<date class="publication"><year>2007</year><month>08</month><day>07</day></date>
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<p>You are the warrior Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>Kai Grand master of Sommerlund. Fresh from your victory over your elvil alter-ego<ch.emdash/><ch.lsquot/>Wolf<ch.apos/>s Bane<ch.rsquot/><ch.emdash/>reluctantly you are forced to return to the Plane of Darkness. For there you glimpsed the fabled Moonstone and you have sworn to save this gem of mystical power from the clutches of Naar<ch.emdash/>the King of Ultimate Darkness.</p>
- <p>In <strong>The Curse of Naar</strong>, you must venture once more through the Shadow Gate and confront the Dark God. Only by finding and retrieving the Moonstone can you hope to save your world from invasion by Naar<ch.apos/>s armies of night. In this ultimate Grand Master challenge, your life and the future of your entire world is at stake!</p>
+ <p>In <strong>The Curse of Naar</strong>, you must venture once more through the Shadow Gate and confront the Dark God. Only by finding and retrieving the Moonstone can you hope to save your world from invasion by Naar<ch.apos/>s armies of night. In this ultimate Grand Master challenge, your life and the future of your entire world is at stake!</p>
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<description class="publication">
<p>Internet Edition published by <a href="http://www.projectaon.org/">Project Aon</a>. This edition is intended to reflect the complete text of the original version. Where we have made minor corrections, they will be noted in the <a idref="errata">Errata</a>.</p>
<p>The first number that you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> in this way represents your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. Add 25 to the number you picked and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (i.e., if your pencil fell on the number 6 in the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would write in a <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> of 31). When you fight, your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> will be pitted against that of your enemy. A high score in this section is therefore very desirable.</p>
<p>The second number that you pick from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> represents your powers of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>. Add 30 to this number and write the total in the <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (i.e., if your pencil fell on the number 7 on the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a> you would have 37 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points).</p>
<p>If you are wounded in combat you will lose <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. If at any time your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points fall to zero or below, you are dead and the adventure is over. Lost <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points can be regained during the course of the adventure, but your number of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points can never rise above the number you have when you start an adventure.</p>
- <p>If you have successfully completed any of the previous adventures in the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series (Books 1<ch.endash/>19), you can carry your current scores of <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points over to Book 20. These scores may include Weaponmastery, Curing, and Psi-surge bonuses obtained upon completion of <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Kai (Books 1<ch.endash/>5) or Magnakai (Books 6<ch.endash/>12) adventures.<footref id="gamerulz-1" idref="gamerulz-1-foot"/> Only if you have completed these previous adventures will you benefit from the appropriate bonuses in the course of the Grand Master series. You may also carry over any Weapons and Backpack Items you had in your possession at the end of your last adventure, and these should be entered on your new Grand Master <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> (you are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry up to ten Backpack Items).</p>
+ <p>If you have successfully completed any of the previous adventures in the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> series (Books 1<ch.endash/>19), you can carry your current scores of <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> and <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points over to Book 20. These scores may include Weaponmastery, Curing, and Psi-surge bonuses obtained upon completion of <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Kai (Books 1<ch.endash/>5) or Magnakai (Books 6<ch.endash/>12) adventures.<footref id="gamerulz-1" idref="gamerulz-1-foot"/> Only if you have completed these previous adventures will you benefit from the appropriate bonuses in the course of the Grand Master series. You may also carry over any Weapons and Backpack Items you had in your possession at the end of your last adventure, and these should be entered on your new Grand Master <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>. (You are still limited to two Weapons, but you may now carry up to ten Backpack Items.)</p>
<p>However, only the following Special Items may be carried over from the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Kai (Books 1<ch.endash/>5) and Magnakai (Books 6<ch.endash/>12) series to the <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> Grand Master series (Books 13<ch.endash/>onwards):</p>
<ul>
<li>Crystal Star Pendant</li>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="discplnz-1-foot" idref="discplnz-1">
- <p>The rules of the books in the Magnakai series (6<ch.endash/>12) and the fact that the <quote>rank of Kai Grand Defender<ch.ellips/> means you are skilled in two<ch.ellips/> weapons</quote> imply that for each book that you complete of the Grand Master series (13<ch.endash/>20), you will gain mastery of an additional Weapon. For example, if you complete <cite>The Plague Lords of Ruel</cite> and have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery at the beginning of the next book, you can choose an additional Weapon from the list to have mastery of.</p>
+ <p>The rules of the books in the Magnakai series (6<ch.endash/>12) and the fact that the <quote>rank of Kai Grand Defender<ch.ellips/> means you are skilled in two<ch.ellips/> weapons</quote> imply that, for each book that you complete of the Grand Master series (13<ch.endash/>20), you will gain mastery of an additional Weapon. For example, if you complete <cite>The Plague Lords of Ruel</cite> and have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery at the beginning of the next book, you can choose an additional Weapon from the list to have mastery of.</p>
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</footnotes>
<section class="frontmatter" id="wpnmstry">
<meta><title>Grand Weaponmastery</title></meta>
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- <p>This Discipline enables a Grand Master to become supremely efficient in the use of all weapons. When you enter combat with one of your Grand Master weapons, you add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. The rank of Kai Grand Defender, with which you begin the Grand Master series, means you are skilled in <em>two</em> of the weapons listed below.</p>
+ <p>This Discipline enables a Grand Master to become supremely efficient in the use of all weapons. When you enter combat with one of your <!--ERRTAG-RE-23240-->Grand Weaponmastery weapons<!--/ERRTAG-RE-23240-->, you add 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. The rank of Kai Grand Defender, with which you begin the Grand Master series, means you are skilled in <em>two</em> of the weapons listed below.</p>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
<section class="frontmatter" id="magi">
<meta><title>Magi-magic</title></meta>
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- <p>Under the tutelage of Lord Rimoah, you have been able to master the rudimentary skills of battle-magic, as taught to the Vakeros<ch.emdash/>the native warriors of Dessi. These skills include the use of basic magi-magic spells such as Shield, Power Word, and Invisible Fist. As you advance in rank, so will your knowledge and mastery of Old Kingdom magic increase.</p>
+ <p>Under the tutelage of Lord Rimoah, you have been able to master the rudimentary skills of battle-magic, as taught to the Vakeros<ch.emdash/>the native warriors of Dessi. These skills include the basic use of Old Kingdom Spells such as <spell>Shield</spell>, <spell>Power Word</spell>, and <spell>Invisible Fist</spell>. As you advance in rank, so will your knowledge and mastery of Old Kingdom magic increase.</p>
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<section class="frontmatter" id="alchemy">
<meta><title>Kai-alchemy</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Under the tutelage of Guildmaster Banedon, you have mastered the elementary spells of Left-handed magic, as practised by the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star. These spells include Lightning Hand, Levitation, and Mind Charm. As you advance in rank, so will your knowledge and mastery of Left-handed magic increase, enabling you eventually to craft new Kai weapons and artefacts.</p>
+ <p>Under the tutelage of Guildmaster Banedon, you have mastered the elementary spells of Left-handed magic, as practised by the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star. These spells include <spell>Lightning Hand</spell>, <spell>Levitation</spell>, and <spell>Mind Charm</spell>. As you advance in rank, so will your knowledge and mastery of Left-handed magic increase, enabling you eventually to craft new Kai weapons and artefacts.</p>
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<data>
<dl class="paragraphed">
<dt>Weapons</dt>
- <dd><p>The maximum number of weapons that you can carry is two. Weapons aid you in combat. If you have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery and a correct weapon, it adds 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. If you find a weapon during your adventure, you may pick it up and use it.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>The maximum number of weapons that you can carry is <em>two</em>. Weapons aid you in combat. If you have the Grand Master Discipline of Grand Weaponmastery and a correct weapon, it adds 5 points to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ>. If you find a weapon during your adventure, you may pick it up and use it.</p></dd>
<dt>Bows and Arrows</dt>
<dd>
<p>During your adventure there will be opportunities to use a Bow and Arrow. If you equip yourself with this weapon, and you possess at least one Arrow, you may use it when the text of a particular section allows you to do so. The Bow is a useful weapon, for it enables you to hit an enemy at a distance. However, a Bow cannot be used in hand-to-hand combat; therefore it is recommended that you also equip yourself with a close combat weapon, such as a sword or an axe.</p>
<dt>Deliverance</dt>
<dd><p>Sun Knights who possess this skill are able to repair serious wounds sustained by creatures other than themselves. By the laying of hands upon the affected creature<ch.apos/>s body, a Sun Knight can cause an open wound (or other serious injury) to mend itself. The speed at which this healing takes place increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Pathsmanship</dt>
- <dd><p>Kai Sun Knights with this skill are able to repel at will all normal-sized insects within a radius of three yards. The range and numbers of insects so affected increases considerably as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Kai Sun Knights with this skill are able to repel at will all normal-sized insects within a radius of three yards. The range and number of insects so affected increase considerably as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Nexus</dt>
<dd><p>Sun Knights who possess Mastery of this Discipline are able to feign death. By placing themselves into a state of suspended animation, outwardly they are able to achieve all semblance of being truly dead. However, whilst in this state the only sense that a Sun Knight retains is the ability to hear.</p></dd>
<dt>Telegnosis</dt>
<dt>Grand Huntmastery</dt>
<dd><p>Kai Sun Lords with this skill are able to see, with acute accuracy, light in the infrared spectrum, <!--ERRTAG-RE-58448-->i.e. they<!--/ERRTAG-RE-58448--> can see complex patterns generated by heat in near or total darkness. They can also see light in the ultraviolet spectrum.</p></dd>
<dt>Kai-surge</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to launch a Kai-blast<ch.emdash/>a pulse of intense psychic energy which is capable of affecting both psychically active and inactive enemies. This form of psychic attack is very effective, more so than a usual Kai-surge, Psi-surge or Mindblast. It can cause an enemy to lose between 2 and 18 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in one attack. A Kai Sun Lord using Kai-blast determines the damage inflicted on an enemy by picking two numbers from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. These numbers should be added together (a <quote>0</quote> = 1) and the resultant total equals the damage inflicted. However, use of a Kai-blast will reduce a Sun Lord<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total by 4. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other form of psychic attack.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to launch a Kai-blast<ch.emdash/>a pulse of intense psychic energy which is capable of affecting both psychically active and inactive enemies. This form of psychic attack is very effective, more so than a usual Kai-surge, Psi-surge
, or Mindblast. It can cause an enemy to lose between 2 and 18 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points in one attack. A Kai Sun Lord using Kai-blast determines the damage inflicted on an enemy by picking two numbers from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. These numbers should be added together (a <quote>0</quote> = 1) and the resultant total equals the damage inflicted. However, use of a Kai-blast will reduce a Sun Lord<ch.apos/>s <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points total by 4. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other form of psychic attack.</p></dd>
<dt>Telegnosis</dt>
- <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess this Discipline are able to alter their body weight in order to walk successfully upon different kinds of surface, e.g. water, mud, lava and quicksand. Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Sun Lords who possess this Discipline are able to alter their body weight in order to walk successfully upon different kinds of surface, e.g. water, mud, lava, and quicksand. Time duration and degree of surface difficulty increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt><!--ERRTAG-RE-57185-->Magi-magic<!--/ERRTAG-RE-57185--></dt>
<dd>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Sun Lord are able to use the following battle-spells of the Elder Magi:</p>
<p>If you are a Kai Grand Master who has reached the rank of Grand Thane (9 Disciplines), you will now benefit from improvements to the following Grand Master Disciplines:</p>
<dl class="paragraphed">
<dt>Deliverance</dt>
- <dd><p>Grand Thanes with this Discipline are able to call upon the God Kai for divine assistance should a situation warrant it. Kai cannot intervene to save a Grand Thane from physical danger, but he can give signs which may help a Grand Thane chose the best course of action. A Grand Thane can call upon the God Kai for assistance no more than once every month. The frequency of divine audiences will increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Grand Thanes with this Discipline are able to call upon the God Kai for divine assistance should a situation warrant it. Kai cannot intervene to save a Grand Thane from physical danger, but he can give signs which may help a Grand Thane choose the best course of action. A Grand Thane can call upon the God Kai for assistance no more than once every month. The frequency of divine audiences will increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Assimilance</dt>
<dd><p>Grand Thanes who possess this skill are able to protect themselves from detection by creatures using infravision (the ability to see the heat radiating from a person or thing), or ultravision (the ability to detect objects or movement in the ultraviolet spectrum of light).</p></dd>
<dt>Kai-surge</dt>
- <dd><p>Grand Thanes with this skill are able to focus their mind-power upon inanimate breakable objects, e.g. bottles, windows, all ceramics, urns, jugs etc., and cause them to explode violently. Any person or creature in close proximity to such an explosion risks injury from flying shrapnel.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Grand Thanes with this skill are able to focus their mind-power upon inanimate breakable objects, e.g. bottles, windows, all ceramics, urns, jugs, etc., and cause them to explode violently. Any person or creature in close proximity to such an explosion risks injury from flying shrapnel.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Nexus</dt>
- <dd><p>Grand Thanes who possess mastery of this Discipline can pass freely through Shadow Gates. These phenomena are special portals which enable one to access other dimensions and planes of existence outside of Magnamund. Kai Grand Thanes are able to detect the location of Shadow Gates and pass through them without suffering any physical ill effects. The range of their detection increases as a Kai Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Grand Thanes who possess mastery of this Discipline can pass freely through Shadow Gates. These phenomena are special portals which enable one to access other dimensions and planes of existence outside of Magnamund. Kai Grand Thanes are able to detect the location of Shadow Gates and pass through them without suffering any physical ill effects. The range of detection increases as a Kai Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Telegnosis</dt>
<dd><p>Grand Thanes who possess this Discipline are able to detect the exact location of precious gems, and valuable metals such as gold, platinum, and silver. These minerals and metals may occur naturally in the ground or they could be part of a hidden treasure hoard. The range of this ability is limited at first, but increases steadily as a Kai Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Magi-magic</dt>
<p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Grand Thane are able to use the following Old Kingdom Battle-spells:</p>
<ul>
<li><spell>Power Glyph</spell><ch.emdash/>By inscribing this ancient glyph (a secret magical symbol) upon a door, an archway, or even upon the lid of a closed box, a Kai Grand Thane is able to protect items or portals from being opened. Any creature attempting to open a portal protected in such a way will release the power of the glyph and suffer its deadly effects.</li>
- <li><spell>Hold Enemy</spell><ch.emdash/>Using this spell, a Kai Grand Thane is able to immobilize a single hostile creature anywhere within twenty feet of themselves. The duration of the spell is dependent upon the size and strength of the targeted creature. The range and duration of effect of this spell increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
+ <li><spell>Hold Enemy</spell><ch.emdash/>Using this spell, Kai Grand Thanes are able to immobilize a single hostile creature anywhere within twenty feet of themselves. The duration of the spell is dependent upon the size and strength of the targeted creature. The range and duration of effect of this spell increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</li>
</ul>
</dd>
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</section>
-<!-- The following section copied from Book 19 on Aug 1 2007; any changes made to this section after that will need to be applied here also! -->
+
<section class="frontmatter" id="grandcrown">
<meta><title>Grand Crown</title></meta>
<data>
<dt>Kai-screen</dt>
<dd><p>Grand Crowns who possess mastery of this Discipline are able to mask the goodly aura which radiates naturally from their minds and bodies. Additionally, Grand Crowns can deliberately alter these auras to give a false impression of themselves to creatures who are sensitive to such psychic auras.</p></dd>
<dt>Grand Nexus</dt>
- <dd><p>Grand Crowns who possess this Discipline are able to speak a Kai Power Word<ch.emdash/>a holy utterance which will cause physical and psychic damage to any single creature within a radius of thirty feet. The degree of damage so caused, and the resultant drain upon a Grand Crown<ch.apos/>s reserves of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>, are dependent upon individual circumstances. The power and range of this skill increases as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
+ <dd><p>Grand Crowns who possess this Discipline are able to speak a Kai Power Word<ch.emdash/>a holy utterance which will cause physical and psychic damage to any single creature within a radius of thirty feet. The degree of damage so caused, and the resultant drain upon a Grand Crown<ch.apos/>s reserves of <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ>, are dependent upon individual circumstances. The power and range of this skill increase as a Grand Master rises in rank.</p></dd>
<dt>Kai-alchemy</dt>
- <dd><p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Grand Crown are able to use the following Brotherhood Spells:</p>
+ <dd><p>Grand Masters who have reached the rank of Grand Crown are able to use the following Brotherhood spells:</p>
<ul>
<li>Teleport<ch.emdash/>By casting this spell, Kai Grand Crowns can transport themselves physically to any place which they can see with their own eyes. The spell will carry the caster, his equipment, and clothing to his chosen sighted destination. It cannot be used on any other living creature and it will not transport any other living creature along with the caster. Use of this spell will cost the caster between 1 and 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points every time it is used. This cost reduces as a Kai Grand Master increases in rank.</li>
<li>See Illusion<ch.emdash/>Using this spell, a Kai Grand Crown is able to detect an illusion and know immediately its true identity or purpose.</li>
<meta><title>14</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>To your relief you sense that your precautions have worked; the dragon no longer suspects that it is carrying a stowaway. It raises its head and continues its flight towards the construction area which lies close to the main temple. Upon reaching this busy area it hovers above an expanse of levelled ground which is covered with dozens of cargo nets full of blocks awaiting collection by the building teams. A crew of four reptillians guide your net gently to the ground and then swiftly they unhook it from the dragon<ch.apos/>s harness using long poles.</p>
- <p>From the safety of your hiding place you watch as the dragon flies away to collect another cargo. As soon as the reptillians move on to attend to the next delivery of blocks, you leave the net and make your way as quickly as you can towards the main temple.</p>
+ <p>To your relief you sense that your precautions have worked; the dragon no longer suspects that it is carrying a stowaway. It raises its head and continues its flight towards the construction area which lies close to the main temple. Upon reaching this busy area it hovers above an expanse of levelled ground which is covered with dozens of cargo nets full of blocks awaiting collection by the building teams. A crew of four reptilians guide your net gently to the ground and then swiftly they unhook it from the dragon<ch.apos/>s harness using long poles.</p>
