&inclusion.brian.williams.bio.lw;
</creator>
<publisher>Project Aon</publisher>
- <date class="publication"><year>2007</year><month>8</month><day>28</day></date>
+ <date class="publication"><year>2007</year><month>8</month><day>29</day></date>
<description class="blurb">
<p>You are Lone Wolf<ch.emdash/>Kai Grand Master of Sommerlund. During your long voyage home from a successful quest you discover the Dark God Naar is poised to unleash a horde of fire-breathing dragons upon the Kai Monastery. Will his agents assassinate you <foreign xml:lang="fr">en route</foreign>? Or will you manage to arrive at your monastery in time to take command of the new order of young Kai warriors in what could be their first and final battle against Naar<ch.apos/>s champions of evil?</p>
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<p>You bow to the King<ch.apos/>s wishes and resolve, instead, to reach the Kai Monastery by land and destroy the Shadow Gate as soon as you are able. Strengthened by this resolution, you show to the council the Sun-crystal that Gwynian gave you, and you tell them how you intend to use it.</p>
<p>Ulnar and the barons applaud your plan and your steadfast courage. The King places under your command his <ch.eacute/>lite Guard Cavalry regiment, so that you may be able to use them to break through the enemy<ch.apos/>s line at its weakest point and reach the Kai Monastery. Captain D<ch.apos/>Val, commander of the Guard Cavalry, knows where this weak point is and he will guide you to it.</p>
<p>The King dissolves the council and, as the barons return to their armies in the field, he orders you to rest in his chambers for a few hours.</p>
- <p><quote>Get some sleep, Grand Master,</quote> he says, patting you paternally on the shoulder, <quote>you will need it. You ride with the Guard at dawn.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Get some sleep, Grand Master,</quote> he says, patting you paternally on the shoulder. <quote>You will need it. You ride with the Guard at dawn.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect94"><link-text>Turn to 94</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>If you wish to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<p>Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, and distances:</p>
<signpost>
- <line>North<ch.endash/>Chod<ch.endash/>250 miles</line>
- <line>West<ch.endash/>Holona<ch.endash/>50 miles</line>
- <line>South<ch.endash/>Tenzha<ch.endash/>20 miles</line>
+ <line>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</line>
+ <line>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</line>
+ <line>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</line>
</signpost>
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- <p>The unexpected sound of the voice jolts you to full consciousness. You look around for who it was who uttered these words and, to your surprise, you see an old man dressed in brown robes standing before you, stroking your horses nose. Immediately you recognize the kindly face of Gwynian the Sage.</p>
+ <p>The unexpected sound of the voice jolts you to full consciousness. You look around for who it was who uttered these words and, to your surprise, you see an old man dressed in brown robes standing before you, stroking your horse<ch.apos/>s nose. Immediately you recognize the kindly face of Gwynian the Sage.</p>
<p><quote>Fate calls us together once more, Lone Wolf,</quote> he says. <quote>Come, we have much to discuss.</quote></p>
<p>And with that he takes hold of your horse<ch.apos/>s bridle and leads him across the park to a grand building. It has changed much since you were last here, but despite the new brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade you recognize Varetta<ch.apos/>s Halls of Learning.</p>
<p>You are taken along a gravelled path to a hall, where a sign hanging over its richly-carved oak door says: LIBRARY. You dismount, and Gwynian ties the reins to a ring set into the wall. Then he pushes open the door and together you enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior. Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library, marching past on either side as you walk towards another door at the far end of the hall.</p>
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<p>Desperately you urge the horse forwards, but the combined weight of you and Lord Nathor conspire to slow its progress. Before it can carry you through the gatehouse and onto the drawbridge beyond, the portcullis comes crashing down, sealing your only means of escape. Then a second portcullis descends, preventing you from returning into the castle keep. You are caught, trapped like fish in a barrel in the narrow corridor between these two gates.</p>
<p>This area is called the <quote>murder hole</quote>, and, as you soon discover to your cost, it is an apt description of what can occur in this dreadful place. Within seconds of your capture, the walls above are ringed by guardsmen, each armed with bows which they aim at you and your companion. At a given signal they open fire, pouring volley after relentless volley of arrows into your defenceless forms.</p>
- <p>Tragically, your life and your journey home to Sommerlund ends here, in the murder hole of castle Tranius.</p>
+ <p>Tragically, your life and your journey home to Sommerlund ends here, in the murder hole of Castle Tranius.</p>
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<p>You take a gasp of air and dive below the surface, but as you submerge, you feel the stinging kiss of a crossbow bolt<ch.apos/>s tip graze your shoulder: lose 2 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>Having lost the element of surprise, you allow the current to carry you a few hundred yards downstream before you cone to the surface. You find yourself opposite a shallow bay in the river bank which affords you better cover from the nearest enemy trench than your previous position upstream. Quickly you crawl out of the water and slither like a snake up the muddy bank to drop silently into this trench. A dull-witted Eldenoran is swiftly dispatched with a blow from the edge of your hand, enabling you to move further along this log-walled ditch. Just as you are passing the opening to a makeshift dugout, you sense danger ahead. A single file of Eldenoran swordsmen are marching along the trench in your direction; it will be only a matter of seconds before they are close enough to see you.</p>
+ <p>Having lost the element of surprise, you allow the current to carry you a few hundred yards downstream before you come to the surface. You find yourself opposite a shallow bay in the river bank which affords you better cover from the nearest enemy trench than your previous position upstream. Quickly you crawl out of the water and slither like a snake up the muddy bank to drop silently into this trench. A dull-witted Eldenoran is swiftly dispatched with a blow from the edge of your hand, enabling you to move further along this log-walled ditch. Just as you are passing the opening to a makeshift dugout, you sense danger ahead. A single file of Eldenoran swordsmen are marching along the trench in your direction; it will be only a matter of seconds before they are close enough to see you.</p>
<choice idref="sect185">If you wish to dive into the dugout to avoid being seen by these men, <link-text>turn to 185</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect57">If you choose to unsheathe your weapon and prepare for combat with this advancing file of troops, <link-text>turn to 57</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You fall among the damp, jagged rocks and gash your head on a pointed outcrop: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>Your sudden movement alerts a lavas to your position and it circles around Ravens Eerie until it is sure that you are human. Then, with a piercing shriek, it comes diving out of the sky with its claws extended and its beaked jaw open wide.</p>
+ <p>Your sudden movement alerts a lavas to your position and it circles around Raven<ch.apos/>s Eerie until it is sure that you are human. Then, with a piercing shriek, it comes diving out of the sky with its claws extended and its beaked jaw open wide.</p>
<choice idref="sect108"><link-text>Turn to 108</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>48</title></meta>
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- <p>The Lord Constable Is an imposing man with a proud and noble countenance. At your approach he removes a white leather gauntlet and welcomes you with a formal salute.</p>
+ <p>The Lord Constable is an imposing man with a proud and noble countenance. At your approach he removes a white leather gauntlet and welcomes you with a formal salute.</p>
