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<title>The Deathlord of Ixia</title>
<creator class="short">Joe Dever and Brian Williams</creator>
- <creator class="medium">Joe Dever<br />Illustrated by Brian Williams</creator>
+ <creator class="medium">
+ <line>Joe Dever</line>
+ <line>Illustrated by Brian Williams</line>
+ </creator>
<creator class="long">
&inclusion.joe.dever.bio.lw;
&inclusion.brian.williams.bio.lw;
</creator>
<publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
- <date class="publication"><year>2006</year><month>5</month><day>19</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2007</year><month>7</month><day>22</day></date>
<description class="blurb">
<p>You are Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>Kai Grand Master of Sommerlund. Far away to the west lies the peninsula of Ixia. It is an icy, desolate wasteland that for 10,000 years has been the domain of Lord Ixiataaga<ch.emdash/>Masterlord of the Dead. Here he reigns supreme over a horde of lost souls, an undead populace who are condemned to an eternity in his service.</p>
<p>In <cite>The Deathlord of Ixia</cite>, you must journey to the forbidden city of Xaagon<ch.emdash/>the seat of Lord Ixiataaga<ch.apos/>s dark power<ch.emdash/>and confront him in a life-or-death battle which will test your Grand Master abilities to the limit. Will you overcome and defeat this terrifying entity? Or will you fall victim to his undead legions and the terrible new power they wield?</p>
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- <p>Internet Edition published by <a href="
http://www.projectaon.org/">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>
+ <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">Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1991 Joe Dever.<br />Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1991 Brian Williams.</rights>
+ <rights class="copyrights">
+ <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> 1991 Joe Dever.</line>
+ <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> 1991 Brian Williams.</line>
+ </rights>
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- <p>Text copyright <ch.copy/> Joe Dever.<br />Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> Brian Williams.<br />Distribution of this Internet Edition is restricted under the terms of the <a idref="license">Project Aon License</a>.</p>
+ <p>
+ <line>Text copyright <ch.copy/> Joe Dever.</line>
+ <line>Illustrations copyright <ch.copy/> Brian Williams.</line>
+ <line>Distribution of this Internet Edition is restricted under the terms of the <a idref="license">Project Aon License</a>.</line>
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- <p><quote>I would be especially pleased if my granting of the rights to distribute my books in this way was seen as my <quote>millennium gift</quote> to all those devoted readers who have kept the Kai flag flying high, through all the good times, and the not-so-good. It would make me very proud indeed if this enterprise laid the foundations of a lasting legacy, securing the longevity of Lone Wolf by making my creation freely and readily accessible to current and future online generations. For them, for us, for Sommerlund and the Kai.<ch.ellips/></quote> <strong>Joe Dever</strong></p>
- <p>Project Aon would first like to thank Joe Dever for making this generous offering of the books that we have all loved from the beginning. We would also like to acknowledge the following members of Project Aon for their diligent work:</p>
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<dt>Illustration Transcription</dt>
<dd>Jonathan Blake</dd>
<dt>XML</dt>
- <dd>Jonathan Blake<br/>Jeff Dougan</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ <line>Jeff Dougan</line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Action Charts</dt>
- <dd>JC Alvarez<br />Jonathan Blake</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>JC Alvarez</line>
+ <line>Jonathan Blake</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Proofreading</dt>
- <dd>Robert Hartley (Sections 211<ch.endash/>350)<br/>Timothy Pederick(Sections 141<ch.endash/>210)<br/>Martin Ryland (Frontmatter and Sections 1<ch.endash/>140)</dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Robert Hartley (Sections 211<ch.endash/>350)</line>
+ <line>Timothy Pederick(Sections 141<ch.endash/>210)</line>
+ <line>Martin Ryland (Frontmatter and Sections 1<ch.endash/>140)</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Editing</dt>
- <dd>Jeff Dougan<br/>Ingo Kl<ch.ouml/>cker<br/>Simon Osborne<br/>Timothy Pederick<br/>Jennifer Sigman<br/></dd>
+ <dd>
+ <line>Jeff Dougan</line>
+ <line>Jacob Humphrey</line>
+ <line>Ingo Kl<ch.ouml/>cker</line>
+ <line>LeRoy McSwain</line>
+ <line>Simon Osborne</line>
+ <line>Timothy Pederick</line>
+ <line>Jennifer Sigman</line>
+ </dd>
<dt>Coordination</dt>
<dd>Jonathan Blake</dd>
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+ <dt>Special Thanks</dt>
+ <dd>Andr<ch.eacute/> Davidson</dd>
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+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="tssf-1-foot" idref="tssf-1">
+ <p>There is some confusion around the use of the term <quote>Old Kingdom</quote> in this book. Although the native Ixians are often described as belonging to the <quote>time of the Old Kingdoms</quote> (<a idref="sect152">Section 152</a>), it is clear from the fact that the Deathlord destroyed them during the Age of Eternal Night that they could not have existed during the Age of the Old Kingdoms which began more than 1000 years after the Age of Eternal Night ended. (See <cite><a href="&link.tmc;">The Magnamund Companion</a></cite>, <quote>Magnamund Then and Now</quote>.) The author may have used the term <quote>Old Kingdom</quote> to refer to any humanoid nation prior to the appearance of the Shianti.</p>
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<p>You are Grand Master Lone Wolf, last of the Kai Lords of Sommerlund and sole survivor of a massacre that wiped out the First Order of your <!--ERRTAG-RE-5555--><ch.eacute/>lite<!--/ERRTAG-RE-5555--> warrior caste.</p>
<p>It is the year MS 5077, twenty-seven years since your brave kinsmen perished at the hands of the Darklords of Helgedad. These champions of evil, who were sent forth by <!--ERRTAG-RE-6583-->Naar, the King<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6583--> of the Darkness, to destroy the fertile world of Magnamund, have themselves since been destroyed. You vowed to avenge the murder of the Kai and you kept your pledge, for it was you who brought about their downfall when alone you infiltrated their foul domain<ch.emdash/>the Darklands<ch.emdash/>and caused the destruction of their leader and the seat of his power that was the infernal city of Helgedad.</p>
<p>In the wake of their destruction, chaos befell the Darkland armies who, until then, had been poised to conquer all of Magnamund. Some factions which comprised this huge army, most notably the barbaric Drakkarim, began to fight with the others for control. This disorder quickly escalated into an all-out civil war which allowed the <!--ERRTAG-RA-6514-->Freeland<!--/ERRTAG-RA-6514--> armies of Magnamund time in which to recover and launch a counter-offensive. Their commanders exploited the chaos skilfully and secured a swift and total victory over an enemy far superior in numbers.</p>
- <p>For seven years now peace has reigned in Sommerlund. Under your direction the once-ruined monastery of the Kai has been thoroughly rebuilt and restored to its former glory, and the task of teaching a Second Order of Kai warriors the skills and proud traditions of your ancestors is also well established. The new generation of Kai recruits, all of whom were born during the era of war against the Darklords, possess latent Kai skills and show exceptional promise. These skills will be nurtured and honed to perfection during their time at the Monastery so that they may teach and inspire future generations, thereby ensuring the continued security of your homeland in future years.</p>
+ <p>For seven years now peace has reigned in Sommerlund. Under your direction the once-ruined Monastery of the Kai has been thoroughly rebuilt and restored to its former glory, and the task of teaching a Second Order of Kai warriors the skills and proud traditions of your ancestors is also well established. The new generation of Kai recruits, all of whom were born during the era of war against the Darklords, possess latent Kai skills and show exceptional promise. These skills will be nurtured and honed to perfection during their time at the monastery so that they may teach and inspire future generations, thereby ensuring the continued security of your homeland in future years.</p>
<p>Your attainment of the rank of Kai Grand Master brought with it great rewards. Some, such as the restoration of the Kai and the undying gratitude of your fellow Sommlending, could have been anticipated. Yet there have also been rewards which you could not possibly have foreseen. The discovery that within you lay the potential to develop Kai Disciplines beyond those of the Magnakai, which, until now, were thought to be the ultimate that a Kai Master could aspire to, was truly a revelation. Your discovery has inspired you to set out upon a new and previously unknown path in search of the wisdom and power that no Kai Lord before you has ever possessed. In the name of your creator, the God Kai, and for the greater glory of Sommerlund and the Goddess Ishir, you have vowed to reach the very pinnacle of Kai perfection<ch.emdash/>to attain all of the Grand Master Disciplines and become the first Kai Supreme Master.</p>
<p>With diligence and determination you set about the restoration of the Kai Monastery and the training of the Second Order recruits. Your efforts were soon rewarded for within the space of two short years, the first raw recruits had graduated to become a cadre of gifted Kai Masters who, in turn, were able to commence the teaching of their skills to subsequent intakes of Kai novices. The Kai Masters rose to their newfound responsibilities readily, leaving you free to devote more of your time to the pursuit and perfection of the Grand Master Disciplines. During this period you also received expert tutelage in the ways of magic from two of your most trusted friends and advisors: Guildmaster Banedon, leader of the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star, and Lord Rimoah, speaker for the High Council of the Elder Magi.</p>
- <p>In the deepest subterranean level of the Monastery, a hundred feet below the Tower of the Sun, you ordered the excavation and construction of a special vault. In this magnificent chamber wrought of granite and gold, you placed the seven Lorestones of Nyxator, the gems of Kai power which you had recovered during your quest for the Magnakai. It was here, bathed in the golden light of those radiant gems, that you spent countless hours in pursuit of perfection. Sometimes alone, sometimes in the company of your two able advisors<ch.emdash/>Banedon and Rimoah<ch.emdash/>you worked hard to develop your innate Grand Master Disciplines, and grasp the fundamental secrets of Left-handed and Old Kingdom magic. During this time you noticed many remarkable changes taking place within your body: you became physically and mentally stronger, your five primary senses sharpened beyond all that you had experienced before, and, perhaps most remarkably, your body began to age at a much slower rate. Now, for every five years that elapse you age but one year.</p>
+ <p>In the deepest subterranean level of the monastery, a hundred feet below the Tower of the Sun, you ordered the excavation and construction of a special vault. In this magnificent chamber wrought of granite and gold you placed the seven Lorestones of Nyxator, the gems of Kai power which you had recovered during your quest for the Magnakai. It was here, bathed in the golden light of those radiant gems, that you spent countless hours in pursuit of perfection. Sometimes alone, sometimes in the company of your two able advisors<ch.emdash/>Banedon and Rimoah<ch.emdash/>you worked hard to develop your innate <!--ERRTAG-RE-12767-->Grand Master Disciplines and grasp<!--/ERRTAG-RE-12767--> the fundamental secrets of Left-handed and Old Kingdom magic. During this time you noticed many remarkable changes taking place within your body: you became physically and mentally stronger, your five primary senses sharpened beyond all that you had experienced before, and, perhaps most remarkably, your body began to age at a much slower rate. Now, for every five years that elapse you age but one year.</p>
<p>At this time many changes were occurring beyond the borders of Sommerlund. In the regions to the northeast of Magador and the Maakengorge, the Elder Magi of Dessi and the Herbwardens of Bautar were working together in an effort to restore the dusty volcanic wasteland to its former fertile state. It was the first tentative step towards the reclamation of all the Darklands. However, their progress was painfully slow, and both parties were resigned to the fact that their efforts to undo the damage caused by the Darklords would take centuries to complete.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, throughout Northern Magnamund, peace reigns victorious and the peoples of the Free Kingdoms rejoice in the knowledge that the age of the Darklords has finally come to an end. Readily men have exchanged their swords for hoes and their shields for ploughs, and now the only marching they do is along the ruts of their freshly furrowed fields. Few are the watchful eyes that scan the distant horizon in fear of what may appear, although there are still those who maintain their vigilance, for the agents of Naar come in many guises and there are those upon Magnamund who wait quietly in the shadows for the chance to do his evil bidding.</p>
- <p>Already your newfound skills have been tested against Naar<ch.apos/>s agents and you have, on each occasion, acquitted yourself admirably. But your continuing victories against his minions have enraged the Dark God and inflamed his lust for vengeance. Earlier this year you thwarted Naar<ch.apos/>s plans to revive Vashna, the greatest of all the Darklords, whose spirit is trapped deep within the fathomless reaches of the Maakengorge<ch.emdash/>the chasm of doom. Vashna<ch.apos/>s spirit has remained there in uneasy entombment ever since the day, long ago, when he and his army were defeated in battle by King Ulnar I of Sommerlund. Your brave and courageous actions prevented Naar<ch.apos/>s agents from summoning to Magnamund a demoness named Shamath from the Plane of Darkness. This supernatural creature possessed the Deathstaff<ch.emdash/>an artefact of great evil forged by Naar himself<ch.emdash/>with which she could have resurrected Vashna and his army from the Maakengorge. Yet your timely intervention destroyed the <!--ERRTAG-RA-12477-->Shadow Gate<!--/ERRTAG-RA-12477--> through which she was travelling, and by so doing, you imprisoned the demoness Shamath in the limbo which exists between your world and the Plane of Darkness.</p>
+ <p>Already your newfound skills have been tested against Naar<ch.apos/>s agents and you have, on each occasion, acquitted yourself admirably. But your continuing victories against his minions have enraged the Dark God and inflamed his lust for vengeance. Earlier this year you thwarted Naar<ch.apos/>s plans to revive Vashna, the greatest of all the Darklords, whose spirit is trapped deep within the fathomless reaches of the Maakengorge<ch.emdash/>the <!--ERRTAG-RE-12102-->Chasm of Doom<!--/ERRTAG-RE-12102-->. Vashna<ch.apos/>s spirit has remained there in uneasy entombment ever since the day, long ago, when he and his army were defeated in battle by King Ulnar I of Sommerlund. Your brave and courageous actions prevented Naar<ch.apos/>s agents from summoning to Magnamund a demoness named Shamath from the Plane of Darkness. This supernatural creature possessed the Deathstaff<ch.emdash/>an artefact of great evil forged by Naar himself<ch.emdash/>with which she could have resurrected Vashna and his army from the Maakengorge. Yet your timely intervention destroyed the <!--ERRTAG-RA-12477-->Shadow Gate<!--/ERRTAG-RA-12477--> through which she was travelling, and by so doing, you imprisoned the demoness Shamath in the limbo which exists between your world and the Plane of Darkness.</p>
<p>Confident in the belief that you had saved Magnamund from the demoness and the Deathstaff, you returned triumphantly to Sommerlund. Several months later, however, as the year was drawing to a close, Lord Rimoah came unexpectedly to the Kai Monastery seeking an urgent audience. With growing dismay you listened as he relayed ill news<ch.emdash/>the Deathstaff had reappeared in Magnamund. The threat to the peace of your fragile world was greater now than ever before.</p>
<p><quote>When you destroyed the <!--ERRTAG-RA-12477-->Shadow Gate<!--/ERRTAG-RA-12477--> at Maakengorge, Grand Master,</quote> said Lord Rimoah, as the two of you discussed the matter in the secure privacy of your vault below the Kai Monastery, <quote>you banished Shamath to the void, hopefully for all eternity. Yet, alas, the weapon she possessed did not go with her. Naar<ch.apos/>s accursed Deathstaff has since returned to this world through another <!--ERRTAG-RA-12477-->Shadow Gate<!--/ERRTAG-RA-12477-->, one that lies far away to the west, on a remote and icy peninsula that is called Ixia.</quote></p>
<p><quote>My lord, do you wish me to go to Ixia<ch.emdash/>to find and destroy the Deathstaff before another of Naar<ch.apos/>s agents can use it against us? Is this why you have come seeking my help?</quote> you replied, expecting Rimoah to affirm your assumption.</p>
<p><quote>Partly so, my lord,</quote> he said, holding you with his steel-grey eyes, <quote>but I fear that already it has fallen into the hands of an enemy<ch.emdash/>and one who is deadlier than even the demoness Shamath. What do you know of the Deathlord of Ixia?</quote></p>
<p>You faintly remembered having heard this name before but were unable to recall any detail. Lord Rimoah, seeing that you were unable to give an answer, obliged with an impromptu history lesson:</p>
- <p><quote>The Deathlord of Ixia was once lieutenant to Agarash the Damned<ch.emdash/>the most powerful of all Naar<ch.apos/>s champions of evil,</quote> said Rimoah, his head bowed as he paced the granite floor of your vault. <quote>During the Age of Eternal Night he conquered much of Northern Magnamund, including the realm of Ixia which was once a rich and very fertile land. He destroyed the native Ixians, transforming them into a legion of undead servants under his command. Many centuries later, when my ancestors defeated Agarash during the Age of the Old Kingdoms, they magically imprisoned the weakened Deathlord in a secret tomb within the dread city of Xaagon, near to the southern coast of Ixia. For thousands of years his tomb lay undisturbed until the first of the Drakkarim appeared on Magnamund. They entered Xaagon and found the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s tomb<ch.emdash/>yet legend has it that none of them escaped Ixia alive. Perhaps they, too, serve him now. During the Age of the Black Moon, the Darklords conquered all of the territories surrounding Ixia yet they chose to avoid setting foot in the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s realm. Mindful of his origins, they feared that if he were released from his sorcerous prison he would seek to dominate and destroy them.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>The Deathlord of Ixia was once lieutenant to Agarash the Damned<ch.emdash/>the most powerful of all Naar<ch.apos/>s champions of evil,</quote> said Rimoah, his head bowed as he paced the granite floor of your vault. <quote>During the Age of Eternal Night he conquered much of Northern Magnamund, including the realm of Ixia which was once a rich and very fertile land. He destroyed the native Ixians, transforming them into a legion of undead servants under his command.<footref id="tssf-1" idref="tssf-1-foot"/> Many centuries later, when my ancestors defeated Agarash during the <!--ERRTAG-RE-17262-->Age of War<!--/ERRTAG-RE-17262-->, they magically imprisoned the weakened Deathlord in a secret tomb within the dread city of Xaagon, near to the southern coast of Ixia. For thousands of years his tomb lay undisturbed until the first of the Drakkarim appeared on Magnamund. They entered Xaagon and found the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s tomb<ch.emdash/>yet legend has it that none of them escaped Ixia alive. Perhaps they, too, serve him now. During the Age of the Black Moon, the Darklords conquered all of the territories surrounding Ixia yet they chose to avoid setting foot in the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s realm. Mindful of his origins, they feared that if he were released from his sorcerous prison he would seek to dominate and destroy them.</quote></p>
<p><quote>My lord, are you telling me that the Deathlord of Ixia is now free of this prison <em>and</em> in possession of the Deathstaff?</quote> you asked, fearing Lord Rimoah<ch.apos/>s reply.</p>
<p><quote>Yes, Grand Master. I<ch.apos/>m afraid that is exactly the situation which confronts us. Since the passing of the last moon, I and others of the High Council of the Elder Magi have detected a great imbalance between the forces of Good and Evil in our world. By ill chance or by Naar<ch.apos/>s design, the Deathstaff has fallen into the hands of Ixiataaga. Once again the Deathlord is free to indulge his unholy and insatiable appetite for living beings. Already we have heard reports from Lencian fishermen which tell of the destruction of remote Drakkarim settlements around the Gulf of Konkor, and there are even claims of a <ch.apos/>death fleet<ch.apos/> having been sighted in the waters of the Shakoz Bight. Yes, Grand Master, the Deathlord is free to roam the face of Magnamund once more, and I fear he will not stop until every living creature is enslaved to him in undeath.</quote></p>
<p>For hours, you and your trusted advisor deliberated over what could be done to prevent this unspeakable disaster from befalling Magnamund. You considered a muster of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-6514-->Freeland<!--/ERRTAG-RA-6514--> armies and an immediate attack upon Ixia, but such a plan simply could not be executed. The peninsula of Ixia is far too remote and desolate a territory to be reached by any <!--ERRTAG-RA-6514-->Freeland<!--/ERRTAG-RA-6514--> army on foot, and, with winter already so far advanced, any ship-borne invasion would be doomed to fail. Time was also against you. The Deathlord had to be stopped as quickly as possible before he could unleash an army of undead upon Magnamund, an unkillable army that would grow larger with every battle it fought against the living.</p>
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<footnote id="gamerulz-1-foot" idref="gamerulz-1">
- <p>The Discipline bonuses mentioned do not affect your permanent scores. If you have completed previous adventures, the Disciplines that you have mastered may still be beneficial. See the Grand Master Rules section of the <a href="&link.rh;">Rules Handbook</a> for details.</p>
+ <p>The Discipline bonuses mentioned do not affect your permanent scores. If you have completed previous adventures, the Disciplines that you have mastered may still be beneficial. See the Grand Master Rules section of the <a href="&link.rh;">Readers<ch.apos/> Handbook</a> for details.</p>
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<footnote id="gamerulz-2-foot" idref="gamerulz-2">
- <p>Note that this list now includes the Silver Bracers and Korlinium Scabbard. These items are restored to the list of permissible items from the Kai and Magnakai series again in this book after being omitted beginning in <bookref book="14tcok" section="gamerulz">The Captives of Kaag</bookref>. Presumably, therefore, it should be permissible to leave the Silver Bracers and Korlinium Scabbard in safekeeping at the monastery during the previous books and retrieve them at the outset of this adventure.</p>
+ <p>Note that this list now includes the Silver Bracers and Korlinium Scabbard. These items are restored to the list of permissible items from the Kai and Magnakai series again in this book after being omitted beginning in <bookref series="lw" book="14tcok" section="gamerulz"><cite>The Captives of Kaag</cite></bookref>. Presumably, therefore, it should be permissible to leave the Silver Bracers and Korlinium Scabbard in safekeeping at the monastery during the previous books and retrieve them at the outset of this adventure.</p>
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<p>For more than six years, ever since the demise of the Darklords of Helgedad, you have devoted yourself to developing further your fighting prowess<ch.emdash/><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ><ch.emdash/>and physical stamina<ch.emdash/><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. Before you begin your first Grand Master adventure you need to measure how effective your training has been. To do this take a pencil and, with your eyes closed, point with the blunt end of it on to the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you pick a 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 25 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> (i.e., if your pencil fell on the number 6 in the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would write in a <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of 31). 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 powers of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. Add 30 to this number and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (i.e., if your pencil fell on the number 7 on the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would have 37 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
- <p>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 your number of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points can never rise above the number you have when you start an adventure.</p>
- <p>If you have successfully completed any of the previous adventures in the
Lone Wolf series (Books 1<ch.endash/>16), you can carry your current scores of <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points over to Book 17. These scores may include Weaponmastery, Curing, and Psi-surge bonuses obtained upon completion of Lone Wolf Kai (Books 1<ch.endash/>5) or Magnakai (Books 6<ch.endash/>12) adventures.<footref id="gamerulz-1" idref="gamerulz-1-foot"/> Only if you have completed these previous adventures will you benefit from the appropriate bonuses in the course of the Grand Master series. You may also carry over any Weapons and Backpack Items you had in your possession at the end of your last adventure, and these should be entered on your new Grand Master <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (you are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry up to ten Backpack Items).</p>
- <p>However, only the following Special Items may be carried over from the Lone Wolf Kai (Books 1<ch.endash/>5) and Magnakai (Books 6<ch.endash/>12) series to the Lone Wolf Grand Master series (Books 13-onwards):<footref id="gamerulz-2" idref="gamerulz-2-foot"/></p>
+ <p>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 your number of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points can never rise above the number you have when you start an adventure.</p>
+ <p>If you have successfully completed any of the previous adventures in the
<cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series (Books 1<ch.endash/>16), you can carry your current scores of <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points over to Book 17. These scores may include Weaponmastery, Curing, and Psi-surge bonuses obtained upon completion of <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Kai (Books 1<ch.endash/>5) or Magnakai (Books 6<ch.endash/>12) adventures.<footref id="gamerulz-1" idref="gamerulz-1-foot"/> Only if you have completed these previous adventures will you benefit from the appropriate bonuses in the course of the Grand Master series. You may also carry over any Weapons and Backpack Items you had in your possession at the end of your last adventure, and these should be entered on your new Grand Master <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (you are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry up to ten Backpack Items).</p>
+ <p>However, only the following Special Items may be carried over from the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Kai (Books 1<ch.endash/>5) and Magnakai (Books 6<ch.endash/>12) series to the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Grand Master series (Books 13<ch.endash/>onwards):<footref id="gamerulz-2" idref="gamerulz-2-foot"/></p>
<ul>
<li>Crystal Star Pendant</li>
<li>Sommerswerd</li>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="discplnz-1-foot" idref="discplnz-1">
- <p>The rules of the books in the Magnakai series (6<ch.endash/>12) and the fact that the <quote>rank of Kai Grand Defender<ch.ellips/> means you are skilled in two<ch.ellips/> weapons</quote> imply that for each book that you complete of the Grand Master series (13<ch.endash/>20), you will gain mastery of an additional Kai weapon. For example, if you complete <cite>The Plague Lords of Ruel</cite> and have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery at the beginning of the next book, you can choose an additional Weapon from the list to have Mastery of.</p>
+ <p>The rules of the books in the Magnakai series (6<ch.endash/>12) and the fact that the <quote>rank of Kai Grand Defender<ch.ellips/> means you are skilled in two<ch.ellips/> weapons</quote> imply that for each book that you complete of the Grand Master series (13<ch.endash/>20), you will gain mastery of an additional Weapon. For example, if you complete <cite>The Plague Lords of Ruel</cite> and have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery at the beginning of the next book, you can choose an additional Weapon from the list to have mastery of.</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<dt>Animal Control</dt>
<dd>Communication with most animals; limited control over hostile creatures. Can use woodland animals as guides and can block a non-sentient creature<ch.apos/>s sense of taste and smell.</dd>
<dt>Curing</dt>
- <dd>Steady restoration of lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points (to self and others) as a result of combat wounds. Neutralization of poisons, venoms and toxins. Repair of serious battle wounds.</dd>
+ <dd>Steady restoration of lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points (to self and others) as a result of combat wounds. Neutralization of poisons, venoms, and toxins. Repair of serious battle wounds.</dd>
<dt>Invisibility</dt>
<dd>Mask body heat and scent; hide effectively; mask sounds during movement; minor alterations of physical appearance.</dd>
<dt>Huntmastery</dt>
<section class="frontmatter" id="wpnmstry">
<meta><title>Grand Weaponmastery</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>This Discipline enables a Grand Master to become supremely efficient in the use of all weapons. When you enter combat with one of your Grand Master weapons, you add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. The rank of Kai Grand Defender, with which you begin the Grand Master series, means you are skilled in <em>two</em> of the weapons listed below.<footref id="discplnz-1" idref="discplnz-1-foot"/></p>
+ <p>This Discipline enables a Grand Master to become supremely efficient in the use of all weapons. When you enter combat with one of your <!--ERRTAG-RE-29231-->Grand Weaponmastery weapons<!--/ERRTAG-RE-29231-->, you add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. The rank of Kai Grand Defender, with which you begin the Grand Master series, means you are skilled in <em>two</em> of the weapons listed below.<footref id="discplnz-1" idref="discplnz-1-foot"/></p>
<illustration class="inline">
<meta>
<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
<section class="frontmatter" id="kaiscrn">
<meta><title>Kai-screen</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>In psychic combat, Grand Masters are able to construct mind fortresses capable of protecting themselves and others. The strength and capacity of these fortresses increases as a Grand Master advances in rank.</p>
+ <p>In psychic combat, Grand Masters are able to construct mind fortresses capable of protecting themselves and others. The strength and capacity of these fortresses increase as a Grand Master advances in rank.</p>
</data>
</section>
<section class="frontmatter" id="gnosis">
<meta><title>Telegnosis (Advanced Divination)</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>This Discipline enables a Grand Master to spirit-walk for far greater lengths of time, and with far fewer ill effects. Duration, and the protection of his inanimate body, increases as a Grand Master advances in rank.</p>
+ <p>This Discipline enables a Grand Master to spirit-walk for far greater lengths of time, and with far fewer ill effects. Duration, and the protection of his inanimate body, increase as a Grand Master advances in rank.</p>
</data>
</section>
<section class="frontmatter" id="magi">
<meta><title><!--ERRTAG-RE-33045-->Magi-magic<!--/ERRTAG-RE-33045--></title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Under the tutelage of Lord Rimoah, you have been able to master the rudimentary skills of battle magic, as taught to the Vakeros<ch.emdash/>the native warriors of Dessi. As you advance in rank, so will your knowledge and mastery of Old Kingdom magic increase.</p>
+ <p>Under the tutelage of Lord Rimoah, you have been able to master the rudimentary skills of battle-magic, as taught to the Vakeros<ch.emdash/>the native warriors of Dessi. As you advance in rank, so will your knowledge and mastery of Old Kingdom magic increase.</p>
</data>
</section>
</data>
</section>
- <p>If you successfully complete the mission as set in this, the fifth of the Lone Wolf Grand Master series, you may add a further Grand Master Discipline of your choice to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> in <bookref book="18dotd">Book 18</bookref>.</p>
+ <p>If you successfully complete the mission as set in this, the fifth of the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Grand Master series, you may add a further Grand Master Discipline of your choice to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> in <bookref series="lw" book="18dotd">Book 18</bookref>.</p>
- <p>For every Grand Master Discipline you possess, in excess of the original four Disciplines you begin with, you may add 1 point to your basic <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> score and 2 points to your basic <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. These bonus points, together with your extra Grand Master Discipline(s), your original four Grand Master Disciplines, and any Special Items that you have found and been able to keep during your adventures, may then be carried over and used in the next Grand Master adventure, which is called <bookref book="18dotd"><cite>Dawn of the Dragons</cite>.</bookref></p>
+ <p>For every Grand Master Discipline you possess, in excess of the original four Disciplines you begin with, you may add 1 point to your basic <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> score and 2 points to your basic <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score. These bonus points, together with your extra Grand Master Discipline(s), your original four Grand Master Disciplines, and any Special Items that you have found and been able to keep during your adventures, may then be carried over and used in the next Grand Master adventure, which is called <bookref series="lw" book="18dotd"><cite>Dawn of the Dragons</cite>.</bookref></p>
</data>
</section>
<data>
<p>Before you set off on your long journey to Ixia you take with you a <a idref="map">map of the area</a> <!--ERRTAG-DE-35140/--> and a pouch of gold. To find out how much gold is in the pouch, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add 20 to the number you have picked. The total equals the number of Gold Crowns inside the pouch, and you should now enter this number in the <quote>Gold Crowns</quote> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
- <p>If you have successfully completed any of the previous Lone Wolf adventures (Books 1<ch.endash/>16), you may add this sum to the total sum of Crowns you already possess. Fifty Crowns is the maximum you can carry, but additional Crowns can be left in <!--ERRTAG-RE-35809-->safekeeping<!--/ERRTAG-RE-35809--> at your Monastery.</p>
+ <p>If you have successfully completed any of the previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures (Books 1<ch.endash/>16), you may add this sum to the total sum of Crowns you already possess. Fifty Crowns is the maximum you can carry, but additional Crowns can be left in <!--ERRTAG-RE-35809-->safekeeping<!--/ERRTAG-RE-35809--> at your monastery.</p>
<p>You can take four items from the list below, again adding to these, if necessary, any you may already possess from previous adventures (remember, you are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry a maximum of ten Backpack Items).</p>
<ul class="paragraphed">
<li><p><!--ERRTAG-RE-37113-->Broadsword<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37113--> (Weapons)</p></li>
<li><p><!--ERRTAG-RE-37196-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37196--> (Weapons)</p></li>
<li>
- <p><!--ERRTAG-RE-37292-->Quiver<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37292--> (Special Items) This contains six <!--ERRTAG-RE-36319-->Arrows<!--/ERRTAG-RE-36319-->, record them on your Weapons List.</p>
+ <p><!--ERRTAG-RE-37292-->Quiver<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37292--> (Special Items) This contains six <!--ERRTAG-RE-36319-->Arrows<!--/ERRTAG-RE-36319-->; record them on your <a idref="action">Weapons List</a>.</p>
<illustration class="inline">
<meta>
<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
<data>
<dl class="paragraphed">
<dt>Weapons</dt>
- <dd><p>The maximum number of weapons that you can carry is two. Weapons aid you in combat. If you have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery and a correct weapon, it adds 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. If you find a weapon during your adventure, you may pick it up and use it.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>The maximum number of weapons that you can carry is <em>two</em>. Weapons aid you in combat. If you have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery and a correct weapon, it adds 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. If you find a weapon during your adventure, you may pick it up and use it.</p></dd>
<dt>Bows and Arrows</dt>
<dd>
- <p>During your adventure there will be opportunities to use a Bow and Arrow. If you equip yourself with this weapon, and you possess at least one Arrow, you may use it when the text of a particular section allows you to do so. The Bow is a useful weapon, for it enables you to hit an enemy at a distance. However, a Bow cannot be used in hand-to-hand combat, therefore it is strongly recommended that you also equip yourself with a close combat weapon, such as a sword or axe.</p>
+ <p>During your adventure there will be opportunities to use a Bow and Arrow. If you equip yourself with this weapon, and you possess at least one Arrow, you may use it when the text of a particular section allows you to do so. The Bow is a useful weapon, for it enables you to hit an enemy at a distance. However, a Bow cannot be used in hand-to-hand combat; therefore it is strongly recommended that you also equip yourself with a close combat weapon, such as a sword or axe.</p>
<p>In order to use a Bow you must possess a <!--ERRTAG-RA-39864-->Quiver<!--/ERRTAG-RA-39864--> and at least one Arrow. Each time the Bow is used, erase an Arrow from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. A Bow cannot, of course, be used if you exhaust your supply of Arrows, but the opportunity may arise during your adventure for you to replenish your stock of Arrows.</p>
<p>If you have the Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery with a Bow, you may add 3 to any number that you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>, when using the Bow.</p>
</dd>
<dd>
<p>Special Items are not carried in the Backpack. When you discover a Special Item, you will be told how or where to carry it. The maximum number of Special Items that can be carried on any adventure is twelve.</p>
</dd>
+ <dt>Gold Crowns</dt>
+ <dd>
+ <p>The currency of Magador is the Gold Crown. These are always carried in the Belt Pouch. It will hold a maximum of fifty Crowns.</p>
+ </dd>
<dt>Food</dt>
<dd><p>Food is carried in your Backpack. Each Meal counts as one item. You will need to eat regularly during your adventure. If you do not have any food when you are instructed to eat a Meal, you will lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. If you have chosen the Discipline of Grand Huntmastery as one of your skills, you will not need to tick off a Meal when instructed to eat.</p></dd>
<dt>Potion of Laumspur</dt>
<li><p>Repeat the sequence from <a idref="stage3">Stage 3.</a></p></li>
</ol>
- <p>This process of combat continues until <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points of either the enemy or Lone Wolf are reduced to zero, at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead. If Lone Wolf is dead, the adventure is over. If the enemy is dead, Lone Wolf proceeds but with his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points reduced.</p>
+ <p>This process of combat continues until <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points of either the enemy or Lone Wolf are reduced to zero or below, at which point that combatant is declared dead. If Lone Wolf is dead, the adventure is over. If the enemy is dead, Lone Wolf proceeds but with his <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points possibly reduced.</p>
<p>A <a idref="crsumary">summary of Combat Rules</a> appears in the back of this book.</p>
<section class="frontmatter" id="evasion">
</meta>
<data>
- <p>The following table is a guide to the rank and titles you can achieve at each stage of your journey along the road of Kai Grand Mastership. As you successfully complete each adventure in the Lone Wolf Grand Master series, you will gain an additional Grand Master Discipline and progress towards the pinnacle of Kai perfection<ch.emdash/>to become a Kai Supreme Master.</p>
+ <p>The following table is a guide to the rank and titles you can achieve at each stage of your journey along the road of Kai Grand Mastership. As you successfully complete each adventure in the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Grand Master series, you will gain an additional Grand Master Discipline and progress towards the pinnacle of Kai perfection<ch.emdash/>to become a Kai Supreme Master.</p>
<ol>
<li>Kai Grand Master Senior</li>
<li>Kai Grand Master Superior</li>
<li>Kai Grand Sentinel</li>
- <li>Kai Grand Defender<ch.emdash/><em>You begin the Lone Wolf Grand Master adventures at this level of Mastery</em></li>
+ <li>Kai Grand Defender<ch.emdash/><em>You begin the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Grand Master adventures at this level of Mastery</em></li>
<li>Kai Grand Guardian</li>
<li>Sun Knight</li>
<li>Sun Lord</li>
<dd>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Kai Grand Guardian are able to use the following battle-spells of the Elder Magi:</p>
<ul>
- <li><spell>Splinter</spell><ch.emdash/>This causes breakable items such as bottles, jugs, mirrors, windows, etc[.], to shatter to pieces. The range of this spell increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
+ <li><spell>Splinter</spell><ch.emdash/>This causes breakable items such as bottles, jugs, mirrors, windows, etc., to shatter to pieces. The range of this spell increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
<li><spell>Flameshaft</spell><ch.emdash/>This causes the tip of any Arrow or Arrow-like missile, to burn fiercely with a magical flame which cannot readily be extinguished by normal means.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
<p>If you are a Grand Master who has reached the rank of Sun Knight (6 Disciplines), you will now benefit from improvements to the following Grand Master Disciplines:</p>
<dl class="paragraphed">
<dt>Grand Weaponmastery</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Knights with this Discipline are able to wield two-handed weapons (e.g. Broadsword, Quarterstaff, Spear, etc.) with full effect, using only one hand.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Knights with this Discipline are able to wield two-handed weapons (i.e. Broadsword, Quarterstaff, and Spear) with full effect, using only one hand.</p></dd>
<dt>Deliverance</dt>
<dd><p>Sun Knights who possess this skill are able to repair serious wounds sustained by creatures other than themselves. By the laying of hands upon the affected creature<ch.apos/>s body, a Sun Knight can cause an open wound (or other serious injury) to mend itself. The speed at which this healing takes place increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Pathsmanship</dt>
<dt>Grand Huntmastery</dt>
<dd><p>Kai Sun Lords with this skill are able to see, with acute accuracy, light in the infrared spectrum, <!--ERRTAG-RE-58448-->i.e. they<!--/ERRTAG-RE-58448--> can see complex patterns generated by heat in near or total darkness. They can also see light in the ultraviolet spectrum.</p></dd>
<dt>Kai-surge</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to launch a Kai-blast<ch.emdash/>a pulse of intense psychic energy which is capable of affecting both psychically active and inactive enemies. This form of psychic attack is very effective, more so than a usual Kai-surge, Psi-surge or Mindblast. It can cause an enemy to lose between 2 and 18 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in one attack. A Kai Sun Lord using Kai-blast determines the damage inflicted on an enemy by picking two numbers from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. These numbers should be added together (a <quote>0</quote> = 1) and the resultant total equals the damage inflicted. However, use of a Kai-blast will reduce a Sun Lord<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total by 4. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other form of psychic attack.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to launch a Kai-blast<ch.emdash/>a pulse of intense psychic energy which is capable of affecting both psychically active and inactive enemies. This form of psychic attack is very effective, more so than a usual Kai-surge, Psi-surge
