Let us flee this accursed place.’
Turn to 121 .
21
The force of the explosion sends you tumbling backwards from the battlements to land heavily on the ground below: lose 5 ENDURANCE points.
If you have survived this injury, turn to 281 .
22
Hurriedly, you recite the words of the Brotherhood Spell Invisible Shield , and sweep your hand before your face with a circular motion. Kronar's arrow strikes the invisible shield created by your spell, and shatters harmlessly into a hundred pieces. Chan flattens himself to the neck of his horse to avoid the other arrow, and its barbed tip grazes his shoulder.
Turn to 112 .
23
Gradually the pain in your lungs becomes unbearable and you exhale the last of your breath. As they fill with water, you slip into a state of unconsciousness from which you will never be revived.
Sadly, your life and your quest end here.
26
Your Arrow strikes one of the worm's vital organs and then the creature swiftly retreats into its bore hole, shrieking hideously.
To continue, turn to 2 .
28
You call upon your Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen to repel this sudden psychic attack, and slowly the pain retreats from your skull: lose 3 ENDURANCE points.
To continue, turn to 147 .
29
The tip of a barbed arrow rips open the padded upper sleeve of your tunic and scrapes a furrow of flesh from your shoulder. The sudden pain makes you cry out, but you quickly recover your composure and use your Kai healing skills to staunch the flow of blood: lose 1 ENDURANCE point.
To continue, turn to 40 .
31
You draw upon your mastery to raise the air temperature around the creatures. As it warms, they are engulfed by a cloud of fog-like vapour that you hope will obscure their vision. One of the creatures stumbles and falls, but the other bursts through the cloud and it launches a fearsome attack.
Turn to 164 .
32
You note teeth marks around the head and shoulders of the toy soldier, and when you hold it to your nose you detect a bitter odour that you recognize immediately. It is the aroma of graveweed — a deadly poison.
With one swift blow you strike the head of the toy against the carriage door and snap it off, releasing a stream of black powder from its hollow body. ‘This is the cause of your son's sickness,’ you say. ‘It is powered graveweed.’
Turn to 47 .
33
You speak the words of the Brotherhood Spell Lightning Hand , and extend your right fist towards the warrior. A tingle runs down your arm and a burst of blue-white light illuminates the crypt when a bolt of energy jumps from your hand to explode in the middle of the Guard Captain's chest, killing him instantly.
Turn to 137 .
37
You retreat from the gate with the other troops and take up a position behind a barricade in the central square, set before the inner keep. You hear the boom of the steam-cannon, but there is no explosion at the main gate or anywhere else inside the fort. Your Kai Sixth Sense tingles with the presentiment that something is very wrong, and this feeling prompts you to hurry back to the main gate as fast as you can.
Turn to 278 .
39
You draw your weapon and fight your way relentlessly towards the top of the flag-tower.
Bhanarian Signalman: COMBAT SKILL 30 ENDURANCE 32
You must reduce your COMBAT SKILL by 4 for the duration of this fight, because of the disadvantage you experience while fighting your way up a ladder against a determined spearman.
If you win this combat, turn to 195 .
40
Once you are a safe distance from the wooded rise, you glance back over your shoulder to check that Kronar and his bandit gang are not in pursuit of the caravan. Your senses detect that the road behind is clear and you tell Chan of this. He is greatly relieved that the Imperial Caravan has been spared Kronar's attack. The bandit leader has a notorious reputation for murdering anyone who witnesses his acts of highway robbery.
After the drama of the confrontation with Captain Kronar, you are thankful that the rest
Turn to 121 .
21
The force of the explosion sends you tumbling backwards from the battlements to land heavily on the ground below: lose 5 ENDURANCE points.
If you have survived this injury, turn to 281 .
22
Hurriedly, you recite the words of the Brotherhood Spell Invisible Shield , and sweep your hand before your face with a circular motion. Kronar's arrow strikes the invisible shield created by your spell, and shatters harmlessly into a hundred pieces. Chan flattens himself to the neck of his horse to avoid the other arrow, and its barbed tip grazes his shoulder.
Turn to 112 .
23
Gradually the pain in your lungs becomes unbearable and you exhale the last of your breath. As they fill with water, you slip into a state of unconsciousness from which you will never be revived.
Sadly, your life and your quest end here.
26
Your Arrow strikes one of the worm's vital organs and then the creature swiftly retreats into its bore hole, shrieking hideously.
To continue, turn to 2 .
28
You call upon your Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen to repel this sudden psychic attack, and slowly the pain retreats from your skull: lose 3 ENDURANCE points.
To continue, turn to 147 .
29
The tip of a barbed arrow rips open the padded upper sleeve of your tunic and scrapes a furrow of flesh from your shoulder. The sudden pain makes you cry out, but you quickly recover your composure and use your Kai healing skills to staunch the flow of blood: lose 1 ENDURANCE point.
To continue, turn to 40 .
31
You draw upon your mastery to raise the air temperature around the creatures. As it warms, they are engulfed by a cloud of fog-like vapour that you hope will obscure their vision. One of the creatures stumbles and falls, but the other bursts through the cloud and it launches a fearsome attack.
Turn to 164 .
32
You note teeth marks around the head and shoulders of the toy soldier, and when you hold it to your nose you detect a bitter odour that you recognize immediately. It is the aroma of graveweed — a deadly poison.
With one swift blow you strike the head of the toy against the carriage door and snap it off, releasing a stream of black powder from its hollow body. ‘This is the cause of your son's sickness,’ you say. ‘It is powered graveweed.’
Turn to 47 .
33
You speak the words of the Brotherhood Spell Lightning Hand , and extend your right fist towards the warrior. A tingle runs down your arm and a burst of blue-white light illuminates the crypt when a bolt of energy jumps from your hand to explode in the middle of the Guard Captain's chest, killing him instantly.
Turn to 137 .
37
You retreat from the gate with the other troops and take up a position behind a barricade in the central square, set before the inner keep. You hear the boom of the steam-cannon, but there is no explosion at the main gate or anywhere else inside the fort. Your Kai Sixth Sense tingles with the presentiment that something is very wrong, and this feeling prompts you to hurry back to the main gate as fast as you can.
Turn to 278 .
39
You draw your weapon and fight your way relentlessly towards the top of the flag-tower.
Bhanarian Signalman: COMBAT SKILL 30 ENDURANCE 32
You must reduce your COMBAT SKILL by 4 for the duration of this fight, because of the disadvantage you experience while fighting your way up a ladder against a determined spearman.
If you win this combat, turn to 195 .
40
Once you are a safe distance from the wooded rise, you glance back over your shoulder to check that Kronar and his bandit gang are not in pursuit of the caravan. Your senses detect that the road behind is clear and you tell Chan of this. He is greatly relieved that the Imperial Caravan has been spared Kronar's attack. The bandit leader has a notorious reputation for murdering anyone who witnesses his acts of highway robbery.
After the drama of the confrontation with Captain Kronar, you are thankful that the rest
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