> 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 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">
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<footnotes>
- <footnote id="powers-1-foot" idref="powers-1"><p>The wording of this section of the rules seems to indicate
&emdash;if read literally&emdash;that you may choose your set of Powers again if you have completed a previous adventure. This is without precedent in other books. In order to preserve consistency with other books, you should not choose your Powers again. If you have have completed at least one previous adventure, you may choose one additional Power from the list. 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="powers-2-foot" idref="powers-2"><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's Staff until your score is again above zero. You can still use your Wizard's Staff in combat as a normal weapon, but you must deduct 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="powers-1-foot" idref="powers-1"><p>The wording of this section of the rules seems to indicate
<ch.emdash/>if read literally<ch.emdash/>that you may choose your set of Powers again if you have completed a previous adventure. This is without precedent in other books. In order to preserve consistency with other books, you should not choose your Powers again. If you have have completed at least one previous adventure, you may choose one additional Power from the list. 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="powers-2-foot" idref="powers-2"><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>
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- <p>If this is your first Grey Star adventure, your education in the ways of wizardry is incomplete: you have mastered only five of the seven <!--ERRTAG-RA-20262-->Magical Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20262--> that the Shianti call the <!--ERRTAG-RA-20303-->Lesser Magicks<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20303-->. The choice of which <!--ERRTAG-RE-20426-->five Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RE-20426--> these are
, is up to you. If you have completed either books one or two or both of the Grey Star adventures, you may choose six of the seven <!--ERRTAG-RA-20262-->Magical Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20262-->.<a id="powers-1" idref="powers-1-foot" class="footnote" /> All of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-20303-->Lesser Magicks<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20303--> 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-RE-20838-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RE-20838--> at the right time.</p>
+ <p>If this is your first Grey Star adventure, your education in the ways of wizardry is incomplete: you have mastered only five of the seven <!--ERRTAG-RA-20262-->Magical Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20262--> that the Shianti call the <!--ERRTAG-RA-20303-->Lesser Magicks<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20303-->. The choice of which <!--ERRTAG-RE-20426-->five Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RE-20426--> these are is up to you. If you have completed either books one or two or both of the Grey Star adventures, you may choose six of the seven <!--ERRTAG-RA-20262-->Magical Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20262-->.<a id="powers-1" idref="powers-1-foot" class="footnote" /> All of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-20303-->Lesser Magicks<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20303--> 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-RE-20838-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RE-20838--> at the right time.</p>
<p>The seven <!--ERRTAG-RA-20262-->Magical Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20262--> available to you are listed below. When you have chosen your <!--ERRTAG-RE-21111-->five or six Powers<!--/ERRTAG-RE-21111-->, enter them in the Magical Powers section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<section class="frontmatter" id="sorcery">
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- <p><a idref="enchant-ill" class="accent-illustration" />The <!--ERRTAG-RA-21638-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-21638--> 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-21638-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-21638--> 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-21638-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-21638-->, write <quote>Enchantment</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
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- <p><a idref="elementl-ill" class="accent-illustration" />The Power of elemental magic allows a wizard some control over the natural elements of Air, Fire, Earth and Water. By entering a trance and chanting incantations, you may summon aid from the spirits of the Elemental Plane. Elementals have very little understanding of man, and for this reason a wizard can never be sure of the nature of the aid the Elementals may send.</p>
+ <p><a idref="elementl-ill" class="accent-illustration" />The Power of elemental magic allows a wizard some control over the natural elements of Air, Fire, Earth, and Water. By entering a trance and chanting incantations, you may summon aid from the spirits of the Elemental Plane. Elementals have very little understanding of man, and for this reason a wizard can never be sure of the nature of the aid the Elementals may send.</p>
<p>If you choose this <!--ERRTAG-RA-21638-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-21638-->, write <quote>Elementalism</quote> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
</data>
</section>
</section>
<section class="frontmatter" id="staff">
- <meta><title>Wizard's Staff</title></meta>
+ <meta><title>Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff</title></meta>
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- <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
<!--ERRTAG-RA-21638-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-21638--> of your mind, and causes a beam of destructive <!--ERRTAG-RA-21638-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-21638--> to hurtle from its tip. Every time you unleash this <!--ERRTAG-RA-21638-->Power<!--/ERRTAG-RA-21638--> you must deduct 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.<a id="powers-2" idref="powers-2-foot" class="footnote" /></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-2" idref="powers-2-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>
+ <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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</footnotes>
<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.<a id="equipmnt-1" idref="equipmnt-1-foot" class="footnote" /></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.<a id="equipmnt-1" idref="equipmnt-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<p>If you have chosen Alchemy as one of your Magical Powers, 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 class="paragraphed">
<dt>Weapons</dt>
- <dd><p>The maximum number of weapons that you may carry is <em>two</em>. Your Wizard's Staff counts as one weapon.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>The maximum number of weapons that you may carry is <em>two</em>. Your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff counts as one weapon.</p></dd>
<dt>Backpack Items</dt>
<dd><p>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.</p></dd>
<dt>Special Items</dt>
- <dd><p>Special Items are not carried in the Backpack, When you discover a Special Item, you will be told how to carry it.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Special Items are not carried in the Backpack. When you discover a Special Item, you will be told how to carry it.</p></dd>
<dt>Nobles (Shadakine currency)</dt>
<dd><p>These are carried in the pocket of your robe.</p></dd>
<data>
<dl class="paragraphed">
<dt>Weapons</dt>
- <dd><p>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.)</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>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.)</p></dd>
<dt>Backpack Items</dt>
<dd><p>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.</p></dd>
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<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>
+ <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 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><!--ERRTAG-DE-39627/-->. 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 or4 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 <!--ERRTAG-RE-42159-->in the back of this book<!--/ERRTAG-RE-42159-->.</p>
<section class="frontmatter" id="evasion">
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<p>You are about to begin a quest of utmost importance and terrible danger. Beware, for you enter a world quite different from the one you leave behind. Here, even the natural laws are strange and you will need all your wits and cunning to survive in this alien world.</p>
<p>You will find items that might be of assistance. Some Special Items will help you on your quest, others may be of no use at all. You must decide what 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>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>
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- <p>Tanith takes you by the hand and you step forward into a tunnel of swirling mist. As the outline of the Shadow Gate fades behind you, you gaze at your new surroundings. Horrified, you perceive strange shapes and pale faces writhing within the tunnel wall. The faces stare at you vacantly, mouthing indistinguishable words, and you walk along the tunnel to a barrage of murmuring voices, muffled cries, moaning and sobbing. Tanith looks at you but says nothing, the terror in her eyes mirroring your own. <quote>Such a place could drive a man insane,</quote> you say, quietly.</p>
+ <p>Tanith takes you by the hand and you step forward into a tunnel of swirling mist. As the outline of the Shadow Gate fades behind you, you gaze at your new surroundings. Horrified, you perceive strange shapes and pale faces writhing within the tunnel wall. The faces stare at you vacantly, mouthing indistinguishable words, and you walk along the tunnel to a barrage of murmuring voices, muffled cries, moaning, and sobbing. Tanith looks at you but says nothing, the terror in her eyes mirroring your own. <quote>Such a place could drive a man insane,</quote> you say, quietly.</p>
<p>The two of you walk faster into the unknown, your hearts pounding with anticipation. Finally, the tunnel opens on to a vast plain of white cloud suspended beneath a sunless sky. Stepping on to this twilit plain, you notice that the light of the sky casts no shadow and disappears into absolute blackness above your head. Looking down, you can see no solid ground beneath the cloud, which somehow supports you. Like the Shadow Gate before, the tunnel of mists fades away and you find yourself staring out across the bleak silence of the Daziarn. Scanning the distant horizon, you sight the outline of a building. Tanith tugs your arm. <quote>Look!</quote> she says, pointing away to the left. You follow the direction of her outstretched arm to see the hunched figure of a man, gliding slowly across the plain.</p>
<choice idref="sect211">If you wish to head towards the distant building, <link-text>turn to 211</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect122">If you wish to question the man, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>3</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Tanith takes a step towards Drear, her mind bewitched by his enchantment. You resist the power of his call, using the strength of your will but you expend 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points before Drear's spell is completely banished from your mind.</p>
+ <p>Tanith takes a step towards Drear, her mind bewitched by his enchantment. You resist the power of his call, using the strength of your will but you expend 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points before Drear<ch.apos/>s spell is completely banished from your mind.</p>
<p>With an anguished cry, Drear suddenly vanishes and Tanith regains her senses with a start. <quote>I was almost his to command,</quote> she comments, breathless and frightened.</p>
<p><quote>Come,</quote> you reply, <quote>to the Crystal Tower. We are sure to learn something of the Moonstone there.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect50"><link-text>Turn to 50</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>4</title></meta>
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- <p>Carefully you set down the heavy statue and a sigh of relief escapes the Elessi's lips. <thought>I am the Guardian of the Screaming God,</thought> he says in a clear, musical tone. <thought>Before you continue this madness, let me tell you of that which you seek to steal.</thought></p>
- <choice idref="sect115">If you agree to the Guardian's request, <link-text>turn to 115</link-text>.</choice>
- <p>If you do not agree to the Guardian
's request and wish to take up the statue and continue, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total.</p>
+ <p>Carefully you set down the heavy statue and a sigh of relief escapes the Elessi<ch.apos/>s lips. <thought>I am the Guardian of the Screaming God,</thought> he says in a clear, musical tone. <thought>Before you continue this madness, let me tell you of that which you seek to steal.</thought></p>
+ <choice idref="sect115">If you agree to the Guardian<ch.apos/>s request, <link-text>turn to 115</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>If you do not agree to the Guardian
<ch.apos/>s request and wish to take up the statue and continue, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add to it your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total.</p>
<choice idref="sect59">If your total is now 20 or more, <link-text>turn to 59</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect65">If your total is now less than 20, <link-text>turn to 65</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>You study the inscription again, only to find that the words have changed once more. Tanith reads the inscription aloud:</p>
<blockquote>
- <p><quote>Ware the hunters, beasts of prey,
- <br />Five in number, <!--ERRTAG-RE-54254-->feared by name:<!--/ERRTAG-RE-54254-->
- <br />The widow woman, patient weaver;
- <br />The tireless runner, shadow-seeker;
- <br />Bird of fire, the treasure lover;
- <br />Arrow-swift, his keen-eyed brother;
- <br />But only he who walks without feet
- <br />May pass this door of mystery.</quote></p>
+ <p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>Ware the hunters, beasts of prey,</line>
+ <line>Five in number, <!--ERRTAG-RE-54254-->feared by name:<!--/ERRTAG-RE-54254--></line>
+ <line>The widow woman, patient weaver;</line>
+ <line>The tireless runner, shadow-seeker;</line>
+ <line>Bird of fire, the treasure lover;</line>
+ <line>Arrow-swift, his keen-eyed brother;</line>
+ <line>But only he who walks without feet</line>
+ <line>May pass this door of mystery.<ch.rsquot/></line>
+ </p>
</blockquote>
<choice idref="sect240">If you wish to try the Serpent Key, <link-text>turn to 240</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect227">If you wish to try the Eagle Key, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect235">If you wish to try the Wolf Key, <link-text>turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect252">If you wish to try the <!--ERRTAG-RE-51976-->Spider Key<!--/ERRTAG-RE-51976-->, <link-text>turn to 252</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect277">If you wish to try the Dragon Key, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect97">If you wish to strike the door with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect97">If you wish to strike the door with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect161">If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 161</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>He has been here; your shadow brother, your dark self. There was a girl with him also.</quote></p>
<p><quote>I seek the Moonstone of the Shianti,</quote> you state. <quote>Do you know where it is and how it may be found?</quote></p>
<p>The sad-eyed man looks at you solemnly. <quote>There is a mountain, the Moaning Mountain it is called. In the side of the mountain is a cavern and at the end of the cavern is a Gate from this realm to the next, a place known as the Vale of Peace. The people of the Vale are wise and friendly; they will show you the way to the hidden realm of the Moonstone. Here, take this map of the Moaning Mountain.</quote> He gives you a cloth map showing the location of the cavern. Mark this as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> and carry it in a small pocket inside your robe.</p>
- <p><quote>But first you must leave this realm and save the girl.</quote> You nod your head. <quote>You will have to bargain with the Master.</quote> You look puzzled and the man explains: <quote>All who come to the Realm of Paradox may ask for a gift from the god and, if it is within his power, he must give it. But beware his bargains. He has many cruel gifts; gifts such as these.</quote> Oz-na-Mun raises his hands and you look at them with horror. They are the hands of a giant and are grossly out of proportion with the rest of his body.</p>
+ <p><quote>But first you must leave this realm and save the girl.</quote> You nod your head. <quote>You will have to bargain with the Master.</quote> You look puzzled and the man explains: <quote>All who come to the Realm of Paradox may ask for a gift from the god and, if it is within his power, he must give it. But beware his bargains. He has many cruel gifts: gifts such as these.</quote> Oz-na-Mun raises his hands and you look at them with horror. They are the hands of a giant and are grossly out of proportion with the rest of his body.</p>
<p><quote>Once, I was a great sculptor and in my home realm of Meledor I was respected by all. But I hungered for greater success. I took up the company of a mage and one night we summoned the <!--ERRTAG-RA-59122-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-59122--> together. His spirit came easily, for the realm of Meledor and the Realm of Paradox are joined. I told him <!--ERRTAG-RE-55764-->that I desired<!--/ERRTAG-RE-55764--> the greatest hands in the world that I might make the greatest sculptures in the world. He said he could grant me my wish on condition that I remain in his realm until completion of my first work. I agreed and as soon as I was brought here, I discovered that my hands had been transformed. However, they were not as I had wished: they were clumsy, rough, fit only for digging clay not shaping it. I have never made another piece.</quote> He curls a huge hand into a fist and punches the shapeless mass before him. <quote>Beware the bargains of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-59122-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-59122-->. He is a malevolent god.</quote></p>
<p><quote>What does he want with the girl, Tanith?</quote> you ask.</p>
<p><quote>He will bargain with her, also.</quote> He tells you that you can summon the <!--ERRTAG-RA-59122-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-59122--> by calling to him for audience. <quote>But beware! The bargains of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-59122-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-59122--> are in keeping with the law of Paradox: opposites and contradictions.</quote></p>
<meta><title>15</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Drear is working a subtle magic on your mind. Closing your eyes, you concentrate the power of your will, and, at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, summon the magical energy of the Astral plane. But your Power of Sorcery appears to have no effect. Perhaps Drear's magic does not obey the same laws as your own and is beyond your control?</p>
- <choice idref="sect36">If you wish to attack Drear with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect3">If you wish to resist Drear's call without the aid of magic, <link-text>turn to 3</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Drear is working a subtle magic on your mind. Closing your eyes, you concentrate the power of your will, and, at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, summon the magical energy of the Astral plane. But your Power of Sorcery appears to have no effect. Perhaps Drear<ch.apos/>s magic does not obey the same laws as your own and is beyond your control?</p>
+ <choice idref="sect36">If you wish to attack Drear with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect3">If you wish to resist Drear<ch.apos/>s call without the aid of magic, <link-text>turn to 3</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<p>You have passed through an invisible barrier or Gate that connects the Neverness with this realm. In the distance you can see a city, gleaming brightly beneath the sun: it is the Singing City of the Elessin.</p>
<p>You sway as the wind buffets the ship. You struggle to regain control as the Ethetron violently bucks and reels. You are disoriented by the sudden change and, clumsily, you try to make a landing.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess the Talisman of the Shianti, add 2 to the number you have picked.</p>
- <choice idref="sect13">If your total is now 0&endash;3, <link-text>turn to 13</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect77">If your total is now 4&endash;11, <link-text>turn to 77</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect13">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>3, <link-text>turn to 13</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect77">If your total is now 4<ch.endash/>11, <link-text>turn to 77</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>26</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You have landed in a large field. In the distance you see the hazy outline of a city, gleaming in the sunlight. You take out the Gyronome and its tone confirms that you are in the Realm of the Singing City. Several people are running towards you from the city; they are fair haired, have strange, circular ears and are dressed in short, white togas. They are calling to you in a language you do not understand.</p>
+ <p>You have landed in a large field. In the distance you see the hazy outline of a city, gleaming in the sunlight. You take out the Gyronome and its tone confirms that you are in the Realm of the Singing City. Several people are running towards you from the city; they are fair haired, have strange, circular ears, and are dressed in short, white togas. They are calling to you in a language you do not understand.</p>
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<p>They soon reach you and chatter enthusiastically as they point excitedly at both the Ethetron and the sky. You smile and nod and try to communicate with them the best you can. Their soft voices have a flute-like sound and their language, incomprehensible though it is, possesses a lilting, musical quality that is pleasing to the ear. They are Elessin and they are asking you to accompany them.</p>
<choice idref="sect45">If you wish to go with the Elessin, <link-text>turn to 45</link-text>.</choice>
<p>You bend down and examine the inscription and read:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
-<quote>A life that's spent at odds with death,
-<br />Can dull the mind&emdash;the broadsword's edge.