<p><quote>Greetings, my Lord,</quote> he says, his voice deep and resonant, <quote>Welcome to Garthen. I am Nathor, Lord Constable of the Royal Citadel. It would be an honour if you would allow me to escort you and Lord Ardan to an audience with Queen Evaine.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect238"><link-text>Turn to 238</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Suddenly an explosion of while light fills your vision and the taste of blood fills your mouth: you have been hit in the head by an armour-piercing arrow. Mercifully, death is virtually instantaneous.</p>
- <p>Sadly your life and your journey home comes to an abrupt end here, in the cold dark waters of the River Reloni.</p>
+ <p>Sadly, your life and your journey home comes to an abrupt end here, in the cold dark waters of the River Reloni.</p>
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<p>As you stop to survey the shops and stalls which encircle this busy square, you notice a stone signpost positioned on a plinth at its centre. It indicates the names of the three exits from this square:</p>
- <ul>
- <li>Ladder Way (North)</li>
- <li>Spur Lane (East)</li>
- <li>Quill Street (West)</li>
- </ul>
+ <signpost>
+ <line>Ladder Way (North)</line>
+ <line>Spur Lane (East)</line>
+ <line>Quill Street (West)</line>
+ </signpost>
<choice idref="sect112">If you wish to enter Ladder Way, <link-text>turn to 112</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect338">If you wish to enter Spur Lane, <link-text>turn to 338</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect90">If you wish to enter Quill Street, <link-text>turn to 90</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>63</title></meta>
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- <p>As the horsemen close in, unexpectedly you spur your steed straight at then in a bold countercharge. The move takes the leading pair of riders by surprise and, before they fully recover their battle-senses, you speed between them and lash out with a single scything sweep. Both riders crash to the ground<ch.emdash/>minus their heads.</p>
+ <p>As the horsemen close in, unexpectedly you spur your steed straight at them in a bold countercharge. The move takes the leading pair of riders by surprise and, before they fully recover their battle-senses, you speed between them and lash out with a single scything sweep. Both riders crash to the ground<ch.emdash/>minus their heads.</p>
<p>Shocked by your sheer audacity, the brigand leader shouts a recall to the others. They wheel around in a wide arc and form up in a line behind him, cursing you vehemently for the death of their comrades. Then, with a vengeful yell, the brigand chief leads his gang of saddle-bandits in a charge that, he hopes, will leave you trampled into the ground.</p>
- <p>As this wave of brigands come thundering down upon you, the leader urges at your head with his straight-bladed sword. It whistles by just inches from your scalp, but you do not allow him a second try. You twist in the saddle and strike like lightning, splitting his helmet and his skull with a single mighty blow. He falls before his men, yet they prove to be hardy rogues and they press home their attack regardless.</p>
+ <p>As this wave of brigands come thundering down upon you, the leader lunges at your head with his straight-bladed sword. It whistles by just inches from your scalp, but you do not allow him a second try. You twist in the saddle and strike like lightning, splitting his helmet and his skull with a single mighty blow. He falls before his men, yet they prove to be hardy rogues and they press home their attack regardless.</p>
<combat><enemy>Eldenoran brigands</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">46</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">41</enemy-attribute></combat>
<choice idref="sect182">You may evade this combat after four rounds, by <link-text>turning to 182</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect109">If you win the fight, <link-text>turn to 109</link-text>.</choice>
<meta><title>65</title></meta>
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- <p>You manage to pull free from the tangle of shattered timbers, but you are now so chose to unconsciousness due to lack of oxygen that you are forced to surface. The moment your head bobs above the water and you gasp for breath, you attract a volley of arrows from the archers hiding in the trees.</p>
+ <p>You manage to pull free from the tangle of shattered timbers, but you are now so close to unconsciousness due to lack of oxygen that you are forced to surface. The moment your head bobs above the water and you gasp for breath, you attract a volley of arrows from the archers hiding in the trees.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If you possess Assimilance, add 2 to the number you have picked. If you possess Grand Pathsmanship, add 1.</p>
- <p>If your total score is now 3 or less, him to 53.</p>
+ <choice idref="sect53">If your total score is now 3 or less, <link-text>turn to 53</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect298">If it is 4 or more, <link-text>turn to 298</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>67</title></meta>
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- <p>You raise your hand and bring the regiment to a silent halt. Captain D<ch.apos/>Val leans towards you from his saddle and whispers: <quote>Here is the enemy who have your monastery surrounded, Grand Master, and this as the weakest point in their line.</quote></p>
+ <p>You raise your hand and bring the regiment to a silent halt. Captain D<ch.apos/>Val leans towards you from his saddle and whispers: <quote>Here is the enemy who have your monastery surrounded, Grand Master, and this is the weakest point in their line.</quote></p>
<p><quote>I know this place,</quote> you reply, quietly. <quote>The monastery lies beyond the next ridge of trees. If we are to break through here, we must be quick about it. These creatures can take to the skies<ch.emdash/>it would not take them long to summon reinforcements.</quote></p>
<p><quote>You are right, Grand Master. The risks are indeed great, but I and my men are willing to take them to ensure your return to the Monastery of the Kai. You must get through. You are the only one who can destroy the Shadow Gate and remove this curse from our land.</quote></p>
- <p><quote>Very well then, Captain,</quote> you reply, unsheathing your weapon. <quote>Pass the order to prepare to charge.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Very well, then, Captain,</quote> you reply, unsheathing your weapon. <quote>Pass the order to prepare to charge.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect200"><link-text>Turn to 200</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You tell Captain D<ch.apos/>Val to take the regiment fifty yards back along the trail. When he has complied with your order, you move upstream until you can see, at an angle, the source of the ultraviolet beam: it is a shiny metallic polyhedron, studded with rivets.</p>
- <p>Using your Kai Mastery of Nexus, you cause the device to rise. You have lifted it no more than a few inches when suddenly It is torn apart by a violent explosion that peppers the area around the ford with sharp splinters of rock. As the dust of the explosion clears, you signal to D<ch.apos/>Val to bring the regiment forward.</p>
+ <p>Using your Kai Mastery of Nexus, you cause the device to rise. You have lifted it no more than a few inches when suddenly it is torn apart by a violent explosion that peppers the area around the ford with sharp splinters of rock. As the dust of the explosion clears, you signal to D<ch.apos/>Val to bring the regiment forward.</p>
<p><quote>Thank Ishir you<ch.apos/>re with us,</quote> says the Captain, as he leads the men across the ford. <quote>Without you, this wicked sorcery would have cost us dear.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect235"><link-text>Turn to 235</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>73</title></meta>
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- <p>Within a matter of seconds, the remaining pack members catch the scent of their leaders blood and it drives them into a frenzy. They increase their speed and, knowing that you cannot outrun them, you are forced to turn and face them as they launch a simultaneous attack.</p>
+ <p>Within a matter of seconds, the remaining pack members catch the scent of their leader<ch.apos/>s blood and it drives them into a frenzy. They increase their speed and, knowing that you cannot outrun them, you are forced to turn and face them as they launch a simultaneous attack.</p>
<combat><enemy>Eldenoran war-dogs (in blood-frenzy)</enemy><enemy-attribute class="combatskill">42</enemy-attribute><enemy-attribute class="endurance">47</enemy-attribute></combat>
<p>Due to their frenzied state, these war-dogs are immune to all forms of psychic attack, except Kai-surge and Kai-blast.</p>
<choice idref="sect295">If you win the combat, <link-text>turn to 295</link-text>.</choice>
<p>If you wish to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<p>Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, destinations, and distances:</p>
<signpost>
