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<p>It is dawn on midsummer<ch.apos/>s day when you ride out of Tahou. Since your victory over Zakhan Kimah, your appearance in a public place has been enough to provoke spontaneous cheering from the Tahouese, who regard you as their saviour. But on this warm, sunny morning you leave the city unnoticed, for on this occasion you appear to be just another messenger.</p>
- <p>The army uniform you wear and the white horse you ride are part of an elaborate deception conceived by the Elder Magi. In order to make Darklord Gnaag believe that you are returning to Sommerlund, you have given your Kai cloak and tunic to your friend Banedon. Disguised as you, he will leave for Sommerlund aboard his flying ship Skyrider this afternoon. A formal ceremony is planned to mark his departure and another awaits his arrival at the King<ch.apos/>s Citadel in Holmgard. Gnaag has vowed to kill you: it is a vow which has become an obsession that torments him like a poisoned wound. It is hoped that Banedon<ch.apos/>s much-publicized flight home will lure Gnaag<ch.apos/>s vengeful eyes away to the north and raise your chances of success at Torgar considerably.</p>
+ <p>The army uniform you wear and the white horse you ride are part of an elaborate deception conceived by the Elder Magi. In order to make Darklord Gnaag believe that you are returning to Sommerlund, you have given your Kai cloak and tunic to your friend Banedon. Disguised as you, he will leave for Sommerlund aboard his flying ship Skyrider this afternoon. A formal ceremony is planned to mark his departure and another awaits his arrival at the King<ch.apos/>s Citadel in Holmgard. Gnaag has vowed to kill you: it is a vow which has become an obsession that torments him like a poisoned wound. It is hoped that Banedon<ch.apos/>s much publicized flight home will lure Gnaag<ch.apos/>s vengeful eyes away to the north and raise your chances of success at Torgar considerably.</p>
<p>Your ride ends in Firina, where you catch a barge down-river to the port of Talon. There you hear news of a rebellion in Barrakeesh, the Vassagonian capital, and reports of the sudden withdrawal of all Vassagonia<ch.apos/>s troops from the lands she invaded early in the war. It bodes well for the continuing struggle against the Darklords, for Vassagonia was their only major ally. You spend one night in Talon before buying passage aboard a merchantman on its way along the Tentarias, and five days later you disembark at Garthen, the capital of Talestria.</p>
<p>Talestria was overrun in the early days of the war but the neighbouring country of Palmyrion came quickly to her aid. The armies of Talestria and Palmyrion united and fought the invading horde, led by Warlord Zegron of Ogia, on the battle-plains to the north of Garthen. For three days and three nights a bitter struggle raged and the allies were sorely pressed to withstand the overwhelming numbers of the enemy ranged against them. But on the morning of the fourth day, the unexpected arrival of the dwarven army of Bor was to seal Zegron<ch.apos/>s doom. His mighty force crumbled and the survivors, fleeing northwards in chaos, were pursued relentlessly. The latest news tells of the allies<ch.apos/> capture of Xanar, a major Ogian stronghold, and their continued advance westward along the Blackshroud Trail.</p>
<p>The Royal Court of Queen Evaine would be honoured to assist you, but secrecy is paramount to the success of your quest and so you shun the Royal Palace and take lodgings instead at a humble dockside tavern. There you arrange transportation to Eru aboard a brigantine bound for Humbold, the Eruan capital, and leave next day on the noon tide. Upon your arrival, you make your way to the city<ch.apos/>s ancient quarter where the Elder Magi have arranged a clandestine meeting with Prince Graygor. In the cellar of a disused warehouse, the young Prince waits patiently for your coming. Like you, he is dressed in the clothes of a messenger in order that he can walk the streets of his city incognito. He welcomes you with a salute, bringing his hand diagonally across his chest, and assures you that your true identity is known only to him. For over an hour you discuss your plans and listen to the Prince recount some of the events that have disturbed the peace of Eru. Two years ago, Drakkarim renegades from the Hammerlands attacked and overran his northern city of Luomi. The inhabitants were slaughtered and the holy temple of Luomi, around which the city was founded, was looted and burnt to the ground. Only recently did he learn from the Elder Magi that the ancient temple held the Lorestone of Luomi, one of the three Lorestones now locked in Torgar. At the time of the attack the Prince<ch.apos/>s army was too small to repel the invaders and he was forced to abandon the city, as well as the border town of Cetza. But in the past month he has joined forces with King Sarnac of Lencia, and together they have recaptured Luomi and driven Baron Shinzar and his Hammerland rebels all the way back to Cetza, within thirty miles of the border.</p>
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<p>The partisan leader listens patiently as you recount the many events that led you to seek his help. He sits staring into the fire, his eyes fixed on the flickering flames as he digests every word you say and considers their consequences carefully. At length, having heard your earnest appeal for him to guide you, he raises his eyes from the fire and holds you with their piercing gaze.</p>
