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- <date class="publication"><year>2007</year><month>9</month><day>17</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2008</year><month>4</month><day>24</day></date>
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<p>You are Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>Kai Grand Master of Sommerlund. During your long voyage home from a successful quest you discover the Dark God Naar is poised to unleash a horde of fire-breathing dragons upon the Kai Monastery. Will his agents assassinate you <foreign xml:lang="fr">en route</foreign>? Or will you manage to arrive at your monastery in time to take command of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-1209-->New Order<!--/ERRTAG-RE-1209--> of young Kai warriors in what could be their first and final battle against Naar<ch.apos/>s champions of evil?</p>
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<line>Melvin Mah</line>
<line>Simon Osborne</line>
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<line>JC Alvarez</line>
<line>Jonathan Blake</line>
<p>In the deepest subterranean level of the monastery, one 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 an earlier quest for Kai knowledge. In this vault, bathed in the golden light of those radiant gems, 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 Brotherhood 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 years following your victory over the Darklords, peace has reigned victorious and the peoples of the Free Kingdoms rejoice in the knowledge that the evil which once threatened to destroy them has been banished from the face of Magnamund. 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 fleshly 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 the Dark God 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>In the years following your victory over the Darklords, peace has reigned victorious and the peoples of the Free Kingdoms rejoice in the knowledge that the evil which once threatened to destroy them has been banished from the face of Magnamund. 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 the Dark God 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. One such minion, the powerful Deathlord of Ixia, threatened to enslave the free nations of Magnamund with a weapon forged by Naar himself. Bravely you ventured alone into the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s icy domain and confronted him in a life-or-death battle in which you were triumphant. However, as you were returning from the Deathlord<ch.apos/>s frigid realm you learned that Sommerlund had been attacked. In your absence, Naar had sent forth a host of dragon-creatures to destroy the New Order of the Kai and lay waste to your homeland.</p>
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<p>Before you set off on your long journey to Sommerlund you take with you a <a idref="map">map of Northern Magnamund</a> and a pouch of gold. To find out how much gold is in the pouch, pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> and add 20 to the number you have picked. The total equals the number of Gold Crowns inside the pouch, and you should now enter this number in the <quote>Gold Crowns</quote> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
- <p>If you have successfully completed any of the previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures (Books 1<ch.endash/>17), you may add this sum to the total sum of crowns you already possess. Fifty Crowns is the maximum you can carry, but additional Crowns can be left in safekeeping at your monastery.</p>
- <p>You can take four items from the list below, again adding to these, if necessary, any you may already possess from previous adventures (remember, you are still limited to two weapons, but you may now carry a maximum of ten Backpack Items).</p>
+ <p>If you have successfully completed any of the previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures (Books 1<ch.endash/>17), you may add this sum to the total sum of Crowns you already possess. Fifty Crowns is the maximum you can carry, but additional Crowns can be left in safekeeping at your monastery.</p>
+ <p>You can take four items from the list below, again adding to these, if necessary, any you may already possess from previous adventures (remember, you are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry a maximum of ten Backpack Items).</p>
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<li><p>Quarterstaff (Weapons)</p></li>
<li><p>Bow (Weapons)</p></li>
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- <p>You set sail from Vadera harbour on a bitterly cold, grey, late winters day. The masts of your host ship, the Lencian clipper <cite>Saxin</cite>, have been rigged with every available square inch of canvas to catch the prevailing winds that will, with luck, propel you quickly to Talestria<ch.emdash/>the first stage of your long journey home. The clipper is a sleek and impressive craft and its departure does not go unnoticed, yet of all the many Lencians who have turned out to watch and wave it farewell, only King Sarnac and his closest advisors know the true purpose of its voyage.</p>
+ <p>You set sail from Vadera harbour on a bitterly cold, grey, late winter<ch.apos/>s day. The masts of your host ship, the Lencian clipper <cite>Saxin</cite>, have been rigged with every available square inch of canvas to catch the prevailing winds that will, with luck, propel you quickly to Talestria<ch.emdash/>the first stage of your long journey home. The clipper is a sleek and impressive craft and its departure does not go unnoticed, yet of all the many Lencians who have turned out to watch and wave it farewell, only King Sarnac and his closest advisors know the true purpose of its voyage.</p>
<p>Once the <cite>Saxin</cite> is beyond the sheltering walls of Vadera harbour, <!--ERRTAG-RE-60736-->its captain<!--/ERRTAG-RE-60736--> charts an easterly course along the Tentarias<ch.emdash/>the chain of seas and landlocked lakes which separate the two continents of Magnamund. You and your companion, Lord Ardan, settle into the ship<ch.apos/>s easy routine and, with few on-board duties to perform, you endeavour to pass the long hours constructively. With the aid of a <a idref="map">map</a> which he gives to you, Ardan briefs you on the route you should travel if you are to reach Sommerlund as swiftly as possible. You spend your time discussing the details of the route and pondering the new Evil which now threatens your homeland and the Kai.</p>
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<p>Every night, as you lie awake on your bunk staring at the tarred beams of your cabin, you wish away the miles that separate you from your beloved homeland. You want, most of all, to be with your young Kai acolytes in this dark hour, but fate has seen fit to place a great distance between you. Fearful of what you may find if you arrive home too late, every night you offer up prayers to the Gods Ishir and Kai to help speed your return to Sommerlund.</p>
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<p>If you wish to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<p>Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, and distances:</p>
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- <td>20 miles</td>
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+ <line>Chod: 250 miles North</line>
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<p>You are anxious to leave hostile Eldenoran territory as soon as possible and, after checking your <a idref="map">map</a>, you set off to the south, towards the Slovian border town of Tenzha. During your ride, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
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<p>Beyond the valley lies an expanse of coarse and thorny vegetation which is alive with wild game. You stop to catch yourself an evening meal and then make camp beneath an old twisted oak (restore 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). The night passes uneventfully and at first light you resume your ride east. Shortly before midday, you arrive at the ruins of an ancient church where a signpost, pointing to the east, says:</p>
- <signpost>VANAMOR<ch.emdash/>42 miles</signpost>
+ <signpost><!--ERRTAG-RE-80830-->Vanamor<!--/ERRTAG-RE-80830--><ch.emdash/>42 miles</signpost>
<p>You allow yourself a smile; with luck you could be inside the city walls by nightfall.</p>
<p>Later in the day you see a dust cloud approaching along the road. You magnify your vision and see a dozen armed horsemen clad in ragged uniforms of green and black. A sense of unease pervades your mind; these are the colours most often worn by Eldenoran soldiers. Trusting to your Kai instincts, you steer your horse off the trail and take cover among the trees of a nearby copse.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<p>The unexpected sound of the voice jolts you to full consciousness. You look around for who it was who uttered these words and, to your surprise, you see an old man dressed in brown robes standing before you, stroking your horse<ch.apos/>s nose. Immediately you recognize the kindly face of Gwynian the Sage.</p>
<p><quote>Fate calls us together once more, Lone Wolf,</quote> he says. <quote>Come, we have much to discuss.</quote></p>
<p>And with that he takes hold of your horse<ch.apos/>s bridle and leads him across the park to a grand building. It has changed much since you were last here, but despite the new brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade you recognize Varetta<ch.apos/>s Halls of Learning.</p>
- <p>You are taken along a gravelled path to a hall, where a sign hanging over its richly-carved oak door <!--ERRTAG-RE-83320-->says <quote>LIBRARY</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-83320-->. You dismount, and Gwynian ties the reins to a ring set into the wall. Then he pushes open the door and together you enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior. Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library, marching past on either side as you walk towards another door at the far end of the hall.</p>
+ <p>You are taken along a gravelled path to a hall, where a sign hanging over its richly-carved oak door <!--ERRTAG-RE-83320-->says <quote>Library</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-83320-->. You dismount, and Gwynian ties the reins to a ring set into the wall. Then he pushes open the door and together you enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior. Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library, marching past on either side as you walk towards another door at the far end of the hall.</p>
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<p>You fall among the damp, jagged rocks and gash your head on a pointed outcrop: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>Your sudden movement alerts a Lavas to your position and it circles around Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie until it is sure that you are human. Then, with a piercing shriek, it comes diving out of the sky with its claws extended and its beaked jaw open wide.</p>
+ <p>Your sudden movement alerts a Lavas to your position and it circles around <!--ERRTAG-RE-92415-->Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie<!--/ERRTAG-RE-92415--> until it is sure that you are human. Then, with a piercing shriek, it comes diving out of the sky with its claws extended and its beaked jaw open wide.</p>
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- <p>You leave the monastery under cover of darkness and set off towards the northwest, into the foothills the Durncrag Mountains. Soon you pick up the trail that leads to Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie and you follow it for a mile to where it crosses a mountain stream. Mist oozes from the peaty soil, breathing a damp film on the surrounding rocks.</p>
- <p>You continue beyond the mist-enshrouded stream until you reach a rocky spur of granite called Eagle<ch.apos/>s Claw. Here you detect a low humming sound and your pulse quickens; you sense you are getting closer to the Shadow Gate. This resonant hum steadily increases in volume the nearer you get to Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie. Then, as you come to within a few hundred yards of the peak, you catch your first glimpse of the Shadow Gate. It is an awe-inspiring sight.</p>
+ <p>You leave the monastery under cover of darkness and set off towards the northwest, into the foothills the Durncrag Mountains. Soon you pick up the trail that leads to <!--ERRTAG-RA-106515-->Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie<!--/ERRTAG-RA-106515--> and you follow it for a mile to where it crosses a mountain stream. Mist oozes from the peaty soil, breathing a damp film on the surrounding rocks.</p>
+ <p>You continue beyond the mist-enshrouded stream until you reach a rocky spur of granite called Eagle<ch.apos/>s Claw. Here you detect a low humming sound and your pulse quickens; you sense you are getting closer to the Shadow Gate. This resonant hum steadily increases in volume the nearer you get to <!--ERRTAG-RA-106515-->Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie<!--/ERRTAG-RA-106515-->. Then, as you come to within a few hundred yards of the peak, you catch your first glimpse of the Shadow Gate. It is an awe-inspiring sight.</p>
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- <p>It appears like a black, semicircular cave mouth that seems to hover motionless in the air. Crackling snakes of electrical energy surround its edges, and the air before it writhes and shimmers like a desert mirage. You reach to the pocket of your tunic and remove the Sun-crystal, weighing it carefully in your hand so that you will be ready to throw it accurately when the time comes.</p>
+ <p>It appears like a black, semicircular cave mouth that seems to hover motionless in the air. Crackling snakes of electrical energy surround its edges, and the air before it writhes and shimmers like a desert mirage. You <!--ERRTAG-RE-107789-->reach into<!--/ERRTAG-RE-107789--> the pocket of your tunic and remove the Sun-crystal, weighing it carefully in your hand so that you will be ready to throw it accurately when the time comes.</p>
<p>The electrical fire that borders the Shadow Gate suddenly flares and gives off hissing sparks which climb like fireworks into the night sky. Moments later, a trio of Lavas emerge from its total darkness and soar into the air. Judging by their direction of flight, you determine that they are going to reinforce the enemy line which keeps King Ulnar<ch.apos/>s armies at bay.</p>
<p>You are too far from the Shadow Gate to hurl the Sun-crystal and so, with caution, you begin to inch your way nearer to your goal.</p>
<choice idref="sect291">If you possess Grand Pathsmanship and Telegnosis, <link-text>turn to 291</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>This village is a run down shabby-looking place which appears to have seen better days. The timbers of its gaudily-painted houses are riddled with rot, and its citizens have a mean and surly demeanour that you find irksome. You are having second thoughts about stopping at the inn and are only persuaded when you hear the distant rumble of thunder.</p>
+ <p>This village is a <!--ERRTAG-RE-109996-->run-down<!--/ERRTAG-RE-109996--> shabby-looking place which appears to have seen better days. The timbers of its gaudily-painted houses are riddled with rot, and its citizens have a mean and surly demeanour that you find irksome. You are having second thoughts about stopping at the inn and are only persuaded when you hear the distant rumble of thunder.</p>
<p>To your surprise, you discover the owner of the Pickled Scow to be an unusually kind and cheerful character. For 3 Gold Crowns (erase these from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>), he and his daughter furnish you with a fine meal and a warm room above their kitchen. Before you retire for the night, they invite you to sample their ale<ch.emdash/>free of charge. It is a weak but flavoursome brew, and while you sip it in front of the blazing hearth, they tell you stories about the colourful travellers who have spent the night at their inn.</p>
<choice idref="sect231">If you wish to ask them if they have heard any news about your homeland, <link-text>turn to 231</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect56">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 56</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>King Ulnar convenes an emergency council of the Sommlending barons in his Chamber of State. When all are assembled, Baron Caldar of Anskaven conducts a briefing, principally for your benefit, outlining the grave situation confronting Sommerlund and, most especially, the new order of the Kai. You are aware of much of what he says, having been briefed already by Gwynian the Sage in Varetta, but you learn that the Sommlending army has lost many brave men attempting to break the siege at the Kai Monastery and is too weakened, at present, to attack the enemy again.</p>
+ <p>King Ulnar convenes an emergency council of the Sommlending barons in his Chamber of State. When all are assembled, Baron Caldar of Anskaven conducts a briefing, principally for your benefit, outlining the grave situation confronting Sommerlund and, most especially, the <!--ERRTAG-RE-112138-->New Order<!--/ERRTAG-RE-112138--> of the Kai. You are aware of much of what he says, having been briefed already by Gwynian the Sage in Varetta, but you learn that the Sommlending army has lost many brave men attempting to break the siege at the Kai Monastery and is too weakened, at present, to attack the enemy again.</p>
<p><quote>Where is Guildmaster Banedon?</quote> you ask, when called upon by the King to speak to the council of war.</p>
<p><quote>He is at the Kai Monastery,</quote> answers Baron Medar of Tyso. <quote>He, in company with Lord Rimoah of Dessi and the ten most senior magicians of Toran<ch.apos/>s Brotherhood, went to the monastery during the early days of the siege. They travelled there aboard the Guildmaster<ch.apos/>s skyship and<ch.ellips/></quote> At this point, the Baron hesitates and looks to the King, as if seeking his permission to continue. The King continues on his behalf.</p>
<p><quote>Grand Master,</quote> he says, his voice heavy, <quote>the Guildmaster<ch.apos/>s skyship was seen falling from the skies above the monastery. Border Rangers saw it crash in flames. We<ch.ellips/> we fear that all aboard were lost.</quote></p>
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<p>You fight with devastating skill and, despite the overwhelming odds against you, you succeed in defeating every last one of these vicious hounds. As the last one falls to your blows, you urge your horse away from the bridge and set off along the track to the distant town of Scade.</p>
- <p>On returning to the Lucky Bucket inn, you break the ill news of your encounter at Castle Tranius to the remaining five troopers. It comes as a shock, both to them and to the innkeeper, who fears for the safety of the real Knight Tranius.</p>
+ <p>On returning to the <!--ERRTAG-RE-114339-->Lucky Bucket Inn<!--/ERRTAG-RE-114339-->, you break the ill news of your encounter at Castle Tranius to the remaining five troopers. It comes as a shock, both to them and to the innkeeper, who fears for the safety of the real Knight Tranius.</p>
<p><quote>I haven<ch.apos/>t seen him in the town for near-on a week,</quote> he says, anxiously rubbing his many chins. <quote>We <ch.apos/>ere had no inkling that somethin<ch.apos/> bad was happenin<ch.apos/> up there at the castle. It<ch.apos/>s right put the shakes up me, I can tell you.</quote></p>
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<p>Hurriedly you utter the words of the Brotherhood Spell <spell>Levitation</spell> and, simultaneously, you leap into the air. The spell takes effect almost immediately, and it pushes you high enough to avoid the dragon<ch.apos/>s searing blast of flame.</p>
<p>Your quick thinking has saved your skin, but it does not impress the dragon. Your escape from his incinerating breath serves to make him even angrier. He stomps his massive forefoot down <!--ERRTAG-RE-114530-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-114530--> the black soil and sends a splash of molten mud and flame soaring into the sulphurous sky.</p>
- <p>You ease the levitation spell and return to the uncertain black soil. Then you retreat towards the Shadow Gate, but, as you run, you are forced to reach for your weapon as the great beast comes lumbering forwards with his jaw agape.</p>
+ <p>You ease <!--ERRTAG-RE-115746-->the <spell>Levitation</spell> spell<!--/ERRTAG-RE-115746--> and return to the uncertain black soil. Then you retreat towards the Shadow Gate, but, as you run, you are forced to reach for your weapon as the great beast comes lumbering forwards with his jaw agape.</p>
<p>Unless you possess a Platinum Amulet, a Talisman of Ishir, or the Discipline of Grand Nexus, you must now deduct 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points due to the debilitating effects of the heat and atmosphere.</p>
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<p>The defenders on the tower fight like lions. The battle is fierce and bloody throughout the monastery, but the struggle is soon won and the shaken remnants of the winged attackers are repelled with heavy losses. A great cheer goes up as the last of the battered Lavas limps into the air and makes its escape towards the Durncrags.</p>
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<p>You leave the Tower and tour the battlements, offering words of comfort to the wounded and praising those Kai who have shown exceptional bravery. You are returning to the Grand Hall when you see Banedon approaching from the other direction.</p>
<p><quote>The time is ripe for you to begin your mission, Grand Master,</quote> he says. <quote>The enemy have lost a great number this night<ch.emdash/>it is unlikely they will return before the dawn.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Yes, my friend,</quote> you reply, touching the pocket of your tunic which contains the Sun-crystal, <quote>you are right. The time has come<ch.emdash/>I will leave for Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie at once.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Yes, my friend,</quote> you reply, touching the pocket of your tunic which contains the Sun-crystal, <quote>you are right. The time has come<ch.emdash/>I will leave for <!--ERRTAG-RE-118830-->Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie<!--/ERRTAG-RE-118830--> at once.</quote></p>
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<p>You rush into the forest and glance overhead to make doubly sure that you are not being tracked by the winged Lavas. The darkening sky is clear of the enemy and confidently you press on through the trees, sure in your ability to remain undetected now that you are in your natural environment of the forest.</p>
- <p>Soon you reach the clearing and hurry to a boulder which bears the imprint of a human hand. You place your right hand upon it and the imprint fits around it like a glove. Silently a hinged stone slab rises up from the ground revealing a stair that leads down into a brick-lined passageway. You enter and hurry along this familiar tunnel, covering a mile before you come to a door that opens automatically at your approach. Beyond lies the Vault of the Sun, your personal stronghold. It radiates a warmly golden light: they are the rays of the Lorestones of Nyxator. Once safely inside your underground lair, you pause to allow the radiant light of the Lorestones to wash over your tired and aching limbs and, within the space of a few heartbeats, the fatigue of your long journey home is melted away (restore all lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
+ <p>Soon you reach the clearing and hurry to a boulder which bears the imprint of a human hand. You place your right hand upon it and the imprint fits around it like a glove. Silently a hinged stone slab rises up from the ground revealing a stair that leads down into a brick-lined passageway. You enter and hurry along this familiar tunnel, covering a mile before you come to a door that opens automatically at your approach. Beyond lies the Vault of the Sun, your personal stronghold. It radiates a <!--ERRTAG-RE-121523-->warm golden light<!--/ERRTAG-RE-121523-->: <!--ERRTAG-RE-121542-->it is the rays<!--/ERRTAG-RE-121542--> of the Lorestones of Nyxator. Once safely inside your underground lair, you pause to allow the radiant light of the Lorestones to wash over your tired and aching limbs and, within the space of a few heartbeats, the fatigue of your long journey home is melted away (restore all lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
<p>Revived and revitalized, you throw open the door to the vault and see a young Kai Master standing guard at the foot of the tower stairwell. He is Sabre Fox, one of your most gifted students.</p>
<p><quote>Gr<ch.ellips/> Grand Master!</quote> he stammers, hardly daring to believe his eyes. <quote>You have returned. Praise the Gods! Our prayers have been answered!</quote></p>
<p>You smile at the young Kai Master who now has tears of joy in his steel-grey eyes.</p>
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<p>Using the Brotherhood Spell <spell>Levitation</spell> you are able to counter the speed of your descent. Unfortunately, Lord Constable Nathor does not possess the same ability and, as you are beginning to slow down, he comes screaming past you, his eyes and mouth wide with terror.</p>
<p>You stretch out and make a grab for his cloak as he hurtles past. You manage to get a grip and hold on fast, but as you are nearing the ground, his cloak comes undone and he falls the last twenty feet to the flagstoned keep. Upon landing, you discover that Nathor is still alive, but his left ankle is badly broken and his face is cut and bruised. Despite his obvious pain he manages a smile, revealing gaps where he is now missing two of his teeth.</p>
- <p>Bravely Nathor stifles his urge to scream as you take hold of his shattered ankle. You summon your healing powers and transmit them through your hands to the injured foot (reduce you <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score by 4). You feel the warmth of your power start to reduce the swollen tissues and mend the broken bone, but before you can complete the cure, a yelling horde of bogus castle guardsmen come rushing from out of the gatehouse with their swords drawn. You unsheathe your weapon and crouch in readiness to meet their manic attack.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Castle guardsmen (impostors)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">48</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <p>Bravely Nathor stifles his urge to scream as you take hold of his shattered ankle. You summon your healing powers and transmit them through your hands to the injured foot (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score by 4). You feel the warmth of your power start to reduce the swollen tissues and mend the broken bone, but before you can complete the cure, a yelling horde of bogus castle guardsmen come rushing from out of the gatehouse with their swords drawn. You unsheathe your weapon and crouch in readiness to meet their manic attack.</p>
+ <combat><enemy>Castle <!--ERRTAG-RE-124173-->Guardsmen<!--/ERRTAG-RE-124173--> (impostors)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">48</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect93">If you win this fight, <link-text>turn to 93</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You sleep well and rise with the cock<ch.apos/>s crow. When you reach the stable, you discover the innkeeper has already prepared your horse ready for your departure. You thank him and wave farewell to the cheerful man and his daughter as you set off on the road north to Varetta.</p>
+ <p>You sleep well and rise with the cock<ch.apos/>s crow. When you reach the stable, you discover the innkeeper has already prepared your <!--ERRTAG-RE-126932-->horse, ready<!--/ERRTAG-RE-126932--> for your departure. You thank him and wave farewell to the cheerful man and his daughter as you set off on the road north to Varetta.</p>
<p>It is midday when you catch your first glimpse of this ancient city. Positioned on a large plateau in the centre of a grassy plain, the blood-red walls and towering spires of Varetta look doubly impressive. As you approach the south gate, you admire the carvings which embellish the city<ch.apos/>s walls. They depict great dragons with snake-like bodies that intertwine as they flow around the towers and bastions of this ancient city.</p>
<p>The guards at the gate allow you to enter without challenge, and you pass through the grand southern entrance which leads to a flagstoned square.</p>
<choice idref="sect284">If you have ever visited Varetta before, in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 284</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The leading Eldenoran soldier is stunned into open-mouthed shock when he sees you standing in the trench before him. You strike a swift, deadly blow, and he staggers backwards, pulling two of his comrades down to the floor of the trench as he falls. The others draw their swords and come leaping over their fallen friends, attacking you with unexpected fury.</p>
- <p>Eldenoran assault troops; <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 39 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> 42</p>
+ <combat><enemy><!--ERRTAG-RE-128547-->Eldenoran Assault Troops<!--/ERRTAG-RE-128547--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">39</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect324">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 324</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You help the Baroness<ch.apos/>s entourage to set up camp beside the stream while Dorst, who considers himself something of a master cook, prepares the trout you caught earlier. To your surprise, the meal turns out to be excellent (restore 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
- <p>During supper, you ask the Baroness what news she has heard of events in the east. She tells you that there is war between the principalities of the Stornlands, although this is such a common condition that it can hardly be considered news any more. Of distant Sommerlund she has heard nothing. After supper, she excuses herself and retires to her carriage. Dorst posts two men to guard her coach, then he invites you to play cards with himself and the remaining five men.</p>
+ <p>During supper, you ask the Baroness what news she has heard of events in the east. She tells you that there is war between the principalities of the Stornlands, although this is such a common condition that it can hardly be considered news <!--ERRTAG-RE-130146-->anymore<!--/ERRTAG-RE-130146-->. Of distant Sommerlund she has heard nothing. After supper, she excuses herself and retires to her carriage. Dorst posts two men to guard her coach, then he invites you to play cards with himself and the remaining five men.</p>
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<p>Throughout your sky voyage home, your mind is filled with the fear and uncertainty of what may await you in Holmgard. You spend most of the journey on the rear deck, alone with your thoughts, staring down at the land speeding past more than a mile below. You watch as the jungle of the Maakenmire swamp gives way to the barren scrub of the Wildlands. Then, when you catch sight of the Pass of Moytura, your pulse races with excitement for this V-shaped cleft in the southern Durncrags is where the Wildland territories end and your beloved homeland of Sommerlund begins. Yet the excitement you feel here is but nothing compared to your elation when you first glimpse the lights of Holmgard<ch.emdash/>the Sommlending capital.</p>
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<p>Guided by beacons blazing atop the King<ch.apos/>s Citadel, the crew of the <cite>Cloud-dancer</cite> bring her gently in towards the city. The craft is made to hover directly above the Citadel and hawsers are lowered to anchor her in position against the wind. Then you descend by rope ladder to the Citadel roof where you are greeted by a distinguished party of Barons and Fryearls, led by King Ulnar himself.</p>
<p><quote>In the name of the Gods!</quote> splutters Nathor, spilling liqueur down the front of his tunic. <quote>What was that?</quote></p>
<p>A knot of fear tightens in the pit of your stomach. <quote>A Kraan,</quote> you reply, recognizing at once the fell cry of this unwelcome creature.</p>
<p>You hurry to a window and see the large, bat-like Kraan silhouetted against the moon. A man-sized rider clings precariously to the creature<ch.apos/>s reptilian back as it swoops and soars among the hills and gullies.</p>
- <p><quote>You had best come away from the window, my Lord,</quote> replies an anxious Nathor, <quote>lest it detects your presence here.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>You had best come away from the window, my Lord,</quote> replies an anxious Nathor, <quote><!--ERRTAG-RE-133678-->lest it detect<!--/ERRTAG-RE-133678--> your presence here.</quote></p>
<p>You take heed of the Lord Constable<ch.apos/>s advice and retreat from the window. Furthermore, you use your Magnakai skill of Psi-screen to shield your mind in case the Kraan rider is able to employ psychic abilities to locate your presence.</p>
<p><quote>It is not the first time it has come,</quote> says Rasbarin. <quote>Every night for the past ten days we<ch.apos/>ve heard it circling the hills. Sometimes there is more than one of its kind.</quote> He suggests that you bunk in the cellar of the monastery where you may be safer from detection, and you accept his offer gladly.</p>
<choice idref="sect154"><link-text>Turn to 154</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As the horsemen close in, unexpectedly you spur your steed straight at them in a bold countercharge. The move takes the leading pair of riders by surprise and, before they fully recover their battle-senses, you speed between them and lash out with a single scything sweep. Both riders crash to the ground<ch.emdash/>minus their heads.</p>
<p>Shocked by your sheer audacity, the brigand leader shouts a recall to the others. They wheel around in a wide arc and form up in a line behind him, cursing you vehemently for the death of their comrades. Then, with a vengeful yell, the brigand chief leads his gang of saddle-bandits in a charge that, he hopes, will leave you trampled into the ground.</p>
- <p>As this wave of brigands come thundering down upon you, the leader lunges at your head with his straight-bladed sword. It whistles by just inches from your scalp, but you do not allow him a second try. You twist in the saddle and strike like lightning, splitting his helmet and his skull with a single mighty blow. He falls before his men, yet they prove to be hardy rogues and they press home their attack regardless.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Eldenoran brigands</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">46</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">41</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <p>As this <!--ERRTAG-RE-136134-->wave of brigands comes<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136134--> thundering down upon you, the leader lunges at your head with his straight-bladed sword. It whistles by just inches from your scalp, but you do not allow him a second try. You twist in the saddle and strike like lightning, splitting his helmet and his skull with a single mighty blow. He falls before his men, yet they prove to be hardy rogues and they press home their attack regardless.</p>
+ <combat><enemy>Eldenoran <!--ERRTAG-RE-136567-->Brigands<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136567--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">46</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">41</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect182">You may evade this combat after four rounds, by <link-text>turning to 182</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect109">If you win the fight, <link-text>turn to 109</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Within a matter of seconds, the remaining pack members catch the scent of their leader<ch.apos/>s blood and it drives them into a frenzy. They increase their speed and, knowing that you cannot outrun them, you are forced to turn and face them as they launch a simultaneous attack.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Eldenoran war-dogs (in blood-frenzy)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">47</enemy-attribute></combat>
- <p>Due to their frenzied state, these war-dogs are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
+ <combat><enemy>Eldenoran <!--ERRTAG-RA-147521-->War-dogs<!--/ERRTAG-RA-147521--> (in blood-frenzy)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">47</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <p>Due to their frenzied state, these <!--ERRTAG-RA-147521-->War-dogs<!--/ERRTAG-RA-147521--> are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
<choice idref="sect295">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 295</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You leave behind the Denka Gate and follow a road that twists and climbs through densely wooded highland. Once you crest the last timbered hill, you begin a gradual descent towards the Taunor Valley<ch.emdash/>a fertile expanse of cropland and grassy plain. By dusk you can see the River Quarl ahead and, shortly before nightfall, you cross its fast-flowing waters at a bridge in the centre of Quarlen, a busy town on the caravan route to Casiorn.</p>
- <p>Just beyond the bridge you see an impressive hostelry, with adjoining stables. A shield hangs above the courtyard gate displaying its name: THE BARREL BRIDGE TAVERN.</p>
+ <p>Just beyond the bridge you see an impressive hostelry, with adjoining stables. A shield hangs above the courtyard gate displaying its <!--ERRTAG-RE-148078-->name: <quote>The Barrel Bridge Tavern</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-148078-->.</p>