, or Mindblast. It can cause an enemy to lose between 2 and 18 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in one attack. A Kai Sun Lord using Kai-blast determines the damage inflicted on an enemy by picking two numbers from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. These numbers should be added together (a <quote>0</quote> = 1) and the resultant total equals the damage inflicted. However, use of a Kai-blast will reduce a Sun Lord<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total by 4. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other form of psychic attack.</p></dd>
<dt>Telegnosis</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess this Discipline are able to alter their body weight in order to walk successfully upon different kinds of surface, e.g. water, mud, lava and quicksand. Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess this Discipline are able to alter their body weight in order to walk successfully upon different kinds of surface, e.g. water, mud, lava, and quicksand. Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt><!--ERRTAG-RE-57185-->Magi-magic<!--/ERRTAG-RE-57185--></dt>
<dd>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Sun Lord are able to use the following battle-spells of the Elder Magi:</p>
<dt>Grand Pathsmanship</dt>
<dd><p>Sun Thanes who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to alter the temperature of water by touch. By using this skill they are able to transform water into ice and vice versa. The volume of water affected, and the duration of effect, both increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Kai-screen</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Thanes who possess this Discipline are able to erect a special psychic defence called <quote>Mindfort</quote>. A Mindfort defence greatly reduces the effects of any psychic shock that would normally paralyse or weaken a lesser mortal.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Thanes who possess this Discipline are able to erect a special psychic defence called <spell>Mindfort</spell>. A <spell>Mindfort</spell> defence greatly reduces the effects of any psychic shock that would normally paralyse or weaken a lesser mortal.</p></dd>
<dt>Kai-alchemy</dt>
<dd>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Sun Thane are able to use the following <!--ERRTAG-RE-60406-->Brotherhood Spells<!--/ERRTAG-RE-60406-->:</p>
</dl>
</data>
</section>
- <p>The nature of any additional improvements and how they affect your Grand Master Disciplines will be noted in the <!--ERRTAG-RE-60783--><cite>Improved Grand Master Disciplines</cite><!--/ERRTAG-RE-60783--> section of future Lone Wolf books.</p>
+ <p>The nature of any additional improvements and how they affect your Grand Master Disciplines will be noted in the <!--ERRTAG-RE-60783--><em>Improved Grand Master Disciplines</em><!--/ERRTAG-RE-60783--> section of future <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> books.</p>
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</section>
</data>
<data>
<p>Ixia is a cruel and treacherous region. Be wary and on your guard at all times, for you can expect no help at all from the fell creatures who dwell in this remote territory.</p>
- <p>Some of the things that you will encounter during your mission will be of use to you in this and future Lone Wolf books, while others may be red herrings of no real value at all. If you discover items, be selective in what you choose to keep.</p>
- <p>Pick your four Grand Master Disciplines with care, for a wise choice will enable any player to complete the quest, no matter how weak their initial <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> scores may be. Successful completion of previous Lone Wolf adventures, although an advantage, is not essential for the completion of this adventure.</p>
+ <p>Some of the things that you will encounter during your mission will be of use to you in this and future <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> books, while others may be red herrings of no real value at all. If you discover items, be selective in what you choose to keep.</p>
+ <p>Pick your four Grand Master Disciplines with care, for a wise choice will enable any player to complete the quest, no matter how weak their initial <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> scores may be. Successful completion of previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures, although an advantage, is not essential for the completion of this adventure.</p>
<p>May the light of Kai and Ishir be your guide as you venture into the darkness of Ixia.</p>
<p>For Sommerlund and the Kai!</p>
</data>
<p><thought>I will be with you within the hour,</thought> says the voice of Banedon, a whisper in your mind.</p>
<p>Your friend is in Toran, sixty miles to the north, yet he holds true to his word. In less than an hour he arrives at the Monastery aboard <cite>Skyrider</cite><ch.emdash/>his sleek flying ship. Two excited young <!--ERRTAG-RE-63440-->Kai Aspirants<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63440--> bring word of his arrival to the vault and you respond by making your way swiftly to the surface. Banedon<ch.apos/>s <cite>Skyrider</cite> is hovering above the training park, the hum of its magical engine amplified by the surrounding walls and battlements. It is dusk on this wintry evening and a shower of feathery snow is illuminated by the craft<ch.apos/>s lanterns. A rope ladder hangs from the bow rail to the frost-hardened earth.</p>
<p><quote>Go aboard, Grand Master,</quote> <!--ERRTAG-RE-63972-->urges Rimoah.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63972--> <quote>Banedon will advise you and provide you with what you<ch.apos/>ll be needing. I shall stay here and pray for your safe return.</quote></p>
- <p>You bid a hasty farewell to your mentor before climbing the dangling rope ladder with the legendary speed and grace that sets you apart from lesser warriors. Banedon is waiting as you haul yourself aboard. He greets you with a glad smile, yet his face cannot hide his deep concern for what may await you in Ixia. You wave a final farewell to Lord Rimoah, then you retreat to the warmth of Banedon<ch.apos/>s cabin as the <cite>Skyrider</cite> glides over the Monastery<ch.apos/>s southern wall and ascends into the leaden sky.</p>
+ <p>You bid a hasty farewell to your mentor before climbing the dangling rope ladder with the legendary speed and grace that sets you apart from lesser warriors. Banedon is waiting as you haul yourself aboard. He greets you with a glad smile, yet his face cannot hide his deep concern for what may await you in Ixia. You wave a final farewell to Lord Rimoah; then you retreat to the warmth of Banedon<ch.apos/>s cabin as the <cite>Skyrider</cite> glides over the Monastery<ch.apos/>s southern wall and ascends into the leaden sky.</p>
<p>Your friend Banedon has already set a course for Vadera, the principal city of Lencia, a destination which is more than a full day<ch.apos/>s flight west of Sommerlund. Were this not the first stage of a longer voyage to Ixia you would gladly welcome the chance to visit Vadera, for you have many friends there in the court of King Sarnac of Lencia.</p>
<p>During the flight, Banedon details the plans which have been made on your behalf. King Sarnac himself has promised his help; he will provide you with a boat and a pilot to sail you from Vadera to Azgad Island, a desolate Lencian outpost in the Tozaz Sea. On your arrival there you will be transferred to a Lencian ice-boat, a craft specially built to withstand the power of the treacherous <!--ERRTAG-RE-65461-->pack-ice<!--/ERRTAG-RE-65461--> which clings to the Ixian shoreline at this time of the year.</p>
<p><quote>The ice-boat will land you on the coast of Ixia, Lone Wolf,</quote> says Banedon, <quote>and then it will wait at anchor for you to return upon the completion of your mission.</quote></p>
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- <p>To your dismay, the descending wave of Lavas reach the <!--ERRTAG-RE-67530-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RE-67530--> before you and form up in a protective circle around his ice-sheened body. Those that remain in the sky beat the air with their mighty wings, causing a powerful <!--ERRTAG-RE-67737-->down-draft<!--/ERRTAG-RE-67737--> which holds you at bay.</p>
+ <p>To your dismay, the descending wave of Lavas reach the <!--ERRTAG-RE-67530-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RE-67530--> before you and form up in a protective circle around his ice-sheened body. Those that remain in the sky beat the air with their mighty wings, causing a powerful down-draught which holds you at bay.</p>
<p>Shielding your eyes from the stinging dust-choked winds, you look up and see that the Lavas leader is cradling the curious spiked metal bowl in its horny hands. He descends towards Tagazin and inverts it, and suddenly you realize its true purpose and design. It is a helm of power, affixed on top with a crystal spike. The Lavas places the helm upon the <!--ERRTAG-RE-68158-->Demonlord<ch.apos/>s<!--/ERRTAG-RE-68158--> head and the spike begins to glow menacingly.</p>
<p>Now all of the Lavas ascend into the sky where they wait to view a confrontation which is about to commence. Suddenly Tagazin, revitalized by the power of the spiked helm, comes charging at you with his head lowered, snorting gruffly like a maddened bull.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery or Grand Pathsmanship, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
<p>You circle around the hall, keeping a wary eye on the frozen humanoids that line the walls in case your presence here should cause them to animate. Fortunately your caution proves unnecessary<ch.emdash/>they remain completely immobile.</p>
<p>As you pass by the shimmering archway, you feel nausea rising from the pit of your stomach and a wave of dizziness makes you falter for a few moments: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. However, your dogged persistence pays off when you discover a partially-concealed panel in the wall. As you step nearer, it slides open to reveal a flight of steps which ascend to an empty chamber. Here you discover a door of opaque green crystal set flush into the north wall. Closer investigation reveals a curious lockplate positioned at its centre.</p>
<choice idref="sect322">If you wish to examine this lock, <link-text>turn to 322</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect299">If you choose to ignore the crystal door and return by the stairs to the entrance hall below, <link-text>turn to 299</link-text></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect299">If you choose to ignore the crystal door and return by the stairs to the entrance hall below, <link-text>turn to 299</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Drawing on your Magnakai skills of camouflage and psychic defence to shield your body and mind, you leave your hiding place and hurry through the open archway. Several hundred yards <!--ERRTAG-RE-72582-->beyond, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-72582--> come to a wide stone staircase which ascends to a landing, positioned high above the underground lake and ice cavern. As you climb the steps, the sub-zero temperature plummets even further, making you shiver involuntarily, despite the combined protection of your Platinum Amulet and your Magnakai skills.</p>
<p>At length you reach the landing to be greeted by the sight of two undead Ixian warriors standing guard at the mouth of a cave. Instinctively, you sidestep into the shadows to avoid being seen, but the Ixians show no reactions; <!--ERRTAG-RE-73183-->it is as if<!--/ERRTAG-RE-73183--> they have both been cast in stone.</p>
<p>Beyond the open cave mouth you see a bleak and desolate wasteland of rock and ice. A blizzard is raging, whipped up by a fierce electrical storm that blazes above a distant mountain range. The jagged peaks are illuminated by the flashes of the storm<ch.apos/>s ghostly, blue-white fire.</p>
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<p>Your Kai senses tell you that the evil sorcery which animates and controls the guards is temporarily dormant: these two skeletons currently pose no threat to your safety. However, the same cannot be said of the troop of undead Drakkarim warriors who, at this moment, are marching up the stairs behind you. Reluctantly, you leave the cave mouth and set off into the raging blizzard in search of the city of Xaagon.</p>
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<p>You race up the treacherously frosty steps which lead to the open watchtower roof. There you find Prarg hurriedly loading a pantard<ch.emdash/>a heavy iron crossbow which is mounted on a rotating platform.</p>
<p>Once again the freezing air is filled with cries of fear and chaos. Drawn by these frightful sounds, you run to the stone parapet and look down to see the great black ship come shuddering to a halt beside the harbour wall. Instantly, a horde of undead warriors leap on to the quayside and rush off in pursuit of the routing Lencians. Their eyes burn with an unnatural fire and they howl like demons as mercilessly they hunt down their human prey.</p>
- <p>Prarg has now loaded the pantard and he calls on you to act as gunner. You oblige by taking hold of the firing mechanism and swivelling the weapon around in search of your first target. Two spring readily to view: the mass of <!--ERRTAG-RE-83432-->undead who are swarming<!--/ERRTAG-RE-83432--> ashore, and a glowing glassy sphere which is mounted on a plinth beside the ship<ch.apos/>s wheelhouse.</p>
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+ <p>Prarg has now loaded the pantard and he calls on you to act as gunner. You oblige by taking hold of the firing mechanism and swivelling the weapon around in search of your first target. Two spring readily to view: the mass of <!--ERRTAG-RE-83432-->undead that are swarming<!--/ERRTAG-RE-83432--> ashore, and a glowing glassy sphere which is mounted on a plinth beside the ship<ch.apos/>s wheelhouse.</p>
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<choice idref="sect114">If you choose to fire at the undead horde, <link-text>turn to 114</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect251">If you decide to fire at the glowing sphere, <link-text>turn to 251</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Using your advanced mastery, you lighten your body weight to prevent yourself from sinking any deeper into the mire. Moments later, you feel something brush past your leg for a second time and the chilling sensation galvanizes you into action.</p>
- <p>The walls of the shaft are mirror smooth for the first ten feet above the surface of the mire. But beyond this point you notice that they are <!--ERRTAG-RE-84736-->rough-hewn<!--/ERRTAG-RE-84736--> and studded with sharp spurs of rock. One such spur offers a tempting hand-hold<ch.ellips/> if only you could get to it. If you could reach it, it would be an easy task for a warrior of your agility to climb to the opening above.</p>
- <choice idref="sect323">If you possess a Rope (oiled or otherwise), <link-text>turn to 323</link-text></choice>
- <choice idref="sect210">If you do not possess this Backpack <!--ERRTAG-RE-85157-->Item<!--/ERRTAG-RE-85157-->, <link-text>turn to 210</link-text></choice>
+ <p>The walls of the shaft are mirror smooth for the first ten feet above the surface of the mire. But beyond this point you notice that they are rough-hewn and studded with sharp spurs of rock. One such spur offers a tempting handhold<ch.ellips/> if only you could get to it. If you could reach it, it would be an easy task for a warrior of your agility to climb to the opening above.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect323">If you possess a Rope (oiled or otherwise), <link-text>turn to 323</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect210">If you do not possess this Backpack Item, <link-text>turn to 210</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You leave the Ixian ship and go in search of Captain Lanza. You find him with his men by the watchtower<ch.emdash/>they are building a bonfire out of rags and broken bones. A toothless sergeant empties a gallon of <!--ERRTAG-RE-87112-->skark oil<!--/ERRTAG-RE-87112--> on to the heap and a burning torch sets the whole thing ablaze.</p>
<p>You stride over to Lanza and slap him heartily on the back. <quote>Well fought, Captain. You and your men have brought honour to Lencia this day.</quote></p>
- <p>Captain Lanza greets your compliment with a sombre face. <quote>Nay, sire,</quote> he says, sadly. <quote>Tis the enemy who<ch.apos/>ve won. The ice-boat is sunk and we cannot sail you to Ixia.</quote></p>
+ <p>Captain Lanza greets your compliment with a sombre face. <quote>Nay, sire,</quote> he says, sadly. <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.apos/>Tis the enemy who<ch.apos/>ve won. The ice-boat is sunk and we cannot sail you to Ixia.</quote></p>
<p><quote>We can use the enemy ship, Captain,</quote> you reply. <quote>It is perfect for the task. All I need of you are some provisions and a crew.</quote></p>
<p>Lanza<ch.apos/>s face brightens. He orders his men to prepare the Ixian ship and within the hour you are ready to set sail.</p>
<p><quote>May the gods watch over you, Grand Master,</quote> says Prarg, as you bid him and Lanza farewell.</p>
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<p>The moment you project the correct number at the lockplate, the entire portal begins to shimmer and lose its solidity.<footref id="sect20-1" idref="sect20-1-foot"/> It becomes transparent and then fades completely, as if evaporating into thin air. With a smile of satisfaction on your lips at having solved the riddle, you step through the <!--ERRTAG-RE-89634-->now open<!--/ERRTAG-RE-89634--> archway and into an adjoining hall.</p>
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- <p>This vaulted, oblong-shaped hall is illuminated by flickerings of electrical fire which arc between two <!--ERRTAG-RA-90182-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-90182--> pillars at the far end of the chamber. Beyond the pillars you can make out the shadowy entrance to another chamber; it is the only other exit from this hall. You realize at once that to pass between the pillars could prove to be fatal: the power arcing between them is as great as any lightning storm raging in the skies above Xaagon. Yet there may be a way of avoiding contact with this raw power. You notice that the two <!--ERRTAG-RA-90182-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-90182--> pillars do not go all the way to the ceiling there is a gap, a little over two feet wide above them.</p>
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+ <p>This vaulted, oblong-shaped hall is illuminated by flickerings of electrical fire which arc between two <!--ERRTAG-RA-90182-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-90182--> pillars at the far end of the chamber. Beyond the pillars you can make out the shadowy entrance to another chamber; it is the only other exit from this hall. You realize at once that to pass between the pillars could prove to be fatal: the power arcing between them is as great as any lightning storm raging in the skies above Xaagon. Yet there may be a way of avoiding contact with this raw power. You notice that the two <!--ERRTAG-RA-90182-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-90182--> pillars do not go all the way to the ceiling<ch.emdash/>there is a gap, a little over two feet wide above them.</p>
<choice idref="sect136">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect297">If you wish to attempt to climb one of the pillars and squeeze through the gap in order to reach the adjoining hall, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect211">If you decide to throw caution to the wind and run between the pillars, <link-text>turn to 211</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>It is in the thirtieth hour of your air voyage that the <cite>Skyrider<ch.apos/>s</cite> eagle-eyed lookout catches his first glimpse of Vadera. Word spreads quickly and a hubbub of excitement grips the dwarven crew as the flying ship draws ever closer to the fortified walls and turrets of the Lencian capital.</p>
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<p>Skilfully Bo<ch.apos/>sun Nolrim lands the <cite>Skyrider</cite> on the paved courtyard in front of the Vadera Citadel, which has been cleared of crowds in expectation of your arrival. Awaiting you is a party of stern-faced Vadera officials who, with a minimum of fuss, escort you and Banedon directly to the court of King Sarnac.</p>
<p><quote>We are honoured to welcome you once again to our city, Grand Master,</quote> says the silver-haired King. <quote>My only regret is the reason for your visit. I<ch.apos/>d have hoped our meeting would have been in less ominous circumstances.</quote></p>
- <p>Formally you acknowledge the King<ch.apos/>s greeting, then you turn to face the elderly man who is standing beside the King<ch.apos/>s throne. You recognized him as soon as you entered the King<ch.apos/>s chamber<ch.emdash/>he is Lord Ardan, an Elder Magi from Dessi, one of Lord Rimoah<ch.apos/>s countrymen.</p>
+ <p>Formally you acknowledge the King<ch.apos/>s greeting; then you turn to face the elderly man who is standing beside the King<ch.apos/>s throne. You recognized him as soon as you entered the King<ch.apos/>s chamber<ch.emdash/>he is Lord Ardan, an Elder Magi from Dessi, one of Lord Rimoah<ch.apos/>s countrymen.</p>
<p><quote>Well met, my Lord,</quote> you say, and Ardan returns your greeting with a smile. Sadly, his smile soon fades when he says: <quote>No doubt your able companion, Guildmaster Banedon, has told you of the rise of evil in Ixia. Dire news indeed, Grand Master, for it threatens our very existence, most especially the existence of our Lencian friends. If the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s power is allowed to grow unchecked, Lencia will be the first <!--ERRTAG-RE-93654-->Freeland state<!--/ERRTAG-RE-93654--> to suffer his wrath.</quote></p>
<p><quote>I pledge to do all in my power to prevent such an outcome, my lord,</quote> you reply earnestly.</p>
<p><quote>We have every faith in you, Lone Wolf,</quote> says King Sarnac, <quote>and we shall help you accomplish your mission in whatever way we can.</quote> He signals to one of his silver-armoured bodyguards and the soldier leaves the chamber. He returns shortly in the company of another man, clad in the court uniform of a Guard Captain.</p>
- <choice idref="sect305">If you took part in the Battle of Cetza, or have visited the city of Darke <!--ERRTAG-RE-94349-->in any previous Lone Wolf adventures<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94349-->, <link-text>turn to 305</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect305">If you took part in the Battle of Cetza, or have visited the city of Darke <!--ERRTAG-RE-94349-->in any previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94349-->, <link-text>turn to 305</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect129"><!--ERRTAG-RE-94491-->If you did not<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94491-->, <link-text>turn to 129</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You sense that the wisps of black smoke are a manifestation of several evil beings, each possessed of a strong psychic presence. Fearing attack, you quickly draw upon your Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen to construct a defensive wall to protect yourself from the possibility of psychic assault. It is a wise precaution, but one that proves ineffective against these powerful entities.</p>
<p>Moments after your psychic wall is in place, the wisps streak across the chamber and encircle your body. They accelerate to a dizzying speed before launching a massive wave of psychic energy at your mind. This tidal wave batters <!--ERRTAG-RE-96008-->your Psi-screen<!--/ERRTAG-RE-96008--> and leaves you trembling with psychic shock: lose 8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
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<p>As your shocked senses slowly return to normal, you see that the wisps of smoke have now solidified into six bodily forms. They have taken the appearance of large, spindly-limbed, black insectoids, each with a ghoulish <!--ERRTAG-RE-96797-->head from which<!--/ERRTAG-RE-96797--> composite eyes stare at you with evil intent. Chittering excitedly, the six creatures come stalking forwards, hungry for the kill.</p>
<choice idref="sect98">If you wish to attempt to evade these hideous insectoids, <link-text>turn to 98</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect244">If you have a <!--ERRTAG-RA-97160-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-97160-->, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 244</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You crouch down amongst the foul-smelling debris which litters the floor of the hold, watching with bated breath as a dozen undead warriors enter by the stairs and begin a systematic search. Your Kai <!--ERRTAG-RE-98551-->Camouflage<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98551--> skills make you virtually invisible to the eye, but these undead Drakkarim no longer have eyes<ch.emdash/>they are using powerful psychic probes in an effort to locate you.</p>
- <choice idref="sect267">If you possess Kai-screen and have reached the rank of Kai Grand Guardian or higher, <link-text>turn to 267</link-text></choice>
+ <p>You crouch down amongst the foul-smelling debris which litters the floor of the hold, watching with bated breath as a dozen undead warriors enter by the stairs and begin a systematic search. Your Kai camouflage skills make you virtually invisible to the eye, but these undead Drakkarim no longer have eyes<ch.emdash/>they are using powerful psychic probes in an effort to locate you.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect267">If you possess Kai-screen and have reached the rank of Kai Grand Guardian or higher, <link-text>turn to 267</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect2">If you do not possess this skill, or have yet to reach this level of <!--ERRTAG-RE-99039-->Kai Mastery<!--/ERRTAG-RE-99039-->, <link-text>turn to 2</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Using your <!--ERRTAG-RE-101182-->Kai Camouflage<!--/ERRTAG-RE-101182--> skills to minimize the risk of being seen, you climb down from the viewing platform and grab hold of a steel hawser which is securing the stern of the alien submarine to the jetty. Slowly you make your way along this great steel rope until you reach the jetty, where hurriedly you take cover among a stack of wooden crates and barrels. The jetty is teeming with undead soldiers who, under the direction of some spindly, black-clad creatures, are busily transferring materials to and from the open mouth of the submarine. Getting past them in order to reach the shore looks, at first sight, a near-impossible task. You are contemplating a swim to the shoreline, when suddenly you notice a means by which you could achieve your goal without getting wet.</p>
+ <p>Using your Kai camouflage skills to minimize the risk of being seen, you climb down from the viewing platform and grab hold of a steel hawser which is securing the stern of the alien submarine to the jetty. Slowly you make your way along this great steel rope until you reach the jetty, where hurriedly you take cover among a stack of wooden crates and barrels. The jetty is teeming with undead soldiers who, under the direction of some spindly, black-clad creatures, are busily transferring materials to and from the open mouth of the submarine. Getting past them in order to reach the shore looks, at first sight, a near-impossible task. You are contemplating a swim to the shoreline, when suddenly you notice a means by which you could achieve your goal without getting wet.</p>
<choice idref="sect207"><link-text>Turn to 207</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The bodies of the ghastly creatures undergo a swift and gruesome transformation upon the instant you deal them the <foreign>coup de gr<ch.acirc/>ce</foreign>. Their torsos implode with dramatic effect, and they barely have time to cry out in agony as their twisted remains hit the floor and crumble to dust.</p>
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<p>You sheathe your weapon and step away from the foul-smelling mounds of dust. Then you hurry out of this black-floored chamber by a short passage which leads into an adjoining hall. This vaulted, oblong shaped hall is illuminated by flickerings of electrical fire which arc between two <!--ERRTAG-RA-103910-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-103910--> pillars at the far end of the chamber. Beyond the pillars you can make out the shadowy entrance to another chamber; it is the only other exit from this hall.</p>
<p>You realize at once that to pass between the pillars could prove to be fatal: the power arcing between them is as great as the lightning storm which is raging in the skies above Xaagon. Yet there may be a way of avoiding contact with this raw power. You notice that the two <!--ERRTAG-RA-103910-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-103910--> pillars do not go all the way to the ceiling<ch.emdash/>there is a gap, a little over two feet wide above them.</p>
<choice idref="sect136">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The hideous creatures howl with glee as they fall upon you, like starving vultures descending upon a corpse.</p>
<combat><enemy>3 Cabalah</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">56</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">54</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>These undead creatures are immune to Mindblast and Kai-surge.</p>
+ <p>These undead creatures are immune to <!--ERRTAG-RE-111090-->Mindblast, Psi-surge, and Kai-surge<!--/ERRTAG-RE-111090-->.</p>
<choice idref="sect41">You may evade this combat after four rounds by <link-text>turning to 41</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect293">If you win the fight, <link-text>turn to 293</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Quickly you make your way across the hall, <!--ERRTAG-RE-107138-->zigzagging<!--/ERRTAG-RE-107138--> to dodge pillars, chunks of stone, and the many bodies of Ixiataaga<ch.apos/>s former undead slave-warriors which are raining down from the shattered stairwell above. Assisted by your Kai Disciplines, eventually you reach the lowest level of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-108002-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RE-108002--> where the entrance hall and grand arch open out into the city. You are racing through a torrent of crystal dust towards the grand arch, the main exit, when a massive shockwave shakes the entire edifice. You are within seconds of escaping when, to your horror, you see the walls buckle and the grand arch begin to collapse.</p>
+ <p>Quickly you make your way across the hall, <!--ERRTAG-RE-107138-->zigzagging<!--/ERRTAG-RE-107138--> to dodge pillars, chunks of stone, and the many bodies of Ixiataaga<ch.apos/>s former undead slave-warriors which are raining down from the shattered stairwell above. Assisted by your Kai Disciplines, eventually you reach the lowest level of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-108002-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RE-108002--> where the entrance hall and grand arch open out into the city. You are racing through a torrent of crystal dust towards the grand arch, the main exit, when a massive shock wave shakes the entire edifice. You are within seconds of escaping when, to your horror, you see the walls buckle and the grand arch begin to collapse.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score is 14 or less, deduct 1 from the number you have picked. If you <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 24 or higher, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect316">If your total is now 3 or lower, <link-text>turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If it is 4 or higher, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Tagazin quickly recovers from your psychic attack and launches himself through the air at you, his clawed paws outstretched in readiness to tear your flesh.</p>
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<combat><enemy>Demonlord Tagazin</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">55</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">60</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Before commencing the combat procedure, reduce your enemy<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score by the number you have noted in the margin of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. You may use Kai-surge again to aid you during this combat.</p>
<choice idref="sect168">If, at any time during this fight, you reduce Tagazin<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to 25 or less, do not continue. <link-text>Turn instead to 168</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The metal door of this cell is sheathed with ice and there is no visible means of opening it only a hexagonal-shaped keyhole. You crouch down, so that your face is level with the keyhole, then you form your lips into an O-shape in readiness to utter the power word <!--ERRTAG-RE-118529-->battle-spell<!--/ERRTAG-RE-118529--> you once learned from Lord Rimoah. The instant the spell-thoughts focus in your mind, you project the <!--ERRTAG-RE-118714-->power word <spell>Gloar!</spell> at<!--/ERRTAG-RE-118714--> the keyhole.</p>
+ <p>The metal door of this cell is sheathed with ice and there is no visible means of opening it only a hexagonal-shaped keyhole. You crouch down, so that your face is level with the keyhole; then you form your lips into an O-shape in readiness to utter the power word <!--ERRTAG-RE-118529-->battle-spell<!--/ERRTAG-RE-118529--> you once learned from Lord Rimoah. The instant the spell-thoughts focus in your mind, you project the <!--ERRTAG-RE-118714-->power word <spell>Gloar!</spell> at<!--/ERRTAG-RE-118714--> the keyhole.</p>
<p>Use of this spell so soon after recovering consciousness costs you 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect174">Adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly before <link-text>turning to 174</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As you strike down the last of your skeletal foes, you hear Captain Lanza<ch.apos/>s stirring <!--ERRTAG-RE-120076-->battle-cry<!--/ERRTAG-RE-120076--> ring out above the noise of the fighting: <quote>For Lencia and the House of Sarnac!</quote> Despite the odds, he and his men have beaten back the enemy and are now within a stone<ch.apos/>s throw of the quay. You rush to the end of the street and join them at a small flagstoned square, close to the harbour wall.</p>
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<p><quote>Captain<ch.emdash/>we must save the ice-boat!</quote> you shout, pointing to the ship which is being attacked by the skeleton horde. <quote>Indeed we must,</quote> he replies, dourly. He orders a handful of his men to form a protective wall around you and, the moment their shields lock together, you move with them towards the ice-boat.</p>
<p>Twenty yards from the quayside, you break away from the wall and sprint towards the ship<ch.apos/>s gangplank. You are halfway along the plank when you find yourself confronted by a wedge of skeletal warriors, armed with crude axes and swords. You leap into their midst, striking them down with blurring speed and deadly accuracy. But as the last one falls, its corpse-like body almost severed at the waist, you hear a noise behind you which makes you spin around in fearful expectation.</p>
<choice idref="sect78"><link-text>Turn to 78</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>54</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>As you reach out your hand towards the silvery rod, you suddenly hesitate your Kai <!--ERRTAG-RE-127225-->Sixth Sense<!--/ERRTAG-RE-127225--> is warning you of imminent danger.</p>
+ <p>As you reach out your hand towards the silvery rod, you suddenly hesitate<ch.emdash/>your Kai <!--ERRTAG-RE-127225-->Sixth Sense<!--/ERRTAG-RE-127225--> is warning you of imminent danger.</p>
<choice idref="sect262">If you possess the Grand Master Discipline of Telegnosis, <link-text>turn to 262</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect25">If you do not possess this Discipline, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As you hurry away from the cave mouth, you look back over your shoulder to see the Ixian Mhagani illuminated momentarily by a flash of lightning. It fills the entrance to the cave, and it is howling with glee at having successfully defended its evil-smelling lair.</p>
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+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<p>Denied shelter in the cave, you return to the bottom of the pass and seek cover among the circle of rocks which lie embedded in the ice on the southern face. When you are within a few dozen yards of the circle, you hear a deafening <!--ERRTAG-RE-128759--><onomatopoeia>crack!</onomatopoeia><!--/ERRTAG-RE-128759--> which sets your pulse racing. With that split-second warning, a huge expanse of rock and ice breaks away from the slopes above and swiftly transforms itself into a thundering avalanche. Wide-eyed with horror, you watch as a million tons of ice, snow, and shale comes rumbling down the mountainside towards you.</p>
<p>Galvanized into action, you turn and run from this deadly white wall of destruction. It is almost upon you when you see a low shelf of rock near the base of the pass, and desperately you dive for cover beneath it.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 2 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Nexus, you may add another 2.</p>
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<p>Banedon tosses the box back on to the cluttered shelf and continues with his briefing. Having satisfied himself that you have adequate protection, he turns his attention to your weapons.</p>
- <p><quote>It concerns me greatly that so little is known of Xaagon the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s city. There is no way of knowing what unholy breed of creature awaits you there. It seems that you can be confident of only one thing, Lone Wolf: whoever or whatever inhabits that dreadful place will surely be hostile to your presence. If you are to defeat the Deathlord of Ixia and his <!--ERRTAG-RE-130610-->minions, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-130610--> will need a weapon of exceptional power<ch.emdash/>a weapon capable of destroying that which is already dead.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>It concerns me greatly that so little is known of Xaagon<ch.emdash/>the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s city. There is no way of knowing what unholy breed of creature awaits you there. It seems that you can be confident of only one thing, Lone Wolf: whoever or whatever inhabits that dreadful place will surely be hostile to your presence. If you are to defeat the Deathlord of Ixia and his <!--ERRTAG-RE-130610-->minions, you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-130610--> will need a weapon of exceptional power<ch.emdash/>a weapon capable of destroying that which is already dead.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect339">If you possess the Sommerswerd, <link-text>turn to 339</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect220">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>61</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Using the <!--ERRTAG-RE-135239-->Brotherhood Spell <spell>Sense Evil</spell> you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135239--> focus on the encroaching mist and detect a strange presence. You cannot discern exactly what is, moving out there, but you are certain of one thing: it is evil and it is drawing ever closer to Fort Azgad.</p>
+ <p>Using the <!--ERRTAG-RE-135239-->Brotherhood Spell <spell>Sense Evil</spell> you<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135239--> focus on the encroaching mist and detect a strange presence. You cannot discern exactly what is moving out there, but you are certain of one thing: it is evil and it is drawing ever closer to Fort Azgad.</p>
<p>You warn Captain Lanza and at first he does not believe you. He chuckles, saying that it is not uncommon for new arrivals to imagine they have seen all manner of spectres in the sea mists which swirl around the fort. But then a loud, discordant bell rings out from above, and Lanza<ch.apos/>s face is transfixed with shock.</p>
<p><quote>By the <!--ERRTAG-RE-135979-->Gods<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135979-->!</quote> <!--ERRTAG-RE-136066-->he splutters. <quote>It<ch.apos/>s<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136066--> the alarm bell<ch.emdash/>we<ch.apos/>re under attack!</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect181"><link-text>Turn to 181</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>62</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You hurry across the chamber, zigzagging to dodge pillars, chunks of stone, and the many bodies of Ixiataaga<ch.apos/>s former undead slave-warriors which are raining down from the upper levels of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-137114-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RE-137114-->. Aided by your <!--ERRTAG-RE-136622-->Kai Mastery<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136622-->, eventually you reach the lowest level of the spire where the entrance hall and grand arch open out into the city. You are racing through a torrent of crystal dust towards the grand arch, the main exit, when a massive shockwave runs through the entire building. You are within seconds of escaping when, to your horror, you see the walls buckle and the grand arch begin to collapse.</p>
+ <p>You hurry across the chamber, zigzagging to dodge pillars, chunks of stone, and the many bodies of Ixiataaga<ch.apos/>s former undead slave-warriors which are raining down from the upper levels of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-137114-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RE-137114-->. Aided by your <!--ERRTAG-RE-136622-->Kai Mastery<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136622-->, eventually you reach the lowest level of the spire where the entrance hall and grand arch open out into the city. You are racing through a torrent of crystal dust towards the grand arch, the main exit, when a massive shock wave runs through the entire building. You are within seconds of escaping when, to your horror, you see the walls buckle and the grand arch begin to collapse.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score is 10 or less, deduct 1 from the number you have picked. If your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 20 or higher, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect316">If your total is now 3 or lower, <link-text>turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect193">If it is 4 or higher, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect64">
<meta><title>64</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect64-1-foot" idref="sect64-1">
+ <p>The wording of this section ignores the fact that you may arrive here without passing through the curtain of light.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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- <p>The trio of ghastly creatures press home their attack with fearful speed and purpose. You look around for some means of evading them, but there appears to be only one way: the shimmering curtain of light by which you arrived here. The painful memory of your passage through it makes you abandon this idea at once.</p>
+ <p>The trio of ghastly creatures press home their attack with fearful speed and purpose. You look around for some means of evading them, but there appears to be only one way: the shimmering curtain of light by which you arrived here.<footref id="sect64-1" idref="sect64-1-foot"/> The painful memory of your passage through it makes you abandon this idea at once.</p>
<choice idref="sect238">If you possess the Sommerswerd, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 238</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect125">If you do not possess this Special Item, or choose not to use it, <link-text>turn instead to 125</link-text>.</choice>
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<section class="numbered" id="sect67">
<meta><title>67</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect67-1-foot" idref="sect67-1">
+ <p>Unless you have Grand Weaponmastery and are a Sun Knight or higher, you may not use a two-handed weapon (i.e. Broadsword, Quarterstaff, or Spear) for this combat.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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- <p>Trusting solely to your natural climbing ability, you use what little purchase you can find in the wall of the pit to assist your difficult climb back to the top. The snickering horde of chaos-creatures watch your ascent with eager anticipation. When you are within a few feet of the top, you unsheathe your weapon and get ready to fight your way out of the shaft one-handed.</p>
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+ <p>Trusting solely to your natural climbing ability, you use what little purchase you can find in the wall of the pit to assist your difficult climb back to the top. The snickering horde of Chaos-creatures watch your ascent with eager anticipation. When you are within a few feet of the top, you unsheathe your weapon and get ready to fight your way out of the shaft one-handed.<footref id="sect67-1" idref="sect67-1-foot"/></p>
+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ <description>
+ <line>The chaos creatures watch your ascent eagerly.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
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<combat><enemy><!--ERRTAG-RE-143354-->Chaos-horde<!--/ERRTAG-RE-143354--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">50</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">48</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Unless you have attained the Kai rank of Sun Lord, you must reduce your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> by 4 for the duration of this combat, due to your disadvantageous position.</p>