- <p><quote>You speak with courage and wisdom, Kai lord. It is rare to find these virtues present so strongly in one so young. The help you beg me to provide could cost my life, yet you offer no reward, save the thanks of some distant land and the slender promise of a better age. However, I feel compelled to help you, for in my heart I know you are the one who can deliver us from the perpetual shadow of the Darklords.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>You speak with courage and wisdom, Kai Lord. It is rare to find these virtues present so strongly in one so young. The help you beg me to provide could cost my life, yet you offer no reward, save the thanks of some distant land and the slender promise of a better age. However, I feel compelled to help you, for in my heart I know you are the one who can deliver us from the perpetual shadow of the Darklords.</quote></p>
<p>He rises and bids you follow him as he walks to the archway. <quote>Come, we must prepare for our journey. The road you wish to travel is perilous and long. We had best set off at the earliest, lest caution and common sense change my mind.</quote></p>
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- <p>When he opens his fist you see that the coin shows <quote>tails</quote>. <quote>Fate has chosen you for this heroic task, Kai lord,</quote> he says, and hands you the leather satchel containing the crystal explosive. <quote>My men will cover you with their crossbows when you make your run. Place the device so that the shard faces the door and remember, you have only ten seconds to get back once it is activated.</quote></p>
+ <p>When he opens his fist you see that the coin shows <quote>tails</quote>. <quote>Fate has chosen you for this heroic task, Kai Lord,</quote> he says, and hands you the leather satchel containing the crystal explosive. <quote>My men will cover you with their crossbows when you make your run. Place the device so that the shard faces the door and remember, you have only ten seconds to get back once it is activated.</quote></p>
<p>You shoulder the satchel and, as Adamas gives the order to his men to fire, you scramble over the rampart and sprint towards the great iron door.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Huntmastery, add 2 to the number you have picked. If you have completed the Lore-circle of Solaris, add a further 2.</p>
<choice idref="sect243">If your total is now 0<ch.endash/>1, <link-text>turn to 243</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>The officer looks at you as if you are insane. <quote>The crazy fool thinks he<ch.apos/>s a Kai lord,</quote> he says scornfully to his men as he climbs back into his saddle. <quote>The foul air of this wilderness has addled his brains. Let us ride on; we<ch.apos/>ve wasted too much time here already.</quote></p>
+ <p>The officer looks at you as if you are insane. <quote>The crazy fool thinks he<ch.apos/>s a Kai Lord,</quote> he says scornfully to his men as he climbs back into his saddle. <quote>The foul air of this wilderness has addled his brains. Let us ride on; we<ch.apos/>ve wasted too much time here already.</quote></p>
<p>He spurs his horse forward and you are forced to dive aside as the riders surge across the bridge and disappear along the road that leads to the Moggador Forest.</p>
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<p>(<a idref="imprvdsc">Improved Disciplines</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>eg</quote> with <quote>e.g.</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>mid-summer<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>midsummer<ch.apos/>s</quote> and <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>. Removed <quote>at the front of the book</quote>. Capitalised both occurrences of <quote>prince</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect1">1</a>) Replaced <quote>mid-summer<ch.apos/>s</quote> with <quote>midsummer<ch.apos/>s</quote>, <quote>much-publicized</quote> with <quote>much publicized</quote>, and <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>. Removed <quote>at the front of the book</quote>. Capitalised both occurrences of <quote>prince</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect4">4</a>) Replaced <quote>Principalin or more</quote> with <quote>Principalin or higher</quote>. Replaced <quote>Tutelary or more</quote> with <quote>Tutelary or higher</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect6">6</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect9">9</a>) Replaced <quote>battle smoke</quote> with <quote>battle-smoke</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect79">79</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect87">87</a>) Replaced <quote>shield wall</quote> with <quote>shield-wall</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect88">88</a>) Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect92">92</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect93">93</a>) Replaced <quote>Cener druids</quote> with <quote>Cener Druids</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect94">94</a>) Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect96">96</a>) Replaced <quote>bonuses</quote> with <quote>missile bonuses</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect320">320</a>) Replaced <quote>Elite</quote> with <quote><ch.Eacute/>lite</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect323">323</a>) Replaced <quote>hill-top</quote> with <quote>hilltop</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect330">330</a>) Replaced <quote>heads</quote> with <quote>tails</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect330">330</a>) Replaced <quote>heads</quote> with <quote>tails</quote> and <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect339">339</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai lord</quote> with <quote>Kai Lord</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect341">341</a>) Replaced <quote>zig-zag</quote> with <quote>zigzags</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect344">344</a>) Replaced <quote>Zaggonozod</quote> with <quote>Zagganozod</quote>. Added a period to the end of the illustration<ch.apos/>s caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect345">345</a>) Replaced <quote>out-distance</quote> with <quote>outdistance</quote>.</p>
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