<choice idref="sect211">If you wish to stop and enter this hostelry, <link-text>turn to 211</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect31">If you choose to continue your ride to Casiorn, <link-text>turn to 31</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>A signpost at the entrance to the hamlet announces its name: Kalma. It is a quiet, sleepy sort of place that in many ways reminds you of Dage, the Sommlending village where you were born and where you spent your early years. Near the centre of this humble village you discover a smithy where, even at this early hour, you can hear the sound of a hammer beating iron. You tether your horse to a rail alongside a moth-eaten old donkey, and call out for the blacksmith.</p>
<p><quote>In <ch.apos/>ere,</quote> comes the curt reply. On entering you discover a tall, broad-shouldered man clad in a leather apron, busily shaping a horseshoe on an anvil.</p>
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<p><quote>My steed has shed a shoe,</quote> you say. <quote>Can you replace it?</quote></p>
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- <p>Your arrow glances harmlessly off the dragon<ch.apos/>s skull, making him even angrier than he already is. He stomps his massive forefoot down onto the black soil and sends a splash of molten mud and flames soaring into the air.</p>
- <p>Hurriedly you discard your bow and reach for your weapon as the great beast comes lumbering slowly towards you with his massive jaw agape.</p>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RE-151366-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151366--> glances harmlessly off the dragon<ch.apos/>s skull, making him even angrier than he already is. He stomps his massive forefoot down onto the black soil and sends a splash of molten mud and flames soaring into the air.</p>
+ <p>Hurriedly you <!--ERRTAG-RE-151624-->shoulder<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151624--> your <!--ERRTAG-RE-151678-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151678--> and reach for your weapon as the great beast comes lumbering slowly towards you with his massive jaw agape.</p>
<p>Unless you possess a Platinum Amulet, a Talisman of Ishir, or the Discipline of Grand Nexus, you must now deduct 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points due to the debilitating effects of the heat and atmosphere.</p>
<choice idref="sect316"><link-text>Turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Using the Brotherhood Spell <spell>Mind Charm</spell>, you command the prisoner to reveal the identity of the person who sent him here to Garthen to murder you. At first you are unable to penetrate the man<ch.apos/>s mind<ch.emdash/>his memory is protected by a magical shield. Then you draw on your psychic Kai skills to boost the <spell>Mind Charm</spell> spell and suddenly you feel the man<ch.apos/>s magical shield begin to crack and disintegrate.</p>
- <p>The man shrieks with fear as his body is racked by convulsions. A mass of images swirl and solidify in your mind<ch.apos/>s eye<ch.emdash/>they are images of a past meeting in a far-off place which you recognize to be Duadon, the capital city of Eldenora. You see a shadowy figure, sheathed in ornate chainmail, handing a bulging pouch of gold to the prisoner in a dimly-lit alleyway. The figure speaks your name before melting away into the shadows.</p>
+ <p>The man shrieks with fear as his body is racked by convulsions. <!--ERRTAG-RE-154396-->A mass of images swirls<!--/ERRTAG-RE-154396--> and solidify in your mind<ch.apos/>s eye<ch.emdash/>they are images of a past meeting in a far-off place which you recognize to be Duadon, the capital city of Eldenora. You see a shadowy figure, sheathed in ornate chainmail, handing a bulging pouch of gold to the prisoner in a <!--ERRTAG-RE-155259-->dimly lit<!--/ERRTAG-RE-155259--> alleyway. The figure speaks your name before melting away into the shadows.</p>
<p><quote>Who is this person?</quote> you say, commanding the trembling prisoner to answer. He parts his bruised lips and tries to utter a name but no sound emerges. You sense that he is fighting to overcome the remnants of the shielding spell placed upon his mind. Moving closer, you try to make out the name he is struggling hard to whisper.</p>
<choice idref="sect326"><link-text>Turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The herd of coppery-red dragons continue their relentless advance across the fiery plain. You count more than a hundred in total, and each one is as long and as broad as a galleon. The largest of their number, who is also the swiftest of foot, comes looming towards you, breathing blasts of blue flame. His scaly brethren halt in their tracks and watch expectantly, through hooded black eyes, as their leader stalks you like a cat preying upon a helpless dormouse.</p>
+ <p>The <!--ERRTAG-RE-155992-->herd of coppery-red dragons continues its<!--/ERRTAG-RE-155992--> relentless advance across the fiery plain. You count more than a hundred in total, and each one is as long and as broad as a galleon. The largest of their number, who is also the swiftest of foot, comes looming towards you, breathing blasts of blue flame. His scaly brethren halt in their tracks and watch expectantly, through hooded black eyes, as their leader stalks you like a cat preying upon a helpless dormouse.</p>
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<p>Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, destinations, and distances:</p>
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- <line>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</line>
- <line>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</line>
- <line>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</line>
+ <line>Chod: 250 miles North</line>
+ <line>Holona: 50 miles West</line>
+ <line>Tenzha: 20 miles South</line>
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- <p>West<ch.endash/>Holona<ch.endash/>50 miles</p>
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<p>You are anxious to leave hostile Eldenoran territory as soon as possible and, after checking your <a idref="map">map</a>, you set off to the south, towards the Slovian border town of Tenzha.</p>
<p>During your ride, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect343">To continue, <link-text>turn to 343</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You ride to Scade, with all the speed your exhausted horse can muster, and return at once to the Lucky Bucket inn where the remaining members of the troop are billeted. The news of your encounter at Castle Tranius comes as a shock, both to the troopers and to the innkeeper who fears for the safety of the real Knight Tranius.</p>
+ <p>You ride to <!--ERRTAG-RE-165347-->Scade with<!--/ERRTAG-RE-165347--> all the speed your exhausted horse can <!--ERRTAG-RE-165444-->muster and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-165444--> return at once to the <!--ERRTAG-RE-164579-->Lucky Bucket Inn<!--/ERRTAG-RE-164579--> where the remaining members of the troop are billeted. The news of your encounter at Castle Tranius comes as a shock, both to the troopers and to the innkeeper who fears for the safety of the real Knight Tranius.</p>
<p><quote>I haven<ch.apos/>t seen him in the town for near-on a week,</quote> he says, anxiously rubbing his many chins. <quote>We <ch.apos/>ere had no inkling that somethin<ch.apos/> bad was happenin<ch.apos/> up there at the castle. It<ch.apos/>s right put the shakes up me, I can tell you.</quote></p>
<p>In the warm comfort of the inn, you use your Kai healing skills to mend the Lord Constable<ch.apos/>s injuries. He is carefully testing his weight on his newly mended ankle when suddenly there is a commotion outside in the street. An angry mob of hard-faced men, many clutching torches, staves, and coils of rope, are marching down the cobbled avenue towards the inn.</p>
<p><quote>Hang the Talestrian thieves!</quote> they shout. <quote>String up the murdering swine!</quote></p>
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<p>You are part-way across the ford when alarm bells sound on both sides of the river.</p>
<p><quote>Deserter at the ford!</quote> goes the cry from the Eldenoran fort. <quote>Enemy spy approaching!</quote> shout the Slovian guards.</p>
- <p>Moments later, a hissing cloud of arrows and bolts descend on you from both sides and several missiles graze your back and thighs: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. But the speed of your surprise crossing and your Kai camouflage skills enable you to reach the Slovian side intact, and you disappear swiftly into the darkness of the plains beyond.</p>
+ <p>Moments later, a hissing <!--ERRTAG-RE-168372-->cloud of arrows and bolts descends<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168372--> on you from both sides and several missiles graze your back and thighs: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. But the speed of your surprise crossing and your Kai camouflage skills enable you to reach the Slovian side intact, and you disappear swiftly into the darkness of the plains beyond.</p>
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- <p>The moment you strike your killing blow, the evil power of Lutha<ch.apos/>s ring implodes and consumes the Prince<ch.apos/>s body in a whirlwind of supernatural fire. You turn your back on the intense heat and, when the heat subsides, you turn around to see that he has been incinerated beyond all recognition. No sign of the ring remains, and only a glowing heap of bones mark the place where he fell.</p>
+ <p>The moment you strike your killing blow, the evil power of Lutha<ch.apos/>s ring implodes and consumes the Prince<ch.apos/>s body in a whirlwind of supernatural fire. You turn your back on the intense heat and, when the heat subsides, you turn around to see that he has been incinerated beyond all recognition. No sign of the ring remains, and only a glowing <!--ERRTAG-RE-170090-->heap of bones marks<!--/ERRTAG-RE-170090--> the place where he fell.</p>
<p>From beyond a closed door you hear a horde of guards come running along an echoing corridor towards the chamber in which you stand. Beside your feet is the Dagger which Prince Lutha used against you, and you stoop to pick it up (record this in the <a idref="action">Weapons List</a> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
<p>Then you lower yourself back into the shaft and descend to the bottom of the pit. There you use the dagger to prise open the circular panel in the wall and, as it falls away, you discover a chute which leads to an underground river. Quickly you crawl along the slime-smeared chute and slip into the river, where you are carried swiftly away by the strong undercurrent.</p>
<choice idref="sect150"><link-text>Turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You enter Quill Street and ride along this narrow avenue, which is flanked by aromatic jala houses and perfumeries, until it turns abruptly right into a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the words: HALLS OF LEARNING. Suddenly you feel inexplicably drawn towards this building; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems.</p>
- <p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply <!--ERRTAG-RE-169998-->says <quote>LIBRARY</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-169998-->. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
+ <p>You enter Quill Street and ride along this narrow avenue, which is flanked by aromatic jala houses and perfumeries, until it turns abruptly right into a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the <!--ERRTAG-RA-171438-->words <quote>Halls of Learning</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RA-171438-->. Suddenly you feel inexplicably drawn towards this building; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems.</p>
+ <p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply <!--ERRTAG-RE-169998-->says <quote>Library</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-169998-->. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
<p>Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library. Your eyes travel along them until they reach another door at the far end of the hall. There, standing framed in its archway, is an old man clad in plain brown robes. He looks at you and smiles knowingly.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome, Grand Master,</quote> he says. <quote>I have been expecting you.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect348">If you have ever visited a hut on Raider<ch.apos/>s Road, the city of Tahou, or Lake Vorndarol (in previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures), <link-text>turn to 348</link-text>.</choice>
<p>After the dangers of Eldenora, the plains of peaceful Slovia seem like a tranquil paradise. The grasslands are rich and fertile, and an abundance of game keeps you well fed during the five days it takes you to ride north to the walled city of Tekaro. Here, at an inn close by the city<ch.apos/>s cathedral, where, years ago, you discovered one of the Lorestones of Nyxator during your quest for Kai knowledge, you spend a fortunate evening in the company of a band of Salonese mercenaries. Aided by your Kai skills, you fleece them of 30 Gold Crowns while playing cards, and with your gain you purchase a fresh horse for your continuing journey home. (Your new horse and a night<ch.apos/>s lodging at the inn cost you 25 Gold Crowns; you may add the balance of 5 Gold Crowns to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>, maximum allowances permitting.)</p>
<p>Early the following day you leave Tekaro and set out on the highway bound for Tido. You plan to reach Casiorn by means of the North Pass through the Slovarian Range, but during your second day on the road you are forced to revise your plans drastically. During a chance meeting at a wayside inn with a merchant who has journeyed from Casiorn, you learn that an avalanche has blocked the North Pass and travel by that route is now impossible. It will be several months before the pass is cleared and the mountain road rebuilt. You resolve instead to reach Casiorn by way of Varetta, the ancient city of crossed swords, and the following day you resume your ride north.</p>
<p>During your ride, you stop to assist a farmer whose cart has shed a wheel. In return for your help, he offers the services of his brother who operates a raft ferry across the River Quarl. Gladly the brother transports you and your horse across the river to Salony, where you enter the great forest by way of a timberland trail. After a full day<ch.apos/>s ride along this lonely track, you find yourself approaching the outskirts of a town called Ellio.</p>
- <p>During your long day<ch.apos/>s ride through the forest of Salony, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>During your long day<ch.apos/>s ride through the <!--ERRTAG-RE-175601-->Forest of Salony<!--/ERRTAG-RE-175601-->, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect138"><link-text>Turn to 138</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You focus your Magnakai powers of Psi-surge and launch a pulse of energy at the prisoner<ch.apos/>s mind in an attempt to weaken his resolve. Unexpectedly, you discover that his memory is protected by a magical shield and it takes a great effort for you to break through this defence (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score by 4 points).</p>
- <p>Suddenly the man<ch.apos/>s mind shield crumbles. He shrieks with fear and his body is racked by uncontrollable tremors. You command the prisoner to reveal the identity of the person who sent him here to Garthen to murder you, and a mass of images begin to swirl and solidify in your mind<ch.apos/>s eye. They are the images of a past meeting in a far-off place which you recognize to be Duadon, the capital city of Eldenora. You see a shadowy figure, sheathed in ornate chainmail, handing a bulging pouch of gold to the prisoner in a dimly-lit alleyway. The figure speaks your name before melting away into the shadows.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly the man<ch.apos/>s mind shield crumbles. He shrieks with fear and his body is racked by uncontrollable tremors. You command the prisoner to reveal the identity of the person who sent him here to Garthen to murder you, and a <!--ERRTAG-RE-178945-->mass of images begins to swirl<!--/ERRTAG-RE-178945--> and solidify in your mind<ch.apos/>s eye. They are the images of a past meeting in a far-off place which you recognize to be Duadon, the capital city of Eldenora. You see a shadowy figure, sheathed in ornate chainmail, handing a bulging pouch of gold to the prisoner in a <!--ERRTAG-RE-180089-->dimly lit<!--/ERRTAG-RE-180089--> alleyway. The figure speaks your name before melting away into the shadows.</p>
<p><quote>Who is this person?</quote> you say, commanding the trembling prisoner to answer. He parts his bruised lips and tries to utter a name but no sound emerges. You sense that he is fighting to overcome the remnants of the shielding spell placed upon his mind. Moving closer, you try to make out the name he is struggling hard to whisper.</p>
<choice idref="sect326"><link-text>Turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You resolve to reach a clearing in the Fryelund Forest, a mile to the east of the monastery, where a secret entrance and passageway are located. The passage leads directly to your vault beneath the Tower of the Sun, and it is your intention to gain entry to the monastery by this way.</p>
- <p>Before you set off towards the woods, you use your psychic ability<ch.emdash/>Mindblend<ch.emdash/>as an extra camouflage precaution. Quickly it proves to be wise, for no sooner have you begun to run for the trees, than a flight of winged Lavas come soaring out of the clouds overhead. You throw yourself to the ground and they pass by without slowing.</p>
+ <p>Before you set off towards the woods, you use your <!--ERRTAG-RE-181479-->psychic <spell>Mindblend</spell> ability as<!--/ERRTAG-RE-181479--> an extra camouflage precaution. Quickly it proves to be wise, for no sooner have you begun to run for the trees, than a flight of winged Lavas come soaring out of the clouds overhead. You throw yourself to the ground and they pass by without slowing.</p>
<p>Once they have disappeared beyond the ridge, you get to your feet and continue your run for the trees.</p>
<choice idref="sect51"><link-text>Turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>99</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You look up to see the loathsome creature circling directly above, less than twenty feet above the tops of the trees. Instinctively, you crouch down and take cover amongst the nearby foliage, your weapon drawn in readiness, as it attempts in vain to force a landing amongst the densely-packed pines. Its incessant cawing and the crash of its leathery wings against the upper branches brings Dorst and his men hurrying to investigate. They each pause to grab a bow and quiver from their saddlebags, then they loose off a volley of arrows at the beast. Shrieking with frustration, the Kraan takes to the night sky and quickly disappears, heading away to the north.</p>
+ <p>You look up to see the loathsome creature circling directly above, less than twenty feet above the tops of the trees. Instinctively, you crouch down and take cover amongst the nearby foliage, your weapon drawn in readiness, as it attempts in vain to force a landing amongst the densely-packed pines. Its incessant cawing and the crash of its leathery wings against the upper branches <!--ERRTAG-RE-184864-->bring<!--/ERRTAG-RE-184864--> Dorst and his men hurrying to investigate. They each pause to grab a bow and quiver from their saddlebags, then they loose off a volley of arrows at the beast. Shrieking with frustration, the Kraan takes to the night sky and quickly disappears, heading away to the north.</p>
<p>A chill night wind whistles through the trees and you shiver. But it is not the cold that is chilling your blood<ch.emdash/>it is the nagging fear that you may never live to see your homeland again.</p>
<choice idref="sect275"><link-text>Turn to 275</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>Just so,</quote> replies Gwynian. <quote>Just so.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Then I must away at once,</quote> you say, placing the Sun-crystal into the pocket of your tunic. <quote>Now that I have the weapon I need to save my people, I can stay not a moment longer; I must leave for Casiorn at once.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Yes,</quote> says Gwynian, still smiling, <quote>I know of your plans, and I have made provision for you to travel to the City of Merchants more swiftly. Come, follow me, and all will be revealed.</quote></p>
- <p>Record the Sun-crystal on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item. You must discard another item in its favour if you already possess the maximum permissible.</p>
+ <p>Record the Sun-crystal on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as a Special Item. You must discard another item in its favour if you already possess the <!--ERRTAG-RE-187953-->maximum number permissible<!--/ERRTAG-RE-187953-->.</p>
<choice idref="sect323"><link-text>Turn to 323</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The figure beside the fireplace does not reply. Instead, it stretches out a gloved hand and takes up an iron rod which is lying upon the stone mantle. The moment its fingers close around the haft, a crackling blue flame ignites at its tip.</p>
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<p><quote>Draw steel!</quote> commands Nathor, and his men respond by unsheathing their swords in readiness for combat. The Sommerswerd hums with power as you release it from its scabbard and hold it before your face. You sense that the figure is not human: it possesses an aura of evil that marks it as a dark disciple, a magician versed in the forbidden black arts of the Nadziranim.</p>
<meta><title>102</title></meta>
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- <p>Your arrow penetrates deeply into the dragon<ch.apos/>s eye. Its entire length disappears into the black cornea and he reacts to the sudden, agonizing pain by emitting a ground-shuddering roar. He rears up on his hind legs and, for a few terrifying moments, he claws wildly at the sulphurous sky before keeling over on his side. You have slain the dragon!</p>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RE-190102-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-190102--> penetrates deeply into the dragon<ch.apos/>s eye. Its entire length disappears into the black cornea and he reacts to the sudden, agonizing pain by emitting a ground-shuddering roar. He rears up on his hind legs and, for a few terrifying moments, he claws wildly at the sulphurous sky before keeling over on his side. You have slain the dragon!</p>
<choice idref="sect24"><link-text>Turn to 24</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>Are you badly injured, Grand Master?</quote> he shouts, as he comes riding through the water.</p>
<p><quote>I<ch.apos/>ll live,</quote> you reply, sardonically, and hurry to remount your skittish horse.</p>
<p><quote>Thank Ishir you<ch.apos/>re with us,</quote> says the <!--ERRTAG-RE-192473-->captain<!--/ERRTAG-RE-192473-->, as together you return to the regiment and lead them across the ford. <quote>Without you, this wicked sorcery would have cost us dear.</quote></p>
- <choice idref="sect253"><link-text>Turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect235"><link-text>Turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Your horse crashes lifelessly to the ground and you are thrown forwards through the air. With cat-like grace, you land on your feet among the boulders and bracken which border this hill road, and regain your balance almost immediately. Seconds later, you see a yelling horde of leather-clad men, each brandishing a sword or a spear, come rushing from hiding places among the surrounding pines. As they close in upon you, you unsheathe your weapon and prepare to fight for your life.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Eldenoran ambushers</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Eldenoran <!--ERRTAG-RE-197365-->Ambushers<!--/ERRTAG-RE-197365--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect285">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 285</link-text>.</choice>
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<li>Lantern</li>
<li>Blanket</li>
<li>Spyglass</li>
- <li>Sliver Seal (Special Item)</li>
+ <li>Silver Seal (Special Item)</li>
</ul>
<p>If you choose to keep any of the above items, remember to record them in the appropriate sections of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect340">To continue your journey east, <link-text>turn to 340</link-text>.</choice>
<p>If you decide to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<p>Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, destinations, and distances:</p>
<signpost>
- <line>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</line>
- <line>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</line>
- <line>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</line>
+ <line>Chod: 250 miles North</line>
+ <line>Holona: 50 miles West</line>
+ <line>Tenzha: 20 miles South</line>
</signpost>
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- <td>North<ch.emdash/></td>
- <td>Chod</td>
- <td>250 miles</td>
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- <td>Holona</td>
- <td>50 miles</td>
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- <td>South</td>
- <td>Tenzha</td>
- <td>20 miles</td>
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-<!-- <p>North<ch.endash/>Chod<ch.endash/>250 miles</p>
- <p>West<ch.endash/>Holona<ch.endash/>50 miles</p>
- <p>South<ch.endash/>Tenzha<ch.endash/>20 miles</p>
- Should the <ch.emdash/>es be removed as per the table?-->
<p>You are anxious to leave hostile Eldenoran territory as soon as possible and, after checking your <a idref="map">map</a>, you set off to the south, towards the Slovian border town of Tenzha.</p>
<p>During your ride, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect343">To continue, <link-text>turn to 343</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>111</title></meta>
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- <p>You spend the night at the Royal Citadel as the guest of Queen Evaine, and enjoy a fine feast and the hospitality of her court. Then, shortly after dawn of the following day, you bid her majesty, and your companion<ch.emdash/>Lord Ardan<ch.emdash/>a fond farewell before beginning the next stage of your long journey home.</p>
- <p>The Queen has given her Lord Constable a Royal Seal and placed him, along with a troop of ten court cavalrymen, at your disposal. Lord Nathor and his men are to act as your guides and bodyguards on the road to Vanamor, the capital city of neighbouring Palmyrion. This republic is closely allied to Talestria and lies along its eastern border. Palmyrion also has close ties with your homeland and you look forward to the chance of renewing your friendship with its leader, Elector Manatine.</p>
- <p>Mounted on fine Talestrian steeds, your party leaves the walled city of Garthen by its East Gate and sets off towards the outlying village of Sharr. Here you cross the mighty River Phoen by way of a great stone bridge. On the far side of this bridge you notice a signpost which points to the east. It reads: VANAMOR 280 miles.</p>
+ <p>You spend the night at the Royal Citadel as the guest of Queen Evaine, and enjoy a fine feast and the hospitality of her court. Then, shortly after dawn of the following day, you bid <!--ERRTAG-RE-202481-->her Majesty and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-202481--> your companion<ch.emdash/>Lord Ardan<ch.emdash/>a fond farewell before beginning the next stage of your long journey home.</p>
+ <p>The Queen has given her Lord Constable a Royal Seal and placed him, along with a troop of ten <!--ERRTAG-RE-201005-->Court Cavalrymen<!--/ERRTAG-RE-201005-->, at your disposal. Lord Nathor and his men are to act as your guides and bodyguards on the road to Vanamor, the capital city of neighbouring Palmyrion. This republic is closely allied to Talestria and lies along its eastern border. Palmyrion also has close ties with your homeland and you look forward to the chance of renewing your friendship with its leader, Elector Manatine.</p>
+ <p>Mounted on fine Talestrian steeds, your party leaves the walled city of Garthen by its East Gate and sets off towards the outlying village of Sharr. Here you cross the mighty River Phoen by way of a great stone bridge. On the far side of this bridge you notice a signpost which points to the east. It <!--ERRTAG-RE-203498-->reads <quote>Vanamor 280 miles</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-203498-->.</p>
<choice idref="sect210"><link-text>Turn to 210</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You ride across this busy square and enter Ladder Way, a thoroughfare which heads towards the very heart of Varetta. Apothecaries and candle-makers<ch.apos/> shops flank this wide street until it opens upon an ornate park that is filled with rare and beautiful flowers.</p>
- <p>To the west of the park you notice a fortified tower, by far the tallest in the city. You feel inexplicably drawn towards this tower; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems. You leave the park by its west gate and enter a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the words: HALLS OF LEARNING.</p>
- <p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply <!--ERRTAG-RE-202455-->says <quote>LIBRARY</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-202455-->. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
+ <p>To the west of the park you notice a fortified tower, by far the tallest in the city. You feel inexplicably drawn towards this tower; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems. You leave the park by its west gate and enter a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the <!--ERRTAG-RE-204183-->words <quote>Halls of Learning</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-204183-->.</p>
+ <p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply <!--ERRTAG-RE-202455-->says <quote>Library</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-202455-->. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
<p>Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library. Your eyes travel along them until they reach another door at the far end of the hall. There, standing framed in its archway, is an old man clad in plain brown robes. He looks at you and smiles knowingly.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome. Grand Master,</quote> he says. <quote>I have been expecting you.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect348">If you have ever visited a hut on Raider<ch.apos/>s Road, the city of Tahou, or Lake Vorndarol (in previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures), <link-text>turn to 348</link-text>.</choice>
<section class="numbered" id="sect113">
<meta><title>113</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect113-1-foot" idref="sect113-1">
+ <p>Remember to remove the Oede herb or Matho<ch.apos/>s Potion from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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- <p>The swelling in your throat is choking your oesophagus, making it difficult for you to swallow: lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Fighting back the pain, you force yourself to swallow hard and, within seconds, you feel the terrible plague symptoms begin to subside.</p>
+ <p>The swelling in your throat is choking your oesophagus, making it difficult for you to swallow: lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. Fighting back the pain, you force yourself to swallow hard and, within seconds, you feel the terrible plague symptoms begin to subside.<footref id="sect113-1" idref="sect113-1-foot"/></p>
<choice idref="sect193"><link-text>Turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The lower ranks of the Kai are proud and excited to have you among them. Your presence inspires their courage and you feel confident that they will fight exceptionally well in the coming battle. Lord Rimoah is also by your side, quietly intoning the words of battle-spells in preparation for the Lavas<ch.apos/> attack.</p>
<p><quote>Here they come!</quote> shouts Sabre Fox from the far end of the battlements.</p>
- <p><quote>Take up your bows, my lords!</quote> you cry, as the first wave of winged beasts come sweeping down from out of the northern sky. <quote>And make every arrow count!</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Take up your bows, my lords!</quote> you cry, as the first <!--ERRTAG-RE-207175-->wave of winged beasts comes<!--/ERRTAG-RE-207175--> sweeping down from out of the northern sky. <quote>And make every arrow count!</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect192">If you possess a Bow, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 192</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect78">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 78</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>It is good to see you again, Grand Master,</quote> he says, forcing a smile. <quote>I was expecting you. I received word yesterday from Queen Evaine telling me of your urgent journey. Yet it is unfortunate that your visit should come at this time; I would have hoped to have given you the kind of welcome you truly deserve.</quote> The Elector then introduces you to his generals who acknowledge you with soldierly salutes.</p>
<p><quote>As you can see, we are at war, Grand Master,</quote> he says, sweeping a hand over the maps which lie strewn across his state table. <quote>The new ruler of Eldenora, a low-born blackguard by the name of Lutha who dares to adorn himself with the title <quote>Prince of Duadon</quote>, is attempting to seize our northern territories. We are locked in battle with his army of cut-throats near Holona and, though it pains me to have to admit this, we<ch.apos/>re hard-pressed to contain his advance. This war has come without warning and we were ill-prepared. We have few reserves, insufficient to support the Holona garrison and to counter the many small units of Eldenoran horsemen who are ravaging our plains. This is a dark and testing time for us, Grand Master, but e<ch.apos/>en so, I shall aid you all I can.</quote></p>
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<p>You learn that the Elector has already elicited, on your behalf, the help of High-Mayor Cordas of Casiorn. Cordas is reputedly the richest man in all of Magnamund. Manatine tells you that Cordas has ordered the construction of a sky-vessel to transport you swiftly to Sommerlund.</p>
<meta><title>127</title></meta>
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- <p>You get to your feet and resume your steady climb towards the gate, now less than a hundred yards distant, but you have taken only a few dozen steps when suddenly another flight of Lavas emerge from the Shadow Gate. You flatten yourself against the damp granite in a desperate attempt to avoid being seen, but in your hurry you lose your footing on the slippery rocks.</p>
+ <p>You get to your feet and resume your steady climb towards the gate, now less than a hundred yards distant, but you have taken only a few dozen steps when suddenly another <!--ERRTAG-RE-220937-->flight of Lavas emerges<!--/ERRTAG-RE-220937--> from the Shadow Gate. You flatten yourself against the damp granite in a desperate attempt to avoid being seen, but in your hurry you lose your footing on the slippery rocks.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. For every level of Kai rank you have attained above that of Kai Grand Guardian, add 1 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect272">If your total score is now 5 or less, <link-text>turn to 272</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect29">If it is 6<ch.endash/>8, <link-text>turn to 29</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The severe heat and poisonous atmosphere is beginning to take its toll: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>You sense that your Magnakai skill of Nexus is shielding your body from the worse effects of this hellish environment, but you cannot rely on it to protect you indefinitely. Already your tunic is smouldering and the soles of your boots are giving off wisps of blue smoke. You must escape from here soon, before you succumb to the heat and the toxic atmosphere.</p>
+ <p>You sense that your Magnakai skill of Nexus is shielding your body from the <!--ERRTAG-RE-224841-->worst effects<!--/ERRTAG-RE-224841--> of this hellish environment, but you cannot rely on it to protect you indefinitely. Already your tunic is smouldering and the soles of your boots are giving off wisps of blue smoke. You must escape from here soon, before you succumb to the heat and the toxic atmosphere.</p>
<p>However, for the moment there is a more pressing danger to be faced. The dragon-creatures that you saw earlier are now advancing rapidly towards the Shadow Gate.</p>
<choice idref="sect80"><link-text>Turn to 80</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Queen Evaine commands the Lord Constable to take you to the citadel dungeons which are located several levels below the State Hall. Here, shackled to the dank stone wall of a rat-infested cell, is the man who was caught in a Garthen tavern plotting your murder. Limp and unconscious, he hangs by his wrists in chains, his emaciated body showing all too clearly the signs of recent tortures. A pot-bellied gaoler scoops a bucket of foul water from a trough by the cell door and revives the prisoner by pouring it unceremoniously over his head. Coughing and spluttering, the wretch stirs to consciousness. He raises his face and you sense that he recognizes immediately who you are; his eyes blaze with an undisguised hatred.</p>