- <line>North<ch.endash/>Chod<ch.endash/>250 miles</line>
- <line>West<ch.endash/>Holona<ch.endash/>50 miles</line>
- <line>South<ch.endash/>Tenzha<ch.endash/>20 miles</line>
+ <line>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</line>
+ <line>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</line>
+ <line>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</line>
</signpost>
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<p>South<ch.endash/>Tenzha<ch.endash/>20 miles</p>
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<p>You are anxious to leave hostile Eldenoran territory as soon as possible and, after checking your <a idref="map">map</a>, you set off to the south, towards the Slovian border town of Tenzha.</p>
- <p>During your tide, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
+ <p>During your ride, unless you possess Grand Huntmastery, you must eat a Meal or lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect343">To continue, <link-text>turn to 343</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You ride to Scade, with all the speed your exhausted horse can muster, and return at once to the Lucky Bucket inn where the remaining members of the troop are billeted. The news of your encounter at Castle Tranius comes as a shock, both to the troopers and to the innkeeper who fears for the safety of the real Knight Tranius.</p>
<p><quote>I haven<ch.apos/>t seen him in the town for near-on a week,</quote> he says, anxiously rubbing his many chins. <quote>We <ch.apos/>ere had no inkling that somethin<ch.apos/> bad was happenin<ch.apos/> up there at the castle. It<ch.apos/>s right put the shakes up me, I can tell you.</quote></p>
- <p>In the warm comfort of the inn, you use your Kai Healing skills to mend the Lord Constable<ch.apos/>s injuries. He is carefully testing his weight on his newly mended ankle when suddenly there is a commotion outside in the street. An angry mob of hard-faced men, many clutching torches, staves, and coils of rope, are marching down the cobbled avenue towards the inn.</p>
+ <p>In the warm comfort of the inn, you use your Kai healing skills to mend the Lord Constable<ch.apos/>s injuries. He is carefully testing his weight on his newly mended ankle when suddenly there is a commotion outside in the street. An angry mob of hard-faced men, many clutching torches, staves, and coils of rope, are marching down the cobbled avenue towards the inn.</p>
<p><quote>Hang the Talestrian thieves!</quote> they shout. <quote>String up the murdering swine!</quote></p>
<p><quote>What<ch.apos/>s going on? Who are these men?</quote> says Nathor. The innkeeper<ch.apos/>s face turns white and he begins to tremble with fear.</p>
<p><quote>I<ch.ellips/> I don<ch.apos/>t rightly know,</quote> he stammers. <quote>I ain<ch.apos/>t never seen <ch.apos/>em before. They<ch.apos/>s not from these parts. We<ch.apos/>ve never had no quarrel with Talestria. You<ch.apos/>ve always been our friends.</quote></p>
<p>Nathor calls everyone to the rear of the inn where a passage leads directly to the stables.</p>
<p><quote>I fear this is some kind of crude ploy to murder you, Grand Master,</quote> he says. <quote>If you are to stand any chance of reaching your homeland, you must continue your journey at once. I and my men will do what we can to hold this mob at bay, but you must leave now and you must go alone.</quote></p>
<p>Another window shatters and a burning brand is hurled into the inn.</p>
- <p><quote>Very well,</quote> you reply, uneasily, <quote>I shall leave at once.</quote></p>
+ <p><quote>Very well,</quote> you reply, uneasily. <quote>I shall leave at once.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect161"><link-text>Turn to 161</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You are part-way across the lord when alarm bells sound on both sides of the river.</p>
<p><quote>Deserter at the ford!</quote> goes the cry from the Eldenoran fort. <quote>Enemy spy approaching!</quote> shout the Slovian guards.</p>
- <p>Moments later, a hissing cloud of arrows and bolts descend on you from both sides and several missiles graze your back and thighs: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. But the speed of your surprise crossing and your Kai Camouflage skills enable you to reach the Slovian side intact, and you disappear swiftly into the darkness of the plains beyond.</p>
+ <p>Moments later, a hissing cloud of arrows and bolts descend on you from both sides and several missiles graze your back and thighs: lose 5 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points. But the speed of your surprise crossing and your Kai camouflage skills enable you to reach the Slovian side intact, and you disappear swiftly into the darkness of the plains beyond.</p>
<choice idref="sect92"><link-text>Turn to 92</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The moment you strike your killing blow, the evil power of Lutha<ch.apos/>s ring implodes and consumes the Prince<ch.apos/>s body in a whirlwind of supernatural fire. You turn your back on the intense heat and, when the heat subsides, you turn around to see that he has been incinerated beyond all recognition. No sign of the ring remains, and only a glowing heap of bones mark the place where he fell.</p>
- <p>From beyond a closed door you hear a horde of guards come running along an echoing corridor towards the chamber in which you stand. Beside your feet is the
dagger which Prince Lutha used against you, and you stoop to pick it up (record this in the <a idref="action">Weapons List</a> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
+ <p>From beyond a closed door you hear a horde of guards come running along an echoing corridor towards the chamber in which you stand. Beside your feet is the
Dagger which Prince Lutha used against you, and you stoop to pick it up (record this in the <a idref="action">Weapons List</a> section of your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>).</p>
<p>Then you lower yourself back into the shaft and descend to the bottom of the pit. There you use the dagger to prise open the circular panel in the wall and, as it falls away, you discover a chute which leads to an underground river. Quickly you crawl along the slime-smeared chute and slip into the river, where you are carried swiftly away by the strong undercurrent.</p>
<choice idref="sect150"><link-text>Turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>90</title></meta>
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- <p>You enter Quill Street and ride along this narrow avenue, which is flanked by aromatic jala houses and perfumeries, until it turns abruptly right into a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard enhance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the words: HALLS OF LEARNING. Suddenly you feel inexplicably drawn towards this building; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems.</p>
+ <p>You enter Quill Street and ride along this narrow avenue, which is flanked by aromatic jala houses and perfumeries, until it turns abruptly right into a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the words: HALLS OF LEARNING. Suddenly you feel inexplicably drawn towards this building; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems.</p>
<p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply says: LIBRARY. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
<p>Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library. Your eyes travel along them until they reach another door at the far end of the hall. There, standing framed in its archway, is an old man clad in plain brown robes. He looks at you and smiles knowingly.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome, Grand Master,</quote> he says. <quote>I have been expecting you.</quote></p>
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<p>You focus your Magnakai powers of Psi-surge and launch a pulse of energy at the prisoner<ch.apos/>s mind in an attempt to weaken his resolve. Unexpectedly, you discover that his memory is protected by a magical shield and it takes a great effort for you to break through this defence (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score by 4 points).</p>
<p>Suddenly the man<ch.apos/>s mind shield crumbles. He shrieks with fear and his body is racked by uncontrollable tremors. You command the prisoner to reveal the identity of the person who sent him here to Garthen to murder you, and a mass of images begin to swirl and solidify in your mind<ch.apos/>s eye. They are the images of a past meeting in a far-off place which you recognize to be Duadon, the capital city of Eldenora. You see a shadowy figure, sheathed in ornate chainmail, handing a bulging pouch of gold to the prisoner in a dimly-lit alleyway. The figure speaks your name before melting away into the shadows.</p>
- <p><quote>Who is this person?</quote> you say, commanding the trembling prisoner to answer. He parts his bruised lips and tries to utter a name but no sound emerges. You sense that he is fighting to overcome the remnants of the shielding spell placed upon his mind. Moving closer, you try to make out the name be is struggling hard to whisper.</p>