<choice idref="sect82">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>68</title></meta>
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- <p>As you strike a killing blow deep into the Gybia<ch.apos/>s frightful maw, it gives vent to a deafening cry. For a few moments it thrashes wildly, then, amidst a cloud of its vile green blood, it sinks slowly to the bottom of the lake.</p>
+ <p>As you strike a killing blow deep into the Gybia<ch.apos/>s frightful maw, it gives vent to a deafening cry. For a few moments it thrashes wildly; then, amidst a cloud of its vile green blood, it sinks slowly to the bottom of the lake.</p>
<p>Aching mentally and physically from the fatigue of your underwater combat, you swim towards the shallows and stagger out of the icy water. Some boulders, which lie embedded along the shore, offer you a hiding place while you recover your strength. As your vitality returns, you find to your dismay that during your fight with the Gybia you lost all but three items from your Backpack.</p>
<p>Erase <!--ERRTAG-RE-144645-->all of your Backpack Items<!--/ERRTAG-RE-144645--> with the exception of those which you have recorded in spaces 4, 5, and 6 on your Backpack Items list.</p>
<choice idref="sect304">To continue, <link-text>turn to 304</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>At the end of the hallway you arrive at a flight of metal stairs which ascend to a heavy, bronze-banded door. This sealed door appears to be a recent addition to the vessel; it is secured by a curious combination lock which you recognize to be Drakkarim in design.</p>
<p>The lock comprises three raised blocks, each of which is divided into four equal squares. In each square, except one, there is a number. You have encountered this type of lock before and are aware that by tapping the empty square a correct number of times, you will cause the lock to disengage and the door to open.</p>
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<choice>Consider the <!--ERRTAG-RE-149955-->grid<!--/ERRTAG-RE-149955--> of numbers. When you think you have determined the missing number, turn to the entry that is the same number as your answer.<footref id="sect69-1" idref="sect69-1-foot"/></choice>
<choice idref="sect139">If your answer is incorrect, or if you cannot solve this lock puzzle, <link-text>turn to 139</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>After several fretful minutes you succeed in lifting off the covering plate, but doing so does not release the lock: the door is still firmly shut. In order to open it you must manually disengage the locking mechanism.</p>
<combat><enemy><!--ERRTAG-RE-150483-->Bulkhead Door<!--/ERRTAG-RE-150483--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">40</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">50</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Conduct a combat in the usual manner. Any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by yourself result from fatigue at having to pick the lock with your bare hands.</p>
- <choice idref="sect327">When you have reduced the door<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total to zero, <link-text>turn to 327</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect327">When you have reduced the door<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total to zero or below, <link-text>turn to 327</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>75</title></meta>
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- <p>You raise your weapon and leap forward to strike a pre-emptive blow at the advancing <!--ERRTAG-RA-151246-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RA-151246-->. The force of your strike would have decapitated any normal creature made of flesh and blood, but Tagazin is no such creature. A splash of bluish-white sparks explode at the point of impact and, to your horror, your weapon disintegrates to dust in your hand (<!--ERRTAG-RE-151571-->delete this Weapon<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151571--> from your Weapons List).</p>
+ <p>You raise your weapon and leap forward to strike a preemptive blow at the advancing <!--ERRTAG-RA-151246-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RA-151246-->. The force of your strike would have decapitated any normal creature made of flesh and blood, but Tagazin is no such creature. A splash of bluish-white sparks explode at the point of impact and, to your horror, your weapon disintegrates to dust in your hand (<!--ERRTAG-RE-151571-->delete this Weapon<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151571--> from your <a idref="action">Weapons List</a>).</p>
<p>Snickering evilly, the <!--ERRTAG-RA-151246-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RA-151246--> springs forward to rake you with his razor-sharp claws.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. Now, unless you possess the Discipline of Deliverance, double the number you have chosen (in this instance, 0 = 10). The resultant total equals the number of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by you in this deadly attack.</p>
<choice idref="sect183">If you survive Tagazin<ch.apos/>s initial attack, make the appropriate changes to your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score and <link-text>turn to 183</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect77">
<meta><title>77</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect77-1-foot" idref="sect77-1">
+ <p>There is no mention of what type of Weapon the Power Spike is. If you choose to consider it one of the close combat Weapons used by the Kai (i.e. Spear, Dagger, Mace, Short Sword, Warhammer, Quarterstaff, Broadsword, Axe, and Sword), you may add all appropriate bonuses to your Combat Skill. If you decide that the Power Spike is not any of those Weapons, you may still decide that your Weaponmastery bonuses, if any, apply since Grand Masters are proficient with <quote>all close combat and missile weapons</quote> due to their knowledge of Magnakai Weaponmastery. (<a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>)</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>You raise the Power Spike and a halo of silvery flame engulfs the tip, flaring with such brilliance that Deathlord Ixiataaga is momentarily blinded by its intensity. He shrieks, and raises the Deathstaff defensively to ward off your first blow. As the tip of the Power Spike bites deep into the haft of Ixiataaga<ch.apos/>s fell weapon, a hissing mass of crimson and white sparks explode into the air. These fiery motes are immediately sucked into the vortex of the Shadow Gate, which has now begun to whirl with alarming intensity.</p>
<p>The Deathlord reels from the force of the impact, but he recovers swiftly and slashes with the sharp tip of the Deathstaff at your face. You duck the blow, but you sense that this is only the opening exchange in what will surely be a titanic fight to the finish.</p>
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+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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+ <line>Deathlord Ixiataaga slashes at</line>
+ <line>your face with the Deathstaff.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
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<combat><enemy>Deathlord Ixiataaga (with Deathstaff<ch.emdash/>uncharged)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">60</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">39</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>This supernatural being is immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
+ <p>This supernatural being is immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.<footref id="sect77-1" idref="sect77-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect290">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 290</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The concentrated force of the word at such short range twists and buckles the plate, but it does not release the lock: the door is still firmly shut. In order to open it you must prise away the twisted lockplate and manually disengage the locking mechanism.</p>
<combat><enemy><!--ERRTAG-RE-159182-->Bulkhead Door<!--/ERRTAG-RE-159182--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">30</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">40</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Conduct a combat in the usual manner. Any <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points lost by yourself result from fatigue at having to pull apart the damaged lock with your bare hands.</p>
- <choice idref="sect327">When you have reduced the door<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total to zero, <link-text>turn to 327</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect327">When you have reduced the door<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total to zero or below, <link-text>turn to 327</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>83</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>King Sarnac dismisses his guardsmen before ushering you, Banedon, Lord Ardan and Captain Prarg, into an adjoining antechamber. An oaken table commands the centre of this opulent room, upon which is spread a detailed map of north-western Magnamund.</p>
+ <p>King Sarnac dismisses his guardsmen before ushering you, Banedon, Lord Ardan and Captain Prarg, into an adjoining antechamber. An oaken table commands the centre of this opulent room, upon which is spread a detailed map of northwestern Magnamund.</p>
<p><quote>In response to Lord Ardan<ch.apos/>s request, I have made provision for your journey to Ixia, Grand Master,</quote> says the King, as the five of you gather around the map table. <quote>As we speak, a man-o<ch.apos/>-war is standing by in Vadera harbour, awaiting my order to set sail. Captain Prarg will accompany you during the first part of your sea voyage to our outpost, which is here on Azgad Island.</quote> King Sarnac points to the map, indicating a remote island near to the Gulf of Konkor.</p>
<p><quote>The garrison on Azgad Island is commanded by Captain Lanza. Word has been sent of your coming, and Lanza has a crew and an ice-boat ready to place at your disposal. They will transport you across the stormy Tozaz Sea and land you on the southern coast of Ixia. From there you must make your way on foot to the city of Xaagon, where you will find the Deathlord and his accursed weapon<ch.emdash/>the Deathstaff.</quote></p>
<p>You study the map and, with growing dismay, you appreciate the difficult voyage which lies ahead. <quote>Very well, sire,</quote> you reply. <quote>I understand how I am to <em>reach</em> Ixia in order to find and defeat the Deathlord, but can you tell me how I am to <em>return</em> once my mission has been accomplished?</quote></p>
<meta><title>86</title></meta>
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- <p>Using your <!--ERRTAG-RE-163827-->Kai Mastery<!--/ERRTAG-RE-163827-->, you cause the glass dome to rise a few inches from the plinth. Quickly you snatch up the key, taking care not to touch either the plinth or the cover hovering above it
, then you will the glass dome to descend slowly to its original position. (Record the Onyx Key on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item, which you carry in the pocket of your tunic.)</p>
+ <p>Using your <!--ERRTAG-RE-163827-->Kai Mastery<!--/ERRTAG-RE-163827-->, you cause the glass dome to rise a few inches from the plinth. Quickly you snatch up the key, taking care not to touch either the plinth or the cover hovering above it
; then you will the glass dome to descend slowly to its original position. (Record the Onyx Key on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item, which you carry in the pocket of your tunic.)</p>
<p>Having obtained the key, you now try it in the door and find that it fits perfectly. You give it a gentle twist, confident that it will unlock this door and allow you entry to whatever lies beyond.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect50">If the number you have picked is 0 or 1, <link-text>turn to 50</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You unsheathe your weapon just in time to fend off the creature<ch.apos/>s initial attack. A flash of lightning briefly illuminates the cave and, for the first time, you see the face of this mysterious beast: the sight is truly chilling to behold. Its mouth is a mass of twisted fangs and from its huge, bear-like body there writhes a score of slimy tentacles, each tipped with a venomous claw. Its reptilian head is domed and <!--ERRTAG-RE-166240-->from its centre<!--/ERRTAG-RE-166240--> there protrudes a twisted horn, longer than a broadsword.</p>
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+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ <description>
+ <line>The creature<ch.apos/>s body is a mass of slimy</line>
+ <line>tentacles, tipped with venomous claws.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill6.gif" width="386" height="585"/>
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<p>The creature retreats a few paces and howls with anger as it prepares to make its second attack.</p>
<combat><enemy>Ixian Mhagani</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">40</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">60</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect56">You may evade the combat with this undead creature at any time after the third <!--ERRTAG-RE-167148-->round by<!--/ERRTAG-RE-167148--> <link-text>turning to 56</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Drawing upon your knowledge of Old Kingdom magic, you whisper the words of the spell <spell>Invisible Fist</spell> and extend your right arm towards the approaching beast. You feel a surge of energy leap from your hand and dart towards its torso, connecting with powerful effect. The ghastly creature shrieks in alarm as it is sent tumbling backwards along the gangplank to crash into a group of skeletal warriors massing on the quayside.</p>
- <p>Before the creature can recover, you leap to your feet and deal the gangplank a mighty blow, splitting it cleanly in two. Both sections collapse and splash into the harbour<ch.apos/>s freezing water. The creature and its skeletal minions can no longer get aboard the ice-boat but the danger has not diminished. The loathsome creature regains its feet, then it turns its icy rod around and points the blunt end at your head. There is a brilliant flash of light and a guttering ball of flame comes speeding from the base of the rod towards your face. Your reflexes save you<ch.emdash/>you dive for cover behind a tool chest and the fireball whistles over your head to explode into the decking. Howling with anger, the creature launches a second fireball, but this one is not aimed at you<ch.emdash/>it is targeted at the ice-boat<ch.apos/>s waterline. You feel the deck shudder and see tongues of fire leaping up all around. They spread with unnatural speed and within seconds you are engulfed by roaring flames.</p>
+ <p>Before the creature can recover, you leap to your feet and deal the gangplank a mighty blow, splitting it cleanly in two. Both sections collapse and splash into the harbour<ch.apos/>s freezing water. The creature and its skeletal minions can no longer get aboard the ice-boat but the danger has not diminished. The loathsome creature regains its feet; then it turns its icy rod around and points the blunt end at your head. There is a brilliant flash of light and a guttering ball of flame comes speeding from the base of the rod towards your face. Your reflexes save you<ch.emdash/>you dive for cover behind a tool chest and the fireball whistles over your head to explode into the decking. Howling with anger, the creature launches a second fireball, but this one is not aimed at you<ch.emdash/>it is targeted at the ice-boat<ch.apos/>s waterline. You feel the deck shudder and see tongues of fire leaping up all around. They spread with unnatural speed and within seconds you are engulfed by roaring flames.</p>
<choice idref="sect42">If you wish to escape from this burning ice-boat by jumping into the harbour, <link-text>turn to 42</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect201">If you wish to attempt to reach the quayside by swinging from the rigging, <link-text>turn to 201</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The narrow passageway leads you to a chamber carved from glittering blue ice. Steps have been chiselled into its translucent north wall, a slippery staircase which ascends to a landing positioned high above the ice-cavern. As you climb the steps, the sub-zero temperature plummets even further, making you shiver involuntarily despite the combined protection of your Platinum Amulet and your Magnakai skills.</p>
<p>After a tiring climb you reach the landing to be greeted by the sight of an unguarded cave mouth. Through this opening you see a bleak and desolate wasteland of rock and ice. A blizzard is raging, whipped up by a fierce electrical storm that blazes above a distant mountain range. The jagged grey peaks are illuminated by the flashes of the storm<ch.apos/>s ghostly, blue-white fire.</p>
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+ <illustration id="bw-small3" class="inline">
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<p>After checking your equipment, you reluctantly leave the cave mouth and set off into the raging blizzard in search of the city of Xaagon.</p>
<choice idref="sect44"><link-text>Turn to 44</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect96-1-foot" idref="sect96-1">
- <p>Kajarda may be undead.</p>
+ <p>Kajarda are undead. (See Section <a idref="sect8">8</a>, <a idref="sect52">52</a>, or <a idref="sect265">265</a>.)</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
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- <p>You summon up a ball of psychic energy and project it at the advancing creatures, but at once you sense that your powers are weaker than normal due to the lingering effects of having passed through the shimmering curtain of light. Your mind-missile engulfs them, causing them to falter and fall back, but the effect is short-lived they quickly recover and press home their attack.</p>
+ <p>You summon up a ball of psychic energy and project it at the advancing creatures, but at once you sense that your powers are weaker than normal due to the lingering effects of having passed through the shimmering curtain of light. Your mind-missile engulfs them, causing them to falter and fall back, but the effect is short-lived<ch.emdash/>they quickly recover and press home their attack.</p>
<p>In your weakened state, your use of Kai-surge costs you 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. You cannot evade this combat.<footref id="sect96-1" idref="sect96-1-foot"/></p>
<combat><enemy>3 Kajarda</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>These beings are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
<data>
<p>You spin on your heel and sprint towards the arched opening by which you entered this chamber, but the insectoids anticipate your action and they move with frightening speed to block your escape. Snickering evilly, they fall upon you from the sides and rear, using their barbed limbs to drag you to the floor.</p>
<choice idref="sect349">If you possess a Green Gem, <link-text>turn to 349</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect237">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 237</link-text></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect237">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 237</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect100-1-foot" idref="sect100-1">
- <p>This is the correct answer to the intricate lockplate in the cent
er of the green crystal door in <a idref="sect322">Section 322</a>.</p>
+ <p>This is the correct answer to the intricate lockplate in the cent
re of the green crystal door in <a idref="sect322">Section 322</a>.</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<data>
<p>The corridor gradually ascends to a high <!--ERRTAG-RE-184244-->gallery<!--/ERRTAG-RE-184244--> which overlooks a chamber two storeys deep. A dozen undead slaves clad in silvery robes are busy attending to a vast machine constructed of quartz-like crystal and black metal. Through holes in its side they probe and manipulate long glassy rods which reach into the machine<ch.apos/>s core. From these holes there radiates a brilliant, ghostly light.</p>
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+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ </meta>
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+ </illustration>
+
<choice idref="sect313">If you possess Grand Huntmastery, and have attained the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-184763-->Sun Lord or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-184763-->, <link-text>turn to 313</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect127">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 127</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>You are making a cursory search of this derelict chamber when suddenly you hear something that makes you reach for your weapon: it is the grating rumble of stone on stone.</p>
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+
+ <illustration id="bw-small11" class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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+ <instance class="html" src="small11.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
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+ </illustration>
+
<p>From out of a secret panel in the wall to your right come six skeletal warriors, each one brandishing a rust-pitted sword. The leading two move to block the staircase, preventing you from making a speedy escape. The remaining four stalk forwards with evil intent, their eye sockets aglow with sorcerous green fire.</p>
<choice idref="sect23"><link-text>Turn to 23</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>You utter the words of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-197731-->Brotherhood Spell <spell>Lightning Hand</spell> and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-197731--> extend your right hand towards the approaching beast. You feel a surge of energy run down your arm and explode into life at the tip of your index finger. There is a flash and a gout of blue-white energy arcs towards the creature<ch.apos/>s chest, connecting with powerful effect.</p>
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+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ <description>
+ <line>The ghastly creature comes leaping</line>
+ <line>at you from the gangplank.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill7.gif" width="386" height="610"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="ill7.pdf" width="386" height="610"/>
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+
<p>At first the ghastly creature shrieks in alarm and reels backwards, but to your horror it quickly recovers and comes leaping at you from the gangplank. It has absorbed the energy of your spell and it is now even stronger than before.</p>
<combat><enemy>Ziog</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">52</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">44</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>This undead creature is immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
<section class="numbered" id="sect123">
<meta><title>123</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect123-1-foot" idref="sect123-1">
+ <p>It is unclear whether a 0 picked on the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> should count as exactly 0. Since the procedure described here is similar to the procedure for Kai-blast, and you are required to be a Sun Lord who has mastered Kai-surge, it would be reasonable to count 0 as a 1 in the same way as for Kai-blast. Remember that a Kai-blast reduces your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> total by 4.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
<data>
<p>You look into the eyes of the approaching <!--ERRTAG-RE-202090-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RE-202090--> and muster all your strength to summon a pulse of psychic energy. The pulse forms a radiant ball of power which speeds across the chamber and slams into Tagazin<ch.apos/>s mind, making him flinch and falter.</p>
- <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. Now double the number you have chosen and make a note of the total in the margin of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
+ <p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. Now double the number you have chosen and make a note of the total in the margin of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.<footref id="sect123-1" idref="sect123-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect45">To continue, <link-text>turn to 45</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect125-1-foot" idref="sect125-1">
- <p>Kajarda may be undead.</p>
+ <p>Kajarda are undead. (See Section <a idref="sect6">6</a>, <a idref="sect8">8</a>, <a idref="sect52">52</a>, <a idref="sect103">103</a>, <a idref="sect120">120</a>, or <a idref="sect265">265</a>.)</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<meta><title>132</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You hurtle through the smoke towards the harbour wall, but unfortunately you have mistimed your leap and you miss the quayside by just a few feet. You glance off the wall and tumble head first into the sea: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>You hurtle through the smoke towards the harbour wall, but unfortunately you have mistimed your leap and you miss the quayside by just a few feet. You glance off the wall and tumble head-first into the sea: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>The frigid water is shockingly cold, but at least your Magnakai Discipline of Nexus protects you from its numbing chill and you are able to surface quickly. Burning chunks of timber and sailcloth rain down all around as you strike out towards a flight of stone steps that rise out of the sea to the top of the quay. However, upon reaching the steps you are met by a dozen skeletal warriors who are determined to slay you before you can haul yourself out of the icy water.</p>
- <combat><enemy><!--ERRTAG-RE-210597-->Ixian Undead<!--/ERRTAG-RE-210597--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">41</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">46</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Ixian Undead</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">41</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">46</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>These beings are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast. Also, because you are still in the icy water, you must reduce your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> by 5 for the duration of this combat.</p>
<choice idref="sect109">If you win this fight, <link-text>turn to 109</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>133</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>During your underwater swim, your higher Kai rank and mastery enables you to use the <!--ERRTAG-RE-209083-->Brotherhood Spell <spell>Breathe Water</spell><!--/ERRTAG-RE-209083-->. This magical spell allows you to absorb oxygen from the icy sea water directly into your bloodstream through the pores of your skin, negating the need to surface repeatedly for air.</p>
+ <p>During your underwater swim, your higher Kai rank and mastery enables you to use the <!--ERRTAG-RE-209083-->Brotherhood Spell <spell>Breathe Water</spell><!--/ERRTAG-RE-209083-->. This magical spell allows you to absorb oxygen from the icy seawater directly into your bloodstream through the pores of your skin, negating the need to surface repeatedly for air.</p>
<p>In just a few minutes you reach the distant shoreline and break through the surface alongside a shallow stone causeway. Atop this causeway is a track, a spur of which branches off towards the tunnel entrance. With only your head visible above the lake, you cling to the causeway stones and wait patiently for a nearby patrol to march past.</p>
<choice idref="sect169"><link-text>Turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>135</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The ghastly creature shrieks with undisguised glee as it prepares to strike you down. It raises its jagged rod of ice and sparks ignite at the tip; the prelude to another devastating blast of energy which the beast is about to aim at your crouching form. You reach for your own weapon, desperate to defend yourself, but as your hand closes around the hilt you hear the unexpected sound of rushing wind. Suddenly a spear-like missile hits the creature in the back and explodes from its chest. The impact sends the beast cartwheeling past you to slam into the ice-boat<ch.apos/>s mast. You look towards the watchtower and see Prarg at the parapet, standing behind a catapult-like pantard, his clenched fist raised in triumph. You return his salute, thankful that his aim was true.</p>
+ <p>The ghastly creature shrieks with undisguised glee as it prepares to strike you down. It raises its jagged rod of ice and sparks ignite at the tip<ch.emdash/>the prelude to another devastating blast of energy which the beast is about to aim at your crouching form. You reach for your own weapon, desperate to defend yourself, but as your hand closes around the hilt you hear the unexpected sound of rushing wind. Suddenly a spear-like missile hits the creature in the back and explodes from its chest. The impact sends the beast cartwheeling past you to slam into the ice-boat<ch.apos/>s mast. You look towards the watchtower and see Prarg at the parapet, standing behind a catapult-like pantard, his clenched fist raised in triumph. You return his salute, thankful that his aim was true.</p>
<p>The pantard bolt has pinned the creature to the mast but it has not destroyed it. Howling with anger, it twists and writhes to get free. Then, as if drawn by its unhuman cries, a mass of skeletal warriors come charging down the gangplank towards you. Instinctively, you draw your weapon and strike the plank a mighty blow, splitting it cleanly in two. Both sections collapse and the onrushing skeletons tumble helplessly into the icy water.</p>
<choice idref="sect288"><link-text>Turn to 288</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<section class="numbered" id="sect137">
<meta><title>137</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect137-1-foot" idref="sect137-1">
+ <p>Unless you have Grand Weaponmastery and are a Sun Knight or higher, you may not use a two-handed weapon (i.e. Broadsword, Quarterstaff, and Spear) for this combat.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
<data>
<p>You lasso the spur of rock on your first attempt and pull yourself out of the cloying mire barely seconds before the unseen creature, which is circling below the surface, moves in to attack your legs. On reaching the spur, you retrieve your rope and set out to climb the wall of this shaft.</p>
- <p>Above, the snickering horde of <!--ERRTAG-RE-216006-->Chaos-creatures<!--/ERRTAG-RE-216006--> watch your ascent with eager anticipation. When you are within a few feet of the top, you unsheathe your weapon and get ready to fight your way out of the shaft one-handedly.</p>
+ <p>Above, the snickering horde of <!--ERRTAG-RE-216006-->Chaos-creatures<!--/ERRTAG-RE-216006--> watch your ascent with eager anticipation. When you are within a few feet of the top, you unsheathe your weapon and get ready to fight your way out of the shaft one-handedly.<footref id="sect137-1" idref="sect137-1-foot"/></p>
<combat><enemy><!--ERRTAG-RE-216266-->Chaos-horde<!--/ERRTAG-RE-216266--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">50</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">48</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Unless you have attained the Kai rank of Sun Lord, you must reduce your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> by 4 for the duration of this combat, due to your disadvantageous position.</p>
<choice idref="sect82">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
<p>With your briefing now concluded, King Sarnac ushers you all into his court chamber. There you bid him, Lord Ardan, and Guildmaster Banedon farewell, and they in turn wish you good luck and godspeed before Captain Prarg escorts you to the harbour. It is snowing heavily, and few of Vadera<ch.apos/>s inhabitants notice as the two of you are welcomed aboard the <cite>Maycastle</cite>, the square-rigged man-o<ch.apos/>-war which will carry you to Azgad Island.</p>
<p>You leave Vadera within the hour and begin the long, cold voyage northwards. During the voyage, Captain Prarg tells you about the raids which have destroyed several small Drakkarim settlements along the Gulf of Konkor and the coast of the Shakoz Bight. On the twelfth day of your two-week sea journey, you catch a glimpse of one such settlement, near to the mouth of the River Lenag. All that remains is a wispy pall of smoke which hangs above the burnt-out hovels, darkening an already stormy sky.</p>
<p>For most of the voyage, a host of seabirds have accompanied the <cite>Maycastle</cite>, attracted by the scraps of food regularly thrown out by the ship<ch.apos/>s galley. But at dawn on the thirteenth day, as the ship enters the Gulf of Konkor, the usual flocks of shrieking gulls are nowhere to be seen. It is as if they have suddenly become aware of impending danger and have turned back, eager to stay out of harm<ch.apos/>s reach. Later in the day, a fierce squall arises from the east which whips the iron-grey waters of the gulf into a maelstrom. The crew fight desperately to control their ship as the storm rages all day and all night, not abating until dawn of the following day. As the wind gradually dies and the sea settles, the lookout is able to resume his post atop the mainmast.</p>
- <illref idref="bw-ill8" class="html"/>
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+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ <description>
+ <line>You see a few stone buildings around</line>
+ <line>a fortified stone tower.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill8.gif" width="386" height="635"/>
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<p><quote>Land ahoy!</quote> he cries, and all eyes scan the northern vista. There, perched on the wintry horizon, is a grey strip of barren, frost-covered rock. You magnify your vision and see, on the western side of this island, a few slate buildings clustered around a fortified stone tower.</p>
<p><quote>That<ch.apos/>s Fort Azgad,</quote> says Captain Prarg, with relief in his voice. <quote>At last we<ch.apos/>ve arrived.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect321"><link-text>Turn to 321</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect141">
<meta><title>141</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect141-1-foot" idref="sect141-1">
+ <p>Assuming that this weaponry was created by native Ixians prior to their destruction at the hands of the Deathlord since no other nation has occupied Ixia since that time, it is impossible to reconcile calling them <quote>Old Kingdom armourers</quote> with the timeline presented in <cite><a href="&link.tmc;">The Magnamund Companion</a></cite>, <quote>Magnamund Then and Now</quote>. According to that book, the Ixians must have been destroyed long before the Age of the Old Kingdoms.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
<data>
<p>At the first opportunity you sprint away from the wooden crates and descend the staircase to a closed door. It is a sturdy portal, carved from solid rock and banded with strips of bronze. You test it with the toe of your boot and, to your surprise, it swings open with barely a sound.</p>
- <p>Beyond the door lies a rough-hewn chamber lined with racks of ancient crystal spears and swords. Despite the <!--ERRTAG-RE-222108-->millennia<!--/ERRTAG-RE-222108--> which have passed since they were crafted by Old Kingdom armourers, these weapons still hold a keen edge and gleam like new.</p>
- <illref idref="bw-small4" class="html"/>
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+ <p>Beyond the door lies a rough-hewn chamber lined with racks of ancient crystal spears and swords. Despite the <!--ERRTAG-RE-222108-->millennia<!--/ERRTAG-RE-222108--> which have passed since they were crafted by Old Kingdom armourers,<footref id="sect141-1" idref="sect141-1-foot"/> these weapons still hold a keen edge and gleam like new.</p>
+
+ <illustration id="bw-small4" class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="small4.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
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+ </illustration>
+
<p>Casting your eye around this weapon store there appears to be no other exit save the one by which you entered.</p>
<choice idref="sect286">If you possess Telegnosis, <link-text>turn to 286</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect226">If you do not possess mastery of this Discipline, <link-text>turn to 226</link-text>.</choice>
<data>
<p>After a few minutes of intense concentration your use of your Magnakai Discipline pays off. Successfully you will the lock to disengage, yet the effort required is far greater than you could have anticipated and it leaves you mentally weakened: lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>The portal begins to shimmer and lose its solidity. At first it becomes transparent and then it fades completely, as if evaporating into thin air. With a smile of satisfaction on your lips at having overcome it, you step through the now-open archway and into an adjoining hall.</p>
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- <illref idref="bw-small10" class="pdf"/>
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+ <illustration id="bw-small10" class="inline">
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+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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<p>This vaulted, oblong-shaped hall is illuminated by flickerings of electrical fire which arc between two <!--ERRTAG-RA-224359-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-224359--> pillars at the far end of the chamber. Beyond the pillars you can make out the shadowy entrance to another chamber; it is the only other exit from this hall. You realize at once that to pass between the pillars could prove to be fatal: the power arcing between them is as great as any lightning storm raging in the skies above Xaagon. Yet there may be a way of avoiding contact with this raw power. You notice that the two <!--ERRTAG-RA-224359-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-224359--> pillars do not go all the way to the ceiling<ch.emdash/>there is a gap at the top, a little over two feet wide.</p>
<choice idref="sect136">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect297">If you wish to attempt to climb one of the pillars and squeeze through the gap in order to reach the adjoining hall, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>145</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Despite their misshapen form, the moment these macabre horrors catch sight of you, they charge forwards with frightening speed. Gibbering and howling like demons, they hurl themselves upon you and attempt to slay you with fang and claw.</p>
+ <p>Despite their misshapen forms, the moment these macabre horrors catch sight of you, they charge forwards with frightening speed. Gibbering and howling like demons, they hurl themselves upon you and attempt to slay you with fang and claw.</p>
<combat><enemy><!--ERRTAG-RE-226631-->Chaos-horde<!--/ERRTAG-RE-226631--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">52</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">50</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>These beings are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
<choice idref="sect235">You may evade this combat after six rounds, by <link-text>turning to 235</link-text>.</choice>
<data>
<p>Guided by your Kai instincts and the night stars, you set a southerly course for Azgad Island. The Tozaz Sea is unusually calm for most of this lonely voyage, and hazards are few<ch.ellips/> until the dawn of your second day at sea.</p>
<p>Through the grey winter<ch.apos/>s gloom you see the unwelcome sight of the Tozaz iceberg field stretching across the southern horizon. At first it looks impenetrable, but as you sail closer you identify two breaks in the ice-field that could be the beginnings of passages through to the far side.</p>
- <choice idref="sect188">If you wish to steer your craft into the south-easterly passage, <link-text>turn to 188</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect119">If you choose to sail into the south-westerly passage, <link-text>turn to 119</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect188">If you wish to steer your craft into the southeasterly passage, <link-text>turn to 188</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect119">If you choose to sail into the southwesterly passage, <link-text>turn to 119</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As you slay each of the insectoids in turn, their bodies return to their original wispy form. These trails of black smoke swirl harmlessly around the chamber before evaporating into the porous stone which frames the Shadow Gate. You are relieved to see the back of these hideous creatures, but your comfort is all too short-lived; no sooner have they vanished than a new horror appears in the chamber, rising up out of the stone floor.</p>
- <choice idref="sect311">If you have ever been to the Isle of <!--ERRTAG-RE-230763-->Ghosts in<!--/ERRTAG-RE-230763--> a previous Lone Wolf adventure, <link-text>turn to 311</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect311">If you have ever been to the Isle of <!--ERRTAG-RE-230763-->Ghosts in<!--/ERRTAG-RE-230763--> a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 311</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect80">If you have not, <link-text>turn to 80</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A few hundred yards beyond the rise, you see Tagazin moving along a track which leads to the top of a small hillock. Here, contained within an arch of ancient stone, you see a whirling vortex: it is unmistakably an open Shadow Gate.</p>
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+
+ <illustration id="bw-small9" class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="small9.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
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+
<p>Surrounding Tagazin are a host of winged, dragon-like creatures, with horny skins that glimmer like gold in the wan light. By the slow, laborious way in which the jackal-like <!--ERRTAG-RE-231547-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RE-231547--> is moving his limbs, you sense that he has been injured and greatly weakened by his passage through the void.</p>
- <choice idref="sect205">If you have ever been to the Plane of Darkness before, in a previous Lone Wolf adventure, <link-text>turn to 205</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect205">If you have ever been to the Plane of Darkness before, in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 205</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect227">If you have not, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect152">
<meta><title>152</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect152-1-foot" idref="sect152-1">
+ <p>It is impossible to reconcile the statement that the native Ixians reigned <quote>in the time of the Old Kingdoms</quote> with the timeline presented in <cite><a href="&link.tmc;">The Magnamund Companion</a></cite>, <quote>Magnamund Then and Now</quote>. According to that book, the Ixians must have been destroyed long before the Age of the Old Kingdoms.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>As the last skeletal warrior crumbles beneath your repeated blows, you step back and wipe the sweat of battle from your brow. A glance into the secret panel through which they emerged reveals a narrow chamber beyond. Lying on the crystal slab floor you see several items of equipment:</p>
<ul>
</ul>
<p>If you decide to keep any of the above, record them on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as Backpack Items.</p>
<p>You leave the chamber and hurry down the stone staircase to the archway below. The Drakkarim patrol you sighted earlier is now nowhere to be seen, enabling you to leave the barbican and enter Xaagon without further confrontation.</p>
- <p>Warily you trek through the awesome ruins of this age-old city, where once, in the time of the Old Kingdoms, a proud and mighty race reigned supreme.</p>
+ <p>Warily you trek through the awesome ruins of this age-old city, where once, in the time of the Old Kingdoms, a proud and mighty race reigned supreme.<footref id="sect152-1" idref="sect152-1-foot"/></p>
<p>You have just passed a derelict mausoleum when you are forced to halt and hide from a passing troop of Ixian warriors. You watch as they march stiffly along an ice-choked avenue towards a plaza that is dominated by a huge frozen fountain. Beyond the fountain<ch.apos/>s solid plume of water you see a broad ramp which ascends to a grand archway at the base of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-235533-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RE-235533-->.</p>
<choice idref="sect9">If you possess Grand Huntmastery and have attained the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-234972-->Sun Lord or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-234972-->, <link-text>turn to 9</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect122">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to reach this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Silently you climb the stairs and peer over the lip of the hatch; you are just in time to witness a scene which shocks you to the core. You see that the undead Drakkarim warriors have slain all of the Lencian crewmen and have heaped their bodies around the base of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-236097-->mainmast<!--/ERRTAG-RE-236097-->. One of the undead, clad in a filthy grey cloak embroidered with alien symbols, utters a chilling liturgy over the corpses of the slain. You sense something is very wrong. The chill air crackles with power and sparks of evil energy whirl around their bodies. When at last the liturgy ends, you see to your horror the slain Lencians rise up and take their places alongside the Drakkarim undead.</p>