+ <p>From the safety of your hiding place you watch as the dragon flies away to collect another cargo. As soon as the reptilians move on to attend to the next delivery of blocks, you leave the net and make your way as quickly as you can towards the main temple.</p>
<choice idref="sect220"><link-text>Turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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</section>
<meta><title>17</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>As you descend once more towards the base of the column of light, you use your innate Kai curing skills to treat your burns and you count yourself fortunate to have survived the firestorm that is ravaging the surface. You resolve to try to avoid the lavas and, upon reaching the dais, you see that the creature has not moved from its position. With bated breath, you step out from the shimmering light and tiptoe silently towards the tower archway, thirty yards distant.</p>
+ <p>As you descend once more towards the base of the column of light, you use your innate Kai curing skills to treat your burns and you count yourself fortunate to have survived the fire-storm that is ravaging the surface. You resolve to try to avoid the Lavas and, upon reaching the dais, you see that the creature has not moved from its position. With bated breath, you step out from the shimmering light and tiptoe silently towards the tower archway, thirty yards distant.</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.</p>
<choice idref="sect93">If your total score is now 5 or less, <link-text>turn to 93</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect235">If it is 6 or more, <link-text>turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You are about to push your way through this barrier of vines when you notice something strange: each creeper is trembling very slightly, as if it is shivering with cold or fear. You draw your weapon and use it to prise the vines apart, but suddenly you hear something which makes you freeze. From somewhere above the canopy of branches there comes a deafening noise, like the sound of heavy tropical rainfall. As if in response to this noise the hanging vines rise up and flail the air. They lash out at you with stunning ferocity, forcing you to retreat along the trail before their stinging blows: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. With mounting dread you realize that these vines are not plants at all<ch.emdash/>they are hostile living creatures.</p>
- <p>From beneath the coating of moss which sheathes the vines are hundreds of tiny hollow barbs, capable of ripping flesh to shreds. You strike out at them, smashing one in half. It emits a high-pitched squeal as it recoils, trailing a spray of sticky green slime from its broken tip. As if enraged by their companion<ch.apos/>s cry of pain, the remaining vines snake towards you with increased tenacity. You must fight them.</p>
+ <p>Beneath the coating of moss which sheathes the vines are hundreds of tiny hollow barbs, capable of ripping flesh to shreds. You strike out at them, smashing one in half. It emits a high-pitched squeal as it recoils, trailing a spray of sticky green slime from its broken tip. As if enraged by their companion<ch.apos/>s cry of pain, the remaining vines snake towards you with increased tenacity. You must fight them.</p>
<combat><enemy>Haemodyls</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">49</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>These vine-creatures are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-blast and Kai-ray. If you possess Animal Mastery, you may add 2 to your <typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> for the duration of this fight.</p>
<choice idref="sect19">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 19</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>25</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>Unfortunately, when you are halfway across the bridge you are spotted by a lavas passing high overhead. Immediately it signals to two of its companions and all three creatures swoop down to block your exit. Their cries of alarm attract more than two dozen of their kin, and also alert the reptillians that are lining the parapet. At a given command they close in and attack you mercilessly with their spears and tridents. You fight back with stunning bravery, dispatching more than ten lavas and seven reptillians before eventually you succumb to their sheer weight of numbers. Sadly, your life and your quest end here on the Huan<ch.apos/>zhor Chasm Bridge.</p>
+ <p>Unfortunately, when you are halfway across the bridge you are spotted by a Lavas passing high overhead. Immediately it signals to two of its companions and all three creatures swoop down to block your exit. Their cries of alarm attract more than two dozen of their kin, and also alert the reptilians that are lining the parapet. At a given command they close in and attack you mercilessly with their spears and tridents. You fight back with stunning bravery, dispatching more than ten Lavas and seven reptilians before eventually you succumb to their sheer weight of numbers. Sadly, your life and your quest end here on the Huan<ch.apos/>zhor Chasm Bridge.</p>
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<p><quote>Spare me and forgive me, Lone Wolf,</quote> pleads Cadak<ch.apos/>s plaintive voice in your mind. <quote>I renounce my evil past. Forgive me so that death may free my soul from the slavery of Evil. Grant me this salvation and I shall help you to escape from the realm of the K<ch.uuml/>nae.</quote></p>
<p>The receding tide of maggots has revealed a glowing ring that lies on the slime-smeared floor at the centre of the hall.</p>
<p><quote>Take the ring, Lone Wolf. Take the ring and grant me your forgiveness. With the ring the way is clear for you to leave this hall through the Tunnel of the Wyrm.</quote></p>
- <p>Beyond the flame-like spirit of Cadak you can see the rotting rib cage of the reptillian carcass. The semicircular shadow that occupies it is now pulsing with a warm, amber light.</p>
+ <p>Beyond the flame-like spirit of Cadak you can see the rotting rib cage of the reptilian carcass. The semicircular shadow that occupies it is now pulsing with a warm, amber light.</p>
<choice idref="sect128">If you agree to forgive the spirit of Cadak, and wish to pick up the ring, <link-text>turn to 128</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect20">If you refuse to forgive the spirit of Cadak, and decide that you will not pick up the ring, <link-text>turn to 20</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>31</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>To your relief you sense that the dragon is no longer convinced that it is carrying a stowaway. It raises its head and continues its flight towards the construction area which lies close to the main temple. Upon reaching this busy area it hovers above an expanse of levelled ground which is covered with dozens of cargo nets full of blocks awaiting collection by the building teams. A crew of four reptillians guides your net gently to the ground and then swiftly unhooks it from the dragon<ch.apos/>s harness using long poles.</p>
- <p>From the safety of your hiding place you watch as the dragon flies away to collect another cargo. As soon as the reptillians move on to attend to the next delivery of blocks, you leave the net and make your way as quickly as you can towards the main temple.</p>
+ <p>To your relief you sense that the dragon is no longer convinced that it is carrying a stowaway. It raises its head and continues its flight towards the construction area which lies close to the main temple. Upon reaching this busy area it hovers above an expanse of levelled ground which is covered with dozens of cargo nets full of blocks awaiting collection by the building teams. A crew of four reptilians guides your net gently to the ground and then swiftly unhooks it from the dragon<ch.apos/>s harness using long poles.</p>
+ <p>From the safety of your hiding place you watch as the dragon flies away to collect another cargo. As soon as the reptilians move on to attend to the next delivery of blocks, you leave the net and make your way as quickly as you can towards the main temple.</p>
<choice idref="sect220"><link-text>Turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You retrieve the book from your backpack and thumb through its shiny blank pages until you discover two pages that have changed both in colour and texture. A cluster of rust-red lettering is enclosed within the black runic borders that outline these two sheets of creamy parchment. Once again, using your Magnakai Discipline of pathsmanship, you study the complex text and are able to decipher much of its meaning.</p>
+ <p>You retrieve the book from your backpack and thumb through its shiny blank pages until you discover two pages that have changed both in colour and texture. A cluster of rust-red lettering is enclosed within the black runic borders that outline these two sheets of creamy parchment. Once again, using your Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, you study the complex text and are able to decipher much of its meaning.</p>
<p>The words tell of Zantaz<ch.emdash/>the Lord of the Pit<ch.emdash/>whose many accompanying titles include Reaper of Gloom, Armourer of the Fell Legions, and Guardian of the Gate of Dragonflame. It says that he presides over a <quote>deep realm of rock, iron, steel and flame</quote>, and that among the many eternal duties he has been set by Naar, his primary task is to forge weapons of power for the Dark God<ch.apos/>s champions. Zantaz has no secret name, but you are able to translate the text which details how one can leave his domain. It makes for uneasy reading. The tome states that any who wish to depart must first <quote>defeat Zantaz in mortal combat and cast his body into the Pit of Darkflame, from whence he shall be reborn.</quote> Only by proving oneself worthy in combat against Zantaz can one cause <quote>the Gate of Dragonflame to release the worthy victor.</quote> The name <quote>Zantaz</quote> is vaguely familiar; you are sure that you have heard it before. As you ponder the remaining text which lists his infamous deeds, you suddenly recall where it was that you heard his name spoken. It was many years ago, while you were still an initiate at the Kai Monastery, and your old tutor<ch.emdash/>Storm Hawk<ch.emdash/>was lecturing your class about the Drakkarim: the barbarian race of humanoids whose conquest of Northern Magnamund preceded the rise of the Darklords of Helgedad. Zantaz was the name of the warrior-god whom the Drakkarim worshipped.</p>
<p>Feeling a little unnerved by what you have discovered and remembered, you close the tome and slip it back into your pack. You sense that the Moonstone is not to be found here in this domain of tunnels and so you resolve to escape from here as soon as possible. But if you are to do so successfully it seems you will first have to find and defeat Zantaz, the warrior-god of the Drakkarim.</p>
<p>You get to your feet and continue along the tunnel which leads out of the empty cavern. You follow this passageway for several hundred yards until you arrive at a junction where another tunnel crosses your path from right to left. Cautiously you scan the tunnel in both directions and notice that away to your right, little more than twenty yards distant, is an open archway. Although you can sense no living presence, the angle of view and the darkness of the interior prevent you from determining what lies beyond this archway. To your left, your tracking skills reveal that the tunnel leads eventually to a dead end.</p>
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- <p>Quickly you retreat into the forest of flames and pray that your Magnakai psi-screen and camouflage skills will keep you safe from Tzor<ch.apos/>s unholy gaze.</p>
+ <p>Quickly you retreat into the forest of flames and pray that your Magnakai Psi-screen and camouflage skills will keep you safe from Tzor<ch.apos/>s unholy gaze.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 16 or higher, add 1 to the number you have picked. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 10 or lower, deduct 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect262">If your total is now 3 or lower, <link-text>turn to 262</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect338">If it is 4 or higher, <link-text>turn to 338</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>42</title></meta>
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- <p>You sense that the dragon suspects that it has a stowaway hiding amongst its cargo, but its eyesight is poor and it is not sure of what it sees. However, you dare not run the risk of the beast alerting the lavas that are flying close by. Their eyesight is keen and they would be sure to spot you. Quickly you muster your innate camouflage skills in an attempt to keep yourself hidden.</p>
+ <p>You sense that the dragon suspects that it has a stowaway hiding amongst its cargo, but its eyesight is poor and it is not sure of what it sees. However, you dare not run the risk of the beast alerting the Lavas that are flying close by. Their eyesight is keen and they would be sure to spot you. Quickly you muster your innate camouflage skills in an attempt to keep yourself hidden.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 10 or lower, deduct 1 from the number you have picked. If it is 20 or higher, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect148">If your total score is now 4 or lower, <link-text>turn to 148</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect14">If it is 5 or higher, <link-text>turn to 14</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>45</title></meta>
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- <p>To your dismay you sense that the dragon is immune to your psychic commands. It does not signal to the accompanying lavas, as you had feared, but it does begin to lose height. Rather than continuing its flight towards the construction area, it banks towards an area of broken rocks and derelict dwellings located close to the edge of the chasm.</p>
+ <p>To your dismay you sense that the dragon is immune to your psychic commands. It does not signal to the accompanying Lavas, as you had feared, but it does begin to lose height. Rather than continuing its flight towards the construction area, it banks towards an area of broken rocks and derelict dwellings located close to the edge of the chasm.</p>
<p>Turn to l6l.</p>
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- <p>From beneath the coating of moss which sheathes these vines emerge hundreds of tiny hollow barbs, transforming them instantly into deadly foes capable of ripping you to shreds. They whip the air within inches of your face, forcing you to frantically dodge and dive to avoid being torn open. You draw your weapon and strike out, cleaving through the end of one of these deadly creepers which emits a high-pitched squeal as it recoils, trailing a spray of sticky green slime from its sundered tip. As if enraged by its companion<ch.apos/>s cry of pain, the remaining vines snake towards you with increased tenacity. You must fight them.</p>
+ <p>From beneath the coating of moss which sheathes these vines emerge hundreds of tiny hollow barbs, transforming them instantly into deadly foes capable of ripping you to shreds. They whip the air within inches of your face, forcing you to frantically dodge and dive to avoid being torn open. You draw your weapon and strike out, cleaving through the end of one of these deadly creepers which emits a high-pitched squeal as it recoils, trailing a spray of sticky green slime from its sundered tip. As if enraged by their companion<ch.apos/>s cry of pain, the remaining vines snake towards you with increased tenacity. You must fight them.</p>
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- <p>This is the correct answer to the total of the numbers on the three Special Items required to enter Dazganon (cf. Sections <a idref="sect29
8">298</a> and <a idref="sect338">338</a>).</p>
+ <p>This is the correct answer to the total of the numbers on the three Special Items required to enter Dazganon (cf. Sections <a idref="sect29
7">297</a> and <a idref="sect338">338</a>).</p>
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<p>As you pass into the void, a sensation of unimaginable speed assaults your senses. You fly through the stellar darkness and a universe unfolds before you, like a million gems strewn upon an endless sea of black velvet. Your physical body is sheathed within a casing of pale white light, and you sense that it is a protective shell generated by your platinum amulet to protect you from the icy chill and airlessness of this astral starscape.</p>
- <p>You surrender yourself to the invisible currents that ebb and flow through the void and, as you glide across this immeasurable no-space, once more you consult the Tome of Darkness. The transparent page that revealed information about Shamath<ch.apos/>s realm is now blank, but the one which follows has changed in colour and texture. Lines of glowing text have appeared on a page that is as dark as deep space. Again, using your Magnakai Discipline of pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of the text and you discover that it tells of <quote>Avarvae the Tormentress</quote>, and it reveals that this void<ch.emdash/>which is her domain<ch.emdash/>is called <quote>The Oblivion of the Tortured Souls</quote>. You ignore the list of her cruel and evil deeds, and search out her secret name.</p>
+ <p>You surrender yourself to the invisible currents that ebb and flow through the void and, as you glide across this immeasurable no-space, once more you consult the Tome of Darkness. The transparent page that revealed information about Shamath<ch.apos/>s realm is now blank, but the one which follows has changed in colour and texture. Lines of glowing text have appeared on a page that is as dark as deep space. Again, using your Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of the text and you discover that it tells of <quote>Avarvae the Tormentress</quote>, and it reveals that this void<ch.emdash/>which is her domain<ch.emdash/>is called <quote>The Oblivion of the Tortured Souls</quote>. You ignore the list of her cruel and evil deeds, and search out her secret name.</p>
<p>Unfortunately you discover that there is no name to bind her. However, you do learn that no special artefact is required to leave her realm and there are two exits: The Gates of Darkness, by which you entered, and the Bridge of the Damned. Having no desire to return to Shamath<ch.apos/>s domain, you put away the tome and resolve instead to find the Bridge of the Damned. Yet, as you stare across the infinite distances of this void, it is hard to dispel your fears that you may end your days lost here forever.</p>
<choice idref="sect315">If you possess Shamath<ch.apos/>s Potion, <link-text>turn to 315</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect218">If you do not possess this item, <link-text>turn to 218</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>62</title></meta>
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- <p>You sense that the beast suspects it has a stowaway hiding amongst its cargo, but its eyesight is poor and it is unsure of what it is seeing. However, you cannot take the risk of the beast alerting the lavas that are flying close by. Their eyesight is keen and they would be sure to spot you. Defiantly you return the dragon<ch.apos/>s stare and use your psychic Kai skill to discomfort and distract it.</p>
+ <p>You sense that the beast suspects it has a stowaway hiding amongst its cargo, but its eyesight is poor and it is unsure of what it is seeing. However, you cannot take the risk of the beast alerting the Lavas that are flying close by. Their eyesight is keen and they would be sure to spot you. Defiantly you return the dragon<ch.apos/>s stare and use your psychic Kai skill to discomfort and distract it.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 10 or lower, deduct 1 from the number you have picked. If it is 20 or higher, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect45">If your total score is now 2 or lower, <link-text>turn to 45</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect114">If it is 3 or higher, <link-text>turn to 114</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>66</title></meta>
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- <p>You notice, close to the entrance to the bridge, that there is a pulley and chain which is rigged to a stout stone beam overhanging the chasm. A team of five reptillians are busy at this pulley, hoisting buckets of molten lava from the base of the chasm which they then pass along a line to a place where a dwelling is being built. Here a construction team are using the molten lava as cement for their building blocks.</p>
+ <p>You notice, close to the entrance to the bridge, that there is a pulley and chain which is rigged to a stout stone beam overhanging the chasm. A team of five reptilians are busy at this pulley, hoisting buckets of molten lava from the base of the chasm which they then pass along a line to a place where a dwelling is being built. Here a construction team are using the molten lava as cement for their building blocks.</p>
<p>Drawing upon your improved Discipline, you focus on the pulley at the pivot point where it is attached to the beam, and you set up vibrations that, within a matter of seconds, cause it to shatter. The chain and the attached buckets of lava drop back into the chasm causing a spectacular firefall. The handful of creatures who are on the bridge at this time immediately rush to the parapet to watch this fiery display. While they are distracted, you seize the opportunity to make a dash across the open bridge.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Assimilance, add 3 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 2. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 10 or lower, deduct 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect25">If your total score is now 6 or lower, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Suddenly the fearsome Dragonlord ceases to roar and spit fire. The wounds you have inflicted have weakened him and he is forced to retreat from the combat momentarily in order to recoup enough strength to continue. Before he can strike again, you use the lull in the deafening noise that has accompanied this fight to shout out the Dragonlord<ch.apos/>s secret name.</p>
<p><quote>Zhula!</quote> you cry. Huan<ch.apos/>zhor shudders when he hears the name, and a naked panic grips his heart. Bleating like a frightened lamb, the great dragon takes to the air and flees in terror. You watch him fly back across the chasm and soar upwards into the vent in the ceiling of the titanic cavern, from where he first appeared.</p>
- <p>Your swift and timely use of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor<ch.apos/>s secret name has routed your enemy but, unfortunately, the lavas and the reptillian minions do not follow the example of their petrified leader. Sensing an enemy in their midst, they rapidly muster their numbers and encircle the temple. Through the wall of flames you glimpse several dozen lavas approaching the nest by air from the far side of the chasm.</p>
+ <p>Your swift and timely use of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor<ch.apos/>s secret name has routed your enemy but, unfortunately, the Lavas and the reptilian minions do not follow the example of their petrified leader. Sensing an enemy in their midst, they rapidly muster their numbers and encircle the temple. Through the wall of flames you glimpse several dozen Lavas approaching the nest by air from the far side of the chasm.</p>