+ <p><quote>Who is this person?</quote> you say, commanding the trembling prisoner to answer. He parts his bruised lips and tries to utter a name but no sound emerges. You sense that he is fighting to overcome the remnants of the shielding spell placed upon his mind. Moving closer, you try to make out the name he is struggling hard to whisper.</p>
<choice idref="sect326"><link-text>Turn to 326</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>102</title></meta>
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- <p>Your arrow penetrates deeply into the dragon<ch.apos/>s eye, its entire length disappears into the black cornea and he reacts to the sudden, agonizing pain by emitting a ground-shuddering roar. He rears up on his hind legs and, for a few terrifying moments, he claws wildly at the sulphurous sky before keeling over on his side. You have slain the dragon!</p>
+ <p>Your arrow penetrates deeply into the dragon<ch.apos/>s eye. Its entire length disappears into the black cornea and he reacts to the sudden, agonizing pain by emitting a ground-shuddering roar. He rears up on his hind legs and, for a few terrifying moments, he claws wildly at the sulphurous sky before keeling over on his side. You have slain the dragon!</p>
<choice idref="sect24"><link-text>Turn to 24</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>If you decide to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<p>Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, destinations, and distances:</p>
<signpost>
- <line>North<ch.endash/>Chod<ch.endash/>250 miles</line>
- <line>West<ch.endash/>Holona<ch.endash/>50 miles</line>
- <line>South<ch.endash/>Tenzha<ch.endash/>20 miles</line>
+ <line>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</line>
+ <line>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</line>
+ <line>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</line>
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<p>You ride across this busy square and enter Ladder Way, a thoroughfare which heads towards the very heart of Varetta. Apothecaries and candle-makers<ch.apos/> shops flank this wide street until it opens upon an ornate park that is filled with rare and beautiful flowers.</p>
- <p>To the west of the park you notice a fortified tower, by far the tallest in the city. You feel inexplicably drawn towards this tower; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems. You leave the park by its west sate and enter a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand budding whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the words: HALLS OF LEARNING.</p>
+ <p>To the west of the park you notice a fortified tower, by far the tallest in the city. You feel inexplicably drawn towards this tower; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems. You leave the park by its west gate and enter a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the words: HALLS OF LEARNING.</p>
<p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply says: LIBRARY. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
- <p>Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of his magnificent library. Your eyes travel along them until they reach another door at the far end of the hall. There, standing framed in its archway, is an old man clad in plain brown robes. He looks at you and smiles knowingly.</p>
+ <p>Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library. Your eyes travel along them until they reach another door at the far end of the hall. There, standing framed in its archway, is an old man clad in plain brown robes. He looks at you and smiles knowingly.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome. Grand Master,</quote> he says. <quote>I have been expecting you.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect348">If you have ever visited a hut on Raider<ch.apos/>s Road, the city of Tahou, or Lake Vorndarol (in previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures), <link-text>turn to 348</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect184">If you have never visited any of these places, <link-text>turn to 184</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You get to your feet and resume your steady climb towards the gate, now less than a hundred yards distant, but you have taken only a few dozen steps when suddenly another flight of lavas emerge from the Shadow Gate. You flatten yourself against the damp granite in a desperate attempt to avoid being seen, hut in your hurry you lose your footing on the slippery rocks.</p>
+ <p>You get to your feet and resume your steady climb towards the gate, now less than a hundred yards distant, but you have taken only a few dozen steps when suddenly another flight of lavas emerge from the Shadow Gate. You flatten yourself against the damp granite in a desperate attempt to avoid being seen, but in your hurry you lose your footing on the slippery rocks.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. For every level of Kai rank you have attained above that of Kai Grand Guardian, add 1 to the number you have picked.</p>
<choice idref="sect272">If your total score is now 5 or less, <link-text>turn to 272</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect29">If it is 6<ch.endash/>8, <link-text>turn to 29</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You try to drag yourself up from the roadway, but your strength rapidly deserts you and you tumble, unconscious, back into the mud.</p>
- <p>Several hours later you regain consciousness and are able to muster sufficient strength to stand. Your innate Kai Healing skills have saved you from the deadly plague virus which infects this town, but you have paid a grievous price.</p>
+ <p>Several hours later you regain consciousness and are able to muster sufficient strength to stand. Your innate Kai healing skills have saved you from the deadly plague virus which infects this town, but you have paid a grievous price.</p>
<p>Pick a number from the <a idref="random">Random Number Table</a>. If the number you have chosen is even (0, 2, 4. 6, 8), deduct 10 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points from your current total. If the number you have picked is odd (1, 3, 5, 7, 9), deduct 6 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
<choice idref="sect193">If you are still alive, <link-text>turn to 193</link-text>.</choice>
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- <p>You wait until the line of Eldenoran soldiers have filed past the entrance to the dugout, then you slip outside and make your way swiftly along the trench. Suddenly there Is a terrific boom, and a brilliant splash of blue-white fire illuminates the distant bridge. It is the opening bombardment in yet another futile assault across the river.</p>
+ <p>You wait until the line of Eldenoran soldiers have filed past the entrance to the dugout, then you slip outside and make your way swiftly along the trench. Suddenly there is a terrific boom, and a brilliant splash of blue-white fire illuminates the distant bridge. It is the opening bombardment in yet another futile assault across the river.</p>
<p>The trench ahead is empty; its owners have already gone forward to support the new attack. When you reach the end, you scramble over the muddy parapet and race head-down across a stretch of open ground towards a small wood.</p>
<choice idref="sect220"><link-text>Turn to 220</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>Calling upon your Kai Mastery, you cause yourself to slip into a coma-like state which gives every outwardly appearance of death.</p>
- <p>High above, you hear Prince Lutha bowling delightedly at the sight of your seemingly lifeless body. He calls for his guards and, a few moments later, you hear them entering the pit. They pronounce you dead, then there Follows the tinny sound of metal scraping on metal before you feel yourself being lifted by the shoulders and feet and lowered into a slippery chute. A wave of panic makes you awake from your death-like trance with a start. This sudden and unexpected resurrection makes the guards scream and drop you. They scurry away, gibbering like idiots, and you are left to slide headlong down a chute which leads to a fast-flowing underground river. You hit the cold waters head-first and are carried swiftly away by the strong undercurrent.</p>
+ <p>High above, you hear Prince Lutha howling delightedly at the sight of your seemingly lifeless body. He calls for his guards and, a few moments later, you hear them entering the pit. They pronounce you dead, then there follows the tinny sound of metal scraping on metal before you feel yourself being lifted by the shoulders and feet and lowered into a slippery chute. A wave of panic makes you awake from your death-like trance with a start. This sudden and unexpected resurrection makes the guards scream and drop you. They scurry away, gibbering like idiots, and you are left to slide headlong down a chute which leads to a fast-flowing underground river. You hit the cold waters head-first and are carried swiftly away by the strong undercurrent.</p>