-<br />But even-tempered swords and heads,
-<br />Fall easy where the foolish tread.</quote></p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>A life that<ch.apos/>s spent at odds with death,</line>
+ <line>Can dull the mind<ch.emdash/>the broadsword<ch.apos/>s edge.</line>
+ <line>But even-tempered swords and heads,</line>
+ <line>Fall easy where the foolish tread.<ch.rsquot/></line>
+ </p>
</blockquote>
<p>While crouching, you catch sight of the ceiling. A dense mass of swords are suspended, points downward, in the air above your head. You feel sure that there is a connection between these swords and those inscribed in the flagstones.</p>
<data>
<p>At the cost of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you hurl a flaming bolt at the screeching eagle that is rushing towards you. Your attack devastates the bird in an explosion of golden feathers and magical flame but somehow the eagle manages to stay <!--ERRTAG-RE-72562-->airborne<!--/ERRTAG-RE-72562-->. You raise your Staff and prepare to engage the eagle in close <!--ERRTAG-RE-72678-->combat.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-72678--></p>
- <p><quote>Wait, Grey Star,</quote> says Tanith, her voice hard and forceful; <quote>I can handle this.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Wait, Grey Star,</quote> says Tanith, her voice hard and forceful. <quote>I can handle this.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect150">If you wish to allow Tanith to deal with the eagle, <link-text>turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect137">If you decide to ignore her command, <link-text>turn to 137</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>34</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>At the expense of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point you cause the tip of your Wizard's Staff to glow with a dull light. The feeble light merely confirms that you are in the midst of an impenetrable blackness, devoid of all sound and movement but at least the light holds your terror at bay.</p>
+ <p>At the expense of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point you cause the tip of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff to glow with a dull light. The feeble light merely confirms that you are in the midst of an impenetrable blackness, devoid of all sound and movement but at least the light holds your terror at bay.</p>
<choice idref="sect60"><link-text>Turn to 60</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<data>
<p>Taking Tanith by the arm, you make to move away. Drear is working a subtle magic, an enchantment that is hard to resist, and Tanith has already succumbed to his power.</p>
- <choice idref="sect36">If you wish to attack Drear with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect36">If you wish to attack Drear with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect15">If you wish to use the Magical Power of Sorcery, <link-text>turn to 15</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect3">If you wish to resist Drear's call without the aid of magic, <link-text>turn to 3</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect3">If you wish to resist Drear<ch.apos/>s call without the aid of magic, <link-text>turn to 3</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>44</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You stagger through the palace entrance. The Elessin follow but keep a respectful distance. You view the long flight of steps leading down from the palace with trepidation. You dare not discard the statue for you are sure that it is only the Elessin's fear of it that keeps them from attacking you.</p>
+ <p>You stagger through the palace entrance. The Elessin follow but keep a respectful distance. You view the long flight of steps leading down from the palace with trepidation. You dare not discard the statue for you are sure that it is only the Elessin<ch.apos/>s fear of it that keeps them from attacking you.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. Add this number to your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total.</p>
<choice idref="sect59">If your total is now 20 or more, <link-text>turn to 59</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect65">If your total is now less than 20, <link-text>turn to 65</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>49</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The Elessi raises the jewelled crozier and prepares to carry out his sentence. At the expense of 3 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you wrench your Wizard's Staff from his hand and draw it towards you. The Elessi watches amazed.</p>
+ <p>The Elessi raises the jewelled crozier and prepares to carry out his sentence. At the expense of 3 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you wrench your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff from his hand and draw it towards you. The Elessi watches amazed.</p>
<choice idref="sect340">If you wish to fire a long-range attack at the Elessi, <link-text>turn to 340</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect322">If you wish to try to engage the Elessi in close combat, <link-text>turn to 322</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>52</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You shake your head and the guard looks at you with a puzzled frown. He directs a stream of unintelligible phrases at you and you curse under your breath. Now you're really in trouble!</p>
+ <p>You shake your head and the guard looks at you with a puzzled frown. He directs a stream of unintelligible phrases at you and you curse under your breath. Now you<ch.apos/>re really in trouble!</p>
<choice idref="sect184">If you wish to make a run for it, <link-text>turn to 184</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect232">If you wish to nod your head, <link-text>turn to 232</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect254">If you wish to shake your head and continue, <link-text>turn to 254</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>53</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You have not taken more than a few steps when Tanith's scream causes you to look up. A sword hurtles towards you and slices cleanly through your chest, inflicting a fatal wound.</p>
+ <p>You have not taken more than a few steps when Tanith<ch.apos/>s scream causes you to look up. A sword hurtles towards you and slices cleanly through your chest, inflicting a fatal wound.</p>
<p>Your life and your adventure end here.</p>
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<meta><title>55</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> <!--ERRTAG-RE-88915-->point, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-88915--> reach out with your mind, seeking guidance from the future. You sense an imminent catastrophe if you take the Threnogem from the statue's mouth. The statue is a source of evil power and it is only the Threnogem that keeps this evil at bay.</p>
+ <p>At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> <!--ERRTAG-RE-88915-->point, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-88915--> reach out with your mind, seeking guidance from the future. You sense an imminent catastrophe if you take the Threnogem from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth. The statue is a source of evil power and it is only the Threnogem that keeps this evil at bay.</p>
<choice idref="sect346"><link-text>Turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
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<choice idref="sect252">If you wish to use the Spider Key, <link-text>turn to 252</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect277">If you wish to try the Dragon Key, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect10">If you wish to read the inscription above the door, <link-text>turn to 10</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect97">If you wish to strike the door with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect97">If you wish to strike the door with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect161">If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 161</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>60</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You take out the Gyronome. To your surprise it is still emitting its familiar, high-pitched note. You are further confused when you discover that the device continues to sound at the same volume wherever you point it. You depress the foot bar. The mist within the glass dome begins to swirl and its ghostly light grows <!--ERRTAG-RE-94429-->brighter, but<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94429--> there is no sensation of movement, even with the bar pressed all the way down to the floor. You fear that you are stranded&emdash;becalmed upon an alien sea.</p>
- <p>A thread-like line of white light in the distance gives you fresh hope. Your flesh begins to tingle&emdash;an unpleasant sensation that seems to be drawing the strength from your body (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). The horizon of white light thickens until it splits the darkness in two, and yawns like an infernal chasm. Terrified, you hurtle towards the momentous shaft at an incredible speed.</p>
+ <p>You take out the Gyronome. To your surprise it is still emitting its familiar, high-pitched note. You are further confused when you discover that the device continues to sound at the same volume wherever you point it. You depress the foot bar. The mist within the glass dome begins to swirl and its ghostly light grows <!--ERRTAG-RE-94429-->brighter, but<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94429--> there is no sensation of movement, even with the bar pressed all the way down to the floor. You fear that you are stranded<ch.emdash/>becalmed upon an alien sea.</p>
+ <p>A thread-like line of white light in the distance gives you fresh hope. Your flesh begins to tingle<ch.emdash/>an unpleasant sensation that seems to be drawing the strength from your body (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). The horizon of white light thickens until it splits the darkness in two, and yawns like an infernal chasm. Terrified, you hurtle towards the momentous shaft at an incredible speed.</p>
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<p>At the cost of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you fire at the leading bird. Your aim is good. With a distraught cry, the bird drops from the sky, streaming smoke behind it in a coiling plume.</p>
- <p>The remaining creatures appear undaunted by their fellow's plight and soon fall upon you. Clinging to the rail of the Ethetron, they strain their long necks to peck at you. The damaged Ethetron can barely support their weight and slowly but surely you are being dragged into the swirling mist below. One of the birds swoops in attack.</p>
+ <p>The remaining creatures appear undaunted by their fellow<ch.apos/>s plight and soon fall upon you. Clinging to the rail of the Ethetron, they strain their long necks to peck at you. The damaged Ethetron can barely support their weight and slowly but surely you are being dragged into the swirling mist below. One of the birds swoops in attack.</p>
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<choice idref="sect133">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 133</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Shaking your head, you convey to them that you do not wish to accompany them. They become gently insistent and one takes hold of your arm and gestures towards the city. The laughter subsides. The Elessin are unarmed but you are unsure of their intentions.</p>
<choice idref="sect45">If you wish to go with the Elessin, <link-text>turn to 45</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect72">If you wish to continue to refuse them, <link-text>turn to 72</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect21">If you prefer to attack the Elessin with your Wizard's Staff and possess 4 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points or more, <link-text>turn to 21</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect21">If you prefer to attack the Elessin with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff and possess 4 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points or more, <link-text>turn to 21</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>69</title></meta>
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- <p>You take out the Pipe, place it to your lips, and blow. The Elessi laughs&emdash;he is protected against the effects of the weapon. Unaffected, he carries out his sentence.</p>
+ <p>You take out the Pipe, place it to your lips, and blow. The Elessi laughs<ch.emdash/>he is protected against the effects of the weapon. Unaffected, he carries out his sentence.</p>
<choice idref="sect28"><link-text>Turn to 28</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You approach the wall of the tower and lay your hands upon its smooth surface. You concentrate and, eventually, a verse appears in your mind:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
-<quote>There is no door. You must climb the tower,
-<br />Or smite the wall with a Wizard's power.</quote></p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>There is no door. You must climb the tower,</line>
+ <line>Or smite the wall with a Wizard<ch.apos/>s power.<ch.rsquot/></line>
+ </p>
</blockquote>
<choice idref="sect264">If you wish to try to climb the tower, <link-text>turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect206">If you wish to search for a door on the right side of the tower, <link-text>turn to 206</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>71</title></meta>
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- <p>You reach out and pluck the jewel from the statue's mouth. Swiftly, you turn, ready to run but before you can escape, a distant sound reaches your ears. Quiet at first, it develops into a scream and begins to fill the palace. The awful sound is coming from the mouth of the statue and freezes you where you stand.</p>
+ <p>You reach out and pluck the jewel from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth. Swiftly, you turn, ready to run but before you can escape, a distant sound reaches your ears. Quiet at first, it develops into a scream and begins to fill the palace. The awful sound is coming from the mouth of the statue and freezes you where you stand.</p>
<p>The ground begins to tremble and cracks appear in the glass walls. You can hear the tinkling of shattering crystal. The hideous wail grows in volume and soon you cannot block out the sound even when you cover your ears.</p>
<p>Within seconds you are crushed beneath shards of broken glass and debris. You have released the Screaming God and the Singing City is doomed.</p>
<p>Your quest and your life end here.</p>
<meta><title>74</title></meta>
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- <p>You lift your foot, decreasing the pressure on the bar and, hopefully, slowing the Ethetron. The white light is blinding: your head is swimming, your brain reeling, and your body trembling; lose a further 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You lift your foot, decreasing the pressure on the bar and, hopefully, slowing the Ethetron. The white light is blinding; your head is swimming, your brain reeling, and your body trembling; lose a further 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect310"><link-text>Turn to 310</link-text>.</choice>
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- <choice idref="sect64">If you wish to attack one of the Chaos-birds at long range with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 64</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect64">If you wish to attack one of the Chaos-birds at long range with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 64</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect108">If you wish to wait for the Chaos-birds to draw nearer, <link-text>turn to 108</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect78">If you have the Magical Power of Elementalism and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 78</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The music of the Singing City has changed, and is now a rhythmic accompaniment to the sound of many voices, singing and chanting. You follow the sound and come to a long avenue, paved with crystal stones. At the end of the avenue stands a gigantic palace, and at the foot of its grand staircase, are amassed a large crowd of Elessin, all singing in perfect unison. Standing before them is a man, robed in white and gold, with golden hair and blue eyes. In his left hand he holds a jewelled crozier. He seems to be conducting a religious ceremony or ritual. You guess that the Threnogem lies within the palace.</p>
- <p>Transfixed by the beauty of the Elessin's music, you wait for the ceremony to end, and at length, the crowd disperses and the man with the golden hair returns into the palace.</p>
+ <p>Transfixed by the beauty of the Elessin<ch.apos/>s music, you wait for the ceremony to end, and at length, the crowd disperses and the man with the golden hair returns into the palace.</p>
<choice idref="sect208">If you wish to mount the steps and enter the palace, <link-text>turn to 208</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect121">If you wish to wait for nightfall, that you might investigate the palace in secret, <link-text>turn to 121</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>80</title></meta>
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- <p>The Elessin guards do not attack you immediately. Several fall dead under fire of your Wizard's Staff as you move like a whirlwind among their ranks. Soon, however, they overcome their awe and many place silver <!--ERRTAG-RA-115421-->pipes<!--/ERRTAG-RA-115421--> to their lips and blow. Suddenly, a terrible pain fills your head as the sound of the Elessin <!--ERRTAG-RA-115421-->pipes<!--/ERRTAG-RA-115421--> tears at your mind. With an anguished cry you fall to the ground and slip into unconsciousness.</p>
+ <p>The Elessin guards do not attack you immediately. Several fall dead under fire of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff as you move like a whirlwind among their ranks. Soon, however, they overcome their awe and many place silver <!--ERRTAG-RA-115421-->pipes<!--/ERRTAG-RA-115421--> to their lips and blow. Suddenly, a terrible pain fills your head as the sound of the Elessin <!--ERRTAG-RA-115421-->pipes<!--/ERRTAG-RA-115421--> tears at your mind. With an anguished cry you fall to the ground and slip into unconsciousness.</p>
<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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<meta><title>82</title></meta>
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- <p>Tanith takes the Eagle Key and begins to chant. The Jahksa makes to attack but once more you successfully fend off his blows, for though he possesses a supernatural strength, you possess far greater fighting skill, aided by your Wizard's Staff. Before the Jahksa can attack again, an eagle's cry fills the air. It screams towards him and a look of panic contorts his face. The eagle is an awesome enemy and the Jahksa chooses not to fight it. Rapidly, his body grows transparent.</p>
+ <p>Tanith takes the Eagle Key and begins to chant. The Jahksa makes to attack but once more you successfully fend off his blows, for though he possesses a supernatural strength, you possess far greater fighting skill, aided by your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff. Before the Jahksa can attack again, an eagle<ch.apos/>s cry fills the air. It screams towards him and a look of panic contorts his face. The eagle is an awesome enemy and the Jahksa chooses not to fight it. Rapidly, his body grows transparent.</p>
<choice idref="sect273"><link-text>Turn to 273</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You spot a grove of trees nearby and drag the Ethetron into it, covering the craft with twisted deadwood and branches. Then you crouch within the grove and wait. Peering out, you watch as four people approach. Each is dressed in a short, white toga; their hair is blonde and they have strange, circular ears. They are laughing and talking in a language you cannot understand but you cannot help but notice the soft, flute-like quality of their light, musical voices.</p>
<p>These people are Elessin, citizens of the Singing City. They are searching methodically and thoroughly, without hurrying, and, as they draw closer to the grove, you realize that they will soon discover your hiding place.</p>
<choice idref="sect103">If you have the Magical Power of Enchantment and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 103</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect220">If you have 4 or more <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points remaining and wish to ambush the Elessin and attack them with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect220">If you have 4 or more <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points remaining and wish to ambush the Elessin and attack them with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect260">If you wish to wait and do nothing, <link-text>turn to 260</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>87</title></meta>
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- <p>With your Staff held in both hands, you brace yourself for the eagle's first strike as it swoops down at an incredible speed. The golden bird crashes into you with a force that knocks you off your feet. In a terrifying confusion of slashing talons, flapping wings and the crazed pecking of its hooked beak, you struggle desperately to fend off the giant bird.</p>
+ <p>With your Staff held in both hands, you brace yourself for the eagle<ch.apos/>s first strike as it swoops down at an incredible speed. The golden bird crashes into you with a force that knocks you off your feet. In a terrifying confusion of slashing talons, flapping wings, and the crazed pecking of its hooked beak, you struggle desperately to fend off the giant bird.</p>
<combat><enemy>Giant Eagle</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">30</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">30</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect150">If you are still alive after three rounds of combat, <link-text>turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>94</title></meta>
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- <p>Immediately, you are standing in the court of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-124820-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-124820-->. The high walls ripple with light as the strange architecture of the Master's hall changes constantly. In the centre of the hall, upon an obsidian throne, is seated the <!--ERRTAG-RA-124820-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-124820--> himself, ruler of the Realm of the Paradox. He makes a disturbing sight: a giant over thirty feet in height, his facial features and characteristics are in a state of constant flux, continually melting into new and hideous guises. You glimpse dark and loathsome creatures, beasts and beings of indescribable horror, writhing within this awesome god.</p>
+ <p>Immediately, you are standing in the court of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-124820-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-124820-->. The high walls ripple with light as the strange architecture of the Master<ch.apos/>s hall changes constantly. In the centre of the hall, upon an obsidian throne, is seated the <!--ERRTAG-RA-124820-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-124820--> himself, ruler of the Realm of the Paradox. He makes a disturbing sight: a giant over thirty feet in height, his facial features and characteristics are in a state of constant flux, continually melting into new and hideous guises. You glimpse dark and loathsome creatures, beasts and beings of indescribable horror, writhing within this awesome god.</p>
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- <p><quote>Welcome to the Master's court!</quote> he bellows. <quote>Allow me to introduce my guests.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Welcome to the Master<ch.apos/>s court!</quote> he bellows. <quote>Allow me to introduce my guests.</quote></p>
<p>Slowly a dark-robed figure walks into the hall. He wears a hood and carries a black staff. Following immediately behind is Tanith. She gives you a brave smile.</p>
<p><quote>May I present the Wizard, Grey Star.</quote></p>
<p>A deep dread stirs in your heart. Suddenly, the robed figure pulls back his hood to reveal your own face staring at you. <quote>Welcome, brother,</quote> says your twin. <quote>I have long looked forward to this meeting.</quote></p>
<meta><title>97</title></meta>
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- <p>To break down the door with the might of your Wizard
's Staff, follow the usual rules of combat, consulting the <a idref="crtable">Combat Results Table</a> as if the door were an opponent. Disregard any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by yourself.</p>
+ <p>To break down the door with the might of your Wizard
<ch.apos/>s Staff, follow the usual rules of combat, consulting the <a idref="crtable">Combat Results Table</a> as if the door were an opponent. Disregard any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by yourself.</p>
<combat><enemy>Tower Door</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">30</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect61">You may cease attacking the door at any time; <link-text>turn to 61</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect124">If you continue and break down the door, <link-text>turn to 124</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>99</title></meta>
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- <p>You take up your Wizard's Staff and hold it poised above the Elessi leader's head. You have beaten him into submission. The palace is full of <!--ERRTAG-RE-125392-->Elessin<!--/ERRTAG-RE-125392--> <!--ERRTAG-RE-125450-->guards, but<!--/ERRTAG-RE-125450--> they stay back fearful to act while their leader is threatened.</p>
- <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue's mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>You take up your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff and hold it poised above the Elessi leader<ch.apos/>s head. You have beaten him into submission. The palace is full of <!--ERRTAG-RE-125392-->Elessin<!--/ERRTAG-RE-125392--> <!--ERRTAG-RE-125450-->guards, but<!--/ERRTAG-RE-125450--> they stay back fearful to act while their leader is threatened.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect107">If you wish to slay the Elessi leader, <link-text>turn to 107</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect80">If you wish to attack the Elessin guards, <link-text>turn to 80</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect209">If you wish to make a grab for the statue, <link-text>turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
<p><quote>No,</quote> you reply. Yet, as you speak, the lettering is slowly transforming and soon you find that you can read the inscription:</p>
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<p>
-<quote>From south of here, to west and north,
-<br />Then east and south once more,
-<br />A circle's motion rings the charm
-<br />That finds the Vanishing Door.</quote></p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>From south of here, to west and north,</line>
+ <line>Then east and south once more,</line>
+ <line>A circle<ch.apos/>s motion rings the charm</line>
+ <line>That finds the Vanishing Door.<ch.rsquot/></line>
+ </p>
</blockquote>
- <p>You ponder the strange words and try to unravel their meaning. 'A riddle?' queries Tanith.</p>
+ <p>You ponder the strange words and try to unravel their meaning. <ch.apos/>A riddle?<ch.apos/> queries Tanith.</p>
<choice idref="sect56">If you wish to search for a door on the left side of the tower, <link-text>turn to 56</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect23">If you wish to search for a door on the right side of the tower, <link-text>turn to 23</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect70">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 70</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You draw out the red jewel and focus your power upon it. The Gem begins to glow and, at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, you reach out and close the Elessi guard's senses. As he stares blankly ahead, you steal past him and into the palace unseen.</p>
+ <p>You draw out the red jewel and focus your power upon it. The Gem begins to glow and, at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, you reach out and close the Elessi guard<ch.apos/>s senses. As he stares blankly ahead, you steal past him and into the palace unseen.</p>
<choice idref="sect230"><link-text>Turn to 230</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You are led to a high-ceilinged chamber lit by a curious, pulsing light. The room is filled with strange, ornate machines of gleaming metal. Lights flicker and you hear a throbbing hum and a continual, metallic, mechanical ring. Several Academicians tend the machines, pushing buttons and pulling levers, though to what purpose you cannot guess.</p>
- <p><quote>Grey Star, Tanith&emdash;allow me to introduce you to Crabkey, one of our greatest and most ingenious inventors.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Grey Star, Tanith<ch.emdash/>allow me to introduce you to Crabkey, one of our greatest and most ingenious inventors.</quote></p>
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<p>You recognize the shabby man who turns to greet you; he was the man who sat in the armchair when you first entered the chamber of the Academicians. In the strange lurid glow of the laboratory his shadowed, bulging eyes make him appear even more sinister than before. <quote>We meet again,</quote> you say uncomfortably.</p>
- <p>Crabkey stares at you without speaking. Spittlethrift breaks the silence: <quote>Mr <!--ERRTAG-RE-130648-->Crabkey is<!--/ERRTAG-RE-130648--> the inventor of the machine that will enable you to journey to the Realm of the Singing City, <!--ERRTAG-RE-134180-->aren't you, Crabkey<!--/ERRTAG-RE-134180-->, old chap?</quote> Crabkey continues to stare at you insolently. With a slow blink of his huge eyes, he makes an unintelligible sound in the back of his throat and nods.</p>
+ <p>Crabkey stares at you without speaking. Spittlethrift breaks the silence: <quote>Mr <!--ERRTAG-RE-130648-->Crabkey is<!--/ERRTAG-RE-130648--> the inventor of the machine that will enable you to journey to the Realm of the Singing City, <!--ERRTAG-RE-134180-->aren<ch.apos/>t you, Crabkey<!--/ERRTAG-RE-134180-->, old chap?</quote> Crabkey continues to stare at you insolently. With a slow blink of his huge eyes, he makes an unintelligible sound in the back of his throat and nods.</p>
<p><quote>Yes, yes,</quote> says Spittlethrift half to himself. <quote>Come now, young Wizard and pretty mistress Tanith, come see his wonderful creation.</quote> Mounted on a small dais in the centre of the laboratory is a most unusual machine. <quote>This,</quote> says Spittlethrift proudly, <quote>is the Ethetron, the flying machine that will carry young Grey Star through the realms of the Daziarn, and to the Singing City to fetch our prize.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Grey Star,</quote> says Tanith suddenly, <quote>and what of me?</quote></p>
- <p>Spittlethrift falters and emits an <!--ERRTAG-RE-131603-->embarrassed<!--/ERRTAG-RE-131603--> cough, <quote>Ah, yes&ellips; <!--ERRTAG-RE-135637-->well&ellips;<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135637--></quote></p>
+ <p>Spittlethrift falters and emits an <!--ERRTAG-RE-131603-->embarrassed<!--/ERRTAG-RE-131603--> cough, <quote>Ah, yes<ch.ellips/> <!--ERRTAG-RE-135637-->well<ch.ellips/><!--/ERRTAG-RE-135637--></quote></p>
<p><quote>Yes, what of Tanith?</quote> you demand angrily.</p>
<p><quote>The girl stays here,</quote> says Crabkey, speaking for the first time in a harsh, rasping voice, <quote>to make sure you keep your part of the bargain and do not fail to return.</quote></p>
<p><quote>She will be perfectly safe, I assure you,</quote> says Spittlethrift, apologetically. <quote>But surely you understand our position. What is to stop you flying away and never returning?</quote></p>
<p><quote>And if I refuse?</quote> you snap at Spittlethrift.</p>
- <p><quote>We will not allow you to use the Ethetron or show you how to fly it,</quote> retorts Crabkey. <quote>You will be doomed to remain within the Neverness for all eternity. You will&emdash;</quote></p>
- <p><quote>You will, on the other hand,</quote> Spittlethrift interjects hastily, <quote>receive the Ethetron as a gift from us when you return&emdash;</quote></p>
- <p><quote>With the Threnogem,</quote> Crabkey interrupts once more, ignoring a glare of warning from Spittlethrift, who has now begun to sweat profusely. <quote>And we will return Mistress Tanith to you, of course,</quote> he finishes. Tanith clenches her fists and glares furiously at the two little men. Both step back a little from her fiery gaze. <quote>Know this, little man,</quote> she hisses, prodding Spittlethrift in the chest with one, long-nailed finger. <quote>I am not without power. If you seek to deceive us&ellips; I'll crush you like the toad that you are! I am a Shadakine Wytch, not a mere girl to be hoarded or bartered like a piece of spare luggage!</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>We will not allow you to use the Ethetron or show you how to fly it,</quote> retorts Crabkey. <quote>You will be doomed to remain within the Neverness for all eternity. You will<ch.emdash/></quote></p>