<choice idref="sect213">If you wish to search once more for the Scarab of the Wingless Dragon, <link-text>turn to 213</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect209">If you decide to take your chances without the Scarab, you can avoid the attacking lavas and escape from the nest of fire by leaping into the transporter beam. <link-text>Turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect209">If you decide to take your chances without the Scarab, you can avoid the attacking Lavas and escape from the nest of fire by leaping into the transporter beam. <link-text>Turn to 209</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>72</title></meta>
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- <p>Using your Grand Mastery, you conjure a thick mist to surround the basalt dais on which you stand. The sudden appearance of the fog startles the lavas and nervously it backs away along the parapet. It is armed with a barbed trident with which it stabs the air as it retreats, as if to warn off any would-be attacker. You watch the lavas moving away and then, under cover of the mist, you sprint from the dais towards an open archway at the base of the tower. A spiral stone stairway leads down to a landing, one level below, and as you reach this floor you see something that brings you skidding to a halt.</p>
+ <p>Using your Grand Mastery, you conjure a thick mist to surround the basalt dais on which you stand. The sudden appearance of the fog startles the Lavas and nervously it backs away along the parapet. It is armed with a barbed trident with which it stabs the air as it retreats, as if to warn off any would-be attacker. You watch the Lavas moving away and then, under cover of the mist, you sprint from the dais towards an open archway at the base of the tower. A spiral stone stairway leads down to a landing, one level below, and as you reach this floor you see something that brings you skidding to a halt.</p>
<choice idref="sect270"><link-text>Turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>This gloomy cavern looks chillingly familiar, and when suddenly you recognize its derelict features a sense of fear and loathing pervades your mind. It was here you first encountered the Demoness Shamath with her army of attendants and dread automatons. You shudder when you recall how you seized the evil Deathstaff from this place, escaped from here by way of a Shadow Gate, and later thwarted Shamath<ch.apos/>s attempt to resurrect Darklord Vashna from the depths of the Maakengorge. The chamber<ch.apos/>s cracked and crumbling walls seem to reaffirm your past victory over the Demoness for you can detect no trace of the Shadow Gate nor of the supernatural creatures who previously dwelt in this once-splendid chamber. Cautiously you step out of the transporter beam and enter the cavern. The shattered remnants of the crystal dais crunch underfoot as you make your way across the floor towards a tunnel which gradually descends for more than a mile before reaching a circular cavern. The mouths of several smaller tunnels meet at this chamber, and all of these entrances are dark, save for one which radiates an icy blue luminescence. Before approaching any closer, you retrieve the Tome of Darkness from your backpack and consult its pages.</p>
- <p>The black page that revealed to you information about the realm of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor is now featureless, but the one which follows it has transformed; it has taken on the appearance of a thin sheet of ice. Sandwiched within its transparent layers are lines of blood-red writing interposed with intricate diagrams and astrological charts. Relying once more upon your Magnakai Discipline of pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of this sorcerous text. The writings confirm some of what you already know, and they also provide you with fresh information that may aid your quest. You have entered the realm of the Demoness Shamath<ch.emdash/>the Mistress of the Gates of Darkness. The tome does not tell of her defeat by your hand, but you assume that this is because it was written long before your recent victory over her and her minions. Speaking as if she were still in control here, it says that she rules this domain from her throne of power which stands beside the Pool of Sorrows. You pass over the long list of unspeakably cruel deeds which earned her the right to rule this icy realm, and the revelation of her secret name<ch.emdash/><quote>Gnekasha</quote>, until you discover that which interests you most: details of how to escape from this realm. You swallow hard when you read that all those who would seek to leave the realm of Shamath must first <quote>spill their own blood in the Pool of Sorrows</quote>.</p>
+ <p>The black page that revealed to you information about the realm of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor is now featureless, but the one which follows it has transformed; it has taken on the appearance of a thin sheet of ice. Sandwiched within its transparent layers are lines of blood-red writing interposed with intricate diagrams and astrological charts. Relying once more upon your Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of this sorcerous text. The writings confirm some of what you already know, and they also provide you with fresh information that may aid your quest. You have entered the realm of the Demoness Shamath<ch.emdash/>the Mistress of the Gates of Darkness. The tome does not tell of her defeat by your hand, but you assume that this is because it was written long before your recent victory over her and her minions. Speaking as if she were still in control here, it says that she rules this domain from her throne of power which stands beside the Pool of Sorrows. You pass over the long list of unspeakably cruel deeds which earned her the right to rule this icy realm, and the revelation of her secret name<ch.emdash/><quote>Gnekasha</quote>, until you discover that which interests you most: details of how to escape from this realm. You swallow hard when you read that all those who would seek to leave the realm of Shamath must first <quote>spill their own blood in the Pool of Sorrows</quote>.</p>
<p>You close the tome and stow it away into your backpack, then stealthily you approach the tunnel entrance which is radiating a pale azure light. When you halt upon its threshold and peer through its embellished archway, you witness a scene which both shocks and confounds you.</p>
<choice idref="sect275"><link-text>Turn to 275</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>86</title></meta>
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- <p>Upon reaching the crater you are relieved to discover that its steep sides are covered with hardened lava, dusted with loose volcanic ash. You climb towards the rim, pausing halfway to take cover from the searing hot winds in the lee of a jagged boulder. While you are sheltering here, you take the opportunity to consult the Tome of Darkness given to you by Lord Rimoah. Its metallic pages appear as blank as when you first looked through them, but then you discover a page that is now very different. Bold black text stands out from a page that glimmers like mirrored steel. Using your Magnakai Discipline of pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of the arcane script which fills this page.</p>
+ <p>Upon reaching the crater you are relieved to discover that its steep sides are covered with hardened lava, dusted with loose volcanic ash. You climb towards the rim, pausing halfway to take cover from the searing hot winds in the lee of a jagged boulder. While you are sheltering here, you take the opportunity to consult the Tome of Darkness given to you by Lord Rimoah. Its metallic pages appear as blank as when you first looked through them, but then you discover a page that is now very different. Bold black text stands out from a page that glimmers like mirrored steel. Using your Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of the arcane script which fills this page.</p>
<p>The text tells of a creature called Huan<ch.apos/>zhor the Dragonlord, and of his throne of power which is located within <quote>a nest of fire atop the Tree of the Wyrm</quote>. It lists the many acts of Evil perpetrated by Huan<ch.apos/>zhor during his long existence, for which he has been generously rewarded by Naar; the Dark God has granted him this fiery domain within the Plane of Darkness. It continues at length to describe the creatures who are enslaved to him, which include the Lavas, the Zarthryn, and the Chugotha. But most interestingly it reveals his secret name<ch.emdash/><quote>Zheva</quote><ch.emdash/>which can be used to bind him, and tells of a magical item<ch.emdash/>the Scarab of the Wingless Dragon<ch.emdash/>which can be found in the <quote>nest of fire</quote> and which can be used to effect an escape from his realm.</p>
- <p>You close the tome and slip it back into your pack. From your makeshift shelter you command a view over the surrounding landscape in which there is nothing that remotely resembles a nest or a tree. All you are able to discern with any clarity is the blazing firestorm which is now sweeping across this charred land. Fearful of what could befall you when the firestorm reaches this exposed flank of the crater, you continue your climb and seek cover within the crater itself.</p>
+ <p>You close the tome and slip it back into your pack. From your makeshift shelter you command a view over the surrounding landscape in which there is nothing that remotely resembles a nest or a tree. All you are able to discern with any clarity is the blazing fire-storm which is now sweeping across this charred land. Fearful of what could befall you when the fire-storm reaches this exposed flank of the crater, you continue your climb and seek cover within the crater itself.</p>
<choice idref="sect194">If you have ever visited the city of Tahou in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 194</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect339">If you have never visited this city, <link-text>turn to 339</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Gradually the distant speck grows larger until, with a sudden violent surge, you pass through its white-hot core and feel yourself engulfed by a damp and fetid atmosphere. Moments later your journey ends abruptly when you splash feet-first into a swampy morass. Despite the speed of your impact, your natural balance and agility prevents you from plunging beneath the surface of the stinking swamp into which you have fallen.</p>
- <p>After wiping away the slime that has splashed your face, you cast your gaze out across an unlovely vista of steaming mud pools fringed with dark jungle vegetation. A cloying aura of evil permeates every part of this vile landscape, leaving you in no doubt that you have successfully arrived at your destination<ch.emdash/>the Plane of Darkness. You look up and scour the corpse-green skies, but dense clouds of acidic vapour hide all traces of the Shadow Gate through which you have entered this plane. Feeling suddenly vulnerable standing waistdeep in steaming swamp mud, you decide to wade through the gluey sludge towards a nearby mound of barren grey earth. Once out of the mire, you rest on your haunches and consult the Tome of Darkness given to you by Lord Rimoah. Its metallic pages appear to be as blank as when you first flicked through them, but then you turn to one page that is now very different. Coloured designs have appeared, surrounded by a ragged text which radiates a flickering spectrum of light. Using your Magnakai Discipline of pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of this arcane writing.</p>
+ <p>After wiping away the slime that has splashed your face, you cast your gaze out across an unlovely vista of steaming mud pools fringed with dark jungle vegetation. A cloying aura of evil permeates every part of this vile landscape, leaving you in no doubt that you have successfully arrived at your destination<ch.emdash/>the Plane of Darkness. You look up and scour the corpse-green skies, but dense clouds of acidic vapour hide all traces of the Shadow Gate through which you have entered this plane. Feeling suddenly vulnerable standing waistdeep in steaming swamp mud, you decide to wade through the gluey sludge towards a nearby mound of barren grey earth. Once out of the mire, you rest on your haunches and consult the Tome of Darkness given to you by Lord Rimoah. Its metallic pages appear to be as blank as when you first flicked through them, but then you turn to one page that is now very different. Coloured designs have appeared, surrounded by a ragged text which radiates a flickering spectrum of light. Using your Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of this arcane writing.</p>
<p>The text tells of a creature called Nza<ch.apos/>pok<ch.emdash/>Lord of the Mire<ch.emdash/>and of his throne of power which is located upon an islet at the mouth of the River of Flies. It describes the many vile deeds he has perpetrated for the cause of Evil, for which he has been greatly rewarded by Naar. The Dark God has granted him his own domain within the Plane of Darkness. It goes on to list the names of the creatures who are enslaved to him. But most interestingly it tells of a secret name<ch.emdash/><quote>Khula</quote><ch.emdash/>which can be used to bind him, and of an amulet which he possesses that will enable one to leave his territory. You study the text for some time and conclude that this swamp must be a part of Nza<ch.apos/>pok<ch.apos/>s realm. The pages of the tome seem to hold the key to the hierarchy of the Plane of Darkness and contain information that is needed to move from one domain to another. Unfortunately, not all of the book appears legible at any one time. You close the tome and slip it back into your pack. Your natural instincts tell you that the Moonstone is not to be found here in this swampland, and, in view of what you have discovered, you decide that you must escape from here as soon as possible. However, if you are to do so successfully you will first have to find Nza<ch.apos/>pok<ch.emdash/>the ruler of this domain<ch.emdash/>and take the amulet which he possesses. Suddenly your sixth sense warns you that the seemingly empty swamp harbours hidden enemies. They are distant but they are drawing closer with every passing minute. You get to your feet and look for the best route away from this mound, but only two ways offer any promise. To the south you see a shattered causeway of mouldering grey stones and, to the east, you catch sight of a shallow ridge that barely breaks the surface of the swamp.</p>
<choice idref="sect202">If you wish to explore the causeway, turn to 67. If you decide to investigate the ridge, <link-text>turn to 202</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You have taken no more than a dozen paces towards the archway when the lavas detects your presence. It spins around and emits a loud snickering growl, as if it is ordering you to halt. Then, with one beat of its golden wings, it propels itself in an arc towards the tower<ch.apos/>s open archway in an effort to block your route of escape. Fearful that it could raise the alarm at any time, you unsheathe your weapon and rush forward to attack it the moment its webbed feet touch the ground.</p>
+ <p>You have taken no more than a dozen paces towards the archway when the Lavas detects your presence. It spins around and emits a loud snickering growl, as if it is ordering you to halt. Then, with one beat of its golden wings, it propels itself in an arc towards the tower<ch.apos/>s open archway in an effort to block your route of escape. Fearful that it could raise the alarm at any time, you unsheathe your weapon and rush forward to attack it the moment its webbed feet touch the ground.</p>
<combat><enemy>Lavas sentry</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">45</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">45</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect119">If you win this fight, <link-text>turn to 119</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Your bold gamble pays off. You race across the bridge and reach the far side without being seen. Once across, you dive for cover in the empty lower storey of a newly-constructed dwelling, one of several that encircle the main temple. Here you pause to catch your breath and formulate a way of avoiding the many teams of reptillians who are busy building the crude block dwellings on this side of the chasm.</p>
+ <p>Your bold gamble pays off. You race across the bridge and reach the far side without being seen. Once across, you dive for cover in the empty lower storey of a newly-constructed dwelling, one of several that encircle the main temple. Here you pause to catch your breath and formulate a way of avoiding the many teams of reptilians who are busy building the crude block dwellings on this side of the chasm.</p>
<p>Unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must now eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect220">To continue, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>102</title></meta>
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- <p>To your relief you sense that the dragon no longer suspects that it is carrying a stowaway. It raises its head and continues its flight towards the construction area which lies close to the main temple. Upon reaching this busy area it hovers above an expanse of levelled ground which is covered with dozens of cargo nets full of blocks awaiting collection by the building teams. A crew of four reptillians guide your net gently to the ground and then swiftly they unhook it from the dragon<ch.apos/>s harness using long poles.</p>
- <p>From the safety of your hiding place you watch as the dragon flies away to collect another cargo. As soon as the reptillians move on to attend to the next delivery of blocks, you leave the net and make your way as quickly as you can towards the main temple.</p>
+ <p>To your relief you sense that the dragon no longer suspects that it is carrying a stowaway. It raises its head and continues its flight towards the construction area which lies close to the main temple. Upon reaching this busy area it hovers above an expanse of levelled ground which is covered with dozens of cargo nets full of blocks awaiting collection by the building teams. A crew of four reptilians guide your net gently to the ground and then swiftly they unhook it from the dragon<ch.apos/>s harness using long poles.</p>
+ <p>From the safety of your hiding place you watch as the dragon flies away to collect another cargo. As soon as the reptilians move on to attend to the next delivery of blocks, you leave the net and make your way as quickly as you can towards the main temple.</p>
<choice idref="sect220"><link-text>Turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Your fear of being engulfed by the approaching firestorm prompts you to take immediate and decisive action. You leap into the well and a painful jolt runs the entire length of your body as you are consumed by the shimmering light. It feels as if you have just jumped into a pool of ice-cold electricity: lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>Your fear of being engulfed by the approaching fire-storm prompts you to take immediate and decisive action. You leap into the well and a painful jolt runs the entire length of your body as you are consumed by the shimmering light. It feels as if you have just jumped into a pool of ice-cold electricity: lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<p>The initial shock quickly passes and you surrender yourself to a long descent through a column of glimmering azure light. You feel your platinum amulet glowing warmly at your throat and you sense that it is protecting you from the rigours of this journey into the unknown.</p>
- <p>Looking down through the curtain of blue light, you can see the roofs of ziggurats and towers rising up to meet you. Gradually you slow to a halt and find yourself standing upon a circular dais of basalt rock atop a large, flat-roofed building. Several yards away to your left you see a squat tower, and to your right, standing at a parapet, you see a horny-skinned creature with wings that glimmer like folded sheets of gold leaf. Your pulse races when you recognize this creature to be a lavas, one of Naar<ch.apos/>s deadly minions. The lavas is peering idly at the view beyond the parapet and is unaware of your arrival, yet you are reluctant to leave the shimmering beam for fear that it may see you and raise an alarm.</p>
+ <p>Looking down through the curtain of blue light, you can see the roofs of ziggurats and towers rising up to meet you. Gradually you slow to a halt and find yourself standing upon a circular dais of basalt rock atop a large, flat-roofed building. Several yards away to your left you see a squat tower, and to your right, standing at a parapet, you see a horny-skinned creature with wings that glimmer like folded sheets of gold leaf. Your pulse races when you recognize this creature to be a Lavas, one of Naar<ch.apos/>s deadly minions. The Lavas is peering idly at the view beyond the parapet and is unaware of your arrival, yet you are reluctant to leave the shimmering beam for fear that it may see you and raise an alarm.</p>
<choice idref="sect72">If you possess Assimilance, and have attained the Kai rank of Grand Guardian, <link-text>turn to 72</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect174">If you possess Assimilance or Grand Huntmastery, <link-text>turn to 174</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect140">If you do not possess these skills, or if you have yet to attain the required level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 140</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>114</title></meta>
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- <p>To your relief you sense that you have persuaded the dragon that it is not carrying a stowaway. It raises its head and continues its flight towards the construction area which lies close to the main temple. Upon reaching this busy area it hovers above an expanse of levelled ground which is covered with dozens of cargo nets full of blocks awaiting collection by the building teams. A crew of four reptillians guides your net gently to the ground and then swiftly unhooks it from the dragon<ch.apos/>s harness using long poles.</p>
- <p>From the safety of your hiding place you watch as the dragon flies away to collect another cargo. As soon as the reptillians move on to attend to the next delivery of blocks, you leave the net and make your way as quickly as you can towards the main temple.</p>
+ <p>To your relief you sense that you have persuaded the dragon that it is not carrying a stowaway. It raises its head and continues its flight towards the construction area which lies close to the main temple. Upon reaching this busy area it hovers above an expanse of levelled ground which is covered with dozens of cargo nets full of blocks awaiting collection by the building teams. A crew of four reptilians guides your net gently to the ground and then swiftly unhooks it from the dragon<ch.apos/>s harness using long poles.</p>
+ <p>From the safety of your hiding place you watch as the dragon flies away to collect another cargo. As soon as the reptilians move on to attend to the next delivery of blocks, you leave the net and make your way as quickly as you can towards the main temple.</p>
<choice idref="sect220"><link-text>Turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>118</title></meta>