- <p><quote>He<ch.apos/>s a tough <ch.apos/>un,</quote> growls the gaoler. <quote>I<ch.apos/>ve used all o<ch.apos/> me skills on <ch.apos/>im but <ch.apos/>e won<ch.apos/>t say who <ch.apos/>is paymaster be.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>He<ch.apos/>s a <!--ERRTAG-RE-226322-->tough un<!--/ERRTAG-RE-226322-->,</quote> growls the gaoler. <quote>I<ch.apos/>ve used all o<ch.apos/> me skills on <ch.apos/>im but <ch.apos/>e won<ch.apos/>t say who <ch.apos/>is paymaster be.</quote></p>
<p>The fat gaoler reaches for a pair of long-handled pincers which are protruding from a brazier of hot coals.</p>
<p><quote>Perhaps you<ch.apos/>ll be wanting to interrogate <ch.apos/>im yourself, sire?</quote> he says, offering you the pincers. Wisps of smoke curl from their sharpened tips which are red and glowing.</p>
- <p><quote>Aye, gaoler, there are questions I<ch.apos/>d like this man to answer. But I<ch.apos/>ll not be needing those,</quote> you reply, declining the use of the cruel pincers.</p>
- <p><quote>I prefer to rely on my own methods of interrogation.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Aye, gaoler, there are questions I<ch.apos/>d like this man to answer. But I<ch.apos/>ll not be needing those,</quote> you reply, declining the use of the cruel pincers. <quote>I prefer to rely on my own methods of interrogation.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect79">If you possess Kai-alchemy, <link-text>turn to 79</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect254">If you possess Kai-surge, <link-text>turn to 254</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect95">If you possess neither of these Grand Master Disciplines, or choose not to use them, <link-text>turn instead to 95</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>133</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You wait until the line of Eldenoran soldiers have filed past the entrance to the dugout, then you slip outside and make your way swiftly along the trench. Suddenly there is a terrific boom, and a brilliant splash of blue-white fire illuminates the distant bridge. It is the opening bombardment in yet another futile assault across the river.</p>
+ <p>You wait until the <!--ERRTAG-RE-227678-->line of Eldenoran soldiers has<!--/ERRTAG-RE-227678--> filed past the entrance to the dugout, then you slip outside and make your way swiftly along the trench. Suddenly there is a terrific boom, and a brilliant splash of blue-white fire illuminates the distant bridge. It is the opening bombardment in yet another futile assault across the river.</p>
<p>The trench ahead is empty; its owners have already gone forward to support the new attack. When you reach the end, you scramble over the muddy parapet and race head-down across a stretch of open ground towards a small wood.</p>
<choice idref="sect220"><link-text>Turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You steel yourself for the impact, but you hit the flagstones with such numbing force that your preparation does little to lessen the injuries you receive to your legs and body (lose 12 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). Moments later, you are hit by Nathor who comes crashing down upon your prone form. Your body softens his fall, but even so, the impact leaves him with a broken left ankle and severe cuts to his face and hands. Despite his obvious pain he manages to smile when he realizes that you are both still alive, revealing gaps where he is now missing two of his front teeth.</p>
- <p>Using your natural Kai curing skills, you repair your internal injuries sufficiently for you to be able to stand and assist your companion. Bravely Nathor stifles his urge to scream as you take hold of his shattered ankle. You summon your healing powers and transmit them through your hands to his injured foot (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score by a further 4 points). You feel the warmth of your power start to reduce the swollen tissues and mend the broken bone, but before you can complete the cure, a yelling horde of bogus castle guardsmen come rushing from out of the gatehouse with their swords drawn. Cursing your luck, you unsheathe your weapon and crouch in readiness to meet their manic attack.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Castle guardsmen (impostors)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">48</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <p>Using your natural Kai curing skills, you repair your internal injuries sufficiently for you to be able to stand and assist your companion. Bravely Nathor stifles his urge to scream as you take hold of his shattered ankle. You summon your healing powers and transmit them through your hands to his injured foot (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score by a further 4 points). You feel the warmth of your power start to reduce the swollen tissues and mend the broken bone, but before you can complete the cure, a yelling <!--ERRTAG-RE-234381-->horde of bogus castle guardsmen comes<!--/ERRTAG-RE-234381--> rushing from out of the gatehouse with their swords drawn. Cursing your luck, you unsheathe your weapon and crouch in readiness to meet their manic attack.</p>
+ <combat><enemy>Castle <!--ERRTAG-RE-232730-->Guardsmen<!--/ERRTAG-RE-232730--> (impostors)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">48</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect93">If you win this fight, <link-text>turn to 93</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>138</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The first spatterings of rain are dampening your shoulders as you approach the forest town<ch.apos/>s solitary inn. The smell and soft noises of horses waft from an adjoining stable, and the flickering orange light of an open fire can be seen shimmering through the bulls-eye glass of the inn<ch.apos/>s leaded windows. You halt outside the main door and stoop to read a weather-faded board that is fixed to the wall:</p>
- <signpost>The Towering Pine Inn</signpost>
- <signpost>Room <ch.ampersand/> Stabling<ch.emdash/>2 Gold Crowns per night</signpost>
+ <p>The first spatterings of rain are dampening your shoulders as you approach the forest town<ch.apos/>s solitary inn. The smell and soft noises of horses waft from an adjoining stable, and the flickering orange light of an open fire can be seen shimmering through the <!--ERRTAG-RE-235319-->bull's-eye<!--/ERRTAG-RE-235319--> glass of the inn<ch.apos/>s leaded windows. You halt outside the main door and stoop to read a weather-faded board that is fixed to the wall:</p>
+ <signpost>
+ <line>The Towering Pine Inn</line>
+ <line>Room <ch.ampersand/> Stabling<ch.emdash/>2 Gold Crowns per night</line>
+ </signpost>
<choice idref="sect103">If you possess sufficient Gold Crowns to stay here for the night, <link-text>turn to 103</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect302">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 302</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The river track runs parallel to the Kinam for nearly a mile before bearing east and entering a coppice of tall conifers. On the far side of this cultivated wood you come to a bridge across a wide, fast-flowing tributary of the Kinam. The parapet of the bridge is lined with imposing stone statues, each depicting a past lord of Scade Manor.</p>
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<p>In the distance you can now see Castle Tranius. Its curtain wall and fortified barbican are illuminated by torches which were lit, as is the custom here, an hour before sunset. On arriving at the gatehouse, Lord Nathor and the rest of you are welcomed into the castle keep where your horses are attended to. A trio of Knight Tranius<ch.apos/>s guards come to escort you to his hall and, as you follow them to the castle<ch.apos/>s upper chambers, Nathor asks after Guetor the Boarmaster, the leader of Knight Tranius<ch.apos/>s hunt.</p>
<meta><title>147</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You recognize these creatures at once<ch.emdash/>they are Lavas, winged horrors from the Plane of Darkness, the domain of the Dark God himself. The memory of your previous encounter with these creatures sends a shiver coursing down your spine.</p>
+ <p>You recognize these creatures at once<ch.emdash/>they are Lavas, winged horrors from the Plane of Darkness, the domain of the Dark God himself. The memory of your <!--ERRTAG-RE-244652-->previous experience<!--/ERRTAG-RE-244652--> with these creatures sends a shiver coursing down your spine.</p>
<p>With a silent signal you bring the regiment to a halt. Captain D<ch.apos/>Val leans towards you from his saddle and whispers: <quote>Here is the enemy who have your monastery surrounded, Grand Master, and this is the weakest point in their line.</quote></p>
<p><quote>I know this place,</quote> you reply quietly. <quote>The monastery lies over the next ridge of trees. If we are to break through here, we must be quick about it. These creatures can take to the skies<ch.emdash/>it would not take them long to summon reinforcements.</quote></p>
<meta><title>148</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You recoil from the insidious green cloud and fall back towards the cell door. Your mastery of Nexus protects you from this highly poisonous gas, but the gaoler and Lord Nathor are not so fortunate: both are vulnerable to its deadly effect. Choking and retching, they collapse to the floor, their fingers scrabbling at their swelling throats as they fight desperately for breath. You grab hold of their tunics, one in each hand, and drag their bodies out of the cell into the cleaner air of the corridor beyond. Here you use your Magnakai healing disciplines to ease the effects of the poison gas; your skill and the swiftness of your actions save them from a painful, suffocating death.</p>
+ <p>You recoil from the insidious green cloud and fall back towards the cell door. Your mastery of Nexus protects you from this highly poisonous gas, but the gaoler and Lord Nathor are not so fortunate: both are vulnerable to its deadly effect. Choking and retching, they collapse to the floor, their fingers scrabbling at their swelling throats as they fight desperately for breath. You grab hold of their tunics, one in each hand, and drag their bodies out of the cell into the cleaner air of the corridor beyond. Here you use your <!--ERRTAG-RE-246571-->Magnakai Discipline of Curing<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246571--> to ease the effects of the poison gas; your skill and the swiftness of your actions save them from a painful, suffocating death.</p>
<p><quote>Wh<ch.ellips/> what happened?</quote> wheezes Nathor, as he slowly recovers from the deadly gas.</p>
<p>You peer into the cell at the man now hanging limply in chains, then you turn to Nathor and say: <quote>Suicide. A suicide and an attempted murder. The prisoner has just killed himself with a poison pellet and it seems his last wish was to take all three of us with him.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect309"><link-text>Turn to 309</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>149</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Calling upon your Kai Mastery, you cause yourself to slip into a coma-like state which gives every outwardly appearance of death.</p>
+ <p>Calling upon your Kai Mastery, you cause yourself to slip into a coma-like state which gives every <!--ERRTAG-RE-247488-->outward appearance<!--/ERRTAG-RE-247488--> of death.</p>
<p>High above, you hear Prince Lutha howling delightedly at the sight of your seemingly lifeless body. He calls for his guards and, a few moments later, you hear them entering the pit. They pronounce you dead, then there follows the tinny sound of metal scraping on metal before you feel yourself being lifted by the shoulders and feet and lowered into a slippery chute. A wave of panic makes you awake from your death-like trance with a start. This sudden and unexpected resurrection makes the guards scream and drop you. They scurry away, gibbering like idiots, and you are left to slide headlong down a chute which leads to a fast-flowing underground river. You hit the cold waters head-first and are carried swiftly away by the strong undercurrent.</p>
<choice idref="sect150"><link-text>Turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>For hours the sound of the Kraan<ch.apos/>s incessant cry echoes among the surrounding hills, making it difficult for you to sleep at all this night. As you lie awake listening to its ghastly caw, a sense of foreboding invades your mind and, despite your strong will, you feel powerless to overcome it. Restless and agitated, you get up and pace around the cellar until, at last, the cawing ceases and a chorus of bird song ushers in the dawn (lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points because of lack of rest).</p>
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<p>You join the troop for breakfast with Rasbarin and his brothers. During this meal, the elderly monk offers you a Flask of Aquas to fortify you on the road ahead, and a Talisman of Ishir to ward off hostile creatures (these are both Backpack Items). After breakfast, Nathor thanks Rasbarin for his hospitality and makes a donation of 50 Lune to his monastery. (If, before leaving, you too would like to make a donation, erase from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> the number of Gold Crowns you decide to give to the holy Vaderish Brethren.)</p>
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<p>After your long ride to Varetta, the youth<ch.apos/>s offer of rest and assistance sounds inviting. You dismount and approach the door, but as you are about to enter, your Kai Sixth Sense screams a warning.</p>
- <p>Suddenly, a gang of scurrilous rogues emerge from the shadows and come creeping towards your back. Swiftly you unsheathe your weapon and spin around to face them as they launch their cowardly attack.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly, a <!--ERRTAG-RE-255567-->gang of scurrilous rogues emerges<!--/ERRTAG-RE-255567--> from the shadows and come creeping towards your back. Swiftly you unsheathe your weapon and spin around to face them as they launch their cowardly attack.</p>
<combat><enemy>Thieves of Varetta</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">36</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">40</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect222">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 222</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The cry of the war-dogs grows steadily louder until the Eldenoran archers let them off the leash. Then, like a wave of hellish demons, the yellow-eyed hounds come bounding through the trees, homing-in directly on your scent. The leading war-dog, a great grey beast with teeth that glint like polished daggers, storms through the foliage less than twenty yards from where you are crouching. It fixes you with its gruesome stare and turns towards you.</p>
- <choice idref="sect341">If you possess a bow, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 341</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect341">If you possess a <!--ERRTAG-RE-255065-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-255065-->, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 341</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect142">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 142</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>158</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>From the top of the Tower of the Sun you survey the mountainous northern approaches with growing trepidation. Banedon is by your side, so too are Kai Masters Black Hawk and Wild Weasel and a score of Kai warmarns and savants. You sense the lower ranks of the Kai are proud and excited to be stationed here with their Grand Master. Your presence inspires their courage and you feel confident that they will fight exceptionally well in the coming battle.</p>
+ <p>From the top of the Tower of the Sun you survey the mountainous northern approaches with growing trepidation. Banedon is by your <!--ERRTAG-RE-259320-->side; so<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259320--> too are Kai Masters Black Hawk and Wild Weasel and a score of Kai warmarns and savants. You sense the lower ranks of the Kai are proud and excited to be stationed here with their Grand Master. Your presence inspires their courage and you feel confident that they will fight exceptionally well in the coming battle.</p>
<p>You look down at the shattered wreck of the <cite>Skyrider</cite> lying in the monastery grounds far below, and it reminds you of your sky journey from Casiorn to Holmgard. You tell Banedon about the <cite>Cloud-dancer</cite> and you promise him that, if your mission to destroy the Shadow Gate is successful, you will make a gift of it to him in recognition of the help he has given the Kai in your absence.</p>
<p><quote>Thank you, Grand Master,</quote> he says. <quote>Yours is a most gracious gesture.</quote></p>
<p>Then the first of the Lavas horde are seen, their burnished wings glinting in the moonlight.</p>
<section class="numbered" id="sect163">
<meta><title>163</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect163-1-foot" idref="sect163-1">
+ <p>It is not certain whether you can add 3 for Sabito and also 3 for Kai-alchemy simultaneously, but that is a reasonable interpretation.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>You are more than two-thirds of the way across the river when you become entangled in the submerged wreckage of a siege engine. You fight to free yourself but, in doing so, you quickly expend the last of the air in your lungs.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
- <p>If you possess any Sabito, or if you possess Kai-alchemy, add 3 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Nexus, add 1.</p>
+ <p>If you possess any Sabito, or if you possess Kai-alchemy, add 3 to the number you have picked.<footref id="sect163-1" idref="sect163-1-foot"/> If you possess Grand Nexus, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect65">If your total is now 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 65</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect116">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 116</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You focus your advanced Kai healing powers on the young man<ch.apos/>s wound and cause the punctured tissues to knit together (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score by 3 points). Your treatment deadens his pain and revives him, but you know that this remission is but temporary; the poison in his blood is too strong and too well-established to be neutralized by your Kai powers.</p>
- <p>Through clenched teeth, he forces himself to speak. You hear him tell his father that Prince Lutha<ch.apos/>s army is being aided by a sinister group of Cener Druids and renegade Nadziranim magicians. Lutha himself possesses a ring of power, which bestows upon him an invulnerability to weapons. The boy says this ring must be taken from him if he is to be slain.</p>
+ <p>Through clenched teeth, he forces himself to speak. You hear him tell his father that Prince Lutha<ch.apos/>s army is being aided by a sinister group of Cener Druids and renegade <!--ERRTAG-RE-266667-->Nadziran magicians<!--/ERRTAG-RE-266667-->. Lutha himself possesses a ring of power, which bestows upon him an invulnerability to weapons. The boy says this ring must be taken from him if he is to be slain.</p>
<p>Gradually, the effects of your healing powers wear off and the brave young man slips into a sleep from which he will not awaken.</p>
<choice idref="sect255"><link-text>Turn to 255</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Moments before you reach him, he throws the young woman and her child to the ground and spins around to face you, his dagger held poised to slash at your throat. He strikes and you dodge his first clumsy blow with ease. As he is about to strike out for a second time, you raise your weapon and aim a scything blow at his head.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Eldenoran thug (drunk)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">30</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">30</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Eldenoran <!--ERRTAG-RE-268685-->Thug<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268685--> (drunk)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">30</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">30</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect333">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 333</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>168</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You ask a street trader the way to the Halls of Learning and he points impatiently to an avenue on the west side of the square. A rusty plate fixed to the corner building says: Quill Street.</p>
+ <p>You ask a street trader the way to the Halls of Learning and he points impatiently to an avenue on the west side of the square. A rusty plate fixed to the corner building <!--ERRTAG-RE-269290-->says <quote>Quill Street</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-269290-->.</p>
<p>You ride along this narrow avenue, which is flanked by aromatic jala houses and perfumeries, until it turns abruptly right into a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. A smile cracks your travel-grimy face when you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building. It has changed much since you were last here, but despite its new brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade you recognize Varetta<ch.apos/>s Halls of Learning.</p>
- <p>You ride along a gravelled path to a fountain where you stop to ask a brown-robed scholar if he knows where Gwynian can be found. Without speaking, he points to a nearby hall. A sign hanging over its richly-carved oak door <!--ERRTAG-RE-266411-->says <quote>LIBRARY</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-266411-->. You thank the robed man and dismount from your horse, leaving him tied to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
+ <p>You ride along a gravelled path to a fountain where you stop to ask a brown-robed scholar if he knows where Gwynian can be found. Without speaking, he points to a nearby hall. A sign hanging over its richly-carved oak door <!--ERRTAG-RE-266411-->says <quote>Library</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-266411-->. You thank the robed man and dismount from your horse, leaving him tied to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
<p>Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library. Your eyes travel along them until they reach another door at the far end of the hall. There, standing framed in the arch, is the man whose help you seek.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome, Grand Master,</quote> says Gwynian the Sage. <quote>I have been expecting you.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect268"><link-text>Turn to 268</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>173</title></meta>
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- <p>Your arrow glances off the Dragons lower eyelid and its tip gouges a furrow of black tissue from the cornea of his eye. He reacts to the sudden, agonizing pain by emitting a ground-shuddering roar. Wildly he stomps his massive forefeet down into the black soil and sends splashes of molten mud and flame soaring into the air.</p>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RE-272921-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-272921--> glances off the Dragons lower eyelid and its tip gouges a furrow of black tissue from the cornea of his eye. He reacts to the sudden, agonizing pain by emitting a ground-shuddering roar. Wildly he stomps his massive forefeet down into the black soil and sends splashes of molten mud and flame soaring into the air.</p>
<choice idref="sect344"><link-text>Turn to 344</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>If you decide to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<p>Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, destinations, and distances:</p>
<signpost>
- <line>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</line>
- <line>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</line>
- <line>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</line>
+ <line>Chod: 250 miles North</line>
+ <line>Holona: 50 miles West</line>
+ <line>Tenzha: 20 miles South</line>
</signpost>
-<!-- <table>
- <tr>
- <td>North<ch.emdash/></td>
- <td>Chod</td>
- <td>250 miles</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>West</td>
- <td>Holona</td>
- <td>50 miles</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>South</td>
- <td>Tenzha</td>
- <td>20 miles</td>
- </tr>
- </table>-->
-<!-- <p>North<ch.endash/>Chod<ch.endash/>250 miles</p>
- <p>West<ch.endash/>Holona<ch.endash/>50 miles</p>
- <p>South<ch.endash/>Tenzha<ch.endash/>20 miles</p>
- Should the <ch.emdash/>es be removed as per the table?-->
<p>You are anxious to leave hostile Eldenoran territory as soon as possible and, after checking your <a idref="map">map</a>, you set off to the south, towards the Slovian border town of Tenzha.</p>
<p>During your ride, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect343">To continue, <link-text>turn to 343</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Ten days after leaving Vadera, the <cite>Saxin</cite> drops anchor in Varnos Harbour in Garthen<ch.emdash/>the crown capital of Talestria. The sleek and elegant lines of the Lencian craft contrast starkly with the drab, functional hulls of the merchant ships and dhows which crowd this city-port<ch.apos/>s jetties and wharves. Lencian craft are a rare sight in Garthen, and the <cite>Saxin</cite> is the rarest of Lencian craft; it is no wonder that its arrival stirs a frenzy of interest and speculation among the citizens of this capital.</p>
- <p>Word of your arrival travels quickly to the Royal Citadel and a troop of Queen Evaine<ch.apos/>s court cavalry are dispatched to the harbour. They are led by a stern-faced man who wears the uniform and gold insignia of the Lord Constable, the highest military rank in the Talestrian army. He brings his column of regal horsemen to a halt at the quayside, then he dismounts and strides forward to welcome you in person as you disembark from the ship.</p>
+ <p>Word of your arrival travels quickly to the Royal Citadel and a troop of Queen Evaine<ch.apos/>s <!--ERRTAG-RE-276405-->Court Cavalry<!--/ERRTAG-RE-276405--> are dispatched to the harbour. They are led by a stern-faced man who wears the uniform and gold insignia of the Lord Constable, the highest military rank in the Talestrian army. He brings his column of regal horsemen to a halt at the quayside, then he dismounts and strides forward to welcome you in person as you disembark from the ship.</p>
<choice idref="sect292">If you have ever visited Garthen or Torgar in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 292</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect48">If you have not, <link-text>turn to 48</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Stoically you swim against the powerful current and reach the distant shore, breathless and exhausted, but glad to have escaped in one piece from the hostile land of Eldenora.</p>
- <p>Once you have fully recovered, you put on your boots and cloak and take stock of your surroundings. You have emerged from the Storn at a wooded stretch of river bank, less than a mile south of the city of Rhem. You set off along a track heading north and within a few minutes, you catch sight of the city walls and its famous horseshoe-shaped harbour.</p>
+ <p>Once you have fully recovered, you put on your boots and cloak and take stock of your surroundings. You have emerged from the Storn at a wooded stretch of river bank, less than a mile south of the city of Rhem. You set off along a track heading north and within a few minutes, you catch sight of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-281406-->city's walls<!--/ERRTAG-RE-281406--> and its famous horseshoe-shaped harbour.</p>
<p>You enter the city by its south gate, using your Kai camouflage skills and your natural stealth to avoid the attentions of the watchful guards. Once inside, you merge with the crowds and soon find yourself in a square that is overshadowed by the twin towers of Rhem Cathedral. An avenue runs along the cathedral<ch.apos/>s south side and, at its far end, your eye is drawn to a rusty suit of armour which stands beside the door to a dingy-looking shop.</p>
<choice idref="sect339">If you wish to enter this armoury, <link-text>turn to 339</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect36">If you decide not to enter, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>178</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You draw an arrow and take careful aim at one of the leading Lavas. As it dips its head and opens its jaw, you release your straining bowstring and send your shaft whistling towards its head. The fire-hardened tip penetrates its eye and, with a hideous shriek, it spins end over end before crashing into the parapet of the tower.</p>
- <p><quote>Fire at their eyes!</quote> you shout, and a cloud of Kai arrows are sent screaming through the sky to seek their elusive mark. More than half find their target, decimating the first wave of the Lavas attack at a single stroke, yet those winged creatures who do survive this deadly volley are quickly among the defenders on the tower. Suddenly you are confronted by one of these beasts who attempts to bat you over the parapet with its horny tail. You leap to avoid its scything attack, draw your weapon in mid-air, and strike your first blow the moment your feet return to the tower<ch.apos/>s flagstones.</p>
+ <p>You draw an <!--ERRTAG-RE-280242-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-280242--> and take careful aim at one of the leading Lavas. As it dips its head and opens its jaw, you release your straining bowstring and send your shaft whistling towards its head. The fire-hardened tip penetrates its eye and, with a hideous shriek, it spins end over end before crashing into the parapet of the tower.</p>
+ <p><quote>Fire at their eyes!</quote> you shout, and a <!--ERRTAG-RE-282775-->cloud of Kai arrows is<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282775--> sent screaming through the sky to seek their elusive mark. More than half find their target, decimating the first wave of the Lavas attack at a single stroke, yet those winged creatures who do survive this deadly volley are quickly among the defenders on the tower. Suddenly you are confronted by one of these beasts who attempts to bat you over the parapet with its horny tail. You leap to avoid its scything attack, draw your weapon in mid-air, and strike your first blow the moment your feet return to the tower<ch.apos/>s flagstones.</p>
<combat><enemy>Lavas</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">46</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect49">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 49</link-text>.</choice>
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<data>
<p>Your slain horse crashes to the ground and you are thrown through the air. You land among the boulders and bracken which border the hill road, but your swift Kai reflexes prevent you from sustaining serious injury: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>Bruised but unshaken, you spring to your feet in time to see a yelling horde of leather-clad men, each brandishing a sword or a spear, come rushing from hiding places among the surrounding trees. As they close in upon you, you draw your weapon and prepare to fight for your life.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Eldenoran ambushers</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Eldenoran <!--ERRTAG-RE-287783-->Ambushers<!--/ERRTAG-RE-287783--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect285">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 285</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect188">
<meta><title>188</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect188-1-foot" idref="sect188-1">
+ <p>40 Lune is worth 10 Gold Crowns and also takes up the same space in your Belt Pouch as 10 Gold Crowns.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>The woman reaches to her purse and counts out 40 silver Lune into the cleric<ch.apos/>s trembling hands, and all the while she praises him loudly for taking the pain from her head. The cleric, whose name is Matho, sheepishly accepts her generous donation. Then, quite suddenly, he is swamped by the crowd of onlookers who all rush the stage at once. Each one waves a money purse and demands that he cure them as well. The frail old man is in danger of being crushed to death until you rescue him from this agitated crowd.</p>
- <p>Once safely outside, he offers you all of the woman<ch.apos/>s donation, for he knows only too well that it was your healing abilities which cured her, and not his own. (If you wish to accept this money, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as 40 Lune).</p>
+ <p>Once safely outside, he offers you all of the woman<ch.apos/>s donation, for he knows only too well that it was your healing abilities which cured her, and not his own. (If you wish to accept this money, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as 40 <!--ERRTAG-RE-295583-->Lune.)<!--/ERRTAG-RE-295583--><footref id="sect188-1" idref="sect188-1-foot"/></p>
<p><quote>Where are you bound for, stranger?</quote> he asks.</p>
<p><quote>The east,</quote> you reply.</p>
<p><quote>That<ch.apos/>s where I<ch.apos/>ve journeyed from. Perhaps I can offer you a word of caution, eh? There<ch.apos/>s plague in the Stornlands this year. You would be well to avoid the region if you can. If you can<ch.apos/>t, well, this potion will protect you. I can at least guarantee that.</quote></p>
- <p>The old cleric pulls a small flask from his pocket and offers it to you (if you wish to accept this potion, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as Matho<ch.apos/>s Potion).</p>
+ <p>The old cleric pulls a small flask from his pocket and offers it to <!--ERRTAG-RE-296214-->you. (If<!--/ERRTAG-RE-296214--> you wish to accept this potion, record it on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> as Matho<ch.apos/>s <!--ERRTAG-RE-296368-->Potion.)<!--/ERRTAG-RE-296368--></p>
<p>Then the old cleric accompanies you back to the blacksmithy where he, too, is having his mount re-shoed. You collect your horse, and he collects his ragged old mule, then you bid each other good luck and farewell before going your separate ways.</p>
<choice idref="sect315"><link-text>Turn to 315</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>192</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You draw an arrow and take careful aim at one of the leading Lavas. As it dips its head and opens its jaw, you release your straining bowstring and send your shaft whistling towards its face. The fire-hardened tip penetrates its eye and, with a hideous shriek, it spins end over end before crashing into the parapet of the North Watch.</p>
+ <p>You draw an <!--ERRTAG-RE-297915-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-297915--> and take careful aim at one of the leading Lavas. As it dips its head and opens its jaw, you release your straining bowstring and send your shaft whistling towards its face. The fire-hardened tip penetrates its eye and, with a hideous shriek, it spins end over end before crashing into the parapet of the North Watch.</p>
<p><quote>Fire at their eyes!</quote> you shout, and a cloud of fifty Kai arrows are sent screaming through the sky to seek their elusive mark. More than half find their target, decimating the first wave of the Lavas attack at a single stroke, yet those winged creatures who do survive this deadly volley are quickly among the defenders on the wall. Suddenly you are confronted by one of these beasts who attempts to bat you from the battlements with its horny tail. You leap to avoid its scything attack, draw your weapon in mid-air, and strike your first blow the moment your feet return to the flagstones of the North Watch.</p>
<combat><enemy>Lavas</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">46</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect282">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 282</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>194</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Before the angry thieves of Spur Lane can catch you, you cross the square and enter Quill Street. This narrow avenue is flanked by aromatic jala houses and perfumeries, until at length it turns abruptly right into a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the words: HALLS OF LEARNING. Suddenly you feel inexplicably drawn towards this building; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems.</p>
- <p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply <!--ERRTAG-RE-299569-->says <quote>LIBRARY</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-299569-->. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
+ <p>Before the angry thieves of Spur Lane can catch you, you cross the square and enter Quill Street. This narrow avenue is flanked by aromatic jala houses and perfumeries, until at length it turns abruptly right into a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the <!--ERRTAG-RE-301473-->words <quote>Halls of Learning</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-301473-->. Suddenly you feel inexplicably drawn towards this building; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems.</p>
+ <p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply <!--ERRTAG-RE-299569-->says <quote>Library</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-299569-->. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