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+ <illustration class="float">
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+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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+ <line>One of the undead warriors utters a chilling</line>
+ <line>liturgy over the corpses of the slain.</line>
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<p>Revolted and angered by what you have witnessed, you vow to avenge the souls of the crew and draw your weapon in readiness to attack the host of Drakkarim undead. But before you can act, you feel a shudder run through the deck. The great vessel which has swallowed your ship is lurching to a halt. There is a dull boom, then several portals open in the surrounding walls of the host vessel, spilling beams of white light across the deck of your captive ship. Scores of Drakkarim undead emerge from these portals and descend upon the ship like a host of hungry ghouls. You are forced to abandon your plan for vengeance<ch.emdash/>there are now far too many of the enemy. Yet all is not lost. In the milling confusion, you seize an opportunity to get away from the ship and escape into one of the light-filled portals.</p>
<choice idref="sect320"><link-text>Turn to 320</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The instant you unsheathe the Sommerswerd, its golden light floods the chamber, countering the heavy aura of evil which permeates its every corner. The goodly presence of your divine sword causes the insectoids to shy away fearfully. You sense that they are repelled by its power which is leeching their strength.</p>
<p>Gradually, their insect-like forms dissolve back into wispy trails of black smoke which swirl once around the chamber before evaporating into the porous stone framing the Shadow Gate. You are relieved to see the back of these hideous creatures, but your comfort is all too short-lived; no sooner have they vanished than a new horror appears in the chamber, rising up out of the stone floor.</p>
- <choice idref="sect311">If you have ever been to the Isle of Ghosts in a previous Lone Wolf adventure, <link-text>turn to 311</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect311">If you have ever been to the Isle of Ghosts in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 311</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect80">If you have not, <link-text>turn to 80</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You descend from the submarine<ch.apos/>s viewing platform and slip unseen into the frigid lake, thankful that the Platinum Amulet you are wearing is powerful enough to protect your body from the ill-effects of such devastatingly cold water. Rather than risk being seen by a patrolling group of undead warriors, you gulp a lungful of air, dive below the surface, and strike out for the distant shoreline.</p>
- <choice idref="sect133">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have reached the Kai rank of Sun <!--ERRTAG-RE-244423-->Thane or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-244423-->, <link-text>turn to 133</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect133">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have reached the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-250149-->Sun Thane<!--/ERRTAG-RE-250149-->, <link-text>turn to 133</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect309">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 309</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect162">
<meta><title>162</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect162-1-foot" idref="sect162-1">
+ <p>It is impossible to reconcile the statement that Old Kingdom magic is <quote>older<ch.ellips/> than the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s vile necromancy</quote> with the timeline presented in <cite><a href="&link.tmc;">The Magnamund Companion</a></cite>, <quote>Magnamund Then and Now</quote> and the statements about the origin of magical power in <quote>The Realms of Northern Magnamund: The Birth of Magnamund</quote> and <quote>The Realms of Southern Magnamund: Man, Magic and the Moonstone</quote> in that same book. According to <cite><a href="&link.tmc;">The Magnamund Companion</a></cite>, magic entered Magnamund with the Elder Magi long after Agarash and his minion, the Deathlord.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>You reach the subterranean lake and go aboard an ice-boat moored alongside the stone jetty. With the demise of the Deathlord and his necromantic power, you are fearful that these vessels may no longer be serviceable; their sorcerous engines could prove to be as immobile as the warriors who stand like frozen statues all around the shore of the lake. But, fortunately, your fears turn out to be groundless.</p>
- <p>You quickly discover that these ice-boats are propelled by Old Kingdom magic, an arcane art far older and more benign than the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s vile necromancy. Having satisfied yourself that your chosen vessel is seaworthy, you cast off its hawser and steer it away from the jetty towards the wide cave mouth which opens out into the stormy Tozaz Sea. The elation of victory is still buoying your spirits, yet there is a nagging unease in the back of your mind that not everything is as it should be.</p>
+ <p>You quickly discover that these ice-boats are propelled by Old Kingdom magic, an arcane art far older and more benign than the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s vile necromancy.<footref id="sect162-1" idref="sect162-1-foot"/> Having satisfied yourself that your chosen vessel is seaworthy, you cast off its hawser and steer it away from the jetty towards the wide cave mouth which opens out into the stormy Tozaz Sea. The elation of victory is still buoying your spirits, yet there is a nagging unease in the back of your mind that not everything is as it should be.</p>
<choice idref="sect147"><link-text>Turn to 147</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect165">
<meta><title>165</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect165-1-foot" idref="sect165-1">
+ <p>It is impossible to reconcile the statement that the native Ixians were a <quote>race of the Old Kingdoms</quote> with the timeline presented in <cite><a href="&link.tmc;">The Magnamund Companion</a></cite>, <quote>Magnamund Then and Now</quote>. According to that book, the Ixians must have been destroyed long before the Age of the Old Kingdoms.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>Leaning at a slant to make headway into the blizzard, you trek determinedly through deep snow that is heaped in drifts around the breached city wall. As you pass through the gap, you catch brief glimpses of ruined buildings through the sleeting gale. You also become aware of a noise<ch.emdash/>a low hum<ch.emdash/>which is reverberating beneath the howl of the wind. You stop to listen and at once you determine that this strange noise is coming from the <!--ERRTAG-RA-250051-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RA-250051-->.</p>
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- <p>Wearily you press on through the awesome ruins of this age-old city, where once a proud and mighty race of the Old Kingdom reigned supreme, until you are forced to halt and take cover from a passing troop of skeletal warriors. You watch them march stiffly along an ice-choked avenue towards a plaza which is dominated by a frozen fountain. Beyond the fountain<ch.apos/>s solid plume of water you see a broad ramp which ascends to a grand archway at the base of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-250051-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RA-250051-->.</p>
- <choice idref="sect9">If you possess Grand Huntmastery and have attained the Kai rank of Sun <!--ERRTAG-RE-249397-->Lord or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-249397-->, <link-text>turn to 9</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect122">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to reach this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
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+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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+ <line>A troop of skeletal warriors marches</line>
+ <line>stiffly towards the plaza.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
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+ <p>Wearily you press on through the awesome ruins of this age-old city, where once a proud and mighty <!--ERRTAG-RE-259452-->race of the Old Kingdoms<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259452--> reigned supreme, until you are forced to halt and take cover from a passing troop of skeletal warriors.<footref id="sect165-1" idref="sect165-1-foot"/> You watch them march stiffly along an ice-choked avenue towards a plaza which is dominated by a frozen fountain. Beyond the fountain<ch.apos/>s solid plume of water you see a broad ramp which ascends to a grand archway at the base of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-250051-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RA-250051-->.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect9">If you possess Grand Huntmastery and have attained the Kai rank of Sun <!--ERRTAG-RE-249397-->Lord or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-249397-->, <link-text>turn to 9</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect122">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to reach this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
+ </data>
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<section class="numbered" id="sect166">
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<p>Your desperate combat is interrupted by a whirling gale-force wind. It arises in the centre of the chamber and accelerates like a cyclone around the walls, separating you from your enemy and hurling you both to the floor.</p>
- <p>Suddenly, the air crackles and seethes with static power. A dark shape is taking form at the centre of the raging cyclone, a shape which radiates an intense aura of evil. It solidifies into a tall, black-robed torso surmounted by a goat-like skull. Where there should be eye-sockets you see fiery cores of scarlet energy. Fear grips you with its icy hand when you smell the stench of death and corruption that hangs heavy around this dread being. You are in no doubt that you are now in the presence of the Deathlord of Ixia.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly, the air crackles and seethes with static power. A dark shape is taking form at the centre of the raging cyclone, a shape which radiates an intense aura of evil. It solidifies into a tall, black-robed torso surmounted by a goat-like skull. Where there should be eye sockets you see fiery cores of scarlet energy. Fear grips you with its icy hand when you smell the stench of death and corruption that hangs heavy around this dread being. You are in no doubt that you are now in the presence of the Deathlord of Ixia.</p>
<p>Tagazin whimpers like a frightened pup and slinks towards his master, his head bowed in fearful subservience. The Deathlord removes the Deathstaff from inside his funereal robe and holds it on high. Tagazin freezes in his tracks and his whole body trembles violently<ch.emdash/>he is clearly petrified of his master<ch.apos/>s wrath. Ixiataaga sweeps the air with the evil staff and, in a terrifying instant, both you and Tagazin are lifted by the raging wind and hurled into the dark abyss that is the Shadow Gate.</p>
<choice idref="sect303"><link-text>Turn to 303</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>171</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>When you regain consciousness, it seems as if you have been knocked out for no more than a few minutes, but as your mind clears you sense that you are still at sea, although no longer in the hold of the Ixian ice-boat. Countless hours, perhaps even days, could have elapsed since you were knocked out, and now you find yourself lying face-down on the floor of a small dank cell. Instinctively you reach for your weapon<ch.emdash/>but it is no longer there. Your head throbs, your body aches viciously, and your mood is further soured when you discover that your Backpack, your Weapons, and all of your Special Items (with the exception of your Platinum Amulet) are missing.</p>
+ <p>When you regain consciousness, it seems as if you have been knocked out for no more than a few minutes, but as your mind clears you sense that you are still at sea, although no longer in the hold of the Ixian ice-boat. Countless hours, perhaps even days, could have elapsed since you were knocked out, and now you find yourself lying face down on the floor of a small dank cell. Instinctively you reach for your weapon<ch.emdash/>but it is no longer there. Your head throbs, your body aches viciously, and your mood is further soured when you discover that your Backpack, your Weapons, and all of your Special Items (with the exception of your Platinum Amulet) are missing.</p>
<p>You roll over wearily and drag yourself to your feet. You can hear noises in a distant part of this vessel and, when you intensify your hearing, you become aware that this mysterious craft is slowing down as if in preparation to dock. Anxious to escape, and doubly anxious to retrieve your missing equipment, you step towards the door of the cell.</p>
<choice idref="sect112">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 112</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect46">If you possess Magi-magic, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 46</link-text>.</choice>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect179-1-foot" idref="sect179-1">
- <p>It is unclear whether Grand Huntmastery<ch.emdash/>or the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery<ch.emdash/>should help you find food in this situation.</p>
- </footnote>
+ <p>It is unclear whether Grand Huntmastery should help you find food in this situation. Note that this appears to be the only section within the Grand Master books where Huntmastery is not mentioned in when you are required to eat a Meal. This either means that the current omission is intentional because the author is otherwise so consistent, or it means that Huntmastery was intended to be applied in all situations and this is an unintentional omission.</p>
+ </footnote>
</footnotes>
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<p>At the top of the stairs you find a chamber where the walls and floor are thick with frost. Standing beside a locked door is a crystal plinth on which lies an Onyx Key covered by a clear glass dome. Your Kai <!--ERRTAG-RE-265312-->Sixth Sense<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265312--> tingles as you approach it<ch.emdash/>you sense that the glass dome is protected by sorcery.</p>
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+
<choice idref="sect307">If you already possess an Onyx Key, <link-text>turn to 307</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect86">If you possess Kai-alchemy or Grand Nexus, and wish to use one of these Disciplines, <link-text>turn to 86</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect268">If you do not possess the <!--ERRTAG-RE-265801-->Special Item, or do not<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265801--> have or choose not to use the Disciplines, then <link-text>turn to 268</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>From out of the eerie mist there looms a high-prowed ship, wrought of age-blackened timbers which glisten with ice and frost. It speeds into the harbour and a morbid terror grips the hearts of the Lencian garrison when they see that it is crewed by a cadaverous host of skeletal warriors. A ghastly wail arises from the invading ship, an unholy shriek that shatters the garrison<ch.apos/>s will to resist. As one, the shocked Lencians turn and flee from the quayside, dropping and discarding their supplies and weapons in their hurry to get away.</p>
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<p><quote>Ishir preserve us!</quote> cries Lanza, as he takes up his sword belt and hurries towards the door. <quote>My men are routing. I must rally them to the defence before all is lost!</quote></p>
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+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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+ <line>A high prowed ship glistening with ice</line>
+ <line>and frost looms out of the eerie mist.</line>
+ </description>
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<p>Prarg unsheathes his sword and rushes after Lanza. Outside the door you see a circular stone staircase which leads up to the roof, or down to the base of the watchtower. Lanza descends the stairs but Prarg does not follow. Instead, he begins to climb the steps to the roof.</p>
<choice idref="sect264">If you wish to follow Captain Lanza, <link-text>turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect14">If you decide to go after Captain Prarg, <link-text>turn to 14</link-text>.</choice>
<data>
<p>Tagazin is poised to strike you a second devastating blow, but his attack is thwarted by a whirling gale-force wind. It arises in the centre of the chamber and accelerates like a cyclone around the walls, separating you from the enemy and hurling you both to the floor.</p>
- <p>Suddenly, the air crackles and seethes with static power. A dark shape is taking form at the centre of the raging cyclone, a shape which radiates an intense aura of evil. It solidifies into a tall, black-robed torso surmounted by a goat-like skull. Where there should be eye-sockets you see fiery cores of scarlet energy. Fear grips you with its icy hand when you smell the stench of death and corruption that hangs heavy around this dread being. You are in no doubt that you are now in the presence of the Deathlord of Ixia.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly, the air crackles and seethes with static power. A dark shape is taking form at the centre of the raging cyclone, a shape which radiates an intense aura of evil. It solidifies into a tall, black-robed torso surmounted by a goat-like skull. Where there should be eye sockets you see fiery cores of scarlet energy. Fear grips you with its icy hand when you smell the stench of death and corruption that hangs heavy around this dread being. You are in no doubt that you are now in the presence of the Deathlord of Ixia.</p>
<p>Tagazin whimpers like a frightened pup and slinks towards his master, his head bowed in fearful subservience. The Deathlord removes the Deathstaff from inside his funereal robe and holds it on high. Tagazin freezes in his tracks and his whole body trembles violently<ch.emdash/>he is clearly petrified of his master<ch.apos/>s wrath. Ixiataaga sweeps the air with the evil staff and, in a terrifying instant, both you and Tagazin are lifted by the raging wind and hurled into the dark abyss that is the Shadow Gate.</p>
<choice idref="sect303"><link-text>Turn to 303</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>185</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>To your regret, the new wave of Lavas reach the <!--ERRTAG-RE-271699-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271699--> before you and form a protective circle around his <!--ERRTAG-RE-271813-->cream-coloured<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271813--> body. Those that remain in the <!--ERRTAG-RE-271900-->sky beat<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271900--> the air with their mighty wings, causing a powerful <!--ERRTAG-RE-265861-->down-draft<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265861--> which holds you at bay.</p>
+ <p>To your regret, the new wave of Lavas reach the <!--ERRTAG-RE-271699-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271699--> before you and form a protective circle around his <!--ERRTAG-RE-271813-->cream-coloured<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271813--> body. Those that remain in the <!--ERRTAG-RE-271900-->sky beat<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271900--> the air with their mighty wings, causing a powerful down-draught which holds you at bay.</p>
<p>Shielding your eyes from the stinging dust-choked wind, you look up to see that one of the winged creatures is cradling a curious item in its horny hands, an item which radiates an intense aura of evil power. At first glance it resembles a large metal bowl with a sharp spear of crystal fixed to its underside, but when the Lavas descends towards Tagazin and inverts it, you suddenly realize its true purpose and design. It is a helm of power, affixed on top with a crystal spike. The Lavas places the helm upon the <!--ERRTAG-RE-272627-->Demonlord<ch.apos/>s<!--/ERRTAG-RE-272627--> head and the spike begins to glow menacingly.</p>
<p>Now all of the Lavas ascend into the sky where they wait to view a confrontation which is about to commence. Suddenly Tagazin, revitalized by the power of the spiked helm, comes charging at you with his head lowered, snorting gruffly like a raging bull.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery or Grand Pathsmanship, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
<meta><title>189</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Quickly you instruct the helmsman to listen out for your directions, then you leave the wheelhouse and make your way forward to the bow. The vast bulk of any iceberg lies hidden beneath the surface and, with this chilling thought in mind, you lean over the prow and keep a careful watch on the waterline. This ship is strongly built but a <!--ERRTAG-RE-275996-->collision<!--/ERRTAG-RE-275996--> with a submerged ridge could easily rip its hull wide open.</p>
+ <p>Quickly you instruct the helmsman to listen out for your directions; then you leave the wheelhouse and make your way forward to the bow. The vast bulk of any iceberg lies hidden beneath the surface and, with this chilling thought in mind, you lean over the prow and keep a careful watch on the waterline. This ship is strongly built but a <!--ERRTAG-RE-275996-->collision<!--/ERRTAG-RE-275996--> with a submerged ridge could easily rip its hull wide open.</p>
<p>Guided by your telepathic directions, the helmsman steers the vessel towards a passage that is over-shadowed on either side by two monstrous mountains of ice.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect182">If your total score is now 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 182</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The creatures yield to your powerful blows, but the grievous wounds you deal them draw neither blood nor ichor. The ground around your feet is crawling with severed segments of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-277074-->Chaos-creatures<!--/ERRTAG-RE-277074-->. Hacked and dismembered, they continue to wriggle forwards, forcing you <!--ERRTAG-RE-277215-->to retreat grudgingly<!--/ERRTAG-RE-277215--> towards the steps.</p>
- <p>When, to your mounting horror, you witness the dismembered segments press themselves together to form composite creatures of impossible shape and design, your nerve breaks and you flee headlong down the steps. The hideous gibbering shrieks of the reformed chaos-creatures echo in your ears as you descend into the claustrophobic depths of this sunken building. At first their cries sound hungry and frantic, like those of a ravenous pack of starving wolves denied their prey, but suddenly you realize that they are not cries of hunger at all<ch.emdash/>they are howls of glee. The gibbering chaos-creatures are enjoying the sight of you rushing headlong to your doom!</p>
+ <p>The creatures yield to your powerful blows, but the grievous wounds you deal them draw neither blood nor ichor. The ground around your feet is crawling with severed segments of the Chaos-creatures. Hacked and dismembered, they continue to wriggle forwards, forcing you <!--ERRTAG-RE-277215-->to retreat grudgingly<!--/ERRTAG-RE-277215--> towards the steps.</p>
+ <p>When, to your mounting horror, you witness the dismembered segments press themselves together to form composite creatures of impossible shape and design, your nerve breaks and you flee headlong down the steps. The hideous gibbering shrieks of the reformed Chaos-creatures echo in your ears as you descend into the claustrophobic depths of this sunken building. At first their cries sound hungry and frantic, like those of a ravenous pack of starving wolves denied their prey, but suddenly you realize that they are not cries of hunger at all<ch.emdash/>they are howls of glee. The gibbering Chaos-creatures are enjoying the sight of you rushing headlong to your doom!</p>
<p>You skid to a halt but it is already too late. With chilling abruptness, the slimy stairs open up and you fall feet-first into a deep, dark pit.</p>
<choice idref="sect59"><link-text>Turn to 59</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>At the sound of a key turning in the lock, you tense yourself in readiness to launch a surprise <!--ERRTAG-RE-278446-->attack the<!--/ERRTAG-RE-278446--> instant the door swings open. The heavy portal creaks inwards and you hurl yourself at the head of a small group of skeletal warriors who stand framed in the doorway. You collide with their leader and slam him to the ground. In his bony hand he clutches a rod which hums with the power contained within its silvery haft. He had intended to use its power on you, to extract details of your mission, but the swiftness of your attack has pre-empted this. The skeletal being shrieks with anger as you wrestle the rod from his grasp. Suddenly, a blast of red-hot fire erupts from its tip, carving a fist-sized chunk of stone from the cell wall. The recoil of the blast makes you drop the rod, which falls to the floor, close to the booted feet of the other skeletal guards.</p>
+ <p>At the sound of a key turning in the lock, you tense yourself in readiness to launch a surprise <!--ERRTAG-RE-278446-->attack the<!--/ERRTAG-RE-278446--> instant the door swings open. The heavy portal creaks inwards and you hurl yourself at the head of a small group of skeletal warriors who stand framed in the doorway. You collide with their leader and slam him to the ground. In his bony hand he clutches a rod which hums with the power contained within its silvery haft. He had intended to use its power on you, to extract details of your mission, but the swiftness of your attack has preempted this. The skeletal being shrieks with anger as you wrestle the rod from his grasp. Suddenly, a blast of red-hot fire erupts from its tip, carving a fist-sized chunk of stone from the cell wall. The recoil of the blast makes you drop the rod, which falls to the floor, close to the booted feet of the other skeletal guards.</p>
<choice idref="sect54">If you wish to snatch up the rod before the skeletal guards retrieve it themselves, <link-text>turn to 54</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect222">If you decide to ignore the rod, you can attempt an escape through the open door by <link-text>turning to 222</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Intuition prompts you to take out the Onyx Key from your pocket and try it in the hole. It fits perfectly and, when you twist it clockwise, the entire portal begins to shimmer and lose its solidity. It becomes transparent before fading completely, as if evaporating into thin air. You go to retrieve the Onyx Key but it, too, has disappeared (erase this Special Item from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
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<p>Relieved that you have overcome this obstacle, you step through the now-open archway and into an adjoining hall. This vaulted, oblong-shaped hall is illuminated by flickerings of electrical fire which arc between two <!--ERRTAG-RA-280795-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-280795--> pillars at the far end of the chamber. Beyond the pillars you can make out the shadowy entrance to another chamber; it is the only other exit from this hall. You realize at once that to pass between the pillars could prove to be fatal: the power arcing between them is as great as any lightning storm raging in the skies above Xaagon. Yet there may be a way of avoiding contact with this raw power. You notice that the two <!--ERRTAG-RA-280795-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-280795--> pillars do not go all the way to the ceiling<ch.emdash/>there is a gap, a little over two feet wide above them.</p>
<choice idref="sect136">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect297">If you wish to attempt to climb one of the pillars and squeeze through the gap in order to reach the adjoining hall, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Less than a mile to the north, like some nightmare apparition surfacing from the deep, you see a broad-prowed vessel of prodigious size breaking low in the stormy water. You magnify your vision and see that its main deck is completely enclosed by a canopy of overlapping green-grey timbers, affording it the appearance of some gigantic fish. Two glassy portholes and a jagged line which stretches around its prow complete this chilling illusion.</p>
<p>For its shape and size it moves towards your ship at an unnatural speed. You call the crew to arms, fearing it to be an enemy vessel closing to attack, and you sense a shudder run through them when, for the first time, they clearly discern its alien design. You focus your Kai senses upon the oncoming craft and suddenly you realize its purpose. It is an Ixian vessel, come to rendezvous with your ship, believing it still to be manned by the undead horde which attacked Fort Azgad.</p>
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- <p><quote>Stand firm!</quote> you shout, attempting to rally the nervous Lencians as the craft speeds ever nearer. When less than a hundred leagues distant, its great prow begins to creak open. It is as if you are looking into the ghastly maw of a hungry sea predator. The fearful sight alarms the Lencian crew and they flee towards the bow of the ship in panic: <quote>Save us!</quote> they <!--ERRTAG-RE-285121-->cry. <quote>Ishir<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285121--> save us! It<ch.apos/>s going to eat us alive!</quote></p>
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+ <p><quote>Stand firm!</quote> you shout, attempting to rally the nervous Lencians as the craft speeds ever nearer. When less than a <!--ERRTAG-RE-290089-->hundred yards<!--/ERRTAG-RE-290089--> distant, its great prow begins to creak open. It is as if you are looking into the ghastly maw of a hungry sea predator. The fearful sight alarms the Lencian crew and they flee towards the bow of the ship in panic: <quote>Save us!</quote> they <!--ERRTAG-RE-285121-->cry. <quote>Ishir<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285121--> save us! It<ch.apos/>s going to eat us alive!</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect236"><link-text>Turn to 236</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You flee the chamber, escaping past many Ixian and Drakkarim guards who stand rigidly immobile, fixed in the poses and attitudes they were in the very moment you vanquished the Deathlord. It was his power which gave them un-life; now that power is no more.</p>
<p><!--ERRTAG-RE-285729-->Fearing for your survival<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285729-->, you sprint across heaving, buckling slabs of broken stone that were once smooth tiled floors, and rush down staircases that crack and twist beneath your feet. You are racing down one such stairwell when suddenly an entire section collapses, leaving a gaping hole more than fifty feet deep. Above you, a row of pillars topple like storm-shaken trees, blocking the stairs completely, and making it impossible for you to retrace your steps.</p>
- <choice idref="sect29">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun <!--ERRTAG-RE-286336-->Thane or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-286336-->, <link-text>turn to 29</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect29">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-292491-->Sun Thane<!--/ERRTAG-RE-292491-->, <link-text>turn to 29</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect326">If you possess Telegnosis, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun <!--ERRTAG-RE-286539-->Lord or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-286539-->, <link-text>turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect225">If you do not possess either of these Disciplines, or if you have yet to attain the relevant levels of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn instead to 225</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You trudge stoically through the snow and ice towards the distant circle of rocks, hoping all the while that they will afford you some protection from this incessant blizzard. When you are within a few dozen yards of the circle, you hear a deafening <onomatopoeia>crack!</onomatopoeia> which sets your pulse racing. With that split-second warning, a huge expanse of rock and ice breaks away from the slopes above and swiftly transforms itself into a thundering avalanche. Wide-eyed with horror, you watch as a million tons of ice, snow, and shale comes rumbling down the mountainside towards you.</p>
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<p>Galvanized into action, you turn and run from this deadly white wall of destruction. It is almost upon you when you see a low shelf of rock near the base of the pass, and desperately you dive for cover beneath it.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 2 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Nexus, you may add another 2.</p>
<choice idref="sect99">If your total score is now 4 or lower, <link-text>turn to 99</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RE-292820-->Kai Mastery<!--/ERRTAG-RE-292820--> warns you that you have inadvertently triggered a silent alarm. You unsheathe your weapon and turn to leave this rubble-strewn chamber, but as you move towards the stairs you hear a sound that makes you spin on your heel: it is the grating rumble of stone on stone.</p>
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<p>From out of a secret panel in the wall to your left come six skeletal warriors, each one brandishing a rust-pitted sword. They make no sound, yet their eye sockets are aglow with sorcerous fire as they rush across the chamber towards you.</p>
<choice idref="sect242">If you wish to stand and fight these skeletal warriors, <link-text>turn to 242</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect343">If you choose to escape from this chamber by the stairs, <link-text>turn to 343</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>After a few minutes of intense concentration your <!--ERRTAG-RE-293855-->Kai Mastery<!--/ERRTAG-RE-293855--> pays off. Successfully you will the lock to disengage, yet the effort required is far greater than you could have anticipated and it leaves you mentally weakened: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>The portal begins to shimmer and lose its solidity. At first it becomes transparent and then it fades completely, as if evaporating into thin air. With a smile of satisfaction on your lips at having overcome it, you step through the now-open archway and into an adjoining hall.</p>
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<p>This vaulted, oblong-shaped hall is illuminated by flickerings of electrical fire which arc between two <!--ERRTAG-RA-295051-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-295051--> pillars at the far end of the chamber.</p>
<p>Beyond the pillars you can make out the shadowy entrance to another chamber; it is the only other exit from this hall. You realize at once that to pass between the pillars could prove to be fatal: the power arcing between them is as great as any lightning storm raging in the skies above Xaagon. Yet there may be a way of avoiding contact with this raw power. You notice that the two <!--ERRTAG-RA-295051-->freestanding<!--/ERRTAG-RA-295051--> pillars do not go all the way to the ceiling<ch.emdash/>there is a gap at the top, a little over two feet wide.</p>
<choice idref="sect136">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As you stumble away from the cave mouth, you look back over your shoulder to see the mysterious creature illuminated momentarily by a flash of lightning. The sight is chilling to behold. From the creature<ch.apos/>s huge, bear-like body there writhes a score of slimy tentacles, and from the top of its reptilian head there protrudes a twisted horn, longer than a broadsword. It gives a loud gibbering howl of victory before returning to its evil-smelling lair.</p>
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<p>Denied shelter in the cave, you return to the bottom of the pass and seek cover among the circle of rocks which lie on the southern face. When you are within a few dozen yards of the circle, you hear a deafening <!--ERRTAG-RE-298425--><onomatopoeia>crack!</onomatopoeia><!--/ERRTAG-RE-298425--> which sets your pulse racing. With that split-second warning, a huge expanse of rock and ice breaks away from the slopes above and swiftly transforms itself into a thundering avalanche. Wide-eyed with horror, you watch as a million tons of ice, snow, and shale comes rumbling down the mountainside towards you.</p>
<p>Galvanized into action, you turn and run from this deadly white wall of destruction. It is almost upon you when you see a low shelf of rock near the base of the pass, and desperately you dive for cover beneath it.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 2 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Nexus, you may add another 2.</p>
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- <p>Less than fifty yards away you see a shaggy, grey-furred beast of burden which is harnessed to a wooden wagon. A troop of undead soldiers are unloading shiny metallic containers from the back of this wagon which they then carry, cradled in their bony arms, into the open mouth of the submarine.</p>
+ <p>Less than fifty yards away you see a shaggy, grey-furred beast of burden which is harnessed to a wooden wagon. A <!--ERRTAG-RE-305784-->troop of undead soldiers is<!--/ERRTAG-RE-305784--> unloading shiny metallic containers from the back of this wagon which they then carry, cradled in their bony arms, into the open mouth of the submarine.</p>
<p>Stealthily, you make your way closer to the wagon and await the chance to climb aboard as soon as the final container has been off-loaded. At last the opportunity arrives; you leap aboard and hide yourself from sight beneath a greasy, foul-smelling tarpaulin.</p>
<p>After a few minutes you feel a jolt as the wagon moves off. Through a crack in its ancient wooden planks, you watch with trepidation as the wagon trundles along a causeway towards the distant tunnel entrance. It enters the tunnel, unchallenged by the skeletal warriors who stand guard here, and ascends a gentle gradient to another ice-walled cavern. Several passages connect here from all directions, like the spokes of a giant wheel converging at the hub.</p>
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- <p>An undead Drakkarim soldier steps forward, takes hold of the shaggy beast<ch.apos/>s harness, and leads the wagon towards a stockpile of metallic containers. Clearly he intends to load these on to the wagon for transportation back to the submarine. Fearing discovery, you leap from the rear of the moving wagon and hide yourself among a stack of empty wooden crates. From here you observe two possible ways by which you could leave this busy cavern; by an unguarded staircase in the north wall, or through an open archway in the east wall.</p>
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+ <line>The undead soldiers unload metallic containers</line>
+ <line>into the open mouth of the submarine.</line>
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+ <p>An undead Drakkarim soldier steps forward, takes hold of the shaggy beast<ch.apos/>s harness, and leads the wagon towards a stockpile of metallic containers. Clearly he intends to load these on to the wagon for transportation back to the submarine. Fearing discovery, you leap from the rear of the moving wagon and hide yourself among a stack of empty wooden crates. From here you observe two possible ways by which you could leave this busy cavern: by an unguarded staircase in the north wall, or through an open archway in the east wall.</p>
<choice idref="sect141">If you wish to leave this cavern by the staircase, <link-text>turn to 141</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect7">If you choose to leave through the open archway, <link-text>turn to 7</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You raise the Sommerswerd and a gout of golden flame engulfs the blade, flaring with such brilliance that Deathlord Ixiataaga is momentarily blinded by its goodly light. He shrieks, and raises the Deathstaff defensively to ward off your first blow. As the blade of the sun-sword bites the haft of Ixiataaga<ch.apos/>s fell weapon, a hissing mass of crimson and gold sparks explode into the air. These fiery motes are sucked into the vortex of the Shadow Gate, which has now begun to whirl with alarming intensity.</p>
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<p>The Deathlord reels from the force of the impact, but he recovers swiftly and thrusts the sharp tip of the Deathstaff at your face. You duck the thrust, but you sense that this is just the beginning of what will be a titanic fight to the finish.</p>
<combat><enemy>Deathlord Ixiataaga (with Deathstaff<ch.emdash/>uncharged)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">60</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">39</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>This supernatural being is immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
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- <p>You bring to mind the words of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-307042-->Brotherhood Spell <spell>Counterspell</spell> and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-307042--> focus on the lock as you quietly recite them under your breath. For a few moments the air crackles with static electricity, then you feel a calm descend: the sorcerous spell which once protected this door has suddenly evaporated.</p>
+ <p>You bring to mind the words of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-307042-->Brotherhood Spell <spell>Counterspell</spell> and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-307042--> focus on the lock as you quietly recite them under your breath. For a few moments the air crackles with static electricity; then you feel a calm descend: the sorcerous spell which once protected this door has suddenly evaporated.</p>
<p>Confident that it is safe to proceed, you unsheathe your weapon and use its tip to prise open the three lockplates, revealing their internal mechanisms. With the lock exposed, you set about the now-simple task of opening the door.</p>
<choice idref="sect10"><link-text>Turn to 10</link-text>.</choice>
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+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect220-1-foot" idref="sect220-1">
+ <p>This is a permanent enhancement to this Weapon.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
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- <p><quote>Give me your weapon, Grand Master,</quote> says Banedon, holding out his hand expectantly. You unsheathe your hand-weapon and pass it to him hilt-first. From a pocket he takes out a dull red gem, no bigger than a fig stone, and presses it gently against the hilt of your weapon. To your surprise, you see the gem sink into the hilt as easily as if Banedon were pressing it into a pat of warm butter.</p>
- <p><quote>The gem is a Dessi Stone,</quote> says Banedon, in answer to your unspoken question. <quote>Lord Rimoah gave it to me. Now, I give it to you. Whenever you use this weapon in combat against a non-living foe, the power of the Dessi Stone will help you achieve swift victory.</quote> Banedon returns your weapon and you examine the Dessi Stone carefully for a few moments before sheathing it in your belt.</p>
- <p>With the Dessi stone fitted into its hilt, your weapon now inflicts double <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point losses against an undead opponent in combat. Be sure to record this modification on your Weapons List.</p>
+ <p><quote>Give me your <!--ERRTAG-RA-322174-->Weapon<!--/ERRTAG-RA-322174-->, Grand Master,</quote> says Banedon, holding out his hand expectantly. You unsheathe your hand-weapon and pass it to him hilt-first. From a pocket he takes out a dull red gem, no bigger than a fig stone, and presses it gently against the hilt of your <!--ERRTAG-RA-322174-->Weapon<!--/ERRTAG-RA-322174-->. To your surprise, you see the gem sink into the hilt as easily as if Banedon were pressing it into a pat of warm butter.</p>
+ <p><quote>The gem is a Dessi Stone,</quote> says Banedon, in answer to your unspoken question. <quote>Lord Rimoah gave it to me. Now, I give it to you. Whenever you use this <!--ERRTAG-RA-322174-->Weapon<!--/ERRTAG-RA-322174--> in combat against a non-living foe, the power of the Dessi Stone will help you achieve swift victory.</quote> Banedon returns your <!--ERRTAG-RA-322174-->Weapon<!--/ERRTAG-RA-322174--> and you examine the Dessi Stone carefully for a few moments before sheathing it in your belt.</p>
+ <p>With the <!--ERRTAG-RE-322048-->Dessi Stone<!--/ERRTAG-RE-322048--> fitted into its hilt, your <!--ERRTAG-RA-322174-->Weapon<!--/ERRTAG-RA-322174--> now inflicts double <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point losses against an undead opponent in combat. Be sure to record this modification on your <a idref="action">Weapons List</a>.<footref id="sect220-1" idref="sect220-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect22">To continue, <link-text>turn to 22</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You sense that the wisps of black smoke are a manifestation of several evil beings, each possessed of a strong psychic presence. Fearing attack, you quickly draw upon your <!--ERRTAG-RE-318810-->Kai Mastery<!--/ERRTAG-RE-318810--> to construct a Mindfort to protect yourself from psychic assault. It is a wise precaution. Moments after the Mindfort is in place, the wisps streak across the chamber and encircle your body. They accelerate to a dizzying speed before launching a massive wave of psychic energy at your mind. Fortunately for you, this tidal wave crashes against the walls of your Mindfort and dissipates harmlessly into a thousand motes of light.</p>