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- <p>Frantically you draw upon your Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen and form a defensive wall around your mind to repel this destructive surge of psychic energy. You feel the raw power of the attacking Mindforce crash into the fabric of your consciousness like a tidal wave that leaves you reeling under its impact. Your hurried defences absorb much of the hostile mind-energy and spare you an agonising death; however, you do sustain serious damage from this assault which leaves you in a state of psychic shock: lose 8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>Frantically you draw upon your Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen and form a defensive wall around your mind to repel this destructive surge of psychic energy. You feel the raw power of the attacking Mindforce crash into the fabric of your consciousness like a tidal wave that leaves you reeling under its impact. Your hurried defences absorb much of the hostile mind-energy and spare you an agonizing death; however, you do sustain serious damage from this assault which leaves you in a state of psychic shock: lose 8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect290">If you have survived this psychic wounding, you can continue by <link-text>turning to 290</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>119</title></meta>
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- <p>The moment your killing blow brings the lavas crashing to the ground, you quickly sheathe your weapon, grab both of its clawed feet, and drag its still-twitching body into the open archway at the base of the tower. You are anxious to hide the lavas as quickly as possible to prevent the sight of its carcass from alerting others to your presence here, and so you haul the heavy body down a spiral stone stairway to a landing, one level below. Here you abandon it, but as you turn to hurry away, you see something that brings you skidding to an abrupt halt.</p>
+ <p>The moment your killing blow brings the Lavas crashing to the ground, you quickly sheathe your weapon, grab both of its clawed feet, and drag its still-twitching body into the open archway at the base of the tower. You are anxious to hide the Lavas as quickly as possible to prevent the sight of its carcass from alerting others to your presence here, and so you haul the heavy body down a spiral stone stairway to a landing, one level below. Here you abandon it, but as you turn to hurry away, you see something that brings you skidding to an abrupt halt.</p>
<choice idref="sect270"><link-text>Turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The moment you reach firm ground, you sprint headlong across the clearing towards a distant jungle perimeter. At first the giant arachnids give chase, but they prove themselves not to be so agile on dry land and you are soon able to outdistance them and escape.</p>
<p>On entering the jungle perimeter, you force your way through dense foliage and soon discover the remnants of a trail which you follow for nearly a mile until you arrive at the edge of a second clearing. This area of levelled ground is devoid of foliage yet it is littered with strange fruits that resemble gigantic grey pineapples. Beyond these curious fruits you can see the ruins of a settlement partially overgrown with moss. Warily you leave the jungle, make your way around the fruits, and hurry across the clearing towards a statue which is crouching among the ruins. It is constructed of a smooth, lustrous black mineral and is fashioned in the likeness of some evil beast of prey. It reminds you of a hyena, but one with a massive lower jaw set with a pair of sabre-toothed fangs. Between its forelegs is a flight of rubble-strewn steps leading down to an open door. You detect waves of power emanating from somewhere beyond this darkened doorway, but you are unable to determine just how deep below the ground the source of this energy is located.</p>
<choice idref="sect76">If you possess Telegnosis, and wish to use this skill to spirit-walk through the doorway to investigate what lies beyond, <link-text>turn to 76</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect177">If you do not possess this skill, or choose not to use it, <link-text>turn to 177</link-text></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect177">If you do not possess this skill, or choose not to use it, <link-text>turn to 177</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Cautiously you step out of the transporter beam and enter the cavern. The shattered remnants of the crystal dais crunch underfoot as you make your way across the floor towards a tunnel which gradually descends for more than a mile before reaching a circular cavern. The mouths of several smaller tunnels meet at this chamber, and all of these entrances are dark, save for one which radiates an icy blue luminescence. Before approaching any closer, you retrieve the Tome of Darkness from your backpack and consult its pages.</p>
- <p>The black page that revealed to you information about the realm of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor is now featureless, but the one which follows it has transformed; it has taken on the appearance of a thin sheet of ice. Sandwiched within its transparent layers are lines of blood-red writing interposed with intricate diagrams and astrological charts. Relying once more upon your Magnakai Discipline of pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of this sorcerous text. The writings inform you that you have entered the realm of the Demoness Shamath<ch.emdash/>the Mistress of the Gates of Darkness<ch.emdash/>who rules from her Throne of Power which stands beside the Pool of Sorrows. You pass over a long list of unspeakably cruel deeds which have secured for her the rulership of this realm, until you come to two very useful pieces of information. The first reveals Shamath<ch.apos/>s secret name<ch.emdash/><quote>Gnekasha</quote><ch.emdash/>and the second details how one can escape from this realm. You swallow hard when you read that <quote>all those who would seek to leave the realm of Shamath must first spill their own blood in the Pool of Sorrows</quote>.</p>
+ <p>The black page that revealed to you information about the realm of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor is now featureless, but the one which follows it has transformed; it has taken on the appearance of a thin sheet of ice. Sandwiched within its transparent layers are lines of blood-red writing interposed with intricate diagrams and astrological charts. Relying once more upon your Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of this sorcerous text. The writings inform you that you have entered the realm of the Demoness Shamath<ch.emdash/>the Mistress of the Gates of Darkness<ch.emdash/>who rules from her Throne of Power which stands beside the Pool of Sorrows. You pass over a long list of unspeakably cruel deeds which have secured for her the rulership of this realm, until you come to two very useful pieces of information. The first reveals Shamath<ch.apos/>s secret name<ch.emdash/><quote>Gnekasha</quote><ch.emdash/>and the second details how one can escape from this realm. You swallow hard when you read that <quote>all those who would seek to leave the realm of Shamath must first spill their own blood in the Pool of Sorrows</quote>.</p>
<p>You close the tome and stow it away into your backpack, then stealthily you approach the tunnel entrance which is radiating a pale azure light. When you halt upon its threshold and peer through its embellished archway, you witness a scene which both shocks and confounds you.</p>
<choice idref="sect275"><link-text>Turn to 275</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You drag yourself to your feet and look with mounting dread at the nightmarish landscape into which you have fallen. A blazing vista meets your gaze, a burning dead world of volcanic magma, boiling lava pools, and shifting islets of cinder and ash. The smoky orange sky is lit frequently by geysers of yellow flame which shoot forth from vents in the uncertain ground, and a hellish temperature conspires with a toxic atmosphere to overwhelm your senses.</p>
<p>Your initial feelings of dread suddenly deepen when memories of this dark domain come flooding back to haunt your consciousness. You have been here once before, four years previously, when your brave actions in defence of the Kai Monastery resulted in a mortal combat upon this evil domain, against Vaxagore<ch.emdash/>the leader of Naar<ch.apos/>s dragon army. You had wished then never to return to this terrible place<ch.emdash/>but fate, it seems, has decreed otherwise.</p>
- <p>You are aware that your Platinum Amulet is affording you protection from the searing heat and poisons of this realm. However, your Kai senses tell you that a firestorm is brewing in the skies above and you fear that the powers of the amulet will not be sufficient to save you when this storm breaks. Anxiously you scan the bleak horizon in search of anything that may provide shelter from the coming storm. The only feature which promises to provide cover is the cone of a seemingly dormant volcano several miles away on the distant horizon.</p>
+ <p>You are aware that your Platinum Amulet is affording you protection from the searing heat and poisons of this realm. However, your Kai senses tell you that a fire-storm is brewing in the skies above and you fear that the powers of the amulet will not be sufficient to save you when this storm breaks. Anxiously you scan the bleak horizon in search of anything that may provide shelter from the coming storm. The only feature which promises to provide cover is the cone of a seemingly dormant volcano several miles away on the distant horizon.</p>
<choice idref="sect245">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the Kai rank of Grand Crown, <link-text>turn to 245</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect165">If you possess Telegnosis, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Lord, <link-text>turn to 165</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect230">If you possess Grand Huntmastery, and have attained the Kai rank of Grand Guardian, <link-text>turn to 230</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>131</title></meta>
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- <p>The howling fires of this supernatural storm lash you with a violent fury. Your platinum amulet and your Grand Master skills protect you from being incinerated the instant you emerge into the crater, yet even so, the exposed parts of your body suffer searing burns before you are able to leap back into the shimmering light and escape the wrath of the firestorm. Lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>The howling fires of this supernatural storm lash you with a violent fury. Your platinum amulet and your Grand Master skills protect you from being incinerated the instant you emerge into the crater, yet even so, the exposed parts of your body suffer searing burns before you are able to leap back into the shimmering light and escape the wrath of the fire-storm. Lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect17">To continue, <link-text>turn to 17</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>136</title></meta>
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- <p>Unfortunately, the swooping lavas see you attempting to take cover and they spiral down to the ground and surround your hiding place. In less than a minute their cries of alarm attract more than two dozen of their kin to this area of derelict ground. At a given signal they close in and attack you mercilessly with spears and tridents. You fight back bravely, dispatching more than ten lavas before you succumb to their blows and are overwhelmed by their sheer weight of numbers. Sadly, your life and your quest end here.</p>
+ <p>Unfortunately, the swooping Lavas see you attempting to take cover and they spiral down to the ground and surround your hiding place. In less than a minute their cries of alarm attract more than two dozen of their kin to this area of derelict ground. At a given signal they close in and attack you mercilessly with spears and tridents. You fight back bravely, dispatching more than ten Lavas before you succumb to their blows and are overwhelmed by their sheer weight of numbers. Sadly, your life and your quest end here.</p>
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<meta><title>140</title></meta>
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- <p>You notice an open archway at the base of the squat tower. When you focus on this opening, you detect a flight of steps leading down. It occurs to you that with a little luck, helped along by your Kai hunting and camouflage skills, it may be possible for you to slip past the lavas and escape down these stairs unseen.</p>
+ <p>You notice an open archway at the base of the squat tower. When you focus on this opening, you detect a flight of steps leading down. It occurs to you that with a little luck, helped along by your Kai hunting and camouflage skills, it may be possible for you to slip past the Lavas and escape down these stairs unseen.</p>
<choice idref="sect308">If you decide to try to reach the tower stairs, <link-text>turn to 308</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect278">If you decide that it is too risky, you can stay where you are by <link-text>turning to 278</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>142</title></meta>
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- <p>You notice that there is a reptillian guard standing on the wide parapet of the bridge. It is leaning on its trident as it stares idly at the river of bubbling lava which flows through the base of the chasm a mile below. As you observe this creature it occurs to you that if it were to fall into the chasm, this unfortunate mishap would be sure to catch the attention of the handful of creatures who are crossing the bridge at this time. Such a distraction would certainly increase your chances of crossing the bridge unseen.</p>
+ <p>You notice that there is a reptilian guard standing on the wide parapet of the bridge. It is leaning on its trident as it stares idly at the river of bubbling lava which flows through the base of the chasm a mile below. As you observe this creature it occurs to you that if it were to fall into the chasm, this unfortunate mishap would be sure to catch the attention of the handful of creatures who are crossing the bridge at this time. Such a distraction would certainly increase your chances of crossing the bridge unseen.</p>
<choice idref="sect317">If you possess a Bow, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 317</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect9">If you do not, <link-text>turn to 9</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>148</title></meta>
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- <p>To your dismay you sense that the dragon is convinced that it has a stowaway amongst its cargo. It does not alert the accompanying lavas, as you had feared, but it does reduce its height. Rather than</p>
- <p>continuing its flight towards the construction area, it banks towards some broken rocks and derelict dwellings that are located close to the edge of the chasm.</p>
+ <p>To your dismay you sense that the dragon is convinced that it has a stowaway amongst its cargo. It does not alert the accompanying Lavas, as you had feared, but it does reduce its height. Rather than continuing its flight towards the construction area, it banks towards some broken rocks and derelict dwellings that are located close to the edge of the chasm.</p>
<choice idref="sect161"><link-text>Turn to 161</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>149</title></meta>
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- <p>You sense that the beast has detected your presence among its cargo, and you know that you must act swiftly if you are to prevent it from screeching a warning to the lavas flying close by. Defiantly you return the dragon<ch.apos/>s stare and use your Kai skill to command the creature to forget that it has seen you.</p>
+ <p>You sense that the beast has detected your presence among its cargo, and you know that you must act swiftly if you are to prevent it from screeching a warning to the Lavas flying close by. Defiantly you return the dragon<ch.apos/>s stare and use your Kai skill to command the creature to forget that it has seen you.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 10 or lower, deduct 1 from the number you have picked. If it is 20 or higher, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect284">If your total score is now 3 or lower, <link-text>turn to 284</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect31">If it is 4 or higher, <link-text>turn to 31</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>157</title></meta>
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- <p>Fear of being consumed by the approaching firestorm prompts you to take swift and decisive action. You step into the well and begin a long descent through a column of glimmering azure light. You feel the diamond in your pocket glowing warmly and you sense that, in addition to your platinum amulet, it is protecting you from the rigours of this journey into the unknown.</p>
- <p>Looking down through the curtain of shimmering light, you can see the roofs of ziggurats and towers rising up to meet you. Gradually you slow to a halt and find yourself standing upon a circular dais of basalt rock atop a large, flat-roofed building. Several yards away to your left you see a squat tower, and to your right, standing at a parapet, you see a horny-skinned creature with wings that glimmer like folded sheets of gold leaf. Your pulse races when you recognize this creature to be a lavas, one of Naar<ch.apos/>s deadly minions. The lavas is peering idly at the view beyond the parapet and is unaware of your arrival, yet you are reluctant to leave the shimmering beam for fear that it may see you and raise an alarm.</p>
+ <p>Fear of being consumed by the approaching fire-storm prompts you to take swift and decisive action. You step into the well and begin a long descent through a column of glimmering azure light. You feel the diamond in your pocket glowing warmly and you sense that, in addition to your platinum amulet, it is protecting you from the rigours of this journey into the unknown.</p>
+ <p>Looking down through the curtain of shimmering light, you can see the roofs of ziggurats and towers rising up to meet you. Gradually you slow to a halt and find yourself standing upon a circular dais of basalt rock atop a large, flat-roofed building. Several yards away to your left you see a squat tower, and to your right, standing at a parapet, you see a horny-skinned creature with wings that glimmer like folded sheets of gold leaf. Your pulse races when you recognize this creature to be a Lavas, one of Naar<ch.apos/>s deadly minions. The Lavas is peering idly at the view beyond the parapet and is unaware of your arrival, yet you are reluctant to leave the shimmering beam for fear that it may see you and raise an alarm.</p>
<choice idref="sect174">If you possess Assimilance, and have attained the Kai rank of Grand Guardian, turn to 72. If you possess Assimilance or Grand Huntmastery, <link-text>turn to 174</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect140">If you do not possess these skills, or if you have yet to attain the required level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 140</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>161</title></meta>
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- <p>As the dragon passes low over the derelict buildings, the bottom of the net skims a jagged parapet and is ripped open. One by one the heavy blocks of stone drop from the ruined net to shatter like exploding bombs when they hit the ground. Desperately you cling to the netting to avoid being swept away and crushed in the fall. The dragon caws loudly when the last block drops away and it sees you entangled in its shredded cargo net. Its frantic cries of alarm alert a passing trio of lavas who come swooping down to investigate. Fearing capture, you leap from the net and hit a mound of dusty soil which softens your fall. Winded and shaken by the impact, but otherwise unharmed, you roll away from the mound and take cover beneath a cracked slab of basalt in the hope of avoiding the keen eyes of the approaching lavas.</p>
+ <p>As the dragon passes low over the derelict buildings, the bottom of the net skims a jagged parapet and is ripped open. One by one the heavy blocks of stone drop from the ruined net to shatter like exploding bombs when they hit the ground. Desperately you cling to the netting to avoid being swept away and crushed in the fall. The dragon caws loudly when the last block drops away and it sees you entangled in its shredded cargo net. Its frantic cries of alarm alert a passing trio of Lavas who come swooping down to investigate. Fearing capture, you leap from the net and hit a mound of dusty soil which softens your fall. Winded and shaken by the impact, but otherwise unharmed, you roll away from the mound and take cover beneath a cracked slab of basalt in the hope of avoiding the keen eyes of the approaching Lavas.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Assimilance, add 1 to the number you have picked. You may also add 1 if you possess Grand Huntmastery.</p>
<choice idref="sect136">If your total score is now 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 136</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect340">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 340</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>172</title></meta>
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- <p>You consider ignoring the combination lock and forcing your way through the trapdoor, but your Kai sixth sense warns you against this. The shielding spell which protects this hatch is terrifyingly powerful. If you were to force an entry the sudden release of this power would turn you, and your platinum amulet, into glowing cinders in the blink of an eye. Out of frustration you tap a number of the hollows at random, in the hope of hitting the correct sequence, but unfortunately this activates a silent alarm which attracts a host of lavas to the temple. They swoop in, surround your hiding place, and then launch a merciless attack. You fight them bravely, dispatching more than a dozen before you are finally overwhelmed by their sheer weight of numbers. Sadly, your life and your quest end here in the Temple of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor.</p>
+ <p>You consider ignoring the combination lock and forcing your way through the trapdoor, but your Kai sixth sense warns you against this. The shielding spell which protects this hatch is terrifyingly powerful. If you were to force an entry the sudden release of this power would turn you, and your platinum amulet, into glowing cinders in the blink of an eye. Out of frustration you tap a number of the hollows at random, in the hope of hitting the correct sequence, but unfortunately this activates a silent alarm which attracts a host of Lavas to the temple. They swoop in, surround your hiding place, and then launch a merciless attack. You fight them bravely, dispatching more than a dozen before you are finally overwhelmed by their sheer weight of numbers. Sadly, your life and your quest end here in the Temple of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor.</p>
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- <p>With total confidence in your own stealth and agility, you step out from the column of light and tiptoe silently towards an open archway at the base of the tower. The lavas fails to detect you. Upon reaching the archway you quickly descend a spiral stairway to a landing, one level below, where you see something that makes you freeze in your tracks.</p>