<p>Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library. Your eyes travel along them until they reach another door at the far end of the hall. There, standing framed in its archway, is an old man clad in plain brown robes. He looks at you and smiles knowingly.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome, Grand Master,</quote> he says. <quote>I have been expecting you.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect348">If you have ever visited a hut on Raider<ch.apos/>s Road, the city of Tahou, or Lake Vorndarol (in previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures), <link-text>turn to 348</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>196</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>As you draw an arrow and raise your bow at the dragon<ch.apos/>s massive head, you hear the Lavas emitting a sound that approximates laughter. Clearly they are amused by your reliance on such a primitive weapon. Undaunted by their cackling sneers, you pull the bowstring as taut as you can and place your trust in the Gods Ishir and Kai to guide your aim.</p>
- <choice idref="sect297">If you possess Magi-magic, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Lord, or higher, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>As you draw an <!--ERRTAG-RE-303497-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-303497--> and raise your <!--ERRTAG-RE-303286-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-303286--> at the dragon<ch.apos/>s massive head, you hear the Lavas emitting a sound that approximates laughter. Clearly they are amused by your reliance on such a primitive weapon. Undaunted by their cackling sneers, you pull the bowstring as taut as you can and place your trust in the Gods Ishir and Kai to guide your aim.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect297">If you possess Magi-magic, and have attained the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-306701-->Sun Lord or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-306701-->, <link-text>turn to 297</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect334">If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 334</link-text>.</choice>
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<p><quote>In the name of the Gods!</quote> splutters Nathor, spilling liqueur down the front of his tunic. <quote>What was that?</quote></p>
<p>You hurry to the window and see a large, bat-like shape silhouetted against the moon. A man-sized rider clings precariously to the creature<ch.apos/>s back as it swoops and soars among the hills and gullies. A knot of fear tightens in the pit of your stomach.</p>
<p><quote>A Kraan,</quote> you say, recognizing at once the outline of this unwelcome creature.</p>
- <p><quote>You had best come away from the window, my Lord,</quote> replies an anxious Nathor, <quote>lest it detects your presence here.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>You had best come away from the window, my Lord,</quote> replies an anxious Nathor, <quote><!--ERRTAG-RE-305772-->lest it detect<!--/ERRTAG-RE-305772--> your presence here.</quote></p>
<p>You take heed of the Lord Constable<ch.apos/>s advice and retreat from the window. Furthermore, you use your Magnakai skill of Psi-screen to shield your mind in case the Kraan rider is able to employ psychic abilities to locate your presence.</p>
<p><quote>It is not the first time,</quote> says Rasbarin. <quote>Every night for the past ten days we<ch.apos/>ve heard it circling the hills. Sometimes there is more than one of its kind.</quote> He offers you a bunk in the cellar of the monastery where you may be safe from detection, and you accept gladly.</p>
<choice idref="sect154"><link-text>Turn to 154</link-text>.</choice>
<data>
<p>Intrigued by the young woman<ch.apos/>s high-bred charms, you step away from the bushes and approach her carriage door.</p>
- <p><quote>Why, yes,</quote> she says, excitedly. <quote>You are the Northland warrior they call Lone Wolf, are you not? I was in attendance at the Elector<ch.apos/>s court the day he awarded you the Star of Palmyrion for your victory over the Cener Druids of Ruel. I am honoured to meet with you in person, brave Sir.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Why, yes,</quote> she says, excitedly. <quote>You are the Northland warrior they call Lone Wolf, are you not? I was in attendance at the Elector<ch.apos/>s court the day he awarded you the Star of Palmyrion for your victory over the Cener Druids of Ruel. I am honoured to meet with you in person, brave <!--ERRTAG-RE-314551-->sir<!--/ERRTAG-RE-314551-->.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect135"><link-text>Turn to 135</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<data>
<p>You are woken from a fitful slumber by the sound of shouting. Cautiously you part the foliage to see a group of Duadon guardsmen scouring the river bank in search of your body. A brutish garrison sergeant is questioning a scrawny beggar whom he holds by the neck, lifting him several inches off the ground. The beggar, shaking with fear, points a finger towards the wood. The sergeant gives him a sneering smile, then rewards him for his cooperation with a dagger in the guts.</p>
<p><quote>Search the copse!</quote> bellows the sergeant, wiping be blood from his blade on the dead beggar<ch.apos/>s coat. <quote>Damned Northlander<ch.apos/>s gone to ground in there.</quote></p>
- <p>Quickly you retreat deeper into the wood as a line of soldiers come crashing through the foliage, hacking and slashing with their broad-bladed swords. Using your camouflage skills, you slip through their line and make your way back towards the river road, to the place where they have left their horses. A blow to the base of the skull puts paid to the soldier who is standing guard there and, as quietly as you can, you take a horse and escape towards the east.</p>
+ <p>Quickly you retreat deeper into the wood as <!--ERRTAG-RE-315581-->a line of soldiers comes<!--/ERRTAG-RE-315581--> crashing through the foliage, hacking and slashing with their broad-bladed swords. Using your camouflage skills, you slip through their line and make your way back towards the river road, to the place where they have left their horses. A blow to the base of the skull puts paid to the soldier who is standing guard there and, as quietly as you can, you take a horse and escape towards the east.</p>
<p>When you can no longer see the walls of Duadon, you rein in your horse and take stock of the equipment contained in its saddle-bags. You discover the following items:</p>
<ul>
<li>Backpack</li>
<p>(Record these items on your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. They replace those that were confiscated from you in Duadon.)</p>
<p>Determinedly you continue your ride east and, by mid-afternoon, you come to the banks of the mighty River Storn. From the cover of a derelict barn you observe a group of merchants and travellers who are waiting at a ferry post for the boat to Rhem. The post is controlled by Eldenoran soldiers who check the ferry passengers thoroughly to make sure they are not enemy agents or deserters from the army. After an hour or so, you see the boat from Rhem approaching the post. The waiting crowd gather their belongings and get ready to board what will be the last crossing of the day.</p>
<choice idref="sect97">If you wish to go to the ferry post and try to board the boat to Rhem, <link-text>turn to 97</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect30">If you decide to avoid the ferry, you can attempt to swim the half mile stretch of river to Rhem by <link-text>turning to 30</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect30">If you decide to avoid the ferry, you can attempt to swim the <!--ERRTAG-RE-317411-->half-mile<!--/ERRTAG-RE-317411--> stretch of river to Rhem by <link-text>turning to 30</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>204</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>At once you recognize the captain: it is Cearmaine, the brave hero of the Darklords War, who guided you to Stonewatch and the Forest of Ruel during your quest to thwart the Cener Druids, two years previously.</p>
+ <p>At once you recognize the captain: it is Cearmaine, the brave hero of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-319361-->Darklands War<!--/ERRTAG-RE-319361-->, who guided you to Stonewatch and the Forest of Ruel during your quest to thwart the Cener Druids, two years previously.</p>
<p><quote>Hail, Grand Master!</quote> he says, his battle-scarred face beaming with delight. <quote>I am pleased to have been chosen by the Elector to escort you north to Holona.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Well met, captain,</quote> you reply, shaking his steel hand. <quote>I could not have wished for a better travelling companion.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect130"><link-text>Turn to 130</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>208</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You give thanks to your friend Banedon for providing you with the Platinum Amulet, for you sense that it is protecting your body from the extreme heat and toxic atmosphere of this hellish plane. However, the amulet alone is not sufficient to keep you safe from the creatures that are now advancing rapidly towards the Shadow Gate.</p>
+ <p>You give thanks <!--ERRTAG-RE-323374-->for<!--/ERRTAG-RE-323374--> the Platinum Amulet, for you sense that it is protecting your body from the extreme heat and toxic atmosphere of this hellish plane. However, the amulet alone is not sufficient to keep you safe from the creatures that are now advancing rapidly towards the Shadow Gate.</p>
<choice idref="sect80"><link-text>Turn to 80</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<meta><title>209</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>On the far side of the river you notice a milestone half-buried in a roadside ditch. Etched on its granite surface is a small arrow which points eastwards, and below reads the message: Abisko<ch.emdash/>25 miles.</p>
- <p>Later, as you approach the outskirts of this town, you notice a large flock of carrion crows circling above its timbered buildings. You sense that plague has recently visited this town as well, and so you leave the road and spend the night in woodland a few miles to the south.</p>
+ <p>On the far side of the river you notice a milestone half-buried in a roadside ditch. Etched on its granite surface is a small arrow which points eastwards, and below reads the <!--ERRTAG-RE-324029-->message <quote>Abisko<ch.emdash/>25 miles</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-324029-->.</p>
+ <p>Later, as you approach the outskirts of this town, you notice a large flock of carrion crows circling above its timbered buildings. You sense that plague has recently visited this <!--ERRTAG-RE-324271-->town<!--/ERRTAG-RE-324271-->, and so you leave the road and spend the night in woodland a few miles to the south.</p>
<p>The next day, the weather changes for the better. The temperature rises and the surface of the muddy road quickly becomes dry and hard. Ten miles east of Abisko you see a small regiment of Eldenoran soldiers camped out beside the road. They are busy with their luckless duty of having to burn the bodies of Abisko<ch.apos/>s plague victims, which number in the hundreds. So preoccupied are they with their grim task that they fail to see you steal one of their horses and make off with it along the road which leads to Duadon<ch.emdash/>their capital city.</p>
<choice idref="sect270"><link-text>Turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>210</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>The road which crosses the plains to the east of the River Phoen is deeply rutted. Fortunately though, it is dry, there having been little rain in these parts for weeks. Progress is good and by midday you and your troop have covered more than thirty miles. You pass many wagons on this road, mostly driven by farmers who are taking their crops to the markets and wharves of Garthen. These wagon drivers seem an unusually loyal and friendly breed; invariably they wave and cheer the moment they recognize the uniforms of Queen Evaine<ch.apos/>s Court Cavalry.</p>
+ <p>The road which crosses the plains to the east of the River Phoen is deeply rutted. Fortunately, though, it is dry, there having been little rain in these parts for weeks. Progress is good and by midday you and your troop have covered more than thirty miles. You pass many wagons on this road, mostly driven by farmers who are taking their crops to the markets and wharves of Garthen. These wagon drivers seem an unusually loyal and friendly breed; invariably they wave and cheer the moment they recognize the uniforms of Queen Evaine<ch.apos/>s Court Cavalry.</p>
<p>After a brief rest at a village on the road, you continue your ride across the open plains and descend into a wide valley where a shallow stream winds its way through a mass of reed-beds and willow copses. Beyond this valley, the land becomes increasingly hilly. The sun is almost touching the horizon when you come to a small wayside shrine dedicated to the Goddess Ishir. Here a track leads off to the north and, a mile distant, you can make out the walls and tall bell-tower of a chateau high in the hills.</p>
<p><quote>That<ch.apos/>s the monastery of the Vaderish Brethren,</quote> says Nathor. <quote>They<ch.apos/>re a holy order devoted to the worship of the Goddess Ishir. We will find safe shelter with them this night.</quote></p>
<p>The sun has set and dusk is quickly turning to darkness by the time the troop reaches the gates of the Vaderish Monastery. The brothers of this holy order are led by an elderly monk called Rasbarin whom Nathor has met once before. The old cleric welcomes him warmly, as if he was his son, then he invites you to stay here overnight.</p>
<data>
<p>While you are observing the town, your thoughts wander to your homeland and the threat that is confronting the New Order acolytes at the Kai Monastery. Your fervent desire to be with them is rekindled, making you wish that you possessed a horse to help speed your journey to Casiorn.</p>
- <p>Near the junction at the centre of the town, you see a large timbered building. Painted on its facia and roof are two words: Nursha Stables.</p>
+ <p>Near the junction at the centre of the town, you see a large timbered building. Painted on its facia and roof are two <!--ERRTAG-RE-329680-->words <quote>Nursha Stables</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-329680-->.</p>
<choice idref="sect349">If you wish to enter the deserted-looking town and go in search of a horse, <link-text>turn to 349</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect3">If you would rather avoid this town, you can skirt around its perimeter and take the road which heads east towards Abisko, by <link-text>turning to 3</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<meta><title>216</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>With a terrifying howl, the war-dog pack launch a simultaneous attack and come leaping at you from all sides.</p>
+ <p>With a terrifying howl, the war-dog <!--ERRTAG-RE-332989-->pack launches<!--/ERRTAG-RE-332989--> a simultaneous attack and come leaping at you from all sides.</p>
<combat><enemy>Eldenoran war-dogs (in blood-frenzy):</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">47</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Due to their frenzied state, these war-dogs are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
<choice idref="sect295">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 295</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>231</title></meta>
<data>
- <p><quote>Sommerlund?</quote> answers the innkeeper, quizzically. <quote>I<ch.apos/>m afraid not, kind Sir. Your home must be mor<ch.apos/>n six hundred miles from <ch.apos/>ere. It<ch.apos/>s rare we gets to hear what<ch.apos/>s goin<ch.apos/> on in Varetta and that<ch.apos/>s only twenty five miles t<ch.apos/>north.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Sommerlund?</quote> answers the innkeeper, quizzically. <quote>I<ch.apos/>m afraid not, <!--ERRTAG-RE-347720-->kind sir<!--/ERRTAG-RE-347720-->. Your home must be mor<ch.apos/>n six hundred miles from <ch.apos/>ere. It<ch.apos/>s rare we gets to hear what<ch.apos/>s goin<ch.apos/> on in Varetta and that<ch.apos/>s only twenty five miles t<ch.apos/>north.</quote></p>
<p>Hearing the innkeeper mention how far it is to Sommerlund brings a leaden feeling to your stomach. You still have far to go and so little time in which to accomplish your urgent journey. Feeling chastened by the daunting number of miles you must ride, you bid the innkeeper and his daughter goodnight and retire quietly to your room.</p>
<choice idref="sect56"><link-text>Turn to 56</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
<data>
<p>You try to swim against the current, but your recent ordeal in Duadon has greatly weakened your constitution. The strength in your limbs is ebbing fast, and, with mounting panic, you feel unable to prevent yourself from sinking beneath the surface of the Storn.</p>
<choice idref="sect5">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Knight, <link-text>turn to 5</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect227">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Thane, or higher, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect264">If you possess Telegnosis, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Lord, or higher, <link-text>turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect227">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-349068-->Sun Thane or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-349068-->, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect264">If you possess Telegnosis, and have attained the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-348732-->Sun Lord or higher<!--/ERRTAG-RE-348732-->, <link-text>turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect251">If you possess none of these skills, or if you have yet to attain the necessary levels of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 251</link-text>.</choice>
</data>
</section>
<section class="numbered" id="sect236">
<meta><title>236</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect236-1-foot" idref="sect236-1">
+ <p>Suprisingly, you are allowed to keep your weapon-like Special Items.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
<data>
- <p>As soon as your feet touch the ground, the sergeant and his men swarm around you and force you to your knees. Quickly they bind your hands with cord and confiscate your weapons, money pouch, backpack, and cape (delete these from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>; you need not erase your Special Items, however, as none of these are taken).</p>
+ <p>As soon as your feet touch the ground, the sergeant and his men swarm around you and force you to your knees. Quickly they bind your hands with cord and confiscate your weapons, money pouch, backpack, and cape (delete these from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>; you need not erase your Special Items, however, as none of these are taken<footref id="sect236-1" idref="sect236-1-foot"/>).</p>
<p>Then the staff-wielding Cener arrives with a horse-drawn cart into which the soldiers bundle you unceremoniously. The robed druid cackles like a crazed maniac, ecstatic at having identified and captured Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>the destroyer of so many of his evil brethren. His vile laughter echoes in your ears as he lashes his horses and steers his rickety cart through the dark streets of Duadon. After a short and bruising journey at breakneck speed, you pass beneath the imposing arch of Skull-Tor, the fortified bastion of Duadon<ch.apos/>s long line of past rulers, and descend a stone ramp to an underground gaol. Here you are greeted by a squad of brutal guards who beat you with staves (lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) before imprisoning you in a circular pit infested with vermin.</p>
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<p>You accept Lord Constable Nathor<ch.apos/>s offer of an escort to Queen Evaine<ch.apos/>s citadel and call to Lord Ardan, who has been watching from the deck of the <cite>Saxin</cite>, to come and join you. As Ardan disembarks, Nathor gives a signal to his men who are busy keeping an inquisitive crowd of citizens at bay. Hurriedly they clear a gap in the pressing wall of curious, wide-eyed Garthenians, and moments later the horse-drawn coach comes trundling through towards the quay.</p>
- <p>Once you and Ardan are safely aboard, Lord Constable Nathor shouts a terse command to the driver and the coach speeds away from the harbour, escorted by the troop of court cavalry. A swervingly swift journey through Garthen<ch.apos/>s steeply narrow streets ends when the coachman reins in his horses in the courtyard of the Royal Citadel. Everywhere you look you see soldiers of the Royal Household in uniforms bedecked with glittering braid. A fanfare of trumpets announces your arrival and, with minimal delay, Nathor escorts you personally to the State Hall where Queen Evaine of Talestria, seated upon a throne and surrounded by a dozen of her court advisors, is waiting patiently for you to appear.</p>
+ <p>Once you and Ardan are safely aboard, Lord Constable Nathor shouts a terse command to the driver and the coach speeds away from the harbour, escorted by the troop of <!--ERRTAG-RE-353353-->Court Cavalry<!--/ERRTAG-RE-353353-->. A swervingly swift journey through Garthen<ch.apos/>s steeply narrow streets ends when the coachman reins in his horses in the courtyard of the Royal Citadel. Everywhere you look you see soldiers of the Royal Household in uniforms bedecked with glittering braid. A fanfare of trumpets announces your arrival and, with minimal delay, Nathor escorts you personally to the State Hall where Queen Evaine of Talestria, seated upon a throne and surrounded by a dozen of her court advisors, is waiting patiently for you to appear.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome, Grand Master,</quote> she says, graciously. <quote>We have been expecting you. King Sarnac sent word of your arrival by message-hawk and we have made arrangements to help speed your passage homewards.</quote></p>
<p>Respectfully you bow to the queen and voice your thanks for the cooperation she has seen fit to offer you.</p>
<p><quote>Not at all, Grand Master, for Talestria is in your debt. Were it not for you, our land would be in the thrall of the Darklords.</quote></p>
<p>With this, Queen Evaine dismisses her advisors and motions for you, Ardan, and Lord Constable Nathor to approach to the foot of her throne.</p>
<p><quote>I understand the urgency of your journey, Grand Master,</quote> she says, her voice hushed as if she fears being overheard, <quote>but I must caution you to be on guard. The Dark God Naar<ch.apos/>s agents are abroad with plans to thwart your homecoming. I have received word from my garrisons in the north that Zlanbeast and Kraan riders have been sighted in the night skies. They venture forth from the ruins of the Darklord cities of Nadgazad and Cragmantle, sent by the express command of Naar himself. They know now that you triumphed in Ixia and they are watching expectantly for your coming.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>I thank you for this information, your majesty, but I am sure that I can avoid these night-riders,</quote> you reply confidently.</p>
+ <p><quote>I thank you for this information, <!--ERRTAG-RE-357610-->your Majesty<!--/ERRTAG-RE-357610-->, but I am sure that I can avoid these night-riders,</quote> you reply confidently.</p>
<p><quote>I have no doubt of this, Grand Master,</quote> she says, <quote>but they are not the only agents in Naar<ch.apos/>s employ. Word of your coming has spread like wildfire throughout the shadowy underworld of thieves and assassins. Great rewards of gold and dark magic have been offered for your death.</quote></p>
<p><quote>With respect, your majesty,</quote> you reply, tactfully masking your scepticism, <quote>how do you know this to be true?</quote></p>
<p><quote>Grand Master, it is true. I have heard it from the very lips of an assassin who was plotting your murder, here, in the heart of my capital. He was captured while attempting to recruit others and he is being held prisoner in the dungeons of this citadel. Perhaps you would welcome the chance to question this man yourself?</quote></p>
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- <p>Your arrow penetrates the dragon<ch.apos/>s skull, but the only effect it has is to make him angrier than he already is. He stomps his massive forefoot down <!--ERRTAG-RE-356013-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-356013--> the black soil and sends a splash of molten mud and flame into the air.</p>
- <p>You discard your bow and reach for your weapon as the great beast comes lumbering slowly towards you with his jaw agape.</p>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RE-358979-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-358979--> penetrates the dragon<ch.apos/>s skull, but the only effect it has is to make him angrier than he already is. He stomps his massive forefoot down <!--ERRTAG-RE-356013-->onto<!--/ERRTAG-RE-356013--> the black soil and sends a splash of molten mud and flame into the air.</p>
+ <p>You <!--ERRTAG-RE-358856-->shoulder<!--/ERRTAG-RE-358856--> your <!--ERRTAG-RE-359051-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-359051--> and reach for your weapon as the great beast comes lumbering slowly towards you with his jaw agape.</p>
<p>Unless you possess a Platinum Amulet, a Talisman of Ishir, or the Discipline of Grand Nexus, you must now deduct 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points due to the debilitating effects of the heat and atmosphere.</p>
<choice idref="sect316"><link-text>Turn to 316</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Swiftly you unshoulder your bow and draw an arrow to your lips. You take aim at the thug<ch.apos/>s head and let fly your shaft but in an instant before it strikes, he twists around and the arrows tip merely scratches a crimson line across his cheek.</p>
- <p>Unfortunately, this wound does not make him loose his grip; it simply makes him more frightened and murderous than before. You are forced to discard your bow and unsheathe a hand weapon as you rush towards him in a desperate attempt to prevent him from wounding his innocent captive<ch.apos/>s child.</p>
+ <p>Swiftly you unshoulder your <!--ERRTAG-RA-360114-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-360114--> and draw an <!--ERRTAG-RE-360068-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-360068--> to your lips. You take aim at the thug<ch.apos/>s head and let fly your shaft but in an instant before it strikes, he twists around and the arrows tip merely scratches a crimson line across his cheek.</p>
+ <p>Unfortunately, this wound does not make him loose his grip; it simply makes him more frightened and murderous than before. You are forced to <!--ERRTAG-RE-359872-->shoulder<!--/ERRTAG-RE-359872--> your <!--ERRTAG-RA-360114-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-360114--> and unsheathe a hand weapon as you rush towards him in a desperate attempt to prevent him from wounding his innocent captive<ch.apos/>s child.</p>
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<p>You ride out of Rhem by its east gate and head off along a wide road that is bordered by hovels and farmsteads. Shortly you come to a signpost where the road ends and a track begins. It marks the entrance to the Forest of Salony, and indicates the distances to two Salonese towns:</p>
- <signpost>Ellio<ch.emdash/>50 miles</signpost>
- <signpost>Amory<ch.emdash/>100 miles</signpost>
+ <signpost>
+ <line>Ellio<ch.emdash/>50 miles</line>
+ <line>Amory<ch.emdash/>100 miles</line>
+ </signpost>
<p>You follow the track deep into the forest and spend your first night in Salony here, surrounded by the leafy comfort of this rich timberland. At dawn, you resume your ride and, by nightfall, you find yourself approaching the outskirts of the forest town of Ellio.</p>
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<p>During your long day<ch.apos/>s ride through the forest, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
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- <p>You request the King to excuse you from the council of war for a few moments. He grants your request, thinking that you wish to be alone to grieve the loss of your friends Banedon and Rimoah, and he allows you the use of his Royal chamber.</p>
+ <p>You request the King to excuse you from the council of war for a few moments. He grants your request, thinking that you wish to be alone to grieve the loss of your <!--ERRTAG-RE-375136-->friends, Banedon<!--/ERRTAG-RE-375136--> and Rimoah, and he allows you the use of his <!--ERRTAG-RE-375195-->royal chamber<!--/ERRTAG-RE-375195-->.</p>
<p>Once you are alone, you use your Kai Mastery to attempt to make contact with Guildmaster Banedon telepathically. You concentrate with all your power, straining your psychic energies in your effort to connect with your friend<ch.apos/>s mind. To your surprise, you detect a barrier in the ethereal plane, a wall of dark energy that has been placed there purposefully to prevent telepathic contact. You sense that the barrier is the work of the Dark God Naar and you call on all your reserves of psychic strength in an effort to break through it.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. For every level of Kai rank you have attained above that of Kai Grand Guardian, add 1 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect312">If your total score is now 7 or less, <link-text>turn to 312</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You focus your psychic powers and launch a pulse of energy at the prisoner<ch.apos/>s mind in an attempt to weaken his resolve (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score by 1 point). You sense that his memory is protected by a magical shield, but it proves to be ineffective against your psychic probe. The man shrieks with fear as his body is racked by uncontrollable tremors.</p>
- <p>You command the prisoner to reveal the identity of the person who sent him here to Garthen to murder you, and a mass of images begin to swirl and solidify in your mind<ch.apos/>s eye. They are the images of a past meeting in a far-off place which you recognize to be Duadon, the capital city of Eldenora. You see a shadowy figure, sheathed in ornate chainmail, handing a bulging pouch of gold to the prisoner in a dimly-lit alleyway. The figure speaks your name before melting away into the shadows.</p>
+ <p>You command the prisoner to reveal the identity of the person who sent him here to Garthen to murder you, and a mass of images begin to swirl and solidify in your mind<ch.apos/>s eye. They are the images of a past meeting in a far-off place which you recognize to be Duadon, the capital city of Eldenora. You see a shadowy figure, sheathed in ornate chainmail, handing a bulging pouch of gold to the prisoner in a <!--ERRTAG-RE-374828-->dimly lit<!--/ERRTAG-RE-374828--> alleyway. The figure speaks your name before melting away into the shadows.</p>
<p><quote>Who is this person?</quote> you say, commanding the trembling prisoner to answer. He parts his bruised lips and tries to utter a name but no sound emerges. You sense that he is fighting to overcome the remnants of the shielding spell placed upon his mind. Moving closer, you try to make out the name he is struggling hard to whisper.</p>
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<p>You return to the Grand Hall where Banedon and Rimoah tell you of the location of the Shadow Gate.</p>
- <p><quote>Kai scouts sighted it in the foothills of the Durncrag Mountains, less than five miles distant, at a place called Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie,</quote> says Banedon.</p>
+ <p><quote>Kai scouts sighted it in the foothills of the Durncrag Mountains, less than five miles distant, at a place called <!--ERRTAG-RA-375779-->Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie<!--/ERRTAG-RA-375779-->,</quote> says Banedon.</p>
<p><quote>I know this place,</quote> you say. <quote>My old tutor, Storm Hawk, and I camped there on a hunting trip when I was an acolyte, before the war with Darklord Zagarna. There is a track that leads there<ch.emdash/>I know it well.</quote></p>
- <p>You are determined to destroy the Shadow Gate and you resolve to go to Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie tonight, to carry out the mission. Also you are aware that tomorrow is a very special day. It is Fehmarn<ch.emdash/>the first day of Spring, a holy day in Sommerlund when traditionally all of the Kai gather at the monastery to reaffirm their fealty to King Ulnar and the God Kai. It is also the anniversary of the First Order, the day upon which all of your warrior caste, save you, were massacred by Darklord Zagarna<ch.apos/>s hordes.</p>
- <p><quote>I will destroy the Shadow Gale tonight,</quote> you vow resolutely, <quote>and tomorrow we shall celebrate Fehmarn, secure in the knowledge that a lasting peace has returned to our land.</quote></p>
+ <p>You are determined to destroy the Shadow Gate and you resolve to go to <!--ERRTAG-RA-375779-->Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie<!--/ERRTAG-RA-375779--> tonight, to carry out the mission. Also you are aware that tomorrow is a very special day. It is Fehmarn<ch.emdash/>the first day of Spring, a holy day in Sommerlund when traditionally all of the Kai gather at the monastery to reaffirm their fealty to King Ulnar and the God Kai. It is also the <!--ERRTAG-RE-382060-->anniversary of the massacre of the First Order<!--/ERRTAG-RE-382060-->, the day upon which all of your warrior caste, save you, were massacred by Darklord Zagarna<ch.apos/>s hordes.</p>
+ <p><quote>I will destroy the Shadow <!--ERRTAG-RE-382281-->Gate<!--/ERRTAG-RE-382281--> tonight,</quote> you vow resolutely, <quote>and tomorrow we shall celebrate Fehmarn, secure in the knowledge that a lasting peace has returned to our land.</quote></p>
<p>Moments later, a doleful bell sounds from atop the Durncrag Tower: it is the alarm.</p>
<p><quote>Hurry, my lords!</quote> shouts a young Kai Savant who comes rushing breathlessly into the Grand Hall. <quote>The enemy are attacking in force!</quote></p>
- <p><quote>To your battle positions, my lords!</quote> you command, as you stride towards the door. <quote>The time has come for you to avenge your dead brothers. Fight well! Fight true! The spirit of the sun-god Kai is with us this night!</quote></p>
- <p>A great cloud of winged Lavas are speeding towards the monastery from the northwest and they will arrive within a few minutes at most. As you watch the young Kai Lords arm themselves and take up their positions around the monastery, you consider where best to position yourself for the imminent battle.</p>
+ <p><quote>To your battle positions, my lords!</quote> you command, as you stride towards the door. <quote>The time has come for you to avenge your dead brothers. Fight well! Fight true! The spirit of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-382980-->Sun-god Kai<!--/ERRTAG-RE-382980--> is with us this night!</quote></p>
+ <p>A great <!--ERRTAG-RE-383116-->cloud of winged Lavas is<!--/ERRTAG-RE-383116--> speeding towards the monastery from the northwest and they will arrive within a few minutes at most. As you watch the young Kai Lords arm themselves and take up their positions around the monastery, you consider where best to position yourself for the imminent battle.</p>
<choice idref="sect114">If you wish to join the acolytes who are lining the battlements of the North Watch, <link-text>turn to 114</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect158">If you choose to fight from the top of the Tower of the Sun, the highest point in the Kai Monastery, <link-text>turn to 158</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You tumble head-first down the slope and knock yourself unconscious on a jagged outcrop. Minutes later, the halo of energy which surrounds the Shadow Gate begins to crackle fiercely. The surge of energy has great significance, for on the Plane of Darkness, Naar has just consigned his newest champions to the Shadow Gate through which you escaped from his realm.</p>
<p>As the first rays of the dawn sun spread across the surrounding rocks, the first of Naar<ch.apos/>s mighty dragon herd emerge from the Shadow Gate. Drawn by the glow of the Sun-crystal, they descend on your unconscious form and, in a frenzy of retribution, they rend you limb from limb.</p>
- <p>Tragically, on the threshold of victory, your life and the future of Sommerlund ends here.</p>
+ <p>Tragically, on the threshold of victory, <!--ERRTAG-RE-385905-->your life and the future of Sommerlund end here<!--/ERRTAG-RE-385905-->.</p>
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- <p>Lacking cash, you decide instead to <!--ERRTAG-RE-379389-->try to<!--/ERRTAG-RE-379389--> barter with the blacksmith in return for his services. You offer him a choice of any item in your backpack and, after some initial reluctance, he decides to accept. (Erase the third item you have recorded on your list of Backpack Items.)</p>
+ <p>Lacking cash, you decide instead to <!--ERRTAG-RE-379389-->try to<!--/ERRTAG-RE-379389--> barter with the blacksmith in return for his services. You offer him a choice of any item in your <!--ERRTAG-RE-386285-->Backpack<!--/ERRTAG-RE-386285--> and, after some initial reluctance, he decides to accept. (Erase the third item you have recorded on your list of Backpack Items.)</p>
<p><quote>Alright, stranger,</quote> he says, tossing the item on a bench at the rear of the smithy, <quote>leave y<ch.apos/> horse outside and come back in an hour<ch.emdash/>I<ch.apos/>ll <ch.apos/>ave it done by then.</quote></p>
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<p>If you decide to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<p>Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, destinations, and distances:</p>
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- <line>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</line>
- <line>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</line>