+ <p><quote>You will, on the other hand,</quote> Spittlethrift interjects hastily, <quote>receive the Ethetron as a gift from us when you return<ch.emdash/></quote></p>
+ <p><quote>With the Threnogem,</quote> Crabkey interrupts once more, ignoring a glare of warning from Spittlethrift, who has now begun to sweat profusely. <quote>And we will return Mistress Tanith to you, of course,</quote> he finishes. Tanith clenches her fists and glares furiously at the two little men. Both step back a little from her fiery gaze. <quote>Know this, little man,</quote> she hisses, prodding Spittlethrift in the chest with one, long-nailed finger. <quote>I am not without power. If you seek to deceive us<ch.ellips/> I<ch.apos/>ll crush you like the toad that you are! I am a Shadakine Wytch, not a mere girl to be hoarded or bartered like a piece of spare luggage!</quote></p>
<p><quote>Yes, yes, of course,</quote> says Spittlethrift, wiping his brow with the back of his shaking hand. <quote>I understand.</quote></p>
- <p>You smile quietly to yourself. Tanith's angry bluff has shaken both Spittlethrift and Crabkey. Though Tanith does possess many uncanny powers taught to her while in the service of Mother Magri, a powerful Wytch in the service of the Shadakine Empire, her skills lie chiefly in her mastery of animals and nature and in a bravery that surpasses many warriors of greater stature. Tanith turns to you, the fire dying in her wild, green eyes. <quote>Accept their offer, Grey Star,</quote> she says. <quote>I do not fear this over-fed worm, or that slinking weasel.</quote></p>
+ <p>You smile quietly to yourself. Tanith<ch.apos/>s angry bluff has shaken both Spittlethrift and Crabkey. Though Tanith does possess many uncanny powers taught to her while in the service of Mother Magri, a powerful Wytch in the service of the Shadakine Empire, her skills lie chiefly in her mastery of animals and nature and in a bravery that surpasses many warriors of greater stature. Tanith turns to you, the fire dying in her wild, green eyes. <quote>Accept their offer, Grey Star,</quote> she says. <quote>I do not fear this over-fed worm, or that slinking weasel.</quote></p>
<p>You sense that Tanith is far more afraid than she admits but the success of the quest is as important to her as it is to you and without the Ethetron it is unlikely that you will succeed. <quote>Very well,</quote> you say. <quote>Show me how the machine works. What must I do?</quote></p>
<p>Sullenly, Crabkey shows you the machine. Spittlethrift, pale and perspiring, remains silent, his chubby hands fluttering nervously at his side.</p>
- <choice idref="sect116"><link-text>Turn to 116.</link-text></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect116"><link-text>Turn to 116.</link-text>.</choice>
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- <footnote id="sect107-1-foot" idref="sect107-1"><p>If the Elessi leader has been holding your Wizard's Staff until now, you can now take it back.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="sect107-1-foot" idref="sect107-1"><p>If the Elessi leader has been holding your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff until now, you can now take it back.</p></footnote>
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<p>The Elessi leader lies dead at your feet.<a id="sect107-1" idref="sect107-1-foot" class="footnote" /> Stunned by the unexpected loss of their leader, the guards look on in horror. You must act quickly.</p>
<choice idref="sect80">If you wish to attack the Elessin guards, <link-text>turn to 80</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue's mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect92">If you wish to pick up the statue, <link-text>turn to 92</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>111</title></meta>
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- <p>You close your eyes and concentrate and, at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, you create your illusion. A shout attracts the guard's attention and quickly he descends the palace stairway to investigate. Silently, you ascend the stairs and enter the palace before the guard returns to his post.</p>
+ <p>You close your eyes and concentrate and, at the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, you create your illusion. A shout attracts the guard<ch.apos/>s attention and quickly he descends the palace stairway to investigate. Silently, you ascend the stairs and enter the palace before the guard returns to his post.</p>
<choice idref="sect230"><link-text>Turn to 230</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Summoning all your <!--ERRTAG-RE-138019-->strength, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-138019-->, at the cost of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you hurl a powerful blast at the Crystal Tower. The white light of your Staff hits the wall squarely but its magical fire is scattered by the wall's resistance.</p>
+ <p>Summoning all your <!--ERRTAG-RE-138019-->strength, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-138019-->, at the cost of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, you hurl a powerful blast at the Crystal Tower. The white light of your Staff hits the wall squarely but its magical fire is scattered by the wall<ch.apos/>s resistance.</p>
<p><quote>This is hopeless,</quote> says Tanith. <quote>There must be some other way into the tower.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect264">If you wish to try to climb the tower, <link-text>turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect285">If you prefer to examine one of the many black holes in the cloud plane, <link-text>turn to 285</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You walk to the end of the corridor and through an archway of incandescent light. You are momentarily blinded and when you can see again you find yourself facing the door once more. The Jahksa roars with laughter. <quote>The great Shianti Wizard&ellips; fooled by a Shianti illusion, hah!</quote></p>
+ <p>You walk to the end of the corridor and through an archway of incandescent light. You are momentarily blinded and when you can see again you find yourself facing the door once more. The Jahksa roars with laughter. <quote>The great Shianti Wizard<ch.ellips/> fooled by a Shianti illusion, hah!</quote></p>
<p>Again you try to enter but again you find yourself outside the door.</p>
<choice idref="sect192">If you wish to attack the Jahksa, <link-text>turn to 192</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect47">If you wish to enter one of the doors along the corridor, <link-text>turn to 47</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><thought>This was once the realm of the Demon, Steth-Amon, a master of sound,</thought> the <!--ERRTAG-RE-140985-->Guardian<!--/ERRTAG-RE-140985--> recounts. <thought>We, the Elessin, were created his slave singers, a choir of the damned. His was the music of dissonance; it could drive men insane or lure them and possess their minds. Long we laboured in his service. However, we sought the beauty of harmonious music, the melody of accord and we conceived of a plan to overthrow our lord. We created the Threnogem, a tool of silence, for without silence music has no meaning. Then, while he slumbered, we dropped the Threnogem into his open mouth and silenced him, robbing him of his power over us. He froze in the position you see him now, for the statue is Steth-Amon, mastered by the silence of the Threnogem. That you seek to take the statue from our realm is pleasing to us, for all our power has been devoted to giving life to the Threnogem and keeping Steth-Amon silent. If the Threnogem is removed from his mouth the demon will be released. All we ask is that you do not remove the Threnogem while you are in our domain. If you wish, we will help you carry the statue to your flying machine.</thought></p>
- <p>You agree to the Guardian's offer.</p>
+ <p>You agree to the Guardian<ch.apos/>s offer.</p>
<choice idref="sect182"><link-text>Turn to 182</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>116</title></meta>
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- <p>The Ethetron is quite unlike anything you have seen before. It has a railed platform, and is shaped like a saucer, except that its stern is pointed like a lizard's tail. It bears a large glass dome in its centre. Passing through the top of the dome is a single black shaft like the mast of a sailing ship. The single sail resembles a giant bat's wing and is made of a strange material that shimmers like water and looks like metal but is like fabric to the touch. A closer inspection of the glass dome reveals that it contains a swirling, grey-white mist.</p>
+ <p>The Ethetron is quite unlike anything you have seen before. It has a railed platform, and is shaped like a saucer, except that its stern is pointed like a lizard<ch.apos/>s tail. It bears a large glass dome in its centre. Passing through the top of the dome is a single black shaft like the mast of a sailing ship. The single sail resembles a giant bat<ch.apos/>s wings and is made of a strange material that shimmers like water and looks like metal but is like fabric to the touch. A closer inspection of the glass dome reveals that it contains a swirling, grey-white mist.</p>
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- <description>The Ethetron's tail is like a lizard's, its sails like bats' wings</description>
+ <description>The Ethetron<ch.apos/>s tail is like a lizard<ch.apos/>s, its sails like bats<ch.apos/> wings</description>
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- <p><quote>It is the raw stuff of the Daziarn, unformed power for the craft,</quote> explains Crabkey. <quote>Without it, the craft would fall from the sky. To steer,</quote> he continues, <quote>you must operate this lever&emdash;pull to climb, push to dive, left and right as normal. To draw more power from the glass dome you must press this metal bar at your feet; to slow down, release it. If you apply no pressure, the craft will remain where it is; if you push the lever to the left or right without power, the craft will spin on its axis. Beware, these controls are very sensitive. You need apply very little pressure to make the craft change its course.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>It is the raw stuff of the Daziarn, unformed power for the craft,</quote> explains Crabkey. <quote>Without it, the craft would fall from the sky. To steer,</quote> he continues, <quote>you must operate this lever<ch.emdash/>pull to climb, push to dive, left and right as normal. To draw more power from the glass dome you must press this metal bar at your feet; to slow down, release it. If you apply no pressure, the craft will remain where it is; if you push the lever to the left or right without power, the craft will spin on its axis. Beware, these controls are very sensitive. You need apply very little pressure to make the craft change its course.</quote></p>
<p>When Crabkey is satisfied that you understand the controls, he introduces you to another Academician, Slypate, who hands you a shining sphere of red and yellow metal. <quote>This is a Gyronome. There is no north, east, west or south in the plane of the Daziarn, nor is there time as you perceive it,</quote> says Slypate. <quote>The only way of finding the Singing City is with the aid of this device. When you draw it out, it will emit a sound if you are heading for the Singing City. The louder the note, the surer your course. To return to the Crystal Tower, the Gyronome must be absolutely silent. It is very accurate: I invented it myself,</quote> he says with pride. You take the Special Item and place it in your pocket. (Remember to mark the Gyronome on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.)</p>
<p>Soon you are ready to leave. The Academicians offer you the choice of the following <!--ERRTAG-RA-148465-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RA-148465--> to aid you in your quest. (Remember that you may carry only <!--ERRTAG-RE-148584-->two Weapons<!--/ERRTAG-RE-148584--> and a maximum of eight <!--ERRTAG-RA-148465-->items<!--/ERRTAG-RA-148465--> in your Backpack.)</p>
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<p>You step on the flagstone: nothing happens. You are now standing before the wooden door. You try the handle and find that the door is locked.<a id="sect118-1" idref="sect118-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
- <choice idref="sect261">If you wish to blast the door with your Wizard's <!--ERRTAG-RE-147044-->Staff, <link-text>turn<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147044--> to 261</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect261">If you wish to blast the door with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s <!--ERRTAG-RE-147044-->Staff, <link-text>turn<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147044--> to 261</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect312">If you have a prepared <!--ERRTAG-RE-147195-->Vial of Ezeran Acid<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147195-->, <link-text>turn to 312</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect319">If you have the Magical Power of Alchemy and possess some <!--ERRTAG-RE-147390-->Ezeran Salts<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147390-->, <!--ERRTAG-RE-147446-->Sulphur<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147446-->, <!--ERRTAG-RE-147504-->Saltpetre<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147504-->, and a <!--ERRTAG-RE-147576-->Pestle and Mortar<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147576-->, <link-text>turn to 319</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect173">If you have the Magical Power of Sorcery and wish to use it to open the door, <link-text>turn to 173</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You wander the city until it grows dark and then make your way back to the palace. Hiding in the shadows, you observe the palace guard.</p>
- <choice idref="sect120">If you wish to attack the guard at long range with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 120</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect120">If you wish to attack the guard at long range with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 120</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect102">If you have a Mind Gem and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect111">If you have the <!--ERRTAG-RE-149885-->Magical Power<!--/ERRTAG-RE-149885--> of Enchantment and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 111</link-text>.</choice>
<p><!--ERRTAG-RE-149665-->Otherwise, you will have to<!--/ERRTAG-RE-149665--> try to sneak up behind the guard, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <choice idref="sect139">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;5, <link-text>turn to 139</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect145">If the number you have picked is 6&endash;9, <link-text>turn to 145</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect139">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>5, <link-text>turn to 139</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect145">If the number you have picked is 6<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 145</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p><quote>No peace. No peace,</quote> he mutters to himself. <quote>So many interruptions&ellips; the passage of strangers, asking directions and breaking the silence.</quote> He gazes at you with a sad but steady stare. <quote>I am Drear, wanderer between worlds,</quote> he says, as if reciting a litany. <quote>Sailor upon pointless seas, traveller of timeless lands, born of a world grown old and tired. You are in the Neverness, my children, the unformed and unclaimed void of the Daziarn, where no one yet resides.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>No peace. No peace,</quote> he mutters to himself. <quote>So many interruptions<ch.ellips/> the passage of strangers, asking directions and breaking the silence.</quote> He gazes at you with a sad but steady stare. <quote>I am Drear, wanderer between worlds,</quote> he says, as if reciting a litany. <quote>Sailor upon pointless seas, traveller of timeless lands, born of a world grown old and tired. You are in the Neverness, my children, the unformed and unclaimed void of the Daziarn, where no one yet resides.</quote></p>
<p><quote>What of yonder building?</quote> you ask.</p>
<p><quote>The Crystal Tower, home of the Academicians, scientists and scholars from another plane. They are mad, my friend. Do not waste your time with them. Instead, follow me and find peace in the calm of wandering; shed all purpose and responsibility. Come, follow! I seek the salvation of silence, the tranquillity of endlessness.</quote></p>
- <p>He beckons insistently and, with a glazed expression, Tanith steps forward. Persuasive, inviting, and increasingly irresistible, Drear's hypnotic voice pulls at your mind.</p>
+ <p>He beckons insistently and, with a glazed expression, Tanith steps forward. Persuasive, inviting, and increasingly irresistible, Drear<ch.apos/>s hypnotic voice pulls at your mind.</p>
<choice idref="sect81">If you wish to follow Drear, <link-text>turn to 81</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect43">If you wish to turn away, <link-text>turn to 43</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>125</title></meta>
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- <p>You walk down the stairs into a dimly lit cellar full of rusty armour. You have entered the tower
's store room and the weapons of countless adventurers lie corroding at your feet. A tangle of cobwebs brushes against your face as your attention is caught by the glint of new metal. A closer examination reveals a large <!--ERRTAG-RE-153806-->Bunch of Keys<!--/ERRTAG-RE-153806-->. If you wish to keep the <!--ERRTAG-RE-153894-->Bunch of Keys, mark it<!--/ERRTAG-RE-153894--> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item<!--ERRTAG-DE-154041/-->.</p>
+ <p>You walk down the stairs into a dimly lit cellar full of rusty armour. You have entered the tower
<ch.apos/>s store room and the weapons of countless adventurers lie corroding at your feet. A tangle of cobwebs brushes against your face as your attention is caught by the glint of new metal. A closer examination reveals a large <!--ERRTAG-RE-153806-->Bunch of Keys<!--/ERRTAG-RE-153806-->. If you wish to keep the <!--ERRTAG-RE-153894-->Bunch of Keys, mark it<!--/ERRTAG-RE-153894--> on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item<!--ERRTAG-DE-154041/-->.</p>
<p>You climb back up the stairs.</p>
<choice idref="sect239"><link-text>Turn to 239</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>126</title></meta>
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- <p>You call down to Tanith, who nods that she is ready. Your muscles are tired from the exertions of your climb and, panting heavily, you begin to pull on the Rope. Tanith is already overburdened by the added weight of your Backpack and her climb up the tower is made more difficult by the swinging of your Wizard's Staff. Suddenly, she gives a terrible scream and falls away from the tower. Her abrupt departure from the Rope jerks you from the ledge and you plummet to the ground after her. Neither of you survives the fall.</p>
+ <p>You call down to Tanith, who nods that she is ready. Your muscles are tired from the exertions of your climb and, panting heavily, you begin to pull on the Rope. Tanith is already overburdened by the added weight of your Backpack and her climb up the tower is made more difficult by the swinging of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff. Suddenly, she gives a terrible scream and falls away from the tower. Her abrupt departure from the Rope jerks you from the ledge and you plummet to the ground after her. Neither of you survives the fall.</p>
<p>Your quest has failed and your adventure is over.</p>
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- <p>You peer into the gloom of the wooden hut. Two figures are sitting in the centre of the room: a gaunt-faced man in rags and Tanith. Your heart leaps with joy. <quote>At last!</quote> you cry. <quote>I've found you!</quote> Tanith and the gaunt-faced man turn and look at you with grief-stricken faces. They edge back to a corner of the room as you approach.</p>
+ <p>You peer into the gloom of the wooden hut. Two figures are sitting in the centre of the room: a gaunt-faced man in rags and Tanith. Your heart leaps with joy. <quote>At last!</quote> you cry. <quote>I<ch.apos/>ve found you!</quote> Tanith and the gaunt-faced man turn and look at you with grief-stricken faces. They edge back to a corner of the room as you approach.</p>
<p><quote>Get back!</quote> Tanith screams. <quote>Go away; leave me alone.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>But&ellips; Tanith&ellips;</quote> you falter, <quote>it's me, Grey Star, your friend.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>You're no friend of mine, evil one!</quote> she spits. <quote>You serve Shasarak now. You told me that yourself in the Crystal Tower.</quote> She and the man huddle together, cowering in fear. <quote>Get out! Get out!</quote> she screams hysterically, throwing a cup at your head.</p>
+ <p><quote>But<ch.ellips/> Tanith<ch.ellips/></quote> you falter, <quote>it<ch.apos/>s me, Grey Star, your friend.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>You<ch.apos/>re no friend of mine, evil one!</quote> she spits. <quote>You serve Shasarak now. You told me that yourself in the Crystal Tower.</quote> She and the man huddle together, cowering in fear. <quote>Get out! Get out!</quote> she screams hysterically, throwing a cup at your head.</p>
<p>She believes that the Black Wizard, who bears your likeness, is truly you and that you have fallen into the service of evil. No matter how hard you try to explain, she will not understand. You feel sure that her fear is unnatural; for even if she does believe you have turned to evil, you have never before known her to exhibit such fear. She must have been placed under a powerful spell.</p>
<choice idref="sect199">If you wish to speak to the <!--ERRTAG-RE-162223-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RE-162223-->, <link-text>turn to 199</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect219">If you possess a Mind Gem and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 219</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>128</title></meta>
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- <p>You continue down the long passage, your footsteps ringing on the marble floor. You can feel another's presence nearby but can see no one. A milky glow emanates from the end of the corridor.</p>
+ <p>You continue down the long passage, your footsteps ringing on the marble floor. You can feel another<ch.apos/>s presence nearby but can see no one. A milky glow emanates from the end of the corridor.</p>
<choice idref="sect47">If you wish to enter one of the rooms at the side of the passage, <link-text>turn to 47</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect162">If you wish to continue along the corridor, <link-text>turn to 162</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect146">If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 146</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Skilfully, you manoeuvre the Ethetron and align it with the nearest black hole. Taking a deep breath, your heart beating with anticipation, you plunge into the darkness of the unknown.</p>
<p>First there is silence; then, fear. You fight back a rising wave of panic in the absolute blackness, absolute silence, absolute stillness. You cannot return the way you came.</p>
- <choice idref="sect34">If you wish to try to cast a light with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 34</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect34">If you wish to try to cast a light with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 34</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect46">If you wish to chant the Shianti prayer of mind discipline to beat back the rising wave of madness that you feel engulfing your reason, <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect60">If you wish to take out the Gyronome, <link-text>turn to 60</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You step back and cease fighting. You sense that the Jahksa is trying to wear you out. He smiles a knowing smile that makes your flesh creep.</p>
- <p><quote>Won't fight, eh?</quote> he says and, with a sudden flick of his staff, he sends an arc of fire pluming towards Tanith. She throws herself to the ground, escaping injury. The Jahksa is doing all he can to delay and divert you from your quest.</p>
+ <p><quote>Won<ch.apos/>t fight, eh?</quote> he says and, with a sudden flick of his staff, he sends an arc of fire pluming towards Tanith. She throws herself to the ground, escaping injury. The Jahksa is doing all he can to delay and divert you from your quest.</p>
<choice idref="sect82">If you possess the Eagle Key of the Crystal Tower or have given it to Tanith to carry, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect141">If you possess the Wolf Key or have given it to Tanith to carry, <link-text>turn to 141</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect35">If you possess the Dragon Key or have given it to Tanith to carry, <link-text>turn to 35</link-text>.</choice>
<p>You examine the inscription once again, certain that it contains the secret of the missing door.</p>
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<p>
-<quote>From south of here, to west and north,
-<br />Then east and south once more,
-<br />A circle's motion rings the charm
-<br />That finds the Vanishing Door.</quote></p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>From south of here, to west and north,</line>
+ <line>Then east and south once more,</line>
+ <line>A circle<ch.apos/>s motion rings the charm</line>
+ <line>That finds the Vanishing Door.<ch.rsquot/></line>
+ </p>
</blockquote>
<choice idref="sect56">If you wish to search for a door on the left side of the tower, <link-text>turn to 56</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect206">If you wish to search for a door on the right side of the tower, <link-text>turn to 206</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The eagle is severely injured by the flame of your Wizard's Staff but it remains determined to fight you. Making an abrupt turn in mid-air, the gigantic bird falls upon you in a flurry of clawing talons, flapping wings and wildly incessant pecking. Desperately, you try to fend off the attack with your Staff.</p>
+ <p>The eagle is severely injured by the flame of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff but it remains determined to fight you. Making an abrupt turn in mid-air, the gigantic bird falls upon you in a flurry of clawing talons, flapping wings, and wildly incessant pecking. Desperately, you try to fend off the attack with your Staff.</p>
<combat><enemy>Wounded Eagle</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">30</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">25</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect186">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 186</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Though dangerously close to the ground, the craft glides smoothly out of its dive as you pull back on the lever. Your heart is pounding and, still shaken, you ease back the foot bar once the Ethetron is level once again. You are perhaps less than twenty feet above the ground and you notice that the Gyronome is piping even more loudly now that you are flying so low.</p>
- <p>In the distance looms the shadow of the Crystal Tower surrounded by black holes&emdash;the result of the Academicians' mining of the raw material of the Neverness. How are you to reach the Realm of the Singing City? Should you fly into the ground as the Gyronome suggests, or through one of the black holes of the cloud plane?</p>
+ <p>In the distance looms the shadow of the Crystal Tower surrounded by black holes<ch.emdash/>the result of the Academicians<ch.apos/> mining of the raw material of the Neverness. How are you to reach the Realm of the Singing City? Should you fly into the ground as the Gyronome suggests, or through one of the black holes of the cloud plane?</p>
<choice idref="sect130">If you wish to enter a black hole, <link-text>turn to 130</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect109">If you wish to fly into the ground, <link-text>turn to 109</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect19">If you wish to gain altitude, <link-text>turn to 19</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect252">If you wish to try the Spider Key, <link-text>turn to 252</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect277">If you wish to try the Dragon Key, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect10">If you wish to read the inscription above the door, <link-text>turn to 10</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect97">If you wish to strike the door with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect97">If you wish to strike the door with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect161">If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 161</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><a id="sect144-1" idref="sect144-1-foot" class="footnote" />As you pick your way through the rubble and scorched timber you see an old woman kneeling in the ashes searching for items that have survived the fire. As you walk over to her, she looks up with a start, her face contorted with fear.</p>
- <p><quote>You&ellips; you&ellips; have come back,</quote> she whimpers, and scrambles to her feet and rushes away. You wander through the village for some time, generating the same response in all you meet. You decide to move on and find another village.</p>
+ <p><quote>You<ch.ellips/> you<ch.ellips/> have come back,</quote> she whimpers, and scrambles to her feet and rushes away. You wander through the village for some time, generating the same response in all you meet. You decide to move on and find another village.</p>
<choice idref="sect160"><link-text>Turn to 160</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point you call up your Power of Prophecy. The Jahksa is in the Trianon. You spin round to see him leaning against one of the walls, the familiar sneer playing across his features&emdash;your features.</p>
+ <p>At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point you call up your Power of Prophecy. The Jahksa is in the Trianon. You spin round to see him leaning against one of the walls, the familiar sneer playing across his features<ch.emdash/>your features.</p>
<choice idref="sect176"><link-text>Turn to 176</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>148</title></meta>
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- <footnote id="sect148-1-foot" idref="sect148-1"><p>As you are using your Wizard's Staff against the Jahksa, you should deduct 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="sect148-1-foot" idref="sect148-1"><p>As you are using your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff against the Jahksa, you should deduct 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p></footnote>
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- <p>The raging wind helps the Ethetron to stay airborne without power and, while the Jahksa is in a trance state communing with the Elementals, you take up your Staff. It is difficult to take accurate aim because of the violent movements of the craft and yet, with remarkable calmness and precision, you fire a direct hit into the Jahksa
's chest.<a id="sect148-1" idref="sect148-1-foot" class="footnote" /> He leaps back and, with magical flames still smouldering in the remains of his robe, he staggers towards you. Without hesitation, Tanith rushes at the Jahksa and thrusts him over the rail. She gives you a look of triumph and you cannot resist a cheer.</p>
+ <p>The raging wind helps the Ethetron to stay airborne without power and, while the Jahksa is in a trance state communing with the Elementals, you take up your Staff. It is difficult to take accurate aim because of the violent movements of the craft and yet, with remarkable calmness and precision, you fire a direct hit into the Jahksa
<ch.apos/>s chest.<a id="sect148-1" idref="sect148-1-foot" class="footnote" /> He leaps back and, with magical flames still smouldering in the remains of his robe, he staggers towards you. Without hesitation, Tanith rushes at the Jahksa and thrusts him over the rail. She gives you a look of triumph and you cannot resist a cheer.</p>
<p>The storm blows itself out and quickly you bring the Ethetron back on course. You soon reach the Moaning Mountain and locate the cavern. With some skilful manoeuvring, you line up the ship with the opening and enter.</p>
<choice idref="sect300"><link-text>Turn to 300</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You are already familiar with Tanith's power over beasts, learned when she served Mother Magri, the Shadakine Wytch. You pray that the alien nature of the Daziarn does not hamper her skill. As the giant eagle attacks you, she steps forward and calls out with a shrill voice, <quote>Katta sheen, suono kow!</quote></p>
+ <p>You are already familiar with Tanith<ch.apos/>s power over beasts, learned when she served Mother Magri, the Shadakine Wytch. You pray that the alien nature of the Daziarn does not hamper her skill. As the giant eagle attacks you, she steps forward and calls out with a shrill voice, <quote>Katta sheen, suono kow!</quote></p>
<p>With a cry of frustration, the eagle releases its grip.</p>
<p>You let out a sigh of relief as it climbs into the featureless sky and disappears from view.</p>