+ <p>With total confidence in your own stealth and agility, you step out from the column of light and tiptoe silently towards an open archway at the base of the tower. The Lavas fails to detect you. Upon reaching the archway you quickly descend a spiral stairway to a landing, one level below, where you see something that makes you freeze in your tracks.</p>
<choice idref="sect270"><link-text>Turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You descend the spiral stairs to the base of the tower and make your way quickly through the narrow alleys of this subterranean settlement. Your Kai camouflage skills keep you hidden from the lavas and dragons that soar overhead, and you are able to reach the edge of the quarry unnoticed. Here you observe teams of reptillians chiselling freshly quarried stone into perfect cubes. Other teams load these heavy blocks into nets, fourteen to each, and then fix them by hooks and harness to the dragons who transport them across to the far side of the chasm.</p>
+ <p>You descend the spiral stairs to the base of the tower and make your way quickly through the narrow alleys of this subterranean settlement. Your Kai camouflage skills keep you hidden from the Lavas and dragons that soar overhead, and you are able to reach the edge of the quarry unnoticed. Here you observe teams of reptilians chiselling freshly quarried stone into perfect cubes. Other teams load these heavy blocks into nets, fourteen to each, and then fix them by hooks and harness to the dragons who transport them across to the far side of the chasm.</p>
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+ <line>Teams of reptilians chisel the freshly</line>
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- <p>Stealthily you make your approach to an area where full nets are awaiting transport. Using your Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, you open a sealed net and hide yourself inside among the blocks of stone before closing up the seal behind you. Minutes later you hear the beat of large wings and the frenzied chattering of the reptillian work crews as they struggle to affix the net to a dragon<ch.apos/>s harness. Then the wings beat faster and you feel yourself swinging free from the ground. Slowly the great dragon hauls its heavy cargo into the air. As it begins to level out, you peer down through a gap in the blocks to see the chasm looming nearer. Then you see a river of scarlet lava flowing along the base of this great divide, more than a mile deep. The dragon is approaching the far side when suddenly it dips its huge head and looks down at the cargo hanging below its belly. An icicle of fear stabs your heart when you see its ghoulish eye staring directly at the place where you are hiding.</p>
+ <p>Stealthily you make your approach to an area where full nets are awaiting transport. Using your Magnakai Discipline of Nexus, you open a sealed net and hide yourself inside among the blocks of stone before closing up the seal behind you. Minutes later you hear the beat of large wings and the frenzied chattering of the reptilian work crews as they struggle to affix the net to a dragon<ch.apos/>s harness. Then the wings beat faster and you feel yourself swinging free from the ground. Slowly the great dragon hauls its heavy cargo into the air. As it begins to level out, you peer down through a gap in the blocks to see the chasm looming nearer. Then you see a river of scarlet lava flowing along the base of this great divide, more than a mile deep. The dragon is approaching the far side when suddenly it dips its huge head and looks down at the cargo hanging below its belly. An icicle of fear stabs your heart when you see its ghoulish eye staring directly at the place where you are hiding.</p>
<choice idref="sect149">If you possess Animal Mastery, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 149</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect62">If you possess Kai-surge, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 62</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect205">If you possess Kai-screen, and wish to use it, <link-text>turn to 205</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Your patience and your courage pay a handsome dividend. Like a streak of lightning, you race across the open bridge and reach the far side without being seen. Once safely across, you dive for cover in the empty lower storey of a newly-constructed dwelling, one of several that encircle the main temple. Here you pause to catch your breath and take some time to formulate a way of avoiding the many teams of reptillians who are busy building the crude block dwellings on this side of the chasm.</p>
+ <p>Your patience and your courage pay a handsome dividend. Like a streak of lightning, you race across the open bridge and reach the far side without being seen. Once safely across, you dive for cover in the empty lower storey of a newly-constructed dwelling, one of several that encircle the main temple. Here you pause to catch your breath and take some time to formulate a way of avoiding the many teams of reptilians who are busy building the crude block dwellings on this side of the chasm.</p>
<p>Unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must now eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect220">To continue, <link-text>turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>205</title></meta>
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- <p>You sense that the dragon suspects that it has a stowaway hiding amongst its cargo, but its eyesight is poor and it is not sure of what it sees. However, you dare not run the risk of the beast alerting the lavas that are flying close by. Their eyesight is keen and they would be sure to spot you. Quickly you muster your psychic Kai defences and natural camouflage skills in an attempt to keep yourself hidden.</p>
+ <p>You sense that the dragon suspects that it has a stowaway hiding amongst its cargo, but its eyesight is poor and it is not sure of what it sees. However, you dare not run the risk of the beast alerting the Lavas that are flying close by. Their eyesight is keen and they would be sure to spot you. Quickly you muster your psychic Kai defences and natural camouflage skills in an attempt to keep yourself hidden.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 10 or lower, deduct 1 from the number you have picked. If it is 20 or higher, add 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect305">If your total score is now 2 or lower, <link-text>turn to 305</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect102">If it is 3 or higher, <link-text>turn to 102</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Feverishly you search among the smouldering treasures, many of which have been damaged by the fiery bolts that issued from the mouth of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor during your fierce combat. You pray to Ishir that the scarab has not been destroyed and your heart skips a beat when, moments later, you discover the item you are seeking. It is protruding from the broken shell of a golden orb that has been damaged by one of the Dragonlord<ch.apos/>s fire bolts. You prise the scarab from its hiding place and then rush towards the transporter beam. You are eager to escape this nest before the arrival of the lavas horde.</p>
+ <p>Feverishly you search among the smouldering treasures, many of which have been damaged by the fiery bolts that issued from the mouth of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor during your fierce combat. You pray to Ishir that the scarab has not been destroyed and your heart skips a beat when, moments later, you discover the item you are seeking. It is protruding from the broken shell of a golden orb that has been damaged by one of the Dragonlord<ch.apos/>s fire bolts. You prise the scarab from its hiding place and then rush towards the transporter beam. You are eager to escape this nest before the arrival of the Lavas horde.</p>
<choice idref="sect155"><link-text>Turn to 155</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You pull yourself to your feet and look with mounting dread at a nightmarish landscape which stretches in every direction to a horizon dancing with fire. Streams of blazing lava cut fissures through the coal-black soil, and pools of molten mud, glowing cherry red, spout geysers of yellow flame that claw vengefully at the smoky orange sky.</p>
- <p>You are aware that your Platinum Amulet is affording you protection from the searing heat and poisons of this realm. However, your Kai sixth sense tells you that a firestorm is brewing in the skies above and you fear that the powers of the amulet will not be sufficient to save you when this storm breaks. Anxiously you scan the bleak horizon in search of anything that may provide shelter from the coming storm. The only feature which promises to provide cover is the cone of a seemingly dormant volcano several miles away on the distant horizon.</p>
+ <p>You are aware that your Platinum Amulet is affording you protection from the searing heat and poisons of this realm. However, your Kai sixth sense tells you that a fire-storm is brewing in the skies above and you fear that the powers of the amulet will not be sufficient to save you when this storm breaks. Anxiously you scan the bleak horizon in search of anything that may provide shelter from the coming storm. The only feature which promises to provide cover is the cone of a seemingly dormant volcano several miles away on the distant horizon.</p>
<choice idref="sect245">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the Kai rank of Grand Crown, <link-text>turn to 245</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect165">If you possess Telegnosis, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Lord, <link-text>turn to 165</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect230">If you possess Grand Huntmastery, and have attained the Kai rank of Grand Guardian, <link-text>turn to 230</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The piles of building materials and the partially-finished dwellings which surround the base of the main temple make it easy for you to approach this edifice without being seen. Your Kai senses confirm that this grand construction is the lair of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor; the master of this fiery domain, and they also confirm that the evil Dragonlord is not in residence. You skirt around the base of the temple until you locate an entrance which is guarded by two armoured reptillians. Using your Magnakai skills you lure these guards away from their posts just long enough for you to gain entry. Once inside, you discover that at ground level the temple comprises just one large chamber which is supported by a single central pillar that runs through the middle of the building. A circular stair winds around the outside of this pillar, giving access to the levels above. Cautiously you ascend the stairs and pass through four levels, all empty. The higher you climb, the hotter it becomes until, when you reach the uppermost tier of the temple, only your platinum amulet saves you from being roasted alive. In the roof of this narrow circular chamber you discover an open trapdoor through which you can see a mass of flickering orange flames. You sense that it is the base of the nest of fire, the location, as told in the Tome of Darkness, of the Scarab of the Wingless Dragon<ch.emdash/>the artefact that can secure your escape from this domain. With bated breath you climb the scorched steps which lead to the open trapdoor in the base of the nest of fire, but as you draw closer, your sixth senses warn you that the opening is not all it seems. It is protected by an invisible shield of magical energy.</p>
+ <p>The piles of building materials and the partially-finished dwellings which surround the base of the main temple make it easy for you to approach this edifice without being seen. Your Kai senses confirm that this grand construction is the lair of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor; the master of this fiery domain, and they also confirm that the evil Dragonlord is not in residence. You skirt around the base of the temple until you locate an entrance which is guarded by two armoured reptilians. Using your Magnakai skills you lure these guards away from their posts just long enough for you to gain entry. Once inside, you discover that at ground level the temple comprises just one large chamber which is supported by a single central pillar that runs through the middle of the building. A circular stair winds around the outside of this pillar, giving access to the levels above. Cautiously you ascend the stairs and pass through four levels, all empty. The higher you climb, the hotter it becomes until, when you reach the uppermost tier of the temple, only your platinum amulet saves you from being roasted alive. In the roof of this narrow circular chamber you discover an open trapdoor through which you can see a mass of flickering orange flames. You sense that it is the base of the nest of fire, the location, as told in the Tome of Darkness, of the Scarab of the Wingless Dragon<ch.emdash/>the artefact that can secure your escape from this domain. With bated breath you climb the scorched steps which lead to the open trapdoor in the base of the nest of fire, but as you draw closer, your sixth senses warn you that the opening is not all it seems. It is protected by an invisible shield of magical energy.</p>
<choice idref="sect295">If you possess a Blue Diamond, <link-text>turn to 295</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect239">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 239</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Gradually the sea mist clears and you catch sight of land on the horizon. Your senses tingle with expectation for you have now entered a new realm of the Plane of Darkness and you are aware of several dramatic changes to your immediate surroundings. The sluggish grey sea has become a muddy brown sludge that clings to your paddle like marsh slime. Every time you break the crusty surface a cloud of tiny black insects erupts from the slime and soars into the warm, fetid air. The sky above is no longer green; it is a bilious yellow and it is streaked with high clouds that flash intermittently with sheet lightning.</p>
<p>Despite the glue-like consistency of the ocean, you detect a strong tidal undertow. Rather than fight it you decide to cease paddling and allow it to carry you towards the distant shore. While you wait for the current to do its work, you retrieve the Tome of Darkness from your backpack and turn through its pages in the hope of learning some of the secrets of this new, foul-smelling realm.</p>
- <p>The page that revealed to you information about Nza<ch.apos/>pok<ch.apos/>s realm is now blank, but the one following it has changed in both colour and texture. Lines of spidery writing have appeared on a page that now looks and feels like cured animal hide. Once again, using your Magnakai Discipline of pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of this arcane text.</p>
+ <p>The page that revealed to you information about Nza<ch.apos/>pok<ch.apos/>s realm is now blank, but the one following it has changed in both colour and texture. Lines of spidery writing have appeared on a page that now looks and feels like cured animal hide. Once again, using your Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship, you are able to decipher much of this arcane text.</p>
<p>The writings tell of two powerful beings called the K<ch.uuml/>nae<ch.emdash/>the Lords of Decay<ch.emdash/>and of their throne of power which is located upon <quote>the rotting corpse of Ghandezh<ch.emdash/>the Wyrm of Naaros</quote>. You scan the page, passing over a long list of vile deeds that have earned the K<ch.uuml/>nae the right to rule their ignoble realm, until you come to the part which details the secret names which can bind them. The names are <quote>Jantoor</quote> and <quote>Rhunadan</quote>. The text instructs those who would use these names in the presence of the K<ch.uuml/>nae to exercise great caution, for if the name that is spoken is not directed at the correct Lord of Decay, the <quote>evocator will sacrifice his body and soul and be enslaved to the K<ch.uuml/>nae forever upon the realm of putrefaction</quote>. The text gives no indication of how to identify each of the K<ch.uuml/>nae and does not state how and when their secret names should be used to bind them. Yet it does state that in order to leave their realm one must possess a <quote>ring of power</quote>, one of two such rings which exist and are worn <quote>upon the first fingers of the right hands of the K<ch.uuml/>nae</quote>.</p>
<p>You close the tome and stow it in your backpack. Time has passed rapidly while you have been consulting the book, and your canoe is now but a few hundred yards from the shore. Directly ahead you can see the estuary of a river, and away to your left you note a stony beach which gently ascends to a forest of grey-green trees.</p>
<choice idref="sect216">If you wish to paddle your canoe into the river estuary, <link-text>turn to 216</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>Your stealth and Kai skills keep you safe from the gaze of the lavas. Undetected, you reach the open archway at the base of the tower and descend a spiral stone stairway which leads to a landing, one level below. It is here that you see something that brings you skidding to an abrupt halt.</p>
+ <p>Your stealth and Kai skills keep you safe from the gaze of the Lavas. Undetected, you reach the open archway at the base of the tower and descend a spiral stone stairway which leads to a landing, one level below. It is here that you see something that brings you skidding to an abrupt halt.</p>
<choice idref="sect270"><link-text>Turn to 270</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>241</title></meta>
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- <p>You are halfway across the bridge when you are spotted by a lavas passing high overhead. Immediately it signals to two of its companions and all three creatures swoop down to block your exit. Their cries of alarm attract more than two dozen of their kin, and also alert a party of reptillians at the chasm<ch.apos/>s edge. At a given command they close in and attack you mercilessly with their spears and tridents. You fight them with stunning bravery, dispatching more than ten lavas and seven reptillians before eventually you succumb to their sheer weight of numbers. Sadly, your life and your quest end here on the Huan<ch.apos/>zhor Chasm Bridge.</p>
+ <p>You are halfway across the bridge when you are spotted by a Lavas passing high overhead. Immediately it signals to two of its companions and all three creatures swoop down to block your exit. Their cries of alarm attract more than two dozen of their kin, and also alert a party of reptilians at the chasm<ch.apos/>s edge. At a given command they close in and attack you mercilessly with their spears and tridents. You fight them with stunning bravery, dispatching more than ten Lavas and seven reptilians before eventually you succumb to their sheer weight of numbers. Sadly, your life and your quest end here on the Huan<ch.apos/>zhor Chasm Bridge.</p>
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<p>Beyond the Bridge of the Damned, you enter the vast forest of fire that encircles the perimeter of Naar<ch.apos/>s realm. You sense that your platinum amulet is keeping you safe from the hellish heat of this region, and your Kai ability to spirit-walk is propelling you on a swift and steady course towards the central crater.</p>
<p>Upon reaching the lip of this crater, the forest of fire comes to an abrupt end and you get your first clear view of the desolation which surrounds the stronghold of Dazganon. Cosmic winds blow across this barren plain, moaning like tortured souls. Now and then you hear cries of pain, bursts of mocking laughter, and haunting alien howls that chill your blood. Then you see swirling gossamer shapes that grow and multiply as your psychic senses become attuned to their presence. Millions of evil souls are swirling around the crater which encompasses Naar<ch.apos/>s stronghold, and as you watch their endless passage with a sense of awe and disbelief, you realize that this is the Plain of Despair detailed upon the last page of the Tome of Darkness. You stare at the ceaseless torment of these evil souls and you are deeply shocked by the visage of one spirit which rises out of the howling mass.</p>
- <choice idref="sect79">If you have ever visited the Isle of Khor, in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 79</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect79">If you have ever visited the Isle of Khor in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 79</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect207">If you have never visited this place, <link-text>turn to 207</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>With trepidation you cast your eyes around the walls of this fiery nest to see a great shaking panoply of gold, orange and crimson flames. They shoot fifteen paces into the air and, despite your protections, they scorch you with their terrible heat. The floor of the nest is paved with glowing black metal and is heaped with scores of wondrous artefacts that comprise Huan<ch.apos/>zhor<ch.apos/>s secret treasure hoard. Gems, jewellery, statuettes, armour and weapons of fiendish design and purpose are piled knee-high all around you. Close by the trapdoor you notice a pool of shimmering blue light that you immediately recognize to be an apex of a transporter beam, similar to that which brought you here from the crater. By its location you judge that it must pass through the central column which supports the nest and the temple below. At first you assume it gives access to the underground levels of the temple, but when you stare into its mesmerizing light your sixth sense reveals otherwise. This transporter beam leads to another realm within the Plane of Darkness.</p>
- <p>Mindful of your purpose here, hurriedly you search the treasure hoard for the Scarab that will enable you to escape safely from this hellish domain. As you are sifting through the hundreds of artefacts, you suddenly hear a distant screech that is distinctively different from the coarse cawing of the passing lavas. Through the flickering wall of flames you glimpse the outline of a gigantic dragon as it emerges from a vent in the roof on the far side of the chasm. Immediately, a deathly silence fills the great cavern as the lavas and reptillians cease their activities and bow in deference to their master. Your pulse races when you see this monstrous creature come gliding across the chasm towards the temple for you know that he is Huan<ch.apos/>zhor the Dragonlord<ch.emdash/>the ruler of this realm of fire<ch.emdash/>and he is fast returning to his nest.</p>