- <line>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</line>
+ <line>Chod: 250 miles North</line>
+ <line>Holona: 50 miles West</line>
+ <line>Tenzha: 20 miles South</line>
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<p>You are anxious to leave hostile Eldenoran territory as soon as possible and, after checking your <a idref="map">map</a>, you set off to the south, towards the Slovian border town of Tenzha.</p>
<p>During your ride, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect343">To continue, <link-text>turn to 343</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You pull away from the bitter green cloud and fall back towards the cell door. Your Magnakai Discipline of Nexus offers some protection from this highly poisonous gas, but you are not completely safe from its effect: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>The gaoler and Lord Nathor were standing several paces from the prisoner when he exhaled, yet even so they are affected by the insidious poison. Choking and retching, they collapse to the floor, their fingers scrabbling at their swelling throats as they fight desperately for breath. You grab hold of their tunics, one in each hand, and drag their bodies out of the cell into the cleaner air of the corridor beyond. Here you use your Magnakai healing Disciplines to ease the effects of the poison gas; your skill and the swiftness of your actions undoubtedly save them from a painful, suffocating death.</p>
- <p><quote>Wha<ch.ellips/> what happened?</quote> wheezes Nathor, as he slowly recovers from the gas effects.</p>
+ <p>The gaoler and Lord Nathor were standing several paces from the prisoner when he exhaled, yet even so they are affected by the insidious poison. Choking and retching, they collapse to the floor, their fingers scrabbling at their swelling throats as they fight desperately for breath. You grab hold of their tunics, one in each hand, and drag their bodies out of the cell into the cleaner air of the corridor beyond. Here you use your <!--ERRTAG-RE-390142-->Magnakai Discipline of Curing<!--/ERRTAG-RE-390142--> to ease the effects of the poison gas; your skill and the swiftness of your actions undoubtedly save them from a painful, suffocating death.</p>
+ <p><quote>Wha<ch.ellips/> what happened?</quote> wheezes Nathor, as he slowly recovers from the <!--ERRTAG-RE-390354-->effects of the gas<!--/ERRTAG-RE-390354-->.</p>
<p>You peer into the cell at the man now hanging limply in chains, then you turn to Nathor and say: <quote>Suicide. A suicide and an attempted murder, that is. The prisoner has just killed himself with a poison pellet and it seems his last wish was to take all three of us with him.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect309"><link-text>Turn to 309</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Your arrow glances off the Dragon<ch.apos/>s lower eyelid and its tip gouges a furrow of black tissue from the cornea of his eye. He reacts to the sudden, agonizing pain by emitting a ground-shuddering roar. Wildly he stomps his massive forefeet down into the black soil and sends splashes of molten mud and flame soaring into the air.</p>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RE-389352-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-389352--> glances off the Dragon<ch.apos/>s lower eyelid and its tip gouges a furrow of black tissue from the cornea of his eye. He reacts to the sudden, agonizing pain by emitting a ground-shuddering roar. Wildly he stomps his massive forefeet down into the black soil and sends splashes of molten mud and flame soaring into the air.</p>
<choice idref="sect344"><link-text>Turn to 344</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Bravely Nathor stifles his urge to scream as you take hold of his shattered ankle. You summon your healing powers and transmit them through your fingers to his injured foot (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score by 3). You feel the warmth of your power begin to reduce the swollen tissues and mend the broken bones, but before you can complete the cure, a yelling horde of bogus castle guardsmen come rushing into the stables with their swords drawn. They see you, and you have barely enough time to draw your weapon before they launch a manic attack.</p>
- <p>Castle guardsmen (impostors) <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 48 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> 48</p>
+ <p>Bravely Nathor stifles his urge to scream as you take hold of his shattered ankle. You summon your healing powers and transmit them through your fingers to his injured foot (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score by 3). You feel the warmth of your power begin to reduce the swollen tissues and mend the broken bones, but before you can complete the cure, <!--ERRTAG-RE-398775-->a yelling horde of bogus castle guardsmen comes<!--/ERRTAG-RE-398775--> rushing into the stables with their swords drawn. They see you, and you have barely enough time to draw your weapon before they launch a manic attack.</p>
+ <p>Castle <!--ERRTAG-RE-393518-->Guardsmen<!--/ERRTAG-RE-393518--> (impostors) <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 48 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> 48</p>
<choice idref="sect159">If you win this fight, <link-text>turn to 159</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You fall backwards and land heavily among the damp, jagged rocks. The hard fall gashes your head and injures your back: lose 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>Your sudden movement alerts a Lavas to your position on the mountainside and it circles around Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie until it is sure that what it has seen is human. Once it spots you lying dazed among the rocks, it gives a piercing shriek. Like a predatory bird, it comes diving out of the sky, its claws extended and its beaked jaw open wide.</p>
+ <p>Your sudden movement alerts a Lavas to your position on the mountainside and it circles around <!--ERRTAG-RE-400771-->Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie<!--/ERRTAG-RE-400771--> until it is sure that what it has seen is human. Once it spots you lying dazed among the rocks, it gives a piercing shriek. Like a predatory bird, it comes diving out of the sky, its claws extended and its beaked jaw open wide.</p>
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<p>Using the Brotherhood Spell <spell>Slow Fall</spell> you are able to control the rate of your descent. Unfortunately, Lord Constable Nathor does not possess this ability and, as you are beginning to slow down, he comes tumbling past you, his eyes and mouth wide with terror.</p>
<p>You stretch out and make a grab for his cloak as he hurtles past. You manage to get a grip and hold on fast, but as you are nearing the ground, the cloak comes unfastened and he falls the last twenty feet to the flagstoned keep. Upon landing, you discover that Nathor is still alive, but his left ankle is badly broken and his face is cut and bruised. Despite his obvious pain he manages a smile, revealing gaps where he is missing two of his teeth.</p>
<p>Bravely Nathor stifles his urge to scream as you take hold of his shattered ankle. You summon your healing powers and transmit them through your fingers to his injured foot (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points score by 3). You feel the warmth of your power start to reduce the swollen tissues and mend the broken bone, but before you can complete the cure, a yelling horde of bogus castle guardsmen come rushing from the gatehouse with their swords drawn. You draw your weapon and crouch in readiness to meet their manic attack.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Castle guardsmen (impostors)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">48</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Castle <!--ERRTAG-RE-403130-->Guardsmen<!--/ERRTAG-RE-403130--> (impostors)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">48</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">48</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect93">If you win this fight, <link-text>turn to 93</link-text>.</choice>
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<li>Dagger</li>
<li>Scroll</li>
<li>Pouch containing 12 Gold Crowns</li>
- <li>Pouch containing 2 potions of Laumspur</li>
+ <li>Pouch containing 2 <!--ERRTAG-RE-412205-->Potions of Laumspur<!--/ERRTAG-RE-412205--></li>
<li>Pouch of Tobacco</li>
<li>Military Pass</li>
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<p>Your slain steed crashes to the ground and you are catapulted head over heels through the air. You land heavily among boulders and bracken which border the hill road, hitting your forehead with a sickening crack: lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>Nauseous and dizzy from the impact, you struggle to stand up. You are barely back on your feet when suddenly a yelling horde of leather-clad men, each brandishing a sword or a spear, emerge from hiding places among the trees and come rushing at you from all sides. You must fight them.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Eldenoran ambushers</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <p>Nauseous and dizzy from the impact, you struggle to stand up. You are barely back on your feet when suddenly a yelling horde of leather-clad men, each brandishing a sword or a spear, <!--ERRTAG-RE-413162-->emerges<!--/ERRTAG-RE-413162--> from hiding places among the trees and come rushing at you from all sides. You must fight them.</p>
+ <combat><enemy>Eldenoran <!--ERRTAG-RE-409882-->Ambushers<!--/ERRTAG-RE-409882--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">38</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">42</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Due to the effect of your fall, you must reduce your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> by 4 for the duration of this fight.</p>
<choice idref="sect285">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 285</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You are moving slowly along the battlements, helping the wounded and praising those Kai who have shown exceptional bravery, when Banedon approaches.</p>
<p><quote>The time is ripe for you to begin your mission, Grand Master,</quote> he says, as he watches the last of the enemy wave disappearing into the mountains. <quote>They have lost many this night<ch.emdash/>it is unlikely they will return before the dawn.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Yes, my friend,</quote> you reply, touching the pocket of your tunic which contains the Sun-crystal, <quote>you are right. The time has come. I will leave for Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie at once.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Yes, my friend,</quote> you reply, touching the pocket of your tunic which contains the Sun-crystal, <quote>you are right. The time has come. I will leave for <!--ERRTAG-RE-411877-->Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie<!--/ERRTAG-RE-411877--> at once.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect40"><link-text>Turn to 40</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>As the last of your attackers collapses at your feet, you turn and run headlong down the steep hill track. Arrows and spears whistle past on all sides as you endeavour to outrun the remaining ambushers. By dint of luck and speed, Nathor and his troop of court cavalry have survived the Eldenoran ambush with little injury and no loss of life. You see them in the distance, gathered in a group on the valley floor, and you wave to them to show that you are still alive. Immediately Nathor gallops away from the troop and comes speeding up the track to your rescue. As he gets nearer he slows his horse to allow you to leap astride its rump. Once aboard, he pulls his steed about and descends once more towards the valley floor, cheered on by his anxious men.</p>
+ <p>As the last of your attackers collapses at your feet, you turn and run headlong down the steep hill track. Arrows and spears whistle past on all sides as you endeavour to outrun the remaining ambushers. By dint of luck and speed, Nathor and his troop of <!--ERRTAG-RE-416831-->Court Cavalry<!--/ERRTAG-RE-416831--> have survived the Eldenoran ambush with little injury and no loss of life. You see them in the distance, gathered in a group on the valley floor, and you wave to them to show that you are still alive. Immediately Nathor gallops away from the troop and comes speeding up the track to your rescue. As he gets nearer he slows his horse to allow you to leap astride its rump. Once aboard, he pulls his steed about and descends once more towards the valley floor, cheered on by his anxious men.</p>
<p><quote>Follow me!</quote> commands the Lord Constable as he gallops past his troop without slowing. You glance over your shoulder and see them spur their steeds forward, their faces set in expressions of grim determination. Upon entering the village, you note a number of frightened women and children who are huddled beside stone walls or lying beneath hay carts. Some are cradling the bodies of their dead menfolk who lie scattered in the fields nearby. Then you catch sight of a group of Eldenorans in the grounds of the abbey. All are laden with loot, yet even so there are some who are squabbling amongst themselves in an effort to grab an even bigger share of the booty.</p>
<p>Nathor brings his steed to a halt and you both quickly dismount. As your feet touch the ground, you notice a drunken Eldenoran come lurching out of the doorway of a nearby cottage. He has a flagon of ale in one hand and a young woman, with a crying baby in the other. He sees you and, in a moment of drunken panic, he drops the flagon and unsheathes a dagger from his belt. It is clear from his actions that he intends to stab the screaming child.</p>
- <choice idref="sect82">If you possess Magi-magic, and have reached the Kai rank of Grand Thane, or higher, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect82">If you possess Magi-magic, and have reached the Kai rank of <!--ERRTAG-RE-421553-->Grand Thane<!--/ERRTAG-RE-421553-->, <link-text>turn to 82</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect225">If you possess the Grand Master Discipline of Kai-surge, <link-text>turn to 225</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect243">If you possess a bow, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 243</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect55">If you possess neither a bow, nor any of the above skills (or should you decide not to use them), <link-text>turn instead to 55</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect243">If you possess a <!--ERRTAG-RA-417050-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-417050-->, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 243</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect55">If you possess neither a <!--ERRTAG-RA-417050-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-417050-->, nor any of the above skills (or should you decide not to use them), <link-text>turn instead to 55</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You feel your psychic powers burrowing through Naar<ch.apos/>s ethereal barrier. You have almost penetrated this shield when suddenly you sense the presence of the Dark God himself; he is pouring the essence of his Evil into the breach, repairing the damage you have inflicted.</p>
- <p>Immediately you cease your telegnosis. You are mortally afraid of allowing Naar the opportunity of locating and attacking your Mindforce, for if he was to do so, you risk losing not only your sanity but also your soul!</p>
+ <p>Immediately you cease your telegnosis. You are mortally afraid of allowing Naar the opportunity of locating and attacking your Mindforce, for <!--ERRTAG-RE-422750-->if he were to do so<!--/ERRTAG-RE-422750-->, you risk losing not only your sanity but also your soul!</p>
<choice idref="sect136"><link-text>Turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
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+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect290-1-foot" idref="sect290-1">
+ <p>Suprisingly, you are allowed to keep your weapon-like Special Items.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
+
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<p>Having slain all of the guardsmen, and their sergeant, with stunning ease, the surrounding crowd of Eldenoran pikemen now look at you with fearful respect. You seize the opportunity to wheel your horse about and then you spur him to the gallop and scatter a score of soldiers as you attempt an escape along the crowded west road. Soon the cry goes up from the city<ch.apos/>s battlements to stop you and, when you are only a few hundred yards away from the gatehouse, your horse is brought crashing to the ground by a volley of arrows.</p>
- <p>A mass of angry Eldenorans close in and grab hold of you before you can get to your feet. Roughly they bind your hands with cord, then they confiscate your weapons, money pouch, backpack, and cape (delete these from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>; you need not erase any Special Items, however, as none of these are taken).</p>
+ <p>A mass of angry Eldenorans close in and grab hold of you before you can get to your feet. Roughly they bind your hands with cord, then they confiscate your <!--ERRTAG-RE-426600-->Weapons, Money Pouch, Backpack,<!--/ERRTAG-RE-426600--> and cape (delete these from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>; you need not erase any Special Items, however, as none of these are taken<footref id="sect290-1" idref="sect290-1-foot"/>).</p>
<p>Minutes later, the staff-wielding Cener arrives with a horse-drawn cart into which the soldiers bundle you unceremoniously. The robed druid cackles like a crazed maniac, ecstatic at having identified and captured Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>the destroyer of so many of his evil brethren. His vile laughter echoes in your ears as he lashes the horses and steers his rickety cart back to the gatehouse and into the dark streets of Duadon beyond. After a short and bruising journey at breakneck speed, you pass beneath the imposing arch of Skull-Tor, the fortified bastion of Duadon<ch.apos/>s long line of past rulers, and descend a stone ramp to an underground gaol. Here you are greeted by a squad of brutal guards who beat you mercilessly with staves (lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) before imprisoning you in a circular pit infested with vermin.</p>
<choice idref="sect300"><link-text>Turn to 300</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Your Kai masteries warn you that another flight of Lavas are about to emerge from the Shadow Gate. You flatten yourself against the damp granite rocks and wait until this second flight pass overhead before resuming your steady advance up the mountainside towards the Shadow Gate, now less than a hundred yards distant.</p>
+ <p>Your <!--ERRTAG-RE-428267-->Kai Mastery warns<!--/ERRTAG-RE-428267--> you that another flight of Lavas are about to emerge from the Shadow Gate. You flatten yourself against the damp granite rocks and wait until this second <!--ERRTAG-RE-428479-->flight passes<!--/ERRTAG-RE-428479--> overhead before resuming your steady advance up the mountainside towards the Shadow Gate, now less than a hundred yards distant.</p>
<p>When you have climbed to within thirty yards, you draw back your arm and get ready to hurl the Sun-crystal into the inky black core. At this moment, a piercing shriek rises above the throbbing hum of the Shadow Gate and, to your horror, you look up to see a Lavas diving towards your chest. Hurriedly you throw the Sun-crystal before the creature can press home its attack.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect139">If the number you have picked is 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 139</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>292</title></meta>
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- <p>The smooth dark hair and noble countenance of the Lord Constable is oddly familiar, reminding you of someone whose name momentarily you cannot recall.</p>
- <p><quote>Welcome, my Lord,</quote> he says, with a respectful salute. <quote>I an Nathor, Lord Constable of the Royal Citadel. My troop would be honoured to escort you to an audience with Queen Evaine.</quote></p>
+ <p><!--ERRTAG-RE-426477-->The smooth dark hair and noble countenance of the Lord Constable are oddly<!--/ERRTAG-RE-426477--> familiar, reminding you of someone whose name momentarily you cannot recall.</p>
+ <p><quote>Welcome, my Lord,</quote> he says, with a respectful salute. <quote>I am Nathor, Lord Constable of the Royal Citadel. My troop would be honoured to escort you to an audience with Queen Evaine.</quote></p>
<p><quote>Pray tell me, Lord Constable,</quote> you reply, <quote>have we not met before?</quote></p>
<p><quote>No, sire. I venture you must be thinking of my late brother<ch.emdash/>Adamas. He held the office of Lord Constable afore me. I understand that you and he once fought together in the war <ch.apos/>gainst the Darklords. He spoke most highly of your courage. Sadly, though, he is no longer with us. He died valiantly during the great siege of Torgar.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect238"><link-text>Turn to 238</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>293</title></meta>
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- <p>Upon the bellowed command of their leader, the onrushing horsemen split into two groups. One group continues their charge towards you while the other slows to a halt to await the outcome. You sense that they are used to picking off lone travellers in this fashion; no sense expending the energy of twelve men when the job can be accomplished by six. But this time they have underestimated their enemy and it is a mistake you intend them to pay dearly for.</p>
- <choice idref="sect336">If you possess a bow, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 336</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Upon the bellowed command of their leader, the onrushing horsemen split into two groups. One group <!--ERRTAG-RE-430673-->continues its charge<!--/ERRTAG-RE-430673--> towards you while the other slows to a halt to await the outcome. You sense that they are used to picking off lone travellers in this fashion; no sense expending the energy of twelve men when the job can be accomplished by six. But this time they have underestimated their enemy and it is a mistake you intend them to pay dearly for.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect336">If you possess a <!--ERRTAG-RE-425852-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-425852-->, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 336</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect63">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 63</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You whisper the words of the Old Kingdom Spell <spell>Penetrate</spell> and direct its power to the tip of your arrow. Instantly, its steel point and shaft become as hard as diamond. Then, with a prayer to Ishir on your lips, you release your straining bowstring and send the arrow whistling towards the dragon<ch.apos/>s head.</p>
+ <p>You whisper the words of the Old Kingdom Spell <spell>Penetrate</spell> and direct its power to the tip of your <!--ERRTAG-RA-428705-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-428705-->. Instantly, its steel point and shaft become as hard as diamond. Then, with a prayer to Ishir on your lips, you release your straining bowstring and send the <!--ERRTAG-RA-428705-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RA-428705--> whistling towards the dragon<ch.apos/>s head.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Weaponmastery (with Bow), add 5 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Nexus, add 2. If you possess Telegnosis, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect242">If your total score is now 7 or less, <link-text>turn to 242</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect173">If it is 8<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 173</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You are woken at dawn by one of Dorst<ch.apos/>s men who immediately hands you a steaming mug of Huas, a delicious Palmyrion beverage. You notice the others are in various states of waking and, as you sip your reviving drink, you watch Dorst shaving at the stream. After a while the Baroness emerges from her carriage. She appears as fresh as a spring flower, and together you breakfast before the camp is struck and you go your separate ways.</p>
<p><quote>If ever you visit Lucia Province,</quote> she says, leaning from the open window of her carriage, <quote>be sure to visit my estate in Gadorvo.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>I would be honoured, my Lady,</quote> you reply, and wave to her until, at last, her carriage and riders disappear into the hills.</p>
+ <p><quote>I would be honoured, <!--ERRTAG-RE-436309-->my lady<!--/ERRTAG-RE-436309-->,</quote> you reply, and wave to her until, at last, her carriage and riders disappear into the hills.</p>
<p>The weather is warmer than of late and you make good progress despite the poor condition of the road. An hour past midday, as you are crossing a treeless valley, you happen upon a young man praying at a wayside shrine. He is dressed in a guildsman<ch.apos/>s tunic and cloak, and he appears to be unarmed.</p>
<choice idref="sect170">If you wish to stop and question this young man, <link-text>turn to 170</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect19">If you decide to ignore him and continue on your way, <link-text>turn to 19</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You spend a cold and uncomfortable night sheltering beneath a stone bridge near the centre of this forest town (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). The rain which began at dusk, eases off at dawn. In the grey half-light, you gather some nutritious roots and grasses for your mare and allow her to finish them before setting off on the trail which heads east out of Ellio.</p>
+ <p>You spend a cold and uncomfortable night sheltering beneath a stone bridge near the centre of this forest town (lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). The <!--ERRTAG-RE-441546-->rain, which<!--/ERRTAG-RE-441546--> began at dusk, eases off at dawn. In the grey half-light, you gather some nutritious roots and grasses for your mare and allow her to finish them before setting off on the trail which heads east out of Ellio.</p>
<choice idref="sect176"><link-text>Turn to 176</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You make your way across this busy square and enter Ladder Way, a thoroughfare which heads towards the very heart of Varetta. Apothecaries and candle-makers<ch.apos/> shops flank this wide street until it opens up on an ornate park filled with rare and beautiful flowers.</p>
- <p>To the west of the park you notice a fortified tower, by far the tallest in the city. You feel inexplicably drawn towards this tower; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems. You leave the park by its west gate and enter a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the words: HALLS OF LEARNING.</p>
- <p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply <!--ERRTAG-RE-440953-->says <quote>LIBRARY</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-440953-->. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
+ <p>To the west of the park you notice a fortified tower, by far the tallest in the city. You feel inexplicably drawn towards this tower; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems. You leave the park by its west gate and enter a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the <!--ERRTAG-RE-444142-->words <quote>Halls of Learning</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-444142-->.</p>
+ <p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply <!--ERRTAG-RE-440953-->says <quote>Library</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-440953-->. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
<p>Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library. Your eyes travel along them until they reach another door at the far end of the hall. There, standing framed in its archway, is an old man clad in plain brown robes. He looks at you and smiles knowingly.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome, Grand Master,</quote> he says. <quote>I have been expecting you.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect348">If you have ever visited a hut on Raider<ch.apos/>s Road, the city of Tahou, or Lake Vorndarol (in previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures), <link-text>turn to 348</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Moments before you reach him, he throws the young woman and her child to the ground and spins around to face you, his dagger held poised to slash at your throat. He strikes and you dodge his first clumsy blow with ease. As he is about to strike out for a second time, you raise your weapon and aim a scything blow at his head.</p>
- <p>Eldenoran thug (drunk) <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 34 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> 34</p>
+ <p>Eldenoran <!--ERRTAG-RE-449855-->Thug<!--/ERRTAG-RE-449855--> (drunk) <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> 34 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> 34</p>
<choice idref="sect333">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 333</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You sense your psychic powers burrowing through Naar<ch.apos/>s ethereal barrier. You have almost penetrated this shield when suddenly you feel the presence of the Dark God himself; he is pouring the essence of his Evil into the breach, repairing the damage you have inflicted.</p>
- <p>Immediately you cease your telegnosis for fear of allowing Naar the opportunity of locating and attacking your Mindforce. If he was to do so, you would risk losing not only your sanity but also your soul! You succeed in severing the telepathic link, but the abrupt cessation leaves you in psychic shock: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>Immediately you cease your telegnosis for fear of allowing Naar the opportunity of locating and attacking your Mindforce. <!--ERRTAG-RE-453345-->If he were to do so<!--/ERRTAG-RE-453345-->, you would risk losing not only your sanity but also your soul! You succeed in severing the telepathic link, but the abrupt cessation leaves you in psychic shock: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect136">To continue, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You are woken by the clammy sensation of fine cold spray on your face. Reluctantly you prise open your sleep-clogged eyes and see that the sky above is uniformly grey, swaddled by a thick blanket of cloud. A fine drizzle is sweeping down across the plateau, but the darkening clouds above indicate that this is merely the prelude to heavier rain.</p>
<p>Sure enough, within the hour you find yourself trekking north through a torrential downpour. The heavy rain makes the going difficult, but you take some comfort in the fact that it will lessen the odds of a chance encounter with an Eldenoran patrol.</p>
- <p>Later in the day you come to a ridge which overlooks a sizeable town positioned at the centre of a wide valley. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicion that this town is Oredal, and, when you magnify your vision, you see that it is swarming with Eldenoran troops and horsemen. You decide to give this town a wide berth and you stay in the hills to avoid the risk of being detected. For two days you live off the land as you make your way steadily northwards. Despite the bad weather, and having to go on foot, you make excellent progress. On the morning of the third day you come to a wood overlooking a small village called Nursha, which sits astride the main Rioma road. In the centre of this town there is a junction where another wide road branches off to the east. A large signpost at the junction says: Abisko<ch.emdash/>40 miles.</p>
+ <p>Later in the day you come to a ridge which overlooks a sizeable town positioned at the centre of a wide valley. A glance at your <a idref="map">map</a> confirms your suspicion that this town is Oredal, and, when you magnify your vision, you see that it is swarming with Eldenoran troops and horsemen. You decide to give this town a wide berth and you stay in the hills to avoid the risk of being detected. For two days you live off the land as you make your way steadily northwards. Despite the bad weather, and having to go on foot, you make excellent progress. On the morning of the third day you come to a wood overlooking a small village called Nursha, which sits astride the main Rioma road. In the centre of this town there is a junction where another wide road branches off to the east. A large signpost at the junction <!--ERRTAG-RE-455317-->says <quote>Abisko<ch.emdash/>40 miles</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-455317-->.</p>
<p>From the dry shelter of the wood you observe the town for nearly an hour, but you detect no movement there whatsoever: the place appears to be completely deserted.</p>
<choice idref="sect169">If you possess the Disciplines of Deliverance and Grand Pathsmanship, <link-text>turn to 169</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect212">If you do not possess <em>both</em> of these Grand Master Disciplines, <link-text>turn to 212</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The Lavas turn in mid-air and circle around the place where you lie. They have seen you and are getting ready to attack you with their fearsome claws. As they swoop down, you unsheathe your weapon and spring to your feet, determined to fight them off.</p>
- <combat><enemy>Lavas sky patrol</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">55</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">50</enemy-attribute></combat>
+ <combat><enemy>Lavas <!--ERRTAG-RE-456277-->Sky Patrol<!--/ERRTAG-RE-456277--></enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">55</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">50</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect346">If you win this combat, <link-text>turn to 346</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>And with these words you bid Gwynian farewell and leave the Halls of Learning. You depart from Varetta through its great east gate and, once outside the city, you spur Wildwind to the gallop. You are astounded by his speed and untiring stamina: Gwynian was right<ch.emdash/>he is the fastest horse you have ever ridden. In little more than an hour you have covered sixty miles. It is only when you find yourself approaching a stone bridge, commanded by a huge gated archway, that you are forced to rein him to a halt. Above the archway you notice the words <quote>Denka Gate</quote> engraved into the stone. Below them, written in chalk, is the message: Toll<ch.emdash/>4 Gold Crowns.</p>
+ <p>And with these words you bid Gwynian farewell and leave the Halls of Learning. You depart from Varetta through its great east gate and, once outside the city, you spur Wildwind to the gallop. You are astounded by his speed and untiring stamina: Gwynian was right<ch.emdash/>he is the fastest horse you have ever ridden. In little more than an hour you have covered sixty miles. It is only when you find yourself approaching a stone bridge, commanded by a huge gated archway, that you are forced to rein him to a halt. Above the archway you notice the words <quote>Denka Gate</quote> engraved into the stone. Below them, written in chalk, is the <!--ERRTAG-RE-464254-->message <quote>Toll<ch.emdash/>4 Gold Crowns</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-464254-->.</p>
<p>After a few minutes, an unshaven old man emerges from a door set into this grand gate. He holds out his hand and demands that you pay him the toll.</p>
<choice idref="sect74">If you wish to pay the gateman his toll of 4 Gold Crowns, <link-text>turn to 74</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect331">If you cannot pay, or if you do not wish to, <link-text>turn to 331</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>With renewed vigour you swim against the powerful current and reach the distant shore. As you emerge from the water you are thankful for two reasons: for having survived the crossing, and for having escaped in one piece from the hostile land of Eldenora.</p>
- <p>Once you are fully recovered, you put on your boots and cloak and take stock of your surroundings. You have emerged from the Storn at a wooded stretch of river bank, less than a mile south of the city of Rhem. You set off along a track heading north and, within a few minutes, you catch sight of the city walls and its famous horseshoe-shaped harbour.</p>
+ <p>Once you are fully recovered, you put on your boots and cloak and take stock of your surroundings. You have emerged from the Storn at a wooded stretch of river bank, less than a mile south of the city of Rhem. You set off along a track heading north and, within a few minutes, you catch sight of the <!--ERRTAG-RE-468435-->city's walls<!--/ERRTAG-RE-468435--> and its famous horseshoe-shaped harbour.</p>
<p>You enter the city by its south gate, using your Kai camouflage skills and your natural stealth to avoid the attentions of the watchful guards. Once inside, you merge with the crowds and soon find yourself in a square that is overshadowed by the twin towers of Rhem Cathedral. An avenue runs along the cathedral<ch.apos/>s south side and, at its far end, your eye is drawn to a rusty suit of armour which stands beside the door to a dingy-looking weapons shop.</p>