+ <p>You sense that the wisps of black smoke are a manifestation of several evil beings, each possessed of a strong psychic presence. Fearing attack, you quickly draw upon your <!--ERRTAG-RE-318810-->Kai Mastery<!--/ERRTAG-RE-318810--> to construct a <spell>Mindfort</spell> to protect yourself from psychic assault. It is a wise precaution. Moments after the <spell>Mindfort</spell> is in place, the wisps streak across the chamber and encircle your body. They accelerate to a dizzying speed before launching a massive wave of psychic energy at your mind. Fortunately for you, this tidal wave crashes against the walls of your <spell>Mindfort</spell> and dissipates harmlessly into a thousand motes of light.</p>
<choice idref="sect283"><link-text>Turn to 283</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You take the ship<ch.apos/>s wheel and turn this alien vessel out of the narrow harbour, into the roiling waters of the Tozaz Sea. It is less than an hour past noon and yet the winter night has already closed in. You share the icy darkness with a crew of six Lencian outposters, all of whom have volunteered for this perilous mission. Lanza has ordered them to land you on the coast of Ixia and wait at anchor for seven days for you to return; they must wait no longer.</p>
- <p>With ten miles of sea behind you, you hand over the wheel to one of the crew and settle down on the wheelhouse floor to sleep. But you have barely closed your eyes when the deck begins to buck like a stallion. The ship has sailed directly into a <foreign>saesha</foreign><ch.emdash/>a sudden and violent sea-storm from which the Tozaz is infamous. Thunder roars and sleet blows with blinding ferocity as the ship dips and rolls in the waves.</p>
+ <p>With ten miles of sea behind you, you hand over the wheel to one of the crew and settle down on the wheelhouse floor to sleep. But you have barely closed your eyes when the deck begins to buck like a stallion. The ship has sailed directly into a <foreign>saesha</foreign><ch.emdash/>a sudden and violent sea-storm <!--ERRTAG-RE-327201-->for which the Tozaz is infamous<!--/ERRTAG-RE-327201-->. Thunder roars and sleet blows with blinding ferocity as the ship dips and rolls in the waves.</p>
<p>After what seems like an eternity, the ship emerges from the storm<ch.emdash/>a storm against which few craft other than this could have sailed. The darkness gives way to an eerie dawn which casts its watery light upon a new danger. In the grey half-light you see thousands of icebergs ahead, stretching across the horizon as far as the eye can see. Your heart sinks<ch.emdash/>navigating a course through this icy maze could well prove impossible.</p>
<choice idref="sect51">If you wish to take control of the ship<ch.apos/>s wheel as you approach the field of icebergs, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect189">If you wish to go forward to the prow and act as ship<ch.apos/>s pilot, <link-text>turn to 189</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>When you reach the stone roof, you notice an opening at its centre, partially overgrown with barbed creepers. A closer look reveals a flight of steps, thick with slime, which descend into the darkness of the building which now lies trapped below the surface of the swamp. You are peering into this hellish gloom when suddenly your Kai senses alert you to an approaching threat.</p>
- <illref idref="bw-ill14" class="html"/>
- <illref idref="bw-ill14" class="pdf"/>
+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ <description>
+ <line>A horde of bloated corpse-things, humanoid</line>
+ <line>horrors and skeletal warriors approaches you.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill14.gif" width="386" height="603"/>
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+
<p>You spin around to see a horde of monstrous shapes come streaming along the mossy ridge which you have just travelled. Bloated corpse-things jostle with humanoid horrors and skeletal warriors whose bones are gnawed with decay. It is a ghastly sight<ch.emdash/>a regiment of <!--ERRTAG-RA-325620-->Chaos-creatures<!--/ERRTAG-RA-325620-->, drawn here by the scent of human prey. You shiver with dread, for clearly you are the prey they seek.</p>
<choice idref="sect259">If you wish to evade these approaching <!--ERRTAG-RA-325620-->Chaos-creatures<!--/ERRTAG-RA-325620--> by descending the steps inside the sunken stone building, <link-text>turn to 259</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect145">If you choose to stand and fight the advancing horde, <link-text>turn to 145</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect234">
<meta><title>234</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect234-1-foot" idref="sect234-1">
+ <p>It seems logical that you should deduct 1 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> point due to this use of Kai-surge.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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- <p>You project a powerful blast of Kai-surge at the group but, to your dismay, it does not affect them. One of the target creatures utters a sound that resembles a mocking laugh and, from a pocket of its tattered black robe, it draws a silvery rod which it levels at your head. Reflexively you dive for <!--ERRTAG-RE-329854-->cover, avoiding<!--/ERRTAG-RE-329854--> certain decapitation as a searing bolt of energy surges from its tip. It passes within inches of your back before impacting against a distant pillar of crystal.</p>
+ <p>You project a powerful blast of Kai-surge at the group but, to your dismay, it does not affect them.<footref id="sect234-1" idref="sect234-1-foot"/> One of the target creatures utters a sound that resembles a mocking laugh and, from a pocket of its tattered black robe, it draws a silvery rod which it levels at your head. Reflexively you dive for <!--ERRTAG-RE-329854-->cover, avoiding<!--/ERRTAG-RE-329854--> certain decapitation as a searing bolt of energy surges from its tip. It passes within inches of your back before impacting against a distant pillar of crystal.</p>
<p>As you scramble to your feet, you see all three of the creatures gliding towards you across the snow.</p>
<choice idref="sect256">If you wish to attempt to evade these ghoulish attackers, <link-text>turn to 256</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect35">If you choose to stand and fight them, <link-text>turn to 35</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>236</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The great alien vessel looms towards your ship, its jaw-like prow hinged open as if in readiness to bite you in half. Then, with stunning swiftness, your entire craft is consumed by this onrushing vessel, swallowed up in its great jaws. There is a moment of deadly silence. Then, in the morbid, greenish gloom, you hear a bubbling rush of icy water echoing through the vast depths of this gullet. With fearful anticipation you unsheathe your weapon, move towards the ship<ch.apos/>s rail, then look down. The surrounding sea water is fast draining away, leaving your ship dry-docked upon a long, V-shaped plinth which glistens like polished bone. The bubbling subsides, to be replaced by another noise<ch.emdash/>the sound of a great portal grinding open. Bright light streams across the deck, blazing down from an archway which is opening close to the starboard bow. Silhouetted in this light are a hundred moving forms, each man-sized and armed with a sword or a spear. A ghastly howl of anger arises from their ranks when they see unexpectedly that the ship is crewed by living men. As the first of their number leap from the arch and crash upon the deck, you recognize their form. Once these creatures were Drakkarim warriors; now they are undead slaves in the service of the Ixian Deathlord. You shout to the Lencians to prepare for battle as the first wave of undead Drakkarim comes surging forwards.</p>
+ <p>The great alien vessel looms towards your ship, its jaw-like prow hinged open as if in readiness to bite you in half. Then, with stunning swiftness, your entire craft is consumed by this onrushing vessel, swallowed up in its great jaws. There is a moment of deadly silence. Then, in the morbid, greenish gloom, you hear a bubbling rush of icy water echoing through the vast depths of this gullet. With fearful anticipation you unsheathe your weapon, move towards the ship<ch.apos/>s rail, then look down. The surrounding seawater is fast draining away, leaving your ship dry-docked upon a long, V-shaped plinth which glistens like polished bone. The bubbling subsides, to be replaced by another noise<ch.emdash/>the sound of a great portal grinding open. Bright light streams across the deck, blazing down from an archway which is opening close to the starboard bow. Silhouetted in this light are a hundred moving forms, each man-sized and armed with a sword or a spear. A ghastly howl of anger arises from their ranks when they see unexpectedly that the ship is crewed by living men. As the first of their number leap from the arch and crash upon the deck, you recognize their form. Once these creatures were Drakkarim warriors; now they are undead slaves in the service of the Ixian Deathlord. You shout to the Lencians to prepare for battle as the first wave of undead Drakkarim comes surging forwards.</p>
<choice idref="sect260">If you wish to stand and fight the first wave of Drakkarim undead, <link-text>turn to 260</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect163">If you choose to evade their attack, <link-text>turn to 163</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>243</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Using your <!--ERRTAG-RE-339798-->Kai Camouflage<!--/ERRTAG-RE-339798--> skills, you inch your way closer and closer to the two undead guards. You are less than ten feet from the great grey door when suddenly they react to your presence. They spring into animation and come rushing towards you with their spears levelled at your chest.</p>
- <illref idref="bw-ill15" class="html"/>
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+ <p>Using your Kai camouflage skills, you inch your way closer and closer to the two undead guards. You are less than ten feet from the great grey door when suddenly they react to your presence. They spring into animation and come rushing towards you with their spears levelled at your chest.</p>
+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ <description>
+ <line>The two undead soldiers rush towards you.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill15.gif" width="386" height="577"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="ill15.pdf" width="386" height="577"/>
+ </illustration>
+
<combat><enemy><!--ERRTAG-RE-340512-->Drakkarim Undead<!--/ERRTAG-RE-340512--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">40</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Without weapons or equipment you have no choice but to fight this enemy unarmed. (Remember to make the appropriate adjustments to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>.)</p>
<choice idref="sect63">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 63</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Having heard your question, King Sarnac turns to Ardan and says: <quote>My lord, perhaps you could say something to allay Grand Master Lone Wolf<ch.apos/>s fears?</quote></p>
<p><quote>Certainly, sire,</quote> replies Lord Ardan, turning to address you.</p>
- <p><quote>My lord, as Guildmaster Banedon may already have told you, the coast of Ixia is a hellish place. The ice-boat will be able to anchor in this region for seven days at most. If you do not return within this time, it will be forced to go back to Azgad Island. But do not let this cause you undue concern, my Lord. At present there is a great imbalance between the forces of Good and Evil in our world, yet upon the instant that you defeat the Deathlord and destroy his staff of power, this balance will surely be resumed. I, like my kinsman Lord Rimoah, will know the moment that the balance has been righted. If your quest takes longer than one week to accomplish, the ice-boat will be sent out once more to collect you from Xaagon.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>My lord, as Guildmaster Banedon may already have told you, the coast of Ixia is a hellish place. The ice-boat will be able to anchor in this region for seven days at most. If you do not return within this time, it will be forced to go back to Azgad Island. But do not let this cause you undue concern, my lord. At present there is a great imbalance between the forces of Good and Evil in our world, yet upon the instant that you defeat the Deathlord and destroy his staff of power, this balance will surely be resumed. I, like my kinsman Lord Rimoah, will know the moment that the balance has been righted. If your quest takes longer than one week to accomplish, the ice-boat will be sent out once more to collect you from Xaagon.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect140"><link-text>Turn to 140</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You lower your head and tug your cloak closer about your shoulders as you climb stoically towards the distant cave. You are within a few dozen yards of its inviting entrance when suddenly a crackling arc of lightning streaks down and hits you between the shoulder blades. The impact burns a hole clean through your Backpack and hurls you face-first into the snow and ice.</p>
- <choice idref="sect312">If you possess the Discipline of Grand Huntmastery, and have reached the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-350473-->Sun Thane or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-350473-->, <link-text>turn to 312</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect312">If you possess the Discipline of Grand Huntmastery, and have reached the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-358087-->Sun Thane<!--/ERRTAG-RE-358087-->, <link-text>turn to 312</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect184">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 184</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You follow Captain Lanza as he races down to the base of the watchtower and hurries off along the slate-cobbled avenue which leads directly to the harbour. As he runs he curses and barks orders at the garrison soldiers who are fleeing from the quay, but they are wide-eyed with terror and all appear deaf to his commands. As you reach a bend in the road, you see the great black ship shuddering to a halt alongside the harbour wall. Instantly, a horde of undead warriors leap on to the quay and come rushing in pursuit of the routing Lencians. Their eyes burn with an unnatural fire and they howl like unchained demons as they mercilessly hunt their human prey.</p>
<p>Lanza manages to rally a dozen of his best men to form a defensive line across the narrow avenue. With their shields overlapping and their swords poised ready to thrust, they brace themselves to receive the first wave of undead. The pugnacious Captain shouts words of encouragement to stave off their fear but it is clear to you that every single one of them is terrified. Their faces are drenched with sweat despite the biting cold.</p>
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<p>With a hideous howl, the advancing mass of undead fall upon their line, hacking and stabbing at their shield-wall with their rust-dulled blades. The Lencians fight back furiously, shattering bones and cleaving skulls, but they are forced to give ground before the pressing onslaught.</p>
+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ <description>
+ <line>The Lencian<ch.apos/>s sword is corroded by</line>
+ <line>the creature<ch.apos/>s foul blood.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill16.gif" width="386" height="585"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="ill16.pdf" width="386" height="585"/>
+ </illustration>
+
<p>Then, from the midst of the enemy ranks, a grisly creature clad in mouldering black robes comes bursting through the shield-wall. A Lencian turns to thrust his sword into the creature<ch.apos/>s wormy flesh. His attack releases a gout of venom and instantly his sword crumples<ch.emdash/>corroded by the foul blood. The venom splashes him and he falls screaming to the ground, clutching at the smouldering stump that was once his hand. The creature howls with malicious glee as it leaps over his writhing body. It rushes towards you, its eye sockets blazing and its black claws extended to rake your flesh.</p>
<combat><enemy>Cabalah</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>This undead creature is immune to <!--ERRTAG-RE-366705-->Mindblast, Psi-surge, and Kai-surge<!--/ERRTAG-RE-366705-->.</p>
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<p>Using your advanced mastery, you magnify your vision in order to see better the new enemy that is descending towards you from out of the sky. As the images grow larger, you see that the leading Lavas is holding an item which radiates an intense aura of evil power. At a distance it appears to be a large metal bowl with a sharp spear of crystal fixed to its underside. Unsure of its purpose, you hazard a guess that it is some kind of weapon that the Lavas leader intends to use against you.</p>
- <p>Driven by fear, you increase you own pace, determined more than ever now to reach the Shadow Gate before either Tagazin, or his new wave of helpers, can stop you.</p>
+ <p>Driven by fear, you increase your own pace, determined more than ever now to reach the Shadow Gate before either Tagazin, or his new wave of helpers, can stop you.</p>
<choice idref="sect230">If you possess Kai-alchemy and have attained the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-375004-->Sun Knight or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-375004-->, <link-text>turn to 230</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect3">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 3</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>279</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You draw upon the strength of your mind to fuel a ball of psychic energy. The ghoulish Drakkarim are at arm<ch.apos/>s length when you fire this burning ball of power into their midst. There is a white-hot flash and three crumble instantly to dust<ch.emdash/>the rest are knocked down by the blast of its psychic shockwave.</p>
+ <p>You draw upon the strength of your mind to fuel a ball of psychic energy. The ghoulish Drakkarim are at arm<ch.apos/>s length when you fire this burning ball of power into their midst. There is a white-hot flash and three crumble instantly to dust<ch.emdash/>the rest are knocked down by the blast of its psychic shock wave.</p>
<p>You raise you weapon and rush for the stairs, but to your shock and surprise, the Drakkarim undead rise swiftly and leap upon you from all sides.</p>
<combat><enemy>Undead Drakkarim Search Party (in psychic shock)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">20</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">40</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>These beings are sensitive to all forms of psychic attack; double all normal bonuses.</p>
<meta><title>284</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You pilot the ship cautiously along a string of narrow fjords which cut an uncertain route through this treacherous field of icebergs. Using hand signals and telepathy, you send directions to the helmsman at the bow of the ship. It is a gruelling ordeal which takes its toll on all aboard. Every few minutes your vision is obscured by gusts of powdery snow which swirl across the prow, blown down from the tops of the surrounding ice cliffs. During these fierce blasts you often lose sight of the way ahead and are forced to rely solely upon your Kai instincts to see you through.</p>
+ <p>You pilot the ship cautiously along a string of narrow fjords which cut an uncertain route through this treacherous field of icebergs. Using hand signals and telepathy, you send directions to the helmsman at the stern of the ship. It is a gruelling ordeal which takes its toll on all aboard. Every few minutes your vision is obscured by gusts of powdery snow which swirl across the prow, blown down from the tops of the surrounding ice cliffs. During these fierce blasts you often lose sight of the way ahead and are forced to rely solely upon your Kai instincts to see you through.</p>
<p>The wind howls incessantly, accompanied by the tortured screech of the hull as it skims and grazes vast banks of submerged ice. The sounds send shivers of dread coursing down your spine. The crew are also clearly terrified by the noises; they cower beside the ship<ch.apos/>s rail and stare up at the encroaching walls of ice, mouthing prayers to Ishir, their eyes haunted with fear.</p>
<p>Then, almost without any warning, the snow-laden wind abates and the ship emerges from the iceberg field into the open waters of the Tozaz Sea. The crew give a hearty cheer, relieved that their icy ordeal has at last come to an end. One man pulls the cork from a bottle of black rum which he has been keeping for a special occasion. He takes a mighty swig, then passes it to you. Just as you are raising the bottle to your lips, unexpectedly you hear one of the crew shout: <quote>Ship ahoy!</quote></p>
<p>Fear returns to tie a knot in your stomach as you turn and focus your eagle eyes upon the distant vessel.</p>
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<p>Your advanced Kai skill detects a secret door concealed in the far wall of this chamber. It is finely constructed, virtually undetectable to the human eye, but a closer examination reveals a raised pimple of rock positioned at its centre. As you reach out to touch it, the heat from your hand activates a concealed catch and the secret door slides silently open, revealing a dark passageway beyond.</p>
<choice idref="sect94">If you wish to enter this secret passage, <link-text>turn to 94</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect334">If you choose to ignore the passage and leave this chamber by the same way you entered, <link-text>turn to 334</link-text></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect334">If you choose to ignore the passage and leave this chamber by the same way you entered, <link-text>turn to 334</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="sect287-1-foot" idref="sect287-1">
- <p>Kajarda may be undead.</p>
+ <p>Kajarda are undead. (See Section <a idref="sect6">6</a>, <a idref="sect8">8</a>, <a idref="sect52">52</a>, <a idref="sect103">103</a>, <a idref="sect120">120</a>, or <a idref="sect265">265</a>.)</p>
</footnote>
</footnotes>
<p>You drop your <!--ERRTAG-RE-390806-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-390806--> and unsheathe a hand weapon only just in time to defend yourself from these deathly creatures as they launch a lightning-swift attack.<footref id="sect287-1" idref="sect287-1-foot"/></p>
<combat><enemy>3 Kajarda</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>These beings are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
- <choice idref="sect32">If you win this combat in six round or less, <link-text>turn to 32</link-text></choice>
- <choice idref="sect213">If you win the fight in seven rounds or more, <link-text>turn to 213</link-text></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect32">If you win this combat in six rounds or less, <link-text>turn to 32</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect213">If you win the fight in seven rounds or more, <link-text>turn to 213</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Several hours pass before the blizzard dies down sufficiently for you to be able to leave the cave and continue your lonely trek towards Xaagon. You reach the end of the pass where, for the first time, you get a clear view of the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s dread city. Once, <!--ERRTAG-RE-392775-->millennia<!--/ERRTAG-RE-392775--> ago, this city had been the home of a brilliant civilization; today the stately crystal palaces and temples of Xaagon are occupied by the lord and host of the evil dead.</p>
- <illref idref="bw-small7" class="html"/>
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+ <illustration id="bw-small7" class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="small7.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small7.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
+ </illustration>
+
<p>Onward you trek, through knee-deep snow and jagged ice, towards the towering walls of Xaagon. The city is dominated by a spire of crystal which stabs the stormy sky, drawing lightning from the black clouds which swirl around its tip. From this needle-sharp point there radiates a crimson glow which sweeps the surrounding landscape. It is like a hellish lighthouse casting baleful crimson beams across a dead sea of ice.</p>
<p>Gradually, as you come within the shadows of Xaagon<ch.apos/>s outer wall, you see two places where you could gain entry to the city beyond. The first is near to the coast, through a breach in the south wall; the second is through the city<ch.apos/>s shattered west gate. Neither entrance appears to be guarded.</p>
<choice idref="sect165">If you wish to enter Xaagon by the breach in the south wall, <link-text>turn to 165</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You flee from the skeletal horde and hide in an empty outbuilding, close to the base of the watchtower, until you are sure the coast is clear. As you emerge from hiding, you hear Captain Lanza<ch.apos/>s stirring cry ring out above the noise of battle: <quote>For Lencia and the House of Sarnac!</quote> Despite the odds, he and his men have beaten back the enemy and are now within a stone<ch.apos/>s throw of the quay. You rush along the street, towards the harbour, and join them at a small flagstoned square close to the quayside.</p>
- <illref idref="bw-small2" class="html"/>
- <illref idref="bw-small2" class="pdf"/>
+
+ <illustration id="bw-small2" class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="small2.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
+ <instance class="pdf" src="small2.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
+ </illustration>
+
<p><quote>Captain<ch.emdash/>we must save the ice-boat!</quote> you shout, pointing to the ship which is being attacked by the skeleton horde. <quote>Indeed we must,</quote> he replies, dourly. He draws together a handful of his men to form a protective wall around you and, the moment their shields lock together, you move with them towards the ice-boat.</p>
<p>Twenty yards from the quayside, you break away from their protective wall and sprint towards the ship<ch.apos/>s gangplank. You are halfway along the plank when you find yourself confronted by a wedge of skeletal warriors, armed with crude axes and swords. Courageously you leap into their midst, striking them down with blurring speed and deadly accuracy. But as the last one falls, its corpse-like body almost severed at the waist, you hear a noise behind you which makes you spin around in fearful expectation.</p>
<choice idref="sect78"><link-text>Turn to 78</link-text>.</choice>
<data>
<p>You move close to the base of the right-hand pillar and take hold of its smooth surface with both hands. Then, aided by your natural agility, you begin to climb towards the narrow gap between the top of the pillar and the ceiling.</p>
<p>The ascent is difficult, made even more so by the fierce energy of the electrical arcing. Its <!--ERRTAG-RE-401809-->radiant<!--/ERRTAG-RE-401809--> power blisters the exposed flesh on the back of your hands, and down the left side of your face: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <choice idref="sect273">If you have reached the Kai rank of Sun Thane, <link-text>turn to 273</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect49">If you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 49</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect49"><link-text>Turn to 49</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A sense of unease makes you slow your hurried pace as you approach the shadowy opening. The low humming noise, which has been a constant presence ever since you first entered the <!--ERRTAG-RA-406231-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RA-406231-->, is almost unbearable now. Were it not for your natural Kai defences, your hearing would have suffered permanent damage the moment you passed beyond the two pillars.</p>
<p>Beyond the opening lies a grand yet sinister chamber. Peering into its gloomy recesses, you observe that this chamber was constructed with great skill and care in some distant age. But it is not the rich decorations which hold your <!--ERRTAG-RE-405126-->attention; it<!--/ERRTAG-RE-405126--> is the whirling circular vortex which hangs on the far wall like some nightmarish, living mural. Your pulse quickens when you look into its spinning core for you recognize immediately that it is a Shadow Gate<ch.emdash/>an astral doorway to another plane of existence.</p>
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+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ <description>
+ <line>Freed from the magical prison, Deathlord Ixiataaga</line>
+ <line>takes the Deathstaff in glee.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill17.gif" width="386" height="565"/>
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<p>Your Kai senses quickly become attuned to the powerful psychic residues which linger in this chamber. You notice that several empty coffins lie scattered about the floor and, when you focus upon them, chilling dream-like images form in your mind<ch.apos/>s eye. You see the accursed Deathstaff emerging from the Shadow Gate. It spins end-over-end and impacts against the heavy stone lid of a coffin, breaking it in two. Its evil power feeds un-life into the mouldering remains of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-406351-->Ixian Elder<!--/ERRTAG-RE-406351--> lying within and, driven by this ungodly energy, the remains rise up from their stony tomb. The resurrected Ixian bears the Deathstaff to the highest chamber of the <!--ERRTAG-RA-406231-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RA-406231--> where, imprisoned in a cage of light fashioned by the Elder Magi, stands Deathlord Ixiataaga. The Ixian pushes the Deathstaff through the wall of this shimmering prison and, with a crackling flash, the cage of light vanishes. Freed from the magical prison which has kept him secure for thousands of years, Deathlord Ixiataaga takes the Deathstaff and howls with manic glee as he rejoices in his fateful escape.</p>
<p>The disturbing images fade from your mind, driven away by your <!--ERRTAG-RE-407081-->Kai Sixth Sense<!--/ERRTAG-RE-407081--> which is warning you of imminent danger. A wispy black vapour is leaking from the circular stone edging which abuts the whirling Shadow Gate. You focus upon these smoky black trails and sense at once that they are alive and that they radiate an aura of evil.</p>
<choice idref="sect223">If you possess Kai-screen, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Thane, <link-text>turn to 223</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The second wave of Lavas come swooping down en masse, the terrific beat of their wings forcing you and the <!--ERRTAG-RE-408080-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RE-408080--> apart. Shielding your eyes from the stinging dust-choked wind, you look up and see that the Lavas leader is cradling the curious spiked metal bowl in its horny hands. He descends towards Tagazin and inverts it, and suddenly you realize its true purpose and design. It is a helm of power, affixed on top with a crystal spike. The Lavas places the helm upon the <!--ERRTAG-RE-408504-->Demonlord<ch.apos/>s<!--/ERRTAG-RE-408504--> head and the spike begins to glow menacingly.</p>
+ <p>The second wave of Lavas come swooping down <foreign>en masse</foreign>, the terrific beat of their wings forcing you and the <!--ERRTAG-RE-408080-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RE-408080--> apart. Shielding your eyes from the stinging dust-choked wind, you look up and see that the Lavas leader is cradling the curious spiked metal bowl in its horny hands. He descends towards Tagazin and inverts it, and suddenly you realize its true purpose and design. It is a helm of power, affixed on top with a crystal spike. The Lavas places the helm upon the <!--ERRTAG-RE-408504-->Demonlord<ch.apos/>s<!--/ERRTAG-RE-408504--> head and the spike begins to glow menacingly.</p>
<p>Now all of the Lavas ascend into the sky where they wait to view a confrontation which is about to commence. Suddenly Tagazin, revitalized by the power of the spiked helm, comes charging at you with his head lowered, snorting gruffly like a maddened bull.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Huntmastery or Grand Pathsmanship, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect257">If your total is now 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 257</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Intuition prompts you to take out the Onyx Key from your tunic pocket; it is identical to the one lying beneath the glass dome. You then try it in the door and find that it fits perfectly. You twist the key counter-clockwise, unlocking the door, then you pocket the key before passing through into the chamber beyond.</p>
+ <p>Intuition prompts you to take out the Onyx Key from your tunic pocket; it is identical to the one lying beneath the glass dome. You then try it in the door and find that it fits perfectly. You twist the key counter-clockwise, unlocking the door; then you pocket the key before passing through into the chamber beyond.</p>
<choice idref="sect120">To continue, <link-text>turn to 120</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You hurry down the steps to the base of the watchtower and sprint along a slate-cobbled avenue which leads directly to the harbour. As you run, you see Captain Lanza with some of his garrison troops engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat against a maniacal horde of skeletal warriors. The fighting is blocking the road which leads down to the quay, so you slip into an adjoining alley in the hope of finding another route to the ice-boat. You emerge from the alley and turn towards the harbour, <!--ERRTAG-RE-419334-->only to find<!--/ERRTAG-RE-419334--> yourself confronted by a howling mass of fiery-eyed skeletons. You barely manage to unsheathe your weapon in time to defend yourself from their crazed attack.</p>
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+
+ <illustration class="float">
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+ <line>Captain Lanza fights the maniacal</line>
+ <line>horde of skeletal warriors.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
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<combat><enemy><!--ERRTAG-RE-419963-->Ixian Undead<!--/ERRTAG-RE-419963--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">45</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">52</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>These beings are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
<choice idref="sect295">You may evade combat after three rounds by <link-text>turning to 295</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The terrible pain of the injuries you have sustained drags you groaning to the floor. For several minutes you lie on the coal-black tiles, half-blinded and racked by nausea, until your natural <!--ERRTAG-RE-424335-->Kai Healing<!--/ERRTAG-RE-424335--> abilities mend the damage sufficiently for you to be able to go on. When your strength returns, you stagger to your feet and hurry away towards the shadowy exit, eager to distance yourself from the debilitating power that arcs between the pillars.</p>
+ <p>The terrible pain of the injuries you have sustained drags you groaning to the floor. For several minutes you lie on the coal-black tiles, half-blinded and racked by nausea, until your natural Kai healing abilities mend the damage sufficiently for you to be able to go on. When your strength returns, you stagger to your feet and hurry away towards the shadowy exit, eager to distance yourself from the debilitating power that arcs between the pillars.</p>
<choice idref="sect300"><link-text>Turn to 300</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You leave the harbour and set a northerly course to Ixia. It is less than an hour past noon and yet the winter night has already closed in. You share this icy darkness with a crew of six Lencian outposters, all of whom volunteered for this perilous mission. Lanza has ordered them to land you on the coast of Ixia and wait at anchor for seven days for you to return; they must wait no longer.</p>
<p>The blackness is lit only by the throbbing green glow which radiates from the sphere. You stare at this mesmerizing light and you are gripped by a feeling of unease. Your Kai senses warn you that there is a lingering aura of evil aboard this ship.</p>
- <choice idref="sect155">If you possess Deliverance and have reached the rank of Sun <!--ERRTAG-RE-440661-->Thane or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-440661-->, <link-text>turn to 155</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect155">If you possess Deliverance and have reached the rank of Sun <!--ERRTAG-RE-440661-->Thane<!--/ERRTAG-RE-440661-->, <link-text>turn to 155</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect291">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 291</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Several hours pass before the blizzard dies down sufficiently for you to be able to leave your hollow and continue your lonely trek towards Xaagon. You scale the mountain of snowy debris brought down by the avalanche and reach the end of the pass where, for the first time, you get a clear view of the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s dread city. Once, <!--ERRTAG-RE-444244-->millennia<!--/ERRTAG-RE-444244--> ago, this city had been the home of a brilliant civilization; today the stately crystal places and temples of Xaagon are occupied by the evil dead.</p>
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+ <instance class="html" src="small7.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
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<p>Onward you trek, through knee-deep snow and jagged ice, towards the towering walls of Xaagon. The city is dominated by a spire of crystal which stabs the stormy sky, drawing lightning from the black clouds which swirl around its tip. From this needle-sharp point there radiates a crimson glow which sweeps the surrounding landscape. It is like a hellish lighthouse, casting its baleful crimson beams across a landscape that has frozen to death.</p>
<p>Gradually, as you come within the shadows of Xaagon<ch.apos/>s outer wall, you see two places where you could gain entry to the city beyond. The first is through a breach in the south wall, near to the coast; the second is through the city<ch.apos/>s shattered west gate. Neither entrance appears to be guarded.</p>
<choice idref="sect165">If you wish to enter Xaagon by the breach in the south wall, <link-text>turn to 165</link-text>.</choice>
<p><quote>Normally my men use these to break up harbour ice in the dead of winter,</quote> he says, as together you help to distribute the heavy two-handed hammers among the garrison, <quote>but now they can be put to good use smashing up the bones of our foes!</quote></p>
<p>Freshly equipped and fired by the taste of victory, Lanza and his men set about hammering the remnants of the attacking enemy. They drive them all the way back to their ship, literally shattering all who dare stand in their way. Within the hour the outpost is secured<ch.emdash/>the enemy have been destroyed.</p>
<p>You survey the aftermath of the battle with mixed emotions. You feel elated at having helped Lanza to win, but the ice-boat, which was to have conveyed you to Ixia, is now a burned wreck lying at the bottom of the harbour. All that can be seen of it is a few feet of its <!--ERRTAG-RE-449135-->mainmast<!--/ERRTAG-RE-449135--> protruding at an angle above the surface of the sea. As you stare at this blackened masthead, you are joined by Captain Prarg.</p>
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+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ <description>
+ <line>The ice-boat is now a burned wreck lying</line>
+ <line>at the bottom of the harbour.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill19.gif" width="386" height="610"/>
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<p><quote>What in Ishir<ch.apos/>s name can we do, Grand Master?</quote> he says, staring dejectedly at the icy water which is swirling in eddies around the submerged wreck. <quote>That ice-boat was the only vessel capable of transporting you to Ixia.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Never fear, Prarg,</quote> you reply, confidently. <quote>I<ch.apos/>ve just had an idea that could be the answer to our problem.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect177"><link-text>Turn to 177</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect343">
<meta><title>343</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect343-1-foot" idref="sect343-1">
+ <p>It is impossible to reconcile the statement that the native Ixians reigned <quote>in the time of the Old Kingdoms</quote> with the timeline presented in <cite><a href="&link.tmc;">The Magnamund Companion</a></cite>, <quote>Magnamund Then and Now</quote>. According to that book, the Ixians must have been destroyed long before the Age of the Old Kingdoms.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>Quickly you turn and hurry down the stone staircase. The Drakkarim patrol you sighted earlier is nowhere to be seen, enabling you to leave the barbican and enter Xaagon without further confrontation.</p>
- <p>Warily you trek through the awesome ruins of this age-old city, where once, in the time of the Old Kingdoms, a proud and mighty race reigned supreme. You have just passed a derelict mausoleum when you are forced to halt and hide from a passing troop of Ixian warriors. You watch as they march swiftly along an ice-choked avenue towards a plaza that is dominated <!--ERRTAG-RE-452103-->by a huge frozen fountain<!--/ERRTAG-RE-452103-->. Beyond the fountain<ch.apos/>s solid plume of water you see a broad ramp which ascends to a grand archway at the base of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-454134-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RE-454134-->.</p>
+ <p>Warily you trek through the awesome ruins of this age-old city, where once, in the time of the Old Kingdoms, a proud and mighty race reigned supreme.<footref id="sect343-1" idref="sect343-1-foot"/> You have just passed a derelict mausoleum when you are forced to halt and hide from a passing troop of Ixian warriors. You watch as they march swiftly along an ice-choked avenue towards a plaza that is dominated <!--ERRTAG-RE-452103-->by a huge frozen fountain<!--/ERRTAG-RE-452103-->. Beyond the fountain<ch.apos/>s solid plume of water you see a broad ramp which ascends to a grand archway at the base of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-454134-->Crystal Spire<!--/ERRTAG-RE-454134-->.</p>
<choice idref="sect9">If you possess Grand Huntmastery and have attained the Kai rank of Sun <!--ERRTAG-RE-452409-->Lord or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-452409-->, <link-text>turn to 9</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect122">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to reach his level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 122</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You utilize your advanced camouflage skills to keep yourself hidden from sight as you approach the sickly <!--ERRTAG-RE-455826-->Demonlord<!--/ERRTAG-RE-455826--> and his golden-winged escorts. However, when you come to within a few hundred feet of them, your presence is revealed by the aura of goodly light your body radiates on this plane of existence. A wave of alarm spreads through the escorts when first your aura is detected, and many of them take to the sky. Directed by a vengeful Tagazin, they circle around you and come diving down to attack you with beak and claw.</p>
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+
+ <illustration class="float">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
+ <description>
+ <line>The golden-winged escorts come diving down</line>
+ <line>to attack you with beak and claw.</line>
+ </description>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="html" src="ill20.gif" width="386" height="510"/>
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<combat><enemy>Lavas</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">49</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">52</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect105">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 105</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Kai instinct and intuition prompt you to take out the Green Gem. In the presence of the insectoids, it pulses with an eerie light that causes them to shy away fearfully. You sense that they are repelled by its power which is leeching their strength.</p>
<p>Gradually, their insect-like forms dissolve back into wispy trails of black smoke which swirl once around the chamber before evaporating into the porous stone which frames the Shadow Gate. You are relieved to see the back of these hideous creatures, but your comfort is all too short-lived; no sooner have they vanished than a new horror appears in the chamber, rising up out of the stone floor.</p>