+ <p>Mindful of your purpose here, hurriedly you search the treasure hoard for the Scarab that will enable you to escape safely from this hellish domain. As you are sifting through the hundreds of artefacts, you suddenly hear a distant screech that is distinctively different from the coarse cawing of the passing Lavas. Through the flickering wall of flames you glimpse the outline of a gigantic dragon as it emerges from a vent in the roof on the far side of the chasm. Immediately, a deathly silence fills the great cavern as the Lavas and reptilians cease their activities and bow in deference to their master. Your pulse races when you see this monstrous creature come gliding across the chasm towards the temple for you know that he is Huan<ch.apos/>zhor the Dragonlord<ch.emdash/>the ruler of this realm of fire<ch.emdash/>and he is fast returning to his nest.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Telegnosis, add 3 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect77">If your total score is 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 77</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect327">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 327</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You hurry down the spiral stairs to the base of the tower and make your way quickly through the narrow alleys of this subterranean settlement. Using your Kai camouflage skills to stay hidden from the lavas and dragons that soar overhead, you are able to make your way undetected to a group of rock mounds that overlook the chasm. Here you take cover behind a mound of broken rocks and settle down to observe the bridge. You note that the traffic flowing across it is not constant; there are occasional periods when the bridge is empty. However, it is exposed to the air for its entire length, some five hundred yards, and it would be difficult for anyone on the bridge to avoid being seen by the creatures who fly back and forth across the chasm. At length you determine that if you are going to make a successful crossing here, you must first wait until the bridge is clear and then you must cause some kind of diversion that will draw away the unwanted attention of the lavas and dragons.</p>
+ <p>You hurry down the spiral stairs to the base of the tower and make your way quickly through the narrow alleys of this subterranean settlement. Using your Kai camouflage skills to stay hidden from the Lavas and dragons that soar overhead, you are able to make your way undetected to a group of rock mounds that overlook the chasm. Here you take cover behind a mound of broken rocks and settle down to observe the bridge. You note that the traffic flowing across it is not constant; there are occasional periods when the bridge is empty. However, it is exposed to the air for its entire length, some five hundred yards, and it would be difficult for anyone on the bridge to avoid being seen by the creatures who fly back and forth across the chasm. At length you determine that if you are going to make a successful crossing here, you must first wait until the bridge is clear and then you must cause some kind of diversion that will draw away the unwanted attention of the Lavas and dragons.</p>
<choice idref="sect264">If you possess Animal Mastery, and have attained the Kai rank of Grand Crown, <link-text>turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect66">If you possess Kai-surge, and have attained the Kai rank of Grand Thane, <link-text>turn to 66</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect142">If you do not possess these skills, or if you have yet to attain the required level of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 142</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You notice a reptillian guard that is standing on the wide parapet of the bridge. It is leaning on its trident and seems to be staring idly at the river of bubbling lava which flows through the base of the chasm a mile below. Drawing upon your improved Discipline, you focus on this creature and implant the image of its most feared enemy into its mind. The beast begins to tremble uncontrollably. It drops its weapon and, with a howl of abject terror, it slips and falls headlong into the void.</p>
- <p>A pair of passing lavas dive into the chasm, screeching and cawing in alarm. The handful of creatures who are on the bridge at this time immediately rush to the parapet. They are eager to watch as the lavas attempt to save the falling reptillian before it splashes into the molten river far below. From the sound of their cackling laughter, you get the distinct impression that they are hoping the rescue will be less than successful.</p>
+ <p>You notice a reptilian guard that is standing on the wide parapet of the bridge. It is leaning on its trident and seems to be staring idly at the river of bubbling lava which flows through the base of the chasm a mile below. Drawing upon your improved Discipline, you focus on this creature and implant the image of its most feared enemy into its mind. The beast begins to tremble uncontrollably. It drops its weapon and, with a howl of abject terror, it slips and falls headlong into the void.</p>
+ <p>A pair of passing Lavas dive into the chasm, screeching and cawing in alarm. The handful of creatures who are on the bridge at this time immediately rush to the parapet. They are eager to watch as the Lavas attempt to save the falling reptilian before it splashes into the molten river far below. From the sound of their cackling laughter, you get the distinct impression that they are hoping the rescue will be less than successful.</p>
<p>While this ghoulish group are enjoying the sight of their comrade<ch.apos/>s plight, you seize the opportunity to make a dash across the bridge.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Assimilance, add 3 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 2. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 10 or lower, deduct 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect25">If your total score is now 6 or lower, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Through a square hole in the wall of the tower; you catch your first clear view of this subterranean domain which lies deep beneath the crater. Nestling within a colossal cavern of crimson lava-rock, you look out across an alien city that is split in two by a steep-sided chasm. Lavas swoop back and forth across this divide while their wingless comrades traverse it by means of a narrow bridge constructed from blocks of blue-grey basalt. As you stare at the stubby towers and flat-roofed dwellings clustered on either side, your heart suddenly skips a beat. Perched upon a vast mound of shiny black cubes on the far side of the chasm you see a temple. Carvings of dragons embellish its angular surfaces, engraved in such a fashion that their scaly bodies lie recumbent around the base of the edifice whilst their tails writhe towards its highest level. Here they become entwined to form a twisted stem. Atop this stem, like branches fanning out above the trunk of a petrified tree, you see an inverted cupola of bright orange flames<ch.emdash/>a nest of fire. Your senses confirm that you have found the lair of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor the Dragonlord, as revealed in the Tome of Darkness. This is the nest of fire which lies upon the Tree of the Wyrm, and it is here that you will find the scarab that will allow you to leave Huan<ch.apos/>zhor<ch.apos/>s hellish domain. Quietly you resolve to reach the distant temple and achieve this aim.</p>
- <p>You magnify your vision and your hopes rise when you see that both the fiery nest and the temple appear to be uninhabited. However, your enthusiasm is soon tempered when you consider how you can reach the far side undetected. For several minutes you observe the lavas flying over the chasm and the traffic of wingless reptillians who cross via the bridge. The construction of new dwellings is taking place on the far side and the lavas are busy overseeing the transportation of building blocks from a quarry situated close to the tower in which you are standing. Under the direction of the lavas, a steady convoy of winged dragons transports these quarried blocks across the chasm in great nets which are slung beneath their bellies. As you watch this activity, you formulate two ways of reaching the far side. You could attempt to cross the bridge during a lull in the traffic, or you could try to stow away in one of the nets being ferried across by the lumbering dragons.</p>
+ <p>You magnify your vision and your hopes rise when you see that both the fiery nest and the temple appear to be uninhabited. However, your enthusiasm is soon tempered when you consider how you can reach the far side undetected. For several minutes you observe the Lavas flying over the chasm and the traffic of wingless reptilians who cross via the bridge. The construction of new dwellings is taking place on the far side and the Lavas are busy overseeing the transportation of building blocks from a quarry situated close to the tower in which you are standing. Under the direction of the Lavas, a steady convoy of winged dragons transports these quarried blocks across the chasm in great nets which are slung beneath their bellies. As you watch this activity, you formulate two ways of reaching the far side. You could attempt to cross the bridge during a lull in the traffic, or you could try to stow away in one of the nets being ferried across by the lumbering dragons.</p>
<choice idref="sect259">If you wish to attempt to cross the chasm via the bridge, <link-text>turn to 259</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect179">If you decide to try to stow away in one of the dragon<ch.apos/>s nets, <link-text>turn to 179</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Beyond the archway you see a vaulted cavern ringed by pillars of ice. A huge marble throne and a table of carved marble stand before two massive black gates which gleam like polished jet. Located behind the throne, and within an arm<ch.apos/>s length of the grand gates, you glimpse a well-like pool set flush into the frosted cavern floor. The surface of this well is seething and swirling, as if its black waters were about to bubble and boil over.</p>
<p>The sight of this wondrous cavern is a stunning spectacle, yet it pales in comparison to the visage of the creature which is occupying the massive marble throne.</p>
- <choice idref="sect302">If you have ever visited Lake Vorndarol, in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 302</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect302">If you have ever visited Lake Vorndarol in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 302</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect183">If you have never visited this place, <link-text>turn to 183</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>278</title></meta>
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- <p>For ten minutes you pray that the lavas will leave the parapet, but to no avail; the creature refuses to move. Then suddenly you feel yourself rising within the column of light. You struggle to break free, but nothing you do stops your inexorable ascent towards the crater. Minutes later, you emerge from the vent into a raging firestorm.</p>
+ <p>For ten minutes you pray that the Lavas will leave the parapet, but to no avail; the creature refuses to move. Then suddenly you feel yourself rising within the column of light. You struggle to break free, but nothing you do stops your inexorable ascent towards the crater. Minutes later, you emerge from the vent into a raging fire-storm.</p>
<choice idref="sect131">If you possess Grand Nexus, <link-text>turn to 131</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect288">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, <link-text>turn to 288</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>284</title></meta>
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- <p>To your dismay you sense that the dragon is oblivious to your mental commands. It does not alert the accompanying lavas as you had feared, but it does begin rapidly to lose height. Rather than continuing its flight towards the construction area, it descends towards an area of broken rocks and derelict dwellings near to the edge of the chasm.</p>
+ <p>To your dismay you sense that the dragon is oblivious to your mental commands. It does not alert the accompanying Lavas as you had feared, but it does begin rapidly to lose height. Rather than continuing its flight towards the construction area, it descends towards an area of broken rocks and derelict dwellings near to the edge of the chasm.</p>
<choice idref="sect161"><link-text>Turn to 161</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>288</title></meta>
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- <p>The roaring flames of this supernatural storm tear at you with a violent fury. Your platinum amulet saves you from being incinerated the moment you emerge into the crater, yet even so, you suffer searing burns to most of your body before you are able to stagger back into the vent<ch.apos/>s shimmering light and escape the wrath of this vengeful firestorm: lose 8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>The roaring flames of this supernatural storm tear at you with a violent fury. Your platinum amulet saves you from being incinerated the moment you emerge into the crater, yet even so, you suffer searing burns to most of your body before you are able to stagger back into the vent<ch.apos/>s shimmering light and escape the wrath of this vengeful fire-storm: lose 8 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect17">If you have survived your unexpected return to the crater, you may continue your adventure by <link-text>turning to 17</link-text>.</choice>
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- <line>You realise that the hideous, semi-humanoid</line>
+ <line>You realize that the hideous, semi-humanoid</line>
<line>before you is Nza<ch.apos/>pok himself<ch.emdash/>powerful</line>
<line>ruler of this territory.</line>
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<meta><title>294</title></meta>
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- <p>You give voice to the Old Kingdom power word <spell>Gloar</spell>! and project its concussive energy at the towering warrior. He shudders momentarily as the invisible force of your spell-word collides with his chest, but the shock is insufficient to topple him from this narrow beam of rock and he quickly recovers.</p>
+ <p>You give voice to the Old Kingdom power word <spell>Gloar!</spell> and project its concussive energy at the towering warrior. He shudders momentarily as the invisible force of your spell-word collides with his chest, but the shock is insufficient to topple him from this narrow beam of rock and he quickly recovers.</p>
<p>The warrior retaliates by raising his black sword and releasing a crackling surge of electrical energy from its tip. It passes over your head and earths itself to the end of the stone beam, at the place where it joins the chasm wall. You feel a jolt beneath your feet as the beam cracks and breaks away from the wall and, to your amazement, you watch as this solid spar of rock curls up and slowly rolls in towards you, like a snake<ch.apos/>s tongue returning to its mouth.</p>
<p>The coiled beam retracts towards the mouth of the Dragon-gate, forcing you nearer and nearer to the fearsome black warrior. As he watches your reluctant approach he swings his mighty sword above his head, slicing and stabbing at the air with it in eager anticipation of the coming fight. When you are pushed to within ten yards of the gate itself, you reach for your own weapon and brace yourself for a fight that seems unavoidable.</p>
<choice idref="sect254">If you possess the Sommerswerd, or Skarn-Ska, <link-text>turn to 254</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>305</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>To your dismay you sense that the dragon has become convinced that it has a stowaway amongst its cargo. It does not alert the accompanying lavas, as you had feared, but it does begin to reduce its height. Rather than continuing its flight towards the construction area, it banks towards some broken rocks and derelict dwellings that are located close to the edge of the chasm.</p>
+ <p>To your dismay you sense that the dragon has become convinced that it has a stowaway amongst its cargo. It does not alert the accompanying Lavas, as you had feared, but it does begin to reduce its height. Rather than continuing its flight towards the construction area, it banks towards some broken rocks and derelict dwellings that are located close to the edge of the chasm.</p>
<choice idref="sect161"><link-text>Turn to 161</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>308</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You watch the lavas for several minutes before you muster enough confidence to make your move. Then, with bated breath, you step out from the column of light and tiptoe silently towards the tower archway.</p>
+ <p>You watch the Lavas for several minutes before you muster enough confidence to make your move. Then, with bated breath, you step out from the column of light and tiptoe silently towards the tower archway.</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.</p>
<choice idref="sect93">If your total score is now 4 or less, <link-text>turn to 93</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect235">If it is 5 or more, <link-text>turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
<p>As you strike the killing blow that finishes the last of these hideous arachnids, you drag yourself out of the thick mud and collapse on the crest of the river bank. But you allow yourself just a few moments to recover from the fatigue of combat before you are once again back on your feet and on the move.</p>
<p>You cross the clearing to a perimeter of jungle on its far side. Here you force your way through thick foliage until you discover the remnants of a trail which leads you to the edge of a second clearing. This expanse of open ground is devoid of foliage yet it is littered with strange fruits that resemble gigantic grey pineapples. Beyond these curious fruits you can see the ruins of a settlement partially overgrown with moss. Warily you leave the jungle, make your way around the fruits, and hurry towards a gigantic statue which sits crouched among the ruins. It is constructed of a smooth, lustrous black mineral and is fashioned in the likeness of some evil beast of prey. It reminds you of a hyena, but one with a massive lower jaw set with sabre-toothed fangs. Between its forelegs is a flight of rubble-strewn steps leading down to an open door. You detect waves of power emanating from somewhere beyond this darkened doorway, but you are unable to determine just how deep below the ground the source of this energy is located.</p>
<choice idref="sect76">If you possess Telegnosis, and wish to use this skill to spirit-walk through the doorway to investigate what lies beyond, <link-text>turn to 76</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect177">If you do not possess this skill, or choose not to use it, <link-text>turn to 177</link-text></choice>
+ <choice idref="sect177">If you do not possess this skill, or choose not to use it, <link-text>turn to 177</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>317</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You aim and fire an arrow which arcs towards the reptillian<ch.apos/>s chest with deadly accuracy. Moments before the missile strikes, the creature shifts slightly and the arrow hits the shaft of its trident. The impact shatters the weapon in two and the beast, stunned by this unexpected attack, loses its balance and falls headlong into the void.</p>
- <p>A pair of passing lavas dive into the chasm, screeching and cawing in alarm. The handful of creatures who are on the bridge at this time immediately rush to the parapet. They are eager to watch as the lavas attempt to save the falling reptillian before it splashes into the molten river far below. From the sound of their cackling laughter, you get the distinct impression that they are hoping the rescue will be less than successful.</p>
+ <p>You aim and fire an arrow which arcs towards the reptilian<ch.apos/>s chest with deadly accuracy. Moments before the missile strikes, the creature shifts slightly and the arrow hits the shaft of its trident. The impact shatters the weapon in two and the beast, stunned by this unexpected attack, loses its balance and falls headlong into the void.</p>
+ <p>A pair of passing Lavas dive into the chasm, screeching and cawing in alarm. The handful of creatures who are on the bridge at this time immediately rush to the parapet. They are eager to watch as the Lavas attempt to save the falling reptilian before it splashes into the molten river far below. From the sound of their cackling laughter, you get the distinct impression that they are hoping the rescue will be less than successful.</p>
<p>While this ghoulish group are enjoying the sight of their comrade<ch.apos/>s plight, you seize the opportunity to make a dash across the open bridge.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Assimilance, add 3 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Huntmastery, add 2. If your current <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score is 10 or lower, deduct 1.</p>
<choice idref="sect25">If your total score is now 6 or lower, <link-text>turn to 25</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Your sixth senses detect that the force of gravity is greatly reduced within the confines of this shimmering pool. As you stare into its mesmerizing blue light, you suddenly realize that it is a means of transportation; it is the apex of a magical elevator that could enable you to descend into the vent at a steady, controlled speed.</p>
- <p>Suddenly a huge sheet of flame sweeps low across the sky. The crater offers you little protection and its searing furnace heat smothers you, forcing you to your knees. Gasping for breath, you glance up and see that the firestorm is fast approaching<ch.emdash/>you now have no more than a few minutes left before it engulfs the crater. Your fears of what may lie at the bottom of the shimmering pool are now matched by your terror of being caught up in the approaching conflagration.</p>
+ <p>Suddenly a huge sheet of flame sweeps low across the sky. The crater offers you little protection and its searing furnace heat smothers you, forcing you to your knees. Gasping for breath, you glance up and see that the fire-storm is fast approaching<ch.emdash/>you now have no more than a few minutes left before it engulfs the crater. Your fears of what may lie at the bottom of the shimmering pool are now matched by your terror of being caught up in the approaching conflagration.</p>
<choice idref="sect157">If you possess a Blue Diamond, <link-text>turn to 157</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect106">If you do not possess this Special Item, <link-text>turn to 106</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>340</title></meta>
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- <p>Fortunately, the lavas fail to see you hit the ground and take cover beneath the basalt slab. Through a crack in the rock you watch as they encircle and attack the dragon, and then drag it to the ground. They are angry that the lumbering beast has lost its cargo and they berate and chastise it unmercifully.</p>
- <p>While the lavas are busy bullying the luckless dragon, you escape across this derelict piece of waste ground and hurry towards the construction area which lies close to the main temple.</p>
+ <p>Fortunately, the Lavas fail to see you hit the ground and take cover beneath the basalt slab. Through a crack in the rock you watch as they encircle and attack the dragon, and then drag it to the ground. They are angry that the lumbering beast has lost its cargo and they berate and chastise it unmercifully.</p>
+ <p>While the Lavas are busy bullying the luckless dragon, you escape across this derelict piece of waste ground and hurry towards the construction area which lies close to the main temple.</p>
<choice idref="sect220"><link-text>Turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The portal opens into a vaulted corridor lined with wall-paintings that exude a crude aura of evil. This procession of gaudy murals depict nightmarish scenes: diseased creatures, alien landscapes blighted with pestilence, hosts of larvae writhing in awful triumph over the goodly forces of Kai and Ishir. This macabre celebration of decay fills you with revulsion, yet it pales in comparison to the sight awaiting you at the corridor<ch.apos/>s end.</p>