<choice idref="sect339">If you wish to enter this armoury, <link-text>turn to 339</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect36">If you decide not to enter, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You resolve to reach a clearing in the Fryelund Forest, a mile to the east of the monastery, where a secret entrance and passageway are located. The passage leads directly to your vault beneath the Tower of the Sun and it is your intention to gain entry to the monastery by this way. But no sooner have you begun to run for the trees, than a flight of winged Lavas come soaring out of the clouds overhead. Swiftly you throw yourself to the ground and pray that they will not see you as they fly towards the ridge.</p>
+ <p>You resolve to reach a clearing in the Fryelund Forest, a mile to the east of the monastery, where a secret entrance and passageway are located. The passage leads directly to your vault beneath the Tower of the Sun and it is your intention to gain entry to the monastery by this way. But no sooner have you begun to run for the trees, than <!--ERRTAG-RE-472553-->a flight of winged Lavas comes<!--/ERRTAG-RE-472553--> soaring out of the clouds overhead. Swiftly you throw yourself to the ground and pray that they will not see you as they fly towards the ridge.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Assimilance, add 2 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect314">If your total score is now 3 or less, <link-text>turn to 314</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect51">If it is 4 or more, <link-text>turn to 51</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>With a prayer to the Goddess Ishir on your lips, you release your straining bowstring and send the arrow whistling towards the dragon<ch.apos/>s head.</p>
+ <p>With a prayer to the Goddess Ishir on your lips, you release your straining bowstring and send the <!--ERRTAG-RE-472474-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-472474--> whistling towards the dragon<ch.apos/>s head.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect76">If the number you have chosen is 0<ch.endash/>8, <link-text>turn to 76</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect265">If it is 9, <link-text>turn to 265</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>335</title></meta>
+ <footnotes>
+ <footnote id="sect335-1-foot" idref="sect335-1">
+ <p>Suprisingly, you are allowed to keep your weapon-like Special Items.</p>
+ </footnote>
+ </footnotes>
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<p>You sheathe your weapon and wheel your horse away from the shouting guardsmen. Spurring him to the gallop, you scatter and trample a score of soldiers as you attempt to escape along the crowded west road. Soon the cry goes up to stop you and, when you are only a few hundred yards away from the gatehouse, your horse is brought crashing to the ground by an arrow in its right foreleg.</p>
- <p>A mass of angry Eldenorans close in and hold you firm until the garrison sergeant and his men catch up. Roughly they force you to your knees and quickly bind your hands with cord. Then your weapons, money pouch, backpack, and cape are all confiscated (delete these from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>; you need not erase any Special Items, however, as none of these are taken).</p>
+ <p><!--ERRTAG-RE-478862-->A mass of angry Eldenorans closes<!--/ERRTAG-RE-478862--> in and hold you firm until the garrison sergeant and his men catch up. Roughly they force you to your knees and quickly bind your hands with cord. Then your weapons, money pouch, backpack, and cape are all confiscated (delete these from your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>; you need not erase any Special Items, however, as none of these are taken<footref id="sect335-1" idref="sect335-1-foot"/>).</p>
<p>Minutes later the staff-wielding Cener arrives with a horse-drawn cart into which the soldiers bundle you unceremoniously. The robed druid cackles like a crazed maniac, ecstatic at having identified and captured Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>the destroyer of so many of his evil brethren. His vile laughter echoes in your ears as he lashes the horses and steers his rickety cart back to the gatehouse and into the dark streets of Duadon beyond. After a short and bruising journey at breakneck speed, you pass beneath the imposing arch of Skull-Tor, the fortified bastion of Duadon<ch.apos/>s long line of past rulers, and descend a stone ramp to an underground gaol. Here you are greeted by a squad of brutal guards who beat you mercilessly with staves (lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points) before imprisoning you in a circular pit infested with vermin.</p>
<choice idref="sect300"><link-text>Turn to 300</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>336</title></meta>
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- <p>With stunning speed and accuracy, you let loose an arrow at the leading Eldenoran rider. The tip punctures his forehead and sends him tumbling backwards, his limbs flailing wildly, to disappear into the tall plains grass. Shocked by your bowskill, the brigand leader shouts a recall to his men. They wheel about and form up in a line behind him, cursing you for the death of their confederate. Then, with a vengeful yell, the brigand chief leads his gang of ruffians in a charge he hopes will trample you into the ground.</p>
- <p>You shoulder your bow and draw a hand weapon as the wave of brigands come thundering down upon you. The leader flashes past, his sword blade whistling inches from your scalp, but he does not get very far. You turn in the saddle and strike like lightning, splitting his helmet and his skull with a single mighty blow. He falls before his men, but they prove to be hardy rogues and they press home their attack regardless.</p>
+ <p>With stunning speed and accuracy, you let loose an <!--ERRTAG-RE-474919-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-474919--> at the leading Eldenoran rider. The tip punctures his forehead and sends him tumbling backwards, his limbs flailing wildly, to disappear into the tall plains grass. Shocked by your <!--ERRTAG-RE-480724-->bow-skill<!--/ERRTAG-RE-480724-->, the brigand leader shouts a recall to his men. They wheel about and form up in a line behind him, cursing you for the death of their confederate. Then, with a vengeful yell, the brigand chief leads his gang of ruffians in a charge he hopes will trample you into the ground.</p>
+ <p>You shoulder your <!--ERRTAG-RE-474857-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-474857--> and draw a hand weapon as the wave of brigands come thundering down upon you. The leader flashes past, his sword blade whistling inches from your scalp, but he does not get very far. You turn in the saddle and strike like lightning, splitting his helmet and his skull with a single mighty blow. He falls before his men, but they prove to be hardy rogues and they press home their attack regardless.</p>
<combat><enemy>Eldenoran brigands</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">50</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect182">You may evade this combat after four rounds, by <link-text>turning to 182</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect109">If you win this fight, <link-text>turn to 109</link-text>.</choice>
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<td>1 GC</td>
+ <td>2 GC</td>
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- <p>You draw and fire an arrow in the blink of an eye. The shaft whistles through the trees and hits the war-dog squarely between its hideously yellow eyes. For a few seconds it continues to bound forward, then its front legs collapse beneath its weight and it crashes, nose-first, into the soft forest earth.</p>
- <p>Swiftly you shoulder your bow and run headlong into the trees, desperate to make use of what little time you have gained by slaying the pack leader.</p>
+ <p>You draw and fire an <!--ERRTAG-RE-482524-->Arrow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-482524--> in the blink of an eye. The shaft whistles through the trees and hits the war-dog squarely between its hideously yellow eyes. For a few seconds it continues to bound forward, then its front legs collapse beneath its weight and it crashes, nose-first, into the soft forest earth.</p>
+ <p>Swiftly you shoulder your <!--ERRTAG-RE-482237-->Bow<!--/ERRTAG-RE-482237--> and run headlong into the trees, desperate to make use of what little time you have gained by slaying the pack leader.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Grand Pathsmanship, add 2 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect73">If your total score is now 0<ch.endash/>4, <link-text>turn to 73</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect12">If it is 5<ch.endash/>9, <link-text>turn to 12</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>342</title></meta>
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- <p>You leave the cell and return to the State Hall where Lord Constable Nathor reports what has happened to the Queen. Concerned for your safety, she suggests that you spend the night at the Royal Citadel as her guest. You accept her gracious invitation and enjoy a fine feast and the hospitality of her court. Then, shortly after dawn of the following day, you bid her majesty, and your companion<ch.emdash/>Lord Ardan<ch.emdash/>a fond farewell before beginning the next stage of your long journey home.</p>
- <p>Mindful of the dangers, the Queen gives her Lord Constable a Royal Seal and places him, along with a troop of ten court cavalrymen, at your disposal. Lord Nathor and his men are to act as your guides and bodyguards on the road to Vanamor, the capital city of neighbouring Palmyrion. This republic is closely allied to Talestria and lies along its eastern border. Palmyrion also has close ties with your homeland and you look forward to the chance of renewing your friendship with its leader, Elector Manatine.</p>
- <p>Mounted on fine Talestrian steeds, your party leaves the walled city of Garthen by its East Gate and sets off towards the outlying village of Sharr. Here you cross the mighty River Phoen by way of a great stone bridge. On the far side of this bridge you notice a signpost which points to the east. It reads: VANAMOR 280 miles.</p>
+ <p>You leave the cell and return to the State Hall where Lord Constable Nathor reports what has happened to the Queen. Concerned for your safety, she suggests that you spend the night at the Royal Citadel as her guest. You accept her gracious invitation and enjoy a fine feast and the hospitality of her court. Then, shortly after dawn of the following day, you bid <!--ERRTAG-RE-484881-->her Majesty and<!--/ERRTAG-RE-484881--> your companion<ch.emdash/>Lord Ardan<ch.emdash/>a fond farewell before beginning the next stage of your long journey home.</p>
+ <p>Mindful of the dangers, the Queen gives her Lord Constable a Royal Seal and places him, along with a troop of ten <!--ERRTAG-RE-487098-->Court Cavalrymen<!--/ERRTAG-RE-487098-->, at your disposal. Lord Nathor and his men are to act as your guides and bodyguards on the road to Vanamor, the capital city of neighbouring Palmyrion. This republic is closely allied to Talestria and lies along its eastern border. Palmyrion also has close ties with your homeland and you look forward to the chance of renewing your friendship with its leader, Elector Manatine.</p>
+ <p>Mounted on fine Talestrian steeds, your party leaves the walled city of Garthen by its East Gate and sets off towards the outlying village of Sharr. Here you cross the mighty River Phoen by way of a great stone bridge. On the far side of this bridge you notice a signpost which points to the east. It <!--ERRTAG-RE-485965-->reads <quote>Vanamor 280 miles</quote><!--/ERRTAG-RE-485965-->.</p>
<choice idref="sect210"><link-text>Turn to 210</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As the last of the winged horrors comes crashing to the ground, slain by your deadly blows, you take off at a run towards the trees. You rush headlong into the forest and glance overhead to make doubly sure that you are not being tracked by more of the winged Lavas. The darkening sky is clear of the enemy and confidently you press on through the trees, sure in your ability to remain undetected now that you are in your natural environment of the forest.</p>
- <p>Soon you reach the clearing and hurry to a boulder which bears the imprint of a human hand. You place your right hand upon it and the imprint fits around it like a glove. Silently a hinged stone slab rises up from the ground revealing a stair that leads down into a brick-lined passageway. You enter and hurry along this familiar tunnel, covering a mile before you come to a door that opens automatically at your approach. Beyond lies the Vault of the Sun, your personal stronghold. It radiates a warmly golden light: the rays of the Lorestones of Nyxator. Once safely inside your underground lair, you pause to allow the radiant light of the Lorestones to wash over your tired and aching limbs and, within the space of a few heartbeats, the fatigue of your long journey home is melted away (restore all lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
+ <p>Soon you reach the clearing and hurry to a boulder which bears the imprint of a human hand. You place your right hand upon it and the imprint fits around it like a glove. Silently a hinged stone slab rises up from the ground revealing a stair that leads down into a brick-lined passageway. You enter and hurry along this familiar tunnel, covering a mile before you come to a door that opens automatically at your approach. Beyond lies the Vault of the Sun, your personal stronghold. It radiates a <!--ERRTAG-RE-488088-->warm golden light<!--/ERRTAG-RE-488088-->: the rays of the Lorestones of Nyxator. Once safely inside your underground lair, you pause to allow the radiant light of the Lorestones to wash over your tired and aching limbs and, within the space of a few heartbeats, the fatigue of your long journey home is melted away (restore all lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
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<p>You fight with the devastating speed and skill that only a Kai Grand Master possesses. Despite the overwhelming odds against you, you succeed in defeating every last one of these vicious hounds. As the last one falls to your blows, you urge your horse away from the coppice and set off along the river track to Scade.</p>
- <p>On returning to the Lucky Bucket inn, you break the news of your encounter at Castle Tranius to the remaining five troopers. It comes as a shock, both to them and to the innkeeper, who fears for the safety of the real Knight Tranius.</p>
+ <p>On returning to the <!--ERRTAG-RE-489939-->Lucky Bucket Inn<!--/ERRTAG-RE-489939-->, you break the news of your encounter at Castle Tranius to the remaining five troopers. It comes as a shock, both to them and to the innkeeper, who fears for the safety of the real Knight Tranius.</p>
<p><quote>I haven<ch.apos/>t seen him in the town for near-on a week,</quote> he says, anxiously rubbing his many chins. <quote>We <ch.apos/>ere had no inkling that somethin<ch.apos/> bad was happenin<ch.apos/> up there at the castle. It<ch.apos/>s right put the shakes up me, I can tell you.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect246"><link-text>Turn to 246</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>There is a blinding flash as the Sun-crystal passes through the Shadow Gate, and a deafening implosion follows which sucks a whirlwind of air and loose rock into its whirling core. For a few moments you hear a terrible, far-off scream: it is the lonely cry of Naar himself, lamenting the destruction of his dragon herd, which, by your action, you have consigned to oblivion. The vortex continues to whirl but it is growing smaller as its collapsing power fades. It shrinks and shrinks until, with a final <onomatopoeia>Crack</onomatopoeia>! it disappears completely.</p>
<p>You return to the monastery where, upon your arrival at the north gate, you are treated to the loud and joyous applause of the young Kai warriors. Banedon and Rimoah praise and congratulate you for your victory over the minions of Naar; it is a victory that will long be remembered in the history of Sommerlund and the legends of the Kai.</p>
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<p>Congratulations, Grand Master Lone Wolf. Once again you have triumphed over the evil forces of the Dark God. You are truly a brave and exceptional warrior. Yet the fight against Evil has still to be won. A new and chilling manifestation of this Evil will soon appear in your world, and it is an Evil that will test your skills to the limit. The nature of this challenge awaits you in the next Grand Master adventure, which is entitled:</p>
<p>(<a idref="levels">Levels of Kai Grand Mastership</a>) Moved this section of the book to its normal position after <a idref="cmbtrulz">Rules for Combat</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 <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>ultra-vision</quote> with <quote>ultravision</quote>. Replaced <quote>ultra-violet</quote> with <quote>ultraviolet</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Kai-surge</quote> with <quote>Kai-surge</quote>. Replaced <quote>eg,</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote>. Replaced <quote>jugs etc</quote> with <quote>jugs, etc.</quote>. Replaced <quote>through the Shadow gates</quote> with <quote>through Shadow Gates</quote>. Replaced <quote>platinum and</quote> with <quote>platinum, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>targetted</quote> with <quote>targeted</quote>. Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom battle-spells</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Battle-spells</quote>. Replaced <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Improved Grand Master Disciplines<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote>Improved Grand Master Disciplines</quote>.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="grandthane">Grand Thane</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-58002-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>range and duration of effect of this spell increases</quote> with <quote>range and duration of effect of this spell increase</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-58002-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="grandthane">Grand Thane</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-58002-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>range and duration of effect of this spell increases</quote> with <quote>range and duration of effect of this spell increase</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-58002-ITEM--></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. Replaced <quote>at all,.</quote> with <quote>at all.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>Tentarlas</quote> with <quote>Tentarias</quote>. Deleted <quote>(see the inside front cover of this book)</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-60736-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>its Captain</quote> with <quote>its captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-60736-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect2">2</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect3">3</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-63875-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>try and</quote> with <quote>try to</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63875-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect3">3</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-63875-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>try and</quote> with <quote>try to</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-63875-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect4">4</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>the Tower</quote> with <quote>the tower</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-64639-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>whistle towards</quote> with <quote>whistles towards</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-64639-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-65039-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>are sent</quote> with <quote>is sent</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-65039-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect5">5</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect7">7</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect10">10</a>) Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect11">11</a>) Replaced <quote>of River Kinam</quote> with <quote>of the River Kinam</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect13">13</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai healing</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Curing</quote>. Replaced <quote>to well-established</quote> with <quote>too well-established</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>) Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Put the signposts into a table.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>) Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Replaced <quote>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</quote> with <quote>Chod: 250 miles North</quote>, <quote>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</quote> with <quote>Holona: 50 miles West</quote>, and <quote>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</quote> with <quote>Tenzha: 20 miles South</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect15">15</a>) Replaced <quote>eh boys?</quote> with <quote>eh, boys?</quote>.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect17">17</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-79885-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>are rushing</quote> with <quote>is rushing</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-79885-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>) Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>Come</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>Come</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-83320-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says &lsquot;LIBRARY&rsquot;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-83320-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect17">17</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-79885-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>are rushing</quote> with <quote>is rushing</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-79885-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect19">19</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-80830-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>VANAMOR</quote> with <quote>Vanamor</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-80830-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect20">20</a>) Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>Come</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>Come</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-83320-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Library<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-83320-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect21">21</a>) Replaced <quote>ends here</quote> with <quote>end here</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect23">23</a>) Replaced <quote>Matho<ch.apos/> potion</quote> with <quote>Matho<ch.apos/>s Potion</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect24">24</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect26">26</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect27">27</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>dug-out</quote> with <quote>dugout</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-90474-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>are marching</quote> with <quote>is marching</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-90474-ITEM--></p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect28">28</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-91768-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>less than 5 Crowns</quote> with <quote>fewer than 5 Crowns</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-91768-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect29">29</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect28">28</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-91768-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>less than 5 Crowns</quote> with <quote>fewer than 5 Crowns</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-91768-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect29">29</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-92415-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie</quote> with <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-92415-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect30">30</a>) Replaced <quote>cold dark</quote> with <quote>cold, dark</quote>. Replaced <quote>less turn</quote> with <quote>less, turn</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>) Replaced <quote>Cloud-dancer<ch.rdquot/><ch.thinspace/><ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote>Cloud-dancer<ch.rdquot/>,<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>he beams</quote> with <quote>He beams</quote>. Replaced <quote>Mayor. What</quote> with <quote>Mayor, what</quote>. Replaced all four occurrences of <quote>High Mayor</quote> with <quote>High-Mayor</quote>. Replaced <quote>he beams</quote> with <quote>he asks</quote> in the illustration caption.<!--ERRTAG-RE-93572-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: Casiorn 260 miles</quote> with <quote>says &lsquot;Casiorn 260 miles&rsquot;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-93572-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-94864-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ship, although</quote> with <quote>ship<ch.emdash/>although</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94864-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>) Replaced <quote>Cloud-dancer<ch.rdquot/><ch.thinspace/><ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote>Cloud-dancer<ch.rdquot/>,<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>. Replaced <quote>he beams</quote> with <quote>He beams</quote>. Replaced <quote>Mayor. What</quote> with <quote>Mayor, what</quote>. Replaced all four occurrences of <quote>High Mayor</quote> with <quote>High-Mayor</quote>. Replaced <quote>he beams</quote> with <quote>he asks</quote> in the illustration caption.<!--ERRTAG-RE-93572-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: Casiorn 260 miles</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Casiorn 260 miles<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-93572-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-94864-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ship, although</quote> with <quote>ship<ch.emdash/>although</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-94864-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Replaced <quote>anger and pain</quote> with <quote>anger, and pain</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect33">33</a>) Replaced <quote>less turn</quote> with <quote>less, turn</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-97826-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Eldenoran horse-scouts</quote> with <quote>Eldenoran Horse-scouts</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-97826-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect34">34</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-98193-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-98193-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect36">36</a>) Replaced <quote>had been</quote> with <quote>has been</quote>.Replaced <quote>owner, <ch.lsquot/>Very</quote> with <quote>owner. <ch.lsquot/>Very</quote>. Replaced <quote>curing and animal control</quote> with <quote>Curing and Animal Control</quote>. Replaced <quote>new-born</quote> with <quote>newborn</quote>. Replaced <quote>head, <ch.lsquot/>she<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>head. <ch.lsquot/>She<ch.apos/>s</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>) Replaced <quote>glass and</quote> with <quote>glass, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>. Replaced <quote>Durncrag mountains</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Mountains</quote>. Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Telegnosis turn</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, turn</quote>. Replaced <quote>cavemouth</quote> with <quote>cave mouth</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>. Replaced <quote>Durncrag mountains</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Mountains</quote>. Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Telegnosis turn</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, turn</quote>. Replaced <quote>cavemouth</quote> with <quote>cave mouth</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-106515-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie</quote> with <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-106515-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-107789-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>reach to</quote> with <quote>reach into</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-107789-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect42">42</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-109996-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>run down</quote> with <quote>run-down</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-109996-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect43">43</a>) Replaced <quote>to barren plateau</quote> with <quote>to a barren plateau</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect44">44</a>) Replaced <quote>Tyso, <ch.lsquot/>He</quote> with <quote>Tyso. <ch.lsquot/>He</quote>. Replaced <quote>heavy, <ch.lsquot/>The</quote> with <quote>heavy, <ch.lsquot/>the</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-114530-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-114530-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect44">44</a>) Replaced <quote>Tyso, <ch.lsquot/>He</quote> with <quote>Tyso. <ch.lsquot/>He</quote>. Replaced <quote>heavy, <ch.lsquot/>The</quote> with <quote>heavy, <ch.lsquot/>the</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-112138-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>new order</quote> with <quote>New Order</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-112138-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect45">45</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-114339-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lucky Bucket inn</quote> with <quote>Lucky Bucket Inn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-114339-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-114530-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-114530-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-115746-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>the levitation spell</quote> with <quote>the <spell>Levitation</spell> spell</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-115746-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect48">48</a>) Replaced <quote>resonant, <ch.lsquot/>Welcome</quote> with <quote>resonant. <ch.lsquot/>Welcome</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect49">49</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced <quote>says. The</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Tower</quote> with <quote>the tower</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect49">49</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced <quote>says. The</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Tower</quote> with <quote>the tower</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-118830-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie</quote> with <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-118830-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect50">50</a>) Replaced <quote>rounds by</quote> with <quote>rounds, by</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect51">51</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gr..Grand</quote> with <quote>Grand<ch.ellips/> Grand</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gods<ch.emdash/>Our</quote> with <quote>Gods! Our</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect52">52</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>(imposters)</quote> with <quote>(impostors)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect51">51</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gr..Grand</quote> with <quote>Grand<ch.ellips/> Grand</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gods<ch.emdash/>Our</quote> with <quote>Gods! Our</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-121542-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>they are the rays</quote> with <quote>it is the rays</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-121542-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-121523-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>warmly golden light</quote> with <quote>warm golden light</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-121523-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect52">52</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>reduce you</quote> with <quote>reduce your</quote>. Replaced <quote>(imposters)</quote> with <quote>(impostors)</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-124173-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>guardsmen</quote> with <quote>Guardsmen</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-124173-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect53">53</a>) Replaced <quote>Sadly your</quote> with <quote>Sadly, your</quote>. Replaced <quote>comes to</quote> with <quote>come to</quote>. Replaced <quote>cold dark</quote> with <quote>cold, dark</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect54">54</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect56">56</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect56">56</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.<!--ERRTAG-RE-126932-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>horse ready</quote> with <quote>horse, ready</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-126932-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect57">57</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-128547-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Eldenoran assault troops</quote> with <quote>Eldenoran Assault Troops</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-128547-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect58">58</a>) Replaced <quote>the Tower</quote> with <quote>the tower</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect59">59</a>) Replaced <quote>points.)</quote> with <quote>points).</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect59">59</a>) Replaced <quote>points.)</quote> with <quote>points).</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-130146-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>any more</quote> with <quote>anymore</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-130146-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect60">60</a>) Replaced <quote>land.<ch.rdquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote>land.