<p>If you now wish to keep the Eagle Key, mark it as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.<!--ERRTAG-DE-175943/--> You must choose from the remaining Keys; only one will open the door to the Crystal Tower.<a id="sect150-1" idref="sect150-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
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<p>The beast roars and speeds towards you at an alarming pace. It rears its large horned head and bares its yellow fangs, preparing to blast <!--ERRTAG-RE-177792-->dragon-fire<!--/ERRTAG-RE-177792--> at you. The penetrating stare of its old, veined eyes fills you with dread.</p>
- <p>Suddenly, Tanith steps forward. <quote>Katta sai, juno keese,</quote> she shouts, speaking the words of command that give mastery over all beasts to the Wytches of Shadaki. The dragon slows in mid-flight, hovers and finally settles its great bulk on the ground. It bows its huge head meekly to Tanith and makes to leave.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly, Tanith steps forward. <quote>Katta sai, juno keese,</quote> she shouts, speaking the words of command that give mastery over all beasts to the Wytches of Shadaki. The dragon slows in mid-flight, hovers, and finally settles its great bulk on the ground. It bows its huge head meekly to Tanith and makes to leave.</p>
<choice idref="sect242">If you wish to speak with the dragon, <link-text>turn to 242</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect197">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 197</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>159</title></meta>
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- <p>Heedless of the flames, you climb on to the <!--ERRTAG-RE-181681-->rooftop<!--/ERRTAG-RE-181681--> close to where the Jahksa stands. <quote>So!</quote> he exclaims. <quote>It's sport you want.</quote></p>
- <p>He whirls his staff around his head and, with a bloodcurdling yell, aims straight for your legs as you balance on the narrow roof. Swiftly, you parry, incandescent sparks flying where your staves make impact. The Jahksa is beginning to weaken and a powerful blow sends him reeling back along the roof.</p>
+ <p>Heedless of the flames, you climb on to the <!--ERRTAG-RE-181681-->rooftop<!--/ERRTAG-RE-181681--> close to where the Jahksa stands. <quote>So!</quote> he exclaims. <quote>It<ch.apos/>s sport you want.</quote></p>
+ <p>He whirls his staff around his head and, with a blood-curdling yell, aims straight for your legs as you balance on the narrow roof. Swiftly, you parry, incandescent sparks flying where your staves make impact. The Jahksa is beginning to weaken and a powerful blow sends him reeling back along the roof.</p>
<choice idref="sect343"><link-text>Turn to 343</link-text>.</choice>
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<choice idref="sect252">If you wish to try the Spider Key, <link-text>turn to 252</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect277">If you wish to try the Dragon Key, <link-text>turn to 277</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect10">If you wish to read the inscription above the door, <link-text>turn to 10</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect97">If you wish to strike the door with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect97">If you wish to strike the door with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>163</title></meta>
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- <p>Awareness suddenly glimmers in Tanith's face. Slowly she comes to her senses as if awakening from a deep sleep. <quote>Grey Star,</quote> she says, quietly. <quote>Is it really you?</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Yes, it's really me,</quote> you reply, with a warm smile.</p>
- <p><quote>I thought&ellips;</quote> she says with a dry sob. <quote>It was in my mind&ellips; the Black Wizard, he had your face. He took me from the Crystal Tower and brought me here. By the time I realized it wasn't you, the <!--ERRTAG-RA-192805-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-192805--> had asked me what gift I desired. I asked for you, Grey Star, and the <!--ERRTAG-RA-192805-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-192805--> told me that the Black Wizard was you. Then my mind was full of fear and loathing. I&emdash;</quote></p>
- <p><quote>You don't have to explain. It's all right. I understand.</quote></p>
+ <p>Awareness suddenly glimmers in Tanith<ch.apos/>s face. Slowly she comes to her senses as if awakening from a deep sleep. <quote>Grey Star,</quote> she says, quietly. <quote>Is it really you?</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Yes, it<ch.apos/>s really me,</quote> you reply, with a warm smile.</p>
+ <p><quote>I thought<ch.ellips/></quote> she says with a dry sob. <quote>It was in my mind<ch.ellips/> the Black Wizard, he had your face. He took me from the Crystal Tower and brought me here. By the time I realized it wasn<ch.apos/>t you, the <!--ERRTAG-RA-192805-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-192805--> had asked me what gift I desired. I asked for you, Grey Star, and the <!--ERRTAG-RA-192805-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-192805--> told me that the Black Wizard was you. Then my mind was full of fear and loathing. I<ch.emdash/></quote></p>
+ <p><quote>You don<ch.apos/>t have to explain. It<ch.apos/>s all right. I understand.</quote></p>
<p>Outside, a strange, yet familiar voice sends a chill down your spine. <quote>How touching; how noble. Such understanding,</quote> it sneers. You rush outside to see a hooded figure dressed all in black. Slowly, deliberately, the hood is pulled aside to reveal your own face staring back at you. <quote>Greetings, brother,</quote> says your voice. <quote>We meet at last.</quote></p>
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<p>You draw out the Parchment stolen earlier from the dead Elessi and hand it to the guard. He eyes it suspiciously. Having read the Parchment, he hands it back and stands aside. He says something and you nod. The guard seems satisfied and you enter the palace.</p>
<p>The sight takes your breath away. The interior comprises just a single hall. The high ceiling is supported by hundreds of transparent columns filled with a coloured liquid that stirs sluggishly within. But it is the glittering column of light at the far end of the hall that draws your attention as it changes colour and swirls like a lazy shining whirlpool. You walk towards it and, as you grow nearer, something else attracts your attention. The pillar is illuminating a grotesque but life-like statue of an infant child sat cross-legged on the floor, its face that of an old man. The statue is about three feet high and in its open, upturned mouth rests the Threnogem.</p>
- <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue's mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect39">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 39</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect55">If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 55</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>167</title></meta>
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- <p>The Crystal Tower looms larger as you draw nearer; its buttresses, balustrades and cornices jutting at impossible angles. Some of the tower's ornamentation seems to disappear completely when looked at from certain directions, as if parts of the tower do not belong to this dimension at all. You also notice that, with growing frequency, the cloud plane is perforated with black holes of varying sizes.</p>
+ <p>The Crystal Tower looms larger as you draw nearer; its buttresses, balustrades and cornices jutting at impossible angles. Some of the tower<ch.apos/>s ornamentation seems to disappear completely when looked at from certain directions, as if parts of the tower do not belong to this dimension at all. You also notice that, with growing frequency, the cloud plane is perforated with black holes of varying sizes.</p>
<choice idref="sect257">If you wish to investigate one of these holes, <link-text>turn to 257</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect302">If you prefer to press on without any delay, <link-text>turn to 302</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>168</title></meta>
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- <p>The craft spins, spiralling downwards at great speed. You pull and push on the lever and the foot bar but the machine's crazy descent soon throws you from the craft into mid-air. There is no time for defensive action as you hurtle to the ground, smashing into it seconds after the Ethetron.</p>
+ <p>The craft spins, spiralling downwards at great speed. You pull and push on the lever and the foot bar but the machine<ch.apos/>s crazy descent soon throws you from the craft into mid-air. There is no time for defensive action as you hurtle to the ground, smashing into it seconds after the Ethetron.</p>
<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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<p>You close your eyes and begin to chant. The Vale villagers flinch visibly, convinced that you mean to hurt them. You carry on regardless. At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point you cause it to rain. The fire is raging quite heavily and you are doubtful that the shower you have raised is of sufficient intensity to quench the fire. You prepare to throw another <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point into the spell but stop suddenly as the villagers give a great gasp. A cold evil throbs at your back.</p>
<p>You spin round to face the Jahksa. <quote>Why do you waste your energies so?</quote> the Jahksa enquires. <quote>On these simpletons and peasants.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>And why have you shown yourself?</quote> you ask. <quote>These people now know that I did not burn their villages. Surely you hoped that they would cast me out without telling me where the Gate to the next realm can be found?</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Your unimpressive display of <!--ERRTAG-RE-191971-->weather-working<!--/ERRTAG-RE-191971--> has sufficed,</quote> he snorts, derisively. <quote>You have saved the people and all live happily ever after,</quote> he sneers, sarcastically. <quote>But other dangers await you.</quote> So saying, the Jahksa disappears.</p>
+ <p><quote>And why have you shown yourself?</quote> you ask. <quote>These people now know that I did not burn their village. Surely you hoped that they would cast me out without telling me where the Gate to the next realm can be found?</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Your unimpressive display of <!--ERRTAG-RE-191971-->weather-working<!--/ERRTAG-RE-191971--> has sufficed,</quote> he snorts, derisively. <quote>You have saved the people and all live happily ever after,</quote> he sneers, sarcastically. <quote>But other dangers await <em>you</em>.</quote> So saying, the Jahksa disappears.</p>
<choice idref="sect330"><link-text>Turn to 330</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>171</title></meta>
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- <p>The greyish mist in the Ethetron's glass dome is slowly seeping through the crack in the glass. The creatures of the mist writhe and gyre in their hunger and you struggle desperately with the controls as the ship sinks lower and lower, becoming an easier target for the hideous beasts. You swerve amongst them like a tiny insect flying through a forest of swaying trees. Add together your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>The greyish mist in the Ethetron<ch.apos/>s glass dome is slowly seeping through the crack in the glass. The creatures of the mist writhe and gyre in their hunger and you struggle desperately with the controls as the ship sinks lower and lower, becoming an easier target for the hideous beasts. You swerve amongst them like a tiny insect flying through a forest of swaying trees. Add together your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect84">If the total is 16 or more, <link-text>turn to 84</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect129">If the total is less than 16, <link-text>turn to 129</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>172</title></meta>
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- <p>You shout down to Tanith and she prepares to climb. Taking a deep breath, you haul on the Rope, dragging Tanith towards you. She does her best to scramble up the tower but the weight of your Backpack and the encumbrance of your Wizard's Staff make climbing very difficult for her. Soon, she is on the ledge beside you. Another fifty feet remain to be climbed and you must repeat the process to reach the top of the tower.</p>
+ <p>You shout down to Tanith and she prepares to climb. Taking a deep breath, you haul on the Rope, dragging Tanith towards you. She does her best to scramble up the tower but the weight of your Backpack and the encumbrance of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff make climbing very difficult for her. Soon, she is on the ledge beside you. Another fifty feet remain to be climbed and you must repeat the process to reach the top of the tower.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess the Silver Charm of Jnana the <!--ERRTAG-RE-194756-->Wise, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-194756--> may add 1 to this number. If you have the magical Talisman of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-194882-->Shianti, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-194882--> may add a further 1 to this number.</p>
- <choice idref="sect63">If your total is now 0&endash;5, <link-text>turn to 63</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect91">If your total is now 6&endash;11, <link-text>turn to 91</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect63">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>5, <link-text>turn to 63</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect91">If your total is now 6<ch.endash/>11, <link-text>turn to 91</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>Get out of my mind!</quote> she screams, desperation and pain in her voice. Quickly you extinguish the glow of the Gem for fear of damaging her mind. Outside, you hear a voice that sends an icy chill coursing through your body.</p>
- <p><quote>How sad. Tragic. Such a waste of energy on a girl who despises you.</quote> You rush out of the room to see a hooded figure dressed in black. Slowly the hood is pulled away to reveal your own face looking back at you. <quote>Greetings brother,' sneers a voice identical to your own. 'We meet at last.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>How sad. Tragic. Such a waste of energy on a girl who despises you.</quote> You rush out of the room to see a hooded figure dressed in black. Slowly the hood is pulled away to reveal your own face looking back at you. <quote>Greetings brother,<ch.apos/> sneers a voice identical to your own. <ch.apos/>We meet at last.</quote></p>
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<meta><title>182</title></meta>
<footnotes>
- <footnote id="sect182-1-foot" idref="sect182-1"><p>If the Elessin confiscated your Weapons, including your Wizard's Staff, these are now returned to you.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="sect182-1-foot" idref="sect182-1"><p>If the Elessin confiscated your Weapons, including your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, these are now returned to you.</p></footnote>
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<p><quote><!--ERRTAG-RE-207841-->What?</quote> booms<!--/ERRTAG-RE-207841--> a voice from above. <quote>Who dares to challenge the design of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-215223-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-215223-->? Speak, petty mortal!</quote></p>
<p><quote>They were but illusions, <!--ERRTAG-RA-215223-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-215223-->. I saw the truth beyond them,</quote> you reply.</p>
<p><quote>Truth is but illusion. Reality is but a mortal dream. What do you seek, dreamer?</quote></p>
- <p><quote>I'm looking for a girl; her name is Tanith.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Know this, mortal. You are in the Realm of Paradox&emdash;my realm. It is a world of <!--ERRTAG-RE-208415-->possibilities<!--/ERRTAG-RE-208415--> and contradictions. None may find what they seek unless they pay the price.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>I<ch.apos/>m looking for a girl; her name is Tanith.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Know this, mortal. You are in the Realm of Paradox<ch.emdash/>my realm. It is a world of <!--ERRTAG-RE-208415-->possibilities<!--/ERRTAG-RE-208415--> and contradictions. None may find what they seek unless they pay the price.</quote></p>
<p><quote>What price?</quote> you ask.</p>
<p><quote>My price. Will you pay it?</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect94">If you wish to agree to the condition of the strange god, <link-text>turn to 94</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>188</title></meta>
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- <p>You fend off the growing number of creatures with increasingly desperate blows; you are beginning to tire. The ghostly light of the Ethetron's power source is almost extinguished, yet the Trianon of the Shianti still lies tantalizingly close. The birds crowd around you, hovering and fluttering on their stubby wings as the Ethetron sinks closer to the swirling mists below.</p>
+ <p>You fend off the growing number of creatures with increasingly desperate blows; you are beginning to tire. The ghostly light of the Ethetron<ch.apos/>s power source is almost extinguished, yet the Trianon of the Shianti still lies tantalizingly close. The birds crowd around you, hovering and fluttering on their stubby wings as the Ethetron sinks closer to the swirling mists below.</p>
<combat><enemy>Chaos-birds</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">26</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">30</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect205">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 205</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>191</title></meta>
<footnotes>
- <footnote id="sect191-1-foot" idref="sect191-1"><p>If you carry any other Weapon in addition to your Wizard
's Staff, the Elessin have confiscated this too (but not any weapon-like Special Items). Note this on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="sect191-1-foot" idref="sect191-1"><p>If you carry any other Weapon in addition to your Wizard
<ch.apos/>s Staff, the Elessin have confiscated this too (but not any weapon-like Special Items). Note this on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p></footnote>
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- <p>You enter the palace and walk down a vast hall containing hundreds of transparent columns, each filled with a coloured liquid. You are met by a tall man with golden hair and piercing blue eyes. He is cloaked in white robes and carries a jewelled crozier in one hand, your Wizard
's Staff in the other.<a id="sect191-1" idref="sect191-1-foot" class="footnote" /> At his command, the Elessin guards leave.</p>
+ <p>You enter the palace and walk down a vast hall containing hundreds of transparent columns, each filled with a coloured liquid. You are met by a tall man with golden hair and piercing blue eyes. He is cloaked in white robes and carries a jewelled crozier in one hand, your Wizard
<ch.apos/>s Staff in the other.<a id="sect191-1" idref="sect191-1-foot" class="footnote" /> At his command, the Elessin guards leave.</p>
<p>The golden-haired man frowns at you, his piercing gaze almost forcing you to turn your head away. It is as if he can see into your very soul. A voice echoes in your mind: <thought>You have slain my people; why?</thought> The man is telepathic and, because the language of the mind is universal, you are able to understand what he is thinking.</p>
<choice idref="sect259">If you wish to explain your crimes by telling the Elessi the truth, <link-text>turn to 259</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect202">If you wish to deny all knowledge of these crimes, <link-text>turn to 202</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>202</title></meta>
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- <p>You fabricate a reason for your presence in the Realm of the Elessin, claiming ignorance of any deaths by your hand. The golden-haired man is furious. Once more his voice echoes inside your head; and the words give you cause to fear. <quote>You lie!</quote> he says. <quote>Prepare to meet sentence.</quote></p>
+ <p>You fabricate a reason for your presence in the Realm of the Elessin, claiming ignorance of any deaths by your hand. The golden-haired man is furious. Once more his voice echoes inside your head, and the words give you cause to fear. <quote>You lie!</quote> he says. <quote>Prepare to meet sentence.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect16">If your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score is 12 or more, <link-text>turn to 16</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect28">If your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score is less than 12, <link-text>turn to 28</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>213</title></meta>
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- <p>Believing that Tanith is held by means of enchantment, you decide to fight like with like. Tanith and the gaunt man are still cowering in the corner of the room. Patiently you sit down on a wooden chair opposite and begin the trance. You know that you cannot dispel Tanith's illusion; you must enable her to do that herself if she is to be free.</p>
- <p>When you have shaped the illusion in your mind you transfer it to hers. You begin to recall, moment by moment, all the events that you and she have shared. You start from the time when you first met in the dungeons of Mother Magri and she, a serving girl in the Wytch's service, offered you food and pity. You go on to describe her role in your escape. Still her illusion is not broken. Tanith's breathing becomes more rapid and sweat breaks out upon her brow. Her face is torn by conflicting emotions as you strain to maintain your illusion: lose 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
+ <p>Believing that Tanith is held by means of enchantment, you decide to fight like with like. Tanith and the gaunt man are still cowering in the corner of the room. Patiently you sit down on a wooden chair opposite and begin the trance. You know that you cannot dispel Tanith<ch.apos/>s illusion; you must enable her to do that herself if she is to be free.</p>
+ <p>When you have shaped the illusion in your mind you transfer it to hers. You begin to recall, moment by moment, all the events that you and she have shared. You start from the time when you first met in the dungeons of Mother Magri and she, a serving girl in the Wytch<ch.apos/>s service, offered you food and pity. You go on to describe her role in your escape. Still her illusion is not broken. Tanith<ch.apos/>s breathing becomes more rapid and sweat breaks out upon her brow. Her face is torn by conflicting emotions as you strain to maintain your illusion: lose 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
<choice idref="sect253">If you wish to expend a further <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point to continue your spell, <link-text>turn to 253</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect265">If you wish to give up, <link-text>turn to 265</link-text>.</choice>
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<choice idref="sect45">If you wish to go with the Elessin, <link-text>turn to 45</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect6">If you wish to attack them with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 6</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect6">If you wish to attack them with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 6</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You fasten one end of the Rope around your waist and hand the other end to Tanith. When she has secured her end of the Rope, you hand her your Wizard's Staff and Backpack, since you will need as little encumbrance as possible while you attempt the difficult climb ahead. <quote>When I reach a ledge,</quote> you say to Tanith, <quote>I'll try to haul you up.</quote></p>
+ <p>You fasten one end of the Rope around your waist and hand the other end to Tanith. When she has secured her end of the Rope, you hand her your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff and Backpack, since you will need as little encumbrance as possible while you attempt the difficult climb ahead. <quote>When I reach a ledge,</quote> you say to Tanith, <quote>I<ch.apos/>ll try to haul you up.</quote></p>
<p>She nods, a look of concern etched into her pretty face. <quote>Be <!--ERRTAG-RE-232522-->careful, Grey<!--/ERRTAG-RE-232522--> Star.</quote></p>
<p>Taking a deep breath you begin the ascent.</p>
<p>Select a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess the Silver Charm of Jnana the Wise, add 1 to this total. If you possess the magic Talisman of the Shianti, add a further 1 to this total.</p>
- <choice idref="sect292">If your total is 0&endash;5, <link-text>turn to 292</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect246">If your total is 6&endash;11, <link-text>turn to 246</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect292">If your total is 0<ch.endash/>5, <link-text>turn to 292</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect246">If your total is 6<ch.endash/>11, <link-text>turn to 246</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>219</title></meta>
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- <p>If you can force Tanith's mind to overcome the spell that binds it, you will help her to dispel the illusion. You light the Mind Gem with the power of your will and focus its red glow on Tanith. You repeat to Tanith, over and again, that she is under a spell and urge her to resist. You have used 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point when suddenly Tanith cries out.</p>
+ <p>If you can force Tanith<ch.apos/>s mind to overcome the spell that binds it, you will help her to dispel the illusion. You light the Mind Gem with the power of your will and focus its red glow on Tanith. You repeat to Tanith, over and again, that she is under a spell and urge her to resist. You have used 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point when suddenly Tanith cries out.</p>
<choice idref="sect163">If your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score is greater than 10, <link-text>turn to 163</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect179">If your current <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score is 10 or less, <link-text>turn to 179</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You dash into the palace. You have only a few moments in which to find the Threnogem and escape. You run along the massive hall, past rows of transparent columns that contain a shifting, coloured liquid, and press on towards a swirling pillar of light at the far end of the hall. Beneath the whirlpool of light you see a grotesque statue of an infant child with an old man's face. In its open mouth rests the Threnogem.</p>
+ <p>You dash into the palace. You have only a few moments in which to find the Threnogem and escape. You run along the massive hall, past rows of transparent columns that contain a shifting, coloured liquid, and press on towards a swirling pillar of light at the far end of the hall. Beneath the whirlpool of light you see a grotesque statue of an infant child with an old man<ch.apos/>s face. In its open mouth rests the Threnogem.</p>
<p>You are rushing towards the statue when suddenly a voice shouts out in your head. <thought>Stop!</thought> it demands.</p>
<p>Instinctively, you spin round and see a tall figure draped in white robes, with long, golden hair. He holds a jewelled crozier in his hand and is commanding you, telepathically, to stop. A crowd of Elessin enters behind him.</p>
- <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue's mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect334">If you wish to attack the man with the golden hair, <link-text>turn to 334</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect316">If you wish to do as the man demands, <link-text>turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As you bend down and examine the statue, you give an involuntary shudder. The statue emanates a potent evil; it is the source of a terrible demonic power. Suddenly a voice echoes in your mind: <thought>Stop!</thought></p>
<p>You spin round to see a tall man with golden hair standing at the far end of the hall. He is robed in white and carries a jewelled crozier. Behind him crowd a group of Elessin guards. The man is speaking to you telepathically. The language of the mind is universal and you are able to understand him clearly. He orders you to remain exactly where you are.</p>
<choice idref="sect316">If you wish to do as he says, <link-text>turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue's mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect334">If you wish to attack the tall, golden-haired man at long range with your Wizard's Staff, and have more than 5 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, <link-text>turn to 334</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect334">If you wish to attack the tall, golden-haired man at long range with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, and have more than 5 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, <link-text>turn to 334</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You reach out and take the Eagle Key. Tanith cries a warning, causing you to spin round. <quote>Grey Star!</quote> she screams, pointing up at a dark speck high in the featureless sky.</p>
<p>The speck grows larger and larger and soon you hear the sound of beating wings. A giant eagle is hurtling towards you, its chilling scream breaking the silence. Its hooked beak and cruel talons are poised to tear your flesh.</p>
- <choice idref="sect31">If you wish to fire a long-range attack with your Wizard's Staff, <link-text>turn to 31</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect31">If you wish to fire a long-range attack with your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, <link-text>turn to 31</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect87">If you wish to wait and fight the eagle in close combat, <link-text>turn to 87</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Cautiously you enter the building and find yourself in a massive hall with tiered balconies looming high above you. You walk past many rows of transparent columns filled with a slow-moving coloured liquid and, in the distance, you see a swirling whirlpool of light.</p>
<p>The light illuminates a grotesque statue, three feet in height and formed of a strange, greenish metal. The statue has the body of a child sat cross-legged on the floor but bears the shrivelled face of an old man. In its open, upturned mouth rests the Threnogem.</p>
- <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue's mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect226">If you wish to examine the statue more closely, <link-text>turn to 226</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect39">If you have the Magical Power of Psychomancy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 39</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect55">If you have the Magical Power of Prophecy and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 55</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Gingerly you reach forward and take the Wolf Key. Before you are able to insert it into the lock, a long, low growl causes the hairs on the back of your neck to stand on end. You peer into the dim shadows of the Neverness where you can just make out the crouched form of a wolf-shape as it glares at you with burning eyes. Then, with a fierce snarl, the huge, grey wolf springs at your <!--ERRTAG-RE-246936-->throat, its<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246936--> teeth bared.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <choice idref="sect178">If the number you have picked is 0&endash;4, <link-text>turn to 178</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect296">If the number you have picked is 5&endash;9, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect178">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 178</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect296">If the number you have picked is 5<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 296</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>236</title></meta>
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- <p>Your Power of Prophecy shows you what you feared most: Shasarak's Jahksa. Your dark twin is somewhere close at hand and there is terrible evil in his heart. The use of this Magical Power has cost you 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
+ <p>Your Power of Prophecy shows you what you feared most: Shasarak<ch.apos/>s Jahksa. Your dark twin is somewhere close at hand and there is terrible evil in his heart. The use of this Magical Power has cost you 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
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<p>You lose 1 more <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point as you deepen your trance in the hope of locating the Black Wizard. The vision is a disturbing one, for all you can see is yourself, standing where you stand now in a trance state, searching for yourself. Is the Realm of Paradox able to affect your Power this way?</p>