- <p>Beyond the corridor lies a vast chamber, rough-hewn from the bedrock of this rotting land. The decomposing carcass of a gigantic reptile rests here upon a floor which shimmers in the eerie yellow half-light. Bile rises in your throat when suddenly you realize why the floor is shimmering<ch.emdash/>it is carpeted with a seething sea of maggots. Gagging with fear and nausea, you snatch your cloak to your mouth and steady yourself against a pillar as you survey this ghastly hall. Mounted upon the broken back of the great reptillian carcass are two throne-like chairs carved from black wood. Between and below them, lying deep within the creature<ch.apos/>s exposed rib cage, is a dark semicircular shadow that resembles the entrance to a cave. Drawing upon your Magnakai Discipline of divination, you scan the hall and quickly determine that all is not what it seems. You detect the presence of three powerful entities protected by spells of illusion and invisibility. You feel sure that two of them are the K<ch.uuml/>nae<ch.emdash/>the rulers of this hellish domain<ch.emdash/>but the third eludes you. Its aura feels oddly familiar yet you cannot readily determine its location or identity.</p>
- <choice idref="sect18">If you have ever visited Mogaruith, Kaag, or Helgor, in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 18</link-text>.</choice>
+ <p>Beyond the corridor lies a vast chamber, rough-hewn from the bedrock of this rotting land. The decomposing carcass of a gigantic reptile rests here upon a floor which shimmers in the eerie yellow half-light. Bile rises in your throat when suddenly you realize why the floor is shimmering<ch.emdash/>it is carpeted with a seething sea of maggots. Gagging with fear and nausea, you snatch your cloak to your mouth and steady yourself against a pillar as you survey this ghastly hall. Mounted upon the broken back of the great reptilian carcass are two throne-like chairs carved from black wood. Between and below them, lying deep within the creature<ch.apos/>s exposed rib cage, is a dark semicircular shadow that resembles the entrance to a cave. Drawing upon your Magnakai Discipline of divination, you scan the hall and quickly determine that all is not what it seems. You detect the presence of three powerful entities protected by spells of illusion and invisibility. You feel sure that two of them are the K<ch.uuml/>nae<ch.emdash/>the rulers of this hellish domain<ch.emdash/>but the third eludes you. Its aura feels oddly familiar yet you cannot readily determine its location or identity.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect18">If you have ever visited Mogaruith, Kaag, or Helgor in a previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventure, <link-text>turn to 18</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect320">If you have never visited any of these places, <link-text>turn to 320</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Suddenly the fearsome Dragonlord ceases to roar and spit fire. The wounds you have inflicted have weakened him and he is forced to retreat from the combat momentarily in order to recoup enough strength to continue. Before he can strike again, you use the lull in the deafening noise that has accompanied this fight to shout out the Dragonlord<ch.apos/>s secret name.</p>
- <p><quote>Zhula!</quote> you cry. Huan<ch.apos/>zhor shudders when he hears the name, and a naked panic grips his heart. Bleating like a frightened lamb, the great dragon takes to the air and flees in terror. You watch him fly back across the chasm and soar upwards into the vent in the ceiling of the titanic cavern, from where he first appeared. Your swift and timely use of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor<ch.apos/>s secret name has routed your enemy. Yet, unfortunately, the lavas and the reptillian minions do not follow the example of their terrified leader. Sensing an enemy in their midst, they rapidly muster their numbers and encircle the temple. Through the wall of flames you glimpse several dozen lavas approaching the nest by air from the far side of the chasm. Rather than risk being caught here when they launch their attack, you walk across the floor to the apex of the transporter beam and step in.</p>
+ <p><quote>Zhula!</quote> you cry. Huan<ch.apos/>zhor shudders when he hears the name, and a naked panic grips his heart. Bleating like a frightened lamb, the great dragon takes to the air and flees in terror. You watch him fly back across the chasm and soar upwards into the vent in the ceiling of the titanic cavern, from where he first appeared. Your swift and timely use of Huan<ch.apos/>zhor<ch.apos/>s secret name has routed your enemy. Yet, unfortunately, the Lavas and the reptilian minions do not follow the example of their terrified leader. Sensing an enemy in their midst, they rapidly muster their numbers and encircle the temple. Through the wall of flames you glimpse several dozen Lavas approaching the nest by air from the far side of the chasm. Rather than risk being caught here when they launch their attack, you walk across the floor to the apex of the transporter beam and step in.</p>
<choice idref="sect155"><link-text>Turn to 155</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>347</title></meta>
<data>
- <p>You draw Skarn-Ska from its korlinium scabbard and sense at once that its mere physical presence within this throne hall is causing the K<ch.uuml/>nae a great deal of discomfort. You detect a surge of anxiety in the mental communication passing between them. The creature seated upon the left throne becomes agitated and begins to flail the foul air with its snaky limbs. Then it utters a sinister command to its partner and you hear the words echo in your mind: <thought>Slay him, Jantoor!</thought></p>
+ <p>You draw Skarn-Ska from its Korlinium Scabbard and sense at once that its mere physical presence within this throne hall is causing the K<ch.uuml/>nae a great deal of discomfort. You detect a surge of anxiety in the mental communication passing between them. The creature seated upon the left throne becomes agitated and begins to flail the foul air with its snaky limbs. Then it utters a sinister command to its partner and you hear the words echo in your mind: <thought>Slay him, Jantoor!</thought></p>
<p>The creature seated upon the right throne responds immediately. It raises its right limb and a gout of fire shoots from the palm of its leprous hand and comes speeding towards your chest.</p>
<choice idref="sect130">If you wish to attempt to dodge this gout of fire, <link-text>turn to 130</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect319">If instead you wish to try to deflect it with the blade of your sword, <link-text>turn to 319</link-text>.</choice>
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- <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 6th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed two Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
- <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 7th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed three Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
- <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 8th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed four Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventure successfully</li>
- <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 9th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed five Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
- <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 10th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed six Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
- <li><ch.blankline></ch.blankline>: 11th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed seven Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline/>: 5th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed one Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventure successfully</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline/>: 6th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed two Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline/>: 7th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed three Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline/>: 8th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed four Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventure successfully</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline/>: 9th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed five Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline/>: 10th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed six Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
+ <li><ch.blankline/>: 11th Discipline if you<ch.apos/>ve completed seven Lone Wolf Grand Master Adventures successfully</li>
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+ <p>Meals: <ch.blankline/></p>
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<p>(<a idref="tssf">The Story So Far</a>) Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>, <quote>monastery of the Kai</quote> with <quote>Monastery of the Kai</quote>, <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>new-found</quote> with <quote>newfound</quote>, <quote>Grand Master Disciplines, and grasp</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Disciplines and grasp</quote>, and both occurrences of <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Replaced <quote>fall to zero</quote> with <quote>fall to zero or below</quote>. Removed <quote>that you will find in the front of this book. For ease of use, and for further adventuring, it is recommended that you photocopy these pages</quote> and <quote>on the last page of this book</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>ie</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="gamerulz">The Game Rules</a>) Replaced <quote>fall to zero</quote> with <quote>fall to zero or below</quote>. Removed <quote>that you will find in the front of this book. For ease of use, and for further adventuring, it is recommended that you photocopy these pages</quote> and <quote>on the last page of this book</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>ie</quote> with <quote>i.e.</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>Chart (you</quote> with <quote>Chart. (You</quote>, and <quote>Items).</quote> with <quote>Items.)</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced <quote>venoms <ch.ampersand/> toxins</quote> with <quote>venoms, and toxins</quote>, <quote>smell <ch.ampersand/> night vision</quote> with <quote>smell, and night vision</quote>, <quote>footprints <ch.ampersand/> tracks</quote> with <quote>footprints and tracks</quote>, <quote>500 yds</quote> with <quote>500 yards</quote>, <quote>Defence against: hypnosis</quote> with <quote>Defence against hypnosis</quote>, <quote>hostile telepathy, <ch.ampersand/> evil spirits</quote> with <quote>hostile telepathy, and evil spirits</quote>, <quote>gods Kai and Ishir</quote> with <quote>Gods Kai and Ishir</quote>, and <quote>weapons listed opposite and overleaf</quote> with <quote>weapons listed below</quote>. Replaced <quote><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> is reduced to 8 points or less</quote> with <quote><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> is reduced to 8 points or less</quote> as clarified in <cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletter No.24</cite>. Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote>, <quote>battle magic</quote> with <quote>battle-magic</quote>, <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>, and each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>fortresses increases</quote> with <quote>fortresses increase</quote>. Replaced <quote>body, increases</quote> with <quote>body, increase</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="discplnz">Grand Master Disciplines</a>) Replaced <quote>venoms <ch.ampersand/> toxins</quote> with <quote>venoms, and toxins</quote>, <quote>smell <ch.ampersand/> night vision</quote> with <quote>smell, and night vision</quote>, <quote>footprints <ch.ampersand/> tracks</quote> with <quote>footprints and tracks</quote>, <quote>500 yds</quote> with <quote>500 yards</quote>, <quote>Defence against: hypnosis</quote> with <quote>Defence against hypnosis</quote>, <quote>hostile telepathy, <ch.ampersand/> evil spirits</quote> with <quote>hostile telepathy, and evil spirits</quote>, <quote>gods Kai and Ishir</quote> with <quote>Gods Kai and Ishir</quote>, and <quote>weapons listed opposite and overleaf</quote> with <quote>weapons listed below</quote>. Replaced <quote><typ class="attribute">COMBAT SKILL</typ> is reduced to 8 points or less</quote> with <quote><typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> is reduced to 8 points or less</quote> as clarified in <cite>Lone Wolf Club Newsletter No.24</cite>. Replaced <quote>Magi-Magic</quote> with <quote>Magi-magic</quote>, <quote>battle magic</quote> with <quote>battle-magic</quote>, <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>, and each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>fortresses increases</quote> with <quote>fortresses increase</quote>. Replaced <quote>body, increases</quote> with <quote>body, increase</quote>.<!--ERRTAG-RE-23240-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Grand Master weapons</quote> with <quote>Grand Weaponmastery weapons</quote>.<!--/ERRTAG-RE-23240-ITEM--> Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spells</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spells</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="equipmnt">Equipment</a>) Replaced <quote>map of Magnamund</quote> with <quote>map of the Planes of Existence</quote>. Removed <quote>(see the inside front cover of this book)</quote>. Replaced <quote>safe-keeping</quote> with <quote>safekeeping</quote>, <quote>QUARTERSTAFF</quote> with <quote>Quarterstaff</quote>, <quote>BROADSWORD</quote> with <quote>Broadsword</quote>, <quote>BOW</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, <quote>QUIVER</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>, <quote>DAGGER</quote> with <quote>Dagger</quote>, <quote>SWORD</quote> with <quote>Sword</quote>, <quote>MEALS</quote> with <quote>Meals</quote>, <quote>ROPE</quote> with <quote>Rope</quote>, <quote>POTION OF LAUMSPUR</quote> with <quote>Potion of Laumspur</quote>, <quote>AXE</quote> with <quote>Axe</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>arrow</quote> with <quote>Arrow</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>arrows</quote> with <quote>Arrows</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>bow</quote> with <quote>Bow</quote>, all occurrences of <quote>quiver</quote> with <quote>Quiver</quote>, <quote>combat, therefore</quote> with <quote>combat; therefore</quote>, and <quote>(eg Gold Dagger</quote> with <quote>(e.g. Gold Dagger</quote>. Added a section about Gold Crowns which reads <quote>These are always carried in the Belt Pouch. It will hold a maximum of fifty Crowns.</quote>. Replaced each occurrence of <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>effect that mayhave</quote> with <quote>effect they may have</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="kaiwisdm">Grand Master<ch.apos/>s Wisdom</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="sect4">4</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect5">5</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Hulka</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Hulka<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, <quote><em>Khula</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Khula<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, and <quote><em>Lukha</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Lukha<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>) Replaced <quote>cries, <ch.lsquot/>use</quote> with <quote>cries. <ch.lsquot/>Use</quote>.</p>
-
<p>(<a idref="sect8">8</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect11">11</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Net<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Net</spell> and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect12">12</a>) Replaced <quote>force field</quote> with <quote>force-field</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect13">13</a>) Replaced <quote>cacophany</quote> with <quote>cacophony</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect14">14</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect15">15</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Rhunotar</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunotar<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, <quote><em>Rhunadan</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunadan<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, and <quote><em>Rhunaguin</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunaguin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect17">17</a>) Replaced <quote>firestorm</quote> with <quote>fire-storm</quote> and <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect18">18</a>) Replaced <quote>ribcage</quote> with <quote>rib cage</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect19">19</a>) Replaced <quote>Telegnosis and</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect22">22</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Avavae</quote> with <quote>Avarvae</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect24">24</a>) Replaced <quote>From beneath</quote> with <quote>Beneath</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect25">25</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</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 <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect28">28</a>) Replaced <quote>ribcage</quote> with <quote>rib cage</quote>. Replaced <quote>slayed</quote> with <quote>slain</quote>. Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Cadak and</quote> with <quote>Cadak, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect28">28</a>) Replaced <quote>slayed</quote> with <quote>slain</quote>. Replaced <quote>ribcage</quote> with <quote>rib cage</quote>. Replaced <quote>reptillian</quote> with <quote>reptilian</quote>. Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Cadak and</quote> with <quote>Cadak, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect31">31</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect32">32</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect33">33</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai monastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Monastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect33">33</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote> and <quote>Kai monastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Monastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect35">35</a>) Replaced <quote>the Skarn-Ska</quote> with <quote>Skarn-Ska</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect37">37</a>) Replaced <quote>psi-screen</quote> with <quote>Psi-screen</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect38">38</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Animal Mastery and</quote> with <quote>Animal Mastery, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect39">39</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Rhunotar</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunotar<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, <quote><em>Rhunadan</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunadan<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, and <quote><em>Rhunaguin</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunaguin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect40">40</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>force field</quote> with <quote>force-field</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect42">42</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect43">43</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell<ch.emdash/>Shield<ch.emdash/>as</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell <spell>Shield</spell> as</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect44">44</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Rhunotar</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunotar<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, <quote><em>Rhunadan</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunadan<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, and <quote><em>Rhunaguin</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunaguin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect45">45</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect46">46</a>) Replaced <quote>its companion<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>their companion<ch.apos/>s</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect49">49</a>) Replaced <quote>grand mastery skills</quote> with <quote>Grand Master skills</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect52">52</a>) Replaced <quote>force field</quote> with <quote>force-field</quote>. Replaced <quote>abyss, <ch.lsquot/>Follow</quote> with <quote>abyss. <ch.lsquot/>Follow</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect53">53</a>) Deleted <quote> which you keep in your backpack</quote>. Replaced <quote>pictures or</quote> with <quote>pictures, or</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect56">56</a>) Replaced <quote>jet black</quote> with <quote>jet-black</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect56">56</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Lukha</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Lukha<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> and <quote>jet black</quote> with <quote>jet-black</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect57">57</a>) Replaced <quote>lifeforce</quote> with <quote>life-force</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect60">60</a>) Replaced <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect60">60</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote> and <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect62">62</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect63">63</a>) Replaced <quote>rainswept</quote> with <quote>rain-swept</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect64">64</a>) Replaced <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>. Replaced <quote>explode from</quote> with <quote>shoot from</quote> in the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect72">72</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Mastery skills</quote> with <quote>Grand Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect66">66</a>) Replaced <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect70">70</a>) Replaced <quote>reptillian</quote> with <quote>reptilian</quote> and all occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect71">71</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Hulka</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Hulka<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, <quote><em>Khula</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Khula<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, and <quote><em>Lukha</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Lukha<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect72">72</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Mastery skills</quote> with <quote>Grand Mastery</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect73">73</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Teleport<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Teleport</spell> and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect74">74</a>) Replaced <quote>sommersaulting</quote> with <quote>somersaulting</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect77">77</a>) Replaced <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect79">79</a>) Replaced <quote>The spirit of</quote> with <quote>The spirits of</quote>. Replaced <quote>cener druids</quote> with <quote>Cener Druids</quote>. Replaced <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote>. Replaced <quote>Vashna, Nadziranim</quote> with <quote>Vashna, and Nadziranim</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect81">81</a>) Replaced <quote>shock-wave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect82">82</a>) Replaced <quote>mind-force</quote> with <quote>Mindforce</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect83">83</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Rhunotar</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunotar<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, <quote><em>Rhunadan</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunadan<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, and <quote><em>Rhunaguin</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunaguin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect84">84</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect85">85</a>) Replaced <quote>dark, jungle</quote> with <quote>dark jungle</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect86">86</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>firestorm</quote> with <quote>fire-storm</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect87">87</a>) Replaced <quote>counterspell</quote> with <quote><spell>Counterspell</spell></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) Deleted <quote> which you keep in your backpack</quote>. Replaced <quote>pictures or</quote> with <quote>pictures, or</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote> and <quote><em>Khula</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Khula<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect93">93</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect95">95</a>) Replaced <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Rhunotar</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunotar<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect97">97</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai Screen</quote> with <quote>Kai-screen</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect98">98</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.emdash/>Kai!