<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>tunic, <ch.lsquot/>what</quote> with <quote>tunic. <ch.lsquot/>What</quote>. Replaced <quote>gulleys</quote> with <quote>gullies</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-screen</quote> with <quote>Psi-screen</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect63">63</a>) Replaced <quote>counter-charge</quote> with <quote>countercharge</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>tunic, <ch.lsquot/>what</quote> with <quote>tunic. <ch.lsquot/>What</quote>. Replaced <quote>gulleys</quote> with <quote>gullies</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-screen</quote> with <quote>Psi-screen</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-133678-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>lest it detects</quote> with <quote>lest it detect</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-133678-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect63">63</a>) Replaced <quote>counter-charge</quote> with <quote>countercharge</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-136567-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>brigands</quote> with <quote>Brigands</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136567-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-136134-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>wave of brigands come</quote> with <quote>wave of brigands comes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-136134-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect64">64</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>) Replaced <quote>well then</quote> with <quote>well, then</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-139821-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-139821-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect69">69</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect71">71</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>ultra-violet</quote> with <quote>ultraviolet</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-142889-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-142889-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect72">72</a>) Replaced <quote>cry, <ch.lsquot/>We</quote> with <quote>cry. <ch.lsquot/>We</quote>. Replaced <quote>follow</quote> with <quote>Follow</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect73">73</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect73">73</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-147521-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>war-dogs</quote> with <quote>War-dogs</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-147521-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect74">74</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-148078-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>name: THE BARREL BRIDGE TAVERN</quote> with <quote>name: <ch.lsquot/>The Barrel Bridge Tavern<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-148078-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect75">75</a>) Replaced <quote>say, <ch.lsquot/>can</quote> with <quote>say. <ch.lsquot/>Can</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect76">76</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-151624-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>discard</quote> with <quote>shoulder</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151624-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-151678-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151678-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-151366-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-151366-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect78">78</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect79">79</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect80">80</a>) Replaced <quote>doormouse</quote> with <quote>dormouse</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bow and</quote> with <quote>Bow, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>lavas<ch.apos/></quote> with <quote>Lavas<ch.apos/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect79">79</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-155259-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>dimly-lit</quote> with <quote>dimly lit</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-155259-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-154396-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A mass of images swirl</quote> with <quote>A mass of images swirls</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-154396-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect80">80</a>) Replaced <quote>doormouse</quote> with <quote>dormouse</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bow and</quote> with <quote>Bow, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>lavas<ch.apos/></quote> with <quote>Lavas<ch.apos/></quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-155992-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>herd of coppery-red dragons continue their</quote> with <quote>herd of coppery-red dragons continues its</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-155992-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect81">81</a>) Replaced <quote>legs, With</quote> with <quote>legs. With</quote>. Replaced <quote>grasssnake</quote> with <quote>grass snake</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect82">82</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom battle-spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Battle-spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect84">84</a>) Replaced <quote>Vellino<ch.rsquot/>,</quote> with <quote>Vellino,<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect85">85</a>) Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Put the signposts into a table.<!--ERRTAG-RE-160908-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-160908-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect86">86</a>) Replaced <quote>shout, <ch.lsquot/>String</quote> with <quote>shout. <ch.lsquot/>String</quote>. Replaced <quote>stammers, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>stammers. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>uneasily, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>uneasily. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect85">85</a>) Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Replaced <quote>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</quote> with <quote>Chod: 250 miles North</quote>, <quote>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</quote> with <quote>Holona: 50 miles West</quote>, and <quote>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</quote> with <quote>Tenzha: 20 miles South</quote>. <!--ERRTAG-RE-160908-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-160908-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect86">86</a>) Replaced <quote>shout, <ch.lsquot/>String</quote> with <quote>shout. <ch.lsquot/>String</quote>. Replaced <quote>stammers, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>stammers. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>uneasily, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>uneasily. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-164579-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lucky Bucket inn</quote> with <quote>Lucky Bucket Inn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-164579-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-165347-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Scade, with</quote> with <quote>Scade with</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-165347-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-165444-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>muster, and</quote> with <quote>muster and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-165444-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect87">87</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-168372-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cloud of arrows and bolts descend</quote> with <quote>cloud of arrows and bolts descends</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-168372-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect88">88</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) Replaced <quote>dagger</quote> with <quote>Dagger</quote> since it can be taken.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>) Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.<!--ERRTAG-RE-169998-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says &lsquot;LIBRARY&rsquot;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-169998-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect92">92</a>) Replaced <quote>river Quarl</quote> with <quote>River Quarl</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) Replaced <quote>dagger</quote> with <quote>Dagger</quote> since it can be taken.<!--ERRTAG-RE-170090-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>heap of bones mark</quote> with <quote>heap of bones marks</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-170090-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>) Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.<!--ERRTAG-RE-169998-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Library<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-169998-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-171438-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>words: HALLS OF LEARNING</quote> with <quote>words <ch.lsquot/>Halls of Learning<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-171438-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect92">92</a>) Replaced <quote>river Quarl</quote> with <quote>River Quarl</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-175601-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>forest of Salony</quote> with <quote>Forest of Salony</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-175601-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect94">94</a>) Replaced <quote>D<ch.rsquot/>Val</quote> with <quote>D<ch.apos/>Val</quote>. Replaced <quote>Alema trail</quote> with <quote>Alema Trail</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect95">95</a>) Replaced <quote>psi-surge</quote> with <quote>Psi-surge</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect95">95</a>) Replaced <quote>psi-surge</quote> with <quote>Psi-surge</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-180089-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>dimly-lit</quote> with <quote>dimly lit</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-180089-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-178945-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>mass of images begin to swirl</quote> with <quote>mass of images begins to swirl</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-178945-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-181479-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>psychic ability<ch.emdash/>Mindblend<ch.emdash/>as</quote> with <quote>psychic <spell>Mindblend</spell> ability as</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-181479-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect97">97</a>) Replaced <quote>another, <ch.lsquot/>cough</quote> with <quote>another. <ch.lsquot/>cough</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gwynian, <ch.lsquot/>Just</quote> with <quote>Gwynian. <ch.lsquot/>Just</quote>. Replaced <quote>longer, I</quote> with <quote>longer; I</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect99">99</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-184864-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>brings</quote> with <quote>bring</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-184864-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect100">100</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gwynian, <ch.lsquot/>Just</quote> with <quote>Gwynian. <ch.lsquot/>Just</quote>. Replaced <quote>longer, I</quote> with <quote>longer; I</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-187953-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>maximum permissible</quote> with <quote>maximum number permissible</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-187953-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect101">101</a>) Replaced <quote>cry, <ch.lsquot/>we</quote> with <quote>cry. <ch.lsquot/>We</quote> and <quote>feet first</quote> with <quote>feet-first</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect102">102</a>) Replaced <quote>agonising</quote> with <quote>agonizing</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect102">102</a>) Replaced <quote>agonising</quote> with <quote>agonizing</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-190102-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-190102-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect104">104</a>) Replaced <quote>cried, <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>m</quote> with <quote>cries. <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>m</quote>. Replaced <quote>while away</quote> with <quote>wile away</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect105">105</a>) Replaced <quote>D<ch.lsquot/>Val</quote> with <quote>D<ch.apos/>Val</quote>. Changed incorrect link to <a idref="sect253">Section 253</a> to lead to <a idref="sect235">Section 235</a>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-192473-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-192473-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect107">107</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-197365-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ambushers</quote> with <quote>Ambushers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-197365-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect108">108</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect109">109</a>) Replaced <quote>1 Broadsword</quote> with <quote>Broadsword</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect110">110</a>) Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Put the signposts into a table.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Replaced <quote>facade</quote> with <quote>fa<ch.ccedil/>ade</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-202455-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says &lsquot;LIBRARY&rsquot;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-202455-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect114">114</a>) Replaced <quote>battle spells</quote> with <quote>battle-spells</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas<ch.apos/></quote> with <quote>Lavas<ch.apos/></quote>. Replaced <quote>sky, <ch.lsquot/>and</quote> with <quote>sky. <ch.lsquot/>And</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect110">110</a>) Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Replaced <quote>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</quote> with <quote>Chod: 250 miles North</quote>, <quote>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</quote> with <quote>Holona: 50 miles West</quote>, and <quote>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</quote> with <quote>Tenzha: 20 miles South</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-202481-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>her majesty, and</quote> with <quote>her Majesty and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-202481-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-203498-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>reads: Vanamor 280 miles</quote> with <quote>reads <ch.lsquot/>VANAMOR 280 miles<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-203498-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-201005-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>court cavalrymen</quote> with <quote>Court Cavalrymen</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-201005-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect112">112</a>) Replaced <quote>facade</quote> with <quote>fa<ch.ccedil/>ade</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-202455-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Library<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-202455-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-204183-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>words: HALLS OF LEARNING</quote> with <quote>words <ch.lsquot/>Halls of Learning<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-204183-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect114">114</a>) Replaced <quote>battle spells</quote> with <quote>battle-spells</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas<ch.apos/></quote> with <quote>Lavas<ch.apos/></quote>. Replaced <quote>sky, <ch.lsquot/>and</quote> with <quote>sky. <ch.lsquot/>And</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-207175-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>wave of winged beasts come</quote> with <quote>wave of winged beasts comes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-207175-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect115">115</a>) Replaced <quote>anger and pain</quote> with <quote>anger, and pain</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect116">116</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect120">120</a>) Replaced <quote>Nathor, <ch.lsquot/>it<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>Nathor. <ch.lsquot/>It<ch.apos/>s</quote>. Replaced <quote>Hail Tranius!</quote> with <quote>Hail, Tranius!</quote>. Replaced <quote>turn to 72</quote> with <quote>turn to 72.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect121">121</a>) Replaced <quote>time, I</quote> with <quote>time; I</quote>. Replaced <quote>e<ch.apos/>er</quote> with <quote>e<ch.apos/>en</quote>. Replaced <quote>smile, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>smile. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>replies, <ch.lsquot/>the</quote> with <quote>replies. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect122">122</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect125">125</a>) Replaced <quote>Discipline turn</quote> with <quote>Discipline, turn</quote>. Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect127">127</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect127">127</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-220937-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>flight of Lavas emerge</quote> with <quote>flight of Lavas emerges</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-220937-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect129">129</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect132">132</a>) Replaced <quote>gaoler, <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>ve</quote> with <quote>gaoler. <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>ve</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>) Replaced <quote>dug-out</quote> with <quote>dugout</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect131">131</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-224841-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>worse effects</quote> with <quote>worst effects</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-224841-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect132">132</a>) Replaced <quote>gaoler, <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>ve</quote> with <quote>gaoler. <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>ve</quote>. Merged the paragraph that ends with <quote>the cruel pincers</quote> with the following paragraph.<!--ERRTAG-RE-226322-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>tough <ch.apos/>un</quote> with <quote>tough un</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-226322-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>) Replaced <quote>dug-out</quote> with <quote>dugout</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-227678-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>line of Eldenoran soldiers have</quote> with <quote>line of Eldenoran soldiers has</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-227678-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect134">134</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect135">135</a>) Replaced <quote>smile, <ch.lsquot/>they</quote> with <quote>smile. <ch.lsquot/>They</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-226151-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-226151-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect136">136</a>) Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>shoulder, <ch.lsquot/>you</quote> with <quote>shoulder. <ch.lsquot/>You</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect137">137</a>) Replaced <quote>(imposters)</quote> with <quote>(impostors)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect137">137</a>) Replaced <quote>(imposters)</quote> with <quote>(impostors)</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-232730-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>guardsmen</quote> with <quote>Guardsmen</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-232730-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-234381-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>horde of bogus castle guardsmen come</quote> with <quote>horde of bogus castle guardsmen comes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-234381-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect138">138</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-235319-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bulls-eye</quote> with <quote>bull's-eye</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-235319-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect139">139</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect140">140</a>) Replaced <quote>tersely, <ch.lsquot/>he<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>tersely. <ch.lsquot/>He<ch.apos/>s</quote>. Replaced <quote>Scade manor</quote> with <quote>Scade Manor</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect141">141</a>) Replaced <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect143">143</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Master discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>) Replaced <quote>birdsong</quote> with <quote>bird song</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect147">147</a>) Replaced <quote>winged-horrors</quote> with <quote>winged horrors</quote>. Replaced <quote>your Monastery</quote> with <quote>your monastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>monastery of the Kai</quote> with <quote>Monastery of the Kai</quote>. Replaced <quote>quietly. <ch.lsquot/>the</quote> with <quote>quietly. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>. Replaced <quote>my men men</quote> with <quote>my men</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-242381-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-242381-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect147">147</a>) Replaced <quote>winged-horrors</quote> with <quote>winged horrors</quote>. Replaced <quote>your Monastery</quote> with <quote>your monastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>monastery of the Kai</quote> with <quote>Monastery of the Kai</quote>. Replaced <quote>quietly. <ch.lsquot/>the</quote> with <quote>quietly. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>. Replaced <quote>my men men</quote> with <quote>my men</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-242381-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-242381-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-244652-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>previous encounter</quote> with <quote>previous experience</quote> because you may have encountered Lavas more than once in the past.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-244652-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-246571-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magnakai healing disciplines</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline of Curing</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-246571-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-247488-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>outwardly appearance</quote> with <quote>outward appearance</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-247488-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>) Replaced <quote>damp uncomfortable</quote> with <quote>damp, uncomfortable</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect151">151</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect154">154</a>) Replaced <quote>birdsong</quote> with <quote>bird song</quote>. Replaced <quote>Vaderish brethren</quote> with <quote>Vaderish Brethren</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect155">155</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Kai Sixth Sense</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect155">155</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Kai Sixth Sense</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-255567-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>gang of scurrilous rogues emerge</quote> with <quote>gang of scurrilous rogues emerges</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-255567-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect156">156</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-255065-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-255065-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect157">157</a>) Replaced <quote>emotion, <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>m</quote> with <quote>emotion. <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>m</quote>. Replaced <quote>Reloni bridge</quote> with <quote>Reloni Bridge</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect158">158</a>) Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>yours</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>Yours</quote>. Replaced <quote>sky, <ch.lsquot/>and</quote> with <quote>sky. <ch.lsquot/>And</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect158">158</a>) Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>yours</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>Yours</quote>. Replaced <quote>sky, <ch.lsquot/>and</quote> with <quote>sky. <ch.lsquot/>And</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-259320-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>side, so</quote> with <quote>side; so</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-259320-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect159">159</a>) Replaced <quote>Mastery add</quote> with <quote>Mastery, add</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect160">160</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-258294-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-258294-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect161">161</a>) Replaced <quote>infra-vision</quote> with <quote>infravision</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>) Replaced <quote>mastery of Kai-alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect164">164</a>) Replaced <quote>nadziranim</quote> with <quote>Nadziranim</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>) Replaced <quote>Sage, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>Sage. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>recognise</quote> with <quote>recognize</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-266411-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says &lsquot;LIBRARY&rsquot;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-266411-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect164">164</a>) <!--ERRTAG-RE-266667-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>nadziranim magicians</quote> with <quote>Nadziran magicians</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-266667-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect167">167</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-268685-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>thug</quote> with <quote>Thug</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-268685-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>) Replaced <quote>Sage, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>Sage. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>recognise</quote> with <quote>recognize</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-266411-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Library<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-266411-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-269290-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: Quill Street</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Quill Street<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-269290-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect170">170</a>) Replaced <quote>Silversmith<ch.apos/>s Guild</quote> with <quote>Silversmiths<ch.apos/> Guild</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect172">172</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect174">174</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Put the signposts into a table.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect175">175</a>) Replaced <quote>Varnos harbour</quote> with <quote>Varnos Harbour</quote>. Replaced <quote>wharfs</quote> with <quote>wharves</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect173">173</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-272921-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-272921-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect174">174</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Replaced <quote>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</quote> with <quote>Chod: 250 miles North</quote>, <quote>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</quote> with <quote>Holona: 50 miles West</quote>, and <quote>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</quote> with <quote>Tenzha: 20 miles South</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect175">175</a>) Replaced <quote>Varnos harbour</quote> with <quote>Varnos Harbour</quote>. Replaced <quote>wharfs</quote> with <quote>wharves</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-276405-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>court cavalry</quote> with <quote>Court Cavalry</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-276405-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect176">176</a>) Replaced <quote>forest of Salony</quote> with <quote>Forest of Salony</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect177">177</a>) Replaced <quote>riverbank</quote> with <quote>river bank</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect178">178</a>) Replaced <quote>the Tower</quote> with <quote>the tower</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Tower<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>the tower<ch.apos/>s</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect177">177</a>) Replaced <quote>riverbank</quote> with <quote>river bank</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-281406-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>city walls</quote> with <quote>city's walls</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-281406-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect178">178</a>) Replaced <quote>the Tower</quote> with <quote>the tower</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Tower<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>the tower<ch.apos/>s</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-280242-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-280242-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-282775-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cloud of Kai arrows are</quote> with <quote>cloud of Kai arrows is</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-282775-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect179">179</a>) Replaced <quote>animal control</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect180">180</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai master</quote> with <quote>Kai Master</quote>. Replaced <quote>layed</quote> with <quote>laid</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>replies, <ch.lsquot/>though</quote> with <quote>replies. <ch.lsquot/>Though</quote>. Split Rimoah<ch.apos/>s comments into a separate paragraph for clarity. Replaced <quote>hopes;</quote> with <quote>hopes:</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>lavas<ch.apos/></quote> with <quote>Lavas<ch.apos/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect181">181</a>) Replaced <quote>naptha</quote> with <quote>naphtha</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect183">183</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-287783-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ambushers</quote> with <quote>Ambushers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-287783-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect184">184</a>) Replaced <quote>Durncrag mountains</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Mountains</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>) Replaced <quote>dug-out</quote> with <quote>dugout</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect187">187</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>face-down</quote> with <quote>face down</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect188">188</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-295583-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lune).</quote> with <quote>Lune.)</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-295583-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-296214-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>you (if</quote> with <quote>you. (If</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-296214-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-296368-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Potion).</quote> with <quote>Potion.)</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-296368-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>) Replaced <quote>animal control</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>) Replaced <quote>zig-zags</quote> with <quote>zigzags</quote>. Replaced <quote>who<ch.apos/>ve</quote> with <quote>who have</quote> in the illustration caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect191">191</a>) Replaced <quote>Meal and</quote> with <quote>Meal or</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
-<p>(<a idref="sect193">193</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-297957-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>try and</quote> with <quote>try to</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-297957-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect194">194</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-299569-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says &lsquot;LIBRARY&rsquot;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-299569-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-297915-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-297915-ITEM--></p>
+