- <choice idref="sect311">If you have ever been to the Isle of Ghosts in a previous Lone Wolf adventure, <link-text>turn to 311</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect311">If you have ever been to the Isle of Ghosts in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 311</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect80">If you have not, <link-text>turn to 80</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Two days out from the Tozaz ice-field, you catch sight of Fort Azgad. After the ordeal of Ixia, the sight of this spartan little outpost is one of the most welcoming you have ever seen. The garrison salutes you as you bring your ship to the quayside where Lord Ardan, Captain Lanza, and Prarg are all waiting to welcome you back.</p>
<p>Warmly they congratulate you, praising your inspired act of courage and bravery but you sense that all is not well. The feeling of unease which haunted you upon leaving the ice-caverns of Ixia has returned.</p>
<p><quote>Where<ch.apos/>s Banedon?</quote> you ask of Lord <!--ERRTAG-RE-459748-->Ardan. <quote>Is<!--/ERRTAG-RE-459748--> something wrong?</quote></p>
- <p>Ardan<ch.apos/>s face grows as sombre as his reply. <quote>King Ulnar sent word to Sarnac<ch.apos/>s court, summoning the Guildmaster to return urgently to Sommerlund. It is grave news I<ch.apos/>m afraid, Grand Master. In your absence, your country has been attacked. The Dark God, Naar, has sent forth a host of dragon-creatures to destroy the Second Order of the Kai and lay waste to your homeland. It is said his new minions are confident of swift victory for they are sure you will never defeat the Deathlord of Ixia.</quote></p>
+ <p>Ardan<ch.apos/>s face grows as sombre as his reply. <quote>King Ulnar sent word to Sarnac<ch.apos/>s court, summoning the Guildmaster to return urgently to Sommerlund. It is <!--ERRTAG-RE-467312-->grave news, I<ch.apos/>m afraid<!--/ERRTAG-RE-467312-->, Grand Master. In your absence, your country has been attacked. The Dark God, Naar, has sent forth a host of dragon-creatures to destroy the Second Order of the Kai and lay waste to your homeland. It is said his new minions are confident of swift victory for they are sure you will never defeat the Deathlord of Ixia.</quote></p>
<p><quote>I must leave for Sommerlund at once,</quote> you say, looking to the eastern horizon. <quote>My brethren and my <!--ERRTAG-RE-460493-->country<!--/ERRTAG-RE-460493--> need me.</quote></p>
<p>The others nod in silent agreement. <quote>We will do all we can,</quote> replies Lord Ardan, <quote>to speed your passage home.</quote></p>
<p>The news of your country<ch.apos/>s plight comes as a terrible shock. In Ixia, you have won a great and lasting victory against the forces of Evil, but could the cost be too great? You fear, also, for the lives of your young Kai acolytes. The Second Order are worthy Kai warriors but they are young, their mettle yet to be tested in the furnace-heat of battle. You pray to Kai himself that they be strong enough to resist Naar<ch.apos/>s newest champions, at least until you return.</p>
<p>The challenge of the long journey <!--ERRTAG-RE-461256-->home and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-461256--> the quest to save the Second Order of the Kai from the deadly wrath of Naar<ch.apos/>s newest champions awaits you in the next Grand Master adventure, entitled:</p>
- <p><bookref book="18dotd"><!--ERRTAG-RE-465248-->Dawn of the Dragons<!--/ERRTAG-RE-465248--></bookref></p>
+ <p><bookref series="lw" book="18dotd"><cite><!--ERRTAG-RE-465248-->Dawn of the Dragons<!--/ERRTAG-RE-465248--></cite></bookref></p>
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- <meta><title>Action Chart</title></meta>
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- <meta><title>Combat Rules Summary</title></meta>
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- <ol>
- <li>Add your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> to any extra points given to you by your Kai Disciplines.</li>
- <li>Subtract the <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of your enemy from this total. This number = Combat Ratio.</li>
- <li>Pick number from <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</li>
- <li>Turn to the <a idref="crtable">Combat Results Table</a>.</li>
- <li>Find your Combat Ratio on the top of the chart and cross-reference to the random number you have picked. (E indicates loss of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to Enemy. LW indicates loss of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to Lone Wolf.)</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>
- </ol>
-
- <section class="backmatter" id="smevazn">
- <meta><title>To Evade Combat</title></meta>
-
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+ <illustration>
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+ <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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+ <section class="backmatter" id="action">
+ <meta><title>Action Chart</title></meta>
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+ <creator>JC Alvarez / Jonathan Blake</creator>
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+ <creator>JC Alvarez / Jonathan Blake</creator>
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+ <meta>
+ <creator>JC Alvarez / Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="acbckpck.gif" width="386" height="113" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ </illustration>
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+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>JC Alvarez / Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
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+ <illustration>
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
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+ <instance class="text">
+ <p>
+ <line><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>: <ch.blankline></ch.blankline></line>
+ <line><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>: <ch.blankline></ch.blankline></line>
+ </p>
+ <p>Grand Master Disciplines:</p>
<ol>
- <li>You may only do this when the text of the adventure offers you the opportunity.</li>
- <li>You undertake one round of combat in the usual way. All points lost by the enemy are ignored, only Lone Wolf loses the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</li>
- <li>If the book offers the chance of taking evasive action in place of combat, it can be taken in the first round of combat or any subsequent round.</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
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+ <p>Bonus Disciplines:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 5th Discipline if you've completed one Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventure successfully</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 6th Discipline if you've completed two Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 7th Discipline if you've completed three Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 8th Discipline if you've completed four Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
+ </ol>
+ <p>Weapons:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ </ol>
+ <p>Belt Pouch: <ch.blankline></ch.blankline></p>
+ <p>Meals: <ch.blankline></ch.blankline></p>
+ <p>Backpack Items:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ </ol>
+ <p>Special Items:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline></li>
+ </ol>
+ </instance>
+ </illustration>
+ </data>
+ </section>
+
+ <section class="backmatter" id="crsumary">
+ <meta><title>Combat Rules Summary</title></meta>
+
+ <data>
+ <ol>
+ <li>Add your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> to any extra points given to you by your Grand Master Disciplines.</li>
+ <li>Subtract the <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of your enemy from this total. This number = Combat Ratio.</li>
+ <li>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</li>
+ <li>Turn to the <a idref="crtable">Combat Results Table</a>.</li>
+ <li>Find your Combat Ratio on the top of the chart and cross-reference to the random number you have picked. (E indicates loss of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to Enemy. LW indicates loss of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points to Lone Wolf.)</li>
+ <li>Continue the combat from Stage 3 until one character is dead. This is when the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points of either character falls to 0 or below.</li>
+ </ol>
+
+ <section class="backmatter" id="smevazn">
+ <meta><title>To Evade Combat</title></meta>
+
+ <data>
+
+ <ol>
+ <li>You may only do this when the text of the adventure offers you the opportunity.</li>
+ <li>You undertake one round of combat in the usual way. All points lost by the enemy are ignored; only Lone Wolf loses the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</li>
+ <li>If the book offers the chance of taking evasive action in place of combat, it can be taken in the first round of combat or any subsequent round.</li>
+ </ol>
+
+ </data>
+ </section>
+
+ </data>
+ </section>
+
+ <section class="backmatter" id="crtable">
+ <meta><title>Combat Results Table</title></meta>
+
+ <data>
+ <illustration>
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="crtneg.gif" width="386" height="472" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ <instance src="crtneg.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex"></instance>
+ </illustration>
+
+ <illustration>
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="crtpos.gif" width="386" height="472" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ <instance src="crtpos.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex"></instance>
+ </illustration>
+
+ <illustration>
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance class="text">
+ <table summary="This table provides the endurance losses sustained by the hero and enemy as a result of combat.">
+ <caption>Combat Results with combined hero and enemy endurance losses</caption>
+
+ <colgroup span="1"></colgroup>
+ <colgroup span="13"></colgroup>
+
+ <tfoot>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="14">Combat results are given enemy's endurance loss first followed by the hero's endurance loss. For example, "12/0" means that the enemy loses 12 endurance points while the hero loses 0 endurance points. A combat result of "k" means that the combatant is killed. For example, "0/k" means that the enemy loses 0 endurance points while the hero is killed.</td>
+ </tr>
+ </tfoot>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <th rowspan="2" scope="col">Random Number</th>
+ <th colspan="13" scope="colgroup">Combat Ratio</th>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-11 or lower</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-10/ -9</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-8/ -7</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-6/ -5</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-4/ -3</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">-2/ -1</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">0</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">1/ 2</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">3/ 4</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">5/ 6</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">7/ 8</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">9/ 10</th>
+ <th scope="col" axis="combat_ratio">11 or higher</th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">1</th>
+ <td>0/k</td>
+ <td>0/k</td>
+ <td>0/8</td>
+ <td>0/6</td>
+ <td>1/6</td>
+ <td>2/5</td>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/5</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/4</td>
+ <td>7/4</td>
+ <td>8/3</td>
+ <td>9/3</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">2</th>
+ <td>0/k</td>
+ <td>0/8</td>
+ <td>0/7</td>
+ <td>1/6</td>
+ <td>2/5</td>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/4</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/3</td>
+ <td>8/3</td>
+ <td>9/3</td>
+ <td>10/2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">3</th>
+ <td>0/8</td>
+ <td>0/7</td>
+ <td>1/6</td>
+ <td>2/5</td>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/4</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/3</td>
+ <td>8/3</td>
+ <td>9/2</td>
+ <td>10/2</td>
+ <td>11/2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">4</th>
+ <td>0/8</td>
+ <td>1/7</td>
+ <td>2/6</td>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/4</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/3</td>
+ <td>8/2</td>
+ <td>9/2</td>
+ <td>10/2</td>
+ <td>11/2</td>
+ <td>12/2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">5</th>
+ <td>1/7</td>
+ <td>2/6</td>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/4</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/2</td>
+ <td>8/2</td>
+ <td>9/2</td>
+ <td>10/2</td>
+ <td>11/2</td>
+ <td>12/2</td>
+ <td>14/1</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">6</th>
+ <td>2/6</td>
+ <td>3/6</td>
+ <td>4/5</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/2</td>
+ <td>8/2</td>
+ <td>9/2</td>
+ <td>10/2</td>
+ <td>11/1</td>
+ <td>12/1</td>
+ <td>14/1</td>
+ <td>16/1</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">7</th>
+ <td>3/5</td>
+ <td>4/5</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/2</td>
+ <td>8/2</td>
+ <td>9/1</td>
+ <td>10/1</td>
+ <td>11/1</td>
+ <td>12/0</td>
+ <td>14/0</td>
+ <td>16/0</td>
+ <td>18/0</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">8</th>
+ <td>4/4</td>
+ <td>5/4</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/2</td>
+ <td>8/1</td>
+ <td>9/1</td>
+ <td>10/0</td>
+ <td>11/0</td>
+ <td>12/0</td>
+ <td>14/0</td>
+ <td>16/0</td>
+ <td>18/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">9</th>
+ <td>5/3</td>
+ <td>6/3</td>
+ <td>7/2</td>
+ <td>8/0</td>
+ <td>9/0</td>
+ <td>10/0</td>
+ <td>11/0</td>
+ <td>12/0</td>
+ <td>14/0</td>
+ <td>16/0</td>
+ <td>18/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th scope="row" axis="random_number">0</th>
+ <td>6/0</td>
+ <td>7/0</td>
+ <td>8/0</td>
+ <td>9/0</td>
+ <td>10/0</td>
+ <td>11/0</td>
+ <td>12/0</td>
+ <td>14/0</td>
+ <td>16/0</td>
+ <td>18/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ <td>k/0</td>
+ </tr>
+ </tbody>
+ </table>
+ </instance>
+ </illustration>
+ </data>
+ </section>
+
+ <section class="backmatter" id="random">
+ <meta><title>Random Number Table</title></meta>
+
+ <data>
+
+ <illustration class="inline">
+ <meta>
+ <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
+ </meta>
+ <instance src="random.gif" width="332" height="432" class="html" mime-type="image/gif"></instance>
+ <instance src="random.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex"></instance>
+ <instance class="text">
+ <table>
+ <tr>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>7</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ <td>8</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td>8</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>3</td>
+ <td>6</td>
+ <td>9</td>
+ <td>4</td>
+ <td>1</td>
+ <td>2</td>
+ <td>5</td>
+ <td>0</td>
+ </tr>
+ </table>
+ </instance>
+ </illustration>
+ </data>
+ </section>
<section class="backmatter" id="errata">
<meta><title>Errata</title></meta>
<meta><title>Errata</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far</a>) Replaced <quote>no Kai lord</quote> with <quote>no Kai Lord</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>, and <quote>north-east</quote> with <quote>northeast</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-12477-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-12477-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-6514-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>freestate</quote> with <quote>Freeland</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-6514-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-5555-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-5555-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-6583-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Naar<ch.emdash/>the King</quote> with <quote>Naar, the King</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6583-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Removed <quote>that you will find in the front of this book. For ease of use, and for further adventuring, it is recommended that you photocopy these pages</quote> and <quote>on the last page of this book</quote>. Changed <quote><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></quote> to <quote><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ></quote> according to <cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletter 24</cite>. Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote> and <quote>opposite and overleaf</quote> with <quote>below</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced <quote>smell and</quote> with <quote>smell, and</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>(ie,</quote> with <quote>(i.e.</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-27110-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>gods Kai and Ishir</quote> with <quote>Gods Kai and Ishir</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-27110-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-33045-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-33045-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-34720-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-34720-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) Replaced <quote>Magador you</quote> with <quote>Magador, you</quote>, <quote>eg Gold</quote> with <quote>e.g. Gold</quote>, <quote>map of the area</quote> with <quote>map of the the Maakengorge and surrounding territories</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, and <quote>adds 3 points</quote> with <quote>adds 5 points</quote>. Added a section about Gold Crowns which reads <quote>The currency of Magador is the Gold Crown. These are always carried in the Belt Pouch. It will hold a maximum of fifty Crowns.</quote><!--ERRTAG-RE-35809-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>safe-keeping</quote> with <quote>safekeeping</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-35809-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-DE-35140-ITEM--> Deleted <quote>(see the inside front cover of this book)</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-35140-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-40946-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>(eg Gold Dagger</quote> with <quote>(e.g. Gold Dagger</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-40946-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-36319-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrows</quote> with <quote>Arrows</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-36319-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-39864-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>quiver</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-39864-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-37113-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>BROADSWORD</quote> with <quote>Broadsword</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37113-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-37196-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>BOW</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37196-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-37292-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>QUIVER</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37292-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-37805-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>DAGGER</quote> with <quote>Dagger</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37805-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-38196-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>SWORD</quote> with <quote>Sword</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-38196-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-38293-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>MEALS</quote> with <quote>Meals</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-38293-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-38729-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ROPE</quote> with <quote>Rope</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-38729-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-39131-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>POTION OF LAUMSPUR</quote> with <quote>Potion of Laumspur</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-39131-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-39691-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>AXE</quote> with <quote>Axe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-39691-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</a>) Removed <quote>on the inside back cover of this book</quote>. Replaced <quote>on the page after the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a></quote> with <quote>in the back of this book</quote>, <quote>Lone Wolf (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 32)</quote> with <quote>Lone Wolf (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 27)</quote>, and <quote>adds 3 points</quote> with <quote>adds 8 points</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Kai-Blast</quote> with <quote>Kai-blast</quote>. Replaced <quote>surface, eg:</quote> with <quote>surfaces, e.g.</quote>, <quote>Kai Surge</quote> with <quote>Kai-surge</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>arrow, or arrow-like</quote> with <quote>Arrow or Arrow-like</quote>, <quote>lava and</quote> with <quote>lava, and</quote>, and <quote>body-weight</quote> with <quote>body weight</quote>. Added <quote>(7 Disciplines)</quote> after <quote>Sun Lord</quote>. Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Lightning Hand</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-57185-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-57185-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-59140-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ie. lightning</quote> with <quote>i.e. lightning</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-59140-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-60783-ITEM--> Replaced <quote><ch.lsquot/>Improved Grand Master Disciplines<ch.rsquot/></quote> with <quote><cite>Improved Grand Master Disciplines</cite></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-60783-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-53768-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spells</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spells</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-53768-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-58099-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell <ch.lsquot/>Lightning Hand<ch.rsquot/></quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Lightning Hand</spell></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-58099-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-60406-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spells</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spells</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-60406-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-58448-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ie. they</quote> with <quote>i.e. they</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-58448-ITEM--></p>
- <p><cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletter 24</cite> states: <quote>In Lone Wolf 16, the Improved Discipline of Kai-surge (at rank of Sun Lord) is not fully explained (a sentence is missing from the paragraph). A Kai Sun Lord using Kai Blast [sic] determines the damage inflicted on an enemy by picking two numbers from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. These numbers should be added together (a <ch.apos/>0<ch.apos/> = 1) and the resultant total equals the damage inflicted.</quote>. This missing information has been added to the text.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="kaiwisdm">Grand Master<ch.apos/>s Wisdom</a>) Moved this section of the book to its normal position after <a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-63440-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai aspirants</quote> with <quote>Kai Aspirants</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63440-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-63972-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>urges Rimoah,</quote> with <quote>urges Rimoah.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63972-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-65775-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>iceboat</quote> with <quote>ice-boat</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-65775-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-65937-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>seven days the pilot</quote> with <quote>seven days, the pilot</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-65937-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-65461-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>pack ice</quote> with <quote>pack-ice</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-65461-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect3">3</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-67530-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-67530-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-68158-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-68158-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-67737-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>down-draught</quote> with <quote>down-draft</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-67737-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far</a>) Replaced <quote>no Kai lord</quote> with <quote>no Kai Lord</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>, and <quote>north-east</quote> with <quote>northeast</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-12477-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>shadow gate</quote> with <quote>Shadow Gate</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-12477-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-6514-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>freestate</quote> with <quote>Freeland</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-6514-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-5555-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-5555-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-6583-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Naar<ch.emdash/>the King</quote> with <quote>Naar, the King</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-6583-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-17262-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Age of the Old Kingdoms</quote> with <quote>Age of War</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-17262-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-12767-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Grand Master Disciplines, and grasp</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Disciplines and grasp</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-12767-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>monastery of the Kai</quote> with <quote>Monastery of the Kai</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>the Monastery</quote> with <quote>the monastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>gold, you</quote> with <quote>gold you</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-12102-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>chasm of doom</quote> with <quote>Chasm of Doom</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-12102-ITEM--></p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Removed <quote>that you will find in the front of this book. For ease of use, and for further adventuring, it is recommended that you photocopy these pages</quote> and <quote>on the last page of this book</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>ie</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>. Replaced <quote>fall to zero</quote> with <quote>fall to zero or below</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced <quote>smell and</quote> with <quote>smell, and</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>(ie,</quote> with <quote>(i.e.</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-27110-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>gods Kai and Ishir</quote> with <quote>Gods Kai and Ishir</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-27110-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-33045-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-33045-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-34720-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-34720-ITEM--> Replaced <quote><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> is reduced to 8 points or less</quote> with <quote><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> is reduced to 8 points or less</quote> as clarified in <cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletter No.24</cite>. Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote> and <quote>opposite and overleaf</quote> with <quote>below</quote>. Replaced <quote>battle magic</quote> with <quote>battle-magic</quote>. Replaced <quote>venoms and</quote> with <quote>venoms, and</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>fortresses increases</quote> with <quote>fortresses increase</quote>. Replaced <quote>body, increases</quote> with <quote>body, increase</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-29231-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Grand Master weapons</quote> with <quote>Grand Weaponmastery weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-29231-ITEM--></p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) Replaced <quote>your Monastery</quote> with <quote>your monastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Magador you</quote> with <quote>Magador, you</quote>, <quote>eg Gold</quote> with <quote>e.g. Gold</quote>, <quote>map of the area</quote> with <quote>map of the the Maakengorge and surrounding territories</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, and <quote>adds 3 points</quote> with <quote>adds 5 points</quote>. Added a section about Gold Crowns which reads <quote>The currency of Magador is the Gold Crown. These are always carried in the Belt Pouch. It will hold a maximum of fifty Crowns.</quote><!--ERRTAG-RE-35809-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>safe-keeping</quote> with <quote>safekeeping</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-35809-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-DE-35140-ITEM--> Deleted <quote>(see the inside front cover of this book)</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-DE-35140-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-40946-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>(eg Gold Dagger</quote> with <quote>(e.g. Gold Dagger</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-40946-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-36319-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrows</quote> with <quote>Arrows</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-36319-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-39864-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>quiver</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-39864-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-37113-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>BROADSWORD</quote> with <quote>Broadsword</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37113-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-37196-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>BOW</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37196-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-37292-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>QUIVER</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37292-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-37805-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>DAGGER</quote> with <quote>Dagger</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-37805-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-38196-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>SWORD</quote> with <quote>Sword</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-38196-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-38293-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>MEALS</quote> with <quote>Meals</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-38293-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-38729-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ROPE</quote> with <quote>Rope</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-38729-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-39131-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>POTION OF LAUMSPUR</quote> with <quote>Potion of Laumspur</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-39131-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-39691-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>AXE</quote> with <quote>Axe</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-39691-ITEM-->Replaced <quote>combat, therefore</quote> with <quote>combat; therefore</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</a>) Removed <quote>on the inside back cover of this book</quote>. Replaced <quote>on the page after the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a></quote> with <quote>in the back of this book</quote>, <quote>Lone Wolf (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 32)</quote> with <quote>Lone Wolf (<typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 27)</quote>, and <quote>adds 3 points</quote> with <quote>adds 8 points</quote>. Replaced <quote>points reduced</quote> with <quote>points possibly reduced</quote>. Replaced <quote>to zero</quote> with <quote>to zero or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead.</quote> with <quote>at which point that combatant is declared dead.</quote>.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="levels">Levels of Kai Grand Mastership</a>) Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Kai-Blast</quote> with <quote>Kai-blast</quote>. Replaced <quote>surface, eg:</quote> with <quote>surfaces, e.g.</quote>, <quote>Kai Surge</quote> with <quote>Kai-surge</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>arrow, or arrow-like</quote> with <quote>Arrow or Arrow-like</quote>, <quote>lava and</quote> with <quote>lava, and</quote>, and <quote>body-weight</quote> with <quote>body weight</quote>. Added <quote>(7 Disciplines)</quote> after <quote>Sun Lord</quote>. Removed the quotation marks around <quote>Lightning Hand</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-57185-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-57185-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-59140-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ie. lightning</quote> with <quote>i.e. lightning</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-59140-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-60783-ITEM--> Replaced <quote><ch.lsquot/>Improved Grand Master Disciplines<ch.rsquot/></quote> with <quote><cite>Improved Grand Master Disciplines</cite></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-60783-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-53768-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spells</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spells</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-53768-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-58099-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell <ch.lsquot/>Lightning Hand<ch.rsquot/></quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Lightning Hand</spell></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-58099-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-60406-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spells</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spells</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-60406-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-58448-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ie. they</quote> with <quote>i.e. they</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-58448-ITEM--> Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="kaiwisdm">Grand Master<ch.apos/>s Wisdom</a>) Moved this section of the book to its normal position after <a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
+
+ <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-63440-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai aspirants</quote> with <quote>Kai Aspirants</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63440-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-63972-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>urges Rimoah,</quote> with <quote>urges Rimoah.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63972-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-65775-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>iceboat</quote> with <quote>ice-boat</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-65775-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-65937-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>seven days the pilot</quote> with <quote>seven days, the pilot</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-65937-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-65461-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>pack ice</quote> with <quote>pack-ice</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-65461-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lord Rimoah, then</quote> with <quote>Lord Rimoah; then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect3">3</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-67530-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-67530-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-68158-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-68158-ITEM--> </p>
<p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-71213-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Click</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>click</onomatopoeia></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-71213-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-72055-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-72055-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect7">7</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-72582-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>beyond you</quote> with <quote>beyond, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-72582-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-73183-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>it as if</quote> with <quote>it is as if</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-73183-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect8">8</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-75028-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-75028-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-75303-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you cannot</quote> with <quote>If you do not</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-75303-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect9">9</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-75861-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ultra-violet</quote> with <quote>ultraviolet</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-75861-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect13">13</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-81799-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sea water</quote> with <quote>seawater</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-81799-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-83432-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>undead who were swarming</quote> with <quote>undead who are swarming</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-83432-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect15">15</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-85157-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>item</quote> with <quote>Item</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-85157-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-84736-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rough hewn</quote> with <quote>rough-hewn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-84736-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-83432-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>undead who were swarming</quote> with <quote>undead that are swarming</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-83432-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect15">15</a>) Replaced <quote>rough hewn</quote> with <quote>rough-hewn</quote>, <quote>hand-hold</quote> with <quote>handhold</quote>, and <quote>item</quote> with <quote>Item</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect17">17</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-87045-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-87045-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect18">18</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-87112-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Skark oil</quote> with <quote>skark oil</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-87112-ITEM--> Began a new paragraph before <quote>Do not fear,<ch.ellips/></quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-88112-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you reply, <ch.lsquot/>I shall soon return.<ch.rsquot/></quote> with <quote>you reply. <ch.lsquot/>I shall soon return.<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-88112-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect19">19</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-88807-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-88807-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-88888-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>attained, above</quote> with <quote>attained above</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-88888-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-89634-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>now-open</quote> with <quote>now open</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-89634-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-90182-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>free-standing</quote> with <quote>freestanding</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-90182-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect22">22</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-93654-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>freestate</quote> with <quote>Freeland state</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-93654-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-94349-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>in previous Lone Wolf adventures</quote> with <quote>in any previous Lone Wolf adventures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94349-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-94491-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you have not</quote> with <quote>If you did not</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94491-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect22">22</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-93654-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>freestate</quote> with <quote>Freeland state</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-93654-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-94349-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>in previous Lone Wolf adventures</quote> with <quote>in any previous Lone Wolf adventures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94349-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-94491-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If you have not</quote> with <quote>If you did not</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94491-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>King<ch.apos/> greeting, then</quote> with <quote>King<ch.apos/>s greeting; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect23">23</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-94868-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ixian undead</quote> with <quote>Ixian Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94868-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect24">24</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-96008-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>your psi-screen</quote> with <quote>your Psi-screen</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-96008-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-96797-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>head in which</quote> with <quote>head from which</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-96797-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect25">25</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-97640-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-97640-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect26">26</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-98551-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>camouflage</quote> with <quote>Camouflage</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98551-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-99039-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-99039-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect26">26</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-99039-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-99039-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect29">29</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-100780-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>spell<ch.emdash/><spell>Slow Fall</spell><ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>spell <spell>Slow Fall</spell> and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-100780-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect30">30</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-101182-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai camouflage</quote> with <quote>Kai Camouflage</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-101182-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-103910-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>free-standing</quote> with <quote>freestanding</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-103910-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-109630-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>two directions</quote> with <quote>two directions.