<choice idref="sect150"><link-text>Turn to 150</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>164</title></meta>
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- <p>You focus your advanced Kai Healing powers on the young man<ch.apos/>s wound and cause the punctured tissues to knit together (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score by 3 points). Your treatment deadens his pain and revives him, but you know that this remission is but temporary; the poison in his blood is too strong and too well-established to be neutralized by your Kai powers.</p>
+ <p>You focus your advanced Kai healing powers on the young man<ch.apos/>s wound and cause the punctured tissues to knit together (reduce your <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> score by 3 points). Your treatment deadens his pain and revives him, but you know that this remission is but temporary; the poison in his blood is too strong and too well-established to be neutralized by your Kai powers.</p>
<p>Through clenched teeth, he forces himself to speak. You hear him tell his father that Prince Lutha<ch.apos/>s army is being aided by a sinister group of Cener Druids and renegade Nadziranim magicians. Lutha himself possesses a ring of power, which bestows upon him an invulnerability to weapons. The boy says this ring must be taken from him if he is to be slain.</p>
<p>Gradually, the effects of your healing powers wear off and the brave young man slips into a sleep from which he will not awaken.</p>
<choice idref="sect255"><link-text>Turn to 255</link-text>.</choice>
<p>If you decide to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<p>Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, destinations, and distances:</p>
<signpost>
- <line>North<ch.endash/>Chod<ch.endash/>250 miles</line>
- <line>West<ch.endash/>Holona<ch.endash/>50 miles</line>
- <line>South<ch.endash/>Tenzha<ch.endash/>20 miles</line>
+ <line>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</line>
+ <line>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</line>
+ <line>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</line>
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<line><ch.lsquot/>Shoni pilgrims,<ch.rsquot/> says Nathor. <ch.lsquot/>They<ch.apos/>re wandering</line>
- <line>beggar-monks wo<ch.apos/>ve taken a vow of poverty.<ch.rsquot/></line>
+ <line>beggar-monks who have taken a vow of poverty.<ch.rsquot/></line>
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<p>You are halfway across the ford when alarm bells sound on both sides of the river.</p>
<p><quote>Deserter at the ford!</quote> goes the cry from the Eldenoran fort. <quote>Enemy spy approaching!</quote> shout the Slovian guards.</p>
<p>Moments later, a hissing cloud of arrows and bolts descend on you from both sides and your horse is killed instantly in the crossfire. It crashes head-first into the water and you are thrown out of the saddle to land heavily amongst the rocks which lie strewn along the Slovian bank. You try to rise but suddenly an explosion of white light fills your vision and the taste of blood fills your mouth: you have been hit in the head by an armour-piercing arrow. Mercifully, death is virtually instantaneous.</p>
- <p>Sadly your life and your journey home comes to an abrupt end here, on the Slovian banks of the River Storn.</p>
+ <p>Sadly, your life and your journey home comes to an abrupt end here, on the Slovian banks of the River Storn.</p>
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<p>Steeling yourself for impact, you smash through the thatched roof of the stables and land amidst a tangle of hay and broken timbers. Moments later, Nathor comes crashing through the roof and lands just a few yards from where you are lying. You are badly bruised but you have survived the fall (lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points). Nathor, too, is alive, but his injuries are more severe. His left ankle is badly broken and his face is a mess of cuts and contusions. Despite his obvious pain he manages a smile, revealing gaps where he is missing two of his teeth.</p>
- <choice idref="sect269">If you wish to use your Kai Healing skills on the Lord Constable, <link-text>turn to 269</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect269">If you wish to use your Kai healing skills on the Lord Constable, <link-text>turn to 269</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect41">If you decide to concentrate on escaping from the castle as quickly as possible, <link-text>turn to 41</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>221</title></meta>
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- <p>Instinctively you crouch down and take cover amongst the nearby foliage. You also call upon your Kai Camouflage and psychic skills to help mask your presence from the creature which is circling high above the trees. For several minutes you stare at the loathsome creature, not daring to move a muscle, then you see it fly away and you breathe a sigh of relief.</p>
+ <p>Instinctively you crouch down and take cover amongst the nearby foliage. You also call upon your Kai camouflage and psychic skills to help mask your presence from the creature which is circling high above the trees. For several minutes you stare at the loathsome creature, not daring to move a muscle, then you see it fly away and you breathe a sigh of relief.</p>
<p>A chill night wind whistles through the trees and you shiver. But it is not the cold that is chilling your blood<ch.emdash/>it is the sudden fear that you may never see your homeland again.</p>
<choice idref="sect275"><link-text>Turn to 275</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You hear the hiss of the crossbow bolt in flight, then suddenly an explosion of white light fills your vision and the taste of blood fills your mouth: you have been shot in the base of the skull by an iron bolt and, mercifully, death is virtually instantaneous.</p>
- <p>Sadly your life and your journey home comes to an abrupt end here, in the timberlands of southern Eldenora.</p>
+ <p>Sadly, your life and your journey home comes to an abrupt end here, in the timberlands of southern Eldenora.</p>
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<p>You try to swim against the current, but your recent ordeal in Duadon has greatly weakened your constitution. The strength in your limbs is ebbing fast, and, with mounting panic, you feel unable to prevent yourself from sinking beneath the surface of the Storn.</p>
<choice idref="sect5">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Knight, <link-text>turn to 5</link-text>.</choice>
- <choice idref="sect227">If you possess Kai-alchemy and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Thane, or higher, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
+ <choice idref="sect227">If you possess Kai-alchemy, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Thane, or higher, <link-text>turn to 227</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect264">If you possess Telegnosis, and have attained the Kai rank of Sun Lord, or higher, <link-text>turn to 264</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect251">If you possess none of these skills, or if you have yet to attain the necessary levels of Kai Mastery, <link-text>turn to 251</link-text>.</choice>
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<meta><title>246</title></meta>
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- <p>In the warm comfort of the inn, you use your Kai Healing skills to mend the Lord Constable<ch.apos/>s injuries. He is carefully testing his weight on his newly-mended ankle when suddenly there is a commotion outside in the street. An angry mob of hard-faced men, many clutching torches, staves, and coils of rope, are marching down the cobbled avenue towards the inn.</p>
+ <p>In the warm comfort of the inn, you use your Kai healing skills to mend the Lord Constable<ch.apos/>s injuries. He is carefully testing his weight on his newly-mended ankle when suddenly there is a commotion outside in the street. An angry mob of hard-faced men, many clutching torches, staves, and coils of rope, are marching down the cobbled avenue towards the inn.</p>
<p><quote>Hang the Talestrian thieves!</quote> they shout. <quote>String up the murdering swine!</quote></p>
<p><quote>What<ch.apos/>s going on? Who are these men?</quote> asks Nathor. The innkeeper<ch.apos/>s face turns white and he begins to tremble with fear.</p>
<p><quote>I<ch.ellips/> I don<ch.apos/>t rightly know,</quote> he stammers. <quote>I ain<ch.apos/>t never seen <ch.rsquot/>em before. They<ch.apos/>s not from these parts. We<ch.apos/>ve never had no quarrel with Talestria. You<ch.apos/>ve always been our friends.</quote></p>