<p>(<a idref="sect193">193</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-297957-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>try and</quote> with <quote>try to</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-297957-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect194">194</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-299569-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Library<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-299569-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-301473-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>words: HALLS OF LEARNING</quote> with <quote>words <ch.lsquot/>Halls of Learning<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-301473-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect195">195</a>) Replaced <quote>5<ch.endash/><ch.minus/>8</quote> with <quote>5<ch.endash/>8</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-303286-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-303286-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-303497-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-303497-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-306701-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Lord, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Lord or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-306701-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect197">197</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>dug-out</quote> with <quote>dugout</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-303412-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>are marching</quote> with <quote>is marching</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-303412-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>tunic, <ch.lsquot/>what</quote> with <quote>tunic. <ch.lsquot/>What</quote>. Replaced <quote>gulleys</quote> with <quote>gullies</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-screen</quote> with <quote>Psi-screen</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect202">202</a>) Replaced <quote>co-operation</quote> with <quote>cooperation</quote>. Replaced <quote>3 arrows</quote> with <quote>3 Arrows</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect198">198</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-305772-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>lest it detects</quote> with <quote>lest it detect</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-305772-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect201">201</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-314551-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sir</quote> with <quote>sir</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-314551-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect202">202</a>) Replaced <quote>co-operation</quote> with <quote>cooperation</quote>. Replaced <quote>3 arrows</quote> with <quote>3 Arrows</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-315581-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>a line of soldiers come</quote> with <quote>a line of soldiers comes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-315581-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-317411-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>half mile</quote> with <quote>half-mile</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-317411-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect203">203</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>ultra-violet</quote> with <quote>ultraviolet</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-312920-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>captain<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-312920-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-312999-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-312999-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect204">204</a>) Replaced <quote>delight, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>delight. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect204">204</a>) Replaced <quote>delight, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>delight. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-319361-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Darklords War</quote> with <quote>Darklands War</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-319361-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect206">206</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>) Replaced <quote>spy-glass</quote> with <quote>spyglass</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-323374-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>to your friend Banedon for providing you with</quote> with <quote>for</quote> because Lone Wolf could have received the Platinum Amulet from Gwynian.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-323374-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect209">209</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-324271-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>town as well</quote> with <quote>town</quote> because the reader may not have already encountered signs of the plague.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-324271-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-324029-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>message: Abisko<ch.emdash/>25 miles</quote> with <quote>message <ch.lsquot/>Abisko<ch.emdash/>25 miles<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-324029-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect210">210</a>) Replaced <quote>Vaderish monastery</quote> with <quote>Vaderish Monastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>wharfs</quote> with <quote>wharves</quote>. Replaced <quote>monk<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>monks<ch.apos/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect211">211</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect212">212</a>) Replaced <quote>new order</quote> with <quote>New Order</quote>. Replaced <quote>Abisko, turning</quote> with <quote>Abisko, by turning</quote>. Replaced <quote>Narsha</quote> with <quote>Nursha</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect212">212</a>) Replaced <quote>new order</quote> with <quote>New Order</quote>. Replaced <quote>Abisko, turning</quote> with <quote>Abisko, by turning</quote>. Replaced <quote>Narsha</quote> with <quote>Nursha</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-329680-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>words: Nursha Stables</quote> with <quote>words <ch.lsquot/>Nursha Stables<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-329680-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-324434-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-324434-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect214">214</a>) Replaced <quote>animal control</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect215">215</a>) Replaced <quote>shouts, <ch.lsquot/>Ride</quote> with <quote>shouts. <ch.lsquot/>Ride</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-326575-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-326575-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-326984-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>captain<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-326984-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect216">216</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-332989-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>pack launch</quote> with <quote>pack launches</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-332989-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>tracks of quicksand</quote> with <quote>tracts of quicksand</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect218">218</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sadly your</quote> with <quote>Sadly, your</quote>. Replaced <quote>comes to</quote> with <quote>come to</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>plague-lords</quote> with <quote>Plague Lords</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>fatique</quote> with <quote>fatigue</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect228">228</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect230">230</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect231">231</a>) Replaced <quote>inkeeper</quote> with <quote>innkeeper</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect232">232</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect231">231</a>) Replaced <quote>inkeeper</quote> with <quote>innkeeper</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-347720-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>kind Sir</quote> with <quote>kind sir</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-347720-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect232">232</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-348732-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Lord, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Lord or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-348732-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-349068-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Sun Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Sun Thane or higher</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-349068-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect233">233</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect236">236</a>) Replaced <quote>horsedrawn</quote> with <quote>horse-drawn</quote>. Replaced <quote>backpack and</quote> with <quote>backpack, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Items however</quote> with <quote>Items, however</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect237">237</a>) Replaced <quote>ear, <ch.lsquot/>you</quote> with <quote>ear. <ch.lsquot/>You</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect238">238</a>) Replaced <quote>graciously, <ch.lsquot/>we</quote> with <quote>graciously. <ch.lsquot/>We</quote>. Replaced <quote>co-operation</quote> with <quote>cooperation</quote>. Replaced <quote>Garthanians</quote> with <quote>Garthenians</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect238">238</a>) Replaced <quote>graciously, <ch.lsquot/>we</quote> with <quote>graciously. <ch.lsquot/>We</quote>. Replaced <quote>co-operation</quote> with <quote>cooperation</quote>. Replaced <quote>Garthanians</quote> with <quote>Garthenians</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-357610-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>your majesty</quote> with <quote>your Majesty</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-357610-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-353353-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>court cavalry</quote> with <quote>Court Cavalry</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-353353-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect240">240</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect242">242</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-356013-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-356013-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect242">242</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-356013-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>on to</quote> with <quote>onto</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-356013-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-358856-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>discard</quote> with <quote>shoulder</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-358856-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-359051-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-359051-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-358979-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-358979-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect243">243</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-359872-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>discard</quote> with <quote>shoulder</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-359872-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RA-360114-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-360114-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-360068-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-360068-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect244">244</a>) Replaced <quote>forest of Salony</quote> with <quote>Forest of Salony</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect245">245</a>) Replaced <quote>new order</quote> with <quote>New Order</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-360051-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>try and</quote> with <quote>try to</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-360051-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect246">246</a>) Replaced <quote>stammers, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>stammers. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>uneasily, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>uneasily. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect247">247</a>) Replaced <quote>every-decreasing</quote> with <quote>ever-decreasing</quote> and <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect249">249</a>) Replaced <quote>accent, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>accent. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai rank of</quote> with <quote>rank of Kai</quote>. Replaced <quote>new order</quote> with <quote>New Order</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai monastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Monastery</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect252">252</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect252">252</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-375195-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Royal chamber</quote> with <quote>royal chamber</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-375195-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-375136-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>friends Banedon</quote> with <quote>friends, Banedon</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-375136-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect253">253</a>) Replaced <quote>glass and</quote> with <quote>glass, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect254">254</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-374828-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>dimly-lit</quote> with <quote>dimly lit</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-374828-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>) Deleted <quote>at the beginning of this book</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-373173-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-373173-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect256">256</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>the Monastery</quote> with <quote>the monastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Durncrag tower</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Tower</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai savant</quote> with <quote>Kai Savant</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai lords</quote> with <quote>Kai Lords</quote>. Replaced <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>. Replaced <quote>Durncrag mountains</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Mountains</quote>. Replaced <quote>Hall, <ch.lsquot/>the</quote> with <quote>Hall. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>. Replaced <quote>door, <ch.lsquot/>the</quote> with <quote>door. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect256">256</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>the Monastery</quote> with <quote>the monastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Durncrag tower</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Tower</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai savant</quote> with <quote>Kai Savant</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai lords</quote> with <quote>Kai Lords</quote>. Replaced <quote>north-west</quote> with <quote>northwest</quote>. Replaced <quote>Durncrag mountains</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Mountains</quote>. Replaced <quote>Hall, <ch.lsquot/>the</quote> with <quote>Hall. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>. Replaced <quote>door, <ch.lsquot/>the</quote> with <quote>door. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-375779-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie</quote> with <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-375779-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-382060-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>anniversary of the First Order</quote> with <quote>anniversary of the massacre of the First Order</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-382060-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-382281-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Gale</quote> with <quote>Gate</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-382281-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-382980-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sun-god Kai</quote> with <quote>Sun-god Kai</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-382980-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-383116-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>cloud of winged Lavas are</quote> with <quote>cloud of winged Lavas is</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-383116-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect257">257</a>) Replaced <quote>feet-first</quote> with <quote>head-first</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>) Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect259">259</a>) Replaced <quote>Alright stranger</quote> with <quote>Alright, stranger</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-379389-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>try and</quote> with <quote>try to</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-379389-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect260">260</a>) Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Put the signposts into a table. Replaced <quote>animal mastery</quote> with <quote>Animal Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect258">258</a>) Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-385905-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>your life and the future of Sommerlund ends here</quote> with <quote>your life and the future of Sommerlund end here</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-385905-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect259">259</a>) Replaced <quote>Alright stranger</quote> with <quote>Alright, stranger</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-379389-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>try and</quote> with <quote>try to</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-379389-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-386285-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>backpack</quote> with <quote>Backpack</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-386285-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect260">260</a>) Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Replaced <quote>animal mastery</quote> with <quote>Animal Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</quote> with <quote>Chod: 250 miles North</quote>, <quote>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</quote> with <quote>Holona: 50 miles West</quote>, and <quote>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</quote> with <quote>Tenzha: 20 miles South</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect261">261</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-390354-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>gas effects</quote> with <quote>effects of the gas</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-390354-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-390142-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Magnakai healing Disciplines</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Discipline of Curing</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-390142-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect262">262</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect263">263</a>) Replaced <quote>shouts, <ch.lsquot/>Ride</quote> with <quote>shouts. <ch.lsquot/>Ride</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-384969-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-384969-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-385378-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>captain<ch.apos/>s</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-385378-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect264">264</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect265">265</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-389352-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-389352-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect268">268</a>) Replaced <quote>Durncrag mountains</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Mountains</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect269">269</a>) Replaced <quote>(imposters)</quote> with <quote>(impostors)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect269">269</a>) Replaced <quote>(imposters)</quote> with <quote>(impostors)</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-393518-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>guardsmen</quote> with <quote>Guardsmen</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-393518-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-398775-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>a yelling horde of bogus castle guardsmen come</quote> with <quote>a yelling horde of bogus castle guardsmen comes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-398775-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect270">270</a>) Replaced <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>. Replaced <quote>Cener druid</quote> with <quote>Cener Druid</quote>. Replaced <quote>panic-struck</quote> with <quote>panic-stricken</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect272">272</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect273">273</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>(imposters)</quote> with <quote>(impostors)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect272">272</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-400771-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie</quote> with <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-400771-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect273">273</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>(imposters)</quote> with <quote>(impostors)</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-403130-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>guardsmen</quote> with <quote>Guardsmen</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-403130-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect274">274</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>ultra-violet</quote> with <quote>ultraviolet</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-402546-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-402546-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect275">275</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>. Replaced <quote>lay awake</quote> with <quote>lie awake</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect277">277</a>) Replaced <quote>Pouch of tobacco</quote> with <quote>Pouch of Tobacco</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect277">277</a>) Replaced <quote>Pouch of tobacco</quote> with <quote>Pouch of Tobacco</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-412205-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>potions of Laumspur</quote> with <quote>Potions of Laumspur</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-412205-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect278">278</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-409882-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>ambushers</quote> with <quote>Ambushers</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-409882-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-413162-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>emerge</quote> with <quote>emerges</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-413162-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect279">279</a>) Replaced <quote>lording</quote> with <quote>lordling</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect280">280</a>) Replaced <quote>Alema trail</quote> with <quote>Alema Trail</quote>. Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect282">282</a>) Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect285">285</a>) Replaced <quote>Magi-magic and</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>skills, (or</quote> with <quote>skills (or</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect286">286</a>) Replaced <quote>mindforce</quote> with <quote>Mindforce</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect282">282</a>) Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-411877-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie</quote> with <quote>Raven<ch.apos/>s Eyrie</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-411877-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect285">285</a>) Replaced <quote>Magi-magic and</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>skills, (or</quote> with <quote>skills (or</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-417050-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-417050-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-421553-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Grand Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Grand Thane</quote> because that is the highest rank possible in this book.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-421553-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-416831-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>court cavalry</quote> with <quote>Court Cavalry</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-416831-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect286">286</a>) Replaced <quote>mindforce</quote> with <quote>Mindforce</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-422750-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>if he was to do so</quote> with <quote>if he were to do so</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-422750-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect288">288</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect289">289</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-416608-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-416608-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Replaced <quote>backpack and</quote> with <quote>backpack, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Items however</quote> with <quote>Items, however</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect291">291</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect292">292</a>) Replaced <quote>salute, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>salute. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Replaced <quote>backpack and</quote> with <quote>backpack, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Items however</quote> with <quote>Items, however</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-426600-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>weapons, money pouch, backpack,</quote> with <quote>Weapons, Money Pouch, Backpack,</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-426600-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect291">291</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-428267-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Kai masteries warn</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery warns</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-428267-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-428479-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>flight pass</quote> with <quote>flight passes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-428479-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect292">292</a>) Replaced <quote>salute, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>salute. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-426477-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>The smooth dark hair and noble countenance of the Lord Constable is oddly</quote> with <quote>The smooth dark hair and noble countenance of the Lord Constable are oddly</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-426477-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect293">293</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-425852-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-425852-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-430673-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>continues their charge</quote> with <quote>continues its charge</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-430673-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect295">295</a>) Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>. Replaced <quote>out-distance</quote> with <quote>outdistance</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect297">297</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Huntmastery</quote> with <quote>Grand Weaponmastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect297">297</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Huntmastery</quote> with <quote>Grand Weaponmastery</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-428705-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-428705-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect298">298</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect299">299</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-436309-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>my Lady</quote> with <quote>my lady</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-436309-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect300">300</a>) Switched the third and fourth choices. Replaced <quote>Grand Thane, or higher</quote> with <quote>Grand Thane</quote>, since that is the highest rank possible when attempting this adventure.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect302">302</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-441546-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>rain which</quote> with <quote>rain, which</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-441546-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect303">303</a>) Replaced <quote>past, therefore</quote> with <quote>past; therefore</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect305">305</a>) Replaced <quote>face-down</quote> with <quote>face down</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect306">306</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect307">307</a>) Deleted <quote>at the beginning of this book</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-437890-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>when it doesn't proceed Cearmaine's name.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-437890-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect308">308</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>candlemakers</quote> with <quote>candle-makers</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-440953-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says &lsquot;LIBRARY&rsquot;</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-440953-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect307">307</a>) Deleted <quote>at the beginning of this book</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RA-437890-ITEM--> Replaced all occurrences of <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote> when it doesn't proceed Cearmaine's name.<!--/ERRTAG-RA-437890-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect308">308</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>candlemakers</quote> with <quote>candle-makers</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-440953-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: LIBRARY</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Library<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-440953-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-444142-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>words: HALLS OF LEARNING</quote> with <quote>words <ch.lsquot/>Halls of Learning<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-444142-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect310">310</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-443317-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Captain</quote> with <quote>captain</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-443317-ITEM--></p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect312">312</a>) Replaced <quote>mindforce</quote> with <quote>Mindforce</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect314">314</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect311">311</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-449855-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>thug</quote> with <quote>Thug</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-449855-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect312">312</a>) Replaced <quote>mindforce</quote> with <quote>Mindforce</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-453345-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>If he was to do so</quote> with <quote>If he were to do so</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-453345-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect313">313</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-455317-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>says: Abisko<ch.emdash/>40 miles</quote> with <quote>says <ch.lsquot/>Abisko<ch.emdash/>40 miles<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-455317-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect314">314</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-456277-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>sky patrol</quote> with <quote>Sky Patrol</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-456277-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Replaced <quote>an startling</quote> with <quote>a startling</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect320">320</a>) Replaced <quote>infra-red</quote> with <quote>infrared</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>dug-out</quote> with <quote>dugout</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-455530-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>are marching</quote> with <quote>is marching</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-455530-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect322">322</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect327">327</a>) Replaced <quote>riverbank</quote> with <quote>river bank</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Replaced <quote>Fryelund forest</quote> with <quote>Fryelund Forest</quote>. Replaced <quote>add 1</quote> with <quote>add 1.</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect323">323</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-464254-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>message: Toll<ch.emdash/>4 Gold Crowns</quote> with <quote>message <ch.lsquot/>Toll<ch.emdash/>4 Gold Crowns<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-464254-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect327">327</a>) Replaced <quote>riverbank</quote> with <quote>river bank</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-468435-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>city walls</quote> with <quote>city's walls</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-468435-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Replaced <quote>Fryelund forest</quote> with <quote>Fryelund Forest</quote>. Replaced <quote>add 1</quote> with <quote>add 1.</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-472553-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>a flight of winged Lavas come</quote> with <quote>a flight of winged Lavas comes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-472553-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect329">329</a>) Replaced <quote>rock face</quote> with <quote>rock-face</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect331">331</a>) Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>door, <ch.lsquot/>Raggin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote>door. <ch.lsquot/>Raggin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect332">332</a>) Replaced <quote>cold dark</quote> with <quote>cold, dark</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect335">335</a>) Replaced <quote>backpack and</quote> with <quote>backpack, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Items however</quote> with <quote>Items, however</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect334">334</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-472474-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-472474-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect335">335</a>) Replaced <quote>backpack and</quote> with <quote>backpack, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Items however</quote> with <quote>Items, however</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-478862-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>A mass of angry Eldenorans close</quote> with <quote>A mass of angry Eldenorans closes</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-478862-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect336">336</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-474857-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-474857-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-474919-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-474919-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-480724-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bowskill</quote> with <quote>bow-skill</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-480724-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect337">337</a>) Replaced <quote>whispers, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>whispers. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>reopens</quote> with <quote>re-opens</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect338">338</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect339">339</a>) Replaced <quote>Weapons<ch.emdash/>we</quote> with <quote>Weapons we</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect339">339</a>) Replaced <quote>Weapons<ch.emdash/>we</quote> with <quote>Weapons we</quote>. Corrected the order of the Mace prices: bought for one Gold Crown and sold for two.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>) Replaced <quote>pouring</quote> with <quote>poring</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect341">341</a>) Replaced <quote>add 1</quote> with <quote>add 1.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect341">341</a>) Replaced <quote>add 1</quote> with <quote>add 1.</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-482237-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-482237-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-482524-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-482524-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect342">342</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-484881-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>her majesty, and</quote> with <quote>her Majesty and</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-484881-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-485965-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>reads: VANAMOR 280 miles</quote> with <quote>reads <ch.lsquot/>Vanamor 280 miles<ch.rsquot/></quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-485965-ITEM--><!--ERRTAG-RE-487098-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>court cavalrymen</quote> with <quote>Court Cavalrymen</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-487098-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect343">343</a>) Replaced <quote>add 1</quote> with <quote>add 1.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect345">345</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect346">346</a>) Replaced <quote>eyes, <ch.lsquot/>you</quote> with <quote>eyes. <ch.lsquot/>You</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gods<ch.emdash/>Our</quote> with <quote>Gods! Our</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect346">346</a>) Replaced <quote>eyes, <ch.lsquot/>you</quote> with <quote>eyes. <ch.lsquot/>You</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gods<ch.emdash/>Our</quote> with <quote>Gods! Our</quote>. Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-488088-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>warmly golden light</quote> with <quote>warm golden light</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-488088-ITEM--></p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>)<!--ERRTAG-RE-489939-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Lucky Bucket inn</quote> with <quote>Lucky Bucket Inn</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-489939-ITEM--></p>
<p>(<a idref="sect348">348</a>) Replaced <quote>Durncrag mountains</quote> with <quote>Durncrag Mountains</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect349">349</a>) Replaced <quote>farm house</quote> with <quote>farmhouse</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>) Replaced <quote>Crack!,</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>Crack!</onomatopoeia></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>) Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>WOLF<ch.apos/>S BANE</quote> with <quote><cite>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane</cite></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>) Replaced <quote>Crack!,</quote> with <quote><onomatopoeia>Crack!</onomatopoeia></quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>WOLF<ch.apos/>S BANE</quote> with <quote><cite>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane</cite></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="map">The Lands and Territories of Central Northern Magnamund</a>) Doubled the number of miles on the scale to reconcile it to the scales on other published maps. The original scale went from 0 to 150 miles. Now it goes from 0 to 300 miles.</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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<li><a idref="sect121">Section 121</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect140">Section 140</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect154">Section 154</a></li>
- <li><a idref="sect282">Section 282</a></li>
- <li><a idref="sect140">Section 140</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect244">Section 244</a></li>
+ <li><a idref="sect282">Section 282</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect323">Section 323</a></li>
<li><a idref="sect350">Section 350</a></li>
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