<ch.emdash/></quote> with <quote><spell>Kai</spell>!</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect99">99</a>) Replaced <quote>take Avarvae</quote> with <quote>takes Avarvae</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect106">106</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect102">102</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect105">105</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Khula</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Khula<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect106">106</a>) Replaced <quote>firestorm</quote> with <quote>fire-storm</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>, and <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect108">108</a>) Replaced <quote>force field</quote> with <quote>force-field</quote>. Replaced <quote>abyss, <ch.lsquot/>Follow</quote> with <quote>abyss. <ch.lsquot/>Follow</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect111">111</a>) Replaced <quote>Telegnosis and</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>out-distance</quote> with <quote>outdistance</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect114">114</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect116">116</a>) Replaced <quote>ante-chamber</quote> with <quote>antechamber</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect118">118</a>) Replaced <quote>mind-force</quote> with <quote>Mindforce</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect118">118</a>) Replaced <quote>mind-force</quote> with <quote>Mindforce</quote>. Replaced <quote>agonising</quote> with <quote>agonizing</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect119">119</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect120">120</a>) Replaced <quote>Telegnosis and</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>out-distance</quote> with <quote>outdistance</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect122">122</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy but</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, but</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect123">123</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect125">125</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect124">124</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect125">125</a>) Replaced <quote>firestorm</quote> with <quote>fire-storm</quote> and <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect127">127</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect131">131</a>) Replaced <quote>firestorm</quote> with <quote>fire-storm</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect134">134</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect135">135</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Lightning Hand.</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Lightning Hand</spell>.</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect136">136</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect140">140</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect141">141</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy but</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect142">142</a>) Replaced <quote>reptillian</quote> with <quote>reptilian</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>) Replaced <quote>magicians<ch.apos/> guild</quote> with <quote>Magicians<ch.apos/> Guild</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect148">148</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect149">149</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect150">150</a>) Replaced <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect157">157</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect153">153</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Rhunotar</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunotar<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, <quote><em>Rhunadan</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunadan<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, and <quote><em>Rhunaguin</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunaguin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect157">157</a>) Replaced <quote>firestorm</quote> with <quote>fire-storm</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>, and <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect160">160</a>) Replaced <quote>magicians<ch.apos/> guild</quote> with <quote>Magicians<ch.apos/> Guild</quote>. Replaced <quote>despatches</quote> with <quote>dispatches</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect161">161</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect167">167</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai Blast attack</quote> with <quote>Kai-blast</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>) Replaced <quote>shock-wave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect169">169</a>) Replaced <quote>counterspell</quote> with <quote><spell>Counterspell</spell></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect170">170</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai-screen but</quote> with <quote>Kai-screen, but</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect171">171</a>) Replaced <quote>jet black</quote> with <quote>jet-black</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect179">179</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect172">172</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect174">174</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect179">179</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>. Replaced <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote> in the text and in the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption. Replaced and <quote>reptillian</quote> with <quote>reptilian</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect180">180</a>) Deleted <quote> which you keep in your backpack</quote>. Replaced <quote>pictures or</quote> with <quote>pictures, or</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect182">182</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell<ch.emdash/>Invisible Fist<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell <spell>Invisible Fist</spell> and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect184">184</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Invisible Shield<ch.emdash/>as</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Invisible Shield</spell> as</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Discipline</quote> with <quote>Grand Master Discipline</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect188">188</a>) Removed quote marks from thought-speech in both the main text and in the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>) Replaced <quote>slayed</quote> with <quote>slain</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect192">192</a>) Replaced <quote>shock-wave</quote> with <quote>shock wave</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>) Replaced <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect200">200</a>) Replaced <quote>mindforce</quote> with <quote>Mindforce</quote>. Replaced <quote>Bow and</quote> with <quote>Bow, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>brutal and</quote> with <quote>brutal, and</quote> in the text and in the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect201">201</a>) Replaced <quote>ante-chamber</quote> with <quote>antechamber</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect202">202</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect205">205</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect207">207</a>) Replaced <quote>The spirit of</quote> with <quote>The spirits of</quote>. Replaced <quote>Cener druids</quote> with <quote>Cener Druids</quote>. Replaced <quote>acolytes of Vashna</quote> with <quote>Acolytes of Vashna</quote>. Replaced <quote>Vashna, Nadziranim</quote> with <quote>Vashna, and Nadziranim</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect208">208</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Counterspell<ch.emdash/>upon</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Counterspell</spell> upon</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect209">209</a>) Replaced <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect211">211</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect215">215</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect213">213</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect215">215</a>) Replaced <quote>firestorm</quote> with <quote>fire-storm</quote> and <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect216">216</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Telegnosis and</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>) Replaced <quote>ceiling, then</quote> with <quote>ceiling. Then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect218">218</a>) Replaced <quote>pin-points</quote> with <quote>pinpoints</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>) Replaced <quote>mind-force</quote> with <quote>Mindforce</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote> and <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect222">222</a>) Replaced <quote>Telegnosis and</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>pin-point</quote> with <quote>pinpoint</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect223">223</a>) Replaced <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect225">225</a>) Replaced <quote>take Avarvae</quote> with <quote>takes Avarvae</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect228">228</a>) Replaced <quote>torsoes</quote> with <quote>torsos</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect232">232</a>) Replaced <quote>pathsmanship</quote> with <quote>Pathsmanship</quote> and <quote><em>Rhunadan</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunadan<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect235">235</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect241">241</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect243">243</a>) Replaced <quote>Shamath, <ch.lsquot/>it</quote> with <quote>Shamath. <ch.lsquot/>It</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect245">245</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Teleport<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Teleport</spell> and</quote> and <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect246">246</a>) Replaced <quote>spell<ch.emdash/>Teleport<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>spell <spell>Teleport</spell> and</quote>. Replaced <quote>Telegnosis and</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>out-distance</quote> with <quote>outdistance</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect247">247</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai blast</quote> with <quote>Kai-blast</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect248">248</a>) Replaced <quote>Khor, in</quote> with <quote>Khor in</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect249">249</a>) Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>. Replaced <quote>Cadak and</quote> with <quote>Cadak, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>counter-attack</quote> with <quote>counterattack</quote>. Replaced <quote>rib-cage</quote> with <quote>rib cage</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced both occurences of <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced both occurences of <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>, and <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect251">251</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Levitation<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Levitation</spell> and</quote>. Replaced <quote>rockface, then</quote> with <quote>rock-face. Then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect255">255</a>) Replaced <quote>eg,</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect259">259</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect259">259</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect261">261</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>eg,</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect262">262</a>) Replaced <quote>slayed</quote> with <quote>slain</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect264">264</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>reptillian</quote> with <quote>reptilian</quote> and both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect266">266</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai-alchemy but</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy, but</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect270">270</a>) Replaced all occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>reptillians</quote> with <quote>reptilians</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect272">272</a>) Replaced <quote>the Shamath Potion</quote> with <quote>Shamath<ch.apos/>s Potion</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect273">273</a>) Removed quote marks from thought-speech.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect275">275</a>) Replaced <quote>Vorndarol, in</quote> with <quote>Vorndarol in</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect276">276</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Mastery skills</quote> with <quote>Grand Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect278">278</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>firestorm</quote> with <quote>fire-storm</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect279">279</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect281">281</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Vigour<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Vigour</spell> and</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect283">283</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Levitation<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Levitation</spell> and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect284">284</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect288">288</a>) Replaced <quote>firestorm</quote> with <quote>fire-storm</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect289">289</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Rhunaguin</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunaguin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect290">290</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption. Replaced <quote>realise</quote> with <quote>realize</quote> in the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect291">291</a>) Replaced <quote>Telegnosis and</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, and</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.emdash/>Gloar!<ch.emdash/></quote> with <quote><spell>Gloar</spell>!</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect294">294</a>) Replaced <quote><ch.emdash/>Gloar!<ch.emdash/></quote> with <quote><spell>Gloar!</spell></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect296">296</a>) Deleted <quote> which you keep in your Backpack</quote>. Replaced <quote>pictures or</quote> with <quote>pictures, or</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect297">297</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>special items</quote> with <quote>Special Items</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect298">298</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Teleport<ch.emdash/>as</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Teleport</spell> as</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect301">301</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect302">302</a>) Replaced <quote>echos</quote> with <quote>echoes</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect305">305</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect306">306</a>) Removed quote marks from thought-speech.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect307">307</a>) Replaced <quote>artifacts</quote> with <quote>artefacts</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect311">311</a>) Replaced <quote>rib-cage</quote> with <quote>rib cage</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect308">308</a>) Replaced <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect311">311</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Rhunadan</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunadan<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> and <quote>rib-cage</quote> with <quote>rib cage</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect313">313</a>) Replaced <quote>take Avarvae</quote> with <quote>takes Avarvae</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect316">316</a>) Replaced <quote>Telegnosis and</quote> with <quote>Telegnosis, and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect317">317</a>) Replaced <quote>reptillian<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>reptilian<ch.apos/>s</quote>, both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>, and <quote>reptillian</quote> with <quote>reptilian</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Rhunotar</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunotar<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, <quote><em>Rhunadan</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunadan<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, and <quote><em>Rhunaguin</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunaguin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect320">320</a>) Replaced <quote>ribcage</quote> with <quote>rib cage</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect321">321</a>) Replaced <quote>Bow and</quote> with <quote>Bow, and</quote>. Replaced <quote>your choose</quote> with <quote>you choose</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect326">326</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell<ch.emdash/>Net<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell <spell>Net</spell> and</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Replaced <quote><em>Rhunotar</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunotar<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, <quote><em>Rhunadan</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunadan<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>, and <quote><em>Rhunaguin</em></quote> with <quote><ch.thinspace/><ch.lsquot/>Rhunaguin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect329">329</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect330">330</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect331">331</a>) Replaced <quote>firestorm</quote> with <quote>fire-storm</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect335">335</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai-shield</quote> with <quote>Kai-screen</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect336">336</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect337">337</a>) Replaced <quote>Grand Mastery skills</quote> with <quote>Grand Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect338">338</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>special items</quote> with <quote>Special Items</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect340">340</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect341">341</a>) Replaced <quote>hands, <ch.lsquot/>it</quote> with <quote>hands. <ch.lsquot/>It </quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect343">343</a>) Replaced <quote>ribcage</quote> with <quote>rib cage</quote>. Replaced <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect343">343</a>) Replaced <quote>reptillian</quote> with <quote>reptilian</quote>, <quote>ribcage</quote> with <quote>rib cage</quote>, <quote>semi-circular</quote> with <quote>semicircular</quote>, and <quote>Helgor, in</quote> with <quote>Helgor in</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>lavas</quote> with <quote>Lavas</quote> and <quote>reptillian</quote> with <quote>reptilian</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect346">346</a>) Replaced <quote>slayed</quote> with <quote>slain</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>) Removed quote marks from thought-speech.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect347">347</a>) Replaced <quote>korlinium scabbard</quote> with <quote>Korlinium Scabbard</quote>. Removed quote marks from thought-speech.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect349">349</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell<ch.emdash/>Invisible Fist<ch.emdash/>and</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell <spell>Invisible Fist</spell> and</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect350">350</a>) Replaced <quote>artifact</quote> with <quote>artefact</quote>. Removed quote marks from thought-speech. Replaced <quote>safe keeping</quote> with <quote>safekeeping</quote>. Replaced <quote>Farewell Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote>Farewell, Lone Wolf</quote>. Replaced <quote>to rank of</quote> with <quote>to the rank of</quote>. Replaced <quote>VOYAGE OF THE MOONSTONE</quote> with <quote><cite>Voyage of the Moonstone</cite></quote>.</p>
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