<p>If you decide to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a> accordingly.</p>
<p>Shortly before sunset, you emerge from the trees at a place where three trails meet. A wooden signpost propped against a boulder indicates three directions, destinations, and distances:</p>
<signpost>
- <line>North<ch.endash/>Chod<ch.endash/>250 miles</line>
- <line>West<ch.endash/>Holona<ch.endash/>50 miles</line>
- <line>South<ch.endash/>Tenzha<ch.endash/>20 miles</line>
+ <line>North<ch.emdash/>Chod<ch.emdash/>250 miles</line>
+ <line>West<ch.emdash/>Holona<ch.emdash/>50 miles</line>
+ <line>South<ch.emdash/>Tenzha<ch.emdash/>20 miles</line>
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<p>You take a lungful of air and dive once more below the surface, but as you submerge, you feel the stinging kiss of an arrow<ch.apos/>s tip graze the top of your head: lose 3 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>On reaching the far bank, you use the corpses that litter the shoreline for cover. You wait here, absolutely motionless, for nearly fifteen minutes before crawling from the water and slithering on your stomach into the wood which commands this stretch of the river bank. Your stealth and your Kai Camouflage skills keep you hidden from the watchful eyes of the Eldenoran archers who infest these trees, but they do not fool their keen-nosed war-dogs. You have barely reached the tree-line when they begin to bark and howl.</p>
+ <p>On reaching the far bank, you use the corpses that litter the shoreline for cover. You wait here, absolutely motionless, for nearly fifteen minutes before crawling from the water and slithering on your stomach into the wood which commands this stretch of the river bank. Your stealth and your Kai camouflage skills keep you hidden from the watchful eyes of the Eldenoran archers who infest these trees, but they do not fool their keen-nosed war-dogs. You have barely reached the tree-line when they begin to bark and howl.</p>
<choice idref="sect47">If you possess Animal Mastery, <link-text>turn to 47</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect156">If you do not possess this Grand Master Discipline, <link-text>turn to 156</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>You make your way across this busy square and enter Ladder Way, a thoroughfare which heads towards the very heart of Varetta. Apothecaries and candle-makers<ch.apos/> shops flank this wide street until it opens up on an ornate park filled with rare and beautiful flowers.</p>
<p>To the west of the park you notice a fortified tower, by far the tallest in the city. You feel inexplicably drawn towards this tower; it is as if it possesses the solution to all your problems. You leave the park by its west gate and enter a wider thoroughfare called Brass Street. Here you see the courtyard entrance to a grand building whose brick and marble fa<ch.ccedil/>ade is adorned with the words: HALLS OF LEARNING.</p>
- <p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a budding where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply says: LIBRARY. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
+ <p>You enter and ride along a gravelled path which leads to a building where a sign, hanging over its richly-carved oak door, simply says: LIBRARY. You feel compelled to stop here and, without quite knowing why, you dismount from your horse and tie his reins to a ring which is set into the wall. Then you push open the door and enter the library<ch.apos/>s cool interior.</p>
<p>Countless thousands of books and parchments crowd the stone shelves of this magnificent library. Your eyes travel along them until they reach another door at the far end of the hall. There, standing framed in its archway, is an old man clad in plain brown robes. He looks at you and smiles knowingly.</p>
<p><quote>Welcome, Grand Master,</quote> he says. <quote>I have been expecting you.</quote></p>
<choice idref="sect348">If you have ever visited a hut on Raider<ch.apos/>s Road, the city of Tahou, or Lake Vorndarol (in previous <cite>Lone Wolf</cite> adventures), <link-text>turn to 348</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>As you fall backwards into the cold water, a splinter of rock slices through your upper left arm: lose 4 <typ class="attribute">ENDURANCE</typ> points.</p>
- <p>Gritting your teeth against the stinging pain, you struggle to your feet and use your Kai Healing skills to staunch the bleeding. The dust of the explosion is clearing and you can see D<ch.apos/>Val bringing the regiment forward.</p>
+ <p>Gritting your teeth against the stinging pain, you struggle to your feet and use your Kai healing skills to staunch the bleeding. The dust of the explosion is clearing and you can see D<ch.apos/>Val bringing the regiment forward.</p>
<p><quote>Are you badly injured, Grand Master?</quote> he shouts, as he comes riding through the water.</p>
<p><quote>I<ch.apos/>ll live,</quote> you retort, and hurry to remount your skittish horse.</p>
<p><quote>Thank Ishir you<ch.apos/>re with us,</quote> says the Captain, as together you return to the regiment and lead them across the ford. <quote>Without you, this wicked sorcery would have cost us dear.</quote></p>
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<description>
- <line><ch.lsquot/>Whadaya want?<ch.rsquot/> snaps the ugly old woman.</line>
+ <line><ch.lsquot/>Whadya want?<ch.rsquot/> snaps the ugly old woman.</line>
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- <p>For an hour you ride across the rich grasslands of eastern Talestria until you come to a range of hills that are carpeted with scented spruce and pine. The road snakes its way through this ruggedly beautiful landscape to a place where a smaller track branches off the main trail, heading south. A huge boulder of red granite marks the start of this adjoining track, yet there is no signpost to indicate where it leads. Using your Kai Tracking skills, you determine that the track has been used by men and horses during the last twenty-four hours.</p>
+ <p>For an hour you ride across the rich grasslands of eastern Talestria until you come to a range of hills that are carpeted with scented spruce and pine. The road snakes its way through this ruggedly beautiful landscape to a place where a smaller track branches off the main trail, heading south. A huge boulder of red granite marks the start of this adjoining track, yet there is no signpost to indicate where it leads. Using your Kai tracking skills, you determine that the track has been used by men and horses during the last twenty-four hours.</p>
<choice idref="sect118">If you wish to investigate the track, <link-text>turn to 118</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect11">If you choose to ignore it and continue along the main east road, <link-text>turn to 11</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>With renewed vigour you swim against the powerful current and reach the distant shore. As you emerge from the water you are thankful for two reasons: for having survived the crossing, and for having escaped in one piece from the hostile land of Eldenora.</p>
<p>Once you are fully recovered, you put on your boots and cloak and take stock of your surroundings. You have emerged from the Storn at a wooded stretch of river bank, less than a mile south of the city of Rhem. You set off along a track heading north and, within a few minutes, you catch sight of the city walls and its famous horseshoe-shaped harbour.</p>
- <p>You enter the city by its south gate, using your Kai Camouflage skills and your natural stealth to avoid the attentions of the watchful guards. Once inside, you merge with the crowds and soon find yourself in a square that is overshadowed by the twin towers of Rhem Cathedral. An avenue runs along the cathedral<ch.apos/>s south side and, at its far end, your eye is drawn to a rusty suit of armour which stands beside the door to a dingy-looking weapons shop.</p>
+ <p>You enter the city by its south gate, using your Kai camouflage skills and your natural stealth to avoid the attentions of the watchful guards. Once inside, you merge with the crowds and soon find yourself in a square that is overshadowed by the twin towers of Rhem Cathedral. An avenue runs along the cathedral<ch.apos/>s south side and, at its far end, your eye is drawn to a rusty suit of armour which stands beside the door to a dingy-looking weapons shop.</p>
<choice idref="sect339">If you wish to enter this armoury, <link-text>turn to 339</link-text>.</choice>
<choice idref="sect36">If you decide not to enter, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
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<p>The owner of this emporium is a grizzled old veteran of many wars. As you enter, you see him and his son busy at a workbench, shaping and flattening squares of rusty iron into poor-quality breastplates. A sign fixed to their bench reads:</p>
+
+ <signpost>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Armour <ch.ampersand/> Weapons</th>