- <p>Your trance is suddenly broken by the sound of your own laughter; but you are not laughing. With dread in your heart, you open your eyes; what you see before you causes your skin to crawl with fear.</p>
+ <p>Your trance is suddenly broken by the sound of your own laughter<ch.emdash/>but you are not laughing. With dread in your heart, you open your eyes; what you see before you causes your skin to crawl with fear.</p>
<choice idref="sect255"><link-text>Turn to 255</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>240</title></meta>
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- <footnote id="sect240-1-foot" idref="sect240-1"><p>You may keep any Keys that you have already noted on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. You may also keep any Keys that you have not used. List all Keys to the Crystal Tower as a single Backpack Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (noting which Keys are included). If you do not want to carry the Keys in your Backpack, you can let Tanith carry them, but you must then note down that you cannot access them if Tanith is not with you.</p></footnote>
+ <footnote id="sect240-1-foot" idref="sect240-1"><p>You may keep any Keys that you have already noted on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. You may also keep any Keys that you have not used
<ch.emdash/>which might be the Eagle Key, the Wolf Key, the Spider Key, and/or the Dragon Key. List all Keys to the Crystal Tower as a single Backpack Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (noting which Keys are included). If you do not want to carry the Keys in your Backpack, you can let Tanith carry them, but you must then note down that you cannot access them if Tanith is not with you.</p></footnote>
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<choice idref="sect322">If you wish to attack the Guardian of the Threnogem, <link-text>turn to 322</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to snatch the Threnogem from the statue's mouth and try to break out of the Palace of the Screaming God, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to snatch the Threnogem from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth and try to break out of the Palace of the Screaming God, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect259">If you wish to tell the Guardian your true purpose, <link-text>turn to 259</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>If you wish to keep the Dragon Key, mark it as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.<!--ERRTAG-DE-254306/--></p>
<p>You turn and read the inscription once more:</p>
<blockquote>
- <p><quote>Ware the hunters, beasts of prey,
- <br />Five in number, feared by name;
- <br />The widow woman, patient weaver:
- <br />The tireless runner, shadow-seeker;
- <br />Bird of fire, the treasure lover;
- <br />Arrow-swift, his keen-eyed brother;
- <br />But only he who walks without feet
- <br />May pass this door of mystery.</quote></p>
+ <p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>Ware the hunters, beasts of prey,</line>
+ <line>Five in number, feared by name:</line>
+ <line>The widow woman, patient weaver;</line>
+ <line>The tireless runner, shadow-seeker;</line>
+ <line>Bird of fire, the treasure lover;</line>
+ <line>Arrow-swift, his keen-eyed brother;</line>
+ <line>But only he who walks without feet</line>
+ <line>May pass this door of mystery.<ch.rsquot/></line>
+ </p>
</blockquote>
<p>You must now choose from the remaining Keys.<a id="sect242-1" idref="sect242-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect252">If you choose the Spider Key, <link-text>turn to 252</link-text>.</choice>
<p>He gestures towards the statue beneath the swirling pillar of light. <thought>We built this place to contain him and called it the Palace of the Screaming God. Each day we sing our song, giving force to the Threnogem so that the Screaming God should remain forever silent. All our power is dedicated to this single act, for his was a great evil. If the Threnogem is removed, the Screaming God will be released. Those who have sent you upon this quest know not of this, or else they do not care. Perhaps they desire to free the Screaming God, or wish your death. However, there is a way for you to fulfil your bargain and do us a great service, too.</thought></p>
<p>Yet another bargain! <quote>What is it you wish me to do?</quote> you ask.</p>
<p><thought>Take the statue with you,</thought> the Guardian replies. <thought>Take it in your flying machine and remove it from this realm. Give the statue, with the Threnogem inside it, to the Academicians. Let them guard it as we have done. It would be just.</thought></p>
- <choice idref="sect182">If you wish to agree to the Guardian's request, <link-text>turn to 182</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect182">If you wish to agree to the Guardian<ch.apos/>s request, <link-text>turn to 182</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect322">If you do not trust the Guardian, and wish to try to overpower him and steal the Threnogem, <link-text>turn to 322</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The tower wall is smooth and sheer and the climb extremely difficult. Your progress is further impeded by the illusory nature of the tower: crevices and projections that make up the strange designs that ornament the tower sometimes disappear from view just when you reach for a handhold. Eventually, you complete the climb and find yourself crouched upon a narrow ledge, <!--ERRTAG-RE-259504-->halfway<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259504--> up the tower. Now you must attempt to haul up <!--ERRTAG-RE-259609-->Tanith, still<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259609--> standing below.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Silver Charm of Jnana the Wise, add 1 to this number. If you possess the magic Talisman of the Shianti, add another 1 to this number.</p>
- <choice idref="sect126">If your total is now 0&endash;4, <link-text>turn to 126</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect172">If your total is now 5&endash;11, <link-text>turn to 172</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect126">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 126</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect172">If your total is now 5<ch.endash/>11, <link-text>turn to 172</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>Who are you?</quote> you ask, still breathless.</p>
- <p><quote>I am Spittlethrift, scholar, professor and master of the Crystal Tower. Yes, yes&ellips; a tower of learning, a veritable pillar of wisdom and knowledge, ha, ha, indeed!</quote> He takes a pair of wire-framed spectacles and places them on the end of his smudge of a nose. <quote>You are not <!--ERRTAG-RE-264296-->alone, I<!--/ERRTAG-RE-264296--> see.</quote> He squints at Tanith. <quote>Most pleasing, enchanting&ellips; yes, yes, well done! You have passed the test; you will suffice.</quote> He turns towards the door and flutters his hands in an agitated manner. <quote>Come now, you must meet the rest of us. Oh yes, delightful, engaging, so wonderfully entertaining!</quote></p>
- <p>The excitable little man leaves the room, still chuckling to himself, and you follow close behind. Soon, he ushers you into a dim room, which is dusty and full of cobwebs. The air is stale and thick with tobacco smoke and seated opposite in a large armchair is a thin, straggling man, roughly Spittlethrift's height, with bulging, shadowy eyes. Reclining in various positions around the room are several others, all approximately Spittlethrift's height, and all similarly dressed.</p>
- <p><quote>Gentlemen, gentlemen, we have guests, brave adventurers who have solved the complications of our dark abode. May I <!--ERRTAG-RE-265340-->introduce&ellips;<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265340--></quote></p>
+ <p><quote>I am Spittlethrift, scholar, professor, and master of the Crystal Tower. Yes, yes<ch.ellips/> a tower of learning, a veritable pillar of wisdom and knowledge, ha, ha, indeed!</quote> He takes a pair of wire-framed spectacles and places them on the end of his smudge of a nose. <quote>You are not <!--ERRTAG-RE-264296-->alone, I<!--/ERRTAG-RE-264296--> see.</quote> He squints at Tanith. <quote>Most pleasing, enchanting<ch.ellips/> yes, yes, well done! You have passed the test; you will suffice.</quote> He turns towards the door and flutters his hands in an agitated manner. <quote>Come now, you must meet the rest of us. Oh yes, delightful, engaging, so wonderfully entertaining!</quote></p>
+ <p>The excitable little man leaves the room, still chuckling to himself, and you follow close behind. Soon, he ushers you into a dim room, which is dusty and full of cobwebs. The air is stale and thick with tobacco smoke and seated opposite in a large armchair is a thin, straggling man, roughly Spittlethrift<ch.apos/>s height, with bulging, shadowy eyes. Reclining in various positions around the room are several others, all approximately Spittlethrift<ch.apos/>s height, and all similarly dressed.</p>
+ <p><quote>Gentlemen, gentlemen, we have guests, brave adventurers who have solved the complications of our dark abode. May I <!--ERRTAG-RE-265340-->introduce<ch.ellips/><!--/ERRTAG-RE-265340--></quote></p>
<p>He casts a questioning glance in your direction and, hesitantly, you say, <quote>The Wizard, Grey <!--ERRTAG-RE-265518-->Star, and the<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265518--> lady, Tanith.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Yes, yes, Grey Star and Tanith,</quote> Spittlethrift repeats, unnecessarily. He turns to face you. <quote>And we are the Academicians. Welcome.</quote> He bows politely, as do the remaining scholars in the dingy room. After shaking hands with more than twenty <!--ERRTAG-RE-265887-->Academicians, all<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265887--> with very curious <!--ERRTAG-RE-265963-->names, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265963--> are led from the room to Spittlethrift's study. There he explains to you the cryptic nature of the Crystal Tower and the <!--ERRTAG-RE-266156-->Academicians'<!--/ERRTAG-RE-266156--> purpose on the Daziarn plane.</p>
- <p><quote>We are scholars, my dear boy,</quote> says Spittlethrift. <quote>Inventors, scientists, inquisitors of the unknown. Here, on the Daziarn plane, we have been able to turn our dreams, our ideas, our very thoughts into reality. It is the nature of this place. Time, space, the fundamental laws that govern existence in the material world&emdash;all can be adjusted, altered, ignored even! That is why we choose to live here. Others have changed their world within the Daziarn to suit their purpose. The demons and devils of good and evil reside here, creating their surroundings as best it suits them. There are gods and their ilk, and stranger forces beyond all imagining. Their thoughts, hopes, fears and intentions weave the fabric of their realms. We do not seek to dominate or master the realm we inhabit&emdash;we live only within our tower. The Neverness&emdash;the unformed cloud that surrounds us&emdash;is the fabric of the Daziarn, unclaimed and untainted. It is this that we use for our&ellips; experiments.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Yes, yes, Grey Star and Tanith,</quote> Spittlethrift repeats, unnecessarily. He turns to face you. <quote>And we are the Academicians. Welcome.</quote> He bows politely, as do the remaining scholars in the dingy room. After shaking hands with more than twenty <!--ERRTAG-RE-265887-->Academicians, all<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265887--> with very curious <!--ERRTAG-RE-265963-->names, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265963--> are led from the room to Spittlethrift<ch.apos/>s study. There he explains to you the cryptic nature of the Crystal Tower and the <!--ERRTAG-RE-266156-->Academicians<ch.apos/><!--/ERRTAG-RE-266156--> purpose on the Daziarn plane.</p>
+ <p><quote>We are scholars, my dear boy,</quote> says Spittlethrift. <quote>Inventors, scientists, inquisitors of the unknown. Here, on the Daziarn plane, we have been able to turn our dreams, our ideas, our very thoughts into reality. It is the nature of this place. Time, space, the fundamental laws that govern existence in the material world<ch.emdash/>all can be adjusted, altered, ignored even! That is why we choose to live here. Others have changed their world within the Daziarn to suit their purpose. The demons and devils of good and evil reside here, creating their surroundings as best it suits them. There are gods and their ilk, and stranger forces beyond all imagining. Their thoughts, hopes, fears, and intentions weave the fabric of their realms. We do not seek to dominate or master the realm we inhabit<ch.emdash/>we live only within our tower. The Neverness<ch.emdash/>the unformed cloud that surrounds us<ch.emdash/>is the fabric of the Daziarn, unclaimed and untainted. It is this that we use for our<ch.ellips/> experiments.</quote></p>
<p><quote>You mean the black holes that surround the tower?</quote> you enquire.</p>
<p><quote>Yes, yes,</quote> Spittlethrift replies.</p>
<p><quote>But why is the tower so dangerous?</quote></p>
<p><quote>Ah!</quote> says Spittlethrift. <quote>Let me assure you that it is not for our simple amusement, nor is it due to a malicious dislike for visitors, that our tower has been built to test the cunning, the wits, the wiles, and the bravery of those who dare to enter.</quote></p>
<p><quote>And those who fail?</quote> asks Tanith, scornfully. <quote>What happens to them?</quote></p>
- <p>The little man clears his throat, uncomfortably, dismissing Tanith's question with a wave of his hand. <quote>No matter of importance. You have succeeded; you've triumphed. You have proved yourselves capable of fulfilling a great quest.</quote></p>
+ <p>The little man clears his throat, uncomfortably, dismissing Tanith<ch.apos/>s question with a wave of his hand. <quote>No matter of importance. You have succeeded; you<ch.apos/>ve triumphed. You have proved yourselves capable of fulfilling a great quest.</quote></p>
<p><quote>I am already upon a quest,</quote> you say. <quote>I have no time for another.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>That is what you <!--ERRTAG-RE-268334-->think, m'boy<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268334-->,</quote> says Spittlethrift. <quote>But you've yet to understand. You are in the Neverness. The Neverness leads nowhere, borders on nowhere, is nowhere. Without our help you will never leave it. Embark upon our quest and we will grant you the means to travel freely about the Daziarn. Refuse, and you will remain here, perhaps forever.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>That is what you <!--ERRTAG-RE-268334-->think, m<ch.apos/>boy<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268334-->,</quote> says Spittlethrift. <quote>But you<ch.apos/>ve yet to understand. You are in the Neverness. The Neverness leads nowhere, borders on nowhere, is nowhere. Without our help you will never leave it. Embark upon our quest and we will grant you the means to travel freely about the Daziarn. Refuse, and you will remain here, perhaps forever.</quote></p>
<p><quote>You threaten me?</quote> you say menacingly, rising to your feet.</p>
<p><quote>No, no!</quote> splutters the scholar, hastily. <quote>I merely state the facts. The Neverness is a wilderland between the realms of the Daziarn but it does not connect the realms as the mountains, seas and roads in your world do. We, however, have found a way to travel the realms and can grant you the means to do so if you will perform a simple task for us.</quote> You say <!--ERRTAG-RE-269228-->nothing, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269228--> Spittlethrift goes on. <quote>There is a place, a city of glass, called the Singing City, inhabited by a race called the Elessin. We wish you to journey to the Singing City and steal the Threnogem from them. It is a stone, said to emit music and control the emotions of all who hear its melody. The Elessin have put it to evil use; we merely wish to explore its powers. You will be helping the enslaved and furthering our search for knowledge. Please will you help <!--ERRTAG-RE-269749-->us, Grey<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269749--> Star?</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect210">If you wish to help Spittlethrift and the Academicians, <link-text>turn to 210</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You remove the Spider Key from its hook and grasp it tightly. A strange tingling sensation travels from your fingertips all the way up your arm. The Key shimmers and then transforms into a real spider the size of your palm. Tanith screams with fright and, before you have time to react, you feel a sharp, stinging pain. In seconds, the poison injected by the spider is coursing through your veins; lose 8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You remove the Spider Key from its hook and grasp it tightly. A strange tingling sensation travels from your fingertips all the way up your arm. The Key shimmers and then transforms into a real spider the size of your palm. Tanith screams with fright and, before you have time to react, you feel a sharp, stinging pain. In seconds, the poison injected by the spider is coursing through your veins: lose 8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>If you are still alive, you must choose from the remaining Keys.<a id="sect252-1" idref="sect252-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect227">If you choose the Eagle Key, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect235">If you choose the Wolf Key, <link-text>turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Concentrating even harder, your temples throb with the effort of sustaining the trance state as you think through your adventures with Tanith in the lands of the Shadakine Empire. When, finally, you reach the confrontation with the shadow demon, the Kleasá, at the campfire south of Suhn, Tanith begins to murmur in choked sobs, <quote>Could it be? Is it really you?</quote></p>
+ <p>Concentrating even harder, your temples throb with the effort of sustaining the trance state as you think through your adventures with Tanith in the lands of the Shadakine Empire. When, finally, you reach the confrontation with the shadow demon, the Kleas<ch.aacute/>, at the campfire south of Suhn, Tanith begins to murmur in choked sobs, <quote>Could it be? Is it really you?</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect276">If you wish to expend a further <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point to continue your spell, <link-text>turn to 276</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect265">If you wish to give up, <link-text>turn to 265</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The Elessi's suspicions have been aroused. He reaches out with his hand and speaks again in a harsh and authoritative tone. He is demanding something from you.</p>
+ <p>The Elessi<ch.apos/>s suspicions have been aroused. He reaches out with his hand and speaks again in a harsh and authoritative tone. He is demanding something from you.</p>
<choice idref="sect267">If you wish to show him the Glass Rod, <link-text>turn to 267</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect289">If you wish to show him the Parchment, <link-text>turn to 289</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect333">If you wish to show him the Gold Coin, <link-text>turn to 333</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Without hesitation you turn back down the stairs. You hear the soft, leathery flap of the lizard's feet as it pursues you. <quote>Quickly,</quote> Tanith gasps. <quote>It's right behind us.</quote></p>
+ <p>Without hesitation you turn back down the stairs. You hear the soft, leathery flap of the lizard<ch.apos/>s feet as it pursues you. <quote>Quickly,</quote> Tanith gasps. <quote>It<ch.apos/>s right behind us.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect308">If you wish to turn and attack the beast, <link-text>turn to 308</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect321">If you wish to run to the room of mirrors, <link-text>turn to 321</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Feeling a little <!--ERRTAG-RE-279356-->apprehensive, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-279356--> attempt to gauge the height of the tower. It stands at least 30 metres tall: the climb will be arduous and dangerous.</p>
- <p><quote>I'm going to try to climb it,</quote> you say to Tanith.</p>
+ <p><quote>I<ch.apos/>m going to try to climb it,</quote> you say to Tanith.</p>
<p><quote>Do you think you can make it?</quote> She shakes her head doubtfully.</p>
<choice idref="sect217">If you possess a Rope and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 217</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect292">If you do not have a Rope, <link-text>turn to 292</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You break the trance and breathe out through clenched teeth. Tanith is confused. She tries to make sense of the visions that you have placed in her mind and the magical compulsion that forces her to fear you. Outside, you hear a voice that sends an icy chill through your body.</p>
- <p><quote>How sad. Tragic. Such a waste of energy on a girl who despises you.</quote> You rush out of the room to see a hooded figure dressed entirely in black and carrying a long, black staff. Slowly, deliberately; the hood is pulled away to reveal your own face looking back at you. <quote>Greetings, brother,</quote> sneers a voice identical to your own. <quote>We meet at last,</quote> it laughs, mockingly.</p>
+ <p><quote>How sad. Tragic. Such a waste of energy on a girl who despises you.</quote> You rush out of the room to see a hooded figure dressed entirely in black and carrying a long, black staff. Slowly, deliberately, the hood is pulled away to reveal your own face looking back at you. <quote>Greetings, brother,</quote> sneers a voice identical to your own. <quote>We meet at last,</quote> it laughs, mockingly.</p>
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- <p>The shriek of the Elessi's <!--ERRTAG-RE-293617-->pipe<!--/ERRTAG-RE-293617--> is the last sound you will ever hear. Clutching your tortured head in agony, you crumple and fall to the ground.</p>
+ <p>The shriek of the Elessi<ch.apos/>s <!--ERRTAG-RE-293617-->pipe<!--/ERRTAG-RE-293617--> is the last sound you will ever hear. Clutching your tortured head in agony, you crumple and fall to the ground.</p>
<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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- <p>The Jahksa has chosen to leave this realm and his body is dematerializing before your eyes. <quote>Thanks for the entertainment, Wizardling&ellips;</quote> he sneers as he <!--ERRTAG-RE-284624-->disappears, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-284624--> you hear his fading voice, <quote>we shall meet again.</quote></p>
+ <p>The Jahksa has chosen to leave this realm and his body is dematerializing before your eyes. <quote>Thanks for the entertainment, Wizardling<ch.ellips/></quote> he sneers as he <!--ERRTAG-RE-284624-->disappears, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-284624--> you hear his fading voice. <quote>We shall meet again.</quote></p>
<p><quote>I shall look forward to that,</quote> you say, through gritted teeth.</p>
- <p><quote>Come, Grey Star,</quote> says Tanith, <quote>we must speak with Oz-na-Mun if we are to find our way out of this place.</quote></p>
- <p>You find Oz-na-Mun in his shack. The gaunt-faced man looks up at you with solemn eyes. <quote>The evil one&emdash;has he gone?</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Come, Grey Star,</quote> says Tanith. <quote>We must speak with Oz-na-Mun if we are to find our way out of this place.</quote></p>
+ <p>You find Oz-na-Mun in his shack. The gaunt-faced man looks up at you with solemn eyes. <quote>The evil one<ch.emdash/>has he gone?</quote></p>
<p><quote>Yes,</quote> says Tanith. <quote>He will not return.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Good. You have my sympathy, Grey Star. It must be a terrible trial to have a foe such as he.</quote></p>
<p><quote>It is Shasarak who is the foe,</quote> you say, <quote>and he is cunning. For surely there is something that each of us fears in ourselves. What better opponent than a creature that wears my shape, knows my thoughts, and can anticipate my moves.</quote></p>
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<p>With one final effort you throw a further <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point into your attempt to reach Tanith. The effort is strenuous and also costs you 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point. Your illusion is almost over and you begin to fear that you will fail but, as you reach your reunion with Tanith at the Shadow Gate, a glimmer of recognition lights in her eyes. <quote>Is it true?</quote> she whispers. <quote>Is it really true?</quote> Unsteadily, she climbs to her feet and walks towards you with slow, faltering steps. She stands before you and you sense that you have broken through the barrier that covered her mind. You reach out and draw her near to you.</p>
- <p><quote>It's me,</quote> you whisper.</p>
- <p><quote>Grey Star,</quote> she sobs. <quote>I thought&ellips; it was in my mind&ellips; the Black Wizard, he had your face. He took me from the Crystal Tower and brought me here. The <!--ERRTAG-RA-298227-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-298227--> asked me what gift I desired and I asked for you, Grey Star. Then the <!--ERRTAG-RA-298227-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-298227--> told me that the Black Wizard was you and then my mind was full of hate and loathing. <!--ERRTAG-RE-288977-->I&ellips;<!--/ERRTAG-RE-288977--></quote></p>
- <p><quote>You don't have to explain; it's all right, I understand,</quote> you say. From outside the shack, a sneering voice sends an unnatural chill through your body.</p>
+ <p><quote>It<ch.apos/>s me,</quote> you whisper.</p>
+ <p><quote>Grey Star,</quote> she sobs. <quote>I thought<ch.ellips/> it was in my mind<ch.ellips/> the Black Wizard, he had your face. He took me from the Crystal Tower and brought me here. The <!--ERRTAG-RA-298227-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-298227--> asked me what gift I desired and I asked for you, Grey Star. Then the <!--ERRTAG-RA-298227-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-298227--> told me that the Black Wizard was you and then my mind was full of hate and loathing. <!--ERRTAG-RE-288977-->I<ch.ellips/><!--/ERRTAG-RE-288977--></quote></p>
+ <p><quote>You don<ch.apos/>t have to explain; it<ch.apos/>s all right, I understand,</quote> you say. From outside the shack, a sneering voice sends an unnatural chill through your body.</p>
<p><quote>How touching; how nice. Such understanding.</quote> The evil voice laughs, mockingly. You run outside to see a hooded figure in a black robe carrying a black staff. Slowly, deliberately, the hood is pulled aside to reveal your own face; your own eyes stare back at you as if you were looking into a mirror. <quote>Greetings, brother,</quote> says your voice, with a bitter laugh. <quote>We meet at last.</quote></p>
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<p>You take up the Key. As you go to place it in the lock, a terrifying sound freezes you to the spot. First, you hear the rattling of wings, then you see a looming shadow of huge proportions; it is a dragon of old! Green and scaly, the monstrous winged reptile hurtles towards you, its razor-like teeth bared to the sunless sky. A bright plume of flame trails from its mouth and the heat of the flame sears your face. In moments the dragon will be upon you. Bravely, you step forward and prepare to meet this terrifying challenge. <quote>Wait!</quote> screams Tanith. <quote>Let me deal with this!</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect272">If you wish to ignore Tanith and engage the dragon in close combat, <link-text>turn to 272</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect153">If you decide to follow Tanith's advice, <link-text>turn to 153</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect153">If you decide to follow Tanith<ch.apos/>s advice, <link-text>turn to 153</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You are back in the Neverness; the bleak, sunless sky and the unending plane of grey cloud stretches away from you.<a id="sect278-1" idref="sect278-1-foot" class="footnote" /> Soon you sight the familiar shape of the Crystal Tower and land the craft close to its door. <quote>Spittlethrift!</quote> you shout. <quote>I have returned. Come, take your prize.</quote> A window in the tower opens and the face of Spittlethrift appears. He is ashen-grey and trembling with fear.</p>
- <p><quote>Go away!</quote> he calls. <quote>We've nothing else to give you. The girl&ellips; she was not ours to give in the first place.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Go away!</quote> he calls. <quote>We<ch.apos/>ve nothing else to give you. The girl<ch.ellips/> she was not ours to give in the first place.</quote></p>
<p><quote>It is I, Grey Star,</quote> you shout. <quote>Open up. I have brought the Threnogem as I promised.</quote></p>
- <p>The little man stares down at you, shocked and afraid. <quote>But&ellips; but,</quote> he stammers, <quote>you have only just left, you&ellips; you were changed, so full of darkness and&ellips; this is not possible!</quote></p>
+ <p>The little man stares down at you, shocked and afraid. <quote>But<ch.ellips/> but,</quote> he stammers, <quote>you have only just left, you<ch.ellips/> you were changed, so full of darkness and<ch.ellips/> this is not possible!</quote></p>
<p><quote>Let me in,</quote> you demand, <quote>or it will be the worse for you.</quote></p>
<p>The window slams shut and after a short wait, Spittlethrift throws open the door. <quote>Is it really you?</quote> he asks, incredulous.</p>
<p><quote>What has happened?</quote> you demand, growing angry. <quote>Where is Tanith? Return her to me!</quote></p>
- <p><quote>She is gone. You&ellips; or, should I say, someone like you was here but a short while ago. We could not understand the change in you, you had so much more power. We were afraid. We gave up the girl, even though the Threnogem had not been brought back to us.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>She is gone. You<ch.ellips/> or, should I say, someone like you was here but a short while ago. We could not understand the change in you, you had so much more power. We were afraid. We gave up the girl, even though the Threnogem had not been brought back to us.</quote></p>
<p>After more questioning, you are able to piece together what happened while you were in the Realm of the Singing City. It seems that someone who looked exactly like you, clad in a black robe, came to the Crystal Tower. He had an evil countenance and was able to master the Academicians easily. They gave up Tanith to the Black Wizard and he left. He had been asking questions about the Realm of Paradox and one named Oz-na-Mun, the man with the mighty hand. It appears that he was on his way there. The Academicians say that he had no craft but was able to travel the realms at will.</p>
<choice idref="sect303">If your Gyronome has been blessed by the Guardian of the Screaming God, <link-text>turn to 303</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect314">If it has not, <link-text>turn to 314</link-text>.</choice>
<p><quote>I must refuse,</quote> you say to Spittlethrift. <quote>Mine is an urgent quest. The needs of many weigh heavily upon my shoulders.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Ah now,</quote> Spittlethrift replies. <quote>This is unfortunate.</quote> Suddenly, the many Academicians in the room rise as one and, before you can act, you and Tanith are held firmly by many hands and your Staff is snatched away.</p>
<p><quote>Crabkey,</quote> calls Spittlethrift to the spindly man who now holds Tanith, his dagger at her heart, <quote>take the girl away.</quote></p>
- <p>You struggle against the restraining grip of the Academicians. <quote>If you so much as harm her&ellips; .</quote></p>
+ <p>You struggle against the restraining grip of the Academicians. <quote>If you so much as harm her<ch.ellips/> .</quote></p>
<p><quote>Yes, yes,</quote> says Spittlethrift, smoothly. <quote>Fear not.</quote> Tanith is led from the room. <quote>Our intention is merely to persuade you of the importance of our quest. She will be quite safe if you comply with our wishes.</quote></p>
- <p>You cast Spittlethrift a scowl. <quote>Very well. Since you offer me no choice&ellips; .</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Indeed, indeed. I thought you would see things our way. Now, come along&emdash;to the laboratory. I will show you the wondrous craft that will take you to the Singing City.</quote></p>
+ <p>You cast Spittlethrift a scowl. <quote>Very well. Since you offer me no choice<ch.ellips/> .</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Indeed, indeed. I thought you would see things our way. Now, come along<ch.emdash/>to the laboratory. I will show you the wondrous craft that will take you to the Singing City.</quote></p>
<p>You are led to a high-ceilinged chamber, lit with a curious, pulsating light and containing many strange and ornate machines of gleaming metal. Having attended to the imprisonment of Tanith, Crabkey enters the laboratory.</p>
- <p><quote>Allow me to introduce you properly to Mr Crabkey,</quote> says Spittlethrift. In the lurid glow of the laboratory his shadowed, bulging eyes make him look more sinister than before. <quote>Mr Crabkey is the inventor of the machine that will enable you to make your journey, aren't you Crabkey, old chap?</quote> Crabkey stares at you with his large, baleful eyes. With a slow blink, he makes an unintelligible sound in the back of his throat and nods.</p>