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-109630-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-107138-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>zigzaging</quote> with <quote>zigzagging</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-107138-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-108002-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-108002-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-109630-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>two directions</quote> with <quote>two directions.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-109630-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect35">35</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-111090-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Mindblast and Kai-surge</quote> with <quote>Mindblast, Psi-surge, and Kai-surge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-111090-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-107138-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>zigzaging</quote> with <quote>zigzagging</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-107138-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-108002-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-108002-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect38">38</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-109561-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-109561-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-110397-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-110397-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-111096-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>splutters, <ch.lsquot/>it<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>splutters. <ch.lsquot/>It<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-111096-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-111431-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Upon the instant</quote> with <quote>At the instant</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-111431-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-111723-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-111723-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect42">42</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-113672-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ixian undead</quote> with <quote>Ixian Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-113672-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-118529-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Battlespell</quote> with <quote>battle-spell</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-118529-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-118714-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>power word<ch.emdash/>Gloar!<ch.emdash/>at</quote> with <quote>power word <spell>Gloar!</spell> at</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-118714-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-118529-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Battlespell</quote> with <quote>battle-spell</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-118529-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-118714-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>power word<ch.emdash/>Gloar!<ch.emdash/>at</quote> with <quote>power word <spell>Gloar!</spell> at</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-118714-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>keyhole, then</quote> with <quote>keyhole; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect48">48</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-120076-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>battle cry</quote> with <quote>battle-cry</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-120076-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect50">50</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-122808-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ixian undead</quote> with <quote>Ixian Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-122808-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect52">52</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-125276-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-125276-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect57">57</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-130610-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>minions you</quote> with <quote>minions, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-130610-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect59">59</a>) Moved the choice to use Telegnosis to the first position in the list. <!--ERRTAG-RE-133768-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Lord, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Lord or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-133768-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-135239-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/><spell>Sense Evil</spell><ch.emdash/>you</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Sense Evil</spell> you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135239-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-135979-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>gods</quote> with <quote>Gods</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-135979-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-136066-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>he splutters, <ch.lsquot/>it<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>he splutters. <ch.lsquot/>It<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136066-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-136622-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136622-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-137114-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-137114-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-136622-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136622-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-137114-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-137114-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect63">63</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-138321-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-138321-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect66">66</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-141180-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Hard a-port!</quote> with <quote>Hard aport!</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-141180-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-143354-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos horde</quote> with <quote>Chaos-horde</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-143354-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect68">68</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-144645-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>all of your Backpack items</quote> with <quote>all of your Backpack Items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-144645-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>) Replaced <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>. <!--ERRTAG-RE-143354-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos horde</quote> with <quote>Chaos-horde</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-143354-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect68">68</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-144645-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>all of your Backpack items</quote> with <quote>all of your Backpack Items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-144645-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>wildly, then</quote> with <quote>wildly; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect69">69</a>) Changed the illustration from being numbered (Illustration V) to an unnumbered minor illustration similar to how puzzles are handled in other books.<!--ERRTAG-RE-149955-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>following grid</quote> with <quote>grid</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-149955-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect72">72</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-147920-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-147920-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect73">73</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-149236-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>main mast</quote> with <quote>mainmast</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-149236-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect74">74</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-150483-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Bulkhead door</quote> with <quote>Bulkhead Door</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-150483-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect75">75</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RA-151246-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-151246-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-151571-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>delete this weapon</quote> with <quote>delete this Weapon</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151571-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect74">74</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-150483-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Bulkhead door</quote> with <quote>Bulkhead Door</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-150483-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>zero</quote> with <quote>zero or below</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect75">75</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RA-151246-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-151246-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-151571-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>delete this weapon</quote> with <quote>delete this Weapon</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151571-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>pre-emptive</quote> with <quote>preemptive</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect76">76</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-152987-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>plan you</quote> with <quote>plan, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-152987-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect77">77</a>) Reduced the illustration number from VI to V. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect77">77</a>) Reduced the illustration number from VI to V (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect79">79</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-156560-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-156560-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-156436-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-156436-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect80">80</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-157739-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>creamy-coloured</quote> with <quote>cream-coloured</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-157739-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect81">81</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-159182-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Bulkhead door</quote> with <quote>Bulkhead Door</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-159182-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect81">81</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-159182-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Bulkhead door</quote> with <quote>Bulkhead Door</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-159182-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>zero</quote> with <quote>zero or below</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect83">83</a>) Replaced <quote>north-western</quote> with <quote>northwestern</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect84">84</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-163440-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-163440-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect86">86</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-163827-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-163827-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-168519-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>8</quote> with <quote>9</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168519-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-166240-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>at its centre</quote> with <quote>from its centre</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-166240-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-167148-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>round, by</quote> with <quote>round by</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-167148-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from VII to VI. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect86">86</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-163827-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-163827-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-168519-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>8</quote> with <quote>9</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168519-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>above it, then</quote> with <quote>above it; then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-166240-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>at its centre</quote> with <quote>from its centre</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-166240-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-167148-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>round, by</quote> with <quote>round by</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-167148-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from VII to VI (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-167909-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>raising a Deathstaff</quote> with <quote>raising the Deathstaff</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-167909-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect92">92</a>) Replaced <quote>its feet, then</quote> with <quote>its feet; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect101">101</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-178944-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>korlinium scabbard</quote> with <quote>Korlinium Scabbard</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-178944-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect103">103</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-181803-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-181803-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect104">104</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-182574-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>still to be</quote> with <quote>to still be</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-182574-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect117">117</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-195749-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>court martial</quote> with <quote>court-martial</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-195749-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect118">118</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-197377-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-197377-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect120">120</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-199244-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-199244-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect121">121</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-197731-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Lightning Hand<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Lightning Hand</spell> and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-197731-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from VIII to VII. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect121">121</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-197731-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Lightning Hand<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Lightning Hand</spell> and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-197731-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from VIII to VII (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect123">123</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-202090-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-202090-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect124">124</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-203234-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>hurling towards</quote> with <quote>hurtling towards</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-203234-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-203527-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>both</quote> with <quote><em>both</em></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-203527-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect127">127</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-205201-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>galley</quote> with <quote>gallery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-205201-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect128">128</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-206415-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>place it into your belt</quote> with <quote>stow it in your belt</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-206415-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-206849-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>in Magnamund</quote> with <quote>on Magnamund</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-206849-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect130">130</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-210163-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Mindblast and Kai-surge</quote> with <quote>Mindblast, Psi-surge, and Kai-surge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-210163-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect130">130</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-210163-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Mindblast and Kai-surge</quote> with <quote>Mindblast, Psi-surge, and Kai-surge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-210163-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect131">131</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-208843-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-208843-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect132">132</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-210597-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ixian undead</quote> with <quote>Ixian Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-210597-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-209083-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/><spell>Breathe Water</spell></quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Breathe Water</spell></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-209083-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect132">132</a>) Replaced <quote>head first</quote> with <quote>head-first</quote> and <quote>Ixian undead</quote> with <quote>Ixian Undead</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-209083-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/><spell>Breathe Water</spell></quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Breathe Water</spell></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-209083-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sea water</quote> with <quote>seawater</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect135">135</a>)Replaced <quote>tip; the</quote> with <quote>tip<ch.emdash/>the</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect136">136</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-212449-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Levitation</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Levitation</spell></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-212449-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect137">137</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-216006-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-216006-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-216266-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos horde</quote> with <quote>Chaos-horde</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-216266-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-217422-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Backpack items</quote> with <quote>Backpack Items</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-217422-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect139">139</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-218512-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>disciplines</quote> with <quote>Disciplines</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-218512-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect140">140</a>) Reduced the illustration number from IX to VIII. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect140">140</a>) Reduced the illustration number from IX to VIII (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect141">141</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-222108-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>millenniums</quote> with <quote>millennia</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-222108-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect143">143</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-224359-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>free-standing</quote> with <quote>freestanding</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-224359-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-226631-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos horde</quote> with <quote>Chaos-horde</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-226631-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-226631-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos horde</quote> with <quote>Chaos-horde</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-226631-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>their misshapen form</quote> with <quote>their misshapen forms</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-227734-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>infra-red</quote> with <quote>infrared</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-227734-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect147">146</a>) Replaced <quote>south-easterly</quote> with <quote>southeasterly</quote>. Replaced <quote>south-westerly</quote> with <quote>southwesterly</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-230763-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ghosts, in</quote> with <quote>Ghosts in</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-230763-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-231547-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-231547-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect152">152</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-234972-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Lord, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Lord or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-234972-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-235533-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-235533-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-236097-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>main mast</quote> with <quote>mainmast</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-236097-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from X to IX. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-236097-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>main mast</quote> with <quote>mainmast</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-236097-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from X to IX (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect154">154</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-237766-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-237766-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect155">155</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-238772-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>shortlived</quote> with <quote>short-lived</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-238772-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect156">156</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-239673-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cavern; by</quote> with <quote>cavern: by</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-239673-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect161">161</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-244423-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Thane or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-244423-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect161">161</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-250149-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Thane</quote> (Sun Thane is the highest possible rank).<!--/ERRTAG-RE-250149-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-246098-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Above you</quote> with <quote>Above, you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246098-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-246396-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>hilt of rusty sword</quote> with <quote>hilt of a rusty sword</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246396-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-246496-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>turn to 126</quote> with <quote>turn to 26</quote> (cf. Sections <a idref="sect37">37</a>, <a idref="sect58">58</a>, and <a idref="sect247">247</a>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246496-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect164">164</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-247617-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>in Magnamund</quote> with <quote>on Magnamund</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-247617-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect165">165</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-249397-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lord, or higher</quote> with <quote>Lord or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-249397-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-250051-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-250051-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XI to X. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect165">165</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-249397-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lord, or higher</quote> with <quote>Lord or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-249397-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-250051-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-250051-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XI to X (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).<!--ERRTAG-RE-259452-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>race of the Old Kingdom</quote> with <quote>race of the Old Kingdoms</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259452-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect166">166</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-250332-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>me my</quote> with <quote>me, my</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-250332-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect167">167</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-251910-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bonuses to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ></quote> with <quote>bonuses</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-251910-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-253493-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Mindblast and Kai-surge</quote> with <quote>Mindblast, Psi-surge, and Kai-surge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-253493-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>) Replaced <quote>eye-sockets</quote> with <quote>eye sockets</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect171">171</a>) Replaced <quote>face-down</quote> with <quote>face down</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect173">173</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-259049-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259049-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect175">175</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-260752-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-260752-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-264501-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>have picked</quote> with <quote>have picked.</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-264501-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect176">176</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-258103-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Levitation<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Levitation</spell> and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-258103-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-261529-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-261529-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect178">178</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-265009-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265009-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect180">180</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-265312-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265312-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-265801-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Special Item, do not</quote> with <quote>Special Item, or do not</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265801-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect181">181</a>) Reduced the illustration number from XII to XI. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-265861-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>down-draught</quote> with <quote>down-draft</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-265861-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-271699-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271699-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-271813-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>creamy-coloured</quote> with <quote>cream-coloured</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271813-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-271900-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sky, beat</quote> with <quote>sky beat</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271900-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-272627-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-272627-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect181">181</a>) Reduced the illustration number from XII to XI (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect183">183</a>) Replaced <quote>eye-sockets</quote> with <quote>eye sockets</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-271699-ITEM-->Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271699-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-271813-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>creamy-coloured</quote> with <quote>cream-coloured</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271813-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-271900-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sky, beat</quote> with <quote>sky beat</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-271900-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-272627-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-272627-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect186">186</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-274268-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>main mast</quote> with <quote>mainmast</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-274268-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-275996-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>collison</quote> with <quote>collision</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-275996-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-277074-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-277074-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-277215-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>grudgingly to retreat</quote> with <quote>to retreat grudgingly</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-277215-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect191">191</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-278446-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>attack upon the</quote> with <quote>attack the</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-278446-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-275996-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>collison</quote> with <quote>collision</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-275996-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>directions, then</quote> with <quote>directions;then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-277215-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>grudgingly to retreat</quote> with <quote>to retreat grudgingly</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-277215-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect191">191</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-278446-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>attack upon the</quote> with <quote>attack the</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-278446-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>pre-empted</quote> with <quote>preempted</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-280795-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>free-standing</quote> with <quote>freestanding</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-280795-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect193">193</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-282679-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282679-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect194">194</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-282913-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>korlinium scabbard</quote> with <quote>Korlinium Scabbard</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282913-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect195">195</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-285121-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cry, <ch.lsquot/>Ishir</quote> with <quote>cry. <ch.lsquot/>Ishir</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285121-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XIII to XII. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-285729-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Fearing your survival</quote> with <quote>Fearing for your survival</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285729-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-286336-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Thane or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-286336-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-286539-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lord, or higher</quote> with <quote>Lord or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-286539-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect195">195</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-285121-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cry, <ch.lsquot/>Ishir</quote> with <quote>cry. <ch.lsquot/>Ishir</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285121-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XIII to XII (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).<!--ERRTAG-RE-290089-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>hundred leagues</quote> with <quote>hundred yards</quote>. The ship surfaces only one mile away, and now is somehow approaching from a much greater distance?.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-290089-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-285729-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Fearing your survival</quote> with <quote>Fearing for your survival</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-285729-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-286539-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lord, or higher</quote> with <quote>Lord or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-286539-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-292491-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Thane</quote> (Sun Thane is the highest possible rank).<!--/ERRTAG-RE-292491-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect200">200</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-292181-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-292181-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect201">201</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-292595-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>main mast</quote> with <quote>mainmast</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-292595-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect202">202</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-292820-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-292820-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect203">203</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-293855-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-293855-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-295051-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>free-standing</quote> with <quote>freestanding</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-295051-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect206">206</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-298425-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Crack!</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>crack!</onomatopoeia></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-298425-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>) Reduced the illustration number from XIV to XIII. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>) Reduced the illustration number from XIV to XIII (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).<!--ERRTAG-RE-305784-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>troop of undead soldiers are</quote> with <quote>troop of undead soldiers is</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-305784-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cavern; by</quote> with <quote>cavern: by</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect209">209</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-303096-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>falter and</quote> with <quote>falter, and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-303096-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-303201-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>counter-attack</quote> with <quote>counterattack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-303201-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect211">211</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-305179-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>explosion white-hot</quote> with <quote>explosion of white-hot</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-305179-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect212">212</a>) Replaced <quote>icy chill, then</quote> with <quote>icy chill; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-306850-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>chamber, is</quote> with <quote>chamber is</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-306850-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect216">216</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-310390-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-310390-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-311030-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>fight, you</quote> with <quote>fight you</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-311030-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-307042-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Counterspell<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Counterspell</spell> and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-307042-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-307042-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Counterspell<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Counterspell</spell> and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-307042-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>electricity, then</quote> with <quote>electricity; then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect218">218</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-312220-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lavas come swooping down</quote> with <quote>Lavas comes swooping down</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-312220-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-312378-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-312378-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-312735-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>towards the Tagazin</quote> with <quote>towards Tagazin</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-312735-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-312948-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-312948-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>) Removed the quotation marks around Banedon's warning. <!--ERRTAG-RE-314228-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>korlinium scabbard</quote> with <quote>Korlinium Scabbard</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-314228-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-314696-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>another weapon</quote> with <quote>another Weapon</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-314696-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>) Removed the quotation marks around Banedon<ch.apos/>s warning. <!--ERRTAG-RE-314228-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>korlinium scabbard</quote> with <quote>Korlinium Scabbard</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-314228-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-314696-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>another weapon</quote> with <quote>another Weapon</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-314696-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-322048-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Dessi stone</quote> with <quote>Dessi Stone</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-322048-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-322174-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>weapon</quote> with <quote>Weapon</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-322174-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect223">223</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-318810-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-318810-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect224">224</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-327201-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>from which the Tozaz is infamous</quote> with <quote>for which the Tozaz is infamous</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-327201-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect225">225</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-321679-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>coiled or otherwise</quote> with <quote>oiled or otherwise</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-321679-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-323154-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-323154-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect229">229</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RA-325620-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-325620-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XV to XIV. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect229">229</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RA-325620-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-325620-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XV to XIV (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect230">230</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-326382-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/><spell>Strength</spell><ch.emdash/>and, within seconds</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Strength</spell>, and within seconds</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-326382-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-326547-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-326547-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-326817-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-326817-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-326904-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>out-distance</quote> with <quote>outdistance</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-326904-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect231">231</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-328152-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>suprise</quote> with <quote>surprise</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-328152-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect233">233</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-329219-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>splutters, <ch.lsquot/>it<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>splutters. <ch.lsquot/>It<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-329219-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect234">234</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-329854-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cover avoiding</quote> with <quote>cover, avoiding</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-329854-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect235">235</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RA-330691-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-330691-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect236">236</a>) Replaced <quote>sea water</quote> with <quote>seawater</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect239">239</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-335522-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ixian undead</quote> with <quote>Ixian Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-335522-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect241">241</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-338120-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>to see better</quote> with <quote>to better see</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-338120-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-338694-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Knight, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Knight or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-338694-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect242">242</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-339272-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ixian undead</quote> with <quote>Ixian Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-339272-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect243">243</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-339798-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai camouflage</quote> with <quote>Kai Camouflage</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-339798-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-340512-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Drakkarim undead</quote> with <quote>Drakkarim Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-340512-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XVI to XV. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect243">243</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-340512-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Drakkarim undead</quote> with <quote>Drakkarim Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-340512-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XVI to XV (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect244">244</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RA-341144-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-341144-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-341601-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-341601-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect245">245</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-343394-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-343394-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect246">246</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RA-342470-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>rope</quote> with <quote>Rope</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-342470-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect248">248</a>) Replaced <quote>my Lord</quote> with <quote>my lord</quote> in harmony with the other two occurrences in this section.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect249">249</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-345839-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ante-chamber</quote> with <quote>antechamber</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-345839-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-347418-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>action they were committing</quote> with <quote>action they were performing</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-347418-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect253">253</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-350473-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Thane or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-350473-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect253">253</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-358087-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Thane</quote> (Sun Thane is the highest possible rank).<!--/ERRTAG-RE-358087-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect254">254</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-351282-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>pre-empt</quote> with <quote>preempt</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-351282-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-351460-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Lord, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Lord or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-351460-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-351657-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-351657-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-352660-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>insticts</quote> with <quote>instincts</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-352660-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect257">257</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-353910-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-353910-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect259">259</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-356286-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-356286-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect260">260</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-357783-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Drakkarim marines</quote> with <quote>Drakkarim Marines</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-357783-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-358153-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rounds, or less</quote> with <quote>rounds or less</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-358153-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-358321-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rounds, or longer</quote> with <quote>rounds or longer</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-358321-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect261">261</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-358755-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow fire</quote> with <quote>Bow fire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-358755-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect264">264</a>) Reduced the illustration number from XVII to XVI. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-366705-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Mindblast and Kai-surge</quote> with <quote>Mindblast, Psi-surge, and Kai-surge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-366705-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect264">264</a>) Reduced the illustration number from XVII to XVI (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).<!--ERRTAG-RE-366705-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Mindblast and Kai-surge</quote> with <quote>Mindblast, Psi-surge, and Kai-surge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-366705-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect265">265</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-366442-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-366442-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect266">266</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-367702-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-367702-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-367034-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cross-winds</quote> with <quote>crosswinds</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-367034-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-368912-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-368912-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect267">267</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-368686-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-368686-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect270">270</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RA-372920-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-372920-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect272">272</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-375004-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Knight, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Knight or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-375004-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect272">272</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-375004-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Knight, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Knight or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-375004-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you increase you</quote> with <quote>you increase your</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect273">273</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-375550-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>spell<ch.emdash/><spell>Slow Fall</spell><ch.emdash/>enables</quote> with <quote>spell <spell>Slow Fall</spell> enables</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-375550-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect275">275</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-377350-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>at its centre</quote> with <quote>from its centre</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-377350-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-377853-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>round, by</quote> with <quote>round by</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-377853-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect278">278</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-380068-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>chaos-creatures</quote> with <quote>Chaos-creatures</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-380068-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-380581-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Chaos horde</quote> with <quote>Chaos Horde</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-380581-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-380937-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rounds, by</quote> with <quote>rounds by</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-380937-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect279">279</a>) Replaced <quote>shockwave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect280">280</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-382531-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>wall, more</quote> with <quote>wall more</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-382531-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect281">281</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-383145-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-383145-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-383213-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-383213-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-386365-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Mindblast and Kai-surge</quote> with <quote>Mindblast, Psi-surge, and Kai-surge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-386365-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect283">283</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-386061-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>in which</quote> with <quote>from which</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-386061-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect284">284</a>) Replaced <quote>helmsman at the bow</quote> with <quote>helmsman at the stern</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect285">285</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-389034-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rope</quote> with <quote>Rope</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-389034-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect287">287</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-390545-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-390545-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-390806-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-390806-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect287">287</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-390545-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-390545-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-390806-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-390806-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>six round</quote> with <quote>six rounds</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect288">288</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-391657-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Sixth Sense</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-391657-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-391977-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ziog: (damaged)</quote> with <quote>Ziog (damaged)</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-391977-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect289">289</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-392775-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>millenniums</quote> with <quote>millennia</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-392775-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-394654-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>millenniums</quote> with <quote>millennia</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-394654-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-396709-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-396709-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-398057-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-398057-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect296">296</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-394456-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>gutteral</quote> with <quote>guttural</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-394456-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect297">297</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-401809-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>raidant</quote> with <quote>radiant</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-401809-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect297">297</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-401809-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>raidant</quote> with <quote>radiant</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-401809-ITEM--> Removed <quote>If you have reached the Kai rank of Sun Thane, turn to 273.</quote> since Section 273 assumes you have already used Kai-alchemy, whereas in Section 297 you have chosen <em>not</em> to use this Grand Master Discipline. Replaced <quote>If you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, turn to 49.</quote> to <quote>Turn to 49.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect299">299</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-405715-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-405715-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect300">300</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-405126-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>attention, it</quote> with <quote>attention; it</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-405126-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-406351-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ixian elder</quote> with <quote>Ixian Elder</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-406351-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-407081-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Kai Sixth Sense</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-407081-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-406231-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-406231-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XVIII to XVII. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect301">301</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-408080-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-408080-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-408504-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-408504-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect310">310</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-419334-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>but only to find</quote> with <quote>only to find</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-419334-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-419963-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ixian undead</quote> with <quote>Ixian Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-419963-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XIX to XVIII. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect300">300</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-405126-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>attention, it</quote> with <quote>attention; it</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-405126-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-406351-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ixian elder</quote> with <quote>Ixian Elder</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-406351-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-407081-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Kai Sixth Sense</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-407081-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-406231-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-406231-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XVIII to XVII (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect301">301</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-408080-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-408080-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-408504-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-408504-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>en masse</quote> with <quote><foreign>en masse</foreign></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect307">307</a>) Replaced <quote>door, then</quote> with <quote>door; then</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect310">310</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-419334-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>but only to find</quote> with <quote>only to find</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-419334-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-419963-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ixian undead</quote> with <quote>Ixian Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-419963-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XIX to XVIII (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect312">312</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-421804-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-421804-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-422262-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>destroyed (erase two items of your own choosing from your Backpack list).</quote> with <quote>destroyed. (Erase two items of your own choosing from your Backpack list.)</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-422262-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect313">313</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-422716-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-422716-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-424335-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai healing</quote> with <quote>Kai Healing</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-424335-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect317">317</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-426309-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-426309-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-426674-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>chaos horde</quote> with <quote>Chaos Horde</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-426674-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect323">323</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-431671-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rope</quote> with <quote>Rope</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-431671-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect325">325</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-435199-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-435199-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-438469-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-438469-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect330">330</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-438501-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-438501-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-439820-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-439820-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect332">332</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-440661-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Thane or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-440661-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect332">332</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-440661-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Thane</quote> (Sun Thane is the highest possible rank).<!--/ERRTAG-RE-440661-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect333">333</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-443359-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-443359-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect336">336</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-443372-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Drakkarim undead</quote> with <quote>Drakkarim Undead</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-443372-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect338">338</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-444244-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>millenniums</quote> with <quote>millennia</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-444244-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect339">339</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-447186-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>korlinium scabbard</quote> with <quote>Korlinium Scabbard</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-447186-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-449135-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>main mast</quote> with <quote>mainmast</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-449135-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XX to XIX. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-449135-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>main mast</quote> with <quote>mainmast</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-449135-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XX to XIX (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect341">341</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-449754-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Demonlord<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-449754-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-450504-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If, at any time during this fight, you reduce Tagazin<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to 25 or less</quote> with <quote>If you reduce Tagazin<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score to 25 or less at any time during this fight</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-450504-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect343">343</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-452103-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>by huge frozen fountain</quote> with <quote>by a huge frozen fountain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-452103-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-452409-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lord, or higher</quote> with <quote>Lord or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-452409-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-454134-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>crystal spire</quote> with <quote>Crystal Spire</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-454134-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect346">346</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-454756-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Crack!</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>crack!</onomatopoeia></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-454756-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-455826-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-455826-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XXI to XX. (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>)</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-459748-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ardan, <ch.lsquot/>Is</quote> with <quote>Ardan. <ch.lsquot/>Is</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-459748-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-460493-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>county</quote> with <quote>country</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-460493-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-461256-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>home, and</quote> with <quote>home and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-461256-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-465248-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>DAWN OF THE DRAGONS</quote> with <quote>Dawn of the Dragons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-465248-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-455826-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>demonlord</quote> with <quote>Demonlord</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-455826-ITEM--> Reduced the illustration number from XXI to XX (see erratum for <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>).</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-459748-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Ardan, <ch.lsquot/>Is</quote> with <quote>Ardan. <ch.lsquot/>Is</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-459748-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-460493-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>county</quote> with <quote>country</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-460493-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-461256-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>home, and</quote> with <quote>home and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-461256-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-465248-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>DAWN OF THE DRAGONS</quote> with <quote><cite>Dawn of the Dragons</cite></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-465248-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-467312-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>grave news I<ch.apos/>m afraid</quote> with <quote>grave news, I<ch.apos/>m afraid</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-467312-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="crsumary">Combat Rules Summary</a>) Replaced <quote>cross reference</quote> with <quote>cross-reference</quote>, <quote>top of chart</quote> with <quote>top of the chart</quote>, and <quote>fall to 0</quote> with <quote>falls to 0 or below</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai Disciplines</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Disciplines</quote>. Replaced <quote>Pick number from</quote> with <quote>Pick a number from the</quote>. Replaced <quote>Turn to Combat</quote> with <quote>Turn to the Combat</quote>. Replaced <quote>to random number</quote> with <quote>to the random number</quote>. Replaced <quote>when ENDURANCE</quote> with <quote>when the ENDURANCE</quote>. Replaced <quote>ignored, only</quote> with <quote>ignored; only</quote>.</p>
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- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) The Discipline bonuses mentioned do not affect your permanent scores. If you have completed previous adventures, the Disciplines that you have mastered may still be beneficial. See the Grand Master Rules section of the <a href="&link.rh;">Rules Handbook</a> for details.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Note that this list now includes the Silver Bracers and Korlinium Scabbard. These items are restored to the list of permissible items from the Kai and Magnakai series again in this book after being omitted beginning in <bookref book="14tcok" section="gamerulz">The Captives of Kaag</bookref>. Presumably, therefore, it should be permissible to leave the Silver Bracers and Korlinium Scabbard in safekeeping at the monastery during the previous books and retrieve them at the outset of this adventure.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>) The rules of the books in the Magnakai series (6<ch.endash/>12) and the fact that the <quote>rank of Kai Grand Defender<ch.ellips/> means you are skilled in two<ch.ellips/> weapons</quote> imply that for each book that you complete of the Grand Master series (13<ch.endash/>20), you will gain mastery of an additional Kai weapon. For example, if you complete <cite>The Plague Lords of Ruel</cite> and have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery at the beginning of the next book, you can choose an additional Weapon from the list to have Mastery of.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Grand Master Disciplines</a>) The <spell>Strength</spell> spell is, in practice, also used in armed combat contrary to what is indicated here.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect10">10</a>) This is the correct answer to the crystal dais grid in <a idref="sect69">Section 69</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>) This is the correct answer to the ancient, green crystal lock in <a idref="sect213">Section 213</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect69">69</a>) The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct. You have only one chance to guess at the correct answer. If you guess incorrectly, <a idref="sect139">turn immediately to 139</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Kajarda may be undead.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) This is the correct answer to the intricate lockplate in the center of the green crystal door in <a idref="sect322">Section 322</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect125">125</a>) Kajarda may be undead.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect179">179</a>) It is unclear whether Grand Huntmastery<ch.emdash/>or the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery<ch.emdash/>should help you find food in this situation.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>) The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct. You have only one chance to guess at the correct answer. If you guess incorrectly, <a idref="sect199">turn immediately to 199</a>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect239">239</a>) There is no path which leads to this section of the book. It is functionally identical to <a idref="sect23">Section 23</a> and <a idref="sect242">Section 242</a>, and therefore its isolation does not affect the gameplay of the book.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect287">287</a>) Kajarda may be undead.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect322">322</a>) The section corresponding to the correct answer will have a footnote confirming that it is indeed correct. You have only one chance to guess at the correct answer. If you guess incorrectly, <a idref="sect84">turn immediately to 84</a>.</p>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>Six large, spindly-limbed black insectoids, each with a ghoulish head<ch.ellips/></description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>Tagazin launches himself through the air, clawed paws outstretched.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>The chaos creatures watch your ascent eagerly.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>The Deathlord Ixiataaga slashes at your face with the Deathstaff.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>The creature<ch.apos/>s body is a mass of slimy tentacles, tipped with venomous claws.</description>
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- <illustration id="bw-ill7" class="float">
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>The ghastly creature comes leaping at you from the gangplank.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>You see a few stone buildings around a fortified stone tower.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>One of the undead warriors utters a chilling liturgy over the corpses of the slain.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>A troop of skeletal warriors marches stiffly towards the plaza.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>A high prowed ship glistening with ice and frost looms out of the eerie mist.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>It is as if you are looking into the ghastly maw of a hungry sea predator.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>A horde of bloated corpse-things, humanoid horrors and skeletal warriors approach you.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>The two undead soldiers rush towards you.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>The Lencian<ch.apos/>s sword is corroded by the creature<ch.apos/>s foul blood.</description>
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- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>Freed from the magical prison, Deathlord Ixiataaga takes the Deathstaff in glee.</description>
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- <illustration id="bw-ill18" class="float">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>Captain Lanza fights the maniacal horde of skeletal warriors.</description>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="ill18.gif" width="386" height="583"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="ill18.pdf" width="386" height="583"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-ill19" class="float">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>The ice-boat is now a burned wreck lying at the bottom of the harbour.</description>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="ill19.gif" width="386" height="610"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="ill19.pdf" width="386" height="610"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-ill20" class="float">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- <description>The golden-winged escorts come diving down to attack you with beak and claw.</description>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="ill20.gif" width="386" height="510"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="ill20.pdf" width="386" height="510"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-map">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="map.jpg" width="1024" height="768" class="html" />
- <instance src="map.pdf" width="1024" height="768" class="pdf" />
- </illustration>
-
- <illgroup idref="action" class="visible">
- <illustration id="acstats" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez/Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="acstats.gif" width="386" height="286" class="html" mime-type="image/gif" />
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="acdscplz" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez/Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="acdscplz.gif" width="386" height="234" class="html" mime-type="image/gif" />
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="acitems" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez/Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="acitems.gif" width="386" height="161" class="html" mime-type="image/gif" />
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="acbckpck" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez/Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="acbckpck.gif" width="386" height="137" class="html" mime-type="image/gif" />
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="acspcl" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>JC Alvarez/Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="acspcl.gif" width="386" height="280" class="html" mime-type="image/gif" />
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="ac1" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="ac1.tex" width="400" height="500" class="tex" />
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="ac2" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="ac2.tex" width="400" height="500" class="tex" />
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="ac3" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="ac3.tex" width="400" height="500" class="tex" />
- </illustration>
- </illgroup>
-
- <illgroup idref="crtable" class="hidden">
- <illustration id="crtneg" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="crtneg.gif" width="386" height="472" class="html" mime-type="image/gif" />
- <instance src="crtneg.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex" />
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="crtpos" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="crtpos.gif" width="386" height="472" class="html" mime-type="image/gif" />
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- </illustration>
- </illgroup>
-
- <illgroup class="hidden">
- <illustration id="rnt" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Jonathan Blake</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance src="random.gif" width="332" height="432" class="html" mime-type="image/gif" />
- <instance src="random.tex" width="380" height="500" class="tex" />
- </illustration>
- </illgroup>
- </illustrations>
-
- <data/>
+ <data>
+ <ul class="unbulleted">
+ <li>Illustration I (<a idref="sect14">Section 14</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration II (<a idref="sect22">Section 22</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration III (<a idref="sect37">Section 37</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration IV (<a idref="sect53">Section 53</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration V (<a idref="sect72">Section 72</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration VI (<a idref="sect89">Section 89</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration VII (<a idref="sect142">Section 142</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration VIII (<a idref="sect150">Section 150</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration IX (<a idref="sect169">Section 169</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration X (<a idref="sect193">Section 193</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration XI (<a idref="sect218">Section 218</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration XII (<a idref="sect226">Section 226</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration XIII (<a idref="sect229">Section 229</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration XIV (<a idref="sect263">Section 263</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration XV (<a idref="sect281">Section 281</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration XVI (<a idref="sect293">Section 293</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration XVII (<a idref="sect300">Section 300</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration XVIII (<a idref="sect318">Section 318</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration XIX (<a idref="sect328">Section 328</a>)</li>
+ <li>Illustration XX (<a idref="sect350">Section 350</a>)</li>
+ <li><a idref="map">Ixia <ch.ampersand/> the Hardlands</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="action">Action Chart</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </data>
</section>
<section class="backmatter" id="secill">
<meta><title>Secondary Illustrations</title></meta>
- <illustrations>
- <illustration id="bw-small3" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small3.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small3.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small10" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small10.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small10.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small2" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small2.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small2.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small12" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small12.gif" width="386" height="122"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small12.pdf" width="386" height="122"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small13" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small13.gif" width="386" height="109"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small13.pdf" width="386" height="109"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small6" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small6.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small6.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small11" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small11.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small11.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small4" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small4.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small4.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small9" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small9.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small9.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small8" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small8.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small8.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small5" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small5.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small5.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small1" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small1.gif" width="386" height="147"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small1.pdf" width="386" height="147"/>
- </illustration>
-
- <illustration id="bw-small7" class="inline">
- <meta>
- <creator>Brian Williams</creator>
- </meta>
- <instance class="html" src="small7.gif" width="386" height="150"/>
- <instance class="pdf" src="small7.pdf" width="386" height="150"/>
- </illustration>
- </illustrations>
- <data/>
+ <data>
+ <ul class="unbulleted">
+ <li><a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="discplnz">Kai Disciplines</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect7">Section 7</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect20">Section 20</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect22">Section 22</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect32">Section 32</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect48">Section 48</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect56">Section 56</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect69">Section 69</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect94">Section 94</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect106">Section 106</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect107">Section 107</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect141">Section 141</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect143">Section 143</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect150">Section 150</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect180">Section 180</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect181">Section 181</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect192">Section 192</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect197">Section 197</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect202">Section 202</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect203">Section 203</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect206">Section 206</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect214">Section 214</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect289">Section 289</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect295">Section 295</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect338">Section 338</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </data>
</section>
+
</data>
</section>
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