<td colspan="3">GC = Gold Crowns</td>
</tr>
</table>
+ </signpost>
<p>If you wish to purchase or sell any of the above weapons for Gold Crowns, remember to make the necessary adjustments to your <a idref="action">Action Chart</a>.</p>
<choice idref="sect36">To leave this weapons shop, <link-text>turn to 36</link-text>.</choice>
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<creator>Brian Williams</creator>
<description>
- <line>A higed stone slab rises from the ground,</line>
+ <line>A hinged stone slab rises from the ground,</line>
<line>revealing stairs leading down<ch.ellips/></line>
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<p>(<a idref="sect4">4</a>) Replaced <quote>the Tower</quote> with <quote>the tower</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect5">5</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect7">7</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect8">8</a>) Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect8">8</a>) Replaced <quote>elite</quote> with <quote><ch.eacute/>lite</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>shoulder, <ch.lsquot/>you</quote> with <quote>shoulder. <ch.lsquot/>You</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect9">9</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect10">10</a>) Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect13">13</a>) Replaced <quote>Magnakai healing</quote> with <quote>Magnakai Curing</quote>. Replaced <quote>to well-established</quote> with <quote>too well-established</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect50">50</a>) Replaced <quote>rounds by</quote> with <quote>rounds, by</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect51">51</a>) Replaced <quote>Gr..Grand</quote> with <quote>Grand<ch.ellips/> Grand</quote>. Replaced <quote>Gods<ch.emdash/>Our</quote> with <quote>Gods! Our</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect52">52</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>(imposters)</quote> with <quote>(impostors)</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect53">53</a>) Replaced <quote>Sadly your</quote> with <quote>Sadly, your</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect54">54</a>) Replaced both occurrences of <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>the Gate</quote> with <quote>the Shadow Gate</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect56">56</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect58">58</a>) Replaced <quote>the Tower</quote> with <quote>the tower</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect60">60</a>) Replaced <quote>land.<ch.rdquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote>land.<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect61">61</a>) Replaced <quote>tunic, <ch.lsquot/>what</quote> with <quote>tunic. <ch.lsquot/>What</quote>. Replaced <quote>gulleys</quote> with <quote>gullies</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai-screen</quote> with <quote>Psi-screen</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect63">63</a>) Replaced <quote>counter-charge</quote> with <quote>countercharge</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect67">67</a>) Replaced <quote>well then</quote> with <quote>well, then</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect69">69</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect71">71</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>ultra-violet</quote> with <quote>ultraviolet</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect72">72</a>) Replaced <quote>cry, <ch.lsquot/>We</quote> with <quote>cry. <ch.lsquot/>We</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect82">82</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom battle-spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Battle-spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect84">84</a>) Replaced <quote>Vellino<ch.rsquot/>,</quote> with <quote>Vellino,<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect85">85</a>) Replaced <quote>5 arrows</quote> with <quote>5 Arrows</quote>. Put the signposts into a table.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect86">86</a>) Replaced <quote>shout, <ch.lsquot/>String</quote> with <quote>shout. <ch.lsquot/>String</quote>. Replaced <quote>stammers, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>stammers. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai healing</quote> with <quote>Kai Healing</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect87">87</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai camouflage</quote> with <quote>Kai Camouflage</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect86">86</a>) Replaced <quote>shout, <ch.lsquot/>String</quote> with <quote>shout. <ch.lsquot/>String</quote>. Replaced <quote>stammers, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>stammers. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>uneasily, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>uneasily. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect89">89</a>) Replaced <quote>dagger</quote> with <quote>Dagger</quote> since it can be taken.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect90">90</a>) Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect92">92</a>) Replaced <quote>river Quarl</quote> with <quote>River Quarl</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect94">94</a>) Replaced <quote>D<ch.rsquot/>Val</quote> with <quote>D<ch.apos/>Val</quote>. Replaced <quote>Alema trail</quote> with <quote>Alema Trail</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect121">121</a>) Replaced <quote>time, I</quote> with <quote>time; I</quote>. Replaced <quote>e<ch.apos/>er</quote> with <quote>e<ch.apos/>en</quote>. Replaced <quote>smile, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>smile. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>replies, <ch.lsquot/>the</quote> with <quote>replies. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>. Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect122">122</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect125">125</a>) Replaced <quote>Discipline turn</quote> with <quote>Discipline, turn</quote>. Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect128">128</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai healing</quote> with <quote>Kai Healing</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect129">129</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect132">132</a>) Replaced <quote>gaoler, <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>ve</quote> with <quote>gaoler. <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>ve</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect133">133</a>) Replaced <quote>dug-out</quote> with <quote>dugout</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect145">145</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect146">146</a>) Replaced <quote>birdsong</quote> with <quote>bird song</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect147">147</a>) Replaced <quote>winged-horrors</quote> with <quote>winged horrors</quote>. Replaced <quote>your Monastery</quote> with <quote>your monastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>monastery of the Kai</quote> with <quote>Monastery of the Kai</quote>. Replaced <quote>quietly. <ch.lsquot/>the</quote> with <quote>quietly. <ch.lsquot/>The</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect151">151</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai healing</quote> with <quote>Kai Healing</quote>. Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect151">151</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect154">154</a>) Replaced <quote>birdsong</quote> with <quote>bird song</quote>. Replaced <quote>Vaderish brethren</quote> with <quote>Vaderish Brethren</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect155">155</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai sixth sense</quote> with <quote>Kai Sixth Sense</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect157">157</a>) Replaced <quote>emotion, <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>m</quote> with <quote>emotion. <ch.lsquot/>I<ch.apos/>m</quote>. Replaced <quote>Reloni bridge</quote> with <quote>Reloni Bridge</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect158">158</a>) Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>yours</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>Yours</quote>. Replaced <quote>sky, <ch.lsquot/>and</quote> with <quote>sky. <ch.lsquot/>And</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect161">161</a>) Replaced <quote>infra-vision</quote> with <quote>infravision</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect163">163</a>) Replaced <quote>mastery of Kai-alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect164">164</a>) Replaced <quote>nadziranim</quote> with <quote>Nadziranim</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai healing</quote> with <quote>Kai Healing</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect164">164</a>) Replaced <quote>nadziranim</quote> with <quote>Nadziranim</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect168">168</a>) Replaced <quote>Sage, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>Sage. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>recognise</quote> with <quote>recognize</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect170">170</a>) Replaced <quote>Silversmith<ch.apos/>s Guild</quote> with <quote>Silversmiths<ch.apos/> Guild</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect172">172</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect185">185</a>) Replaced <quote>dug-out</quote> with <quote>dugout</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect187">187</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>face-down</quote> with <quote>face down</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect189">189</a>) Replaced <quote>animal control</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai alchemy</quote> with <quote>Kai-alchemy</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>) Replaced <quote>zig-zags</quote> with <quote>zigzags</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect190">190</a>) Replaced <quote>zig-zags</quote> with <quote>zigzags</quote>. Replaced <quote>who<ch.apos/>ve</quote> with <quote>who have</quote> in the illustration caption.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect194">194</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect195">195</a>) Replaced <quote>5<ch.endash/><ch.minus/>8</quote> with <quote>5<ch.endash/>8</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect196">196</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect214">214</a>) Replaced <quote>animal control</quote> with <quote>Animal Control</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect215">215</a>) Replaced <quote>shouts, <ch.lsquot/>Ride</quote> with <quote>shouts. <ch.lsquot/>Ride</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect217">217</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>tracks of quicksand</quote> with <quote>tracts of quicksand</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect218">218</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect219">219</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai healing</quote> with <quote>Kai Healing</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect218">218</a>) Replaced <quote>half-way</quote> with <quote>halfway</quote>. Replaced <quote>Sadly your</quote> with <quote>Sadly, your</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect220">220</a>) Replaced <quote>plague-lords</quote> with <quote>Plague Lords</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect221">221</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai camouflage</quote> with <quote>Kai Camouflage</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect222">222</a>) Replaced <quote>guildhouse</quote> with <quote>guild-house</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect223">223</a>) Replaced <quote>rock face</quote> with <quote>rock-face</quote>. Replaced <quote>hand hold</quote> with <quote>handhold</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect224">224</a>) Replaced <quote>Sadly your</quote> with <quote>Sadly, your</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect226">226</a>) Replaced <quote>shouts, <ch.lsquot/>Ride</quote> with <quote>shouts. <ch.lsquot/>Ride</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect227">227</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>fatique</quote> with <quote>fatigue</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect228">228</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect240">240</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect244">244</a>) Replaced <quote>forest of Salony</quote> with <quote>Forest of Salony</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect245">245</a>) Replaced <quote>new order</quote> with <quote>New Order</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect246">246</a>) Replaced <quote>stammers, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>stammers. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>uneasily, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>uneasily. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai healing</quote> with <quote>Kai Healing</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect246">246</a>) Replaced <quote>stammers, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>stammers. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>uneasily, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>uneasily. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect247">247</a>) Replaced <quote>every-decreasing</quote> with <quote>ever-decreasing</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect249">249</a>) Replaced <quote>accent, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>accent. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect250">250</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai mastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Mastery</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai rank of</quote> with <quote>rank of Kai</quote>. Replaced <quote>new order</quote> with <quote>New Order</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai monastery</quote> with <quote>Kai Monastery</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect292">292</a>) Replaced <quote>salute, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>salute. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect295">295</a>) Replaced <quote>despatch</quote> with <quote>dispatch</quote>. Replaced <quote>out-distance</quote> with <quote>outdistance</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect297">297</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>. Replaced <quote>Grand Huntmastery</quote> with <quote>Grand Weaponmastery</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect298">298</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai camouflage</quote> with <quote>Kai Camouflage</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect298">298</a>) Replaced <quote>treeline</quote> with <quote>tree-line</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect305">305</a>) Replaced <quote>face-down</quote> with <quote>face down</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect306">306</a>) Replaced <quote>Brotherhood spell</quote> with <quote>Brotherhood Spell</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect307">307</a>) Deleted <quote>at the beginning of this book</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect308">308</a>) Replaced <quote>Lone Wolf</quote> with <quote><cite>Lone Wolf</cite></quote> when referring to the series. Replaced <quote>says, <ch.lsquot/>I</quote> with <quote>says. <ch.lsquot/>I</quote>. Replaced <quote>candlemakers</quote> with <quote>candle-makers</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect310">310</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai healing</quote> with <quote>Kai Healing</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect312">312</a>) Replaced <quote>mindforce</quote> with <quote>Mindforce</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect315">315</a>) Replaced <quote>camp fire</quote> with <quote>campfire</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect318">318</a>) Replaced <quote>an startling</quote> with <quote>a startling</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect319">319</a>) Replaced <quote>Kai tracking</quote> with <quote>Kai Tracking</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect320">320</a>) Replaced <quote>infra-red</quote> with <quote>infrared</quote>. Replaced both occurrences of <quote>dug-out</quote> with <quote>dugout</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect322">322</a>) Replaced <quote>Old Kingdom spell</quote> with <quote>Old Kingdom Spell</quote>.</p>
- <p>(<a idref="sect327">327</a>) Replaced <quote>riverbank</quote> with <quote>river bank</quote>. Replaced <quote>Kai camouflage</quote> with <quote>Kai Camouflage</quote>.</p>
+ <p>(<a idref="sect327">327</a>) Replaced <quote>riverbank</quote> with <quote>river bank</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect328">328</a>) Replaced <quote>Fryelund forest</quote> with <quote>Fryelund Forest</quote>. Replaced <quote>add 1</quote> with <quote>add 1.</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect329">329</a>) Replaced <quote>rock face</quote> with <quote>rock-face</quote>.</p>
<p>(<a idref="sect331">331</a>) Replaced <quote>Sun-Crystal</quote> with <quote>Sun-crystal</quote>. Replaced <quote>door, <ch.lsquot/>Raggin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote> with <quote>door. <ch.lsquot/>Raggin<ch.rsquot/><ch.thinspace/></quote>.</p>
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