+ <p><quote>Allow me to introduce you properly to Mr Crabkey,</quote> says Spittlethrift. In the lurid glow of the laboratory his shadowed, bulging eyes make him look more sinister than before. <quote>Mr Crabkey is the inventor of the machine that will enable you to make your journey, aren<ch.apos/>t you Crabkey, old chap?</quote> Crabkey stares at you with his large, baleful eyes. With a slow blink, he makes an unintelligible sound in the back of his throat and nods.</p>
<p><quote>Here,</quote> says Crabkey, <quote>is the Ethetron.</quote> Mounted on a small dais in the centre of the laboratory is a most unusual machine.</p>
<choice idref="sect116"><link-text>Turn to 116</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Your head is filled with the shrieking agony of the Elessi's <!--ERRTAG-RE-308930-->pipe<!--/ERRTAG-RE-308930-->. You lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Suddenly, the Elessi turns and runs back towards <!--ERRTAG-RE-298654-->the city<!--/ERRTAG-RE-298654-->.</p>
+ <p>Your head is filled with the shrieking agony of the Elessi<ch.apos/>s <!--ERRTAG-RE-308930-->pipe<!--/ERRTAG-RE-308930-->. You lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Suddenly, the Elessi turns and runs back towards <!--ERRTAG-RE-298654-->the city<!--/ERRTAG-RE-298654-->.</p>
<choice idref="sect305">If you are still alive, <link-text>turn to 305</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Your final blow fells the Jahksa. He falls to the ground, a smile frozen on his lips, the Moonstone clenched in his hand. <quote>You think you have beaten me,</quote> his voice echoes. <quote>But I am you. You have slain yourself.</quote></p>
- <p>With the Moonstone, an instrument of truth, Shasarak's mockery of you has become truth. You have killed yourself.</p>
+ <p>With the Moonstone, an instrument of truth, Shasarak<ch.apos/>s mockery of you has become truth. You have killed yourself.</p>
<p>You have failed in your quest.</p>
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- <p>Tanith's ringing cry comes to your rescue. Her mastery over animals, taught to her by Mother Magri the Shadakine Wytch, saves you from the wolf. At her command, it shies away and lopes into the darkness.</p>
+ <p>Tanith<ch.apos/>s ringing cry comes to your rescue. Her mastery over animals, taught to her by Mother Magri the Shadakine Wytch, saves you from the wolf. At her command, it shies away and lopes into the darkness.</p>
<p>If you wish to keep the Wolf Key, mark it as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.<!--ERRTAG-DE-300544/--></p>
<p>You now have the choice of the remaining Keys; only one will let you into the Crystal Tower.<a id="sect287-1" idref="sect287-1-foot" class="footnote" /></p>
<choice idref="sect252">If you choose the Spider key, <link-text>turn to 252</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The creature facing you is called a Jahksa. It is a creation of Shasarak; an apparition in the likeness of a living spirit, in this case, yours. <quote>Are you afraid, Grey Star?</quote> taunts the Jahksa. <quote>There is nothing to fear but yourself,</quote> he sniggers.</p>
+ <p>The creature facing you is called a Jahksa. It is a creation of Shasarak: an apparition in the likeness of a living spirit, in this case, yours. <quote>Are you afraid, Grey Star?</quote> taunts the Jahksa. <quote>There is nothing to fear but yourself,</quote> he sniggers.</p>
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- <p>Tanith appears at the door of the shack and looks at the two of you in bewilderment. She sways as if about to faint and you rush to her side. The Jahksa snorts derisively. <quote>How weak you are, Grey Star. Petty friendships, loyalties, and your honourable quest for the Shianti stone&emdash;how can you expect to defeat the Wytch-king, he who possesses the might of the Shianti and freedom from their foolish teachings, with such weaknesses?</quote></p>
+ <p>Tanith appears at the door of the shack and looks at the two of you in bewilderment. She sways as if about to faint and you rush to her side. The Jahksa snorts derisively. <quote>How weak you are, Grey Star. Petty friendships, loyalties, and your honourable quest for the Shianti stone<ch.emdash/>how can you expect to defeat the Wytch-king, he who possesses the might of the Shianti and freedom from their foolish teachings, with such weaknesses?</quote></p>
<p><quote>They are my strengths as <!--ERRTAG-RE-303897-->well, Jahksa<!--/ERRTAG-RE-303897-->,</quote> you reply, coolly.</p>
<p>The Jahksa spits on the ground at your feet. <quote>That for your strength, Wizardling.</quote> He turns his back to you, then suddenly spins back, wielding a black staff in a wide arc. But you were expecting a trick and lift your Staff in time to block his blow. As the staves collide, their magical fire crackles and splits the air.</p>
<choice idref="sect123">If you wish to fight the Jahksa, <link-text>turn to 123</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>At the cost of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> <!--ERRTAG-RE-306007-->points, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-306007--> cast a magical veil around the Elessi's mind so that he will not see you passing. You creep out from behind the bushes and enter the city. Hypnotized, the Elessi continues to stare straight ahead, a blank expression on his face.</p>
+ <p>At the cost of 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> <!--ERRTAG-RE-306007-->points, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-306007--> cast a magical veil around the Elessi<ch.apos/>s mind so that he will not see you passing. You creep out from behind the bushes and enter the city. Hypnotized, the Elessi continues to stare straight ahead, a blank expression on his face.</p>
<choice idref="sect279"><link-text>Turn to 279</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Staggering under the weight of the statue, you move towards the exit. The terrified Elessin hang back to let you pass, their faces full of fear. You leave the palace and view the long flight of stairs that leads from it with apprehension.</p>
- <p><thought>Please stop,</thought> pleads the voice that rings in your head. <thought>We mean you no harm&ellips; . What you are doing is madness!</thought></p>
+ <p><thought>Please stop,</thought> pleads the voice that rings in your head. <thought>We mean you no harm<ch.ellips/> . What you are doing is madness!</thought></p>
<choice idref="sect4">If you wish to do as he says, <link-text>turn to 4</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect22">If you do not trust the Elessin and are determined to press on, <link-text>turn to 22</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Unsure that you can trust Spittlethrift, you draw on your Power of Prophecy and try to gain some further insight into the little man's offer. At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point you probe his mind. You sense that both lies and truths are contained within the Academician's words, though you sense that he means you no physical harm.</p>
+ <p>Unsure that you can trust Spittlethrift, you draw on your Power of Prophecy and try to gain some further insight into the little man<ch.apos/>s offer. At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point you probe his mind. You sense that both lies and truths are contained within the Academician<ch.apos/>s words, though you sense that he means you no physical harm.</p>
<choice idref="sect317">If you wish to look into the future to try to find out more about your own possible fate (at the cost of 1 more <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point), <link-text>turn to 317</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect282">If you wish to refuse his request, <link-text>turn to 282</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect210">If you wish to accept, <link-text>turn to 210</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You draw out the red jewel and pour the power of your thought into it. At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> <!--ERRTAG-RE-311221-->point, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-311221--> stun the Elessi's mind so that he will not see you passing. You then creep from the bushes and through the gate; the guard stares ahead, blankly.</p>
+ <p>You draw out the red jewel and pour the power of your thought into it. At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> <!--ERRTAG-RE-311221-->point, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-311221--> stun the Elessi<ch.apos/>s mind so that he will not see you passing. You then creep from the bushes and through the gate; the guard stares ahead, blankly.</p>
<choice idref="sect279"><link-text>Turn to 279</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Eventually you find yourself standing before the tall tower. Its strange, black walls glow with an eldritch quality that is both fascinating and unnerving. You can see no door to the tower but, just above head-height, there is a metal plate. Inscribed upon the plate are some strange symbols. <quote>What does it say?</quote> asks Tanith.</p>
<p><quote>I do not know,</quote> you reply. <quote>It is written in a language that I do not recognize.</quote> Yet, even as you speak, the symbols on the metal plate <!--ERRTAG-RE-312052-->change, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-312052--> you find that you can read the inscription after all:</p>
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- <p><quote>From south of here, to west and north,
-<br />Then east and south once more,
-<br />A circle's motion rings the charm
-<br />That finds the Vanishing Door.</quote></p>
+ <p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>From south of here, to west and north,</line>
+ <line>Then east and south once more,</line>
+ <line>A circle<ch.apos/>s motion rings the charm</line>
+ <line>That finds the Vanishing Door.<ch.rsquot/></line>
+ </p>
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<p>You ponder the strange words, trying to determine their meaning. <quote>A riddle?</quote> queries Tanith.</p>
<choice idref="sect56">If you wish to search for a door on the left side of the tower, <link-text>turn to 56</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You do exactly as they say and when you reach the surface you discover no water at all; merely the passing touch of something as light as gossamer.</p>
+ <p>You do exactly as they say and when you reach the surface you discover no water at all: merely the passing touch of something as light as gossamer.</p>
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- <p>The <!--ERRTAG-RA-328513-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328513-->'s braying laughter fills the hall as he watches the stunned expression on your face. <quote>Are you not amused?</quote> he roars.</p>
- <p>You study your identical twin opposite and sense an aura of evil. It is a creation of Shasarak, sent to thwart your final bid to claim the Moonstone. In the Shianti language such a creature is known as a Jahksa, the spiritual apparition of one already living, a perversion of nature and a being of great evil. Without the human emotions of guilt, remorse and sorrow, a Jahksa has no conscience or morals, and is a passionless killer.</p>
+ <p>The <!--ERRTAG-RA-328513-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328513--><ch.apos/>s braying laughter fills the hall as he watches the stunned expression on your face. <quote>Are you not amused?</quote> he roars.</p>
+ <p>You study your identical twin opposite and sense an aura of evil. It is a creation of Shasarak, sent to thwart your final bid to claim the Moonstone. In the Shianti language such a creature is known as a Jahksa, the spiritual apparition of one already living, a perversion of nature and a being of great evil. Without the human emotions of guilt, remorse, and sorrow, a Jahksa has no conscience or morals, and is a passionless killer.</p>
<p><quote>And now,</quote> intones the <!--ERRTAG-RA-328513-->Chaos-master<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328513-->, when the echo of his laughter has finally subsided, <quote>tell me what it is you seek?</quote> Carefully, you weigh in your mind what you should ask.</p>
<choice idref="sect20">If you possess a Cloth Map of the Moaning Mountain and wish to ask for Tanith to be returned to you, <link-text>turn to 20</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect62">If you do not possess this Special Item but still wish to ask for Tanith's return and enquire how you may reach the Realm of the Moonstone, <link-text>turn to 62</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect62">If you do not possess this Special Item but still wish to ask for Tanith<ch.apos/>s return and enquire how you may reach the Realm of the Moonstone, <link-text>turn to 62</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Suddenly, within the space of a heartbeat, the white-light horizon appears to turn inside out, its near and far sides interchanging. Then, with a lurch, you are hurled into a bright shaft and catapulted into a clear, sunlit sky. Wind rushes at your face and the land far below is as green and fresh as that in your own world. Buffeted by the wind, you struggle to control the Ethetron as it rocks and reels wildly in the wind-torn sky. Still dazed by the experiences of the past few minutes, you cannot help but manipulate the control clumsily.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess the Talisman of the Shianti, add 2 to this number.</p>
- <choice idref="sect13">If your total is now 0&endash;3, <link-text>turn to 13</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect77">If your total is now 4&endash;11, <link-text>turn to 77</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect13">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>3, <link-text>turn to 13</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect77">If your total is now 4<ch.endash/>11, <link-text>turn to 77</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You face impossible odds&emdash;you are outnumbered by over ten to one. At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, you slay the nearest Elessi with a rapid sweep of your Staff. But the other Elessin do not attempt to retaliate. Instead, one of them places a silver <!--ERRTAG-RE-333811-->pipe<!--/ERRTAG-RE-333811--> to his lips and blows. A savage pain echoes in your head and you fall to the ground with an agonized cry: lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You face impossible odds<ch.emdash/>you are outnumbered by over ten to one. At the cost of 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point, you slay the nearest Elessi with a rapid sweep of your Staff. But the other Elessin do not attempt to retaliate. Instead, one of them places a silver <!--ERRTAG-RE-333811-->pipe<!--/ERRTAG-RE-333811--> to his lips and blows. A savage pain echoes in your head and you fall to the ground with an agonized cry: lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect18">If you are still alive, <link-text>turn to 18</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><thought>I am the Guardian of the Screaming God,</thought> he says, the words ringing in your mind with a clear, musical tone. <thought>Before you continue with this madness, let me tell you of that which you seek to steal. You cannot know the danger of what you do.</thought></p>
- <choice idref="sect245">If you agree to the Guardian's request, <link-text>turn to 245</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect245">If you agree to the Guardian<ch.apos/>s request, <link-text>turn to 245</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect209">If you do not trust him, <link-text>turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Of one thing you are certain: Spittlethrift spoke the truth when he said that you cannot leave the Realm of the Neverness without his <!--ERRTAG-RE-326690-->help, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-326690--> therefore you cannot complete your quest for the Moonstone without accepting the task they have appointed you. You see a vision of yourself, alone, standing upon a strange machine with a curiously shaped sail and a large glass dome at its centre. You wonder what has become of Tanith and why you journey alone. You have expended 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
- <p>With a mind crowded with doubts and uncertainties, you agree reluctantly to undertake the quest to steal the Threnogem. <quote>Good, good, marvellous,</quote> says Spittlethrift, joyfully. <quote>Come with me&emdash;to the laboratory.</quote></p>
+ <p>With a mind crowded with doubts and uncertainties, you agree reluctantly to undertake the quest to steal the Threnogem. <quote>Good, good, marvellous,</quote> says Spittlethrift, joyfully. <quote>Come with me<ch.emdash/>to the laboratory.</quote></p>
<p>Tanith shakes her head, the look in her eyes revealing her deep mistrust of Spittlethrift and his kin.</p>
<choice idref="sect105"><link-text>Turn to 105</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>These chemicals, when mixed together with crystals, ground into a powder and then heated, produce a metal-destroying acid. If you do not have a Tinderbox, you must exert 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point in heating the mixture. If you have an empty <!--ERRTAG-RA-328700-->Vial<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328700-->, you may keep the <!--ERRTAG-RE-328777-->Ezeran Acid<!--/ERRTAG-RE-328777--> in it (mark it as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>). If you do not have an empty <!--ERRTAG-RA-328700-->Vial<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328700-->, you must use up all the acid on the lock.</p>
+ <p>These chemicals, when mixed together with crystals, ground into a powder
, and then heated, produce a metal-destroying acid. If you do not have a Tinderbox, you must exert 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point in heating the mixture. If you have an empty <!--ERRTAG-RA-328700-->Vial<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328700-->, you may keep the <!--ERRTAG-RE-328777-->Ezeran Acid<!--/ERRTAG-RE-328777--> in it (mark it as a Special Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>). If you do not have an empty <!--ERRTAG-RA-328700-->Vial<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328700-->, you must use up all the acid on the lock.</p>
<choice idref="sect312"><link-text>Turn to 312</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>With all the speed you can muster you sprint down the stairs and along the corridor of statues. Tanith is close behind as you rush into the room of mirrors. To your horror, an iron door falls to block your escape. You have no choice&emdash;you must turn and face the monster.</p>
+ <p>With all the speed you can muster you sprint down the stairs and along the corridor of statues. Tanith is close behind as you rush into the room of mirrors. To your horror, an iron door falls to block your escape. You have no choice<ch.emdash/>you must turn and face the monster.</p>
<choice idref="sect263"><link-text>Turn to 263</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>With an impetuous yell you hurl yourself at the Elessi. He falls to the ground and you wrestle desperately with each other. If you are fighting without your Wizard's Staff, you must deduct 8 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total for the duration of the fight. If you possess a Jewelled Dagger, subtract only 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total.</p>
+ <p>With an impetuous yell you hurl yourself at the Elessi. He falls to the ground and you wrestle desperately with each other. If you are fighting without your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, you must deduct 8 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total for the duration of the fight. If you possess a Jewelled Dagger, subtract only 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> total.</p>
<combat><enemy>Elessi Leader</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">12</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">25</enemy-attribute></combat>
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<choice idref="sect107">If you kill the Elessi within three rounds, or choose to fight to the death, <link-text>turn to 107</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>For what seems like an <!--ERRTAG-RE-335454-->eternity, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-335454--> fly over the Chaos Sea. Eventually, you sight a row of barren cliffs, black and forbidding. You increase the Ethetron's speed and soon you are flying overland.</p>
+ <p>For what seems like an <!--ERRTAG-RE-335454-->eternity, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-335454--> fly over the Chaos Sea. Eventually, you sight a row of barren cliffs, black and forbidding. You increase the Ethetron<ch.apos/>s speed and soon you are flying overland.</p>
<p>You sight a large quarry, dug out of the blood-red soil. You fly low and circle the huge quarry, noticing a small wooden shack at the centre of a copse of withered trees. You decide to land and investigate the shack.</p>
<choice idref="sect12"><link-text>Turn to 12</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Bravely you stand your ground, ready to receive the lizard's charge. But a single chilling glance from the lizard's deadly eye transforms your flesh to stone.</p>
+ <p>Bravely you stand your ground, ready to receive the lizard<ch.apos/>s charge. But a single chilling glance from the lizard<ch.apos/>s deadly eye transforms your flesh to stone.</p>
<p>Your life and your quest end here.</p>
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- <p>The people of the Vale emit a great cheer. Fires throughout the village are already beginning to dwindle without the Jahksa there to stoke them afresh. The village elders ask if you would like to stay with them as honorary guest at a great feast.</p>
+ <p>The people of the Vale emit a great cheer. Fires throughout the village are already beginning to dwindle without the Jahksa there to stoke them afresh. The village elders ask if you would like to stay with them as honoured guest at a great feast.</p>
<choice idref="sect338">If you wish to stay with them, <link-text>turn to 338</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect306">If you feel that you must go, <link-text>turn to 306</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You raise your Staff and, with deadly accuracy, hurl a bolt of force at the golden-haired man. He is thrown to the ground, engulfed by a cloak of magical flame. Your attack has cost you 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points. His Elessin guards cry out in <!--ERRTAG-RE-340344-->horror. There<!--/ERRTAG-RE-340344--> are ten of them.</p>
- <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue's mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect71">If you wish to take the Threnogem from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth, <link-text>turn to 71</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect80">If you wish to attack the Elessin guards and possess more than 10 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points, <link-text>turn to 80</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect92">If you wish to grab the statue, <link-text>turn to 92</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Summoning the might of your Wizard's Staff, you hurl its power at the sheer, crystal surface of the tower wall. An arc of magical fire hurtles towards the wall but is deflected. The wall remains unharmed. You have expended 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point in your futile assault.</p>
+ <p>Summoning the might of your Wizard<ch.apos/>s Staff, you hurl its power at the sheer, crystal surface of the tower wall. An arc of magical fire hurtles towards the wall but is deflected. The wall remains unharmed. You have expended 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point in your futile assault.</p>
<choice idref="sect112">If you wish to use another 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points in a more concentrated attack against the wall, <link-text>turn to 112</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect264">If you wish to try to climb the tower, <link-text>turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect285">If you wish to examine one of the many black gaps in the cloud plane, <link-text>turn to 285</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Amazingly, before you can unleash the final, killing blow, the Jahksa's body begins to fade, becoming more and more transparent.</p>
+ <p>Amazingly, before you can unleash the final, killing blow, the Jahksa<ch.apos/>s body begins to fade, becoming more and more transparent.</p>
<p><quote>Farewell, Wizardling. I will await you in the next realm,</quote> he <!--ERRTAG-RE-346677-->says, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-346677--> disappears.</p>
<choice idref="sect330"><link-text>Turn to 330</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Since you are unable to take the Threnogem from the statue's mouth, the only solution is to steal the whole statue. You approach the grotesque figure but, before you can attempt to lift it, you hear a voice echo urgently in your mind: <thought>Stop!</thought> it cries. Instinctively you spin round to see a tall figure draped in white. He holds a jewelled crozier high in his hands. He has the power of <!--ERRTAG-RE-350098-->telepathy, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-350098--> with it he is ordering you to remain where you are. A number of Elessin guards crowd close behind him.</p>
+ <p>Since you are unable to take the Threnogem from the statue<ch.apos/>s mouth, the only solution is to steal the whole statue. You approach the grotesque figure but, before you can attempt to lift it, you hear a voice echo urgently in your mind: <thought>Stop!</thought> it cries. Instinctively you spin round to see a tall figure draped in white. He holds a jewelled crozier high in his hands. He has the power of <!--ERRTAG-RE-350098-->telepathy, and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-350098--> with it he is ordering you to remain where you are. A number of Elessin guards crowd close behind him.</p>
<choice idref="sect334">If you wish to attack the man, <link-text>turn to 334</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect316">If you wish to do as the man says, <link-text>turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect209">If you prefer to ignore him and pick up the statue, <link-text>turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Closing your eyes, you send the power of your thought into the future in search of a clue that will help you find the door. The image that forms in your mind is identical to that of the plate bearing the inscription:</p>
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- <p><quote>From south of here, to west and north,
-<br />Then east and south once more,
-<br />A circle's motion rings the charm
-<br />That finds the Vanishing Door.</quote></p>
+ <p>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>From south of here, to west and north,</line>
+ <line>Then east and south once more,</line>
+ <line>A circle<ch.apos/>s motion rings the charm</line>
+ <line>That finds the Vanishing Door.<ch.rsquot/></line>
+ </p>
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<p>Your Power of Prophecy is usually of more use than this, your visions of the future far clearer. You conclude that the door is masked by magic and that the inscription is the only clue that can help you find it.</p>
<p>Frustrated, you read the inscription again. You have expended 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point; adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
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- <p>Triumphantly, the Jahksa deals a killing blow. You feel a searing pain tear through your body, but miraculously you are not slain. The Moonstone, instrument of judgement and truth, has made a reality of Shasarak's mockery of you. In killing you the Jahksa has killed itself. With a howl, the Jahksa dissolves into black shadows and returns to the spirit realm from whence it came.</p>
+ <p>Triumphantly, the Jahksa deals a killing blow. You feel a searing pain tear through your body, but miraculously you are not slain. The Moonstone, instrument of judgement and truth, has made a reality of Shasarak<ch.apos/>s mockery of you. In killing you the Jahksa has killed itself. With a howl, the Jahksa dissolves into black shadows and returns to the spirit realm from whence it came.</p>
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- <p>With a thrill of <!--ERRTAG-RE-353877-->anticipation, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-353877--> take up the Moonstone. It flares, as if in <!--ERRTAG-RE-353983-->recognition, at<!--/ERRTAG-RE-353983--> the touch of your hand. It glows with a warm, familiar feeling as it nestles in the palm of your hand. Tanith's eyes are wild and shining with triumph. You have fulfilled your pledge and completed the quest&ellips; almost. Armed with the might of the Moonstone, you now possess the only known power that could throw down the evil Wytch-king, Shasarak. But that is another story, and the day is yet to come.</p>
+ <p>With a thrill of <!--ERRTAG-RE-353877-->anticipation, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-353877--> take up the Moonstone. It flares, as if in <!--ERRTAG-RE-353983-->recognition, at<!--/ERRTAG-RE-353983--> the touch of your hand. It glows with a warm, familiar feeling as it nestles in the palm of your hand. Tanith<ch.apos/>s eyes are wild and shining with triumph. You have fulfilled your pledge and completed the quest<ch.ellips/> almost. Armed with the might of the Moonstone, you now possess the only known power that could throw down the evil Wytch-king, Shasarak. But that is another story, and the day is yet to come.</p>
<p>The final conflict in your fight against the Shadakine Empire is concluded in Book 4 of the Grey Star saga, <!--ERRTAG-RE-358789-->entitled<!--/ERRTAG-RE-358789-->:</p>
- <p><cite><a href="&link.04wotw;">War of the Wizards</a></cite></p>
+ <p><bookref series="gs" book="04wotw"><cite>War of the Wizards</cite></bookref></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><!--ERRTAG-RE-357255-->Turn to the <a idref="crtable">Combat<!--/ERRTAG-RE-357255--> Results Table</a>.</li>
<li>Find your Combat Ratio on the top of the chart and <!--ERRTAG-RE-357407-->cross-reference<!--/ERRTAG-RE-357407--> 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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- <data><p>(<a idref="title">Title Page</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-2974-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>BEYOND THE NIGHTMARE GATE</quote> with <quote><strong>Beyond The Nightmare Gate</strong></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-2974-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-3604-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>THE WORLD OF LONE WOLF</quote> with <quote><cite>The World of Lone Wolf</cite></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-3604-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="coming">Of the Coming of Grey Star</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-7321-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magicial</quote> with <quote>magical</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-7321-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far&ellips;</a>)<!--ERRTAG-DE-16506-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> To step through, <!--a idref="sect1"-->turn to 1<!--/a-->.</quote>, as the reader is not meant to pass by the rules sections..<!--/ERRTAG-DE-16506-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>eg</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-DE-16714-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> at the front of this book</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-16714-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-DE-16788-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> If you run out of space, you can copy out the chart or have it photocopied.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-16788-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-DE-17293-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> on the last page of this book</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-17293-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-18846-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>adventure and</quote> with <quote>adventure, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-18846-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="powers">Magical Powers</a>) Replaced <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-RA-20303-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>lesser magicks</quote> with <quote>Lesser Magicks</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20303-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-20262-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>magical powers</quote> with <quote>Magical Powers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20262-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-20838-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magical power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-20838-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-20426-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>five powers</quote> with <quote>five Powers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-20426-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-21111-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>five or six powers</quote> with <quote>five or six Powers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-21111-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-21638-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>power</quote> with <quote>Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-21638-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-25052-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>alchemy</quote> with <quote>Alchemy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-25052-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-26064-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>prophecy</quote> with <quote>Prophecy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-26064-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-26585-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>divination</quote> with <quote>Prophecy</quote> as in <a href="&link.01gstw;"><cite>Grey Star the Wizard</cite></a>, to avoid confusion.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-26585-ITEM--></p>
+ <data>
+ <p>(<a idref="title">Title Page</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-2974-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>BEYOND THE NIGHTMARE GATE</quote> with <quote><strong>Beyond The Nightmare Gate</strong></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-2974-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-3604-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>THE WORLD OF LONE WOLF</quote> with <quote><cite>The World of Lone Wolf</cite></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-3604-ITEM--></p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="coming">Of the Coming of Grey Star</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-7321-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magicial</quote> with <quote>magical</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-7321-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="tssf">The Story So Far<ch.ellips/></a>)<!--ERRTAG-DE-16506-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> To step through, <!--a idref="sect1"-->turn to 1<!--/a-->.</quote>, as the reader is not meant to pass by the rules sections..<!--/ERRTAG-DE-16506-ITEM--></p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>eg</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-DE-16714-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> at the front of this book</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-16714-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-DE-16788-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> If you run out of space, you can copy out the chart or have it photocopied.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-16788-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-DE-17293-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> on the last page of this book</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-17293-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-18846-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>adventure and</quote> with <quote>adventure, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-18846-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>falls to zero</quote> with <quote>falls to zero or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>book two</quote> with <quote>Book Two</quote>. Replaced <quote>falls to zero</quote> with <quote>falls to zero or below</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="powers">Magical Powers</a>) Replaced <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-RA-20303-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>lesser magicks</quote> with <quote>Lesser Magicks</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20303-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-20262-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>magical powers</quote> with <quote>Magical Powers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-20262-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-20838-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>magical power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-20838-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-20426-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>five powers</quote> with <quote>five Powers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-20426-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-21111-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>five or six powers</quote> with <quote>five or six Powers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-21111-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-21638-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>power</quote> with <quote>Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-21638-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-25052-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>alchemy</quote> with <quote>Alchemy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-25052-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-26064-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>prophecy</quote> with <quote>Prophecy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-26064-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-26585-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>divination</quote> with <quote>Prophecy</quote> as in <cite><bookref series="gs" book="01gstw">Grey Star the Wizard</bookref></cite>, to avoid confusion.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-26585-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>are, is</quote> with <quote>are is</quote>. Replaced <quote>Earth and</quote> with <quote>Earth, and</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> and <quote>Shianti and</quote> with <quote>Shianti, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</a>)<!--ERRTAG-DE-39627-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> on the inside back cover of the book</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-39627-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-42159-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on the page after the <!--a idref="random">Random Number Table</a--></quote> with <quote>in the back of this book</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-42159-ITEM--></p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</a>)<!--ERRTAG-DE-39627-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> on the inside back cover of the book</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-39627-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-42159-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on the page after the <!--a idref="random">Random Number Table</a--></quote> with <quote>in the back of this book</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-42159-ITEM--> 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>) Replaced <quote>score of zero WILLPOWER points</quote> with <quote>WILLPOWER score of zero or below</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>moaning and</quote> with <quote>moaning, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect10">10</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-51976-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Spider key</quote> with <quote>Spider Key</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-51976-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-54254-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>feared by name;</quote> with <quote>feared by name:</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-54254-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-55764-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>that desired</quote> with <quote>that I desired</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-55764-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-59122-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-59122-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect18">18</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-64782-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-64782-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-64974-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipes</quote> with <quote>pipes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-64974-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-66987-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-66987-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-55764-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>that desired</quote> with <quote>that I desired</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-55764-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-59122-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-59122-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cruel gifts; gifts such</quote> with <quote>cruel gifts: gifts such</quote>.</p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect18">18</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-64782-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-64782-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-64974-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipes</quote> with <quote>pipes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-64974-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-66987-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-66987-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect21">21</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-64119-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-64119-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-68157-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-68157-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-72562-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>airborn</quote> with <quote>airborne</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-72562-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-72678-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>combat</quote> with <quote>combat.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-72678-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect26">26</a>) Replaced <quote>ears and</quote> with <quote>ears, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-72562-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>airborn</quote> with <quote>airborne</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-72562-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-72678-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>combat</quote> with <quote>combat.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-72678-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>forceful; <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>forceful. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect33">33</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-77482-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>recognise</quote> with <quote>recognize</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-77482-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-76225-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>himself and</quote> with <quote>himself, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-76225-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-77047-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Elessi but</quote> with <quote>Elessi, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-77047-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect57">57</a>)<!--ERRTAG-AD-95106-ITEM--> Added <quote> and wish to cease fighting,</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-95106-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect60">60</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-94429-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>brighter but</quote> with <quote>brighter, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94429-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-96703-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you but</quote> with <quote>you, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-96703-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-100193-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Gate, out</quote> with <quote>Gate out</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-100193-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-100594-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>&lsquot;payment&rsquot; you</quote> with <quote>&lsquot;payment&rsquot;, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-100594-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-104225-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-104225-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-100594-ITEM--> Replaced <quote><ch.lsquot/>payment<ch.rsquot/> you</quote> with <quote><ch.lsquot/>payment<ch.rsquot/>, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-100594-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-104225-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-104225-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect68">68</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-101244-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>attack but</quote> with <quote>attack, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-101244-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect73">73</a>) Changed the last choice to lead to <a idref="sect165">Section 165</a> instead of <a idref="sect33">Section 33</a>, as <a idref="sect33">Section 33</a> does not fit into the context of the story here.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect74">74</a>) Replaced <quote>blinding: your</quote> with <quote>blinding; your</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect75">75</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-106632-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sluggisly</quote> with <quote>sluggishly</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-106632-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect80">80</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-115421-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Pipes</quote> with <quote>pipes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-115421-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect80">80</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-115421-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Pipes</quote> with <quote>pipes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-115421-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect81">81</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-114958-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>for ever</quote> with <quote>forever</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-114958-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect86">86</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-115368-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this power</quote> with <quote>this Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-115368-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect87">87</a>) Replaced <quote>wings and</quote> with <quote>wings, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-117992-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sucessfully</quote> with <quote>successfully</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-117992-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect93">93</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-124588-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipes</quote> with <quote>pipes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-124588-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect94">94</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-124820-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-124820-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect93">93</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-124588-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipes</quote> with <quote>pipes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-124588-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect94">94</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-124820-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-124820-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect99">99</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-125392-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>elessin</quote> with <quote>Elessin</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-125392-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-125450-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>guards but</quote> with <quote>guards, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-125450-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect105">105</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-130648-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Crabkey, is</quote> with <quote>Crabkey is</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-130648-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-131603-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>embarassed</quote> with <quote>embarrassed</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-131603-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-134180-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>aren't you Crabkey</quote> with <quote>aren't you, Crabkey</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-134180-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-135637-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>well&ellips; .</quote> with <quote>well&ellips;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135637-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect105">105</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-130648-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Crabkey, is</quote> with <quote>Crabkey is</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-130648-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-131603-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>embarassed</quote> with <quote>embarrassed</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-131603-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-134180-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>aren<ch.apos/>t you Crabkey</quote> with <quote>aren<ch.apos/>t you, Crabkey</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-134180-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-135637-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>well<ch.ellips/> .</quote> with <quote>well<ch.ellips/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135637-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-138019-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>strength and</quote> with <quote>strength, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-138019-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect115">115</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-140985-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>statue</quote> with <quote>Guardian</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-140985-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect116">116</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-144901-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A Short Sword</quote> with <quote>Short Sword</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-144901-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-145027-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A length of strong Rope</quote> with <quote>Length of strong Rope</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-145027-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-145125-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A potion of Healing</quote> with <quote>Potion of Healing</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-145125-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-145293-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A Backpack</quote> with <quote>Backpack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-145293-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-145363-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A Spear</quote> with <quote>Spear</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-145363-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-148465-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-148465-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-148584-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>two weapons</quote> with <quote>two Weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-148584-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect116">116</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-144901-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A Short Sword</quote> with <quote>Short Sword</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-144901-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-145027-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A length of strong Rope</quote> with <quote>Length of strong Rope</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-145027-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-145125-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A potion of Healing</quote> with <quote>Potion of Healing</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-145125-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-145293-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A Backpack</quote> with <quote>Backpack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-145293-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-145363-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A Spear</quote> with <quote>Spear</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-145363-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-148465-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-148465-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-148584-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>two weapons</quote> with <quote>two Weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-148584-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bat<ch.apos/>s wing</quote> with <quote>bat<ch.apos/>s wings</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect118">118</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-147044-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Staff <!--link-text-->turn</quote> with <quote>Staff, <!--link-text-->turn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147044-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-147195-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>vial of Ezeran acid</quote> with <quote>Vial of Ezeran Acid</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147195-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-147390-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ezeran salts</quote> with <quote>Ezeran Salts</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147390-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-147446-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sulphur</quote> with <quote>Sulphur</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147446-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-147504-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>saltpetre</quote> with <quote>Saltpetre</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147504-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-147576-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>pestle and mortar</quote> with <quote>Pestle and Mortar</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147576-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect119">119</a>) Changed the second choice to lead to <a idref="sect100">Section 100</a> instead of <a idref="sect302">Section 302</a>, as <a idref="sect100">Section 100</a> was previously not reachable and it fits well into the context of the story here.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect121">121</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-149885-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magical power</quote> with <quote>Magical Power</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-149885-ITEM--> Moved the random number option last and <!--ERRTAG-RE-149665-ITEM--> replaced <quote>If you wish to</quote> with <quote>Otherwise, you will have to</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-149665-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect125">125</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-153806-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bunch of Keys</quote> with <quote>Bunch of Keys</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-153806-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-153894-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Keys, mark them</quote> with <quote>Bunch of Keys, mark it</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-153894-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-DE-154041-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> and carry them in your Backpack</quote> to avoid rules ambiguities.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-154041-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect127">127</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-162223-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-162223-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect131">131</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-164888-ITEM--> Replaced <quote><!--link-text-->turn to 83<!--/link-text--></quote> with <quote>you are forced to fight the Jahksa. <!--link-text-->Turn to 123<!--/link-text--></quote> in the last choice, as <a idref="sect83">Section 83</a> does not fit into the context of the story.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-164888-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect134">134</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-168224-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168224-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect127">127</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-162223-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-162223-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect131">131</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-164888-ITEM--> Replaced <quote><!--link-text-->turn to 83<!--/link-text--></quote> with <quote>you are forced to fight the Jahksa. <!--link-text-->Turn to 123<!--/link-text--></quote> in the last choice, as <a idref="sect83">Section 83</a> does not fit into the context of the story.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-164888-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect134">134</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-168224-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168224-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect137">137</a>) Replaced <quote>wings and</quote> with <quote>wings, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-165742-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>counter-spell</quote> with <quote>counterspell</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-165742-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-165856-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>foorce</quote> with <quote>force</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-165856-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-178663-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-178663-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-178663-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-178663-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect147">147</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-172924-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>forseen</quote> with <quote>foreseen</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-172924-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>)<!--ERRTAG-DE-175943-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> It must be carried in your Backpack or you may give it to Tanith to carry, in which case note this on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-175943-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect152">152</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-176907-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>point you</quote> with <quote>point, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-176907-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-177792-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>dragon fire</quote> with <quote>dragon-fire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-177792-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect159">159</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-181681-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>roof-top</quote> with <quote>rooftop</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-181681-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-177792-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>dragon fire</quote> with <quote>dragon-fire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-177792-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>hovers and</quote> with <quote>hovers, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect159">159</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-181681-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>roof-top</quote> with <quote>rooftop</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-181681-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bloodcurdling</quote> with <quote>blood-curdling</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect160">160</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-182734-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rooves</quote> with <quote>roofs</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-182734-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-182908-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>to154</quote> with <quote>to 154</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-182908-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-192805-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-192805-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect169">169</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-191971-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>weatherworking</quote> with <quote>weather-working</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-191971-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-192805-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-192805-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect169">169</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-191971-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>weatherworking</quote> with <quote>weather-working</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-191971-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>their villages</quote> with <quote>their village</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect172">172</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-194756-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Wise you</quote> with <quote>Wise, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-194756-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-194882-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Shianti you</quote> with <quote>Shianti, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-194882-ITEM--> Switched the order of the choices.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect174">174</a>) Split the last two choices into separate paragraphs for formatting reasons.<!--ERRTAG-RE-196878-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>to104</quote> with <quote>to 104</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-196878-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect176">176</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-197810-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>it I</quote> with <quote>it, I</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-197810-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect182">182</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-204346-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>for ever</quote> with <quote>forever</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-204346-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect183">183</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-204861-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cry but</quote> with <quote>cry, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-204861-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-206493-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>white hot</quote> with <quote>white-hot</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-206493-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect187">187</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-207841-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>What?&rsquot;booms</quote> with <quote>What?&rsquot; booms</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-207841-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-208415-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>possibilites</quote> with <quote>possibilities</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-208415-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-215223-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-215223-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect187">187</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-207841-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>What?<ch.rsquot/>booms</quote> with <quote>What?<ch.rsquot/> booms</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-207841-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-208415-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>possibilites</quote> with <quote>possibilities</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-208415-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-215223-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-215223-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-210369-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Cautiously you</quote> with <quote>Cautiously, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-210369-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect197">197</a>)<!--ERRTAG-DE-216409-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> If you wish to carry it, it must be kept as a Backpack Item or you may give it to Tanith to carry, in which case remember to note this on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-216409-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect199">199</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-225840-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-225840-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect199">199</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-225840-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-225840-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect202">202</a>) Replaced <quote>head; and</quote> with <quote>head, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect203">203</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-220475-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>death and</quote> with <quote>death, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-220475-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-242218-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you possess the Magical Power of Sorcery, have more than 6 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points remaining, and wish to use >your power to move the Ethetron</quote> with <quote>If you possess the Magical Power of Elementalism and wish to use it</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-242218-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-242218-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you possess the Magical Power of Sorcery, have more than 6 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points remaining, and wish to use your power to move the Ethetron</quote> with <quote>If you possess the Magical Power of Elementalism and wish to use it</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-242218-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-222913-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>point you</quote> with <quote>point, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-222913-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-231410-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-231410-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect210">210</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-225926-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you look</quote> with <quote>you a look</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-225926-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect214">214</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-229317-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Elessin; inhabitants</quote> with <quote>Elessin, inhabitants</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-229317-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect218">218</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-233688-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>it.!</quote> with <quote>it!</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-233688-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-235311-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>the Elessi</quote> with <quote>only one Elessi</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-235311-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-244160-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-244160-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect235">235</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-246936-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>throat its</quote> with <quote>throat, its</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246936-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect237">237</a>) Replaced <quote>laughter; but</quote> with <quote>laughter<ch.emdash/>but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect241">241</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-251549-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>many coloured</quote> with <quote>many-coloured</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-251549-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-251713-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>grotesque, but life-like, statue</quote> with <quote>grotesque but life-like statue</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-251713-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-259054-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>telepath and, since</quote> with <quote>telepath, and since</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259054-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect242">242</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-253378-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>nothing and</quote> with <quote>nothing, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-253378-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-DE-254306-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> It must be kept as a Backpack Item or you may give it to Tanith to carry, in which case note this on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-254306-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect244">244</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-264258-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this Item</quote> with <quote>this item</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-264258-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect244">244</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-264258-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>this Item</quote> with <quote>this item</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-264258-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect246">246</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-259504-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259504-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-259609-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Tanith still</quote> with <quote>Tanith, still</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259609-ITEM--> Switched the order of the choices.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect247">247</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-264401-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>pin-points</quote> with <quote>pinpoints</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-264401-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect248">248</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-261276-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>lips and</quote> with <quote>lips, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-261276-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-270869-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-270869-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect249">249</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-263451-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>time or</quote> with <quote>time, or</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-263451-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-271107-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271107-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-264296-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>alone I</quote> with <quote>alone, I</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-264296-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-265340-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>introduce&ellips; .</quote> with <quote>introduce&ellips;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265340-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-265518-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Star and the</quote> with <quote>Star, and the</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265518-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-265887-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Academicians all</quote> with <quote>Academicians, all</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265887-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-265963-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>names you</quote> with <quote>names, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265963-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-266156-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Academician's</quote> with <quote>Academicians'</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-266156-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-268334-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>think m'boy</quote> with <quote>think, m'boy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268334-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-269228-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>nothing and</quote> with <quote>nothing, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269228-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-269749-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>us Grey</quote> with <quote>us, Grey</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269749-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-264296-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>alone I</quote> with <quote>alone, I</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-264296-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-265340-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>introduce<ch.ellips/> .</quote> with <quote>introduce<ch.ellips/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265340-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-265518-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Star and the</quote> with <quote>Star, and the</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265518-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-265887-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Academicians all</quote> with <quote>Academicians, all</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265887-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-265963-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>names you</quote> with <quote>names, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265963-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-266156-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Academician<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Academicians<ch.apos/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-266156-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-268334-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>think m<ch.apos/>boy</quote> with <quote>think, m<ch.apos/>boy</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268334-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-269228-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>nothing and</quote> with <quote>nothing, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269228-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-269749-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>us Grey</quote> with <quote>us, Grey</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269749-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>professor and</quote> with <quote>professor, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>fears and</quote> with <quote>fears, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect251">251</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-270512-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>them but</quote> with <quote>them, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-270512-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect252">252</a>) Replaced <quote>veins; lose</quote> with <quote>veins: lose</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect262">262</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-278140-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>surprise the</quote> with <quote>surprise, the</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-278140-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect264">264</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-279356-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>apprehensive you</quote> with <quote>apprehensive, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-279356-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect267">267</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-281657-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>and within seconds a</quote> with <quote>and, within seconds, a</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-281657-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect268">268</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-282221-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>point you</quote> with <quote>point, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282221-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect271">271</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-293617-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-293617-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect271">271</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-293617-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-293617-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect272">272</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-284119-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>flame you</quote> with <quote>flame, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-284119-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect273">273</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-284624-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>disappears and</quote> with <quote>disappears, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-284624-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect273">273</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-284624-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>disappears and</quote> with <quote>disappears, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-284624-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>voice, <ch.lsquot/>we</quote> with <quote>voice. <ch.lsquot/>We</quote>. Replaced <quote>Tanith, <ch.lsquot/>we</quote> with <quote>Tanith. <ch.lsquot/>We</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect274">274</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-286928-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>threat but</quote> with <quote>threat, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-286928-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-288977-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>I&ellips; .</quote> with <quote>I&ellips;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-288977-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-298227-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-298227-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-288977-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>I<ch.ellips/> .</quote> with <quote>I<ch.ellips/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-288977-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-298227-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-298227-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect283">283</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-297964-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you but</quote> with <quote>you, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-297964-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect284">284</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-298654-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>he city</quote> with <quote>the city</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-298654-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-308930-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-308930-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect285">285</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-298974-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>side you</quote> with <quote>side, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-298974-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect287">287</a>)<!--ERRTAG-DE-300544-ITEM--> Deleted <quote> It must be kept as a Backpack Item or you may give it to Tanith to carry, in which case note this on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-300544-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect289">289</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-301797-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>seconds a</quote> with <quote>seconds, a</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301797-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-302339-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos bird</quote> with <quote>Chaos-bird</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-302339-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect291">291</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-303897-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>well Jahksa</quote> with <quote>well, Jahksa</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-303897-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect291">291</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-303897-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>well Jahksa</quote> with <quote>well, Jahksa</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-303897-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Shasark; an</quote> with <quote>Shasarak: an</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect292">292</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-304717-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sheer and</quote> with <quote>sheer, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-304717-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-305576-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>settlement but</quote> with <quote>settlement, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-305576-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-306007-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>points you</quote> with <quote>points, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-306007-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect301">301</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-311221-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>point you</quote> with <quote>point, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-311221-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect302">302</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-312052-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>change and</quote> with <quote>change, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-312052-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-313221-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>reboard</quote> with <quote>re-board</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-313221-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-313663-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Screaming Statue</quote> with <quote>Screaming God</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-313663-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect305">305</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-323958-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-323958-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect306">306</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-315768-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Moonstone and</quote> with <quote>Moonstone, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-315768-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect309">309</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-328513-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328513-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect305">305</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-323958-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Items</quote> with <quote>items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-323958-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect306">306</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-315768-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Moonstone and</quote> with <quote>Moonstone, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-315768-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>all; merely</quote> with <quote>all: merely</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect309">309</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-328513-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Chaos-Master</quote> with <quote>Chaos-master</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328513-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>remorse and</quote> with <quote>remorse, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect312">312</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-321319-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>moments the</quote> with <quote>moments, the</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-321319-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect313">313</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-333811-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-333811-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect313">313</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-333811-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-333811-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-324990-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>people but</quote> with <quote>people, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-324990-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect317">317</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-326690-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>help and</quote> with <quote>help, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-326690-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-328700-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>vial</quote> with <quote>Vial</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328700-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-328777-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ezeran acid</quote> with <quote>Ezeran Acid</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-328777-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-328700-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>vial</quote> with <quote>Vial</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-328700-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-328777-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ezeran acid</quote> with <quote>Ezeran Acid</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-328777-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>poweder and</quote> with <quote>powder, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect320">320</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-329826-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>creatures but</quote> with <quote>creatures, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-329826-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-330026-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>weapons but</quote> with <quote>weapons, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-330026-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect322">322</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-331983-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>combat but</quote> with <quote>combat, but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-331983-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-332055-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>greatest</quote> with <quote>greater</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-332055-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-AD-340775-ITEM--> Added <quote> and wish to cease fighting,</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-AD-340775-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect326">326</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-334524-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cry another</quote> with <quote>cry, another</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-334524-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-334790-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>lips and, suddenly, your</quote> with <quote>lips, and suddenly your</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-334790-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-346340-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Pipe</quote> with <quote>pipe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-346340-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect327">327</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-335454-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>eternity you</quote> with <quote>eternity, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-335454-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect330">330</a>) Replaced <quote>honorary</quote> with <quote>honoured</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect331">331</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-337667-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>city and</quote> with <quote>city, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-337667-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect334">334</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-340344-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>horror, there</quote> with <quote>horror. There</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-340344-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect338">338</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-343220-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Moonstone and</quote> with <quote>Moonstone, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-343220-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-343770-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>surface it</quote> with <quote>surface, it</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-343770-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-352553-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you, but</quote> with <quote>you but</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-352553-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-352392-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>instruct and, with</quote> with <quote>instruct, and with</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-352392-ITEM--></p>
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- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) This section of the rules implies that you must re-pick all three scores&emdash;<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>, <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ>, and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>&emdash;even though you may have already completed a previous adventure. This is without precedent in other books and therefore appears to be a mistake. In order to preserve rule consistency among the books, you may choose to retain your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> scores and only re-pick you <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> score.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) If you have completed book two but not book one, it seems reasonable to add 25 to the number you picked.</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 the magical properties of your Wizard's Staff until your score is again above zero. You can still use your Wizard's Staff in combat as a normal weapon, but you must deduct 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="powers">Magical Powers</a>) The wording of this section of the rules seems to indicate&emdash;if read literally&emdash;that you may choose your set of Powers again if you have completed a previous adventure. This is without precedent in other books. In order to preserve consistency with other books, you should not choose your Powers again. If you have have completed at least one previous adventure, you may choose one additional Power from the list. 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="powers">Magical Powers</a>) 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's Staff until your score is again above zero. You can still use your Wizard's Staff in combat as a normal weapon, but you must deduct 6 points from your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) If you have completed a previous adventure, you keep all equipment you had at the end of that adventure. You do not receive any new equipment, unless you have just selected Alchemy as your sixth Magical Power, in which case you receive a Herb Pouch with contents as indicated in this section.</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="sect78">78</a>) As you are using your Power of Elementalism against the Chaos-birds, you should deduct 1 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> point.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect106">Section 106</a>) You may only choose a Key that you have not already tried.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect107">Section 107</a>) If the Elessi leader has been holding your Wizard's Staff until now, you can now take it back.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect118">Section 118</a>) If you have already opened this door, you do not need to do it again. If you have opened the door but chosen <em>not</em> to step through it, you can now choose to do so (turn to <a idref="sect125">125</a>), or to walk back to the large stairway (turn to <a idref="sect239">239</a>). If you have both opened and ventured inside the door, you must turn to <a idref="sect239">239</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect144">Section 144</a>) There is no choice that leads to this section of the book. This appears to be an oversight which is not easily correctable.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) As you are using your Wizard's Staff against the Jahksa, you should deduct 2 <typ class="attribute">WILLPOWER</typ> points.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect150">Section 150</a>) You may only choose a Key that you have not already tried.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect177">Section 177</a>) You must choose whether to keep the individual buds or to mix potions from them. You may not do both.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect186">Section 186</a>) You may only choose a Key that you have not already tried.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect190">Section 190</a>) There is no choice that leads to this section of the book. This appears to be an oversight which is not easily correctable.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect197">Section 197</a>) You may only choose a Key that you have not already tried.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect231">231</a>) Remember that you may only use those Keys you possess.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect240">Section 240</a>) You may keep any Keys that you have already noted on your Action Chart. You may also keep any Keys that you have not used. List all Keys to the Crystal Tower as a single Backpack Item on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (noting which Keys are included). If you do not want to carry the Keys in your Backpack, you can let Tanith carry them, but you must then note down that you cannot access them if Tanith is not with you.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect242">Section 242</a>) You may only choose a Key that you have not already tried.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect252">Section 252</a>) You may only choose a Key that you have not already tried.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect278">Section 278</a>) If you left your Backpack in the Ethetron, you now regain access to it and all of the items therein.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect287">Section 287</a>) You may only choose a Key that you have not already tried.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect305">Section 305</a>) If you choose to keep them, note the Coins and a maximum of one Medallion as Special Items on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. If you choose to keep more than one Medallion, the rest must be carried in your Backpack where they take up one space each.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect344">Section 344</a>) Make a note on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> that you have left your Backpack and all Backpack Items in the Ethetron. You will not have access to them again until you return to the Ethetron.</p>
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